Pokémon XD^2: The Return of Shadow (PG-13)

[Shadow-Centered]

First reply to this, cause I've just read it.

I like how you place Anabel in this fanfiction {She's cool} and add in great battles and dialogue.

Oh and the Juggerant is probalay Gonzap.

[The Great Butler]

Hello there, Shadow-Centered! Yes, I could not resist putting Anabel in. I'm probably her #1 fan on SPPf....and say, if you're an Anabel fan too, join up with the fan club I run. The link's in my sig. Also, you should check out the story that preceded this one, "Enigma Shadow," which also is in my sig.

I've tried to do anime-style battle combos, wobbuffetds, but I've had trouble. I do try though.

[The Great Butler]

Let's keep right on going. Before I begin chapter six, here's a new dub title---for the first of the Sorbera Island chapters.

8: Heartfelt Appeals (Pokémon Contest! Island of Love!)

And now, from that note, on to chapter six! This one's gonna be very short like the Justy chapter, so please bear with me.

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CHAPTER SIX: The Canyon Conundrum



A brilliant sunrise greeted Eclo Canyon the morning after Rich's crushing defeat at the Snagem Colosseum. The fiery orb rose over the horizon, casting a beautiful red glow into the sky.

Meanwhile, Rich and his Pokémon were already up and about. Riding Salamence, he was flying low through the Canyon to help train the dragon in agility. They flew for quite a while, Salamence twisting and flipping to perfectly trace the jagged outline of the canyon. Finally, they reached what appeared to be the end of the canyon, a huge wall of rocks blocking any further progress.

"Salamence, stop here."

Salamence slowed and landed gently. Rich jumped off its back and recalled it to its Poké Ball.

"You take a rest now, Salamence. We'll train some more later. For now, everyone, come out!"

Rich popped open the other five Poké Balls, and Milotic, Blaziken, Alakazam, Ludicolo, and Tyranitar appeaed before him.

"Are you guys ready to train for our next shot at Juggernaut?" The Pokémon responded positively, so Rich continued. "Good. You all will never know just how much this means to me, that you're all willing to follow me back into another fight with that brute. Thank you. Everyone, turn around. See that wall of rock? Our first training will be to simply knock it out. Milotic, Hydro Pump! Tyranitar, Hyper Beam! Alakazam, Psychic! Ludicolo, Ice Beam! Blaziken, Fire Blast!"

All the Pokémon charged up, then fired their attacks at the same spot on the rock wall. Just before the attacks hit, however, an energized blade of air---an Air Cutter attack---crashed down and blocked them.

"Yo, kid! What do you think you're doing?!"

A Skarmory landed behind Rich, and its trainer jumped off its back. He was a large man, very muscular and dressed in tight black pants and a red vest that was left open to show off his gigantic chest muscles. The man's most distinctive feature, however, were his long, jagged eyebrows and moustache.

Rich waved his hand to clear the smoke from the explosion, but did not turn right away.

"All this dust.........listen, I'm busy here! Leave me........." Rich turned around, and locked eyes with the man. "....uh.....uh..........."

The man seemed almost as surprised as Rich was.

"Rich?! Rich, is that you?!!"

"Gonzap, the leader of Team Snagem! You've come to pay me my comeuppance for leaving you and Cipher way back when, haven't you?! Salamence, atta----"

"Oh, no! Not at all!" Gonzap chuckled. "I know I used to have orders from Cipher's old boss Evice to take you out on sight, but those days are long past. We're no longer part of Cipher or Enigma Shadow. In fact, we're not criminals at all anymore. We're just a band of trainers who have dedicated ourselves to our Pokémon and battling."

"I guess that makes sense. But would you care to fill me in on why I can't train here?"

"There would be a disaster if that rock wall was destroyed. The hardened magma that rings the crater where Mt. Battle used to be would break off, then the magma could flood out all of Eclo Canyon---killing us and everyone at the Colosseum."

"Whoa! That's enough reason for me! Milotic, Alakazam, Tyranitar, Blaziken, Ludicolo.....hold off. Now, Gonzap....I'd call you old friend, but I'm not sure it applies."

"Hohoho! Of course it does. Now that neither of us is involved in that Cipher crap anymore, nothing's stopping us from being friends."

"Good, then. Please explain how you got the Colosseum and all?"

"It's quite a story. After Michael took down Cipher's Grand Master Greevil, we had planned to make a comeback and establish Team Snagem as the ruling gang in Orre once again. Right before our plan was to go forward, Sherles and the biggest group of those cutie Officer Jennys found our hideout. Naturally we didn't want to go to jail, so we negotiated a way out. They helped us build the Colosseum, and wouldn't put us in jail. However, we can't leave Eclo Canyon, so we've become dedicated to our training."

"Hm. That's quite a story, Gonzap."

"Indeed it is. What brought you all the way out here, anyway?"

"Sigh.....it's such a long story. My wife and I came here on vacation but, as I'm sure you know by now, Enigma Shadow returned at the same time."

"Your wife? What's her name?"

"Anabel. Here's a picture of her."

Rich took a picture of himself and Anabel from his pocket and showed it to Gonzap.

"She's very cute. You caught yourself a good one, hahah!"

"Thank you."

"So where is she now? Why isn't she with you?"

"There was an accident in Phenac City. She fell and hit her head in the Pre Gym, and is now in the hospital there. I came here with the goal of winning at the Colosseum for her and bringing back the Snagem Emblem, but I lost to the Juggernaut last night."

"Yeah, I know what you mean. Juggernaut's real tough. Tell ya what, come with me back to the old Team Snagem base. We'll have a battle there, so you can toughen up for Juggernaut. Agreeable?"

"Sure, let's do it! You guys up for it?"

Rich's Pokémon all cried out in approval. He nodded and recalled them, then sent out Salamence and got on its back. Gonzap got on his Skarmory's back, and together the two of them flew back through the canyon towards Team Snagem's base.

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The Snagem base was an old, run-down steel building leaned up against the wall of the canyon. Gonzap and Rich recalled their Pokémon and went inside, where there was a round area ringed by old metal scraps. The Snagem leader pointed Rich to a spot in the ring, then he took a spot opposite.

"Yo, Agrev! Get yourself down here!"

A Team Snagem member rushed down the nearby staircase and faced Gonzap.

"Yes, sir, Master Gonzap! What is it?"

"Rich and I are going to have a battle. I want you to referee."

"Alright then, Gonzap. Have you agreed on a number of Pokémon?"

"I think we should use all six," Rich suggested. "If this is to be a training battle, I really think it can be nothing else."

"Any objections to that, Gonzap?"

"None whatsoever."

"Good! In that case, the Double Battle between Rich and Gonzap, the leader of Team Snagem, will now begin! Each trainer will use six Pokémon and the match ends when all six have fainted! Ready, and......GO!"

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Pkmn Trainer Rich ---vs.--- Snagem Head Gonzap
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[Gonzap steps forward, punches the air several times, then leaps up with an uppercut. He then throws two Poké Balls, sending out a Venusaur and a Slaking]

"Venusaur and Slaking..........let's get going, Blaziken and Tyranitar! Tyranitar, Flamethrower!"

Tyranitar took a deep breath to draw in air, then exhaled a stream of fire at Venusaur. The Pokémon took a hard hit.

"Venusaur, attack with Frenzy Plant!"

Venusaur sent energy into the ground, then several huge roots dug up and whipped Tyranitar with amazing force. Tyranitar did not faint, but it came close.

"Blaziken, Sky Uppercut!"

Blaziken rushed forth and hit Slaking with a powerful uppercut.

"Roar!"

Slaking turned to Venusaur, and roared incredibly loudly. Venusaur turned into energy and returned to its Poké Ball, then another ball burst open and a Blastoise appeared.

"Ah HA! I see what you're up to. Tyranitar, Thunder!"

Tyranitar absorbed power, then loosed it into the sky in the form of several lightning bolts. The bolts then crashed down onto Blastoise and caused severe damage.

"It doesn't matter, because if I take your Pokémon down first, you know what happens! Blastoise, help Slaking by getting rid of Blaziken! Hydro Cannon!"

Two water cannons popped out of Blastoise's shell, then it fired massive blasts of water at Blaziken. The hit instantly knocked out the Pokémon.

"Alright, then. Blaziken, return! Go, Ludicolo! Use Giga Drain!"

Ludicolo jumped onto Blastoise and glowed green, draining away its remaining energy and making it faint.

"Not bad, Rich, not bad at all. Return, Blastoise! Next up it will be......Exploud, go! Slaking, Hyper Beam!"

Slaking yawned, then fired a massive red energy beam at Tyranitar. Tyranitar's Rock type blocked the full impact, but the attack was still strong enough to knock Tyranitar out.

"Return, Tyranitar! Go, Milotic! Ludicolo, use Dynamicpunch!"

Ludicolo's fists glowed bright red as it hit Exploud with a superbly strong punch.

"Exploud, use Roar on Slaking!"

Exploud turned and roared at Slaking, sending the ape Pokémon back to its Poké Ball. Another ball burst open, and Venusaur reappeared.

"Milotic, Ice Beam! Let's go!"

Milotic hit Venusaur with a freezing beam of ice. Because it was already weakened from Tyranitar's Flamethrower, Venusaur fainted.

"Arrrgghh! My luck turned on me there! Venusaur, return. Skarmory, go!"

"Ludicolo, Surf!"

Ludicolo created a huge wave of water and crashed it down on Gonzap's team. Both Exploud and his newly-deployed Skarmory took some damage.

"Exploud! Hyper Voice!"

Exploud took a deep breath.......then blasted from its mouth and the tubes ringing its head the most excruciating, eardrum-piercing sound imaginable. Ludicolo and Milotic were hit quite hard by the attack, and even Rich had to hold his ears. Gonzap and Skarmory didn't seem affected at all, though.

Finally, the blast stopped and Rich took his hands off his ears.

"Geez, Gonzap. How do you do that and not be affected?"

"I guess after a while you get used to it."

"I know I wouldn't be able to. Milotic, attack Exploud with Hydro Pump!"

Milotic took aim, then attacked Exploud with a pressurized jet of water. Exploud was nearly knocked out, but again, not quite.

"How frustrating. Ludicolo, use Surf to finish off Exploud!"

Ludicolo created another huge wave and crashed it down onto Gonzap's team. Exploud fainted while Skarmory was weakened a bit more.

"I haven't had a battle this tough in a long, long time! Return, Exploud. Come on, Slaking, let's go! Skarmory, use Aerial Manuvers!"

Skarmory flew up into the air a bit, and began to glow with a blue shine as it powered up.

"Slaking, Aerial Ace!"

Slaking stood up, towering over Rich's Pokémon. It then took a swipe at Ludicolo, hitting it hard with super-effective damage and nearly making it faint.

"Milotic, keep fighting! Use Surf!"

Milotic crashed yet another giant wave onto Gonzap's team, slightly injuring Slaking but doing more damage to Skarmory.

"Ludicolo, finish off that Skarmory NOW! Fire Punch!"

Ludicolo's fists became fiery, then it jumped from Milotic's head towards Skarmory and hit it with the burning punch. It was a critical hit, and Skarmory fainted.

"Skarmory, my first Pokémon! Return.....go, Charizard! Use Blast Burn now!"

Charizard loosed a fireball at Ludicolo. When it hit, the fireball exploded into a massive burst of flames that knocked out Ludicolo.

"Ludicolo, return! Go, Alakazam! Use Psychic on Slaking now!"

Alakazam's eyes glowed, then a blue aura surrounded Slaking. It was lifted into the air by Alakazam's psychic powers, then dropped hard. This was also a critical hit, and it caused extremely high damage to Slaking.

"SURF!"

Another wave attack from Milotic defeated both Charizard, whose Fire type was weak to the water attack, and Slaking as well.

"Gwwwwoooooohh!!! The head of Team Snagem loses?"

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"The battle is over!" Agrev announced. "The winner is Rich!"

"Well! I must say, Rich, that was quite the rigorous experience. I don't think you even needed training to take down Juggernaut, if you want my honest opinion."

"Really? Then tell me what it was that happened."

"Your mind wasn't focused. Remember what you said about Anabel being in the hospital back in Phenac? You were rightfully worried about her, but you let your mind wander and Juggernaut took advantage of that. If you focus like you did against me, you can beat him with no trouble."

"I guess........thank you, Gonzap. I'll be on my way now."

"Don't leave yet. Agrev!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Get the members of Team Snagem together. I'm calling a conference."

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About an hour later, all the members of Team Snagem were outside the base sitting on folding metal chairs. A stage had been set up with the scraps of metal lying around in the hideout, and Gonzap was standing behind a steel podium. Rich, meanwhile, was seated in another folding chair off to the side.

"This special meeting of the honorable council of Team Snagem is now called to order! Tonight we have only one subject to speak of. During the day today, I had a battle with a trainer who is in the area to win at our Colosseum. Not only that, I lost this battle."

The crowd became angry and a bit rowdy. Wakin stood up with a look of rage on his face.

"Let us at the fool, Gonzap! We'll teach him what happens when he messes with Team Snagem!"

"Sit down, Wakin. I am not worried about losing this match, nor am I angry at who I lost to. I know that Biden and Wakin already know this person. Please, give a warm Team Snagem welcome to Rich Mistbloom!"

Gonzap beckoned Rich over to the podium from his seat while the crowd settled down and applauded. They all knew Rich had beaten Biden and Wakin, and they held great respect for anyone who could defeat Gonzap.

"Rich was training with me today because he wants to win against the champion of our Colosseum, the Juggernaut. He doesn't lack skill or strength, though, what happened is that he felt alone against Juggernaut's brutal strength, snapping under the pressure and not being able to battle. That is why, Rich, I have decided that Team Snagem will back your efforts in the Colosseum one hundred percent. When you're ready to make another challenge, know that we're behind you and are rooting for you."

"Thank you, thank you very much, Gonzap! Really, it does mean a lot......and I'm sure Anabel would be pleased too if she were here."

"That isn't all. I also want to award you a special prize for defeating me. I am naming you an honorary elite member of the new Team Snagem, a title that signifies your standing as one of the strongest trainers in Eclo Canyon."

"Thank you, again! I.........tomorrow I will make my challenge, and tomorrow I'll beat Juggernaut once and for all."

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Later that night, Rich was sitting at a campfire with Salamence and Milotic out.

"We've got a big day ahead of us tomorrow, you guys. Do you think you can do it?"

"Salalaaaaaa, mence...."

"Miloooooooooooooo."

"You're right. I've got to buck up and go for that title like there's nothing else in the world. I'll bring you back that emblem this time, Anabel, you can count on that..."

Rich looked up at the clear sky, marveling at the beauty of the stars and the moon.




Training with Team Snagem's leader, Gonzap, was just what Rich needed following his loss to Juggernaut. After beating Gonzap in a battle, Rich finally realized that he lost in the Colosseum because he couldn't focus on his battles. Now with his goal even clearer and more determined than ever to win, can he take down Juggernaut this time? Stay tuned!



END of CHAPTER SIX

[Deathborn_606]

Same old stratigey of Gonazp's, Got that from the Orre Collosseum I see.

Good job on this chapter but I've been noticing something. Evre since this fic started I fell that Rich's Tyrantiar knows more than 4 attacks.

[The Great Butler]

They all have more than four attacks, actually. Something like Alakazam just doesn't need anything outside of Psychic, the element punches and Protect/Endure, for example. Tyranitar has a very wide movepool, so it can use many different attacks.

[Zero Nexus]

same old gonzap,seen it comin!

edit:wait a miniute,i just remembered somthing:

"Jumpluff, Pay Day!"

Again Jumpluff shook its arms, this time to launch a flurry of gold coins at Blaziken. The coins hit and caused some damage.

how can jumluff learn pay day???

~zezrex5 out~

[Dimentio]

hmm...zerzex I'm failing to see where that came from, but i dunno. Good chapter Butler, I liked the strategy of Gonzap from his Orre Colloseum battles. Yeah, he was pretty tough in the Orre Colloseum...anyways, I'm eager to see what will happen in the next chapter.

~fuzzy out~

[Zero Nexus]

hmm...zerzex I'm failing to see where that came from

~fuzzy out~

it came from one of the earlier chapters!

~zerex5 out~

[The Great Butler]

same old gonzap,seen it comin!

edit:wait a miniute,i just remembered somthing:

how can jumluff learn pay day???

~zezrex5 out~

Egg Move way back when from G/S/C.

[Moonlight Locust]

Hi I'm back! I never checked because I was so caught in, sorry. Now I'm sure it's     Spoiler:- :

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Gonzap or Gorigan.
 

I could be wrong though. Oh and new pokémon idea!

Merapii
The singer pokémon
Flying/Electric
Attacks: Thunder, Hyper Voice, Explosion, Roar, Sing, All electric attacks, Sound King(roar but exchanges every pokémon but the user)
Description: It's just a small chicken version of Zapdos.
Pokédex Description: Merapii like to sing. They sing from early in the morning until late at night. It then wakes up three hours later and sings again.

Great fic!,
-Blue Meowth

[The Great Butler]

Hi there, and thank you for the submission! I'll write it in where I can.

And while we're at it, I'll reveal two titles---one brand new, and the other the dub title of the second Sorbera Island chapter.

9: The Misty Mistbloom (Sorbera Colosseum! Tag Battle Tourney!)

12: Return to Sorbera Island! Shadow's Takeover!

[Moonlight Locust]

Hi there, and thank you for the submission! I'll write it in where I can.

And while we're at it, I'll reveal two titles---one brand new, and the other the dub title of the second Sorbera Island chapter.

9: The Misty Mistbloom (Sorbera Colosseum! Tag Battle Tourney!)

12: Return to Sorbera Island! Shadow's Takeover!

9. Hmm looks like Misty's gonna be in this! She's third cutest in the cutey list. Well in her new clothes she is.

12. Ah so Sorbera Island is getting attacked by Enigma Shadow. Interesting. Is Sorbera a place you made up?
-Blue Meowth

[Dimentio]

I believe it is Blue Meowth. I'm just guessing though.

~fuzzy out~

[The Great Butler]

Yes, I made up Sorbera Island because I felt Orre needed a tropical island area outside of the Oasis PokéSpot (which only looks like one >_>)

[Dimentio]

Yes, true it does. Everywhere else in Orre looks like adesert (with thexception of Phenac City, but that's surrounded by desert) basically, Orre is one great desert, with a forest surrounding the HQ Lab and Kaminko's Lab.

~fuzzy out~

[Literate]

Everywhere else in Orre looks like adesert

Orre is supposed to be a desert. That is the reason why there is not much wild pokemon. ^_^ If you haven't noticed from somewhere... Or even part desert as the port and lab are not deserts but the rest is.

Okay, now I'll wait for the next chapter.

~PEACE~

[The Great Butler]

Here he comes again......the Rich vs. Juggernaut grudge match is soon to be at hand!
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CHAPTER SEVEN: Juggernaut's Snagem Showdown


Rich and his Pokémon had had a good night's rest, and the day after training with Gonzap, they were ready to go for the Snagem Colosseum challenge again. With Anabel in his heart and battles on his mind, Rich marched through the Colosseum's front door and right up to the registration counter.

"Hello! Welcome to Snagem......Mr. Mistbloom? Why are you here?"

"I want to enter again."

"I'm afraid I cannot allow that. If you faced Juggernaut again, he'd likely kill your Pokémon for your bothering him. This is for the good of your Pokémon, sir, get out of here while you still can."

Rich slammed his hand down on the desk.

"I'm entering again, and that's that! I made a promise that I would win here for my beloved wife, and over my dead body will some musclehead like Juggernaut stop me!"

"I am very sorry, Mr. Mistbloom. If I allowed you to enter and anything happened to your Pokémon, Snagem Colosseum would lose its license to operate. Please, just lea----"

"Stop! Let him in."

Gonzap, with Biden and Wakin in tow, had entered behind Rich.

"M-Mister Gonzap, sir!"

"Wakin, you and Biden go off and get ready for your battles. I can deal with this."

Wakin and Biden nodded, then jumped over the rail and entered the Colosseum.

"What is this about not letting Rich enter?"

"Mister Gonzap, sir, I know what Juggernaut's capable of. If he faces Rich again, he will become angry and may kill Rich's Pokémon. And if that happened, we'd lose our license to operate."

"That's not going to happen. Rich lost the last time because his mind wasn't focused. This time, I can vouch that he's one hundred and ten percent ready for Juggernaut. Let him in."

"If you wish, Mister Gonzap. Mr. Mistbloom, please enter through here."

"Thank you, Gonzap."

"Think nothing of it. Remember, we've supporting you!"

After shaking hands with Gonzap, Rich followed the attendant to the waiting room. She then left. After a moment, Rich released all six of his Pokémon.

"You guys all ready for this? We're going to face a tough challenge now, but I believe in all of you."

Another attendant came into the room.

"Mr. Mistbloom, your first match is ready."

"Thank you. Everyone, return!"

Rich recalled his Pokémon then followed the attendant to the arena.

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"Ladies and gentlemen!" the announcer called out. It's time for another knockout challenge at the Snagem Colosseum! Now entering the arena are the first two competitors!"

Rich entered from the left hand gate, and from the right came Joseph, the Eevee trainer.

"Round one, Rich versus Joseph! Let the battle begin!"

"Hello, again! I didn't expect to see you here again so soon. My Eevees are as strong as ever, so let's battle again!"

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[Joseph throws two Poké Balls, sending out Eevee.....and an Espeon]

"Oh, Espeon? So you've changed things up a bit. Go, Tyranitar and Milotic!"

"Espeon, Calm Mind!"

Espeon shut its eyes and focused its mind. It glowed green as it powered up.

"Surf, Milotic!"

Milotic created a massive wave of water and crashed it down on Joseph's team, hitting Eevee harder than Espeon.

"Tyranitar, use Rock Slide!"

Tyranitar drilled the ground with its claw, kicking up rocks at Joseph's team. Eevee was knocked out while Espeon took quite a hit.

"Hmm, you got Eevee down quickly this time. Eevee, return! Go, Umbreon! Attack with Psychic, Espeon!"

Espeon's eyes glowed as it used psychic power to lift Milotic into the air and crash it down. Milotic was hit fairly hard.

"Use another Surf!"

Milotic crashed another wave down on Joseph's team, this time hitting both of the Pokémon with equal force.

"Use Crunch to finish Espeon off, Tyranitar!"

The large green Pokémon rushed forward and crunched on Espeon with its sharp fangs. Indeed, this was the blow that defeated Espeon.

"This is turning out even worse than last time. Espeon, return! It's all up to you now, so go Alumineon!"

Joseph's final Pokémon was Alumineon, a Steel type that looked like an Espeon with iron armor. Even though Rich already knew what it was (Anabel's father, Ein, was the one who created it) he scanned it with the P*DA anyway.

"Alumineon, the steel plate Pokémon. Evolves from Eevee under the influence of a Metal Coat. Alumineon are rarely seen in the wild, and few trainers own them. Though their bodies are mostly comprised of metal, they have powerful abilities with electricity as well. This species hunts by shocking and stunning its prey with electricity, so it is easier to capture."

"So you know Alumineon already? No big deal. Umbreon, Bite!"

Umbreon jumped forth and bit Milotic. Despite the attack's fairly high strength, Milotic didn't seem affected much.

"Milotic, Hydro Pump on Alumineon!"

Milotic took aim and hit Alumineon with a pressurized blast of water, doing quite a bit of damage.

"Tyranitar, follow that with a Brick Break to Umbreon!"

Umbreon tried to dodge, but Tyranitar still managed to hit it with a powerful, super-effective punch.

"Alumineon, Iron Tail! Let's go!"

Alumineon's tail glowed with a metallic shine, then it rushed forward and bashed the tail into Tyranitar. This was a super-effective hit.

"Umbreon, use Faint Attack!"

The black cat-like Pokémon faded into the shadows, drew close to Milotic, then reappeared and slammed into it. However, once again this attack did not do much.

"Milotic, wanna go for the win?"

"Milllllloooo!"

"Well said, old friend. Hydro Pump!"

Milotic hit Alumineon with another blast of water, taking it down.

"Return, Alumineon......."

"Tyranitar, use Brick Break to finish this up!"

Tyranitar jumped forward with surprising speed and nailed Umbreon with another punch. This finished off Umbreon.

"My Eevees!! They lost again!"

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"Rich is the winner! Congratulations!"

As he was accustomed to by this point, Rich bowed to the cheering crowd then followed the attendant back to the waiting room.

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After a while, the attendant returned for Rich. No words were spoken, he just got up and followed her back to the arena.

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"Round one was exciting, but what will round two bring? Please welcome our next competitors!"

Rich entered from his gate. Facing him was a familiar face--Biden from Team Snagem.

"Rich versus Biden! Let the battle begin!"

"You beat me last time, but Team Snagem will last forever! I'll prove my point by winning this match!"

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Pkmn Trainer Rich ---vs.--- Team Snagem Biden
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[Biden throws two Poké Balls, sending out Sonifone and a Tropius]

"Let's make this a great match. Go, Blaziken and Salamence! Salamence, attack with Fire Blast!"

Salamence loosed a fireball that was aimed at Tropius, but the Grass and Flying type managed to dodge it.

"Hah! Our last battle will be nothing compared to this! Tropius, Aerial Ace!"

Tropius flapped its broad leaves to fly up a bit, then it dive-bombed Blaziken for extremely high damage.

"Blaziken, fight back! Flamethrower!"

Blaziken answered right back by blasting Tropius with powerful flames.

"Not so fast. Sonifone, take out that Blaziken! Use Amplify!"

Tropius glowed red, then Sonifone did as well. Sonifone then sent a blast of energy at Blaziken, knocking it out.

"What? What was that attack?"

Suddenly, the P*DA activated by itself.

"Amplify. An attack of the Normal type. Only used in Double Battles. Takes the amount the partner's health has been decreased by, doubles it, and inflicts that amount on the target."

"Dirty trick......"

"Heheheh. We might be legit now, but deep down, we still have the blood of the old Team Snagem in our veins. We just exercise our sneakiness in battles now!"

"Hmph, I'll still win. Return, Blaziken! Go, Milotic! Salamence, Brick Break!"

Salamence smashed Sonifone with its claws, inflicting very high damage.

[ribonucleic]

great chapter once again butler. Sorry for not posting in a while but i have caught up and the story is great. Alumineon is a mad pokemon, i wish it was in the pokemon games.

Also that move Amplify was cool, you really are creative. Well once agin great work, and I hope to see many new pokemons.

[The Great Butler]

Hi there, welcome back!

I must apologize for leaving off in the middle of a battle. There'll be more soon, I promise.

I had wanted to come up with an exclusive move for Sonifone so it wouldn't always be just Hyper Voice. Amplify came naturally from there.

And.......    Spoiler:- a spoiler!:

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there will be an evolution during this challenge that will change Rich's life.
 

[Bay]

Hey Great Butler! Dang it, need to reply to your stories faster!

Anyways, I read Chapater Six and this part of Chapter Seven and so far so good. Here's a quickie review:

Chapter Six
I liked the battle between Rich and Gonzap. That's good that now Rich can focus on his battles.

Chapter Seven
I like how you made Rich not obeying the person that told Rich he can't battle. Also, yay both Alumineon and Sonifone is back!

Oh, and I looked at the spoiler you had put. This should be intersting. Can't wait!

~Good night, and good luck~