Pokemon The Mirage Of Illusions

'...everything hurts....'

Nearly 30 minutes after my defeat to the hooves of Miltank the destroyer of worlds I'm being massaged by the same Miltank as a form of apology as the vertigo hasn't fully left my body as shown my the large amount of vomit 10 feet away. "I'm sorry sweetie..I did give you a warning..Listen, I'll give you some of my finest milk! Trust me it'll help your head and you won't throw it up! Promise."

"Thanks for the offer but no..Maybe I'll take you up on it after I can move again without the sky falling on me." Closing my eyes as to stop the grass from flying away I throw a glance towards Amelia, who just as promised is in a heated gossip session with Whitney over their shared number one idol Cynthia.

"So I take it that we lost? I expected it but it still is kinda of humiliating.."

"Oh no! You didn't lose! Well it terms of a pure battle you lost but when it comes to getting a badge you won! Technically I wasn't supposed to battle you since I'm one of the other on Whitney's Elite team."

At that I turn my head that causes more acid to rise in my throat before I lay back on the now rough and previously grass arena. "I thought that was the whole point of the Elite Badge? To face a Gym Leader's main team?"

"Of course not! In short Gym Leader's have 3 main groups of Pokemon! The first group is their actual Elite level Pokemon that they usually use in professional battles against other Elite level trainers. Then there is their two different Gym teams the quote on quote "Elite" team and the normal Gym team! I'm a part of Whitney's main professional team, which means I wasn't supposed to be a part of the battle in the first place.."

"Nothing about that explaination was short but thanks..I guess that makes sense but why'd you agree to battle when you knew you shouldn't?"

"Well, umm..Whitney left most of her Pokemon back at her family home, since before ya'll came she was on a small break! Though we were supposed to travel to them pretty soon...She seems to preoccupied with your trainer at the moment.."

At that Cotton picks me up very carefully and slowly makes her way over to Amelia and Whitney who are at this point exchanging theories about the blonde haired champion.

"I'm telling you she lives a double life! I mean think about it, she's been seen around multiple ancient ruins and why do you think she's in the Unova region so much? She's totally living a double life!"

'...Why is she using her meta knowledge like this?' Cotton just sits down with me in her arms and watis out the discussion. 'This is enlightening..I can't believe two people can argue over wherever or not Cynthia's favorite type is Dragon, Fairy or Ice..Personally it has to be Dragon but it would surprise me if it was Fairy.'

"Alright enough! I've waited long enough but I'm sick and tired of waiting on you two to finish! Can we get a move on already?!" Gold and Pibu both come running up to the two women in a fit as they continue to talk.

"Oh. I forgot that you were here? Why are you still here? Shouldn't you be gambling at this time of day?"

"Yeah why are you here? I get wanting to watch the battle but you didn't have to wait here the entire time."

Whitney and Amelia both answer him at the same time with questions of their own that Gold freezes in front of. 'Relization in 3, 2-' "It doesn't matter! The only reason why I'm still here is because Pibu wanted to wait until the both of you wrapped it up!"

'Oh. it took sooner than I thou-'

"(Pichu!) That's not what I said and you know it! Your the one that wanted to wait to congratulate her! Your acting like silver you tsude-"

At Pibu's timely interference Gold quickly puts the rodent in their Pokemon as if everyone can fully understand what the Pokemon says. 'Huh. Gold is a tsundere? I guess it makes sense..Though I thought he was the more dense than that? I guess he can be dense and a tsundere.'

At that Cotton taps Whitney on her shoulder and points to her belt holding her Pokeballs and in a few seconds of thinking Whitney's face breaks out in realization. "oh, Oh. OH! Amelia I'm sorry but I've got to go! Here's your badge but I completely forgot I've got to get my Pokemon! Bye!!! Call me later!"

At that Whitney hands Amelia a small badge before dashing to the doors of the arena and exiting the arena leaving Cotton behind.

"Is she just gonna leave you like this?"

At that Cotton shakes her head. "Don't worry she'll be back, I should probably put you down." Cotton just puts me down before waving her arm up and down 3 times and on the third Whitney bursts back through the doors and returns Miltank before leaving back through the doors.

'Well I guess we got the badge?'