A/N: Boo-yah! Another chapter! Being with my young cousins and their insanity actually helps me brainstorm! Who knew 11-year-old and 8-year-old kids could do that? ^-^
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Chapter Six
Obey Gravity. It's the Law!
"When did you say she was coming?"
"She will arrive around lunchtime. You need not worry yourself."
"...Although it's entertaining to see, right?"
"Indeed it is, Aromi."
"Ha ha, that's okay, Headmaster."
At this point, the two men were heading off to the Great Hall, where lunch was being served. It was the day before the planned surprise, and the other part of it was supposed to be at Hogwarts today. As the two professors entered the hall and headed to the staff table, other things were going on outside.
It was twenty years ago today,
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.
When a solid thump sounded nearby, the old professor keeping watch jumped slightly, then turned to where it had come from. There, laying on the grass and clearly unwilling to move, was the visitor.
"Hello," said the professor, making the lady look at her, holding out a bracelet for her. "How do you feel?"
"Well... until the world stops spinning, I think I'll stay here," came the reply once the bracelet was on. The other woman's voice was strong, despite the fact that she was obviously feeling queasy. After another couple of moments, said person forced herself to stand and, to her credit, didn't wobble. "That's better. Would you be Professor McGonnagal?"
"Yes, I am," said the wizened witch. "And would I be correct in assuming you are Cynthia?"
"That's right."
"Alright, then please follow me."
The entire trip, the two ladies talked, and soon they made it into the castle. McGonnagal went ahead and entered the hall first, with Cynthia waiting outside. The old professor talked with the headmaster, and waved her wand towards the door. The visitor was shown a little message that said to enter. So she did. The instant she stepped in, she sensed all of the students' eyes on her. She expertly ignored it. One man at the staff table, however, had her attention and made her smirk as she began to stride forward. The high heels clicking on the floor instantly caught the man's attention; the instant he recognized the person, a grin appeared and he leapt from his seat and headed to the lady quickly.
"Cynthia!" He said, giving her a high-five once in reach. "What's up?"
"Not much, just got the oddest message the other day," She said, her smirk widening to a smile. "You got everything planned?"
"It's all ready for tomorrow," Nozawa replied. "All that's left is the two of us being ready. You hungry?"
"Actually, yeah," Cynthia said, looking around. "What've you got?"
"Over here."
The two continued to talk animatedly, taking off their bracelets to make sure nobody understood their plans as they ate. Nozawa's Luxray was nearby, napping again after saying hello to the other Pokémon Trainer. Despite the fact that the lady was new, both she and Professor Nozawa gave an air of power and gave the sense that they demanded respect. Which, considering the professor, they probably did. Now everybody wondered what the plan for that Saturday afternoon was.
They've been going in and out of style,
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile.
"Hello, Hogwarts!" Professor Nozawa exclaimed to the Great Hall during lunch, a good grin on his countenance. The majority of the students returned the gesture. Every student had been told to be there at the time to learn about an interesting event. "Those of you in my class have been going through a rather unique subject recently: Pokémon battles."
The student body began to whisper, and the man let it go for about half a minute. His students were confirming it to their interested friends.
"Those of you who don't know what it is, you can ask on the way. Where are we going, you ask? Simple: we're heading to the Quidditch field."
"But what about tryouts?" Exclaimed one boy.
"Moved to tomorrow," Aromi said. The instant the groans and shouts appeared, he took control. "I didn't say they were completely canceled, did I?"
The students fell quiet, muttering still.
"You can still tryout; they've only been moved one day ahead. Think of it as more time to practice for them!"
The students' muttering made sounds of agreement. The man's grin went wider.
"Good! Everyone, please go out there when Headmaster Dumbledore feels it is time. Professor Flitwick, are the barriers prepared?"
"Yes, they are," Flitwick said politely, nodding.
"Thank you, professor," Nozawa said, turning to the rest of the hall. "I'm sure you will enjoy it, so just be patient."
With that, he and Cynthia left the hall for the field, and left the students wondering what was going to happen, as they explained to their friends what the recent studies of the class was.
So may I introduce to you,
The act you've known all these years:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!
"What do you think this has to do with what we've been studying recently?" Hermione asked, Cyndaquil walking by her and talking to Riolu and Caterpie.
"Dunno, probably gonna make us battle each other," Ron said, fairly pessimistic.
"Are you sure he think's we're ready?" Harry asked, looking at Riolu. "Actually, what do you think, Riolu?"
The little guy took a moment to think, then shook his head. The two of them agreed: they weren't quite ready for a battle. Although, when they got out to the field, they found everyone being directed how to enter without activating the barriers. The students of Professor Nozawa's class were directed to be in the front row, and all the other professors made sure it happened. Then, when everyone was finally settled in, and the students' Pokémon were in their spots and curious as to how this related to their current class subject, Headmaster Dumbledore began to speak using the Sonorus spell.
"Welcome, students, to a special treat organized by our very own Professor Nozawa," Dumbledore began calmly. "To those of you not attending his classes, allow me to summarize what is to happen. It is what is called a Pokémon battle. I am sure all of you know what a Pokémon is at this point; a battle is where two trainers use the Pokémon they have trained to battle each other. Do not worry; while it is true that the creatures are harmed, they have astoundingly strong wills and are difficult to kill. If anything, nothing short of the killing curse will take away their life."
As he spoke, Aromi and Cynthia stepped onto the field, bearing all six of their own Pokéballs, and waited for the headmaster to finish.
"What you are about to witness, students, is a battle of the most epic proportions. Cynthia is the champion of one of the many regions of their land, and Nozawa is capable of matching her in battle prowess. I must ask that none of you panic. The barriers set around the field have several layers, and are more than enough to protect you. If, by some unfortunate chance, they break, these two trainers and their teams will still not harm you. Now, allow me to introduce the contestants today. Our visitor, Miss Cynthia, is over on the Hugglepuff and Ravenclaw end; Professor Nozawa is at the end of Gryffindor and Slytherin. Now, contestants, please prepare for a six-on-six battle!"
"Oh, dear Professor," Cynthia began, smiling charmingly with a wink, taking out a Pokéball to be ready for the signal. "Don't hold back on me, mmkay~?"
"Don't worry, dear champion," Aromi answered, doing the same with a smile. "I won't hold back if you won't~!"
"Bah, this'll be a bore," Malfoy muttered to his friends and to Seviper. The Pokémon, unlike the humans, disagreed; they could sense the power of the trainers before them.
"Are you two ready?" Dumbledore began, sitting as he spoke. They nodded calmly. Nobody knew of the storm that was coming. Aside from the headmaster, of course. "Begin!"
BAM! In an instant, both Pokéballs were open. The trainers had rather dark looks, and their aura of light friendliness practically didn't exist any longer. Aside from Voldemort himself, there was perhaps nothing more frightening as the power and merciless air that hovered around the two trainers. All of the rookies in the audience immediantly had their 'dexes out and found out that the current Pokémon out was a Garchomp and Aromi's Rikku, an Empoleon. They had met in mid-air, their arms colliding powerfully, even though the release light was still around them. The two seperated harshly and didn't even have both feet on the arena before orders were given.
"Garchomp!" Cynthia exclaimed, that menacing aura never leaving her. The earth was practically breaking from it.
"Rikku!" Aromi was practically the same.
"GIGA IMPACT!" This the order from both trainers.
The Pokémon launched off that single foot, and in the space of a split second, collided again, fully empowered.
It's wonderful to be here,
It's certainly a thrill.
"Bloody hell..." Ron whispered, as the two trainers before them continued to fight at their all. "They really aren't holding back..."
Despite being one of the better seekers at Hogwarts, even Harry had a difficult time keeping an eye on what was happening. Thank the Gods he'd brought his Omnioculars! Riolu had convinced him to bring it, and he planned to view the play-by-play he was currently recording. As he struggled to keep up, Riolu's eyes were wide, and only went wider when Cynthia's Garchomp fell at last but was immediantly replaced with a Lucario. Rikku, despite looking worn down, fought on just as hard as before. Right after doing a nice amount of damage, he fell, and was immediantly replaced with Espeon.
"This is insane!" Hermione said quietly, Cyndaquil mumbling his agreement. "How can they process things so quickly?"
Nobody bothered to answer. Nobody had one in the first place.
I don't really want to stop the show,
But I thought you might like to know.
A full ten minutes had passed. Both of the incredibly strong trainers had given it their all, and were just about down to their last Pokémon. Aromi had only his Luxray and a mystery one left, while Cynthia had Togekiss and her own mystery.
"Thunder!" Aromi ordered. Not a single moment had passed with the two trainers' aura of sheer power leaving.
"Hyper Beam!" Cynthia countered.
Both attacks were charged at an insanely fast pace, and fired not a moment later. They had shot at the exact same time. The Thunder hit Togekiss at just the right spot, while Kyashii was hit in the chest with the powerful beam. They both fell the instant the attacks died away and were returned.
"You did well, Kyashii," Aromi told his beloved Luxray through the object. Then he pulled out his last Pokéball. "Well, this is it, Cynthia."
"It's been a great battle," replied the champion, ready with her final team member. "Let's finish it."
She released her Milotic. Aromi waited a moment, then decided to go ahead and shock his students with this little surprise. The creature that formed from his Ultra Ball made Hermione gasp, the only one to memorize the names and images of every single Pokémon listed in the text book.
"It can't be!" The girl exclaimed.
"What is it?" Ron asked, Harry listening as well.
"That's Dialga, the legendary Pokémon that controls time itself! I thought he said he didn't know anything about them!"
Despite the impressive creature being in her smaller form, the Dialga obviously still had plenty of power. And Cynthia, nor Milotic, were worried. At all. They held no fear whatsoever as the trainers began to fight once more. Only a couple of minutes passed before the water-type fell, but not without doing plenty of damage to the temporal Pokémon. Even so, the legendary refused to risk her dignity by falling in front of such an impressively large crowd. But she did allow her trainer to use a man-made healing item on her that closed over her wounds and restored her health completely. Cynthia revived her Milotic, as she and Aromi stepped forward to meet in the middle of the field with their Pokémon at their side. Milotic congratulated Algida on her victory, while the legendary gave the water-type compliments for trying so hard.
"Well done," Aromi said to Cynthia, shaking her hand.
"Same to you," replied the champion. They released hands a moment later. "We're going to stay until my team's all rested, right?"
"Yup."
"Good; they need it."
"So does my team."
They stopped conversing when the student body erupted into applause out of nowhere. The trainers grinned to each other and their Pokémon beside them. Then they turned to the crowd and waved for a few moments before turning to Dumbledore, whom had come down and congratulated them on the battle, while thanking them for such an impressive display of prowess. Aromi, while stating his thanks for the compliment, noticed Umbridge's countenance. She was completely pale; it was obvious she didn't want to threaten her colleague ever again after seeing his abilities.
She had a set of Omnioculars as well, and had recorded the entire thing for the Minister to see it. Bloody hell he'd be impressed. The students certainly were. As the Professor Nozawa, Headmaster Dumbledore, and Cynthia headed back into the castle talking animatedly with the Pokémon talking to each other and following, the students were left speechless. Even as they were guided back into the castle to relax for the rest of the day. Later that day, Harry and his friends viewed what his magical binoculars had recorded, and were left speechless again. Even on those things, the battle was difficult keep track of. Every student had, officially, been given a new perspective to view Professor Nozawa from...
Credits: Song lyrics from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles.
A/N: Oh yeah! Big badass battle! If you want a good visual of what the battle kind of looked like, please see "Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventures" volume six. It is written and drawn by Shigekatsu Ihara. That volume should have a good image of Cynthia facing a trainer mirroring Nozawa, in terms of battle prowess. Anyway, review to tell me what you think! ^-^