Disclaimer: I have a Gameboy and 249 pokemon… so yes, I guess you could saw I own them… when Nintendo doesn’t, of course! Destiny, Pika-chan, etc, belong to me! Steal and be attacked!
Notes: <> indicates telepathy, italics indicates pokemon talking, ** indicates the thought process.

Ash = Kanto pokemon card master.

Lance = Moon pokemon card and Clow/Sakura card master.

Giselle = Chosen? Attempting to get the Johto pokemon cards…

 

Episode 130: Climbing up to the Navel Badge

 

            “Here it is.” Ash said. “Navel Island. There’s supposed to be a gym here, right?”

            Lance nodded. “Yes. But it’s at the top of the mountain.”

            “Really?” Ash sighed out a mushroom cloud. “I guess I’ll have to start climbing then…” He sighed.

            “And you can’t use pokemon.”

            Ash sweatdropped. * This is bad… *

            “I know you can do it!” Pika-chan cheered.

            Ash nodded. “Okay. Let’s do it.”

 

            Soon, both people were climbing up the mountain.

            Danny put down his binoculars. “Two? Then I’ll have to run this twice. Odd. Trainers usually don’t travel with rival trainers.”

            His pokemon shrugged.

 

            Ash looked at how fast they were going and sighed. * This could take a long time. I hope I packed enough snacks. *

            Lance shrugged and kept climbing.

            And so it went. At fifty minutes later, they were about halfway up.

            “I think its time we took a break.” Ash said, pulling out a bottle of Mt. Moon spring water.

            “Definitely.” Lance agreed.

            They chatted and had some water and apples.

            “Okay, let’s keep climbing.”

            “Too bad we can’t use pokemon. That would help.”

            Lance shrugged. “Who knows? Maybe the gym leader wants us to prove how strong we are.”
            “Then I’m glad I’m in good shape.”

            “Me too.”

            Two hours later…

            “Yes! We’re at the top!” Ash cheered.

            “Great!” Lance said. She tossed him a chocolate bar. “Let’s go find the gym leader!”
            “That won’t be necessary.” A voice interrupted. Danny stood there, in his mountain outfit, with the Sea Ruby badge on his vest.

            “So you’re the gym leader?” Ash asked. “Have you been watching us?”

            “You bet! I evaluate all my prospective challengers.”

            “So are we going to battle?”

            “Not exactly.” Danny said. “You’ve been to Cissy’s gym, right?”

            “Right.”
            “I’m doing a series of challenges also. If you win 2/3 you get the badge. The first will be to freeze a pillar of ice out of a hot spring.”

            As if one cue (and maybe it was), two geysers spouted out.

            Lance stepped back, out of the way.

            “Nidoqueen, use Ice Beam!”

            “Vaporeon, I choose you! Use Ice Beam!”
            The two pokemon began freezing the geysers. However, Nidoqueen was faster, because it was more powerful.

            “I win the first challenge.” Danny said.

            Vaporeon huffily finished the pillar of ice.

 

            Next, Danny led them over to a sign with directions on it.

            “The second challenge will be to create an iceboat out of the ice pillar.”

            “Quilava, go!” Ash said, sending out his new Johto pokemon. “Use Flame wheel!” Quilava nodded and set a wheel of flame at the ice pillar, carving out a seat inside.

            Danny stopped his work with his Scyther and Geodude and stared at Ash, who shrugged and looked down.

            “That was fast. Okay, you win the second challenge.”

 

            “What’s next?”

            “Pick three pokemon to steer. Then, we will race down the mountain. The first to reach the goal wins.”
            “Cool!” Ash said. * I have to pick good pokemon, but they also have to fit inside the boat with me… hmm… *

            < Try a psychic type? >

            < Like Wobbuffet? >

            < Um… maybe not that one… but a fast pokemon to help you direct the boat is good. >
            < I’m thinking! >

 

            “Okay, first pokemon will be Butterfree.” Ash said. “Second will be Rapidash, and third will be Jolteon.”

            The three pokemon got into the boat with Ash. In Danny’s boat were his Scyther, his Geodude, and his Electrode.

            “On your mark, get set, go!”

            Rapidash used its strong back hooves to give a push off the mountain. They raced down the side.

            “Whee, this is fun!” Pika-chan said.

            Ash stared as she peeked out of his backpack. “Pika-chan! If Danny sees you, I’ll be disqualified!”
            Pika-chan ducked back in.

 

            “Butterfree, Whirlwind!”

            Butterfree nodded and used the strong blast of wind to send their iceboat flying into the air, over Danny’s head.

            Danny gaped and turned to stare at Ash.

            “Keep it up, Butterfree!” Ash said. “Jolteon, if you see anything in our way, you know what to do.”

            Jolteon nodded and used Thundershock to make a few rocks fly out of their direct path.

            “Great!” Ash said.

            Soon, they crashed into the Finish line.

 

            “Well, that’s the first time I have seen anyone use a flying iceboat.” Danny said. “I’m impressed!”
            “Thank you, sir.” Ash said politely.

            “It was a good competition. I confer on you the Sea Ruby badge.” Danny said.

            Ash thanked him and pinned it to his jacket. Just then…

 

            “Prepare for trouble!”

            “And make it double!”

            “To protect the world from devastation!”

            “To unite all peoples within our nation!”

            “To denounce the evils of truth and love!”
            “To extend our reach to the stars above!”

            “Amy!”

            “Jake!”
            “Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!”

            “Surrender now or prepare to fight!”
            “Ninetails!”

 

            “Look, I don’t have time for this.” Ash said.

            “Aerodactyl, use Hyper Beam!”
            Ash cast Lance a grateful look as the Dragon Master landed next to him on Aerodactyl’s back.

            However, the Hyper Beam did not do anything.

            “Our new shields are completely pokemon-proof!” Jake crowed, holding up the clear shield they were practically encased in. “There’s now way to defeat us now! And we’re going to take all your pokemon!”

            Lance yawned. “Aerodactyl, return. Darkstar, you’re up. Use Twister!”

            The dragon type move blew into Team Rocket. True, they didn’t receive any damage, but the wind generated by the attack sent them flying.

            Lance smirked.

            “Looks like Team Rocket is blasting off again!”
            *Ping*

 

            “Seriously, I don’t’ know why they’re still stalking me. And how do they know its me?”

            “Did you tell Giovanni?”

            “Oh yeah. I forget.” Ash said. * He probably just wants to make sure I’m safe… *

            “Okay, never mind then.”

            “Good luck getting the rest of the badges.” Danny said.

            “Thanks!” Ash said. He climbed onto Darkstar, and they surfed off for the next island.

 

End Episode 130! Score!
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