Loryn watched onscreen as Max's Emboar dealt the final blow and knocked his opponent's Dragonite out cold. Soon after his victory, the boy ran from the battlefield to go check on his Pokemon that had been previously injured. Loryn gulped; she was up next.
Sure enough, her name flashed up on screen beside someone named Kikiro. Odd name, she thought, before making her way out the door nearby and onto the battlefield with shaky legs. As she stepped onto the dusty ground of the inner Colosseum, her heart skipped a beat. It was huge, and too many fans to count lined the seats that looked down to the field. The crowd cheered as both she and Kikiro appeared and took their places opposite of each other. She inspected her opponent carefully.
Kikiro was tall and lanky, with limbs that looked too long for his body. His hair was jet black and hung in a fringe that almost covered his piercing silver gaze. There was something about him that made Loryn want to hide in a corner. Perhaps it was the dark attitude he seemed to emit. She blinked as she realized he was tossing a pokeball up and down impatiently. "Will you be ready anytime soon?" Kikiro's dull voice called across the field. Loryn nodded shortly and popped a ball off of her belt.
"Hmph. Pidgeot, go!" Kikiro yelled, and the magnificent bird Pokemon appeared in a flash on white light, stretching it's wings with a screech. Loryn smirked, and released the Pokemon from the pokeball in her hand. "Breloom, c'mon out!" Said Pokemob appeared in a battle poise, his eyes narrowed and ready. Kikiro just laughed. "That pathetic thing? Go ahead, take the first move."
"Gladly," Loryn growled under her breath, then more loudly: "Breloom, bullet seed!" Breloom quickly obeyed, and soon tiny shining seeds were speeding in Pidgeot's direction. "Pathetic! Pidgeot, use Peck to destroy the seeds and hit Breloom!"
"Gee-ott!" Pidgeot shrieked, it's beak turning a bright blue as it torpedoed its way through the seeds. Loryn's inwardly cheered; it was exactly what she wanted. As soon as Pidgeot was in close range she yelled: "Now Breloom! Close combat!"
Breloom quickly obeyed, its hands shooting out at a rapid speed and dealing tons of damage to the flying type as he hit it at close range. Pidgeot tumbled back, struggling to stand up. Breloom had taken no damage. "Nice try, but we're just getting started! Pidgeot, double team!" Instantly, Pidgeot divided into several clones that surrounded Breloom.
A confused Breloom looked around with narrowed eyes. "Fine by me! Breloom, use Stone Edge!" Loryn commanded, determination thick in her voice. Breloom was surrounded by sharp jagged stones that were completely under his control, and shot them out in several directions at the clones.
"No Pidgeot! Fly up and dodge!" Kikiro called desperately as the look-alikes dissipated one by one. However, due to the damage taken earlier, Pidgeot was too slow and was hit by the attack. It was the the ground with a thump, and was quickly deemed unable to battle. With a grumble, Kikiro returned his Pokemon. Loryn was speechless. Did I really just do that...?
"Don't think you've won yet! Go Rapidash!" Kikiro yelled as the unicorn-like Pokemon was revealed. Breloom and Loryn alike grinned, a new energy flowing through them. "Don't you worry Kikiro, we're just getting started."
