The last chapter of the Tag Battle arc. Man, this went by fast, but at the same time, it couldn't go by fast enough. I can still remember writing about when Alicia caught her first Pokémon. I have a couple ideas for Bonus Chapters that I'll be putting up soon. The first one will be about Loki, I don't know about the second one, maybe a tiny preview of my Kotone story so that people will know whether they want to read it or not? I dunno. As always, let me know what you think, I'll be happy to take any suggestions/comments/ideas. Enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 34

"Those Dusk Stones are as good as mine." Leaf said, taking a large bite of a cheeseburger from the Pokémon Center. She noticed Nicole looking at her and smiled nervously. "I mean as good as ours." she added nervously and put two French fries in her mouth.

"Don't forget, you're fighting Rose and me in the next round." Alicia said. "And if Christopher and Randy win their match,"

"Which they probably won't." Leaf added, smirking and looking at Christopher, making him growl with anger.

"Anyways, if you do manage to beat me, then you have to fight them or the other team." Alicia said. "The team that beat Volkner." Everyone kinda glanced at Volkner.

"It's fine, I learned a lot from the battle." Volkner said. "And what was I going to do with a Dusk Stone anyways?"

"We will now be starting the Semifinal battles of the Vermilion Tag Battles. Will B-block and E-Block please come to the stadium for your battle!" Venta's voice said throughout the Pokémon Center. Alicia and Rose got up, and Leaf smirked.

"Meet you there." she said.

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"Let the battle between B-block's Leaf and Nicole, and E-block's Alicia and Rose begin!" Venta called. Everyone took out Poké Balls.

"Go, Butterfree!" Alicia called.

"Come out, Weavile!" Rose called. The purple butterfly Pokémon, and a black Pokémon with a red-orange jewel and a bright red crown and collar came out of their respective Poké Balls in a flash of white light.

"Go, Raichu!" Nicole shouted.

"Let's go Jigglypuff!" Leaf shouted, a Raichu coming out of Nicole's Poké Ball, and Leaf's Jigglypuff coming out of Leaf's. "Jigglypuff, fly to the sky!" Alicia scrunched up her eyebrows.

"Jigglypuff can't learn Fly!" she replied. Leaf smirked.

"Just because it can't learn Fly doesn't mean that it can't float." Leaf's Jigglypuff sucked in air and started inflating like a balloon. It started to float into the air.

"That's amazing, I've never thought of Jigglypuff that way before." Alicia said, watching Jigglypuff.

"Raichu, use Thunderbolt on Butterfree!" Nicole said, snapping Alicia back into reality.

"Revenge, Weavile!" Rose shouted. As the yellow bolt of lightning shot at Butterfree, but Weavile appeared out of nowhere and jumped into the Thunderbolt. After the Thunderbolt attack stopped, Weavile jumped at Raichu and punched it across the face. "Don't let Jigglypuff distract you, or your Butterfree would have been knocked out."

"Oh, I'm sorry." Alicia said. "Butterfree, use Psybeam on Jigglypuff!" Butterfree's eyes started to glow purple and it shot a purple beam from its eyes a Jigglypuff. However, a gust of wind appeared and Jigglypuff floated right over it.

"Okay, Jigglypuff, now hit Butterfree with your Rollout attack!" Leaf said. Jigglypuff curled into a ball and started to spin quickly, then started to fall down at Butterfree.

"Use Confusion attack, Butterfree!" Alicia called. Butterfree's eyes started to glow blue, and a blue outline appeared around Jigglypuff's body, making Jigglypuff rolling in midair.

"Raichu, another Thunderbolt on Butterfree!" Nicole shouted. Raichu fired a blast of electricity at Butterfree from its body.

"Weavile, Protect!" Rose called. Weavile jumped in front of Butterfree and a green barrier appeared around it, stopping and destroying Raichu's attack. "Rollout is a Super-effective move against Butterfree, so Confusion won't last for very long, now is your chance!" Alicia nodded.

"Butterfree, turn Jigglypuff around and then stop Confusion." Alicia said. Straining, Butterfree turned the pink Pokémon, that was rolling at 40 MPH, around with its mind and let it go.

"Wait, wait, Jigglypuff! Stop!" Leaf shouted, as Jigglypuff slammed into Raichu. Raichu became frightened and let out a Thunderbolt, shocking Jigglypuff. Jigglypuff puffed up and Leaf smacked her face. Jigglypuff jumped on top of Raichu and started DoubleSlapping Raichu over and over again. When Jigglypuff jumped off Raichu, Raichu's face was swollen, red, and it was knocked out.

"Raichu… is unable to battle?" Venta said, scratching his head through his top hat.

"Jigglypuff! This is no time for a diva moment!" Leaf shouted.

"Jiggly, Jigglypuff!" it shouted back, pointing at Raichu, then crossed its arms and pouted. Leaf sighed.

"Great, now that's a wrap." she said, recalling Jigglypuff. "Jigglypuff refuses to battle when it has a diva moment. We have no choice but to give up."

"Uh, alright then, B-block is eliminated. E-block moves onto the Finals!" Venta called. Alicia and Rose recalled their Pokémon and walked up to Leaf.

"You're lucky Jigglypuff got mad, or it would have been me going onto the finals." Leaf said, smirking. "But anyways…" she said, taking a deep breath. "Congratulations." she whispered.

"What?" Alicia asked. "I can't hear you."

"Never mind!" Leaf blurted out, then walked away to where everyone was.

"Now, will Blocks C and H come to the arena for the final battle of the Semifinals." Venta called. Christopher and Randy walked out, so did Alana and Naomi. Don't worry, Volkner, I'll get revenge for you. "Let the battle begin!"

"Go, Machop!" Alana shouted.

"You too, Shroomish!" Naomi called. A gray, muscular Pokémon came out of Alana's Poké Ball, and a yellow and green mushroom Pokémon came out of Naomi's.

"Go, Pidgeotto!" Christopher yelled.

"I choose you, Chimchar!" Randy shouted. Out of Christopher's Poké Ball, a bird Pokémon with red hair came out. Out of Randy's, a orange chimp with a flame on its backside. The two girls looked at Chimchar and Pidgeotto, and nodded when they reached Pidgeotto.

"Machop, use Poison Jab on Pidgeotto!" Alana called. Machop put its hand out straight and it started to glow purple.

"Shroomish, use Headbutt on Pidgeotto!" Shroomish started running at Pidgeotto.

"Blow them away with Whirlwind!" Christopher shouted. Pidgeotto started flapping its wings hard and a strong gust of wind came out and blew them back.

"Slam into Shroomish with a Flame Wheel attack!" Randy called. Chimchar started to spin and it's body became engulfed in flames. It started rolling towards the two Pokémon, hitting them and making them bounce off.

"Shroomish, use Stun Spore on both of them!" Naomi called. Shroomish got up and sprayed the field with a orange powder.

"Chimchar, Flame Wheel in place!" Randy shouted. Chimchar spun on its side engulfed in flames and the orange powder around it started burning away. The rest was being blown at the other two.

"Pidgeotto, Gust attack!" Christopher yelled. Pidgeotto started blowing away the powder at the two Pokémon as well. Soon, both Pokémon were on the ground, paralyzed. However, Machop stood up, shakily, but it stood up. "Shoot, Machop's ability Guts, they planned I would send it back to them."

"Shroomish, use Rest attack!" Naomi said. Shroomish fell asleep and its body started to glow blue.

"We have to hit it before it recovers!" Christopher said to Randy. "Pidgeotto, Quick Attack!"

"Chimchar, Fury Swipes!" Randy shouted.

"Machop, Rock Slide!" Alana said. Machop stomped on the ground, making two rocks appear in the air, and kicked them both, one hitting Chimchar, and the other hitting Pidgeotto. "Now, use Poison Jab on Pidgeotto."

"Pidgeotto, use Gust attack now!" Christopher said. Pidgeotto flew out from underneath the rock and flapped its wings, making a tornado. The tornado sucked up Machop and tossed it across the battlefield, making it faint. "Now, finish off Shroomish!"

"Chimchar, Ember attack!" Randy shouted. Chimchar opened its mouth and fired bolts of fire from its mouth at Shroomish. The bolts came together and turned into a large fireball, burning Shroomish to a crisp.

"Shroomish and Machop are unable to battle, the winners are Block H!" Venta shouted. "We will be taking a 15 minute intermission, and then the final battle of the Vermilion City Tag Battles will begin!" Christopher and Randy recalled their Pokémon, and walked over to the group.

"Well, looks like it's me versus you, Alicia." Christopher said.

"Just like our first battle." Alicia said. "But with extra people." Both laughed slightly. "And just like last battle, I'm going to beat you."

"Our first battle was a tie, and I've gotten stronger than before, Alicia." he said. Leaf walked in between them.

"Yes, but if I was against both of you, I would win, totally." she said, smirking.

"Didn't you just lose to Alicia?" Christopher said.

"Only because my Jigglypuff is a drama queen. Otherwise, I would have won." Leaf said.

"Okay, break it up, you three." Volkner said, pulling them apart.

"Hey, where's Nicole, anyway?" Christopher asked, looking around. "And Nick and Nelson?"

"Nick went home, Nelson had to catch his boat before it left, and Nicole wanted to get away from Leaf as fast as she could." Alicia responded.

"That's not why she left, her Mom was sick and she had to take care of her!" Leaf shouted.

"You honestly believe that?" Alicia said, laughing. "Her phone didn't even ring, she made that sound. And then she ran off."

"I don't know why, I was so nice to her, too." Leaf said. Christopher and Alicia started laughing, holding their stomachs. "What's so funny?"

"Will the teams of Alicia and Rose, and Christopher and Randy please come to the arena for the final battle!" Venta called over the microphone.

"Got to go!" Alicia called. Rose smiled and followed Alicia, and Randy and Christopher walked to the arena.

"Alright, folks, this is it, the final match of the Vermilion City Tag Battle competition!" Venta said. "The winning team of this match will receive the rare Dusk Stones! Now, let the battle begin!"

"Brazen, I choose you!" Alicia yelled.

"Skuntank, I choose you!" Rose shouted.

"Let's go, Pikachu!" Christopher yelled.

"Go Persian!" Randy shouted. A white cat Pokémon with a red gem on its forehead came out of Randy's Poké Ball. It curled around and went to sleep. "Persian! Don't go to sleep, we need to battle!"

"I thought you said that you wouldn't use your Persian?" Christopher asked.

"I know, but I think I have a plan." Randy whispered.

"He send out a lazy Pokémon to battle in the Finals?" Rose said to herself.

"Pikachu, use ThunderShock now!" Christopher shouted. "On Skuntank."

"Skuntank, Brazen, use Smokescreen!" Alicia and Rose said together. A black smog was released from Charmeleon's mouth and Skuntank's backside, creating a huge fog that covered the whole battlefield. "Now, Dig attack!" they both said. Both Charmeleon and Skuntank dug underground. "Attack them together!" From inside the smoke, you could hear Pikachu cry out as it got hit, and you could also hear Persian screech. When the smoke cleared, Brazen's head was being held down to the stadium floor by Persian's paw, and Persian had an angry look in its eyes.

"Great!" Randy said. "I knew that if you wake up my Persian, you're going to get creamed!"

"Skuntank, Night Slash!" Rose called.

"Persian, use Hyper Beam on it." Persian opened its mouth and fired a orange beam at Skuntank, hitting it and making it fall back.

"Brazen, use Ember on its face!" Alicia called. "Hurry, while it's distracted!" Brazen turned its head and fired a couple of small fireballs at Persian's head, making it cry out and jump into the air. "Quickly, out of the way!"

"Skuntank, use Toxic attack, now!" Rose called. Skuntank turned its rear to Persian and released a black smoke from it.

"Pikachu, use Quick Attack on Skuntank!" Christopher called. Pikachu ran at Skuntank at a fast speed and tackled it, knocking it off balance. "Now, use Thunderbolt!"

"Quickly, Brazen, use Dragon Rage!" Alicia called. Charmeleon opened its mouth and fired a large fireball at Pikachu, just as it fired a Thunderbolt. The attack blocked the Thunderbolt and exploded in front of Pikachu.

"Persian, use Power Gem attack on Charmeleon!" Randy called. The gem on Persian's forehead started to glow, then it fired a red beam from it at Brazen. Brazen got hit with the attack and fell to the ground.

"C'mon, Brazen, you can do it!" Alicia said. Brazen shakily got up. Pikachu suddenly started coughing and fell to the ground. Rose smiled.

"Looks like little Pikachu breathed in some of my Skuntank's Toxic attack." she said. "Now it's poisoned. We better beat them quick so little Pikachu doesn't have to suffer." Alicia nodded. "Skuntank, Flamethrower attack on Persian!"

"Brazen, use Dragon Rage on it!" Brazen and Skuntank opened their mouth and fired a blast of fire from them, both hitting the wide-eyed Persian and knocking it out.

"Persian and Pikachu are unable to battle, the winners of the Tag Battle Tourney are Block E! Alicia Lindel from Saffron City, and Rose Moseby from Hearthome City!" Alicia blinked a couple times, then hugged Rose and they started jumping up and down together. Brazen and Skuntank looked at each other and smiled. Both Randy and Christopher sighed and recalled their Pokémon, but smiled at the two celebrating. Venta stepped off the stage, two Dusk Stones in his hands. "Congratulations, you two. You certainly were a marvelous team together! These are yours!" He handed them the stones, and the audience started to cheer, clap, and whistle. Alicia looked over at Volkner and Leaf, who were smiling and clapping as well. She never felt more proud of herself in her life.

Tag Battles are over! It went by so fast, but so quick. Before I say anything, the Oc's in this story are as followed: mhadz0021's Oc Nicole Shea, Serpent's Ballet's Oc Alicia (congrats!), LuckyAqua's Oc Rose Moseby (congrats!), Zeta Rubii Naruto's Oc Christopher, tinyblone11's Oc Randy, Eon Penumbra's Oc Nick, and finally, my kinda Oc Venta. Also, I added anonymous reviews. Now to reply to the reviews now:

Serpent's Ballet:

Yeah, they make an excellent team, I like how their personalities kinda matched. It was like Rose was an older version of Alicia. Seadra? I usually hear Kingdra cuz its Dragon type. And Delibird… that is an awesome Pokémon. It looks funny :D.

Eon Penumbra:

Oh, sorry about that? I didn't know that he didn't show anything off. I just went along with the battle playing in my head, so I didn't pay much attention to it, just the battle. Sorry.

New Fic:

And you do realize that Swampert used Foresight, making it so that Normal and Fighting type attacks worked against Ghost types Oh, whoops! Thank you for pointing that out for me. Well, if the anime is allowed to make a couple mistakes, I can make some too, right? Thanks again for pointing that out.

Okay, that's it. Next stop, the group head to Saffron City, Alicia's hometown. See you then! Thanks for reading/reviewing.