Empathic Adventures

Empathic Adventures

EP025: Bug Badge Battling

by SSJ04 Mewtwo

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Zoey sighed to herself. Trying to catch up to one Ash Ketchum was a pain in the butt, but she wasn't going to give up, not after coming this far.

"Dawn, don't think I'm not coming to figure out what's going on in that head of yours,' she thought. 'I just can't understand...is she having...no,
she can't be...' Zoey shook her head. She was very confused and Dawn, hopefully, would clear this whole thing up.

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"Misty, like, you can't leave the gym," Lilly said.

"We haven't had a trainer in weeks! Besides, Ash Ketchum has some explaining to do!" Misty shouted.

"C'mon Misty," Violet said, "if he's got a girlfriend then you need to move on."

"What gives him the right to choose someone that didn't start traveling with him until just before he went to Sinnoh!? She doesn't know him like I do...I'll show this 'Anabel'," Misty growled.

"You'll just get hurt," Daisy said.

"Stay out of my love life! What do you three know about having a boyfriend? You just like giving guys blue balls!" Misty shouted and with her backpack packed, she stormed out of her bedroom and out of the gym.

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"I must say Burgh, your gym has an impressive flavor," Cilan commented.

"Well now," Burgh grinned, "I didn't know I had such a fan-boy."

Cilan blushed as the battle field came into place.

"This is going to be a three on three battle. When all three of the trainer's or the gym leader's pokemon are knocked out, the battle is over," the ref explained.

"Dwebble, come on out!" Burgh shouted.

"Tepig, go!" Ash shouted.

"Ash has the type advantage," Iris remarked.

"Hmmmm, sometimes type advantages don't work," Anabel said.

"Uh, Burgh's Dwebble looks different from Yours, Cilan," Iris said.

"Yes, but no two Dwebble have the same flavor," Cilan remarked.

Ok Tepig, start off with Tackle!"

Tepig went in for a Tackle, but Dwebble dodged, showing off speed that Cilan's Dwebble had never shown.

'This one is faster...but why?' Ash thought. He then looked closely at Dwebble and his eyes lit up. 'It's shell, it's lighter than the shell that Cilan's Dwebble has.'

"Ok Tepig, let's let Dwebble make the next move," Ash advised Tepig.

"Huh?" Iris asked in confusion.

"You make think him a kid, Iris, but I believe that Ash figured out that Burgh's Dwebble's shell is lighter than my Dwebble's shell," Cilan said.

"Making Burgh's Dwebble faster, Right?" Angie asked.

"That's right," Cilan replied.

'He figured it out,' Burgh thought to himself. "Dig."

Dwebble burrowed into the ground leaving Tepig to look around for its foe.

"Keep moving! Don't stay in the same spot for too long!" Ash encouraged.

'He's good, but not good enough,' Burgh thought and Dwebble crashed into Tepig from below.

"Ok, Tepig, spinning Ember!"

"A gym battle is no place to experiment with a new attack," Iris moaned.

'Don't know what he's up to...' Burgh pondered. "Protect."

"Flame charge!"

The flaming ball that was Tepig crashed into the Protect shield of Dwebble, causing a massive explosion.

"Did counter shield just..." Dawn began.

"Shatter Protect!" Cilan said.

The two pokemon looked as if they had been through a longer battle than they were going through at the moment.

'Dwebble took damage anyway...but tepig is dizzy and might not be able to make a move.' "Finish it off with rock wrecker!"

The Dizzy Tepig couldn't dodge the move and was knocked out.

You've got to work on that move there, Ash," Burgh said as Ash returned Tepig.

"I think Tepig might need to learn Flame Thrower before trying that again, Sewaddle, go!"

Sewaddle used Razor Leaf, but Dwebble countered with Protect.

"X-Scissor, ."

"Fire String Shot at the ceiling!"

"There he goes again," May said as Sewaddle dodged Dwebble's X-Scissor.

"Try Bug Bite," Ash requested.

"Protect again."

Ash closed his eyes in frustration. Protect was really annoying him.

"Wait for him to attack Sewaddle," Ash said.

Finally he learns," Iris said.

"Like you could do any better," Angie challenged.

"Oh yeah?" Iris fired back.

"My Cubchoo could take out all your pokemon," Angie fired back.

"Uh girls, there's a battle still going on," Cilan stopped the argument.

"Dwebble, "Rock Wrecker."

Ash grinned, "Stop it with String shot."

String Shot stopped the attack and Sewaddle followed it up with a Tackle attack. This separated Dwebble from his shell and Ash ordered Sewaddle to keep up the pressure by using Razor Leaf and Tackle, eventually knocking out the Dwebble.

"Whirlipede...go," Burgh called out.

'This isn't going to be easy,' Ash thought.

"Poison Sting," Burgh called out.

"Dodge!" Ash called out and Sewaddle moved out of the way.

"String Shot," Ash ordered.

"Spin in place," Burgh ordered and the String Shot was broken up.

'Darn...didn't think he'd do that,' Ash thought.

"Steamroller," Burgh called out and Sewaddled took two harsh blows.

"Razor Leaf!" Ash shouted but the move couldn't stop Whirlipede's Steamroller.

"Use Bug Bite."

"Iron Defense."

Whirlipede's Iron Defense stopped Bug Bite cold.

"Ok Whirlipede, finish this up with Solar Beam!"

"Get out of the way!" Ash shouted.

The bright light of Solar Beam seemed to engulf Sewaddle, but instead of a fainted pokemon, there stood a Swadloon.

"Hey, you evolved!" Ash celebrated. He scanned his newly evolved pokemon and smiled.

"Energy ball!" he called out and the attack hit Whirlipede. A Tackle ended the match.

"Well now, I didn't think that you'd evolve a pokemon during this battle Ash. Now go, my guardian of the gym, Leavanny!"

"Swadloon, Energy Ball."

"Protect.

'Grrr, not again,' ash thought in frustration as Energy Ball hit uselessly against Protect.

"Leavanny , use string Shot," Burgh commanded and Swadloon was wrapped up in String shot.

"Swadloon, cut yourself out with Razor Leaf," Ash said, knowing that it would hurt itself, but it was better than being a sitting target.

"Leaf Storm!"

Ash watched on as Swadloon was hit, knocking it out.

"Well now ash, it's down to the final two pokemon between us," Burgh said with a grin.

"I choose..." Ash began but Oshawott popped out of its ball even though Pikachu had stepped out onto the field, knowing that it was up.

"Uh oh," Dawn said worriedly

"Oshawott," Ash said and the water type tried to make its case to be Ash's choice.

'Listen," Ash began and got eye level with him, "I know you want to battle, but your Aquajet still needs some work. We'll work on that and you'll battle next time, I promise," Ash said and returned his overly eager pokemon.

"Ash will have to make it up to Oshawot," Anabel observed.

"Pikachu, let's finish this battle," Ash said to his electric type and Pikachu's cheeks sparked in response.

'Ok, let's see if he falls into the same pattern,' Ash thought. "Pikachu, start with Iron Tail."

"Protect," Burgh said.

"Ash," the four girls complained.

"He's such a kid," Iris remarked.

'Yes,' "Pikachu, pull up and start spinning in your counter shield!"

"What..on no!"

Like before, the two moves crashed into each other, but unlike Tepig before it, Pikachu crashed through and hit hard.

"Now, finish it off with Electro Ball," ash said.

"Get out of the way!" Burgh encouraged, but the dazed pokemon was too slow and was finished off.

"Shouldn't have doubted him," Anabel commented.

"I've got to learn that trick," Cilan remarked.

Ash was given the Insect Badge and he happily put the badge in his case.

"I'm going to have to not rely on Protect so much. You showed me that even the best protection can be broken," Burgh said.

"Thanks for a really good match, Burgh," Ash thanked the gym leader and the two shook hands.


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Ok, that idea I mentioned at the end of the last chapter was Wrathe's idea. I'm going to use it, but I've got to deal with Misty and Zoey it appears, lol!

Ok, the start of the next chapter will have a lemon. If there are any requests now is the time to make them.

So, let me know what you thought of this chapter.