Chapter38: Unexpected battle. Mary vs cousins
The three cousins, after they defeated Erika and got the perfume that Mary ordered, were training hard with their pokemon early in the morning and were extremely tired ''we sure...trained hard...'' said Draco who fell down on the ground with his pokemon being extremely tired, espeon fell with her belly down sweating a lot, primeape and charizard fell on their knees breathing heavily,dratini was crawling with all his strength, pidgeot laid his back at a tree and kingdra lied alongside Draco. ''Oh yes, but I think you should had taken it easy on dratini, he is still a kid'' said Nyx concerned and exhausted ''I agree with her'' said Marina ''dragon type pokemon need a lot of training in order to become stronger. Also, dratini himself trains like there is no tomorrow, it would be horrible if I forced him to work less, right dratini?'' asked Draco dratini who nodded and rubbed his head on him with the girls smiling on the view ''hey dratini, I think you got bigger'' said Draco while looking at him ''um'' growled dratini happy ''anyway, let's go take a bath and sleep for a while'' said Marina and then everyone returned their pokemon and went to the pokemon center to bath and rest.
A couple of hours passed and the cousins after taking their baths, were down at the lobby finishing their breakfast ''by the way Draco, we have to call Aunt Mary'' said Nyx ''I didn't forget Nyx, let's go call her right now he said''. ''Good morning mom, we have your favourite perfume, Erika gave us a couple of bottles'' said Draco happy ''oh great, I will close now and sent abra to get them for me'' she said ending the call. Half an hour passed and they got bored waiting ''where is she? Teleport is instant'' said Nyx who couldn't wait any longer ''maybe abra got ill?'' wondered Marina, then abra appeared but it wasn't alone. Mary came along with abra and in unusual clothing: she was wearing black leather gloves, a white and orange t-shirt with a same colour short pant, a black hat and had a ponytail ''m…mo...MOM?'', ''hi honey and nieces'' she greeted them smiling cheerfully while waving her hand.
''After we finished our call, I decided to come and see my friend, so I will go there for a while and spent some time with her, also, I wanted to see you in person for once'' she finished explaining ''that's ok and all mom but…why are you dressed like this?'' asked Draco confused while pointing at her clothes ''fufufu, it's because it has been ages since I left from Pallet and I put the clothes I was wearing as a trainer for nostalgia'' she explained laughing ''anyway kids I have to go, see you'' she said as she went out with abra walking beside her. ''Aunt Mary sure is…..energetic?'' said Nyx who couldn't even use the necessary words to describe her ''well, that's mom alright'' said a drained Draco. Mary was walking at Celadon with abra ''ah, this town remains the same right abra?'' she asked with it nodding, and then they reached the gym and went inside. Erika who was watering some plants suddenly saw her and ran at her hugging her ''Mary, it has been so long!'', ''yeah Erika, I missed you too'' said Mary ''do you want some tea?'', ''you know the answer''.
They were seating on a table enjoying their tea while being surrounded by Erika's pokemon ''so my son and nieces defeated you?'' asked Mary while sipping tea ''yes and I have to say, they are very talented, and to think that this is only their first journey….'', ''hehehehe, it runs in the family'' said Mary laughing ever gently ''when I fought your son I got reminded of our fight, that promising hidden power and skill sure were inherited by you, in fact, I believe he will surpass you before you realize it'' said Erika smiling and sipping her tea. ''To tell you the truth Erika'' said Mary as she put her cup on the table ''since I heard that they defeated Sabrina, I wanted to test them and now I'm really fired up for that'' she said with a determined look ''fufufu, you should do it. It will be too good of an experience for them'' said Erika laughing while gently putting her hand on her mouth. The trio was at the pokemon center feeding their pokemon ''she sure takes her time'' said Draco ''well, she didn't saw her friend for a couple of years so they have to catch up'' said Marina ''I know, but still…'' then suddenly the center's doors opened and Erika came inside ''Erika-san? What are you doing here? Where is my mom?'' asked Draco curious ''fufufu, you have to follow me to my gym kids, please come'' said Erika and after they returned their pokemon they followed her clueless of the situation.
They then entered the gym which was dark ''I don't understand Erika-san, why we came here?'' asked Nyx ''now you will see'' said Erika as the lights turned on and they saw in their surprise Mary standing on the arena ''mom, what's the meaning on this?'', ''it's simple. I want to fight you three'', ''WHAT?!'' they shouted in unison ''ever since you defeated Sabrina I wanted to test your power and now is the time. We will use only one pokemon with no changes and to spice things up: we will use pokemon of your beloved types, do you agree?'' said asking them with a determined look ''a chance to fight mom? Hell to the yeah'' said Draco fired up ''yes, who wouldn't want to battle a trainer that won at Kanto and Johto League two times but never challenged the Elite Four, won so many tournaments thereafter and also was the top coordinator of Kanto for a lot of time?'' wondered a fired up Marina. ''Fufufu, they are my son and nieces alright, who comes first?'' she asked fired up ''I will, so let's rock'' said a fired up Nyx who stepped up ''ok then, come out houndoum'' ''aououou'' howled her houndoum that seemed strong ''ok then, come out umbreon'' ''um'', ''oh, what a cute umbreon'' said Mary ''cute but strong, use faint attack'', ''intercept it and use thunder fang''.
Then umbreon disappeared while running and hit houndoum on its chin, but it then used thunder fang on umbreon's neck and dealed a lot of damage ''now houndoum flamethrower'', ''use double team and then shadow ball'' umbreon used double team to avoid flamethrower and unleashed several shadow balls on houndoum ''faint attack houndoum'', ''use it too umbreon''. Then the two pokemon were disappearing and reappearing hitting each other on different parts of the body ''umbreon, use double team with faint attack'' ''um'', umbreon did that and houndoum couldn't hit umbreon and after many faint attacks it fainted ''alright, we did it umbreon!''.
''Return houndoum, you did your best, wow Nyx, that deceptive combination was good, you think fast and have what it takes to use dark type pokemon'' said Mary impressed ''thank you Aunt'', ''so, who is next?'', ''that would be me'' said Marina ''ok then, come out Milotic'' said Mary as a very beautiful pokemon appeared ''um'' ''Milotic, The Tender Pokemon. Milotic live at the bottom of large lakes. When this Pokémon's body glows a vivid pink, it releases a pulsing wave of energy that brings soothing calm to troubled hearts'', ''it's simply outstanding'' said a breath taken Marina ''wartortle come out'' she said with the serious look and tone that she takes when in battle, ''use hydro pump milotic'' ''um'', ''use too'' ''wartortle'' the two hydro pumps collided with none giving up but then wartortle's prevailed and hit milotic ''now ice beam'', ''protect''. Wartortle unleashed ice beam but milotic protected itself ''use dragon tail'' ''what?'' milotic then moved fast and hit wartortle hard ''and now hydro pump'' milotic then without wasting time, unleashed hydro pump further damaging wartortle and sending him crushing on the wall, ''you can always give up Marina''.
''Give up…me?'' asked with an angry and serious tone that made Draco and Nyx feel a chill of fear down their spine ''wartortle, let's show my dear Aunt our true power'' she said with a smile of confidence and then wartortle who was barely standing smidld fired up and began to shine as he was evolving ''wartortle …you are?'' said Marina suprised and then checked her pokedex ''Blastoise,The Shellfish Pokemon and the final form of Squirtle. The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel''.
''Amazing, let's show them your improved hydro pump'' ordered Marina ''stoise'' blastoise unleashed hydro pump from his two cannons that damaged and pushed back milotic a lot ''dragon tail'' ''blastoise, use ice wheel'', ''ice wheel?'' asked Mary as she saw blastoise becoming a wheel of iced spikes that barraged milotic and made it faint. ''I can't believe it, milotic!'' shouted Mary shocked ''we did it blastoise!'' said Marina excited as she was hugging her new evolved pokemon ''return milotic, Marina, you really can use water types, water pokemon should be flexible and adapt to the situations ahead and your combo is a proof of that'', ''thank you Aunt Mary, we shall become better, right blastoise?'' she asked him and he nodded. ''Now, it's your turn Draco'' said Mary eagerly and more fired up, ''I know, we will show you our progress'' replied Draco fired up ''I want you though to use your starter pokemon'', ''no problem, I was going to anyway, come out charizard'' said Draco ''groh'' charizard appeared roaring ''you sure grew up since you were a little charmander'' said Mary to him and charizard roared ''time for my own pokemon, come out altaria'' said Mary ''altaria'' a beautiful blue bird pokemon with cotton like wings appeared.
''Altaria, The Humming Pokemon. On sunny days, it flies freely through the sky and blends into the clouds. It sings in a beautiful soprano'' ''so cute'' said the girls ''but seems strong too'' said Draco, ''steel wing'', ''wait for it and then dragon claw'', charizard then used dragon claw and waited for altaria who then dived fast towards him and then they hit each other with their moves several times. ''So he knows dragon moves…altaria use three cotton guards'' ordered Mary and then altaria glowed with cotton spores surrounding her and then disappeared ''so she raised her defenses, no problem, flamethrower'', ''avoid it'' charizard then flew and was chasing altaria, but after several missed hits, he finally hit her on her left wing which seemed to had a burn. ''We have to finish this fast, draco meteor'' ''altaria'' altaria then threw a ball of energy that got split into several small meteors ''try to counter it with dragon claw'' charizard then repelled some of them but then got hit ''use it one more time'', ''I got you now mom, fly straight to her and barrage her with dragon claw'', ''oh no, she can't escape now that she almost finished charging'' said a shocked Mary that realized his aim.
Charizard then flew as fast as he could at altaria and brought her down with two dragon claws and kept barraging her while he was on top of her ''try to use heat wave to repel him'' ''I don't think so, flamethrower straight to her face'' ordered Draco and charizard did just that and after a while altaria fainted'', ''oh yeah, we did it charizard'' said Draco excited ''groh'' charizard roared triumph ''return altaria, Draco you were amazing, I don't say that because you are my son but you have incredible potential'', ''thank you mom'' ''alright kids, let's go eat outside, I will pay'', ''yes shouted the three of them excited.
It was afternoon and Mary was about to leave ''Draco, Nyx and Marina, you have grown up a lot and you will become amazing trainers'' said an excited Mary ''thank you'' they said ''also, I would like the gifts I gave you back'', ''why mom?'' asked Draco complaining ''I will tell you guys when the league is over, so please hand them over for now, I promise I will give them back then'' she said and they did it with great difficulty. ''I will go back, take care'' ''we will'' they said and then she left ''I wonder why she took them back'' wondered Nyx ''we will take them back, she promised'' said Draco with a confident look, back at Pallet, Mary put her usual clothes and prepared herself for her chores ''you have become strong kids, but you will get your key stones after defeating me when I'm being serious'' said Mary to herself while washing the dishes ''and unfortunately, not for the monster in human form that one day will target you'' she said grim .