Chapter 18 – King of Rage
The feeling of embarrassment and elation were rolling off of Rei as we pedaled toward the Giant's Mirror. I had a fantastic view of her round perky ass as we rode along and could feel through my new connection that her Rotom Bike was just as active as my own at trying to please us as we rode. Rei felt like she was going to die from embarrassment when we rode past a couple of other Trainers that were camping. Two boys that stared openly at her mostly naked and slime covered body. By the time lunch rolled around I was amazed to find that Rei was still slick with cum as we arrived at the lake.
Overshadowing the area was the massive outline of Hammerlocke. It's huge central keep looking odd and imposing with its outwardly protruding railings. I could also see that blue banners had been hung around the town, but I was too far away to see what design they had. This was unusual because this time of year should normally have had the dragon banners of Raihan.
Rei and I stripped and slipped into the water. I helped her wash the water-resistant cum off her body and out of her hair. I noticed with interest that with just water alone the thin salty fluid had left her hair shiny and sleek, and it reminded me of the hair product Nessa had left in the tunnel leading to her dueling pitch. "You're not going to believe this!" I said to Rei as I sat behind her and ran a brush through her long honey blonde locks. "You remember that hair product that Nessa left in the tunnel to fix your hair with after her Trail?"
"Yeah! That stuff was amazing! Took like no time at all and left my hair feeling amazing!" She said and turned around to face me. "Why do you ask?"
"Well, I think its main ingredient was Gyarados semen. Because look how amazing your hair is right now!" I said and held out a lock of hair for her to test. Rei ran her fingers through her hair then blushed.
"Well then…I guess I'll need more facials from him in the future then!" Rei said and stood up, her towel that had been wrapped around her falling away. She turned around and I felt a spark of desire flair up inside her. "You know, that bike teasing me all the way here and the embarrassment from riding mostly naked has me feeling extremely randy. Can we play just the two of us before lunch?" She leaned forward and pushed me backwards off the rock I had been sitting on. I fell into the soft grass and felt my own towel fall open. "God you're such a beautiful girl Kassi." Rei said, slowly running a hand up my side, making my skin break out in gooseflesh. "Sexy curves, soft skin, massive tits." She accented this last point by cupping my soft orb. "How did I get so lucky to find such an amazing specimen as you to be my first girlfriend?"
Rei leaned down and kissed me then and I felt her own soft naked body lay down on top of mine. Her perky breasts pressed into my own and her cool damp hair pooled around my face. When she kissed me, I could taste her sweet berry lip gloss and smell the slight hint of saltwater that still remained from Taiko. My hips rose up on their own to meet hers and I shuddered as she pressed her sex against mine. I wrapped my arms around her and grabbed a handful of her soft ass, my other hand pulling her into me more. Rei moved her face down along my neck and I felt her bite on suck on the soft flesh of my throat.
"Trying to leave a mark?" I said with heavy breaths as we started to grind against each other.
"I want everyone to know that you're mine." She said after she let my neck go. I could still feel the sting of her teeth, but it was nothing compared to how amazing it felt to have her pussy rubbing against my own. Our slick lips were gliding past each other's and every time our clits would grind together, we would both shudder in delight.
"Fine, but I want to mark you too." I said and bit down on her own neck, just above her collar bone. My lips wrapped around her soft pale skin and I gently bit down and sucked. Rei let out a deep groan at the mild pain and started to push herself even harder against me. A few seconds later I let go and smiled at the bright red mark I had left on her skin. Rei's attention had me close to a climax and I knew she was close as well. Being pinned under her and letting her take control was so sexy, especially after dominating her this morning. I wrapped my legs around her hips so I could open myself up to her more fully and gasped at how much more intense her grinding felt.
Rei continued to rub and grind herself against me in increasing pace until we were both brought to a shuddering and moaning climax. All of Rei's love and passion was flooding into me and our love juices pooled together and ran down my stomach and ass as she continued to grind herself into me. Once our climax was fading, I felt her desire was still hot asked her if she wanted more, and she kissed me and nodded. I went over to my bag and pulled out my special strap on and the medium sized dildo.
"Just be careful to not go too deep Love. I don't wanna hurt Hope's egg and I don't feel any shell in there yet." I said as I helped Rei get settled in the series of straps and plug the module into herself that would let her feel like she actually had the dick that was attached.
Rei leaned down and patted my slightly swollen lower belly. "I wouldn't dare dream of hurting this precious little one. I hope Bede's attack didn't harm it." She said as she settled back on top of me. I hadn't considered that. Bede's attack or my own injury could have caused trouble with the growing embryo inside of me. I needed to call the daycare and get it checked out as soon as possible. Rei stopped my worries by kissing me as she slowly entered me with the canine dick.
"Hush Babe and stop worrying. It was a psychic attack, you're the one who took the damage, not the baby." She made a few slow pumps with her new phallus and shuddered. "Damn you feel amazing. Good thing I don't have to worry about going limp because I already feel like I'm ready to blow my load." She accented her point by pausing to try and master herself.
"Just make love to me until you're satisfied, you feel just as good." I said and wrapped my hips around her and pulled her back into me. I could feel the knot of the dildo already starting to inflate and knew that was the part that I should probably avoid for the rest of the day until I felt a shell growing. "Just keep the knot out of me please." Rei shuddered in pleasure then started to thrust her hips.
We made love by the water's edge for half and hour. Rei did indeed blow her load of the artificial semen packet only a minute into our love making, but kept going after that until we were both sweat soaked and satisfied. She had gotten much better as we went about using the dildo and I made a note that we needed to do it again. Once we threw in the towel on more sex, we quickly rinsed off the salt and sweat, cleaned the toys, got dressed fully, and took off. I had to chastise my Rotom Bike into not teasing me because I was still sore and sensitive from Rei.
Our goal was to make it to Hammerlocke and stay at an inn if possible, today. We rode hard and Bolt and Ruby ran along beside us, enjoying the freedom to run at full speed for so long. Ana had also let herself out of her ball when I'd accidentally activated it while putting my belt on. She happily sang a song of her own making as she rode in the basket of my bike. The curious little swirl of cream would stop in the middle of it and ask questions about various things she was seeing as we rode and I did my best to answer as we made our way along.
We arrived at Hammerlocke shortly after sundown and the guard that was in charge of Challenger's checked our badges and made sure that we were able to pass. Once that was done, he wished us good luck and said that the Gym might have some rooms. We thanked the man and made our way into the imposing fortress. Hammerlocke was a city built out of an ancient castle. The stone walls held modern homes on their interior and the clash of new and old world made for an interesting aesthetic. The place was also pretty dark at night and we guided ourselves to the Pokémon Center first.
We heled up our team and I asked for what help I could get from the nurse. She didn't seem to think anything of my question about eggs taking damage in fights, but I also failed to mention that I was the one carrying it. That was at least a bit of peace of mind.
Once that was done, we went to a café nearby and got dinner for us and the three Pokémon that were out of their balls. Everyone else was in stasis and should be fine until our next chance for a large meal. With that over we made our way back to the Gym.
Hammerlocke Gym was located inside the central keep of the city. Its large towers and protruding bridges made me wonder where we were going to rest. I had also seen the blue banners floating around, but hadn't been able to really make out their design in the dim light. We asked for a single room with as big a bed as they could offer and they gave us the room keys and directions.
Curiously, I noticed that there was a very high-tech looking door in the main lobby with the Rose Industries logo etched into its surface. Rei and I took the elevator up to a higher floor. Our suite was at the top of a spire and the man behind the counter had called it the Princess Suite with a chuckle as he handed over the keys. Our legs were burning from the climb as we reached the top of the spire that held our room. There was only one door up here and the electronic key beeped as I slid the key across its surface.
Rei and I took in a collective gasp as we stepped into the room. Most of the Gyms had had similar décor, but this room was the definition of opulent. Rich walnut furniture that was intricately carved. A four-poster bed that was trimmed with a canopy matching the colors of the Dragon Gym. But most breath-taking of all was the balcony and its view. Rei and I stepped out onto the stone balcony and gasped as we took in the view. Far below us were the lights of Hammerlocke and beyond that, the view of the Wild Area at night was still amazing. You could see the rolling hills and dusty rocks. Dotting the landscape were the beams of red or purple light that signaled a raid.
I pulled the beautiful girl into my arms and we stood there and just watched the scenery below us for a while. The smell of her and the feel of her warmth in my arms was something I will never forget. "I love you, Rei." I whispered into her ear.
"I love you too, Kassi" She whispered back and we kissed then made our way to back into the room.
Bolt and Ruby had snuggled up on the Pokémon bed together and I watched as Ruby picked up her head and looked at me. "You smell of child." She said in her smooth tones.
"Yes, I have Hope's egg inside of me. I'm hoping it will be a beautiful hybrid like her." I said in response to her question. Ruby got up and padded over to me and sniffed.
"I wish you luck and I want to let you know that Hope and I have reconciled our differences." She paused then looked up at me, her scarlet eyes staring into my own crystal blue eyes. "I realized my folly in how I treated her and the prejudice I held. I watched her fight with her Mama and it broke my heart to think I was anything like that Ninetales. To attack one's own kit is disgraceful. Please accept my apologies for my actions." She closed her eyes and bowed her front legs.
I leaned down and slipped my arms around the beautiful fire Ninetales. "Thank you, Ruby, for being brave enough to see your own folly. Not everyone could be so mature. This means a lot to me and I know it means a lot to Hope." I said as I embraced the vixen, then released her and she padded back over to where Bolt was lying in wait. His eyes fell upon the vixen and watched her lithe form move closer to himself. I released Hope and she went over to join them in the large Pokémon bed, to my delight she even licked Ruby's face after they had conversed for a bit.
That night Ana fell on top of Rei and I as we tried to sleep, cuddled up next to each other and she somehow managed to get Taiko out of his ball too. By the time those two were satisfied in claiming us and I had watched Bolt make love to both of the vixens. The room smelled like sex and sweat and I drifted off to sleep with my head next to Rei's on Taiko's chest.
A fit of sickness woke me up in the morning. I dashed to the attached bathroom and proceeded to vomit into the toilet for the next several minutes. Now, I could feel a pressure in my lower stomach as my muscles contracted to contest the creature growing inside of me. There was still not a shell but the embryo had definitely grown over the last 24 hours. As soon as I was done with my bout of morning sickness I hopped into the shower and relaxed in the warm water. I slowly ran a hand across my slightly bulging stomach. Still I didn't look pregnant yet, just like I had eaten a feast.
Rei joined me partway through the shower and did her best to snuggle me and make sure I was ok. When we were done with that I got around, letting Ana do my makeup this time after I went through a lighter version of my yoga routine. Rei and I were dressed and put our teams away. I even talked Ana into her ball because it looked like the city was abuzz with activity below.
We climbed down the many flights of stairs to the elevator and were gob smacked when we stepped out of the gym. All around the city was a festival in full swing. The blue banners strung around town all had depictions of Gyarados. Throughout the town I saw toys, candies, and vendors of every sort selling their wares based off the massive blue dragons. At one point I even saw a vendor selling dildoes modeled off the familiar white hemi-spears of Gyarados. I noted, however, that none of them approached the size of Tsunami's manhood.
Rei and I took in the sights with confusion and managed to stop a youth who looked like he was having a blast. The kid was maybe 13 and had a simple, honest face. His eyes were a deep brown and the only thing that stood out about him was his cartoonishly red hair.
"What's going on today?" I asked gesturing around at the festival.
"It's the King of Rage Festival!" he said excitedly. "It's a day we have every year in Hammerlocke where we celebrate Gyarados and hold the King of Rage Competition. The winning Gyarados in a test of skills gets crowned the King of Rage for the next year and its Trainer gets a massive prize." The kid's eyes were sparkling with excitement as he spoke.
"A Gyarados competition! Kassi, you should enter Tsunami! He's the most impressive Gyarados I've ever seen." Said Rei, clapping her hands in excitement behind me.
"Yeah! That sounds like fun! Where do I sign up?" I asked and the boy looked at me with a strange side eye.
"You wanna enter the King of Rage Competition?" He said, his tone made it sound like I had just spoken an alien language.
"Yes, I do. Is that a problem?" I asked, my own tone starting to sound determined and stubborn.
"Sign up at the Pokémon Center next to Vault. Competition starts in a couple of hours. Enjoy the festival ladies!" He said then ran off in that direction laughing to himself as he took off.
"That was a bit weird, don't you think?" I asked Rei as she put a hand on my shoulder.
"A little, but this still sounds like fun! Let's do it!" She said then grabbed my hand and dragged me forward to the Pokémon Center. The line was a bit long and I was signed up with yet more sideways glances and they told me that Tsunami would need Dragon Rage and Bite for the competition. I went in to the center and got him the required moves. The person that had run the sign-up booth also said that the Competitors were supposed to wear costumes and sign up as a stage name team. I had chosen to call myself and Tsunami's team Azure Wave.
Next was getting a costume but nothing that the provided costumes at the sign-up venues spoke to me, mostly because I didn't see anything made for a woman, especially with curves like mine. Rei and I visited several stalls and got components to make a halfway decent costume such as a Gyarados bikini, some sheer fabric, and a mask and this is when my girlfriend surprised me. We found a quiet corner to sit in and she started to tear apart and stitch up a costume with surprising skill and speed.
"Where did you get so good at costume design and making?" I asked as I watched her work methodically and with practiced ease.
"This might sound dorky, but I'm actually a huge cosplay enthusiast." She said her face turning a bright red and I could feel the embarrassment rolling off of her. I gave her a big hug, careful to not interrupt her while she worked.
"That's amazing Babe! You've got to show me some of your work for me sometime. Why didn't you tell me sooner?" I asked, my excitement level rising.
"Because, I was worried what you'd think of my nerdy hobby." She said, unable to hide her surprise at my reaction.
"What that I think its awesome?! I've always wanted to try cosplay, just never had the skill for making things that it takes. We should totally do a couple's outfit for the next PokéCon. Oh! What do you think about Jessie and James before they turned over team Rocket?" I was talking a mile a minute and eventually got to the two most famous bad guys turned good. Team Rocket had been a notorious force for wicked in Kanto until one day, two of their members had overthrown the boss and turned Team Rocket into one of the most helpful charitable organizations for Pokémon preservation in the world.
Rei blinked at me and I could feel the love and happiness that was radiating out of her. "Fine, but you'll have to be Jessie. I don't think we could bind your massive melons down enough to pass as James." She chuckled even as she continued to work.
About an hour later the costume was ready and I found a changing room at the local boutique. Rei had also bought a new outfit while waiting for me to change. She still had on her strappy leather as underclothes but now wore a flowy sun dress with a Roselia pattern on it. The combo of leather strips and innocent dress was a unique and hot look that got me excited.
My own outfit was now complete and I felt powerful and sexy in it. I was wearing the Bikini that had Gyarados print. A pair of baggy capris made from the sheer light blue fabric covered my legs and the bottom half of the bikini but let everything underneath be shown. My chest and stomach were left bare but the same sheer fabric covered my arms in a baggy three-quarter sleeve. On my face sat a Gyarados mask that Rei had cut and reshaped to be a masquerade mask, covering just the area around my eyes. More of the sheer blue fabric hung over my face like a shroud. Rei had found a multi-part Gyarados temporary tattoo that snaked its way up my back, across my shoulder and ended with a snarl just above my left breast. We finished off the middle-eastern themed ensemble with a healthy amount of costume jewelry and bangles. I turned heads as I walked through the festival.
An hour before the Competition started, I let Tsunami out and filled him on the situation. He said he felt excited to compare his strength to that of other Gyarados. Then he proceeded to make horny passes at me in my outfit. I batted the large dragon away and told him that if he did well Rei and I would both service him at the same time tonight. The flare of excitement I felt from my girlfriend at those words told me this had been a good call.
"I will have to be careful to not damage your growing youth, but I can accept your terms Kassi. I will do my best." He said and I hugged him and gave him a kiss. Tsunami went back into his ball and I handed my pack and my other Pokémon over to Rei as we made our way to the competition ground. The King of Rage Competition was being held in the Gym Stadium to allow as many spectators as possible. It was odd to be in the stadium, on the pitch to not have a battle.
As the stadium was filling up, the Competitors were asked to huddle up on one end of the pitch and line up before we released our Gyarados, I had Tsunami's ball active though. That's when I realized why I had been getting all the strange looks, I was the only female in the competition. Not only that, but every competitor was a huge burly man.
"What's this wee lass doing here?" said one of the men with a hairy barrel chest
"How can this tiny bitch handle a competitive Gyarados?" Said another man with a long red beard.
"You're in the wrong place little girl. This is a competition for men." Another joined in.
"No small girl can have the strength needed to handle a powerful Gyarados, they're too aggressive." Said a man who looked like he lived at a gym.
"Take your minnow out now and save yourself the embarrassment." Said a final man who had a beer belly along with two of the most powerful looking arms I had ever seen.
I blinked a few times at the obvious show of misogyny being hurled my way. What the hell did these guys know? I felt Tsunami's ball rolling around in between my breasts where I had placed it. This caused my chest to wiggle visibly and all the men began to laugh at the sight.
"Well fella's at least she's good for some eye candy!" The first man with the barrel chest said.
I was about to go ahead and let Tsunami out despite orders when I heard a familiar voice boom over the intercom. "Ladies, Gentlemen, and others, welcome to my Gym! My name is Raihan, but you already knew that." Raihan came in, riding on the back of his Flygon and landed atop a massive block of ice that had been set up in the center of the stadium. The Dragon Gym leader was dressed in his signature Hoodie and cap, his Rotom Phone floating around him. "Welcome everyone to this year's King of Rage Competition!" He lifted his hands and the crowd roared. "In this competition we celebrate the raw power and rage of Gyarados, one of the most fearsome Pokémon found in the world, and we are looking for the best of the best. The competitors today will be graded on three challenges and the winner gets to face off against the defending champ, Crimson Tide!" The crowd once again let out a roar of applause.
Raihan jumped from the high block of ice and landed on the Pitch in a super hero pose, then he took a selfie with his Rotom Phone before continuing. "Let's meet our Competitors and we have a special treat for you all this year. Our first female Competitor since the unfortunate accident 4 years ago." Raihan clapped his hands together in a sign of prayer. That wasn't good and I swallowed hard.
Raihan then took time to introduce the other Competitors and as they were introduced, they each released their Gyarados. The massive dragons each appeared with a roar and they ran the gambit of sizes and thicknesses from long and thin to short and stocky. Some of the Gyarados had scars on their faces from multiple battles and a hard life. I was the last one to be called and I whispered to Tsunami, let's kick their asses buddy, show them they don't know who they're messing with!
"Last, but certainly not least, comes our only female competitor, Azure Wave!" Raihan said and before I could even press the button on his ball he was out, letting out the most ferocious roar I had ever heard come from him. To everyone else I just sounded like a bellow of fury, to me all I heard was, "For Kassi's Honor!"
Now that I had a chance to size up Tsunami, I was able to see what a magnificent example of a Gyarados he was. Tsunami was long and powerful. You could clearly see the muscles under his highly polished scales. The look on his face was pure determination and fury though. He was mad at everything these men had said about me, and he was going to teach them a lesson.
Raihan broke into the crowd's reaction to his roar and announced that the Dragon Rage Skeet Shoot was the first event. This involved a skeet style shoot with increasingly thicker targets. A Gyarados could score points by breaking the targets mid-air until they either missed or their attack failed to break the target.
All in all, there were a dozen competitors and the lowest three in each round would be eliminated. Tsunami and I would be going last so I had a chance to talk to him for a brief moment before we went. "You doing ok big guy?" I asked him, placing my hand on his scaly side.
"Those men talked to you like you were lesser than they were, they will eat their words when I win this foolish competition. Then you and Rei will mate with me and that will make me the most successful Gyarados here!" He growled and his eyes set with determination.
"You win this big guy I'll take on for two rounds tonight." I said, my mouth settling into a fierce grin. "Let's show these assholes what a real Gyarados looks like." That got snickers from the men around me, but I didn't care, that statement had excited my Pokémon and I could feel his power building beside me. The carrot went so much further than the stick.
The other Gyarados had done well. The top score up to that point had been 8 plates with the largest being a full inch thick of solid clay. The Gyarados had hit that one but not broken it mid-flight. Tsunami floated up to the targeting area and I stood on the launching platform. It was my job to load and launch the disks for him to blast. Now I saw why many of the Challengers were huge burly men, these disks were the size of sewer lids and weighed a lot, but I managed to load them with a lot of effort and proper leverage. I didn't need to show off my strength, I needed Tsunami to show off his.
The first few disks Tsunami didn't even look like he was trying as they shattered into pieces. Then I heard jeers from the male Competitors as I struggled to load the extremely heavy disk into the launcher. A growl from Tsunami and a glare from myself was enough to shut the burly asses up. I heard Rei's voice and the voices of all my Pokémon call out and looked to see that everyone was watching and cheering from the Competitor's Box over the challenger's tunnel. A look at Hikari and I saw her horn flash then, suddenly my muscles felt instantly stronger.
"You've got this Kassi. I will help boost your strength from here." Her deep voice said into my mind. With her boosting me I lugged the massive disk up like it weighed almost nothing. With a roar Tsunami blasted the disk to dust after I launched it and then the remainder that had been stacked up. The final score was that Tsunami had blasted all 10 disks mid-flight and won this round out right.
"Winner of the round is the under-dogs, Azure Wave!" Raihan screamed and held my hand up above me head. Then away from the mic he whispered to me. "Great job showing up these ass hats Kassi. I'm routing for you." I was floored, Raihan knew who I was, even in costume. Just how famous was I now? I thought that maybe I should have worn a wig or temporary hair color, too late now though.
The next competition was the Bite Contest. Spread across the Pitch were 12 huge cubes of ice with a golden ball frozen in the center. The goal was for your Gyarados to show their jaw strength by being the fastest to crush their block of ice and get to the ball. This was a competition that rewarded sheer power and size. Some of the Gyarados looked like they had been bred specifically for this part of the contest, with massive jaws and powerful muscles.
"Tsunami, when the bell rings I want you to roar as you bite down. The vibration from your body is intense and will help your teeth sink into the ice faster." I said as quietly as I could to make sure he heard me. I knew that many ice cutting tools would use sonic vibration to assist with the slicing, so maybe it would work here.
Once the whistle blew Tsunami launched at this block of ice and bit down with his massive jaws. While I was already seeing other Gyarados biting and tearing chunks I waited to see what Tsunami could do. As soon as his jaws locked, he bellowed for all he was worth. The noise threatened to burst my ear drums and I reflexively slapped my hands around my belly to protect the embryo within, instead of my own ears. The ice shook and cracked under the power of his roar and I watched in awe as the ice splintered and fractured into jagged chunks under the power of his bite. Within seconds he was picking up the ball out of the shattered ice.
"That's a new record!" Screamed Raihan as the other Gyarados then started to try and copy his technique with mixed results. "Azure Wave wins round number two!" He said excitedly and ran over to hold up my arm once again. "That was kick ass Kassi! Now I see why my rival sponsored you." He whispered to me. Yup, my costume was too obvious.
With half the Competitors now out, it came down to the last Challenge to determine the winner and who would face off against Crimson Tide. The Intimidation Test. I was holding my head high and my chest out. I felt confident and was loving all the dirty looks I was getting from the other contestants.
"This is a man's contest bitch, get out of here." Said one of the remaining men who's Gyarados had taken second in the Bite Contest.
"Seems like a girl is about to win it though." I said, not even bothering to look at him as I spoke. The man growled and took a step in my direction but Tsunami's large tail slapped the ground between the two of us with a loud crack. The man took a step back, even as big as he was, he didn't want to chance getting near Tsunami after that warning.
The final challenge was to for a Gyarados to use their Intimidate ability on a machine that somehow graded its effectiveness on a scale of 1 to 10. I had no idea how that worked, but it seemed like a cool and impartial way to do things. The score was also adjusted based on the reaction from Raihan and the crowd. The Gyarados needed to be as fierce some and terrifying as possible.
Once again, we were coming up last and got to see how things were done. Some Trainers used Roar or Snarl to get the machine to grade them higher. There was a perfect 10 from the man who had tried to intimidate me but the crowd was not in his favor and booed his effort back down to a 9.
"Tsunami, I want you to envision that box as Bede. Make it pay for attacking me again." I said, knowing just how that would inspire my big brute to give it his all. When we stood on the platform for our turn, I could feel the rage boiling within him. I also caught out of the corner of my eye that Hikari's horn was glowing once again. She must have been feeding that exact vision into his mind's eye.
Tsunami took a lung bursting breath and then let out a ferocious roar that ended up turning into a Dragon Rage swirl of purple energy swirling around the machine. Even I started to shake and there was no translation for his fury in my mind. That was a pure, animalistic, primal roar of rage. The crowd erupted and stamped their feet in approval. Even Raihan was cheering. Perfect score.
"Well folks, I don't think we have any doubt who won today. Give it up for Azure Wave and we'll see them in a few minutes when they face off against Crimson Tide!" Raihan said and rushed over to take a selfie with me. "Great job girl! Crimson Tide is tough so be on your toes and hey if you can do this, you'll be the first girl to ever have won this Contest." He said in private and I was stunned.
"Why has a woman never won this?" I asked.
"Either because the physical part is too demanding, or it just takes too much force of will to control a Gyarados that powerful. Most of those guys do it with sheer muscle power and force of will. I have no idea how you are able to control that Gyarados of yours as well as you can. By all rights he should be a mindless killing machine." Raihan said with a shrug.
"The carrot goes farther than the stick. I trust Tsunami with my life and I know he would do anything to protect me." I said honestly.
"Then that's why you'll go far in the Competition kid. Can't wait to face you on my Pitch for real!" He smiled his trademark celebrity grin then walked off to help clear the pitch. Tsunami reached down and hugged me with his powerful whisker.
"Kassi, you are an excellent mate and I would indeed protect you with my life." He said in his deep ponderous tone.
"Love you too big guy. We've come a long way since we met but you're my powerhouse I can always count on. Now, let's get your moves reset and get ready to kick butt." I said then had Rei toss me my TM to replace bite with Crunch. Tsunami also put his head up to the railing and I watched Rei whisper something into the hole that was his ear canal. I could feel lust and mischievousness coming from the girl and wondered what she was up to. When she was done, she kissed his nose and he hummed happily.
"What was that about?" I asked as we made our way back towards the now cleared pitch.
"Nothing, it was a secret between the two of us." He said, a sly twinkle in his eye.
"That's not fair!" I exclaimed but smiled. It had to be something fun if the emotions rolling off Rei had been right. "Did I mention that if we win, I'll be the first woman to ever win this contest?"
"Then I shall make you the first woman to have trained a King of Rage!" He said with a confident growl.
I heard my Pokémon and Rei shouting for all they were worth as Raihan introduced me.
"Folks, it's been four years since we've had a female challenger for this event and even longer since one made it to the finals. If she wins here today, she will be the first woman in history to have won the King of Rage Competition. Please, put your hands together for Azure Wave!" The crowd erupted other than the former male Contestants who all booed and hissed from the other Competitor Box over the Leader's Tunnel.
"She will face off against a truly worthy opponent. This team have been the Reining Champs of this contest for 3 years now. Can they hold on to their titles? Let's find out! Please welcome the Crimson Tide!" The stadium erupted and a blast of smoke went off from the other side of the pitch. Suddenly there was a boy standing there with a cape and a luchador mask. I instantly recognized him as the youth with the bright red hair!
He tossed down his Pokéball and a large Crimson Gyarados came roaring into the stadium amidst the flash of red energy. He was taller and thicker than Tsunami, but not by much. His scarlet scales glittered in stark contrast to Tsunami's sapphire scales under the stadium lights. It was a truly impressive shiny Gyarados.
"I didn't expect a girl to make it this far!" Said the boy in his pubescent voice, stuck between a boy and a man. He didn't wear a shirt under his cloak and I could see that he was already starting to bulge with muscle.
"I didn't expect the rude twerp from earlier to be my opponent. I appreciate you telling me about this Contest though, it's been a fun distraction. You ready, former Champ?" I leaned as hard as I could on the word former and Tsunami accented my statement by giving his rumbling chuckle that sounded like two boulders smacking together.
"Enough smack talk, Scarlet crunch!" The boy screamed.
"Tsunami, left, up, W, down, DR" I gave my string of commands and the massive dragon took off. He dodged to the left and flew up, but his body was too long and he got his tail caught by the other Gyarados in a sickening crunch. I heard scales snap and saw a few trickles of blood as his tail was punctured by the other Gyarados. Tsunami reared around used waterfall, blasting it in the eye and mouth with a torrent of forceful water and causing it to let go.
Tsunami then whipped around and unleashed a Roar that turned into Dragon Rage into the face of the red Gyarados. The scarlet serpent took the hit and just shook it off. "Dragon Rage Scarlet!" The boy yelled and Tsunami was also blasted with the roaring blue energy and flew backwards. "Now pin it!" The red dragon flew over quick as lightning and tried to pin Tsunami to the ground with its jaws. Tsunami brought up his tail and slapped the other Gyarados away, the bone rattling hit making the other dragon roll on its cushion of air.
"Tsunami, H, Up, DR!" I yelled and he blasted a torrent of air to lift the other dragon off the ground. Before the other Gyarados could fly too far or take much damage from the attack it cancelled it out with a hurricane of its own. Tsunami had already launched his Dragon Rage and it slammed into Scarlet, but with little effect.
"Enough of this! End it! Hyper Beam!" Yelled the boy. That was bad news, Hyper Beam was a devastating attack and Tsunami could get seriously injured. He was already hurting and slowed. I had never seen him hurt this much or this close to feinting.
"Tsunami!" I yelled with all the passion, love, and concern as I could. Something in my mind shifted and suddenly it was like I was inside of Tsunami's mind with him. Time had stopped and I could see the bright ball of energy in the mouth of the other Gyarados high above, aimed right at me. What was I going to do? My tail was too injured to flee quickly and it shrugged off my Dragon Rage, Waterfall, and Hurricane. I couldn't bite it and I heard Kassi yelling with concern. Her love filling me, giving me strength. She was the strongest human and I needed to be the strongest Gyarados. I needed to be the King of Rage! This she-dragon wanted to fight with energy? Then she needed to beat the energy that Kassi was feeding into me right now.
My mind shifted back and within the blink of an eye I watched as Tsunami started to charge his own beam. The Red Gyarados fired and a split second before it hit Tsunami, he unleased his own Hyper Beam. The beams met in mid air and began to throw off molten plasma as the pure energy beams collided. "Tsunami! I love you!" I yelled with all my strength and once again pushed at him with my mind. I watched as the beam visibly condensed and began to pierce through the beam of Scarlet. Suddenly her beam died out, but Tsunami's didn't and she was hit by the super dense beam of pure plasma.
The ruby dragon feinted and plummeted out of the sky, before she could hit the kid had safely withdrawn her into her ball. His face wore a sad smile, but I could see sorrow in his eyes.
I walked over to him and held a hand out. "Great job, I'm Kassi. Future Champion of Galar." I said with a smile.
"Charlie, I'll be coming for that title once I'm old enough to take the Poképhile Challenge." He said and grabbed my hand firmly.
"Bet on it!" I said and shook his hand. Then Charlie took my arm at the elbow and held it up. The crowd went ballistic.
"Folks! We have our first ever Female Champion of the King of Rage Competition! Give it up for Azure Wave!" Raihan screamed as he bounced up and down from his spot in the referee's box to the side. I smile and soaked in the attention. This was not the kind of first female Champion I had as my dream, but it was a small taste of things to come.
After getting Tsunami healed up, I stood atop his head and showed off the trophy to the crowd. It was a cup where the handles were made of Gyarados and it had "The King of Rage" Inscribed on the side. It was his title not mine, so I had him hold it in his whiskers and the crowd went wild.
"Thank you Kassi. I could feel your presence during that match. I couldn't have done it without you." He said as the crowd cheered.
"Anything for you Big Guy. So, what did Rei bribe you with before the match?" I asked.
Tsunami chuckled his gravel chuckle. "You'll find out later dear mate."
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