EoS: So, let's begin the battle between Alaude and Erika!

Lauren: I smell a new love interest…

EoS: Maybe.

Nazi man:

EoS: Go away.

LexiconHuka:

EoS: …Okay…

TheLazyRiver:

EoS: Already got a Lucario. And she's a girl.

RockytheTyranitar:

Lauren: It's really good.

Amalgam24:

Lauren: Indeed.

RogueSceptile:

Lauren: Why a 2DS?

Sweetness4ever:

EoS: Okay.

Alaude's Moemon Adventure

Chapter 44

"So, master, are you going to challenge the gym?" Pia asked.

"Yup." Alaude said, nodding. "But I need to go contact Leanne."

"Why?" Pia asked, confused.

"Because I need to get Viola back, and send Maria over." Alaude explained.

"But didn't you just send Viola over to her?" Pia asked, confused.

"Yeah, but I need to have a big advantage over her." Alaude said, frowning. "And the best way to do that is with even just one more bug or poison type."

"Okay, that's pretty weird, but sure…" Pia said, shrugging. Alaude returned to the moemon center, and switched Maria for Viola.

"I'm back already?" Viola asked, surprised.

"Yup." Pia said, smiling, hugging Viola. "Okay, master, are you going to challenge the gym?"

"Yeah." Alaude said, nodding.

Meanwhile, Serena was still shopping.

"Hey, did you hear about Erika, the Gym Leader?" Serena overheard another shopper ask the person behind the counter. "I heard she found a new toy."

"Really?" The counter person asked, surprised.

"Yeah, some kid with a Pikachu, who came here recently, I saw them talking in the street.

"Wait, what?" Serena asked, frowning. "What about this kid?"

Alaude walked towards the gym, which was an enormous greenhouse.

"Alaude, wait!" Serena said, running up, panting.

"What?" Alaude asked, turning to Serena.

"You can't challenge the gym." Serena said, frowning. "I heard a lot about Erika, the gym leader."

"What about her?" Alaude asked, frowning.

"She's a man-eater!" Serena exclaimed. She draws in men to her gym by filling it with beautiful women, among which she shines brighter than a flower, and then once they were dragged in, she would seduce them with enticing aromas and then play with them!"

"…Yeah, I doubt it." Alaude said, shaking his head, frowning. He turned and walked into the gym.

"Damn…" Serena cursed, walking inside, frowning.

"Ah, welcome…" Erika was standing under the shade of a tree, smiling gently. She walked slowly over to Alaude, smiling. "I am so glad you've come…"

Erika flipped her fan open, and held it in front of her face.

"Now, young trainer Alaude, have you come to defeat me?" Erika asked, smiling.

"Yeah…" Alaude said, inhaling the scent of her perfume, his face flushing.

"Well now, I shall make you a deal." Erika said, moving slightly back. "If you defeat me, I shall grant you the badge, a TM, and I shall give you one last thing. However, if I defeat you, I would like you to grant me one request. Are those terms acceptable?"

"Yeah, I guess." Alaude said, shrugging.

"No!" Serena almost yelled.

"Very well then." Erika said, smiling with her eyes, the rest of her face hidden by the fan. "Let us begin." Erika closed her fan and slipped it into the sleeve of her expensive kimono, walking across the grass floor and back under the tree, gesturing for Alaude to join her. Alaude walked forwards, and the two faced each other across the field.

"We shall each use four moemon." Erika said, smiling. "Please, you may go first."

"Thank you, but ladies first." Alaude said, smiling, Serena's eye twitching in annoyance.

"Ah, how sweet, you are quite the gentleman, aren't you?" Erika asked, smiling. "Now then, as you said, I shall start. Belle, please come out."

"What?" Serena asked, surprised. Erika withdrew a moeball from her sleeve, and tossed it out, a Victreebel emerged from. She wore a yellow, cleavage revealing dress, and had green hair down to her back, tied into a ponytail, and red eyes.

"Whoa, she has the same name as mine!" Serena said, surprised.

"Okay, I think we should test the waters." Alaude said, frowning. "Syia, go."

Syia emerged from her moeball, frowning.

"Yes! Syia already! Take her down!" Serena said, grinning.

"You know, you really are annoying." Alaude said, turning back to Serena.

"Razor wind." Syia said, holding her hand up, creating a tornado that shot blasts of wind at Belle.

"Leaf tornado." Belle said, holding her hand up, creating a tornado of wind in front of her, causing the wind blades to shatter. The leaves shot towards Syia, cutting into her. Syia disappeared, and reappeared behind Belle, swinging her scythe, but Belle ducked. Her hair shot up like a vine and wrapped around Syia's arm.

"Vine whip!" Belle said, swinging her hair, flinging Syia into the air. Syia held her hand up, wind swirling in front of her, firing a blast of wind at Belle. Belle jumped back, avoiding the wind, Syia landing on the ground. She disappeared, and Belle smirked.

"Ow…" Syia reappeared, hitting the ground. She held her nose.

"Tripped?" Belle asked, smirking. Syia looked down at her foot, and frowned. Wrapped around her foot were several long blades of grass that had shifted to form a knot around her foot that had stopped her. Syia swung her scythe, slicing through the grass, and jumped into the air. She flapped her wings to stay afloat, looking down at Belle, who was smirking.

"Where's that speed of yours?" Belle asked, grinning.

"Here." Syia said, flying towards Belle.

"Leaf blade!" Belle said, her hair shooting out towards Syia, sharpening into a blade, striking Syia, who blocked it with her scythe.

"Leaf storm!" Belle said, holding her hands up, leaves shooting towards Syia at high speed, swirling around, striking Syia in the stomach, sending her flying through the air, Syia landing on the ground. The grass shot up from the ground, wrapping around her body, holding her down against the ground.

"Seed bomb." Belle held her hand up, an enormous seed appearing in the palm of her hand. She flung the seed down on Syia's head, knocking her unconscious.

"Syia!" Alaude said, shocked. "Are… Are you…"

"Sleep powder." Belle launched green powder over Syia, putting her to sleep to make sure.

"…Damn." Alaude said, frowning. He returned Syia to her moeball, frowning.

"No way…" Serena said, shocked. "Syia was one of his strongest moemon, and she was beaten so easily…"

EoS: Yup.

Lauren: Sounds like Diabolus ex Machina.