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The Lesson of Trust Chapter 5

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Chapter Five

Laura stood near the field, waiting for the battle to start. Shawn and Falkner stared at each other, neither of them holding a Pokeball in their hand.

“This will be a three on three match. Only the challenger is allowed substitution.” The referee exclaimed. He then waved his arms down, “Begin!”

“I choose you, Totodile!” Shawn exclaimed. Totodile jumped off his shoulder and onto the battlefield, ready to fight.

“Let’s go, Hoothoot!” The bird Pokemon hopped off Falkner’s shoulder and stood on the field. “You may have the first move.” he said.

“Totodile, Water Gun!”

Totodile nodded and sprayed the flying Pokemon with water bursting from his mouth. Hoothoot easily dodged the attack by jumping out the way of the water.

“Hoothoot, stay where you are.” the leader said calmly.

“Alright then, while they’re standing around, let’s attack with Scratch!” Shawn exclaimed.

Totodile charged towards Hoothoot, getting ready to attack.

“Almost,” Falkner whispered loud enough for Hoothoot to hear.

“Dile!” Totodile’s claws seemed to glow as he continued to run. He was about to slash his opponent.

“Peck attack!”

Hoothoot’s small beak suddenly glowed and repeatedly pecked at Totodile. Totodile was knocked on his back.

“That’s not good,” Laura commented to herself, “Hoothoot attacked at a close distance, making that peck attack more powerful. I wonder if Shawn can turn this battle around.”

“Quick, Totodile!” Shawn exclaimed, “Water Gun!”

Totodile used the water attack again, this time hitting his target. “Toto-Totodile!” he said as Hoothoot was blasted back.

“Hoothoot, return!” Falkner called back his Pokemon. Then he took out a Pokeball and tossed it. A Dodrio appeared onto the field.

“Be careful, Totodile,” Shawn said, “Dodrios are known for being super fast Pokemon.” Totodile gave his trainer a quick nod and focused.

“Just like before, you may have the first move.” Falkner said.

“Totodile, use Water Gun!”

“Toto-dile!” the water Pokemon replied.

“Fly, Dodrio!” the gym leader commanded with confidence.

“Fly?” Laura muttered, taking out her Pokedex.

“Dodrio, a peculiar species with three heads. It vigorously races across grassy plains even in arid seasons with little rainfall.” the small, red machine chimed.

“My Pokedex says nothing about it being able to fly…” she trailed off.

“Well, Miss,” Falkner called over to Laura, “my Dodrio can!”

As soon as he spoke, the Dodrio dodged another water attack from Totodile by jumping high into the air, creating an illusion of flying.

“So that’s what he meant by flying.” she said.

Dodrio charged down to the ground and slammed into Totodile.

“Totodile, return!” Shawn withdrew his Pokemon and took out a Pokeball from his belt. “Let’s go, Magnemite!” he said as the Pokeball opened and revealed a small electric type.

“Mag-ne-mite!” he exclaimed, his magnetic voice echoing throughout the air.

Falkner’s eye twitched with annoyance, “So,” he said, “you’re one of those people who think Flying-types are extremely weak against Electric-types, eh?”

“But, Shawn’s being smart by switching to a stronger type.” Laura commented to herself.

“What’s so wrong with me switching Pokemon?” Shawn asked, beginning to get irritated.

“It’s just that I can’t stand people who think Flying Pokemon will always be defeated by Electric-types!” he shouted, “We’ll show you!” He then pointed at Magnemite with his index finger, “Drill Peck!”

Dodrio’s three beaks began to spin rapidly as the large Pokemon charged towards Magnemite.

“Magnemite, Thundershock attack!”

“Mag-ne-mite!” he exclaimed, sending streams of electricity at Dodrio.

“Be careful, Dodrio!” Falkner called, “Try your Tri Attack move!”

Three balls of energy appeared at each head of the Pokemon. In a matter of seconds, it spread out, forming a triangle. Dodrio released the energy, hitting Magnemite and stopping the electrical attack.

“Magnemite, Thundershock again!” Magnemite charged up his power as before, this time hitting his target directly. Shawn grinned, “Dodrio is down.”

“Not quite.” Falkner smirked.

“What?” Shawn exclaimed as Dodrio steadily stood back up. “But, it was an direct electric attack!”

“It’s going to take more than that to beat us!” Falkner shouted, “Drill Peck!”

Dodrio swiftly pecked rapidly at Magnemite, his coat of metal becoming dirty and damaged.

“Magnemite! Thunder attack at full power!”

“Mag-ne-mite!” the electric Pokemon exclaimed, firing off his attack. The flying Pokemon was hit directly. Dodrio fell to the ground, defeated.

“Dodrio is unable to battle,” the judge called, “The victory of this match goes to Shawn of New Bark and Magnemite!”

Shawn smiled at his Pokemon, “Great job, now let’s win this!”

Magnemite won against Dodrio? How does Shawn train his Pokemon, anyway? Laura thought, Even though electric types are powerful against flying types, would a few thunder attacks finish the battle? Laura paid attention when the two began to fight.

“Hoothoot, you’re up again.” Falkner said. Hoothoot stood, energized from his rest. “Confusion!”

Hoothoot’s large, red eyes glowed as a psychic energy picked Magnemite up higher in the air. He then brought Magnemite back, slamming him into the battle field. Dust and dirt flew up from the ground, then it cleared by the wind blowing by.

“Magnemite, are you okay?” Shawn asked. Magnemite nodded at his trainer. “Good, use Thundershock!”

“Mag-ne-mite!” Electricity was released from the Pokemon, charging towards Hoothoot with great speed. The bird Pokemon had no time to dodge and was hit with the attack. Hoothoot collapsed on the ground.

There it is again. That surge of power from Magnemite. Laura noted.

“Hoothoot!” Falkner picked up his partner and carried him back to where he was standing. “You were great, take a break.” He smiled and put Hoothoot next to him.

“That badge is ours.” Shawn said.

“We’ll see about that! Pidgeot, you’re up!” Falkner threw a Pokeball and it opened to reveal his Pidgeot. “Wing Attack!”

Pidgeot’s large wings glowed as it quickly flew towards Magnemite. Pidgeot then hit into the electric Pokemon with great force. Magnemite stumbled in the air as it floated.

“Magnemite, use every chance you have to use Thundershock!”

“Mag-ne-mite! Mag-ne-mite!” the Pokemon concentrated, then released a powerful Thundershock unlike anything Laura’s ever seen.

“That’s amazing.” she muttered.

The electric shock hit Pidgeot, causing the Pokemon of the air to fall onto the field, destroying the field where he landed.

“Pidgeot, Whirlwind!” Pidgeot then flapped its wings as a strong wind came from them. Magnemite was being blown away from the field. “Wing Attack!” A second Wing Attack came, hitting Magnemite. The Pokemon now had scrapes as well as scratches across his metal surface.

Shawn grunted: he hated to lose a battle. “Magnemite, Thundershock once more!”

It took a few seconds, but Magnemite regained his balance and charged his power. He then released it, the attack was stronger from the last time. The electricity was orange instead of the regular yellow color.

“That’s Thunderbolt!” Laura shouted to Shawn.

“Thunderbolt, eh?” He grinned, “Release your power!”

Magnemite nodded and caused the electric energy to hit Pidgeot. It happened too fast for Falkner’s eyes, he barely knew what hit him.

Pidgeot shrieked as the electricity coursed through its body. It then hit the ground and collapsed. Falkner returned his Pokemon back into its Pokeball and walked over to Shawn.

Magnemite even defeated Pidgeot? But how? A few electric moves couldn’t defeat a larger Pokemon, right? Laura wondered, unsure. She then dropped the subject: Falkner didn’t seem to be shocked about the overwhelming power of Magnemite.

“Even though you beat with electric attacks, my most hated ones, a match is a match. You fought well, keep training that Magnemite of yours.” Falkner said.

“I will.” Shawn nodded.

“Now I present to you,” he said, pulling a small piece of metal from his pocket, “The Violet City Zephyr Badge!”

“Thank you,” Shawn replied, holding the badge in his palm. It was silver and shaped like a pair of wings. “My first gym battle in all of Johto!” he exclaimed, holding the badge high.

“Good job, guys. You both fought strongly.” Laura said as she ran up to the battlers. “Now I’m pretty excited about my battle.”

“I’ll watch you guys battle now.” Shawn said, a bit tired from his match.

“Actually,” Falkner began, “My Pokemon need to rest today. Young lady, we’ll have our match tomorrow morning.”

Laura nodded, “Sounds good to me!”
5th chapter of my Fan Fiction. (I feel like such a dork writing this XD ) LOL. Anyway, I hope you like it . :)
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this is addictive...i used to love watching pokemon when i was younger!