CHAPTER 23:

Hard as Rock – Steven

"Okay, Skarmory! Come on out!" Steven shouted, throwing out a Poke Ball.

In a flash of white light materialized Steven's regularly colored Skarmory, who screeched:

"Skarrr!"

"Okay, SuperSlicer! Let's go!" Roy yelled, tossing out his Ultra Ball.

SuperSlicer, Roy's new Skarmory, appeared in a yellow sheen, squawking:

"Skar-mor-y!"

Battle statistics: This is a one-on-one battle. No time limit or substitutions.

Roy's Skarmory, SuperSlicer, vs. Steven's Skarmory

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"SuperSlicer, use Drill Peck!"

SuperSlicer flew up, and its beak began glowing and spinning, roaring like a drill. A swoop right into Steven's Skarmory's chest cavity was turned critical, causing a bit of damage to the Steel/Flying, regardless of the high Defense and resistance toward Flying attacks Steel Elements have.

"Wow, Roy! Even my Skarmory doesn't know Drill Peck... But don't let it go to your head." Steven said. "Now, Skarmory! Use Steel Wing!"

Steven's Skarmory's red and silver jagged wings gained a metallic sheen, and the swift flying (Aerial) ace (Get it? Aerial Ace?) flew toward his foe of the same species. Against the hard body of SuperSlicer, a metallic clanging between it and Skarmory's Steel Wing rendered the battlefield as SuperSlicer's neck was hit, making Steel Wing critical.

"Huh? But... Steel Wing was a tad bit more powerful than my Drill Peck, since Steven's Skarmory is stronger, a little bit... I just know it was..." Roy pondered.

"Roy, maybe your Skarmory has a Poke Virus! It increases the Stats of a Pokemon! So, your SuperSlicer has a higher Defense, Speed, Attack, Special Attack, and Special Defense, as well as higher HP!" Steven called to Roy, recalling how his one of his own Pokemon had one...

"Cool! So, Steel Wing would've been more powerful... Dude! Anyway, SuperSlicer! Attack! Sky Attack!"

Skarmory flew up, and its shiny body began glowing red. He began a steep dive at Steven's Pokemon, body flaring in red flames.

"Oh, yeah? Skarmory, stop SuperSlicer with Steel Wing!" Steven countered, hoping a powerful aerial Steel move would stop the most powerful Flying-Type assault.

"We won't fall for that again! SuperSlicer, switch to Agility!"

SuperSlicer stopped blazing and diving, flying with great speed, making Skarmory hit an empty target!

"No!" Steven cried.

"Now, Aerial Ace!"

Regardless of the loud whooshing SuperSlicer created, only heard by itself, he heard Roy's order, and let out a screech. He disappeared, though barely visible anyway. Soon, a horrible slashing noise was made, directing Steven and Roy's attention to Steven's Skarmory, who got slashed by SuperSlicer. Guess Roy picked a logical name.

"Skarmory!" Steven cried again, but the rest of his words were muffled by Roy's yelling of:

"NOW! CUT ATTACK!"

SuperSlicer's left wingtip began glowing in a white hue, and a swift slicing noise was heard by all, and Steven's Steel/Flying Element fell to the ground, fainted.

"Aw, man..." Steven sighed, a white Poke Ball-shaped thing coming from his deformed mouth. "He got me..."

Steven and Roy each held out their Skarmories' correct Poke Balls, a red laser firing to them, returning them to the spherical body.

"Well, Roy, we need to get going." Melanie said to him after the battle.

"Right. Team Magma might be at Fallarbor now!"

They all ran on toward Fallarbor, reaching the Pokemon Center by night. They were gonna have a busy day tomorrow...

Author: Sorry, this whole Meteor Falls mini-arc got off track, my apologies. Anyway, I would like to, yet again, thank the author Katie Legends for e-mailing me, telling me I could use... Part of the Poke Virus thing (The other "part" is Katie's and she didn't want me using her brilliance. Frowns Slightly). But, next Chapter is, without question, undeniably, doubtfully, Meteor Falls.

Weird Announcer Dude Who I Deleted About Chapter 20 or 21: Boy, can you rant...

Author: ...WHO ASKED YOU? (Wrestling Bell Rings) GRR!

(Fighting Noises)

Pat-Bot: (He looks like me.) Oh, boy. They will destroy each other. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear.

Author: He must be in "Oh, dear" mode... (Destroys Weird Announcer Dude W.I.D.A.C.20.O.21. (See before colon where Dude speaks to learn what that is.)

Author: I'm out of witty things to type. Insert one, readers.