Didn't expect two releases back-to-back did ya? 40 and 41 were going to be a double-post, but they wouldn't fit in the publishing name together...Anyway...Here!

~Season 7 Rocket Battles~

Opening: We Will Be Heroes

Chapter 42: End Throttle

The smoke cleared.

"Sneasel, Shadow Claw!" Sneasel appeared in front of Pichu and slashed Pichu, throwing it back. Pichu was not phased however.

"Pichu, you okay buddy?" Ethan called. "Come on, let's use Discharge!" Pichu released multiple strings of electricity. The grabbed Sneasel, zapped it and threw him down.

"Sneasel, get up and use Quick Attack!" Sneasel flipped up and shot towards Pichu. It kicked and sent Pichu flying backwards, into the lake.

"Pichu!" Pichu exploded out of the water, its body illuminated with electricity. It straightened and dove down on Sneasel, exploding. "Whoa!"

Silver gasped. "What the?" Sneasel fainted as the smoke cleared. Pichu jumped backwards and smirked.

"That was...Volt Tackle! Pichu, that was amazing!" Ethan cheered. Pichu danced a little.

"Sneasel, return. Kadabra, let's go!" Silver sent out a medium-sized yellow pokemon with a spoon in its hand. Its tail lay on the ground, its eyes gleaming. "Kadabra, destroy them!"

"Pichu, return!" Ethan called back Pichu. "Instead of her, come on out, Noctowl!"

"Kadabra, use Psycho Cut!" Kadabra twirled its spoon in one hand. It glowed a vibrant rainbow of colors. Kadabra flung its hand and three blades of energy were aimed for Noctowl.

"Noctowl, use Psychic!" Noctowl tried to control the energy, but they were too strong and exploded on Noctowl, immediately throwing it to the ground, fainted.

"Whoa! That's a powerful pokemon...Return, Noctowl!" Ethan called. "Aipom, let's go!" Aipom hopped off of Ethan's shoulder. "Use Swift!"

Aipom twirled and released a small tornado of stars that danced across the ground. "Kadabra, Shadow Ball!" Kadabra formed a sparking ball of darkness and shot into the air. After reaching a peak, it dropped into the tornado and caused it to explode from the inside out. "Kadabra, Energy Ball!" Kadabra created a ball of green energy and shot it at Aipom.

"Aipom, Focus Punch!" Aipom slammed the ball and evaporated it. Suddenly, pieces of the energy sank into Aipom. His tail started to glow white. "Aipom, Focus Punch!"

"It won't be very effective! Psycho Cut!" Kadabra sliced the air and a single blade flung itself towards Aipom. Aipom punched it and it evaporated. It threw the fist into Kadabra and he was rammed into the ground. "WHAT?"

"Yeah! The boost from your Energy Ball really helped us out there!" Kadabra stood, teetered and fell backwards, fainted.

"Return, Kadabra..."

"And it is now three-two!" Lyra announced.

Silver quickly drew and enlarged a ball. After smirking, he set it back in his holster. "Feraligatr!"

Ethan whirred around as the water exploded and into the air came a large, blue figure silhouetted by the blaring sun. It landed with a large thud. Turning around, Ethan saw what looked like a large alligator. "My Croconaw, revamped!"

"Wow. That is one pokemon that has some MUSCLES!" Lyra shouted.

Feraligatr let out a battle cry.

"Aipom, come back for a minute. Typhlosion, let's go!" Ethan sent out his fire-type.

"Typhlosion evolved too! No use, though! Feraligatr, use Hammer Arm!" Feraligatr burst forward and slammed into Typhlosion. Typhlosion slid back, and kneeled down.

"Typhlosion, use Gyro Ball!" Typhlosion started to spin on its toes.

"Feraligatr, Ice Fang at the ground!" Feraligatr propelled twin fangs at the ground in front of Typhlosion. The fangs split the ground and froze it over, causing Typhlosion to slip.

"Typhlosion, rest up!" Ethan called back Typhlosion. "Man... I guess Aipom is back up!" Ethan sent out Aipom. "Use Swift!"

Aipom slid and threw stars across Feraligatr's torso. "Feraligatr, use Hydro Pump!" Feraligatr fired a jet of water at Aipom.

"Aipom, use Double Team!" Before Aipom could get multiplying, it was slammed with the jet. It was thrown back into Ethan's arms. "MAN! He is wrecking my team! Aipom, take a nice, long rest." He returned it and grimaced. "Three left...Pichu, come on out!" Ethan sent out his Electric-type again. "Pichu, let's go! Use Discharge!"

Pichu skittered forward, electricity shining off of its body. It zapped Feraligatr. However, Feraligatr shook it off.

"Use Hammer Arm!" Feraligatr ripped through the electricity and slammed its arm into Pichu, cramming it into the ground. Ethan recalled Pichu quickly.

"I guess that's it for her. Thanks for battling bravely. That Volt Tackle did a number on Pichu before...Eevee, show 'em!" Ethan sent out his baby fox.

"Feraligatr, use Hydro Pump!" Feraligatr released a powerful, menacing jet of water down at Eevee.

"Eevee, jump over it and use Iron Tail!" Eevee shot off the ground, tail lit, and started flipping forward consistently. It slammed its tail down on Feraligatr's head. Feraligatr's head twisted around and he fell, fainted.

"NO! Feraligatr! Dang it! Return! Gengar will tear you apart!" Silver sent out a large version of his previous Haunter. It had devious looking red eyes. "Gengar, use Poison Jab!"

Gengar disappeared and appeared in front of Eevee, throwing a purple punch at him. Eevee was connected and he rolled across the ground.

"Eevee, can you get up?" Eevee nodded and stood to its feet. "Okay! Use Shadow Ball!" Eevee created a ball at its mouth and fired it at Gengar.

"Gengar, use Nightmare!" Gengar formed a small black ball at its hands and opened it up. A portal-looking hole appeared and Shadow Ball fell inside.

"Well, that's new!" Lyra thought to herself.

"Now, eliminate him! Dark Pulse!" Gengar jumped into the air and fired dark rings at Eevee. They exploded on him and Eevee fainted, exhausted.

"Eevee! Return, friend. Well, Silver, I hope you're happy! You've finally pushed me to the edge. But my friends will help me out, no matter what! Typhlosion, your up last!" ethan sent out Typhlosion. It let our a small roar, as it was rather tired as well. "Typhlosion, Eruption!" Typhlosion's mane flared up and released fireballs. The exploded into Gengar, throwing it up and up, but soon letting it down and hitting the ground.

"Gengar, get up!" Gengar weakly stood up and smiled. "Okay! Use Poison Jab!" Gengar disappeared and reappeared in front of Typhlosion, throwing a punch to its gut.

Typhlosion kneeled in pain. "Ty! Can you continue battling?"

Typhlosion panted. It stood up, obviously poisoned. "Yeah!" Ethan called out. Suddenly, Typhlosion fell back, fainted.

"And...Silver is the winner..." Lyra said bleakly.

Ethan recalled Typhlosion, and placed the ball in its holster. Silver smirked the most smug, devious smirk a person could muster and recalled Gengar.

"I TOLD you that you could not beat my team! See ya later, phony!" Silver gloated.

"You just don't get it do you?" Ethan shouted as he turned his head up. "You didn't win because of the trust and bond between your pokemon. You won because you push your pokemon until they just can't stand anymore. Your Magmar, for instance, wanted to go down as soon as it was hit by that first Hydro Pump! But you forced it to keep going!" Ethan snapped.

"I don't have to stand here and take this from you also!" Silver retorted. "You train your way, and I'll train MINE!" Silver bombed out of the area, back towards Mahogany.

Ethan and Lyra stand there, staring through the retreating boy.

"Wait...Ethan, did you hear him say, 'also'?" Lyra inquired.

The two looked at each other and shrugged.

Preview, second to last one of the season (No previews for the three chapters after the next one)

Ethan stepped into the gym. A large ice arena sat in front of them.

"Wow. This place is totally kicked up from the last gym!" Ethan said brightly. Icicles hung from the ceilings and ice spears stuck up from the ground, Stalagmites, and the entire surface of the field was ice, with two ponds in the center of the field, one on each side. Pryce sat in the bleaches, very bottom row, and his face perked up as Ethan stepped down the stairs and next to the field.

"Ready to go, Ethan?"

"Definitely."

"Good. Because don't expect to win easily, just because I'm an old man..." Pryce started.

"Heh, I know!" Ethan said, smiling.

The two readied themselves at the separate ends of the field.

"Fight..." Pryce said.

"ON!" Ethan finished.