Silver's POV
"Feraligatr, Hydro Cannon!" I ordered. My starter Pokemon launched the attack at the incoming Ryhorn. Giovanni stood behind his team, commanding their attacks. Crystal and Mewtwo were right by me, each fighting some of his team. "Kingdra, Brine!" My two water Pokemon finished off Rhyhorn right as Rhydon took its place. The horn on its head started spinning as it charged at Kingdra. Horn drill I realized. "Careful Kingdra!" I faced Giovanni who was watching my battle with a look of interest.
"Rhydon, Body Slam!" Giovanni ordered. The ground type Pokemon charged at Feraligatr and slammed him into the wall, leaving a small crater where he had been.
"Feraligatr are you okay?" Feraligatr roared in confirmation. "Alright then! Use Ice Fang!" The razor sharp teeth on my Feraligatr glowed a light blue as he bit the Rhydon, effectively freezing its back. I remembered some advice a friend had told me a while back, something along the lines of affection improves results. "Excellent!" I praised Feraligatr.
"Stop fooling around Rhydon! Use earthquake!" The Hall of Fame shook as Rhydon use the ground type move. A gigantic crack sprouted from the crater Feraligatr made earlier, reaching the ceiling. My Pokemon shielded themselves from any extreme damage.
"Kingdra, Twister!" Kingdra roared as it sent a mini tornado towards Rhydon and Giovanni. He put his hands up to block any debris that came hurtling towards him while his Pokemon took on most of the attack.
"Why do you continue to fight me?" He asked as Rhydon tackled my Feraligatr.
"As long as I'm breathing, I will stop Team Rocket. What you're doing to everyone here, what you did to Gold, to Mewtwo, to me, it's wrong! What you're doing to Johto as a whole, it's all wrong!" I answered. "And I intend to right those wrongs. Kingdra, help Feraligatr!" Kingdra blasted Rhydon with water, sending it flying into the Dugtrio Mewtwo was fighting. Feraligatr roared in thanks at my Kingdra, who squealed in return.
"Being compassionate to your Pokemon like that will only get you hurt, or even killed. They are tools, nothing more, nothing less and should be treated as such" He informed me. Since it was his opinion I chose to not give a shit. "Maneuver 8!" Giovanni had yelled at his Pokemon. His Pokemon that haven't fainted yet, attacked. Some of them used earthquake while others used rock type moves all at once. Once the dust cleared, I realized that we were not even touched.
"Giovanni left the room" Mewtwo informed me after lowering its protective barrier. That maneuver was to cover his escape. Coward.
"Silver! Don't let him get away, we will finish things here" Crystal said as she sent out a third Pokemon. As much as I didn't want to leave Crystal by herself, I knew that the Pokemon were weak from getting hit with their own attacks, she'll be here in no time. I nodded and headed to the Champions Chamber.
Iris POV
The Ex-Team Plasma sage staggered to his feet. Clair and Iris were both confused as to what the heck was going on. However, Iris's confusion disappeared the moment she saw Reshiram come from the same hole Ghetsis flew in from. Clair's jaw dropped as she gazed at the legendary Pokemon. And on the Fire Dragon's back was Black. She roared, feeding off of Blacks anger. Why was he angry?
"Iris!" A voice called. She turned to see N follow them out the hole, in his arms was Samurott. She was bleeding a lot. That's why Black's mad. Iris had realized. "The thing! Use it now!" She immediately ran and picked up the remaining members of her team plus the weapon. After she placed her team in the hood of her cloak, she pulled out the weapon Pokeball. Once Iris had thrown it, she realized what the rest of the writing on the ball was. Everything and everyone near it will become frozen in ice. The ice slowly spread throughout the chamber.
"Dragonite, I need a lift please!" She yelled as the ice started creeping up on her. Dragonite swooped down and grabbed her, just as the place Iris had been standing became covered in ice. Clair did not notice the ice until it bound her in place, but she had been able to free her upper body. Reshiram hovered above the ground. Ghetsis had backed away from Black, fear etched across his features.
"Um, Black?" N said worriedly. The ice had slowly started spreading up his leg. Black's eyes widened when he saw the ice spreading onto his significant othe- friend.
"Reshiram, turn your tail towards N, we need to melt that ice!" Black ordered. Reshiram looked at Black questioningly before complying. Once the ice on N melted, Black helped N and his Samurott into Reshiram. "How is she?" He asked, gesturing to his starter Pokemon.
"She's bleeding a lot, I'm not sure she'll make it" N answered solemnly. Black turned towards Ghetsis and sent out his Emboar to restrain him. Clair was still stuck in the ice. Iris' eyes widened at the realization of the opportunity she had. Her Kingdra was just hovering nearby.
"Dragonite, finish it with Thunder!" Iris yelled as she pointed at the Kingdra. Dragonite roared and hit Kingdra with the super effective move, causing the Pokemon to faint. The fact that the weapon covered the entire chamber in ice significantly weakened both of their Pokemon, it was just a matter of who attacked first in order to declare a winner. As Kingdra roared in pain, Clair had realized what just happened.
"No! How is this possible?!" She screamed, tugging at her hair. "How could I lose to a mere child?!" Iris narrowed her eyes at Clair. "My Pokemon are more powerful, their levels are higher! How did this happen?! How did...?" Her voice faded and was replaced with a horrified look.
"Don't you remember what the Dragon Elder taught us?" Iris asked the elder Dragon Tamer. "It never matters about the level, a level 20 Dratini can do the same damage as a level 70 Dragonite if treated the right way." She answered as she hugged Dragonite. Before Clair could say anything, someone came out from the Hall of Fame. Iris's heart skipped a beat as the boss of Team Rocket faced the both of them. Clair looked away and mumbled what Iris assumed was a prayer. When he saw the fainted Pokemon, he pieced together what had happened.
"Clair? That isn't your Pokemon. Right?" He said in a threatening tone. Clair looked down at her feet, like a kid who did the exact opposite of what their mom said. Before any of them knew what was happening, a sickening crack echoed through the room. Giovanni stood in front of Clair, who was on the ground. A hand was cupped over her left cheek. "I gave you the highest position in all of Johto, I made you powerful, stronger than you could have ever been and what do you do? You lose to a damn child. Clair had freed herself from the ice and slowly backed away from Giovanni, fear evident in all her features. "It would be understandable if it had been Silver, or that girl he is always with, or maybe even that boy who can't shut up. But you lost to some girl I've never even heard of! How?-" He stopped mid-sentence when he saw Dragonite. "Aah, the one Dragonite that escaped you. How ironic"
"What are you gonna do?" Clair asked, her voice laced with terror. There were tears streaming down her cheeks. Despite everything that Clair had done against her, Iris couldn't help but feel bad for the older dragon tamer.
"You have become too unreliable these past few weeks, and losing the title was the last straw. Goodbye Clair-" he reached for his gun, which was not in its holster. Clair opened her eyes to see that Giovanni had not shot her and that he didn't even have his gun.
"Looking for this?" Silver asked, twirling the gun between his fingers.
"How did you!?-" he started. A creepy and unsettling grin spread across Silvers' face.
"No matter what, you can't escape fate," he aimed the gun at Giovanni, earning a few gasps from the people present.
"You won't do it." Giovanni taunted, "you're much too weak to do it again, especially since the guilt of the last one is eating you alive" Silvers grip on the gun wavered as he remembered what had happened to Petrel.
"Don't do it, Silver!" N yelled, "He isn't worth it! " The room around them started crumbling slowly. Crystal ran into the room, her Pokemon holding onto who Iris could only assume was Gold, the kid Silver told her about.
"Why the hell not?! After all that he's done, after everything that's happened, he deserves this! All the people he's killed, all the Pokemon that he hurt..." His voice trailed off, as of he was reminiscing a sad memory. "And there is a difference between us, you don't care for anything or anyone. You don't value Pokemon or even humans for that matter." Silver slowly lowered the gun. "That's why I will never be like you, they mean the world to me" He pulled the trigger, aiming at Giovanni's leg so that he couldn't run away. He bit his lips to avoid yelling.
"Good. You're not yelling," a voice called, "Makes things a lot more pleasing to the ears." A familiar staff popped out of Giovanni's chest.
"Mewtwo?" Black gasped. Mewtwo pulled his staff from Giovanni who was gasping for air but to no avail. He slumped to the ground in a loud heap.
"Greetings Black, Iris" Mewtwo looked at the two of them. Silver dropped the gun and ran to where Crystal stood. Crystal unexpectedly embraced him in a hug. Iris turned towards Clair, who had not moved since Giovanni tried to kill her.
"You have a lot to answer for, Clair," Iris told her. She put a hand out to help her up. Clair flinched.
"Please no," she mumbled towards her. Her eyes were broken and filled with fear.
"Giovanni is gone, why are you scared?"
"I'll be good, just please don't put me in the chair again! Please!" Before Iris could ask what was Clair talking about, the part of the ceiling that had not fallen during Clair and Iris's battle had fallen now. Soon after, the rest of the Plateau started crumbling.
"We need to leave!" Black yelled over the noise. Reshiram reluctantly grabbed Ghetsis (who had been looking for a way to escape) and flew out from the open ceiling. Silver and Crystal teleported out with Mewtwo. The exits were soon covered by debris. Meaning the only way out was up. Iris put her hand out again.
"Leave me" was all she said. Iris wanted to argue with her on this. "Go Away!" She yelled at Dragonite, who eyed her suspiciously. Clair slipped her team into the hood of Iris's cloak. "Just, go." She whimpered out, curling into a ball. Dragonite flew out of the building, (not wanting to put his friend in danger) just as the League came crashing down.
Wow, I did it! My goal was to finish the story by my birthday. And I did!! Well... Technically. We still got the epilogue next week and a little surprise for you all!!