Pokémon Obsidian/Opal a Pokémon fan fiction

Act- 3 Chapter- 10 A Fruitless Badge

Reaper and Cammie finish their coffee, she looks around the gym at the trainers fighting, the traps and puzzles set out by the gym leader, and then at the gym leader Winona up on her perch at the very back of the gym, “hmm, Reaper?" She grabs his attention. He looks up at her as his eyes move from the floor, to her white ballet flats, up her freshly shaven long slender legs that have black thigh high stockings, across her short wavy pink skirt, up her waist through her belly, over to her right arm that is resting back on the table, and on up past her black tube top, then he slows down around her chest. His eyes are fixed intently upon a necklace that the charm rests comfortably on her chest, then his eyes follow the chain up her neck to her defined jawline. Her entire bone structure of her face is ultimately perfect, her lips are the most perfectly luscious he has ever seen, he keeps going up towards her eyes and stops. She is facing away from him looking at Winona in the distance.

“She must have been created, like an android, or some cybernetic thing,” he accidentally says out loud, and she looks at him surprised.

“Huh? Did you say something?" She asks causing him to jump back to reality when he hears her talk, her voice is soft and graceful as if she thinks of every word before speaking.

"N...no...no I was just thinking out loud, what were you saying?!" He stumbles through his words trying to change the subject as he stands there staring at her, then he realizes that it is like he is seeing her for the first time, "how did I not see her like this before? Was I so distraught from that loss with Steven that I couldn't see this perfection sitting in front of me?" He says aloud without thinking…again.

She looks at him blushing, but with a confused look, “what are you talking about? Silly!" She giggles blushing harder as he keeps staring at her.

“Uh...nothing, I need to stop talking to myself and thinking out loud haha!" He has a sarcastic laugh at himself.

"Is there something on my face?! You keep staring at me..." she asks feeling a little embarrassed, then he pushes himself off the table and puts his left hand on the right side of her head with his fingers through her hair, his thumb on her cheek. He interrupts her just at the moment she has her mouth open ready to speak, he can feel the burning heat from her cheek as he brushes it with his thumb until he reaches her ear, then he lunges his head forward. As their lips meet, her eyes light up in amazement and surprise, then she closes them in a feeling of comfort, and they stand there kissing for a moment when Cammie pushes Reaper back, “whoa, ok...phew!" She takes a breath almost panting.

He has a look of disappointment and guilt, "did I...? I'm sorry...I was...I just..." he cannot fathom the words that he wants to say, he just knows that whatever the moment is, he has to take his chance knowing he does not want to miss it…not again.

Her face looks as if she were sunburnt from blushing so hard, "no Reaper its fine! I've just never been kissed like that before! Wow! So much passion and what was that you were doing with your tongue...oh...wow...umm...yeah I've got to go to the restroom really quick. I'll be back in a few minutes. While I'm gone...phew...umm...yeah you should go challenge the gym,” she pants walking off in a hurry.

Reaper smiles knowing he did not mess up, “at least I know I did ok..." he laughs a little. He stands up off the table and starts walking through the gym. He figures out the first puzzle with ease, pulls out his Pokéballs and sends out Alakazam, “hey buddy, I want you for this gym please, it looks like they're using flying types, so we can use your thunder bolt, typhlosion doesn't really have much for flying types, plus you're much faster than he is,” Reaper says in a requesting manner, and Alakazam looks at reaper with a determination infused strong will.

"Zam!" It nods in agreement. Reaper continues through the second puzzle and approaches a teenager holding his arm up with a Swellow perched on it.

"Halt! If you think you can reach Winona that easily then you're most definitely mistaken! Let's get'em Swellow!" He sends his Swellow soaring after Alakazam. Reaper and Alakazam lock eyes for an instant, then Alakazam raises both of his spoons above his head and touches them together. As the spoons come together, a huge spark bursts forth with a massive bolt of lightning striking out from the spoons and hits the Swellow, it drops to the ground a skids to a halt. The bird trainer gives Reaper an angry look and steps to the side, "you may pass..." Reaper walks past the trainer up to the next puzzle.

Alakazam walks over to the fainted swellow, picks it up with telekinesis, carries it over to the trainer, and bows to him, then he catches up to reaper and passes him, “ azam, ka...Alakazam!"

Reaper stops and looks at him with a confused look, “what? We knew what to do! We won...what else do we have to do?" Reaper asks shrugging, and Alakazam shakes his head in disappointment, then he holds out his spoon to Reaper and sits down. Reaper takes the spoon and sits down with Alakazam. Alakazam holds out his other spoon as if for Reaper to touch the other one to it, so Reaper holds out the other spoon and touches the spoons together, then he feels a nostalgic moment of dejavu cross his mind, “oh, of course...now I remember, I'm sorry that I forgot. Now I get what you were trying to tell me. I get so lost in the want to win that I forget about the other trainer and their Pokémon,” Reaper hangs his head in shame after realizing what he had done. He looks down at the other trainer taking care of his swellow and cleared his throat, "I'm sorry about that. I thank you for the good battle and I hope your Pokémon is well!" He says with a comforting and guilty smile. The trainer looks up at reaper, smiles, and gives him a thumbs up. Reaper stands up, hands the spoon back to Alakazam, and continues onward through the puzzle. He comes up to the second trainer, a younger girl with a Pidgeotto beside her.

"Nobody has yet to pass me, so get ready to lose!" The girl says in challenge as Reaper walks up to her and holds out his hand as a fist. She bumps her fist to his and he walks backwards to his position. He looks at Alakazam and they both nod to each other before getting ready. The girl sends her Pidgeotto forth and Alakazam does the same thunderbolt as before. The Pidgeotto crashes to the ground, Reaper walks over to the Pidgeotto, picks it up, and carries it over to the girl.

“Here, I'm sorry about that. It was a good battle though, good job!" He hands the Pidgeotto to the girl and rubs her head. He turns to Alakazam, holds out his fist, and Alakazam bumps it, “good job buddy, you're on a roll today!" Alakazam nods and smiles to him. They continue on to the last puzzle and traverse through it towards Winona.

"Aha! Finally a trainer has come to enjoy this nice breeze with me today!" Winona announces with her back turned as a breeze cast the left side of the small arena.

“How is there a breeze in here?!" Reaper asks in confusion as he looks around at the gym, but does not notice any open windows or doors.

Winona turns around gracefully and looks at Reaper with innocent eyes, "that's a good question, but I've never asked it myself. I've only accepted the fact that there is a tailwind here..." she looks at Reaper up and down then to Alakazam, “hmm. It seems your Alakazam is very strong. It also knows an electric move, but it seems you're ill prepared for 'ALL' of my Pokémon. I'm only gonna use two Pokémon. Ready?!" She challenges, and Reaper nods as Alakazam steadies his stance. Winona sends out a Flygon, “your electricity is no match for his ground typing. So what do you have for that?"

Reaper looks surprised as he thinks for a moment, "Alakazam I need you to mega evolve please,” he requests, and at that moment Alakazam starts glowing and mega evolves.

Winona, shocked to see it happen in front of her eyes, steps back, "oh, well there's that then huh?" She withdraws her Flygon and sends out a Skarmory, “but still no competition against the steel!” She confidently remarks.

Reaper grins with confidence and sends out his Typhlosion, “his fire would do great against a steel type,” he smirks confidently.

Winona, shocked again, returns her Skarmory, “well then, just for impressing me I'm gonna give you the badge, I'm not in the mood to battle right now. So please take it, please..." she starts to whisper under her breath, "if it weren't for my friendship with Cammie I'd want him, he's too cute to battle," Reaper raises an eyebrow in confusion from not being able to hear what she said, she turns around gracefully and faces back to the breeze.