Chapter 10: Petalwoof Power!

Last time, we saw Cam's Caisei and Aqua's Starmie locked in a fierce battle. Starmie had currently trapped Caisei with Rapid Spin, immobilizing Caisei, and frequently damaging it. Now, can Caisei break free from this assault? Or will it go down, just like it's comrade, Tridel did before it?

"Caisei! Try jumping out!" Cam said, desperate to do anything that would save his friend.

"It's too late for that, Cam Rogers. Your chances of winning are less than zero."

"It's not too late! Come on, Caisei!"

"How dense can you get? Starmie, finish it off! Use Rapid Spin to send it up into the air, and then continue on with Ice Beam while it can't protect itself!"

"Caisei! Try to push Starmie… NOW!"

The very moment that Starmie was going to change the angle of it's Rapid Spin, Caisei managed to flip backwards, landing on a mat in the pool. Starmie lost control for a moment, but it was back in control soon enough.

"I don't know how you did that, Cam, but it was a good move. Now, let's continue!" Exclaimed Aqua.

"Go Caisei! Bite!"

"Starmie, wait for it to come in close, and use Hyper Beam!"

Caisei rushed in so fast, by the time it Aqua had made her commands, it was already using Bite. But it was about to get a nasty surprise…

By the time that Starmie had released the Hyper Beam, Caisei was right next to it. So when the move was executed, the beam caused a massive explosion that sent both combatants flying.

Luckily, for both fighters, they landed on different mats. They were lucky enough to be on mats, let alone conscious.

Starmie had to rest, due to the massive amount of power Hyper Beam took.

Caisei, however, was near fainting. But it had a secret plan.

Evolution

"It's WHAT?!" Said Aqua, clearly annoyed by what could turn the battle to Cam's favour.

"It's evolving! Good work, Caisei, or should I say, Petalwoof!" Said Cam happily.

The light faded, and in Caisei's place, a Petalwoof now stood!

"Hmm. Even though your puppy evolved, I wouldn't give you much hope of victory. Go Starmie! Double Team!"

Dozens of Starmie surrounded Petalwoof. But Cam had the perfect countering technique, just for a situation like this.

"Petalwoof, use Sweet Scent!"

Petalwoof released a pink cloud full of a sweet aroma. As soon as it covered the entire battlefield, it disappeared, as well as all the Starmie clones.

"Now, Petalwoof, go for it! Razor Leaf!"

Petalwoof fired his attack, and it struck the tired Starmie head on. But Starmie still had a chance to win…

"Come on, Starmie! Recover!"

Cam groaned when he saw it: The move that was fabled as one of the most annoying around: Recover.

With it's wounds healed, Starmie sent an Ice Beam straight at Petalwoof, who dodged, falling off his mat, and into the water.

"Hah!" Laughed Aqua.

Petalwoof popped up from the pool. It then jumped onto it's mat, shook itself dry, and released several Razor Leaf attacks.

Starmie tried to blast away the leaves with Hyper Beam, but by the time it was prepared at fire, it was too late. The Razor Leaf attacks hit it head-on, and the Hyper Beam just exploded around Starmie, causing steam to appear all over the place. When the steam cleared, Starmie had fainted. After a long battle, Cam had won.

"Yeah! Great work, Petalwoof!" Cam celebrated.

"Petal, petal! Petalwoof!" Petalwoof barked happily.

Cam recalled Petalwoof, and got down from the stands. So did Aqua.

"I guess, you won." Said Aqua.

"Yes I did. Now, may I have my badge?" Asked Cam.

"Fine. But first," Aqua took out a Pokeball. "Starmie, return!"

"Here." She said. She gave him the Ocean badge, which he put into his badge case.

"Now that you have Ocean badge, which will let you use Surf. Also, additional rules of the Sapphire Gym applies that you also get this, TM Bubblebomb." Aqua said.

"TM Bubblebomb? I thought they stopped making those ages ago!" Cam exclaimed.

"They did, but they started making them by popular demand. It would be perfect for your Tridel when it evolves."

"Wow! Thanks!" Cam said.

"Well, see ya!"

"Be seeing you."

And with that, they parted ways.

As soon as Cam left the gym, the strange voice began again.

"Cam, good work… Now…"

"Who are you?"

"Go, to Titan's Cove… Enter Tidal Cave… then, you shall understand…"

The voice disappeared. Cam stood still for a while.

So, he thought, Tidal Cave. There, I will find out what's going on. There, I will have all the answers.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Name: Petalwoof

Type: Grass

Resembles: A large, muscular, leafy dog about the same size as Mightyena, with numerous petals on it's body.

Coloring: A deep green, except for its petals, which are pink.

Ability: Overgrow

Attacks: Razor Leaf, Sweet Scent, Bite, Tackle

Evolution: Evolves from Caisei at level 18. Evolves into Violetwolf at level 36

Pokedex: Petalwoof live in forests and jungles. If threatened, they will release Sweet Scent from their petals, making the opponent relaxed, and somewhat sluggish. In that occasion, they will then try to remove the subject as quickly as possible. Petalwoof work well with Mightyena at a pinch.