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Chapter 36: A Serious Battle?
It was dot 6 PM when Frost reached the gym where he found that all Champions with their escorts and a lot of guests of the hotel had already settled down at the viewing gallery.
[I guess word travels fast when there is a Champion fighting.] thought Frost as he slowly made his way to the middle of the field where Steven was already waiting for him.
"There you are Frost, feeling nervous?" asked Steven while flicking his hair to the side gaining himself woos from the females in the stadium.
"Not at all, I did expect a crowd considering the great Steven Stone is fighting some no-name guy," replied Frost without losing confidence.
"Well, I like to make a point clear," Steven replied as he scanned the Champion's side of the viewing seats to make sure Cynthia was watching.
"Don't we all," said Frost as he took out Greninja's Pokeball.
"Woah easy there Ranger did you forget that we also have a wager to set."
Frost stopped momentarily before speaking
"What do you want Champion?"
Steven smirked at Frost before replying
"If I win you switch escort duty with any other Champion of your liking and leave Cynthia alone."
[So that was his main motive to bring me out here.] thought Frost before replying.
"I don't think that is an issue with me but what if I win."
"Naturally anything you want from me ."
"I see….. is it fine if I state my side of the wager afterward."
" Of course but I don't think that is gonna happen since you will lose anyway." taunted Steven but Frost didn't bite instead he simply didn't show any reaction what so ever , a fact that simply pissed Steven off even further.
[His poker face has no cracks well we will see how he stands after I beat his ass in this match.] thought Steven as he started making his back to his side of the arena.
As both of them got ready to began Frost yelled from his side of the field
"Champion! Why don't we allow mega evolution's as well considering you have a mega stone on you."
"Do you also have a mega stone on you?" asked Steven as he couldn't see one on Frost earlier.
"Nope but I just don't want you to have any regrets after this fight you know," said Frost teasingly.
Steven gritted his teeth as he thought
[This man is he underestimating me, how dare he.]
He quickly regained his composure as he said
"Well, then mega evolution's are allowed but don't think I will go easy on you for not having a mega evolving Pokemon on you."
Once Steven said this something changed in Frost as his smile became slightly sinful.
"Who said anything about holding back." he said while gripping Greninja's Pokeball tightly.
Stone who noticed this change in Frost had goosebumps and said to Ash and the other Champions.
"STEVEN MESSED UP BAD."
"Why the match hasn't even begun yet?" questioned Lance at Stone's comment.
"This match is gonna be an interesting one." said Leaf as she supported her head on Spark's shoulder.
"That is for certain." added Spark and Rain just nodded to that.
"What is happening can someone explain?" asked Diantha and Ash almost together out of frustration.
"Just watch carefully Champions because you are gonna see how dangerous a Specialist like our leader gets when he is serious." said Rain to fill in the blanks.
"Wait, you what to say he wasn't even serious when he fought me and we still lost." asked Ash looking at Stone.
"As much as I hate to admit it, No he wasn't being all that serious but then also wasn't Champion Cynthia." Stone replied as he looked over towards the blonde Champion staring at the field with a sharp gaze not even acknowledging Stone with a reply since she was so concentrated on the fight.
BACK ON THE FIELD
"The informal match between the Champion of Hoenn Steven Stone and the Challenger Frost is going to begin, each trainer is allowed to use one pokemon each and the battle will end when either side is unable to continue also use of mega evolution is allowed are we clear." announced the referee.
"Yes." said Steven as he called out his ace a Shiney Metagross.
Frost simply nodded and called out his own Shiney Greninja.
"Battle Begin" the Referee blew his whistle and the crowd went wild with cheers coming from everywhere.
"Metagross start things up with Flash Cannon."
The pokemon obliged and a beam of light erupted from it's head.
"Greninja dodge and counter with Cut."
Greninja ducked underneath the incoming attack and formed a kunai shaped blade in his hand before proceeding to cut Metagross.
"Don't let Greninja get close use Psychic on the rocks to intercept him." yelled Steven
While Greninja was about to connect his strike, suddenly a rock flung towards him making him take a leap in the air to avoid taking any damage.
"Good use Psychic again and keep up the pressure." Steven said as Metagros once again glowed blue.
Seeing this Frost immediately reacted
"Quickly use Hydropump and break his concentration."
The Hydropump connected and Greninja swiftly landed on his feet.
"Metagross Flash Cannon again."
This time Frost didn't react and Greninja got hit and was sent flying upwards.
"Greninja use Water Shuriken." commanded Frost as the water Shuriken thrown successfully connected with Metagross.
The crowd cheered and back at the Champion Stand Ash smiled as he realized that Frost's Greninja used the momentum it gained from being hit with Flash cannon to increase the speed of his shuriken's in a similar way like Pikachu's electro ball in their match a few days ago.
"While Greninja is still in the air use Hyper Beam!" yelled Steven without missing a beat.
[He is truly a dangerous enemy to fight.] thought Frost as the attack connected.
Greninja was now staggering to stand but Steven didn't let this opportunity slip as he said
"Follow up with Brick Break."
Metagross's metal arm struck Greninja on his side as he was sent flying into the nearby wall.
As the crowd gasped at the serious hit Greninja took everyone thought the match was over but Cynthia knew Greninja wasn't done yet.
[No way Frost's pokemon is going down that easy.] she thought as the dust in the arena cleared revealing Greninja to be still standing.
Steven also equally shocked at the will power of Frost's Greninja said
"What happened Frost feeling scared?"
"Nope actually I was wondering whether this is a good time for you to use mega evolution." he replied normally.
"I don't think I'll need it." said Steven while smiling.
Frost, on the other hand, muttered to himself "Suit yourself" before calling out his Pokemon.
"You ready?" to which the frog Pokemon simply nodded.
"Good, use Double Team."
Multiple copies of Greninja appeared on the field.
"Metagross take them out using Rock Tomb."
Although the attack reduced the number of clones it still wasn't enough to hit the real one.
"Water Shuriken NOW!"
Roughly 10 shurikens were approaching Metagross.
"Use Protect." called out Steven seeing there was no room to dodge.
7 out of the 10 missed but surprisingly the 3 that hit Metagross did decent damage making Metagross flinch in pain.
"Greninja close the gap by using Cut."
Greninja swiftly took advantage of the time created and began slashing at Metagross repeatedly.
"Metagross Brick Break."
But it was no use as his attacks were either parried by Greninja or blocked completely.
"Damn it I have to win." said Steven to himself as he saw Metagross being overpowered.
Soon he decides to swallow his pride as he pulled back and Mega Evolved Metagross much to the crowd's surprise.
"Well looks like Steven finally decided to get serious." said Lance as he saw Mega Metagross on the field.
"The real challenge for Frost starts now." said Cynthia as Alder added "Well he was holding out pretty well so far."
Mega Metagross charged at Greninja and because of his increased speed and power Greninja was now taking a few hits here and there until Steven told Mega Metagross to use Hyper Beam.
The beam was getting nearer by the second and Frost calmly said " Hydro Pump full power."
"Is he crazy Hyper Beam is a much powerful attack than Hydro Pump Greninja will definitely take a hit here." said Diantha.
The Ranger's just smirked and replied in Unison "Don't underestimate him."
On the battlefield, Greninja followed up with Hydro Pump as planned and it cut straight through the incoming Hyper Beam.
The Crowd was baffled and Cynthia only smiled as she realized what had happened, she looked over towards Alder to see whether he saw what was up and with the cheeky smile plastered on his face it was pretty clear that he did too.
"Now Greninja use Water Shuriken and then follow up with Double Team to confuse him."
"Dodge Metagross."
As Metagross avoided the attack it resulted in him and Steven not noticing where did Greninja go.
Frost smirked as his plan worked and he yelled "Use Dark Pulse."
And without knowing where the attack will come from Metagross was forced to take a hit from a move that it is weak against.
Steven was clearly running out of patience as he essentially screamed "Use Flash Cannon to find the real one."
All clones disappeared in a huge explosion and Greninja's leg was also hit in the process making him fall on the ground.
Back on the stand, Lance said
"Both of the Pokemon are badly hit."
"Yes the person who connects the next attack is likely gonna win." added Alder.
"Ahem.. are we going to ignore that Steven's Metagross is Mega evolved." said Ash.
"Yes Steven is still at an advantage here." replied Diantha to Ash's query.
"But that doesn't mean Frost doesn't have a chance in this." added Cynthia making everyone's eyes focused on the next move of the ongoing battle.
BACK ON THE FIELD
[Just one more hit and I win.] summarized Steven.
"I'll give it you Ranger you are a tough one but this battle is all but mine." he said confidently but Frost didn't reply and instead gave Steven an ice cold stare which didn't go unnoticed but neither the Rangers nor Cynthia.
[How is he so calm about this he is going to lose.] thought Steven as he told Metagross.
"Use Meteor Mash to end this."
Light enveloped around Metagross as he rushed towards the kneeling Greninja on the ground but just as the hit was going to connect Frost realized something
[He figured it out well just what I expect out of a Champion class trainer.]
Frost referring to the fact that Steven had noticed that the Greninja on the ground was just a clone to lure Metagross and the real one was still in the air after being hit with the previous Flash Cannon.
[It's over I figured it out just in time.] thought Steven as he sighed in relief and quickly yelled "Use Hammer Arm on Greninja the real one is just above you."
With a loss for Greninja clear to the naked eye Ash realized that Frost hadn't use 'that' move yet.
"GRENINJA USE MIND READER AND FOLLOW IT UP WITH NIGHT SLASH." Frost yelled and just like that the arm that was merely mm away from hitting Greninja was avoided with amazing precision and athleticism and also a equaly amazing follow up Night Slash was executed hitting Mega Metagross square on the head.
This wasn't actually noticed by a lot of people and soon a huge explosion resulted in dust everywhere making it harder for the spectators to see what had happened.
But just as the dust settled the referee blew his whistle and said
"Metagross is unable to battle, the victory goes to Frost the challenger!"
Auhtor's Notes:-
Well here you go another action packed Pokemon battle (I hope I didn't overdo it.) anyways hope you enjoy this series and make sure to review my work and also if you have any questions feel free to PM me and I will answer the to the best of my abilities.
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