Chapter 32
9/22/0046/Morning
Meteor Falls Battle Dome
Stadium
"If you're just tuning in folks, the last match of the second round of the IBF Tourney is coming to a close. Grace from Johto holds the lead over Jordan, having knocked out two of her three Pokemon already while she has only lost one." The announcer explained.
"Arcanine, use Flame Thrower!" Grace shouted. Arcanine opened its mouth, releasing a large stream of flames that was directed at Grumpig.
"Grumpig, dodge it!" Jordan shouted, but the flames were too quick. Grumpig was caught in the attack roasted for at least thirty seconds before Arcanine ended its attack, revealing a slightly charred Grumpig who was otherwise fine. "Good, you're alright."
'Grr, that defense is so annoying!' Grace said mentally. "Now use Heat Wave!"
Arcanine opened its mouth, releasing a crimson red wind that raced toward the damaged Grumpig.
"Grumpig, use Light Screen!" Jordan shouted, watching Grumpig put its two hands up, a clear wall of light forming in front of it to block out the Heat Wave attack.
'Light Screen.' Grace said, identifying the defensive move when it blocked out the Heat Wave. "Arcanine, use Thunder Fang!"
"Ra!" It shouted, racing toward Grumpig who couldn't see through the blurry area created by Heat Wave.
Harmlessly passing through the Light Screen, Grumpig gasped when Arcanine suddenly appeared in front of it, barring its fangs that possessed an electrical charge. Sinking its teeth into the Psychic type Pokemon, Arcanine ripped from the ground and shook it wildly as Grumpig was zapped from the electricity. Squealing as it was shocked for a solid fifteen seconds, Arcanine ended its attack before tossing Grumpig to the side, waiting to see if it could still continue.
Tumbling across the field, Grumpig came to a stop several yards from Arcanine, its eyes becoming replaced with black swirls.
"Grumpig is unable to battle. Arcanine is the winner. The winner of the match is Grace from Johto!" The ref declared after checking Grumpig. The crowd began to chant Grace's name for her victory as the girl was quickly approached by two reporters.
"Grace, Grace!" They shouted, getting her attention. "Can we get a quick interview?"
"Sure, I can't see why not." Grace said into the microphone which silence the crowd.
"So what would you say contributed to your one-sided victory in today's match?"
"I'd have to say that all the hype have me and my Pokemon in sync more than ever. We battle as if we were one person and I'd have to say that made the battle so easy for us." Grace replied.
"And how do you feel now that you're in the Top 16 of the IBF Tourney?"
"Well all I can see is that I'm really happy I made it this far. But now that I've come this far, I know for a fact that the rest of my opponents will be the strongest I've faced."
"What do you think of the other trainers who are in the Top 16?"
"Well I have a score to settle with Meegan J so she's the first priority on my list. After than I still have to watch out for the other Regional Champs as well as my brother Blake since they already took their spots in the Top 16."
"Well we wish you the best of luck in the third round of the IBF Tourney, and I'm sure your fans hope that you keep this winning streak going."
"Thank you." Grace said, giving the camera a smile with a peace sign.
"And cut." The cameraman said, giving them the signal that they've gone to commercial. "We have about ten minutes before we come back."
"Thank you for the interview Grace." The reporter said before waving to the Commissioner that was waiting by the entrance of the Stadium.
"And now for today's next match. Matt vs Mary!" The announcer shouted, the crowd cheering for the two as they entered their box, waiting for the battle to begin. "These two trainers are battling for the eleventh spot of the Top 16."
"Trainers, are you ready?" The ref asked, receiving a nod from the two of them. "Clash!"
Matt and Mary looked toward each other, removing a Poke-ball from their belt which then tossed onto the field. Both trainers used a Spin Counter, resulting in quite a showy display before their Pokemon appeared on the field, Matt's Swampert on the left side while Mary's Armaldo roared, both of them possessing quite a few bruises from the Clash.
"Battle begin!" The ref shouted.
"Swampert, get it with Hydro Pump!" Matt shouted, initiating the battle.
"Armaldo use Protect!" Mary said quickly as Swampert ejected water from its mouth like a cannon toward Armaldo. The water crossed the field quickly, closing in on Armaldo, but as it crashed into the Rock/Bug type Pokemon, the water was blocked out a shield of bluish green light.
"Grr, Swampert follow up with Earth Power!"
"Armaldo, use Protect again." Once again a shield of bluish green light blocked out Swampert's attack, leaving Armaldo unharmed. "Now attack with Ancient Power!"
"Mal-do!" It roared as its body gained a whitish glow. Several pieces of earth rose up from the ground that that were then hurled at Swampert."
"Swampert, get rid of those with Brick Break, then go in for an attack." Matt ordered, getting a nod from his Pokemon before Swampert raced toward the approaching attack.
Smashing its way through the horde of approaching stones with just the use of its forearms, Swampert dove in at Armaldo, launching several chops on Armaldo's armor.
"Armaldo, fight back with Fury Cutter!" Mary shouted.
"Keep going Swampert!"
At the first the two Pokemon continued to dodge the others attack, but at some point it became an all or nothing slugfest between the two where they traded hits at a fast past.
"Stay strong!" The two trainers shouted as their Pokemon gave it their all.
"Swamp!" Swampert ducked below a wide horizontal strike from Armaldo before smashing its fist into the Pokemon's armor, forcing Armaldo to hunch over.
Taking this opportunity, Swampert straightened up to land a proper chop to Armaldo's back, but before it could attack, Armaldo jumped forward, burying its head in Swampert's stomach which it sent the Water/Ground type stumbling backward.
"Go Armaldo!" Mary shouted, hoping that the effects of Fury Cutter had taken affect.
Armaldo charged at Swampert, landing a dual slash on its stomach which sent Swampert to the ground with a thud, its eyes replaced with swirls.
'Ugh, that Fury Cutter really did some damage.' Matt said, remembering that Fury Cutter's power increases every time it hits.
"Swampert is unable to battle, Armaldo is the winner." The ref declared as Matt returned Swampert to its Poke-ball. "Match continue."
"Hariyama, let's go!" Matt shouted, releasing his second choice.
"Hari!" It said, stomping twice which shook the field slightly.
"Armaldo, start with Ancient Power!"
"Hariyama, block those out with Arm Thrust and then attack." Matt said, using the same strategy to bypass the attack.
Racing through the attack, Hariyama landed several blows to Armaldo's armor, forcefully pushing it backward.
"Armaldo, used Fury Cutter."
"Watch out Hariyama. Block it with Stone Edge!" Matt commanded. Hariyama jumped back at bit, forcing Armaldo to chase after it, but as it landed on the ground, several silver color stones rose up from the ground in Armaldo's path. Using Fury Cutter on one of the stones in its path, Armaldo cried out when the stone shattered, its claw cracking at the same time. "Ice Punch!"
"Armaldo, move!" Mary shouted, but Hariyama was quick in landing its attack, sending Armaldo sliding across the field on its back.
"Armaldo is unable to battle!" The ref said after checking Armaldo who remained still after Hariyama had landed that super effective hit. "Match continue."
"Darn!" Mary said out loud, raising her Poke-ball to return Armaldo. "Jynx, let's win this!"
Tossing a second Poke-ball onto the field, releasing a purple skinned Pokemon that slightly resembled a woman.
"Jynx, use Blizzard!" Mary shouted, motioning for her Pokemon to attack. Jynx unleashed a vicious icy wind toward Hariyama.
"Bulk up!" Matt said, watching his large Fighting type Pokemon stomp both its feet, gaining a whitish glow before it put both its hands out in front of itself to block out most of the wind. "Now go in with Force Palm."
Waiting for a few moments, Hariyama waited for the attack to die down a bit before charge toward Jynx, its right hand beginning to spark with electricity before it slapped Jynx with it. Although, with the size of its hand, Hariyama had hit Jynx's entire body and sent it flying to its right.
"Attack with Stone Edge!" Matt said, hoping to land a second super effective hit while Jynx was still recovering from the last hit.
"Hari!" It shouted, stomping the ground several times, summoning about two dozen silver stones from beneath the earth which it fired at Jynx who was now returning to his feet.
"Jynx, stop it with Psychic!" Mary shouted, the order reaching Jynx in time so that it could react in time to the oncoming Stone Edge. When both its eyes became a dark blue, all of the rocks in the Stone Edge attack froze in mid air, gaining a blue outline as well. "Send them back!"
"Hariyama, block them with Arm Thrust!" Matt said quickly. As the stones were hurled back at Hariyama, the Fighting type Pokemon rushed in toward its attack, putting out both its hands which it used to obliterate the rocks and clear a path for it to attack Jynx. Beating away at the Psychic/Ice type, Hariyama finished it off with a brutal uppercut which sent it flying into the air a good twenty feet before it landed on the field with a hard thud.
"Jynx!" Mary shouted as the ref moved over to the Pokemon to perform a quick check.
"Jynx is unable to battle!" The ref said. "Match continue."
"He's really good. I was hoping to beat his Hariyama with a Psychic type attack, but he took advantage of Jynx being part Ice." Mary said to herself, returning Jynx to its Poke-ball. "Gastrodon, I betting everything on you."
Mary released her third and final Pokemon onto the field, watching the blue slug Pokemon looking around for a bit before acknowledging its opponent.
'This isn't good. Blocking that Stone Edge attack wasn't my best idea.' Matt said, taking note of the large number of bruises on both of Hariyama's hands that had been caused by the Stone Edge attack Hariyama was blocked out with its hands. "Let's make this quick! Hariyama, use Force Palm!"
"Yama!" It roared, rushing toward Gastrodon.
"Gastrodon, keep it away with Water Pulse." Mary said. Gastrodon opened its mouth, releasing a power jet of water toward Hariyama, which it was forced to block using its large hands, but the Fighting type Pokemon roared with pain after blocking the attack. "While its open, get it with Body Slam!"
"Gastrodon!" It said, releasing a blast of water form its mouth to push itself into the air. Now in the air, Gastrodon began its decent toward Hariyama with increasing velocity. Landing on Hariyama's torso with a hard slam, Hariyama was forced to the ground.
"Get it with a close range Mud Bomb!" Mary said, watching her Pokemon open up its mouth where it proceeded to hurl a condensed orb of mud at Hariyama's face, wiping out the rest of the Pokemon's health.
Jumping off of Hariyama so that the ref could check the Pokemon, Gastrodon was declared the winner.
"Match continue." The ref shouted, motioning for Matt to bring his last Pokemon.
"Ludicolo. Let's shake things up!" Matt said, sending his partner into the battle.
"Ludi-colo, Ludi-colo!" It said happily, bouncing on one foot.
"Gastrodon, use Mud Bomb!"
"Freeze it with Ice Beam Ludicolo!"
The orb of hardened mud that was fired at Ludicolo was quickly froze solid but the intersecting beams of light from Ludicolo, making it an easy catch for Ludicolo since the ball wouldn't explode on impact.
"Now toss it back!" Matt ordered, Ludicolo giving it a hard toss toward Gastrodon who barely managed to evade the return attack. "Use Razor Leaf!"
"Dodge it Gastrodon!" Mary said before she got to see just how wide spread the attack. Gastrodon had now where to go to avoid the attack, so it took multiple hits all over its body before the rain ended.
"End it with Drain Punch!" Matt said. Ludicolo made a bee-line toward Gastrodon, preparing to smash its glowing fist into the body of the Water/Ground type Pokemon, but just as it's dropped its fist on the downed Pokemon, Gastrodon's body seemed to bend out of the attacks path.
"Use Sludge Bomb!" Mary said as Gastrodon escaped the finishing Drain Punch to launch an orb of purple slime at Ludicolo who was no more than a foot away from it.
"Ludicolo!" Matt shouted as his partner was sent flying backward, taking massive damage from the hit.
"Gastrodon, don't let up, use Body Slam while it's down." Mary said.
"Ga!" Her Pokemon said, pushing itself into the air once more using a blast of water before beginning to drop toward Ludicolo who was resting on its back, a bit dazed.
"Ludicolo, double Drain Punch, just put your hands out!" Matt said as Gastrodon closed in on Ludicolo. There was a loud bang, a small shockwave going out on all sides from the Gastrondon's impact with Ludicolo.
"Ludi!" It said, looking up at Gastrodon who had come to a complete halt when it crashed on to Ludicolo's fists that were coated with white energy. Gastrodon fell off of Ludicolo, hitting the rocky field with a light thud before the ref ran over to check.
"Gastrodon is unable to battle, the winner is Ludicolo and Matt!" The ref declared, causing the crowd to erupt with cheers for him.
Both trainers rushed onto the field to their respective Pokemon.
"Ludicolo, how are you feeling." Matt asked, helping his Pokemon to its feet, allowing it to lean onto him for support.
"Ludi-colo!" It said happily, rising one arm in victory.
"Argh, we lost fair and square." Mary said as she returned Gastrodon to its Poke-ball. "You had better win the whole thing since you beat me."
"That's what I plan to do." Matt declared.
"Congratulations trainers on making it this far in the IBF Tourney. Now that the Top 16 trainers have been determined, we can see who will be facing who on the first day of Round 3 of the IBF Tourney." Titus said, motioning to the huge screen mounted on the stadium wall.
Sixteen faces appeared on the screen, each of them being one of the sixteen trainers that had come this far in the tournament. The faces were then shuffled around the board for a few moments before they were separated in pairs which would be the eight match ups for the first day.
Matt's eyes became wide at his luck of the draw. His opponent would be a dark skinned male with low haircut, a pair of dark aviator glasses resting on the bridge of his nose. This was none other than Karson Moe, the Sinnoh Champion of the Battle Circuit.
Blake was paired up against an SS-Class trainer from the Kanto Region. Grace was matched up with a SSS-Class from Sinnoh. Roy would be facing off with a SSS-Class trainer from Sinnoh, and Griffen would be battling the Malichi Summers, the Hoenn Champion of the Battle Circuit.
All four Regional Champions had made it to the Top 16, along with several competitors that many were hoping would somehow pull off a miracle win against one of the Champs. Roy, Grace and Griffen were among the group that was expected to do something like this. The rest of the trainers, including Blake and Matt, were nothing but underdogs that many fans were rooting for, but no one actually believed that they could pull off a win over a Regional Champ.
"Alright trainers, now you'll be headed for the Battle Dome on top Mt Corenet in the Sinnoh Region. That will the final stage to determine who will be the number one contender for the IBF Title. You have a month and half to reach that location." Titus said before giving the camera a wide smile. "Good luck!"
"Yo Matt, are you ready to go?" Blake asked, barging into the changing room where he found Matt seated by himself. "Are you alright?"
"Why wouldn't everything be okay?" Matt asked in return, trying to stop his leg from shaking.
"You're not nervous about your next match, are you?" Blake asked, raising an eye brow at how tense Matt's muscles were.
"Why would I be nervous?"
"Because your next match is against a Regional Champ, one of the strongest trainers in the Battle Circuit."
Matt seemed to relax suddenly.
"No, I'm not nervous." Matt said. "I'm excited."
Matt paused, taking deep breath as he rose from his seat.
"I'm excited because this is my chance to show the entire world how strong I really am." Matt said, closing both his hands into tight fists. "Now I can show you how strong I really am Blake."
"Good, because after that, is our match." Blake said, pulling out to match sheet to show Matt that if the two of them were to win their next match, they'd finally get to battle each other. "And I'll show you just how real my strength is too."
"I can't wait for that." Matt said, giving Blake a small smile which was returned with a smirk.
"I see that you made it to the Top 16 Grace."
"It's good to see you made it as well Meegan."
The two females stood alone in an empty corridor, giving each other a blank stare.
"So now we'll finally get to settle our battle from back in Kanto." Grace said, putting on a small smile.
"I hope you're ready to get crushed."
"Me?" Grace asked, pointing to herself. "I always thought I'd be the one who's doing the crushing."
"I've spent the past three years training up a team that can't loss, there's no way you can beat us as we are now." Meegan said confidently.
"That doesn't mean I haven't gotten any stronger."
"I know, I've seen how much you've grown, and I'll acknowledge that, but I still believe you can be beaten."
"Well we'll see about that. If both of us win our first match, we'll finally get to see who's stronger." Grace said.
"I'll see you in Sinnoh. Good luck."
"Likewise."
Griffen stood alone of the roof of the Battle Dome in a small section that was normally used as a fire escape. He sighed, quite loudly before looking at the match listing for the Round 3.
On his side of the brackets was Beck Langings, Malichi Summers and Roy, but Griffen had no interest in any of those trainers. The people he wanted to battle were all on the other side of the brackets, meaning he would only get to battle one of them.
"Grace or Blake? Which one of them will I get to battle?" Griffen asked himself out loud.
9/23/0046/Afternoon
Sinnoh Region
Hearthome City
One of the cities in the Sinnoh Region that was on the larger scale, matching cities such as Goldrenrod and Saffron City in size. The heights of its buildings were great, and the city was home to many land marks, such as one of the largest Battle Domes in the region as well as the only Contest Hall in the region.
"Mari!" A heavy shouted from behind caused the girl to jump, making a quick turn to find out who had called to her.
"No way, Robbie, what are you doing here?" She asked, recognizing the boy.
"I've been in Sinnoh for a while now. Trying to raise my rankings." Robbie replied casually. "Why are you here?"
"Well I'm supposed to meet with someone on Mt Corenet from in about a month, but for now I've been doing the same." She said.
"What Class are you in now?" Robbie asked.
"Upper A-Class." She responded with a proud smile.
"Same here." Robbie replied. "Wonder where Blake is?"
"Didn't you hear?"
"Hear what?"
"Blake made it to the Top 16 in the IBF Tourney." Mari explained.
"What? You can't be serious!"
"I'm not joking."
"That's insane!" Robbie exclaimed. "I knew he was good, but Top 16 in the IBF. I never thought he'd be that strong."
Despite the two young trainers being located in a densely populated city, a dark figure stood alone on the roof tops, keeping a close eye on Mari.
"Target sighted." Alan mumbled to himself before noticing an odd energy radiating from Robbie as well. "Wait a second…that couldn't bee the…? It is the Mystic Water."
Alan smirked as he opened up his Crest.
"I guess I can kill two birds with one stone and get this back to the Commissioner." He said before wavering out of existence.
"Hey Mari, let's have a battle and see how much strong we've gotten." Robbie said, receiving a nod from the girl.
Near the outskirts of the city, the duo stood in a large clearing, a good distance in between them as they both selected two Poke-balls from the ones attached to their belt.
"This is a double battle, winner takes all!" Robbie shouted. "Come on out guys!"
Releasing two of the latest additions to his team, a Roserade and a Luxray appeared in the clearing. Roserade stood idly, looking around at its surroundings while Luxray yawned before flopping down on the grass.
"Luxray, don't nap, we're about to start a battle!" Robbie shouted at his Pokemon instantly perked up at the thought of a battle.
"A double battle? Alright then, Altaria, Espeon, come on out!" Mari said, calling her two Pokemon out of their Poke-balls.
The two Pokemon took a brief look around before noticing Roserade and Luxray. The Electric type Pokemon growled at Mari's Pokemon, establishing the fact that it was enemy.
"I'll start!" Mari declared suddenly. "Espeon , get them with Signal Beam! Altaria, use Dragon Pulse!"
Mari's Pokemon gave a quick shout before firing off their two attacks, a dark yellow beam of light traveling in the middle of a purple cyclone that raced toward Luxray and Roserade.
"Dodge it guys!" Robbie shouted, watching the two of them leap out of the way. "Luxray, use Discharge!"
"Lux!" It said as its mane began to crackle with electricity which was then fired at Altaria and Espeon.
"Espeon, get on Altaria's back, then take off!" Mari said quickly, watching Espeon jump onto Altaria before it spread its wings, taking flight into the air, barely avoiding the electricity.
"Roserade, get them with Shadow Ball!" Robbie shouted.
"Espeon, keep it away with Signal Beam!" Mari countered. The Bug type move easily deflected away the Shadow Ball attack from Roserade.
The battle continued with Espeon and Altaria attacking from the air at a height where Luxray and Roserade struggled to land any attacks, while Mari's Pokemon had no trouble landing attacks on Robbie's.
Watching the two teenager's battle from a distance, Alan rested against one of the tree trunks, waiting for the proper moment to attack the two of them to seize the items they held.
Initially he was wondering how he was going to get them while they were in the densely populated city, but luckily they had come out to the border of the city for a battle making this and easy picking for him. It didn't take long for Alan to decide on a moment to attack, beginning to move when the two trainers decided to take a quick break.
'I can't call out Latios, so I have to make this quick.' Alan said as he burst of the bushes, rushing toward Mari who had her back turned toward him.
"Hey, what you doing!" Robbie shouted when he saw Alan burst of the think brush surrounding them. Mari glanced over her shoulder to see who Robbie was shouting at, but as she turned, she found a large hand palming her entire head.
Mari let out a yelp as Alan threw her to the ground head first, but before he could continue his assault on the girl, he found both her Pokemon in his path, unleashing a Dragon Pulse and Shadow Ball on him. Crossing both his arms in front of him while opening his Crest, Alan blocked out the two attacks without taking any damage himself, but his cloak could beg to differ.
"Luxray, get him with Thunder Fang!" Robbie said, coming to the conclusion that Alan was definitely an enemy that was out to get Mari.
"Lux-ray!" It said, lunging at Alan where it tackled him to the ground before sinking its teeth into his forearm which he had used to keep its head away from him. Running the electrical current into Alan, the man yelled out in pain before glaring at Luxray.
"Eat this you lousy Pokemon!" Alan said as he drilled his fist into its torso, a circular purple pulse exiting its body which halted Luxray's attack.
Luxray collapsed onto Alan with a groan, its eyes being replaced with black swirls. Throwing the Electric type Pokemon off of him, Alan glanced at Robbie and Mari who were staring at him with wide eyes.
"Altaria!" The bird Pokemon shouted as it swooped down at Alan, but before it could even attack, Alan unleashed a purple shockwave at it which sent Altaria reeling from it. Alan smirked when the bird crashed into a tree trunk, all its health being taken out from the one hit.
"W-What are you?" Robbie asked out loud, pointing toward Alan who glanced at them.
"Give me the Magnet and Mystic Water." Alan said, throwing off his cloak since he no longer needed to keep himself hidden.
"The what?" Robbie said, giving Alan a confused look.
'The Magnet…he must be one of the bad guys Roy was talking about.' Mari said mentally, observing Alan was dressed in a black jumpsuit with a two belts around his torso and another one around his waist. "Why should we?"
"Because…" Alan began as he walked over to one of the tree trunks. Raising his right hand, Alan landed a diagonal chop to the base of the tree, breaking the bark before pushing the tree to the ground where it crashed with a loud boom. "I can kill you."
Both Mari and Robbie gulped loudly, seeing that Alan could easily do that job with just his bare hands.
"But I don't have a Mystic Water." Robbie said.
"Yes you do, its around your neck." Alan said, pointing the necklace Robbie wore. Taking look at the necklace, Robbie had always thought it was kind of strange, but at the same time that appealed to the boy, not to mention it was gift from Ricky, so he had kept a tight hold on it since he had gotten it.
"Robbie, we can't give these to him." Mari whispered to him.
"Are you kidding me? Did you see what he did to that tree, he can freakin' kill us." Robbie whispered back to her.
"I know that, but these items we have are special. We have to hold on to them." Mari said. "I'll fill you in later, just attack on three with me and then we'll run."
Robbie remained silent for a moment before nodding to her.
"Espeon, use Iron Tail!"
"Roserade, use Leaf Blade!"
The two Pokemon raced toward Alan who groaned, realizing he would have to do this the hard way. Igniting a purple aura around both his hands, Alan charged toward the approaching Pokemon, side stepping Roserade's first thrust attack before swiping his hand at its stomach, the purple aura passing through Roserade's body.
Roserade's eyes became wide before it crashed to the ground, out cold. Continuing forward toward Espeon who leaped at him to launch a downward attack with its tail, Alan side stepped the attack once again while landing a swipe to Espeon's stomach, knocking it out with one hit before advancing toward Mari and Robbie.
Both of them were completely astonished to see both their Pokemon get knocked out with such ease, not by another Pokemon, but by a human. Before either of them could make a run for it, Robbie found a sharp, piercing pain coming from his stomach before his entire body went numb. Alan pulled away from the boy as he dropped to the ground before turning to Mari, landing a hard kick to her side.
Mari yelled out in pain as she slid across the grass on her back, but when she came to a stop, she found Alan looming over. The man gave her a blank stare as he raised his hand before jabbing her in the throat. The last thing she heard was a high pitched noise before everything went black.
"Annoying kids." Alan muttered as he removed the Mystic Water from Robbie's neck, having already collected the Magnet from Mari's backpack. "At least I'll finally have him of my back."
9/26/0046/Night
Johto Region
Ilex Forest
"Are you happy?" Alan asked as he tossed the Magnet and Mystic Water into the Ilex Forest Shrine. Behind him stood the Commissioner of the Kanto-Johto Committee standing, cackling to himself.
"Yes, I'm very pleased with the how far we've progressed." He replied softly.
"So what happens now?"
"We wait."
"Hmm?"
Stepping back the Shrine, Alan watched as both of the Bells hanging on the sides of the wooden structure gained a brilliant glow, soft jingle being produced by the two of them.
"What's happening?" Alan asked, looking toward the Commissioner.
"The Equalizers are soaking in the powers of Lugia, Ho-oh and Celebi." The Commissioner explained.
"And what about the Tanoby Keystone Operation?"
"This is it. I still have to travel to the Ruins of Alph before the operation will truly be complete. But this is indeed the Tanoby Keystone Operation."
"This thing?" Alan said, pointing to the Shrine. "All that work for that junk?"
"It won't be junk when its complete." The Commissioner muttered. "Once it's complete, I will have power that can compete with that of a Legendary Pokemon. And I Lexer, will have the ability to take the King's Crest!"
"So can I go now, I have some business to take care of." Alan said.
"Not yet, I have one question for you?" Lexer said, halting Alan who had preparing to leave.
"What is it?"
"I'd like to know why there was a sighting of two Abyss Pokemon in Olivine City."
"What?" Alan made a one eighty on his heels to face Lexer. "That's impossible!"
"It was all over the news. The Regional Professor had to come to being researching it which resulted in the media tracking this as well." Lexer said.
"I was only in Olivine City for about a day when I was searching for the Mystic Water. Latios wouldn't release any Pokeosis unless we were close to a…Dark Crest."
Chapter 32. With the IBF Tourney coming to the final sixteen trainers, Matt finds himself preparing to face off with Karson Moe, the Sinnoh Region Champion. Blake and Grace have advanced to the Top 16 along with Griffen and Roy. What will happen when all these trainers face off on top Mt Corenet.
But with Alan making another appearance, what events could unfold?
So basically I've set the ground work for the third round of the IBF Tourney. And you can be sure to see more in depth battles beside other trainers beside Blake. Don't be afraid to tell me what you think of the battles or anything in particular.
R & R