Double Journey (Pokemon Fanfic)

Double Journey Chapter 47

Amethyst's POV

Diamond and Amethyst dashed to where Glaceon was leading them.

Amethyst saw Arcanine and Valencia, and a big bully too! A Honchcrow. Oh great. Amethyst hated those things! They were awful, and now they were trying to pick on her poor baby Pokémon!

"Hey! What did you do to my-!" Amethyst began to yell at the dark type, but she was cut off by a smooth voice.

"Well now, looks like Honchcrow just wanted to play rough, didn't he?" You guessed it.

"Well, Silver," Amethyst hissed. "You should tell your Honchkrow to grow up."

"what's wrong?" Leered Silver. "Is he too much for your amateur Eevee?" He chuckled as he strode over to stroke Honchkrow's forehead.

"She's a baby Pokémon, you idiot." Amethyst retorted icily. "How low do you and your Pokémon have to get to bully a hatchling like that?" She pitched up Valencia, who was whimpering, and began to try and calm her with snuggles. Arcanine stepped in front of them, teeth bared.

"How low can I go? You were the one who broke up with Red after one battle, so you shouldn't be talking about low."

Silver taunted.

"You seem to be forgetting the fact that I have power in my own relationships. You certainly don't have any power over my emotions." Amethyst snapped back.

Diamond cut in. "Silver, you're just like them. So don't play the whole "I'm better than you" game when you're obviously less powerful than anyone who talks to you. So take your Honchkrow and tell it to pick on someone it's own size- and don't let your huge ego hit its head on the doorframe on your way out."

Silver angrily took his Honchkrow into its Pokèball, and left.

"Are you guys okay?" Diamond turned to the three Pokémon. She was about to say more but a voice on the intercom interrupted her.

"Would all cuteness category contestants go to stage 1, and toughness category to stage 3? Thank you!"

Amethyst and Diamond looked at eachother. This was it.

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Arcanine and Amethyst walked through the crowded halls and into Stage 3's prep area. Arcanine was so jittery, and the Pokémon around him didn't help. They all looked amazingly tough, but none could breach Arcanine's toughness.

A shady Luxray.

A smooth Sceptile.

An intimidating Metagross.

A determined Altaria.

These were the Pokémon Arcanine would be facing for the title of Toughest in Verdanturf.

They had a few minutes to prepare.

Amethyst and Arcanine went over every tough move and every facial expression and how to hit every target with just the right amount of pizzazz.

They watched Metagross and Altaria perform, and Amethyst had to say, they were looking pretty tough.

"And now folks," said the announcer. "We've got quite a treat. Your Champion of Johto, the beautiful fighter, we all know and love her charming good looks and energy- Amethyst Blackthorn and her Flaming Hot Arcanine!"

They swaggered onto stage as some music began. The crowd roared, and Amethyst looked up and waved, blowing a kiss to some excited children, and glancing around- her eyes met chocolate brown ones. She knew right away they were Red's and a fierce determination burned through every fiber of her body.

The clock ticked down and the crowd counted with it- "THREE, TWO, ONE! BEGIN!"

Amethyst stretched her arm as high as it could go, and Arcanine's Pokéball flew through the air. Amethyst stood, legs apart, arm up, just watching the ball almost hit the ceiling and burst open with a flaming radiance.

Arcanine soared to the ground and landed on his paws with a BOOM.

Dust scattered around him and when it cleared Amethyst knew there were 10 targets behind them.

"Alright, let's go! Extreme speed dash!" Amethyst yelled. Arcanine shot like lightning between every target, slamming and jostling each one with paw and fang, and stopped in the middle.

"Now! Fire Blast!" Amethyst hopped on to Arcanine's back as he released a star of flickering flames that set every target on fire- and soared to the audience before dissolving in the very faces of a group of teens in the front row, who were recording on their phones.

"Ooooohhh," sighed the croud.

"Now, send me up!" Amethyst whispered in his ear.

He gathered himself, then slung his energy into pushing Amethyst up high. She did a back flip and twist in the air, before piking and diving back down.

Arcanine went onto his hind legs and caught her with his huge front paws, and the croud roared to life and whistles flooded her ears.

Arcanine sent a flame burst firework into the air, as Amethyst leapt down from his paws and stood at center stage as every single cinder manifested into the targets and suddenly, without warning, every single one exploded simultaneously behind Amethyst as Arcanine swaggered up next to her, and they smirked at the croud, which began to shout and scream and clap as loud as they could.

Amethyst and Arcanine's performance stopped right under the five minute deadline at four minutes and fifty eight seconds.

Amethyst met Red's burning eyes again, and did a mock bow, sneering at him as the crowd roared even louder at that guesture and looked to Red, who put his hands up like a guard.

Amethyst hugged Arcanine as hard as she could, tears soaking his pelt. "We did it, oh my god we did it!" She yelled into his fur. He licked her cheek.