Author's Note: OK… No reviews at all… Not even anonymous ones… Hm… Now how am I going to fix that? Oh, right, I can't fix anything about that. No, seriously, I am begging for reviews! Just one tiny little review to show that you've at least seen my story? Anonymous reviews are already enabled and not even one anonymous review and guess what? I was expecting this kind of cold response to dedicated fics instead of fics in the main story like this story. OK, less complaining, more typing…
Another Note: If you see this: "………" – Name, it means that the one saying this will use this 'special writing feature' to show that he/she is talking when I'm writing in Battle Mode, OK? And I didn't change the Battle Mode in Led to This, it's because I feel that it should be left like that so that people can tell what changes I made to Battle Mode now.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything here except for Pokémon nicknames, Purifiers, Pure Powers, my made-up characters, etc. Based on Pokémon Gamecube games but I only own a copy of XD, not Colosseum. Sad… I do, however, own the Dark Field, but if any of you use the same field as I do, it is merely a coincidence. Hey, do I seem like a girl who has so much free time on her hands that she will go around and be such a nosey girl and read ALL of the Pokémon fics on this site to you? Don't ever flame me for using this field EVER.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED…
OK, on with the fic…
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Chapter 2 – The Enemy
"HOW IS IT?! HOW IS IT?!"
"Amma, calm down and quit shouting in my ear!" Amma kept very quiet while Siberia continued, "Well, we missed the first semi-final round but luckily, I managed to watch Stan's battle in the second semi-final round. And the results… are…" Everything became silent.
"…" Amma tried her best to keep her mouth shut, but like I said, it was her best and 'best' is something Amma finds very hard to try… "SIBERIA, STOP KEEPING US IN SUSPENSE!!! JUST TELL US WHO WON????!!!"
"AAAAAACCCCCKKKK! Please, Amma…" Siberia stuffed her ears with whatever spare tissue paper, only to receive a glare from Amma. A sweat dropping on her head, anime style, Siberia continued from where she had stopped, "Ahem. Alright, without any further interruptions, I'll tell you that… Stan won! Now they're deciding which field type Stan's going to use in his next battle!" Amma gave a look like 'you are not serious' and Siberia told her, "I'm dead serious, Amma. Stan has moved on to the final battle." To her amazement, Amma fainted.
Meanwhile, with Stan…
No one made a sound. It was so eerily quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and even some occasional buzzing of Beedrills at least 1 km away. The only sound you can hear from the stadium would be the sound of the machine randomly choosing the next field type the finalists were going to use. Suspense filled the air as the arrow kept pointing at the same filed over and over again, like as if the arrow was never going to stop, but of course it will stop at one of the fields. Stan himself kept quiet as he faced his next opponent: Greevil.
Finally, the beeping from the machine slowed down. Gasps could be heard from the crowd as Stan still kept that determined look on his face. Greevil just snickered while the beeping slowed down every second. Beep… Beep… Beep… Stop. It was the Dark Field.
"Why, it's the Dark Field, a new type of field that will leave you, as well as the finalists, in a state of terror! Let's see if our finalists have the courage to battle in the dark!" the announcer announced and with that, the stadium was covered with a metallic roof and all lights have been switched off. Some of the younger hamsters in the audience gave out scared whimpers and their parents took the out of the stadium. "Now… Begin!"
Battle Mode
"Looks like you know me, Stan. I'll see what you can do with your Pokémon!" - Greevil
Ex-Convict Greevil would like to battle!
Greevil sent out Crawdaunt!
Stan sent out Joltz!
Joltz's Moveset Lv. 78 (Boy)
Thunderbolt
Shadow Ball
Pin Missile
Iron Tail
Crawdaunt's Moveset
Bubblebeam
Crabhammer
Surf
Rain Dance
"Joltz, use Thunderbolt!" – Stan
Joltz used Thunderbolt! It's super effective! Crawdaunt seems badly electrocuted!
"Again!" – Stan
Joltz used Thunderbolt one more time and Crawdaunt fainted due to massive electrocution! Greevil returned Crawdaunt and sent out Cacturne!
Cacturne's Moveset Lv. 80 (Boy)
Needle Arm
Pin Missile
Sandstorm
Mega Kick
"Cacturne, use Needle Arm!" – Greevil
"Dodge it!" – Stan
Joltz jumped when Cacturne uses Needle Arm and Cacturne keeps on missing his target which was Joltz who had jumped so high up in the air that he was at least 6 feet above the ground!
"Pin Missile!" – Greevil
"Use your Pin Missile too!" – Stan
Staying airborne, Joltz's electrical tufts straightened out and his spiky fur stood out. Pin Missile launched out towards Cacturne whose needles on his arms (or whatever they're called) glowed and launched his own Pin Missile! Both kinds of Pin Missile collided and there was an explosion, followed by smoke from it. Joltz was still airborne so unfortunately, he was caught in the explosion and suffered damage from both kinds of Pin Missile and fell to the ground and fainted.
"I'm so sorry for getting you hurt, Joltz." – Stan, while returning Joltz to his PokéBall. Stan sent out Fahrenheit!
Fahrenheit's Moveset Lv. 76 (Boy)
Hyper Beam
Shadow Ball
Flamethrower
Iron Tail
"Fahrenheit, Flamethrower!" – Stan
Fahrenheit used Flamethrower, scoring a one-hit KO! Greevil returned Cacturne and sent out Murkrow!
Murkrow's Moveset Lv. 83 (Girl)
Steel Wing
Wing Attack
Fury Attack
Pursuit
"Use Fury Attack!" – Greevil
Murkrow used Fury Attack! It hit Fahrenheit 5 times who suffered some serious damage.
"Hyper Beam, Fahrenheit!" – Stan
Fahrenheit charged up a Hyper Beam…
"Fly away, Murkrow!" – Greevil
… and loosed it just as Murkrow flew away!
"Strike 45 degrees off where you're aiming and don't give up till you hit that Murkrow!" – Stan
Fahrenheit did what he was told to do and finally struck Murkrow. It was a bull's-eye! Murkrow fell from the sky and had already fainted. Greevil returned Murkrow and sent out Manectric!
Manectric's Moveset Lv. 81 (Girl)
Spark
Charge
Rain Dance
Thunder
"Use Rain Dance, then use Thunder!" – Greevil
It then started to rain and Manectric started charging up Thunder and, with the help of Rain Dance, lightning/Thunder struck Fahrenheit, knocking him out totally! Stan returned Fahrenheit and sent out Vapour!
Vapour's Moveset Lv. 79 (Boy)
Aurora Beam
Shadow Ball
Hydro Pump
Iron Tail
"Hydro Pump, Vapour, and don't ever miss!" – Stan
Vapour let loose of Hydro Pump and soaked Manectric totally, also causing damage with help from Rain Dance!
"How foolish. Manectric, use Thunder!" – Greevil
"Look out!" – Stan
But as much as Vapour tried his best to avoid the Thunder, he still got struck and, as it was super effective, fainted straight away. Stan returned Vapour and sent out Evolution!
Evolution's Moveset Lv. 100 (Girl)
Tackle
Shadow Ball
Bite
Iron Tail
"Ground type form, Evolution, and then use Earthquake!" – Stan
Evolution glowed light brown all over and transformed into the Ground type. (A/N: It's allowed to use Pokémon that were affected by the meteor. If they are banned because they are 'different', then it's not fair to them at all.) Tackle was replaced by Earthquake and Evolution used Earthquake! Manectric fainted! Greevil returned Manectric and sent out Wobbuffet!
Wobbuffet's Moveset Lv. 88 (Boy)
Counter
Mirror Coat
Destiny Bond
Safeguard
"Use Shadow Ball!" – Stan
"Mirror Coat!" – Greevil
"Uh-oh…" – Stan
Evolution used Shadow Ball and Wobbuffet used Mirror Coat! Evolution took twice the amount of damage Shadow Ball was supposed to inflict on Wobbuffet instead and fainted immediately! Stan returned Evolution and sent out Nightshade!
Nightshade's Moveset Lv. 99 (Boy)
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Faint Attack
Iron Tail
"Nightshade, stand your ground!" – Stan
"Pathetic. Wobbuffet, Safeguard!" – Greevil
"Get ready, Nightshade! Blast Wobbuffet with Shadow Ball!" – Stan
"Got them trapped! Mirror Coat!" – Greevil
"Confuse them with Faint Attack!" – Stan
"Uh… Huh?" – Greevil
Nightshade used Shadow Ball while Wobbuffet used Mirror Coat! Nightshade evaded it with Faint Attack! Nightshade is nowhere to be seen and attacks Wobbuffet! Nightshade appears suddenly!
'Ah, putting the field type to his advantage, as well as his Umbreon's special blending ability… No wonder Stan has wanted that Dark Field… His Umbreon can blend in since it's not attacking… So its rings don't glow… And when it attacks, it's hard to see the glow… Heh. Stan is just like his father. Witty and cunning.' – Greevil thinking
"Nightshade, use Iron Tail!" – Stan
Nightshade used Iron Tail and knocked Wobbuffet!
"Destiny Bond!" – Greevil
Wobbuffet used Destiny Bond and then faints. Wobbuffet's Destiny Bond took Nightshade with him and both Nightshade and Wobbuffet fainted! Greevil returned Wobbuffet and sent out Dusclops!
"Great job, Nightshade. Now let's leave it all to your sister!" – Stan
Stan returned Nightshade and sent out Danielle!
"Oh, an Espeon! This battle is mine! Hahahahahaha!" – Greevil
"I don't think so. You've already lost, Greevil." – Stan
"Huh?!" – Greevil
Danielle's Moveset Lv. 99 (Girl)
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Morning Sun
Iron Tail
Dusclops' Moveset Lv. 90 (Boy)
Protect
Shadow Punch
Shadow Ball
Will-O-Wisp
"Danielle, use Psychic!" – Stan
"Now use Protect!" – Greevil
Dusclops protected himself!
"Now use Shadow Punch!" – Greevil
Dusclops used Shadow Punch and Danielle got severely hurt!
"Danielle, use Psychic again!" – Stan
Danielle used Psychic and Dusclops got hurt as well.
"Dusclops, finish it off with Shadow Ball!" – Greevil
"Danielle, use Shadow Ball too!" – Stan
"???" – Greevil
Danielle beat Dusclops to it and Dusclops got hit by Danielle's Shadow Ball and fainted!
Stan defeated Greevil!
"What?! I, Greevil, got defeated again?! No!!" – Greevil
Stan got $7, 000 for winning!
Battle Mode off
"YAY!! STAN WON! STAN WWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Amma, keep it down in here!"
The battle was over. Greevil was defeated. Stan had known where the battle led to so he was not all that surprised that he won. After all, it was for his father. Stan thought that by winning that battle, Greevil would give up the thought about getting away with evil. But little did he know that Greevil was not really what he seemed…
"Oh, Stan! You were absolutely amazing, beating those highly-trained Pokémon!" Amma exclaimed to Stan when he went home after being crowned Champion.
"Well, Amma, you sound like you're surprised," Stan replied without much emotion.
"Oh, uh… Well, not that I didn't have confidence in you or anything!" Stan glared at Amma. He hated it when Amma doubted his Pokémon's strength and skills. Skills they had ever since they were young and Amma still has no confidence in him or his Pokémon whatsoever. However, Stan let it go this time. Why? For one particular reason…
"Hey, Amma! Forget about that for now! Didn't you promise me something?"
"What?"
"Something you promised if I was the Champ?"
"… And that is…?"Stan slapped his forehead.
"You promised you'd let me go to Orre!"
"Oh, that."
"So? Do you let me go or not?"
"Well, seeing that you've become the Champ again… why not?" Just as Stan was about to go party with his Pokémon, Amma stopped him by telling him the rules about going to a place so far away from home. That means…
No getting into trouble, that's the first rule.
Second, no playing his GBASP, which stands for Super GameBoy Advance.
The third and most important rule will be no using his powers under any circumstances unless he needs to Snag and Purify the Shadow Pokémon. The list goes on and on, but Stan didn't bother to count. He wondered what kind of Pokémon there were in Orre. Probably no Wild Pokémon since Orre is not a part of the Pokémon World. If there were Trainers, they'd come from there, no doubt about it, but no one knows his real identity so he felt quite safe about going there, but there was one problem…
"Mom, Amma, must I really resist using my powers?"
"Well, you can only use them in an emergency," Siberia stated.
"Well, that'll be no fun."
"You're only going to Orre to find out more about Delcatty and the S.S. Libra, and besides, your mother will be accompanying you. You wouldn't be there long enough to even use your powers. What could happen?" Amma informed him.
"Anything can happen," Stan stated the obvious and went to his room with a few of his Pokémon. After a moment or two, he went to the laboratory to check on his Pokémon like his Ditto, Changeling. Changeling actually has a gender and is the father of Stan's beloved Nightshade, Danielle, Fahrenheit, Joltz and Vapour though Changeling flirts with other female Pokémon. Evolution gets mad but she just hits Changeling with an Iron Tail or two and lets it go. Anyway, after checking everything, he packed some supplies and was getting ready to leave.
"Be good, okay, Evolution?" Stan whispered as he rubbed the fur on her head gently. She nodded without saying anything and went out of the room. Stan looked around his room that was filled with Pokémon posters and pure white before closing the door quietly.
"Bye, Evolution." Stan looked up to Amma and said, "Bye, Amma."
"Take care, Stan." Stan nodded and turned to face his mother. Together, they walked away, heading towards Orre.
"Bye, Stan," Evolution whispered. Stan, clinging onto his sling bag over his left shoulder tightly, let a small tear fall from his eye. He knew that it might be a long time before he could go back to his home, which meant that he would be separated from Amma and the Ham-Hams for a very long time. Not turning back to face his home, Stan continued on his way with his mother.
"Bye."
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A/N: OK… The last line was said by Evolution. For some reason, I didn't want to put it there so I'll just tell y'all now. Anyway, this story is done, tomorrow I'm doing the dedicated fic for my friend joining the website that allows you to post non-fiction stuff. I dunno what happened, but I couldn't type out the name. Weird.
OK, next story coming up… Life in Orre, Past or Present is my favourite story of this Purifiers saga! Wait, that means… Oh (beep), the saga's coming to an end. Oh well, I still have many more stories coming soon!
If that's all… This is umbreonrawks, signing off! Oh, and before I forget… Treat your Umbreons with care! … Or else!
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