Sorry for the lack of updates my people, my laptop crashed, and I lost EVERYTHING. I scrambled to get everything back, and it took me this long. So, I give you Chapter 61.
Krom sighed, looking at the screen to choose his next opponent. He wondered who he would battle, and watched the machine scramble faces and names about haphazardly. It finished, and Krom's opponent was young, and had blond hair that reminded him of Maylene's. Krom frowned, walking back to the stands to watch the three battles that came before his. First, the trainer with the Heatran. He watched the Pokémon closely, and evaluated the Pokémon's connection with her trainer. She seemed loyal, but he saw something in her eyes. He saw a love of battle, and adventure. He tilted his head, laughing as the second battle began.
The second battle was more intriguing, containing a trainer known as Conway. He appeared to battle strategically, securing victories just because his opponent was attacking blindly. Krom sought to battle soon, as the Elite Four seemed like they were miles away with the speed the third battle progressed with. Eventually, a trainer known as Tyson won, his cowboy Meowth defeating his foe with Thunderbolt. Krom was up next, and stood across from his foe. The trainer was loud and obnoxious, spewing about fines and victories.
"Hey! If you don't send out your Pokémon right now, I'm gonna fine you!" He yelled. Krom frowned, tossing his Pokeball out onto the field. The loud trainer laughed, throwing his as well. A Hitmonlee erupted from the Pokeball, almost as loud as the trainer himself. Krom's Pokeball unleashed DJ Swamp, who wore pouches on his thighs that held discs. The trainer found this odd, but screamed orders. "FAKE OUT!" He bellowed. Krom frowned, calling for Aqua Jet. The DJ cloaked himself in water, vaulting across the field faster than Hitmonlee. He slammed into the potato looking Pokémon, knocking him back. Krom called for Ice Punch, and his opponent called for Blaze Kick. The fighting Pokémon threw it's flame cloaked leg out, as DJ Swamp threw his fist forward.
The appendages collided, and an explosion rang out. DJ Swamp slid out of the cloud of dust, laughing happily. The Hitmonlee stumbled, and the trainer flailed about, calling for Close Combat. The Hitmonlee surged forward, and Krom smirked. "DJ Swamp, use Fling!" he called. The DJ flung open the pouches on his thighs, winging the discs like shuriken. The Hitmonlee stumbled back, struck by the discs. Krom laughed, and the Swampert swayed from side to side as he threw the discs. The Hitmonlee hit the ground, and lost consciousness.
The Pokémon's trainer was in shock, but began screaming, switching his Pokémon out for a Roserade. Krom rose a brow, and the trainer called for Energy Ball. Krom called for Protect, and the energy ball struck the barrier. The trainer called for Leech Seed, and Krom called for Ice Beam. The mud fish shot a beam of Ice from his maw, freezing the seeds and killing them. The trainer flailed about, calling for Poison Jab. The rose warrior ran forward, and swung purple glowing hand bouquets at the mud fish. Krom called for Ice Punch, and the mud fish reared up on his hind legs, swinging his fist down, crashing into the skull of the rose warrior. The Roserade was unconscious, and the trainer screamed.
Krom grew tired of the trainer screaming, and sought to take care of his mouth after the battle. He sent out a Staraptor, and Krom called for Ice Beam immediately. The beam flew at the bird, who avoided with ease. The trainer called for Aerial Ace, and Krom called for Hydro Pump. The mud fish flopped forward, landing on his back and spinning as he shot torrents of water from his mouth. The result was a spiraling tornado of water that kept the bird from striking safely. The bird reared back, and Krom called for Ice Beam. The mud fish rolled, launching the beam into the air and striking the bird, who fell to the ground frozen solid.
The bird hit the ground and shattered. The trainer was silent, and then exploded the loudest. He flung a Pokeball, and an angry Empoleon rose. The trainer called for Grass Knot, and the grass under DJ Swamp rose up and wrapped around him, tripping him and slamming him into the ground, defeating him. Krom was angered, and returned the DJ. He threw another Pokeball, and Jerry rose, squeaking happily. The trainer was confused, and called for Metal Claw. The wings of the penguin glew silver and it charged the mouse. Krom called for Thunderbolt, and the mouse closed it's eyes, launching a bolt of electricity at the charging penguin.
The penguin was struck, but remained unfazed. It slammed it's glowing wings into Jerry, who flew back and grunted. Krom frowned, calling for Charge. The mouse began to glow, absorbing electricity and raising it's defense. The trainer called for Hydro Cannon, and Krom cursed. The penguin shot a large ball of extremely condensed water. Krom blinked. "Jerry, use Volt Tackle!" he called. The mouse screamed, charging forward. The water exploded, conducting the Volt Tackle and increasing it's size and power. The mouse struck the penguin, who screamed as he was struck.
The penguin rolled and fell to the ground defeated. The trainer gaped, returning the Empoleon. He growled, sending out a Skarmory, who cawed as it left it's Pokeball. Krom watched it, and heard his opponent call for Spikes. The attack would damage any Pokémon that comes out, and combined with the fact that Skarmory can learn Whirlwind means that Krom would have to move fast. "Skarmory, use Drill Peck!" his opponent yelled, and Krom growled at his voice. The bird surged forward, beak glowing, lengthened, and spinning rapidly. Krom called for Rollout, and the little mouse rolled into a ball and charged forward, avoiding the metal bird.
This angered the trainer, who then called for Drill Peck repeatedly, and Krom made sure the mouse avoided the attack with Rollout. The trainer then called for Air Cutter, and Krom smirked. "Stay still!" he called to the rolling mouse, who stood in place, er, rolled in place. The blades of wind shattered, the rotation speed of the mouse acting as a shield. Krom called for Bounce, and the spinning mouse launched into the air, striking the metal bird. The bird called out, spiraling to the ground. The mouse unrolled, and Krom called for Double Edge. The mouse called out, flying down at the bid cloaked in shinning energy.
The mouse struck, and the resulting explosion defeated the bird. The trainer screamed, threatening to fine Krom so much that he'd beg for mercy. Krom scowled, a watching his opponent send out his final Pokémon, a Heracross. The trainer called for Megahorn, and Krom called for Volt Tackle. The mouse surged forward, and the beetle burst forth, horn glowing. The mouse leapt up mid charge, landing on the bug's back. The trainer gasped, calling for the bug to shake the mouse off. Krom called for Thunder, the mouse charging itself and launching massive electrical shocks that damaged the beetle and drove it to the ground.
The beetle grunted as it hit the ground. Krom called for Iron Tail, and the mouse swung it's tiny tail, striking the beetle repeatedly in the rump. Krom laughed, and the mouse kept up the strikes, and the trainer called for the Pokémon to do something. The beetle sprung to it's feet, hurtling the mouse into the air, where it called out in shock. The trainer smirked, calling for Megahorn. The beetle erupted straight into the air, horn glowing. Krom frowned, and looked to the mouse, who steadied itself. Krom watched the mouse frown, a determined look on his face. "Jerry, use Voltic Slam." Krom said, quiet enough for the mouse to hear, but not his screaming opponent.
The mouse rolled, avoiding the Megahorn. The mouse wrapped it's stubby arms about the horn of the beetle, flipping in the air. The mouse used Volt Tackle, cloaking itself, and it's opponent in electricity. The mouse came down with force, enhanced by the electricity, and slammed into the ground. The force caused electricity to shoot into the air, and the beetle to scream in pain. When the dust cleared, the little mouse held the horn of the beetle high in the air, and the bug lay on the ground in a pool of blood. Krom was declared the winner, and left. He was plotting the demise of his loud opponent.
Krom paced back and forth in his room, wondering how to dispose of his loud opponent. He got a call, and sat at the video phone booth similar to the ones in Poke-Centers. He clicked a button to receive the call, and Saria's face appeared. He smiled fondly at his wife, who smiled back. "How are you Saria-koi?" he asked. She smiled. "I'm fine. I just wanted to tell you that I got a new Pokémon today." She said, stepping back to allow an Exploud onto the screen. She smiled, placing her hand on the Pokémon. "This is Mumbles." She said, and Krom rose a brow. "Mumbles the Exploud. Well, that's odd." He said, and a light bulb turned on above his head.
"Can you send Mumbles to me for the rest of the night? I could make use of him. Besides, DJ Swamp has been looking for new friends anyway." He said, and she nodded. She put the large Pokémon in a Pokeball, and placed it on one of the indentations used for trading Pokémon. Krom placed Jerry on the machine, and a flash of light completed the trade. He grabbed the Pokeball, and smiled darkly.
The trainer, whose name was Barry, made it to his room. He sighed, flopping into a chair. He sighed, enjoying the silence of his own room. No more trainers to defeat him. He was to leave in the morning, and wanted to enjoy his last night peacefully. Just then, the walls all dropped, and four massive speakers rolled forth, enclosing the trainer in. Loud music started to play, and he clamped his hands over his ears. He wailed for it to stop, and groaned as the noise brought him to his knees. He looked about, wondering where the noise came from. Then, the speakers retreated, and all was normal.
Barry found it odd, but laughed, smirking arrogantly before sitting back down. He breathed deep, eyes closed, enjoying the taste of the fresh air. He inhaled through his nose and smelt deep fried Wailord, and frowned. He opened his eyes, and an Exploud snorted at him. "How did you get in here?" he yelled, and the Pokémon remained silent. Barry laughed. "It doesn't matter, because I'm gonna catch you!" he yelled, and the Pokémon yawned, quietly. Barry grabbed a Pokeball, and tossed it at the Exploud. It just bounced off, and rolled to the floor. Barry froze.
"How did someone else's Exploud get in my room?" Barry asked, only a whisper on the wind. He stepped back, falling into the chair and tipping it over. He hit the ground, and grunted as he rolled to his feet. He backed into a corner, and the Pokémon stomped over, growling. The Pokémon inhaled deep, so deep that it's tails engorged. It's belly bulged, and it unleashed a mighty Hyper Voice.
The sound waves shot out, and Barry's clothes tore from his body within an instant, disintegrating into dust. He skin flapped in the wave, and slowly peeled back, and tore from his body slowly, the pain ending him before the skin finished tearing from his body, and struck the wall. His flesh and bones fell to the ground, and the Pokémon walked over, grabbing the skin of the trainer.
The next day, Saria awoke happily. She walked out of her cabin, and smiled at the sun and clouds, laughing happily. She pranced from her cabin, and Homika met up with her. They met up with Simba for breakfast, both brandishing Barry-skin ponchos dyed orange. Simba laughed at their attire, and sat down. "Something tells me Conway won't be having a good time. I knew I could trust Alder." He said, passing a basket of Sitrus Berries to Homika.