A/N: Hey guys, a new chapter incoming!
First of all, I wanted to apologize for not uploading this month, but I was away on a vacation and unfortunately for me I had no access to internet (which sucks D:).
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Spoiler alert: I just CAN'T maintain a straight face while writing Colt's reaction towards Svet, it's just priceless!
Hoenn, Petalburg City, Colt's POV
Right now, the battle wasn't going in my favor. The humongous steel type had turned out to be a way tougher opponent than I'd expected.
Svetlana stood on the opposite side of the field, smirking confidently. "Keep this up, Vasili!" Her Pokémon roared in response, and I flinched, intimidated.
This was definitely one of the strongest Aggron I had ever seen, and to make things worse, my Dragonair was in pretty bad shape. The damn tank took a couple of super effective moves like Aqua Tail and Flamethrower, but they barely left a scratch.
Its defenses were amazing. Svetlana kept it going strong with a combination of Protect and Iron Defense. To worsen the situation, the huge beast also knew Dragon Claw. What were the chances?
I sighed internally as I tried to remain focused. I won't panic. "Dragonair, use Thunder Wave and cripple that thing!"
Despite being close to fainting, Dragonair straightened up and released a blue stream of electricity from his horn.
"Vasili, finish it up with Rock Slide!" Svetlana shouted, hoping to stop my Pokémon's attack before I could paralyze Aggron.
Fortunately for me, Dragonair's attack connected, and the electricity began to wrap around Vasili like a rope. However, my luck didn't hold for long. The Thunder Wave hit its mark, but hadn't stopped my opponent's attack.
The Gym leader's Pokémon started to glow white and multiple rings of energy appeared above and around it. Soon after, several large grey boulders began to rain from the ripples of energy, and Dragonair was right beneath them.
"Try to dodge it!" I shouted as soon as I noticed, but I knew this wasn't going to end well.
Dragonair was already moving slowly due to the damage he had sustained. He managed to float around one, then two boulders, but the third landed a direct hit that sent my Pokémon crashing into the ground
"Hang in there, please!" I prayed to myself, as Dragonair struggled to get up. Picking up Dragonair's Poké Ball, I called him back and announced in a defeated tone, "Dragonair's out of the battle."
"That's very honorable of you, Colt. You keep impressing me!" The black haired Gym leader said, smiling with such honesty that I began to feel a little better about myself.
I couldn't watch my Pokémon struggle anymore; he deserved a good rest. I just did what was right. Now, I really had some tough choices ahead.
Slapping my cheeks softly to re-focus, I pulled out Gyarados' Poké Ball, deciding on the spot that it would be better to face this weakened Pokémon with my leftovers.
Of course, my own Pokémon was in bad shape. One good hit and Gyarados would also be out of this battle, but for now I would take my chances and bet on using the non-switching Pokémon rule against Svetlana.
"Come out, Gyarados!" Once again, I called my water Pokémon and as always she immediately sent out an intimidating roar, which I never understood. She normally had such a docile nature.
Aggron was pretty much unfazed by the taunting. Even after taking so much damage, the iron giant still looked very threatening. Now, the outcome of this battle would depend on how lucky I am.
If Aggron's paralysis kicked in, I'd win this badge easily. If not, I'm doomed.
Letting out a tense sigh, I decided to go on the offensive. "Gyarados, get close to Aggron and use Aqua Tail!" I noticed Svetlana showing some type of anxiety by tapping her foot. She also seemed to know that luck would decide the winner between these two Pokémon.
"Vasili, use Rock Slide again!" The flirty Gym leader decided to use one of her strongest rock moves again, which would also be super effective against my Gyarados.
As Gyarados kept closing the gap between our opponent, Aggron started to glow white, but this time the steel beast fell into one knee and the stones didn't materialize.
I noticed its body sparking faintly with electricity. This time I'd managed to prevent the attack. The risky Thunder Wave strategy worked.
"Get up, Aggron, and use Iron Tail!" Svetlana shouted, but Gyarados kept coming closer and Aggron was still immobile. My water Pokémon's tail became encompassed in a stream of liquid, which spiraled around it as she started to whip it back and forth wildly.
As her tail was about to slam against the steel tank, Aggron managed to get up and its tail started to glow white, spinning around, trying to inflict damage against Gyarados while blocking her attack.
The two tail attacks collided, sending a huge blast of sand that obscured the Pokémon. Coughing and trying to get the sand out of my eyes, I managed to catch a glimpse of Gyarados, and she was still standing tall. Or floating, rather.
As the dust calmed down, I saw Aggron lying on its belly, unconscious, and for a moment I grinned. "I made it!" I thought to myself, trying to calm down and internalize everything that just happened.
Svetlana called back her Pokémon. I turned to congratulate my Gyarados, but the burn effect took its toll on her body and she slowly fell to the ground as well.
"That was the most intense one-hit battle I've ever had," Svetlana exclaimed, laughing with joy from the other side of the arena.
I called back my Pokémon. I had to admit that she was right. "It was pretty awesome! Your Aggron was simply too strong."
"Well, now it's a one on one battle... Are you ready?!" she called, throwing out her last Pokémon, an agile-looking Excadrill.
Picking up a Poké Ball from my belt, I called out my Charmeleon. The cocky lizard stretched out his limbs, and, as always, used a Flamethrower attack to show off.
"Ooh~ a fiery one, I see!" Svetlana said, her flirty tone becoming very apparent.
"He sure is! Charmeleon, let's show them the real power of your Flamethrower!" I commanded and the lizard immediately released a red-orange stream of fire from his mouth.
I had the advantage for this last encounter, but I knew this battle wouldn't be over in just one attack.
"Mole, use Dig to avoid the attack!" Svetlana commanded, and immediately Excadrill jumped into the air, putting its arms up by its head, forming its body into a drill. The furry, brown Pokémon then started to quickly rotate its body drilled its way into the ground.
Soon after, the ground behind Charmeleon started to shake and Excadrill popped up underneath and stabbed him with the tip of its drill. It all happened so fast that I was in shock. This mole was way too fast, I couldn't even manage to command Charmeleon to avoid the attack.
"Hehe! Already impressed by Mole's skills?" Svetlana boasted, proud of her beloved mole-like Pokémon.
"You see..." She said, continuing her rambling, "Mole and I trained really hard with Norman, and, in order to beat his Slaking, we really had to level up our speed and attack!" So, Neo's story about her training with the former Gym leader was true. "Dear Arceus, this match is going to be close." I thought to myself.
"Well, I'm really impressed, but Charmeleon and I need this win!" I shouted back, interrupting the gym leader's monologue.
"Charmeleon, get close and use Fire Fang!" As Charmeleon sprinted towards Excadrill, a bright red-orange fire covered his mouth, his large fangs flashing.
"Mole, keep them away using Slash!" Excadrill's claws started to glow white on both of its hands, and it took a defensive stance, awaiting our attack.
When Charmeleon was close enough to bite the enemy, Excadrill extended its left claw and took the hit. The fire attack released some sparks as Charmeleon bit straight into the strengthened claw.
In an instant, the steel type shoved away my Pokémon with its right arm. The Slash attack didn't do much in terms of damage, but it also nullified our move.
Trying to catch Svetlana by surprise, I shouted, "Charmeleon, back away and use Flamethrower!" The orange lizard stepped back and once again shot out his powerful fire stream at the opponent.
Sensing the danger, Svetlana also made a move. "Mole, use Sandstorm and vanish!" Excadrill crossed its arms and spun around counter-clockwise, whipping up a Sandstorm.
So, she was planning to use the dust to confuse Charmeleon and avoid his attack. However, the way she phrased that sounded like there was something else in store.
Despite being affected by the Sandstorm, Charmeleon still managed to fire his attack, but Svetlana's strategy was now kicking in and the sandstorm made it impossible to see what happened.
As the Sandstorm began to subside, Excadrill was nowhere to be seen. That was when I realized what was about to happen.
"Charmeleon be caref-" The shockwave interrupted my warning as the ground below my Pokémon started to shake and Excadrill's claws slashed him, sending Charmeleon flying backwards from the impact.
Svetlana had just used a combo, using the Sandstorm and the powerful Dig attack, which was super effective against my fire type. Charmeleon was still struggling on the ground, but it didn't look like he was going to be able to get up.
"Please get up, Charmeleon!" I begged, afraid of losing this battle. "C'mon buddy, we're stronger than this; get up!"
"It appears that this battle's over!" Svetlana announced while chuckling jovially.
As I was about to admit defeat, Charmeleon's body started to glow white and he began to change shape. I gaped and thanked Arceus for this little miracle. Charmeleon was evolving and now we were back in the game.
As the light died out, Charizard was now standing in front of me, roaring loudly as he stretched his wings. "Ooh~ that's surprising!" Svetlana said, as she began waiting attentively for my move.
I smirked confidently as I reached the conclusion that with this evolution, her ground attacks wouldn't affect me anymore, as Charizard was now a flying type.
"Charizard, get close and use Flamethrower!" The lizard took off, trying to get a better shot at Excadrill.
"Mole, use Dig to avoid that!" Once again she was going on the defensive and now was my chance to finish this battle. The Excadrill waited for Charizard's attack, so it could escape underground, but that was the last time this worked.
"Charizard shoot a Flamethrower into the hole!" This would force our opponent out of its hiding. Excadrill quickly dug its way out of the ground, its body showing some burns.
"Just perfect!" I thought to myself as I came up with an idea to finish this. "Charizard use Flare Blitz, full speed!"
Still flying, Charizard's body started to envelop in light red fire with orange streaks circling around it, and he charged at the opponent with astounding speed. Surprised by my bold move, Svetlana quickly ordered, "Mole, use Drill Run and try to hold their attack!"
Now Svetlana was seriously overestimating her Pokémon's defense. Charizard's attack was going to be super effective, there was no way she could stop this with a steel move.
Excadrill jumped into the air, holding out its arms. It then started to spin its body rapidly, diving towards Charizard. As my fire type kept flying, engulfed in flames, the two Pokémon collided, once again spawning a dust cloud impossible to see through.
Once vision was back, I saw Excadrill lying on the ground, unconscious, and Charizard panting hard, on one knee. Svetlana started smiling and called back her Pokémon.
She started to walk towards me, clapping her hands as she praised me and my Pokémons' victory, "You're just full of surprises, aren't you?"
Removing something from her pocket, the Gym leader grabbed my hand, handing me a small badge. "You deserved it. It was an amazing battle!" I smiled proudly as I took a closer look at the badge that I'd just earned.
It was smaller and lighter than I remembered, but that was probably due to my state of pure happiness. The small metal gear badge was my first badge in this region and this definitely felt like an amazing feat, especially after such an intense battle.
"Thank you so much, Svetlana! You were really hard to beat!" I admitted, though hoping my compliments wouldn't trigger her playful side.
The woman got dangerously close to me in an instant, throwing one arm over my shoulder as she whispered in my ear seductively. "Ehh, are you flirting with me, Mr. Colt?"
I shuddered, fearing her intentions as she continued, "If you keep being a sweetheart, I might have to keep you here with me as my pupil..." Was she teasing me? To me, she sounded dead serious, which was a very alarming thought.
Waving off the woman I said, "Hmmm... thanks, but no thanks, Svetlana!" Backing off from her Ursaring grip, I bid farewell to the crazy woman. "B-bye Svetlana, gotta' go! Long journey ahead..." My eyes darted around, looking for the nearest exit.
"Arceus, help me please!" I prayed to myself quietly as I ran outside, still hearing Svetlana laughing loudly at the awkwardness she'd caused.