"I’m scared, I’m scared, I’m scared," Eevy muttered as she and the group approached Cutter Town’s entrance gate.

"Why are you so scared?" Dragon walked up behind her, "You’ve got all of us behind you," she swept his arm over the huge group following them.

"Not to mention that you’ve got Dragon falling all over you," Phantom smirked, "Ain’t they cute together?" he made a teasing face.

"Yeah," Starla joined with the face.

As they kept walking, everyone joined in with similar gestures and sounds, "Cute little couple," they said together.

Dragon and Eevy both shot them dirty looks, "Ah, shut ‘ep," they said together, both waving their left arms at the others.

The rest of the group, including Morty, started laughing at how they had mimicked each other perfectly. Dragon growled and Eevy scowled.

"Ignore them," Eevy whispered, "I don’t care what those idiots do or don’t laugh about."

"Good decision, since they laugh at everything," Dragon walked along behind her as they passed through the gates of the city.

A shadowy figure stood in the corner of the gate, watching the group. She went for a walky-talky at her belt and whispered something to the other end. The other side replied quietly and the girl set out into the street. Her ice blue hair was cut short in a jagged cut. Her ice blue eyes followed the group along the street. Her emerald green top showed off her figure, as did her tight indigo jeans. Her black boots clopped along behind the group and the walky-talky and Poke’Balls at her belt clicked together as she watched the team heading towards the Gym.

"Yo!" she said in a loud whisper into the walky-talky, "Ryujin at five o’clock!"

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"Relax and take them as they come," Dragon reassured as he rubbed Eevy’s tensing shoulders, "Loosen up."

"I can’t," she tightened as she walked closer to the Gym, "I’m petrified of this Gym! Rei and Ray are too strong!" she turned and tried to run away, but he caught her waist, "Please don’t make me go in there!" she wailed as he turned her around and faced her back to the door, "I’m too scared!"

"Stop that!" Medira scolded, "You can beat ‘em! You’re Eevy! Come on, Eevy! Say your speech! That always makes you feel better, doesn’t it?"

"Yeah, I guess," she paused, "But I feel stupid when I do it for no reason."

"Should feel stupid saying it anyway," Morty mumbled.

"Oh please!" Eevy cracked, "Let’s do Morty’s speech," she cleared her throat and took his stance, "I am Morty Hikoboshi of Rose Town! I’m training to be a Master of Ghosts! Minor or Major, I can take you on!"

"Would you stop that?!" he shouted as everyone started laughing, "I suppose yours is SO much better?"

"Yeah!" Yuu-Yuu burst, "Eevy’s rules!"

"Go on, Eevy!" Sooney laughed out, "Say it!"

"Oh, alright," she gave in and took her own pose, "I am Evangelina Hikoboshi of the Town of Rose in Nanka on the great isle of Gertan Rin. I possess ten Badges of the Rainbow League, one which comes from the Precious Metal Division. I breed, train and battle with my Eevee and Eons. It is my destiny to be Champion of the Rainbow League, and today I intend on taking my dream one step farther."

She snapped into a battle pose of her right hand on her hip and her left arm out to the side, palm forward and hand tipped down. The others stood behind her clapping slightly. She turned around and reddened.

"I told you it was stupid!" she laughed.

"Well, it certainly intimidated me," someone said from behind them, strutting past.

Lance choked behind his hood, "Oh man. No!"

She slinked past, her high-heeled black boots like Eevy’s clicking away, "Welcome. I am Rei Hydra, and from that little speech, I’d say you want a challenge."

"Yes, Mistress Hydra. I do," Eevy nodded.

"Good then," someone caught their attention from behind.

He strolled out of the Gym, his strut very similar to hers. His heavy emerald green shirt and indigo jeans seemed to have some kind of shine to the fabric. His heavy black boots came to a stomping halt and the Poke’Ball on the chain around his neck swung side to side as he stopped.

"That speech worked for me. I am Ray Hydra, and we accept your challenge as the Master and Mistress of Cutter Town Gym and holders of the Gold Badge."

Eevy was caught between a rock and a hard place, "Neither of you intimidate me in any way, shape or form. You may be strong, but I am stronger."

"Oh really?" Rei smirked, "We’ll see," she spotted Dragon with a lick of her lips and a wink.

Eevy let out a low, undistinguished growl. She turned and saw Ray watching her. He rubbed his fingers together and waved his eyebrows. Eevy leaned away and Dragon grunted.

Eevy shoved past, "Let’s go then," she stomped into the Gym with the others following.

Dragon, Rei and Ray stayed out for a few minutes. Lance backed up a step and started for the door, but movement to his side caught his attention. He turned, backing away quickly as Rei swayed over. She stood straighter, her perking posture making her a bit wider in the upper shirt. Her brother groaned as she pushed right up against the cloaked Dragon Master.

"You look good in black," she giggled and batted her eyes, "Dragon? Where ever did you get that name? I mean really! How silly of you! Well, then again, you were always silly all the time. Weren’t you," she paused to widen her smile, "Lance?"

"Get away from me, Rei," he pushed her back, but she retorted by pressing herself right into him.

"Oh, come on," she traced hearts on his chest with her finger, turning out her bottom lip, "Kiss me. You know you want to," she looked up with a cute grin.

"I do not," he snorted firmly, "Never again will I lay my mouth, or any portion of my body, anywhere on you."

He stomped into the Gym and allowed the door to sway open long enough for Rei to see him hold Eevy’s waist, "He’s fighting the inevitable," she again licked her lips, "Silly man."

Ray shrugged, "He doesn’t seem too thrilled with you, Rei. Maybe you should accept the fact that he doesn’t love you and never really did," he paused, "But that girl is hot," he looked thoughtful for a moment, eyes narrowing as he started snickering.

"Give it a rest!" she snapped, nearly gagging at his behavior, "You say that about every girl you see! Come on, we’ve got a challenge."

She grabbed his arm and dragged him into the Gym. The Gym was similar to Claire’s, but a bit different. There were Dragon Trainers flying everywhere on their Dragons. Eevy swallowed, but Dragon took her shoulders and gently kissed her neck. She calmed a little as Ray stepped up to announce the rules.

"Each of us, meaning Rei and I, will choose three Pokemon. We’ll go up against you in a two on one, six on three and three battle. If you’re able to knock out all of either of our Pokemon you’ll win. Meaning if you knock out all three of hers but all three of mine are still going, you still win."

"What do you mean if mine go down?" Rei spat, "Yours will go down long before mine!"

"Whatever," Ray rolled his eyes and shook his head, "You up for this, cutie?" he grinned.

"Call me cutie and you’ll be up; parked on a rafter," Eevy hissed, "Let’s go."

Ray scowled for a moment, but calmed, "Do you have any banning?"

"No," Eevy shot, "I do not. Choose whichever Pokemon you see fit and I will take it on."

"Ooh," he laughed with a toothy smile, "You’re even cuter when you’re angry."

"Get on with it, Ray!" Dragon spat.

"Yes sir, Dragon, sir!" he laughed and walked off the podium to talk to his sister.

"I can do this, right?" Eevy turned around to face everyone.

"You bet!" Sooney shouted.

"Of course you can!" Lisle added, "Your brother’s a Gym Leader! You’ve got to have skill in there somewhere!"

"You can get the job done," Medira nodded, "You’re Evangelina Hikoboshi of Rose Town and you’ve got the Ovos behind you! Go kick them into orbit!"

"Win this one for me!" Yuu-Yuu added.

"And me too!" Mizu continued.

"Win it for all of us!" Eusine threw in, "Come on!"

"Take those turkeys down!" Morty called.

"You can do this!" Dragon took her hands, "Beat them down!"

"I will!" Eevy grinned nearly evilly; something she’d learned from Taylor, "You turkeys ready yet?!"

"Yes!" Rei cried as their double podium rose into place, "We’re ready!"

"Good!" Eevy stepped onto her podium and also rose into her place, "So am I!"

"This is a two on one battle for the Gold Badge of Cutter Town Dragon Pokemon Gym! The Leaders, Minor Mistress of Dragons Rei Hydra and Minor Master of Dragons Ray Hydra. The Challenger, Evangelina Hikoboshi of Rose Town, holding ten Gertan Rin Rainbow League Badges. There will be no time limit. If the Challenger is able to knock out all three of either trainers chosen Pokemon the match will officially be awarded to her. Choose your starting Pokemon now!"

"OK!" Ray and Rei called together as Ray held his Poke’Ball, "We choose Dratini!"

"Ray’s first Pokemon, acting as first for the duo, is Dratini!"

"I believe in you, so go! Sovo!"

"Evangelina’s first Pokemon is Espeon! Begin your battle now!"

"Let’s go, Dratini!" Ray shouted, "Agility, now!"

"Sovo, show it a real Agility!"

"Let’s do this!" Sovo cried.

Sovo ripped around the platform, moving at almost twice the speed of the Dratini. Ray and Rei struggled to keep their eyes on the real thing, but it was too quick as it left its trail of blurred Espeon images. Eevy, on the other hand, could watch Sovo like this all day. She straightened her shirt and turned around.

"Dragon," she said softly and put out her hand, "Get up here!"

"What?" he questioned blankly.

"I want you up here. Come on."

Rei shot an evil look to them as Eevy pulled him up. He stood straight up, towering over her, sending Rei and Ray a dirty scowl. Eevy could sense the fact that there wasn’t something too chummy between these three and was going to use it to her advantage.

"Get out there, Sovo!" she shouted with Dragon standing close behind her, "Use Psybeam attack, now!"

"Dratini! Dragon Rage attack, now!"

"Sovo! Look out!" Dragon shouted and leaned over the bar.

"Sovo!" Eevy cried, "Hit the Dragon Rage with your Psybeam and direct it back to Dratini!"

"OK!" Sovo shouted.

Sovo’s Psybeam and Dratini’s Dragon Rage tore forward. Eevy knew that Dragons were weak against Dragon attacks. Sovo’s Psybeam should be enough Psychic power to deflect the attack and turn it around. Dratini’s Dragon Rage collided with Sovo’s Psybeam, exploding in a rush of power. Sovo formed a protective barrier around himself, but not quick enough to protect himself completely. Dratini curled up in a tight ball to try and avoid the attack, but a double dose of power was a bit much. The wind and attack cleared, leaving Sovo cringing behind his barrier and Dratini sprawled out on the floor, eyes spiraling wildly. Ray screamed bloody murder at the sight of that.

"Ah!" he cried, "Dratini!" he slouched with his jaw hanging down, "I don’t believe it!"

"Yes!" Sovo cheered, "I win! You lose! I win! You lose!"

"Yeah, Sovo!" Yuu-Yuu clapped, "Go, Sovo!"

"Dratini is unable to battle! Round one goes to Challenger Hikoboshi! The score is Leaders, zero and Challenger, one! Choose your second round battler now!"

"OK!" Ray and Rei said again with Rei holding her Poke’Ball, "We choose Dragonair!"

"Rei’s first Pokemon, counting as the second for the duo, is Dragonair!"

"Great job, Sovo! Come up here and sit with us," Sovo hopped up with Dragon reaching out to catch him, "For my second Pokemon, I choose Yovo!"

"Evangelina’s second Pokemon is Umbreon!"

"Dark- type! Comin’ at ya’!" Yovo broke from the Poke’Ball with a hiss, "I may have been defeated at Talon but today I’ll try and win!"

"Do your best! You can’t do any better than that! Go, Yovo!"

"Go, Dragonair! Thunder Wave!"

"Yovo! Spin and avoid it!"

"Woah! Woah, woah, woah, woah, wha!" Yovo turned and jumped into the air.

The Thunder Wave caught his tail, weighing it down to the ground. It made it nearly impossible for him to move, dragging his stunned tail along behind him, shivering from the weight.

"Dragonair! Use Outrage attack now!"

"No! Yovo, Return!" Eevy ripped the Moon Ball from her belt and recalled Yovo as quickly as she could, pulling the closed Poke’Ball into a hug, "It’s alright. You’ll win one yet."

"Challenger Hikoboshi has recalled Umbreon! Round two goes to Leaders Hydra! The score is now Leaders, one and Challenger, one! Choose your third round battler now!"

"Yes! We won!" Rei cheered and winked at Dragon, who gagged, "Great job, Dragonair! Return now!"

"Poor Yovo," Eevy thought, "He must feel horrible about not winning. Don’t worry little buddy," she enlarged her Poke’Ball, "I won’t let you down," she looked up, eyes glaring evilly, "Go! Star Ball!"

"OK!" they said again, still with Rei’s Poke’Ball, "We choose Kingdra!"

"Let’s battle!" Kingdra cracked.

"Rei’s second Pokemon, counting as the third for the duo, is Kingdra!"

"You got it!" Vovo snapped.

"Evangelina’s third Pokemon is Eevee!"

"Go, Kingdra! Use Smokescreen attack, now!"

"Go, Vovo! Tail Spin!"

Vovo spun around, ripping his tail like a fan, blowing the smoke back into Kingdra’s face. Rei was more than mad now.

"Kingdra! Break it down and plow him with a Twister attack!"

A funnel cloud brewed on the arena as the Smokescreen was pulled into it, clearing it away. The tornado spun toward Vovo, knocking him into the air and pulling him inside.

"No!" Eevy started leaning over the rail, but Dragon caught her, "Vovo!"

"Throw that Eevee!" Rei spat.

"Vovo! You can do it!"

"Come on," JP breathed, "Get it."

"Land, Vovo. Land," Starla whispered, "Take it."

"Let’s go, Vovo," Phantom nodded, "Do it."

"Please make it," Dragon swallowed, "Attack it."

"Go, Vovo!" they burst together, "You can do it!"

"Vovo!" Eevy shouted.

Vovo noticed the voices even above the wind, "Eevy!" he was thrown from the top of the cloud.

"You go, Vovo!" Medira called, "Go for it!"

Vovo flew face first toward the floor, spinning and landing with a slam on the floor, skidding back while he crouched down, "I’m not giving up," he panted.

"Kingdra, Hydro Pump!"

"Vovo, Iron Tail attack, now!"

"Since when does it know a Steel- type attack?" Lisle cocked her head.

"Since I taught him! Slash it across the face with that Iron Tail attack!"

Vovo lunged, pushing through the powerful water blast with his reflecting tail. He slapped it right across Kingdra’s face, knocking the Seadra evolution off balance. Vovo landed, hissing nastily as Kingdra shook himself straight.

"Vovo!" Eevy spat, "Shadow Ball attack, now!"

The purple ball of energy formed straight in front of Vovo, billowing with pink and purple power. Vovo jumped, twisting in the air and landed directly behind it, launching it toward Kingdra whose only reaction was to whimper. It collided, filling the arena with purple wind. Dragon leaned over Eevy and the guys over their respective girls. After the Shadow Ball dissipated, they stood up and looked at Kingdra and Vovo, both standing and staring into each other.

"Come on, Vovo," Sooney whispered.

"Don’t fall, little buddy," Eusine nodded.

"Keep it up," Mizu added.

Eevy swallowed hard. Kingdra’s eyes suddenly contracted into the most painful looking of expressions. He toppled backward, falling with a great thud.

"Kingdra is unable to battle! Round three goes to Challenger Hikoboshi! The score is now Leaders, one and Challenger, two!"

Just as she raised the green flag and called the match to be Eevy’s, Vovo’s eyes dilated and he fell to his left, "No!" nothing stopped Eevy that time and she box vaulted the rail.

She landed quickly and jumped up, running half way and sliding on her knees the other half. She stopped beside him, grabbing his side and shaking him crazily.

"Wake up! Wake up!" she wailed, "Please wake up!"

"Oh no," Mizu buried her head in Eusine’s shoulder.

"Vovo, no," Lisle whimpered.

"Eevy!" Dragon and Sovo jumped the bar with Phantom, Starla and JP running from behind the podium.

"What’d we do?" Ray whispered.

"I don’t know," Rei answered.

"I’m sorry, Eevy," Phantom said softly, "He meant a lot to you."

"He meant more than a lot to me!" she hissed, "He meant the world to me! And there’s nothing I can do about it but sit here!"

"Yes there is. You can put me back in my Poke’Ball."

"What?" she looked down at Vovo’s lifeless form.

"Ghost- type attacks don’t hit Normal- type Pokemon," Vovo reminded her, "I’m just tired."

Her chin quivered, "You sleep like you’re dead!" she scolded, "Get in your Star Ball!"

"All right!" Morty shouted, "You still won that round! Win this Badge for Vovo!"

"Get back up on your podium!" Rei spat, "Let’s go!"

"Don’t push her, Rei," Dragon turned and glared at her from around the side of the podium as he helped Eevy up, "or you’ll push me too."

"Really?" Rei smirked, "Then I should push her more often."

"Let’s go if you’re so thrilled with battling," Eevy hissed.

"Choose your fourth round battler now!"

"OK!" they said together, again, now with Ray’s Poke’Ball, "We choose Dragonair!"

"Ray’s second Pokemon, acting as fourth for the duo, is Dragonair!"

"Another Dragonair?!" Medira shouted, "Be careful, Eevy!"

"OK!" Eevy mimicked just for a kick, "I choose Novo!"

"Evangelina’s fourth Pokemon is Vaporeon!"

"Let’s go, Dragonair!"

"Let’s go, Novo! Lead off with an Ice Beam attack!"

"Dragonair, use Safeguard now!"

"Godammit," Eevy sort of held her language, "That killed my plan. All right, Novo! Use Quick Attack!"

Novo plowed forward, catching Dragonair with the Ice Beam and tipping it back. It seemed to be totally impervious to any kind of damage because it retaliated before Novo had time to stop and start his Quick Attack. Dragonair whipped its tail around, slamming Novo as hard as it could, sending him flying back into Eevy’s podium’s base.

"Oh!" Eevy leaned down to look at him as he drooped off the podium, "Are you alright?"

"Why, sure. I’m just peachy," Novo said as he stood up and stumbled side to side as if he were drunk, "Just a little dizzy."

He sat down to regain his precision; an overly bad decision on his part, "Dragonair!" Ray ordered, "Blizzard!"

"Novo! Get up and run!" Eevy called.

"OK. OK." Novo stood up, but tipped back over, "OK. No OK."

"Run!" she shrieked.

The Blizzard took Novo over, freezing his skin into a solid shell of ice. When the powder cleared, he was frozen as solid as an ice sculpture in winter in the Arctic Ocean miles from the equator and just about as stunned too.

"Ah!" Medira jumped.

"Woah!" Lisle’s jaw fell.

"Shww," was the only noise Eusine could make.

"Not good," Mizu murmured.

"Sorry about that," Ray commented, "Dragonair! Use Fire Blast to melt him out of that!"

Novo let out a sigh of relief as he toppled over headfirst after being melted from his ice cocoon, "That’s nice," he flopped.

"Return, Novo!"

"Challenger Hikoboshi had recalled Vaporeon! Round four goes to Leaders Hydra! The score is now Leaders, two and Challenger, two! Choose your fifth round battler now!"

"Go, Lovo!"

"Evangelina’s fifth Pokemon is Jolteon!"

"OK!" once again, they called together with Rei holding her Poke’Ball, "We choose Dragonite!"

"Rei’s third Pokemon, acting as fifth for the duo, is Dragonite!"

"Dragonite?" everyone whimpered together.

The Dragonite called out with a flap of his great wings, "Battle time!"

"Ah, who cares how fat ya’ are?" Lovo cracked, "I can beat you just on speed."

"Yeah, right!" Rei laughed, "This Dragonite is loaded with Carbos!"

"You cranked up its Speed again?" Dragon snapped, "Are you nuts?"

"What do you mean again?" Eevy asked from beside him.

"Oh, he didn’t tell you?" Rei laughed evilly, then looked up with a cruel shadow crossing her face, "Why, you’re standing next to my two year boyfriend, my dear!"

"X-boyfriend," he corrected quickly, turning slightly red as Eevy started glowing in anger, "The biggest X humanly possible!"

"Yeah, sure," she brushed back her hair, "If you say so. Then why’d you let me get so close when we were outside?"

"Let you?! I didn’t let you do anything! You thre-" he was cut off when Eevy’s fist met his side to turn him toward her.

"You rat!" Eevy punched him right in the center of the chest, sending him back a bit, "You little nezumi!"

"Uh oh," Morty whimpered, "She’s speaking Japanese. Watch out."

"You’re worse than a nezumi! You’re an utter hebi!" she screamed as she rejected the comment of rat for that of snake, "Get back!" she pushed him hard enough that he fell over.

Jason, Luri and Will cringed, "Oh boy," they said together, "She’d better watch out."

He ran his hand down the side of his face, wiping the blood from the side of his eye, "It’s not my fault," he contradicted, "I broke up with her years ago!"

"I don’t care!" she turned away, "You could have at least told me before she did! You may call yourself Tatsu, but you truly are a hebi."

"Fine then," he stood up and again ran his hand on his face, "Finish this alone."

"Gladly! Get out there, Lovo!"

"Need some love, Dragon?" Rei batted her eyes and smirked coldly.

"Not from you!" he spat back at her, "Never, ever again!"

"That’s what they all say! You just wait and see! I’ll have you back before the day is done! Get out there and finish her off, Dragonite!"

"Lovo, finish this quick! Use Agility!"

"Dragonite, use Outrage!"

Dragonite let out his Outrage attack, but it missed Lovo’s speeding body completely. Again it fired the Outrage, but again it zipped past. For the third time it missed again. The effects of Agility and Outrage confused Dragonite to the point that he almost fell over.

"Lovo, Thunderbolt!"

The cracking of thunder traveled along the floor, bouncing every few zips and crashing into Dragonite’s leg. He tipped over, leaning with one arm on the podium Rei and Ray were on. He took a few gasping breaths and shook himself straight.

"Give them your Wing Attack!"

"Lovo, wait!"

Dragonite launched into the air, flying down head first at Lovo, "Eevy! What do I do?!"

"Wait…"

"Eevy!" he cried as Dragonite got closer.

"Now launch your Thunder!"

Lovo cranked himself up and lit into Dragonite with an immense Thunder attack. His quills shot off unintentionally and pummeled Dragonite as it flailed and cried out in midair. He flopped to the ground and swung his tail around, cracking Lovo in the face and popping him into the air. Lovo landed and came back at him with a Thunder Shock right down Dragonite’s antennas. Dragonite wailed and flapped his wings. With one last heavier bolt of electricity, Dragonite went down. Rei stood on top of the podium, screaming at the top of her lungs.

"My Dragonite!" she freaked, "No! How did you do that?!"

"Dragonite is unable to battle! Round five goes to Challenger Hikoboshi! The score is now Leaders, two and Challenger, three! This next match will determine whether or not there is a need for a rematch. Choose your last and sixth round battler now!"

"OK!" they cried together for the last time with Ray’s Poke’Ball coming off of the chain around his neck, "We choose Dragonite!"

"Ray’s third Pokemon, acting as the sixth and last for the duo, is Dragonite!"

"Oh no!" Eevy shrieked, "Not another one!"

"Sur’ ‘nough!" Rei waved her fingers.

"You’re the only hope," Eevy whispered to her last Poke’Ball and very gently kissed the top, "I choose you," the Poke’Ball lit up as she started to throw it, "Flame Ball!"

"Evangelina’s sixth and last Pokemon is Flareon!"

"You’re honestly going to match a Fire- type against a Dragon?" Ray flipped, "Why not forfeit? It’d be quicker and easier for the both of us."

"Forget it," Eevy growled.

"But, Eevy," Dragon stepped over, "He’s right."

"Get away!" she snapped, smacking him back, "Zovo and I can take anything as long as we try."

He pulled his hand away before she had the chance to hit him, "Stop hitting me!" he commanded, "Get in there and win! And you’d better!"

A sudden smiled crossed her lips, though it could have been classified as one of Taylor’s sadistic jobs, "Yeah," she nodded, "Go, Zovo!"

"Go, Dragonite!"

There was a huge wash of air as the Dragonite swung its bulky tail for Zovo. Zovo jumped over as it swung its tail from side to side. Zovo was getting tired and panting as the Dragonite kept swinging.

"Zovo! Power up and jump!"

Zovo gave one last huge jump, lunging into the air. He fell quickly, latching onto Dragonite’s flailing tail. He tried his best to latch his claws together, but Dragonite was swinging too hard. He was thrown off and flung to the edge of the arena. He came to a screeching halt just before slipping outside the designated area. He sighed and loosened up.

"Dragonite, Wing Attack, now!"

"Get back at them with an Ember attack!"

Zovo shot his Embers towards Dragonite’s wing, zapping the edge and clipping the corner. Dragonite fell to the ground, rubbing at its burned wing.

"Dragonite! Use your Wing Attack!"

Dragonite turned and shook his head with a slight moan. Eevy now had her chance.

"No?! What’d you mean no?!" Ray flipped, "Your wing’s too hurt to use a Wing Attack…In that case, use Hyper Beam!"

"No! Zovo, go! Use Flamethrower!"

Zovo shot his Flamethrower to the ground, ricocheting it straight into the air. The Hyper Beam slashed the fire wall and died out just before Zovo’s wall of fire tore forward, slapping Dragonite back. Dragonite stumbled into reverse and slammed to sit, panting repeatedly as he recharged after the totally wasted Hyper Beam.

"Great!" Medira shouted.

"Get ‘em while they’re down!" Mizu called.

"Take him out, Eevy!" Morty cheered.

"Go get ‘em!" Eusine added.

"Zovo! Fire Blast attack!"

"Dragonite! Get out of there!" Ray called, but it was already too late.

Zovo’s heated attack flew forward, slamming into Dragonite as he sat in front of the podium. The whole Gym shook as the massive Dragon- type was pushed with roar after roar of fire. When the flames finally dissipated, Dragonite sat in front of the podium with a blackened front and a burning tipped tail. His eyes rolled into spirals as he toppled over, face first, to the ground. The podium behind him was marked with his outline from where it had been protected from the flames by his huge body and by soot where the fire had hit it. Ray and Rei screamed in alarm.

"Dragonite is unable to battle! The final score is Leaders, two and Challenger, four! Round six and the Gold Badge of Cutter Town Dragon Pokemon Gym are official awarded to Challenger Evangelina Hikoboshi of Rose Town!"

"Wah!" Ray shrieked and almost facefaulted, "Dragonite, no!"

"Ki-ya!" Rei pulled the hair on the side of her head down, "We lost!"

"I won?" Eevy looked overly surprised, "I won. I won! I actually won!"

"You won!" Morty shouted, "You did it! Only one more Badge to go!"

"You did it!" Medira jumped, "You really did!"

"Come on out, everybody!" Eevy’s Poke’Balls broke to show her Pokemon, some more tired than others, "You feeling better, guys?"

"Uh huh!" they all answered as Sovo and Zovo joined them.

"Good, ‘cause we’re gonna party hard!"

"Yeah," Ray snorted as he and his sister approached, "I suppose this is yours, but it’s gotta be done right. I, Ray Hydra, Master of the Dragon Gym of the Town of Cutter."

"And I, Rei Hydra, Mistress of the Dragon Gym of the Town of Cutter," Rei continued.

"Hereby award Challenger Evangelina Hikoboshi of the Town of Rose with her eleventh Badge of the Rainbow League on the great isle of Gertan Rin. The Badge of Gold is officially yours," they said together with Ray holding out a gold dragon’s tooth.

"Thank you, Master and Mistress Hydra. I will wear it with honor and deep gratitude to your Gym," Eevy held it out, "Gonna do this the Ash Ketchum way. Ready boys?"

"You bet!" the Pokemon answered.

"We won the Gold Badge!" Eevy held out the Badge in her right hand while making the V for victory with her left.

The Pokemon let out their own respective cries and struck their own poses, "It’s all ours!" they called together.

"Dragon," Rei strutted over and smiled wide, "Ready to come back yet?"

Just as Dragon was about to say something to the respect of which could not be repeated, Eevy butted in, "No," she stated flatly, "He’s coming with us."

"But you just-" Rei started.

"The past is the past," Eevy nodded, "You are the past," she poked Rei in the chest, sending her back a step, "and I am the present," she turned and surprised him with a hard kiss.

She pulled away, leaving him fogged over, "Well then," he swallowed and flexed his fingers at his sides, "OK."

"You little witch!" Rei stomped, "I loved you, Dragon!"

Rei started moving in on him and that was all the warning and provocation Eevy needed. She grabbed Rei’s shoulder, digging her nails into the Minor Mistress’s skin. Rei turned and started to raise a hand, but with one amazingly quick blur of movement, Eevy slammed her right fist right into Rei’s jawbone. The Ovos sat on the floor with their eyes closed, nodding. Rei stumbled to her left, that smack having pushed her off to the side, and clutched her chin.

"The past is over," Eevy snorted.

Rei opened her jaw to test it, "He’s all yours," she mumbled as she walked away, holding her chin.

"Thank you," Eevy played it up, smiling and batting her eyes at Rei as if she truly appreciated it, "Besides, we’re having a party. And what’s a party without friends?"

"Eevy," Medira poked in, "The next Badge…The last Badge…It’s-"

"I know where and what it is," she cut her off, "And I know who it is too. And you know what? I don’t really much care."

"But Taylor-" Morty and Eusine started together.

"I know. He’ll play his usual games, but this time it will be different. I’m not a defenseless kid anymore and I never was. I have a choice and my choice is to kick some Steel Pokemon pants! Right boys?"

"Yeah!" her Pokemon growled, "Trash ‘em!"

"Taylor is about to meet his match, so to speak."

"Can we celebrate a little first?" Mizu whined, "I mean, this is the Gold Badge! You defeated Rei and Ray!"

"She’s got a point," Lisle nodded.

"Well," Eevy scratched her head a bit, "Just for a bit, but I want to head out tomorrow."

"Party time!" Medira kicked things into gear.

The group set out to the Pokemon Center. The party commenced with Ray and Rei growling about the music. The next day was the day they were to cross the Moss Bogs again and also the day Eevy and the group…

Notes
OMG! This chapter is SO late! I am SO sorry! I was going nuts trying to gt the second Lost Episode done, and that had to go up before this! BAH! But, now both the Lost Episode and this chapter are posted, so Pro_V lives again! Anyways...As I said up there, you'd better be reading this. Coming next, instead of a chapter, I'll be posting the second TAA movie! Hurray for me! It's nearly done too, so it's coming soon. For all the V.I.Ps, you'll be getting a nifty little email with the second V.I.P. page once I get it done. *Heh...* and for a certain reviewer who's given me a couple reviews commenting on the length of my chapters and on the "speed" (well, that one held...), if I can get an email address for you, I'll send you the URL too. Now then...Everyone should watch for "In Search Of The Ancients" and the mini-movie "Badge Quest". Also, on another note, I 'tis losing my @pokemonarena.net email account! AH! So, if you look below, you'll see my other email, and I'll be establishing another one soon, as that one's filling up already. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go back to my raspberry Tootsie Pop, listen to "Do Ya' Really Wanna Play?" on the "Totally Pokemon" CD and finish up on the new movie. Tah-tah!

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