Hey! Sorry for taking an absurdly long time for this one. The battles will be one on one and will switch out each time, so whoever wins the first round will switch Pokemon as well. Enjoy!


"Go Squirtle!"

"Go Moltres!"

The water, turtle Pokémon and the fire, flying Legendary Pokémon emerged from their pokéballs.

The Master snorted, "Really? You're going to take me on with that? "

The Squirtle took his stance and glared at the unfazed Moltres.

"This is Maris. He's stronger than you think he is." Perdita replied darkly.

Still unconcerned, the Master smirked, "We'll see. Because I'm a gentleman, I'll let you make the first move."

Perdita smiled, "How kind of you. MARIS IRON TAIL!"

Maris' tail shone and the little turtle leapt forward, hitting Moltres directly in the face. Moltres cried out in surprise and stumbled back, blinking rapidly.

"Now Hydro Pump!"

Maris spewed an enormous jet of water. It rammed into Moltres with shocking force, causing it to collapse and hit the ground.

The Master started in surprise, "H-hey!"

"I did warn you." Perdita said smugly.

He frowned deeply. Perhaps this wouldn't be as easy as he thought.

"Moltres, Flamethrower!" he barked.

The fallen bird shook its head then rose. It took a deep breath then unleashed a torrent of flames at Maris.

"Maris, dodge to the left!" Perdita shouted.

The turtle jumped nimbly out of the pathway of the destructive flames. He scuttled forward and ran full speed at Moltres.

"Maris use Bubblebeam!"

"Moltres use Fly!"

As Maris unleashed a myriad of bubbles the flaming bird flew upwards with a few powerful strokes of its wings. Maris skidded to a stop and watched his opponent soar into the sky.

"Moltres, Fire Spin attack!" the Master cried.

A dizzying spiral of scorching inferno shot from Moltres' mouth. Maris jumped to the side at the last moment, but the recoil on the spiral kicked in and whipped out wildly, striking him on the back of his shell. The little turtle cried out and rolled several times, carried by the momentum of the blow.

"Now use Wing Attack!" the Master shouted.

Moltres folded its wings and dove down, aimed at the downed water Pokémon.

"Maris! Please get up! Get ready for Counter Attack #14!" Perdita exclaimed.

Maris growled and got up, then crouched in a defiant stance, waiting. Moltres was seconds away from impact when suddenly Maris leapt up. The fire bird, noticing the shift from defence to offence, titled its wings up, recovering from the dive rapidly. But it wasn't fast enough. Maris wrapped its small arms around Moltres' leg.

The Master snorted, "And what can he do from there? Shake him off Moltres!"

Moltres shook its leg as hard as it could, but the little Squirtle held on tighter than Wander holding to a Colossus. It crawled slowly but surely until it was on Moltres' back.

"Now Maris, use Bubblebeam!" Perdita ordered.

Maris spewed a foaming jet of bubbles. It smacked the back of Moltres' head directly, and it was SUPER EFFECTIVE. The hit disoriented Moltres, which Maris capitalized on by scurrying forward and gripping the back of Moltres' head.

"Use Iron Tail!" Perdita yelled.

Maris' tail shone brightly, then collided with Moltres' head violently. Moltres screeched loudly and started falling towards the ground.

"Moltres! Fly! Stop falling!" The Master shouted.

But Moltres was too tired; it had taken a severe beating and couldn't lift its wings.

"Use Flamethrower! Ember! Anything!" The Master refused to accept that his Pokémon was pushed beyond its limits and was hopeless to stop it.

Moltres fell like a stone and struck the battlefield hard, shaking the entire field. Moltres was knocked unconscious from the fall, lying in the crater it had created. Maris crawled off Moltres' body and over to his master, wounded but still able to walk.

The referee lifted a green flag in the direction of Perdita, "Moltres is unable to battle. The winner is Maris!"

Perdita kneeled down and scooped up her Squirtle, "We did it! Good job Maris!"

"Squirtle!" Maris cried happily.

The Master gritted his teeth. He advanced and held out his Pokéball, "Moltres return!"

A red light enveloped the fallen Pokémon and disappeared into the red sphere.

Perdita looked up and frowned, "You should treat your Pokémon better."

"I treat my Pokémon fine, thank you." The Master answered coldly, "if Moltres hadn't fallen, he would have beaten your little Squirtle."

Perdita's eyes narrowed, "You don't get it do you? Even if Moltres recovered from that fall Maris would have beaten him. He's smaller yes, but he's fast and he's a water type. That's a deadly combination and you shouldn't have taken such a brash approach."

"I don't need advice from you, kid." The Master bit out.

"Then quit acting like a ten year old that just got his first Pokémon. Show some maturity and foresight."

Hearing that from an eleven year old girl was not something that pleased the Pokémon Master, but he couldn't refute the truth in her words. He'd been cocky; it had been too long since he'd battled and he'd greatly underestimated his opponent. But he wouldn't make that mistake again.

The Master gripped the bill of his ball cap and turned it around, "Time to get serious."

Returning Maris to his Pokéball, Perdita replied, "I already was."

The referee announced, "That is the end of Round 1. Round 2 begins now, choose your Pokémon."

Perdita and The Master drew out two more Pokéballs and threw them, starting the next battle.


So there it is! I hope you enjoyed it. A free virtual cookie for anyone who recongnized the Shadow of Colossus reference. Reviews are welcome and much appreciated. Also please tell me if this is too short, I was unsure of how long I should make them. Longer, shorter? What? Please tell me!