Beyond the Adventure - A Pokémon Story

Chapter 5: Across the Sea pt2

                Dunsparce appears to be in some serious trouble.  Not only does she appear to be paralyzed, but now her opponent is three times as powerful.  This looks bad.  There must be a way to help Dunsparce.  I lean over to Darius and whisper, “What are the rules about withdrawing a Pokémon early?”

                Darius shakes his head.  “No rules against it,” he says, “but I rarely see people actually do it.”

                I nod and grip Dunsparce’s ball tightly.  “Then return, Dunsparce!”  A beam shoots out and collects Dunsparce.

                Jasmine cocks her head.  “Hmm?  Are you resigning?”

                I shake my head.  “No, just strategizing,” I say.  “Jaws, you’re in.  Go!”

                Jaws runs past me, a big stupid grin on his face.  That guy sure loves battling, I think to myself.  As Jaws runs in, Magneton’s magnets begin to spin.  It starts to strafe around Jaws as it shoots lightning at him.  Jaws dodges side to side, avoiding the lightning that rains around him.  “Jaws, use… er… Brick Break!” I say, trying to remember the name of that move he used against Whitney’s Miltank.

                Jaws leaps at Magneton, his massive jaw and both fists flying toward his opponent.  Magneton gets hit hard and falls toward the ground.  It bounces a couple times, each Magnemite going their separate ways, but the strong magnetic bond pulls them back together.  Their bodies clang loudly against each other and Magneton is back in the air.

                Jasmine smiles sweetly as she points her finger.  “Tri-Attack!”

                All magnets on Magneton begin to spin rapidly.  Each eye zero in on Jaws as their respective magnets begin to glow.  One glows yellow, another glows blue, and the last glows red.  First, the yellow fires, zapping Jaws.  He gets stunned, spasming as he gets electrocuted.  The blue beam fires second, encasing Jaws in a block of ice.  Finally, the red beam fires, shattering the ice and engulfing him in flames.  His body is rocked with a small explosion as the ice evaporates instantly, knocking Jaws back.  He hits the floor, rolls, and jumps back to his feet.  He shakes himself, as if to shake off the attack.  He takes a defensive stance and eats a slice of pizza, glowing slightly.

                Jasmine cocks her head again.  “What an unusual Pokémon,” she quips.  “What type is it?”

                “I’ll tell you after he wins,” I say overconfidently.  I instantly regret sounding so cocky and mentally slap myself.  I do not know why I dropped my modesty.  Heat of the moment, perhaps.

                “He kind of looks like a plant,” she says calmly, as if my snippy remark never occurred.  “I would guess Grass-type.  Hit him with Flash Cannon, Magneton!”

                A bright flash erupts from Magneton.  I shield my eyes from the bright light.  As I try to see what is going on, I notice a silvery beam flying toward Jaws.  He spins around, using his massive jaw to block the beam, then spins around and dashes toward Magneton.  I lower my hand from my eyes and shout “Good job! Use Brick Break again and finish it!”

                Jaws slams into Magneton and the Steel Pokémon flies apart.  Each piece hit the ground and a distorted buzzing sound emits from them.  Jasmine frowns sadly as she recalls them into a single Pokéball.

                I cheer.  “Way to go, Jaws!”  I kneel down and he runs at me, leaping into my arms.  I hug him tightly and toss him a Sitrus Berry.  He eats it happily.