Amber looked at Persian. He looked worn out from the battle, and she wanted to give Midnight a chance. She hoped the Charmeleon
wasn't too strong. "Return, Persian!" she said. Persian jumped back beside Amber. "Go, Midnight!" her Houndour leaped into
the battle area, assuming a fighting stance.
"Ha, this'll be easy. Charmeleon, Slash!"
Midnight yelped loudly as the lizardlike Pokèmon slashed at her.
"Ouch... Use Bite!" Amber said, already worried.
Midnight ran up to the Charmeleon and sunk her teeth into it.
"CHAAAAAAAAAR! MEEEELEEEON!" it yelled in surprise, then thrashed wildly until Midnight flew off. She landed on her feet. The
Charmeleon glared at her.
"Fire Spin!" the other trainer shouted.
Charmeleon opened its mouth, then fired a huge stream of fire that whirled around Midnight, burning her. The heat was so intense
it hurt even though she was of the fire type.
"Quick, jump out and use Smog!"
Midnight leaped as high as she could over the flames, feeling the warmth right below her, then landed and fired a small smog
at the Charmeleon. The was poisoned.
"Grrr... Charmeleon, Flamethrower!"
Charmeleon released the Flamethrower, engulfing Midnight for a few seconds. It had extremely powerful fire, even for a Charmeleon.
"Hmmm... Midnight, Bite it again! HARD!"
Midnight bit the Charmeleon once more. She was able to hold on much longer, as the poison made it rather slow and sluggish.
Finally it dislodged her.
"Slash!"
Charmeleon Slashed Midnight across the muzzle. She stood for a minute, surprised. The pain was instense. Then she snarled.
"Midnight, tackle it!
Her Houndour sprinted into the Charmeleon, tackling it to the ground. It rolled a few feet. Suddenly it began to glow white.
"Uh oh.." Amber said.
"YES!" the other trainer said.
The former Charmeleon grew several times its size, then two wings sprouted from each size. It turned an orange color. It glared
down at Midnight.
"FINISH IT OFF WITH A FLAMETHROWER!" the trainer shouted.
"Look out Midnight!" Amber would not give up, no matter how advanced her opponent was.
Midnight leaped to the side then broke into a run just in time, the huge blast of fire catching the grass where she was on fire.
'No wonder it was so strong...' Amber thought. 'It was about to evolve!' "Use your speed against it!" she urged.
"Slash attack!"
Midnight jumped and rolled, narrowly dodging the Charizard's gargantuan claws. It had slashed so hard it stumbled and nearly tripped.
"Ember in the eyes!"
Midnight turned and aimed a sphere of flames right into the massive dragon's eyes. It roared and reared up with the pain, stomping
back and forth with panic.
"Fly into the sky!"
The Charizard took off. Midnight could not reach it there.
"Now, dive bomb it!"
Her Houndour watched helplessly as it folded its wings and dived straight at herself. Her legs would not move no matter how
much she urged him, she was so scared. He trainer was not much better off. She heard the impact. But somehow, it had missed her.
The flames in its eyes must have messed up its vision!!! The Charizard stood and staggered back and forth. Hitting the ground
at top speed had been very painful.
"Grrrr, come on, finish it off with another Slash!"
The Charizard drew back its arm to deal the finishing blow. Midnight shut her eyes tight, and Amber was once again unable to
shout any commands. But the blow never came. The Charizard had apparently worn itself out from the battle, and had not quite
been ready to evolve, strong as it was.
"Ch-charizard? ...Return, Charizard!!" the trainer said at last. "Well, that was an interesting battle. I guess speed is as
important to strength. I did give him a few Proteins, but never really thought about speed. What's your name?"
"...Amber."
"Really? I'm Tim. Well, I have to train harder now! This is my first defeat. I guess I got a little proud of myself and a little
careless even. Hope we meet again sometime! Bye!" he waved and walked off.
Amber waved back, smiling. "He didn't turn out to be that bad," she thought aloud.
"Houndour!" Midnight agreed.
"Persiaan, perss!" Persian did as well.
wasn't too strong. "Return, Persian!" she said. Persian jumped back beside Amber. "Go, Midnight!" her Houndour leaped into
the battle area, assuming a fighting stance.
"Ha, this'll be easy. Charmeleon, Slash!"
Midnight yelped loudly as the lizardlike Pokèmon slashed at her.
"Ouch... Use Bite!" Amber said, already worried.
Midnight ran up to the Charmeleon and sunk her teeth into it.
"CHAAAAAAAAAR! MEEEELEEEON!" it yelled in surprise, then thrashed wildly until Midnight flew off. She landed on her feet. The
Charmeleon glared at her.
"Fire Spin!" the other trainer shouted.
Charmeleon opened its mouth, then fired a huge stream of fire that whirled around Midnight, burning her. The heat was so intense
it hurt even though she was of the fire type.
"Quick, jump out and use Smog!"
Midnight leaped as high as she could over the flames, feeling the warmth right below her, then landed and fired a small smog
at the Charmeleon. The was poisoned.
"Grrr... Charmeleon, Flamethrower!"
Charmeleon released the Flamethrower, engulfing Midnight for a few seconds. It had extremely powerful fire, even for a Charmeleon.
"Hmmm... Midnight, Bite it again! HARD!"
Midnight bit the Charmeleon once more. She was able to hold on much longer, as the poison made it rather slow and sluggish.
Finally it dislodged her.
"Slash!"
Charmeleon Slashed Midnight across the muzzle. She stood for a minute, surprised. The pain was instense. Then she snarled.
"Midnight, tackle it!
Her Houndour sprinted into the Charmeleon, tackling it to the ground. It rolled a few feet. Suddenly it began to glow white.
"Uh oh.." Amber said.
"YES!" the other trainer said.
The former Charmeleon grew several times its size, then two wings sprouted from each size. It turned an orange color. It glared
down at Midnight.
"FINISH IT OFF WITH A FLAMETHROWER!" the trainer shouted.
"Look out Midnight!" Amber would not give up, no matter how advanced her opponent was.
Midnight leaped to the side then broke into a run just in time, the huge blast of fire catching the grass where she was on fire.
'No wonder it was so strong...' Amber thought. 'It was about to evolve!' "Use your speed against it!" she urged.
"Slash attack!"
Midnight jumped and rolled, narrowly dodging the Charizard's gargantuan claws. It had slashed so hard it stumbled and nearly tripped.
"Ember in the eyes!"
Midnight turned and aimed a sphere of flames right into the massive dragon's eyes. It roared and reared up with the pain, stomping
back and forth with panic.
"Fly into the sky!"
The Charizard took off. Midnight could not reach it there.
"Now, dive bomb it!"
Her Houndour watched helplessly as it folded its wings and dived straight at herself. Her legs would not move no matter how
much she urged him, she was so scared. He trainer was not much better off. She heard the impact. But somehow, it had missed her.
The flames in its eyes must have messed up its vision!!! The Charizard stood and staggered back and forth. Hitting the ground
at top speed had been very painful.
"Grrrr, come on, finish it off with another Slash!"
The Charizard drew back its arm to deal the finishing blow. Midnight shut her eyes tight, and Amber was once again unable to
shout any commands. But the blow never came. The Charizard had apparently worn itself out from the battle, and had not quite
been ready to evolve, strong as it was.
"Ch-charizard? ...Return, Charizard!!" the trainer said at last. "Well, that was an interesting battle. I guess speed is as
important to strength. I did give him a few Proteins, but never really thought about speed. What's your name?"
"...Amber."
"Really? I'm Tim. Well, I have to train harder now! This is my first defeat. I guess I got a little proud of myself and a little
careless even. Hope we meet again sometime! Bye!" he waved and walked off.
Amber waved back, smiling. "He didn't turn out to be that bad," she thought aloud.
"Houndour!" Midnight agreed.
"Persiaan, perss!" Persian did as well.