Sorry it took so long, I have been trying to write whenever I could but sadly I have been trapped at my mother's place for a while so it hasn't been as easy. In this chapter there is another battle scene but I don't think I did too well since I've pretty much decided that stuff like combat isn't exactly my strongest point, nor are lemons scenes, but I try my best to hopefully improve as I go. I hope you enjoy it nonetheless and look forward to the next chapter.
Chapter 26: Revisit of a Rival
After leaving the room where Tia resided, Diamond began heading out to the Pokemon Center's courtyard to meet up with the others, thinking to herself how thankful she was that the layout of each Pokemon Center was more or less the exact same as she located the back exit with little trouble.
The glass doors slid open as the fox approached, seeing a few trainers here and there with their pokemon as she looked for Aura and the others, quickly locating them at one of the far tables along the extensive patio. Not long after, Aura noticed her walking toward them and quickly stood up and waved her over.
"So how'd it go? Tia doing alright?" Aura asked as he rubbed the fox's head. Enjoying his touch, Diamond blushed faintly and glanced away while nodding slowly.
"It went alright." Diamond looked around Aura at the table, a few cups of water and a bowl of berries rest upon it, "I thought you'd be training?" She pointed out.
While feeding Missy a few slices of Oran berries, Dan looked over to them and began to explain, "Actually we did get a bit done. Aura wanted to hold off the serious training until you got here, so all we did were a few warm ups and were just taking a break."
"Yep. Speaking of, you want a drink or something before we start, Diamond?" Aura offered, taking the glass pitcher and pouring himself another glass of water. Diamond gladly nodded and sat down at the vacant chair next to Aura as he poured another glass of water and set it in front of her, and after giving her a few berries to snack on he started explaining the routine to Diamond.
Now refreshed and ready, they all stood from their seats and began heading out to one of the fields; however, as they made their way up the patio, Aura suddenly froze in his tracks when he heard a familiar voice speak from behind them. "Well look who the fuck it is! The pokephile and his sex slave!"
Aura's fists clenched tightly as he spun around with a glare met by the same trainer he fought back in Lumiose City, the one who nearly killed Stan, and this made his blood absolutely boil. Controlling his anger, Aura sneered "What the fuck do you want?!" with pure venom in his tone.
Taking a swig of the drink before him, Tyler stood up and stared Aura in the eye, "Don't think I didn't forget about last time!" He scowled, using his thumb to gesture to his cheek which had a scar running across it.
"If you expect me to feel sorry then don't count on it, you deserve way worse than that scar!" Aura growled.
With rising anger, Tyler stepped forward and shoved Aura back, "Don't act so high and mighty, bitch! It's about time I put you in your fucking place!" He shouted, unclipping a pokeball from his belt, "I challenge you to a battle! Right here right now! Or are you scared your pathetic team will lose?!" With tension rising rapidly, Aura could feel himself losing control of his temper. As Tyler continued to insult them, Diamond clearly felt the rage of not only herself, but of Aura as well, and it only kept getting worse.
Finally having enough of this, Diamond grabbed hold of Aura's hand, making the trainer look down as she stared up at him with a determined gaze. With a single nod, she felt Aura's rage slowly dimming as he locked eyes with Tyler. "Fine! If it'll get you to shut up we'll have a three round battle!"
Heading to the battlefield, both trainers stood on opposite ends as they prepared to face off. The commotion bringing in a large crowd of curious trainers who surrounded the area to witness the fight.
Tyler plucked one of the pokeballs from his belt and tossed it into the air, "Let's end this one quick!" He shouted as the red and white sphere burst open and unleashed a white energy that quickly took the form of a large dragon. Everyone stumbled as Druddigon's heavy landing caused the ground around him to shudder.
With Aura's team all lined up beside him, he asked them who wanted to go first. Before either Diamond or Prince could volunteer, Stan stepped forward bearing a strong scowl. "I won't let him talk down to me any more!" Smirking at the small feline's confidence, Aura faced forwards as Stan ran onto the field.
Taking it upon himself, Dan walked over to the edge of the field and raised his arms, "This will be a three round battle! After each round both trainers must switch pokemon, best of three wins!" Facing both sides, Dan took a breath and counted down, "Three! Two! One! Begin!"
"Charge in with Dragon Claw!" Tyler commanded. Crossing his arms, Druddigon's claws quickly began to glow before a bright green draconic energy enveloped them with the large dragon soon rushing forward with his claws poised to strike.
"Dodge it and use Flash!" Acting quickly, Stan leaped out of Druddigon's path as if avoiding a speeding train, and before the large reptile could correct himself, Stan let loose a blinding flash of light from the star on his tail that effectively left the much larger pokemon in a daze. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, Aura issued the command to attack. Stan readied himself to pounce, pushing off the ground and colliding head-first into the beast's side. The force of the impact caused Druddigon to fall to the ground, though Stan didn't fare much better as he hissed in pain.
Aura cringed as he mentally kicked himself for his ignorance, forgetting about Druddigon's Rough Skin as he watched Stan rub his head. "Gonna have to be more careful, but we don't really have many options here," Aura muttered.
Finally the effects of Flash started wearing off as Druddigon regained his vision. The moment he caught Stan in his sight, Druddigon let out a tremendous roar as he stormed towards him, his claws enveloped by the energy once more. And just as Druddigon was about to strike, Stan's body crackled with sparks as he quickly unleashed a flurry of flashing bolts across the field, many striking the dragon directly and stopping him in his tracks.
This lasted only for a few moments as Druddigon managed to shake off the paralysis and quickly began to scan the field for his foe. But before he could spot the much smaller pokemon, Stan collided with Druddigon once again, sending yet another massive pulse of electricity through the beast while also suffering some minor damage himself from Druddigon's rough scales.
As Druddigon's body was being enveloped in sparks, across the field Tyler shouted a command, "Grab that worthless Shinx and throw it!" Druddigon grit his teeth as he pushed through the electrical shock and grasped Stan's tail in his claws, the current ending as he forcefully yanked him away; then, in one swift motion Druddigon reeled his arm back and tossed Stan into the air. "Now Flamethrower!" Tyler ordered.
Druddigon leaned back as he took in air, then snapping forward to unleash a massive torrent of flames directly towards the falling feline, hitting him directly and dealing massive damage. As the flames ended, Stan fell to the ground with scorch marks and singed fur all over his body as he lay at Aura's feet unable to battle.
Sighing, Aura took his pokeball from his belt and returned Stan, "Thanks, buddy. You fought well."
"Looks like I was right all along," Tyler called while returning Druddigon, "that Shinx is worthless."
Aura's fists tightened as rage built up inside him, "Shut it! This isn't over yet!" He snapped.
Feeling a tug on his leg, Aura looked down at Prince to see the short pokemon nod with a determined gaze as he stepped onto the field.
Tyler grinned as he took another ball from his belt and tossed it into the air, "Go, Zangoose!" The ball popped open and released the cat-ferret pokemon within. "Start this off as usual, Zangoose!" Tyler called. Zangoose quickly began scraping it's claws together causing them to glow faintly before thrusting them forward and lunging at Prince with Quick Attack.
"Intercept it with Force Palm!" Prince's ear twitch as he heard Aura call out, a confident smirk plastering itself on the Riolu's face as he watched Zangoose closing in. Letting out a fierce cry, Zangoose quickly slashed at Prince the moment he was within reach, though it was nimbly evaded as Prince managed to duck down as Zangoose's claws passed above him. With a clear shot at his foe, Prince reeled back his paw as it began to glow a very faint blue and forced it against Zangoose's chest, sending a large blast of energy that launched Zangoose across the field.
Tyler growled with clenched fists as he watched his pokemon struggle to his feet, "I swear you'd better not lose this! Use Crush Claw!" Wobbling back and forth, Zangoose glared at Prince with a hideous snarl, his claws glowing with energy as he shot forward in another attempt to trike a hit. Prince continued to dodge swing after swing while Zangoose was clearly running out of energy to keep going.
Aura sighed at the sight of such struggle as he felt a little bad about how the pokemon was treated. "Let's finish this quick, Prince. Blaze Kick!" Enveloping his leg in a bright flame, Prince quickly kicked with the precision of a black belt and struck Zangoose directly in the chest, sending him back as he tumbled across the ground, completely unconscious.
As Tyler returned Zangoose, Prince had walked back to Aura's side, giving the guardian a nod as he stopped by his side. "Ready, Diamond?" Aura asked as he pat her shoulder. Quickly nodding, the fox stepped onto the field and drew her stick from her tail.
"You just got lucky! So don't think your damn Braixen is going to win this time!" Tyler swiftly tugged his final pokeball from his belt, "Go! Clauncher!" Hurling the ball into the air, it burst open with a bright flash as the small lobster pokemon within began to materialize onto the field.
"Be on your guard, Diamond. It may be small but it's still a water type," Aura mentioned. Diamond nodded whilst keeping her eyes on her foe.
After hearing the call to begin, Tyler was the first to issue a command yet again. "Water Pulse!"
"Light Screen!" Igniting her stick and raising it to the air, the flame changing from it's normal orange to a lavender hue as a pink bubble-like dome flashed around Diamond, protecting her from the incoming Water Pulse as it collided with the mystical shield and burst into vapor. Before their foes could attack again, Diamond dropped the protective veil and leaped into the air, her stick held high as the lavender flame grew bigger with psychic energy; soon being unleashed as Diamond aimed it at Clauncher and fired a bright pink beam of energy.
Hit by the powerful psychic attack, Clauncher was blasted across the field, landing at it's trainer's feet in a complete daze. "You'd better not lose this!" Tyler shouted as Clauncher weakly rose to it's feet, quickly shaking it's head to relieve the dizziness and raising it's large claw in a battle stance. "That's better. Now, use Aqua Jet!" Tensing it's body, Clauncher opened it's claw wide and enveloped itself within a thick veil of pounding water then began rocketing towards Diamond like a speeding torpedo.
"Dodge!" Aura called. Watching closely, Diamond quickly side-stepped the attack as Clauncher shot passed, barely grazing the fur on Diamond's tail; but it wasn't over yet. Coming back around, Clauncher aimed for Diamond once again, but as Diamond just barely managed to avoid the Aqua Jet, she wasn't prepared for Clauncher to use this opening to suddenly strike her back with it's powerful Crabhammer, forcing an excruciating pain through Diamond's spine and knocking her flat on the ground.
"Diamond! You alright?" Aura called out with concern. The Braixen weakly nodded as she pushed herself back up after that direct hit, however, she wouldn't be given any time to rest as she heard Aura's panicked voice shout to her again. "It's coming back around!" Looking over her shoulder, her eyes widened as Clauncher rapidly approached from above, giving Diamond barely enough time to drop down and roll to the side.
Although this maneuver did let her avoid the attack, Clauncher colliding with the ground had caused a small explosion of sorts that sent Diamond tumbling across the field. As the fox slowly pushed herself off the ground with trembling arms, the smoke from the impact had finally cleared to reveal the impact Clauncher made with the ground left the lobster in a similar state as Diamond, finally giving the fox a moment to rest as the two eyed each other down.
With the battle currently at a stand-still as the two pokemon caught their breath, it was clearly taking too long for Tyler as the impatient trainer shouted to his pokemon.
"Come on, Clauncher! One more water attack and that Braixen is done for! So hurry up and use Crabhammer!" Tensing it's small body, the lobster mustered up as much strength as it could before finally leaping into the air while a stream of glowing water spiraled around it's claw. "Finish this!"
With the battle nearing it's end and Diamond in danger of losing, she only had one chance to turn it around. Raising her stick with the orange flame flashing violet, she drew in enough energy for one final attack and fired off a bright pink beam of light directly at Clauncher. The Psybeam hit it's mark, almost halting Clauncher in the air as both pokemon pushed to overpower the other.
Aura's fists tightened as he watched Diamond struggling to keep up the fight, "You can do this, Diamond!" He shouted. Diamond's ears twitched as she focused on Aura's voice, filling her with determination as her body glowed a faint red as the flame on her stick grew in size. With one final push, the pink beam expanded and the physical struggle could be seen on Clauncher's face as it was being overpowered.
Finally, Clauncher couldn't hold on anymore and was engulfed by the psychic beam before falling to the ground unconscious.
With their newest victory, Aura ran over to Diamond and embraced her, "That was amazing, Diamond! I'm proud of you." He praised, quickly lifting her up as she rest against him.
"Thank you, Aura," she said quietly, feeling drained from the close battle.
Across the field, Tyler scoffed at Aura and quickly returned his pokemon before silently leaving the yard and entering the Pokemon Center. "Y'know," Aura started as he watched the trainer, "I can't help but feel a little bad for his pokemon."
"Not much we can really do though." They heard Dan say as he stopped by their side.
Aura let out a heavy sigh, "Yeah, I guess we'll just have to see what happens. Anyway," he paused, looking at Diamond, "we should get you guys healed up. I think we deserve a break for the rest of the day, maybe a trip to the aquarium as well. Sound good?"
Weakly returning his gaze, Diamond nodded and rest her head on his shoulder, quietly mumbling in agreement as Aura carried her back inside.
Once the doors closed behind the young guardian, a man seated at one of the nearby tables lowered the newspaper he was reading, a sharp grin covering his face as he set down the paper and quickly made his way towards a back fence as he tapped a device in his ear, whispering "He's here" before disappearing behind the fence.
Sorry for the rushed ending, I know it took forever so I wanted to get it done as soon as possible. Anyway I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and I hope you all continue to read as the story goes on.
