Everyone, I am so sorry for not updating any of my stories for a while. I've been having an idea shortage. But don't worry, Vile's back! Enjoy Chapter 14!
A True Blackheart
Chapter 14
Seats weren't a problem from the group again, despite the size of the group. Blackheart had fished out his list again, wondering if he had overlooked any other names, and came across Marina and Dawn from Matches 2 and 3. He disregarded them temporarily, since they had won their matches, and was focusing on current times.
"It's time for the sixth match of the Indigo Plateau Couples' Tag Battle Tournament!" The announcer shouted. "First to arrive are Vincent and Lyra!" The second duo from Johto entered as if on cue. Vincent adjusted his vest as Lyra flicked her hair.
"Facing them are Frank and Tia!" The announcer spoke again. Another duo walked out to the field. Frank was a man who looked about age 23, and was quite a muscleman. He had blond spiky hair, and was decked in a brown tank top, khaki jeans, and white flip-flops. Sitting on his left shoulder was Tia, who was just a girl, about age nine. She had blond hair as well, which was spiked once on top and was curled twice in the back. She was wearing an orange-and-yellow plaid dress, a white headband, and yellow shoes.
"Ah, it's been a while since we've battled!" Frank remarked. He looked at Tia. "Ready, sis?"
"You bet, bro!" The girl replied, hopping off his shoulder.
Blackheart had heard the way they addressed each other. 'Siblings, eh?' He asked mentally, gazing at the duo. 'No wonder her name wasn't on my list.' He looked at Lyra. 'That makes you my only target. You'd better hope you win.'
"They look strong." Lyra commented. Vincent put a hand on her shoulder.
"Well, let's show them that we're stronger!" He chirped, a grin on his face. That brought a smile to her face. He removed his hand and pulled out a Pokeball. Lyra, Frank, and Tia pulled one out as well.
"Smeargle, let's do it!" Vincent shouted.
"Delibird, come on out!" Lyra called.
Their Pokeballs opened to reveal a white dog-like Pokemon with a head like a painter's cap and a tail like a paintbrush, as well as a red-bodied bird with a white head and a sack over its shoulder.
"Kecleon, let's show 'em!" Frank yelled.
"Vespiquen, take the field!" Tia cried.
Their Pokemon were a green-bodied chameleon Pokemon with a red zigzag on its belly, and a bee-like Pokemon with a beehive for a lower body.
"All right! Sixth battle begin!" The referee shouted.
"Smeargle, let's start with Thunder on Kecleon!" Vincent ordered. The Painter Pokemon began crackle with electricity, and then it fired a massive lightning bolt at the chameleon.
"Two can play at that game pal! Kecleon, you use Thunder too!" The older brother shouted. The Color Change Pokemon fired the same attack, which clashed with Smeargle's attack. The electric streams stayed in contact, neither of them letting up.
"Delibird, Aurora Beam!" Lyra's voice rang out. Seemingly out of nowhere, a rainbow beam shot out and struck Kecleon, knocking it backward. Unfortunately for Smeargle, it was knocked out of range of the Thunder attack. The green Pokemon got to its feet, but its body had changed to an ice blue color.
"Hey, what happened to Kecleon?" Rui asked in the stands.
"That's its ability, Color Change." Wes explained. "When Kecleon gets hit by a move, its type changes to the type of the move that hit it. Since Aurora Beam is an Ice-type move, Kecleon is now an Ice-type Pokemon."
"Nice trick, but here's mine!" Tia yelled. "Vespiquen, use Attack Order!" The Beehive Pokemon let out a loud buzzing noise, and hundreds of bugs swarmed from its lower body and surrounded Smeargle. They began biting and scratching it repeatedly, causing the dog-like Pokemon to groan in pain.
"Hang in there, pal! Clear those bugs with Ominous Wind!" Vincent told it. Smeargle stood up and unleashed a massive gust of dark wind from its mouth, blowing away the insects. However, when it finished, it fell to one knee. "Shoot! Attack Order must've scored critical damage. Smeargle's lost more strength than I thought."
Lyra and Delibird looked at the weakened Pokemon, then at each other. "Delibird, should we take the risk?" She asked her Pokemon. Delibird chirped and nodded. "Okay then. Use Present on Smeargle!" The bird moved to its comrade and pulled out a glowing orb from its bag, offering it to Smeargle. The Painter Pokemon gave a doubtful look, but it grabbed the orb. The object broke into many light particles, which coated Smeargle's body. Within seconds, it began restoring the Pokemon's strength, and when the light faded, Smeargle stood up, ready to fight. Lyra let out a breath she had been holding. "Good, it worked."
"Lyra took a big risk." Ash commented. "Present usually damages the target, but it sometimes heals it. She must have left it all to chance."
"She's lucky." Misty added.
'That was such an unneeded gamble.' Blackheart thought.
"That bird could be trouble." Tia said. "Vespiquen, use Power Gem on Delibird!" Vespiquen created a glowing orange orb in its hands and fired it right towards the bird.
"Kecleon, hold it down with Psychic!" Frank called out. The chameleon's eyes glowed blue, creating a blue aura around the Present Pokemon, preventing it from moving as the Power Gem sailed toward it.
"Smeargle, block that move!" Vincent shouted. Smeargle moved in front on the trapped bird and thrust its arms out, catching the attack with its bare hands. It was struggling to hold it back. "Try throwing it aside!" Its trainer told it. With a lot of strength, it shoved the attack to the right, where it exploded on the ground. Vincent got an idea. "Sketch the Power Gem, Smeargle!" The green "paint" on Smeargle began glowing a rainbow of colors. It took the tail and drew the shape of the Power Gem attack in front of it. Then it grabbed the shape and absorbed it into its body. "Perfect!"
"I've never seen the move Sketch used before." Marina said. "What's it do?"
"From what I've heard, Sketch is Smeargle's signature move." Jimmy told her. "It permanently copies the move the last move used by the opponent. In this case, Vince's Smeargle now knows Power Gem."
"You little sneak!" Frank called out, impressed. "Too bad it won't help! Kecleon, Ancientpower on Delibird!" The chameleon fired its Rock-type attack. The Johto duo looked at each other.
"I've got a plan." Lyra said. "Follow my lead." She turned back to the field. "Delibird, dodge and use Blizzard!" Delibird jumped to avoid the orb, and then opened its bag, causing a massive burst of snow and wind to shoot toward them. Since Kecleon was still Ice-type, it didn't do much, but Vespiquen took more damage because of its Flying-type nature.
"Vespiquen, Heal Order, quick!" Tia cried. Vespiquen let out more buzzing, causing another swarm of bugs to fly out. This time, the bugs attached to the bee's body and melded into it, healing most of its damage.
"I can barely see!" Frank groaned. The Blizzard attack was obscuring his vision greatly. Finally, the storm died down, revealing a weakened Delibird. "Now I've got you! Kecleon, use-"
"Power Gem, now!" Vincent's voice rang out. Out of nowhere, a glowing orange orb struck Kecleon. The Rock-type attack did double damage due to the Ice-type, but Kecleon's body changed to a dark brown color, signifying it was now Rock-type.
"Clever! Using the Blizzard as an attack and a cover!" Frank remarked. "Hang in there, Kecleon!" The Color Change Pokemon tried to stand, but Smeargle appeared in front of it. Kecleon looked scared.
"Smeargle, use Flash Cannon!" The Painter Pokemon created a mass of light between its hands, and then fired a beam of light from the mass, striking Kecleon point-blank and knocking it backwards. The move was Steel-type, so it preyed on Kecleon's weakness again.
"Kecleon, no!" The brother and sister yelled. The chameleon landed in front of Vespiquen, its eyes showing no will to continue.
"Kecleon is unable to battle!" The referee called out. Frank recalled it to its Pokeball.
"You did well, Kecleon. Take a nice rest." He said to it. He turned to Tia. "It's up to you, sis."
"Right, bro." She responded, and then turned back to the field. "Vespiquen, Aerial Ace!" The Beehive Pokemon gained the familiar wind-like aura and charged forward, striking Smeargle since it couldn't miss. The struck Pokemon landed on all fours, but rose its head only to be met by Vespiquen, a Power Gem in its hands. "It's over now!" Her attitude was interrupted by Lyra laughing.
"Oh it's over, for you!" She shouted. "Delibird, use Present!" The bird pulled another glowing orb from its bag and threw it to the bee. Not thinking, Vespiquen caught it only to have it explode in its face.
"Thanks, babe!" Vincent said. "Smeargle, Power Gem!" Smeargle stood up, created the attack Vespiquen was about to use, and fired it, striking the Pokemon that was still reeling from the explosion. It did quadruple damage due to Vespiquen's types, but the Beehive Pokemon was still active, but weak.
"This isn't good! Heal Order, Vespiquen!" Tia cried. It began buzzing again, but Lyra spoke up.
"Too late! Delibird, finish this with Sky Attack!" Delibird began radiating a bright orange aura.
"Why am I too late?" The young girl asked, confused. "Sky Attack takes time to charge, and Vespiquen will have healed by then!"
"That's where you're wrong." The brown-haired Johto trainer said with an evil gleam in her eyes. "Use it now, Delibird!" The bird pulled an odd red leaf out from its bag and ate it. Within a second, the aura around it roared to life.
"I saw that leaf! That was a Power Herb!" Paul exclaimed.
"Power Herb?" Dawn asked.
"A Power Herb comes in handy when you use a move that requires time to charge, like Sky Attack." The lavenderette explained. "When a Pokemon eats one, the charge needed for the move is eliminated, allowing instant use of the move."
"CHARGE!!" Lyra yelled. Delibird rushed toward Vespiquen, an orange silhouette of a bird covering its body. The bee gained a scared look for only seconds before it was struck dead-on for super-effective damage from the Flying-type attack. It landed on the ground, its will to fight gone.
"Vespiquen!" Tia shouted in horror.
"Vespiquen is unable to battle! Smeargle and Delibird win!" The ref called out, pointing to the victors. "The battle goes to Vincent and Lyra!"
"Aw yeah!" Vincent shouted. "That rocked!" Lyra rushed over and wrapped her arms around him.
"No, you rocked, Vince." She said, kissing him. They stayed that way for a few seconds as the crowd roared in applause. When they broke apart, they approached the two siblings. Tia had already recalled Vespiquen by that time.
"That was a great battle, you two." Vincent said to Frank.
"It was our first battle in a while, but it was a great refresher!" Frank responded, patting Vincent on the shoulder rather hard.
"If we ever meet again, let's have a rematch!" Tia chirped.
"Sure thing!" Lyra said. Frank lifted his sister onto his shoulder again, and the four of them left the field.
Blackheart scowled angrily. Not did he have to sit through another love display, but the only potential target for the match had won. 'Hmph. Since they won, I won't go after her… yet. Just wait, fool. You will see the error of succumbing to that pathetic emotion.' He got up and left the stands with the rest of the spectators.
Not a bad battle, eh? To help you picture Frank and Tia a little, their appearances are based on the Muscle Man and Little Girl characters from Pokemon Battle Revolution. I'll try to update more often.
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