Okay, here we go. I'm gonna be honest here, I expected this to be a bit more popular, but I'm not really mad either since not a lot of people know what Brick Bronze is.
Okay. Let's start. XD
After a few more minutes of calming down from today's events (it was still really intense), Sonic and I stood outside the Gym entrance.
"This is it. Our next Gym challenge." I said.
"We should decide who should challenge first." Sonic suggested. Geez, that was pretty fast. Fortunately, I already have a suggestion.
"Rock paper scissors?" I asked.
"You're on." Sonic replied. And I DO promise not to do a best 2 out of 3 like I do all the time. Trust me, it was always like this. Not this time though. Here we go...
Rock...
Paper...
Scissors...
SHOOT!
I got rock and Sonic got paper.
"Well, you're going first. I think it's necessary since we had to deal with you know who." I said, a bit of anger in my voice when I mentioned those last words. Like Linda, I don't want to speak the guy's name.
"Let's go in!" Sonic shouted excitedly.
"Sure thing, dude." I said with a small laugh.
We enter the gym, and it looks okay so far. It seems like some kind of... obstacle course. On our way there, we see a guy with yellow skin, a blue shirt and green pants. Pretty basic if you ask me...
"Hello." Sonic greeted the random guy.
"I like the part where you, uhhhh, jump ovah fings." The other dude said.
"Your guess is as good as mine..." I groaned. What else does this place have to offer? I ain't too sure yet. Over by where this "obby" starts, we see the gym instructor of the Brimber City Gym.
"Excuse me, sir, do you know what we have to do here?" Sonic asked.
"In this gym, you're going to want to avoid touching the lava." The gym instructor replied. I see what looks like thin rectangles of lava.
"Yeah, that seems like something we should know by now..." I mumbled under my breath.
"It won't actually hurt you, but it will send you all the way back here." The instructor continued. Okay, so it's not really actual lava. That's a good thing.
"Ooh, it's like parkour!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Don't worry, though. You two oughta be able to jump pretty high from here. Jump over things, climb things, jump over more things. All the way up to the Gym Leader at the top." The gym instructor explained. Alright. I did a few jumping in my free time. Heh, I got this. Seems too easy for a guy like me. Climbing is also fine by me. Though this time, it would be in an EXPERT kind of mode. Game on!
Sebastian could possibly be waiting for us. After all, Sonic and I stopped Team Eclipse from awakening Groudon.
"Okay then. Let's do it!" Sonic shouted. I smiled with him.
"I did a couple of these in my life before. Obstacle courses are my thing." I said with a smirk. I hope Sonic is ready, because I know I am. Let's get this show on the road!
In front of us, we see four rectangular lava tiles. Halfway there, we have to battle a trainer. Gee, that came as no surprise at all.
"Jumping is what it would allow us to do here." I thought. I did a small jump over the lava tile, and it was pretty dang easy. I jumped over the next one, and Sonic followed me. Yeah, so far, so good.
I see the trainer up ahead. He had a red shirt and black hair with part of it dyed red. He had long, gray pants and red sneakers.
Normally, I would charge in and battle anyway. But since I lost a match at "Rock, Paper Scissors" to Sonic, a deal is a deal. I decided to let him battle this guy.
"After you, my friend." I insisted.
"Thanks, Nifty!" Sonic replied, giving me a smile. I'm glad he accepted that offer. The guy with the red shirt notices Sonic as we kept walking. Time to watch this dang battle.
"Watch your step! You almost stepped on that lava tile back there. Maybe a battle will help you think more carefully." The guy mocked. Wow, dude. What a way to expect us to know that. You DO know we saw that... *ahem*, lava tile. Right?
"Well, let's do this battle." Sonic said.
"Show him, Slugma!" The Pryo shouted, sending out his first Pokémon. Fire type Gym, no big surprise. Yeah, this would be easy for Sonic.
"Rockruff!" Sonic yelled. Hopefully the dog will have a better battle than from... that one guy whose name I shall not mention.
"Start with Rock Throw!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Try and counter it with Ember!" The opponent yelled. I wouldn't suggest do that if I were you. Yet he didn't listen...
The Rock Throw was more powerful, and it devours the other attack. Slugma takes the hit, and it is down.
"Ha! Joke's on you, I still have one more!" The red shirt guy shouted, sending out another Slugma. Uh, okay. I'm not sure what that has to do with... anything, honestly.
"Rockruff, use Bite!" Sonic commanded.
"Harden!" Sonic's opponent exclaimed. Slugma raises its defense, and uses that as an advantage to take less damage than usual. Okay, why didn't you do that last time? Eh, beats me.
"Rock Throw!" Sonic shouted.
"You use Rock Throw as well!"
Bam!
Still nothing, no damage on anyone.
"Now use Bite!" Sonic continued. And Slugma couldn't see it coming. What a shame. That was another one hit KO.
"The joke is still on YOU! I have one more on my team!" The pyro exclaimed, sending out ANOTHER Slugma! Dude, VARIETY! You should know what that is, and you should have that!
"Rockruff, use Rock Throw one more time!" Sonic shouted.
"Harden!"
As much as Slugma tried to block the attack, it failed. Badly. No surprise of another KO. This is why you need different Pokémon, like me. And Sonic. And even Jake.
"Now you're thinkin'!" The opponent complimented.
"Thanks." Sonic said.
There are two more small lava rectangles ahead of us. We easily jump over them. It might get easier the further we get? I dunno.
We now see a wall that we need to climb. The rainbow rocks are how we climb onto the top. No seriously, they are different colors of the rainbow. We climb it. Easy peasy. Next, we are seeing a lava waterfall and a giant rock on top of it. We need to jump on the rock and get to the other side.
And when we do that, it works flawlessly.
Now we keep on walking along, like nothing ever happened. When...
A trainer with a black shirt is ahead of us.
I look at Sonic and nod at him.
"Well, I am the one to go first." Sonic said.
"Yes you did. Do your best, dude." I complimented. Sonic approaches, and the guy saw him.
"You're moving awfully fast there. This isn't a race, you know." He told us. Okay, we know that. Am I sure you're not being FORCED to say that?
"Let's get through the battle already." Sonic groaned.
I wonder what this battle awaits my friend.
"Charmeleon! Let's go!" The black shirt guy yelled as he sent out his Pokémon. It's the only one he has as well. I wouldn't really mind since this is better than something like Zubat or Numel.
"Okay then... Brionne, go!" Sonic shouted as he sent out his Pokémon. Since he ended up beating my Charmeleon in our latest battle (kinda), I knew he would have a great advantage. Not only for types... but for determination as well.
"Brionne, use Water Pulse!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Use Scratch!" The opponent shouted. Really? Yours still knows Scratch? Ugh, forget it. This ain't working out.
"Now use Aqua Jet!" Sonic continued. And Charmeleon takes the attack, not even dodging could help it.
"Get up, and then use Dragon Rage!" The trainer yelled. At least it knows that move. But Brionne manages to dodge the attack with a little twirl.
"Ember!"
"Icy Wind!" Sonic commanded. The ice attack froze the fire. Now what?
"Aqua Jet one more time!" Sonic screamed. And there. It is now over. Not bad, Sonic. That seemed pretty cool for a battle.
"Wow, you even beat me pretty quickly." The guy with the black shirt complimented. Well, you aren't wrong about that. At all.
Onward! Our next obstacle is 3 of these dang lava tiles. We jump over them with ease. Now we see a red shirt trainer. Wow, these guys are freaking everywhere.
Sonic approaches the guy.
"You're halfway there now. I bet you two are excited to battle the Gym Leader." He complimented. Sonic and I nod. At least we're only halfway done and not still far away.
"Too bad you'll have to leave and come back after I beat you." The guy continued. Oh Arceus, don't pull a Kevin on me. We already had enough of this idiot.
"Let's find out." Sonic said.
Is there even any room inside this gym? Not that it matters, I am totally fine with just standing beside my friend when he battles. He certainly is doing great against those trainers like they're nothing.
Then again, they're minor. It's the Gym Leader, no, sorry- Sebastian who will be the real deal.
"Go Ponyta!" The pyro shouts as he sends out his first Pokémon. Please have variety other than the first guy. Because I am telling you right now, having 3 Slugma on your team ain't gonna help you in life. I'm sorry.
"We'll definitely need more of these chances. Go get em, Rockruff!" Sonic yelled as he sends out his Pokémon. I do kinda feel bad for his Quilladin. Then again, this is a Fire type gym. Maybe Sonic will save him for the Gym Leader.
"Ponyta, start with Quick Attack and show them the fast speed of this obstacle course!" The pyro commanded. Ponyta starts to approach. This is the next chance for Sonic.
"Sand Attack!" Sonic shouted. Rockruff dusts up a sand attack, and then he prepares to throw that sand at his opponent...
but Ponyta dodges, and lands its attack. Not very effective, but still.
"Oh no!" Sonic exclaimed as he got worried.
"Just try and keep up with the speed! It's the only way you'll get through this!" I said to him. Sonic looks at me and nods. Do I sense a plan? Of freaking course I do.
"You heard him, Rockruff. Let's keep up with the speed!" Sonic yelled.
"Ruff ruff!" Rockruff barks in agreement.
"Now, Tackle!" Sonic continued.
"Quick Attack!" The red shirt guy yelled. Ponyta definitely has the speed right now.
"To the left!" Sonic shouted. Rockruff barely dodges it.
"Take it back now, y'all." I mumbled under my breath while smirking. I just though it would be necessary...
"Now finish him with Rock Throw!" Sonic screamed. Rockruff sends his rocks, and dodges the incoming attack. So much for speed, am I right?
"Dang it. Go Litleo!" The opponent exclaims. Okay. 'Tis might seem easy. Kinda, sorta, maybe. I dunno...
"Let's stay in, Rockruff. What do you say? Ready to continue?" Sonic asked.
"Ruff!" The dog barks and nods as a reply.
"Okay then, use Bite!" Sonic commanded.
"Tackle!"
As both attacks start to get near each other, Rockruff jumps very far up.
Suddenly, I see its facial expressions. Rockruff looks furious. Hmm... very interesting.
"Huh. Is the little guy okay?" I said to myself.
"Now Rock Throw!" Sonic shouted. And Rockruff starts up its attack and fires it.
"Dodge it, Litleo!" The red shirt guy screamed. Too little, too late. Nice try, but it didn't work out well. Y'all really need to learn some type advantages, you know?
This battle is over. Sonic has won once again.
"Well, alright then. You win." The pyro said. Yeah, I think we know that based on our sights.
"The guy said we're halfway there, Sonic. We cannot stop now!" I said as I pump my fist.
"Yeah, we must move on!" Sonic responded. Before Sonic returns his Pokémon, he sees Rockruff was looking up and growling.
"What's up with you?" Sonic asked. Rockruff just looks at his trainer for one second, and then turns back to continue its session.
"There's gotta be something wrong with him!" Sonic exclaimed as he gets worried.
"Give me a second here. I'm checking my Pokédex to see if I can wonder what's happening." I said as I bring out my device. I scan the dog, and I get some information on what is happening right now.
"Aha! Rockruff is growling suddenly because it's getting close to evolving." I said with a usual smirk. Sonic begins to smile as well.
"Yay! We're gonna get another evolution on our side!" Sonic cheered.
"I wonder if your Rockruff will evolve into the Midday or Midnight form. Who knows honestly?" I said with a shrug.
"We're this close to the Gym Leader. Rockruff will have the honors of defeating the last Pokémon!" Sonic exclaimed excitedly as he returns his partner.
"Heh heh... you got it, dude. Let's just see, we will definitely have what it takes to do this whole course." I replied. And we move on. There are 3 more lava tiles, and we simply jump over them. Not bad at all.
Our next obstacle... hmm, let's see... we see another lava waterfall, and this time, THREE rocks instead of one. We jump onto the rocks with ease. In front of us is another wall that we can climb. Not too bad for our size and strength.
Once we get to the top, we see a trainer with a gray shirt. The others had either red or black last time. Not that I care, but it's just a detail I have gotten all of a sudden.
"We defeat this guy, we win the match, and we battle the Gym Leader." Sonic said.
"Indeed, my friend. Show him." I responded to him. Sonic walks forward, and the pyro notices.
"You're almost there now. Let me be the last to test your strength before facing our Gym Leader." He said.
"As you wish." Sonic replied.
Ok, we gonna face the Gym Leader after this fight. This is gonna be awesome! Let's see how Sonic will be able to handle this fight. It might be tougher? Maybe?
"Come out, Torkoal!" The pyro shouts, sending out his only Pokémon. Wow! Finally something pretty good for once! Yeah, it is still just one Pokémon, but Torkoal this early can be pretty decent at this battle!
"Hmm... know who you're gonna use, Sonic?" I asked.
"Of course. Brionne! It is up to you!" Sonic replied as he sends out his Pokémon. Brionne does a twirl as she lands on the ground. Still with that, isn't it?
"Good luck to the both of you! It is the last test of strength after all!" I called out.
"You got it, Nifty! Brionne, use Aqua Jet!" Sonic yelled. Brionne surrounds herself in a veil of water, and she charges towards the opposing Pokémon.
"Torkoal! Rapid Spin, let's go!" The opposing trainer exclaimed. Torkoal goes inside its shell and begins to spin rapidly. Both attacks collide, but Torkoal got a little bit of an advantage from that. After all, that's some pretty dang fast speed.
"Hang in there, Brionne! We can do this!" Sonic shouted.
"Bri!" The sea lion shouts while doing a little dance move.
"Now use Ember! Get em!" The pyro yelled. Torkoal shoots its small flames. A bit bigger than usual since he's going full force on Sonic right now.
"Icy Wind!" Sonic exclaimed. Brionne blows a frosty breath, and it freezes the fire attack.
"Ooh my! You're not giving up I see." The opponent compliments.
"And it's not gonna end here. Brionne, use Disarming Voice!" Sonic demanded. Brionne screams, and the heart beam is aimed right towards Torkoal.
"Oh no you don't! Torkoal, use Rapid Spin again!" The pyro screams. Torkoal disintegrates the attacks with its fast spinning, and charges again.
"Wait for it..." Sonic mumbled. The attack gets closer. Come on, Sonic! Do something!
"Now!" Sonic screamed. Brionne jumps into the air.
"Now use Aqua Jet to finish him off!" Sonic continued. And Brionne hits Torkoal from above, digging the fire turtle into the ground a little bit. And to both of our surprise, it was a one hit KO! I guess all the spinning must've worn it out.
"It's up to Sebastian now to test your strength." The pyro says as he returns his Pokémon.
"If you say so." I said.
Sonic looks at the pyro, and he nods. Sonic hold my hand as we are almost there.
"This necessary?" I asked.
"I need you to watch this battle, my friend." Sonic replied. There is just one small obstacle awaiting us. It's simply just a rock and a lava waterfall. We jump on the rock and onto the other side.
And on top of a HUGE rock, is him. Sebastian, the Brimber City Gym Leader. His appearance is the same as last time. This oughta be good.
"And we are finally here!" I yelled excitedly. The Gym Leader looks pretty happy to see us. Makes sense too, we saved the whole city, and maybe even half of Roria, from being buried in lava!
"Hello again," Sebastian greeted, "As you know, I am Sebastian, the leader of the Brimber City Gym. I'm grateful for both of your assistances earlier with Groudon. I think everyone in town is."
"No problem at all, Sebastian! Just doing what normal Pokémon Trainers do for a living." I said with a chuckle.
"Now show me the power of your Pokémon!" Sebastian yelled.
"I'm up first!" Sonic exclaimed. Sebastian got a bit surprised by that.
"I did think Nifty would challenge me first since he had that... necklace to stop Groudon." The Brimber Gym Leader said.
"I lost in a match of Rock Paper Scissors. Let Sonic battle you first." I said, butting into the conversation.
"Ha, very well then. Let the battle begin!" Sebastian screamed.
We were now on another battlefield. It had lava all around the background of it, and there was enough room for people to sit on the bleachers to watch. I sat down and sent all of my Pokémon out.
"Oh boy! Sonic is gonna do great in this battle." I mumbled under my breath. Another pyro comes, a different one this time. He stood in the middle of the battlefield.
"All right! The battle begins with the challenger, Sonic from Mitis Town, and Sebastian, the Brimber City Gym Leader," He shouted, "Each trainer will use three Pokémon on their team in this battle, and when all Pokémon on one person's side is all gone, the battle is over! Remember, only the challenger will be allowed to substitute. BEGIN!"
"Alright, Litleo. Show him your power!" Sebastian yelled as he sent out his first Pokémon. Ok, a good start. Let's see how Sonic will do next.
"Quilladin! Let's go!" Sonic shouted as he sends out his first Pokémon. I knew he would use Quilladin in this fight!
"Good luck, Sonic! Show him, and we shall prove what power both of us together are made of!" I yelled from across.
"You got it, Nifty. Quilladin, you ready?" Sonic asked the spiny armored Pokémon.
"Quill!" The Pokémon exclaims.
"Great! Now, starts this battle with Needle Arm!" Sonic commanded. Quilladin's right arm gets more spikes on it, and it charges towards Litleo.
"Well then... let's try this. Litleo, use Noble Roar!" Sebastian exclaimed. Litleo roars loudly and prevents Quilladin from landing the attack. It ended up lowering Quilladin's Physical and Special Attack in the process. Ooh, that isn't good...
"Well, we won't stop there. Use Rollout!" Sonic shouted. Quilladin curls into a ball, spins rapidly fast, and charges again.
"Dodge it, and then use Overheat!" Sebastian yelled. Wait, did he just say... OVERHEAT?! Dude! That is one powerful move for such a small Pokémon!
Litleo dodges the attack, and then sends out a large, fiery wave.
"Oh no!" Sonic exclaimed in worry. Quilladin couldn't dodge the attack. It wasn't a one hit KO though, THANK ARCEUS.
But still... Quilladin looked pretty hurt. After all, it is a Grass type, and they are weak to Fire type moves.
"Hang in there, Quilladin! We can do this!" Sonic yelled.
"If you see a powerful move, Sonic, try and find a way to counter it! It's something I learned at the Pokémon School once!" I called out to him.
Sonic looks at me and gives me a thumbs up. He better have a plan, else he's done for.
"Don't get too distracted. Litleo, use Take Down!" Sebastian exclaimed. Litleo charges up, and runs forward.
"Needle Arm!" Sonic yelled. Quilladin begins to run to Litleo with his spiky arm. As much as I would like to just say the attacks collide because it almost always happens...
Quilladin dodges the Take Down and lands its Needle Arm attack. It wasn't very effective. But at least it gave room for Quilladin so it could land.
"Huh, impressive. You did that without a command." Sebastian complimented.
"I know. My Pokémon trust me a lot. It took that one battle with Kevin and a few encouraging words from Nifty for me to keep going on." Sonic explained.
"Well, let's see if it can help you in this battle." Sebastian said with a smirk.
"And I will take the initiative. Quilladin, use Pin Missile!" Sonic demanded. Quilladin shoots his spiky missiles at his opponent.
"Litleo, Overheat!" Sebastian shouted. Seriously though, how is Litleo able to learn Overheat like that?
"Great, now use Bite!" Sonic continued. Once the smoke from the colliding attacks disappear, Quilladin comes from the sky and bites Litleo.
"OH!" Sebastian screamed. He was certainly not expecting that, now was he? More like an act of surprise if you ask me...
Go, go Sonic!
"Litleo, get him with Noble Roar!" Sebastian yells. Litleo roars loudly, and he lowers Quilladin's attacks. Physical and Special.
"We won't get finished yet! Use Needle Arm!" Sonic shouted. Quilladin charges up, spiky arm, and runs the fastest he can. Can Litleo dodge or take the hit?
"Overheat!" Sebastian yelled from across. Litleo begins roaring, and its fiery wave forms. Oh Arceus...
"Wait for it, Quilladin..." Sonic said quietly. What could he be planning? The fiery wave is coming. Sonic!
"Now Quilladin! Rollout!" Sonic screamed. Quilladin cancels his first move, and the rolls into the next one. He just rolls right through the flames! WHAT?!
Litleo didn't see it coming, and he got hit by the attack. Super effective. Perfect. Litleo lays on the ground, swirly eyes.
"Litleo is unable to battle! Quilladin is the winner!" The referee shouts, pointing to Sonic's side of the battlefield.
"Yay! Great job, Quilladin! You did amazing!" Sonic complimented.
"Quill, Quilla!" The Pokémon shouts happily with him.
"Don't celebrate too early, my friend." I said to him with my usual smirk.
"He's right. I still have 2 more Pokémon with me." Sebastian added.
"Well, let's do it then." Sonic said.
"Here is my next partner. Growlithe! Show these two!" Sebastian yelled, sending out his next Pokémon. Ooh, nice! Let's see how this plays out.
"Well, let's just do the same thing like last time. Quilladin, use Rollout!" Sonic shouted. Quilladin rolls the fastest it can once again.
"Growlithe, Flame Wheel!" Sebastian exclaimed. Growlithe also rolls really fast, and both attacks collide.
"Now use Overheat!" Sebastian continued. Dude, seriously! How? FREAKING HOW?!
Long story short, the Overheat hits Quilladin.
"Oh no! Hang in there, we can do this!" Sonic yelled worriedly.
"Flame Wheel one more time!" Sebastian shouted. Growlithe forms its move once again.
"Grr... Quilladin, use Pin Missile!" Sonic exclaimed. Quilladin sends out spiky missiles from the spikes on his head. Unfortunately, Growlithe dodges them all while in its fiery ball. That's one fast Pokémon. One that knows Overheat at an early level for some reason.
"Ack! Okay, now use Rollout!" Sonic continued. Quilladin once again tries to do the same thing as last time to collide with the Flame Wheel. Once again, Growlithe dodges the attack and stops its move once Quilladin was behind him.
"Great job! Now use Overheat!" Sebastian screamed. The giant fire move is incoming! Oh boy...
"NO! Quilladin, quick! DODGE IT!" Sonic screamed the loudest he could. But Quilladin didn't have enough time to stop. It was too late. The incoming super effective attack hits Quilladin, and he faints.
After all, he did get hurt by those other attacks as well.
"Quilladin is unable to battle! Growlithe is the winner!" The ref shouts, pointing to Sebastian's side of the battlefield.
"Hm... Quilladin, take a good rest. You did great out there." Sonic said, and then he returns Quilladin to his ball.
"You got some skills. Do you have what it takes to keep up with me?" Sebastian asked.
"Well, I do have 2 more Pokémon, and they are super effective against your type!" Sonic replied.
"Oh really? Well, let's see what you got." Sebastian taunted.
"Indeed I will. Brionne! Go!" Sonic shouted, sending out his next Pokémon. This made me smile a bit.
"Awesome choice. Just like you said, you're saving Rockruff for the final Pokémon that Sebastian has." I mumbled.
"Okay, Brionne. You have the advantage, so it's possible we can win this easier." Sonic said.
"Bri!" The sea lion shouts as she happily does a little twirl.
"Okay, time to focus on the battle. Brionne, start off with Aqua Jet!" Sonic commanded. Brionne surrounds itself with water, and charges forward.
"I do know what is coming up next though..." I said with a facepalm.
"Flame Wheel!" Why am I not surprised. Both attacks collide once again, BUT...
Brionne ended up getting the advantage. I guess it's just the whole type thing. Neat.
"WHOA!" Sebastian yelped.
"And it's not gonna end there. Use Disarming Voice!" Sonic continued. Brionne shouts, her heart beam attack coming forward, and Growlithe took the hit since it wasn't expecting that.
"Ugh, you sure do have power. I will not lie, you got guts." Sebastian complimented.
"I know. I have been training with Nifty after I lost a battle against a certain person." Sonic said. Yeah... HIM.
"Well now, how about we try this? Growlithe, Overheat!" Sebastian demanded.
"Break through the wave with Aqua Jet!" Sonic exclaimed. Brionne is once again surrounded with mystical water. She just charges through the Overheat like it was no big deal.
"How?! You have much determination to just do that so suddenly, do you not?" Sebastian wondered.
"It's all skill. Now, UNLEASH!" Sonic screamed. SHA-BLANGABLANG! But Growlithe is not down yet. It still looks pretty determined to keep fighting. Yeah, that is one tough Pokémon. For a little dog/tiger, it is really brave.
"See how to do this. Growlithe, use Reversal!" Sebastian yelled. Growlithe surrounds itself with some immense power, and then unleashes right at Brionne. HOLY CRAP, HE'S SO FAST! I didn't even see him freaking attack!
Brionne looked hurt finally from it as well.
"How did it do that much damage?!" Sonic exclaimed. He was in total shock right now.
"That is Reversal! It's a move that gets more powerful when the user's HP is lower!" I called out to him.
"Thanks for the tip, Nifty! I appreciate it!" Sonic said with a smile and a wave.
"No time for compliments now, bro! Focus!" I warned. Sonic remembered now, and is now back to his serious battle.
"Growlithe, Overheat one more time!" Sebastian shouts.
"Hmm... I got it! Brionne, use Icy Wind!" Sonic suggested. Brionne blows a freezing wind from its mouth blocking most of the Overheat.
"Now jump high into the air!" Sonic continued. Brionne jumps. Sebastian seemed prepared for that though...
"Use Reversal!" Sebastian exclaimed. Growlithe charges up, and begins to unleash...
"Do a twirl!" Sonic said. Brionne smirks while doing her usual twirl. Growlithe was left speechless from that.
"Now, finish him with Water Pulse!" Sonic screamed. Brionne forms her usual water orb, and uses it to attack Growlithe from behind. And there you have it. Now THAT'S how a battle should definitely go. You must distract your opponent from within.
"Growlithe is unable to battle! Brionne is the winner!" The pryo referee shouted, and once again points to Sonic's side of the field.
"Yes! That means he only has one more!" Sonic cheered.
"Yes he does indeed. You got this, Sonic!" I cheered with him, my Pokémon join in with me as well.
"Beware of my last one. He is my strongest." Sebastian warned.
"Don't worry, I am ready! Show me what you got!" Sonic said.
"Very well then! Magmar, it is up to you!" Sebastian yelled, sending out his last Pokémon. Oh dang. This is gonna be good.
"Brionne, Disarming Voice!" Sonic shouts. The heart beam is coming forward.
"Dodge it, and then use Feint Attack!" Sebastian commanded. Magmar dodges the beam, and begins t surround itself with dark power, and rush towards Brionne. She did a twirl to dodge it, yes. But then...
"Flame Burst." Sebastian continued. Magmar shoots a flame ball from his gape mouth, and Brionne took that meddling hit.
"Okay then. WATER PULSE!" Sonic screamed.
"Overheat!" Sebastian yelled. And the Overheat SOMEHOW took advantage of the Water Pulse. Brionne was surprised as the opposing attack approached her. Smoke was around the battlefield, leaving the audience in surprise. I, too, was shocked as well. Brionne appeared fainted once the smoke cleared up. Wow, that was... fast. Like... more than usual.
"Brionne is unable to battle! Magmar is the winner!" The ref exclaimed, and just like before, just points to Sebastian's side.
"Hm... good job, Brionne. You did amazing out there." Sonic said softly.
"Bri, Brio..." The sea lion cried. She was afraid she upset her trainer.
"You got through much, and that's what matters. Rockruff and I will take it from here." Sonic said, giving his Pokémon a huge grin. Brionne softly smiles and nods. Then Sonic returned his Pokémon to her ball.
"One more, eh? This is it. It ends here, my friend." Sebastian responded.
"Yeah, here we go." Sonic said. He takes a few deep breaths before he sends out his last Pokémon.
"Rockruff! LET'S GO!" Sonic screamed, and then sent out his last one. Rockruff appeared furious. It was ready for battle.
"Are you ready?" Sonic asked.
"Ruff ruff ruff!" Rockruff barked loudly.
"Make the first move. I insist." Sebastian said.
"Of course! Rockruff, start with Rock Throw!" Sonic shouted. Rockruff sends a bunch of forming rocks from his tail, and throws them at his opponent.
"Flame Burst." Sebastian said. And Magmar melts all the incoming rocks with his one attack. How? Why? How again?
"Okay, next one. Use Tackle!" Sonic continued.
"Feint Attack." Sebastian replied. And Magmar charges as well.
"Quick, stop and use Sand Attack!" Sonic exclaimed. Rockruff moves out of the way, and then throws his sand. Perfect.
"Okay, NOW use Rock Throw!" Sonic continues.
"Oh no you don't! Magmar, use Feint Attack again!" Sebastian yelled. Magmar goes behind Rockruff and attacks. Guess he didn't see that coming. When Rockruff gets up when he got onto the floor, he starts growling again.
"He might be close to evolution." Sonic said quietly. I could even hear him, and that's a good thing.
"Rockruff, use Bite!" Sonic shouted, getting back into the battle.
"Overheat, Magmar!" Sebastian exclaimed. And the wave is coming once again. Rockruff took the hit. He tried to run away, but couldn't.
"Now use Flame Burst!" Sebastian continued. And another attack lands. Sonic begins to have memories of something. Even I start to remember it. When Sonic was battling the IDIOT- no, I'm sorry... Kevin in a battle. His Gible used Sand Tomb and finished Rockruff off with Dragon Rage. This was kind of a similar situation.
"K-Ke...Kevin, you..." Sonic mumbled, and he fell to his knees. (Insert audience gasping here XD)
"Sonic!" I shouted. Rockruff started to get worried from all his furiousness and ran over to his trainer. The dog found Sonic just mumbling to himself, so now Rockruff licks his trainer's face.
"I don't know if I can... keep going on..." Sonic said quietly.
"Ruff, ruff!" Rockruff barked as he used his tiny paws to pound on Sonic's leg lightly.
"I guess we'll keep going on..." Sonic said again, more quietly this time. Rockruff got determined, so he turned back to the field. Then... something unexpected happened. There was a green flash on the ceiling. Rockruff looked at it, he looked surprised. Since I am on the middle of the bleachers on one side, Rockruff's pupils were... green!
"AWRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Rockruff howled as he looks up.
"What is going on?!" I screamed.
"I don't know!" Sonic exclaimed. Well, I'm glad he heard me at least... Suddenly, as Rockruff continues howling, he glowed. It was green instead of blue like usual.
"He's evolving!" Sonic yelled excitedly. Sebastian and Magmar were surprised as well. A few more seconds of the evolving process. When Rockruff was done evolving, he had a different form now.
He was like the Midday Form, but colored orange. He had green eyes and the white mane was larger than usual. And the tail was long like always.
Did I say... like the Midday Form? It didn't evolve into either?!
"Wait a second... THAT'S NOT THE MIDDAY OR THE MIDNIGHT FORM!" I screamed in utter shock.
Sonic, however, was immediately surprised.
"Yay, Rockruff! You evolved into a Lycanroc!" Sonic cheered.
"Roc!" Lycanroc yelled.
"Great job," Sebastian complimented, "But it won't get too far. Magmar, use Flame Burst!"
"Lycanroc, go ahead and use Tackle!" Sonic shouted. Lycanroc ran very fast, and even got some rocky power hidden within! He just ran right through the Flame Burst! WHAT?! Magmar got surprised, and took the attack. It did a boatload of damage.
"Holy-" Sebastian exclaimed.
"Was that still... Tackle?" Sonic wondered.
"No! That's Accelerock! It's an exclusive move!" I called out.
"That's actually very helpful!" Sonic compliments.
"Okay Magmar. Now use Feint Attack!" Sebastian yelled. Lycanroc stood there once Magmar got closer.
"No! Lycanroc, dodge it!" Sonic shouted in extreme worry. Lycanroc just smiled. Once Magmar got EXTREMELY close, Lycanroc raised his paw and punched Magmar right in the guts. He was now laying on the floor.
"What was that?! It was awesome!" Sonic yelled in both surprise and excitement.
"Counter! It returns the move by doubling the amount of damage!" I shouted.
"We shall end it here! MAGMAR, USE OVERHEAT! SHOW THEM!" Sebastian screamed.
"Heh heh... Lycanroc, Accelerock one more time!" Sonic shouted. Lycanroc charges up and once again goes right through the attack! HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?! Magmar was sent flying once he came in contact with the Accelerock.
"NOW FINISH HIM WITH ROCK THROW!" Sonic screamed. Lycanroc's eyes turn a bright red, and then more rocks come than usual, and is sent at his opponent. Smoke is here once again. This battle is over. Magmar has fainted. That was truly intense.
"Magmar is unable to battle! Lycanroc is the winner, which means the victory goes to Sonic, the challenger!" The referee screamed, and points to Sonic's side.
"YES! We did it, Lycanroc!" Sonic cheered as he ran to his Pokémon and gave him a hug.
"Lycan, Lycanroc!" The wolf barked. Sebastian just smiled.
The Gym leader approached Sonic.
"Good work. You really do have quite the potential." Sebastian said.
"Thanks! It was all thanks to my newly evolved Lycanroc." Sonic responded. I came to my friend.
"THAT. WAS. AWESOME! Dude, the way your Pokémon just... did that! IT'S MADNESS!" I screamed.
"Thanks, Nifty. Lycanroc and the others did a great job." Sonic said. Speaking of which, he sends out the rest of his team.
"I wasn't wrong when I said that Groudon saw something in you, Nifty! Including the power of your friend!" Sebastian complimented.
"I know. He did awesome out there." I said, giving Sonic a pat on the back.
"Sonic, I am proud to present you with Brimber City's Gym Badge." Sebastian said. He gives the Brimstone Badge to Sonic. It was in the shape of a fire with a red orb in the middle.
"Yes! I got the Brimstone Badge!" Sonic screamed, holding the badge high into the air. His Pokémon cheer with him.
"It's the least I can do to give you this TM as well." Sebastian added, and gave Sonic a TM that was a light orange color.
"Which kind is it?" Sonic asked.
"TM50 contains Overheat. Overheat is a Fire type move that is extremely powerful. However, it harshly reduces your Pokémon's Special Attack after use." Sebastian replied. Oh, THAT'S how your small Pokémon know Overheat! That changes everything.
"Good luck with the rest of your adventure! I believe you and your friend will do many great things." Sebastian said as he waves goodbye.
"Thanks, Sebastian!" Sonic said, and then he and his Pokémon follow him as we exit.
"And Nifty," Sebastian said to me, "Be sure to stop by soon, because I want to challenge the person who tamed Groudon from causing ultimate destruction."
"Will do. I'm just gonna have some lunch first. That's my first plan." I replied, and then I leave.
We were in a small café in the Pokémon Center. Sonic and I decided to have a little lunch before I do my challenge and make our way to the next city.
I was eating a burger and some fries, and Sonic had a Quesadilla. All our Pokémon including Sonic's had the usual Pokémon food, along with some berries.
"That was still intense, Sonic. The way your Lycanroc just zoomed right through the attacks like no big deal." I said in excitement.
"I know! I wasn't even expecting that!" Sonic said with a laugh.
"Wait until Kevin sees this. We'll see who's laughing now." I said with a playful evil grin.
"Still... this Lycanroc form is unusual to me. It's not the Midday or Midnight form." Sonic said in between bites of his lunch.
"Well... what time is it?"
"Around 5PM."
"Since it evolved around that time... how about we call it a Lycanroc... Dusk Form?" I suggested. Sonic smiled. Looks like he agrees.
"Good suggestion. Lycanroc Dusk Form. That's a new little invention from us." Sonic said. He turns to Lycanroc, who smiles with his trainer.
"Roc!" The wolf barks. And it is all good now.
A/N: Well, the Internet is working better now. What did you think? More is gonna come soon, so stay tuned for more of the Admin Story!