Unmei Force Gaiden: Spectators of PLT Finals
Chapter 10: Little War in Tokyo
"Hello and welcome back to the Perfect Link Tournament! Right now, we've just switched it over to Tokyo, a place that's just crawling with strange things. Ghosts, monsters, the occasional apocalypse...but not to worry. None of that is gonna happen here." Magenta Voice stated. "And we have our first fight of the round now, between Spectra Phantom and Leia Rolando."
The scene moved to the Tokyo rooftops, where Spectra and Leia faced one another.
"I had a feeling I'd face you sooner or later." Leia told Spectra.
"Ever since I saw you with Reshiram...I have always been curious about which is stronger. Your Reshiram...or my Zekrom." Spectra replied back. "Now we have a chance to find out."
"Oh, a battle between ideals and truth? The rebirth of the legendary fight that sparked the myth of the Tao Trio...?" Richard remarked, as he smirked. "This should be interesting."
"I can imagine that the very same thing is happening..." Sanae stated as well. "I can't wait to see how this fight goes either..."
Spectra immediately uses burst with his Zekrom, while Leia nods and enters Burst with her Reshiram, both of them facing each other in black and white royal armour respectively.
"Then I better not keep you waiting." Leia stated back, as flames flowed around her.
"Good." Spectra said, as electricity surged around him as the two charged into one another.
Leia began her attack by shooting a Fire Blast, as it soared right towards Spectra.
"A Fire Blast? That's all? Thunder!" Spectra said as a thunderstrike countered the fire blast. "Fusion Bolt!"
Leia took a deep breath. "Fusion...Flare!"
Both Fusion Bolt and Fusion Flare, lightning and fire, collided as wild surges of electricity and fire ravaged the surrounding area, during their deadlock, before the two broke off.
"They're... They're at the same level of power...!" Elma exclaimed, surprised at how even the stalemate between the two competitors was.
"That's right, Elma. Reshiram and Zekrom are two side of the same coin." Richard responded back. "When one gets stronger, so will the other. So it's not a fight to determine whether Zekrom or Reshiram is stronger out of the two, it's actually a fight of endurance between both Leia and Spectra, as maintaining Burst and fighting takes a toll on one's energy eventually."
"Is that so...?" Reimu hummed.
"It seems you truly have gotten quite used to Burst." Spectra addressed Leia, as his mask broke in half and fell off. "However...there's no way I plan on losing here and now!"
On those words, more electricity surged around Spectra, coalescing into a sphere in his hands. "Bolt...Strike!"
"Funny. I was about to say that same thing." Leia responded back, as blue fire started forming into a sphere in her hands "Blue Flare!"
They threw their respective elemental spheres, as it resulted in another deadlock, which ravaged the area around them even more.
"Haaa….haaa…" Both of them panted, as their attacks suddenly vanished.
Both of them stood there silently, as they didn't make a single move towards each other.
"I have to admit...you are quite powerful." Spectra stated We're both equal in terms of power...but...looks like...the one moving on….is you."
Spectra's Burst immediately expired, as he fell to the ground exhausted and his life-bar emptied out at last, causing him to vanish.
"Unbelievable! In a spectacular clash of fire and electricity, Spectra Phantom has been eliminated!" Magenta Voice exclaimed.
"Ha, go Leia!" Sanae cried with her fists pumped up, watching Leia take another win in the tournament.
"Go Leia." Mayumi said to herself, as she watched the battle from afar.
"Mayumi!" A voice shouted, as Mayumi turned to see Starlight with her Alolan Raichu. "You know why I'm coming to you."
"Raichu, the Mouse Pokemon and the evolved form of Pikachu. Raichu's tail functions as a ground and releases electricity into the surface, which keeps it from shocking itself. It can shock with more than 100,000 volts, enough to render a Dragonite unconscious. Raichu manipulates electricity with its mind, and its psychic powers allow it to use its tail as transportation. As an Alolan variant, it focuses psychic energy into its tail and rides it like it's surfing. " Rotomdex told the viewers about its data on Raichu.
"Right...rematch." Mayumi replied back with a sigh. "To break our tie."
"You know it." Starlight stated with a smile, as she prepared herself. "Ready to go?"
"Yes. I'm ready!" Mayumi cried back, as Necrozma roared back at Starlight Glimmer and her Raichu.
"Then let's do this! Raichu, use Psychic on Salazzle!" Starlight shouted back, as Raichu hit Salazzle with a psychic attack, which knocked back the bipedal lizard a bit, dealing some damage to Mayumi's life-bar.
"You have to back her up, Necrozma. Prismatic Laser!" Mayumi ordered, as Necrozma fired his prismatic attack which hit Raichu, which blasted it across the ground, dealing even more damage than the previous attack.
"Nice one but I can top it! Hit Necrozma back with Thunderbolt!" Starlight spoke with a riled up tone, as Raichu hit Necrozma with the electrical attack, dealing considerable damage.
"Not bad. But you left Salazzle loose. Dragon Claw!" Mayumi shouted, as Salazzle rushed towards Raichu with its claws out.
"True but Raichu is the best surfer here." Starlight stated, as Raichu moved left to dodge, getting a small scratch on its tail. "As for both your Pokèmon...I think I'll let this do the talking."
Starlight then revealed her Z-Ring, as it began to glow where the Z-Crystal was.
"Let's go! Surfing the currents of the electric ocean, the one known as the hodad surfs them with skill and expertise! Raichu….Stoked Sparksurfer!" She chanted.
Raichu then started surfing on a wave of electricity as it charged right into the two Pokèmon at full force, damaging them greatly, and knocking them down.
"Yeah...ever since we tied...me and Raichu have worked hard together to deepen our bond." Starlight said, as Salazzle had survived the attack, as it slowly stood up. while Necrozma had fallen. "We're in tune heart, body and soul."
"Salazzle's down... But not out for the count..." Gus stated. "This might actually cause a comeback to occur..."
"Not to bring you down, but Salazzle and I have been through the wringer too. The Kadic redux where we fought Viperia prove this. Now...it's our turn." Mayumi retorted back, showing her own Z-Ring, which glowed as well, triggering a Z-move. "Rising from their toxic depths, these creatures of the defiled shall rend the malicious asunder! Finishing Strike! Acid Downpour!"
"Acid Downpour…" Starlight could only mutter, as Raichu was assaulted by an onslaught of poison, before it fell on top of it, finishing off it, as both of them disappeared in defeat.
"Starlight Glimmer has been eliminated!" Magenta Voice stated.
"Note to self: Gain Z-Crystals." Richard muttered to himself. "This crap is exactly why I believe that having a Z-Ring is a goddamn boon on its own, because it can pull out bullshit moves like theses."
"But where can you get them? I don't think whoever has them, will just lend them to you." Gus responded back in contradiction.
"Of course not. I have to prove that my Pokemon are worthy of having their true power unlocked with these Z-Crystals... And while I'm at it, I may as well seek out Mega Stones, for each of my Pokemon, both present and future." Richard replied. "I'll make that one of my secondary priority goals while I deal with the crap is this universe."
"Whew… That was a rough one. I barely survived that." Mayumi whistled in relief, having had a close-call, before realising something, as her eyes were wide with horror. "Now's not the time to think about that! David's in danger! Come on, Salazzle, we need to help!"
"Speaking of David, it seems that he's in trouble!" Magenta Voice stated. "Rolling over to the scene!"
"You can't hide forever, Ishihara...you're on your last legs." Said one of the magical girl, a aqua-blue one, as she stood atop her Blastoise as she swam right through the ground, as if it was water to swim through, right towards David, who was doing his best to try and find advantageous ground to face his opponent.
"Wait, how is she swimming through the ground...?" Reimu asked. "Don't tell me she's got a talent or ability that allows all substances to be swam through like water...!?"
"Possibly. And considering her name as Swimmer..." Sanae answered back. "It's very likely that she does have such a ability."
"Blastoise, the Shellfish Pokemon. The evolved form of Wartortle. Blastoise's strength lies in its power, rather than its speed. Its shell is like armor and attacks from the hydro cannons on its back are virtually unstoppable. It can launch powerful blasts of water from its water spouts. They are accurate, as they can shoot bullets of water with enough accuracy to strike empty cans from a distance of over 160 feet." Rotomdex introduced Blastoise, who was rising up to attack David.
"Ishihara...there you are!" Swimmer stated, as she finally managed to get David within range for battle. "I'm hitting the iron while it's hot! Blastoise, Hydro Pump!"
Blastoise fired its water cannons on David, who immediately reacted to the attack.
"I can't waste my energy on this. Kyogre, Origin Pulse!" David said. Kyogre blasted back water streams, which cancelled out Blastoise's Hydro Pump. "Froslass, Shadow Ball!"
Froslass fired the Shadow Ball, as it hit Blastoise directly, making it flinch, as Swimmer jumped and landed in front of David.
"Not bad, but we all know you're on your last legs." Swimmer stated with a confident tone.
"That's all you've been saying this whole time." David said as Swimmer struck, only to reveal it was an ice clone, causing Swimmer to look around, before David appeared behind her.
"Blizzara." David uttered, as the ice magic struck her from where she couldn't see.
"Ack!" Swimmer croaked, as she was frozen in ice completely.
"I told you I can't afford to waste my energy." David stated, before he then silently gestured for Froslass and Kyogre to relentlessly attack the confused Blastoise.
Blastoise soon fell from the still attacking Froslass and Kyogre, as it and it's frozen partner vanished.
"Swimmer has been eliminated." Magenta Voice announced.
"David, are you okay?" Several voices asked at the same time, as he saw Lloyd, Mayumi, Yoko and Rarity there.
"I'm fine. Just ran into a bit of a roadblock." David assured them all with a nod.
"Well we're glad you're okay darling, but we were here to make sure you're okay. Has Night attacked you yet?" Rarity asked.
"Not yet. Where's Twilight? And Mina?" David questioned in return.
"They went with Scott and Francisca to make sure she didn't decide to go for Jexi instead." Yoko stated.
"Phew… Good. I tell you, that girl's got some serious issues." David sighed in relief.
"And guess where Night is?" Magenta Voice interrupted, as she was smiling quite deviously. "Looks like she's got someone of her own to face!"
The footage then showed Night facing down Jexi, who was blocking her way forward.
"Oh my, it seems that this is going to be a very interesting fight here." Richard stated.
"What are you doing? I have to eliminate Ishihara before I get to you!" Night growled at Jexi.
"Sorry...but I don't plan to let that happen." Jexi shook his head firmly. "See...I already called dibs on defeating him. I have to make up for that loss at the Sports Festival. But before I can do that...I think I should finish with you first."
"You're a fool. The fool who went and took my brother away from me. For that...I will never forgive you!" She venomously insulted Jexi, before entering Burst.
"I didn't take Albarion away. I saved him from the path he was headed down. We all did. And...I'm gonna save you too!" Jexi shouted, as Eevee perched on his head as a bright white light shined, as Jexi stood there in a tan colored armour. "This is our debut partner. The birth of our Burst!"
Richard's expression immediately dropped when he heard what Jexi said, as his face had a 'are you serious' expression on it.
"Dark Void!" Night cried, firing at Jexi, only for the attack to do nothing. "What?"
"That's the special ability of this burst. Depending on the special move Eevee's been taught, I become immune to that type. Eevee is using Baddy Bad. Meaning...your darkness can't break through my light!" Jexi told Night.
"You may be immune to darkness. But...that doesn't make you immune to my curse!" Night shouted, as Jexi shut his eyes. "Nightmare World!"
A dome of darkness surrounded them, trapping both her and Jexi in her dark space.
"Again!? This again!?" Richard shouted, having lost his patience once again. "For fuck's sake! When things were just getting good! Screwing for buildings here! Fucking enough screwing to reinforce building here!"
"Don't you even think of-" Reimu threatened Richard.
"Don't bother. You forgot that the ofuda is still working properly. I can't even twitch a single finger, if you recall." Richard answered back. "Besides, I'm not risking myself again doing that. That was a one-off thing just a while ago, and I'm not tempting fate again."
"This is disappointing..." Gus stated. "I guess all we can do is to just wait for the outcome to appear."
"Actually, I can offer an alternative." Richard stated. "I could try predicting what is going in there. After all, Night did do a few things that betrayed her personality to me. And considering what Jexi just said, I have a pretty good idea what he might say."
"Really? Could you at least try?" Sanae asked. "It's better then nothing, at the very least."
"Better than nothing, but I might get misleading while I try to fill in the plausible parts. This will be half-accurate, and heavily abridged by yours truly." Richard stated. "So those who don't want whatever crap I'm going to use in place, raise your objections now."
Nobody answered back, as Richard took the silence as his answer.
"Alrighty then..." Richard stated, before he then took a moment to clear his throat. "Let's begin..."
Richard then immediately shifted his voice to sound more feminine, to represent Night. "Now then, it's time for you to drown in your nightmares! Listen, as your friends and those you care about die horrible deaths around you! Sink into the very depths of fear with all you hear!"' Richard stated.
He then had a moment of silence, before he then spoke again. "What...!? How are you...!? HOW ARE YOU RESISTING MY POWER!? Do you not care about your comrades!? They are dying all around you, and you are not showing a single iota of care! Do you truly believe that this is a illusion!?" He continued.
"No..." Richard's voice shifted to a more vibrant and younger voice, representing Jexi. "I don't believe that truly. I have conquered my own fears a long time ago, but that doesn't mean that I am free of fear. Everyone, strong or weak, has fears, and nothing could change that fact. But I live day by day with these fears. Failing my friends, being weak, being wrong, they're all small fears that I possess. But thanks to my friends, I have slowly conquered my fears one by one, until I would fear nothing in my way. Because of everything I went through, everyone I met... I ended up facing my own fears eye-to-eye and conquering them, on my quest to be a true hero.
"IMPOSSIBLE!" Richard screeched with his Night impersonation. "These things are merely ramblings and lies that give you false courage! Nothing can conquer fear! NOTHING! You will be afraid, you MUST be afraid!"
"But then answer me this... Night." Richard asked back in his Jexi impersonation. "Why are YOU afraid, Night?"
"Me, afraid...? I am... afraid...?" Richard spoke with Night's impersonation, and a unsure tone, before it turned into a lashing tone. "Don't try to confuse me! You don't know what you are talking about!"
"That's what's sad about you, Night." Richard responded back, using Jexi's impersonation. "Studying fears like this, creating your own ability, and everything that had happened, both to you and everyone. I understand what had happened to you before, and how it affected you. It led you to distrust others, and fear them as if they were monsters of their own."
"Afraid... of people...?" Richard spoke with Night's voice, as it was slightly shaky. "What... is this... nonsense...?"
"You're afraid to open your hearts to others, because the others in this case, have taken the sole person that you were closely bonded with... Your mother." Richard answered with Jexi's impersonation, with a solemn tone. "You either did this, because you wanted to make others suffer as you did, by exploiting their fears as a twisted act of revenge, or that you didn't know better, because the very fear you possess is that... you are afraid that people would abandon you like your mother did, even if it was out of the control of either of you. And truth is... I refuse to believe that you believed in the former... I can see it in your eyes... The sadness, the bitterness..."
Soon, the dome of darkness disappeared, as Richard sighed dejectedly, and Night was sitting on the ground.
"And I was just getting to the good part." Richard stated with a annoyed tone, back to his normal voice, before he sighed. "Ah well, not that it matters."
"That was pretty good." Sanae complimented Richard, as she gave some applause. "What was going to be next then?"
"Oh, just Jexi and Night talking each other for a few moments, as Jexi spouts cliche statements one after the other, until Night decides to give up and dispel this thing out of her control, and let Jexi finish her off to release her from her troubled past. That or Night decides to take Jexi seriously, and they fight spectacularly, with either one possible to be the victor."
"That may be possible... But Jexi... cliche quotes...? Would that really happen?" Sanae asked back with a suspicious tone.
"What!? From where I look when he takes the screen, his appearance screams 'anime-protagonist', and so does his actions!" Richard argued back. "I'd expect that he's the general idealistic hero that people usually see! Anyway, quiet down, let's see how the conversation from here would ACTUALLY go."
"Take you and Darkrai. Didn't you form a link because it cared about you? Didn't it want to keep you safe?" Jexi asked gently.
"Darkrai…" Night muttered, turning to Darkrai, as it shook its head yes.
"What you've done in this tournament...it was wrong to plague on others fears but...that doesn't mean it's too late to change." Jexi stated, walking towards her, extending a hand with a caring smile. "Night...if you're willing...we can start out as friends and work from there."
"How...how dare you…." Night stated with a low voice, as she bowed her head, as tears formed in her eyes, as her voice became shaky from her emotions. "I can't believe...I let you read me like that."
"Huh?" Jexi asked, before hearing her laugh for a moment.
"Nevermind. It's nothing." She responded back with a light tone, getting up with a smile on her face. "But what I don't get...is why...why chose now to come to me...if you didn't wanna fight?"
"She looks a lot better with that smile..." Elma stated, as she felt warmth in her heart, seeing Night finally having opened her heart out, as she smiled as well. "I'm so happy that she is just like me... She had her own troubles, which others had to help to resolve..."
Richard also smiled, because he felt that Elma's happiness at the event was quite heart-warming for himself.
"Don't get me wrong, I still wanna fight you. But given how the other tournaments I've been in have gone...I wanted to give this one a fresh change. No conspiracies, no major enemies...just friends trying to win together." Jexi stated.
"You sound so sappy, you know that?" Night stated, as Richard and Sanae both belted out laughter when hearing that.
"Yeah...guess I am." Jexi chuckled awkwardly, as the two shook hands.
"What...what an incredible amount of sportsmanship! I didn't think...I'd see something like this here and now." Magenta Voice sniffled, crying herself, as she was moved by Jexi's actions, before taking a hankerchief to wipe the tears off. "But...as tearful as this is...I must remind everyone...this is still a tournament!"
Soon, Mina, Twilight, Francisca and Scott appeared, as they surrounded them both, with their Pokemon.
"Well...how about to kick this off...we try and make it to the final eight?" Jexi asked with a energetic tone.
"I like that." Night responded back.
"We're here for...wait, what's going on here?" Mina asked.
"Heh...just shut up and fight." Jexi smirked, as he and Night charged at the four, much to their surprise.
"Wah!" Mina squeaked out, as she and Goodra retreated while Night and Jexi attacked the four, who jumped back to avoid his attacks. Night seemed to be mirthful, as she was laughing while she was fighting.
"Darkrai! Dark Pulse!" Night cried, as Darkrai hit Decidueye with the attack, knocking the avian Pokemon away.
"Ultimate Color...Kick Cannon!" Jexi shouted, firing off a beam of rainbow power with a flick of his leg, right at Goodra, landing a hit with significant damage.
"What the heck are they doing?!" Twilight wailed with a panicked tone, as Night and Jexi were fighting off them with a lot of force.
"Hmm. Actually, you think you can handle this? I wanna see if I can still beat him." Night stated, before she turned to run off.
"Beat...aw come on!" Jexi groaned, as Twilight and Mina counter-attacked him, knocking him away from her.
"Ooh! This is going to be a hard fight, even for this powerhouse!" Richard stated, about Jexi's current condition.
"David Ishihara...even though he beat you to me...I will still beat you before he does!" Night shouted with determination, running to Shibuya, as the camera followed her. She then faced down Mayumi, Yoko, Rarity and Lloyd.
"Guys, she's here." Mayumi stated.
"Wait… This energy… It's not as malicious as it was before." Yoko interrupted, before either of them could attack Night.
"So...I gotta beat you four before I get to him? Sounds pretty fair to me." Night stated with a amused tone.
"Night… There was something you wanted to ask Jexi about, wasn't it?" David asked.
"There was. But there's no need to worry about it anymore. I already got my answer." Night answered back. "But I still can't forgive him for reading me so easily. So...I'm gonna take his chance of fighting you as payback."
"You can try." David challenged back. "Though, I'm pretty sure he'd rather fight me when we're both at our full strength. You know, this reminds me of what my dad said before, back in the World of Light."
"The saying about kings and leaders, correct?" Night asked back.
"That's right. He said that his battle against Alabaster was to mark an end of an era." David nodded.
"He's not wrong you know. My brother Pen is now ruler of the Dark...I mean the Dawn Kingdom now." Night said back.
"Dawn Kingdom? Wow, he really has changed things for the better." David replied back with a intrigued tone. "Anyway… I think the reason that Albarion left is...because he's trying to leave a mark of his own in this new era we live in."
"Is that so? Well...guess I better not go and keep him waiting. I'll leave a mark of my own!" Night asked back, before she prepared herself.
David smiled at this. "That's the spirit. I always like to see smiles on people's faces. Alright then, show us what you've got." He said, before he hopped back to allow her to fight against the others.
"That I will. I'll start by clearing the room!" She spoke with determination, as a dark bow and arrow appeared in her hands. "Nightmare...Arrow!"
She then fired off the arrows of darkness at Rarity, who barely managed to dodge them.
"Wow...now this is incredible. But….I really prefer swords." Night spoke with a awe-filled expression, as she changed the bow and arrow into a rapier.
"But...here's the thing. If you want me...you're gonna have to catch me." David stated, as he retreated.
"Oh, this is gonna be fun." Night stated with a smile on her face, as she pursued David, while David's guard team of four headed towards where the others were.
Back at where the other fight was, Jexi was quickly fighting off the advances of Twilight, Mina, Francisca and Scott.
"Okay, Jexi. That's it. I'm pulling out all the stops." Twilight stated with a annoyed tone, activating her Z-Ring. "Let's see you move after a bombardment of arrows. From the darkness that plagues the forest, attacks its steadfast protector and archer! Once he has the villain in his sights, he'll never let it escape! Decidueye….Sinister...ARROW RAID!"
Decidueye made it rain arrows over the entire area, kicking up dust around the place.
"There...no way he could survive that." Twilight stated with a huff.
"I wouldn't be too sure." Jexi shouted, standing there with a few scratches on his body as he smirked. "Not bad...but...I'm the one who's gonna make it all the way! Ultimate...Color...Comet Fist!"
He then rushed at Decidueye, and swung his fist, landing a powerful punch on Decidueye, and sending it flying, as it and Twilight vanished.
"Twilight Sparkle has been eliminated." Magenta Voice announced.
"Uh oh…" Mina shivered, as she felt like that she might be the next target for Jexi. "I gotta get outta here! Cmon, Goodra!"
She and Goodra retreated, although they didn't get far before they were locked on by someone else.
"Gotcha. Moonblast!" A voice said firing a ball of light right at them. Mina rolled out of the way, as Goodra swatted the Moonblast down, albeit taking some damage from the Fairy type attack.
"Where did that...wait a minute. Was that you, Yoko?" Mina shouted, as Yoko came into view from above.
"Damn… Looks like you caught me." Yoko cursed under her breath.
"I had a feeling it'd be every man for himself sooner or later. We'll I'm not going down!" Mina shouted. "I'm the last UA Student standing in this battle royale, and I sure as heck don't wanna make Mr. Aizawa upset that one of us didn't go far, so bring it on!"
"Didn't go far? She's in the Top 16 for crying out loud." Rarity complained, when she heard what Mina said.
"She's just excited. I'm sure she didn't expect to get this far." Mayumi explained.
"True. Say, Mayumi...how far were you hoping to make it?" Rarity asked.
"Wait...why are you asking?" Mayumi questioned back with a suspecting look on her face. "You're thinking about taking me out, aren't you?"
"Sorry, darling. But I need to make up for that ambush at the start of the tournament." Rarity answered back, as Gardevoir took point.
Mayumi visibly scowled at that, before she prepared for battle as well. "Let's go, Fire Blast!" She ordered her Salazzle.
"I can fight too. Gardevoir...dazzle them with Psychic!" Rarity said as Gardevoir unleashed a powerful psychic attack, knocking Mayumi and Salazzle down with massive damage.
"Trust me on this one. Poison Jab!" Mayumi ordered Salazzle again.
Salazzle's claw turned poisonous, as it charged at Rarity. It hit Gardevoir dead on, punching the Psychic type right in the face. This sent the Pokemon falling, as it and Rarity vanished.
"Rarity has been eliminated." Magenta Voice declared.
"Whew… That was close. Great job, Salazzle." Mayumi stated, before giving thumbs-up to Salazzle for the good job.
With Mina and Yoko, Mina was on her last legs, as Yoko had her cornered with Altaria.
"Is there any chance I can convince you to let me go?" Mina tried to beg to Yoko.
"I'm afraid not. There's no reason to be ashamed, though." Yoko stated.
"Oh...here it comes." Mina said shutting her eyes, as if she was accepting her fate to be eliminated, as Altaria prepared its attack.
"Play Rough!" A voice shouted, as a small Pokemon went and comically beat against Altaria, knocking it out of the charge, as the Pokemon was soon revealed as Comfey.
"What? Comfey? But...that's right. The only other one that hasn't been eliminated yet is…" Mina blurted out with a shocked tone, as they saw Flower Power standing nearby with Comfey floating back to her.
"I...I heard what you said. And...I'm gonna make sure you make it to the final round with me!" Flower Power exclaimed with a determined tone.
"Okay...then we'll double team it! Okay, Goodra, attack Altaria with Dragon Pulse!" Mina stated, as Goodra let loose an orb of draconic energy, which weakened Altaria.
"A great plan, but there's just...one thing." Yoko stated with a respectful tone.
"What thing?" Mina asked.
Yoko soon revealed she has a Keystone on her, as she immediately activated it.
"A Keystone?!" Mina asked in shock.
"May the bonds between us shine brighter than the stars in the night sky! Mega Evolve!" Yoko chanted.
Altaria was then surrounded in a small dome, before it shattered, with Altaria's fluff moved to its back and head and its tail feathers longer.
The upcoming Dragon Pulse bounced off Altaria, no longer having any effect.
"True...you are immune to Dragon Type attacks but...you're pokemon still has dragon type traits! Dazzling Gleam!" Flower Power stated, as Comfey let loose a sparkling ray onto Altaria.
"And Goodra...isn't limited to just Dragon type moves. Aqua Tail!" Mina shouted as well, as Goodra swung its tail coated in water onto Altaria.
"Gotcha. Disarming Voice!" Yoko ordered, as Altaria let out a startling cry from its mouth that damaged the two nearby pokemon.
"Not good. We're done for." Mina stated, as her life-gauge emptied itself out, and she vanished with Goodra.
"Mina Ashido has been eliminated." Magenta Voice stated.
"Whew… That was a close one." Yoko sighed in relief.
"Uh...you made a mistake though. I am still here!" Flower Power said confidently.
"Believe me, it's not going to stay that way for long." Yoko groaned in a weak voice, having been exhausted trying to fight off Mina before.
"I'm sorry...but...it's over. I'm going to use it. The gift given to me...by the friend I made during this tournament." She said, showing a Z-Ring with Fairium Z inside it. "I will make it to the end...and pay back the girl who saved me and put me down this path. But in order for that to happen...I need to get past you! Weather Girl, Leia, Hope, Simon...thank you...all of you!"
She then activated it, by touching it. "The Fairies magic fills the air with enchantment! A magical miracle is about to begin! Comfey...Twinkle Tackle!" She intoned, doing a pose with her hands forming a heart, as Comfey toyed with Altaria for a bit, before it went into it with a powerful charge.
Yoko however made no effort to counter it, and accepted her fate. "Young girl...you are going to go very far." She stated with a smile, as Altaria was launched right into the side of a building, as it fell down from the crater formed, before both Pokemon and partner vanished from the battlefield.
"Yoko Tachibana has been eliminated!" Magenta Voice stated.
"Seven down...one to go. Question is...which of you wants to fight next?" Jexi challenged the remaining competitors around him.
"I'll do it." Lloyd stated, stepping up to Jexi's request.
"Okay Lloyd...let's go at it then." Jexi stated, with a confident smirk on his face.
"Let's start things off with a Metal Claw." Lloyd stated.
"Ultimate Color Block!" Jexi shouted, quickly blocking Weavile's Metal Claw with his own arm, as the Pokemon immediately backed away to avoid any counter-attacks.
"I thought you'd pull something like that. Brick Break!" Lloyd commanded again, as Weavile prepared its move.
"If it's Brick Break then...I'll just counter with a break of my own! Ultimate Color...Rising Kick!" Jexi shouted kicking upward to counter the incoming Brick Break, breaking the Weavile's balance and guard. "Now Ultimate Color...Kick Cannon!"
He then did a high-powered kick, right into Weavile's stomach, causing it to hunch over and fall.
"Do you...always have to go over the top?" Lloyd stated with a sweatdrop.
"You know the answer to that already." Jexi responded back. "Let's finish this! Ultimate Color...Meteor Fist!"
He then sent Weavile into the ground with a strong colour-infused punch to the head. "Sorry about this. I know this seems way over the top but...this is only cause I have to do what I can to be strong and defend my friends!" He apologised to Lloyd.
And with that, Weavile Vanished along with Lloyd.
"Lloyd Irving has been eliminated. And with that, we finally have our Final 8!" Magenta Voice said. "David Ishihara, Jexi the Hunter, Mayumi Kirishima, Leia Rolando, Francisca, Flower Power, Night Dark and Scott Pilgrim! These eight have fought through over 72 competitors to make it this far. Now the time has come for the final stage. This is one we have been saving special for a final battle like this. The final stage is...Mementos No videos! This is real life!"
The stage transitioned on the spot, to a bizarre looking place with a large battlefield with various ruins and grounds, set inside of a large 2D vivid world with a red sky.
"See you after our final break segment! Stay tuned for the epic finale, where the winner of the first Perfect Link Tournament will be crowned for history!" Magenta Voice stated, pointing at the screen, before it transitioned into break.
Everyone in the room looked at each other, as they seemed to be stunned speechless by the latter battles of this round.
"Wow... I didn't expect the final moments of this round to explode into a all-out brawl with everyone." Richard admitted. "Anyway, other than Erika's bet... Everyone's selections have made it to the final round. Seems like either one of us will guess the right winner, or neither of us it will be."
"Well, I cannot be on the edge of my seat anymore than I could, metaphorically, right now." Sanae stated with a tense tone. "I can't wait to see how this awesome battle royale ends!"
"Well, considering that this is the final round, sparks will fly." Reimu stated. "Everyone isn't going to hold back on each other anymore, because it's the last push to victory from here on out."
Elma merely remained silent, as she silently prayed for Scott's victory.
"It's quite ironic that this final battle is set within Mementos." Richard stated. "From the masses this tournament was started, and it will end where the manifestations of the human desires, the Palace of the public's desires is. Truly a poetic end to this tournament, if I say so myself."
Everyone waited with held breaths, for the final round to begin.