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AU: A little bit later than usual, but here's chapter 37. Enjoy.
Chapter 37
"Politoed is unable to battle. Tobias is out of usable Pokemon. Lisa wins." The referee declared.
"Unbelievable, ladies and gentlemen, Lisa has just performed a clean sweep of the defending champion's team with only one Pokemon which didn't even break a sweat! And that in only five minutes!" the announcer yelled. Lisa just recalled her Blastoise and walked away before Tobias had even raised his arm to recall his Politoed. It was the second day of the Seafoam Islands Water Tournament and the first match of the day had Lisa in it. Leila and I were in the VIP Area together with Misty and Crasher Wake, Jolyne had insisted on already going to the trainer's room.
"… Alright then. Well, since that match was so short and there was no damage done to the arena, I suggest we move up the next match. The next match is Jolyne from Vermillion City against local newcomer Juju Justice." The announcer said. Due to the unexpectedness of this event, it took a little while longer for the trainers to appear. The first to appear was Juju Justice, a girl of approximately 11 years old wearing a superhero suit with matching helmet and cape. Soon after Jolyne walked into the arena, holding a big bag of chips.
"She's eating again." Leila groaned.
"Your point being?" I asked with a big bowl of popcorn in my lap.
"Nevermind." Leila sighed as both trainers prepared to call out their first Pokemon.
"Go, Bubbles." Jolyne called out her first Pokemon: a Horsea.
"In the name of justice, come forth, Magikarp." Juju Justice called out her first choice, soon followed by a loud scream by Jolyne, who had quickly dropped her bag of chips and covered her eyes. She was also shaking rather badly.
"Are you okay, miss? Do you want to forfeit the match?" the referee asked.
"No, no, I'm fine. I just figured I'd give my opponent the advantage since she's so young and inexperienced." Jolyne said, rather unconvincingly.
"Very well then. Battle begin." The referee shrugged before announcing the start of the match.
"Magikarp, Tackle." Juju Justice commanded.
"Bubbles, Dragon Pulse." Jolyne ordered, her hands still covering her eyes. Magikarp charged towards Bubbles, but Bubbles quickly fired a turquoise ball of energy at Magikarp, hitting him head on.
"Despite her weird reaction to Juju Justice's choice, Jolyne still goes through with the battle. Magikarp goes in for a Tackle. But Horsea won't let this pass and fires a Dragon Pulse. Direct Hit! And Magikarp has ceased his Tackle attack."
"Good, follow up with, Hydro Pump." Jolyne instructed.
"Magikarp, use your Tackle." Juju called out. Bubbles fired a powerful jet of water at the approaching Magikarp, hitting him right between the eyes. The attack made Magikarp go under.
"Magikarp tries another tackle, but Horsea uses a Hydro Pump to stop him. Wait, Magikarp went under after that hit. Is he …?"
"Magikarp is unable to battle. Horsea wins." The referee declared.
"Yes, he is. Magikarp is out. Horsea takes the first win."
"Phew. Good job, Bubbles." Jolyne breathed a sigh of relief as she lowered her hands.
"You looked stronger when I caught you this morning, return. In the name of justice, come forth, Magikarp." Juju switched out her Pokemon. And up went Jolyne's hands again.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Magikarp, Tackle." Juju commanded.
"Bubbles, use Dragon Pulse again." Jolyne ordered. Bubbles once again fired a turquoise energy ball at Magikarp, hitting it right between the eyes. But this time, Magikarp reacted differently. He started glowing white and grew.
"And this round starts just like the previous one, with a tackle and a Dragon Pulse. But wait, Magikarp is doing something. I think … yes, he's evolving. Magikarp is evolving into a Gyarados."
"Okay, Gyarados, use Thrash." Juju instructed.
"Gyarados, huh? I can handle looking at one of those. Bubbles, use Aurora Beam." Jolyne called out as she lowered her hands again. Bubbles fired a multicolored beam at the approaching Gyarados, but Gyarados ignored the attack and plowed through and started smacking around Bubbles with his tail.
"Horsea is using an Aurora Beam but Gyarados doesn't even seem to notice as he plows through and starts smacking around Horsea with a Thrash attack."
"Bubbles, are you okay? Try to use Blizzard." Jolyne commanded. With Gyarados rampaging in a Thrash attack, Juju didn't give him any orders as Bubbles fired an icy and snowy wind, chilling the raging Gyarados, though that didn't stop the large creature from smacking down on Bubbles some more, ultimately leading to Bubbles going under.
"Gyarados continues with his Thrash attack as Horsea tries to subdue him with a Blizzard attack, but it doesn't seem to do much as Gyarados continues to slam his tail down on the small Horsea. Horsea just slipped underwater. I think this might be it."
"Horsea is unable to battle. Gyarados wins." The referee declared.
"Horsea is out of the match. Gyarados isn't a pushover."
"You did good Bubbles, return. It's your turn, Sealy." Jolyne switched out her fallen Horsea for a Dewgong.
"I'm going to stick with what I've got." Juju decided as Gyarados calmed down.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Sealy, start with Ice Beam." Jolyne ordered.
"Gyarados, use Bite." Juju instructed. Gyarados opened his mouth further … and bit his tail. Sealy then fired multiple light blue beams from the light blue energy ball he had formed on the tip of his horn at Gyarados, freezing him.
"Gyarados is going to go with a Bite. Wait, he just bit his own tail in confusion. Dewgong sees his chance and fires an Ice Beam at Gyarados. Gyarados is frozen in a block of ice. Will he be able to break free?"
"Gyarados is unable to battle. Dewgong wins." The referee declared.
"And Gyarados is declared unable to battle. The fight with Horsea must have taken more out of him than we initially assumed."
"Gyarados, return. In the name of justice, come forth, Feebas." Juju switched to her final Pokemon. The Feebas sent a visible shiver up Jolyne's spine, but Feebas was different enough not to trigger the panic a Magikarp did.
"I'm sticking with Sealy." Jolyne nodded.
"Battle begin." The referee announced again.
"Feebas, Dragon Pulse." Juju called out.
"Sealy, dodge and use Signal Beam." Jolyne commanded. Feebas fired a ball of turquoise energy at Sealy, who dove underwater and fired a rainbow-colored beam from a similar he had formed on top of his horn, blasting Feebas into the air.
"Feebas surprisingly lets loose with a Dragon Pulse, but Dewgong dodges it and hits Feebas with a Signal Beam from underneath, sending Feebas flying."
"Sealy, while he can't dodge, Hyper Beam." Jolyne ordered.
"Feebas, Hypnosis." Juju instructed. Sealy fired an orange beam from his mouth at Feebas, whose eyes were glowing red in an attempt to make Sealy fall asleep. The Hyper Beam engulfed Feebas entirely before the Pokemon fell out of the sky and into the water, just floating on his side.
"Dewgong fires a Hyper Beam at Feebas, who tries to use Hypnosis on Dewgong, but it's too late. The Hyper Beam hits. Feebas is plummeting towards the water. Will he be okay."
"Feebas is unable to battle. Juju Justice is out of usable Pokemon. Jolyne wins." The referee declared.
"And Juju Justice is out of the tournament. Jolyne advances to the next round." The announcer said, causing the audience to cheer. Jolyne in the meantime had picked up her bag of chips and had started eating again, Sealy climbing out of the water next to her as they both waved at the crowd.
"The next battle is this afternoon, so don't miss it." The announcer informed everybody.
After lunch Leila and Shocker went down to the trainer's room as the rest of us headed back to the VIP Area.
"Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, for our third match of today. As always, the same rules apply. On one side we have Leila from Kanto's very own Pallet Town. On the other side, her opponent, from Mossdeep City in Hoenn: Jade." The announcer said as both trainers entered the arena. When I saw Leila's opponent I blinked in surprise.
"Isn't that Yasmine?" I asked Misty, who was sitting next to me.
"I'm right here." Yasmine sighed from the row of seats behind me. I turned around and looked at her, then back at Leila's opponent, then back at her.
"If you're here. And there is a person down there who looks exactly like you, that must mean … SOMEBODY CLONED YOU!" I jumped up as I made that realization and started shaking her by her shoulders.
"No, you idiot, she's my twin sister." Yasmine growled.
"Evil twin sister?" I asked curiously.
"She's my biggest rival, but that doesn't make her evil." Yasmine sighed again.
"Boring. I'm going to watch the match now." I said before turning back to the arena, barely noticing the others sweatdropping.
"Fisho, you're up first." Leila called out her Seaking.
"Remoraid, let's go." Jade called out her first choice as well.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Fisho, start off with Poison Jab." Leila commanded.
"Remoraid, use Bullet Seed." Jade ordered. Fisho charged forward with his horn glowing purple through the barrage of glowing yellow seeds which Remoraid unleashed before ramming head first into his opponent. A purple current ran over Remoraid's body as Seaking retreated.
"And the battle has begun. Seaking charges at Remoraid for a Poison Jab attack, but Remoraid tries to slow Seaking down with a Bullet Seed, but Seaking keeps up his speed despite obviously not matching up well against the Bullet Seed. And direct hit with the Poison Jab. I think Remoraid might be poisoned."
"Fisho, let's not drag this out, Giga Impact." Leila instructed.
"Remoraid, another Bullet Seed." Jade called out. Fisho surrounded himself in a purple bubble with orange-yellow energy swirling around it as he headed over towards Remoraid again while the latter released another barrage of glowing yellow seeds. After several hits the energy swirling around Fisho exploded creating a lot of smoke obscuring Remoraid and Fisho from sight.
"Seaking goes all out with a Giga Impact but Remoraid once again tries to slow him down with a Bullet Seed. Oh my, the Bullet Seed created an explosion obscuring both Pokemon from sight. Are they okay?"
"Seaking is unable to battle. Remoraid wins." The referee declared as the smoke cleared and saw Fisho floating around unconscious.
"Seaking has been beaten. That was a quick knock-out for Remoraid."
"Fisho, return, you tried your best. Lappy, let's go." Leila switched out her fallen Seaking for her Lapras.
"I'm sticking with Remoraid." Jade said to the referee, just as a surge of purple current reminded everybody that Remoraid was poisoned.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Lappy, Dragon Pulse." Leila commanded.
"Remoraid, Rock Blast." Jade ordered. Lappy fired a ball of turquoise energy at Remoraid, who was surrounded by three spinning circles of glowing white rocks which he shot at Lappy. The attacks both hit their intended targets, leaving Remoraid looking very weak. That is until another surge of purple current knocked him out.
"Lapras starts off with a Dragon Pulse while Remoraid retaliates with a Rock Blast. And both attacks hit. It would seem that the explosion that knocked out Seaking did have some effect on Remoraid as he looks rather weak. And there's the poison."
"Remoraid is unable to battle. Lapras wins." The referee declared.
"It's official, Remoraid is knocked out. It's time for Jade to use her second Pokemon."
"Remoraid, return. Your turn, Cloyster." Jade switched out her Pokemon.
"Lappy, are you good to go?" Leila asked her Pokemon. Lappy nodded yes.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Lappy, use AncientPower." Leila instructed.
"Cloyster, Rock Blast." Jade called out. Cloyster fired another barrage of glowing white rocks at Lappy, who fired a big orb of silver energy at Cloyster. Both attacks hit home.
"Lapras uses an AncientPower to counter Cloyster's Rock Blast but it would seem that both Pokemon are ready for more."
"Lappy, let's go for the win. Sheer Cold." Leila commanded.
"Cloyster, Protect and hit back with Mud Shot." Jade ordered. Lappy formed a spinning orb of bright blue energy in its mouth from which she fired a sparkling light blue beam at Cloyster. But Cloyster responded by shutting its shell and formed a green bubble around himself, which instantly froze over. However, the sphere of ice soon started cracking and burst apart as Cloyster stopped spinning and opened his shell and fired several light-blue glowing blobs of mud which hit Lappy right in the face, making her fall.
"Lapras goes for the One Hit Knock-Out by using Sheer Cold, but Cloyster can save itself with a Protect. Cloyster is now trapped in a sphere of ice that had formed over his Protect. Wait, the sphere is cracking. Cloyster just broke free from his icy prison by using Rapid Spin and is now following up with a Mud Shot that hits Lapras right in the face."
"Lapras is unable to battle. Cloyster wins." The referee declared.
"And Lapras has been taken down. Leila is now down to her last Pokemon."
"Lappy, return. I had hoped that I didn't need you, but I guess I have no other choice. Let's go, Duckling." Leila said as she recalled her lapras and switched her out for the Golduck I lent her.
"Cloyster, we'll keep going." Jade smirked.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Cloyster, use Hyper Beam." Jade commanded.
"Duckling, dodge and use … uhm … Brick Break?" Leila ordered questioningly. Cloyster fired an orange beam at Duckling, who dodged the attack by jumping high up into the sky and coming down on Cloyster with a glowing white karate chop, knocking him backwards.
"Cloyster goes all out with a Hyper Beam but Golduck jumps over it and slams down on Cloyster with Brick Break, causing Cloyster to fall down."
"Cloyster is unable to battle. Golduck wins." The referee declared.
"And Golduck takes Cloyster down with his first move."
"Cloyster, return. It's all up to you now, Corsola." Jade switched to her last Pokemon.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Corsola, Ice Beam." Jade instructed.
"Duckling, Mud Bomb." Leila called out. Corsola fired multiple light blue beams at Duckling, who shot back with several globs of mud, which his Corsola in the face right as her attack froze Duckling's feet.
"Corsola starts off with an Ice Beam but Golduck strikes back with a Mud Bomb just as Corsola's Ice Beam freezes his feet to the ground."
"Corsola, now's our chance, Head Smash." Jade commanded.
"Duckling, quickly, finish this with Focus Blast." Leila ordered. Corsola dashed forward in a whitish-blue aura towards Duckling, who despite being stuck to the ground didn't give up and formed a light blue orb of energy between his hands which he threw into the path of the oncoming Corsola. The resulting blast obscured Corsola from sight. As the smoke cleared, Corsola was on its side.
"Corsola goes all out with a Head Smash attack, but Golduck intercepts with a Focus Blast. And what a blast it is. I can't see Corsola. Is she in or out?"
"Corsola is unable to battle. Jade is out of usable Pokemon. Leila wins." The referee declared.
"And there you have it. Leila has defeated Jade and moves on to the next round." The announcer said as the crowd started cheering and Leila started waving at the crowd.
"After the break we will have the last match of today, so don't go too far."
"That was a close match though. For a second there I thought you had me beat." Leila said to Jade as they entered the VIP Area.
"I would have, if it hadn't been for your Golduck. He's strong." Jade replied.
"That's not her Golduck." I interrupted.
"What do you mean?" Jade asked confused.
"I only have two Water Pokemon, so Big B let me use one of his. In this case Duckling, his Golduck." Leila explained.
"That is why there's such a big gap in strength." I said.
"I just underestimated her, that's all." Leila shrugged. I sighed and let it slide as we took our seats for the final match. The match was between a local ten year old girl named Anna and a guy from somewhere in the Unova region called Marlon. It ended up being a rather short match as Marlon took out Anna's Shellder, Slowpoke and Poliwag with just his Jellicent.
"I think that Marlon guy was rather harsh on Anna. I mean, she's just a little girl. Her Pokemon were obviously still hatchlings." Leila scoffed during dinner.
"Well then, if you think you can beat him, do it. And go all out when you do. We'll see soon enough if what happened today was you underestimating Jade." I shot back.
"Speaking of tomorrow, who's looking forward to the next round? I know I am. It's not often a Gym Leader gets a chance for a rematch, though this time I get to go all out, so it'll be over quick." Misty changed the subject a little.
"Don't get your hopes up, I'm stronger than I was back then." I grinned at her.
"I'm going to flatten Lisa." Jolyne contributed to the conversation between two bites.
"And I'm going to take down Marlon." Leila pumped her fist into the air. We were then all distracted by an audible groan coming from Crasher Wake.
"My opponent only uses Magikarp." He groaned before slamming his head down on the table.
Round one of the Seafoam Island Water Tournament is over. Who will advance to the third round? Did Leila really underestimate Jade? To find out, keep reading "Big B's Kanto Journey".
End Note: Well, I'm here. Sorry the chapter is a couple of hours late, there was something wrong with my pizza yesterday and I've been sick in bed with food poisoning most of the day. So to quickly summarize: Lisa beats down the former champion without mercy or restraint. After that, Jolyne fights a kid calling herself Juju Justice (I did not come up with this name. Juju Justice is based on the younger sister of the girl I based Jolyne on and apparently she sometimes runs around pretending to be a super hero called Juju Justice. The outfit I did come up with myself though.). And, yes, Jolyne's eating a snack while entering the arena, because that's what the real Jolyne would do. Then we have Leila who has a tough time against Yasmine's twin sister Jade but manages to pull of a victory thanks to Duckling, Big B's Golduck. And finally, Marlon versus Anna. Marlon isn't that super powerful or anything like Lisa, Anna is just very inexperienced and her Pokemon are all hatchlings. Also, Marlon is not my creation, but I want to see who will guess who Marlon really is. But that's about it, I think. See you next month.