Chapter 13
"Match 7, Blake vs Galen." The board said, a picture of each trainer next to their name.
Just like when they met back at Blake's debut, Galen was in the red box and Blake was in the blue box. It was almost nostalgic.
"Let's do this!" Galen shouted, already holding the Poke-ball that contained the Pokemon he was going to use. Blake gave him a nod. Both of them knew which Pokemon the other was going to use.
"Trainers, Clash!" Both Blake and Galen threw their Poke-ball onto the field using a basic throw. Sparks went flying as Quilava and Flaaffy appeared on the field, sliding back on their feet as they both received an equal amount of damage from the Clash. "Battle begin!"
It was just like back in Violet City, but now the two of them were on a larger stage, with stronger Pokemon. Blake couldn't hold back the smirk that formed on his face.
"Quilava, Flame Wheel!" Blake shouted, kick starting his engines in his brain for the battle.
"Flaaffy, counter with Spark!" Galen shouted.
Flaaffy was first was move, charging toward Quilava on all fours as an electrical halo ignited around its body. The flames on Quilava's head and back grew in size as it covered its body in fire, rushing toward Flaffy with a shout of its name. The two of them met in a clash for dominance, neither of them backing down for several moments as small thunder bolts and bursts of flames went out in all directions.
Unseen by everyone else because Quilava and Flaffy were hidden inside the the flames of Quilava's attack, the two Pokemon were having a bitter stand off, pressing their foreheads against the other with a dark glare. Both Pokemon jumped back, releasing their attacks which revealed the damage done by the clash.
Flaffy's body and wool had been blackened from the flames while Quilava was trying to shake off the electrical sparks that continued to zap it from Flaffy's attack.
'His Flaffy is even stronger than the last time I battled it.' Blake noted since Flaffy appeared to fairing better than Quilava from their first attacks.
"Flaffy, use Thundershock!" Galen shouted, pointing toward Quilava who was still trying to rid itself of the electricity around its body.
"Fla!" The Electric type shouted, charging up a electricity in the horns on its head before it released several bolts that were sent flying toward Quilava.
"Quilava, dodge them with Quick Attack!" Blake said quickly. If they were at a disadvantage with power, then he'd use speed to win. Weaving its way through the bolts of electricity, Quilava dove in at Flaffy to land a quick blow which sent it sliding back to Galen on its back.
"Flaffy, are you okay?" Galen asked, observing his Flaffy who rose back up to its feet with a grunt before giving him a nod. "Alright, use Thundershock again, but with more umph!"
"Fla...Fee!" It shouted, charging up an enormous amount of electricity in its horns before taking one heavy step forward. Flaffy fired off one large vertical bolt of electricity toward Quilava, the bolt leaving a semi large indent in the ground as it traveled toward its target.
'Its pretty easy to dodge that...' Blake noted. "Quilava, dodge it."
"Flaffy, get it with Thunder Wave!" Galen shouted as Quilava began to move. Stomping its foot a second time, Flaffy released a second electrical current into the ground that quickly caught up to the bolt of electrcity it had fired earlier, causing the bolt to morph into a large net that trapped Quilava before it could move out of range completely.
Quilava gave a pained shout as the Thunder Wave held it in place for the larger Thundershock to leave its mark, taking out a good portion of Quilava health.
"Not bad." Blake muttered as the attack ended. It was pretty clever.
"Flaffy, let's finish this with Thundershock!" Galen shouted, getting a shout from Flaffy who fired multiple bolts of electricity at Quilava.
"Quilava, use Flame Wheel but reverse the direction of your spin!" Blake ordered, seeing that it was do or die time.
With grit teeth, Quilava shook its fur vigorously to momentarily break the paralysis, which was enough time to coat its body in flames, beginning to spin. But Quilava's usually used a counterclockwise spin, and now that it was using a clockwise spin, the bolts of electricity from Flaffy were pulled into the flames, raising Quilava's striking power.
"Look out Flaffy!" Galen shouted, but Quilava was too quick.
Flaffy was sent flying by a brutal blast of flames and electricity that fried most of its body. Flaffy landed on the ground with a hard thud, its eyes replaced with black swirls.
"Flaaffy is unable to battle, the winner is Blake!" The ref shouted, pointing to Blake who kneeling down next to Quilava, checking the damage from using Flame Wheel like they just had.
Surprisingly, Quilava was not only suffering from further electrical damage, but also from some severe burns. Obviously this usage of Flame Wheel was still pretty dangerous use.
"Nice Quilava. You did great, take a rest." Blake said, returning the tired Fire type Pokemon to its Poke-ball.
"Good battle Blake." Galen said as Blake stood up straight. Galen put out his hand, waiting for Blake to shake it which he did, both of them getting a cheer from crowd.
"Good sportsmanship Rookies!"
Galen and Blake separated, heading out the way they had entered the stadium.
'Damn. I thought I had him this time.' Galen muttered to himself. 'But again he had another trick that toasted me. I thought he was pretty good the first time, but he really is an amazing trainer.'
Galen wore a false smile. He couldn't frown knowing he had a rival as strong as Blake was, but he couldn't give a genuine smile knowing he had been crushed once again.
Blake, Mari, and Robbie continued their day with a winning streak, each match even better than the last as the crowd soon began to recognize which Rookies in this tournament stood out compared to the rest. With all their matches won, all three had advanced to the Top 8 of the tournament, which left one more round of battles for Day 3.
Blake would be the last match of the day while both Mari and Robbie won their Top 8 match putting them in the Semi-final.
"Match 30, Blake vs Carrie." The board read.
Blake stood in the red box now, closely observing the damaged field he would be battling on, but he only had one strategy prepared for this match. He was far to anxious to think straight, so he planned to end this as quickly as he could. He didn't particularly enjoy making his victories quick if he could, but he didn't want to increase his chances of losing.
On the other side of the field, Carrie wore a smirk as she tried to calm her nerves. The entire day for her had been nothing but close victories, but when she had seen Blake's record throughout the tournament, she knew she was in for her hardest match yet. 'One more match and I can have a rematch with Robbie and pay him back for beating me. I won't lose.'
"Trainers, Clash!" The ref shouted. Carrie selected a Poke-ball from her belt, and gave it a basic throw onto the field, but Blake had used the Spin Counter which he had been practicing for the entire week, improving his control over the spin.
Carrie's Poke-ball was blown away, shocking the crowd since none of them were expecting to see anything like that during a Rookie Kings Tournament. A damaged Yanma appeared on the field for Carrie, resting on the ground since it was unable to take flight while Blake had sent out Kirlia.
'What?' Carrie said, shocked that her Yanma was already so close to fainting. 'Who is this guy?'
"Battle begin."
"Kirlia, use Confusion." Blake said, planning to end the battle as fast as possible. "Hold it in place and then attack."
A blue outline appeared around Yanma, lifting it into the air while a distorted space formed in front of Kirlia that shot forward. The distorted space collided with Yanma who couldn't move which sent it to the ground rolling. Yanma eventually came to a stop in front of Carrie who had yet to give it a command, its eyes replaced with swirls.
"Yanma is unable to battle, the winner is Kirlia." The ref said. The crowd roared at the fastest victory they had seen in the entire Tournament.
"You just saw it folks, the fastest win in this tournament with a destructive Clash to start things off. Blake advances to the Semi-final which will take place during the Day 4."
Carrie kneeled down next to Yanma, looking at the Pokemon she had spent so much time training with for the Rookie Kings. After she returned Yanma to its Poke-ball, Carrie found Blake in front of her, his right hand extended to help her back to her feet.
Carrie stared at him for a moment, keeping a straight face. Blake seemed so much larger now, like he was towering over her. She then noted that-that was the difference in their ability as trainers.
"You're Yanma is pretty strong. I wasn't expecting it to still be standing after the Clash." Blake stated in a deadpan, pointing out the highest point in their short battle, trying to loosen up the growing depression he could see in her eyes.
Once Carrie was in the corridor that led out the stadium, she couldn't hold back the bitter tears that were building up. So much time training just too beaten with one attack. It stung to see all your work go down the drain in an instant to someone who is superior.
Ecruteak City
"Hey guys, I found him!" A young female trainer shouted, calling for the other people that were living under the same roof as her.
"Found who?" A second voice called out as three other women entered the room.
"Blake!"
"Blake? You can't be serious."
"Its true, he's on tv! Right there...here comes the rerun."
A rerun of the Johto Rookie Kings had been replaying from earlier in the afternoon with a few critics discussing the performance of a trainer that went by the name of Blake.
"No way, it is him!"
"I can't believe it!"
"Wait, Lana, where are you going?"
"I have to go get him before he disappears again."
5/24/0046/Noon
Main Battle Dome
"Welcome back Johto Region to the Rookie Kings Tournament where the strongest Rookie in Johto will be elevated the C-Class status, but now we're at the Semi-final where any trainer that loses will still be bumped up to the D-Class." The announcer explained since this was being broadcasted all over the Johto Region now, and today was day when the most viewers would tune in to see if Johto will have a new rising star.
"The first Semi-final match is between Mari of Cherrygrove City and Nathan from Blackthorn City. Both of them have a perfect record in the Battle Circuit so that means someone is going to receive their first black star today."
In the stadium, Mari stood in the blue box, ready and waiting for the match to begin. 'I'm not going to lose. I made it this far and I have to get he prize money for Cherrygrove City.'
"Trainers, Clash!" Mari and Nathan threw their Poke-balls onto the field with all the strength they could, the Poke-ball's meeting in a Clash of sparks before the newest addition to Mari's team appeared on the field.
"Pika!" The yellow mouse Pokemon said, a few sparks coming from its red cheeks.
For Nathan, a Haunter floated in mid air, waiting for the signal to begin.
"Battle begin!" The crowd became silent as the first match began.
"Haunter, use Shadow Punch." Nathan said, starting the battle. Haunter disappeared from sight for a moment leaving Mari and Pikachu confused before it reappeared in front of Pikachu, landing a quick punch that sent Pikachu tumbling backward. Pikachu came to halt and jumped back to its feet with a determined expression.
"Haunter, use Shadow Punch again." Nathan said, watching his Ghost type Pokemon disappear from sight again. Mari took a moment to think before snapping her fingers.
"Pikachu, build electricity all over your body." She said to the mouse who followed her order, sparks of electricity flying out as Haunter appeared in front of it, landing another punch, but this time Pikachu kept its balance while some of the electricity on Pikachu's body transferred over to Haunter, paralyzing the Pokemon.
"Oh no, Haunter." Nathan exclaimed, trying to think of a way out of this.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Mari shouted, pointing at Haunter.
"Pika-chu!" It shouted, a single of bolt extending toward Haunter which the Ghost Pokemon failed to dodge, the one hit causing massive damage because of Haunter's low Defensive stats.
"Haunter, can you keep going?" Nathan asked as the Pokemon remained in the air slowly but surely descending to the ground.
"Pikachu, use Thundershock!" Mari shouted since Haunter was wide open for a finisher. Three separate bolts of electricity jumped toward Haunter, each other three approaching from a different angle.
"Haunter, use Shadow Punch to get away and then use Shadow Ball." Nathan said, watching his Ghost type disappear from sight once again to avoid the attacks. Haunter reappeared to Pikachu's left, landing a perfect jab with his right hand that sent Pikachu sliding across the ground, disrupting its Thundershock. Haunter clapped its hands together before separating them to reveal a growing purple orb.
"Pikachu, look out!" Mari said as Haunter fired the orb at Pikachu who still hadn't gotten back on its feet, taking the hit head on which created a cloud of black smoke around it. The crowd held their breath as the ref walked closer to the billowing smoke.
"Pika!" A bolt of electricity flew out the cloud of smoke, hitting the unsuspecting Haunter which prevented it from moving as the Thundershock attack finishing off the little bit of health it had left. The ref went to check Haunter this time, declaring Mari and Pikachu the winner after a quick check of Haunter.
"Yeah, we made it to the finals of the Rookie Kings Pikachu!" Mari shouted, rushing onto the field to collect her bruise covered Pikachu that happily accepted the hug.
"And Mari from Cherrygrove City trumps Nathan with an unexpected come back, taking her to the finals of the Rookie Kings!" The announcer stated, watching Mari leave the stadium so that the next match could start.
"Alright people, Day 4, Match 2, Blake vs Robbie!" The announcer shouted, pointing down at the field where Blake stood in the red box, Robbie in the blue box.
"It's about time we got to battle Blake." Robbie said, pointing at Blake with one hand, Croconaw's Poke-ball in his other hand. "I'll beat you first and then go to finals. Give me a good battle before you lose."
Blake remained silent, pick Kirlia's Poke-ball. "Alright then, let's go!"
"Trainers, Clash!" The ref shouted as both of them threw their Poke-ball onto the field using a basic throw. Kirlia and Croconaw appeared on the field with little damage done from the Clash. "Battle begin."
"Kirlia, use Magical Leaf!"
"Croconaw, use Water Gun!"
Blake watched as the dozens of multi colored leaves Kirlia had been firing at Croconaw were blasted away by Croconaw's Water Gun, preventing the Grass type attack from landing.
"Croconaw, use Bite." Robbie said now that Croconaw had kept away the last of the Magical Leaf attack. The Water Pokemon dashed forward Kirlia, ready to land the devastating Dark type attach that would be super effective again Kirlia.
"Kirlia, use Double Team and then follow up with Magical Leaf." Blake said as his trap sprung. Croconaw ran straight through one of the images of Kirlia, failing to land the Bite attack, but even worse was the fact that it was completely surrounded by Kirlia's that were already prepared to use Magical leave. "Attack!"
All ten Kirlia's fired the leaves forward Croconaw, but out of the hundred that were sent flying at Croconaw, only ten could cause actual damage.
"Croconaw, use Water Gun on the ground and push yourself into the air." Robbie yelled quickly. Croconaw hastily looked down at the ground, firing a stream of water at it to push itself into the air. Just in time since all the Magical Leaves narrowly missed the Water type. "Now hit all those Kirlia's until you find the real one!"
Croconaw fired its Water Gun at one Kirlia after another, but after hitting all ten, it turned out the real Kirlia wasn't part of that group.
"Kirlia, go!" Blake shouted.
"Croconaw, behind you!" Robbie shouted at his airborne Pokemon that hadn't seen Kirlia appear behind it, a Magical Leaf attack hovering above Croconaw. Kirlia swung its arms downward, the leaves dropping down onto Croconaw which sent the Alligator Pokemon to the ground. "Croconaw, are you alright?"
"Cro!" It said back, rising to its feet before giving him a thumbs up.
"Alright! That was well played Blake." Robbie said as Kirlia landed on the ground in front Blake. "But it's going to take a lot more than one Grass type attack to take down Croconaw."
"Then we'll hit you again." Blake said. "Kirlia, use Confusion to hold Croconaw in the air and then use Magical Leaf like we practiced."
Kirlia's eyes turned a bright blue as an outline of the same color formed around Croconaw, lifting it into the air as dozens of multi colored leaves appeared all over the field, aimed at Croconaw who was currently stuck in place.
"Croconaw, use Water Gun on the ground again to gain some height." Robbie shouted, hoping Croconaw could escape this all out attack.
Croconaw fired a Water Gun at the ground, but it remained at the same height it was at, not moving any higher.
"Go Kirlia!" The leaves shot forward, hitting Croconaw repeatedly for a few moments, eating away at its health with super effective hits. Once attack was finished, Kirlia threw Croconaw back at Robbie, the Pokemon hitting its trainer. Robbie and Croconaw fell to the ground, Croconaw's eyes replaced with black swirls which told the ref the battle was over.
"Croconaw is unable to battle, Kirlia is the winner." The ref said as Robbie looked down at Croconaw in shock. This was very first time he was beaten so badly even though he did his best. And now that he had replayed the match in his mind, he realized that he didn't even land a single hit on Blake's Kirlia.
The crowd cheered for Blake and Kirlia who were crossing the field, moving toward Robbie who still had yet to move. Blake put out his hand, offering to help Robbie up which he gladly accepted.
"Nice try." Blake said as they shook hands.
"Well Blake, till we meet again. But next time I'm gonna kick your ass!" Robbie shouted, returning Croconaw to its Poke-ball before running out the stadium like he hadn't even lost now that he had a new goal to add to his list.
"The Rookie Blake advances to the finals after yet another quick victory. There will be an hour long intermission before the finals so that our two finalists can prepare themselves." The announcer said, watching Blake leave the stadium, wonder who will win the final battle of the Rookie Kings.
Mari, Blake and Robbie sat together on a bench outside the Battle Dome, Robbie and Mari munching on some snacks while Blake remained silent, his arms folded in front his chest, Larvitar on his shoulder.
"Blake, you want some?" Mari asked, offering him a small bag of chips she picked up in the Poke-mart. Blake accepted and in under twenty five seconds the bag was empty which left Mari and Robbie shocked.
"So that just leaves the two of you. I was eliminated by Blake." Robbie said before turning to Mari with a smile. "Mari, kick his ass for me since I couldn't make it to the finals."
Mari smiled sheepishly, giving Robbie a nod.
"I believe it was luck of the draw." Blake said, looking up at the blue skies overhead.
"What?" Robbie asked, turning to Blake.
"If you were in the A Block and Mari was in the B Block, you'd be in the finals instead of her and I would've beaten her in the Semi-final." Blake explained.
"How are you so sure you'll beat me?" Mari asked.
"You'll find out when we battle." Blake said, giving her a thumbs down which succeeded in firing up her determination to beat him.
"That's it Blake, I'm gonna kick your ass in the finals!" Mari shouted, becoming the second person today to publicly declare that they were going to beat Blake.
"Oh yeah, I just remembered. Where were you at our debut Blake? We didn't see you battle that night with us." Robbie said, recalling the night of their Battle Circuit debut.
"Yeah, you weren't there." Mari joined in.
"I could tell you, but I don't feel like." Blake said with shrug, remembering the battles in Azalea Town that resulted in the evolution of Cyndaquil and Poliwag.
"Come on Blake, don't keep secrets." Mari whined, giving Blake a push.
"Don't worry Mari, I could always beat the answers out of Blake." Robbie said, cracking knuckles as he got up from the bench.
"I wouldn't try that if I were you." Blake said, watching Robbie throw a few sloppy jabs as a warm up.
"Why not, afraid of getting beat in front of a girl Blake." Robbie asked, getting nothing but a shrug from Blake. "Come on, get up so I can get some answers."
Blake got up with a sigh while Larvitar jumped off his shoulder to the bench where it watched with mild interest.
"Take this." Robbie threw a long straight at Blake, but Blake simply side stepped to his right while putting out his left foot which Robbie tripped over. Mari couldn't help but laugh at the fact that Robbie's ego was just popped.
"Is there anything else you'd like to do?" Blake asked, kneeling down next to him.
"That one doesn't count, I didn't warm up enough." Robbie said, throwing a few more jabs while mixing in a hook as Blake stood up straight, waiting for him to finish. "Alright, let's do this right."
Robbie threw an obvious left jab at Blake which he caught with his right hand, flicking Robbie's nose with his left hand which surprised Robbie, causing him to flinch. In the split second Robbie flinched, Blake put his left fist in front of Robbie's face, not bothering to actually punch him even though he had a clear shot.
"Checkmate." Blake said. Robbie narrowed his eyes.
"Please, it'd take a lot more than one punch from a skinny person like you to knock me out Blake." Robbie said with a smirk.
"Shall we test that theory?" Blake asked, giving Robbie a small smile when he nodded with confidence that he could take the punch.
Blake straightened his stance and landed a devastating left hook to Robbie's jaw, knocking him clean off his feet. Mari stared mouth a gap as Robbie landed on the ground with a thud, remaining completely still.
"Overconfidence killed the Robbie." Blake said, putting his hands in his pockets again, heading back to the Battle Dome.
"Hey, Blake shouldn't we-" Mari began but was cut off by the announcer's voice coming from the stadium.
"Attention Blake from New Bark Town and Mari from Cherrygrove City, report to the main stadium. The final match will be beginning to shortly. And if you're not there, you forfeit the match."
Mari was going to help Robbie, but she was not about to forfeit the match, leaving Robbie on the empty sidewalk, unconscious.
Main Stadium
Mari felt guilty for leaving Robbie on the side walk, but forfeiting the match was not an option nor was she going to let an unfortunate mishap cause her to forfeit.
"Did you plan that?" Mari asked in whisper to Blake who standing next to her.
"Plan what?"
"The whole Robbie thing." She said.
"What?"
"You know, I'd waste time helping him and miss the match."
"No. It's just fun bursting someone's ego when it gets over inflated." Blake explained with his usual blank expression.
"What about your ego?" Mari asked with a snort.
"What ego?" Blake asked, raising one of his eyebrows.
"And now we'll be interviewing our two finalists." The announcer said, going up to Mari first. "So Mari, how do you feel making it to the finals, and what do you think of your opponent."
"Well I'm really excited right now. I made it through a bunch of tough battles to get this far and now I want win the whole thing." Mari began. "As for my opponent, I plan to crush him even though you all can tell that he's really strong."
"Strong indeed. Blake has had nothing but one sided victories from Top 32 to the Finals. What do you think of your final match Blake?" The announcer asked, moving over to Blake now.
"This may be the Finals, but I plan to continue my streak no matter who the trainer is." Blake said into the mic.
"Do you have anything to say to that Mari?" The announcer turned to Mari after she gave him nod.
"You're going down." She said, giving Blake a thumbs down which got a glare from him at the use of his taunts.
"Alright then, let's get this match underway!" The announcer shouted, pumping his right fist into the air.
Blake and Mari split up, heading to the box they would be standing in for the battle. Mari was in the red box for A Block and Blake was in the Blue Box for the B Block.
"Trainers are you ready?" The ref asked through the mic he had received for the final match. Blake and Mari gave him a nod as the crowd became quiet. "Clash!"
Blake and Mari threw their Poke-balls onto the field, both using basic throw which distributed an even amount of damage to Mari's Eevee and Quilava.
"Battle begin!"
"Quilava-" Blake began.
"Eevee-" Mari started.
"Use Quick Attack!" They shouted together as both their Pokemon charged forward, entering a speed duel. Quilava and Eevee raced around the field leaving a white streak behind themselves as they moved, trying to hit the other while they were open, but neither could gain the upper hand. Quilava and Eevee's foreheads met with a thud, neither of them backing down.
"Eevee, jump back and use Secret Power!" Mari ordered. The small brown Pokemon jumped back from Quilava, becoming enveloped in a white halo as dozens of tiny clear orbs jumped out the ground around Quilava, completely surrounding it.
"Quilava, use Flame Wheel and hold that spot you're in." Blake said quickly realizing the attack had Quilava cornered if it couldn't defend itself.
Quilava became engulfed in spinning flames that completely covered its body as it hovered it place. The orbs shot forward, but as they hit the Flame Wheel, they were sent flying in different directions which prevented Quilava from taking any damage.
"Now attack!" Blake yelled. Quilava shot forward, rushing toward Eevee who was still covered in the white aura from using Secret Power.
"Eevee, dodge with Quick Attack!"
Eevee rushed off to its left, narrowly avoiding Quilava.
"Quilava, keep going." Blake said as Quilava made a quick U-turn, chasing after Eevee, turning the battle into a fight between a matador and the bull. Eevee had the advantage in speed at the moment so dodging wasn't the problem, the problem was that Quilava continued to attack relentlessly giving them no time to strike back.
'This isn't going anywhere. Quilava can turn around so fast that Eevee doesn't even get the chance to prepare another attack to counter the Flame Wheel.' Mari said to herself.
Eevee jumped to the left, avoiding yet another attack from Quilava who turned around instantly, but this is what Blake had been waiting for.
"Quilava, switch to the Pyro Quick Attack." Blake said now that Eevee was in a straight shot from Quilava. Quilava broke out the flames, the red dome forming around it as it raced toward Eevee, leaving a red streak while the critics in the crowd watched with anticipation to see what the unknown move was capable of.
"Eevee, dodge it!" Mari shouted but it was too late. Quilava struck Eevee head on, inflicting a Burn status on the Pokemon while causing some heavy damage to Eevee. "Eevee!"
Eevee slid across the ground for a few moments before stopping, its teeth grit as it grunted, the Burn status taking effect. Eevee quickly got to its feet, ready to continue while telling Mari it can keep going.
"Alright then, use Secret Power again!" Mari yelled, trying to think of a creative trap to spring on Blake. The flames on Eevee's fur was dispersed and replaced by the white aura, another wave of clear orbs jumping out the ground around Quilava who was ready and waiting.
"Quilava, use Flame Wheel again." Blake said.
Quilava became surrounded in spinning flames that knocked away the clear orbs from Secret Power.
'I was hoping we could practice this a bit more to make sure Eevee isn't too tired after it, but nothing else can break that Flame Wheel. For Cherrygrove City.' Mari said to herself mentally. "Eevee, condense the Secret Power below Quilava and bring it up."
"Eii!" Eevee shouted as the white flare grew in size around it as the ground below Quilava began to glow in a white color.
"Quilava! Move!" Blake shouted, realizing that was about to happen, but as his command flew out his mouth, a white pillar shot up from ground below Quilava, obliterating its Flame Wheel while causing massive damage to the Fire type Pokemon.
"Eevee, get it with Quick Attack."
"Quilava, use Ember to keep yourself in the air." Blake said, taking note of how the flames coming from Quilava's head and bottom grew in size which meant Blaze had become active.
Quilava shook its head a few times before releasing a powerful burst of flames from its mouth, keeping it airborne while Eevee raced across the field, preparing to jump at Quilava when the flames cut off its direct path.
"Quilava, use Ember to give yourself a sideways spin." Blake said now that Quilava was beginning to drop toward Eevee was waiting. Quilava turned to its head sideways, releasing a stream of flames that began to turn its body, the flames spinning around Quilava like a vortex as it dropped toward Eevee who jumped at Quilava, aiming to meet it halfway.
Mari would've given Eevee a new command if it wasn't for the fact that both Pokemon were now on their final leg meaning whoever was worse off would be the one to fall in this clash.
Robbie burst into the stands in a full sprint, hoping that he made it in time to see the rest of the final match.
"I can't believe they left me on the sidewalk!" He mumbled to himself angrily as he made it to the balcony to get a view of the battle field.
Eevee and Quilava met with a burst of flames before Eevee was sent flying to the ground, covered in several burns while its eyes were small black swirls. Quilava landed with a grunt, barely keeping its balance as the ref checked Eevee even though the result was obvious.
"The winner is Quilava and Blake!" He shouted, raising the blue flag which got a huge roar from the crowd at the finish of a good battle.
"And the final match of the Rookie Kings Tournament concludes with an epic clash between two strong Pokemon. After a long grueling tournament, this Rookie King has ascended to his throne and his name is Blake!" The announcer shouted over the cheers, watching Blake run onto the field to pick up his tired Quilava.
"Nice Quilava. Nice." Blake said, rubbing the Pokemon on the head to calm its nerves before lifting it off the ground and placing it on his head. After it evolved, Quilava had become too big to hand on Blake's shoulder, but he made an exception for today.
Mari was sitting next to Eevee, the small brown Pokemon in her lap as she hugged it tightly.
"We almost did it Eevee." Mari whispered to the tired Pokemon that had already reawaked.
"Ee-vee." It said to her, licking her cheek with its small tongue before both its ears perked up. Mari looked up to see an out stretched hand waiting for her to take it.
"That was good battle. You almost had me right before the ending." Blake commented. Mari gratefully accepted his hand, rising to her feet while holding Eevee in one arm.
"You may of beaten me now Blake, but next time I'll be the winner." Mari said with a smile, blinking back a few tears. They shook hands and before Mari exited the stadium, leaving Blake and Quilava to receive their final interview.
Please review! I understand that the Rookie Kings didn't have much going on, but this is all build up to the big stuff if you think the start was slow. I'm just starting the next chapter because I spent a lot of time revising these battles to make them right since I had to do five in row, even though they were short. Starting with the next chapter, a lot of stuff is going to unfold so stay tuned because it'll get interesting.