My Shining Sun - Lillie x male reader (Pokémon)

Chapter 27: Toxic

You stare at the TV in disbelief. Lillie puts her hand on yours:
"Ash escaped, Y/n."
You turn around to face Lillie:
"How do you know?"
"He told me he had a Charizard while we were battling."
You shake your head:
"Ash isn't clever enough to escape a ship with no survivors."
She laughs:
"Well, you have a point there, but I'm sure he managed to escape somehow."
You nod, right as the innkeeper tries to calm down the guests:
"Don't worry, folks, the police will catch Team Rocket and lock them up forever! Don't worry!"
You whisper to Lillie:
"Team Rocket is organised. They don't rob people every day. The only thing you hear about Team Rocket is silence, and then they strike. One, heavy blow. Kanto's inhabitants are filled with fear, and that's what they want."
Lillie nods:
"The police won't be able to stop them."
You stand up:
"I have to give the Fellowship orders at once."
You take Lillie's hand and go to your room.

"Hello, Y/n here."
"Hi, Y/n! This is Gold!"
"Gold, you need to inform the others. We need to act fast. Team Rocket is spreading fear all over Kanto. Blue has to gather the Elite Four as fast as possible. The others need to secure the places I sent them to. Lance and Cynthia should try to convince other regions to help us. Misty has to give us the help of the other Kantonian Gym Leaders. And you, Gold, have to search for promising trainers. We need as many trainers as possible, okay?"
"Understood. And what are you and Lillie going to do?"
"We're going to get the eight badges as fast as we can, and try to stop Team Rocket wherever we can."
"Sounds like a plan. See you, Y/n!"
"Yes. Goodbye."
Lillie throws her arms around you and rests her head on your shoulder:
"We should get going, we need to finish these gyms to fully help the others."
You smile and give her a quick kiss:
"You're right. We'll finish the fifth Gym now, then we'll have some sleep, then we'll beat the sixth one too."
She kisses you back, and together, you leave the inn.

The Gym had a purple roof, which is to be expected from a Poison Gym. You send out Metang:
"You'll do the thing for me, right, buddy?"
It nods and floats in circles around you.
Lillie smiles and sends out her Sandshrew:
"It's your time to shine, Sandshrew!"
It makes a cute sound. You say, taking a deep breath.
"I'll do the Gym first this time."
She gives you one last kiss:
"As you wish, Y/n! Good luck!"
You give her a warm smile and walk inside.

"Hello?"
The Gym was empty, and filled with pillars. You turn around to see Janine standing behind one, and she is smiling:
"Welcome, trainer! I'm Janine, and you are?"
"Y/n, nice to meet you. Let's have our battle, shall we?"
She laughs and disappears behind her pillar. Suddenly she's standing in front of you, ready to battle:
"Let's get on with it! Weezing, I choose you!"
You choose Metang, soaring by your side, and the battle begins.

Metang easily took out the Weezing, then she chose Ariados:
"Ariados, String Shot!"
Metang got trapped in the webs:
"Confusion, Metang!"
Ariados managed to survive:
"Finish it with Night Shade!"
Metang fainted, and you chose Rockruff as your next Pokémon:
"C'mon, Rockruff, show them what you're capable of! Rock Throw!"
Ariados went down, and her last Pokémon was Venomoth:
"We're not going down that easily! Toxic!"
Rockruff sighed, but kept battling:
"Rock Throw again!"
The stones hit Venomoth hard, so Janine decided to play it differently:
"Double Team!"

She kept using Double Team, and Rockruff was getting tired. You decided to use your last trick:
"This is all we've got, Rockruff!"
You did your ritual dance, and Rockruff was ready to use the powerful move:
"Continental Crush!"
Rockruff made a giant boulder, and Venomoth wasn't able to escape. It got smacked, and it fainted. You run over to Rockruff and give it a long hug:
"Good job! You were amazing! Your first used Z-move too!"
It barks happily, and Janine walks over:
"That was a lovely battle! What move did you use, you know, the big rock?"
You show her your Z-ring:
"It's called Z-moves. They are very powerful, it's something of Alola's specialities."
She jumps from one leg onto another:
"I want to learn it too! You're stronger than my dad!"
You laugh:
"I don't know about that, Koga is a legend!"
She nods, and you shake hands:
"It felt good to battle you, trainer. Here's your badge."
You put the Soul badge in a box, smiling. Janine looks a bit sad, but says:
"Farewell."
You walk away, but turn around:
"One thing: we could use your help with Team Rocket. You're a strong Gym Leader, and we could use those toxic Poison-types. I could also teach you how to use Z-moves in the meantime!" You say, laughing.
She nods:
"I will help you if you teach me how to use them."
You put your right hand on your heart:
"I promise."
She does the same:
"Then I promise to help you and yours against the common enemy, Team Rocket."
You flash your white teeth and open your arms:
"Welcome to the team, Janine."
She cheers and jumps into your arms. After a short hug, you release her. She picks up all the Pokéballs she possesses:
"Where do I start?"
"Travel to Celadon, Cerulean's Gym Leader, Misty, is there, and she will give you your instructions."
She nods:
"I'm off then!"
You stop her:
"Hoho, not too fast! There's another trainer who wants to battle you! My girlfriend, Lillie."
She smiles:
"Of course! Let her in!" She shouts to one of the Gym trainers. Soon, Lillie was inside. You give her a kiss, quickly show her the badge and wish her good luck. Then you head outside.