Abandoned by Mercy

chapter 16

Taking the lead, Takeshi led both Satoshi and Shinji to the Pokemon centers training grounds. The local nurse Joi was more than happy to allow the mock battle after learning the TM disk they had implanted was a beta move.

It also helped that it was Takeshi who asked. Over the years his constant chasing after women had subsided, though he still appreciated the fairer sex. Now a days, he focused almost solely on his work. Throw in his distinguished looks and mix it with intelligence & your own business and you've got a recipe for a prime catch.

"This will be a 1 v 1 battle. The winner will be decided when either trainers Pokemon can no longer battle. Any questions?" With Shuu, Hikari, Haruka, and nurse Joi watching, he waited for any objection. After a few quiet moments with no response from either trainer, he held his hand up and threw it down swiftly. "Alright, battle BEGIN!"

Without hesitation, Shinji grabbed a green and black pokeball from his belt and tossed it up with his signature battle cry. "Torterra, standby for battle."

"Inferial, I choose you!" Satoshi was quick to grab an orange pokeball in response. From a white light emerged a serpent Pokemon none of the other trainers had ever seen.

Hikari was the first to pull out her pokedex and was unsurprised to see the Pokemon was in its final form. What did surprise her though was the creepy description the robotic voice read.

"Inferial, the electric-fire serpent. Legend says, these Pokemon are the vengeful reincarnation of the snakes slaughtered in the fifth century on the island of serpents. Their tails act as a conductor for natural static to build up into 5000v of electricity. At the same time, they produce a pepper spray like gas which can be ignited using a quick click of their tongue. Able to control both electric and fire is why this Pokemon is known as the hell serpent."

Shinji seemed to have heard the pokedex and nodded towards his Pokemon in silent encouragement. Torterra was the only one who knew just how nervous he actually was. Obviously he was a master at hiding his apprehension, but the continental Pokemon knew his trainer well.

The last time Shinji and Satoshi faced off in battle was at the Lilly if the valley conference when he was still a kid; and it had been a humiliating loss. "Are you ready for this Shinji?" Satoshi voice brought him back to reality and he gave a low grunt in response. "I've been waiting for this rematch!"

"Hmpf." Not wanting to waste his time talking to the pathetic idiot, Shinji immediately called out his first move. "Torterra, use grass knot."

"Inferial, dodge and use pyre vapor!" Torterra wasted no time in raising up his front legs. Slamming them into the ground, he focused the vibrations and poured energy into it until six slick and sharp vines sprouted from the ground.

Somehow, the little red snake was able to another through them and dive into the ground. Before Shinji had a chance to tell his pokemon to stop his move, Torterra cried out in pain and released his vines himself.

Shinji watched in aggravation as what looked like liquid lava shot from the ground and dissolved into an orange cloud of mist. A stray breeze sent some of the mist toward Shinji and when it touched him, he nearly cried out himself.

The vapor felt like millions of fire ants were biting him simultaneously. It hurt like hell but he knew Torterra could take it. "Shake it off and use grass knot. Hold that thing in place and follow up with earthquake."

"Crap, Inferial let it catch you then use up in smoke!" Knowing getting hit with Torterras earthquake would be bad for him, Satoshi quickly thought up the strategy.

As the giant vines grabbed hold of the red snake, it lit up its body with an electrifying golden hue. The light traveled down the vines and up Torterras legs. The crackle of high voltage could be heard and Shinji realized too late what was happening.