On The Road

Chapter Twenty-Four

"So, this is your last badge that you have to earn, am I correct?" Wallace asked from the other side of the battlefield.

"Right," Larance grinned, pokeball in hand. "Now that everything is done and over with, I can finally really focus on my gym battles."

"He wasn't before?" Wally asked in confusion, resulting in a small shush from Bina.

"I'm curious to know which Pokemon Larance will be using," Steven smiled, folding his arms.

"You can do it, sweetie!" Tessa yelled, startling the others.

"Are you okay with a 3 v 3 battle?" Wallace asked, ready to release his Pokemon.

Larance nodded just as the announcer shouted the rules.

"Begin!" the announcer yelled.

"Dustox!" Larance sent out.

"Whiscash!" Wallace sent out.

"Dustox! Psychic!" Larance commanded.

Dustox attacked, but it seemed to do little damage to the Whiscash. Larance's eyes widened in shock while Wallace just grinned.

"Whiscash! Zen Headbutt!" Wallace commanded.

"Dodge!"

Dustox managed to dodge the attack, resulting in Whiscash slamming into the wall.

"See, your Whiscash might be powerful, but my Dustox is faster," Larance grinned. "Now! Giga Drain!"

The attack hit Whiscash straight on, resulting in the Pokemon fainting.

"Whiscash is unable to battle!" the announcer reported. "Dustox is the winner!"

"Hm, using Dustox's speed as an advantage," Norman mused out loud. "Smart."

Wallace let out a small chuckle as he withdrew his Pokemon.

"I see I should have not underestimated you, Larance," he smirked, releasing his other Pokemon. "As from now on, I will not go easy. Sealeo!"

"Dustox!" Larance commanded. "Signal Beam!"

Wallace merely moved his hand and Sealeo dodged and hit Dustox with Aurora Beam. 

"Dustox!" Larance yelled as his Pokemon fell.

"Dustox is unable to battle! Sealeo is the winner!"

"That's a really powerful Pokemon," Arriete commented as Larance withdrew his Pokemon. "And all Wallace had to do was wave his hand to order it to attack."

 "Well done Dustox," Larance complimented as he took out another pokeball. "Shiftry!"

Said Pokemon let out a cry as he was released, his eyes narrowed.

Wallace nodded and Sealeo fired an Aurora Beam, but Shiftry dodged and attacked it using Leaf Storm. Sealeo tried to dodge, but the attack was faster, and the Pokemon fainted.

"Seleao is unable to battle! Shiftry is the winner!"

"Well done, Larance," Wallace complimented, returning Sealeo. "However, good luck against my ace. Milotic!"

Larance stared in awe at the large, yet beautiful, Pokemon that stood before him.

"Shiftry, do your best," he muttered. "Leaf Storm!"

Milotic easily dodged and hit Shiftry with an Ice Beam. Shiftry was blown backwards into the wall, and fell. 

"Shiftry is unable to battle! Milotic is the winner!"