Author: Okay, people, let's get on with it. No yakking, yammering, or ranting. ABSOLUTELY no ranting or yammering or yaddah blah… (Continues ranting)
Announcer who appears outta nowhere: Hi, hi! The Author's kinda busy with his talking about lily pads, I'll introduce the Chapter!
Author: YOU WILL NOT! GET LOST! I ditched you before you could RUIN Chapter 5! GET!
CHAPTER 18:
Meet the Steelinator
After getting back their Pokemon, Roy and Melanie continued from Mauville City to Route 117, where they had already encountered Team Eon in the Day Care Center's Pokemon Habitats. Anyway, the two had just gotten to the half point of the Route where someone with silvery light blue hair came across them. He was in fancy black clothing, had silver rings on his fingers and arms, along with purple zigzags on his black shirt. Yeah, Meowth, that's right: Steven Stone!
"AHH! Who are you! Are you a thief? NO! IT'S THE END!" Melanie screamed when the man suddenly turned his head and saw them, walking towards them.
"No, I'm not a thief. I'm Steven Stone, the son of Devon Corp. President. I, uh, came here to this Route to meet some extraordinary battler named Roy. Do you two know him, by any chance?" he asked.
"That'd be me! Mr. Stone, I'm Roy from Littleroot Town." Roy said.
"Wow! I heard about you from the three Gym Leaders you fought, all saying you manage to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. Umm… How would you like to battle me?"
"Sure! Three on three!" Roy shouted confidently, grabbing one of his three Poke Balls.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Yeah!"
"Okay then! Nosepass, I choose you!" Roy threw the red top sphere, and Nosepass appeared.
"Nose-pass!" it shouted, stomping the ground repeatedly, and stopped.
"A Nosepass, huh?" Steven threw a Poke Ball, calling out:
"Onix, go!"
A huge Pokemon came out of the small Poke Ball, which was made of a big black boulder body from the end of the head down, each boulder decreasing inside to where the tail was made of tiny pebbles. The head had a stone horn on it. The Pokemon released its battle cry, a big growl.
Battle statistics: This is a three-on-three battle with no time limit or substitutions.
Roy's Nosepass vs. Steven's Onix
BATTLE COMMENCE!
"Onix, use Iron Tail!" Steven shouted.
Onix's tail began glowing a metallic white, and Onix began thrusting it at Nosepass.
"Nosepass, Earthquake!" Roy ordered.
Nosepass stomped the ground, sending brown-orange shockwaves toward Onix. The attack was super effective on the gigantic Rock-Ground element, also stopping the beast's Iron Tail attack.
"You're okay, Onix! Now, use your Earthquake!"
Onix slammed onto the ground, causing brown waves to shoot out to Nosepass, who took some serious damage.
"You okay Nosepass?" Roy asked.
"Nose!" Nosepass replied, getting into a standing position.
"Okay, good! Nosepass, attack with your Earthquake again!"
Nosepass stomped yet again, making tectonic movement rings shoot toward Onix. One hit would knock it out…
"Onix, go! Use Iron Tail on the ground!" Steven shouted, pointing at the target.
'What?' Roy thought. 'What is he up to?'
Roy soon found out. As soon as Iron Tail hit the ground, which was where the tectonic rings had gotten to, Iron Tail created a shock wave of some sort, which negated Earthquake!
"Now, Onix! Finish him off with Dig!"
Onix let loose a howl, and then burrowed into the ground. A cavernous hole was the only remnant of the giant. A minute later, a rumbling was heard, and Onix popped out of the ground and tackled Nosepass, which was the last part of the Dig Ground attack, which was super effective on the Rock-Type victim, which resulted in a knockout.
"Nosepass! Aw… you're good, Steven. Return, Nosepass." Roy said, and held out Nosepass' Ball. Nosepass turned into red energy, and zapped back to its Poke Ball.
"Okay, Masquerain, you can do it!"
Roy threw his Net Ball, and Masquerain appeared. "Masq!" it chirped.
"What? A Bug-Flying element against a Rock-attack user? You've made a grave mistake, Roy!" Steven shouted, smirking.
"We'll see." Roy smirked back.
Roy's Masquerain vs. Steven's Onix
BATTLE COMMENCE!
"Onix, do a 1-hit-KO with Rock Slide!"
Steven knew a move Type user's Type enhanced, 4 times as effective would be a one-
hit knock out. Onix pounded the ground, and rocks started flying toward Masquerain.
"Masquerain, counter it with WATER PULSE!" Roy yelled.
Masquerain shot a shiny blue water ball at the rocks, stopping 'em. The attack also made its way to Onix, and since the damage was multiplied by 4 against the Ground-Rock Pokemon, knocked it out!
"YES! Go, Masquerain!" Roy cheered.
"… You were excellent, Onix. You need a rest." Steven sighed, pointing Onix's Poke Ball at him. The fainted Pokemon returned to the Ball in red light.
"Okay, time for my next rock-hard Pokemon! I choose you… Claydol!" Steven shouted, throwing another Poke Ball.
"Claaaay!" howled Claydol when it materialized.
Roy's Masquerain vs. Steven's Claydol
BATTLE COMMENCE!
"Masquerain, Giga Drain!" Roy ordered.
A green ball of energy formed in front of Masquerain's orange nose, causing green energy streams to come to it from Claydol. The attack was super effective, bringing Claydol's HP to the yellows.
"Claydol, use your secret weapon! Rock Tomb!"
Claydol's small "hands" swiveled around, and stopped abruptly. Rocks rose up and squished Masquerain!
"Masquerain! GET OUT!" Roy cried.
Masquerain tried to get out of the tomb, but it didn't work! After about a minute, the rocks dropped, and Masquerain crashed to the ground, eyes swirls.
"Masquerain, no! Mmm… Return!" Roy shouted, holding out his Net.
Masquerain became red light and came back to the Ball.
"THAT'S IT! I choose my strongest Pokemon: MACHOKE!" Roy yelled.
"Ma-choke!" Machoke shouted, showing off his muscles.
Roy's Machoke vs. Steven's Claydol
BATTLE COMMENCE!
"You made a mistake, Roy! Claydol's Psychic attacks will destroy your Machoke! Claydol, use Hyper Beam!"
A golden ball of energy formed in front of one of Claydol's many red eyes, which charged up and shot out as a hyper-powerful beam. The attack was headed straight for Machoke, but Roy called out:
"Machoke, COUNTER!"
Machoke put his arms in an X position, and they glowed in orange-brown light. When Hyper Beam hit, it bounced right off Machoke's arms, reflected right back at Claydol, at DOUBLE THE STRENGTH! Just call Machoke Reflect Bounder II! Coming to theaters this week.
A horrible BOOM! echoed through the air as Claydol was knocked out by a hyperphysically powerful Hyper Beam.
"Claydol! Oh… You did a good job. Return." Steven sighed, recalling Claydol.
"Okay, Roy. I won't use my starter Pokemon on you, since that would be homicidal. Roy frowned at this. Therefore, I'll use THIS one! Lairon, I choose you!"
"Lair-on!" shouted Lairon after it appeared. It was a Steel-Rock element, with blue eyes. Its lower body was black, made of several body segments. Its three claws on each foot were metallic, along with a silver ring above the foot on each leg. Black spots in even rows adorned the silver upper body segments, and a ridge of spikes pointed from each segment, as well.
Roy's Machoke vs. Steven's Lairon
BATTLE COMMENCE!
"Machoke, use what we practiced! Use the FocusUp combo attack!" Roy shouted.
"Hmm? FocusUp?"
Machoke focused its power, increasing its Critical Hit rate, (Focus Energy) and drew in a deep breath to up Attack and Defense stats. (Bulk Up)
"It'll take more than a simple stat boost! Lairon, use Metal Claw!"
Lairon's front right claw began glowing a metallic color, and he ran toward Machoke. Once there he slashed Machoke, causing some damage to the Fighting-Type.
"Machoke, now! Use Dynamicpunch!"
Machoke's fist began shining white, and he slammed his fist into Lairon's back, causing SERIOUS pain to Lairon.
"HA! Since that attack was four times as effective to Lairon, regardless of high Defense, it should faint with my next attack!" Roy taunted.
"Oh, yeah! Lairon, Aerial Ace!" Steven ordered, causing Roy's eyes to become large.
Lairon disappeared with its "speed", and didn't reappear for a while. But then, it reappeared, slashing Machoke's back with the Flying-Type move! Figure it, people: Lairon's high Attack + the super effectiveness of Aerial Ace + Machoke's low Defense KO! Roy lost!
"Yes! Good job, Lairon! Return!" Steven called, making Lairon beam back to his Ball. Steven then walked over to Roy, who had recalled his Pokemon.
"Roy?" he asked softly.
"Yeah, Steven. You know, Melanie would probably enjoy having you travel with us, and so would I. Wanna? I mean, if you want."
"Well, since I'm doing my own Gym Challenge to get Champ status, sure! Since I've got five Badges- Rustboro, Dewford, Mauville, Lavaridge, and Petalburg- I could give you tips! I'd love to come!" Steven said.
"Is it okay with you, Mel?" Roy asked.
'NO! If you let him join, it won't be just me and my Roy!' Melanie shouted in her mind, but simply agreed.
"Okay! Where next?" Roy asked.
"You should know. It's YOUR adventure, Roy!" Melanie said teasingly.
"Oh. Good point. Well… We should heal our Pokemon, especially mine, since Steven SLAUGHTERED 'em. Heh heh." Roy joked.
The three returned to Mauville, and stayed at the Center for the rest of the day.
Author: (Tosses the weird announcer guy into the computer network and puts him in a temporary trash bin) Okay, so! This Chapter adds Steven to our hero list. Note that he already has all of his "Champion" battle Pokemon, but not fully evo'ed. Further note: Steven is NOT the Champ. GACK ACK ACK ACK! He's just now challenging.