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E. Go to the gym and try to win a Cinnabar Island gym badge for a free ticket.

Why pay money when you can get in for free? How hard can a gym be anyway? It's certainly not hard to find, the gym building is gigantic and clearly labeled. You push the bucket towards it despite the feeble protests of the Tentacool bapping you all the way.

Tentacool: "Tentacool! Tentacool! Tentacool!!!!" (Stop it! She said! TO STAY PUT!)

Inside the Gym you realize why it's so big. It's set up as a battle arena surrounded by hundreds of seats full of cheering fans. It's completely full! So full and so noisy that no one even notices you. And better still, there's an unmanned miniature pokemon healing point in the corner so all the challengers can face the leader at full strength.

You roll up to it and toss both Trainer and Bruno's balls on the Tray. It activates and lights up but takes a long long time to heal. Then perhaps unsurprisingly you see Officer Jenny near the machine, staring at you crossly with her hands on her hips.

Officer Jenny: "There you two are! I was looking over for you! Well I can see you have keen instincts but you two can't use a machine like that without a pokeball and you don't have one so you should have listened to me and waited like I told you to!"

The Tentacool leaps out of the bucket and into her arms. It seems to be getting attatched.

Tentacool: "Tentacool Tentacool Tentacool Tentacool!" (IT wasn't my fault! It was all that fish! I tried to stop it! I wanted to stay put! I did what you said! But he wouldn't listen! Be angry at the fish! Not me!)

Officer Jenny: "Aww it's okay little guy. I know you're hurting and I'm trying to help but running away is just going to make it worse."

Tentacool: "Tentacool Tentacool Tentacool Tentacool Tentacool Tentacool!" (I wasn't running away! I wasn't I wasn't I wasn't!) it says while waving its tentacles.

Without warning the lights in the gym dim except around the battle arena. A loud voice comes over the PA system, dwarfing any other sounds.

Announcer: "Get ready for the next battle! The great gym leader will be taking on another challenger! So without further ado! Ladies and gentleme! You know him! You love him! It's BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINE!"

An old man wearing a doctors coat, sunglasses and wielding a cane steps out on a stage and raises his hands. Pyrotechnic pillars of fire explode behind him as the crowd roars and cheers for their local hero. You wonder if this is to do with the Zeppelin event or if it is always like this.

Blaine steps into the Arena across from a teenage boy who looks very nervous.

Blaine: "Welcome once again folks to the Cinnabar Island gym! I as you know am the great Gym Leader Baine! We've had challengers all day wanting one of my precious badges to fly on that fancy Zeppelin. But every single one has failed! What makes this youngster any different to all the rest!?"

You realize once you hear his voice that Blaine was the annoucer. For himself... Seems a bit much to you but the crowd is on their feet. Blaine causally throws a pokeball and a Ponyta emerges. It starts gracefully trotting about, showboating for the crowd who cheer and applaud.

Teen Challenger: "Ha! I'm not afraid of you old man! You just have fire Pokemon. I came prepared! Poliwhirl! I choose you! Use Ice-Beam!"

Poliwhirl emerges in a flash of energy and is immediately trounced by Ponyta who furiously stomps on it with his front legs. Ruthlessly running a stampede on the Poliwhirl's head.
Poliwhirl fainted.

Blaine: "You were saying?"

Teen Challenger: "Oh wow.... Hey!.... I'm not done yet! Go Squirtle! Use Water Gun!"

A Squirtle emerges and fires water at Ponyta who simply gracefully leaps over the blast and starts galloping towards the Squirtle. The Squirtle retreats into its shell in fear and Pontya starts batting it about the ground like a hockey puck. Then spins it's tail and with a mighty smack sends Squirtle flying across the arena, into the wall with a crash and then collasping in a heap next to the challenger.

Squirtle fainted.

The crowd roars "Go BLAINE PAIN TRAIN! *Clap clap clap-clap-clap* Go BLAINE PAIN TRAIN!" over and over in chorus. The challenger is stunned.

Teen Challenger. "...... Well...Go.... Tauros?"

One swift mule kick sends Tauros topping over the moment it appears.

Tauros Fainted.

Blaine: "You really should just quit son. This is getting embarrasing."

Teen Challeger: "No way! I'm not giving up! Arrokuda show them what you can bring to the table!"

Arrokuda is instantly greeted by a Fire Blast that leaves it smoked on the very ground it emerged onto.
Arrokuda fainted.

Blaine: "It looks like it brought dinner..."

Teen Challenger: "S-s-shut up! I've had enough of you! Mudkip! Use rock throw!"

Mudkip leaps out of it's pokeball and hurls a rock directly at the Ponyta, who catches it in his mouth and spits it back out directly in front of the Mudkip. Then the Ponyta picks the Mudkip up in his mouth and shows it off to the crowd, trotting back and forth before chomping down.

Mudkip Fainted.

Teen Challenger: "You think you're so great w-"
Blaine: "Yes I do."
Teen Challenger: "Well I haven't used my best pokemon yet! Go Dewgong! Finish it off with Aurora Beam!"

A Dewgong emerges from a pokeball and quickly fires an Aurora Beam at the Ponyta. It hits directly point blank with a critical hit. The Ponyta stumbles back mometarily, but doesn't fall down. Then resumes charging towards the Dewdong.

Teen Challenger: "What!? No way! It barely hurt it!"

Ponyta wraps its tail around Dewgong's flippers and starts galloping around the arena in circles. Dragging Dewgong across the floor while burning it at the same time. The Dewgong squeals in pain as it helplessly flails about and gradually is scraped and burnt unconcious.

Dewgong fainted.
Teen Challenger is out of Pokemon.

The Ponyta starts rearing and neighing for the appluading crowd. Soaking up the adulation.

Teen Challenger: "Noooooo!"

Blaine: "And once again another clean sweep for the great Gym Leader Blaine! Which is me of course! Only had to use my very first pokemon yet again. You youngsters really outta be ashamed of yourself. You're all so useless and weak."

Teenage Challenger: "Hey old man! You don't have to be so mean! I tried my best. I'm better than anyone at my school!"

Blaine: "Oh so you wanted to play with the big boys eh? Well look at the adjective, play! We ain't here to play! You want a participation trophy? Try the daycare center. Here you have to step up and earn your victories!"

Another series of impressive pyro explosions goes off behind him.

Crowd: "Go BLAINE PAIN TRAIN! *Clap clap clap-clap-clap* Go BLAINE PAIN TRAIN!"

Officer Jenny: "This is horrible! How can anyone enjoy this!?"

Somepoint during the fight, Bruno and Trainer have fully healed.

What do you do?

A. Step up and splash.
B. Step up and use Trainer!
C. Step up and use Bruno!
D. Order Officer Jennny to step up.
E. This is way out of hand. Let's get out of here.

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