From: Mushboom <garrett.green@home.com> Subject: [PW!] Brock Battle! Date: Saturday, November 20, 1999 4:38 PM Cinder stood in front of the looming Pewter Gym. It had been a long walk from Pallet Town to Pewter City, but well worth it. He now had 5 Pokemon, somewhat low-leveled but good enough to take on Brock. Cinder reached forward and opened the twin doors, entering the Rock-type gym. He strolled right into the Trainer's box and yelled at the top of his lungs, "Brock! I challenge you!" "Yeah yeah," said a mopey Brock, "we fight, you win, you get a badge and all the praise." Brock yawned, "I usually have 2-on-2 battles but how 'bout you give me a fighting chance?" he didn't wait for Cinder to respond. "A 4-on-4 Pokemon battle will decide your fate!" The Rock Trainer lobbed a Pokeball, "Go Geodude!" Cinder thought for a second a threw out his choice, "Let's do it, Herc!" The two Geodude stared each other down. "Herc! Mega Punch!" due to Brock's lack of enthusiasm, Cinder got the first command off. "Try your Defense Curl," Brock sighed. Brock's Geodude crossed its arms in front of itself while Herc reared back his fist. "Geo!" Herc's knuckles hit Brock's Geodude squarely in the eyes despite his guard being up. Brock's Geodude wobbled on spot with dazed eyes. "Dude, geo dude," Herc taunted his opponent. "Finish it with a good Tackle attack!" ordered the challenger. Herc sped at the dizzy opponent with his hands outstretched. He nailed the other Geodude, causing it to crash through some rocks and hit a wall. "Woohoo! Wait to go Herc! Return!" Cinder recalled his trusty Geodude as Brock chose his next Pokemon. "Go Zubat!" the blue nocturne energized, ready to fight. "Fight flying with flying, go Duke!" "Zubat, Bite that duck...If you can," the poisonous bat flew at Duke, baring its fangs. "Counter the bite with your Leek Slap!" "Far far fetch'd!" Duke met Zubat's teeth with a hard swing of its leek. The Zubat plummeted to the ground and landed with a heavy thud. "Finish it with a Peck!" The bat was just pushing itself up when Duke's bill drove into his back, flattening it to the dirt. "Zuuuubat," it groaned in defeat. "Zubat return! Let's teach this kid some manners Onix!" yelled Brock, getting angrier by the minute, as his rock snake bellowed loudly. "Uh-oh, come back Duke, I choose you Frenchy!" Cinder's brand new Lickitung appeared, sticking it's tongue out at Onix. "That's the best you've got? Onix, Rock Throw!" "Iwaaaaak!" Onix picked some boulders up in his mouth and heaved them at Frenchy the Lickitung. "Lickee!" she squealed as the rocks pinned her to the ground. "Oh no! Frenchy, try your Supersonic attack. I know it'll be hard but it might get you some time." "Lickee," she nodded and opened her mouth wide and let out a very high pitched sound. Brock and Cinder held their ears while Onix flailed about having no hands to plug his ears with. After the sound stopped, Brock shouted to his Pokemon, "Onix, shake it off! Go for you Slam attack!" The Onix, suprisingly, wasn't confused and drove its muzzle towards the trapped Lickitung. Before the rock snake could hit, Frenchy was gone in a red flash causing Onix to slam into the ground. "I forfeit that round! Call out your next Pokemon!" Cinder gritted his teeth and waited for Brock to react. "Very well," he recalled Onix, "your my last hope, go Vulpix!" The flame fox appeared in the center of the ring. "I know there's no water here, but do your best! Whirley, go!" Cinder's trusty Poliwag energized, "Hypnosis, now!" "Poliwag!" Whirley's spiral began to turn, and Vulpix's eyes were drawn to it instantly. It spun faster causing Vulpix's eyelids to get heavy, finally Vulpix toppled over, sleeping. Brock looked on with a shocked look, "Ha! I've got you now Brock! Water Gun attack!" Cinder grinned broadly. Whirley inhaled and then blew out a stream of water, "Poli poli poli!". The water hit the sleeping Vulpix, drenching it and rendering it unable to fight. Cinder was ecstatic but the best was yet to come. Whirley smiled happily and then turned into white energy, the white energy morphed into a taller, bigger Poliwag without the tail and with newly grown arms. "She evolved!" exclaimed Cinder, "Whirley evolved into a Poliwhirl! Woohoo!" "Whirl! Poliwhirl!" she said as she flexed her new arms. "Whirley return!" she was summoned back to her orb, "Brock, may I have my badge now?" Brock sighed and handed Cinder his Boulder Badge and some winnings. "I'm all out of Bide TMs so um... Have this," he handed him a piece of paper, "it's a Gift Certificate for the Bike Shop in Cerulean. It was a present from my friend, the gym leader Misty. Although its mainly a Bike Shop, it has other things like rollerblades and skateboards." Cinder nodded and put it in his wallet, he left the gym and ran to the PokeCenter. Cinder went inside the PokeCenter and approach the counter, to his surprise there was no Nurse Joy there. He looked around the Center and saw a fellow trainer peering at a map, he walked up to him and tapped on the shoulder. The trainer turned around, "Yes?" "Um... Do you know where the Nurse is?" Cinder asked. TBC......? -- -Mushboom --------------------------------------------- ICQ-38179649 AIM-Mushboom99/Mushzilla --------------------------------------------- "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" -Godzilla, my idol ================================ "I'm a lesbian trapped in a man's body." -Me ============================================================ "When I grow up, I want to be a pineapple. I've always found them sassy." -Me