Chapter 62: Redhead Tomboy

"Holy shit.", Serena audibly cursed out.

"You can say that again.", I retorted.

"This...this place is a tad too large...isn't it?", Lillie asked, letting Snowy dangle from her arms. Since we exited Mount Moon, we called out a few of our Pokemon to beside us. Lillie had Snowy in her arms while Serena had Sapphire beside her feet as did I with Amber.

Though all three of us could be seen looking up to the building we arrived at, as it was massive. About the size of three football fields. It had multiple roofs, all shaped into a diamond, filled with fancy glass paneling. It even had its own moat shaped in a square going around the whole building. It was as if a massive auditorium. Farfetched from what was likely to be an aquarium.

As for where we currently were, it was now Jan 26th, and we arrived in what should be the Cerulean Gym in Cerulean City. We spent a couple days of to chill as we headed here to recover from the Mount Moon hike. I must say we made good progress though. We were able to check into Cerulean City's Pokemon Center, renting our room. We currently had plans to stay here for rest of the month.

We would depart for Vermillion City afterward, and it appeared that city is known for its luxurious cruise liner, the SS Anne. I was thinking about surprising Serena and Lillie with tickets to go on that cruiser.

One, because I can as money wasn't an issue for me, and two, I had never gone cruising before in my past life. Heck, I don't even know if I get motion sickness or not. Since I have traveled by plane a lot, I'd assume no, but I read that some people only get affected by one type of moving vehicle.

Also if one looked closely, three tickets could be seen in our hands. We weren't the only ones here either, swarms of people could be seen heading in one direction, the entrance of this place, and they all had excited looks in their eyes.

"Is this really the Cerulean Gym?", I uttered softly. However, it seemed my voice was loud enough to be picked up by another. A sudden voice, which seemed to belong to a girl, reached out to us three from behind as the people all around us continued to enter the building.

"You can bet your sweet ass this is the Cerulean Gym! Ain't she a beauty?", A sudden voice said, acting smug as she placed her elbows onto her hips, looking up at it with us.

We turned around, only to see a redhaired girl who had her hair tied up in a single ingle knot, but it wasn't long enough to become a ponytail. She stood about the same height as Lillie, being 5'7. She did not wear her short jeans and yellow tank top with overalls, but instead, she was currently wearing a two piece blue divers' swimsuit. She also had a towel wrapped around her and some swimming goggles in her hand.

"...Misty?", I asked, unsure if this person was Misty or not. Asking this, the girl raised her eyebrows.

"You know me? Strange, I typically don't have as many fans as my three sisters do."

"Haha, mostly just through stories.", I let out a laugh.

"Itsuki, who is this?", Lillie asked, turning around and walked up beside me.

"So pretty...", The redhaired girl uttered softly, which earned a giggle from Lillie. "The name's Misty. I run the Cerulean Gym along with my three sisters here."

Hearing that, Serena blinked in surprise.

"Wait, are you saying you're the Gym Leader here?", Serena asked.

"Well, I only recently turned 15 and became a Gym Leader, it's still mostly run by my sisters."

"Like, totally. You are far from our level, Misty.", Another voice suddenly said, reaching out to us. As it did, we saw three figures approach us from amongst the massive crowd. Each one was really pretty. If only that were the case for their attitudes though. They were none other than the Three Sensational Sisters of Cerulean Gym, who were, according to Misty here, the active Gym Leaders.

One had blonde hair wearing a red one piece dress. She was Daisy.

The middle girl had indigo hair, wearing a green one piece dress. She was Violet

The last girl had pink hair, wearing an orange one piece dress. She was Lily.

"Did you seriously just come from another swim, Misty? The show is like, starting soon.", Violet asked with a hint of scorn.

"Hey, it helps me relax and get my mind ready. I don't see you three doing anything.", Misty retorted.

"That's cause, you aren't on our level, and we like know to appear on time.", Lily retorted back.

Seeing Misty introduce herself and having her bicker with the appearance of her three sisters, this brought back a lot of memories. Misty was one of the Trainers I hadn't met back in my childhood either, so this was our first time meeting her, along with her sisters. Looks like she recently turned 15 along with the rest of us.

Comparing Misty to Brock though, Brock seemed a few years older. And if things go smoothly, Brock will retire before the end of the year and Misty will start adventuring, leaving her Gym Leader duties to her three sisters. That's when they will meet up with Ash.

But this timeline of events is a bit different. For example, back in Summer Camp, Goh had actually met up with Ash, and if Goh had a desire to go on an adventure, Ash may very well meet up with Brock, and then Goh, completely ignoring Misty.

Who knows though, I'm just speculating how things will turn out from here. For now, we got a marine show to enjoy, and a gym battle to so after.

As I was in my thoughts, the three sisters seemed to have noticed me standing behind Misty, together with Serena and Lillie.

"Well hey there, handsome. I see you three got tickets for our show. Thank you for supporting us!", Daisy smiled at us.

"You guys definitely draw in large crowds. We're looking forward to it.", I nodded.

"We hope you guys will enjoy the show then. But like, did one of you mention about whether this place was a Gym? I could have sworn I heard that.", Lily asked, placing her finger on her face.

"That was from me. We learned Cerulean City is rather unique compared to other gyms and we needed to submit applications to do a gym battle here.", Serena said, explaining the situation.

"Ah! So our latest applicants are totally you guys then. Well, if you three are looking to see if this is the Cerulean Gym, well, you're looking right at it and we are indeed the Gym Leaders. Just ignore Misty here.", Daisy responded with a smirk.

"H-Hey! I'm a Gym Leader too you know!", Misty said, complaining again.

"Sure you are.", Violet said with a grin as well.

"Hehe, you four seem really close to each other. I haven't gone to a marine show before so I'm looking forward to it.", Lillie responded with a smile.

"The show will be starting soon. We typically have one once a week and it helps support the Gym. We recently, like, completed a total makeover of our Gym. Now we can do battles and shows together.", Lily responded, explaining what happened from their end.

"So that's what happened...Will we be able to battle you guys after the show then?"

"Absolutely! Though a thought just struck me. You three are all requesting gym battles with us right? I saw three applications sent in.", Violet asked.

Hearing that, Serena, Lillie and I nodded our heads.

"I think I know where you are going with this. You like, totally want to do a three on three battle don't you, Violet?", Daisy asked, letting the two other sisters look at her.

"Are you saying we will use three Pokemon each to battle one of you three?", Lillie asked, tilting her head.

Once Lillie asked that, the three sisters giggled at the same time.

"No silly. We are three sisters here. So that can only mean, a Triple Battle!", Violet declared.

"A Triple Battle!?', Serena exclaimed in shock.

"That's right. A Triple Battle. Each side will use one Pokemon each. If you can beat us sisters then victory will be decided at once. How does that sound?", Lily asked.

"That does sound pretty interesting. So we either all win together or lose and try again at a later time eh?", I asked back.

Violet nodded her head hearing that.

"Yup. Ooh, I just thought of something else too. We don't get situations like doing Triple Battles much as Gym Leaders since it's usually just one person choosing one of us to battle. I say we could use this as a finale for our show today!"

"That totally does sound like an awesome idea.", Daisy complemented.

"That's settled then. Since that's the case, Misty, you can judge this match, right?", Lily asked.

However, Misty just stood there with a blank stare, as if she couldn't follow along. She felt our stares at this time, so she shook her head and snapped out of it. A smile bloomed on Misty's face.

"Of course! You can leave the referring to me!", Misty responded.

"Weren't you just angry with your sisters a moment ago, Misty?", Serena retorted.

"Well, we may bicker a lot but they're my sisters, they are family.", Misty responded with a smile.

"That's right. We're like four peas in a pod. You'll take our spot eventually, Misty. But now we have a show and a battle to do. It was a pleasure meeting you guys, but don't underestimate us when the gym battle starts."

"Haha, we won't. It was nice to meet you guys too before the show starts.", I replied back.

Daisy, Violet, and Lily said goodbye to us, heading into the Gym, which by now, the crowd has lessened since our conversation began. Misty waved us goodbye and went after them, and we watched the redheaded tomboy vanish.

Serena, Lillie and I talked for a bit going over the details of Triple Battles and anticipation appeared in our eyes.

We would get to enjoy a date and enjoy a specialized battle right after. I wasn't expecting to see a specialized battle so soon!

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Triple Battles in the games are bleh, but watching them in the anime are really fun.

I first decided whether to do vs Misty or the three sisters first. I decided with the three sisters, turning the second gym battle into a Triple Battle.

Look forward to it!

Don't forget to keep dropping those stones!