Davin called back Halo to her Poke ball. "This isn't good. That Skarmory has great speed and attacks. Is there a way I can win this? "
"Ros, I choose you!" The Mud Fish Pokemon entered the fight with a grin.
"Water Gun!"
"Dodge, Skarmory!" It flew to its left, avoiding the nearly close blast of water. "Steel Wing!" Skarmory's wings glowed and it used them to knock Ros into the ceiling.
"Ros, Water Gun!" Davin told it as it was falling. Ros regained his stamina and fired a blast of water, hitting Skarmory on the spot.
"Fight back with Fury Attack!" Skarmory recovered quickly and began to peck Ros over and over again. The Marshtomp landed on the ground on its back, but quickly stood to its feet.
"Ros, use Earthquake!" By jumping into the air and slamming on to the ground, a large quake shook the entire field. However, Skarmory wasn't affected by this. "Shoot! I forgot that Ground-type attacks don't work on Flying-type Pokemon!"
"A foolish mistake. Skarmory, finish it with Aerial Ace!" By advancing toward Ros and swiftly hitting him with a side slash of its wings, the Marshtomp fell on its back, unconscious.
"Marshtomp is unable to battle! Skarmory wins!"
"Good job, Ros. Return." Davin said as the Poke ball took it back in. The reason he said that was because he noticed Skarmory panting slowly, signifying that it was getting tired.
"Time to end this. Ferro, let's go!" Davin's Steel/Rock type made its second appearance. "Stone Edge, let's go!"
"Dodge it!" Skarmory rose into the air, but was immediately hit by the Lairon's Rock-type move.
"Just as I expected," Davin said. "Skarmory's used up so much of its energy that its beginning to slow down, which gives us the advantage. Ferro, use Headbutt!" Ferro ran at the airborne steel bird and rammed its head into it.
"Hang in there, Skarmory! Use Steel Wing!"
"Counter with Iron Head!"
The primary Steel types ran at each other with their respective moves. Skarmory swung its left wing, which was dodged by Ferro's jumping and the latter slammed its head against his opponent's with force, sending the bird flying backwards.
"Skarmory, no!" Winona cried. Skarmory landed on the ground, having finally fainted from 'Head-to-Head' impact.
"Skarmory is unable to battle! Lairon wins!"
"Way to go, Ferro! You did it." Davin cheered.
"Lair, Lairon." It nodded.
Winona called back her fallen Skarmory. "Don't think this is over yet. You've shown great strength, Davin, but now you're going to be up against my signature Pokemon!"
With a toss of her Poke ball, it opened to release an Altaria. Davin had recognized this Pokemon because his rival, Jett, had used one back at the Varex Pokemon League.
"With it being a Pokemon that Jett has owned, there's no way I'm going to lose to it! Ferro, use Stone Edge!"
"Altaria, use Earthquake!" The Humming Pokemon impacted the ground with its feet, sending shock waves to the Lairon. Ferro was blown back by the attack and hit the wall behind Davin, falling into unconsciousness.
"Lairon is unable to battle! Altaria wins!"
Davin was taken aback by this. "Ferro, return!" The Steel/Rock type was recalled for a hard earned rest. "Well, this is it. My last Pokemon. But with the amount of power Altaria has, can I last for more than a second?" He swallowed. "Guess I'll have to find out."
He took out a Poke ball and held it in the air; he shut his eyes as he said to it, "It's up to you now. I don't expect anything more than your best." He tossed it to the field and his Bagon made its gym battle debut.
"Soar, you ready for this?"
"Bay!" It answered with determination.
"All right, then. Let's start off with Dragon Claw!" Soar's right claw glowed light blue as it ran towards the foe.
"Altaria, Dragon Breath!" A white beam of air shot out from its beak that blew Soar back to its original spot.
"Soar, are you okay?"
"Bay... gon!" It yelled it pain. Its body began to shake as it tried to stand.
"Paralysis..." Davin noted.
"Now, use Dragon Dance!" Altaria flew into the air and began moving in an a sort of dance as its body glowed red, increasing its speed and attack power. "Aerial Ace!" Like a bullet, Altaria swept Soar off its feet with a single straight attack. "Dragon Breath!"
"Soar, Protect!" A green forcefield formed around it as Dragon Breath was blocked.
Winona grinned. "Aerial Ace!" As soon as the forcefield disappeared, Soar was struck and it fell to the ground with thud.
Davin gasped. "That's the same thing we did against her Pelipper!"
Winona chuckled. "Sometimes, you can learn a lot from your opponent if you study their moves correctly."
Soar struggled to stand, but it managed to succeed. It turned its head to see Altaria flying in the air from one place to the other to build its speed.
Though its face didn't show it, Soar was in awe by the graceful Pokemon. It thought about its dream of one day flying in the sky and how Davin promised to help it make that dream become reality.
"Soar... can you keep going?"
"Baaaay..." It said angrily, looking at Davin in a look of what seemed like disgust. It held its arms to its chest and started to strain.
"Soar...?"
It gritted its teeth hard until a bright, white light engulfed its entire body.
"What's this?" Winona gasped.
Davin was in shock. "Is Soar... evolving?!"
It was true. Soar began to grow bigger and bigger, its body taking on a round shape. When the light was gone, a hardly recognizable Soar was revealed.
"Shelgoooooon!" It cried with its new voice. Davin opened the Pokedex in awe.
"Shelgon, the Endurance Pokemon. Shelgon is the evolved form of Bagon. Though its hard shell makes it sluggish in movement, it bounces off enemy attacks. When it evolves, the shell peels off in an instant."
Soar slowly turned around to face Altaria; a turquoise sphere formed in front of it and it was shot at Altaria, making it fall from the air.
"That was a Dragon Pulse." Winona said.
Immediately, Soar released a stream of fire that burned Altaria's body.
"And that's Flamethrower!" Davin smiled.
Lastly, the Shelgon ran at Altaria and bit it with Crunch, swinging it around once and throwing it on the ground. The attack succession left Altaria unconscious.
"Altaria is unable to battle! Shelgon wins! The victor of this battle is the challenger, Davin!"
"All right! We did it!" Davin cheered.
Winona returned Altaria and walked toward Davin. "Well, I must say, that was unexpected. But, overall, I lost." She held in her hand a badge that looked like a feather. "This Feather Badge is yours. Thank you for a great battle."
"Thank you very much." He proudly took his sixth badge.
"All right! I got the Feather Badge!" He cheered.
Davin knelt down to Soar and petted it. "Isn't this great, Soar? Not only did we win, you evolved, too. That means you're one evolution closer to your dream. And its all thanks to our teamwork."
"Shelgooooon..." It narrowed its eyes, which were filled with anger and annoyance.
