The morning after…
Pyrotechnics exploded all over the arena. There were twenty-five thousand spectators. Five national TV channels were transmitting the event in prime time. Around the ring, there were seats for the competitors and their supporters. Sabrina was Mewtwo's official trainer for the tournament. Metal-Mewtwo was standing near the ring, ready to give advices if necessary. Giovanni and Victoria had a special place on a balcony to watch the show. Among the competitors, Mewtwo saw the rude guy from the Palace with his Hitmonlee. Close by, there was his father, the Dojo Master, with a Hitmonchan. Le Français was there too, with a Machamp. That chamionship is gonna be unforgettable…
After Giovanni's speech, the matches could begin. The referee took the mike and said:
« Ladies and Gentlemen, here is the first match of the Saffron CPT ! On my right, from Cianwood City, Johto, Oliver ! And his pokemon, 1.80m tall, weighing 118kg, the metallic nightmare, Scizor ! On my left, from Fuschia City, Kanto, Le Français ! And his pokemon, 1.95m tall, weighing 165kg, triple pokewrestling champion, Presse-Purée ! »
The Machamp was really impressive. Near him, the metallic bug looked like a match.
The referee screamed: « Fight ! »
Both opponents came at the center of the ring. The wrestling pokemon Irish Whipped the Scizor who bounced against the rope right to Presse-Purée who greeted him with a Clothesline Chop. Then, the Machamp finished his opponent with a Seismic Toss. Fight over: Scizor was KO.
« Ladies and gentlemen, we're now setting the second match. On my right, from Saffron City, Kanto, the current full-contact champion, Izimaru ! And his pokemon, 1.60m tall, weighing 49.80kg, Hitmonlee ! On my left, from Viridian City, Kanto, Bryan ! And his pokemon, 1.50m tall, weighing 56kg, Scyther ! »
At the « Fight ! », the Scyther attacked directly with a double Slash combo. It missed, and the ninja pokemon countered with a Mawashi-Geri and a middle kick. The big bug avoided the first kick, but the second one hit his chest and knocked him out. That Hitmonlee was very strong ! As he left the ring, Izimaru met Mewtwo.
"So we meet again. My pokemon is starving to crush you down. I'd give up right now if I were you."
Then he looked at Sabrina, mimed a French kiss, and got back to his seat.
"What an asshole !"
"Don't worry, Saby, I'll teach him a lesson."
"You call me Saby ?"
"Well, you call me Mewty, so…"
She smiled. He was too lovely !
« Third fight ! On my right, from Saffron City, Kanto, The Dojo Master and Saffron Champion, Shidoshi ! And his pokemon, 1.60m tall, weighing 50.20kg, Hitmonchan ! On my left, from Blackthorn City, Johto, Victor ! And his pokemon, 1.40m tall, weighing 48.70kg, Granbull ! »
That fight was very short. Hitmonchan threw a quick and rough Ultima-Punch to the dog's head, breaking one of his front teeth and putting him out of order. The father was better trainer than the son…
« Fourth fight ! On my right, from Celadon City, Kanto, Cue-Ball the Biker ! And his Pokemon, 1.20m tall, weighing 32kg, Primeape ! On my left, from Cinnabar Island, Kanto, Sabrina ! And her pokemon, a real titan, 2.11m tall and weighing 122kg, Mewtwo ! »
The ape began with a powerful roundhouse kick. Mewtwo avoided it by jumping over the kicking foot. Primeape, furious, threw a tackle. The clone stepped aside and replied with a spinning kick to the back of the head. The fury pokemon sent an Ultima-Punch. The white and purple titan blocked it and combined a double elbow strike and a knee smash to lay his opponent stone-cold.
He left the ring. Sabrina gave him a hug and Metal congratulated him, using their "soldiers' handshake".
That was one hell of a victory, but the tournament had just begun…
That was a really exciting tournament. The crowd was hysteric at each fight. Mewtwo, the two pokemons from the Dojo and Presse-Purée the Machamp seemed undefeatable. But the semi-finals and the final would take place the day after.
And it's at the last fight of the day that everything could have changed:
Mewtwo had to face a Machoke from Lavender Town. The pokemon was trained as a kickboxer. Mewtwo started with punches to the head, but the Machoke had a perfect defense. None of the punches could break his guard, and he countered with a powerful kick to the shin. Fortunately, Mewtwo managed to avoid it and threw a kick to the face. The kickboxer pokemon fell but got up immediately and charged. The clone greeted him with a body uppercut. Machoke's breath was cut, but nothing seemed to be able to break his rage: he grabbed Mewtwo and threw him knee strikes. But the titan grabbed him too and it became a knee strikes contest. They tried to punch, but they were stuck to each other, and no-one seemed decided to loose grip. Then, Mewtwo realized he had an advantage: a long tail. It was not very regular, but he had no other idea: he threw a tail uppercut to the chin. It worked: they were separated.
It was now Mewtwo's turn to charge, and he threw a middle kick to the ribs. Machoke threw the same kick, but more powerful. They continued those kicks, but Machoke was more powerful, and Mewtwo was losing advantage. He didn't see the roundhouse kick coming and caught it in the temple. The shock threw him against the ropes. When he turned back, he saw the Ultima-Punch coming, but didn't parry it: right in the face.
He was now on a very bad position: his temple and nose were bleeding, and he felt as if he was floating. He knew that it was the edge of the KO. And Machoke continued, this time with a knee smash to the stomach. Mewtwo didn't know how long he could bear it. Machoke took a run-up and threw a front kick to the face that litterally ejected the clone out of the ring. Miraculously, Mewtwo managed to hang to the top rope and slid back to the fighting area. He vainly tried to grab Machoke by the chest, but this one broke free with an elbow smash to the neck. This strike was so violent that everyone in the stage could hear a horrible cracking. Then, a front kick to the stomach pushed Mewtwo on the turnbuckle. He thought that Machoke's victory was inevitable when he felt a metallic hand on his shoulder.
« Gather your strength, brother ! It doesn't look like, but he's yours ! »
The kickboxer pokemon charged to finish him, but Mewtwo put him to the ground with a leg scissor, and smashed him down with all his strength remaining. KO !
It was hysteria in the arena ! Everyone was applauding and chanting his name ! He stood up and tried to step out of the ring, but he felt strange, his vision was getting darker and darker…
Finally, he fainted.
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Extra Infos: Presse-Purée: Le Français' pokemon is taller and heavier than a normal Machamp, to make him more impressive. It's based on Goro ( Mortal Kombat ). Its name comes from a movie where "Presse-Purée" was the nickname of the toughest cop in the precinct ( the movie is Inspecteur la Bavure ).
The "soldiers' handshake": I don't know how to described it, it's the handshake Snake and Otacon do at the end of Metal Gear Solid 2. I found it pretty cool, so I used it here.
Next Chapter: in a bar, Le Français tells the story of the only one guy who defeated him...
