Cruisin for a bruisin || Chapter 10

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Haha, yeah! Today's the day where I'll be boarding the S.S. Anne! Where I'll be able to have battles, and have a bit of a mini vacation at the same time too, heh... This is gone be... AWESOME!!
Anyways, I made my way down the paths in the city, pausing when I saw the gym that was nearby, with a big line of people outside... Man, I'm glad I didn't have to wait in that long line today! Hopefully that won't be the case tomorrow...
"...Pika..." Pikachu stared at the gym as well, with a bit of a nervous, and serious expression. The gym was an electric type gym, so I'm sure he was feeling some sort of competition because of it...
"Hey Pikachu, don't worry." I say, kneeling down to his level. "After today, we'll all be able to kick the gym leader's butt!" Pikachu looks up at me curiously, as i grah my backpack, shifting through the contents of it. "I got something for you... Here!" I pulled out a pair of sunglasses, putting them on Pikachu, which fit pretty well. "There... Now you're looking pretty snazzy! And ready for the cruise!"
"Pika... Pika pi!" Pikachu smiled, looking at his sunglasses happily. "Come on, race you to the ship!" The two of us ran down the paths some more, finally seeing the gigantic ship come into view. I made my way to the entrance, showing the man at the front my ticket... Before heading onto the ship.
"...Whoa..." I looked around the main area of the ship, which was a gigantic room, filled to the brim with many people. Alongside the walls were also a bunch of shops and restaurants, and on the other side of the room, there was multiple battlefields, with a bunch of trainers fighting, and many others watching the battles.
"Ooh... Come on Pikachu, let's find someone to battle!" We ran over one of the battlefields, watching as two trainers just finished a fight, returning their Pokémon back to their balls.
"Hoho, told you I'd win! Now pay up, sir." The older man who won smirks, his opponent sighing as he handed him some money. All the people who were watching were also doing the same... Hmm, they must be betting on trainers or something...
"So, who wants to battle me next?!" The man says, everyone nodding no as they backed away from him. "Heh, nobody?! Come on everyone, don't be a bunch of wimps!" The man says, chuckling.
"I'll battle you!" I blurt out excitedly, everyone gasping and murmuring, as the man looked at me, smirking.
"A kid, huh? Heh, you've got guts, little boy..." The man says. All the people in the crowd whispered to each other, probably making their next bets for this battle.
"...Let's do this."
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BATTLE... BEGIN!!
Man: "It's a one-on-one battle, got it?"
Sam: "Yeah, let's do this! Go, Squirtle!"
Man: "Let's win this one, Horsea!"

Man: "Horsea, use Bubble!"Sam: "Squirtle, you use Bubble as well!"Man: "Now, use Smokescreen!"Sam: "Use Tackle!"For some reason, Squirtle didn't listen to me, using Water Gun instead, struggling to see Horsea now because of all the smoke

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Man: "Horsea, use Bubble!"
Sam: "Squirtle, you use Bubble as well!"
Man: "Now, use Smokescreen!"
Sam: "Use Tackle!"
For some reason, Squirtle didn't listen to me, using Water Gun instead, struggling to see Horsea now because of all the smoke.
Man: "Horsea, keep using Bubble!"
Sam: "Squirtle, please listen to me! Focus and use Tackle!"
Squirtle listened this time, hitting Horsea with a critical hit.
Man: "Aw geez... Horsea, use Bubble again!"
Sam: "Finish Horsea off with one last Tackle!"
Squirtle's Tackle did a lot of damage... Fainting Horsea.
Man: "Wait a minute... I actually lost?!"
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A bunch of gasps and cheers erupted in the crowd, as everyone exchanged more money. "Man, I gotta say, kid... You're pretty good! Here you go..." The man smiles, handing over some money.
"Woah... Thanks so much, sir! And thank you too, Squirt-"
"SQUUUIRT!!" Squirtle out of nowhere then blasts a Water Gun attack directly in the man's face. "Oh my gosh, sir! I'm so sorry about that!" I quickly apologize.
"Wait a minute... Is that the same Squirtle thats been causing trouble in the city?" One person in the crowd says, everyone glaring at Squirtle. Squirtle then looks around at the people nervously, before quickly running away.
"What the- Squirtle, get back here!" I chased Squirtle through the crowds of people, as he ran out of the area, darting through some hallways, and running through a door. Eventually, I was able to corner Squirtle, in an area where we were now outside, that had a pool area that overlooked the ocean. "Squirtle, what's the matter with you?! You really need to- WAAUGHH!!" Squirtle cut me off, as he blasted me in the face with a Water Gun attack as well.
"Squirtle, how dare you attack me?! Ugh, return!" I quickly returned him back to his ball, finding some towels, as I dried my face off. When my face was finally dried off, I looked over at the ocean once more... It was beautiful, a dark blue color, that sparkled against the sunlight. Pikachu also admired the ocean as well, slowly walking over to the edge of the balcony, trying to climb to the top. I then lifted him up, placing him on the top, where we could both get a perfect view of the ocean.
"Pika..." Pikachu's eyes sparkled, lifting his sunglasses up to admire the view.
"It really is amazing, isn't it Pikachu?" I say, Pikachu nodding as we stare at the water for a decently long time, until we start hearing footsteps running towards us.
"Hey... Kid..." I turned around, seeing a younger man, who looked like he was out of breath, holding up his own Pokeball. "Sorry if I'm bothering you right now, but... I just watched your fight earlier... And I really wanna battle you as well! If, uh... That's alright with you?" I looked over at Pikachu, the two of us giving a glance, where we knew we shared the same answer to the man's question.
"...Yeah. Let's do this!"
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BATTLE... BEGIN!!
Sam: "Go, Charmander!"
Man: "Alright... Let's do this, Poliwag!"

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