A/N: Now for the final battle! Wattson vs. Brendan. This should be fun.
Shelly was downloading the recordings from last night's session that Anne had sent her. According to the message she had received, it went well. Anne apparently talked to Brendan about the various morals of the teams. She said he seems very steadfast in staying neutral, if not stopping both groups, but his mind was addled by sex and he seemed to be swayed slightly. He objected to the goal of raising the sea level, along with lowering it but Anne presented the benefits, emphasising them quite a bit she said. Brendan seemed to accept them at the very least.
"Interesting, interesting." Shelly muttered as she read Anne's report. It went on to say that Brendan was tired and retreated to his room, carrying Lisia, the competition master girl, in his arms. That was the end of it, though it intrigued Shelly nonetheless. This boy would be difficult to convince to join but Shelly was ready for that. A challenge was what she enjoyed when it came to converting people. They couldn't all be Aqua, who joined when the group first started, hoping she could get some of the action early. She did, but now she was being used to counteract Terra, Magma's attack dog. It was pitiful in Shelly's opinion that one of their best should be shunted to one duty. But if they could get Brendan, then that worry would be put to rest. Aqua could deal with Terra while Brendan dealt with the rest. Fool proof.
So it seemed, though they had to get him first. That was the issue. It was a difficult issue as well since he seemed resistant. However if he slept with Anne long enough he would associate her with good things and then he would think Team Aqua was better than he thought. The Psychology of it was a bit iffy but if she could pull it off, she would be credited with a great victory for Team Aqua. Not only just that, but possibly securing the victory for Team Aqua in this war. If she did, then she would be able to live in quiet luxury. Maybe keep Brendan and Anne with her in her future sea house. Perhaps.
"Well that'll have to wait." Shelly said aloud as the download finished. Despite Archie's paranoia, she had put the download speed up higher since she highly doubted that Team Magma would bother to try and track her with her wi-fi. Still, she lowered the cap in the settings and accessed her video. It started simply enough, Anne got Brendan to the room and began getting at it but then this Lisia girl came in. They then engaged in a threesome where Anne managed to get one of the aphrodisiacs into play. From there it was a lovely scene of debauchery and lust as it went on for hours. It was later, with Lisia sleeping with Brendan's seed pouring from her, that Anne bothered Brendan about joining. Shelly watched as he declined, despite what Anne was saying. It was rather interesting. His mouth said no but his face and body were tired, which was a good time for Anne to strike. Shelly noticed that Brendan had neglected pants, as had Anne, so both were stark naked. The boy had some natural advantages, Shelly had to admit. Along with that scar. Still, she saw Brendan calmly clean up Lisia before carrying her out. Anne simply crawled into bed and fell asleep.
"Well that went well." Shelly commented, archiving the video for later. She could use it to good effect. Right now she had to deal with her subordinates.
I woke up to someone poking me in the shoulder. Hard. I groggily woke up to see a nervous Lisia standing over me as I lay on the comfy couch.
"Wh… what do you want?" I asked, rubbing my eyes. How long had it been since I fell asleep?
"Uh…" Lisia looked around. "You're not going to tell anyone about…." Lisia looked to me.
"What?" I asked, still not getting it until a good second later. "Oh, last night. Not if you want me to." I looked past Lisia to see light barely seeping up. Must be dawn. Really early dawn.
"Oh… okay." Lisia looked around nervously. "So how did…"
"I carried you." I explained quickly. "Now listen it's early and I would like at least some sleep." I gave Lisia a stern look, at least as stern as I could give from a couch as I was quickly about to fall asleep from exhaustion.
"Oh… okay. Yeah." Lisia turned and walked away. I turned over, pulling the blanket around me up closer to my shoulders so that I could get a bit more comfortable. Seriously, this couch was amazing, almost a bed in its own right. "Oh, also…" Lisia poked her head out. I turned over and glared at her. She swallowed and retreated back into her room. I would feel bad about it later, right now I had to sleep. It was getting early and I wanted to be in tip top condition to face Wattson. Who knows what kind of tricks he could have up his sleeve?
"So tired." I mumbled as I drifted off into slumber. I enjoyed a dreamless night and woke up to drawn blinds with no one bothering me. I sat up and stretched, feeling nice and rested, letting out a huge yawn. I looked over to my right and saw May and Thalia were sitting at the table, drinking something and talking. May and Thalia talking. May. Thalia. Talking. I stood and garnered their attention, both looking at me like I'd stumbled upon something I shouldn't have.
"Morning." May grinned and motioned at me with her cup. I think she had tea in there, I wasn't sure.
"Finally up." Thalia took a swig of whatever her drink was, probably the same, and looked at me like I was lazy or something.
"How late is it?" I asked, rubbing my eyes.
"Not that late, around seven-ish." May answered, a smile on her face.
"Okay." I looked around. "Only us?"
"Eh." Thalia shrugged. "Yeah. Just gotta wait a bit, get some food, then we'll head over to Wattson. Maybe." She looked to May. "Didn't you wanna do something?"
"Yeah, I wanted to get some more shopping done." She sipped her tea. "Besides, the mall and the gym are one in the same."
"I see." I yawned loudly, looking around and saw the pot of tea that Thalia and May had acquired their beverages from. "Mind, uh…" I dropped off the sentence, my mind still not awake so I simply pointed at the pot, which still looked hot. I then looked to the girls. Both shrugged in indifference but Thalia added onto it
"Just don't scald yourself on it." I looked to her as I was about to grab the pot. She grinned and I glared, before pouring a cup.
"I survived a Scyther cut to the side, I think I can take some scalding tea." I replied, finishing pouring. "Should it even happen in the first place." I raised an eyebrow to Thalia as I sat down on the one side of the small table, sort of between them. "So what's going on this morning ladies?" I asked, taking a scalding sip. I took it like a man and gave a look to Thalia, who simply looked at me. I rolled my eyes and she rolled hers back at me.
"I swear, you two." May chuckled at the two of us. She wore a spaghetti strap tank top with shorts. Casual sleepwear for some I'd guess. I just sleep in my clothes generally. I never bothered to wonder what May slept in, or Lisia for that matter. Not really important. What was important was Thalia's reaction.
"What?" she asked simply, frowning in May's direction. May simply smiled.
"You two argue like an old married couple, even through gestures. Some could say it's adorable, cute even." May smiled. "Just saying." Thalia and I looked between May and each other. We suddenly reverted to the schoolyard mentality of being repulsed by the opposite gender, despite my actions last night.
"Cute?" Thalia began. "What's cute about two people fighting?"
"It's not even really a fight." I added with a counter. "It's more a contest."
"Yeah." Thalia agreed. May simply looked between us.
"A contest of love." She said, grinning widely. I could see Thalia's face turning red from anger, though this was quite a trivial thing to get angry over.
"I'm not in love with him." Thalia jerked her head at me.
"I've yet to love a girl. Tis better to have loved and lost, however. So perhaps I'll find a girl to love someday." I looked to Thalia. "Won't be her though."
"Thanks." She said, as if it were a compliment.
"No problem." I responded. May simply laughed out loud. In fact she wound up laughing for several minutes, leaving me and Thalia a tad irritated over the whole thing. Once she had stopped laughing, which produced a nice bouncing effect with her lovely chest, something I enjoyed, not sure about Thalia.
"Oh you two." May said once she stopped laughing. "You're going to kill me one of these days."
"We'll kill you now." Thalia grinned and I simply took another drink of tea.
"I'd like to see you try." May grinned. I really wished not to be a part of this. At least until they were open to a third.
"Well" I said, standing up "as much as I'd love to join you two in your casual repartee, I have to do a few things first. Like shower." I finished my tea in a big gulp and headed for the bathroom. I looked and noticed Lisia's door was still closed. She must still be asleep. I wonder what kind of contest stuff she does and if she needs to be up early to do any of it. Curious. I headed towards the bathroom, which is a glorious sight. Stark white tiles line the walls with smooth, brown tiles lining the floor. The shower itself was a shower stall with doors that, when closed, blur up or become foggy or whatever the effect is. It's a fairly large stall that could fit six or more people, easily. It's silver and glass, in terms of colour, with a nice wide showerhead that can cover you entirely as opposed to normal ones that shoot a stream and you have to move around a lot. It's a gorgeous piece of work I tell you what.
I entered the bathroom and did the usual thing, turn on the water to let it heat up, stripped down, and hopped in. Honestly there's something about hot water that scalds just a tad that helps wash away the worries and dirt. In fact I audibly sighed once I stepped in. The water was just right and I felt myself getting cleaner. No doubt last night made things smell a bit off so a shower would make me feel fresh again. Much like a good old masturbatory session back when I went to school. It helped melt the days worries and issues away. Though, oddly enough, now that I was having sex, showers were the more peaceful time. You'd think someone like me would spend his relaxation time with sex but once you have it and after a few times it becomes a chore, almost.
Okay I lied, it's amazing, but still. Gotta break up the excitement with some cool down. Otherwise you end up doing it so much you get bored of it. I'd rather not deal with that. However some people don't share that mindset, especially if they aren't aware that the previous night you spent it fucking two girls while the other tried to sell her ideals to you. I hate that. Anne spent a good few minutes attempting it but I said no. I hope she stops because the last thing I need is to have someone at my back, hounding me about something I have no interest in. Someone repeating themselves is also quite annoying, something I've ranted about, ironically, several times.
However, before a rant could occur, the bathroom door opened. I heard it open and immediately made sure that the stall door was closed, it was, before saying
"I hope you realise someone's in here." I heard the footsteps advance, dropping something on the floor, something soft like towels.
"I know Brendan." I heard a familiar voice. May. What was she doing in here? "I brought you some of your spare clothes since you forgot them in your bag." She explained.
"Oh, well, thank you kindly." I said.
"No problem, but there's something else I'd like to discuss." She said, coming up on the shower stall door. She pressed herself against it, so I could see her outline. Breasts first. "It regards Lisia." Shit.
"What about Lisia?" I asked a tad nervously. May reached over and pulled the door open just a bit, enough to reach an arm through.
"I know you went out, but where?" she asked, reaching in and placing a hand on my thigh. She started rubbing it, which, of course, got me hard. May's hand began getting explorative. "Just curious if you fucked her." May's voice wasn't angry or anything like that. If anything it was seductive.
"Uh, yeah." I decided to admit. "We snuck down to one of the little alcoves and she said she wanted me so I gave it to her." I omitted the part about Anne and how it was a threesome. Last thing I needed was Thalia killing me. Trust me.
"I see." May said, finding my growing erection with her hand. She gripped it and slowly began stroking it, making sure to press the head with her finger as she did. I gripped one of the bars in the shower so I didn't end up falling. May's handiwork was fantastic if anything. "What did you do to her in that alcove?" she asked.
"Uh…" I swallowed as May jerked me off. "I got her against the wall, I bent her over, she blew me."
"And all we did was fuck on a simple bed, Brendan I'm jealous." May hid her arousal with fake jealousy. She tightened her grip. "Why can't we do that?"
"Uh, well…" I stammered. There was, technically, nothing stopping us. "I mean if you want to." May suddenly jerked the stall door open, her expression lustful, her chest heaving. Flecks of water hit me and splashed on to her, soon her cleavage was glistening, though it wasn't cleavage for long. She let the straps fall and the top go down to her stomach, exposing her bust. Her nipples were perky.
"Well maybe we can fuck, maybe we can just do somethings, I don't care." May said, reaching up with her spare hand and pulling my head down. "Just suck." She pressed my face into her breasts so I picked the closest one, the left, and began suckling on the nipple. She kept jerking me off, going faster and faster with her hand. I lightly bit her nipple and she moaned in an arousing way, gripping my erection tighter. "Lower…" she moaned, pushing me to my knees, letting me undo her shorts and pulling them down. She went commando, slick juices clinging to her shorts as I pulled them down. I quickly went to work eating her out, taking long licks along her length, her slit creating more tasty juices for me to enjoy. Due to how low I was, May had let my member go, but I was still completely erect as I took my time enjoying how May tasted. "Yessss." She hissed as I kept worshipping her. I pulled away after a minute and asked
"Anything else?" May looked down at me and motioned for me to stand up. I did so and she turned around, bending over a bit, exposing her glistening hole to me.
"Fuck me." She breathed and I grabbed her hips and entered her forcefully. She was wet enough that I could just slide right in. She moaning semi-quietly as I began forcefully and quickly began fucking her slick hole. She reached her arms to either side to hold on to the shower door and the wall, giving me an anchor so that I could continue to fuck her as hard as I could, and she took it graciously. Her breasts bounced to and fro with each forceful thrust into her. I leaned forward and gripped her breasts in my hands, squeezing them tight to make May moan even more. She gritted her teeth as I fucked her, not wanting to moan too loudly. I kept going at May, over and over, each thrust making her tighter and tighter, bringing me closer and closer.
"May." I grunted. "I'm gonna finish soon!" I went ever faster and May panted
"Yes… yes… inside." She let her tongue out of her open mouth and moaned as I slammed into her once, twice, three times before I came inside of her, filling her up with burst after burst of hot, thick cum. I quickly pulled out, still erect as May turned around, getting on her knees, and sliding fingers inside herself as she began sucking me off, cleaning my erection of juices and cum. She pulled her fingers from inside herself and cleaned them of their contents by sucking them. She did this a few times before she finished, pulling her shorts up and giving me a wink. "Thanks for the help, Brendan." She said before walking out. I stood there a second, exposed, before I closed the door and finished my shower, washing my hair and getting generally cleaned up. I got out and found that May did, in fact, get me my clean clothes. I could wash my old ones later. I slipped my new ones on, which were the same as before, and exited the bathroom, heading to the main area where Lisia was sitting on the couch, dressed up a bit, nothing too flashy. Thalia was still at the table while May was nowhere to be seen, probably in her room.
"So, what's up?" I asked, drawing attention to myself.
"Oh, we're waiting on May." Thalia revealed. "Then we're heading towards the Mall. Lisia's got a thing in another part of the city so she'll be elsewhere."
"Oh, that's awesome." I turned to Lisia. "What is it?"
"Oh, just a contest presentation, nothing all too demanding. I'll be done in about an hour roughly, so I might make it to your gym battle." She smiled at me.
"That'd be nice, to have more than zero people cheering me on, that aren't in my head." I chuckled at my own joke. Lisia smiled and Thalia smirked.
"Yeah, I'll cheer you on." Thalia pointed the comment at me. "I'll even film when you get pervy with the female gym leaders." She laughed and I noticed Lisia blushed. Lisia didn't ask questions about Anne, which was good. Last thing I needed was someone else not knowing because I had to lie to them, though if Anne got too pushy, I'd reveal what I could. No need to have her around if she's only going to try and get me to join Team Aqua.
"Hey, don't say you wouldn't." I countered at Thalia, her bisexuality her only flaw in her criticisms of me.
"Hey, I can look from both trays if I want." She countered.
"So I'm not allowed to look from mine?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. Thalia suddenly saw the flaws in her argument. I'll admit, that's a satisfying feeling that doesn't come 'round too often. I won't be soon enough when it happens again.
"Whatever." She growled as May appeared.
"So, are we ready?" she asked, looking around. I looked at Thalia one last time, who shrugged.
"I'm ready at least." I answered. I heard a chair move as Thalia stood up. She stretched a bit, arms up in the air. She still wore her Magma uniform, which I doubted she would be rid of any time soon. A shame she was a part of that team but if I said anything, I'd be as bad as Anne. That is the last thing I need.
"Yeah, sure." Thalia dusted herself off quickly, hands on hips. "Let's get going, I don't have all day."
"Yeah, we have all day." I amended quickly. Thalia raised her arms in frustration.
"Yeah, yeah, fine." She sighed roughly. "Let's just get going."
"All right then." May opened the door, letting us through.
Courtney found helicopters too loud for her tastes. She should get a research team to make a quieter engine. These loud, bothersome engines prevent her from full concentration on her tasks. Of course Maxie would have to approve the budget for the research, something he would never approve unless she stretched the numbers just enough. If she could convince Maxie to take a small bit from each department then perhaps she could fund a small team and fund them with just enough so that they could research. She had heard of other scientists working on such projects elsewhere, perhaps she could acquire them. Or at least their plans. Maxie always enjoyed a way to get an advantage over Archie, this could be it. A more silent way to transport troops aerially. She knew that some would object, but Jet was inconsequential in this whole thing. He was an annoying bug in Maxie's ear.
"Perhaps." She muttered to herself, switching numbers around on her tablet document, figuring out the mathematics of it all. Yes. A very small portion from each department would aid this project quite a bit. In fact it would fund it completely, if the people could work with a few restrictions. But that shouldn't be an issue and if it was, they're replaceable. She finalised the numbers and sent the document to Maxie with a simple explanation. He would likely accept it, by her calculations. But the second she sent the message she found herself not caring as much. It was a secondary issue, the first was contacting Thalia, though Maxie had no concern for her or the plan Courtney had in regards to Brendan. It'd aid them greatly, with Terra pre-occupied at facing that girl Aqua, if they could get Brendan, then Terra could be as pre-occupied as he wanted since they could send Brendan out to take care of Team Aqua. A new weapon. Courtney grinned at her plan. If she could get it working, her calculations were still in the works, then there was a good chance that he would join eventually. According to sources, one of Team Aqua's admins was doing something similar, though using one of her subordinates to use sex as a weapon. Given Brendan's school records, this would be the optimal choice but Courtney felt a more hands on approach was necessary.
If she got to talk with Brendan personally, she had no doubts she could make an impression. If she got her words right she could possibly even convince him. Then again he was a stubborn one, according to the videos Shelly had sent to her. Courtney also engineered a bit of hacking into Team Aqua's systems, which had quite a bit of security so she wasn't able to go far in one venture. But she managed to secure what was, no doubt, signs of Shelly's impatience. Other Admins such as Tabitha might try the more obvious approach, sending someone else to deal with it but Courtney was finding herself engaged by this plot of Shelly's.
Her plan, Courtney guessed, was to get the girl she sent to convince Brendan to join their side. This way, it was done through positive reinforcement and would make Brendan associate Team Aqua with good things, such as lust. A smart plan and it would work, in theory. Courtney saw the flaws, which included the payment. He would have to have a girl to sleep with constantly, or at least quite often. Possibly the girl Shelly was using now, this tanned one, would he be his payment. However, would he agree with the ideals? Would he side with them? That was the issue. The Psychology was on the right path but flawed in the long run.
What Brendan needs is a good, thorough explanation of both sides, and why Team Magma was the superior and how it would benefit him, along with the rest of humanity. It might be a long one but Courtney had read about how she could spice things up, or so the site said. Then again that method was sex and she was curious as to the effect it would have on Brendan. According to the second video, Shelly's subordinate was met with stalwart resistance from the white haired youth, why should she fare any better if she used the same tactics? It certainly wouldn't help her much if Brendan refused. Maybe a joint collaboration with Shelly? After all, the boy seemed to enjoy threesomes quite a bit, enjoying this one on tape. However Shelly's girl had something, she put it in the other one's, Lisia's, mouth. A pill, aphrodisiac perhaps? Prescribed by Shelly? The plot thickens.
Courtney kept watching the three of them go at it like wild animals. It was an interesting exchange. Once they finished the act, Lisia was asleep while Anne tried talking to Brendan. The girl obviously didn't know what to say. Poor girl. Courtney smiled, a rare act. She sympathised with the girl but held a superiority over her. Courtney was planning the words as she watched, realising that this might be easier. She could simply play Team Magma as better than Team Aqua by simple virtue of Team Magma wasn't trying to manipulate him. Oh the irony.
Regardless, he would be a tough customer. In fact it might take a while. Still, Courtney had things to do, so her side project could wait. She checked her mail and saw a notice from Maxie. She opened it and it read that he would approve the project and would even bolster the budget slightly. Courtney raised an eyebrow. So many surprises today.
Anne was in the helicopter on her way to the next city, watching the land pass by below. It went by so fast. She realised if she hadn't joined Team Aqua, she would have been on her training adventure, facing the gyms one by one, before having a shot at the Elite Four. It would take her a year, maybe two, who knows. She'd be travelling, surviving in the wilderness, having her Pokemon at her side, gaining more, becoming friends and all that. Instead she joined Team Aqua.
"Ms. Anne!" she heard one of the Grunts acknowledge her. Funny, she was still a Grunt in every sense, she just happened to work for Shelly directly now. Perhaps even Archie, the crazy man. From what she'd seen, he was eccentric. Very loud, told of how the seas would take over constantly. However he was able to combat Maxie, a man, from Anne's understanding, who was far smarter and more strategic than Archie ever would be. Yet Team Aqua was winning in this fight, winning quite a bit. Team Magma was on the ropes from what Shelly had told her. Along with securing Brendan, they would have a swift victory, raise Kyogre, and flood the lands for a new era.
She hoped Shelly was right and that it would succeed.
"I don't know." I said, looking up at the sign, lightning all around it with a little icon of what I supposed was Wattson's face. It was a round face smiling brightly, both figuratively and literally, with a big white beard and white hair. Then again he was older than me. "It's a bit flashy in my opinion."
"Yeah but you two have something in common." Thalia remarked, eyeing my white hair. I scoffed.
"Yeah, me and every person above fifty." I sighed, rolling my eyes. "But still, this seems a tad too flashy, no?"
"He's the Electric Gym leader, of course he's going to be a bit flashy." May criticised me. "I mean there's also some personality put in there but, hey, it's his gym."
"Yeah, I understand that, but…" I shook my head. "Just too flashy for me."
"Well, it's not meant for you." Thalia argued. "It's meant for him now go in there and beat him down and take your badge."
"That's a bit brutish." May criticised Thalia, who turned to May.
"I don't care for finesse." Thalia argued her personal tasted.
"It's true." I entered the conversation again. "Who needs finesse when you can beat Team Aqua girls into the decks of boats with your bare hands?" I asked, turning to them. Thalia actually smiled as May frowned.
"That was fun." Thalia recalled the event when she beat Jacqueline in a fist fight, forgoing Pokemon battling. "Little cunt deserved it for trash talking me."
"I could never get in a fight." May admitted. "Not my styled."
"Fuck style, girl." Thalia grinned at May. "I could teach you how to throw some punches, some kicks, grab the right spots…" Thalia's eyes wandered along May's form. May raised an eyebrow at my Magma companion.
"You sure?" she asked. Thalia rolled her eyes.
"Sure, we get in a ring, I'll show you some of the ropes. Hell, not even a ring, a room with some padding." Thalia grinned. "I'll have you scrapping with the best."
"Really?" May sounded interested. "Okay, even if this isn't a plot to get in my pants, you sure you can teach me?"
"Oh yeah. Besides" Thalia looked at me. "If I wanted to get in your pants, I guarantee you'd enjoy it."
"I'd say bring it on, but I'm scarred that's the last thing I want to say." May grinned.
"To you, maybe." Thalia retorted.
"Okay!" I clapped my hands. "Let's get in there and fight this Gym Leader, shall we?" I walked forward to the large yellow doors adorned with neon lights around the rims, and pushed them open by the lightning bolt handles. They opened easily, but with that classic large door opening sound you hear in movies and games. Within was a large yellow arena, lit up by large lights above. On one side were small bleachers for some viewers, and on the other was a giant fuck off screen. Most likely for showing the trainers and the Pokemon in battle. The rest was girders everywhere, metal scaffolding and stuff. On the other side of the arena was
"WAHAHAHAHAA!" I heard before I saw. From a raised platform, an elevator pushed up a large, older man in a very bright yellow jumpsuit with a black shirt underneath, sandals, and a floral print shirt that went down to his belly. His hair was cropped close to the skull, but for a bit at the back, and his head hair connected to his bushy beard, which surrounded his face like a forest. "WELCOME CHALLENGERS!" He announced through a PA system. "WHO COMES TO CHALLENGE WATTSON!?"
"I do." I stepped forward. Wattson grinned at me and pressed a button before speaking normally.
"Well now! Who might you be?" He stepped from the Elevator and made his way to us. I walked up to him and we met with a handshake.
"Brendan. Nice to meet you." I greeted as May and Thalia made their way to the Bleachers. Wattson came up and we shook hands. His grip was tight but firm and good. I shook as well as I could.
"Brendan?" he asked me, eyebrow raised. "You're the son of the new Gym Leader?" he asked, a big grin on his face.
"Yeah, Norman's my dad. He's mentioned me?" I asked, as we stopped shaking.
"That and we've heard the rumours, Gym Leader's boy going on a Pokemon Journey and is going to face us? Of course we're gonna be interested in you!" he exclaimed with a laugh. "After all, it's not often we face the children of Gym Leaders, or even Professors!" he kept that grin on his face as he talked, which kept the mood light.
"Well it's a privilege to face you all." I smiled. "It's a good challenge."
"I should hope so, boy." Wattson put his hands on his hips. "So should we get this started or no?"
"Of course." I nodded, and we walked to opposite ends of the room as the doors swung closed silently. He must keep up well with his mechanical parts. The screen on the right side opened its metal shutter and came to life, showing pictures of Wattson and I on either side, a slider showing the amount of Pokemon we had. We each had four, though I could only really use two, three at a stretch. I'd save Totodile if I really needed him, which would be tough.
"You got this Brendan!" I heard Thalia shout. "Put him down!"
"Thalia!" May chastised her and I rolled my eyes, grinning.
"Relax and watch. It'll be a fun match." I told them. I could tell I would enjoy this quite a bit.
"You ready?" Wattson called at me, hefting a Pokeball. I pulled my own, Aron's. He would be able to tank the electricity.
"Of course!" I called back.
"Good!" Wattson called. "Then let the games begin! WAHAHAHAHA!" he laughed, tossing the Pokeball out, which unleashed the creature within. Before him landed what looked like a normal Pokeball with eyes. It made some sort of exploding noise, the kind kids use when they play with toys. I pulled my PokeDex out.
Voltorb, the Ball Pokemon. It bears an uncanny and unexplained resemblance to a Poké Ball. Because it explodes at the slightest shock, even veteran trainers treat it with caution. Explodes at the slightest shock, eh? This should be relatively easy. I pulled Aron's Pokeball, tossing it.
"Aron!" he was let out in a bright flash of light, the tiny little guy about the size of Voltorb in terms of height at the very least.
"Oho! An Aron!" Wattson observed loudly. "This should be most enterprising! Voltorb, Spark!" he ordered. The Pokeball deepened its scowl and suddenly electric discharge ran along its body as it began rolling really fast at Aron.
"Aron, use Headbutt!" I called. Aron lowered his head and charged as fast as he could towards Voltorb, metal head lowered and ready to make full impact. Voltorb didn't change course and I wasn't about to change Aron's anytime soon. They impacted in the middle of the gym arena, sending sparks flying as Voltorb's electricity sparked along Aron's body, conducting but doing very little overall. I grinned and Wattson's own grin turned a bit devious.
"Self-destruct!" he ordered at Voltorb. Self-destruct, all ready? Voltorb began glowing bright white very fast.
"Aron! Back up!" I called. He began backing up but He wasn't a few steps away when Voltorb exploded quite loudly, the force sending Aron skidding across the floor towards me. He stopped within time, thankfully, but still. He slowly got up, shaken quite a bit from the blast. The screen on the side immediately darkened Voltorb's Pokeball icon. I still had Aron. This was good, I already had the advantage. However, looking at him…
"Brrrrew…" he said, stumbling a bit. That blast must've hit him hard.
"All right Aron, let's switch you out, give you a couple minutes." I pulled his Pokeball and returned him, pulling Combusken's ball.
"Smart choice!" Wattson called. "Now, Electrike!" he tossed the ball and out came the little green yapper. Though, unlike Thalia's, this one was quiet, had a fierce gaze, and looked incredibly determined.
"Combusken!" I threw his, letting him out against the Electrike. Combusken looked as fierce as ever, which was good. I needed fierce.
"Quick Attack!" Wattson called.
"Ember!" I ordered, and Combusken spewed the little fire bits in front of him, heating up the ground as Electrike had to dance around it quickly. Fire was a good way to trip people up, I found. Though this Electrike made it past Combusken's embers and made it near him, when Wattson called out
"Shock Wave!" he ordered and Electrike responded by having electric sparks dance along his body as it quickly charged up.
"Quick, Flamethrower!" I ordered, and Combusken reared his head back and fired, but not before Electrike let a wave of electricity around him in a ring. While Combusken fired the flamethrower, only a bit actually was used, which hit Electrike, while the Shock Wave hit Combusken, forcing him to his knees. Electrike was knocked back a bit by the force of the fire, and got up slowly, part of its shoulder burned black by the fire, while the rest got an overall singe.
"Good timing! But not good enough!" Wattson called to me and I looked to Combusken. While he was up on his knee, he wasn't moving very well. Paralysis. Shit!
"Combusken, can you get off another Flamethrower?" he raised his head and tried moving, but his muscles seized up and prevented movement. Shit. "All right, quick switch." I returned Combusken, perhaps Wattson would have a Magnemite or something, and tossed out the last of my three that I wished to use, Totodile. He appeared out of the ball and danced a bit, while Wattson raised an eyebrow.
"A Water type is very dangerous in this gym, boy!" he called. "A risky move at the very least!"
"You'd be surprised!" I called back, ready to use Totodile to the fullest. "Ready, buddy?" I asked. He nodded really fast. I smiled. "Okay, let's take this thing out."
"Electrike, Quick Attack!" Wattson ordered, but his Electrike's burned shoulder was hindering it from doing anything quick.
"Totodile, Water Gun!" I ordered. Totodile fired with incredible force, knocking Electrike back hard enough to send it as a wet, burnt mess back at Wattson, who raised an eyebrow. I smiled, Totodile was more formidable then he gave me credit for, even if the Pokemon we beat was burned already and weakened. Still, it showed that Totodile had some threat behind him. Wattson knew this and returned Electrike, the icon darkening while one of mine was yellow. He pulled his third and threw it.
"Magneton!" out of the ball came the floating trifecta of magnet balls. I knew what it was but I scanned it anyway, for the PokeDex.
Magneton, the Magnet Pokemon. It is actually three Magnemite linked by magnetism. It generates powerful radio waves that raise temperatures by 3.6 degrees F within a 3,300-foot radius. Already information I knew from Johto but still, best to log it.
"Okay, Totodile, get ready." I was mostly preparing him for the inevitable blast of electricity that would surely come his way. "Water Gun!" I called and Totodile fired water at the magnet cluster.
"Sonic Boom!" Wattson ordered and Magneton focused its magnets and fired a wave of pure air at Totodile, which threw the water out to all sides when it blasted through.
"Dodge!" I ordered and Totodile moved as the Sonic Boom hit the floor just in front of me, sending air up all around and in my face. I have to cover it to avoid getting it in my face. "Water Gun! Knock it out of the air!" Totodile fired another blast of water, but Magneton focused its Sonic Boom and blasted through Totodile's water. He dodged but still. This thing was a machine, able to track and deflect Totodile's attacks. He would likely only used electricity if I got in close.
"Keep it up!" Wattson ordered Magneton as it made machine-y noises.
"Keep firing!" I ordered, trying to think of a plan. Magneton would have to be fooled in order to do anything of importance to it, with Totodile at least. If I could distract it with something so that when I get Combusken out, he could blast Magneton with fire, that would make things just peachy keen. However, Magneton was good at keeping Totodile at a distance, with Totodile firing water and quick stepping to either side to avoid the blasts of air that destroyed his attacks. He would tire soon, I needed something better. Maybe… "Totodile bite it!" I ordered. Totodile quickly began running up, avoiding the couple Sonic Booms Magneton was able to get off.
"Magneton, Shock Wave!" he called.
"Totodile, Water Gun!" I ordered. Totodile fired his Water Gun right in front of Magneton's faces, sending it spinning around and around in mid-air as it charged up the Shock Wave. "Yes!" I hissed when Totodile landed. He was a good distance from the Shock Wave, it wouldn't hit him. However, I was wrong. Magneton let out a massive Shock Wave, one I didn't think would be that large. It must've seen what I was doing. It let out the ring of electricity that sailed into Totodile before he even knew what hit him. He fell over, being thrown a couple feet, and tried getting up but he couldn't. He was also paralysed. Magneton was still spinning but Totodile was out for the count. I pulled his Pokeball and returned him, the screen darkening his icon. That was fine, as I quickly let out Combusken.
"Magneton, Sonic Boom!" Wattson ordered, but Magneton seemed to have something wrong with it. It kept spinning around and around for some reason. I quickly took advantage.
"Combusken, Flamethrower!" I called. Combusken, still on his knees, managed to raise his head and fire a blast at Magneton, who began firing Sonic Booms that hit nothing but the walls and floor. He was hit with the flamethrower and quickly fell. Wattson returned Magneton, the icon darkening. So far I was winning but I had no idea what he was going to bring out next. I had to keep Combusken in for as long as possible.
"You're quite good boy, I'll give you that!" Wattson called to me. "But hardly anyone's beaten my trump card!" he tossed the ball. "Manectric!" out of the ball an odd blue dog landed, sitting on all fours, obedient. Its fur was blue but for what seemed like a yellow fur helmet. Around its ankles was also yellow fur, and the tops of his back legs. I pulled the PokeDex and scanned it.
Manectric, the Discharge Pokemon. Because lightning falls in their vicinities, Manectric were thought to have been born from lightning. In battle, they create thunderclouds. Vicious.
"Okay Combusken, Flamethrower if you can!" I called. Combusken raised his head and tried, shooting out a blast of flame that Manectric dodged quite easily.
"Quick Attack!" Wattson called and Manectric dashed at Combusken with speed I hadn't seen before.
"Ember!" I called but Combusken wouldn't move. Paralysis, damn it! Manectric got within a couple feet in a couple seconds.
"Shock Wave!" Wattson called and Manectric released the electric ring, shocking Combusken again as he fell over. I pulled Combusken's Pokeball and returned him, the icon on screen darkening.
"You did good." I consoled him, pulling Aron's Pokeball. Hopefully he was ready for a final fight. I'm not sure how strong this thing is physically, but Aron should prove wall enough to stall Manectric. At least I hope he is. "Aron!" I tossed his ball and out he came, looking as angry as ever. He seemed stable at least.
"You look like he's your last hope!" Wattson called out at me. He was right. I noticed I was wringing my hands a bit, and I felt sweat run down my neck. If Aron lost all I had was Gyarados and he wouldn't last against Manectric, not more than five seconds.
"We'll see!" I called back, trying to stop wringing my hands. I could only hope that Aron could tank some of Manectric's electricity until I had a plan solidified. Aron seemed ready to do more than simply sit and take what Manectric had.
"Quick Attack!" Wattson called and Manectric charged forward with incredible speed.
"Aron, Harden!" I called, trying to think. Aron was far smaller than Manectric, the hound was at least three times Aron's height if not more, but Aron had some weight to him. So he could take Quick Attacks all day, not that Wattson would risk that. He would wait until Manectric was in close and then use Shock Wave, which was his strategy this entire time and I'd been feeding it completely aside from Totodile and Combusken, but even then Wattson lead me into it. I had to subvert his strategy, attack when he least expected it. Shock Wave had range on it so he didn't need to be within hitting distance. I could wait until his Manectric charges the attack but it took a second, if that. Manectric got within range and I noticed its mane was dancing with sparks. He was pre-charging it. Aron stabilised himself but that wasn't what I needed.
"Shock Wave!"
"Dodge back!" we called at the same time. Aron heard me first and jumped back as Manectric released the Shock Wave. However he didn't judge the distance right and the Shock Wave was too short in radius. Good. If I could do that again and pull a move out from nowhere then I might have a chance. But it would only work once and I would need Aron's full cooperation. I closed my eyes and I took a deep breath. I made sure Aron heard it and I focused my hearing and I heard him breathing. We had decent enough synchronisation, though it wasn't perfect. At least I could hear him. I opened my eyes and saw Manectric charging up its mane once again. "Headbutt!" I called and Aron charged forward suddenly, surprising Manectric and Wattson both. Wattson was so caught off guard he didn't issue an order as Aron hit Manectric head on, no pun intended, sending Manectric flying back a few feet. The dog landed on its side as Aron backed up. Manectric managed to get up as Wattson let out a raucous laugh.
"WAHAHAHAHA! There's that ingenuity that made your father so famous!" Wattson laughed. "It's nice to see a challenge before me!"
"Nice to know I live up to my father's reputation!" I called back. I felt my heartbeat increase as I dealt with this new revelation. Seems dad had more of a reputation than I thought, even in Hoenn.
"Don't get too cocky, Brendan!" he called back, his Manectric upright and ready to fight. I swallowed, hoping that my next trick would surprise him as well. I focused my breathing as much as I could, trying to synchronise it with Aron as much as I could. Not entirely successful but it could be worse. If I was right, a simple snap could win me the match. "Quick Attack!" Wattson ordered and Manectric dashed forward.
"Headbutt!" I ordered and Aron shot forward. Hopefully Manectric would swerve to avoid him. He didn't. Manectric charged full on into Aron, taking the Headbutt while using the Quick Attack on Aron. Aron had the advantage of stability and strength, which sent Manectric flying back several feet, and let Aron land on his own feet but… he stood still. "Aron." I swallowed and saw him cringe a bit as a small bit of sparks danced around his body. Paralysis!
"WAHAHA!" Wattson laughed, his grin big and wide. "Static from Manectric's fur! It can paralyse so long as there's physical contact and your Aron was perfect for it!" he laughed once more and I realised I wasn't gonna be able to pull off my sneak attack. Manectric got up, but it had a slight limp. Its leg was wounded in some capacity, but Aron was stuck in this still position.
"Come on, Aron…" I whispered, wondering what I could do against paralysis. Not much. "Come on, you can do it." I swallowed, realising he wasn't moving much.
"Manectric, Shock Wave!" Wattson called. Manectric charged up its mane and let out the blast of electricity, shocking Aron even more. His body began shaking.
"Iron Head!" I called and Aron tried to move but his own body wouldn't move. I could see him trying so hard he was shaking. He was practically glowing with rage. He was actually emitting light…
"What's this?" Wattson asked suddenly, taken off guard. I watched in awe as Aron was engulfed in a bright white light. It was even blinding. I had to avert my eyes until the light vanished and I looked back at… that wasn't Aron. In his place was a far larger, bulkier creature. He was only double Aron's height, Manectric still doubled that height, but this new Pokemon looked far, far sturdier than Wattson's Manectric. I scanned it with the PokeDex.
Lairon, the Iron Armour Pokemon. When two Lairon meet in the wild, they fight for territory by bashing into each other with their steel bodies. The sound of their collision carries for miles. Lairon. Sounded bulky.
"Lairon." I called. "Can you move, buddy?" In response, he stamped his feet and let out a cry that echoed through the room. He was ready. Wattson smiled huge.
"Fantastic! I think it's time Manectric tried his paralysis on a far sturdier Pokemon!" Manectric suddenly lowered his stance, growling, his mane sparked with electricity and antagonism. Lairon let out a roar that was still decently pitched, not quite low, but it reverberated throughout the room.
"Okay Lairon!" I called. "Let's begin with Iron Defence!" Lairon stamped his feet and bared his teeth at Manectric, bolstering his own defences. Manectric's sparks began leaping off of it and burning the floor where they hit.
"Shock Wave!" Wattson called and Manectric let out a howl with a wave of electricity, the ring washed over Lairon, who simply shrugged it off while wearing what seemed like a grin on his face.
"Iron Head!" I ordered. Lairon suddenly shot his body forward just a foot or two and hit Manectric hard with his head, sending the hound flying back several feet, it landed and rolled several times before stopping. Manectric managed to stand, but its legs were shaking. Despite having the height on Lairon, Lairon was far sturdier and bigger width wise. Lairon shifted over to one side by a couple steps, enjoying his new body. Manectric growled at Lairon but its legs were shaking, most likely from pain, but probably a bit from fright. This creature shorter than it was far stronger in turn. Even Wattson had some sweat on his brow.
"Manectric, Shock Wave!" he called. Manectric sparked its mane a bit but it was in pain and its reaction time slowed. Lairon had the perfect shot.
"Headbutt!" I ordered and Lairon charged forward and hit Manectric before the Shock wave could go off, sending it back at Wattson. Manectric landed and the last Pokeball icon on Wattson's side of the screen darkened, signalling Manectric fainting. It was done. Wattson's side of the screen faded and my side took the whole thing. There was silence for a second before I heard the sound of Wattson returning Manectric. Another second passed before Wattson began laughing.
"WAHAHAHAHA!" he laughed loud enough to fill the gym with it. "By Arceus's name, you're the real deal!" he walked down the steps and approached me, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the badge. I walked forward to meet him and he handed me the badge. The badge itself was simple in design, a circle that had another, more solid circle in the middle. On either side was a small protrusion. The whole thing was gold coloured. "The Dynamo Badge." Wattson offered it to me with a handshake. "It should do you good, Brendan."
"Thank you. You gave me quite the run for my money, I'll admit. After Aron…" I looked over and saw Lairon had lumbered over to me. "Lairon, evolved, which was a surprise I'll admit, I knew it would turn in my favour."
"Well you've bested me, and that's an accomplishment." Wattson wore that big grin. "Go heal up, you deserve it."
"Thanks." I smiled and Wattson walked back over to his side where his elevator was waiting.
"By the by, I'll give you a call should I need you. Always good to have someone like you on speed dial." Wattson grinned as he lowered himself into wherever he was before. May and Thalia made their way over to me as the doors opened. I returned Lairon. We exited and it was like leaving a theatre. You forgot there was an outside world.
"I knew you'd win." Thalia hit me on the shoulder lightly.
"I thought he was on the ropes for a second." May admitted. "But your Aron evolving was amazing."
"It was great." I admitted, as we walked out into the mall.
A/N: Wattson hath been defeated, and May fucked in the shower. Hope you all enjoyed.