pokemon adventure

chapter hundred forty three

Chapter 143

Roark vs Byron,

Ash's Gym Battle 6

And Tomo's Gym Battle 6

Today the gang was making their way back to the Canalave Gym because they heard from Nurse Joy that the gym leader named Byron was back from Iron Island. "It's time now" said Ash. He was looking forward to having a gym battle and so was Tomo. The referee came out of the gym and Ash introduced himself and Tomo to the referee. "I remember you kids from the other day" said the referee. "We heard the Byron was back from Iron Island so we are here to battle him for the gym badge" said Ash. "Byron is here but now is not a good time because his son is visiting" said the referee. "What's that got to do with having a gym battle?" asked Dawn. "Well it's hard to put this," said the referee "but Byron and his son are quite a pair. You see if something goes wrong between the two of them it takes a while for them to fix the problem".

The referee proved his point when he led the gang into the gym. There was a sound of arguing coming from a room where the battle ground was. The battle field had rocks all over it like the Oreburgh Gym did. Two men were shouting at each other over who loved fossils more. To the gang's surprise one of the men was Roark. This meant Roark was Byron's son. The referee called out to Byron to let him know he had two challengers waiting to battle him. "Hi Roark nice to see you again" said Ash. "Hi Ash I was wondering I may see you here" said Roark. "The challenger is your friend?" Byron asked Roark. "Ash and Tomo challenged me back at the Oreburgh Gym and they won badges" answered Roark. Byron stared at the two brothers. "Ash, Tomo I'm sorry but you two will have to wait because I'm not letting this one go," said Roark because when it comes to fossils dad you won't out do me". Byron started to growl in anger. "I'm telling you I love fossils the most and that is that!" he shouted. "No way I do!" shouted Roark, angrily. "Wow Roark and Byron really are a pair" said Tomo, who was feeling a little scared about this.

Byron led Roark and the gang into a room that was filled with fossils. "Wow, what a collection of fossils" said Ash. "I haven't seen anything like it" said Tomo. What impressed Roark the most was a big Anorith fossil that was stored in a glass cabinet. "If I restore this Anorith fossil it will be an Anorith that is bigger than it's normal size," said Byron, proudly, "so give up on trying to beat me with fossils". "I have never seen anything like this big Anorith fossil," said Roark "but when it comes to pokemon restored from fossils nothing tops my Rampardos for sure". "Sorry to have to correct you, but it's my Bastiodon that tops everything" said Byron. He and Roark started to have an argument between Rampardos and Bastiodon. Brock stepped in to stop the fighting and Dawn suggested that Byron and Roark have a battle to see which pokemon was better. Byron and Roark agreed to the idea.

Before the battle was going to start Roark had a chat with the gang in a hallway. "I'm amazed to know that Byron is your dad Roark" said Ash. "Yes and as you just saw we get a bit carried away when it comes to fossils and stuff," said Roark "the reason I came all the way over here was to ask my dad to come back to Oreburgh City for his and my mum's anniversary". Roark explained that his dad used to be the gym leader of Oreburgh Gym. But one day he was asked by the pokemon league to become the gym leader for the gym in Canalave City. He accepted the offer at once because there were fossils to dig up in Canalave City. So he packed up and left, leaving Roark to become the new gym leader of the Oreburgh Gym. "He never even considered about how mum and I felt about him leaving," said Roark, finishing the story, "he only consulted himself when making important decisions and always took the two of us for granted. And the truth is not only are there fossils here in Canalave City, there are a lot of fossils on Iron Island nearby". "Wait so the reason why we waited for him to come back from Iron Island was because he had been digging up fossils" said Ash. "Ash, Tomo I'm really sorry I have to make you two wait more to battle my dad," said Roark "I don't want my dad to out fossil me". Ash and Tomo understood and they wished Roark luck with the battle.