NSO Ch 10: The actual fight scene (for real this time)

Heyo! Sorry for putting the fight scene off for so long! I just needed to develop the characters so that the story can make sense (or maybe not) later in the plot. So without further ado, I present to you, the fight scene with Kurt and Zenith. It may seem kind of cliche or whatever, since I'm not a veteran in writing these, but I hope you can enjoy it!

by the way, these battles are like the battles in the anime, not the games. I mean, in real life, who takes turns to attack?

I do not own Pokemon. But for all those who do, I respect your decision in the mechanics involved in Sword and Shield, even though I may not like them ( and secretly resent you all for stopping all future Pokemon games from being released on the 3DS, and now am salty for that and kinda want to see how far they can go without crashing and burning.)

Kurt staggered as he felt his horn hit the walls of the battle arena, Zenith moving away at the last second. Just as Zenith's feet touched the floor, two fully charged Dark Pulses appeared in his hands with a speed no one thought was possible. With the Dark Pulses still in his hand, Zenith assumed an attacking pose, one paw stretched out towards Kurt, making the universal symbol for 'Come at me. Do your worst.'

Kurt was starting to get angry. This shiny freak had wiped all hopes of a quick match, and was now taunting him! The freak was going to pay! Kurt's internal temperature rose as his face grew redder and redder, getting angrier and angrier. Anger fueled Kurt's power just like how rare candies ( which were illegal) fueled Pokemon at illegal betting matches. But like ingesting rare candies (it gives you horrible indigestion that has a chance of destroying yourself through explosive diarrhea), Kurt enhanced strength through rage also came with a price.

Anger seeped into Kurt's brain like a poisonous fog, clouding his mind as he stared at Zenith, all rational thought leaving his mind. All that was left was one instruction.

KILL THE FREAK!

Zenith eyed the Nidoking warily, senses on full alert as he tried to predict Kurt's next move. A hundred possibilities ran through his mind, but he didn't account for Kurt's eyes turning a glowing colour and looking at him with a murderous gaze.

You didn't except him to just give up peacefully, did you?

Well, I kinda hoped you would...

Dude, just kick this guy's ass! Your girlfriend's waiting AND counting on you!

She's not my-

Zenith's retort was interrupted by a loud roar from Kurt. There was a look of rage on his face that even Zenith had not seen before. The Nidoking rushed towards Zenith at alarming speeds, lashing out with a flurry of Double Kicks. It was only with Dialga's time powers that Zenith was able to dodge most of the attacks. However, a few slipped through his guard and hit home. Zenith flew a good distance backwards under the power of the kick, grunting in pain as he hit the floor, air knocked out of his lungs. One of the Dark Pulses dissipated, disappearing from his hand.

I'm starting to think that he's out of control.

Really? Why would you say that?

Well, the first point are the red eyes, secondly,-

Sarcasm!

Well, SORRY Zenith, if I, DIALGA, can't UNDERSTAND SARCASM.

Fine, fine! You know, I still hate you, time powers or not.

Okay, then let's see what you can do without them!

No, wait- Zenith cried out telepathically, as Kurt barreled towards him, determined to finish him off. Zenith wanted to lay there and get beaten up, but a face in the sea of students caught his eye. Cleo. Zenith suddenly remembered the reason why he was even in the arena in the first place. He was here, not for himself, but to defend Cleo's honour. He couldn't just give up and let Cleo down (although he did volunteer himself without Cleo's consent). For some reason, this thought gave him strength, and newfound energy coursed through his bloodstream. Zenith rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding Kurt as he rushed past him, and heard another thud as Kurt slammed into the arena wall again. He got back up onto his paws to face the Nidoking, who was now having a headache from hitting the walls so much.

Welp, this is it. No powers, just plain old Zenith, facing off against the biggest bully in school, (who had to fight off others like him to get to his position) armed with only pure instinct and skill.

And I hope I have enough skill to survive ( and maybe even possibly) win this.

For once, the Legendary Pokemon didn't reply. He was on the edge of his seat, eagerly waiting to see how the fight would play out. So was Ms Sal and the class. (except Cleo, since this was Zenith fighting)

Loud footsteps could be heard as Kurt ran at him once more. Zenith charged up another Dark Pulse to make up for the one that disappeared, while simultaneously slamming the one in his other hand on the floor at the exact moment when Kurt was going to reach him. The Dark Pulse detonated as soon as it hit the floor, causing a small shockwave at the same time which threw both Pokemon backwards. Kurt, who was not expecting an attack, flew threw the air by the force of the explosion before crashing onto the floor, landing in a crumpled heap. Zenith however, managed to stay on his four paws as the shockwave pushed him back. His eyes glowed blood-red as he made a small sphere. It was the same size as a tennis ball, and it was pitch black, as if it was trying to suck in all light that touched its surface. A Shadow Ball. With the trained professionalism of an experienced baseball player, Zenith hurled it at Kurt who was trying to get up, the Shadow Ball moving so fast that it was just a black blur, almost unable to be seen. (A/N: Why isn't unseeable an actual word?)

The impact of the Shadow Ball hit Kurt worse than a bullet train, the small black ball containing more power than Kurt expected. It blasted Kurt back until he hit the arena wall with a resounding crunch. Kurt could feel himself getting tired. Most of his fights usually never lasted this long, and darkness was starting to creep around his vision, fatigue threatening to pull him into slumber. However, Kurt had one thing left to do, and that was the only thing that kept him from passing out.

KILL THE SHINY!

Zenith growled in annoyance as Kurt got back to his feet.

Can't this guy just quit?

Zenith charged a Dark Pulse in each hand, getting ready for Kurt's nect move. However, Kurt just stood there, panting heavily, screwing up his face in concentration. Zenith racked his brains a he tried to figure out what Kurt's last move would be. He thought back to when he was an 'ordinary' Umbreon at this school, overhearing rumours about Kurt. They mostly consisted about his last move, but Kurt never used in in school. All victims it was used on were left traumatised, so rattled that they had little memory of what the move was called, only remembering the ground collapsing beneath their feet.

Wait... ground collapsing? That must mean Kurt's last move must be-

"Earthquake!" Kurt roared in anger. He stomped his feet on the arena floor, the impacts caused cracks started to spread outward from under his foot, making the ground shake whenever they went. Zenith noticed the cracks spreading quickly towards him, while struggling to keep his footing on the moving uneven ground. Zenith sighed, realising what he was going to have to do in order to survive this attack. Like how had her talent with water, Zenith had his own talent, which he had perfected and kept secret... until now.

Zenith leaped up from from his spot just as the cracks reached him, the ground crumbling into rocks where the Umbreon once stood, the only solid piece of land left was the small circle around Kurt. He noticed Kurt's smile of victory as he watched him jump in the air, knowing that the Dark-type eeveelution had to come down eventually and when he did, he would get obliterated.

That's where you're wrong!

Zenith placed one of his Dark Pulses beneath bis foot and detonated it. Since it was one of his own moves it did no damage to to him, but the force of the explosion pushed Zenith upwards, giving him more airtime. He repeated the action with his other foot, effectively 'sprinting' around the arena in mid air, waiting for the Earthquake to be over, while also enjoying the look of surprise on Kurt's face. Zenith knew that he was safe, since none of Kurt's moves were long range attacks.

He thought wrong.

The force of Earthquake was causing rocks to start to floating into the air. Kurt, have used his move, was now hitting the floating rocks into the air, where Zenith was trying to dodge them. One of them almost hit Zenith, but its sharp surface grazed the length of his body, leaving a cut, which blood instantly started welling out of. It stung, but Zenith held back the pain. He had to stay airborne. It would hurt less to stay in the air than on the ground. Kurt had run out of rocks in reach to hurl at him anyways.

POV shift: Cleo

Cleo watched the battle with horrified amazement. In her previous hometown, the government wanted everyone to live in peace, so battling was illegal. The only place she could watch them were from illegal battling competitions hosted in dark alleys, and there were very little of them. So coming to a town whose school supported battling was a pleasant surprise.

I guess Zenith also counts as a special surprise. Cleo thought with a small chuckle.

I've liked him since I saved him, but I don't know if he feels the same way about me.

Hello, Captain Oblivious! Is it so hard to join the dots together yourself, or would like me to do it for you?

Who are you and how did you get inside my head?

Don't worry about it. I'll only stay for awhile.

Also, I think it's called Captain Obvious...

I meant exactly what I said. Anyway, it's OBVIOUS he likes you!

Cleo looked up at the fight. Kurt had used an Earthquake, and Zenith was in the air, achieving flight through via Dark Pulses. The shy, timid Umbreon had never stood up to anyone before, but he had willingly jumped into a battle just to stop Kurt from insulted Cleo.

She gasped in shock and horror as Zenith got scratched by the speeding rock in mid-air, a red line appearing on his left flank. He visibly staggered, but still managed to continue staying in the air.

Will Zenith be alright? He look hurt! I probably should-

Calm down. He's gonna be fine.

Well, if you say so. I guess you were right about him liking me. But if we do like each other, then we need a lot more time to get to know each other. I mean, it's only my first day in school!

Well, what can I say except... you're welcome. Bye now.

POV switch: Zenith in third person view(?)

Meanwhile, Zenith noticed that the ground was mo longer shaking, and the floating rocks had returned back to the ground, indicating that Kurt's move was finally over. He let gravity take hold of him and fell, rolling as he hit the floor to receive as little impact as possible. He landed on the circle of solid land, a good distance away from Kurt. The creation of so many Dark Pulses had taken a lot out of him, and his wound was still bleeding, the red liquid running down his legs and dripping all over the floor.

Kurt was in the same situation as Zenith, recovering from the massive amount of energy put into Earthquake. It also took a lot of strength to hit rocks so hard to cause them to fly. Both Kurt and Zenith had taken a lot of damage, their health was low, and were tired. If any one of them were to take a proper attack directly, the other would win. Realising this, Kurt pushed his exhaustion to corner of his mind, pushing towards Zenith, trying to finish him off with a Poison Jab. Coating his claws in a purple glow, Kurt sliced his claws downwards, towards the Umbreon.

Just as the claw was about to hit its target, it was stopped mid-swipe. Confused, Kurt looked down to see Zenith's paw holding his claw back, preventing its advance. Growling in annoyance, Kurt tried the move again with his other claw, for it to meet the same the same fate.

The two Pokemon were at an impasse. Both were too exhausted to continue attacking, and if one tried, the attacking Pokemon would give an opening for the other to attack.

Zenith strained as Kurt started to lay on him, barely able to suppress the crashing force that was his enemy's body mass. He might have a little more energy that Kurt, but he wouldn't last long if this kept up. His hind paws, slick with sweat and blood, slid backwards on the arena floor. Zenith gritted his teeth in pain as his wound opened wider, spilling more blood all over his body and floor. Zenith looked up and immediately regretted his decision, the image of Kurt's leering face burned into his retinas.

Looking away, Zenith searched the crowd desperately, trying to find someone that would help him out of this mess. Pain wracked his body as he struggled to keep Kurt at bay. The faces were a blur as he skimmed over them, but one face stood out from the rest.

Cleo.

The Vaporeon that had showed up in the morning to save his ass, and now he was fighting for her honour. He wasn't fighting for her due to moral obligation, but for another, stronger reason. Zenith couldn't bear to imagine the look on Cleo's face as he was being beaten into mincemeat by the waste of space that he was holding back.

I can't let Cleo down.

I WON'T let Cleo down!

I WILL NOT LOSE!

Well, that escalated quickly.

These thoughts filled Zenith with determined energy. There wasn't a lot, but it was just enough for Zenith to perform the third of his three attacking moves.

Kurt had a wide grin on his face as he continued to lean on Zenith. He was sure that he would win. Zenith was too weak to throw him off, and would succumb to fatigue, making Kurt the winner.

"No fish-dog here to save your pelt this time, freak," Kurt whispered menacingly into Zenith's ear. Zenith stiffened upon hearing those words, and struggled to push his anger down to maintain his defeated facade. He needed all his strength for this, and he would not let rash actions caused by anger ruin this. It was now or never.

Kurt was still grinning when he felt Zenith's once weak paws clamp down on his claws with a vice-like grip. Looking at the Umbreon, Kurt noticed a small white ball of pure energy forming in Zenith's mouth, and it was slowly growing bigger. Kurt's eyes widened in shock and fear as he recognised the move Zenith was using.

Before the move was unleashed, Kurt heard Zenith mutter some words.

"Don't you ever disrespect Cleo or me ever again."

Wow, here's Chapter 10- the longest chapter so far! Let me know what you think about this chapter! You do know that you can still review even when you don't have an account, right? (am I right about this?)

Well Chapter 11 will be out by tomorrow latest, and I'll try to write more on the plane ride to South Africa. (What do they expect me to do on the plane? Sleep?)

A great thank you to TheLatiKing for replying to my questions and providing great answers, but maybe you can review instead of PMing me? I'm sure many people may agree with your opinion.

Well, before I sign off for now, I have a question for you all. Should Pokemon games like Pokemon Go, Pokemon Tretta, Pokemon Shuffle etc (The Pokemon games that don't have a plot) be counted as real Pokemon games? I mean, the only goal is to catch them all, and there's no actual plot (eg. The Pokemon League, Evil organisations) I know that I might anger some people by saying this, but I personally feel that those games don't count as real Pokemon games. I'm alright about Go and Shuffle, but I feel that Tretta's sole purpose is a money maker..

But hey! It's my opinion. You're fine to express yours through a review. I NEED MORE REVIEWS! IT GIVES ME SATISFACTION!

Flying off tomorrow,

BTJE