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Yui's Journey- The Tokko Adventures

Chapter 7 - Badge of Memories

Yui, Morty, Teal and Tristan stayed up until the small hours of the morning, partying and dancing under the moonlight. Teal and Tristan were continually watching Yui and Morty, but nothing too exciting happened. They danced with each other, but that's about as close as they got all evening. Finally, at about 4:30 in the morning, they all took off for the Pokemon Center to get some well-needed rest.

The next morning, Yui finally changed out of her fancy outfit into a normal light blue shirt and white skirt; she kept the heart pendant and PokeGear around her neck. Morty wore a pair of black jeans, with a black T-shirt that read "Ecruteak City Gym" on the front; his PokeGear was clipped to the side of his jeans next to his PokeBalls. Teal was wearing a red shirt that cut off above her belly button in the shape of a triangle, and light blue jeans with small silver beads lining the bottom; she wore her PokeGear around her neck, and for once her hair wasn't in a ponytail. Tristan wore a white T-shirt and a normal pair of jeans.

"Come on you guys!!" Yui shouted, bouncing around the Pokemon Center's lobby. "Hurry! I'm ready to go, I wanna win my badge!"

"How can you have so much energy?" Teal asked in amazement. "We hardly got any sleep last night!!"

"So?" Yui questioned, looking at her friend strangely. "I'm just naturally energetic… I guess."

Teal smiled, and looked behind her to see where the boys were. Tristan was in the middle of cleaning up his sleeping area, and Morty was off somewhere… probably the washroom. "So Yui…" she said, narrowing her eyes. "What's up between you and Morty now?"

"Wha? N…Nothing," she replied, her cheeks reddening.

"Sure," Teal smirked. "The two of you were dancing cheek-to-cheek yesterday after the talent show… Wasn't that cute?"

"So precious and beautiful… just like you!" Tristan laughed in his best Morty impression.

"You GUYS!! Shut UP!" Yui snapped, turning away. "It's not like that!!"

"Whatever you say," Teal said.

"What? What'd I miss?" asked Morty, emerging from a hallway to the back. Yui blushed, and the other two just smiled.

"Nothing too important, Morty," Tristan said, zipping up his bag. "Well, I'm ready to go… That is, if it's okay if I come with you guys to watch Yui's match."

"Sure, it's all right!" Yui said. "I mean, it's not like I can stop you…"

"Yay!" Tristan shouted.

"Aw, it's not that big of a deal," Yui sighed. "I'm kind of nervous, though… All I have with me are Chikorita, Eevee and Shuckle. I haven't been doing that much training, and I have no idea what kind of gym this is. I don't think I can cut it."

"Sure you can," Morty reassured. "Your Pokemon are great! Don't even doubt that for a second!"

"He's right, Yui," added Teal. "Your Pokemon can't be strong unless they have your support all the way!"

"Well…" Yui thought aloud. "All right. Let's get going to that gym!!"

Minutes later, the group found themselves walking towards the doors of the Dream Town Gym. The light blue building wasn't exactly tall, but its width made up for that; it stretched across the length of about five houses.

"It looks… nice," Yui said, staring nervously. "Oh why, oh why do I get this feeling every single time we go to a gym?"

"Yeah… But I don't think we can get the badge if we don't go in," Teal said.

"Oh…" Yui's face flushed, and she slowly stepped up and opened the door. As she walked inside, a familiar scent wafted under her nose.

"Smells like…" she pondered as she sniffed the air, "chlorine."

"Yeah, I smell it too," Tristan commented. "Must be a Water gym."

"Hello!" said an overly cheery voice. "Welcome to the Dream Town Gym!"

"Uh… Hi," Yui said, looking up at the violet-haired girl behind the front desk.

"Are you all here to challenge the gym leader today?" she asked, a huge smile pasted across her face.

"Not them… Only me," informed Yui, raising one eyebrow at the lady's perkiness. "I'm Yui… Yui Kinomoto."

"That's fine," she chirped. "You all may enter through the doorway on your right, but I'll ask you to leave your footwear here at the door. We don't want the pool floor to get dirty, you see."

"Right…" Yui sat down and took off her rainbow-colored sandals. The rest of her group left their shoes as well, and Yui led them down the misty blue hallway.

"Oh man oh man oh man… I'm really getting worked up now," she thought to herself. "This is going to be so hard…"

Lost in thought, Yui kept walking, and crashed face first into a solid blue door. "WAH!" she exclaimed, jumping back. "Where'd that come from?"

"Don't be silly, Yui," Morty said softly. "Come on… this probably leads to the battlefield."

"Great," she said so silently that only she could hear. She pushed open the doors, and came face to face with one of the largest pools she'd ever seen. The water was crystal-clear, and it sparkled with sunlight that blazed through the ice-blue sunroof. Yui's eyes lit up. "This is… so pretty!" she exclaimed.

"Thanks! I'm glad you like it!!" said another voice. The group directed their attention to the water, where a girl floated with her Pokemon, a dark blue Golduck. The girl herself had neon pink hair streaked with ocean blue, and she wore a blue-violet bikini with a diamond-like pattern.

"I really like it… It reminds me of the pools back at home," Yui replied. "Oh yeah… My name's Yui; I'm a Pokemon trainer from Indigo. And these are Morty, Teal and Tristan, my friends."

"Hello!' the girl greeted politely. "My name is Viola. I'm the Dream Town Gym Leader."

"I figured that," Yui said. "So… Are you accepting challenges right now?"

"Of course I am, silly!" she bubbled. Her voice was almost even more energetic than the lady from the front desk's… But it was much less chirpy and annoying. "But before we battle, I'll go and change into my appropriate gym clothing… Do you mind the wait?"

"No, it's fine," Yui said. "The longer I wait, the better…"

"All right… I'll be back as soon as I can!" Viola said, climbing up and out of the pool. She held up a ball that almost looked like stained glass. It was colored with shades of blue and violet that bled together in a pretty design. "Return, Golduck."

"Gol!" the Pokemon cried as it was pulled into the ball through a wave of colorful energy. Viola scampered off into another room, and Yui let out a breath she hardly knew she was holding.

"I am… so nervous…" she stammered, looking out at the water. "My Pokemon aren't going to be able to battle in this…"

"It does look difficult," Teal commented. Sure, there were platforms and floating mats in the water, but most of them were either small, or unstable.

"Or course… Gyms and their battlefields are usually built to test the wits of the trainers and Pokemon," Morty said. "Take my gym, for example. To get to the battlefield, you have to walk over an invisible path… and the arena itself is dark, and lit with strobe lights and blacklights; the perfect atmosphere for my Ghost-types."

"Wow… I don't even want to try to go up against that," Yui said. "But I still don't know. What if my Pokemon can't do this?"

"That's probably exactly what they want you to think," Tristan added. "But don't worry about it… You can do it, Yui."

"I hope so." She finished speaking just as Viola came out from the changing room; she was wearing a green tank top, with fringes hanging down from the bottom. Her skirt was the same, light green with fringes falling from the rim. Her hair was pulled back in a big puffy ponytail.

"I'm ready," she announced, standing on the opposing side of the pool.

"Great," Yui said, stepping to her side. "So am I."

"All right!" said the violet-haired lady, entering the area through a door at the side. Yui jumped at the new voice, but composed herself quickly. "This match is between Yui Kinomoto, and the Gym Leader, Viola Curtis. There will be no set time limit, and the Leader will choose the amount of Pokemon used.

"Is a three-on-three all right?" Viola asked.

"Fine with me," Yui retaliated.

"All right then, the referee said, holding up two flags; purple for Yui, and aquatic blue for Viola. "Begin the match!"

"All right… I'll lead with Shuckle!" Yui called. The Shining Pokemon came out of its ball and stood on one of the shaky pool mats, struggling to stay in place.

"Shuckle has the least advantage against Viola, since Chikorita is strong against Water-types, and Eevee can probably swim," Teal pondered. "So she's saving her best for last."

"Go, Slowpoke!" Viola said, tossing out a PokeBall with a blue tint. Her Pokemon was a pink creature with a strange, tired look on its face. It took one look at Shuckle, and yawned loudly.

"It's cute," Yui said, "but it looks a little worn out…"

"Don't worry about my Slowpoke," Viola smirked. "In a minute, you'll have to worry more about your Shuckle. Slowpoke, Water Gun!"

"Slooow," the Pokemon yawned, blasting a beam of water at Shuckle. It stumbled, and quickly jumped away onto a more stable platform.

"Oh man… Shuckle, try your Strength attack!"

Shuckle pulled itself into its shell, and somehow shot itself at Slowpoke, hitting it directly between the eyes. Slowpoke fell back into the water, and Shuckle landed shakily where it had been standing.

"Slowpoke! Quick, jump out of the water and use your Bubblebeam!!" Viola instructed. With a huge splash, Slowpoke proved itself to be anything but slow. It jumped onto a platform, lowered its head and sent a stream of bubbles exploding around Shuckle. It fell, splashing into the pool, its weight pulling it down.

"Shuckle!" Yui cried out. "I can't recall it! It'll never make it!"

"Slowpoke! Get down there and bring it up!" Viola snapped out the command, her eyes full of worry. The pink Pokemon shot down, catching the purple shell in between its stubby front legs, and carried it gently to the surface. Yui recalled it instantly.

"Oh man… Poor Shuckle," she sighed, replacing the PokeBall on her belt in exchange for a second one. "I choose you, Eevee!"

"All right, Slowpoke, get ready," Viola said, watching the brown foxlike Pokemon land across from hers.

"Eevee! Swift attack!" Yui instructed. The little Pokemon jumped up, spinning around as a flurry of shining golden stars flew forward, hitting Slowpoke and knocking it backwards into the water. It shot back out, shaking itself dry.

"Come on, Slowpoke, hit it with a Water Gun!" called Viola.

"Eevee, get out of the way! Jump into the pool!" Yui said. Eevee just barely avoided the stream of water flying at her; she plunged into the warm water, paddling to keep herself afloat. Slowpoke jumped in after her, firing jets of water, but Eevee evaded each one. Finally, one made contact with the back of Eevee's head, sending her almost flying into the edge of the pool.

"Eevee, jump up and Slam down on it!" Yui cried.

"Vee!" She flipped up and out of the water, spiraling down toward Slowpoke and hitting it smack dab on the forehead. Water splashed around as both of them were pulled underwater; seconds later, Slowpoke floated lifelessly to the surface with a triumphant Eevee sitting on its head.

"Return," said Viola, pulling Slowpoke back and letting Eevee splash into the water. She took a PokeBall from her belt and smirked as she held it up. "Go, Xatu!"

Yui's eyes went wide, as did Eevee's and everyone else's. "Xatu?" Teal exclaimed. "But that's not a Water-type!"

"This is not just a gym for Water-types," Viola said, still smirking. "This is a Water and Psychic gym. I guess we should have told you."

"Yeah, it would have helped," Yui said semi-angrily. "Eevee, get it! Use Bite!"

`Oh, great,' Viola thought to herself, `I didn't know it knew Dark-type moves…' Eevee bit down on Xatu's wing, seemingly doing a lot of damage to the totem-like bird Pokemon. It cried out and retaliated by pecking at it with its beak, shaking Eevee off of its wing. It bounced off one of the platforms, landing in the water with a splash.

"Eevee! Jump out and slam that bird into the water!"

"Xatu! Use Psychic to keep that Eevee in the water!"

Eevee shot out of the pool, aiming itself for the center of Xatu's body. Just as it would have made contact, a flash of violet light sent her spinning right back down into the water.

"Eevee, no! Try it again!" Yui commanded.

"Good! Now keep using Psychic to make a whirlpool!" Viola called out. Eevee soon became trapped in the spiraling waters, and Yui immediately whipped out her PokeBall and recalled it.

"I don't need my Eevee nearly drowning too," she said softly, looking down at Chikorita's PokeBall.

"Good move," Viola said. "Are you going to call your last Pokemon? Or do you want to call it quits instead?"

"No way," Yui announced, releasing her last PokeBall as it broke open with an explosion of light. "Chikorita, go!"

"Chiko!" cried the confident little Pokemon, looking angrily up at Xatu.

"Chikorita," Yui said softly. "You're my last hope. Are you ready?"

"Chika!" She jumped out into the pool and paddled out to a platform, staring up at the bird Pokemon that was flying around the battlefield.

"Okay, Xatu, get it!" Viola instructed right away. "Dive down and tackle it!"

"Chikorita, jump out of the way and use Razor Leaf!" Chikorita jumped, narrowly avoiding the attack; she swung her leaf in a full circle, producing razor-sharp leaves that cut across Xatu's body. It kept going with its own attack, crashing into the platform as the leaves struck it down.

"Xatu!" Viola called. "Get up!"

"Chikorita, now's your chance to get it!" Yui cried. "Headbutt, now!"

"Chiko!" she cried; she was Yui's last chance for the win. For her trainer, she would not lose. She rushed forward, knocking the Pokemon away with a swift ram. Stars filled the Xatu's eyes as it landed on another platform. Viola recalled it, and brought out her final PokeBall… The transparent blue and violet ball.

"Okay, Golduck," she said. "Let's finish this."

"Eep…" Yui thought to herself. "Hopefully the Grass/Water advantage will pull through for me…" "Chikorita, quick before it attacks! Razor Leaf!"

The Pokemon `chikoed' in agreement, twirling its leaf. The leaves flew at Golduck, who simply knocked them away with a flick of its wrist.

Yui gasped, choking on a breath. "How…?"

"Okay, Golduck," Viola said with a smirk. "Ice Beam."

"Wah! Chikorita, get out of the way!!!" Yui shouted. Chikorita jumped, just barely missing the beam of frozen liquid headed its way.

"Try again!" instructed the Gym Leader. "Rapid fire, Golduck!"

"Chikorita!" Yui cried, watching as the barrage of ice overcame her small Pokemon. She stepped out, still up and kicking; but the leaf on her head was frosted over, and completely stiff. By the looks of it, it would be nearly impossible for her to pull off any of her special attacks.

"Chiko…" she sighed, trying to wave her frozen leaf around. It stuck out in front of her face, and she stared at it, her lip trembling. Anything… but her precious leaf.

"Chikorita…" Yui sighed. She help up her PokeBall, letting her head fall. "Maybe it's best if you come back."

"Rita!" shouted Chikorita, shaking her head no.

"What?" Yui squeaked. "You're going to… keep going?"

"ChiKO!" Chikorita demanded, turning to face the Golduck. She glared at it through narrowed eyes, growling silently to herself.

Viola blinked, watching the persistent little Pokemon. "All right Golduck, finish it!" she shouted. "Give it your all! Blizzard!"

Yui lunged forward, almost falling into the water. "Chikorita!" she yelled over the light wind that had started to blow indoors. "Please! You have to return!"

"Chiko…" Chikorita stood against the oncoming attack, lowering her leaf so that it faced up at the sunroof. Rays of sunshine blazed through, and slowly she absorbed them. As she did, the frost on her leaf began to slowly drip away into the water, and her leaf shone a solar orange color. "CHIKO!"

The Chikorita's cry was followed by an orange beam of energy that cut through the Blizzard and hit Golduck dead-on. It cried out, falling back into the pool. Viola jumped back in surprise.

"Holy cow!" she exclaimed. "That was awesome!" She recalled Golduck, and made her way to the other end of the arena. "How long has your Chikorita been developing that Solar Beam?"

"Um…" Yui just stared at her Pokemon, dumbfounded. "She's never known Solar Beam before. I think she just learned it."

"Wow…" Viola said in pure awe. "That was an excellent battle… And on account of your victory, I reward you with this badge."

She reached into her pocket, bringing a badge from inside and placing it in Yui's hand. It was a small square-shaped mirror, surrounded by light blue fringes. Looking into her hand, Yui could see her own surprised face staring back at her. "This is the Memory Badge," Viola told them. "Whenever you look at it, I hope you have memories of the things you've accomplished."

"I'm sure I will," Yui said with a smile. She pinned it on the corner of her shirt, next to the Shock Badge. Ever since she had won that first badge, the first thing she would do after getting changed in the morning was pin it on her shirt. It was very precious to her… and now she had two memories to hold.

Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped around her waist. Yui looked up to see Morty smiling down at her. "Nice battle," he said. "Your Chikorita's awesome!"

"Thanks," she said, leaning up against him.

"Ooh, how adorable!" Viola giggled. Morty and Yui's eyes shot open, giving her looks as if to say "WHAT?!?"

"Oh, yeah," Teal laughed. "They're the cutest couple in the world…"

"Okay, that's it," Morty laughed, jumping at Teal. He caught her by the collar of her shirt, and tossed her into the pool with one quick motion. Yui laughed as her friend came up for a breath, looking very annoyed and wet, like a cat that was being forced to take a bath.

"Morty… You stupid baka," she said in a monotone.

"Heh… I won't comment, then," Tristan laughed. "I don't want to be thrown into the water too…"

Teal shook some water out of her long hair as she climbed out of the pool. "Can we get back to the Pokemon Center now?" she asked. "Thanks to Morty, I'm freezing and my clothes are wet…"

"Yeah, sure," Yui said, admiring her new badge again. "Thanks, Viola," she finished as her Chikorita jumped up onto her shoulder.

"You're very welcome," said the Gym Leader, waving to the group as they left the gym. "And good luck on the rest of your adventure!!"

~To Be Continued…~

A/N: Well, here it finally is! Chapter 7! ^^ I sure took my sweet time on this one, didn't I? But I just couldn't THINK of anything… But it's here, and I must admit that I liked it. It was fun to write, as the rest of the story will be… Heh. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did, and look out for Chapter 8!!!