DWA: Hey everyone, this arc is coming to a close soon for the next, hope you're all excited! Also I may be posting all of TAA on Ao3 soon, I won't be going anywhere of course, I'll continue posting here too!
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
-Telepathy-
[Translated PokeSpeech]
Ch 27: A Fight Against the Tide.
-(o)- Time: 4:03 pm
Lily was waiting to be called up to the stage they had put in the colosseum battlefield. Mike's question was running through her head again and again.
"Should I?" She asked herself.
[He gave you time.] Zack said.
[It doesn't make it right, asking a kid to fight. But still, Stanley and Rina are involved, we may not have a choice.] Midnight said.
[I'll protect Lily no matter what. I am not going to let harm come to her.] Zack said.
"Guys, later." Lily said. "Let's…focus on the now." She said. The two nodded.
"And now let's all give a big warm welcome to the Champion of the Silver Conference! Lily Zenex!" The announcer called out. Lily took off running, Zack and Midnight behind her. Its rare Lily has to put on a fake smile, but she came out grinning and waving.
The cheers helped keep it up. She walked to the stage, where the Johto League's Director, the Elite Four, and the champion stood.
Lily blinked at seeing the Champion. "Hey, I know you!" Lily said running up to the woman.
"I knew you had potential Lily, I hope that Absolite has treated you well!" She said smiling.
"It…has." Lily said, she met the champion and never knew. The Director walked over to her and shook her hand, and asked some questions as though it was an interview. The whole thing took around, 20 minutes.
"Now Lily, I have one last thing to ask." The man said.
"What is it?" Lily asked. Sephi pushed him out of the way. "Are ya gonna fought the four!?" She said, Laugher erupted from the stands and Lily. "Of course!" She said. A man in a navy blue suit and white tie walked up with a smile.
"Then I suggest you get ready. You have around ten minutes before our fight. The day is young, and we can fit in one spectacle hm?" The man said. He was tall, had a slight tan and dark hair. "I'm Calder, you're first challenge. Prepare for high tide and a powerful undertow." He said.
"Calder could you be more obvious?" A woman in a black long sleeve shirt with a black vest and skirt said.
"Ashni easy now, we all have our giveaways." A woman in a dress with a crown of flowers said.
"It's…kinda easy to tell." Lily muttered. She looked over to the other man, who was just, staring at her before he walked over.
"I look forward to our battle Zenex. You have proven your strength. Strength, is what I respect." He said and walked off.
"Don't let Roland get to you, he's always creepy." Sephi said. "Well off you go, we have set up!" She said and shooed Lily off. "We'll mail the trophy home!" and the top trainers left the stage and a crew began work.
Lily was now in the waiting room. She was, freaking out.
"I have ten minutes for a strategy!?" She nearly screamed.
[Lucy is a must, he's a water user.] Midnight said.
[Tera would be wiped out.] Zack said.
"Lucy's the only one with any real advantage." Lily said. She sighed. "Okay, Lucy, Ordis, Phantoma…I have three I know I'll use." She said. She slammed her head into the table she was sitting at. "I hate my life right now."
[You do have a lot on your shoulders.] Midnight said.
[Do what you always do.] Zack said.
"What's that?" Lily asked looking up.
[Wing it.] Zack said and just, made a throwing motion.
"…That won't work here, it's the Elite Four." She said. She quickly stood. "We have Lucy, she can do a lot, but not all of it! …I just have to wing it huh?" She asked slumping a bit.
[Such dedication.] Midnight said. A woman opened the door.
"We're ready for you." She said with a smile.
"Thanks." She said and shook her head a bit. "Okay, let's go." She said and dashed out, her Pokémon following behind her. She ran out into the arena to find a large body of water had taken the field, it was in an elevated pool with small dirt islands. She walked up the steps to find Calder on the other side.
"We have special fields for each of our fights Lily. I'm sure by know you know my element." He said, both hands behind his back.
"I…I know most of the Four's types…" Lily said. "Water, Electric, Grass, and uh, well the last guy looked to be fighting, but he could be something else." She said.
Up in a booth the Champion and the other members of the Four watched.
"How did she figure me out!?" Ashni shouted.
"Color scheme." Sephi said.
"Bullshit! Black and yellow can mean anything!" Ashni shouted.
"Can you count the number of electric types with that color scheme on both hands and no higher?" Roland asked. Ashni started counting the ones she knew.
"The answer is no Ashni…" Chryssi said. Ashni looked over and huffed, crossing her arms as Chryssi gave a small chuckle.
"Hey, how good of a chance does Calder have?" Sephi asked.
"Bad." Chryssi said.
"I disagree, Calder is strong and will provide a challenge." Roland said.
"That boy is fucked!" Ashni said.
"I agree with Ashni." Sephi said as she looked to the field and heard the Electric trainer blow a raspberry most likely at Roland. 'I feel like a mother with four idiot children…' She thought to herself.
The ref walked up to his small booth and looked at Lily and Calder. "Elite Four Matches are five versus five, both trainers may substitute as they see fit. Now, if both trainers are ready…begin at your leisure." He said.
"I shall take the first move!" Calder said. "Politoad, enter!" Calder said giving a surprisingly strong throw. The ball opened and the green and yellow frog Pokémon appeared. As soon as it did the sun disappeared as clouds rolled in and rain started to fall.
"Aw maan…" Lily said. "Well, Lucy, fight by my side!" She shouted and tossed her Lure Ball, the water/electric type appearing.
"A Lanturn! A shining light in the sea, I was so hoping to battle Lucy!" Calder said.
"You really like water types huh?" She asked.
"I didn't get here with an all water team without liking them." He said. "Now allow me to go first! Hyper Voice!" He shouted. Politoad took a deep breath and let out a powerful screech, the water being pushed aside by its force.
"Dive! Lily shouted and Lucy dove into the water, but it was obvious where she was due to the light.
"Psychic!" Politoad's eyes glowed a bright blue as it lifted one hand up, Lucy came out of the water, squirming in pain.
Lily grinned. "Thunder!" She shouted. Calder flinched.
"Oh dear…" He said as Lucy fired a massive bolt of lightning into the sky, and it came crashing down on Politoad, causing it to cry out in pain and drop Lucy back into the water.
"Ion Deluge!" She shouted. Lucy surfaced and fired a second bolt, this one seemingly doing nothing.
"Hm, that move again…" Calder said. Lily smiled, Calder didn't seem to know what it did either. "Mud Shot!" Politoad jumped up and fired balls of mud that peppered Lucy, doing a decent amount of damage.
"Thunder!" Lily shouted, and Lucy fired the powerful attack again, and it hit its mark, yet again, causing Politoad to cry out louder.
"The one drawback to my Politoad's ability…" He muttered. "Thunder, a danger to my entire team…Let's do a lot of damage! Return!" Politoad jumped in the air and shined yellow for a second. Lucy and Lily didn't do anything. Politoad shot down and slammed Lucy with both feet and kicked off and landed on one of the small islands. Lucy surfaced seemingly fine.
"Uhm…Ah, now I remember." He muttered. "Ion Deluge, normal type moves become Electric type. It's very rarely used, yet your Lanturn has Volt Absorb." He said. Lily smiled.
"Correct! But that means Politoad is out! Thunder!" She shouted and Lucy fired the attack once more, it slammed into Politoad and cried out until it fell over unconscious.
"Politoad is unable to battle! Calder, your next Pokémon please." He said. Calder nodded and recalled his Pokémon. He then tossed a Great Ball, and out came a Starmie.
"Begin!" The ref shouted.
"Thunder!" Lily shouted and Lucy fired the bolt into the air.
"Making the most of that hm? Skill Swap." He said. Starmie quickly flashed, as did Lucy, and the lights on them went to the other, and Starmie was struck by the attack, but didn't move an inch.
"Skill…Swap…oh no." She muttered.
"This move has served me well, saving me in such times. Now, Psychock!" He shouted and Starmie's gem glowed and fired a purple beam that slammed into Lucy and knocked it under the water, and Starmie jumped in as well.
"Signal Beam!" Lily shouted and Lucy's bulb glowed red and blue and fired a beam of the same color, striking Starmie and causing it to be forced back.
"Power Gem!" Calder shouted and Starmie fired several glowing gems that impacted Lucy hard.
"Dang, Lucy return!" She shouted and recalled her to her Lure Ball.
"Switching out?" Calder said.
"Lucy needed a rest!" Lily said. She then tapped her Holo Caster and out flashed a bright light, and her Porygon-Z was on the field. "Ready Ordis?" She asked.
"Yes Ma'am!" Ordis replied and looked into the water. "Target scanned, Physical attack raised!"
"We can't win can we?" She muttered. "Okay, Shadow Ball!" She shouted. Ordis charged the ethereal ball of energy and fired it at Starmie, who took the attack head on, the water busting out from the explosion.
"Psychock!" Calder shouted. From the water came a large purple beam that slammed into Ordis hard, pushing him back in the air.
"Gotcha! Lock on!" She shouted. Ordis fired a red beam from his hand that struck Starmie.
"Ohhh no…" Calder said.
"Hyper Beam!" Ordis charged a huge amount of energy, and fired it. Starmie simply braced itself as the attack entered the water. The attack struck it where the lock on was, and exploded. The water burst again as Starmie was sent out of the pool, and lie still before floating up and back onto an island. After everything settled the rain slowly came to a stop.
"Oof. That was powerful." He muttered. "But not enough! Power Gem!" He shouted and Starmie formed several glowing shards and fired them at Ordis, who tried to dodge but ended up taking a few hits, yet stayed up in the air.
"Tri-Attack!" Lily shouted and Ordis charged a ball of elemental energy at the ends of his arms and tail, and fired them at the same time, all three hitting and exploding, and when the smoke cleared, Starmie was frozen in a block of ice.
"Oh what are the odds…?" Calder said as the ref held up a hand after a couple minutes. "Starmie is unable to battle! Calder, next Pokémon. He nodded and recalled Starmie.
"I was hoping for Paralysis if it helps." Lily said.
"…It does in a way." He said. "Now, Octillery!" He shouted and tossed a Lure Ball, and the red Pokémon appeared. "Hyper Beam!" He shouted.
"Right out of the gate!?" Lily shouted as Octillery charged the attack and fired a much larger beam than Ordis produced, and it slammed into Ordis and made a massive explosion. Lily had to cover her face from the smoke and flash. She heard a splash and looked over to see an unconscious Ordis.
"O-Ordis?" She asked.
"Porygon-Z is unable to Battle, Lily choose your next Pokémon!" The ref said
"My Octillery is pretty much a cannon, good luck blocking anything from it." He said. His Octillery had a pretty mean look on it. She recalled Ordis to his ball.
"Okay, Lucy, let's do this, fight by my side!" She said and sent out her Lanturn again. "Lucy, be careful, it hits hard, don't get hit!" Lucy looked back and nodded.
"Let me demonstrate! Energy Ball!" He shouted Octillery charged up a large ball of natural energy and fired it.
"Run!" Lily shouted and Lucy quickly dived under the water as the ball hit above her and exploded. The force sending her down to the bottom. "Now, Thunderbolt!" She shouted. Lucy swam up and jumped out of the water and fired the lightning bolt from her bulb, striking Octillery and causing it to cry out.
"Sludge Bomb!" Calder shouted and Octillery fired many balls of sludge at Lucy, most of which hit and exploded as she fell back in the water.
"Damn…" Lily said. "Gotta be careful, Signal Beam!" She shouted. Lucy popped back out of the water and fired a red and blue beam that struck Octillery and tried to push it back, but it held on with its suction cups.
"Energy Ball!" Octillery charged the attack quickly and fired it, Lucy tried to dive, but was hit by the attack, which exploded and sent her back into the wall of the pool.
"Lucy can't fight this and I may need her…Volt Switch!" She shouted. Lucy charged electricity in front of her, and fired a ball of electricity that hit Octillery. Lucy recalled to her Lure Ball.
"Rest up girl." She said and nodded. "Okay, Warren!" She shouted and the Scizor appeared.
"A Scizor? With such little land around?" Calder asked.
"If you have speed, anything can move around this field!" She said and held up her arm, her Key Stone shining.
"Oh no…" Calder said.
She slammed her other hand on her Key Stone that shone brightly, the Mega Stone Scizor had shining brightly in unison. "Let's create a new path Warren, and show them our newfound strength!" She shouted and four lines of energy came from both the Key Stone and Mega Stone and connected, and Warren was shrouded in a bright light, which burst and the Mega Symbol burst from Warren, who glared at Octillery.
"Oh no you don't! Flamethrower!" He shouted and Octillery, to Lily's surprise, let out a stream of fire.
"What the-!? Agility!" Warren suddenly dashed across the water, taking a grazing hit from the flames as it dashed to another island.
"That's ridiculous a water type learning Flamethrower!" Lily said. Calder shrugged.
"Octillery is a rather unusual Pokémon hm?" He asked with a smile.
"Fine, X-Scissor!" Lily shouted and with increased speed, Warren dashed across the water, pincers glowing a light green. Before Calder could call an order, Warren crossed his pincers and slashed Octillery and dashed past.
"Flamethrower!" He shouted and Octillery turned and let out a stream of fire.
"Agility!"" Lily called out and Warren shot to the side, even faster this time, and rushed the Water type. "And Brick Break!" She shouted and one of his Pincers glowed Orange and he slammed it down on Octillery's head. He then jumped over it and hit it again and pushed it further inland on the island.
"Damn, Octazooka!" He shouted. Octillery glared at Warren and fired a ball of ink at Warren. Warren covered his face with his pincers instinctively and the ink hit his pincer and pushed him back a bit.
"Night Slash!" She shouted and Warren rushed over and his pincer glowed a dark purple and he slashed Octillery twice, Octillery having braced itself did not move. It glared up at Warren and looked worse for wear.
"Flamethrower!" Calder shouted. Warden didn't have time to dodge this time and took the full brunt of the powerful fire attack, crying out in pain, but his head gained a metallic sheen and he slammed his head into Octillery's, the attack stopping, and Octillery just falling to the side, unconscious after all the attacks.
"Octillery is unable to battle! Calder, your next Pokémon please!" The referee said. Calder recalled his Pokémon and straightened his suit.
"Right, Mantine!" He shouted and tossed an Ultra Ball, the Kite Pokémon appearing in the water, Warren turning around.
"And we'll have first strike! Hydro Pump!" He shouted. Mantine stuck its head out of the water and fired a blast of water that slammed into Warren and pushed him back a significant amount.
"Warren, return!" She said and recalled him. "Okay, Lucy, this is hopefully the last time! Fight by my side!" She said and called out the Pokemon, who looked tired and battle worn.
"Hm, Signal Beam!" He shouted and Mantine fired a red and blue beam at Lanturn, who barely dodged.
"Thunderbolt!" She shouted and Lucy fired a large bolt of electricity that struck Mantine and shocked the rest of the pool.
"Damn! Acrobatics!" He shouted and Mantine shot through the water and slammed into Lucy and pushed her aside and came back, hitting her again, and again, before ending by slamming its fin into Lucy, who was at her last leg.
"Last one, Thunder!" She shouted. Lucy charged up a huge amount electricity and fired it into the sky, shocking the water a bit. The bolt suddenly came down and slammed into Mantine, causing it to cry out loudly in pain, but it seemed to barely be standing after just two hits.
"Oh no…" Lily said.
"Signal Beam!" Calder shouted and Mantine fired the beam, the attack hitting Lucy and pushing her back into the wall, and she simply floated away from it, unmoving. Lily recalled her.
"Lily, next Pokémon." The referee said.
"I'm sorry for relying on you so much." She said.
"Okay, Phantoma!" She shouted and tossed the Great Ball, and out came the Ghost/Poison type. Phantoma immediately took to the air as Mantine watched from the water.
"We'll take the initiative, Hydro Pump!" Calder said and Mantine took a deep breath and shot out a huge volume of water at Phantoma, who dodged easily due to her height and speed.
"We only need one good hit! Shadow Ball!" Lily shouted. Phantoma charged the attack between her hands and tossed it. Mantine went to dive but was hit hard in the back and the attack exploded. When the smoke vanished, Mantine was out cold.
"Mantine is unconscious, Calder, your final Pokémon." The ref said.
"Okay, Tentacruel, let's do this!" He shouted and the Jellyfish Pokémon appeared.
"Let's hit first for once! Dark Pulse!" She shouted and Phantoma formed a ball of crisscrossing rings and fired it as a beam that stuck Tentacruel, causing it to wince as it pushed back against the force of the attack.
"Knock Off!" Calder shouted and a tentacle shot from the water and was covered in dark energy and slammed down on Phantoma, causing her to fall in the water as Tentacruel followed. "And now, Bubblebeam!" He shouted and Tentacruel fired a stream of bubbles that hit Phantoma and exploded multiple times.
"Get out of there!" Lily shouted and Phantoma shot out of the water and hovered in the air as Tentacruel surfaced.
"Shadow Ball!" Lily shouted and Phantoma fired the ball of ethereal energy and it slammed into Tentacruel and exploded.
"Hex!" He shouted and a black outline took hold of Phantoma and she struggled against the painful attack.
"Damn…" Lily said. "Energy Ball!" She shouted and Gengar charged up a ball of natural energy and tossed it, the attack hitting Tentacruel's gem, which was glowing a deep black. The resulting explosion caused a second ethereal explosion as the gem discharged the focused energy.
"Another!" Lily shouted and Phantoma fired a second, scoring another hit, causing Tentacruel to get pushed back.
"Hydro Pump!" Calder shouted and Tentacruel fired a huge volume of water that Phantoma dashed away from.
"We need to end this…" She said. "Make a bunch of Shadow Balls and toss em all!" Lily shouted and Phantoma focused and formed ten Shadow Balls, and threw them all at Tentacruel.
"Dive!" Calder shouted and Tentacruel submerged as the balls followed, the water bursts many times as the attacks exploded. Eventually Tentacruel came up, but was unconscious. Calder sighed as he recalled his Pokémon.
"Calder is out of useable Pokémon, and thus, Lily is the victor!" Thbe ref shouted and the crowd bust out in cheers and applause. Lily and Phantoma waved back.
"And so Lily has beaten the first of the Elite Four, how will she fair against the rest tomorrow? Please come back for more exciting action! Challenger, be sure to get some rest!" The announcer said. Lily recalled Phantoma and left the field. Robin was waiting in the corridor.
"Stanley and the rest have all gotten their own places to stay. Just wanted to make sure you were alright." He said.
"I'm fine, just have a lot of thinking to do." She said.
"I don't blame ya, but I support whatever you decide. For now, think of strategies hm? You have the rest of the four and the champion to fight." He said and ruffled her hair a bit.
"Hey!" She said with a giggle. "Cut it out, I need rest." She said and started to make her way back to her room.
Even though she probably needed it, Lily felt like she wouldn't be getting much sleep tonight.
DWA: Heeeey got this one out quick huh? So, 4 more battles and everything should rap up, then arc five. Still doing planning and I may have a job lined up in the near future. This one may affect my writing speed as if it wasn't already sporadic. Anyways, don't forget to Fave and Follow, and of course leave a review! See ya!