Part four

Dragonite vs. Black Dragonite

Nervously, Reshon knocks on the door and a-waits its answering. It isn't everyday that one gets to fulfill a dream and battle one of the greatest gymleaders every.

"Hello?" a soft voice replied from within.

"Hello, Miss Sapphire, this is Reshon, I want to battle you," she replied hastily as the door was slowly opened. A young thirty years old woman appeared in the doorway. Her long blue sapphire colored hair swished lightly in the wind as her blue-green eyes glared into her brown ones.

"Reshon, the little trouble maker Reshon?" Sapphire replied. "I was wondering when I would see you again." "If I remember right you still owe me for that vase you broke last year that you promise, if I didn't tell your parents you would pay me back for."

Reshon was completely speechless as Sapphire looked at her expectantly. Reshon have forgotten about that stupid vase, and even with the money she had gain from those kids at the bridge she still didn't have enough to pay for it.

"Hmm, guessing from your silences you still don't have the money." "Oh well, since you're here to battle me anyway, if one of your pokemon manages to beat mine I will forget about the debt, okay." "Now, show me your Cascade badge." Reshon then showed her the badge, and the ex-gymleader turned around and went back into the house.

A few minutes later she returned with a single pokeball. "This is a one on one match Reshon, so chose your best pokemon."

"I will!"

"Good lets go," she smiled and Reshon was lead around to the back of the house. Here a huge practice field was set up, and Sapphire quickly took her place at the other end of it. Meanwhile Reshon just stood there in surprise. She was expecting a more aquatic field, but this one was more like the type her pokemon were use to.

"This is going to be our battle field for this one, okay, Reshon." Sapphire spoke breaking Reshon trance." "Now hurry up and get to your place so we can begin this match."

Reshon without another hesitation went to her spot, and pulled out her four pokeballs. Out of her five pokemon (Black Dratini is on her shoulder) she had to choose just one to fight as her champion. Her mind whirled with possibilities as she thought of their strengths and weaknesses. She then put the four pokeballs into one hand and started her process of elimination with the first pokeball that came to hand. She started with Growlithe, the fire pokemon she received from Professor Oak after beaten Rachel for it. He was smart and fast, but he had a huge weakness to water, and Sapphire had been the Cerulean City Gymleader, so most likely her pokemon would be water typed. With this thought she put the ball back on her belt.

Next was Blitz, he was one of the first pokemon Reshon had capture and had actually evolved from his cute Eevee form to his more powerful Jolteon form during her journey. Because of the fact that Eevee is as normal pokemon and learned many elemental attacks, her Jolteon now can use more than just electricity to defeat an opponent. This was good, consider she didn't know what pokemon Sapphire would be using, but it still had one problem. What if she pulled out a half-breed like Quagsire? Blitz might not be able to handle it. With a deep sign, she grabbed the pokeball with her other hand and quickly fasten it onto her belt. Blitz was out of it.

Next was Venom, this Arbok was partially responsible for her catching Eevee, and they both were caught nearly at the same time. Venom had shown himself to be a pretty reliable pokemon, but he still had his weakness. Like he had a huge problem with rock type pokemon, and Reshon knew that to beat the elite four, Sapphire had to have used more than water types. "Okay, Venom you're out of it."

"Drat?" "Dratini, Drat, Dratini!" Her pokemon replied as she appeared out of her backpack.

"I don't know yet, if I'll choose you." Reshon spoke softly and continued with what she was doing. Solo, was the final pokemon I caught. He is prideful and cocky, but strong and he hates to lose. If he fought it would be to the finish, but he has a serious problem with water as well. She then put him back on her belt, now with no pokeballs left; she reached into her backpack and pulled out Black Dratini.

"Black Dratini, you're my first pokemon, I found you on the beach, and you have never let me down when I needed you." "You have no real weaknesses, I guess except ice, but since your only half dragon type and your other half is psychic I'm not sure if its true with you." "You're only problem is if you will battle after what happen in the Cerulean Gym."

The two eyes meet, and Dratini answered clearly to Reshon," I will do my best."

"HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT WHICH POKEMON YET," Sapphire yelled to her as she played with the pokeball in her hand.

"Yes, and we're ready," Reshon called back as Black Dratini teleported from her hands to the field.

"Interesting, Brown said you had an unusual pokemon, but I never would have guessed it was your Shiny Dratini." She smirked and threw her ball high in the air.

"She's not a shiny Dratini," Reshon yelled as her pokemon squeak in agreement. "She a Black Dratini, and you're about to see the differences."

"Really, well, the pokemon I have chosen is the one I won the elite four with." "Let me introduce, Storm," She replies as she swept her hand upwards as the empty pokeball fell into it, "my Dragonite." The yellow pokemon than landed with an earth shattering thud. It was much bigger than the smaller Black Dratini, but Black Dratini didn't back down from it. Both pokemon had defiance in their eyes as they awaited the command to attack.

"STORM, Seismic toss!" Sapphire was the first to respond as her pokemon charges forward. Black Dratini seeing the charge immediately teleport getting behind her foe and then following it up with a Slam attack in the back. This threw the huge Dragonite off balance and it hit the ground with a short slid.

"Big mistake," Sapphire smile, "now you're going to find out why I named her storm." The Dragonite rose to her feet angrily. Her eyes sparkled dangerously like she was an electric pokemon. Storm was very vain and such an attack hurt her pride, and that made her outrage. Before Reshon could shout a warning the other pokemon charged again. This time with more speed than even Reshon thought possible in extreme speed mode.

"OUTRAGE," Sapphire screams as Storm began to beat the surprise Black Dratini mercilessly. With just a quick flick of her tail she brought Black Dratini into a position where she wouldn't have to bend down to punch her and like a rag doll suspended in air, she began to attack with a series of very fast punches. The last of that attack ended with the small pokemon being knocked across the field. The force of her impact made a small trench in the ground. Black Dratini then lay motionless.

"And that is that," Sapphire smiled at her pokemon. "You still have a way to go, and you need to command your pokemon more instead of letting it do what it wants to." She began to comment when she noticed the strange look on Reshon face. "Reshon?" "Reshon, are you listening?"

"Noooooo," Reshon scream as she gripped the side of her head. A flash of purple suddenly surround her and Black Dratini, and the pokemon awoke." "An intense look cross the pokemon's face and its eyes whirl purple, in a bright flash of light it evolved right in front of her." Reshon, who still was consumed by the light, eyes suddenly gazed over slightly. The purple aura suddenly disappears, and a smile crosses her face.

"It's not over yet," Reshon replies as she looks at her.

"BLACK DRAGONITE," her pokemon respond and took her place in front of her trainer.

"Humph, this should be interesting, Brown told me that her pokemon was usual, but I thought its ability to teleport was it." "Now, I see, it skips over its second evolution and affects its trainer in the process. A smile came to Sapphire's lips," this battle has just gotten a bit more interesting."

"Dragonite," her pokemon repeats, and before Sapphire could say anything it charges at Black Dragonite. It just stares at the Dragonite as it draws closer and closer with a coldness in its deep purple eyes that would have been enough to make any other pokemon wary, but Storm was still feeling the affects of Outrage and charge without thinking.

"Storm stop!" Sapphire yells, but she is too late as the two pokemon engage each other. Claws in claws, they lock hands. The rage in Storm's eyes was unmistakable as they crackled with the threat of thunder. Meanwhile the other pokemon smiles at Storm's efforts, and as they tussle seem to mock her outright. This only seemed to make Storm madder and make her Outrage strong, but this didn't seem to make any differences in the battle. It was obvious which of the two were stronger, but Storm wouldn't back down as her Outrage grew more and more.

"Storm return!" Sapphire shouts as a red beam fire from her pokeball. Black Dragonite seeing the beam turn Storm so that she was hit instead and then as if to mock both the trainer and pokemon crushes the Dragonite's claws in her own.

"DRAAAAAAAAAAA," it scream as Black Dragonite broke its hand and then twisted the injury limps inward. Then she releases the other pokemon's claws and as Storm stagger back in pain pulls back her claws in a Mega Punch. The Dragonite never knew what hit her as Black Dragonite broke her snout with a blow so hard that it actually twirled the pokemon around. Now with her back to Black Dragonite, Storm drops to her knees. Blood drips from her snout like water from a faucet, as her claw lies limp and twisted at her side. The battle was over, but Black Dragonite wasn't done as she bends down and grabs the Dragonite in a bear hug.

Sapphire could only watch in horror as Black Dragonite haul Storm off the ground, and then took to the air. It was then that she noticed a big difference between Black Dragonite and her own, its wings. Most Dragonites had very short wings, while this one was long enough to wrap around her like a cloak. This surprises her totally as she remembers the girl's words. The two are not the same! She thought, and would have pondered that fact more if the air weren't rip with the cry of her pokemon. This brought her back to reality with a jolt as she look skywards to see Black Dragonite do two full circles in the air. Any whom had seen a Charizard use this technique knew exactly what it was that she was doing.

"That's enough!" Sapphire yelled desperately to Reshon. "Call your pokemon off, we give up."

Reshon didn't' say anything, but looks upwards as Black Dragonite went into her dive. Blood follow them downward from the Dragonite's snout as they dove. Then just a few feet from the ground, Black Dragonite release her rival and that was the end of the match as she connected with the ground and was knock out cold.

"STORM!" Sapphire yells, and then ran to her pokemon side. Unconscious, but alive her Dragonite breaths slowly but surely as Sapphire pulls big chucks of debris from on top of it. The impact had actually made a crater in the ground just a bit bigger than the Dragonite itself, but as deep as a man is tall. Finally when she had completely uncovered her pokemon Sapphire recalled her to its pokeball. Suddenly out of the sky as if to mock her small droplets of blood fell upon her head. An unknown angry fills her and she turns to face the girl.

Reshon still looking upward even as her Black Dragonite descended back to the ground never noticed the stare.

"That was uncalled for I gave up!" Sapphire shriek but Reshon wasn't listening.

"Do you hear me, Reshon?" The angry that clouded her judgement for the moment slowly began to wash away. Her own words came back to haunt her," the evolution effects the trainer." Reshon wasn't herself. With that realization all the angry drain from her face, and in puzzlement she looked skywards. There she saw five hot-air balloons, each featuring their own pokemon.

Oh no, the boss has sent Team Rocket here Sapphire thought as she exits the crater but they don't have any idea what they are about to get themselves into. Almost as if she read her mind a smirk appears on Reshon's face, and Black Dragonite spreads her wings and took back to the sky.

…To Be Continued