"Shall we begin our battle?" Luri asked snottishly from her platform, "I’d like to get this over with quickly. I have lots to do."

"So would I," Eevy snorted, "I too will have a lot to get done after defeating you. After all, the Champion has a lot of work."

"Don’t go there," Luri barked, "Try as you will, you can’t take my place! In any way, shape, or form!"

"Oh no," Will muttered and slammed his head on the wall, "Here we go."

"What’s her problem all of a sudden?" Jason looked overly confused.

"Just…another of my idiot remarks."

"Oh…That was stupid."

"Hey! Shut up!"

"Let’s go!" Luri snapped, "I choose you! Kingdra!"

"I choose, Yovo!"

"Go, Kingdra! Use your Agility!"

"Yovo! Match it with your own Agility!"

Both Pokemon spiraled around the arena, moving as fast as they could manage. Will was in the viewing box, glancing at the battle every now and then. When he wasn’t sneaking a peek, he was bashing his head on the wall with Jason and Lance shaking their heads at him. Kingdra splashed to a stop in one of the sections of water and Yovo skidded to a halt on one of the tiled sections.

"Kingdra! Smokescreen!"

"Yovo! Tail Spin!"

The Smokescreen billowed away as Yovo spun his tail like a propeller. Luri let out an angry growl at the sight of that, as she wasn’t expecting any ‘secret’ moves from a beginning trainer. Not even Eevy.

"OK, Kingdra!" she burst, pointing out to Yovo, "Octazooka, now!"

"Yovo! Quick Attack now!"

Yovo ran as fast as he could for his Quick Attack, but Kingdra got the better of him, spinning to the side and launching the Octazooka into his back. Yovo staggered away and tipped on the edge of the water.

"Now use Bubble, Kingdra!"

"Look out, Yovo!"

Kingdra launched his Bubble, smacking Yovo forward and sending him into the water. Luri cheered and jumped, turning for a V for victory up to the viewing box. Will was too busy shaking his head to see that. Luri jumped back around to see Eevy shrieking.

"Not so tough now, are you?" Luri snickered, "Get in there, Kingdra! Use your Twister in that water!"

"Oh, Yovo!"

The Twister ripped around under the water’s surface. Yovo tried to swim away, but the pressure was too much for him. He was pulled into the funnel cloud and thrown from the water. Eevy let out a high pitched scream as her Umbreon flew through the air and slid to a stop on the tile in front of her.

"You were great, Yovo. Return, now! Now I choose Novo!"

"Go, Kingdra! Use your Smokescreen, now!"

"Novo! Hit the water with your tail!"

Novo jumped to the outer ring of the arena and swung his tail up. He brought it down with a pop of water, slamming in onto the cold surface. Kingdra backed away from the Smokescreen as it slowly dissipated. Luri pounded the railing around her platform as Novo lunged from the remaining smoke and Skull Bashed Kingdra away. The Water/Dragon- type landed on his side and slipped away.

"Ah!" Luri wailed, "Return, Kingdra! Go, Cloyster!"

"OK, we can take that! Go, Novo! Agility!"

"Cloyster! Withdraw!"

Cloyster closed himself in his shell and held his energy as Novo raced around. The Vaporeon was running circles around him, but Cloyster didn’t seem to care. Novo stopped and stood ready to pounce.

"Novo! Quick Attack!"

"Cloyster! Protect attack!"

Novo rammed the shield, bouncing back and away. Cloyster’s Withdraw combined with his Protect completely kept him from any damage. Luri gave a shrill laugh, snickering at the stunned Vaporeon before her.

"Go ahead and attack all you’d like!" she laughed, "It won’t do you any good. The Withdraw raises my Cloyster’s Defense past the 500 mark! You can’t defeat him!"

"Not without strategy, I cannot," Eevy snickered right back, "But with a bit of planning, I can! Novo, show that one your Focus Energy!"

"Stupid move! That gives you nothing! Go, my Cloyster! Use Ice Beam!"

"Now, Novo! Attack with Aurora Beam!"

The Ice and Aurora Beams shot forward with Luri laughing wildly at how an Ice- type attack wouldn’t faze her Cloyster. Novo’s Aurora Beam broke through Cloyster’s Ice Beam with Luri stepping back as it plowed her Pokemon and threw him backwards.

"N-No way," she whimpered, "But how?!"

"Aurora Beam is a Special Attack, so it’s effected by Special Defense. With Focus Energy powering it for a critical hit, your Cloyster’s puny Special Defense was at a total disadvantage! You were the one making the dumb move," Eevy snickered, "Send in Pokemon number three, Mistress."

"Ooh!" Luri stomped nastily, "You think you’re so smart! Return, Cloyster! Get in there, Sneasel! We’ll show them!"

"Go, Novo! Use Tackle attack!"

"Sneasel! Use Screech!"

Novo stopped dead in his tracks as the high-pitched Screech reached his ears. He shook his head vigorously to get himself straight again. Sneasel jumped in for a Slash attack straight across Novo’s face. Novo rolled to the side and stopped with a painful cry.

"You did great, Novo. Return, now! I choose you! Zovo!"

"We can take that on! It just so happens that I know that Flareon is your slowest Pokemon. Sneasel’s superior Speed score will pay off magnificently."

"Level and Speed aren’t the only aspects of battle, Luri," Will snorted from the door of the box, "Pay attention. You might learn something."

"Hey! Don’t interfere with my match, you Psychic snot!" Luri growled to him, "I’m helping to protect you, so live with it!"

"Good luck," Will shrugged and leaned up against the wall, "You’re gonna need it."

"Zovo! Attack with Fire Spin!"

"Ya! Sneasel! Hurry and use Metal Claw!"

"Dumb move," Will muttered, "Really dumb."

Zovo’s fire took over the tiled floor of the arena, blackening everything around them. Sneasel stopped and shuttered as the fire wrapped around him. Even his attack type was weak against the Fire, but Luri wouldn’t listen. It takes more than Level and Speed to decide a victory, but she was too blinded by idiotic jealousy of something that wasn’t even there to see that. Sneasel took a lash of fire into his right side and rolled into a string of flames. Zovo stopped attacking, leaving the Sneasel sprawled out on the floor.

"AHH!" Luri flipped, "What have you done to him?!"

"Attacked and defeated. Call Pokemon number four now, Miss Sedna," Eevy smiled nastily.

Luri growled and recalled her Sneasel, "Here’s one even you won’t be able to beat! I choose you, Heavy Ball!"

"Is that what I think it is?" Yuu-Yuu whimpered, "No way!"

"What in the world?!" Will jumped, "Where’d you get that?!"

"This is my newest and almost strongest Pokemon. This is my ice powered Nidoqueen!" Luri snickered, "Isn’t she great?"

"Yeah," Eevy swallowed, "Just…great."

"Now, Nidoqueen! It’s time to rumble! Show them your Rain Dance attack, now!"

Zovo jumped up as the rain started pouring. He searched side to side and spiraled around, looking at Eevy with a whimper.

"Zovo! Look out behind you!" Eevy flipped.

Zovo turned around too slow, but just in time to droop as Nidoqueen’s Surf attack roared towards him. He wilted in place as the water rushed over him. Eevy covered her face as the water splashed over the entire arena. When the attack ended, Eevy was dripping wet and drenched and Zovo was laid out flat on his back, spitting water. Up in the viewing box, Jason was flailing his hand in front of Lance’s face, trying to awaken him, but the sight of Eevy all wet like that really got to him. It was no use.

"Yay!" Luri cheered, "Great job, Nidoqueen! Did you see that, Will?" she spun around and waved the V for victory wildly at him, still standing in the door way; he merely tilted an eyebrow in return, "I’m gonna win this!"

"I take it they’re together," Mizu muttered, "Or at least they’re supposed to be."

"I choose you! Sun Ball!" Eevy released her Pokemon, "Let’s take them down, Sovo! It’s time to make waves!"

"Make waves?" Luri questioned, then started laughing, "How…funny! Get in there, Nidoqueen. Let’s do this. Use your Ice Punch!"

"Sovo! Avoid it with Double Team attack, now!"

Nidoqueen looked frantically around the ring, eyes trying desperately to find her target. She was starting to get nausious and wouldn’t let her Mistress down. She just kept her eyes on Sovo with all her might, which was actually a mistake.

"OK, Sovo! Move in for a Psywave attack, now!"

"Ooh!" Luri growled, "Get in there, Nidoqueen! Use your Icy Wind, right now!"

Sovo’s attack broke through Nidoqueen’s, slamming into her and pushing her over. Will shook his head, thinking about how dumb Luri had just been. The group along the wall jumped and cheered, calling frantically to their fighter.

"I don’t get this!" Luri bugged, "What am I missing here?!"

Will sighed long and heavy, attracting her attention, "Did you forget, Luri, that Nidoqueen can use Ice attacks, but is still half Poison- type?"

Luri’s face was totally indescribable, "Half…Half Poison- type. Poison is weak to…And Espeon is…Ah! How could I be so stupid?!"

Eevy put the back of her right hand to the left of her mouth and laughed haughtily, "A great Mistress taking pointers. Come on! Chop-chop, Mistress Luri! I want a real battle!"

Luri nearly burned up, "Stop talking to me like that! Show some respect!"

"Why?" Medira jumped, "You don’t act like Masters and a Mistress. You act like crybabies looking for an easy victory. We’re here to make you do your job!"

Luri started getting redder and redder, "That’s it!" she burst, "If you think you can defeat me, try this one on for size! Jynx, go! I choose you!"

"Careful, Eevy!" Mizu jumped up, "Jynx is one of Luri’s strongest Pokemon! I read she trained her Smoochum to be super strong before it evolved! Who knows what kind of moves that thing has."

"OK, Sovo. You heard what she said. You’ve got to stay alert and keep your Defense and Offense of both types up. Keep Speed to a medium degree. All right, now go!"

"All right now, Jynx. We’ve got to win this to have even the slightest chance at winning. Watch your sides and back just as much as your front. Now get in there and fight!"

"Now, Sovo! Use Confusion!"

"Jynx! Use Double Slap!"

Jynx slapped at Sovo over and over again, pushing him away. He planted his feet on the tiles to keep from falling into the water and skidded to a stop just before splashing down. He stood up and shook off with Jynx flying towards him.

"Jynx! Use Body Slam, now!"

"Sovo! Look out!"

Jynx slammed into Sovo and shoved him back towards the water. He flailed for a moment before steadying himself. His balance didn’t last for long, as Jynx jumped in for a heavy Ice Punch, again knocking him into a flail to stay on the podium. Luri laughed with almost evil ecstatic glee.

"Looks like your Espeon is teetering on the brink of destruction!" she snickered, "Attack if you can!"

"What’s gotten into that girl?" Jason looked overly puzzled, "What did Will say that’s got her so angry?"

"I’m not totally sure, but whatever it is, she’s got to be really frustrated, and she’s unloading it into Eevy’s Espeon," Lance muttered, "Her Jynx was super powerful even without her bad attitude."

"Go, Jynx! Use your Pound attack, now!"

Jynx’s Pound attack crashed into Sovo and sent him splashing into the water. He stayed down for a while and didn’t surface. After a few seconds, he was floating at the surface, eyes spiraling. Luri cheered insanely with Eevy nearly bugged out at the end of the arena.

"You did great, Sovo. Return now! I choose you, Jolt Ball!" Eevy shouted, "Let’s go, Lovo! Time to battle!"

"OK now, Jynx! You were great! Let’s begin with a Powder Snow!" Luri was nearly bursting with pride.

"Don’t let that thing intimidate you, Lovo! Go! Show them both a Thundershock!" Eevy snorted, eyeing Luri nastily.

The sparks of lightning zipped forward, hitting Jynx by surprise and sending her away a step. The Powder Snow was launched at the ceiling, raining down in bright sparks of blue and white. Luri snorted nastily and stomped forward a step.

"OK, Jynx! Get in there and use Body Slam again!"

"Don’t take that from her, Lovo! Use Take Down attack, now!"

Lovo tore forward, head down and tail out straight. Jynx Body Slammed forward with Lovo ramming her head on. Jynx stumbled backward and splashed into the water. Luri let out a high-pitched shriek as she saw Eevy smile wide and nastily, ready to take the round.

"Go, Lovo! Thunderbolt attack, now!"

Luri’s scream could just barely be heard over the roar of the electricity surging through the water. The entire group shielded their eyes as the thunder cracked and zapped through the liquid portions of the arena. Jynx floated at the top, steaming with twisted eyes.

"No!" Luri flailed, "I don’t believe it! No-no, no-no, no!" she took out her final Pokemon, "All right now. Let’s go, Poke’Ball!"

"Look out, Eevy!" Mizu jumped up again, "That’s her strongest Pokemon! She used it to defeat Lorelei! She’s been here ever since to battle with that thing! Be careful, Eevy! Really careful!"

"Come on and face us!" Luri laughed, "Unless you’re afraid you can’t beat her!"

"I’m not afraid of you, or anyone on your side. I’m not afraid to lose, because my Pokemon aren’t afraid to lose. Right, Lovo?" Eevy spat.

"Jolt-jolt!" Lovo nodded and hissed, "Jolt-jolt! Jolteon jolt! Jolt eon!"

Luri huffed downward, "Whatever. Let’s begin."

"Let’s do it. Go, Lovo! Agility, now!"

"Go, Dewgong! Use Safeguard attack!"

"Protected from confusion," Eevy scowled at the floor, "Now what? Dewgong’s powerful."

"Come on and attack!" Luri boasted, "Or you could quit and-"

"Not on your life!" Eevy burst, sending Luri back a step, "No chance. We’re finishing this in first place. Go, Lovo! Use your Take Down attack, right now!"

"Hey! Don’t cop an attitude with me! Get in there with your own Take Down, Dewgong! Show her we can beat her any time!" Luri spat.

Both Pokemon charged forward, picking up speed with each step, or paddle, depending on which Pokemon you were referring to. Both Pokemon hit head-on, ramming each other’s foreheads together.

"Use Endure, Dewgong!" Luri shouted snobbishly.

Dewgong ducked and pushed Lovo up into the air. Lovo cried out shrieking a terribly painful and high-pitched wail. Morty heard Eevy choke and heard her start to growl. Luri started screaming wildly for joy as the Jolteon flopped to the ground and whined shortly.

Luri flipped, "I won! I beat her! Now get out of Prisma Hall!"

"Hold up there!" Eevy burst, "This isn’t over! Now it’s up to you!" the Star Ball was pulled from her belt, "Let’s do this, Vovo!"

"Oh shit," Luri whimpered, "I totally forgot about the Eevee."

"Listen to me next time!" Will snorted, "If you hadn’t gotten so haughty you might have remembered him! Now get in there and fight!"

"OK, Dewgong! This is it! Just take that out and we can all go home!" Luri turned and shouted, "Let’s go!"

"All right, Vovo! This is Luri’s last Pokemon and you’re mine!" Eevy cried to him, "Let’s move her out!"

"Dewgong! Use Peck attack!"

"Vovo! Try the Focus Energy, now!"

Dewgong rushed forward, flying towards Vovo at full speed. Vovo braced himself heavily, digging his claws into the spaces between the tiles. Dewgong hit and continued pushing with all her might. Vovo could feel himself slipping back and away as Dewgong kept up her heavy hitting.

"Dewgong! Break away for a Slam attack!"

"Vovo! Run under her with an Agility attack!"

Vovo dodged and ran under Dewgong’s flying tail. Dewgong looked down and under herself, causing her own body to flop down on top of her head. She rolled over and laid flat out for a few moments before receiving her orders.

"Go, Dewgong! Use Attract attack now!" Luri snickered, "Get that Eevee!"

"Vovo! Stand and take it!" Eevy laughed right back.

The Attract attack hit Vovo head on, but he seemed completely unfazed. He yawned and scratched his ear with his back paw and smacked his mouth tiredly as if he was mocking that idiotic attempt to infatuate him.

"What goes?!" Luri burst, "Why didn’t it work?! Dewgong’s a female and that Eevee’s a male; why won’t it work?!"

Eevy laughed wildly, "There’s only one Pokemon Vovo cares for in such a manner and it is definitely not your Dewgong. It’s my old Ditto, now with my friend Duplica. That stupid Attract bull won’t even faze him!"

"Oh, great!" Luri wilted, "OK, then! Get in there for an Aurora Beam, Dewgong!"

"Go, Vovo! Use Agility!"

Vovo zipped past Dewgong’s attack, jumping up and over the next oncoming Aurora Beam. He already knew the attack Eevy was implying and he wasn’t afraid to start his next attack before the order was released.

"Now, Rage attack!"

"Dewgong! Try to hit it with a Lick attack!"

Vovo was way too fast in this mode. Speed/Rage mode was one of his best Defensive and Offensive combos. He made a sharp arc to the side and jumped from the center tile platform to the outer, spinning faster. He was just charging up and Luri was getting ticked.

"Ooh," Luri pounded, "Get it with a Blizzard attack!"

"No way! Let’s show her we mean business, Vovo! Go in for an Agile Rage Quick Attack, now!"

Vovo charged in at full speed, lashing into Dewgong’s side with all his available power. Dewgong rolled away and stopped just short of toppling into the water. To Luri, it felt like her world shattered like glass after a baseball slammed through it. Her jaw dropped and her heart froze as she realized she had actually been defeated.

"No!" she yelled, "Not a chance in hell I was defeated!" she slammed her fist on the platform, "Damn it! I can’t believe I lost! That can’t happen!" she sat on her knees wailing into her hands, "I lost to an amateur!"

Will shook his head and stepped out, "You weren’t paying attention, Luri," he reached out to touch her shoulder, but she swung and cracked him across the face.

"Ouch…" Tracey murmured and cringed.

"Woah," Misty gasped, "She’s really mad."

"You keep back!" Luri snapped, "You’ve got a lot of guts to come over here and try your cute antics with me after the comment you made up there!"

"Stop it!" he barked back, "You can knock that attitude off right now! You lost because you didn’t play smart! That doesn’t mean you can take it out on me!"

"Looks like you with Lisle and Mizu with Eusine," Sooney muttered to Morty before four evil scowls shot her way, "Sorry…"

"I said that because I'm a guy. It’s what we do," Will explained nastily, "You’ve said it before that you consider it to be our job to annoy you."

Luri huffed and spun around, stomping up the stairs, "Whatever," she snorted.

Will sighed and slouched, raising his hands to his sides and dropping them again, "I give up," he shook his head and turned around, "It’s you me, Eevy. Let’s get on with the field change."

"Are you sure you don’t want to go talk to her?" Eevy was overly nice for reasons even she couldn’t decipher, "I know two people who fight like that. They’re not traveling with us anymore, but I know their little verbal bouts haven’t quite ceased to exist yet. She told me once that she never really stayed mad at him because of how much she loved him. I get the feeling the same applies here in most situations."

Luri nearly choked as she stood between Lance and Jason, "Us. She’s talking about us," she muttered, "I told her that just before we left to get her to talk to you."

Will blinked a few times and gave a slow and sad nod, "I’ll…think about that," he walked to the wall, "Get back to the barrier, everyone. Time for the field change."

This time it was the dark purple button that was pressed. The group backed up against the wall and Eevy sat down. The arena wasn’t just shaking, but the lights were flickering on and off. Eevy wasn’t too thrilled with darkness, but wasn’t going to let it on. The part of the trainer platform that had fallen for her match with Luri raised back up and the arena closed and separated from the wall, flipping again. This was a very odd area of four different colors of tinted, what seemed to be, glass as the arena. Eevy felt a brick in her throat as the corners of the arena snapped away, leaving slanted edges. She stood on a now green platform with a violet glass arena half. In the center of that was an arch of pink then an arch inside the arch of blue and inside that of green. Will was on a pink podium with the same pattern, but of blue to green, violet and pink in the center. The lights finally decided to be completely off and the outlines of each section of color illuminated their own respective colors. It was enough to light the arena and just enough to battle by. Eevy let out a slight whimper, as she couldn’t see anything but the battle platform; nothing behind her or to either side.

"This is seriously creepy," Yuu-Yuu whimpered, "Like a nightmare arena."

"No," Will shook his head and jumped to his platform, "Just the right colors for my Psychic- types. Shall we begin?"

Notes
I dunno why I made Luri mad at Will…I just kind of did, so I suppose that’s just the run of the story for the moment. Will's arena is something I made up while the power was out one night. Sitting in the darkness and pondering the Elite 4 battles gave me this, so...That's is Corrector9Yui's favorite arena. That's about it for now...Go ahead and read the next part...You KNOW you want to...

Hydron/Blastoise (Male)
Lvl-59, HP-185, Atk-141, Def-153, Sp.Atk-130, Sp.Def-153, Spd-118
Item-Focus Band, Exp-208278
Bite, Water Gun, Bubble, Ice Punch
From: Bred from Wartortle from Yellow and hatched in Crystal