EDventures in Kalos

by Insane Dominator

The Eds need to prove that they're better than the rest of the cul-de-sac kids at something, what if that "something" was from an unknown region? The Eds come across Professor Sycamore and he takes them to Kalos, where they have one shot at proving their skills. However, the cul-de-sac kids aren't too far behind them. Will the Eds triumph over the others and Eddy's rival, Kevin?

35. Scorching Scorn

Chapter 35 – Scorching Scorn

Hey guys, I'm ready to give you another chapter. I'm satisfied to know last chapter's plot went well, so I'll keep sticking to what I've wrote down.

ElectricEdd: Sorry, I have no intentions on having Double D capture a Magneton. I have something else in mind in a few more chapters, I hope this doesn't dishearten you. Like I said several chapters ago, Magneton evolve in Route 13, and I can't have them going back knowing they're being tailed, especially with the cul-de-sac kids heading down that Route.

JGM16: I am aware of Kevin's lack of screen time, and I do apologize for that. I was having some intentions on having him make a small appearance at the end of last chapter, but I chose to leave it where it was. I do have plans for Kevin to have some screen time in another chapter, that I can assure you.

Generalhyna: Sorry, no Tri-Champions. It'll be narrowed down to one-on-one with the Champion.

Just a heads-up, I'll be doing a chapter of The Fairy Contender after this is updated, so the next update of this story won't be for a while, so I'll make this chapter one to remember.

To Recap:

The Eds ventured down Route 15, where they battled, and where Eddy captured a Pawniard. With the cul-de-sac kids, Jimmy, Nazz, and Rolf met up with Sarah in Coumarine City; there, Nazz's Spritzee evolved into Aromatisse. Jimmy soon challenged Ramos, and eventually came out victorious in the end, with Staravia evolving into Staraptor. When Sarah demanded for her turn, Ramos scolded her, and she ran off and cried.

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Chapter 35 – Scorching Scorn

Not even an hour after the events earlier, Eddy got into a brief confrontation with a wild Pokémon. It was a slender, purple feline Pokémon speckled with yellow rosettes. It had a pink 'mask' marking over its eyes, a pink nose, and small yellow markings over its green eyes. It had two pairs of long yellow whiskers, and a tufted yellow underside. Its lower legs were yellow, and each small paw had a pale pink pad. It had a long, curving tail with a sickle-like shape toward the tip.

The Dark-Type purred aggressively at the Eds, and Eddy got out his Pokedex to analyze what the feline was.

"Liepard, the Cruel Pokémon. Stealthily, it sneaks up on its target, striking from behind before its victim has a chance to react."

"A deceiver?" Double D summarized, putting his hand under his chin. "Then this could complicate matters. Stay alert, Eddy." He warned.

Eddy waved back. "I got this in the bag Double D." He called back, pulling out a Poke Ball. He then threw it outwards. "Alright Skorupi, let's shave that overgrown cat!"

Skorupi appeared out of his Poke Ball, pinching the air and showing his claws to Liepard. "(Prepare say 'Me-ow'!)" He stated. The wild Liepard responded by baring the claws it had, making them glisten, via Hone Claws. Liepard was coated in a red aura, signifying its Attack and Accuracy increase.

Eddy moved his hand in an arc. "Show that thing up with your Hone Claws!"

"(Watch and learn kitty-litter.)" Skorupi then slashed his claws, having them glisten. He then felt his body get coated in a red aura, of which signaling his Attack and Accuracy increase. Skorupi bared his claws once more. "(Let's dance!)"

The wild Liepard then went in and clapped its paws in front of Skorupi, via Fake Out, but when the paws clapped, nothing happened. All it provided was Skorupi an easier target. He smirked as he lunged his tail pincer ahead, snaring Liepard's claws.

"Ha! We ain't falling for that one!" Eddy testified. "I've seen Fake Out before, so no way that's happening!" He extended his arm out. "Use Bug Bite!"

"(Say ah!)" Skorupi's tail then yanked Liepard in, and Skorupi's fangs glowed and elongated. He then sank his fangs into Liepard's front legs, making the Dark-Type screech in pain. After a sheer three seconds, Skorupi released his grip and Liepard jerked back in pain.

Eddy chuckled. "It's like a walk in the park. Now, use Hone Claws!" Once again, Skorupi followed the same motion, his Attack and Accuracy enhancing once again. Eddy then saw the wild Liepard's claws glow and elongate, via Slash. The incoming Normal-Type attack did surprise him, and he went wide-eyed at how fast Liepard went in to attack. "Uh oh!"

Skorupi braced himself by defending with his tail and claws, which took the powered-up attack, having Skorupi suffering quite a bit of damage. Even so, this left a vast opportunity that Skorupi saw, and use his pincers on the tail once more to snare Liepard by the front legs once more.

Skorupi painfully snickered. "(Sometimes you gotta take a hit to deal a hit.)" He stated. Eddy then called for another Bug Bite, of which Skorupi bit once again into Liepard, and the Dark-Type wail upon impact. Liepard stumbled backwards as Skorupi jumped off and landed in front, watching as Liepard fell onto its side and fainted.

Eddy fist pumped. "Oh yeah! Nothing we can't handle!" He shouted. "That's showing that furball!"

Skorupi turned towards Eddy with a confident expression. "(Like it could break through my defenses that easily.)" Skorupi then felt his level rise, and he was swallowed in a blue light and an energy field, surprising the Eds.

"Eddy! Your Skorupi is evolving!" Double D stated.

Eddy turned towards Double D. "Geez, thanks Captain Obvious."

"Set sail for Evolution!" Ed shouted, seeing Skorupi morph. The Eds saw Skorupi's claws lengthen, and the appendages were defined, not to mention that he grew.

When the light exploded, it revealed a large, purple, scorpion-like Pokémon. The eyes were pointed, with blue-colored upper portions. He had two small, pointed protrusions between his eyes, and one on the back on the head. He also had protrusions on the jaws, two on the upper and three on the lower, with large, fang-like, white-colored features that extended from his mouth. His body was composed of many violet-to-lavender body segments which ended with a tail with two stingers. He had four segmented legs with pointed toes.

Double D and Ed looked in shock. "Oh my. Ed, Eddy's Skorupi has evolved!" He stated.

"That's one big alien of Space Colony Sting Apocalypse." Ed stated.

Eddy marveled around the evolved Scorpion, who just stood there, taking in what happened. Eddy smiled. "Check it out." Eddy remarked with awe in his voice. "This guy just became a pinching machine!" Eddy got out his Pokedex and analyzed Skorupi's evolution.

"Drapion, the Ogre Scorpion Pokémon. It takes great pride in its strength. Even though it can tear foes apart, it finishes them off with powerful poison."

Drapion looked around, and looked down at his pincers, how they were longer. "(Ahhh.)" He awed. "(I'll be able to crush my enemies in a pinch.)" He couldn't help but keep on with his puns, pinching the air harder, admiring his prowess enhancement.

Double D looked around with a smile. "Well now, seeing as how it's rather past supper, I say we should dine while there's still light." He said.

Despite them being only two to three hours away from the next town, Eddy had to admit he was rather empty in the belly. He looked down and noticed his stomach was just about ready to grumble. He caved in. "Alright Double D, let's set up." He said.

Ed sat his rump down on some nearby stones, with Eddy and Double D following. Ed pulled out some gravy cakes from his jacket, Eddy munching on some sandwiches they bought recently, and Double D did the same, though with more vegetables on his.

The Eds brought out their Pokémon, where Double D supplied the plates and the food or them. Drapion joined in, where he ate mildly with everyone else.

Goomy took notice of Drapion and awed. "(Wow, you evolved!)" She said.

Drapion turned towards her. "(Thanks, I guess.)" He then looked back down at his share. "(Just pray you don't get snared by me.)" He warned, to which Goomy was left startled, though this only fazed her a bit.

Charizard growled. "(Hmph. Still looks like nothing to me.)"

Dunsparce looked up at Charizard after swallowing his food. "(It never ends with you.)"

"(Watch it you worm.)" Charizard snarled, making the others get attention. "(You think you've beaten me, but the truth is, you never will.)"

Dunsparce looked irritated. "(I beat you fair and square. It was settled.)"

"(He's right Charizard.)" Blastoise said. "(It's best to drop it. There's always someone stronger than the other, and all of us don't stand at the top.)"

Charizard turned towards Blastoise. "(Nobody asked you!)"

Helioptile looked hesitant, but after shoving another bit of food into her mouth, she pointed at Charizard with her tint claws. "(Quit being such a bully!)" She demanded. "(You're not being any help when you're like that!)"

"(Helioptile.)" Dunsparce said, surprised she got a few pointers from him.

Lapras narrowed her eyes. "(Nobody likes someone that selfish.)"

"(Charizard, simmer down. It'd be best if that happens.)" Aurorus implored. Charizard scowled at them all, huffing bits of flame here and there, putting them all on edge.

"(I feel tingly, and not in a good way.)" Chesnaught said, saying he had goosebumps.

Pretty soon, tensions simmered, and the Eds were finishing up. Drinking some bottled water they individually had.

After Double D sipped from his bottle, he turned towards his group. "Gentlemen, I can best theorize that we should be in the next town soon." Double D then pulled out his Town Map, looking at their location and seeing that they were rather close to a dot. He pointed to said dot. "Right here is called Dendemille Town, and it's located in the mountains. Given the climate we're in, it's best to say that it'll be rather chilly when we reach said destination."

Eddy looked annoyed as he chewed. After he swallowed, he spoke aloud. "Then we best move so we don't freeze our butts off. It's cool enough already." He turned towards Ed. "Ed, make your bird use that Flame Body or whatever its got, I'm starting to get chilly."

Ed, having his jacket, didn't find it to be a big issue. He swallowed after throwing the last bit of gravy cakes down his throat. He hung his tongue out and looked satisfied. Eddy just ignored this and stuffed his hands into his pockets.

"I say we should best warm ourselves up with some better-suited clothing." Double D said, cleaning up his plate and returning his Pokémon.

Ed then looked wide-eyed. "Oh! I know how we can warm up!"

Eddy turned towards Ed. "Finally!"

"We battle!" Ed answered. Not exactly the answer Eddy had in mind. However, Ed's answer did provoke some attention. Double D turned towards Ed, a little bit startled.

"Ed, just where are you going with this?" Double D asked. "Wait…of course!"

"Of course what?" Eddy asked.

"Just hear me out Eddy." Double D implored. "Given our location, we can be at the Pokémon Center in a few hours, but given our current standpoint…" He returned his team, in which the other two did with theirs. "We should be able to battle for many reasons, of which will better prepare us for tough adversaries that lie ahead. Along with our level gaining, we should be home free and able to get to Dendemille Town with no trouble as long as we have half our parties intact."

Eddy shrugged. "Makes sense to me." He then walked on over, and Ed happily regrouped after shrinking his Poke Balls. "So who's battling this time?"

"Hmmmm…" Double D had to consider the options. It was either Ed or Eddy. Either one was suitable, as they would all gain Exp. anyway. "I say it should be Ed and I, as to where you act as referee." Double D summarized. "Of course this means you'll cover for most of our battles until we reach the next location, Eddy."

Eddy was left with some satisfactory. Any amount of Exp. and battling is good to him. He thought he would benefit the most after this, so he happily complied with Double D's statement; besides, he didn't mind watching some fighting at this point in time. "Fine sockhead, but make it quick."

Eddy, Ed, and Double D got into position and Eddy nonchalantly stood in the middle of them both. "Alright boys, you got get to use three Pokémon, and this battle is gonna end when all of one of yours is done and kaput. We good?"

"Sounds fair to me, Eddy." Double D said.

"Gotcha! Let's rumble!" Ed shouted. Ed was the first to throw his Poke Ball, which revealed his Skuntank, who was ready for battle.

Skuntank tensed up as she was prepared for battle. "(Let's give them a smelly one to remember.)" She said, in prep for the battle.

Double D took a moment to consider his options, and he came to a brief conclusion. "Very well." He enlarged a Poke Ball. "Delphox, I request your appearance in this duel!"

Delphox appeared out of his Poke Ball, pulling out his wand with the flamed tip at the end. "(Very well, Skuntank. I'll welcome this challenge to Type disadvantage and vow to rise above this matter.)"

With their selected Pokémon out, Eddy brought his hand down in a lazy chop. "Let the battle begin!"

Double D was the first to react since Delphox had the greater Speed. "Delphox, commence with Mystical Fire!" Double D commanded, starting off with offense rather than Light Screen, primarily due to knowing Skuntank's moves from watching Ed battle.

Delphox moved his wand in a circle and made a ring of fire, of which he shot a stream if fire through. The Fire-Type move raced through the cool air and after Skuntank.

"Not so fast, bucko!" Ed shouted, extending his arm forward. "Now, dodge and poison the walking animal wizard with Toxic!" Ed commanded. Skuntank followed commands and she leaped above, dodging at the last second and watched the ground beneath bloom with flames briefly. In midair, Skuntank opened her mouth.

"(This'll make your fur so purple!)" She shouted, and fired her Toxic, which was a gush of purple liquid.

"We're not too hardy to fall for that, Ed." Double D warned. "Use Psyshock to intercept!" Delphox followed orders with great loyalty, unleashing purple beams from his wand. The Psychic-Type move effortlessly stopped the Toxic, making a small explosion in between the two battling Pokémon.

Ed saw Skuntank land, and he gave the next command. "Give them pain with Slash!" He shouted. Skuntank then jumped right through the cloud of smoke, unaffected by the obscuration, as she had a fine sense of smell.

Skuntank's claws glowed and elongated, and then she burst right through the other side, surprising Delphox. "(Take this!)" Skuntank then delivered Slash, raking downwards as Delphox blocked with his arms, but still suffered damage.

Delphox skid back and grunted, uncovering himself. "(Not bad, using the smoke as cover.)"

"Use Flamethrower!" Double D commanded, and Delphox unleashed a stream of fire towards Skuntank, dealing a sizzling blow that made a small burst of flames erupt. Everyone heard Skuntank's anguish as she was seen flying out of the smoke cloud and landed on her side with a thud.

Skuntank slowly got back up and she shook herself, relieving herself of pain briefly. "(That one stunk, but I'm not down yet!)" She turned back and saw Ed pointing at Delphox, commanding for a Smokescreen, to which she followed. She opened her mouth and gushed out a thick, black, smoke cloud that obscured the scenery around them.

Delphox and Double D alike were both confuse, as Smokescreen was a tricky maneuver to get around, as Delphox accuracy decreased. Double D had to think fast.

While Double D was left to think, Ed shouted from the other side. "Unleash the Slash!" He commanded.

Skuntank then rushed in through the smoke cloud yet again, readying her attack. As she rushed in, she narrowed her eyes. "(I got something that'll stink him up for sure.)" Her claws then glowed purple rather than white, and elongated.

"Hm?" Double D looked and saw through the smoke, there was a glint of purple rather than white. "Is that…?" He then saw Skuntank rush in and slash across Delphox, who not only skid back again, but also fell backwards with a thud. When the Smokescreen finally cleared, Double D looked towards Ed. "Ed, your Skuntank just used Night Slash, a new move!"

Ed smiled greatly. "Oh goody, goody!" He cheered. "My mutated skunk has become the night!"

"(Sure big guy, whatever you have to say.)" Skuntank said, turning back towards a damaged Delphox. Another Night Slash might finish him. "(Sure stinks to be you.)"

"(Don't push your luck, Skuntank.)" Delphox assured. "(I may be getting low on HP, but I have plenty of Spped and offense to defeat you yet.)"

Ed pointed ahead. "Unleash Night Slash!" Skuntank followed the commands, and her claws glowed purple and elongated once more. She then raced after Delphox, who waited patiently for Double D's commands.

"Now Delphox, use Flamethrower and intercept!" Double D commanded. Delphox then aimed his wand at Skuntank and he gushed out another hot stream of fire, the strong Fire-Type move easily overpowering Night Slash and Skuntank sailed back from taking the damage. Skuntank tumbled until she came to a stop on her side, fainted.

"Skuntank is unable to battle, Delphox wins!" Eddy shouted.

Ed looked like he was gonna sulk, and he returned Skuntank. "You did good Skuntank. You fought the animal wizard with your best." He said.

"Not bad Ed." Double D commented. "I commend your Skuntank for learning Night Slash, but she did have a weak point in her Special Defense, but even so, nice battle."

"I have another point too!" Ed called out, with determination, holding up his second Poke Ball. "Come forth, Snorlax!"

Snorlax appeared out on the ground, ready for battle. He looked lazy as he gazed at Delphox's wand. "(Looks crunchy.)" He commented.

Delphox pointed his wand at Snorlax. "(You'll try.)" Double D then commanded for a Psyshock, of which Delphox used. He made a purple orb at the end of his wand and fired purple energy beams towards Snorlax, of which scored clear hits, making purple bursts of energy erupt, covering Snorlax in a smoke cloud. Everyone could hear Snorlax grunt from the damage, which was fairly sizeable in terms of his own HP.

Ed pointed at Delphox. "Crush the wizard with Body Slam!"

From the smoke, everyone saw Snorlax jump into the air overhead. "(Prepare to become a pancake!)" He shouted. Snorlax then fell downwards towards the ground, the areas under his shadow being heavily large with the sun setting. Delphox was left in shock as he saw that this wasn't going to end well.

"(Oh dear…)" Delphox was then struck by Snorlax, making the ground thunder and the Eds jumping off the ground briefly. Foliage scattered as a small shockwave went about, and Double D swallowed.

"Good lord! Delphox!" Double D shouted, seeing everything settle. Snorlax soon arose from the ground, and he stood up as he looked down at Delphox, who was as slat as a pancake. He was embedded into the ground in a Delphox-sized crater, fainted.

"Delphox is unable to battle, Snorlax wins!" Eddy shouted.

Ed cheered. "Way to flatten the wizard!"

Snorlax grinned. "(Thanks!)"

Double D looked a little disheartened as he realized his abrupt flaw. "Well, it seems that I was too in shock to give any commands. My apologies Delphox, I'll make sure it won't follow up like this. Bless you for your efforts." Double D then returned his fainted Delphox, and shrunk the Poke Ball.

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Coumarine Gym – Rolf

Rolf was doing exceptional. Though his Frogadier was defeated by Weepinbell, Hawlucha took Weepinbell down, and now was quarreling with Ramos's Gogoat.

Rolf moved his arm in an arc. "Give Rolf's Gogoat's lookalike a Bounce like no other!" Rolf commanded.

Hawlucha stretched his wings out. "(Let's see your defenses handle me!)" Hawlucha declared, and then crouched and jumped high into the air, high beyond the trees and leaves. The Flying-Type moved sailed far beyond anyone's reaches, as even Gogoat couldn't pinpoint Hawlucha.

"(Well now, not a bad move.)" Gogoat commented. He then saw Hawlucha fall downwards from above, rather very fast.

"(Deal with this!)" Hawlucha then came crashing downwards, but Ramos had a last-second assault planned.

Ramos snipped his scissors. "Gogoat, use Take Down and minimize that blow!"

Gogoat followed Ramos's command and went in to attack with Take Down, his horns and Hawlucha's feet collided, making a small ripple boom through the air. Take Down and Bounce both powered through, and Hawlucha and Gogoat both grunted as the other was holding up.

"(Not bad.)" Hawlucha grunted. "(I will take this as a challenge!)" Hawlucha then let loose a battlecry and pushed with as much force as his legs could manage, his Bounce finally powering through Take Down, making a burst of wind travel in a small area. Gogoat skidded back several feet and grunted, feeling the pain that Bounce dealt. He was fortunate it was minimized thanks to using Take Down as a counter.

Ramos snipped his scissors yet again. "Use Take Down once more!"

"(Get ready, whippersnapper!)" Gogoat shouted, using the same move. Hawlucha readied himself and saw an opportunity. The Fighting and Flying-Type leapt when Gogoat was close enough, and put his claws on Gogoat's horns to do a flip overhead.

As Hawlucha was doing said motion, Gogoat's eyes widened as he was feeling his horns looking into Hawlucha's heart.

'(I won't give up. No matter how strong, I shall fight. And with Rolf and everyone else as friends, we'll fight together!)'

That very voice was what Gogoat heard, feeling Hawlucha's determination as Hawlucha jumped and flipped to get into the air above and behind, leaving Gogoat open.

Rolf smirked and extended an arm out. "Make the son of a shepherd proud with Flying Press!"

Hawlucha was then outlined in white, and he then went for a dive down on Gogoat. As Gogoat turned, he went wide-eyed as Hawlucha came diving down. "(I commend you, but this ends here!)" He shouted, and then crashed right into Gogoat, making dust fly about and Gogoat wailed as he was struck by the attack.

Nazz and Jimmy looked with slight anticipation, despite knowing how Hawlucha had the advantage. Rolf and Ramos both looked on with determined expressions. The dust soon settled, and Hawlucha flipped off of Gogoat and posed with spread wings, facing away as Gogoat was seen fainted.

The referee called it. "Gogoat is unable to battle, Hawlucha is the winner; therefore. The victory goes to Rolf of Peach Creek!" He announced.

Nazz cheered happily. "Alright, way to go Rolf!"

"You knocked its butt into next week!" Jimmy shouted cheerfully.

Rolf walked up towards his Hawucha with satisfaction. "Rolf is glad that Hawlucha was able to successfully defeat the Gogoat lookalike of Rolf's. You have done well, Hawlucha."

Hawlucha stood triumphantly. "(Our honor has given us great power to achieve this victory.)" He commented.

Ramos returned his Gogoat and went over towards Rolf. "I must say whippersnapper; you sure gave this spruce a nice cut. Well done. I'll keep blooming yet; as for, you I do believe you've earned the Plant Badge."

Rolf thanks Ramos for this trial that Rolf and his little ones had to overcome." He responded with a smile, being given the Plant Badge, the prize money, and the TM for Grass Knot.

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Route 15 – The Eds

'Given how Snorlax are abundant on Special Defense, that could leave their Defense vulnerable.' Double D thought, picking out a Poke Ball. 'I should be able to turn Snorlax's own attacks against him if I can.' He then enlarged the Poke Ball, and then threw it. "I request your assistance, Aurorus!"

Aurorus then appeared out on the foliage-covered ground, standing tall and ready for some battles. "(Alright, let's do our best for this one.)" He stated.

Double D then gave a command. "Use Hail!" He commanded. Aurorus then glowed light blue and raised his head. The skies above then began to cloud up, as Hail then made little ice balls fall down. One by one, the Hail kept coming down onto the area, and Eddy grunted as he had to take refuge.

Eddy grabbed a nearby shattered cement piece nearby from the Lost Hotel they missed, and he put it over his head, protecting himself from falling ice chunks.

In Snorlax's case, he was being dealt with damage as the Hail kept coming down, and the Normal-Type then made his move. Ed called for a Rollout, which Snorlax followed. He curled up and went in to attack. He rolled through the downward Hail and into Aurorus, who took the attack head-on.

"(That's nothing!)" Aurorus grunted as he was shoved back from Rollout. Aurorus finished skidding back and grunted, feeling only a small sting from the attack. He then saw Snorlax coming at him once more, even after the first Rollout.

It was then that Double D called his next move. "Use Avalanche!" He commanded. Aurorus then raised his head and then from the snow clouds above, along with Hail, a massive pile of snow and ice began to fall down on Snorlax. Before Snorlax could've gotten even thirty feet close to Aurorus, his Rollout was stopped cold, literally. The Avalanche went crashing and Snorlax fell on his abdomen as he was pelted by the Ice-Type move, making him yelp as he was being hit by the attack, as well as Hail. When the Avalanche ended, there was nothing of it, and Snorlax slowly arose as he was still getting pelted by Hail.

"(You just tried to turn me into an ice cream cone.)" He remarked, though he felt his HP take a major hit. "(I do not like that. Let's go!)"

Ed pointed at Aurorus. "Unleash pain with Body Slam!" He commanded. Snorlax then took a big leap and he became airborne above Aurorus, who saw Snorlax incoming. As Snorlax went downwards, Aurorus jerked as Double D gave the commands.

"Aurorus, dodge and use Aurora Beam!" Double D shouted, now learning from his mistakes. Aurorus then used all of his muscles and jerked backwards, dodging Body Slam and letting the ground shake briefly upon Snorlax landing on the ground. Aurorus then made a blue-green orb in front of his mouth.

"(Have at this!)" Aurorus shouted, letting loose Aurora Beam. The black and green energy beam went shooting at Snorlax, who was still recovering from his Body Slam missing. The attack landed a decisive blow, making a black and green explosion, and everyone heard Snorlax yelp inside.

After it settled, Snorlax was still seen standing. The Normal-Type had quite a bit of HP left still. "(That was cold, but I'm still going!)"

"Now Snorlax, Body Slam again!" Ed shouted, pointing at Aurorus. Snorlax then did the same attack, and went jumping up into the air.

Double D hesitated. "This may be parlous, but it may be the only way we can take down Snorlax. Are you by my side?" Double D asked Aurorus, who turned and nodded. "Very well, then take it and then use Avalanche!"

"(Come get some!)" Aurorus exclaimed, in which Snorlax's attack went crashing down on Aurorus, making the ground shake heavily. Aurorus fell on his side due to Snorlax's weight, but wasn't embedded like everyone else. After Snorlax got off, still taking Hail damage, Aurorus raised his head, and Avalanche went crashing down once more.

"Snorlax!" Ed shouted, seeing Snorlax pelted by the attack and yelping in pain. Ed saw Snorlax get bombarded by ice and snow all together, and Snorlax was seen stumbling back until he fell on his back, making the ground shake from damage accumulation. Unfortunately, that last Avalanche had just about done Snorlax in.

"Snorlax is unable to battle, Aurorus wins! And can someone stop this stupid Hail already?!" Eddy shouted, and once he yelled the last part, the Hail had run out of time, and the clouds uncovered the red-orange sky of Kalos.

Ed regrettably returned his defeated Snorlax, but he was also glad because it was such a fun battle. "You did a great thing out there, sleep to your heart's content." Ed said, putting the Poke Bal away. "This is too fun Double D! These monster battles are very filling!"

Double D smiled. "Yes, you seem to be right about that, Ed. I forgot how cool the air was, though I do believe that is because we are so focused on battling." He paused before resuming. "Anyways Ed, it's your turn to call out your Pokémon."

Ed blinked and realized it. "Oh yeah!" He then picked out and enlarged one more Poke Ball. "I, Ed, call upon you! Charizard!" From the Poke Ball that was thrown, Charizard emerged onto the ground.

The nasty Fire and Flying-Type roared into the air, expelling quite a bit of heat that made the temperature rise by quite a bit, no longer making the Eds feel frigid. Charizard stomped on the ground, staring down Aurorus. "(The fire within me burns hotter than ever, and it won't be extinguished so easily!)"

Aurorus got defensive. "(We'll see about that!)"

Ed then had a hand out. "Not so fast!" He shouted. "I have the power Double D, and I shall unleash it to vanquish the dinosaur monster you have summoned!" Ed then held up his Mega Ring, which made Eddy go wide-eyed.

"Now we're talking!" Eddy shouted, starting to get interested.

Double D saw what Ed was going to do. "Ed, is that…?"

Charizard looked back and grinned, seeing what he was gonna do. He then looked back at Aurorus, who seemed rather nervous. He smirked even more heinous than ever. "(Prepare for pain like no other!)" He then roared.

"Charizard!" Ed tapped his Key Stone embedded into his Mega Ring. "Unleash the power! Do the Mega Evolution!" The Mega Ring then emanated light strings that flailed about in the air. Charizard emanated blue light strings of his own, which followed the same motion behind, connecting with the Mega Ring's light strings. The combined energy traced back to Charizard. He let loose his roar as he was engulfed in the Mega Evolution light.

Aurorus got uneasy as he saw Charizard getting slightly bulky, and the wings got pointed segments. When the Mega Evolution light exploded, a strong wind went through the area, and Aurorus's sails flailed as he felt the hot wind run about.

"(T-This is going to get rough.)" Aurorus said, slightly nervous and off-guard.

Mega Charizard stomped on the ground, making it shake. "(What's wrong? Didn't you say I was gonna get what I deserve? I think I already have it.)" He mocked.

Aurorus tensed up. "(Mega Charizard, this hunger for power isn't doing any good. Just calm down and give up this pointless ordeal.)" He implored.

Mega Charizard bared his claws. "(Of course you want me to give up, so that someone else can be the ultimate and unstoppable.)" He paused and clenched his claws. "(Who cares about you guys. With me and my Trainer, I shall become more powerful than all of you. I am merely seeing my destiny through, and you won't stand in my way!)" The second he yelled the last part, Ed had shouted for a Fire Fang in the background.

The inside of Mega Charizard's mouth was coated in blue flames, and then he raced through the low altitude and after Aurorus, with the latter unable to respond fast enough as Mega Charizard sank his fangs into Aurorus's neck, making the giant Rock and Ice-Type yelp in pain as flames burst upon impact. Mega Charizard jerked back and flapped his wings, gaining an altitude angled above a wincing Aurorus.

"Aurorus, are you alright?" Double D asked, in which Aurorus slowly stood affirm. Double D began to mutter under his breath. "Mega Charizard's Ability, Tough Claws; and given that his Attack power went up drastically, things may seem very tough on our hands." He then narrowed his eyes and extended an arm out. "Aurorus, use Avalanche!"

The Rock and Ice-Type grunted and raised his head, having ice and snow fall straight down onto Mega Charizard. Mega Charizard looked up and saw the incoming Avalanche, of which he paid no heed of. The Fire and Dragon-Type, while still in mid-air, took the hit, and he grunted as he was felt by powerful ice and snow. He remained airborne and continued to do so as Avalanche bombarded him.

"(You think this'll stop me?!)" Mega Charizard shouted, and let loose a fiery roar that echoed as the Avalanche came to an end, melting and evaporating the remains of the attack, shocking Aurorus and Double D greatly.

"He took that and still remained airborne, incredible!" Double D exclaimed. Mega Charizard did feel a small toll from that attack though. A third of his HP was siphoned off, but wasn't a chicken when it came to those kinds of attacks.

Ed pointed at Aurorus. "Unleash Fire Fang!" Mega Charizard then had the inside of his mouth get coated in blue flames and he flew in to attack.

"Ancient Power! Keep your distance!" Double D shouted. Aurorus then made an afterimage of himself that became a silver ball with a green center, unleashing it towards Mega Charizard. The latter saw the Rock-Type move coming a mile away, and easily flew around it, spiraling right past it. The Ancient Power exploded in the sky as it failed to hit Mega Charizard, who still went diving in.

"(Looks like your lesson hasn't been learned. I'll have to teach you the hard way!)" He shouted, and then lunged ahead, with Aurorus unable to act. Mega Charizard sank his fangs into Aurorus's head, making a large burst of flames that boomed about the area.

Everyone heard Aurorus scream in pain, and Double D was left very worried. As the flames dispersed, Mega Charizard backed away in mid-air, seeing Aurorus fall to his side.

Though covered in scrapes and char marks, Aurorus was able to get a glimpse of Mega Charizard. "(I hope you're happy. You'll learn soon.)" He muttered before he completely fell over, a thud echoing about the ground.

Eddy called it. "Aurorus is unable to battle, Mega Charizard wins!" He shouted.

Mega Charizard made it back to the ground and looked on as Aurorus was returned, leaving him to narrow his eyes. "(…trust me, I'm satisfied…)" He muttered bitterly.

---

Coumarine Gym – Nazz

Braixen was very tired, she barely survived Gogoat's Bulldoze, and her HP was in the low yellow section. "(So not cool.)" She muttered, getting up. Nazz's Braixen was already exhausted after defeating Weepinbell, and if she lost here, Nazz would lose the Gym battle. She slowly stood affirm back up, though a little shaken up by the Ground-Type move.

"Come on Braixen!" Nazz cheered. "You can do this! That Gogoat may be strong, but we still got plenty of energy left, so let's get to it!" She showed her enthusiasm and she kept her confident smile on her face.

'(Nazz.)' Braixen was very inspired by Nazz's enthusiasm, despite the grim situation. She then felt her doubt burn away and she looked back at Gogoat, her spirits shining brighter than before. "(Alright dude, we'll make this go out with a big bang!)"

Just after Braixen had announced that, she was coated in a blue light and an energy field, signaling her time of Evolution, which surprised Nazz and Ramos alike.

Ramos smiled, despite his surprise. "My…"

"Whoa…" Nazz couldn't find the words as she saw her Braixen growing, and then she saw her get bigger tuffs in her ears. When the light exploded, it revealed Nazz's new Delphox.

The Fire and Psychic-Type was left pleasantly surprise by her new evolution, but chose to save the awe for later, because she had a battle to win. "(Alright dude, let's do this!)"

Nazz got out her Pokedex and looked up Delphox's information. "This is too cool! And a new move? Sweet!" She then put the Pokedex away and she looked back at Ramos. "Let's do this Bra- I mean Delphox! Use Mystical Fire!"

"(Coming right up!)" Delphox waved her wand in a circle, making a ring of fire that she shot her stream of fire through. The powerful Fire-Type move raged through the fresh air and after Gogoat, who was struck by the attack and wailed as he was coated in fire that burst upon impact. The fiery explosion was enough to shut Gogoat down, as he had already taken damage from a Fire Spin and Psyshock earlier.

Everyone saw the smoke and dust clear out quickly, showing a fainted Gogoat on the ground, much to Delphox's joy.

"Gogoat is unable to battle, Delphox is the winner; therefore, the victory goes to Nazz of Peach Creek!" The referee announced.

"Awesome!" Nazz shouted. She ran up and hugged her Delphox, who was satisfied with the hug. "You were so awesome dude. We did it!"

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Coumarine City – Rolf and Jimmy

After their Pokémon were healed, their starters underwent Evolution, just like Nazz's did. Rolf got a Greninja, and Jimmy got a Delphox as well. Of course, that was earlier. Right now, they were relaxing, and Nazz insisted they go on ahead so their teams could get healed.

"Rolf can't wait for gogo Nazz-girl to return, yes?" The son of a shepherd said.

Jimmy nodded vigorously. "I can't wait until we all have our Plant Badges Rolf!" Then, out of some corner, they heard some sniffling. Jimmy and Rolf both heard the same sniffling and they looked under the table of the lounge section of the Pokémon Center, which they were located, and saw Sarah there, distraught and teary.

Both Jimmy and Rolf were left a little surprised. "Sarah?" Jimmy questioned.

Sarah immediately turned her head. "What do you want?" She asked angrily.

"Crybaby Sarah, why is it that you are under fine furniture with legs?" Rolf asked. "Is it because elder one sought to make you see your spoilish ways?"

"SHUT UP!" She shouted, expelling a large amount of air from her mouth that shot Rolf back into the cushions in the seats. Jimmy backed away as Sarah emerged from under the table and pointed at Rolf. "I am not a terrible Trainer! My Pokémon are just pathetic is all! They need more training!"

Rolf narrowed his eyes. "You are in denial, short-tempered one!" He chided. "Rolf has seen straight through you battling, and Rolf does not give his blessing to your demeanor."

Sarah was left angry, and she stomped about, but started tearing up as well, wheezing as she couldn't find the words, leaving her sorry state of behavior to be seen by Rolf and Jimmy, who just felt pity.

Soon enough, she found the words. "Fine! I'll battle you and show you what a great Trainer I am!"

No arguments were held, as the three soon found themselves outside of the building. Rolf happily accepted, and Jimmy was the referee.

"Alright you guys, this'll be a one-on-one battle!" Jimmy shouted.

Sarah threw out a Poke Ball. "Take them down, Granbull!" She shouted stressfully. Granbull appeared on the dirt ground, and Rolf was left to inspect it.

"Ah, so it seems you resort to use your 'all bark and no bite' canine." He summarized. "Rolf shall show you what true battling is!"

Rolf then threw his Poke Ball, and out came his Ampharos. The Electric-Type looked at Granbull with determination. "(I'm not scared of you, whether you have Intimidate or not.)" She stated.

"(Then I'll make you fear me.)" Granbull said.

Jimmy brought his arm down in a chop. "Let the battle begin!"

Almost immediately, Sarah yelled for a Bite, and Granbull raced towards Ampharos almost immediately. The Fairy-Type went after Ampharos head-on.

Ampharos looked back at Rolf and the son of a shepherd and his Electric-Type both looked at each other with trust, and both knew what to do. Rolf extended his arm out. "Ampharos, stop the crazy one with Thunder Punch!"

"(You read my mind Rolf.)" Ampharos replied as she turned back and saw Granbull leap at her. Ampharos shifted left and pivoted, so her front was facing Granbull's right side as the Bite followed through with the miss. Ampharos's arms glowed yellow with electricity, in which she punched straight down on Granbull's head, making the Fairy-Type yelp as she was pounded on the head into a small crater.

Sarah gasped. "Granbull!" She then looked angrily. "You got lucky there! That's all!"

Rolf crossed his arms. "Ho ho, I see that you are still in denial, yes? Perhaps Ampharos and Rolf will have to show you just what it means to battle!" Rolf then showed Sarah his Mega Ring, in which she was left rather startled.

"Wait, what?!" She shouted.

Ampharos looked back at Rolf and smirked. "(Let's do it.)"

Rolf grinned and he touched the Key Stone, just as Lysandre did when making the instructions when they were given to them. Glad he remembered them. "Ampharos, achieve the greater scale of dominance! Evolve into a Mega!" He shouted, and the Mega Ring responded by waving the energy strings in the air.

Ampharos responded to it by flashing lights of her own, and her energy lights circled around back. The strings attached. The light traced back to Ampharos, and then Ampharos was coated in the Mega Evolution light.

Granbull and Sarah both looked on with frustration and hesitation as they saw Ampharos's tail morph into puffy clouds, and some wool here and there possibly.

When the light exploded, giving off powerful winds that made Granbull and Sarah cover up and hold their ground, it revealed that Ampharos's toes turned black and grew white wool at the back of her head and over the tail. Her long wooly tail had many small, red orbs attached. Her conical ears retained their stripes, but became segmented with swirled tips.

Mega Ampharos, seeing a very shocked Granbull and Sarah, remained confident, but not overconfidence. "(Alright, let's take them down!)" She stated.

Sarah pointed at Mega Ampharos. "H-Hey! T-That's not fair! I don't have a Mega Evolved Pokémon yet!"

Rolf pointed at Granbull. "Prepare to take your lesson, feeble-minded one! Unleash your new Power Gem and deliver pain like no other!" Mega Ampharos followed Rolf's orders and conjured many little gems around herself, and the gems went shooting at Granbull. The Fairy-Type was left in shock and was struck by the colorful, purple gems, making a burst of energy that that rattled the ground abruptly.

"NO FAIR!" Sarah shouted.

"It too is fair." Rolf corrected. "A Trainer is one that must adapt to battling like that of climates that may deprive one of sensation to their toes. You are just too stubborn like Victor to understand."

Sarah fumed greatly. "GRANBULL, USE BITE AND TEAR THAT THING APART!"

Through the smoke and dust, Granbull, heavily battered, went to attack. "(I will…munch you…like a chew toy!)" She shouted, exhausted.

Rolf crossed his arms and frowned. "Mega Ampharos, deliver a message befitting the pilgrim that lacks compassion, thank you." Rolf stated, to which Ampharos happily obliged, unleashing yet another Power Gem attack that got the same results as the last one, only just a bit more explosive. Everyone saw Granbull wail and howl upon getting hit, and Sarah gasped in deep shock.

"GRANBULL!" Sarah shouted, and when the dust cleared, it was shown that Granbull fainted.

Jimmy called the match. "Granbull is unable to battle, Mega Ampharos wins! The victory goes to Rolf!"

Rolf bowed humbly. "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you." As he bowed and thanked a few people that spectated a distance away, Mega Ampharos reverted back to herself, full of satisfaction.

Sarah sunk to her knees and looked distraught. "T-This isn't fair! Why can't I win?!" She then started tearing up, and she looked all irritated as she returned Granbull. As Rolf finished bowing, Sarah fidgeted and stomped about madly, throwing powerful fits.

"Why can't I win! I wanna win! I wanna win for once!" She pouted and whined, hitting the ground like a crybaby. "This isn't fair! I deserve a chance! I made it this far! This is stupid! Why can't I win?!"

Her whining was answered when Rolf stood before her. "Crybaby one." He said, getting Sarah to look up with distraught gazing and teary eyes. "Rolf can see your desire your greatness, but you want what you want, not what others want. Rolf does not approve of this." He walked on back towards Ampharos and pet her head, making her grin. "I see what you need is to let go of foolish and selfish self and embrace fun and joy."

Sarah sniffled and got to her feet. "B-But my brother…"

"You are the real cause, as well as us all, crybaby one. Our feeble minds realized that we were to express joy and let go of selfishness. You are not the best sheep in the herd." Rolf then returned his Ampharos and looked back at Sarah.

Jimmy continued. "He's right Sarah, you and I are never perfection. We never always get what we want. I sought to make new friends, and I'm happy."

"Jimmy, Rolf…" Sarah sniffled and she turned away, sobbing away at her frustration. Rolf and Jimmy both looked on with disappointment as Sarah was running off again like last time.

Jimmy looked back at Rolf. "You think she'll be okay?"

Rolf looked out as Nazz was approaching. "Only when the chicken lays its egg boy Jimmy." He said.

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Route 15 – The Eds

Double D was hesitant as Ed's Mega Charizard was very strong. He needed to counter somehow, and quick. "Mega Charizard is very lethal. It looks like I have but no choice in the matter." Double D then held up a Poke Ball. "Very well then, Blastoise. I request your aid fellow!"

Double D then threw the Poke Ball into the air, in which it opened and Blastoise appeared on the ground below, having himself ready for battle.

The Water-Type checked his surrounding and looked mildly surprised when he noticed that he was facing Mega Charizard and his hungry-powered look. Blastoise could see it clearly, how Charizard was to be taken down right here and right now, otherwise more bad things were bound to happen.

Blastoise tensed up. "(Mega Charizard, I'm afraid your tyrannical thirst for power will be washed away when I'm through with you.)" He warned.

Mega Charizard huffed as his blue flames flickered. "(Oh please, you'll try. Like the one that came before, I'll destroy all who stand in my way!)"

Blastoise narrowed his eyes as he sensed Double D holding up his Mega Ring, the Key Stone inside glinting. He glared at Mega Charizard. "(Perhaps I'll have to give you a demonstration on true power, where it comes from others banning together!)"

Double D then tapped his Key Stone. "Blastoise, Mega Evolve!" The Key Stone inside shined rays of light that waved about as Double D raised his Mega Ring into the air, and Blastoise's Blastoisinite reacted and emanated blue rays of light that traced back to the Mega Ring, and Blastoise began to shine the Mega Evolution light.

Eddy smirked. "Now we're talking. This is gonna be a hoot."

Blastoise began to grow a large cannon, ears angled, and two cannons on the arms. When the light exploded, an air shockwave went about, making Mega Charizard tense up. The two Mega Evolved adversaries stared the other down, seeing a show the other was very serious on their goal

Mega Blastoise readied himself. "(Let me show you where true Mega Evolution power comes from!)"

Mega Charizrad scowled. "(I'll make you bow before me if I must!)"

Ed then pointed at Mega Blastoise, calling for his attack. "Mega Charizard, show them our monster power with Wing Attack!" Mega Charizard's wings then glowed a bright white and he went straight for Mega Blastoise.

"Mega Blastoise, apply a counter with Skull Bash!" Double D commanded.

"(Can do!)" Mega Blastoise then lowered his head as Mega Charizard zoomed in to attack, and he was coated in a red aura, signaling his Defense increase. Mega Charizard then came face-to-face with Mega Blastoise, and struck his side with his right wing, making the Mega Evolved Water-Type skid back a couple feet. Mega Blastoise looked at Mega Charizard, not having much damage inflicted. "(Heads up!)"

"(What?!)" Mega Charizard was left slightly in shock from his attack dealing less damage than he had hoped. This factor didn't help at all when he was suddenly bashed right in the abdomen by Mega Blastoise's Skull Bash, a powerful shockwave echoing through the airspace around them, and foliage around them scattered away. Mega Charizard zoomed back and roared, skidding backwards with a powerful thud, in which a massive abundance of dust and foliage followed.

Ed panicked. "Mega Charizard!" He shouted in concerns. He saw his Fire and Dragon-Type slowly get back to his feet, and shake off the dizziness that followed. Ed smiled and pointed. "Fire the Fire Pledge!"

Mega Charizard then stomped on the ground, making the ground thunder under his stomp, which unleashed pillars of fire that went in a straight line towards Mega Blastoise. Double D gave a quick command for Water Pulse, and Mega Blastoise obeyed and he fired three spheres, one from each cannon he had.

The three spheres of water went zooming and collided with Fire Pledge, of which made a powerful mist surge as the heated fire and water collided. The mist engulfed the area between, and the ground shook once more. Mega Charizard then went wide-eyed when he saw the Water Pulse continue onwards, and he spread his wings and dodged by ascending rapidly. He watched as the Water Pulse exploded and shook the ground under him, spouting pressurized water.

The Mega Evolved airborne Pokémon looked back at Mega Blastoise with a scowl. "(How could you have possibly overpowered my attack?!)" He demanded.

Mega Blastoise remained calm. "(My Ability now is Mega Launcher, meaning that my Water Pulse will do far more damage than a usual Water Pulse. It's over, Mega Charizard!)" He shouted.

Mega Charizard roared downwards. "(Never!)"

"Rake the massive tank turtle with Slash!" Ed shouted.

Mega Charizard zoomed after his opponent from an angle, flying in with elongated, glowing claws. "(I will destroy you!)"

"Use Protect!" Double D's command went through, and Mega Blastoise made a turquoise shield, which protected him from the Slash that raked in a white arc. This left Mega Charizard startled once more, and he growled in frustration.

Ed called for a Wing Attack, which successfully, swatted Mega Blastoise's side once more, making the Mega Evolved adversary skid back a few feet, but still take some damage. "(I will finish you! No one stands in my way!)"

"Unleash Slash!" Ed called out, and Mega Charizard went in to attack with Slash once more, already in close range.

Double D and Mega Blastoise both waited in anticipation, and they both were timing it in unison. "…now!"

Just then, Mega Blastoise jerked back, avoiding Slash. In that instant, using his left arm, he grabbed Mega Charizard's arm he used for Slash, holding him in place. The power-hungry adversary was left surprised as Mega Blastoise actually managed to avoid it.

"(Impossible!)" He exclaimed in anger.

Mega Blastoise kept a struggling hold on the arms, and grunted as he gazed with deep, serious, red eyes that actually startled mega Charizard. "(This has gone far enough! I managed this far with my Trainer and friends! Power means absolutely nothing if you can't use it for a true cause! Wake up you fool!)"

Double D then called for another Skull Bash, and Mega Blastoise swiped his arm, throwing Mega Charizard back into the air, making him tumble and straighten out. Mega Blastoise's head lowered, and his Defense shot up again. He then looked on as Mega Charizard roared into the skies, making ripples of air echo in defiance.

"Fire Fang and sink your teeth in to melt the tank!" Ed commanded.

Mega Charizard then opened his mouth, and he had it engulfed in blue flames. He rushed downwards towards Mega Blastoise, just as the latter then crouched and shot up like a rocket. Both Mega Evolved adversaries collided, making shockwaves of air and fire ripple through the air, incinerating any nearby leaves, ad Double D had to hold onto his hat to keep it from being blow away.

When the explosion subsided, Mega Blastoise and Mega Blastoise hit the ground simultaneously, both feet first, and both glaring the other down with claws locked to try and push the other back, only for a stalemate to happen.

"(I will not lose, do you hear me?!)" Mega Charizard shouted.

"(I hear you, but you will lose!)" Mega Blastoise exclaimed. "(Dunsparce defeated you fair and square, and he did it with the bond he gained with his Trainer. How do you think Mega Evolution was possible?)" Upon this, Mega Charizard was left shocked. Mega Blastoise continued. "(I'll make you see that!)"

Mega Charizard then let go and flew away, far back and gained distance. He landed upon the ground with a thud and he showed a powerful growl and glare. Ed then pointed ahead. "Double D, this battle is a blast! Mega Charizard, swallow the enemy forces in Fire Pledge!" He shouted. Mega Charizard roared loudly, and he then stomped on the ground once more, sending forth a row of fire columns after Mega Blastoise.

Double D smiled. "I agree Ed, this battle is highly energizing; however, it is time to finish this! Mega Blastoise, use Water Pledge!" Mega Blastoise then stomped onto the ground as well, sending forth a row of water columns that went shooting for the opponent's side.

Both Water Pledge and Fire Pledge collided, the columns aligned against the other. The two attacks rampaged in place, the columns behind the front ones colliding staying tall as the earth shook and small mist erupted in between the two attacks. Mega Blastoise and Mega Charizard huffed and grunted as they were gushing out more power, and the two were left at a stalemate still.

"Mega Blastoise!" Double D shouted. "You can do this fellow!"

"Mega Charizard, do not concede so easily! We shall fight as one slice of pizza!" Ed shouted.

Mega Charizard continued exerting Fire Pledge. "(You don't know when to give up, do you?)" He said.

"(Likewise!)" Mega Blastoise shouted back, holding up against Fire Pledge.

Both sides continued gushing out power, and Eddy watched with awe as this was something worth judging over. He was glad he was seeing this battle. Both sides grunted heavily as they kept up, and Mega Blastoise tried to keep up, and Double D gave a helping hand.

"Mega Blastoise!" Double D shouted. "We won't give up so easily! We shall keep on escalating until we reach the Pokémon League! Exercise our power that we've acquired together through consecutive combat rounds!"

Ed shouted at Mega Charizard. "Mega Charizard! We shall fight all monsters, for battling is too fun and cool! I shall rent you my strength! Give them the butter on their toast!" He shouted.

Both Mega Evolved Pokémon felt their Trainer's call, and this felt odd to Mega Charizard, as he never felt so connected with Ed before. This battle was making them both feel as one, and he seemed rather wrong for some reason. This feeling felt empowering, and it felt foreign, but good.

Mega Blastoise, on the other hand, was hearing Double D's call and tensed up with determination. "(Lend me support Double D, and I shall return the favor! WATER PLEDGE!)" Mega Blastoise gushed out a greater force in water, the columns expanding and increasing in water pressure, eventually leading up to the front column.

Water Pledge's power increased, and the Fire Pledge's front column turned into water, meaning that Water Pledge was winning over. Slowly, one by one, the Fire Pledge's columns began to turn into water, being overpowered by Mega Blastoise.

Mega Charizard narrowed his eyes, seeing the columns become water until he grunted and it turned into a scream as the Fire Pledge was overpowered, and a pressurized, large column of water shot from underneath him, making his roar sound drowned and the ground beneath cracked slightly and shattered from the exerted force, making sprinkles of water and dust fly about. When everything settled eventually, all faces taken over by shock, the Eds saw Mega Blastoise standing affirm at one end of a row of craters that led to the other end, where Mega Charizard was lying on his back in a larger crater, waterlogged, yet his tail and mouth flames were left okay.

Ed then looked with mild shock as his Mega Charizard groaned and reverted back into himself, meaning he lost and fainted.

Eddy announced it. "Mega Charizard is unable to battle, Mega Blastoise wins! The victory goes to sockhead!" He shouted, slightly energetic from watching the literally heated battle.

Double D looked on with a smile as Mega Blastoise reverted back into himself, and looked back at Double D, a few scratches here and there. Double D walked up to his Water-Type pal and pet his head. "I'm very proud of your efforts today." He stated. "You've really improved."

Ed went over towards his Charizard. "Speak to me Charizard! Do you need a towel?" Ed then reached into his pocket as pulled out his messy towel while Charizard was starting to dry off already. The Fire and Flying-Type slowly and painfully got his feet, struggling all the same.

"(I have been bested.)" He said, Blastoise looking at him. "(During that last move, I felt a connection, something I was too blind to see.)"

"(Charizard…)" Blastoise said.

Charizard looked at Blastoise in the eyes. "(Blastoise, I was wrong.)"

Blastoise blinked. He actually felt shocked and relieved at the same time that Charizard accept that there's no one who is above the other, especially with friends involved. He was secretly glad that Charizard finally threw out his power ambitions, but he kept a straight face. "(That's not important. What matters is trust.)"

Charizard was continuing to struggle. "(…trust…)" He then began to fall over.

Blastoise instantly went ahead. "(Charizard!)" He went over and caught him just before he fell over, having one of the defeated lizard's arm around the shell for support. "(Come, you'll be okay.)"

Charizard glanced at Blastoise. "(Blastoise, thank you.)" Charizard said, and then blacked out.

Ed and Double D went up to their respective fighters and smiled. Ed pulled out Charizard's Poke Ball. "You did the brotherly job right Charizard, regain energy in your capsule of security." He then returned Charizard, and Double D went over and returned his Blastoise.

"Well Ed, that was truly exciting." Double D said. "I never would've expected such an intense battle. You did wonderfully fellow."

Ed then smiled and he grabbed Double D, squeezing him in a hug, to which Double D lacked oxygen. Eddy then intervened, pulling them apart.

"Alright, time is money boys!" Eddy shouted. "Let's hurry up-! Whoa!" He was then halted when Ed started carrying him and Double D on his shoulders, and the started walking off. "Now we're talking! Forward on the Lumpy Express!"

Ed then walked off, both of his friends on his shoulders and smiles after such an exciting battle.

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Coumarine City – Sarah

Though it was getting dark, Jimmy, Nazz, and Rolf left on Wilfred and Gogoat for Route 15, for a head start. Of course, they didn't realize that the terrain was so bad. It would only be a matter of time before they would have to head back to Coumarine City and get rooms in the Pokémon Center.

Sarah, however, was sulking so drastically. Her revelation was seeping through her like venom, and she couldn't help but shed tears as she was having her experience zoom about so rapidly in her head. She always got what she wanted, always. Kalos proved to have no benefits in her poor attributes, as she only got more demanding, which led to her party's betrayal. That soon reasoned to where Jimmy took his leave.

Sarah was having a mental breakdown in an alley, where the grass beneath was soaked with tears from her sobbing. She sniffled. "T-Thi-this isn't fair." She muttered. "I-I just wanted to show I can't be bested by my stupid brother." She sunk to her knees and wiped her eyes and nose with her arms. "This is so stupid! I want another chance! I want another chance!" She couldn't help but sob even more.

"I'm sorry!" She exclaimed to the dusk sky. "Alright?! I'm sorry! I just want to have another chance at being a better Trainer! I want my friends back! I want to be what Rolf said, someone who finally connects, alright?! Please! Give me a chance, and I promise I'll never be mean to my Pokémon again! I swear!" She shouted.

Technically, she could already make amends to her Granbull and Remoraid, considering they were in her party, but she was so broken down that it didn't matter. She realized how pitiful she'd become; and to win, she had to stop being selfish altogether.

As she sobbed, four figures approached her from behind, looking at her with smug looks of satisfaction.

"(I hope you learned your lesson.)" Frogadier said.

Seviper hissed. "(It's about time we get to see that face breakdown at last.)"

"(…)" Croagunk just stood there, satisfaction seen nonetheless.

"(Alright, about time we get some respect!)" Litleo exclaimed.

Sarah gasped as she heard her Pokémon from before, all standing in front of her. "Seviper? Croagunk? Litleo! Frogadier!" She sounded ecstatic, and raced towards tem and brought them in for a hug, but they all just remained still as Sarah hugged them, acceptance a little uneasy for them.

"I am so sorry!" She apologized and pleaded. "I just wanted to be better, but I can't without you guys. Can you please give me one more chance?" She begged helplessly.

Seviper turned towards Frogadier. "(What do you think? She said she was sorry.)"

"(And she did say please.)" Litleo added. "(Besides, we've been secretly watching as we were passing by, and it looks like she learned her lesson.)"

Frogadier looked back at Sarah's eyes, looking back at her. She stepped forwards and nodded towards Sarah. "(Fine. Just keep your word and temper under control.)"

Sarah sprouted with happiness, hugging Frogadier. "Oh thank you, thank you! I won't ever yell angrily at you again!" She said, and then pointed at the sky. "I'll keep my word!" And with that, Sarah finally reconciled and happily, after a long time, returned her Pokémon that were passing through, and made way towards the Pokémon Center with a new resolution to be better and let go of her selfish wants, for they were what made her fail this whole time.

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Party Data

Eddy

-Greninja (Male)

Lv: 47

Ability: Torrent

Moves: Smack Down, Water Pulse, Water Shuriken, Smokescreen

-Dunsparce (Male)

Lv: 45

Ability: Serene Grace

Moves: Ancient Power, Drill Run, Glare, Dig

-Venusaur (Male)

Lv: 45

Ability: Overgrow

Moves: Synthesis, Poison Powder, Razor Leaf, Grass Pledge

-Scrafty (Male) –PC-

Lv: 41

Ability: Moxie

Moves: Poison Jab, Brick Break, Hi Jump Kick, Crunch

-Aerodactyl (Male)

Lv: 44

Ability: Rock Head

Moves: Crunch, Fly, Take Down, Agility

-Lucario (Male)

Lv: 44

Ability: Steadfast

Moves: Power-Up Punch, Aura Sphere, Low Sweep, Bone Rush

-Drapion (Male)

Lv: 40

Ability: Battle Armor

Moves: Bug Bite, Poison Fang, Night Slash, Hone Claws

-Pawniard (Female) –PC-

Lv: 36

Ability: Defiant

Moves: Scary Face, Metal Claw, Slash, Assurance

Double D

-Delphox (Male)

Lv: 46

Ability: Blaze

Moves: Psyshock, Mystical Fire, Flamethrower, Light Screen

-Vivillon (Male) –PC-

Lv: 42

Ability: Shield Dust

Moves: Psybeam, Struggle Bug, Aromatherapy, Bug Buzz

-Blastoise (Male)

Lv: 45

Ability: Torrent

Moves: Skull Bash, Protect, Water Pledge, Water Pulse

-Alakazam (Male) –PC-

Lv: 42

Ability: Inner Focus

Moves: Psybeam, Confusion, Calm Mind, Recover

-Scolipede (Female)

Lv: 44

Ability: Poison Point

Moves: Steamroller, Poison Tail, Screech, Toxic

-Helioptile (Female)

Lv: 41

Ability: Sand Veil

Moves: Thunderbolt, Razor Wind, Volt Switch, Parabolic Charge

-Aurorus (Male)

Lv: 44

Ability: Refrigerate

Moves: Hail, Ancient Power, Avalanche, Aurora Beam

-Lapras (Female)

Lv: 41

Ability: Water Absorb

Moves: Brine, Ice Beam, Rain Dance, Surf

Ed

-Chesnaught (Male)

Lv: 46

Ability: Overgrow

Moves: Seed Bomb Bulk Up, Spiky Shield, Pin Missile

-Talonflame (Male)

Lv: 44

Ability: Flame Body

Moves: Razor Wind, Agility, Flame Charge, Acrobatics

-Charizard (Male)

Lv: 45

Ability: Blaze

Moves: Wing Attack, Slash, Fire Pledge, Fire Fang

-Snorlax (Male)

Lv: 45

Ability: Immunity

Moves: Body Slam, Chip Away, Amnesia, Rollout

-Malamar (Male) -PC-

Lv: 42

Ability: Contrary

Moves: Return, Psycho Cut, Payback, Hypnosis

-Tyrantrum (Male) -PC-

Lv: 42

Ability: Strong Jaw

Moves: Bide, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Rock Tomb

-Skuntank (Female)

Lv: 41

Ability: Stench

Moves: Flamethrower, Smokescreen, Toxic, Night Slash

-Goomy (Female)

Lv: 38

Ability: Hydration

Moves: Muddy Water, Dragon Breath, Rain Dance, Body Slam

Kevin

-Chesnaught (Male)

Lv: 39

Ability: Overgrow

Moves: Needle Arm, Pin Missile, Seed Bomb, Take Down

-Pangoro (Male)

Lv: 37

Ability: Mold Breaker

Moves: Vital Throw, Body Slam, Slash, Work Up

-Axew (Male)

Lv: 36

Ability: Mold Breaker

Moves: Dragon Claw, Slash, Dragon Rage, Dual Chop

-Krokorok (Male)

Lv: 36

Ability: Intimidate

Moves: Crunch, Scary Face, Dig, Sand Tomb

-Houndoom (Male)

Lv: 36

Ability: Early Bird

Moves: Smog, Feint Attack, Bite, Fire Fang

Nazz

-Delphox (Female)

Lv: 36

Ability: Blaze

Moves: Fire Spin, Lucky Chant, Mystical Fire, Psyshock

-Wormadam (Female)

Lv: 35

Ability: Anticipation

Moves: Protect, Captivate, Rock Blast, Hidden Power(Water)

-Gardevoir (Female)

Lv: 35

Ability: Trace

Moves: Heal Pulse, Confusion, Magical Leaf, Calm Mind

-Aromatisse (Female)

Lv: 35

Ability: Healer

Moves: Moonblast, Aromatherapy, Attract, Calm Mind

-Sylveon (Female)

Lv: 34

Ability: Cute Charm

Moves: Light Screen, Swift, Misty Terrain, Draining Kiss

Rolf

-Greninja (Male)

Lv: 36

Ability: Torrent

Moves: Aerial Ace, Lick, Smack Down, Water Pulse

-Diggersby (Male)

Lv: 35

Ability: Cheek Pouch

Moves: Strength, Flail, Power-Up Punch, Mud Shot

-Gogoat (Male)

Lv: 35

Ability: Sap Sipper

Moves: Bulldoze, Aerial Ace, Synthesis, Seed Bomb

-Grumpig (Female) –PC-

Lv: 34

Ability: Own Tempo

Moves: Psywave, Confuse Ray, Magic Coat, Psybeam

-Hawlucha (Male)

Lv: 35

Ability: Limber

Moves: Bounce, Flying Press, Roost, Aerial Ace

-Miltank

Lv: 33

Ability: Thick Fat

Moves: Milk Drink, Zen Headbutt, Rollout, Body Slam

-Ampharos (Female)

Lv: 35

Ability: Static

Moves: Charge, Power Gem, Thunder Punch, Confuse Ray

Jonny

-Chesnaught (Male)

Lv: 43

Ability: Overgrow

Moves: Mud Shot, Seed Bomb, Grass Knot, Spiky Shield

-Linoone (Male)

Lv: 42

Ability: Pickup

Moves: Fury Swipes, Mud Sport, Covet, Headbutt

-Simipour (Female)

Lv: 42

Ability: Gluttony

Moves: Acrobatics, Scald, Taunt, Bite

-Ledian (Female)

Lv: 42

Ability: Swarm

Moves: Silver Wind, Supersonic, Swift, Infestation

-Crustle (Male)

Lv: 42

Ability: Shell Armor

Moves: Slash, Rock Slide, Smack Down, X-Scissor

-Barbaracle (Male)

Lv: 42

Ability: Sniper

Moves: Ancient Power, Slash, Hone Claws, Fury Cutter

Jimmy

-Delphox (Male)

Lv: 36

Ability: Blaze

Moves: Psybeam, Fire Spin, Mystical Fire, Psyshock

-Pikachu (Female)

Lv: 34

Ability: Static

Moves: Slam, Electro Ball, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave

-Roselia (Male)

Lv: 35

Ability: Natural Cure

Moves: Giga Drain, Grass Whistle, Magical Leaf, Toxic Spikes

-Floette (Yellow Flower) –PC-

Lv: 33

Ability: Flower Veil

Moves: Magical Leaf, Wish, Petal Blizzard, Grassy Terrain

-Furfrou (Male)

Lv: 34

Ability: Fur Coat

Moves: Bite, Odor Sleuth, Headbutt, Retaliate

-Jumpluff (Male) –PC-

Lv: 33

Ability: Chlorophyll

Moves: Fairy Wind, Synthesis, Bullet Seed, Leech Seed

-Staraptor (Male)

Lv: 34

Ability: Intimidate

Moves: Wing Attack, Double Team, Close Combat, Aerial Ace

-Chinchou (Male)

Lv: 26

Ability: Volt Absorb

Moves: Bubble, Confuse Ray, Spark, Take Down

Sarah

-Frogadier (Female)

Lv: 34

Ability: Torrent

Moves: Smack Down, Round, Water Pulse, Quick Attack

-Litleo (Female)

Lv: 32

Ability: Rivalry

Moves: Endeavor, Headbutt, Ember, Fire Fang

-Croagunk (Male)

Lv: 32

Ability: Anticipation

Moves: Swagger, Revenge, Mud Bomb, Sucker Punch

-Seviper (Male)

Lv: 32

Ability: Shed Skin

Moves: Poison Fang, Venoshock, Poison Tail, Night Slash

-Granbull (Female)

Lv: 34

Ability: Intimidate

Moves: Power-Up Punch, Bite, Lick, Headbutt

-Remoraid (Female)

Lv: 25

Ability: Sniper

Moves: Psybeam, Aurora Beam, Bubble Beam, Focus Energy

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What did you think guys? The key focus in this chapter was to have Charizard and Sarah both turn over their selfish ambitions, so the Eds didn't play that big of a role. Sarah's party's return may have been cheesy, but it was better than waiting. A lot of battling this chapter, and scenes to accommodate them, but I planned it all out thoroughly.

I'll have the wikia updated as soon as I can. There's a lot of info for me to put in, so it'll take time, but it'll be worth it.

Please Favorite, Follow, & Review this story and/or chapter if you guys love and admire the crossover, its character's developing, the ongoing battles, and personalities.

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Next Time: Cold Course