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"Huh?" Right as Arashi was walking through the gym, he was suddenly tugged off to the side as some rude woman strolled past him. "Oi! Watch where you're going! There's enough room for us both!"[break][break]

The woman glared at him, and Arashi glared at her. He would not let anyone scare him. She didn't look so tough. He bet that he could take her![break][break]

However, before a fight could break out between them, the girl decided to walk away. [break][break]

"Hmph." Arashi released. "You saw that Artemis? Can you believe how rude that lady was?" Arashi said to his pokemon. He looked at the lady with a scowl. "This is why I hate flat chested women. They're all so angry just because that can't have big breasts. You remember that nice lady from before? Natalie? She had huge knockers and she was nice. She was way better than that cardboard that just passed us."[break][break]

Chikorita only tilted Arashi's head, wondering what Arashi was even talking about.

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It seemed that the girl wasn't done after all. She had come back, calling him a rude word. First it was loser and now dipshit? Just how despicable could one lady get? It was these type of women that Arashi hated the most.[break][break]

He listened to her a lot more, getting angrier the more she talked. Did she just make fun of him? Ooooo. This woman was going to get it![break][break]

"Watch your words you goddamn loli! Don't you have a daycare to get to or something?" he said to the girl. "I may be just starting on my journey, but I'm going to be a pokemon master one day. And you better believe I'll be able to wipe the floor with you soon!" He folded his arms and looked at the girl with a grin. "But you know what. Fine. I'll battle you, you little tsundere. I've been meaning to test out my skills."[break][break]

Suddenly, his anger became too prominent as steam started rising from his head. "And don't make light of my training! I've been training every day nonstop for the past weeks now! Do you know what I've been through?! Do you know the type of idiotic pokemon I've ran into? I've seen a Tyrogue cry because it got the lightest hit! Then I had to deal with an evil looking meditite that planned to perform world domination! I swear, with how evil that little pokemon looked, I might've saved the human race by defeating that thing! But do I get any goddamn gratitude?!"[break][break]

Arashi stomped his feet in anger. "Choose your stadium. I'll wipe the floor with you now!"[break][break]

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Arashi's anger quickly subsided as the woman then offered to strip naked for him. He stared at her with wide eyes and an inquisitive expression. "You'd do that? You'd really do that?" he asked her with hope shining in his eyes. Maybe this girl was just like Natalie? If he asked, she may give him what he wanted. In truth, there was only one way to figure out. "Ahem." he said, clearing his throat. it was time to test out what he had learned not long ago. With the kindest and most gentlemanly tone, he asked her, "May I have a looksee upon your boobies?"[break][break]

When the girl insulted him once more, Arashi tried his best to hold back the anger. This girl reminded him of all the kids from his class who would call him a failure, a loser, and so many other names. Flashbacks came into his head of all the mean words the people would say to him that he absolutely knew were not true! He thought that he could at least escape all of the bullies when he became a pokemon trainer, but it seemed they still followed him around.[break][break]

Arashi walked over to the field that was chosen. A sandy stadium with a pokeball symbol in the middle. He chose one side and stood over it. Listening to the girl's words, Arashi continued to feel that anger rise and rise inside of him. He would make this girl pay, he knew. He would make her pay big for all of her words![break][break]

Arashi leaned down and touched the battlefield. He ran his hand through the sand, feeling its beautiful texture. With a smile, he said, "So this will be our first field of battle... I'm not going to lie. My heart's pounding fast, Artemis." The Chikorita beside him tilted her head to the side. He looked at her, in her adorable glory, and couldn't help smiling more. "Let's give it our all and take our step forward... Our step to being a pokemon master."[break][break]

Chikorita smiled in determination. Arashi rose to his feet, with sand in his hand, he allowed it to drop to the ground as he spoke to the girl. "I will not run." he stated boldly. "From now on, I'm not going to hide like the little wimp I used to be. I'm going to face bullies like you. I'm going to fight women like you. And I'm going to give it my all, right down to my last breath."[break][break]

Artemis roared in agreement.

"And if I win this fight! I demand that you apologize for everything you said to me! And also... That you strip so that I can see if you actually do have boobs! That last one is very important."[break][break]

Arashi pointed at the girl. "I chose you, Artemis! Get in there!"[break][break]

Chikorita bounced up and down as she raced onto the battlefield with determination in her eyes.[break][break]

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So that was the type of pokemon she had? Arashi felt a twinge of sweat roll down his brow as he saw what his first enemy pokemon would be. An Empoleon. Wasn't that the final evolution to Piplup? A part steel type too. No matter how Arashi looked at it, this was an unfair fight and a sure-fire defeat for him. Was this even worth fighting anymore? Arashi would lose. He knew it and the girl knew it. The only thing that was going to come from this was harm to Artemis. Could he really put her through pain just because of his own foolishness?[break][break]

Arashi gritted his teeth and hung his head. No, he couldn't put Artemis through this. She was still young and new to the life of battling. She would only get hurt, and Arashi would be the one to blame... He couldn't do that to her.[break][break]

"F-fine..." Arashi said, the words trying to escape his lips. He'd give up. He'd give up for now and raise Artemis to become stronger. When she was stronger, he would come back and challenge this chick. That seemed like the smartest idea. "I..." Arashi's legs were shaking. His heart was pounding hard. He was afraid, but of what? Was he afraid of this loli that had insulted him so many countless times? That's right... She was just like them... Just like all of them. Nothing would ever change. He was foolish to think otherwise. He would always remain a coward before them. A coward who couldn't even hold his head high and meet them to their eyes.[break][break]

He raised his hand. "I... I-I give-"[break][break]

But before he could finish his words, Artemis gave a furious roar.[break][break]

"Huh?"[break][break]

Arashi stared at Artemis, who looked back at him with anger. She was mad for some reason. Maybe she was mad at him? But for what? For giving up?[break][break]

She gave another roar, then moved her gaze over to her opponent, the Empoleon. She had not a single ounce of fear, even as she stood under the shadow of a giant. She wanted this fight, even if she knew that she would lose. She had something to prove.[break][break]

Seeing her, a smile slowly crept on Arashi's face. "You're right." he said to his pokemon. "Forgive me, Artemis." He pinched his arm, sending pain through his body to stop the quaking. His heart was still pounding hard but for a different reason this time. He lifted his head and stared directly at the girl on the other side. "So that's why you were so confident, huh?" he said to the girl. "Must be nice picking on someone weaker than you."[break][break]

He heard the girl's words. She would let him make the first move. Good.[break][break]

"You'll come to regret that later!" Arashi stated as he waved on hand in the air. "Artemis, use poison powder!"[break][break]

The chikorita roared, or growled from the sound of it, before jumping in the air. She swung her head back, twirling her leaf before releasing her purple powder. It spread across Empoleon's side of the field.[break][break]

It would rain down on the blue penguin, infecting it with poison. From then on, the Empoleon would begin to feel the poisonous effect.[break][break]

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"What the?" Arashi stared on with disbelief when the poison powder didn't work. How in the hell was that possible? Was that pokemon just so strong that it could shove off status effects?[break][break]

It was at that moment when a spectator from the side spoke out. "Poison doesn't work on steel types, idiot!"[break][break]

Arashi got angry. "What?! What type of hacks is that!" he shouted out. "What shitty game creators would actually make that a thing! Whoever did need to be buried in a casket!!!"[break][break]

Arashi was once again brought back to the fight as the Empoleon acted, without the woman's control of it begrudgingly. That just pissed Arashi off even more. The giant penguin jumped in the air, twisting its body before slamming directly on Chikorita for a drill peck. All Arashi could hear was the sound of his pokemon's cry before the sand kicked up and covered the field.[break][break]

"Artemis!" Arashi screamed out, practically crying for his partner. The sand cleared, and there was a crater where Chikorita once stood. Inside of it, Artemis laid there, in a seemingly broken state. Her body didn't move at all, and it seemed like she had just been killed.[break][break]

"Artemis!" Arashi shouted once more, trying to see if his belle was at least alive. He took one step onto the field, getting ready to run right to her, but stopped as he realized that she was actually trying to move. No, she was actually trying to stand.[break][break]

And stand she did. Even though that Empoleon had delivered a clear devastating attack, Artemis toughened through it. But the effect's was still as clear as day. Her body was dirty and bruised, her legs shook from carrying her own weight, and she struggled to even stand.[break][break]

"Artemis..." Arashi said under his breath, clenching his fist roughly. "Fine... You're not done yet." he gritted his teeth. "Then neither am I... Artemis, use synthesis!"[break][break]

The little chikorita howled, gathering forth as much solar energy from the stadium provided to heal herself. Her body became covered in light for a brief moment before dispersing. She had been healed, but only by a little bit. At least now, she could stand without shaking.[break][break]

"Let's go, Artemis. Tackle its right leg!" If Chikorita couldn't deal any damage with its strong attacks, then Arashi would move to another strategy. Artemis listened to her master and sprinted forward, aiming tackle the Empoleon's leg.[break][break]

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The tackle barely had any effect. Not only was it ineffective because it was a normal move on steel, but Chikorita was a small creature compared to the giant Empoleon. Even if she could deal damage to it, it will always be minuscule.[break][break]

The Empoleon used sword dance, and Arashi got very worried. "Artemis, dodge this next attack!" he ordered his pokemon. but the small chikorita was too slow. The metal claw rammed into her body, lifting her up like she was a light sack of potatoes and threw her across the field. Artemis slammed into the sand, her body becoming limp as she rolled before Arashi's feet. Drops of blood fell right behind her, creating a red trail where she went.[break][break]

Arashi stared down at his chikorita as her eyes slowly began to fade to white. That attack should've definitely finished her. Not only did the little pokemon take an attack from something that was three times her level, it was an attack with a boost of power given to it. By all accounts, chikorita should be dead.[break][break]

And yet again, Artemis stood. She struggled harder this time. Her teeth gritted into each other roughly as she forced her way up. She was breathing even heavier than before, and there was a deep scar on the side of her body that made her bleed from where the metal claw had touched her. Artemis couldn't fight anymore... Arashi was pretty sure that she couldn't even sense where she was anymore. Her eyes fell into anger, but with how her pupils randomly went in every different direction, Arashi could tell that she didn't even know what she was angry about. And yet...[break][break]

"Cut the crap." Arashi said to the girl on the other side with rage hot in his voice. "If you were faced against an enemy you can't beat, but listened to them taunt you like you were some roach... Would you run away and hide like a coward? If you would, then good. That says a lot about how weak you really are. You can take on small pokemon and call yourself strong, but your just a bigger roach calling the smaller roach pathetic."[break][break]

Arashi held his hand at his side with his fist balled harder than ever. So hard that it actually started to hurt his fingers. He had heard it all before. Loser. Weakling. Idiot. Those words had plagued him every day since he was small. What right did those people have to call him that? What right did this girl have to look down on him? What right did she and her Empoleon have to taunt, tease, and hurt? And now she turned that right-less act on his chikorita?![break][break]

"This is a pokemon battle isn't it?!" Arashi screamed from the top of his lungs. "If you want to go run and hide in some small hole and pretend that you're a hot shot until your dying breath, then go ahead. But I came here for a battle. And so far, all I've seen is an ugly penguin who can't even knock out one small chikorita!" Arashi stomped his feet on the ground. "Artemis, stand up!" he said. "This battle isn't over yet. Until you can't fight anymore, stand up!"[break][break]

Chikorita finally rose to her feet fully. Hearing her master's words. She tried to focus herself, her eyes finally resting on her enemy. Empoleon. She looked at that beast who looked down on her as if she was nothing and roared to the top of her lungs. And with that roar... A strange light enveloped her.[break][break]

"...Huh?"[break][break]

Artemis underwent a change. Her body began to morph as the effervescent light shined brightly on her. She became larger than she naturally was, and the leaves on her head, as well as the seeds around her neck, all expanded in size. When the light dispersed, a new pokemon was revealed.[break][break]

"You... Evolved..." Arashi couldn't believe it. Right in front of his eyes, his little chikorita had evolved into a moderately sized bayleef. She was even more magnificent now than she was before. Arashi laughed. It wasn't possible. But how? Maybe bayleef's will to keep on fighting spurred her forward and forced her to evolve. If so, Arashi was ecstatic for her. His pokemon had just gotten stronger![break][break]

"You evolved!" Arashi bit his lip trying to contain his excitement. There was still something he had to take care of. When that was over, he would celebrate all he wanted. "Artemis!" he screamed out. "Synthesis!"[break][break]

Bayleef once more gathered energy from the space around her, healing herself from her wounds.[break][break]

"Don't look down on me." he said to the girl. Then to bayleef, he ordered: "Use Razor Leaf on the ground!"[break][break]

The pokemon did as commanded. She raced towards Empoleon and threw razor blades at the penguin's feet. The blades impacted the dessert field hhard, causing sand to kick up into the air. This covered the battlefield in a cloud of sand dust, preventing everyone inside of it and outside of it from seeing. However, bayleef didn't need sight. She already knew where Empoleon was, and she was listening out for it as it moved. She knew what was coming next.[break][break]

"Now, tackle!"[break][break]

Just like before, bayleef would tackle Empoleon's leg, coming from the side instead of the front, where she had been before the battle started. She would keep a lookout for the Empoleon this time and make sure that she dodged whatever attack this behemoth would try to throw at her. If she landed the hit, she would immediately run back into the shadows of the dust cloud and once again tackle Empoleon, this time from a separate location, at the same spot she had attacked it last time, at its leg. She would particularly aim for the leg as if she had it out for that exact spot.[break][break]

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