HGSS: Johto Saga

Season 6, Opening: Battle Cry! (Stand Up)

Chapter 33

The Wallace Cup Part 2

The next day, Lyra and Natalie gathered at the area where the fountain was.

"Okay, the next round is in an hour, so we need to get our combination straight!" Natalie declared. They looked over and saw the other seven teams spread out, practicing combinations.

"Fine. Then which ones are we going to use?" Lyra asked.

"Well, the rules state we have to use the same two pokemon that we performed separately with. So, Corsola and Marill, I guess," Natalie replies, looking into the cloudless sky.

"Fine, then we'll go with...Marill!" Lyra sends out her small mouse pokemon onto the lush grass.

"Corsola, you're the star!" Natalie sends out her pink coral pokemon. "So, how shall we do this? An attacking strategy?"

"Let's try it!" Lyra and Natalie separated from each other. "Marill, use Brine!"

Marill shot a funnel of water from its mouth. "Corsola, use Mirror Coat!" Corsola created a shield around itself and the water blasted off of it, creating five different spouts that curved around the coat, making it shine.

"Seems to be working..." Natalie starts. Suddenly, the water shoots back at Marill and throws her into Lyra's arms.

"Marill!" Lyra shrieks. It hops out of her arms.

"I guess that's not going to work, after all."

"Hey," Lyra snapped, "I know what we can do! Marill, use Rollout! Natalie, tell Corsola to duck down!"

"Okay. Corsola, tuck your head down!" Corsola crouched a bit. Marill rolled toward it and propelled itself into the air, off of its horns.

"Natalie, Corsola needs to use Spike Cannon straight at Marill!" Lyra insisted. "Marill, spin and use Brine!"

As Corsola shoots spiky needles at Marill, it spits a large spout of water all around it. The spikes evaporated and shatter as they collide with the water and the brilliant spray rains down.

"Nice! That was awesome improv Lyra! I think we're ready for the Cup!"

About an hour later, everyone gathered inside the dome. The Top 16 were waiting in the back, while the first two, Torri and Jim, were up first.

They clobbered down the bridge and sent out their pokemon. Jim sent out his Staryu, which landed on the island, and Torri sent out her Chinchou, which landed in the water.

"Ah, an electric-water combo! What will they do?" Jillian announced.

"Staryu, lay flat on the water and use Rapid Spin!" Staryu danced onto the water and lay flat on its back. When it was settled, it started spinning in place wildly. The wind power around it gathered water in sphere around it.

"Chinchou," Torri called, "use Thunderbolt!" Chinchou threw lightning bolts at the sphere and shocked it, causing it to sparkle intensely. As the water was blasted away from Staryu, it was shown to have used Harden to protect itself from Thunderbolt.

"Wow, that was pretty good!" Mr. Contesta laughed.

"Hm, quite unique way to use differences alike," Wallace put simply.

After they went, three more groups went up and it was Ethan and Ivan's turn. They ran out on stage and sent out their pokemon, Slowbro and Seaking respectively.

"Seaking, use Horn Drill!" Seaking span its horn and dove into the water, causing the water to spin drastically around it, making a large hole in the water.

"Slowbro, jump into that hole and use Psychic!" Ethan called. Slowbro hopped into the hole and used Psychic, causing the water to stay parted. It then caused sudden lashes of it to occasionally whip around Slowbro. In the end, Slowbro caused Slowking to hover above it.

"Seaking, use Water Sport!" Seaking spit some water out of its mouth, making Slowbro appeal even more.

"Another unique way to use different types!" Wallace clapped.

After two more groups, May and Lynn were up. May sent out a Castform, and Lynn sent out a Golduck.

"Time for this! Castform, use Rain Dance!" Castform formed a ball of water at its mouth and shot it high into the air. Clouds formed as the humidity rose and formed rain droplets. Castform undergoes a change and transforms into a form that had the head of a raindrop and a cloud below it.

"Golduck, use Water Pulse!" Golduck threw a ball of water at the Castform. It splashed across it, but the Castform took all of the water and spun it around itself.

"Castform, turn it into Secret Power!" Castform changed the water into bars of condensed condensation. Castform screeched and threw the bars of air at the water, causing towers of air to plummet out of the water, sending shockwaves through the arena.

"Whoa, that was mighty explosive!" Wallace calls out happily. "But it was nice to watch Castform take advantage of the whole thing!"

After them, Natalie and May dashed down the bridge.

Natalie sent her Corsola out into the air.

"Marill, use Rollout!" Lyra called as he tossed her pokeball with one hand, holding her dress with the other. Marill came out and rolled towards the island.

"Corsola, Spike Cannon!" Corsola shot one large spike at the very edge of the island where it met the water. Marill slammed into it and rolled into the air quickly. It unrolled and used Brine to shower the area in water. "Spike Cannon again!" Corsola shot the spikes sharply at the water, collapsing them and aiding the water in showering the audience. As the pokemon landed, the judges were silent.

"That was very unique!" Mr. Contesta said.

"I liked it. Marvelous!" Mr. Sukizo expressed.

"It was fun to watch," Nurse Joy added.

"Ah, I am speechless for now. All of these awesome performances have made even I rethink how I perform!" Wallace gracefully expresses.

Afterwards, eight pictures were about to be shown on the screen.

"Here we are folks, four groups made it through; are you apart of them? Let's see...Our first group is...Torri and Jim!" The crowd roared as the two came out and stood at the front of the bridge. "Our second group to proceed is...Andrew and Monique!" Two of the other trainers came out and stood next to Torri and Jim. "Our third group is...May and Lynn!" may and Lynn came bursting out, standin next to the other groups. "And our final group, joining the Top 8 for tomorrow's challenge...Lyra and Natalie!" Lyra and Natalie were screaming as they came out.

"Woo HOO!" Lyra screeched.

"Tomorrow, you will all compete in free-for-all matches that are randomly decided. So, here are your match-ups!" The screen came on, the pictures floating around. They were paired with bar lines. "And your quarter-final matches are: Natalie vs. Lynn, May vs. Lyra, Lynn vs. Andrew, and Monique vs. Jim!

After the competition...

"Meh, I didn't really expect to make it, but I let Ivan down..." Ethan said begrudgingly.

"Hey, don't worry yourself!" Ivan said as he walked past the table the four were sitting at. He then headed out of the Pokemon Center.

"Hey, May, Lyra, congrats on getting this far! Don't let the battle tomorrow break you guys' friendship!" Brandon cheered. "I wish I had gotten here sooner so I could be in this...man..."

Everyone laughed.

That night, Lyra opened her eyes while in bed.

"I made it...And now I have to focus on battling May...This is gonna be hard..." Her eyes drifted closed.

The next day, the field had changed inside the dome. Now, there were two, shorter bridges that led to islands that were closer to the walkways than before. There were stepping stones all throughout the water for non-water types. Natalie and Lynn were standing opposite each other. Natalie's Flaaffy stood on one stone while Lynn's Skarmory hovered in the air.

"Flaaffy, use Discharge!" Flaaffy released a large amount of electricity at Skarmory and zapped it, causing the last of Lynn's points to deplete. Natalie recalled Flaaffy.

"And Natalie takes the win and moves on to the semi-finals! Now, let's get on with our next battle! Lyra and May!"

Lyra came walking out and settled herself on her island. May did the same thing.

"Let's go, Venomoth!"

"Come on out, Roserade!"

The two pokemon come out, the points appear, and the battle begins.

"Venomoth, use Silver Wind!" Venomoth waved blades of wind through the water, moving it and slamming into Roserade. Roserade flipped through the air and landed on a stone closer to May. May's points went down a bit.

"Roserade, use Sunny Day!" Roserade gathered light on its flower and threw it into the air. A bright light illuminated the area. "Roserade, use Solarbeam!" Roserade gathered a powerful beam at its flowers and released it at Venomoth.

"Venomoth, use Confusion and sent it back!" Venomoth use Confusion and took control of the beam, twisted it through the water and released it upwards below Roserade, destroying the stone and throwing Roserade in the air.

"How?" May's points went down. "I guess this is the 'student becomes master' thing! Roserade, twist around and use Sludge Bomb!" Roserade flipped around and threw bombs at Venomoth.

"Venomoth, use Hidden Power!" Venomoth quickly formed white balls around it and threw them into the air, colliding with the bombs. Venomoth flew into the air through the smoke. "Use Silver Wind!" Venomoth fluttered its wings and threw Roserade to the ground, destroying another stone and it going into the water. May's points were down to a fourth.

"This battle is watering down, folks!" Jillian announced.

"Roserade, use Solarbeam!" The light cleared, so Roserade now took longer to charge.

"Venomoth, use Hidden Power!" Venomoth threw more balls down at Roserade. They spun around it, but then exploded on it, draining the last of May's points.

"AND THE WINNER IS LYRA! She moves on to the the semifinals!"

After the next two battles, the winners were Andrew and Jim.

"Now, the announcement of the Semi-Finals battles! The battles are..." The four pictures floated around and found themselves with Andrew vs. Jim and Natalie vs. Lyra.

In the back room, Lyra and Natalie glanced at each other, serious looks on their faces.

"This round happens in less than two hours..." Lyra thought.

"This round happens in less than two hours..." Natalie thought.

"Natalie..."

"Lyra..."

"You're going down!" They both thought at the same time