Italics indicate thinking
Bold is for attacks
Kass' POV
Before I could make it to the bracket that had the gym leaders in it I first had to get passed Hop, we hadn't battled in forever so I was kinda looking forward to it.
"I'm interested to see how strong you've gotten." I told him "So let's do this!"
"Yeah." He nodded "Dubwool!"
"Okay, Sirfetch'd!" I sent out my bird.
"BEGIN!"
"Sirfetch'd use Fury Cutter!"
My bird darted in and swung his sword, getting blocked by Dubwool's horns and Cotton Guard.
"Zen Headbutt!"
"You've gotta block it!" I warned Sirfetch'd.
He quickly put up the leaf shield and managed to block the strike, quickly slashing back with Revenge.
Dubwool got knocked back but that soft fluffy wool was absorbing a lot of attacks. Sirfetch'd moved quickly and slashed as best he could but so many blows were being tanked it was hard to get passed.
"Okay then! Brave bird!"
Sirfetch'd blew in and slammed into Dubwool, dealing significant damage but needing to be pulled back.
"Let's try something new, Beartic!"
"RAHH!" the ice bear roared.
"Go Icicle Crash!"
The white bear charged in and slammed into the goat and sent it flying, making Hop change to his next Pokemon, Pincurchin.
"Superpower!"
"Poison Jab!"
Beartic roared as is slammed its powerful paws down on the small spiky creature.
"Thunderbolt!"
Beartic got blasted back by lighting but didn't let that stop it.
"Slash!"
It was hard to really hurt Hop's team, so many of them were defensive and difficult to get close to but Beartic wasn't afraid of a few spines, it simply breathed out cold air to cover its hand in frost in order to help avoid any poison or shock.
"That's it!" I cheered "Now Icicle Crash!"
Beartic slammed her frozen hands down and knocked out Pincurchin. After that Hop sent out Snorlax to try and stop us, another tanky defensive focused Pokemon. I was surprised I never got the impression Hop would be such a defense focused trainer.
"Superpower!"
"Hammer Arm!"
As Beartic tried to attack Snorlax slammed into her, knocking her back a bit but still not knocking her out. Beartic plowed into Snorlax, de3aling some serious damage.
"Heavy Slam!"
But Snorlax turned the tables right away and slammed Beartic right back, crushing her under it's massive weight.
"Return." I called her back "Cinderace!"
I sent out the rabbit with a plan, if Snorlax wanted to take a bunch of blows than we'd have to hit him with a hard one.
"Pyro Ball!"
Cinderace bounced a rock around before turning it into a fireball and sending it flying right into Snorlax, knocking it onto its back and out cold, such a sturdy body but felled by naught more than a pebble.
"This battle…it's so…boring." I sighed "My blood's not pumping at all."
Hop sent out his next Pokemon, Corviknight, another thing weak to Cinderace's move set. My rabbit used its speed to get around the bird and drill it with a few red-hot kicks.
He sent out Rillaboom after that, the ape beating on its drum to send vines out.
"Agility!"
Cinderace ran around quickly and got behind it, sending a pyro ball out to hurt it before following up with a high jump.
"Bounce!" I yelled.
Cinderace crashed down hard, leaving a crater behind and knocking out Rillaboom.
"What a waste, you barely did anything." I huffed "Stop trying to waste time comparing yourself to Leon and actually try and surpass him or be the best, if your only goal is beating one specific person you'll be lost when you reach the top."
I turned away "I'm doing more than just trying to beat my dad, I'm trying to be the best trainer there is, and if you can't help push me to that level, you're wasting my time."
LATER
"Oh…I was wondering when you'd show up." I looked at Cecelia.
"Miss…may I sit?" she asked.
"Oh yeah go ahead." I said.
"You know why I'm here?" she asked again in her usual monotone.
"Yeah."
"That was quite…blunt of you after your battle today." She hummed.
"Well was I wrong?"
"…" she paused and simply said nothing "I can't say for sure, but you always let your mood guide you, sometimes too much. When you're excited you run in foolishly, when sad you become nearly depressed, when angry you become rather volatile and hard to deal with."
"You always have your emotions in check." I laughed "I guess it's just in my blood that 'Battle Drive' that Aunt Kahili called it, that desire for purely great battles just takes over my emotions sometimes."
Cecelia nodded "Perhaps that is why I am here to keep you in check."
"Nah." I said "You're here cause my family is super important in Alola and I'm a little high-class princess that needs a babysitter…plus I couldn't go on this trip without my bestie."
She smiled lightly "Yes Miss. I am always here for you."
"You think I should go apologize to Hop?" I asked her "Was I really that jerky?"
"That is up to you, though perhaps the need to find a goal besides simply surpassing his brother will be good." She said "It is late and the next round starts tomorrow, it might be best you rest."
AN
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