Part 11

Pokemon Center

Cafeteria

The large room that was once a grand party for all students attending the Tsugi Academy had been divided right down the middle of the room at the appearance of four Pokemon.

A Shiftry, Feraligatr, Dragonite and an Alakazam. Each of these Pokemon are feared in the Tsugi Academy for their strengths, and now that it looked like an all out battle was about to begin between these Pokemon. Freshman and Seniors were leaving the cafeteria for their own safety while Juniors and Sophomores remained to see how the battle would go, cheering for those representing their grade level.

Gina and Fiona stood on one side, their Pokemon in front of them. David and Drake were on the opposite side, their partners out and ready to battle.

Both Gina and Fiona were furious, most of their anger directed at Blake, but now it seemed like he was allied with David and Drake which meant now was the time to punish to Sophomores and then get Blake.

"Feraligatr, use Dragon Claw!" Fiona ordered, pointing at Drake's Dragonite. The large alligator Pokemon growled as its hands become engulfed in purple flames which it held out.

Without wasting a moment, the Gator Pokemon rushed at Dragonite with an unexpectedly high speed, both its arms outstretched as it prepared to attack.

"Knock it away Dragonite." Drake ordered, glaring at the two girls that had already ruined his night.

Drake and Fiona were known for having the two largest Pokemon in the Top 10, but the two had yet to meet in battle which now had the attention of the remaining Juniors and Sophomores that were still in the cafeteria.

As Feraligatr neared Dragonite, the Dragon type Pokemon lashed out with its tail to stop Feraligatr, but instead of taking a full hit to its torso, Feraligatr caught Dragonite's tail, tightly holding onto it. Dragonite roared from the burning sensation on its tail caused by Feraligatr's hands.

"Shiftry, get Dragonite with Dark Pulse." Gina said, pointing at the growling dragon that was being held back by Feraligatr. The Dark type Pokemon rose both its hands, a black orb with a purple outline forming in between its hands which was fired toward the two of them, aimed to curve around Feraligatr and hit Dragonite.

"Alakazam, block it with Signal Beam and then follow with Dynamic Punch!" David shouted, Alakazam thrusting both its spoons forward to fire a dark yellow beam of light at the approaching sphere of dark energy.

The two attacks met, the Signal Beam quickly overpowering the Dark Pulse and sending it flying into the far wall of the room where it exploded on impact, putting a semi large hole in the wall with debris falling down onto the long table that had the large spread of food on it.

Students standing near the table yelled and screamed as food, plates, glasses and liquids went flying in the air above them, most of these objects landing on them.

'Perfect, time to move before my target leaves the area.' Blake said to himself as he disappeared into the crowd of observers, heading for the closest exit in the cafeteria.

"Alright Dragonite, break away with Agility!" Drake shouted to his partner who was glaring intensely at the Gator Pokemon. For a second the stand off became completely still before Feraligatr lost its grip on Dragonite's tail, the large Pokemon flickering out of sight. "You're not the only who has a big Pokemon with some speed."

Fiona glared at Drake who made a kissy face her.

"Feraligatr, use Hydro Pump on Drake!" Fiona hissed, pointing at the boy who paled as the gator obeyed its command. Diving to his left, Drake barely managed to avoid the cannon of water that was fired at him, but the crowd of Sophomores behind him didn't fare as well against the water.

"Dragonite, get it with Dragon Rush!" Drake ordered as he rested on his side, his partner racing around the room at an unseen speed.

"Feraligatr, counter with Dragon Claw!" Fiona ordered, attempting to track Dragonite as it flew around the room. The Gator Pokemon's hands lit up in purple flames again as it roared before Dragonite appeared directly in front it, coated in a light blue aura.

Putting out both its hands, Feraligatr managed to halt Dragonite's attack for a few moments which surprised everyone in the room. Fiona allowed a small smirk to form on her face. The special strength training they had focused on for the past month had paid off greatly.

"Now take it down!" Fiona shouted, pointing at the floor while Feraligatr roared. Everyone stared in shock as all of the muscles in Feraligatr's arms seemed to double in size before it flipped Dragonite to its right, smashing it head first onto the wooden dance floor, the heavy Dragon Pokemon breaking straight through it. "Attack!"

With its Dragon Rush fading, Dragonite appeared to be helpless with Feraligatr on top of it, its right hand raised and poised for a deadly hit.

"Alakazam, Energy Ball!" David ordered, as Alakazam turned to aim at Feraligatr. A green orb with a yellow core formed in front of it which was launched at Feraligatr who failed to notice the attack in time.

The Gator Pokemon was ripped off of Dragonite by the super effective attack, being sent flying into the dining area where it landed on one of the tables, its weight breaking the table with ease.

Pokemon Center

Roof

A lone student stood on the roof of the Pokemon center, staring up at the night time sky. Clothed in a black tuxedo with his black hair gelled back, Anthony, Rank 6 of the Tsuji Academy sighed in boredom. A cream skinned male Junior that was probably the best in the school when it came to close range fighting; whether it was a Pokemon battle or a fist fight.

The Winter Dance turned out to be everything he expected, dull, boring and filled with people who were here because they had nothing better to do on New Year's Eve. The only reason he was here was because Mark had insisted that he come, but his friend 'conveniently' wound up on the dance floor while he was awkwardly standing in a corner.

After an hour he had become fed up of it and left, deciding that the roof would be a much better place to be than in a crowded room. Standing beside him was a Pokemon native only to the Sinnoh Region, the Aura Pokemon known as Lucario.

"The moon's looking pretty good tonight, right Lucario?" Anthony asked his partner who's ears rose up which meant it sense an approaching aura. "Someone's coming?"

Lucario nodded with a grunt.

"It's Mark, right?"

Lucario shook its head as the door the leading out to the roof opened, revealing Blake who wore a large smirk.

"Good evenin' mate." Blake said with an odd accent which left Anthony with a questioning expression on his face. "I'd like to challenge you to a battle."

Anthony couldn't deny the fact that he was bored, and a battle sounded like the most appealing thing in the world the moment.

"Hell yeah." He said as Lucario dropped into a fighting stance, waiting for its opponent to appear.

"Perfect. I, Blake, a Freshman of the Tsuji Academy formally challenge you to an official one on one Pokemon battle." Blake said, pointing at Anthony with his cane.

"And I, Anthony Kenkins, a Junior, accept your challenge to a one on one Pokemon battle." Anthony finished, the internal systems in the school beginning to record the battle that was about to take place.

"Gallade, let's go." Blake said, removing Gallade's Poke-ball from his pocket to release the Pokemon on to the roof to begin their battle. "Anthony Kenkins, Rank 6 in the in the Tsugi Academy. You're unmatched when it comes to close combat, even better than Gina. But sadly, the two matches you beat her in were unofficial which resulted in no gain for you."

Anthony gave Blake and odd stare, wondering how this Freshman was spitting out all this information on him like it was common sense.

"Gina may not be able to beat you at close range, but I bet I can." Blake stated in a matter of fact tone, gaining a smile from Anthony.

"We'll see about that." He said. "Lucario, use Force Palm."

Lucario grunted before it burst forward at a high speed, closing in on Gallade.

"Gallade, engage with Poison Jab!" Blake ordered, receiving a nod from Gallade. The Psychic type rose both its hands over its head, both of them gaining a purple aura before it rushed toward Lucario, meeting at halfway.

The two Pokemon greeted each other with a fast jab to the others face, neither flinching from the hit. Lucario was first to follow up, turning its entire body to throw a low punch aimed for Gallade's lower torso.

Gallade blocked the blow with its forearm, returning with a wide hook which Lucario ducked under, but Gallade continued to spin on its heel, dropping down to a crouch where it attempted to sweep Lucario off its feet. Lucario jumped, performing a front flip while extending its right leg.

Landing a hard drop kick to Gallade's head, Lucario sent the Blade Pokemon to the ground head first with a loud thud.

"Lucario, finish it!" Anthony ordered as Lucario landed in front of Gallade, readying its right paw for use, electrical sparks beginning to jump of its hand.

"Gallade, block it." Blake ordered. Anthony questioned how the downed Gallade would block the attack from above, but that was answered when Lucario's opened palm hit a protective barrier of Psychic energy surrounding Gallade. "Now get it with Night Slash!"

Lucario instinctively jumped back as Gallade lashed out with its left arm that was coated in a layer of black energy, aiming to hit the Aura Pokemon's leg.

As Lucario landed, Gallade rose to its feet, extending its elbows to show that it was serious now.

'Hmm, I've never seen a Psychic type do something like that, but then again we don't fight that many Psychic types so I better stay focused.' Anthony said, observing Blake's Gallade. "Lucario, he's good, so we're getting serious to."

"Lu." Lucario responded, clapping its hands together. A blue aura appeared around Lucario, its ears rising so that it was parallel to the ground.

"Use Force Palm and Blaze Kick!" Anthony said with a wide smirk. Lucario separated its hands, sparks beginning to fly out of its of its palms while both its feet became engulfed in orange flames. "Go!"

Lucario disappeared. Gallade's eyes widened while Blake narrowed his, beginning to squint before he suddenly widened his as well. Lucario appeared in front of Gallade where it landed a rising palm strike to the Blade Pokemon's chin.

Gallade was lifted from the ground from the blow, landing flat on its back with a thud. Lucario remained where it was standing, Blake observing the Pokemon closely to see if there were any negative side effects to using so much aura to boost its strength.

Gallade got back on its feet again, giving Lucario a hard stare.

"Gallade, time for our offense. Use Double Team with Night Slash and Leaf Blade. Go!" Blake said, receiving a nod from his partner. Gallade raised both its arms above its head, the inside of its forearms becoming an emerald green while the outside became a sinister black.

'Two attacks at once, he's definitely going to try something.' Anthony said before smiling. "Lucario, let's go!"

The Aura Pokemon burst forward as second time, racing toward Gallade who readied itself for the attack.

"Gallade, your left!" Blake said suddenly. The Blade Pokemon raised its left arm, intercepting Lucario's open palm with the black side of its forearm. "Get it!"

As one of Lucario's feet touched the ground, the Aura Pokemon immediately jumped away, surprised that its attack had been blocked. Without any orders, Lucario disappeared again, continuing its offense.

'What?' Anthony exclaimed. 'Lucario's speed should be too hard for the naked eye to follow!'

"Gallade, behind you!" Blake shouted. A flaming roundhouse kick passed through Gallade, the taller Pokemon disappearing from sight. Gallade appeared behind Lucario, its right arm poised to strike Lucario's neck.

Lucario ducked, barely managing to avoid the attack before it met with Gallade's shin in a hard snap kick to its side which sent is sliding across the roof.

'H-He shouldn't be able to track Lucario's movements with just his eyes.' Anthony exclaimed mentally which gained a loud cackle from Blake.

"You're wondering how I knew where Lucario was going to attack from aren't you?" Blake asked tauntingly with a smirk. Anthony grit his teeth angrily, lost for words since Blake had practically read his mind.

Blake only cackled at Anthony's silent response, tapping the ground with his cane.

"What's wrong Anthony?" Blake asked tauntingly.

"Grr, Lucario attack!" Anthony ordered, pointing at Gallade's who's stare had never left Lucario. The Aura Pokemon jumped to its feet and rushed toward Gallade again.

Swatting away a simple jab from Lucario to start off the exchange, Gallade failed to block a flaming snap kick to the side of its torso. The Blade Pokemon grunted from hit but remained strong, using this opening to land fast swipe to Lucario's open torso.

Lucario flinched from the hit, giving Gallade a good opportunity to perform a sweep kick with its right leg that put Lucario on its bottom. Shifting to its right leg, Gallade lashed out at Lucario who was seated on the floor with the back of its left leg, hitting the Aura Pokemon clean across the face which sent it to the ground with a hard thud.

Anthony remained silent, trying to cool off since he was already becoming irrational and Lucario was paying the price for it.

Blake and Gallade were obviously opponents he couldn't take lightly, and by the looks of it they were at least on par with Lucario in close range combat, but that didn't mean that they were fighting at full power at the moment.

Anthony inhaled deeply, running his left hand through his hair before he smiled.

"You're pretty good, I wasn't expecting anyone to be as good as me when it came to close range fighting like this." Anthony complimented Blake which gained a thanks from the Freshman. "But let's see how good you are facing off with Lucario at its full strength."

"Lu?" The Aura Pokemon asked, looking back at its trainer.

"Yep, all of it!" Anthony declared, throwing his hands up into the air.

Lucario smirked and clapped its hands together again. Its ears pointed straight up at the dark sky as the field of blue aura surrounding it doubled in size.

Blake gave Lucario an idle stare, closely observing the Aura Pokemon for any weaknesses that came with such a large aura output.

"Gallade, get ready." Blake said, taking off his fedora with a smirk.

Cafeteria

"Shiftry, get them with Leaf Storm!" Gina said calmly as Fiona stepped up next to her.

"And Feraligatr, use Hydro Pump!" Fiona added, creating a combination attack.

"Alakazam, Signal Beam!" David ordered, pointing at the Shiftry and Feraligatr that were preparing to attack.

"Dragonite, take them down with Heat Wave!" Drake shouted, the Dragon Pokemon roaring.

The four attacks were fired from the respective Pokemon, the strong blast of water becoming surrounded by the cyclone of leaves from Shiftry. The dark yellow Signal Beam from Alakazam began to circle around the continues red wind from the large dragon Pokemon as the two combination attacks neared each other.

They met with the screams of onlookers as the flaming leaves flew out in all directions, lighting table cloths and most of the decorations on fire.

Up on the balcony, Ash was tightly gripping the railing, observing the battle intently. He wanted to join in just to get his mind off Misty and Gary.

It would be a blast to jump into the fray with Pikachu, even if he lost, Ash just wanted to have a good battle at the moment, but of course a full head of orange hair leaving the room with a brunette caught his attention.

Squinting, Ash focused his vision on the area to see a cerulean color dress which meant it was Misty, leaving with Gary.

'Where's she going?' Ash asked himself, beginning to go down the stairs, planning to follow his girlfriend. "Pikachu, let's go."

The small Electric Mouse perked up, following its trainer down the staircase using the railing.

"Pika?" It asked, taking a small leap so that it was on Ash's shoulder as the teenage boy reached the bottom of the staircase.

"We're going to follow Misty. I need to talk to her." Ash replied.

Pokemon Center

Lobby

"Boy, it was getting pretty dangerous in there." Gary commented, receiving a nod of agreement from Misty. The red head used her left hand to moving a few loose strands of hair from in front her face before she felt a large hand grab the wrist of her right hand.

Glancing over her shoulder, Misty found her one and only boyfriend holding her wrist with an almost desperate look in his eyes.

"Ash?" Misty said as Gary groaned inwardly.

"Misty, I thought you were in Cerulean City." Ash began as he released his hold in her wrist.

"Yeah, I was. But you know my sisters. They found out about the Winter Dance and insisted I get back in time." She explained calmly before taking the material of her dress in two fingers. "They even helped me pick out a dress before I left."

"Wait, why didn't you call me? We could've came to the Dance together?" Ash inquired, tilting his head to the side slightly as Misty turned around to face him completely.

"Well I just got back today Ash, I finally got to my dorm this evening at that left me with just enough time to fix my hair and change into my dress. As I was leaving my room to find you I bumped into Gary and he offered to take me to the Dance to meet up with you." She responded.

Ash glanced at his childhood friend and rival in a deadpan before returning his gaze to Misty.

"Besides Ashy-boy, I saw you come in with that blue haired Sophomore." Gary chimed in with a smirk.

"Blue haired?" Misty said as picture formed in her mind. "You came with Dawn?"

"Well yeah, I thought you would be in Cerulean City so I decided to go with her." Ash replied casually before noticing the slowly developing scowl on his girlfriends face. "As friends."

"That doesn't change anything. You picked her over me again!" Misty said angrily, pointing an accusing finger at Ash who leaned back a bit to avoid having her finger being pressed against his forehead.

"But Misty, you didn't reply to any of my texts or calls so I thought that you wouldn't be back in time." Ash explained desperately, trying to cool her growing anger. "And it wasn't even a date, she needed someone to walk in with and so did I so we just hooked up."

"But why her? She's nothing but a bimbo that can't keep her hands off-" Misty began before Ash cut her off with a low growl.

"Misty. Quit calling her that." Ash hissed at her with venom in his voice. "She hasn't done a thing to deserve that kind of treatment from you."

"She's been trying to steal you from me since we got together last year!" Misty replied indignantly. "I can't let her do that."

"So then why are you with Gary?" Ash asked, turning the tables.

"Ash Ketchum, are accusing me of cheating on you!" Misty shouted, a silent pause setting in as Gary watched the duo.

Ash was about to reply in an outburst but bit his tongue to stop himself. 'This will only get worse if I keep this argument going.'

Taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

"Just forget everything I said Misty, forget all of it."

"And why should I? You just accused me of cheating on you. Do you know how I feel right now Ash, do you?" She said, giving him a harsh glare.

"No." Ash mumbled out after a pause, trying to hold himself back from going into a rant. "I don't, I'm truly sorry for accusing you of cheating on me. I know you'd never cheat on me Misty, and to apologize, I'd like to take you out on a date in January."

Misty's glare wavered as she thought about his offer. After at least a full minute of silence, a silence that was practically choking Ash, she finally spoke.

"Sure." She said simply. Ash sighed audibly, obviously relieved that Misty seemed to have calmed down. "Just stop by my dorm when you have a plan laid out."

"Yeah, better treat her nice Ashy-boy." Gary added as he began to stroll toward the exit of the lobby.

Misty gave him one final look before following Gary out the Pokemon Center which left Ash alone where he sighed inwardly. Pikachu rubbed its head against Ash's cheek, trying to comfort its training who took a seat on one of the seats in the lobby.

'Boy, it seems like the longer this goes on, the harder it is to keep her happy.' Ash said inwardly before the screams of the other students in the cafeteria gained his attention.

He wanted to go back and see the rest of the battle, but his mood was ruined, it seemed like nothing could cheer him up right now.

"Let's go for a walk Pikachu." Ash said, receiving a nod from his partner.

Roof

"Gallade, are you okay?" Blake asked, standing next to his injured Pokemon that was resting on one knee, trying to catch its breath.

"Gal." It replied, looking toward Anthony and Lucario who wore small smiles since it appeared that victory had been sealed for them.

"Just give up Freshman. Your Gallade can't continue." Anthony said.

The Aura Pokemon standing next to Anthony still possessed an enlarged field of blue aura surrounding it that boosted its speed and power to levels that were easily beyond Gallade. With this much of an advantage over Gallade, Lucario gave the Blade Pokemon a one sided beating for the past ten minutes, but Gallade refused to give up.

"Well Gallade, I believed you mastered this move so its time to reveal the fruits of our training." Blake said, motioning for Gallade to stand up straight which it did. "First, use Recover."

Gallade crossed its arms in front its chest, its body beginning to flow in a faint white light as its bruises began to shrinking, fading away but not completely.

"Next, use Swords Dance." Blake ordered calmly as Lucario and Anthony watched with mild interest since he had ordered this multiple times before but they still crushed him easily in the previous exchanges.

Gallade's forearms and extended elbows became glossy, reflecting lights as its attack stat was boosted once again.

"And now use Agility." Blake added, giving a raised eyebrow from Anthony. Blake didn't tell Gallade to use Agility once during that battle so this was new.

The Blade Pokemon seemed to flicker once, remaining where it was standing before Lucario was sent flying backward by an unseen force.

"Huh?" Anthony exclaimed out loud, obviously confused. Gallade couldn't land a single hit on Lucario since he gave the Aura Pokemon the order to go at full strength, but now it looked like Blake had been hiding a secret weapon again.

"Gallade, uses Poison Jab with Night Slash." Blake commanded as his partner remained where it was standing, its hands becoming engulfed in a purple aura while its forearms became a sinister black.

Anthony looked back at his Lucario, seeing it rise to its feet again before eight images of Gallade appeared around the Aura Pokemon. Lucario looked around at the imagers surrounding it with a glare. Instead of lashing out haphazardly, Lucario took a moment to close its eyes and focus on the images with its aura to identify which one was the real Gallade.

'Nice Lucario.' Anthony said mentally before Lucario's eyes snapped open. The Fighting type Pokemon lashed out at the closest image of Gallade with a high kick for its neck, but its leg effortlessly passed through the Blade Pokemon, surprising both Lucario and Anthony.

Before Lucario could land on the ground, it took a solid blow to its face which sent in tumbling backward.

'What?' Anthony exclaimed, his eyes wide. 'If Lucario sensed its aura, then that should've been the real Gallade…unless it managed to dodge the attack.'

Lucario grit its teeth, resting on its stomach as it stared at the images of Gallade surrounding it.

"Lucario, be careful. It's gotten even faster." Anthony called out to his partner who gave him a quick nod before jumping to its feet, beginning to focus its aura on Gallade again.

"Gallade, go on a full offense and show me the speed you've been working on." Blake said with a cackle as his partner grunted before it disappeared from sight.

Lucario gasped as Gallade's aura seemed to disappear. Opening its eyes, the Aura Pokemon began to look around frantically which was a bad sign to Anthony before a gust of wind from in front of it gained its attention. Looking down, Lucario found Gallade in front of it in a crouch before it was sent into air by a powerful kick to its torso from Gallade.

"Lucario!" Anthony shouted, watching his Pokemon float in the air for a few seconds before Gallade appeared beneath it, landing a second kick to its back that sent it even higher into the air.

Without any orders from Blake, Gallade appeared beneath Lucario once more, kicking it a third time to raise its altitude once more before the Blade Pokemon appeared above it, the inside of its forearm becoming turning black while the outside including its elbows became a neon pink.

Dropping both its arms onto Lucario's torso, their was flash of pink light before Anthony and Blake spotted the two of them descending toward the roof at a high velocity, Gallade forcibly keeping Lucario beneath it to land on top the Aura Pokemon. There was a loud thud as Lucario and Gallade hit the roof, creating a spider web of cracks in the roof on impact.

Gallade jumped back, landing a few feet in front of Blake as the blue aura surrounding Lucario dispersed, the Aura Pokemon groaning as it stared up at the sky, a huge bruise on its stomach where Gallade has just hit it.

"Lucario, are you okay?" Anthony shouted, running over to his partner who growled at him as he tried to help it up. Pushing Anthony away, Lucario gained its footing by itself, glaring at Gallade and Blake.

Gallade remained stoic while Blake cackled behind it, waiting to see if the battle could progress any further.

"Lu." The Fighting type Pokemon said to Anthony, getting a surprised look from its owner.

"We haven't practiced it enough, but if you want to win that badly go ahead. Channel all the aura you have left into your hands and feet." Anthony said, Lucario giving him a nod and a smirk before shutting its eyes again. Both its hands and only its left foot became engulfed in a blue aura. "Now use Force Palm and Blaze Kick!"

'That again?' Blake said, watching Lucario's hands gain an electrical charge while its left foot became surrounded in orange flames.

"Now use Aura Sphere!" Anthony said, giving Blake a small smile as Lucario put its hands put, about ten inches of space between its hands.

A small blue orb formed in between its hands, growing in size before Lucario swept its hand across the sphere which transferred the electrical charge to the orb while giving it a sideways spin. Lucario stepped back a bit from the Aura Sphere which remained floating in the air. Taking a small jump, Lucario performed a wide roundhouse kick, smashing its left foot into the Aura Sphere as if it were a soccer ball, the ball of energy becoming enflamed with sparks flying out of it.

The Aura Sphere was sent speeding toward Gallade who was still stoic, Blake staring at the approaching orb intently.

"Gallade, use a reverse Psycho Cut to steer it back a Lucario." Blake said calmly, his faithful partner following his command.

Raising its left arm so that it was parallel to the ground, Gallade focused a large about of Psychic energy into its forearm to create a large pink crescent in front of itself, the points of the crescent pointing toward Lucario.

Anthony was shocked to see the Aura Sphere he and Lucario had spent so much time developing roll right around the crescent before being launched back Lucario twice as fast as the Aura Pokemon had kicked it.

The sphere exploded on impact, flames flying out first followed by a circular pulse of electricity before ending with a flash of blue light. Once the light faded, the group of three found Lucario resting on the ground on its back, a pair of black swirls replacing its eyes.

"Anthony Kenkins and Lucario. Defeated by Blake and Gallade." The Tsugi Academy internal system said as Blake moved up a Rank.

"No way, h-how'd you stop that Aura Sphere?" Anthony asked.

"Actually, we shouldn't have been able to stop it, if your Lucario didn't put a spin on it." Blake replied, placing his fedora on his head again, tipping it back a bit. "If it wasn't for that spin, it would've had enough destructive force to bust through our defense, but we would've dodged it anyway."

"The spin?"

"Yeah, the spin is what allowed us to redirect it because the option of change its direction was open. You designed it to by pass defenses, but that is its one weakness. It has more than enough power to break through any defenses so the spin in unnecessary." Blake explained before giving him a thumbs up and a smirk. "But other than that, it was good back. Let's do that again some time."

With that, Blake made his exit, followed closely by Gallade who still just as stoic as ever, leaving Anthony to return Lucario to its Poke-ball.

Once they were in the corridor, Blake turned to Gallade to observe its left forearm that had been charred black and was currently numb from the strong zap of electricity that had hit it for only a few moments. Just brushing his index finger across it caused Gallade to wince and withdraw its arm from Blake.

"That move, it's incredibly dangerous, isn't it?" Blake asked, receiving a nod from Gallade. "Looks like this script will be the best one yet."


Part 11. The Winter Dance continues as Blake challenges Anthony and successfully takes his Rank while the students in the Top 5 have a face off of their own. But during all this, trouble seems to brewing in Ash's romantic life.

Hope ya'll enjoyed this chapter and keep reviewing, the critism is helpful and its making me work harder on each chapter I put out.