Pokémon: Shadow & Light/Coex Adventures

26: A Shockingly Strong Battle!

The gang are in the dining hall, eating breakfast. Their breakfast contains fried potatoes, eggs, toast, jam, and a jug of juice. Unfortunately, Jake ate half of the entire breakfast, leaving the other half for Drayko, Dahlia, and Violet to split.

Violet clearly looked agitated when Jake attempted to grab a handful of potatoes with his large scaly hands. "Jeez, you're worse than a Munchlax! Save the rest of the food for us!".

Drayko put some of everything on his plate and takes a bite out of the toast. "I wonder how we're gonna do this. The gym battle I mean".

"No idea, Drayko. I'm starving", Violet said as she put a forkful of eggs in her mouth.

Dahlia is seen with her egg incubator. "Wow, I think the egg is close to hatching!".

Violet spits out her food and scooted away from the table. "WHAT?!"

"Violet, not now...". Drayko sighed and looked down.

"We don't need to travel near that thing. All it's gonna do to us is cause more trouble. Once we're near Mediokris City, you're on your own".

"Well...if you think I should be..."

"You 2 go ahead and argue about the egg. I'm going out by myself and figure out what to do...". Drayko walks out the door while the others argue.

=30 minutes later=

Drayko walks back to the Pokémon center and find his companions in the lobby, hanging around. Violet has one of her magazines as usual, Jake is laying on the floor, and Dahlia is polishing the incubator.

"I got it!"

"Got what?", Jake asked.

"The perfect plan". Drayko tosses his pokeball and lets out a Pokémon. It looked like a stack of hay with its shiny metal face seen in front. The Pokémon has sharp spikes sticking out its body.

"A Hayprick! Nice!", said Jake. Drayko scanned the Hayprick with the Pokédex.

"Hayprick: the haystack Pokémon. A grass and steel type. It fuses and hardens hay onto its body to act as camouflage and protection. Hayprick that live near farms usually do not survive long".

"I caught it while you were having your little argument. Hayprick was just wandering in some bushes. A grass and steel type would be perfect since they aren't affected badly by electric type moves".

"Awesome. I think you're ready!", Dahlia said.

=20 minutes later=

The gang walk to a building that is connected to several others on the same block. This building, however, was taller and wider than the others. Above the door was a light arch that glowed a bright yellow. A sign read "Electrica City Gym: the habitat of Little Lightning!".

"This is it guys". Drayko walked up and the metal automatic doors open, and the gang is greeted by Bonnie.

"I know what you're here for", Bonnie said and blows back one of her strands of hair. Drayko nods. "Well, follow me then!".

Bonnie walks to the battlefield. The field itself was a standard dirt field, but it had many metal plates scattered about. They looked connected to the floor. Beams of yellow light fill the corners of the room and creates a frame around the large room.

"Welcome...to the Electrica City gym! Anyone who isn't battling can sit at those benches over there". Bonnie points to the benches and Dahlia, Violet, and Jake sit down.

"You can do it!", Dahlia said to Drayko.

A referee comes to the battlefield and the 2 opponents get into their positions of the battlefield.