I know i've been getting lazy about typing this story on my computer. Don't worry about if I'm going to finish the story or not. I'm up to Chapter 7 in my notebook. I'll get those out some day :). I also added a little description of the new G/S Pokémon for those that do not own a Gold or Silver Version. Chapter 4 Try for the Badge __________________________ Level 23 Ivysaur Level 17 Marril Level 10 Eevee __________________________ I woke up late that day. I must have been really tired. I got my Pokémon from Nurse Joy and headed to the gym as I planned. "We can beat them easily if the levels are like in the game," I mumbled. I remembered the level 20 Miltank from my Silver Version. "Ivysaur (I can beat'em)," Ivysaur said confidently. "Marril mar! (Try it)," Marril shouted happily. "Vee (Hmph)!" replied Eevee harshly. "Okay, here we go," I said. I opened the heavy metal door and went in. The gym was obviously owned and designed for a girl. The hallways and rooms were decorated with flowers. the tiles on the floor and walls were pink. The only rooms not pink was the arenas for battling. I was in large room with many flowers. Many doors lead to different rooms but one door lead to a big arena. Next to the door to the big stadium was what looked like a small office completed with a computer. A beauty(from the video game) sat in the office chair. She looked up at me as I walked in. "Here to battle the gym leader?" she asked me in a bored and tired tone. I nodded. "Well, you're gonna have to go through me first!" she suddenly shouted full of energy. I backed away surprised. She got up and dragged me to one of the smaller arenas. A small crowd was already waiting as I got to my trainer's box. The arena was made of with pinkish stone floor. The walls were dull yellow with bleachers on the right and left side of the battlefield. "I'm ready," I replied. "Three Pokémon each and no items aloud!" Beauty shouted choosing her first Pokémon. Her Pokémon, Sentret, appeared standing on her tail. I decided to go with Marril first. "Watergun," I said. "Quick Attack," Sentret's trainer commanded. Marril sprayed a stream of water but it was a miss. Sentret disappeared and sent Marril tumbling. "Agility now," Beauty said. Sentret ran around Marril at amazing speeds. All I saw was a brown blur spinning around Marril. Marril looked right and left unsure of what to do. "Jump back and horizortal wide shot Bubblebeam," I said. Marril jumped back spitting out a wide blue beam with bubbles. This manuever surprised Sentret and it was knocked off his tail. "Furyswipes that mouse," said Beauty. "Back away and use Watergun," Marril lept back but the manuever didn't work this time. Sentret charged forward slashing Marril savagely three times in a row. "Marril, are you ok?" I asked. Marril nodded with a look of determination. Sentret raised his claws for another swipe but got knocked back by Marril's Double Edge. Sentret was knocked back to her trainer's feet in heap. Beauty called her back. A sudden glow from Marril surprised me. His glowing form expanded out ward and disappeared in mere seconds. "Azulmarril!" my newly evolved Pokémon exclaimed. "Now I choose Snubble, go!" said Beauty throwing another Pokéball. Snubble came out snarling threateningly. Snubble wasted no time at all grabbing a hold of Azulmarril and biting him on the leg. Azulmarril cried out trying to shake him off. Azulmarril kicked one last time throwing Snubble off of him. He blasted Snubble with Watergun for the Bite he received. "Watch out," I warned as Snubble was quickly up again with anger in his eyes. Snubble ran at Azulmarril full speed and used a damaging Take Down. I called back my hurt mouse Pokémon. "Ivysaur, go use your Razor Leaf!" I said throwing a Pokéball out. Ivysaur came out and wasted no time releasing a barrage of leaves. Snubble received a few cuts but nothing serious. "Choke Hold," I said. "Be careful and use Take Down!" said Beauty. None of them obviously knew what to expect. Ivysaur reached forward with his vines and wrapped it around Snubble's neck. He choke Snubble for about 3 seconds and then threw him.Snubble got up growling furiously. He smashed in to Ivysaur with all his might with a damaging Take Down. "Vine whip," I said quickly. Ivysaur's vine whipped across Snubble's face followed by another one. Snubble fell struggling. Her trainer called her back in to her Pokéball. "Nice try but you can't beat my strongest Pokémon, Meowth!" said Beauty sending out her scratch cat Pokémon. "Prepare for Solar Beam and Razor Leaf!" I said. Ivysaur launched his sharp leaves as he took in solar energy. Meowth received a nasty cut on her arm but was still ready for more. Agility and Slash," said Beauty. "Fire Solar Beam," I said. Meowth used his agility zipping back and forth trying to dodge the beam. Ivysaur fired the Solar Beam in a random direction. A huge explosion was created that blew Meowth away. While Ivysaur was recovering from his attack, Meowth tiredly agilitied forward and slashed Ivysaur in the face. Ivysaur cried out and collapsed. "You'll be ok, man," I said recalling him back in to his Pokéball. I looked at the tired Meowth in friont of me. It was barely holding on. A tiny push would sent it careening in to unconsciousness. But it was at a high level because it could go through a Razor Leaf and a Solar Beam. I decided to take a chance with Eevee. Eevee came out of his Pokéball willingly. It was prepared for battle. "Quick Attack", I said. "Pay Day," said Meowth's trainer. Three golden charms appeared in Meowth's hands. She threw them at Eevee. Eevee disappeared as a brown blur and sent Meowth tumbling backwards. Meowth tried to get back up but quickly gave up in her tired state. "You win," Beauty sighed calling her Pokémon back. "Good job everyone," I said calling back Eevee. Beauty picked up the golden charms and gave them to me and some money. "Thanks," I mumbled. "Now you can battle the gym leader if you want," said Beauty. I nodded and headed back to the Pokémon Center. I had Nurse Joy heal them. Pokémon healing technology must have been getting better as the healing process only took about ten minutes. I dropped Eevee off at the Grooming Center and headed off towards the gym again. This time, I would battle the gym leader. I went inside past the Beauty and in to the big stadium. I wandered over to the raised empty trainer's box. It reminded me of the episodes where Ash was battling in the Pokémon League Games. Someone stood climbed on to the other one at the other end of the stadium. The stadium lit up revealing that the person was Whitney, the normal gym gymleader(You should know what she looks like from the video game or strategy guide. Try looking for her pic on websites.). My trainer's box was white while Britney's was pink. The floor was made of pinkish tiles with flowers around the battle field. On the right and left of the battlefield were bleachers. "Are you the gym leader?" I asked. Whitney looked up at me. "Yes, are you here to battle me?" Whitney asked. I nodded. "Ok, a Two Pokémon battle and one item per trainer," said Whitney. She decided to go with Clefairy first. "Azulmarril," I said sending out my first Pokémon. Clefairy went first pounding the air out of Azulmarril by hitting him in the stomach. Clefairy pounded him again in the face knocking him back. "You ok?" I asked. The battle just started and it was already a disaster. Azulmarril didn't turn around but he nodded slightly. "Metronome the thing," commanded the gym leader. "Bubblebeam," I countered. Azulmarril was faster this time and blew his blue beam filled with bubbles. Clefairy shouted in pain and then waved her fingers around for a second. Clefairy suddenly stopped and shot a column of fire. It was a Flamethrower attack! Azulmaril was hit but it was not very effective. "Alright, now do Watergun," I cheered. "Try the Metronome again," suggested Whitney. Clefairy was faster this time and executed Metronome perfectly. Clefairy rushed forward and punched Azulmarril with a powerful Mega Punch. Azulmarril smiled despite his pain and blew Watergun closed ranged. Clefairy was carried by the current of the water and crashed in to the ground in a heap. "Get it with Double Slap," said Whitney. "Finish it, Double Edge," I said. Azulmarril charged forward while Clefairy stuggled to get it up. Azulmarril rammed in to Clefairy hard. Clefairy landed back on the ground about a feet back unmoving. "Cheater....," I heard Whitney mumbled as she called back Clefairy. "You might have beaten Clefairy but you don't stand a chance against Miltank!" Whitney declared throwing a Pokéball. The big cow Pokémon appeared. The Pokémon towered over Azulmarril. Azulmarril stood unafraid. Miltank is a cow Pokémon that stands up on two feet. It is mostly pink and black. All Miltank are girls so they all have udders and small horns. She was friendly looking but looks can be deceiving. "Go all out, Bubblebeam," I said. "Slam," said Britney. Azulmarril sprayed a thin blue beam with bubbles in it. Miltank rushed through it with gritted teeth. Miltank reached Azulmarril slowly but surely. Azulmarril stopped suddenly surprised by the powerful cow Pokémon. Miltank slammed Azulmarril sending the mouse Pokémon down and out. "You'll be okay, Azulmarril, go Ivysaur," I called back my hurt Pokémon and sent out my strongest. Ivysaur stood with a look of determination. "Attract," said Whitney with a sneaky smile. I knew the affects of that attack and it seemed cruel to me to mess with a Pokémon's feelings for a battle. "Close eyes and cover ears while vine whipping," I said thinking quickly. Ivysaur quickly closed his and covered his ears with his hands. His vine whipped around the air searching for a target. To my surprise, Miltank caught the vines after two attempts. She quickly ran forward and blew Ivysaur a kiss. Pink hearts flew and hit Ivysaur head on. "Gotcha, now finish it," said Whitney. "Ivysaur, are you okay?" I asked from above. When he opened his eyes, I could see he wasn't. He literaly had hearts in his eyes. He stared mindlessly forward as Miltank rushed in for the kill. Miltank slammed in to him hard throwing him back about a feet. Tears of pain came from Ivysaur's eyes. "Stomp on it now," said Whitney who obviously didn't see the tears. "Wait, I forfeit!" I shouted. Miltank stopped her attack and stood proud of her victory. "I told you that you would lose," said Whitney. I went to pick up Ivysaur. "You okay, man?" I asked my hurt Pokémon. His tearful eyes were the only answer I needed. He was not okay. "I hope Miltank didn't hurt him that badly," said Whitney. "Using that Attract thing was a cheap shot, it messes with a Pokémon's feelings," I said. I carried Ivysaur torwards the door. "Sorry, but that attack is perfectly legal," said Whitney. I left the gym in a hurry and gave all my Pokémon to Nurse Jot except Ivysaur. I needed to talk to him. I took him to the corner where no body was at so we could talk alone. He didn't cry because of physical pain. He must have thought Miltank really loved him. I was really unconftorble in a situation like this but decided to let him calm down a little first. "You gonna be okay?" I asked after Ivysaur stopped crying. He wiped the tears out of his eyes with his front right leg. "Ivysaur Ivysaur Ivy (She played me like a fool)," said Ivysaur staring down at th ground. I had no idea what to say to make him feel better. But I guess listening was a start. "It didn't mean anything," I blurted out. Ivysaur looked up at my face. "SAUR (Stupid attack)," Ivysaur cursed. "Don't worry about it, you'll get her next time. You'll get your girl somday, let's hope it's not Miltank. I think a girl Ivysaur would be a better choice," I said. "Ivysaur Ivysaur (How could I fall in love with that cow anyway)?" Ivysaur suddenly asked. He suddenly burst out laughing. I couldn't help but to laugh with him. "I guess it would be the affects of the attack," I said laughing. I took him to Nurse Joy to get his wounds healed. Tommorow, I would go out to train more before going to the gym. Ivysaur had to get his revenge.(No, Ivysaur's not gonna kill Miltank :)hehe) That's it! I had to make the main character, Lucky, lose sooner or later. I dind't want to make him too powerful. Attract is an attack I don't really like because it seems useless to me. But it would defenantly hurt some Pokémon if they were real. Okay, I'm think too much again..... "No one's gonna give you a map, you need to walk your own path." -Hilda, Outlaw Star "Seeing Mihoshi alive makes me so mad...,I mean so glad," -Kiyone, Tenchi Universe