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Authors Notes: Here I am again and all ready for season 2 of this fic for
the few of you that'll probably come banging on my door to demand I
finish this already.
As usual, Feedback would be greatly appreciated! And so would
suggestions for the final chapter of my fic Forever. I kinda got writers
block on that one.
Ketchum: The Journey Continues
Season 2
Mistress Of Ice: Lorelei
Chapter 20
~~~~~~Musashi's POV~~~~~~
Satoshi and I are soooo close . . .
Only 1 more hour till we face the first of the Elite 4, the Mistress of Ice,
Lorelei.
I'm so excited!
There were only the three of us that passed Victory Road, Lucas, Satoshi
and I. The best part about all of this is that Inferno's in fighting condition
and Satoshi is feeling much better, he's back to bouncing off the walls.
We would face the Elite according to our last name. Lucas would be first
because his last name was Amato, Satoshi was second and I was third.
Lucas was already battling, he's up against Lance now. Once the battle
was over Satoshi would go in. If he beat the Elite 4 then he'd battle
Lucas. If he won Lucas would be sent home with 3rd place.
Then I'd go, and the cycle would be repeated.
The buzzer sounded, indicating Lucas had won.
"Good luck Satoshi."
He smiled and gave me a hug before walking to the door with Inferno.
But he paused and ran back to me. He literally swept me off my feet and
gave me a soul searing kiss that left me out it for the better part of an
hour. I barely heard Inferno gagging in the background.
~~~~~~Satoshi's POV~~~~~~
(That was disgusting.)
I glared at Inferno and gave him a light punch.
"Sure, and you haven't made kissy faces with Embrana? Or tried to
impress her? If I recall correctly you tried to impress her by lifting
something far to heavy . . ."
(Cork it! I've got the idea okay?)
"And totally humiliated yourself." I finished with a grin under my breath.
I stamped my feet and rubbed my arms while we waited for Lorelei to
show. Her battle arena was freezing, literally!
It must've been below zero in here!
"Welcome Satoshi." Came a chilling voice. I shuddered, so did Inferno.
"Hello Lorelei, I challenge you for the right to face the Pokemon
Master!"
She nodded.
"So be it. Five pokemon each, 2 minute per battle time limit."
Damn.
"I accept!"
The clock was set, I grabbed Zeus's pokeball while she calmly took on of
hers. As one we sent out our pokemon.
"I choose you, Zeus!"
"Pokeball, go."
(Ready!)
"GONG!"
"Blizzard."
"Thunder!"
Zeus avoided Blizzard and powered up. With a cry he let loose.
I had to close my eyes against the bright light until Zeus stopped pouring
electricity into Dewgong.
The buzzer rang, the two minutes were up. I told Zeus to stop and he
did. Dewgong was finally visible but very weak. The point was awarded
to me as Dewgong was unable to battle.
"Very good. But Electric attacks won't be effective with my next
pokemon. Pokeball, go." I shivered again, man it was cold in here! How
did Lorelei stand it?!
(Ready.)
Oh joy, a Cloyster. Mentally I ran through my list of pokemon.
Inferno.
Zeus.
Rare Beauty.
Ramona.
Raptor.
Shelldon.
Inferno and Zeus couldn't handle that.
But if you pound away at a Cloyster's shell long and hard enough it'll
crack.
"Zeus return! I choose you, Ramona!"
I saw Lorelei lift an eyebrow at my choice. Granted Ramona was at a
double disadvantage but I knew her attacks would crack the shell.
"Withdraw."
"Mother's Revenge!"
Dozens of Marowak skeletons rose and they all began pounding at the
shell with Bone Club and Bonemerang.
A Cloyster can't attack when it's shell is closed, except for Shelldon and
his Freezer Burn attack.
Crack.
I looked at the clock, 30 seconds left and Cloyster was out for the count.
"Impressive. Pokeball, go."
"Slowwwbrooo."
"Ramona return! I choose you, Rare Beauty!"
I whimpered and clutched my head as my migraine returned, more painful
then ever. Oh god, I thought it was gone for good. But no, it just had to
return in one of the most important battles in my life!
"Psychic."
Oh no . . . the battle!
"Are you alright Rare Beauty?"
(Don't worry about me! I can take a Psychic or two! Don't forget who
was my sparring partner.) She winked. I grinned despite my migraine.
"Water Mirror!"
Six copies of Rare Beauty made of water emerged and all used Hyper
Beam on Slowbro. It fainted.
Three down, two to go.
My head continued to pound, Lorelei sent out her next pokemon. Jynx.
I winced, this wasn't right. Experience told me that my headache should
have at least diminished slightly by now but it was still going strong.
"Rare Beauty return! I choose you, Inferno!"
"Ice Punch."
"Fire Claw!"
The two attacks clashed in a torrent of steam. When it cleared Jynx was
a little wobbly.
"Blizzard."
"Fly!"
The throbbing was dimming finally, I watched as Inferno hovered over
Jynx.
"Ice Beam."
"Flamethrower!"
Like before the two attacks clashed, it quickly became a war of Ice and
Fire struggling for dominance over the other. Each pokemon trying to
prove whose attack was stronger.
~~~~~~Inferno's POV~~~~~~
Now I'm glad for all that hard training and melting a cave into the
cliffside, otherwise I think I might've lost by now.
The buzzer sounded, Jynx and I met eye to eye as we stopped our attacks
at the same time. It was a draw.
"Impressive, no pokemon has lasted the full two minutes against Jynx.
Especially a Fire type. Return Jynx."
"Inferno return, good fight."
*Jynx's power is formidable. I wouldn't mind a rematch one of these
days.* I grinned. Satoshi gave a pained grin. I looked at his eyes closely
and immediately recognized the sign that his headaches have returned.
"Pokeball, go."
My eyes widened, a Lapras! This one was going to be difficult, who
would Satoshi use?
"I choose you, Bob!"
Bob? I don't believe it!
*Ready Satoshi!* He squawked as he eyed his opponent.
"This is going to be a tough one Bob, good luck."
Bob nodded and took to the air. The clock started ticking.
I knew Bob was an excellent fighter, then again so was the Lapras. This
was bound to be an interesting battle.
"Mist."
"Fly!"
The whole arena became shrouded in mist, making it almost impossible
for Bob to see were Lapras was.
"There Bob! Sonic Boom!" Satoshi pointed to an ear that emerged from
the mist. Bob nodded and vanished for a second before reappearing near
the ceiling.
Any second now . . .
Sound caught up and slammed into Lapras, knocking it on it's side. I saw
Satoshi wince as it gave a pained cry. I sighed, I couldn't help but
wonder if Satoshi would simply walk out. He'd never really enjoyed
battles. He always blamed himself if one of us got hurt badly.
~~~~~~Musashi's POV~~~~~~
I paced nervously, how was Satoshi doing? Was he going to win? Lose?
I shook my head to clear it, shouldn't think like that. Satoshi would win,
I knew he would. He's not the type to just give up.
As I paced I looked at the clock, if all went well he'd be on his way to
battling Bruno by now.
If not . . . any minute he'd walk back through those doors, heartbroken.
He wanted this title so badly.
All I could do here was silently cheer him on.
"That's ridiculous, no such pokemon exists!"
I turned to look at Nurse Joy after that exclamation.
"What's going on?" I asked, curious.
She turned from the phone.
"Apparently there's some silly rumour that there's a pokemon stronger
than Mewtwo. But Mewtwo isn't real."
I raised an eyebrow at this.
"Stronger than Mewtwo? That's not possible."
"You believe Mewtwo's real?"
"Yes, I do. And I believe that no pokemon can be stronger than him."
But I had my doubts. . . Raptor was powerful, his little levitation trick
with me proved that. And he was growing stronger.
"Still . . ." She trailed off. "Oh yes, Musashi, there's a message for you
from Professor Oak. He want's you to call him."
I nodded and thanked her before going to the phones.
The phone rang for a couple of minutes before being picked up.
"Hello?"
"Hi Professor! You wanted to talk to me?"
"Right Musashi. Where's Satoshi? This concerns him as well."
"He's up against the Elite 4, what's the problem?"
"I've discovered something slightly disturbing while going over the
autopsy reports of Raptor's mother. Not only are Raptors Psychics, but
they are also a whole new type!" He said excitedly.
"That doesn't sound disturbing, that sounds like good news!"
"Yes, it's excellent news. However it's the actual Type that has me
disturbed. For a pokemon to be able to do that . . ." He trailed off. I sat
on the edge of the chair.
"What's the Type?"
"I've classified Raptors as Psychic/Time Hopper pokemon."
"Time Hopper?! You're kidding?!"
"No joke I'm afraid. What has me worried is that I don't think Satoshi's
Raptor knows what he's capable of."
I paled.
"I . . . I'll make sure Satoshi contacts you after he's battled Lucas."
He nodded.
"Make sure you do. If Team Rocket ever discovers this . . ."
I swallowed hard, understanding.
We said our goodbyes and I ran to Nurse Joy to tell her to make sure
Satoshi receives the message.
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