1.Ash's Story (Part 3: Hoenn)

Chapter 11

When we decide to train with our Pokemon, we bump into a man and he asks, "Can I help you with something, bro?"

"Brawly!" Mark immediately recognizes the man and says, "You're finally here!"

"Well if it isn't Mark, how are you doing?" Brawly says.

"So you must be the Dewford Gym Leader?" We decide to introduce ourselves and I also ask for a Gym battle, but he says, "Sorry, dude, no can do. You see, right up until yesterday, the onshore sea was totally gnarling with some really wicked wages, but today, there's a radical face showing up just on shore! So come on back tomorrow."

Then we notice him leaving with the girls following him, and Alice asks, "I don't think I understand a thing he says."

"Not me." Minami says.

"That nerve of this guy... and after we got ourselves all psyched up for this battle. What kind of gym leader is he?" I mutter.

Then the others decided to just watch the surfing, so we decided to head to the beach and watch them doing surfing. We notice Brawly using Makuhita to surf around the waves, but Makuhita loses focus and falls into the water.

"Uh oh..." I say, "Are you alright?"

"Don't worry, we're just fine." But it turns out that we're not fine because Team Rocket comes with another attempt to steal Pikachu. They try to get away with the boat, and Brawly yells, "Hey! You can't just steal others' Pokemon like that! Makuhita, help Pikachu now!"

Then Makuhita tries to surf until he bumps into the boat, then Pikachu falls into the water and breaks free from the net. I also have him use Thunderbolt to send them flying once more.

"That Pikachu of yours is really amazing dude. I've never seen a Thunderbolt with so much power." Brawly says.

"Of course, my brother is the Champion of the Johto and the Winner of the Kanto Region. He just only needs to face my mom and then he'll also be a Kanto Champion as well!"

"You know, some things are really meant to happen, huh? I accept your battle challenge my little man." Brawly says.

"That's awesome, thanks!" I say.

We decided to head there as soon as possible. When we get inside, we are surprised to see that it really is a training gym other than the Pokemon gym. The guide is standing at the counter and he says, "Yo, how's it going, Champ Ash?"

"Really? You're calling me that?" I say with slight annoyance, while the others are trying to hide their laughter.

"Dewford's Gym Leader, Brawly, commands Fighting-type Pokémon. Going against him with Normal-type Pokémon is asking for trouble. Fighting-type Pokémon will lay a serious smackdown on Normal-type Pokémon, so stay on your toes! Hey, OK, go for it!"

Much to our surprise, the lights are now off, and we can now see nothing but a path with trainers. The first one is a battle girl named Laura, she says, "Don't you dare brush me off! It's not my fault if you cry!"

Geez, the girl here is quite serious. She sends out a Meditite, which is a Fighting and Psychic Type, I use Taillow to battle and defeats it with the Aerial Ace attack. "Waaah! I lost!"

Did she seriously have to cry like that? Anyway, it seems that when we try to move forward, the treadmill will push me back. Max says, "Maybe you should go around it instead of following the light?"

"But it sure is dark, I wonder if Ash can actually see where the objects are without bumping into it..." Alice says.

Good thing that there is a switch on the ground, when I step on it, the light turns back on, but when I get off, it will turn off. I can't just cheat my way by having Alice help me, so I decide to navigate and after several bumps, we finally arrive at a second trainer, a Black Belt named Hideki. "Might is right! Come on!"