Episode 147: Kairi vs Silver

A couple of days have passed since they said their goodbyes to Todd after he got the picture he was waiting to take. It was a beautiful morning, so Sora decided to help Sakura train just to get her prepped up for some Pokémon battling. Sora has sent out Piloswine as Sakura has sent out her Eevee.

"Okay, this may be a practice battle, but don't expect me to pull my punches with you," Sora said.

"Don't worry, Sora. After watching you battle, I'm ready for anything," Sakura said.

"Okay, don't say I didn't warn you," Sora said. "Okay, Piloswine! Use Ice Fang!" Piloswine charges at Eevee with his tusks emitting ice.

"Dodge with Quick Attack!" Sakura ordered. Eevee dodges with a Quick Attack. "Use Quick Attack again!" Eevee rushes at Piloswine and lands a hit onto the Swine Pokémon.

"Piloswine! Use Mud Bomb!" Sora ordered. Piloswine fired Mud Bomb at Eevee.

"Dodge it!" Sakura called out. Eevee tries to dodge, but the mud attack came too quick for Eevee to dodge.

"Great job, Piloswine! Use Take Down!" Sora ordered. Piloswine charges at Eevee with the force of his body.

"Dodge and use Tackle!" Sakura ordered. Eevee dodges and lands a heavy Tackle. Piloswine also lands a hit with Take Down, but takes recoil damage from Take Down.

"That was great, Sakura. You're doing a lot better," Sora said.

"After watching you and Kairi battle, I'm all fired up," Sakura said.

"Eevee," Eevee said.

"Okay, Piloswine! Use Ice Shard!" Sora ordered. Piloswine creates shards of ice and sends them at the Evolution Pokémon. Eevee manages to dodge Piloswine's attack. Piloswine then unleashes silver crystallized rocks and sends them at Eevee.

"Dodge it!" Sakura called out. And Eevee does so. "You okay, Eevee?"

"Vee," Eevee responded.

"That was Ancient Power. You just learned how to use it," Sora said.

"Swine," Piloswine said.

"Let's make good use of it again. Ancient Power!" Sora ordered. Piloswine unleashed another Ancient Power and sends them at Eevee.

"Dodge and use Quick Attack!" Sakura ordered. Eevee dodges Piloswine's Ancient Power, and lands a hit. Piloswine and Eevee stared at each other and started to evolve right at the same time. "Eevee!"

"Piloswine!" Sora gasped in surprise.

"Pi!" Pikachu said.

Both Piloswine and Eevee have evolved. Eevee has become an Espeon, so Piloswine has become a large, quadrupedal Pokémon resembling a wooly mammoth crossed with a boar. Its brown fur is very thick to endure harsh cold and protect from snow and ice. His tusks are made of ice. He has a blue mask-like pattern with a white rim around its face and eyes, resembling ski goggles. The fur on its muzzle is tan and shaggy, and its nose resembles that of a pig. His feet are black with three thick toes, and its tail is small.

"Eevee, you're an Espeon!" Sakura exclaimed happily.

"Espeon," the newly evolved Espeon said.

"Wow, let's see what you are," Sora said, taking out his Pokédex to scan his newly evolved Pokémon.

Mamoswine, the Twin Tusk Pokémon

The evolved form of Piloswine

Type: Ice/Ground

During the ice age, populations of Mamoswine have flourished, until the climate have begun to warm. It was thought to be extinct until a live specimen was found frozen in a block of ice.

"So, that's what you are. Mamoswine," Sora said, putting his Pokédex away.

"Mamoswine!" The newly evolved Mamoswine snorted. "And you learned a new move. Double Hit!" Mamoswine charges at Espeon with Double Hit ready to go.

"Dodge and use Confusion!" Sakura ordered. Espeon dodges and uses Confusion to send Mamoswine back and lands on his back. The ground shook when the Twin Tusk Pokémon hit the ground.

Kairi, Angel, and Togepi were watching the practice battle closely and she smiled. Angel and Togepi also smiled.

"You okay, Mamoswine?" Sora asked. Mamoswine got back on his feet. "Great! Use Ice Fang!" Mamoswine started to come at Espeon with his tusks emitting ice.

"Use Quick Attack!" Sakura ordered. Espeon ran to avoid Mamoswine's attack. Espeon successfully dodges Mamoswine's tusks. "Use Psybeam!" Espeon fired Psybeam and lands a hit onto the Twin Tusk Pokémon.

"Not bad, Sakura," Sora said.

"You too, Sora," Sakura said, shaking hands. "This practice battle has helped out a whole lot."

"Yeah. Your Eevee evolving into an Espeon is proof that you're going to make a great Trainer," Sora said.

"Thank you, Sora," Sakura said.

"Espeon," Espeon said.

"Pika, Pikachu," Pikachu said.

"Mamoswine," Mamoswine said.

"Yeah, but Piloswine evolved, too," Kairi said, walking up to them. Sora and Sakura turned to see them. Pikachu and Angel nuzzled each other.

"Enjoyed the show, Kairi?" Sora asked.

"Every bit of it," Kairi said. "Anyway, you going to help me make breakfast, Sora?"

"You know it," Sora said.

Sakura smiled as she saw the couple hold hands and head back to camp. So, Sora helped his girlfriend make breakfast. Once it was finished, the group enjoyed the meal that was made much to their delight.

"This is really good," Sakura said.

"Thanks," Sora and Kairi both said in unison. "Jinx!" They point their fingers at each other. Karen, Tracey, and Sakura laughed as they kept pointing at each other playfully. Sora and Kairi laughed as well.

The Pokémon were eating the Pokémon food provided to them, unaware of the pack of Sneasel still watching them. The alpha gestured a small squad to to the right as he and the rest went to the left. The squad waited for the alpha's signal. The alpha gave the word and they launched their attack on the group. They attacked with a Slash right on Cyndaquil and Quilava and then the alpha lands a Metal Claw onto Chikorita and Totodile. Mamoswine was having trouble with them, but they were too fast for him, so he was brought down fast. This alarmed the Trainers.

"Blossom!" Karen exclaimed.

"Angel, Togepi!" Kairi exclaimed.

"Espeon!" Sakura gasped.

"Sneasel!" Tracey gasped.

The alpha came at Angel, so Pikachu lands a hit onto the alpha, sending him backwards.

"That one Sneasel is different from the others," Sakura pointed out.

"That's a Shiny Sneasel. And I think that one is the alpha," Tracey said.

"What's their deal? Why are they picking a fight with us for?" Sora asked.

"I don't know," Tracey said.

"They must be attacking us just to show how nasty they are," Kairi said.

The other Sneasel were about to attack, but the alpha stopped them. He let's them know that Pikachu is his. The alpha readies his claws to battle as Pikachu's cheeks emits electricity. The brawl between the two begins as Sneasel starts with Metal Claw. Sora had to help out.

"Dodge!" Sora called out. Pikachu dodges the alpha's attack. The alpha tries to land a hit onto the Mouse Pokémon, but Pikachu kept on dodging. The alpha fires an Ice Shard at the Mouse Pokémon. "Dodge and use Electro Ball!" Pikachu forms a ball of electricity and sends it at the alpha who then dodges. The alpha came at Pikachu with a Slash and lands a hit. "Iron Tail!" Pikachu swings his tail as it gave off a metallic glow. He lands a super-effective hit onto the alpha. It wasn't enough to bring him down. The alpha fires another Ice Shard at him. Pikachu kept dodging, but he got hit by one. Taking advantage of the injury, the alpha came at Pikachu and lands a Slash onto him. "Pikachu!" He lands right on front of the pack members. Pikachu gets up, so one of the Sneasel pushed him forward, getting on all fours. Pikachu growled. The alpha made the first move with a Slash ready to go, but Pikachu dodges his Slash. "Use Thunderbolt!" Pikachu fired a Thunderbolt onto the alpha, shocking him. The alpha lands on the ground, struggling to get back up on his feet. He got back up and came at him again. The fight went on hard. Angel watched on with concern, but with hope. Sora was impressed by how tough the alpha is. He has taken some huge damage and refuses to accept defeat as an option. The battle raged on, straining them both. Pikachu and the alpha panted.

"Sora, the only way to stop it is that you catch him!" Karen said.

"Gotcha," Sora said, taking out a Pokéball and threw it. The Pokéball struck the alpha and he flows inside. The Pokéball wobbles around and around, much to the pack's dismay. Stars swirls around the Pokéball to confirm the catch. Sora's Pokémon Box goes off asking him if he wants to keep his new Sneasel with him. He chose to send him to Professor Oak's lab. Knowing that they lost, the pack began to retreat back to where they came from.

"Good catch, Sora," Sakura said.

"Thanks, but it was Karen's idea to begin with," Sora said.

"I figured you could use a Pokémon like that Sneasel, so I thought it was a good idea," Karen said.

Sora agreed with his sister, so he and Kairi summoned their Keyblades and cast their cure spell, healing them of their recent injuries.

A few hours later, Trickster stands in the air and he glares at Sora.

"He is growing powerful each passing day. This cannot stand. I must do something about him and his friends before I can carry out my plans. And I may need the help of my monsters to do so," Trickster said. "But even with this human body, I am still vulnerable."

Meanwhile, Roxas appeared from a corridor of darkness and he appeared not too far away.

"This is the place they want me to be," Roxas said. It turns out that Xemnas and Saïx decided to do something about Trickster once and for all. After sending Roxas out on several missions already, the Organization waited long enough to handle Trickster. Axel wasn't too sure, because he was worried about Roxas and feared what might happen if he and Sora crossed paths. Also, he was strangely relived that his white lie still remains undiscovered. Or was it? He decided not to think too much about it, because he secretly followed Roxas on his mission without either Xemnas or Saïx knowing. He had to make sure nothing happens to him, since Roxas is his friend. He did wonder how long will it take until his absence is found out. He decided not to think about that either.

"I'm gonna be in hot water if they find out about this. But it'll be worth it; as long as Roxas doesn't make contact with Sora. And I'll have to fish him out if things gets too hairy," Axel said in his thoughts. Being as stealthy as a ninja, Axel follows Roxas, doing his best not letting Roxas know he was being tailed until he wanted him to know.

A few hours have passed since Sora has caught his new Sneasel, so Sora, Kairi, Karen, Tracey, Sakura, and the Pokémon continued on their way towards Olivine City when they came across a familiar redhead. He just had a battle against a Trainer with an Electivire, so he had his Feraligatr out to battle.

"Oh no, it's him," Sora said.

"Who?" Karen asked.

"Pika?" Blossom asked.

"That's right, you don't know him. That's Silver. A Trainer we met a short while after coming here in Johto. He's not the nicest guy you'll ever meet. He's a big hater of the weak; people or Pokémon," Sora explained to his sister.

"He hates the weak? That's just plain cold," Karen said.

"And he's also a sore loser. All he cares about is winning. I battled him a few times and he always lost to me," Sora said. Silver turned to see the group and he glared directly at Sora. "Uh-oh, I think we made eye contact."

"You again," Silver coldly said.

"Good to see you, too," Sora said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Pikachu," Pikachu added with the same tone.

"It's just like you to show up when no one asked you to come around," Silver said.

"I can say you still haven't learned a thing," Sora said.

"Spare the lecture, you spiky-haired loser!" Silver snapped at Sora. Karen has taken a dislike for Silver and his attitude.

"Man, what a jerk," Karen said.

"Chu," Karen said.

"Just what are trying to prove by bullying others, calling them wimps in their faces?" Sora asked.

"A lot by proving only the strong gets everything and the weak doesn't. What makes you weak is the way you coddle your Pokémon like they were little babies, and it makes me sick to my stomach just thinking about it!" Silver stated.

"Coddling Pokémon? Is this guy serious?" Sakura asked.

"Seems like it to me," Tracey said.

"You are wrong to say that, Silver," Kairi said, stepping up. He glared right at her. "What you just said was all wrong. I met some heartless Trainers who care only about winning, and not about the well-being of their own Pokémon, injured or not. Bullying your Pokémon to be winners is not how it should work, and that's something even you should get. Sora and I train our Pokémon hard, but we don't push them over the limit. We both love our Pokémon and if you think that makes us weak, then that is not our problem."

"And what would some stupid girl know about how to raise Pokémon?" Silver taunted. This made Sora's blood boil, so he was about to step forward, but she stopped him by placing her hand in front of him.

"A whole lot more than you. And if you want to see how weak I am, then how about you put your money where your mouth is and battle me right here and now; unless you're afraid of losing to a girl," Kairi said.

"I am not afraid of anything. We'll make it a five-on-five battle. No time limit," Silver said.

"I accept," Kairi said. Silver took out his first Pokéball and threw it.

"You're up first, Magnemite!" Silver called out. His Magnemite emerged from inside, ready to battle. Kairi took out Quilava's Pokéball and threw it.

"Go! Quilava!" Kairi called out. Quilava came out to battle against Silver's Magnemite.

"Use Spark!" Silver ordered. Magnemite's body emits electricity and charges at the Volcano Pokémon.

"Dodge with Quick Attack!" Kairi ordered. Quilava dodges Magnemite's Spark. "Use Flame Wheel!" Quilava rolls into a ball of fire and heads for the Magnet Pokémon.

"Use Spark!" Silver ordered. Magnemite came at Quilava head again with another Spark. They both the hit from each other.

"Use Flamethrower!" Kairi ordered.

"Use Magnet Bomb!" Silver ordered. Magnemite fired Magnet Bomb and collides with Quilava's Flamethrower and results in explosion. "Use Thunder Wave!" Magnemite unleashed releases rings of yellow electricity at Quilava, paralyzing him.

"Quilava!" Kairi exclaimed. Quilava's body emits static electricity, paralyzed from the Magnet Pokémon's Thunder Wave.

"Use Sonic Boom!" Silver ordered. Magnemite spins rapidly around, sending a large, white shock wave at Quilava, landing a hit. "Finish it with Magnet Bomb!"

"Dodge and use Flame Wheel!" Kairi ordered. Quilava slowly dodged and rolls into a ball of fire and lands a hit onto Magnemite, dealing some heavy damage. Magnemite was taken down hard due to its weakness to fire. Silver called Magnemite back and scowled. "Good job, Quilava."

"Lava," Quilava said.

"You got lucky the first time. You won't get lucky with my next one," Silver said, taking out his next Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Golbat!" His Pokéball opened and Golbat emerged from inside. Kairi called back Quilava and took out her next Pokéball and threw it.

"Go! Girafarig!" Kairi called out. Her Pokéball opened and Girafarig came on out to battle. Use Psybeam!" Girafarig fired Psybeam right at the Bat Pokémon.

"Use Air Cutter to block!" Silver ordered. Golbat flapped its wings and successfully block Girafarig's Psybeam. "Use Giga Drain!" Golbat came at Girafarig with its fangs giving off a dark green aura.

"Dodge it!" Kairi called out. Girafarig tried to dodge, but Golbat came too fast for him and lands a bite, draining Girafarig's stamina. "Use Poison Fang!" Golbat's fangs emits poison and lands a venomous bite onto Girafarig, resulting in Girafarig being poisoned.

"Use Double Hit!" Kairi ordered. Girafarig swings his tail and lands a couple of hits onto the Bat Pokémon.

"Giga Drain!" Silver ordered. Golbat drains Girafarig's energy and brought him down. Kairi calls back Girafarig.

"You did your best, Girafarig. Get some rest," Kairi said.

"Your Girafarig was pathetic," Silver said, calling back his Golbat. He took out another Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Haunter!" His Pokéball opened and Haunter came right out. Kairi took out her next Pokéball and threw it.

"Go! Mismagius!" Kairi called out. Mismagius came right out to battle.

"Haunter! Use Shadow Claw!" Silver ordered. Haunter sends its floating hands out at the Magical Pokémon to land a hit.

"Dodge and use Mystical Fire!" Kairi ordered. Mismagius dodged and releases a red-orange stream of fire surrounded by rings of fire from the tip of the front of her body at Haunter, landing a burning hit. "Use Shadow Ball!"

"Use Shadow Ball!" Silver ordered. Each Ghost-types sends a ball of shadow at each other and collides. The collision causes an explosion. "Use Shadow Claw!"

"Use Psychic!" Kairi ordered. Mismagius grabs Haunter with her telepathic attack and sends the Gas Pokémon down on the ground. "Use Dazzling Gleam!" Mismagius's body becomes surrounded in a field of rainbow-colored energy, which expands outwards and hits Haunter hard. Haunter was down and out. Silver called Haunter back and he scowled at her. "Good job, Mismagius."

"Magius," Mismagius said.

Silver took out his next Pokéball and then threw it.

"Go! Sneasel!" Silver called out. His Pokéball opened and Sneasel came right out to battle. Kairi calls Mismagius back and took out Brick's Pokéball and threw it.

"Your turn, Brick!" Kairi called out. Brick came right out. Silver wasn't even phased by the fact there's a red Marill right in front of him, and he just didn't care because to him, an opponent is an opponent.

"Sneasel! Use your Night Slash!" Silver ordered. Sneasel came at Brick with its claws emitting a dark aura.

"Brick! Dodge and use Aqua Tail!" Kairi ordered. Brick dodged and swung his tail emitting water and lands a hit. "Use Water Gun!" Brick fired Water Gun at Sneasel and lands another hit.

"Use Feint Attack!" Silver ordered. Sneasel vanishes and lands a hit onto Brick a few seconds later. "Use Icy Wind!" Sneasel blew a cold wind from its mouth, hitting the red Marill. Brick wasn't bothered by the cold, so he marched forward towards the Sharp Claw Pokémon.

"Use Play Rough!" Kairi ordered. Brick came at Sneasel and gave it a series of beatings and sends Sneasel down, but it wasn't enough to bring it down.

"Use Night Slash!" Silver ordered. Sneasel ran towards Brick to land a hit with Night Slash.

"Use Ice Punch!" Kairi ordered.

Both Brick and Sneasel came charging at each other and lands a hit onto each other. They stare at each other.

"Use Quick Attack!" Silver ordered. Sneasel dashed right at the red Aqua Mouse Pokémon and lands a hit. "Use Night Slash!" Sneasel came at Brick and lands a slash onto him. "Use Night Slash again!"

"Use Aqua Tail!" Kairi ordered. Brick swings his tail and hits the Sharp Claw Pokémon. Brick hits Sneasel again and again. "Use Play Rough!"

"Feint Attack!" Silver ordered.

Brick and Sneasel come at each other again and they land a hit onto each other again. Brick and Sneasel both knocked each other out. They called their fallen Pokémon back.

"You gave it your all, Brick," Kairi said.

"Like I said. You coddling your Pokémon is a sign of how weak you are," Silver said.

"In case you haven't been keeping up, I already bested some of your Pokémon. I said that I love my Pokémon as Trainer would and should. I just can't see why you can't see that," Kairi said.

"Shut up!" Silver snapped at Kairi. "I'm stronger than you are, and my Feraligatr is going to prove it!" He turned to his partner. "Go right in, Feraligatr!" The Big Jaw Pokémon stepped forward, ready to battle. Kairi places Togepi down and she nodded. Togepi nodded back and stepped forward. Silver just laughed.

"You're kidding, right? You're sending that little runt against my strong Feraligatr?" Silver asked, laughing some more.

"You're too quick to underestimate Togepi. He may be small, but he pack quite a wallop. I should know," Kairi said, remembering the battle against Crimson in the Poké Maiden Tournament.

"Whatever. My Feraligatr will make this a quick win! Feraligatr! Use Ice Fang!" Silver ordered. Feraligatr comes at Togepi with an Ice Fang, ready to land an icy bite onto the Spike Ball Pokémon.

"Dodge!" Kairi called out. Togepi got into an oval shape and rolled before Feraligatr could land a hit. "That was great, Togepi!"

"Now that's what I call an egg roll," Karen joked. Sora laughed.

"Good one, sis," Sora said.

"Use Slash!" Silver ordered. Feraligatr came at Togepi with Slash, but he dodged by doing another roll.

"Use Swift!" Kairi ordered. Togepi fired Swift at Feraligatr, hitting him. "Use Swift again!" Togepi fired another Swift, landing another hit.

"Hydro Pump!" Silver ordered. Feraligatr fired Hydro Pump at Togepi.

"Use Safeguard!" Kairi ordered. Togepi creates a turquoise force field appears in front of Togepi's body, protecting him from Feraligatr's Hydro Pump. "Use Metronome!" Togepi waved his arms back and forth like a metronome.

"Use Ice Fang!" Silver ordered. Feraligatr came at Togepi with Ice Fang, ready to go, so Togepi finished and releases a yellow orb of electricity with a red center in front of his body and fires it at Feraligatr, landing a hit. Feraligatr was now paralyzed. "You have got to be freaking kidding!"

"Now, use Last Resort!" Kairi ordered. Togepi's body becomes outlined in a golden aura, with orbs of energy being absorbed into its body. The golden aura then forms into a massive star in front of Togepi's body and is fired at Feraligatr, landing a hit. The Big Jaw Pokémon lands right on his back. He slowly gets back up.

"Wow, Togepi is much tougher than I thought," Karen said.

"Chu," Blossom said.

"Kairi did use him in the Poké Maiden Tournament and won it. I had my doubts at first, but he managed to pull it off," Tracey said.

"Pichu," the Shiny Pichu said.

"Pichu," the Spiky-eared Pichu said.

"I won't let you make a fool out of me!" Silver said.

"I'm only battling you to the best of my abilities. And now I can wrap this up. Last Resort again!" Kairi ordered. Togepi forms another star and sends it at Feraligatr again, landing another hit. Feraligatr then goes down. Silver saw his partner was unable to battle, so he called Feraligatr back inside.

"I can't believe I lost to you!" Silver snapped.

"Like I told you. I battled you to the best of my abilities. You can blame me for beating you all you want, but you should be blaming yourself, since you got wrapped up with winning so badly. You can't expect to win all the time! Sora and I lost some battles before and it wasn't the end of the world. We did our best," Kairi said.

"Is there a point to your little prattle?" Silver asked.

"You should work with your Pokémon. You should move them, and they'll move you," Kairi said. Sora smiled, feeling proud of his girlfriend.

"I'm done here. You can tell that load of shit to someone who actually cares!" Silver said, storming off. Sora sighed, knowing he just doesn't get it.

"Man, why does he refuse to learn?" Sora asked.

"I'm sure he'll get it someday, Sora," Kairi said. She picked up Togepi in her arms. "He'll have to accept it and hope for a bright future ahead of him. We shouldn't expect him to get it yet."

"She's right, Sora," Karen agreed. "He'll come around. Or at least, I think he will."

"Right. But I have to say, you did a great job, putting him in his place, Kairi," Sora said.

"Thanks," Kairi said. She and Sora shared a kiss with each other.

Now that Kairi has beaten Silver, the next thing to do is to continue on their way to Olivine City. But what nasty plans does Trickster have for Sora? And how will Roxas react when he sees Sora with his own eyes? The answers will come soon as we press on with the journey.

Okay, I thought I would clear up the part about Roxas being on some missions, just so it doesn't raise some questions, so I figure I would do a Kingdom Hearts x Pokémon crossover focusing on Roxas and his time with Organization XIII, but that will come later. For now, just look forward to what I got coming next.