Chapter no.240 The Ninja Janine

It was the next day, when Yellow and Austin made it to the Fuchsia City Gym.
" Ash, where is Luacrio ?" Yellow asked curiously.
" I don't know. He went out last night and hasn't come back."
" Aren't you worried ?"
" No, I trust Lucario's ability to take care of himself." Austin said as he puffed out his cigarette.
In times of stress, a cigarette always calms him down.
Pikachu jumped from Austin's shoulder to Yellows' due to the smell of nicotine burning his nose.
" Pika, Pi." Pikachu gagged as he pointed at the cigarette to which Austin just rubbed his head.
Yellow blushed due to the proximity between her and Austin.
" Shouldn't we be looking for team r.... ?" Yellow innocently asked as Austin was quick enough to stop her from completing the sentence.
" Not right now." Seeing the serious look on Austin's face, Yellow quickly nodded.
" Ahhh, why are we in the gym ?"
" I'll tell you later." Austin said as he looked around himself suspiciously.
He was in a gym where trained ninjas lived, in here the walls had ears.
Yellow pouted at Austin's words.
Just like all of the other buildings in Fuchsia city, with the exception of the Pokemon Center, the Fuchsia gym was definitely a reference to Japanese culture. It seemed all of the gyms the group had been to had their own differences to make them unique. Pewter City's gym looked like a giant boulder. Cerulean City's gym looked like a giant aquarium. In the case of Fuchsia City's gym, it looked like an ancient Japanese castle.
The duo opened the sliding doors and stepped in. The inside of the gym looked very much like the Vermilion Gym, just minus the hulking soldiers and a lot bigger. There was no sign of the gym leader, or anyone else for that matter. Yellow figured a place this large would be overflowing with people, but it was quite the opposite.
"Hello?" Yellow called as she stepped further into the building. Once again, there was no response.
"I guess we should try looking around," Austin suggested as he wondered if the gym was like the anime or games.
Yellow nodded continued to walk further into the gym until she bumped into something hard.
"Ooowww," Yellow said as she rubbed her nose painfully.
"What's wrong" Austin asked but in his mind he had already figured it out.
"There's something here that's blocking the way, but I don't see anything," Yellow told Austin in confusion.
" Hmmm," Austin muttered as he brought of his fist and knocked on the hard substance before making his conclusion. "It's an invisible wall."
"Why is there an invisible wall here? Furthermore, if there is one here, how are we supposed to look around?" Yellow asked in exasperation.
Austin pushed against a nearby wall, and to yellow's great surprise, the wall flipped horizontally which sent her falling to the other side.
"Woah! A trick wall…," Yellow muttered as her eyes sparkled.
It looked like this room was no different than the one before it. It was just another large, empty room.
"This place is really weird," Yellow said as they looked around the room. "How are we even supposed to find the gym leader if there are invisible walls and trick doors all over the place?!"
Austin meanwhile was on edge as he remembered the anime episode where this place was rigged by bobby traps, slanted walls, and hordes of explosive Voltorb.
Yellow's question was soon answered, however. The group heard a cry of "Hiyah!" as a throwing star was thrown right past Yellow and Pikachu's faces. It embedded into the wall behind them, causing the two to freeze.
"Haunter" Austin whispered as his shadow outstretched into the darkness.
' Let's end this cat and mouse game before it begins.'
"Chuuuu," Pikachu said nervously.
Just then, another ninja star flew through the air. It once more sailed right past Yellow and Pikachu's faces.
"Hey! Who's throwing those?!" Yellow yelled across the room, but saw no one.
Yellow closed her eyes to sense who was throwing those.
"Kyaa!" a voice soon hollered across the room again.
The duo then saw a figure be dragged from seemingly nowhere as Haunter's hand held the figure upside down. The figure was revealed to be a young girl with dark purple hair tied back in a spiky ponytail and brown eyes. There was something familiar about her. Upon a closer inspection, Yellow let out a gasp of surprise as she realized she was the girl who danced the previous night!
"Wait! You're that kimono girl! What are you doing here?!" Yellow exclaimed.
"I think a better question is what are you doing here?" Janine replied smartly.
"Well Miss Wannabe Ninja, I am Ash Ketchum! I'm here to challenge the Fuchsia City gym leader for a Soul Badge" Austin said as he snapped his fingers causing Haunter to let go of Janine who landed with a back flip mid air.
"Pi Pikachu" Pikachu and Yellow clapped at Janine's acrobatics.
"A Soul Badge, you say?" Janine smiled slyly as a glint appeared in her eye. "If that's the case, you will have to beat me to get it!"
"You mean you're the gym leader of Fuchsia City?!" Austin exclaimed as Yellow and Pikachu put on surprised faces.
' Does that mean Koga is an Elite four of the Johto League ? Or is this situation similar to the anime where I defeat Janine and Koga pops up ?'
"That's right! Graceful as a Ninetales, swift as a Rapidash, deadly as a Scyther! The Ninja Janine of Fuchsia City Gym! That's me!" Janine finished with a pose.
"Well, Janine! I challenge you to a battle!" Austin stated as he brought out a pokeball.
"I accept your challenge, Ash!" Janine answered with a smile. "It will be a three-on-three Pokemon match! Only you can make substitutions! If you win, the Soul Badge is yours!"
"Sounds good to me!"
"If you lose…" Janine added with a smirk and wink, "…you have to go on a date with me!"
' Wait, what ?!'
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𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽, 𝗱𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗲. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁, 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗿'𝘀 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻; 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱. 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲, 𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗿'𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻. 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝘁𝘀.