Chapter 22B
Brendan scowled at the challenge. These people were ready to cause harm and steal his pokemon, and he wouldn't let it happen.
In sync, Brendan and May threw out their pokeballs, to even the fight. A Numel, Zubat, and Poochyena were his foes.
Brendan prepared to command for a Double Team and Water Gun, then realized he only had one hand to command with. He didn't know how the pokemon would react, but he had to act. He pointed at the Numel, and held out three fingers. His other arm aimed at at the Poochyena, and held out three more fingers. (B)Treekip dashed to the Numel and striking it with Water Gun, while (B)Radot created clones of itself with Double Team. As his pokemon did this, Brendan signed relief. His pokemon listened to his commands fully, and he just needed to decide on the same move for both of them.
Dual Tackles struck (B)Treekip, and a critical Absorb instantly floored (B)Radot. She barely staggered up, and awaited the next command.
Brendan chose to point at the Poochyena, and held out three fingers once more. Double Team and Water Gun were used once more, and this time the Poochyena fainted.
Brendan didn't have time to celebrate however, as a coordinated strike by the Numel and Zubat caused the Radots to faint.
Brendan knew the Zubat was weaker, but he also knew the Numel could take a hit and could instantly faint (B)Treekip. He just had to hope it was a miss, and he started to raise his hand...
"Poochyena's weak... who do I hit?"
One of the men in white stared. "It's fainted, of course it's weak. What's your point?"
Brendan checked what May could see, and realized that for her, the Poochyena was still unfainted. In the back of Brendan's mind, he remembered that if one version fainted, the other would. But were the ones in front of him linked to May's foes? He closed the eye he could control, kept his fingers up, and pointed at the Numel. It wouldn't faint it, but if the Poochyena fainted... he stood a chance.
The strike fainted the Poochyena on May's side, and both it and the Numel fell. The one with the Zubat sneered, and said "Finish him off. Absorb."
All it did was flutter around slightly, before it collapsed.
Author's note: When you procrastinate, things get out of hand. It's been something like two months since i've updated this, sorry.