Kamon and I arrived in Aura Town the next day.  The town wasn't very big; it seemed as though the only large city in the country was Chrono City.  The town consisted of a few restaurants, hotels, and a Pokécenter.  The gym was near the end of town, on the outskirts.
Kamon and I healed our Pokémon at the Pokémon Center, and then headed for the nearest restaurant; we were starving.  Over a double-cheeseburger with bacon and barbecue sauce (my favorite) and a chocolate milkshake with French fries, we started talking.
'So,' I said, 'you thinking about battling this Water Gym Leader?'
'Nope,' Kamon responded.  'I thought about the battle against Dart yesterday, and I decided that if I truly wanted to be battling, I would have done it before him.  Losing your first battle isn't a very reassuring thing, you know.'
I paused for a moment and then said, 'Yeah, actually, I do.'
Kamon was taken aback.  'You!?  Mr. I Never Lose!?  You know what it is like to set out on a journey and lose your very first battle?  When you think you're something special, and you get the crap beaten out of you?  You don't know, Drew, you don't know.'
'Kamon, only two other people in the world know this.  Two.  My old girlfriend, Amber, and the person that beat me.  What you hear now…I don't want it ever repeated again.  You hear me?  Never.  You must swear to it,' I said.
'I promise,' Kamon said.
'All right.  Well, when I first set out in Johto, I started out with a Cyndaquil.  I traveled to Violet Gym.  In order to get in, I had to battle a trainer.  He used a Doduo.  I, of course used Cyndaquil.  After a small exchange of attacks, the trainer said that he was going to stop 'fooling around' and finish my Pokémon off.  He beat the crap out of me, Kamon.  If he had battled that way from the beginning, I wouldn't have lasted more than 30 seconds. 
       'I…I thought that I was supposed to be something special.  I was some 'special trainer' all the way from Kanto.  I showed remarkable skills in my Pokémon handling techniques.  I thought I was going to win.  I knew I was going to win.  I decided from that point on that no matter what it took, I was going to be the most powerful trainer ever.  I decided that I was never going to go easy on someone.  Just like that trainer did with me.  Destroyed me.  I was going to destroy all of my opponents.  And I did, Kamon, I did.  Until you came along, that is.  You, Kamon, don't know that feeling.  The feeling of defeat when you think you're at your prime.  I had recovered from that battle after I had defeated everyone, including the Elite Four.  I knew then that I was no longer a novice, as that trainer called me.
'I went back to Kanto, and beat everyone there.  Even Ash.  I knew I was invincible.  Even you couldn't beat me.  Or so I thought.  Kamon, you don't know what that is like.  To be defeated like that.  So, no matter what you went through, it wasn't as bad as that.  Both of those times.'
'So…' Kamon started, 'you are taking on this challenge to recover from your loss to me, huh?  And you wanted me to come along so that you could show me that you were better than me.  That's what your deal is, huh?'  I looked at the floor.  I then looked up at Kamon.  I nodded.  My secret had been unmasked.  Kamon sighed.  'Yes, Drew, I know what it is like to lose in your prime.  But my defeat was worse than yours.'
'I doubt it,' I said stubbornly.
'Yeah, it was, Drew.  You see, the world knew it when I lost.  I was undefeated when I challenged Lance.  No one had beaten me.  No one.  But I was shot down because I was still an amateur.  Koga foresaw it; he even tried to warn me.  He told me that my style of battling would be my downfall.  My arrogance, my overconfidence…
'After I lost to him, I went into training for a year.  No one saw me.  I didn't want them to.  My life had been destroyed.  I took over as gym leader for another year, until you came along.  Then my once rival stopped by, and then my best friend.  I realized what I had done to my life.  I went back into becoming a trainer again.  But your life isn't destroyed, is it Drew?' Kamon asked.
'I promised myself…revenge.  On all those who beat me.  It's haunted me through every battle, eating me up inside that I might not be as good as someone else.  That is why I try to beat everyone who fights me.  For revenge, Kamon, revenge,' I said.  Hate was building inside of me.  I hated those feelings, the feelings of loss and despair, and my hatred for those who beat me.  'I accept every challenge, because I know I'll win.  I am the best, Kamon, and I'll show it to you no matter what it takes!'  I put money on the table to pay for the bill, and then left the restaurant.  I headed straight for the gym.
I walked into the Water Gym and looked around for the leader.  I didn't see anyone.  The gym itself was like a big indoor pool.  The roof was curved, and made of blue glass.  The pool itself was in the shape of a circle.  It had four small square platforms on it, just big enough for a Pokémon to fit on.
I walked around, looking for a gym leader.  Suddenly, a girl popped out of the Water.
'Hi,' she said, 'my name is Lisa.  What's yours?'
Taken aback by her perkiness, I said 'Er, Drew.  Are you the gym leader here?'
'You bet I am!  Water is my specialty!  You wanna battle me?' Lisa asked.
'Sure,' I replied.  'Six-on-six, I assume.  You can choose first, if you want.'  I walked over to one side of the pool, and Lisa walked to the other.
'But of course.  Lapras, I choose you!' Lisa shouted.  She threw a Pokéball into the water, and from it emerged the Water Pokémon, Lapras.  I decided to throw her off with a little…surprise.  My own little trump card.
'Ho-oh, go!' I yelled.  I knew she would never expect that.  I would have the upper hand; well, at least for a moment.  But just long enough for me to set-up my attack that would surely bring her Lapras down.  'Ho-oh, Sunny Day.'
'Lapras, Thunderbolt,' Lisa commanded.  A surge of electricity shocked my Pokémon, but it did minimal damage.
'Okay, Ho-oh, use your Solarbeam attack, now!'  Ho-oh fired a yellow beam of sunlight energy at Lisa's Lapras, nearly knocking it out (it was a critical hit).
Ho-oh was one of my favorite Pokémon, right after Mewtwo and Lugia.  Ho-oh was my most prized Pokémon, only because of its diverse attacks and ability to take down anyone who tried to fight it.  I knew that Ho-oh would be able to beat any Water-type Pokémon because of its Electric-type attacks and its Grass attacks.  Plus, the bonus of Sunny Day (as it boosts Ho-oh's Fire-type moves as well) makes Ho-oh nearly unstoppable.  Even if Ho-oh does take damage, he can gain it back with Giga Drain or Recover.  There was no way that Ho-oh was going to lose anytime soon.
'Lapras, Thunder!'
'How foolish,' I said with a smirk.  'Thunder won't hit me as long as I'm using Sunny Day; the accuracy is lowered.'  My smirk faded into cold stare into my enemy's eyes.  I wasn't going to toy with my opponent, like I had started to.  No, I was going to pound her into the earth.  'Ho-oh, finish her Lapras off with another Solarbeam!' I yelled.  I raised my hand and pointed at Ho-oh's target.  Ho-oh attacked its foe again, knocking her out.
'Return,' she said.  Her voice wavered as she said.
Finally, I thought, she has witnessed my true power.
'Politoed, I want you to attack!  Let's go!'  Lisa threw another Pokéball into the water.  This time, the green toad came forth to battle.  'Politoed, Mean Look, and then follow up with a Perish Song!' Lisa ordered.  Politoed nodded in agreement, and then glared at Ho-oh, making it unable to return to its' Pokéball.  Politoed then opened his mouth, and a hideous voice echoed through the stadium.
'I hate to spoil your plans, Lisa,' I said, 'but I'll have to.  Ho-oh, Whirlwind attack!'  I watched as Ho-oh flapped its magnificently colored wings, creating a gale.  The attack sent Politoed back into the Pokéball, canceling the effects of Mean Look and Perish Song.  Don't mess with the master, I thought.  Or you'll end in disaster.
'Fine, then,' Lisa said, 'Starmie, go!  Use Thunderbolt!'  The ten-pointed Pokémon came out and shocked my Ho-oh, paralyzing it.
'Dang.  Return,' I said.  Ho-oh wasn't knocked out, but I didn't want to take any chances with using him (I hate it when my Pokémon are paralyzed…).  'Ampharos, attack!  Use Thunderbolt!'  My precious Electric Pokémon electrocuted Lisa's Starmie, bringing it down to about half life.
'Starmie, Psychic!' Lisa yelled.  A blue aura surrounded both Lisa's Starmie and my Ampharos.  Suddenly, there was a flash of light.  Ampharos took some damage, but not much.
'Ampharos, finish Starmie with a Thunder!' I commanded once the effect of Sunny Day had ended.  A sheet of lightning crashed down upon Starmie, lowering its health down to only one HP.  'Damn,' I cursed.
'Ha, my Starmie has the Focus Band attached,' Lisa taunted.
'No, really?' I replied sarcastically.  'Ampharos, Thunder Punch!'
'Starmie, quickly, a Hydro Pump!'  The back star of Starmie spun around as she blasted a stream of water at Ampharos.  Ampharos rolled as he was running at Starmie, dodging the aquatic blast.  Ampharos rose to his feet and punched Starmie in the center of the red jewel on its body.  Electricity surged through Starmie's body, and finally knocked her out.
'All right, trainer, you asked for it' Lisa said.  'Starmie, return.  Politoed, come back out!'  Lisa sent out her Politoed again, and told him to use Hydro Pump.
Her favorite attack, I thought.
The blast hit Ampharos, doing an incredible amount of damage.  Ampharos was standing on the closest platform to the one that Politoed was on (Ampharos was standing on the platform on my side of the pool, but then jumped onto the second platform, and then the third to punch Starmie) when he was hit with Hydro Pump.  Ampharos lost his balance, and fell backwards, into the water.  I knew that Ampharos couldn't swim.  He was going to be a sitting Pidgey in the water.  The real question was, though, if Lisa knew that my Ampharos couldn't swim.
'Politoed, his Ampharos can't swim,' Lisa said.
Well, that answers my question, I thought.  Lisa resumed.
'Jump into the water, and take Ampharos down!'  I suddenly came up with a plan.  It would cause Ampharos to faint, but so would Politoed.  I knew that I would have to do it, however, or else Politoed would drown Ampharos.
'Ampharos, Thunder!' I cried.
'What!?' Lisa exclaimed, 'are you insane?'
'Not hardly, I responded.  Another bolt of lighting came down and struck the pool, causing an electric current to run through both of our Pokémon.  The amount of damage Thunder would normally do was increased many times due to the fact that it hit the water.  This total amount of damage knocked out both of our Pokémon, just as I had predicted.
You see, I had a natural ability to know what the effects of an attack would do.  I always had that ability.  If I used a certain attack, I already knew the consequences.  Therefore, I would always pick the right attack, knowing that it would do exactly what I thought it would do, what I knew it would do.  I was always right.  And that is why I would always win.  I could make the prediction within a second.  My instincts served me well.  They always have, and they always will.
Both Lisa and I recalled our Pokémon.  I felt sorry for Ampharos because I had to sacrifice him, but I felt that he knew that it was the wisest thing to do.
'Well, trainer,' Lisa said, 'it looks like I only have three Pokémon left.  As my next Pokémon, I'll choose Kingdra!'
'Go, Tyranitar,' I said.
'What the hell is wrong with you?' Lisa asked.  'First, you use a Fire Pokémon.  Now, you are using a Rock Pokémon.  I'm beginning to think that you are a little…well, crazy.'
'However, I'm winning by using these oddities, aren't I?' I remarked.  'Tyranitar, Outrage!'  Tyranitar started to glow white.  He opened his jaws, and from his gaping mouth a beam of light emerged.  The white beam of light was blasted at Kingdra, taking it down to half life.  Tyranitar returned to normal.
'Wow.  I didn't think a Tyranitar could learn that attack,' Lisa said.  'I congratulate you.  But enough is enough.  Kingdra, Hydro Pump!'  The aquatic blast highly damaged Tyranitar, but she was still ready to fight.
Tyranitar returned fire with another Outrage, knocking out Kingdra.
'Perfect,' I said.
'Come back, Kingdra, and go, Kingler!  Crab Hammer attack!' Lisa said.  The giant, red crab raised its claw into the air, and then slammed it down onto Tyranitar.  The attack did a tremendous amount of damage, and nearly knocked out my Dark Pokémon.
'Tyranitar, Thunderbolt attack!' I yelled.  Might as well squeeze in a last attack before he goes down, I thought.  Kingler took little damage from the Electric attack, mostly because Electric-type attacks weren't Tyranitar's specialty.
'Finish his Tyranitar off, Kingler,' Lisa said, 'with another Crab Hammer!'  This time, Kingler swung its claw from the left to the right, slamming it into Tyranitar's chest.  Tyranitar fell to the floor, and remained there, motionless.
'Come back, Tyranitar,' I said.  'For my last Pokémon, I'll choose Lugia!'
'Last?' Lisa questioned.  'You still have three more, besides this one.'
I smiled.  'I only need one more.  Lugia, Aeroblast to finish Kingler off!' I replied.  Lugia spread its wings apart, and formed a white ball of energy in front of itself.  Lugia clapped it wings together, blasting a beam of white energy at Kingler.  Kingler was struck so hard form this attack that he flew off of the platform, over the pool, and into the far wall on the other side of the gym.  He was obviously knocked out.
'Dang it!' Lisa said.  'Kingler, return.  My last Pokémon is actually my most powerful.  Blastoise, go!'  She tossed another Pokéball into the pool.  The blue Pokémon with the brown shell on its back known as Blastoise emerged.  'Blastoise, Hydro Pump attack!'  Two cannons mounted on Blastoise's left and right shoulders opened up, and fired two blasts of water at Lugia.  Lugia dove under water, making itself invulnerable to the Water-type attack.
'Lugia, Twister!' I ordered.  A giant tornado was unleashed upon Blastoise, doing severe damage.
I thought about switching to my Feraligatr.  You know, to make the battle more interesting.  However, I thought about the last time I had done that, and the tragic accident that followed:

Ash sent out his Blastoise first.  I thought of using Ampharos, but quickly changed my mind because I figured that his Blastoise knew Earthquake.  I decided to use Feraligatr.
'Go, Feraligatr,' I yelled.
Ash said in his raspy voice, 'Blastoise, Seismic Toss!'  His Blastoise grabbed my Feraligatr by the arms and then threw him to the other side of the arena.
'Feraligatr, Slash attack,' I commanded.  Feraligatr got back up, and then charged at Blastoise.  Feraligatr lashed out at Blastoise, severely damaging him.  'Now, Crunch!'
'Blastoise, Dig!' Ash said.  Blastoise burrowed underground as my Feraligatr tried to clamp down on him.  Blastoise then emerged from the ground and slammed into Feraligatr.  Feraligatr tried to use another Crunch, but it was reversed by a Mirror Coat from Blastoise.
'Feraligatr, Earthquake!' I cried.  The ground split under Blastoise, damaging him slightly.
'Blastoise, Skull Bash!' Ash said.  Blastoise lowered its head and then charged at Feraligatr.  Feraligatr put out it arms and tried to stop Blastoise, but failed.  Feraligatr fell down and was run over by Ash's Pokémon.  Feraligatr hopped back up, however, and tried to attack again.  'Blastoise!  Finish Feraligatr off with a Hyper Beam!'  The two cannons on Blastoise's back gathered gold energy, and then blasted it at Feraligatr, knocking him out.  I had lost a Pokémon first.  I was down by one Pokémon already.  I would have to try twice as hard with my next Pokémon…

I decided to stick with Lugia.  I wasn't going to make the same mistake again.
'Lugia,' I said, 'Thunder, now!'
'Mirror Coat!' Lisa said.  The Electric attack was reversed upon Lugia.
'Lugia, Iron Tail!' I commanded.  Lugia flew over Blastoise and swung its mighty tail into him.  Blastoise flew off of his platform and onto the other platform that was near him.  Blastoise stood back up and proceeded in using a Mega Punch, at his trainer's command.  Lugia flew even higher, and then dive-bombed Blastoise with Sky Attack. Blastoise fell into the water.
'Blastoise, Tackle attack, now!' Lisa said.  Blastoise jumped out of the Water and rammed into Lugia.
'Lugia, Psychic!' I said.  Lugia returned an attack, nearly knocking out Blastoise.  'Now, finish him with Aeroblast!'  Lugia fired another white beam, striking Blastoise in the center of his body, knocking him out.  I had won.  Again.
'No…come back, Blastoise,' Lisa said sadly.  A red beam of light swallowed Blastoise.  'Well, hand me your Pokédex.'  I walked over to her and gave her my electronic item.  She walked over to a computer in a corner of the gym and inserted the Pokédex into a slot under the computer.  She typed for a little bit, and then took out the Pokédex.  Lisa walked back over to me and handed me the Pokédex.  'There, your second badge.'
'Thank you,' I said.  I put the Pokédex into the side pouch of my backpack.  She leaned over and kissed my forehead.
'You are a great trainer.  Good luck and the rest of your journey,' she said.
I blushed.  'Thanks again,' I replied.  I turned around and walked out of the gym.  Kamon was standing there, waiting for me.
'I saw your match,' he said.
'I figured you would,' I responded.
'Look, I'm sorry…if I offended you in any way earlier.  You know, at the restaurant,' Kamon apologized.
'I know.  I'm sorry that I flipped out like that.  I really need to, well, control myself better.  Anyway, we better be off.  The next town has a  Steel Gym.'    Kamon sighed, and then nodded.
We both walked on.