Chapter 2
Warning, this story contains Pokeshipping, Contestshipping, and most of all Ikarishipping. It also contains minor swearing. Ainsley is me, and also, I DON'T OWN POKEMON!
The massive yellow Pokémon leapt onto the battlefield.
"Electivire!" It growled.
"Begin!" the ref shouted.
"Electivire, use Thunder!" Paul shouted.
"Luxray," Ainsley began. The electricity bulleted towards it "Jump, now!" Ainsley shouted just as the electricity was hitting where it had stood "Now, Strength!" She commanded.
"LUUXXX!" Luxray cried and broke into a lightning fast sprint, hitting Electivire with a stunning Strength.
And for the first time ever, Paul saw Electivire shaking. Whether from exhaust or fear, it was not good.
"C'mon Electivire," Paul whispered "You can win this. Use Giga Impact!" He shouted.
"Eeeee," Electivire was charging up the powerful move.
"On your toes, Luxray!" Ainsley shouted.
"Lllectivire!" Electivire screeched, and it flew towards Luxray across the field.
"Jump right when he gets there and use Strength down upon him!" Ainsley cried.
Then everything seemed to slow down. Paul saw as Electivire hit the place where Luxray had been standing. And he saw Luxray come down on Electivire, with a full throttle Strength. He saw Electivire hit the ground. And not get up.
"Electivire!" Paul shouted eyes wide.
"Elec..." It strained its last words before falling unconscious.
"Electivire is unable to battle! Ainsley and Luxray win the second match!" The ref called. Ainsley now patted an exhausted Luxray.
"Well done." She said "We got to keep going strong though." She said confidently, and Luxray straightened up a bit at these words.
"Well, now the real battle starts." Ash said "It always does after the first two Pokémon."
"Yeah, and on top of that Luxray's all worn out," Dawn added "So it won't be able to dodge as many attacks now."
"Righto!" a cheery voice said behind them.
"Barry!" Dawn exclaimed.
"Didn't think I'd miss a match of Paul's didja?" He continued "No siree not for a million poke! And speaking of poke…" he said turning to the crowd "Paul, if you lose this I'll have to fine you big time!" He shouted down to the purple haired trainer, who merely rolled his eyes.
"So now what's Paul gonna use?" May wondered aloud.
"Ninjask, stand by for battle!" He said and the bug appeared in a flash of white.
"Ninjaaa!" it cried.
"Begin!" The ref shouted.
"Ninjask, Agility!" Paul commanded. The bug nodded and started getting faster and faster, until you could only see a flash of it here or there.
"Luxray, use your x-ray eyes to find that Ninjask!" Ainsley cried.
"X-ray eyes? I've never heard of that move before." Ash said
"It's not a move," Brock explained "Luxray's eyes have x-ray vision so it can see through walls and stuff, so now Ainsley's trying to use it to find Ninjask."
But it wasn't exactly working. Eyes glowing, Luxray scanned the battlefield, still oblivious to Ninjask's position.
"Ninjask, use Fury Cutter!" Paul shouted.
Ninjask descended from the heavens, hitting Luxray square in the middle of its back with a powerful Fury Cutter. Luxray collapsed.
"Luxray is unable to battle." The ref shouted "Paul and Ninjask win the third match!"
"Luxray!" Ainsley gasped, running to her feline and comforting it "It's okay," she said stroking its ruffled fur "You tried your best. Return." She said, and Luxray disappeared in a flash of red "Now take a good long rest. You deserve it." She whispered. Looking up, she dove her hand into her pocket and brought out her second Pokémon. "I'm counting on you. Go, Gengar!"
The ghost Pokémon emerged out of nowhere, as it seemed.
"Gengar!" It growled with a smirk upon its face.
"Begin!" the ref called.
"Ninjask, Agility then Giga Drain!" Paul shouted at the bug.
"Gengar, disappear!" Ainsley called to her ghost. Gengar disappeared into thin air.
"Wow," Misty breathed eyes wide "that was a really smart move on Ainsley's part. She chose Gengar so that Ninjask's Speed Boost Ability would mean basically nothing. There's certainly no point in being the first to strike if you can't find your target."
Ninjask had slowed down to look for Gengar, and was now visible.
"Gengar, use Shadow Ball!" Ainsley ordered, and out of nowhere a dark orb flew at Ninjask.
"Dodge it, Ninja-" But Paul wasn't quick enough. The attack hit Ninjask right in the face, as it had turned to see what was coming. Shrouded in pulsating darkness, Paul could not see what had happened to his bug Pokémon.
When the light finally shone down on Ninjask once more, it was in the air, but just barely.
"One more hit and Ninjask's out of this." Drew said.
"Ninjask be on your guard!" Paul said.
"Gengar, use one more Shadow Ball!" Ainsley shouted to the air.
"Watch where it comes from Ninjask, dodge it, and then use X-Scissor on where it came from!" Paul shouted the long command. The pulsating darkness appeared "It's behind you!"
Ninjask whipped around, dodging the Shadow Ball and sending X-Scissor right towards an invisible and unprepared Gengar. Taking the hit head-on, Gengar looked a little beat when it reappeared.
"Ninjask, another X-Scissor!" Paul shouted.
With another devastating hit to Gengar, it had little energy left.
"Why isn't Gengar dodging the X-Scissors?" Dawn asked.
"Ninjask, one more X-Scissor!" Paul ordered.
"Gengar, use Payback!" Ainsley screeched.
"Gennnngarrrr!" Gengar unleashed a beam of purple light at Ninjask, obliterating its X-Scissor, and mashing it straight into the ground.
"Whoa! I never knew there was a move that powerful!" May gasped
"Just as I thought," Brock said darkly "The move Payback's power increases every time the Pokémon using it has been hit. It doubles the power by the amount of damage taken. That's why Gengar wasn't dodging those attacks. It was charging up a really powerful move!" Brock finished.
"I think Ninjask might be out of this one." Ash muttered.
'Ninjask!" Paul called into the dust where the two Pokémon had disappeared. When it had finally cleared, a crater had been formed by the powerful Payback. And in it was Paul's Ninjask, out cold.
"Ninjask is unable to battle. Ainsley and Gengar win the fourth match!" the ref shouted.
"Gengar!" Ainsley said giving the ghost a hearty high five "We did it! Now he has just three Pokémon left! You ready?" She asked. Gengar nodded. She turned to Paul "your next Pokémon?" she queried.
"Aggron, stand by for battle!" Paul shouted, and the silver dinosaur emerged onto the battlefield.
"Aggron!" It hollered happily.
"Begin!" the ref called.
"Aggron, use Iron Defense!" Paul commanded. Aggron started pulsating a blinding white light, and when it had stopped glowing, its silvery body was shinier than before.
"Damn," Ainsley muttered "Gengar, use Sucker Punch and Shadow Punch at the same time!" Ainsley ordered. Gengar obliged, and its fists glowed black and purple, combining to form one extremely powerful attack.
"Aggron, counter it with Flash Cannon!" Paul shouted. As Aggron was charging up, Gengar hit him with its double punch right in the mouth, creating a massive explosion as the two moves hit each other. When the smoke had dissipated, it was clear that Aggron had taken a lot of damage. But Gengar passed out, comically almost.
"Gengar is unable to battle. Paul and Aggron win the fifth match!" the ref shouted.
"Gengar, return." Ainsley said, returning the ghost to its Pokeball "You did great. Rest now." She cooed. She glared at her opponent fiercely. No one had pushed her this hard. Her heart was racing to win this battle "Go, Samuel!" A huge snake that gleamed silver was called to the battle.
"Begin!" The ref called.
"Aggron, another Flash Cannon!" Paul ordered.
"Samuel, Dig!" Ainsley countered. Steelix disappeared into the ground while Aggron was charging up its Flash Cannon. At this, Aggron stopped preparing the move confused and tried to find Steelix. But it was too late. "Now, Sam!" Ainsley shouted to the ground. Steelix shot up directly underneath Aggron hitting it full force with a super effective ground type move, leaving Aggron KO'd.
"Aggron is unable to battle. Steelix and Ainsley win the sixth round."
"Yeah! Good job Sam!" She went and hugged the giant iron snake, who seemed to appreciate it.
"Steeeel!" it growled happily.
"Froslass, stand by for battle!" Paul said. He was now worried. He still had to defeat three other concealed Pokémon of Ainsley's, even if Froslass did manage to take out her Steelix.
"Come on Sam. Let's win this!" She said confidently. Paul scoffed, and Ainsley stared at him "Now I see why I'm beating you." She said with a look of dawning comprehension on her face.
"Why?" Paul challenged What has she got that I don't? he thought to himself, irritably.
"Begin!" the ref shouted, catching both trainers off guard.
"Samuel, Dig!" Ainsley had been faster despite the surprise.
"Froslass, wait for it." Paul said calmly. The earth became disturbed underneath Froslass "Now dodge it and use Ice Beam!" Paul ordered. Froslass glided quickly upwards and used a powerful Ice Beam on the unearthed Steelix. Even more surprising for the giant snake was that it was encased in ice.
"How! The chances of that are ridiculously low!" Ainsley fumed, then took a deep breath "It's okay. We'll get out of this." She reassured the iron snake.
"Froslass, use Ice Shard!" Paul shouted to the ghost-like Pokémon, who was admiring her frozen target with delight. She charged up one shard and let it rip.
"Samuel, use Dragon Breath quickly!" Ainsley said triumphantly. Purple and blue flames shot out of Steelix's mouth, breaking the ice, consuming Ice Shard, and hitting Froslass on the nose. Blown away by the attack she floated to the ground, twitching. Froslass was-
"Paralyzed!" Ainsley howled with delight "This couldn't have worked out better! Are you okay Sam?" She asked her iron snake, who was now panting heavily. The snake then collapsed, exhausted. Its attempt at freeing itself had finally taken its toll. "Samuel!"
"Steelix is unable to battle. Froslass and Paul win the seventh match." The ref announced.
"It's okay. You got it paralyzed, which is better than nothing." Ainsley said comfortingly to her Steelix "Return. Now you take a nice rest, Sam. You deserve it." She looked up releasing her fourth Pokémon "Go, Fearow!"
"Fearrrow!" It screeched confidently, landing lightly on the battlefield.
"Begin!" the ref shouted.
"Froslass, use Hail!" Paul ordered the semi-paralyzed ghost. Dark clouds rolled in and Froslass disappeared. Fearow started looking around, confused.
"Don't let her trick you, Fearow. Use Fly!" Ainsley commanded her tempered Pokémon. Fearow shot upwards until it disappeared into the clouds formed by Hail "And descend once you've found her!" Ainsley added. Nearly immediately Fearow shot downwards and hit Froslass directly. She fainted.
"What!" Paul said infuriated as he recalled Froslass.
"Fearow's Ability is Keen Eye," Ainsley explained "So Snow Cloak wasn't as affective as you thought it'd be, and you let down your guard."
"Froslass is unable to battle. Ainsley and Fearow win the eighth match!" the ref called.
"One more match to win Fearow," Ainsley said to the huge bird "and we win the battle!"
"Drapion," Paul said, throwing his last Pokeball "Stand by for battle." And the huge purple scorpion appeared on the battlefield.
"Begin!" the ref shouted.
"Drapion, use Toxic Spikes!" Paul commanded, and the scorpion laid out poisonous spikes all over the battle field.
"Fearow, Drill Peck!" Ainsley ordered, and Fearow shot forwards.
"Drapion, catch it with a Poison Fang!" Paul shouted quickly. Fearow didn't have time to get away, as Drapion's jaws closed down on it, delivering a toxic bite. Fearow fell to the ground, and the poisonous spikes laid down on the battlefield dug into it, causing even more damage. Finally, Fearow could stand no longer, and collapsed.
"Fearow is unable to battle. Paul and Drapion win the ninth match!" The ref called.
"Fearow!" Ainsley said returning the Pokémon to its Pokeball "You did absolutely fantastic, so take a rest now. You deserve it." She looked up. No one had ever got this far, and out of the two Pokémon she had left, she could only send out one. The other was only if she absolutely had to. So she had to send out-
"Torterra, c'mon out! I'm counting on you!" Ainsley shouted and the grassy terrain Pokémon appeared on the battlefield, wincing at the spikes, but standing steadily. The crowd started to murmur excitedly.
"No one's ever seen Ainsley's last Pokémon!" Someone behind the company of six trainers whispered excitedly to their neighbour.
"And Torterra won't last long against that Drapion. It's too strong, with that type advantage." The other person replied.
"Begin!" the ref shouted.
"Drapion, use Cross Poison!" Paul ordered.
"Torterra, Curse quickly!" Ainsley said fearfully.
"What sort of move is Curse!?" Barry said bewildered.
"No one has ever known," Brock replied as an unusual veil surrounded Torterra "It hasn't ever been assigned a type because no specific type of Pokémon could only use it. And it can't be taught either." Brock finished.
"Torterra, take that hit, but stay strong!" Ainsley said, her face getting more and more anxious with every second.
"Finish it, Drapion," Paul commanded with a smirk playing his lips "Cross Poison!"
Hitting Torterra was all that was needed to take it down. It fainted.
"Torterra is unable to battle. Paul and Drapion win the tenth match!" The ref shouted.
The crowd exploded into cheers for the first time. All those cheers for Paul.
"I'm so sorry," Ainsley whispered "But now you are my only choice." She looked up.
Across the field, Paul saw Ainsley glaring at him. Disappointment, guilt, respect, hatred and… tears? All those emotions played her pretty face as she called out her last Pokémon.
"G-go, Dialga." She called.