by Martial Arts Master
The original concept of Pokemon and all related characters copyrighted by Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., 4Kids, TV Tokyo, Satoshi Tajiri, and Wizards of the Coast. All characters I use as Pokewomen are copyrighted by their original creators and owners. I made up Rick, though. See the first chapter for the rules by which the Pokewomen world operates by. Now, on with the story.
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It was the day after Rick's third match, and Rick had already pseudo-randomly selected a field and an opponent for the third round of the Indigo League.
It turned out he would be fighting on the Grass field, and he'd be fighting against someone named Jeanette Fisher, who lived in some city Rick had never heard of before called Crimson City.
In fact, he was standing on the red platform on the Grass Field right now. Rick had been chosen to be the Red trainer again.
Jeanette Fisher was the Green trainer. She had purple hair, a red shirt, and blue-green pants.
"And now, a fourth round Indigo League match is about to begin!" the announcer said.
"Go, Lillymon!" Jeanette Fisher said, throwing a Poke Ball. (Author's Note: Yes, I know I called her Lilimon in my other fics, but I just found out that Lilimon is her Japanese name, and that the American name is actually Lillymon.)
Something that looked like a cross between a human lady and a pink plant appeared.
Rick pointed his Pokedex at her.
The Pokedex said, "Lillymon. This is a character from an Earth TV show called Digimon. She is not very aggressive, and in fact actually has a caring personality. However, she is no slouch in battle. She has a Flower Cannon attack in which her hands turn into a cannon and fires a green energy ball at opponents, and she can also create a flower wreath that can destroy computer viruses."
"Wow. Anti-virus software, eat your heart out," Rick quipped.
"Jeanette Fisher has chosen to start off the battle with Lillymon!" The announcer said. "Let's see what Rick chooses to combat the plant-lady."
"I'll fight nature with nature. Go, Saria!" Rick said, sending out Saria.
"Rick has chosen Saria, the Forest Sage!" the announcer said. "Now, let the battle begin!"
Lillymon flew into the air.
"Flower Cannon!" Lillymon said, turning her hands into a cannon and firing an energy ball at Saria.
"Saria, jump!" Rick said.
The months of training Rick had done before the Indigo League paid off.
Saria was able to jump over the Flower Cannon.
"Now, use your Forest Sage powers to make the grass on this field grow," Rick said. "Camoflage is always good in battle."
Saria concentrated.
Suddenly the grass grew at many times the normal rate, until they eventually covered Saria.
"Ooh, smart move!" the announcer said. "With the grass having grown, Lillymon will not be able to see Saria from the air."
Indeed, Lillymon was hovering from left to right, trying to spot Saria, but in vain.
"Now charge up your energy attack," Rick said.
Saria concentrated, gathering green energy.
This was a mistake. Lillymon spotted the energy, using it to pinpoint Saria's location.
"Flower Cannon!" Lillymon said, firing her Flower Cannon again.
This time it blasted Saria off her feet.
But as Saria was lying on the ground, she unleashed her energy attack.
Lillymon screamed as she was blasted by the attack.
She fell to the ground, unconscious, and Saria got up.
"Lillymon can no longer battle," the referee said, raising the red flag.
On the scoreboard, one of Jeanette Fisher's lights went out.
"And an amazing victory!" the announcer said. "A devastating energy attack has knocked one of Jeanette Fisher's Pokewomen. Now, let's see what Pokewoman Jeanette Fisher chooses to counter the Forest Sage."
"Go, Koume!" Jeanette said, throwing a Poke Ball.
A witch with white hair with a red jewel came out.
Rick pointed his Pokedex at her.
The Pokedex said, "Koume. This is a character from an Earth video game called Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and also from an Earth video game called Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. In the former she is evil, but in the latter she is good. She has the power to shoot fire, and is one of the two witches that can join into Twinrova."
Rick remembered Twinrova. Twinrova had been one of the starting choices in Pallet Town, and A.J. had one. If Koume had to join with someone else to make Twinrova, she couldn't be any tougher than Twinrova was.
"Koume, burn her!" Jeanette said.
Rick sweatdropped. He remembered how easily fire burns plants.
However, fire couldn't burn energy.
"Saria, do another energy attack!" Rick said.
Saria blasted more green energy at Koume.
The green energy tore through the fire and hit Koume.
Koume screamed, and she was blasted into the wall of the field.
Unbelievably, she fell unconscious at that moment.
"Koume can no longer battle!" the referee said, raising the red flag.
On the scoreboard, one of Jeanette's lights went out.
"Whoa! That's gotta be the quickest victory in the history of the Indigo League!" the announcer said. "I hope Jeanette's last Pokewoman is tougher than that!"
"It certainly is! Go, Impa!" Jeanette said, throwing a Poke Ball.
An old woman in battle gear appeared.
Rick pointed his Pokedex at her.
The Pokedex said, "Impa. This is a character from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. She is the Shadow Sage, and those powers give her complete control over shadows. She may be old, but do not underestimate her."
"So it's Sage against Sage!" the announcer said. "This oughta be a good battle."
"Let's see how well Saria battles in the dark," Jeanette said, chuckling.
Impa concentrated, using her Shadow Sage powers.
The field was blanketed in darkness.
The trainers' platforms, the audience, and the announcer's booth was positioned above the field, so they could still see, but Saria couldn't see in the dark.
"Now kick her butt!" Jeanette said.
Impa could apparently see quite well in the dark, because she jumped to Saria immediately and began punching and kicking her.
Saria was unable to tell where Impa was, and was therefore unable to defend herself.
"Uh-oh, this doesn't look good for Saria!" the announcer said. "She can't fight what she can't see!"
Rick groaned. If Saria got knocked out, Rick didn't think his other Pokewomen would be able to see in the dark as well as Saria can.
The crowd was shouting in anticipation.
Rick heard them clearly, but Saria could hear them even more clearly. After all, she had big ears.
Big ears!
"That's it!" Rick shouted. "Saria, don't trust your eyes, trust your ears! Listen for Impa's attack, and use your plants to beat her!"
Saria did as she was told.
Impa jumped into the air, diving at Saria with a kick.
But this time, Saria heard the whistle Impa made because of the wind resistance.
Saria used her Forest Sage powers to conjure up some thorns, tossing them at Impa.
Impa fell out of the air as she was pricked by the thorns.
Then, Saria conjured a petrified tree, making it fall towards Impa.
"Uh-oh..." Impa said, and then the falling tree hit her in the head, knocking her out.
"Impa can no longer battle! The winner of the match is Rick, from Pallet Town!" the referee said, raising the red flag and pointing it to Rick.
On the scoreboard, Jeanette's final light went out.
"Rick has done it! Having won all four rounds, he can now go on to battle in the Indigo Stadium in the fifth round!" the announcer shouted as the crowd cheered.
"Nice work, Saria," Rick said, recalling Saria.
Well, this was quite an accomplishment. Four down, three to go.
But could Rick defeat the remaining opponents? He would soon find out...
To be continued...
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You're probably thinking, "Oh no, not another new trainer fic that the author won't bother to finish!" Well, let me tell you, I hate those kinds of fics too, and let me tell you in advance that I DO plan on finishing this fic. I never start a fic that I don't intend to finish. In fact, if I'm lying about planning to finish the fic, may I get pounded by a madman. E-mail all questions and comments to bleifer@msn.com.