Chapter 2: First Battle! Squall vs. Laguna!
Dissidia Stadium- Battlefield
"The day has finally come; today starts the battles of the Dissidia League Championship!" said the announcer. The crowd erupts with screams and cheers of excitement. "The way that the battles go is that it is a full six-on-six battle, one side will win and advance to the next round when the opposite side's team has been defeated. Substitution is allowed for all battles in the competition. Now is everybody ready for the first battle of the day?" said the announcer. The crowd cheered happily. As the announcer talked, Squall and Laguna were at opposite sides of the side entrance doors and began walking towards the field. As they walked, they started to remember their journeys, remembering the big highlights to make it here with their teams. They made it to the side doors and stopped in their tracks. They stared quietly as their doors opened, hearing the crowd cheer throughout the stadium. They both closed their eyes, took a deep breath, opened their eyes and then walked to their spots. In the back room, all the other Trainers were watching Squall and Laguna walk to their spots on TV wondering which one of them will be their potential opponent in the next round.
"The first Trainer comes from Winhill Town and is the Commander of the SeeD organization that helps restore destroyed Pokémon environments. The man with the heart of a Solgaleo, Squall Leonhart!" said the announcer. The crowd cheered happily as Squall stood on his side of the field. He looked around from his spot a saw something that caught his eye. He looked into the crowd and saw a girl near his age and her Growlithe looking at him happily. "Rinoa. Angelo." said Squall happily to himself. "You can do it Squall! I know you can win this!" Rinoa cheered happily. Squall showed a little smile at her and she smiled back as her Growlithe barked happily. After that, Squall stopped smiling and looked across from where he stood seeing Laguna walking upto his side of the field. "And his opponent, from Deling City, the president of the Lunatic Pandora Laboratory in Esthar City that studies both extraterrestrial and extradimensional Pokémon, and former soldier of the Galbadian army. The aspiring traveling journalist, Laguna Loire!" said the announcer. The crowd cheered happily. Laguna looked around and saw his two best friends, Kiros Seagill and Ward Zabac in the crowd. He saluted at them and they saluted back to him. After that, he looked at Squall and they stared at each other. In the back room, everyone was watching the stare down on TV. "This oughta be good." said Bartz. "It better be, but what did the announcer mean about Squall having the heart of a Solgaleo?" said Vaan. Everyone in the room looked at them, wondering what are they talking about.
"I guess that Solgaleo is a certain Pokémon that Squall looks up too. For all I know about Solgaleo, rumor has it that it came from another world and has been worshiped here in this world since ancient times. They honored it as the emissary of the sun, but it is referred to with reverence as "the beast that devours the sun." Its body holds a vast amount of energy, and it shines with light when it's active." said Bartz. "So what you are saying is, Squall possibly has a Legendary Pokémon on his team and it's Solgaleo?" said Vaan. "I think so, but I'm not entirely sure either." said Bartz. "Well then, whoever will potentially battle Squall next is completely screwed." said Vaan. Bartz nodded his head in agreement. After their little chat, they and everyone else looked back at the TV, seeing that the battle was about to begin.
On the battlefield, Squall and Laguna saw an official walk to his podium, seeing both Trainers looking at him. "Gentlemen, welcome to the first round of the Championship. You both should be so proud for making it this far with your teams after the journeys you went through, but as you both know, this is where you really show your team's strength and use the lessons that you have learned on your path." said the official. Squall and Laguna nodded their heads to the official agreeing with his statement. "I'm sure you both know the rules: it's a full six-on-six battle, substitution is allowed, and one side wins once all six Pokémon on the other side are defeated. Do I make myself clear?" the official asked. "Yes sir." said Squall and Laguna. "Ok. Now, send out your first Pokémon!" said the official. Laguna took out a PokéBall, looked at it and smiled. "Ok Vikavolt, it's battle time!" said Laguna as he threw the PokéBall in the air. It opened and Vikavolt appeared. "Vikavolt!" said Vikavolt. Squall took out a PokéBall, looked at it for a couple seconds, and then looked at Laguna and his Vikavolt. "Now Pyroar, stand by for battle!" said Squall as he threw the PokéBall in the air. It opened and Pyroar appeared. "Roar!" said Pyroar. It surrounded itself in flames for a few seconds before the flames went into its mane that surrounded its head. The crowd cheered in awe to see both Vikavolt and Pyroar on the battlefield. "You both ready?" the official asked. Squall and Laguna nodded their heads yes. "Alright! Battle begin!" said the official. The giant screen lights up and shows a versus logo showing both Trainers and their first Pokémon above five PokéBalls.
(A/N: Imagine a good battle song from Pokémon or Final Fantasy VIII for the battle to keep it interesting)
"Ok Vikavolt, use Charge Beam!" said Laguna. "Vika! Vika-volt!" said Vikavolt as it fired its Charge Beam. "Dodge it quick!" said Squall. Pyroar leapt and got away from the Charge Beam and watched it hit the ground. "Flamethrower!" said Squall. Pyroar growled and then shot the attack from its mouth. "Charge Beam it quick!" said Laguna. "Vika-volt!" said Vikavolt as it shot Charge Beam again. Both attacks met at mid-field and collided, making a little explosion and covered the field in some smoke and dust. Squall and Pyroar cleaned some dust out of their eyes as the smoke began to drift away from them. Once it was cleared, they saw that Vikavolt was gone. "Where did it go?" Squall said to himself. Pyroar looked around and then saw a hole in the ground. "Roar!" said Pyroar. Squall looked at his Pokémon and saw the hole too. Squall quickly looked at Laguna and saw a smirk on his face. "So it used Dig after the explosion to escape? Smart and typical of him, but he doesn't know what Pyroar can really do." said Squall in his thoughts. "Get out of the way quick!" said Squall. "Now Vikavolt!" said Laguna. Vikavolt dug out of the ground and hit Pyroar before it had the chance to escape. "What?!" said Squall. "Now use Zap Cannon!" said Laguna. "Vika-" said Vikavolt as it began to charge and power up its attack. Pyroar got back onto its feet and looked at the Zap Cannon coming from Vikavolt and it fired. "Deflect it with Iron Tail!" said Squall. Pyroar let out a mighty roar as its tail glew white and hit the Zap Cannon back at Vikavolt, giving it some damage. "Flare Blitz now!" said Squall. Pyroar surrounded itself in flames and ran towards Vikavolt. "Giga Impact!" said Laguna.
Vikavolt flew up high in the air, surrounded in an invisible energy, flew back down with the energy that made a yellow light on its face before cloaking its body, and collided with Pyroar's Flare Blitz. A huge explosion came onto the field, surrounding it with smoke again. The crowd gasped in shock wondering who won the first battle. The smoke faded away and everyone saw both Pyroar and Vikavolt on the middle of the field, staring at each other. As they looked at each other, Vikavolt fell to the ground and fainted. "Vikavolt is unable to battle! Pyroar is the winner!" said the official. The crowd cheered in excitement. "Vikavolt return." said Squall as he took out Vikavolt's PokéBall. It returned to it and Laguna looked at it. "Thanks for your help Vikavolt, you were great out there. Now you get a good rest." said Laguna. He put away Vikavolt's PokéBall and then took out a Ultra Ball. "Now Tyranitar, battle stance!" said Laguna as he threw the Ultra Ball in the air. It opened and Tyranitar appeared. "Tyranitar!" roared Tyranitar. Its eyes stared at Pyroar and then started a sandstorm.
The crowd was surprised to see a powerful Pokémon appear on the field. "What you're witnessing on the field is a sandstorm, thanks to Tyranitar's ability Sand Stream. It only happens when certain Pokémon like Tyranitar appear on the battlefield." said the announcer. Little kids in the crowd were amazed of Tyranitar's ability and were anxious to see its power. Squall looked at Tyranitar and saw a stone glimmering in a brace on its chest. "No way... is that what I think it is? Is that... a Mega Stone?" said Squall to himself. "Now Tyranitar, use Dark Pulse!" said Laguna. Tyranitar roared, created black and purple energy in its mouth, and shot it towards Pyroar, hitting it with ease before Squall told Pyroar to dodge it. Squall realized that the sandstorm was the reason that Pyroar couldn't escape the attack. Pyroar stood up and started wiping sand out of its eyes. "Pyroar return!" said Squall as he took out Pyroar's PokéBall. It returned to its PokéBall and then Squall put it on his belt. "What the hell is he thinking? There's no way he return his Pyroar this quickly. But I have to be cautious, who knows if he has something to counter Tyranitar." said Laguna in his thoughts. Squall took out a Great Ball and then looked at Laguna and his Tyranitar. "Aggron, stand by for battle!" said Squall as he threw the Great Ball in the air. It opened and Aggron appeared. "Aggron!" said Aggron. Laguna's eyes widened in shock to see Squall's Aggron on the battlefield. Squall showed a little smirk on his face, knowing a strategy to defeat Tyranitar.
"Heavy Slam!" said Squall. "Ron! Agg-ron!" said Aggron as it cloaked itself in white and gray energy, then charged at Tyranitar, hitting it with ease. Tyranitar fell to the ground for a few seconds and then stood back up. "You alright Tyranitar?" said Laguna. Tyranitar nodded its head and let out a little roar letting Laguna know that it can still fight. "You leave me no choice Squall." said Laguna to himself. He rolled up his left sleeve and looked at a stone on the bottom of his bracelet. "Key Stone respond to my heart." said Laguna as he touched his Key Stone. Its energy connected with Tyranitar's stone. "Beyond evolution, Mega Evolve!" said Laguna. Squall's eyes widened in shock to see a Mega Evolution this early in battle. Tyranitar roared loudly and then was cloaked in a multi-colored light, changing parts of its body making it look bigger, stronger, and fierce. The light fade off its body and showed a giant Mega Evolution symbol in front of it as it roared. Tyranitar looked down at Aggron and showed a dirty smirk on its face towards it. "Aggron, Water Pulse!" said Squall. "Agg-ron!" said Aggron as it shot its attack. "Use Dark Pulse to push it back!" said Laguna. Tyranitar roared and used Dark Pulse at the oncoming Water Pulse, hitting it and pushing it back towards Aggron, damaging it and surrounding it in mist. "How the hell?!" said Squall. "Now use Focus Punch!" said Laguna. Tyranitar clutched its right hand and it glew yellow. It started running towards the fading mist and then Aggron saw it before it was punched in the face. "Aggron!" said Squall. Aggron fell to the ground and fainted.
"Aggron is unable to battle, Tyranitar is the winner!" said the official. "Aggron return." said Squall as he took out Aggron's Great Ball. It returned to it and Squall looked down at it. "Thank you Aggron. You fought hard out there, now get a good rest." he said. He looked at Tyranitar and saw the sandstorm fade away. He put the Great Ball away and took out Pyroar's PokéBall again. "Pyroar come back out!" said Squall as he threw the PokéBall in the air. It opened and Pyroar appeared on the field again. Pyroar looked up at Tyranitar and then started to growl at it, making Tyranitar growl back at it. "Tyranitar use Stone Edge!" said Laguna. "Use Iron Tail to deflect!" said Squall. Tyranitar created stones around itself and sent them flying towards Pyroar. Pyroar's tail glew white and deflected the stones, sending them back to its foe, damaging it. Laguna's eyes widened in shock. "Iron Tail on its head!" said Squall. Pyroar let out a mighty roar as its tail glew white again, ran towards its foe, jumped in the air, and hit Tyranitar's head with Iron Tail. Tyranitar's eyes widened for a few seconds and then it fell to the ground and fainted, changing back to normal as it closed its eyes. "Tyranitar is unable to battle, Pyroar is the winner!" said the official. The crowd cheered with excitement knowing a great battle they just witnessed. "Tyranitar, return." said Laguna. It returned to its Ultra Ball and Laguna looked down at it. "You were great out there old friend, take a good rest." said Laguna. He put the Ultra Ball away and looked at Squall and his Pyroar.
"These two are remarkably strong together ever since they were little, they went through so much on their journey, making new friends and rivals, saving the ones they love from their enemies, and learned how to grow together, a bond stronger than the hottest flame. Raine, I hope you are looking down on him right now and I know that you are so proud of your son, no, of our son for what he has become and with the partner that he was destined to battle alongside with, but now it is time for you too see what we have both become as Trainers. Come on Laguna, there's gotta be a way to take down Pyroar, but how? That's it! A Water-type should do the trick!" said Laguna in his thoughts. He took out a Net Ball and looked at Squall. "Araquanid, battle stance!" said Laguna as he threw the Net Ball. It opened and Araquanid appeared. It hissed at Pyroar and the bubble surrounding its head began to glow. "Use Liquidation!" said Laguna. Araquanid hissed, surrounded itself with water, and shot itself towards Pyroar, slamming into it. After the attack hit it, the impact of it sent Pyroar towards Squall, landing in front of him. "Pyroar!" said Squall worriedly. Pyroar tried to stand back up for a few seconds, but fell back down and fainted. "Pyroar is unable to battle, Araquanid is the winner!" said the official. The crowd cheered with both excitement and shock to see Pyroar be defeated.
Pyroar opened its eyes and looked up at Squall as he looked down at it. Squall walked upto Pyroar's head, knelt down, and petted its head. "You did great out there old friend, thank you. I know that I can always count on you." said Squall sincerely. He showed a little smile at Pyroar, then Pyroar licked Squall's face before being returned to its PokéBall. He put Pyroar's PokéBall away and then took out a Ultra Ball. He looked down at it for a second and then looked at Laguna and Araquanid. "Luxray, stand by for battle!" said Squall as he threw the Ultra Ball in the air. It opened and Luxray appeared on the battlefield. "Lux-ray!" roared Luxray. "Araquanid return!" said Laguna as he took out its Net Ball. It returned to the Net Ball and Laguna put it away. "Of course he would return Araquanid because I have the type advantage, but I have to watch out for what he brings out next. It could be a Ground-type for all I know." said Squall in his thoughts. Laguna took out a second PokéBall and looked at Squall and Luxray. "Empoleon, battle stance!" said Laguna as he threw the PokéBall in the air. It opened and Empoleon appeared, standing tall with its arms crossed. "Empoleon!" said Empoleon. Empoleon's cerulean eyes looked down at Luxray seeing its gold eyes look up at it. Luxray began to growl at its opponent, making it know that it is ready to battle. "Electric Terrain Luxray!" said Squall. Luxray's body began to glow yellow and made electric rings around its feet. "Luxray!" said Luxray as the electric rings covered the ground of the battlefield. Empoleon looked around the Electric Terrain and saw sparks crackle on some parts of the ground. "Since when can Luxray do that?!" said Laguna to himself. "Now use Shock Wave!" said Squall.
Luxray roared loudly and charged electricity around itself and then used Shock Wave. "Counter shield with Ice Beam then break it with Metal Claw!" said Laguna. "Poleon! Em-poleon!" said Empoleon. A light blue ball appeared from Empoleon's beak and shot a light blue beam around itself creating a ice shield, stopping the Shock Wave dead in its tracks. After that, Empoleon destroyed the ice shield with Metal Claw and crossed its arms as it stared at Luxray. "Use Thunder Fang!" said Squall. "Lux." said Luxray. It's fangs began charging electricity and started running towards Empoleon. "Lux-ray!" said Luxray. It bit Empoleon's arm and then jumped away from it. Empoleon looked at its arm and saw that it was paralyzed. It shook its arm for a few seconds and got rid of the paralysis. "That's impossible! How could it get rid of paralysis before making an attack?" said Squall in his thoughts. He looked and saw Laguna smirking at him. "What the hell is he up too?" said Squall to himself. "Ok Empoleon, ready for our most powerful attack?" said Laguna. "Em-pol." said Empoleon. Laguna pulled up his left sleeve again revealing a Z-Ring on his wrist and a Z-Crystal. "Get ready Squall, for what you're about to see is Empoleon's real hidden power!" said Laguna. Squall's eyes widened in shock. Laguna's Z-Crystal began to glow and Laguna began to perform Empoleon's Z-Move. Empoleon copied Laguna's dance as its Z-Crystal began to glow too. They moved their arms like moving water and stopped once their Z-Crystals fully glew blue. "Hydro Vortex!" said Laguna. Empoleon's eyes glew, surrounded itself in a powerful water tornado, and launched itself towards Luxray, dragging it into the attack. As it was being thrown around in the water tornado, Empoleon kept on bashing into Luxray, giving it alot of damage. Everyone in the stadium was shocked to see a Z-Move for the first time, even the rest of the Trainers in the back room were shocked. A few seconds later, the water tornado evaporated and the Electric Terrain disappeared.
Empoleon stood on its feet and crossed its arms, looking down on the fallen Luxray on the field. Everyone in the stadium became silent so they can hear what's happening. Luxray opened its eyes, stood back up, and shook off some water off its fur. Empoleon's eyes widened in shock to see that Luxray had withstood its attack. "How the?!" said Laguna. "Charge Beam!" said Squall. "Lux-ray!" said Luxray as it charged and fired the Charge Beam from its mouth. The attack hit Empoleon and it received alot of damage. "Empoleon!" said Laguna worriedly. "Shock Wave!" said Squall. "Lux! Lux-ray!" said Luxray as it used Shock Wave. The ground was covered in electricity and it shocked Empoleon, but what its foe didn't realize was that the attacks power was stronger than before. Empoleon fell down to its right knee and started to breath heavily. "Empoleon!" said Laguna worriedly. "One last Charge Beam!" said Squall. "Lux-ray!" said Luxray as it fired its attack from its mouth. Empoleon looked at the Charge Beam and took the hit from it. After the attack ended, Empoleon smirked at Luxray and then fainted. "Empoleon is unable to battle, Luxray is the winner!" said the official. "Empoleon return." said Laguna as he took out Empoleon's PokéBall. It returned to the PokéBall and Laguna looked down at it. "Thank you old friend. This was the best fight we've had in over 30 years and I'm still proud to have you as my very first Pokémon and my ace of the team. You deserve a good rest." said Laguna. He put Empoleon's PokéBall away and took out Araquanid's Net Ball again. "Araquanid, battle stance!" said Laguna as he threw the Net Ball in the air. It opened and Araquanid appeared on the field again. Luxray growled at Araquanid while it hissed back.
"Use Scald!" said Laguna. Araquanid hissed and shot out boiling hot water from the bubble around its head and it hit Luxray. "Its Water-type attacks are that strong?!" said Squall. "Hm... it seems that Squall has never heard of Araquanid's signature ability, Water Bubble. This ability makes its Water-type attacks stronger while it decreases Fire-type attacks on it and preventing burning on it as well. This is my chance for a comeback." said Laguna in his thoughts. "Shock Wave!" said Squall. "Luxray!" said Luxray as it used the attack. "Dodge it!" said Laguna. Araquanid jumped out of the way and escaped the attack. "Now use Lunge!" said Laguna. Araquanid hissed and lunged itself towards Luxray, hitting on its right side of its body, sending it flying towards Squall and it landed near his feet. "Luxray!" said Squall worriedly. The dust cleared away from Luxray was shown that it was knocked out. "Luxray is unable to battle, Araquanid is the winner!" said the official. Luxray opened its eyes and saw Squall walk upto it and kneel down to it. "Thank you Luxray, you were great out there as always." said Squall as he petted Luxray's mane. Luxray lightly wagged its tail and purred Squall's face happily. Squall took out Luxray's Ultra Ball and made Luxray return to it.
"So it's come down to this. I only have three Pokémon left and so does he. This is when it really counts to take down my opponent and move on the Championship. Mother, I will win this for you and I'll make the world see the Trainer that I really am." said Squall in his thoughts. He took out a second PokéBall and looked at Laguna. "Aerodactyl, stand by for battle!" said Squall as he threw the PokéBall in the air. It opened and Aerodactyl appeared flying above the battlefield, looking down at Araquanid. "Aerodactyl!" said Aerodactyl. Laguna's eyes widened in shock to see a prehistoric Pokémon under Squall's command. Even the audience was shocked to see a living Aerodactyl in battle. "Use Ancient Power!" said Squall. "Aero! Aero-dactyl!" said Aerodactyl as it created rocks around itself with prehistoric power and shot them at Araquanid, giving it alot of damage. "What is this power?! Quick Araquanid, use Liquidation!" said Laguna. "Dodge it!" said Squall. Araquanid shot water out of the bubble on its head towards Aerodactyl and watched it dodge the attack. "Sky Attack now!" said Squall. "Aero-dactyl!" said Aerodactyl as it cloaked itself in a golden aura, flew down towards its opponent, hitting it, and knocking it out. "Araquanid is unable to battle, Aerodactyl is the winner!" said the official. "Araquanid return." said Laguna as he took out Araquanid's Net Ball. Araquanid returned to the Net Ball and Laguna looked down at it. "You were great out there my friend, now you get a good rest." said Laguna.
He put the Net Ball away and took out a Dusk Ball. "Noivern, battle stance!" said Laguna as he threw the Dusk Ball in the air. It opened and Noivern appeared flying above the field. Noivern let out a screech/roar towards and its opponent and Aerodactyl roared/screeched back at it. They glared at each other as they flew in the air. "Noivern use Dragon Claw!" said Laguna. Noivern screeched as its claws glew in green energy and grew bigger, flew towards Aerodactyl and slashed it three times. "Ice Fang now!" said Squall. "Aero!" said Aerodactyl as its mouth gave out a frost like breath and its bottom teeth glew an icy blue color while making cold infused icy blue fangs on the top of its mouth, biting Noivern's left wing, making it screech in pain before being let go from Aerodactyl. "Noivern, you ok?" Laguna asked. Noivern looked at its Trainer and nodded its head yes letting Laguna know that its alright. "Ancient Power Aerodactyl!" said Squall. "Use Boomburst to send it back Noivern!" said Laguna. Aerodactyl used its prehistoric power again creating rocks and fired them at Noivern. As the rocks were close to it, Noivern's ears created a destructive power of sound at the rocks, stalled them for a couple seconds, and then were shot back at its opponent giving it more damage due to the sudden power impact of Boomburst. Squall's eyes widened in shock to see a counter strategy like that. "Now use Water Pulse!" said Laguna. Noivern screeched and created a sphere of water in front of itself and shot it at Aerodactyl. After it was hit, Aerodactyl shook off the water on itself and smirked at Noivern.
Laguna and Noivern's eyes widened in shock. Squall lightly chuckled and smirked at Laguna. "Giga Impact!" said Squall. "Sky Attack!" said Laguna. Both Pokémon cloaked themselves in golden energy and aura, flew towards each other and collided. The impact of the collision made an explosion in the sky for a few seconds and then both Pokémon fell from the sky, crashing to the ground. "Noivern!" said Laguna worriedly. "Aerodactyl!" said Squall worriedly. The dust from the ground faded off and showed both Noivern and Aerodactyl knocked out. "Both Pokémon are unable to battle, this battle is a tie!" said the official. Both Trainers looked at their fallen Pokémon and they returned them to their PokéBall and Dusk Balls. "You were great out there Aerodactyl, thank you. Now get a good rest." said Squall. "Great job out there Noivern. Now take a good rest." said Laguna. Both Trainers looked at the giant screen and noticed that Laguna only has one Pokémon left and Squall only has 2 Pokémon left. Laguna knew instantly that this was his last chance to win the battle. Laguna took out a Friend Ball, looked at it for a few seconds, and then looked at Squall. "Now for my last Pokémon! Stoutland, battle stance!" said Laguna as he threw the Friend Ball in the air. It opened and Stoutland appeared. It barked loudly, ready to fight. "The signature Pokémon of the Galbadian army, Stoutland. Using it to find bombs and rescuing people. This is going to be easy, even for my most powerful Pokémon. It's time to end this." said Squall in his thoughts. He stared at Laguna and his Stoutland for a few seconds and then took out a Master Ball.
"Now Solgaleo, stand by for battle!" said Squall as he threw the Master Ball in the air. It opened and the Legendary Pokémon Solgaleo appeared on the field and let out a galactic roar to the sky. Everyone in the stadium was in complete shock to see a Legendary Pokémon in battle. All the kids in the crowd were amazed of its appearance and were in awe. Laguna stared at Squall and Solgaleo in complete shock. "No way... he actually caught it. The emissary of the sun itself... Solgaleo. You chose to battle alongside him after all ever since he set you and Dialga free from Ultimecia's mind control. You saw the pride in his heart that made you see that both you and him were meant to battle together and that he is the one who can show your true power. Now, it's time to show me and the world what you can really do. Stoutland, use Fire Fang!" said Laguna. Stoutland growled, created flames in its mouth and ran towards Solgaleo. "Use Psychic to stop it in its tracks!" said Squall. Solgaleo's eyes glew brightly and used its psychic power, stopping Stoutland and lifting it in the air watching it struggle to break free. "What the?!" said Laguna. "Throw it up in the air!" said Squall.
Solgaleo threw Stoutland in the air and looked up at it as it began to fall from the sky. "Now use Flash Cannon!" said Squall. Solgaleo roared and shot out a white and gray beam from its mouth aiming at Stoutland. "Dodge it!" said Laguna. Stoutland looked at the Flash Cannon and got away from it. "Use Shadow Ball!" said Laguna. Stoutland barked and created a black and purple ball of dark energy and shot it at Solgaleo, giving it some damage. "Fire Fang!" said Laguna. Stoutland created fire in its mouth again and bit Solgaleo's right shoulder, then got back to its spot. Solgaleo looked at its right shoulder and saw a little flame was lit on it and it blew it off with its breath. "Looks like we'll have to fight fire with fire, use Flamethrower!" said Squall. Solgaleo roared and shot fire out of its mouth and it hit Stoutland. "Stoutland, Shadow Ball!" said Laguna. "Dodge it and use Sunsteel Strike!" said Squall. Solgaleo looked at Stoutland make a Shadow Ball and watched it fire at it. Solgaleo dodged the attack and began entering its attack stance. "What in the world is it doing? Is this... Solgaleo's Radiant Sun phase?" said Laguna. A third eye appeared on Solgaleo's forehead showing a light blue symbol similar to a compass rose while the the starscape on its head became streaks of light as if they were shooting stars. The fur on its body glew a pale yellow and all other parts of its body except its nose turnt bright yellow. It let out a roar and leapt to the sky, surrounding itself in a plasma-like fireball and shot itself down towards Stoutland as if it was a falling meteor from outer space. Stoutland's eyes widened in shock as it watched Solgaleo come down and then hit it before it could try to dodge. After the attack was successful, the whole battlefield was covered in smoke and dust.
After a few minutes, the smoke and dust drifted away, showing Solgaleo standing tall and looking down at Stoutland, revealing that it had fainted. "Stoutland is unable to battle, Solgaleo is the winner! And the victor is Squall!" said the official. The crowd cheered excitedly. "And there you have it folks! The first winner of the first round is Squall Leonhart!" said the announcer. Stoutland opened its eyes and stood back up on its feet. It shook off the dust on its body and then looked at Laguna, watching him walk upto it. "You were great out there old friend. Thank you." said Laguna as he petted Stoutland's head. Stoutland barked happily, wagged its tail, and licked Laguna's face, making him laugh happily. Squall and Solgaleo walked upto them and Laguna looked up at them. "Squall? Thank you for a great battle." said Laguna as he stood back up. "Same to you. I have to admit, this was one of the best battles I've had in awhile." said Squall. Laguna nodded his head in agreement and then shook Squall's hand. After shaking his hand, Laguna put his hand on Squall's shoulder. "Squall? Can you promise me something?" Laguna asked. "Sure, what is it?" said Squall. "I want you to win it all. Become Champion for me, your mother, Ellone, and Rinoa. I'm asking you as your Father, promise me that you will try to win it all." said Laguna. "I will, I promise." said Squall.
In the backroom
"Hold up?! They're father and son?!" said Zidane. "I'm just as surprised as you are Zidane." said Bartz. "They never mentioned that to all of us yesterday though. I wonder why?" said Zidane. "I guess they didn't want to talk about it." said Vaan. "At least Squall beat his old man fair and square. To be honest, he fought better than my old man." said Tidus. "Your Dad's a Trainer too?" Bartz asked. Tidus nodded his head yes to his question. Zidane and Vaan noticed tension in Tidus's eyes after talking about his Dad. "Alright everyone, it is time to see our next battle!" said the announcer on TV. Everyone in the room looked at the TV and saw the versus screen begin to randomize pictures of the Trainers for fifteen seconds and then stopped and showed that both Prishe and Shantotto were next. As they all stared at the screen, both Squall and Laguna walked into the room. Squall sat down on one of the chairs quietly and saw Lightning, Tifa, Cloud, and Noctis looking at him and then looked back at Prishe and Shantotto. "Good luck ladies, just remember to stay calm and have fun out there." said Laguna. "Thank you dearie." said Shantotto. "Hey Prishe, I wish you luck out there." said Zidane. "Thanks Zidane." said Prishe. After that, they both left the room and started walking towards the field.
Meanwhile- Somewhere in the city
"So Ultimecia... was that the schoolboy that you faced a long time ago?" said a voice. Footsteps were heard on the floor and then Ultimecia appeared, seeing Squall on TV. "Yeah, that's him. I would've destroyed both Solgaleo and Dialga if he wasn't in the way and I would've been the ruler of time instead of that giant blue time dragon and control the so called emissary of the sun." said Ultimecia. She looked up at a figure sitting in a throne-like chair and saw the figure stand up and beginning to walk towards the light of the room. "Well... soon you won't have to deal with him anymore. After the plan is complete, both Sephiroth and I, Ardyn Izunia, will destroy him and the rest of our enemies once and for all as they watch the world fall into eternal darkness and their precious Pokémon become our weapons of chaos!" said Ardyn. He looked at the screen and saw Regis at the stadium. "Hm? So he's there too? That means that his agnsty son is there as well." he said. "Those two must be your main targets?" Ultimecia asked.
Ardyn looked at her and nodded his head yes. Before saying a word, a door opened and two men walked into the room. "Ah, my two Commanders, Sephiroth and Kuja. Any updates to the plan?" said Ardyn. "We have captured a few scientists from the Lunatic Pandora Laboratory and they are willing to give us information about the Ultra Beasts." said Kuja. "Once we capture the Ultra Beasts, the world will belong to Team Chaos, just like you planned." said Sephiroth. "Excellent work Commanders." said Ardyn. They looked at the screen seeing Dissidia Stadium shown again. "Soon, the region will fall in front of your eyes Regis and I will be its new ruler once I get rid of you and your son." said Ardyn in his thoughts.
Thank you for reading Chapter 2 of the story! So... what did you think of the first battle of the Championship? Did some of the Pokémon suit them pretty well? Did you like the results of the battle? And did you like the introduction of Team Chaos and hearing about their plan? I wonder what kind of destruction they will cause during the story and what will our Trainers do to stop it? Stay tuned and find out!
Next time, Chapter 3: Prishe vs. Shantotto! Brain and Brawn! The second battle begins and everyone gets to see both teams use brain and brawn on the battlefield. Who will win this battle?
