Let's Fight, Not Prance! 4
Sorry it's been a while, I was doing the other story you all seem to love! ;D Anyways, as said previously, he shall do the single battle version of the Rookie Sparring battles. Will he be able to do it? Hope so. Anyways, you all, enjoy!
Chapter 4: Redemption
"Are ya ready, kid?" Mr. George asked me before I stepped into the sparring room. I looked back at him and nodded.
"Yes. I couldn't be anymore ready!" This time, I REALLY took my training seriously yesterday, especially since Mr. George and Cairo helped. He also wished me good luck, and so did the others, so I can't let him or the others down!
"I see. Well!" He patted my back twice. "Good luck out there! Don't let me down, or you'll get a face-full of George, WAH HAH HAH HAAAH!" I smirk, chuckling, myself.
"Yes, sir!"
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It seems that my training...really paid off! The first few opponents were little to no effect to defeat them. It only took a few combos of Calm Minds + Moonblasts/Psychics to completely KO them. I felt like I was on top of the world! And now, I just made it to the semi-finals. I know it won't be this easy, now. I wonder who will be my opponent.
Sage Sinnoh calls him in.
"And now for your next opponent, Kendell: Lance!" Lance? I wonder who that can be. "Come on in, son!"
"Son?!"
"Figuratively speaking, dude."
"Yo." In came Lance, who is actually a Lucario, wearing black-and-white striped shorts, a white T, and a camo vest. And he has...blue eyes? Ah, they must be contacts. And of course, he towers me. Nnngh... He looked down at me. "So you're my opponent, huh? Hm. You're a Fairy-type, and I'm Steel... Sage Sinnoh!" He looked over to him. And just where is getting at with that comment? "End the battle, I've already won. Steel beats Fairy. 'Nuff said."
"HEY!" I interrupted. How DARE he automatically assume he'll win because of the type advantage?! "You have a lot of nerve, sir! Type advantages aren't everything! It takes skill and strategy!" He laughed.
"You sure have some spunk. I like you! But for your sake, I don't want to fight you. After, you wouldn't want to take a nasty Bullet Punch, would you?" He said, smiling. I gritted my teeth. I didn't sense any sarcasm in his voice, but still, this matches Mr. George in arrogance! I really wouldn't want to lose to this guy!
"Wah hah hah! You two sure are funny! Alright, let's cut to the chase aaaaaaand...BEGIN!" I have to be careful: apparently, he has Bullet Punch, and that would be a good thing to experience. So, in those regards, going in blind would be a stupid thing to do, so...
"Here I come!"
"!" He's already doing it?! Thank goodness I noticed in time, because I was able to, and just barely, dodge it. "Phew...nngh!"
"Impressive!" He said, getting up. "Back in high school, nobody was ever able to dodge my Bullet Punch the first time. Now, 22, somebody was finally able to! You sure will be fun to fight."
Yeah, maybe they haven't been able to because you do it out of the blue like that!
"Hah! Huah!" Oh my, he's doing a Swords Dance. Hmmph! If I were a psychical attacker, I would master that move, AND the dance! But if he hits me with that B. Punch now, it's going to really, really hurt! So, I do my own power-booster.
"Calm..." The world stands still, and the single drop of purity drops, easing up my body...and making me stronger and more capable! As if a powered-up Bullet Punch is something to be afraid of!
"See if you can dodge this!" He goes for it again.
"Ah!" I step to the side, but it gets me in the arm! "Owch!" Oh my god, my arm hurts so bad...I hold it steady with my other one. He turns back, smiling at me.
"Hurts, doesn't it? Want me to kiss it to make it better?"
"Stop mocking me, jerk!" No, no, Kendell, don't let him get to you! Like Gas-kun said, getting worked up emotionally will be your biggest downfall! In fact, I ease my mind again. "Keep calm...and fight!"
"Oh? Will that really help you? I wonder..."
"W-Well...will THIS suffice?"
"...!" The hovering ball of psychic energy I secretly created behind him...it impales him, and man, was it affective AND effective! He drops down to his knee. "W-Woah, you got me good there, I'll admit. But..." He got back up. It didn't like he even had to struggle to be able to... "I WILL win! And that's a fact that won't change."
He charged at me with another Bullet Punch. "As if you'll- uwah!" I trip on my own feet and unfortunately, he gets me in the stomach. Thankfully, I had my hands there, so I absorbed some of it, but it still made me fly back relatively far. "Agh...st-stupid me..." Ugh, I feel like puking...that punch really, really hurt. He stood in front of me, with that stupid, smug grin of his.
"Anything to say? Maybe, a beg for mercy, or maybe a request to forfeit?"
"Hah...hah..." As if I...could do any of those two options. He revs up a ball of dark blue energy in his left hand. It must be an Aura Sphere. He's so confident about winning, he's going to use a move that wouldn't normally hurt me at all. "Actualy...I do. Come here, please."
He crouches down to me, bringing his ear to my mouth. "I request that..."
"Mmn-hm, mm-hmm, yes, yes..."
"...That you get hit with a Will-o-Wisp!"
"Eh? Agh!" I stuff a fireball down his mouth. Hah! It serves him right for letting his guard down like that! I'm glad Cairo recommended me to learn this move. "Nnngh. Y-You certainly got me there."
"It's never a good idea to get big-headed, Lance-san!" Well, um, not that I can talk as of late. As he flinches from the burn, I hurl a Moonblast at him. "Yes! It hit!" Now he's twitching while trying to get back up.
"N-now, now...let's not celebrate too early..."
"!" He just pulled out a...n-no way!
A MEGA STONE?!
I dart my head over to Sage Sinnoh."S-Sage! Is that even allowed?!" He simply nodded his head.
"Indeed, it is. Nice knowin' ya, kid!"
"Th-That's not funny!"
"Try beating THIS, Kendell! HUUURAGGGH!" A light surrounds him. Inside the egg shell, he is, being rebirthed into something much more...powerful.
Mega Lucario.
"N-Nnngh..." Is it really over for me? Even if I did hurt him a lot, and he's burned, mega evolution's no joke. That could easily make up for the power drop. N-No no, no. I shouldn't get scared just because he mega evolved. I still have a chance. But I have to find the right time.
"See if you can survive this!" Another Bullet Punch once again. I can tell he's desperate, now. Okay...let's do this! "Hurah!" He came charging at me. I know what to do! Now...to put that into action!
"Nngh!" I dodge it, kind of: my cheek got hit with the full force. But still, I...was able to just throw in one last Psychic in his back. And that...finally made him go down.
"Urgh..." The swirly eyes...that means...
"I-I won, heh heh heh..." Oh my god, I feel so close to fainting...
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Sage Sinnoh healed me and Lance was carried out by the E.R. guys. "Way to go, kid! You officially won the Rookie Sparring battle competition today!"
"Wait, uh...what?" This is only just the semi-finals...what is he talking about? "But sir, there's still the-"
"Yes, I know, but... he resigned."
"W-WHAAAAA?" Someone resigned as the...fighter in the finals!? Who would want to drop out of such a position?! "W-What does that mean?"
"Who knows, kid. He just suddenly said that he didn't want to fight anyone in the finals anymore."
"Who is this guy?"
"Beats me. He only ever really comes around during the tournaments. He's extremely skilled, but would never want to fight anyone in the finals! It's weird, huh? The only thing known about the dude is...he's a Scrafty."
"A Scrafty? He never gave his name?"
"Nope. He's such a rarity around here, most people just dub him 'The Ghost Fighter.'"
"Then why would he want to enter a Rookie tournament..."
"Who knows. And the guys he fought with, there's no guarantee they'll remember who he is. Not with those nasty head injuries..." Just hearing about this guy gives me the chills. I really hope I won't have to fight him anytime soon...
"So with all that said...it looks like you're the Rookie Champ, kid! Congrats!"
"U-Uh, oh, yeah! Thanks!" Though I earned this title by default, it's still such a great honor. I can't wait to tell Mr. George and the others! They'll be so proud!
So how was that? :D I know, I'm not good with fighting scenes, but I hope you all still liked it. Oh, and many thanks to kyuram88 for the creation of Lance! So I'll see you all around later. Byez!