"Hello ma'am I'd like to register for the Colosseum Tournament." Wes said much more kindly to the receptionist that he had yelled at the other day.
The receptionist was still somewhat afraid of him but she eventually nodded her head.
"Very well, Sir, can I have you're name please?"
"My name is, Wes." He quickly responded.
The receptionist quickly typed something onto the computer and smiled at Wes.
Alright, you're now registered. the tournament will start in a few minutes. I recommend healing you're Pokemon before you enter."
Wes nodded his head and went over to the healing machine that was available to trainers. He took out the two Pokeballs containing Makuhita and Quilava and placed them in the slots. He then pressed a button and the machine bathed the two Pokeballs in a green light while making a gentle hum. The machine soon stopped and Wes put the two Pokeballs on in a pouch on his coat that had six pockets to hold Pokeballs. He then looked down at Espeon and Umbreon as Rui watched them with her hands behind her back.
"Listen you two," He said to his Pokemon "I know how strong you both are, I could easily blast through this tournament using both of you. But, you two are going to sit this tournament out. Okay?"
Espeon and Umbreon stepped away from they're master a little bit with looks of sadness on they're faces and Wes couldn't help but chuckle a little bit while Rui was giggling behind the two Pokemon.
"Hey now, don't act like that," He said as sternly as he could while chuckling. "You both know I need to compete in this tournament with Quilava and Makuhita. They're part of our team now and they deserve some time in the spotlight as well. Not to mention I need to open the gates to their hearts."
Espeon and Umbreon still looked down sadly as Wes rolled his eyes with a smile on his face.
"Don't Worry if things go wrong, I'll call you two into battle. But until that happens, stay by my side."
"Excuse me I'm looking for a, Mr. Wes!" A young female voice called out.
Turning in the direction of the voice Wes and Rui saw a young woman wearing a light blue dress looking around for the trainer in question.
"That's me!" Wes called back as he waved his hand over his head.
He and Rui then walked up to the young woman who smiled at them sweetly.
"The tournament's about to begin are you ready to compete?" She asked.
Wes nodded his head in response.
"Then please follow me, I'll take you to you're locker room." Then woman said sweetly as she turned around.
"Espeon, Umbreon!" Wes called.
Both of his Pokemon's ears perked up and they followed they're master. Wes then began to follow the woman but quickly stopped when he noticed Rui following him as well.
"Hold on a Sec." He said to the woman before turning to Rui. "Hey, the only ones allowed on the battleground are the competitors so you're gonna have to stay out here. You can watch the tournament on the monitor.
"What!?" Rui said sounding a little bit hurt. "But what about-" Knowing what she was going to say Wes quickly put his gloved hand over her mouth.
"Don't worry about that," He whispered. "Since Shadow Pokemon are given to the winners of the tournament then that means none of the trainers competing have Shadow Pokemon. So wait here until it's over, do not leave the lobby, understand?"
Rui nodded her head and Wes took his hand off of her mouth. He then turned around and followed the woman.
"Hey Wes," Rui quickly called making him and the woman turn around once again.
"Good luck! I know you'll win!" She said sweetly. She then winked at him and giggled when she saw Wes blush a little bit as he and the woman began walking once more.
"You two are so cute together." The woman said with a giggle. "How long has she been you're girlfriend?"
"She's not my girlfriend!" Wes snapped irritably "Why does everyone keep thinking that!?"
The woman couldn't help but laugh at his reaction as she and Wes dissapeared from Rui's sight.
Walking down a long dark hallway, Wes could hear the crowd starting to roar above ground. He couldn't help but shake his head at how blind they were to the truth. they had no idea that tournament was being controlled by dangerous criminals with extremely dangerous Pokemon. Eventually, he was stopped by the woman in front of him who pointed at a door beside her.
"This is you're locker room." She said to him "All competitors are to wait in there locker room until I come and get them. If you are victorious in your battle, then you are to return here and wait until the next round of the tournament, do you understand?"
"Yes ma'am." Wes replied respectfully.
"Alright then allow me to explain the rules." The woman said. "The tournament itself is not a long one. It only consists of 4 trainers including yourself. If you are victorious in the in you're battlefield then you will move on to the finals where you will get a chance to battle for the prize money as well as a special Pokemon that is given to the winners. You may use all of you're Pokemon available but if they are all unable to battle you will be eliminated. Do you understand the rules?"
"Yes ma'am." Wes replied respectfully once more.
"The tournament will begin in a few minutes I will come and let you know when it's time to compete."
The woman then walked away and Wes went into the locker room. It was a relatively small room with a bench a few shelves for clothing. Wes sat down on the bench as Espeon hopped into his lap and Umbreon jumped up and laid down next to him. He took Makuhita's Pokeball out of his pocket and stared at it.
"Poor Thing," He said quietly. "I've got to save it as well as Quilava and all of the other Shadow Pokemon I've caught, but how? Even if I open the door's to they're hearts they will still remain Shadow Pokemon, how can I revert them back to they're original states?"
Realizing he was getting distracted Wes shook his head.
"No, I can worry about what to do later. Right now I need to focus on this tournament.
Suddenly there was knock on the door and then the voice of the woman from before.
"Wes you're going to be the first to battle."
Espeon jumped out of Wes' lap as the young trainer stood up and made his way to the door. He exited the locker with his Pokemon trailing behind him.
"I'm ready." He said to the young woman who nodded her head.
The woman turned around and lead him down another long dark tunnel until a door opened allowing him to be greeted by a blinding light and a roaring crowd. Once his vision cleared Wes stepped into the arena where the crowd gave out a deafening cheer. The arena looked very run down but then again so did the town. What impressed him the most was how many people were actually in the arena. It was jam packed to the point where he couldn't see one bit of open space in the audience.
"Looks like Duking wasn't kidding." He thought to himself.
Back in the Colosseum lobby Rui was watching the tournament through a monitor. She too was impressed with how many people had shown up. She watched as the camera circled around the entire arena and then fell onto Wes who was preparing himself for his match.
"Good Luck, Wes!" Rui said with a smile on her face "I know you can win this thing!"
Wes had finished preparing himself and began to look around at the spectators. Most of them were cheering but several of them were also booing. He could only believe that they were people who believed that he was a thief. He then shook his head and got his mind back in the game as a loud booming voice was heard through the arena speakers.
"Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to today's Pyrite Colosseum Tournament!" An excited male voice cheered making the audience scream in excitement. "We've got some tough trainers competing today! Which one of them will claim victory and take home a special Pokemon!? I know I'm not the only one whose excited so let's not was any more time and let's get this show on the road!"
A spotlight then appeared on Wes.
"Standing in the left corner," The announcer began "a newcomer to Pyrite Town, give it up for, Wes!"
The crowed gave Wes a cheer so loud that it practically drowned out those who booed him. He couldn't help but smile and wave to the crowd.
In the lobby Rui smiled herself when she saw the rare smile on her friends face.
"He's so adorable when he smiles." She said with a giggle.
The spotlight then went over to the other side of the arena and Wes saw a man wearing a yellow vest and brown cargo pants.
"And standing in the right corner, and avid hunter of ground Pokemon and one of the Colosseum's regular competitors, give it up for Hoks!"
The crown screamed just as loud for Hoks! As he smiled smugly and did cocky poses.
A Pokemon battle official then walked onto the arena and summoned Wes and his opponent forward. He then walked to the center of the arena and found himself face to face with Hoks.
"Alright boys I want a nice clean battle from both of you." The official said sternly.
Both Wes and his opponent nodded they're heads before Hoks held out a hand for Wes to shake. Wes took his hand and shook but then Hoks got nose to nose with him and tightened his grip on his hand and smiled evilly at him.
"You're goin' down new fish! That money and the Pokemon are as good as mine!" He said.
Wes however wasn't intimidated. Instead, he overpowered Hok's grip and tightened his own. Hoks covered his own mouth to avoid screaming in pain. He nearly fell to his knees as Wes glared down at him.
"Bring it Punk!" He said threateningly. "I've got too much riding on this tournament and losing's not an option for me. Don't expect me to show you any mercy."
Worried that this was about to get physical the official broke the hand grip and got between the two trainers.
"Both of you get back to you're sides!" He snapped sternly.
Wes did as he was told and went back to his side of the battleground and Hoks did the same while shaking his hand.
"Here we go folks the first round of today tournament.
The official remained in the center and looked into Wes' direction.
"Are you ready?" He asked.
Wes nodded his head in response.
"Are you ready?" The official asked Hoks.
Hoks nodded his head.
"Alright, let the battle begin!" The official shouted as the audience began to scream and cheer.
"Let's do this!" Hoks shouted "Go Barboach! Go Sandshrew!"
The two said Pokemon appeared in front of Hoks as Wes stared at them for a moment. He then took out the two Pokeballs he had been saving for this and stared at them.
"I'm counting on you guys." He said to himself in thought before throwing them out in the battlefield.
"Go Quilava! Go Makuhita!" He shouted.
The fire and fighting Pokemon both appeared in front of Wes but then turned to him with eyes of anger. Wes looked at both of the Pokemon worryingly.
"This isn't good." He said, fearing he was going to be attacked.
However what happened next surprised him. Both Pokemon turned back around and got into battle positions. He couldn't help but wonder what was going to happen now. Were they going to battle with him, or were they going to wreak havoc and cause massive chaos. There was only one way to find out.
"Quilava, Shadow Rush that Barboach! Makuhita, Shadow Rush on Sandshrew!"
Wes waited to see what happened next and he then smiled when both Makuhita and Quilava did exactly as they were told. Quilava charged head on towards Barboach while Makuhita rushed towards Sandshrew with a fist raised.
"Sandshrew Defense Curl! Barboach Water Gun on Quilava!" Hoks shouted!
Barboach shot a stream of water from it's mouth and hit Quilava directly between the eyes. The fire Pokemon was sent flying backwards and started shaking his head. Makuhita jumped into the air and swung a hard fist at Sandshrew when the ground Pokemon suddenly engulfed itself in a white ball of light. Sandshrew's jaw took the full force of Makuhita's punch but didn't take the full damage thanks to it's defense curl.
"Alright Sandshrew! Use Scratch on Makuhita! Barboach! Use Water Gun on Quilava again!" Hoks ordered.
"Both Pokemon were about to do as they but suddenly they were engulfed in a thick black fog of smoke.
Both Wes and Hoks were startled at the sudden event but then Wes looked down to see Quilava breathing a stream of black smoke from his mouth.
"Whoa Quilava, you're using Smokescreen!' He said happily."I thought you and Makuhita could only use shadow rush. I guess opening the doors to you hearts means you'll be able to relearn you're older moves that you knew before you were transformed into Shadow Pokemon."
Looking back at his opponent whose Pokemon were were still caught in the smoke cloud, Wes smirked and saw the perfect opportunity to finish his opponent.
"Makuhita! Shadow Rush, Sandshrew! Quilava! Shadow Rush, Barboach!"
Both Pokemon did as they were ordered and both were able to hit their respective targets perfectly this time. Barboach was sent flying out of the smoke cloud and landed on it's side in front of Hok's unconscious.
"No Barboach!" Hoks cried as he held the Pokemon!"
Barboach looked into it's trainers eyes with small tears of pain and shame for being defeated.
"Don't worry Barboach you did you're best." Hoks said with a soft smile "Get a good rest!"
Hoks then looked back at the battlefield and noticed he had one Pokemon Missing.
"Wait a minute, where's Sandshrew?" He asked himself.
Looking back at the battlefield the smoke finally cleared and revealed Quilava, Makuhita, and Sandshrew. However what was surprising was Sandshrew was a few feet away from Makuhita who looked he had just tried to punch it.
"Alright he dodged the attack! Attaboy Sandshrew!" Hoks cheered.
"Damn!" Wes muttered to himself as he looked at Hoks who had a smirk on his face.
"I gotta admit new fish," Hoks said to him. "You're pretty tough!"
Wes smirked himself and complimented back at him.
"Thanks you're Sandshrew's pretty tough!" He said
"Of Course it is! I'm a ground type specialist and Sandshrew's my toughest Pokemon I have! I have Barboach because because I want to expand my horizons and become trainer and lover of Pokemon."
Wes nodded his head in approval of what he had just heard.
"That's not a bad thing to want!" He said.
"Alright Sandshrew let's end this thing and take down both of those Pokemon!" Hoks said confidently.
"Use Poison Sting on that Makuhita!"
"Makuhita! Dodge it! Quilava! Shadow Rush!" Wes shouted.
Sandshrew fired a poison barb from it's mouth that was aiming directly at Makuhita only for the Pokemon to jump out of the way. Quilava then began to rush towards it.
"Oh, Crap!" Hoks said worryingly "Sandshrew Defense Curl!"
Sandshrew tried to protect itself like before. However, it was two late. Quilava rammed Sandshrew hard in it's stomach sending the ground Pokemon flying backwards and landing on it's back. Everything was silent for a moment before Sandshrew began to stir. It looked very week and unstable but somehow it managed to get to it's feet.
"You gotta be kidding!" Wes said with a look of disbelief on it's face. "It can still fight even after a hit like that?!"
However before Wes could make another order Sandshrew's legs wobbled for a moment and then gave out as the ground collapsed onto it's side.
"Sandshrew!" Hoks cried.
The official then came running onto the field and observed the ground Pokemon! He then made an X with his arms.
"Sandshrew is unable to battle folks!" The announcer said "The winner of this match is Wes whose moving on to the finals!"
The crowd cheered as loudly as they possibly could as Went was over by his Pokemon, stroking Quilava's head and high fiving Makuhita!
Hoks looked down in disappointment but then smiled as he returned to Sandshrew to it's Pokeball.
"Nicely done Sandshrew; you gave it everything you had and more." He said to the Pokeball. "Get a good rest you deserve it."
Hoks looked at Wes for a moment and smirked.
"Looks like I underestimated him." He said before leaving the arena.
Wes looked up at the audience who were still cheering and waved to them.
"One more match to go!" He said. "I can do this! I can win this thing!"
Back in the lobby which was now abandoned, Rui cheered happily as she jumped up and down.
"He did it! He did it!" She cheered. "He only has to win one more battle and then we can- umph!"
Rui's eyes went wide when a hand covered her mouth. She began to scream and tried to get the hand off of her. However a large arm wrapped around her arms and waist as she was forced back onto another persons body. She struggled and let out loud muffled screams.
"Hurry man! Shut her up!" She heard the person who held her say!
Rui let out another muffled scream when she recognized the voice.
"Hold her still Folly!" Another voice as it's owner jumped in front of her and tied her mouth with cloth.
"Trudly grab her legs!" Folly snapped.
Rui was doing everything she could to fight off Trudly and Folly as well as call for help but her efforts were in vain when she was lifted up and put in a sack like the last time she was captured by these two.
Folly tied the sack and lifted it with help of Trudly as Rui squirmed around violently inside. Both of the goons then ran out of the Colosseum lobby and through the currently empty streets of Pyrite Town.
"That Kid is gonna kill us when he finds out his girl's missing and that we were the ones who kidnapped her." Folly said with worry.
"Hey would you rather face him or deal with a very angry Miror B.?" Trudly asked.
Folly shivered when he thought of how angry they're boss would be if they failed to grab Rui and bring her to him.
"Exactly!" Trudly said.
Inside the sack Rui was shaking violently. She had just been captured again and was being taking to the man that had tried to kill her and Wes. She had given up trying to scream and fight because she couldn't win on her own. She felt a small tear of fear stream down her cheek as she thought about the one person she wanted right now to come and save her.
"Wes, please help me!"
Author's Note:
I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Honestly after everything that has happened I'm amazed that I was able to get it done. I have been waiting and waiting to do this chapter. I had a lot of writing this chapter especially with battle involving my favorite Pokemon Sandshrew! I wanted to make this chapter my best one yet and I hope I succeeded in doing so.
I apologize for any grammatical errors that you may find.
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"Miror B.'s plan has now gone into action and when Wes finds out that Rui's been taken to him there is going to be hell to pay! But right now he has to focus on winning the finals. What will happen next we will soon find out.
I'll see you all next chapter. :)