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~~~Season 9: Johto League Elites~~~
Opening: Pokemon Johto
Chapter 54: Tipping the Scales
Ethan stands at his place, in the fourth round. He was the last battle of the round, and the referee decided to add the third, fourth and fifth rounds into one day, so he knows his Pokemon have a lot to go through. So, he ends the match.
"Aipom, Focus Punch!" Aipom dove upwards and slammed Electrode through the air. It landed on a rock, fainted. The other pokemon had already fainted. "Yes!" Ethan cheered.
"Ethan moves on to our TOP 8!" The referee shouted.
Ethan recalled his pokemon and hopped constantly back into the building.
In the room, he cheered with the other 7 people who had battled before him. Jim and Silver were amongst these people.
"Now, we will randomly shuffle all eight of our contestants!" The screen went black and came back up on a black background. Everyone's name was shuffled and thrown on. Silver was paired with a girl that had stormed the competition. Ethan was paired with Jim. They glanced at each other and both of them smirked. They were the second match. Silver was first.
Silver and the girl split up. The battlefield was now risen a little bit, and a plain field with just a few rocks was the permanent battlefield.
Silver drew a pokeball.
Rowdy battling followed. Silver had her pinned, 4-1. None of his pokemon fainted.
"Sneasel, Metal Claw!" Sneasel crushed Machoke into the ground, fainting it.
"And Silver takes a spot in the Semi-Finals!" Silver recalled his pokemon smiling, and walks off the field.
In the back room, Ethan stands up nervously. His battle would be against Jim, and he vowed not to lose.
The two split up in the hall.
"And now, introducing; Ethan Goldman and Jimmy Voletta!" The referee stated.
The two trainers dashed out and took their places at the risen field.
Ethan grasped a pokeball, tense of the moment. "Who will start...Umbreon...or Scizor...?" Ethan thought to himself. The referee waved the flags and Jim chose first.
"Let's go, Ledian!" Jim sent out his red Bug/Flying type. It hovered down and landed on a rock, where it stood proud.
"Then, it's Aipom!" Ethan sent out his Normal-type purple monkey. "Aipom, use Swift!" Aipom jumped off the rock and tumbled over, releasing a barrel of stars at Ledian.
"Ledian, use Comet Punch!" All four of Ledian's hand glowed, and they all shot off quick punches. Each one exploded with a dozen stars, eliminating them all. "Now, Mach Punch!" Ledian released a powerful, zipping punch.
"Aipom, Double Team!" Aipom formed copies of itself over every rock except the one Ledian was on. The Mach Punch hit a false one. "Great, now use Focus Punch!" The Aipom right next to Ledian's rock threw a punch to its gut. "All right, now Swift!" All of the Aipom released a barrage of Swift.
"Ledian, quick use Bug Buzz!" Ledian flapped its wings and released a large sound wave. It crashed into the real Aipom and threw it flying back.
"Aipom, come on! Use Faint Attack!" Ledian watched Aipom disappear, and reappear in front of it, throwing its tail into it. Ledian tumbled across the ground, fainted.
"Ledian!"
"Jim's first pokemon is out! How will this battle turn out in the next segment?" The referee tried to spike the crowd.
"Ledian, return, friend!" Jim recalled his pokemon. "Okay, Hitmontop, you're next!" Jim sent out his Fighting-type. It came out on its head, spinning wildly.
"And Jim's next pokemon is his powerful Hitmontop!"
"Hitmontop, use Triple Kick!" Hitmontop toppled quickly towards Aipom.
"Aipom, return!" Ethan speedily withdrew his pokemon.
"Ethan has chosen to withdraw Aipom!
"Instead, come on out, Scizor!" Ethan sends out his tall steel menace, Scizor. "Scizor, use Bullet Punch!" As Hitmontop was coming towards Scizor, Scizor appeared and threw a metal punch into Hitmontop, throwing it through a boulder.
Hitmontop stood up on its feet, injured. The horn on its head hurt, so it couldn't spin.
"Ah! Hitmontop, are you okay?" Hitmontop teetered, but held its ground. Jim recalled it. "Hitmontop isn't fighting anymore..."
The referee seemed shocked. "Well, Hitmontop is out then!" He called. Hitmontop's picture on the board faded into dark.
"Espeon, let's take them down!" Jim sent out his Psychic-type cat. "Espeon, use Swift!" Espeon's gem glowed and it shot red stars at Scizor.
"Scizor, block it!" Scizor put up its claws, and the swifts collided, doing nothing. Suddenly, Scizor couldn't move.
"Heh, Psychic-imbued stars! Now, Espeon, use Zap Cannon!" Espeon formed a ball of black and yellow, electric energy on its gem. It show it at Scizor. Scizor was smacked with it, and it fell on its back.
"Hey, Scizor, take a rest, 'kay?" Ethan called back his hurt Scizor. "Okay, time for Umbreon!" Ethan sent out Dark-type 'rabbit'. "Umbreon, use Dark Pulse!"
Umbreon fired its rings of energy at Espeon. "Espeon, dodge it!" Espeon jumped and the dark energy slammed into the ground.
"Espeon, Zap Cannon!" Espeon formed a ball of electricity and fired it down at Umbreon. Umbreon dodged it and hopped into the air from a rock. Umbreon appeared behind Espeon in the air.
"Iron Tail!" Umbreon did some flips and slammed its tail down against Espeon. Espeon fell down and collided with a rock. Umbreon landed in front of the rock.
"Espeon, can you get up?" Espeon stood up barely. "Use Zap Cannon!" Espeon formed a ball of energy, but before it could fire it, it exploded on itself and threw Espeon across the ground, fainted. "Espeon! Return."
"And Jim's third pokemon has been taken down!" The referee announced over his microphone.
Jim clenched his final pokeball. "We didn't work so hard to get this far and fail!" Jim threw his pokeball. "Flareon!" Flareon came out. "Me and Flareon have perfect bondage! Flareon, Flamethrower!" Flareon burst a large flame from its mouth.
"Umbreon dodge it and use Wish!" Umbreon skidded to the side and shot a moon form in the air. It pressed into the sky and faded. Suddenly, Flareon appeared in front of Umbreon and released another stream of fire. Umbreon skidded back, burned. "Umbreon, you okay?" Umbreon looked back and smiled.
"Flareon, use Will-o-Wisp!" Flareon released balls of fire. They smacked Umbreon back, and it was forced against a boulder. "Now, Smog!" Flareon released a green cloud of noxious gas around Umbreon.
Umbreon coughed, but suddenly, the sky opened up and dropped a star. Umbreon was lashed by it and it healed it a bit, curing it of the burn and restoring health.
"Flareon, let's finish this! Last Resort!" Flareon's eyes glowed orange and a large power erupted from it. The rocks and ground near it exploded and flew off the field. It dashed forward at an alarming speed.
"Umbreon!" Umbreon's eyes glowed black and it burst in a form of energy as well. "Umbreon, you learned Last Resort just now! Okay, go!" Umbreon dashed forward as well. Flareon and Umbreon clashed, causing a huge shockwave of energy and power. The crowd felt this sudden change in atmosphere.
Finally, the energy exploded and both pokemon were sent back, falling over themselves. They both stopped against the last rocks present on the stage. After a minute of tense breath-holding, the smoke cleared and the rock crumbled over Flareon. Flareon fainted.
"Flareon!" Jim called, heart-broken. He recalled his hurt pokemon.
"And the winner is: Ethan! He has set himself a place in the Semi-Finals!" The referee announced proudly.
Jim was escorted out.
In the registration hall, Ethan caught up with Jim.
"Hey, that was a great battle! Your pokemon are really strong!" Ethan tried to soothe Jim.
Jim looked up at Ethan.
"Thanks, Ethan. I think I'm gonna head back to my hotel room...and watch the rest of the competition there. See ya later, and good luck!" Jim patted Ethan on the shoulder and departed from the building. Ethan smiled and hurried back into his room.
After the next two matches settled, a girl named Lauren and a boy named Xander were called as the other Semi-finalists. Only four trainers were left in the room.
"And now, our Semi-Finals matches, which will take place tomorrow!" The faces were shuffled and showed this: Xander vs. Lauren and Ethan vs. Silver.
Silver glared at Ethan, a tall smirk on his face.
Ethan gulped, but gave him an equal smirk.
The match is over and Jim was sent packing. Now, the ultimate rivals are pitted up against each other the next day! How will this turn out? Will Silver win and grovel in Ethan's loss, or will Ethan win and proceed to the finals? Stay reading, and find out next time on HGSS: Johto Saga!
Next time, Chapter 55: League Finale
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Everyone, remember, this story will follow through to the Sinnoh Region after it ends! Also, I have some characters that will be featured! *read ahead at own risk*:
Professor Alexander Rowan
Professor Trina Araragi
Barry Tycoon
