So this is the last part of Unpleasant Meetings! I know in the first chapter I said there was 5 parts, but I miscounted and there's only 4 parts. This is the thrilling conclusion of the Alec v Magnus battle. I hope you guys enjoy!
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Unpleasant Meetings
When Alec's Eevee runs off, he doesn't expect it to cause him to meet one of the most handsome men he's ever seen. If only something could be done about that personality. Pre-Malec
Chapter 4: Battle's Conclusion
"Umbreon, Shadow Ball!"
"Etta, avoid it with Teleport!"
Magnus' Girafarig had succumbed to the effects of Alec's Misdreavus's Perish Song, leaving them both with their last two Pokémon for the battle. Gracie hadn't gone down without a fight however, but it was the collision of both Pokémon on the field using Iron Tail that had finally taking her down. Both trainers were officially down to their last two Pokémon.
Alec had his Umbreon, a beautiful dark-type who still had trouble at times listening to his trainer's orders in events outside of battles. Magnus's last Pokémon was his Kirlia, a beautiful psychic-fairy-type who he named Etta, and who loved her trainer very dearly.
Unlike the first half of the match where it seemed things were going slowly, and the scales had unexpectedly tipped in Magnus' favor, the match was more balanced, and it almost seemed as if the scales could tip in either's favor. While before it seemed that Magnus would undoubtedly win, the results were now up in the air. Magnus still had an advantage over Alec, with fairy-types being very effective against dark-types, but Alec had been lucky for the moment that most of the moves Magnus's Kirlia knew were non-combative attacks that were meant to lower an opponent's attacking ability, rather than deal direct damage.
"Headbutt, Etta!" Magnus ordered Kirlia as she reappeared right by Umbreon.
"Stand your ground Umbreon!" Alec shouted, loud and clear, across the arena. Umbreon visibly braced himself, but didn't flinch as Etta's attack connected. Alec was giving the next command before Etta had completed her attack. "Now, counter with Assurance!"
"You sly little Vulpix," Magnus sounded far more amused than mad when he made the statement. Etta took damage from the attack, not being able to dodge in time, but thanks to being part fairy-type, she took less damage from the dark-type attack than she would have had she been a full psychic-type Pokémon. "You purposefully made your Umbreon take damage just so your attack would deal twice the damage when it hit."
"It was a strategic move," Alec brushed off the comment. "You should know about strategy, being a gym leader, shouldn't you? Or have I over-estimated you there too?"
"Now, now," He tsked, shaking his head at Alec's insult. Magnus was grinning, and his eyes flashed with excitement. "I still have some tricks up my sleeve. Etta, why don't we change up the playing field a bit? Misty Terrain."
His Kirlia gave a curtsy, and began pirouetting. Kicking up dust, the horns on her head glowed softly as the move took effect, and a light fog lazily rolled across the arena. It was just thick enough so that the pokemon on the field could not see one another.
"Knocking visibility down to nothing? Bit of a cheap shot, don't you think?" Alec directed the remark to Magnus as he scoured the playing field for any sign of either Pokémon.
"You said it yourself before Alec darling," Alec couldn't see it through the mist, but he was certain that Magnus was waving his hand dismissively. "It's a strategic move."
"Don't call me darling," Alec bit back.
"Whatever you say," He swore he could hear Magnus batting his eyes and waving his hand, dismissing Alec's words like that, and Alec bit his tongue and swallowed his words, telling himself that it would do no good to get upset now. "Now Etta, why don't we end this? Use Draining Kiss."
A combative fairy-type move. It would deal damage to Umbreon while recovering some of Kirlia's health at the same time. And with a misty terrain like Magnus had Etta set up, it would be difficult for Umbreon to avoid the attack.
"Umbreon, hold your ground and Endure." Alec gave out the order in a calm voice. This would be the best answer for the situation, and if he followed it up accurately… The battle was not over yet.
There was no visual cue for when Magnus' Kirlia's attack hit, but Alec could hear his Umbreon's distressed cry, signaling to him that he had been hit.
"Sunny Day!" Alec ordered immediately, forcefully, before Magnus could give his Pokémon any order. "Followed immediately by Moonlight!"
Sunny Day would burn away the Misty Terrain that Etta had set up, taking away their upper hand. Then, Moonlight would help Umbreon restore a decent portion of his health, thanks to the weather conditions set up by Sunny Day. It was no offensive attack against Magnus, but it at least put them back on equal footing.
"Ooh, Moonlight." Magnus was enthralled, amusement plain on his face as the mist burned away. "I wasn't expecting you to pull that out of your hat, Alec."
"Seems to me like you aren't expecting a lot out of me," Alec answered back, smiling despite himself. "Looks like you need to stop underestimating your opponents." Despite themselves, Alec could spy from the corner of his eyes his siblings snickering, and he could hear Clary call out teasingly from the sidelines,
"Yeah, don't you have a lot riding on this battle?" There was laughter in her voice, so Alec squashed down the part of him that thought that Clary was rooting for Magnus to win and not him.
"Now, now," Magnus assumed an airy tone, "Don't go underestimating me! I'm not the Psychic Gym Leader just for my looks. Etta, why don't we take advantage of this lovely heat our opponent provided us?" His eyes were gleaming, manic and sharp, and gave the attack order confidently. "Fire Punch."
Shit. That was right; Alec had been focused on getting rid of the mist, and having Umbreon heal himself that he hadn't bothered thinking of the consequences of using Sunny Day. It increased the attack power of fire-type moves by fifty percent, meaning that Etta's Fire Punch would do more damage than it normally would. Alec giving the boost was probably the only reason that Magnus was using the attack in this battle.
"Umbreon, dodge, quick!" Alec ordered quickly, his calm breaking for a moment. There was no way that he was going to lose this battle, especially for something as dumb as a slip up like this.
"A little harried, are we?" His tone was cheerful once more, and seemed to have a cat-like pleasure to himself even as Alec's Umbreon narrowly avoided his Kirlia's attack. "Why don't we just call the battle now?"
"No way!" Alec scoffed. "I don't need your charity. Feint Attack!" He took advantage of Magnus' momentary distraction, giving the barked command to Umbreon. Umbreon obeyed faithfully, feinting right before attacking from the left, landing a direct hit on Etta.
"Ow," Magnus winced, and placed a hand on his chest as if Umbreon's attack had physically wounded him, and not only his Kirlia. "That hurts Alec. That really hurts."
"Well you know what they say," He retorted, grinning despite himself, "If you can't stand the pain, don't play the game. Umbreon, Iron Tail!"
"Etta, Teleport!" Magnus answered, and Etta shimmered out of existence just before Umbreon's tail slammed on the ground where she had been standing. As she reappeared, he called out, "Thunderbolt!"
"Umbreon, dodge then use Shadowball!" Alec countered.
Umbreon narrowly dodged the bolt of lightning that Etta called down, hardly touching the ground before he was letting loose his own attack. Unlike Umbreon, Magnus's Kirlia did not dodge in time, and the full brunt of Alec's Umbreon's Shadowball caught her head on. Etta was sent flying back to the edge of the arena near Magnus. Landing on the ground, the Kirlia still managed to get back on her feet, albeit with some difficulty.
"Well," Magnus had a small grimace on his face that was clear to Alec even from the other side of the arena. His Kirlia would not last much longer. Unfortunately, Alec's Umbreon was in a similar state. "I would say that it's about time for us to end this, now wouldn't it?"
"I'd say that's the smartest thing you've said since we've met," Alec shot back, still running on the adrenaline high from the battle. From the corner of his eyes he could see both Izzy and Clary snickering.
"We'll see how cocky you are when you lose," Magnus still managed to laugh. "Etta, end this with Dazzling Gleam!"
"Umbreon, stop her with Hyper Beam!"
Both Pokémon braced themselves as they prepared their attacks, and the swell of latent energy filled the air, making it suffocating, before both attacks went off. As the two attacks connected, a blinding light blanketed the area, and even when the light receded there was still a cloud of dust that had been kicked up from the attacks that had to be contended with. Everyone was waiting with bated breath to see what the results were when the dust dissipated. Or, at least, Alec was. He had a bit more riding on this battle than anyone else.
Alec dug his nails into his palms, holding them tightly by his sides as he anxiously waited as the dust slowly cleared. As it cleared, the outcome of the battle became obvious.
"Kirlia is unable to battle," Alec's siblings announced in perfect unison, "The challenger, Alec Lightwood of Luttent City, is the winner!"
In the middle of the arena, Alec's Umbreon was knocked partway on the ground, but he was struggling to stand up and clearly conscious. Meanwhile, Magnus's Kirlia had been knocked once more to the ground, and was unconscious- a clear testament to who the winner of the battle was.
Alec let out a small breath of relief, even while something else he couldn't name swelled up in his chest. He had won, and he was happy, but it was almost like he was also disappointed too, for some reason. Still, that was something to dwell on for another time.
"Good job Umbreon," Alec told his Pokémon, before calling him back to his Pokéball. Returning the Pokéball to his belt, Alec started crossing the arena to shake hands with Magnus.
"Good match," Magnus was smiling as he met Alec in the middle, shaking his hand.
"Same to you," Alec smiled back, "You nearly had me a few times. There's obviously a reason why you're the Psychic Gym Leader." He tried not to think of how warm Magnus's hand was, or how nicely it fit in his own.
"Please," Magnus scoffed, laughter in his voice, "You had me struggling this entire battle. There's no doubt that you'd be a brilliant gym leader in your own right."
Alec couldn't help it; he froze, guilt sliding down his back like ice water, clogging his throat in an attempt to suffocate him. Alec was rescued from having to answer however, as his siblings and Clary joined the two of them.
"That was an amazing battle," She crowed as she joined them. "Great job, both of you." Clary held Banette out to Alec. "Here's Banette back Alec. She was perfectly behaved the entire time– you've got to show me how you trained her to be so good. Smeargle can be so difficult sometimes."
"Banette's a bit of a free spirit," Alec forced through his clogged throat, pulling his hand away from Magnus's and turning to look at Clary. "If she behaved for you, then she just likes you. There's not really a trick to it."
"Now, now," Isabelle clapped her hands, smiling. "Let's not forget, there was a bet! And, Alec won, so…" She trailed off, letting the others fill in the space for her.
"Right," Magnus delved into one of the many pockets of his outfit, and pulled out a small badge, handing it to Alec. "One Psychic Badge, for the lovely Alec Lightwood."
The design on the badge was sparkles, a pink-purple in color, connected by the edges.
"And…?" Jace added, leaning an arm on Alec's shoulder.
"And," Magnus sighed theatrically, "I apologize for my behavior to you earlier. It was wrong and very rude of me, and I hope you can find it in you to forgive me." Alec nodded, and when it became apparent nothing else was going to be said, Magnus turned.
"All right then," He turned, waving his hand, his Espeon following suit. "You guys can show yourselves out." As Magnus was walking away, Alec was hit with the need to say something.
"Magnus!" He called out, not moving from his spot, though his companions had already started to leave. Magnus, having heard Alec's shout, paused, half-turning to face the other trainer. "Thank you. For, you know, saving my life before. Thank you."
Magnus gave Alec a smile, a glimmer of something twinkling in his eyes.
"Any time darling," Magnus answered easily, turning away once more, leaving. He held his hand up in a motionless wave goodbye. "Any time."
And that, was the last time Alec thought he would see Magnus Bane of Celestic City.
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