Pokemon is owned by Nintendo. I only own Jason.

Jason wakes up for a special day at the Gym.

Jason woke up to the sound of his alarm blaring in his ear. He sat on the edge of his bed and turned it off. He ran his hand through his curly brown hair and got up. He took a long shower to help wake him up. After drying off he looked in the mirror. He was about six-one with emerald-colored eyes. His build was lean from his daily workouts with his Pokémon.

Jason put on a black tank-top and a pair of black gym shorts. He went into the kitchen to find three of his Pokémon there.

Good morning, his Gardevoir said telepathically. Sleep well? (note: This Gardevoir is pale-blue where most are green)

"As well as ever April. What are you girls doing up so early?"

His Froslass brought him a cup of hot coffee (surprising considering the Ice-type's body temperature), "We just thought we'd see you off this morning."

Jason smiled, "Thank you, Angel." He took a sip of the coffee and sighed in relief. He turned to the Lopunny at the stove, "So what's for breakfast Abby?"

"Eggs, bacon, biscuits, you know, the works," Abby replied. Most people would be in awe of the fact that there were two talking Pokémon in the house, but Jason had taken care of both Angel and Alison since they were young. He had taught them to talk on their request. April, who at the time was a Kirlia, had helped by using her telepathy.

They ate a full meal, happily talking amongst themselves. Once they were finished, April used her psychic powers to clean the dishes rather quickly. Where the girls had learned to cook, Jason could only guess, but he wasn't complaining.

"Well girls, I'm off. Thanks for breakfast," Jason said. He grabbed his pack and headed out.

Jason began his daily jog through Slateport City, the crisp sea air refreshing him and preparing him for a long day. Jason was a Gym Leader—of sorts. He had bought an old warehouse with some of his inheritance money that his grandparents had left him. He renovated it and turned it into a battle arena. He charged a small fee for people to enter and slowly built up his money. Eventually people began to challenge him. The arena caught the attention of the Pokémon League and they sent down a representative. Much to Jason's surprise it was Steven, the League Champion. After a lengthy discussion, Steven told Jason that the arena would be league sanctioned. Although it wasn't a required Gym to defeat, it still offered prize money or meal certificates to those who beat Jason. The Pokémon League granted him a large sum of money for this purpose as well as paid his salary. It also provided an official referee. Occasionally, other Gym Leaders would come down and challenge Jason. Even rarer were the Elite Four members that showed up. Unlike most Gym Leaders, Jason didn't focus on one type of Pokémon. He instead had several Pokémon that stayed in an underground cavern beneath the Gym. Depending on the challenger, he would pick a different team of three each time.

Jason made it to the Gym and found a group of people already outside.

"Good morning," he called to them. When they turned to face him, Jason immediately recognized four of them. "Well this is a surprise. Iris, Misty, Brock, Cilan—what brings the four of you here?"

"We didn't want to miss your big day," Brock said. "That and Ash here wanted to challenge you," Brock indicated a one member of the group. The boy was about sixteen years old and wore a blue vest, a pair of blue jeans, a white shirt, and a red and white official Pokémon League hat. There was a Pikachu on his left shoulder.

Jason looked him over, "So you want to challenge me, huh?" He smiled, "Alright, challenge accepted. It'll be a couple of hours though. Today's first match is televised and there's a big ceremony planned."

Ash nooded, "That's fine. Misty had told me about some type of big event."

"And you know about as much as I do. No one form Evergrand City will tell me what's going on." Jason turned to the blue-haired girl next to him. She wore a short dress that ended in a pink color with the upper portion being dark blue. Her hair hung down except for two short pigtails that hung down beside her face. She was wearing blue, knee-high socks and pink boots. She finished the outfit with a white beanie cap with a Pokéball pictured on it. "And your name?"

The bowed a little, "I'm Dawn. I'm a Pokémon Coordinator."

"Really? Small world. My girlfriend is a Coordinator as well. In fact," Jason looked at his watch, "she's running a little late."

"Jason! Hold up!" Jason turned to see a girl dressed in all red with black shorts running up to him.

Jason caught the brown haired girl in a hug, "Bout time you showed up May."

"I know, I'm sorry. I got caught up at the beach again."

Jason gave her a knowing look, "Fall asleep again?"

"I' don't know what you're talking about," May said with an innocent look on her face. She looked past Jason to see the group, "I see you've met everyone else."

Jason turned back to Ash and his friends, "These were the friends you told me about?"

May nodded, "Yep. Ash and Brock were the ones that traveled with me through Hoenn during my contest journey."

Brock smiled, "Why does it not surprise me that Jason is your boyfriend, May?"

May was about to answer when they were interrupted by a bright flash. Jason looked to see April, Angel, and Abby.

Jason was surprised, "What are you three doing here?"

"We came to help celebrate you're big day of course," Abby said. The rest of the group looked at Abby a little shocked. She looked back at them, "What? Never seen a talking Lopunny before?"

"No, not really," Misty said.

Angel chuckled, "Not surprising, considering any talking Pokémon is a rare sight." The group's eyes turned to the Froslass this time. April just rolled her eyes.

I hope ya'll aren't as shocked by a telepathic Pokémon, she said to them mentally. Ash and his friends shook their heads. They had plenty of experience with telepathy users.

"Although," Brock said, "that is a unique hair color for a Gardevoir."

April smiled, "I'll take that as a compliment." Brock nodded. The way she said that made him not want to find out what would happen if she had taken it as an insult (not that it was, of course).

After all the introductions were done, Jason unlocked the gym. The gym staff (also provided by the League) had worked hard yesterday to get the place ready for the today. It would be about three o' clock before they could have a battle, so Jason showed them around the gym. They ate an early lunch and prepared for the big day. At about eleven, a TV crew showed up. Jason directed them to the best possible positions for set up. Guests began to arrive at about one-thirty. An hour later, the entire Hoenn Elite Four showed up, along with the Champion, Steven. Behind this group were the Hoenn Gym Leaders.

"So Jason, are you ready for today?" Steven asked him.

"As ready as I can be, although I wish someone would tell me what's going on."

Glacia smiled, "All in due time my son." (Note: Glacia is Jason's mother) She went up and hugged her Jason, "It's good to see you again."

"It's good to see you too Mom," Jason said, returning the hug. He followed the Elite Four and Champion onto the battle field. He was surprised to find Wattson sitting with them since the rest of the Gym Leaders were in a special part of the stands. Steven approached the microphone and the audience immediately became quite.

"Ladies and gentlemen of Hoenn," Steven began, "today marks the end of an era, and the dawn of a new one. Mauville City's Gym Leader, Wattson, is retiring as of today." There were murmurs in the audience. "And with that retirement, the Hoenn League was forced to make a decision on who should replace him. It was a difficult task, though the answer was right in front of us the entire time. Instead finding a new leader for Mauville's Gym, we would design a new badge for an already existing one." Jason's eyes went wide as he saw where this was going. "So, without further ado," Steven said pulling a small box from his pocket, "I declare Jason to be the new Hoenn Gym Leader and present him with his own badge." Steven motioned for Jason to step forward. Jason stood beside Steven and they faced each other. "On behalf of the Hoenn branch of the Pokémon League, I bestow upon you the title of Gym Leader and this badge to hand to those who conquer this gym." Steven opened the box to reveal a badge shaped like an eight-point star with an empty circle in the middle. None of the points on the star were the same length. "This is the Chaos Badge. It is yours, should you accept the position."

Jason stared at the Badge for a moment. He then took the badge and nodded, "I accept." The crowd erupted in applause and cheering. Steven offered the microphone to Jason who took it. He waited for the cheering to die down before he spoke.

"Thank you. This is an honor I never dreamed of achieving," Jason turned to Wattson. "Wattson, I don't think I could truly replace you, but as a parting gift, I'll show you a battle worth remembering." He turned back to the audience, "Ash! Come on down!"

Ash jumped over the guard and landed on the Gym floor. The field was cleared and Ash took his place at the challenger's end of the field. Jason took his place and three holes opened in the floor in front of him. Three pillars rose up, each holding a Pokéball. Jason smiled and picked them up.

"Are you ready Ash?" Jason called out.

"You bet," Ash replied.

The referee walked to the sideline of the field, "This is a battle between Gym Leader Jason versus challenger Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town. Trainers, choose your Pokémon!"

Jason grabbed a Pokéball, "Alright, let's go, Alakazam!" He threw the Pokéball into the air and the Psychic-type appeared on the field.

"Kazam!"

Ash threw his Pokéball out, "Let's go, Scrafty!" The Dark/Fighting-type appeared on the field.

"Scrafty!"

The official waved a flag, "Begin!"

"Alright, Alakazam! Use Ice Punch!" Alakazam's fist was covered in an icy-blue aura as he charged at Scrafty.

"Scrafty, dodge and use Faint Attack!" Scrafty dodged Alakazam's fist and then seemed to vanish. Alakazam looked around for his foe only to be hit from behind. Alakazam skidded across the field and stood up.

Jason smiled, "Use Shock Wave!"

"Alakazam!" Alakazam crossed the spoons he held and charged the Electric attack. He released the blast towards Scrafty.

"Scrafty, dodge it!" Scrafty tried to dodge but the bolt followed him and hit him dead on.

"Sorry Ash, but you can't dodge Shock Wave," Jason called.

Scrafty stood back up. Ash nodded, "Then we need to finish this battle up. Scrafty use Pay Back!" Scrafty's body took on a dark aura as he charged towards Alakazam.

"Alakazam, use Thunder!"

Alakazam went to charge the attack but was struck hard by Scrafty. Alakazam fainted.

The official raised the flag in his left hand, "Alakazam is unable to battle. The winner is Scrafty."

"Alright Scrafty, way to go!"

"Scraft!" Scrafty nodded.

Jason nodded and returned Alakazam, "Not bad. I really wasn't expecting Alakazam to go down after just two hits. Still, he was at a type disadvantage," he held out his second Pokéball. "Still, I think you'll find my next Pokémon to be a little harder to beat. Let's go, Magmortar!" Jason threw the Pokéball and released the Fire-type.

"Mortar."

"Magmortar, use Fire Blast!"

Magmortar's claws disappeared into its arm and a fireball began to form. Magmortar aimed his cannon at Scrafty and fired. The blast moved to fast for Scrafty to dodge. The blast hit Scrafty, causing him to faint.

The referee raised the flag in his left hand, "Scrafty is unable to battle! The winner is Magmortar!"

The crowd was going crazy at this point. Both trainers were on their second Pokémon.

Ash returned Scrafty, "Good job." He pulled out his second Pokéball, "Let's go, Samurott!"

Ash threw out his Pokéball and the massive Water-type appeared. "Samurott!"

"Alright Samurott use Whirlpool!" Samurott's body glowed as a massive swirl of water appeared over its horn. Samurott tossed the whirlpool towards Magmortar.

"Magmortar, dodge it and use Hyper Beam!"

Magmortar tried to dodge the whirlpool, but was too slow. The swirling mass of water caught him and slung him around.

"Alright Samurott, Hydro Cannon!"

Samurott opened its mouth and unleashed and ungodly amount of water towards the dissipating whirlpool. The blast hit Magmortar and sent him flying out of the field. He crashed against the wall unconscious.

"Magmortar is unable to battle! The winner is Samurott!"

Jason returned Magmortar, "Good job buddy." He pulled out his third and final Pokéball, "This has been a good battle Ash, but this Pokémon won't go down so easily. Come on out, Lucario!" The crowd erupted into cheering. It was a rare event that Lucario came out.

The Fighting/Steel-type came out in a flash of light. He silently observed his opponent.

"It's been awhile since I got to fight," Lucario said.

Ash's eyes went wide, "Just curious but can all of your Pokémon talk?"

"Nope," Jason said, "just a few. Now Lucario, use Force Palm!"

Lucario leaped at Samurott with amazing speed. His right hand began to glow and he hit Samurott dead on.

Samurott slid back, but seemed to only be a little dazed. Lucario raised an eyebrow, "Impressive defense on this one."

Jason smiled, "Indeed. Ok, use Agility, then use Thunder Punch!" Lucario moved so fast that if you blinked you'd miss it. When Lucario reappeared, its fist was shrouded in electricity. Samurott tried to defend, but Lucario was moving too fast. The added momentum from Agility increased the attack's power, causing Samurott to faint.

"Samurott is unable to battle! The winner is Lucario!"

The crowd was going crazy. Both trainers were down to their last Pokémon.

Ash looked to Pikachu, who was on his shoulder, "You ready buddy?"

"Pika!" Pikachu jumped and landed on the field.

Lucario smiled, "This should be fun."

Jason nodded, "Indeed. If what May said is true, this Pikachu may have Pokérus. It's stronger than most."

Ash wasted no time, "Pikachu use Volt Tackle."

Pikachu charged at Lucario and became shrouded in electricity. It began moving much faster.

"Lucario, Aura Sphere!"

Lucario summoned a sphere of energy in his hand and went to throw it at Pikachu. However he misjudged the speed and Pikachu collided with the sphere while it was still in Lucario's hand. This resulted in a massive explosion. Pikachu went somersaulting through the air and landed on his feet. Lucario had been knocked back a few feet. For the next thirty minutes, both Pokémon traded blows. Both Pokémon were becoming exhausted.

Lucario was breathing heavy, "This Pikachu strong."

Jason was smiling. He hadn't had a challenger this strong in a long time, "You're right. I honestly think the next attack will finish it for either side. Ok, let's use that move you've been working on."

Lucario smiled, "Alright then."

"Now Lucario, Aura Storm!"

Lucario leaped into the air. He began charging a blast between both hands.

Ash watched as Lucario reached his peak, "Pikachu counter with Thunder!"

"Pika-chuuuuuuuuuuuu!" A blast of electricity shout up towards Lucario just as Lucario fired off his attack. The massive stream of energy collided with Pikachu's attack. The two attacks fought for dominance. Eventually, there was a massive explosion. When the smoke cleared, both Pokémon were unconscious. The battle was a tie.

The referee raised both flags, "Neither Pokémon is unable to battle! The match is a tie!"

The crowd was dead silent. Ash went over and picked up Pikachu while Jason returned his Lucario. Jason crossed the field to Ash.

"Ash, the League rules state that in the event of a tie, I am to award you this." Jason held out the Chaos Badge. Ash took the badge, thanking Jason. The crowd erupted into cheering.

Jason had two more battles that day, but none as exciting as his battle with Ash. He returned home via April's Teleport.

"Quite a day, huh Jason?" Abby asked.

"Quite a day indeed," Jason went straight to his room.

The gym is closed tomorrow, what are your plans? April asked.

"I'll probably sleep in. May wanted to meet up again before she has to leave, so we'll probably get lunch." Jason laid on his bed and closed his eyes, "Goodnight girls."

"Goodnight," they replied simultaneously.

Later that night, the girls met up in the kitchen.

"Are you sure about this April?" Angel asked.

Of course I'm sure. After all, I read his mind and he is curious about it.

"I'm all for it," Abby said. "After all, the League did legalize it."

Angel sighed, "Then I guess I'm in."

April smiled, Then tomorrow is when we act.

What could the girls be planning to do? Find out in the next Chapter! (Note: Aura Storm is Lucario's Final Smash in Super Smash Brothers: Brawl)