"Pignite! Arm thrust!" Pignite knocked the Swanna away, it flew higher up. The biker laughed. Charlie had unchained us. They led us into a storage building. Charlie offered me a deal. If I could keep all of my pokemon from being knocked out for twelve hours. They'd let us go. The four plasma members were with me as well.
We should find somewhere to hide.
Munna suggested. I nodded, looking around. The building was filled with shipping containers. We could hide in any of them.
"Come on." I noticed the Swanna circling back towards us. At the moment, it was our only enemy. I doubted the bikers would send pokemon one at a time, eventually, more would come. "Tranquill, use gust on the Swanna." Tranquill whipped up wind around Swanna. Swanna replied, firing a blue laser at Tranquill. Tranquill was knocked out immediately. "Tranquill!" Swanna dove, flying towards us. Tirtuoga intercepted it with aqua jet. The two of them spiraled, Swanna grabbed ahold of Tirtuoga and hurled it into the side of a container.
"One down." Charlie's voice boomed throughout the building. "You're gonna have to do better kid. We've got even more of them coming at you!" Swanna flew up, firing another laser at us.
"Scatter!" I dove to the side, scooping up Tranquill. My pokemon split up, running in different directions. I heard cries of different pokemon. Swanna dove at Tirtuoga. I saw a Zebstrika and a Chandelure chasing Pansage into a container. Pignite ran after them, trying to distract them with embers. Munna put a Garbodor to sleep only to get attacked by a Whirlipede. I returned Tranquill. The team plasma members had gathered together, watching the chaos ensue. I started running towards Munna. The whirlipede turned to me, charging.
Look out!
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Elesa scoffed.
"How many badges do you have, brat?"
"Four," Cheren answered. Elesa smirked.
"I suppose you won't be receiving your fifth one. Better luck next time." She returned her Eelektross. Cheren looked down at his knocked out Dewott. "I shouldn't have even let you battle me. What a waste of my energy." Cheren returned Dewott. "Please leave." Cheren nodded and walked off of the stage. Elesa watched him make his way through the empty auditorium. The door opened.
"Elesa!" A girl's voice filled the entire auditorium. "I need your help!"
"Bianca?" Cheren said. Elesa grumbled a complaint before responding.
"I'm not interested. Leave me alone."
"Not until you listen to me!" Bianca slammed the door behind her and started running towards the stage. She brushed past Cheren and jumped onto the stage. Elesa took a step back.
"What's wrong with you?"
"My friend has been kidnapped by a bunch of bikers! I need your help getting him back!"
"What?" Cheren approached the stage. "Who?"
"Look. I'm not some kind of servant, you know. It's not my responsibili—" Bianca grabbed Elesa by the shoulders and shook her.
"You have to help me!"
"Let go of me!" Elesa struggled against Bianca's surprisingly tight grip. Bianca's glasses fell off her face. She stared at Elesa, waiting. What was she expecting? Elesa tried to avoid Bianca's eyes but found herself meeting them. There was something in her eyes.
"Bianca," Cheren said. "What happened?" Bianca started to lower her head but steeled herself.
"What do you want me to do?" Elesa finally spoke.
"Take me to Driftveil city and help me find my friend." Elesa nodded.
"I guess I don't have a choice."
"Really?" Bianca backed away. Elesa rolled her shoulder, grunting.
"What's your friend's name?"
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Darumaka punched at Krokorok, unable to get a hit in. Krokorok slapped Darumaka with its tail and bit into its side. Darumaka cried out.
"Darumaka!" Kenya screamed. Clay sighed.
"I really shouldn't use her. I ask her to make this quick and this is what I get." Krokorok knocked Darumaka away and growled threateningly. "Just give up. Don't you see you're just hurting your pokemon."
"I can't!" Kenya yelled. "I have to win!" Darumaka steadied itself, out of breath. Krokorok attacked, kicking dirt in Darumaka's eyes before knocking it around with its claws. Darumaka fired a blast of fire. Krokorok pushed through the flames, tackling Darumaka to the ground.
"This one's just as stubborn as that Druddigon of yours. Stubbornness won't win you a fight." Clay checked his watch. "Krokorok, end it, now," Krokorok grunted, its claw started glowing.
"Darumaka! Use headbutt!" Darumaka jumped up at Krokorok. Krokorok Smashed its claw into Darumaka's head, knocking it back down." Darumaka made a weak grunt, starting to glow. Krokorok backed away.
"Finish it off, now!" Clay yelled. "What are you waiting for?" Krokorok didn't budge. It watched Darmanitan rise. Darmanitan raised its fist and punched the ground, puffing flames out of its nostrils.
"Darmanitan," Kenya was at a loss for words. "We can do this."
