Chapter 7 - Blankelet Towns Tournament: A Blowing Saviour
Magby was in trouble, petrified of the thousand kilogram rock that was hurling towards him. However Jay was smirking to himself.
"Now Magby! Use smog and rely on the g-force to push yourself away!" Jay commanded as he was excited to see Magby use his attack defensively.
Magby then exhaled his toxic smoke, he did this so fast and with much power that he shot the other way, dodging his rocky predator. The boulder then smashed onto the other side, scattering into chunky fragments.
"Nice work Jay, maybe. Aha!" Amelia said in a polite but nether the less annoyed way.
"Maybe? You seem to have forgotten what had happened earlier in the match."
Amelia frowned, displeased that she may have missed something.
"I'm not sure in you're aware, but flares of Magby's ember are traveling along the pitch with sandstorm." Jay told Amelia proudly.
"Jay, the field is huge, the chances of ember randomly striking a hit is unlikely!" Amelia replied.
"It's true, however, not when the chances are doubled, doubled again, and again, and again." Jay replied cunningly, "Now Magby shoot your ember into the air! And don't stop!"
"Huh?" Amelia mumbled, confused in what she heard.
"Byyyyyyyyy!" Magby raised his minute mouth upwards and shot his flames like a flare gun.
The ember began to get carried along the wind waves, more and more of the sandstorm was disappearing and being replaced by scorching flares of fire. Gradually the arena became almost covered in fire.
"LAAARRRVVV!" Screamed Larvitar as flames kept stabbing him in his rough skinned body.
"Larvitar! Escape this!" Bellowed Amelia, scared for Larvitars well being. It was bad enough Larvitar was weak, but with the field glowing a hot red, Amelia could hardly see Larvitar who was trapped within a whirlpool of flames.
The flames soon dyed down, slowly but surely, and located in the centre of the arena was a fainted Larvitar, brutally burnt.
"Oh yea!" Jay said keeping his cool, even though he was secretly super happy and excited about the win.
Magby once again sprinted towards Jay and clutched onto his right leg, this time however accidentally tearing a section of Jays denim jeans. Amelia was all ready in the middle of the pitch, soothing her Larvitar. Jay, Eevee and Magby made their way over there, with Magby still gripping onto Jays rugged trousers as they walked. Eevee on the other hand was embarrassed by Magby, looking down as she followed them to Amelia.
"You was amazing Amelia!" Jay told her as she was softy holding her Larvitar.
"Thank you Jay! It was a fun battle! I think I should get Larvitar to the Pokemon centre though, just to make sure he's okay." Replied Amelia as she got more quite with every next word.
Jay feeling sorry for Larvitar decided to join them on their walk to the Pokemon centre. They slowly made their way towards the entrance of the field and left. It was only a short walk as their was a nurse joy and a mini centre located in the glossy stadium. Amelia gracefully gave Larvitar over to be checked and sat down in the lobby. The lobby was gorgeous, you could see your own reflection in the crisp tiles and situated themselves as the flooring. A clean sparkling glass coffee table was located between two navy blue sofas and a black vase with elegant white roses rested on top of the transparent glass. Jay and Amelia placed themselves opposite each other, Jay on the furthest side and Amelia on the nearest side. Jay noticed just to the side of Amelia's bountiful face, in the distance, was Murdock. Asleep on the sofa just outside the toilets and right to the sign up desk, tossing and turning as a little snot bubbled exposed themselves from his tight nostrils.
Jay quickly diverted his sight towards Amelia, "So what brings you here Amelia?"
Amelia looked at Jay, worryingly, as she knew that was the question that was going to be asked. She took time thinking about her response, meanwhile Jay couldn't resist to not keep looking back at Murdock, as he found his fidgeting amusing.
"Well..." Amelia replied uncomfortably. "I'm on a journey to find my mother."
A tear jolted from Amelia's crimson eye, she quickly wiped it away with her gentle hand and laughed, trying to break the ice. Jay didn't know what to say, lost with words he just sat forward, waiting for Amelia to do his talking.
"All I know about her is that she's 'ill' and that's the reason she left me with my aunty when I was three years old. Well, that's what my aunty told me anyway, she left because she was unfit to look after me." Amelia looked back up to Jay.
"I'm not sure why I'm telling you this, it's just, to survive in Henzo you need to be prepared, so I'm challenging the gyms and hopefully entering into the league, that's if I make it there."
Jay looked back at Amelia sympathetically, his eyes stretched, intrigued with what Amelia was telling him.
"I'm sure you will Amelia." Replied Jay softly, "you've just not to ever give up ok? Never!"
Amelia gradually formed a smile.
"Amelia Rose?" Shouted nurse joy from her desk. "Lartvitar is ready for you."
Amelia was pleased, wiping her face once more before anyone saw her upset.
"It's been really nice talking to you Jay, I hope we meet again some time." Amelia smiled once again as she walked away from Jay, she then collected her little fierce creature and strolled put of the stadium.
Jay felt happy seeing Amelia smile, his eyes showed a tired but gleeful expression.
"We best get back to the stadium Eevee, we don't want to miss the semifinals!"
As Jay and Eevee casually walked back, Jay in front, Eevee behind, they strolled past Murdock. Jay giggled to himself as he walked past the sleeping blonde cloud, however Eevee jumped up onto Murdock and brushed her velvet tail in his face and quickly scurried in front of Jay.
"Huh, who? What's there?" Murdock mumbled still half asleep, looking around to see if anyone was watching.
Jay and Eevee made their way back to the rustling stands. To their surprise round two had already started. Two battlers had just finished their match as Jay and Eevee sat down on the plastic worn out chairs that were available to them.
The butler once again tugged on his black bow-tie and bellowed into the microphone.
"The final semifinal match will now begin! Will Jay and Clarissa please make their way towards the battle field."
"Clarissa!?" Jay gasped as he looked around trying to find her.
A shadow then hovered over Jay, "You sound surprised, hehe."
Jay turned around and there she was, as usual right behind him. Somehow no matter how many times Jay looked at Clarissa's bright neon yellow jacket, it seemed to glow more and more every time Jay saw her.
"We best head down there Jay, the playground will go to waste otherwise." Clarissa softy gave Jay a wink as she headed down to plain arena.
Jay and Eevee followed straight after, minding their feet as they walked.
Once both trainers were situated on their respective sides Blanca moved in, graciously as usual.
"Both trainers will use one Pokemon each! The battle between Jay and Clarissa will now begin!"
"Paralyse your foe! Come on out, Gloom!" Clarissa then released her deformed flower into the stadium.
"Glooooo!" Said Gloom, happily and ditzy, as she did a little ballerina twirl for the audience.
Eevee, who was standing on the left side of Jay rolled her eyes, and gawking at the crowd in shock at the fact they actually liked Glooms little attempt at dancing.
"Gloom? Interesting, ok Eevee, I know you've been waiting for this, you're up!" Replied Jay eunthiusticaly.
Eevee sprinted onto the field, leaping across the pitch, showing off. She then settled down and smirked at Gloom who wasn't impressed.
"Gloom! Aha! Lure that pathetic fox in with sweet scent!" Clarissa yelled.
Gloom scrunched up her dopey face as pink particles twirled out from her bud that was on her head. They quickly erupted into Eevee's nostrils, making Eevee follow the candy like scent, like a enthusiastic zombie.
"Eevee snap out of it!' Squawked Jay in an attempt to alert Eevee.
However Eevee was oblivious to her surroundings and focused purely on the sweet smell, getting closer and closer towards the underestimated Gloom.
"Typical Eevee, never paying attention." Clarissa bawled as she flicked her pigtail back like they do in the movies.
Jay began to become infuriated with Clarissa's cheeky remarks.
"Gloom! Acid!"
Gloom took time positioning it's head at the manipulated Eevee, then shot deep purple acid onto her that drenched the hypnotised creature.
"Veeee!" Squealed Eevee in pain.
Eevee couldn't take the humiliation no more, and without Jays permission she charged at Gloom rapidly with lightning speed and knocked Gloom across the empty field.
"Quick attack? I don't remember Eevee having that move." Clarissa disappointingly told Jay.
"Ha! Neither did I Clarissa. She must of just learned it, keep going Eevee, you've got this!" Jay apprehensively replied.
Eevee moved her head back to see Jays glowing face, proud.
"Eeeeeee!"
"Well that's just lovely, I'm sure. However! This match isn't over yet, the world is your play ground aye Gloom. Now! Poison powder!" Clarissa patronisingly commanded.
Gloom pulled her short arms forward and released her deadly gas from her flower. She shot it directly into the air so the gas could spread wider, with more accuracy.
"Eevee, use your sand attack on the poison powder!" Jay demanded.
Eevee speedily hurled sand into the air but it wasn't stopping the toxic fragments from falling. They eventually landed and as Eevee inhaled her breath, the poison travelled down Eevee's lungs resulting in her screaming at the pain she now felt from the status condition. Eevee was in trouble.
"For those to stand, the opponent must fall. Whether it be painfully, or excruciatingly painfully." Clarissa told Jay with no remorse in her words.
Blanca, who was observing the match closely started to feel bad for Eevee, she wanted to help Jay with the next move but obviously couldn't, as he would end up being disqualified.
"Eevee! Quick attack then follow with bite!"
Eevee slowly lifted herself from the ground, took aim and shot. Quick as a victim would fall to a gun shot Gloom was down, failing to dodge the quick attack once more.
"Eeeeeee!" Eevee was sluggishly getting worse as the poison had spread, she once again fell to the floor, her eyes were slowly stuttering, up and down, trying to stay open.
"Gloom! Pull yourself together! Absorb, now while she's down!" Clarissa impatiently demanded.
Gloom then stood up from the fall and glared at Clarissa, without further hesitation though Gloom turned towards Eevee and used her attack. Eevee grew weaker as Gloom was growing stronger.
"Eevee! You have to get away! Quick attack your way out from Glooms direction!" Jay commanded.
Jay was scared for Eevee, she was practically being played with. Eevee stood up, but the absorb just didn't stop, Gloom was surely fully replenished by now, but she was still attacking with a sinister smile.
"VEEEEE!" Screamed Eevee as she delayed to the floor, inactive.
"Eevee is unable to battle. Clarissa wins!" Bellowed Blanca through her microphone, lifting the spirits of the audience.
"You deserved it Gloom, next time lets hope we get a real challenge!"
Clarissa ran up to Gloom with her arms open, Gloom stumbled towards Clarissa with shots of sweet scent shooting out from her flower.
On the other end of the pitch however there wasn't much happiness, a grey cloud hovered over Jay in distraught at what happened, it happened so fast. He made his way over to Eevee, scared.
"I hope this is the last time I fail you."