Lear week day 5:Rival/Fashion
Rey sighed as he stood beside Damien on the Blueberry Academy battlefield as Kieran stood opposite to them, dreading the double battle they were about to do a bit. He wasn't that much of a battler he mostly just helped Damien against the titans with Arven and only took on the gym challenge for fun, yet surprising himself when he became a champion trainer. Still he didn't really want to battle Kieran but at the same time he hoped battling him would throw the boy out of his need to be stronger, as he watched Kieran fall down this terrible rabbit hole of the need to be stronger.
Watching Kieran fall into this dangerous need to be stronger gave Rey this sort of familiar dreadful feeling, like he was starring into a distorted mirror. So he wanted to do everything he could to help Kieran no matter what it took, even if it was a Pokemon battle! "You two kept me waiting…" Kieran said coldly before continuing. "I worked so hard for a chance to show you two what I can really do, i put everything into studying and making my Pokemon stronger…"
"I crushed the Elite Four and became Champion…All of that hard work…All of it…All of it was just so that I could beat you two—right here, right now!" Kieran cried out as he sent out his Dragonite and Politoad, Damien nodded to Rey and they threw out their own Pokemon. Damien threw out Prince, his Espurr well Rey threw out Queenie his Meowstic. "Queenie use Psychic terrain!" Rey called out while Damien followed up by ordering Prince to use Psyshock on Dragonite.
Kieran ordered Politoed to use Weather ball on Prince as Drizzle kicked off and for Dragonite to use Hurricane on Queenie. "How do you like that? See how hard I've trained? Not like the kid you battled in kitakami, huh?!" Kieran snarled as the two Psychic types were hit. "Disharming Voice, Magical Leaf!" Damien and Rey shouted in unison as Disharming Voice hit both Politoed and Dragonite, Disharming Voice being super effective on Dragonite while Magical leaf not being that effective on Politoed.
Dragonite went down fast from the super effective move while another Magical Leaf took down Politoad, making Kieran send out his Porygon-Z and Grimmsnarl who took down Queenie and Prince fast making Rey and Damien send out Mr.Snuffles the Great Tusk and Pon-pon the Ogerpon. Kieran stared at Pon-pon in pure anger and disbelief "You've got some nerve…Bringing out the ogre NOW of all times?!" Kieran hissed. "Damien! Why would you bring out Pon-pon! We're supposed to help Kieran chill out! Not make him hate us more!" Rey shrieked. "Pon-pon is one of my strongest team members and you know that! It's not MY fault she chose me over him!" Damien responded.
"Enough already! Grimsnarl Sucker Punch! Porygon-Z Shadow Ball!" Kieran ordered. "Pon-pon! Ivy Cudel on Grimsnarl" Damien shouted "Mr.Snuffles Rollout on Porygon-Z!" Rey commanded. The four Pokemon traded attacks for a while before Grimmsnarl and Porygon-Z went down. "Just go down already! How are you still standing after I've thrown everything i have at you two?!" Kieran asked in anger. "Go Hydrapple! Go Incineroar!" Kieran called out and immediately terastallized Hydrapple, Damien and Rey followed suit Terastallizing Pon-pon into a grass type and Mr.Snuggles into a ground type. "Tera Blast and Brick Break the ogre!" Kieran called out.
"Hey! Teaming up on Pon-pon isn't fair!" Damien cried out before giving an order "Pon-pon play Rough on Incineroar!" "Mr.Snuggles Rapid Spin on Hydrapple!" Rey called out. A few more attacks between the four Pokemon, Incineroar going down first and then Pon-pon getting the last hit on Hydrapple. "Wha…Huh..?" Kieran mumbled in disbelief before stumbling as the students of Blueberry Academy starter muttering to themselves "What? He actually lost?" One student said in disappointment. "Let's go, guys…" Another student said as they all started to leave and Kieran looked around wildly.
"No…Why?! This wasn't supposed to happen!" Kieran cried out as his breathing got heavier "Urgh! No…no, no, no!" He mumbled crumbling to the ground. "Way to go—you three! That was awesome!" Crispin cheered "Oh, honestly Crispin! Read the room, would you!" Lacey scolded "W-wait Drayton!" Lacey then called out as Drayton walked over to Kieran "Good match, you three too badly about the outcome though, huh…ex-Champion?" Drayton said in a mocking tone before walking over to Damien and Rey and giving them both Master Balls before turning back to Kieran with a frown. "Hey. Kieran. This may not mean much coming from a guy who couldn't beat you, but…" Drayton said with a pause before continuing with a sad smile
"I wish you'd go back to having fun with all this. I get the burning desire to win. I mean, who doesn't like winning? Just…don't let that desire burn you to a crisp. It's hard to watch. C'mon let's all go and—" Drayton was cut off by Kieran's mumbling. "Come again?" Drayton asked as Kieran stood up "I won't lose…Next time, for sure, I'll…I'll win. Next time…I'll win…" Kieran snarled. "Kieran, this—this isn't about winning anymore! You're hurting yourself! I mean look at you! You look like a disaster! Hair and clothes barely kept with huge eye bags!" Rey snapped suddenly, he wasn't sure where the anger came from but seeing Kieran with the need to still go on after everything made something inside him hurt
"Rey, Damien— I…aww…" Kieran mumbled in defeat "Whoof…" Drayton murmured in sympathy. Lacey, Crispin and Amary walk up to the four of them as Lacey explains the issues of two champions, both also being exchange students and the possibility of Crispin being pushed out of the Elite Four rank if Kieran decided to rejoin the Elite Four. "I'd like to hear from Kieran himself what he would like to do next…" Lacey continued as Kieran stayed silent "Kieran…" Amarys mumbled in sympathy before the school intercom came on
"This is an announcement for the following students: BB League Champion Kieran. Top Elite Four member Drayton. Carmine of Class 3-2. Rey and Damien, our exchange students. Ms.Briar and some guests would like to see you. Please proceed to classroom 1-4 as soon as possible" the intercom then cut out. Rey and Damien gave shrugs to each other. "You two go on ahead, I'll make sure Kieran comes, too, even if i gotta carry him" Drayton said as Rey and Damien gave Kieran sad looks before walking back inside the school to see what Ms.Briar wanted.
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