The Battle Fisher Returns!

Brian looked at his surroundings. He was in a nursery of some kind. Skillfully painted pictures of various Pokemon were placed on the walls. He also noticed 2 people in the nursery, scanning the Pokemon there. One was a middle-aged man. The other was a handsome young man that was about 17 years old. They were followed by 2 Pokemon: a Grovyle and a Haunter.

Where am I? Brian thought. He walked in front of the two people and asked, "Hi! I'm kinda lost, and—" He was cut off when the younger man walked through him, followed by the older one, and then the two Pokemon.

"Ok, that was weird. I guess they can't see or hear me." The younger man then spoke.

"Father, where is the creature?" "It is over there, Lance." Lance, huh?

They walked to the end of the nursery. He then saw a golden structure positioned under a rather large painting of some sort of dragonish bird. In it was a white egg that had blue streaks over it.

"You see, Lance, all the kings that will rule over this country receives this blessing. Only his predecessor may give it to him." What blessing?

Lance's father took out a stone from the inside of his robe. It started to glow, and after a bright flash, a magnificent Pokemon stood before Brian.

"A…a L-lugia!" Brian stared in awe at the legendary Pokemon. Without making a sound, the Lugia went to the egg and intently stared at it. Its eyes faded into a blue hue as the egg itself was enveloped by blue and white dots that materialized from thin air.

What on earth is happening?

The egg slowly rose into the air as it began to form into another shape. But before it could finish, the image cut off and disappeared, leaving Brian in darkness.


He jerked up from his bed, in a total state of confusion. But he quickly forgot the dream as cold stream of water blasted into his face.

"Celia! Stop! He's already awake!" The stream stopped, leaving Brian even more confused.

"Oops… Brian! You're FINALLY awake. You were in such a deep sleep, nothing would wake you up. I slapped you so hard my own hands hurt now."

Brian got out of bed and looked in a mirror. Red handprints were all over his wet face.

"I was so desperate I even tried Kroc's Water Gun." Kroc grinned from the side of the bed. Brian said, "Yeah, I remember that part."

"Man, I had this weird dream. It doesn't make any sense. I was…" Celia sighed. "Who cares about your stupid dreams! Remember what the new leader of the town said?"

Brian searched his brain. He couldn't find an answer. Andy said, "You have a pretty bad memory. I wonder if Celia hit you too hard." "Oh shut up, Andy." "Well, the new leader wanted to publicly thank you at the Rivet Arena. Good thing we woke you up. You have half an hour to get ready."

Brian took a look at his Pokedex

"What the… how come I have four Pokemon?" Celia sighed. "You forgot how to count?"

Brian shook his head. "No, I know how to count very well. I forgot to tell you I caught a Shade's Sandshrew!" "A Sandshrew?" "Yeah, while Andy was fighting, Blaze blasted a Sandshrew which landed right in front of me! So I caught it."

"You can catch other people's Pokemon?" "Well, maybe because Andy whooped the Shade's butt, the Shade doesn't have control over his Pokemon anymore!" "Well, let it out!"

Brian tapped the Sandshrew icon on his Pokedex, which formed a Pokeball in his hand. He opened the top half, releasing the ground-type.

The Sandshrew looked around the room with a confused look on its face.

"Oh it's SOOO cute!", Celia cried. She gave it a big hug, effectively choking it. Brian said, "You can have her if you want. I don't really want a Sandshrew." Celia's eyes widened. "Oh thank you Brian!" She gave him a suffocating squeeze as well. After regaining his breath, Brian handed the Pokeball to her.

"Let's see, I have to decide on a name for you… Sandy! That's a good name!" "So simple…" "Well, I don't want to think! So Sandy it is!" Sandy looked at Celia, still confused.

Andy walked over to the bed where the Sandshrew sat. "It probably still thinks it belongs to the Shade. Why don't you ask Kroc to explain it to Sandy?" "Good idea! Kroc, you heard Andy!"

(Pokenese)

"So…Sandy, is it?" "Actually, it's PIECE OF ROTTEN FILTH. That's what my master calls me. Where is he anyway?" "Well, Andy here beat him to a pulp, so you are free now." "Really?" "Yes, really." "You mean no more whippings and curses and beatings and threats and all the other stuff you get from evil people?" "Yes…" "WOOHOO! It's time to PARTY!" "Uh… sure. So, we are buddies now. Celia's your new owner."

(Normal)

Sandy ran over to Celia and returned the death squeeze that Celia gave her before.

As they headed toward Rivet Arena, Brian couldn't help turning his thoughts to the dream he had. It didn't make sense. I remember something about a Lugia. But how on earth did I dream that up? It's totally unrelated!

His thoughts were interrupted by Celia when she asked Andy, "When should we head for Utila?"

"How about we go after the ceremony?"

"Jon! Camil!" "Hey Brian!"

The three walked toward the siblings who helped them in their fight against Eric.

Jon smiled. "You have a good night's sleep? After all that getting tossed in the air yesterday, you must be pretty tired."

Brian laughed and rubbed his arm. "I just wish they had caught me after tossing me." Camil giggled. "Our mom and dad gave us a HUGE allowance raise, and Plusle and Minun are stuffed to the brim with mom's apple pie."

The two mice on the shoulders of their owners burped loudly and patted their bellies.

"Let's get to the ceremony before we are la—" Celia couldn't finish because at that moment, someone rushed by her and knocked her to the ground. He continued heading toward the arena without stopping to apologize.

"COME BACK HERE YOU BLOCKHEAD!" "Celia! Forget him! We have to get to the ceremony!"

Celia gritted her teeth, but followed her friends. That skinny little straw hat boy… have I seen him before?


"Ever since the King of Shadows imprisoned all of the kingdom, we have had no hope. Until now! We thought the noble of this town was unbeatable. These three have proven us wrong! We have Brian, Celia, and Andy to thank for our freedom!"

All of the townspeople must have been there, because their cheers seemed to burst Brian's eardrums.

"Their courage and bravery were unmatched as they charged into the evil noble's lair! Now that we are freed, we will all support them as they go on to Utila to free the rest of the kingdom!"

More cheering, which meant more eardrum bursting for Brian.

"We thank you three from the bottom of our hearts. We could never repay the debt that we owe you."

As the people cheered, Brian thought, One way is to give me ear plugs!

"We'll give you all the essential supplies for your journey and enough money to buy a house. Once again we thank you!"

Please stop thanking me! My ears can't take it!

"We—" "Hey you!" The same boy that pushed Celia down earlier was now calling to Brian.

"I would never thought that you were the one who defeated Eric."

Brian looked down from the stage that was set up. "Will? What are you doing here?" He could say no more. He was holding back Celia who had lept from her seat and was trying to punch and kick Will. Unfortunately for Brian, most of those punches and kicks landed on him.

"COME OVER HERE! I'LL BEAT YOU TO A PULP!" Will laughed. "Sorry, but although you beat me last time, I'm not interested in fighting with you." Celia stopped, to the great relief of Brian. "What? Then who do you want to fight?"

Will pointed to the one behind her. "You." Brian followed his gaze, which ended up with him looking at his own chest. Everyone facefaulted.

"I still don't believe that you beat Eric. So now, I'm challenging you to a match!" The townspeople gasped, then started saying, "Battle! Battle! Battle!"

Brian wouldn't have battled if he had ear plugs to block the crowd's incessant cries.

"OKAY OKAY! I ACCEPT! JUST STOP YELLING! Man, it's worse than Celia's screaming!" That resulted in him falling on the floor with knuckle marks on his face.

The new leader then said, "So our champion agrees to fight the challenger! I guess we have ourselves a main event today!"


Okay, so Celia and Andy beat him last time. He had a Squirtle and a Chinchou. I'll have to use my Pokemon's speed to my advantage. His Pokemon are slow, but strong. But maybe he caught more Pokemon. Hm… ah I'll just wing it!

The stage for the ceremony was removed, and the field was set up. Brian stood on one end, and facing him on the other was his opponent, Will. Andy and Celia were watching from the side. The townspeople were buzzing with excitement.

A judge walked to the center of the battlefield. "This will be a coliseum rules match. It will be a 3 on 3 match, one Pokemon at a time. No substitutions for both of the contestants. First to defeat his opponent's three Pokemon wins." He backed up, out of the field.

"Begin!"

Will whipped out his stone and fired a flash of light. It landed and took the form of Shocker, his Chinchou. Instead of dropping to the ground like a fish on land, it strangely floated above it. Probably the static it generates is aimed at the ground, pushing it up. "Let's start this match, Shocker!"

"Dekor, go!" The Pokeball appeared in his hand, and he flung it into the air. It released his Aron, who was itching to fight.

Will grinned. "A Rock and Steel type. This should end fast. Shocker, use Bubblebeam!"

The Chinchou opened its mouth and shot a stream of fast-moving bubbles.

"Dekor, Dig!" The Aron dug underground, narrowly dodging the supereffective water attack.

"Attack with Rock Blast!" Dekor surfaced under Shocker and blasted a barrage of rock pellets at close range to the Chinchou. They all connected, causing major damage.

"Shocker! Are you alright?" The Chinchou nodded. "Okay! Use Bubblebeam once more!" The stream of bubbles came again.

"Metal Claw them!" One of Dekor's paw grew into a grey colored claw. He swiped at the incoming bubbles and dissipated them.

"Shocker, Bubblebeam again!" The beam of bubbles came again, only to be popped by another Metal Claw.

"Again!" Boy, he's insistent. The same process happened again and again and again until the Chinchou was out of breath.

Brian yelled, "What are you trying to do? You are just tiring out your Pokemon and giving mine attack boosts!" If using Metal Claw, it will sometimes boost the user's attack. Dekor's claws were already very large from all the boosts.

Will just smiled. "Oh you'll see. Bubblebeam one last time!" Another barrage of bubbles came. Dekor charged at them, destroying them with his Metal Claw. Once he got to Shocker, he smashed a claw at Shocker's side, slamming him to the ground.

"Shocker! Use Thundershock!" A small bolt of lightning shot out of Shocker's antennae. Dekor simply stepped to the side, allowing it to pass him. He was surprised when the ground he was standing on sparked up and zapped him.

"What happened?" Brian asked. "That was what I was planning to do all along! Popping those Bubblebeams only made the ground all wet. And water conducts electricity!" Dang, that was a smart move!

The announcer said, "A good move by the challenger! Brian's Aron has suffered a lightning attack. What will he do to retaliate?"

Brian said, "Dekor! Attack with your Metal Claw!" The Aron lunged at the Chinchou, both claws aimed at it. Another bolt of lightning shot out and sparked the ground, zapping Dekor again.

"Ahhh! Dekor!" "Your Aron won't be able to take much more!"

Gotta think of something… if there is so much water on the field… I need to take it away… Or… COVER IT UP! OF COURSE!

"Shocker, finish it with Spark!" The Chinchou charged electricity in its antennae and then slammed the ground with both of them. The whole field had sparks and bolts of electricity flying everywhere.

"Hurry and Mud Slap the area around you!" Dekor spun around and shot out globs of mud. They splattered and covered the area around him. When the bolts reached the mud, they disappeared.

"Oh no! Bubblebeam, quick!" Brian smiled. "Dekor, now use Metal Claw on the ground!" Dekor slammed a Metal Claw into the ground in front of him. He sent a wave of mud flying toward the Chinchou, who was completely covered before it could fire.

"Ahh! Shocker!" Slowly, the Chinchou dug its way out. But before it could retaliate, it was hit by another Metal Claw, causing it to faint.

"The winner of the first round is Brian, and his Aron!" The crowd cheered their champion on.

Will returned his defeated Pokemon with his shard. "You did a good job…" He looked at Brian and said, "You're pretty good, I'll admit." "Heh, how'd you think I beat Eric?"


Andy looked on from the side. He watched Dekor slam his Metal Claw at the Chinchou, knocking it out.

Beside him, Celia was screaming, "WOOHOO! SHOW THAT FISHERBOY HOW TO MOP THE FLOOR!"

Andy gave her a sharp look. "Sheesh, will you be quiet? He only won the first battle."


"Good job, Dekor!" Brian patted the Steel type Pokemon's head. Dekor smiled and licked Brian's hand.

The announcer then said, "On with the second round! Brian has his Aron. Let's see his opponent's Pokemon!" Will took out another shard, and blasted another burst of light. "Go Scorpio!" The light then formed into a teal and grey colored scorpion. Two sharp pincers and feather like legs accompanied by a twin pointed tail were the Pokemon's limbs. Two false eyes sprung out of its head.

Andy stood straight up from his seat. "An Anorith!" Celia turned her head and looked at him. "What's that? It's just another Pokemon." "That Pokemon went extinct 600 years ago!" "Then how'd Will get one?" Andy was about to say, 'I have no clue' when a thought struck him. "This place we are in… Christina mentioned that they were warped into another dimension by the King of Shadows. Perhaps the Anorith in this dimension didn't go extinct." "Oh…"

Brian said, "Well, that's a strange Pokemon. Dekor, can you take it?" Dekor nodded and jumped into a battle position.

"Round two starts now! Begin!"

Brian yelled, "Dekor! Use Metal Claw!" Dekor lunged at the Anorith with Metal Claws flailing.

"Vicegrip!" The two battled it out, claw against claw. Scorpio slammed a pincer at Dekor, who narrowly dodged it by jumping into the air. He came down hard with a Metal Claw at the Anorith's head. Scorpio slumped to the ground.

"Good job! This thing must be weak against steel attacks! Metal Claw again!"

Will quickly said, "Oh no you don't! Scorpio, use Water Pulse!"

Brian gasped. "A water attack?"

Beads of water appeared in the air. They swirled around Scorpio's two pincers, forming two water rings. Scorpio aimed them at Dekor, and the rings blasted toward him.

"Dekor, look out!" It was too late. The rings slammed into Dekor, knocking him backward.

"Oh no! Dekor's partly rock-type!" Dekor got up dizzily. It seemed like he couldn't focus. Brian said to himself, "Water Pulse confused him. I better do something quick!"

Will grinned and said, "Scorpio, finish him with an Ancient Power!"

Brian asked, "What does THAT do?" Will laughed and replied, "Oh you'll find out soon enough!"

Pieces of rock lifted out of the ground around Scorpio. They began to circle around him. A brownish glow emanated from them. The glow seemed to be drawn into the Anorith itself.

"Now, attack!" The ring of rocks spun faster and faster until they looked like a solid ring. The ring blasted at full speed toward Dekor.

"Dekor, try using Rock Blast!" Dekor shot out a barrage of rocks at the approaching ring. Instead of colliding, the rock pellets simply went into the ring and spun with it, making it larger.

"Ahh! Dekor!" The now large rock-ring zoomed at Dekor. They crashed into him, sending debris flying everywhere. Dekor was out cold under a pile of stone.

"DEKOR!" Brian ran to where his Aron was buried. After digging him out, he returned his badly dented Aron.

Will just laughed and said, "So, how does it feel to be buried by my powerful Pokemon, oh great 'champion'?"

The tone of sarcasm ignited a burning flame of indignation within Brian. Barely audible, he said, "That's it… you're going down…"


Andy looked at Brian closely as the announcer declared Will's Anorith the victor. He's really getting mad. He better control his temper, or he won't be able to battle with a clear mind…

"COME ON BRIAN! YOU CAN STILL WIN THIS! TAKE HIM OUT!"

Andy thought, 'Actually, Brian was wrong. The crowd's yelling is definitely not worse than Celia's…'


"The third round will begin as soon as Brian chooses his Pokemon!"

"Let's go Claws!" The Linoone stretched himself after getting released. He looked at the Anorith and snorted.

"Claws, use Rock Smash!" Instead of following directions, Claws dug underground.

Will laughed at the scene. "Brian, you can't even control your own Pokemon!" At that moment, Claws resurfaced underneath Scorpio and slammed the Rock Smash into the Anorith's belly. He flew up high and landed hard. But instead of lying there, it quickly jumped back up and fired a Water Pulse. The water attack zoomed at Claws, who easily evaded it.

"How did Scorpio shrug that off so easily? Rock Smash should have been super-effective!"

"Ancient Power has a slight chance of raising all of the user's stats!" Will answered.

Now his Anorith is really beefed up! There's only one thing to do… beef up Claws!

"Claws!" Brian shouted. The Linoone looked back at him. "You willing to take one for the team?" Claws nodded confidently. "Alright! Use Belly Drum!"

I have to be careful… although Belly Drum dramatically increases the attack of Claws, it cuts his stamina by 50...

The judge exclaimed, "To counter Anorith's stats boost, Brian has decided to boost his own Pokemon's attack!"

A red aura lifted itself out of Claws's body. He stuttered a little when the aura lifted, but regained his footing. The aura then split into 2. Each segment fit over Claws's arms.

"Claws, use Rock Smash again!" Claws flew at the Anorith with a charged arm. It struck, and Scorpio flew twenty feet backward.

"Scorpio!" "Good job Claws!"

The Anorith slowly got up, then another ring of rocks lifted out of the ground and began to spin.

"Destroy the ring before it spins too quickly!" Brian yelled.

His Linoone immediately dashed at full speed straight at the rock ring. With both arms glowing a dark red, he dove at the ring and cut through it easily. The rocks stopped spinning and landed on top of Scorpio. However, the pile of rocks burst apart, revealing Scorpio, who wasn't too hurt.

"Scorpio, use Rock Slide!" A bunch of rocks came out of the ground and rolled toward Claws at high speed.

"Claws, look out!" Claws stood his ground and stared at the oncoming attack. The last thing Brian saw before his Linoone was covered in boulders was an orb of orange light.

"CLAWS!"

I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry for not updating. I was extremely busy during the summer. And when I had free time, I either couldn't get to the computer, or I was playing video games.

I know, I know. Why do I have to make it a cliffhanger? Because... I'm too lazy to finish the whole thing! LoL!