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Chapter 45 - Round Four

For some reason , that picture up there is how I picture Adriana , you know , with her half blue & half purple hair ? You guys might picture her differently , but that's just how I do , anyway ! On with the story .

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"This round will have slightly different rules... So we can narrow down our contestants quicker, since we had a lot more contestants this year than planned. You will be brought into the battle field with 7 other Pokemon besides your own. The first four Pokemon knocked out will be disqualified. The trainers with the remaining four Pokemon will advance to the next round. There are no teams, everyone on the battle field is your opponent. If you chose to help another trainer or work together with someone, you are free to do as you wish," the announcer explained.

I bit my lip. Red did too. We knew someone could easily team up on us, but we just hoped they wouldn't.

The first eight trainers were called to the battle field, & Brandon was one of them. We watched as he released his Dratini. Seven other Pokemon were released alongside his. I recognized the douche trainer, Damien, with his mighty Kingdra.

The battle began & I saw Brandon's Dratini slithering through opponent's moves with such ease that I was certain Brandon would advance to the next round. & that's when I realized... That's the reason he chose Dratini!

"Our first opponent has been eliminated! Corey's Ditto is unable to battle!" The announcer cried as I saw the first Pokemon faint.

Seconds later, another trainer's Pokemon fainted. Then a third. I was certain Brandon would advance, until Damien's Kingdra hit Dratini with a Dragon Pulse. I gasped. Red tensed up. "Fuck!" Richie cursed. Adriana looked worried, too. Amy wasn't even paying attention. She was in her own little world.

I saw Dratini fly to the floor. "& the fourth Pokemon had been eliminated! Sandra & her Sandslash are out!" I sighed with relief. Brandon was so close to being eliminated! If Kingdra's move had hit only seconds earlier, Brandon would have lost this round.

Poor Dratini was in a heap on the floor. Brandon picked him up, glared at Damien, & joined us when he got back. He healed Dratini & let his serpentine Pokemon rest on his lap, as he pet it adoringly.

Before I knew it, me & Red were called up to the battle field. We walked together in silence. I thought carefully about what Pokemon to release as I saw people releasing their Pokemon. Most of them were normal & fire-types, to my suprise, with the exception of a Golem. I sent out my Kabuto, Relic, because he was resistant to the fire & normal-types on the field.

"Kabuto eh?" Red was beside me, watching Kabuto. "Yeah, meet Relic," I said, gesturing to Relic who growled in a friendly way at Red. "Alright then, go Kabutops!" Red released the evolved form of Kabuto. My jaw dropped. The crowd seemed to be impressed with the two rare fossilized Pokemon on the field. "You have a Kabutops?" I cried happily. He grinned & nodded. Kabutops gave a cool nod to Relic & Relic greeted him.

"Begin!" Those words turned my attention to the battle field, where trainers began shouting commands. "Use Harden!" I commanded. Red was somewhere attacking trainers, while I raised my Kabuto's defense repeatedly until Golem used Rollout on him.

"Hydro Pump!" Before it could hit again, a powerful Hydro Pump knocked out Golem in one hit. I looked to see Red's Kabutops. "I got your back," he nodded at me. I thanked him.

"Kabuto use Ice Beam!" We began to attack our opponents until four trainers were eliminated. That round had been easier than I thought... Me & Red high fived each other happily as we sat back down.