Zenaere's pokémon was a yellow bipedal thing with some black stripes on it. He had large forearms and a plug on his head. Alessa's pokémon was a big blue ball of a pokémon with mouse ears and another big blue ball at the end of her thin, black, zigzaggedy tail.
"Elekid!" the yellow pokémon exclaimed.
"Azu, Azurill," said the blue one.
"Well now, a sudden turn of events folks! Let... the... battle... BEGIN!"
"Azurill, start off strong with Belly Drum!"
Gary Motherfucking Oak started laughing from the sidelines. "Start strong, HAH! How is that starting strong!? Belly Drum lowers the user's health when it's used."
Drako was quick to defend. "It also maximizes the attack stat. So she is starting strong. Literally."
Zenaere looked worried. "I bet Azurill must have Huge Power and physical moves. Quick, Elekid use Thunder!"
"Ele." Elekid turned away.
"Oh, I warned her, didn't I."
"Uh, Elekid, what are you doing?" Zenaere asked the pokémon. Elekid looked at her then looked at Azurill, who was using her tail to drum on her belly, wincing each time she did. Elekid raised his arms and started rotating them at high speeds. He released a massive thunderbolt (or, more accurately, a massive lightning bolt). But instead of hitting Azurill, it hit Alessa!
"Ow," she said as she fell to the ground in a charred heap, only to be helped back up by Drako.
"I think it would be a good time to forfeit Elekid," Drako said, not unkindly, looking at Zenaere. "I'm not trying to sound mean, but it'd be better than others getting hurt."
"I understand. I'm sorry Alessa. Elekid, return." Zenaere hung her head.
"Hey, don't look so down kid. Just give it some time," Alessa said, looking at her. "Come on, it'll be fine."
Zenaere looked at Alessa and Drako with tears in her eyes and went to sit on the losers bench.
"Well that was a rather... anticlimactic end to a rather well Round One."
Amanda walked over to Professor Heartwood and ripped the microphone out of her hands. "Shut up woman. Anyways, Round Two's matchups will be Drako versus Phlaire, and then Alessa and I. You have till 4:30 to prepare."
As everyone else used the allotted time to head home and inform their families about what was going on, Drako and Alessa decided to use the time to help Zenaere with her Elekid problem. They walked over to where she was sitting by herself, Drako still supporting Alessa, and sat down. Zenaere looked at them, tears still in her eyes.
"I am sorry about Elekid. I don't know what's wrong. He wasn't listening to me, so maybe I'm not good enough to-"
"I'm stopping you right there," Drako said. "Never ever doubt yourself. If you do, that's when you become 'not good enough'."
"Sure you couldn't control Elekid. Sure just got fried by a lightning bolt. Sure I feel like that lobster I had for dinner last night. Drako, remind me never to eat lobster again."
"Will do," he said as he jotted it down in a little black notebook that he pulled out of thin air.
"Sure you had to forfeit Elekid to make sure he wouldn't spontaneously attack someone else. Do you know what that means?"
Zenaere looked down. "I suck?"
"No, it means you just need time to grow. Not by yourself, but with Elekid."
"You really think that will work?"
"I know it will."
Zenaere looked up, a spark of confidence in her eyes. "Can I, no. May I go with you on your journey?"
Drako and Alessa smiled.
"Yes. You can."
They spent the rest of the time making plans.
Author's note:
So not much of a cliffhanger. I decided to double update it to make up for my lack of updates. I'll try updating more. Also, no spoilers for the moves.
Combo Moves:
N/A
Drako's Team:
Ralts (f):
Nature: Modest
Ability: Synchronize
Moveset: Teleport, Confusion, Magical Leaf, Focus Blast
Alessa's Team:
Azurill (f):
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Huge Power
Moveset: ?, ?, ?, Belly Drum
Zenaere's Team:
Elekid (m):
Nature: Serious
Ability: Vital Spirit
Moveset: Thunder, ?, ?, ?