We're on top of the world! (Tyson is on a mountain peak with his Pokemon behind him)
Our travels grants us victory (Tyson posing in a flashing blue slide with Mega Lucario, Gabite, and Frogadier)
Greatness has always been my destiny (Alexis poses in a pink flashing slide with Hawlucha, Buneary, and Braixen)
Everyone will remember me for centuries! (Bolt posed in a flashing yellow background with Luxio and Mega Manectric)
They'll always be new memories! (Zoey stands with Emolga and a Neo in a green slide)
We've been through it all (Tyson and Frogadier stands back to back as all of their battles are shown on the field)
Always been able to withstand the fall (Duo begins to move apart from each other and are separated by a large mirror)
When we join, we become complete! (Both run up to the mirror and touched it. The mirror shatters as Tyson and a figure in water unite. The figure then opens its silver eyes)
We won't (2x) be beat (Genez grunts and lieutenants are show with Blaze standing over them)
Not when (2x) we have things to protect (Neo stands in the middle of Xerneas and Yveltal before glowing green)
While the goal is still success (Gabite roars as huge blue light surrounds him and flies high into the air)
Training becomes our superpower! (A strike of lighting cuts the screen as Tyson and a shaded figure stand in front of each other)
This drive will never dour (Tyson battles against a girl with brown hair and gray eyes)
We'll move on and be great! (Tyson, Alexis, Bolt, and Zoey all stand on the mountain peak with their Pokemon)
Hey guys! This will be the first of new many epic fights involving Team Genez! So, Togetic lead the group to Z1, who Zoey named Neon. Swift alerted Blaze of his find, and now they will try to apprehend Z1, or Neo.
Tyson's team
Frogadier, (m), level 34, Cut, Quick Attack, Water Pulse, Ice Punch, *Double Team*, *Aerial Ace*
Fletchinder, (m), level 32, Razor Wind, Steel Wing, Quick Attack, Acrobatics, *Double Team*, *Flame Charge*
Electabuzz, (m), level 30, Shock Wave, Brick Break, Thunderbolt, Thunder Punch, *Light Screen*
Munchlax, (m), level 29, Tackle, Metronome, Focus Punch, Protect, *Lick*, *Trump Card*
Gabite, (m), level 35, Dragon Rage, Sandstorm, Take Down, Dig, *Dragon Claw*, *Sand Tomb*
Snivy, (f), level 30, Leaf Tornado, Leech Seed, Vine Whip, Growth, *Leaf Blade*
At Professor Sycamore:
Infernape, (m), level 36, Flamethrower, Flare Blitz, Mach Punch, Fire Punch, *Dig*, *Close Combat*
Cranidos, (m), level 26, Zen Headbutt, Headbutt, Rock Tomb, Pursuit
Sylveon, (f), level 32, Fairy Wind, Shadow Ball, Moonblast , Quick Attack, *Refresh*
Lucario, (m), level 38, Metal Claw, Aura Sphere, Quick Attack, Blaze Kick, *Bone Rush*, *Metal Sound*
Chapter 46: Fight for Neo! Frogadier vs Toxicroak!
"This seems like a great place to set up camp!" Bolt exclaimed, stretching out. Each traveler dropped their backpacks to the ground and started to take out sleeping bags and tents. Neo was playing with Frogadier, who kept looking off into the forest from time to time.
"Relaxing feels so good right about now," Tyson said, sitting on his sleeping bag. Neo and Frogadier suddenly ran towards Tyson as the Bubble Frog Pokemon picked Neo up and pushed his trainer down. "Ow! What was that for?" Tyson inquired.
"Look," Frogadier said, pointing to his trainer's sleeping bag. On it was a few purple needles that punctured holes on it.
"Aw man, my sleeping bag," Tyson whined, dropping his head in sorrow.
"I do apologize, my Toxicroak's Poison Sting attack went a little off course," a voice said. The group turned to face a man with a large coat on and a bipedal blue and black toad next to him.
Toxicroak, the Toxic Mouth Pokemon. Its knuckle claws secrete a toxin so vile that even a scratch could prove fatal.
"Wow, what a cool looking Pokemon!" Tyson complemented. "And it's all good." The man nodded at Tyson's apology and walked towards Zoey and Neo.
"If you don't mind, can I please see that Pokemon?" the man asked. Zoey began to hold Neo tighter before holding the green creature.
"Sure. It really doesn't like being touched by anyone else but me, Togetic, or Frogadier," Zoey answered. She began to move Neo closer to the man, who slowly extended his arms. Frogadier eyed the man carefully until he saw on the man's right arm was a silver gauntlet under the coat. Memories of purple and silver wearing men and women flashed in Frogadier's mind as he created a sword and flew towards the man. Toxicroak intercepted the attack with one of his pincers as the man slid out the way. He lifted his gauntlet as a Poke Ball shot out.
"Ninjask, take the core!" he shouted, as a small green and yellow flying bird was released. It sped up to Zoey and knocked her down, but not before grabbing Neo.
Ninjask, the Ninja Pokemon. Its cry leaves a lasting headache if heard for too long. It moves so quickly that it is almost invisible.
"Give Neo back!" Zoey demanded, making the man chuckle.
"If you want the core, come get it brat!" the man teased, jumping through trees with Toxicroak and Ninjask. Zoey quickly chased after the fleeing man as the 16 year olds stood in shock.
"Zoey! Wait up!" Alexis called, with Bolt, Frogadier, and Tyson nodding with the coordinator. Before they moved, a group of people surrounded the them. They were dressed in dark purple ninja suits with silver marks and masks. Over their hearts was the all too familiar G.
"Team Genez," Tyson growled, along with Frogadier. Their eyes gained a slight silver shade from in their pupils as they scanned their opponents.
"We're the Shadow Division of Team Genez!" a woman said grabbing a single capsule along with her teammates.
"And we won't let you near Lieutenant Swift!" a man proclaimed. "Let's go guys!" All in the same motion, each Genez member released a Ninjask, small bipedal creature with knifes as hands, a older version of the previous Pokemon, or a small purple bat with four wings.
Pawniard, the Sharp Blade Pokemon. Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.
Bisharp, the Sword Blade Pokemon. This pitiless Pokémon commands a group of Pawniard to hound prey into immobility. It then moves in to finish the prey off.
Crobat, the Bat Pokemon. It flies so silently through the dark on its four wings that it may not be noticed even when nearby.
"We don't have time for this," Bolt said. He grabbed two capsules while Alexis one, and tossed them into the air. Bolt released his Pikachu and Helioptile, while Alexis called on her Buneary.
"Let's try to come up with a plan," Alexis began. "Tyson, you and Frogadier should-"
"Take them out with Cut!" Tyson barked, cutting the brunette off.
The Bubble Frog Pokemon flew into the air and clenched his two swords. The Ninjasks and Crobats in his way were slashed down and knocked out immediately. Their trainers hurriedly moved out the way of Tyson and Frogadier, who ran in Zoey and Swift's direction.
"Aw, now you two are defenseless," a Genez member sneered. "Pawniard, use Fury Cutter!"
His dual type leaped into the air as his knifes glowed a bright light green color. He began descending down towards Buneary, who stayed unfazed.
"Counter with Dizzy Punch!" Alexis countered.
Buneary's ears glowed a strong rainbow essence as she jumped up to meet Pawniard. The Rabbit Pokemon broke through Pawniard's knifes and sent two strong hits to his jaw. Pawniard dropped to the ground, unconscious.
"Let's show them we mean business too! Pikachu, use Volt Tackle!" Bolt shouted.
Pikachu roared as he began sprinting forward. The Mouse Pokemon gained an armor of wild yellow voltage around him as he ran towards the Crobats.
"Counter with Haze!" one member called out.
One Crobat opened its mouth and spat a huge black cloud in front of the sprinting Pikachu. Bolt smirked as other Genez members threw their hands up.
"Use Cross Poison!"
The Johto bats' wings glowed a dark purple as the flew out of the cloud. Each Crobat moved its wings in front of them, ready to strike. Pikachu continued his sprint towards his opponents as he seemed ready to clash with the Crobats.
"Helioptile, use Supersonic to amplify Pikachu's electricity!" Bolt chimed in.
The Kalos Pokemon opened his mouth and released a deafening cry. The trees around them began to shake as the Crobats stopped their attacks and tried to block out the sound by placing their wings over their ears. Helioptile's roar gave Pikachu an armor of voltage grew in size as the bats were caught up in the range. They all dropped to the ground unconscious, which made their trainers growl.
"This seems easy enough," Bolt said, starting to stand tall again.
However, his five seconds of peace was interrupted as around a dozen more Genez members dropped from the trees. They each released one of the previous Pokemon their teammates had and shouted an attack. Bolt gulped as he and Alexis stood back to back.
"Why did I have to say something?" he questioned himself, getting prepared for a counterattack.
XXX
"Give Neo back!" Zoey demanded, chasing after the Genez Member and his two Pokemon. The man hid a smirk from under his ninja mask before landing back on the ground. Toxicroak landed right beside him as Ninjask held Neo tightly with his arms.
"Aren't you a persistent little brat?" the man asked. Zoey still retained a confident face as he chuckled. He looked over to his Ninjask and the captured Neo. "Ninjask, return Z1 to the base."
The Hoenn bug type nodded and began to fly up. Neo, or 'Z1' began struggling in his detainer's grip. Zoey had a smile on her face as she watched the bug begin to take off.
"Why are you smiling?" the man inquired. "Your little friend is being taken."
"No. But that's not my only friend," Zoey responded. The Genez member raised an eyebrow at the cerulean haired girl as a rustle from the trees could be heard. A tiny flying squirrel sped towards Ninjask and Neo. "Emolga, use Electro Ball!"
Emolga held back an arm as a ball of yellow voltage laid on her palm. The Unova Pokemon pressed the orb forward and smashed it on Ninjask's head. The Ninja Pokemon immediately descended to the ground as he released Neo, who was grabbed by Emolga. The ninja began to growl and pointed at the Flying Squirrel Pokemon.
"Take that rat out the sky with Poison Jab, Toxicroak! Ninjask, use X-Scissor!"
Toxicroak lifted his arms as his claws glowed a strong purple color while Ninjask's arms glowed green. The duo began to move towards Emolga, who knew she wasn't strong enough to block one of their attacks. The Unova Pokemon hovered in the air and closed her eyes tight and put more force for gripping Neo. Neo began to squirm in Emolga's grasp before a voice intervened.
"Aerial Ace on both of them, then grab Emolga!"
From the trees, Frogadier flew out and slashed the attacking duo, taking out Ninjask in one hit then putting Toxicroak on one knee. The Bubble Frog Pokemon grabbed Emolga and Neo and backflipped in front of Zoey. He handed the duo to the girl as Tyson finally entered the space. He and Frogadier glared at the Genez member, their silver shade growing by the seconds. The man tapped a button on his goggles, which made a start up sound.
"Who are you, and what do you want with Neo?" Tyson interrogated, his anger clearly being shown. The man nodded as he took of his cloak and revealed himself dressed in a silver and purple ninja suit. On his right arm was a silver gauntlet and had white bandages wrapped around his arms. His face was covered by a ninja mask, but only showed his yellow eyes. His purple goggles and attached microphone was hidden on his right side.
"My name is Swift, one of Team Genez's lieutenants," Swift answered. His Toxicroak stood up slowly, but for being dramatic. "My boss wants to obtain Z1 and you brats are in my way. Just hand it over and nobody might leave here alive."
"There's no way we're handing Neo over to any member of Team Genez!" Tyson proclaimed. Zoey nodded as she began to walk to Tyson's side, but was stopped. "Zoey, watch Neo."
"But Emolga and I can help!" Zoey stated.
"No, you would only get in the way right now," Tyson responded, silencing the girl. "Besides, wouldn't you want to see how a real fighter battles up close?" Zoey smiled and walked back to her previous spot.
"Swift, do not underestimate your opponent," Blaze said, speaking through the hidden microphone.
"Please Blaze, he's just another kid."
"A kid that's interfered with Genez before, has four badges, able to use Mega Evolution, and if the league was tomorrow, would be a one seed!" Blaze barked.
"Ok, I'll be one my toes. Are you getting the visuals?" Swift inquired. Back at Genez HQ, Blaze sat in his chair with his Pyroar on his lap. From his screen, he could see Tyson, Frogadier, Zoey, Emolga, and Neo.
"Yes. Make sure to bring the boy here along with Z1," Blaze reminded.
"Of course sir, I'll make this as fast as possible," Swift answered.
"Tyson Pernell, how about we fight for Z1?" Swift proposed. "If I win, you and Z1 comes with me."
"And if I win?"
"Like that's going to happen," Swift said. "If Lady Luck shines her light on you, you get to keep Z1, for now. Is that a deal?" Tyson smirked as the silver shade began to expand over his pupils, along with his starter.
"Hell yeah!" Tyson shouted, accepting the challenge. Swift smirked under his ninja mask and returned his Ninjask to its spherical device. "Start off with Cut!"
Frogadier leaped up from the ground and hovered over Toxicroak and Swift. After completing a few hand signals, the Kalos starter clenched two swords and descended down to the ninjas.
"Blow them back with Poison Sting!" Swift responded.
Toxicroak opened his mouth and spat out dozens of purple needles. Frogadier put his swords in front of him and swiped each needle away. He continued his descent down towards the Sinnoh Pokemon, who didn't look like he even started.
"Clash with Poison Jab!"
Toxicroak immediately leaped towards Frogadier and blocked his attack with his own purple glowing knuckle claws. The two stood in a stalemate until the water type kicked the Sinnoh Pokemon down.
"Follow up with Water Pulse!"
Frogadier tossed his swords down and held an arm up high. An orb of clear water was clenched by Frogadier as he dropped down onto Toxicroak. Neither the ninja or Toxicroak could react fast enough as the sphere smashed into Toxicroak's stomach. The dual type flew back from Frogadier's prowess and awaited further instruction.
"Run towards Frogadier with X-Scissor!"
The dual type held his arms in front of him as his claws glowed a light green. Frogadier wasn't fast enough as he was cut by Toxicroak's strong claws. The Bubble Frog Pokemon got pushed back into a tree as Swift sneered at his opponents.
"Get up and use Aerial Ace!" Tyson commanded, throwing his hand out.
Frogadier leaped off the tree as his and Tyson's silver shade expanded over their eyes. The water starter flew forward with the super effective move as Toxicroak began to brace himself.
"Fire a Sludge Bomb!" Swift instructed.
Toxicroak smirked as he breathed in a huge breath before spitting out a large ball of purple poison. The orb was launched on course to collide with Frogadier, which was stopped by Tyson's command.
"Move around it and strike with Water Pulse!" Tyson countered.
Frogadier spun effortlessly around the ball and held one arm back. A sphere of water twirled around in the water type's hand as he pushed his arm forward once again.
"Attack using Dark Pulse!" Swift shouted, closing his hand after finishing his order.
Toxicroak pushed his hands together and an orb of dark matter levitated between the Sinnoh Pokemon's palms. The frog jumped towards Frogadier as their respective orbs collided. The two amphibians relied on their raw strength as every second, one of the two were in control. Eventually, the orbs popped, but not before the badge collector stopped thinking of the next attack.
"Uppercut with Ice Punch!"
Frogadier bent down in the cover of the smoke and had ice swirling around a single fist. Before Toxicroak could move away, he felt a cold sensation as Frogadier sent his fist on a direct course for Toxicroak's chin. The Toxic Mouth Pokemon slid back due to the powerful punch that the Kalos Pokemon just landed.
"Toxicroak, run forward with Poison Sting!" Swift bellowed.
Toxicroak began a sprint towards his opponents at a faster speed than before. The dual type spat out a storm of purple darts as Frogadier was able to avoid everyone. Swift's microphone began buzzing as a voice shouted.
"Sir! These two kids are almost done taking us all out!" A masculine voiced stated.
"I'll be there in a few," Swift calmly responded. "Just hold those two off until I get there." Swift sighed and moved his eyes from Zoey, Neo, Frogadier, and Tyson.
"We're going to have to continue this some other time," the ninja said, jumping over the group and looking over at them. Toxicroak followed suit and followed his trainer.
"Stop them with Cut, Frogadier!" Tyson commanded.
Frogadier jumped in front of the Genez duo and clinched two swords in his hands. Swift smirked as he leaped over Frogadier and pointed at the Kalos starter.
"Move him out the way with Cross Poison!"
Toxicroak nodded and crossed his arms in an X position as his claws grew longer. The claws gained a more sinister purple color as the toad slashed the incoming water type. Frogadier was sent flying into a nearby tree as the Genez duo dashed away through the trees.
"Frogadier!" Tyson called out. The teen ran towards his injured partner as Zoey and Neo followed suit. The silver shade left the duo's eyes as Frogadier stood up and held his chest in pain. "Are you alright?"
"I'll live," Frogadier answered bluntly. Tyson chuckled as he prepared to return the water type into his capsule, but was stopped by the Bubble Frog Pokemon. "I can still fight. Besides, with Lucario at Sycamore's, Gabite's not fast enough to counter Toxicroak, I'm the only one who can fight."
Tyson nodded and smiled at his starter. "Still the same Froakie from before." Tyson's mind drifted off to when he got Frogadier as a Froakie, beat Ryan, his victory against Viola's Heracross, evolving against Molly's Dewott, taking out Lucas' Roselia at the Battle Chateau, defeating Grant's Tyrunt, then ending at Frogadier's comeback against Leon.
"Alright, let's chase Swift and Toxicroak!" Tyson said, punching his hand. Zoey shook her head in agreement as Neo made some kind of gurgling noise. With that, the group dashed back to their friends' aide, and the rest of Team Genez.
XXX
Lines of electricity and ice flew around the forest as multiple dark colored Pokemon dropped to the ground. In the mits of all the action was Alexis and Bolt, along with the exhausted team of Buneary, Pikachu, and Helioptile. A sole Shadow Genez member walked forward as his Bisharp stayed close.
"We have to keep these kids occupied until Swift returns," the Genez member stated. "Bisharp, Dark Pulse!"
Bisharp held his hands out as two orbs of dark matter laid on his palms. The Unova Pokemon chucked the two orbs at the non Genez Members, who were already exhausted.
"Counter with Electro Ball, Pikachu!" Bolt began. "Helioptile, use Parabolic Charge!"
Pikachu swiped his tail forward as an orb of electricity flew towards the dual spheres of darkness. The Kalos Pokemon roared as his whole body was engulfed in yellow voltage. The electricity flew towards the flying yellow ball and enlarged it. The three orbs exploded on contact as Bisharp flew high above the teens and their Pokemon.
"Buneary, take Bisharp out the sky with Ice Beam!" Alexis commanded, throwing her hand up.
Buneary nodded and lifted her head high. She opened her mouth as snowflakes began swirling around a tiny white orb.
"Sucker Punch now!"
Bisharp lifted a claw and quickly disappeared. Buneary stopped charging her ice attack and looked around for her opponent. Bisharp latter appeared right in front of her, preparing to smash her to the ground.
"Pikachu, counter with Iron Tail!" Bolt countered.
Pikachu rushed over to Buneary's aide and clashed Bisharp's claw with his tail coated in metallic armor. Pikachu and Bisharp began to glare at each other as their attacks kept getting stronger.
"Thanks," Alexis said, smiling at Bolt. The blonde teen blushed quickly, but shook it off and sent a smile and thumbs up to the coordinator.
"No problemo! But you've seen nothing yet!" Bolt promised. "Helioptile, help Pikachu out with Grass Knot!"
Helioptile pressed his hands on the ground as glowing green vines moved towards Bisharp and Pikachu. The vines then shot up and wrapped around Bisharp's legs and pulled him straight down. The Electric Mouse then took the chance and slammed his tail on the dual type's stomach. Bisharp cried out in pain as the vines released themselves from their grip and Pikachu helped Buneary to Alexis.
"That's the power of the future Electric Type Master punk!" Bolt sneered, crossing his arms and flashing a cocky grin. The Shadow Genez member shook his head as Bisharp slowly picked himself up.
"Bisharp, use Metal Claw on Pikachu!" The ninja ordered.
Bisharp stretched his claws out as they grew larger. The Unova Pokemon looked off at Pikachu and dashed towards him.
"Use Iron Tail again!" Bolt announced.
Pikachu's tail gained another armor of steel as he intercepted Bisharp's attack. Bolt began to smirk again, until he heard his opponent give the next command.
"Throw Pikachu towards Helioptile!"
Bisharp closed his claws around Pikachu's tail and chucked him over to the Kalos Pokemon. Helioptile wasn't fast enough to react as his teammate was thrown into him. The Genez member pointed at the fallen electric duo as Bisharp began to charge.
"Finish them Shadow Claw!"
Bisharp's claws then grew a sinister dark coat as he made his way towards the duo. Surprisingly, two strong brown ears stopped the dual type's attack as Buneary began to sweat due to the strength of Bisharp's sharp claws.
"It's useless for you two to fight back!" the man barked. "Soon, our objective will be complete and you brats won't be able to stop the great Team Genez!"
"Geez, here I thought ninjas were the silent type," Bolt said softly.
"Buneary, let's give it out all!" Alexis shouted. "We won't let them beat us!"
After that, Buneary began to smile as she was swallowed in a bright blue light. The others looked at Buneary with huge eyes as she began to grow taller. Her eyes went down to her waist as she held Bisharp's claws with her own hands now. The light then flew off the normal type as Buneary's new form was shown.
Lopunny, Rabbit Pokemon. The ears appear to be delicate. If they are touched roughly, it kicks with its graceful legs.
New learned moves: Power-Up Punch, High-Jump Kick
"Talk about the best time for evolving!" Bolt exclaimed. "Finish this rag wearing freak off, Alexis!"
"Right!" Alexis nodded. "Lopunny, let's test out High-Jump Kick!"
Lopunny lifted a foot as it mashed Bisharp's chin. The bipedal Pokemon stumbled back as he held his chin in pain.
"Return the favor with Iron Head!"
Bisharp was engulfed in silver energy as he jetted off towards Lopunny. Alexis and Lopunny smirked as the brunette punched a fist forward.
"Run with Ice Beam!"
Lopunny opened her mouth as a ball of white light began to enlarge. The Sinnoh Pokemon began to run towards her opponent and fired a stream of ice at the incoming dual type. The ice flew off of Bisharp, but then froze him from all angles. He still was flying towards Lopunny, who stopped her attack.
"Break the ice with Power-Up Punch!"
Lopunny smashed one fist on the frozen Unova Pokemon, who was sent flying into the air. Bisharp was released from his frozen state, but dropped down, unconscious. His trainer return his fainted Pokemon back as Bolt and Alexis glared at the loser. Suddenly, Toxicroak and Swift dropped in front of the Genez ninja.
"Lieutenant Swift!" the man shouted, happy to be saved.
"Just don't get in my way," Swift commanded. The grunt nodded and jumped into the trees.
"Swift, hurry and finish these two off," Blaze ordered.
"No problem," Swift responded, getting ready to attack.
"Hey! Where is Zoey and Tyson?" Bolt inquired.
"They'll be here shortly," Swift answered calmly. "Until then, last have some fun. Up for it?"
"We are," Alexis said as Lopunny walked in front of Toxicroak.
"Good. Enough talking! Toxicroak, Poison Sting!"
Toxicroak spat out a storm of purple needles towards the normal type. Without needing an order, Lopunny elegantly dodged every needle as Alexis pointed at the dual type.
"Use Bounce, then rain down Ice Beam!"
Lopunny flew high into the sky as she was out of sight. Then, lines of ice fell from the sky as Toxicroak was in the center of it.
"Fly up with Dark Pulse!"
Toxicroak created an orb of dark matter in his hands and leaped up after Lopunny. He used the sphere as a shield as the ice flew off of the ball. Lopunny continued to fire her attack until her trainer issued another command.
"Send Toxicroak back with Power-Up Punch!"
The Rabbit Pokemon stopped her attack as she flew down to meet Toxicroak. She clenched a glowing fist while Toxicroak continued to fly up using his sphere. The duo eventually clashed as they cancelled each other out. They landed back in the ground, to which Toxicroak was right in front of Lopunny.
"Poison Jab now!"
Toxicroak sunk his claws into Lopunny's stomach, which sent her flying back into the fallen electric duo. Lopunny slowly picked herself up as Alexis and Bolt ran over. The standing Sinnoh Pokemon cut the teens off and held his two claws up. Swift walked behind his Pokemon and held a finger out.
"You two will be first," he began. "Kill them with Cross Poison!"
Toxicroak held his arms up as his claws glowed a dark purple color. The toad lifted his arms high into the air, which casted a shadow over the teens. Bolt pushes Alexis behind him in an attempt to protect her. Before Toxicroak's claws touched the duo, they stopped mid air. The teens looked up and saw a blue figure sink his foot into Toxicroak's face. Toxicroak slid back next to his trainer as Tyson, Zoey and Neo ran to meet their friends. Frogadier landed on the ground as his trainer stood next to the Kalos Pokemon.
"Well, that was a close call," Bolt said, chuckling a bit. Alexis and Zoey shot him a glare, which made the blonde stop talking. Tyson ran next to his Frogadier, who eyed Swift and Toxicroak.
"You really thought you would leave before finishing our battle?" Tyson inquired.
"Oh no. I was just trying to elevate the mood," Swift answered.
"By killing us huh?" Bolt asked, making Swift chuckle.
"Enough small talk," Swift began. "Let's finish this!"
"Glad we're on the same page!" Tyson agreed, punching his fist. "Water Pulse, Frogadier!"
Frogadier created another ball of water and flung it towards the toad. Toxicroak got into a fighting position as Swift pointed at them.
"Pop it with Poison Jab!"
Toxicroak's claws glowed purple as he cut the orb into fourths. Frogadier began to charge forward, clenching a fist.
"Ice Punch now!"
The Bubble Frog Pokemon smashed his fist into Toxicroak's face, which was already damaged enough. This time, however, Toxicroak held his ground as he grabbed Frogadier's arm and slammed him to the ground.
"Poison Jab once more!" Swift commanded, throwing his arm across his body.
Toxicroak lifted a free claw and sunk it into Frogadier's chest. The Kalos Pokemon cried out in pain as Toxicroak continued to sink the claw in deeper. Tyson growled as the Genez Lieutenant chuckled at the younger duo.
"It's no use, Tyson," Swift said. "Just bring Z1 to me and come with me and I promise not to continue to hurt Frogadier." He then looked over to Alexis, Bolt, and Zoey. "Them, however, I'm not so sure yet. What do you say, Tyson Pernell?"
Tyson stood silently for a few minutes before lifting his head up and glanced back at his traveling companions. He smiled at them before he started walk towards Swift. The man smirked under his mask until Frogadier threw Toxicroak off of him.
"There's no way you're talking my friends or Tyson!" Frogadier proclaimed. Tyson was shocked at the sudden revelation, but he quickly shook it off.
"Right, let's do this! Frogadier, Aerial Ace!"
Frogadier leaped off the air and flew towards Toxicroak once more. The Sinnoh Pokemon attempted to block the attack, but the Bubble Frog pushed his arms down and kicked him in the gut. Toxicroak slid back and held his stomach in pain until his trainer barked out another command.
"Run with Dark Pulse!"
The Toxic Mouth Pokemon opened his hands as a sphere of dark matter was created. Toxicroak then went into a sprint as he extended the orb towards the Bubble Frog Pokemon. Frogadier crouched down as his trainer quickly reacted.
"Confuse them with Double Team!" Tyson shouted, punching a fist forward.
Frogadier was in the process of completing several hand signals. Once he finished, multiple copies of the water type surrounded the Sinnoh Pokemon. Tyson smirked as he then snapped his fingers.
"Quick Attack!"
Each of the blue Pokemon dashed forward and hit every side of Toxicroak. Swift began to growl as his microphone began to buzz. The Genez Lieutenant stiffened up as his boss's voice was talked in his ear.
"What do you know? The boss was right," Blaze said, snickering a bit. "I'm really getting disappointed with you, Swift."
"Sir, I-"
"Don't bother, Swift," Blaze cut off. "If nothing that peaks my interest happens soon, I might be tempted to sever our ties. Surprise me, Swift, I dare you."
The ninja was frozen in shock until he saw Toxicroak hit the ground once more. Swift then made fists with his hands and looked up at his opponent.
"I refuse to lose right here!" Swift shouted, shocking the traveling group. "You all are just brats in the way of glory! Toxicroak, get up and use Mud Bomb!"
Toxicroak slowly picked himself up and spat a huge brown orb at them. Frogadier was immediately dropped from the impact of the ball of mud and watched as Toxicroak leaped over him and pointed his claws at Alexis, Bolt, and Zoey. Tyson began to run over to them, but was stopped when Swift saw the Vaniville trainer's plan.
"Stop Tyson with Poison Sting!"
Toxicroak spat out several purple needles towards the hatted teen, who was frozen in fear. Frogadier tried to move out of the mud's bindings, but couldn't. Tyson put his hands up for protection as a the needles fell down. The teen looked up as a shield was around him. Swift paid no mind and then pointed at the separated trio.
"Let's take them out with Poison Jab!" Swift barked, ready to eliminate his opponents.
As Toxicroak was readying his aim, Frogadier began to break apart some of the hardened mud. Neo began moving around in Zoey's arms, but the cerulean haired girl tighten her grip. They were surprised to see Frogadier in front of them, holding Toxicroak's hand.
"I...told...you wasn't going...to hurt...my..friends!" Frogadier announced, pushing Toxicroak away. He was surrounded in a bright blue light as his form was changing. He became taller as his frubble scarf was replaced by a tongue. His hands and feet became webbed and crossed his longer arms, looking at Swift and Toxicroak.
Greninja, the Ninja Pokemon. It appears and vanishes with a ninja's grace. It toys with its enemies using swift movements, while slicing them with throwing stars of sharpest water.
New learned moves: Acrobatics and Water Shuriken
"Frogadier evolved!" Alexis stated, amazed at the fully evolved starter.
"Greninja, how are you feeling?" Tyson asked. Greninja looked back and gave his trainer a thumbs up. "Alright, let's test out Water Shuriken!"
Greninja completed a set of hand signals until he had ninja stars in between both sets of fingers. The Ninja Pokemon then flung each one at Toxicroak, who then retaliated with poison darts. The stars broke through the darts and smashed into the Toxic Mouth Pokemon.
"We're not done with you yet!" Tyson announced, turning his hat back. "Greninja, use Acrobatics!"
The dual type flew forward and dealt a flurry of kicks and punches on the Sinnoh Pokemon. Toxicroak then dropped on one knee before Greninja kicked him back next to his trainer.
"How is this happening?" Swift inquired. Tyson and Greninja then picked their heads up at the same time and looked at the Genez members.
"We told you, Swift," Greninja and Tyson said in unison. "You won't hurt any of our friends."
"That's weird," Bolt said, observing Tyson and Greninja. "How are they saying the same thing?" Alexis and Zoey shrugged their shoulders as their full attention was on Tyson and Greninja
"We will get much, much stronger!" The duo said once again. They held up a fist as they then copied throwing the arm to the side. "Team Genez will fall at our feet!"
With that, a huge geyser of water encased Greninja as it pushed everyone back except for Tyson. Two silver eyes could be seen inside as Tyson pointed at the Genez members, as did Greninja inside the geyser.
Greninja moved one foot as a huge dent was left on the ground. In front of Toxicroak was another dent, but then Greninja reappeared with a punch to Toxicroak's gut. The poison and fighting type flew back into some trees, but was kicked back once Greninja appeared behind him. Toxicroak was struck multiple times as Greninja would disappear and reappear with another injury to Toxicroak. It finally took for Swift to return Toxicroak back to his Poke Ball for Greninja to stop. The ninja slammed a smoke bomb on the ground as he was no longer to be seen.
The geyser of water dropped from around Greninja as both Pokemon and trainer dropped to the floor in exhaustion. Bolt and Zoey ran up to the victors and congratulated them. Neo let out a deep sigh as Alexis stared at Tyson and Greninja with wide eyes.
"That's the same thing that Molly and Dewott did," she whispered with a combination of awe and confusion. "What exactly is that?"
"Yo! You guys killed it!" Bolt exclaimed. The duo looked at one another before grinning. "What was that power boost?"
"Was that Greninja's ability, Torrent?" Zoey inquired.
"It wasn't Torrent, that's for sure," Greninja answers, making the others eye the winners suspiciously.
"Then what was it?" Bolt asked once more. This time, Tyson stood up and looked around from Alexis, Greninja, Bolt, Zoey, then Neo.
"Whatever it was, it felt like I became Greninja."
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"Sir, I'm sorry that I failed you," Swift apologized, bowing to Blaze and Pyroar. Blaze waved his hand side to side, which frightened Swift.
"You did excellent," Blaze applauded. Swift was shocked by the statement and stood up.
"But I didn't bring the Z1 and Tyson Pernell back."
"No, you didn't," Blaze said matter-of-factly. "But you did bring me something a little more valuable." Blaze smirked as he was rewatching Greninja's transformation against Swift's Toxicroak. "Very interesting."
XXX
"I'm so glad you've arrived, Ryan!" Sycamore exclaimed, greeting the black haired male. Ryan smirked as he bowed to the professor.
"The honor's mine," Ryan said before looking at the man. "I'm so glad to be working with you on your latest research! Is it about Mega Evolution? Absol would be great for you to study."
"No, it's not Mega Evolution this time. But something named, Synchro Evolution." Ryan eyed the man with a confused stare as Sycamore chuckled before placing his hand on Ryan's shoulder. "Come, let us talk about it inside." The duo then walked inside of Sycamore's lab, but were not aware of eyes watching them.
"I've been hoping I'll see that kid again," Cruz said, smirking deviously. Lucy sighed before she let her hair down.
"Let's just get the Professor and finish this, huh Cruz?" Lucy asked, smirking a bit. "The last mission you had didn't finish so well."
"It won't turn out that way again!" Cruz shouted, making the grunts behind them shake with fear.
"You're right," Lucy began, walking out of the shade and into the light of the sun. "Because I'm here now."
Well, hey! Better late than never, huh? So, I decided to finish PKL, but to also continue Rex's journey. Maybe not with a Pikachu with him, but something a little different. But, you'll see that later on. Recap time; Swift and Team Genez fought against Tyson and the group. Alexis' Buneary evolved into Lopunny and Tyson's Frogadier evolved into Greninja, and went Synchro for the first time.
1. Was the wait worth it?
2. Favorite match of the chapter?
3. Sun and Moon thoughts?
Next Time: Rumble at Sycamore's
Team Genez invades Sycamore's Lab and begins to try to take Sycamore by force. Luckily, Ryan, Tyson and Alexis' leftover Pokemon to help combat the evil team. However, with leftover vendettas and stronger teams, what will await the trainers?
Lumiose Arc:
48: Heavyweight Bout
49: Trouble at the Power Plant
50: Crouching Chesnaught, Hidden Greninja
51: Fight for the Voltage Badge
52: Kalos Legends: Gray vs Tyson
53: Roserade in Charge
54: Settling the Score: Tyson vs Bolt!