A New Friend Pikachu Part 23 Sunday November 30, 2003 Too tired to say something right now. ^_^ ***The next morning they awoke to the coldest temperatures of the year*** Ash-“YAWN!!!! Wake up Pikachu, Gengar.” ***While Ash’s Pokemon were waking up, Ash stepped outside*** Ash-“What the?” Misty-“Yes Ash. It snowed last night.” Ash-“There must be about 4 inches here!” ***They were interrupted when Pikachu and Gengar went running by them and began packing the wet snow together. A snowball fight had begun. Pikachu and Gengar were whipping snowballs at each other and giggling happily*** Brock-“Hey! Snow! Why don’t we let all our Pokemon out?” Maggie-“Sounds like a good idea! Come on out everybody!!!” ***Maggie released all of her Pokemon followed by the others*** Misty-“Maybe I should keep Goldeen in the Pokeball.” Brock-“Good idea. Goldeen can’t really enjoy itself in snow.” ***A rouge snowball from Pikachu somehow came into contact with Ash’s face*** Ash-“Ouch! Okay. I’m in the fight now.” Pikachu-“Pi pi ka chu! (You’re gonna lose!” ***Ash made a snowball and threw it at Pikachu which Pikachu destroyed with a Thunderbolt*** Ash-“Hey! No fair.” Maggie-“They look like they’re having a good time, don’t they?” Brock-“Sure does.” ***Just then, both of them felt ice cold snowballs slide down their backs. They turned around and saw Misty standing there with snow on her gloves*** Misty-“You two need to keep your eyes open.” Brock-“You are so going to get it!!!” Misty-“Well, considering you two are dancing like idiots, I think it’ll be awhile.” ***They continued to have fun in the snow for about another half an hour. After that, they called all their Pokemon back*** Brock-“Well, just over that hill is Dark Cavern City.” Maggie-“Yeah. And do you think it’s steep enough?” Misty-“Really. If we try to climb that today, we’ll slide down. Why don’t we wait until the snow melts?” Ash-“If you want to wait here for a few months, that’s fine.” ***Misty glared at Ash*** Maggie-“Well, we should try.” ***They began climbing the hill. About halfway up, Misty slipped and knocked into everyone. Luckily, they caught themselves and managed to catch Misty before she slid all the way down to the bottom of the hill again. After about a half an hour struggle, they made it to the top of the hill*** Brock-“Think the city’s big enough?” Maggie-“We’ll never find our way to the Gym in there!” Ash-“Yes we will. Let’s go!” ***Without even waiting for the others, Ash slid all the way down the hill followed by the other ones. They landed sharply on the ground. They were at the outer edge of the city. Looking into it, they could see plows on all the streets and snow blowers on the sidewalks*** Ash-“Well, one of these people should be able to tell us where the Gym is.” Voice-“Are you looking for the Dark Cavern City Gym?” ***They turned around and saw a girl with about shoulder-length, blondish hair standing there, smiling*** Brock-“Uh, yeah. We are.” Girl-“Oh, by the way, my name’s Chloe.” Ash-“Hi. I’m Ash.” Misty-“I’m Misty.” Maggie-“I’m Maggie.” Brock-“Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Brock and-.” Misty-***Pulling him by the ear*** “Put a cork in it Romeo.” ***Chloe sweat drops*** Ash-“So. You know where the Gym is?” Chloe-“Sure do. Just follow me.” ***She led them into the town. It was pretty lively. People were rushing in and out of shops with tons of bags in their arms*** Ash-“I almost forgot Christmas is coming in 5 days.” Misty-“We should fly back to Pallet Town after this battle.” Chloe-“Well, here we are at the Gym.” Maggie-“Whoa! It’s huge!” ***She led them inside and stopped them on the arena*** Chloe-“Which one of you are here for a Gym Battle?” Brock-“You mean YOU’RE the Gym Leader?” Chloe-“Yes. That’s right.” Misty-“But you don’t look older than 12!” Chloe-“That’s because I am. Now, which of you is here for a Gym Battle?” Ash-“I am.” Chloe-“In that case, let’s get this underway.” To be continued… Gym Battle starts on the next Part! Pretty long part huh? Anyway, review! ^_^