Miss Discovery!

By: Chibi--Suiko

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Ash: 15

Misty: 16

Brock: 19

Imuru: 17

Evette: 20 (Oh, an older woman, huh? You go, Brocko!)

Mr. Gerou: 31

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Last Time on Miss Discovery!: Ash told Brock of Misty's supposed happiness with where she was at the moment and that the entire group would be staying there for her sake. Meanwhile, Misty was having a crisis of her own when she ran across a few male-uh-fans who told her that, being Rein, she always snagged the best of studs. They showed her the billboard that told of Imuru and this Rein-girls love, which made her feel like a fool for believing that he, in all of his world-renound glory, would actually fall for a girl like her. She immediately left him and ran down the street, deciding to get over her loss by going to the beach to work on her tan and read up on a new romance novel. Ash found out about her and Imuru being together that day and now she's got two guys looking for her, both, of which, she's not very fond of at the moment. But after accepting a Team Battle with a couple of sleazy punks, she's desperately wishing that one of them would take this opportunity to show up (Mostly Ash because she's not sure that Imuru even battles). But will they?

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Chapter Six: Battle

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" Remember, forfeiting means that tonight, you're mine..." And she knew now that she was in trouble...

And worst of all, the light was dimming, she could feel it. A storm was coming soon. If she didn't start now, she'd be battling in the rain.

She looked around to see if any expert trainers might be vacationing in the sun but she couldn't see any promising battlers at all. She looked to the guys and let her arms slack to her side in defeat but--

" Do you actually think it wise to challenge the Cerulean City Gym Leader?" Came an exhausted voice of confidence from behind her. Her eyes lit up for only a moment as she turned around and saw Imuru there, a Pokeball held between his index and middle finger.

" Wh-what?! Rein is the Cerulean Leader too?!" The reproachful eyes of the sleazy fool caught her own, "Well, it doesn't matter, I heard their Gyms lost so much respect these days that it's not even worth calling it a Gym anymore!"

" I'm sorry, but you've got that wrong." Misty said, just as pissed for hearing her home town being joked about, "I haven't been to the Gym lately, my sisters are taking care of it and I have to tell ya--My battling skills are about twenty times as good as theirs, and growing everyday. Don't try to mess with me."

" And this girl isn't Rein." Imuru said from behind and Misty turned, almost too shocked to believe that he'd told them that so forward-like, "This is Misty Waterflower, a very good friend of mine, a promising actress and Pokemon Trainer, and one of the nicest people you could meet. I don't very much like my well-respected friends being fooled around with."

The first one looked a little confused, "What'dya mean it's not Rein?! Look at her, only one girl can look just like that!"

" 'Fraid not." Misty said and held up her Pokemon, "You were saying?"

" Team Battle--But unless you find someone in the next five minutes, you will be forced to forfeit, meaning that you will be my little pet for the next twelve hours--! So, who will it be? There are only tourists here--"

" --I believe that this is where I make my move." Imuru said and stepped gracefully to her side, "I will be the young lady's partner. I believe that you've all ready got yours, do you not?"

" Fine. I'll be playing the Bitch, you can battle my friend. It'll be a three on three battle for each trainer. If one match is over then they have the ability to help their friend. In the events of that happening, the opponent will be able to use two different Pokemon if he has that many left. Is that clear?" And he smirked, confident that he'd be the victorious one. His silent friend nodded and stepped up to Imuru.

" I think that you should know that I'm the second best trainer in this heap of a town."

" That's fine."

The first turned back to Misty, "And that would mean that I am the first ranked Trainer in this God-forsaken land." He licked his lips and held up a Pokeball, meaning for her to get ready, "Are you frightened yet?"

" Hardly." She sneered back and threw out her Pokemon, "Go, Politoad!"

There was a flash of red light as the small green and yellow frog pounced out and clapped its hands enthusiastically.

Misty steered her eyes away long enough to catch sight of Imuru letting loose a Sneasel (A/N: No Smoochem's for this guy!). She turned her gaze back to her opponent.

" That's a very nice Politoad you've got there! Too bad that it's only a small tad pole compared to what I'm about to let loose!" And he threw his Pokeball into the air, revealing--

" --A Gyrados?! Why would you--?!" She shouted but he grinned cockily.

" I only wanted to show you what a well-respected trainer I am! After all, only a few can get a Pokemon such as this to obey them!"

But Misty's eyes were now back to the giant serpent. She was normally remotely terrified of this type but this particular one didn't seem so frightening. It looked extremely worn out, as though it hadn't been to a center in probably a good six months. There were scars all over it's frail looking body making her ask herself what kind of training this guy thought that he was giving his partners.

" Where do you think you get off, treating your Pokemon like savages?! When did you last have the decency to take your friend here to the Center?!" She shouted angrily.

" My Pokemon don't need to see the doctor. I've made sure that they stake out every battle without getting horribly hurt. This beast hasn't lost one match yet, and I'm betting that he won't start today..." He looked to the creature who turned in supposed fright, "Am I right?"

" You are the most sadistic person I've ever met!" She shrieked and didn't waste any more time speaking. Giving the poor Pokemon an apologetic look, she pointed at it and yelled to her own, "Bubble Attack!"

The fool of an opponent just scoffed, "Is that the best you can do?!" But next moment he was looking over his Pokemon, who seemed to be enjoying it, "Just what the Hell do you think you're doing?! This is a battle, not a bath house!"

By now, the match had attracted quite a crowd.

" I'm giving him a bath. After all the cuts and bruises you've given it, the poor guy is infected. Any proper water trainer would know that by now! Just look at how badly you've been taking care of it!"

" Who do you think you are, telling me how to treat my Pokemon?!" He shouted in fury.

" My name is Misty Waterflower, and I intend to become the greatest Water Master of all time!" This comment rose whispers from the crowd, who were all under the impression that this was Rein in the first place, "I'm going to end this now!"

" Not while I'm battling!" The bastard said, "Go Gyrados, use Whirlpool!"

Immediately the Pokemon set it's sights on the sea and Misty watched its eyes glow red. Small twisters rose from the ocean and darted after Politoad, who dodged them the best he could.

" Politoad, Barrier!" Misty shouted to her friend. An instant veil was placed over the small frog so that it had time to breathe again. But it was exhausting quickly. Misty didn't know if it was good or bad but so was the other battler. She felt immediate regret in being forced to battle such a hurt creature but, none the less, she had a plan.

" Your poor filth of a pet is wearing down. I suggest that you give up." Came the sneer from the other side of the water walls. Only moments later, the water cyclones let up, "What the fuck do you think you're doing?! Attack again!"

Misty rose on the offensive, "Politoad, Agility. Then try and attack with Double Slap!" She couldn't just lose but the 'Double Slap' technique was not very powerful anyway.

Her toad kicked up from the ground and beat the organism in the top of the head, right where she'd wanted it to. The head had the least marks left, probably because of its height from the ground. It was also the softest spot of the beast, the easiest place to put it down. And since the attack she used was weak, there would be less damage. But unless she acted soon, the thing would get up and start attacking blindly again.

" Politoad, time to use your Hypnosis!" Misty shouted sternly and watched her Pokemons' eyes light up a brilliant shade of blue. Her opponent's Pokemon was wearing down, it's eyelids drooping. With a final growl, it gave out to the sleep that so happily welcomed it.

" ...Fuck the whole thing... What a Bitch... Useless beast..." Muttering came fluently from the other side, "I'm sick of losing. You've messed around with my training for far too long now. Say goodbye to your damned Poke-bait 'cause it's all over!"

He rummaged with his belt, where about ten pokeballs lay (Some were empty obviously, he wasn't stupid enough to break the law). He looked at one and smirked, perceptibly thinking it a nice catch.

" Get ready to tremble where you're standing. This power is so incredible it'll knock you off your feet, Babe!" He grinned sleazily, "You were right before in saying that I'm not a proper water trainer. In fact, I'm not a water trainer at all. I only look for the most powerful Pokemon, those that are hardest to train. That is how a well-respecting trainer gets recognized. My methods have never lost me a match but I can see that just playing with a water expert like you isn't going to do me any good. Now I'm going to get serious, and my first move is going to be showing you just how powerful properly trained beasts can get! Go, Venusuar!"

Misty had been partly confused during his speech but she smiled in understanding as the giant-uh-brussel sprout appeared. It was withered as well and Misty could see scars on its underbelly. This despicable human being had obviously known about the tough scales anywhere else and so had tried for the only spot that felt like jello. This meant that she had to be careful about hitting it there. But it was also going to be hard to beat it otherwise, considering she knew about the exterior as well.

Quite a challenge... She breathed a sigh of relief though, It's a good thing that I sensed a storm approaching earlier. This one won't be able to use its 'Solarbeam' unless the sky clears up--And fast. This may just give me a slight advantage, especially because of its lack of evasion...

" Are you ready?!" He called manically from his side of the 'stadium', "Venusuar, use your Razor Leaf until I tell you otherwise!" And Misty watched as her Pokemon was forced to flee from the assault. She could tell where the attacks were coming from so she informed Politoad of the direction it should move in upon approaching impact.

" Politoad--! Right! Left! Jump, then right! Right! Jump, and left! Right! Left! Get behind Venusuar and use your Hydro Pump!"

He obeyed, whirling around his opponent and letting loose a large spray of water that surrounded it. A howl came from inside and next moment, the effect had worn off. Venusuar merely shook little flecks of H2O from himself and waited for instruction.

" Yo, Babe! That won't help you now! My Pokemon's about to blow you away!"

" Have you not noticed?!" Misty countered angrily, "The skies clouded over! A storms coming and that means there's not enough sunlight to use Solarbeam. Get over it, you're not as good as you thought!" She shouted.

" But you misunderstand! I've lived near the ocean all my life, I know that a storm is coming so I'm going to propose a technique that will make the sun shine so brightly that I'll be able to attack freely and make every one of your Pokemon faint! Get ready for tonight, Babe, and to let you know, wear something short and tight. I like my girls dressed that way."

She ignored his last comment, focusing more on his altering motives for victory, "Wha'dya mean that you can make the sun shine again?"

" Venusuar, use Sunny Day!" He shouted and Misty watched in horror as the clouding sky cleared up almost instantly. She could still feel the storm coming, which meant that he'd only pasted a new sky over the old. She just had to wait until the whole thing melted away. But until then, she'd have to try and see through the brilliant sunshine that blinded her vision, "Now, use Solarbeam!" Came a shout from the other side of the field.

Next moment, she found herself blown back into the ground from the recoil of the assault. She couldn't even see Politoad through the gale of the smog that had risen from the ground but she could tell that it was over. If one of her Pokemon went down that quick then her others would most likely be easy picking. She could always use her Corsola if worse came to worse, his 'Recover' would probably be a big help... But just how well could it affect him before her opponent directed another blasting end?

" Politoad, return!" She called and held up her Pokeball, "Good job, I'll take you to a center as soon as this is finished..."

" Sorry 'bout that Babe. I shoulda warned you that would happen... But I gotta admit, on the ground is exactly where the leader of that Damned excuse for a Gym should be! It fits you so well since you're about to be faced with yet another defeat."

Misty disregarded him and rummaged through her bag again. She didn't have much choice for her next battle. She'd have to go with Corsola because Goldeen wouldn't do and Staryu was definetely no match for it...

" Go, Corsola!" She shouted and out popped the small coral-like monster (In retrospect, of course. Corsola is my favorite in her group, next to Psyduck, don’t ask me why, right now but as the full name of Pokemon is Pocket Monsters... In the famous words of Misty, "CUUUTTTTTTTIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE--!"), which jumped up just as enthusiastically as Politoad had, "Make me proud, Corsola! Use your Spike Cannon!" Misty shouted instantly. She didn't want to give her opponent a chance to attack all ready.

Corsola glowed golden before sparks of light flew from its body and pelted across to the newly revealed Venusuar, which howled as they cascaded into its body. Even its hard shell couldn't take something like that so easily, at least, that was what Misty thought. Next moment, though, it had completely recovered from the blow and stood stark still, waiting for more instruction.

" It's time to end this, now..." Came her opponents sickeningly pleased voice from the other side, "Venusuar, Solarbeam--!"

Another blast of light, another recoil, and another time she'd found herself on the ground.

" Coo-oor--!" Came the weak cry from her friend. She immediately retaliated.

" Corsola, recover!" She shouted and a resounding gasp was heard from the crowd. They were as shocked as she was that it wasn't over yet, "Now use Spike Cannon again and if he attacks, use Agility to dodge!"

Her Pokemon replied by sliding into the monsters underbelly, obviously knowing full well that it was made like jelly.

" Corsola, no--! You can't hit him there! That would be too much!" Misty shouted. She knew that if she did, the match would be hers but she couldn't risk seeing a face of such fright placed in her direction. It was all ready sickening her how his trainer could possibly stand it!

Her Pokemon looked confused but the other looked nothing but thankful. It was then that the sadist of a trainer called, "There's no need to finish this with a Solarbeam! Use Body Slam, Venusuar!"

The monster let its stubby legs give way to the Pokemon that was still under it. Corsola instantly used Barrier as a shield but knew that it wouldn't hold for long because its opponent wasn't using a water type of attack. And he wouldn't disobey his master, as much as he wanted to win the match for her... He wouldn't attack the beasts underside.

Two seconds later it was all over as the veil gave way to the flesh of its adversary. Misty just had time to cry out loud to her friend before Venusuar got regrettably to its feet. Misty looked to it and saw eyes of glass, as if it were sorry for doing what it had. She tried to smile reassuringly but it wouldn't happen. She was just too devastated to do so and continued to call back her fallen Pokemon before grasping her last hope.

... This is my only chance... The conditions couldn't be better... Thunders beginning to roll across the skies again... There's no water to interfere with the match so far... It's all I have left..! She wiped her eyes as she felt tears prickling to fall and threw the Pokeball.

" Go... Psyduck!"

Another flash of brilliant light and the crowd looked at the puny duckling that had appeared before them. Next to the huge Venusuar, this was about as much of a threat as a bag of carrots.

If she waited, without giving him any orders so that he'd embarrass her, waited, until his headache was massive enough to use as a weapon... She might just have a chance.

" Is this what you've reduced yourself to, Ms. Gym Leader of Cerulean?!" Came a mocking shout from the other side and laughter followed suit.

Misty tried to ignore him and took a moment to turn her eyes in Imuru's direction. This would have been the first time she'd seen him in action since the beginning of the challenge.

He seemed to be doing fine on his own. Though it looked like Sneasel was out of the picture, he was well-balancing the battle with a Pidgeot Vs. a Noctowl. Two Pokemon that Ash owned both of... Compared to these, though, his Pokemon were more mediocre than she could even begin to imagine.

" Come on, Babe! Let's battle! I'm growing hair in my ears waiting for you!" Came her antagonist's call.

" That's not much of something to boast about!" She yelled back and waved her arm, "Go on and attack, I don't care."

Obviously thinking that she was insane, he grinned shakily, yet cockily at the same time, "F-fine, throw the match! I knew all along that you wanted me! We're going to play with this sorry idea for a challenger!"

She rolled her eyes but kept a good watch as Venusuar regrettably continued to lash out at her excuse for a competitor. She seemed to have thrown him off when she'd told him to attack.

She took turns keeping sight of Imuru and her own battle. A few minutes later, her adversary had had about enough.

" Hey, you! We're in the middle of a battle here! Stop watching your fucked up boyfriend and pay attention long enough to see me destroy your Pokemon!"

Between the continuous blows from Venusuar, the shouts of his trainer and the opposite, and the mounting thunder herding across the sky, Psyduck was starting to feel really sick to the head. All of the sudden, a massive wave of nausea overrode him and Misty took notice of the bright blue glow in his eyes.

" Psyduck, use your Psywave!" Misty shouted gleefully and watched the Venusuar instantly fall back after the slightest of pulses.

Her opponent was confused. She'd willingly let him kick her Pokemons’ ass and waited until now for a chance to attack? What was the point of that besides the fact that he was now down to one Pokemon left..? By the time she was ready next time, wouldn't her Pokemon have fainted all ready?

Misty had thought of that too but by the sight of Psyducks’ ever-glowing eyes, he was still ready to retaliate from all of the abuse he'd just got done taking in.

" ...Come on... Send out your next savage..." She whispered mockingly, "...Before it's too late..." She was praying that he was that much of an idiot.

Her wish was granted. Next moment, he'd pulled his last string from his waist and thrown it to the center of the sandy field. And out popped something that she'd never have guessed.

All of his Pokemon had been large and seemingly intimidating. This was a major fall back considering its size. Granbull landed beside his master and howled excitedly. Compared to the others as well, his third choice actually looked willing to fight. But Misty wasn't going to give it that chance. Her resolve returning, she pointed and shouted to her own Pokemon.

" Psyduck, Confusion!" There was hardly any time for the creature and sorry excuse for a human to move as the white light enveloped them and, next moment, nothing was left. Misty almost felt worried for the guy until her eyes traveled the ground and lay upon--, "His belt!"

She threw the waist band over her shoulder and stepped back into the crowd. The resounding applause almost made her give an encore but she ran in Imuru's direction just in time to see him end his match with a beautiful Fly attack.

As the male actor came in her direction, she heard the cries of the fallen trainer but didn't bother to look back when the older boy lead her away. Now thoroughly confused, she shoved his hands off her shoulders and turned around to face him just in time for him to say, "Maybe we should talk..."

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Meanwhile, Ash had followed the applause into the sand and had finally caught sight of the two of them just as they left. How will he find them again in the mounting crowd?

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A/N: Enough for this chapter. I'm sorry my ideas are taking so long to get finished but I really like where I'm going with some of these fictions. If you think I'm doing well for a fourteen yr. old then tell me! I'll be glad to hear your praise in the reviews, along with your criticism...

 

Dudes, I'm back with my own net service! You know what this means, Dudes? Totally, now I can post more frequently! Rock on! --Erm-- Ignore that, and let's continue on with the few and far in between shout-outs...

 

First, to Rae8 (Only because I couldn't help it): Thanks for taking a liking to my idea! I know Lizzie McGuire may seem a bit juvenile and such but it can be a good show and I'm glad you approve of my plot, or, rather the plot I stole from Disney. In any case, expect lots more where this came from and... **Points to all others reading this**... Okay, you amateurs--THIS **Pulls Rae to side and whips out a pointer-stick-thingy** IS WHAT AN AUTHOR LOOKS LIKE. You want themes? You want life-related originality? Go look at her bio because, for a young-un, she ain't half bad!

Deja Know I Been Lookin For Vu: I haven't heard much about you before... However! That doesn't mean that I will ignore you because you are an adoring fan, or at least a fan at all, and you deserve so recognition! I'm afraid I can't say much but that whole 'Not updating for awhile' thing is, hopefully and happily, over. I just got a new web service and I'm praying that it won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Hope you continue to review cause it makes me feel all warm and fluffy inside!

 

And to the rest of you, who feel that warm-fluffiness and sugar all around isn't enough, maybe the fact that I'll post more often under the circumstances will get you all reviewing hot. Anyway, hope I get a little bit more attention this time around (I'm not picky, I'm just dejected..!) and I'll continue hopefully within a week. I'm going for about 17 chapters total for those of you who care (Twelve 1/2 of which have all ready been typed) and hoping to exceed a fifty review before the eighth chapter. It's always been my dream to get recognized by lots and lots and lots of people! And I must be getting better cause two of my idols have all ready reviewed this story!

Anyway, that's all for now! Feel free to check out some more of my work (Believe me, I won't stop you)!

Ciao, ja ne, whatever till later my friends from the digits!

-- Chibi-Suiko