I've decided I'll raise the rating to M. But not yet. Am I the only one who thinks that it's skeptical that Ash has gone to all those regions and he's still 10 years old? Apparently it takes one day to get anywhere. I think it's ridiculous to believe that, so there's going to be a time skip in two chapters. Longer chapter! It was at almost 3000 words when I was writing and I had barely gotten into the battle yet XD. Chapters with gym battles/coordinating contests are going to be longer than others. Thanks for the reviews! :)

DaniellaDBZ4ever- Ash and Misty have been together for seven months. :)

Disclaimer- After all these years, I still do not own Pokémon. I wish I did though so I could make Ash finally grow up, along with the others.

"Speaking"

Thoughts or emphasis on a word and sometimes flashbacks

Pokémon talk

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"Drew wake up!" May called from the kitchenette of room 1212.

Moments later, the green haired heartthrob stumbled into the room, sleepily settling into a chair. His head fell against the table in exhaustion.

May gently put her hand on his shoulder, shaking him awake. He grunted in response. "Drew...wake up...I have breakfast for you." She placed a plate in front of him and walked back to the stove. Drew lifted his head groggily to see a plate full of eggs and bacon. His mouth watered in anticipation.

The brunette took a seat in a chair across from him, placing her own plate on the table. She began to eat it hungrily, staring out the hotel window. Drew picked up his fork and scooped up some of the scrambled eggs into his mouth. It was delicious, it nearly rivaled his own cooking.

"How is it?" She asked, turning her attention to him.

"Terrible. It's certainly not as good as mine," He smirked, flicking his hair. May gave him a skeptical look, raising a brow. Drew laughed, "It's good, May. Honest."

May smiled, "That's what I thought. I just wanted to pay you back for making the breakfast for everyone back in the woods."

"Thanks."

"So what time do we need to be ready to go to the Oreburgh Gym so Ash and Paul can battle Roark?"

"The gym opens at 9am. With the two of them being as eager as they are, I'm sure they'll want to go ASAP." Drew finished his plate, grabbing May's as she had finished as well. He walked to the sink, washing the dishes and putting them in the dishwasher.

May stood up from the table, "Thanks for cleaning up. I already showered, so you can go ahead. I just need to get dressed and do my make-up." She gestured to her blue camisole and black shorts.

"Okay." Drew turned, grabbed his clothing, and entered the bathroom, shutting the door. Soon after, May heard the rushing of water.

May stepped over to her suitcase, removing her pajamas. She made sure she stayed close to the bathroom, being aware of the ten foot barrier. She took out her outfit and began putting it on. Her black shorts slipped over her hips. May pulled her navy tank top and red vest over her skin. She grasped her belt, wrapping it around her waist. Finally, her red scarf was tied loosely about her neck.

Noting the time of 8:40, she hastily applied her make-up. Moments later she finished, and on cue Drew walked out of the bathroom fully clothed. He took a side glance at May as he fixed the hood of his purple jacket.

"We should go see if the others are ready." May smiled, storing away her make-up.

Drew nodded and opened the door to the room, letting May exit and followed behind her, closing the door. May knocked on the door of 1211 and Misty answered, opening the door. "Oh, hey guys! Are you ready? Ash is. He won't stop talking about his excitement to battle Roark!" She laughed, pointing behind her to Ash, who was sliding his crimson sleeveless jacket over his shoulders.

Ash moved to Misty, kissing her cheek. "Come on, you guys let's get Dawn and Paul so I can battle Roark already! I could barely sleep!" A goofy grin appeared on his face.

Misty rolled her eyes, "See? What'd I tell ya?"

Ash and Misty exited 1211 and shut the door. The four stepped over to 1213 and heard screams and yells. They exchanged glances and put their ears to the door.

"PAUL YOU ARE SO...UGH!" Dawn's voice was heard first.

Paul's calmer voice came after, "If you weren't so troublesome, I wouldn't be so '...ugh'!"

From outside the door, they could tell Paul had thrown Dawn an arrogant smirk. Misty banged on the door impatiently, "HEY WILL YOU TWO GET OUT HERE! WE HAVE TO GO TO THE OREBURGH GYM!"

A huff of annoyance came from Dawn and Paul answered the door. "I'm ready. But Troublesome takes forever in the shower."

Dawn threw a shoe at Paul's head, "Yeah and you're lucky there's a shower curtain or I would've murdered you!"

Paul caught the shoe with ease and chucked it back over to her suitcase. He shrugged in a non-caring manner. "Not my fault you didn't lock the door."

Dawn stomped up to him, slamming the door behind her. "WHY YOU!"

Ash scratched the back of his head awkwardly, "So...are we ready to go?" He laughed uncomfortably.

The bluenette huffed again, sticking her nose up in the air and walked ahead of them toward the elevator. "I'm not waiting for you all!" She said over her shoulder.

Drew, Paul and Ash walked to the elevator, talking about their night with the girls. May and Misty followed behind them, "Is it just me or is Dawn a little more on edge than usual?"

May nodded her head in agreement, "Yep. I have no doubt it's because of Paul. I thought spending the night in the same bed with Drew was going to be horrible...but it actually wasn't. He was being really...sweet." The brunette let a small smile fall on her rosy lips.

Misty grinned, "Oh really...? Do tell!"

May glanced to the elevator. Her blue eyes caught sight of Drew's finger on the button to shut the doors. Her eyes turned to deadly slits as she warningly said, "Drew, don't you dare!" He cast her a smirk and pushed it. The doors shut to their dismay. They could hear Paul and Drew laughing hysterically while Ash and Dawn scolded them.

"So...what was that you were saying about him being sweet?" Misty stifled her giggles as May shot her a look that said 'Shut the hell up before I hit you'.

May gave an exasperated groan and altered her direction to the stairs, hurrying down them, "Before he did that he was being sweet. I think it's being around Paul that makes him act like that. Stupid 'bros before hoes' phrase."

"But you guys aren't even dating so it doesn't count." Misty pointed out as she followed suit and then added, "And you aren't a hoe. I'll beat his ass from here to Hoenn if calls you that!"

"Well...let's put it this way. If it was Drew, Paul and I in a room alone, he'd pick Paul to talk to. Hell, I think he'd even pick Ash over me. It's guy code." May rolled her eyes. She then smiled at Misty's threat, "Thanks Mist, but I'll do the honors of kicking his ass."

"Alright, so back on topic...how was he 'sweet'?"

"Well...he let me get ready for bed first. He didn't ask me to hurry up or anything. He let me choose what side of the room and bed I wanted. Gosh, it was just so nice...I had to make him breakfast in the morning."

Misty gaped at her friend, "You made him breakfast?"

"Yep. Bacon and eggs." May saw Misty's coy grin, "Oh, no Misty it isn't anything like that! It was just to repay him for being so gentlemanly and for making the group breakfast before we got here."

"Mmhmm." Misty laughed playfully.

May slapped her the redhead on the arm, "Don't you dare think-"

"Oh I'm not...I'm not." May glared, still not believing Misty. "Seriously! I'm not, May."

May gave Misty a skeptical glance and then dropped it. "Good!" They reached the bottom of the flight of stairs and May quickly opened the door, seeing the rest of the group where waiting for them.

Paul smirked, "Nice of you to join us."

May threw the mauve haired teen a menacing look. Paul didn't flinch and simply shoved his hands in his pockets. The brunette then stalked up to the green haired teen and slapped him on the back of the head. "OW!" He yelled, rubbing the spot tenderly. May smiled sweetly and linked arms with Dawn and Misty, strolling out of the hotel.

"What the hell?" said Drew, confused over the females of their group being overtly angry this morning.

"Why is Misty the only one who isn't yelling at us? I swear, I think Troublesome and Bandana-girl switched personalities with the Banshee." Paul murmured, also dazed at the strange actions.

Ash interrupted them, "Guys we need to get to the gym! Misty got me an opening with Roark and if I'm not there he's going to skip me!" He practically shoved them out the front doors, chasing after the girls.

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"So this is the Oreburgh Gym, huh?" May looked about, taking in the gigantic room.

The room was covered in a sand colored paneling. There were two sets of navy blue bleachers, one on each side. The battlefield was a large patch of ground and dirt with huge boulders and slabs of rock placed sporadically.

Ash gazed at the battlefield, carefully inspecting it. He had to conjure up a successful strategy to beat Roark.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake and everyone was caught off balance. Misty nearly fell to the ground if Ash hadn't been standing behind her, catching her in his arms. She gave him a quick thanks and pecked him on the cheek. May and Dawn crashed face first into the dirt. Drew's back slammed into a rock behind him, robbing him of breath. Paul was the only one who had stayed off the battlefield, and thus safe from the shaking.

A hole appeared in the center of the field and an Onix flew out of the hole. On top of its head was a person. The Onix lowered its head to the ground, allowing the person to step off. The stranger came running over, seeing the five teens' shaken stances.

"Sorry about that!" As the figure came closer, it was a man wearing a grey and yellow mining outfit, hat included covering his crimson hair. He stopped before them, helping Dawn and May to their feet. "My apologies, Onix tends to make too much of an entrance."

"You must be Roark!" Ash said, his face turned excited. "Why didn't you just come through the doors like a normal person?"

Roark laughed, "Well, my challengers don't normally step onto the battlefield."

The group, minus Paul, who stood back with his arms crossed and an emotionless gaze, had sheepish looks on their faces. Roark noticed Paul, "You've returned, Paul? You already won...I can't give you two badges."

Paul sneered, "Please...as if you'd be a challenge for me a second time. I know your strategy and I would win even more easily."

"I wouldn't mind giving you another cha-"

Ash cut Roark off in a surprised manner, "WHAT! Paul you already have your Coal Badge?"

"Yeah." He replied simply.

The future Pokemon Master's jaw dropped, "What? But...how?"

"I came here last night. Didn't Dawn whine to all of you about how I left her in the mall?"

Dawn jumped in, "Why, yes, Paul I did! I told them what a jerk you were!"

"Good. Did you tell them how terrible you looked in that hooker outfit?" The group's heads, even Roark's, went back and forth, listening to the fight.

Dawn's mouth fell to the floor and she let out a gasp and then proceeded to shriek, "EXCUSE ME?"

"You heard me."

Dawn was about to scream at him again, but her face grew into a sly grin. "Well, that's not what your face was saying when you saw me in it. If I recall...your lips were parted, I saw a small amount of drool, and I'm pretty sure I saw a tiny bit of a pitched tent, if you know what I'm hinting at." She winked.

Paul's cheeks turned pink, "...any guy with a sense of what an attractive female looked like would have the same reaction." Dawn laughed as Paul realized what he had blurted out. He promptly covered his mouth and stopped talking.

"I win." Dawn grinned, slapping May and Misty's hands with a high-five.

Roark piped up, confused by all of the commotion. "Um…I'm sorry, I don't mean to interrupt your…whatever it is you want to call it…but Ash has an appointment to battle me and I can't let the battle go outside of the time limit or all the other challengers will be off track."

Ash ran over to Roark, "Sorry! We can't control those two…they do it all the time!"

Roark laughed, "No worries, Ash." His lips turned to a smirk, "Well then, are you ready to battle?"

"Just one second!" Ash ran over to Paul this time. Paul gave him a dismissive look before Ash said in a hushed voice, "Paul…tell me Roark's strategy! I wanna win!"

Paul rolled his eyes and chuckled, "Please. As if I'd tell you. Besides, how are you going to be a Pokemon Master if you can't learn someone else's strategy on your own?"

Ash decided Paul was right and his face fell into a frown, "Yeah…okay…"

Roark called to Ash, while petting Onix, "So Ash, are we battling or not?"

Ash took his place on the battlefield. His head was down, his hat shading his face as he stared at the ground. A second later, his head popped up and a confident grin was plastered on his face. "Yeah! Let's go, Roark!"

Roark also grinned, leaping to his spot. "Two on Two battle! First contender with no usable Pokemon loses!" Roark tossed a Pokeball at the ground, "Geodude, let's rock this!"

A small dirt-colored round Pokemon with attached arms appeared in a flash. Ge..o...dude! It pumped its arms in the air, ready to battle.

Ash was taken aback slightly. He wasn't expecting to do a two on two battle, and he certainly hadn't prepared for one. He only had Pidove and Oshawott. Crap. Those odds were not good. Sure, Oshawott had the type advantage, but he wasn't very strong and Pidove was pretty much useless against a rock type. What was worse, Ash didn't know if Roark's Geodude was just as strong, weaker, or stronger than Onix. It confused him though, because apparently Paul defeated Roark…but his choice of Pokemon were even worse. Electabuzz and Honchkrow were also at disadvantages. Electabuzz did have Earthquake…Ash growled and shook his head defiantly.

Damnit Ash, focus! Thinking about how Paul won is just going to distract you!

He reached to his belt and pulled out a Pokéball. "Come on out, Pidove!" He tossed the ball into the air, and a pigeon-like bird appeared, flapping its wings.

Pi, Pidove! It trilled excitedly, flying around the room.

Ash then tossed another ball, "Go! Oshawott!" A small blue otter-like Pokemon emerged, striking a victorious pose. Osha...wott! The black haired trainer grinned and struck a pose similar to Oshawott's, "Yeah! We got this!"

"Ash! What are you doing?" Misty yelled angrily from the stands where the group had moved to sit on, "Don't you screw this up!"

The black haired trainer turned around, waving his hands, "Oh, come on you guys, have some faith in me! I know what I'm doing!"

"They might, but I have absolutely no faith in you, Ashton." Paul sneered, his arms still crossed over his chest.

Ash ignored Paul's comment, turning back to Roark. "Well, since you're the challenger Ash, I'll let you make the opening move!" Roark said.

Ash nodded, "Pidove use Quick Attack!"

The bird soared across the gymnasium towards Roark's Pokemon. It appeared and then disappeared sporadically, moving closer and closer.

Roark shook his head, "I thought you'd be more of a challenge, Ash. Quick Attack against a rock type?"

"Don't shut me out already, Roark! You don't know what I'm planning!" Ash shot the gym leader a confident smirk.

"We'll see about that. Onix, relax for a bit! Geodude, don't even bother blocking."

If Onixes had shoulders, Roark's would have shrugged at his owner's statement as it set its head down on the field, waiting for its turn. Geodude sat on the ground, anticipating Pidove's attack. Ash's grin grew wider at this, "Pidove, use Gust!"

Pidove flew near the ground and flapped its wings rapidly, kicking up dust and small rocks from the field. Geodude tried to block the minerals, but some managed to sneak into its eyes, making it flinch. "Now Oshawott, use Aqua Jet!" The otter Pokemon enveloped its body in water, rushing at Geodude. It struck its target dead on, slamming Geodude into a rock on the field. The rock Pokemon grunted, wiping away the remnants of the excess dirt in its eyes.

Oshawott jumped back to Ash's side of the field, shaking its tail excitedly. "Good job Oshawott!"

Roark didn't waste a second to follow up, "Geodude, retaliate with Rock Throw!"

Geodude quickly conjured up a large rock and hurled it at Pidove, who didn't have time to react. Pidove fell to the ground with a thud. Pidove struggled, but managed to get back in the air. "Geodude, now, go underground!" The Pokemon followed its trainer's request, digging through the rock and disappeared.

Ash had an idea of what Roark was planning, and immediately thought of a move while Geodude was underground. "Pidove, use Double Team on Onix!"

Pidove chirrupped and in a flash flew to Onix, performing the attack. Multiple Pidove suddenly appeared, spinning round and round. Onix couldn't find the real Pidove and subsequently entered a confused state. "Keep doing it Pidove!"

A rumbling of the floor echoed in the room as Geodude burrowed out of a hole in front of Oshawott. Oshawott leaped back, thrown off balance. Geodude went back underground, tunneling about. It repeated this action, and after a few more tries it cornered Oshawott. "Geodude, use Seismic Toss!" Geodude grabbed Oshawott, jumped up into the air and then hurtled back to the ground, Oshawott taking the force of the impact. Oshawott returned to its feet, bruised and battered from the attack.

Osha...

"Come on, Oshawott you got this!" Oshawott stood up taller with Ash's encouragement, determined to win.

Ash glanced at Pidove, to see it trapped in Onix's Bind attack. He knew he had to act quickly or his plan wouldn't work. "Oshawott! Dive into the holes Geodude made!" Oshawott didn't hesitate, moving as fast as it could. "Follow it, Geodude!" The rock Pokemon took to the underground, chasing after Oshawott.

Oshawott popped up out onto the ground after a moment. Geodude unfortunately, had burrowed a hole right inside of Onix's coiled body. "Go Oshawott, quick!" Ash commanded.

The otter Pokemon leaped back into the holes, emerging out of the same hole Geodude created. It gave Geodude a cocky grin and covered itself with water once more. The water consumed Geodude, filling up the space that Onix's body made. Onix was surprised at the sudden rush of water and released Pidove from its hold. "Spin around, Oshawott!" Oshawott began to spin, tossing and turning the water along with it, colliding with Onix and Geodude who cried out in pain. "Pidove, join Oshawott's spinning Water Gun with your Air Cutter!" Pidove obediently flapped its wings powerfully, pushing and moving the waves conjuring up a hurricane-like motion.

Geodude fell over the top of Onix's body, falling onto the battlefield. It was unconscious.

"Oshawott, get on Pidove's back!" The Pokemon obliged, jumping on.

"Onix! Onix focus, snap out of it!" Roark yelled, trying to regain control of his Pokemon.

"Oshawott use Aqua Jet again and Pidove use Quick Attack to propel Oshawott even faster!"

The two Pokemon followed their orders, Oshawott covering itself in water and Pidove rapidly speeding up. Oshawott flung itself off of Pidove, flying at Onix hitting it dead on. The added force was enough to catch Onix in surprise again as it roared and fell with a loud bang. Roark ran over to Onix. He hung his head sadly.

"Congrats, Ash!" He said, returning Onix and Geodude to their Pokeballs after thanking them for battling so well. Roark stepped over to the challenger's side, "I must say, that was a fantastic battle. I've never seen moves used like that before."

Ash grinned, "Well, my girlfriend Misty is a coordinator so she taught me some of those beautiful but deadly attack combinations."

As if on cue, the group ran, minus Paul who walked, to Ash and Roark. Misty gave Ash a big hug and kissed him on the cheek, "Congratulations!"

"Yeah! Way to go, Ash!" May and Dawn cheered in unison.

Drew merely smirked in acknowledgement and Paul watched silently.

Roark reached into his back pocket and pulled out the Coal Badge, handing it to Ash. "You've earned this, Ash."

Ash held it up proudly, staring at it with pride. He struck a pose, showing it off. Oshawott and Pidove leaped in joy beside him. "Yeah! I got the Coal Badge!"

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I thought that was a good place to stop :D I tried to make it just like the show ahaha XD Let me know what you thought of this chapter! :D Next chapter they're going to leave Oreburgh and go to Jubilife City for the Jubilife Pokemon Contest! Reviews pwease :)

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