He had been waiting for this moment since the start of the tournament and within a heartbeat after hearing his name get called, Akira was making his way down into the Arena. Though he wasn't the only one who stepped into the dirt colored Arena. Akira's opponent was none other than Misty Rayne and though he didn't know her last name during their first meeting he had battled the female Tamer before.
Though he knew that this battle may not go the same way that it did before and from the expression that Misty held on her face, she was definitely going to try and stop him from winning this battle.
Akira moved his hand towards the Pokéballs that were held on his belt though Misty beat him to the punch and as such she was the first to call out her Pokémon. This revealed to Akira that Misty had called out the same Pokémon that she used during their first battle and though he didn't know the species of this Pokémon he did remember the name that Misty had given it.
Though Misty had been the first in calling out their Pokémon, Akira wasn't far behind her and once the red energy mass cleared it was revealed that he had chosen to use Akamaru. Not wanting to be last when it comes to calling out an attack, Akira hurried and ordered Akamaru on the move.
"Akamaru! Use Quick Attack!" Akira called out to the fire type Pokémon, which sent Akamaru stampeding towards the star shaped Pokémon.
Though Akira may have been the first to go on the offensive, Misty was not going to let Akira take Astraea out as easily as he did the last time they battled and as such had her Pokémon dodge the attack. Since neither Akira or Akamaru was counting on Astraea to dodge their attack by jumping into the air and as such Akamaru slid underneath the star Pokémon.
As Akamaru went sliding past Astraea, he was smashed in the back by a spray of water which sent him flying into the ground. Though Akira could see that Akamaru had taken some heavy, his Growlithe was not going to give up and was back on his feet within a few heartbeats.
Once Akamaru was back on his feet, Akira sent him after Astraea once more using the same attack as before though this wasn't the only thing that Akira had in mind. Since Akamaru was much closer to his opponent this time around Akira had to be quick in using his attack plan. Just when Akamaru would have smashed into Astraea the star shaped Pokémon dodged the attack by once more jumping into the air. This was what Akira was waiting for. "Akamaru! Follow it and use Take Down!" Akira roared over the noise of the Arena.
With this new order given, Akira watched as his Pokémon leaped into the air and with his sudden change of course he was able to take Astraea as well as it's Tamer by surprise. Once Akira had set Akamaru in motion, his Growlithe was quick to do as he commanded and was soon ramming his head into Astraea which sent the water type Pokémon soaring across the Arena.
As Astrena soared across the Arena, Akira decided that he wasn't going to let up on being offensive and as such called out to Akamaru again. "Use Psychic Fangs Akamaru!" Akira commanded his Pokémon.
Akira watched as the fangs within Akamaru's mouth started to glow a vibrant purple and within moments, Astraea was flung back once more when the psychic attack made contact with the other Pokémon.
From Astraea's prone body, Akira knew that the Pokémon was not going to be able to continue to battle and from how Misty was reaching for her Pokéball he knew she did as well. Akira watched as Misty held up her Pokéball to recall her Pokémon back into it's Pokéball and once she had Astraea safely back inside, she whispered something into the Pokéball.
Once Akamaru had finished his attack, he sped back towards his Master so he could await Akira's next orders.
Within a heartbeat after speaking into the Pokéball, Misty had another one within her hand and was soon calling out her second Pokémon. "Pearl. I choose you!" Misty called out. What was revealed to Akira was a Pokémon that he has never seen before. This Pokémon was one that made it's home inside of a silver and blue shell and within the shell were six spherical blue extensions with a pink pearl within the center of the shell.
Seeing that Misty had called out another water type Pokémon, he was afraid that Akamaru would get hurt within this battle since he has already taken heavy damage from battling Astraea. With this in mind, Akira decided to recall Akamaru for the moment and if needed he would bring Akamaru back out later.
"Akamaru, return!" Akira called out as he held out Akamaru's Pokéball which whisked the Growlithe inside within seconds. Once Akamaru was safely within his Pokéball, Akira switched it out for another one and within seconds had the Pokéball spiraling through the air. "Mistral, I choose you!" Akira called out and as the mass of energy cleared it revealed that Sneasel had been called out into the world.
Unlike with the battle between Akamaru and Astraea both Misty and Akira decided to air on the side of caution since neither of them wanted their Pokémon to be injured this time around. Though Akira knew that they wouldn't be able to just stand and watch each other or this match would never end. With this in mind, Akira decided that he would go on the attack though he thought it best to keep at a distance. "Mistral, use Ice Beam..." Akira called out to his Pokémon who jumped to do what her Master ordered.
Akira watched as a bright blue energy formed inside Mistral's mouth and within seconds the attack shot out towards the shell Pokémon and since he assumed that Misty would try and dodge the attack, Akira called out for Mistral to follow up with another Ice Beam.
Misty did exactly what Akira thought she would do and called out for Pearl to dodge the attack and though her Pokémon was able to get away from the first Ice Beam, the second Ice Beam did however smash directly into Pearl.
Mistral's attack sent Pearl spiraling backwards though somehow Misty's Pokémon was able to gain control of itself and when it did, Misty called out to her Pokémon. "Pearl, use Water Gun!"
This move must have been one that Misty uses a lot since both her Pokémon seem accustomed to using this move. Akira allowed the Water Gun to get close enough to Mistral to cause Misty to think that her attack was going to make contact though just before Mistral would have been struck with the attack, she sprung up into the air.
Once the attack cleared, Mistral made her way back to the ground safely. A moment after Mistral landed on the ground, Akira watched Pearl do the same. Now once again the two Tamers as well as their Pokémon were staring at one another. "Mistral, Fury Swipes!" Akira commanded and with that command, Mistral went charging towards Pearl and as she did the claws on her hands started to claw a bright white.
Mistral made it to her opponent within seconds and as her claws were about to make contact with Pearl, Misty called out for her Pokémon to dodge the attack which caused Mistral to miss the first swing of her claws. Not wanting to miss out on the opportunity to deal some damage to his opponent's Pokémon, Akira spoke once more. "Mistral, follow and continue to use Fury Swipes!"
This order sent Mistral flying towards Pearl and since she didn't want to let her Master down, Mistral ensured that each attack made contact with her opponent. When the attack was finished, Mistral jumped back to stand in front of Akira.
Akira could see that Mistral's latest attack still wasn't enough to knock Pearl out of this battle though Akira didn't know whether this was from Mistral's lack of strength or from Misty's training of her Pokémon. While Akira was busy thinking on how to knock Pearl out of the battle, Misty decided it was time to go on the offensive.
"Pearl, use Hidden Power!" Misty commanded of her Pokémon and with that command, Pearl called out three pinkish orbs that were rippling with a blue colored energy and sent them spiraling towards Mistral.
When Akira heard Misty's voice it snapped him out of his thinking and went straight on the defensive. "Mistral, wait for the perfect moment and dodge the attack and then follow with Mega Punch!" Akira called out to his Sneasel.
Mistral did as her Tamer ordered and waited for the perfect moment to dodge the incoming attack and just as the orbs came flashing towards where Mistral was standing, she jumped into the air. Once Mistral was in the air that explosion from the failed attack sent Mistral soaring even higher into the sky. During her trip through the air, Mistral started up the attack that her Master had commanded her to use which caused her right arm to start to glow. Within moments after the attack started, Mistral was smashing her hand into her opponent.
Akira hoped that this attack would cause more damage than his last few have and when the smoke cleared from around both his and Misty's Pokémon, Akira saw that Mistral was the last one standing.
Misty saw this as well and was already reaching for Pearl's Pokéball and within a heartbeat, Pearl was already back inside her home.
Once this was done the voice of the announcer one again echoed throughout the Arena once more. "Everyone please congratulate Akira Cade on his win and would you please welcome the next two combatants..."
Authors notes: Thank you to everyone who read the latest chapter of the Tamer Saga. Please review and comment with your thoughts on the story. Until next time.