May and Brendan continued on through the Petalburg Forest, battling trainers as 
they went. Then, they got to another path that took them to Rustborough. 

 

        Rustborough was a rustic, old town with buildings that were more than 
fifty years old, excluding the gym, the Pokemon Center, the PokeMart, and the 
Pokeburger. May gazed at the beautiful city as Brendan dragged her along. 

 

        "I wanna look in there." May said, pointing to an especially worn down 
house.

 

        "That is off limits. It's too dangerous." Brendan said sternly.

 

        "And your right, young man. It might look cool, but that building was 
made poorly 600 years ago. Its very old.'' A police cop said, noticing that 
Brendan was talking about the antique home. The couple nodded as the cop ran 
off, chasing a trainer stealing pokeballs. 

 

        "Crazy idiots." Brendan said.

 

        "You can say that again." May said.

 

        "Crazy idiots." Brendan said smartly. 

 

        May gave him a glaring look. "What, you told me to say it again." He 
said.

 

        "Smartbutt." May said.

 

        "That was nice." Brendan said, pretending to be crying.

 

        May shook her head. "Cut the fake crying. I do believe we have to beat a 
gym leader." May said.

 

        "Wait a second. Where is Wally?" Brendan asked, a bit of panic in his 
voice.

 

        "I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!" Wally said in the distance. The couple turned 
around to see Wally running to catch up with them. "Why didn't you guys wait for 
me while I healed Ralts? Probably your idea, Bitch, I mean Birch." Wally said.

 

        "Take that back, Wallace" Brendan said, infuriated.

 

        "Make me, Braandon (the a is exaggerated, Wally is making fun of 
Brendan's name at the name)." Wally said, happy for pissing off Brendan.

 

        "Cut that crap, you two." May said.

 

        "He "accidentally" called me Braandon Bitch." Brendan said. 

 

        "He thinks that he can steal you from me." Wally said.

 

        "WALLY! I HAD UP TO HERE WITH YOU! I HATE YOUR GUTS! I LOVE BRENDAN! HE 
LOVES ME! GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD!!!" May screamed.

 

        "Brendan, lay your hands off my girl. You must be using mind control. 
She loves me, deep inside." Wally said. 

 

        "Do me a favor, Brendan, get the tape out of my bag." May asked as 
Brendan searched her bag for duct tape. 

 

        "Here it is!" Brendan said, handing her the tape.

 

        "This'll shut ya up." May said as she taped Wally's mouth shut.

 

        "Dut dut doo" Wally said incoherently.

 

        May must have understood, as she said, "Breath through your nose, Wally. 
If you are a good boy and don't act like a pervert and stay quiet, I'll untape 
you." May said.

 

        "You are brilliant, beyond brilliant." Brendan said as he leaned over 
and kissed May. Wally rolled his eyes but didn't say a thing. He wanted to get 
out.

 

        They healed their Pokemon and May decided to untape Wally. "I'm free, 
I'm free…I'll stop talking, May." Wally said, as May twirled the tape, knowing 
that would shut Wally up.

 

        Then they headed to the gym. Inside, it was bright and smelled of 
lavender, much prettier than the partial sunlight of Rustborough City. 

 

"Hello, I am Amy Lovestruck. I use normal Pokemon. I prefer regular battles to 
spirit fusion ones. Who wished to challenge me?" Amy asked. Amy had medium 
length dark blue hair, faded ice blue eyes, a pink top that exposed her flat 
tummy, black cargo capris, black and pink sneakers, pink fingerless gloves, and 
a pink bandana around her right arm. In Wally's eye's, she was gorgeous.

 

        "All of us," May tell Amy.

        

        "Well, you go first. It will be 1-on-1." Amy said, pointing to May.

 

        "Ok! Go Flame!" May said.

 

        "Go Sever!" Amy said, as she let out a Pokemon that May had never seen 
before.

 

        "May, it's called a Zangoose." Brendan said.

 

        "Flame, Jump Kick!" May commanded as the Pokemon, now a Combustkin. Jump 
Kick came from a TM that her dad gave her before his new job. Jump Kick nearly 
knocked out Sever. Sever attacked with a powerful slash, but it wasn't enough.  

 

Hp for Sever: 12 out of 45

Hp for Flame: 15 out of 46.

 

        May commanded for Flame to Jump Kick Sever again. Sever fainted and May 
received the Cute Badge and 349*. 

 

        "The Cute Badge allows you to catch Pokemon more easily. And I also have 
to give you this TM." Amy said as she as she handed her a silver orb that May 
knew was a TM. "TM35 contains Super Slash. Only people know can beat me on their 
first try get them. You lose to me, even once, and you get the TM that everyone 
else gets. Super Slash was the attack Sever used on you. It does a lot of 
damage, but Flame has an impressive defense. Congratulations, you have 1 badge." 
Amy said. "Now for you!" Amy said, pointing to Brendan. "Go Catty!" Amy 
commanded.

 

        "Go Muddy!" Brendan said. "Mudslap!" he added. Skitty tackled the 
Marshtomp, but it didn't do serious damage.

 

Hp for Catty: 11 out of 34

Hp for Muddy: 25 out of 43. 

 

        Brendan commanded Muddy to finish Catty off with another Mudslap. It 
worked, and Brendan got the Cute Badge, 349*, and TM35 Super Slash.

 

        After the battle with Amy, May and Brendan were busy teaching Muddy and 
Flame Super Slash, as they were their best Pokemon.

 

        After a water break, Amy was ready. "Sorry about that, little guy. I 
needed a water break from so many battles. I'm a new gym leader, and I'm not 
used to constant battling." Amy said.

 

        "I'M NOY LITTLE! I'M 13 FOR GOD'S SAKE!" Wally screamed.

 

        "Calm down. You are kinda short, but lets battle." Amy said as she threw 
out an Eevee named Eve. Wally let out his Ralts. Ralts used confusion as Eve 
used tackle.

 

Hp for Eve: 15 out of 34

Hp for Ralts: 21 out of 50.

 

        Ralts used confusion, but missed. Eve snuck in a direct attack that 
knocked out Ralts. 

 

Wally lost. Tears filled his eyes. Wally struggled to hold them back, but they 
just flooded down his face. " I lost…" he muttered as he ran to the Pokemon 
Center to heal Ralts. He felt like a loser. " I lost when everyone else won. I 
lost 40*. Life sucks." He thought. He asked Nurse Joy for a room, as it was 
getting late (5 o'clock). 

 

        Meanwhile, May and Brendan rushed to the Pokemon Center and asked Nurse 
Joy what room Wallace Perv was in. She led them to his room. Wally was bawling 
his eyes out as he felt the humiliation of losing to Amy. "What do you guys 
want? I don't want to be a trainer anymore. I suck." Wally said, wiping a tear 
with the back of his hand, which was soaked in tears. 

 

        "Wally, you can't just give up. You nearly beat Amy. If Ralts's attack 
had hit, you would have won. She got lucky." May said.

 

        "Yeah, your right. But I can't be a trainer again. Amy would think I was 
stupid. Her Eevee was on Lv10 while my Ralts in on Lv7. I feel like a fool." 
Wally said, covering this face.

 

        "Wally, your not a fool. I don't love you, but I care about the fact 
that you are chasing your dream of being the best Pokemon trainer out there. You 
can't give up like this." May said.

 

        "You… you actually care about me. But you don't love me…yet. Tomorrow, 
I'm facing Amy again. This time, I'll win!" Wally said, as he stopped crying and 
found his strength. But they had to wait until tomorrow. 

 

They ate at pokeburger again and before bed, May went to the scale and weighed 
herself. She was happy. She was down 2 lbs from when she came. Her Hoenn goal 
(when she moved…it's kind of like starting a new life) was to lose a bit of 
weight. She checked her stomach, which was perfectly flat.

 

        Then they all went to sleep. The only person who was awake at 10 o'clock 
was Wally. He was saying a prayer. "God…I how I have worked to get Ralts. I had 
to trade 4 pounds of Oran Berries to get my Pokemon. I lost to Amy today. Help 
me beat her tomorrow. Amen. " He whispered nearly silently. 

 

        The next morning, Wally was the first one up, then Brendan, then May. By 
10 AM, they were ready. They headed to the gym, where Wally was to defeat Amy. 
This time, Ralts used a powerful confusion the attacked Eve directly. 

 

Wally won! (Try saying that five times fast) He was given the Cute Badge and 
TM34, Slash Jr., an attack that is not quite as powerful as Super Slash but more 
powerful than the regular slash. Wally was so excited. "I WON! I WON!" he 
chanted as he high-fived Brendan and May. And they were off…