Chapter 51: Round one has begun
A/N: Enjoy! Last time, Arcus had chosen Breeze, Ace and Moltres to be his substitutes just in case and later, he traveled to earth with Tobias. They soon met up with Charles Goodshow, the President of the Pokemon League, and they all traveled together to the first runner where he and his Hitmonchan ran. Not long later, they met up with Ash, Brock and Misty. They made a fine introduction with Tobias but luckily, Tobias was wearing a mask that Arcus had given him. When the three agents stole the torch, Arcus reveals to Ash that the flame will only continue to burn if he was near the flame, much to Team Rocket's disappointment. The next day, Arcus was prepared to start off the Indigo League by showing a fire display using Flare Blitz and Hydro Pump but he went straight to Plan B when the three agents arrived. The torch was soon secured thanks to Arcus and the League has begun! I do not own Pokemon but I own my OC and this story. Reminder: Arcus telepathically talks to his Pokemon during battles. Names of characters: Arcus, Mega Absol(Angel), Blaziken(Torch), Swampert(Kippy), Persian(Ace), Servine(Lily), Kabutops(Shelly), Fearow(Spear), Ekans(Venom), Espeon(Jewel), Mew(Ella), Vaporeon(Aqua), Milotic(Venus), Flareon(Flo), Jolteon(Brie), Mewtwo(Eliza), Mightyena(Breeze), Shiny Lapras(Jade). Angel is permanently a Mega Absol.
Once Arcus had landed in a secluded area, he reverted into a human again and he walked out of the place where people were soon beginning to arrive.
When he walked past one of the Pokemon trainers, he heard a girl asked,"Did you see how that Legendary Pokemon took out that robot easily?" Her friend replied,"Yeah. It turned the flame into Moltres and it blew up the robot. My Nidorina kept on staring up at the screen the whole time when it happened." The first girl said,"We should buy something for our Pokemon. I heard that they are selling toys and posters that looked like that Legendary Pokemon." Her friend smiled and said,"What are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Arcus smiled as he walked past them. Things were looking up to him when he saw a nearby shop that was selling toys, posters and other merchandise such as water bottle, bubble heads and others that were all dedicated to his popularity. He saw that the store was selling fast thanks to trainers with female Pokemon and he continued his way to the registration counter.
A while later, he spotted two familiar faces. He walked over to them and said,"Drake! Alex! It's so good to see you two!" Alex said,"We promised you back at the Admissions Exams that we will be coming here to cheer you on. You wouldn't believe how long the ticket counter's lines were. It took us the entire day just to get our ticket. Luckily for us, we were the last ones to get the last two tickets and we've got a bonus."
Arcus asked,"What's the bonus?" Drake said,"We get to have the honor of cheering you at the bench that's behind where you will be standing when you have your battles." Arcus smiled and said,"Well that's a good deal. My good luck must be getting to you two."
Drake asked,"So, are you heading for the registration counter?" Arcus nodded and said,"Yeah. I've already registered but I still don't know who my opponent is yet even though I already know what field I'm on." Alex asked,"What field are you on anyway?" Arcus replied,"The Grass field." Alex said,"You'll win it for sure! That Fire Pokemon you used last time was super strong. Are you going to use it?" Arcus nodded as they continued to make their way to the registration counter.
When they finally reached the place, Arcus walked over to the counter from the day before and he said,"Hi again. I'm here to find out who I'm going to be up against." The woman said,"Oh right. You're Aaron from yesterday. I was actually going to tell you but you left. The computer will show you who your opponent is..."
They looked up at the screen and it showed Arcus was up against a guy named Steve. The woman said,"Your battle will be starting in an hour. The announcer will be calling you to be at the stadium ten minutes before the battle begins." Arcus nodded and they left.
As they left, Alex asked,"So Aaron, who will you be using besides the Fire type one?" Arcus replied,"I was thinking of using Torch throughout the battle but if I'm in a disadvantage, I'll be using Angel and Lily." Alex said,"Oh yeah. Lily, your Grass type and Angel, the one that the instructor allowed you to keep during the test."
Once they were making their way to the Grass stadium, Arcus spotted Tobias walked up to him and he said,"Tobias, where were you?" Tobias replied,"I was with Ash just now. I heard your battle was about to begin soon."
Drake asked,"Aaron, who's this?" Arcus replied,"Drake, Alex, this is my brother, Tobias." They greeted each other with handshakes and Tobias said,"So...Aaron, shall we head to the stadium?" Arcus nodded and they made their way to the stadium.
They soon met up with Gary and he said,"Hey Gary. You heading for your battle?" Gary nodded and said,"Yeah. What about you?" Arcus replied,"Same here. Good luck on yours." Gary said,"Same to you too!"
When they reached the stadium, an announcer announced,"Will Aaron and Steve please report to the Grass field for your battle."
Arcus walked into the stadium with Drake, Alex and Tobias sitting down on the bench as Arcus walked up to the ring where he was supposed to stand on.
They waited for the entire ten minutes and finally, Steve appeared and he quickly got onto his ring.
The announcer said,"Now that both participants are here, let the battle begin!" A referee walked up and he said,"Aaron will be the Red trainer while Steve will be the Green trainer! This will be a three-on-three battle with no time limit!"
Steve started off first as he tossed his Pokeball out and said,"Dodrio, go!" As his Dodrio emerged, Arcus smirked and said,"Torch, you're up!" As he tossed his Universal ball up, Torch emerged from it and she had her right hand on her hip while her left hand was near her mouth as she gave a yawn, taunting Dodrio.
Arcus telepathically said,"Torch, remember your training. Dodrio is a fast one so you have to rely on speed as well as offensive." Torch nodded and the announcer said,"Red trainer, Aaron, is known during the P1 Grand Prix to have the ability to stare at his Pokemon for it to win. He is using the same Pokemon that he used to win the Grand Prix. But will Aaron's staring tactic win this battle for him?"
Steve said,"Dodrio, use Quick Attack!" As Dodrio charged its way towards Torch, Arcus telepathically said,"Get ready to use Blaze Kick on it after you dodge it." Torch nodded and she simply sidestepped, missing Dodrio by an inch.
Arcus snapped his fingers and Torch's right foot caught on fire as she leaped into the air and she came diving down with a devastating blow to Dodrio's middle face. In shock, Steve stared in disbelief as his Dodrio fell. Steve said,"Get up, Dodrio! Don't forget how we even get into the Pokemon League in the first place!"
Surprisingly, Dodrio managed to get up. Steve said,"That's right! Dodrio, use Drill Peck now!" As all three beaks started rotating, it charged again with great speed. Impressed, Arcus said,"I'm amazed by your Dodrio's endurance. But Torch is just warming up. Her full strength isn't even here yet."
He snapped his fingers again and he telepathically said,"Now, use Flare Blitz!" Torch was engulfed in flames as she rose from the ground. Arcus then said,"Torch, surround Dodrio in fire." Torch nodded and she flew around Dodrio, burning the grass around it and surrounding it in flames.
Arcus then said,"Torch wrapped this up with a double Blaze Kick!" As Torch flew straight up into the air, the flames slowly disappeared, leaving them only on her two feet. As she dove down with both her feet together, Torch smashed onto Dodrio's back with tremendous force backed with the burning force of the flames as a giant smoke cloud covered the entire field.
Once the smoke cleared, Torch was standing over Dodrio proudly as the flames on her wrists burn brighter.
The announcer said,"Amazing! Aaron's staring tactic has led to his first victory! Now what Pokemon will Steve choose next?" Steve recalled Dodrio and he tossed his second Pokeball out as he exclaimed,"Raticate, go!" As Raticate emerged, the announcer said,"Steve has chosen his Raticate as his second Pokemon."
Arcus smirked and telepathically said,"Torch, this time, wear it down until it is completely exhausted and then finish off with a Fire Punch." Torch nodded as she waited for Raticate to attack.
Steve said,"Raticate, use Jump Kick!" As Raticate leaped up, Torch disappeared from sight and she reappeared behind Raticate. The announcer exclaimed,"Aaron's Pokemon is as fast as light! How will Steve land a blow now when he knows that his opponent's Pokemon is fast?"
Arcus smirked and said,"Steve, let me give you some advice. Use your most fastest attacks and see if you can match your Raticate's speed with my Blaziken's speed." Steve asked,"Why are you helping me?" Arcus replied,"It wouldn't be fun if you lose now. I came for an exciting match in this Pokemon League and I was sure I'd be going up against a strong trainer now."
Growling, Steve exclaimed,"I'll show you! Raticate, use Quick Attack and follow up with Double Edge!" Raticate then charged towards Torch as its speed kept on increasing at every step.
Arcus smiled and said,"That's more like it."
Behind him, Drake said,"Wow. Aaron sure seems confident." Tobias said,"Yes. My brother trained his Blaziken in every way he can so he's confident of winning."
Torch dodged Raticate's Quick Attack with ease and she dodged its Double Edge as well, infuriating Steve even more. Steve exclaimed,"Raticate, Hyper Beam!" Arcus then telepathically said,"Torch, this is it. Take that Hyper Beam. When that Hyper Beam attack hits, Raticate should be unable to move. Finish him off a merged Quick Attack and Double Kick." Torch nodded as she accepted the Hyper Beam by getting hit by it, creating an explosion.
The announcer said,"Steve finally lands a blow on Aaron's Pokemon. But did that do the trick?"
As the smoke cleared, Torch was revealed to be in perfect shape, as if she didn't even get hit. Shocked, Steve exclaimed,"How is this possible?! No Pokemon had survived my Raticate's Hyper Beam attack before!"
Arcus snapped his fingers and Torch disappeared into thin air as she reappeared directly in front of Raticate's face. She then raised both her feet and she kicked Raticate out of the field.
The announcer exclaimed,"What an incredible attack! Raticate is down and out!" Steve returned Raticate to its Pokeball and he tossed his last Pokeball and said,"Venomoth, I choose you!" As his Venomoth emerged from it Pokeball, Arcus said,"The battle has already been decided. Let me show you my Pokemon's ultimate attack! Torch, combine Flare Blitz with Double Team! Bring forth the Meteor Illusion!"
As Torch was engulfed in flames again, she flew straight towards Venomoth and illusions of her attack were created beside her, scaring Venomoth.
Before Steve could say anything, Torch rammed Venomoth with a strength of five Tauros combined and Venomoth was completely knocked out.
Alex exclaimed,"Tobias, did you know about that move?!" Tobias nodded his head and said,"Yes I do. My brother always helps out with our sister to create perfect combination moves that he also learnt to use combination attacks as well. He just created that move to distract his opponent's Pokemon first and when they miss, Torch will fly in and take it out. It's the perfect combination to give a hundred percent one hit KO win."
The referee announced,"Venomoth is unable to battle! Red trainer wins!" The sounds of applause and clapping was heard and the announcer said,"What an amazing win for Aaron! With a move like his Meteor Illusion, he might win this whole competition with ease!"
Torch leaped back to Arcus's side and he said,"Great work, Torch. You were awesome." Torch smiled as Arcus returned her to her Universal ball.
Drake, Alex and Tobias walked up to him and Drake said,"Congrats on your first win." Arcus nodded and said,"It's was a piece of cake."
A news crew soon appeared and the new reporter asked,"Aaron, you just won your first Pokemon League battle using only your first Pokemon. Care to tell us how you feel about your win and how you came up with that move?" Arcus replied,"I feel amazing after that. Steve put up a great battle but if he ever wants a rematch with me, he should improve on his Pokemon's speed first before challenging me again. How I create that move? I learnt that while helping my sister out with her combination moves."
The news reporter asked,"One last question, will you use the same Pokemon again on your next battle?" Arcus huffed and said,"It depends. If I feel like switching, I will. If not, I'll stick with my first one." The news reporter said,"Thank you for your time. That will be all." Arcus nodded as he left the stadium with the others.
A/N: Yeah! Arcus's first easy win! Next chapter will be out on Monday. Please review and criticism is allowed. Feel free to leave a PM for me and don't forget to Favorite/Follow this story if you want to and even better, Add me to your Favorite Author lists and/or Following list.
