The Scrafty finally escaped from the ice, obviously hurt as he rubbed his back and let out a pain-filled groan. Hera the newly evolved Ferrothorn seemingly laughed. Earl was finding that he was liking this new side of Hera. She seemed to still be relaxed, but this side was violent and sassy. That would make a hell of a combination.
"Hera, use Curse one more time and finish that thug off with Gyro Ball!"
Hera glowed yellow and pink briefly, and when the glowing had stopped she was bigger as she began spinning in place, the silver energy appearing again. This time, the energy seemed to get as big as a Steelix as she charged for the Scrafty at high speeds. However, MiB had a plan.
"Scrafty! Dragon Tail!"
"SCRAFTY!" shouted the Hoodlum Pokemon as he jumped high into the air, tail glowing blue and white. He then struck Hera with the glowing tail, stopping her in her tracks and causing her a considerable amount of pain as she roared. Earl then noticed her become enveloped in a red light as Hera went back in her Pokeball.
"Wha-What the hell just happened?" asked Earl, having never heard of the move Dragon Tail.
"Impressive, isn't it? Dragon Tail is a rather weak move, but its main use is that it sends a Pokemon back to its Pokeball. It also sends wild Pokemon away. Rather useful when an enemy Pokemon starts building momentum," said MiB as Earl grabbed Hera's Pokeball. He then tossed it, revealing the Ferrothorn... Except...
"HERA NO!!!!!!" yelled Earl in worry. Hera was knocked out cold, and there was a crack in her armor that went from the top of her head to the bottom of her body. A green ooze was leaking out, which Earl immediately figured out was blood. Earl quickly returned her, anger coming over him. Oh... MiB was gonna pay.
"YOU SON OF A *****!!!!!!" shouted Earl, loud enough that everyone on the battlefield would hear him as he grabbed Joan's Pokeball and threw it into the air, releasing the giant green dragonfly. Catching the Pokeball, Earl sent out the command.
"USE BUG BUZZ AT MAX POWER!"
Joan, surprised at the anger coming from her trainer, did as told, releasing a sound that caused MiB and Darkrai to cover their ears. The Scrafty, however, was getting the most of the attack as he clutched his ears and bent over, pain shooting throughout his body.
"PSYCHIC!" shouted Earl as Joan's eyes glowed blue, with her sending huge brainwaves and images to the Scrafty. However, nothing happened as Earl finally calmed down, realizing his mistake. Scrafty was Dark- and Fighting-type. Psychic would do nothing to him!
"Should've kept a clear head. Scrafty, Poison Jab!"
"Scra Scra!" shouted the Scrafty as he disappeared, immediately appearing in front of Joan in mid-air and punching her with poison-covered fists. Joan simply fell from the sky, hitting the ground hard. She had been knocked out in one hit, and Earl grimaced.
"Joan... I'm so sorry..."
And so, Earl returned Joan. He needed to stop. He needed to find the closest Pokemon Center for Hera, but he knew he couldn't give up.
"Izanami, Glare!" said Earl as he tossed his most recent capture's Pokeball, revealing the shiny Seviper as she stared at Scrafty, making eye contact. Her eyes then glowed red, causing the Scrafty to suddenly lock up his body. He had been paralyzed successfully, and Earl was gonna take advantage of it.
"Now use Coil!"
"Sssssevi sssseviper!" said Izanami as she coiled her body, causing it to look bigger and stronger as she stared at the Scrafty, focusing on him.
"Again!" said Earl, which Izanami quickly obeyed, coiling again. Her body then got even bigger as she kept her eyes on Scrafty. MiB was liking what he was seeing from Earl. Earl was a planner, and he excelled at it.
"Plan your strikes well, and while you're planning, boost your abilities."
MiB remembered that saying well. In fact, you could say he was the one who invented it. If it wasn't for that saying, in fact, he wouldn't have become the Pokemon League Champion of France at that point in his life.
"Scrafty, shake it off and use Dragon Tail," said MiB as Scrafty suddenly began shaking. Earl raised an eyebrow at this, trying to see what was happening, until the Scrafty shedded his skin off. Earl, cursing himself, remembered the Shed Skin ability. He then saw the Scrafty disappear, since it was no longer paralyzed, so Earl made his move.
"Poision Tail!"
Izanami's tail glowed purple as she suddenly lashed it out, hitting the Scrafty in mid-air right in between the Scrafty's eyes. Earl's jaw, once again, dropped, this time upon seeing Izanami's incredible focus and accuracy. That would need to be used to its full advanatge...
But alas... That would have to be another day as the Scrafty struck Izanami with Dragon Tail, knocking her out instantly before she was sent back to her Pokeball. Earl just shook his head, having known it was gonna come down to this.
"You only have one Pokemon left kid. Once it is done I will personally make sure that I, MiB, will have my wish granted."
"That smug bastard..." thought Earl as he grabbed Leonidas' Pokeball while looking at the ground. Earl then looked at the Scrafty, and was shocked at seeing it appear sick... Wait a minute... Izanami had poisoned it before she was knocked out!
"Your wish shall not be granted," said Earl, causing MiB to raise an unseen eyebrow. Earl then threw Leonidas' Pokeball, which released the mighty Feraligatr with a roar. The hat that was once on his head was long gone as Leondias stared at the Scrafty, seemingly to smile as he bared his fangs.
"We got this Leondias!" shouted Earl happily as he grabbed the edge of his black fedora hat and brought it down on his right side, giving it a slanted look. Oh yes, things just got serious up in here.