A Trainer Named Lucas

Chapter 14: Lucas vs Fantina

Intro:

Hey, sorry for being late my finals got in the way of making this chapter and I had a family emergency that outweighs this in terms of importance but I am back and we are back on schedule. Let's keep this intro short and let's hope back in with our story!

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Pokemon in any way this is just a fanfiction. Please support the creators by purchasing and playing Pokemon Platinum Version wherever sold in your respective area.

Guide:

Bolded Italics: Speaking out of time or audience

Regular Italics: Character Thoughts

COF: Character(s) of Focus

AND. HERE. WE. GO.

Lucas ran to the pokemon gym both full of excitement and typical gym leader nerves. This would be his third gym battle and he spent all of last night thinking about strategies he could use against Fantina. But whatever he thought off came to a standstill. Stumped he decided to use that new device Dawn gave him.

"Lucas, I knew you'd be the first to use the device, what's up?" Dawn asked over the computer.

"Hey, sorry to interrupt but I am about to go into Fantina's gym. She's a ghost type, any ideas?" Lucas asked.

"Ghost-type, let me check," Dawn said, looking at some files.

"Okay, it says here that Normal Types are immune to Ghost attacks, does that help?" Dawn asked.

"Yeah, very helpful. How are Water attacks and Fight moves?" Lucas asked.

"Water moves are fine but Ghost types are immune to Fight moves and also Normal moves, it's like a tie between them," Dawn confirmed.

"Great, guess a Normal-type will be both my best and worst option" Lucas commented.

"I guess so, I recommend starting with Bibarel but be careful she is a gym leader after all she probably has a plan for normal types," Dawn added.

"Thanks, Dawn, I'll call with an update," Lucas said.

"Good luck," Dawn said before hanging up.

Lucas reached the gym and saw Barry already running you, of course, he got there first.

"Lucas, too slow that's 4 million," Barry said, running up to him.

"Shut up dude, unlike you I don't have caffeine coursing through my fucking veins," Lucas commented.

"Well you better get a needle and catch up," Barry said, leaning against the wall.

Lucas just rolled his eyes, yesterday he and Barry were chatting like the friends they were but now it was back to business. Barry had gotten up way before Lucas just made sure he got the gym badge first.

"Any tips?" Lucas asked.

"It's like a maze, you'll see a symbol on the floor and you have to navigate through trainers to one of three doors to find your way," Barry said, looking at his badge.

Lucas thanked Barry and walked inside, right away it was dark. It was foggy, it gave the gym this creepy vibe and with the dark purple walls and dimly lit ceiling, Lucas could easily tell which type this gym was associated with. The ground was tiles of dark purple and black with skulls as guiding ways for a maze. Lucas pulled out a flashlight and looked at the ground to find his first symbol, a skull. Lucas saw other peering lights throughout the maze, it had to be trainers.