Chapter 27: Pokémon Battle in Magnolia
Every Fairy Tail mages spread open for Sakura and Souji to battle. When both of them are in position, Souji takes out a metal box before pressing a button on it and throwing it into the air as it transforms into a robot referee for a Pokémon battle. The robot floats down at the middle of the field and project a screen that shows Sakura face on one side and Souji's face on the other side as six pictures of poke balls each on both side.
"What's that?" Natsu questions as the others also have a same question as he does.
"That will be the referee just for Pokémon battles." Sakura explains to them.
"The battle between Sakura and Souji will now take place." The robot speaks. "You may use six Pokémon each. As soon as either party's Pokémon are all unable to battle, the battle is over. Both of you, please call out your Pokémon."
"Come out, Vent!" Sakura calls out as she throws the poke ball in the air.
"Geroge, come one out!" Souji also did the same action and both poke balls pop open. Vent and Souji's Gamageroge land in front of their respective trainers as both of them stare at each other.
"Now, begin the battle!" The referee says as pictures of Vent and Gamageroge appears at their respective trainers.
"Vent, Aerial Ace!" Sakura shouts and Vent jumps towards with a high burst of speed and hits Gamageroge.
"That did it!" Natsu exclaims.
"Aye!" Happy agrees.
"Not yet!" Erza says as Gamegeroge looks down and smirks.
"Geroge! Grab Jalorda and use Acid!"
Gamageroge grabs Vent with both of its hands and shoots violet acids from its mouth at Vent causing it to fly out of Gamageroge's grip and lands near Sakura.
"Vent!" Sakura calls out and Vent slowly gets up but purple electricity appears around its body as a purple blush appears. "Poison status!"
"Now what are you going to do, Sakura?" Souji asks causing Sakura to clutch her hand. Then, Vent stands up tall with the poison status effect.
"Vent…" Sakura calls and Vent turns its head to her before nodding. "You're right, Vent! Use Wrap!" She shouts and Vent shoots towards Gamegeroge.
"Dodge it!" Souji shouts and Gamageroge jumps up into the air to dodge it, making Sakura to smirk.
"I've been waiting for this." Sakura says when Souji realize his mistake.
"Oh no!" He says.
"Vent, jump up and use Leaf Blade!" Sakura shouts as she points her finger up. Then, Vent jumps up as the end of Vent's tail glows light green and slashes the Vibration Pokémon when Vent got closer to it.
Vent lands back in front of Sakura and Gamageroge crash lands in front of Souji as dirt kicks up.
"Geroge!" Souji calls out. When the dirt settle down, he sees Gamageroge sprawling on the ground with swirls on his eyes.
"Gamageroge is unable to battle. Jalorda wins." The referee announces as he lifts a flag indicating Sakura's side as Gamageroge's picture loses its colors.
"Yes!" Sakura exclaims.
"Yosha! Sakura did it!" Natsu shouts.
"Aye!" Happy says.
"I don't know what it would happened back there." Lucy says.
"But it's not over yet." Erza says making the three to look at her.
"Erza's right. Sakura has to beat five more in order to win." Gray reminds them.
"That's right." Lucy says.
On the field, Gamageroge is surrounded in red light before it returns to Souji's poke ball and he looks at it. "You did well." Souji says as he puts away the poke ball and grabs another. "Sakura, you did well! As expected from our daughter!"
"What did you expect!" Sakura shouts back. "I wasn't the top three for nothing."
"Yeah. But this is getting started. Washi, come on out!" Souji shouts as he throws his poke ball in the air and Warrgle lands on the ground and spread its wings. Then Warggle's picture appears below Gamageroge's
"Vent, do you think you could go on?" Sakura asks and Vent nods. "All right. Use Dragon Tail!" Vent's tail glows light blue and hits Warrgle with it.
"A direct hit!" Happy shouts.
"Not exactly." Souji says and Sakura widens her eyes in realization. "Warrgle, use Air Slash!"
Warrgle's wings glows light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at Vent. Which they explode when in contact with Vent.
"Vent!" Sakura calls out, but Vent collapses with swirls on its eyes with the purple blush.
"Jalorda is unable to battle. Warrgle wins." The referee announces as Vent's picture loses its colors.
"With just one hit?" Gray questions.
"No, Vent was already weakened from the first battle." Erza says.
"Also with the state Vent was, it looked like its stamina is draining." Lucy says as Sakura returns Vent back to its poke ball.
"Thank you, Vent. You have a good rest." Sakura mutters and puts the poke ball away and grabs another one. "Papa! This time, it's going to be a sky battle!" She shouts as she throws the poke ball, opening it revealing Tsubasa as Tsubasa's picture appears below Vent's.
"Tsubasa, it's going to be revenge for Vent!" Sakura tells the female Kenhollow and she spreads her wings. "Go, Tsubasa! Fly!"
Tsubasa flies straight up to the sky.
"You too, Washi!" Souji tells it as Warrgle follows Tsubasa.
The two bird Pokémons race up against each other and flips around the area where the field is.
"Wow!" Lucy says.
"It looks like it a battle on the sky!" Happy says.
"Steel Wing!" Sakura and Souji shout and both Pokémons have their wings glow white and hit each other repeatedly.
"This isn't going anywhere. Tsubasa! Use Razor Wind!" Sakura shouts and Tsubasa stops flying and begins flapping her wings as they glow bright white. Consequently, bright, white, crescent-shape energy waves to be fired at Warrgle.
Once they hit their target, Warrgle is shot down and falls to the ground.
"Washi!" Souji shouts making Warrgle to open its eyes and flies back up. "That's good. Now use Brave Bird!"
"Tsubasa! Sky Attack!" Sakura shouts.
Warrgle's body becomes surrounded in red flames before it turns to blue as Tsubasa body becomes surrounded in an orange and gold sparkling aura. Tsubasa flies in front of Warrgle as Warrgle chases after her.
"Go! Tsubasa!" Natsu shouts.
"Go for it!" Happy also shouts.
When Tsubasa and Warrgle are on the opposite of each other, they fly straight at each other before colliding each other causing an explosion. The spectator and trainers cover their faces from the explosion as two something fall to the ground revealing both Tsubasa and Warrgle eyes has swirls.
"Both Kenhollow and Warrgle are unable to battle." The referee announces as both Tsubasa's and Warrgle's picture lose their colors.
"A double knock out?" Lucy questions.
"This shows that both Sakura and her father are the same level." Erza says and both Sakura and Souji return their Pokémon into their poke balls.
"Down to four left. This got intense." Gray says as he somehow naked again.
"Gray, your clothes." Erza says causing him to panic.
"Come out, Aiko!" Sakura shouts as she throws her third Pokémon into the field as Aiko lands in front of her.
"What is that Pokémon?" Souji asks.
"Don't you remember? Is that Eevui I showed you while I stayed at Ishuu." Sakura says.
"While you stayed? You mean you went to another region?!" He questions.
"Why are making a big deal out of this?"
"We agreed to let you go on a journey! Not going to another region!"
"Well going to another region is part of a journey!" Sakura retorts.
"This is…" Lucy begins.
"Why are they having a family dispute?" Gray questions.
"Then I have to win and take you back home!" Souji exclaims and throws his third Pokémon as Gigigiaru levitates above the ground in front of him and Gigigiaru's picture appears below Warrgle.
"Gear, huh? This might be a problem." Sakura thought.
"Aiko, we have to be careful!" Sakura tells her.
"Phia!" Aiko says as she spreads her feet a little more.
"Swift!" Sakura shouts and Aiko jumps into the air and swishes its tail, releasing multiple yellow stars with golden sparkles around them at Gigigiaru.
"Iron Defense!" Souji exclaims and Gigigiaru's body becomes outlined in light blue. Then, a white shine goes up its body and turns into iron as Gigigiaru stops the attack.
"What?!" Natsu exclaims.
"Eh?!" Lucy says.
"Use Metal Sound!"
Gigigiaru's body glows light blue and emits silver colored sound waves that spread out towards Aiko, forcing her to hold her ears in pain.
"Aiko!" Sakura calls out as at the spectators, both Natsu and Happy also cover their ears.
"MY EARS!" Natsu shouts.
"WHAT IS THIS SOUND?!" Happy questions.
"What's wrong, Natsu?" Lucy asks.
"It seems that not only effects on Aiko but also Natsu and Happy." Erza says.
"Aiko, you have to stay strong!" Sakura shouts and Aiko stands up slowly even with the sound. "Use Shadow Ball!"
Aiko forms a black and purple ball of energy with black static around it above her mouth. She then fires the ball at Gigigiaru.
"Mirror Shot!" Souji shouts and Gigigiaru's body becomes covered in a light blue aura. The aura then forms into a light blue orb of energy in front of its body and then fires the orb through the Shadow Ball and hit Aiko.
"Aiko!" Sakura calls out when the smoke clears out she sees Aiko lying on the ground with swirls on her eyes.
"Nymphia is unable to battle. Gigigiaru wins." The referee announces and the Aiko's picture loses its colors and Sakura returns Aiko to her poke ball.
"Thank you, Aiko." Sakura mutters to the poke ball and she puts it away as she gets her fourth one. "Recca!"
Sakura throws the poke ball and it snaps open as Recca levitates little above the ground.
"Ulgamoth, huh?" Souji says.
"Recca, Heat Wave!" Sakura shouts and Recca's wings glows orange before it flaps its wings releasing a gust of heat towards Gigigiaru.
"Iron Defense!" Souji orders and Gigigiaru's body turns iron again as the heat hits it causing Gigigiaru to fall on the ground.
"Recca, get closer to Gear and use Fiery Dance!" Sakura shouts and as instructed, Recca gets in front of Gigigiaru quickly before it spins around, surrounded in flames as the fire hits Gigigiaru, causing it to collapse on the ground as swirls appear on its eyes.
"Gigigiaru is unable to battle. Ulgamoth wins." The referee announces as Gigigiaru's picture loses its colors.
"This is getting too close." Gray says.
"Yeah…" Lucy agrees.
"So far, Sakura has three left including Recca as her father also has three left." Erza says.
"So what. Sakura is definitely going to win!" Natsu says.
Then, Souji returns Gigigiaru into its poke ball before he switches his Pokémon.
"Tula, come on out!" Souji calls out as he throws the poke ball as Dentula lands in front of its trainer and Dentula's picture appears below Gigigiaru.
"It's a spider!" Lucy exclaims as blue lines appear below her eyes creeping out of the EleSpider Pokémon.
"Tula, use Electroweb!" Souji shouts as sparks of yellow electricity appear in between Dentula's pedipalps and it fires it as a stream of yellow electricity into the air. As it flies through the air, the tip opens and expands, forming into a large spider web of electricity. The web then covers over Recca and electrocutes it.
"Recca!" Sakura shouts as Recca squirms around as it is constantly being electrocutes.
"What should I do…" Sakura thought as she looks at the electric net and have an idea. "I'm not sure this is going to work, but it's the only option."
"Recca, use Heat Wave!" She shouts and Recca's wings glows orange.
"What is Sakura planning?" Souji thought when the electric net begins to burn where Recca's wings are, subsequently, freeing itself which Souji is shocked and the spectators (Fairy Tail wizards) cheer.
"Just as I thought." Sakura says catching Souji's attention. "I figured that Electoweb has the same concept as a regular net, so I let Recca burn through it."
Souji widens his eyes at Sakura's explanation and thought, "Is this really Sakura?"
"Go, Recca! Use Fiery Dance!" Sakura shouts and Recca spins around, surrounded in flames as the fire hits Dentula, causing it to collapse on the ground as swirls appear on its eyes.
"Dentula is unable to battle. Ulgamoth wins." The referee announces as Dentula's picture loses its colors.
"That's amazing, Sakura!" Lucy shouts.
"I never thought that she came up with that idea." Erza says.
"I thought that using that flame-brain's idea would be a bad thing, but I was wrong." Gray says.
"What was that, you ice princess?" Natsu questions as he slams his forehead against Gray's.
"You have a problem?" Gray questions back before Erza stops the fight as she pushes them, subsequently, breaking their necks.
"Stop it right now!" She says scaring Lucy.
Meanwhile, Souji returns Dentula into its poke ball before he switches it.
Kojo, come on out!" Souji calls out as he throws the poke ball and it pops open as Kojondo lands in front of him. Then Kojondo's picture appears below Dentula's.
"Be careful, Recca!" Sakura says and Recca blows out smoke of flames from its mouth. "Bug Buzz!"
Recca calls out loudly, which releases red sound waves from its body at Kojondo.
"Detect!" Souji shouts and Kojondo's eyes glow light blue and it dodges Recca's attack.
"What?!" Sakura questions.
"High Jump Kick!"
Kojondo jumps into the air and one of its knees starts to glow purple.
"Recca, dodge it!" Sakura shouts but Kojondo the strikes Recca with its knees before Recca could dodge it.
"Recca!" Sakura calls out as Recca falls to the ground and Recca's eyes have swirls in them.
"Ulgamoth is unable to battle. Kojondo wins." The referee announces and Recca's picture loses its colors.
Sakura returns Recca to its poke ball and switches it before she throws it.
"Takeru!" She calls out as the poke ball snaps open and Takeru lands in front of her. "Use Swords Dance!"
Takeru closes its eyes and meditates. Several blue glowing swords circle Takeru and cross together. Takeru then glows red, raising its Attack.
"Bone Rush!"
Takeru puts its paws together and spreads them apart, creating a light blue bone of energy and Takeru charges towards Kojondo.
"Detect!" Souji shouts and Kojondo's eyes glows blue again and dodges all Takeru's attacks.
"Use Aura Sphere!" Sakura shouts and Takeru immediately puts his hands together and creates a blue ball of energy before he fires it at Kojondo causing an explosion when in contact. "Did that do it?" Sakura questions but when the smoke clears up, Kojondo is still standing.
"What?!" Sakura questions in shock as Takeru is also in shock by this.
"Force Palm!" Souji shouts and Kojondo about to thrust its palm into Takeru.
"Extreme Speed!" Sakura shouts and Takeru's body becomes surrounded in a white clear aura as it charges into Kojondo at a fast speed. Then, Takeru collides into Kojondo as Kojondo thrusts its palm into Takeru with great force and both of them are send flying backwards.
"Takeru!" Sakura calls out and Takeru slowly gets up.
"Kojo!" Souji calls out and Kojondo also slowly gets up.
Both Takeru and Kojondo stand up as they are facing each other for a while before they both smile and collapse.
"Both Lucario and Kojondo are unable to battle." The referee announces and both Takeru's and Kojondo's picture lose their colors.
"Another tie." Erza says.
"And both of them are down to their last one." Gray says and Lucy gulps from the tension.
"This is getting nervous." Lucy says.
Both Sakura and Souji return their Pokémon into their poke balls and switch to their last Pokémon.
"Sazan, come on out!" Souji calls out as he throws the poke ball into their air before it pops open and Sazandora levitates above the ground.
"Papa's first partner, Sazan…" Sakura thought and remembers when she played with Sazandora when she was little. "But, I changed after I left for my journey. And now…"
"Come out, Latias!" Sakura calls out as she throws the poke ball into the air before it pops open as Latias levitates above the ground. On the screen, both Latias and Sazandora picture appear on the last slot by their respective partners.
"That Pokémon…!" Souji says.
"Papa. This is the Pokémon that I told you and Mama before I left." Sakura says.
"You mean…"
"Yeah… And now I want to show you how I matured after I left! Latias, use Dragon Breath!"
Light blue waves of energy start to swirl around Latias before she fires a light blue beam of energy from her mouth at Sazandora.
"Tri Attack!" Souji shouts and Sazandora opens the mouths on its three heads and charges an orb of energy before each of them, all with different colors. It then fires and Ice-type move from the left arm head, a Fire-type move from the middle head, and an Electric-type move from the right arm head colliding Dragon Breath.
"Psychic!" Sakura shouts and Latias' eyes glows light blue as Sazandora becomes surrounded by a light blue aura. Suddenly, Sazandora immediately drops to the ground from Latias' control.
"Sazan!" Souji calls out. Then Sazandora moves its body despite Latias' control and manages to lift its body above the ground. "Alright. Use Dark Pulse!"
Sazandora opens its mouth and fires a beam of black and purple circles at Latias and when it contacts, the attack explodes.
"Latias!" Sakura calls out and when the smoke clears out, she sees Latias still floating above the ground with scratch marks all over its body.
"Sazan, use Crunch!" Souji shouts and Sazandora's teeth glows white and bites down on Latias with its teeth.
"Latias!" Sakura calls out as Latias cries out in pain.
"Latias!" Lucy calls out.
"This is bad." Gray says.
"At this rate, Sakura is going to lose!" Happy says.
"Come on, Sakura!" Natsu shouts.
"What should I do… At this rate, I have to go back with Papa…" Sakura thought and clutches her hand. "No… This isn't the half of our bond!"
"Latias, use Dragon Breath one more time!" Sakura shouts and light blue eaves of energy swirl around Latias again before she fires it directly at Sazandora causing it to let go of Latias.
"Latias, are you okay!" Sakura asks and Latias nods as she looks at her trainer. "Then let show Papa our bond!"
"What is Sakura planning this time?" Souji thought noticing the air between her and Latias has changed.
Sakura then reaches for her Key Stone on her black bracelet. "Latias, Mega Evolve!" Once she touched the Key Stone, streams of light come out as Latias Mega Stone starts to glow and streams come out. The two different streams connect to each other before Latias' body starts to shine and change, mega evolving into Mega Latias. Latias' body stops shining and everyone in the area sees Mega Latias floating in front of Sakura.
"Wh-What is that?!" Souji questions.
"This is mine and Latias strong bond. Mega Evolve!" Sakura exclaims.
"Mega Evolve…? Then Sazan, use Dark Pulse!" Souji shouts and Sazandora fires the attack at Latias.
"Latias, dodge it!" Sakura orders and Latias quickly flies up as the attack hits on the ground where Latias was.
"Fast!" Souji mutters.
"Use Recover!" Sakura shouts and Latias' whole body glows yellow and all of the damage on her body disappears.
"What?!"
"Latias healed herself?!" Lucy questions.
"Wow!" Happy says.
"Sazan, go after Latias and use Dragon Rush!" Souji shouts and Sazandora goes up to where Latias is and it releases a blue, dragon-shaped energy that covers its body. It then charges Latias to slam into her.
"Dodge it!" Sakura shouts and Latias twirls to the left to dodge Sazandora as Latias is behind it. "Use Dragon Pulse!"
Latias fires a multicolored dragon-shaped beam of energy from its mouth at Sazandora, causing it to explode in contact.
"Sazan!" Souji calls out and Sazandora crashes to the ground and everyone sees swirls in its eyes.
"Sazandora is unable to battle. Therefore, the winner is Sakura." The referee announces as Sazandora's picture loses its colors and the screen changes into Sakura with her Pokémon under her picture with the word 'WINNER' above her picture.
Upon realizing she won, Sakura's lips become a smile as Latias floats down to her as she changes back to her normal form and Sakura hugs Latias.
"We did it!" Sakura exclaims as she jumps up and down. Then her teammates rush towards her and stop in front of her.
"Way to go, Sakura!" Happy shouts.
"Good job!" Gray shouts.
"Excellent work." Erza says.
"That was amazing, Sakura!" Lucy says.
"Fight me!" Natsu exclaims.
"Natsu, that's going too far!" Lucy tells him and Sakura giggles.
"Sakura." Souji calls as he walks towards her catching everyone's attention. "That was an excellent battle. You surely have grown during your journey. We, no, I was wrong to keep you at home."
"Papa…" Sakura calls and Souji takes out a small present box. "What is it?"
"Open it up." He tells her and Sakura grabs the box before she opens it up causing her to widen her eyes. A gold pocket watch as the lid has ornaments looks resembles like a double-edged spear.
"This is…"
"That's right. This is the watch you always wanted." Souji says as Sakura picks it up. She then presses the button on the watch causing the lid to open to show the time as a melody begins to play.
(Lacie's melody music box)
"What a pretty song…" Lucy says.
"This song… Mama always play…" Sakura says.
"Your mom?" Lucy asks and Sakura nods.
"Your mother is nice from hearing this song." Erza says.
"Sakura." Souji calls and Sakura looks up at him. "Happy Birthday."
Sakura widens her eyes and tears begin to form on them.
"You remember… that promise…?" Sakura asks.
"How can I forget?" Souji replies.
~Flashback~
Little Sakura, Souji, and her mother are looking throw a window of a store as Sakura puts her hands on it as she looks at the pocket watch that is displaying.
"Do you want that?" Souji asks.
"Un!" Sakura replies.
"But it's a bit expensive." Sakura's mother points out causing Sakura to pout.
"How about this." Souji says causing Sakura to look up at him. "When you get older, we can give you this as a present."
"Really?!" Sakura asks.
"Yeah. After all…"
~End Flashback~
"After all, you're our precious daughter." Souji says and Sakura hugs him as tears stream down her face.
"Thank you, Papa…" Sakura says.
A/N: Please review if the battles are lukewarm or not.