"Ladies and gentleman Welcome to the finals of today's Pyrite Colosseum tournament!" The Colosseum announcer cheered into the microphone. "Who will take home home the prize money as well as a special Pokemon!? Let's not wait to find out anymore, Let's get this final battle underway!"
Wes walked into the arena and was greeted by the deafening cheers of the crowd.
"Alright folks, first in the blue corner a newbie in town who proved he's no easy opponent give it up once again for, Wes!"
Wes waved at the crowd as he stared at his large opponent from across the arena.
"And his opponent in the red corner. A man who dominated his last battle give it up once again, for Mirez!"
The crowd cheered just as loudly for the large muscular as they had done for Wes.
Wes and Mirez both walked to the center and shook hands as the official came to their sides.
"All right boys, the first trainer to have all of their Pokemon knocked out will lose. Now. Let's have a good clean battle."
Wes nodded his head and turned around. He was about to walk away when he felt Mirez tap his shoulder.
"Hey, Wes was it?"
Wes turned around and nodded his head.
"I've seen you walking around town with a girl and she was pretty cute." Mirez said with a sly grin. "How about we make this battle a little more interesting. If I win, you introduce me to her and I take her out on a nice date."
"What!?" Wes nearly shouted.
"You heard me."
"Get real, she's not some prize to be won!" Wes snapped.
"Oh my, seems I struck a nerve. You must be pretty close to her."
"I-It's not like that!"
Mirez just laughed. Wes felt his face heating up and shook his head. Why do people keep teasing him about liking Rui?
"So about our deal..." Mirez said only to be abruptly cut off by Wes.
"There is no deal! There's no way in hell I'm gonna let Rui go anywhere with some muscle head freak like you."
"Hmm..Rather protective of her are we?"
We felt his face heating up again.
"Just shut up, and go to you're side!" He snapped before turning away.
Mirez laughed again and walked away to his side. Getting his attention back on the match, Wes walked back to his side of the arena and faced Mirez once again.
"Alright folks, The trainer to knock out all of his opponents Pokemon will win." The announcer said.
The official stepped into the center of the battlefield and smiled at the audience.
"Let the final battle of today's Pyrite Colosseum tournament begin!"
Mirez quickly selected and called his first two Pokemon.
"Go Goldeen! Go Delibird!"
The water and flying Pokemon appeared in front of their trainer.
"Damn! Both Quilava and Makuhita are at a disadvantage!" Wes cursed to himself. "Looks like I have to go to plan B!"
Taking out two Pokeballs that he put in his pocket during his break, he threw them out to the arena.
"Go Espeon and Umbreon!"
Wes's strongest Pokemon appeared in front of him. They both then turned to the master and glared coldly at him.
"Oh, come on, are you both still upset that I put you both in your Pokeballs?" Wes asked making the two Pokemon nod at him.
Ever since they were little Eevees, Espeon and Umbreon had always hated being in their Pokeballs. Whenever Wes had to put them in, they would fight him every step of the way. When he was told during the break, that he was going to use all of his Pokemon in the finals and that the rules were that they had to be in Pokeballs, the two Pokemon were more than upset with their master when he forced them both to get into their respective Pokeball.
"Look I won't put you guys in them anymore when this tournament's over." Wes said. "Now stop looking at me like that and let's kick this guy's ass!"
"What is this a circus act!?" Mirez asked while laughing.
Not even bothering to respond Wes, Espeon, and Umbreon! stared at their opponents.
"Espeon, Confusion! Umbreon, Secret Power!"
Both of Mirez's Pokemon were quickly knocked unconscious.
"What the-!?" Mirez shouted stunned at what just happened. "I didn't even get a chance to call a move. How are they both beaten!?"
"Sorry," Wes responded. "I wanted this to be a fair fight but I was at a disadvantage."
Mirez growled angrily and took out his last two Pokeballs.
"Go Magnemite and Bagon!"
"Espeon! Umbreon! Return!" Wes ordered.
Seeing their Pokeballs, the two Pokemon shook their heads. Wes turned to the official while making an exasperated groan.
"Can these two stay by my side while I use my other two Pokemon to battle?" Wes asked. "Otherwise we're going to be here all week."
The official thought for a moment and nodded his head. The two Pokemon smiled at him and trotted victoriously over to their master.
"Man, you two are spoiled." Wes said, rubbing his head in frustration while the audience laughed at his comment. He then took out the other two Pokeballs he had and threw them out.
"Go Quilava and Makuhita!"
The two Pokemon appeared in front of Wes, and the trainer was a little bit worried when they were showing fatigue. But then he looked at his opponents Pokemon and they were just as exhausted meaning that they had just battled a few minutes ago. Wes relaxed, knowing that this was now a fair contest.
"You're move!" Wes said to Mirez while folding his arms.
"Magnemite use ThunderShock on Quilava! Bagon use Headbutt on Makuhita!"
"Makuhita Dodge! Quilava use Shadow Rush!"
Makuhita was barely able to move out of Bagon's way, but Quilava was not so lucky. As he charged towards Magnemite a luge thunderbolt struck him. The Shadow Pokemon cried out in pain as he could feel the electricity course through his body. He then fell onto his side.
"Quilava!" Wes shouted worriedly.
The official ran onto the field and examined the fallen Pokemon before making an X with his arms.
"Quilava is unable to battle folks." The announcer said. "Things aren't looking good for, Wes."
Wes sighed and returned Quilava to it's Pokeball.
"Get some rest. You fought hard today." Wes said proudly to the Pokemon inside the ball as the official walked over to him.
"With Quilava unable to battle you can now choose to bring either Espeon or Umbreon into the battle."
"Forget it," Wes said. "Espeon and Umbreon are too much for Magnemite and Bagon in their condition. I want this to be a fair battle. Makuhita's a lot tougher than he looks. He doesn't need help.
I know he can beat these two Pokemon.
Hearing those words Makuhita turned around began and a red light began to form around him. Wes thought he was about to be attacked, but instead he saw Makuhita smile at him and flex larger muscles than before.
"You just did Bulk Up, didn't you!?" Wes asked making the Pokemon nod in response Makuhita then raised a hand out to Wes wanting him to shake it. Wes smiled softly and shook the hand making the crowd aww at the sweet moment in front of them.
"Alright Makuhita! Let's show these two Pokemon what we're made of!" Wes cheered making the crowd cheer with him.
"Magnemite, ThunderShock!" Mirez shouted.
"Makuhita, Shadow Rush!" Wes shouted.
Magnemite shot a bolt of Lightning at Makuhita but the fighting Pokemon was able to dodge. However instead of doing the move it ordered, it delivered a powerful series of punches to Magnemite knocking it out.
"Crap, Magnemite!" Mirez shouted with worry.
The official ran back onto the field and check on Magnemite he then made an X with his arms.
"Magnemite is down and out!" the announcer said. "Mirez only has one Pokemon left and that's Bagon! Both it and Makuhita look exhausted. Will Bagon be able to continue to the fight or will Makuhita pull off an amazing victory by defeating both Pokemon on it's own?"
"No!" Mirez shouted angrily. "I won't lose to you! Bagon use Headbutt!"
Bagon charged at Makuhita.
"Makuhita dodge it!" Wes called quickly.
Makuhita didn't listen to it's trainer. Instead, it went into a stance as Bagon came closer and closer.
"Makuhita, What are you doing!? Move!" Wes shouted.
Makuhita still did not listen. Bagon then tried to ram Makuhita with as much force as possible but the fighting Pokemon was able to grab his opponent and stop it in it's tracks much to the shock of both trainers.
"You've gotta be kidding!" Mirez screamed.
Wes Looked at the position Makuhita was in.
"I wonder..." He thought to himself before calling out an order. "Makuhita! Use...Vital Throw!"
Makuhita jumped into the air with Bagon who was struggling to break free but was too exhausted to succeed. He then threw the dragon to the the ground with all of his remaining strength. The official didn't need to come onto the field when he, the trainers, and the rest of the Colosseum saw that Bagon was unconscious.
"Bagon is unable to battle! What a display of Power by Makuhita!" The announcer cheered. "This battle is over folks! The winner of this match and today's Pyrite Colosseum champion is, Wes!"
The whole arena shook and the crowd erupted into an deafening cheer for Wes. Who gave Makuhita a high five.
"Yes! We won!" Wes cheered as he put his fists in the air.
Mirez returned Bagon to it's Pokeball and walked away in defeat without saying a word. The crowd could not stop cheering for Wes as he held Makuhita in the air as the crowd continued to cheer.
A few minutes later as the Colosseum began to empty, Wes walked into the empty lobby with Espeon and Umbreon after collecting the prize money. He released Makuhita from his Pokeball and he went over to the healing machine to heal Quilava.
Makuhita turned to Espeon and Umbreon and smiled at them. However the reactions were not the same. Espeon turned her nose up to Makuhita and turned away. Wes saw this and walked over.
"Hey, Espeon, stop acting like that. Can't you at least try to get along with Makuhita?" Wes asked.
Makuhita looked down sadly and tapped it's Pokeball. Knowing what it wanted, Wes complied and returned it before turning back to Espeon.
"Espeon, I've had just about enough of this attitude of yours." Wes said sternly. "Makuhita is part of our team now whether you like it or not. He's trying to make peace with you and you're not giving him a chance."
Wes suddenly silenced himself when began feeling that something was off. Everything was way too quiet and he began to feel like there should be somebody by his side. Quickly remembering a certain red haired girl, Wes suddenly realized she wasn't in the lobby.
"Rui!? Rui, where are you!?" Wes called out, hoping she was somewhere else in the building. However he was met with no response. "Rui!?" He called out again only to be met with silence once more.
Wes now began to worry.
"Where the hell is she!? I told her to stay in the lobby!"
The Colosseum receptionist then came out from a nearby room. She then saw Wes and smiled happily. Wes saw her and ran in her direction.
"Oh it's you! Congratulations on winning the-"
"Where's Rui!?" Wes asked cutting her off.
"Who?"
"The girl who was with me, where is she!?"
"I-I'm sorry, but I haven't seen her since the beginning of the tournament."
Wes told himself to remain as calm as possible but it was proving to be easier said than done.
"Something's wrong, she knows how dangerous this town is, so she wouldn't just wander off." He thought to himself.
Suddenly a Pidgey flew into the lobby with a piece of paper taped to it's leg. It flew towards Wes and circled him for a moment before getting beak to nose him. Wes saw the piece of paper taped to it's leg and removed it. The Pidgey chirped for a moment and flew off. Wes examined the paper for a moment and noticed something written on it.
"To Wes"
Not wasting a second, Wes unfolded the note and read what was written.
"Ya know somethin' darlin' I've never met a bigger pain in the neck than you. I warned you not to mess with us and here you are doin' just that. You think you can mess with me!? You think you can try and kick me out of town!? Well sonny boy I've got some bad news for ya. That ain't ever gonna happen!
I've got eyes and ears all over the city so I know you participated in today's tournament and won. I ain't gonna give you any Shadow Pokemon, but I will let you know that I've got you're little lady friend here with me."
"Rui..." Wes whispered somewhat worriedly.
"I ain't in the mood to play hide and seek with you so I'm letting you know where we're at. I've been holding her captive in my base by Duking's house. I'm itchin' for some payback after you humiliated me back in Phenac city. You want you're little lady friend back!? Well come and get her!
Miror B."
Wes stared at the note for a moment before ripping it to shreds.
"Well, you saved me the trouble of finding you." Wes said with an angry glare on his face. He then turned to Espeon and Umbreon.
"Let's go you two." He said to them before rushing out the door with hist two Pokemon following closely behind him.
Wes headed towards the direction Miror B. told him, Nearly knocking several people over as he ran. His mind was clouded with revenge for Espeon's near death as well as saving the girl that was being held captive.
"Hang on, Rui!" He said to himself.
In a dank cave under the streets of Pyrite Town, Trudly and Folly dumped Rui out of the sack she was being held in. They then untied her and took the cloth out of her mouth. Rui immediately tried to run but was grabbed by the two men and shoved right back onto the ground.
"Ow!" She whined before staring at the two men. "Let me go, right now."
"I'm afraid that's not gonna happen little lady." A new voice said.
Rui's eyes went wide with fear when she saw Miror B. strutting his way over to her then leaning up against the wall. He made Trudly and Folly leave the room leaving he and Rui alone much to the young girl's fear.
"Why are you doing this!? Why are you controlling the town!? Why did you kidnap me!?" Rui asked with as much bravery as possible.
"Why? Well it's quite simple, I control the town because I can. I've never seen such a rat hole town before meanin' it's the perfect place for Cipher to do it's work." Miror B. said with a smirk. "Why did I kidnap you? Because the boss still wants you eliminated. We don't want anymore darlin' infants interferin' with what we've got planned. It's also part of my plan own little plan to get Wes."
"Wes!?" Rui said with shock. "He doesn't have the ability that I do! Why do you want him!?"
"He's been a thorn in our side for to long now. We know he's been takin' the Shadow Pokemon. The boss wants him dead. My pride is also on the line. I want a rematch so I can forget about my shameful defeat by him."
"You'll never beat Wes," Rui said with a smirk. "He's tougher than you'll ever be."
Suddenly a large hand came across Rui's face with hard force making her fall over. Tears of pain formed in her eyes as she put a hand to her stinging cheek.
Looking up she saw a sneering Miror B.
"Nobody disrespects me." He hissed.
"Y-You hit me." Rui said with fear and disbelief in her voice. "I'm a girl! You can't-"
"You're nothin' but a little brat that needs to be taught to respect their superiors!" Miror B snapped. He then cupped her face with his hand. "Wes knows I have you and he knows where I'm hidin'. And when he get's here I'll make him rue the day he ever messed with Miror B. Once he's out of the way I'm takin' you straight to the boss. You'll make the perfect toy for the his Pokemon."
He then shoved her head back to the ground before walking away, slamming the large metal door he came through.
Rui was left sitting in the center of the area she was trapped in. The look in her eyes was one of terror and sadness. Rui had never felt more scared, and humiliated. Tears began to pour out of her eyes. She fell over and buried her face into her arms letting her emotions free. She cried because she was scared, she cried because she was alone. She sobbed Wes' name over and over again wanting him to come and save her. Amidst her crying, a soft cry made her bring her head up with a sniffle. Looking around with teary eyes she saw something very small in the corner of the room she was in. Whatever made the sound saw Rui looking at it and it disappeared from sight.
"Whose there?" Rui asked with a sniffle.
The small creature pocked it's head out again only for a moment. Rui calmed herself down and called out to whatever was hiding.
"It's okay, come out, I'm not gonna hurt you." She said softly.
The creature did not show it self for a moment, but then it paired it's head out once more.
"Please come out, don't be afraid." Rui said sweetly.
After a few more moments of persuasion, the creature slowly came out of the shadows. Stepping into the light was a small and scared Plusle.
"You must be belong to Duking." She said to the little Pokemon making it nod timidly.
The redhead reached out to touch the Pokemon but it moved away afraid of the touch.
"No,no, no, I'm not going to hurt you I promise." She said sweetly.
Reaching out her hand she to try and stroke Plusle again. It flinched for a moment but eventually let her touch it. The Pokemon let Rui stroke it for a moment before running up to her. she set it on her lap and continued to pet it. She could feel it trembling under her touch.
"It'll be alright." She said gently as her mind went to the boy she was hoping to rescue her and the Plusle in her lap. "Wes, please hurry."