Hi! Thanks so much for your nice comments! I'll try to update every week but I don't know much about Pokemon so, please don't kill me if I write wrongly about attacks, Pokemon types or whatever…

"Hah! Stupid as always! Are you really thinking that you could beat me?" Gary spat. "Alright, then! I will accept your challenge. But don't cry if you lose! This will allow me to show this cute friend of yours how great I am compared to you!"

"I'll show you! Just you wait!" Ash mumbled under his breath.

"Wow, Ash really got riled up with Gary, don't you think so sis?" Max whispered to May.

"Ya, I don't know what's got into him…" She answered her little brother anxiously, her voice full of concern. "Look! The battle's about to start!"

"I will be your judge for this battle. This battle will be one-on-one, unlimited time. No substitutions allowed. Choose your Pokemon!" Brock announced.

"Okay, Pikachu! Help me win this!" Ash commanded.

"Pika!" Pikachu nodded, full of determination.

"Hmm? Couldn't get a thunderstone for it to evolve, huh? It will remain forever in its lousy state. Like trainer, like Pokemon, I guess!" Gary scoffed. "While my Pokemon, as always, will grow stronger and evolve! I choose you, Blastoise! Ash, I don't wanna look like I'm bullying you. You can go first!"

"Blastoise!" Blastoise came out of its Pokemon in a red beam.

"Hah! When I beat you, you will see who's capable of bullying who!" Ash replied. "Pikachu! Lower his ego with a thunderbolt!"

"Pika!" Pikachu answered as it ran closer to Blastoise. "Pika-CHU!!!!"

Blastoise shouted in pain as Pikachu unleashed a burst of electrical energy.

"Blastoise! Use Hydro Cannon!" Gary shouted.

"Pikachu! Block with iron tail and then use Thundershock!" Ash commanded.

Pikachu follow its trainer's commands, but the hydro cannon so too strong for iron tail to block it completely and the rest of the attack still hit Pikachu. Pikachu, however, was only a little hurt and used Thundershock. The attack was right on target and Blastoise lay on the ground, unable to stand up.

"Blastoise is unable to battle! Ash and Pikachu is the winner!" Brock announced.

"No! I was just going easy on him! I demand a rematch!" Gary protested.

"Now, now, Gary! Don't be such a sore loser!" Ash teased him.

"Just you wait, Ash! I am better than you, and I always will be!" Gary spat at him.

With that embarrassing defeat, the group, plus Gary made their way to the Pokemon Center to heal their Pokemon and reserve rooms for the night.

At dusk, they reached the Pokemon Center in Fallorbor town. After healing their Pokemon, they took out two rooms, one for the usual group, the other for Gary. They had a scrumptious dinner at one of the nearby restaurant, before heading back to the Pokemon Center for a good night's rest.

"I wonder why Ash is so angry at Gary? Did Gary do something to him back when Ash was younger?" May thought. "Oh… I am so tired!"

She stretched herself and lay on her bed, quickly falling asleep.

"Hey May! Wake up! Time to hit the road!" Max shouted at his sister, smashing her out of her dream.

"Mmm…" May groaned sleepily as she stretched herself and took in some of the morning sunlight shining through the window.

As they were about to leave the Pokemon Center, Gary ran up to them.

"Hey! Leaving without me?" Gary asked.

"Waddya mean by "leaving without you"? You never were with us in the first place!" Ash retorted.

"Ya! But that was before I learnt your new friend was such a cute girl!"

"Look! Why don't you buzz off and go with your cheerleaders? Speaking of them, they don't seem to be following you. Finally couldn't stand your humungous ego, huh?"

"Why you!"

"Stop! May and Max are leaving!" Brock shouted, trying to stop them from arguing.

Ash & Gary stopped for a moment, and looked ahead. Sure enough, May and Max was walking as fast as they could, but not running. Ash and Gary looked at each other with anger in both pairs of eyes, and at the same time took off to catch up with May and Max. Brock sighed at this display, knowing in his heart that Ash and Gary fighting not only over the Pokemon Master title, they were fighting over a girl by the name of May too.

"I still don't get why the two of them keeps fighting!" May exclaimed as she and Max walked as quickly as they could away from the two boys fighting.

"Ya! Brock said Gary was Ash rival and their personalities somehow clashes, but it looks like childishness to me!" Max agreed with his sister.

"Hey, May! Wait up!" Ash and Gary cried in union as they raced each other to catch up with May.

"They really have a thing for you, sis! Go ahead, I am not even here!" Max said in irritation.

As May registered for the Pokemon Contest, Brock told Gary what adventures and trials did they have to face. But Gary wasn't really listening. He kept yawning in Brock's face. Brock, annoyed, purposely said that Ash and May even kissed. Gary, like being woke up by a cannon, jumped up and shouted.

"WHAT!!!!!!!"

Everyone's attention suddenly turned to the brown-haired boy, who jumped out of his seat and was shouting his head off.

"Calm down! I was just kidding!" Brock told Gary in an attempt to calm him down.

After May won the Fallorbor Town Contest, as they were heading to Lavaridge Town, Gary decided to leave the group.

"I am gonna go off now! May, I will miss you! And Ash, keep it up! You are being a pretty good LOSER!!!! Hahahahaha!!!!"

"Why, he! Good riddance!" Ash fumed.

Hmm… I am not so good am I… By the way, I jumped from registering in the Pokemon Contest to May winning it! Sorry…