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AU: And here's chapter 38. Enjoy.
Chapter 38
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Today we have round two of the Seafoam Islands Water Tournament. And we start things of with Big B from Pallet Town against the tomboyish mermaid, Misty from the Cerulean City Gym." The announcer said as Misty and I entered the arena the next morning. Yasmine and Jade had left to continue their journey early in the morning since both had been eliminated in the first round.
"Fair warning, I'm not going to go easy on you. Go, Quagsire." Misty said as she called out her first Pokemon.
"I wouldn't have it any other way. Krabs, go time!" I called out my Kingler.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Quagsire, start off with Mud Shot." Misty commanded.
"Krabs, use Brick Break." I ordered. Quagsire fired multiple light blue balls of energy which Krabs ran through with his big claw glowing white before he slammed it down on Quagsire.
"Quagsire starts with a Mud Shot but Kingler runs through it like it's nothing and hits back with a Brick Break."
"Quagsire, AncientPower." Misty instructed.
"Krabs, Protect and Swords Dance." I commanded. Quagsire fired a silver ball of energy at Krabs, who had formed a bluish-green bubble around himself to stop the attack. Krabs' claws were also covered in purple glow, heightening his attack.
"Quagsire goes for an AncientPower attack, but Kingler stops it with a Protect as he raises his attack with Swords Dance."
"Quagsire, Giga Impact." Misty ordered.
"Krabs, Endure the hit and strike back with Crabhammer." I instructed. Quagsire surrounded himself in a purple orb with orange streaks of energy swirling around it before launching himself at Krabs, who raised his claws in front of him to try and defend against the attack as much as possible. The attack hit, but Krabs was able to barely hang on and retaliated by slamming his glowing white pincer into Quagsire, sending him flying.
"Quagsire goes all out with Giga Impact, but Kingler Endures the hit and strikes back with a powerful Crabhammer."
"Quagsire is unable to battle. Kingler wins." The referee declared as he saw the unconscious Pokemon.
"And Quagsire is down. Big B takes the lead in this first match."
"Quagsire, you tried your best, return. Let's see how this goes. Go, Lapras." Misty switched out her Pokemon.
"Krabs, try to hang in there." I encouraged my Kingler.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Krabs, another Crabhammer." I commanded.
"Lapras, Thunder." Misty ordered. Krabs once again shot forward and slammed his glowing white pincer down on Lapras before jumping out of the way as Lapras fired a massive beam of electricity at him.
"Kingler gets in another hit with Crabhammer. Lapras uses Thunder, but Kingler is too fast and is able to avoid the attack."
"Krabs, let's try Guillotine." I instructed.
"Lapras, use Brine." Misty commanded. Krabs' pincer started glowing light-blue as he charged at Lapras, who responded by firing a powerful stream of water at Krabs, knocking him down.
"Krabs goes in for the kill with a Guillotine, but Lapras shoots back with Brine."
"Kingler is unable to battle. Lapras wins." The referee declared.
"And Kingler is down for the count."
"Krabs, return, you did great. Guppy, go time." I said as I switched my fallen Kingler for my Shiny Gyarados.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Lapras, Thunderbolt." Misty ordered.
"Guppy, Fire Blast." I called out. Lapras fired a bolt of lightning at Guppy as he fired a big fiery stick-figure-like shape before being hit by the Thunderbolt.
"Lapras goes for the obvious route with a Thunderbolt as Guppy surprises everyone with a Fire Blast. And it's a hit by both Pokemon."
"Lapras, try another Thunder." Misty instructed.
"Guppy, show them your Thunder." I commanded. Both Pokemon fired a massive beam of electricity at each other, both of which hit home, causing both Pokemon to collapse.
"Both Lapras and Guppy are using a Thunder attack this time. Will the attacks meet in the middle? No! Both attacks are a direct hit on their intended targets."
"Both Pokemon are unable to battle. Draw." The referee declared.
"And both Pokemon are out. This is getting exciting, people. Both trainers have one Pokemon left."
"Get some rest, Lapras, return. Let's try to win this, Starmie." Misty said as she called out her final Pokemon.
"You did great, Guppy, return. So, Eevolver, you up for this?" I asked my Eevee-disguised-as-Vaporeon after recalling my fallen shiny Gyarados. In response Eevolver jumped into the water and swam to the starting position.
"Battle begin." The referee announced once both Pokemon were on their marks.
"Starmie, start off with Swift." Misty ordered.
"Eevolver, Protect and set up an Aqua Ring." I instructed. Starmie fired a barrage of golden stars at Eevolver, which smashed into his bluish-green bubble before he created several rings of water around his body.
"Starmie starts with Swift, but Vaporeon blocks it with a Protect before creating an Aqua Ring to heal himself during battle."
"Starmie, set up a Rain Dance." Misty commanded.
"Rain Dance? Oh no, I know what's coming next. Eevolver, use Shadow Ball." I ordered. Starmie fired a blue orb of energy and water from its core into the air which made it rain just as it was struck by a black ball of energy from Eevolver.
"Starmie makes it rain with a Rain Dance as Vaporeon tries to overpower the part Psychic Type with a Shadow Ball."
"Good, now, use Thunder, Starmie." Misty smirked.
"No choice then. Eevolver, Detect and hit back with Hyper Beam." I instructed. Starmie a massive beam of electricity into the rainclouds overhead, from where it came hurtling down towards Eevolver. However, Eevolver's eyes flashed blue for an instant and he was able to barely dodge the bolt of electricity before firing a yellowish orange beam of energy at Starmie, engulfing the part Psychic Type entirely. Once the move ended, Starmie fell backwards.
"And Starmie uses the rain to more accurately aim its Thunder attack, but Vaporeon dodges with Detect and hit back with a powerful Hyper Beam. Is this the end?"
"Starmie is unable to battle. Misty is out of usable Pokemon. Big B wins." The referee declared.
"It is! Big B has beaten Misty and goes on to the next round!" the announcer yelled in excitement as Misty recalled her Starmie and Eevolver swam back to me.
After my match, it was Crasher Wake's turn. He would be facing off against a local kid named Timmy. The match was short. Timmy only has three Magikarp, so Crasher Wake used his Floatzel to take each of them out in one hit. It wasn't spectacular, but he felt like saving his energy for his match against me tomorrow. Then, after a lengthy lunch break, It was time for Jolyne's battle against Lisa.
"Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, for the third match of the second round of the Seafoam Islands Water Tournament. Without further delay here are our competitors. Jolyne and Lisa." The announcer said as both trainers entered the ring, Jolyne eating a big bag of M&Ms.
"Go, Kingdra." Lisa called out her first Pokemon.
"Sealy, I choose you." Jolyne called out her Dewgong after she put away her bag of candy.
"Battle begin." The referee declared.
"Sealy, start off with Aurora Beam." Jolyne commanded.
"Kingdra, dodge and use Dragon Pulse." Lisa ordered. Sealy fired a multicolored beam at Kingdra, who dodged by diving underwater before bursting out at a random spot and fired a turquoise orb of energy at Sealy, which hit the Dewgong in the side of his head.
"Dewgong starts with an Aurora Beam but Kingdra dodges and fires back with a Dragon Pulse. Direct hit!"
"Sealy, let's kick it up a notch, Ice Beam." Jolyne instructed.
"Kingdra, Protect and Flash Cannon." Lisa commanded. Sealy fired several light-blue beams from a similarly colored orb which slammed into the bluish-green bubble Kingdra had formed around himself. Once the Ice Beam attack ended, Kingdra dropped the orb and fired a silver beam of light at Sealy, knocking him down.
"Dewgong tries something stronger with an Ice Beam, but this time Kingdra manages to avoid damage by using Protect and she strikes back with a Flash Cannon. And another direct hit!"
"Dewgong is unable to battle. Kingdra wins." The referee declared.
"And Dewgong is down for the count, the first round goes to Lisa."
"Sealy, you did great, take a rest. I choose you, Gold." Jolyne switched her fallen Dewgong for her Golduck.
"No wonder your Pokemon is so weak if you call that doing great. That was pathetic. Kingdra will show you how it's done." Lisa sneered.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Gold, use Blizzard." Jolyne ordered.
"Kingdra, Bounce." Lisa instructed. Gold fired a cold wind with snow from his mouth at Kingdra, who just as the latter jumped out of the water, over the attack and landed on Gold's head.
"Golduck wants to put the freeze on Kingdra with a Blizzard attack, but Kingdra uses Bounce to dodge and counter-attack at the same time, hitting Golduck hard."
"Gold, try Cross Chop." Jolyne commanded.
"Kingdra, Draco Meteor." Lisa ordered. Gold ran forward with is glowing white hands crossed as Kingdra fired an orange orb into the air, which exploded into several smaller orange orbs that crashed down onto the battlefield with the power of meteorites, several of which hit Gold, obscuring him from sight in a cloud of dust.
"Golduck switches to physical combat with Cross Chop, but Kingdra stops him in his tracks with a Draco Meteor."
"Golduck is unable to battle. Kingdra wins." The referee declared once the smoke cleared enough to see Gold's unconscious body.
"And that's another round for Lisa. Jolyne really needs to step up her game."
"You tried your best, Gold, return. Sheldon, I choose you." Jolyne switched out her Golduck for her Wartortle.
"Kingdra, don't disappoint me." Lisa glared at her Pokemon.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Sheldon, use Ice Beam." Jolyne instructed.
"Kingdra, Dragon Pulse." Lisa commanded. Sheldon fired light-blue beams from a similar-colored orb in front of his mouth at Kingdra, who took the hit before shooting back with a turquoise orb, knocking the Wartortle over.
"Wartortle tries to freeze Kingdra as well, and this time it's a hit. But Kingdra seeks retribution by firing a Dragon Pulse, bowling Jolyne's last Pokemon over."
"Sheldon, you can do it, Zen Headbutt." Jolyne ordered.
"Kingdra, Hyper Beam." Lisa instructed. A blue glow covered the top of Sheldon's head as he launched himself at Kingdra, who fired a yellowish orange beam which engulfed Sheldon before he reached his target. As the beam faded, Sheldon was lying on his back.
"Wartortle tries a Zen Headbutt but Kingdra holds him off with a powerful Hyper Beam. It looks like this might be it, folks."
"Wartortle is unable to battle. Jolyne is out of usable Pokemon. Lisa wins." The referee declared.
"And there you have it. Lisa once again beats her opponent with only one Pokemon and advances to the semi-finals. Stay tuned for the next match as we determine who will be her next opponent. Will it be Leila or will it be Marlon?" the announcer said as both trainers recalled their Pokemon and Lisa left without even looking at the audience.
"I hate to admit it, but Lisa is strong." I sighed as the repair crew filled up the holes created by Draco Meteor.
"Do you think she'll make it to the finals?" Misty asked.
"Don't know. It's definitely possible." I replied after thinking about it for a moment.
"And now for the final battle of today. Leila will be fighting Marlon, who came all the way from the Unova region. This might be exciting." The announcer said as the last two trainers entered the arena.
"Okay, Fisho, let's go." Leila called out her Seaking.
"Jellicent, this one is yours." Marlon called out his first Pokemon.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Fisho, start off with Psybeam." Leila commanded.
"Jellicent, hit back with Energy Ball." Marlon ordered. Fisho fired a multi-colored beam at Jellicent, who took the hit and fired back with a ball of bluish-green energy.
"Seaking goes first with a Psybeam, but Jellicent seems to shrug it off and launches an Energy Ball."
"Fisho, let's try a Drill Run." Leila instructed.
"Jellicent, another Energy Ball." Marlon commanded. Fisho jumped out of the water and started spinning to turn its horn into a drill as it charged at Jellicent, who fired another orb of bluish-green energy as Fisho hit.
"Seaking tries a Drill Run, but Jellicent fires another Energy Ball just as the move makes contact."
"Seaking is unable to battle. Jellicent wins." The referee declared upon seeing Fisho's unconscious body.
"And Seaking is already down."
"Fisho, return. You tried your best. Let's go, Lappy." Leila switched to her Lapras.
"Battle begin." The referee announced after Marlon indicated he was sticking with Jellicent.
"Jellicent, Energy Ball." Marlon ordered.
"Lappy, use Thunder." Leila called out. Jellicent fired off another orb of bluish-green energy just as Lappy fired a massive beam of electricity at him. After being struck by the Electric attack, Jellicent collapsed.
"Jellicent makes the first move and uses another Energy Ball, but Lapras counter-attacks with a Thunder. Direct Hits!"
"Jellicent is unable to battle. Lapras wins." The referee declared.
"Jellicent, return, you did great. Now, show them what you've got, Carracosta." Marlon said as he switched Pokemon.
"Let's keep going, Lappy." Leila said to her Pokemon.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Lappy, use Thunderbolt." Leila instructed.
"Carracosta, time for Stone Edge." Marlon commanded. Lappy fired another beam of electricity at Carracosta, though this time not as powerful, but more accurate. Carracosta took the hit as he created two rings of jagged rocks around himself and returned fire by launching those rocks, hitting Lappy hard.
"Lapras goes for another Electric attack, but Carracosta can take it and fires back with a Stone Edge. It looks like a powerful hit."
"Lapras is unable to battle. Carracosta wins." The referee declared.
"Lappy, you did great, return. It's up to you, Frogger, let's go." Leila switched to her last Pokemon: my Poliwrath.
"Carracosta, you up for this?" Marlon asked, to which Carracosta replied with a nod.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Frogger, DynamicPunch." Leila ordered.
"Carracosta, Protect." Marlon instructed. Frogger charged forward, engulfing his fist in a light-blue aura while Carracosta created a bluish-green bubble around himself, but it didn't help any as Frogger smashed straight through it and hit Carracosta in the face, making him fall backwards.
"Poliwrath goes straight for the DynamicPunch as Carracosta tries to save himself with Protect. But what's this? Poliwrath just smashed straight through Protect and hit Carracosta at full power."
"Carracosta is unable to battle. Poliwrath wins." The referee declared.
"Carracosta, you did good, return. It's your turn now, Wailord." Marlon called out his final Pokemon.
"Battle begin." The referee announced.
"Frogger, use Focus Blast." Leila commanded.
"Wailord, Double Edge." Marlon ordered. Frogger created a light-blue ball of energy which he threw at Wailord, who was rushing at Frogger, leaving behind a yellow energy trail. Wailord plowed straight through the Focus Blast, obviously feeling the effects, and rammed into Frogger, sending him skidding backwards.
"And the last round starts off powerfully with Poliwrath using Focus Blast as Wailord approaches with a Double Edge. The Focus Blast hits but it doesn't slow wailord down. And the Double Edge sends Frogger skidding to the other end of the platform."
"Frogger, all or nothing, Giga Impact." Leila instructed.
"Wailord, you can do it, Giga Impact as well." Marlon commanded. Both Pokemon covered themselves in an purple energy sphere with yellowish-orange energy swirling around it and charged towards each other, the hit kicking up a big cloud of dust and smoke.
"Both Wailord and Poliwrath are using Giga Impact. This will be a do or die attack, whichever Pokemon that remains standing will be the winner. Who will be standing when this smoke clears?"
"Wailord is unable to battle. Marlon is out of usable Pokemon. Leila wins." The referee declared as the smoke and dust lifted and Poliwrath was standing on top of Wailord.
"And that concludes it ladies and gentlemen. Leila wins her second round battle and goes on to the semi-finals to battle Lisa. This was also our last battle for today, but we'll be back tomorrow morning with Big B versus Crasher Wake." The announcer said as Marlon recalled his Wailord and Leila and Frogger were waving at the crowd.
"Once again the Pokemon I lent her did most of the work. What will her excuse be this time?" I sighed.
"That her opponent is training to be a Gym Leader." Misty replied. Crasher Wake chuckled in response.
"Am I missing something here?" I asked in confusion.
"On the first, day before we met up outside, Marlon came to us and told us he was doing this in order to prepare for his Gym Leader Exam next month." Wake explained.
Later than night we all went to our usual All-you-can-eat-buffet. (The owner nearly started crying.)
"So, you think you're ready to take me on?" Wake asked me.
"I'm pretty sure I am." I grinned back.
"How about you, Leila? Do you think you'll be able to handle Lisa." Misty asked Leila, who had seemed rather distracted since her battle with Marlon.
"I hope so." Leila responded. I was about to ask her if something was bothering her, but my thoughts were interrupted by Jolyne burping really loudly before challenging me to an eating-race.
The quarter-finals have been fought. Who will reach the finals? What is bothering Leila? To find out, keep reading "Big B's Kanto Journey".
End Note: And that's it for this month. for starters I'm just going to warn you that I might not be updating next month. I'm going to TRY but I'm not making any promises. 'Why?' you wonder? Because Kamen Rider Fourze ends this month, and I'm going to try and pull of a marathon of the entire show the week before the final episode. (Which is incidentally the week after my birthday.) Then there's also the fact that I'm trying to watch Tensou Sentai Goseiger (only 4 episodes left of that one, 3 at most by the end of the night) in preparation for next year's Power Ranger Megaforce and after that I'll prepare for the final episodes of Power Rangers Super Samurai by watching Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. So busy, busy. Also add in the fact that I'm still jobhunting (I'm probably spending more time and energy trying to FIND a job than it would take to actually DO a job). Oh yeah, and I'm also playing World of Warcraft. But I'll try my best. And if I fail, well I'll either update halfway through the month, or I'll make an extra long chapter for the next update.
Now on to actually discussing the chapter. I didn't bother writing out Crasher Wake's battle, it's pretty much his Gyarados using Thunder three times. Also the reveal of Marlon's identity. I wish I could have added the name of the city where his Gym will be, but the English name hasn't been revealed yet. I think that's all there is to say. Next month there'll be an update of the DeviantArt page with new Trainer Cards for this chapter. and well, We'll see how much I'll be able to cram into the actual next chapter. See you guys next month. Don't forget to review.