Clash! Dawn vs Leaf II

Or...

The Mega Evolution

An explosion occurred.

Fire was thrown this way, poison the other way. The bridge the two Pokémon tussled on erupted, shook, and shattered. Metal fell to the streets below, parting the gangs battle on the streets. From the explosion, this brown Pokémon fell, one with long floppy bunny ears, a girlish figure, and a flaming hand. This Pokémon wore a black vest, a red bandana, and had a distinct scare mark on her stomach.

As soon as this Pokémon landed, she rose her flaming hand, and grinned sadistically, for the blood-lust rushing within was on high. The dust of the explosion constricted her view of the Pokémon on the other end. A clap suddenly echoed out, and the dust cloud parted.

One the other end of the bridge, a Pokémon that was of a much different shape and size when compared to the rabbit. This Pokémon was great and blue, with a rodent-like body type to it. It stomped its way toward the part of the bridge shattered by the combined strikes, and growled dementedly.

"Lopunny!" Veneticus, the bunny Pokémon said, and in such an uppity and mocking tone.

"Queeeen..." Poison, the Drill Pokémon said, while her fists cracked out loud.

Dawn neared her Pokémon, the one known as Veneticus. At the same time, Leaf grew closer to hers, the Drill Pokémon known as Poison. Down below, on the city streets of Sunyshore, a war between gangs was raging. Fire was being shot this way, electricity, ice, rock, steel, darkness, ghosts, every type ever imaginable, was being thrown on the battle below. But the battle on the rooftops was where the true power lied. The battle going on between the Sinnoh Champion, and the Kanto Champion.

Dawn was growing a bit flustered. Despite the equal stance of her Pokémon, and Leaf's Pokémon, she felt the air grow tense against her. She had lost two Pokémon already, her Lucario Courage, and Noctowl Dalmascus. Sure, Dalmascus could return at any time, but she wanted Courage to be sent to the nearest Poké Center. That put her on the loosing side, for even though Leaf had lost two Pokémon as well, her Nidoqueen was still 100%. Veneticus, on the other hand, had taken a nasty hit when battling Viper. Sure, the rabbit Pokémon shrugged it off well, but her master could tell when something was aching her.

There was also the nasty issue of Leaf's disposition. Gazing into her eyes, Dawn could see such hate raging behind the orbs, and it showed through the battle itself. The Kanto Trainer was out for blood, the way she ordered her Kabutops to strike Courage showed that much. Dawn knew she had to be prepared for anything, or else she may lose a Pokémon in this fight. And that wasn't something she was going to let happen.

"Veneticus! Bounce!" Dawn ordered, making the rabbit Pokémon smirk devilishly.

She quickly got down in a crouching position, as her red eyes scanned the stoic Nidoqueen before her. The next second, she was up in the air, launched skyward by her powerful rabbit legs. Leaf stared up, her eyes squinting as she pinpointed her aim on the that was currently sky-high. Her vision shifted down to Poison, who was also waiting for the rabbit to come down.

"Poison!" the Kanto Trainer yelled, "Use Superpower!"

The Drill Pokémon rose her foot, then slammed it down. The foot stomp triggered a shock-wave through the bridge and building. Poison gazed up, while this golden aura started to swarm around her body. This aura quickly formed a yellow orb, one the Drill Pokémon held in her hands. She gazed up, pulled the orb back, then threw it forward.

As soon as the blast left her fingertips, Veneticus began falling. Just like before, her two feet aimed forward toward the Drill Pokémon's body. She at first didn't notice the yellow orb heading her way, until it gleamed against the stormy night sky. She tried to dodge it, but by that point in time, it was too late.

The blast of pure aura in its entirety swallowed the Lopunny whole. She felt every inch of her body rumble with pain, for it felt as if she was being stricken by thousands of punches and kicks at the same time. This all came to an end when a sudden explosion occurred. The skies rocked from the blast, as dust was left in the explosion's wake. Suddenly, a brown blur dropped from the smog.

Veneticus was still falling, though she looked weaker as one could imagine. She no longer feel feet first, instead being arms first, for she was in a blocking pose. Poison opened up her arms in preparation for her foe, for she was planing to pick up the rabbit as soon as she arrived. To her surprise, Veneticus was still conscious.

The rabbit thrusted out both of her arms as soon as she met the Nidoqueen, slamming into her chest with so much force, she caused the both of them to fall off of the bridge. Instead, they fell through the air of Sunyshore, then crashed through the windows of a parallel building. Poison collapsed first, her body dragging against the hard floors of an apartment complex. Veneticus however leaped off of the Nidoqueen as soon as possible, landing safely on the ground some yards away.

Almost immediately however, the rabbit buckled to her knees, while this immense pain surged through her body. Superpower was a fighting-type move, and thus did much more damage to her than it would any other Pokémon, seeing as she was a normal-type. The only reason why she was still alive, was the force of her own will. It was the only thing keeping her going.

Veneticus struggled to her toes, and lifted her fists. At the same time, Poison returned to her feet as well, but she wasn't as pained as her foe. In fact, the Drill Pokémon looked relatively unscathed by both the attack of the rabbit, and the fall. To show just how unphased she was, Poison rose her arm and dragged it against her lips, while poison oozed from her spikes and mouth. The rabbit Pokémon was understandably shaken by this action.

A door to the right of Veneticus suddenly opened. Stepping through said door, the rabbit Pokémon's master.

"Veneticus!" Dawn called, as her eyes ran up and down her Pokémon's frame.

She could tell the Lopunny was weak and barely standing, and as the smart Trainer she was, she knew this battle was woefully against her. Her hand reached into her satchel to grab the rabbit's Poké Ball, but Veneticus shook her head. In her eyes this was her battle, and she'd rather be defeated, than be taken out of it. Dawn could understand, this was her Pokémon after all. Besides, it would be a lie to say this hadn't happened before.

A door on the opposite side of the room opened up. Dawn trained her eyes on the Galactic girl running in, her eyes sharp with anger and hatred. Leaf returned the Sinnoh Champ's glare, with one of her own. Just because the battle shifted in location, didn't mean it lost its intensity.

"Poison! Toxic!" Dawn ordered, making the Drill Pokémon ooze even more poison from its spikes.

The purple toxins were thrown over at the rabbit, soaking into the her skin even as she tried to dodge it. The next second, everything got ever so woozy. As if it wasn't hard before, standing now was extremely difficult. It felt as if her legs were made of jello, as they were constantly wobbling to and fro. She tried to stand tall, but she suddenly coughed up any contents she had within.

"Veneticus!" Dawn cried out in fear, making her Pokémon wave her hand in a calming gesture.

Dawn wasn't liking this battle the longer it was going on. She felt her body lose its energy, whenever she watched her Pokémon get hit. It was much different before, whenever she fought some other trainer. But here, and now, it was as if she could feel the wish of murder resonate from Leaf and her Pokémon. But she wouldn't allow that to happen.

"Veneticus! Fire Punch!" she yelled out.

In spite of all the pain she was feeling, Veneticus stood up tall, and waved around her flaming hand. She suddenly sprinted forward the next second, moving at speeds to fast for the Nidoqueen to notice. Left and right she zipped, before her flaming fist suddenly slammed into the Drill Pokémon's gut. Poison hunched over in pain, an action which made the Lopunny smile. Twisting her fist as it laid in the gut of the Pokémon. This caused flames to sprout form the fist, and engulf the Nidoqueen whole. Veneticus stepped back, and Poison roared in pain as fire danced all along her body.

"Poison! Double Kick!" Leaf ordered.

Veneticus' eyes widened, as she watched the Drill Pokémon step before her, even as fire swallowed her whole. Stepping back, the Lopunny attempted to escape, but her body shook with pain as the poison in her systems froze her up. Poison suddenly gave a massive roar, one that made all the fire on her body rush away. Gripping her body, Veneticus continued walking away, while Poison stepped forward. With wide eyes, the Lopunny watched the Drill Pokémon raise her foot high.

Then one foot struck against the rabbit's face. She had been kicked before yes, but this strike hurt more than every kick she'd every felt before. The next kick struck square in the rabbit's gut, and at the same time, the rabbit's eyes went out.

Veneticus fell back on her chest, not moving in any way at all. Poison stood tall above her, burn marks on her blue scales, while her eyes scanned the unconscious foe at her toes. Then she rose her hand, in a daunting pose.

"End it..." Leaf ordered with a cut of her hand.

The Nidoqueen dropped her hand right upon Veneticus' head. But before the strike could connect, the Lopunny was changed into digital light, and returned to her Poké Ball. Dawn's eyes widened in horror, as her mind played over and over again, Leaf's order. She just heard the Kanto Trainer tell her Pokémon pointblank, to kill. Such an action was inconceivable to the Sinnoh Champion. And all she could think about was, why? Why did Leaf want her Pokémon dead so bad? Did the Kanto Trainer really believe she had a part in the death of her Venusaur?

Both Leaf and her Nidoqueen's vision shifted to Dawn. They were waiting for the trainer to put forth her next Pokémon, and it was almost taunting. As if this cocky aura surrounded Leaf and her Pokémon, one that attempted to belittle Dawn and her plights. But the Sinnoh Champion refused to be defeated. Victory would be hers, and she had the perfect Pokémon to win it for her.

Her hand started to prod one specific Poké Ball. She was down three Pokémon, and had three more, while Leaf had four more, all of which were still a mystery to the Sinnoh Champ. It didn't matter, none of it mattered anymore. Not to her, at least.

"I choose you..." Dawn whispered as she held an aged Poké Ball in her hand, "Go! Scorch!"

She threw the Poké Ball forward, where it opened up wide against the sky. The entire room flashed for an extended period of time, before a burning simian stood in its wake. Scorch, Dawn's first Pokémon, stood tall. The eternal flame that danced from his head was stronger this time, and as such, it made the room temperature increase to near dangerous levels.

Leaf didn't care though. Instead, she focused her eyes on the sight of the ape, and felt her blood pump into overdrive. He was the one that killed her beloved Venusaur. He was the one that used that struck down her Pokémon, when he was weak and dying. He was the one that would cost Dawn the most pain.

"Scorch! Fire Blast!" Dawn stated with this enraged ferocity.

Poison hunched forward, as she prepared for the attack. But one does not prepare against Scorch, they only endure.

In the blink of an eye, Scorch appeared in Poison's face. She stepped back, to which this explosive fist clashed against her face, launching her into one of the room's beams. The blow, while powerful, didn't knock the Pokémon out as intended. But, it wasn't the attack that was supposed to end it.

The Infernape thrusted out his hands. Around him in a circular ring, flames started to spin around and wave, in a dancing pattern. Scorch focused on the flames, as he made them spin around him. Upon cupping his hands, he made the flames form an orb that lay in his palms. His vision focused on Poison the next second, as the Drill Pokémon got to her toes. He thrusted his hands forward, and fired out a fireball of immense power.

All the light in the room focused around the fireball, as it rammed into the Nidoqueen's chest. This triggered a great explosion, that not only shook the building, but destroyed the wall of the room, as well as the floor the Nidoqueen stood on. It took the form of a star, before settling after a minute or two. What lied in its wake was nothing but fire.

Leaf ran to the crater in the room caused by the explosion. Gazing down, she saw the floor underneath the floor she stood on was destroyed as well, thanks to Scorches fireball. Her Drill Pokémon instead lied on the floor beneath, and she wasn't moving.

But she wasn't dead.

Leaf withdrew her Poké Ball, angled it toward Poison, then transferred the Drill Pokémon to digital light. When she was safely within her capsule, the Kanto Trainer shifted her gaze toward her opponent. The Infernape before her was a force to be reckoned with, she realized this now.

The rain from outside entered through the hole in the wall, and pressed onto her Galactic uniform. She slid her hand into her satchel, in search of the Pokémon that would perfectly match the Infernape before her. Her mind played images of the last time she watched the flaming simian, in the brief spar with Barry's Empoleon. She knew the Pokémon's weakness because of it.

"Go! Arial!" she yelled out.

The Poké Ball in hand was thrown out, where it snapped against the air. The brilliant flash took a hold of the sky, before taking the form of a magnificently winged flying Pokémon.

"Pidgeot!" the great bird said, her red and yellow crest flowing through the wind.

Scorch took a battling position, showing that he was ready for anything thrown at him. Dawn also prepared herself for the fight, as she knew the type match up was against her. Knowing her Infernape however, she knew there was very little she needed to fear.

"Scorch!" Dawn yelled, "Flamethrower!"

The flaming simian pulled back his head, while flames began to jut out from his mouth. Eyes suddenly being filled with burning vigor, he opened his mouth, and spewed out a stream of powerful fluffy flames. The fire danced all along the room, crawling up the walls, floor, and ceilings. Leaf watched the fire approach her, but she kept her cool. Instead, she focused on the beam of flames reaching her Pokémon.

"Arial!" she yelled out, "Fan out those flames! Use Whirlwind!"

The bird Pokémon flew back a few feet, while her magnificent wings flapped faster and harder than ever before. The action caused a windstorm to start within the office complex, blowing out the buckets of fire that had doused the area. It was working for a while, before Scorch began to force out even more and stronger flames from his gaping maw. He actually started to beat back the wind, making his fire stream strike Arial in her body.

The Pidgeot screamed in pain, as fire danced on her body. Though she tried to retain flight, she found it nearly impossible when her body was suffering so much pain. She crashed into the ground, but was no yet defeated. Getting onto her talons, the great bird Pokémon shot a glare at the flaming simian. To her surprise, she found the bird was giving a cocky position, as his hand was making a 'come hither' motion. The brazen taunt spurned so much anger within the bird.

"Arial! Use Aerial Ace!"

The great bird nodded, then she started running. She started moving so fast, the flaming simian couldn't even be seen. Then Arial reappeared, right in front of him, beak first. The strike grinded into Scorch's skin, making him fall back as blood flew. Once again, Dawn gasped in terror, as her Pokémon hunched over in pain. But the Trainer would not let that get her down. If she didn't react soon enough, the window of opportunity would be over.

"Scorch! Use Close Combat!" the Sinnoh Champion roared.

Arial's eyes widened, and her wings began to flap. But it was too late. The bird felt a punch ram deep into her chest. The strike made her eyes close in pain. That punch was followed by another one, this time across the face. But it still was not enough, for another fist slammed into her neck. A barrage of fists left the ape, and riddled the body of the bird before him. Over and over again, along her face, body and wings, he struck, breaking her body in various places. Nothing mattered to him, not even Arial's defenses. When the bird attempt to strike at him with her wing, he merely slapped the wing out-of-the-way, and broke it along its bones. It all came to a crashing end, when Scorch brought back a flaming fist, and slammed it into the bird's head. This triggered an explosion, one that threw the Pidgeot away, and toward her master.

Arial came to a skidding stop, right at Leaf's feet. The Kanto Trainer immediately dropped to the bird's body, whilst laying her hands on her. Gazing up, she peered into the hard eyes of Scorch. She knew the simian was strong, it was Dawn's main Pokémon after all, but she didn't expect him to be this powerful. An attack that was supposed to be super-effective against him, was merely shrugged off, as if it were nothing. There was more to this Pokémon than meets the eye, she knew that now. At least Arial was alive, despite the powerful strikes she had suffered. What, had Dawn suddenly become so lenient? Leaf didn't believe so.

She returned her Pidgeot to her Poké Ball. Getting to her toes, the Kanto Trainer shot a glare over at his opponent. Now, the odds were in Dawn's favor. Leaf had only two Pokémon left, while the Sinnoh Champion had three, counting Scorch. But Dawn knew not the meaning of the word, defeat. She was the Kanto Champion, after all, and she was ready to prove it.

"I choose you..." she whispered to herself, as her hand brought out a normal red and white Poké Ball, "GO! Apollo!"

She threw the Poké Ball forward, where it snapped against the air. The flash formed this moth-like figure, while the air in the room grew even hotter than before. When the flash ended, this massive six winged bug creature took its place. With those compound blue eyes of his, Apollo peered long and hard into Scorch's body. The flaming simian stared back, without even an ounce of fear or regret.

"Volcarona..." the Sun Pokémon said.

Scorch's cocky demeanor from before transformed into a glare of pure determination. He took a battling pose, while Apollo continued to hover mysteriously above him. He had never seen a Pokémon like this before, and as such, knew not how to approach things. The same could be said for Apollo, who was just as awestruck by the sight of the flaming ape.

But Leaf planned for this. She knew this would happen, sooner or later, and had meticulously prepared for this moment.

"Apollo," Leaf said, "Use Psychic!"

In unison, Dawn and Scorch's eyes widened. In an eerie motion, Apollo's wings started to flutter, while his blue eyes began to gleam. This invisible force was ripped through the area, tossing up anything that got in its way. That included a certain fire Pokémon.

Scorch was stricken by this force so hard, it threw him from his feet, and tossed him into the windows of the building. He had gained so much momentum from the hit however, he didn't stop when he met glass. Instead, his body shattered the window, and he fell on the other end. Through the air, surrounded by wind, rain and glass, he spun before crashing into the hard metal ground of Sunyshore city.

It seemed as if the road he landed on had been freed of gangs, for no battles were being waged here. That did not mean the fighting was over however, for deeper inside the city, one could hear the noise of battles echo on. But all that meant very little to him.

He wasn't defeated, Scorch was. The flaming simian painful hunched up, where he went over in his mind how painful the fall was. Gazing up to the building he fell from, he was waiting for his foe to descend upon him. Instead, he watched a flaming orb fly out through the window, and ascend to the sky. Struggling to his toes, Scorch watched as this flaming orb rose higher and higher into the skies above. Squinting, Scorch eliminated the blur plaguing his eyesight, so he could make out what was above him. It showed that the orb was indeed Apollo.

"VOLCAROOOOONNNNAAAAA!" the Sun Pokémon yelled out loud.

The entire city of Sunyshore grew bright that moment. Everyone gazed up in unison toward the skies, as they witness such a serial sight. It looked as if the sun had descended, to be within the planet's atmosphere, and was being beautifully cradled by the storms within.

Despite all of this, an order was given.

"Apollo! Use Quiver Dance!"

The sun began to waver left and right, in such a beautiful, yet mysterious, dance. And as it did so, everyone watched as it descended to the earth.

Scorch's eyes were still trained on the Sun Pokémon, as Apollo increased his abilities thanks to the dance. Not frightened in the least bit, Scorch took a battling position in preparation for the oncoming fight. Now Apollo floated before him, his six wings working alternatively.

"Fire Punch!" an order was given.

Scorch's fists were engulfed in flames. He ran to the Sun Pokémon, striking left and right at the great bug. To his surprise, the Pokémon was much faster than he originally believed, for he quickly skirted left and right, dodging each strike launched at him.

"Apollo! Psychic!" another order was given.

Quickly, the Sun Pokémon dodged the Infernape's punch, appearing behind him with his blue eyes glowing. Just like last time, a telekinetic whiplash was fired out, whipping out and striking the backside of the flaming simian. Scorch was tossed away, where he crashed into a motionless car. He attempted to get to his toes, but he couldn't move as he was being held in place by an invisible force. He was lifted up and thrown, where he crashed into another concrete wall. Apollo grew near his foe, before a hand met his back. Turning around, the Sun Pokémon met the eyes of his trainer.

Leaf peered long and hard into her Pokémon's eyes. Then she made a motion with her hand at her throat, in a cutting mannerism. Apollo shifted his burning gaze back to Apollo, who was still attempting to stand. Once more, the Sun Pokémon's eyes began to glow, something that made the air in the Infernape clog up. Scorch fell to his knees, as it grew increasingly hard to breath, and therefore operate. He wasn't sure how much longer she could take, as his vision was growing worse and worse.

"Use Rock Slide!" Dawn's voice cried.

Scorch's eyes widened, as Apollo's eyes ceased their blue shine. Rock Slide wasn't a move the fire simian knew, so he wondered why his master told him to use such an attack. It took him a few seconds to realize it wasn't an order for him.

Apollo dashed back, right when a massively sized boulder landed on his position. Both Leaf and Apollo trained their eyes on the opposite side of the street. To their surprise, they saw Dawn, who was just standing there. But flapping was echoing throughout the city, and a shade was casted down. Leaf gazed up, seeing this grey-purple Pokémon, of prehistoric proportions descend onto the road.

"Aerodactyl!" the Pokémon roared.

So, Dawn did adopt the very same Pokémon that tried to kill her. It would be a lie to say Leaf wasn't surprised. But here it was, the flying fossil Pokémon, descending upon the road with its flapping wings.

But Leaf was not terrified by the dinosaur-age Pokémon. Sure, the Aerodactyl was Apollo's weakness, but the Sun Pokémon was a legend in battle. Weakness or not, Leaf was sure that Apollo's strength, speed and defenses, would destroy the flying Pokémon. Unless Dawn did something unexpected.

And she did.

The Sinnoh Champion rose one of her arms. Around her wrist, this watch-like device. She tapped the device, and gazed skyward to the Pokémon above.

"It's morphin' time..." she stated.

Everything grew dark, extremely dark, so dark one couldn't see through it. This darkness gave way to a fiery aura, that surrounded the Aerodactyl through the shadows. This aura continued to burn, before swirling in a vortex fashion into the Aerodactyl. The aura quickly formed a sphere that was light brown in color. This orb floated up high, as purple lines of energy swarmed the orb. Faster and faster the lines got, before a visible crack appeared on the orb. He crack continued to split, farther and farther, while light sprouted from them.

Finally, there was a roar. A roar of earth shattering levels. The seal was broken by this roar, leaving nothing but white smoke, and the massively winged Pokémon within. The wingspan of the Aerodactyl had been increased magnificently, while the small claws on said wings were now long dagger like blades. The already demonic visage of the Pokémon had been increased, as black horns shot from its head, and a rocky beard from is chin. Black spikes lined the Pokémon's spine, showing that even the backside was well protected, which matched the Pokémon's black armored chest. No longer was this being an Aerodactyl, for it had ascended to a level beyond that.

Mega Aerodactyl.

Leaf stepped back in confusion and surprise. Never before had she seen a fully evolved Pokémon, evolve yet again. That was impossible. But here it was before her, flapping its impressive wings, as it slowly descended to the ground.

She fully expected Dawn to do something unexpected, and the Sinnoh Champion delivered.

Mega Aerodactyl aimed his head up, and roared. It was the mightiest roar ever heard in the land of Sinnoh, for it had the ability to shake to the core anyone who heard it. But Apollo was not deterred. Mega Pokémon or not, the Sun bows to no force, and he was ready to prove that accusation.

Mega Aerodactyl stared forward, a glance Apollo easily reciprocated.

And so, the battle began anew.


Maverick Talks!

And once again, we continue the amazing battle between Dawn and Leaf. And what a battle it is! Fire here, poison there, telekinesis, wind and stuff, oh, Pokemon battles are amazing, ain't they? But enough about that.

Remember when I said there would be no Kalos region Pokemon in this? I kind of found a loophole with Mega Evolutions. You see, Mega Aerodactyl is not technically a Kalos region Pokemon, so I can use it. So, nyeh. Besides, who doesn't like a Mega Evolution every now and then?

When I was writing Scorch's Fire Blast against Poison, I kind of had GT Goku's Super Kamehameha, from DBZ: Infinite World. I then realized that Infernape is based off of Son Wukong, the same guy Goku is based off of. You know what, next time I get a Chimchar, I'm naming him Goku.

I wish I had a lot more to say, but I really don't. I guess I can ask a question. Who do you guys want to win this battle? Leaf or Dawn? Just sound off in the comments.

By the by, I apologize for the Power Rangers reference I made. It just felt so perfect.

Maverick Kay Prime