PM: Here it is, the Chapter that will nearly cause my demise... A b-day update which is all-Steven. Humph.

CHAPTER 37:

Steven vs. ?

Steven, now approaching the ground on his Skarmory, had his sights set on the large building in front of him; a large building looking slightly like an airport's main buildings with a large blue and red E on one of the buildings.

'Here we go... The Green Orb will be claimed!'

Steven landed on the ground, now standing only a few feet away from the large building's solid metal door. Recalling his Skarmory, he brought out another Poke Ball and tossed it into the air.

"Let's go, Metagross!"

His Metagross materialized from the Ball. After catching it in his left hand, Steven called out to his Pokemon:

"Metagross, use Meteor Mash to break through this door!"

With one of its spider-like arms glowing a red color, Metagross slammed its fist into the door, breaking through and making a big, gaping hole.

Inside were about four Team Eon Grunts, all males, two of the Blue Division and two of the Red Division.

"It's that Steven guy! Get him!" yelled one. All four pulled out Eon Balls and threw them into the air, causing four Pokemon to appear: a Pidgeotto, a Tropius, a Lunatone, and a Solrock.

"Metagross, use Psychic on them all!"

Metagross' eyes began glowing a blue color, the same color enveloping the four opposing Pokemon, as well as the Eon Grunts. Metagross and Steven rushed into the next room, the Grunts and Pokemon still frozen for several minutes.

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Two rooms later, and no other Grunts challenged Steven. Things were so peaceful, he even recalled his Metagross. But the peace was about to be disturbed...

"So you're the new person who's with those snotty brats Melanie and Roy..." spoke a feminine voice.

"I can't wait to crush you!" growled a masculine voice. Steven looked up onto a high ledge to see two people in different outfits from the Grunts... They'd be familiar to Roy and Melanie; for the two were the Admins from Slateport and near Mauville, Emilia and Chazz!

"Who are you two?" Steven frowned.

"We are Team Eon's Executives, Admins, whatever you wanna call us. I'm Emilia..." Emilia smirked.

"And Chazz is the name." muttered Chazz. "Prepare to engage in a battle with us, one you shall surely lose."

The platform the two Admins stood on lowered down, and the two threw out two Eon Balls.

"Let's go, Pidgeot!" yelled the female of the duo.

"You too, Alakazam!" shouted the male.

From the Eon Balls materialized a Pidgeot, a Normal/Flying-Type with a cream bird-like body having red and yellow streamer-like feathers flowing from its head, black marks on its face, pink feet with white claws, and long red and yellow tail feathers, and an Alakazam.

"Pid-GEO!" shrieked Pidgeot.

"Ala-ka-ZAM!" yelled Alakazam.

"Okay. I choose you!" Steven yelled. "Skarmory and Onix!"

From his two Poke Balls appeared his Skarmory and Onix.

"Skar!" cried out Skarmory.

The large Rock/Ground snake-like Pokemon let out a rumbling roar.

Battle statistics: This is a two-on-two double battle with no time limit or substitutions.

Steven's Skarmory and Onix vs. Team Eon Admins Chazz and Emilia's Alakazam and Pidgeot

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Skarmory, begin with Iron Defense!"

Skarmory's steel body began to glow a light silver color, its Defense boosted sharply.

"And Onix, use Dig!"

Onix somehow leapt into the air and slammed into the ground, tunneling underneath the floor of Team Eon's base.

"HEY! I JUST PAINTED THIS ROOM!" shouted Emilia.

"..." Steven sweat-dropped.

"Focus on the battle, idiot. Alakazam, use Fire Punch!"

Alakazam's right fist began glowing a fiery red. The fox-like Pokemon jumped towards Skarmory, preparing to hit it.

"Skarmory! Use Air Cutter!"

Skarmory spread its wings, sending a glowing, spinning scythe-shaped energy bolt towards Alakazam, hitting the Psychic Element and knocking it to the ground.

"Pidgeot, use Wing Attack!"

With its wings glowing white, Pidgeot began to make an ascent for Skarmory.

"NOW ONIX!" Steven yelled.

As Pidgeot was over Onix's hole, the large Pokemon shot out of it like the hole was a cannon, knocking Pidgeot into a wall.

"He's not letting us get to him..." growled Chazz.

"Hmm... Maybe we should try a few combos..." muttered Emilia.

"Go, Onix! Rock Slide!"

Onix swung its tail about, then towards Pidgeot and Alakazam.

"Go, Alakazam! Use Psychic to stop his tail!"

Alakazam's eyes began glowing blue, as well as its spoons, stopping Onix's tail and giving it the same blue aura.

"Now, throw him around!"

Alakazam swung his arms in different directions, tossing Onix around as well.

"Grr..." Steven growled. "Skarmory, stop that Alakazam! Steel Wing!"

Skarmory began making a quick descent towards Alakazam, its wings spread out and glowing silver.

"I don't think so. Pidgeot! You use Steel Wing as well!" Emilia yelled.

Pidgeot flew towards Skarmory, both Pokemon's wings glowing the same metallic silver color. When the two met, a loud clang rang out, like two pieces of metal striking each other. This resulted in both Skarmory and Pidgeot to be knocked back to their trainers.

'THOSE LITTLE STRATEGY THIEVES!' Steven thought angrily. 'They're protecting one Pokemon while that one does all the attacking!'

"Onix, try to break out of that Psychic!"

Onix let out a growl, straining to move under its own power.

"GRR!"

Emilia smirked, and taunted Steven with: "Aw, what's the matter, Silver-Hair? Frustrated you can't win? Heh-heh-heh-heh!"

Steven let out another growl, but then he noticed something about Onix... Its tail had crashed into a metal box, of course this was normal... But then... A small silver cylinder containing a metal-colored liquid flew over Onix, splashing onto him and making his usually black body silver... And then he began to glow white.

"What..." Steven gasped. Then can containing the liquid rolled over to him, and he saw the words METAL COAT on the lid.

"AWESOME! ONIX IS EVOLVING!"

Onix had morphed into a large snake-like form... It was now the Ground/ Steel Element Steelix!

It let out a triumphant roar, breaking free of the now not-very-effective Psychic attack.

"Alright! Now it's a party!" Steven smirked. "Skarmory, use Aerial Ace on Pidgeot! Steelix, use Crunch on Alakazam!"

Skarmory disappeared into thin air, flying around the room swiftly. Out of nowhere, it delivered a powerful blow with its sharp beak to Pidgeot, knocking the Normal/Flying Element to the ground (Again), KO'ing it.

"My Pidgeot LOST?! TO SOME STUPID STEEL POKEMON!?"

Emilia let out a growl and recalled her fallen Pokemon. Steelix then proceeded with its attack. It opened its massive jaws and lurched forward at Alakazam, its square teeth glowing a dark color.

"Uh... Urgh... Psychic?!" Chazz cried out.

Alakazam shot a thin blue beam of psychic energy at Steelix, which simply deflected off his now hard, metallic body. Steelix bit down on the Psychic Pokemon's body, delivering a powerful critical, super-effective blow to its HP, making Alakazam faint.

"YES! VICTORY!" Steven cheered.

Chazz let out an evil chuckle as he recalled his own fainted Pokemon. "You won the battle, Steven; not the war. Our leader expected us to lose... Or I should say leaders... Plural..."

The two Admins calmly walked off through the building, leaving Steven to himself.

'Two leaders? Sheesh...' he thought as he entered the next room.

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After going through a hallway, Steven came to a large, pitch-black room.

"What the heck? I CAN'T SEE!"

He then heard an evil laugh, sounding like two. The lights returned revealing two people standing on a high ledge: a man, about twenty-five, wearing a dark blue outfit having white lining the sides of the arms and legs, with a long cobalt cape having a shining letter E on the left portion of the chest, with knee-length blue boots. His hair was a blue color, combed into a style with two thin, jet wing-shaped "appendages" of hair on the sides. The other was a woman, also twenty-five, with long red hair with the same jet wing shapes protruding flat against her head and red lipstick coating her lips. Her uniform consisted of a red jumpsuit with white lining the sides of the arms legs, much like the man's, red knee-length boots, and elbow-length gloves, with a red letter E on the left glove.

"Welcome, Steven Stone..." smirked the female.

"To our base..." said the male.

"WHO ARE YOU?!"

"I am Leader of Team Eon Red Clan, Rose!" The woman jumped down to the ground floor.

"I am Leader of Team Eon Blue Clan, Indigo!" The man followed Rose.

"Why did you start this stupid organization?! Taking over the world with Rayquaza is wrong! Trust me, Registeel and Jirachi are the ones you want..."

"SHUT IT!" yelled Indigo. "We are only after Rayquaza to help us with our real purpose: claiming the Eon Pokemon to rule the entire world... LATIOS AND LATIAS!"

Steven gasped. "Latios and Latias?! The legendary Eon Twins?! How could you take over the world with them? They would never obey people with such evil hearts as yours'!"

Rose smirked. "We were able to invent new Poke Balls, Dark Balls, which have nearly a 100 percent catch rate, and can make a Pokemon into an evil one... They will obey not their trainers; they will obey their masters!"

"Dark Balls...?! You mean these?!" Steven pulled out of his pocket three small-form Poke Balls, the ones that Roy had gotten from Team Eon's Naps guy.

"Yes... Did Naps drop those? His Pokemon were experimental; ours are perfected."

"But... Enough talk. If you want to stop us, and get back... THIS..." Indigo pointed to the Green Orb, held in a silver container. "...You must win in a battle..."

"YOU GOT IT!" shouted Steven angrily.

The two leaders of Team Eon and Steven brought out their Poke Balls, the former of the two having Dark Balls, and tossed them into the air, beginning a fierce battle...

PM: The fate of the Pokemon World is now in Steven Stone's hands... And that means...

THE WORLD IS DOOMED FOR ALL ETERNITY!!! GACK-ACK-ACK-ACK-ACK!