Theme Song
Four corners of the Earth, set to collide (The screen splits into fourths with Gray to the left and colored green, Will to the right and colored red, Tyson in the middle left and colored blue, and Rei in the middle right colored pink)
Different trials and tribulations together for one ride (Tyson, Will, Gray, and Rei stare down a man and his six Pokemon)
Let's go! (2x) Meet brand new heroes! (Tyson and Greninja stand back-to-back, Will and Pyro fold their arms over their chests, and Rei stands in-between her Gallade and Bisharp)
Let's stop! (2x) A mighty foe! (Four trainers appear on pillars with one standing above them all)
Hold up! (2x) He will fear us! (Gray, Will, Tyson, and Rei use Mega Evolution at the same time)
We'll all! (2x) Make evil shush! (Pyro uses Blaze Kick, Greninja uses Water Shuriken, Bellator uses Razor Shell, and Gallade uses Psycho Cut)
Two generations in one place (Gray, Will, and Rei see Tyson, and he extends his hand)
Meet each other face to face (All four come together and go to fist bump)
Standing in the pouring rain (Gray, another Pokemon, and Bellator stand opposite Blade and Bisharp)
Get on the damn hype train! (Shia Labeouf screams "Just do it!")
Pokemon!
Hello, readers! We're nearing the end of the crossover, but that's not important. Last chapter featured the introduction of Rei, who's a character of my own that now has her own story, and everyone battled Team Temporal. Things ended with four new challengers appearing, and that's what's going to happen this chapter. Also, the next chapter "Mega Battle" was combined with this one. Now let's get going!
Warrior of Hope: I probably should've done that with yours and Blaze's XD Bisharp's going to be a lunatic at times, but mainly just an ass. And I can't wait for the Hydreigon battle either!
Blaze Falcon: Chill and savage are the perfect words to describe those two. You're definitely right about it being hard for the four people at the end to beat the musketeers, but hey, crazier things have happened
Defender31415: I know, right? It's just such a badass name! And thanks! We appreciate the support!
MysticBeatz21: Arrogant would be right, in a way. I'd say, in that last scene, it was more of him just being insane than anything, but arrogant does work. Great to see the styles are meshing well, and hopefully the product can keep coming out well
JustinThePokemonMaster: Your answer to two made no sense XD Bisharp, tho. He's going to be a badass, to say the least. And medals for everyone!
Rales Mckoy: Haha, I'm sure you're going to love what we have in store for the last bits of this, and what I have ready after everyone goes back to their own story. And here're the battles you've been waiting for (hopefully!)
ShadowDragon9000: Ferus and Bisharp... I hope they can get a few more chapters together, or if they were on the same team, that'd be amazing. And of course I know you hate Bisharp. Bisharp is the worst, which is why I have characters use it so often. I got your reference, I think, lol. Uniqueness? Huzzah!
Gray's Team
Unicus, (f), level 34, Crush Claw, Magnitude, Swift, Rollout, Gyro Ball*, Dig* - (Sandslash)
Bellator, (m), level 39, Ice Punch, Revenge, Water Gun, Razor Shell, Aqua Jet*, Water Pulse* - (Dewott)
Furcifer, (f), level 34, Beat Up, Quick Attack, Icy Wind, Feint Attack, Metal Claw*, Agility* - (Sneasel)
Potens, (f), level 34, Razor Wind, Gust, Bite, Wing Attack, Agility*, Air Cutter* - (Noibat)
Celsus, (m), level 36, Confusion, Assurance, Stomp, Psybeam, Agility*, Zen Headbutt* - (Girafarig)
Advena, (f), level 30, Headbutt, Hidden Power, Zen Headbutt, Psybeam, ?, ? - (Elgyem)
Ferus, (m), level 60, Flamethrower, Feint Attack, Iron Tail, Foul Play, Bite*, Fire Fang* - (Houndoom)
"Get ready to lose," one of the Team Temporal members sneered as all four of them grabbed a Pokeball and prepared to throw them.
"A fight sounds good to me," Will announced as he grabbed a Pokeball out of his pocket. "How about you guys?"
"Always, I'm ready to teach these freaks a lesson!"
"I could knock a few heads," Ferus responded.
"I like this guy's style," Bisharp whispered to Rei.
"Hold on," the girls said in unison, stopping their violent Pokemon as they each drew a different Pokeball, demoralizing Ferus and Bisharp.
"Potens, I choose you!"
"Simisage, let's go!"
"Don't leave me hanging!" Will cut in, grinning. "You're on, Captain!"
"Sylveon, it's fighting time!"
All four of the Pokemon appeared next to one another and they nodded before locking onto the members of Team Temporal.
"Really? That's a pathetic bunch you have there," one man, who was standing directly across from Tyson taunted.
"They may look pathetic, but I'll bet we can still kick your asses any day!" Will countered.
Each of the admins laughed at the genuinely funny comment and they placed the Pokeballs they had grabbed back in their pockets, confusing the time travelers and Tyson.
"What? Too scared to face us without your strongest Pokemon?" Rei mocked, only to be shut down.
"On the contrary," the woman standing across from her started. "You're not worth our time."
"We were going to pull out the aces up our sleeves, but if you all want to fight with this useless group, we won't need to," the man standing in front of Will stated with a smirk.
"Why don't y'all move out the way then?" Tyson suggested. "Greninja and I have business with your leader. But, we could use some warming up first." Tyson cracked his knuckles while Sylveon bent down and growled.
"Let's get this over with," the final member of Temporal's quartet barked. "We don't have time to be fooling around with these losers if they don't want to go all out."
"Oh, I'll show you what can go all out!" Bisharp shouted as he attempted to run past Rei, only to be stopped by Simisage, who gave a quick nod and turned back to glare at the man.
"We'll beat you all," Will proclaimed. "and we'll make sure to do it with the Pokemon you mocked. Let's get him, Captain!"
"We should split up and take them one-on-one," the man standing across Gray suggested, drawing nods from his partners.
With the final announcement, Tyson, Gray, Rei, and Will all split up, each following one of the members of Team Temporal.
000
"Yo!" Tyson called, running side by side with the Temporal Admin. "What's your name?"
"Why should I tell you?" The man barked back. Tyson grinned as he slid far in front of his opponent; Greninja behind him and Sylveon in front.
"Mostly because I like to know the names of the person I'm about to beat." The admin laughed before grabbing a Poke Ball of his own.
"I like your spunk kid," the man complemented, tossing the capsule into the sky. "It's a shame you're going to die here." The ball released an Arcanine, who roared at his opponents. "Name's Terrence, by the way."
"And I'm Tyson," the teen tipped his blue and silver hat at the man. "Sylveon, use Hidden Power!"
The fairy type cried as multiple green orbs levitated around her. By shooting her head forward, she sent the orbs to the dog's direction.
"Incinerate them with Flamethrower!"
Arcanine shot a huge stream of flames towards Sylveon's attack. The fire flew through the orbs and swallowed the Interwing Pokemon. Tyson bit his lip as his Pokemon stood back up and shook of the damage.
"Use Moonblast!"
Sylveon lifted her head high as a huge pink orb levitated high in the sky. Terrence smirked as he snapped his fingers.
"Extremespeed," he said calmly.
The dog disappeared in a second as Sylveon continued to charge her orb. The Legendary Pokemon (Pokedex name) appeared and disappeared every so often in the space. Arcanine then was in front of Sylveon and prepared to ram into her.
"Quick, make Arcanine go away with Shadow Ball, then fire your Moonblast!"
Sylveon was able to charge up and fire an orb of darkness at the Kanto Pokemon, sending him flying back. To keep up the pressure, the fairy type tossed the huge pink orb down on Arcanine. The fire type cried with pain as he rolled in front of his trainer; covered in bruises and shivering with pain.
"Get up now!" Terrence demanded, to which his injured Pokemon did. "Good, now return the favor with Flamethrower!"
Arcanine nodded and proceeded to fire another streak of flames. Tyson smirked and tossed his arm off to the side.
"Run with Dazzling Gleam!"
Sylveon began to sprint towards the duo as her body glowed pink. While avoiding the flames, Sylveon raised her ribbons high and as all the light went there. With a loud cry, a huge blast of pure light was created and flew towards the fire dog.
"Not on our watch! Arcanine, retaliate with Fire Blast!"
Arcanine opened his mouth and reared his head back. As the blast of light drew closer, the Kanto Pokemon shot a huge fire kanji symbol towards the move. The moves canceled each other out Sylveon began to fall, due to her still being injured from her last fight.
"Take advantage of Sylveon's injures with Wild Charge!"
The fire type barked loudly as he ran forward at fast speeds. His body was surrounded in a electric armor and continued his stride. Sylveon couldn't move until she was thrown by Arcanine's attack. Greninja caught his fainted teammate as her trainer returned her to her capsule.
"Infernape, it's revenge time!" Tyson announced, releasing his fully evolved fire type. Infernape cracked his knuckles before walking up to his opponent. "Flamethrower!"
"Counter with your own!" Terrence countered angrily.
Both fire types spat out a huge stream of flames that collided with one another. The duo fought for dominance until Infernape took over. The Ape's fire broke through Arcanine's and threw him back. The dog steadily got up and shook his head.
"Don't let him recover!" Tyson ordered, receiving a nod from the Sinnoh Pokemon. "Mach Punch, pronto!"
Infernape zipped across the field with his arm held back. Arcanine was unprepared for a mouth shattering punch from Infernape. The dog slid back to his trainer and breathed only in huffs and puffs.
"Answer back with Outrage!" Terrence bellowed, making most of the trees sway.
"Let's use Flare Blitz!" Tyson countered, adding on to the noise.
Arcanine was enveloped in a purple aura and crouched down. Infernape roared as red and orange flames swirled all around him. With a quick nod by both fire types, the duo flew forward, with Infernape's turning blue. The two clashed as both tried to fight one another over dominance, which became a short fight. Infernape's raw strength prevailed over Arcanine as the dog dropped to the ground. Terrence zapped his fainted dog to his capsule and released a new one. This time, a small, but muscles blue tadpole stood in front of his trainer.
"A Poliwrath," Tyson stated, looking at the dual type. Infernape cracked his knuckles in anticipation, which made his trainer smirk. "Mach Punch!"
In a flash, Infernape made it across the field and delivered a blow to the gut. Poliwrath fought through the pain as his trainer crossed his arms.
"Good. Now use Water Pulse!"
Poliwrath opened a hand as a small water orb levitated off it. The Kanto Pokemon slammed the sphere on Infernape's head, which sent him to the ground.
"Bring Poliwrath under with Dig!" Tyson ordered, punching a fist into the air.
Infernape quickly recovered and burrowed under the ground. Poliwrath prepared himself as he felt two hairy, but strong hands around his ankles. He was thrown quickly underground as Infernape threw himself up and hovered above his opponent. Tyson pointed a finger at the whole Poliwrath is in and smiled.
"Flare Blitz, let's go!" Tyson shouted, making Terrence scowl.
Infernape roared as he was swallowed in red and yellow flames. As he flew down, the flames turned blue and collided with the Tadpole Pokemon. Poliwrath cried in pain as Infernape continued to keep up his pressure.
"First, stop Infernape with Submission, then drown him with Whirlpool!"
Poliwrath sent a barrage of punches which shocking Tyson, threw Infernape off him. Poliwrath quickly jumped up and raised his arms into the air. A huge twister of water hovered off Poliwrath's hands as he tossed it down. Infernape was sucked into the vortex of water as Terrence chuckled in delight. The ape shot out of the vortex and laid out.
"We're not done yet!" Terrence declared. "Hydro Pump!"
Poliwrath opened his hands wide as a small orb of dark blue water enlarged between his palms. Shooting his hands forward, the sphere of water transformed into a geyser of water towards Infernape. The fire ape woke up and jumped on his two legs.
"Fight through with Fire Punch!"
Infernape's fist was engulfed in flames as he smashed it into the dark water. Shocking both Terrence and Poliwrath was that fact that Infernape's fire could counter their water. Ultimately, the water bursted as steam filled the air. Both trainers nodded to their Pokemon and gave their orders.
"Close Combat, Infernape!"
"Break them down with Submission!"
Both Pokemon dashed forward and sent a barrage of punches and kicks at each other. Infernape was able to take over Poliwrath, but was exhausted due to his previous attacks. The duo sent one huge fist towards one another that made them drop down. Both Pokemon's eyes were closed, signaling their defeat.
"Great job, Infernape," Tyson congratulated, zapping the ape to his respective capsule. Terrence scowled as he returned his Poliwrath to his Poke Ball. He snatched another ball from his belt and tossed it into the air. A Medicham landed on the space and sent a few kicks in the air. Tyson smirked as he turned to Greninja, who walked forward.
"Ice Punch now!" Tyson commanded, throwing his arm to the side.
"Clobber them with Thunder Punch!" Terrence countered angrily.
The duo dashed forward and collided in mid air, sparks of voltage and ice flew around the area. Greninja chuckled as Tyson pointed at Medicham.
"Smash Medicham with Water Pulse!"
Greninja charged a water orb in his free hand as he sent a smile to Medicham. The Hoenn Pokemon cried in pain once she felt a powerful sphere of water on her gut. She was thrown back, but quickly jumped back up, making the teen sigh.
"Geez, this thing won't go down." Tyson thought.
"Don't worry, Tyson," Greninja responded mentally. "I'll finish this as quickly as possible!"
"While you two are off daydreaming, I'll just attack right now!" Terrence shouted. "Focus Blast, Medicham!"
Medicham opened her palm as a pure blue ball hovered off her palm. Adjusting her body, Medicham released a battle cry as she threw the orb towards Greninja.
"Take that Focus Blast out with Cut and continue your stride!" Tyson countered, throwing his arm to his side.
Greninja quickly completed hand signals before two energy swords were created beside him. The Ninja Pokemon grabbed the two swords and flew after the blue orb. The water and dark type cut the orb into several pieces before flying towards his new target.
"Take Greninja off balance with Low Sweep!"
The Meditate Pokemon bent down and extended her leg out. The dual type began to spin in a circle while she was on the ground.
"Jump up and use Ice Punch!" Tyson shouted, communicating telepathically with Greninja.
"No problem!" Greninja answered back.
The Kalos Pokemon jumped just in time to avoid his opponent's leg. His fist was engulfed in ice as he prepared to slam it down on Medicham. The Hoenn Pokemon stopped spinning as her trainer growled.
"High Jump Kick!" Terrence countered angrily.
Medicham's knee glowed blue as she leaped off the ground. Greninja couldn't counter his opponent's sudden counterattack and was struck in the chin. Medicham pushed Greninja into the air with her mighty knee as the teen's mind races to find a solution.
"Use an Acrobatics and Cut combination!"
Greninja shook off the damage and pushed Medicham down. As the Hoenn Pokemon was falling, he completed hand signs and grabbed his created energy swords. The Ninja Pokemon flew down in front of Medicham and began to slash the fighting type at high speeds. Suddenly, Greninja reappeared in front of Tyson and smashed the swords with his hands. Right after the water type did that, multiple large energy slashes swallowed Medicham whole. A huge explosion filled after, which made Terrence's Pokemon drop to the floor, unconscious.
"Are you done yet, Terrence?" Tyson questioned mockingly. "If so, Greninja and I have some unfinished business with your boss."
"I told you that you weren't going to leave here alive!" Terrence responded. He zapped his Medicham back to his capsule and grabbed a new one. The Temporal Admin pressed the middle button and released a Manectric. Tyson's mind instantly thought of his friend's, but saw how vicious this Manectric was.
"Tyson, Manectric has a Mega Stone," Greninja state. Tyson looked carefully at the hound and spotted the blue and yellow stone around his neck.
"Then this should be interesting," Tyson responded.
Terrence paid close attention to his opponents' interactions with each other. The same smirk, the immediate attack, mannerisms, everything was so similar. "Manectric, use Thunderbolt!"
Manectric roared as a huge stream of yellow voltage was thrown towards Greninja. Tyson scanned the attack and pointed forward.
"Cancel it out with Water Pledge!"
Greninja's stomach glowed a bright blue as he slammed his fist down hard onto the ground. Huge pillars of water shot from underground. The water intercepted the voltage as Terrence growled.
"Run with Wild Charge!"
Manectric dashed forward as electricity swallowed him whole. Greninja braced himself for the super effective attack, but stopped once Tyson gave a command.
"Now slam an Ice Punch on the ground!"
Greninja nodded and created another ice fist. With all of his might, the water type slammed his fist down to the ground. As Manectric continued to run, the holes that the water shot out of was filled with ice. The Hoenn Pokemon was blown back by the countermeasure.
"Keep up the pressure with Water Shuriken!" Tyson shouted.
Greninja backflipped into the air and created several shurikens made of water. With every turn of his body, each shuriken dropped down from a high altitude and fast speeds.
"Dodge with Double Team! Then run forward with Flamethrower!"
Manectric quickly cloned himself as Greninja's weapons were able to take out a few of the clones, but not the real one. The remaining Manectric proceeded to dash forward, spitting out harsh red and orange flames.
"Let's take them out with Acrobatics, Greninja!"
The Ninja Pokemon turned around to give his trainer a nod before flying forward. He flew through one Flamethrower to give a spot on hit to Manectric, but it turned out to be a clone. Looking at the last two, Greninja dashed after the fleeing hounds and tossed them into the air.
"Nonstop Cut attack!" Tyson added, much to Terrence's annoyance.
Greninja created a pair of energy swords after he completed hand signs. The Kalos Pokemon grabbed the swords and slashed the electric duo vigorously. The heroes didn't see Terrence's smirk as he snapped his fingers.
"Appear and chomp down with Thunder Fang!"
A Manectric from the sky poofed out of existence while the remaining Hoenn Pokemon hurriedly chomped down on Greninja's side. It hurt like hell before he added his electricity to his sharp teeth.
"Greninja! Stay strong!" Tyson pleaded to his injured starter.
Terrence began to laugh maniacally as Manectric refused to let go. With a swing of his head, he dropped Greninja to the ground as a huge thud followed.
"Now fry Greninja to a crisp with Thunderbolt!"
Manectric roared loudly as his body was surrounded by voltage. He positioned his body down, which made the charged up electricity shoot down. Greninja, who was still hurt from the sudden attack, was swallowed in the electricity. Once Manectric landed, the firing ceased and ended with a laugh from the Temporal Admin.
"And you thought you could challenge my boss like that?" Terrence questioned. "You're not even in the same league as me. Now, Manectric and I will go find your little friends and give them the same treatment!" Terrence and Manectric began to walk away, but were stopped by a pair of loud roars. The two turned around to see both of their opponents standing and yelling.
"They've gone insane," Manectric said, chuckling a bit.
"We are not done yet!" Greninja and Tyson shouted in unison. Terrence and Manectric looked on in fear as Greninja was swallowed in a huge geyser of water. "You will not be taking down our friends!"
"The….hell?" Terrence stuttered, unable to make a proper sentence. Greninja gained a trio of silver spikes on his head and on his cheeks. On his back was a huge silver shuriken was strapped to his back along with a long black pincers laid out on his of his arms. Greninja revealed his eyes, which were now silver. The water around Greninja flew off, pushing Terrence and Manectric back.
"What is this power?" Manectric questioned himself and his trainer. Neither knew the answer.
"Whatever it is, it's no match for us!" Terrence shouted. "Thunderbolt!"
Manectric nodded and fired another yellow electrical blast. Tyson threw his arm to the side as Greninja continued to roar.
"Breakthrough with Cut!"
Greninja's pincers shot forward and glowed a bright white color through the geyser of water. The water type flew forward and slashed the voltage like an 'X'. The electricity was instantly destroyed and Greninja continued his stride as he slashed Manectric back farther off into the woods.
"Now strike with Water Shuriken!"
Greninja grabbed his large silver shuriken from his back and threw it high into the air. As he was doing hand signs, the shuriken broke up into a cluster of colored shurikens. With a single roar, the weapons flew down towards Manectric.
"Run away and then strike with Wild Charge!"
Manectric prepared to make an escape, but was stopped by Greninja's shurikens striking him. The Lighting Pokemon was unable to escape the weapon assault as Greninja landed once more, his pincers reverting back to his pre-battle form.
"Manectric! Let's turn up the heat!" Terrence said, revealing a necklace with a rainbow keystone inside. The Temporal Admin touched the stone, as it and the Manectite glowed. "See true power! Beyond Evolution, Mega Evolve!"
The two stones created lines that connected to each other. Manectric was swallowed in a huge pink orb before it broke apart, leaving Manectric in his new form. He gained red claws as his yellow fur extended all over his body. Manectric shot Greninja a dirty look, who kept his composure.
"Now go ahead and use Electric Terrain!"
Manectric roared as sparks of electricity formed around his fur coat. They suddenly flew off and swallowed the battlers in an area of voltage.
"Hit them hard with Ice Punch!"
Greninja crouched down, almost in a track position, gathering all of his speed. In an instant, he shot forward with water surrounding him once more. His held fist was swirled in ice as he slammed it on Manectric's face, sending him flying back once again.
"Get us and use Thunderbolt!"
Manectric lowered his body as more sparks started to form around his high yellow fur's point. With a loud roar, a huge blast of electricity flew after Greninja. Eventually, it hit the Ninja Pokemon, making both him and his trainer clench their sides in pain. Terrence noticed this and smirked.
"So, when Greninja gets attacked in this stage, that brat feels it as well," Terrence said softly. "So, let's see if it's the other way around! Manectric, charge with Thunder Fang!"
The electric type opened his mouth to reveal that his teeth have been charged up with voltage around them. Manectric dashed forward, leaving several sparks of voltage behind him.
"Keep him away with Water Pledge!"
Greninja roared once more as he did several backflips into the air. His stomach glowed a bright blue as he descended fast towards the ground. He slammed his fist down hard on the battlefield, which caused more geysers of water to shoot up from the ground. Manectric was able to avoid each one and leaped over Greninja, which confused the water type. Tyson couldn't react fast enough as Manectric sunk his teeth on the golden trainer's arm. Greninja started to run forward, but was stopped once he felt the pain of his trainer.
"Yes! I knew that would work!" Terrence shouted, laughing. "Manectric, leave the boy be and charge Greninja with Wild Charge!"
Manectric swung Tyson to a tree as he charged the Kalos Pokemon. Greninja was still clenching his arm as he watched in fear at Manectric dashing forward with an armor of electricity.
"Greninja!" Tyson cried, hoping his starter would escape Manectric.
"Dragon Pulse!" a voice shouted as a huge purple dragon blast swallowed Manectric whole. Manectric flew back towards his trainer, who looked around for the source of the attack.
"Who the hell did that?" Terrence questioned. "Show yourself!"
"Ok, since you want to see me so bad," the voice stated, dropping in front of Greninja. The younger duo looked in shock, then happiness.
"Garchomp!" the two exclaimed, as the dragon looked back at his trainer and comrade. The Mach Pokemon nodded and picked up Greninja, who reverted to his normal form, and put him next to Tyson.
"I saw all the explosions from Grarifc Marsh. Lizzy said it was okay for me to come, so I flew here," Garchomp explained with a smile. "Tyson, shall we finish this up?"
"Hell yeah! Start off with Sandstorm!" Tyson shouted eagerly.
Garchomp stomped his foot on the ground, which caused the electric barrier to disappear before being replaced by a storm of sand. Manectric and Terrence were pushed back a bit due to Garchomp's immense power.
"You won't stop us!" Terrence stated. "Burn Garchomp with Flamethrower!"
Manectric opened his mouth and spat out a huge breath of red and orange flames. Garchomp smirked as Tyson pointed at his opponents.
"Strike with Earthquake, and then use Stone Edge!"
The Mach Pokemon roared as several pillars of dirt shot up from the ground. The flames were stopped by the pillars, and Manectric was thrown back by dozens of rocks Garchomp had fired. Manectric was tossed back into his trainer as Garchomp flew into the peak of the storm.
"Tyson, let's wrap this up!" Garchomp demanded, hovering above his opponents.
"Right!" Tyson added, touching his keystone inside his Mega Bracelet. "Unleash your true potential! Beyond Evolution: Mega Evolve!" Both the keystone and Garchompite glowed a bright color. Garchomp was swallowed in a pink orb before breaking out in his new form. His claws expanded in size as he grew more spikes around his body. Terrence and Manectric looked on in fear as Garchomp gave a more terrifying roar.
"Garchomp, finish them with Dragon Rush!"
Garchomp flew forward in a bright blue dragon shaped aura. Terrence quickly jumped up and ran away, leaving Manectric in shock. The hound couldn't move as he was ultimately struck by Garchomp's attack. The sandstorm ceased as Garchomp stood tall, Manectric knock out below him. Terrence quickly zapped the Hoenn Pokemon back as Tyson, Greninja, and Garchomp walked towards the man.
"I would like to ask you to run," Tyson stated, having Greninja and Garchomp walk closer to the man. "but I'll let these guys do it for me."
Garchomp roared as he exited his mega form, but still frightened the Temporal Admin. Greninja created two energy swords and pointed both at Terrence. The man crawled away from the winners and ran back into the forest.
"Should we go after him?" Garchomp suggested, making his trainer shake his head.
"No, we have to meet up with the others," Tyson answered. Garchomp had a confused look on his face, but it disappeared when Greninja patted his shoulder.
"We'll explain on the way," the Ninja Pokemon said, making his teammate nod.
Tyson helped Greninja on Garchomp's back, so his starter could rest, as the trio ran back to where Tyson had last seen the others, hoping his friends beat their opponents too.
000
While Will and Tyson went off on their own, Gray and Rei saw that the two other admins that hadn't been pursued were sticking together. Chasing after the two, Gray glanced back at Potens and gave her a signal to prepare an attack.
"Aim and use Air Cutter!"
Potens grunted as her wings began glowing light blue, and she whipped them forwards as hard as she could, firing several crescents of light blue energy at the two grunts. Spinning around, the scared duo dove out of the way of the destructive attack.
"Simisage, use Seed Bomb!" Rei screamed as the grass monkey darted through the trees.
Hopping out of the leaves, Simisage fired a massive set of three large orbs of green energy at both of the Temporal members, and they once again dove out of the way, barely avoiding being blown to pieces.
"That's it! If you kids want a fight, we'll give you a fight! Mandibuzz, take care of that Noibat!"
"Eelektross, zap that disgusting primate to death!" the woman screamed.
In two blasts of light, a gigantic vulture and an ugly eel appeared next to one another and in front of their trainers while Potens and Simisage stood in front of Gray and Rei, respectively.
"Before we battle, give us your names," Simisage demanded. "It's an unwritten rule."
The two Temporal members cackled in response, wiping tears from their eyes before regaining their composure.
"Fine. I'm Drake," the man answered.
"And I'm Beth. Happy?" the wicked woman questioned, drawing a nod from Simisage.
"The name's Gray."
"And I'm Rei. Now charge and use Double Team!" the Kalosian shouted to her Pokemon.
Simisage obeyed and sprinted towards Eelektross and Mandibuzz, doing a hand sign before several clones appeared. With each running at the same speed, Simisage and her clones ran in circles around both of the opposing Pokemon and their trainers.
"Get rid of those with Shock Wave!" Beth shouted, throwing her hand towards the sky.
Eelektross let out a menacing roar while flexing, and the gross-looking creature unleashed several waves of neon blue electricity towards Simisage and her clones. Before the attack could land, however, Gray and Potens intervened.
"Not on our watch! Potens, use Gust to send Shock Wave at Mandibuzz!"
Potens zipped to her right and whipped her wings as quickly as possible, creating a gale force wind while Simisage and her clones darted backwards so that they were by Rei's side. Surprisingly, the wind managed to launch all of the bolts of electricity and sent them right at Mandibuzz, zapping the vulture into oblivion.
"Shit, that was smart," Drake said under his breath as Mandibuzz began flying around angrily. "Crush the Noibat with Dark Pulse!"
Obeying the command, Mandibuzz reared her head back and shot a spiraling ray of black and purple energy at Potens, who was struck by the attack and sent through dozens of tree branches overhead. Thankfully for her, Rei and Simisage were quick to come to her aide.
"Grab Potens and take to the trees!" Rei shouted, throwing her arm out to her side.
Shooting two green vines out of her neck, Simisage grabbed a hold of Potens and shot into the trees and, when she retracted her vines and held Potens, she took off as quickly as possible.
"You're not getting away that easily," Beth taunted. "Torch this place with Flamethrower!"
Eelektross opened his mouth and unleashed a devastating wave of red flames that looked ready to swallow the forest whole. Not wanting to let that happen, for various reasons, Gray shouted to Potens, whose eyes shot wide open.
"Blow it back with Gust, and then use Wing Attack on Mandibuzz!"
The dragon type flew out of Simisage's grasp and flapped her wings. Once again, she redirected Eelektross' attack, and the electric type was engulfed in flames. Potens then zipped towards Mandibuzz, who was still flying high in the sky, while her wings began to glow white.
"Clobber 'em with Brave Bird!" Drake countered.
Mandibuzz flew towards Potens while shrouded in sparkling blue light and as she closed in on Potens, the tiny dragon type let out a ferocious roar and was encapsulated in bright orange energy. The two then collided and Potens overpowered her opponent, slamming the larger creature into the ground as hard as she could, knocking Mandibuzz out cold.
"Wow! Potens just learned Outrage!" Gray exclaimed, cheering for the Noibat as she landed by her trainer and panted wildly. "Now come back, Potens!" she continued, zapping her Pokemon back in her Pokeball. "Unicus, I choose you!"
Appearing in place of Potens was Unicus, who slashed at the air excitedly before seeing Drake grab a Pokeball off his belt.
"Kingler, get out here and use Vice Grip on Sandslash!"
After appearing from its Pokeball, Kingler scurried over to Unicus and attempted to clamp his enormous claw on the ground type's throat.
"Dodge it and use Crush Claw on Kingler!" Gray countered immediately.
Unicus jumped back and avoided the attack with little effort, using her superior speed to her advantage. Then, as her claw began glowing cobalt, she stabbed Kingler in the head, launching the water type back to Drake's side.
"Let's take control of the battle, Simisage! Use Focus Punch!" Rei ordered, punching her fist forward as she did so.
Sprinting towards her opponent while her fist began glowing red, Simisage sprung into the air and began spinning wildly.
"Dodge it and counter with Acrobatics!" Beth retorted.
Eelektross somehow dodged the devastating punch, which shattered the ground on impact. Then, the electric type unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks and hurled Simisage back to Rei.
"Simisage, are you okay?" the black haired girl asked in concern, drawing a nod from the grass type. "Great! Use Seed Bomb on Kingler!"
Hurrying to her feet, Simisage flexed and shot three gigantic spheres of green energy into the air. As the spheres descended, Beth rushed a counterattack, which Eelektross wasn't ready for.
"Block it with Thunderbolt!"
"Not so fast! Use Swift on Eelektross, Unicus!" Gray ordered with a grin.
Unicus slashed at the air and sent dozens of gold stars at Eelektross, pelting the eel before he could even think about intercepting Seed Bomb. As a result of the attack, Seed Bomb was able to strike Kingler, who was obliterated by the super effective move.
"Stay strong and answer back with Bubblebeam!" Drake yelled as the smoke around his Pokemon cleared.
Kingler obeyed and fired high-speed clouds of bubbles at both Unicus and Simisage, the latter of whom jumped in front of her teammate and prepared to take the attack head-on.
"Not a chance! Destroy the bubbles with Vine Whip and then hit them both!"
Two green vines shot out of Simisage's neck, and she used them to slap through the powerful water type attack. After doing so with ease, Simisage then slapped both Eelektross and Kingler as hard as she could, knocking the fully evolved Pokemon onto their sides.
"Holy crap!" Beth shouted as soon as she saw that her Pokemon was unconscious, as well as Drake's. "We need to pull out the big guns."
"Agreed," Drake replied, nodding as he and his partner withdrew their Pokemon, both grabbing yet another Pokeball. "You got lucky catching us off guard, kids. That won't happen this time."
Before Gray or Rei could say a word, the Temporal members hurled a Pokeball each and revealed their newest Pokemon: Garchomp and Gardevoir.
"It's time, Garchomp. Mega Evolve!"
"It's time, Gardevoir. Mega Evolve!"
As both trainers grabbed the odd stones over their chests, they threw their arms towards the sky. Both Garchomp and Gardevoir were engulfed in pink eggs, and when they exploded out of the odd containers, both Pokemon had undergone quite a few physical changes.
Garchomp's arms had turned to massive blades, and its face appeared to be much more linear.
Gardevoir looked very similar, except for the white blouse that was much larger. Everything that was green about it had turned white, except for the hair on its head.
"Intimidated?" Beth asked smugly, pinching her lips together while Drake cackled.
Gray and Rei, however, were anything but. Instead, the two girls grabbed Pokeballs of their own and hurled them without saying a word, releasing Ferus and Gallade.
"Ferus, Mega Evolve!"
"Gallade, let's combine our strength! Mega Evolve!"
Both Pokemon underwent the same process their opponents had, and when they emerged from the pink eggs, Ferus let out a terrifying roar while Gallade remained silent and folded his arms over his chest, showing off the massive blades that were extending out of his forearms.
"Gray," the younger girl started, keeping her eyes locked on Beth. "I think we take these guys one-on-one. We'd only get in the way of each other."
Nodding, Gray and Ferus locked eyes with Drake and Garchomp while Beth began whispering to her partner.
"This is perfect for us. You take the one with the Houndoom and I'll get the one with the Gallade. There's no way they can take us alone."
Drake nodded and smirked before hopping on Garchomp's back, patting the creature on the head to make him bolt away.
"Hey! Get back here!" Gray screamed as she and Ferus pursued without hesitation.
Rei and Beth stared each other down as their partners from the double battle ran off, and Gallade cracked his neck while Gardevoir looked ready to rip his head off.
"You don't know what you just got yourself into," Beth warned Rei, who scoffed at the remark as Bisharp broke out of his Pokeball and stayed by his trainer's side, not wanting to risk her getting hurt.
"That's what you think," the black haired trainer shot back confidently, making Beth narrow her eyes. "Gallade and I aren't going to lose to the likes of you!"
"Is that so? Well, if it's a battle you want, it's a battle you'll get! Magical Leaf, Gardevoir!"
"Cut right through it with Leaf Blade!" Rei countered.
Gallade grunted in response as the massive blades on his forearms extended out even further and began glowing light green. He then repeatedly swung his arms at the speed of light, slicing every single leaf headed his way, and when the flurry ended, Gallade smirked at his opponent, who narrowed her eyes and looked ready to destroy him.
"Destroy him with Moonblast!" Beth demanded.
Gardevoir obeyed the command and placed her hands a few inches away from each other, allowing an orb of pink energy to form. Then, after a moment, she threw her hands forwards and sent a zigzagging beam of pink light at Gallade, obliterating the fighting type. Despite the power of the attack, Gallade recovered and landed on his feet, though his right leg gave in slightly and he grunted in pain, which worried Rei.
"Hang in there, Gallade! Use Double Team and then retaliate with Shadow Sneak!" she commanded.
Sprinting towards his opponent in an instant, Gallade smirked as multiple copies of himself began charging too. Then, each of them slammed their hands against the ground and began traveling towards Gardevoir as shadows. Beth wasn't fazed, though.
"Send all of them flying with Psychic!" she screamed, throwing both arms out to her sides.
Mimicking her trainer, Gardevoir threw her arms out to her sides while her eyes flashed light blue and, before Rei knew it, Gallade and his clones were yanked out of the ground and lifted into the air, each kicking their legs in a feeble attempt to break free.
"Fire a Psycho Cut!" the Kalosian ordered out of nowhere, catching Beth and her Mega Evolved Pokemon by surprise.
Suddenly, Gallade shot out of the trees while both of the blades on his arms were glowing light blue, and he threw them towards his opponent, who turned back to her trainer for a split second, not knowing what to do.
"Gardevoir, use Shadow Ball to block it!" Beth instructed, agitated by her Pokemon's inability to think on her own.
Hurrying to fire the attack, Gardevoir shot a ball of black and purple energy, which was at half strength, and it stood no chance, as Psycho Cut sliced through it and exploded on contact with Gardevoir's body, dealing serious damage to the fairy type.
"Follow it up with Fire Punch, Gallade!"
Continuing his assault, Gallade lunged at Gardevoir while his fist was coated in red and orange flames, and he loaded his arm back before delivering a wicked right hook that knocked Gardevoir onto her side.
"Stand strong, now!" the furious woman shrieked.
While rubbing the side of her face in pain, Gardevoir rose to her feet and saw a furious expression plastered on Beth's face, worrying her.
"Signal Beam!"
Not wanting to make her trainer angrier than she already was, Gardevoir shot a beam of yellowish energy at Gallade, who was knocked onto his back as a result of the force with which he was hit.
"We're not going to back down, no matter what! Gallade, clobber Gardevoir with Close Combat!"
Shooting off the ground, the fighting type's legs moved at the speed of light, but Beth's command came even quicker, though.
"Spin and use Magical Leaf to keep Gallade from getting close!"
Standing on her tiptoes, Gardevoir spun around like a ballerina as rainbow-colored leaves formed around her, creating a tornado that acted as a shield. Gallade stopped dead in his tracks and scowled at the wall of sharp leaves, turning to Rei, who smirked and punched her fist forward.
"You know what to do! Shadow Sneak!" the seventeen year old yelled to her number one partner, who nodded and slammed both of his hands against the ground.
Suddenly, he traveled underneath the tornado of leaves and delivered a ferocious uppercut while his arm was enveloped in dark purple energy, launching Gardevoir off her feet. Then, when she hit the ground, the fairy type's eyes were shut and she reverted back to her normal form, eliciting a victorious cheer from Rei while Beth dropped to her knees and withdrew her Pokemon.
"What!? But how!?"
Hearing the rhetorical question, Gallade stared at the evil woman and, after his Mega Evolution ended, he punched his fist forward with Rei.
"The first mistake you made was underestimating us," the fighting type informed Beth as his trainer nodded in agreement. One of the Pokeballs on her belt then opened and Bisharp materialized from the light, nodding after seeing Rei do the same.
"Heh." The Temporal member laughed at the remark, causing Gallade and Rei to raise their eyebrows in confusion. "You're both fools. It doesn't matter what you do with your crummy little bonds! Don't you understand!? You can't defeat us!"
"Oh yeah?" Bisharp replied, sharpening the blades on his forearms. "I can 'defeat' you right now, lady," he threatened, pretending to slit his own throat.
Not needing to hear another word, Beth took off, dust following her, but Bisharp, Gallade, and Rei weren't fazed by the sudden sprint, pursuing her.
000
After chasing Drake for what seemed like an hour, Gray finally caught up to him and glared daggers at the man, who smirked wickedly after hopping off his Garchomp's back. Ferus, who was able to keep up due to Mega Evolving, glanced back at his trainer without breaking a sweat, which made her deadpan. Then, shifting her gaze to her enemy, the brunette growled along with Ferus, eliciting laughter.
"Stop running," she ordered. "We're ending this one way or another, right here, right now!"
Shrugging and turning to his Garchomp, Drake cackled when the dragon type nodded. What he didn't notice was Ferus doing the same, though he appeared to be much more excited than his foe, which made Gray even more confident than before.
"We're not gonna take it easy on you anymore, kid," the man forewarned, drawing a nod from Gray.
"And we won't either."
Angered by the girl's confidence, Drake suddenly issued a command to his Garchomp, but that didn't catch Gray or Ferus by surprise.
"Garchomp, use Dragon Claw!"
"Block it with Iron Tail!" the Kantonian countered immediately, making Drake curse under his breath.
As both combatants charged, the energy from their respective attacks began to glow at a ridiculous level. With Garchomp spinning, Ferus jumped and did the same with his metallic tail. The attacks then collided, and both Pokemon let out a roars. Ferus managed to prevail, and slammed his tail against Garchomp's chest, hurling the dragon type past Drake and into a tree, which fell over due to the force of impact.
"Get back up and use Dragon Rush!"
Rising to his feet, Garchomp sprung into the air and was enveloped in cobalt energy, which instantly turned into the head of a dragon. Then, he zipped towards Ferus with the intent of killing the fire type. Much to his and Drake's dismay, Gray's quick thinking reared its head.
"Ferus, shield yourself by using Play Rough!"
The fire type howled as pink aura covered his body. When Garchomp slammed into him, Ferus was pushed along the ground, but he didn't seem to be injured in the slightest. Shocked by the result of his Pokemon's devastating attack, Drake shook his head.
"What the hell? How does that even make sense?"
"Fairy types are immune to dragon types, and the same applies to attacks. Come on, I thought you were smarter than that," Ferus replied tauntingly, drawing a smirk from his trainer.
"Destroy Houndoom with Dig!" Drake screamed, blood rushing to his face as he did so.
Garchomp burrowed underground and immediately resurfaced and uppercut Ferus, punching him right in the chin, sending the fire type spiraling towards the night sky.
"Hang in there and get back at him with Foul Play!" Gray commanded while throwing her right fist forwards.
Ferus roared and was enveloped in black energy right away, crashing into Garchomp with reckless abandon. The dragon type was crushed by the devastating move, which took his own attack power and used it against him. The ground cracked underneath the force and Garchomp cried in pain while Drake stomped, caught in a wave of fury.
"Garchomp, get up right now!" the Temporal member screamed as his Pokemon was unable to rise to his feet, allowing Gray to issue another attack.
"Keep it up, Ferus! Fire Fang!"
The Houndoom bolted over to Garchomp while fire poured out of his mouth, and when he bit his foe's head, a sudden surge of flames caused an explosion, hurling Garchomp over to Drake's side.
"End this with Dragon Claw!" the enraged man commanded as his Pokemon laid limply on the ground, showing no signs of moving despite being conscious.
"You know what to do, buddy!" Gray shouted, opting not to give a command, instead allowing Ferus to attack on his own.
Relishing in the trust his trainer had placed in him, Ferus reared his head back and unleashed the most intense wave of fire he could muster up. The blue flames slammed into Garchomp and knocked him unconscious right away, leaving Drake in awe as he withdrew his downed Pokemon.
"Now give up! You're done!" Ferus demanded as his Mega Evolved state ceased, only to sweat drop when Drake bolted. "Let's get this guy!" he screamed to Gray, who nodded and chased after the Temporal member.
000
"Are you going to fight or what then!?" Will asked as he glared at the Temporal admin.
"Oh yeah, I will," he answered. "But by the end, you're going to wish you ran away to your mommy. Get out there Honchkrow!"
The admin hurled a Pokeball almost twenty feet in front of Captain, and in a blinding flash of light, a dark-blue, bird-like Pokemon appeared. The flying type Pokemon had plumage that reminded Will of someone dressed in formal attire. Having never seen this kind of Pokemon before, Will brought out his PokeDex.
"Honchkrow, the Big Boss Pokémon and the evolved form of Murkrow. Honchkrow recruits many Murkrow to travel with it, and it spends much of its time at home preening its feathers."
"This seems easy enough, Captain!" Will called to the Eaglet Pokemon.
"You'll find that to be very, very wrong, Will," the admin answered back with a smirk on his face.
"What is it with all of you Team Temporal members and knowing who we are?" Will asked rhetorically, groaning. "Would you like to share your name with me, unlike Mr. Army Reject?"
"That's because his name wasn't important," the man sneered. "Mine is. I'm Zane, Admin of Team Temporal, and I'm the man that's going to defeat you here and now, Will! Night Slash, Honchkrow!" he ordered.
The Sinnoh Pokemon began quickly flying towards Captain as his wings began to glow with a purple aura. When he arrived at almost five feet away from Captain, though, Honchkrow suddenly stopped mid flight and fired off the purple aura.
"Dodge that and use Fury Attack!" Will countered.
Captain zipped through the air faster than Honchkrow could and easily dodged the oncoming attack. Then, after he escaped the attack, Captain flew right behind his opponent and began to quickly jab at Honchkrow with his powerful beak. The Sinnoh Pokemon tried to fight back, but before he could hit Captain, the Eaglet Pokemon had already flown back to Will.
"Let's put a damper on that speed!" Zane sneered, angry that Captain was so much faster than his Pokemon. "Thunder Wave to stop him, then charge up for Sky Attack!"
The dark type Pokemon began to charge up blue streaks of electricity in between his sharp talons as he flew towards Captain. Knowing Honchkrow was slower than the Unova Pokemon, the Sinnoh Pokemon released the electricity from his sharp claws and shot it at the Eaglet. Struck by the attack, Captain became instantly paralyzed and unable to move.
Knowing he couldn't dodge, Honchkrow took his time, casually flying over towards the Rufflet as streaks of bluish-white light began to form around him. Then, as he began to gain more energy, the dark type Pokemon grew faster.
"You've got to get out of the way, Captain!" Will yelled, seeing Honchkrow get closer to the Unova Pokemon.
When his Pokemon couldn't move, though, the Hoenn native decided to try the next best thing.
"Hit back with Slash!"
As Honchkrow was charging at him, the Eaglet Pokemon still struggled to move. All he was able to do before he was hit by the Sky Attack was to bring up his right claw and weakly scratch at Honchkrow's head. The Sinnoh Pokemon easily shook that off, though, and rammed right into Captain with as much force as the Big Boss Pokemon could use.
"Strike with a Wing Attack!" Zane yelled before Captain had time to refocus.
The dark type Pokemon shot right at the Rufflet as both of his wings began to glow. Seeing the Sinnoh Pokemon charge at Captain, Will called out a new command to the Eaglet.
"Meet him head on with a Wing Attack of your own to finish this!"
As soon as he heard the new order, Captain zipped towards Honchkrow as his wings, too, began to glow brightly. The two Pokemon met in the middle and smashed into each other, both knowing out the other. Both knocked unconscious, Captain and Honchkrow began to quickly descend towards the earth.
"Return!" both trainers called at the same time, recalling their Pokemon before they landed on the ground.
"Not bad, Will," Zane grudgingly admitted. "Truthfully, I expected to defeat you with just Honchkrow, but it's no problem. No one's lasted this long in a battle with me for a while, so this is actually kind of fun. It's been boring slaughtering everyone without a challenge, honestly."
"Whatever," Will grunted, not caring what the admin had to say. "Let's just get this battle moving again."
Shrugging, Zane grabbed his final Pokeball, causing Will to mirror the man. Then, both trainers hurled their capsules towards the battlefield at the same time, causing both of the Pokeballs to collide in midair. As soon as they hit, both trainers' Pokemon appeared next to each other, each charging the other.
"Ice Fang, Pyro/X-Scissor, Armaldo!" Will and Zane both shouted at the same time.
Naturally, Will brought out his PokeDex quickly to know what kind of Pokemon Zane was using.
"Armaldo, the Plate Pokémon. Armaldo can withstand any attack with its hard shell. It is thought to have been able to break even stones with its powerful claws."
As the PokeDex scanned Armaldo, Shadow ran right at the fossil Pokemon as he opened his mouth to show off his dangerously, sharp teeth. As he did this, though, the Plate Pokemon's two claws began to glow green. When the two met up, Shadow ducked and slid beneath his opponent's legs, dodging the X-Scissor, and bit at Armaldo's back.
"Keep the momentum, Shadow!" Will cheered. "Hit 'em with Snarl!"
The Mightyena released his hold on Armaldo, but not even a moment later, Shadow began snarling. The second he did, the dark type Pokemon fired off a dark, sphere of energy from his opened mouth at Armaldo. The Plate Pokemon was quickly hit by the attack and then slid forwards across the battlefield until he landed face down in front of his trainer.
"Aqua Jet, Armaldo!" Zane ordered.
The fossil Pokemon quickly jumped back up to his feet and glared across the field at Shadow. He then thrusted both of his claws backwards, causing a geyser of water to appear. Armaldo, fully cloaked by the water, gained control of the geyser and then used it to move around quickly.
The Plate Pokemon shot into the air quickly and began flying around as Shadow ran under him. Armaldo didn't wait long to strike, though. After only a few moments of soaring in the sky, he surged downwards and rocketed towards the dark type Pokemon like a bullet shot from a gun.
"Bite him!" Will cried.
As Armaldo came flying at him, Shadow opened his mouth wide, preparing to bite down. Just before the Plate Pokemon made it to Shadow, Armaldo rose in altitude and then shot down in a nose dive behind the dark type Pokemon, using the Aqua Jet more as transportation then an attack.
"Ancient Power!" Zane ordered with Armaldo in Shadow's blind spot.
The fossil Pokemon's eyes began to glow a pinkish-purple color a rocks began to shoot up from under the ground until Armaldo was surrounded by a giant collection of stones. Then, with only a flick of his wrist, Armaldo shot all of the projectiles at Shadow.
"Counter that with Snarl!" Will shouted.
The dark type Pokemon opened his mouth as a dark sphere of energy began to form inside of it. Then, Shadow fired the orb at the large mass of rocks flying at him. The two attacks then met and cancelled each other out, causing a dust cloud to appear from the destroyed stones.
"Rush at him and use Crush Claw!" Zane ordered through the cloud of dust.
Armaldo appeared from within the dust cloud, his claws glowing a bluish-white color, and he ran towards his opponent. Seeing him charge at his Pokemon, Will called out a counter to Shadow.
"Take him out with one final Ice Fang!"
Shadow ran right towards Armaldo, planning to meet the fossil Pokemon in the middle of the imaginary battlefield. As he ran, his teeth began to glow light blue and seemed to give off cool air. When the two Hoenn Pokemon met in the middle, both of them struck the other with their respective attack, causing the two to be dealt damage. However, unlike Armaldo, Shadow bit down onto his opponent's arm and didn't let up, causing continuous pain for the fossil Pokemon.
After a few more moments, Armaldo could no longer stand from the damage. Seeing this, Shadow let go and walked back towards Will as the Plate Pokemon fell down and fainted. Zane then recalled his Pokemon and looked to Will.
"Why don't we kick this battle up a notch, Will?" the admin asked, a gloating smirk upon his face. "I'll show you the ace I was telling you all about."
As he spoke, Zane fingered a small, black ring with a rainbow-colored stone on his left ring finger. Seeing this movement, Will's eyes were drawn to the the stone on Zane's ring.
"You've got a Keystone!?" Will asked in shock, surprised someone who was a part of a villainous group would have been able to master Mega Evolution.
"Naturally," Zane answered back, his smirk growing even more. "So what do you say?" he asked. "Does a Mega Battle sound interesting to you?"
"I can't use Mega Evolution yet…" Will trailed off, gritting his teeth in frustration at his inability to help his Pokemon grow stronger. "But my team and I will still be able to kick your ass without Mega Evolution!"
Hearing this, Zane broke out into laughter, making fun of the Hoenn native.
"You've got yourself a Mega Bracelet and you can't even use it?" he asked rhetorically. "You're not even worthy of a Keystone. After I defeat you, I'll be taking it."
Furious at the Temporal Admin, Will recalled Shadow back to his Pokeball and then grabbed another out of his pocket.
"You're just asking for trouble now, Zane," he told the admin. "Pyro and I won't lose to you, not now or ever! We'll give this battle our all and kick your ass into next week while we're at it!"
With that, Will threw his final Pokeball out in front of him. In a flash of light, Pyro appeared in front of his trainer. He then thrusted both of his arms behind him and released a huge stream of flames into the sky.
Unfazed by the show of power, though, Zane drew his last Pokeball out from his right pocket. He then casually hurled it into the air in front of him, releasing a white, bipedal Pokémon.
The creature had a lower body that consisted of rounded hips with strong-looking legs. He had a thin, green torso with sharp red horns jutting out from both his chest and back. His arms were shaped like blades and looked very powerful.
"Say hello to Gallade, Will," Zane told the brunette. "He's my strongest Pokemon and is more than capable of beating your Blaziken, Mega Evolution or not."
"Doubt it," Will scoffed. "Let's get this started, Pyro! Use Flamethrower!"
The Hoenn starter opened his mouth and released a huge stream of flames towards his opponent. Gallade, unfazed by the fire coming at him, waited until the last moment to counter.
"Dodge that with a Shadow Sneak!" Zane called.
The second his trainer spoke, Gallade vanished, appearing to be swallowed by the earth below him. After seeing the Blade Pokemon disappear, Pyro searched for Gallade. He didn't stay hidden long, though. The Sinnoh Pokemon appeared from Pyro's shadow on the ground and came up quickly, punching the starter Pokemon in the back of head with a powerful blow.
"Fight back with a Flame Charge!" Will ordered.
The Blaziken didn't stay down for too long. As soon as he shook off his hit from Gallade, Pyro cloaked himself in flames. The Hoenn starter then ran right at the dual type Pokemon, fully intending on ramming into him. Zane, however, had a different idea.
"Meet him head on with Close Combat!"
Seeing Pyro run at him, Gallade planted his right foot behind him for support and then brought both of his fists. When Pyro made it to him, the Sinnoh Pokemon was ready. Gallade began punching at the Hoenn starter nonstop at extremely high speeds, but Pyro fought back, just not with enough power. Seeing Pyro was losing ground, Will decided to change his plan.
"Change-up time! Use Flamethrower, Pyro!" the brunette called.
Pyro, all the while still fighting hand-to-hand with Gallade, opened his mouth wide, allowing a torrent of flames to come out and fly at his opponent. The Sinnoh Pokemon wasn't hit, though. Gallade bounced into the air and out of the way and then landed in front of his trainer.
"Not bad, Will," Zane told the Hoenn native, as if giving out a complement while Gallade took in a deep breath. "But you're going to wish you didn't make me do this," he promised.
Confused, Will watched the Temporal Admin closely. It didn't take long to figure out, though. Will saw Zane's hand with his Mega Ring rise into the air as it began to glow a blindingly bright, pink color.
"It's time, Gallade. Mega Evolve!"
The dual type Pokemon sprung into the air - almost two feet - as soon as Zane's Mega Ring began to glow. He was then absorbed into a sphere of rainbow-colored energy. From where he was standing, across from Zane, Will could see Gallade inside the orb, beginning to change form. After a second of watching, though, Will was forced to turn away, no longer able to look at the blinding light.
After a few more moments of being inside the sphere, Gallade was released and fell to the ground. Because of the Mega Evolution, Gallade's appearance had changed. Now, he had red plates grown onto his blade-like arms, giving them a more powerful look. His head grew to more of a helmet-like appearance, and Gallade also had a white cape fall from his back. Now, the Sinnoh Pokemon looked more knightly than ever.
"This, Will," Zane began, drawing the Hoenn native's attention away from the newly-Mega Evolved Pokemon, "is the power of Mega Evolution. Show them how much stronger you've become, Gallade! Hit Pyro with a Leaf Blade!"
The dual type Pokemon rushed towards Pyro, faster than ever due to his Mega Evolving, as his two blade-like arms began to glow green. Gallade slashed at Pyro's chest with Leaf Blade, an attack that normally would not do much damage, and easily brought him to his knees. The Sinnoh Pokemon then bounced back into the air and landed back in front of Zane.
"Try and hit him with a Blaze Kick, Pyro!" Will ordered.
The Blaziken shook off his pain, stood back up onto his feet, and then ran towards Gallade as fast as he could. As he ran, his right leg started to catch fire. The closer Pyro got to Gallade, the more fire appeared. Just before Pyro brought his leg up for a powerful kick, Zane called out a counter.
"Get behind and slash him with Psycho Cut!"
The Mega Evolved Pokemon leaped into the air just before Pyro hit him and did three flips. Then, as soon as he landed behind his opponent, Gallade's arms began to glow pink. The Blade Pokemon then rushed at Pyro, his arms crossed in front of his chest. When he reached the Hoenn starter, Gallade slashed both of his arms down upon Pyro's back.
Pyro was sent to the ground, lying on his chest in pain from the powerful, super-effective attack. Seeing this, Will called out to his Pokemon, not ready to give up on his partner yet.
"We can't give up, Pyro! Hit 'em with Double Kick while they're close!"
The Hoenn starter shakily leaped back to his feet and swung his right leg over towards Gallade's head before the Sinnoh Pokemon could dodge. Gallade didn't seem fazed in the slightest, though, by the powerful kick coming at him.
"Hit him with Close Combat one more time," Zane told the Mega Evolved Pokemon calmly, as if he believed the battle was over.
Gallade began jabbing at his opponent with lightning-fast punches before Pyro could even bring down one kick. The lightning-fast barrage of punches lasted for almost a full ten seconds, each second bringing more damage than the last.
"Pyro!" Will screamed.
Just as he cried out, Will saw Gallade deliver one final blow. That last punch, though, was much more powerful than the rest, and it sent the Blaziken flying across the battlefield. When he fell, Pyro landed with a loud thud against the ground, his chest against the ground, giving the appearance that he had fainted.
"Pyro!" Will hollered again, much louder than the last time.
The brunette ran over to his partner quickly, hoping he was alright, When he made it to Pyro, Will balanced himself on one knee and examined the downed creature. Not only were bruises covering Pyro's body, there were several lacerations as well, and appeared to be unimaginable pain.
"You've got to be alright, Pyro! You've got to!" Will shouted.
As he watched his opponent treated his Pokemon, Zane rolled his eyes and then began to walk away, signaling Gallade to do the same. A weak voice from behind them stopped the Temporal members, though.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Pyro, although very weak, had not fainted. He carefully stood up to one knee as his trainer was, glared across the field, and repeated himself.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked for a second time. "I'm not done yet."
"To go find your friends," Zane answered with a mocking laugh. "Beating you up was so much fun, Gallade and I are hoping to find the rest of your little group to whoop on some more weak Pokemon."
Will glared at the admin in sheer hatred and stood up with Pyro right next to him.
"You heard Pyro!" he shouted. "If he's not done yet, then neither am I! We're going to keep fighting!" Will yelled. "We're not about to let you leave and go attack our friends!"
"Let me?" Zane retorted, glaring right back at Will. "You don't really seem strong enough to be able to 'allow me' to do anything!"
He and Gallade made their way back over to the battlefield, ready to continue the fight as Will and Pyro readied themselves.
"Don't doubt our strength, Zane," the Hoennian told his enemy threateningly. "It may just be the last thing you do!"
Will and Pyro stood proudly across from the Temporal Admin, not showing any weakness, as Zane and Gallade began to laugh.
"Pyro and I are partners!" Will shouted, regaining his enemy's attention. "We work alongside each other through thick and thin! Together we're much more powerful than you could even imagine! And now, it's time to prove it!"
The brunette glared across the battlefield at the admin as he pressed his palm down on the Mega Bracelet that Steven had given him. Pyro began to float a few feet in the air just as his trainer shouted again.
"Alright, Pyro! Let's show them how powerful our bond can be!" Will shouted louder than he'd ever been in his life.
The Blaziken was absorbed into a huge sphere of pink energy as Will's Mega Bracelet began glowing in a rainbow-colored flash. Not a moment later, Pyro's light became so bright that no one was able to continue watching. Not long afterwards, the sphere of energy holding Pyro cracked, releasing the Hoenn starter from his egg.
When he was released, Pyro was no longer in his normal form, having transformed into Mega Blaziken. He'd lost his yellow markings on his upper legs and chest and replaced them with black markings. His hair-like feathers took on a wing-like shape and the crest on his head changed into a flat, backward-curved horn. The fire released by his wrists also grew, now showing much hotter, longer streaks of flame.
"I told you, Zane. We're not finished yet. We're much stronger than we were before. There's no chance of you beating us!" the sixteen year old yelled. "Hit 'em with a new and improved Blaze Kick, Pyro!"
The Mega Evolved Pokemon sprinted towards his opponent, faster than Gallade by an impressive amount. His right leg became cloaked in red-hot flames just before he leaped into the sky. He soared through the air quickly and slammed into the Sinnoh Pokemon with a powerful kick to the side of the head, launching the dual type back almost fifteen feet.
"Gallade!" Zane shouted. "Get back up and use Psycho Cut!"
The Blade Pokemon jumped back up to his feet and then began running towards Pyro. As he ran, Gallade's arms began to glow pink yet again. This time, though, Gallade came to a sudden stop when he was still almost five feet away from Pyro.
As soon as he stopped, Gallade jumped into the air and did a flip. When he landed back onto the ground, he slashed both of his blade-like arms through the air, causing two pink crescents of energy to fly towards Pyro.
Smirking slightly, the Hoenn starter stood still until the energy blades were only a few feet away. Then just before the crescents collided against him, Pyro lunged to his right, dodging the attack entirely. He then brought up his right arm in an attempt to scratch at the Sinnoh Pokemon. Gallade quickly countered, though, with a Leaf Blade.
The two Mega Evolved Pokemon were then locked in close quarters fighting, Pyro using a combination of Scratch and Double Kick and Gallade countering with Leaf Blade and Psycho Cut. Each time Pyro would bring his claws around in an attempt to cut Gallade, the dual type Pokemon would counter with Leaf Blade. Whenever Gallade would try to slash at Pyro with Psycho Cut, Pyro would block it with a swift Double Kick.
Neither side was making much leeway, the other always trying to hit them before one could move. This meant that the two fighting type Pokemon were stuck in melee combat until one could successfully land a hit. Knowing this, both trainers tried to come up with a plan for their Pokemon to end the battle on their terms.
"Neither of them are going to last much longer, Will," Zane called, interrupting Will's thoughts. "It'll probably be the first actual hit to land that wins. Are you willing to bet on that being Pyro?" the admin asked. "Because if it isn't, both of you are going to be in for a world of hurt."
Gritting his teeth, Will decided to ignore his opponent and continued to brainstorm a plan that could help Pyro win. It didn't take much more thinking, though, on Will's part. The brunette saw a chance and he took it.
"Flamethrower, Pyro!"
The Blaziken, having just blocked an attack from Gallade, opened his mouth wide and released a huge stream of fire without a moment's hesitation. Gallade, trying to regain his balance after having his attack blocked, wasn't ready for the stream of fire coming at him. He was instantly hit by the powerful attack and launched backwards, landing facedown by Zane, unconscious.
"How in the hell!?" the admin roared.
Will walked up to the Temporal member causally, Pyro right behind him as Zane recalled Gallade to his Pokeball. When Will made it to the man, he said only one word.
"Go."
The admin didn't wait around to see what would come next. He simply ran away, allowing Will and Pyro to go search for their friends.
"Let's go, Pyro!" Will called. "There's no time to lose!"
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Roaming through the forest without making a sound, a man smirked as he heard several explosions going off throughout the area. Staring down at the Pokeball in his hand, he turned around and looked up at the night sky, smirking wickedly.
"The prophecy is almost complete. Once I kill those kids, Team Temporal shall reign with an iron fist!"
With that, the man released his Hydreigon from its capsule and hopped on the creature's back as it took off at mach speed without a command, knowing exactly where it was supposed to go. There was no hope. Team Temporal was going to win.
Sorry, everyone, for the long wait. I'm sure the battles make up for it, but I digress. Will, Tyson, Rei, and Gray all managed to defeat the Temporal admins with the power of Mega Evolution (and Synchro, in Tyson's case), but they're going to face their toughest test next chapter, when the Hydreigon trainer appears. Till then, peace out.
Also, thanks to Warrior of Hope and Blaze Falcon for co-writing this chapter (and all others featuring their characters). Please make sure to check out their stories!
Next Chapter: "Save the Future!"
Everything finally comes to a head when the leader of Team Temporal steps out of the shadows. Being, without a doubt, the strongest trainer the group has ever faced, they must all work together to have a chance at defeating him and his Hydreigon. However, with their strongest Pokemon injured, their chances fall as close to zero as possible until the group unites and awakens their true power. Will they be able to defeat this madman and prevent him from taking over the world!?
Crossover Arc
Chapter 52: Bonds Beyond Time
Chapter 53: Two of a Kind
Chapter 54: Blade and Bisharp: A Test of Strength
