Ok, Chapter 8 is finially here. I wrote up to chapter 13 on my sotry but I am still lazy at typing it on the computer. Anyway, tell me what you think about it. AIM or E-mail me at Luckvillag@aol.com. If you see the the Pokémon palace vIRC chat, don't be afraid to say hello. I'm normally named Bulbasaur with a blinking Bulbasaur avatar. Disclaimer: Pokémon in not mine, Pet's Mart is also not mine. But Lucky and most people I write about are made-up by me or created according to someone I know. Warning: Growlithe was abused but nothing else. I doubt you would do that to you Pokémon! If you had any.......... Chapter 8 A Burning Mistake "Bulbasaur Bulba (Aren't you gonna catch another Pokémon)?" asked Bulbasaur. "When I get my hands on another Pokéball," I answered. We were both on the couch watching television. Both of us were tired from the day's training. "Bulba (Use my Pokéball)!" suggested Bulbasaur. "Bulbasaur, I know you want to have another Pokémon around but your Pokéball will not work," I explained. We both watched TV in silence. Suddenly, a commercial grabbed my attention. It said that there was gonna be an official Pokémon League. Trainers could come and win badges by battling and beating the gym leader. The Pokémon League will be held at large pet stores in the morning. It was on the weekends only and each week featured a different badge. Badges were choosen randomly by the pet store owner. I was happy to remember that their was a Pet's Mart near my house. "Let's go tommorow!" I said. Mom agreed that I could go. I really hope that I would get my first badge. *Beep! Beep!* The microwave beeped loudly. I opened the door and took out some hot left overs from last night's dinner.I gave Bulbasaur and ate until I was full. It was Saturday morning. My mom, dad, and sister were still sleeping. I woke up early to get to the Pokémon League on time. I put Bulbasaur in his Pokéball and went on me way. I passed by a big stadium were part of where part of the Parking lot used to be. It had markings on the ground like in the show made by white paint. The ground was made out of concrete. It was surrounded by a fence and bleachers outside of the fence. I could tell I got there early. I went inside the store and saw the gym leader recalling his Pokémon. A few empty dog dishes were near him. He must have been feeding his Pokémon. The gym leader was a heavily muscular man. He had short red hair in military style cut. He had blue eyes on a very cocky looking face. He wore a white shirt with the words "gym leader" on it. A tag with the words "Robert" was on it. That was his name. He had a Pokémon belt like Ash's completed with six full Pokéballs. Five of them had "PT's" written on them meaning they belonged to Pet's Mart. I could not see what Pokémon he had though. He looked at me as I passed by. "So you're one of the Pokémon trainers who came here to challenge me. Ha! You're gonna be nothing more than toast." Robert boasted in annoying deep but somehow squeaky whining voice. He reminded me of Gary from the show. I wanted to show this muscle-head what he was messing with. "Ok, I challenge you to a battle," I said. "Very well, come this way," said Robert. He lead me to the stadium. We stood at our trainer boxes on either side of the stadium. About 20 or so people were gathering at the bleachers to watch the battle. It was gonna be a 1-on-1 battle. "Bulbasaur go!" I tossed the Pokéball and Bulbasaur came out. Robert sent out Growlithe. I could see Growlithe was heavily abused. He had bruises on his hips and red marks on his back that must have been from a whip. "I've been training Bulbasaur for a long time, don't think your abused puppy can defeat me," I said confidently. "What do you think I've been doing, playing fetch? The Inferno Badge stays here! I can beat that little weed-saur!" Robert shot back. "Vine whip!" I said. Bulbasaur used his vines to slap Growlithe a few times. "Growlithe, ember," said Robert. To my surprise, Growlithe turned around and growled at Robert. "NOW YOU DUMB MUTT!!!" shouted Robert loudly. Growlithe yelped and then spat out a smal fireball at Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur dodged fully prepared for the attack. "Charge Solar Beam," I said. Bulbasaur took in sunlight. "Flamethrower!" shouted Robert. Growlither spewed flame on Bulbasaur. After that, Bulnasaur could barely stand. "Don't give up, solar beam!" I said. Bulbasaur fired the solar beam hitting Growlithe on the head. The beam sent Growlithe back to his master's feet. "Get up you dumb mutt!" shouted Robert harshly. He cursed and kicked Growlithe's right rib bone. Growlithe got up but I could see it was struggling to stay up. "A wild Pokémon!" someone in the crowd screamed. "Usokki!" the Pokémon jumped in front of me. Ussoki looked like a large tree. It was made out of rocks so it was a rock type. It had antennas shapped like Caterpie's and two thin arms with 3 fingers. The arm looked like branches. Each finger ender up with a green round ball.It about 2 feet with round small black eyes and a mouth like a Ditto's. This must one of the new Pokémon the Pokémon Gold and Silver! Too bad I didn't have a Pokéball. "Ussoki Sokki!" shouted the angry Pokémon. "Bulbasaur Bulba Bulb (You mean you're angry because I helped Kanghaskhan get capture)?" asked Bulbasaur. Usokki suddenly charged forward used a low kick on Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur was barely conscouis after that. I quickly recalled him in to his Pokéball. I expected another attack but Usokki started to run. I laughed as a whole bunch of trainers chased him out of the stadium. They wanted to capture it. "Ha! Ha! You lost!" taunted Robert. His Growlithe was laying down but Robert just said that Growlithe was tired from the match as an excuse. "Tommorow I will win! Usokki messed me up," I said and walked away. Bulbasaur could not battle anymore today. Robert laughed even louder than ever. I went inside the store and saw Pokémon items. I bought some full heals and some super potion. It cost around 20 dollars but I had enough money. The store manager went out to see a match. I found out that Robert was fired after that. Robert was furious. He swore that he would get revenge on everyone. After spraying some super potion on Bulbasaur, we started for home. How do you like it? If it seems like I'm hating on Growlithe, sorry. I think Growlithe is cool. I said that I was doing rarity according the card game. It is according to the Base, Jungle,Fossil, and Japanese Neo sets. This only stands for wild Pokémon! Please E-mail me at Luckvillag@aol.com. "If we looked at what was different instead of what was different, well, who knows....." -Meowth, Pokémon the First Movie This quote kinda makes you think, huh?