Growlithe was intrested in the other Growlithe, as they both sniffed at each other. "Hey, I see that this is your Growlithe." Sean turned over to Jane. "Yeah, it is. My name is Jane, it's very nice to meet you, and your Growlithe." They both grinned at each other, "My name is Sean, I'm a Pokemon Trainer. Growlithe has been with me ever since I started, and it's very powerful at the moment." both Growlithes were playing each other, not running out of control. "Say, wanna have a battle to see how strong our Growlithes are?" Sean wanted to start a battle, since losing a battle to Kairi and Gyarados made him want to get stronger before they had a battle sometime again. "That's great! I don't mind at all." Jane replied, sounding soft. "Kairi, come watch us." Sean and Jane walked into the battle spot on the S.S. Anne, with Kairi watching at the side.
Both Growlithes were ready to start, Sean was going to take the first move before Jane got the chance. "Do your best, Growlithe! Use Bite!" Sean commanded, with Growlithe alert. Growlithe then bared its sharp, white teeth, and charged right up to the other Growlithe. Jane's Growlithe was not as alert, and more yappy than Sean's Growlithe. Since the other Growlithe was out of concentration, Growlithe took a hard munch on Jane's Growlithe, causing Jane's Growlithe to get a shocked expression. "Your Growlithe is really good, sean. Mine, unfortunately, is very distracted." Jane confessed. Sean's Growlithe was still looking powerful and confident, just like Sean was. Jane's Growlithe was still rolling around the floor. "Growlithe, stop." Jane told her Growlithe, and Growlithe listened, and suddenly it was ready. "Good. Now then, use Bite back!" Jane's Growlithe did the same steps as Growlithe, peparing the strong teeth and dashing up. Sean then tried the move that would distract Jane's Growlithe, "Growlithe, use Leer!" Before Jane's Growlithe took a direct shot, Sean's Growlithe started to glare at it, with eyes gold and shining. The look was scary, and stopped Jane's Growlithe from attacking. "Nice one, now use Ember back!" Sean's Growlithe started to charge up a flame in its throat, and then ran up, trying to get a good hit. Growlithe then released the fireball with force, that flew through the air. But, Jane took her Growlithe's hyperness to her advantage, "Block that back!" her Growlithe then took a quick handstand, swerving the fireball back to the air, and before Growlithe could avoid it, the ball had slapped Growlithe. However, Growlithe, for some reason, did not take any damage. Infact, Growlithe was healed slightly, and more energized. "Wow, what's just happened?" Sean did not know about this, it was not menchaned in the book at all. Jane knew, "It's Growlithe's ability. It's called Flash Fire. Flash Fire is an ability, that can cause Fire attacks to be powered up when hit by another fire attack. Unfortunately, my Growlithe does not have this ability." Jane explained to him, although she made a mistake for saying the last part. "Oops." Sean grinned, and got ready, "Growlithe, use Ember again!" like last time, Growlithe built up a ball of fire in its throat, but this time, it was bigger. "Now, release it!" Sean commanded, with Growlithe letting go of the ball, which travelled through the air. Jane's Growlithe was weak enough already, but when the ball of fire hit, Growlithe could not take any more of it. "Don't worry, Growlithe. You'll feel better after some more food." Jane returned her Growlithe, while Sean praised his, and gave it a dog biscuit, "Good job, Growlithe! Keep up the good work!" Sean and Kairi cheered.
Although, that last Ember caused a small fire on the wall. "Oh no! What are we going to do!" people on the boat started to panic, with no staff member in sight. "Uhh...quick! Kairi! Use your Gyarados! It might be able to stop the fire!" even though the fire was small, it would spread fast.