Chapter 6: Trio Trials
Hola amigos. The trials for Akala are pretty forgettable in my opinion. I'm just gonna try to cram then into 1 chapter (hopefully). The max will be two. Anyways, let's get on going to Bronze's trials!
Bronze and BIGJAW walked to a clearing and found a fishing ground. They saw a fisherman looking for water type Pokemon. A blue haired girl was standing by a trial barrier. They walked up to her and Bronze asked, "Are you the trial captain".
"Oh", the girl said, obviously startled by Bronze. She probably was thinking of other things, like able bodied swimmers. "You startled me", the girl said in a angered time. "But yes, I am one of the trial captains here. My name is Lana and it's time to start your trial".
"Alright", Bronze said with enthusiasm. BIGJAW agreed with a happy hiss.
The three began to walk through moist tall grass. "I see you have yourself a rare Water-Type. Croconaw aren't even native to his region", Lana said. "How did you even acquire this Pokemon", Lana asked, showing that she is interested in BIGJAW.
"Well, I met BIGJAW by the loading docks on Melemele Island. I think he hitched a ride from Johto though, since there were teeth marks on one of the ships", Bronze answered her question. "But I think it's was fate for me to meet BIGJAW. After all, he's from Johto, just like me".
"Oh, you're from Johto", Lana said surprised. "I heard there was a red Gyrados in the Lake to Rage", Lana said. "I reeled in one while I was fishing", Lana said.
"Oh really", Bronze said in a sarcastic tone. I'm pretty sure none of us fell for that Tauros crap.
"I see I won't be pulling anything over you, Bronze", Lana said hysterically. Bronze and BIGJAW rolled their eyes in sync as they walked.
"So… what is my trial exactly", Bronze asked.
"We're just about here", Lana said. "You have to try and herd these Wishiwashi. They are making small whirlpools in the river", Lana said.
"Wait, what? Last time I checked you heard Tauros. I've never heard of well, herding water Pokemon in the river", Bronze said.
"There's a first time for everything", Lana said in a chipper tone. "I'm not going to make you swim the whole river though, especially since most able bodied trainers wouldn't be able to".
Bronze then looked at her with a angry glare she could feel through his sunglasses. "I don't need to be a stick to swim", Bronze said. He put down his bag and took off his boots. He placed his boots, sunglasses, and lasso in the bag. Bronze grabbed his stick and followed BIGJAW to the water.
"Hey, you're leaving me out of your trial", Rotom Dex said, feeling left out.
"Are you waterproof", Bronze asked his Poke'Dex. Rotom Dex then made a scared face and hid in the bag. "Let's do this BIGJAW", Bronze said. BIGJAW nodded and hopped into the water. Bronze jumped in too and hung onto BIGJAW. The two swam to the small whirlpool. BIGJAW stopped swimming as he got close. Bronze heard some splashing. A Whishwashi then jumped out of water and it seemed ready for battle.
The Wishiwashi went in for a tackle. BIGJAW dodged the attack but Bronze ended up getting hit in the face. Bronze saw a rock and swam to it. He stood on the Rock and said, "BIGJAW, use Bite". BIGJAW opened wide and chomp where the Wishiwashi was. It dodged just in time and slapped BIGJAW silly with its tale. BIGJAW used Metal Claw but slashed at nothing as the Wishiwashi tried to create a Whirlpool around BIGJAW. The croc tried to swim away but the whirlpool was sucking him in.
Bronze said, "Don't worry BIGJAW, I'm coming". This is where he knew, he fucked up. Bronze reached for his lasso only to find nothing on his left side. He remembered leaving his lasso in his bag with Rotom Dex. "BIGJAW, try to swim against the current", Bronze yelled. BIGJAW took the advice and used it. He struggled with this and it seemed to use every reptilian muscle he had.
Bronze then reached down to his waist and undid his belt. Lana saw this and looked away with a blush. "Do you need a room", she said. Bronze held his pants with his off hand and used his belt as a makeshift lasso.
"Grab onto this", Bronze yelled as he thwipped his belt. BIGJAW saw the leather belt and grabbed onto it with his jaw. Bronze pulled BIGJAW up to his rock, and BIGJAW gave a thankful hiss. "That fish is way too fast. We're gonna need a new plan of attack", Bronze said to his friend. Bronze then went over his team.
He had a water crocodile, a night fox, a rock wolfpup, and a muddy donkey. Bronze was going over his options when his heavy ball went off and Bruho stood on a rock. He looked kissed and ready to battle. "Bruho, you're not exactly gonna do much here. Do you even know what your weak too", Bronze said to his donkey. Bruho snorted and stomped his hoof, hard, on the rock. This was enough to make some of the water around the rock ripple. Bronze noticed this and new a way to knock that fish off course.
"Bruho, used Bulldoze and don't go easy on it", Bronze said. Bruho made a snarky face and used Mud Slap on Bronze. He wiped the mud off bus face with the help go Water Gun. "BIGJAW, used Water Gun on him", Bronze said with a smirk. The Mudbray made a face that said 'you better not'. BIGJAW blasted water at the donkey's feet and since ground is weak to water, Bruho started to jump all over the rock. He was making shockwaves that shook the water around him. The new ripples water threw the Wishiwashi off course. The fish jumped up from the water. Bruho jumped and used its powerful leg to Stomp on the fish. It hit the water hard and floated up the water on its side, fainted.
"You guys did great", Bronze said. He then saw Bruho had hit the water and was struggling to swim up. Bronze jumped in and grabbed the donkey. He held onto it and BIGJAW helped lift it up on land. Bruho was shaking and had its eyes barely open. A ground type nearly drowning in water will end up in a disaster. "Hang in there, Bruho", Bronze said softly as he stroked its main. "BIGJAW, go get a towel and some Oran Berries", Bronze ordered.
BIGJAW ran to get his bag and saw that Rotom Dex had flown out. "Hey BIGJAW, what's up", the tech said. BIGJAW just grabbed the bag and ran to Bronze.
"Thanks", the trainer said as he pulled out a towel and started to rub him. He made him dryer than a desert and grabbed a berry. "Eat this, it'll make you feel better", Bronze said to his donkey. Mudbray ate the berry and started to regain its strength. "Eat one too, BIGJAW. You've been battling hard", Bronze said as he ate a berry himself. The three ate their berries and felt refreshed.
"I'm happy to see Mudbray is feeling better", Lana said. "It's time to get moving", Lana said as she walked on. Bronze quickly put on his boot and grabbed his lasso. He rushed to catch up so much that he forgot to return Bruho to its pokeball, so the horse walked with along as BIGJAW normally traveled. Bruho liked that it got to stretch out its legs.
"Hey Bronze, I think Bruho likes walking around with you", Rotom Dex said. "I like it too, though I'd prefer to be in a place a lot less humid", Rotom Dex said as it was avoiding the moist vegetation.
"I guess you're right", Bronze said as it saw Bruho trotting along happily. "BIGJAW sure likes walking with me, right buddy", Bronze said as he petted BIGJAW on the head. BIGJAW happily hissed as he was petted. The four followed Lana as she led them to another body of water.
"Alright, we have another one", Lana said. "This one's gonna be a bit harder", Lana said as she pointed to a small whirlpool that wasn't even moving fast.
"BIGJAW, I'll stay here this time", Bronze said. "I'll give you commands from here. If you need help, I'll come get you", Bronze said. He wasn't kidding. Bronze is the type of guy to jump into a battle of his Pokemon are getting way to hurt. That's not even to win, it's just to make sure his Pokemon make it out in one piece.
BIGJAW jumped into the water and swam to the small whirlpool. BIGJAW saw that the whirlpool stopped. He swam away from the used to be whirlpool. He got back on land, disappointed there wasn't another battle for him to try and redeem himself in. He wasn't particularly happy that Bruho did most of the work in their first battle of this trial.
As BIGJAW stood he turned around and saw a large shadow in the water. Bronze and Bruho looked and saw the large creature emerging. The three looked in awe as they saw it was a large fish. Okay, so you guys know those fish from finding nemo that make shapes by expertly placing themselves. Picture the fish they made but in full 3D and angry.
"You ready, BIGJAW", Bronze said. BIGJAW nodded and was ready to fight the totem Pokemon. The giant fish roared and its aura flashed. BIGJAW gave off its own roar and got into fighting stance. Bronze spun his stick and was ready to give off orders. Bruho hid behind a rock. Ground type doesn't mix well with water so you can't really blame the donkey.
BIGJAW jumped into the water and used Metal Claw. The fish slapped him with its tail and sent the crack flying. BIGJAW landed into the water with a large splash. That wasn't gonna stop the croc. He turned back and looked at Bronze, showing he was ready to take direction. "BIGJAW, use Scary Face", Bronze said. BIGJAW showed a intimidating face and scared the totem Pokemon a bit. It's colors ruptured a bit but it contained itself. Bronze noticed this and didn't really know what to think of it. What he did know was that BIGJAW was gonna need help.
Bronze was about to choose Luna when Bruho jumped in front and looked back then nodded. Bronze smiled, he's getting his Mudbray to actually listen to him. "Bruho, used stomp", Bronze ordered. The donkey ran up the fish and jumped. He then kicked the fish with its powerful leg. The fish roared in pain as its colors started to rupture on the part where Bruho stomped. The horse was about to neigh in victory but it soon realized it was gonna fall in water. Bruho was expecting a world of pain to was over its body but it then felt something around its neck. Bronze had his lasso lined up and pulled Bruho out of the air. The donkey landed on the ground relieved and felt the rope be taken off its neck. "Thanks", Bronze said.
Bronze then yelled, "BIGJAW, use Bite", Bronze said. BIGJAW opened its mouth and bit down. The fish roared and tried to show BIGJAW off. It then whipped its head and BIGJAW came off, but he took a chunk with him. BIGJAW landed in the water only to find a bunch of Wishiwashi swimming out of his mouth extremely fast. BIGJAW looked confused. BIGJAW then started hissing at Bruho. The donkey turned and shook as it understood what BIGJAW told it.
"It think Totodile is trying to strategize with Mudbray", Rotom Dex said to Bronzez
"Really", Bronze said. BIGJAW ran up to the three and Bruho got in fighting stance. "BIGJAW, used Bite again. Bruho, use Rock Tomb", Bronzs commanded. BIGJAW jumped into the water and swam around the beast. Bruho used the distraction and launched rocks at the fish. The totem Pokemon thwacked the rock with its tail but then felt sharp pain as BIGJAW dug its sank his teeth in. BIGJAW felt more power in his bite and yanked off the a good chunk of the tail. Wishiwashi then dissolved from the tail and swam off.
"BIGJAW learned Crunch", Rotom Dex notified Bronze.
"Great timing too. But we need to hit this thing harder", Bronze said. "Bruho, use Bulldoze", Bronze said. Bruho stomped on the ground hard and started a mini earthquake. The giant school of Wishiwashi then jumped from the water and tackled the donkey. The physical move didn't seem to do much damage and then aura flashed around Bruho. His defense was already really good and the Stamina takes it to a whole new level. Bruho ran at the fish and used Stomp. The fish shot out a powerful Water Gun. Bruho was knocked back and struggled to stand while the aura flashed once again.
"BIGJAW, use Crunch", Bronze said. BIGJAW jumped from the water and opened wide, only to get a face full of Water Gun. The croc got launched back into the lake. Bruho had enough to to recovered and used Double Kick on the giant fish. The two kicks seemed to do a lot of damage as the colors of the fish started to change a bit since the Wishiwashi were getting uncomfortable. The giant fish then used it's find to drag itself and then launched up to slam in Bruho.
"Bruho, use Stomp and don't hold back. BIGJAW launch yourself with Water Gun and make sure the impact hurts", Bronze yelled. Bruho charged at fishzilla accompanied by the sound of loud galloping. BIGJAW used Water Gun to Launch itself at the fish like a scary rocket. The fish was getting tired and it slowly started to get smaller each second. As the remaining body of fishzilla saw that the crocodile and a donkey were charging at full force it panicked and disassembled. The two attacker end two eyed and hit each other.
The two landed on the ground and rubbed their heads. They then saw that what was left of fishzilla was just a small Wishiwashi. The fish then started shaking in fear as BIGJAW and Bruho looked pissed. The fish jumped and flopped back to the lake then swam away from the two faster than a guy running to a public restroom after Taco Bell. BIGJAW and Bruho had a WTF moment as they realized that was the core of fishzilla. Bronze went up to his partners and hugged them. "You guys did great", Bronze said with excitement in his voice. "Let's get you guys fixed up", Bronz said as he dug into his bag and pulled out three oran berries. Placed two berries on the ground and ate the third one. The two pokemon happily dug into the fruit and instantly felt better.
"Congratulations on completing my trial, Bronze", Lana said.
Bronze turned around and said, "Thanks".
"Now, I'm sure you're prize will be special for both you and your Croconaw", Lana said as she pulled out a Waterium-Z.
Bronze happily took the Z-Crystal and looked at BIGJAW. Bronze smiled and said, "Hope you're ready, because we're getting closer". Bronze then walked up to his starter and said, "There's no other pokemon I'd be happier to give this too". He then handed BIGJAW the Z-Crystal. The Croconaw looked at the crystal and felt something. Sure, he liked his trainer but this, this was special. Z-Crystals can only be used when a bond between trainer and pokemon is powerful. BIGJAW was starting to feel closer to his trainer. Bronze felt the same way, he smiled at his Croconaw. This was a big step, and Bronze was happy to take it.
"This is pose you use to activate Waterium-Z. Watch closely", Lana said. Lana made her arms into an X, she then waed her arms on one side like waves, she then moved them to the other and kept them there for a few seconds. She then got out of the pose and said, "Well, shall I meet you at the Pokemon Center", Lana said.
"Yeah", Bronze said. Bronze turned and looked to his partners. His team was growing and getting stronger. Buth those were just benefits, because what Bronze was really smiling about was that he knew he had a friend for life.
Well, here ya go. Isn't that what Pokemon is about, making friends along your journey and having fun. I do love battling and shit, but knowing that little croc is my friend is enough to keep me going. I hope you enjoyed this trial, yeah it's short, like REALLY short but I don't like having 3 different trials in one chapter. Hope y'all enjoyed and I'll see ya next time, adios.
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