Chapter 1: The Meeting

"Elekid use Brick Break!"
"Elekid!"

Elekid charged at Cranidos and brought its arm down on the rock pokemon's head.

"Crani…dos!"

The rock pokemon flew across the battlefield.

"Cranidos!" the Oreburgh Gym Leader, Roark, shouted out worriedly.

The referee glanced at Cranidos then made his call,

"Cranidos is unable to battle! Elekid wins! The victory goes to Paul of Veilstone City!"

Roark sighed and returned his Cranidos to its pokeball.

"Rock solid, Cranidos, you deserve a good rest!"

He then turned his attention to his opponent, who was walking towards him after recalling his Elekid.

"Great battle, Paul! Here! You've earned it!"

A hand reached out and took the Coal Badge Roark held in his hand. The boy, Paul, looked to be around 14, he has purple hair, a matching purple sweater that had black sleeves, a pair of loose gray pants, and matching purple shoes.

"Thanks" Paul replied as he bowed respectfully.

Paul then turned his attention to the stands.

"Dawn! Let's go!"

A girl was sitting on the stands but she wasn't alone. A Piplup was in her arms and a Chimchar was on her shoulder. The girl, Dawn, also looked around 14, she has blue hair, was wearing a white hat that had a pokeball design stitched in pink, a black sleeveless shirt along with a pink mini-skirt and a small red scarf around her neck with pink boots that reached a little below her knees.

"Coming Paul!"

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"Come on Brock! I wanna get my first badge already!" Ash yelled out.
"Slow down Ash! The gym isn't going anywhere!"
"Pikachu!"
"I know but I wanna- Agh"

Ash didn't a chance to finish his sentence since he crashed into someone, and he and the person both fell onto the ground.

"I'm really sorry! I wasn't looking!" Ash apologized as he got up.

Ash looked down to who he crashed into, it was Dawn along with Piplup and Chimchar.

"It's alright!" replied Dawn, but her Piplup wasn't
"Piplup Lup Pip Piplup!"

Pikachu ran up to Piplup.

"Pika Pi Chu!"
"Piplup!"

Piplup turns his head away from Pikachu and crosses it's flippers over his chest. Pikachu hang its head in defeat. Dawn giggled as she saw her pokemon react like that.

"Sorry about him. Piplup always does that!"
"It's ok" Ash answered as he helped Dawn to her feet
"By the way, I'm Ash!"
"And I'm Brock, but you could call me your boyfriend!"
"Huh?"

Dawn looks down at Brock, who was on down on one knee while holding her hand. Chimchar, who was still on Dawn's shoulder, fired an Ember at Brock.

"Ah!"
"Chimchar!" the fire monkey said happily
"Oh, Chimchar" Dawn said as she sighed and shook her head
"Murkrow!"

Everyone looked up to see a Murkrow flying overhead. Dawn's eyes lit up as she was the bird. Murkrow flew down and rested on Dawn's out stretched hand.

"What are you doing here, Murkrow?"
"I sent him out to look for you"

Dawn turned her head to look over Ash and Brock's shoulders to see Paul walking up to them.

"Paul!"
"I thought I told you to stay close"
"Sorry, I got side tracked!" Dawn replied as she rubbed the back of her head

Paul took out Murkrow's pokeball and returned to crow to its pokeball. After returning the bird, Paul looks at Ash.

"Who's the loser?"
"Loser! Who're you calling loser!"
"Pika!"
"A Pikachu? What a weak rat"
"What'd you say?"
"Pikachu!"

Sparks start flying from Pikachu's cheeks.

"Pikachu's stronger than any pokemon!"
"Is that a challenge?"
"You bet! One on one!"
"Fine. Elekid, stand by for battle!" Paul said as threw the pokeball into the air
"Show him what you're made of Pikachu!"

Pikachu's cheeks start sparking fiercely with electricity, seeing this Elekid makes some electricity of its own.

"Pikachu, Iron Tail! Let's go!"
"Brick Break, now!"

Both electric pokemon charged at each other. Pikachu jumps high into the air and as it began to fall, its tail glowed brightly. Meanwhile Elekid was running at top speed on the ground, suddenly it leaped into the air after Pikachu, its right arm glowing brightly.