CHAPTER 25:

Megaflame Master – Mura

(Note: That's what says Flannery's Grandpa's name is.)

Team Roy had gotten to Lavaridge Town by their Skarmories, and since it was only six a.m., they decided to do a few things around town first. Other than Melanie, that is.

"Guys, I'm gonna bathe in the hot springs." she said when they were in front of the Pokemon Center.

"Hey, wait, Melanie! I need to get to the Poke Ball giveaway!" Roy called to her.

"The what?"

"They're giving away free Great and Ultra Poke Balls in the Pokemon Center. So... Steven, could you get the supplies?" Roy asked, turning to the other Gym Challenger.

"Uh... Sure!" Steven replied, walking toward the Poke Mart.

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Inside the Pokemon Center, Roy had received 5 Ultra Balls and 10 Great Balls from Nurse Joy. He turned around after stuffing them in his bag to see...

"Like it, Roy?" Melanie asked.

Roy saw that she was in a black bikini, making him blush.

"Uh... Yeah, sure... Heh..." Roy said nervously, feeling her walk past him, through the door to the Hot Springs.

'She was... so cute...' Roy thought, his blush's color deepening and growing.

Author: Oh, how cute... (Sweat drops...)

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After Melanie had finished bathing and Steven had gotten the needed supplies, they all headed into the Gym. It was a misty, rocky field, with heavy heat in the air.

Suddenly, a man of about 55 walked toward them all. He had a white beard and hair, a short, brown top hair and brown suit with dark eyes and a white mustache, as well as a white undershirt and red tie.

"Hello. I'm the Leader of the Lavaridge Gym, Mura. Are you here for a challenge?" the old man asked.

"I am, Mr. Mura! I'm Roy from Littleroot Town!" Roy said, putting his fist near his face, smirking.

"Ah, yes. I accept your challenge. We will use four Pokemon in a single battle system. Ready?"

"Oh, yeah!" Roy replied, grabbing his Net Ball. He threw it, calling out:

"I choose you! Masquerain!"

Masquerain came out of the Net Ball in a flash of blue light, chirping:

"Mas-quer-ain!"

"A Bug? But this is a Fire Gym!" Mura cried, causing Roy to gasp.

"It is...?" He turned Anime "white-out" style.

"Yes. Oh, well though! I choose you! Slugma!" Mura shouted, throwing a Poke Ball.

"Slug-ma!" Slugma droned.

Battle statistics: This is a four-on-four single battle with no time limit. Only Roy can swap Pokemon.

Roy's Masquerain vs. Mura's Slugma

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Slugma, Flamethrower!"

Slugma unleashed a blast of red, yellow, and orange fire, which was easily dodged by Masquerain.

"Masquerain, Water Pulse!"

Masquerain opened its mouth and shot out three supersonic rings, which floated into Slugma, causing serious damage.

"Slugma, you okay?" Mura asked.

"Slug-ugh." Slugma nodded, frowning at Masquerain.

"Good. Use Body Slam!"

Slugma leapt up, and aimed at Masquerain. He slammed it down, causing Masquerain's HP to drop by ¼.

"Wow, this is already interesting!" Melanie cried.

"Yes." Steven agreed.

"Masquerain, use Hydro Pump!" Roy yelled.

"What! I didn't know Masquerain could use Hydro Pump, especially Roy's!" Melanie said to Steven on the bench.

"Well, Surskit can learn it as an egg move, so it's logical. Since all Pokemon come from eggs..."

"I know." Melanie sweat dropped.

Anyway, two blasts of water shot from a ball formed in front of Masquerain's nose, which twisted around each other. The Water Attack dramatically hurt Slugma, which obviously means: KO.

"No, Slugma!" Mura cried, and then held out Slugma's Poe Ball. Slugma turned to red energy and zapped back into the Ball.

Mura brought out another Poke Ball. "Come forth, Magcargo!"

"Magcargo!" yelled Magcargo.

Roy's Masquerain vs. Mura's Magcargo

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Magcargo, Rock Slide!"

Magcargo jumped up, and rocks from the field sped toward Masquerain. The attack nearly KO'd the Bug/ Flying dual!

"Masquerain! You alright?" Roy asked.

"Masq..." Masquerain groaned, but it found the strength to get back up.

"Okay. Use Water Pulse!"

Masquerain gathered water particles in its mouth and shot out a glowing, blue ball of water at Magcargo. The attack was vastly effective, and nearly knocked out Magcargo!

"Magcargo!" Mura cried. "Hmm... I guess you are slightly good, Roy. But... Magcargo, Fire Blast!"

A flash of fire came from Magcargo's red throat, and it blasted from its goo-like mouth in the shape of a star. The attack knocked out Roy's Bug/ Flying dual Type Pokemon.

"Good job, Masquerain. Return." Roy said, holding out his Net Ball, Masquerain beaming into it as red energy.

"Okay. I've weakened your overgrown snail! So..."

"YOU DISRESPECT MY POKEMON! GRR!" Mura shouted, a yellow anger cross appearing on his white hair.

"YAAAH! SCARY, MAD, OLD DUDE!" Roy screamed, causing all in the room but him and Mura to sweat drop.

"Anyway, I choose Nosepass!" Roy threw a Poke Ball.

Nosepass came from Roy's Poke Ball, and it grunted:

"Nose-pass!"

Roy's Nosepass vs. Mura's Magcargo

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Nosepass, Earthquake!"

Nosepass stomped the ground with its big, blue foot, causing tectonic rings to shoot out, aimed at Magcargo.

"Magcargo, dodge with Body Slam!"

Magcargo somehow jumped, lifting its heavy body out of the line of... Earthquake. He also aimed to come down on Nosepass!

"Nosepass... Counter it with..." Roy said quietly, and waited for his snail-like foe to be closer...

"Now! Rock Slide!"

Nosepass stomped the floor again, causing a few big rocks to fly up in Magcargo's face. The attack did the job, knocking Magcargo back, and knocking Magcargo... Out.

"Magcargo, no! Grr..." Mura growled in frustration. He recalled it, and then took out a Great Ball.

"Okay, I choose Camerupt!" He threw the blue and white Ball, and the Fire/ Ground dual Pokemon that Team Magma Administrator Tabitha had used materialized.

"Rupt!" yelled Camerupt.

Roy's Nosepass vs. Mura's Camerupt

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Nosepass, Earthquake!"

Nosepass sent the orange-brown rings of Earthquake at Roy's command. The Ground attack was super effective, but still only took off a quarter of Camerupt's HP.

"Camerupt, you use Earthquake!"

This time, Camerupt sent out the loops of tectonic movement, aimed at Nosepass. The attack brought Nosepass' HP into the yellows.

"Nosepass, Rock Slide!"

Brown rocks flew toward Camerupt from beneath Nosepass' feet, causing some good damage to Camerupt.

"Camerupt, Magnitude!"

Camerupt brought its head closer to its underside, and then it brought it out abruptly, causing big cracks to advance toward Nosepass. They formed into one big slit in the ground, and a yellow, sparkling number 7 appeared for a brief moment.

"Ah! Magnitude 7!" Mura cried gleefully.

"Magni... Wha?" Roy pondered.

Anyway, the attack nearly caused Nosepass to become KO'd!

"You wonder what Magnitude is?" Mura asked Roy.

"Yeah."

"Well, depending on what the magnitude is, the attack Magnitude can be less or more powerful than its sister attack, Earthquake. If you still don't get it, read about the Richter Scale, invented by Charles F. Richter."

"Oh. Okay..." Roy sweat dropped. "Nosepass, use Earthquake again!"

Again, rings shot out from under Nosepass at Camerupt, causing serious damage.

"Camerupt, Magnitude once more!"

Fissures crackled toward Nosepass, and they all came into a large one. A glowing, red 10 levitated above it, meaning it was the super powerful Magnitude 10! The attack obviously knocked out Nosepass, and Roy recalled it, thanking it for a battle well fought.

"Okay, SuperSlicer! I choose you!" Roy tossed out his Ultra Ball, and SuperSlicer appeared.

"Skarmory!" SuperSlicer squawked.

Roy's Skarmory, SuperSlicer vs. Mura's Camerupt

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"SuperSlicer, use Drill Peck!"

SuperSlicer's beak began glowing white, and also spun. A dash toward Camerupt caused a knock-out!

Mura recalled his Camerupt, and then picked out his last Poke Ball... An Ultra Ball...

"Good job, SuperSlicer!" Roy cheered.

"Roy!" Mura called to him.

"A good battle so far. But... This is where it ends."

"Uh..." Roy said blankly.

"I choose you, Magmar!" Mura threw the Ultra Ball.

"Magmar!" roared Magmar, a Fire-Type with red feet, black, short legs, red arms and hands, a red head with two yellow, hair-like and fire-like coming from the back, a tube-shaped yellow mouth, a red body, and yellow flame-like patterns on its belly, along with a flame-tipped, yellow tail.

"Whoa..." Roy gulped.

Roy's Skarmory, SuperSlicer vs. Mura's Magmar

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Magmar, attack with Fire Punch!"

Magmar's fist was engulfed in a dark red flame, and he rushed toward SuperSlicer. One attack would nearly KO SuperSlicer...!

"SuperSlicer, dodge it with Aerial Ace!"

SuperSlicer let out a squawk, and then disappeared with a flap of its wings, so Magmar missed.

"Attack, now!" Roy yelled. SuperSlicer reappeared suddenly, swooping into Magmar, causing some good damage.

"Magmar! Fire Blast!"

Magmar landed on the ground in a rough manner, but from Magmar's tube-ish mouth, a star-shaped blast of fire shot toward SuperSlicer. The attack automatically made the Steel/ Flying Element faint, it dropping down. Roy recalled it and thanked it.

"Okay... My last Pokemon..." Roy clutched his Great Ball.

"I choose you! Torkoal!" Roy yelled, tossing the Ball.

"Torrr!" Torkoal shouted, blowing black smoke from its back.

Roy's Torkoal vs. Mura's Magmar

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Magmar, use Thunderpunch!"

Magmar's red fist began glowing an electrical yellow, static crackling from it. Magmar dashed toward Torkoal, fist outwards.

"Torkoal, counter that with Iron Tail!"

Torkoal's hard-to-see red tail began glowing a metallic silver color. In a flash, Torkoal's arms, legs, and head retracted into its shell, and he spun in a leap at the electrically charged fist of Magmar. His tail collided with Magmar's fist, causing a loud boom to echo in the battlefield. Both took minor damage, but returned to their respective sides of the combat zone.

"Torkoal, Flamethrower!"

Torkoal opened its mouth, and a blast of flames shot out at Magmar.

"Magmar, you use Flamethrower!"

Magmar let loose a burst of flames, which ran into Torkoal's. An explosion occurred, and when the black smoke cleared, Magmar's Flamethrower was headed right toward Roy!

"YAAAH!" Roy started running around the field like a maniac, the Fire attack following him.

"Tor!" Torkoal grunted, jumping in front of the Flamethrower. His body glowed in a metallic color when Flamethrower hit, causing it to bounce back at Magmar, causing a bit of damage! Torkoal's Defense also was boosted.

"Huh?" Roy said, stopping when he noticed Flamethrower stopped.

"Torkoal used Iron Defense, Roy!" Steven called.

"Cool!" Roy exclaimed, and then returned to his trainers' box.

"Torkoal, Heat Wave!"

An orange ball of fire formed in Torkoal's mouth, which shot out in a wide, fiery orange wave. The attack struck Magmar, causing some better damage than previous attacks.

"Magmar, Psychic!"

Magmar's eyes began glowing in a light blue aura, and a burst of telekinetic energy shot out at Torkoal. The attack brought Torkoal to the edge of the yellows...

"Torkoal!" Roy cried, hurrying to think of an attack good enough to cause some major or at least some damage.

"Oh, yeah..." he realized.

"Torkoal, use Overheat!"

A light orange ball of fire formed in Torkoal's now open mouth, and it shot out in a blast of light orange fire illuminated in white light! The attack it Magmar, and hit in the most vulnerable spot of the Pokemon: the head. In other words, it was critical, meaning it put Magmar in the reds!

"Magmar! Are you okay?" Mura cried, seeing Magmar panting furiously.

"Mag... Mar..." Magmar panted, nodding its head.

"Remember, Roy: Overheat gets less powerful with each hit." Steven warned.

"Yeah." Roy nodded.

"Okay... Now, use Hyper Beam!"

Magmar opened up its tube-like mouth a bit more, where golden energy particles gathered. They formed a ball, and then shot out in the form of a golden-yellow beam...

"Torkoal, Iron Defense!" Roy countered.

Torkoal withdrew into its shell, a shine coming across its black shell. Hyper Beam hit, but just reflected back toward Magmar!

"Magmar, Flamethrower!"

Magmar let loose a burst of flames from its yellow mouth, which destroyed Hyper Beam.

"Heh heh heh heh... Torkoal, Fire Blast!"

A star-shaped fiery beam shot out from Torkoal's mouth, hitting the weak Magmar, causing it to finally...

...faint.

"No, Magmar!" Mura cried, running over to his fallen Pokemon.

Both trainers recalled their Pokemon...

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Roy, Mura, Melanie, and Steven were outside the Lavaridge Gym, and Mura had a fire-like Badge with yellow dots on it in his hand.

"Well, Roy, I suppose you deserve this Badge for your victory!" Mura chuckled, handing the Badge to Roy.

"Yeah!" Melanie cheered.

"I present you... The Heat Badge!"

"Oh, yeah...!" Roy cheered, striking the usual Ash-like pose and shouted:

"I got the Heat Badge!"

"Roy, I'm glad one of my last Gym Battles was this exiting!"

"Huh? Whaddya mean?" Roy asked Mura.

"I'm gonna stop running the Gym. My granddaughter, Flannery, will take over in a few years."

"I see..." Steven and Roy sighed.

"Well, anyway! I guess you'll go to Petalburg City again for the Balance Badge!"

"Yeah!"

"Good luck, old chap!" Mura laughed, tipping his brown hat.

The trio walked away, and onto Route 112 soil, advancing to Petalburg City, and their next adventure!

Author: Well, I hope that Fire Super Fight was good for ya. Sorry for the wait... But, anyway, Review !