Theme Song
You're on your journey with your friends from the start (shows the group walking down a road together laughing)
There will be bonding and broken hearts (Owen puts his arm over Brooklyn's shoulder)
The power inside will make us strive... (Charizard starts to Mega Evolve)
For greatness! (Split screen of Owen at the Kalos League and Daniel and Brooklyn at the Grand Festival)
Put in the work and you will go far (Haunter evolves, Gengar's face is covered in shadows and she throws a Shadow Ball at the camera)
But what happens when we're torn apart? (Ariel and Blaziken look up at the moon)
A threat will rise, but we'll realize (Frank and Dragonite squaring off with Owen and Charizard)
We can do it together... Pokemon! (Group stands together with their Pokemon)
Well, what's going on, people? This chapter will feature Owen's gym battle with Clemont, and, as stated in the A/N at the end of last chapter, Ariel and Frank will be watching the battle on TV. Also, after talking to The 6th Spectral King, I've decided to make a theme song for this story(!) that's pretty corny, but who cares?
MCMXCV: Thanks! And haha, that sounds like a funny idea, I could probably use it as a running gag
ShadowDragon9000: Lol, I started laughing pretty hard when I read that :3 And this chapter will be pretty hype, and it'll start the transition from lighthearted stuff to some pretty bleak things
Dattoban: That would've been a lot cooler... damn. Well, thanks for the compliment and the review!
Guest: I take it as a compliment, but it's unflattering from an author's perspective. I'm just glad the account got banned
FlameStriker123: Thanks! And this chapter is pretty exciting because it's a gym battle!
Owen's team
Greninja, (m), level 36, Water Shuriken, Smack Down, Round, Quick Attack, Water Pulse*, Smokescreen*
Charizard, (m), level 71, Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, Seismic Toss, Blast Burn, Aerial Ace*, ?*
Tyrunt, (m), level 36, Dragon Claw, Stomp, Stealth Rock, Crunch, Ancient Power*, Dragon Tail*
Haunter, (f), level 32, Shadow Punch, Mean Look, Night Shade, Confuse Ray, Sucker Punch*, Payback*
Butterfree, (f), level 34, Tackle, Silver Wind, Psybeam, Gust, Poison Powder*, Sleep Powder*
Pikachu, (m), level 32, Slam, Quick Attack, Thunderbolt, Nuzzle, Electro Ball*, Double Team*
Hawlucha, (m), level 34, Wing Attack, Karate Chop, Flying Press, Aerial Ace, Bounce*
With Professor Sycamore
Chespin, (m), level 35, Mega Drain, Needle Arm, Rollout, Vine Whip, Energy Ball*
"Today's the day, Greninja and Charizard!" Owen exclaimed as he threw his arms in the air, standing in front of Prism Tower. Greninja cheered happily while Charizard nodded at his trainer's words. The three Pokemon Owen had told would be used in the battle were standing in front of him looking on excitedly, except Hawlucha, of course. Haunter was grinning like crazy while Tyrunt kept snapping his jaws, which seemed to be his way of coping with being anxious.
"He's really pumped about this battle," Daniel said aloud. "Is he usually like this?" the coordinator asked while patting his Dedenne on the head. The electric and fairy type smiled at the attention, and Eddy began to pet the tiny mouse.
"Yeah," Brooklyn said while sighing with a smile. "It's pretty cu-" Brooklyn stopped talking once she realized what word she was about to say, and she immediately blushed. "It's pretty funny."
Cindy looked on suspiciously before looking back over at Owen, who was now staring at Brooklyn, but he stopped once he realized Cindy was looking. The girl began to scratch her chin, trying to piece together the clues that were so obvious, but she wasn't able to. After that, Brooklyn, Eddy, Daniel, and Cindy walked over to Owen and his Pokemon.
"Remember what we talked about," Owen said to the three Pokemon before zapping them back into their Pokeballs as the nodded in response. "I'm ready. Let's do this," Owen said as he looked up at his his girlfriend and friends. They all nodded and headed into the large tower, where there was an elevator at the base floor. A woman sat behind a desk and Owen signed up for the earliest gym battle available, which was in the next five minutes. After doing that, Owen followed the others into the elevator, and he withdrew Greninja and Charizard as the elevator doors closed.
"Are you sure about using Hawlucha? This is an electric gym, after all," Cindy said to Owen as she stared out the glass sides of the elevator and saw robots working on repairing random portions of the tower.
"Of course. Even if he hasn't battled in a while, I'm more than confident in Hawlucha, just like all my other Pokemon," Owen answered emphatically before he took a deep breath to clear his mind.
"You'll be fine," Brooklyn said as she rested her head on Owen's shoulder, calming his nerves and making him smile. As the elevator continued to rise, Owen leaned his head onto the blonde's until the doors of the elevator opened. The five humans stepped out and walked down a hallway where there were two doors, one labeled 'TRAINERS' and 'SUPPORTERS'.
"Well, I guess we have to go through here," Eddy stated as he began to walk through the automatic door.
"Good luck!" Daniel, Cindy, and Brooklyn said in unison as they followed Eddy into the supporter area, leaving Owen by himself. He released Charizard and Greninja from their Pokeballs, and the two starters followed Owen through the trainer door. Behind the door was another hallway, which led to an elevator. The fifteen year old sighed at the repetitive layout of the gym and walked into the elevator with Charizard and Greninja, and he closed his eyes.
"I'm looking forward to this," Owen said under his breath before opening his eyes, only to see Greninja's face mere inches from his. The frog gave him a stupid smile before backing away awkwardly. "You've gotten weird since evolving," Owen joked while laughing, making Charizard and Greninja laugh until the doors of the elevator suddenly opened. Owen and his Pokemon walked out of the contraption and stepped onto a brightly lit battlefield, which looked more like a mini league arena.
The crowd -which was unexpected- erupted with applause as Owen, Charizard, and Greninja stepped into the trainer box closest to them. The three looked around at the circular shaped room before spotting their traveling partners on the bench to their right, which was straight across from the referee box. All four waved to Owen, who nodded back while Greninja slammed his hand on the ground and disappeared before reappearing on the bench and waving to Owen, making him laugh.
"Welcome," a voice boomed throughout the arena. "My name is Clemont, and I'm the gym leader of Lumiose City." After the introduction was over, a boy wearing a blue outfit that looked like pajamas walked out of an elevator across the room, and he stood in his trainer box. "Oh, I think we've met before, haven't we?" Clemont asked as he adjusted his large glasses.
"Yeah, I helped find your sister a couple months back," Owen replied nonchalantly.
"Ah, that's right! You're Owen... Hill?"
"Plateau," Owen responded, slightly agitated by the guess.
"Sorry. Well, Owen, because Lumiose is such a big city, and this is the region's main attraction, my gym battles are broadcasted nationally. Do you have a problem with that?"
Owen's ears perked up when he heard about the broadcast, which he figured gave him a chance at being noticed by his parents, and he shook his head quickly.
"Good to hear. Clem-Bot, officiate the battle," Clemont ordered as he snapped his fingers. Suddenly, a strange robot that looked like Clemont flew into the arena and landed in the referee box, and then Clemont snapped his fingers again.
"Welcome, viewers, to the first gym battle of the day between the challenger, Owen Plateau, and the gym leader, Clemont! This will be a three versus three gym battle between Clemont and Owen where only the challenger may substitute Pokemon! Furthermore, once all Pokemon on one side are unable to battle, the battle will be over! Clemont, choose your first Pokemon!" Clem-Bot ordered blandly.
"The future is now thanks to the power of science!" Clemont remarked as he pointed at Clem-Bot, who gave a thumbs up at his creator before Clemont turned his attention back to the battle. "Magneton, let's use science to win!" Clemont shouted as he showed off his first Pokemon for battle. Owen's eyes narrowed as the electric and steel type floated in the air and stared at him with its three eyes, each on one of the Magnemite that had formed to create the evolution.
"Wow, all three of Owen's Pokemon are weak to Magneton. This is going to be tough," Cindy opined as Owen ripped a Pokeball off his belt and pointed it outwards.
"Hawlucha, let's give 'em a show!" Owen yelled as the Pokeball opened. Hawlucha materialized from the pure white light and he flexed upon appearing, and the crowd roared in applause for the fighting and flying type. Suddenly, a camera floated over to Hawlucha and pressed up against his face, angering the Pokemon. He then punched the screen and looked at Magneton, who was simply floating around carelessly.
"This battle will be between Hawlucha and Magneton! Begin!" Clem-Bot announced.
"Use Thunderbolt, Magneton!" Clemont commanded, pointing at Hawlucha as he did so. The magnets on Magneton began to absorb electricity from thin air and the part steel type fired a zigzagging bolt of electricity at Hawlucha, who waited for Owen to counter the super effective attack.
"Hawlucha, dodge it by rolling forward and then use your momentum to power up your Karate Chop!" Hawlucha quickly rolled forward and launched himself through the air while his right fist was glowing white. He then threw his arm forward and punched Magneton as hard as he could in the top eye, limiting the Pokemon's sight.
"Quickly, use Mirror Shot to send Hawlucha into the ground!" In a matter of seconds, Magneton began to glow white before unleashing a wave of silver energy that spiked Hawlucha straight into the battlefield, and the crowd began to cheer for Clemont as Hawlucha slowly pushed himself up and brushed the dirt off his body.
"Hurry and use Bounce to get high in the air!" Owen commanded. Hawlucha did as he was told and sprung into the air, reaching the roof of the arena. The crowd gasped in awe as Hawlucha used the roof as a spring and sped towards Magneton as if he were a nuke that was dropped.
"Magneton, stop Hawlucha with your strongest Thunderbolt!" Magneton's magnets began to absorb electricity once again and fired another wicked bolt at Hawlucha, this time striking the eagle. Much to everyone's surprise, Hawlucha powered through the super effective attack, giving Owen the perfect opportunity to deal a devastating blow.
"Flying Press!" Hawlucha was covered in a thin coat of white energy and he spread his wings before crashing down on Magneton and slamming it into the ground, causing the battlefield to crack while Hawlucha stood up and bowed to the crowd as they roared over the victory.
"Magneton is unable to battle! Clemont, choose your next Pokemon!"
000
"Lord Frank, come quickly!"
"What is it, Spike?" Frank asked as he sat in the room where he killed King George. His feet were on the late King's desk, and he spat on the ground while looking out the window.
"It's that kid from Shalour City! He's on TV battling the gym leader of Lumiose!" Spike shouted before running out of the room. Frank hopped up from his chair and followed his right hand man into a different room, which had a large flatscreen TV hanging on the wall. Frank watched the television intently as a Hawlucha flexed and bowed to the crowd before he was withdrawn to his Pokeball, which was being held by Owen.
"So he's in Lumiose right now? I guess that means we have to speed up our plans..." Frank said before drifting off. "Spike."
"Yes, sir?" Spike asked as he turned to face Frank, even though he wanted to watch Owen's battle.
"Get Viviana and a few other people you think are strong or have potential," Frank ordered coldly, still watching the battle.
"May I ask why, sir?"
"We're going to Lumiose right now."
000
"Awesome job, Hawlucha, take a break." Owen put the fighting type's Pokeball back on his belt, and he grabbed his second without hesitation, throwing it in the air. "Haunter, let's keep the momentum!" Once again, the crowd cheered as Owen revealed his Pokemon, but Haunter looked worried by all of the attention. "Hey, Haunter," Owen called, making the ghost type turn around. "Block all of them out. Just think that this is practice." The ghost type nodded and turned back to Clemont with a fierce look.
"You did well, Magneton. Emolga, go!" Clemont's second Pokeball opened and an Emolga flew out of it before landing on the ground and locking eyes with Haunter, who began to punch one of her fists into her open hand.
"This battle will be between Emolga and Haunter! Begin!"
"Haunter, use Shadow Punch!" Owen commanded, knowing he needed to be aggressive if he wanted to defeat Emolga. Haunter quickly launched her right fist forward, sending a shadowy fist at Emolga, who attempted to fly away but was hit by the powerful ghost attack.
"Emolga, use Aerial Ace and hit Haunter at max speed!" Clemont shouted. After recovering from the Haunter's Shadow Punch, Emolga flew towards ghost type opponent as white streaks of light flew off her face, and she slammed into Haunter. Due to the speed that Emolga was traveling at, Haunter was pushed back across the battlefield.
"Hang in there, Haunter. Use Payback!" Haunter snickered and she fired a bullet of black energy at the flying squirrel that had just smacked into her. Emolga's eyes went wide as she was crushed by the spiraling black energy, and she was hit into a wall by the ferocious attack.
"Are you okay, Emolga?" Clemont asked in concern as the tiny Pokemon slowly got onto her feet with bruises all over her body and dirt covering her fur. The electric type nodded and slowly got back in the air, but Owen Haunter didn't give her an opportunity to get back into the pace of battle.
"Haunter, use Night Shade!" Haunter nodded and her eyes flashed before a vertical crescent of purple energy was fired across the battlefield and hit into Emolga, who smacked against the ground in pain, making the audience cheer for Haunter, who tried blocking the applause out.
"Emolga, please get up!" Clemont shouted to the injured Pokemon, who was struggling to stay conscious. Emolga lifted her head off the ground and tried to push himself up, but Haunter floated right over her and smirked as she began to rear her fist back.
"Haunter, use Shadow Punch!" Haunter threw her fist forward and Emolga was crushed by a shadowy hand that knocked her out instantly. Once Clem-Bot raised its arms to signal the end of the battle, Haunter smiled and floated back to Owen, hugging the teen once she was close enough.
"Emolga is unable to battle! Clemont, choose your last Pokemon!"
000
"Wow, Owen's doing really well right now," Blaziken said to Ariel as the two walked through the streets of Lumiose City. They were passing by Prism Tower, which had several TV's streaming the battle, and Blaziken was excited to be watching the boy he had battled several months before.
"Oh come on, Clemont's a pushover. You should know that," Ariel spat, remembering her gym battle with Clemont. "Let's keep going, Blaziken. I heard Frank's at Parfum Palace."
"No way, I'm staying to watch this," the fire type said adamantly, making Ariel growl. She knew she couldn't move him, and he'd just break out of his Pokeball if he was withdrawn, so Blaziken had all the power.
"Fine, but this better be over soon."
000
"Great job, Haunter. Do you want to keep battling?" Owen asked the powerful Pokemon floating in front of him. Haunter nodded emphatically and turned around, waiting for her next opponent.
"Thank you, Emolga, you did your best. Heliolisk, let's shock them with a win!" Clemont shouted while throwing his last Pokeball. Owen stared as a bipedal lizard landed in front of Clemont. It looked like a dragon, lizard hybrid, and its eyes stared straight through Haunter.
"This battle will be between Haunter and Heliolisk! Begin!"
"Heliolisk, use Thunderbolt!" Clemont barked while pointing at Haunter. Heliolisk's neck flap (thingy) opened up and made him look like a solar panel as he unleashed a wicked bolt of electricity that zapped Haunter, bringing her to the ground. The crowd cheered at a deafening pitch as Haunter slowly got back up, and Heliolisk began running around the battlefield at light speed.
"It doesn't matter how fast you run, Haunter can still hit you! Shadow Punch!" Owen shouted while punching his fist forward. Haunter reared back and fired a shadowy fist, but it passed through Heliolisk and crashed into a wall.
"What the heck just happened? Shadow Punch can't miss!" Brooklyn shouted.
"Heliolisk is part normal type, so Haunter's only attack that'll work is Payback," Eddy informed the older girl, who cursed under her breath after hearing the information.
"Now use Parabolic Charge!" Heliolisk's neck flap opened once again and he fired a beam of electricity at Haunter, which completely engulfed her. Once again, Haunter fell to the ground, and she looked to be in an incredible amount of pain while Heliolisk began to speed around the battlefield once again.
"Let's make Heliolisk regret ever hitting you, Haunter! Payback!" Haunter fired a bullet of black energy without getting up, but the attack completely missed her running opponent, who mocked her for missing so badly.
"Heliolisk, end this with Thunderbolt!" Heliolisk once again unleashed a bolt of electricity that zapped Haunter, and she let out a cry of pain as the electricity continued to shock her, but Owen could only watch helplessly.
"Haunter, no!" Once the attack ended, Haunter's eyes were closed and Clem-Bot raised its arms in the air.
"Haunter is unable to battle! Owen, choose your next Pokemon!"
"Awesome job, Haunter, you deserve a long rest." Owen looked around at the howling audience, who were all chanting Clemont's name. "Hawlucha, come on out again!" Owen yelled as he tossed his first Pokeball again. Hawlucha bowed once he appeared, and the crowd stopped cheering for Clemont immediately.
"This is a weird matchup," Daniel stated as he scratched his head.
"Why is that?" Cindy questioned.
"They're both super effective against each other. There's no clearcut advantage here."
"This battle will be between Hawlucha and Heliolisk! Begin!"
"Hawlucha, use Karate Chop!" Owen demanded. Hawlucha happily obliged and charged towards Heliolisk while both of his hands were glowing white, and he began to unleash a flurry of punches.
"Heliolisk, dodge and use Quick Attack to knock Hawlucha away!" Clemont shouted. Heliolisk wasn't fast enough to get away from the super effective barrage, but he powered through the pain and checked Hawlucha across the battlefield, sending the fighting and flying type rolling across the battlefield.
"Keep it up, Hawlucha! Use Aerial Ace!" Owen shouted, hoping Hawlucha would be able to out speed Heliolisk. Hawlucha opened his wings and flew across the battlefield as white streaks of light flew off his beak.
"Zap Hawlucha with Parabolic Charge!" Heliolisk unleashed another blast of electricity that zapped Hawlucha and caused him to drop to the ground while twitching slightly. The bruises on Heliolisk's body began to disappear and he regained his original posture and looked much more energetic, making Owen bite his bottom lip in order to refrain from cursing.
"Hawlucha, please get up!" the fifteen year old shouted to his downed Pokemon, who slowly got back on his feet before falling down on his face.
"Wrap it up with Thunderbolt!" Clemont shouted while pointing at Hawlucha. Heliolisk fired a zigzagging bolt of electricity that instantly knocked Hawlucha out, leaving Owen with just one Pokemon.
"Hawlucha is unable to battle! Owen, choose your last Pokemon!"
"Thanks for the great job, Hawlucha. Tyrunt, it's all up to you!" Owen shouted as he chucked his third and final Pokeball onto the battlefield. Tyrunt landed in front of his trainer and, as usual, he snapped his jaws at his opponent in an attempt to intimidate him. Heliolisk, however, snapped his jaws right back while opening the flap around his neck.
"This battle will be between Tyrunt and Heliolisk! Begin!"
"Heliolisk, use Grass Knot!" Heliolisk slammed his left foot on the ground, causing a weed of grass to shoot up from the ground and smack Tyrunt across the face violently, making the prehistoric Pokemon growl in anger.
"Tyrunt, charge and use Dragon Claw!" Tyrunt ran towards Heliolisk while his stubby arms began to glow blue, and he jumped in the air before attempting to slash the larger dinosaur, who was more than ready to counter.
"Counter with Iron Tail!" In the blink of an eye, Tyrunt was sent flying through the air by Heliolisk's steel tail, which slammed into his chest, and he landed on the ground headfirst, making Tyrunt roll around in pain before standing up and snapping his jaws once again.
"Tyrunt, use Crunch and hold nothing back!" Owen commanded while punching the air. Tyrunt quickly made his way across the battlefield and chomped down on Heliolisk's arm, making the fully evolved Pokemon cry out in pain while trying to shake Tyrunt loose. The rock and dragon type, however, refused to let go and continued to bite down on Heliolisk's tail.
"Heliolisk, use Thunderbolt!" Heliolisk covered himself in electricity, making Tyrunt let go of his tail due to being shocked, literally. The electric type fell to the ground and tried to get up, but a flash of static surrounded his body, and he remained motionless.
"Oh no! Tyrunt's paralyzed!" Brooklyn shouted as she rose from her seat on the bench on the side of the battlefield.
"Tyrunt, I know you can do it!" Owen cheered along with Charizard, which drove Tyrunt to fight through his paralysis, but he still wasn't bale to run or walk.
"This was a great battle, Owen, but we have to finish this. Heliolisk, use Iron Tail!" Heliolisk jumped forward while his tail was glowing and he slammed it over Tyrunt's head, spiking the rock type straight into the ground. Clem-Bot quickly made his way over to the downed Pokemon and he began to raise his arms, but he stopped when Tyrunt pushed himself back up.
"Alright! Way to go, Tyrunt!" Owen exclaimed, but he stopped when Tyrunt turned around and smirked before roaring. Suddenly, the tiny Pokemon was engulfed in a bright light and his body began to grow exponentially. Aside from nearly doubling in size, the most notable feature about the new Pokemon was a bunch of white hair protruding from his neck.
"Tyrantrum, the Despot Pokemon. Thanks to its gargantuan jaws, which could shred thick metal plates as if they were paper, it was invincible in the ancient world it once inhabited." Owen looked up from his Pokedex and stared at the gigantic, red dinosaur, and gaped while Charizard grinned and nodded at the Pokemon.
"That's... incredible," Cindy remarked as Tyrantrum let out a mighty roar and slammed his foot on the ground, making the arena shake slightly.
"Now that's what I call a dragon type!" Daniel exclaimed as he stared at Tyrantrum. "I've gotta get one of those!"
"Tyrantrum, let's show 'em your strength!" Owen shouted. Tyrantrum nodded back and charged towards Heliolisk, who looked back at Clemont in terror as his gigantic opponent closed in. "Tyrantrum, use Stomp!" The large Pokemon jumped in the air and slammed his foot down on top of Heliolisk, who was crushed under the weight and force of Tyrantrum, who roared proudly.
"Heliolisk, free yourself with Thunderbolt!"
"Not on our watch! Use Dragon Tail, Tyrantrum!" Owen commanded. Tyrantrum jumped in the air as Heliolisk began to generated electricity, and he slammed his glowing blue tail against the electric type's chest, knocking the wind out of the suddenly weak Pokemon. The crowd gasped in shock as Tyrantrum walked back towards Owen and waited for his trainer to give him one final command to finish the battle.
"Heliolisk, use Thunderbolt again!"
"Tyrantrum, finish this with Ancient Power!" Owen countered. Tyrantrum roared as five gigantic boulders revolved around him before flying towards Heliolisk, who had unleashed a bolt of electricity. The first boulder cancelled out the Thunderbolt while the other four clobbered Heliolisk, knocking him out instantly, ending the battle.
"Heliolisk is unable to battle! That means Owen is the winner!"
"Yeeeaah!" Owen screamed as he ran forward and jumped up to hug Tyrantrum. The gigantic Pokemon roared powerfully as Charizard flew to his side and nodded at him. Clemont walked to the middle of the battlefield and laughed while adjusting his glasses, and he handed Owen a small piece of metal.
"Congratulations on your victory. Here, take this, it's the Voltage Badge."
Owen thankfully took the badge and placed it in his badge case, where there were only three empty spots remaining. The teen smiled at the fact that he was more than halfway done with his badge collecting, and he was only five months into his journey, which would give him about two months to train for the Kalos League.
"That was incredible!" Brooklyn shouted as she ran onto the field and hugged Owen while Cindy, Eddy, Greninja, and Daniel were all talking to Tyrantrum, who was ecstatic about evolving.
"Thanks. Now it's time for you to win your contest," Owen told his girlfriend, who beamed at the comment.
"Don't worry, I've got this!"
Well, Owen's team just got a whole lot stronger. Now that he has five (that's right, five!) badges, Owen is more than halfway done with his badge hunt! Next chapter will take place just before the Lumiose Contest, and we're starting to hit the homestretch of the story. I've got testing this week, so I'll probably be able to shoot out this entire arc, though that's just me being optimistic. Then again, if I do what I usually do (2-3 chapters a day), I could get through this and next arc, but again, that's me being optimistic as usual. Till next time, peace out.
1) Should I change the theme song after a certain amount of arcs?
2) Who do you think is going to win the Lumiose Contest?
Next Chapter: "Outlaws": After seeing Owen on TV, Frank and Team Grim begin to prepare for their next move. What exactly is that move?
Lumiose Arc Chapters
Chapter 43: Hit the Lights!
Chapter 44: Clearing the Path
Chapter 45: Escape the City
Chapter 46: Total Takeover