Clash! Dawn vs Leaf

It had once been said, that when a Pokémon Trainer loses their first Pokémon, they lose a bit of their soul. It makes them make rash and brazen decisions, not matter the circumstances. Whether the Pokémon be young or old, death is death, and the trainer must learn to live life without their best friend. With the older trainers, the time of mourning can be long, but pleasant, for they know the death of their Pokémon was not in vain. But for the younger trainers, they must learn to heal and forget, as their soul attempts to piece itself together. This time of healing, can be a dangerous time indeed. For all young trainers act the same.

In rage, that is.

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They just continued to gaze into one another. Neither trainer gave no command, as they did nothing but stare at each other. But they were more than stares. Stares like these had the ability to convey such emotion, and they showed their emotions to one another. Hate, anger, malice, rage, all of these flowed from Leaf's eyes. And from Dawn, confusion, misunderstanding, and tinges of regret.

But what of their Pokémon? What flowed from the eyes of Kosha, the Kabutops, and Courage, the Lucario? Did they also hold the same feelings their masters held? Did they really have too? They knew nothing of the Pokémon that stood before them, but they already had a label beffiting one another. Enemy. The enemy of their master, was their enemy as well, after all. So, what flowed from the eyes of their Pokémon, was the feelings that flowed from their eyes as well. The mission, the battle, their duty, that's all that mattered.

The streets below that roared with the life of gangs, was now roaring with something else. Bellow, the riots had already begun. Pokémon were everywhere, waging war on the streets, as their masters did battle with one another. Some of those rival gang members had forlorn the use of their Pokémon, and decided to go toe to toe themselves. It was every city's worst nightmare come true. Throw in the destructive capabilities of their Pokémon, and you have a recipe for absolute mayhem.

As the Champion of the Sinnoh region, it was kind of an unspoken job of Dawn's, to defend her region from danger. She should have been down on the streets right now, making her superior trained Pokémon beat the gangs into submission. But, no, she was abandoning the city of Sunyshore, to deal with the trainer before her.

There was no reason for her to challenge Leaf. She wasn't completely sure if the trainer held Uxie within her grips, and all evidence of the latter was pure conjecture. To put it simply, she didn't know if Leaf held the lake legend or not, it was only her gut saying so. But the trainer didn't become Sinnoh Champ from ignoring her gut, she knew when to listen to it and when not too. This was one of those times to listen, however.

She watched Leaf hunch down. Slowly, Dawn hunched forward to match the movement of her foe. It seemed as if their Pokémon needed to show their foe the might they held as well. Kosha lifted her double blades in a daunting pose, while Courage pulled her right hand inward, and pushed her left hand outward, taking this distinctive fighting pose. Everything just ceased to matter at that point in time. The wind, the rain, the cackles of lighting, the horrid battles beneath, all of that was mere scenery to them. What really mattered, was the fight. That's what they focused on, that's where all the purpose lied.

Leaf's hand pointed forward, her fingers in a point. Dawn got ready, and so did Courage.

"Kosha!" the Kanto Trainer yelled, "Aqua Jet! Now!"

The Kabutops at first wheeled herself back. The next second, her entire body started to rumble and bubble. The brown on her body suddenly started to ooze water, and soon that water surrounded her entire body. When the shellfish stepped forward, it roared forward at amazing speeds. Wind and sound brushed off of her body, as she roared forward toward her blue and black foe. Courage didn't even bat an eyelash at the tactic, though her red eyes did indeed glow.

"Courage! Quick Guard!" Dawn commanded.

The jackal-like Pokémon squinted, the next moment, her hands were both up and open palm. Her movements were moving just as fast to match her opponents, matching the deadly force the Kabutops put off, with a defensive one. Then their bodies clashed. Water exploded in every direction, briefly covering the faces of all in the vicinity. When vision returned, it showed a deadly adamant Lucario, holding off an equally as adamant Kabutops. Courage's hands held off the blades belonging to Kosha, as the water upon the shellfish's body fluttered off. Even though the Kabutops tried to move the blades down on her foe, the Lucario only forced back equal strength.

"Courage, Aura Blast, now!" Dawn ordered.

The blue and black Pokémon threw away the Kabutops arms. Upon doing so, she quickly cupped her hands, and started charging a magnificent blue sphere of power. When Kosha's sight returned to her foe, said foe thrusted forward her open palms. A brilliant blue energy launched from Courage's hands, and embedded itself into the Kabutops chest. The attack not only threw the shellfish back, it sent the Pokémon crashing into roof structures beside Leaf. The Kanto Trainer was awestruck, for she had never seen an attack like that. It only served to remind her that this was not her time.

Courage stood up tall, after her attack connected. A blast like that was enough to down any Pokémon, and with Kabutops being directly weak to it, there was no way the shellfish would have survived it. So it was surprising when Kosha got back to her feet. The brown Pokémon with bladed hands rose said blades, as it seemingly shrugged off the earlier blast. Courage's face bent down into annoyance, as she once again took a fighting pose. Obviously, this battle wasn't going to be as easy as she suspected.

Slowly, Kosha returned to her trainer's side, as those deadly blades of hers rose high. Leaf briefly moved her hand upon the Pokémon's scythe, before shooting a glare at her foes. Dawn didn't like that sight, as she could tell Leaf was formulating a plan. This meant the Sinnoh Champ needed to match it.

"Courage!" she called, "Focus Energy!"

The blue and black Pokémon nodded, before curling in her hands. Her feet parted away from one another, and she hunched over. The next moment, yellow energy started to rise from her toes. Her black bangs rose with the air, as the energy coursed skyward. The bridge itself even began to shake from the show of force, making all beware of the power this Lucario held. But Leaf was not deterred. In fact, she was ready.

"Kosha," she whispered, "Hone Claws..."

The shellfish Pokémon nodded, as her feet moved her forward. As she stepped upon the bridge once more, she clashed her blades across one another, making sparks fly through the air. At the same time, her vision focused on the sight of the Lucario, assuring that the next strike would not miss. Once her blades were sharpened to the finest of points, Leaf nodded. Her hand pointed forward the next moment, and her lips let out a growl.

"Kosha! Slash, now!" she ordered.

The shellfish stepped forward in a walk. That walk soon turned into a run, and that run finally into a sprint. She was faster than she was before, as she was quickly clearing the distance that lied between her, and her foe. Dawn noticed this with wide-eyes. She wasn't expecting her foe to launch an attack so soon. It made her remember the ability most Kabutops owned. Swift Swim, when it rains, they move faster. It didn't matter, however. Lucario was at her strongest, for her charge was complete.

"Courage!" she roared, "Dragon Pulse!"

The Lucario's charge ceased. Instead, she rose her arms and covered her face briefly. As she did so, her eyes turned from red to purple, as they were filled with a dragonic aura. Her arms moved out-of-the-way the next moment, and her mouth opened up wide. A mighty and monstrous roar escaped her gaping maw the next moment, manifesting itself in a purple beam of rage and sound. This blast of pure energy over took Kabutops before it, swallowing the shellfish Pokémon whole.

But Kosha was not defeated. The blast of energy only pushed her back a few feet, before she continued to force herself forward. Even with screams and power around her, the shellfish Pokémon continued to step forward, her blades raising in the air. Dawn noticed this, and so too did her Pokémon. This only made Courage scream louder, as the force of dragons poured through her veins. For this one moment, it seemed, that Kabutops was stronger, for she continued to step through the roar of power. And when she arrived at the Courage, still surrounded by the purple blast, she dropped her blade.

Kosha's scythe slashed through Courage's body. Her mouth closed shut, as she felt the powerful blade glide through her chest, making her step back. The Pokémon stepped a few feet back, her open palm on her chest. When her hand gazed away, she found red dye her hand. It made the Lucario's eyes widen. She couldn't believe it. The Kabutops actually tried to kill her.

Dawn couldn't believe it either. As she stared up at the shellfish Pokémon that stood before her Pokémon, she realized that Leaf was out for blood. An attack like that, an attack so deadly, was not allowed in any region. It was deemed an act of assault, and on rare occasions, an act of murder. Leaf was trying to murder her Pokémon. And poor Courage. She was a strong, proud, valiant Lucario, but in all her life, she had never had a foe attempt to kill her. This fear was overtaking her now, though she wouldn't show it. It was a frantic fear, one that made her realize this battle, was unlike all the others.

"Courage!" Dawn yelled frantically, "Extreme Speed!"

The Lucario quickly straightened herself up, despite the blood swaying from her chest. The next second, she vanished in a brilliant show of speed. Rain in various areas danced up, as her blur of a body touched them. The next moment, she reappeared in the Kabutops' face, fist first. The back of her hand met Kosha's face, the single spike on it just barely missing. Still moving at intense speeds, Courage followed up her punch with a strike to the gut, one that made Kosha step back a few feet. Next, Courage struck with an elbow, one that sent Kosha reeling back in pain. To finish the series of sudden blows, Courage performed a back-flip, one that struck the shellfish Pokémon away.

When Courage landed on her feet, she found, to her surprise, that Kosha did likewise. Once again, the Pokémon stood eye to eye with one another. The only difference now, was that one had a steady flow of blood ooze from her chest. Fighting under these circumstances was terrible indeed. Courage felt her eyes grow blurry, as her body asked for more air than normal. One of her hands was always on her chest, in a vain attempt at stopping the blood from flowing, while the other hand hung low, though the fist was still closed tightly. She was never prepared for this.

But Kosha was different. The shellfish Pokémon may have suffered powerful blows to her body, but she was nowhere near the same level of pain as the Lucario. And she knew this. While her foe couldn't continue the brawl, she could. The Kabutops once again rose her blades, ready to begin the battle anew. Courage pulled her hand away from her chest, and took her battling style once again.

"Kabutops! Let's finish this!" Leaf yelled, making both Dawn and Courage's eyes widen, "Use Slash!"

Kabutops stretched her blades left and right, before her feet started shuffling forward at impressive speeds. Courage rose her hands in preparation, thought a sudden shock of pain coursed through her chest, making her hunch down. Dawn tried to focus, but it was hard. Seeing her Pokémon doubled over in so much pain was new to her, even as the champ. She wouldn't let it get her down, however. She pointed forward, while this lively vigor took her eyes.

"Courage! Use Counter!" she ordered.

Courage's eyes sharpened. Kosha's feet suddenly stopped moving, and her double-bladed hands started to fall. But the Lucario would not allow the blades to strike her once more. Instead, her curled fist thrusted skyward, striking the Kabutops square in her chest, and ceasing the painful blows. But Courage was not finished. Her entire body started to burn off this blue aura, as her red eyes started to glow and shimmer. She peered directly into Kosha's eyes, while her other hand started to charge up this magnificent blue power. At the same time, her other blue hand also began charging energy, even as it laid in Kosha's chest. Suddenly, both of Courage's hands were open palmed, and in Kosha's face.

And then, Courage said something.

"FACE THE POWER OF THE AURA!" she roared out.

The aura surrounding her body started to curl around in an orb. Her open palms also started to surge with blue electricity, as power danced within her. In a mesmerized state, Kosha just watched the blue energy come closer and closer. And once it was released, it was amazing.

This blue and white beam of pure aura energy escaped Courage's hands. This beam swallowed Kosha whole, while it also screamed toward the skies. All the fighting on the streets stopped, as the individuals watched the beam fly, and part the skies. When it ceased, Kosha still stood before Courage. Somehow, she was still breathing, though her eyes had rolled into the back of her skull. She fell forward the next second later, her entire body unconscious from the attack. Courage stared down upon the shellfish, as she continued to breathe in and out heavily. Suddenly, her eyes too rolled into the back of her skull, and she fell forward. First, on her knees, then on her chest.

The two Pokémon were equally silent, though it was obvious that Courage was worse off. With the wound on her body, she was constantly bleeding, much to the fear of her Master. Leaf reached forward her Poké Ball, and returned Kosha to digital light, but Dawn was a bit more hesitant. With that wound on Courage's body, she was unsure if she should return her to her Poké Ball or not. What if having her molecules digitized with that wound on her screwed something up? She wasn't willing to take that chance, but she just wasn't going to let her Pokémon bleed out like this. She needed to deal with this in a different way.

Her hand reached away to her satchel, and when it returned, she held a Great Ball within. She opened up the Poké Ball, releasing the bird Pokémon within.

"Noctowl..." the Pokémon said, as he landed on one foot.

"Dalmascus..." Dawn said as she grabbed him by the wing, "Take Courage to safety."

The owl Pokémon gazed to his master at first, as he was unsure of the command. When he gazed forward and saw his ally slowly bleed out on the bridge however, he felt a major sense of urgency take him. He quickly dashed forward, and gripped the blue and black Pokémon in his talons. Wings flapping, he took to the skies, and vanished into the rainy skies.

Dawn felt an odd combination of worry, and relief. She knew Courage was I safe hands, but also knew the injury plaguing her, was no simple injury. But with her currently locked into a battle, she could only pray Courage found the help she needed. Speaking of which...

Her vision returned to Leaf. The Kanto Trainer was shuffling through her satchel in search for the next Pokémon to use. Dawn gazed down to her satchel, and wondered which Pokémon to use as well. With both Courage and Dalmascus gone, she had to battle five more Pokémon with only four. Impossible, no, difficult, yes. But she was the Sinnoh Champion, she could win this battle.

Dawn's hand returned with Poké Ball in hand. At the same time, so did Dawn. In unison, the battling trainers pulled back their capsule devices, and threw them forward.

"Go!" Dawn yelled, "Veneticus!"

"I choose you!" Leaf roared out, "Viper!"

Dawn's blue and yellow Quick Ball snapped open against the air, and Leaf's black, yellow and white Ultra Ball did like wise. From the devices, brilliant lights flashed out, and danced upon the bridge. When it faded, these Pokémon stood in their midst. On Leaf's end, the Dark/Ice-type Pokémon with the malicious stare.

"Weavile!" Viper said as his hooked blades swiped through the air.

On Dawn's side however, lied a noticeably different Pokémon. It was long, tall, and with long floppy bunny ears that hung to its waist. Furry and brown, it was a cute looking Pokémon any trainer could find themselves hugging to death. But it wasn't the same as its other kind. A black vest lied on its body, with three faded yet distinct claw marks on its stomach.

"Lopunny..." Veneticus said as she crossed her arms.

Leaf did more than just scan the clothing of this Pokémon. Sure, it was odd to see a Pokémon wearing a vest, but those eyes took precedence over all of it. Veneticus' eyes were violent looking, being dissimilar to the red orbs belonging to Courage. While the blue and black Pokémon had a more calm and stoic look, this cream and brown bunny Pokémon had a frenzied and fanatic look to her. This was different to her body stance, for the way she stood was so distant and calm. Leaf had never seen something like this before, and it sent shivers down her spine. Dawn's Pokémon were interesting Pokémon indeed.

"Viper, use Icy Wind!" Leaf ordered.

The Weavile hopped a few feet forward, before bringing his hands up to his lips. Wind and ice started to form near his mouth, as he heaved in deeply with his lungs. The next second, he blew out icy cold air, which danced along the wind toward his bunny foe. And yet, Veneticus continued to show no fear, instead, impatience.

"Veneticus! Mirror Coat!"

The bunny grinned, before taking a huddled position. The icy air blasted toward her suddenly started to distort, and sink into her body. Both Viper and Leaf watched this display in awe, as the icy wind was absorbed by her, all while she winced. A few seconds later, the absorbing stopped, and Veneticus glared forward. She thrusted forward both of her hands, while this sadistic smirk came to her lips. The rain around her stopped falling, as this invisible force was fired from her hands. Never facing such an attack before, Viper just watched in awe.

Then it hit him, and it hit him hard. He was lifted from his feet, and thrown away by a force that was not visible. The attack not only sent him flying, it also crushed some of the metal flooring beneath his toes. When he landed, it was on his back, and with a bounce as well. He groveled in pain for a few moments, before this belittling laugh entered his ears. Gazing up, he saw Veneticus stand tall as she laughed this mocking laugh. That cocky action only made the sharp claw Pokémon angrier.

He quickly leaped to his toes, as his blade swiped through the air. Veneticus was not deterred by the action, as she instead took a battling position. Leaf was weary of this foe, now more than ever. She now knew that attacking with a special attack, wasn't the brightest of tactics. So, she figured they'd get a bit physical.

"Viper! Night Slash, now!"

Darkness started to ooze from the Weavile's body, as he leaped to his toes. In the next instant, he sprinted down the metal bridge, his claws waving through the air. He was focused on his foes movements, as he waited for her to make any move. As soon as she did, he would prove that to be a detrimental tactic.

"Veneticus! Dizzy Punch!"

The black vest wearing Lopunny rose her fists, while her eyes grew crossed. Viper smirked, as he gained his target. In a sudden movement, he dashed into Veneticus' reach. She threw a punch, one that he easily dodged. With her arm stretched out, he quickly slashed at her body. He heard the bunny Pokémon wince under his strike, which made his body rumble. Pushed on by the scream, he slashed at her again, and with equal the power. The final strike moved so fast, he actually dashed past her, leaving her to bleed at his strike.

Standing tall, he figured it was over, for it was rare that any foe stood against him. His moment of bravado was ruined when he felt tapping on his shoulder. Turning around, he saw Veneticus, still with the slash marks on her body, but with an added smile on her lips. She rose her fist, crossed her eyes, then struck the sharp claw Pokémon twice in the face, with rhythmic punches. The attack dazed the Pokémon, but also had an added, unforeseen, effect.

He couldn't see straight any more. Everything he saw, had gained a complete double. He was confused. Gazing up, he saw Veneticus, well, two Veneticuses, who were both smiling at him. The sight angered him to know end, that he blatantly ignored any order Leaf gave him. Instead, he swiped through the air in an attempt at striking his foe. Unfortunately for him, all he hit was air.

"Screech!" Leaf's yells finally got to him, "Use Screech!"

"Veneticus!" Dawn yelled instead, "Use Bounce!"

Viper glared up at the twin clones of Veneticus, only to watch her smile. She suddenly hunched down a moment later to use her mighty rabbit legs to launch her high into the sky. She appeared to be a brown dot in the air against the dark clouds for a few seconds, as she spun around. Once she finished, her feet were pointed down toward the sharp claw Pokémon. Then she started falling, faster and faster, with wind, sound, rain and thunder roaring all around her. By the time Viper regained his ability to see, it was too late.

Veneticus' feet slammed against his chest in a double kick. The force of the impact not only knocked him into the guardrail of the bridge, it actually knocked him through it. The metal broke into pieces, sending him careening onto the other end. Through the air and toward the warring streets he fell, eventually landing on a highway road. To everyone's surprise, the Pokémon got back to his feet, as he merely shrugged off the blow. Suddenly, Veneticus landed on the road a few feet away, that same jittery smile upon her lips. Truly, she was a Pokémon without peers.

Leaf ran to the edge of her rooftop, as Viper got to his toes. Glancing up, she saw Dawn too gaze down to the streets below. It made her blood boil again, as she pondered an attack.

"Viper!" she yelled from the rooftop, "Use Icy Wind on the ground!"

The sharp claw Pokémon pulled back his hand again, as he once again breathed in deeply. This time, instead of blowing cold air upon his bunny foe, he aimed his sights down toward the road. Breathing out, he blew them upon the ground, coating the road in black ice. Veneticus tried to step forward, but she slipped up almost immediately, falling upon her back as she did so. Viper was so used to the ice though, that he was completely unaffected by it, meaning the ball was now in his court. Still, the Lopunny got her feet with that sassy smile of hers on her lips. Boy did it irk Viper.

"Veneticus!" Dawn yelled, "Fire Punch!"

The Lopunny pulled back her hand as it curled into a fist. In the blink of an eye, it ignited into flames. Her hand shook violently, as if she herself could not contain the power she was currently holding. Unfortunately for Viper, it seemed as if that power was aimed for him. But Leaf wouldn't allow it.

"Viper!" she yelled, "Counter with Night Slash!"

Her Pokémon dashed forward at high-speeds, as shadows once again danced off his body. Left and right he jutted, but Veneticus kept her eyes trained on him expertly. She was no fool, she knew exactly what he was planning, and she decided to pray upon that action.

He rushed at her, then stopped, expecting an attack. She struck at him with a quick instead of using that blazing hand of hers. Upon doing so, he leaped up, dodging the kick while preparing to counter with his bladed hands. But, to his surprise, Veneticus suspected that. As he fell in midair, she struck with her flaming hand, punching him square in the chest. The burning sent him flying into an adjacent building, where he bounced off and hit the ground painfully. Falling to the earth, he attempted to get back into the fight, but it was fruitless. He was too weak to even stand.

Thunder cackled, and lightning flashed through the sky. Upon staring up, the sharp claw Pokémon saw Veneticus stare back. And of course, she had that cocky smile on her lips. But there was nothing Viper could do about it. He had been bested, and he lost consciousness.

Leaf pulled back in surprise at the sight. As she withdrew Viper's Poké Ball, she watched Veneticus slowly turn up, and stare into her eyes. It made the Kanto Trainer step back in fear, before she fired out that red beam of light which digitized her Weavile. Upon doing so, the Lopunny used her impressive leg strength to leap up to the metal bridge once more. Despite the fight where she suffered slashes, she appeared to be still strong, as she stood tall and valiantly. Defeating a Pokémon like that would take a Pokémon of equal strength and valiance.

And Leaf had just the Pokémon in mind.

She withdrew a Poké Ball, and wheeled it back in her hand.

"I choose you!" she yelled, "Go! Poison!"

With a toss, she lobbed the Poké Ball in the air. It snapped in the air, and released the goliath blue Pokémon within.

"Nidoooooquuuueeeeen!" Poison announced as she landed with a loud BANG!

Veneticus retained her cocky vigilance, as she started to hop up and down, toe to toe. With the bunny Pokémon matching her stature, Leaf's Nidoqueen started to stomp her way forward, with each footstep sending shock waves down the bridge. Poison only stopped when she and Veneticus stood a few inches away from each other. The drill Pokémon only stared down in annoyance, while Veneticus stared back up with her hands on her hips, and a smile on her lips.

"Poison! Use Poison Jab!" Leaf yelled.

"Veneticus, counter with Fire Punch!" Dawn yelled back.

The great Nidoqueen's hand suddenly oozed a vile purple substance, while the petite Lopunny's hand started to cackle with fire. In unison, the Pokémon pulled back their hands, as they gave out might and monstrous roars. There was a cackle of lighting, and their fists collided.

Maverick Talks!

Yes, we have finally started the battle between Dawn and Leaf! Boy, Pokemon battles are a bit different from the usual battles I write, but that's a good thing, am I correct?

Any who, we learn some more of Dawn's Pokemon. You see, Dawn can easily go to any PC and choose the Pokemon she has on her. If you want, you can say the team she's currently using is her main team, you know, the team she's most likely to use. Unfortunately, her Noctowl will be sitting this battle out, but that's okay, because she has a super awesome Lopunny to take care of things. Funny thing about Veneticus, she's the character I first wrote of on fanfic net. It was called Trainer Tales: Veneticus' Story. I thought it was awesome at first, but its pretty bleh, if you read it now, not to mention looooooooooooooooooong, so yeah, there's that too.

Also, Courage throws down with Leaf's Kabutops, and we both get to see what they both can do! Some good old fashion Pokemon battles never hurt anyone, right? Anyway, on a normal Pokemon battle, a Lucario could easily defeat a Kabutops, unless that Kabutops had a lot of water attacks, which Kosha used none of save for a blocked Aqua Jet. But Leaf's Kabutops is so strong, it can take on an Aura Sphere to the chest, as well as a Dragon Pulse to the entire body. That's hardcore.

Oh yeah, and Courage using that super blue beam. Yeah, that's Lucario's final smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, called Aura Storm. When I think Aura Storm, I figure that all Lucarios can do it if they are strong enough, and if the moment is in intense, such as desperation, which is why Courage performed the attack. She was desperate.

And also, Kosha slashing Courage. You see, Leaf's kind of out for blood right now, and want's her revenge. Her Pokemon can sense this, so they are fighting without a care in the world. In Pokemon battles, its illegal to try and kill the other trainer's Pokemon, but do you really think Leaf gives a hoot?

Anyway, enough talking for now. The battle shall continue in the next chapter, where something surprising will happen. What is it? You'll see!

Maverick Kay Prime