"Pokémon talk"

"Normal speech"

'thoughts/Telepathy'

"Pokémon moves"

"Pokémon moves said by Pokémon"

"Story titles/Series titles/episode titles"

The Next morning, John and Dawn were up first and were walking around Pewter City as the morning Dew made everything smell nice and fresh. Dawn had John's right arm trapped with her arms wrapped around it. It was a beautiful Morning. Dawn then asked John if he was ready for his Gym Battle with Brock, and he said, "Yeah, but I'm also ready to find that one Vault near the Gym and see what's inside that one." Dawn nodded her head and said, "I know sweetie, and I hope you don't take this quest too personally." John looked at Dawn, kissed her on the cheek, and said, "That's why I have you to bring me back to reality." Dawn chuckled as she laid her head on John's shoulder.

Arriving back at the Pokémon Center, John and Dawn saw that Ash and Gloria were up as well. Ash saw them walking in and said, "Enjoy the morning walk." John nodded his head and said, "As long as I'm with Dawn, I'll always enjoy the morning walks." Soon a voice from behind Dawn and John said, "Dee Dee!" They looked behind them and saw a boy with red hair, wearing a green long sleeve shirt under a green short sleeve shirt, Khaki cargo Pants and red shoes. Dawn, Ash, and John immediately recognized the boy as Dawn's childhood friend Kenny. Dawn then asked Kenny, "Kenny? What are you doing here?"

"I came here to ask you out on a date." replied Kenny. John got mad, but kept his cool and said, "she's taken." Kenny looked at John and said, "I don't know who you are, but I've known Dawn since we were kids, if either one of us should be her boyfriend, it should be me." That got Dawn mad so she said, "Listen here Kenny, John is my boyfriend, end of story." Kenny growled before he said, "Then how about a battle?!" Dawn was shocked, as was John, Ash, and Gloria. John took one step forward and said, "If you want a battle to decide who would be Dawn's boyfriend, then you are an idiot. Dawn isn't some prize in a tournament, she has the right to choose her boyfriend. I will not battle a kid who will not respect a woman's wishes."

Kenny Growled again before he said, "What's the matter, are you… too chicken to face me." John then erupted and shouted, "OH HELL NO YOU DID NOT JUST CALL ME A CHICKEN! YOU WANT A BATTLE FINE! BUT I WILL NOT BE BATTLING FOR DAWN, BUT TO PUT YOU IN YOUR PLACE!" Kenny smiled and said, "Fine, but if I win, Dawn dumps you and get's with me." John was steaming as he said, "I know I won't lose, but I won't make that damn bet." Kenny rolled his eyes as he and John walked to the Battlefield. Kenny then said, "It'll be a one-v-one Pokémon battle, Empoleon, LET'S GO!" After throwing the Pokéball, a Penguin like Pokémon came out and shouted, "Empoleon!" John pulled out his Pokédex andscanned Empoleon. His Pokédex said, "Empoleon, the Emperor Pokémon. A water and Steel type. It swims as fast as a jet boat. The edges of its wings are sharp and can slice apart drifting ice. This Empoleon is a Male and knows Flash Cannon, Metal Claw, Drill Peck, and Hydro Cannon." John smiled before he pulled out a Pokéball and said, "Carnivine, I CHOOSE YOU!" and Carnivine came out. Gloria took out her Pokédex and scanned Carnivine. Afterwards, her Pokédex said, "Carnivine, the Bug Catcher Pokémon. A Grass type, It binds itself to trees in marshes. It attracts prey with its sweet-smelling drool and gulps them down. This Carnivine is a male and knows Bite, Bullet Seed, Bind, and Vine Whip."

"We're at a slight disadvantage, but let's give it our all, for Dawn." said Kenny. Empoleon nodded his head as John was steamed and said, "Carnivine, Let's waste that oversized penguin!" Carnivine nodded his head before Ash said, "Battle begin!" John made the first move and he shouted, "Carnivine, Rapid fire Bullet Seed mixed with Vine Whip hitting the seeds to increase their speed!" Carnivine did that and as he fired the Bullet Seed, he used Vine Whip to send the Bullet Seed at Empoleon faster, not only doing more Damage, but making it harder for Empoleon to dodge. Kenny then said, "Empoleon, use Flash Cannon to destroy the Bullet Seed!" Empoleon obeyed and as he fired the Flash Cannon, it destroyed the Bullet Seed and made its way to Carnivine, but John shouted, "DODGE and use Vine Whip on Empoleon Directly!"

Carnivine successfully dodged and used Vine Whip on Empoleon, doing some damage, and it looks like Empoleon was about to go down. Kenny recalled Empoleon and sent out Floatzel and shouted, "ICE BEAM!" Floatzel appeared and shot an Ice Beam at Carnivine, scoring a direct hit and freezing the Grass type. John got pissed even more and said, "Hey, what happened to this being a one-v-one Pokémon battle?" That was when Kenny said, "I meant one Pokémon out on the field." John growled and shouted, "THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU MEANT AND YOU KNOW IT!" That was when Dawn said, "Kenny you cheater, why would you do that?" Kenny told her, "I won't rest until your mine Dawn, and if that means humiliating your boyfriend to where you dump him and get with me then I will do it!" Ash looked at Pikachu and said, "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on Floatzel!" Pikachu nodded his head, jumped off Ash's arm and shot thunderbolts at Floatzel as John ran to Carnivine and treated him.

"What the hell Ash, we're in the middle of a battle!" Shouted Kenny, but Ash shouted back by saying, "This was no longer a battle the moment you called out Floatzel. You think you're better for Dawn than John, but you're wrong. John was playing fair and you decided to cheat to win, you don't deserve those Pokémon." Kenny looked at Ash and said, "Fuck off Ash, I'm trying to show Dawn I'm a better choice of a…." but he got interrupted by Dawn punching him in the Jaw before walking over to Ash and John. Dawn then said to Kenny as he was getting up, "Your a bastard Kenny, a sick fucking bastard. John is my boyfriend, even if you won fair and square I would still choose John over you."

Kenny dusted himself off and said, "Fine, be with him bitch. There are more women out there anyway for me. Hey, John, have fun with the slut performer." John was going to punch Kenny for calling Dawn a bitch and a slut, but Dawn stopped him and said, "It's not worth it, let's just get Carnivine to the Pokémon center." John, still pissed off, said, "Okay." John then recalled Carnivine back to his Pokéball and the four of them walked to the Pokémon canter to get Carnivine looked at. Later, John, Dawn, Ash, and Gloria were walking up to Brock's Gym when Kenny's Empoleon appeared with his Pokéball. John asked Empoleon, "What are you doing here Empoleon?" and Empoleon said, "I wish to join your team. Kenny blamed me and Floatzel for losing the match when it was his ego and selfishness that cost him the battle. When I heard your name, I recognized it as the name of the human from the other world. I knew you care for those who fight alongside you, and I wish to be a part of that." John smiled as he looked at Empoleon's Pokéball before he said, "You do realize that you're still technically Kenny's Pokémon, which means unless you destroy that Pokéball, I can't technically say that you're mine." But before anyone else could speak, Kenny and an Officer Jenny ran up to them and said, "There he is officer Jenny, he's the kidnapper of my girlfriend." John was confused before he said, "What? I didn't kidnap anyone!" Kenny then said, "Liar, you hypnotized my girlfriend Dawn into dumping me and following you and your two friends."

As Officer Jenny was about to put the cuffs on John, Dawn said, "Officer Jenny wait!" When the officer Jenny looked at Dawn, Dawn said, "Look into my eyes, my eyes are normal, I'm not hypnotized. Kenny's pissed because I chose John over him and is trying to get me with him, this Empoleon is Kenny's as well and he wants to join John's team." Officer Jenny looked at Empoleon, who nodded his head. That was all Officer Jenny needed, and she said, "My apologies sir." Officer Jenny then looked at Kenny and said, "If you file a false claim again, you'll be arrested for falsifying crimes, and I'll let my sisters and cousins know to be careful with you." Kenny growled as Officer Jenny walked away.

"You'll all regret this, and Empoleon, I no longer consider you one of my Pokémon." said Kenny before walking away himself. John then looked at Empoleon and said, "So I guess that means you're officially mine now, want to keep your Pokéball or destroy it so I can recatch you?" Empoleon simply handed John his Pokéball, meaning that he would remain in it. Just then, Brock came out and said, "Morning everyone." Ash looked at Brock and said, "Morning Brock, I'm excited to watch this battle." Then John said, "I'm excited to win. Mind if I use my newest addition?" Pointing at Empoleon. Then Brock said, "Isn't that Kenny's Empoleon?" and John explained everything to him that happened not that long ago. Brock looked at Dawn and said, "Dawn you have some crazy friends." Dawn sighed and said, "I know, but now Kenny is an EX-friend."

"I see, anyway John, ready for the battle today?" Brock said. John nodded his head and said, "Yup, and can I make a request, that I battle Steelix. Choose whatever Pokémon you want, but I just want to battle Steelix last." Brock nodded his head and said, "Okay, let's get the Battle under way, can't wait to see how you handle your first Gym Battle." John smiled as he and the others followed Brock into the Pewter City Gym for John's gym battle. Meanwhile, the guy from chapter 2, remember him? Well, he's gathering his forces together to attack a stronghold when a soldier approached him and said, "Sir, we just received word from one of our newest has reported a sighting… of him." The man looked at the soldier and said, "Are you positive?" the Soldier nodded his head and said, "Yes sir, he lost his Empoleon to him too." The man then said, "Then the legend if coming to fullision, the boy will be our downfall, or our greatest weapon. We need to find the Vault with the map to the Doorway to the other world and use him to open it, then our conquest of other worlds will begin." The soldier nodded his head and walked off. Back in Pewter City, John and Brock faced each other as Brock's little brother Forrest was the Referee and he said, "The Gym battle between Brock the Gym and John the Challenger will now begin. Each side will use 3 Pokémon each. Substitutions are allowed. The battle will end when all of either side's Pokémon are unable to continue. Trainers, send out your Pokémon."

"Marshtomp, I CHOOSE YOU!" and soon Marshtomp came out and shouted, "Marshtomp!" Afterwards, Gloria took out her Pokédex and scanned Marshtomp. Her Pokédex told her, "Marshtomp, the Mud Fish Pokémon, and the evolved form of Mudkip. A water and Ground type, Marshtomp is much faster at traveling through mud than it is at swimming. This Pokémon's hindquarters exhibit obvious development, giving it the ability to walk on just its hind legs. This Marshtomp is a Male and knows Brick Break, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, and Bulldoze." John looked at Turtwig and said, "Your up buddy." Turtwig nodded his head and jumped onto the field. Forrest then said, "The Challenger has the first move, battle BEGIN!"

"Turtwig, use Razor Leaf!" Shouted John. Turtwig obeyed and used Razor Leaf on Marshtomp, but Brock said, "Dodge it and use Ice Beam!" Marshtomp did that and shot Ice Beam at Turtwig, but John said, "Dodge and use Razor Leaf again!" Turtwig obeyed and got a successful dodge and managed to hit Marshtomp, sending the Mud Fish Pokémon sliding backwards. Brock then said, "Brick Break!" as John said, "Razor Leaf!" Marshtomp tried to get a Brick Break in, but the Razor Leaf from Turtwig blocked the attack. Soon there was an explosion, when the smoke cleared, Marshtomp was on his back and swirls in his eyes. Forrest then said, "Marshtomp is unable to continue, Turtwig's the winner." Brock recalled Marshtomp and said, "Good Job Buddy, take a nice rest." Brock then looked at John and said, "I gotta say John, I've never seen a turtwig this strong since Ash got his Turtwig." John rubbed the back of his head and said, "Thanks Brock, I'll take that as a Compliment."

"But this next Pokémon won't be so easy, Forretress, Let's go!" said Brock as he threw another Pokéball, and soon Brock's next Pokémon came out. Gloria scanned Forretress with her Pokédex and it said, "Forretress, the Bagworm Pokémon and the evolved form of Pineco. A Bug and Steel Type. Forretress conceals itself inside its hardened steel shell. The shell is opened when the Pokémon is catching prey, but it does so at such a quick pace that the shell's inside cannot be seen. This Forretress is a female and knows Rapid Spin, Explosion, Tackle, and Gyro Ball." John looked at Turtwig and said, "Turtwig, come back, I want someone else to come out and battle." Turtwig nodded his head and returned to John. John then pulled out another Pokéball of his own and said, "Persian, I choose you!" and the Classy Cat Pokémon appeared on all fours. Gloria then scanned Persian with her Pokédex and it said, "Pokédex and it said, "Pokédex and it said, "Persian, Kanto Form, the Classy Cat Pokémon. A normal type, Getting this prideful Pokémon to warm up to you takes a lot of effort, and it will claw at you the moment it gets annoyed. This Persian is a male and knows Power Gem, Hyper Beam, Fury Swipes, and Shadow Claw."

"Ah Persian, I figured that's who you would pick next, you ready for this fight Forretress?" said Brock. Forretress nodded his head as John said, "You ready for your first official Gym Battle Persian?" Persian nodded his head and said, "Let's get that badge." Brock called the first move of the second round and said, "Forretress, Gyro Ball!" Gloria looked at Ash and said, "What's Gyro Ball?" Ash told her, "The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move's power. you never hear of it?" and Gloria shook her head as she heard John shout, "Dodge then use Power Gem into Shadow Claw!" Persian obeyed and dodged the Gyro Ball. After which, The jewel on Persian's forehead glowed red and it fired a pale pink beam of energy with a bright white energy around it from the jewel at Forretress. Then one of Persian's paws was surrounded by a black aura with a purple outline. The aura then took the form of a claw and Persian slashed Forretress with it. Both Moves combined and struck Forretress and sent it backward. Brock then said, "Forretress, Tackle!"

As Forretress got closer, John shouted, "Persian, when I say now, Jump up." Persian nodded his head and right as Forretress was about strike, John shouted, "NOW!" Persian followed the command and jumped up, causing Forretress to stop right under Persian and John shouted, "HYPER BEAM!" Persian obeyed, opened its mouth, and an orange ball appeared in front of it. He then fired an orange beam from the ball at Forretress, scoring a direct hit. After Persian landed on his paws, the smoke cleared and Forretress was down for the count too. Forrest then said, "Forretress is unable to continue, Persian is the winner." In the stands, Ash was speechless, as Dawn said, "Incredible, John has two wins already, but Brock's ever been this easy to beat."

With John, he overheard Dawn say that and said in his head, 'She's right, Brock's never been this easy to beat. Ash had to face him twice before. He should have been harder to beat, unless…' John then saw Brock recall Forretress and said, "You did good Buddy." John then recalled Persian and said to Brock, "Are you even trying Brock? You could have taken Persian down with an Explosion, but you never called it, why?" Brock looked at John and said as he pulled a Pokéball from his belt , "I'm trying, but I also want to save the best battle for now, Steelix, LET'S GO!" and the Iron Snake Pokémon appeared. Gloria scanned Steelix and her Pokédex said, "Steelix, the Iron Snake Pokémon. A Steel and Ground type. Heat from deep underground strengthens its hide, and the pressure gives its body a toughness harder than metal. This Steelix is a male and knows Bind, Dig, Gyro Ball, and Stone Edge."

John then recalled Persian and sent out his newest addition and said, "Ready Empoleon, I know you're used to Contests, but let's see how you handle Gym battles." Empoleon nodded his head and said, "Ready to take him down John." Then Brock said, "In that case, how about we amp it up a notch, they don't call me Brock the Rock for nothing." Soon Brock threw his vest and shirt off to reveal a 8-pack, which made Nurse Joy faint. John saw what Brock was wearing and he said, "A mega Stone…" Brock then tore the Mega Stone off and said, "Steelix, Mega Evolve!" After glowing blue and getting surrounded in a Crystal like Ball, Steelix was bigger than he was, and it scared Empoleon a little bit.

"Focus Empoleon, Steelix is still weak to Water type attacks. Let's focus on those." said John, and got a head nod from Empoleon as they got ready to battle. Brock called the first move and he said, "Steelix, use Dig!" Steelix Obeyed and dug down. John looked around and said, "Empoleon, on my command, Jump right!" Empoleon nodded his head and got ready to Jump. Soon the ground underneath Empoleon cracked, making John shout, "NOW!" and Empoleon jumped to the right as Steelix popped up, leaving it opened for John to shout, "Hydro Cannon!" Empoleon opened its beak and a blue flash of light appeared in front of it. Then, a glowing light blue ball of water appeared in front of Empoleon's beak where the flash was and Empoleon fired it at Steelix, scoring a direct hit. John then said, "Keep it up with the Hydro Cannon, don't let up!"

"Steelix, use Stone Edge!" shouted Brock. Steelix obeyed as he slammed into the ground, causing multiple jagged light blue spiked stones to come out of the ground. They then turn to gray before exploding and hitting Empoleon. John called out to Empoleon and asked, "Empoleon! You okay buddy?!" Soon Empoleon stood up and nodded his head before his left flipper glowed a bluish white and punched Steelix with it. John smiled and said, "You learned Brick Break!" Empoleon smiled as John said, "Use Hydro Cannon to get in close, then use Brick Break!" Empoleon obeyed and used Hydro Cannon against Steelix and got in close to use Brick break, both moves hit and Brick Break was the final move needed to end the battle as Steelix reverted back to his normal form and laid on the ground knocked out.

"Steelix is unable to continue, Empoleon is the winner, which means the victory goes to John of…" Forrest said before he paused and asked John, "Where ARE you from?" John looked at him and said, "Pallet Town, that's my hometown." Forrest nodded his head and finished, "the victory goes to John of Pallet Town." John Cheered as he ran over to Empoleon and he said, "Way to go Empoleon!" Empoleon also cheered as Brock recalled Steelix and said, "that was a good battle Steelix, take a nice rest." Brock then walked over to John and Empoleon as he put his shirt and Vest back on. Brock then said, "That was a good Battle John. I also may have been holding back a little to see how you fought." John smiled and said, "I thought so." Brock nodded his head as he reached into his pocket and pulled something out of it. Brock then handed it to john and said, "Since I accepted the battle, that made me the Gym leader, which means you've earned this, the boulder badge."

John smiled and after calling back out Persian and Turtwig, he shouted, "oh yeah! WE GOT THE BOULDER BADGE!" and Turtwig, Persian, and Empoleon cheered as well. Ash cheered from the stands as Dawn smiled. Brock then said, "So what was the specific reason you wanted to battle my Steelix last?" John replied, "I think your Steelix is the Guardian Pokémon for the Pewter City Vault that has connections with me, and I wanted to see if I was right." Brock called Steelix back out and after healing it, John asked about the Vault. Steelix nodded his head and said, "Yes, I know of the Vault for which you speak Human of the other world. It is outside the Gym in the back, follow me." Steelix then led John, Ash, Dawn, Gloria, and Brock to the backyard up to a tree. As John and Dawn got closer, their Pendants of Communication began to glow as did their right hands. After exchanging a look, John and Dawn placed their right hands on the tree, which made it glow brightly. Afterwhich, the Tree and a small area around it slid to the side to show a staircase going down.

After leading Ash, Dawn, Gloria, and Brock down the stairs, John led them into a bigger room where there were three Ancient Pokéballs and another Pendant of Communication. John looked at Ash and said, "I'm guessing that the middle one is for you Ash." Ash nodded his head and as he, John and Dawn walked up to the Pokéballs as they and the Pendant floated. First the Pendant spoke and it said, "Ash Ketchumof Twinleaf town, this Pendant of Communication and the Pokémon inside this ancient Pokéball are for you to help the Human from the other world on his quest to say both his world and ours, do you accept this burden." Ash didn't even need to look at John before he said, "I accept this Burden, to save the worlds, and to help the man I now call my brother." Then the Pendant floated towards Ash and placed itself around his neck. Ash, Dawn, and John then placed their hands on the Pokéballs in front of them and picked them up. After leaving the Vault, the tree slid back into place.

Ash, John, and Dawn then threw the Ancient Pokéballs and out came a Entei, Raikou, and Suicune, but they looked different than the Entei, Raikou, and Suicune they've seen. The Entei approached Ash and bowed his head before he said, "Greetings Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town, we are Entei, Raikou, and Suicune of the Truven Region and we offer our services to you, to Dawn Berlitz, and the human of the other world." Ash was speechless, but John said, "Heard Entei talk in perfect english?" Ash nodded his head. John then asked Entei, "What are your types?" The Raikou walked forward and told him, "We are like our Johto cousins, but Entei is also a Dark Type, Suicune is part Fighting type, and I'm part Psychic Type. Our Movesets are for Entei; Flamethrower, Bite, Dark Pulse, and Night Slash. Suicune knows Double Kick, Close Combat, Hydro Cannon, and Ice Beam. I know Thunderbolt, Zen Headbutt, Psybeam, and Electro Ball." John smiled and said, "Impressive Move sets you three. But since you guys are regional Variants of Entei, Raikou, and Suicune, we won't call you out unless it's an emergency, okay?" Entei, Raikou, and Suicune all nodded their heads in acknowledgement. Soon they recalled their new Pokémon to their Pokéballs and after saying goodbye to Brock, got started on the way to Cerulean City so John can battle Misty.