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Chapter 26 - Round Three! Elite Four Volcanic Battle! Flint Vs. Jack!


"The next battle will now commence!" The referee announced. "It will be Jack Willows of Solaceon Town versus Flint of the Elite Four!"

The crowd absolutely went mental. Jack had just pretty much beaten Bertha without a sweat.

"Yeah! I feel that burning desire of your's Jack! It's telling me that you really want to beat me!" Flint said.

"That's right Flint. I hope that luck is on my side and that I can beat you." Jack said.

"You can try Jack. You can try. Good luck." Flint held out his hand.

"Thank you." Jack grabbed his hand and shook it.

Both Trainers walked to their respective side and stood there. The battlefield was a mixture of a volcanic/crater field.

"Are both trainers ready?" The referee asked.

"Bring on the hot stuff!" Flint shouted, getting himself pumped up.

"Careful, it might just be too hot for you!" Jack followed suit.

"I'll take that as a yes. BEGIN!"

"Houndoom, burn the battlefield!" Flint tossed his first Pokeball.

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom yelled his name.

"Floatzel, let's rumble!" Jack tossed his first Pokeball.

"Float-zel!" Floatzel yelled his name.

"Floatzel?" The others exclaimed while the crowd went wild.

"Daddy? Isn't Floatzel supposed to be out of this match?" Maria asked Ash.

"Yeah, that's what Jack said." Ash said.

"That's true," Grace started, "but before the match, Floatzel was determined to fight in this battle so Jack just gave in and let Floatzel join the battle."

"But shouldn't Jack care more of his Pokemon's state? I mean, a job of a Pokemon Trainer is to maintain your Pokemon's health, am I right?"

"Yes Ash," Brock said, "that's true, but I'm sure Jack also has his reasons to let Floatzel compete in this match."

"Well, whatever."

"Houndoom, use Sludge Bomb!" Flint ordered.

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom fires globs of brown sludge at Floatzel from his mouth.

"Floatzel, dodge it and use Waterfall!" Jack commanded.

"Float!" Floatzel dodge the attack by jumping to the side. "Float-zel!" Floatzel surrounds himself with water and charges towards Houndoom.

"Houndoom, use Dark Pulse!"

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom fires a beam of black and purple circles at Floatzel from his mouth.

"Head straight on Floatzel!"

"Float!"

'What?'

Floatzel and Dark Pulse made contact with each other, causing smoke to fill the battlefield.

"Float!" Floatzel came out of the smoke and and charged towards Houndoom, smashing into him.

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom slide backwards.

"What the? How did Floatzel managed to get hit and still continued his attack?" Flint asked.

"Training Flint, training!" Jack shouted.

"I see! In this case, Houndoom, use Flamethrower!"

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom opens his mouth and a red-orange ball appears. A red-orange flame is released from the ball at Floatzel.

"Floatzel, use Surf!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel summoned a huge wave that he rides on.

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom was hit by the huge wave.

"Houndoom, use Flamethrower!"

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom opens his mouth and a red-orange ball appears. A red-orange flame is released from the ball at Floatzel.

"Floatzel, dodge and use Brick Break!"

"Float!" Floatzel dodged to the side. "Float-zel!" The fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and he charges towards Houndoom.

"Houndoom, move and use Dark Pulse!"

"Houn!" Houndoom moved quickly to the side to force Floatzel to hit the ground. "Houn-doom!" Houndoom fires a beam of black and purple circles at Floatzel from his mouth.

"Float-zel!" Floatzel was hit by the beam of black and purple circles.

"Floatzel, retaliate with Waterfall!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel surrounds himself with water and charges towards Houndoom.

"Houndoom, dodge and use Sludge Bomb!"

"Houn!" Houndoom sidestepped to let Floatzel run past him. "Houn-doom!" Houndoom turns around and fires globs of brown sludge at Floatzel from his mouth.

"Floatzel, dodge with Surf!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel summoned a huge wave that he rides on, causing the sludges to hit the waves instead of him.

"Houndoom, use Flamethrower!"

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom opens his mouth and a red-orange ball appears. A red-orange flame is released from the ball at Floatzel.

"Floatzel, use Waterfall!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel jumped off the wave and surrounded himself with water and charges towards Houndoom, running into the flame totally unaffected by it.

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom was slammed by Floatzel.

"Houndoom! Use Sludge Bomb!"

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom fires globs of brown sludge at Floatzel from his mouth.

"Floatzel, dodge it and use Brick Break!"

"Float!" Floatzel dodged to the side. "Float-zel!" The fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and he charges towards Houndoom.

"Houndoom, dodge it and use Flamethrower!"

"Houn!" Houndoom jumped to the air. "Houn-doom!" Houndoom opens his mouth and a red-orange ball appears. A red-orange flame is released from the ball at Floatzel.

"Float!" Floatzel was hit by Flamethrower.

"Floatzel, retaliate with Waterfall!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel surrounds himself with water and charges towards Houndoom.

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom was knocked back a few feets.

"Houndoom, use Dark Pulse!"

"Floatzel, use Brick Break!"

"Houn-doom!" Houndoom fires a beam of black and purple circles at Floatzel from his mouth.

"Float-zel!" The fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and he charges towards Houndoom.

Floatzel dodged the attack and continued his advance towards Houndoom.

"Houndoom, dodge it!"

"Houn-DOOM!"

It was too late. Floatzel had already reached Houndoom and striked him to the ground.

"Houndoom!"

"Finish this off with Water Break!"

"Water Break?"

"Float..." Floatzel started to surround himself with water and the fins on Floatzel's arms started to glow white. The two attacks started to merge together in his arms. "Float-zel!" Floatzel striked Houndoom, causing smoke to start appearing around the battlefield.

"Houndoom!"

The smoke cleared and it revealed Houndoom with swirls for eyes.

"Houndoom is unable to battle! Floatzel is the winner!" The referee announced.

"Houndoom, return." Flint recalled Houndoom.

"Go daddy!" Sophia cheered.

"Impressive." Kevin said.

"Nice going Jack!" Grace shouted.

"Hey Brock." Dawn said.

"What is it?" Brock asked.

"What happens when you defeat a Champion of a region?"

"Well, you basically become the Champion of the region you won in."

"Oh."

"I'm surprised that you didn't know that Dawn." Kate said.

"I'm not really into Pokemon Leagues Kate."

"Same here, but I'm more knowledgeable than you when it comes to this kind of stuff."

"How come?"

"No reason at all. I guess it's common sense to know these stuff, right?"

"Whatever you say." Dawn was crying fake tears in her mind.

"Rapidash, burn the battlefield!" Flint tossed his next Pokeball.

"Rap-i-dash!" Rapidash yelled his name.

"Floatzel, starts things off with Waterfall!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel surrounds himself with water and charges towards Rapidash.

"Dodge it with Bounce!"

"Rap-i-dash!" Rapidash jumps high into the air, dodging Floatzel's attack. He then drops on to attack Floatzel with his legs.

"Floatzel, dodge it and use Brick Break!"

"Float!" Floatzel did a backflip to dodge Rapidash's attack. "Float-zel!" The fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and he charges towards Rapidash.

"Rapidash, dodge it and use Flare Blitz!"

"Rap!" Rapidash forced Floatzel to hit the ground by dodging to the side. "Rap-i-dash!" Rapidash cloaks himself in fire and charges at Floatzel.

"Floatzel, take it head on with Waterfall!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel surrounds himself with water and charges towards Rapidash.

Rapidash and Floatzel clashed together as sparks are generated by their attacks.

"Floatzel, don't give up! Just keep going!"

"Rapidash, don't give up as well!"

The two Pokemons couldn't take anymore of the clashing as it caused a explosion, seperating the two and knocking them back to their trainers.

"Float-zel!"

"Rap-i-dash!"

"Floatzel, use Surf!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel summoned a huge wave that he rides on.

"Rapidash, use Bounce!"

"Rap-i-dash!" Rapidash jumps high into the air, dodging Floatzel's attack. He then drops on to attack Floatzel with his legs, striking him off the wave.

"Float-zel!" Floatzel fell to the ground as he fell off the wave.

"Rapidash, use Flare Blitz!"

"Rap-i-dash!" Rapidash cloaks himself in fire and charges at Floatzel.

"Floatzel, dodge and use Waterfall!"

"Float!" Floatzel sidestepped to allow Rapidash to run pash him. "Float-zel!" Floatzel surrounds himself with water and charges towards Rapidash, slamming into him.

"Rap-i-dash!" Rapidash was knocked down to the ground.

"Rapidash, use Bounce!"

Rapidash stood up. "Rap-i-dash!" Rapidash jumps high into the air, dodging Floatzel's attack. He then drops on to attack Floatzel with his legs, striking him off the wave.

"Rapidash, dodge it and use Solarbeam!"

"Rap!" Rapidash dodged the oncoming tidal wave by jumping up to the air. "Raaaaap-iiiii..." Rapidash started to absorb the sun's energy.

"Floatzel, get ready to dodge and use Crunch!"

"Float!" Floatzel jumped off of the wave and landed on the ground, preparing to dodge.

"Daaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssh!" Rapidash unleased a white beam at Floatzel.

"Float!" Floatzel dodged the white beam by sidestepping it. "Float-zel!" Floatzel charged towards Rapidash, who was landing on the ground, and bited down on him.

"Rap-i-dash!" Rapidash screamed in pain.

"Rapidash!"

"Floatzel, use Brick Break repeatedly!"

"Float-zel!" The fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and he strikes Rapidash repeatedly.

"Rap-i-dash!"

"Rapidash, use Bounce!"

"Rap-i-dash!" Rapidash jumped up high into the air, causing Floatzel to stop his assault on him.

"Floatzel, let go and land on the ground!"

"Float!" Floatzel let go of Rapidash's leg and dropped to the ground, landing on his feets.

"Rapidash, use Flare Blitz!"

"Rap-i-dash!" Rapidash cloaks himself in fire and charges at Floatzel from mid-air.

"Floatzel, use Waterfall!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel surrounds himself with water and jumped up towards Rapidash.

Rapidash and Floatzel clashed with each other once again, this time, Floatzel easily overpowered Rapidash and sent him flying down to the ground.

"Rapidash!"

Rapidash hit the ground with a loud thud. His eyes was replaced with swirls.

"Rapidash is unable to battle! Floatzel is the winner!" The referee is announced.

"Return Rapidash." Flint recalled Rapidash.

"Floatzel, you return as well." Jack recalled Floatzel. "You deserve a good rest."

"Yeah daddy!" Sophia cheered.

"I can't believe Floatzel can handle so much." Kate said.

"You should see Jack in training." Kevin said.

"He trains his Aura at every single opportunity he get in the day, as well doing it in the morning." Grace said.

"Really? He told us that he only trains his Aura in the morning with you." Maria said.

"That's a lie. He trains non-stop in a day. You just don't see him train like that."

"Flareon, burn the battlefield!" Flint tossed his next Pokeball.

"Flar-e-on!" Flareon yelled his name.

"Dragonite, I choose you!" Jack tossed his next Pokeball.

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite roared.

"Flareon, use Will-O-Wisp!"

"Flar-e-on!" A blue fireball appeared in Flareon's mouth and he fires it at Dragonite.

"Dragonite, dodge it and use Thunderbolt!"

"Drag!" Dragonite flew up to the skies to dodge the blue fireball. "Dra-go-niiiiite!" Dragonite charges electricity in her antennae, then releases a beam of yellow electricity at Flareon from them.

"Flareon, dodge it!"

"Flar!" Flareon dodged the attack by moving to the side, away from the attack.

"Dragonite, use Dragon Rush!"

"Dra-goooo-nite!" Dragonite's body becomes surrounded in a light blue orb with white streaks. She then charges towards Flareon.

"Flareon, use Giga Impact!"

"Flar-e-on!" Flareon's body becomes surrounded by orange energy and he jumps up towards Dragonite, bursting into a purple orb that becomes surrounded by swirling orange streaks in the process.

The two Pokemons collided with each other, with Dragonite overpowering Flareon due to the terms in strength. (A/N: Giga Impact is obviously stronger than Dragon Rush. I know that.)

"Flar-e-on!" Flareon fell to the ground.

"Flareon, use Quick Attack!"

"Flar-e-on!" Flareon quickly got up and disappears, then reappears seconds later in front of Dragonite, slamming into Dragonite.

"Dra-go-nite..." Dragonite was knocked back a few feet.

"Dragonite, use Thunderbolt!"

"Dra-go-niiiiite!" Dragonite charges electricity in her antennae, then releases a beam of yellow electricity at Flareon from them.

"Flareon, dodge and use Overheat!"

"Flar!" Flareon moved over to the side to dodge the attack. "Flar-e-on!" Flareon's body turns a faint red and he releases a white fire with a red-orange flame spiraling around it at Dragonite.

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite was hit by the flame.

"Dragonite, use Aerial Ace!"

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite's body becomes surrounded by white streaks as she flies towards Flareon, slamming into him.

"Flar-e-on!" Flareon was knocked to the ground.

"Flareon, get up and use Giga Impact!"

Flareon stood up. "Flar-e-on!" Flareon's body becomes surrounded by orange energy and he jumps up towards Dragonite, bursting into a purple orb that becomes surrounded by swirling orange streaks in the process.

"Dragonite, dodge and use Dragon Rush!"

"Drag!" Dragonite flew upwards to dodge Flareon. "Dra-goooo-nite!" Dragonite's body becomes surrounded in a light blue orb with white streaks. She then charges towards Flareon.

"Flar-e-on!" Flareon screamed in pain.

"Flareon!"

"Dragonite, use Thunderbolt!"

"Dra-go-niiiiite!" Dragonite charges electricity in her antennae, then releases a beam of yellow electricity at Flareon from them.

"Flar-e-on!" Flareon screamed in pain again.

"Flareon, use Overheat!"

"Flar-e-on!" Flareon's body turns a faint red and he releases a white fire with a red-orange flame spiraling around it at Dragonite.

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite landed to the ground due to being hit by Overheat.

"Dragonite, use Aerial Ace!"

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite's body becomes surrounded by white streaks as she flies towards Flareon.

"Flareon, dodge it!"

"No use! Dragonite, go!"

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite increased her speed. She slammed into Flareon.

"Flar-e-on!" Flareon was knocked back to where Flint is.

"This situation... This is heating up! I'm blazing now!" Flint shouted. "Flareon, use Quick Attack!"

"Flar-e-on!" Flareon disappears, then reappears seconds later in front of Dragonite, slamming into Dragonite.

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite was knocked back a few steps.

"Dragonite, use Thunderbolt!"

"Dra-go-niiiiite!" Dragonite charges electricity in her antennae, then releases a beam of yellow electricity at Flareon from them.

"Flareon, dodge it and use Giga Impact!"

"Flar!" Flareon moved to the side to dodge the attack. "Flar-e-on!" Flareon's body becomes surrounded by orange energy and he charges towards Dragonite, bursting into a purple orb that becomes surrounded by swirling orange streaks in the process.

"Dragonite, take it head on with Dragon Rush!"

"Dra-goooo-nite!" Dragonite's body becomes surrounded in a light blue orb with white streaks. She then charges towards Flareon.

"Dragonite, use Thunderbolt on yourself!"

"What?"

"Dra-go-niiiiite!" Dragonite charged electricity in her antennae, and then release it onto herself.

"Go Dragonite!"

"Dra-go-nite!"

The two Pokemons clashed together, causing a explosion and smoke started to fill the battlefield.

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite came out of the smoke.

The smoke faded away, revealing Flareon with swirls for eyes.

"Flareon is unable to battle! Dragonite is the winner!" The referee announced.

"Flareon, return." Flint recalled Flareon.

"Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" Sophia cheered.

"What was that move Uncle Kevin?" Grace asked.

"I think I should let Jack tell you all." Kevin said.

"I've got to say this Jack. That was a impressive move." Flint said.

"Thank you Flint." Jack said.

"What was that move?"

"A combination of Dragon Rush and Thunderbolt. I call it... Dragon Bolt."

"Dragon Bolt huh? Combining moves can be risky."

"I know that. I'm a bit of a risk taker."

Flint grinned. "Magmortar, burn the battlefield!" Flint tossed his next Pokeball.

"Mag-mor-tar!" Magmortar yelled his name.

"Magmortar, use Flamethrower!"

"Mag-mor-tar!" Magmortar puts his arms in front of him and fires two red-orange blasts of fire from his arm cannons at Dragonite.

"Dragonite, dodge it and use Thunderbolt!"

"Drag!" Dragonite flew upwards to dodge the attack. "Dra-go-niiiiiite!" Dragonite charges electricity in her antennae, then releases a beam of yellow electricity at Magmortar from them.

"Magmortar, use Thunderbolt!"

"Mag-mor-taaaaaar!" Magmortar releases a powerful bolt of yellow electricity from his body at Dragonite's Thunderbolt.

The two Thunderbolts hit each other and exploded, causing smoke to fill the battlefield, but it quickly faded away.

"Dragonite, use Aerial Ace!"

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite's body becomes surrounded by white streaks as she flies towards Magmortar.

"Magmortar, dodge it and use Flamethrower!"

"Mag!" Magmortar dodged the attack by jumping up. "Mag-mor-tar!" Magmortar puts his arms in front of him and fires two red-orange blasts of fire from his arm cannons at Dragonite from below.

"Dragonite, dodge it and use Thunderbolt!"

"Drag!" Dragonite quickly stepped away from the Flamethrower. "Dra-go-niiiiite!" Dragonite charges electricity in her antennae, then releases a beam of yellow electricity at Magmortar from them.

"Mag-mor-tar!" Magmortar was hit by Thunderbolt as he fell to the ground.

"Magmortar, use Solarbeam!"

"Maaaaag-mooooor..." Magmortar started to gather energy from the sun. "Taaaaaar!" Magmortar fired a white beam at Dragonite.

"Dragonite, dodge it and Dragon Rush!"

"Drag!" Dragonite dodged the attack by flying up. "Dra-goooo-nite!" Dragonite's body becomes surrounded in a light blue orb with white streaks. She then charges towards Magmortar.

"Mag-mor-tar!" Magmortar was hit and knocked down.

"Magmortar!"

"Mag..." Magmortar got up to his feets.

"Dragonite, use Aerial Ace!"

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite's body becomes surrounded by white streaks as she flies towards Magmortar.

"Magmortar, use Thunderbolt!"

"Mag-mor-taaaaaar!" Magmortar releases a powerful bolt of yellow electricity from his body at Dragonite's Thunderbolt.

"Dragonite, dodge and use Dragon Rush!"

"Drag!" Dragonite dodged the attack by flying up. "Dra-goooo-nite!" Dragonite's body becomes surrounded in a light blue orb with white streaks. She then charges towards Magmortar.

"Magmortar, dodge and use Flamethrower!"

"Mag!" Magmortar sidestepped to let Dragonite fly past. "Mag-mor-tar!" Magmortar puts his arms in front of him and fires two red-orange blasts of fire from his arm cannons at Dragonite.

"Dragonite, use Thunderbolt!"

"Dra-go-niiiiite!" Dragonite charges electricity in her antennae, then releases a beam of yellow electricity at Magmortar's Flamethrower from them.

The two attacks hit each other, exploding on contact, causing smoke to cover the battlefield, but it quickly disappeared.

"Magmortar, use Hyper Beam!"

"Maaaaag-mooooor..." Magmortar starts to gather energy.

"Oh no! Dragonite, fly up!"

"Taaaaaar!" Magmortar shoots out an orange beam from his mouth at Dragonite.

"Drag!" Dragonite managed to dodge the attack by flying up, but not fully though as her tail was hit.

"Dragonite, use Aerial Ace!"

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite's body becomes surrounded by white streaks as she flies towards Magmortar.

"Now, use Thunderbolt!"

"Dra-go-niiiiite!" Dragonite charged electricity in her antennae, and then release it onto herself.

"What the? Again?"

"Dragonite, go!"

"Dra-go-nite!" Dragonite smashed into Magmortar, sending him down to the ground.

"Magmortar!"

"Dragonite, finish this off with Draco Meteor!"

"Drag..." Dragonite dropped to one of her knees, indicting that she's tired. But, she carried out her order. "Dra-gooooo..." Dragonite's body started to glow orange and a orange ball of light appeared inside her chest. The glow fades and a ball of orange energy appeared in front of her mouth. "Nite!" Dragonite fired the ball at the skies, which then exploded into many orbs, all aimed at Magmortar.

"Mag-mor-tar!"

The falling orbs hit Magmortar at a very high speed, causing smoke to fill the battlefield.

"Magmortar!"

The smoke started to clear after the last orbs fell on Magmortar. Once it cleared, it revealed Magmortar with swirls for eyes.

"Drag..." Dragonite fell down to the ground with swirls for eyes as well.

"Magmortar and Dragonite are unable to battle!" The referee announced.

"Magmortar, return." Flint recalled Magmortar.

"Dragonite, return." Jack recalled Dragonite. "Take a much needed rest."

"Daddy rules!" Sophia cheered.

"The combination of Aerial Ace and Thunderbolt." Kevin said.

"What's it call?" Grace asked.

"Aerial Bolt. A alternate move to substitute Dragon Rush."

"I see."

"That was a great battle Jack!" Kate shouted.

"That move Jack..." Flint said.

"It's called Aerial Bolt." Jack said. "A substitute for Dragon Rush."

"I see. You have some of the riskiest combinations I've ever seen."

"Just wait. You'll be guarantee to see more in the next battle."

"I sure can't wait. But you're going to have to beat me first."

"I'll accept that challenge."

"Infernape, burn the battlefield!" Flint tossed his last Pokeball.

"In-fern-ape!" Infernape yelled his name.

"Floatzel, I choose you!" Jack tossed his Pokeball.

"Float-zel!" Floatzel yelled his name.

'Why did he bring Floatzel back out?' Flint thought.

"Floatzel, let's show them what you can do with your power!"

Floatzel grinned, almost evilly. "Float!" Floatzel nodded and narrow his eyes at Infernape.

'So, finally. This is what happened to Aaron and Bertha with Salamence and Abomasnow (respectively). He also did this with one of the challengers, Daniel, with Dragonite. I better be careful from now on.' Flint thought.

"Floatzel, use Waterfall!"

"Float!" Floatzel surrounds himself with water and charges towards Infernape.

"Infernape, use Ma-"

"In-fern-ape!" Infernape was hit by Floatzel's Waterfall.

"What the? How can Floatzel be that fast?"

"I'll let you in on a secret, Flint. You see, all my Pokemons... They've been holding themself back in battle."

"Holding themself back? What do you mean?"

"My Pokemons are so strong, that I have to set a limit for their power, just so I can fight fairly with my opponents."

"No way..."

"That's the way it is. Floatzel, use Brick Break!"

"Float-zel!" The fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and he charges towards Infernape, striking him.

"In-fern-ape!"

"Infernape, use ThunderPunch!"

"In-fern-ape!" Infernape's fist becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and he attempted to strike Floatzel.

"Floatzel, grab Infernape's hand!"

"Float!" Floatzel grabbed Infernape's hand, stopping his attack.

"What the?"

"Floatzel, use Brick Break!"

"Float-zel!" The fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and he striked Infernape.

"In-fern-ape!"

"Floatzel, use Crunch!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel bites down on Infernape's head.

"In-fern-ape!" Infernape screamed in pain.

"Infernape, use Mach Punch!"

"In-fern-ape!" Infernape's fist glow light blue and he punches Floatzel's stomach.

Floatzel stopped biting down on Infernape's head and didn't move a muscle afterwards. "Float."

"In-fern-ape?"

"Float-zel!" The fins on Floatzel's arms glow white and he striked Infernape again.

"In-fern-ape!"

"Infernape, use ThunderPunch!" Infernape's fist becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and he attempted to strike Floatzel.

"Floatzel, dodge!"

"Float!" Floatzel quickly dodged the attack by jumping up, forcing Infernape to hit the ground.

"Infernape, use Flare Blitz!"

"IN-FERN-APE!" Infernape's eyes glow red, his flame on his head grows larger.

"Blaze has been activated!" Ash exclaimed.

"No way!" Dawn shouted.

"In-fern-ape!" Infernape cloaks himself in fire and charges at Floatzel.

"Floatzel, take it head on Waterfall!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel surrounds himself with water and charges towards Infernape.

Infernape and Floatzel smashed into each other, generating sparks occasionally.

"Go on Infernape!" Flint shouted.

"Floatzel, let's win this!" Jack shouted.

Both Pokemons tried to overpower each other, occasionally moving as they tried to overpower each other.

"Float... ZEL!" Floatzel overpowered Infernape with incredible strength.

"In-fern-ape!" Infernape was shot up into the air.

"Infernape!"

Infernape landed on the ground, but was not out yet.

"Float..." Floatzel was exhausted after all the power he released.

"Come on Floatzel, hang in there." Jack said.

"In... Fern-ape..." Infernape slowly got up.

"Floatzel, use Waterfall!"

"Infernape, use Flare Blitz!"

"Float-zel!" Floatzel surrounds himself with water and charges towards Infernape.

"In-fern-ape!" Infernape cloaks himself in fire and charges at Floatzel.

As Floatzel and Infernape charge towards each other, their respective attacks started to fade away.

"What the?" Flint said.

"What's going on?" Jack said.

"Float..."

"In... Fern-ape..."

Infernape and Floatzel both dropped to the ground with swirls for eyes.

"The match is settle! Infernape and Floatzel are unable to battle! Jack will advance to the next Elite Four, Lucian, after a short break!" The referee announced.

The crowd went wild. They did witness a awesome battle.

"Daddy won!" Sophia shouted.

"Looks like Jack is closing in on the Champion." Kevin said.

"Yeah." Kate said.

"Infernape, return." Flint recalled Infernape and walked over to Jack.

"Return Floatzel." Jack recalled Floatzel.

"Nice battle Jack."

"Thanks Flint."

"Good luck in your next battle." Flint held out his hand.

"Thank you." Jack grabbed his hand and shook it.

Flint walked away afterwards.

With Aaron, Bertha and Flint defeated now, only the last Elite Four, Lucian, stands in his way of his battle against Cynthia. Will Jack be able to beat Lucian and have his battle against Cynthia?

TBC


Author's final notes: I'm going to be the first to say it: I'm totally abusing Floatzel. He has competed in the last two battle (including this), with both battles which he ended up fainting due to exhaustion. I'm so mean. Anyway, this is the third Elite Four battle. Next up is Lucian. Who'll win? It's really obvious actually, now that I think about it. Anyway, again, Happy New Year! See y'all next week!

Poll: Are you all anxious for the sequel to arrive, which will have a darker storyline compared to this story?