Chapter 10: Fitting 2 - The Lewis and Zecher Expedition
Zecher was outside. Right now, he was staring at his next challenge.
"So...the Battle Plant."
Zecher was now in front of the Battle Plant of Fitting City. It was an enormous building. Well, actually buildings. There was a large, main building in the middle of two smaller, yet still large buildings. The middle building was colored many shades of blue, and had at least four floors. The building on the right was two stories and colored shades of green, and was the radio station PMON 3000.5. The building on the left was also two stories and was colored shades of red, and was the most popular game corner in the city.
"Third Initial...is going to be mine!"
Zecher began sprinting to the door, and was just about to run into it, when he stopped himself (not wanting to repeat the incident at the Battle Blaster). He looked at the door, and saw a sign that said 'Plant Closed'.
"Aw, geez! Not again!"
Just as Zecher was about to be bummed, he saw that the game corner's door was opened. He decided that if he couldn't challenge the Region Brain right now, he might as well play some games.
-I-
"Get ready to RUMMMBBBLEEEE!"
Zecher was playing a special Street Fighter game. This was the kind of arcade version where you and your opponent sit at the same game, but opposite sides. Zecher was doing quite well.
"Alright, beat him with Dragon Punch!"
Zecher's Ryu unleashed a powerful Dragon Punch unto the opponent's Geki. Thsi was enough to take Geki down to 0 health.
Winner: Ryu
Player 1 Wins
"Oh, yeah!" Zecher jumped up from his seat and began whooping. "The Z-man wins again!"
His opponent went over to Zecher. "You're okay, but there's no way you can beat Lewis."
"Huh?" Zecher stopped jumping. "Who's Lewis?"
"He's only the best gamer the city's ever known! Heck, he's even better than his cousin, Kemmy!"
"Kemmy's cousin, huh?" Zecher said, intrigued.
"Look, he's playing over there right now!"
The opponent pointed over to the center of the game corner. There, a young adult was playing Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
Lewis was a young man who seemed to be in his twenties. He had blond hair that was put back in a mullet. On his eyes were black sunglasses He wore a black shirt with streaking gray lines. He wore blue pants, and had gold chains in his pockets. Lastly, he was wearing a pair of black 'Vans' shoes.
"Alright, party people!" Lewis looked back at the crowd of people. "I'm a gonna play 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'!"
"Whoo!" The crowd applauded.
Lewis began to play on Expert. As he played, Zecher saw that Lewis truely was a master at guitar play. In the end, Lewis beat the song with 99%.
"Alright, Lewis!" The crowd applauded. That particular song was extremely difficult, and Lewis managed to get a 99%.
"It's no wonder he's the Region Brain," Zecher's opponent said.
"Wait, he's the Region Brain?" Zecher looked on as the Region Brain was really taking in the worshipping the people were giving him.
"Yeah. Today, he's taking a break from battling to just chill out."
"Well, I'm gonna have to change that."
"Is there no one who wishes to challenge me?" Lewis taunted.
"I'll do it!"
The crowd gasped. They made way for the person who was going to challenge Lewis. The person, Zecher, looked at Lewis with a confident face.
"I challenge you to a guitar duel! If I win, you have to accept my challenge and allow me to battle you for the Battle Plant's Initial!"
Lewis laughed. "Oh, you little kid. A simple guitar duel isn't going to get me to go back to my duties!"
"Well, you haven't heard what song I wanted to play," Zecher said with a spark in his eyes. "I challenge you to Expert mode, 'Through the Fire and Flames'!"
The crowd was clearly shocked at Zecher's challenge. They began conversing with each other, thinking Zecher was crazy. Suddenly, Lewis seemed interested.
"You're a pretty odd knucklehead to challenge me to that song. But it means you're pretty brave, too. I accept your challenge!"
-II-
Lewis and Zecher were now on center stage. They were armed with guitar controllers. The screen was loading up. "Good luck."
'They're Hammer Ons' began. Both Zecher and Lewis managed to get the first note. Intensive strumming and pressing of buttons began. Zecher then missed one note, and had to strum again. Lewis laughed at Zecher, but this caused him to also miss a note. Zecher chuckled to himself, and the intro eventually ended, each person only missing one note.
On a cold winter morning
In the time before the light
In flames of death's eternal reign
We ride towards the light
Thus continued the infinite strings of strumming. Zecher was furiously pushing the strum bar up and down, trying to get every single note. Lewis was trying to stay calm while strumming, but was getting slightly nervous at Zecher's Guitar Hero expertise.
Fighting hard, fighting on for the steel
Through the wastelands evermore
The scattered souls will feel the hell
Bodies wasted on the shore
Zecher and Lewis continued playing the extremely difficult song. They did not use any of their tools or power ups against the opponent, as that would make things unfair. While Zecher appeared to dominate constantly switching frets and completing long series of notes, Lewis seemed to dominate the long strings of hammer ons.
So far away we wait for the day
For the lives all so wasted and gone
We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days
Through the fire and flames we carry on!
The lyrics have ended. All that lay left was one massive final solo. Zecher and Lewis unhumanly managed to get nearly every note, only occasionally missing one or two notes every now and then. After the final hammer ons ended, and the final notes were played, the song was finished.
"..." Lewis did not say anything. He did not think Zecher would be this good.
Zecher panted. He wiped his nose, and smiled a confident face. "Well...who's the winner?"
Lewis, Zecher, and the crowd anxiously waited for the results screen to pop up. When it did, this is what it said:
Player 1 (Lewis): 95%
Player 2 (Zecher): 96%
Lewis did not do anything. He was just staring at the results screen. Zecher and the crowd nervously stared at Lewis. Then, Lewis turned and looked at Zecher. The next thing that happened...
...he clapped. He clapped more and more, and eventually the crowd began following the flow and clapped for Zecher. Then, it all grew into enormous applause and cheers for Zecher.
Zecher very happily smiled and waved to the crowd of people. He then turned back to Lewis.
"Mr. Scott, you have no idea how shocked I am. No one has ever beaten me at Guitar Hero, much less that song!"
Zecher proudly shook Lewis's hand. "So...?"
"So...I accept your challenge. It would be an honor for me to have a battle against you!"
"Alright!" Zecher jumped up and down. "That third Initial is going to be mine!"
-III-
Lewis led Zecher over to the radio station. There, he had Zecher sit down in the DJ studio.
"Put these on." Lewis handed Zecher a large pair of headphones.
"What for?" Zecher asked as he put the headphones on.
"Here's your test. Right now, at this radio station, it's PMON's Pokehour. Here, our listeners call and ask our DJs complex questions about pokemon. Your test is to be a temporary DJ. You must correctly answer the next three people that call our radio station. You give an incorrect answer, then I'm sorry, you lose the test. If you find this too difficult, I'll find another test to give you...tomorrow."
"No way I'm waiting for tomorrow!" Zecher held the microphone to his mouth. "Let the callers come in!"
Zecher was sitting down in front a control panel with many buttons. In the center, there were many buttons saying stuff like 'Caller 1, Caller 2, etc.' Zecher saw that many of the caller buttons were lit up. He went to Caller 4.
"Hello, this is Zecher, temporary DJ and challenger of the Battle Plant. How may I help you?"
"Yeah, uh, I'm wondering about those attacks known as the 'Ultimate Attacks'," Caller 4 began. "I was wondering if my Dragonite could learn that Blast Burn attack."
"I'm sorry, but Dragonite will not be able to learn Blast Burn," Zecher began. "The Ultimate Attacks are special as only a select few can learn them. There are three attacks. They are Hydro Cannon, Frenzy Plant, and Blast Burn. Usually, only these certain pokemon can learn these attacks: Blastoise, Feraligatr, Swampert, and Empoleon with Hydro Cannon; Charizard, Typhlosion, Blaziken, and Infernape with Blast Burn; and Venusaur, Meganium, Sceptile, and Torterra with Frenzy Plant. With that, Dragonite cannot learn Blast Burn."
"Wow, thanks! I mean, I'm bummed, but at least I know now!"
Zecher happily said bye and hung up. Lewis gave him a thumbs up and mouthed 'one'.
Zecher then pressed Caller 9.
"Hello, this is Zecher, temporary DJ and challenger of the Battle Plant. How may I help you?"
"Hello. I'm thinking about traveling over to the Orange Islands and competing in the League there. However, I heard that the League works differently there. How does it work?"
Luckily, Zecher's father once competed in the Orange League and told him all about it. "Well, thing is, the people who talked to you were correct when they said that the League works differently. There are still Gym Leaders in the Orange Islands, but instead of eight, there are only four. Also, the leaders may not necessarily battle you. Instead, they may test you and your pokemon by racing you or challenging you to build something. After you get the four badges, you travel to Pummelo Island, where the final challenge awaits. You are to battle the champion/head leader of the Orange Crew. After you beat the champion, you have conquered the Orange League!"
"Awesome! I'm so psyched to go there now! Thanks!"
Lewis went up to Zecher. He then patted his back. "One more."
Zecher excitedly decided to choose Caller 1 as his final challenge.
"Hello, this is Zecher, temporary DJ and challenger of the Battle Plant. How may-"
"What's up, Zechy?" Zecher heard a girl's voice on the other end. She seemed to be giggling.
Zecher eyes shot wide open. His heart began beating. He knew who the caller was.
"...Aria."
Aria giggled some more. "Well, well. Looks like your success on this challenge now lies on my shoulders."
Zecher began growling. Lewis looked on in interest.
"...Heh. Alright, Aria. Give me your best shot."
"I hope you learned a thing or two when you were traveling Sinnoh. The legendary hierarchy of Sinnoh. Explain it."
Zecher got nervous. For the next few seconds, he remained silent. Then...
"The legendary hierarchy is said to have created the entire Sinnoh region. First, it began with an egg. This egg was located in only an entire realm of nothingness. Then, this egg gave birth to the Alpha Pokemon, Arceus. Arceus erased nothingness and created matter and spirit. In matter, Arceus created several beings. They were Dialga, master of time, and Palkia, master of space. There was also the forgotten one, Giratina. Giratina controlled the alternate dimension and antimatter. For spirit, Arceus created three more beings. These are Uxie, Being of Knowledge; Mesprit, Being of Emotion; and Azelf, Being of Willpower. All these beings make up what is contained not only in Sinnoh, but the entire world."
"...not bad, Zecher. Looks like you win this time." Then, in a seductive voice, "See you soon." Aria then hung up.
Lewis went up to Zecher. He saw that Zecher was slightly shaking as he took his headphones off. He also saw that Zecher was furiously blushing.
"Hey, is that girl your girlfriend?"
Zecher looked at Lewis like he was a complete idiot. "NOOOO!"
"Well, she seems interested in you," Lewis said as he walked out the studio. "And vice versa."
"Hey!" Zecher yelled angrily.
"Relax, kid! You passed the test! All you have to do now is defeat me in battle."
-IV-
Zecher and Lewis were now behind the Battle Plant. At the back, there was a large battlefield that was big enough for Zecher and Lewis to have an intense battle.
A referee then came out and stood at the side of the battlefield.
"4 on 4 battle. Only the challenger may substitute. Begin!"
"My Swalot, arise!"
"Go, Vaporeon!"
"Swal!" Lewis's Swalot flashed out.
"Vay!" Zecher's Vaporeon arrived from its pokeball.
"Crunch!"
Vaporeon began rushing forward to the Swalot. Swalot was not bothering to even try to dodge Vaporeon. Vaporeon then lunged forward, its teeth baring. It crunched down on Swalot's gooey body. Swalot didn't even seem the least bit damaged.
"What!?!"
"Not exactly a good idea to crunch on goo!" Lewis laughed. "Poison Gas!"
Swalot expelled a poisonous gas from its body. This gas not only shook Vaporeon off of Swalot's body, but caused it to get weakened and poisoned.
"Oh, man! Vaporeon's poisoned!"
"Sludge Bomb!"
"Swal!" Swalot released a gunky pile of sludge from its mouth. This sludge then hit Vaporeon, causing damage to it.
"Vay!"
The sludge covered the ground underneath Vaporeon. This caused it to slip and fall down.
"That'll be a problem! Vaporeon, use Water Gun on the sludge!"
"Vay!" Vaporeon released a stream of water from its mouth and aimed at the sludge. The Water Gun cleaned up the sludge, so Vaporeon no longer slipped. Vaporeon then used Water Gun to clean up its body. In a matter of moments, Vaporeon was all shiny and ready for battle once again.
"It'll take more than that to beat me and Vaporeon!"
"Oh, really? Double Team!"
"Swal!" Swalot suddenly disappeared. In a nanosecond, several Swalot illusions and the real Swalot surrounded Vaporeon. Vaporeon looked around nervously.
"Body Slam!"
The real Swalot appeared from behind Vaporeon, and prepared to body slam it.
"I don't think so! Vaporeon, Sand Attack!"
"Vay!" Vaporeon quickly turned around and began kicking dirt into Swalot's face.
"Swal!" Swalot was blinded by the dirt. It could no longer see where anything was.
"Oh, man! Swalot!"
"Aurora Beam!"
Vaporeon charged up, and released an icy Aurora Beam from its mouth. This Aurora Beam hit Swalot right in its head. This impact caused Swalot to faint.
"Swalot is unable to battle! Vaporeon wins!"
"Alright, Vaporeon!"
"Vay! Vay..." Vaporeon suddenly seemed weakened again. It seemed like it couldn't stand up straight.
"Grr...Vaporeon's still poisoned!"
"And I'll have to use that to my advantage! Go, Kabutops!"
"Ka!" The Kabutops came out of its pokeball and was prepared for a brawl.
"Oh, man! He's got a Kabutops!"
"X-Scissor!"
"Tops!" Kabutops rushed towards the poisoned Vaporeon. It then slashed its sharp razor-like claws onto the pokemon.
"Vay!" Vaporeon lay down, mortally weakened.
"We still won't go down! Iron Tail!"
Vaporeon managed to muster up enough strength to light its tail up. It then launched up at the Kabutops with a super effective Iron Tail.
"Tops!" Kabutops jumped back, damaged by the Iron Tail.
"Vay..." Vaporeon was weakened more by the poison. It didn't seem like it could last much longer.
"This is it! Night Slash!"
Kabutops lunged at Vaporeon with its claws glowing dark black. The nightmarish claws then struck the poisoned Vaporeon. Vaporeon lay down, defeated.
"Vaporeon is unable to battle! Kabutops is the winner!"
Zecher returned Vaporeon to its pokeball. He looked at it with a warm smile. "You did great, Vaporeon. Your efforts won't be in vain."
Zecher looked up at Lewis with a great smile. "I'm just getting started! I choose the almighty Salamence!"
"Sala!" Salamence came out of its pokeball in a fiery flame. It was raring to battle.
"Earthquake!"
Salamence began furiously stomping the ground. Its stomps created large quakes on the earth's surface. These quakes disoriented the Kabutops, which caused it to fall down and take damage.
"You think I'll be defeated by that!?! Slash!"
Kabutops pulled itself together and began running to Salamence. Zecher anticipated this, however.
"Twister!"
Salamence conjured up a windy Twister. Kabutops was caught by the Twister, which caused it to fly in the air and be knocked around. Kabutops began taking a lot of damage.
"We're not gonna stop! Use Metal Sound!"
"Tops!" Kabutops aimed at Salamence, then began to screech. This screeching Metal Sound was so horrible, not even Zecher could stand it.
"Graaah! That...sound...is...so...loud!" Zecher screamed as he covered his ears.
"Sal!" Salamence was also being negatively affected by the loud Metal Sound. Its head began to hurt, and it could no longer hold on to Twister. It was forced to stop using the attack.
"Alright, Kabutops! Use Water Pulse!"
"Ka!" Kabutops put its claws to the ground, and began creating an orb of water. From this water, powerful Water Pulses were being made. It then unleashed the orb and its Water Pulses unto Salamence.
"Don't give up, Salamence! Use Dragon Pulse!"
"Sala!" Salamence shook off the after-effects of the Metal Sound. It then charged up, and released a raging ring of fire from its mouth.
The two pulses collided. First, it seemed like Water Pulse was winning. Then, it appeared to be Dragon Pulse that was the master. Just as the attacks were about to cancel each other out...
"Power it up with Dragonbreath!"
"Sala!" Salamence released one last Dragon Pulse, then quickly switched out to a Dragonbreath. This breath rocketed the Draon Pulse forward, further powering it up. The Dragon Pulse conquered the Water Pulse, and completely clashed with Kabutops.
"Butops!" Kabutops could no longer take any more damage. It fell down, and it could no longer battle.
"Kabutops has been defeated! Salamence wins!"
"We're doing great, Salamence!" Zecher yelled out loud. There's a pattern here. After I win, Lewis wins. If this pattern keeps going on...I could win!
Unfortunately, Zecher was not the only one who saw the pattern. If this pattern keeps up, I'll lose! I've gotta break it. I've got to win this battle, plus the battle after it! "Go, Feraligatr!"
"Feraligatr!" The croc-like pokemon flashed out of its pokeball. It was ready for battle.
"Let's see if I can break this pattern for my benefits! Use Zen Headbutt!"
"Roar!" Salamence flew towards the Feraligatr. Just as the attack was about to hit...
"Use Protect!"
"Fer!" Feraligatr began glowing green, signaling the activation of Protect. The Zen Headbutt attack hit Feraligatr, but due to Protect, it did not do any damage.
"Screech!"
Feraligatr opened its mouth and emitted a horrible screech. The screech was very noisy and really hurt Zecher's and Salamence's ears.
"Aaaaah! I'm gonna need ear surgery after this!"
"Sala!"
"Brick Break!"
Feraligatr powered up its hands. It then unleashed a barrage of fighting Brick Breaks unto Salamence, who received every single hit. Salamence was getting increasingly damaged.
"Sal!"
"Aerial Ace!"
Feraligatr's hand glew bright. It then punched Salamence's head from the bottom of its face, causing Salamence to be knocked back.
"Grr, if we can't win this battle, then we have to at least deal as much damage as possible! Use Double Edge!"
"Roar!" Salamence charged up for the recoil-damaging attack. It then rammed itself into Feraligatr, dealing damage to both pokemon.
"Gatr!" Feraligatr was knocked back. Suddenly, it began glowing bright red.
"What the-?"
"Heh. Guess you didn't count on Feraligatr using RAGE!"
"Oh, crud!"
The red Feraligatr raged towards the Salamence. When it finally reached Salamence, it unleashed countless attacks that reflected Feraligatr's inner rage.
"Sal!!!" Salamence took one last attack. It then fell to the ground, defeated.
"Salamence is unable to battle! Feraligatr wins!"
Zecher returned Salamence to its pokeball. He smiled at it at thanked it for another job well done. He then looked at the weak Feraligatr. Only one super effective attack seemed to be enough to defeat the water type.
"Luxray, I choose you!"
"Lux! Lux!" In an electric light, Luxray flashed out of its pokeball.
"Let's get this over with! Luxray, Thunderbolt!"
Luxray began charging up a powerful electric Thunderbolt. After charging, it released the attack unto Feraligatr.
"No! Feraligatr, use Ice Beam!"
"Fer!" Feraligatr released the icy attack from its mouth.
Thunderbolt and Ice Beam met. They seemed neck and neck, and neither side was giving up. But then, in a few more moments...Ice Beam conquered and aimed for Luxray.
"Agility! Quick!"
"Lux!" Luxray quickly ran out of the way of the Ice Beam. After missing Luxray, it seemed like the Ice Beam was aiming for Zecher.
"Whoa-whoa-whoa!" Luckily, Zecher was able to get out of the way of the Ice Beam. It then hit the wall of one of the buildings, where it froze up. A long pole of thin ice was now hanging in the air.
"Luxray, we'll take advantage of everything! Hop onto that ice pole!"
Luxray knew how to continue. It hopped onto the ice pole, and sprinted towards the Feraligatr. Feraligatr was helpless.
"End with Hyper Beam!"
"Luuuux!" Luxray charged up for a moment, and then launched a super powerful Hyper Beam at Feraligatr. Feraligatr was knocked back far behind Lewis. It could no longer fight.
"Feraligatr is unable to battle! Luxray wins!"
"Yeeeeah!" Zecher whooped. However, he then stopped. He thought about the final round. ...I just know it. He has a...
Lewis grinned. He put his hand in his pocket, and took out a grayish-reddish ring. The ring appeared to be full of light and burning.
"I call upon you, my friend of the land of flames! The fiery inferno of the hearts of pokemon!"
Suddenly, in a matter of moments, a large figure appeared on top one of the buildings. It roared to the sky, and came down to the battlefield. It was Entei!
"So, Entei will be my third challenge," Zecher said, itching to battle. "First Moltres, then Zapdos...and now Entei. I'm ready. Luxray, use Discharge!"
"Ray!" Luxray began charging up for a Discharge attack. However, before it could finish charging...
"Lava Plume!"
"Rowr!" Entei opened its mouth, and a large orb of energy formed in its mouth. It a few moments, a huge beam of lava and fire fired out of Entei's mouth! This attack hit Luxray directly, causing it to be extremely weakened.
"Lux...Lux..."
"Come on, Lux! Quick Attack!"
Luxray pulled itself together, and began racing towards Entei with extreme speed. Eventually, it caught up with Entei.
"Shock Wave!"
Without charging, Luxray unleashed quick and powerful electricity unto Entei.
"Tei!" Entei was incredibly shocked by all the bolts and waves. However, Entei still remained very strong.
"Entei, Fire Spin!"
"Rowr!" Entei conjured up a whirlpool of fire. It then engulfed Luxray in the fire, trapping it and constantly dealing damage to it.
"Extrasensory!"
Entei used Extrasensory to add a peculiar power to the Fire Spin. This power-up caused the Fire Spin to bring Luxray in closer, causing it to receive damage twice as fast.
"Luuuuuuux!!!"
Eventually, Entei stopped using Fire Spin. Luxray now lay on the ground. It was defeated.
"Luxray is unable to battle! Entei wins!"
Zecher returned Luxray to its pokeball. He patted the pokeball warmly. Nice job, old friend. Thank you. Zecher turned his attention back to the Entei. Despite receiving some damage, it still looked very healthy. Zecher would have to think of some good combinations to win this final round.
"My final pokemon! Go, Empoleon!"
"Poleon!" The watery pokemon splashed out of its pokeball.
"Commence final battle! Entei versus Empoleon!"
"A type disadvantage is not gonna help you win this battle!" Lewis announced. He then looked at the sky. The arrival of Entei caused the sun to blaze more than usual. He then turned back to the battlefield. "Solarbeam!"
"Rowr!" With the blazing sun, Entei did not have to charge for the attack. It released a massive Solarbeam from its mouth, aiming to mortally damage Empoleon.
Zecher had to act quick. It would be bad if Solarbeam landed in direct contact with Empoleon. "Quick, Empoleon! Hurry and use Hydro Pump!"
"Pol!" Empoleon released a massive wave of water from its mouth. This attack collided with Solarbeam. However, the water attack could not beat the grass attack. The Solarbeam triumphed, and came in contact with Empoleon.
"Poleooooon!" Empoleon was knocked back far behind Zecher. It was weakened bad, but it was still in the game.
"Aerial Ace!"
Empoleon moved quickly. It rushed up to Entei with its wing glowing. With powerful passion, it slammed its wing into Entei, causing it to take a lot of damage.
"En..." Entei panted. It was showing signs of weakening.
Zecher grinned at this. Let's just hope the pattern keeps up.
"Enough of this! Overheat!"
Entei began blazing red hot. It then used all its energy to unleash a massive Overheat unto Empoleon.
"Quick! Use Protect!"
"Pol!" Empoleon quickly covered itself with a protection shield. This shield prevented Empoleon from taking damage. However, just as the shield started to fade away, Entei suddenly appeared right next to Empoleon.
"Pol?!?"
"Shadow Ball!"
Entei hurled a black orb of energy at Empoleon. Empoleon tried to dodge it, but to no avail. It came with direct contact with Empoleon.
"Poleon!" Empoleon was knocked back again. It was beginning to get very weak.
"Dig!"
Empoleon dug down into the ground. It then popped up in various areas of the battlefield, creating odd rock formations every time it came up. Eventually, Empoleon came a bit too close to Entei.
"Entei, use Giga Impact!"
Entei glowed a heavy crimson red. It ranto Empoleon. However, at the very last moment, Empoleon jumped out. Behind Empoleon was one of the odd rock formations it made. Entei ended impacting with the rock formation, instead.
"Time for the end! Use Hydro Cannon!"
"Poooool!" With all the power of aqua, Empoleon unleashed the water ultimate attack. Entei was in no condition to dodge it, as Giga Impact left it unable to move. Entei became overwhelmed in the Cannon's water of fury.
"Teeeeei!"
Entei was washed back into the wall of the building. When the water stopped flowing, Entei laid on the ground. Its fury...was over.
"Entei is no longer able to battle! Empoleon wins! The victor is Zecher Scott!"
"Alright, Empoleon!" With glee, Zecher rushed over to Empoleon and gave it a big hug. In response, Empoleon returned the hug.
"Poleon!"
"Rooooooowr!" Entei struggled to stand back up, and then roared to the sky. Lewis looked back at Entei and petted its back.
"Entei, old pal, that kid is amazing. Aunt Alm was right when she said this kid was extraordinary."
-V-
Zecher and Lewis were back at the entrance of the Battle Plant. Lewis happily shook Zecher's hand.
"Zecher, my man, you did outstanding in that battle. If you can beat the legendary Entei, you can definitely go far in life. Here is your reward: the Combination Initial."
Lewis handed the Combination Initial over to Zecher. It was a platinum token with the letters C O bulging out in the middle.
Zecher gleefully took the Initial. He then raised it to the sky. "The Combination Initial is mine!"
-VI-
Zecher was now back at the pokemon center. He held the Natural, Enlightened, and Combination Initials in his hand. I'm a natural at battling, I'm an Enlightened Trainer, and my combinations are very expert and professional!
Zecher smiled and leaned back in his chair. He thought about his upcoming challenges. He still had five more Initials to obtain, so he wasn't even halfway through! He would have to train harder, as he had no idea what the future had in store for him.
-And that is another win for Zecher Scott. With his third Initial in hand, he can proudly continue to his next challenge. Sorry that I haven't able to update as often as I used to. Things have come up, and I often don't have much time to write. Anyway, next chapter is the usual filler chapter between cities. Please review, and thank you for reading!-