Emerald Destiny
A/N: Hiya, people!! Thanks for all the nice reviews!! ^__^ I'm hoping to reach the fifty review mark on this chapter, so review, or you won't get the next!! :P All righty, then, on with the chappie!! =D Oh, and sorry for not updating for so long...
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. Too bad for me. *sobs* But I own my characters, unless they're created by other people, and I own me. Yay. -_-
P.S. Please do not submit any more Knowers of Ancient Lore, because I've already chosen one. But, expect to see the submitted characters to appear sometime in the fic!! ^_~ And you're welcome to submit any characters that you might want to appear in the fic. I'm hoping to get some girl characters, because I'm lacking in that x_X
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Chapter 10
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Suicune waited patiently outside the building. She was half-dozing when she saw a blue-haired girl emerge from the building, pulling a brown haired girl behind her. Springing to her feet, the Water legendary squinted at them. Her suspicions were confirmed when she saw a lavender Pokemon and a darker-coloured one trotting behind, followed by a dark-haired boy.
Suicune leapt to her feet and followed, shrouded in invisibility, her flowing purple mane billowing in the breeze and her ribbon-like tails trailing behind.
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Kris, having identified the pinkish building down the street to be the gym, half-dragged Carol to the fairly normal looking door, except that cute, Normal-typed Pokemon were carved around the frame. Inspecting it while waiting for Amethyst, Lionel and Silver to catch up, Kris could see Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable and many others, all in cute poses.
Feeling a furry tail brushing lightly against her leg, she looked down to see Amethyst sitting beside her, also examining the door. Looking around, she saw that Carol was studying a small transmitter closely, no doubt tracking the progress of another one of her patients. Meanwhile, Lionel was sitting on a nearby bench, grooming Silver.
"Hey!!" Kris called to Lionel. "Aren't you coming in?"
"I already got the badge!!" The dark haired boy called back. "I'll be waiting for both of you here." Silver gave a small, displeased yip as his trainer stopped brushing him, but started purring again as it continued.
"All right, then," Kris turned back to Carol, who was tucking the transmitter into her jacket pocket. "Who goes first?"
"I'll let you go first," Carol smiled, pointing at a nearby shop. "I saw some really cool stuff in there, and I can see you when you come out."
"Okay," Kris replied, putting her hand on the plain door. "See ya later..."
"Good luck," Carol called back, walking to the aforementioned store.
Kris pushed the door open, and was immediately confronted by rather strong smell of flowers. Trying to breathe as little as possible, she walked in, resisting the urge to pinch her nose, which might result in the gym leader thinking that she was rude. (A/N: Like Ash in the Celadon gym episode. ^^;;)
She could see the two pillars Azalea's gym had, and a man was standing next to them. Beyond the 'gate', she could see lots of flowerpots. The man approached her.
"Hello, my name is Jinfo-" He was cut off by Kris, who exclaimed, "But that's the name of the man in the Azalea gym!! And he looks just like you, too!!"
"Oh, that's my cousin," Jinfo replied.
"Are you by any chance related to Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny?" Kris asked, intrigued.
"Yes, I am, but that's not the point," Jinfo replied rather impatiently. "I'm to tell you that the gym leader, Whitney, uses Normal type Pokemon, and that before you battle her, you have to name the Pokemon the flowerpots in the gym form. You have to get to that door-" Turning around, Jinfo pointed at the red door at the other end of the room. "It leads to the battle area."
"Okay," Kris said doubtfully.
"Good luck for your battle," Jinfo said almost robotically, then plopped down into a chair and started to read.
Kris started into the 'maze'. Since the flowerpots were only about waist level, she made her way to the door easily enough, Amethyst sneezing now and then due to the flowery smell.
She opened the door, and was faced with a staircase, and to her relief, less-perfumed air. She climbed up, and found herself face-to-face with a girl with long, midnight blue hair tied up into a high ponytail. She wore a sky-blue dress with a dark blue Pokeball belt (a belt used by most trainers to hold Pokeballs), and had light brown eyes, which gazed at Kris in a friendly manner.
"Hi," the girl said warmly. "Welcome to the Goldenrod gym. I'm Jan, the junior trainer here. You are...?"
"I'm Kris, and this is Amethyst," Kris indicated her Espeon, who was twitching her nose irritably, her tail thumping the ground in annoyance.
"Looks like she's affected by the strong flowery smell," Jan laughed lightly. "It gets to almost all Pokemon, except grass types."
"It gets to me too, come to think of it," Kris admitted, rubbing her nose.
"I'm used to it," Jan confided. "I used to have a blocked nose when I first arrived here from all those flowers. Oh, and that reminds me, I have to battle you now, then-" she pointed at a rectangular glass window at the side, "You can have a look at the ground floor, and try to figure out what Pokemon the flowerpots form."
"All right, how many Pokemon?" Kris was itching to battle, her last battle being the one with Lionel.
"Two on two," Jan confirmed from the other side of the arena, where she had ran to while Kris was speaking. "Send out your Pokemon!! Go!!" Jan yelled suddenly, throwing a Pokeball into the arena, revealing a Jigglypuff in a flash of white.
"I choose...Verdaneon!! Go!!" The green Eon swished into view, quickly assuming a battle stance, long-furred tail quivering slightly.
Are you sure this is wise? Amethyst asked.
Well, better now than with the gym leader, Kris answered. To Verdaneon, she called, Are you ready?
As ready as I'll ever be, Verdaneon replied, her voice calm.
The bell 'dinged'.
"Verdaneon, Razor Petal!!" Kris called. Having studied her updated Pokedex some time before, she had memorized some of Verdaneon's attacks. The Eon gave a barely perceivable nod and tensed up. A flurry of petals shot out of the ring of flowers around her neck, arcing towards Jigglypuff from two sides.
Jan, who had been staring at the Eon, quickly recovered. "Jigglypuff, Doubleslap the petals away and use Defense Curl!!"
The pink Pokemon slapped the petals away with her short arms, glowing slightly all the while. Although she missed some of the petals and they hit her, the round Pokemon was barely fazed at all.
"Verdaneon, Leaf Missile!!" Kris countered. The green Eon crouched down and curled her tail tightly, causing the long fur on the underside to stick out spikily. Sharp, thin leaves suddenly shot out of her tail, zipping speedily towards Jigglypuff to bowl the small Pokemon backwards.
Jigglypuff naturally rolled upright again, now looking somewhat dizzy. "Rollout, now!!" Jan commanded. Jigglypuff tucked her arms and legs close to her body, then rolled rapidly over to Verdaneon.
Verdaneon simply jumped up agilely, then turned to face the pink rolling blur behind her, whose speed had doubled.
"Use your vines to stop her," Kris called. "Be careful, now."
From two emeralds beneath her flower 'mane', two vines extended, making a 'thwapping' sound as it met the spinning Jigglypuff. Verdaneon quickly wrapped her vines, albeit with some trouble, around the dizzy pink Pokemon, and slammed her down on the ground, but all it did was to make Jigglypuff bounce high, and very fast across the room, dissolving into something a little more than a blur, not followable by any eye, human or Pokemon.
Seeing Verdaneon attempt to do just that, Kris called, "Don't!! Listen, and avoid!!" Verdaneon obediently closed her eyes and listened, long-furred body tense and alert. Her droopy ears lifted and flicked the air rapidly. Suddenly, the grass-typed Eon moved quickly out of the way, and several vines flashed out as Jigglypuff bounced onto the floor where she was standing seconds ago.
The vines formed a sort of net above the Jigglypuff, causing it to finally stop bouncing. The pink Pokemon's eyes swirled as it stood up and wobbled around. Kris took advantage of the moment of confusion.
"Tail Slap!!" Kris called out the name of the offensive version of Tail Whip. Verdaneon quickly turned around and whacked Jigglypuff with her tail, sending it crashing into the wall, and out of the battle.
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Meanwhile, Lionel had finished grooming Silver, and was sitting there idly, watching the crowds pass. Carol had talked to him minutes ago, having told him that the shopkeeper had told her about another PokeCare store down the road, and that she would be back in half an hour. She had given him her PokeGear number just in case something came up.
Lionel grew bored, and so did Silver. Silver tugged at Lionel's jacket sleeve in an attempt to get his trainer to play with him, but he just started stroking the blue-ringed Umbreon. Suddenly, Lionel sat up. He remembered seeing a Flareon as a Game Corner prize just days ago. Quickly typing a message into his PokeGear and sending it off to Carol, asking her to tell Kris to meet at the Pokemon Center in an hour, he set off, Silver following behind.
{A/N: At the time of this fic, PokeGear have evolved to not only an electronic map, phone, clock and radio combined into one, but have a function that allows trainers to send messages via phone numbers, like a kind of email (or in other words, SMS) Although all PokeGear have these five functions, more can be added on by inserting cards which hold the information to update the PokeGear, and which are generally very expensive.}
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Jan returned her Jigglypuff in a flash of crimson light, murmuring comforting words. Minimizing Jigglypuff's Pokeball, she attached it to her belt, then pulled another one off.
"Go!!" Jan threw the ball to the ground, bringing out a happy, sleek- looking Wigglytuff. The evolution of Jigglypuff looked at Verdaneon nonchalantly, scratching her ear with a back leg.
I think it's time for a change, Kris said telepathically to Verdaneon. You did a great job, but you should rest now.
That was fun, Verdaneon remarked as she became a beam of energy. Frosty should try it.
Deciding to follow what Verdaneon said, she took off "Frosty's" Pokeball. The icy Eon shook her glittering fur out as she appeared.
Well, judging by my Verdy's remarks, this should be fun, Frosteon commented, casting a dirty look at her sister's Pokeball and putting an emphasis on 'Verdy'. A muffled "hey, I resent that!!" emerged from the Pokeball containing the Eon in question. Kris and Amethyst both giggled, then turned to the battle at hand.
Jan was once again gaping at the beautiful blue Eon, looking as if she was having trouble controlling the urge to run over and fuss over her. It was her favorite colour, and the way it threw rainbows over the room as it moved was enchanting. Jan shook her head to clear her mind. I have a battle to finish, she reminded herself. I can go ballistic later. If I do it now, Whitney will have my head.
"All right, Wigglytuff, Doubleslap, now!!" Jan knew that although her Wigglytuff looked indifferent, it was a really good battler, and a very affectionate friend.
"Ice Coat, Frosteon!!" Kris countered. Frosteon's fur shimmered, then hardened into icy protection. Wigglytuff slapped Frosteon as hard as she could; it hurt Frosteon, but not as much as it should.
"Body Slam, Wigglytuff, and try to shatter the protective ice!!" Jan called. Wigglytuff 'tuffed' in assent and ran at Frosteon, jumping up at the last second and slamming down on Frosteon, causing the Eon's legs and icy coat to give way.
The Pokemon untangled themselves. Kris thought, then cried, "Icicle attack, now!!" At this moment, her PokeGear beeped, signaling a message, but she ignored it for the time being.
Frosteon leapt up, then landed heavily on her front paws, causing a sheet of sparkling ice to meet Wigglytuff head-on. {A/N: *coughfreezecough* ^_~ No, I'm not talking about being frozen, but a certain character in a certain game... *hums innocently*}
Wigglytuff stumbled backwards as the ice attack hit her, but quickly regained her balance.
"Double Edge!!" Jan called. A ball of energy began to form between Wigglytuff's paws, growing bigger and bigger.
"Ice Coat, hurry!!" Kris shouted. The icy covering began to form just as Wigglytuff launched the pulsing orb.
The sphere hit Frosteon, causing quite a lot of damage, but the energy backlash hit Wigglytuff as well, also causing damage. Frosteon staggered, but recovered, barely.
Ouch, she remarked. That hurt, but I'm fairly okay.
Kris smiled at the Eon. Good, she thought back. I was pretty worried.
What?! You think I can't handle this pink furball? Hmph!! Frosteon scoffed, then sent a flurry of sharp icicles at Wigglytuff.
What was that? Kris asked as she watched Wigglytuff being battered by the unexpected attack.
Well, if Jolteons have Pin Missile, Verdy has Leaf Missile, I don't see why I can't have Ice Missile, Frosteon replied proudly.
Whatever it is, it's pretty good, Kris commented as Wigglytuff staggered and fell.
Of course, Frosteon gave a smirk, then laughed.
Stand-offish Eon you are, Came Verdaneon's comment, followed by a laugh.
Of course, Frosteon said again in a mock-snobby voice, then collapsed into giggles.
"You win this one," Jan called across the arena, recalling her Wigglytuff after giving it a few pats. "Come here."
Hugging Frosteon in thanks then recalling her as well, she followed Jan to the rectangular glass window she had seen earlier.
"Look down," Jan gestured. Kris looked down, seeing the 'maze' she had gone through to get here. "What do the flowerpots form?" Jan prompted encouragingly.
Kris concentrated. Amethyst hopped up into her arms and looked down as well. You see that part? Amethyst remarked, pointing with her tail. It looks like a curly tail, doesn't it? And those look like the ears, and those the eyes, and those the feet.
Huh? Kris asked, puzzled. Amethyst sighed. It's pretty simple, really. Don't look too close, look at the whole picture...Now, what does it remind you of?
"Clefairy!!" Kris exclaimed. Amethyst grinned, as well as Jan. You're not as slow as I thought, Amethyst replied mischievously, then hopped down and ran.
"Why you little-" Kris gave chase, laughing. Jan looked on in amusement.
"When you're done, the healing machine is there, and the door to Whitney's there," Jan laughed, pointing. "And by the way..." The dark-haired girl added shyly. "May I have a look at Frosteon?"
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W00T!! 10th chapter finally done...longest one yet!! ^______^ Hope you liked it enough to review!! If I don't get 50 reviews.... XD Hou guo jiu bu kan se xiang!! {the consequences will be unthinkable!!} XP So, please review!!
~Dawn the Espeon~
A/N: Hiya, people!! Thanks for all the nice reviews!! ^__^ I'm hoping to reach the fifty review mark on this chapter, so review, or you won't get the next!! :P All righty, then, on with the chappie!! =D Oh, and sorry for not updating for so long...
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. Too bad for me. *sobs* But I own my characters, unless they're created by other people, and I own me. Yay. -_-
P.S. Please do not submit any more Knowers of Ancient Lore, because I've already chosen one. But, expect to see the submitted characters to appear sometime in the fic!! ^_~ And you're welcome to submit any characters that you might want to appear in the fic. I'm hoping to get some girl characters, because I'm lacking in that x_X
ܤܤܤܤܤܤܤܤܤܤܤܤ
Chapter 10
ܤܤܤܤܤܤܤܤܤܤܤܤ
Suicune waited patiently outside the building. She was half-dozing when she saw a blue-haired girl emerge from the building, pulling a brown haired girl behind her. Springing to her feet, the Water legendary squinted at them. Her suspicions were confirmed when she saw a lavender Pokemon and a darker-coloured one trotting behind, followed by a dark-haired boy.
Suicune leapt to her feet and followed, shrouded in invisibility, her flowing purple mane billowing in the breeze and her ribbon-like tails trailing behind.
^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^
Kris, having identified the pinkish building down the street to be the gym, half-dragged Carol to the fairly normal looking door, except that cute, Normal-typed Pokemon were carved around the frame. Inspecting it while waiting for Amethyst, Lionel and Silver to catch up, Kris could see Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable and many others, all in cute poses.
Feeling a furry tail brushing lightly against her leg, she looked down to see Amethyst sitting beside her, also examining the door. Looking around, she saw that Carol was studying a small transmitter closely, no doubt tracking the progress of another one of her patients. Meanwhile, Lionel was sitting on a nearby bench, grooming Silver.
"Hey!!" Kris called to Lionel. "Aren't you coming in?"
"I already got the badge!!" The dark haired boy called back. "I'll be waiting for both of you here." Silver gave a small, displeased yip as his trainer stopped brushing him, but started purring again as it continued.
"All right, then," Kris turned back to Carol, who was tucking the transmitter into her jacket pocket. "Who goes first?"
"I'll let you go first," Carol smiled, pointing at a nearby shop. "I saw some really cool stuff in there, and I can see you when you come out."
"Okay," Kris replied, putting her hand on the plain door. "See ya later..."
"Good luck," Carol called back, walking to the aforementioned store.
Kris pushed the door open, and was immediately confronted by rather strong smell of flowers. Trying to breathe as little as possible, she walked in, resisting the urge to pinch her nose, which might result in the gym leader thinking that she was rude. (A/N: Like Ash in the Celadon gym episode. ^^;;)
She could see the two pillars Azalea's gym had, and a man was standing next to them. Beyond the 'gate', she could see lots of flowerpots. The man approached her.
"Hello, my name is Jinfo-" He was cut off by Kris, who exclaimed, "But that's the name of the man in the Azalea gym!! And he looks just like you, too!!"
"Oh, that's my cousin," Jinfo replied.
"Are you by any chance related to Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny?" Kris asked, intrigued.
"Yes, I am, but that's not the point," Jinfo replied rather impatiently. "I'm to tell you that the gym leader, Whitney, uses Normal type Pokemon, and that before you battle her, you have to name the Pokemon the flowerpots in the gym form. You have to get to that door-" Turning around, Jinfo pointed at the red door at the other end of the room. "It leads to the battle area."
"Okay," Kris said doubtfully.
"Good luck for your battle," Jinfo said almost robotically, then plopped down into a chair and started to read.
Kris started into the 'maze'. Since the flowerpots were only about waist level, she made her way to the door easily enough, Amethyst sneezing now and then due to the flowery smell.
She opened the door, and was faced with a staircase, and to her relief, less-perfumed air. She climbed up, and found herself face-to-face with a girl with long, midnight blue hair tied up into a high ponytail. She wore a sky-blue dress with a dark blue Pokeball belt (a belt used by most trainers to hold Pokeballs), and had light brown eyes, which gazed at Kris in a friendly manner.
"Hi," the girl said warmly. "Welcome to the Goldenrod gym. I'm Jan, the junior trainer here. You are...?"
"I'm Kris, and this is Amethyst," Kris indicated her Espeon, who was twitching her nose irritably, her tail thumping the ground in annoyance.
"Looks like she's affected by the strong flowery smell," Jan laughed lightly. "It gets to almost all Pokemon, except grass types."
"It gets to me too, come to think of it," Kris admitted, rubbing her nose.
"I'm used to it," Jan confided. "I used to have a blocked nose when I first arrived here from all those flowers. Oh, and that reminds me, I have to battle you now, then-" she pointed at a rectangular glass window at the side, "You can have a look at the ground floor, and try to figure out what Pokemon the flowerpots form."
"All right, how many Pokemon?" Kris was itching to battle, her last battle being the one with Lionel.
"Two on two," Jan confirmed from the other side of the arena, where she had ran to while Kris was speaking. "Send out your Pokemon!! Go!!" Jan yelled suddenly, throwing a Pokeball into the arena, revealing a Jigglypuff in a flash of white.
"I choose...Verdaneon!! Go!!" The green Eon swished into view, quickly assuming a battle stance, long-furred tail quivering slightly.
Are you sure this is wise? Amethyst asked.
Well, better now than with the gym leader, Kris answered. To Verdaneon, she called, Are you ready?
As ready as I'll ever be, Verdaneon replied, her voice calm.
The bell 'dinged'.
"Verdaneon, Razor Petal!!" Kris called. Having studied her updated Pokedex some time before, she had memorized some of Verdaneon's attacks. The Eon gave a barely perceivable nod and tensed up. A flurry of petals shot out of the ring of flowers around her neck, arcing towards Jigglypuff from two sides.
Jan, who had been staring at the Eon, quickly recovered. "Jigglypuff, Doubleslap the petals away and use Defense Curl!!"
The pink Pokemon slapped the petals away with her short arms, glowing slightly all the while. Although she missed some of the petals and they hit her, the round Pokemon was barely fazed at all.
"Verdaneon, Leaf Missile!!" Kris countered. The green Eon crouched down and curled her tail tightly, causing the long fur on the underside to stick out spikily. Sharp, thin leaves suddenly shot out of her tail, zipping speedily towards Jigglypuff to bowl the small Pokemon backwards.
Jigglypuff naturally rolled upright again, now looking somewhat dizzy. "Rollout, now!!" Jan commanded. Jigglypuff tucked her arms and legs close to her body, then rolled rapidly over to Verdaneon.
Verdaneon simply jumped up agilely, then turned to face the pink rolling blur behind her, whose speed had doubled.
"Use your vines to stop her," Kris called. "Be careful, now."
From two emeralds beneath her flower 'mane', two vines extended, making a 'thwapping' sound as it met the spinning Jigglypuff. Verdaneon quickly wrapped her vines, albeit with some trouble, around the dizzy pink Pokemon, and slammed her down on the ground, but all it did was to make Jigglypuff bounce high, and very fast across the room, dissolving into something a little more than a blur, not followable by any eye, human or Pokemon.
Seeing Verdaneon attempt to do just that, Kris called, "Don't!! Listen, and avoid!!" Verdaneon obediently closed her eyes and listened, long-furred body tense and alert. Her droopy ears lifted and flicked the air rapidly. Suddenly, the grass-typed Eon moved quickly out of the way, and several vines flashed out as Jigglypuff bounced onto the floor where she was standing seconds ago.
The vines formed a sort of net above the Jigglypuff, causing it to finally stop bouncing. The pink Pokemon's eyes swirled as it stood up and wobbled around. Kris took advantage of the moment of confusion.
"Tail Slap!!" Kris called out the name of the offensive version of Tail Whip. Verdaneon quickly turned around and whacked Jigglypuff with her tail, sending it crashing into the wall, and out of the battle.
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Meanwhile, Lionel had finished grooming Silver, and was sitting there idly, watching the crowds pass. Carol had talked to him minutes ago, having told him that the shopkeeper had told her about another PokeCare store down the road, and that she would be back in half an hour. She had given him her PokeGear number just in case something came up.
Lionel grew bored, and so did Silver. Silver tugged at Lionel's jacket sleeve in an attempt to get his trainer to play with him, but he just started stroking the blue-ringed Umbreon. Suddenly, Lionel sat up. He remembered seeing a Flareon as a Game Corner prize just days ago. Quickly typing a message into his PokeGear and sending it off to Carol, asking her to tell Kris to meet at the Pokemon Center in an hour, he set off, Silver following behind.
{A/N: At the time of this fic, PokeGear have evolved to not only an electronic map, phone, clock and radio combined into one, but have a function that allows trainers to send messages via phone numbers, like a kind of email (or in other words, SMS) Although all PokeGear have these five functions, more can be added on by inserting cards which hold the information to update the PokeGear, and which are generally very expensive.}
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Jan returned her Jigglypuff in a flash of crimson light, murmuring comforting words. Minimizing Jigglypuff's Pokeball, she attached it to her belt, then pulled another one off.
"Go!!" Jan threw the ball to the ground, bringing out a happy, sleek- looking Wigglytuff. The evolution of Jigglypuff looked at Verdaneon nonchalantly, scratching her ear with a back leg.
I think it's time for a change, Kris said telepathically to Verdaneon. You did a great job, but you should rest now.
That was fun, Verdaneon remarked as she became a beam of energy. Frosty should try it.
Deciding to follow what Verdaneon said, she took off "Frosty's" Pokeball. The icy Eon shook her glittering fur out as she appeared.
Well, judging by my Verdy's remarks, this should be fun, Frosteon commented, casting a dirty look at her sister's Pokeball and putting an emphasis on 'Verdy'. A muffled "hey, I resent that!!" emerged from the Pokeball containing the Eon in question. Kris and Amethyst both giggled, then turned to the battle at hand.
Jan was once again gaping at the beautiful blue Eon, looking as if she was having trouble controlling the urge to run over and fuss over her. It was her favorite colour, and the way it threw rainbows over the room as it moved was enchanting. Jan shook her head to clear her mind. I have a battle to finish, she reminded herself. I can go ballistic later. If I do it now, Whitney will have my head.
"All right, Wigglytuff, Doubleslap, now!!" Jan knew that although her Wigglytuff looked indifferent, it was a really good battler, and a very affectionate friend.
"Ice Coat, Frosteon!!" Kris countered. Frosteon's fur shimmered, then hardened into icy protection. Wigglytuff slapped Frosteon as hard as she could; it hurt Frosteon, but not as much as it should.
"Body Slam, Wigglytuff, and try to shatter the protective ice!!" Jan called. Wigglytuff 'tuffed' in assent and ran at Frosteon, jumping up at the last second and slamming down on Frosteon, causing the Eon's legs and icy coat to give way.
The Pokemon untangled themselves. Kris thought, then cried, "Icicle attack, now!!" At this moment, her PokeGear beeped, signaling a message, but she ignored it for the time being.
Frosteon leapt up, then landed heavily on her front paws, causing a sheet of sparkling ice to meet Wigglytuff head-on. {A/N: *coughfreezecough* ^_~ No, I'm not talking about being frozen, but a certain character in a certain game... *hums innocently*}
Wigglytuff stumbled backwards as the ice attack hit her, but quickly regained her balance.
"Double Edge!!" Jan called. A ball of energy began to form between Wigglytuff's paws, growing bigger and bigger.
"Ice Coat, hurry!!" Kris shouted. The icy covering began to form just as Wigglytuff launched the pulsing orb.
The sphere hit Frosteon, causing quite a lot of damage, but the energy backlash hit Wigglytuff as well, also causing damage. Frosteon staggered, but recovered, barely.
Ouch, she remarked. That hurt, but I'm fairly okay.
Kris smiled at the Eon. Good, she thought back. I was pretty worried.
What?! You think I can't handle this pink furball? Hmph!! Frosteon scoffed, then sent a flurry of sharp icicles at Wigglytuff.
What was that? Kris asked as she watched Wigglytuff being battered by the unexpected attack.
Well, if Jolteons have Pin Missile, Verdy has Leaf Missile, I don't see why I can't have Ice Missile, Frosteon replied proudly.
Whatever it is, it's pretty good, Kris commented as Wigglytuff staggered and fell.
Of course, Frosteon gave a smirk, then laughed.
Stand-offish Eon you are, Came Verdaneon's comment, followed by a laugh.
Of course, Frosteon said again in a mock-snobby voice, then collapsed into giggles.
"You win this one," Jan called across the arena, recalling her Wigglytuff after giving it a few pats. "Come here."
Hugging Frosteon in thanks then recalling her as well, she followed Jan to the rectangular glass window she had seen earlier.
"Look down," Jan gestured. Kris looked down, seeing the 'maze' she had gone through to get here. "What do the flowerpots form?" Jan prompted encouragingly.
Kris concentrated. Amethyst hopped up into her arms and looked down as well. You see that part? Amethyst remarked, pointing with her tail. It looks like a curly tail, doesn't it? And those look like the ears, and those the eyes, and those the feet.
Huh? Kris asked, puzzled. Amethyst sighed. It's pretty simple, really. Don't look too close, look at the whole picture...Now, what does it remind you of?
"Clefairy!!" Kris exclaimed. Amethyst grinned, as well as Jan. You're not as slow as I thought, Amethyst replied mischievously, then hopped down and ran.
"Why you little-" Kris gave chase, laughing. Jan looked on in amusement.
"When you're done, the healing machine is there, and the door to Whitney's there," Jan laughed, pointing. "And by the way..." The dark-haired girl added shyly. "May I have a look at Frosteon?"
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W00T!! 10th chapter finally done...longest one yet!! ^______^ Hope you liked it enough to review!! If I don't get 50 reviews.... XD Hou guo jiu bu kan se xiang!! {the consequences will be unthinkable!!} XP So, please review!!
~Dawn the Espeon~