Chapter 8: Trainer's Goals, and Hardships

We walk to the gym, and stand in front of it.

"This gym looks serious, can you win really win, Minato?" Dawn ask.

"Sure." I responded.

"I'll cheer for you, Minato" Caitlin smile.

"Let's go inside, and challenge the gym leader." Brock said. We were going to enter the gym, but Paul emerge from the gym.

"It's Paul!" Dawn said.

"Who's Paul?" Caitlin ask.

"He's Minato's rival." Brock explain. A man appear from the gym.

"Oh, it's you." Paul said.

"Hey Paul, is this your friends." The man ask.

"friends.." "No, they are not."

"Did you battle the gym leader?" I ask.

"No, he's not here." Paul answer.

"You're here to challenge the gym leader, as well." The man ask. I nodded. "I see, well, welcome to the temple of rock pokemon the Oreburgh gym."

"I'm guessing that, the gym leader will use rock-type pokémon, right?" Dawn ask.

"Correct, the gym leader name is Roark, oh, and my name is Ian, and I take care of Roark's pokémon." He said. "Roark is busy at the moment, until he finish, and Paul battle him, then you'll be next."

"I see, until then, I'll wait for him to return, and I will head to the pokémon center." Paul leave.

"Hey young man, do you have a badge case with you." Ian ask.

"No, where do I get one?" I ask.

"I'll give you one, just wait for a sec, for me to get it." He went inside, and came back. "Here you go, this case can hold eight gym badge, and when you collect them all, you can enter the Sinnoh League." He gave me the badge case.

"I was wondering, where is Roark." I ask.

"He's coal mining."

"Coal mining?" Dawn ask.

"it's no surprise to me, that where Oreburgh got their name from, and Oreburgh has the richest material." Brock explain.

"Yeah, and while he's digging in the area, he's also looking for treasures." He said. "Come on, I'll show you where he is." We follow Ian to where Roark is located. We arrive to a mining, where people are working, and Ian told us he was here.

"You can put that here, I want to examine it for a sec."

"Okay, Roark." The mans said, leaving the mining cart.

"Hey guys, there he is." Caitlin point a red-haired guy. We approach Roark, and we see him focus on the rock on the mining cart.

"Welcome, from your century to mine." He rub the rock.

"Umm, Roark sir, can we speak with you?" Dawn ask.

"In a moment, I'm having a conversation with this fossil." Roark said.

"You talk to fossil?" Caitlin wonder.

"I sure do, he's telling about his adventure he had while he was alive, and I can still feel his warmth." He smile. "One day, you will come back to live, I'm sure of it." We look at each other confused. "All right, let's send this to the museum." The mans take the rock away. "Now, what were you saying?"

"We were wandering, if you were Roark from the Oreburgh's gym." Dawn said.

"Yup, the one and only."

"I came here to challenge you to a battle." I said.

"But, someone came before us to challenge you for a battle." Dawn said.

"I see, I already have two trainers challenging me." He smile.

"Ian told us about you hunting for treasures." Brock said.

"Treasure, huh." He look at the fossil being carrying away.

"Are you saying about that fossil." Caitlin said.

"That correct, while we are mining for coal, we also look for pokémons fossil." Roark said. "That best part of being a coal miner, but enough about that, let's go to the gym for our battle, should we." He leave the coal mining, and we follow him. As we enter the gym, we all see Ian standing in the counter.

"Hello everyone, oh, and Roark how was the coal mining, did you find something today?"

"Yeah, we found a great pokemon fossil, and it could be the best thing we ever found yet!" He happily said, and Paul arrive.

"Roark, That guy is your first challenger, his name is Paul."

"Sorry for making you wait, I'm Roark the gym leader, nice to meet you."

"Same here." Paul said.

"The, why don't we get started." Roark enter the door, while Paul follow him.

"I want to see a gym battle." Dawn said.

"You can, but I have somewhere else to go." I said.

"What!?" Dawn shocked. "Are you going to watch?"

"I need to train more, so I'm better prepare for it."

"Fine, the rest of us will watch the battle, then."

"I want to accompany you, Minato." Caitlin pull my shirt.

"That's fine." I responded.

"Just come back when Paul is finish with his battle, you don't want to miss your first gym battle." Brock said.

"Right, I won't be late." Me and Caitlin left the gym for some training. We arrive in a mountain, next to the coal mines, Roark was working.

"I wonder, if rock-type pokémon appear around here."

"I'm sure they are." Caitlin said. We climb the mountains, and mid way toward the mountains, we encounter a pokemon, flying in the sky. The pokémon land in the ground, and another appearing behind the rocks.

"I never seen this kind of pokemon before." I said.

"Wow, a Aerodactyl, and Armaldo." Caitlin said, shocked. "These pokémon supposed to live in ancient times."

"They can help me with my training." I said. "Let's go Eeve." Eeve jump from Caitlin.

"Eeva!"

"You can't do it alone, I'll help you" I nodded. "Go Ralts."

"Ralt!" Aerodactyl shoot a beam toward our pokemon.

"Let's go Eeve, use ice beam." Both move collided, and smoke appear. Then the other pokemon shoot water gun toward Eeve.

"Ralts use protect." The pokémon stand in front of Eeve protect him from the attack. Aerodactyl charge toward us.

"Ralts, use psychic." The move hit, and stun him.

"Use ice beam." Eeve hit the pokémon, and frozen him solid. Armaldo begin charging forward with his claw.

"Ralts, us-" Caitlin is interrupted by the pokémon loud roar, and he's aiming at Ralts.

"Eeve protect Ralts." He stand in front of her, and Armaldo attack Eeve instead.

"I'm sorry, Minato." Caitlin begin crying.

"Don't lose focus, Caitlin." I said. "Keep your self calm, and tell your pokémon what to do." Caitlin stop crying, and took a deep breath.

"Ralts, use psychic." The pokémon got hit, and begin attacking at her again. "Use psychic again to finish this." Armaldo got hit, and slowly decrease his step, until he fainted. The pokémon that was frozen, escape, and begin flying around.

"Just one more." I said. The pokémon use a move that cover him with purple aura, and aim at Eeve.

"Be careful Minato, that move is giga impact."

"Let's end this, use absolute zero flash." Eeve begin charging the ice, and run toward the other pokémon, and both move collided. Aerodactyl fainted, and Eeve barely stand. Then from the bush, two man with white coat appear.

"Did you defeat those two pokémon?" The man ask.

"Yeah, why, are they your?" Caitlin said.

"No, they escape the laboratory, and we fear the worse, so thank you for stopping them." The man return the pokémons back to their pokeball, and left back where they came from. Eeve came to my shoulder, and Caitlin hug her Ralts.

"Let's go back, and return to the others." I said.

"Yeah, and let's tell them about our adventure!" She smile. We return back to gym, and see Paul in front of the gym.

"So did you win." I ask.

"Of course." He show me a badge. "I hope you can win your, so I can challenge you in the near future." He left. Dawn, Brock, and Roark appear.

"Welcome back, Minato." Dawn smile.

"I hope you got enough training." Brock said.

"Yup, I'm ready."

"That what I like to hear, I'll be waiting in the field." Roark said, before entering the gym. Dawn notice Caitlin's pokémon.

"Where did you got that pokémon?"

"Oh her, well I capture her, while you were asleep in the cabin."

"Wow, she look cute!" Dawn took out her pokedex.

"Ralts, the feeling pokemon. It can use the horn on its head to read human emotions. Ralts rarely shows itself to human, but may occasionally approach when it senses positive or happy feelings."

"Amazing, for Caitlin to catch such a rare pokemon." Brock said.

"Yeah, and I help Minato with his training." She said.

"I'll heal your Eeve, Minato." Eeve jump Into Brock's shoulder.

"Thanks." After Brock heal Eeve, I enter the field, and with my friends in the side lines.

"I hope you are prepared for this." Roark said.

"I'm prepared."

"Alright then, let's go Geodude."

"That a Geodude, huh." She took out her pokedex.

"Geodude, the rock pokémon. Geodude is often found on mountain roads with half of its body buried in the ground so it can observe the mountain."

"Let's begin." I pull out my evoker, and aim it in my head. Roark is confused at what I'm doing. "Narcissus." I pull the trigger. My persona appear in the field.

"Wow, is this a new pokémon!" Roark excited said.

"It's my persona." I said.

"Oh, so isn't a new pokémon." He sigh. "Anyway, let's continue our battle, Geodude use hidden power." Geodude shoot lots of bullets toward my persona.

"Magaru." Narcissus raise his hand, and destroy all the bullets.

"Such power, but we won't lose, Geodude use rollout." The pokémon roll toward us.

"Use garu." Win appear in front of Geodude, and stop the move. "Grab him." Narcissus grab Geodude's arm, and spin him. "Finish it." He slam him down to the ground, and Geodude faint.

"Geodude is unable to battle, Narcissus win." Roark return his pokémon.

"I'm impress you took Geodude so easily, but this time, I won't go easy." He grab another pokeball. "Go onix." A giant rock appear in the field.

"So, that a onix." She took out her pokedex.

"Onix, the rock snake pokémon. It tunnels through the ground which shakes when it raises its thunderous roar. It can move the ground at fifty miles per hour."

"Onix, use stealth rock." Rocks appear in my side of the field, but it did no damage.

"Minato be careful, that move can only damage you if you switch place with another pokémon. " Brock shouted. I see, now I understand.

"Onix, use slam." Onix come very fast toward Narcissus.

"Block it." He block the attack, but the damage was too great, I breath heavily.

"Minato!" Dawn said, worrying.

"Garu." Narcissus raise his arm.

"Dodge Onix." He side step the attack. "Use slam, once more." This time the move connect, and Narcissus was in the ground.

"Narcissus is unable to battle, Onix win." The referee said, and Narcissus disappear, but a card appear in my hand. I notice that it's a skill card for garu, and this can help me with the next battle. I aim my evoker to my head.

"Orpheus." Orpheus appear, and I use the skill card on him.

"And yet another persona, you sure are unique." Roark grin. The rock that was on the field, attack Orpheus, and taking damage.

"Use tarunda." Orpheus play his harp, and Onix became weaker.

"What did you do." Roark said.

"I lower your attack power." I said.

"I see, but we won't give up because of that, Onix use slam." Onix charge toward Orpheus.

"use bash." Both move collided with one another, but Orpheus send Onix away. "Now, use garu." The wind came, and hit Onix.

"That strange, I though Narcissus was the only one with that move." Dawn said.

"Maybe there more about persona that we don't know yet." Brock said.

"Orpheus end it with agi." Fire hit Onix in his face, and fall to the ground.

"Onix is unable to battle, Orpheus win."

"Onix return." Roark bring back Onix to his pokeball. "You did good, take a nice long rest." He takes another pokeball. "well Minato, you are giving me a hard time beating you, but this is my last pokémon, you should prepare yourself."

"Lets go Cranidos!" He throw a pokeball, and a small pokémon appear.

"That pokémon look like the fossil we saw early." Caitlin said, and took out her pokedex.

"Cranidos, the head butt pokémon. Cranidos lived in the deep woods about one-hundred million years ago, and its cranium is as hard as steel."

"Cranidos, use headbutt."

"Orpheus use bash." Both move hit one another, and they both push each other.

"Use headbutt, again!"

"Dodge, then use bash." Orpheus barely dodge, and send Cranidos away. Crandon struggle to get up, he roar, and he began glowing, and changing form.

"Rampar!" A new pokémon appear.

"Amazing, Cranidos evolve into Rampardos!" Roark said, excited.

"Wow, so that the next evolution of Cranidos." Dawn took out her pokedex.

"Rampardos, the head butt pokemon, and the evolved form of Cranidos. Its headbutt attack is so powerful that It can pulverize even the sturdiest of objects with one hit."

"Rampardos, use zen headbutt." The pokémon quickly rush.

"Use tarun-"Before I can give my command, the pokémon was already here, and hitting Orpheus. Such power, and speed, I never expected something that heavy can move so quickly. Orpheus was unable to move, was that move the cause of it.

"What happen to Orpheus!" Caitlin said.

"Zen headbutt can cause the opponent pokemon unable to react."

"We are taking this chance to attack with another headbutt." Roark said. Rampardos hit Orpheus again, and knock him out, I fell to my knees.

"Orpheus is unable to battle, Rampardos win." Everyone came to my side.

"Are you okay, Minato." Dawn said, worrying.

"I'm okay, this happen when my persona is beaten." I got up

"You didn't told us about that!" Dawn said.

"That is irrelevant." I look at Eeve. "I'm counting on you, Eeve."

"Eeva!" Eeve step on the field, and they return back to the side lines, but worrying about my well-being.

"All right, all boil down to this battle." Roark said. "Use headbutt." The pokémon quickly rush.

"Eeve, go under Rampardos, and use ice beam." Eeve dodge the attack by going under him, and hitting him below with ice beam.

"Rampardos, no!" Rampardos get up.

"Use ice beam to prevent him from recovering." Eeve launch another ice beam.

"Quick, use flamethrower." He shoot flame toward the ice beam, but the flame beat ice beam, hitting Eeve.

"Let's end this battle with one last move, Rampardos." Roark said. "Use zen headbutt." He rush with such power, and speed. I won't give up either.

"Eeve use absolute zero flash." Eeve charge ice beam, and use quick attack toward Rampardos. Both move collided, and smoke appear on the field. Everyone is looking at the smoke on the field to see who is standing. When the smoke lift, we all see both pokémon barely standing, and breathing heavily, both of those two can fall at any minute. But in the end, Rampardos is the first one to fall.

"Rampardos is unable to battle, Eeve wins the battle." "The winner of this match is Minato." I came to Eeve side, and pet him.

"You did a great job, Eeve." I said.

"Eeva!" I hear a voice in my head.

"Thou art I and I am thou." Thou shalt have our blessing when thou chooses to create a persona of the chariot arcana."

"Congratulations on your win." Roark said, and he bring a badge with him. "This is proof of your win, the coal badge." I grab the badge, and I hear a voice.

"Thou art I and I am thou." "Thou shalt have our blessing when thou chooses to create a persona of the Star arcana."

"Thanks you Roark." I put the badge in the badge case.

"Congratulations Minato." Brock said.

"Yeah, I'm happy for your win." Dawn said, smiling.

"I hope you can get all the badges." Caitlin said, and nodded. Roark and Ian went inside the gym, and we decided to rest in the pokémon center. After we all went to sleep, I woke up, and I see it is 11:59. I went outside to get some air. As I feel the cold breezes, I realized how much different is here from where I came from. This new experience is not that bad after all. I watch as the clock strike midnight, and I feel pressure from outside. I see a huge shadow with many arm holding sword, walking toward me. This is the shadow that I fought back in my world, and it's here, something that shouldn't exist, and now he's is a threat.

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As of right now, it will be hard for me to post a new chapter for all my stories, but I will continue, until the end. I'm going to college, and work, so it's hard for me to post new chapter, so I will slowly post new chapter.

4th companion Candidates

Hilda- 4

Anabel-1

The 4th companion will show up in the 2nd gym location, so the one with the highest will be the 4th companion.

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Magician Arcana Lv 1

Emperor Arcana Lv 2

Lovers Arcana Lv 2

Strength Arcana Lv 1

Hermit Arcana Lv 2

Chariot Arcana Lv 1

Star Arcana Lv 1

Character info

Name l Persona I Pokemon I Arcana ? ? ?

Minato I Orpheus I Eeve l Fool

Dawn I ? ? ? I Piplup & Buneary l Lovers

Brock I ? ? ? I Sudowoodo l Hermit

Caitlin I ? ? ? I Ralts I Magician

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Orpheus info

Orpheus

Weakness: Electricity & Darkness

Skills:

Agi

Maragi

Tarunda

Garu