Latias and the Spirit Trainer: The Challenge
Chapter 11: Josh VS Cody
"Latias!" we yell in worry.
"I'll contact Nurse Joyce!" said the judge as he ran off.
"Hang in there, Latias. You're going to be just fine," said Cody.
"She won't be, unless she takes this,"
We turn around to see Josh standing behind us holding a small medicine bag.
"What is it?" asked Bianca.
"It's a special medicine that will stop the bleeding from the inside out. The only flaw is that it tastes a little bitter," said Josh.
"Who cares!" said Bianca, still worried for her friend.
"Alright. Here, give her two of these pills. Then rub this ointment over the wounds, it should help the healing process," explained Josh as he handed me the ointment and Bianca the pills.
"Here, Latias. Take these, they'll help you feel better," said Bianca as Latias swallowed the pills.
"Now Latias, this may sting a bit," Cody warned as he gently rubbed the ointment on her wounds. The stinging caused Latias to jump a little bit, but she soon started to relax and the bleeding soon stopped.
"How do you feel, Latias? Can you talk?" asked Cody.
"Latias, (Yes, I feel much better,)" said Latias in a still fairly weak voice.
"Well that's a relief. It's good to know that you're okay," said Cody, but Josh became very confused as to how Cody could understand Latias.
"How did you understand her?" asked Josh, clearly puzzled.
"To tell the truth, I'm still not entirely sure myself," said Cody.
"Hmmm, I see. Well, since you two won the tournament, who will be the one to battle me?" asked Josh.
"Well Bianca? Do you want to give it a shot?" asked Cody.
"No, that's alright. You go right ahead," said Bianca.
"Well I guess that's settled. Cody, I'll be expecting you here tomorrow at five in the evening. Is that okay?" asked Josh.
"Sure! I'll be there!" exclaimed Cody. This made Josh chuckle a bit.
"Alright, five it is. See you tomorrow," said Josh as he walked off.
Later that night…
"I wonder what kind of Pokémon Josh uses?" Cody thought to himself as he looked at the night sky. It was a crystal clear night, the stars were shining brilliantly, the Hoothoot were talking, and even a group of Butterfree was flying overhead.
"It sure is beautiful tonight, isn't it?"
Cody whirled around only to find Bianca standing in the doorway.
"Yeah, it sure is. Reminds me of Johto," said Cody, now looking at the sky again. After about five minutes of silence, Bianca looked at Cody, who was deep in thought.
"Thinking about the match tomorrow?" asked Bianca.
"Yeah. I wonder what Pokémon he'll use?" said Cody. Bianca chuckled.
"You'll do fine, Cody. You just have to believe in yourself," said Bianca, comforting Cody.
"You know, you're right. I'll-"
"Eevee (Help me)!" screamed an Eevee as it jumped into Cody's arms, knocking him over. All of a sudden, a Team Rocket grunt ran up to us!
"Give me that Eevee!" ordered the grunt, grabbing for the Eevee. Cody quickly pulled the poor Pokémon back.
"Why should I?" taunted Cody.
"Alright, if you want to do things the hard way. Go! Arcanine!" yelled the grunt as a huge dog appeared in front of us.
"Let's do this, Squirtle!" yelled Cody as his tiny turtle Pokémon appeared in front of Cody.
"Squirtle (Let's do this)!" said Squirtle, ready for battle.
"Arcanine! Flamethrower!" ordered the grunt as Arcanine shot out a very powerful stream of fire from its mouth straight at Squirtle!
"Squirtle! Dodge and use Water Gun!" ordered Cody. Squirtle dodged the Flamethrower just in time and launched his Water Gun. Squirtle's aim was dead on, hitting Arcanine right in the face, knocking it out.
"Grrr, you'll pay for that!" yelled the grunt as he returned the downed Arcanine and ran off.
"Eve, Eevee (Phew, thanks)," said the Eevee.
"Why was he so intent on getting you?" asked Cody.
"Eevee eve Eevee (I was part of an experiment that they were doing. They were trying to create the ultimate Pokémon… out of me. They called me 'Experiment 0-259'. One day they took me out to see how much stronger I'd become… and I ran)," said the Eevee.
"Well, don't worry. We won't let you go back, right Bianca?" asked Cody.
"Right, Cody. We'll keep you safe, if you'll have us," said Bianca.
"Eevee (Oh, thank you)!" said Eevee as it jumped into Bianca's arms.
"Ha ha! Hey!" exclaimed Bianca.
"Just a question, what would you like to be called? I mean, besides 'Experiment 0-259'?" asked Cody.
"Eevee (How about Cassie)?" said Eevee.
"Alright, Cassie it is. Ready, Cassie?" asked Cody as he readied a Poke Ball.
"Eevee (Ready when you are, Cody)!" said Cassie.
"Alright! Go, Poke Ball!" exclaimed Cody as he threw his Poke Ball at Cassie. Cassie was then absorbed in a red light, and she willingly let herself be captured by Cody.
"Okay, now can we get some sleep?" said Bianca, yawning.
"Yeah, we're going to need lots of rest for tomorrow," said Cody.
The next day, around four in the evening…
"Latios! Dragonbreath on Cassie!" shouted Cody. Cody was having Cassie battle Latios, just so he could get a sense of her battling style. Just then, Cassie threw up a Protect! Latios's Dragonbreath bounced right off it, and as it dropped, Cassie unleashed a Shadow Ball attack!
"Latios! Dodge it!" yelled Cody. Latios tried to dodge, but Cassie threw a Swift attack at him, almost knocking Latios out.
"Okay, everyone. That'll do it. Cassie, I think I'll use you for the battle with Josh," said Cody.
"Eevee (Yay)!" exclaimed Cassie.
"Latios (Awww, I wanted to battle him)," pouted Latios.
"I know you want to, Latios, but we still have a long way before we're a good team. We'll still battle Brock and Misty, though, and I expect you to give it your all," explained Cody.
"Latios (Oh, okay. Give him a good fight, Cassie)!" exclaimed Latios.
"Eevee (I will, Latios! Thanks for understanding)!" exclaimed Cassie, giving him a playful punch.
"Latios (You're welcome)!" said Latios, playfully punching Cassie back, which started a small punching game.
"Okay you two! Cut it out, or we won't make it in time!" laughed Cody.
"La (Sorry)," said Latios.
"Eve (Sorry)," said Cassie.
"Ha ha! Oh, that's okay, guys! You were just goofing around, which is fine! But we'd better get a move on, okay?" said Cody.
"Eve (Okay)!" exclaimed Cassie.
"La (Okay)!" exclaimed Latios.
"Okay! Let's go! Bianca was supposed to meet us there," said Cody.
A few minutes later, at the battle house…
"Hey Cody! Over here!" exclaimed Bianca as Cody arrived.
"Hey, Bianca!" exclaimed Cody. Just then, Rick showed up!
"There you are! I was looking all over for you two! Where've you been?!" exclaimed Rick.
"Hey, Rick! Sorry, we've been here and at the Pokémon Center, mostly," said Cody.
"Okay. So, you going to battle Josh?" asked Rick.
"Eve (Yep)!" exclaimed Cassie, running over from the water fountain.
"Hey there, cutie! Who do you belong to?" asked Rick. Cassie just looked up at Cody, smiling. This, in turn, earned a smile from Cody as well.
"Wait… Cody caught you?!" exclaimed Rick.
"Yep! Her name is Cassie, and she'll be the Pokémon I'll be using tonight!" exclaimed Cody.
"Nice find, bro! I hear Eevee are hard to find!" exclaimed Rick.
"Hey there, Cody! Ready for the battle?" asked Josh as he walked up.
"Hey, Josh! You know it!" exclaimed Cody.
"Great! Let's head to the main arena," said Josh.
At the main arena…
"Okay! This shall be a one on one battle with no substitutions. Trainers! Release your Pokémon!" exclaimed the Judge.
"Alright! Go, Cassie!" said Cody as Cassie jumped off his shoulder onto the battlefield.
"Hmmm, I was expecting your Latios, but no matter, we'll still be victorious! Go, Umbreon!" exclaimed Josh as he tossed his Poke Ball, releasing a Pokémon that sort of looked like Cassie!
"What Pokémon is that?" asked Cody.
"This is my partner, Umbreon. Umbreon is the Dark type evolution of your Eevee, and is the Pokémon that's going to take you out!" exclaimed Josh.
"Ha! We'll just see about that!" exclaimed Cody.
Ding!
"Alright! Umbreon! Toxic!" ordered Josh.
"Cassie! Use Protect!" ordered Cody. Cassie put up the Protect just in time to defend against the Toxic attack.
"Now! Use Swift!" exclaimed Cody. Cassie dropped the Protect, unleashing a powerful beam of stars. The attack hit Umbreon, dropping its HP by an eighth.
"Umbreon! Use Payback!" ordered Josh. Umbreon whooshed right up to Cassie and punched her in the face, knocking her HP down by a quarter.
"We can still do this, Cassie! Use dig!" ordered Cody. Cassie dug her way under the battlefield, and waited.
"You can't hide forever, Cody!" said Josh.
"Now! Dig out and use Swift! Full power!" ordered Cody.
"What?! Dig was just so she could recover a bit!" exclaimed Josh. Cassie popped up right behind Umbreon; unleashing a full powered Swift attack right on Umbreon's back, dropping its HP by half of its original HP, leaving Umbreon with an eighth of HP left.
"No! Umbreon! Use Toxic!" Josh quickly ordered.
"No! Cassie! Use Protect!" ordered Cody.
"Not this time! Use dig!" ordered Josh. Umbreon unleashed its Toxic attack, and then dug underground.
"Cassie! Focus your senses to find where Umbreon will strike, then use Swift!" ordered Cody. Cassie nodded and closed her eyes. She listened for the slightest sound, which came from below her! She quickly jumped up, just as Umbreon came out from underground, and unleashed her Swift attack right to Umbreon's face, causing an explosion.
"Cassie!" exclaimed Cody.
"Umbreon!" exclaimed Josh. When the dust cleared, surprisingly, both Pokémon were knocked out!
"Eevee and Umbreon are unable to battle! The battle ends in a draw! Let's see the last attack in slow-motion!" exclaimed the Judge, as Cassie appeared on a big video screen. As Cassie jumped up, Umbreon's head collided with the mouth of Cassie, just as she unleashed the Swift attack!
"No way," said Cody and Josh in unison.
Later, outside…
"Great match, Cody!" exclaimed Rick and Bianca.
"Ha ha! Thanks, you guys! And thank you, Cassie. You tried your hardest," said Cody, holding Cassie in his arms.
"Eve (Thanks)," said Cassie, blushing a bit.
"Hey, great match in there, Cody!" exclaimed Josh as he walked out.
"Thanks, Josh. You too," said Cody.
"As a consolation prize, you get your choice of these four stones, a water stone, which will turn your Eevee into Vaporeon, a fire stone, which will turn Eevee into Flareon, a thunder stone, which will turn Eevee into Jolteon, or an everstone, which will keep Eevee as an Eevee as long as she holds it. So, what's it going to be, Cody?" asked Josh. Cody looked at Cassie, and then made his decision.
"The everstone. I think Cassie is great just the way she is," said Cody as he grabbed the everstone necklace and put it on Cassie. Cassie's eyes lit up when she heard what Cody had said.
"Great choice, Cody. I can see that you believe in the true potential of your Pokémon. I still have much to learn, it seems. I think I'll take the Gym challenge as well. Maybe we'll meet in the Pokémon League?" said Josh.
"It's a deal!" exclaimed Cody as he shook Josh's hand. And as they said their good-byes, they knew that they'd meet again… at the Pokémon League.
Well, that's Chapter 11! I know, I know, the battle was way too short. But keep in mind, I'm still improving my writing style! So bear with me! And I'd like to give special thanks to Josh Massey. He was the leader of the Pokemon League in Fargo, ND until he moved to Texas. Thank you so much for letting me put you in my story, and Cody will see you in the Pokemon League! You can bet on that!