Absolutely Heroes
Chapter 3: A Rough Battle
"Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines."- Robert H. Schuller
Disclaimer: I don't own anything you can recognise, okay?
A/N: Sorry for the long wait! I want to clarify something first. All Pokémon are male, unless its a female-only Pokémon like Vespiqueen, or unless I say so.
Hilbert clutched his Pokéball tightly. He was relying on his first Pokémon, Emboar, to win this battle. He wouldn't use Zekrom. Zekrom was a rather powerful Pokémon, probably the most powerful Pokémon Hilbert ever owned, but surely Team Plasma would notice Zekrom's zaps of electricity shooting towards the sky.
"Emboar, go!" exclaimed Hilbert, tossing a Pokéball into the air. Emboar materialized and he roared proudly, flexing his arms afterwards.
"Krokorok, come out for battle!" exclaimed Roughneck William. The Krokorok came out of his Pokéball and he crossed his arms smugly.
"Ready for battle, Emboar?" Emboar turned to face his trainer and nodded.
"Emboar, start with Flamethrower!"
"Krokorok, counter with Sandstorm!" Emboar opened his mouth to create long string of fire. Krokorok spun around, creating a huge sandstorm. The sandstorm was strong enough to cancel off Flamethrower.
"Good job, Krokorok! Now use Bite!"
"Dodge it, Emboar!" Krokorok dashed towards Emboar, with its jaws glowing. Emboar, who couldn't see Krokorok due to the sandstorm, couldn't dodge in time and had his arm gnawed by Krokorok. Suddenly, a white light surrounded Emboar momentarily and Emboar roared in pain.
"Oh, the move Sandstorm can hurt a Pokémon that isn't a Steel-type, Rock-type or Ground-type," said Bianca musingly. Absol watched Emboar carefully. How Hilbert would counter Krokorok's deadly bite, he would find out soon enough.
Hilbert thought quickly and had an idea.
"Emboar, use Flamethrower for a direct hit!" Emboar obeyed and blasted the Desert Croc Pokémon in the face with his powerful Flamethrower.
"Krok!" cried the Krokorok, who was feeling the impact of Flamethrower. Emboar laughed for a while, and once again, the white light consumed Emboar.
"Boar!" cried Emboar, feeling great pain.
"Krokorok, get away as fast as you can and use Swagger!" shouted William. Krokorok dashed away from Emboar and glowed red. Krokorok stared at Emboar menacingly. Emboar growled, feeling angry, and took a clumsy step forward.
"Be careful, Emboar!" cried Hilbert, knowing that his Pokémon was confused. "Use Hammer Arm!"
Emboar lifted its arm awkwardly, and ran towards Krokorok, determined to hit Krokorok with as much strength as he could muster. However, Emboar somehow stumbled and fell to the ground with a loud thud. The regular white light concealed Emboar again and due to the tremendous pain, Emboar managed to snap out of his confusion.
"Em!" yelled Emboar, still suffering from the sandstorm.
"Emboar, can you continue?" asked Hilbert, concerned of Emboar. Emboar may be Hilbert's powerhouse, but Emboar had to reach a point where he was utterly exhausted. Emboar was after all, human, err, Pokémon.
"Boar, boar!" said Emboar confidently.
"Use Scald, then!" That very attack came as a surprise to William. Who knew an Emboar could be taught Scald? Not William, he didn't really know that an Emboar could be taught Scald; and Scald was a Water-type move, while Emboar was a Fire-type Pokémon!
"Krokorok, avoid it!" Boiling-hot water shot out of Emboar's mouth at a very fast speed. It was able to cancel out the sandstorm, thus stopping the white light being able to hurt Emboar.
"Korok!" cried Krokorok, when the water hit him, slamming against the tough brick walls of the alley.
"Water-type moves are super effective against Ground-type Pokémon!" cheered Bianca.
Absol observed both the Pokémon carefully. Krokorok slowly got up on his toes, and staggered towards Emboar. Emboar stuck its tongue out. Krokorok growled angrily at Emboar.
"Emboar, finish off Krokorok with Heat Crash!" Emboar jumped high into the air and a bright red orb of fire surrounded him. Emboar descended swiftly towards Krokorok.
"Get out of there, Krokorok!" Krokorok, who was too weary, couldn't avoid Emboar in time. Emboar slammed Krokorok into the ground, and the fire orb disappeared.
"Emboar, boar!" cried Emboar, punching the air. Hilbert peered at Krokorok. Krokorok was lying on the ground, unconscious. Hilbert smiled.
"Krokorok, return," said William, holding his Pokéball in the direction of Krokorok. "You did a good job."
"That was some battling, Emboar!" said Hilbert.
"Absol, sol!" cried Absol, looking at Emboar jovially.
"Boar, boar!" said Emboar, pleased at the compliments that he was given.
William dug into his pocket and got out another Pokéball.
"Bouffalant, come out and battle!" yelled William, throwing a Pokéball into the air. A buffalo-like Pokémon was released from the Pokéball, swinging its afro from side to side.
"Bouff, bouff," Bouffalant said gruffly, stamping its foot.
"We've fought plenty of Bouffalant before," Hilbert told Emboar encouragingly. "This Bouffalant shouldn't be much of a problem, right?" Emboar nodded. But they were wrong.
As soon as Bouffalant was sent into the battle, William ordered it to use Giga Impact right off the bat. Bouffalant sprinted towards Emboar, with a white light engulfing it.
"Wow, that's Giga Impact, one of the most powerful moves in the world!" cried Bianca.
"Emboar, counter with Blast Burn!" A fiery inferno shot out from the ground, deftly accelerating towards Bouffalant. However, Bouffalant absorbed the attack with its afro, and rammed into Emboar.
"Emboar!" howled Emboar, crashing into a wall.
"Are you okay?" cried Hilbert. Emboar murmured something incomprehensible. Hilbert guessed that it meant 'no'. Hilbert held out his Pokéball and Emboar was returned into his Pokéball.
"I'll win the battle for you, Emboar," Hilbert said quietly towards Emboar's Pokéball.
"Absol..." Hilbert turned to face Absol.
"Would you like to battle, Absol?" enquired Hilbert.
Absol smiled. Hilbert took out his Pokédex and pressed the 'moves' button.
"Let's see. Huh? My Pokédex isn't working!" Frustrated, he put his Pokédex back into his bag.
"Hmm, did you remember to put in the batteries?" asked Bianca.
"Bianca, you don't need batteries for a Pokédex," said Hilbert, brightening up. "But never mind about that. I may not know Absol's moves, but we still can win!"
"Humph, you're too overly confident," said William.
"Well, we'll show you! Absol, get on Bouffalant's back!" Absol ran towards Bouffalant, quickening with every step.
"Run towards Absol, Bouffalant, and don't let Absol get on you!" Bouffalant charged towards Absol, keeping a close eye on Absol. Absol, who found Bouffalant's speed too overwhelming, dived underneath Bouffalant. Bouffalant was bewildered.
"Bouff?" interjected Bouffalant.
"What's Absol doing?" cried Bianca, who was confused.
"Trust Absol," said Hilbert, who already knew what Absol was trying to do.
Absol twisted back so that he was facing Bouffalant, and landed adeptly on Bouffalant's back.
"Bouffa!" roared Bouffalant, enraged.
"Bouffalant, shake Absol off!" Bouffalant swung its body wildly, with Absol holding on to Bouffalant's horns.
"Absol, use your best move!" Absol's horn radiated a somewhat darkish blue, and he swung his head up, and then dropped his head down. The radiation was swiftly swiped onto Bouffalant's back.
A sharp pain shot through Bouffalant's body. "Bouffalant!" cried Bouffalant, dropping to his knees.5
"Cool, that's Night Slash, I think," said Bianca.
"Bouffalant, stay strong!" yelled William. Bouffalant slowly got up and shot Absol a glare. Absol didn't like the look of it.
"Bouffalant, Toxic!"
"Absol, use your second best move!"
Bouffalant's horns became enveloped in a purple, gooey poison. Absol yelped as the poison touched his claws (which were clutching Bouffalant's horns). Remembering that Hilbert had ordered him to attack, Absol took in a deep breath, and released a huge fire blast from its mouth. Bouffalant yowled as the massive blast took a direct hit at his back.
"That's Fire Blast!" said Bianca eagerly, recognising the move.
Absol hopped off Bouffalant's back as Bouffalant collapsed into a heap.
"Lant," Bouffalant groaned as William returned his Pokémon back into the Pokéball.
"Yeah, Absol! We won!" hollered Hilbert as Absol made his way to him.
"I hate to admit it, but I have to say, that Absol is pretty good," acknowledged William.
"I'm not just better than good; I'm better than Zekrom!" declared Absol. William was taken aback by that.
"D-did that A-absol just talk?" he stammered out.
"Umm, I didn't do it!" Absol said, realizing what he had done.
"If I had to choose the most stupidest thing in the world, it would be you," said Zekrom, popping out of his Pokéball. "Of course you did it - oh, and that's the worst excuse ever - I could have done better," he added before Absol could retort back.
"Let me explain – wait – I have no idea too," admitted Hilbert, holding the Pokéball in front of Zekrom. "How did you talk Absol? I asked you before, but you didn't answer."
"No, she would be upset, if I told you," Absol whispered. "She said, 'You need not tell why'. She said that it was the truth. That's all."
Absol refused to tell them who the 'she' was. He was stubborn about it, for sure, thought Hilbert.
"Ooh, a discount on the tickets to Virbank, just for three days only!" squealed Bianca, looking at an advertisement. "Let's go-go-go now!" she hollered as she hurried Hilbert to the pier.
"Bye, William!" cried Hilbert as Bianca pulled his hand forcefully.
"Goodbye, kid!" said William, waving. He did like that kid.
A/N: Wonder who 'she' is? Do you know? Are you sure? Chocolate chip cookies to those who review!
Next Chapter: P is for Pokédex, Poison, and Purple Boats!