Growlithe Love **Part 5 A Battle** What will happen next?? Read to find out!!! Characters: Ash/Sharon/Misty: 15 Brock: 18 May: 13½ Max: 11 Water, A’s G: 2 Ashes, M’s G: 2 Pikachu: ? David: 15½ --------------------------------------- David went to a hotel. Everybody else went back to Misty’s house and went to bed, except for Ash, Sharon, Misty, and Max. Ash and Misty were in the kitchen drinking hot chocolate. “Ash,” Misty said tentatively, “David isn’t going to change anything between us. “How did you meet?” Ash asked quietly. He was still confused about the arrival of Misty’s ex-boyfriend. “I was here for a few weeks and we met in his brother’s gym battle. I won, so he took me out for coffee. After that we saw each other more and more, until we were going out. It was nice for a little bit, but then I got the feeling that I was just a trophy for him to show off. I thought I was being silly, so I tried to ignore it, but I couldn’t. So I ended it. It didn’t even last a year, it lasted half a year. So I was boyfriend less for a year and a half, until you came.” Misty smiled. Ash turned around and smiled at her too. Then they kissed good-night and went to bed. *** Sharon and Max were discussing the same matter that Ash and Misty were. “Who is this guy Sharon?” Max asked. Sharon explained everything. “Wow, he might try to get Misty back.” Max said “And that would leave Ash to May!” Sharon exclaimed rather loudly. “We are trying to sleep!” yelled Brock. “Sorry.” Sharon whispered to herself. *** The next day everyone was cheerful. They ate breakfast without May spoiling it with her bad attitude, Brock made delicious pancakes, and Ash and Misty were as happy with each other as could they be. "Misty?" Ash said. "Yesch Asch?" said Misty, her mouth full of pancakes. "I challenge you to a gym battle." Ash proclaimed. The kitchen fell silent. Misty's eyes glinted evilly. She swallowed. "Ash, I accept." Misty replied devilishly. The kitchen exploded after Misty accepted. Sharon ran upstairs to take a shower; May ran upstairs to change out of her pajamas; Max gobbled the rest of his pancakes and ran out to the gym; and Brock ripped off his apron, turned off the stove, and dashed to the gym followed by May and Sharon. Ash and Misty were left alone in the kitchen. "They all left in five seconds!" said Ash dumbstruck. "Yeah, they did." agreed Misty, "But, I'm still going to kick your butt!" She exclaimed determinedly. "Is that a promise, or a threat?" Ash asked playfully. He kissed Misty's cheek and ran to the gym quickly followed by Misty. 'A gym battle! Perfect.' thought David, who was hiding in the bushes by the front door. He got up and entered the gym. "David?" Sharon said darkly. "I was going to the house to say hi when Ash and Misty ran out of the house saying something about a battle. So I thought I'd watch." David smiled and winked at Misty. Misty sighed and rolled her eyes. May saw David flirt with Misty and thought, 'If I can get Misty and David together, I can get Ash!' "This will be a three on three battle between Ash the challenger and Misty the Gym Leader." Brock said, "There will be no substitutions. Begin!" "Come on out Staryu!" yelled Misty. "Staryu, yu star star yu!" 'Come on, try and beat me!' Ash looks to his side, "Go on out Pikachu!" "Pika pi!" 'I'm ready.' "Staryu, water gun!" "Dodge it Pikachu! Then use Thunder!" Pikachu dodged to the side and blasted Staryu with a powerful thunder attack. Staryu was blasted backward into the wall. Staryu got up and took a few steps forward to show that it was okay. "Follow up with Quick Attack!" Pikachu runs up to Pikachu and tries to slam into him, but Staryu jumps. "Use Bubble Blast!" (Idon't know all of Staryu's attacks, forgive me.) Staryu starts blasting bubbles at Pikachu, who dodges. "Use Iron Tail!" Pikachu's tail begins to glow silver as it prepares the attack. Pikachu darts up to Staryu and slams his tail into Staryu's head. "Good, now use Thunder!" Pikachu hits Staryu with another powerful thunder attack. Staryu falls over, defeated. "Staryu is unable to battle, Pikachu wins! This match is one to zero." Brock explains the obvious. "Staryu, return. You fought a good battle. Have a good rest." Misty returns Staryu's pokeball to her belt and says, " I see Pikachu has gotten stronger Ash." "Yeah he has." said Ash, grinning at the yellow pokemon who stood in the arena. "Now what pokemon will you choose?" "Corsala, come on out!" yells Misty in responce to Ash's question. Instead of Corsala, Psyduck comes out! "Psy duck duck psy psyduck?" 'Why am I out here?' Ash and Pikachu fall over laughing. "Grrr, who messed with my pokeball belt?" Misty asked. "Hehe, here's the thing-" Sharon says timidly "SHARON!!!!!!!!" "I accidentally knocked it over when I was cleaning your room! All but one of the pokeballs came out, so I put them back in!" "You better learn to sleep with your eyes open!" Misty threatens. Sharon gulps. "Brock, can I-" Misty starts to say sweetly. "No." "But, just this once?" "There are no substitutions Misty. You'll have to use Psyduck." "Hmph." Ash was still trying to stop laughing. "Pikachu, use Thunder." Pikachu launches his attack and Psyduck gets fried. "Psy." 'Ow' "Okay Pikachu, use Quick Attack followed by Iron Tail!" Pikachu runs up to Psyduck and slams into him. Psyduck flies into the wall. Pikachu dashes up and hits Psyduck with his tail. Then he darts back toward Ash's end of the gym. "Psyyyyyy" 'Owwwwwww' Psyduck's eyes were glowing purple, psychic powers! "Pika.." 'Uh-oh..' Psyduck performs a powerful attack that knocks Pikachu unconscious. "Pikachu is unable to battle, Psyduck wins!" Brock exclaims, "This match is one to one, the next round will declare the winner." "We know that! Sheesh, what are you? Captain Obvious?" yells David. Everyone scowls at him. He gulps then looks at his feet, twidling his fingers nervously as a slight shade of pink comes over his face. "Come on Water!" "Let's go Ashes!" Ash and Misty yelled at the same time. Both Growlithes froze when they saw that their friend was the challenger. "Growl, ithe lithe gro Growlithe" 'I can't battle her Ash.' said Water. "Um.." Ash said. "Lithe lithe growl grr?" 'Do I have to?' asked Ashes. Misty gulped. "I forfit" Ash and Misty said together. "This match ends in a tie." Brock says. "We can't make them battle each other. It would destroy Ashes's heart." Misty said as she walked forward and scratched the growlithe's ears. "Yeah, I agree." "Okay, okay, as long as you keep them away from me!" Sharon exclaimed. "Water..." Ash said devilishly "Ashes..." Misty said as her eyes glinted. "GET HER!!!" They both yell. "AAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sharon yells as she runs around the gym, Water and Ashes in close pursuit. Everyone cracks up laughing except David, who gets up and says that he's going to go back to the hotel. Water and Ashes finally catch up to Sharon and tackle her. Sharon is on the ground screaming while Water and Ashes tickle her stomach and lick her face. Ash and Miaty both return their pokemon. Sharon stands up, her eyes wide with fear. Slobber was dripping from her face and her hair was standing on end. "Sharon is unable to battle, Water and Ashes win!" Brock says, trying to stop laughinng. "No Misty," Sharon says as she walks up to her sister, slightly trembling, "It's you who should sleep with you eyes open." Everyone bursts out laughing as Sharon strodes out of the gym towards the house, pretending as if she had some dignity left. Everyone starts following Sharon, murmuring something about lunch. May saw David leave. She ran to go catch up to him. Nobody except Max noticed May's departure. *** "Hey, David." May says when she caught up to him. "What do you want?" David says with hatred in his voice. "Well, I gotta talk to you....." ---------------------------------------- Cliffy!!! So? How'd ya'll like it??? Pleaseeee send me reviews if you can. I liked this one cuz' it's longer than the others. Part 6 A New Plan is coming up! Anyway, til next week! ~Kicon :)