Hello everyone I'm back. I've been busy recently but I'm back now and I've got a new chapter. Thank you to all who had been following. There will be another song this chapter. That's it from me for now, so let's jump in.
(1 month later)
The stadium was abuzz with activity. In a few minutes Cynthia would be battling one of the few trainers people believed stood any chance against her.
Andrew was in the locker room contemplating strategies. His mind was running at a speed that would make Rapidash look like a Slugma; he was scared, and it showed.
Sinnoh's Elite Four had given the blonde trainer quite the challenge. Aaron was the first he faced and Ptra had a field day until he summoned Vespiquen, who fought the flaming bird to a draw. After that Aaron released Drapion, who also offered stiff resistance, although Mega Abomasnow dealt with him fairly quickly.
After Aaron came Bertha, and she also offered a good fight. Serperior proved a powerful asset, even besting Bertha's Hippodown, though her Golem quickly dealt with the snake once he was released, although the Rock type was quickly taken down by Hitmonchan.
Then was Flint, and this was where Andrew struggled. He had few Pokemon that were Fire resistant. Carracosta demolished Rapidash and Houndoom. The turtle was knocked out by Flint's Flareon, who was just as if not more powerful than Andrew's. Flareon put up stiff resistance against Sharpedo, but the shark eventually won out. Then Flint sent out Infernape. The fire monkey proceeded to wipe the floor with Sharpedo and Floatzel, forcing the Sandgem native to send out Gallade, who he seriously contemplated mega evolving. After several minutes, the two had thoroughly beaten the hell out of each other, and both Pokemon fainted after giving each other a look of mutual respect. Flint's Magmortar would also have been a serious issue had Andrew's next pick not been Grymloq. The massive T-Rex knocked Magmortar out almost instantly with a particularly powerful Head Smash.
Lucian was the final one Andrew faced, and while he was a challenge he was nothing compared to Flint. Bisharp and Escavalier were particularly devastating, with Djaf dealing the final blow with a Shadow Claw to Bronzong's face.
Now Andrew was in the locker room. He had seen Cynthia defeat Tobias after he had beaten Ash, and he could only imagine what power the Sinnoh Champion possessed now. She was calm, collected, and if she spotted a weakness, she exploited it ruthlessly. Ever since he had returned home, Andrew had been training the crew he had selected rigorously. His first four were in there, he felt it would by symbolic for the four. He had trained Torterra and Deathclaw especially hard, these two would be his last line of defense, and probably the ones to face against Cynthia's greatest power: her Garchomp. If Deathclaw was a wrecking ball, Cynthia's Garchomp was a thermonuclear weapon. He had witnessed the purple dragon take down entire teams single-handedly.
As he was thinking of strategies he heard a knock on the door.
"Come in" said Andrew, the worry evident in his voice. In stepped the group, along with Kenny and a brown-haired girl with green eyes he had never met before. Once introductions were made he discovered that this mysterious girl was an old friend of Dawn's named Leona, and she and Kenny had started dating, something that made the blonde smile.
"Hey everyone, what's going on?" asked the blonde as he stood up. He then noticed Leaf was carrying a package. "Nurse Joy gave this to us, said it was from Professor Sycamore," explained the Kanto native.
As Andrew opened the box he grinned. "What's in it?" asked Giselle. Andrew held up a small red and blue marble-like stone, "Something that I think just won me the match."
As the group made their way back to their seats, with Dawn, Rosa, and Leaf again in their cheer outfits, Cynthia walked out to deafening cheers. The stadium was completely sold out, and all across Sinnoh and the world people had tuned in to watch what some considered the battle of the century. Andrew's parents, along with Johanna as well as every resident of Sandgem Town who could make it, were also in the stands with the group, cheering Andrew on.
Minutes later music could be heard playing. (Song is "Warriors" by Imagine Dragons)
Andrew strode out as the chorus played, amidst cheers just as loud as the ones Cynthia had received. He had a look of determination on his face, Sycamore's gift had given him hope that he had a chance. He was going to make Cynthia pay for every inch of ground she gained.
As he kept his eyes trained on his opponent, Andrew couldn't help but admire her. She was taller, slightly more so than him. She had her trademark black coat, and her hair was as long as ever, covering one of her piercing gray eyes. Andrew would have been drooling if he hadn't steeled his nerves before walking out, she looked like a warrior goddess ready for combat, and he wondered what treasures her black coat hid.
Unbeknownst to everyone there, Cynthia was having similar thoughts. As Andrew got closer she kept her composure, though she was secretly drinking in her opponent's form. She was finally able to get a good look at him, and he looked handsome.
Truthfully, Cynthia had a secret known only to a select group of very close and trusted friends. Despite being considered one of if not the most beautiful woman in the entire Sinnoh region, she had been saving herself, waiting for the right man to come in and whisk her away. Her cheeks went a very light pink as she began to wonder if this boy from Sandgem was the man she had been waiting for. She giggled as she winked at the boy, causing his face to turn dark red as he swallowed thickly.
"Well Andrew, it's about time we met on the battlefield. Don't think you'll be taking my title from me today, or any other day," said the woman with a smile.
"We may be friends Cynth," said Andrew, rolling his neck and cracking his knuckles, "but don't think I'm not going to give you hell." "Wouldn't mind giving her something else" muttered the boy as he unclipped his fist Pokeball.
"I'll be the judge of that Andrew. I don't plan on giving up so easily." "Wouldn't want it any other way Cynth."
"This Championship match between Cynthia Shirona and Andrew Townsend will now begin! This will be a six-on-six with no substitutions."
"Spiritomb time to battle." "Luxray let's bring down the thunder!" As the two Pokemon appeared Spiritomb shot Luxray a creepy glare, but the lion stood his ground and snarled defiantly.
"Alright Luxray, let's get this party started. Use Electric Terrain" said Andrew as the lion released a wave of electricity onto the field, causing it to crackle with electricity.
"Spiritomb use Icy Wind" a freezing wind began howling around the battlefield as it shot towards the electric type.
"Luxray take it and use Thunderbolt!" Luxray grimaced as he felt the cold wind whip around him, though his fur protected him from any serious damage, and fired a bolt of lighting at Spiritomb, causing heavy damage due to Electric Terrain.
"Spiritomb use Confuse Ray" "Luxray dodge!" but it was too late, Luxray was hit by the red beam and began stumbling around in confusion. "Shadow Ball" said Cynthia calmly as Luxray was hit by a ghostly ball of energy.
"Luxray you have to snap out of it buddy!" hearing his master's voice Luxray shook his head. Regaining his senses he roared angrily at his opponent.
"Spiritomb let's finish this with Shadow Sneak" Spiritomb grinned and disappeared. "Luxray figure out where he is and dodge!" Luxray nodded and his eyes glowed yellow. Spotting the ghost he jumped out of the way. "Now use Night Slash!" Luxray lunged towards Spiritomb and slahed at him with razor sharp claws for decent damage and sending him crashing into a wall.
"Alright Luxray let's wrap this up. Use Thunder!" The lion grinned and, boosted by Electric Terrain, fired a powerful bolt of lightning at the stricken Ghost type, who fell over unconscious.
The crowd roared with cheers as Spiritomb was announced as unable to battle.
"Lucario I request your aid." said Cynthia as the fighting type took a fighting stance, while Luxray, while panting, roared defiantly.
"Lucario use Bullet Punch!" Before Andrew could issue an order Lucario sent Luxray crashing into a wall with a powerful punch.
"Luxray is unable to battle."
"Good job buddy, I'm proud of you." "Alright Staraptor let's fly!" Andrew threw his next Pokeball and with a loud screech his shiny Staraptor appeared.
"Alright Staraptor, let's start this off with Heat Wave!" Staraptor began to flap his wings and a powerful gust of scorching hot wind whipped around Lucario, causing him to wince in pain as his fur was lightly singed.
"Counter with Stone Edge!" Lucario summoned several stones and hurled them at Staraptor, a few finding their mark as the bird tried to dodge.
Seeing his flying type pant Andrew assessed his options. Shooting Staraptor a sympathetic look, he relayed his commands to the bird, who smiled and nodded in understanding.
With a defiant screech, Staraptor rocketed towards Lucario headlong, Cynthia recognized it as Final Gambit. "Lucario use Ice Punch" Lucario cocked his now frozen fist back and hurled it at Staraptor, grunting in pain as he felt the force of Final Gambit. Staraptor fared worse however, as he was sent sprawling with swirls in his eyes.
"Staraptor is unable to battle, Lucario wins." "You did well buddy, you weakened him."
"Alright Roserade let's dance!" Roserade gracefully popped out of his Pokeball and leveled a bouquet at Lucario in challenge.
"Lucario use Meteor Mash!" "Roserade Shadow Punch just like in Johto!"
Roserade grinned and as Lucario lunged at him, he gracefully dodged and slammed the Shadow Ball into Lucario's back.
"Lucario recover and use Blaze Kick!" Lucario delivered a blazing kick to Roserade and sent the Grass type flying. As Roserade got up he shook his head and awaited his next order.
"Roserade keep your distance and use Seed Bomb!" Roserade nodded and began firing explosive seeds at the jackal, making sure to not let Lucario get close.
"Lucario return to sender with Iron Tail!" Lucario grinned and swung his tail, sending one of the Seed Bombs straight at Roserade. As the dust from the explosion cleared Roserade was revealed unconscious.
"Roserade is unable to battle, Lucario wins." "How tough is this guy?" thought Andrew as he returned Roserade, praising the grass type for his efforts.
"Alright Gallade, time to throw down!" yelled the Sandgem native as the shiny Gallade appeared, Andrew wasting no time as he pressed the stone on his wristband. The two bowed to each other before getting into combat stance.
"Alright Gallade use Teleport and follow it up with Close Combat!' Cynthia's eyes widened as Gallade disappeared and reappeared feet from Lucario and proceeded to whale on the jackal.
"Impressive Andrew" remarked Cynthia, causing the trainer to lightly blush, "Teleport's a difficult move to properly teach, you're quite skilled if Gallade can pull of an attack like that."
Andrew scratched the back of his head as his face was bright pink, "Thanks Cynth, you've trained Lucario well, he's a tough one." It was Cynthia's turn to lightly blush, though her hair hid most of it.
"But his luck runs out here. Gallade use Focus Punch!" "Lucario counter with Bullet Punch!" As the two attacks met a sickening crunch was heard as Lucario grasped his hand in agony, something was clearly broken. Gallade wasted no time and the last thing Lucario saw before being knocked out cold was a flaming fist.
"Lucario is unable to battle, Gallade wins!"
Up in the stands the audience was getting frenzied. Andrew had just taken out Cynthia's Lucario, widely considered her second most powerful Pokemon next to Garchomp. And he still had two Pokemon yet to be revealed, though many could guess that his Torterra would be among them, Andrew was rarely seen without his beloved starter by his side.
Seeing Lucario returned caused the group to release a breath they didn't know they were holding. "Come on Andrew, we believe in you" thought the girls as their love battled like a cornered Rattata.
Back on the field Gallde was breathing heavily. Lucario had gotten in a few lucky hits when the Psychic type used Close Combat, and he still felt the force of that Bullet Punch.
"Roserade I need your aid." Like Lucario, Roserade bowed to Gallade, who graciously returned it.
"Stay strong my friend, we can win this," said Andrew reassuringly.
"Roserade use Razor Leaf" "Dodge and use Psycho Cut" Gallade gracefully dodged the razor sharp leaves and slashed at Roserade for heavy damage.
"Roserade push through and use Petal Blizzard!" Roserade shook its head and fired a cyclone of deadly petals towards Gallade.
"Gallade use Confusion on the petals!" Gallade nodded as his eyes began to glow blue. Roserade's eyes widened as a light blue beam was fired from Galalde's eyes and hit the petals, causing them to stop. Grunting in effort, Gallade used his psychic power to send the Petal Blizzard crashing into Roserade; though it didn't do much damage, the grass type was still dazed. "Finish this with Psychic!" Gallade nodded and fired a blue beam from his eyes, which slammed into the Grass type and knocked Roserade out.
"Roserade is unable to battle. Gallade wins."
"Milotic show them your beauty." Cynthia said as the beautiful Water type appeared. Andrew looked at Gallade and knew he wouldn't last much longer.
"Gallade use Toxic" Gallade quickly spat up a wad of toxic sludge and hurled it at Milotic.
"Trying to wear me down are you Andrew? Not bad." thought the champion as she considered her options.
"Milotic use Surf" With a loud cry Milotic summoned a large wave and rode on top of it.
"Gallade, I know you're exhausted but I know you have it in you for one more attack. Use Thunder Punch!" Gallade grinned, he knew he wasn't going to see the end of this match, but he was going down swinging.
With all his remaining strength the Psychic type hurled himself at the wall of water, his fist crackling with electricity. As the fist hit the water it coursed its way into Milotic, who let out a cry of pain.
"Gallade is unable to battle, Milotic wins" the official announced as it was revealed Gallade was unconscious.
"Incredible job Gallade, I'm very proud of you."
"You best be ready Cynthia, I'm breaking out the big guns. Gallade was just a preview. Torterra, primo victoria!" Andrew yelled as his faithful Grass type appeared, stamping his foot as he roared.
"Alright Torterra, let's be quick, use Rock Polish and follow up with Sunny Day!" Torterra glowed yellow as his speed increased substantially, as his tree glowed orange.
"Hydro Pump Milotic." "Dodge and use Energy Ball!" With surprising speed Torterra bounded out of the way of the jet of water and fired a green ball, striking Milotic, who spluttered as she felt the poison from Gallade's Toxic.
"Milotic use Aqua Ring" "Oh no you don't Cynth. Torterra use Solar Beam!" Torterra grinned as he fired a green beam from his tree, slicing through the Aqua Ring like it was paper and knocking out Milotic.
"Milotic is unable to battle. Torterra wins."
"Togekiss, come on out!" The Jubilee Pokemon appeared and gracefully hovered above the battlefield.
"Torterra use Rock Slide!" With Rock Polish still in effect Torterra was incredibly fast for his kind and quickly summoned and hurled several large rocks at Togekiss, one of them sending her crashing to the ground.
"Togekiss, get up and use Sky Attack!" "Iron Defense quick!" Togekiss got herself up and shot high into the sky, dive bombing Torterra, who grunted in pain from the super effective attack, but Iron Defense helped block some of the damage.
"Knock her out of the sky with Wood Hammer!" A green tendril shot out of Torterra's mountains and coalesced into a hammer, smacking Togekiss into the ground.
"Now use Heavy Slam!" With surprising speed, Torterra crashed into Togekiss, sending the flying type crashing into a wall.
"Togekiss is unable to battle. Torterra wins."
"This is it buddy, you and I both know what's coming up. But I believe in you and the others, I believe we can win this."
Torterra nodded, he was nervous too, but he wouldn't go down without a fight.
"Not many people manage to make it this far Andrew, so forcing me to bring him out is quite the achievement. Garchomp, battle dance." With a deafening roar that sent chills down both Andrew's and Torterra's spines, Cynthia's infamous Garchomp appeared. Suddenly Torterra felt slower, Rock Polish had worn off.
"You sneaky girl Cynthia. You saved Garchomp for when Rock Polish wore off. Such intelligence only makes you even more desirable." thought the Sandgem native as he prepared for battle.
"Garchomp Iron Head" Within seconds Garchomp had slammed into Torterra, sending him flying into a wall. "Now use Dragon Pulse." said the Sinnoh champion with unnerving calmness.
Once the dust cleared Torterra was revealed to have swirls in his eyes and covered in bruises.
"Torterra is unable to battle, Garchomp wins."
It took several seconds for everyone to comprehend what had just happened. Andrew's Torterra, widely considered a walking tank even by the standards of his kind, had just been decked with only two moves, granted he had been weakened by Togekiss' Sky Attack, but it still showed Garchomp's power.
"You did well buddy, I couldn't have asked for a better starter." said Andrew softly as he returned his beloved starter. He then turned to Cynthia, a fire burning in his eyes, this was not going to be a Johto repeat.
"Alright Cynthia, that was impressive. But if you think I'm done you ain't seen nothin' yet. I'm not backing down and I know for damn sure my Pokemon wouldn't want me to either. I am not walking out of here until your title is mine. Deathclaw, battlestations!" Andrew roared as his trusty Salamence appeared, letting loose a roar as loud as Garchomp's.
The crowd roared in approval at the sight of this showdown. This was it, the winner of this would walk away the Champion of Sinnoh. Two draconic titans were about to clash.
"Let's put a cherry on top of this particular sundae." said Andrew, causing Cynthia to momentarily space out. Andrew knew about her habits when it came to the frozen treat, and he laughed a bit when he noticed the far off look in her eyes. She quickly snapped out of it as Deathclaw was enveloped in a bright pink light.
When the light died down Deathclaw was larger and more vicious looking, her most notable change was her wings, now in a crescent-shape. She proceeded to let out a roar that made Garchomp's look like the meow of a Skitty.
"Alright Deathclaw, let's do this! Dragon Rush!" Deathclaw shot forwards, wreathed in purple flames. "Counter with Dragon Rush too Garchomp!"
As the two dragons met a massive explosion enveloped them. Several minutes later, the two dragons returned to their spots.
After several minutes of fighting the two looked evenly matched. Each attack was countered and neither could land a telling blow. Then Andrew had an idea, a devilish grin gracing him.
"Deathclaw get in close" Deathclaw nodded and took off towards Garchomp.
"Counter with Rock Slide!" "Flamethrower full power!" To everyone's surprise, even Cynthia's, Deathclaw let loose a torrent of flames so intense the rocks melted before they could reach the blue dragon.
"Now use Dragon Tail!" Deathclaw swung her massive tail and sent Garchomp sprawling to the other side of the field.
"Alright Deathclaw, let's end this! DRACONIC DIVEBOMB!"
With a deafening roar Deathclaw shot high into the sky. As she came down, rocketing towards the slowly recovering Garchomp, she began to glow purple.
With a resounding crash and a massive explosion, Deathclaw slammed into Garchomp. For several minutes everyone waited anxiously to see the results. Everyone gasped when the dust finally settled. Standing triumphantly over an unconscious Garchomp was Deathclaw, bruised and panting but conscious.
"C-Cynthia's Garchomp is unable to b-battle. Salamence wins. Since Cynthia is out of Pokemon the winner and new Champion of the Sinnoh Region is Andrew Townsend!"
Seconds later, the stadium erupted like a volcano; but instead of lava came deafening cheers.
With tears of happiness in his eyes Andrew ran towards Deathclaw and embraced the mighty dragon. An audible purr was heard as Andrew heaped praises onto the dragon as she licked her beloved master.
Cynthia sighed and returned Garchomp, a smile coming to her as she gazed at Andrew, who was petting Deathclaw affectionately, causing the mighty dragon to purr and stamp her foot in appreciation.
"He's the one, he's definitely the one."
Andrew returned Deathclaw and met Cynthia in the middle of the field, sticking out his hand.
After a few seconds of staring at the victorious trainer, Cynthia grabbed his wrist and pulled him into a searing hot kiss, placing her hand behind the head of the stunned trainer. Everyone watching the match, be it at the stadium or on the television, was dead silent, too stunned to comprehend the image.
As the two broke Cynthia's face was crimson red, while Andrew's was slightly less red, and had a dreamy look about him. The silence was broken when Andrew heard Lucas and Barry begin whistling, amused at the fact that it was their best friend that had gotten a kiss from Cynthia, something many males would consider a reward by itself.
Andrew then felt something in his hand. Looking down he saw a key. Blood began trickling out of his nose as he felt Cynthia's breath touch his ear.
"Champion's Suite, after the ceremony" she whispered as she walked back to prepare the ceremony. Andrew's eyes were glued to her backside as she put a sway in her hips. The realization of what was going to happen then hit him like a charging Rampardos and he fainted, regaining his senses seconds later.
He wasn't the only one to notice the way Cynthia walked back though. Up in the stands the girls had seen all the subtleties the Celestic native had put on. They were just as shocked as Andrew was, it appeared their next "sister" was none other than Cynthia herself. Andrew's mother looked on amused while his father had a look of unimaginable pride.
Coming to, Andrew sprang to his feet and sprinted to the locker room as fast as his legs could carry him. There was another reward waiting for him besides the fame and glory of Champion, and its name was Cynthia Shirona.
And I'll cut it there, a bit of a long one. Like with the Hoenn arc the next chapter's gonna be a straight up lemon, so prepare yourself accordingly.
Draconic Divebomb: Sky Attack+Dragon Rush
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