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Now it's Nikorra's and Isaribi's turns to fight, though against each other won't be until later.

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Pokken Round 3

So now it's Mistress' turn. Thought Hinata with anticipation, carrying Hikari. As well as Isaribi's.

And she wasn't the only one of the group that knew anything about what happened that anticipated this day. Especially when they heard the basic summary of Nikorra's and Isaribi's encounter.

"The biggest difference between you and her, really, is that I made the mistake of trying to hold my reaction back. I didn't rape her or anything, thank Kami, but I didn't exactly get her consent, especially when it basically forced me to pin her underneath me throughout the night. It's why I honestly hope we can fight in this, at least to give her a chance to vent from that."

Either way, even Nikorra wasn't exactly happy about what had happened, so she was rather serious now that the two of them have come up for their fights, despite being in different matches at the start.

And her match is against the cloned Legendary. Hinata thought, then immediately gave an internal snort at said thought. Cloned. The only things similar are the base design, typing, and over all power levels in comparison to most other Psychic Types. At the very least, they created a species variant, if not a full species, only to drop the ball with the name of 'Mew-TWO.'

I'll take that as a compliment, though I could go without those scenes in the back of your mind. Suddenly popped into her head, getting a minor blush in embarrassment at being called out. Officially, I'm gender-less, even though I perceive as a male.

Didn't stop her from quickly sending more 'intensive' images before the connection was dropped, getting a quick pout from the Were'mon.

Down on the field, Nikorra was prepping herself to fight, psyching herself up to handle her upcoming opponent. This will definitely be a challenge. The likes of Mewtwo especially should be able to figure out where I am despite the type disadvantage. Gonna need to stay on the move.

When the fight officially started, she instantly disappeared. A few moments later, Mewtwo chuckled.

"Impressive. Unfortunately, you're not quite far enough to be truly..." He seemingly teleported around and threw a punch, managing to land a hit on Nikorra's stomach. "invisible to me."

However, Mewtwo was the one left surprised when 'Nikorra' suddenly disappeared into smoke and came down on the back of his head with a kick, grounding him before jumping back with a few huffs. "Don't know how that worked, but I certainly appreciate it. Double Team!"

That was when "So that's what happened. Your unique energy was potent enough to mimic the effect of the Shadow Clone through Double Team. This has certainly taken the match to a much more interesting level."

Nikorra said nothing, only attacking in surprising tandem with her copies. Even Mewtwo was surprised with the newfound difficulty this placed on the match, but wasn't deterred just yet. "Earthquake."

"SHIT!"

The ground shook fiercely, slowing Nikorra and her copies considerably as they either tumbled or tried to jump over it, only to get "Thunder."

Nikorra was so glad that she was out of range when she saw the bolts rain down.

Even so, I got to figure out at least something, otherwise I'll lose. She gritted her teeth as she got up as things settled down. And I can't just give up in front of Hikari and the others.

What she didn't notice as she grew more frustrated was dark red sparks dancing around her body, though Mewtwo certainly did. He knew better than to let her have a chance at using the built up power.

He instantly appeared in front of Nikorra, already attacking, only for Nikorra's instincts making her duck without thinking and grabbing the offending part (his tail). Pivoting her right foot, she swung with a yell, making Mewtwo's eyes widen as he was forced to go flying head-over-feet into the wall. The impact actually left a sizable crater, and got Mewtwo to stumble some as he stood.

Nikorra charged forward, sparks growing stronger as she ran, just in time to get stuck in a dead-lock with Mewtwo, who was no showing off his own aura as well.

Up in the stands, Sayuki couldn't help but whistle. "This is intense!"

In the meantime, Hikari looked on in both worry and excitement.

The dead-lock continued for seeming an age, until another Nikorra appeared and Mewtwo disappeared, reappearing a ways away as he began Mega Evolution. "It's about time we settle-" "BLACK HOLE ECLIPSE!" "What?!"

Xerneas, Yvetal, and Zygarde were so glad that they had thought of putting up considerable shields to protect the viewers at the beginning, because now Mewtwo was stuck having to hastily turn into Mega Mewtwo X to try and escape the sudden pull of Nikorra's attack.

Hikari stared blankly at the scene, then slowly turned to the others. "Any chance I could learn that?"

Unfortunately, they didn't register what she asked.

Unfortunately, this time for Mewtwo, Nikorra launched a copy at him, who kicked him into the attack, which promptly imploded and sent Mewtwo crashing to the ground out cold. Nikorra slumped to her knees as well, huffing from exertion more than anything.

It took a few moments before the audience remembered to do much of anything, let alone clap. But once they started, Nikorra was already out of the arena for at least a few minutes by the time they stopped. Outside of the Pokemon, particularly the Legendaries, none of them really expected a black hole!

Nikorra didn't really hear much of anything that was being said beyond the close group when she returned to the others, just in time to get knocked down by an enthusiastic Hikari snuggling up. "Oof! Hikari!"

"Sorry." The Zorua replied, mollified as Kushina picked her up.

"But it was awesome. Was that a Z-Move?" The woman asked, piqued from it. "It's not every day you see a black hole bomb, more or less."

Nikorra nodded. "The standard Dark one, actually."

"*clicks tongue* Dang. Every time they're brought up, something always-" BOOM! "-surprises. What the..."

Upon looking down into the arena, they just caught a glimpse of a Chandelure being carted off as white dust floated to the ground.

"I think Isaribi must've been riled up enough to use the Ice variant." Hinata noted after a moment.

"Was I really that bad?" Nikorra stiffly asked. "I mean, I understand it wasn't the best circumstances that we met, but still..."

"Something tells me it more in regards to the whole monster look above anything else." Kushina remarked. "To be honest, I can't help but find a sort of similarity to Anko's case. I'll see about getting more information once we're done here."

Anko? They all wondered, confused about any possible connection as they looked on in silence.

Isaribi, in the mean time as she walked away from the arena, clenched her fist as a tear dropped from her eye.

I know it seems a bit rushed for both fights, so let me explain:

Nikorra vs. Mewtwo – they quickly realized that they had to take each other very seriously, so they didn't think all that much beyond 'Can't take chances here.'

Isaribi – considering her canon arc, it isn't much of a stretch that the change to Suicune Were'mon hurt her more than she's letting on. Combined with her age, the resulting parts like abandonment and 'loss of a cure,' and you got a recipe for vengeful resentment. It's kind of similar to Vanessa from Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, at least her attitude towards Nikorra.

That's all for now. Until next time, please R&R.