"Awesome job, Lex!" Skye exclaimed, giving him a high five. She walked towards Lt. Surge, who was busy healing his Raichu. "I'll go next!"
"I've never seen so many kids at once!" Lt. Surge laughed. Raichu was now fully healed. "Alright then, missy! Go Raichu!"
Raichu faced her, ready as ever to battle. Skye smiled, and pulled out her secret weapon.
"Go, Igneous!" she cried. The massive rock-snake filled the arena, looking menacingly at Raichu.
"Okay, Raichu, don't show any mercy! We know how to beat rock types, don't we?!" Lt. Surge exclaimed, a grin spreading across his face. "Use Agility!"
"Bind it, Igneous!" Skye exclaimed excitedly.
Onix's first attack missed as Riachu ran all around the rock Pokemon, confusing it. Igneous roared in frustration and impatience. It smashed its tail into the ground angrily, barely missing Raichu.
"Use rock throw!" Skye told her Onix.
Igneous pounded the ground once more, sending chunks of rocks flying everywhere. Since it hadn't been trained much, the rocks were not aimed well at its target, and Raichu was still as eager as ever to battle, though a little weakened.
"Raichu, use you swift attack!" Lt. Surge commanded.
Raichu raced around the Onix, hitting it on all sides with its very quick swift attack. Onix roared again, so loud that Skye had to cover her ears. She looked up at Igneous. It had weakened Raichu enough...and it was too frustrated and out of control.
"Good job, Igneous! Come back!" she hollered,a nd the Onix disappeared back in its pokeball without a fuss. Skye looked determined as she chose her next pokeball. "Go, Sticky!"
The Butterfree emerged from its pokeball refreshed and ready to fight.
"Sticky, use poisonpowder!" Skye exclaimed, hoping her strategy would work.
The powder hit Raichu square on, poisoning it. She saw Lt. Surge flinch. Raichu shot a powerful thunderbolt at Sticky, severely weakening it.
"Hang in there, Sticky!" Skye excalimed in encouragement. "Use confusion!"
"Freeee!!!" the Butterfree exclaimed, sending powerful psychic waves at Raichu, who took the hit dead on and became confused.
"Raichu, use thunderbolt to finish it off!" Lt. Surge cried.
Raichu turned around and around in circles, utterly confused. It fell on the ground because it was so dizzy. Skye saw her chance.
"Confusion again, Sticky!" she said.
Sticky shot more psychic waves at Raichu, finally defeating it.
"Great battle," Lt. Surge said, offering her a powerful handshake. She smiled up at him. He put the thunderbadge in her palm. "You deserve it. Good luck on your journey."
"Thank you, sir!" Skye exclaimed happily, and then ran to Sticky. She swung the bug Pokemon around and around happily in her arms, in a sort of celebration dance. "Awesome job, Sticky! Igneous, come on out! You did great too!"
The Onix came out of its pokeball and wrapped itself around Skye gently. She kissed his rocky head lovingly.
And then, she looked to the doors of the arena.
There stood Brock!