It was Friday morning, the morning before the first match of the regular season, they had a scrimmage against Vaniville and won 30-12. So the school was naturally excited for tonight's match vs Lumiose City. Ariana, May, Sean, Misty and Serena could all been seen, along with Johann, Bonnie, and Jaclyn wearing school battle team jackets. The teams have light jackets of different colors, the ones the girls, along with Sean and Johann, are wearing are the away jackets. Everyone arrived in first period all excited, and sat down happily.
"So anyone have their egg hatch?" Miss Suzy asked, "I was out after first period, and all of Thursday."
"Skorupi!" Skorupi called.
"A shiny Skorupi!?" Miss Suzy yelled.
"It sure surprised us when we found out." Ariana explained.
"Ok," Miss Suzy responded.
"Class, let's see what this Pokemon can do." Miss Suzy exclaimed.
"Skorupi, use Bite!" Firey ordered.
Skorupi bit down on the desk.
"Now, use Leer!" Firey ordered.
It ran up to a pencil and sent it flying off the desk.
"What was that?" Firey asked.
"That was Knock Off!" Ariana exclaimed.
"You learned Knock Off!" Firey exclaimed, "Good job!"
"Skor!" Skorupi exclaimed.
"Use Poison Sting!" Firey ordered.
The ends of Skorupi's tail glowed purple and he then slammed his tail into the desk.
"That was a great display of its abilities as of right now." The teacher responded.
The class sat down as Skorupi took a nap on the desk. She continued a lecture on the different types of Pokemons egg groups until the bell rang. When that happened, Norman called a free day, and sent Firey to the stadium to help get ready for the match. Ariana got the class off to prepare her Pokemon for the cheering they do. The bell rang and they went to class, which Firey's was lecturing on Dragon types, Harrison was dropped into this class since his teacher is out and he had study hall. Ariana was preparing a plan for her first appeal in the contest, which doesn't start its season until winter. The bell rang and the both of them got sent to the cafeteria due to Aria's meeting.
"So, what are you doing for lunch?" Ariana asked.
"I think I will be getting the team and significant others together for lunch." Firey answered.
Firey: I'm wondering if we could get together for lunch?
Sean/Iris: Sure!
Gary: Sure!
May: Sure!
Trip: Ok. Don't expect me to say much.
Paul: Sure, but I'm going to be like Trip.
Misty: I'll be there.
Lana: Yes, I'll bring Johann!
Korrina: Yeah!
Max/Bonnie: We'll be there!
Clemont: I'm letting the rest of the team know.
Firey: Thanks Clemont.
They all sat down at lunch, eating their meals and discussing what Pokemon they're using.
"Well I have a six on six, so I'll be using Zoroark, Kingdra, Weavile, Steelix, Burny, and Sceptile." Firey explained, "The legendaries are out due to my opponent not having access to any."
"Ok." Ash explained, "I have two three on threes and I will be using Snorlax, Totodile, and Sceptile for the first match, and Goodra, Gible, and Greninja."
Everyone was discussing their Pokemon and their possible opponents.
The bell rang and everyone went to class, continuing their day. Later, the end of the day arrived and everyone went to their homes to get ready for tonight's match.
Seven o'clock arrived and the first battle in the first match of the season was about to begin.
"Alright, Everyone, the opening battle between Melinda and Firey is about to begin. Trainers choose your Pokemon!"
"Scolipede, spin around!" Melinda yelled.
"Steelix, You're up!" Firey yelled.
The Megapede Pokemon and The Iron Snake Pokemon appeared in front of their trainers.
"Battle begin!"
"Scolipede, Megahorn!" Melinda yelled.
"Steelix, Stone Edge!" Firey ordered.
Scolipede's horns glowed green and charged for Steelix, however, stones met it, sending it back to its trainer, knocked out.
"Scolipede is unable to battle, Steelix is the winner!"
"Holy Magikarp!" a Lumiose student yelled, "That Steelix took out Melinda's Scolipede in one shot!?"
"Here's something, see the mark on its head, that's the mark of the Snake Cave King." Another student explained, "This Steelix was my sister's, but she died in an accident, Steelix was grieving when this guy found him, captured him and gave him a new home."
"Oh!" the first student exclaimed in realization.
"Sudowoodo, spin around!" Melinda yelled.
A small tree like Pokemon appeared in front of its trainer.
"Steelix, Earthquake!" Firey yelled.
"Sudowoodo, run!" Melinda yelled.
The tree ran as the giant iron snake whacked its tail on the ground, causing it to shake.
Constant cheers of "You can do this!" and "Go Firey!" can be heard from one voice in the stands.
"Hey, Lana, what's up with her?" Lana's opponent asked.
"Oh, she's the love of his life, and she will soon be his girlfriend of six years!" Lana explained.
As they were discussing Ariana's love life, the next part the battle ended.
"Sudowoodo is unable to battle!, Steelix is the winner!"
"After the earthquake, Sudowoodo used double-edge, it worked until Steelix used Crunch biting on the head, it then decided to use Flail, which gave Steelix a headache, and then Steelix used Iron Tail to wrap it up." Jaclyn explained.
"Oh." Both of them said in realization.
"Steelix, return!" Firey yelled.
"Why did you do that?" Melinda asked.
"Your Sudowoodo gave him a headache." Firey deadpanned, "but still, the battle must continue, Sceptile, You're up!"
What seemed to be the Forest Pokemon appeared.
"Shiftry, spin around!" Melinda yelled.
The Wicked Pokemon appeared in front of her trainer.
"Alright, Shiftry, use Razor Leaf!" Melinda yelled.
'Looks like the jig is up.' Firey thought.
"Use Flamethrower!" Firey yelled.
Ariana smirked.
"What!?" Melinda yelled, "How!?"
She saw Ariana smirk, and realized something's up.
"Alright, Show yourself!" Firey yelled.
The Forest Pokemon turned into a bipedal fox like Pokemon that was black and had a what looked like long hair.
"A Zoroark!?" Melinda yelled, "I thought you had legendaries!?"
"I switched them out for him and another Pokemon." Firey explained, "So, use Focus Blast!"
A blue ball appeared and was thrown at Shiftry, who was still startled from Zoroark's appearance, so critical hit, causing Shiftry to land on its feet in front of its trainer.
"Shiftry!" Melinda yelled, "Alright, use Icy Wind!"
"Night Daze!" Firey yelled.
Zoroark covered one side of the field as Shiftry covered the other.
"Alright, now Low Sweep!" Melinda yelled.
Shiftry ran over and swung her foot on to Zoroark's, causing him to fall over.
"Now Aerial Ace!" Melinda yelled.
"Zoroark!" Firey yelled.
Shiftry hit Zoroark, who was now in serious pain.
"Looks like I have no choice, Zoroark, Memento!" Firey yelled.
Zoroark gave a nasty sounding howl, as two lights fell downward on Shiftry and then Zoroark was knocked out.
"Why would Firey do that?" Max asked.
"It was so Zoroark wouldn't feel anymore pain until it wakes up and so probably Weavile would have an easier time defeating it." Lana explained.
"Zoroark is unable to battle!"
"Zoroark, return, you were a little overwhelmed, but it's time for you to rest, so, Weavile, You're up!"
Weavile appeared with a very nasty looking grin on his face, it scared Shiftry.
"Weavile!" Firey yelled, "Ice Beam!"
"Try to dodge!" Melinda yelled.
A light blue beam froze Shiftry, as she thawed, something happened, she was knocked out with a single Ice Beam!
"Shiftry is unable to battle, Weavile is the winner!"
"Shiftry, you were amazing out there despite the unpredicted Pokemon!" Melinda exclaimed, "Return! So, Dragonite, Spin Around!"
A Dragonite appeared on the battlefield, spinning.
"Weav?" Firey's Weavile asked.
"I'm as clueless as you are." Firey told his Pokemon.
"Dragonite is not to be underestimated." Melinda explained.
"Weavile isn't either, he once took down a rampaging Terrakion on his own, I wasn't even giving him commands." Firey responded.
Firey's revelation was a bit of a shock to Melinda.
"Dragonite, Steel Wing!"
"Take it!" Firey yelled.
"Huh?" Max asked.
Steel wing collided with Weavile, causing some damage.
"Avalanche!!" Firey yelled.
A bunch of Ice fell on Dragonite, who wasn't unfazed by the attack.
"Dragonite use-!" Melinda was cut off by a nasty sound.
"Weavile, Dark Pulse!" Firey yelled.
Weavile fired two chains of darkness at Dragonite, who got hit by one of them. It landed on its feet, stumbling around the battlefield.
"Dragonite, Outrage!" Melinda ordered.
Dragonite, eyes glowing red, slammed into Weavile, and then went again, and again when...
"COUNTER!!!" Firey yelled.
Weavile's claw glowed orange as Dragonite went at him again, sending the attack back to Dragonite, who immediately took double the damage, and well, as Dragonite fainted from the Counter, Weavile was seen to be knocked out.
"Neither can continue!"
"Return!" Both yelled.
"Empoleon, Spin Around!" Melinda yelled.
"Burny, You're up!" Firey yelled.
Both their starters appeared in front of their respective trainers.
"Empoleon, Steel Wing!" Melinda yelled.
"Alright, Double Kick!" Firey ordered.
As the Penguin tried to attack with its wings, The Fire Chicken kicked it away, twice.
"Argh, Flash Cannon!" Melinda yelled.
"Mirror Move!" Firey yelled.
Both Pokemon used Flash Cannon, causing a explosion of steel.
"Now, Use Earthquake!" Firey ordered.
"What!?" Melinda yelled.
The ground shook, pieces of it nailed Empoleon, sending it flying back to its side of the field.
"Em-Pol!" Empoleon exclaimed.
"Ok, use Steel Wing once again!" Melinda asked.
"Mirror Move!" Firey ordered.
Both Pokemon used Steel Wing, causing both to clash and kick up dust, when it settled, both Pokemon were knocked out in the explosion.
"Neither Pokemon is able to continue!"
"Return!" Both exclaimed.
"This is the first Pokemon I ever caught!" Melinda yelled, "Piloswine, Spin Around!"
A large medium brown Pokemon with small tusks appeared in front of Melinda.
"Kingdra, You're up!" Firey yelled.
A large light blue sea dragon like creature appeared.
"Too simple, Kingdra's a Dragon Type, Blizzard!" Melinda yelled.
"Use your own!" Firey yelled.
The blizzards met, creating a giant glacier in the middle of the battlefield.
"Alright, Use Take Down!" Melinda yelled.
"Kingdra, Quick, Hydro Pump!" Firey yelled.
A large amount of water hit the charging Piloswine, forcing it back several.
"Alright, Avalanche!" Melinda yelled.
"Outrage!" Firey ordered.
Kingdra seemed to swim over with glowing red eyes and started headbutting Piloswine, unfortunately, Avalanche fell on both of them. After the pile of ice and snow melted, it was revealed that both Pokemon were knocked out by that attack.
"Neither is able to continue, since Melinda doesn't have any more available Pokemon, Firey is the winner!"
Firey walked up to Melinda, who shook his hand.
"That was a crazy battle, when I had to use Memento was when I thought I was actually going to lose." Firey said.
"To think I beat four of your Pokemon, technically three, since Zoroark knocked itself out, by the way, where did you get that Steelix?" Melinda asked.
"Route 117, between Verdanturf Town and Mauville City, Hoenn, it was grieving when I found it." Firey explained.
"One of my classmates recognized it, that's why I asked." Melinda explained.
"Firey!" Ariana exclaimed, "You did it, I was cheering for you all the way through!"
"Is she your girlfriend?" Melinda asked.
"Six years in January." Firey answered.
Ariana planted a kiss on his left cheek, and then grabbed on to his arm, he then removed his arm and wrapped it around her waist, pulling her close.
Ash's first battle had started around the same time as Firey's battle.
"This match is three on three, your opponent will change after the third knockout. Select your first Pokemon!"
"Totodile, I choose you!" Ash yelled.
"Seviper, Slither Forth!" Terry yelled.
The Big Jaw Pokemon and The Fang Snake Pokemon appeared in front of their respective trainers.
"Battle begin!"
"Seviper, Poison Tail!" Terry yelled.
Seviper's tail glowed purple and swung it at Totodile when...
"Bite!" Ash yelled.
Totodile bit down on the edge of the tail, causing Seviper to cry out in pain.
"Poison Fang!" Terry yelled.
Seviper's fangs glowed purple and tried to bite Totodile's tail when...
"Iron Tail!" Ash yelled.
Seviper bit onto the Iron Tail attack, causing it to cry out in pain again.
"Now, Hydro Pump!" Ash ordered.
The water cannon hit Seviper, sending it all the way to the wall and knocking it out on impact.
"Seviper is unable to battle! Totodile is the winner!"
"That's Ash for you!" May explained.
May and Ariana were explaining to the Lumiose girls sitting near them about Ash and Firey and how they battle.
"Is Firey worse?" A girl asked.
"Depends on what Pokemon he's using, this match, he would have kept up with Ash, but normally, his team would blow him away." Ariana explained.
"What was up with that Weavile?" Another girl asked.
"You all saw how Melinda's Shiftry completely destroyed Firey's Zoroark, Weavile was not a happy camper with that." Ariana explained.
"By the way, he's cute!" a third girl exclaimed.
"Hey!" Ariana yelled angrily, "I'm the only one who calls him cute!"
"Huh?" the aforementioned girl asked.
"The Platinum Blonde's his girlfriend!" the second girl answered.
"Ok," The third girl whispered.
"Arbok is unable to battle, Totodile is the winner!"
"Totodile?" Ash asked.
Totodile glowed blue and started changing, it got bigger, more yellow was seen, and it had bigger fins.
"Croconaw!" The Pokemon exclaimed.
"Totodile evolved into Croconaw!" May exclaimed.
"Alright, Serperior, Slither Forth!" Terry yelled.
The Regal Pokemon appeared in front of its trainer.
"Leaf Storm!" Terry yelled.
"Dodge it!" Ash ordered.
Croconaw instead encased its mouth in ice, ran around the leaves, and bit down on Serperior's tail hard, causing it to cry out in pain. It then decided to spit out what seemed like its stomach acid.
"Ash, Switch out Croconaw, you have no choice!" May, Firey and Ariana yelled.
"Croconaw Return!" Ash yelled, "This match up isn't working. Snorlax, I choose you!"
The Sleeping Pokemon appeared where the Big Jaw Pokemon was.
"That was Gastro Acid, It nullifies all abilities until your Pokemon leaves battle." Ariana explained.
"Leaf Blade!" Terry yelled.
Serperior's tail glowed green and flew towards Snorlax.
"Snorlax, Ice Punch!" Ash ordered.
Snorlax's fist froze over and swing and a flying Serperior, sending it back to its side of the field.
"Serperior!" Terry yelled.
Serperior shivered and then fell over, knocked out by the complications of a super effective attack.
"Serperior is unable to battle! Snorlax is the winner!"
An hour later, Max's Junior Varsity Battle was about to start.
"You can do this Max!" Bonnie shouted.
Max looked up at Bonnie, causing her heart to pound inside of her chest and her face to heat up. Max felt his face heat up and looked back to the battle.
"Trainers, Select your first Pokemon!"
"Talonflame, Fly from the horizon!" A girl yelled.
The Kalos Native Fire/Flying type appeared in front of her trainer.
"Gallade, Let's roll!" Max yelled.
"Battle begin!"
"Talonflame, Acrobatics!" The girl yelled.
"Gallade, Confusion!" Max yelled.
Gallade's eyes glowed blue as Talonflame tried to flash towards him, however, she got caught up in the confusion, causing her to slam into the wall several times and flew into back wall, completely knocked out.
"Talonflame is unable to battle. Gallade is the winner!"
"Talonflame, return!" The girl yelled, "Smeargle, Fly from the Horizon!"
The Painter Pokemon appeared in front of Gallade, smirking.
"Gallade, Shadow Ball!" Max yelled.
"Sketch!" The girl yelled.
Smeargle learned Shadow Ball, firing it back towards Gallade.
"Psycho Cut!" Max yelled.
A pink crescent shape countered the attack copied.
"Alright, Smeargle, time for the Ace in the hole!" The girl yelled, "Dragon Ascent!"
"What!?" Max yelled, "Close Combat when it gets closer!"
Gallade tried to counter with Close Combat, it didn't work and was sent flying into the wall, knocked out.
"Gallade is unable to battle! Smeargle is the winner!"
"Gallade, return, thank you." Max whispered, "It's your wish, Jirachi, let's roll!"
Max's legendary Pokemon appeared in front of Max, glaring at the Smeargle.
"Smeargle, Shadow Ball!" The girl yelled.
"Jirachi, Grass Knot!" Max yelled.
Smeargle fired Shadow Ball, but not before its tail was tied by plants.
"Smeargle, Iron tail!" The girl yelled.
"Quick, Doom Desire!" Max yelled.
Jirachi's eyes glowed gray for a moment.
Smeargle had cut its way out of the Grass Knot.
"Use Dark Pulse!" The girl yelled.
"Flash Cannon!" Max yelled.
Chains of darkness flew into a gray beam, exploding on contact.
"Are you going to do anything?" The girl asked.
Smeargle was seen to be knocked out.
"What happened!?" The girl yelled.
"Doom Desire." Max explained.
"Smeargle is unable to battle, Jirachi is the winner!"
"Dragonite! Fly to the horizon!" The girl yelled.
"That kid doesn't have a chance against Sheila's Dragonite!" a boy yelled.
"You are an Idiot, Carlton, that is a Jirachi!" Another girl yelled, "That's my cousin's best friend!"
"Oh, your cousin is Lana Montgomery, the girl with the Lugia, along with her older sister, Ariana, and their brother Samuel-." the boy figured out.
"Please don't mention him, only makes Ariana cry." The other girl warned.
"Dragonite, Thunderpunch!" Sheila yelled.
"Doom Desire!" Max yelled.
Jirachi's eyes glowed gray for a moment as Dragonite tried to punch Jirachi. It floated away on instinct.
"Outrage!" Sheila ordered.
"Dodge it!" Max yelled.
Jirachi floated around as Dragonite tried to hit it until Dragonite was knocked out.
"Dragonite is unable to battle, Jirachi is the winner! The Match goes to Max of the Academy of Heroes!"
"Max, you did it!" Bonnie exclaimed blushing furiously as she hugged him, causing him to blush furiously.
"Aww, you two are so cute!" Sheila cooed loudly.
"We're not a couple!" Both yelled.
"Ok," Sheila responded, then whispered, "You two totally act like one."
The remaining battles resulted in one loss for Academy of Heroes, in the Junior Varsity, Carmen vs Lana, Carmen's Meinshao started the battle, he, along with Mammoswine, were quickly defeated by Feraligatr. However, Carmen pulled out his Ace in the hole, Mega Mewtwo X, and completely destroyed Lana's entire team, barring Lugia, who tied Mewtwo.
"Alright, the results are in, for the Varsity Match, Paul vs Sherry, Paul 6, Sherry 1, Iris vs Travis, Iris 6, Travis 0, Gary vs Harry, Gary 6, Harry 5, Ash vs Terry, Ash 6, Terry 2, and Firey vs Melinda, Firey 6, Melinda 4. Final score for the Varsity is Academy of Heroes, 30, Lumiose High, 12!"
"The Gyaradoses are 1-0 and have their homecoming match next week vs New Bark Town!"
"And for the junior varsity match, the final score is Lumiose 13, Academy of Heroes 15!"
Bonnie hugged Max, causing both to blush furiously. She just held the hug there, unfortunately for Max, his face turned red. She placed a hand on his forehead, making sure he isn't sick. She didn't want to go through that again. Harrison and Julie were sitting in the back of the benches, Julie cuddling Harrison.
"Aww, look at the cute couple!" Bonnie Cooed loudly.
"We're not a couple!" Harrison and Julie yelled, blushing furiously.
Everyone went to their dorm, and Firey and Ariana went to bed.
