Water Battlefield (Night)

It had happened in an instant.

Without a chance to strike at its opponent, Electivire was taken down with Greninja's Night Slash. Asui, Pieurve, and Sirius all watched in shock as the yeti Pokemon hit the ground.

"What... just happened?" the Pokemon Hunter asked, astonished by the time it took for one of his strongest Pokemon to be defeated. 'I was sure I didn't take my eyes off him. And yet, he managed to bring out another Pokemon to attack Electivire before we could even process that anything had happened.'

The rain continued to pour onto Dominic, who was expending as much power as he could to keep himself dry. But even still, a few stray raindrops struck him, burning through his skin as if they were acid. But that was why he chose Greninja. He watched as water swirled around the Pokemon's body, its physical appearance changing. Black spikes resembling hair now decorated the side of its head, and a bright red crest was in the center of its face. But the biggest change was the giant Water Shuriken on its back.

As the transformation finished, Dominic allowed himself to relax. The raindrops on his skin, while still painful, no longer ate through his flesh. It was more like being snapped with a rubber band. 'It's a good thing Battle Bond kicked in when it did. I don't want Asui to see me die.' the boy thought to himself, looking at the girl's scared expression. He gave her a smile and a thumbs up, trying to show her that he was fine.

"Hey! What was that you just did now!?" Pieurve asked as he sent back Electivire, outraged. It wasn't Mega Evolution, that was something he knew for sure. Greninja didn't have a Mega Stone anywhere on its body, and the energy that was normally released during Mega Evolution was nowhere to be found here.

"Nothing you need to be concerned with." Dominic said coldly as he stood up, the rain on his skin still beating down on him.

"I'll teach you to take that glib tone with me! Grapploct!" The poacher threw out a Timer Ball, and from it, a blue octopus with yellow markings on its eyes appeared. Once again, Asui used the Pokedex on it.

"Grapploct, the Jujitsu Pokemon. Type: Fighting. A body made up of nothing but muscle makes the grappling this Pokemon performs with its tentacles tremendously powerful. Searching for an opponent to test its skills against, it emerges onto land. Once the battle is over, it returns to the sea."

"Don't think using a Fighting-Type will save you." Dominic said. "Extrasensory!" Greninja's eyes started to glow, sending out a wave of energy that kept Grapploct in place. "Follow up with Water Shuriken." Grabbing the giant shuriken from its back, Greninja threw the projectile directly at its opponent.

"Argh! Detect, now!" Pieurve commanded, prompting Grapploct to evade Water Shuriken at the last second. "Now use Liquidation!" Grapploct's tentacles started glowing bright blue as it lunged at Greninja.

Grinning, Dominic sent Greninja back to its Poke Ball before throwing out another Poke Ball. It popped open, releasing Cradily, who was immediately struck with Liquidation. But instead of being damaged, the water from the attack was absorbed into Cradily's body, increasing its power. "Just as planned." Dominic said, looking up at the still rainy sky. 'As long as Greninja's Battle Bond is active, the rain won't be lethal. I just needed the transformation to trigger before sending out Cradily.' "Use Energy Ball!" An orb of green light formed in front of Cradily's face. The Fossil Pokemon snarled as it launched the attack.

"Counter using Close Combat!" Pieurve yelled. Grapploct jumped forward and repeatedly attacked the Energy Ball with its tentacles, shattering the Grass-Type Move. It then proceeded to do the same to Cradily.

"Hang in there! As soon as it stops, use Stockpile!" Dominic said. Despite the constant damage, Cradily refused to be defeated. The second Close Combat ended, it covered itself in a white light that increased its Defense. "Now use Meteor Beam!" A ball of golden light formed in front of Cradily's face, absorbing power from space as the Pokemon's power grew.

"Close Combat!" Pieurve said. But before Grapploct could do anything, it was blasted with Meteor Beam, knocking it out. 'Damn this brat. It's just like the last time I fought him. He just keeps pulling these ridiculous strategies out of his ass!' "Come back, Grapploct. Dragalge, your turn!" The Captain said, switching out his Pokemon.

"Cradily, you've done enough." Dominic said, sending his Pokemon back. "You're up, Greninja!" He threw a Poke Ball, and in a flash of light, Greninja appeared, still under the effects of Battle Bond. "Start things off with Extrasensory!" The Ninja Pokemon's eyes glowed, releasing Psychic energy that assaulted Dragalge both physically and mentally. However, the Dragon Pokemon was able to keep calm despite the damage it was taking.

"Great work. Now use Thunderbolt!" Pieurve said with a smile. Dragalge's entire body surged with electricity before it launched a bolt of lightning at Greninja, temporarily stunning it. "Follow up with Aqua Tail!" The Pokemon's tail was soon covered in water, which it used to strike its opponent. Both Pieurve and Dragalge were pleased to see purple bubbles fly out of Greninja's face.

"What just happened?" Asui asked, recognizing the Poison effect.

"Its Ability must be Poison Touch." Dominic said with a grimace. "It allows a Pokemon to Poison an opponent simply by using an attack that makes contact. Greninja, Night Slash now!" The Water-Type focused its mind, ignoring the Poison. It then jumped forward, forming a kunai out of water and slashing Dragalge with it. "Even if Poisoned, we won't allow ourselves to just keel over."

"Is that right?" Pieurve asked rhetorically. "Let's see if you can still fight after this. Dragalge, use Draco Meteor!" Eagerly, Dragalge reared back its head and roared into the night sky. After a few seconds, dozens of glowing purple meteors fell from orbit.

"Like that scares us." Dominic said arrogantly. "Counter using Water Shuriken!" Greninja grabbed the weapon on its back, throwing it at the nearest Draco Meteor. The Dragon-Type attack was seamlessly cut in two before prematurely detonating several hundred feet above the boat. This process repeated until the only remaining Draco Meteor was too close to get rid of this way. "Gunk Shot!" Greninja put its hands together, forming a ball of poison that it used to cushion the blow from Dragalge's attack. The two Moves exploded against eachother, dealing immense damage to the Ninja Pokemon. That, combined with the Poison, was debilitating for it. Unable to do any more, it fell to the floor and changed back to its normal form. Thankfully, the rain stopped after Draco Meteor was used, so Dominic wasn't in danger of death by melting anymore.

"Looks like that fancy transformation was all talk!" Pieurve taunted. However, he was relieved that Dragalge didn't have to keep fighting Greninja for an extended period of time. After seeing what Water Shuriken did to Draco Meteor, he was glad that it never hit Dragalge. It may not have taken it out, but it definitely would've lowered its HP to the point where a light breeze could knock it unconscious.

"Greninja, you did excellently." Dominic said, sending his Pokemon back. "Slowbro, finish this!" Throwing another Poke Ball, the Hermit Crab appeared. What's more, it seemed to have recovered from the damage it took in its initial battle with Dragalge. "Use Psychic!" Slowbro's eyes glowed a deep blue as it exerted its mental energy, pushing hard on Dragalge's injuries from Extrasensory and Night Slash. The Poison-Type wailed in pain before it collapsed, its will to fight gone.

"Thank you, Dragalge. Your help was invaluable." Pieurve said, sending his Pokemon back. He was now down four Pokemon, while that brat had three left. Granted, both Cradily and Slowbro have both taken quite a bit of damage up to now, so he wasn't worried about taking them both out. But if he knew Dominic, then the blonde had a trump card he was waiting to use. Making up his mind, he turned to where Octillery had Sirius hostage. "Use Thunder Wave on her." he commanded. Octillery shot yellow waves of energy at the heroine, Paralyzing her. "Now, let's end this."


Dominic's Team: Slowbro, (X)Spiritomb, (X)Wailord, Cradily, Gyarados, (X)Greninja

Pieurve's Team: Octillery, (X)Dragalge, (X)Ariados, (X)Electivire, (X)Grapploct, Unknown


AN: Sorry that this fight scene is taking this long to finish. I think the next chapter should be the end of it, though. I want this battle to finish already so I can work on the Hosu Incident. P.S., Dominic doesn't have Ash's Greninja. His just happens to have the Battle Bond Ability as well.