"This! This isn’t fair!" Whitney cried out as she glared at me.
"I won." I reminded her and that only made her angrier. Her face went red as she glared at me.
"You shouldn’t have! My Miltank can’t lose to some!" She trailed off waving at me, and then she stomped off, whipping around and marching away...
"My badge?" I called after her, but she was gone stomping to her Gym building and entering with a loud slam of the door.
"Is Whitney okay?" Bugsy asked, and I looked at him incredulously.
"Her!? I’m the one that should be getting a badge! Hey, come back!" I demanded running to the gym but the door was locked, and after a minute of banging she didn’t come back out.
"I think she’ll come out... Eventually?" Bugsy tried to offer but I glared and huffed and just pulled up my goggles and shrugged.
"Forget it. I’m taking Lucario to the pokemon center." I grumbled and stomped off. I’d have to talk to someone else if Whitney really was going to refuse to give me the star badge.
Grumbling all the way about prissy farm girls I stomped into the Pokemon center and felt something relax as Nurse Joy greeted me.
Kanto or Johto it hardly mattered. Nurse Joy was always there.
Passing over my pokemon I flopped on the couch of the Pokemon center and considered the battle.
Sleep Talk was a good move to combo with rest, but you had no control of what move your pokemon did. For Whitney to have her Miltank use Rollout... Was it chance, she had gotten it in one, or training?
I think training. There was no hesitation or surprise or delight on her face as the sleep Rollout had started. She knew it would happen.
That’s... Really impressive.
Too bad she was also a massive butt.
I shook it off, no point in getting angry. I’d complain about it later or something. I looked at Bugsy who was looking a little antsy.
Heh. Antsy.
"You okay?"
"Yeah! I’m fine... I just.. I’ll be back okay?" He said and rose up and I watched as he stomped off.
Huh, I guess the kid had a bit of spine to him after all.
—--
"And that’s why Lance is actually a Flying Type trainer, pretending to be a Dragon Master." I whispered to the group of children. Once my team was returned to me, I headed out back to check out the battling area, and ended up impressing everyone with Dragonite.
So they had instantly assumed I was a member of the Blackthorne Clan, and so I had made sure to use that assumption to spread the truth!
"But Lance is a Dragon Master! That’s why he’s so cool! And wears the cape!"
"A cape that flaps in the breeze... Like a Flying Type master!" I denied instantly as I crouched among the small group of boys. "Think of Falkner! He has his flowy Kimono right? It’s the same thing! To test the wind!"
"B-But Lance is so cool!"
"Yeah! He isn’t some lame flying type Master!" Another called out.
"Then explain how all of his pokemon are Flying type?" I asked and stumped the kids.
Which instantly got a reaction as many young kids don’t like being proven wrong they started raging.
"You’re wrong! Stupid!"
"No! You’re stupid!" I argued back and the boy that said it glared and reached for a pokeball before looking over at Dragonite and slumping.
Yeah sorry kid, staking it on a Pokemon battle isn’t going to work against me! Mwahahaha!
"Vicky?"
"Oh? Bugsy, welcome ba-Oh it’s you." I grumbled as I rose up. Bugsy was walking over with a blank faced Whitney.
"That’s right." She said as she sped up, walking past Bugsy without issue, her longer legs putting in work.
Then she stopped in front of me and breathed in and out.
"Congratulations on your victory. You defeated me, and earned this." She said then and held out a Plain Badge.
One that I didn’t take.
She looked at me, and I looked at her.
"I defeated your strongest team." I reminded her, and she winced her hand closing on the Plain Badge a moment before putting it in her pocket and pulling out another.
This one had the Star.
"You... You earned this." She said, struggling to get the words out.
Gently I took the badge. Looking it over. A fine addition to my collection, I decided.
I pulled off my pack and pulled out my Badge case, and placed it inside.
Then I looked at her. She was struggling to control her emotions, but I was going to be the bigger person.
"You have an amazing Pokemon in your Miltank. That sleep talk combo was crazy. I can’t imagine the amount of training with Rest and Sleep Talk it took to get a pokemon to always choose a specific move."
"A long time." She answered and I nodded, as she did as well. Then she turned away.
Bugsy remained watching her go with a look on his face that I’ve seen on plenty of boys before.
"Thank you Bugsy." I answered then and he jerked a bit at the sound of my voice.
"Oh, it’s no problem! I... I can’t have anyone thinking the Johto Gym Leaders aren’t good honorable people!" He demurred looking a little embarrassed.
"I know. Whitney was just surprised. I never thought I wouldn’t end up getting my badge."
"Good! Yeah..." He trailed off watching Whitney and I smiled a bit.
"At least she’ll remember who you are now."
"Yeah." He whispered a bit breathily before freezing up and turning to look at me, and my evil smirk.
We raced into a large dojo-like battle arena and I was getting excited but then Chuck suddenly yelled out.
"Honey!? Where are my pokeballs?"
And I slumped as I realized the man had completely lost his own team.
—--
After a long search Chuck had realized his main team’s Pokeballs were at the Pokemon Center for a checkup, and while we waited, Chuck’s wife fed Bugsy and I dinner.
And it was a lot of food, but that woman could cook.
Finally, afterwards, the Pokemon had arrived as Nurse Joy had given Chuck a look for calling and asking her to deliver them.
Yikes.
And then we battled.
"Lu! Lucario!" She shouted as Chucks Machamp charged in.
"Maaaachamp!" The pokemon roared as the two fighting types tore into each other. While Machamp tore into the area with overwhelming power, Lucario and I were using a different method.
"Keep it up! Detect through!" I called out, as Lucario was using the move to see what would come next and dodge around.
"Pin her down Machamp!" Chuck roared and Lucario struggled. Type weakness to fighting, against a truly powerful fighting type made things a bit hard on her.
"Now!" I called, and Lucario switched from Detect. Just as she was struck by a painful Mach punch, she shifted, and then spun with the attack. Her foot coming out and smashing into Machamps chin with so much force the much much larger pokemon was lifted straight off the floor.
"C-Counter!" Chuck roared out in shock and then delight laughing happily as Lucario completed her spin and landed and then fell to one knee.
Chuck and I both watched, but Machamp was out, and his shoulders slumped a small amount.
"Amazing! Using Detect first? I see. I understand! You used it until you were sure you were taking a hit that Lucario would still be standing after, and was strong enough to knock out Machamp?"
"That’s right! Lucario actually has a type weakness to fighting moves because of her Steel Type! So if she was going to win, it had to be decisive!"
"Mwahahaha! Such spirit! Excellent! Planning out a battle before it begins is an excellent start! But you haven’t defeated me yet, and your Lucario can not do the same move again! I hope you are ready!"
I laughed as the man shouted out. He was definitely full of energy, but I hadn’t really planned it specifically. I looked at Lucario and she looked at me.
She nodded, and I raised the pokeball to return her.
It had actually been her idea.
Lucario knew how to fight after all. I was just polishing her up and strengthening her up. That and teaching her to fight Pokemon battles, and not just feral fighting.
But I placed her back on my belt and reached for another pokemon.
The last Pokemon I think I would be using in today’s match.
"Sorry Chuck. But you are the perfect fight to let my next pokemon really stretch her legs. So this match? It’s already over." I said playing the heel a bit to the man which he delighted in, flexing his chest and raising his arms.
"Then you will be surprised at the power of Fighting Pokemon!"
Then I tossed a pokeball, and a Goddess descended.
—--
Afterwards it was quiet. Even Bugsy was too shocked to call the match.
Chansey was standing there unharmed in a now destroyed arena bouncing lightly on her toes and looking as usual like she was just happy to be there. Chansey heals OP, Please don’t nerf!
Before her lay her last foe. The poor Polywrath was completely flat faced into the ground before the power of the Goddess.
"T-thats?" Chuck whispered, having progressively lost his energy as the battle continued, shock replacing it.
"Chansey! I love you!" I shouted out, as I charged and jumped into a big hug. I guess I was feeling affectionate today. Chansey swung me around and we both giggled as we hugged tight.
"What was that!?" Bugsy finally let loose, unable to stop himself, and I turned and smirked at him.
"Chansey, is... Strong." I decided and Chansey perked up standing up straight. She nodded her head in agreement beside me.
Chuck suddenly took a step forward and then another as he approached and Chansey and I looked as he fell to his knees and grabbed Chanseys flipper.
"A-Amazing! You’re perfect!" The man started crying and I blinked before smiling proudly as I made out "Perfect physique." And "A goddess." In there.
So Chuck had seen it too. Chansey was truly a goddess descended upon us mere mortals to achieve peak gains.
—--
"And there." He confirmed handing off the Storm Badge, with star. "With this! You have proof that you have defeated me! Chuck of Cianwood City! The Storm Badge is proof of your accomplishment, and of your excellent training! I vow to train 24 hours a day to reach nirvana! A goddess has shown the way!" He cheered out and I laughed in delight at his excitement.
"Chan-Chansey chanse." Chansey spoke, waving a flipper at him in embarrassment.
But I was glad I had chosen to give Chansey a chance to stretch her legs here. For one Chuck understood.
For another?
I glanced at Chansey and our eyes met.
Understanding passed and I grinned in delight as she looked equally happy. She had really enjoyed this. A battle. A workout for her, but more importantly, she had gone through five additional Pokemon. This was the longest amount of time she had spent battling outside training with the team.
For once Chansey was the absolute victor of this match, and she had definitely enjoyed it. She truly had found her battling spirit working with Koga, and our bond had grown ever stronger.
"Chanse?" She asked pointing and I nodded offering the badge to her, which she took and looked it over. I noticed she smiled brighter, happier as she looked down on the badge, no doubt seeing her own face reflected in the star.
"We did it." I said smiling as Chansey looked up from the badge to me. She nodded slowly, but her spreading smile told me the truth.
She reached out and grabbed me, and I laughed in delight as she spun me around while hugging me tight.
I hugged her back and we both laughed in delight. "We did it Chansey! We won the badge!" I called out cheering, and then there was something more. A flash, a connection and I blinked back the white light as I felt the flippers holding me grow and change.
I gasped as I looked up in the same gentle eyes. As she looked down on me.
"Blissey!"
"Blissey!"
We shouted together and instantly started moving. Dancing around in delight, my hands in her flippers as we cheered and celebrated.