I tried to mix anime and manga for Dawn's character, I used pokémon from both. Enjoy!
During lunch after my battle against Diamond N and I discussed strategy for my battle against Dawn Berlitz this afternoon.
"The pokémon she's using are Empoleon and Togekiss," N informed me.
"Tricky combo," I said, then I realized something. "How do you know that, N?" I gave him an accusing glare.
"Um… I might have spied on her conversation with her coach. But Diamond stole my strategy papers, so he knows some of our possible strategies." I shook my head in disgust.
"Diamond's her coach, right?" I inquired.
"He was, but when he lost he decided to step down and Cynthia became her new coach."
"I'm fine with Cynthia doing anything as long as it's not battling me," I said.
"Don't worry, she's not entered," N assured me. I breathed a sigh of relief, and walked off to the bunking room, praying that Iris wasn't there.
She wasn't. Luckily. Praise the lord I can have some peace for once. Blue, however, was there. He nodded to me as I entered the room. I climbed up to my bunk and sat there. I wondered what the winner of the tournament won, if trainers and coaches were lying and cheating. The winner probably got rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, and pearls. Maybe some platinum too. I got lost in my thoughts. Sooner then I was ready for it, it was time for my battle.
"Begin!" came the announcer's call.
"Go, Empoleon!" Dawn yelled, flinging her pokéball. The tall penguin pokémon entered the field. I fingered my pokéball, and then threw it.
"Go, Conkeldurr!" I shouted. The muscular pokémon slammed its concrete pillars on the ground.
"Start it off with surf!" Dawn commanded. A giant wave bore down on Conkeldurr. I had to think of something fast, or Conkeldurr would be swamped. Then it came to me.
"Conkeldurr, dig your pillars into the ground, then jump on top of them!" Conkeldurr slammed the concrete into the ground and leapt up. The surf attack went around the pillars, and not a drop landed on Conkeldurr.
"Nice job," N said through my earpiece, "Now it should kick in." Conkeldurr was suddenly wrapped in flames. I smiled at the confusion of Dawn and the spectators. That was my Conkeldurr's flame orb item, which would burn Conkeldurr and activate its guts ability.
"Use mach punch!" Conkeldurr zipped forward with the speed granted by mach punch and slammed its pillar into Empoleon's stomach, dealing a lot of damage.
"Now Empoleon, whirlwind!" Dawn commanded. Empoleon flapped its wings, blowing Conkeldurr into the wall of the stadium and then into the pokéball, which dealt damage and switched out my pokémon.
"That's a neat trick," N commented, "Whirlwind doesn't usually deal damage." I grunted and threw out my only other pokémon.
"Go, Talonflame!"
"Hydro pump!" The water struck Talonflame at point blank range. I couldn't even get in a move before I was down one pokémon. I tossed out Conkeldurr's pokéball, calling him out. "Steel wing!" Empoleon slammed its hardened wing onto Conkeldurr's head.
"Counter with drain punch!" Conkeldurr's punch knocked out Empoleon and recovered some of the health it had lost from its burn. Dawn readied her next pokéball and then threw it. Togekiss popped out.
"Crap," I said to N, "This is a huge disadvantage, but I could use the new move."
"You have to. It's our only choice now."
"Okay," I confirmed. "Catapult yourself up and use thunderpunch!" I commanded of Conkeldurr. Conkeldurr slammed its pillar into the ground and jumped up launching itself up. It flew above Togekiss and then came down on it with a sparking fist. Togekiss slammed into the ground, knocked out. I had won the second round.
Me and N ate dinner in silence, still wondering how that match had been so close. I kept replaying it in my head, stressing myself out further. I wondered who my next opponent was.
"N?"
"Hm?" he grunted.
"Um… Who's my next opponent?" He sighed.
"His name is Martin. He was with team Rocket both times, and is now a punk guy in Kalos. He got there after Flare, so you were lucky. He's incredibly violent. He wasn't a team admin because the boss was scared of him."
"Crap," I said, shaking my head, "I better make this match at least seem close, or it sounds like he might kill me. That's not something I want you to save me from again, N." But, come on. My fear was completely Justified, just like Cobalion. I smiled inwardly at the joke, but it didn't make me less nervous.
That night I couldn't even try to fall asleep due to Iris. She was completely hyper until eleven, and then I could stop hearing myself say, "…he might kill me." I didn't get a wink.
LOL, here's a cliffhanger. Sorry, this one was a little shorter. I will be going on vacation, so there might not be anything for a week or two, but I will try my best. See you all soon (hopefully)!