[Pokémon] The Gym

[Neko Godot]

THE FINAL EPISODE IS NOW POSTED!!! So here's a little fan fiction I conjured up in order to practice writing screenplays. Oh no, it's a script! (Oooooh, it's so unorthodox and spooky!) I used a wonderful program named Celtx that does all the proper formatting for me, but since I can't copy and paste the formatting, it won't look as professional here as it does on the PDF. Anyway, just a few things to note, this is basically written as The Office or the superior Parks and Recreation, except instead of an office it takes place at Brock's gym. Also, when you see (Talking Head) or (T.H.) in the script, it means the character is doing one of those interviews to the camera you see so much in reality shows. Anyway, here we go!

THE GYM​

Episode 01: The Reporter
Episode 02: Exercise Tapes
Episode 03: Spelunking
Episode 04: The Challenger
Episode 05: Ribbon Cutting
Episode 06: The Convention
Episode 07: The Fangirl
Episode 08: Sweepstakes Mania
Episode 09: Kanto Gym Leader Council
Episode 10: The Trial
Episode 11: The Inspection
Episode 12: Brown Nosing
Episode 13: Sycophant Search

Episode 1: The Reporter​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

BROCK is pacing around the gym, giving directions to LIAM. The gym itself is just a large, drab, brown room, littered with rocks around.

BROCK
So I'm going to need you to polish up all the rocks so they look nice and rocky. And can you mop the floors too? They haven't been mopped since my parents visited... two years ago.

LIAM
Yes sir! I'll be done with that in hardly any light years!

Brock
How many times do I have to tell you, Liam? Light years measure distance, not time!

Brock (Talking head)
I'm Brock, and I'm the gym leader of the Pewter City Gym. I've been leading the gym for a while now, and it's basically become my home. Actually, it is my home. I stopped paying the rent on my apartment. Anyway, it's great that you're filming this documentary, as I believe there's a lot of effort that goes into being a gym leader beyond battling that the public should be aware of. Like... um... well, personally, for me, I sink a ton of time into coming up with rock puns. Yeah, so there's that and the battling too. Some days I just get exhausted from all the work.​

LIAM begins polishing all the rocks around the gym as BROCK watches him with his arms crossed. LIAM starts complaining as he wipes his brow.

LIAM
What's the cause for all this cleaning anyway?

BROCK
That really isn't any of your business.

BROCK (T.H.)
Liam is under my employ here at the gym. He's my assistant, so that means he basically does all the stuff I don't feel like doing. He's great having around when I have to get a colonoscopy! But anyway, why do I have him cleaning up the place? There's a girl coming over! I met her at this bar last night. I walked up to her said, "Hey, I'm a gym leader," and she said, "Wow, that's cool, can I come over the gym tomorrow?" I said, "Sure, and I'll be sure to rock your world," and she giggled a bit, and then I said, "Get it, because I train rock types?" and she said, "I got it." Hands down it's the most successful social interaction with a girl I've ever had.

LIAM (T.H.)
Hi, I'm Liam! I work here as Brock's assistant. Apparently I got the job because no one else applied, which I just don't understand! Who wouldn't want to be Brock's assistant? What's wrong with him? It's great training. I totally want to be a gym leader when I grow up. I heard that this girl Maylene became a gym leader in Sinnoh and she's only a year older than me, so I have high hopes! Sometimes the job can be really taxing though. I don't think I can go through another colonoscopy.​

As LIAM continues to clean, a knocking noise comes in from the outside.

BROCK
Ah ****, she's here already! Liam, hide the cleaning supplies in my office! I don't want her thinking I cleaned especially for her!

LIAM
Yes, sir!​

LIAM runs off carrying polish and a mop to the office as BROCK goes over to the gym's entrance and opens the door. A girl, GLADYS, walks into the gym.

GLADYS
Hi Brock, how's it going?​

GLADYS looks around and stares at the camera for a bit.

GLADYS
What's with the camera?

BROCK
Wait, how did you know my name?!

GLADYS
I live in Pewter City. Everyone knows who the gym leader is.

BROCK
Oh, that makes more sense than what I was thinking. I thought you were a stalker. Now, I wouldn't be completely put off by that idea. Actually, it's kind of hot thinking that someone would stalk me.

GLADYS
Okay...

BROCK
So what's your name, anyway?

GLADYS
I'm Gladys, I'm a reporter with the Pewter City Gazette.

GLADYS (T.H.)
Being a member of the press isn't exactly as glamorous as it's made out to be. When you work in local news, like myself, you do get to meet your fair share of celebrities, but I wouldn't even consider them D-list. Probably Z-list. You know, like some guy that saved a girl being attacked by a Fearow, or Brock. But really, why is this being filmed? How do I look on camera?

BROCK (T.H.)
Damn, I bagged a reporter! Maybe she can arrange a meeting between me and that guy who saved a girl from that Fearow!

BROCK
So what do you think of the place? This is the Pewter City Gym, my pride and joy!

GLADYS
It's kind of messy. I mean, there are all these rocks, just sitting around. Do you have an office we can use?

BROCK
Oh, of course! I'd never do it out here anyway!

GLADYS
It's good to see we're on the same page.

BROCK (T.H.)
Good old Brock is getting laid today!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM OFFICE

LIAM is scurrying to find a place to put the cleaning supplies as BROCK and GLADYS enter.

GLADYS
Oh dear, look at all those cleaning products? You didn't clean the place up for me, did you?

BROCK
****.

GLADYS
What was that?

BROCK
Nothing.

BROCK (T.H.)
I didn't want her thinking I cleaned up the place special for her. The last thing a girl wants to think is that you'd go out of your way for them.

GLADYS
So who's this young man anyway?

LIAM
I'm Liam. I'm the gym assistant.

BROCK
Well Liam, thanks for helping out, but I think you should head back out and find some work to do in the arena. Gladys and I are going to be busy in here.

GLADYS
I don't have any problem if he wants to stay for the interview.

BROCK
Interview?

GLADYS
Of course. I'm here to interview the Pewter City Gym Leader. Why else would I come all the way here?

BROCK (T.H.)
I guess Gladys and I had a failure to communicate. I thought she was talking about sex, and she thought I was talking about an interview. Frankly, I think all the blame falls on her. Why the hell would I want an interview?

LIAM
I want to stay for this. It could be fun!

GLADYS
The boy wants to stay, Brock.

BROCK
Fine, he can stay!​

GLADYS rummages through her purse until she takes out a tape recorder.

GLADYS
I'm just going to record the conversation. It's easier than writing everything down.

BROCK
That's not a problem.​

GLADYS turns the recorder on.

GLADYS
So, do you get a lot of challengers at the gym?

BROCK
Do I get a lot of potential challengers? Yes. Do I actually battle them? Hell no! I always turn all the lights off and lock the door to make it seem as if the gym is closed.

GLADYS
So you don't actually battle anyone?

BROCK
Well, sometimes I'll be in the middle of coming up with a great string of rock puns. I can't be bothered to interrupt that with a battle.

GLADYS
But isn't that your job? To battle?

BROCK
I'm a gym leader. I have many jobs. The first one is to best exemplify the Rock type. How do I do that? Rock puns.

GLADYS
What are these other jobs?

BROCK
Well, I also consider myself a mentor to the Pewter City youth. I go spelunking a lot at Mt. Moon. Sometimes I go speak at Rock type conventions. And then I'd say, all the way at the bottom, would be "Pokémon Battler".

GLADYS
If that's what you say.

BROCK
I did say.

GLADYS
Okay... so... next question... what is it about the Rock type that drew you to it?

BROCK
Well, Rock types are strong, just like me! And you know, I've always liked Onix, because it's long and hard and reminds me of something else I have. Want to see?

GLADYS
The Onix or your penis?

BROCK
Penis? Who said that?

GLADYS
Maybe you were right in wanting Liam to leave.

LIAM
Oh no, this is great! I've never seen an interview before!

BROCK (T.H.)
This interview is going great! I even got her to bring up my penis! NOW I know I'm getting laid today!​

EXT. OUTSIDE PEWTER CITY GYM

With the interview complete, both BROCK and LIAM go outside to wish GLADYS goodbye.

GLADYS
Well, that was quite an unusual interview. The readers of the Pewter City Gazette are going to eat this up?

BROCK
Speaking of eating, how about we get dinner tonight?

GLADYS
Oh... um... I have work to do. And also, I'm just not interested in you. At all.​

BROCK is visibly hurt.

BROCK
Oh, okay.

BROCK (T.H.)
I guess I'm not getting laid. And I thought I was really good at interpreting signals!

GLADYS
I'm out of here. I'm sure the Gazette will send you the article once it's published.​

GLADYS walks away from the gym. BROCK and LIAM watch her leave.

LIAM
She wasn't interested in you, but at least the interview went great, right?

BROCK
Oh yeah! She might not want me, but as soon as some babes read that interview, they'll be hunting me down! You know what, we should go out and celebrate! I'm taking you to the bar!

LIAM
I'm underage...

BROCK
Eh, it doesn't matter. I'll get you a fake I.D.​

INT. PEWTER BAR

BROCK (T.H.)
This is the Pewter Bar, and this is actually where I met Gladys. Hopefully tonight I'll meet someone without ulterior motives... and hopefully with a lot of money!​

BROCK and LIAM are sitting at the bar. The BARTENDER walks up to them.

BARTENDER
What can I get you two?

BROCK
I'll just have a white wine spritzer.

LIAM
Shirley Temple.

BARTENDER
Er... okay, if that's what you want.

BROCK
So Liam, do you see any hot girls?

LIAM
Eh, I'm looking.

LIAM (T.H.)
I'm like 7 years younger than him! We aren't going to have the same taste in women! What is he expecting from me?

BROCK
What about that girl over there?​

BROCK points to a blond girl, JOYCE, sitting at a table by herself.

LIAM
I guess she's alright.

BROCK
She's definitely a solid eight out of ten.

BROCK (T.H.)
I have a Brock Scale of Hotness that I use to rate the attractiveness of every girl I meet. That reporter? Eight out of ten. Erika? Nine out of ten. Misty? Three out of ten. The scale doesn't take kindly to tomboys.

BARTENDER
Here are your drinks.​

The BARTENDER passes the drinks to BROCK and LIAM.

BROCK
This is exactly the liquid courage I need to go talk to that girl!​

BROCK chugs down the white whine spritzer in one gulp as LIAM watches, horrified.

BROCK (T.H.)
When you're training your Pokémon, you want to make sure they only consume the best products. Hyper potions, antidotes, revives, calciums, HP Ups. You put that stuff in your Pokemon, and you know it'll be the best it can be. I'm the same way with alcohol.

BROCK
Wish me luck.

LIAM
Good luck, sir!​

BROCK swaggers over to JOYCE as LIAM watches, cringing.

LIAM (T.H.)
I'm supportive of every decision Brock makes... except when it comes to women.

BROCK
Hey there, babe. What's your name?

JOYCE
Oh dear, you're Brock, aren't you? My name is Joyce.

BROCK
So you've heard of me? You know I train Rock types? Want to see my Onix? Ah ****, I messed that line up.

JOYCE
Oh my Arceus, that's almost exactly the same line you used on Gladys!​

JOYCE breaks out into a fit of giggles as BROCK stands, dumbfounded.

BROCK
Gladys? Gladys told you about me? Ah, so you must know about my interview! Don't you think I'm super cool?

JOYCE
Super cool?!​

JOYCE breaks out into even more giggling.

JOYCE
You're anything BUT super cool! Joyce let me listen to the entire interview! She said she couldn't wait to write her article and expose you for the incompetent and perverted gym leader that you are!

BROCK
Incompetent? Perverted? Gym Leader? Only one of those things describe me! And it's... um... the Gym Leader one! I thought that interview went great!

JOYCE
Really?! Did you have any idea what you were saying?!

BROCK
Yup. I was saying how cool I was.

JOYCE
No! You made a total *** out of yourself! I mean, you told her you bowled a 300 the first time you went bowling?!

BROCK
That's partially true. Some guy two lanes next to me did.

JOYCE
You also told her you were voted Kanto's Sexiest Man Alive?!

BROCK
That's also partially true! Some other guy was!

JOYCE
See what she meant? You're just making a fool of yourself!

BROCK
That's... that's not possible!

BROCK (T.H.)
I thought the interview went really well, I thought the reporter was into me, I thought the fruit in the bowl on the table wasn't wooden and okay to eat... why is everything I think wrong?​

BROCK returns to the bar table, his spirits diminished, as LIAM sips on his Shirley Temple.

BROCK
Liam, did you really think the interview went well?

LIAM
Of course it did! That reporter asked a lot of questions, and you answered all of them!

BROCK
That's not what I meant. The answers I gave: where they flattering or unflattering?

LIAM
I thought they were very flattering, sir!

BROCK (T.H.)
The problem with my only employee being a sycophant is that there's no one around to keep me in check... hm... but I guess on the flip side that can also be a good thing!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

The next day, BROCK is pacing around the gym in a panic, as LIAM agrees with his every word.

BROCK
If this interview gets out, it's going to be bad news for the Pewter City Gym!

LIAM
That's right!

BROCK
We could get shut down by the Pokémon League!

LIAM
I know!

BROCK
I'd have to find another job!

LIAM
Me too!

BROCK
Liam, for once in your life, can you think of an original thought? Can't you see I'm panicking here?!

LIAM
Yes, I can see, sir!​

A knocking is heard from outside.

BROCK
****, is that a gym challenger? I don't have time for battles right now!​

BROCK heads over to the door and opens it to find a TRAINER waiting.

TRAINER
Hey, you're Brock, right? I'm here for a gym battle.

BROCK
I am no speaking the English. Building here under new management. In week, it be Denny's. Please come again!​

With that, BROCK slams the door.

BROCK
I think I handled that quite well.

LIAM (T.H.)
Brock is AMAZING at impressions. I mean, you've already seen his foreigner impression, but he also does a pretty mean Lt. Surge impression too. "Blah blah blah electric Pokémon saved me during the war blah blah!" I do it pretty badly, but if you heard Brock's, it'd be great!

BROCK (T.H.)
Yeah, I do a great Lt. Surge impression. What of it?

BROCK
Anyway, what do we do about this whole reporter situation?

LIAM
Well, she recorded the interview, right?

BROCK
Yup.

LIAM
Well we can record our own fake interview, and then switch the tapes!

BROCK
And how exactly could we do that? Who'd play the reporter's part?

LIAM (T.H.)
Unfortunately, Brock isn't very good at female impressions. Though he's very good at leaving first impressions on females!

BROCK
That gives me another idea though. What if we switched the tape with a blank tape? That way she'd think that she just forgot to turn the recorder on!

LIAM
That's a much better idea! I guess that's why you're the boss!

LIAM (T.H.)
Brock always comes up with better ideas than me! One time, I wanted to just have macoroni for lunch, and he suggested I add cheese to the equation! The man is an innovator!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GAZETTE OFFICES

LIAM walks into the Pewter City Gazette Offices. He's wearing an earpiece and a watch with a microphone in it that allows him to communicate with Brock.

BROCK (T.H.) (VOICE ONLY)
So it was my idea to use these cool walkie talkie watch things! I only use the coolest of technology! If I could only start getting it on with women, I'd practically be the same as James Bond!​

LIAM approaches the front desk to talk to a SECRETARY.

LIAM
Hi, I'm from Pewter City Middle School! I'm doing a project on the evils of the left wing media and I was wondering if I could take a look around!

SECRETARY
Of course! I don't see anything wrong with letting a middle school kid and a cameraman run around unaccompanied. I just need your name, kid.

BROCK (V.O.)
Give a fake name!

SECRETARY
What was that?

LIAM
Oh, that was my... er... stomache growling! Anyway, my name is... er... Regis!

SECRETARY
Okay Regis, you and your cameraman can go right ahead!

LIAM
Thank you!​

LIAM enters the office as Brock complains to him through the earpiece.

BROCK (V.O.)
Why the hell didn't she need the cameraman's name?​

LIAM walks around and finally finds a door marked "GLADYS'S OFFICE", but is dismayed to find GLADYS is in the office after taking a quick peek. He speaks into the watch.

LIAM
Brock, I found her office, but there's a problem. She's in it!

BROCK (V.O.)
I wonder why we didn't see that coming. Oh well. I guess we have to create a distraction now. And whatever you do, DON'T let Gladys see you!

LIAM
I won't.​

LIAM sneaks around the office, until he finds a door marked "EDITOR IN CHIEF". LIAM knocks on the door and the EDITOR IN CHIEF opens it.

EDITOR IN CHIEF
Huh? Who are you kid? What do you want? Why are you here anyway?

BROCK (V.O.)
Don't tell him the truth!

EDITOR IN CHIEF
What was that?

LIAM
I'm... um... listening to my dog through a radio feed. Anyway, my name is Regis, and I'm with the Kanto National News Network! I just finished up doing an undercover report on corrupt journalism, and that Gladys reporter of yours was the prime target of my study! You better have a good talking to with her about all her corruption!

EDITOR IN CHIEF
What? Is this true? I better talk to her right now! Kids are innocent, so they'd never lie, especially to a figure of authority like myself!

BROCK (V.O.)
Liam, I'm a figure of authority, so you better not be lying to me too. I hope you're really cleaning the bathrooms when I ask you too.

LIAM
Of course I am!​

As the EDITOR IN CHIEF heads to his desk to call GLADYS, LIAM sneaks around and hides around the corner of the outside of her office. He watches as GLADYS storms out of the office, fuming.

GLADYS
What the hell is this, "reports of corruption"? I'll get to the bottom of this ********!

BROCK (V.O.)
I'm not sure if I can approve of language like that in a work environment.

LIAM
But you use language like that at the gym all the time.

BROCK (V.O.)
Yeah, but the gym isn't work, it's more of a fun place. You can use whatever language you want. Enough chat, carry on.​

With GLADYS gone for the moment, LIAM hurries into her office. He looks around her desk, and sees on her computer she's working on an article about a robbery at the Pewter City Pokémart due that day. LIAM speaks into the watch.

LIAM
It looks like she hasn't started the report on you yet.

BROCK (V.O.)
Good! Now find that recorder!​

LIAM fumbles around the desk for a bit until he finally finds the tape recorder stuffed away in a drawer.

LIAM
Found it!

BROCK (V.O.)
Good! Now switch the tapes!​

LIAM takes a blank tape out of his pocket, removes the tape from the recorder, and puts the blank tape in, putting the tape with the interview in his pocket. Before he goes, he takes a pencil and writes "LIAM WAZ HERE" on the underside of the desk.

LIAM
Just something to remember me by!​

He runs out of the office, closes the door, and makes his exit.

LIAM
Thanks for everything!

SECRETARY
Don't mention it, Regis!​

With that, LIAM leaves the Pewter City Gazette Offices.

LIAM (T.H.)
That was absolutely thrilling! I haven't breathed so heavily since that time I crapped my pants!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

LIAM skips into the gym.

LIAM
I got the tape! I got the tape!

BROCK
Yeah, I know, I was listening to you the whole time, remember?

LIAM
No I don't remember because I got the tape!

BROCK
Also, why did you say, "Just something to remember me by"?

LIAM
Oh... that... I just... knocked one of her office plants down. That was all. I definitely didn't do anything that could connect me to being there.

BROCK
Okay, that's a relief. I was worried for a moment that you did something that would royally screw us over. Well, anyway, good job, Liam!

LIAM (T.H.)
Now that I've been thinking about it, maybe writing on Gladys's desk wasn't the best idea... but still, what are the chances of her actually seeing that? I'd say: bad!

LIAM
So what are we going to do with this tape?

BROCK
I have a great idea in mind! Put the tape right in the middle of the floor there!​

LIAM places the tape in the middle of the arena.

BROCK
Okay! Geodude, go!​

BROCK throws a Pokéball and releases GEODUDE, a floating rock with arms coming out of its sides.

GEODUDE
Dude dude, Geodude!

BROCK
Yeah, shut up wise guy!

BROCK (T.H.)
Sometimes I really don't like the tone of voice my Pokémon take with me!

BROCK
Anyway, Geodude, you see that tape over there? Let's give it a Rock Throw!​

GEODUDE floats over to one of the many rocks that litter the floor of the arena, picks it up, floats over to the tape, and smashes it with the rock. The tape flies all over into pieces, and BROCK and LIAM cheer.

BROCK
I guess that tape wasn't as solid as a rock after all!

BROCK (T.H.)
The work of a gym leader never ends. I didn't battle any trainers who were trying to get my badge today, but I did prevent a threatening article from being released, and I feel one of those is more important than the other. And I feel it's the preventing an article from being released one. At the end of the day, when people look back on my legacy, sure, I may not have battled that often, but as long as there isn't a published article out there telling people I didn't battle that often, I'll be fine. And no one can ever take that away from me. Unless that article is ever published.​

INT. PEWTER CITY GAZETTE OFFICES

GLADYS returns to her office, still fuming.

GLADYS
I can't believe some punk *** kid named Regis has the nerve to accuse me of corrupt journalism! Just for that, I'm working extra hard today! Good thing I finished that robbery article! I'm going to work on that interview now!​

GLADYS sits at her desk, opens a new page on her word processor, and takes out the tape recorder. She presses play, but nothing plays back to her.

GLADYS
Huh?​

GLADYS takes more tapes out from her desk, puts them in the recorder, and plays them, but none of them are the recording she wants.

GLADYS
Dammit!

GLADYS (T.H.)
So I guess I didn't turn on the recorder when I did my interview with Brock. Ugh! It makes me feel as if I'm as big of an oaf as Brock is! It's terrible! And why am I still being taped, anyway?​

 

[bobandbill]

I would advise against centreing the text as can actually be hard to read it when it's formatted like so on forums (there's more on that sort of issue here). I believe it might be typical for scripts but it's not as easy to read, and sometimes it looks weird when the stage directions are set to the side as well - kinda conflicting.

I am not familiar with the term 'talking head's - maybe 'to screen' fits better but TH also works and if it's an official term used then kindly ignore this sentence. ;p

Overall I was rather amused by this - there were some particularly good jokes here, and they were well carried too. Brock did come off a bit too dumb for my liking and from what I know of him to make me feel convinced, but I suppose you went for a bit of exaggeration here with his character? However the character you did portray him as was consistent. Another complaint is that the other minor characters - such as the EDITOR IN CHIEF (caps required) appeared to be a bit too stupid in accepting a child's claim that on of his workers was corrupt just like that - it felt a somewhat weak way to write Gladys out of the room so to speak, and I feel a different 'distraction' would have worked better here - the joke had also, as a result of him just accepting his word there, came off as slightly weak. I had the same feeling with Liam writing his name on the tape - I wasn't sure why he did that nor could I come up with a realistic answer, so it seemed somewhat pointless and out of place for him to do such a thing there.

as I believe there's a lot of effort that goes into being a gym leader beyond battling that the public should be aware of. Like... um... well, personally, for me, I sink a ton of time into coming up with rock puns.

Stuff like this for instance certainly amused - from what I know of Brock he is canonically a smarter person than that as already said, but if you recognise that and go with this route for the purpose of comedy than that's all right too I suppose. =p

Hey there babe.

A comma should follow or precede names/nicknames/etc, so a comma should go before 'babe' here as he's calling her by that name.

Yes sir! I'll be done with that in hardly any light years!

I recognised the NPC who said that in the games straight away. XD

Kid's are innocent, so they'd never lie

As a beside - should be "kids", not "kid's" (the latter implies something belonging to the kid).

The work of a gym leader never ends. I didn't battle any trainers who were trying to get my badge today, but I did prevent a threatening article from being released, and I feel one of those is more important than the other. And I feel it's the preventing an article from being released one. At the end of the day, when people look back on my legacy, sure, I may not have battled that often, but as long as there isn't a published article out there telling people I didn't battle that often, I'll be fine. And no one can ever take that away from me. Unless that article is ever published.

The irony is beautiful given it's in a documentary. XD (Well a mockumentary, but still!)

Overall it's certainly an amusing idea here and a decently made screenplay - as said just consider de-centreing it and adjust the minor errors as well, as thinking out some scenarios so they don't come off as a touch too unconvincing - namely the 'distract her somehow' scene.

 

[Neko Godot]

Hm... I really establish that most of the denizens of Pewter City are total idiots as I go on in, and if I was forced to order the characters in this by intelligence, it would go: Antagonistic Characters (such as Gladys) are smarter than Brock and Liam, and Brock and Liam are smarter than mostly everyone else. If you aren't going to find Brock outsmarting idiots with absurd schemes funny, you may not enjoy some of this (though luckily every episode doesn't revolve around Brock's schemes).

As for the hi-jinks at the Pewter City Gazette, your main issue seemed to be why everything had to happen the way it did, but don't worry about that. I planned this out for 13 episodes, and as it goes on, Brock will eventually have to face the consequences of his incompetence, of which this episode will play a big part in.

Finally, on the formatting, I've already written the first 6 chapters formatted that way, and no one else has brought up an issue with it, so I'd rather not change ships midstream. To be honest, I think it looks more professional anyway, as opposed to "Character Name: Dialogue".

 

[Neko Godot]

Episode 2: Exercise Tapes​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

BROCK (TALKING HEAD)
Every now and then, I have to let my Pokémon out and train them for a bit, you know, Arceus forbid I ever have to actually get into a gym battle.​

BROCK is standing in the gym, watching his ONIX and GEODUDE. LIAM watches, sitting on a rock.

BROCK
Okay Onix, how about you go do some laps around the gym?

ONIX
On, Onix!​

ONIX tries to race around the gym, but instead only manages to move about a few feet, causing an earthquake, shaking Brock around, and throwing LIAM off the rock he was sitting on.

LIAM
Aaack!​

LIAM falls onto the floor.

LIAM
Ow!

BROCK
This is bad.

LIAM
I know; I think I hurt my head!

BROCK
No! I'm not talking about you falling! I'm talking about Onix's pathetic performance right now! What the hell was that?

LIAM
He did move pretty slow.

BROCK
Tectonic plates move faster!

BROCK (T.H.)
As a Pokémon trainer, my Pokémon's performances are a reflection on me. So if my Pokémon can't perform, girls are going to start thinking I can't perform... in bed.

BROCK
Onix, try using Rock Polish. Maybe that will make you faster.​

ONIX becomes all bright and shiny, and then tries running again. Although Onix is able to crawl around a tiny bit faster this time, he cause even more chaos doing it, as cracks start appearing in the gym floor and LIAM is forced into rolling on the ground.

LIAM
Whaaah!

BROCK
Enough, Onix!​

BROCK takes out a Pokéball and returns ONIX.

BROCK
That was just terrible. Maybe Geodude can do better. Try some jumping jacks!

GEODUDE
Geodude, dude!​

GEODUDE tries to get up in the air, but instead crashes down into the ground, getting stuck, struggling to push itself out.

GEODUDE
Geo geo geo!

BROCK
Liam, go help him out.​

LIAM gets up off the ground and runs over to GEODUDE. After struggling for a bit, LIAM pulls GEODUDE out, but the force of GEODUDE flying up knocks LIAM backwards.

LIAM
Ooof!

LIAM (T.H.)
You'd think most gym assistants would be upset if their leader was only training his Pokémon once a week. Not me!

BROCK
Geodude, return.​

BROCK takes out a Pokéball and forces GEODUDE back in.

BROCK
Well, all my Pokémon are in worse condition than I thought.

LIAM
But does that really matter? When was the last time you actually fought a challenger anyway?

BROCK
Two months ago. But let's say, for example, this totally hot babe, a perfect ten on the Brock Hotness Scale, comes over and wants a gym battle. We battle, I totally kick her ***, and she goes, "Oh Brock, you're so strong." One thing leads to another, I end up back at her place, and then we-

LIAM
Okay, I get!

BROCK
-have sex.​

LIAM shakes his head as BROCK grins.

LIAM
Well what if we gave your Pokémon lots of vitamins? That would make them stronger, right?

BROCK
Oh, I'd love to! But you know that my alcohol and Pokémon budget is the same, right? And a certain someone had to order fifty Shirley Temples when we went out to the bar a couple of nights ago.​

LIAM looks sheepishly into the camera.

LIAM (T.H.)
I'm just a kid! I'm not going to be drinking any alcoholic beverages at a bar. Is it my fault Shirley Temples are the most expensive drink they make there? It doesn't even make any sense!

BROCK
So do you have any better ideas, Liam?

LIAM
Nope! That's all I got!

BROCK
Ugh. I don't want to actually get my Pokémon into battles to earn experience. That's too much work! Come up with something, Liam! I didn't hire you to sit around and do nothing! Brainstorm some ideas!

LIAM
Will do!

LIAM (T.H.)
So this is what I have so far...​

LIAM holds a list up to the camera. At the top of the list is written "Pokémon Training Ideas" underlined. The rest is blank. LIAM shakes his head.

LIAM (T.H.)
I really like the way I wrote that "T", though!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM OFFICE

BROCK sits down at his desk and starts banging his head on it.

BROCK
What am I going to do? What am I going to do?!​

BROCK picks up the remote control for the TV and turns it on.

BROCK
Oh well, the good old TV can heal my wounds when alcohol can't at the moment.

BROCK (T.H.)
I love watching TV! My favorite is pornography. Unfortunately I can't watch it here because I'm always afraid Liam will walk in.​

BROCK flips around channels until an infomerical catches his eye. CHUCK is on the TV.

CHUCK (T.V.)
Hi, I'm Chuck! I'm the gym leader of Cianwood City!

BROCK
Wow, it's a good thing I just happened to tune in at the very beginning of this commercial!

CHUCK (T.V.)
Sure, as a gym leader, I believe in Pokémon training, but personal training is important too!

BROCK
You know what, that's right!

CHUCK (T.V.)
I train under a waterfall everyday! I expect you're probably too sissy to do that, though!

BROCK
Damn right!

CHUCK (T.V.)
Luckily for you, I've created a program for those that have weaker constitutions!

BROCK
I have a weak constitution!

BROCK (T.H.)
This Chuck guy is reading my mind! He must be a Psychic type gym leader or something!

CHUCK (T.V.)
I've created a special video program called "Let's Chuck Tonight, Baby!" In it, I'll go over my video exclusive training exercises that'll bring you from nacho to macho! Wait a minute... "nacho to macho"? Who wrote this crap? Anyway, these tapes can be yours for only four easy payments of $19.99 plus unreasonable shipping and handling fees! To order, just visit my website: chuckvideo.biz!

BROCK
I need those tapes!

BROCK (T.H.)
My way of thinking was wrong the whole time! I thought that in order to be strong, my Pokémon had to be strong. But I figured out I can just skip the entire Pokémon part and just make myself strong! That sure saves a lot of time!

BROCK
Liam, get in here!

LIAM (OFF CAMERA)
Yes, sir!​

LIAM runs into the office.

LIAM
What is it sir?

BROCK
Have we spent any of our monthly gym equipment budget yet?

LIAM
Nope! We have every penny of it!

BROCK
Good! I'm going to be spending it on something very important!​

BROCK boots the computer at his desk up and navigates to the chuckvideo.biz webpage. As he does so, LIAM talks to him.

LIAM
What are you buying?

BROCK
Exercise tapes! I'm going to be nice and strong, and all the ladies will love me!

LIAM
That sounds like a great plan!

BROCK
Aha, I just got on the website! Hey, they have rush delivery here for only twenty bucks! Should I go for it?

LIAM
Why not? Who would want to wait?​

BROCK furiously types in all of the needed information into the website and clicks on the ORDER button. With that done, he leans back in his chair.

BROCK
Done and done.

BROCK (T.H.)
Exercise tapes for only a hundred bucks? This is the best investment I've made ever since I bought shares in that Team Rocket group!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

The next day, BROCK is in the gym when LIAM comes in holding a package.

LIAM
The mail just got dropped off! Looks like the tapes are in!

BROCK
Awesome! Can you bring the TV out here? I don't want to work out in the office because they say you should keep your work space and your workout space separate.

LIAM
Who are "they"?

BROCK
People that know more than us, Liam. People that know more than us.

BROCK (T.H.)
Actually I read it in a magazine, but if Liam heard that I was actually reading something, he'd think that I'm a gigantic nerd!

LIAM (T.H.)
If Brock was going to say that he READ that you have to keep your work space separate from your work out space, I swear I would think he was the biggest nerd ever.​

LIAM hands BROCK the package and runs into the office to bring the TV out. As LIAM does that, BROCK rips open the package to find three tapes titled "Let's Chuck Tonight, Baby!" On the cover of the tapes are pictures of a shirtless Chuck with one of his fingers in his mouth.

BROCK
Okay... that's kind of a strange choice in cover art.​

LIAM runs back out with the TV, sets it up, and sees the cover art.

LIAM
Hey, that looks like the kind of pictures my uncle likes looking at!

LIAM (T.H.)
Gay? No, my uncle's not gay! He has gone through a lot of roommates though: Brad, Chad, this one guy that dressed like a girl. But again, to answer your question: no, he's not gay.

BROCK
Whatever. Let's put this tape in and you can watch me as I watch this.

LIAM
That sounds like great fun, sir!

LIAM (T.H.)
Sometimes on slow days, Brock will play videogames. I'm so happy he only has one control so that I can only watch him play, because I'd hate it if I had to actually play along with him!​

BROCK takes the tape out and places it into the VCR of the TV. CHUCK appears on the screen.

CHUCK (T.V.)
Hey everyone, it's me! Chuck! I hope you're ready to work that body, because it's time to Chuck tonight, baby!

LIAM
Yay!

CHUCK (T.V.)
The first exclusive exercise we'll be doing is the Chuck push up. This is exactly like a normal push up, except I'll be counting off on the TV here!​

As CHUCK counts off on the TV, BROCK does push ups along with the count, although he has some difficulty. After ten push ups, the count stops.

BROCK
I feel myself getting stronger already!

CHUCK (T.V.)
Good job! Now we're moving on to the next exclusive exercise: the Chuck sit up! This is just like a normal sit up, but again, I'm counting, so you have that extra motivator. Let's begin!​

BROCK does ten sit ups as CHUCK counts them off on the TV.

LIAM
This is amazing! It's like Chuck is right here in the gym with us!​

BROCK takes the TV remote and pauses the video.

BROCK
I feel like I can take on the world... and tie it! Watch me pick up one of those rocks!​

BROCK runs over to one of the rocks littering the floor of the gym, bends over, and attempts to pick it up. He fails.

LIAM
Put more knee into it!​

BROCK bends his knees more as he struggles to try and lift the rock, but still has no luck.

BROCK
Eh... it's my fault! I should have waited until I finished the video!​

BROCK runs back over to the TV and starts the video again.

CHUCK (T.V.)
Okay, those were some great sit ups!

BROCK
Heh, see? Chuck said those sit ups were great!

CHUCK (T.V.)
Next up is an exclusive exercise I like to call the Chuck jumping jack!

LIAM
Oh, this sounds like a good one sir!

BROCK
Shut up! I need to hear the instructions!

LIAM
Oh, I'm so sorry sir!

CHUCK (T.V.)
Just do regular jumping jacks, and I'll count them off!

BROCK
Sounds great!​

BROCK does ten jumping jacks as CHUCK counts them off.

BROCK (T.H.)
These exercise tapes are great! I don't know how I would be able to work out without them!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM OFFICE

BROCK is sitting in his office when LIAM walks in.

LIAM
That was quite the work out today, sir! Anyway, it's getting pretty late, so I'm going to head home for the night.

BROCK
Wait, Liam, hold on!

LIAM
What is it?

BROCK
I think I have a way for us to make loads of cash!

LIAM
You know I'm not in this for the money, sir!

LIAM (T.H.)
That's a lie. I kind of am. I didn't leave home at age ten like most Pokémon trainers do, so my parents make me pay rent and utilities. It's kind of like a big game of Monopoly!

BROCK
Oh, I know that, I just need your help, and I'd obviously give you a cut of the profits.

LIAM
Okay, what's your plan?

BROCK
Watching those tapes gave me an idea. I was willing to blow a hundred bucks just for tapes of a gym leader training me! Can you imagine how much people would pay to have a gym leader train them in real life?

LIAM
I'd have my parents mortgage off our house for that opportunity!

BROCK
Exactly! I'd be raking in the cash! So anyway, I made up a bunch of fliers advertising the new Brock Fitness Extravaganza program! So if you could just hang these up around the city before you go home, that'd be great.

BROCK (T.H.)
Liam runs a lot of errands outside the gym for me too. I don't know how I'd handle my milk curdling if it wasn't for his runs to the grocery store to buy new milk.​

BROCK hands the stack of fliers to LIAM.

LIAM
Of course! I won't disappoint you, sir!​

LIAM runs out.

BROCK (T.H.)
This is the greatest idea I've ever had. I don't see how this can go wrong.​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

BROCK and LIAM stand, overseeing the gym. Various mats are placed around the gym.

LIAM (T.H.)
So this morning when I came in I had to clean up the entire gym, get all the exercise gear out, and basically make all the other preparations while Brock supervised. I'm so excited!

BROCK (T.H.)
The great thing about being a boss is that saying that you're "supervising" is a legitimate excuse to get out of doing anything!​

An elderly woman, HARRIET, walks into the gym.

HARRIET
Hello? Is this the gym? I'm looking for the fitness program.

BROCK
****! What's this old fart doing here?

LIAM
Yes, the personal training program is going on here!

BROCK (T.H.)
When I set up this personal training program, I was hoping that some hot girls would show up that were mainly interested in some private "training" afterward, if you catch my drift... and my drift is sex.

HARRIET
My name is Harriet, by the way.

BROCK
Well, Harriet, the program costs two hundred dollars.

HARRIET
Ah, I think I have that somewhere.​

HARRIET rummages through her handbag until she finds the required amount of money.

HARRIET
Here it is! It sure is a lot, though. I guess I'm going to have to write one of my grandkids out of my will.​

LIAM takes the money and brings it to the office. Next, a middle aged man, MERV, walks into the gym.

MERV
Yeah, hip, cool Merv is here to train and become hipper and cooler!​

As MERV walks over to the mats, he trips and falls on a rock.

MERV
Ow, my back!

MERV (T.H.)
Am I going through a midlife crisis? Of course not! Anyone who watches this documentary will see proof of that! And I mean, that sports car I bought? I've been saving up for that my whole life? The trophy wife? I met her at a factory that makes trophies, so I only married her for the irony of it! The sunglasses and the Hawaiian shirt? Who doesn't dress like this?​

Finally, JOYCE walks into the gym.

BROCK (T.H.)
When I saw Joyce walk into the gym, I got pretty nervous. Things didn't go so well with her last time. But I know that if I put on the old Brock charm, flash a smile, give off a life maybe, I can win her over.​

BROCK walks over to JOYCE with a big, stupid grin on his face.

JOYCE
Oh... hi Brock.

BROCK
Joyce! Nice to see you! You come here to get fit with me?

JOYCE
Nope. I just dropped by because I figured it could be amusing to watch you get a chance to... interact with more people.

BROCK
Ahahahahaha! You're so funny, Joyce!

BROCK (T.H.)
Yeah, I'm going to give up on her.​

BROCK heads to the front of the mats, only three of which are occupied by HARRIET, MERV, and LIAM. JOYCE watches while standing in the back.

BROCK
Hello everyone! I'm so glad you were all able to make it to my fitness extravaganza! I'm Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader, and I'll be training you today! Are there any questions before we start?

MERV
Yeah, where's the bathroom? It's getting close to three o' clock, and I always have to go number two at three o' clock. I'm like clockwork when it comes to defecating!​

JOYCE giggles in the back at the question. BROCK waits until she's finished to answer him.

BROCK
The bathroom is right by my office over there. Any other questions?

HARRIET
Who's that gentleman with the camera? Is he going to follow me home and try to steal my money? I don't want anyone seeing that I keep it under my mattress.

HARRIET (T.H.)
Please, I would like it if you stopped filming me! If you followed me to the bank, you'd learn that my PIN is 0001, and I can't have you finding that out!​

JOYCE laughs even harder at this question than she did at the previous one. BROCK once again waits for her to finish.

BROCK
Don't worry about him. Anyway, let's begin! Do we all know what a push up is?

MERV
Oh yeah, of course.

HARRIET
What's a push up?

BROCK
You just lay down on the floor, belly down, and use your hands to push yourself up and down.

HARRIET
Oh, I know that! Back in the day we used to call them press highs!

BROCK
Okay... let's get started already! Everyone on their mats!​

LIAM, HARRIET, and MERV all get into push up position.

BROCK
And go!​

LIAM, HARRIET, and MERV all start doing push ups, but LIAM is the only one able to do them. HARRIET and MERV both collapse on the floor after trying to lift themselves up once. JOYCE giggles at this.

BROCK
Liam, keep up the good work! Merv and Harriet, um... give it another try!

BROCK (T.H.)
I was expecting for the people coming to this program to be in better shape! What am I supposed to do? Train them to be fit?!

MERV (T.H.)
Man, I'll tell you, just trying to do that one push up made me feel stronger than I've been in ages!

BROCK
Okay, we're going to take a quick break. Liam, my office, please!

LIAM
Yes, sir!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM OFFICE

BROCK and LIAM enter the office. BROCK sits down.

BROCK
Liam, we need to figure out a way to make those two think they're getting fitter without actually making them fitter.

LIAM
Why can't we actually make them fitter?

BROCK
Because I don't know how to!

LIAM
Well then, we need to figure out how to make them think they're getting fitter without actually making them fitter.

BROCK
If I wanted you to repeat everything I said, I would have hired a Chatot. Do you have any actual ideas?​

At that moment, MERV walks into the office.

MERV
Oh, heads up there! I thought this was the bathroom. It's that time of the day and I got to go!​

MERV exits the office.

BROCK
Okay... hold up, Liam! I think I have a great idea!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

MERV and HARRIET are both on their mats when BROCK and LIAM walk back out.

BROCK
Okay, I have a special exercise just for you two!

HARRIET
What is it? Not more press highs!

BROCK
Nope! Both of you stand up! I know exactly how both of you are going to get into shape!​

MERV and HARRIET stand up.

BROCK
Okay, now I want both of you to walk around the gym, as slow as you can!​

As MERV and HARRIET begin their slow walk around the gym perimeter, with LIAM deciding to join them, BROCK approaches JOYCE.

BROCK
Well, Joyce, I bet you thought I was going to fail as a personal trainer, but I may be able to trick this two into thinking they're fit yet!

JOYCE
Trick them? So you aren't going to actually make them fit? How much did they pay for this again?

BROCK
You can't put a price on being deceived! Except when you buy a newspaper, I guess.

JOYCE
You know my friend Gladys works in the newspaper industry! I resent that comment!

BROCK
Oh shut it!​

LIAM, MERV, and HARRIET all finish their walk.

HARRIET
Now what? It's getting close to my bedtime!

BROCK
Okay, now walk around the gym, but this time don't walk so slow, and maybe... um... put more motion into your arms or something!​

LIAM, MERV, and HARRIET all begin walking again, this time at a quicker pace, and all of them seem very impressed.

MERV
Wow! The trophy wife is going to love the new, faster me!

HARRIET
I feel like I'm listening to one of my husband's war stories, I'm going so fast!

LIAM
I can't believe it! I'm going faster! It's working; it's really working!​

BROCK turns to JOYCE.

BROCK
See? I really whipped them into shape!

JOYCE
You didn't do anything! Of course they'd feel like they'd become faster after you told them to walk so slow before.

BROCK
Do you know the saying mind over matter? It means that when your exercising, it doesn't matter if you don't become stronger as long as you just think you're becoming stronger.

JOYCE
And with that, I'm out. I hope you felt good scamming these people out of there money.​

JOYCE leaves the gym, and LIAM, MERV, and HARRIET finish their lap around the gym.

JOYCE (T.H.)
I do not condone that sort of behavior at all. Really, my only hope is that when this documentary airs, Brock will be exposed for the big fraud that he is... and maybe that some incredibly hot guys will start returning my phone calls since I've been on TV.

BROCK
Great job guys! We're done! Now you're all super strong!​

MERV and HARRIET leave the gym.

LIAM
That was amazing! I can't believe how strong I am now!

BROCK
Liam, I told you the plan beforehand!

LIAM
I know! And it worked!

BROCK
Well, it sure does feel good to have made six hundred dollars.

LIAM
Six hundred? But I thought that balding guy and the old lady were the only ones who paid the two hundred dollar fee.

BROCK
Oh, well since you participated too, I'm going to have to get money from you as well.

LIAM
Okay! I'll just have to get it from my parents!

BROCK (T.H.)
At the end of the day, would I have rather trained my Pokémon or those people? Of course I'd rather have trained those people! They paid me handsomely in cash money! But really, it's not about that. It's about making people feel like they're better than they actually are. You think that old croon is actually going to exercise anymore once she gets home? You think that midlife crisis guy wants to put any effort into being fit? Of course not! But it's not about them doing it; it's about them thinking they can do it, and that's all that matters. Mind over matter!​

INT. CIANWOOD CITY GYM

CHUCK (T.H.)
Those tapes I produce? They're the biggest scam ever. A Chuck Push Up? I'm going to let you in on a little secret: there's no such thing as a Chuck Push Up. However, I can slap my name on anything, and people will think that those exercise tapes are actually working for them because a gym leader is telling them what to do! It's all about mind over matter, baby!​

 

[Deep Thought]

Wow, keep these coming! The Office is my favorite TV show, and this fic is done in a style that mirrors it while still having a sense of originality! I especially like the part in episode 2 when Liam says, "I reall like he way I wrote that 'T,' though!" I would try to utilize more TH based humor like that, but that's just a minor suggestion. Great work!

 

[Neko Godot]

Episode 3: Spelunking​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

It's early in the morning, and BROCK and LIAM are standing in the gym. In front of LIAM are two backpacks and a variety of other items. As BROCK names a pair of items, LIAM places them into the backpacks.

BROCK
Hard hats?

LIAM
Check!

BROCK
Pickaxes?

LIAM
Check!

BROCK
Wine and cheese spread for a midday snack?

LIAM
Check!

BROCK (TALKING HEAD)
Today Liam and I are going on our monthly spelunking trip to Mt. Moon. One time when I was exploring Mt. Moon, I found a shiny coin. It turned out that it was worth nothing, but I figured that if I could find a worthless piece of crap, I could also find something really valuable too, so I started to organize these monthly spelunking trips.

LIAM (T.H.)
Spelunking is great! It's nice to get an opportunity to get out of the gym. It's like a big cave in here. Going to a real cave really relaxes me.

BROCK
Now then, I just want to go over some safety procedures before we head out.

LIAM
Yes, sir!

BROCK
Last time a certain someone thought it would be fun to sneak up on a Clefairy and got his *** metronomed into a week long stay at the Pewter City Hospital. Let's not tease the Pokémon this time.

LIAM
Yes, sir!

LIAM (T.H.)
I just wanted to give it a hug! But it turns out when you sneak up on someone really silently and don't give them any warning that they're about to be hugged, they don't like it! Go figure!

BROCK
Also, I know I don't need to remind you, but I'll say it anyway: wear your hardhat at all times when in the cave.

BROCK (T.H.)
The hardhat isn't just a safety tool; it's useful for flirting as well. Sometimes when I go out to Mt. Moon, a girl will come up to me and say, "Wow, is that hard hat? Are you going spelunking?" and I'll say back, "Why yes I am, and my hat isn't the only thing that's hard right now!"​

EXT. ROUTE 3

BROCK and LIAM have been walking along Route 3 for close to half an hour.

LIAM (T.H.)
My least favorite part about going spelunking is the walk there. It's an hour walk, and we're only halfway there! Some people always try and tell you that life's about the journey, not the destination, though... well screw them!

BROCK
Ugh, we need to start packing lighter...

LIAM
Maybe if we just didn't pack a snack and got some food at the cafe...

BROCK
Liam, I told you many times, that old lady there tried to poison me!

BROCK (T.H.)
Anytime an old person cooks for me, I consider it an attempt to try to poison me. They're old and they probably got all their old people germs on the food. I saved the entire Pokémon League at our annual barbecue when I tackled Agatha before she tried cooking some hot dogs.

LIAM
What if we bought a car?

BROCK
Eh, I'm waiting for the prices of those electric cars to drop. Chicks dig guys that pretend to care about the environment.

LIAM
Well, I've run out of ideas.

BROCK
That's why you're just an assistant. You know, maybe we should just consider this walk as an exercise. It's like Chuck said in those videos: we can't just stop exercising when the tapes finish. We have to find ways to exercise in our daily lives!

LIAM
That's why when my parents tell me to take the trash out now, I always do some squats with the garbage bag first!

LIAM (T.H.)
Chuck inspired me to create my own series of exercise videos about working out around the house. I've got some great ideas... like when you're washing dishes, do a squat with every dish you wash... or when you get the mail, do a squat with every piece of mail. Most of them involve squats. Also, there's the Meowth toss. It's a great idea, but I'm still looking for investors. My parents said maybe! Brock flat out said no.

BROCK (T.H.)
Liam's idea for exercise tapes is good in theory, but he has to work on more exercises than squats. The Meowth toss is pretty fun, though.

BROCK
It's about time for us to take our quick five minute break anyway. Let's stop for a moment.​

BROCK takes a bottle of water out of his backpack and starts to drink from it. LIAM takes his backpack off, lifts it up above his head, and starts doing squats.

BROCK (T.H.)
There's nothing better than a nice bottle of water after an exhausting walk... well... maybe sex.​

EXT. Mt. MOON ENTRANCE

BROCK and LIAM finally arrive at the entrance to Mt. Moon.

BROCK
Oh, thank Arceus we're here! We can finally get to some serious spelunking!

LIAM
Yay!​

BROCK and LIAM are about to enter the cave when they walk by two other people on the way in, ROARK and his assistant, HEATHER.

BROCK
No... it can't be!

ROARK
Brock?! Is that you, Brock? Oh, it's so good to see you Brock!

HEATHER
Hi Liam.

LIAM
Heather.

BROCK (T.H.)
Roark is the worst! He's the gym leader at Oreburgh City, and he also trains Rock types! He puts on this whole facade, like he's friendly or something, but he really just feels more superior than everyone else!

LIAM (T.H.)
Heather and I... have a history. I don't want to talk about it.

HEATHER (T.H)
Yes, Liam and I do have a history. Why do you ask?

BROCK
What are you even doing here, Roark? Mt. Moon is way too far from Sinnoh. You should have just stayed the hell over there!

HEATHER
I was doing some research when I read that there are a lot of rare stones over in Mt. Moon, so I told Roark and we took a trip over.

ROARK
Yup! We took a boat over to Kanto, but once we hit land again, we drove over here in a rental hybrid car. You should buy one of those, you know. It's our duty to take care of the environment.

BROCK
Heh, is it?

LIAM
So did you guys find anything? We were hoping to go spelunking now.

ROARK
Don't worry, we left plenty for you. Heather and I did find a plethora of rare gems and stones though. Of course, we're just going to donate them to the Oreburgh City Museum. For me, spelunking isn't about getting rich; it's just about the love of the hobby.

BROCK
Oh, is that so?

BROCK (T.H.)
AAARGH! I just want to punch this guy in the face!

HEATHER
Are you guys doing okay? Your backpacks look heavy.

BROCK
No, they're fine.

ROARK
Oh hey, here's a tip when it comes to packing! Don't bring any food with you. There's this lovely cafe in the Mt. Moon courtyard run by this delightful elderly lady. The meal Heather and I had there was delicious.

BROCK
There's a cafe there?

ROARK
Isn't that funny? Even though Brock probably visits Mt. Moon all the time, I'm the one giving him advice like I'm the local. That's a funny situation right there, isn't it, Brock?

BROCK
Oh, it's sooo funny.

ROARK
Well, Heather and I have a long trip back to Sinnoh now, so hopefully we'll catch up with you guys later. I know I'll definitely see you at that Rock type convention coming up! I'm looking forward to it!

BROCK
Oh yes, me too. Bye now.

HEATHER
Bye Liam.

ROARK (T.H.)
Brock? That guy is great! Sometimes he can seem a bit antisocial, though.​

ROARK and HEATHER walk away.

BROCK
Ugh! This is terrible! That goodie-two-shoes thinks he can outdo me?

LIAM
I know! He's the worst!

LIAM (T.H.)
Actually, I think Roark is an okay guy... though I'd never say that in front of Brock.

BROCK
The only option we have now is to find stones even rarer than the ones Roark find and donate all of them to the Pewter City Museum! That'll show him! Let's get going, Liam!

LIAM
Yes, sir!​

BROCK and LIAM enter the cave.

INT. MT. MOON

BROCK and LIAM put on their hardhats and take out their pickaxes.

BROCK
It's spelunking time!​

BROCK moves over to the cave wall and starts chipping away at it.

LIAM
Hey, wouldn't it be better if we went deeper into the cave? There are probably more rare stones there than here, right at the entrance.

BROCK
True, but if we go spelunking here it's quicker for us to leave, and we won't get lost in the complicated system of tunnels built into the mountain.

LIAM
Wow, sir! You're always thinking! That's a great plan!

BROCK (T.H.)
I don't get why he just suggested that now when we've been spelunking like ten times already!​

LIAM joins BROCK in chipping away at the cave wall.

LIAM
Hey, you know what would be cool? If we started singing a song to the beat of our pickaxes hitting the cave!

BROCK
That's a terrible idea.​

LIAM decides to sing anyway.

LIAM
I'm in Mt. Moon... I'm going spelunking... will I find something... I don't really know... maybe a rock... or a nice stone...​

BROCK decides to join in.

BROCK
Or maybe a nice girl... that I can bone!

LIAM (T.H.)
The song was going pretty well... until Brock ruined it. He shouldn't quit his day job... because then I'd be out of a day job too.

BROCK (T.H.)
Yes, I did say that singing a song would be a terrible idea... but interrupting Liam always makes him stop!

LIAM
Well now I need something else to do in order to pass the time!

BROCK
What do you mean? You should be having fun just spelunking!

LIAM
Spelunking isn't fun if we're just going to chip away at rock! That isn't even real spelunking!

BROCK
Fine! You want to go REAL spelunking?! Let's do that! Put away your pickax! We're moving out!

LIAM
Uh... okay.

LIAM (T.H.)
I'm really scared to go real spelunking now for some reason.​

BROCK and LIAM are walking down the cave path.

BROCK
Boy, this tunnel sure is long! And dark too! Who knows where we are? We may even be lost! But at least it's REAL spelunking, so it's sooo much fun!

LIAM
Why do I have a feeling you don't really think so, sir?

BROCK
Nope! This is great!​

As the two walk, LIAM happens to kick a stone.

LIAM
What's that?​

LIAM runs to the stone and picks it up.

LIAM
Wow! This looks like a moon stone!​

BROCK takes the stone from LIAM and examines it.

BROCK
Yeah, it is a moon stone. So who cares? This is Mt. MOON, the place is lousy with them. You think the Pewter City Museum would give a damn if I donated a moon stone? We need something spectacular!​

BROCK throws the moon stone away.

LIAM
Hey, maybe I wanted to keep that!

BROCK
Please, it's worthless anyway!

LIAM
Hmph.

LIAM (T.H.)
Usually things between Brock and I go pretty swell. Today? Not so much.​

BROCK and LIAM now reach a crossroads in the tunnel.

BROCK
Now is a good time for that snack I packed.​

BROCK opens up his backpack to take out a cheese and cracker platter, a bottle of wine, and a wine glass. BROCK and LIAM begin snacking on the cheese and crackers.

BROCK (T.H.)
At least I still have my snacks. The only way this day could get worse is if I had to eat at the old fart's cafe.​

As BROCK pours himself a glass of wine, LIAM complains.

LIAM
Is there anything there that I can drink, sir?

BROCK
Water.

LIAM
But I don't like drinking water with my snacks! I like to keep my snack drinks and my hydration drinks different.

BROCK
Tough, kid. All I have is water.

LIAM
Why didn't you pack a juice box for me or something?

BROCK
What, am I your babysitter now? Want me to change your diaper too?!

LIAM
Hey, don't make fun of that! I finally got off the diaper three months ago!

BROCK
Well good for you!

LIAM
It was good for me! Why would finally not having to wear diapers be bad for me?!

BROCK
I don't know!

LIAM
You don't know anything! You're an idiot, Brock!​

LIAM takes the wine glass and throws it at the ground, smashing it into pieces.

BROCK
Great! Now I have to drink the wine straight out of the bottle! Do you know how unsanitary that is?!

LIAM
No, I don't! I don't even drink wine! How should I know?!

BROCK
You should still keep up with health reports!​

LIAM picks up his backpack and stands up.

LIAM
I've had enough of this! I'm going spelunking by myself! Don't follow me!​

LIAM goes down one of the tunnel paths. BROCK yells at him.

BROCK
Fine! I'll definitely find something cool on the other path anyway! But I better finish this cheese platter first.

BROCK (T.H.)
Sheesh, this tunnel sure has a lot of echo. I hope no one else heard all of that! Also, I really can't believe he doesn't keep up with health reports. That's just plain old negligent of him.​

INT. MT MOON CAVERN

BROCK finds himself walking into a great big cavernous chamber of Mt. Moon. Some holes in the ceiling of the room provide natural light.

BROCK (T.H.)
Well, I'm lost. I hope you're keeping track of where we've been, cameraman.​

BROCK explores the chamber, when in the middle of the chamber he finds a large, shiny stone.

BROCK
Wow! This looks like just the sort of thing I could donate to the Pewter City Museum! I wonder what it is?

MISTY (Off CAMERA)
It's mine!​

The redheaded gym leader, MISTY, appears in the cavern and approaches BROCK.

MISTY
Hands off my find, Brock!

BROCK
Misty? What are you doing here?!

BROCK (T.H.)
Misty is the gym leader at Cerulean City. I have to put up with her whenever we hold league events. She's always stopping me from flirting with other girls. I think it's because she has the hots for me. Also, her sisters are totally hot.

MISTY (T.H.)
Brock and I...? Oh... no. No. Just... no. Where would you even get that idea?

MISTY
Brock, you know what I could do with a rock like this? Make money! The Cerulean City Gym could use some renovations. Have you seen the place recently? It's basically a giant pit filled with water. And I haven't cleaned the water in ages.

BROCK
That's so greedy of you! I just want to find something that I can donate to the Pewter City Museum! And also, you should replace pool water with new water every six months.

BROCK (T.H.)
People really need to read more health reports.

MISTY
Charity work? Are you for real? That's way too unlike you, Brock! You didn't happen to run into Roark on the way here?

BROCK
Why would you even think that?! You think the only reason I would want to do charity work is to upstage Roark? I take offense to that!

MISTY
Heh, whatever. I guess if you want this rock so bad, we can battle for it.

BROCK
You know that's not fair! All of your Pokémon have a type advantage over mine!

MISTY
Oh, I thought you were going to say it's not fair because you suck at Pokémon battling. I see your excuses have improved, at least.

BROCK
Just let me take that stone, Misty! As a Rock type gym leader, I deserve it!

MISTY
Deserve it? It's not like you have some Arceus-given right to just take the stone from me!

MISTY (T.H.)
Trying to reason with Brock is like trying to reason with a child... but at least you can shut the kid up with some candy.

BROCK
You weren't even here when I found it!

MISTY
That's because I was having lunch in the courtyard. There's this great cafe run by this old woman.

BROCK
Why does everyone think that place is so good?!

MISTY
Because not everyone tried to tackle Agatha when she just wanted to grill some hot dogs, Brock.

BROCK
We were all at risk!

MISTY
Please, you were only at risk of eating some high sodium content garbage.

BROCK (T.H.)
And high sodium intake is bad for you! Once again: health reports!

BROCK
Whatever. We're still no closer to solving this whole puzzle of how has ownership of this stone.

MISTY
There's nothing to solve. It's mine.

BROCK
We kind of left it open ended.

MISTY
We didn't. The stone is clearly mine. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be taking this back to Cerulean City.

LIAM (OFF CAMERA)
Not so fast!​

LIAM appears in the cavern.

LIAM
That stone is mine!

MISTY
Brock, your assistant is here too? Why weren't you guys together?

LIAM
I had to go to the bathroom, so I went off to find a hole that I could pee in. But before I had left, I had found this stone and claimed it as my own.

LIAM (T.H.)
All of that is a lie. I just felt really bad about getting mad at Brock like that. Then I got lost, happened upon this scene, and improvised.

MISTY
Ugh, I didn't need to hear that story about you having to relieve yourself. Anyway, since stone ownership laws are so lax, I guess it's yours now, Brock's assistant. Go crazy with it.

MISTY (T.H.)
Please, I was bluffing the whole time. I couldn't care less about that rock. I don't even know if it's worth anything. But, I found a ton of gold pieces in the corner of this room, and when I came back from lunch and saw Brock in here, I had to distract his ridiculously simple mind with any means necessary. Why didn't I just take the gold pieces with me in the first place? Um...

LIAM
Brock, I'm sorry I ever left you! Do you hate me for everything I said?

BROCK
Hate you? You managed to get this marvelous stone away from that ***** over there! You're a genius!

BROCK (T.H.)
Sometimes, Liam can get on my nerves. He's too eager to please, and I can't tell whether it's out of general admiration for me or greedy ambition. Sometimes, like today, he's too whiny. But other times, also like today, he can be pretty useful to have around. And I love pissing off Misty.

MISTY
Hey, I'm still here, guys. And "that *****" has a name! It's Misty!

BROCK
Oh, no one cares about you, menstruating redhead! Let's go, Liam!

LIAM
Yes, sir!

BROCK
Oh yeah, but I'm going to need you to carry that stone for me.

LIAM
Not a problem, sir!

BROCK
Oh yeah, and by the way, Liam, do you know the way out?

LIAM
Nope! I haven't a clue, sir!

BROCK
Eh, that's okay. I'm sure the cameraman knows.​

LIAM picks up the stone, and he and BROCK leave the cavern.

MISTY
Well, at least I still have my gold.​

MISTY walks over to the corner of the cavern.

MISTY
Wait, where is it? Where did the gold go?!

LIAM (T.H.)
When I first got into that cavern, before I said anything, I spotted some gold pieces and I figured why not? So I put them in my backpack. I'm hoping I can use these to finance those exercise videos!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

LIAM is in the center of the gym, doing squats with the large, shiny stone, when BROCK comes out from his office.

BROCK
I just got off the phone with the Pewter City Museum. Someone's going to be over soon to check out this rock and see if it's worth being donated to the museum.​

LIAM puts the stone down.

LIAM
That's excellent, sir! That would definitely show that Roark who's the best Rock gym leader around!

BROCK
That's right! It's me! And then Roxanne. And then Roark. Because he's the worst!

LIAM
He sure is!

BROCK
Anyway, I think I'm going to put a moratorium on spelunking trips for a while. I mean, hopefully this rock we found will give us a big enough spelunking kick that we don't have to go to Mt. Moon anytime soon, right?

LIAM
Right, sir!

BROCK
Anyway, can you go check if the mail's here?

LIAM
Yes, sir!​

LIAM runs out of the gym to go get the mail as BROCK watches on. LIAM returns, carrying some envelopes in his hand.

LIAM
Here you go, Brock! Oh wait... hold on a second! I have to squat with these first!​

LIAM begins to squat with each envelope as BROCK watches him, baffled.

BROCK (T.H.)
That was one of the most taxing spelunking trips I've ever been on. I swear, if the museum doesn't accept this as a donation, I'm going to flip a **** on someone. Preferably Roark. Maybe I'll fart in an envelope and send it to him... nah, farts don't keep well going through the postal system. Oh, you know what? He's always sending me these stupid newspaper clippings of articles that he's mentioned in. Maybe I'll type up a fake newspaper article about how much he sucks!​

INT. OREBURGH CITY GYM

ROARK is busy cleaning up the gym when HEATHER walks in, carrying a box of newspapers.

HEATHER
Good news, Roark, you made the front page!​

HEATHER places the box on the floor and lifts a paper up to show ROARK the headline: "LOCAL GYM LEADER AND PHILANTHROPIST MAKES MUSEUM DONATION".

HEATHER (T.H.)
I don't get why Roark always makes a big deal whenever he makes a headline in the newspaper. He owns the local press.

ROARK
Gee, it sure feels good to see recognition of a job well done! I wonder if Brock found anything when he went spelunking?

HEATHER
Probably not.

ROARK
Now why would you say that? Brock's a great guy, and I'm sure he could accomplish anything if he put his mind towards it!

ROARK (T.H.)
For me, the most important quality to have as a gym leader slash philanthropist is positive thinking. Starving kids in underdeveloped countries? I'm sure someone will eventually open up a McDonald's franchise there. Global warming? Would anyone actually want global cooling instead? Positive thinking can basically solve any problem in the world.

HEATHER
So what should we do with all this newspapers anyway?

ROARK
I know! How about we clip the article out and send them to people! I'm sure Brock would love to hear that our spelunking missions was a success, for example!

HEATHER
You really like that guy, don't you?

ROARK
I've told you before, he's a great guy! You should talk to him more!

HEATHER
I'm afraid he'd hit on me like every other female he sets his eyes on.

ROARK
Heh, I don't think he's a lecherous rascal! He just gets very enthusiastic about women, that's all!

HEATHER
Whatever you say, Roark.

ROARK
But I told you what I said: he's not lecherous; he's just enthusiastic!

HEATHER
I heard you the first time!

ROARK
Oh, sorry then. But speaking of hearing, you should get your ears examined! Current health reports say you should go for a yearly hearing check up!

ROARK (T.H.)
By the way, I LOVE health reports! I always try to get Brock to read them too, but he claims he hates them. He doesn't know what he's missing!​

 

[JX Valentine]

Hokay, so I decided to sit down and read through this entire shebang because I saw it get nominated for lulzy awards on SPPf's awards shindig. Yay to getting a head start on figuring out who to vote for, amirite?

Let me start off by saying that the format's actually fine by me. See, the unwritten rule about formatting more applies to prose. This is because prose usually deals with larger chunks of uninterrupted text and a lack of visual signals (e.g., capslocked character names to draw a reader's eye directly to it). So, in other words, the reason why centering prose is a faux pas is because the reader has to stare at huge, unbroken chunks of text in weird alignment, whereas script formatting tends to feed a reader text in smaller pieces. I'm not even sure if I'm making sense here, but the short of it is you can do it this way without much of a problem. It helps that scripts are normally formatted like this (albeit with the lines themselves left-aligned in some plays) anyway, so a person reading a script just knows that it needs to be read differently compared to a book.

Speaking of script formatting, thank you for understanding that script =/= chat fic. :| Seriously, this is basically how a script is meant to be done. You don't go overboard with the outside details, but you're not really lazy about it. To be a bit more specific, I could basically picture exactly what's going on. You're careful to only write information in the stage directions that are absolutely necessary. For example, you might have Brock chugging a white wine spritzer because it's necessary for the actor to know what he should be doing at that point, but you don't bother to describe Joyce (beyond the fact that she's blonde – a detail that would be useful to the casting director) because it's not important for the actress to know what she looks like.

Moreover, you realize that you need a balance of stage directions (the ones that are necessary for the actors to use, anyway) and dialogue. It's the latter that most newbie authors tend to forget, so they end up with fics that can't be reproduced on stage or for a camera because there's just nothing to act out.

Tl;dr, thank you for actually writing a decent script fic.

Beyond that, let me just talk about the characters for a moment. I have to admit, I don't normally like OOC fic, but this is one of the rare cases where it's done correctly. You do it for the lulz, and you're consistent with the entire thought that (almost) everyone is an idiot. I have to admit, I loved watching Brock and Liam's shenanigans, and although I'm not a big fan of The Office, I can definitely see some influence in their dialogue, particularly in their talking-head moments. The third chapter was especially awesome for this thanks to the interactions between Brock and Roark. (I love the idea of Roark being both a jackass who believes he's a philanthropist and oblivious to how offensive he actually is at the same time. That entire line where he says he's sure a McDonald's franchise will open up to solve hunger? Pure gold there.)

My only qualm when it comes to characterization is that I have to agree with bobandbill on a level. It feels like almost everyone is an idiot in this world, so there's so far very little consequences to their stupidity. That's why the first chapter rubbed me the wrong way a little – because I was reading the editor-in-chief's scene as just him humoring Liam (and maybe setting up for a bit of pwning) until I realized that he actually was as stupid as Brock and Liam were. Of course, this might just be another bit of Office flavor thrown in, and you might have something planned further down the line that answers this. Or maybe even the entire point of it is that Brock just never experiences consequences for his kind of behavior. It's still a bit too early to say, but I'm interested in seeing how you handle this kind of thing in future chapters.

In short, I have to say this was all kinds of awesome, and it definitely deserves those nominations. It's clear that you're very careful in building your characters, and the characters are definitely what drives this entire thing (especially thanks to its episodic nature). The humor is actually funny, and the antics aren't actually cringe-inducing. In short, it's really refreshing to see both a script fic done well and a comedy that makes me laugh, and this succeeds in both of areas.

I'll be keeping an eye on this one to see where you take it from here.

 

[Bay]

Hey, Godot! :D Wanted to read this fic and now I finally have the chance to do it! Okay, this review is broken into three parts as I'm reviewing each chapter.

Chapter One

BROCK
So I'm going to need you to polish up all the rocks so they look nice and rocky. And can you mop the floors too? They haven't been mopped since my parents visited... two years ago.​

Ew….D:

Like... um... well, personally, for me, I sink a ton of time into coming up with rock puns. Yeah, so there's that and the battling too. Some days I just get exhausted from all the work.​

*snorts* Brock will be very punny indeed.

There's a girl coming over! I met her at this bar last night. I walked up to her said, "Hey, I'm a gym leader," and she said, "Wow, that's cool, can I come over the gym tomorrow?" I said, "Sure, and I'll be sure to rock your world," and she giggled a bit, and then I said, "Get it, because I train rock types?" and she said, "I got it." Hands down it's the most successful social interaction with a girl I've ever had.

And I rest my case. :P

BROCK
Oh, that makes more sense than what I was thinking. I thought you were a stalker. Now, I wouldn't be completely put off by that idea. Actually, it's kind of hot thinking that someone would stalk me.
GLADYS
Okay...​

Haha, oh Brock, very desperate for a girl. XD

BROCK (T.H.)
Good old Brock is getting laid today!​

Has to be posted online or it didn't happened. :P

BROCK
Well, Rock types are strong, just like me! And you know, I've always liked Onix, because it's long and hard and reminds me of something else I have. Want to see?

GLADYS
The Onix or your penis?​

Some people will really get heart attacks after reading the interview. XD

LIAM
I'm underage...

BROCK
Eh, it doesn't matter. I'll get you a fake I.D.​

He should have done that for Ash! :P

TRAINER
Hey, you're Brock, right? I'm here for a gym battle.

BROCK
I am no speaking the English. Building here under new management. In week, it be Denny's. Please come again!
​

Denny's, woot! XD;

LIAM takes a blank tape out of his pocket, removes the tape from the recorder, and puts the blank tape in, putting the tape with the interview in his pocket. Before he goes, he takes a pencil and writes "LIAM WAZ HERE" on the underside of the desk.]

VERY BAD IDEA, LIAM!!! D<

I enjoyed the first chapter very much. I like the scenario starting off with the article and Brock and Liam able to deal with that (for now). Brock being a pervert also amuses me very much so, haha.

Chapter Two

BROCK (T.H.)
As a Pokémon trainer, my Pokémon's performances are a reflection on me. So if my Pokémon can't perform, girls are going to start thinking I can't perform... in bed.​

Well, like you Brock, rock Pokemon are known to be very slow! :P *RUNS*

BROCK
Two months ago. But let's say, for example, this totally hot babe, a perfect ten on the Brock Hotness Scale, comes over and wants a gym battle. We battle, I totally kick her ***, and she goes, "Oh Brock, you're so strong." One thing leads to another, I end up back at her place, and then we-

LIAM
Okay, I get!

BROCK
-have sex.​

LIAM shakes his head as BROCK grins.

Did that really happen, Brock? :/ *snickers*

BROCK (T.H.)
Exercise tapes for only a hundred bucks? This is the best investment I've made ever since I bought shares in that Team Rocket group!​

Yep, Brock is going to the next Warren Buffett. :P

HARRIET (T.H.)
Please, I would like it if you stopped filming me! If you followed me to the bank, you'd learn that my PIN is 0001, and I can't have you finding that out!​

Too late! *goes to the nearest bank and punches in the PIN number*

Haha, I knew Brock's idea is going to backfire, but I still enjoy this episode very much. The old elderly people are such fun characters, even if they only appeared for a little bit.

Chapter 3

BROCK
What, am I your babysitter now? Want me to change your diaper too?!

LIAM
Hey, don't make fun of that! I finally got off the diaper three months ago!​

*snickers*

MISTY (T.H.)
Trying to reason with Brock is like trying to reason with a child... but at least you can shut the kid up with some candy.​

Hehe, telling it like it is. :P

I admit, for this chapter I got tired of Brock's perverted jokes, but I guess he can't help it, heh. Actually, I still enjoyed the jokes, but I guess he's losing steam. XD Cone on Brock, you can come up with better pervert jokes. :P Misty and Roark's appearance are fun though and I like their interactions with Brock. I feel sorry for Misty though that her gold got stolen. :P The last part is my favorite in the third chapter because of him actually owning the press and his positive thinking, hehe.

Overall, I'm liking this so far. Like Jax, very refreshing to see a comedy script done very well. I read your past comedy stories and this is your best one very far! It's very nice that each episode has Brock and Liam do something different and reading the results of that.

Real quick, I notice that both bobandbill and Jax are concern about almost everyone being an idiot. I'm actually not concern over it too much because like you said, in comedies the Antagonistic like characters tend to be the smarter ones. Also, I'm pretty sure Brock will have to deal with his incompetence (and with hilarious results :P).

Well, nothing else to say but that I'm looking forward to more!​

 

[bobandbill]

The next two installments certainly amused me again. =) I rather liked the second one with the fitness videos - that was rather well structured I thought, and I felt it was funnier than the third one - but that's not to say the 3rd one wasn't funny either. =p Certainly the episodic format of the episodes fit pretty well and well-paced as well in my opinion.

Brock and Liam continue to amuse as well, and I am looking forward to seeing your spin on other gym leaders as well - it's neat to see them mentioned in this fic gradually, and as such I must echo Jax's sentiments on Roark as he's the most amusing minor character thus far for me, and he had some hilarious lines at the end there as well. =) Certainly Office-esque. The other minor characters in the 2nd and 3rd installments were better portrayed than the others in the first one I thought too - more interesting and more personality to them beyond the typical stupid person mould.

​

BROCK

Enough Onix!

Note that when someone is referred to by a name a comma should go before or after their name so 'Enough, Onix!' is better imo - although I think you did use a comma in other instances so maybe it was just left out here.

LIAM (T.H.)

​

So this is what I have so far...

LIAM holds a list up to the camera. At the top of the list is written "Pokémon Training Ideas" underlined. The rest is blank. LIAM shakes his head.

LIAM (T.H.)

I really like the way I wrote that "T", though!​

XD Nice joke here.

BROCK
Wow, it's a good thing I just happened to tune in at the very beginning of this commercial!

That was a neat comment, I thought - funny how often that happens in other shows/movies. =p

CHUCK (T.V.)
Okay, those were some great sit ups!

BROCK
Heh, see? Chuck said those sit ups were great!

I suppose the whole gym video starring Chuck and how you played it, including having Brock continue talk to it and then believe Chuck was talking to him is why I preferred the second installment over the others thus far. XD

I don't know how I'd handle my milk curdling if it wasn't for his runs to the grocery store to by new milk

buy.

You can't put a price on being deceived! Except when you buy a newspaper, I guess.

Ba-dum tish. Neat to have that comment considering who Brock was talking to, heh.

BROCK
Last time a certain someone thought it would be fun to sneak up on a Clefairy and got his *** metronomed into a week long stay at the Pewter City Hospital.

Now I'm wondering what move Clefairy had ended up using with Metronome... ._. BTW it ought to be week-long I feel.

I saved the entire Pokémon League at our annual barbecue when I tackled Agatha before she tried cooking some hot dogs.

And this line was probably my favourite line in the 3rd part. I can so see this happening too - maybe not with canon Brock but certainly this Brock. XDD One feels sorry for Agatha though.

LIAM (T.H.)
Heather and I... have a history. I don't want to talk about it.

HEATHER
Yes, Liam and I do have a history. Why do you ask?

Heather's line sounds like it should have been a Talking Heads direction to me.

LIAM

​

I'm in Mt. Moon... I'm going spelunking... will I find something... I don't really know... maybe a rock... or a nice stone

BROCK decides to join in.


BROCK

Or maybe I nice girl... that I can bone!​

I guess Brock at least knows how to rhyme? I'd add in a full stop or ellipse after 'stone' though, and 'a' over 'I' there.​

​

​

MISTY
Because not everyone tried to tackle Agatha when she just wanted to grille some hot dogs, Brock.

grill.

HEATHER (T.H.)
I don't get why Roark always makes a big deal whenever he makes a headline in the newspaper. He owns the local press.

Ha, I like how you explained why he always made the newspaper.

All in all it's certainly still amusing - keep it up!​

 

[Neko Godot]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA lots of reviews and this forum doesn't have multiquote I think!!! D:

First off, I'm thinking of changing the title to "The Gym: A Fanfic NOT Written By Shadow_Angel". :P

Jax, I'd like to thank you for complimenting the script. I'm pretty sure this is the first scriptfic in Pokemon fanfiction history that isn't a talk show or just some random crap thrown together by the other.

On the OOC-ness, I really don't care. In the games, the gym leaders have hardly any personality as it is (Koga's a ninja, Lt. Surge is AMERICAN!!!), so really I just threw everything out about them and started from scratch.

On all the idiots in this fic, I feel that from Episode 2 on they at least start being idiots with personality. In Episode 2 we got Merv and Harriet, and Episode 4 features even more new townspeople of Pewter that are just as ridiculous as they are. I also really like to make these guys recurring characters too, even if they do just pop up in maybe one episode afterward.

So thanks for the review, Jax. :3

Bay, I know you've read my older stuff, so I'm glad to see you think this is the best, because I also believe this is the best I've ever written. Also, I don't think Brock is very perverted in episode 4, so you can look forward to that. :P Thanks for the review as well. :3

Bob and or Bill, I'll agree with you that the third was the least funny of the bunch. That's probably because on my "Master Document" with all the plot points listed, all I had written for Episode 3 was "Brock and Liam go to Mt. Moon in order to find some Moon Stones and fossils, but instead run into trouble when they bump into Misty." Of course, as I started writing, I figured that wasn't much of a plot, so the whole Brock-Liam conflict was added in. :P But I really do like Episode 2, because of how outlandish the plot is.

I already mentioned the minor characters in my comments on Jax's reviews, so I won't bring them up again here. ;O But you'll probably be happy to know that Roark comes back and plays a pivotal part in Episodes 6 and 7. :O And thanks for the review as well. :3

Episode 4 will probably be posted today. Look forward to it! ^_^

 

[Neko Godot]

Episode 4: The Challenger​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

BROCK and LIAM are talking in the arena.

BROCK
So the other day I was walking down the street and I saw this girl with a great caboose walking in front of me.

LIAM
Oh, really?

LIAM (TALKING HEAD)
Brock's stories about girls always end disastrously. One time he ended up hitting on a grandma. Another time he ended up hitting on HIS grandma. Don't even ask me how that happened.

BROCK
Yeah. So I whistle at her and she turns around. Turns out it was a guy with a really long haircut.

LIAM (T.H.)
I told you so.

BROCK
So now I may or may not be accused of sexual harassment. I told the guy my name was Biff Heartengale, so I'm hoping he doesn't find me.

LIAM
That's good, sir.

BROCK
But anyway, that's only the first outrageous thing that happened to me that day. You see, I ran into my grandma again...​

A knocking noise is heard coming from the gym door.

BROCK
Who the hell could that be?

BROCK (T.H.)
I can't believe someone managed to interrupt one of my famous stories about my grandma. You can't believe how many times I've mistaken her for someone else! A much more attractive someone else, by the way.

LIAM
We don't have anyone scheduled to visit, do we, sir?

BROCK
That means it could only be someone looking for a gym battle... ****.

LIAM
What excuse do we use this time, sir?

BROCK
Hm... last time I used "foreigner converting the gym into a Denny's franchise". I think I may have something new up my sleeve.​

BROCK goes over to the door and opens it. A teenage trainer, HAL, is waiting at the door.

HAL
Hi, my name's Hal. You're Brock, right? I want a gym battle.

BROCK
Brock... DON'T SAY THAT NAME AGAIN AROUND ME!

HAL
Um... what?

BROCK
I'm his brother. Well, I was his brother, but then he had to go and die. As his last remaining relative, I got stuck with all his stuff, including his bastard lovechild!​

BROCK points at LIAM.

BROCK
Look at that hideous child! I don't want to raise him! I don't have time! I'm a successful millionaire playboy! Now get out of my life, Hal!​

BROCK slams the door shut on HAL.

LIAM
Bravo, sir! Excellent performance!

LIAM (T.H.)
That was honestly one of the best performances Brock has ever done, only beaten by "drunken hobo using the gym as a shelter" and "gay barkeep converting the gym into a nightclub".

BROCK
I always try my best.​

More knocking is heard on the door.

LIAM
Why is he still knocking?

BROCK
I don't know. Maybe he thinks Brock's brother will give him a badge out of pity or something. Just wait for the knocking to stop.​

BROCK and LIAM wait, but the knocking does not stop.

BROCK
I guess I didn't make myself clear to him. Hold on, I'll finish this.​

BROCK goes to open the door, and when he does, HAL barges right into the gym.

HAL
Listen here, Brock! I've heard stories about you before! My cousin is a reporter for the Pewter City Gazette and she told me about how you're always trying to trick challengers into thinking the gym is closed! That **** isn't going to work on me! I demand a match now!

LIAM
Er...

BROCK
Hello my name is a Vlad, nice to meet, thank you!

HAL
Your name is Brock! Battle me! Now!

LIAM
Dammit, sir! Do something!

LIAM (T.H.)
He shouldn't have changed his story to being a foreigner named Vlad. Bad things always happen when you switch boats midstream.

BROCK
You know what, Hal? I am Brock! And I was testing you the whole time! You fail! I don't like the tone of voice you took with me! It was very rude.

HAL
That's a lie! You can't just pick and choose who to battle based on some silly test you just came up with right now!

BROCK
Grr... Liam! My office! Now!

LIAM
Yes, sir!​

BROCK and LIAM march into the office.

HAL
I'm not leaving until you battle me, just so you know!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM OFFICE

BROCK and LIAM enter the office. BROCK plops right down into his chair, leaving LIAM standing.

BROCK
Liam, when was the last time I had to actually battle someone?

LIAM
Um... I don't know, sir.

BROCK
Maybe we can tell him that we aren't ready for a battle yet, then put up a sign saying the building was sold, and next time he comes back, he'll just leave thinking the gym has moved.

LIAM
This guy seems sharp. I don't think he'll fall for that.

BROCK
I don't want to actually battle this guy! All that I've been working for would be for naught!

BROCK (T.H.)
More like all I HAVEN'T been working for, heh.

LIAM
Sir, this guy isn't going to take no for an answer.

BROCK
Fine, I'll battle him and get this over with. Hopefully it'll be quick.​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

BROCK and LIAM walk back into the arena.

HAL
About time you guys got out of there. I don't want to wait around all day for this battle!

BROCK
Don't worry, I'm going to battle you now. Liam, can you be the referee?

LIAM
Yes, sir!

LIAM (T.H.)
The very few times that Brock has took on a challenger, I've always been the referee. I guess it kind of makes me like the fat kid at recess!​

BROCK and HAL head over to opposite sides of the arena.

LIAM
This will be a two on two battle! Um... are there any other rules, sir?

BROCK
Er... I can't remember.

HAL
Let's just get this over with already!

HAL (T.H.)
Trying to get a battle with this Brock guy is like pulling teeth!

BROCK
Okay, well, I'll choose my Pokémon first, and that way you'll be so intimidated when you see him, that you'll just want to surrender, and not have a battle at all! And then we'll all go home happy!

HAL
I doubt that.

BROCK
We'll see! Go, Geodude!​

BROCK throws a Pokéball and releases GEODUDE, the floating Rock type.

GEODUDE
Geodude dude!

HAL
Just like I expected! Go, Bulbasaur!​

HAL throws a Pokéball and releases BULBASAUR, a strange Grass and Poison type creature with a bulb growing on its back.

BROCK
A Bulbasaur, eh? Did you know that a group of Bulbasaur is called Bulbasaurs? I bet you're so impressed with my Pokémon knowledge that you're just going to allow me the victory now!

HAL
That's not happening. Bulbasaur, just use vine whip on the damn thing.

BULBASAUR
Bulba!​

The bulb on the back of BULBASAUR opens up, releasing a vine. The vine flies straight at GEODUDE and starts smacking it around. GEODUDE cries out in pain...

GEODUDE
Geodude!​

... and collapses to the ground, fainted.

BROCK
You just got lucky. I gave my Geodude some weird new Pokémon food last night that caused it to have really bad gas. He wasn't in the best fighting condition.

LIAM (T.H.)
The strange thing about that was that Brock wasn't making that up! I tried some and I was in the can for an hour afterward!

LIAM
Well, regardless, Geodude is unable to battle! Bulbasaur is the victor! Sorry, sir.

BROCK
That's okay! Not all of my Pokémon have fainted yet!​

BROCK returns GEODUDE to its Pokéball.

BROCK
You know, Hal, my next Pokémon is even tougher. It's not too late to surrender. There's nothing wrong with giving up. I do it all the time.

HAL
I'm pretty sure I want to go through with this.

BROCK
Whatever you say. Go, Onix!​

BROCK throws a Pokéball that releases ONIX, a Rock type Pokémon that looks much like a towering snake made out of stones.

ONIX
Onix! On Onix!

BROCK
Did you know that Onixes like to smell other Onixes' butts? If Onix didn't scare you, I'm sure my impressive knowledge of Pokémon did!

HAL
That was even worse than your last fact!

BROCK
Listen buddy, if I had another Onix here I could prove it to you!

HAL
I really don't care if you're making up those facts or not; I just want a badge. Bulbasaur, use vine whip again!​

Once again BULBASAUR released its vine, and it whipped the mighty Onix around.

ONIX
Onix!

BROCK
Hang in there, Onix! Chase after Bulbasaur and use wrap!

ONIX
On, Onix!​

After roaring, Onix gets up and attempts to chase Bulbasaur. As soon as it gets close, however, Bulbasaur scurries out of the way. Onix, however, had already made a lunge at it, and ends up collapsing on the gym floor.

HAL
Heh, the bigger they are, the harder they fall.

BROCK
The same goes for fat chicks in the bedroom!

HAL
Whatever. Bulbasaur, finish this up.

BULBASAUR
Bulba, bulb!​

Once again, BULBASAUR whips ONIX around with its vine.

ONIX
Onix!​

ONIX closes its eyes, defeated.

BROCK
You know, the referee hasn't made a call yet. It still isn't too late to surrender!

HAL
I think I'll take my chances waiting.

LIAM
Onix is unable to battle! The victor is Bulbasaur, and the victory goes to Hal.

BROCK
Are you sure about that, Liam? Did he break any obscure rules that we haven't heard about until right now?

LIAM
I don't think so, sir.

BROCK
Dammit, Liam, didn't you get the hint? You were supposed to make some rule up!

LIAM
Oh, I'm really sorry, sir! That won't happen again!​

BROCK returns ONIX to its Pokéball as HAL returns BULBASAUR to its Pokéball.

HAL
Well, it looks like I won. Can someone give me my badge now?

BROCK
Uh... Liam? Can you get a Boulder Badge from my office, please?

LIAM
Yes, sir!​

LIAM runs off.

HAL
Don't I get a cash prize and a technical machine, too?

BROCK
Listen kid, I haven't done one of these gym battles in a while. Give me a break.​

LIAM comes back with a Boulder Badge and gives it to BROCK.

BROCK
Hal of wherever the hell you're from, I bestow you with this Boulder Badge. Now get the hell out of here.​

BROCK hands HAL the badge and pushes him away.

HAL
About time...​

HAL stomps out of the gym.

BROCK (T.H.)
You can't win them all, but I my case it seems like I can't win some either. I can't win at all!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM OFFICE

The next morning, BROCK is at his desk, sleeping, when LIAM walks in.

LIAM
Sir, I have some bad news!​

BROCK jumps up awake.

BROCK
Whah! Huh... oh Liam, is it tomorrow already?

LIAM
Sir, I have some bad news!

BROCK
What is it?

LIAM
There's a line of people waiting outside the gym, and I think they all want to challenge you for a badge.

BROCK
Preposterous. The people of Pewter City know better. It's common knowledge that I avoid gym battles no matter what.

LIAM
Unfortunately, sir, the news has painted a different picture.​

LIAM picks up the TV remote and turns it on. An image of a news anchor, DIRK, appears on the screen.

DIRK (T.V.)
Hello, I'm Dirk, and this is GNN, the Generic News Network. Our top story today...​

The TV screen cuts to footage filmed outside the Pewter City Gym.

BROCK
Hey! Look! That's the gym! Our building got on TV!

LIAM
Shhh! Listen, sir!

DIRK (Voice over)
This footage was filmed by the paparazzi outside the Pewter City Gym, as there was an anonymous tip that any celebrity other than Brock was going to be there. However, something much more shocking was shot...​

The footage cuts to HAL exiting the gym. The footage zooms up on HAL, where it is seen that he is clearly holding a Boulder Badge.

DIRK (V.O.)
Look at that folks! A Boulder Badge! They've been thought of as rarer than Mew in recent times! This could only mean that Brock has finally stopped ********ting around and started accepting challengers again! So hurry up and rush on down to the Pewter City Gym before he changes his mind!​

BROCK grabs the remote from LIAM and shuts the TV off.

BROCK
My mind was already changed after that battle yesterday! I'm not going to battle anyone! How bad is this line outside, Liam?

LIAM
It's pretty scary, sir. I'd say it's about twenty people long.

BROCK
Twenty people long... ugh!​

BROCK bangs his head on his desk as LIAM takes back the remote and starts doing squats with it.

BROCK
What do I do? What do I do?!​

LIAM answers BROCK as he continues to do squats.

LIAM
That Hal guy didn't fall for any of our tricks, but maybe those people outside will!

BROCK
That's true. Most people are idiots. We're living proof of that!​

LIAM finishes his squats and places the remote down.

LIAM
So do you have anything in mind to trick them, sir?

BROCK
Well... I may have something up my sleeve.​

EXT. PEWTER CITY GYM

LIAM exits the gym and finds a large line waiting for him. Among the people waiting in line are ARTIE, an obese kid, DALLAS, a twenty-something wearing a cowboy hat and a bolo tie, and MERV, in his trademark sunglasses and Hawaiian shirt.

MERV
Hey, how long are we going to be waiting in line? If it gets to three o' clock I'm going to have to leave to do you-know-what and I don't think anyone would be willing to save my spot!

ARTIE
Artie hungry. Artie should have brought more snacks for line.

LIAM
Everyone calm down! Brock will be letting people in shortly!

DALLAS
Hey kid, come over here for a sec'.​

LIAM walks over to DALLAS in the front of the line.

DALLAS
Howdy kid. The name's Dallas.

LIAM
I'm Liam.

DALLAS
Well lissen' here, Liam. I'm from the far off Orre region, and as soon as I heard that Brock was offerin' gym badges again, I hustled over here faster than an Arbok on a skateboard.

LIAM (T.H.)
I don't think Arboks can ride skateboards... and I don't think Dallas is a real name. This guy is weird.

LIAM
Get to your point.

DALLAS
Well lissen' kid, I've heard that Brock's shenanigans are legendary round these parts, and if he tries to pull a fast one on me, I ain't fallin' for it.

LIAM
I'm sure you won't, Mr. Dallas, as you seem like a very intelligent man who has a real name.

DALLAS
Thank you kindly.

DALLAS (T.H.)
I'm pretty excited to be Pokémon battlin' 'round these parts! I've never been somewhere with indoor plumbing before.​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

LIAM walks back into the gym. BROCK is waiting for him.

LIAM
Well, sir, there's quite the eccentric cast of characters waiting out there for a battle.

BROCK
None of them are getting one.

LIAM
There was this one guy who seemed pretty persistent. His name was Dallas.

BROCK
Never trust someone named after a city, Liam.

LIAM
Yes, sir! Anyway, is everything all set up out here? Should I let them in?

BROCK
Give me a couple more minutes.

LIAM
Yes, sir.

BROCK (T.H.)
The key to deception on a large scale is to take advantage of mob mentality. If you can get one idiot to fall for it, you can get all of the idiots to fall for it.​

EXT. PEWTER CITY GYM

LIAM exits the gym once again to find the crowd even more restless than before.

ARTIE
Artie want something to eat! Artie's tummy is rumbling!

DALLAS
C'mon kid, let us in this here gym already!

MERV
Does anyone know what time it is?!

LIAM
Everyone calm down! Now does anyone have some food we can give to the fat guy?

MERV
I always have a hamburger on me... not to eat, of course! The trophy wife wants me to watch my figure!​

LIAM walks over to MERV.

LIAM
Give it to me.

MERV
Well I don't know... I was saving it...​

LIAM grabs the hamburger from MERV and brings it over to ARTIE, shoving it in his face.

LIAM
Here you go, now shut up!​

ARTIE downs the hamburger in one gulp.

ARTIE
Mmm, that hamburger was succulent. Oh no, I must apologize for my previous, Neanderthal-type behavior. My name is Artie, and I usually do not refer to myself in the third person. You see, I am what some may call a trencherman, a gourmand, if you will, and when I start developing a voracious appetite...

LIAM
Enough out of you! Brock should be ready for everyone to come into the gym now. Now if everyone can please enter in an...​

LIAM sighs as the line of trainers waiting for a battle rushes into the gym. LIAM follows them in afterward.

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

The trainers start milling around the gym. BROCK walks around, and notices MERV among the trainers waiting for a battle.

BROCK
Merv?! What are you doing here?

MERV
Oh hey Brock! First off, I just want to thank you again for that fitness program. Best two hundred I've ever spent in my life... well except for the cash I spent on the trophy wife.

BROCK
But you're battling now?

MERV
Yeah, I thought that becoming a top Pokémon trainer would really impress the trophy wife, and I can't see any problems with going on a long journey at my age! Hey, do you happen to know what time it is, because I'd like to battle before...

BROCK
Not now.​

BROCK pushes MERV away.

MERV (T.H.)
Hey cameraman, do you happen to have the time? I think people are underestimating how important this is for me to know...​

DALLAS pushes himself through the crowd to get to BROCK.

DALLAS
Are you who they call Brock 'round these parts?

BROCK
They call me Brock around all parts.

DALLAS
Howdy then! The name's Dallas, and I'm more pleased than a Spheal on a snow day to meet you!

BROCK (T.H.)
What the hell is this guy talking about? Why would a Spheal care about a snow day? Spheals don't go to school!

BROCK
So what do you want with me?

DALLAS
I just want ya' to know that I've heard about your tricks and I ain't gonna fall for any of them!

BROCK
That's lovely. Can you just wait here, please?​

BROCK moves to the front of the gym and calls out for everyone.

BROCK
Excuse me! Everyone! I'd just like you all to know that battles will begin shor-​

Suddenly, BROCK drops to the floor. A bottle of some sort falls out from under his sleeve.

ARTIE
Good heavens! What events are conspiring here?!

MERV
He's dead! Brock must be dead!​

LIAM runs over and picks up the bottle.

LIAM
Look at these! Pills! Brock must have driven himself to suicide because of all the stress placed on him from everyone who wanted a battle with him! Gym's closed, everyone!

ARTIE
The death of a gym leader... I feel so lachrymose!

MERV
Well this is just great! The trophy wife better not want a divorce now!​

All the trainers except for DALLAS grumpily leave the gym.

LIAM
Dallas, didn't you hear? The gym is closed now!

DALLAS
What ya' take me for, some kinda dummy? I told ya' I wasn't gonna fall for no tricks or pranks! I want my gym battle!

LIAM
Dammit. Sir, get up. What do we do about this guy?​

BROCK opens his eyes and and gets up from the floor.

BROCK
Can't you see I just don't want to battle you, Dallas? Can't you just leave us alone?!

DALLAS
I came here for a battle and I reckon I should get a battle.

BROCK
Fine! I'll battle you, you pain in the ***! But do you mind if we just have a one on one battle?

DALLAS
Why yes I do! It got to be a two on two battle!

BROCK
Why? It doesn't even look like you have any Pokéballs on you!

DALLAS
Pokéballs?! Don't tell me ya' thought I was gonna fight with Pokémon! I don't need 'em. I got my fists! I named my left one Houston and my right one San Antonio.

BROCK
I'm not going to let you fight my Pokémon by yourself. Get out of here.

DALLAS
Fine, but you'll rue the day when you denied Dallas a match!​

DALLAS storms out of the gym.

LIAM
Good job, sir! All those people out there and you didn't have to battle any of them!

BROCK
A lesser gym leader would have accepted all of their challenges... but not me!

LIAM
That's why you're the best, sir!

BROCK (T.H.)
It's days like these when I'm proud to be a gym leader. As the Pewter City Gym Leader, it's my job to defend the Boulder Badge, and today I did a pretty fine job of that!

LIAM
Sir, do you think they'll report you dead in the news tomorrow?

BROCK
We can only hope, Liam. We can only hope.​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM OFFICE

The next day, BROCK is once again sleeping at his desk when LIAM rushes in.

LIAM
Sir, turn on the TV! Turn on the TV!​

BROCK jumps up from his desk!

BROCK
Whoa nellie! Liam?! Is it morning already?

LIAM
Here, sir, watch this!​

LIAM grabs the remote and turns the TV on. As LIAM starts to do squats with the remote, BROCK watches as DIRK appears on the screen, this time with a picture of BROCK in the top right corner.

DIRK (T.V.)
Good morning everyone, I'm Dirk, and this is GNN, the Generic News Network.

BROCK
That's my picture!

LIAM
Shhh!

DIRK (T.V.)
In our top story today, local gym leader Brock apparently committed suicide the other day, as seen by approximately twenty witnesses who confirmed the story for GNN. Brock was both a notorious womanizer and somewhat of a buffoon.

BROCK (T.H.)
You know, Dirk went much easier on me than I thought he would.​

 

[Bay]

LIAM (TALKING HEAD)
Brock's stories about girls always end disastrously. One time he ended up hitting on a grandma. Another time he ended up hitting on HIS grandma. Don't even ask me how that happened.
​

OH, WOW. Now I want to know how that happened. XD;

BROCK
Yeah. So I whistle at her and she turns around. Turns out it was a guy with a really long haircut.

LIAM (T.H.)
I told you so.​

*sings Aerosmith's Dude Looks Like a Lady*

BROCK
I'm his brother. Well, I was his brother, but then he had to go and die. As his last remaining relative, I got stuck with all his stuff, including his bastard lovechild!​

BROCK points at LIAM.

BROCK
Look at that hideous child! I don't want to raise him! I don't have time! I'm a successful millionaire playboy! Now get out of my life, Hal!​

Poor Liam. XD;

HAL
Listen here, Brock! I've heard stories about you before! My cousin is a reporter for the Pewter City Gazette and she told me about how you're always trying to trick challengers into thinking the gym is closed! That **** isn't going to work on me! I demand a match now!​

Oh, dear. Looks like Gladys will come hunting Brock again soon. D:

HAL throws a Pokéball and releases BULBASAUR, a strange Grass and Poison type creature with a bulb growing on its back.

Hm, to me personally I feel you don't need to describe how Bulbasaur looks like because the readers already know how that Pokemon looks like. It would be better if you give a quick description of it in its battle stance. Same goes with Onix as you did the same describing that Pokemon a bit latter. If it's a fifth gen Pokemon, maybe you can get off with that, although like Jax said physical descriptions aren't used too often in scripts. Sorry for being a bit rambly here. D:

BROCK
Did you know that Onixes like to smell other Onixes' butts? If Onix didn't scare you, I'm sure my impressive knowledge of Pokémon did!

HAL
That was even worse than your last fact!

BROCK
Listen buddy, if I had another Onix here I could prove it to you!

HAL​

So Onixes are dogs? O.o; *coughDoctorDolittlereferencecough*

LIAM
It's pretty scary, sir. I'd say it's about twenty people long.

BROCK
Twenty people long... ugh!​

Twenty people? That's not long, Brock. Try waiting in line where a hundred people were waiting outside in the heat to take a city job application test (this actually happened to me last August, oi). X_x

Really enjoyed this chapter a lot. Haha at Brock trying to think up ways to get himself out of battle. And yay fro the return of Merv! Poor him not able to make it to the bathroom in time and also the possibility of him getting a divorce from his wife! D:

I quite like Hal and Dallas there, but only because it's refreshing to see two people not falling for Brock's schemes, haha. Quite extreme for Dallas to want to fight Pokemon on his own. I assumed he had wrestled Ursaring a lot, lately? XD;

Again, funny work here. Not much going on plot wise, but it's still funny nonetheless. Looking forward to the next chapter!

 

[JX Valentine]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA lots of reviews and this forum doesn't have multiquote I think!!! D:

Actually, there is. It's just hard to see in some skins. XD; Basically, you know where it is on SPPf? Generally in the same place on PC. PC's also a vBulletin board, so basics like quote, multi-quote, and standard formatting (font face, color, size, italics, bold, alignment, whatever) will still be around because you can't really turn those kinds of things off even if it would be really nice if we could, just to get people to stop using purple font for the sake of those of us using Johto Elite. ಠ_ಠ

First off, I'm thinking of changing the title to "The Gym: A Fanfic NOT Written By Shadow_Angel". :P

DO IT.

You're very welcome, by the way.

When it comes to OOC-ness, that's debatable. Some people will say that there is characterization; you just have to look for it. (For example, Surge is somewhat paranoid. I mean, not only did he plant a bush to block trainers from getting anywhere near his gym, he also rigged the doors to get to him with a lock that can only be unlocked if trainers choose the exact two trash cans the switches are hidden in. Screw you too, Surge.) Buuuuuut this is an age-old argument full of *link removed*, so... yeah.

On all the idiots in this fic, I feel that from Episode 2 on they at least start being idiots with personality.

This is very true, and that's one of the reasons why I really started enjoying myself through this. Incidentally, I thoroughly approve of the idea of making either of them (or both!) recurring characters. Harriet legitimately made me lol. Just... her talking-head segment. And I kinda feel like Brock needs to exploit the elderly more show his soft side by helping those older than him. Yes.


ANYWAY, just so I can get in today's reviewing quota because I enjoyed the first few chapters thoroughly, I thought it'd be a good idea to sit down and check out the fourth episode. So here we go!


The "I'm his brother and he died" bit may be the most brilliant cover-up ever created. Just want to start off on that note. (Also, that I also had to laugh at Brock's grandma escapades. This somehow explains so much about him.) Part of me would also like to someday see Brock as a gay barkeep.

You know, I was actually wondering how a battle would be handled. I mean, even though the world seems to be populated with idiots (or somehow, Brock is able to skirt by without actually having to battle), there's a few intelligent characters here and there (most of whom seem to be related to Gladys somehow, hilariously enough). So, of course, I figured it was bound to happen either way. I just didn't know how it'd be rendered, given this script style and Brock's (lack of) battling prowess. Honestly, though, I wasn't disappointed. The fact that Hal wiped the floor with Brock fit in so nicely, and even with details being as sparse as you can get them to allow for actor interpretation, I could visualize Bulbasaur Vine Whipping the crap out of Brock's Pokémon perfectly. And, of course, Brock's attempts to get Hal to surrender (with those lulzy tidbits of "Pokémon knowledge") were exactly what I would have expected from your version of his character.

I also thoroughly enjoyed the lampshading Brock did in the scene right after where he says that most people in the world are idiots. Lampshading, from what I've seen of people trying too hard to cram in references to TVTropes in humor fic, is a difficult thing to pull off in fanfiction, so it was awesome to see it done right.

Mmm, Marv. All of the new characters, really. I'm thoroughly enjoying how you're very careful with each character. You don't really give them too much depth (because this is an episodic comedy, so this isn't actually a bad thing), but each of them have their own quirks to make them entertaining. Dallas's analogies, Artie's over-the-top intellectual side, all of them make watching them interact a treat, just to see how they all end up playing up each other's actual stupidity, if that makes sense.

(...Although, really? Brock? Opening his eyes? Wat.)

Also, Dallas is a badass. I sort of want to see fic of someone fighting Pokémon with just his fists. Or just more Dallas. He's just a stroke of sheer awesome there.

And that last line was just the perfect way of wrapping this up.

In all, I have to say this chapter had everything that drew me into this series in the first place. It was actually funny with a plot that made me want to see what kind of mess Brock got into next and new characters who brought something new and hilarious to the table. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens next, considering you do maintain threads of continuity and considering the fact that Brock just faked his own death. That can only mean Pewter City's going to start trying to figure out what to do with the gym -- or that someone's going to try seeing what's up. Either way, I sense shenanigans on the horizon, so I'll be looking forward to the next chapter.

 

[Neko Godot]

Okay, there is multiquote, but I don't feel like using the quote function anyway! XP

Bay, to Brock, a line of twenty people waiting for a gym battle is his own personal hell. :P And Merv is great. He's one of my favorite recurring characters, along with Dallas.

Jax, I despise TV Tropes. I think it's the most pointless website ever and it really has no reason to exist in the first place. I really just don't get the point of it. @_@

Writing the battle was... interesting. I knew it was something I would have to do eventually, and I think I handled it well by Brock focusing more on getting Hal to surrender than on the actual battle. :P And you will get to see Dallas fight, soon-ish. And it will be great. :)

And as for Brock's "death", that is resolved at the beginning of the next chapter, which is coming up right after this! :D

 

[Neko Godot]

Episode 5: Ribbon Cutting​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM OFFICE

BROCK has just seen his obituary on the TV. LIAM finishes his squats with the remote and puts it down.

LIAM
See, sir? Everyone thinks you're dead now! No one will be coming around here for a battle anymore!

BROCK
That's good... oh ****.

LIAM
What?

BROCK
We have that ribbon cutting at the Pewter City Museum to go to.

BROCK (TALKING HEAD)
The Pewter City Museum is holding a big gala event for some exhibit that's opening up there, and they asked me to cut the ribbon for it. I'm guessing the exhibit centers around that cool rock I found while spelunking.

LIAM
We can just skip it, sir. Do you really want to risk having more challengers show up at the gym.

BROCK
But there's a free meal at the gala...

LIAM (T.H.)
Brock never passes up a free meal. There's no point in trying to change his mind now.

LIAM
I guess we're going then.

BROCK
Hell yeah!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

The next day, LIAM is standing around the gym, wearing dress clothes, when BROCK walks out of his office, wearing a tuxedo.

LIAM
Looking sharp, sir!

BROCK
I don't need you to tell me that. That's what mirrors are for!

BROCK (T.H.)
As a gym leader, I'm often invited to a lot of gala events or fancy parties. Then the hosts ask me about any fun battling stories I may have. For some reason, I never get any more invites after that.

BROCK
Now then, did you do that research I asked you to?

LIAM
Yes, sir! The main course for the evening will be filet mignon!

BROCK
Excellent. And the women?

LIAM
The museum curator apparently has quite a beautiful daughter, sir.

BROCK
We'll have to see for ourselves first. Very well, let's get going.​

INT. PEWTER CITY MUSEUM LOBBY

BROCK and LIAM enter the museum. Various people in fancy dress and milling around, talking to each other.

BROCK
Ah, museum galas! The very crux of high society!

LIAM
Are there any kids here?

BROCK
Quiet, you!

LIAM (T.H.)
Whenever Brock and I go to these fancy parties, there are never any kids. It gets boring for me. One time, I thought I saw a kid, but it was really a midget, and I got stuck there listening to him talk about stocks for an hour.​

The museum curator, an older bespectacled gentleman named MAGNUS, spots BROCK and seems shocked for a moment, but then walks over to greet him.

MAGNUS
Bless my stars! Hello, Brock! I'm simply amazed to see you! We all thought you weren't coming because you were dead!

BROCK
Hi, Magnus. It turns out I'm alive! I guess you just can't trust the news media.

MAGNUS
Actually, there are some members of the news media covering the ribbon cutting here tonight. I guess if they aren't trustworthy, I should tell museum security to keep a close eye on them.

BROCK
You should. The news media is the worst!

MAGNUS
Anyway, I'd just like to thank you again for your generous donation. It turns out that rock was a very rare Luminescent Opaque Sedimentary Coquina!

BROCK
That's... wait, what?

MAGNUS
Oh, don't be so humble! Something like that would have sold for millions on the rock market, but it was so nice of you to donate it to us instead!

BROCK
Yes, it was very nice.

BROCK (T.H.)
That's the last time I ever let Roark goad me into doing something charitable!

MAGNUS
Who's this kid with you, by the way?

LIAM
I'm Liam! I'm Brock's gym assistant!

MAGNUS
You know, Liam, I have a daughter right around your age! Let me find her. She'd absolutely love to have someone to talk to, as there are usually never any kids at these types of events!​

MAGNUS walks off to find his daughter.

BROCK
The curator's daughter is YOUR age, Liam?!

LIAM
I didn't know! I just heard she was attractive!

BROCK
From who, your friends during recess?!

LIAM (T.H.)
That's exactly who I heard it from.

LIAM
Definitely not, sir.

BROCK
Oh well, I guess I'll have to try and find someone else here, then.​

MAGNUS returns with his curly, blond-haired daughter, MADELINE.

MAGNUS
Liam, this is my daughter, Madeline.

MADELINE
Nice to meet you, Liam!

LIAM
Uh... hi! Hi Madeline!

LIAM (T.H.)
I don't have a scale like Brock... but Madeline is certainly a ten out of ten!

MAGNUS
Why don't you two go run along and have some fun now?

MADELINE
Sure, daddy!
​

MADELINE grabs LIAM by the hand, and they run off.

BROCK
So, when will the ribbon cutting be happening?

MAGNUS
That will be momentarily after dinner.

BROCK
Okay. I want to be prepared. I'm pretty excited to cut the ribbon so everyone can see my big lumiopac rock thing.

MAGNUS
I beg your pardon?

BROCK
I'm cutting the ribbon for the exhibit about that rare rock I donated, right?

MAGNUS
Oh, dear me. I suppose we had a failure to communicate here. You aren't cutting the ribbon for an exhibit on that rock. You're cutting the ribbon for our new, one of a kind exhibit! It's a fossil Pokémon petting zoo! I figured you're a big fan of fossil Pokémon, so you'd love to cut the ribbon!

BROCK
Oh...

BROCK (T.H.)
I thought I was being honored here tonight, but I guess not! What does a man have to do to get some recognition?!​

BROCK walks around the lobby, when he bumps into ARTIE.

ARTIE
Egad! A specter!

BROCK
What?

ARTIE
I saw you pass on with my own eyes! You were only recently declared deceased. And yet here you are, standing before us.

BROCK
Oh yeah, I just faked my death, that's all. Anyway, why are you here? Aren't you just a Pokémon trainer?

ARTIE
I'm not only a trainer, but quite a gourmand as well! I attend spectacular galas such as this one quite often in order to enjoy some exquisite dishes.

BROCK
I think Liam mentioned you sometime, actually... don't you start talking like a brute when you haven't ate anything for a while? How come you're so well spoken now?

ARTIE
Ah, you see, I was sure to consume two meals prior to this engagement.
​

MAGNUS walks up to a podium with a microphone and makes an announcement.

MAGNUS
Everyone, it is time to head over to the dining room. Please, find your seats and enjoy the meal.

ARTIE
Oh, sorry, but you must excuse me now. Have a pleasant evening.​

ARTIE runs off remarkably fast for someone of his size into the dining room.

BROCK
Wow...​

INT. PEWTER CITY MUSEUM DINING ROOM

BROCK walks into the dining room and finds his seat. LIAM enters and finds his seat next to him.

LIAM
How's your evening going, sir?

BROCK
Ugh... it's terrible! It turns out the ribbon cutting isn't for my rock at all! And instead of talking to a hot girl, I talked to some fat guy instead!

LIAM
Well my night is going quite well. Madeline is charming.

BROCK
Quite honestly, I just want to leave after I get my free meal. Screw the ribbon cutting.

GLADYS (OFF CAMERA)
Leaving before doing what you came here to do? I smell a scoop!​

GLADYS takes her seat next to BROCK.

GLADYS
Hmph... I can't believe the curator sat me next to you for dinner. But it sounds like I found a goldmine of a story already! You're going to dine and ditch?

BROCK
Oh... oh no! Of course not! I will absolutely be cutting the ribbon tonight!

GLADYS
Hmph... if only I recorded what I heard you say earlier. And why are you still being taped?! And, since I'm just full of questions tonight, why aren't you dead?

BROCK
Oh, I guess you saw that on TV the other day. Well, it turns out all twenty of the witnesses that allegedly saw me die were mistaken.

GLADYS
All twenty were wrong?! What are the chances of that?! This wasn't all because of shenanigans on your part, was it?

BROCK
Um... no!

GLADYS
Hm... if you say so.

BROCK
So how's that article about me coming along?

BROCK (T.H.)
I know that she's never going to write that article because Liam erased the tape, but still, by asking about it, I can cast suspicion somewhere else!

GLADYS
Unfortunately, the article isn't happening. I had thought I recorded the interview, but when I checked the tape, it was blank. You wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you?

BROCK
No, of course not! I was looking forward to reading an article about me!

GLADYS
Well anyway, I wanted to publish the article even though I didn't have a recording, because your interview was so... memorable. BUT! This is what really pisses me off! Apparently some pipsqueak TV reporter named Regis visited my editor and accused me of unsavory journalism! And NOW if I want to write ANY article I have to prove to my editor that I have the sources to back it up! What kind of name is Regis in the first place?! If I ever find that petulant little ****, he's going to get a piece of my mind!

LIAM
Er...

LIAM (T.H.)
Good thing my name is Liam!

BROCK
Sounds like a tough job. Oh well.​

A WAITER comes to the table and serves everyone salad. LIAM picks the salad up and begins doing squats with it.

BROCK
What the hell are you doing, Liam?

LIAM
For every meal, I do an amount of squats proportional to the number of calories in that meal. Luckily, this is only a salad, so I don't have to do a lot of squats. But don't worry about remembering any of this, it's all going to be in my exercise video!​

LIAM puts the salad back on the table and starts eating it.

GLADYS
Still talking about exercise? My friend Joyce told me you two were obsessed with exercise not too long ago, but I thought it would just be a phase, like disco or caring about the environment.

BROCK
Oh, I don't care about exercising anymore. It's just the kid now.

LIAM
Exercise is very important! Do you think Madeline would like me if I was out of shape?

GLADYS
This Madeline girl must be pretty shallow...​

The WAITER returns to clean up all the salad bowls and then serves the main course. LIAM begins doing squats with the filet mignon as BROCK and GLADYS watch.

GLADYS
Oh... he was serious about all that squatting nonsense?

BROCK
Yup!

LIAM
I got to stay fit!

BROCK
Well, whatever, I'm digging in. It's the main reason I came here in the first place!

GLADYS
Of course...
​

LIAM finishes the squats and joins in the meal with both BROCK and GLADYS.

LIAM
Mmm... this is pretty good, sir! How would you rank this?

BROCK
Well, it's better than the seafood spread we had for the opening of that new library at Pewter City High School, but I don't think it can compare to the veal we had at the premiere of that movie that was filmed here.

BROCK (T.H.)
I keep track of every fancy meal fed to me so I know who serves good stuff and who serves crap.

GLADYS
I was at both of those. I don't know what you're talking about, but that seafood spread was delicious!

BROCK
I'm a Rock type trainer! I detest anything involving the water!

GLADYS (T.H.)
Hmph... even if he liked that seafood spread, he would never admit it due to some misguided Rock type gym leader principles... what a fool!​

MAGNUS approaches the table.

MAGNUS
Ah, Brock, I see you've met Gladys. She's a fine reporter. She's written a lot of stories about the museum. Maybe you should ask her to write a story about the gym sometime!

GLADYS
Ha!

MAGNUS (T.H.)
Why did she laugh? What did I say that was funny? I better write it down so I can use that joke in the future!

MAGNUS
Anyway, Brock and Gladys, would you mind coming with me for a bit? There's someone I'd like you to meet.

BROCK
Fine, but since I haven't finished my food yet, I'm bringing it with me.
​

BROCK stands up from the table, picking up his plate.

GLADYS
I'll go too... but I'm not bringing my food.

LIAM
I guess I'll just go and find Madeline then.​

LIAM walks away as MAGNUS guides BROCK and GLADYS into the lounge.

INT. PEWTER CITY MUSEUM LOUNGE

MAGNUS leads BROCK and GLADYS into a room with a few comfortable looking couches and chairs and a wine cooler. A man dressed in a lab coat, WINSTON, is sitting on a chair. BROCK fumbles around with his food for a bit until he just places it on a couch.

MAGNUS
Brock, Gladys, I'd like you both to meet Winston.

WINSTON
How do you do?​

BROCK and GLADYS both go to shake hands with WINSTON.

BROCK
Nice to meet you.

GLADYS
Same.

MAGNUS
Winston here has done some impressive work. Why don't you tell them?​

As WINSTON talks, MAGNUS shuffles around through the wine cooler.

WINSTON
Ah, yes. I was instrumental to the success of the fossil Pokémon petting zoo project...

BROCK
Ah, so you're the guy who stole my thunder!

WINSTON
What are you talking about?

BROCK
If it wasn't for your stupid fossil exhibit, this gala would be for my rock!

GLADYS (T.H.)
Quite honestly, Brock is basically a living train wreck. It's embarrassing watching him act like this.

WINSTON
Well, I was only the team leader. There were lots of other people who helped on the fossil project too.

BROCK (T.H.)
Winston is a gigantic nerd. I can't believe I have to cut the ribbon for his geeky exhibit instead of my awesome rock!​

MAGNUS returns with a bottle of wine and some wineglasses.

MAGNUS
Well, I hope you're all getting along swimmingly! Now I'd like you all to try this superb wine I imported from Hoenn! It's Chateau de Sootopolis circa 1952!​

MAGNUS pours a glass for GLADYS and WINSTON, but before he pours another one, BROCK interrupts him.

BROCK
Actually, do you have any beer? I could really go for a beer right now?

MAGNUS
This is some of the greatest wine money can buy!

BROCK
Yeah, but I don't really like drinking at parties unless it's beer. And it better be name brand too, I don't like drinking the local crap. You can never know how they make it.

GLADYS
Yes you can, if you visit the brewery.

MAGNUS
Well that's quite alright then, Brock. I'll just get you some beer from... somewhere.​

MAGNUS is about to leave, but GLADYS stops him.

GLADYS
Do you think you could leave the wine bottle here? I think I'm going to be drinking a lot of this tonight.​

MAGNUS notices that her wineglass is already empty.

MAGNUS
Wow! That was fast. Sure, I'll leave it here.​

MAGNUS hands the bottle to GLADYS, who immediately pours herself another glass. MAGNUS then leaves to find beer for BROCK.

GLADYS (T.H.)
I'm hoping if I drink enough wine I can just forget everything about Brock tonight.

WINSTON
Anyway, I haven't even begun talking about all the work we had to do in order to get the fossil Pokémon petting zoo open! First, we had a conundrum with the energy source for our regeneration machine, and we tried both differential equations and quadratic equations to solve the problem, but it turned out we simply needed to apply a conductivity principle to the machine, and after testing various false hypotheses we finally got the machine up and running.

BROCK
You don't say?​

GLADYS takes a big sip from her wineglass.

GLADYS
Winston, it was nice of you to explain all of that, but if I write any of that down, the readers of the Pewter City Gazette will have no idea what the hell any of that is. So, as a reporter, let me ask you: what's your favorite food?

WINSTON
I like spaghetti! But... wait! I like fried chicken too! Er... this is tough. Spaghetti or chicken?

GLADYS
I guess I'm not getting an interview out of this guy.​

GLADYS finishes all of the wine in her glass, puts the glass down, and starts drinking right from the bottle. MAGNUS returns with a beer for BROCK.

MAGNUS
Here you are, Brock: an ice cold beer!

BROCK
Oh, that may be a problem. I like my beer chilled, not cold.

GLADYS
Just take it!​

BROCK takes the beer from MAGNUS.

BROCK
Thank you anyway, I guess.

MAGNUS
Shall we get this ribbon cutting started now? The evening has been building up towards this!

BROCK
Yeah, let's get it over with.​

BROCK, GLADYS, MAGNUS, and WINSTON all leave the lounge, GLADYS still carrying the wine bottle.

INT. PEWTER CITY MUSEUM EXHIBIT AREA

BROCK, MAGNUS, and WINSTON are standing in front of a fenced in area with a ribbon wrapped around it. Inside the fence are various fossil Pokémon, including KABUTO, a brown, dome shaped one. BROCK looks around and spots the stone he donated. A crowd has gathered around to watch the ribbon cutting, including GLADYS with the wine bottle, and MADELINE and LIAM together.

MAGNUS
Now it's time for the main event. We'll cut the ribbon and officially open our one of a kind fossil Pokémon petting zoo, created by our one and only Winston!

WINSTON
Hello, it's nice to be here, but I'd like to talk to you about some of the science behind the-​

WINSTON is overwhelmed by all the clapping at his name and is unable to finish his sentence.

MAGNUS
Now then, Brock, our local gym leader, will do us the honor of cutting the ribbon on this wonderful exhibit!​

MAGNUS hands BROCK a gigantic pair of scissors.

BROCK
Thank you. But before I begin, I'd just like to say that the petting zoo isn't the only new exhibit here. Recently I donated a very rare rock that I found while spelunking Mt. Moon, and you can actually see it on display right over there!​

BROCK points to the rock, though most people are bewildered, and no one applauds him except for an obviously drunk GLADYS.

GLADYS
Yay!​

GLADYS drops the now empty wine bottle, drawing attention to herself and gathering a few stares.

MAGNUS
Okay. This has all been very interesting, but can you please cut the ribbon now?

BROCK
Fine.​

BROCK cuts the ribbon and the crowd begins to applaud.

MAGNUS
Now then, as a special treat for her, I'd like my daughter, Madeline, to come up and be the first person to experience the Pokémon petting zoo!​

The crowd turns around to face MADELINE and LIAM.

MADELINE
Oh? Me? I think Liam wants to do it instead!

LIAM
Sure! I'll do it!

MADELINE (T.H.)
Liam? I had no interest in him. I'm just deathly afraid of fossil Pokémon, and I didn't want my dad embarrassing me in public like that, so I just turned on the charm for Liam so that he'd be willing to go up there instead.​

LIAM walks up to the petting zoo and hops the fence. He approaches the KABUTO.

LIAM
Look at that! It's a nice, little Kabuto! Who's a good Kabuto? You are!​

LIAM goes to pet the KABUTO, but instead the KABUTO headbutts him.

KABUTO
Ka! Ka!​

LIAM goes flying into the fence, and then falls down to the ground.

LIAM
Ow! Why am I always the victim of Pokémon inflicted pain?

MAGNUS
That Kabuto is one angry bugger! Look, it seems like it's going in for another attack!​

Sure enough, KABUTO is moving towards LIAM.

KABUTO
Ka! Ka!​

KABUTO headbutts LIAM again, and this time LIAM crashes through the fence.

LIAM
Ow! I think I hurt my back or something!

MAGNUS
Oh well. Somebody call an ambulance, I guess. But anyway, that's all we have for tonight! Please feel free to enjoy all of our exhibits now!​

The crowd begins to mill around the museum, and no one actually does call and ambulance for LIAM. GLADYS approaches BROCK, who is staring at his rock, forlorn.

GLADYS
That was such a great speech you gave!

BROCK
You really think so?

GLADYS
Oh yeah, it was great, like... uh... there was that one part!​

GLADYS breaks out into a fit of giggles.

GLADYS (T.H.)
Am I drunk? Uh... no! If I was drunk, would I try flashing the camera?​

GLADYS tries flashing the camera, but it turns away.

GLADYS
Anyway... Brock...​

GLADYS places her arm around BROCK.

GLADYS
How about we... and we is me and you... but... uh... we go to my bedroom and... uh... go on my bed there? And we can do the... uh... sex.

BROCK
Yes! Absolutely! Let me just get my coat!​

BROCK turns around to walk to the coatroom, but sees LIAM, still on the ground.

LIAM
Ow! Is anyone actually going to help me?​

BROCK turns back to GLADYS.

BROCK
Actually, I'm sorry, but I have to take that kid to the hospital.

GLADYS
Oh... uh... that's fine... I'll just... uh...​

GLADYS slumps down onto the floor and begins to take a nap. BROCK walks over to LIAM.

BROCK
Come on, Liam. Let's go.​

BROCK picks LIAM up and they leave the museum.

BROCK (T.H.)
Did my night go exactly as I planned? No. I thought I was the one being honored, but that nerd Winston was instead. At the end of the night, though, Gladys, in her drunken stupor, wanted to have sex with me, the cool rock guy, and not Winston, the lame fossil Pokémon petting zoo that nearly kills people guy, and in the end, I think that says it all.​

INT. PEWTER CITY HOSPITAL ROOM

The next day, LIAM wakes up from a long sleep to find BROCK waiting at a chair.

LIAM
Brock! You're still here! How long was I out?

BROCK
I'd say around a good fourteen hours. That Kabuto really knocked a lot out of you. The doctors said nothing was really hurt except your pride, though.

LIAM
And you waited here this whole time with me?

BROCK
Of course! After all, what better excuse to not be at the gym than my assistant being stuck at the hospital!

LIAM
Did Madeline visit?

BROCK
Who?

LIAM
Oh... I guess not.

LIAM (T.H.)
So I suppose the chemistry I had with Madeline was just a one night only thing. It's a shame, too, because I really wanted to date a girl named Madeline. It's a name that really stands out, unlike something boring such as Jane or Sally.

BROCK
Well, now that you're up, I've got some work for you to do! The Rock type convention is coming up soon and I'm going to need everything packed for my departure. Get going.

LIAM
Yes, sir!​

LIAM hops out of bed and runs out. BROCK follows.

BROCK (T.H.)
I don't need anything packed right away. I just wanted to get out of the before the doctors got back so that we didn't have to pay a hospital bill!​

 

[bobandbill]

Still pretty darn amusing, imo. =) I liked the two plots here and how they carried off others/each other as well, with the museum one playing off Brock thinking it was all about his findings, and also continuing the 'Brock is dead' which was amusing to see (ignoring that I half-expected it to anyway). The plot does appear to be moving nicely and I look forward to seeing the further developments. The battle was also amusing (if understandably one-sided, heh), and the excuses and other side characters just as amusing. Dallas is one in particular - I liked the comments in regards to indoor plumbing given he was Orre (making it a potentially understandable comment), and him wanting to fight the Pokemon with his fists was also a rather amusing concept (and one I would have liked to have seen truth be told. XD).

Gladys getting too drunk and then wanting to hit it off with Brock was an unexpected turn, I'll admit, although she did not strike me to be the character to end up doing such a thing - but I guess she was very much under the influence there. XD

LIAM (TALKING HEAD)
Brock's stories about girls always end disastrously. One time he ended up hitting on a grandma. Another time he ended up hitting on HIS grandma. Don't even ask me how that happened.

Great way to open the episode, certainly. XD

BROCK
Hello my name is a Vlad, nice to meet, thank you!

As novice a mistake as changing characters mid-way as Liam pointed out, it was an amusing attempt from Brock here. XD

I bet your so impressed with my Pokémon knowledge that you're just going to allow me the victory now!

you're/you are over your.

DALLAS
Howdy then! The name's Dallas, and I'm more pleased than a Spheal on a snow day to meet you!
BROCK (T.H.)
What the hell is this guy talking about? Why would a Spheal care about a snow day? Spheals don't go to school!

This was also a neat mis-assumption from Brock, I thought. XD

BROCK
Hi, Magnus. It turns out I'm alive! I guess you just can't trust the news media.

Great line here. XD

GLADYS
Hmph... I can't believe the curator sat me next to you for dinner. But it sounds like I a found a goldmine of a story already!

Missing that 'I' there in-between like and a.

And so concludes my uneventful and short review. =p

 

[Bay]

LIAM
I didn't know! I just heard she was attractive!

BROCK
From who, your friends during recess?!

LIAM (T.H.)
That's exactly who I heard it from.

LIAM
Definitely not, sir.​

Haha, never trust your school friends. :P

ARTIE runs off remarkably fast for someone of his size into the dining room.

RUN FAT BOY, RUN! *gets shot* Yay for the return of Artie, though! XD

GLADYS
Do you think you could leave the wine bottle here? I think I'm going to be drinking a lot of this tonight.​

MAGNUS notices that her wineglass is already empty.

Oh boy, I think I'll know what's going to happen next…

GLADYS (T.H.)
Am I drunk? Uh... no! If I was drunk, would I try flashing the camera?​

GLADYS tries flashing the camera, but it turns away.

I bet the cameraperson is female. :P

Another funny chapter here. Aw, I feel sorry for Liam, both for his "date" not interested in him and the Kabuto incident. XD And indeed, Winston is such a nerd. :P

Nice follow up from the ending last chapter, although I feel more people in the party be more shocked to see Brock. Probably this is just me, though.

I too am surprised Gladys was hitting on Brock, but I guess that what happens when you drink too much wine, haha. YOU MISSED YOUR CHANCE AT GETTING LAID, BROCK! D:

Sorry for short review. This episode is short, but still a lot of fun to read. :D Looking forward to next chapter!

 

[Neko Godot]

First off, bobandbill. The Brock is dead plot is something I kind of wrote without thinking, so I realized at the beginning of the next episode "Oh ****, I need to resolve this." I think it turned out pretty well. Brock would ruin his plan over some free food, right? :P

Gladys getting drunk sure is interesting, but I guess alcohol makes people do things that they'll end up regretting.

Bay, this chapter was as long as all the others. :P And you seem pretty shocked at Brock missing his chance at getting laid. In the end though, Brock had to choose between Gladys and Liam, and I think it's nice that Brock and Liam have such a strong friendship, even though it has its bumps a lot of a time. It's one of those things that develops when you're basically with the other person for most of your time.

 

[Neko Godot]

Episode 6: The Convention​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

BROCK and LIAM are in the gym, arguing. BROCK has two suitcases next to him.

LIAM
Why can't I go with you, sir?

BROCK
I'm sorry, but the convention really cheaped out this year! I have to share a room with someone? Do you know how gross that is?

BROCK (TALKING HEAD)
The time has come for the annual Rock type Pokémon convention. Every year I attend, and every year it gets worse and worse. Two years ago they had an open bar, but last year they had an open bar that totally sucked. It was terrible. I still had like five drinks there though.

LIAM
Do you know what you're going to say, sir?

BROCK
I prepared some remarks.

BROCK (T.H.)
Every year I go to the convention and I do a little program about being a Rock type gym leader. It's not the most attended program, but... that's it.

LIAM
I want to hear what you wrote, sir!

BROCK
Okay, let's see...​

BROCK takes out a sheet of paper from his pocket and starts reading from it.

BROCK
"Hello everyone. My name is Brock. I'm a Rock type trainer and the gym leader of Pewter City. Today I will talk to you about..." and that's all I got so far.

LIAM
That's a brilliant speech, sir!

BROCK
I know. I had a little trouble trying to figure out if I should say I'm a Rock type trainer first or if I'm a gym leader first, but I think I made the right choice. Anyway, Liam, because you aren't going to the convention, this will be the first time you'll be running the gym by yourself.

LIAM
Yes, sir!

BROCK
Remember, under no circumstances are you to battle with anyone, and definitely under no circumstances are you to hand out a Boulder Badge to anyone.

LIAM
I don't think we even have any Boulder Badges left, sir.

BROCK
Good, that's a great excuse to use if any trainers come by.

LIAM (T.H.)
Am I nervous about being in charge of the gym for these two days? A little. Brock can run the gym, but that's because he's made avoiding gym battles into an art. He's like Picasso, and I'm like some other guy that's not a painter.

BROCK
Well, goodbye. I'll see you tomorrow once I'm back.

LIAM
Have a good trip, sir!​

BROCK gathers his suitcases and walks out of the gym.

INT. CELADON HOTEL LOBBY

BROCK walks into the hotel with his suitcases. The CLERK at the front desk greets him.

CLERK
Good afternoon, sir! Are you here for the convention?

BROCK
Yes, I'm Brock. The convention coordinator should have left a room key for me.

CLERK
Ah, of course. You're in room 5015. The other guest already checked in.​

The CLERK hands BROCK the room key.

BROCK
Great.​

INT. CELADON HOTEL ROOM

BROCK walks into the room to find ROARK already on one of the beds, watching TV.

BROCK
****.

ROARK
Brock? We're rooming together for the convention! This is great!​

ROARK jumps off the bed and gives BROCK a big pat on the back.

BROCK
Hi Roark.

BROCK (T.H.)
I can't believe those bastards put me in the same room as this guy!

ROARK
This Celadon Hotel is great! Isn't it wonderful that the convention coordinator was able to get us free rooms?! This hotel has room service and a swimming pool! And you have to pay for the internet! It's just like home!

BROCK
Last year all the V.I.P.s had their own rooms.

ROARK
You can't live in the past, Brock. Just think about how great of a time we'll have this year!

ROARK (T.H.)
This is my first time attending a Rock type Pokémon convention as a V.I.P. Honestly, I'm just happy to be here, especially with my good friend Brock!

BROCK (T.H.)
Really? He called me a "good friend"? What a tool!

ROARK
So anyway, where do you want to get lunch? There are like five different places nearby the hotel that sound pretty good! I want to save the steakhouse for dinner, but we can go to the pizzeria for lunch!

BROCK
Hm... we could do that, OR we can go to different places to eat, because we won't be able to hit all five places if we don't go separately.

ROARK
Don't worry about that! We can stay late tomorrow for dinner, and that way we can hit all five places! It'll be fun!

BROCK
Oh, I have to leave early. The kid is in charge and I don't want to stress him out.

ROARK
I wouldn't worry about him! I put Heather in charge of my gym, and I'm sure she'll do a splendid job! Anyway, I saw in the papers that you donated a rare stone to the Pewter City Museum! That's great news! I'm always saying people need to improve the quality of their local museums!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

LIAM is sitting in the gym when he hears a knock on the door.

LIAM
A challenger?! Oh dear...​

LIAM runs to the door and opens it. A TRAINER is standing outside.

TRAINER
Brock? I challenge you to a gym... wait a minute. Who the hell are you?

LIAM
I'm Liam.

TRAINER
Liam? What kind of sissy name is that?

LIAM
What do you mean?

TRAINER
I don't want to battle some lamer named Liam! I'm out of here!​

The TRAINER closes the door.

LIAM (T.H.)
Is Liam really a sissy name? I may need to reinvent myself!​

INT. CELADON HOTEL LOBBY

BROCK and ROARK get off the elevator and walk into the lobby.

ROARK
So anyway, I really like pepperoni on my pizza, but I'm partial to plain pizza too! I'm not a big fan of extra cheese, though.

BROCK
Oh really?​

The convention coordinator, ALICE, spots BROCK and ROARK and walks up to them.

ALICE
Brock! Roark! I'm glad to see you got here safe and sound!

ALICE (T.H.)
I'm Alice. I'm the convention coordinator, so I'm basically in charge of planning all of this. I'm so glad you're going to be filming some of this convention! The best publicity is free publicity!

ROARK
Hi Alice! It's a delight to be here! You look great today!

ALICE
Aw, thank you! So where are you two pals going?

BROCK
Lunch.

ALICE
Enjoy! There's this great pizza place nearby that you should check out!

ROARK
We were actually on our way there! Great minds think alike!

ALICE
Oh, there's some important convention info that I should tell you guys. Brock, I know you had a program scheduled for tomorrow, but unfortunately we had a record low number of people buy tickets for it, so we decided to bump up Roark's program so that you two will be running the program together. That'll be fun, right?

ROARK
Running a program with Brock?! That's great!

BROCK (T.H.)
Shoot me now.​

INT. PIZZERIA

BROCK and ROARK walk into the pizzeria. ROARK spots ROXANNE, another Rock type gym leader, already at a table, eating.

ROARK
Roxanne? Roxanne! You're here too? This is great! All of us Rock type gym leaders are together!

ROXANNE
Oh, hi Roark! And hi Brock!

BROCK
Hi Roxanne!

BROCK (T.H.)
Roxanne and I have quite a story. Two years ago, at this very convention, Roxanne got drunk, and then we had sex. I don't get why girls only seem to be attracted to me when they're drunk.

ROXANNE (T.H.)
Brock and I? Nah, there's been nothing between us... wait... oh! Never mind! We had sex two years ago. I forgot about that! So yeah, I guess there was something between us. Wow, I can't believe I forgot that. I must have been pretty hammered.

ROARK
Let's all eat pizza together! Eating with friends is fun!

ROXANNE
Sure! We can all eat together!

ROARK
Brock, lunch is on me! I'll be right back!​

ROARK walks to the counter to make an order while BROCK talks to ROXANNE.

BROCK
So how have you been? You missed the convention last year.

ROXANNE
My teaching job conflicted with the convention. Damn kids. But anyway, how have you been, Brock?

BROCK
Pretty good. I got to cut the ribbon on some exhibit at the Pewter City Museum.

ROXANNE
How about that kid? What was his name? Lee?

BROCK
Liam. He's in charge of the gym while I'm gone. I hope he does a good job.​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

LIAM is pacing around the gym when there is a knock on the door.

LIAM
Okay. No nonsense this time! I'm not going to be a sissy this time!​

LIAM walks over to the door and opens it to find MERV waiting.

MERV
Hey, I heard you didn't die, so now I need to beat you in a gym battle so that my trophy wife will let me move in again! Wait a minute, who are you?

LIAM
I'm Regis! The real question is: who the hell are you?

MERV
I'm... I'm Merv. Haven't I met you before?

LIAM
It depends. Have you ever met anyone named ****ing Regis before? I don't think so!

MERV
That's true! You're really intimidating me! I'm too scared to battle you! I guess it's another night at the motel for me.​

MERV walks away and LIAM shuts the gym door.

LIAM
Nobody ****s around with Regis!​

INT. PIZZERIA

ROXANNE
I'm sure he won't let you down.​

ROARK returns with two plates of pizza.

ROARK
I wanted to be adventurous, so I ordered anchovies on our pizza! This should be fun!

ROARK (T.H.)
I love being adventurous! Sometimes, I walk through urban housing districts without even wearing a bulletproof vest!

BROCK
Roark, why the hell would anyone ever want anchovies on their pizza?​

ROXANNE laughs.

ROXANNE
He's right you know, Roark. Anchovies? Seriously?

ROARK
What? I thought it would be a good idea!​

ROXANNE laughs again.

ROXANNE
Anchovies are never a good idea!

BROCK
Well, I'm going to take them off.​

BROCK takes his plate of pizza and takes all the anchovies off. ROARK takes a bite into his pizza, and he tries to cover his disgust with the taste.

ROXANNE
Roark, you don't have to pretend you like it.

ROARK
It was still a fun experiment though!

ROARK (T.H.)
I am of the opinion that you can't knock something until you try it! It's why I made out with someone in a bathroom once.​

BROCK takes all the anchovies and throws them in the garbage.

BROCK
No it wasn't.​

INT. CELADON HOTEL CONVENTION HALL

BROCK, ROARK, and ROXANNE have returned to the hotel and are now checking out the convention.

BROCK
What should we check out next?

BROCK (T.H.)
The Rock type convention has a lot of programs, mainly about rocks. Really, they're all about rocks. Who knew it was even possible to plan two whole days about rocks?

ROARK
I want to go to that program about rock polishing!

ROXANNE
Roark, we all know how to polish rocks. That would be boring.

BROCK
It's great to have someone else here that can tell him that everything he does is wrong.​

ROXANNE laughs.

ROXANNE
Oh, he's just a goofy kid. Nothing to worry about.

BROCK
So, Roxanne, are you still single?

ROXANNE
Haha, Brock! Did you really just ask that?

BROCK
Uh... yes.​

ROXANNE laughs some more.

ROXANNE
Well, yes, I am single, but I'm not looking for anything right now.

BROCK
Oh...

ROXANNE (T.H.)
Is Brock a pervert? I don't think so. His heart is in the right place, but... certain... other parts may not be.

ROARK
Well I'm looking for a good program for us to go to! Can I have some help here, guys?

ROXANNE
Let's just skip a program for now. We're all friends, right?

BROCK
That's debatable.

ROXANNE
Regardless, we can all just hang out. It'll be more fun than attending a program on how to polish your rocks.

ROARK
Hey! Don't badmouth rock polishing! If it wasn't for it, how else would you be able to polish your rocks?!​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

LIAM has raided the office refrigerator and is drinking a diet soda when there is a knock on the door again.

LIAM
Who does this punk think he is? Or she.​

LIAM opens the door to find DALLAS waiting.

DALLAS
Now ya' listen' here, I swore you'd rue the day and I ain't gonna let ya' not rue the day!

LIAM
Um... excuse me?!

DALLAS
Now wait just a darn minute! Ya' ain't Brock! Who are ya'?

LIAM
I'm Regis. I'm a total bad ***. You see this diet soda I'm drinking?​

LIAM lifts the diet soda up.

LIAM
I hate diet soda! But I'm drinking it anyway because there's no other soda left in the fridge.

DALLAS
Well I don't care about ya' and that here diet soda! I wanna battle Brock! I reckon I'd be better off lookin' somewhere else!​

DALLAS leaves and LIAM closes the door.

LIAM
Another victory for Regis!​

LIAM takes a sip of diet soda.

INT. CELADON HOTEL LOBBY

BROCK, ROARK, and ROXANNE are chatting in the lobby when ALICE approaches them.

ALICE
Hey everyone! Aw, it's so sweet to see that all of you Rock type gym leaders are all friends.

BROCK
Eh, I'd consider myself more of an acquaintance with Roark, and it pains me to say that too.

ALICE
It doesn't matter. I just wanted to tell you guys that, like always, we'll have an open bar at the hotel tonight.

ROXANNE
That sounds great! I love free booze!

BROCK (T.H.)
Two years ago, when Roxanne and I were at the open bar, we ended up having sex at the end of the night. Am I hoping for an encore of that night? Yes. Yes I am.

ROARK
I don't know about that. We have a program to run tomorrow, right Brock?

BROCK
Trust me, no one is going to care if we show up to the program hung over.

ROARK (T.H.)
I'm not really a heavy drinker. If I start drinking, my judgment becomes cloudy, and I may start making some stupid decisions.

BROCK (OFF CAMERA)
Like putting anchovies on pizza?

ROARK (T.H.)
Shh... this is my interview!

ROXANNE
Oh, come on, Roark. When else are you going to get the opportunity to do something like this?

ROARK
At the convention next year.

ROXANNE
Oh, stop being such a stick in the mud!

ROARK
I don't want to be a stick! Sticks are branches, which are parts of trees, and trees are associated with Grass types, which Rock types have a weakness to! Being a stick would be terrible!

BROCK
Great. I guess he's going with us now.​

INT. PEWTER CITY GYM ARENA

LIAM (T.H.)
I think my first day running the gym went great. Regis had an amazing start, and he definitely has nowhere to go but up. Tomorrow will be an even better day for Regis.​

LIAM locks up the office door.

LIAM (T.H.)
Man, drinking that diet soda was terrible. Even for Regis. Never again.​

LIAM turns off the gym lights.

LIAM (T.H.)
Ooh, it's spooky in here without the lights on. I wonder how Brock sleeps at night... Regis would be able to handle it though.​

LIAM walks out of the gym and locks up the door.

INT. CELADON HOTEL ROOM

BROCK and ROARK are chatting in the hotel room.

ROARK
So is this open bar thing going to be like a party?

BROCK
If it's like a party, I'll be sticking to beer.

ROARK (T.H.)
I love parties. Whenever I'm invited to one, I'll never pass on it. I even went to my grandma's bridge party once.

ROARK
I don't want to stay up too late. It's important to get a good eight hours of sleep every night!

BROCK
Really, don't worry about it.​

There is a knock on the hotel room door.

BROCK
Come in!​

ROXANNE walks into the room.

ROXANNE
Okay, I just had to freshen up.

BROCK
You put makeup on?

ROARK
Roxanne, it looks wonderful.

ROXANNE
Why thank you!

ROXANNE (T.H.)
Roark can be entirely too complimentary sometimes. It's hard to tell if he's being sincere or not. It is kind of cute, though.

BROCK
Well, should we get going already?

ROXANNE
Let's!​

INT. CELADON HOTEL BAR

BROCK, ROARK, and ROXANNE walk into the bar, and they are all greeted by ALICE.

ALICE
Awesome! You all came here!

ROARK
So what's been going on?

ALICE
All of the convention attendees have just been mingling. So far it's been a really nice time!

ROARK
I love meeting new people! I'm going to find someone to chat with right now!​

ROARK walks off.

BROCK
Mingling? Sounds close enough to a party to me! I'm getting a beer.​

BROCK walks off.

ALICE
So Roxanne, what do you think of those two?

ROXANNE
What do I think?

ROXANNE (T.H.)
Is Alice really trying to have girl talk with me? I see her maybe once a year. I don't want to deal with this!

ALICE
You know, who do you like more? Brock? Roark? Roark is younger, you know.

ROXANNE
I'm not sure how comfortable I am talking about this. They're both two real people with real feelings.

ALICE
Whatever you say... but personally, I'd go for Roark.​

ALICE walks off. ROXANNE spots ROARK talking to a girl, LISA.

ROARK
So I'm battling this guy, and he sends out a Zapdos! At first I'm just standing there in awe, wondering if I can even beat this guy, but then I said to myself, "Hold on a second, all of my Pokémon have attacks that are twice as effective on a Zapdos!" And I won!

LISA
Wow... that's so cool.

ROXANNE
That really is impressive, Roark.

ROARK
Oh, hi Roxanne!​

BROCK returns with two beers.

BROCK
Here, Roxanne, I got you a beer too.​

BROCK hands ROXANNE a beer.

ROXANNE
Oh, thanks so much, Brock! But what about Roark?

BROCK
Oh, don't worry about him. He doesn't like beer.

ROARK (T.H.)
That's not true. I enjoy light beer.

ROARK
I'll see if the bartender has anything else.​

ROARK walks off.

BROCK
So who's this girl?

LISA
My name's Lisa.

ROXANNE
I'm Roxanne!

BROCK
And I'm Brock, Pewter City Gym Leader and part time spelunker.

LISA
Oh... hey, do you think Roark is cool? He seems like such an awesome guy!

BROCK
Oh, him? I think he pulled the plug on his grandma or something like that.

LISA
Really?​

ROARK returns.

ROARK
The bartender made me this excellent drink called a martini!

LISA
How could you?!​

LISA storms away.

ROARK
Does she not like martinis?​

ROXANNE laughs.

ROXANNE
I wouldn't worry about it too much. Brock was just having a little bit of fun.

BROCK
For me, that was a lot of fun.

ROXANNE (T.H.)
Yeah, Roark is a really nice guy, but Brock can be really funny, both intentionally and unintentionally, sometimes. Wait, why am I telling you all of this?​

The night continues on, and BROCK, ROARK, and ROXANNE continue to drink. Eventually, ROXANNE hits her limit.

ROXANNE
Ugh, guys, I feel like I'm going to throw up now. I just need to run off to my room for a bit.​

ROXANNE runs off.

ROARK
Brock, it's been a very nice evening, but I think I'm going to call it a night. Are you going to stick around?

BROCK
Yeah, I'm going to wait for Roxanne to come back.

BROCK (T.H.)
I wish we could go to my room once Roxanne gets back, but Roark has to go to bed at like five P.M.

ROARK
Okay then! Enjoy the rest of the night!​

ROARK walks off. BROCK waits for quite some time, but ROXANNE fails to appear. Eventually ALICE approaches BROCK.

ALICE
Sorry, but the bar's closing now, Brock. I hope you had a good time! And good luck on your program with Roark in the morning!

BROCK
Thanks Alice. And I did have a good time! I was just hoping for something better.​

INT. CELADON HOTEL HALLWAY

BROCK is walking to his room.

BROCK (T.H.)
Well, nothing happened with Roxanne tonight. It's just like the lottery; I tried and predictably lost, and my luck will still be bad next year anyway.​

BROCK gets to his hotel room and opens the door, and is shocked at the sight he sees: ROXANNE and ROARK in bed.

BROCK
What the hell? What the hell?!

ROXANNE
Oh my Arceus! This is so embarrassing!​

ROXANNE tries to pull some bedsheets over her.

ROARK
Brock! How was the rest of your night!

BROCK (T.H.)
Well... I certainly was NOT expecting that.​

INT. PEWTER CITY GAZETTE OFFICES

GLADYS is in her office, twiddling with her pen.

GLADYS (T.H.)
Really? You came here to ask me how I felt about asking Brock to have sex with me? When I was drunk? You really want to throw salt in the wound? I'm not going to talk about it! It's not something I want to relive, and quite frankly, I don't get why you're still interviewing me anyway!​

GLADYS drops her pen.

GLADYS (T.H.)
Oh! Whoops!​

GLADYS gets down on the floor to pick up the pen under her desk, but makes an audible gasp and appears frustrated when she comes back up.

GLADYS (T.H.)
Oh, I'm sorry, it's just that I saw the most interesting thing on my desk down there! "Liam was here"? He couldn't even be bothered to spell "was" the right way! I'm starting to doubt I just forgot to record that interview with Brock. I guess I'll be visiting the gym tomorrow.​

 

[Bay]

Before I start this review, going to reply your reply to my review. XD

Bay, this chapter was as long as all the others. :P And you seem pretty shocked at Brock missing his chance at getting laid. In the end though, Brock had to choose between Gladys and Liam, and I think it's nice that Brock and Liam have such a strong friendship, even though it has its bumps a lot of a time. It's one of those things that develops when you're basically with the other person for most of your time.

Hm, I guess with Episode 5 I was able to read it quickly, hence why it felt short. XD

And haha, I'm not shocked. I like being overdramatic in my reviews sometimes. :P But yeah, I can tell the two have a strong friendship and I love that. Woot for Brock helping Liam! :D

Okay, with that out of the way, quick review time!

BROCK
****.

ROARK
Brock? We're rooming together for the convention! This is great!​

Oh boy. Awkward moment there. XD

ROARK
I wouldn't worry about him! I put Heather in charge of my gym, and I'm sure she'll do a splendid job! Anyway, I saw in the papers that you donated a rare stone to the Pewter City Museum! That's great news! I'm always saying people need to improve the quality of their local museums!​

And thus, Brock slaps himself in the head over that donation.

LIAM (T.H.)
Is Liam really a sissy name? I may need to reinvent myself!
​

Yes, Liam is a sissy name. Reinvent as soon as possible. :P

BROCK (T.H.)
Roxanne and I have quite a story. Two years ago, at this very convention, Roxanne got drunk, and then we had sex. I don't get why girls only seem to be attracted to me when they're drunk.

ROXANNE (T.H.)
Brock and I? Nah, there's been nothing between us... wait... oh! Never mind! We had sex two years ago. I forgot about that! So yeah, I guess there was something between us. Wow, I can't believe I forgot that. I must have been pretty hammered.​

BrockxRoxanne, my new OTP. :P

LIAM
Nobody ****s around with Regis!​

Fo sho! :P

ROARK (T.H.)
I am of the opinion that you can't knock something until you try it! It's why I made out with someone in a bathroom once.

Woot, go Roark! XD

ROARK (T.H.)
I'm not really a heavy drinker. If I start drinking, my judgment becomes cloudy, and I may start making some stupid decisions.

BROCK (OFF CAMERA)
Like putting anchovies on pizza?

ROARK (T.H.)
Shh... this is my interview!​

Well, Brock has a point there, Roark.

BROCK gets to his hotel room and opens the door, and is shocked at the sight he sees: ROXANNE and ROARK in bed.

BROCK
What the hell? What the hell?!​

Oh, BURN! Okay, I take back what I said about BrockxRoxanne: RoarkxRoxanne is my OTP. XD

Anyways, this is another fun chapter there. I love Liam's new persona there and also yay for Merv and Dallas! Too bad they didn't get to battle. :P

Haha, again love Roark in this episode and also Roxanne is fun in it too. She's been laughing a whole lot, though. O.o Haha, knew the two will end up together in bed, but it's still a funny scene to read.

Last part with Gladys...all I have to say is watch out, Liam! D: