"They?" Luri’s head fell to the side, "They who?"

"Don’t you remember?" Will spiraled around from looking out the window, "The Breeder’s Society Convention. Where Eevy won Breeder of the Year and Vovo won Pokemon of the Year. Where we met up with Ash, Misty, Brock, Tracey and who?"

Jason inhaled a short breath, "The Pokemon Professors."

"I forgot all about them," Lance admitted, "They must have been snitching this entire time and we were never smart enough to put it together until now."

"I must admit I didn’t remember until just now either," Will scowled again, "If I ever get my hands on them I’ll blow them up!"

"Calm down," Luri motioned for him to sit down, "You’re going to blow us up if you don’t."

"What gets me is why?" Jason questioned, "Why are they so chummy with Kratos all of a sudden?"

*^~^**^~^*

"Are you sure we can associate this much?" Ash looked side to side, "You said we weren’t supposed to."

"It’s fine, Ash!" Eevy reassured, "We’re just going to get our next opponents. When we get there we can split up if you want."

"No, it’s OK. I just don’t want to get in trouble."

"You won’t, you won’t. By no extreme association they mean no eating dinner together and no sharing rooms and stuff. It’s perfectly fine."

"If you say so."

"And I do."

"What type of Pokemon do you think our next opponents will use?"

"Well, I’m going to the Rock Field, so I suspect Rock and maybe Ground. Where are you going?"

"The Water Field. I’m guessing Water, Grass and Electric. Maybe a Lanturn like your one opponent and maybe a Corsola."

"Possibly. But don’t forget mixed types like Gyarados and Poliwrath. They can present a real problem."

"Don’t worry, I won’t."

That annoying music latched onto their ears and stuck in their brains as they entered the Pokemon Center. Ash almost facefaulted at the sight of a good dozen Nurse Joys, and Eevy just kind of snickered and scratched her head.

"Hello, Eevy! Hello, Ash!" they’d obviously been to her before, either that or her second cousin’s sister in-law’s brother’s older sister’s niece told her about them. (Don’t even ask how I got that…)

"Hello, Nurse Joy!" they said together, "We’ve come for our next opponents!"

"Well, it’s all set up and ready for you. Hit these four buttons in any order and that will choose your next opponent."

"I love keypad systems," Eevy smirked, "Go ahead, Ash. I can wait."

"What ever happened to ladies first?" Joy asked.

"I’ll survive," Eevy shrugged, even though she just wanted to see who Ash got.

"I’ll take red, green, yellow then blue," Ash stepped back.

"Your next opponent will be…Andrea Gail of Daffodil City, Nanka," Nurse Joy handed Ash his slip for admittance, "You’re next, Eevy."

"My friend Mizu might know her," she told Ash as he stepped back, "She’s from Daffodil City. I’ll take blue, green, yellow and red," she stepped away.

"You’ll be up against…Greg Arillius of Pewter City, Kanto," she handed Eevy her paper, "Good luck! I’ll be watching!"

"My friend Brock might know him," Ash added to Eevy as they walked away, "He’s from Pewter City."

"Well, we’ll just have to see."

*^~^**^~^*

"Andrea Gail?!" Mizu jumped at Ash, "You got Andrea Gail?!"

"Uh…yeah," Ash squeaked.

"Andrea Gail was the girl I told you I was battling when Sunami saw my Seel. She’s my best friend."

Eevy, Sooney, Yuu-Yuu and Medira’s eyes narrowed at that, "What’d you mean ‘best friend’?" the echoed together.

"Best…old friend," Mizu snickered nervously.

"Mizu?" someone asked from behind them, "Mizu, is that you?"

Mizu swerved in her seat, "Andy?" she twitched, "Andrea!"

"Mizu!" Andrea flung herself on Mizu, "How are you? Are you competing? Did you get to meet Luri yet? Did you see that totally cool battle between that girl and Master Lance? Isn’t Lance cute? How about Jason? Will’s OK, don’t you think? Got a boyfriend? How’s your sister? What about your brothers?…"

"Yackity yack," Beth nodded, "That’s Andy for ya’."

"Does she have an off switch?" Medira cocked her head, "Preferably without the on part."

"Andy! Calm down!" Mizu pushed her away, "Breathe deep, Andy."

"I’m done," Andrea stepped away, "Answer my questions will ya?!"

"I’m fine. No. Briefly. Yes. Not for me. Not for me. Not really. Yes. Fine and she’s here. Peachy…" Mizu answered all of her questions one by one.

"You did see that battle last night?" Andy shrieked, "That girl’s totally cool! She beat Lance with one try! Have you seen her?"

"Seen her?" Mizu laughed, "She’s right here!" she stepped aside and motioned to Eevy, "And I’m dating her cousin."

"Hey," Eevy said simply with a slight smile and wave.

"Wow!" Andy zipped over, "Cool, cool, cool! You’re great!" she looked to her side, "Wow! A Minor Master from Johto! And Mystical Man Eusine! And even her Coach! Ah! You are so lucky, Mizu!"

"If you say so," Eevy, Medira, Eusine and Morty shrugged together.

"Hold on a second," Andy’s gaze fell on Ash, "Ash Ketchum."

He swallowed hard, "Yeah?"

"You’re my next opponent," an evil smile washed across Andrea’s face, "My Water- types can take you down."

"Don’t be so sure," Misty cracked, "His Pikachu can get you easy."

"And who are you? His girlfriend?" Andy meant it as an insult.

"Yes, I am," Misty spat back as Ash put his arm over her shoulder, "What’s it to you?"

Andrea huffed nastily, "Do you know them, Mizu?"

"Yes, they’re my friends," Mizu nodded.

"Anyway," Andrea shoved a spot next to Eevy, "Who’s your next opponent?"

"Greg Arillius," Eevy stammered.

"Arillius?" Brock suddenly jumped, "Of Pewter City?"

"Yeah," Ash nodded, "You know him?"

"We went to school together. He’s a really good trainer," Brock added, "Last I saw him he had a pretty good variety, but mostly Ground."

"Hey, Brock! Is that you?" a guy about Brock’s age swung around the corner, "Long time no see!"

"Hey, Greg!" Brock stood up, sending Ash, Misty and Tracey flying, "Good to see you again!"

"Yeah, same here!" he looked to the side, spotting Medira and scanning to Eevy, "Hey. You’re my next opponents. You know these two, Brock?"

"Yes, they’re my friends," Brock nodded.

Eevy and Medira sat giving him evil looks. Eevy had her left elbow on the table with her chin in her hand. Her right arm was beneath her left elbow and had the evilest of grins on her face with her eyes slightly narrowed. Medira had her right arm folded around her waist and her left elbow on the table. She had her left hand down, with her chin on the back of it. She narrowed both eyes, but her right more than the left and gave a toothy half sneer. Greg swallowed hard and stepped back, then retaliating.

"Ah! Those girls don’t scare me. I can beat ‘em anyway!" he waved his hand at them.

"Uh hmm," Medira gave a mischievous grin, "Maybe."

"Well," Andrea stood up, "We’d better be getting to the Stadium."

"Yes," Ash shot up, "We should."

Eevy and Greg were exchanging lightning bolt looks as they stood across from each other. Brock stood beside them, staring back and forth, trying to decide who to root for. Ash and Andrea were growling incoherently to each other as they stood in a similar position with poor Mizu looking between them in the same predicament as Brock.

*^~^**^~^*

Eevy and Greg stomped towards each other on the Rock Field. They each stopped in one of the half pieces to the Poke’Ball shaped center. Greg extended his hand and Eevy snapped to take it, both holding as hard as they could to show off. Greg was actually in pain when Eevy pulled away. Greg had held as tightly as he was able, but Eevy was unfazed. Medira shook his hand as well, cutting off the circulation to his hand. When she let go he grabbed his own wrist, trying to work the blood back into it.

Ash and Andy stopped across from each other, each with the largest scowls possible. They shook hands, firmly but not painfully, and stepped back to their podiums with huffs and slight growls. Ash stepped up first and reached the platform’s locked position first. Andrea was just a few seconds behind, and looked to Ash nastily, then into the crowd to see who Mizu was watching. It wasn’t her and it wasn’t Eevy. She was staring frantically between the two of them.

Eevy and Ash paused and looked to each other. They nodded and gave each other a quick thumb’s up. They then turned back to their battle.

"I’ll start with Raticate!" Greg called.

"I’ll begin with Sovo!" Eevy cried.

"I’ll go with Croconaw!" Ash shouted.

"I’ll lead with Poliwhirl!" Andy added.

"Go, Raticate! Rock Smash attack, now!"

"Sovo! Agility!"

Sovo jumped away as Raticate tromped after him with the Rock Smash flying down behind him. Sovo gave him a quick Contact Tail Whip, knocking Raticate off balance. Raticate flipped backwards, but swung himself back with a Quick Attack. Sovo skidded away and awaited his master’s next order as Raticate stood dragging its foot.

"Croconaw! Water Gun!"

"Poliwhirl! Water Gun it back!"

The two Pokemon shot their Water Guns, thrusting them through the air with a blast of cold water. The two attacks collided in midair, sending rushes of water onto the other Fields. Croconaw jumped forward and retaliated into Poliwhirl with a Slash attack, and Poliwhirl jumped back with a Body Slam. Croconaw and Poliwhirl both jumped back to wait.

"Raticate!" Greg suddenly snickered, "Shadow Ball!"

"Sovo! Look out!" Medira called.

Sovo tried to jump quick enough, but the Shadow Ball plowed beside him, hitting him away to the side. He skidded and slipped away, crying nastily. Once he stopped moving he stood and growled, sending Raticate an evil sneer. Raticate ran towards him, but Sovo flipped away. Sovo retaliated with a Return attack, propelling Raticate back. Sovo kept his head slammed into Raticate’s side and pushed along with his tail, ramming Raticate into Greg’s podium.

"Croconaw! Hydro Pump!"

"Poliwhirl! Belly Drum attack, now!"

Poliwhirl raised his attack power, exchanging it for half his available Hit Points. Croconaw ran forward, blasting the Hydro Pump as he ran. The Hydro Pump connected with Poliwhirl, who launched his own Hydro Pump into it, pushing Croconaw back a few steps. The two Pokemon broke away, both back flipping back. Poliwhirl lunged forward for a Double Slap and got a Scratch attack across the face. Poliwhirl still managed to crack Croconaw across the face.

"Raticate! Finish it with Pursuit attack, now!"

"Sovo! While you still can, give it a Skull Bash!"

Sovo launched his Skull Bash forward, slamming straight into Raticate who flipped and slapped Sovo with a Pursuit attack. Sovo shrieked a horridly high pitched cry and flopped backwards. He slopped to a stop and looked silently up at Raticate before his blue and green eyes went fuzzy and he lost every speck of consciousness.

"Oh no," Lisle breathed, "She lost one of her strongest battlers. Now what?"

"You did very well, Sovo. You’d better take a good long rest, return!" Eevy minimized her Sun Ball and returned it to the second clip on her belt, "I choose," she took the first Poke’Ball on the right, "Jolt Ball!"

"Poliwhirl! Bubble!"

"Croconaw! Slap threw them and Headbutt!"

Ash’s Croconaw swatted the oncoming Bubbles away without so much as a second thought and plowed into Poliwhirl with a hefty Headbutt. With the Hit Points it lost using Belly Drum, Andrea’s Poliwhirl didn’t stand a chance and slipped backwards with a painful cry. He skidded to a stop just before flopping into the water, eyes spiraling.

"Ah!" Andrea choked, "Poliwhirl, return! Go, Shellder!"

"Keep going, Croconaw!"

"Raticate! Super Fang attack, now!"

"Lovo! Thunder Bolt attack!"

Raticate jumped for Lovo, fangs bared for a Super Fang, but was propelled backwards by the searing pain of Thunder Bolt as Lovo bazapped him. The Rat flew backwards, slipping to a stop as he skidded to a rock and flopped up it. His back traveled up the rock so he stood straight then toppled over face first to the ground.

"Yee ah!" Greg flipped, "Good job, Raticate. Return, now! Go, Ninetales!"

"Hang in there, Lovo!" Medira called, "You can do it!"

"Croconaw! Slash attack, now!"

"Shellder! Clamp that thing’s hand!"

Croconaw ran forward, swinging is arm in his Slash attack. Shellder jumped, or rather, popped himself forward in his Clamp attack and latched on to Croconaw’s arm. Croconaw stopped dead in his tracks for a moment, then started flailing and crying out profusely as Shellder held tight. Andrea stood laughing while Ash drooped. Croconaw dropped after a bit, eyes spiraling.

"You did good, Croconaw. Return, now!" Ash reached to his belt, "Go, Bayleef!"

"Stick to your guns, Shellder! You can beat her!"

"Ninetales! Swift attack, now!"

"Lovo! Thundershock now!"

Lovo jumped, still taking the Swift, but doing his own deal of damage as well. The Thundershock flew down, zapping into Ninetales with immense electricity. Ninetales reared up, shrieking violently, as she tried to hang on through the thunderous power. When Lovo finally broke away, she charged him with an Iron Tail. Lovo went bouncing backwards, but easily recovered and dove in for a Take Down. Ninetales stepped back a few steps and the two began a head-to-head push off contest. Literally.

"Bayleef, Poisonpowder attack, now!"

"Shellder! Protect attack, now!"

Bayleef launched her poisonous powder towards Shellder’s barrier-like Protect attack. The Protect forced the Poisonpowder away, thrusting it into a puff in the air. Ash growled something under his breath while Andrea stood laughing haughtily on her platform. The Protect faded and Bayleef charged in for a Tackle attack. Shellder was popped back into the air, splashing down into the water. He came flying back out and launched an Aurora Beam towards Bayleef’s face. She ducked and the Beam froze some of the pool behind them.

"Ninetales! Use Fire Spin!"

"Lovo! Thunder Wave!"

Lovo’s electric charge and Ninetales’ roaring fire tore forward, exploding in the center of the arena. A few sparks of lightning caught Ninetales in the face, sending her back a few steps and a few cinders did the same to Lovo. Lovo shook off and tromped through the smoke, surprising Ninetales with a Thundershock/Quick Attack combo. Ninetales tipped backwards, slipping on her tail and skidding to a stop. She fought to stand, growling as she did so to try to make herself appear ready, but fell back down after a moment.

"No! Ninetales! You tried your best. Return and rest," Greg reached to his belt, "I choose you! Piloswine!"

Medira bit her bottom lip to keep from laughing, but couldn’t contain it, "Man! That's ugly!" she laughed hysterically.

"Yes," Eevy stopped her, "But also very strong," Medira looked up at her blankly, "See the yellowing of the tusks? That show experience."

"Bayleef! Solar Beam attack now!"

"Shellder! Protect attack!"

The success percentage of Protect had dropped because Shellder had already used it. Andrea had no idea that the attack hadn’t worked as Bayleef stood and charged her Solar Beam attack. Shellder must not have either, either that or he just didn’t care if he lost or not, because he didn’t move so much as an inch to avoid the attack. Bayleef launched her attack, sending it straight for Shellder who was popped into the air and slammed down in the sound of cracking concrete. Andy bugged out as her Shellder’s eyes turned to Xs.

"You tried your best. Return, Shellder. Go, Seaking!"

"Keep fighting, Bayleef!"

"Lovo, go! Show it your Quick Attack!"

"Piloswine! Fury Attack!"

Piloswine’s Fury Attack charged into Lovo’s oncoming Quick Attack. Piloswine jabbed at Lovo again and again with his tusks, causing Lovo to cry out a shrieking call each time. By the time Piloswine had hit Lovo the full five times allowed, Lovo flopped backwards with a cough.

"Oh no! Lovo!" Eevy called, "You’d better return for now."

"He’s really got that thing trained," Medira muttered, "You’d better use Zovo. Piloswine is half Ice, you may have an advantage."

"Right," Eevy nodded, "I choose you, Zovo!"

"Bayleef! Take Down attack!"

"Seaking! Horn Drill attack, now!"

Seaking launched forward, slamming Bayleef head on as she charged in for her Take Down. Bayleef toppled back, skidding out onto the ice left from Shellder’s Aurora Beam and crying in pain from the freezing cold. Her head slammed to the ice and she let out one last whimper.

"Great job, Bayleef. You’d better rest. I choose you, Muk!"

"Muk?" Andrea chuckled, "Who chooses a Muk on the Water Field?"

"I do!" Ash snapped, "Get ready, Muk!"

"Stay steady, Seaking!"

"Zovo, go! Show him your Agility!"

"Piloswine, go! Show those two your Ice Beam attack!"

"Have Zovo counter-fire with a Flame Wheel," Medira suggested, "It’ll ward off the Ice- type attack and heat the arena. If you play it right, it might make steam too."

"Good idea," Eevy looked down at her, "You’re good."

"I try," Medira blew on her nails and rubbed them on her shirt with a snicker.

"Zovo! Counter that Ice Beam with a Flame Wheel!"

Zovo let out a lash of fire, ripping it through the air toward Piloswine’s nearing Ice Beam. They met in the center of the arena, Zovo’s attack turning the Beam to steam. The entire arena built up with hot water vapor and heated air. Greg scorched his throat as he inhaled the heated air blowing from the Field. He looked down at his Piloswine and noticed it wilting from the heat.

"Seaking! Peck attack now!"

"Muk! Poison Gas attack!"

Andrea’s Seaking jumped from the water in front of her podium and lunged at Ash’s Muk. He oozed out of the way and shot a puffing cloud of Poison Gas straight for Seaking’s face. Seaking turned and dove under the water to avoid the sickening gas. Ash was now thoroughly disgusted, as she had managed to avoid his Poison attacks twice now.

"Piloswine! Hurry and cool things off with a Powder Snow!" Greg shouted.

"Don’t think so!" Eevy snapped, "Zovo! Fire Blast, now!"

Zovo dashed forward a few steps, spiraling past the huge, icy launches of Powder Snow that were tearing towards him. He skidded to a stop and shot the biggest Fire Blast he could manage, striking Piloswine in the face and pushing him back. The Fire Blast propelled him straight away, slamming him into Greg’s podium with continuing pelting fire. After a few seconds, Zovo halted his attack and Piloswine flopped to the ground with a raspy oink.

"I don’t believe it!" Greg bugged, "Ah! Piloswine! Return now! I choose, Sandslash!"

"Hang in there, Zovo. Deal the damage you can and hold on!" Eevy shouted.

"You can do it!" Medira called.

"Muk!" Ash got a sudden brainstorm, "Use Ice Punch to freeze the water!"

"Seaking! Hurry! Get out of there!"

Andrea was too late and Muk froze the pool around the platform he was on solid. Seaking rammed the ice from below, trying desperately to get out, but it was hopeless.

"Muk! Melt a small patch of ice and pump Toxic into it!"

"No!" Andrea flipped.

Ash’s plan was perfect. By having Muk freeze the water, he trapped Seaking in one spot long enough to have the poison take effect. Muk put his sloppy fist on the ice and melted away a spot, spouting poison into the water as he sat. Seaking swam insanely in circles trying to decide what to do. Also, Ash realized, by adding the poison to the water, he was keeping all other Pokemon from the water, as if they went in they too would be poisoned. Seaking surfaced as far as he could, belly up. Andrea flipped.

"Ahh!" she freaked, "Seaking!" she waited for Muk to break away the ice, "Thanks, I think. Return, Seaking! Go, Seadra!"

"Great job, Muk! Keep it up!"

"Sandslash! Use Fury Swipes, now!"

"Zovo, jump away!"

Sandslash came down on top of Zovo as he jumped away. He managed to catch Zovo’s foot and the Flareon landed with a limp. Eevy noticed it, but the determined look in her friend’s eyes told her to let him battle. Zovo tromped forward with a Take Down, slamming Sandslash back a step. Even so, the Sandslash retaliated with a Slash attack, sending Zovo away with a shriek. He tripped and toppled over, which gave Sandslash the chance to deal the finishing blow; a Strength in the gut. Zovo let out a long, ear-piercing cry, making Eevy regret she hadn’t recalled him when she had the chance. Sandslash stepped away, leaving Zovo with his eyes spiraling.

"You battled very, very well, Zovo," Eevy said, "Go job and return! Now I choose you, Novo!"

"Just great, Sandslash! Let’s win this!"

"Seadra! Disorient it with a Bubble attack!"

"Muk, Sludge attack, now!"

Muk was way too slow for the Seadra. Seadra zipped towards him, spitting his Bubble attack as he went. He jumped into the air and over Muk. Much to Muk and Ash’s surprise, Seadra had been being tailed by a Twister. The Twister attack slammed into Muk, ripping away at his gooey sides. The funnel cloud cleared, leaving the Poison Sludge Pokemon sloppily flat out on the center of the platform.

"You did great, Muk. Return! I choose you! Kingler!"

"Nice Kingler," Andrea nodded, "Stay out there, Seadra!"

"Novo! Take Down!"

"Sandslash! Scratch attack!"

The Sandslash came across Novo’s left side with his Scratch attack as Novo thrusted his left side into him for the Take Down. Sandslash stepped back and tumbled over a rock, breaking it with his spiky spines. Stones were launched into his back, but he spiraled into a ball and let them ricochet off and towards Novo, who ducked them all. Sandslash suddenly retaliated with an amazing Metal Claw across Novo’s chest. Eevy found her pattern.

"Kingler! Use Vicegrip!"

"Seadra! Bubblebeam!"

Kingler pushed through the Bubblebeam and latched on to Seadra’s tail. Seadra flew into the air and flopped back down, bouncing wildly from the pain. He stopped and turned, scowling nastily at Kingler. Seadra jumped and attacked with a Water Gun. Kingler quickly started up a Harden, making the Water Gun simply flow off. Kingler then went in for a Crab Hammer, slamming Seadra down with a crash onto the platform. Seadra stood for more.

"I’ve got it!" Eevy burst, startling Medira, "Novo! Ice Beam that Sandslash’s claws!"

Eevy realized that most of this Sandslash’s attacks were attacks with the claws, like Scratch, Slash, Metal Claw, Strength and Fury Swipes. Novo launched his Ice Beam at Sandslash’s claws, freezing them together in a block of ice. Sandslash’s eyes nearly fell from his head. He lifted his claws above his head to examine this odd happening and underestimated the weight of the ice. The ice flopped back down to the ground, taking Sandslash with it. He flailed to stand, but it was too heavy and he simply flew back down. Novo plowed him with a Hydro Pump and he stopped struggling, as he was out cold.

"That was good, Sandslash. Return, now! Get out there, Gravelar!"

"Keep it going, Novo!"

"Kingler! Guillotine attack!"

"Seadra! Don’t let it hit you!"

Kingler finally got the one up on Seadra and came down with an immense slam onto Seadra’s head. Kingler pulled away and looked down at Seadra as he sat there, stunned for a few moments, before tipping to the side and flopping over. Ash jumped and cheered, as that was the first time his Kingler’s Guillotine had connected with its target. Andrea wailed and drooped, because that was the very first time her Seadra had ever attacked second and, for that matter, ever been defeated.

"Great job, Seadra. You’d better return. Now, go! Octillery!"

"You deserve a good long rest, Kingler, return! Get out there! Tauros!"

"Go, Novo! Show it your Blizzard!"

"Break through it with a Fire Punch, Gravelar!"

Novo rushed into the attack without thinking about the attack that was flying at him. The Blizzard flew forward, rushing straight for Gravelar. The boulder like Pokemon thrust his Fire Punch forward, tearing through the snow. He collided with the side of Novo’s face. The Vaporeon retaliated with a quick Contact Tail whip before Gravelar surprised him with a Mud-Slap in the face. He stepped away, scratching madly at the burn where the Mud-Slap had flopped out about his face. He shook his face and looked up for a moment before going out like a light.

"You did very well, Novo. Return now! Get out there, Vovo!"

"Keep at it, Gravelar!"

"Go, Tauros! Take Down attack!"

"Octillery! Focus Energy now!"

Tauros ran straight for Octillery in a super thrusted Take Down attack. Octillery’s Focus Energy kept him safe from most of the damage that would have been inflicted, had he not used it. Octillery retaliated with a Psybeam into Tauros’ face, sending the steer backwards in surprise. Ash didn’t even know Octillery could use a Psychic- type attack. He jumped back on his platform as Tauros came to a halt with an annoyed and angry cry out on the ice of the frozen Water Field pool. Tauros stood up and called out angrily.

"Get in there, Vovo! Show that rock what we’re made of! Give it your Shadow Ball attack, now!"

"Gravelar! Show them your Magnitude!"

Gravelar attacked with a Magnitude of about power 6, making it a bit harder for Vovo to get in for his Shadow Ball. Vovo still managed to get in line with Gravelar and launched is most powerful attack straight for him. Gravelar wrapped into a ball and took the hit head on. It did quite a bit of damage and Gravelar unfurled, looking a bit dizzy. Vovo shot in with an Iron Tail attack, taking it right across Gravelar’s face. The Boulder Pokemon rolled backwards, roaring in pain and coming to a dead halt in front of Greg’s platform.

"Gravelar, return! You did great. Now, for my last Pokemon. Go, Terremoto!"

"Terremoto?" Medira cocked her head, "Is that Japanese?"

"No," Eevy shook her head, "It’s Spanish. Um…" she dug frantically through her head, "I think it means earthquake."

"That’s right!" Greg laughed, "Terremoto is my earth quaking, ground shaking, mind blowing Dugtrio!"

"Great," Eevy moaned, "We can do it, Vovo!"

"Get in there, Tauros! Give it your Horn Attack!"

"Octillery! Constrict it now!"

Octillery wrapped his long orange tentacles around Tauros’ legs and pulled them out from underneath him. Tauros slammed to the ground, bellowing loudly. Octillery held him in a hog tie and fired an Octazooka into his stomach. Tauros roared in pain as the black water plummeted into his side. The water halted and Octillery backed away, leaving Tauros flat out on the ground.

"You did great, Tauros. Return, now! Pikachu," he looked to the yellow rodent at his side, "It’s you and me."

"Pika PIKA!" Pikachu jumped from the podium onto the platform, "Pika pikachu, pika-pi!"

"Vovo, Skull Bash it now!"

"Terremoto! Scratch it!"

Vovo leapt into the air, flying back down into one of Dugtrio’s three heads, but one of the others slammed him away. He skidded to a sideways halt and looked at the Dugtrio with absolute astonishment.

"Pikachu! Thundershock!"

"Octillery! Aurora Beam!"

Andrea was too slow and Pikachu shocked Octillery right to the ground. Andy gave an nasty growl that was so deep it could have come from an Ursaring. She ripped the Poke’Ball from her belt.

"Return, Octillery. You tried. No here’s the heavy hitter! Go, Eau Ruse!

"Eau Ruse? What’s that?" Ash’s head fell to the side, "German? Spanish? Japanese?"

"No! French!" Medira called to him, "French for water trick!"

"Eau Ruse is my Blastoise. He’s really just a big baby. For me, anyway. For challengers, he’s your demise!" Andrea laughed, "I’m gonna win this!" she gave Mizu the V for victory.

"Yeah," Mizu oozed into her chair, "Go, Eevy! Go, Andy! Go, Ash!"

"Terremoto is my best Pokemon. That puny thing can’t beat him!" he turned to Brock, "There’s no way I’ll lose! Dinner’s on me tonight, you guys!"

"Great. Woohoo," Brock moaned, "Go, Ash! Go, Greg! Go, Eevy!"

"I’ve had enough chatter! Go, Eau Ruse! Use Tackle!"

"Same goes for me! Go, Terremoto! Use Slash!"

"Pikachu," Ash snapped.

"Vovo," Eevy spat.

"Agility, now!" they called together.

Pikachu lunged to the left, avoiding the oncoming Tackle. Vovo jumped to the right, dodging the Slash aimed for him. Eau Ruse kept on Tackling, but Pikachu was way too fast. Terremoto was Slashing as fast as he could, but Vovo had his Agility pumping.

"Terremoto," Greg jumped.

"Eau Ruse," Andy shouted.

"Earthquake attack!" the cried together.

"Pikachu!"

"Vovo!"

"Double Team attack!"

Vovo and Pikachu multiplied themselves around the arenas as fast as they could. The crowd went nuts for these duo, yet not, attacking Pokemon. Lance growled at how well the two of them battled together. Eevy and Ash would make a great team. Mizu and Brock couldn’t decide who to cheer for. The next comments made that decision for them.

"Go, Terremoto! Stop that pipsqueak with your Sludge Bomb!"

"Pipsqueak?" Brock snorted, "Get rid of him, Eevy! Don’t let him get away with that!"

"What?" Greg turned and gave Brock a questioning look, then scowled, "Do it, Terremoto!"

"Get that wimpy Pikachu, Eau Ruse! Use Skull Bash!"

"Wimpy?" Mizu jumped, "Take care of her, Ash! Get her back for that snide remark!"

"How could she-?" Andrea straightened and barked, "Get him, Eau Ruse!"

"Sense the real one, Terremoto!" Greg called.

Terremoto awaited the return of the real Vovo to his primary vision and launched the Sludge Bomb. Vovo skidded to a stop right before running into it and turned around. Terremoto surprised him with a Tri-Attack in his side, pushing him away.

"Watch for the real one and get it with Hydro Pump!" Andrea snapped.

Eau Ruse waited the while it took Pikachu to reach his vision. Then, with one huge blast, slammed Pikachu with a Hydro Pump and propelled him sideways into Ash’s podium. Both Pikachu and Vovo stood for more.

"Vovo!"

"Pikachu!"

"Tackle attack!"

Vovo and Pikachu used their master’s podiums as a push off for their attack, slamming into Terremoto and Eau Ruse with tremendous force. Eau Ruse tipped and started falling over, but quickly regained his balance. One of Terremoto’s heads was slammed into the other two and the remaining duo started bickering with the first one. They quickly halted and again became composed.

"Terremoto! Fissure!"

"Vovo! Quick Attack!"

Vovo launched forward as fast as he could, smashing Terremoto head on. Terremoto went crazy as all three heads ramming into each other and again began their fighting.

"Vovo! Get up there and play Whack-A-Mole!" Eevy snickered.

"Hey! Look at me!" Vovo laughed hysterically as he hopped from one Dugtrio head to another with the audience laughing wildly.

"Stop that!" Greg snapped, "Terremoto! Use Toxic!"

"Jump away, Vovo!" Eevy laughed out.

Terremoto looked up and launched his Toxic attack. Vovo jumped away and stopped in front of him. Terremoto looked down at Vovo and prepared to attack again, then realized what he’d done and looked up. The Toxic attack splattered him right in his face, sending him in a goopy piled to the ground.

"Pikachu! Get behind him and climb up!" Ash called.

Pikachu skidded to a stop and jumped around behind Eau Ruse. He snatched onto the Blastoise’s tail and used it to swing himself up to Eau Ruse’s head. He jumped and grabbed one of Eau Ruse’s Hydro Cannons.

"Use Water Gun to throw him off!" Andrea shouted.

"Play a carnival game, Pikachu!" Ash sneered.

Eau Ruse was too disoriented to attack straight, enabling Pikachu to direct his Hydro Cannons. Wherever his Cannons pointed, so did Eau Ruse. Pikachu maneuvered him around, sending Andrea a nice, drenching bath. Eau Ruse stopped and laughed at his well-soaked master. This gave Ash his chance.

"Pikachu!" Ash called, attracting Andrea’s now soaked attention span, "Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu lit into Eau Ruse with all his might. The Blastoise cried in pain and leaned back, throwing him from his head. Eevy and Ash were ready to win.

"Pikachu!" Ash shouted.

"Vovo!" Eevy called.

"Quick Attack, now!" they cried together with both their Pokemon charging.

Both Pikachu and Vovo connected together, sending Eau Ruse the Blastoise and Terremoto the Dugtrio into the land of unconsciousness. Andrea and Greg blew up while Ash, Eevy, Mizu and Brock cheered. Brock and Mizu both noticed how snotty Andy and Greg were being and decided it was best to let them acquire their own, new, cheering sections. Eevy and Ash jumped from their platforms and ran to their Pokemon.

"Pikachu! You were great!" Ash grabbed his Pokemon as he jumped to him, "You were so great!"

"Vovo! You did amazingly!" Eevy cheered as Vovo launched into her arms, "I’m so proud of you!"

"I lost," Andrea wilted, "Ah! Return, Eau Ruse. You tried your best."

"I lost," Greg slouched, "Kiya! Return, Terremoto! At least we tried."

Eevy, Greg, Andrea and Ash approached each other in the center of the Stadium. Each one extended a hand. Eevy shook hands with Greg and Andrea. Greg shook hands with Andrea, Ash and Eevy. Andrea shook hands with Eevy, Ash and Greg. Ash shook hands with Andrea and Greg. Andrea and Greg slowly drooped away, offering Brock and Mizu slight waves as they entered the field. Ash and Eevy gave each other a high thumb’s up and the V for victory with the crowd roaring away behind them.

The Next Chronicle:

Sandy On The Sand Field

Notes
Andrea Gail...The boat from The Perfect Storm...Riiight. Don't ask. Anyway, now I get to go and proof-read the next two chapters *hurrah for me* and get that third Lost Episode done *hurrah again* as well as work on a bunch of new stuff *even more hurrah*. So, if you'll excuse me, I must go and work some more *hurrahs for everyone*

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