Author's Note: Nick had been staying in Cerulean for a while, unable to battle the gym because he needed three Pokemon. This chapter is my first long, drawn out battle between two trainers (technically four if you count each sister). I had a lot of fun writing Light's reactions to everything and the sisters' dialect. So, without further ado, the story:
Light's Adventures
Chapter 3: The Cascade Badge
Light yawned and stretched as the sunlight hit him. He looked around groggily and saw Ace already awake, grooming himself. Blaze was still asleep as was Nick. Suddenly, a loud noise came off from some device on the nightstand. Nick's hand went out instinctively and slapped it, causing it to stop. Nick groaned and got up, Blaze awaking with his movements.
Nick took them to the park and they ate a quick breakfast and warmed up for the impending battle. Nick had asked for a match between him and the Cerulean sisters: Lily, Violet, and Daisy. Misty, the main gym leader was out on a trip, so the others would stand in. Now that Nick had three Pokemon, they had agreed to a fight.
Soon, they were on their way to the gym. It was a large building with a Dewgong on the front. Nick led them right in. After a few hallways, they ended up in a large room. Auditorium seats lined the walls. In the center was a large pool with a few large, artificial lilies.
Lily, Violet, and Daisy were already on the other side of the pool. Another woman sat in a fold-up chair on the sidelines with two flags, a red and a green. She stood up as Nick approached. "Welcome, challenger, to the Cerulean City Gym," the announcer called, "You have challenged Violet, Lily, and Daisy to a one-on-one match between three Pokemon. The challenger may at any time return his Pokemon to switch for another. The gym leaders may not. Both the challenger and the gym leaders are allowed only three Pokemon each. The winner is the one to first defeat all of the other's Pokemon. Ready? Begin!"
Daisy stepped up first and threw a Pokeball into the air, calling out, "Go, Goldeen." A red and white splotched fish was released into the water. It had a rather large horn on its forehead.
Nick turned his head to Ace, who was on his shoulder. "Okay, Ace, you're up first."
Ace nodded and took flight. He flew over the Goldeen twice in lazy circles, waiting for the Goldeen to make the first move.
"Goldeen, use Water Gun!" Daisy cried out. Did all Pokemon trainers have to yell?
Goldeen suddenly shot a blast of water at Ace. Ace easily dodged it at his height. The water was too slow to get him unless he came lower. But then, Ace couldn't really hurt the Goldeen that high up, ether.
Ace dived down at the Goldeen. Daisy saw him coming and called out, "Horn Attack!"
The Goldeen shot out of the water to intercept Ace's approach.
"Gust!" Nick called out.
Ace stopped in mid-air suddenly and flapped its wings at a ferocious pace. Wind quickly picked up and the Goldeen was slowed too much to reach him.
"Follow it up with Quick Attack," Nick ordered.
Ace shot down past the Goldeen and, as it fell further down, hit it right on. The Goldeen flew in the air onto one of the three lily pads.
"Finish it off with one more Quick Attack," Nick shouted. Light covered his ear closest to Nick. He really didn't need to yell for Ace to hear him.
Ace shot down once more at the flopping Goldeen. It was helpless now that it was out of the water and Ace made a direct hit on it. Goldeen flew out of the arena and fainted.
The announcer held up a green flag. "Goldeen is defeated."
"Oh, no, Goldeen! Return, you deserve a good rest," Daisy said. She held up the Pokeball and it disappeared in a flash of red. "Your turn, Violet," Daisy said, stepping back.
Violet stepped up to the edge and threw a Pokeball of her own. "Go, Dewgong," she shouted. A slick, white creature appeared. It, too, had a large horn on its forehead. However, this Pokemon was much larger than the last.
"That's not good. It has an ice type advantage over Ace," Nick muttered. "Ace, came back and rest for a little." Ace returned to his perch on Nick's shoulder. "Good, now Blaze, it's your turn. Dewgong's part ice so your fire attacks will do normal damage," Nick said. Light grumbled quietly next to Nick about being the last to fight.
Blaze jumped onto the first lily. Light was a little worried about the match up, though. Fire Pokemon were weakened when wet and this pool like arena basically insured getting one wet when battling.
"Dewgong, Aurora Beam!" Violet shouted. Light groaned. She was even louder than her sister.
The Dewgong went under the water a little. Blaze tensed, ready to move as so as the Dewgong showed itself again. Suddenly, the Dewgong reappeared at the edge of the pool farthest from the lilies. It leaned its head forward a little and a small sphere appeared for a second, before it shot toward Blaze as a beam. Blaze jumped forward onto the next lily, barely dodging the move.
"Double Team, Blaze!" Nick yelled.
"Hydro Pump!" Violet yelled at the same time.
Blaze's form suddenly split into six forms and two jumped onto each of the lilies. The Dewgong, who had opened its mouth, hesitated for a second, allowing all the Flareon to separate and make six different targets. Finally, it decided who to attack and a large stream of water shot at the middle two Flareon.
Right before it hit, Nick yelled, "Flamethrower!"
The Hydro Pump went right through the middle two Flareon and they disappeared. The four remaining Flareon all opened their mouths and shot a barrage of flame at the Dewgong. The Dewgong didn't have enough time to react, and the Dewgong was hit. It was too distracted to notice which of the flamethrowers were actually doing damage. Finally, the fire stopped and the Dewgong looked burnt, though the burnt marks quickly faded.
"Great, it has the Thick Fat ability," Nick muttered. Light wondered what that meant, but was distracted by a yell.
"Use a sweeping Ice Beam, Dewgong!" Violet cried out.
The Dewgong opened its mouth and a light blue sphere for a second before it became a beam and headed right for the two Flareon near Violet. It went right through them, however, so the Dewgong swung its head, still using Ice Beam. It aimed the attack at the other two. One of the Flareon leapt up and the Ice Beam hit only one. That one also disappeared and all that was left was the real Blaze.
Dewgong had over used Ice Beam, though, and was unable to aim up at the last one. Unfortunately, the attack also froze the water near it, making a new ice path leading to each lily pad and its side of the pool.
Nick smiled a second, letting Blaze land again, before saying, "Flame Wheel!"
Blaze headed straight for the Dewgong over the ice. He breathed fire out and it covered his body, making him a flaming projectile. He left behind a trail of melted ice behind him. He hit the Dewgong before it could react. However, when he followed through with the attack, he slipped on the ice and stumbled. The Dewgong quickly recovered from the attack, though.
"Horn Attack, Dewgong!" Violet yelled.
Dewgong dived a second, before breaking through the ice under Blaze. It made a direct hit with its horn and Blaze flew across the ice. Blaze barely stopped himself before he slid into the pool. He got to his feet and prepared himself for the rest of the fight.
"Flamethrower!" Nick yelled.
Blaze sent a volley of fire at Dewgong. Dewgong tried to escape under water, but the hole in the ice it had made restricted its movements and was hit. When the flames stopped, Light noticed the Dewgong was finally starting to weaken. He also noticed that the attack had melted most of the ice and Blaze was standing on the last of it.
Violet cheered her Pokemon on, "Hold in there, Dewgong. Use Hydro Pump!"
Blaze tried to move, but once again slipped on the ice. He was falling into the pool when the attack hit him. He was blown against the edge of the pool and hit it hard. Blaze began to sink into the pool.
"Flareon is defeated," the announcer said, holding up a red flag this time.
"Return, Blaze, you did a good job," Nick said. He returned Blaze into his Pokeball.
Before Nick could say anything, Light jumped onto the first lily. "Now it's my turn!" Light said.
"Uh, Light . . . okay then. Let's win this, Light," Nick said.
"Dewgong, use Ice Beam!" Violet shouted.
Light smiled, knowing what would happen. The Dewgong shot the stack at Light, but he jumped to the next lily and then the next as the Dewgong followed his movements. As the Dewgong came to the final lily, Light bunched his muscles and leapt over the move, landing him on the previous lily.
As Light had thought, Dewgong was unable to continue the attack. He then used his Quick Attack. About a second later, Nick yelled, "Quick Attack!" Could he never be quiet?
He was able to hit the Dewgong. He followed through with the attack, but instead on landing on the ice, where he would easily slip, he landed on the Dewgong's head. Using that as leverage, he leapt off and onto a lily pad on all four paws.
"Quick, Dewgong, use Aurora Beam!" Violet yelled.
Light smirked at how he now knew the incoming move. Having seen how Dewgong used it, he knew Dewgong couldn't see above it. The Dewgong lowered its head and the attack was prepared. Light ran out onto the ice, using Quick Attack as a boost to his speed.
The Dewgong launched the move and adjusted it to reach the nimble Eevee. Light was slowly approaching Dewgong the whole time, though. Finally, he thought himself close enough and launched a Tackle at it, glad when he didn't hear Nick letting his move known. He hit the Dewgong head on and the momentum was enough for it to hit the edge of the pool. The Dewgong then fainted.
"Dewgong is fainted," the announcer yelled, once again raising a green flag.
"Return, Dewgong. Okay, Lily, like, you're up," Violet said.
Light returned to a lily pad as Lily took Violet's place. "Finally, now I'll show you all up. Go, Corsola. Let's, like, finish this," she said throwing a Pokeball. Light liked her much better. She wasn't as loud.
A pink and white Pokemon with hard, stump like things pointing out of it everywhere was released on a lily pad. Light realized that it was able to be out of water and much as in. That meant getting it on land wouldn't help as much as it did with the Goldeen.
"Corsola, Tackle," Lily said. Her quiet tone continued.
Light leapt out of the way as Corsola came close, only to realize that he had jumped over the water. He landed in it and struggled to keep his head up. He vaguely noticed that the Corsola jumped into the pool, also. He pulled himself up onto a lily pad. However, this made his condition worse as he felt ten extra pounds added to him with his fur wet.
"Corsola, Bubble," Lily said.
Light prepared for the attack to hit him, however, the bubbles from the attack ended on the surface. That Corsola was a genius, he realized. With the bubbles covering the surface, he wouldn't be able to see where the next attack came from.
"Now, use Bubblebeam," Lily said.
Light heard the attack and anticipated what it would be like. Thinking quickly, he crouched down in a ball and started waving his tail in a Tail Whip. The attack came from behind. His plan worked as his tail brushed the bubbles away without making contact. He grinned as he realized that he found a new use for Tail Whip.
Soon the attack ended. Light leapt into a standing position and saw the Corsola hadn't submerged again. He aimed and leapt with a Quick Attack, taking in his new weight. He reached the Corsola before it could react and he followed through and landed on its head much like the Dewgong. He leapt back onto the lily pad.
"Corsola, Recover," Lily said, a hint of panic in her voice.
Corsola leapt up onto the next lily pad. Before it could continue, Light ran at it with a Quick Attack, just as Nick shouted, "Quick Attack!" Why did he need to intervene now?
As Light got closer, the Corsola hadn't moved. Instead, its wounds seemed to disappear. It was healing itself! Light increased his speed as fast as he could and hit it before it could recover fully. Corsola flipped into the water again.
"Surf," Lily said, her voice starting to rise.
Corsola came to the surface and, Light couldn't believe his eyes, started to skate on the water. Light was too stunned to react in time and took a direct hit and Corsola came crashing in. Light flipped onto the lily pad closest Nick.
"Stop, Light. Ace will take over from here," Nick said. He reached down and picked Light up and put Light next to him. "Go, Ace. This is their last Pokemon." Ace jumped off his shoulder and took flight. Light was glad he was allowed to see the end of the battle.
"Go, Corsola, use Bubblebeam," Lily said, once again using a quiet tone.
Ace dodged the attack barely. The attack was much faster than Water Gun. Ace picked up speed in the air, ready to dodge and attack at will.
"Use Quick Attack!" Nick yelled. Light quickly remembered to cover his ear again.
Ace dived toward the Pokemon. Corsola dived under the water, though and Ace had to rise again.
"Now, Bubblebeam before it gets away," Lily said. Light barely heard her with one of his ears covered.
"Use Gust!" Nick yelled right after.
Ace turned to face the water just as Corsola surfaced again. Ace flapped his wings and a strong wind shot toward Corsola. It started to shoot its attack, but the sudden wind blew the attack into its own face. The wind also carried Corsola near the ice.
"Now, finish it with Quick Attack!" Nick shouted.
Ace dived again, gaining more and more speed. It hit the Corsola and it rammed back against the ice. The added damage was too much and Corsola fainted.
The announcer raised the green flag again. "Corsola is defeated. The challenger wins!"
Nick jumped up into the air and cheered. "Yeah, we did it!"
Lily returned her Pokemon with a sigh.
Light got up from the floor, the victory giving him some more strength. He followed Nick as he walked around the pool toward the three sisters. Ace landed on his shoulder. "Great job, Ace," Light said.
"Yeah, well you weren't too bad yourself," he replied, blushing a little at the compliment.
Nick met the three sisters half way around the pool. Lily stepped forward, "You were, like, an awesome trainer, you know. Congrats on winning. You made, like totally, an awesome show. Here you go, the Cerulean City Gym badge, the Cascade Badge." She handed nick a small badge in the shape of a tear.
"Yes!" Nick shouted as he took the badge. "That's three badges now." He leapt up again and put the badge away in some case in his pocket. "Thanks for battling me," he said to Lily.
"Oh, it was, like, nothing, bro. But if our little sister, Misty was here, she would have wiped the floor with you, totally," Lily teased.
Nick picked Light up and held him against his chest as they headed out to the Pokemon Center. Nurse Joy quickly took Light, Ace, and Blaze, who was still in his Pokeball. Nurse Joy said Light only needed rest and Light gratefully sank down on the bed he was put on. He fell asleep in no time.