Revengeful Battle

Author's Note: Ooh, finally! This story is put up! After this is Life in Orre, Past or Present which is my favourite story of the Purifiers saga! If you wanna know why… then read it yourself coz I ain't telling ya! Mwuahahaha… Nah, just kidding. Seriously, it'll be a huge surprise for everyone who wants to read it. And since my com's working faster now with no windows popping out saying that a virus is detected, I will enable anonymous reviews very soon. Also, I've decided to make this a 2-chapter story instead of 3. That way, I can post my favourite story soon! As an addition, my Battle Mode has been modified a little.

For those of you who are new to this, read my other stories first.

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Disclaimer: I do not own anything here except for Purifiers, Pure Powers, Pokémon nicknames, my made-up characters, etc. Idea's from Pokémon Gamecube games of which I only own one which is XD Gale of Darkness.

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Chapter 1 – On the Way to Championship

Normal POV

Stan continued to run, feeling his mother's presence with him, as well as his father's. Amidst these comforting feelings, Stan also felt another… rather strange feeling overwhelming him. Realising that something wasn't right, Stan stopped dead in his tracks and looked around.

"Hello?" Stan called out softly. "Is… Is someone there?" Stan started to walk very slowly. He didn't look frightened but he was frightened on the inside. Feeling that the strange yet familiar presence became stronger, Stan called out again, "Come on out, whoever you are!" There was no response. After all, Stan was all alone in that secluded part of the forest. There was not a single soul in sight, not even a common Pokémon like a Rattata. Then, Stan heard some leaves rustling noisily. He turned around but all he saw were trees and bushes. The rustling stopped and as Stan felt the feeling become weaker, he continued on his way to the registration center.

All of a sudden, Stan felt the presence again, except that this time, the feeling was even stronger than before. Stan couldn't help but feel that he had sensed this feeling before. He remembered that he had sensed it when he was a lot younger and still trying to control his powers. Someone was watching his every movement back then, and it was no ordinary hamster. It had to be someone bad.

"Ugh…" Stan muttered as he clutched his head. "Ugh… What's… wrong with me…? H-headache…" Stan could barely open his eyes now. His body was engulfed in a silvery white aura while his steps became unstable. "And… so dizzy…" Stan's eyes closed as he tumbled down a slope that was near him. He stopped and lied there, feeling the presence coming towards him. Trying hard to open his eyes, he managed to get a quick glimpse of a shadowy figure approaching him before slipping into unconsciousness.

Meanwhile, the Ham-Hams were taking a hike up Acorn Mountain a.k.a. Ilex Forest where Stan had fainted. They were busy gathering acorns for a picnic and as they looked around, they spotted the unconscious Stan down the slope. It was the slope where Hamtaro had tumbled down before on their first trip there.

"Brother!" Sandy yelled as she ran over to the fallen Stan. "Maxwell, will he be OK?"

"Hm…" Maxwell started, observing Stan. "Well, it appears to me that Stan has fainted due to mental pressure and grave stress. We have to get him to a hospital." Everyone then gave each other a 'Stan has stress?' look before Hamtaro and Boss helped Stan up and carried him on their backs. They then found Stan and Sandy's birthplace: The Ilex Hospital. Entering it, they asked around for help but all the staff there told them that they should look for Amma. They were confused as to why only Amma could help Stan but went in search of her anyway.

"STAN!!"

"Who's that?" Pashmina asked suspiciously when they spotted a female hamster running towards them. It was Amma.

"Pant… Pant…" Amma panted as she looked up. "Oh, did you bring Stan for me? If so, where did you find him? How did he faint? And how are you related to him?"

"Whoa, wait a second. Who are you?" Pashmina sounded jealous…

"I'm Amma and I'm Stan's guardian." The Ham-Hams became stunned, especially Sandy. "Now if you don't mind me asking, who are you?"

"We're the Ham-Hams and we're Stan's friends," Hamtaro introduced excitedly. "Stan never mentioned that he had a guardian!"

"Yes, that's nice," Amma stated sarcastically. "You haven't answered my questions yet! How did Stan end up like this?!"

"We found him like this and brought him here," Sandy said, looking very scared. "Everyone says that you're the only one that knows how to help my brother! Please help him!" Amma gave a quick nod and yelled out for her Spinda and Skitty to assist her. Of course, the Ham-Hams were very surprised and scared to see Pokémon for the first time but they tried to keep their cool.

"D-dad…" Stan muttered out very quietly. He was regaining a bit of his consciousness. Spinda and Skitty helped Amma carry Stan to an empty room where there was a white bed in the middle of a silvery white room. It was so bright in there that there was no need for lights to be switched on. For an unknown reason, Sandy closed her eyes very tightly, refusing to open them while the Ham-Hams felt that it was very plain for a hospital room. Sandy was the only one who found the white glaring. Strange…

"Come on, Stan, wake up. I know you're waking up a little," Amma said to Stan who really was waking up. Slowly but truly, Stan opened his eyes. "There you go. You're as good as new."

"A-Amma?" Stan sat upright, his eyes fully opened now. Looking around the room, he spotted the Ham-Hams who were looking very shocked. Sandy wasn't present as she ran off to buy a pair of sunglasses. "Wait… What just happened?"

"I should be the one asking you that question! Don't you have a registration center to go to?"

"Yikes!" Stan exclaimed as he jumped off the bed. "Why didn't you wake me up BEFORE?!" Stan ran out of the room as quickly as he could while the others looked at him with a blank stare.

"OK, he's awake, so go off before he comes back and scolds me for letting you stay!" Amma said with a sweat drop. The Hams looked at each other, blinked and shrugged their shoulders as they walked away. Amma gave a huge sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Stan was running very quickly towards the registration center which was located in a very secluded part of forest near the Clubhouse. He was not getting any closer to registering and became very frustrated. Then, he thought of an idea.

"Let's go, Pidge!" Stan ordered up his Pidgeot's PokéBall from his birthmarks and sent it out immediately without further ado. Now, this Pidgeot is a very special one: It was the Shadow Pidgey Stan caught when he was 6 months old. Pidge was Purified by none other than Stan himself but Stan encountered some… difficulties when he did. Let's just say Stan nearly lost his life while trying to Purify Pidge when she was a Pidgey. Once she was Purified, she immediately evolved into the majestic Pidgeot she is now. "OK, Pidge, I'm going to need your help in sending me to the registration center within 5 minutes. If not, make it 10 minutes. Think you can handle it?"

"I'm on it, Stan! Hop on!" Pidge exclaimed as Stan hopped onto her back. Pidge then flew at top speed to the registration center with the occasional loss of balance due to the speed she was going. Stan has never made her fly at top speed before so she was a little unbalanced. Despite that, Pidge made it to the registration center just in the nick of time. Stan returned her to her PokéBall and rushed in to register his Pokémon.

"Name, please?" the hamster-in-charge asked.

"St… Stan Purity." At least Stan was in his Purifier Form after he got out of the hospital and didn't give out his full name so his identity was sort of safe.

"Ah, the Stan Purity. Congratulations for being Champion for both the Indigo and Johto Leagues."

"Oh, uh… Thanks."

"Now, team, please?"

"Uh… Umbreon, Espeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Vaporeon and Eevee. Nicknames aren't important. The announcer gets them wrong all the time and my Pokémon get insulted."

"Yes, I understand. Just fill in this and let me have your PokéDex for a while," he gave Stan a form and Stan handed her his PokéDex. After a while, Stan and his team of Eeveelutions were registered. "OK, done. Now remember to get to the venue before the preliminary rounds begin."

"I will. Thanks!" Stan said as he walked out of the registration center, not realizing that a pair of glaring eyes was watching him…

2 weeks later…

"Thank you for tuning in to the Pokémon League time! This programme, only shown on televisions which have the 'The Pokémon Company' logo, is brought to you by us reporters of the ONBS!" the female reporter started the programme. Siberia, Amma and all the other Pokémon were watching it at home on their television. "Now I'll give you a quick summary of what has been happening in the last week of tough competitions! This Hoenn League is one of the most nerve-wrecking ones we've witnessed for years! From 600 Trainers to the few remaining ones we have here, it has been a very tough championship competition! The Victory Tournament has also just begun and today, we'll be seeing the Trainers and their Pokémon work together to the top in today's semi-final rounds! And here are the Trainers that will be pitting against each other in today's rounds!"

Siberia was shaking like a leaf while Amma grabbed onto her Spinda very tightly. The TV screen showed the reporter and the championship venue in the background. The screen then changed to pictures of 4 Trainers with lines connecting to each pair.

"Why, it'll be Ex-convict Greevil versus Youngster Johnny in the first semi-final round and Pokémon Trainer Stan versus Rider Lily in the second semi-final round! Before we move on to the battling, let me give you a short battling style of each Trainer! Greevil is a very experienced Trainer who had been jailed for a week before his son bailed him out. He sure seems to like using Dark type Pokémon! Youngster Johnny will be in for a shock when he battles him as his team of Psychic and Ghost type Pokémon will give him a great disadvantage! Stan Purity is the very interesting kind. His team consists of many types, all of which are the Eeveelutions and an Eevee. He seems to be a very powerful Trainer that Lily may not be able to beat! He's crowned Champion of both the Indigo AND Johto Leagues so Lily had better watch out as this Trainer's battling style varies from battle to battle! Lily herself is quite experienced. Her team of Fire type Pokémon might let her win one of Stan's Pokémon or two."

"Might?" Siberia mocked. "Well, let me tell everyone here, my son's Pokémon are very highly-trained and will be very tough to beat! I say that Lily can't even beat Evolution!"

"Siberia, calm down… I'm sure Lily's parents might be thinking the same thing about Lily trying to win over Stan," Amma then turned to the Pokémon and exclaimed, "All right! I'm betting 1000 Poké that Stan will win this battle with no problem! Who's with me?"

"ME!!!!!!!"

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A/N: Man, maybe I should change the genre to Action/Adventure/Humour, what do y'all think about this? So, anyway, like I was saying, this contains the Ham-Hams and you night be wondering why I didn't place this under the Hamtaro category. Well, the reason is that this story leans on more Pokémon theme-based stuff such as the Battle Mode and Trainers and Orre and mentioning of other stuff. And I do not wish to see a review saying that the reviewer is confused and other nonsense. I've already told everyone who is new to this to read the other stories first. The link to my profile page isn't for display, OK, people? It's for you to find out and read more about me and my stories, so put it to good use, OK?

Next chapter: Stan faces his father's real killer in the final round. Will he win over someone who obviously has tougher Pokémon and go to Orre? P.S. After this story, I'll be doing the dedicated fic to my good friend on Saturday so Life in Orre, Past or Present will be posted on Sunday instead.

Dedicated fic countdown: 6 more days to go!