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BGM: East Province - Walking (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
"So, what ya namin' the Finizen?" Alessandra asked.
"Hercules."
Alessandra raised an eyebrow. "Is it because of when it evolves into Palafin and turns into that super heroic form?"
"Pretty much!" Cian nodded.
Alessandra rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "Personally, I would've gone for someone like Aquatic Man or Poseidon, but I suppose Hercules would work too."
Cian chuckled. "I thought about Poseidon, but that would've been too easy."
"Eh, fair, I guess." Alessandra shrugged as she stood up. "Alright, let's head on over to Levincia."
"Yes, please~! I'm so close to meeting my idol!" Kotoko's eyes sparkled. "She's my main inspiration for Yosei Days!"
"Could've been a better inspiration…" Bede mumbled.
"What's with you?" Marnie asked.
"Eh, I just think The Iono Zone's overrated."
"Ah, fair enough."
The group walked away from the beach and made their way into Levincia.
End BGM
BGM: Levincia (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
"Woooooow!" Kotoko's eyes sparkled. "Levincia's prettier in person!"
"I havta say, it's pretty sweet." Gloria said as they wandered around.
"Man, so this is Iono's home turf? Pretty cool!" Hop said.
"I was just about to say that too." Alessandra giggled as they looked around, seeing the many various shops around town, a shopping mall, clothing stores, a food court, the battle arena in the middle of town, a lighthouse that overlooked Levincia.
"Man… talk about a little bit of everything." Coco said as Velvet took photos of everything.
"Right?" Velvet giggled.
"...Hey guys? Where'd the fashionista go?" Mabel asked as they noticed Alessandra was long gone.
"If I had to guess, she's probably changing before her fight with Iono." Sonia snickered.
"Sounds about right." Cian nodded.
"Might as well get comfortable." Marnie said as they walked off to a few benches to wait for her, all the while Kokoro, Mabel and Flandre had to restrain Kotoko from excitement.
With Alessandra…
"Electric Type gym leader who is a famous streamer… of course I got just the thing for it." She smirked, pulling out her makeup and clothing bags, proceeding to wipe her makeup and nail polish off.
She then proceeded to apply silver lipstick on her lips with gray sparkly eyeshadow to cover her eyes. She then pulled out a light blue ribbon and started to apply it to her hair, tying it up perfectly as it rested just above her right ear.
She then proceeded to paint her nails yellow and added white lightning bolts to them, using a fan to air dry them with a hum.
At that moment, a mother and daughter walked in and spotted Alessandra beautifying herself. "Hmm? Oh hi there~!" Alessandra waved as the mother and daughter walked into a stall, the mother chuckling at Alessandra's shenanigans.
"Alright…" Alessandra walked into another stall and changed her clothing, then came out wearing a modest sparkly silver crop top (As modest as crop tops can get) with Iono's symbol in the middle while also showing off her midriff and also wearing black leggings as she also put on socks with Magnemite decals on the ankles and wore gray tennis shoes. She also had a choker with a microphone pendant in the middle.
She did a few cute poses in the mirror after she walked out before turning toward her Eevee that had accompanied her. "What do you think?"
"Eevai Vee!" Raffia smiled.
"Yeah, I think I look stunning too!" Alessandra giggled.
The fashionista walked out. "I'm ready~!" She called out as the group turned to see her.
"Whooooa! You look like you're ready for an all singing idol competition!" Coco said.
"Wow! You even have an idol look? Nice!" Kotoko smiled.
"Looking stunning!" Hop smiled.
"Hehe~ I'm ready to sing like a pop diva! Now, let's head to the gym and-"
Ro-to-to-to-to
Alessandra answered her Rotom Phone. "Hello?"
"Hey Aless, it's me!" Nemona said. "Just calling to check in. What gym are you at now?"
"Oh, I'm at my third gym."
"Sweet! Where you at?"
"Levincia."
"Ooooh, over there? I'll be right over~!"
Click!
Alessandra sweatdropped. "Why do I get this feeling she's gonna be fighting me?"
"Kindae reminds me of Hop." Gloria said.
"Oh come off it, I wasn't that bad with you, was I?"
"Well…"
"Oyeeee!" Nemona came running up. "I'm glad you didn't-... whooooa! Ready to sing your heart out or something~?" She teased.
"Just thought I'd look appropriate for my fight with Iono."
"Cool, cool! Let's do a pre-gym battle warm up!"
I knew it… Alessandra deadpanned.
"Come on, let's get your Pokemon warmed up for the main event! To the stage!"
Hop's eyes widened. "...Oh no, she's a mini me!"
"Actually, considering how tall she is, I think you're her mini me." Marnie said.
Hop sulked. "Not helping, Marnie!"
"There there…" Gloria patted her on the back.
End BGM
The group headed over to the battlefield as both Alessandra and Nemona got into position. "You ready, Aless? I'm gonna go all out!"
"So will I!" Alessandra smirked.
Nemona smirked. "That's what I'd like to hear! Let's have a fruitful battle!"
BGM: Battle! Nemona (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
Rarin' to Go - Nemo-
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT!"
*record scratch*
Iono came running in and screeched to a halt, getting between the girls. "I've got a better idea! Hah… hah… phew, barely made it…"
"Eeeeeek!" Kotoko gushed. "Omigosh omigosh omigosh! It's her!"
"Down girl…! Whoa…!" Kokoro barely held on to her as Flandre got up front and started to hold her steady even though Kotoko was effortlessly pushing her back without even trying.
"What the…?!" Flandre wondered as she dug her feet into the ground but she was still sliding and creating small trenches into the ground as Kotoko kept pushing her in her fangirl mode. "Seriously?!" She put more effort and pushed back harder but Kotoko didn't care. "Gah! Come on…!"
"So… Alessandra. I'm up next in your Pokemon journey, right?"
"Yeah."
"And Nemona, you want to fight her?"
"Si! Soy er rival." (I'm her rival.)
"Hmmm… that's perfect! I would just need to-" Iono spotted Ruby's group nearby, eating gelato where she eyeballed Ruby, Blake and Weiss.
Oho! I remember seeing them in the Galarian Star Tournament… and, come to think of it, I've seen Weiss's dance moves!
An idea came to Iono. Score!
"What are you thinking about?" Alessandra asked.
"Oh, just plotting~!" Iono smiled. "Alright, let's get this gym challenge started!"
"I get first dibs on Alessandra." Nemona insisted.
"But of cour-"
"Hiiiii!"
Iono turned around, seeing Kotoko near her as Flandre was still holding on to her, a grappling hook was around her ankle and dragging an exasperated Mabel and Waddles.
"I am so sorry! She's not usually like this!" Kokoro apologized.
"Rrrgh, I curse Athena for your superstrength…!" Flandre grunted.
"I know you! You're that rising sensation, Kotoko Strauss from Yosei Days, right?"
"Omigosh, you know me?!"
"Of course! Your vlogs have reached all the way to Paldea and I always tend to watch them live as best I can!" Iono grinned. "I'm a fan of your work!"
"Eeek!" Kotoko gushed. "The Iono Zone was a huge inspiration for my vlog!"
"Oh really?" Iono blushed warmly. "That's so cool!" She immediately pulled out a poster and scribbled on it. "Here ya go~!" She smiled, handing over the autograph.
"Awww… I don't have anything to give you…"
"No worries! How about we do a special collab for the occasion?" Iono winked.
"A YOSEI DAYS AND IONO ZONE COLLAB?!" Kotoko fangirled… before she fainted on the spot, but Kokoro managed to catch her.
"Oh, hang on! I think I got a berry for the occasion!" Nemona dug into her bag.
One revitalized Kotoko later…
Kotoko shook it off. "Okay! Game face on! Let's rock and roll!"
"Don't worry about being perfect on camera. Sometimes things are just out of your control." Iono winked.
"Right!" Kotoko nodded as Iono then whispered in her ear, sublty pointing toward Ruby and co blissfully unaware of what was about to happen. "Oh! Hehe, that's gonna be fun!"
"Mhm!" Iono nodded. "Now, let's do this!" She said as her Rotom Phone came out.
BGM: The Iono Zone (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
"Ello, ello, hola! Ciao and bonjour! Your eyeballs are MINE - caught in my Electroweb! Whosawasit? Iono! We're live worldwide with another one of my awesome streams!" Iono grinned. "And today I got a special treat just for you! We have a special guest today that does those neat travel vlogs the world over! Mushroom Kingdom, Hyrule, Dreamland, you name it! Give it up for the one, the only, Kotoko Strauss of Yosei Days!"
The Rotom Phone panned over to Kotoko.
"What's up, Yosei Days and Iono Zone! It's ya girl, Kotoko Strauss collabbing with my idol, Iono!"
Iono giggled, walking into frame. "Yup! She's my co-star for this stream! Isn't she cute, folks? I'd say she is! She's a lot cuter in person!" She smiled as comments and loves immediately poured in, causing Kotoko to blush.
"Today's stream is gonna feature the gym challenge… and it is none other than the Galarian Fashionista who moved all the way to my home turf! The one who successfully won the Fashion War, it's the one… the only… Alessandra!" Iono pointed the camera toward Alessandra.
"Hiya!" Alessandra waved.
"First things first, she's gotta participate in a little game show I've cooked up." She pointed off toward the distance. "I call it: Find Gloria's partner from the Galarian Star Tournament!"
With Ruby and co…
"Wait…" Ruby looked through her Rotom scroll. "Why am I on camera?" She wondered. "AND WHY AM I GETTING CLOSER?!"
"Hello hellooooo~!" Iono waved. "I just happened to see you while I was preparing the stream and I thought you'd be perfect!"
"You didn't bother asking her?!" Yang glared.
"Uh… hi Lady Palutena… I'm on camera!" Pit waved awkwardly.
"Hi Leone!" Sun waved nonchalantly.
Weiss looked to Blake and her sister. "Um… I got no blemishes on me, right?"
"Aside from scars, you're good." Blake chuckled with Meryl snickering.
"Wait, we're actually in-" Nagisa blinked. "Um… hi…"
"Hiiii dad, Akira, and Futaba! I'm on camera!" Jataro waved.
"Yo Cardin! Shoutout to my best big bro!" Masaru called out.
"Hey Blaze." Silver gave a sup nod.
"Hey everyone at the Mystery Zone! I guess I've unwittingly been on camera!"
Mabel jumped in and side hugged Dipper. "Hey Pacifica~!" She giggled.
"My my, so many hellos and shout outs~!" Iono smiled. "Sooo, Ruby, ya wanna be part of this?"
"...Considering the amount of people begging on your stream. I… suppose it wouldn't hurt."
"Excellente~!" Iono giggled. "And you two! You wanna be a part of it too?"
Blake and Weiss looked at each other. "Eh, sure… got nothing better to do." Blake said.
"Sure."
Iono grinned. "Let's get this show started~!"
"Are you absolutely okay with this?" Yang whispered.
"Come oooon, a little recognition wouldn't hurt. Besides, this could be a lot of fun!"
"Mmm, I suppose…"
"Alright, we're gonna blindfold you real quick…" Iono put on a blindfold on Alessandra. "...This won't ruin your make up, will it?"
"It's smear free."
"Perfect~!" Iono blindfolded her up. "And now Ruby Red will have ten seconds to hide amongst the crowd!"
"Ten seconds? Perfect!" Ruby immediately activated her semblance and took off running.
"Whoa! Talk about literally running like the wind!" Iono said with a giggle. "Alright, time's up!" She handed a remote control to Alessandra. "Now, see if you can find Ruby Red with this specialized drone I've made!" She smiled as said drone was a remote controlled Magnezone with a camera embedded underneath it.
"Aw, cute!" Alessandra said as she took the blindfold off and proceeded to look around the area, but noticed rose petals on the ground. With a raised eyebrow, she followed the rose petals and found Ruby hiding in a bush.
Ding ding ding!
"Ruby Red has been found!" Iono cheered.
"How did…?" Ruby wondered as she noticed the trail of rose petals. "Oh… right." She sweatdropped with a sheepish giggle.
"Now, let the first battle commence!"
Pause BGM
"Alriiiight Aless, let's have a fruitful battle!" Nemona smirked.
"Let's rock!" Alessandra grinned.
BGM: Battle! Nemona
Eager To Be First in Line - Nemona
"Go Rockruff!"
"Rio, let's go!"
"Woof!/Well!"
"Use Double Team!"
"Air Slash!"
"Woooof!" Rockruff immediately used Double Team as Rio immediately went for an Air Slash, only to get the wrong Rockruff as he kept trying it.
"Bite him!"
The real Rockruff ran up behind Rio and jumped into the air.
"Behind you! Aqua Cutter!"
Rio turned around and jumped back to avoid being bitten as he quickly used Aqua Cutter, but Rockruff ducked and chomped down on his stomach. "Quax…!" Rio cried before he used a point blank Water Pulse to pry her off.
"Arooo…!" Rockruff winced.
"Rock Throw!"
Rockruff howled and unleashed Rock Throw at the Quaxwell, who jumped up and used Aqua Cutter on the rocks to slice them in half and then used Aqua Cutter on Rockruff to knock her down.
"Aroooo!" Rockruff cried, getting knocked out from it.
"Ouch…" Nemona winced as she recalled her back. "Alright! Pawmo, let's go!"
"Pawmoooo!" Pawmo cried.
Alessandra recalled Rio back. "Raffia!" She called out as her Eevee jumped into battle.
"Vai!"
"Use Dig!" Nemona ordered as Pawmo dug underground.
"Get ready, Raffia. Use Swift the moment that Pawmo pops up!"
"Vee!"
The ground underneath the Eevee started to crack before Pawmo used an uppercut to knock the Eevee into the air. "Eevaaaai!" He cried before recovered. "Veee… VOOOOW!" Raffia unleashed Swift, hitting Pawmo directly.
"Pawmooo!" Pawmo cried as Raffia landed on the ground.
"Nuzzle him!" Nemona ordered as Pawmo ran toward Raffia, electricity pouring out of his cheeks.
"Get away from that! Use Swift again!"
"Vee Vai!" Raffia jumped away and used Swift, striking Pawmo as he was knocked back.
"Now use Quick Attack!"
"Bite!"
Both Pokemon charged toward each other as Pawmo chomped down on Raffia but he flanked the Pawmo and slammed into Pawmo with a Quick Attack. "Moooo!" Pawmo cried as he fell to the ground in defeat.
"Vai Vee!" Eevee cried as electricity wrapped around him. "Eevai…"
"Oooh, looks like Static got a hold of him!" Kotoko said.
"That's a bummer!" Iono agreed.
"Take a rest, Raffia." Alessandra smiled, recalling Raffia.
"Man, this warm up battle is awesome!" Nemona smiled as she called out her last Pokemon.
"Crocaloooor!"
"Hmm?" Cian wondered as he pulled out his Pokedex to scan Crocalor.
"Crocalor, the Fire Croc Pokemon and the evolved form of Fuecoco. The combination of Crocalor's fire energy and overflowing vitality has caused an egg-shaped fireball to appear on the Pokémon's head. The valve in Crocalor's flame sac is closely connected to its vocal cords. This Pokémon utters a guttural cry as it spews flames every which way."
"That's good to know." Alessandra said, calling out Rio again.
"Quax!"
"Use Round!"
"Aqua Cutter!"
"CROCAAAA~!" Crocalor sang, striking the Quaxwell.
"Well…!" Rio winced, covering his ears as he swung his leg with Aqua Cutter to interrupt the song.
"Croca…!" Crocalor sang.
"Rude! Yawn at him!"
"Crocaaaaa…" Crocalor yawned, but Rio closed his eyes and took a step to the side as Alessandra let out a yawn instead.
"No fair…" Alessandra rubbed her eyes.
"Oh dios mio, I didn't mean for you to get hit by Yawn!" Nemona grimaced.
"Quax…" Rio turned around and used Water Pulse on Alessandra.
"Ack! Plepth!" Alessandra coughed, spitting some water out and shaking her head as she was now fully awake. "Thanks!"
"Quaxa!" Rio gave her the thumbs up and turned toward Crocalor.
"Use Bite!"
"Water Pulse!"
Rio unleashed Water Pulse on him, but Crocalor jumped to the side and jumped forward, chomping down on him… but was pushed away when Rio used Water Pulse into his mouth, sending Crocalor away and knocking him out.
End BGM
Resume Iono Zone BGM
"Crocalor is unable to continue and Nemona is out of usable Pokemon! Alessandra wins~!" Iono cheered.
Nemona smiled. "That was amazing! Way to go!" She cheered. "Here, let me heal your Pokemon up for the next fight."
"Alriiiight, Ruby Red, you know what to do!" Iono said as Ruby nodded and took off running again.
"This is getting good, wouldn't you say, Neo?" Victor smiled, only to notice his girlfriend was gone. "Huh? Neo?"
"Times up~!" Kotoko smiled as she took off the blindfold.
"Alright, let's see where you're hiding…" Alessandra said as she looked around before spotting Ruby hiding in the Pokecenter.
Ding ding ding!
"Ruby Red, we found you~!" Iono smiled… only for Ruby to smile at the camera and suddenly transformed into Neo. "HUH?!"
"What the…?!" Alessandra exclaimed in surprise as Neo flashed a trollish grin with a peace sign.
"Oh! I didn't know your ice cream friend was a magician!" Nemona said in awe.
Victor burst out laughing. "Oh, Neo… what am I gonna do with you?" He chuckled.
"That's something I'd do…" Zinnia snickered.
"Uuuuh… well! Talk about a diversion! The real Ruby Red is still out there!" Iono said.
Nice recovery, chicka. Kotoko smiled.
"Wait, hold the phone! Pause! Aless, zoom in on that Pokecenter real quick." Iono requested as Alessandra zoomed in on the Pokecenter… to see Clavell dressed up as a Pokemon Nurse. "PFFFFT! WHAT THE HECK?!"
"...I have SO many questions." Alessandra blinked.
"Hmph." Clavell folded his arms. "The Nurse Joy who runs this facility is feeling unwell so I am filling in for her for the time being. Don't I look fabulous?"
Ruby peeked out from inside the mailbox. "Looking fabulous!"
"Aha! There's Ruby Red!" Iono said. "Nice hiding spot!"
Ding ding ding!
"Thank you… now get someone get me out? I don't know how I managed to get inside here in the first place! It was on a whim…"
"Blake, I think it would be best if you gave me Spectrier and Zeraora." Meryl advised. "I don't think Aless is strong enough to handle Legendaries and Mythicals yet."
"Good point." Blake nodded, handing the two Pokeballs to Meryl as she walked up.
"Hmm… wonder where Weiss is?" Meryl wondered. She DID give me Calyrex, Glastrier and Manaphy… She thought as Manaphy sat on the table, softly kicking his legs and watching the fight about to commence.
Pause BGM
"You ready?" Blake asked, pulling up her first Pokeball.
"I'm ready!" Alessandra nodded.
BGM: This Time (RWBY)
Willing To Help Out - Blake
"Let's go, Belle/Rio!"
"Quax!"
"Liepar!" Blake's Liepard got ready to pounce.
"Night Slash!"
"Low Sweep!"
Both Pokemon ran ahead as Belle's claws came out and slashed at Rio as he came in with a Low Sweep, both Pokemon clashing as they were knocked back as they tried again, this time Belle leaped ahead and struck him from behind.
"Quax…!" Rio cried.
"Nasty Plot!"
"Par…" Belle smirked with a wicked grin. "LIe Lie Liiie~!" Belle snickered gleefully, a red aura wrapping around her for a few seconds.
"Hone Claws, and then Night Slash!"
"Wait for her to strike!" Alessandra ordered.
"Quax!"
Liepard flashed her claws as they shined brightly, then lunged directly at Rio.
"GO FOR IT!" She yelled as Rio backflipped to avoid the Night Slash and then used Low Sweep to counter attack, striking Liepard in the side as there was also a bright white flash when it connected.
"Ooooh! That looked like a critical hit!" Iono said as Belle went down. "Aaand that's a one hit KO!"
"Ouch… sorry about that, Belle." Blake recalled her. "Minette, let's go!"
"Meow!"
"Oh cool, a female Meowstic!" Alessandra said, recalling Rio. "Let's go, Wisp!"
"Charca!"
"Man, I can't get over how cute Charcadet is." Kotoko said.
"Right?" Iono giggled.
"Light Screen and Reflect!" Blake ordered.
"Stiiiiic…" Minette put up both at once.
"Gonna make this difficult for me, eh?" Alessandra smirked.
"Psychic!"
"Will O Wisp!"
"Charcaaa!" Wisp cried, unleashing Will O Wisp onto Minette right as she used Psychic on him to push him back.
"Meow…" Meowstic winced once the Will O Wisp connected.
"Psyshock!"
"Meow… stiiiiic!" Minette unleashed Psyshock, but Wisp rolled out of the way to avoid it.
"Night Shade!"
"Charcaaaa!" Wisp cried, unleashing Night Shade on Minette.
"Stic…" Minette shook it off and unleashed Psyshock again, striking Wisp head on.
"Det…!" Wisp grunted, taking a few steps to shake it off.
"Alright, now use Flame Charge!"
"CHARCAAAAAAAA!" Wisp wrapped himself in flames and launched himself toward Minette who quickly used Psychic to hold him in place, but Wisp pulled through, much to Minette's surprise as he slammed into Minette.
"Mrow…!" Meowstic grunted as Wisp jumped back as she unleashed Psyshock, knocking Wisp to the ground again.
"Charca…" Wisp grunted, barely holding on with a growl. "Charca Char…"
"Hang in there, bud! Night Shade!"
"Charca Char Chaaaar!" Wisp unleashed Night Shade right as Minette used Psyshock once more, striking Wisp right when the Light Screen and Reflect disappeared as the Night Shade struck Minette.
"Mrooow…!" Minette cried as she struggled to stay standing while Wisp collapsed. However, the burn from the Will o Wisp flared up as Minette let out a pained cry and collapsed as well.
"You did well, Wisp." Alessandra recalled him as Blake did the same thing.
"You did pretty well yourself." Blake said to Minette with a soft smile.
"Alright, Raffia, let's rock!" Alessandra called out.
"Eevai!"
Blake smirked. "Luna!" She called out her Umbreon.
"Umbre!" Luna cried, her rings glowing in the evening sky.
"First a Sylveon and now Umbreon? Must be my lucky day." Alessandra chuckled.
"Assurance!"
"Quick Attack!"
"Umbreeee!" Umbreon raised her paws and swung down on the Eevee, but he was too quick and slammed into Umbreon's chest, knocking him back a bit.
"Iron Tail!"
"Use Swift!"
"Eevaaaai!" Raffia unleashed Swift on her but Luna jumped in and smacked the stars away with Iron Tail and then slammed into a surprised Eevee. "Vow!"
"Umbre!" Umbreon jumped back as Raffia shook it off.
"Dark Pulse!"
"Quick Attack!"
Raffia quickly flanked Luna with a Quick Attack as the latter kept firing Dark Pulse until Raffia struck the Umbreon head on, where he got hit with a point blank Dark Pulse. "Eevai…!"
"Use Bite!"
"Iron Tail!"
"Umbre!" Luna swung around and used Iron Tail, but Raffia ducked and bit down on Luna. She let out a grunt before using Assurance to bat the Eevee away.
"Eevai…!"
"Last Resort."
Luna kicked back her feet as star power wrapped around her and charged directly at Raffia. However, Raffia quickly jumped to the side to avoid at the last moment and quickly used Swift to counter attack.
"Bre…!" Umbreon growled as she used Last Resort again, but Raffia jumped back to avoid it and used Swift again.
"Hit him with a Dark Pulse!"
"Umbreeee!" Luna cried as she struck Raffia.
"Eevaaaai…!" He cried.
"Now he's weak. Use Last Resort!"
"Umbreee!" Umbreon charged directly at the weakened Eevee who was struggling to get up.
"RAFFIA!" Alessandra called out to him in desperation.
"Vai… VEE!" Raffia's ears perked up and kicked up sand to strike Luna's eyes.
"Umbre!" Luna cried, closing her eyes as Raffia moved out of the way as Luna slammed into a wall, falling over with a KO and a goose egg. "Breee…"
"Ooooh! That'll leave a mark!" Kotoko winced as Raffia collapsed from exhaustion.
"Vai Vee Vee…" Raffia groaned, proceeding to stagger up and limped over to Alessandra.
Alessandra smiled, scratching him behind the ears and putting him back in the ball. "You've earned it."
The fashionista looked up toward the faunus. "You got any left?"
"As a matter of fact, I do." Blake said, calling out her last Pokemon. "Let's go, Seer!"
"Sol!"
"Oh nice!" Alessandra grinned. "Rio, let's finish this up!" She called him out again.
"Quax!"
End BGM
Blake smirked. "Let's spice things up a bit." She said, pulling out a Mega Bracelet from her pocket and strapped it on.
"Ooooh, is this going where I think it's gonna go?!" Iono asked excitedly.
"Ooooh boy…" Alessandra grimaced.
BGM: Battle! Gym Leader (Pokemon X and Y)
"Let's do this, Seer!" Blake said, tapping the Mega Stone as Seer got in a stance, Mega Evolving before them.
"SOOOOLLLL!"
"Get ready, Rio. We're gonna be in for a world of hurt!" Alessandra said.
"Quax!"
"Swords Dance!"
"Solll!" Swords wrapped around Seer, which was enough to make Alessandra nervous.
"Use Aqua Cutter!"
"Detect and then Future Sight!"
Seer quickly used Detect as Aqua Cuter slammed into a green shield as he then charged up Future Sight.
"Now Night Slash!"
"Aqua Cutter again!"
Both Pokemon swung at each other, both of them connecting as both of them were knocked back, Rio wincing from the strengthened Night Slash.
"Swords Dance again!"
"I don't think so! Low Sweep!"
Rio ran toward the Absol… only for a psychic cloud to appear and then rained down a psykinetic bolt into him. "QUAAAAX!" Rio cried as he stumbled and faceplanted, struggling to get up.
"Rio, no!" Alessandra called out.
"Finish him off."
"Sollll!" Seer unleashed Night Slash to finish off Rio, KO'ing him.
"Nnngh…" Alessandra grimaced, recalling Rio. Dammit, Tut won't do anything to him… Sherry might do some damage but I dunno… and then there's my other back up Pokemon that I haven't really trained up. I'd rather not have them be fodder… and Raffia… Raffia's barely holding on.
She clenched her fists. I've got no other choice. She thought as she called out Sherry.
"Steenee!"
"Magical Leaf!"
"Detect!"
"Sol!" Absol unleashed Detect as the Magical Leaf slammed into the force field… however, Sherry used another Magical Leaf after Detect was used up, striking Absol head on.
While Sherry used another Magical Leaf, Alessandra called out Raffia to the side and used a Super Potion on him, though she still seemed unsure of what to do.
"Rapid Spin!"
"Future Sight, then Night Slash!"
"Steeneeeeee!" Sherry cried, unleashing Rapid Spin on the Absol right as Seer used Night Slash after using Future Sight, both moves connecting as Seer took a step back while Sherry stumbled a bit, then her eyes widened as Seer used Swords Dance once more.
"Crap…" Alessandra growned. "Magical Leaf!"
"Steeneeeee!" Sherry unleashed Magical Leaf on him, only for Seer to use Detect, and then Future Sight activated and slammed down on top of Sherry. "Neeeee!" She cried before collapsing.
"No…" Alessandra groaned as she recalled her Steenee.
"Man, she is cornered hard, isn't she?" Iono said.
"Pretty much!" Kotoko agreed.
Dammit, what do I do?! Alessandra thought.
"Vee Vai!" Her Eevee put his paw on her foot. "Vee Vee!"
"O-okay!" Alessandra nodded as Raffia jumped back in with a confident smirk on his face.
"Vai!"
"Future Sight." Blake ordered as Seer used it again.
"Quick Attack!"
"Vai Vai Veeee!" Raffia lunged forward, charging ahead… only to slam into a green force field as he bounced back. "Vai voooow!" Raffia unleashed Swift on Absol, only for Seer to strike him away with a powerful Night Slash.
"Vaaaaai!" Raffia was knocked away, nearly staggering. "Vee Vai…"
"Raffia… come on, bud. Hang in there!" Alessandra pleaded as Raffia shook it off and stood proudly.
"Vee Vai!" Raffia unleashed Swift again, only for Absol to use Detect once more… and then the psykinetic cloud appeared.
Alessandra gasped. "RAFFIA, GET OUT OF THERE!" She yelled as the psychic bolt struck down on Raffia.
"VAAAAAAAAAIIII!" Raffia cried, but Raffia opened his eyes, gritting his teeth as he let out a growl. "Vee… Vee Vai… VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" He cried as smoke filled the arena.
End BGM
"Agh! Can't see a thing!" Iono said.
Alessandra closed her eyes. I'm sorry, Raffia…! She thought as Absol calmly approached the smoke, his horn glowing and unleashed Night Slash, but all he got was hitting the ground instead.
"Sol…?" Seer wondered, only to hear something as he was suddenly knocked out of the smoke.
"Seer? What's wrong?" Blake asked as when the smoke cleared, an Umbreon was standing in Eevee's place.
BGM: Battle Mode 2 (Pokemon Colosseum)
"Raffia?!" Alessandra exclaimed in surprise.
"Holy smokes, that Eevee evolved in the nick of time!" Iono exclaimed.
"Umbre!" The Umbreon cried, giving Alessandra a confident smirk.
A wave of hope washed over Alessandra. "Alright, we still got this! Do what you gotta do!"
"Breon!"
"Knock that Umbreon down!" Blake ordered as Seer charged ahead with the Umbreon doing the same, unleashing Quick Attack on Seer, but he swiftly used Detect. However, Umbreon jumped over the shield, his tail glowing and when Detect vanished, Raffia swung down with an Iron Tail, striking the back of the Absol.
"Sol…!" Absol grunted as Umbreon jumped back as Seer unleashed Night Slash but Raffia deflected it with another Iron Tail before hitting him with a point blank Shadow Ball in the face. Seer then used Night Slash, but Raffia deflected him again with an Iron Tail.
Raffia then used Shadow Ball, but Absol used Detect, which was enough for Raffia to flank him and struck him with a Quick Attack, then hit him with a Swift. Seer struck Umbreon with a Night Slash, making him slide back a bit but he shook it off as he used Swift, but Seer tried to use Detect, but… the green shield didn't show up.
"Sol?!"
"Out of juice?!" Blake said in surprise as Seer got struck by Swift.
"UMBREEEE!" Raffia cried, jumping over and using Iron Tail as Absol used Night Slash, both of them clashing, only for Raffia to overpower him and slammed Iron Tail into Seer's head. Umbreon jumped back as Seer fell to the ground in defeat.
End BGM
"We have a winner!" Iono exclaimed. "Give it up for Alessandra!"
Alessandra collapsed on her knees, sighing in exhaustion. "That was way too close…" She said as Raffia approached her, gently licking her face before collapsing into her arms. "You earned it, bud." She said, putting him away as she stood back on her feet.
"Lemme take those real quick!" Nemona said, taking Alessandra's Pokeballs as she took off to the Pokecenter.
"Rest well, Seer." Blake said before chuckling. "Well, at least I know you can overpower Mega Evolution." She chuckled, walking away to go heal up her Pokemon.
Resume Iono Zone BGM
"Alriiiight! Now for the third and final segment of finding Ruby Red!" Iono said.
"It's Ruby Rose." Ruby tried to correct.
"Ruby Red sounds fun~" Iono said, causing Ruby to sweatdrop with a chuckle.
"Oh, I suppose…" Ruby chuckled as she took off running after Kotoko blindfolded Alessandra.
"Aaaaand time!" Iono said once the ten seconds were up, then Kotoko removed the blindfold as Alessandra looked around town with the Magnezone drone.
"Let's see… where could that girl be hiding…" Alessandra wondered as she flew around until she spotted a flower hammock underneath a bridge. With a raised eyebrow, Alessandra took a closer look and saw Ruby casually resting underneath.
Ding ding ding!
"Oh, found me already?" Ruby giggled, hopping off of the hammock.
"Congrats! Now you just gotta fight Weiss before we go on for the main event!" Iono said. "...Wherever she may be!"
"Right here!"
They turned to see Weiss approaching, decked out in her street musician outfit. "I figured I ought to have dressed appropriately for the occasion."
"Sheesh… I don't know how I didn't see you in that outfit before. Lookin' good!" Coco praised as Nemona arrived with her Pokemon.
"Here ya go!"
"Thanks!" Alessandra smiled as she faced Weiss who had a confident smile on her face.
Pause BGM
Wait, is it just me or does she look more… confident than she used to be? Gloria wondered.
"I'm going to give you a battle you won't ever forget!" Weiss said confidently, pulling out a Pokeball.
BGM: Skyloft (Hyrule Warriors)
Returning Hope - Weiss
"Frost, let's go!" Weiss called out.
"Laaaass!" Her Froslass cried.
"Let's go, Wisp!" Alessandra called out.
"Charca!"
"Shadow Ball!"
"Fire Spin!"
"Froooosssss!" Frost unleashed Shadow Ball on Wisp, but he quickly rolled out of the way and used Fire Spin, striking the Froslass. "Lasss…!"
"Snowscape!"
"Frosslaaaaa!" Froslass cried, unleashing a snowstorm.
"Aaaah, nothing like a winter wonderland to beat the summer heat~!" Kotoko said.
"Agreed!" Iono giggled.
"Frost Breath!"
"Flame Charge!"
Frost let out a frosty breath as Wisp ran straight through, getting knocked back a bit by the Frost Breath but jumped in and slammed into Froslass.
"Froooooos!" Frost fell into the snow in defeat.
"Atta boy, Wisp!" Alessandra smiled before shivering. "Brrr… picked a wrong day to wear a crop top…" She giggled.
Weiss recalled Frost. "Let's go, Razor!" She called out her Weavile.
"Weav!"
"Night Slash!"
"Ugh, I'm sick of this move…" Alessandra growled. "Use Fire Spin!"
"Charcaaaa!" Wisp suddenly slammed his hands on the ground, creating a fiery shockwave that struck Razor.
"Weeeeav!" Weavile cried as he was knocked into the snow.
"Wait, huh?" Alessandra wondered.
"Sis! Wisp learned Incinerate!" Cian called out to her.
"Awesome!" Alessandra grinned as the Weavile got back up, shaking his head.
"Hone Claws, then Fury Swipes!"
"Weavi!" Razor sharpened his claws and then lunged directly at Wisp. "Vi! Vi! Vi! Vi! Vi! Vi! Vi! Vile!"
"Charca…!" Wisp grunted, putting his arms into an X to try and block his face from the Fury Swipes.
"Icy Wind!"
"Incinerate!"
"Viiillleee!" Razor cried, unleashing Icy Wind after extending his arms… only to get burnt up by Incinerate and knocking him out. "Wea…"
Weiss recalled her Weavile. "You did what you could." She smiled. If she didn't have a Fire Type, I'd probably have an easier time here. Oh well, it can't be helped. What can ya do? She chuckled. "Tusky, let's rock!"
"Mammoooo!"
"That is the cutest nickname I've ever heard from a Mamoswine." Alessandra giggled, recalling her Charcadet and called Rio out.
"Quax!"
"Alright, Work Up!" Alessandra ordered.
"Quax…" Quaxwell suddenly took a deep breath as an aura wrapped around him before he got in a stance. "Well!"
"He learned Focus Energy!" Sonia said.
"Aw man, so much for letting out a mighty roar." Alessandra pouted a bit.
"You mean a mighty quack~?" Kotoko teased.
"Ayo!" Iono high fived Kotoko, which was enough to make everyone snicker.
"Ancient Power!"
"Mamoooooo!" Mamoswine sent out flying ancient rocks directly toward Rio.
"Aqua Cutter!"
Rio jumped up, quickly using Aqua Cutter to cut through the rocks before slamming his foot down on the Mamoswine's head. "Mamo…!" Tusky grunted.
"Blizzard!"
"Mammmoooooo!" Mamoswine unleashed a Blizzard as Rio ran through the white out.
"Low Sweep!"
"Quaaaax!" Rio swung down and tripped Tusky up, knocking him down for the count.
"Mammoooo…"
How the hell am I having an easier time with Ice Queen compared to Kitty? Alessandra wondered. …Actually, she might throw a curveball at me. Best be careful! She thought as the Snowscape slowly melted away.
Weiss recalled Tusky. Welp… I'm cornered. Blake definitely put her through the wringer and I'm getting my butt kicked. Sheesh, no fair! She chuckled as she pulled out her last Pokeball. "Mari, let's go!"
"Primaaaa!" Mari cried as Alessandra recalled Rio in favor of Sherry.
"Nee!"
"Alright, let's see if we can't knock down that Steenee!" Weiss smirked, raising her fist up high as her Z-Crystal activated, then she proceeded to dance, powering up Mari. "Let's do this!"
"Riiiiii~!" Mari sang as she raised her flippers in the air and conjuring up a giant ball of water.
"Stee…" Sherry looked on in awe.
"It's so pretty…" Alessandra saw in awe as Mari pushed the gigantic orb of water forward as it was on top of Sherry.
"NAAAAAAAAA~!" Mari sang, dropping the ball of water on top of her, unleashing a watery explosion.
"Steeeee!" Sherry brushed it off but staggered a bit as Mari bowed.
"That was so pretty! I never knew Z-Moves could be so beautiful!" Iono said. "I oughta make a trip to Alola one of these days."
"You alright?" Alessandra asked as Sherry nodded. "Magical Leaf!"
"Hydro Pump!"
"Neeeee!" Sherry unleashed Magical Leaf as it wrapped around the Hydro Pump as both moves connected, the latter knocking Sherry on her butt but she got back up.
"Ice Beam!"
"Ice Beam?!" Alessandra yelped in surprise. "Dodge that and user Razor Leaf!"
"Steenah!" Sherry jumped out of the way and used Razor Leaf, striking Primarina.
"Rina…" Mari winced.
"Moonblast!"
"Magical Leaf!"
Mari sang a song, summoning a moon as it unleashed its power on Steenee right as Magical Leaf connected, both moves hitting each other again as Sherry nearly fell… while Mari collapsed in defeat.
End BGM
Weiss let out a shrug. "Well… it is what it is."
"Alriiiiighty!" Iono smiled as she walked over. "Now for the next segment… the gym battle! However, unlike normal circumstances, this will be a double team up!"
"A double team up?" Alessandra wondered.
"Yes, indeed! I will team up against my mystery team up, though I'm pretty sure if you follow my social media, you might know who it is!" Iono smiled. "Kotoko, why don't you team up with Aless?"
"Really?" Kotoko asked as Iono nodded. "Aw sweet!"
"Now, step right up into the teleporter. We'll begin our battle~!" Iono said as the teleporter opened up as everyone walked in, including Ruby's group.
"...Wait a second, this is Raihan's gym." Bede said as he scoffed. "Pixie Chick's gonna be going up against Iono and Raihan with Aless?" He smirked smugly. "Hmph, what a joke. I highly doubt that she'll ever win against them even with-"
"Bede."
"Hmm? What do you wa-" Bede paused mid-sentence, seeing Kokoro shooting him a stoic yet unnerving glare, causing him to flinch. "Mmmph?!"
"I recommend that you don't say stuff like that in front of me again. You should know that I don't take kindly to anyone who talks about my friends like that, even a Gym Leader."
Bede started to sweat nervously, swearing that he could see a visage of Helios standing behind Kokoro, glaring down at him in burning anger.
Kokoro folded her arms. "So let this be the first and last time I'm going to warn you: insult my best friend again and I'll do more damage to you than whatever Gloria has ever done to you in the past."
She dangerously narrowed her eyes. "Do I make myself clear~?"
Meanwhile, everyone else, including Nemona and Iono, nervously took a step back, unaware that Kokoro had this side to her.
"Bloody hell… I didntae know she had it in her!" Gloria said.
Hop sweatdropped. "You're saying that like it's a good thing…"
"I… don't usually get intimidated by anything but… holy moly…" Marnie could only say.
"Mmmmph…" Bede was too scared stiff to even say anything.
"I said…" The intimidating aura intensified. "Do. I. Make. Myself. Clear~?"
Bede nodded quickly. "Y-yes…! C-crystal clear…!"
Kokoro immediately dropped her intimidating aura as she sweetly smiled. "Okay, now we're in agreement~!"
Immediately, Bede grabbed Gloria and pulled her to the side. "I thought you said she was a scaredy Delcatty!"
"That was until we started goin' after that fockin' bitch givin' Rubes a hard time!"
"Now you tell me?!"
"Wow…" Silver could only say in surprise.
Masaru sweatdropped, yet at the same time he was glad that his girlfriend was able to stand up to Kotoko. "I think Yor is starting to rub off on her a bit…"
"Hard to believe that this was the same girl who once got traumatized into silence during our last space adventure, don't you think?" Blake whispered to Ruby.
"Right?!"
Flandre chuckled. "Okay, now that was cool."
"Cool?" Cian asked incredulously. "How are you not scared by all this?"
"I've seen worse."
"Dude, your girlfriend is scary as hell…" Jataro whispered to Masaru.
"What a woman~" Masaru sighed happily, causing Nagisa to sweatdrop.
"Well uh… thanks for that…" Kotoko chuckled.
"You got that on camera, right?" Iono whispered to the Rotom Phone to which it nodded. "Good!"
"So this is one of Galar's gyms? Pretty awesome!" Nemona said as they started to climb into the seats while Alessandra and Kotoko walked toward the middle of the stadium.
"Kotoko!" Kokoro called out to her as she turned around, only to have Kokoro toss her Tera Orb to her.
"Huh?" Kotoko took it. "Why are you lending me your Tera Orb?"
"I have a hunch you might need it later." She winked. "Just in case you want to even the odds."
"Okay!" Kotoko nodded as the trio walked over to the middle of the stadium where Raihan approached.
BGM: Gym Theme (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
"Saw the whole fight on my Rotom Phone." Raihan said as he gave Alessandra a warm smile. "Welcome back to Galar, fashion queen."
"I never thought I'd fight in one of Galar's gyms, but I'm having a lot of fun so I don't mind."
Raihan smiled. "Exactly! Lookin' forward to kickin' your ass."
"Likewise." Alessandra chuckled as they walked toward their ends.
"Alriiiighty, Iono Zone! We're about to kick off this grand collab! Now let's-"
Ka-ching!
"Ah! Thank you muchly for that 5K, Electro King!" Iono smiled. "Now then… let's get this par-tay STARTED!"
End BGM
BGM: Battle! Gym Leader (Pokemon Sword and Shield)
The Electric Streamer and Dragon Tamer - Iono and Raihan
"Rock and roll, Gigalith!"
"Shine brightly, Kilowattrel!"
"Gigaaaa!/Kilooo!"
Both ladies turned to each other and with a nod, they pulled out their Pokeballs as well. "Rio/Adonis!"
"Quax/Machaaamp!"
"What the heck is that thing?" Ruby wondered as she scanned the Kilowattrel.
"Kilowattrel, the Frigatebird Pokemon and the evolved form of Wattrel. Kilowattrel inflates its throat sac to amplify its electricity. By riding the wind, this Pokémon can fly over four hundred and thirty miles in a day. It uses its throat sac to store electricity generated by its wings. There's hardly any oil in its feathers, so it is a poor swimmer."
"That looks like an Electric Bird." Kotoko said. "Adonis, cover Rio!"
"Champ!"
"Gigaliiiiith!" Gigalith cried, unleashing a sandstorm.
"Like this is gonna stop us!" Alessandra smirked. "Rio, focus your attacks on that Gigalith! Aqua Cutter"
"Gigalith, use Stealth Rock and then use Rock Blast on that Quaxwell!"
"Kilowattrel, use Discharge!"
"Gigaaaa!" Gigalith threw pointed rocks everywhere before unleashing Rock Blast on Quaxwell, but Rio used Aqua Cutter to slice through the Rock Blast before hitting him dead on with it.
"Giga…!"
"Hang in there! Body Press!"
"Kilooooo!" Kilowattrel unleashed Discharge but Machamp got in the way and took the brunt of the attack.
"Champ…!" Machamp smirked and then used Vital Throw, slamming the Kilowattrel to the ground.
"Kilo!"
"Dual Chop!"
"Hurricane!"
"Machamp Cha!" Machamp swung at Kilowattrel but it quickly flew out of the way and used Hurricane, pushing Machamp back.
"GIGALIIIIITH!" Gigalith slammed into the ground but Rio backflipped to avoid the attack as he ran ahead and used Aqua Cutter, only for the sandstorm to temporarily blind him and caused him to hit nothing instead.
"Sand Tomb!"
"Liiiiith!" Gigalith unleashed Sand Tomb, striking Rio.
"Quax…!" Rio shook it off as he looked through the sandstorm, wondering where he could be… all the while Kilowattrel divebombed Rio, only for Machamp to swoop in and grabbed him by the wings, using his other two arms to hit him with Dual Chop, knocking the Kilowattrel out for the count.
"Ooooh!" Iono winced as Rio used Low Sweep to finish Gigalith off.
"Gigaaaa…!" Gigalith groaned as the sandstorm started to subside.
"Not bad!" Raihan smirked as the duo recalled their Pokemon.
"I'm getting all pumped up!" Iono said with a smirk.
"You know it!" Raihan smirked. "Flygon, let's roll!"
"Electrify them, Bellibolt!"
"Flyyyy!/Booolt!"
"What… in the hell…?" Gloria wondered, scanning the Bellibolt.
"Bellibolt, the EleFrog Pokemon and the evolved form of Tadbulb. When this Pokémon expands and contracts its wobbly body, the belly-button dynamo in its stomach produces a huge amount of electricity. What appear to be eyeballs are actually organs for discharging the electricity generated by Bellibolt's belly-button dynamo."
"...Freaky lad." Gloria mumbled.
Alessandra turned to Kotoko. "Switch up?"
"Sounds good to me!" Kotoko nodded, both of them recalling their Pokemon.
"Sherry/Amara!" Both called out, sending out their Pokemon.
"Steenee!/Eevai!" Both cried before they got stabbed by Stealth Rock. They quickly shook it off and prepared for a fight.
"Thunder!" Iono ordered.
"Hit them with a Steel Wing!"
"Hit that Flygon with a Magical Leaf!"
"Baby Doll Eyes!" Kotoko ordered.
"Eeveeee!" Amara cried, using it on both Pokemon.
"Fly…" Flygon mumbled before hitting Sherry with a Steel Wing while taking the full brunt of the attack.
"Nee…!" Steenee grunted before Thunder struck her. "STEEEE!"
"Protect Sherry and use Swift on that Bellibolt!" Kotoko ordered.
"Eevooow!" Amara unleashed Swift on Bellibolt while Alessandra used a Super Potion on Sherry to get her back up and running.
"Use Rapid Spin on Flygon!"
"Hit her with a Breaking Swipe!"
"Stee nee nee nee nee-" Sherry suddenly jumped into the air, front flipping and then Stomping directly on Flygon's head. "NEEEEE!"
"Was that Stomp?" Alessandra asked as Sherry jumped back with a graceful bow… before she started to glow. "Oh hell yeah it was!" She grinned, immediately pulling out the TM that was given to her. "Hehehe~"
"Tsareeeeenaaaa!" Sherry, now a Tsareena, cried.
"Cool, but evolution will only get you so far!" Raihan smirked.
"I couldn't agree more!" Alessandra smirked. "Sherry, catch!" She threw it directly toward her as the TM lit up above Sherry and was absorbed directly.
"Tsareee!"
"Alright, use Trop Kick on Flygon!"
"Thunder Punch!" Raihan ordered.
"Belliiiii!" Bellibolt used Thunder on Amara, but she jumped to the side and used Quick Attack, slamming into Bellibolt's soft belly. "Bolt!"
"Eevaaai!" Amara then used Swift on him.
"Water Pulse!"
"Swift again!"
"Reeena!" Sherry slammed a Trop Kick on top of Flygon, who then punched her in the cheek as Tsareena shook it off.
"Alright! Finish off that Flygon! TRIPLE AXEL!"
"Triple- WHAT?!" Raihan yelled in surprise as Tsareena ran ahead, her feet turning into ice as she delivered a massive roundhouse kick into Flygon.
"Goooon!"
Followed by a flip kick.
"Flyyyy!"
And finally, Sherry jumped up in the air and heel kicked Flygon on the head, sending him crashing down as Tsareena backflipped.
"Reena!"
"Holy moly, I didn't know a Grass type could learn that!" Iono said as Amara quickly finished Bellibolt off with Bite, landing a critical hit on him too.
"Booolt…" Bellibolt groaned as he fell to the ground.
"Hell, neither did I. Impressive!" Raihan chuckled as they recalled their Pokemon.
"You want to keep going with these two?" Alessandra asked.
"Hell yeah! I'm having a lot of fun here! You havin' fun too, Amara?"
"Vai!" Amara smiled confidently… and then she started to glow.
"Oh!"
"Oooh, a double evolution~!" Iono smiled as Amara evolved into Sylveon.
"Sylveee!" Amara cried.
"Oho~! Awesome!" Kotoko cheered.
"Sandaconda, let's knock 'em down! …If we can!" Raihan called him out.
"Luxio, shine brightly!"
"Ssssaaaaand!/Luuuux!"
"Glare at that Tsareena!"
"Bite that Sylveon!"
"Do what you gotta do, Amara!" Kotoko smiled.
"Trop Kick!"
"Sylveeee!" Amara unleashed Misty Terrain before unleashing Moonblast on Luxio while Tsareena was glared at, the Misty Terrain proved Glare to be useless as Tsareena used Trop Kick on him.
"Ssssaaaaand!"
"Fire Fang!"
"Magical Leaf!"
"Luxi…!" Luxio grunted from the Moonblast before he charged up and unleashed Spark on the Sylveon.
"Sylveah…!" Amara grunted before using Swift to strike the Luxio.
"Conda…" Sandaconda groaned, nearly weakening.
"Triple Axel!"
"TsareeeNAAAA!" Sherry cried, swinging her legs into Sandaconda to finish it off right as Sylveon knocked down Luxio.
"Well, looks like we're cornered." Raihan said.
"Yup, but I'm not gonna quit now!" Iono smirked.
"Way ahead of ya!" Raihan smirked as they recalled their Pokemon. "Knock 'em over, Duraludon!"
"Sparkle brightly, Mismagius!"
"Duraaaa/Mismaaaag!"
"You wanna keep going?"
"I'm switching out!" Kotoko said.
"I'll go ahead and do that too!" Alessandra said, recalling her Tsareena.
"Let's go Bianca/Wisp!"
"Faaableeee!"
"Charcaaa!"
"I don't care if both of us are screwed, I'm having a hell of a fun time here!" Raihan said, aiming his Pokeball at Duraludon with a smirk while Iono, Alessandra and Kotoko brought out their Tera Orbs.
"Let's finish this in style!" Iono exclaimed.
End BGM
BGM: Battle! Gym Leader - TV Anime Version (Pokemon 2019)
The ladies charged up their Tera Orbs while Raihan pulled Duraludon away, as his Pokeball turned huge and pink as he threw them behind him, Gigantamaxing while the ladies Terastallized their Pokemon with Clefable being a Fairy Tera and Mismagius being Electric Tera.
"CHARCAAAA/FAAAYBLEEEE/MISMAAAAG/DURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
"Incinerate!"
"Metronome!"
"Shadow Ball!"
"G-Max Depletion!"
"CHARRRCAAAAAAA!" Wisp cried, unleashing Incinerate while Bianca used Metronome, which unleashed a Blizzard.
"Mismag…!" Mismagius grunted from the Incinerate as she shot a Shadow Ball at Wisp, but he jumped back right into a G-Max Depletion.
"Charca…!" Wisp shook it off while the opposing Pokemon took a massive hit from the Blizzard, Duraludon receiving it the worst.
"Flame Charge!"
"Moonblast!"
"Charge Beam!"
"Max Knuckle!"
"CHARCAAAAAAAAAA!" Wisp cried, charging directly toward Mismagius as she struck him with Charge Beam, but that didn't slow him down as he slammed directly into Mismagius.
"Maaaag!"
"Clefaaaaay!" Clefable unleashed Moonblast, sending it directly toward the giant fist coming down, both of them clashing until the Moonblast pushed the Max Knuckle back and went through it, slamming it directly into Duraludon.
"DURAAAAAAA!" Duraludon roared as a fiery explosion wrapped around Duraludon, shrinking back down to normal size before collapsing, all the while Wisp finished off Mismagius with another Flame Charge, dodging the Dazzling Gleam and slamming into her.
"Maaaag…" Mismagius cried, falling to the ground as the Terastallization faded away.
End BGM
"Awww maaaaan…" Iono fell on her knees. "I got unplugged…"
"Welp, what can ya do." Raihan said, his hands behind his head with a chuckle.
Iono got back up as she turned to the stream. "Welp, that'll be all for today! Give it up for Alessandra and Kotoko Strauss!" She smiled as the comments poured in with a lot of hearts. "This has been Iono-"
"And Kotoko Strauss from Yosei Days!"
"-Aaaand we'll see ya next time!" Iono smiled as she closed the stream. "Man, that was amazing! That was incredible!" She said as she handed Alessandra the gym badge. "Heeeeere ya go!"
"Thanks!" Alessandra smiled as she put it away.
"Hell of a fight there, fashion queen. I didn't think you had it in ya." Raihan said.
"Neither did I.' Alessandra chuckled, fist bumping Raihan.
"Till next collab?" Raihan asked.
"Absolutely!" Iono grinned as she skipped back to the teleporter while everyone walked back, but Kotoko spotted Iono's Tera Orb that she accidentally dropped.
"Oh!" Kotoko picked it up. "Iono, wait up!"
"Come on, let's go after her." Mabel said as they went into the teleporter, all the while Bede was left in his own thoughts.
"Heh, she really is good… perhaps I misjudged her skills after all." He said to himself. "Hmm… but how am I gonna make it up to her, I wonder…"
Meanwhile, with Iono…
"That was one of my best streams…" She said as she was in the bathroom, making sure no one was inside. "Hehe, that was the best one I had yet! I can't believe I managed to get to battle with the top supermodel of Galar herself, and also do a double collab with Raihan and the Kotoko Strauss of Yosei Days~!"
She giggled, taking off her wig and contact lens. "This'll definitely be one for my record of livestreams~! Talk about killing two Tailows with one sto-"
"Iono?"
"Mmph!" Iono froze up in fear as she turned her head.
"You accidentally dropped your Tera Orb on the way out of the battle arena after that Gym Battle, so I was wondering if I could-..."
Kotoko stopped, her eyes widening as she and her circle were seeing the "real" Iono in front of them.
"...Return… it… to… you… my… self…"
"Uuuuh…" Iono started to sweat nervously as Kotoko dropped the Tera Orb.
Outside…
"Woo! That was a hell of an awesome fight, lass!" Gloria praised.
"Aw, thanks Glori!" Alessandra smiled.
"Yeah! Who knew you could handle Gigantamax just like that!" Nemona smiled proudly.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"Hmm? What was that?" Bede wondered.
Back with them…
Kotoko was shaking while pointing her right index finger at Iono in total shock. "Wh-wh-wh…"
"I-I… I can explain!"
"Uuuuuuuuuh…" Kotoko fainted from total shock overload, where Kokoro was barely able to catch her this time.
"Omigosh! KOTOKO! STAY WITH ME, BESTIE!"
Flandre sweatdropped as she witnessed Kotoko's spirit leaving her body. "I think you broke her."
"I got her spirit!" Mabel said, grabbing a hold of it and shoving it back into Kotoko's body.
"Oh boy…" Iono sweatdropped.
A few minutes later…
Kotoko woke up, letting out a groan. "What happened…"
"Hey…" Iono greeted, now in casual attire.
"Wh-who… what…?"
"Promise me you won't scream again?"
"Maybe… just… what is all this?!"
Iono sighed. "Okay, so… that whole energetic playful bouncy gal you saw before? That's… not the real me. It's just my live streaming persona. This is the real me. A calm, casual and chill lady. When I started to stream just as a hobby, I used this figure to stream games. I didn't get as many views but I didn't care as much."
"So, when did the change happen?"
"La Primera Geeta discovered me and thought I could use a change of identity to get more views… and offered me a gig as a gym leader, but only if I changed my look as a streamer. So I… ordered a bunch of random stuff online and wore a bunch of things to see what stuck… and well, the Iono you see on stream… is the final product."
"Does she know that it's a wig, fake contact lens, and teeth?" Mabel asked.
"Yeah. Geeta knows it's all fake, but she gave me the job regardless. I participate in gym battles and streamed much more often. As far as my fans know, that's the real me. I even discarded the old videos of my original self just so I wouldn't raise any suspicion from everyone… and so I can have a private life so no one would bombard my privacy."
"Does anyone else know?" Flandre asked.
"Raihan. One day, I told him we could hang, and I even said the door's open… and, well, he came in faster than I anticipated and walked in on me mid-change into that bubbly dork. He was surprisingly chill with it, so I was able to be myself around him. No one else knows… until, right now…" She sighed.
"Do you ever get tired of living a double life?" Kokoro asked.
"Not really, I've mastered the whole double life schtick. Though it does get a bit exhausting some days…"
Kotoko sat down on a bench, letting it all process in her head.
"So the Gym Leader of Levincia has a whole other persona she keeps hidden... only letting a few people in on it whenever she's on her days off..." Kotoko mumbled, her now-dead pink eyes glazed over in disbelief. "...Heh... It's so hard for even me to take this all in..." She let out a mirthless chuckle.
"Woah, I've never seen Kotoko act this flustered!" Mabel said in shock.
"...Let me ask you this, Iono. Was the whole "being a fan of Yosei Days" nothing but a lie?"
"No! No, of course not! Legitimately, I am a huge fan of Yosei Days! I legitimately wanted to collab with you… what you do on Yosei Days is incredible."
"...What alias do you go by, Iono? If that is your real name?"
"Iono is indeed my real name. Though when I'm out and about in "disguise", I adopted the name "Erika" so no one would freak out over… ya know…"
"Mmmm…"
"Kotoko, please…" Iono took her hand. "Say something…"
Kotoko closed her eyes and then exhaled. She pulled her hand away from Iono and then raised it up… and ruffled Iono's head.
"Huh?"
Kotoko smiled, the color in her eyes returning.
"I fully accept this version of you! It just… took me a bit to process all of it."
Iono sighed in relief. "That's a relief…"
She then lightly karate chopped Iono's head.
"That was for the heart attack!"
"Really? You're the one who barged in!"
"Since when does someone need permission to walk into a public bathroom? Let alone changing their appearance IN public!"
"No one uses these bathrooms at night! It was safe to use!"
"Even so!"
Iono let out a groan. "Alright, alright… you got me… I guess I am getting a bit reckless these days…"
Kotoko then smiled. "Your secret's safe with us~"
"Oh, thank you~!" Iono smiled, hugging them. "Oh, hang on a sec. Give me your numbers real quick."
The girls handed them their scrolls as Iono put her number into their scrolls, plus changing her name to "Erika" in their contacts.
"There ya go." Iono smiled.
"Oooh, your disguise name. Perfect!" Mabel smiled as the girls got up and walked outside.
"Oh there you are, Kotoko!" Alessandra said as she spotted "Erika". "Oh? Who's your friend?"
"Oh, this is Erika! She's a big fan of Yosei Days and wanted to hang!" Kotoko smiled.
"A pleasure to meet you all." Iono smiled sweetly.
Later into the night…
Alessandra walked up to the lighthouse, overlooking Levincia as she let out a soft sigh, turning around and calling out Raffia.
"Umbre bre?"
"Just needed some company." Alessandra said as she turned around and looked off toward the horizon.
"What are ye doin' all the way out here?" A voice asked as Alessandra turned to see Gloria approaching.
"Oh, hey Glori. How'd you know I was out here?"
"Ye weren't in yer room so I thought I'd look around. I then see Raffia materializin', so I came by."
"Fair enough… I just needed some fresh air…"
"Ye sound sad… hell, ye look sad. Everythin' okay?"
"I'm fine. I'm just… a bit disappointed that I didn't use Tut for the fight."
"Really? I've seen yer disappointed face plenty of times growin' up and believe me, it doesn't look anythin' like that. And I wouldn'tae worry about that either, I didn't use all of my Pokemon for specific gym fights either."
"It's been years, Glori. My "disappointed face" might have changed."
"No, this is different. I know ye, Aless. Trust me, you're sad about something else."
"Well, aren't you the observant one…"
"Ye wannae talk about it?"
"No." Alessandra started to walk downhill, but Gloria caught her wrist.
"Yer not the only one who misses him."
"Who, Balto? I don't miss him at all. You know me, Glori. I've always been futuristic."
"Well, yeah, but that doesn't mean ye shouldn't keep the past away from ye."
"Balto is gone, Glori! The best I can do is move forward while Cian stays in the bloody past!"
"Do ye really think that or is this yer coping mechanism speakin'? I'm surprised it's still in full gear after all these years."
"I don't know what the hell you're talking about! There's no point in getting upset over this. Balto is gone and that's that!"
"Aless, look at me."
BGM: Luma (Super Mario Galaxy)
Alessandra turned to look at Gloria, her eyes glistening with tears threatening to fall.
"I… do not miss Balto." Alessandra said, her voice nearly breaking. "If I didn't miss him, I wouldn't… I wouldn't be wishing I'd dove to catch him during that rainstorm. I wouldn't be wishing I had helped Cian hold him in that freak accident! I wouldn't be having recurring dreams of that moment and wishing I would have done something to prevent Balto from escaping and not cowering in paralyzing fear when that tree fell on our house! I wouldn't be doing ANY of that! I do NOT miss him! I DON'T!"
"Umbre…" Raffia's ears lowered.
Gloria said nothing, pulling Alessandra as she pressed her head against hers.
"I miss him too…"
Tears flowed through Alessandra's cheeks, her lower lip quivering.
"What did I do wrong, Glori? There's not a day that goes by where I… I… was it something I did? Why did he run away?! I loved him as much as I did with Cian and he flocked off to who knows where! He's gone… I… I just wish he came back…"
"Shhh, just let it out…"
Pokeballs opened up, as Alessandra's Pokemon, including her Hoppip, Smoliv and even Miraidon crowded around her to softly hug her.
"Agia…" Miraidon softly said, gently nudging her as Alessandra sobbed uncontrollably into Gloria's chest.
Gloria said nothing, holding on to Alessandra as she gently rubbed her back. A few tears fell from Gloria's eyes.
"It's gonnae be okay…"
Ibuki: Just let it out, Aless...
Deadpool: I'm gonna need more posters.
Shout out to Dark Rebellion for the scenes with Kotoko and Iono! And a big shout out to Cody who told me about the existence of Triple Axel and the fact that Tsareena, of all Pokemon, could learn it via TM.