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Well, another chapter! Yay! It took a while for me to finish because of the End Of Course exams (EOCs) coming up, but I finally finished it. I hope you guys enjoy; Happy Reading!

... and now I am utterly exhausted.

Chapter 25

Bryce vs Roger (Part 2)

"Metagross use Metal Claw!" Metagross' claws become metallic as it charges towards Swampert.

"Swampert, use Hammer Arm to counter!" Bryce shouts. Swampert raises his arm and charges towards the metal Pokémon. He brings his arm down as Metagross swipes at Swampert. Metagross is hit by the Hammer Arm and thrown into the ground, causing a crater to form. It lets out a roar. "Swampert, keep up the attack!" Swampert begins to rapidly try to use Hammer Arm on Metagross, getting a few good blows in.

"Metagross, Bullet Punch!" Roger commands, throwing his arm forward. Metagross lifts it's front arms… Arms? Yes arms… and begins to throw punches at Swampert, the punches going faster than the normal eye can see. All of the punches hit Swampert, causing him to fly backwards. "Yes! Now Metagross, use Shadow Ball! Don't let up!" Metagross creates multiple orbs of darkness and launches them at Swampert.

"Swampert!" Bryce exclaims, losing his cool. "Swampert, use Muddy Water to counter it!" Swampert is raised up on a pillar of water that's brown, and then suddenly crashes down, causing a wave of the dirty water to crash towards Metagross. Metagross' attack bursts through the wave and heads directly for Swampert. Both attacks hit at the same time, and both Pokémon are thrown backwards to opposite sides of the arena.

Metagross gets up slowly, wincing from the pain. "Metagross use Hyper Beam while Swampert is still down!" Metagross opens its mouth, and a bright light forms inside. Swampert, struggling to get up, lets out a quiet cry as the beam is launched at him. The attack collides, and throws him into the arena wall.

"Oh Arceus… Swampert!" May shouts from next to me. "Swampert, don't give up! Fight back! Get up!"

I felt Katelyn grab my hand and hold it tightly. I look at her, and see that she has a worried look in her eyes. "Don't worry," I reassured her. "It's Bryce. If I know him, then he has a plan."

Katelyn nods, directing her attention to the battle once more. Daddy? Are Bryce and Swampert losing? I look down at the small Ralts and ruffle his hair.

"Don't worry, Ninja. Bryce has a plan." I reply. Hopefully.

Swampert stands up slowly, wincing while doing so. He suddenly lets out an extremely loud roar, making the entire arena shake. "Alright! Swampert, use Earthquake!" Bryce shouts as Swampert stops roaring. Swampert then starts pouding the ground, making the entire arena shake again. A crack appears below Metagross, who falls inside it and roars.

"Metagross, get out of there!" Roger shouts. Metagross tries to oblige, but ends up struggling in place. "Come on, Metagross!"

"Swampert, end this with Hydro Pump!" Bryce shouts. Swampert launches a beam of water at high velocity from his mouth, directing it towards Metagross. You can hear it gasp before it gets hit with the powerful beam of water. Metagross flies from the crack, slamming into the wall of the arena with a thud. The crowd is silent, waiting to see if the metal Pokémon survived.

Metagross tries to stand up, wincing in pain as it gets half it's body up. Then it suddenly falls, passed out. I barely hear the announcer over the loud cheering of the crowd combined with the cheering from inside our room.

Swampert looks happy. His trainer runs to him, embracing the water-ground Pokémon. "You were amazing, Swampert!" Bryce praises, getting a grin out of Swampert.

"Metagross, return. You deserve a long rest; you were amazing." Roger says, returning Metagross to his Pokéball, putting it away. "Now, let's use my final Pokémon! Go Blaziken!" Roger shouts, throwing a Pokéball into the arena. It bursts open, releasing flames that engulf half of the battlefield. A Blaziken stands in the center of the flames, grinning. The flames die down, and Blaziken lets out a cry, gaining a cheer from the audience. Bryce returns to his place, looking confident. "You may have a type advantage, but you need more than that to win!" Roger states, Blaziken emphasizing this by letting out a cry that reverberates throughout the arena, flames growing in size from her wrists.

"Let the next battle between Swampert and Blaziken… BEGIN!" The referee shouts, blowing his whistle.

"Swampert, use Water Pledge! Wrap this up!" Bryce shouts, feeling confident. Swampert punches the ground, causing water to shoot out of the ground where Blaziken is standing.

Blaziken jumps out of the way of the column of water, as Roger shouts a command. "Blaziken, use Power-Up Punch!"

Blaziken charges at Swampert, who is to exhausted to counter. Blaziken slams her fist into Swampert, sending him flying as she gets a boost from the attack. Swampert is knocked out.

"Swampert is unable to battle, so that means Blaziken wins this battle!" The announcer shouts, blowing his whistle. The crowd cheers, and a chant of "Lets go Roger, Lets go!" starts up.

"You did great Swampert, have a good long rest. Return." Bryce says, returning his fallen Pokémon. He brings out his final Pokéball. "Everything is resting on you. COME ON OUT SALAMENCE!" Bryce throws his Pokéball into the sky, releasing the Dragon-Type into the arena. It roars, taking off into the air.

"Let the final battle between Bryce and Roger… BEGIN!" The announcer shouts, blowing his whistle.

"Blaziken use Focus Blast!" Blaziken focuses on Salamence, forcing energy into a sphere in her palms.

"Salamence, use Dragon Pulse!" Bryce shouts. Salamence opens his mouth, which glows a distinct pinkish-red. Both Pokémon release their attacks at the same time, causing them to collide in a blinding light. Salamence roars and makes the Dragon Pulse stronger, pushing the Focus Blast back towards Blaziken.

"Blaziken, use Focus Blast rapidly! Push the Dragon Pulse back!" Roger shouts as Blaziken lets out a cry and starts summoning blue spheres in her hands, throwing them as they form. The mini-Focus Blasts combine into the main one, causing it to grow in size. It soon becomes too much for Salamence to handle, so Bryce changes strategies.

"Salamence, fly upwards and use Dragon Claw!" Bryce states. Salamence nods his head and flies upwards, narrowly avoiding the Focus Blast, which is shot into the sky so it doesn't harm anyone. Salamence then charges at Blaziken from the sky, it's claws glowing with the pinkish-red glow that a dragon type move has.

"Blaziken, use FirePunch to counter!" Blaziken's fist becomes enveloped in fire as she charges towards Salamence, pulling her flaming fist back. Salamence swipes as Blaziken punches, both attacks hitting their target. Both Pokémon are thrown backwards from each other, crashing into the ground and creating a small trench where they land.

Blaziken is the first to get up, but she is wincing. "Great job, Blaziken! Don't let up and use Brick Break!" Blaziken charges at the staggering Salamence, preparing to attack.

Salamence looks up, grinning. Roger's eyes go wide, realizing what he's done. "Blaziken get back!"

"Salamence use Outrage!" Salamence releases a burst of the dragon type energy, obliterating the ground near it, forming a crater. It charges from the crater at Blaziken, who cannot do anything but try to attack the Dragon type. She brings her hand down in an attempt to use Brick Break, but regrets it when Salamence crashes into her, causing serious damage. Salamence keeps up the attack, each hit dealing a lot of damage.

Blaziken falls to the ground, wincing. Salamence stops the attack and flies back to Bryce. Salamence becomes confused, and starts slamming his head into the ground. "Blaziken, are you okay? Can you fight?" Roger asks, concerned about his Pokémon. Blaziken responds by standing up slowly and nodding. "Okay, now use Blaze Kick!" Blaziken jumps into the sky, and then begins to fall down towards Salamence, her foot and lower leg enveloped in flames. Salamence looks up to see the fiery foot hit him square in the face and shoving him into the ground, which causes dust to be kicked up. Blaziken leaps out of the dust, landing infront of her trainer.

"Salamence, you okay?" Bryce asks to dust, not knowing if Salamence is up. The response is quite simple; an ear-splitting roar. Bryce grins, and throws his arms into the air. "THEN USE DRACO METEOR!"

Salamence launches from the dust and sends a meteor from it's mouth into the sky. It floats for a second, but then bursts into multiple smaller meteors, all raining down on the battlefield below. The meteors crash into the ground, each time landing with a thud, shaking the entire arena. I can't see from the angle, but I'm sure multiple meteors hit Blaziken.

It takes a while, but the dust settles. Salamence is hovering above the ground, looking at the knocked out Blaziken. The crowd roars, drowning out the voice of the announcer. Bryce runs towards Salamence, who landed on the ground, and embraces him in a hug. "You did great! Thanks, Salamence!" Salamence lets out a thankful roar as Bryce returns him to his Pokéball. He turns his attention towards his opponent.

"That was a good match." Roger states after returning his fallen Pokémon. "I hope that we will meet again." He extends his hand.

Bryce smiles and takes his hand. "Thanks. And next time, I'll beat you again!"

A few minutes later, Bryce walks back into the room. May embraces him, and they go off to talk. The announcer's voice is suddenly in our room. "Ian, it will take about 30 minutes for the arena to be ready, so you should be ready by then. Thank you, and good luck."

I look towards Katelyn, and smile. "We're going to beat this person, I just know it!" I tell her.

She nods her head. Just don't get too cocky. She replies with a grin. I pick Ninja up and set him on my shoulder as the three of us exit the room, giving Bryce and May some privacy.

Bryce beat Roger! Next chapter will be about Ian vs Justin! I have a surprise planned in there, kinda. Anyways...

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