PM: Guess what? Another chapter without a year-long pause! O
I'll note who is battling after an "0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0". Another note: I'll be editing Chapter 17 to make more sense. Just so you don't have to wait or go back, I'll fill you in here. I changed it so that two two-on-two battles take place; Brendan and May vs. Klots and Pat and Justin vs. Targ.
Chapter 18: Battle Aboard the Key Lair Ceiling
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May & Brendan
Battle Statistics: This is a two-on-two double battle.
May's Gorebyss and Brendan's Seviper vs. Cipher Peon Klots' Pupitar and Medicham
BATTLE COMMENCE!
"Alright Gorebyss! Start us off with Light Screen!" shouted May.
Gorebyss' eyes glowed a light green color, coating itself and Seviper in a light green hue, which disappeared shortly, slightly boosting their Special Defense.
"Heh, Special Defense won't help you against Shadow attacks, my dear." smirked Klots. "Pupitar, Earthquake! Medicham, Shadow Wave!"
Pupitar slammed its cocoon-shaped body into the ground, sending out orange-brown waves of energy. Gorebyss and Seviper managed to dodge the Earthquake by jumping, but both met two floating, dark purple shadowy strands of energy from Medicham's Shadow Wave, the two Pokemon taking super effective damage.
"Ooh. That didn't look comfortable…" muttered Brendan. "Seviper! Attack Pupitar with Poison Tail!"
Seviper let out a loud hiss, and dashed for Pupitar with its edged tail glowing a bright purple. The snake-like Pokemon slammed its tail into Pupitar, sending the Rock/Ground Element backwards a few feet, damaging it mildly.
"Gorebyss, use Hydro Pump on Medicham!"
In front of Gorebyss' needle-shaped mouth, a ball of water formed. A twisting beam of blue water shot forward, slamming into Medicham and knocking it onto its back, several feet away.
"Get up, you wimp!" growled Klots. "Medicham, Thunderpunch that sniveling Gorebyss! Pupitar, Shadow Blitz!"
Medicham's left fist began crackling with electricity. It began dashing for Gorebyss, fist outstretched. Pupitar also made a dash for the pink snake-like Pokemon, only its whole body was coated in shadow.
"Seviper, Protect!" shouted Brendan.
Seviper screamed over in front of Gorebyss, and brought up a green bubble shield, canceling the two attacks.
May sighed. "Thanks, Brendan… Now, Gorebyss! Use Shadow Rush on Medicham!"
"Seviper, attack Pupitar with Bite!"
Gorebyss, coated in a deep cloud of shadows, slammed in to the vulnerable Medicham, inflicting low damage. Regardless, signs of battle wear were beginning to appear…
Seviper followed suit by chomping down on Pupitar with darkness-coated jaws, also lowering its HP by a little.
"Sniveling brats…" muttered Klots. "They won't beat me… Medicham! Attack Gorebyss with Thunderpunch again! Pupitar, Earthquake!"
Medicham's left fist began crackling with golden electricity again. This time, it successfully slammed its hand into Gorebyss, slamming the Water-type backward several feet and inflicting major damage. Meanwhile, Pupitar slammed its body onto the ground, sending orange-brown shockwaves out in all directions. Medicham leapt above its partner's attack, but both Seviper and Gorebyss suffered from the Ground-type move, Seviper twice as much.
Brendan gritted his teeth angrily. "We've almost got him… We've come too far in this battle to lose. Alright, Snag Ball!"
The white-haired trainer grabbed an Ultra Ball from his backpack, which began glowing a red light.
"Go!" shouted Brendan as he threw the sphere at Medicham, making contact quickly. A mere five clicks, and the yellow and black-topped Poke Ball moved no more.
"There's one down!" cheered May.
"And the second will be soon. Seviper, get the Ball!" called out Brendan. His Poison Element Pokemon slithered over to the Ultra Ball, and slapped it with its tail into Brendan's hand.
"Alright. With that done… Gorebyss, use Hidden Power!" shouted May.
Gorebyss shone a brilliant white, and, with a cry, sent a wave of white energy spheres out in all directions, several of them slamming into Pupitar.
"Seviper, use Glare!"
Seviper focused its gaze onto Pupitar's eyes. The snake-like Pokemon's eyes flashed a dark purple, causing Pupitar to shudder violently, now paralyzed.
"And now, for the second! Snag Ball, go!" called out Brendan, sending forth a red-glowing Great Ball toward the Ground/Rock Element. The blue, red, and white sphere popped open upon contact, sucking Pupitar inside with a red light. The Great Ball fell to the ground and wiggled around seven times, ceasing afterward.
"Ha-HA! We got it!" cheered Brendan, pumping a fist into the air.
Klots growled angrily, and began running toward the Great Ball containing what was once his Pokemon. "I'll never let you have it…!"
Seviper, however, dashed to the Poke Ball and coiled up, glaring at the Cipher R&D angrily. Klots whimpered at the sight of a preparing-to-strike Seviper, and fell backward.
May retrieved the Great Ball, then whispered something into Seviper's… Invisible ears. The snake-esque Pokemon then snickered in its raspy manner, and coiled its tail around Klots.
"You aren't going to escape the law, Klots." teased May, sticking her tongue out. "You… And soon the rest of Cipher will be where you belong for treating Pokemon so badly! Imprisoned!"
Klots merely sighed sadly, and slumped back. This, however, received a squeeze from Seviper…
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Pat & Justin
Battle Statistics: This is a two-on-two double battle.
Pat's Croconaw and Justin's Banette, Banshee vs. Cipher Peon Targ's Masquerain and Vibrava
BATTLE COMMENCE!
"Banshee, start with Shadow Ball on Masquerain." spoke Justin.
The Ghost-type formed a black ball of energy between its dark gray palms, then fired it directly toward Vibrava.
"Dodge it, Vibrava, and retaliate with Shadow Rush!"
Vibrava shone in a deep purple color, then dashed underneath the Shadow Ball, straight for Banshee, hitting its large head and sending it backward.
"Croconaw." said Pat, in an oddly calm manner. "Use Surf."
Croconaw summoned an enormous wave of water behind it, hopped atop it, and rode the tidal wave straight for the opposing team, Banshee behind the attack. Surf- along with Croconaw- crashed down on both Vibrava and Masquerain.
"Follow with Crunch, on Masquerain."
With darkness-clad fangs, Croconaw lunged toward Masquerain, barely missing the Ground/Dragon Element with a powerful chomp.
…Hmm… thought Pat. …Croconaw has become… Mildly aggressive. It hasn't cried since Lieno, I think… Perhaps I've finally rubbed off on it! It's created a new record, filed under "time between Croconaw's anti-battle crying"!
He shook any further thoughts from his mind, and continued the battle.
"Masquerain!" growled Targ. "Silver Wind!"
Silver sparkles began whirling around Masquerain, which then swooped down upon Banshee and Croconaw in the form of a silver-colored gust of wind, the attack inflicting minor damage.
"That all ya got?" smirked Pat.
"Frankly, no." said Targ, with a dark smirk. "Vibrava! Attack Croconaw with Dragon Claw now!"
The ends of Vibrava's two front legs began glowing a red color. The Ground/Dragon Pokemon rushed toward Croconaw, slashing its stomach and head with its would-be claws, the attack being critical. Croconaw flew into the air, landing two yards back on its side.
"Er… Croconaw…?" questioned Pat, worriedly. "Are you alright?"
The Water-type groaned, and stood up, having a defeated expression on its face.
"…" Pat arched an eyebrow, noticing a quick change in its expression; Croconaw had gone from looking like a Pokemon that had given up during an important match, to a Pokemon comparable to a an enraged bull.
"Err… Croconaw, are you alright?"
The Water-type panted heavily, then raised its head up into the air, letting out a loud roar. It then began glowing a bright white.
Pat smirked. HOT DOG! Finally, that thing will evolve! HA-HA-HA!
In around five seconds, Croconaw's shape had morphed into a larger form. It had ceased glowing, revealing it had evolved into a Feraligatr, a bipedal, alligator-esque, blue Water-type Pokemon. It had three red spikes on the top of its head and down its back, white claws, a yellow lower jaw, several fangs popping out from its upper and lower jaws, and a yellow V shape on its chest. Its tail had a trio of red triangular spikes on it as well. The new Pokemon let out a fierce roar.
"All right, NOW we're cooking…" smirked Pat. "You still up for this, Cro- Err, Feraligatr?"
Feraligatr turned to Pat, and gave a nod.
"Heh… Well then! Attack Masquerain with Tackle!"
The Water Element sweat dropped at the command, but shrugged it off. Feraligatr charged straight for Masquerain, slamming it to the ground.
For the third time in a fifteen-minute period, Justin gained an "O.O" look.
"What's the matter?" said Pat to Justin. "Scared?"
Justin's eyes turned to a sideways X, and his mouth to a D, with the curved side on the bottom. His expression then returned to its normal serious self. "Masquerain looks weak enough. Go for it, Pat."
Pat nodded, grabbing a Great Ball. It shone a dark red, and was soon tossed at Masquerain. The sphere popped open and sucked the Bug/Flying dual-type inside, falling to the ground. Only a mere three clicks and twitches occurred before the blue and red-topped Poke Ball ceased moving.
Justin gave Pat a thumbs-up. "Alright! Banshee, grab it!"
Banshee dashed forward, slamming the Great Ball with his head to Justin's hand. "My guess is, this'll probably go to May…" said the blonde as he stowed it away inside his jacket. "Okay, back to the battle. Banshee, attack Vibrava with Shadow Ball!"
Banshee put its palms together, forming a large black and purple ball of darkness. The Shadow Ball then shot towards Vibrava, hitting its wings and sending the Ground/Dragon Pokemon backward a few feet, landing on its back.
"And now for the second one." spoke Pat, clutching a second Great Ball, which was soon thrown at Vibrava.
As with Masquerain, Vibrava was vacuumed up in a red stream of light, the Great Ball falling to the ground and wiggling, its center circle flashing.
"Feraligatr, go grab it." said Pat, smirking. As his Water-type got to the blue-topped ball, it ceased moving. Feraligatr then tossed it back to Pat, who caught it with his palm.
"…" The teen's left eye twitched. "…OW. A little easier next time, please."
Targ let out a frustrated growl. "How could I have been beaten by a pair of BRATS?! I… I just had a bad day!"
Justin smirked, and wiggled his index finger tauntingly. "No johns."
The Cipher Peon frowned at the blond, then attempted to escape. But Pat certainly wasn't about to let that happen…
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May and Brendan had finished their battle at the same time Pat and Justin had, and were just beginning to walk over when Targ began to walk off, fists shaking from rage and embarrassment.
Pat smirked darkly, and dashed forward so that he was side-by-side with Feraligatr. "Feraligatr… Throw me towards him."
The Water-type gave Pat a skeptical look, but scooped his trainer up by the cape anyway. With a powerful toss, Pat flew toward Targ, easily catching up.
May, Brendan, and Justin all gained that infamous look "O.O" as Pat tackled headfirst into the large Cipher Peon, rolling forward into a wall, Targ's back serving as a cushion.
"You aren't gonna escape on me." said Pat, grabbing Targ by the shoulders and lifting him backward. He then grabbed Targ in a chokehold position, holding a harsh grip on his wrists.
The Cipher Peon growled in pain, trying to bite Pat's fingers over his mouth, but failed to clamp down fast enough.
Before he blacked out, the last words Targ heard were: "You're too slow… Heh-heh-heh-heh…"
With that, the now-fainted Peon went limp. Pat dropped him, then motioned for Feraligatr to put him by Klots, pointing at the two Cipher members.
While the Water Element picked up Targ and carried him to Klots, Pat returned with the other three members of Team Pat.
Brendan grabbed their "leader" by his shoulders. "ARE YOU NUTS?!" he babbled. "YOU WENT ALL PG-13-RATED ACTION MOVIE ON HIS BUTT!"
Pat pushed the white-haired trainer off of him, and ran a hand through his hair. "Well, perhaps not PG-13… He only fainted. Now, uh, shall we?"
The four Trainers recalled their Pokemon. Pat then walked over to the switch, peering behind it. A red switch with a typical yellow and black hazard stripe around it sat on the ground.
WARNING! This is the REAL emergency generator switch. DON'T PRESS unless there is a power outage, as using this when normal power is being supplied will cause a system overload, effectively frying every circuit and opening every electronically-locked door! DO NOT PRESS!
"…Idiots." muttered Brendan as everyone read the large label beside the switch. Pat stepped on it, and a loud hum came from inside the very back of the Key Lair.
"This is gonna be fun." said Pat. With a small explosion, black smoke poured out from a large circular object in the back as the hum stopped. Lower-pitched mechanical hums also reached their ears, being the opening of two doors on the roof.
Stylishly, Pat did a back flip over the rail, landing… Squarely on his head. May, Brendan, and Justin looked over the rail, seeing a rather cartoony-looking, twitching Pat.
"…Ow." he mumbled, before standing and rubbing his head. The other three dashed down the stairs, finding Pat in front of an open, before unnoticed doorway.
"Wait a minute!" called out May. "We, um, need to distribute the Shadow Pokemon, don't we?"
Pat nodded. "Indeed… I'll let you three have at them."
Brendan grinned. "In that case, I'll take Medicham." He held out the Great Ball containing Pupitar. "Anyone want Pupitar?"
Justin took the Great Ball. "I do. If it's alright, I'll keep him and Vibrava… I'll nickname them Sandstorm and Draco. That leaves Masquerain to you, May."
The brown-haired girl smiled. "Okay!" She picked up Masquerain's Great Ball and put it inside one of her pouches.
Pat leaned on the wall. "Now that we're done with this overly-happy scene…"
He shot a look inside a large, spacious, square room. A red carpet was sprawled out behind the doorway, leading to a large desk. Behind it sat a short, gorilla-esque, very muscular man, with black hair, wearing a red and black muscle shirt, a pair of yellow goggles with thick blue lenses connected to a silver headset, red pants with black stripes on the outer sides, black, blue, and yellow gloves, a brown utility belt with a very large wrench inside a strap, and gray army boots.
The man pounded his left fist on the desk. "Blast it! I figured you wouldn't find that generator switch… And now you've completely fried the circuits and killed the generators! You brats are gonna PAY…" he growled.
"…You must be Gorilla, right?" muttered Pat.
"MY NAME IS GORIGAN! NOT GORILLA!" roared the man. "I'm one of Cipher's top Admins, and you are not gonna get out of here alive!"
Gorigan hopped over the desk, landing with a loud thud. He then drew two Poke Balls from his belt, and tossed them into the air.
"Alright, Lairon and Fearow! Help me out here!"
From the first Poke Ball's burst of light appeared Lairon, a Rock/Steel dual-type Pokemon with the appearance of a dinosaur-esque quadruped. It had a silver back and top half of its head, and black lower body. Its back was also segmented into four rounded triangles, each having black dots on them, and its tail was made of smaller ones.
Beside it appeared Fearow, a Normal/Flying Pokemon with an orange-brown bird body. It had a long, reddish beak and a tri-pointed red crest on its head, and its wing feathers were brown and cream. Its legs were brown and chicken-like.
"Well, how can we resist a challenge like this?" spat Justin sarcastically. He and Pat stood side-by-side, tossing their own Poke Balls into the air, one each. Tauros and Draco, Vibrava, appeared.
Gorigan smirked. "All right. Show me your moves!"
Justin and Pat exchanged "O.O" looks, before Pat retorted with:
"We would, but you're too slow!"
"Prepare yourself." spoke Justin, sweeping his hand behind him as if he was holding something, like a sword.
"You'll get no sympathy from me!" roared Gorigan.
"…I fight for my fr…" Justin was interrupted by Pat slamming his fist into Justin's head.
"ANYTHING but that line… I will… Er, we will be the ones to take you down!" shouted Pat, pointing at Gorigan.
Justin did three sideways kicks, while saying, "What's the matter, scared?"
May and Brendan sweat-dropped. "Will you two get on with it…?" mumbled the latter.
Justin nodded. "Yes. Let's-a go!"
There was a rather awkward silence for the next minute, Pat breaking it.
"…Okay, let's knock off the video game quotes."
PM: XD, XD, XD. I love doing that. XP
So um, I hope some of the reviewers can guess where those quotes come from? If you can't, I pity you. :P