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Truth Serum
Pairings: Jake x F!MC
MC Name: Yurika
Summary: Jake gets captured by Arachnid soldiers for interrogation and is eventually saved by Yurika.
Disclaimer: Endless Summer is a property of Pixelberry. I do not claim any rights here.
Author’s Notes:This small fic is dedicated to my good friend, @mechaspirit. You were one of my first few followers. Consider this a thanks for sticking with me and for putting up with all of the shenanigans I do with the group. 😂
Tagging: My Jake x MC friends, @princesstopgun, @choicesyouplayandmore, @choicesmarvel, @xo-endlessmayhem-xo, @jakemckenzietrash, @scgdoeswhat, @mysteli, @skyila
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After the escape from Rourke’s MASADA Complex, the Catalysts are separated. After learning the true identity of the Endless and witnessing Raan'losti, Yurika, along with Yvonne and Uqzhaal, tries to escape the oncoming lava and thunderstorm. A huge tree trunk falls towards the group and they manage to dive out of the way. As the tree crashes down, a cloud of sparks and thick smoke billows outward. Yurika and Yvonne hold their breath and trek through the thick smoke.
Yvonne: Kff! Got to keep... moving!
Yurika: Can’t... breathe.
The two women fall of the ground, coughing helplessly. Through the haze, the fiery glow becomes brighter as trees and undergrowth are rapidly consumed. Yurika begins to lose consciousness... when a pair of hands reach out to her and Yvonne.
Estela: Come on, you two! I’ve got you both.
Yurika and Yvonne look up in surprise to see Estela.
Yurika: Estela?!
Estela helps them onto their feet and they hurry out of the smoke. Afterwards, the three move on through the forest, seeking to outdistance the spreading fire.
Estela: Can you make it?
Yurika: I think so. Nice timing, by the way.
After a few minutes of trekking out of the forest in order to avoid more natural chaos, they come across a cove. Yurika looks around and in curiosity, turns to Estela.
Yurika: Hey, where’s Jake and the others? Last time I saw you guys, you were still in the chopper.
Estela stays silent and avoids eye contact. Yurika reaches out to her.
Yurika: Estela? Did something happen to them?
Unable to keep the truth any longer, Estela looks into Yurika’s eyes.
Estela: The four of us split up to find the others not too long ago. Sean and Craig search along the eastern coast while Jake and I search around this area. Suddenly, a group of three Arachnid soldiers attacked us. I managed to hold one of them off but Jake wasn’t so lucky.
Yurika starts to feel uneasy.
Yurika: Is he...?
Estela instantly grabs Yurika’s hand with reassurance.
Estela: No! He’s not dead! He was just captured. He’s alright... for now. I tried to chase them but then the eruption happened and I saw you and Yvonne.
Yvonne: We have to save him.
Yurika looks down and clenches her fist.
Yurika: No... you two rest up. I’ll take care of this.
Estela: What?! Yurika, you can’t! It’s too dangerous.
Yurika: Every second we waste makes things dangerous for Jake! And besides... you need to rest after what you have been through.
Estela: Then take Yvonne with you.
Yurika shakes her head and points to a wound on Yvonne’s leg.
Yurika: She got that when a tree almost fell on us and a splinter grazed her leg.
Estela sighs and gives in to Yurika’s demands. She takes her spear and gives it to Yurika.
Estela: Be careful, Yurika. The tire tracks from their vehicle might still be there.
Yurika gives her a meaningful nod before running off back into the forest.
After a never-ending search, Yurika manages to spot a military Humvee in a clearing. She quickly hides herself in a bush. Meanwhile, inside the Humvee, Jake is restrained and is being interrogated by the soldiers that captured him.
Arachnid Solder 1: Where are they, Wolf?
Jake: Look, buddy. I’m telling you. I don’t know. You guys separated all of us when we tried to escape your boss’s research complex.
A second soldier punches Jake in the face but he isn’t fazed.
Jake: Ha! Is that all you’ve got? I’ve received better punches from our QB.
Arachnid Soldier 2: You piece of--
Before the second soldier could punch Jake again, he is cut off by the third soldier.
Arachnid Soldier 3: Hold on. Violence doesn’t work on this dirt bag. We need to be smart about this.
Jake: “Smart about this”? Pffft. You guys haven’t been smart about anything ever since you joined the force.
Jake chuckles while the third soldier shrugs him off and pulls out a syringe filled with a blue serum.
Jake: What’s that? A super-soldier serum? You gonna turn me into Captain America?
Arachnid Soldier 1: Real funny, Wolf.
Arachnid Soldier 3: No more jokes out of you. This is a truth serum.
Jake: Yeah, right. Those don’t exist.
Arachnid Soldier 2: Unless you work with someone like Rourke.
Jake appears to remain unfazed but on the inside he is scared of what truths he might spill. The soldier injects the serum into Jake and the latter winces.
Arachnid Soldier 3: Now... where are the rest of your group?
Jake: You ain’t getting anything from me...
Jake tries to resist but he was unable to. He slightly twitches and starts to speak the truth.
Jake: I... I... only know the location of the four of us... You’ve already seen half of us... The... other half... is at the... eastern coast...
The Arachnid soldiers marvel at their success.
Arachnid Soldier 1: Good boy, Wolf. Now, let’s silence that loud mouth of yours.
Jake grits his teeth. The first soldier readies his gun, but not before a spear breaks through the Humvee’s window and pierces the side of his head, killing him. Jake and the other two soldiers are caught by surprise.
Arachnid Soldier 2: That bitch is back! Quick! Let’s kill her now while she’s unarmed.
Jake: Katniss?
The second soldier opens the Humvee door and walks out. On the other side of the door, Yurika kicks it close and the soldier is knocked to the ground and drops his gun. Yurika runs to pick it up and shoots the soldier on the head.
Arachnid Soldier 3: Got you now!
Yurika turns to see the third soldier pointing his gun at her, ready to fire. But not until he was kicked by Jake. The soldier falls to the ground as Yurika takes aim and shoots them dead.
After an exhilarating fight, Yurika approaches the Humvee and finds Jake restrained inside it. Jake’s eyes light up at the sight of his girlfriend.
Yurika: Hey there, Top Gun.
Jake: Princess? Man, aren’t you a sight for sore eyes.
Yurika: Let me help you.
Yurika removes Jake’s restraints. He sits on the Humvee’s driver seat and starts the engine, while Yurika calls shotgun. Jake drives the Humvee onto the forest, on their way towards the cove.
Jake: Thanks for saving my ass, Princess.
Yurika: You weren’t scared, were you?
Jake: Pffft. Of course not!
Still under the effects of the truth serum, Jake twitches and tells the truth.
Jake: Actually, I almost peed my pants. I’m so glad you were there.
Yurika looks at him in confusion.
Yurika: What?!
Jake: Nothing!
Yurika squints her eyes.
Yurika: What happened? What did they do to you?
Jake: They did absolutely nothing to me.
Jake twitches one more time.
Jake: They injected a truth serum inside me.
Yurika giggles and Jake becomes irritated.
Jake: It’s not funny, Princess. I don’t know how long this damn serum is gonna make me tell the truth and I don’t want you to take advantage of it.
Yurika: Oh, I will, Top Gun.
Jake nervously gulps as Yurika leans in closer to him.
Yurika: Do you love me?
Jake: I... I...
Jake twitches again.
Jake: I love you, Yurika.
He slowly stops the Humvee and quickly covers his mouth with his hands. Yurika laughs and leans closer, removing Jake’s hands from his mouth.
Yurika: Aren’t you just the cutest thing...
Yurika eventually closes the gap and kisses Jake. He gives in and returns the kiss, savoring her soft and tender lips. After a few seconds, they pull away. Yurika smiles at Jake, while his face becomes red.
Yurika: Admit it. You’re enjoying this aren’t you?
Jake looks away, embarrassed.
Jake: No, I do--
He twitches once again.
Jake: Yes.... I do...
Yurika laughs one more time and settles down on her seat.
Yurika: Alright, that’s enough torture for you. We should probably get moving. Estela and Yvonne are probably worried about us.
Jake sighs in relief and steps on the accelerator. After a few minutes, they reach the cove. Estela and Yvonne are seated by a campfire at the beach. Yurika and Jake step out of the Humvee and walk towards them.
Jake: Thanks again for saving me, Princess.
Yurika: Anytime, Jake...
Yurika smirks and attempts to torture Jake one more time.
Yurika: So... Do you actually love me?
Jake: Yes.
Yurika: Aha!... wait...
Yurika hushed at what Jake said. He grins.
Jake: The serum’s effects are gone, Princess.
Yurika: Y-you... uhh....
Jake chuckles and grabs Yurika by the waist, before pulling her to another passionate kiss. She cups the sides of his face and savors the moment. After pulling away, they regroup with Estela and Yvonne as they plan to find the rest of the Endless Summer gang.
THE END.
POKÉMON AUTUMN VERSION CHAPTER 6: Let’s Rock n’ Roll! Part 2
Previous Chapter: Extreme Mode Engaged!
Next Chapter: More Coming Soon!
Disclaimer: Pokémon is a property of Game Freak and Nintendo, while Endless Summer is a property of Pixelberry. I do not claim any rights here.
Author’s Note: If the “Keep reading” doesn’t work, go here for the full post. I’ve decided to split the chapter into 2 parts. Part 1 is here. The script is too long to fit in one chapter.
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Recommended Music: Contest! (Pokémon)
A few minutes later...
I.R.I.S.: And now to introduce our next contestant. She is the first place winner of the previous contest that took place in Orderve City. She also happens to be one of Vishakha’s favorites. Introducing Mika and her Espeon!
Mika and her Espeon rush out of the curtains and wave at the audience. With a smile on her face, Mika begins her performance.
Mika: Alright, Espeon, use Psyshock!
Espeon’s eyes glow as she conjures small spheres of psychic-energy and hovers them around the stage, illuminating the contest hall.
Mika: Good! Now, use Signal Beam!
Espeon charges the gem on her forehead and fires a prismatic beam towards the psychic spheres. The spheres puff into pink smoke and covers the entire stage. Mika and Espeon are concealed in the smoke.
Mika: Use Psychic, Espeon!
Espeon’s eyes glow and takes control of the giant smoke using telekinesis. She then spreads the smoke across the floor in the entire hall, like how a smoke machine functions. Mika then places her hand on Espeon’s head and calmly says...
Mika: Last one, use Synchronoise.
Espeon nods and the two take a deep breath. Mika quickly begins to sing with confidence, while Espeon amplifies her voice with her own psychic powers and Synchronoise. The entire crowd marvels at Mika’s soothing yet powerful voice.
Taari: Woah...
Reginald: She’s like...
Elena: Celine Dion...
Reginald: Exactly.
Mika finishes her performance with a last high pitch note and the entire crowd does a standing ovation. Mika and her Espeon smile at the cheering crowd who rains the two with roses.
Blight and the other contestants watch from the curtains.
Blight: Wait... when and where did the crowd get roses?
Kaitlyn: Look! There’s a guy there with a Roserade, using Petal Dance.
Blight: Oh! Makes sense...
The pink smoke clears and Vishakha stands from her throne to comment on Mika’s performance.
Vishakha: I gotta say that you have been killing it with these performances, Mika. First, a giant green owl, and now, a singing concert?! You guys have great talent!
Mika: Thanks a lot, Vishakha.
Mika and her Espeon happily walk out of the stage as I.R.I.S. reappears.
I.R.I.S.: And now to introduce our final contestant. She is the first place winner of the first contest of this year that took place in Metropeal City. She is also one of Vishakha’s favorites. Introducing Kaitlyn and her Serperior!
Serperior slithers from the curtain with Kaitlyn mounting her on the back. Kaitlyn then gets off of Serperior and begins their performance.
Kaitlyn: Right then. Serperior, use Grassy Terrain!
Serperior screeches and a field of plant life start to cover the entire stage. Grass grows from the floor; vines cover the walls and the ceiling; and flowers bloom from all the green.
Kaitlyn: Great! Now, use Leech Seed then Aqua Tail!
Serperior swings her tail and throws a bunch of seeds at the center of the grass field. Small saplings start to grow from where the seeds are thrown. Her tail then glows blue with Water-type energy as she leaps up and slams her tail on the ground. The water then helps the saplings grow into a large tree, with the top reaching the ceiling.
Kaitlyn: Use Leaf Storm, Serperior!
Serperior circles around the tree and a tornado of razor sharp leaves start to whirl around the tree. The leaves then leave lots of cuts across the tree, with some leaves piercing through it. It’s almost as if Serperior is trying to do wood carving.
Kaitlyn: Now, finish it with Aqua Tail!
Serperior’s tail glows blue again as she slams it at the stump of the tree. The sliced parts of the tree then fall of to reveal a giant wooden statue of Kaitlyn and Serperior. The two then do the same pose as the one in the statue.
The crowd clap their hands as the sunlight from the glass ceiling glistens the wooden statue. Kaitlyn and Serperior bow while Vishakha stands from her throne to give her comment.
Vishakha: You really have a thing for carving statues, huh? That’s two in a row, Kaitlyn and you’re rolling. Keep up the amazing work!
Kaitlyn: Thank you so much, Vishakha!
As Kaitlyn returns backstage, Vishakha turns to her sister, Rachel.
Vishakha: She’s got potential, you know? She might even beat me...
Rachel: You think so?
Vishakha: Mhm.
After the performances of all of the contestants, I.R.I.S. calls for an intermission while the results of the judgement are being tallied.
Recommended Music: Contest Lobby (Pokémon)
Taari, Reginald, Elena and Vishakha reach the back stage and regroups with Kaitlyn, Mika, Blight and Zh’en.
Blight: Yo!
Kaitlyn: Hey, guys!
Mika: Did you enjoy our performances?
Zh’en: H-Hey...
Taari rushes to Zh’en with a smile.
Taari: You were so awesome, Zh’en! I couldn’t stop dancing after what you did!
Zh’en: Hehe... Thanks, Taari...
Taari grins and jumps around, while Zh’en smiles and rubs her head shyly. Everyone else gives them some space to enjoy each other’s company. Reginald walks over at Kaitlyn and Mika.
Reginald: You guys were phenomenal as always. Your performances get better every time I see a new one!
Kaitlyn: Thanks, Reggie!
Mika: That really means a lot.
The three friends high five and hug each other. Vishakha and Elena approach Blight and Katherine.
Vishakha: Well if it isn’t the cookieless man.
Blight: Shush...
Elena: Your performance rocks. Pun intended.
Katherine giggles and hugs Blight. Blight looks over at Katherine and hugs her back.
Blight: Well, I had to do my best, since the two people I love the most gave it their all.
Katherine smiles and pecks Blight’s cheek, while Vishakha lightly punches his arm.
Vishakha: Gee. Thanks, Jester.
Katherine: Thank you, Blight.
Vishakha then approaches Mika and Kaitlyn.
Vishakha: You guys never cease to amaze me.
Kaitlyn: Well, we have to work harder to achieve our dreams.
Mika: We won’t lose no matter what.
Vishakha grins and hugs them both.
Vishakha: Just remember; whatever happens, always have someone who has your back... who keeps you motivated to work harder... who always picks you up when you’re down...
While Kaitlyn and Mika hug her back and smile, Vishakha looks over at her uncle Blight and Elena. Kaitlyn and Mika look over at Taari, Reginald, and at each other. The three smile, knowing that they have such important people in their lives.
A few minutes have passed and the audience returns to their seats in the contest hall, eager to hear the results of the contest. Vishakha and I.R.I.S. take the stage and call upon the top three contestants.
I.R.I.S.: Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. It’s now time for us to announce the top three contestants of Ursidae Town’s Contest.
The auditorium becomes quiet as tension fills it. I.R.I.S. accesses the files regarding the results. She then announces the third place winner.
I.R.I.S.: For third place, we have Mika and her Espeon.
The audience claps at the mention of Mika’s name, as she approaches to receive the Bronze Ribbon. Meanwhile, Taari, Reginald, and Elena clap as Mika enters the stage and receives a Bronze Ribbon. Vishakha approaches her and pins the ribbon.
Vishakha: Congratulations, Mika. Your singing voice was amazing to get you this far.
Mika: Thank you so much, Vishakha.
The two smile at each other and exchange hugs afterwards.
I.R.I.S.: For second place, we have Zh’en and his Sableye!!
The audience cheers loudly at the mention of Zh’en’s name. She happily enters the stage while Taari cheers loudly from his seat. Reginald and Elena smirk at him. Vishakha approaches Zh’en and pins the ribbon.
Vishakha: That was a perfect first performance, Zh’en. You have a bright future ahead of you. Keep it up.
Zh’en: Thank you, Vishakha!
The two exchange hugs with a smile.
I.R.I.S.: And finally, the moment we’ve been waiting for. For first place, we have… Blight and his Noivern!!
The audience bursts into a deafening cheer. Taari, Reginald and Elena lose their minds and started jumping around. Kaitlyn, Mika and Zh’en clap excitedly while Katherine covers her mouth with her hands and cries tears of joy as Blight runs to the stage. He and Vishakha grin at each other proudly. Vishakha then pins the ribbon on his outfit.
Vishakha: Congratulations, Jester. You really are awesome! I told you that you won’t regret this decision. I saw the thrill in your eyes earlier.
Blight: Heh. Thanks, your Highness. And you’re right; I don’t regret it. It’s the most fun I’ve had all year.
Blight reaches for a handshake but Vishakha shrugs it off. Instead, she pulls her uncle into a tight hug. Blight smiles and hugs her back.
I.R.I.S.: That’s it for Ursidae Town’s Contest. The next contest takes place in Aegis Town. Till next time, ladies and gentlemen! Thank you and good night!
Recommended Music: Friend A (Your Lie in April)
After the contest ends, Kaitlyn is backstage and leans onto a wall. Vishakha enters and sees her.
Vishakha: Hey...
Kaitlyn: Oh, hey, Vishakha...
Even though Kaitlyn tries her best to hide it, Vishakha can still see her sadness.
Vishakha: Kaitlyn... you’re...
Kaitlyn: I know... I know... I lost...
Vishakha pulls Kaitlyn in a comforting embrace and tries to lift her spirits up.
Kaitlyn: I didn’t even get to be in the top three....
Vishakha: Sshh... don’t think about that too much. Just keep moving forward. Failing hurts. I know. I’ve been there. But someone once told me; “One will never know true success without first knowing failure.” And from that moment, I didn’t let my failures break me. Instead, I let them teach me, train me into someone better.
The two girls pull away.
Kaitlyn: You really think that I’ll be as good as you?
Vishakha: Yeah... Heck, maybe you’re even better!
Kaitlyn giggles and smiles.
Kaitlyn: Thank you, Vishakha...
Vishakha: There we go! A smile!
The two pull each other into another hug and rejoin the others.
Recommended Music: Surf and Sand (ES)
After the contest, the kids are hanging around the lobby. Hugs are exchanged as the kids start to congratulate Mika, Kaitlyn and Zh’en.
Reginald: That was truly the best contest I’ve seen so far.
Kaitlyn: I’m so excited for the Grand Festival.
Mika: Me too!
Taari smiles and turns to Zh’en.
Taari: I hope you get to join the Grand Festival, Zh’en!
Zh’en: Yeah... I hope so too.
Zh’en smiles at Taari with confidence. Mika and Kaitlyn nod at each other and approach the Vaanti girl.
Mika: We’ll give you a chance, Zh’en.
Zh’en: Hmm?
Kaitlyn: It means that Mika and I won’t participate in the next contest, since we already have a place in the Grand Festival.
Zh’en: Really?
Mika: Mhm!
Blight: Plus, you have a higher chance of winning first place if the three of us don’t enter.
The kids turn to Blight.
Taari: You’re not participating in the next contest, Sir Blight?
Blight: Nope. I have more pressing matters in Aegis Town. Like speaking with Aleister.
Reginald: My father?
Blight: Yep. He hired me for a special Rourke International project. It’s classified.
Kaitlyn: Do your best and good luck then!
Blight: Thanks.
Vishakha approaches the group.
Vishakha: Come on. We’re having an buffet special in the hotel. You guys must be so hungry.
The stomachs of the kids growl and they laugh at each other. They join up with Blight, Vishakha, Katherine and the rest of the Aryndelle Princesses for a celebration. The group spends the entire night, bonding and partying to their heart content. They eventually go to sleep and get a good night’s rest.
The next day, Taari, Reginald, Kaitlyn and Elena are gathered in front of the Ursidae Gym. They all take a deep breath and nod at each other with determination.
Taari: Ready?
Reginald: Absolutely.
Kaitlyn: Yeah!
Elena: Let’s do this!
Taari grins and looks at the Gym.
Taari: Here we go!
The third contest of La Huerta comes into a close as the challengers make their way towards the Ursidae Gym. How will Craig become a challenge to them? FIND OUT IN THE NEXT EPISODE OF POKÉMON SUMMER VERSION!!
POKÉMON AUTUMN VERSION CHAPTER 1: Autumn is Here! Part 1
Previous Chapter: New Challenges Ahead
Next Chapter: A Way for Us to Bond
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Autumn has arrived and the kids are on their way to their next step towards the Pokémon League. Seconds before the arrival of the sea guardian, Elena walks around Orderve City in her new Autumn outfit.
Recommended Music: The Hunted (ES)
Dark storm clouds then cover the entire skyline. Elena looks up and speculates that something is bringing the storm with it. She then hears someone shout from afar.
Voice: EVACUATE THE AREA! NOW!!
Elena turns to the source of the voice and squints her eyes. She spots Blight and the others at the Orderve Pier.
Elena: It’s everyone!
Meanwhile back at the pier, everyone discusses.
Meg: What’s wrong? What’s with that Gyarados?
Reginald: That particular Gyarados just so happens to be the Sea Guardian of La Huerta.
Taari: It’s also... corrupted.
Everyone looks at each other worried and in fear. Meanwhile, Absol comes out of Mika’s pokéball and points towards the storm.
Absol: Sol! (Disaster!)
Everyone stares at her and quickly shows their expressionless faces. Absol smiles as the discussion continues.
Mika: What do we do?
Kaitlyn: We need to call my parents! They were able to defeat the Sea Guardian ten years ago.
Kaitlyn quickly reaches for her phone but soon realizes that there is no signal.
Blight: It’s disrupting our communications.
Vishakha: What do we do now?!
Reginald: They couldn’t have gotten that far when we left the resort. They should see the storm soon.
Rachel: We have to distract it first before they get here then.
Izzy: We also need to keep everyone safe from the storm.
Bystanders start to walk away from the pier. Gyarados then roars and unleashes the storm. Balls of orange electricity start to coalesce in the darkened sky and explode in a crackle of sparks. Meanwhile, strong winds start to stream and rain starts to drop. The bystanders then start to run away as far as possible while trying to avoid the sparks of electricity. Aryn grits her teeth and yells a plan at the group.
Aryn: It’s now or never! Vishakha, Blight, distract the Guardian until Taylor and the others get here! The rest of us will help the citizens!
Blight: Wha... WHAT?!
Vishakha: Us?!
Aryn: Now’s not the time for discussions. I chose you two because I know you can do it.
Worried looks fade from the faces of the two best friends and determination replaces it. They nod at each other then back to Aryn.
Blight: You can count on us.
Vishakha: Be careful, Mommy.
Vishakha runs up to Aryn and gives her a tight embrace. Meanwhile, Katherine approaches Blight and takes his hand. He turns to her.
Blight: Kath, I...
Before he could finish, she interrupts him with a soft, tender kiss. They cling on each other lovingly before pulling away.
Katherine: I love you, Blight. Stay safe... for me.
Blight: I love you too, Kath. And don’t worry. I will.
Katherine’s doubts disappear as she smiles at Blight.
Katherine: Go get ‘em, Tiger.
Aryn gently grabs Katherine’s arm and pulls her away. Meanwhile, Vishakha pinches Blight’s ear and pulls him towards the end of the pier.
Aryn: Okay, lovebirds. Save “that” AFTER we save the city.
Vishakha: That’s enough, Romeo. You can have your time with Juliet later.
Katherine giggles while Blight suffers from pain. Vishakha lets loose of her grip as Blight glares at her before walking towards the pier. The rest of the group join up with Aryn.
Aryn: Alright, Meg, Mika and Kaitlyn, you three head towards that Ferris Wheel and helped those people trapped in there!
Meg: Yes, Mom!
Meg and the two girls rush towards the Ferris Wheel.
Aryn: Rachel, Taari and Reginald, you three keep the storm away from the citizens.
Rachel: You got it, Mommy!
Rachel and the two boys head to the center of the area and wait for the storm.
Aryn: Izzy, Katherine, we’ll help in the evacuation.
Izzy: Right.
Katherine: Understood!
Recommended Music: Fury of the Storm (Monster Hunter)
The group disperse and go on with their tasks. Meanwhile, back at the pier, Blight and Vishakha reach the end of it. As Gyarados approaches the pier, it begins to charge an attack from its mouth.
Vishakha: Here it comes!
Blight: Tch! It’s gonna use Hyper Beam!
Blight reaches for his pokéball and throws it in front of him.
Blight: Steelix, use Iron Tail!
Steelix quickly comes out of his Pokémon and his tail starts to glow white. As Gyarados fires Hyper Beam at the group, Steelix uses Iron Tail to parry the attack, sending it upwards.
Vishakha: Good thinking, Jester.
Vishakha reaches for their pokéball and throws it in front of her.
Vishakha: Let’s do this, Mawile!
Mawile comes out and lands gracefully.
Vishakha: Use Thunder Punch!
Mawile’s fist start to charge with electricity as she leaps towards Gyarados. She swings her arm towards the Atrocious Pokémon, attempting to land an attack. However, even with its large size, Gyarados was still able to swiftly evade Mawile’s Thunder Punch. Vishakha and Blight are startled by this.
Vishakha: What?! How is it THAT fast?!
Blight: I guess that’s how strong a Guardian of La Huerta is.
Gyarados’s tail then glows blue and strikes Mawile with Aqua Tail.
Vishakha: Mawile!
Mawile is launched towards the sea.
Blight: Damn! Steelix, use your tail to catch her!
Vishakha: Mawile, on your feet!
Mawile regains composure while Steelix uses his tail to reach Mawile’s trajectory. She then lands on the tail. Vishakha then looks at Blight
Vishakha: I got a plan.
Blight: Let’s do it then.
Vishakha: Mawile, hang on to Steelix.
Mawile opens her second head’s mouth and bites onto Steelix’s tail to hang on.
Blight: Now spin her around!
Steelix then spins his tail, preparing to launch Mawile.
Vishakha: Now, let go and use Thunder Punch!
Mawile lets go of her grip and is launched towards Gyarados at high speeds. She then charges electricity on both of her fists as she makes her way.
Blight: Sync Combo Move...
Vishakha: Number 3...
Both: THUNDER SPEAR!!
Mawile is then covered entirely with electricity, turning into a form of a spear tip. Before it could react, Gyarados is pierced by the attack. It flinches backwards and roars at the two best friends, while they high five. Mawile manages to make her back to the pier using Fairy Wind to carry herself.
Meanwhile at the Ferris Wheel, Meg, Kaitlyn and Mika rushes to help a group of people stuck in it.
Citizen 1: Help us!
Citizen 2: Please!
Meg shouts back at the endangered citizens.
Meg: Don’t worry! We’ll save you!!
Meg feels Mika tapping her shoulder who then points to a set of unstable support legs at the foot of the Ferris Wheel.
Mika: The impact of the lightning strike must’ve been that.
Kaitlyn: We have to keep the Ferris Wheel standing until we save everyone in it!
The three girls nod at each other and grabs their pokéball. Mika ties her hair up and throws her ball along with Meg and Kaitlyn.
Meg: Go, Audino!
Kaitlyn: I’m counting on you, Riolu!
Mika: Let’s do this, Espeon!
The three Pokémon then come out of their pokéballs, ready to take action. Meg and Kaitlyn hurry towards the base of the Ferris Wheel, while Mika stays a few meters away.
Meg: Alright, Audino, use Ice Beam on the supports!
Kaitlyn: We’ll do the same too, Riolu. Use Ice Punch!
Audino starts to fire a cerulean beam at the supports of the Ferris Wheel. Ice starts to encase the supports, locking them in place. Meanwhile, Riolu clenches his fists as cold air starts to surround them. He then lightly jabs the rest of the supports and ice start to encased them. Mika then shouts at the citizens.
Mika: Alright, open the cabin doors and my Espeon will use Psychic to carry you down!
The citizens hesitate for a second but eventually nods. They then open the doors of the cabins and step by the edge.
Mika: Now! Espeon, use Psychic! Absol, use Icy Wind!
One by one Espeon carefully carries the citizens down from the cabins using telekinesis. While Absol summons cold winds to cushion them to the ground.
Meanwhile at the entrance of the pier, Rachel, Taari and Reginald watches the battle at the end of the pier.
Taari: Yeah! Go get ‘em, Mister Blight!
Rachel: Go, Sis!
Reginald: I haven’t seen this much trust and skill.
Rachel: Well, they are the best of friends.
Weak tornadoes start to form near the three trainers while lightnings randomly strikes around the port. They then ready themselves and call out their Pokémon.
Rachel: I choose you, Froslass!
Taari: Come out, Grotle!
Reginald: Go, Monferno!
The three Pokémon then come out of their pokéballs, ready to face the harsh conditions of the storm.
Rachel: Okay, now follow my lead.
The two boys nod at Rachel.
Rachel: Use Blizzard, Froslass!
As the tornadoes spin clockwise, Froslass summons a blizzard. Cold winds start to spin counterclockwise. With this tactic, Froslass manage to dissipate three tornadoes. The boys nod at each other and do the same.
Taari: Grotle, use Leaf Storm!
Reginald: Use Fire Spin, Monferno!
Grotle summons cyclones of leaves, spinning counterclockwise, and sends them towards the remaining tornadoes. On the other hand, Monferno summons cyclones of embers and does the same. The tornadoes around them soon dissipate. Rachel then turns to the scattering lightning strikes.
Rachel: Now to take care of these...
Taari: I have an idea.
Rachel and Reginald turn to Taari, curious. The Vaanti boy then turns to his Grotle.
Taari: Use Leech Seed, Grotle!
Grotle nods and plants multiple seeds on the ground. Multiple trunks then rise from the ground. They then tower over the three and their Pokémon. Soon after, the lightning strikes eventually hit the top of the trunks.
Reginald: I see, lightning rods. Good thinking, Taari.
Taari grins and the three await for more tornadoes to form.
Meanwhile somewhere slightly further away from the port, Aryn, Izzy and Katherine lead the citizens to safety.
Aryn: Everyone, head towards that area! For those of you who have Pokémon big enough for people to ride on, call them out now so we could move faster!
Aryn calls out her Pancham and Glaceon to lead them towards the designated area, with Glaceon using Mirror Coat as a light source and Pancham guiding everyone.
Izzy calls out her Dragonair and Eevee.
Izzy: Eevee, use Iron Tail and give us some light. Dragonair, take these people to that area.
Dragonair nods and lets the citizens mount her then slithers towards the safe area. Meanwhile, Eevee’s tail glows and leads the way for Dragonair and the running citizens. On the other hand, Katherine calls out her Oshawott.
Katherine: Okay, Oshawott. Use Razor Shell and help Eevee guide those people.
Oshawott nods and pulls out his shell. The shell then glows blue, giving a source of light. He then follows Eevee while Katherine helps the other citizens.
Back at the end of the pier, Blight and Vishakha continue to keep Gyarados at bay.
Blight: Steelix, use Combo #6, Thunder Tail!
Steelix’s fangs start to charge with electricity then bites his own tail, coating it with electricity. The tail then glows yellow, forming a lightning blade. He then charges towards Gyarados and swings his tail towards its head. However, Gyarados manages to duck and avoid the attack.
Blight: Damn!
The Guardian’s fangs are then surrounded by cold air as it bites Steelix’s tail. Ice Fang manages to insulate the electricity from the tail. With its fangs still on Steelix’s tail, Gyarados swings him around and Blight gets hit.
Blight: Woah!!
Vishakha: Jester!
Blight, hanging still on Steelix’s head, gets thrown with him to the sea by Gyarados. Vishakha runs towards the very end of the pier with her hand trying to reach her best friend.
Vishakha: Blight, no!!
Vishakha then glares at the Sea Guardian and clenches her fist.
Vishakha: You’re gonna pay for that!!
Feeling her partner’s rage, Mawile then leaps to the air, preparing to attack. Gyarados exchange looks with Mawile and fires a Hyper Beam at her.
Vishakha: Send it back with Metal Burst!
Mawile lets her self gets hit by the Hyper Beam. She then harnesses the attack, converting it to metallic energy. She then throws the empowered attack back at Gyarados. The Sea Guardian is struck by the attack and fall backwards into the sea. Seconds have passed and Vishakha and Mawile stand there, waiting.
Vishakha: Is it over?
She speculates.
Vishakha: No... it can’t be THAT easy...
Suddenly, a light glows underneath the sea. Vishakha spots this and takes a few steps backwards.
Vishakha: Get ready, Mawile...
Recommended Music: Fight or Flight (ILITW)
As they prepare themselves, the light then bursts. Gyarados rises again from the sea as it glows.
Vishakha: Don’t tell it’s...
Vishakha knows what’s going on. The Sea Guardian is Mega Evolving.
After the process, Gyarados menacingly approaches the pier.
Vishakha: Tch! This is bad...
Gyarados roars and the storm becomes worse. Strong winds start to blow from behind Gyarados. Vishakha and Mawile brace themselves.
Vishakha: This is REALLY bad!
Back at the Ferris Wheel, Absol comes out of her pokéball once again and points towards the sky.
Absol: Absol! (Watch out!)
Mika turns to her.
Mika: What is it, girl?
Suddenly, lightnings start to appear. The girls notice this but before they could react, a stray lightning strikes the supports. The Ferris Wheel then begins to tilt to the side, eventually falling towards Mika and Espeon. Meg, Kaitlyn and their Pokémon quickly rushes towards her.
Kaitlyn: MIKA!!
Meg: NO!!
Mika: ESPEON, PSYCHIC NOW!!
Espeon begins to release a massive burst of psyhic energy as she not only stops the Ferris Wheel but also the people falling from it. However, she starts to struggle with pain as she could not fully control her power with so much weight. She hurriedly carries the rest of the citizens down from the ride while Absol helps her.
Meanwhile back at the pier’s entrance, the tornadoes and lightnings grow stronger, making it more difficult to suppress them. The lightning strikes eventually destroys all of the trunks planted by Grotle.
Rachel: Oh no!
Reginald: Tch!
Taari: Grotle, keep using Leech Seed!
Grotle attempts to plant more trunks but due to the strong winds, the seeds are instead blown away rather than being planted on the ground.
Taari: Damn it!
On the other hand, in the safe area, Aryn and the others look over to her daughters and friends.
Aryn: For fuck’s sake! The storm is getting worse!
Aryn quickly stands up and begins to rush towards them.
Aryn: I gotta...
Before she could finish, someone else rushes past her and towards the vanguard.
Izzy: Is that...?!
Aryn: ELENA!!
Elena ignores Aryn as she makes her way towards the end of the pier. Meanwhile back at the end of the pier, as Mega Gyarados approaches, it starts to charge another Hyper Beam attack, only this time, it’s stronger. Vishakha grits her teeth.
Vishakha: I don’t think we can shoot this back without risking Mawile...
Before Gyarados could fire, it was first struck by a galvanic sphere. It flinches backwards and instead fires the Hyper Beam upwards. Vishakha turns to the source of the attack and spots her sister, Elena.
Elena: No one hurts my sister!
You have reached the end of part one! Go here to read part 2!
POKÉMON SUMMER VERSION CHAPTER 11: The Ones on Top!
Previous Chapter: Taken the Lead!
Next Chapter: Interlude
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Author’s Note: The next few chapters will be start to have scenarios similar to the Sports Festival Arc in My Hero Academia. I just want to disclaim that I do not own the rights to My Hero Academia. Kōhei Horikoshi does.
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The second round of the Pokélympics have just been announced and Taari is now being targeted by every single competitor. Estela and Jake breaks the tension between them.
Jake: Alright, now before you all start tearing Taari apart, let’s discuss teams first.
Before Estela could explain the formation of teams, Aryn shouts from the announcer booth.
Aryn: NO! TEAR HIM APART NOW!! GIVE. ME. SOME. BLOOD!!
Taari trembles uncomfortably until Blight settles Aryn down.
Blight: Jesus Christ! Have you been drinking?!
Aryn: ....No....
Aryn denies Blight’s question as she “subtly” hides a bottle of wine behind her. Blight spots the bottle and does a facepalm.
Blight: Estela, please go ahead. I’m sorry.
Estela nods and continues the explanation.
Estela: Now, each team must be composed of a maximum of four members. It’s up to all of you whether you want to go solo or pair with another competitor, as long as you are using at least one Pokémon in the battle.
Jake: One competitor could either go solo and use up to three Pokémon or he/she could pair up with another competitor and each have to use only one Pokémon. It is mandatory that there has to be a mount Pokémon and a rider.
After hearing the explanation, the competitors discuss.
Competitor 1: So, it’s a matter of whether or not you’re good at doing things alone or with someone else.
Competitor 2: I usually rely on people too much.
Competitor 3: Well, not me.
Competitor 1: I wonder if the Vaanti boy in first place is playing it solo?
Competitors 2 & 3: Yeah...
Estela and Jake now move on to the game’s rules.
Estela: And now, we move on to the rules of the game. The time limit is fifteen minutes. The rider from each team must wear a headband that contains the total points the team has. For example, if you are worth 15 points and your partner is worth 25 points, then your team is worth a total of 40 points.
Jake: The goal is to steal as much points as you can without getting any of your points stolen from you until the time runs out. Stolen headbands must be kept around the rider’s neck. The more you steal, the more difficult it will be to manage.
Estela: It’s also important to take note that even if you’re no longer wearing any headbands or if any of you accidentally fall apart, you will not be counted as out. You can still play the game. However, if you intentionally cause one team to fall apart, then you are disqualified.
Jake: The eight competitors with the highest points by the end of the game moves on to the last round of the Pokélympics.
(Author’s Notes: I really tried my best to explain the rules. If you’re still confused, just watch My Hero Academia Season 2, Episodes 4-5.)
A timer of fifteen minutes start to appear of the stadium’s television.
Jake: And now, it’s time for you guys to build your teams! You have fifteen minutes to do so. START!
The competitors walk around the field. Some are asking others to pair up with them, while those, who are playing solo, are planning their team. Taari shifts uncomfortably because no one wanted to be his partner. He is trapped in his thoughts.
Taari: This is bad. I don’t know if I could even play solo. My Pokémon aren’t strong enough to fight everyone. I need someone to pair up with, someone I can trust.
A finger taps on Taari’s shoulder. He turns to see a smiling Kaitlyn.
Kaitlyn: Taari, let’s team up!
Taari is caught by surprise.
Taari: Wait, what?! But I’m a target. That could put you at risk. Besides, I assumed that you would team up with Mika.
Kaitlyn looks away, uneasy.
Kaitlyn: Something... happened recently...
As Kaitlyn tells the story, her mind flashes back to a few minutes ago...
[FLASHBACK SCENE]
Kaitlyn approaches Mika with a smile.
Kaitlyn: Mika, let’s team up!
Mika takes a moment to think and makes her decision.
Mika: As much as I want to, Kaitlyn... I can’t accept it.
Kaitlyn: What? Why?
Mika: Because... just like with Elena to Reginald, I am a rival to you too. We can’t always be buddy-buddy with each other, especially when we’re competing against each other. I’m really sorry, but this is what must be done.
Kaitlyn considers Mika’s words and understands the situation.
Kaitlyn: I see. I guess I wish the best of luck to you then, Mika.
Mika: You too, Kaitlyn.
The two exchange hugs and part ways. Mika returns to Elena, who she has already paired with. Kaitlyn fights to hide her pain and walks away, towards Taari.
[END OF FLASHBACK]
Taari worries about Kaitlyn and puts a hand on her shoulder.
Taari: I’m so sorry, Kaitlyn. Don’t worry. I’ll be your partner.
Kaitlyn: Really?
Taari: Yeah. I never turn my back on a friend.
Kaitlyn: Thank you so much, Taari.
The two best friends shake hands and discuss their strategy. On the other hand, Reginald is by himself, planning to play solo.
Fifteen minutes have passed and all of the competitors are already in place for the second round.
Taari and Kaitlyn's team is composed of Taari as the rider, Kaitlyn as the watchful eyes, Kaitlyn’s Riolu as support, and Taari’s Grotle as the mount. Meanwhile, Elena and Mika’s team is composed of Elena as the rider, Mika as the watchful eyes, Mika’s Wartortle as support, and Elena’s Arcanine as the mount. And lastly, Reginald’s team is composed of him as the rider, his Monferno and Croconaw as supports, and his Metagross as the mount.
Timer has been set on the Stadium Television.
Blight: The wait is over, ladies and gentlemen. It’s time to begin the second round of the Pokélympics.
Aryn: Yeah! Bring out the BLOODSHED!!
Blight: Okay. That’s it... Mimikyu, get me some tape!
Mimikyu and Pancham are right behind Blight and Aryn, playing with each other. Hearing Blight’s command, Mimikyu immediately pulls out a tape from its disguise. Aryn retorts.
Aryn: Oh no, you don’t! Pancham stop Mimikyu!
Aryn’s Pancham chases around Blight’s Mimikyu and the two cute little Pokémon run around in circles. Meanwhile, Aryn pushes Blight off of his seat.
Aryn: You deserve that. And I know you’re obliged to not hit a girl.
Blight smirks and gets up.
Blight: Hmph. I don’t go for the clichés, Aryn. If a girl hurts me, I will not hesitate to fight back. I AM A GUY WHO DOES WHAT HE HAS TO DO! YOU’D DO WELL TO REMEMBER THAT!
A comedic fight ensues in the announcer booth. Meanwhile, everyone else in the stadium does a facepalm in disappointment. Back at the center of the stadium, Estela is annoyed and Jake laughs, as they commence the beginning of the game.
Jake: Hehe... ahem!... Let the second round of the Pokélympics...
Estela: ...BEGIN!!
Recommended Music: Arena (Monster Hunter Generations)
Horns have sounded and most of the competitors set their eyes towards Taari’s team. They rush towards him, aiming for his headband,with some having unleashed ranged attacks. Kaitlyn gives a counter.
Kaitlyn: Riolu, use Vacuum Wave!
Kaitlyn’s Riolu spins and gathers air. Afterwards, it sends the air wave flying towards the ranged attacks, scattering them away from Taari’s Grotle.
Taari: Good. Grotle, run away as fast as you can and use Stealth Rock.
Grotle turns the other way and dashes away from the other competitors. While running away, it scatters floating stone shards around him to act as speed bumps to those chasing them. The other competitors struggle to maneuver through Grotle’s Stealth Rock attack.
Suddenly, Grotle stops. Taari and Kaitlyn look at what’s in front of them, and it is Reginald and his Pokémon. His eyes are filled with determination.
Reginald: I’ll be taking that ten million points now.
Taari: Tch!
Kaitlyn: Bring it!
While the three friends face off, other competitors catch up to them.
Competitor 1: Those ten million points will be mine!
Competitor 2: Don’t you mean “ours”?!
Competitors: No, it will be mine!
The competitors try to gain on Taari’s team until...
Reginald: You won’t do anything while I’m here. Metagross, use Thunder Punch on the ground! Croconaw, use Ice Beam and surround us and Taari’s team with an ice wall!
Hearing Reginald’s commands, Metagross raises its arm as it starts to conduct electricity around it, while Croconaw prepares to fire Ice Beam. Metagross slams its fist on the ground and electricity starts to surge throughout the field, electrocuting most of the competitors that aren’t using Ground-type Pokémon as mounts. Afterwards, Croconaw fires Ice Beam and creates a circular ice wall around Reginald’s team and Taari’s team. Meanwhile, the electric surge released by Metagross’s Thunder Punch starts to make its way to Taari’s Grotle.
Taari: Grotle, use Protect!
Grotle creates an invisible barrier in front of him and blocks the electric surge. Taari and Kaitlyn look around to find out that they are trapped.
Kaitlyn: Damn!
Taari: We still have ten minutes. We can do this!
Kaitlyn: Roger!
Reginald: You can’t hold out for much longer. Metagross, Ice Punch on the ground.
Metagross’s other arm starts to get cold. It then slams its fist on the ground, creating ice shards as they make their way towards Taari’s team.
Taari: He’s trying to immobilize us with ice!
Kaitlyn: Leave it to me! Riolu, use Force Palm to break the ice and Vacuum Wave to send it back!
Riolu jumps from Kaitlyn’s shoulder and thrusts its palm unto the ice shards. The shards break and Metagross’s attack stops. With smaller shards of ice in the air, Riolu sends them flying back to Reginald’s team with Vacuum Wave.
Reginald: Use Flamethrower, Monferno!
From Reginald’s left shoulder, Monferno jumps up and breathes a large jet of fire. The fire melts the ice shards heading towards them. When the flame dissipates, the first thing that Reginald sees is a silhouette quickly grabbing Taari’s headband. Reginald is shocked to see who it was.
Reginald: When did you?...
Taari: What the?!
Kaitlyn: No!
The person who grabbed Taari’s headband is revealed to be Mika. Beside her, is Elena who smirks and looks at Reginald.
Elena: We will be the ones on top!
Mika: Quick! Let’s get out of here!
Elena: On it! Arcanine, use Flame Charge!
Arcanine covers itself in flames as it charges towards the ice wall. As he approaches, the ice starts to melt, eventually breaking once hit by his Flame Charge attack. Reginald laments and rushes to chase after Elena and Mika.
Reginald: Tch! Metagross, use Psychic and take us to the sky! Monferno, use Flamethrower to boost us up! Croconaw, use Hydro Pump to do the same!
Metagross uses telekinesis to levitate. As it rises upwards, Monferno and Croconaw fire their respective attacks on the ground in order to rise faster.
Meanwhile, Taari and Kaitlyn get out of the ice wall.
Taari: Elena and Mika are hard to deal with at this situation.
Kaitlyn: We should try to get points that are not just from them. We still have 8 minutes!
Taari: Got it!
Taari and Kaitlyn ignores Elena, Mika and Reginald, as they turn around to get points from the competitors that are rendered useless by Metagross’s Thunder Punch.
As Elena’s team runs away, Reginald immediately catches up. Mika notices this.
Mika: Above us!
Elena: Tch!
Reginald: Metagross, drop down and use Hammer Arm!
Metagross lets go of its telekinesis and drops down. On its way down, it crosses all of its four arms below its body, forming an “X”. Metagross impacts the ground and stone shards start to scatter around him.
Reginald: Now, use Psychic and throw launch those shards at them!
Metagross takes control of all the shards in the air and fires them towards Elena and Mika’s team.
Mika: Wartortle, use Hydro Pump!
Mika’s Wartortle fires a large jet of water at the shards and keeps them away. After the water dissipates, they see a small silhouette in the sky.
Elena: Who?!
Mika: What’s that?!
The silhouette is revealed to be Reginald’s Monferno.
Reginald: Before the Hydro Pump attack hits the shard, I ordered my Monferno to use Acrobatics on those shards. And before getting hit by Hydro Pump, he immediately jumps up. Now, Monferno, use Flame Charge and get the ten million points! Metagross, use Psychic to catch Monferno once he’s done!
Reginald’s Monferno is quickly covered in flames as he rushes towards Elena. He grabs a headband and is eventually caught by Metagross’s Psychic. Once Monferno comes back to his team, Reginald looks at the headband they stole. He is surpised that it was NOT the ten million point headband. He looks back at Elena and Mika.
Mika: I shuffled the positions of the headbands, just in case!
Elena: We are winning this, Reginald.
Reginald’s anger is fueled.
Reginald: Tch! Let’s go!
Reginald’s Metagross uses Psychic one more time to levitate itself and rushes towards his two opponents. Meanwhile, Taari and Kaitlyn comes back to them.
Taari: Come on, Kaitlyn! We’re still not in the Top 8. And there’s only 1 minute left!
Kaitlyn: Don’t worry, Taari. We’ll get it for sure!
Two teams start to rush towards Elena and Mika. Meanwhile, back at the announcer booth, Aryn and her Pancham are taped to their seat, while Blight and his Mimikyu are beside them, all bruised up.
Blight: THIRTY SECONDS UNTIL THE MATCH IS OVER!
Taari stands up on top of a trotting Grotle, keeping his balance.
Taari: Steady, Grotle.
Kaitlyn: What are you doing?
Taari: I’m getting back our points by jumping at them.
Kaitlyn: We’ll be disqualified if you hit the ground.
Taari: I’ll be fine. I have to time this right, so that the timer will reach zero before I hit the ground.
As Taari prepares to jump, Elena and Mika ready themselves, while Reginald attacks.
Elena: Arcanine, Flamethrower.
Mika: Wartortle, use Aura Sphere.
Reginald: Monferno, Croconaw, use our Frost-Fire combo!
Elena’s Arcanine breathes a jet of fire from its mouth towards Reginald, while his Monferno and Croconaw use Flamethrower and Ice Beam respectively, to fire a combination of hot and cold. On the other hand, Mika’s Wartortle conjures a sphere of blue energy, ready to counter whatever Taari and Kaitlyn are planning to do.
The hot and cold attacks collide. Taari jumps from Grotle and Wartortle fires his Aura Sphere. Taari barely dodges the attack and reaches for the points until...
Aryn: TIME’S UP!!
Taari immediately flops on the ground.
Aryn: Now, it’s time for us to announce our Top 8 competitors who will make it to the last round!
The competitors gather around Estela and Jake as they prepare to announce the winners.
Estela: For the first two who will be in the final round... ELENA AND MIKA!
Elena and Mika high fives as the crowd cheers for them.
Elena: Nice job.
Mika: You too.
Jake: For the the third competitor to enter the final round... REGINALD!
Reginald doesn’t celebrate but instead laments on his loss.
Reginald: Damn...
While Jake and Estela announce the other winners, Taari wipes the tears on his eyes. Kaitlyn approaches him.
Kaitlyn: What’s wrong, Taari?
Taari: It’s just that... we never really got the chance to win here.
Kaitlyn: Oh, but we did!
Taari: What do you mean?
Kaitlyn: Back when you jumped from Grotle. I threw Riolu towards Elena and he used Quick Attack to get at least one of her headbands before the timer ran out.
Kaitlyn shows to Taari the headband that Riolu took.
Kaitlyn: I got enough points to get us in the final round.
Taari starts to cry tears of joy as he looks at Estela and Jake for the announcement.
Jake: And the last two who are in the final round.... TAARI AND KAITLYN!
The crowd goes wild after the announcement of the winners. Taari starts to cry a fountain of tears while Kaitlyn comforts him. Back at the announcer booth...
Aryn: That’s it for now, ladies and gentlemen. We’ll be taking a lunch break before we move on to the final round.
Aryn turns to Blight and removes his restrains.
Aryn: There. I did things right for once. Happy?
Blight: Yeah. Now you owe me lunch.
Aryn: Don’t push it.
Aryn cracks her knuckles.
Blight: Alright, alright. Sorry. I’ll meet up with Estela and Jake first.
During lunch break, Reginald walks outside to get some fresh air. When he turns around a corner, he spots a man wearing an Arachnid armor.
Arachnid Soldier: Yes. No signs of corruption in this city as of today... Understood.
The Arachnid soldier immediately notices Reginald and runs away. Reginald, filled with rage due to his grandfather’s actions, chases the man. The two end up at the center of the stadium, where Blight, Estela and Jake happens to be at the moment. Blight spots them and quickly rushes to them. Estela and Jake follows Blight’s gaze and they are caught by surprise.
Jake: An Arachnid soldier?! Here?!
Estela: Diego was right! That bastard is back to his schemes!
Blight dashes and gets in the way of the Arachnid soldier.
Arachnid Soldier: Tch! Out of the way!
Reginald: I got you!
Arachnid Soldier: Damn!
Reginald pulls out his pokéball.
Reginald: Let’s go, Meta--
Blight: No need, young Reginald... Let me handle this.
The last round of the Pokélympics is almost here! But an Arachnid soldier gets in the way. Will Blight be able to settle it quickly? Who shall be the new champion of the Pokélympics? FIND OUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF POKÉMON SUMMER VERSION!
POKÉMON SUMMER VERSION
CHAPTER 19: An Escalation from Decent to Dazzling
Previous Chapter: That is How You Do It
Next Chapter: New Challenges Ahead
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Recommended Music: Contest (Pokémon)
The second contest of La Huerta is on underway in Orderve City! Karl has just finished his performance and the audience cheers as Sean gets back on stage. While Taari and Reginald are clapping normally from the audience, a redhead woman with hazel eyes is clapping slowly right beside them. They turn to the woman as she is smiling and looking at Karl. She says something softly.
Woman: That was perfect, my dear.
Taari and Reginald look at her for a brief time and whisper to each other.
Taari: Who is she?
Reginald: I don’t know.
Elena comes into the hall and sits on the other side of Taari and Reginald.
Elena: Hey, guys. Sorry I was late. Ugh... I can’t believe I missed Vishakha’s performance.
Reginald: Don’t worry. Miss Izzy over there at the front had it recorded.
Elena: Oh, thank goodness.
They turn their attention back to the stage as Sean is about to bring the next contestant.
Sean: And now, we move on to our next contestant, Mika and her Rowlet!
The crowd cheers again as Mika and her Rowlet enter the stage. After reaching the center of the stage, Mika immediately and confidently starts her performance.
Mika: Let’s do this, Rowlet. Use Feather Dance!
Rowlet nods and starts to dance gracefully. As he dances like a ballet dancer, shiny white feathers start to fall from him. They gracefully fall to the floor and glitter. From the audience, Taari and Reginald speculate.
Taari: It’s a decent performance...
Reginald: ...For now. She must be planning something.
Elena: It must be an escalation from decent to dazzling.
While Rowlet is still dancing, Mika sends her second command.
Mika: Great! Now, use Ominous Wind!
Rowlet, still dancing, reaches the center of the stage and starts to twirl. Dark winds start to spin around him as they carry the feathers. After a while, the feathers start to circle around the entire stage as they glitter in the air.
Mika: We’re not done yet. Use Leafage and Brave Bird!
Rowlett readies himself as he starts to glow and glowing green leaves start to circle around him. He quickly flies upwards, almost reaching the ceiling and covers himself with leaves, forming a glowing green egg. While the feathers continue to sparkle around the stage, the egg starts to hatch. The egg hatches and a gigantic, green silhouette of a great horned owl breaks free. The feathers are blown away and scatter around the hall.
Everyone’s eyes widen as the marvel at the beautiful silhouette.
Taari: Just... wow.
Reginald: I... actually have no words for this...
Elena: This is... beautiful...
The silhouette eventually fades and Rowlet starts to slowly fall. Once he reaches the floor, he bows along with Mika. Everyone from the audience begin to stand and cheer. Mika’s eyes brighten at the sight of this. Rowlet jumps in her arms, smiling.
Mika: We did it! We actually did it!
Soon after, Mika goes backstage and spots Kaitlyn, squealing. Kaitlyn quickly gives her a tight hug.
Kaitlyn: You did it, Mika! You’ll get first place for sure!
Mika smiles and hugs her back.
Mika: Thank you so much, Kaitlyn.
A finger taps Mika’s shoulder. She and Kaitlyn turn to see Karl smiling at them, with his mask still on.
Karl: Great job, Mika. That was just as awesome as her Highness’s performance.
Mika: Thank you so mu... Wait... Who’s “her Highness”?
Karl is shocked by what he just said and quickly covers his mouth.
Karl: I... uhh...
Kaitlyn: He must be referring to Vishakha.
The two girls eye him suspiciously.
Mika: Do you know her? And why do you still have your mask on?
Karl: Umm...
Karl quickly throws a smoke bomb at the floor and the girls’ vision blurs. When the smoke clears, Karl is nowhere to be seen. The girls look at each other in confusion.
Mika: That guy was... weird.
Kaitlyn: ...Yeah.
Meanwhile back on the stage, Sean continues.
Sean: We’re starting off very strong on this, ladies and gentlemen. And now we move on to our third contestant, Kaitlyn and her Prinplup!
The crowd cheers as Kaitlyn and her Prinplup come out from the curtains. After reaching the center of the stage, Kaitlyn quickly begins her performance.
Kaitlyn: Alright, Prinplup, use Bubble Beam then Blizzard!
Prinplup nods and fires bubbles all around the stage. They scatter and remain in place in the air. Prinplup then summons a small-scale blizzard all around the stage. The bubbles start to circle around Prinplup due to the blizzard winds. The small lumps of snow collide with the bubbles, causing them to freeze but still remain in place.
Kaitlyn: Good! Now, use Ice Beam!
Prinplup charges a cerulean beam and fires it on the ground. An ice spire rises from the ground with Prinplup right on top of it.
Kaitlyn: It’s time! Use Metal Claw!
Prinplup’s flippers glow white and jumps down from the top of the spire. As Prinplup slowly falls to the ground, he starts slashing the ice spire in multiple and precise directions. Once he reaches the ground, the spire breaks. Multiple small shards of ice scatter throughout the stage, hitting the frozen bubbles. The shards and bubbles shatter on impact. White and cerulean sparkles start appearing around the stage, nearly brightening the entire hall. However, everyone’s attention is directed at the spire. After a series of Metal Claw slashes, the spire is becomes an ice sculpture of Kaitlyn.
The two then turn to the audience and bow as they start to applaud.
Taari: That was aweomse, Kaitlyn!
Reginald: Perfect!
Elena: Absolutely stunning!
While the audience still cheer for Kaitlyn, Jake starts to go crazy and loudly cheer for his daughter.
Jake: WOOH!! GO LI’L MARSHMALLOW!!!
Taylor, Taari and Reginald smile shyly at the ecstatic Jake while Kaitlyn covers her face in embarrassment. She eventually leaves the stage as Sean gets back on it.
Sean: Thank you for that great performance, Kaitlyn. We’re still going strong, ladies and gentlemen. Let’s move on to our next contestant...
Recommended Music: We’ve Made it a Paradise (Choices)
The contest goes on for an hour and after all of the contestants have performed, Sean announces for a 15 minute break. Taari, Reginald, Elena, Jake and Taylor head back stage. They all approach Kaitlyn and Mika and give them a tight hug.
Taylor: You two did such an amazing job!
Jake: I literally could not stop screaming.
[FLASHBACK]
In between the performance of Kaitlyn and the next contestant, Jake starts screaming loudly, showing his appreciation over his daughter’s performance, while the audience looks at him, scared. Sean starts to call him out.
Sean: Jake, sit your ass down!
Jake: Never!
Jake feels Taylor tap his shoulder. He turns to her and his expression quickly turns to fear. Jake spots a syringe filled with a blue serum on Taylor’s hand. He eventually sits down and remains quiet.
[END OF FLASHBACK]
Jake quickly looks away in embarrassment, while everyone laughs. Meanwhile in the hall lobby. Karl sits on a bench, looking to be waiting for someone. Vishakha approaches him and quickly grabs his collar.
Vishakha: So you’ve finally show up in a contest, Jester!
Karl struggles from her grip.
Karl: Wha... what are you talking about?
Vishakha: You can’t fool me, Jester! Just remove this damn mask!!
Vishakha then grabs Karl’s mask and pulls it off his face. The person behind it is revealed to be Blight.
Vishakha: You have some nerve showing up here after escaping my clutches yesterday. But now that I got you, you have no escape.
Blight: Uhh...
Blight quickly throws a smoke bomb on the ground. White smoke starts to fill the area around him and Vishakha. The girl shouts confidently.
Vishakha: Your smoke bombs won’t work this time, Blight. You can’t escape this time!
The smoke clears and while Vishakha still has her grip on Blight, it is revealed that Reginald just suddenly took his place. Both Vishakha and Reginald are startled.
Reginald: What the?! HOW DID I GET HERE?!
Vishakha: How did he...?!
Vishakha quickly lets go of Reginald and apologizes to him. Afterwards, she leaves him and goes on a tantrum.
Vishakha: AARGH!! How does he keep doing that?! I HATE SMOKE BOMBS!!
Recommended Music: Contest Lobby (Pokémon)
After the break, the audience gets back on their seats as Sean is about to announce the top three contestants.
Sean: Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. It’s now time for us to announce the top three contestants of Orderve City’s Contest.
The auditorium becomes quiet as tension fills it. Sean is handed with an envelope and proceeds to open it. He then reads the contents of the envelope.
Sean: For third place, we have Kaitlyn and her Prinplup!!
The audience claps at the mention of Kaitlyn’s name, as she approaches to receive the Bronze Ribbon. Meanwhile, Taari, Reginald, Elena, Jake and Taylor clap as Kaitlyn enters the stage and receives a Bronze Ribbon. Vishakha approaches her and pins the ribbon.
Vishakha: Congratulations, Kaitlyn. Even though you got placed lower than last time, you still did great.
Kaitlyn: Thank you so much, Vishakha.
The two smile at each other and exchange hugs afterwards.
Sean: For second place, we have Karl and his Blacephalon!!
The audience cheers loudly at the mention of Blight’s fake name. He enters the stage, trembling but barely noticeable. Vishakha approaches him and aggressively pins a Silver Ribbon on him.
Karl: Ow!
Vishakha: Congratulations, “Karl”.
Karl: Thank you “so much”, your Highness...
The two shake hands but Vishakha grips Blight’s hand hard. He flinches but tries to hide the pain.
Sean: And finally, the moment we’ve been waiting for. For first place, we have……… Mika and her Rowlet!!
The audience bursts into a deafening cheer. Taari, Reginald and Elena lose their minds and started jumping around. Kaitlyn squeals and claps for her childhood friend. Mika cries tears of joy and walks on stage to receive her Golden Ribbon. Vishakha approaches her and pins the ribbon.
Vishakha: Congratulations, Mika. That was a thousand times better than last performance. I hope you do more of those in the next contests.
Mika: Thanks so much, Vishakha. I will.
The two girls embrace and soon after Kaitlyn joins them. After they pull away, they turn towards the audience and do a bow.
Sean: That’s it for Orderve City’s Contest. The next contest takes place in Ursidae Town. Till next time, folks! Thank you!
The audience clap at the end of the second Contest of the year.
Recommended Music: We’ve Made it a Paradise (Choices)
Afterwards, everyone is hanging around the lobby. Hugs are exchanged as the kids start to congratulate Mika and Kaitlyn.
Taari: You guys were amazing, as usual!
Reginald: You really stepped up your game.
Elena: I cannot wait for your next contest.
Kaitlyn: Thank you so much, guys. I can’t wait as well.
Mika: I gotta work on some new combos.
As the kids continue to discuss, they spot Vishakha who is waving goodbye at them.
Vishakha: See you soon, you guys! Come on, Sis!
Elena: Guess I gotta go. I’ll see you guys soon!
Elena departs and joins up with Vishakha as the rest of the group wave at them. Jake and Taylor then approach them to pick up Kaitlyn and Mika. Aleister and Grace are behind them to pick up Reginald and Taari.
Jake: Come on, kids. You guys still have to go to Quarr’tel Town for your next badge.
Taylor: You guys need some rest.
Taari: Of course! It’s been such a great day. I need some rest.
Reginald: It’s still a long way until Ursidae Town. What are you going to do for now, Mika?
Mika thinks for a moment.
Mika: Hmm... Maybe I can join you guys?
Kaitlyn: Oh! Absolutely!
Grace: Alright, it’s settled! Now, come on, kids. Dinner’s on me.
As the kids cheer, Aleister receives a phone call.
Aleister: You all go on ahead. I must take this.
As everyone goes ahead to the Centaurus Resort, Aleister picks up his call and speaks softly.
Aleister: Hello... What is it, Tyler?... So you’ve found him? My father?... Understood... Yes, we’ll talk soon. Best of luck to you.
Aleister drops his call and quickly catches up to the group.
The Orderve City Contest have reached to a satisfying conclusion. But what is this?! Aleister knows where Tyler has gone and what he is doing?! What else is in store? FIND OUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF POKÉMON SUMMER VERSION!
POKÉMON SUMMER VERSION CHAPTER 13: You Looked Very Sad to Me
Previous Chapter: Interlude
Next Chapter: You Don’t Need to Prove Anything
Disclaimer: Pokémon is a property of Game Freak and Nintendo, while Endless Summer is a property of Pixelberry. I do not claim any rights here.
Author’s Note: The next few chapters will be start to have scenarios similar to the Sports Festival Arc in My Hero Academia. I just want to disclaim that I do not own the rights to My Hero Academia. Kōhei Horikoshi does.
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Recommended Music: The Hunted (ES)
It’s the first match of the final round of the Pokélympics and Taari is in a pinch. His Incineroar, T’kal was hypnotized by a Hypno that is owned by his childhood friend Zh’en. T’kal walks towards Taari, on his way out of bounds. In the audience, Taari’s friends are horrified at what was happening.
Kaitlyn: Taari... No...
Mika: Come on, Taari, T’kal...
Reginald: ...Don’t lose now, Taari.
Elena: He’s not going to lose.
The three turn to Elena who is confident at Taari’s victory.
Reginald: How come?
Elena: Because unlike, Zh’en, Taari has spirit and his bond with his Pokémon.
They turn their attentions back at battlefield. Meanwhile, Taari tries to snap him out of the hypnosis.
Taari: T’kal! No! SHAKE IT OFF!!
At the mention of the words, “Shake it off”, Aryn pulls out a boombox and plays Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off. The song plays for a few seconds until Blight turns off the boombox and the two glare at each other.
Blight: No.
Aryn immediately sucker punches Blight out cold.
Aryn: That also goes for taping me up earlier.
Back in the battlefield, Taari scolds Zh’en.
Taari: Come on, Zh’en! Stop this and face us!
Zh’en: No... I’d rather teach you a lesson... “Never believe in legends.”
Zh’en’s words struck Taari, like a knife. Taari looks down and grits his teeth. Zh’en continues.
Zh’en: Those are the words that Uqzhaal wrote in his scriptures in Quarr’tel. As a shaman who used to believe so much about the Legend of the Catalysts, he was the person I least expected to hate them. But he had his reasons, and now I do too.
Taari: You don’t know what you’re saying...
Zh’en: But you do? Don’t make me laugh, Taari. The Catalysts are nothing but a joke.
Estela and Jake keep their calm and remain professional to their roles as umpires. They look at each other with the understanding that Taari will win the match.
Taari: I get it. The Legend of the Catalysts may have been a lie... but that doesn’t change anything I stand for.
Taari looks up at Zh’en and continues.
Taari: They are amazing and I want to be just like them. And nothing you say, true or false, will ever change that.
Zh’en: Then, prove it to me. Win... unless you can’t...
Taari then turns his attention to T’kal.
Taari: I. WILL. WIN!
Taari spreads his arms and gets in the way of T’kal. The Vaanti boy does not waver. He stands tall and determined to win.
Taari: T’kal, I know you’re in there. Don’t listen to them! SNAP OUT OF IT!!
Zh’en shakes her head in disappointment.
Zh’en: It’s useless, Taari. Your words won’t reach him. Just. Give. Up.
T’kal is almost out of bounds and is inches away from Taari. Zh’en continues her monologue, her eyes still closed in disappointment.
Zh’en: You may not be able to understand my circumstances, but I wish things would just go back the way they were before we met the Catalyst. Now, stop beating around the bush and lose already.
The Vaanti boy maintains eye contact.
Taari: Remember...
In T’kal’s mind, memories of him and Taari start to flash, eventually breaking the hypnosis. T’kal blinks his eyes and looks down at Taari, who is in tears after successfully saving him.
Taari: T’kal!
T’kal roars as Taari grins at his success. Back at the announcer booth, Aryn excites the audience.
Aryn: Ladies and gentlemen, T’kal was able to overcome the hypnosis!
The whole crowd cheers, while Taari’s friends are overwhelmed with so many emotions; Kaitlyn and Mika hug each other and cheer, Reginald deeply exhales and smiles, and Elena smirks.
Kaitlyn and Mika: He did it!
Reginald: Phew... Good job, Taari...
Elena: Not bad...
Meanwhile, back in the battlefield, Jake grins and Estela smirks at Taari’s success. There was only one person who was left unsatisfied, Zh’en. She opens her eyes in surprise that her Hypno’s hypnosis was broken.
Zh’en: How did you...? HOW?!
Taari ignores her question and instead grins at T’kal.
Taari: Use Fire Blast.
T’kal grins at him and conjures a fireball on his hand. He turns his head to glare at Hypno, who is caught by surprise. He then turns completely to throw the fireball at Hypno. The ball forms into a shape of “大“ and rushes towards the Hypnosis Pokémon. A large fiery explosion was made on impact.
Zh’en: Hypno!
The smoke clears and Hypno still stands. He slowly recovers from Aromatisse’s Heal Pulse. With Hypno still immobile after taking a large scale attack, Taari takes the opportunity.
Taari: Quick! Push him out with Flare Blitz!
T’kal engulfs himself with flames as he starts charging towards Hypno. Zh’en attempts to stop him.
Zh’en: Use Hypnosis again!
Taari: Dodge it!
Hypno sends out more hypnotic waves towards T’kal, but the tiger-like Pokémon manages to evade them all. T’kal manages to tackle Hypno and starts pushing him out of bounds. They start to get close at one end of the battlefield
Zh’en: Tch! Stop him with Thunder Punch.
Hypno’s fist start to charge up with electricity and he punches T’kal’s abdomen. T’kal flinches and stops what he’s doing.
Zh’en: Now, push him out!
Hypno runs around T’kal and tries to push him out, but not before Taari could turn the tables on his opponent.
Taari: Toss him out!
T’kal quickly regains his composure. He grabs Hypno’s fur collar with one hand and arm with another. T’kal then raises Hypno upwards and does a shoulder toss. Hypno hits the ground and remains immobile. Estela raises her hand.
Estela: Hypno is out of bounds! Taari and his T’kal wins!
The crowd goes wild after witnessing an exciting first match. Taari’s friends cheer for him from their seats.
Kaitlyn: Wooh! Go, Taari!!
Mika: Nice shoulder toss, T’kal!
Reginald: Excellent work, you two!
Elena: Wooh!
Back in the announcer booth...
Aryn: That’s what I’m talking about, ladies and gentlemen! WE NEED MORE OF THAT KIND OF ACTION!! Great job, Taari and T’kal.
Blight wakes from his small slumber and turns to Aryn.
Blight: What happened? Who won?
Aryn points at the battlefield and Blight witnesses Taari’s success.
Blight: Heh. He’s good.
After returning their Pokémon to their pokéballs, Taari and Zh’en are gathered at the center of the battlefield to shake hands. Taari extends his hand towards Zh’en, who was hesitant at first, but eventually shakes it. She then grips Taari’s hand hard. He winces but hides his pain. After the handshake, Zh’en begins to leave. Taari stops her for a moment.
Taari: Zh’en, wait...
Zh’en stops but does not look at Taari.
Zh’en: What?
Taari: Maybe we should talk about this conflict we’re having.
Zh’en considers for a few seconds before turning around to look at him.
Zh’en: Meet me at the cafeteria.
Zh’en continues to walk away. Taari looks at her, concerned until he is approached by Jake.
Jake: Hey, blueberry.
Taari: Mister Jake...?
Jake: You... should really clear the scene. We’re having an intermission soon.
Taari freaks out and apologizes shyly. He walks away.
Minutes later, during the intermission, Taari and Zh’en meet at the cafeteria. Zh’en sips her coffee while Taari trembles, thinking of how to start their conversation.
Recommended Music: Whispered Farewell (ES)
Taari: So...
Zh’en: Let me start first...
Taari becomes slightly surprised and stops his trembling. Zh’en continues.
Zh’en: I... I’m so sorry, Taari...
Tears start to fall from her eyes as she confesses her faults.
Zh’en: I’ve said all of those rude words and done all of those cruel things to you out of jealousy.
Taari: What do you mean?
Zh’en look into his eyes.
Zh’en: Before we met the Catalysts in person, we used to be such great friends. We hang out and play with the other kids. And then... they showed up and all you’ve done from then is hang out with them, not even making time for your friends... for me.
Taari: Zh’en...
Zh’en: The truth is, Taari... I used to like you. It broke my heart when we no longer spend time together. I grew to hate the Catalysts from then on. A few weeks after the end of Raan’losti, I ran away from Elyy’stel and came across Quarr’tel. There, I found Uqzhaal’s scriptures and grew to hate the Catalysts more.
Zh’en lowers her head until it comes in contact with the table.
Zh’en: But after seeing you out there, disproving my hatred towards those you respected and loved so much... it shows how much I’ve been so heartless towards them... towards you...
Tears start to fall from Taari’s eyes. He stands up and seats next to Zh’en to give her a comforting embrace.
Taari: I should be the one apologizing, Zh’en. I was so selfish back then. I never considered your feelings. I was heartless too. Please don’t beat yourself for what you’ve done.
Zh’en looks up to Taari.
Zh’en: What would you have me do?
Taari: Let go of your hatred and move on. I promise to never turn my back on you again. I will stay beside you every step of the way.
Zh’en considers his words and wipes off her tears. They then share a warm and gentle embrace.
Zh’en: Thank you, Taari.
The two friends pull away and Taari chuckles.
Taari: Pfft. I still can’t believe that you used to like me when we were kids.
Zh’en: Okay, now listen here...!
Taari: Nah! This is much better than the time Mister Jake was injected with a truth serum!
The two best friends joke around for a few minutes before leaving the cafeteria and returning to their seats. Back at the center of the stadium, Jake sneezes and Estela asks him...
Estela: What’s wrong?
Jake: ...I don’t know. It feels like two people are talking about me....
Meanwhile, in the competitor waiting room, Reginald is sitting and contemplating. A knock at the door is heard and he approaches to open it. His visitor is revealed to be his father, Aleister.
Aleister: Regina--
Reginald immediately closes the door and leans on it, preventing Aleister from opening it.
Reginald: LEAVE ME!
Aleister: We need to talk, son.
Reginald: THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT!
Aleister stays silent for a few seconds until...
Aleister: If you say so... I wish you the best of luck on your match...
Aleister walks away, while Reginald plants his ear on the door, listening and waiting for his father to leave. After a few seconds, Reginald exits the waiting room and heads towards the battlefield, gritting his teeth and clenching his fists.
At the center of the stadium, the intermission ends and the audience starts to cheer for the next match of the final round.
Blight: Ladies and gentlemen, now that our intermission has ended, it is time for us to move on to our next match!
Aryn: Residing from Mansingh Town, he is the son of the great Aleister and Grace Rourke! He is the second place winner of both the first and second round of the Pokélympics, REGINALD!
At the mention of his name, Reginald walks up to the battle field.
Blight: Residing from Prisma City, he is an underdog contestant who won third place in the Metropeal City Contest, PERRY!
Also at the mention of his name, Perry steps onto the battlefield. After the introductions, Reginald and Perry call out their Pokémon.
Perry: Let’s do this, Vikavolt!
Reginald: Go... Metagross...
Metagross comes out from Reginald’s side, while a Vikavolt comes out from Perry’s.
Recommended Music: From the Shadows (ILITW)
Estela raises her hand.
Estela: Let the match...
Before Estela could start the match, Perry comments on his slight disadvantage.
Perry: Well, I don’t feel like I can win...
Estela: ...BEGIN!
Immediately after the start of the match, Perry delivers his command.
Perry: Vikavolt, use String Shot and send Metagross out of bounds!
Perry’s Vikavolt shoots out a line of web at Metagross. The Steel-type Pokémon is eventually cocooned but does not do anything to retaliate. Vikavolt starts pulling the string to the side, sliding Metagross out of bounds. Perry continues his previous comment.
Perry: ...but I don’t feel like losing, either!
Back in the announcer booth...
Blight: Perry goes for a surprise attack in order to push his opponent out of bounds!
Aryn: Boring! We’ve been getting a lot of pacifistic ways to kick your opponent out! SERIOUSLY, PERRY! GIVE US SOME F!CKING VIOLENCE, DAMN IT!!
Before Metagross is sent outside of the battlefield, Reginald looks at Perry with regret and anger.
Reginald: I’m sorry... METAGROSS, USE ICE PUNCH!!
Metagross plants its fists on the ground, using friction to stop it from sliding off the battlefield. It then raises one of its fists, as cold air starts to surround it, and slams it on the ground. Large ice shards start to make their way towards Vikavolt, until...
CRRAAAAASH!!!
The whole stadium is engulf with a small tremor and a towering ice mountain is formed at its center.
Everyone inside the stadium remains silent and shocked. Bystanders stop in their tracks and see the ice mountain.
Bystander 1: Wha--
Bystander 2: What is that?!
In the midst of all the chaos, Reginald remains unfazed. He breathes out a white smoke of cold air, while Metagross breaks from its frozen web prison. Perry shivers from the cold and fearfully asks Reginald.
Perry: Don’t you think this is too much?
With half of her body encased in ice, Estela asks Perry.
Estela: Perry... Can your Vikavolt move?
Perry: Is that even a QUESTION?!
Estela breaks from her ice prison and declares the winner.
Estela: Perry’s Vikavolt has been immobilized! Reginald and his Metagross wins!
Everyone in the audience stare in awe and in fear, silent. One of them eventually speaks, nervously.
Person 1: Don’t worry about it!
He starts to chant, “Don’t worry about it!” and others start to follow his lead. Meanwhile, there are others who still look at Reginald with concern and worry; Taari and his friends, Taylor and the rest of the Endless Summer gang, and of course, Aleister and Grace.
Aleister: Reginald...
Back in the announcer booth, Blight just sits there, silent and staring at what Reginald has done. Even Aryn has set aside her sadistic commentary as she stares at the ice mountain with fear and worry.
In the battlefield, Reginald approaches Perry who is trying to get his Vikavolt unfrozen. Reginald calls out his Monferno.
Reginald: Monferno, use Flamethrower and thaw out Vikavolt without harming him.
Monferno does what Reginald asks for and starts working. Reginald then turns to Perry and apologizes.
Reginald: Sorry. I... uhh... went overboard. I... was angry...
In the audience, Taari looks more concerned and worried at Reginald than anyone else. A thought lingers on his mind.
Taari: You may say that you’re angry... but you looked very sad to me...
Taari and Reginald has gotten through their first matches of the final round. But what would be the result of the matches of Kaitlyn, Mika and Elena? FIND OUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF POKÉMON SUMMER VERSION!
POKÉMON SUMMER VERSION CHAPTER 12: Interlude
Previous Chapter: The Ones on Top!
Next Chapter: You Looked Very Sad to Me.
Disclaimer: Pokémon is a property of Game Freak and Nintendo, while Endless Summer is a property of Pixelberry. I do not claim any rights here.
Author’s Note: The next few chapters will be start to have scenarios similar to the Sports Festival Arc in My Hero Academia. I just want to disclaim that I do not own the rights to My Hero Academia. Kōhei Horikoshi does.
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During lunch break session of the Pokélympics, an Arachnid soldier is cornered by Reginald, Blight, Estela and Jake.
Blight: Let me handle this.
Arachnid Soldier: Those who get in the way of the Arachnid shall be punished.
Blight: Bring it!
The soldier grabs his pokéball and calls out his Pokémon. Blight grins and does the same.
Arachnid Soldier: Crabominable, time for your mission!
Blight: Let’s do this, Steelix!
Recommended Music: Rival (Sun & Moon)
Two tough Pokémon are called out in the battlefield. Jake asks for reassurance.
Jake: Blight, are you sure about this? The Arachnid are relentless.
Blight: I’ve handled worse in Aryndelle.
The Arachnid soldier scoffs.
Arachnid Soldier: Do not underestimate me, simpleton! Crabominable, use Focus Punch!
Blight: Steelix, use Iron Tail to block it!
Energy is gathered in Crabominable’s clam-fist. Once charged, the Woolly Crab Pokémon tries to punch Steelix with all of its might. But before it could, Steelix hardens his tail and swings it towards the incoming attack, eventually blocking it. Although Steelix is hit, the damage is only minimal.
Blight: Alright, time to use it. Combination #5, Flame Tail!
Everyone around Blight is confused at what he just said.
Reginald: Combination #5?...
Arachnid Soldier: What is this nonsense that you are spilling?!
Fire starts to surround Steelix’s fangs while his tail starts to harden. He then bites his tail, engulfing it with flames.
(Like in this manner)
Everyone stares, dumbfounded.
Jake: Woah. I’ve never seen that before.
Estela: How is it not in pain after being hit by a super-effective attack?
Arachnid Soldier: What is this?!
Reginald: I’ve seen combination attacks but this is just... Wow...
Blight grins and delivers his command.
Blight: ATTACK!
Steelix charges forwards and slams his inflamed tail down at Crabominable. Still confused by Blight’s battle tactics, the Arachnid soldier is caught off-guard and was unable to command Crabominable fast enough to avoid the attack.
Arachnid Soldier: Wait! No!
It was too late. Crabominable was struck by a combination of Steel and Fire attacks. It instantly faints from the strong attack. The fainted Pokémon is then returned into its pokéball on the soldier’s hand. The Arachnid soldier kneels down in defeat and raises his arms.
Arachnid Soldier: I... surrender...
Blight: Hmph. That’s right.
Blight grins as Estela restrains the soldier while Jake calls for the Vaanti Police Force. After the Arachnid soldier was taken into custody, Blight approaches Reginald.
Blight: Good work chasing down that Arachnid soldier.
Reginald looks away.
Reginald: I didn’t do much.
Blight: No, but you did enough. We couldn’t have caught him without you.
Reginald: Yeah...
Reginald walks away. Blight looks at him with concern. A few minutes later, Reginald is seated on a bench. He is approached by Taari, who is holding two bags of chips
Taari: Hey, Reginald.
Reginald: Oh. Hello, Taari.
Taari sits down beside Reginald and hands him one bag of chips.
Reginald: Look, about my behavior earlier...
Taari: You don’t need to apologize. I just want to ask; are you going through something?
Reginald: It’s just...
Reginald sighs and looks away from Taari.
Reginald: You already know who my father is.
Taari: Yeah. Uncle Aleister...
At the mention of his father’s name, Reginald snaps.
Reginald: Don’t say his name!
Taari flinches.
Taari: I... I’m sorry...
Reginald: He’s nothing but a liar to me and a traitor to his friends. He’s merely just a a lighter version of my grandfather, what you call, “the Hydra”. As much as I want to forget it, people around me just keeps talking about everything that they’ve done. I can never get these out of my mind. That is why I have decided that in my path to victory, I will cut ties with my father.
Reginald pockets his hand and pulls out a ring containing a Mega Stone, one that belonged to his Metagross.
Reginald: You may not know this, but... I can actually use Mega Evolution on my Metagross. But I chose not to use it. No... I have decided to reject my father completely by winning the La Huerta League without using Mega Evolution.
He closes his fist and clenches it. Taari looks at him with so much worry. Seconds later, Reginald stands up and walks away.
Reginald: I’m sorry that you had to hear that Taari. I should not have talked to you about this.
He stops short in his tracks and looks back at Taari.
Reginald: Mark my words, Taari. I will win the Pokélympics and the La Huerta League.
Reginald turns away and continues walking. Seconds pass and Taari starts to chase after him.
Taari: Wait!...
Reginald stops but doesn’t look back.
Taari: All my life, I have always been helped by others. That was the case earlier too. I am here because of the people who have either saved, helped or supported me.
Taari slightly raises his hand and stares at it. He starts to remember his past; Seraxa taking care of him after losing his parents to Cetus, Tyler and Taylor working together to save him from Cetus, all of the support he has gained from others during his adventures from Elyy’stel to Orderve city. Taari looks back at Reginald.
Taari: Tyler and Taylor... I want to be like them. In order to do that, I have to be strong enough to become a champion.
Reginald eventually turns to look at Taari.
Taari: My motivation might seem trivial compared to yours... but I can’t lose, either. I have to live up to the hopes of those who supported me. Elena isn’t the only one declaring a war against you.
Taari balls his fist.
Taari: I will beat you.
Reginald considers Taari’s words and gives him a nod before walking away. Meanwhile, hiding behind a tree, Elena eavesdrop on their conversation.
Lunch break has ended and everyone is gathered back in the stadium. In the announcer booth, Aryn and Blight are seated, currently absent of any quarrels.
Aryn: Now that lunch is over, it is finally time for us to move on to our last round of the Pokélympics!
Blight: The last round is composed of a regular Pokémon battle but with a special twist. Health points of Pokémon are disregarded. You cannot force an opponent’s Pokémon to faint in order to win.
Aryn: And to prevent that, we have our expert Pokémon doctor, Michelle Nguyen and her Aromatisse to make sure that the Pokémon of two competitors fighting do not faint.
Blight: There are ways to win a battle in this round; one is that you must push the opponent’s Pokémon out of bounds; or you must completely immobilize the opponent’s Pokémon; or you could tire out the opponent’s Pokémon to the point where they run out of stamina.
Aryn: And lastly, you can only use ONE Pokémon throughout the whole tournament.
Blight: Now, we move on to our umpires, Estela and Jake.
Everyone’s attention is then directed to Estela and Jake, one of them is holding a small box of folded papers.
Jake: What I have here in my arms is a box of names of the eight competitors who made it to the final round.
Estela: We are going to draw the pairs of competitors who will go head-to-head in the first four matches of the Tournament Round.
After a few minutes, the bracket based on the results of the drawing is shown on the stadium television.
Jake: Here are the results, with our first match being... Taari versus Zh’en! Two Vaantis, head-to-head!
Taari looks at the bracket and thinks to himself.
Taari: So, I’m one of the first to fight. After my battle, it’s Reginald’s turn. Which means that if both of us win our matches, then we get to fight each other in the next bracket. But first, I have to worry about...
Before he could finish, he is cut off by a voice.
Voice: It’s been a long time, Taari.
Taari is caught by surprise and turns to see his former childhood friend, Zh’en.
Taari: Zh’en... yeah. It’s been too long.
Zh’en: How have you been? I’m sure you’ve gone through a lot, especially with those so-called “Catalysts” and their children.
Taari grits his teeth.
Taari: Don’t you dare address them like that.
Zh’en scoffs and walks away.
Zh’en: If you want to express how you feel about what I said, then settle it with our match.
Meanwhile, the rest of the final round competitors consider their opponents.
Reginald: I didn’t expect to be able to face Taari after my first match.
A voice calls for Reginald and he turns to see his opponent, Perry.
Perry: Hey. You must be Reginald. I’m Perry, your opponent.
Reginald: Yeah... Huh? Aren’t you the contestant who won third place in the Metropeal City Contest?
Perry: Yeah. That’s me. I guess we’re going against each other. Let’s do our best out there.
Reginald: Agreed...
Perry grins and waves at Reginald before leaving him. Reginald looks back at the stadium television, ignoring what he and Perry have just discussed.
On the other hand, Kaitlyn feels uneasy because her opponent just so happens to be Mika. Kaitlyn looks at Mika, who looks back with determination in her eyes.
And lastly, Elena is too fixed on the bracket, ignoring the calls of her opponent.
Back in the announcer booth, Aryn and Blight move on to the consolation event for those who did not make it to the final round.
Aryn: Before we could proceed with the final round, we will be going for an interlude first. For those of you who did not make it into the final round, you can still compete in the recreational games.
Blight: That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. Before we could move on to our final round, we have to first witness the other skills of those who were not able to make it.
Aryn: Competitors who did make it into the finals can still participate in the recreational games.
While the eliminated competitors have fun in the recreational games, the finalists couldn’t relax. Some polish their skills and strategy against their opponents. Some try to keep their presence of mind. And some try to relax their nerves.
And before they knew it, the final round is about to begin. The finalists have gathered at the center of the stadium with Estela and Jake.
Estela: We will now move on to the final round of the Pokélympics.
Jake: You guys better clear the scene.
The finalists look at the umpires with confused faces. Estela looks at the announcer booth.
Estela: Blight, do it!
Back in the announcer booth, Blight pulls out a remote with one button.
Blight: And now, it’s time to raise the stage!
Blight pushes the button and a small tremor is felt. The finalists flinch and start to clear the center of the stadium as it opens. A flat battlefield rises from the ground. Afterwards, Michelle and her Aromatisse arrive at the center of the stadium approaching Estela and Jake.
Michelle: Aromatisse, use Heal Pulse.
Aromatisse raises her arms as continuous pulses of healing energy come out of her. Estela calls on the first pair of finalists.
Estela: First two finalists, please take your positions on the battlefield.
Back in the announcer booth...
Blight: And here they come, ladies and gentlemen! For match number one...
Aryn: Residing from the city of Elyy’stel, a Vaanti boy who has shared adventures with the Catalysts and has fought his way up to the top of the Pokélympics, Taari!
At the mention of his name, Taari walks up to the battle field.
Blight: Next, also residing from the city of Elyy’stel, a Vaanti girl who has secretly reached the top with the other finalists and is a complete mystery, Zh’en!
Also at the mention of her name, Zh’en steps onto the battlefield.
In the announcer booth, Blight sighs and speaks to Aryn.
Blight: Alright, Aryn, go all-out.
Aryn: Wait... Really?!
Blight nods and Aryn’s eyes light up as she smiles.
Aryn: BRING OUT THE BLOODSHED! THROW OUT ALL OF YOUR MORALS AND ETHICS AS YOU BEAT THE LIVING SH!T OUT OF YOUR OPPONENTS!!
Blight: Of course, life-threatening actions would lead to disqualification.
Aryn looks back at Blight in disgust.
Aryn: Boo!
At the battlefield, Taari and Zh’en call out their Pokémon.
Taari: I’m counting on you, T’kal!
Zh’en: Go, Hypno.
T’kal the Incineroar comes out from Taari’s side, while a Hypno comes out from Zh’en’s. Estela raises her hand.
Estela: Let the match...
Before Estela could initiate the match, Zh’en attempts to provoke Taari.
Zh’en: You know, maybe Uqzhaal was right...
Taari is caught by surprise at the mention of the late-shaman’s name.
Zh’en: ...Maybe the Catalysts can never be trusted.
Taari grits his teeth and clenches his fists.
Estela: ...BEGIN!!
Not even a second has passed and Taari has already started giving his order.
Taari: T’kal, use Flare Blitz!!
T’kal shares Taari’s rage and engulfs himself with flames. He charges towards Zh’en’s Hypno. But not before Zh’en could stop him...
Zh’en: Use Hypnosis.
Zh’en’s Hypno swings his pendulum as hypnotic waves are fired towards T’kal. Once struck by the status attack, T’kal stops and remains in place. Taari is shocked at what is happening.
Recommended Music: The Hunted (ES)
Taari: T’kal?! What’s wrong?! WHY DID YOU STOP?!
Back in the announcer booth...
Blight: Ladies and gentlemen, even though T’kal has the type advantage, a simple Hypnosis was able to turn the tides.
Aryn: Boo! Cut that hypnosis crap, Zh’en! BEAT HIS ASS!! Taari, get your f!cking Pokémon together and SEND THAT MOTHER F!CKER TO HELL!
Blight does a facepalm at Aryn’s behavior
Back on the battlefield, Zh’en delivers his next command.
Zh’en: Tell it to turn around and walk out of bounds.
Hypno points to Taari’s side and T’kal nods. The tiger-like Pokémon turns around and starts to walk towards the off-bounds on Taari’s side.
Taari: T’kal, no. WAIT!
Zh’en closes her eyes in confidence.
Zh’en: I win, Taari.
Will Taari be beaten this easily on the first match? WHAT?! PFFT! Of course not! He’s the protagonist. He has plot-armor. Just wait for the next chapter of Pokémon Summer Version to find out how he wins. PEACE!
