Here is the next chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter 12: Heroes Of Double Battles
Both seeming like grunts from a mysterious team, both the man and the woman grunt threw down their pokeball. For the man: Poochena, and for the woman: Mightyena.
"Go Zigzagoon!" James cried as he tossed his pokeball high into the sky, blocking the sun's light a little. Then with a bright flash of white light, his Pokemon, Zigzagoon was then sent out.
"Mudkip lets go!" Alex then tossed his Pokeball forward slightly, then with another white flash, Mudkip his only Pokemon was sent out.
"Mudkip!" Mudkip shouted as he returned back onto the solid ground of the earth. Mudkip then stood tall and strong ready for the battle that was about to start.
"Alright lets get this over with! Poochena, use bite!" Said the man. He pointed to Mudkip, showing his Pokemon his target. His Poochena then rushed over to Mudkip, then unleashing a power bite Mukip then tumbled back from the attack, but quickly got back up and returned to Alex's side.
"Alright, Mightyena use Swagger on Mudkip!" Said the woman as she also pointed to Mudkip with a serious look. Then Mightyena began to Taunt his foe making Mudkip angry, so angry that Mudkip's attack rose by a large ammount. However, after Mightyena's attack, Mudkip became confused.
"Zigzagoon, use Headbutt! on Poochyena!" James commanded with a grin and a confident look in his eyes. Zigzagoon began to run towards Poochyena faster and faster and lowered his head down slightly and then leaped forward and slammed inot his foe.
"I know Mudkip is confused, but I can't return him since I don't have anymore Pokemon left..I'll have to take a chance at this!" "Alright Mudkip, use water gun on Poochyena!" Alex then commanded and showed an unsure look he knew that Mudkip could get hurt but he also had no other choice at this point. Mudkip thankfully did not get hurt..This time. As commanded, Mudkip then unleashed a strong beam of water that crashed into Poochyena on contact, and prooved a critical hit as well!
"Poochyena use Sand attack on Zigzagoon!" said the man as he showed a sly grin. Poochyena then began to kick sand and dirt into Zigzagoon's face. With dust and sand blowing into his face, Zigzagoon's Accuracy was then lowered, making him more likely to miss attacks.
"Mightyena, use Howl!" Said the woman with a grin as well. She seemed as if she wasn't at all nervous and became more calm on every turn as if she already had a battle plan planned out. Mightyena the began to lift his head upwards and unleashed a loud cry. Doing so raised his attack a little and mightyena apeared stronger than before.
"Mudkip, use tackle on Mightyena!" Alex shouted as he showed the same unsure look. However this time Mukip hurt himself in his confusion as expected.
"Zigzagoon, use Headbutt again on Poochyena!" James commanded with a shard, solid look. Even though his Pokemon's Accuracy was cut, he still had confidence. Zigzagoon then rushed quickly over to Poochyena and rammed into his foe hard with his own head. Hitting Poochyena without a miss too.
"Poochyena use Bite on Mudkip!" said the man grunt with a now more serious look.
"Mudkip, dodge it then use water gun!" Alex cried just after the grunt's command. Just as Poochyena was about to use his attack, Mudkip leadped high into the air dodging the attack from his foe. To make things even better, Mudkip quickly shook his head back and forth as he snapped out of his confusion. Then landing on the ground in front of Poochyena, Mudkip unleashed another blast of water that hit Poochyena with great force. Poochyena then was knocked back far and tumbled backwards through the grassy ground. Poochyena was not moving either and had fainted after the attack of Mudkip's second water gun.
"I know you could have done better Poochyena.." The man then returned his Pokemon as he showed a disapointed look. It was now two aginst one and Alex and James then gained the upper hand.
"Mightyena, use Bite on Mudkip!" The woman grunt then showed a look that quickly switched from a confident look, to a more noerous and serious look this time. Mightyena followed the command and ran to Mudkip, and chomped down. Mudkip then let out a short yelp of pain as he was bit.
"Mudkip use Tackle on mightyena!" Alex said as he pointed to Mightyena with a determend look in his eyes.
"Zigzagoon, use Headbutt again!" James added his commanded right after Alex with a confident look. Mudkip then Rushed at high speed and rammed into Mightyena, While Zigzagoon attack without a miss again and rammed into the same foe with his head adding more damage.
"Alright, lets finish this! Mightyena use tackle on Mudkip!" the woman commanded with a solid look, and a shardcommanding voice this time.
"Mudkip dodge the attack!" Alex cried as Mightyena began his move. In mid rush of Mightyena's attack Mudkip leaped up and landed behind his foe.
"Now use watergun!" alex added with a grin and turned to James and nodded his head. James did the same. Mudkip wasted no time and shot Mightyena forward with a blast of water. Mightyena was sent flying across the ground at great speed from the push of the water gun attack.
"Now Zigzagoon, use tackle!" James commanded with a grin as well and pointed to Mightyena. Then Zigzagoon leaped a few yards in front of Mightyena and began to rush forward and with the impact from the tackle, mightyena was sent flying through the air and landed hard on the ground. With a blank look and no movement, it was clear that Mightyena had fainted apon the attack.
"..I knew you wern't strong enough for this Mightyena.." Said the woman as she returned her mighyena through its Pokeball.
"Here, heres you're prize money..You better enjoy it." She added still having the disapointed look from her Pokemon, then giving both James and Alex their prize money.
"Fine kid you can pass through here, but next time you won't win aginst Team Aqua! With that, the man and woman grunt left the feild.
"James, who were those people?" Alex questioned as he turned to James with a confuesed look.
"I think their Team Aqua..I've heard about them. But I haven't heard much about them."
"Team Aqua?" a voice said from behind. Alex and James then quickly turned around to see Jake and Crystal walking up.
"I've heard of them too. There are nothing but trouble you know." Jake said as he walked to Alex and James pulling up his backpack.
"Well there gone for now. So I gues I'll go through." James said turning over to the trail that was once blocked by the Team Aqua grunts.
"Hey James, wait! why did you want to go through here anyway?" Alex asked as he ran up to his friend.
"Well this way I've heard is a shortcut to RustboroCity. You didn't think I'd go the long route did you?" James grined from the thought of going longer ways.
"Well I better get going, I've planed for getting to RustboroCity before the day ends again." James added as he continued to walk through the trail.
"Well good luck in the Gym." Alex replied watching James as he walked by.
"Thanks, Alex! and thanks for the help back there too!" James replied turned back and smiling.
"No problem!" Alex replied back with a grin.
With the pathway opened and RustboroCity just ahead, Alex and the gang are just a few hours away from their first Gym Badge!
To Be Continued...
