Chapter 4 – Swarming the Battle
Hey guys, Insane Dominator here. Got another chapter for ya!
Haven't got much to say. I'll show a gym battle, just one. More pokémon will be shown.
I don't think showing all three gym battles would be beneficial mainly due to it being too long. Add the fact that we've got the cul-de-sac kids to work with.
Don't feel like talking anymore, so let's get to the good stuff.
To Recap:
The rest of the cul-de-sac kids have finally set foot in the Kalos region. They each obtained their first pokémon and began to make their way to catch up to the Eds. Kevin is already making great progress due to his bike. The Eds themselves managed to reach Santalune City, with Eddy catching a Dunsparce along the way. After healing their pokémon at the Pokémon Center, Eddy challenged Double D to a five minute timed battle. During which, Double D's Scatterbug evolved into Spwepa and defeated Eddy's Froakie just before time ran out.
Chapter 4 – Swarming the Battle
It took them at least fifteen minutes due to Double D's navigation skills with the Town Map. To Eddy, this was a big first step. His first gym battle was right in front of him.
The gym itself was a large building with a green roof. The middle roof was the biggest and was oval shaped. The two roofs on both sides were angled trapezoids. It had gold-painted walls with large arced windows on both sides of the door. There was a huge thin-stoned poke ball symbol on the left side of the roof.
"So, I take it that we have to just work out here to win, right?" Eddy implied. He got the wrong concept of a pokémon gym. He thought pokémon had to actually work out in order to get a badge.
"Eh, no Eddy. The gym leader is suppose to give a badge if you manage to defeat them in a battle. There's no implication of you having to work out Eddy." Double D said. Personally, he was glad that it wasn't a work out gym as well. If it were, then he would fail miserably.
"Beat them in a battle of cereal eating?" Ed asked.
"No blocks for brains, he means a Pokémon Battle." Scolded Eddy.
"You know Eddy, we could go to that Trainer's School before we enter the gym. That tip might be very helpful later on in our journey." Double D suggested. He would enjoy going to that school for extensive knowledge. If there was one thing Double D couldn't get enough of, it would be knowledge. That idea was fairly ideal, but the fact remained that Ed would rather chase butterflies and Eddy would just be scheming instead of listen to a lecture for more than two seconds. Though Double D wanted to go there, he would be outvoted by Eddy and Ed. He'll have to try and manage whatever knowledge he gets from his Trainer's Manual.
"Boring!" Ed exclaimed.
"Take it from lumpy, he's just as ready as me. Don't chicken out on us now Double D." Eddy said. He then dragged his two comrades through the doors and stepped inside for a sweet view of the arena.
The Eds were amazed as to how compact the gym was. The entrance room had a variety of artworks and photographs of various Bug Type Pokémon that they've never seen before. Double D was for sure impressed with the variety of works and the environments they were taken in. Eddy wasn't impressed at the least.
"What is this, a museum? I thought this was a gym!" Eddy complained. "Quit gawking at those framed insects, we've got a gym battle to win." He then pushed Double D, and Ed was admiring a Butterfree photograph.
"It's the insecto-lord of the aborigines!" Ed shouted, making a useless reference. Eddy face palmed himself and sulked his way over to Ed. He took Ed by the collar and pulled him in close.
"Ed." Eddy said in a low voice. Then, he roared ay Ed, making his eyes almost fly out of his sockets. "GET MOVING!" He then started back to the patient Double D with Ed being dragged by Eddy. They then entered another room that was past the display room.
Inside was a plain battle arena with white lines, much like a rectangular box with the poke ball symbol in the center. There were nets and trees everywhere you looked. The gym was with lighting over the field that hanged from the green roofing. The webs themselves were very large with water droplets all over, meaning the sprinklers were set off not too long ago to refresh the nature inside the gym. They had to admit that the droplets on the webs did add a fancy touch to the place, even Eddy took this as an astonishment. Ed thought it would be an accessory to where, but Eddy and Double D held him back just so that he didn't attempt to try and get tangled up in another mess, quite literally.
They all stepped out onto the middle of the arena, where they were expecting to see the gym leader.
"So, where is this guy? Is he suppose to make a grand entrance or something?" Eddy demanded to know.
"Maybe his mommy called him." Ed said.
Double D went through a brochure he managed to find while on their way towards the gym. He was taken by what the brochure said.
"Gentlemen. I fear you are wrong. The gym leader is a she rather than a he. Her name is Viola, a specialist in Bug Types." Double D explained.
"Viola? You mean that instrument Ed tried to kill us with way back before school?" Eddy thought.
"That was a violin Eddy, not a viola." Double D corrected him.
"E! G! E!" Ed shouted, recounting the various notes his mom made him practice throughout that one episode.
They all then heard footsteps from behind them. They all turned to see a young woman. She had what looked like jungle exploring boots with green laces. She had tainted blue pants that went from her slim waist to a little bit below her ankles, with a huge amount of large pockets all about. She had a white shirt and had two cameras around her shoulders. One was bigger than the other one by a large margin and was black. She had green eyes and her hair was blonde and was styled short and had a few strands of hair protruding from the back of her head, making look like arcs.
She took a photo of the surprise Eds and the flash made then blind.
Eddy wobbled and Double D stumbled until he tripped and fell, with Eddy following soon after. They all had dizzy blobs floating about, and Ed just tried and grabbed one of them, but failed, ultimately ending with him falling onto his face.
"Oh dear, I didn't meant to startle you." She innocently said. The Eds were able to snap out of their dizzy state in about fifteen seconds, with Eddy putting a hand on his head to relieve the dizziness.
"Oh my aching-!" He then saw the girl who took the photo. "Hey, what's with you and blinding us like that?!"
Viola amusingly smiled and sweat dropped. "I guess you've taken very little pictures, yes?" She asked.
Double D then walked by Eddy, who was gritting his teeth. "My apologies miss. We don't take too many photos from where we come from, so it's likely we would have to adapt to such photography without the flash."
Viola smile. "Very well then. I am Viola. I take it that you're here to challenge me, yes?" she asked. Upon hearing this, Eddy got over his initial shock and dashed up to her.
"Hey, lady, I declare that I fight you first!" Eddy proclaimed. He then turned back to his pals. "Watch and learn boys."
"There he goes again." Sighed Double D, seeing how Eddy is as impatient as always. This wasn't all bad at least. If Eddy went first, Double D would take this opportunity and study his opponent so that he knows what he will be going up against. Obviously, it would be Bug Types, but he needed to analyze them and study their Speed as well as offense and defensive maneuvers. It was a lot that Double D had to take in, but he would be able to manage.
"My. You're an eager one." Viola commented. "Very well, you guys will have to stay on the edge of the field and watch from the stands." She then pointed to a tiny set of bleachers that Ed and Double D were to stay and watch under their turn comes.
Double D and Ed then walked over towards the bleachers and sat down on the front row. Double D sat patiently and was awaiting what he might see.
"Ed. I fear that this might be a tad troublesome. Eddy has a fairly-leveled Froakie, but his Dunsparce has yet to be given an even level for combat." Double D analyzed.
"Man down the poop deck and soil your bridges!" Ed shouted. In a way, Double D guessed what Ed was saying was to prepare for what's to come. If things get bad, be ready to get dirty. So stupid, yet so complex.
A referee then showed up, ready to announce the battle.
"The gym battle between Eddy of Peach Creek, and Viola, the Santalune Gym Leader, will now begin! Each side may use two pokémon, and the battle will be over when all of either side's pokémon are unable to battle; furthermore, only the challenger may be allowed to substitute his pokémon at any given time."
"Be ready, because I ain't holding back!" Viola proclaimed to the money-crazed Eddy. Eddy was clasping his hands together like he was getting them warm. He remembered very well that if you win, you get lots of money. Sadly, no jawbreakers were in Kalos, but he'll take what he can get for now.
"Let's rumble lady!" Eddy shouted.
Ed was on the edge of his seat, watching the battle, and then he sparked an idea. He got out his two poke balls and Chespin and Fletchling appeared by his side.
"Ed, why did you bring out your pokémon?" Double D asked.
"Oh, these guys want to see some monsters fight too!" Ed exclaimed, thinking they could share in watching the battle.
"(Huh, he's got a point.)" Fletchling said, impressed by Ed's amusing thought that was convenient.
"(Woo-hoo! Monster fight!)" Chespin shouted.
Double D then considered this for a good few moments. "Very well Ed, you've brought a valid point. My pokémon should know what they will be dealing with here." Double D then sent out his Fennekin and Spewpa to watch and learn for their upcoming battle.
"(Good luck!)" Fennekin shouted, jumping up and about.
Viola then brought out a poke ball. She then threw it up. "Come on out, Surskit!"
Out came a blue insectoid Pokémon. Its body was round and has four long, skinny legs extending from it. It had a yellow cap with a single antenna. Its eyes were dark and circular, and had small semicircular pink markings under them.
"(Prepare for what's to come!)" Surskit warned.
Double D got out his pokedex and analyzed the pokémon.
"Surskit, the Pond Skater Pokémon. They usually live on ponds, but after an evening shower, they may appear on puddles in towns."
Now it was Eddy's turn. He threw a poke ball into the air. "Get out here, Froakie!"
Froakie then appeared out of his poke ball, all ready for battle.
"(Alright pal, let's fight!)" Froakie warned Surskit.
Route 2 – Kevin
Kevin had just cruised through the entire Aquacorde Town without stopping. All he cared about was catching up and beating Eddy. He was well on his way on catching up if it weren't for the constant pokémon he had to fight. He fought numerous Fletchling, Bunnelby, Zigzagoon, even a few Weedle and Caterpie. His Chespin was very well exhausted, but its level was escalating like there was no tomorrow.
He was at the end of the route, and then he came across this trainer when he was about to enter the Santalune Forest.
"Hey, buddy!" The kid shouted, getting Kevin's attention. He wasn't tired at all, and his bike could get him to Santalune City by nightfall if he kept this up, but he had to take into account the trainers, his pokémon's health, and a bunch of other factors that he paid no attention to.
"What is it twerp?" Kevin asked, unamused by how the kid approached. He was obviously ticked about something.
"I challenge you to a battle!" The kid shouted. "And I ain't gonna lose like I did to that money-crazed psycho!"
This had caught Kevin's attention. The instant he heard him mention Eddy, he was ready for battle. Kevin jumped off his bike and walked up to the kid.
"Hey, pal. What do know about this guy?"
"I'll tell ya if you beat me, which you won't!" The kid taunted. Both trainers then got their spacing and they threw out their pokémon.
"Zigzagoon, go!" Out came the pokémon that he used yesterday.
"(alrightbringitonthistimeiaintgonnalosesoeasily!)" It said insanely fast with energy.
"(Ch'yeah right. Kid, I'm on a whole 'nother level.)" Chespin said, quite literally.
The trainer then commanded his Zigzagoon to attack with Tackle, but Kevin easily saw this and had Chespin throw a Vine Whip at it. The Chespin then unleashed his attack and slammed his vines repeatedly into the defenseless Zigzagoon.
"Finish with Tackle!" Kevin demanded. Chespin rammed his whole body and Zigzagoon slammed into the ground. It had fainted.
The kid was very upset now.
"This is stupid! I trained, and I still came out defeated!" He complained. Their pokémon were returned, and Kevin walked up to him.
"Alright pal, spill it. What is it that you know about those dorks?" Kevin pointed at him, demanding to know his answer.
The kid hesitated, but seeing how he was defeated, he had to comply with the agreements set on their battle.
"Well, this chump and two of his pals came by yesterday and the short one accepted my challenge. I was defeated by him and he was making a big on how he won cash." The kid said, giving Kevin his winnings in the process.
Kevin knew now that the Eds were there not too long ago. He thought they weren't too far ahead of him.
"When yesterday?" Kevin questioned.
"Close to dinner time." The kid said. Kevin backed off, seeing how he got the information he needed.
He scratched his chin, thinking. He then considered that he could be caught up to them by tomorrow. "Alright kid, I got what I needed. You can get lost now." He then waved his hand in a gesture to tell him to get lost. He hopped onto his bike and then made his way into the Santalune Forest, which was a hundred meters away.
'I don't know who's worse; that jock or those three guys.' The kid thought to himself. He then walked off somewhere to heal and train his Zigzagoon even more for the next victim he may come across.
As Kevin rode his way into the forest, he had a smirk on his face, thinking how easily the Eds will lose to him once he catches up to them.
Santalune Gym – The Eds
"Froakie, use Pound!" Eddy commanded. The Bubble Frog Pokémon then hopped high into the air, making its arm glow in the process.
"(Prepare to go down!)" Froakie shouted as it was coming down on the opposing Surskit. Surskit wasn't even fazed. She just awaited as Viola gave the orders.
"Surskit, dodge!" Viola called out. With sped that matched a race horse, Surskit slid right and avoided Froakie's assault by a large margin. As Froakie landed, he looked on in shock as to how fast his adversary was. He could see how she was skating along the battlefield with speed and grace. It was going to be hard for Froakie to keep up with this one. He probably hasn't found a swifter opponent until now.
Froakie was initially shocked, but his shock turned into a smirk. "(I'm certainly going to like this challenge.)"
Eddy was taken by Surskit's Speed as she was skating around Froakie. She was literally skating circles around him. Eddy wasn't taking this likely.
"Come on Eddy!" Ed cheered from the stands.
"Oh dear. Ed, according to my calculations, Viola's Surskit may have a higher Speed than Froakie." Double D explained. He had to think about this in his upcoming battle as to keep his pokémon's Speed on par with Surskit's. Add the fact that Surskit hasn't shown any of its moves yet makes Double D even more anxious.
"Stop it Froakie! Get faster with Quick Attack!" Eddy commanded. It took a little bit of effort, but within a span of six seconds, Froakie was able to detect Surskit's motions. He noticed how she skids side to side and at an angle, and not forward or back. He knew how to get her now.
"(You can stop showing off now, because here I come!)" Froakie then lunged at Surskit in a blue outline with vast speed, leaving a white streak behind it. Surskit was caught off guard with Froakie's actions and was unexpectedly hit dead on.
Viola looked on in surprise as her Surskit had met a pokémon that was just as fast as it was. She didn't even see how swift Froakie dashed into Surskit, which caught the two off guard.
Surskit spun a little before regaining ground and redirected her attention at Froakie. "(Okay, I've underestimated your Speed. I admit, that Quick Attack was fast. Now it's my turn.)"
Froakie knew what this meant. She must have had a fast attack of her own as well. This was no time to be resting easy.
"Froakie, use Quick Attack again!" Eddy shouted. Froakie then coated itself in a blue outline and lunged at Surskit, of whom was about to do the same.
"Surskit, show them your Quick Attack too!" Viola commanded. With no seconds to waste, Surskit coated herself in a blue outline and skid into Froakie. Both pokémon bashed into each other, with neither side giving an edge. Both Quick Attacks had hit one another and dust flew about several feet.
"Holy maceral! Those two have the same Quick Attack properties!" Double D exclaimed.
"Turbines are up and running!" Ed shouted.
"(Wow, those two are fast. I hope Froakie comes out on top.)" Fennekin hoped. He looked on and watched as both Froakie and Surskit backed away from one another.
"I'm impressed. Nobody has matched Surskit's Speed in awhile." Viola commented with a confident grin.
"Heh, you haven't seen nothing yet lady!" Eddy shouted. "Now Froakie, use Quick Attack and start dashing all over!" Froakie then proceeded with Quick Attack yet again, and sure enough, it was dashing all over the battlefield. It dashed in a multitude of directions that Surskit herself had trouble tracing. Since her opponent doesn't go side to side like she does, it wasn't easy finding and detecting al of his movements. Sure enough, she was hit yet again by Froakie and she skid and shifted as such.
"Surskit, race after Froakie with your Quick Attack!" Viola commanded. Surskit then used Quick Attack and then started dashing all over the battlefield much like Froakie. Each side's pokémon was hard to look after with them moving super fast.
"Oh my, it looks even!" Double D indicated, though he had to put level into a factor. Froakie was at a higher level than Surskit, so there was a probability that Eddy's Froakie might overpower Surskit.
"(Get'em Froakie!)" Chespin cheered.
Froakie was keeping up really well. In fact, Surskit was having some trouble with her Speed. Froakie was keeping up, with both sides eventually coming across one another and clashing, with Surskit slowly losing ground.
"(Oh no! He has higher Attack power than me!)" Surskit concluded. Froakie hopped about with energy to spare and making Surskit dodge. It wasn't easy to bear, but Surskit had to do a change in dynamics.
Viola saw this predicament and sought reshape her approach. "Surskit, use Bubble!" Viola shouted.
Sure enough, Surskit jumped and sprayed Bubble at an evasive Froakie.
Eddy didn't have a second thought. He knew what he had to do next. "Froakie, Bubble!" Eddy shouted.
Now it was going to be a battle of Bubble vs Bubble. Froakie inhaled quickly and sprayed his jet of bubbles at Surskit's attack. The barrage of Bubble and Bubble both collide, with the attack not letting up; ultimately, Froakie's Bubble was just a little bit much for Surskit, resulting in her Bubble losing the fight.
"Say what?" Viola shouted. The spray of bubbles shot up at Surskit and took the hit with no defenses to call her own. She yelped as she was repeatedly slammed with Bubble. She slammed into the ground and slid in a backwards motion.
"Surskit, you gotta get up!" Viola shouted. Surskit hesitated, but it was soon back on its four feet. Froakie wasn't as tired, due to Surskit having low attack power. Froakie was looking fair, compared to a drained Surskit.
"(Finish it!)" Fletchling shouted.
"(You got this one Froakie!)" Spewpa cheered. Froakie heard the others and smirked.
"(You heard them, it's time we finish this up. Prepare to get schooled.)" Froakie was awaiting for the orders from his short-tempered trainer.
"Hah! We got this in the bag! Froakie, finish with Quick Attack!" Eddy commanded. Froakie then used Quick Attack once more and sure enough, Surskit wasn't going to take this one.
"Surskit, Bubble!" Viola shouted. Surskit then shot a spray of her Bubble attack at the incoming Water Type. Froakie rushed past that attack like it was nothing and that caught Surskit off by surprise.
Surskit was hit hard, right in the head. She flew back and screamed as she tumbled and rolled about. She eventually finished and was seen fainted and done like dinner.
"Surskit is unable to battle, Froakie is the winner!" The referee called out. Eddy had a fist in the air and jumped, thinking he was halfway done already.
Froakie looked on as he too was prideful. "(Yeah, don't mess with us!)"
Double D and the others cheered in the success of Eddy's first gym battle almost done.
"Woo-hoo! Monster fights rule!" Ed shouted.
Double D clapped his hands of Eddy's win this round. "Indeed. He still has one more to defeat though. Best be on your guard." This thought had some concern stirring within Double D. He knew every gym leader had an ace, but he didn't know how strong said ace could be, nor if it will cause problems for Eddy.
Eddy, on the other hand, was too caught up in being overconfident and was too eager for another win. "Yeah! Bring it on! You're last pokémon is going to wish that it had stayed in its poke ball!" Eddy proclaimed.
Froakie backed him up by getting in a battle-ready stance. "(What he said!)"
Viola then got Surskit back into its poke ball and got out yet another one. Viola had a smirk on her face and held her poke ball up to the challenger.
"You'd best be careful about what you say. You'd be wise to do as the photographer says and smile."
Eddy tilted his head. "Eh?"
"Come on out, Vivillon!" Viola shouted. Appeared in the air was a butterfly-like Pokémon with pink wings that were much like a meadow. Vivillon's thorax was an elliptical shape divided into three segments, each with a different shade of gray. Its legs were also elliptical which were black on the lower half and grayish on the upper half. Vivillon had two black, circular hands and no visible arms. It had a round, grayish head with large, black, pixelated eyes and a pair of skinny antenna.
Everyone who was there was astounded by this pokémon; well, except Eddy. All he cared about was winning.
Vivillon flapped elegantly while in the air. It spread her wings, having powder emanate from its glorious wings.
"My, my. This is certainly interesting." Double D had said.
"What the? Is that an overgrown butterfly or something?" Eddy said out loud. To find out, he got out his pokedex and Double D listened very carefully as to what the encyclopedia had to say.
"Vivillon, the Scale Pokémon. The patterns on this Pokémon's wings depend on the climate and topography of its habitat. It scatters colorful scales."
Spewpa looked up in amazement as to how pretty this pokémon was to him. '(Wow. I hope I get to be like her.)'
Eddy didn't waste any time calling out the first move against Vivillon. He wanted to get that win so that Kevin wouldn't catch up to him.
"Alright! Now, Froakie use Quick Attack!" Eddy shouted. Froakie then coated itself in a blue outline and rushed at his opponent. Even though it took some damage, it was still pretty darn fast, even for Vivillon. She was surprised as she took the attack and flew back a few feet. She still remained airborne, but she also didn't take as much damage as she had imagined she would. Her Defense was pretty decent.
"Not bad, but let's see how you fair against this!" Viola shouted. "Use Infestation!"
Vivillon then screeched as it summoned a swarm of small black insects from thin air and launched them at Froakie. Froakie was heavily surprised and was hit with the attack. Froakie was shivering and quaking as its body was being overrun by small black insects. Froakie felt heavily grossed out as they crawled about, constantly inflicting damage.
"(Man, I've never felt so violated in my life!)" Froakie complained. Vivillon flew in just a little closer as Froakie's movements were being restrained by Infestation. She looked pretty much unaffected by Froakie's response to the attack.
Eddy recoiled at the sight and had his tongue out in disgust. "Bleh! What the heck did you do?!"
"Infestation inflicts damage to your opponent for a short while, so you always take some damage after some attacks are dished out." Viola explained. This was indeed a tight situation Eddy and Froakie were in.
"We forgot the bug spray!" Ed shouted.
"Oh dear. It would appear that Eddy and Froakie are going to be in a little trouble now." Double D then did some swift calculations yet again. "According to my best calculations, I fear Eddy's Froakie won't last even two minutes if Infestation keeps up."
"(This is bad! Hang on Froakie!)" Fennekin cheered.
"(C'mon! You've got this. Don't let those puny insets get the best of you!)" Fletchling shouted.
"(Defeat the bug queen!)" Chespin shouted. This was no time to rest. Eddy had to finish this quick before Infestation gets the better of him.
"Froakie, use Lick!" Eddy shouted. Froakie then opened its mouth and his tongue lashed out from his mouth. It went at Vivillon at a snapping pace and Vivillon was hit with a wet tongue. The tongue then flicked upwards, sending Vivillon back. Once she got her balance in the air, she shivered at what had happened.
"(Ew! You sicko! You licked me!)" She complained. Froakie then retracted his tongue and smirked.
"(Heh, now we're both mortified. That makes us even then.)" His smirk turned into a grunt as Infestation did its thing and it sapped at Froakie's energy.
"(You perv!)" Vivillon shouted in offense. Froakie raised a brow and sighed.
"(Look lady, an attack is an attack. Can't change that fact.)" Eddy then commanded for Froakie to use Bubble. Froakie then jumped, with the crawling insects, and sprayed a multitude of bubbles at Vivillon. She saw this coming and frowned in knowing what to do next to end this fight.
"Dodge and use Tackle!" Viola commanded. Vivillon then flew to her right and she flew into Froakie at high speed, not to mention power behind that attack.
Eddy wasn't going to take this. He grunted as Vivillon flew in at his infected pokémon.
"Froakie, Pound!" Eddy commanded. Froakie wasn't sure if he could do this, but it was better than taking a mid-air attack. With whatever balance he had, he straightened the best he could and waited for the perfect shot.
"(You're grounded!)" Froakie shouted. He then awaited when Vivillon was just the right distance for hitting, and then he used Pound on her head just before she could ever make contact with Froakie.
It was a critical hit. She slammed to the ground and dust scattered about. Viola stepped back in shock.
"Oh, wow! That was perfect timing!" She exclaimed. She watched as Vivillon got back up in the air, as where Froakie landed and was sustaining damage from Infestation. His breathing was deepening and he was getting tired.
"Ed, Eddy's Froakie can only take one more attack!" Double D exclaimed. He was now on the edge of his seat, with the battle intensifying to a vast degree.
"(Get her Froakie!)" Fletchling shouted. This was close. In a way, Froakie's energy could be measured as having little yellow energy, maybe one HP off from the red zone.
"Well Eddy, I do believe you are in a tight spot." Viola said. "Your Froakie can only take one more attack; if not so, then Infestation will do so for me. You might as well make these next few moves count." This sounded like a warning to Eddy. He grunted and gritted his teeth.
"If you think that we're backing down, you're in for a world of pain!" Eddy shouted. "Like heck we'll be defeated by a butterfly, so hit us with your best shot!" Froakie gulped, seeing how Eddy was daring for Viola to make a voice.
"(Oh boy, a little cocky now are we?)" Froakie said, referring to Eddy.
Viola chuckled, amused at how Eddy was daring her to strike. "Very well. If you say so, then we shall finish you. Vivillon, Tackle!" Vivillon then spread her wings and started soaring down at Froakie, who wasn't able to move well thanks to Infestation limiting him to jumping.
"Froakie, fight back with Bubble!" Eddy commanded. Froakie inhaled what he could and exhaled a jet of rapid bubbles at the incoming Vivillon. Due to Vivillon's aerial advantage, she barely managed to dodge that oncoming Bubble attack, grazing her left wing, and soared in and used Tackle on Froakie. Froakie flew back and skid as the Infestation wore off. Unfortunately, that meant Froakie had no more energy to lose, and it had fainted.
"Froakie is unable to battle, Vivillon is the winner!" The referee called out. Seeing how his Froakie was defeated, Eddy mentally steamed. He had to keep cool and make sure he didn't make a mistake like that again.
"You did good Froakie, so rest up." Eddy said, showing some sympathy towards the amount of effort Froakie had put into this arduous fight.
Double D then redid his calculations on estimating Eddy's chances of winnings. The odds weren't as high as they were before.
"Ed, Eddy has a slim probability. Mu calculations say that Eddy may very well have a thirty percent chance of winning the entire battle." Double D told him, regardless of knowing that Ed doesn't do math.
"(This isn't looking so good.)" Fennekn noted.
"(Yeah, and Dunsparce is at a lower level. This could spell trouble in bold letters for the guy.)" Spewpa said.
Aquacorde Town – Nazz, Rolf, Jimmy, and Sarah
The group had finally reached their first town. To them, this was a big first step. The architect in the vicinity was foreign to everyone, and not just Rolf. They all had finished their exploring and they were about to set foot onto the bridge that lead to Route 2.
Technically, Nazz, Rolf, and his pig Wilfred were their own group, but they were awaiting until the pacing separates them from the separate group that was Jimmy and Sarah, who were following behind.
"Hey Rolf." Nazz looked about in all directions and was curiously wondering something in peculiar. "Have you seen Jonny?" Rolf had no idea as to the whereabouts of Jonny. Lord knows where Jonny is, as far as anyone's concern, he could still be walking about in town poking his nose into other people's business.
"Sorry gogo Nazz girl, for Rolf has no indication as to the location of Jonny the wood boy. We must forego our perilous journey and venture forward. We must not look back at the behind scenery. It is every group for themselves. Boy Jimmy and young Sarah must be looking out for themselves and we must continue onto the pursuit of speeding to Kevin." Rolf's speech wasn't inaccurate; if anything, he was spot on. They were on their own now, meaning it was for themselves to look after and them only. If they get sidetracked, they'll lose the race to catch up to the Eds.
Nazz looked back one more time, seeing how she had to press on regardless, and then turned forward.
"Rolf, what do you believe that we should do?" Nazz asked, curious as how they should approach this matter.
Rolf stopped in place, as did Wilfred. He turned and stand tall in front of Nazz. "Gogo Nazz girl, we must do as the elder one of whom presented us this opportunity told us to do. We must fight and dominate over these pokémon creatures and rise to great glory that awaits us! Come Wilfred!" Rolf then hopped onto Wilfred's back, getting ready to run.
Nazz was appalled by Rolf's idea. Nazz and gross things don't mix well, and Wilfred was no exception.
"Uh, how about we just take a bus?" Nazz tried to make alternatives, but to no avail. She didn't want to go through with this. She wanted formal and not filthy, but Rolf paid no heed to Nazz's whining.
"Gogo Nazz girl, must you be a baby carrot that is too soon to leave the ground just because its soil is foul? No! We must rebud while the turnips are still hard!"
"What?" Before Nazz could do anything at all, Rolf yanked her onto the back of Wilfred and he hopped in front of her. With a fierce motive, he kicked Wilfred's side and the pig squealed loud and ran into the tall grass that awaited them. It was too late for Nazz to say no, even though there was no stopping the son of a shepherd.
Santalune Gym – The Eds
"Get out here and win for me Dunsparce!" Eddy shouted. He threw Dunsparce's poke ball into the air and the ball opened, revealing the Land Snake Pokémon at the ready. Dunsparce looked up at his aerial opponent and saw that he had to resort some flying as well. Though not as skilled, it can still manage. Dunsparce flapped his wings and he went a foot or two off the ground, surprising Viola.
"Oh, wow. I've never seen a Dunsparce before. They're very rare. You must be lucky, I heard they can fly fairly decent, so that might make this an aerial battle." Viola said. Eddy shrugged, not caring about what she had said in praise of his Dunsparce.
"Dunsparce, get ready to rumble!" Eddy shouted, like he was announcing. Dunsparce saw that his opponent was flapping there without any dilemma. He could get a few feet up, but after that could be struggle if not hazardous. Even so, he will have to pull out all the spots on this one if he's going to win.
"(I'm not going to lose!)" Dunsparce proclaimed, though somewhat timid.
Vivillon took note and chuckled, amused by her weak adversary's proclamation.
"(Well, you're pretty brave to say such a thing. I'll take it easy on ya first time around, but don't be too disappointed when you lose.)" Vivillon said.
It was time to start the battle.
"Vivillon, use Tackle!" Viola shouted. Vivillon then began soaring into Dunsparce. Ed was shaking in anticipation, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets. Double D was on the edge of his seat as well, for this battle's intensity was getting him excited as well.
"Dunsparce, Defense Curl!" Eddy shouted. Dunsparce flew to the ground and curled up into a ball, increasing his Defense. Vivillon soared in and hit Dunsparce, watching him roll on back. He continued rolling on back until he started using that momentum.
"Rollout!" Eddy shouted. Vivillon then instantly got worried. With that momentum, add Defense Curl, this was going to be a world of pain.
"(Uh oh.)" Vivillon said.
"Quick, fly up!" Viola shouted. Vivillon took off and flew into the air above. Dunsparce was coming in and it jumped while rolling.
"(Oh crap!)" Vivillon then got hit with a rolling Dunsparce and she screamed as she flew back as to where Dunsparce plopped and rolled in place, awaiting for one more opportunity to strike and get that badge for his pain in the neck trainer.
Vivillon was fluttering like crazy, barely able to stay up. Her health was on red. She panted as she turned back to Dunsparce, who was still rolling in place.
"Use Infestation!" Viola shouted.
"(You wretched wannabe!)" Vivillon shouted, losing her temper. She couldn't believe that she was going to lose to a weaker Pokémon than she was. Though she was a few levels higher, she failed to take into account moves, as well as the trainer.
She unleashed her swarm on Dunsparce, and Eddy saw it coming this time.
"Dodge that!" He shouted. Dunsparce easily avoided the swarm by rolling in another direction and continuing onwards as to where Vivillon was still keeping her Infestation going. After a while, she failed in catching him and grunted.
"Dang, that Dunsparce is fast when using Rollout." Viola remarked. Now Double D was adjusting his calculations. He had forgotten the fact that Dunsparce had Rollout, which was four times as effective on Vivillon.
"Ed, Eddy now has a ninety percent chance of winning!" Double D calculated rapidly.
"Go rolling bowling ball of pain!" Ed yelled.
"(Go, rolling turmoil of the earth!)" Chespin shouted.
Dunsprace was still speeding up with Rollout increasing. Vivillon was then commanded to use Tackle and stop it, which was a fatal mistake.
Eddy smirked, thinking this was it.
"Alright Dunsparce, this is it. It's time to unleash the power of your Rollout. Show them that we are the invincible!" Eddy shouted.
Dunsparce was still rolling about, turning to go against Vivillon and then picked up speed.
"(What-e-ver-y-ou-say-Ed-dy!)" Dunsparce struggled to say while using Rollout. Though this was the time to finish it. This was no time to back down for Dunsparce. Though it was going to crash super hard, it couldn't keep his confidence up forever. He jumped one more time and then hoped for a miracle as he shut his eyes and the two adversaries smashed into one another.
Surprisingly enough, Vivillon was no match for the powered up Rollout and was send flying back up into the ceiling. Dunsparce landed and stopped Rollout. He opened his eyes and saw that his opponent was embedded into the ceiling.
"(Oh.)" Dunsparce was a little bit in shock as to the power it unleashed in that one Rollout. Everyone saw how Vivillon crashed onto the battlefield and fainted miserably.
"Vivillon!" Viola shouted in shock.
"Vivillon is unable to battle, Dunsprace is the winner; therefore, the victory goes to Eddy of Peach Creek!" The ref shouted.
Ed howled in joy of Eddy's victory. "Ya-hooooo!" Eddy hopped side to side, happy and nothing else. Double D clapped in honor of Eddy's stunning victory over the matter.
"Congratulations fellow!" Double D shouted.
The Pokémon with them also cheered. They all hopped and jumped with energy over Dunsparce's victory. All of them went out and circled around Dunsparce.
"(Dunsparce, that was amazing!)" Fennekin exclaimed.
"(Yeah. You took down that Vivillon with a powerful Rollout!)" Spewpa remarked.
"(Hoorah!)" Chespin went up and hugged him for a job well done, though Chespin's hug was just a little tight.
"(Can't breathe.)" Dunsparce muttered out, finally gasping for air once Chespin had let go.
Ed and Double D went up and personally congratulated Eddy for his victory.
"Eddy, you've just demonstrated the value that your pokémon have with you. Dunsparce got this far because of you. You and Dunsparce both had succeeded together." Double D remarked.
Eddy looked over and notice that Dunsparce was finished being praised and he crawled back to Eddy and looked up at him. Eddy was happy for the win, but he had to give some credit where credit was due. He let out a breath and bent down and rubbed Dunsparce's head.
"You did a heck of a job out there Dunsparce. You did it." Eddy said, making Dunsparce overwhelm with joy. He got all flustered and bounced about happily for a few moments before Eddy returned him to his poke ball.
Viola had returned her Vivillon and was walking up to Eddy, impressed. She smiled. "I am indeed impressed. Though Dunsparce was a few levels lower, you triumphed and won. That last attack was a perfect shot. My camera was too slow to take it. It sure was a memorable image though. The spirit of you and your Froakie and Dunsparce were something." She then reached over into a little box the referee was handing out to her. She grabbed a small badge that was like the back of a ladybug, but was brown and had light green eyes on it. She then held it up to Eddy. "Eddy, to congratulate you on this victory, I award you with this Bug Badge, as well as this TM that contains Infestation."
Eddy was then given the badge and he held it up to himself. He took a quick glance and smirked. He then jumped in victory. "Bwahaha! I did it boys! I got the first badge! Ol'shovelchin Kev ain't never stopping us now!" He shoved it right in front of their faces and was then awarded something else. His eyes and head exploded with coins when he was awarded the prize money as well. "I'M RICH!" Eddy was hopping and running about in circles, holding his prize money.
"Well, his ego hasn't changed that's for sure." Double D sighed.
"So, who's next?" Viola asked the two remaining Eds.
Within a timespan of an hour, Ed and Double had also won their badges. Ed was next, but he had the advantage throughout the entire battle. Hid Fletchling easily defeated Surskit, and Chespin used Rollout to take out Vivillon.
Double D used the notes he made during his battle and used them to his advantage. He was able to defeat Surskit with Spewpa and recall it for when Vivillon came out. Fennekin took it down with no problem, him being a Fire Type and all.
Now with one badge under their belts, the Eds were one step closer to the Pokémon League and showing the cul-de-sac kids that they were better than them.
Party Data
Eddy
-Froakie (Male)
Lv: 13
Ability: Torrent
Moves: Pound, Lick, Bubble. Quick Attack
-Dunsparce (Male)
Lv: 9
Ability: Serene Grace
Moves: Rage, Defense Curl, Rollout, Spite
Double D
-Fennekin (Male)
Lv: 13
Ability: Blaze
Moves: Scratch, Tail Whip, Ember, Howl
-Spewpa (Male)
Lv: 10
Ability: Shed Skin
Moves: Tackle, String Shot, Stun Spore, Protect
Ed
-Chespin (Male)
Lv: 13
Ability: Overgrow
Moves: Bite, Growl, Vine Whip, Rollout
-Fletchling (Male)
Lv: 12
Ability: Big Pecks
Moves: Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack, Peck
Kevin
-Chespin (Male)
Lv: 10
Ability: Overgrow
Moves: Tackle, Growl, Vine Whip, Rollout
Nazz
-Fennekin (Female)
Lv: 6
Ability: Blaze
Moves: Scratch, Tail Whip, Ember
Rolf
-Froakie (Male)
Lv: 6
Ability: Torrent
Moves: Pound, Growl, Bubble
Jonny
-Chespin (Male)
Lv: 6
Ability: Overgrow
Moves: Tackle, Growl, Vine Whip
Jimmy
-Fennekin (Male)
Lv: 6
Ability: Blaze
Moves: Scratch, Tail Whip, Ember
Sarah
-Froakie (Female)
Lv: 6
Ability: Torrent
Moves: Pound, Growl, Bubble
And we stop there! There you go folks, a gym battle, done and over with. Did it appeal to you guys? I had to make it as detailed as I could to make it long for those couple of battles. You've obviously got a lot more pokémon talking in this chapter, so that's something else.
Since this was primarily the gym battle, I'll have to have the cul-de-sac kids interact in the next couple or so chapters. That's how I see that they'll get new pokémon. Expect less of the Eds next chapter.
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