Author's Note:
Here it is, a Misty focused chapter which will wrap up everything with her sisters. A couple of Pokemon evolutions but after looking back at the Cerulean Arc back near the start of this project I felt like I could've and should've done more. Which is why I made this chapter. Just because it is on Trovita Island, don't think Rudy will appear yet as they aren't near the gym. Plus, we meet an Elite Four member (if the title didn't give that away). Sorry this chapter took so long, but I've been busy with work. Not to mention, a whole section of the story was deleted when I moved it over to Doc Manger, I typically do it from Word but because of work I had to do it from Google Docs. I've learnt my lesson now, and will stick to Word from here on out. If you're wondering which scene, it is the part with the first evolution which I had to re write. Any who, remember to vote in the poll. With that, let's begin...
Chapter 10: Lorelei's Lesson
"Pidgeot, use Twister and Aerodactyl I want you to fly through it." Ash instructed as he conducted a training session between his two flying types.
They arrived on the south side of Trovita Island this morning and for the first time Ash sent Lapras to the lab. This is because they are going to be walking across this island for a bit so they won't be able to properly search for her family until they leave the island. Not to mention, she really deserves a break after not only carrying the group on her back but also after her hard work at the Navel Gym.
Pidgeot shot into the air and started flapping her wings which created a powerful wind. Soon a small tornado appeared. They group is near a beach but Ash is having his flying types training on a field behind the beach so the wind doesn't throw the sand around. Aerodactyl roared as he felt the strong wind, he will admit he enjoys sparring with the motherly bird because she always gives a fierce challenge. Shooting into the air, Aerodactyl was fighting against the strong winds.
Ash smiled as he made his way to the beach where the rest of his team was waiting. Pidgeot and Aerodactyl are two of his most responsible Pokemon whereas he likes to keep an eye on Wartortle for his fondness for pranks. As he arrived he smiled at what he saw. Togepi was asleep in Ash's backpack. Wartortle was sparing in the ocean with Misty's Tentacruel. Pikachu and Muk were sparring with Muk working on his Shadow Sneak. With all his other Pokemon in training, Ash walked over to his Sandslash who was stood by a rock, waiting patiently. While not so happy about needing to wait for Ash to set up his other Pokemon on training, he has said he will give the brat a chance so that is what he is doing.
"Hey Sandslash, are you ready to get training?" Ash asked.
Sandslash stared at the boy with an unreadable expression. The brat knows about his history when it comes to training with water so he isn't really impressed when he found out they were training near the beach with the ocean right next to them. Finally, Sandslash nodded. He is going to hear the brat out and if there training has anything to do with the water than the brat will get another scar to add to his collection.
"Cool, I thought we could work on your speed and power with Rollout." Ash smiled. "We can run, or in your case roll, across the edge of the beach for a warm up than we can take it from there.".
So, the brat wasn't planning on having them use the water, it just so happened to be here where they were passing by. He's lucky, he won't be getting a third scar today but the stupid smile on the brat's face is starting to bug Sandslash. With a small nod of the head, Sandslash curled up into a ball and started to roll across the edge of the beach. Ash looked at the ground type with a frown.
"Poor Sandslash... I hope you will believe soon... I hate seeing you in pain." Ash muttered to himself. He isn't an idiot, Sandslash said he would give him a chance which he is but Sandslash is no-where near trusting him. All Ash can hope is that Sandslash will start soon. Knowing that he isn't getting anywhere by just standing around, Ash took off after the ground type.
Not too far away, Serena was also working with her Pokemon on different aspects of contests. Seel and Seadra are working on a water based performance in the ocean. Serena had choreographed it but the two water types wanted to practise alone so they could impress Serena and the others once it was perfect. Beedrill and Farfetch'd was in a sparring match but using contest combinations. Finally, Serena was working with Eevee and Kangashkan. While Kangashkan is more interested in the battling side of contests, her baby got really excited to take part in an appeal performance since watching Eevee give her demonstration.
"Okay Kangashkan, the appeal round is about showing off your strength and beauty." Serena explained. "That is going to be a little difficult since most of your move set is normal and fighting moves but that is why Eevee is going to help.".
"Vee Vee." Eevee stepped forward. While she isn't a contest expert or anything, Eevee has worked really hard on her first appeal performance and was happy to help the motherly normal type as well. She had already given a demonstration with her Swift show but that isn't the same explaining in detail how she is able to do it.
"When we started practising with Shauna, she said to focus on one move to make the star and then work other moves around to show it off." Serena explained to the normal type and her son. "I think we should focus on your Fire Punch since it is one of your moves which isn't normal or fighting type.".
Kangashkan nodded in agreement but had a sweat drop on the back of her head, back in the wild she would battle to protect her son before they found the Safari Zone but after travelling with Serena, she has found battling to be fun. Just based on what she has seen of contest performances, she can't say the same and feels like she is making herself look silly. Still, her child wants to give it ago so she can as long as it isn't in front of a giant crowd. She isn't ready for that yet.
"I think we should start on perfecting your Ice Beam, Kangashkan." Serena told her normal type who nodded in understand.
Of course, there are TM's for this move which would teach it instantly but they are really expensive. Seel has already taught Kangashkan how to control and focus her ice type energy and any move a Pokemon can learn through TM can be learned through training, it just takes longer. Serena smiled and Kangashkan got to work on focusing her ice type energy. Serena already has idea's running through her mind of Kangashkan creating a beautiful ice structure with Roo (her child) as the centre piece. It would be a winter wonderland.
As the group was working, they failed to notice they were being watched. A female in her early thirties, with long red hair tied in a ponytail at the back, with a pair of smart slim glasses on. She's wearing a black sleeveless top which seemed quite formal in design. The top overlapped the top of her indigo colour formal skirt which covered her knees. Finishing off her attire is a pair of smart black high heels. She seems to be quite interested in the group of trainers on the beach.
Drake was in a secluded section of the beach with his team of six Pokemon. Snorlax and Machamp were having a power battle to work on the technique of foot movement without using proper attacks. Cubone and Pinsir are in a sparring match. Victreebel is working on his own with his Leaf Blade, while he has the move mastered for the most part, he is working on his movements while using the attack as he tends to be an easy target as his movements are slow and predictable. Finally, Drake is working with Jolteon. In this area of the water, several small rocks are stood out of the water. These two are jumping from rock to rock working on their balance. Drake has to admit, while he has been getting close with his Pokemon since joining them with training, he also has a lot more respect for all the difficult manuvers that they perform in battle.
Also training with her Pokemon is Misty. Her Tentacruel is sparring with Ash's Wartortle. Starmie is helping Poliwag out with accuracy and power with her water gun, which is kind of fitting since Starmie was her first Pokemon and Poliwag was the last Pokemon she caught. In the water, Kingler and Goldeen are also sparring with Goldeen attacking with Horn Attack and Kingler defending against it. Psyduck, on the other hand, is stood next to Misty holding his head in the usual manner.
"Psy aye aye." Psyduck uttered, looking at her with a blank expression.
"Well Psyduck, maybe it's time I taught you to swim." Misty turned to her duck Pokemon.
"... Duck." Psyduck finished. Misty sighed with a sweat drop, this is going to be harder than she thought. In all honestly, she has been putting off training Psyduck but where better to train him to swim than a beach. Not to mention, she wouldn't want to be embarrassed in front of Rudy with a water type that can't swim.
"Vaporeon!" A familiar water type called out. Looking towards the source, Misty saw her water type eeveelution running towards her. The pure water type reached the orange haired girl and nuzzled against her leg.
"Vaporeon? What are you doing?" Misty asked as she crouched down and rubbed the eeveelutions head.
"Eon." Vaporeon replied as she cooed under her trainer's touch.
"We, like, finally found you. Misty." An all too familiar voice spoke up as four legs appeared in front of the water type specialist.
"Yeah, we have, like, been looking all over for ya." A second familiar voice added. Looking up at who those voices and legs belonged to revealed two of Misty's three sisters, Lily and Violet.
"Lily? Violet?" Misty questioned as she stood up. "What are you doing here? And why is Vaporeon with you, she is supposed to be examined to be used in gym battles.".
"Like, don't worry Misty." Violet reassured.
"Yeah, like, Vaporeon did that little test thingy." Lily continued. "She, like, can be used in battles for four badges upwards.".
"Well, at least she can start battling in them like Starmie, Goldeen, Tentacruel, and Kingler." Misty replied. Each Pokemon in a gym needs to be tested to see what sort of battles they can be used in (i.e. the number of badges the challenger should have). Shelder has never been officiated for official battles. Psyduck isn't able to battle full stop and Poliwag has been on Misty's team since she caught her. Sure, they have their parent's old Pokemon but they are only suitable for the higher badges so they kind've rely on Misty's team for lower level badges. "Still, that doesn't answer why your here.".
"We, like, brought Vaporeon to you." Violet explained.
"She, like, has been causing trouble at the gym." Lily added.
"Vaporeon's been causing trouble?" Misty asked in a concerned tone. Sure, Vaporeon can be bold at times and that leads to a sort of stubborn attitude but she has never caused any trouble. She has always listened to Misty and been a hard worker. Hang on, if she was causing trouble then... "That can't be right, she wouldn't have passed the gym test if she was causing trouble.".
"Well, like, not so much in dissident way." Violet continued.
"But, like, how your Starmie and Tentacruel are." Lily finished.
"Starmie and Tentacruel? But according to Daisy they are fine in gym battles." Misty replied. "Sure, they aren't your biggest fans but that's because you tried to force them into one of your water-shows. I still find it a little weird that Kingler seems to like them.".
Upon mentioning the Pincer Pokemon, Kingler appeared in front of Misty with a typical happy smile on his face. He waved a hello to the two older girls as well, it doesn't matter who he meets, Kingler is friendly to everyone. Soon Misty's other Pokemon had joined her, except for Goldeen since she is stuck in the ocean. Lily and Violet eyed up the line-up.
"Like, your Poliwag is such a cutie." Violet exclaimed as she picked the tadpole Pokemon up.
"Yeah, like, just give us her Pokeball and you can take Vaporeon back." Lily told Misty. "Poliwag will, like, be the star of our next show.".
"Poli!" Poliwag exclaimed as she jumped out of Violet's hands. She quickly waddled over to her trainer and jumped into Misty's arms. She hasn't had the pleasure of meeting Misty's sisters yet and after being snatched, she isn't sure she wants the pleasure.
"It's okay, Poliwag." Misty comforted before turning back to her sisters. "Look, you can't just show up and demand that I rotate my team. And my Pokemon aren't for you to put into one of your shows. They are staying at the gym to get ready for when I take over.".
"Kokeee..." Kingler muttered sadly. He has really enjoyed the times he has performed with her sisters.
"Misty, like, what is your problem. You've already won the gym so the least you can do is support us with our shows." Violet replied.
"Besides we, like, actual need to practise and don't have time to slack off. The least you could do is let us use your Pokemon." Lily added.
"What do you mean 'have time to slack off'!?" Misty exclaimed in anger. "I am on this journey to learn to be the best gym leader for when the time comes and build up a strong team to use in the gym!".
"Like, calm down Misty." Violet raised her hands in a calm manner.
"Yeah, like, you already have dad's Pokemon to handle the gym battles." Lily added. "And, like, unlike performing, battling isn't that hard. Especially since gym leaders are meant to lose so they can, like, hand out badges.".
"What!" Misty exclaimed with clear anger in her voice.
Hearing the water type trainers voice, Ash, Serena and Drake looked at the commotion. They decided to see what's up and long with their Pokemon surrounded around her. The only acceptation being Sandslash who returned himself since he doesn't care about the orange-haired girl.
"Like, it is just what we said." Violet replied.
"Sure, like, you are the best battler. But, like, that doesn't really stand for a lot." Lily explained.
"Oh, I wouldn't say that." A female voice appeared to the side of the group. The tone is calm, almost monotone. Everyone turned to see the source of this tone only to discover the ice type specialist from Kanto's elite Four, stood in front of them.
"Lorelei!" The group exclaimed in unison. A small smile appeared on the strong trainer's face at the look of shock.
"Why yes, I am current training for the next challenger to Kanto's champion league." Lorelei explained. "It's a pleasure to see you again Ash, as well as your brother Drake.".
"Um yeah, hi." Ash stuttered. Not only is it a surprise to find a member of the Elite Four but it is also one to find that she remembered him. He only met her at the start of the Indigo League, and only for a few minutes.
"Ditto." Drake added in as much shock. Unlike Ash, he never actually met any of the Elite Four. He may be able to remain calm most of the time but the Elite Four and champion are ridiculously strong and loved across all the region. Of course, he would be surprised to find out any of them knew his name.
"Surely it isn't that big of a surprise. As an elite four member, I need to keep an eye out on all upcoming talent, a trainer who can make it to the top four in their first regional Pokemon league is exactly that." Lorelei explained. "Speaking off, your name is Serena Yvonne, correct?".
"Um, yes I am. Ma'am." Serena replied also shocked that Lorelei knew who she was.
"Please, call me Lorelei." The ice type specialist requested with a kind smile. She couldn't help but lightly chuckle at the girl's confusion. "You may not be a competitor in the Indigo League, but you are the youngest person to hold the chateau rank of Grand Duchess. Like I said, I need to keep an eye out for upcoming talent.".
"Oh um, thank you." Serena blushed. She never imagined she would be getting called talented by someone like an elite four member. She might not be big on the league like Ash is (with last year being the only one she really watched because Ash was competing) but she knows and respects the elite four like
"Finally, it is a pleasure to meet the Cerulean Sensational sisters." Lorelei turned her attention to the three siblings. "Lily and Violet, two out of the three best water show stars in Kanto. And Misty Waterflower, future Cerulean gym leader.".
"Um, you know who I am?" Misty asked shyly. This is a very rare sight considering Misty is prone to anger and always stands her ground, never have her friends seen her look so... Embarrassed.
"Of course. Not only are you the daughter of my once greatest rival, but I would've had to take over the Cerulean gym back when there was an out of control Tentacruel." Lorelei explained before turning towards Misty's Tentacruel. "I assume this is the same one.".
"Your greatest rival?" Lily echoed.
"Yes, your father. He and I started our journey at the same time, he chose to specialise in water types while I specialised in ice." Lorelei explained. "He also went for the same Elite Four spot back when I did. Of course, I ended up with the position but he was given the Cerulean gym.".
"Whoa, he, like, never told us that." Violet gasped.
"Yeah, like, he just told us that it was the family business. Along with mum's shows." Lily explained.
"I am sorry for your loss." Lorelei apologised, seeing the upset girls faces. It was never her intention to make them feel bad, she just wanted them to know that she respected her father and that he was a good man. "Please, come to my house to make it up for upsetting you.".
The group agreed, returning their Pokemon and collecting their stuff before following the ice type specialist towards her house. It may not seem like a good idea to just stop their training but it isn't every day you run into an Elite Four member and it isn't an opportunity you pass on.
Arriving at Lorelei's home, the group realised it wasn't so much of a home. It is much more like a holiday house, with on ocean view and a beautiful stream flowing next to it with a giant pond. Guess it makes sense, what sort of Elite Four member would reveal their home address to a bunch of kids. Still, it is a very beautiful location.
"Like, wow. This place is, like, the dream holiday place." Violet gasped.
"Like, yeah." Lily added in equal amazement.
"Thank you, this is my holiday home on Trovita island. Feel free to make yourselves and your Pokemon comfortable whilst here." Lorelei smiled. "I believe I saw one of you had a Seadra, back on the beach. I am sure she would like to take a swim in the pond.".
"Um, yes ma'am. Seadra is my Pokemon." Serena replied as she grabbed Seadra's Pokeball. For a moment, Serena wondered why Lorelei would single out her Seadra seeing as she is an ice type specialist, so surely Seel would interest her since she evolves into an ice type. Still, if Lorelei believe it would be good for Seadra, she wasn't going to argue. An Elite Four member surely knows what they are speaking about. "Come on out, Seadra.".
In a flash of light, the pure water type landed in the pond and was looking at Serena expectantly. Before her trainer made any comment, the Dragon Pokemon sensed a weird thing coming from the under the water, which seemed to resonate with her. Lorelei smiled at the water type.
"It seems your Seadra has become interested in something under the water." Lorelei explained to Serena before turning to the Dragon Pokemon. "Go on Seadra, I am sure you'll find what you're searching for. And that it will be most intriguing.".
Seadra listened to the red-haired women and turned to her trainer. While she knows this is someone who Serena and her friends look up to, she wouldn't just wonder off if her trainer didn't want her too. Receiving the nodded from Serena, Seadra dived under the water, before a bright white light appeared.
"I'm assuming there are Dragon Scales at the bottom of this pond." Drake concluded.
Lorelei replied with a small smile at the young boy's intelligence. As the light faded, a large shadow burst out of the water and appeared a Pokemon that greatly resembled Seadra but was much larger with a yellow scaled stomach and with a single branch atop its head and thin, white fins under its cheeks. Not to mention the overall appearance is just sleeker.
"Seadra?" Serena gasped as she pulled out her national-dex and scanned the new Pokemon:
Kingdra, The Dragon Pokemon. The final evolved form of Horsea. Kingdra lives at extreme ocean depths that are otherwise uninhabited. It has long been believed that the yawning of this Pokémon creates spiralling ocean currents.
Type: Water / Dragon
Ability: Swift Swim
Hidden Ability: Damp (Note: This hidden ability is unlocked).
Gender: Female
Nature: Adamant (Note: This nature is unlikely to change due to Kingdra being fully evolved)
Move(s): Hydro Pump, Yawn, Bubble, Smoke Screen, Leer, Water Gun, Twister, Bubble Beam, Focus Energy, Brine, Agility, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Dance, Ice Beam, Scald, Flash Cannon, Dragon Breath, Aurora Beam, Outraged, Signal Beam, Water Pulse
"How?" Serena questioned as it sunk in that her Seadra just evolved. Putting the device away, she approached the water, with the newly evolved Kingdra swimming towards her. Looking into the Pokemon's eyes, Serena could easily see her friend still there. Although she has had Pokemon evolve, it has always been in a battle and she just wasn't expecting this to happen. Of course, she knew of Kingdra's evolution because Ash faced one in his battle against Mandi, but she never knew how they evolve which is why this was such a shock.
"Seadra must've found a Dragon Scale. Just like how certain Pokemon evolve when exposed to Thunder, fire, Leaf and Water stones, the Dragon Scale is needed to evolve a Seadra." Drake explained. "I would guess Seadra sensed them at the bottom of this pond.".
"Correct, the water on this island have always been filled with Dragon Scales." Lorelei continued on from the explanation. "Due to this being the end of the water's journey before reaching the ocean, a lot of scales lay at the bottom of this pond. I could tell you Seadra was incredibly high levelled for its evolutionary stage, so I figure it deserved one.".
"Are you sure? I mean, surely Dragon Scales are expensive." Serena replied slightly panicked. Of course, it is too late to go back on the evolution but she can only imagine how much one would cost considering how expensive the evolutionary stones are.
"Don't worry about it, Serena. The scales do cost a fair bit, as many people use them for accessories." Lorelei reassured. "But they are not mine, they simply ended up in this pond. I live like the water, and go with the flow. You should as well, they are as much mine as they are yours.".
"Oh um, thank you." Serena thanked as she gave her newly evolved water dragon type a hug. She didn't mind getting a little bit wet, this is a special moment like when her other Pokemon have evolved.
"Congratulations Serena." Misty congratulated her friend. She can remember back when Serena caught the little Horsea, while Misty also wanted to catch it and no doubt Kingdra would be good in the gym, she can't deny that these two make a great team and is happy for them.
"Thanks Misty." Serena smiled as she ended the embrace with the dragon Pokemon. She noticed Lily and Violet walking up to them with bright smiles on their faces which both confused and concerned the honey-blonde girl.
"Misty, you should totally, like, trade Serena for her Kingdra." Violet suggested.
"Like, it looks strong. And, like, imagine the preformances it could put on." Lily added.
"You two can't be serious." Misty looked at her sisters gone out.
"We are, like, totally serious." Violet spoke up.
"You could, like, trade that Goldeen. Or maybe Tentacruel." Lily added. "Goldeen hardly battles anyway.".
"What! But she has been at the gym to help with the trainers with low badge numbers!" Misty exclaimed. "And Serena's my friend, not to mention these are all my Pokemon. I'm not going to trade them away, especially not to help you with your shows.".
Kingdra had enough of this, Kingdra has no intention of leaving Serena. While Misty is nice and can certainly handle water types but she is not her trainer, she made her choice back when Serena caught her and she hasn't regretted it since. Receiving the nod from Serena, who is just as mad with the sisters, Kingdra took a breath of water before firing two small water guns at the sisters. While not enough to hurt, it was directly on their faces, shutting them up.
"Sorry about them, Serena." Misty apologised as Kingdra's water gun came to an end.
"Don't worry about it, Misty." Serena smiled. She could never blame her friend for her sister's actions. She turned to her newly evolved Pokemon who was still looking rather angry. She can remember Pokemon changing personalities when they evolve (mainly her Beedrill), and according to her Pokedex she now has adamant, which is the same nature as Ash's Dragonair. Hopefully, Kingdra doesn't start acting like a princess. The last thing they need is a fight between royalty. "Kingdra, why don't you return for now.". Kingdra happily let herself get returned as Lorelei approached.
"Like, what was that for?" Violet asked in an annoyed tone.
"You're supposed to be, like, a grand duchess or whatever. Why don't you control your Pokemon?" Lily quickly followed up.
"Now you two, I think you should learn how to not only treat people but also treat Pokemon." Lorelei scolded the two oldest girls.
"What do you mean?" The two girls asked Lorelei at the same time.
"You are treating, not only Misty horribly but Serena and Kingdra as well." Lorelei explained. "Even if Misty wanted to trade, she couldn't force Serena to trade and even if they did. Kingdra would be Misty's Pokemon, no-one else's.".
"But, like, we share our parent's old Pokemon." Violet replied.
"Why can't we do the same with Misty's?" Lily asked.
"How many Pokemon of your parents have travelled with Misty in any capacity?" Lorelei asked. Seeing the girl's expression, she already knew the answer. "So why should Misty, let you use her Pokemon for your career? Your parents left those Pokemon to all of you, meaning you are the official trainers and need to treat them as such. As for any other Pokemon any of you catch, they are on your teams, no-one else.".
The two girls looked at each other as the realisation came over them. Despite admitting that Misty is the better battler, they haven't been respecting Misty at all. It all goes back to when their parents died, they were forced to raise her and must've been blaming that on Misty. It sounds stupid since she was a toddler but it was what they were doing. The worst part is, Daisy was never the same. Sure, back before Misty was given the gym she would tease Misty or let their behaviour go but being the oldest meant she always did most of the taking care off. What have they done?
"We're sorry." The two girls apologised to the ice type specialist.
"It isn't me that needs the apology." Lorelei replied. The two girls nodded in agreement before walking over to their sister, they made a quick apology to Serena who accepted it and moved to Ash's side while they had a moment with their little sister.
"We're sorry, Misty." Violet apologised.
"Guess we were still, like, blaming you for having to take care of you." Lily explained. "We know you had no control over the situation and we shouldn't have been blaming you for circumstances that were out of your control.".
"Can you, like, forgive us?" The sisters asked in unison.
"... Yeah." Misty replied after a moments pause. "Just stop trying to make my Pokemon do stuff they don't want to.".
"Sure, you have our word. Sis." The girls replied in unison with bright smiles. It was enough to bring a smile to Misty's face and the three sisters entered a group hug.
"Well, now that that's sorted." Lorelei spoke as she approached the group, causing the sisters to break apart. "Misty, What would you say to a battle?".
"What!" Misty exclaimed. "You, want to battle, me!?".
"Of course." Lorelei smiled. "I am currently in training for the next challenger to Kanto's champion league, in a few months. After visiting another region, I want to test to see if my latest capture would be subtle for the battle. Who better to test that than the future cerulean gym leader.".
"When you put it like that, how can I say know." Misty smiled.
"But, I was going to challenge you to a battle." Ash mopped which caused Lorelei to lightly chuckle.
"Sorry Ash, but the current can only flow one way. It seems this current is the match between Misty and I." Lorelei explained. "Don't worry, after how you preformed in the Indigo League, I am sure it is only a matter of time before you face an elite four member.".
Ash smiled at her words but was still visually upset. Both Serena and Togepi comforted the Pallet native. Lorelei looked towards her knew opponent who looked like a kid on Christmas. Lorelei also seemed to change from the lay back women to one with a flame of determination in her eye.
"I'm going to warn you, Misty. Like I said, I try to act like water and go with the flow." Lorelei informed. "But when in battle, I become as hard as ice.".
"Well me and my Pokemon are ready." Misty declared. "What are the rules?".
"How about thee one on one battles?" Lorelei suggested. "Best two out of three win.".
"Sounds good to me." Misty replied.
"Then time for my new Pokemon to make her debut." Lorelei declared as she pulled out a Pokeball. "Come forth, my friend.". In a flash of light, a Pokemon which resembled a Ninetales appeared, but it had white fur. Drake was intrigued as he never imagined Lorelei would have an alolan variant. Ash, Serena and Drake all scanned the new Pokemon with their National-Dexes:
Ninetales, alolan variant, The Fox Pokemon. The final evolved form of Vulpix. Possessing a calm demeanour, this Pokémon was revered as a deity incarnate before it was identified as a regional variant of Ninetales.
Type: Ice / Fairy
"What's an alolan variant?" Ash asked no-one in particular.
"Alolan is a tropical region, like Hoenn." Drake explained. "Years ago, many people from Kanto and Johto migrated to the region to live and took there Pokemon. Due to changes in the environment, some of the Pokemon they took had to change to survive. Vulpix and Ninetales are among these species, hence them having an alolan form.".
"Correct." Lorelei smiled before turning back to Misty. "Misty, this will be Ninetales first battle. Of course, I have trained her but she hasn't battled with me yet. I want to see if she is suitable for the upcoming champions league.".
"Um, you said that this is for the champions league." Serena stepped up to the ice type specialist. "Who is challenging it?".
"Oh, the young man who won the last Indigo League." Lorelei replied. "Calem Xavier, is his name.".
"Wow, I hope Calem is ready." Serena muttered shocked that her cousin is facing the Elite Four. Of course, she knew he won the Indigo League and that the winner had the right to challenge the champions league, but she would've thought Calem would put it off for a while to train. She is both excited and nervous for her cousin.
"You know him?" Lorelei guessed.
"Yes, he's my cousin." Serena nodded.
While Lorelei and Serena were talking about Calem, Misty was going over her options for team members. According to the National-Dexes, Alolan-Ninetales is an Ice Fairy type. Lorelei is an ice specialist, and water doesn't have the greatest odds against them. Still, she could go after that fairy type since its weak to poison and she has a poison type who is one of her strongest Pokemon. With her mind made up, Misty grabbed her Pokeball.
"Misty calls... Tentacruel!" Misty shouted as she released her water poison type. Seeing as her opponent has made her decision, Lorelei ended the
"Now I get to see what this one is made off. I must admit I was intrigued when the report of the out of control Tentacruel came to me." Lorelei confessed. "Tell me, what is the story with the scar on her bulb.".
"When she was still in an egg, it cracked pre-maturely." Misty explained. "While she is perfectly healthy and it doesn't hurt, there is no-one to get rid of it.".
"Tenta." Tentacruel nodded in agreement as she entered a battle stance. She knows this is her trainer's idol and she heavily respects her. She will make sure her best friend is shown to be a strong and competent trainer even when facing an elite four member. Seeing the Jellyfish Pokemon enter a battle stance, Ninetales also entered one, while this is her first battle she will do everything to make a good first impression.
"As for the field, we can use both the land and pond." Lorelei explained. "Now all we need is a ref.".
"I'll do it." Drake offered. Receiving a nod from both trainers, Drake took his position as the ref. "Ninetales VS Tentacruel... Begin.".
Lorelei VS Misty (P. I):
"Alright Tentacruel, start off by going for the water." Misty instructed.
Tentacruel nodded and started to crawl towards her element. Tentacruel aren't the fastest of Pokemon and that goes double on land, which gave both Lorelei and Ninetales more than enough time to counter.
"Not so fast, use Freeze-Dry on the water." Lorelei instructed.
Ninetales let out a battle cry as a powerful icy wind blew out of her mouth. The attack flew past Tentacruel, landing a super-effective hit before the Jellyfish Pokemon could even reach the water. The ice type move blew over the pond, freezing it solid.
"Well if they want a head fight, let's give them one." Misty declared. "Use Toxic!".
Tentacruel turned towards Ninetales and lifted her appendage. Three blobs of purple sludge shot out of her mouth and was aimed for Ninetales. Lorelei smirked, she knew Poison types were a major weakness of her Ninetales, so she taught her the perfect counter.
"Safeguard." Lorelei instructed without batting an eye.
Ninetales let out a sort of mystical howl towards the sky, as her whole body glew multicoloured. The blobs of toxic sludge struck Ninetales but just dissolved without affecting the ice fairy type thanks to the barrier Safeguard created.
Misty clenched her fist as she looked for some sort of opening. The battle may have only just started but Lorelei is already controlling the battle, having a counter to her every move. She needs an out there move to throw her off guard. She needs an Ash idea, and she might've just figured it out.
"Psyshock." Lorelei instructed.
She isn't an idiot, Misty is clearly looking for an opening. She isn't stupid enough to make it easy and let her have time to focus. Ninetales' eyes became clouded with a light pink colour as several balls of Psychic type appeared around her. Soon the psychic balls started to fly towards Tentacruel.
"Use Rapid Spin to dodge, and get on the ice." Misty instructed.
Tentacruel started spinning as she moved back towards the frozen pond. Moving faster than when just walking, Tentacruel easily avoided the Psychic balls which imploded when they struck the ground where Tentacruel once stood. As soon as she was spinning on the ice, Tentacruel was moving much faster.
"Well done, Misty. You've solved Tentacruel's speed problem." Lorelei praised. "But in doing so, you've moved into my element. After Tentacruel and use Nasty Plot.".
Ninetales started running towards the frozen pond as Tentacruel came to a stop. Lorelei had a hidden smirk as Ninetales has a clear advantage on this field. Not because of the stat boosts she got from using Nasty Plot but because of the padding on her feet. Unlike most Pokemon, she won't go sliding around on the ice.
"Ice Beam." Lorelei instructed.
Before either Misty or Tentacruel could respond, Ninetales fired an ice beam out of her mouth and it struck the Jellyfish Pokemon head on. Despite Tentacruel having naturally high special defence and resisting the ice type, it caused some serious damage to the water poison type. Even more worrying was the fact that the blast sent Tentacruel sliding backwards while Ninetales stood tall with no knock back from the blast thanks to her padded paws having a strong grip even on ice.
"Getting spinning again Tentacruel, we can't take another hit like that." Misty instructed. Tentacruel nodded in agreement of her trainer and started to use Rapid Spin, quickly moving across the ice field.
"Misty, you won't be able to win if your only on the run." Lorelei informed. "Keep track of Tentacruel, and wait for my word Ninetales.". The Ice Fairy type nodded and crouched down before watching the spinning Jellyfish Pokemon.
"Don't worry, we aren't running anywhere." Misty replied. "Tentacruel, I want you to prepare your favourite move, but don't use it yet. And release a haze around you whilst you continue spinning.".
Although it was a lot to ask for, Misty believes in her Tentacruel. As Tentacruel continued to spin around Ninetales, a thick fog was released from the water poison type which covered the entire field, Ninetales included.
Lorelei let out a small smile as this not only took away the power boost from Nasty Plot but also took away Ninetales sight, Misty really knows how to handle the field, just like her father.
"Now Tentacruel, Poison Jab." Misty hollered.
Not knowing where the attack was coming from meant Ninetales couldn't defend herself. Soon she was struck in the side by a powerful Poison Jab. Ninetales was sent flying since the tentacle hit it like an upper cut. Ninetales landed on the ice outside of the haze. Despite the hit being very powerful, Ninetales returned to her feet, although new to Lorelei's team, she is still an elite four members Pokemon.
Misty gasped when she saw Ninetales get up, although not surprised as she was raised by her idol, Misty knew Tentacruel would be getting tired by this point. She did have hope that she could win this match since Ninetales is knew to Lorelei's team and Tentacruel is arguably Misty's strongest Pokemon. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case. Still, neither Misty or Tentacruel are just going to give up but they need to hurry as the haze is starting to fade, as well as their cover.
"Sludge Bomb!" Misty shouted.
Lorelei smirked as she saw several blobs of sludge fly out of the disappearing Haze cloud. This has been a fun battle, and when the battle started she wasn't sure of the outcome considering this was Ninetales first proper battle. This has been a lot of fun and she is looking forward to the next battle as well.
"Dodge it, and finish this with Freeze-Dry." Lorelei smirked.
Ninetales started running around the Haze cloud which was disappearing. The Sludge Bomb hit the ice and started to dissolve through the ice, due to the ice being thin, it didn't take long for the Sludge Bomb to burn through the ice, leaving three holes with water in.
Ninetales unleashed a second Freeze-Dry out of her mouth and it seemed to spread across what remained of the Haze Cloud. As the Haze faded, Tentacruel was found still on the ice with frost covering her entire body. She had been frozen.
"Tentacruel!" Misty shouted as she saw her water poison type covered in frost with swirls in her eyes. She ran to the fallen Tentacruel as she slumped down on the ice. She cradled the Jellyfish Pokemon in her arms as the call was made.
"Tentacruel is unable to battle, meaning this round goes to Lorelei and Ninetales." Drake declared.
"You were amazing, Tentacruel. Take a nice long rest." Misty praised her water poison type before returning her. As the water type trainer stood up, Lorelei smiled at her. The Elite Four member had already returned and thanked her Fox Pokemon.
"Well done Misty, I honestly wasn't sure how that battle would've gone." Lorelei praised. "But now it is time for our second round. Come forth, my friend!". Little does the group know, Lorelei set this up from the start. She always planned to create the ice field as that puts her Pokemon at a massive advantage, just like she said in battle she becomes hard as ice and doesn't know how to go easy on anyone. She isn't underestimating Misty, which is why she hasn't gone with her ace just yet. Just in case Misty is able to win this round.
In a flash of light, Lorelei's second Pokemon appeared, cracking the ice under her body, making her float in the freezing water not looking the least bit bothered by the low temperature. Ash, Serena and Drake all scanned it with their National-Dexes:
Dewgong, The Sea Lion Pokemon. The final evolved form of Seel. Dewgong loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice. The sight of this Pokémon sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago.
Type: Water / Ice
Serena looked at the Sea Lion Pokemon with great intrigue. So, this is what her Seel will evolve into. It may seem weird she is thinking about such things since her Kingdra just evolved but all her Pokemon are important and she can't just put the others on hold because Kingdra evolved.
Misty walked back to her position as she tried to decide who she wanted to use. Her first impulse is Starmie since it is her starter. Still, even then she doubts Starmie would be able to Lorelei's Dewgong in a one on one battle... This may sound weird, but when they set out for the Orange Islands, Misty promised herself she would start using all her Pokemon more and not just rely on Starmie, Tentacruel and Vaporeon. With her mind made up, Misty grabbed her Pokeball.
"Misty calls... Goldeen!" Misty shouted as she released her pure water type.
Goldeen landed in one of the small water holes created by the previous Sludge Bomb. Despite shivering from the cold water, she looked serious as this was her first proper battle with Misty in a while. Of course, she has been taking on battles at the gym but she can only take on challengers with a maximum of three badges. She knows enough about her opponent to know she hasn't got very good odds but she will still give Misty and this battle her all.
Needless to say, her travelling companions and sisters were shocked at Misty's choice of Pokemon. Of course, she is at the disadvantage regardless of who she picked since she is facing an Elite Four member but wouldn't Starmie with its diverse move set have better odds?
"Dewgong VS Goldeen... Begin." Drake declared.
Lorelei VS Misty (P. II):
"Let's start things off with Ice Shard." Lorelei instructed.
Dewgong let out a powerful cry as a ball of ice formed in front of her mouth. Being one of the few attacks that Ash's Lapras knows, the group were used to how this attack goes but to their surprise. The Ice Shard formed much quicker than Lapras' and was clearly much bigger. In a matter of seconds, the large ball of ice shot towards the Goldfish Pokemon.
"Dodge it by diving under the water!" Misty shouted.
With great speed, Goldeen dived under the water. One thing Misty knows her Goldeen is good with is speed. Unfortunately, Dewgong's Ice Shard is quicker and not so easy to escape. The Ice Shard was set to fly right over the hole Goldeen dived under, until...
"You can't escape it that easily, Misty." Lorelei informed.
To the groups surprise, the Ice Shard made a ninety-degree turned and flew through the hole after Goldeen. Although the water did force it to slow down a touch, it was still too fast for the Goldfish Pokemon and struck Goldeen head on. The pure water type was in too much surprise after the direction change to even attempt to dodge. Lorelei smirked, Dewgong is one of her stronger Pokemon. This won't last much longer.
"Goldeen!" Misty shouted with her voice filled with concern. She sighed in relief when she saw the Goldfish Pokemon move to show she could still battle. "Since you can still battle, use Aqua Ring.".
Goldeen became surrounded by a water ball although it was hard to make out. Her body light up as some of the injury from the Ice Shard was healed up. Despite it not being very effective, it really did a number on Goldeen. Misty smiled when she saw Goldeen get healed. Although that moment of relief wouldn't last long.
"Go after Goldeen with Headbutt." Lorelei commanded.
With great power, Dewgong dived under the water. Her tail splashed a large sum of water into the air. With both speed and power, Dewgong was swimming towards the Goldfish Pokemon like a steam train. Misty gasped as that one attack could end Goldeen in one shot.
"Dodge with Agility!" Misty shouted in a panick.
More lights appeared around Goldeen and she was barely able to move out of Dewgong's way, avoiding the painful impact. Dewgong came to a halt as soon as she knew her attack missed. She turned to face the panting Goldeen. Despite being healed by the Aqua Ring, that first attack did more damage than originally thought.
"Signal Beam!" Lorelei hollered.
Game, set, match. Dewgong fired a purple bug type beam out of her mouth which easily engulfed Goldeen before either Misty or her Pokemon had time to react. The force threw Goldeen through a piece of ice that still remained. Goldeen was sent high into the air, taking major damage.
No. She was the first Pokemon Misty caught. Both Starmie and Tentacruel are two of her strongest Pokemon while she has fallen behind. She needs to prove herself, she needs to show she is just as strong as her other Pokemon, she needs to...
"Like, what is happening?" Violet asked with confusion. High in the air, Goldeen started to glow white as she continues to take damage from the Signal Beam. Her body started to grow, using ever last bit of the water types will power. When the glowing stopped, Goldeen had evolved. The trio brought out their National-Dexes and scanned the newly evolved Pokemon:
Seaking, The Goldfish Pokemon. The final evolved form of Goldeen. Trainers who are crazy for Seaking are divided into horn enthusiasts and fin enthusiasts. The two groups do not get along well.
Type: Water
Even though Seaking just evolved, it wasn't able to recover from Dewgong's brutal assault as the Signal Beam came to an end. The female water type splashed into the water, resurfacing a few moments later with swirls in her eyes. This was more of a one-sided beat down than a battle. Although a Pokemon receives a massive power boost when they first evolve, even that wasn't enough to save the Goldfish Pokemon. This is the true strength of the Elite Four.
"Seaking is unable to battle, meaning both this round and battle goes to Lorelei and Dewgong." Drake declared.
"Return Seaking..." Misty muttered as she recalled her fallen Pokemon. She smiled sadly at the Pokeball once it contained her newly evolved Pokemon. Seaking put everything it could into that battle, and evolved as a result. Still, she was no match for an elite four member. Seaking was the first Pokemon she caught when she first set out on her journey, even before meeting Ash and Serena. Although, she didn't give her the proper time and that showed in this battle. "I'm sorry, Seaking.".
"Poor Seaking, and after she evolved too." Serena sighed as she watched her friend looking at her Pokeball. She knows it was unlikely that Misty could defeat Lorelei, although she came close against Ninetales. Still, it was sad to know that even after evolving, Seaking was no match. This has got to be the worst kind of evolution a Pokemon could have.
"I know." Ash replied as he wrapped his arm around his girlfriend. "I can't think of a worst way for a Pokemon to evolve.".
"Well evolution isn't a healing technique. She took too much damage as a Goldeen, and stood no chance against Dewgong." Drake offered his thoughts. Seeing the look from Serena, he decided to explain. "I don't mean to imply that Misty is weak, but she lost the battle the moment she chose Goldeen. If I'm not mistaken, Goldeen only battled in gym matches for three or less badges. Lorelei is an elite four member, she just lacked both the strength and experience. Although, I doubt the result would've been different if Misty went with another Pokemon. It just wouldn't have been one sided.".
Misty, after a couple of minutes of looking at her Seaking's Pokeball, she smiled and clipped it to her belt. She knew when she saw Dewgong that she couldn't win regardless of who she chose. That is why she went with Goldeen. She almost always uses Starmie, Tentacruel or Vaporeon. She wanted to give one of her other Pokemon a chance to battle. Sure, she used Tentacruel against Ninetales but that was because Ninetales was new to Lorelei's team and she had a shot at winning. In the end, she can't regret her decision. She would've lost even with Starmie and at least this way her Seaking evolved. This is the best possible, realistic outcome.
"Well done, Misty." Lorelei approached the orange haired girl with Dewgong by her side. Misty noticed she had returned to her calm demeanour. "You battled well and while it might not seem like it, your Seaking did a good job.".
"While I'm happy she evolved, the battle was pretty one sided." Misty sheepishly replied.
"While that is true, a lot of Pokemon in Goldeen's position would've just given up." Lorelei explained. "Although she was at a clear disadvantage, she still battled her hardest which resulted in her evolution. That just goes to show what a great trainer you are.".
"Hehehehe, thank you Lorelei." Misty nervously chuckled with a blush. Never did she imagine her idol would complement her on battling, especially after such a one-sided loss. "That is kind of you to say.".
"Like, well done Misty." Violet praised as both of Misty's sisters approached her.
"You were, like, in total sync throughout the whole battle." Lily praised. "And, like, Tentacruel almost actually won.".
"Thanks, you two." Misty smiled. "And I hope you won't keep forcing my Pokemon to do your shows.".
"Like, no. We've totally learnt our lesson." Violet replied.
"We will only, like, use your Pokemon in gym battles." Lily added. To Misty's surprise, she felt one her Pokeballs wiggle on her belt. She didn't even need to look to see who it was, and she knew what they were trying to say.
"Actually, maybe you could still use one of my Pokemon who actually enjoys preforming with you." Misty informed with a small smile.
"Like, who is it?" Violet asked.
"Starmie, or Seaking?" Lily asked, both of them have never complained about preforming and are both excellent at making the girls look beautiful. Unfortunately, the only one of Misty's Pokemon who enjoys the shows is neither of those two.
"It's Kingler." Misty informed with a smile. The two sisters fell over in disbelief, that was not who they were expecting to be the Pokemon who wants to perform with them.
With the battle over, the group bid goodbye to Lorelei and returned to the Pokemon Centre to get both of Misty's Pokemon healed up. Misty actually did swap Vaporeon with Tentacruel since she has been on Misty's team since Ash won his second badge. Although Tentacruel doesn't like Misty's sisters, she promised to behave and work with them for gym battles.
Lily and Violet also bid goodbye to the group, leaving to get a ship to an island with an airport. Back when Misty was given the gym (when she becomes of age to run it) they didn't truly respect her. They consider battling beneath preforming anyway but now they can see that Misty is just as much as a sensational sister as they are.
Serena took the time to show her on hand Pokemon that Kingdra evolved. Although gaining a stubborn streak with evolution, Kingdra is still a loyal Pokemon and even though dragon types have a reputation for becoming unruly when they evolve, she is still a part of Serena's team. Speaking of, it has been a while since she caught a new Pokemon to her team...
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