"Go, Krabby!" cried Dax as he threw the pokéball.
A blinding white light appeared from the ball, and the light turned red. Then Krabby, Seismic Toss TM equipped, emerged.
"Koki Koki!" said Krabby fiercely.
Dax was challenging Falkner to a battle. They were all in a large field on top of the gym, the sky above them. Willow was sitting on a bench watching curiously.
"Alright then, I choose Pidgey!" cried Falkner, releasing a Level ball.
"Cruuuu!" squawked Pidgey.
"Pidgey, Quick attack!" cried Falkner.
"Krabby, Leer!" answered Dax.
Pidgey started flying towards Krabby at frightening speed. Krabby's eyes glowed blue and Pidgey suddenly felt weaker. It slowed down and landed to steady itself. Krabby then used its secret weapon.
"Krabby, Seismic Toss!" shouted Dax.
Krabby used the suction at the end of the cable, grabbed Pidgey then swung it around and around then let go. Pidgey, dizzy from all the spinning, flew into a wall and landed well out of the ring.
"Fine, go Doduo!" yelled Falkner.
"Ahr Ahr!" cried Doduo's twin heads, getting into battle stance.
"Doduo, Tri-Attack!" yelled Falkner.
"Krabby, Slash!" replied Dax.
Doduo put its twin heads together, the open beaks forming a crude triangle. Fire loaded at the top corner, Ice in the bottom left corner and Thunder in the third. Krabby rush at Doduo, launching itself up and swiping at Doduo's face with its clawed feet. At the exact moment he hit, however, Doduo launched the attack. Fire was no problem and neither was Ice, but Thunder was powerful enough to compensate. The both fell to the floor at the same time.
"Krabby, return!" muttered Dax.
"Doduo, Return." sighed Falkner.
"Go! Geodude!" yelled Dax.
"Go, Gyrados!" thundered Falkner.
"I knew this Gyrados would come in handy. Freshly evolved and born to fight rock types!" explained Falkner. "Now Gyrados, Water Gun!"
"Geodude, Dig!" commanded Dax.
Gyrados threw an almighty water blast at Geodude, but Geodude was underground before you could say Zephyr Badge. Gyrados screamed in rage, thrashing about.
"Gyrados calm down!" said Falkner.
"Geodude, come out and pummel Gyrados with your Rock throw!" exalted Dax, knowing Gyrados would be confused by now.
Geodude swept up out of the ground with a massive ball of mud in its hand, which hardened to stone. It then threw it with all its might, and it hit Gyrados head-on. Gyrados fell, and screeched in pain. Before Falkner could return it to its pokéball however, it leapt out the Gym and into a river, screeching all the way.
"Gyrados, No!" cried Falkner.
*****
"I guess you won fair and square," sighed Falkner. "Here, I think you earned this,"
Falkner handed Dax the Zephyr Badge. He also handed him a TM.
"That's Mud Slap. It decreases accuracy while giving damage."
"Wow, thanks," said Dax, marvelling the TM and badge.
Dax then walked out with Willow.
"Where do we go next?" wondered Willow.
"Azalea, but we need to go through Union cave first. Hey, I heard that a Lapras appears there every now and then." answered Dax.
"A Lapras?!" shrieked Willow. "We absolutely MUST get there, NOW!"
And with that Dax was pulled at top speed towards the horizon.
A blinding white light appeared from the ball, and the light turned red. Then Krabby, Seismic Toss TM equipped, emerged.
"Koki Koki!" said Krabby fiercely.
Dax was challenging Falkner to a battle. They were all in a large field on top of the gym, the sky above them. Willow was sitting on a bench watching curiously.
"Alright then, I choose Pidgey!" cried Falkner, releasing a Level ball.
"Cruuuu!" squawked Pidgey.
"Pidgey, Quick attack!" cried Falkner.
"Krabby, Leer!" answered Dax.
Pidgey started flying towards Krabby at frightening speed. Krabby's eyes glowed blue and Pidgey suddenly felt weaker. It slowed down and landed to steady itself. Krabby then used its secret weapon.
"Krabby, Seismic Toss!" shouted Dax.
Krabby used the suction at the end of the cable, grabbed Pidgey then swung it around and around then let go. Pidgey, dizzy from all the spinning, flew into a wall and landed well out of the ring.
"Fine, go Doduo!" yelled Falkner.
"Ahr Ahr!" cried Doduo's twin heads, getting into battle stance.
"Doduo, Tri-Attack!" yelled Falkner.
"Krabby, Slash!" replied Dax.
Doduo put its twin heads together, the open beaks forming a crude triangle. Fire loaded at the top corner, Ice in the bottom left corner and Thunder in the third. Krabby rush at Doduo, launching itself up and swiping at Doduo's face with its clawed feet. At the exact moment he hit, however, Doduo launched the attack. Fire was no problem and neither was Ice, but Thunder was powerful enough to compensate. The both fell to the floor at the same time.
"Krabby, return!" muttered Dax.
"Doduo, Return." sighed Falkner.
"Go! Geodude!" yelled Dax.
"Go, Gyrados!" thundered Falkner.
"I knew this Gyrados would come in handy. Freshly evolved and born to fight rock types!" explained Falkner. "Now Gyrados, Water Gun!"
"Geodude, Dig!" commanded Dax.
Gyrados threw an almighty water blast at Geodude, but Geodude was underground before you could say Zephyr Badge. Gyrados screamed in rage, thrashing about.
"Gyrados calm down!" said Falkner.
"Geodude, come out and pummel Gyrados with your Rock throw!" exalted Dax, knowing Gyrados would be confused by now.
Geodude swept up out of the ground with a massive ball of mud in its hand, which hardened to stone. It then threw it with all its might, and it hit Gyrados head-on. Gyrados fell, and screeched in pain. Before Falkner could return it to its pokéball however, it leapt out the Gym and into a river, screeching all the way.
"Gyrados, No!" cried Falkner.
*****
"I guess you won fair and square," sighed Falkner. "Here, I think you earned this,"
Falkner handed Dax the Zephyr Badge. He also handed him a TM.
"That's Mud Slap. It decreases accuracy while giving damage."
"Wow, thanks," said Dax, marvelling the TM and badge.
Dax then walked out with Willow.
"Where do we go next?" wondered Willow.
"Azalea, but we need to go through Union cave first. Hey, I heard that a Lapras appears there every now and then." answered Dax.
"A Lapras?!" shrieked Willow. "We absolutely MUST get there, NOW!"
And with that Dax was pulled at top speed towards the horizon.