//------------------------------// // Round One Ends // Story: Pokémon: Harmony and Chaos // by Banshee531 //------------------------------// So far, six competitors had earned entry into the next round, those being Flash, Thunderbass, Applejack, Lightning, Rainbow and now Doc. And as the next match was about to start, Doc made his way to the trainers' box as Mic yelled into his microphone, "That last match sure was a heated one! Hopefully, the next two will be the same!" "Nice one Doc!" Flash told the Gym Leader as he arrived back in the box. "That battle was awesome!" Twilight nodded in agreement. "I have to admit, I was a little worried you weren't going to win. Especially when Tockwork was burned." Spike shined a huge grin. "But you pulled it off in the end!" "Thanks, but honestly, that victory was pure luck." "I wouldn't say that," Twilight replied back. "No, it's true. If he hadn't chosen to use Bite, my Flash attack wouldn't have been as effective and I wouldn't have been able to finish it the way I did. I got lucky." Rarity just shrugged at this. "Maybe, but it takes skill to use luck. When luck gave you that opportunity, you could have chosen to use another of your moves." "Eeyup," Applejack added, "but yah didn't. Ya'll saw the opening and took it, earning yah the win." "So enjoy your victory already," Rainbow finished. "You've earned it." Doc did a small chuckle, "Alright, I will. Yay." he gave an sarcastic arm pump while the others all laughed. And as soon as that was done, the megascreen came on to show the images of the next two trainers. Mic: "ALRIGHT! Will Pinkie Pie and Sandalwood please come and take the stage? It's your turn to party!" "Did someone say PARTY?!" Pinkie exclaimed as she skipped to the end of the trainers' box, a goofy yet joy filling smile on her face. "That's one of my top ten favorite words! The others being balloons, laughing, Poke-Muffs, playing, friends, fun, fun, and FUN! I put fun three times because it's such an awesome word!" Everyone laughed at this, Pinkie's optimism feeling contagious. In that moment, Pinkie suddenly found herself inside a large shadow. Spinning around, she saw her opponent staring down at her...but despite his size, he didn't give off a threatening aura. He then held out a fist, "Let's have a great battle." Pinkie smiled back and bumped the fist, the two doing the explosion thing before stepping out onto the field. Everyone smiled at the two's actions, Flash commenting, "What a nice guy." Rarity nodded, "Yes. Despite his size, he's not threatening at all. Every bit the gentle giant." "That my be," the group turned to see Micro enter the trainers' box and walk up to the wall. "But if your friend wants to win, she'll need to take him seriously." "How's your Thoray?" Flash asked as he had saw Micro rush out the stadium to get his Pokémon to the Center. "It'll be okay," Micro muttered out. "He's still being looked after, but I needed to be here and cheer my friend on." The others nodded as they looked back at the field. "So, Sandal's strong?" Twilight asked. "Yes," Micro pushed his glasses back up his face. "Despite his apparent lax nature, in battle he's always striving for victory." "Well Pinkie's no slouch," Flash assured him. "Her wild and unpredictable battle style makes her a tough opponent to deal with," Doc added while remembering their battle together. "Well then," Micro said as the two arrived at their podiums. "Let's see if it'll be enough." "ALRIGHT! Both trainers are on the field, so it's time to see who's gonna be picking their Pokémon first!" Everyone looked up at the megascreen as the roulette wheel appeared between the two's pictures. The wheel began to spin around as Mic turned to the professors and nodded, pressing the button. The roulette then slowed down, soon landing on the blue section. Mic: "Looks like Pinkie's the one starting things off!" "That's ME!" Pinkie twirled around while pulling a Pokeball out of her hair. "Alright Gummy, let's go!" She tossed the ball into the air, opening to reveal a flurry of red energy before fading to reveal Pinkie's Gumigator, who stood completely while it licked its eye with its tongue. This made several trainers blink at the sight, Twilight yelping out, "She's using Gummy?" "Can he even fight?" Spike added. "Looks like we're about to find out," Doc finished with a slight grimace. "Your friend may regret this choice later," Micro commented with crossed arms. "Why?" Flash asked. "Because of who Sandel's best Pokémon is." The others raised an eyebrow at this, but just waited to see which Pokémon Sandel was gonna choose. Their questions were soon answered when Sandalwood pulled out a Pokeball and enlarged it. "Grotle, it's fighting time!" He tossed the ball into the air before unleashing a blast of red energy to reveal his Pokémon. "Grot..." said a large tortoise the size of a lion. It's body was green, but its entire top half was covered in a yellow shell and has a lower jaw that was yellow along with the bottom of its feet, which each had three white claws coming out the ends. The Pokémon stomped its feet next, causing a small earthquake as it did. "Grotle!" "Huh? What's that goofy looking thing?" Pinkie asked before reaching into her puffy hair and pulling out her Pokedex. Name: Grotle Category: Grove Pokémon Type: Grass Info: Usually found living in forests near water, it spends its days sunbathing its tree shell. Small Pokémon often ride on its back, feeding on the nuts that grow off it. Mic: "A Grass-Type, huh?" Celestia: "Usually, I'd say it would have the advantage against a Water-Type like Gumigator, but after some of the battles we've seen today, I'd probably be setting myself up to fail." Luna: "Even so, we have to acknowledge this Type match-up does put Pinkie at a disadvantage." "Maybe," Pinkie replied back as she pointed at the box, "But where's the fun in battling against an opponent I can just easily beat? This is gonna make the match way more entertaining for everyone watching." She began jumping from one angle to the next, waving her arms furiously to say hi to the ones watching the match. Many of the younger members of the audience waved back, some even giggling or laughing as they did. Mic: "Well, that settles that. Here's hoping for another fun battle, which is starting right now! In three!" Professors and Crowd: "TWO!" ALL: "ONE!" Mic: "Battle...BEGIN!" Pinkie shined a huge grin as she stared at her opponent, wondering what he was gonna do first, only to gasp as she saw him raise his hand and give her a 'come at me bro' gesture. She started giggling at the gesture, only to point at Gummy and yell, "Ice Beam!" Gummy opened its mouth as a blue sphere appeared within, the sphere then exploding into a burst of blue lightning that headed straight for Grotle. "Yes! Its an Ice-Type Attack!" Flash cheered, "That'll do tons of damage against Grotle." Twilight nodded. "And at that size, Grotle won't be dodging anything easily." However, Micro just shook his head at this. "Oh, Sandal knows. He and Grotle have been through a lot together, and what Grotle lacks in speed, it makes up for in pure power." "Use Razor Leaf," Sandal ordered as Grotle jumped up onto its back feet before slamming the front hooves down, thrusting its shell in the Ice Beam's direction. Doing so unleash a flurry of spinning leaves, which flew right at the Ice Beam. Mic: "Wow! Grotle's using its Razor Leaf to shield itself from the Ice Beam." Everyone watched as the leaves were frozen midair and fell to the ground, but Grotle was completely unharmed. "Grotle." "Wow's right. That was awesome!" Spike added. Micro smiled with a nod. "Grotle might not be the fastest Pokémon in the world, but with its high defense and the right move-set, it can win any battle." "Water Gun!" Pinkie ordered, Gummy once again opening its mouth. This time, it unleash a high powered burst of water that headed straight for Grotle, only for Sandal to not call out a counter, allowing the water to strike his Pokémon head on. Even so, Grotle didn't move an inch as the water bounced off it. And when it began to lose pressure, it's trainer gave his next command. "Seed Bomb!" "Grotle!" As soon as the water stopped, Grotle opened its mouth as a white orb appeared within. The orb then unleashed a barrage of glowing white seeds, all flying across the field at Gummy. "Dodge it Gummy!" Pinkie yelled as the seeds drew closer to her Pokémon, but he either didn't notice or didn't want to listen. "Is it disobeying her?" Rarity asked. "That's strange," Twilight added, "Gummy usually seems like its obedient to Pinkie. Why isn't it listening?" The answer came when the seeds appeared to make contact with Gummy and exploded, creating a smoke cloud that completely enveloped him. Everyone in the stadium frowned, several thinking they might have just seen a one hit KO. But then, to everyone's shock and surprise, Pinkie called out. "Ice Beam!" From out of the smoke came a familiar burst of blue lightning, the blast striking the unprepared grass turtle. "Grotle!" It yelled as it felt the freezing cold energy surrounded it. Everyone gasped at this as they turned back to the smoke cloud, which cleared to reveal Gummy didn't even have a scratch on it. Not only that, but somehow Gummy had moved roughly five feet from its original spot, which was currently smoking with several scorch marks on it. Mic: "Incredible! It appears Pinkie's Gumigator managed to dodge at the last moment." Celestia: "The speed it must have used to do that without us seeing is incredible." Luna: "I'm wondering if Pinkie actually knew it had done that, or did she just give the command in a blind hope that it had survived?" Sandalwood looked his partner over. "You okay Grotle?" In reply, Grotle shock its body to get rid of the goosebumps the Ice Beam had left behind before letting out a cry of determination. "Righteous. Then let's use Razor Leaf!" "Grotle!" It jumped up onto its back feet again before slamming back the ground, thrusting its shell as a barrage of spinning leaves shot at Gummy. "Dodge it again Gummy!" Pinkie yelled while jumping from one foot to the other. Once again, Gummy seemed not to have heard as the leaves got closer. But just as they were about to make contact, Gummy suddenly vanished into thin air. Mic: "It disappeared!" Celestia: "Teleport? No, that's impossible." Luna: "Gumigator can't learn Teleport Celestia. But, where did it go?" "There!" Rainbow pointed to a part of the field, which Gummy had somehow gotten to without anyone noticing. "How'd he get there?" Spike asked. "It's fast," Rainbow replied with crossed arms. Unbeknownst to them, Rainbow hadn't seen Gummy vanish. To her, Gummy suddenly became a blur. "It's really fast. So fast that it only looks like it's teleporting." "And you can see it move Rainbow?" Rarity gasped. Fluttershy spoke up at this. "Most of Rainbow's strategies involve her Pokémon moving at high speed. Whenever she battles, she has to keep an eye on her team when they move so she knows when they're ready to strike." "I see," Doc replied while rubbing his chin. "So she's subconsciously trained herself to be able to follow fast movements. Quite impressive." "But even I'm having a hard time following," Rainbow grumbled as she now saw Sandalwood order Grotle to fire another Seed Bomb, which went flying at Gummy, only for it to vanish again. "I can see it move, but it's a total blur." She followed Gummy's direction and everyone else did the same, turning to where she was staring and all gasping in amazement as Gummy actually appeared there. "So Gummy's just really fast," Spike caught on. Twilight crossed her arms at this. "But...its strange. Gumigator aren't known for having high levels of speed." Flash let out a small chuckle. "This is a Pokémon owned by Pinkie, Twilight. Since when do the usual rules effect her?" This made the others giggle as Doc did a small shrug, "Very true Flash. Very true." "Aqua Tail!" They then heard Pinkie order, making them turn back to see Gummy disappear before reappearing just a few feet away from Grotle. Once there, he leapt into the air as water appeared to spiral around its tail and making it look three times longer. Flipping forward, Gummy brought its extended tail crashing down onto Grotle's head. "Grotle!" It flinched as its cranium was bashed, but quickly recovered as Gummy began to fall back to earth. "Grab it before it lands! Use Bite!" "Grotle!" The giant tortoise stumbled forward and managed to reach Gummy before he could land, opening its mouth and using it to grab the toothless alligator's stomach. Grotle then began to squeeze Gummy tightly, the Gumigator strangely making a sound you'd hear when squeezing a squeaky toy. "Gummy!" Pinkie cried. Mic: "That's gotta hurt." Luna: "Really? Gumigator doesn't look like its in pain." Despite the wind being squeezed out of it, Gummy's facial expression remained it's uninterested form. "Oh Gummy," Pinkie muttered out as she 'saw' Gummy in so much pain. "I know it hurts, but just bare with it." Pinkie then scanned Grotle over, gasping as she pointed at the turtle, "That's it! Gummy, use Ice Beam and fire at Grotle's feet!" Gummy did as instructed, opening its mouth and firing the blue lightning. The beam struck Grotle's right foot and began freezing it to the ground. "Grot!" Grotle flinched as what felt like the pain of a thousand tiny needles stabbing into it, all shooting into its foot and up its leg. "Tell!" It loosened its grip on Gummy, allowing him fall over while making the squeaky sound as it bounced off. Grotle stared down at its foot and began pulling at it, soon breaking it free of the ice before turning back to Gummy. Strangely enough, the little alligator hadn't moved from the spot it had landed on. "Alright Gummy!" Pinkie cheered, "Now let's show them our Bite attack!" This made everyone raise an eyebrow as they all watched Gummy jump at Grotle while opening its mouth. "Gummy...can use Bite?" Flash yelped out as Gummy suddenly snapped its toothless jaws onto Grotle's head. "Looks like it," Twilight added while blinking in confusion. "But it doesn't look like the attack did anything." Gummy then released Grotle's head and some threw the turtle into the air, the Pokémon falling on its back next as Gummy bit down on him again. "Yeah! Show that guy what a real Bite attack looks like!" Everyone just sweat-dropped watching this, even Sandal seeming a little unsure what to do next. The answer to that quickly came when he noticed something, making him smirk. "Alright Grotle, use Razor Leaf!" "Grotle," the Grove Pokémon growled as its bushes began rustling. Gummy's eyes turned to the sound, just in time to see the barrage of spinning leaves come flying out of the bushes and hit him dead on. The Gumigator was forced to release Grotle as it was sent flying, Sandal seeing his next chance. "Alright! Now, use Synthesis!" "Grotle!" The bushes on Grotle's back began to glow as it looked up at the shining sun, the rest of its body started to glow as well. "What's Synthesis?" Spike asked. "It's a move that let's Grotle use sunlight to heal itself," Doc replied. Twilight bit her lip at this. "If Pinkie doesn't hurry, Grotle will end up completely healed and she'll be back to square one!" Pinkie glumly frowned at this as Gummy got back on his feet, "Get him with Ice Beam!" Gummy opened its mouth and unleashed the blue lightning again, all ready to hit the healing Grotle. Sandal saw this and told Grotle to protect itself with Razor Leaf, making the grass tortoise stop it's Synthesis attack before firing the leaf shurikens. Once again, they struck the Ice Beam and were frozen solid. "Seed Bomb!" Grotle opened its mouth and started firing the glowing projectiles at Gummy. "Dodge it Gummy!" Pinkie ordered as Gummy warped from one spot to the next, dodging the speeding pellets while drawing closer to Grotle. "Now Aqua Tail!" Gummy leapt into the air as his tail was surrounded by water, then started spinning to transform into a water wheel that spun at Grotle at high speed. "Razor Leaf!" Grotle launched the spinning leaves at the wheel, but only managed to slow it down as it got closer. Eventually, the attack reached Grotle and struck it in the head again. "Grotle!" As this happened, Gummy broke out of the water and dropped in front of the Grotle. Seeing this, Sandal yelled, "Use Bite and grab it again!" Grotle staggered to Gummy with its mouth open, ready to bite down like before. "Water Gun!" Pinkie ordered, Gummy opening its mouth to unleash a high pressure burst of water. It wasn't aimed at Grotle though, but at the ground right in front of it. The water hit the dirt, causing Gummy to be propelled up over Grotle's head. "What!?" Sandalwood yelped while Pinkie just giggled, Gummy spinning back down to the ground and landing on its feet right behind Grotle. "Spin around!" But with Grotle's bulk, he couldn't do it quickly, giving Pinkie and Gummy the opening they needed. "Use Bite on its tail!" Gummy did so, grabbing the very tip of Grotle's tail...but causing no damage whatsoever. Mic: "Hey-oh! Did Pinkie just blow it and call the wrong move?" Celestia: "I agree. I was expecting her to use Ice Beam at that moment." Luna: "Same. I wonder what Pinkie was thinking?" "Obviously she wasn't," Micro added while adjusting his glasses. "All she's done is give Sandal an opening to finish this match for good." The others just stared at Pinkie, most unsure what was going to happen. They had a feeling that Pinkie had a plan....but what was it? "Bad move Pink!" Sandal told his opponent. "Grotle, toss Gumigator into the air!" "Grotle!" It replied as it tried to lift it's tail, only to find it to be stuck. "Tell?" It looked back and saw Gummy was continuing to hold its tail it his mouth, Grotle again tugging, but it was like Gummy was glued to the ground. Everyone else raised an eyebrow at this, while Pinkie just giggled. "Alright Gum-Gum, THROW IT!" And just like that, Gummy pulled on Grotle's tail, and to everyone's surprise, the grass tortoise was actually pulled off its feet. "Grotle!" It cried as it fell onto its stomach, then felt itself before dragged around the floor in a circular motion. "What the heck?!" Both Micro and Sandal exclaimed in bewilderment. "Is Gummy actually strong enough to lift that thing?" Flash asked, his answer soon given when Grotle was lifted off the floor by the spinning motion. Then, Gummy released its hold on the tail, sending Grotle off like a rocket. "GROTLE!" It screamed as it sailed a few feet before hitting the ground, landing not on its stomach...but on its shell. "Grotle?" Grotle tried to right itself, but was unable too. Mic: "Oh boy. Grotle's fallen and can't get up." Celestia: "The curse of all born with a shell like that." "Perfect! Now Grotle can't protect itself from our next attack. FULL POWER ICE BEAM GO!" Gummy opened its mouth and unleashed not one, not three, but several blue lightning bolts. They all flew at the still disabled Grotle and struck it before it could react, making it cry out in pain. "GROTLE!!!!" It screamed while still trying to spin itself around, eventually managing to do so after a full minute of the Ice Beam. And as Gummy's attack ended, the grass tortoise pushed itself back onto its feet. "Grotle...grotle…." "Awesome Grotle!" Sandal cheered. "No one can match your unbreakable will. Now, use Seed Bomb!" "Grot-" Grotle opened its mouth to fire the attack, only for its feet to give out and it hit the ground stomach first. "Grotle." "GROTLE!" Sandal cried as everyone stared at the downed Pokémon and saw spirals in its eyes. Mic: "Grotle KO'd, so the winners of the match are Pinkie and GUMIGATOR!" "YAY!" Pinkie cheered as she jumped up and down before running over to Gummy and pulling him into a tight hug. "Oh Gummy, you were amazing. Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Gummy didn't say anything, just accepting the hug. Back over to Sandalwood, he walked over to the still dazed Grotle and crouched down beside it. He patted its shell, "You did awesome Grotle. Thanks for working so hard." He pulled out his Pokeball and returned the Grove Pokémon, then sighed before noticing something appear next to his face. He looked up and saw it was a green Poke-Muff, which Pinkie had in her hand, "Here, thanks for being such a fun opponent to battle against." Sandal smiled before taking the treat and biting into it. "Thanks. You were great too. Never thought I'd face on opponent like you before." "Aww, thanks." She then held up her Gumigator, "But it's Gummy you should be congratulating. He did all the work." Sandal nodded and gave Gummy a pat on the head before the two headed off to the trainers' box. Mic: "What an exciting battle!" Luna: "Speed against power, with speed coming out on top." Celestia: "Maybe, but it wasn't just Gumigator's speed that won this match. Who would have expected that move with Grotle's tail? No doubt Pinkie's out of the box thinking played a part in this victory." Flash nodded at this while Pinkie walked up to them, "Pinkie, that battle was amazing! Who knew Gummy was such a power house?!" "Me!" Pinkie replied while hugging Gummy again. "How do you think I caught Mallow and Jigglypuff?" The others all chuckled as Twilight spoke up next, "Word of advice though, you might wanna teach Gummy a new move to replace Bite. Sure, it came in handy today, but I doubt you'll get that lucky the next time you try it." Pinkie hummed for a moment, "Guess you're right. It's funny to watch everyone's confused looks though." She placed Gummy on the wall before pulling another Poke-Muff out of her hair, placing it down for him to enjoy. Sandalwood sat down next to Micro, who patted him on the shoulder. "Sorry Sandal. Who would have thought something like that would have happened?" "Not me," Sandal replied while finishing off his Poke-Muff. "But it was fun to watch, that's for sure." Before anyone else could say anything, the megascreen changed to show the images of Twilight and Inky Rose. Mic: "ALRIGHT! It's time for the last battle of round one! Twilight Sparkle, Inky Rose, please step up to the field." Twilight let out a long sigh, "Alright....wish me luck." "You got this sis," Spike assured her. "Terra," Peewee added. "Thanks," Twilight replied as her opponent stepped out from the shadows of the corner. She said nothing as she stepped out onto the field and moved to the red section. Twilight did the same, walking over to the blue section. "Good luck darling," Rarity called out. "Go get 'em!" Flash cheered. Mic: "According to Twilight's trainer info, she's actually the younger sister of Equestria's current Champion. It also says she's spent several years as Professor Celestia's assistant. Any comments professor?" Celestia: "Twilight is an extremely bright young girl. I look forward to seeing how well her journey has molded her into a proper trainer." Luna: "As someone who's seen her in a battle scenario, I can tell you her opponent won't find it easy to beat her without a plan." Mic: "Looks like we're about to find out if you're right. Both trainers have arrived at their spots." Rainbow turned to Twilight's travel companions, "Is she really Shining Armor's sister?" "Yup," Spike said while leaning on the wall to try and look cool, "Which also makes him my brother." He shot Rarity a smile, the girl raising an eyebrow at this while Applejack shook her head. "Just cause her brother's a great trainer doesn't make her one. She'll still need to be careful against her opponent." Flash crossed his arm at this. "Don't worry. She's a good trainer, regardless of who her brother is. She won't be going down easily." Twilight looked her opponent up and down from across the field, seeing her twirling her finger through her hair while looking bored. "She doesn't look like the kind of person who will take this battle seriously," she told herself. "But I can't risk underestimating her." She then spoke loud enough for Rose to hear her, "let's have a good battle." "Whatever," Rose replied. "ALRIGHT!" Present Mic announced. "If both trainers are ready, let's see who's gonna be the first to bring out their Pokémon!" Everyone looked up at the megascreen as the roulette wheel appeared between the two's pictures. The wheel began to spin around as Mic turned to the professors and nodded, pressing the button. The roulette then slowed down, soon landing on the blue section. "Look's like Twilight's picking first. YEAH!" "Alright," Twilight pulled out her Pokeball, "then let's go Owlicious!" She tossed the ball into the air before it opened to release the Psychick. "Psy!" he went as he flew through the air. "Whatever..." Inky Rose pulled her own Pokeball. This one's top was half blue and half black, with a yellow crescent moon on the top. "Gothorita." She tossed the ball into the air before it opened, unleashing the red energy that took form to reveal a humanoid Pokémon wearing a black dress with white bows. It also had white bows in its black hair, making a pair of pigtails. "Rita..." it said as it spun like a ballerina. "Gothorita?" Trixie asked as she pulled out her Pokedex. Name: Gothorita Category: Manipulate Pokémon Type: Psychic Info: The source of their power is starlight. Using psychic power to float stones, they mark star positions at night. According to many folk tales, they create friends for themselves by controlling children while they sleep on starry nights. Mic: "It's Psychick verses Gothorita! We're looking at a double Psychic Battle!" Celestia: "This is shaping up to be an interesting final battle." Luna: "But who will be its victor?" Mic: Only one way to find out. In three!" Professors and Crowd: "TWO!" ALL: "ONE!" Mic: "Battle...BEGIN!" "Use Peck!" Twilight ordered, Owlicious charging while taking to the sky. His beak glowed and extended in size as he drew closer to Gothorita. "Double Slap," Rose countered. "Goth!" Gothorita spun on its heal, holding out its hands as they began to glow. When Owlicious reached it, his beak struck one of the hands and was knocked away before the second came around and hit him in the face. "Psy!" He cried as he fell to the floor, only to pull up and skim a few feet above the ground. "Confusion!" Twilight then ordered, Owlicious spinning around and locked his eyes onto Gothorita, both glowing blue before each firing a light beam. The beams quickly fused together as they flew at Gothorita, Inky Rose unable to call a counter fast enough. "Rita!" The gloomy looking Pokémon cried as it was struck, knocked off balance at the same time. "Now use Calm Mind!" Owlicious's entire body started to glow while Gothorita worked to regain its footing. Mic: "Nice! While their opponent's distracted, it's the perfect moment to increase their power." Celestia: "I told you Twilight is smart. Most trainers would use an opening like this to use a big attack." Luna: "But your student's thinking ahead. Very impressive." Rose growled at this, finally showing a little emotion, "I'll show you impressive! Psyshock!" "Goth!" Gothorita's eyes started to glow as it began to float into the air. "It can fly?" Spike yelped. "Well, it is a Psychic-Type," Doc reminded him. They watched as Gothorita closed its eyes and held out its hands. Seconds later, three orbs of blue and purple energy appeared between them. "Gotho...RITA!" It thrusted its hands, causing the orbs to be sent flying at Owlicious's direction. "Hoo!" Owlicious began trying to evade the spheres, managing to dodge the first to one, only for the third to clip his wing. "Hoo!" He cried while starting to fall, managing to open his wings just in time to stop himself from crashing. "You okay?" Twilight asked, seeing Owlicious's smoking wing. Once Owlicious landed, he looked back at his trainer and nodded. "Alright, then use Peck again!" Owlicious flapped back into the air before shooting up at still hovering Gothorita, his beak glowing as it grew longer. "Faint Attack," Rose ordered, Gothorita pulling one of its legs back. "Goth," as they both got within striking range, Gothorita swinging its leg forward. Owlicious saw this and aimed his beak so it would stab into the foot. But much to his surprise, when they were inches apart, Gothorita disappeared. "Psy?" He questioned, only to suddenly feel something smash into the top of his head. "RITA!" Gothorita had reappeared just above Owlicious and performed a drop kick on his head, sending him spinning down into the dirt. "Owlicious!" Twilight cried as everyone else in the audience flinched. Mic: "That had to hurt." "Come on Twilight!" Flash told her. "You got this!" Twilight nodded back, "I know. Now..." she saw Owlicious had pick itself up while Gothorita floated down to the ground, "Use Calm Mind!" "Psychick!" Owlicious's body glowed once again, pumping up the power of its Special Attack. Rose growled back, knowing that its Confusion attacks were gonna be more powerful now. "Time to set up our finisher." She pointed at Gothorita, "Use Future Sight!" "Goth!" Gothorita raised its hands into the air as a ball of blue sparking light appeared between them. "Gothorita!" It thrusted its hands up, sending the ball flying before it seemed to phase out of sight. Many of the spectators raised an eyebrow at this, Pinkie tilting her head as she asked, "Is something supposed to happen?" Doc shook his head. "Yes, but not for a while." Twilight did a small gulp. "I have to end this before that attack hits. Use Confusion!" Owlicious fired off the twin lasers, which were three times as powerful as before, that combined and struck Gothorita before it could react. "Goth!" It flinched as it staggered back, while Owlicious charged at the Manipulate Pokémon. "Sky Drop!" The Psychick managed to get behind Gothorita and grabbed its shoulders with his talons before beating his wings, flying up high. Once there, Owlicious spun and threw Gothorita at the ground. "Goth!!!" It cried as it fell. "Catch yourself!" Rose ordered, actually showing some emotion in her voice. Gothorita closed its eyes and used its psychic powers to grab a hold of itself, managing to slow itself down and stop just before hitting the dirt. This made Rose sigh in relief while Twilight growled, knowing she was running out of time. "Calm Mind!" Owlicious's body once again glowed, while several others gulped. "Using that move right now might not have been such a good idea," Doc added. "Why?" Spike asked, "Owlicious's Confusion's gonna be way stronger." "Except right now, every second counts. If Twilight wants to win this before the Future Sight hits, she needs to start attacking with force." "What's so bad about this Future Sight?" Rainbow asked, only for Doc to look up and go wide eyed. "You're about to see!" The others looked up and saw the space in the sky was beginning to warp, as some kind of wormhole opened up above the stadium. And from out of that wormhole, came a huge burst of psychic energy. The energy flew down and struck Owlicious, zapping him and causing the little owl to cry out in pain. "OWLICIOUS!" Twilight screamed as she watched her partner crash, smoke coming off his body. "No..." Mic: "Is this it? Has Psychick bitten the dust?" "What happened?" Spike yelped. "Future Sight is a move that sends a high powered psychic attack into the future," Doc explained. "It's a powerful move, though it's never clear how long it'll take to fire." "You're not kidding about it being powerful," Flash added. "I'm not sure if Owlicious was able to survive that." Everyone stared at where Owlicious had landed, watching as he slowly picked himself up and staggered before managing to get his balance. Twilight looked him over, "You okay?" "Psy!" Owlicious nodded. "Alright, use Peck!" Owlicious flew at the Pokémon again, its beak extending. "Future Sight!" Rose ordered, Gothorita creating the sparking energy ball that it then threw into the air. As it phased into nothingness, Owlicious almost impaled Gothorita in the chest, making it cry out while falling back. "Psyshock!" Gothorita recovered as it started to float up to create a trio of orbs, which it thrusted in Owlicious's direction. "Dodge it!" Twilight countered as the Psychick did so, managing to evade all three blasts...only to find Gothorita had gotten right in its face. "Double Slap!" Gothorita swung its now glowing hands in Owlicious's direction, managing to hit him once, but unable to do the next hit as the owl flew back. "Psyshock again!" Three more orbs appeared in its hands as this order reached its ears. "Confusion!" Owlicious fired the twin beams as Gothorita threw the spheres. The two attacks met dead center and exploded, sending the two flying back before managing to both pull themselves to a stop. "Peck/Faint Attack!" They charged again, Owlicious's beak glowing while Gothorita pulled its leg back. They drew closer, the Psychick's beak extending while Gothorita prepared to fire and upwards kick. But once they got into striking range, Owlicious stopped itself while Gothorita disappeared. The owl had obviously seen this coming and with one strong wing beat, pushed itself back as Gothorita reappeared and performed a roundhouse kick...only to hit nothing but air. "Goth?" "Confusion!" Owlicious unleashed a pair of psychic blasts, combining to strike the still off balance Gothorita. "Rita!" It cried as it was sent flying back, hitting the ground and rolling to a stop. "Gothorita?" Rose asked, wondering if her partner had been knocked out. But then, much to her relief, she saw it pick itself up and stand on its wobbly feet. "Alright!" She looked up at the sky and saw the Future Sight wasn't ready to fire, "Just need to buy time. Use Psyshock!" Gothorita created the orbs and launched them in three different directions nowhere near Owlicious. "Gothorita? What are you doing?" Everyone stared at Gothorita and saw it was still standing, but with swirls in its eyes. "Looks like its confused," Twilight commented with a smirk, "Perfect! Use Peck!" Owlicious then charged again with its now glowing beak. "Dodge it!" Rose ordered, but Gothorita was unable to respond. Instead, Owlicious slammed into its chest, making it cry out as it fell back. Twilight shined a big grin, but then looked up and saw the space above them begin to warp. "Future Sight...Owlicious can't take that again, unless..." She did a quick glance at the trainer's box, now seeing Flash glaring at her with a look of pure confidence. "What would you do Flash?" As soon as she said that, an idea popped into her head. "Of course! Use the attack against them! Owlicious, Sky Drop!" "Psy!" Owlicious quickly zipped behind Gothorita like before, grabbing the still confused Psychic-Type around the shoulders. He then lifted it up into the sky, flying right at the forming wormhole. "What's Twilight doing?" Rainbow asked. "Owlicious is flying right at the Future Sight," Rarity gasped. "Eh, stop worrying. She's obviously got a plan." Flash commented with a big smirk. And as Owlicious got closer to the portal as it finished forming, Twilight pointed at it and yelled, "Toss Gothorita at the Future Sight!" "PSYCHICK!" Owlicious spun forwards and released Gothorita in time for it to fly straight at the wormhole unleashing the energy blast. And as the Pokémon fly into the portal, the blast struck its caster and exploded. "GOTHORITA!" Everyone watched as the blast propelled Gothorita to the ground, fading just a few moments before it crashed into the battlefield and kicked up a cloud of dust. They all waited for the dust to settle, seeing it to reveal Gothorita laying on the ground with swirls in its eyes. Mic: "Gothorita KO'd, so the winners of the match are Twilight and PSYCHICK!" The audience all cheered at Twilight's victory, all amazed at how she had turned everything around. Celestia: "What an incredible turn around! The Twilight I send out on her journey wouldn't have come up with that." Luna: "Looks like she's learned a lot while travelling around." "Owlicious!" Twilight cheered as her Psychick flew into her, the girl now hugging him tightly. "You were amazing!" "Psy!" Owlicious exclaimed back. "Whatever..." Inky Rose said as she returned Gothorita and walked away. Twilight tried to follow her to thank her for the match, but she was gone before she could say anything. Because of this, she went back to the trainer box. "That was awesome Twilight!" Spike told her sister as she arrived, everyone else giving her similar praise. "Thanks guys," replied as she hugged Owlicious again. "But it wasn't just me who made this match possible. Owlicious pulled it off, and Flash helped a lot too." "Me?" Flash asked as he pointed at himself. "What did I do?" Twilight nodded at this. "Yeah. When the Future Sight showed up, I wondered 'what would Flash do' and that crazy idea popped into my head. So thanks." This made Flash blush while the others all smirked as the megascreen changed to show the picture of every trainer who had made it through to round two. "ALRIGHT!" Present Mic yelled, "Here are the lucky trainers who'll be competing in tomorrow's event." The seven trainers, as one had left thinking he didn't need to be there, stared up at the screen while wondering who their next opponent would be. The same questions was also flowing through the minds of everyone else in the stadium, along with wondering who the lucky winner of the whole thing would be. Only time would tell.