I watched the pokemon flit across the screen, their trainers engrossed in the battle. It was pretty important, too. It was the semifinals after all, and they were both down to their last pokemon. The camera zoomed in each of the trainers' faces. I could tell that neither of them was ready to lose.
The venusaur unleashed a massive solarbeam that went spiraling towards the kingdra. I smiled to myself. That kingdra looked exhausted. The trainer was screwed. I grabbed one of my pokeballs and started tossing it into the air and catching it. The solarbeam hit its mark right on. There was a huge explosion, and the crowd went wild. That kingdra was knocked out for sure.
The smoke began to clear, yet the silhouette showed the kingdra still standing. And then, as the camera zooms in on the pokemon, you can see the protect shield around it. I've gotta say, the look on the venusaur trainer's face is priceless. He's mortified. As for the kingdra trainer; she has a little smirk on her face.
While I was catching the pokeball I was tossing, I guess I accidentally released the pokemon inside. Crocodilia, my feraligatr, appeared before me. He was different from most feraligatr, and that credit goes to me. I dyed his red spikes green, spikes that were longer than normal. One really creepy thing about him was the fact that his eyes were bright green and pupil-less. I gave him a spiked collar just to add on the hardcore to him.
God, he and I have been together for such a long time. I remember finding him as a totodile on Olivine Beach. He was my first pokemon, and is my most trustworthy partner.
He looked at me questionably. I pointed at the screen. "See that, Crocodilia? One of those guys is gonna be our opponent next," I explain. I sure hope it's not the girl though. She looks tough. And smart. "But she's kind of hot, too," I mutter to myself. Crocodilia, who was previously staring at the screen, turns to snap at me. He isn't a fan of my flirting habits.
"Hydro pump!" The kingdra trainer yells out. Hydro pump? The hell is that going to do? It's a grass type you moron. The kingdra obeys her anyway, and a huge surge of water hurtles towards the venusaur. The huge grass type was too slow to even attempt to dodge that. It hits dead on, and the venusaur goes flying. And then, it faints.
Oh man, I am so screwed against that girl. The crowd's going crazy. Everyone's cheering. I can't even hear the sound from the television because the cheering outside is so loud.
I lean back into the couch. I was really hoping I wasn't gonna have to worry. The spectators outside start cheering the winning trainers name. Konnie, huh. What a weird name.
I look at Crocodilia, who is still staring at the screen. Konnie's face engulfs it. Thousands of people are watching this. They all see her smile and wave at the screen. They all see the look on the guy's face, the one that just lost in front of thousands of people. I hope that won't be me.
Someone taps me on the shoulder. "Axel, your match is starting in fifteen minutes," one of the staff says. Oh great. I nod, and he leaves without another word.
Two seconds later, a reporter springs in front of me. "Axel, are you nervous for your match against Konnie?" She shoves the microphone in my face so quickly that it hits my nose. Hard.
"How many times have you asked me this? The answer is no. It's always been no. I don't get nervous," I growl while rubbing my nose. Now the cameraman shoves the camera in my face. Lovely. I angrily push it away. More people start flooding in. I think I might drown in the sea of bodies.
Crocodilia, my hero, comes to my rescue. He lunges at the paparazzi, baring his teeth and growling. He does a good job of looking scary. The reporters, surprisingly, get the idea and quickly leave.
I thank Crocodilia and pat him on the head. "We should be safe in the waiting room." I lead him to the nice comfy room far away from all the trainers and reporters and annoying kids. There I'll have to wait for another ten minutes or so. Then, it's show time.
I start to release my other five pokemon. First, Downbeat the ampharos. One kind of annoying trait Downbeat has: She always has this calm expression on her face. She almost looks bored half the time, even in the heat of a battle. DB turned out to be my electric powerhouse. Water, flying, you name it; she took them all down on my command. Not only that, but she's really good at keeping the team together.
A weird trait is the fact she has crimson eyes instead of the normal beady black. That was the thing that caught my attention when she was a mareep. When I caught her, I thought that if I was going to have Crocodilia all badass looking, why not make Downbeat badass too? So I gave her some
I then let Red Baron the scizor out. Scizor is my number one all time favorite pokemon. Ever. So it was no surprise that I caught a scyther during the Bug Catching Contest to later evolve it into a Scizor. Red Baron is always trying to prove himself, probably because he never lived down the fact that he was placed third in the Bug Catching Contest. That really annoyed him. Unlike most scizor, RB is a lot less calm and serious. He's actually a lot like me, show off, cocky, and all of my other good traits. An example of this is the fact that he thought giving him slash marks on the corner of his eye would make him look cool.
Next is Moo Juice the miltank. Moo Juice has to the miltank with the most attitude. She will snap at anyone who does not show her enough respect. From the start, Moo Juice shown to be the best at holding against harsh attacks. She'll take anything anyone gives to her and shove it right back in their face. I guess that's why she thinks she deserves so much respect. Moo Juice has a gold earring in each ear.
Then comes Sunkiss the houndoom. I have a list of badass pokemon, and houndoom is definitely up there. One very important thing about Sunkiss; she will not hesitate to rip anyone to shreds. I learned that the hard way. I caught her in self defense while I was wandering around in the Safari Zone. She was a houndour at that time, and she was every bit as ferocious.
So me and Moo Juice were just minding our own business when Sunkiss pops out of no where and starts mauling me. It hurt like hell. I think Moo Juice tried to pry her off me, because she stopped slashing me enough so that I could throw a pokeball at her.
After that, I figured to hell with it and I kept her. And she was not happy with this, but eventually she warmed up to everyone and became a vital part to our time. She still likes to slash at people she doesn't like. I gave Sunkiss a sun tattoo on her upper right leg.
Finally, Mach 1 the skarmory. He was the last addition to my team. Mach 1 is my aerial expert. There is no flying pokemon he can't take down. He's a bit of a show off, but other than that he's really cool. And those black stripes on his wings make him look even cooler.
They all look pretty psyched. That's good, because I certainly am not. "Okay guys, this next battle is really important. And I mean really important. Important as in if I lose, I am screwed. Ariana will kill me. And we wouldn't want that, would you? So it's very important that we win this. Even though our opponent is really smart and strategic and good and I have no idea what the hell I'm doing half the time."
Now they start to look less psyched and more nervous. Oops. "Oh come on guys. It won't be that bad," I reassure. That didn't help. "Look, we're an awesome team and it's not that big of a deal. We won't lose." They look a little better, but still uneasy.
One of the staff opens the door. "Five minutes," he says. Then he leaves. God, he could have at least said 'good luck' or something.
"Five minutes until show time," I mutter and sit on the couch. I should probably think of a strategy or something. Sadly, that isn't my style. I just fight and win. That usually works, but now I get the feeling it's going to be a lot harder.
Five minutes is over a lot faster than I thought it would be. The mean staff guy barges in and orders me to return my pokemon. Each member of my team is returned safely to their pokeballs and the staff practically drags me down the hall.
"I can walk you know," I declare and rip myself from his grip. He snorts and walks faster so that I have to jog to keep up with him. Damn it, he's so irritating.
We reach the end of the hall, and he gestures towards the platform that will lift me up into the stadium. Without a goodbye, he walks away. I hope someone spills hot coffee on his crotch.
Sweat starts to bead on my forehead. Why am I so nervous? I never get nervous and now suddenly I'm all sweaty. God, it's a girl. Everyone knows that girls suck at pokemon battling. They'd rather do contests and look all pretty. Yeah, this should be easy.
I can hear the announcer on the loudspeaker. He's just building up suspense because this is the finale. He's going on and on about how hard we worked and blah, blah, blah. Just get this over with.
"Hailing from Olivine City, the port with sea breezes, we have Axel!" The stadium is deafened by claps and cheers and screams and shouts and a bunch of other sounds mixed together.
The platform beneath me rises up and up until I am on the field. The crowd gets even louder. It's a perfect day out. Warm and sunny.
"And the challenger, from Ecruteak City, Konnie!" The crowd gets even louder as she rises into the battlefield. Guess she's the favorite.
I can see her better now. She has black hair, neatly pulled back into a ponytail. She has blue eyes and wears a plain red t-shirt and jeans. She looks so bland compared to me.
I look up at the screen to see my image. Blue eyes, brown hair dyed blonde at the tips, blue t-shirt ripped jeans, chains hanging from my pants. I look way more interesting.
"Each trainer will use six pokemon," the announcer says. The air immediately becomes tense. I've heard this so many times, yet its still exciting to hear. "The trainer with the last pokemon standing wins!" The crowd starts cheering like crazy. "Ready?" the announcer asks. Of course we're ready. Stop being so dramatic. "GO!"
I grab Moo Juice's pokeball from my belt and hurl it into the air. In a flash of red light, she appears. It's always good to start out with a normal type since they're so versatile. Moo Juice looks pumped. We are so going to win this.
Konnie threw her pokeball at almost the same time as me. A magneton appears. Magneton? That lame pokemon is the best she can do? Please.
"Axel has chosen Miltank and Konnie is using Magneton! This battle is going to be intense." The announcer continues to state the obvious.
"Moo Juice, Earthquake that thing to death!" I yell. Earthquake should knock that ugly thing out in one hit.
Moo Juice smashes the ground, and the practically breaks in half. Then a huge shockwave starts rushing towards Magneton along with a bunch of rocks and dust that's coming from the crack in the ground.
"Magnet Rise!" Konnie yells. Magneton glows yellow with electricity for a second, it rises further from the ground, and then the earthquake misses completely. What the hell was that?
"Magneton's Magnet Rise has made it immune to all ground type attacks," the announcer says, "This has put Axel in a very tight situation." Oh, fantastic.
This really sucks. It's only been one minute into the battle and I'm already screwed. "Moo Juice, Wake-Up Slap!" Moo Juice is pretty pissed. She charges at Magneton and slaps him until the thing is dizzy.
"Counter with Discharge," Konnie says calmly. Damn, she's not even a little bit nervous. Magneton starts blasting electricity everywhere, and it's a direct hit. But Moo Juice is strong, she can take that.
But as I look at Moo Juice, I can see that her motions are sluggish. Paralyzed, definitely. No trouble. "Heal Bell, quick!" I yell to her. She shakes her tail gently, and blue energy engulfs her body. In seconds, she is cured.
There is no way I'm gonna lose against this girl. That magneton has to be getting tired. "Ice Punch," I command. Ice Punch is one of Moo Juice's favorite moves, especially when the target freezes.
Her hoof starts to get all icy as she approaches Magneton. She smashes her hoof right into his face. Magneton seems unfazed.
Before Konnie can yell out another attack, I tell Moo Juice to perform Rollout. She curls into a tight ball and starts rolling in place to build up energy.
"Tri Attack, Magneton!" Konnie yells out. She seems a little urgent, too. My miltank has stored up enough energy, and she flings herself at Magneton, who retaliates by firing a white triangle at her.
It's no use. Moo Juice's bulk lets her get through the attack and smash into Magneton. The Magnet Pokemon looks like he's been hit hard, but that's only the start. Moo Juice whirls around and slams into it again, and again, and again, until it gives up and faints.
"Magneton is down!" The announcer screeches and the crowd cheers. Konnie returns Magneton, looking slightly annoyed. Then, she pulls another pokeball from her belt and releases a stream of red energy.
The energy forms a ninetales. This should be easy. Earthquake should knock it out no problem.
"Confuse Ray!" Konnie yells. Ah shit. Ninetales's eyes glow purple as a beam of energy hits Moo Juice dead on. She blinks, and then she starts wobbling around. Damn it all.
"Will-O-Wisp!" Ninetales fires a bunch of tiny blue fireballs that swarm around Moo Juice, burning her.
"Heal Bell, quickly!" This is getting really bad. Moo Juice stares blankly into space, confused. I hate Ninetales.
"Finish it with Flamethrower," Konnie says with a smile. A jet of red flame is released from the fox's mouth. It slams right into Moo Juice and she topples over. With that, she's out.
"Axel's Moo Juice is down! Konnie sure is putting him in a tight spot!" Yeah, whatever.
I grab Crocodilia's pokeball. I feel like using a type advantage is cheating, but who gives a damn. I need to win this.
I open the pokeball and release my feraligatr. He appears in a flash of red. Then he tilts his head back and roars. He likes to show off sometimes.
"Axel's next pokemon is Feraligatr!" The announcer states. "With a type advantage, will Axel be able to push the battle in his favor?"
Crocodilia looks up at me, ready to soak that Ninetales. I glance at Konnie, who still seems unfazed. Let's see how she feels after a little Hydro Pump.
"Hydro Pump, Crocodilia!" Crocodilia unleashes a huge surge of water that's headed straight for that scrawny little fox. And then it just leaps out of the way. Just hops right over it.
"Agile aren't we?" I hiss. "Surf!" Crocodilia released another surge of water, but this time in fans out and covers the entire battlefield. And Ninetales is washed away in it.
But as the water clears, it's still standing. "Dig," Konnie says plainly. Ninetales starts furiously digging in the ground, and within seconds it's gone. Shit.
"Uhh… Crocodilia, just watch out okay?" Crocodilia just grunts.
"It seems Konnie has pinned Axel into a corner once again!" Announcer Guy yells. And the crowd cheers. I hate Announcer Guy.
And then suddenly, Ninetales pops out of the ground. "Aqua Tail, quick!" I order.
"Will-O-Wisp!" Konnie yells. Crocodilia begins to gather streams of water around his tail, but at the same time, Ninetales forms a ball of blue flame. Just when Crocodilia bashes the fox with his tail, the fireball hits Crocodilia.
Ninetales finally falls to the ground. But now Crocodilia is burned. I really need to switch him out.
I return Crocodilia to his ball. I really need to win this battle. There's no way I'll let this annoying chick beat me. "Downbeat, go!" I yell and throw her pokeball. She emerges in a flash of red light.
"Kingdra," Konnie says and releases her seahorse pokemon. Oh great. If she gave me a type advantage, it must mean that she's planning something. Oh wait. Isn't Kingdra part dragon type? So… that means I don't have a type advantage. I do not like where this is going.