It was time for the first battle of the quarterfinals, and it just so happened to be between two good friends.
Shion and Tyson knew that if they wanted to win, they couldn't pull any punches and that they would need to go all out from the start of the battle knowing how skilled each trainer was.
Soon the stage was set as, both trainers finished paring up as Freddy George Jr. soon got it rocking.
"Welcome one and all to the very first battle of the Victory Tournament here today! I know you all are ready for some heart-pumping action like I am so without further ado let's get it started!" Freddy George Jr. said.
Soon a wheel spinner was set and spun before landing on a rock logo with some breaking on it.
"For the first battle, both trainers will be battling on the rock battlefield. This is sure to be one heck of a battle. Without further ado, it is time for both trainers to step out and make themselves known!"
Soon both Shion and Tyson soon came out, Robyn and Rex were cheering from the stands while Kenan simply looked on from the locker room hoping to see a great battle between his two friends.
"Trainers, this will be a full six-on-six battle between both of you two. Substitutions are allowed and when one trainer has lost three of their Pokemon we will change the battlefield, is that clear?" The referee said to both of them.
Soon both Shion and Tyson nodded yes, as the referee asked them to send out their first Pokemon.
"Haycinth, I choose you!"
"Nidorina, let's go!"
Soon both sent out their first Pokemon as the battle soon began.
"Hayacinth use Leaf Blade!"
"Nidorina dodge it!"
Hayacinth soon struck with reckless abandon only for the Nidorina to dodge it and soon Tyson ordered her to use Venoshock at Leafeon.
Nidorina soon unleashed a wave of poison at Hayacinth, which was not only super effective but also poisoned the Eeveelution.
"Stay strong Hayacinth, and try using Vine Whip!"
Hayacinth soon tried to fight back with Vine Whip but Tyson once again ordered Nidorina to dodge and use Dig.
Nidorina soon buried her way underground and soon come up from underneath and struck Hayacinth with the powerful attack knocking her out.
"Leafeon is unable to battle, Nidorina is the winner!"
And just like that Tyson had managed to score the first victory of the battle shocking their friends.
Shion soon recalled Hayacinth and thanked for her efforts as Tyson opted to keep Nidorina out.
"Daffodil, I choose you!"
Shion sent out her second Pokemon as her Bellossom came out ready to battle.
"Daffodil, use Petal Blizzard!"
Daffodil soon used Petal Blizzard to try to confuse Nidorina but Tyson once again used her speed to her advantage and Nidorina was able to dodge the attack.
"Now use Sludge Bomb!"
Nidorina soon fired two gobs of earth at Daffodil, but this time Shion was able to have her partner dodge and soon scored a hit with Moonblast.
"Now use Grassy Terrain!"
Daffodil soon covered the arena in grass so her grass-type attacks would be powered up but Tyson anticipated this and use a quick Poison Jab to catch Daffodil off guard. Tyson soon followed up with a surprised Venoshock and Sludge Bomb combination which further reduced Daffodil's health.
Daffodil looked like she was on the edge of collapsing, but before she did she quickly used another Grassy Terrain before being knocked out.
"Bellossom is unable to battle, Nidorina is the winner!"
To say everyone in the arena was shocked would be an understatement, Shion has already lost two of her Pokemon while Tyson hadn't lost any of his.
Yet, despite the predicament she found herself in Shion still remained calm as she got her next Pokemon ready.
Meanwhile as their battle was raging on, their was some commotion at the other side of the academy.
Several grunts dressed in yellow fabric uniforms soon infiltrated the freshman building for the Trainer Course.
They soon began pillaging and scouting to see if they could find anything to bring back to their leader.
"Find anything?" One grunt asked the other.
"Nothing, at this rate the Fist Squad is going to end up looking better than us!" Another grunt said.
"Then we can't give up, on our honor as the Shock Squad we vow to find this sensitive information!" The leader of the grunts said.
Soon they continued to search and eventually, one of them ended up accidentally triggering the alarm in the building.
"Shit! We need to move out!" A grunt said.
Soon all the grunts turned tail and tried to skedaddle their way out of their before security showed up. Meeting up back at their hideout, their squad leader and admin: Elodie John soon approached them looking none too pleased.
"Alright then, does anyone want to tell me why the fuck you all failed so spectacular?" Elodie asked as she smoked her cigarette.
"Sorry Lady Elodie, we tried finding the information but for some reason this professor might not have had it." One of her grunts said to her.
Elodie soon sighed. She was sure that Marshal had told her the Nikandr had the information that they were looking for, but did he lie to her?
It was possible, despite their unity in their cause their was no denying the sense of competition that all five admins shared amongst themselves.
And as it turned out, it seemed like the emo admin might have thrown her off the rail so that he could appear with all the glory.
"Alright then you little shit, I will show you what happens when you mess with Elodie John!" Elodie thought.
Elodie soon brought out her phone and texted something before she got a response and smiled cruelly.
"Alright then, let's move out!" Elodie said as she soon led her squad out of the darkness and into the blinding light of the day.
