A/N: I still don't own Pokemon, I just play the games!

A/N: Sorry everyone, I just had to pull a fast one, this is NOT the final chapter! I hope you all enjoy this chapter though!

Chapter 70: Inside Altru Tower: Part 11

"C'mon everyone, attack that Arbok!" Luana said as I began struggling to breathe.

Eevee, Buneary and Pachirisu immediately attacked the Arbok and struck it in its head, which was just enough for it to loosen its grip on me as it momentarily fell to the floor. The Arbok, not wanting to receive another blow, slithered back over to Weezing and Kincaid as he chuckled to himself.

"Well now, how did that feel, Kellyn? Was almost being squeezed to death enjoyable or what?" Kincaid teased as I managed to catch my breath.

"K-Kincaid…you're as psychotic as you always were…" I said as Kincaid's smile turned into a frown.

"That's not a nice thing to say, Kellyn. You know I'll just up the ante until you both collapse." Kincaid said as he smiled once more.

Luana paid Kincaid no attention as she made loops around the Weezing, while I did the same with Kincaid's Arbok. The two Pokémon became frustrated and moved forward, with Weezing and Arbok attempting to splash us with oozing puddles of poison.

"Luana…I think we should wait until Pachirisu gets his energy back and then perform a combined attack with Eevee and Buneary's help. Kincaid is too dangerous and we both know what he's capable of." I said as Luana nodded.

"That's a good idea, these two Pokémon are especially dangerous, just like he is. Let's be cautious." Luana said as Kincaid studied us closely.

'Kincaid…he's always been a sneaky one but knowing what he'll do with us if we lose to him…just thinking about that would be…terrifying.' I thought to myself.

"The two of you…Kellyn and Luana, you've come a far way up to this tower. However…I'll make sure you two don't come out of this room alive. I will say though, if I knew how much of a pain you'd be, Kellyn, then I would have killed you since Ranger School." Kincaid said.

"We haven't lost yet and we're not losing to scum like you!" I said as Weezing floated forward.

"That's what you think." Kincaid said as Weezing prepared to launch another Sludge Bomb, only for Buneary to kick it hard and send it flying towards the Arbok.

Luana and I continued our onslaught of making loops around both Pokémon, doing our best to make sure Kincaid didn't win no matter the circumstances. I saw that the Friendship Meters for the Pokémon steadily rose, though the Arbok's eyes glowed a bright yellow, paralyzing my arms and feet as they went numb.

"Kellyn! Gah, that Arbok using Glare was sneaky…" Luana said as Pachirisu came over to us.

Despite me being unable to move, I did my best to shake off the paralysis I was facing.

"S-sorry Luana…I'm trying as best as I can…" I said through clenched teeth.

"That's okay Kellyn, I'll protect you until the paralysis is gone!" Luana said as she stood in front of me.

"T-thank you, P-Pachirisu, stun those two…" I said as Pachirisu unleashed a wave of electricity.

The Arbok and Weezing were paralyzed as Kincaid furrowed his eyebrows in a rage and after a few seconds, my paralysis wore off as I was able to move again, thanks to the Arbok being unable to move.
"H-how are you better already?! You should have stayed paralyzed!" Kincaid screeched.

"Simple, that Arbok isn't able to continue glaring at Kellyn if it's completely paralyzed." Luana said as we continued to make loops around the two Pokémon.

This went on for several seconds and the Arbok's Friendship Meter soon reached seventy percent, while Weezing's got up to fifty percent. Luana and I continued this as a process, where the two of us would stun the Pokémon whenever they broke free from paralysis, not wanting to give them a chance to attack.

A few minutes later, the Arbok was captured and we were glad when we saw it move over to the side, though we were still surprised from the outcome as the Weezing's Friendship Meter reached sixty five percent and went up dreadfully slow after that. Pachirisu eventually got tired and Buneary stepped forward to do a little dance, boosting the strength of Luana's Capture Styler while I simultaneously charged her Styler up to the second stage. Weezing began to shake slightly, which made me nervous as it would most likely retaliate with a Sludge Bomb once it was able to completely move.

"Luana, that Weezing's about to start moving again, you know what to do!" I said as Luana nodded and made loops around the Pokémon.

Luana's Capture Line, which was the red, blue and yellow stripes we had grown accustomed to seeing, was moving quick as she did the best she could to increase the Friendship Meter. Weezing soon broke free from paralysis and started to move again, with its Friendship Meter now being around eighty percent. I watched Kincaid looking as if he was about to lose his mind even more than he already had. The man looked livid as he angrily looked at the now captured Arbok, which made the Pokémon immediately lower its head to avoid his glare.

Weezing acted quickly by launching a cloud of poison gas at us, thankfully, it wasn't too hard to avoid compared to its smog or puddles. I took over for Luana so she could have a breather along with Buneary, who was tired as well. Kincaid furiously typed on his Miniremo and the Weezing soon came forward and spat a thick purple mud at me. Unlike what happened with Toxicroak, I didn't slip on the mud puddle and instead skirted around it, focusing on making loops around the Weezing, which attacked again with another mud puddle. Seeing that I was still undeterred, Kincaid smirked before inputting another command as I braced myself for whatever attack was going to come next. The Weezing quickly rose above me and released a fast moving toxic cloud heading towards Luana, who was only five feet away from me. Of course, Luana dodged the cloud without any problem, but my heart nearly sank when I saw the Weezing floating towards us with a scowl on its face. Luana and I immediately got Eevee into position to help us with the Pokémon, especially because of how much in danger Luana could be in, since Weezing was a bit closer to her than to me.

'Okay Kellyn…just distract the Weezing or get Eevee to attack it. I'm too far away from Luana to pull her out of harm's way and I'd feel ashamed of myself if she got hurt on behalf of me trying anything stupid.' I thought to myself as Eevee headed over to my side slowly, with the Weezing keeping a close eye on me.

"Hey, Weezing, don't let your eyes off of either of them! It's a trick!" Kincaid yelled as the Weezing looked at Luana and I, unsure of what to make of the situation.

"Don't listen to him Weezing, focus on me, alright?" I asked as the Weezing, despite still being mind controlled, obediently followed as I led it away from Luana.

I smirked at Kincaid and released my Capture Line, intent on capturing the Weezing without Luana getting injured. Kincaid realized what I was doing and angrily typed on his Miniremo, making the Weezing ignore me and go back towards Luana. The Weezing spat out a small black ball in Luana's direction, though she managed to evade it just in time. The small black ball erupted and released a ton of black smoke near where Luana was previously standing, prompting the Pokémon looked around in a daze as Kincaid yelled with anger at the Weezing.

'Luana…I'm glad you're safe. Now it's time for us to capture this Weezing and get Kincaid!' I thought to myself as Eevee got into position.

"Alright, Eevee, use Shadow Ball on that Weezing!" I said as Eevee fired a Shadow Ball at Weezing, giving it a direct hit as it got sent flying backwards.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, I proceeded to continue the capture process as the Friendship Meter increased, though after some time, it didn't go up at all, which confused me.

"Heh, if you're going to pull off a face like that, I might as well tell you the reason you're struggling to capture Weezing. The Ultimate Machine…it's slowly getting stronger as time goes on. In fact, you two won't even be able to beat the boss's Pokémon if you reach him. I fully intend on killing you both." Kincaid said.

"That's not going to happen Kincaid, you've lost every encounter before you fled!" I said as Kincaid grimaced.

Kincaid, rather than saying anything, decided to simply watch me as I continued making loops around Weezing. The Friendship Meter was now beginning to increase at a steadier pace, which made me relieved even as the Pokémon prepared to launch another attack.

Weezing fired a Smokescreen at me, which I barely managed to notice in time as I became shrouded in black mist and started to cough. Covering my mouth and nose and then going on to observe any visibility I may have, I realized to my horror that compared to the previous smokescreen, this one was nearly impossible for me to see in. Even as I ran towards where I last saw Luana, I realized that I couldn't see her at all and I began to worry. I nearly screamed when I heard someone approaching, though I quickly saw that it was Luana as my heart rate went back down to normal.

"Don't panic Kellyn, I'm getting you out of here." Luana said through her covered mouth as she took my hand.

Luana and I went through the dense mist and after some time, we found ourselves free and on the other side of the room. Our Partner Pokémon were about twenty feet away and they soon spotted us, quickly heading over as the smoke dissipated, revealing Kincaid with a twisted grin on his face and the Weezing carefully watching us from their initial position.

"T-thank you Luana…you saved me." I said.

"Anything for you Kellyn, now let's take out Kincaid!" Luana said as I continued making loops around the Weezing.

Thankfully, the Weezing's Friendship Meter didn't decrease too much due to me not making enough loops, it only did so slightly, luckily enough. Pachirisu, on my command, used Thunderbolt on the Weezing, knocking it backwards as it also became paralyzed. I fully used the situation to my advantage as I made loops around the Pokémon and captured it after what felt like hours. The Arbok and Weezing were now successfully captured, though the two of them stayed in the corner and weren't released like so many of the other Pokémon previously were.

"L-Luana, what's going on?" I asked as Kincaid stared at us from across the room.

"I…I don't know, I have a feeling Kincaid has something awful up his sleeve." Luana said as Kincaid snickered, prompting Luana and I to look at one another with expressions of horror and bewilderment.

'Is…is it possible that Kincaid has another Pokémon lying in wait? Or is Luana's intuition right? I mean…she's never been wrong before, so it's possible he somehow ended up pulling a fast one on us…which means we're in for another round…' I thought to myself as Kincaid cackled like a mad man.

"You two really thought you'd beat me that easily? Time to end this, with me as the victor!" Kincaid said as the three monitors shattered.

We both covered our faces instantly from any debris and I soon felt a chill, causing me to shiver violently, while Luana and our Partner Pokémon did the same. Looking around, I saw nothing out of the ordinary aside from the broken glass around Kincaid. However, it became apparent that there was in fact, a Pokémon that was floating by the second in command, almost as if it was sizing us up. I was stunned to see a Rotom impatiently zigzagging around Kincaid and its presence, albeit a small one, was enough to make the Arbok and Weezing flee, giving us a red flag that something was very wrong. I hadn't done much research into Rotom as a student in Ranger School, but the expression on Luana's face said it all.

"Kellyn, some quick advice before this Rotom comes at us. Most Rotom are known for being playful, though it comes off as malicious. However…their ability to possess certain machines makes them rather formidable. Even if we're not going to face it off that way, its electricity is a serious problem." Luana said as Kincaid slowly nodded.

"That's right, your little girlfriend is more smarter than I thought. I hope you two will last long enough against Rotom here." Kincaid said as Rotom dashed forward, a sadistic grin plastered on its face.

Rotom started off by surrounding itself with a barrier, which were two floating orbs of electricity crackling a bright blue. Luana made loops around Rotom, taking care to avoid hitting its barrier as it moved around at a more simpler pace. Eventually, Rotom's barrier faded and it dashed around the room, breaking Luana's Capture Line as its orange body began to glow yellow. The swift Pokémon then unleashed a Shadow Ball at us, which Eevee managed to counter with a Shadow Ball of her own. The two attacks collided, causing a plume of smoke to fill the room, which soon stopped as we could see once more.

"Okay…Eevee, Buneary, stay back for now in case Rotom tries an electric move." I said as the two Pokémon went off to the side, while Pachirisu stood by us.

Rotom, upon seeing Pachirisu, immediately used Thunder Wave on him in an attempt to cease his movements. However, Pachirisu shrugged off the attack instantly, surprising the Rotom as its face contorted into one of anger.

"Pachirisu, stun that Rotom!" Luana said as Pachirisu used Thunder Wave on the Rotom, stunning it successfully as it became completely paralyzed.

Luana continued her process of making loops around the Rotom and I helped out by increasing her Capture Styler to the second stage. After a dozen loops were made, Rotom tried to break free from paralysis, though Pachirisu quickly stunned it before it could do so. This went on for several minutes before Pachirisu got tired and at this point, the Rotom's Friendship Meter was at twenty six percent. A few loops later, Rotom managed to move again and became irritated, striking the ground around it with several Shadow Balls as it surrounded itself in a barrier once more, this time with four orbs of electricity. Unfortunately for Kincaid and Rotom, Luana wasn't going to be deterred and she continued to make loops around the Rotom, making Kincaid type in a command on his Miniremo. Soon enough, Rotom began to start zigzagging once more and flashed yellow before it launched a fierce purple wind at us.

"L-Luana, w-we're not going to get knocked back! We…we have to stay strong through this!" I said as the powerful move was slowly pushing me backwards.

After fighting the purple wind for several seconds, the Rotom stopped its attack. Recovering quickly, I made loops around the Pokémon as Luana helped me with charging up my Styler, much to the annoyance of Kincaid.

"Keep up the good work Kellyn, make sure you watch yourself around that Rotom!" Luana said.

"I'll be as careful as can be, make sure you do the same!" I said as Rotom began to charge up electricity.

'Careful Kellyn, this Rotom is too dangerous of a Pokémon to take lightly.' I thought to myself as Rotom began to glow a bright yellow.

Rotom unleashed a surge of electricity, which blinded me and forced me to shield my eyes. Even as my eyes were closed, I could still see a faint yellow because of the sheer intensity. After a couple of seconds, the Rotom's powerful attack stopped and I opened my eyes once more. The Rotom in fact, didn't try to attack us as I thought but instead, it looked like it was warning us to back off. No less than ten feet from me was an impact from what I assumed was a Thunderbolt, with Kincaid carefully observing me while Luana and Eevee got ready to launch an attack of their own.

"Eevee, use Shadow Ball on that Rotom!" Luana said as Eevee hit the Rotom hard and managed to daze it.

Stunned that Luana and I were able to survive such an attack from Rotom, I continued with making loops as I did previously. Around ten or so loops, Rotom ended up making contact with my Capture Line, breaking it as it fired off a Shadow Ball of its own, which Eevee countered before it got near to Luana or I. The result was a massive cloud of smoke which soon cleared up after a few seconds. Rotom merely levitated in the air as it awaited our next move, while we did the same with anticipation.

"What's wrong you two? Not going to attack or try capturing Rotom?" Kincaid asked.

'Kincaid…he's just planning to trick us as always. Pachirisu looks like he has energy again, I'll go ahead and have him stun Rotom.' I thought to myself as I motioned for Pachirisu to come closer, which he immediately did.

"Alright Pachirisu, go ahead and paralyze that Rotom!" I said as Pachirisu stunned the fast Pokémon, successfully rendering it unable to move.

I successfully made loops around the Rotom, making sure that Pachirisu was stunning it whenever it tried to break free from paralysis. At this point, Rotom's Friendship Meter was around thirty percent before Pachirisu became tired and went off to the side to rest. Acting quickly, I had Buneary come close as she did a little dance to boost the strength of my Styler, while Luana went ahead and charged my Capture Line to its second stage for additional help. As for Kincaid, he was pacing back and forth, fuming with unbelievable rage, however, I made sure to not pay much attention to Kincaid, as focusing on Rotom was key, especially considering the danger it posed to us. By the time Buneary's Poké Assist had ended, Rotom's Friendship Meter was fifty five percent as she went over to Pachirisu and at this time, Rotom's paralysis wore off as it looked at us with an enraged expression.

Rotom then zipped around as Kincaid typed on his Miniremo, the worst part being that we had no idea what attack he'd have Rotom use on us. Unfortunately, Rotom launched another Ominous Wind, which all of us braced for, even as we were getting pushed back little by little. When the Pokémon's attack lasted a full minute without any of us getting hurt, the Rotom decided to cease the attack before it began to charge up another Shadow Ball, this one however, was different…around the Rotom were four purple flames, each of them circling around it swiftly. Rotom quickly launched the Shadow Ball, but not at me or Luana, instead, it aimed for Pachirisu and Buneary, who were resting a few feet away from me. Knowing that Buneary and Pachirisu couldn't afford to take the attack in their state, Luana and I rushed over to them as fast as we could.

I saw the move heading right for our Partner Pokémon and dove right in front of it, taking a hard hit to my chest as I flew over our exhausted Pokémon and tumbled to the ground. Eevee and Luana reached me in seconds as I keeled over in pain, all while Kincaid laughed at my agony.

"What's the matter Kellyn? Showing love to your Partner Pokémon before Blake ends up controlling them? That's cute, but it won't matter anyway." Kincaid said as Eevee growled at the Rotom.

"Oh no…no…Kellyn, don't…don't worry, you'll be just fine." Luana said.
Despite the pain I was feeling, I opened my eyes to see Eevee sparring against the Rotom. Luana checked me for any wounds as she looked a few times between me and Kincaid, the wound itself was small, but the pain was absolutely excruciating, as if someone slammed a sledgehammer into the right side of my chest. Eevee jumped up and gave the Rotom a powerful Headbutt, making it go flying near Kincaid, who began to scream at it to get up. I began to cough up blood, which Luana quickly wiped with her jacket as Eevee came over to us. Eevee took one look at me and could tell I wasn't doing so good, so she went ahead and released a bright orange dust around my wound just like she had done previously. The wound, which was beginning to turn purple, soon changed color and quickly faded away, with the pain subsiding as well.

"How are you feeling Kellyn?" Luana asked as I felt where my wound once was.

"It's as if I was never hurt to begin with, now let's finish Kincaid off!" I said as Luana helped me back up.

Kincaid had a look of hatred plastered across his face when he saw me standing up and looked as if he was ready to strangle me with his bare hands. Rotom, which was just beginning to come out of its daze from being hit, slowly levitated back up as Luana took over and made loops around it quickly. I went ahead and assisted Luana by charging her Styler to its second stage while I looked at Pachirisu and Buneary, who were both still recovering as Eevee also went next to them so she could rest. Despite the intense fight we were in, I couldn't help but smile…after all, they weren't hurt by Rotom's attack. I glanced at the Rotom's Friendship Meter, which had risen rather quickly at seventy percent, though I began to tremble as Rotom flashed a grin. The Pokémon immediately zigzagged around the room, making contact with Luana's Capture Line and breaking it. More determined than ever, Luana continued to make loops around the Rotom even as it continued moving around.

Once again, the Rotom stopped moving and charged up electricity, which it soon shot out as its Discharge spread over the entire room, making all of us shield ourselves due to its intensity. The Rotom's attack managed to scorch the floor in several different spots, though none of the moves hit us or our Pokémon, much to Kincaid's annoyance.

"Rotom, it's time to end this. Use Thunderbolt on Kellyn, now." Kincaid said as Rotom, even in its mind controlled state, hesitated.

'Rotom…fight the power the Shadow Crystal and the Miniremo have over you. Otherwise you'll kill us without even knowing it.' I thought to myself as Kincaid soon became irate.

"What are you waiting around for?! Go and use Thunderbolt on that Ranger right now! I have some plans for that girl once I'm through with him. Hurry it up!" Kincaid yelled as Rotom once again hesitated.

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see all of our Partner Pokémon begin to get back up, looking ready to help out as best as they could. What worried me was that we knew exactly what Rotom would do if the Shadow Crystal's power, or Kincaid's Miniremo, ended up forcing the Pokémon to kill any of us. As expected, Luana didn't cease with making loops around Rotom as the Pokémon continued to resist, with Kincaid increasingly getting annoyed as he began incoherently yelling at Rotom.

"Luana, our Pokémon look like they're able to use their assists again. How about we go ahead and finished this up to show Kincaid what we're made of?" I asked as Luana grinned.

"I like the sound of that, let's do it!" Luana said as our Pokémon bounded forward.

"Pachirisu, stun that Rotom!" I said as Kincaid began typing something else on his Miniremo, only for Eevee to knock the Miniremo aside with a Shadow Ball.

Pachirisu then stunned the Rotom, making it cease movement as Luana made loops around the Pokémon. The Friendship Meter on the Rotom steadily began to increase, reaching around eight five percent as Kincaid started to panic. I quickly charged up Luana's Capture Styler to its second stage as she continued to make loops around the Pokémon, after more than three dozen loops with the Rotom not breaking free from paralysis, it was finally captured. With the tense and chaotic battle finished, along with the room being heavily damaged, Kincaid's Miniremo fizzled and let out a plume of smoke. Rotom, free of mind control, looked around in surprise at the damage that was around it as Kincaid attempted to flee.

"You're not getting away this time Kincaid!" Luana said as Rotom turned towards Kincaid and zipped in front of him, who at this point was a terrified mess.

"Rotom, get out of my face!" Kincaid said as Rotom used Thunder Wave on Kincaid.

Luana and I rushed over to the second in command who was absolutely enraged despite the paralysis he was undergoing. The two of us looked at the Rotom which certainly was very ashamed of itself, though we knew that it didn't attack us of its own free will.

"Don't you worry Rotom, we know you didn't mean to attack us. Thanks for stopping Kincaid." I said as the Rotom flashed a grin before zipping out of the room.