Prologue of Chapter 3:
A dark figure rose from its seat. Shrouding itself in an impenetrable void, it picked up a pokeball from his table.
"Pokemon. Such weak creatures. Why they inhibit this world, I don't know. But yet," he threw the ball upwards and out came a pokemon. It is, like his master, shrouded in darkness. It howled and sat on the foot of his master.
"We can make it more powerful. Hahaha!"
Chapter 3: A Full Time Tag team!
Leon, Jimmy, and Katrina were walking down a road to Oldale Town, when suddenly.
"Yah!" sounds of fighting erupted from the other side of the field.
"What was that?" Jimmy said.
"I don't know. Let's look." Leon answered. They silently crept to the source of the sound, and were surprised to see different kinds of pokemon among different kinds of trainers. There were battling each other, trainer versus trainer.
"Are you Pokemon Trainers?" an elderly man said.
"Yes. What is this place?" Jimmy asked.
"Ah. This is the training ground for all beginning trainers. Funded by the Devon Corporation, we have ran this place for almost 3 years."
"Cool!" Jimmy exclaimed. "What do you say?" he asked Leon and Katrina.
"I sat we do it!" Leon quickly said.
"Good! Now you should register here." the old man led them to the registration table. "By the way, I am Carlo, the keeper here." He extended out his hand and the group shook their hands.
"Jimmy." he smiled.
"Leon."
"I am Katrina, mister. Nice meeting you." Katrina said.
"Now, shall we go in?" he led them inside to the trainers. "Here, you can train your pokemon until they are strong enough to guard you. There are other trainers too. You can battle them. Now, go!" Carlo shooed them away.
"Now, I'm getting heat up!" Leon said, while walking to a nearby trainer. But then, a faint buzzing sound rose from the sky. All trainers look up and saw a helicopter landing on the empty field. A man garbed in a black suit arrived and set his foot on the ground while holding his hat. His assistant went to him while holding a ball. The man looked at it for a moment before throwing it up in the air. A black dig with horns appeared in the flash of light.
"Houndoom!!!" the pokemon cried.
"What pokemon was that?" Leon consulted the pokedex.
"Houndoom, the Dark Pokemon. In a Houndoom pack, the one with its horns raked sharply back serves a leadership role. They choose their leader by fighting among themselves. " the dex said.
"Wow, it is a houndoom!" Jimmy said. "But the man? Who is it? Can you please ask the dex?" Jimmy said jokingly.
"That is the Devon Corporation President." Carlo answered the question. He then ran to the man.
"Hello, Carlo. Is the place doing well? the President asked.
"Yes, sir. Very well. What can we do?" Carlo said.
"Well, I am here to hold a tournament. Remember? The yearly tourny?"
"Ah, yes Sir. Right away, Sir." Carlo dashed off to the speakers. "All trainers. Attention please, everybody." The trainers fixed their eyes on Carlo. "We will be holding a tournament right here and now. For those who want, you may register at the entrance. The rules are:
1. All of the battles are in Double Battle form.
2. Only one pokemon will be used by each participant." Leon looked at his pokeball. Well, that's okay. I only have one pokemon with me.
"3. The judge will decide who is the winner. His decision is final.
4. Any form of misconduct before the tournament will mean expulsion in the tournament and banning of the Trainer's license for two days.
5. The winners will receive a Pokemon Prize. That is all. You may now register." Carlo went down the speakers. With that, almost all trainers in the vicinity ran to the entrance.
"Will we enter?" Leo asked Katrina and Jimmy.
"Don't look at me. You know I don't like battling." Jimy said.
"Sure. Let's do it Leon." Katrina said. Katrina held his hand, and Leon blushed. They walked away from Jimmy, who was shouting, "Good luck both of you!I'll be watching in the stands!"
Leon and Katrina registered and were placed in the West section. This was how the tournament goes. Each participant of the Tournament will battle another participant in the same section. The winner of each section will battle with each other for the first prize. The first batle went pretty quick. The first pair of trainers from the West Section sent out a Gastly and a Totodile, while the other trainers sent out a Doduo and Zangoose respectively. The Doduo went down with a well-placed Ice Beam and the Zangoose fainted with a Shadow Ball, after fainting the Totodile.
All battles came and went, and it is time for the battle of Leon and Katrina with the Western candidates.
"Do it, Ralts!" Katrina tossed her ball, and out came a Ralts.
"Ralts, the Feeling Pokemon.A Ralts has the power to sense the emotions of people and Pokémon with the horns on its head. It takes cover if it senses any hostility. " Leon's dex said.
"Ok, so it is a Ralts. It is our turn now. Go, Sneasel!" Sneasel appeared.
"Sneas!!" the Sharp Claw Pokemon cried.
Th opponents tossed their Pokemon at precisely the same time. A Natu and a Corpish appeared.
"Nat!!! Corp!!!" both pokemon cried.
"Time to heat up the field! Sneasel! Quick Attack, now!" Sneasel immediately followed orders, amd with lightning speed, hit Natu. "Now, Sneasel! Faint Attack, immediately!' Sneasel turned a right- angle without looking at Corpish and hit it with his claws.
"Natu!" the trainer said. "No, Corpish!" the other one cried. Both Pokemon stood, but was very weak. "Now, Natu! Confusion!" Natu glowed eerily with a pinkish aura and with full blast a weakened Natu can do, hit Ralts. Ralts shook off the damage.
"Show them a real Confusion." Ralts glowed just like Natu, and blasted the Tiny Bird away. "Natu is unable to battle!" the referee shouted. "No!" the trainer ran to his Natu. "Corpish, we shall win! Bubble!" Corpish blew a multitude of bubbles to Sneasel.
"Bubble, huh? Sneasel, dodge it followed by a Quick Attack!" Sneasel jumped up and speed off to Corpish.
"Time to wrap up," Katrina said, while holding er hair. "Ralts! Confusion!" both attack hit Corpish at the same time. "Corpish is unable to battle. Leon and Katrina is the winner!"
Katrina hugged Leon, who blushed by her actions. "We make a great team, Katrina." he said.
"We sure do."
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