Cerulean Gym Water Tournament
Entrants: Water pokemon ONLY
Prize: Cascade Badge
Gym Leaders: Daisy, Violet Lily
Start Time: 14:00
End Time: When we have out winner!
Entry forms inside
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"WHAT!" Shrieked Nate, in disbelief. "Water pokemon? ONLY?!!?!" He screamed, his voice rising into a crescendo of anger.
"Bad luck Nate," Zoe giggled, "looks like I wont have the chance to kick your ass in this tournament." Pushing past Nate, Zoe walked into the gym, leaving him to stare sadly at the gloriously colourful poster outside.
"Sorry dude," said Griff as he too entered the gym, his hand clutched around one of the poke balls on his waist.
"Mac, buddy," Nate soothed, "I'm gonna need to borrow your Corphish real quick," he said, smiling a toothy grin.
"Sorry dude," chorused Mac, "I'm entering this one," and with that, Mac swung open the door and left it to slam shut on Nate's dreams of pokemon master.
"Bad luck Nate," Kaori said sympathetically, putting an arm on Nate's shoulder.
"Maybe you can come back and try again later," Kaori said encouragingly, but Nate ignored her, instead grabbing her by the hand and pulling her along the street.
"If I need a water pokemon, I will catch a water pokemon!" Yelled Nate valiantly, dragging Kaori alongside him.
"The tournament doesn't start for one and a half hours. That's plenty of time to catch, train and practice with a pokemon…" Nate trailed off suddenly feeling considerably less confident. But not one to let troubles get him down, Nate hurried on to the edge of Cerulean City.
Letting go of Kaori he released his pokemon from their balls "Charmander, Taillow, Silcoon, come on out!"
"Hoppip, Cyndaquil, you could use some fresh air too!" The five pokemon looked inquisitively at their trainers before rushing off between the trees, calling happily to one another.
Taillow fluttered ahead cockily, taunting Charmander and Cyndaquil. They responded with powerful flamethrowers. Using the little sparrow as a moving target. Meanwhile Hoppip was becoming increasingly interested in Silcoon, using its leaves to examine the cocoon. Kaori laughed as Hoppip hoisted Silcoon onto its back and began to carry it.
"Looks like Hoppip's made a friend," sniggered Kaori, but Nate wasn't paying any attention to her. His eyes were scanning the area around him for pokemon, his ears were listening for the cries of pokemon, every inch of his body was tensed, ready to move when he needed to. He noticed Weedles and Caterpies moving in the grass, he spotted a spinarak creeping across a tree and a Furret nuzzling between the bushes.
"I don't think there are many water pokemon around here," mumbled Kaori, looking away from Nate. She tugged her hair back behind her ear and bit her lip awkwardly in the total silence between the two of them.
Suddenly Nate broke into a run, beckoning for Charmander to follow him. Kaori, at first, was confused but then she noticed the Poliwag zipping frantically away across the grass.
"Charmander! Metal Claw!" Cried Nate, chasing furiously after the blue tadpole. Ahead, Poliwag glanced back over its shoulder to see Charmander just behind, claws glowing. Poliwag let out a terrified squeak, attempting to run even faster. Charmander followed in hot pursuit, Nate just behind and Kaori, Taillow and Cyndaquil a little further back.
Charmander's metal claw smashed into Poliwag, throwing it to the floor with a squeal.
'Nice work, Charmander. Go poke ball!" Yelled Nate, hurling a poke ball at the tiny blue tadpole. The poke ball opened and absorbed Poliwag in a streak of white light. The poke ball shook from side to side, Nate watching it with gritted teeth.
Then, suddenly, the ball burst open unleashing Poliwag. Poliwag took one look at Charmander, and sprinted off into the safety of some nearby bushes. With a groan Nate bent down to pick up his poke ball, all the time watching the arrows on his watch.
1 hour and several escaped pokemon later and Nate was close to giving up. He slumped miserably on a bench; in front of him Hoppip chased a Beautifly happily around the grass. "What if I don't catch anything in time?" wailed Nate.
"Nate?" Said Kaori slowly, "Where's your Silcoon?"
"Huh? It's right over…" Nate trailed off as he realised that Silcoon was no longer on Hoppip's back. "Is that Silcoon?" asked Nate, staring at the Beautifly that was flitting around him.
"Oh, it's beautiful!" sighed Kaori, holding out her hand to let Beautifly land lightly on her.
"Come on Beautifly, let's go catch us some pokemon!" Cried Nate, once more filled with excitement. Beckoning for Beautifly to follow, Nate hurried off into the thick grass. But after a few steps he realised something was wrong. Beautifly remained on Hoppip's back, searching for nectar in Hoppip's leaves.
"Beautifly, let's go catch some pokemon!" Insisted Nate, trying to grab Beautifly, but it fluttered just out of his reach.
"Nate, I don't think that Beautifly trusts you just yet," said Kaori. "It's just like my Machoke," she muttered.
"But the tournament starts in half an hour!" whimpered Nate, but Beautifly merely returned to Hoppip's back, trilling sweetly.
"Fine! Charmander, Taillow, lets go show Beautifly how it's done!" Yelled Nate, sprinting off into the forest, with Charmander beside him and Taillow just above.
"Wow what a great turn out!" Cried Daisy, the crowd sitting in the stands burst into applause.
Daisy, Violet and Lily were standing on a podium, in front on an enormous pool of water, filled with coral and water plants. Around the pool stood the challengers, all of them pumped and ready for battle. Zoe, Mac and Griff stood in a line right opposite the three Gym Leaders. Zoe eyed up her opposition, all the while contemplating her strategy.
"We've got ten great contenders here, all battling for this!" Exclaimed Violet, pulling something from her pocket, "The Cascade Badge!" The applause was deafening as everyone admired the blue water droplet. Griff imagined what if would feel like to hold the badge and knew, in his heart, that it was his destiny to win it.
"The tournament is all versus all. Last pokemon standing is the winner!" Shrieked Lily, causing the crowd to explode with even more cheers and chants.
"Anything else sis?" asked Violet.
"I don't think so sis," answered Daisy with a smile.
"Then let's get going!" Shouted Lily. All three girls raised their right arms high into the air, a poke ball clutched in each of their hands. Then with a synchronized spin all three girls hurled their poke balls into the pool. The three plumes of white formed into a small blue seahorse, a white seal with a horn on its head and a starfish with a pink gem lodged in its chest.
"Horsea, Seel Staryu are ready for battle! Now contenders you…" But Violet was cut off by Nate bursting through the doors of the gym.
"I'm here! I'm here!" He gasped, having just ran all the way from the edge of town. "I've caught my pokemon! I'm ready for the battle!" He grinned towards the three girls on the podium. All three of them looked thoroughly unimpressed.
"Excuse me!" Seethed Daisy, "But sign up ended a half hour ago."
"Now if you don't mind," hissed Violet, "We want to start our tournament!"
"Please," begged Nate, "I've been rushing around trying to catch a pokemon for the last two hours. I'm sorry I'm a little late but I'm desperate to get that Cascade Badge." After Nate finished there was complete silence as Nate, the crowd, the contenders and even Horsea, Seel and Staryu watched the three girls on the podium. Lily, Violet and Daisy turned to one another and had a quick conversation in muffled whispers. Then they all nodded and turned to face Nate.
"Fine," said Violet irritably, "Hurry up and get ready."
Nate hurried across to Zoe who was shaking her head at him incredulously. "You're going down," she mouthed to him as he took his place in between Zoe and Mac.
"Ok trainers! Lets start the tournament."
The sounds of poke balls opening echoed all around the gym. Zoe's Squirtle dived into the pool happily, Griff's poke ball revealed a Totodile which snapped its jaw defiantly. Mac's Corphish snapped its claws together, watching the other pokemon with a glint in its eye. Nate threw out his poke ball, the white streak slowly forming into the shape of a Buizel.
"Wow! You caught a Buizel?" Gasped Griff, Mac laughed as the Buizel turned cartwheels in the water.
"So Nate… You think you're brand new Buizel stands a chance against my trusty Squirtle? You don't have a chance." Snarled Zoe, clearly determined to win.
An enormous projection screen rolled down from the ceiling to cover the wall behind the podium. On it flashed a timer:
3, 2, 1... GO!
The pool instantly became a frenzy of movement as 14 water pokemon charged into battle. Squirtle headed straight for Buizel, eager to show off its skills but Buizel held its own, superbly dodging Squirtle's bubble attack and its numerous tackles. In the meantime Totodile came under attention from Violet's Seel straight away. Seel smashed into Totodile with Take down, throwing Totodile through a forest of coral.
Meanwhile Corphish was battling with Goldeen, unleashing bubble beams upon the elegant fish. It tried retorting with a flail but Mac saw it coming and ordered a Vice grip. Corphish grabbed Goldeen's fins and cut into them mercilessly. Suddenly a Poliwag burst into Corphish with a body slam, throwing both Corphish and Goldeen into the air. However whilst Corphish dove back into the pool Goldeen was thrown onto the sidelines, unconscious.
An automated voice boomed out across the gym as a picture of Goldeen appeared at the bottom of the screen, "In 14th place, Alison and her Goldeen!"
Nate watched as the girl returned her Goldeen and burst into tears. With added determination he ordered a swift from Buizel, which went crashing into a nearby Corsola. Following up with a sonic boom, Buizel secured 13th place for Steve and his Corsola.
Zoe watched Nate angrily as Buizel darted off through the water away from Squirtle.
In Squirtle's attempt to follow, it was cornered by three pokemon. A Luvdisc, Lily's Staryu and an Octillery.
Staryu fired a swift, Luvdisc shot forth a water gun and Octillery unleashed an aurora beam. All three attacks spiralled towards Squirtle.
"Squirtle, Withdraw!" roared Zoe at the last moment. Squirtle pulled its limbs inside its shell and the attacks bounced harmlessly of its armour. Zoe then ordered a Rapid Spin, wary of getting hit by another triple attack. As they saw Squirtle's spin commence Staryu and Octillery backed off, however Luvdisc stayed put, trying in vain to use a sweet kiss. Unfortunately Squirtle had already reached the hapless heart, and gave it a powerful hit, throwing it out of the water, the second hit finished the job.
"In 12th Emily and her Luvdisc!" The picture of Luvdisc slid onto the screen above Corsola and Goldeen, Mac glanced nervously up at it, wondering when he would join the list.
"Totodile, Ice fang!" Yelled Griff. Totodile launched itself through the water and clamped its teeth onto Daisy's Horsea. Daisy gasped as Horsea was encased in ice. Totodile darted forward to finish it with super power but was stopped by Buizel streaking past and knocking Totodile out of the way. Horsea broke free from the ice surging off away from Totodile.
On the sidelines Griff was forced to dodge out of the way as a Poliwag was thrown out of the pool right at him.
"In 11th place, Grace's Poliwag! Only 10 pokemon left!" Announced the speakers and the audience went wild with excitement.
"Corphish use Night Slash!" Cried Mac; over the moon that he was one of the final ten.
Corphish's claw glowed purple as it swung at Daisy's Horsea. Horsea dodged and spun out of the way, putting agility to good use. Then Corphish opened its claw and unleashed a bubble beam catching Horsea off guard. Horsea was thrown backwards into the path of a Finneon. Finneon created a water pulse, driving Corphish down into the depths of the pool and throwing Horsea all the way out of it.
"In 10th place Daisy and her Horsea!" Cried the speakers. Daisy stood still, her mouth wide open, unable to believe that she had come in 10th."Don't worry sis!" Said Violet, watching as her Seel clashed with Marill.
"Sit back and relax, I'll finish them off for you," promised Lily, ordering her Staryu to attack.
Corphish surfaced from the coral to find both Seel and Staryu focusing upon it. Seel's tail began to shine blue as it prepared an aqua tail. Meanwhile Staryu began to twist into a rapid spin.
"Corphish, use protect!" Shrieked Mac, glancing up at the podium.
Corphish surrounded itself in a green bubble as Seel's aqua tail smashed into it. Seel continued to thrash the protect with its tail as Staryu, now spinning like a buzz saw, moved closer and closer.
Suddenly the green bubble began to flicker and then slowly it died. Staryu spun into Corphish, throwing it back against the wall of the pool. Then Seel flew into Corphish with a take down, throwing it high into the air. Using Seel's back as a lift, Staryu jumped into the air, hitting Corphish once, twice, three times, four times; sending the crab crashing to the floor.
"In 9th place Mac and his Corphish!" Mac returned Corphish with a sigh, looking round to the others, they all ignored him, too intent on their battles. Mac slunk over to the stands, quickly finding Kaori, Cyndaquil, Charmander, Hoppip and Beautifly still perched on Hoppip's back.
"Ok Buizel, there's only 8 left, you're doing awesome!" Cried Nate.
"Totodile keep it up, we're going to win!" Squealed Griff, bursting with excitement.
"Ok Squirtle, time to finish off Buizel, water pulse!" Yelled Zoe.
Squirtle unleashed a pulse of water, causing the whole pool to erupt into waves. Buizel sped quickly away from Squirtle, using aqua jet to dive in and out of the water.
Suddenly the whole pool began to swirl as Finneon let out a whirlpool, trapping the other pokemon inside. Finneon then shot out a water gun, which went crashing into Marill, throwing it out of the pool.
"In 8th place Michael and his Marill," screamed out the speakers.
"Totodile, wait until the whirlpool gets you in the right place and then use Super Power!" Yelled Griff.
Totodile waited as the whirlpool span him towards Finneon and then grabbed it roughly, its muscles bulging angrily. With a roar Totodile sprang into the air hurling Finneon onto the bank alongside the unconscious Marill.
"In 7th place Lisa and her Finneon," a picture of Finneon slid onto the screen just above Marill and Corphish. The whirlpool slowly stopped and the remaining six pokemon spread out across the pool.
"Prepare to lose Nate!" Cried Zoe as her Squirtle crashed into Buizel slamming it into Violet's Seel. Seel turned around to face Buizel an ice beam charging up in its mouth. On the other side Squirtle began shooting out bubbles viciously.
"Buizel use Aqua Jet to get out of the way!" Shouted Nate.
Buizel darted out of the way just in time as both the ice beam and the bubble flew towards it. The ice beam and bubble collided with huge force, creating a wave of energy that shook the entire pool. Both Squirtle and Seel were thrown backwards and made dizzy from the amount of energy. Buizel, spotting Squirtle's vulnerability, raced back with Quick Attack.
"Squirtle quick! Withdraw!" Squirtle, once more, pulled its limbs inside its shell and prepared for the impact from Buizel. Buizel smashed into Squirtle so hard that it began to spin like crazy.
"Squirtle turn that hit into a Rapid Spin!" shrieked Zoe, watching as Buizel backed off fearfully.
Squirtle span even faster than before and crashed, like some insane Ferris wheel, into Violet's Seel, throwing it far out of the pool.
"In 6th position Violet and her Seel!" Announced the automated voice once more, "We have only five trainers left! Lily, Zoe, Griff, Ethan and Nate!"
The crowd burst into an even greater cacophony of noise, as the final five continued to fight on. On the podium Violet fell to her knees in despair, tears forming in her big blue eyes.
"Totodile use Bite!"
"Buizel, Swift now!"
"Squirtle, Water Pulse!"
"Octillery, Psybeam!"
"Staryu, Gyro Ball!"
Attacks were rattled off, as the pokemon ducked and weaved around one another, constantly swapping opponents, ganging up and pushing their way through whole fleets of coral. Octillery used its feelers to latch onto Totodile, sucking its strength away slowly, Totodile tried to use super power but it seemed almost too weak to attack.
Suddenly from behind him, Totodile heard the sound of Staryu charging up. The pink spot on its belly glowed brightly and it unleashed an enormous beam of light. The hyper beam smashed into Totodile and Octillery, throwing them both out of the pool in an explosion of light and sound.
"In 5th place Ethan and his Octillery! In 4th place Griff and his Totodile!" Screamed the speakers and the crowd cheered Lily's name happily.
Griff hung his head sadly, he couldn't believe it, He had come so close but fallen before reaching the finish. "I will get that badge, one day," promised Griff to himself.
Staryu rested, needing to recharge after such a powerful attack. Zoe and Nate saw their chance ordering their pokemon to attack. Squirtle threw Staryu into the air with a water pulse. Then Buizel launched itself into the air and unleashed a razor wind, throwing Staryu, still spinning back onto the podium.
"In 3rd place Lily and her Staryu!" The voice echoed round the gym, "There are only two trainers left, Zoe and Nate!"
Zoe and Nate shot each other determined glares; the entire audience was on the edge of their seats, cheering, heckling and gasping as the fight shifted one way then the other.
For a moment it appeared as though Buizel had the edge but seconds later Squirtle would have turned the tables and be mounting a furious assault. For a while it seemed that Buizel might be about to lose but a timely razor wind saved it from defeat.
Squirtle used a water pulse, slamming Buizel into the wall of the pool. Nate winced as he saw Buizel's eyes glaze over, its body fall limp.
"Let's go for a water pulse!" Cried Zoe, sensing her opportunity to win.
Squirtle unleashed a sonic pulse of water; throwing Buizel up into the air, water from the pool sloshing noisily over the sides.
"Squirtle, finish it with rapid spin!" Yelled Zoe. She grinned to herself, almost feeling the Cascade Badge in her hand.
"Buizel, Razor wind! You can do it!" Roared Nate, defeat staring him in the face.
At the last moment, Buizel's eyes flashed open and it unleashed a devastating razor wind on Squirtle. The already spinning pokemon was spun out across the crowd, causing every single onlooker to let out a gasp of excitement and causing Zoe to grunt angrily.
"Squirtle, you gotta turn around!" Demanded Zoe.
Mac, Griff and Kaori's mouths were opened wide as Squirtle spun low above the crowd, before returning to Buizel even faster than before.
"Buizel, no… uh" Panicked Nate, "Quick Attack, come on!" he blurted out frantically.
Buizel powered itself headfirst into the charging Squirtle with a resounding crash.
Every single pair of eyes in the gym watched as Buizel flew far down into the depths of the pool. At the same time Squirtle was thrown backwards away from Buizel, landing limply on the edge of the pool.
"In 2nd place Zoe and her Squirtle! Which means our winner is… Nate and his Buizel!"
Nate screamed with happiness, sprinting to the podium, where he pulled all three gym leaders into a bone-crushing hug.
The crowd cheered and chanted his name as Lily handed over the Cascade Badge. Raising the badge up to show the crowd, Nate noticed Kaori, Mac and Griff applauding animatedly.
Zoe was nowhere to be seen. But it didn't concern him. After all, it wasn't everyday he won a tournament. Pulling the sodden Buizel from the pool he held it tight to his chest, yelling his praises. Behind Nate a picture of Buizel and himself flashed jauntily on the screen.
She clasped at her hair with her hands, tears streaming down her face. The force of the emotion caused her to shake, her whole body rocking as the tears splattered onto the grass. She screamed, not words, but pure anguish. She pounded the floor with her fists, gasping wretchedly for air. The silhouette of the crying girl burned into the dying sun.
Then with a steely look, she rose to her feet, wiping the tears from her eyes. Slinging her rucksack back on her back from where she had thrown it, she began to march down the path out of Cerulean City, her face still red and blotchy from tears.
Hurrying out of the gym, Mac spotted Zoe just disappearing over the horizon and however much he called, she would not look back.
I hope you liked it!
I know it was really long…
I decided to start writing the battles with more action and less commands
Just imagine that the trainers are still giving the commands