I am terribly sorry for the time it took me to upload the next chapter. I have been very busy and i barely had time to work on this. Hopefully I won't take this long again, but who knows. Im doing this chapter in parts. I plan on writing about all our battles excluding Lance's, Brandon's, etc. But like I aid I'm sorry and i hope you enjoy this chapter.

At night in the League of Masters HQ…

So, I'll go with this one in the beginning of the match, and then I'll switch to…I was way too concentrated in my head. I was so focused on today's match, I totally forgot about sleeping. I stayed up so long strategizing that I only have a few hours left before we head on back to the Xxra Stadium for our matches. I needed to rest up for today's match, so I quickly went back to sleep.

The sun shined through the window making the room bright. Colin immediately woke up and got out of bed. He realized I was still fast asleep, so he pushed me off the bed. I fell off the bed with a thump.

"Hey! What was that for?" I didn't understand why he couldn't have just told me to wake up. I ignored the rude wake up call and got to my feet.

"Rise and shine sleepyhead. It's almost time to head back to the stadium. You don't want to be late for your match," he said. I had totally forgotten about the match. I had to be at the top of my game today. I couldn't slack off. I quickly got dressed and headed downstairs. Once I got there I saw Victoria, Lance, and Cynthia talking.

"It's about time you woke up. We're ready to leave. Where's Colin at," Victoria asked. Colin quickly arrived downstairs.

"I'm here. Let's go win us some battles," he exclaimed.

"Well someone is excited today. How about you Nikolas," Cynthia asked. I wasn't sure what to say. I was excited to battle Red, but I am really nervous to go against him. I knew that he would be really hard to beat.

"I'm not so sure. I just hope I do really well today," I replied.

"Well I hope everyone does their very best and good luck to all of you," said Lance. After that we had a quick breakfast and headed our departure to the Xxra Stadium.

In the Pokémon Center located at the Xxra Stadium..

"Here you go Nikolas. Your Pokémon are now fully healed. Good luck today," Nurse Joy said. "Thank you very much Nurse Joy," I replied. I retrieved my Pokeballs and went back to my friends. They were all talking about their battles today.

"Yeah I am totally going to beat Palmer today. He has no chance against my Pokémon," said Colin to Dylan. Colin was always overconfident. He thought he was unbeatable.

"Well I'm up against Jasmine so I know exactly what Pokémon I'm going to use," said Dylan. Jasmine specialized in Steel types so he obviously has a team that has the advantage against her Pokémon.

"Hopefully I chose the right Pokémon for this battle. I'm really nervous about this battle," I said. Suddenly the intercom rang and gave out a message.

"Trainers who are scheduled to battle in 10 minutes are to report to their designated areas. Thank you and good luck to all of you." After that the intercom turned off and people immediately scurried to wherever they needed to be. Then Colin and Dylan both got up.

"Well looks like its time for us to get to our battles. Come on Nikolas you don't want to be late," said Dylan. I quickly got up from my seat and we headed out of the Pokémon Center. Once we got to the stadium we all went in separate places. Colin and Dylan went to the stairs on the right and I went the opposite way. I was almost at the top when someone touched my shoulder. I turned around and I saw Victoria standing behind me.

"Don't let your guard down. Stay focused and you'll do great. Good luck Nikolas and I'll see you in the finals okay," she said.

"Thank you. I'll do my best and I wish you good luck against Cynthia. Blow her away with your amazing power," I replied. We both smiled and we went opposite ways. At the top of the stairs I already saw a group of trainers chatting with each other. I quickly saw Red and he looked at me. He approached me and held out his hand.

"Good luck today Nikolas," he said.

"Thanks Red. Let's make this a battle they won't forget," I replied. We gave each other a quick nod and we shook hands. In front of us was a flat screen TV. An announcer was commenting on a battle that was currently underway.

"And Jason takes down Alder's last Pokémon Volcarona. Jason has won the match with only his magnificent Entei. Is there anybody strong enough to take down this incredible trainer? Stay tune for the next match, Jasmine vs. Dylan."

Wow, he's really good. He took down Alder's three Pokémon with only his Entei. I guess Allison was right. Hopefully I won't come across him in the tournament. I looked back at the TV and saw Dylan on the battlefield. He had that excited and nervous look on his face.

"This will be a three-on-three Pokémon battle. There is no time limit and substitutions are allowed. Jasmine has the first move. Ready, and begin," said the referee.

"Alright, go Magnezone," said Jasmine. She threw out her pokeball and out came her Magnezone.

"Claydol, I choose you,"commanded Dylan. He sends out his Claydol, a ground and psychic type that had the advantage against Magnezone.

"Magnezone, use Magnet Rise." Magnezone now has no effect on ground type moves. "Good luck attacking my Magnezone now," said Jasmine. Dylan gave out a chuckle.

"Actually I was one step ahead of you. I had a feeling you would use that with your Pokémon. Claydol, use Gravity." Claydol grounded Magnezone. Jasmine was astonished.

Wow, pretty smart to use that against her. Now how is she going to get passed this?

"Claydol, use Calm Mind."Claydol raised its Sp. Defense and Sp. Attack stats.

"Magnezone, use Lock-On." Magnezone locked on Claydol.

"Claydol use Earthquake." Claydol created an earthquake on the battlefield and Magnezone took lots of damage. Magnezone became very weak and was unable to battle.

"Magnezone is unable to battle. Claydol wins the match," announced the referee. Jasmine returned Magnezone back in its Pokeball.

"Well Dylan, I guess you know exactly what you're doing but that isn't going to help you much longer," said Jasmine. She took out her 2nd pokeball. "Go, Aggron!"

"Jasmine has chosen her Aggron as her second Pokémon. Will Jasmine be able to turn the tables with her impressive Iron Armor Pokémon," announced the reporter.

"Aggron use Autotomize," commanded Jasmine. Aggron raised its speed sharply.

"Claydol, use Calm Mind," commanded Dylan. Claydol raised its Sp. Attack and Sp. Defense.

"Now, Aggron use Ice Beam!" Aggron struck Claydol with a powerful beam of ice. Claydol took a lot of damage form the Ice Beam attack.

"You think you can take me down with an Ice Beam. Maybe you forgot that Claydol has super high stats now. But now it's my turn. Claydol use Trick Room." Claydol is now the fastest Pokémon in the battle.

Jasmine was amazed. "You thought a step ahead again. You had a counter move for my moves. I'm very impressed and startled at the same time."

"Thanks but this battle will be over before you know it. Claydol use Power Split." Claydol and Aggron have the same Attack and Sp. Attack stats.

"Quickly Aggron Use Ice Beam once more." Aggron was slowly charging up its Ice Beam attack due to Trick Room.

"Let's finish this. Claydol use Earthquake." Claydol created a highly effective move on Aggron with incredible power. Aggron was struck with the Earthquake and fainted.

"Aggron is unable to battle. The battle goes to Claydol," announced the referee.

"I can't believe it folks! Dylan has taken down Jasmine's tow Pokémon with only his Claydol. Does Jasmine have a chance against this incredible trainer?"

Wow, Dylan really has grown a lot. He knows exactly what he's doing and I bet he already know how he's going to take down Jasmine's last Pokémon.

"I have to say I've never had an opponent who knew exactly what they were doing. You have some amazing skills, but let's see if you can overcome my last Pokémon," said Jasmine. Jasmine sent out her last Pokémon, Steelix.

"Jasmine has chosen her prime Pokémon, Steelix. Will she be able to defeat Dylan's Claydol with her enormous Iron Snake Pokémon?"

"Alright Steelix use Crunch on Claydol." Steelix bite Claydol with great force. Steelix's Crunch was very effective. Claydol became very weak.

"Well I see Claydol doesn't have the strength to go on any further. So then we'll have to improvise. Claydol, use Explosion." Claydol exploded and caused damage towards Steelix. Claydol fainted.

"Dylan's Claydol has been defeated. Now what will Dylan choose next?"

"Alright go Camerupt!" Dylan sent out his Camerupt, a fire and ground type Pokémon.

"Dylan has chosen Camerupt as his second Pokémon. Will Dylan be able to defeat Jasmine's Steelix?"

"Steelix, use Dig." Steelix dug underground. Camerupt didn't know where Steelix was.

"Jasmine, you failed to see your weaknesses. Camerupt use Earthquake." Camerupt created an earthquake all around the battlefield causing Steelix to be pushed back to the surface.

"Now watch this. Camerupt use Heat Wave." The Heat Wave caused lots of damage on Steelix.

"Not bad, but I have something up my sleeves. Steelix use Bind!" Steelix wrapped itself on Camerupt. Camerupt was unable to escape. "Try to get out of this mess," said Jasmine.

Let's see how Dylan will deal with this.

"Pretty clever, but I was thinking one step ahead of you. Camerupt, use Eruption." Camerupt blasted Steelix's face with a super effective move. Steelix was startled, let go of Camerupt, and crashed to the ground. Steelix fainted.

"Steelix is unable to battle. Camerupt wins and the victor goes to Dylan," said the referee.

"There you have it. Dylan has defeated the Olivine Gym Leader, Jasmine, with his clever thinking and amazing Pokémon. Dylan will now be entering the Quarter Finals next week. So be ready for some amazing battle that you'll never forget. And stay tune for the next match against the Tower Tycoon Palmer vs. trainer Colin," announced the reporter.

Awesome, Dylan is going to the Quater Finals. I can't wait to see him there. But first I have to win my battle. My battle against Red.

How did you all enjoy it. I wanted to make Dylan look like a a very clever trainer in this chapter. But yeah Dylan really knows his stuff when it comes to battling. And the next chapter I'll be writing about Colin's battle if you didn't know already. Well that's it for today. Hope you're all enjoying this story as much as I do. And I also plan to make a new story that deals with my own creations. I hope it wont suck lol. Well anyways thanks for appreciating this story and I'm glad you all enjoy it. So see you guys next time. And please review! That would mean a lot! :)