Strange Emotions
Chapter Two: Battle and Addle
Well... I'm not sure. I was going to make this story one chapter, but… I don't know. It's kind of fun… so here's another chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon.
"Loser has to do whatever winner wants to do!"
"Deal!"
That had been their bet before the final round of the Grand Festival.
And now, as both Coordinators stood on the final stage, the bet burned clear in their mind.
"And now, with Dawn and Lucas as the final Coordinators of this year's Sinnoh Grand Festival, let's let the fun begin!" shouted Marian.
"Rapidash, Piplup, spotlight!"
"Starmie, Beautifly, take one!"
All four Pokémon stood, ready for battle as the clock started.
"Alright, Piplup, use Brine, and Rapidash, use Flame Wheel!" commanded Dawn.
The fiery, spinning Pokémon was covered with the water from Brine, so that a disk of fire and water was hurtling towards Starmie and Beautifly.
"Beautifly, use Silver Wind, and Starmie, use Hydro Pump!" shouted Lucas.
The Brine was torn apart by a strong Silver Wind, while Starmie's Hydro Pump destroyed Rapidash's attack.
"Now, Hidden Power and Swift, just like we practiced!"
Beautifly flew in front of Starmie and glowed, while Starmie began to spin. Small, white orbs were released from Beautifly's wings, while yellow stars were appearing from orbs on each of Starmie's ten limbs. The two attacks combined into a beautiful beam of yellow and white.
"Piplup, on Rapidash! Rapidash, use Bounce, and then Fire Spin on the ground to escape!"
"And Dawn cleverly dodges Lucas's powerful combination, with both of her Pokémon in the air!" shouted Marian.
Lucas grinned.
"Double Psychic!"
Beautifly's eyes glowed bright blue, as did Starmie's core. Their combination suddenly changed course and soared straight up, blasting Rapidash and Piplup before they could do a thing.
"And in a change of events, Lucas's Pokémon manage to use Psychic to change where their attack is going!" shouted Marian. "That's a big point loss for Dawn!"
Dawn glared at the point screen, where Lucas was at about 80% and she was only at 60%.
I can't lose this! We had a bet!
"Rapidash, Piplup, are you alright?" she asked, her Pokémon lying on the floor.
They both nodded and slowly clambered back up.
"Alright, let's go! Power and beauty, with Fire Blast and Hydro Pump!"
A huge burst of fire, propelled by a stream of water, crackled with energy as it quickly overcame Starmie and Beautifly.
Yes! thought Dawn, as Lucas's points dropped down to hers.
"And in a quick turnabout, Dawn pulls off a fantastic move by combining two completely opposite elements! Folks, there's only three minutes left on the clock!"
"Starmie, Recover, Beautifly, Morning Sun," said Lucas.
Starmie and Beautifly both shined brilliantly as they restored their health, leaving Dawn dumbfounded.
"Now, show them one of our combinations! Starmie, Rapid Spin and Ice Beam! Beautifly, use Silver Wind!"
The Ice Beam span around Starmie and formed a ring of ice that smashed into Rapidash. Beautifly's Silver Wind, in the meantime, was dodged by Piplup, who used Whirlpool. Starmie continued to spin straight into the Whirlpool, which shattered the Ice Beam, but disintegrated into thin air as well.
"Now, Starmie, Thunder! Beautifly, use Bug Buzz!"
Piplup was met with a sparkling red Thunder.
"Oh, that had to have hurt," winced Marian, as Piplup was engulfed within the electricity. "Big points for that one," she added, as Dawn's points sank to below 40%.
"Let's end this, with SolarBeam and Ice Beam!" finished Lucas.
The two, blinding beams soared into Dawn's helpless Pokemon, finishing off the match with a bang.
Everyone winced again as they saw Dawn's fainted Pokemon.
"Yikes!" said Marian. "With thirty seconds left on the clock, Dawn is finished off!"
Dawn pouted jokingly and burst into laughter.
Lucas did too.
Thirty minutes later, after Lucas had gotten his trophy, the two wandered the shore of Lake Verity, the location of that year's Grand Festival.
"Nice one," congratulated Dawn. "When did you get a Starmie?"
Lucas shrugged.
"I caught a Staryu just off of Canalave City, and I had a spare Water Stone to evolve it with."
They walked in silence for a short while, enjoying the peaceful serenity of the Lake.
"Dawn…"
"Yeah?"
Lucas grinned mischievously.
"What was our bet again?"
"…"
I had hoped he forgot…
"What about it?"
A playful grin remained on Lucas's face.
"Well… to start off… don't move until I say you can."
Dawn mentally grimaced, but did as she was told.
I've never seen Lucas with a smile like that before…
Lucas leaned in close to Dawn, his face centimeters from hers. He was right next to her ear, still with that playful grin.
Dawn shivered slightly.
I've never seen him act like this before either…
"You can move now," he whispered, before running off. "And you've got to come along!" he yelled back, laughing.
Dawn, startled, was paralyzed momentarily.
What the?
"Hey, wait up!" shouted Dawn, coming into reality again.
Dawn was panting for breath as she ran into Sandgem Town, trying her best to keep up with Lucas.
Where is he?
"Hey, over here!"
Dawn turned her head to see Lucas waving at her. She ran to him and screamed,
"I'm going to flay you to an inch of your life if you don't explain what –!"
Lucas clapped a hand over her mouth.
"Can you be quiet for a moment?"
When she nodded regretfully, he removed his hand, only to grab one of hers and pull her into a house.
"Who's house is this?" she asked, looking around at the quaint furniture.
"Mine."
"…"
Oh.
"Here, sit down," said Lucas, pulling out a chair for her next to a table in the kitchen. "Hungry?"
Dawn blushed slightly.
"Uh… yeah," she muttered as her stomach rather ruefully gurgled at her.
Lucas laughed and grabbed a pan.
In a few minutes, a simmering stew was poured into a bowl for Dawn.
"Didn't you make this when you found me on Route 216?" asked Dawn, somehow finishing off her bowl of stew at the same time she asked the question.
Lucas nodded.
She quickly gulped the rest of the stew down, and then set the bowl back on the table when she heard quiet footsteps.
"Lukey?" mumbled a little girl, stumbling into the kitchen.
"Hmm? Oh, hey, Lucy!" said Lucas, kneeling down on the floor and picking up the little girl. "Want some stew?"
"That's all you know how to make."
"So?"
The little girl shrugged.
"It's good though."
"Exactly," concluded Lucas, pouring out another bowl for the girl.
"Is this your little sister?" asked Dawn.
"Yeah."
"It's nice to meet you, Lucy," said Dawn, smiling brightly.
The girl stared accusingly at Lucas.
"You nevew intwoduced me to your giwlfwiend!"
Dawn blushed bright red, but Lucas simply laughed it off.
"She's just a normal friend, Lucy."
The girl shrugged, seemingly compliant with this explanation.
"It's nice to meet you too, Dawn," said the girl, before finishing her stew and leaving.
"You never told me you had a little sister," said Dawn, turning away from Lucas.
"Yeah, sorry about that," said Lucas. "Are you really that mad?"
"What? Why would I be mad?"
"Well… you're not looking at me?"
"So? I'll look in any direction I want, thank you very much."
The blush that Dawn was trying so hard to conceal flared again at Lucas's comment.
"Well, you're welcome to do anything you want now," said Lucas. "I'm done with the bet."
"Really?"
"No."
"…"
He sucks.