Chapter 9: Zak vs. Eindo - Going All Out

Ashton stood on the balcony of his hotel room as the sun came up to start the day of the Final 4. He only had a few hours sleep but that was all he needed as he had spent most of the night training his pokomom for the upcoming battle with Pamela.

"Today's the day, its time to show the world what we are really made of! Right Buizel? " Ashton shouted out to the forest and mountainside that surrounded the stadium. " Bui Bui! " Buizel yelled joining her trainer.

Ashton hurried and washed up then got dress putting on a green and black outfit that his Aunt Daisy had recently bought for him. Then with Buizel in tow Ashton dashed out of the door grabing his poke balls along the way. Too excited and full of energy to wait on the elevator he headed down the steps sliding on the handrails most of the way. Just as he got to the bottom floor Ashton looked down to hall toward the stadium only to see Zak (wearing black and white camo pants & a black vest with white under shirt) standing alone in the hall.

"Its about time you got here the stadium is already filling with fans and I'm getting ready for my match with Eindo." Zak said.

"OK then good luck Zak I'll be watching but first I'm going the Pokemon Center to change up my team, I have a few surprises ready for Pamela today." Ashton says as he give Zak a thumbs up before running down the hall toward the P.C

Zak then puts his game face on, " Its Go Time!" he thinks to himself.

Zak walks out to the stadium floor to a huge ovation from the crowd, after stepping up to his platform Zak looks across the battleground at Eindo. Eindo stares at Zak with the most stern look Zak had ever received from someone other than his mother the Pike Queen Lucy.

" Kid You are the only one standing in the way of destiny so you must be dealt with, I pray that You are ready for the most dangerous battle You will ever be evolved in." Eindo says without blinking out of his cold stare.

REF: This Final 4 battle will be 4 on 4, now I reveal the battlefield.

The floor opens up and a new field emerges, this one spreads across the whole stadium floor and has two cliffsides that rise at the same level as the trainer platforms and along the center a valley with water several feet below the floor level. Even though the Valley is below the floor level it can easily seen by the trainers and the crowd.

Ashton returns to the stadium and finds a seat next to AJ just in time for the start of the match.

REF: This is the Canyon battlefield, Trainers choose your first Pokemon and begin the battle.

Zak looks at the battlefield and knows exactly which Pokemon he will use first. " Its time to battle Go Metang." Zak's Pokemon appears from its poke ball and hovers above the ground.

" So that's your pick well then allow me to put you at a disadvantage from the start as a reminder of who you are dealing with, Arise Houndoom!" Eindo growls in a deep voice. Houndoom appears from its ball at the top of the cliff and lets out a spine chilling howl that echos across the stadium!

" O man Zak is in trouble already, his Metang is at a double disadvantage" Ashton notices.

"But I thought that Pokemon battles are decided by more than just types alone?" AJ questions his brother.

" True but not when your opponent is immune to your attacks!" Ashton says with deep concern.

" Lets get started shall we." Eindo says with a smile. "Houndoom use FLAMETHROWER Now.".

With a mighty roar Houndoom lets loose a breath of fire directly toward Metang.

" Dodge it Metang and use METAL SOUND." ZAK commands. Metang vanishes just as Houndoom's attack nearly hits home and reappears behind Houndoom and lets loose a wave of ear spliting noise that leaves Houndoom backing off in defense.

" Now Metang while he is distracted use FLASH CANNON!" Metang presses both of its hands together and forms a ball of energy and launches it a Houndoom.

"Just what we wanted to see, Houndoom use TRICKERY take his power and make it your own." Eindo yells with a evil look. Houndoom opens its mouth and like a scene from a Sci-fi movie, Houndoom sucks up Metang's attack and uses it to build up its own power. Then without warning Houndoom fires a FLAMETHROWER attack at double the power as the one before.

Metang is slammed by the force of Houndoom's flame and is sent flying backwards into the Cliffside with such force that a section of the cliff collaspes on top of it.

REF: Metang is unable to battle!

Zak recalls Metang and thinks about his next move. "That Houndoom is a beast even without using TRICKERY, but I have a Pokemon that I know can match him." Zak thinks to himself. "Lets even things up, It time to battle go Blastoise!" Zak throws out a Pokeball with a blue ball capsule and in a cloud of fog Blastoise enters the battlefield.

" Bring it on Eindo, we're ready for y'all!" Zak boasts.

Eindo just smiles "Consider it brought kid, Houndoom use FLAME CHARGE." A wall of flame forms around Houndoom as he runs toward Blastoise.

"Blastoise use HYDRO CANNON now!" Zak commands. Blastoise fires two missile like jets of water from both of his shell cannons that stop Houndoom in his tracks and knocks him out out his feet. Eindo looks on in shock as Houndoom falls to the ground.

" Houndoom return, good job on beating one of my weak Pokemon, now Zak let me show you just how much danger your Pokemon are really in. Arise GENGAR!"

Gengar rises up from its poke ball and with a otherworldly scream lets loose so much of it's built up energy that parts of the Canyon Battlefield crumble as if a earthquake was occurring.

" So are You ready boy?" Eindo asks with a smile.