A/N: Hey guys, a wild update appears! :D
I must say that I was surprised for the amount of feedback that I had from the last update and even the "good chapter" reviews/PMs mean a lot to me, cuz' I know how lazy we get here on fanfic xD
Well, now answering you guys:
sonofthetrigod: As always thanks for you words of support buddy and I'm glad that you keep reading and enjoying this work.
Koraru Kinomoto: Kino I'm glad you like it :D Hopefully we'll see some more of Neo and Kori in the future updates, working on them as fast as I can (A)
BigBravo: Thank you Bravo :'D I'm glad to know that u guys will still be interested in reading the story no matter how long I take. Btw! SPOILER ALERT: You're going to enjoy this chapter :3
RagingKoopatroopa: Damnnn that hurts bro! I'm a funny guy, most of the time at least xD just cuz I enjoy killing OC chars in SNK and making up dramatic heroes doesn't mean anything (A) Oh and that's for sure, slowly I'll begin to make all the chars meet and at some point stuff will get crazy! And as always thanks for the support :D
The OC maker: Our new addition to the followers, thank you so much for the support and I think that I'm developing a Sadistic side since I started my SNK story :X I really created a messed up past for poor Neo and even his personality is somewhat twisted. Poor guy xD That's actually a good idea, but how about this: POKERUS. Think about the possibilities! Haha I still need to come up with something solid for the wrongdoings of the bad guys, but I think that I'm getting close, I already see the light :D Btw, I started to love Mars character somehow, specially after giving Neo such an messed up family, Silver and Sabrina aren't good role models.
And finally before starting this chapter I wanted to thank funtimes for warning of my mistake on this last update. Unfortunately it seems like I mixed up a bit of Neo's personality into Colt's first POV scene.
After finding some time to reread the chapter I noticed that this was true and that by mistake/lack of attention I messed up and made Colt act a little bit like Neo, over thinking stuff. In funtimes words Colt is supposed to be more passionate, an open person and I couldn't have said it better and I'll admit my mistake, I really failed on that detail.
I also wanted to apologize cuz' the last chapter probably contained too much background information, but I felt like I needed to set some bases before the story started to focus more in the Adventure genre on the upcoming chapters. I might have messed up and this was probably a bad decision on my part.
I hope you enjoy!
Hoenn, Petalburg City, Colt's POV
As Neo had said, the building still looked like a training dojo from the outside. It seemed that the new Gym leader wanted to keep its exterior appearance out of respect for her mentor.
However, inside, the gym was completely different from what I was expecting. I had imagined that the building would have stone or wood walls, but to my surprise, they were covered in layers of steel.
This made the Gym look like a bunker, ready to take a nuclear bomb or a Self-Destruct explosion.
To ease the harsh atmosphere, the walls were decorated with black and white paintings of steel type Pokémon.
Distracted as I was, admiring the Gym's interior, I didn't notice a feminine figure getting dangerously close.
Feeling something soft press against my back, I noticed a head appear above my left shoulder. "Hi there, young one."
What was touching were the woman's breasts. That, and the way that she had just whispered into my ears seductively, made me jump forward in embarrassment.
I started to feel my blood concentrating around my ears and cheeks as my blush kept growing.
I started to hear the woman laughing softly after seeing my reaction, "Haha! So innocent. You're a cute guy!" She said as she tried to hold in her laughter. I noticed her hair was black, and in a pixie cut.
The way she talked seemed fake, like she was trying to cover up a foreign accent.
Finally able to gain control of myself, I turned around to face the woman that had been teasing me since the minute she first saw me.
She was probably the same height as me if not for her white ankle-high boots.
The woman had a tanned skin tone- normal for someone who had spent enough time in Hoenn.
She was wearing a crimson duffle coat with gold buttons, which seemed like the wrong thing to wear in this region. I wondered how she managed to survive the heat.
Once again, she got extremely close to me and she stared me in the eyes. "So, what are you doing here, cutie?" She asked as she trailed her finger along my blushing cheek. "You certainly didn't come here just to look at my beautiful art and eyes, right?"
As she said this, she held my head to make sure I was facing her steel blue eyes, which showed a mixture of seriousness and enjoyment.
"I-I'm here to challenge this Gym!" I managed to say under my breath, finally able to avert her intense gaze.
She was killing me. The woman was definitely attractive and her forwardness was making me lose my head. Right now I felt like a little Rattata stuck on a Fearow's claws.
Finally creating some distance between us, the black haired woman smiled and said, "Alright, follow me."
I sighed in relief, seeing that I was finally free from her grip. If she had kept that act up I wouldn't be able to concentrate on anything else.
I wasn't a pervert or anything like that, but I wasn't blind either. Her flirty behavior would've made any teenager go crazy.
I started shaking my head, trying to forget the feeling of the woman's bust on my back. She had some really good assets.
As we passed through the entrance hall, everything was still pretty much deserted. Right now we were probably the only ones in the Gym.
"Is it too early for me to battle the leader?" I asked in disappointment. It was still nine in the morning.
The woman chuckled and said, "No, you've come just in time!"
We passed an automatic door and she led me towards the Gym arena. The battle area was a mixture of ground and metallic rocks.
This was the typical habitat for any steel type, and the perfect environment for them to fight at their true potential.
"So... Do you know if the Gym leader is going to take long?" I asked the woman as I looked around the battle arena.
Once again violating my privacy, the woman approached me and grabbed my ear playfully. "Dummy! I'm Svetlana Lagunov, the leader of the Petalburg City Gym," she declared confidently which made me gasp in surprise.
"What, do you think I'm not strong enough to face you?" She said, raising an eyebrow, clearly annoyed.
"N-No! That's not it! I've just never met a Gym leader that acted like that towards their guests! At least not in Kanto," I tried to explain, and the woman seemed to believe me. She smiled softly.
"So cute and innocent... I'll consider giving you as a pet to my girlfriend," she said, smiling in a creepy way. I hoped that this was just her teasing again, because it wasn't funny. In fact, it was about as scary as Mars's humor.
"So you're from Kanto, right?" I nodded and she kept talking. "This is not the first year of your journey, I suppose, so~ show me your trainer card and I'll decided what to do with you." She almost sounded like she was singing as she winked at me.
Now that I knew that she was the Gym leader, her flirty behavior wasn't important anymore. I had to focus on winning, no matter what.
She analyzed my card and, seeing my achievements and main team, she picked three Poké Balls from her belt. "Let's go! Show me what you've got, cutie!"
We took our positions. She was the first one to call out a Pokémon, revealing that she would start with her Empoleon.
Neo's assumptions were spot on when he told me that she would probably be using her strongest against me.
Knowing that she had just seen my team to determine my strength, starting with the water type was her best option. Empoleon was probably packed with one or two ice type attacks and this meant trouble for me.
My options weren't really that great. I decided to call Gyarados to the battle.
After receiving a Tackle from the serpentine Pokémon (for not showing her more attention, I guess), I patted her head and asked nicely for her help me out in this battle.
"Geez, what a troublesome Pokémon," I thought to myself as I smiled at Gyarados's antics.
From the other side of the arena, Svetlana shouted, "This will be a 3 versus 3 battle! You can take the first move, cutie!" Confident as always, she was smirking, which made Gyarados lose her temper.
My Pokémon was very overprotective and she immediately let out an intimidating roar, getting pumped for the battle.
"Well, this seems perfect. She's stronger when she gets angrier. So good job, flirty leader," I thought before making my first move. "Gyarados use Crunch!"
I decided to attack head-on, trying to figure what her plan was in order to stop a physical Pokémon like mine.
"Puzyri, defend yourself with Iron Defense!" As she ordered this, her Empoleon crossed its wings and its body became surrounded in a blue light.
Gyarados was already a hand's length away from delivering the attack with her fangs, but as it made contact with the glowing body of Empoleon, the damage was negated and the opponent's Pokémon had easily stopped the attack.
The impact of the opponent's defensive technique made Gyarados float to my side of the arena.
"Puzyri, use Steel Wing!" Not letting my Pokémon take a breather, the Gym leader's Pokémon dashed towards Gyarados with both of its wings glowing white.
"Try to dodge it, and use Twister to create distance!" I shouted as I noticed that Empoleon was already swinging its wings repeatedly, trying to hit my Pokémon.
Unfortunately for me, due to Gyarados massive size, she was not the most agile Pokémon and only managed to evade a couple hits before taking some damage.
A few seconds after my command, Gyarados's mouth created a spiraling Twister and she shot away Empoleon, finally creating some distance.
I noticed Svetlana smirk, clearly proud of being able to deal some damage to my Pokémon. But this battle was only just starting.
"Gyarados, use Rain Dance!" Letting out a terrifying screech, my Pokémon spun her body and soon after, rain clouds covered the battle arena and rain started to pour.
The Gym leader seemed to be a bit stunned by my choice of move, but she immediately covered up her worries with an attack. "Puzyri, use Scald!"
Taking aim at Gyarados, Empoleon blasted a powerful jet of water from its beak.
Thanks to the rain that was now falling, water attacks would deal extra damage, but it was something that I had needed to do.
Seeing that the ground was still rather dry, I had to keep Empoleon busy while I waited to deal one decisive strike, "Gyarados, endure the hit!"
As ordered, Gyarados stayed firm, being able to hold the pressure of the water attack. Despite this attack being powered up by the rain, it was still not very effective. But I still needed Svetlana to be distracted.
Finally noticing that my patience paid off, the battle arena was now drenched enough for me to knock out the water type nuisance, "Gyarados, use Thunder!"
"Stop the attack and try to reflect it away with Steel Wing!" my opponent shouted in distress, finally realizing what I had in mind.
Knowing that my Pokémon wasn't really the best special attacker, I had to be patient and set up the right weather conditions to help me win with this powerful electric move.
Letting out an enraged roar, Gyarados focused her strength upward making the rain clouds change into a thunderstorm.
Suddenly, a blue lightning bolt fell from the clouds, hitting the Empoleon, who tried to shake of the impact with its silver wings.
Having the field around its body covered in water, I was expecting that Empoleon wouldn't survive a hit like this, but when the smoke cleared, the water Pokémon was still standing.
"It can't be!" I thought to myself, as I examined my opponent's Pokémon. Still in a defensive stance, with its wings crossed, the Empoleon was pretty bruised, and was panting.
"That's it, buddy! Hang in there!" The Gym leader tried to cheer, but as soon as she said this, Empoleon's legs gave out and the Pokémon fell on its back, finally passing out from the damage taken.
I sighed in relief.
"That was close! You did great, Puzyri." She praised her Pokémon while recalling it. "That was some nice thinking Colt, but your Pokémon looks pretty hurt too!" She shouted back, trying to corner me.
However, she was right. Gyarados was looking tired, too, and she also seemed to be shaking in pain.
When I took a closer look to her, I noticed that her side scales had a burn mark. "That's probably the effects of Scald!" I thought to myself. I remembered that the previous attack had an extra effect, which unfortunately had been activated.
I scoffed and said, "Bring it on, Svetlana! I can keep going."
At my confident comment, my opponent simply smiled and threw out her next Pokémon, revealing it to be a tough and huge Aggron.
Looking at my options, I decided to call back Gyarados and grabbed another Poké Ball. "I'll have to save you for later, thanks for your hard work," I whispered softly to my partner.
"That was a wise move! You're not just a pretty face!" Svetlana said in a teasing way, giggling, trying to make me feel embarrassed again.
"Well, thanks, but let's focus on the battle!" I said seriously, leaving no room for jokes. I had just taken out one of her Pokémon but I still had to win this fight, so I had to focus.
This was the first part of Colt's battle and personally I loved Svetlana's flirty personality and it was really fun to tease poor Colt. I also started to ship GyaradosXColt xD this idea of having this scary Pokémon acting so lovely towards her trainer makes me laugh every time.
As I promised you guys I'm starting to upload the scenes as soon as I finish them and maybe that will give some frequent updates.
I hope that this time I haven't mixed up Colt's passionate/reckless way of battling with Neo's robot-like personality. I guess that I was somehow able to show that Colt is a type of trainer that likes to finish a battle quickly and if possible with a big boom; he's also somewhat reckless and he'll take any risk in order to his plan to succeed, not even worrying about the risks until it's too late. Sometimes, Colt reminds me of Ash, remembering some of his Gym battles.
The next updates will show us some action with our hot-heated char, Lyon, Colt will also finish his battle - hopefully a win :O and we'll also see what Neo and the some of the other chars have been doing.