Friggin' finally!
I had to write this one out in one session to make sure it flowed smoothly. To help with the writing I was listening to the Elite Four battle music from R/S/E. You could probably see musical influence during the majority of the battle I believe.
Fighting for Akuma's side was Misdreavus. For Chad it was Elekid. Three seconds passes between them before either made a move.
"Wave lengths!"
"Thundershock!"
Misdreavus emitted a psychic wave toward Elekid who was already firing a straight line thundershock toward the opponent. Elekid's attack pierced the center of the psywave to cancel out the attack and hit Misdreavus perfectly. Akuma ordered a 'flash beam' next, so Misdreavus flashed a confuse ray at Elekid leaving it dazed. Chad commanded another thundershock attack which hit Misdreavus again, but Elekid was still in a state of confusion. Chad returned Elekid to its pokéball and sent out... Elekid again. Except that its confusion was now absent. Akuma showed signs of amusement then had Misdreavus use 'beam one'. Elekid became assaulted by psybeam attacks which it tried to avoid with various acrobatics. Because of the frequency of the psybeam there was no opening to counter attack. Chad recalled Elekid again and this time sent out Infernape.
Infernape was somewhat confused at its opponent, and even more confused about its temporary trainer, but accepted the circumstances without questioning upon seeing Akuma's acceptance of the situation. Chad tried having Infernape use flame wheel on Misdreavus which Infernape did know. It leapt into the air and spun vertically toward Misdreavus while coating its body in fire. Misdreavus attempted to dodge but was too slow. Infernape's attack knocked her out.
Akuma recalled Misdreavus and sent out Dugtrio. Chad looked confused at the three headed underground Pokémon but knew any questions or time to think would be pointless. Dugtrio tossed sand at Infernape as Chad commanded another flame wheel that nullified the sand attack. Before the attack could hit, Dugtrio went underground so fast that it took a moment before Chad noticed it was gone. Knowing Infernape wasn't fast enough to dodge whatever attack might be coming next, Chad switched out for Scyther. Scyther noticed whose side it was fighting for, but didn't really seem to care as long as it could fight. Chad had Scyther hover a few feet above the ground to be ready for a slash attack the moment Dugtrio appeared. When it did come up from below, Scyther slashed it before it could retreat. Though not significantly wounded, Dugtrio was immediately switched out by Akuma for a new Pokémon Chad hadn't seen him use before.
Akuma had presented Houndoom to fight against Chad in its debut battle. Chad was frightened at Houndoom's appearance, but tried to hide his fear knowing Akuma was watching him carefully. He had Scyther use double team in six copies and began slashing at Houndoom quickly.
"Houndoom, endure the hits," Akuma commanded as Houndoom was repeatedly slashed by Scyther's blades. Houndoom turned its head toward Akuma and made a threatening growl. "Shut up and listen to me. You can pick out the real Scyther if you pay attention. Strike the real one and the copies will disappear, but you have to endure the hits and focus on the copies to find the real thing." Houndoom looked back to the Scyther copies and searched for the difference. Between the seven attackers there was only one Scyther that was real. It looked at each one as best it could for the one Scyther with a difference but couldn't spot anything. "Flamethrower, straight ahead!" Akuma suddenly said. Houndoom fired its flamethrower at the two Scythers coming at it from the front. One vanished, while the other was knocked back. Immediately the other copies disappeared as well. Houndoom pounced on Scyther and used a point-blank flamethrower to knock it out for good.
Chad was surprised, but didn't say a word as he chose Elekid for another round. Expecting a flamethrower attack, Chad used Elekid's quick attack to get a sure first strike in. The strike hit Houndoom in the face, allowing Elekid to use a leer followed by a thundershock. Houndoom shook off its surprise from the fast attacks and used flamethrower as expected. Elekid used quick attack to evade the flames and struck back with a thundershock when it could. Akuma became annoyed and told Houndoom to use faint attack. Houndoom let Elekid draw in close then knocked it back with its horns when Elekid came in range. Elekid fell to the ground and Houndoom pounced again, just like it had with Scyther, and opened its mouth for the same flamethrower attack.
"Elekid, kick out its feet!" Chad called. Elekid used a low kick on Houndoom's legs, knocking its balance out and the flamethrower shot went wide. "Now use your star power on Houndoom's face!"
Elekid fired a stream of shining stars at Houndoom – a swift attack. Houndoom tried to stand but was hit with another quick attack. Both Akuma and Chad recalled their Pokémon at the same time, surprising them both.
Akuma smiled at the change up and selected a new fighter after a moment of thought. Knowing the younger trainer might be starting to recognize his pokéball contents based on the different styles he had, Akuma was sure to keep the ball out of sight when he pulled it from the straps. Chad however, was hesitant. He was trying to not reveal any of his newer Pokémon to Akuma, but the only two of those he had with him at the moment were Nidorino and Sandshrew, and Nidorino had evolved since Akuma last saw him. Sandshrew hadn't shown itself to be a particularly able fighter either, so he had to use a different Pokémon. The problem was figuring out which one to use and he only had one more selection left before reaching the four Pokémon limit. Finally he decided on his fighter and both he and Akuma threw their pokéballs at the same time. For Akuma, it was Metagross. Fighting for Chad was Bulbasaur.
Akuma observed the new addition to Chad's team briefly before being surprised by Chad's initiative. From the moment Bulbasaur appeared, Chad knew Akuma would take a second or two to look over his new Pokémon but Chad ordered an attack from the moment Bulbasaur appeared leaving Akuma to be the defender while he implemented Erika's advice from the day before.
"Bulbasaur, use vine whip on the legs!"
Bulbasaur's vines shot out quickly from under the bulb and swept out one of Metagross's legs, knocking it off balance. As the vines moved toward another leg Akuma yelled 'magnet rise' causing Metagross to begin floating in the air. The vine whip passed under Metagross doing no damage. Metagross's next attack was take down. It zoomed toward Bulbasaur through the air and smashed into it with its whole body. Bulbasaur flew through the air and bounced off the ground a few times before landing in a cloud of dust. Chad told Bulbasaur to use leech seed and a shot fired from within the cloud to land on Metagross. From the point where it connected, a tiny plant of leafy vines quickly grew up and around Metagross encircling its entire body. Metagross soon showed signs of growing weaker as the plant sapped its energy and transferred it to Bulbasaur, causing Bulbasaur to regain its health. Akuma had Metagross land and dig into the ground for support. When Metagross had braced itself Akuma commanded it to finish Bulbasaur in one move. Metagross began charging energy below its body and Chad saw a mouth open from underneath Metagross. The sound of the charging was identical to the sound Chad and Kurishimi had heard right before the Tyranitar from the other day was defeated. Knowing this attack would finish Bulbasaur immediately, Chad told Bulbasaur to brace for impact. Since it was an open field, there was no cover anywhere in the vicinity. Metagross fired a high power energy beam toward Bulbasaur at a speed too fast to evade. The hyper beam enveloped Bulbasaur entirely and Chad himself was nearly blown back from the destructive force. When the attack had finally passed, Chad couldn't see his Bulbasaur inside the cloud of smoke. Knowing Bulbasaur couldn't battle anymore anyway, and since he couldn't see his Pokémon to recall it yet, Chad released Infernape to battle Metagross. Chad started to move toward the field wreckage where Bulbasaur would be, but noticed Metagross suddenly looked exhausted. Not passing up the opportunity, Chad commanded a mach punch from Infernape that hit Metagross in the center of the X on its face. At close range, the next attack was a flame wheel that stayed in place and grinded into Metagross with ferocity. Metagross took each hit without moving and didn't seem to bother evading or fighting back. Finally Chad told Infernape to use seismic toss. Infernape grabbed one of Metagross's legs and threw it into the air. Next Chad told Infernape to use a mega kick. Infernape leapt into the air ready to kick Metagross into the ground, but Akuma was ready for them.
"Metagross, show us your raw power."
Metagross suddenly seemed revived and used its psychic power to right itself in the air. It raised one of its frontal arms and the claws at the end began to glow. It swung its arm toward Infernape with a brutal meteor mash attack that connected right in the middle of Infernape's chest and stopped the mega kick before it could begin. Infernape crashed into the ground in much the same way as Chad had planned to do to Metagross, but Metagross was still being weakened by the leech seed and both fighters were at their limit.
"Enough, the battle is over," Akuma said as Metagross was recalled. Chad did the same with Infernape as well. "Get to Bulbasaur, it needs attention immediately."
Chad rushed over to Bulbasaur and found it to be in extreme pain. It couldn't even stand up. Chad started to return Bulbasaur to the pokeball, but Akuma had come over to stop him.
"Wait, it won't do well on the trip back. It needs attention right now."
"What should we do then?" Chad asked with a worried tone.
Akuma sat down beside Bulbasaur and checked its wounds thoroughly. "Okay, I've got some medicine on me that might help it out, but I'm out of the proper herbs and berries needed. Over there on that bush there are some blue colored berries. Go pick a few and bring them back. I'll give Bulbasaur the medicine it needs for now."
Chad rushed over and began gathering berries while Akuma produced a pill and some drink from the pouch at his side. He broke the pill into two pieces and fed one to Bulbasaur making sure the pill was swallowed. Bulbasaur began breathing more easily and regained consciousness. Akuma fed it the second half of the pill which Bulbasaur swallowed on its own. After that, Akuma gave it some of the drink he had as Chad came over. Akuma fed it some of the berries Chad had picked until Bulbasaur was ready to travel, and Chad was allowed to return it to its pokéball at last.
"Keep the rest of those berries inside one of the pouches in your vest, Chad. Those are Oran berries and are a good snack for Pokémon that have injuries. They aren't as strong as potions, but you may be able to use them in emergencies. Now we can head back to the Pokémon Center and give your Pokémon the attention they need. Let's get out of here."
Chad gave Akuma back his Pokémon and the two began flying back into the city on Charizard. It was a silent trip, until Akuma broke the silence.
"I'm sorry about your Bulbasaur. Metagross and I got carried away with the battle. I knew your Bulbasaur was at a lower level, but I still fought too hard."
"It's alright. I don't think many others would have fought less than you did anyway if it was anything but a friendly battle. It's something I have to be prepared for is all."
"No, we got too carried away. If I didn't have the proper medicine on me, Bulbasaur might have become permanently damaged. I wasn't thinking clearly again."
"What do you mean by 'again'?"
"Never you mind; I was just thinking out loud."
When they arrived in the city the sun had come up and was shining throughout the city, lighting up the streets as the crowds began to come out. Charizard landed in front of the Pokémon Center allowing Chad to quickly rush inside and heal his Pokémon. Akuma stepped off and stood by Charizard, silently watching the boy go inside. Charizard waited for a moment before growling a question at Akuma.
"I don't know what happened. First it was Big Red and now Metagross. I'm worried you might be next. I think I'm running out of time." Charizard was silent and waited for Akuma to continue. "I think it's time I started taking an active approach like the other hunters. I mean, I've always appreciated being anonymous, but apparently that can only get me so far. Akashi didn't catch her Onix in the wild, she traded for it. And she can control it just fine. I think Fuji was right about what he said. Charizard, I think it's time to change things up for us. I've reached my limit as a trainer for my Pokémon. I'm not going to lose you too."
Charizard placed a clawed hand on its trainer's head and gave a gentle growl before Akuma returned it to its pokéball and followed Chad inside.