EEEE! SCIENCE PROJECT/FAIR IS KILLERS!
THIS IS WHY I' TAKING SO DANG LONG!
o well…HERE'S PART THREE!
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Chapter 8: The Final Battle - Part 2
Ash growled through clenched teeth. Kaya just stroked her Poke'mon and smiled in a sickeningly cute way. "I'm gonna wipe that smile off her face," Ash thought, "And I know this one will do just fine!" "IT'S YOUR TURN, SCEPTILE!" Kaya's head perked up when she heard the command. There stood a green reptile over five feet tall. It still had the twig sticking out of its mouth: the tough guy. Pikachu got out his hapi coat and fans and started cheering. "Since you already attacked, I GO FIRST! TOXIC!" Sceptile shook its shoulders, curled, then shot purple steaming goop from its mouth.
"Oh my God, SKY DODGE IT!" Salamence took to the air and flew repeatedly in circles. Sceptile was always just out of reach. Ash knew that his Sceptile was a little rusty on his aim. "This is why I'm the Gym Leader, and you're the loser, Ash. SKY! USE YOU'RE SKY ATTACK! STRAIGHT AT SCEPTILE!" Ash gasped, his Poke'mon wouldn't' be able to dodge that kind of attack. Sceptile stopped and stared at his opponent in shock. Salamence was shooting straight down like a rocket, then everyone in the stadium could see a flaming bird rushing towards Sceptile. Everyone oohd in admiration. Ash couldn't think for a second, but then he got an idea!
"SCEPTILE, USE YOUR VINEWHIP! TAKE HOLD OF SALAMENCE'S BACK LEGS AND TAIL! WE'RE GONNA PLAY TUG-O-WAR!" Sceptile grinned and snickered at his master's request and stood ready to counter.
"WHAT!" Kaya watched as her Salamence flew closer and closer…
"WHOOSH!"
"TWANG!"
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"NOOOOO!"
Ash's Sceptile side stepped so Salamence's attack missed. At the exact moment when it passed, Sceptile let loose its vine whip attack and grabbed Salamence's back legs and tail. At that moment, Sceptile spun him around and around like a lasso. Pikachu and the stadium was cheering. "See Kaya, this is why I'm the Champion, and you're the loser! Sceptile, let 'um go!" Sceptile released its vines and let Salamence fly across the room. Salamence hit the wall with a loud "BOOM!" that made the stadium shake. "Now Sceptile, while it's down, TOXIC ATTACK!" Salamence couldn't recover fast enough. Kaya watched in utter horror as she saw her Poke'mon become badly poisoned. The crowd was cheering and screaming, wanting to see the final blow.
"That's it, I'M TIRED OF THESE PETTY GAMES!" Kaya's wings came back and the stadium gasped in shock. Ash glared at her: he wasn't counting on her to unleash her energy so soon. Pikachu again hid behind Ash's leg, and Sceptile backed away. Kaya's claws and teeth were elongated and her eyes were now a deep black. "Sky, use you're Take Down…GIVE IT EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT!" Salamence got up weakly and started to charge. With every bound, Salamence's head moving lower.
"Sceptile, let it come to you! Counter it!" Salamence rammed Sceptile just as his order went out. Sceptile held Salamence's head as soon as the impact hit. Pikachu was making a fuss while trying to give his friend confidence. The stadium oohd and ahhd at the amazing counter. Salamence just kept pushing on while Sceptile tried to stop it. Then Ash noticed something weird. "Wait a minute, how come Salamence's not hurt! The recoil should've gotten it!…AW SHOOT! KAYA!"
"That's right, boy…My Salamence has a Poke'mon power that allows it to use attacks and not be injured from recoil: an ability called Rock Head. Now to end this! SKY, USE YOUR HYPER BEAM!" Sceptile couldn't get away from this attack. Salamence fired a bright orange beam right into Sceptile's stomach. Ash could do nothing but watch his friend fly across the room. Sceptile flew in the direction of the stands and ended up crashing into the wall right below the first row.
"Pika pi pi!"
"NO! SCEPTILE! I can't believe this!" Ash ran to his Poke'mon and gave it a few pats. "You did real good for your first battle. I'm proud of ya buddy." Sceptile just smiled and fell asleep in exhaustion. Ash returned it to its poke'ball.
"Salamence, I'm proud of you, too. You can rest now…"
"Wait a minute, Kaya! You said there were no sub-" Ash was caught short. He turned around and saw Kaya kneeling by her Salamence: it was unconscious. She looked up at him and smiled. She didn't seem upset anymore. She was still in her demonic form, but her eyes were…sad…"But…But when did?…" Then he noticed them, the burns and ugly scars on Kaya's Poke'mon: It looked like it was suffering.
"You've already forgotten your Poke'mon's Toxic attack? It did heavy damage to her. As soon as your Poke'mon was sent flying, my own crumpled in pain and exhaustion…" She sent her Poke'mon back to its ultra ball. "We're both down to our last ones it seems."
THIRD MATCH IS OVER! THIRD MATCH IS OVER!
FINAL MATCH IS ABOUT TO GO UNDERWAY!
NEW RULES: IF BOTH POKE'MON FAINT, YOU BOTH LOSE!
NO STAT CHANGING ATTACKS! BUT IF THEY DO DAMAGE AND MAKE A STAT CHANGE AT THE SAME TIME, THEN IT IS ALLOWED.
EXAMPLE, ATTACKS LIKE THUNDER WAVE AND POISON POWDER CANNOT BE USED, BUT SPARK AND POISON TAIL CAN.
NOW IF EVERYONE'S READY, LET THE FINAL ROUND BEGIN!
"I guess I'm using him after all!" Kaya grabbed an ultra ball, ready to go.
"I'm gonna use my best one just for you Kaya!" Ash was in a defensive pose, psyched up.
"At the same time then?"
"Sure."
"Ultra ball, GO!"
"PIKACHU, GO!" Pikachu bounded with a loud "PIKA!" The glow from the Poke'ball disappeared. Pikachu looked up and looked at a face it saw before…a face that could make strong men shake in fear and women and children cry…
"An Absol! You have an Absol! I thought there was only one in the world!" Ash was taken aback, he remembered his adventure with the Jirachi.
"No. Demon here is just rare. You just need to know where to look. He's my precious one, aren't you Demon," Kaya exclaimed as she stroked her Poke'mon's fur. Ash took another hard look at Kaya's Absol. It's eyes were cold and hard, just like it's master's. Pikachu bristled in fury, something was wrong with this Absol. It was known as the "disaster" Poke'mon, but Pikachu could feel something unnatural. Pikachu could feel the after effects of Absol's Pressure ability. It was very strange, Pikachu felt pumped up. Absol just shook its shoulders and bristled like some large cat. Ash was ready to make the first move. Kaya crouched down and held her Poke'mon back, ready for anything.
"Pikachu! KEEP ON YOUR TOES AND USE YOUR QUICK ATTACK!" In a flash, Pikachu went zooming in a yellow blur.
"Demon! Keep up with it! DON'T LET IT HIT YOU!" Pikachu and Absol raced around on the floor. As Pikachu caught up with Absol, he ran alongside of him. Absol leered at his opponent as they zoomed in a silver and yellow blur. Pikachu knew a challenge when he saw one, and they both started to run non stop all over the stadium. They ran across the walls and ricocheted off the corners. Ash could barely keep up with them, they were so fast! Ash was so confused: Pikachu should have hit it by now…Then he looked at Kaya: her face was livid as she followed all of the Poke'mons' movements. "GOD DAMNIT, DEMON! DAMN YOUR PRIDE! JUST FINISH HIM!" Then Ash understood, Demon wanted to see if his opponent was good enough. Ash prayed that all those training hours paid off…
It seemed like forever for the two Poke'mon. People in the stands were already making bets on who would tire out first. As they were running, Absol snickered at his opponent.
"Do you honestly think you can defeat me?…" Pikachu looked up in confusion, and then grinned back.
"I know I will! I know you'll tire out soon enough, tough guy!" And with that, Pikachu rammed Absol, hard. But Absol didn't lose his balance, he got faster. Pikachu attempted to keep up: he was getting tired.
"You're already getting tired…I can already see that you'll be worth my while…so why don't you stop running and I can have some…fun…" Absol was still snickering at him. Pikachu glared at his proud opponent.
"Demon, I know there's something wrong with you! There's something inside of you that's destroying you! In you AND your master! I'll defeat you and I'll prove it!" Pikachu rammed his opponent, but this time he combined it with a thunderbolt. Absol, now furious, pushed farther. Pikachu was getting nervous, Absol wasn't letting up. "WHY WON'T YOU STOP! WHAT ARE YOU!" Absol's eyes became wide and red in fury.
"I'M HELL HIMSELF!" With that he slashed at Pikachu's shoulder. Pikachu flew towards Ash and skid on the stadium floor. Absol bounded of the wall they were running on and landed softly on the ground. But not without feeling some sort of shock. Apparantly, Pikachu's special ability, Static, had paralyzed Absol. "Well now," Absol growled at his opponent, who was having a hard time getting up," you're going to make things difficult aren't you?" Ash looked at his buddy and ran to help him, but Absol almost flew over to Pikachu and blocked his way.
"What's wrong with you Absol! Let me through!" Ash tried to grab his friend, but Absol made a lunge for his hand. Absol bristled and growled in fury. "What the hell…KAYA! CALL YOUR POKE'MON OFF!"
"I'm sorry Ash, but it seems your Pikachu was just the Poke'mon he was looking for. When my Demon finds something that's good competition, he won't stop battling it until it's unconscious on the ground." Kaya's expression was so stoic, Ash was scared to death. She couldn't feel any sympathy at all!
"Damnit Kaya! My Pikachu needs help!" Ash was almost to tears, he didn't want to have his lifelong friend to die…
"Apparantly not, Ash. Look…" Ash turned to his Pikachu and saw his friend get up. Pikachu looked at his master and gave him a reassuring smile. Then it touched its tail to the ground and gave Absol a little shock. The crowd howled with laughter at seeing Absol leap in confusion. Ash snickered, maybe his friend really knew what he was doing… "My Absol let your Pikachu fight, Ash, so it respects him. But you should know that he's not going to play around anymore…you better give all that you got!" Absol reared its head back and roared. It was soon engulfed in a silvery blue wind. Pikachu got up and saw the swirling cloud. Ash could hardly believe his eyes. It knew how to use Blizzard! "NO MORE GAMES! FINISH HIM OFF, LET'S SHOW HOW STRONG WE ARE!" Kaya's eyes turned from red to white and her claws turned black. Her wings were now torn. Ash was waiting for this moment…
"PIKACHU, USE YOUR ZAP CANNON! AIM IT RIGHT!" Pikachu got up slowly and engulfed itself in a ball of electricity. It was taking a longer time than usual, but so was Absol, due to the paralysis. They ended up using the attack at the same time. The blizzard rushed at Pikachu. The drill needle of electricity spun straight for Absol. In Kaya's amazement, Pikachu's Zap Cannon was aimed right in the eye of Absol's Blizzard attack. Absol was completely open, but so was Pikachu. The two trainers realized this at the same time…
"LOOK OUT!"
"HUOOOOOOO!"
"CRACK!"
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The crowd went wild after the dust cleared. Absol was covered with sparks and volts with Pikachu covered with snow and wind burns. Absol could barely stand with all the electricity. Pikachu could barely move from all the wind burns.
"Pikachu, you think you got it in you to bring it home?" Pikachu looked back and gave him a victory sign. Pikachu started to vibrate and shudder with millions of volts of electricity. Kaya realized this kind of attack could shut the whole place down.
"Demon! Get up, I know you still got energy for one last shot…think you can handle it?" Abol weakly got to its feet and braced itself. A pulsing black aura swarmed around it. The crowd grew restless and loud: this was the last attack. Ash looked from Absol to his opponent. This was it…the last attack that would decide the match…
"Kaya?"
"…Yeah?"
"This is it, isn't it?"
"Yeah…henh…Guess it is…"
"…You know I'm gonna win right?"
"Henh hehe…We'll see…"
"ABSOL, SHADOW BALL!""PIKACHU, THUNDER!"
"RAAAAAAR!"
"PIIIIIKAAAACHUUUUU!"
A gigantic purple ball of dark energy was shot from Absol's mouth. Pikachu unleashed the biggest Thunder attack it had ever done. The bolts swirled and twisted until it formed a roaring dragon's head. It shot upward to the celieng and then raced downward to Absol. The Shadow Ball that Absol unleashed was also starting to change shape. As it gained speed, a demon's face appeared on the swirling ball. At this rate, both of the attacks could hit at the same time…The bolts got closer and closer…the dark energy went faster and faster…Kaya and Ash gritted their teeth in determination and hope…Absol and Pikachu couldn't dodge it in time…they both cringed as the took the hit…
"CRACK! BZZAAT BZZZAAAAT!"
"GWOOOO-DOOOOOOM!"
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"fwump…"
"MATCH OVER, MATCH OVER! POKE'MON HAS FAINTED!
WINNER OF THE HOTTEST MATCH OF THE CENTURY IS---"