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Finally, another City. Piper was glad that she didn't have to spend another minute in the forest. She was so put out with it that by her last battle, she didn't even command her pokemon. But now there was actual civilization. She felt better now. She was going try to not think about Mt. Moon, even though it was a short ways away. She wouldn't be able to handle something like that again, but she would have if she was going to get to Cerulean City. She had always wanted to go there. Maybe there would be a contest there. Who knows. But she needed focus on the present. She walked to the Pokemon Center. The inside looked almost the same as the one in Viridian City. So did the Nurse Joy. the only difference was a pink pokemon in a chair. Everytime it sang, people around it would fall asleep. Piper took out her Pokedex.

"Jigglypuff." it said, "When it sings, it puts people and pokemon to sleep." Piper closed her Pokedex and put it away. She glared at the Jigglypuff. She didn't want to get to close to it and fall asleep, but strangely, she wanted it. She wanted the cute, pink, sphere shaped pokemon. Maybe there would be some chance to catch one. It might come in handy for contests. She walked over to the counter where Nurse Joy was standing. She handed her her three pokeballs. When she got them back, she glared at Pidgey's ball. She hadn't used it in a while and it was weaker than her other pokemon. She didn't want to release it though. She remembered talking to Prof. oak and he said something about leaving extra pokemon with him. She walked over to the PC in the far right corner of the building. She booted it up. It something about logging in. It asked for her tainer number. She had no idea what that was. She took out her trainer card and sure enough, her trainer numbers was on it. She typed it in and was logged on to the PC. She clicked the "contact" button. It asked her who she wanted to call. She typed in "Prof. Oak" and it gave her the pictures and information on many professors. She clicked to first picture which was the one she was looking for. All of a sudden, Prof. Oak came on to the screen.

"Oh, yes, Piper. What is it?" he asked.

"Can I leave a pokemon with you?" she asked.

"Sure, just place the pokeball in that spot right there," he said. Piper looked around the machine and found a rounded spot and put Pidgey's pokeball in it. A beam of light from part of the machine above the pokeball covered it and it disappeared. She exited the call with Prof. Oak. She decided to call her mom. When her mom answered she explained how a "special guest" was coming to see her so she couldn't leave Pewter City.

"What? You mean I have to stay here an extra two or three days?"

"Yes, but it will be worth it," her mom sang, then hung up. Great, she had to stay longer in this boring city. She couldn't do anything since she was a coordinator and didn't challenge gyms. All for this "special guest".

Natsuko strolled up the the gym leader of the Pewter City Gym - Brock. Clearing her throat as she stood on the middle of his arena, he turned to look at her, looking her up and down for a moment before speaking, "Well...Let me guess. You are here for the BoulderBadge, am I right?" Natsuko put on a look on complete concentration as she gave a nod, standing her ground against him. She was younger than he was, and much smaller, but that was no reason for her to be intimidated. He seemed to think for a moment before giving her a nod, indicating that he was willing to do battle for her. If she won, this would be the single greatest moment on her journey so far. Each of them took their places on either side of the arena, Brock on the Right, Natsuko on the left. She stared across the space between them intently, waiting on him to throw out his frist pokemon. This was a perfect opportunity to get some of her weaker pokemon experience points - especially with Bloo on her side. She had a type advantage, so this was going to be a walk in the park.

"Alright Geodude! Let's show this girl how we do it," he said, releasing his first pokemon into the ring. She had heard that he used all rock pokemon, and for that she was very thankful. After all, she had the advantage in every way as far as she could see it. Thinking for a moment about which pokemon she wanted to gain experience, she decided that Metapod was a good choice. The sooner she could get her to evolve, the better. She wanted that rare pokemon her father had always talked about.

"Go, Mari," Natsuko called out, releasing the green cacoon pokemon into the arena, Metapod looked up at the floating Geodude with a mix of emotions in her eyes. Natsuko had called on her to take care of this battle, and she would do whatever she could, even if she was out-matched. Because of the difference in level, Brock's geodude got to go first, which she ahd expected. The geodude, at his trainer's command, leapt forwards in a tackle attack, slamming straight into Mariposa, and causing the pokemon to slide back across the arena with a cry. That was all that Natsuko needed. Calling Mariposa back into her pokeball, Natsuko released Bloo into the arena - it was now time to take this Geodude down. As Brock saw her release a water pokemon, he called for Geodude to use Defense Curl, which would bring up his pokemon's defense a little bit, but it was not going to be enough. Natsuko called for Bloo to use his Bubble attack, which hit the rock-type Geodude full force. Even with the defense boost it had gained from his turn, it was still super effective, and you could already begin to see Geodude beginning to look physically more tired.

"Geodude, use Mud Sport," Brock called out, in a last chance effort to save his pokemon from defeat. As Geodude pumped mud into the air, covering the arena with it, Natsuko could not help but grin slightly. It might have made electric moves less powerful, but against her water pokemon, it did little more than get it dirty. "Finish it off Bloo," Natsuko called out as Squirtle launched forward in another bubble attack. It hit the same as the first one, and Geodude fell to the ground with a thud. Brock looked a little stunned that he had lost the first battle, but he still had an ace up his sleeve with Onix. Both trainers returned their pokemon to their respective pokeballs, Natsuko looking across at Brock with a smile on her face. She was going to win this, she could tell. With Bloo by her side, it was going to be a walk in the park no matter what pokemon he threw out at her. Little did she know, he was about to throw out one of the biggest pokemon she had ever seen. As Brock released Onix from his pokeball into the arena, Natsuko's eyes widened. She had never seen anything like it before in her entire life, and she was in complete shock at the massive size of the pokemon before her. She had no idea how she was going to defeat it, but she had to if she wanted to get that badge before Nomaa. After thinking for a moment, she decided that she should still try to get one of her other pokemon some experience, knowing that she could always rely on Bloo when it came down to it.

"Alright, you haven't been out in a while," she muttered to herself, taking out Rattata's pokeball and releasing him into the arena. Immediately, the purple rat pokemon looked around wildly, locking in on Onix as the opponent to beat. She could tell that he was ready to battle, though she knew that she would have to call him back before the end of the battle. There was no way a small nromal type pokemon like him wouldbe able to defeat such a large rock type. Before Onix even had a chance to move, Natsuko prompted her pokemon to spring forward in a quick attack. In the blink of an eye, Ratta was darting across the room faster than Onix ould keep up, attacking when he got into range. The attack did not do much damage at all, but it was something, that was for sure. As Rattata slowed down, Onix took his chance to attack, tackling the purple rat pokemon with all it's weight. Rattata flew back across the ring, landing rather hard on the ground in front of Natsuko. Natsuko, out of concern for her pokemon and anticipation of winning her first gym match, recalled Rattata back to his pokeball, releasing Bloo as she had done before. Again, Brock took the appearance of the water pokemon seriously, and instructed Onix to unleash a Screech attack into the arena in order to try and lower Blo's defense. As the noise emitted through the area, Natsuko and Bloo both covered their ears, leaving Bloo rather open to attack at the moment, his defenses dropping substantially.

"Don't lose focus Bloo! Hit it with a Bubble attack," she called out as Bloo shook his head to regain complete focus for his trainer. Jumping into the air, he unleashed a string of bubbles at Onix. Onix could not get out of the way in time, and the water atteck made contact with his rock body, dealing a substantial amount of damage in the process.

"]Alright Onix, show then just how strong you are! Use Rock Throw," Brock called out, seeming to get a little agitated that his rock pokemon were falling fast to her water pokemon. Onix gave a might cry as a huge rock suddenly was hurled straight at Bloo. Thankfully the size of the rock slowed it down a little bit, and Bloo managed to jump out of the way as the mighty rock smashed into the floor of the arena. Bloo suddenly appeared on top of the rock, jumping into the air once more and releasing another strem of bubbles towards Onix. They connected, and the mightly Onix gave a mighty cry before slumping over onto the ground. Brock's mouth was aghast as he realized that he had been defeated. Meanwhile, Natsuko could hardly ontain herself. Jumping into the air, she pumped her fist before running up to Bloo, sweeping him off of teh ground and spinning in a circle with him at arm's length in the air. Brock crossed the space between them, a small badge in his hand, and a TM in the other.

"Looks like you beat me. On behalf of Pewter City Gym, It is my priviledge to give you the Boulder Badge," he said, handing her the basge in his hand. Natsuko accepted it, hugging it close to her chest before sticking it onto her trainer card and sliding it into her messenger bag, which was hanging over her shoulder. She turned to walk out before Brock stopped her once more, grabbing her by the arm. "Oh, I want you to have this also, It's the TM Rock Tomb. Might come in handy," he said, giving her the TM that was in his hand as well. Natsuko smiled brightly and accepted the gift from the Gym LEader, shaking his hand one more time before exiting the gym. The minute she was outside she let out a scream of delight, which she had been holding in practically the entire time she had been in there. Jumping up and down a few times, she took a few deep breaths to get control of herself once more before heading towards the Pokemon Center. She had officially obtained her first badge and a substantial cash prize.

"Take that Nomaa," she muttered softly with a smile on her face, walking through the sliding glass doors of the Pokemon Center to heal her pokemon before she continued on her journey.

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Geodude (12/12) v. Metapod ( 6/8 )
Turn one: Metapod - 4/8

Geodude (12/12) v. Squirtle (11/12)
Turn 2: Geodude (4/12) Squirtle (11/12)
Turn 3: Geodude (0/12) Squirtle (11/12)

Onix (14/14) v. Rattata ( 8/8 )
Turn 1: Onix (13/14) Rattata ( 6/8 )

Onix(13/14) v. Squirtle (11/12)
Turn 2: Onix (5/14) Squirtle: (11/12)
Turn 3: Onix (0/14) Squirtle (11/12)

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Changes:
Squirtle gained 109 EXP (96 needed to Lvl 13)
Metapod gained 109 EXP
Metapod grew to Level 9! (131 needed to Lvl 10)
Rattata gained 162 EXP
Rattata Grew to Level 9! (43 needed to Lvl9)
Squirtle gained 162 EXP
Squirtle Grew to Level 13! (284 needed to Lvl14)
Squirtle deleated the move Tail Whip and Learned Water Gun!

Natsuko viewed Onix!
Natsuko obtained the Boulder Badge
Natsuko obatined TM 39 (Rock Tomb)
Natsuko gained P 1400

Nomaa stepped through the building that serparted Pewter City from Viridian Forest, stepping to the side to let Mimi through right after her. As she saw the city before them, she had to pause, feeling her jaw drop, but not being able to do anything about the stunned look on her face. The city was like nothing she had ever seen before, that was for sure. There were so many more buildings then in Pallet Town, not to mention the different sorts of buildings that there were. Coming from Celadon, Mimi might not think anything of it, but to Nomaa this was the biggest City she had been in to date.

"This is so cool," she said with an excited giggle, bouncing forwards in excitement, making a little turn in the air before she landed, Charmander walking up next to her. "Char," he said excitedly, taking a step past her towards the Pokemon Center. She wanted to explore the town a little, but after such a long stint of walking, she had to admit that she was somewhat ready for a rest.

Swinging her legs under her so she was sitting indian style on the bench next to Mimi, she gave the girl her full attention, giving nods where appropriate. She was getting more nad more tired as they sat there, only showing how much training they had been doing today. The sun set completely through the window of the Pokemon Center, Nomaa stifling a small yawn with the back of her hand.

"Well, I'm glad to hear that for sure," Nomaa said about the beds, the thought of sleeping in one bringing a tingle of anticipation to her weary muscles. "After all that walking, I could use a soft bed to rest up in before Charmander and I get back to training tomorrow," she said with a small nod. She was glad to be out of the forest, that was true, but she knew she would not be able to defeat Brock as it stood right now. She was going to have to go around and battle some more Pokemon in the forest to get her team stronger before she would be able to stand any chance at all against Brock - one of the problems with choosing a fire type to begin with. Never the less, she would find a way to beat him. Maybe after a good night's rest she could start thinking strategy.

"Oh, that sound just delightful," Nomaa said with a smile, turning her torso around in a slightly weird move so she was at least able to make eye contact when Mimi as the two of them sat. It was only a moment later that she glanced over to the front counter to See Nurse Joy waving the two girls over, each of their Pokemon teams snug in their pokeballs on their respective trays. Standing, she straightened out her skirt, giving Mimi a small smile before they walked over to the counter, picking up her pokeballs and replacing them on her person.

"How bout that food," she asked, wanting to make sure that Mimi was ready to go before she just started heading in that direction.

Nomaa pulled her legs up, sitting indian style underneath the table, seeming completely oblivious to the fact that she was wearing a dress...not exactly the most lady-like thing to do.

"No kidding. I can honestly say that sheis one of the nicest people I have ever met - and I have met a lot of people in my day," she said with a small laugh. It would be obvious that she was being a little sarcastic about the number of people that she had met in her lifetime, considering the small town that she came from. The Chansey came back, plopping a plate of food down in front of them. Nomaa happened to have chicken and rice with some sauteed vegetables. It was rather simple, but sitting down to a cooked meal was more than Nomaa could even wish for at the moment. Grabbing her chopsticks, she began to just dig right in, taking large bites. "Mmm, thif if dewifus," she said with her mouth full, taking a drink of the glass of water that was set before her.

Nomaa walked into the room shortly after Mimi, flopping down on the opposite bed on her stomach, slumping her backback next to the nightstand. Pulling the pillow in towards her, she looked over at Mimi, giving a little shurg. "I guess so. I know if I were to verse Brock tomorrow I wouldn't do so well. Charmander is strong, but fire against rock wouldn't go over too well. I still have a lot of strategy to think about." She gave a nod to Mimi, though it was more of a solidifying gesture to herself that there was no way around it. Until she figured out a way to break the type advantage the gym leader had over her, there was little she would be able to do.

"What about you? Planning on taking on the Gym tomorrow?"

(( Sorry it is so short. BTW, do we have to defeat Brock before we move on to Route 3, or can we coem back and verse him? Nomaa still has to train quite a bit before she can take on Brock, and it is going to take forever just battling wild pokemon in the forest. ))