Chapter 2: An Elite Double Battle

Setting: Training Arena

As the group entered the training arena it was like a huge stadium with three battle fields in the center and stands so that people can watch. "Well this is a whole lot bigger than I thought." Red stated. As everyone walked in they went and sat down on the stands "How are we going to decide who all is going?" Neo asked. Cheyrll stood up "I think Clair and Anna should stay." They gave Cheryll a nasty look then the girls started to pull their hair as Red and Neo were backing away slowly. "I think Red and Neo should stay." Zane announced.

Neo jumped on Zane's back and was tugging his ears because he told him he should stay. Everyone was having a brawl Red gave a sigh and decided that he had to find a way to settle this. "What if I and Neo have a double battle with Clair and Anna and whoever's team loses don't go on the mission?" Everyone looked at each other "Anna and I are ok with it." Neo gave a smile "I'm in too." Then Zane threw Neo off his back and onto the ground. After everything was settled Neo and Red took one side of the battlefield while Clair and Anna took the other side.

"Ok guys I'll be the referee." Cheyrll announced then gave a smile towards Red "Hey ladies you can go first." Neo yelled. The girls gave a nod " Alright Delcatty come on out." Clair said "You too Ninetails time to show these boys who's the strongest" Anna yelled. A cat like and fox like Pokémon appeared on to the battlefield "Ok your turn." Clair announced to the boys with a wave. The boys looked at each other and gave a nod "Go Metagross!" Neo shouted and a giant steel creature appeared onto the battlefield.

Clair looked at Red "Ok Red it's your turn to show your Pokémon." He gave her a nod and decided that he was going to use his strongest Pokémon so he can prove to everyone he is a force to be reckoned with. "Go Jolteon!" When his most loyal companion appeared it glanced around the room but when it saw the other Pokémon it gave an angry look. "Alright battle start." Cheyrll announced. While the battle was starting up Zane took the time to examine everyone's Pokémon especially Red's Jolteon.

"Let's give the first move Ninetails flamethrower on Metagross!" Anna commanded "Delcatty use shadow ball on Metagross too!" Clair shouted. The Pokémon launched powerful moves both aiming for Neo's Metagross "Metagross use protect!" Neo yelled before the moves could hit. When the two moves collided with Metagross's protect the barrier was slowly braking apart "Hang in there Metagross!" Out of nowhere another shadow ball was aimed at the two opposing moves causing them to vanish leaving a cloud of smoke. "What was that?" Clair yelled.

As the smoke cleared there was nothing in sight just a hole in the ground and Red standing near it with a grin on his face. "Where did that hole come from?" Anna questioned "You don't think Jolteon?" Clair added. Jolteon dug out of the ground right behind Ninetails and fired a thunderbolt straight at it. Ninetails gave a giant yelp and Jolteon hid back in the ground " Ninetails you flamethrower in the hole!" The fox Pokémon turned back in anger and fired a giant ray of heat into the hole.

Jolteon flipped out of the ground shaking off the damage it took and was looking at Ninetails more enraged than ever. "Hey Neo are you going to help out?" Red asked "Oh yeah um...Metagross use Bullet punch on Delcatty." Neo shouted to his Pokémon. Metagross went charging towards Delcatty launching multiple punches sending it across the field. "Come on Delcatty stand your ground use Iron Tail back to back!" Clair yelled as Delcatty struggled to get up then went charging towards Metagross. "Metagross you use your Focus Punch back to back!" Neo shouted as the Pokémon moves collided over and over again they showed equal strengths both not giving an inch.

"Ninetails use Quick Attack on Jolteon." Ninetails came charging towards Jolteon with incredible speed. As soon as Ninetails got close enough Jolteon avoided the attack causing Ninetails to turn around and try again. With every try Ninetails couldn't land a hit on Jolteon it was dodging with such grace as if it was mocking Ninetails and Anna. "Amazing Red's not even giving a single command to his Jolteon it as if Jolteon knows how to battle on its own." Cheyrll said amazed and Zane who was sitting on the stands seemed intrigued.

Anna was losing her patience "Alright Ninetails use Fire Blast!" Ninetails launched a move that appeared in the shape of the kanji meaning big. Jolteon stood its ground and fired a Shadow Ball straight towards the other attack causing a mass explosion. As Anna and Ninetails try to protect themselves from the blast Jolteon walks out of the cloud of smoke and heads towards Ninetails with an evil grin. "Jolteon finish this with Thunder." Red commanded to his Pokémon and Jolteon looked back and gave a nod then stored as much energy as it can then shot at Ninetails.

Clair and Neo looked at what just happened even their Pokémon stopped battling at the sense of all the power coming from Jolteon. As all settled Ninetails was still standing "Oh Ninetails." Anna said with a tear "Hm..?" Red was surprised that it wasn't down. Ninetails gave a smile but then fell to the ground with swirls in its eyes "Ninetails is no longer able to battle that means Red's the winner!" Cheyrll announced. As Anna returned her Ninetails she headed to the stands with a saddened look on her face and Red headed towards her followed by Jolteon.

"Well it's just us now Clair." Neo shouted "Wait but Red's still in this it's who's team wins." Clair replied with a confused look "Oh well it doesn't matter." He answered. Clair gave a nod "Alright Metagross use Psychic and send Delcatty flying!" Neo told his Pokémon. Metagross lifted Delcatty with a strange energy force which caused Delcatty to panic and it was sent on the other side of the field being slammed into the wall. "Delcatty!" Clair shouted as her poor Pokémon barely managed to get out of the wall and was struggling to stand. "Can you still battle?" Clair asked and Delcatty looked back and gave a nod to her worried trainer.

"Delcatty rapid Shadow Ball!" Delcatty sent dark orbs right at Metagross one after another. The moves weren't as powerful since Delcatty didn't store up much energy, but many of them made contact with Metagross causing it to fall to its knees. "We can only use one more attack use Flash Cannon full power!" Neo shouted "Delcatty use Shock Wave!" Clair screamed. As both Pokémon stored up all they could they sent their moves flying at each other causing them to collide in the middle battling to outdo the other.

"Don't give up Metagross!" Neo commanded "You give it your all Delcatty!" Clair shouted. The moves moved back and forth but Flash Cannon was beginning to slowly over power Delcatty's Shock Wave. "Do it Metagross!" Neo screamed and Metagross put all its strength into the move over powering Delcatty causing an explosion and Delcatty went souring threw the air again. When the smoke cleared Delcatty had fainted " Delcatty is no longer able to battle the winner is Neo." Cheyrll said with a surprised look on her face.

With that the trainers returned their Pokémon back to their pokeballs and headed to the stands followed by Cheyrll. Zane stayed quiet as Red sat next to Anna to cheer her up with Jolteon on his lap. As Red patted Anna on the back and petted his Jolteon Anna looked at Red with her big eyes "How..How did you beat me without giving a single command and Jolteon hardly took any damage just how..?" Anna said. Red wiped a tear off her cheek "I've trained all my Pokémon to have battle techniques without me saying a single word just in case I'm not there and they're in trouble."

Anna looked at Red and rested her head on his shoulder then Neo, Clair, and Cheyrll came by. "I think that was pretty cool though." Cheyrll told Red with a smile "Yeah your Jolteon is incredibly strong." Clair added. "I guess me and Red get to go on the mission." Neo announced doing some victory poses. The girls laughed and Anna was feeling better "I still think your Jolteon is nothing but just another loser." Zane stated. Red got up and turned with anger "What was that!" He shouted and Jolteon got next to him growling. The girls tried to calm Red and Jolteon down "You heard me I'm out of here." Zane replied.

Zane got up and walked out of the Training arena without saying another word to Red or his Jolteon. Red clenched his fist and Jolteon had anger in its eyes "Calm down Red you shouldn't listen to Zane he's just jealous on how much power your Jolteon has." Cheyrll said calmly. Red took a few breathes then sat back down and Jolteon went back to lying on Red's lap and resting. "So what now?" Red asked the group "We need to tell J whose all going." Neo answered.

"Who wants to confront J?" Clair asked, after that silence filled the room "Guess I'll do it since no one else will." Red replied. "When are you going to tell her?" Red thought for awhile about Clair's question "I'll tell her around ten or eleven at night because then she will be to tired to yell or get mad I hope." Red answered with a worried look. Neo gave a yawn and looked at his watch "Well it's already eight-thirty so I'm heading to my room." He said then walked out. "That sounds like a good idea lets all go get some rest." Cheyrll suggested.

They all gave a nod and was heading for the door, but for some reason Red had something holding him down? He looked at his Jolteon and it was standing in front of him then the girls stopped to see what was going on. Clair gave a giggle and Cheyrll had an upset look on her face which was confusing Red. "Looks like you have a passenger there Red." Clair mentioned "What do you mean..." Red stopped his sentence then looked at his stomach apparently Anna fell asleep on Red and was holding on to him pretty tight. Red gave a sigh then he placed Anna on his lap and stood holding her in a marriage position.

Cheyrll gave a shocked look "What are you doing!" Red looked back "I'm going to carry her to her room. Hey Clair can you show me her room?" She gave a nod then walked by Cheyrll. "Are you jealous?" Clair whispered in Cheyrll's ear then she was teasing her by sticking her tongue out at her and walked with Red. Cheyrll chased after them before they got too far away.

Setting: Hallway

Red tried to call back Jolteon which was kind of difficult with him carrying Anna he could barely reach for the pokeball. Jolteon saw him struggling so he tapped the pokeball with his nose returning itself to its pokeball. Red gave a slight smile and started walking again when Jolteon was safely inside the pokeball. "How much longer until we get there Clair?" Clair turned around and pointed down the corner " Just take a left then three doors down." Red gave a nod and followed her.

Cheryll was staying a few feet away watching them to make sure Clair doesn't try any funny stuff. She walked down the hall and leaned over just enough to see what they were doing. Clair stopped in front of Anna's room and opened the door for Red so he could take her inside.

Setting: Anna's room

Red looked around the room and noticed it looked the same as his, but the little decorations Anna added. "It's really neat and tidy in here. Where do you want me to put her Clair?" Red asked as Clair sat down on top of the desk. "You can place her on her bed and I'll stay here to keep an eye on her." Clair said. Red gave a nod and placed Anna on her bed pulling the cover over her keeping her warm. Anna snuggled up in her blanket "Well she looks peaceful." Red whispered to Clair while looking at Anna with a smile.

Clair got off the desk then came behind Red wrapping her arms around him and resting her head on his shoulder. Red looked at Clair and laughed a bit "What? Do you want me to carry you to your room too?" Clair looked at him "I wish but I'm next door and I said I was going to watch Anna." Clair released Red "Night Clair." Red said before walking out. Clair sat back down on the desk pulling a magazine out of drawer "Night Red." She replied with a smile.

As soon as Red walked out Clair took the time to think to herself so she doesn't wake up Anna. " Oh Red we've just met but I feel like we known each other for a long time if only you knew how I truly felt about you it's more than Anna's and Cheyrll's little crush." She thought while blushing. "Oh Red I'll try my best to make you like me." She whispered as she slowly fell asleep smiling and blushing.

Setting: Hallway

When Red walked out of the room he bumped into Cheyrll who was trying to listen in on what was going on. As she was about to hit the floor from Red ramming into her Red was able to catch her arm preventing her to fall. As Red pulled her up she leaned forward to far causing Red to slam into the wall and Cheyrll to be face to face with him. Cheyrll could feel his breath on her lips she felt warm being snuggled up to Red who was recovering from slamming into the wall.

"Are you ok?" Red asked when Cheyrll heard this she looked up at Red's eyes and she could feel that she was blushing. She took awhile to respond " Um...yeah I'm...I'm fine how about you?" She asked "I've been better." Red replied then she got off Red and helped him off the wall. Red dusted off his jacket and adjusted his hat until they heard a voice "It's getting late. Don't you two need to be in your rooms?" Cheyrll and Red looked to see who was talking. Cheyrll crossed her arms and had an angry look on her face " Oh what are you doing here Brent I thought you were sick?" Cheyrll asked with a bit of anger.

Brent leaned on the wall "Jen said I need some rest so I'm heading to my room." He said with a smirk. Cheyrll rolled her eyes "Hey Cheyrll who's this loser with you he looks familiar?" Cheyrll yelled at him "He's not a loser and he's a better trainer than you!" Brent looked at Red which he returned with a glare "What happened to your nose?" Red asked with a smile. Brent felt his nose "I ran into a door." He replied glaring back at him. Red got close to Brent eyeing him "Really because I specifically remember having my foot in your face." Red replied with a dark tone in his voice.

Brent remembers where he's seen Red he was the prisoner who he was beating up, but then kicked him in the face. Brent got an angry look in his eyes so he raised his fist and was about to punch Red "Red watch out!" Cheyrll screamed. Right before Brent's fist made contact Red quickly stopped his fist right before it touched his nose and Brent tried to loosen his fist out, but Red had a strong grip and couldn't break free. Red gave an evil grin "Wasn't a smart move Brent I may have been helpless in the cell, but now there are no handcuffs." Red stated.

Then he flipped Brent causing him to land hard on his back " You son of a bitch." Brent tried to say, but the fall made him lose his breath. Red saw Brent on the floor he kneeled down to him "Who's the weakling now." Red whispered. Red got back up and walked down the hall leaving Brent and Cheyrll who was in shock of what just happened then she decided to follow Red down the hall. When Cheyrll looked back at Brent he had gotten up and just tried to shake off whatever pain he was in then continued walking the opposite way.

When Cheyrll caught up with Red she decided to confront him on what just happened "What the hell was that!" Cheyrll yelled at him with a worried look on her face. Red looked at her then continued walking, and then she grabbed a hold of his arm which caused him to stop in his tracks and he turned around to look at her. "I know he's a jerk, but why did you do that?" She asked with a sad look on her face as if she was about cry right then and there. Red gave a sigh "You just wouldn't understand Cheyrll." He said then continued walking.

Cheyrll watched Red walk away from her and this time she didn't run after him, she just watched him slowly go down the hall until he turned a corner and was out of her sight. Cheyrll sat down on the floor and talked to herself "What did Brent do to Red? What isn't he telling me? I don't know anything." She said crying. Red stood there near the corner hearing what Cheyrll had to say and was debating whether or not to go back to talk to her. Red wasn't sure what to do, but at the end he just left towards his room.

Setting: Red's room

As Red walked in the room he saw his Flygon sitting there playing with its tail, but once it saw him it came and rubbed up against Red. "Hey there girl were you good when I was gone?" He asked Flygon calmly and it replied with a nod. Red released Jolteon and once it was out it went to sleep on the bed. He scratched behind Jolteon's ear for awhile then placed his hat on the desk and then he sat down on his bed talking to Flygon. "Today Flygon was crazy long Jolteon battled, I got my first mission tomorrow, the girls today acted strange, then I..." Red was silent.

"Gosh dang it I was supposed to tell J who was going on the mission!" Red yelled as he panicked to put his shoes on, grab his hat, then the map that shows where J's room is. "I'll be back Flygon watch out for Jolteon." He said to his Pokémon before exiting his room to go look for J. As soon as Red opened the door Cheyrll was standing there. "Oh um...I was about to knock." Cheyrll explained to Red who looked surprised to see her. When he glanced at Cheyrll's face he could tell that she was crying from before.

Red felt a bit weird after what happened he closed the door behind him before she saw Flygon. "So um..What are you doing here?" Red asked "I was hoping we could talk." Cheyrll replied. "I have to go see J right now." He answered and Cheyrll gave a nod the started walking away from him. He felt bad so he decided to speak up "How about tomorrow morning during breakfast?" Cheyrll turned around and gave a smile then she hugged him really tight. Red wasn't used to girls hugging him, but he didn't mind then. When Cheyrll released him she gave him a kiss on the cheek and ran off.

When she was long gone Red felt his cheek which was warm from the touch of her lips. After that Red decided to pull the map out so that he could find J's room. Once he was able to locate her room he headed down the hall hoping that when he saw J she wouldn't kill him for waking her up so late. When a few minutes went by he looked at a clock that was on the wall it read 1:53 a.m. which made him wonder if she would still be awake. When he found her room he was frightened a bit, but sucked in all his courage and knocked on J's door.

He waited there awhile and had the thought of leaving then come back when she was awake. When he turned around to leave he heard the door slide open. "Oh it's you." Red recognized the voice and turned around slowly " Hey there J sorry to disturb you." When Red looked at J she was leaning on her door wearing a long pink gown that was a bit see threw. This made Red blush like crazy and he tried not to look at J so he was trying to make eye contact at all times.

"So what do you need?" She asked him with a smile that made Red confused. "Um...I came to tell you that Neo, Cheyrll, Zane, and I are going on the mission." He answered. She gave a nod "Ok for tomorrow eat breakfast then meet me at the front of the ship ok." Red gave a nod "Good ok night." She said then closed her door. When Red was walking to his room he was still blushing at the sight of J and the thought of that she was calm, nice, polite, and didn't call him brat he was amazed knowing J she wouldn't do any of those things.

Setting: Red's room

When Red returned to his room for the second time he noticed that all his Pokémon had fallen asleep. He slowly shut the door then placed his hat back on the desk and then he sat down on his bed. Red was extremely exhausted so he brushed his teeth, slipped his shoes off, and laid down in his bed. Jolteon had woken up when Red tried to get back in his bed so once Red stopped squirming around Jolteon rearranged itself to where it was under Red's arm. The room was silent as everyone slowly fell asleep.

Setting: Next Morning Anna's room

"Wake up sleepy head." When Clair opened her eyes she noticed that she was being tapped in the forehead. She pushed Anna's finger out of her face and stretched letting out a big yawn "What are you doing in my room Clair?" Anna asked. Clair rubbed her eyes a bit " Yesterday after battling Red you fell asleep on him so he carried you from the training arena to your room and he also tucked you in." Clair explained. Anna's eyes opened wide with excitement "He did! Oh I must go find him and thank him." Anna said with a smile.

"Don't you think you should wash up and change your clothes first Anna?" Clair advised to her. Anna stopped herself from exiting the room she then turned towards Clair and gave her a nod. Anna went to her bathroom to go take a shower and when she left Clair decided to leave her room and head to hers so that she can freshen up for Red also.