//------------------------------// // Enter The Seviper Gang // Story: Pokemon Turquoise // by foxmaster //------------------------------// The morning sun rose as Turquoise and the others were getting ready to traverse the long tunnel ahead of them. Before they left Nurse Joy stopped them for a moment. “ You girls be careful in there because the Rock Tunnel is now under the control of the Seviper Gang,” Nurse Joy said. “ Is that why most people stopped using the Rock Tunnel?” Turquoise asked. “ Yes, and these ladies are not known for being merciful towards anyone especially kids,” Nurse Joy said. “ Whoever they are I’m sure we can take them,” Applejack said. As soon as the girls stepped into the tunnel the lights suddenly turned on and filled the tunnel with a bright light with some silhouettes standing in front of them. “ Well look at what we have here ladies a bunch of noobs who think they can cut through our turf,” One of the silhouettes said before the light died down and revealed seven girls dressed in leather with studded wristbands and piercings with punk-like hairstyles. “ Let me guess you’re the Seviper Gang we been warned about,” Applejack said. “ You got it cowgirl we are the ones who own this tunnel and if you want to go through all of you will have to beat us in a knockout battle,” The leader said. “ What is a knock out battle?” Rarity asked. “ Jade, explain the rules to these noobs,” The leader said. “ This a style of battle we the Seviper Gang invented on our own. Its a team style battle between trainers on each side with no intermissions and no substitutions and each trainer is required to use all of their pokemon regardless of how many or how weak they are,” Jade explained. “ Guess we don,t have a choice. Fine we accept your challenge,” Twilight said. “ You’re not backing down good at least some trainers have a backbone,” One of the girls said. “ So who will be our first victim?” The leader asked. “ I am,” Applejack said while stepping up. “ And I will start things off for our side,” A girl with tanned skin and black hair wearing dark eyeliner and lipstick said as she stepped up to her side of the battlefield. “ The name is Viper and as of this moment your worst nightmare. “ Let’s just get started already,” Applejack said impatiently. “ So who is going to be our referee? “ We don,t have one and we don’t need one,” Viper said as she and Applejack pulled out their pokeballs. “ Go Yamper,” Applejack said as she sent out Yamper who looked excited to play. “ Go Arbok,” Viper said as she sent out a purple cobra-like pokemon with hearts on the frill part. “ chabok,” Arbok said which caused Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex which annoyed the Seviper Gang a little. “ Arbok. The Cobra Pokemon. After stunning its opponents with the pattern on its stomach, it quickly wraps them up in its body and waits for them to stop moving,” The Pokdex said. “ Arbok lets start with Sludge Bomb. Arbok coughed out blobs of purple sludge at Yamper. “ Yamper dodge and use Nuzzle. Yamper despite having stubby legs barely managed to dodge the Sludge Bomb and charged at Arbok while crackling with electricity then managed to rub up against Arbok thus both damaging and Paralyzing it. “Let’s see how you slither away while Paralyzed. “ That won,t work,” Viper said as Arbok molted its skin and came out unscathed. “ Ew, what was that just now?” Rarity asked disgusted by what she just saw. “ That is Arbok’s ability Shed Skin when its inflicted with a status condition Arbok can use this ability to heal itself from that condition,” Viper explained. “ Now it’s our turn to attack Arbok use dig. Arbok burrowed underground which confused Yamper. “ Yamper stay alert Arbok can come out from anywhere,” Applejack shouted. Yamper listened for the sound of Arbok only for Arbok to come out from beneath her and knock her out in one blow. “ Yamper,” Applejack shouted in shock after seeing her only pokemon defeated. “ Looks like that is one win for our side,” Viper said as Applejack called back her Yamper. “ So who will be my next opponent? “ I will,” Twilight shouted as she rushed on to the battlefield. “ Applejack I will get her back for you. Twilight pulled out one of her pokeballs and threw it. “ Go Dugtrio. Dugtrio appeared and looked ready to go. “ Trio,” Dugtrio said. “ Too easy. Arbok use Sludge Bomb. Arbok spat out more blobs of sludge which did not faze Twilight in the slightest. “ Dugtrio dodge and use Sand Tomb. Dugtrio dodged the sludge and spun around which caused a bunch of sand to form under Arbok and damage it. “ Now use Tri Attack. Dugtrio generated three orbs that formed a triangle before being fired at Arbok who tried to dodge it but failed due to the sand tomb that ensnared it. This time Arbok was burned which shocked Viper. “ That is one of the additional effects of Tri Attack it will sometimes either burn, freeze or Paralyze the opponent. Viper was expecting Arbok to use shed skin again but no such luck which caused it to faint from the burn damage. “ Arbok return,” Viper said before recalling her Arbok and tagging out with a woman with flashy purple eye shadow and short blue hair. “ I’m Desiree and I will take great pleasure in freezing you to the bone,” Desiree said while licking her lips. “ As if that will happen,” Twilight said. “ We shall see. Go Glalie,” Desiree said as she threw a Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a ball of ice with a face and black spots with black horns. “ Glalie,” Glalie said in an angry-sounding tone which made Turquoise pull out her Pokedex. “ Glalie. The Face Pokemon. It can instantly freeze moisture in the atmosphere. It uses this power to freeze its foes,” The Pokedex said. “ Let’s start this off with hail. Glalie used his horns to generate an ice blue ball that formed a cloud and caused it to hail inside the tunnel. “ Now use Ice Beam. Glalie fired a beam of ice from his horns and aimed for Dugtrio. “ Dugtrio use Tri Attack. Dugtrio fired his tri attack and both moves hit their mark however the Ice beam caused Dugtrio to faint while Glalie suddenly became Paralyzed. “ Dugtrio return. You were splendid. “ Are you going to give up and let another one of your friends lose to us?” Desiree asked mockingly. “ Oh, I’m not out just yet I still have two more Pokemon who can fight for me,” Twilight said as she pulled out her next Pokeball. “ Go Charmeleon. Charmeleon appeared and looked raring to go. “ Charmeleon lets start with Fire Fang. Charmeleon ran at Glalie with his mouth open with fire inside it and then bit down on Glalie who felt it like a ton of bricks. “ Glalie retaliate with Avalanche. Glalie tried to use the move he was commanded to do but could not due to the paralysis kicking in. “ Now use Dragon Rush from close range. Charmeleon bounced off of Glalie and lunged back covered in a blue aura thus sending Glalie back and causing him to faint. “ Glalie return,” Desiree said before recalling her Glalie and tagging out with a girl with long blonde hair. “ I’m Aoi and me and my Partner will extinguish your Charmeleon,” Aio said vindictively. “ Bring it if you think you can,” Twilight said. “ Oh, I will. Go Vaporeon,” Aoi said as she threw her Pokeball which unleashed a blue cat-like creature with frills around its neck and ears along with a mermaid-like tail. “ Vapor,” Vaporeon said which once again prompted Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex. “ Vaporeon. The Bubble Jet Pokemon and another Evolve Form of Eevee. Its body's cellular structure is similar to the molecular composition of water. It can melt invisibly in water,” The Pokedex said. “ You with the Pokedex knock it off with the analysis,” Aoi said in an annoyed tone. “ Hey, don,t yell at my friend like that she is a new trainer and wants to learn all she can about Pokemon,” Twilight said. “ Whatever lets battle,” Aoi said. “ Vaporeon use Water Gun. Vaporeon fired a stream of water at Charmeleon. “ Use Dragon Breath. Charmeleon unleashed a stream of blue fire that collided with the Water Gun which caused both moves to push against each other until the Water Gun overpowered the Dragon Breath and nailed Charmeleon for a good amount of damage. “ Time to finish you. Vaporeon use Brine. Vaporeon summoned a bunch of water spheres that suddenly sped up and nailed Charmeleon for a ton of damage and knocked him out. “ Charmeleon return. You were amazing out there,” Twilight said as she prepared to send out her final pokemon. “ Go Dartrix. Dartrix flew out ready to go. “ Let’s start with Razor Leaf. Dartrix fired a bunch of razor-sharp leaves from his wings which did not faze Aoi in the slightest. “ Vaporeon use Aurora beam. Vaporeon fired a rainbow-colored beam at Dartrix and managed to nail him while dodging the Razor Leaf. Despite taking some massive damage Dartrix managed to hang on while being covered in a green aura indicating Overgrow has been activated. “ Dartrix lets win this with one final Razor Leaf and give it all you got. Dartrix unleashed a massive amount of Razor Leaves that were heading towards Vaporeon. “ We won,t lose to you that easily. Vaporeon use Aurora Beam again. Vaporeon fired another Aurora Beam and managed to shoot through the Razor Leaf and nail Dartrix while the Razor Leaf also struck Vaporeon which caused both Pokemon to faint. “ Looks like a draw,” Twilight said before recalling Dartrix and tagging out with Fluttershy. Aoi did the same and tagged out with a girl with black skin and long black hair with yellow streaks in it. The name is Kasandra and I will send you and your pokemon into darkness,” Kasandra said scaring Fluttershy a little. “ I’m Flu flu Fluttershy and I will do my best for my friends,” Fluttershy said regaining her nerve. “ We shall see how that goes. Gourgiest lets get to it,” Kasandra said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a gourd-shaped creature with the face of a jack-o-lantern and salmon pink hair. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex like she always does with the new Pokemon she encounters. “ Gourgiest. The Pumpkin Pokemon. Large Gourgeist put on the guise of adults, taking the hands of children to lead them to the afterlife,” The Pokedex said. “ If you pull that toy out one more time we are going to break it,” Kasandra said in annoyance. “ You most certainly won,t because if you even try I will break you,” Applejack said threateningly. “ Fine whatever let’s just get this battle over with. Shy girl bring out your Pokemon,” Kasandra shouted which shook Fluttershy up. “ Go Scorbunny,” Fluttershy said as she nervously threw her Pokeball which hit the ground and unleashed Scorbunny who looked ready to fight. “ Scorbunny start by using Ember. Scorbunny ran at Gourgiest lightning fast while leaving scorching footprints behind and nailed Gourgiest with a fiery kick. “ Not bad but not good enough. Gourgiest use Shadow Sneak. Gourgiest slipped into the shadows and suddenly came up from behind Scorbunny and nailed him for a good amount of damage. “ Now use Confuse Ray. Gourgiest summoned a wisp of light and hit Scorbunny with it thus causing Scorbunny to get confused. “ Let’s wrap this up with Hex. Gourgiest summoned a bunch of shadows that nailed Scorbunny for a ton of damage. Just when Kasandra thought she won Scorbunny was still standing which shocked her. “ Fine if that was not enough to beat you then this should. Gourgiest use Shadow Ball. Gourgiest created a black ball made of energy and fired it at Scorbunny who was still confused. Just when it looked like Scorbunny was done for Scorbunny leaped into the air and kicked the Shadowball right back at Gourgiest which shocked both Fluttershy and Kasandra while Scorbunny acted like he made the game-winning goal in a soccer match. Gourgiest tried to get back up but fainted. As soon as the confusion wore off Scorbunny began to glow which indicated he was evolving. Scorbunny began to grow bigger along with his ears growing longer and flopping down. As soon as the light faded a bigger rabbit with white fur and a yellow patch that looked like a sweatband and wearing what looked like a red and black tracksuit stood where Scorbunny once was. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to see what Scorbunny evolved into while Applejack prepared to attack anyone who came for it. “ Raboot. The rabbit Pokemon and the evolved form of Scorbunny. It kicks berries right off the branches of trees and then juggles them with its feet, practicing its footwork,” The Pokedex said. Suddenly Raboot was covered in fire indicating he learned a new move. “ Looks like my Raboot learned Flame Charge,” Fluttershy said with joy. “ Gourgiest return,” Kasandra said before recalling her Gourgiest and tagging out with a girl with white hair and piercing red eyes. “ My name is Azami and you and your Raboot will be crushed under the wave of me and my partner,” Azami said before pulling her Pokeball out. “ Go Gastrodon. A giant blue and green slug-like creature with yellow accents came out which caused Turquoise to do her thing. “ Gastrodon. The Sea Slug Pokemon. It secretes a purple fluid to deter enemies. This fluid isn't poisonous instead, it's super sticky, and once it sticks, it's very hard to unstick,” The Pokedex said. “ Gastrodon lets start with Water Pulse. Gastrodon fired a ball made of water at Raboot who tried to kick it back only for it to explode and damage him. Now use Ancient Power. Gastrodon unleashed a sphere of white energy at Raboot which managed to nail him and cause him to faint. “ Raboot return,” Fluttershy said as she recalled her Raboot and left the field. “ Which one of you thinks they can take me on next,” Azami said. “ I will,” Turquoise said with confidence. “ Your that girl who kept analyzing our Pokemon,” Azami said in shock. “ The name is Turquoise and as of right now the last opponent you girls will be facing,” Turquoise said. “ We shall see about that. How many Pokemon do you have?” Azami asked. “ Six,” Turquoise said. “ So you have a full team no matter we will still beat you,” Azami said as Turquoise pulled out her first Pokeball. “ Go Venusaur,” Turquoise said as Venusaur came out and shook the battlefield. “ Gastrodon use Icy Wind. Gastrodon unleashed a breath of ice crystals towards Venusaur which did not faze Turquoise in the slightest. “ Venusaur counter with Petal Blizzard. Venusaur unleashed his Petal Blizzard which managed to overpower the Icy wind and knock Gastrodon out. “ Gastrodon return,” Azami said as she recalled Gastrodon and tagged out with a girl with red hair styled in twin tails. “ I’m Momo and your winning streak shall end right here,” Momo said intimidatingly. “ We shall see about that,” Turquoise said. “ Go Scrafty,” Momo said as she threw her Pokeball and unleashed an orange creature with a mohawk of a deeper shade wearing yellow pants and a matching hood. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex like always which made Momo inpatient. “ Scrafty. The Hoodlum Pokemon. While mostly known for having the temperament of an aggressive ruffian, this Pokémon takes very good care of its family, friends, and territory,” The Pokedex said. “ Venusaur use Leech Seed. Venusaur fired a bunch of seeds from the flower on his back and managed to bind Scrafty with them. “ That won,t save you Scrafty use Soul Punch. Scrafty charged at Venusaur with his fist covered in a dark aura and managed to send Venusaur flying despite its weight. Venusaur was suddenly returned to his Pokeball and Zorua was dragged out which caused her to look confused. “ What did you do to my Venusaur and why is my Zorua out?” Turquoise asked. “ Well, that’s the secondary effect of Soul Punch it forces the pokemon that is hit by it to retreat and swap out with another pokemon,” Momo explained. “ That was a move from the Equestria Region how did your Scrafty learn that?” Twilight asked. “ I did some training there for a while until I lost the Equestria League and gave up on my journey,” Momo said. “ Zorua I know you might be scared because this will be your first battle but I know you can do this just give it your best,” Turquoise said motivating Zorua to give it her all. “ As if your puny Zorua can beat my Scrafty,” Momo said tauntingly. “ I won,t know until I try,” Turquoise said. “ Fine with me. Scrafty use High Jump Kick. Scrafty leaped into the air with his knee glowing. “ Zorua use Detect. Zorua’s eyes glowed as Scrafty was closing in and managed to backflip out of the way which caused Scrafty to hurt himself. “ High Jump Kick is a double-edged sword because if you miss with it your just going to hurt yourself. The Leech Seed from Venusaur suddenly kicked in and sapped some of Scrafty’s strength. “ Scrafty use Brick Break. Scrafty charged at Zorua with his hand covered in white light. As he prepared to hit Zorua Turquoise noticed something new with Zorua. Zorua leaped out of the way and unleashed a barrage of scratches on Scrafty which surprised Turquoise. “ Was that Fury Swipes?” Turquoise asked. “ Sure was and who knows what else Zorua just learned,” Twilight said as Scrafty had his health sapped again. “ I’m sick of this game Scrafty end this with High Jump Kick. Scrafty leaped into the air with his knee glowing like last time. “ Zorua use Detect. Zorua’s eyes glowed again and this time Zorua sidestepped out of the way and managed to cause Scrafty to knock himself out with his own High Jump Kick. “ Scrafty return,” Momo said as she recalled her Scrafty and left the battlefield. The leader suddenly stood up and walked towards the battlefield. “ Well well well looks like you noobs managed to beat my gang its been a while since I had to battle,” The leader said as she took her position on the field. “ And who might you be?” Turquoise asked knowing she was going to introduce herself anyway. “ The name is Vena and I’m the leader of the Seviper Gang,” Vena said. “ And if I beat you will you let us pass?” Turquoise asked. “ That’s the deal not that you will beat me,” Vena said as she pulled out her Pokeball. “ Go Seviper. A black snake-like creature with pointy fangs and yellow spots came out and looked ready to go. “ Seviper,” Seviper said which caused Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex with the rest of the gang trying to stop her only for the girls to hold them back. “ Seviper. The Fang Snake Pokemon. Seviper shares a generations-long feud with Zangoose. The scars on its body are evidence of vicious battles. This Pokémon attacks using its sword-edged tail,” The Pokedex said. “ Are you done playing with that thing?” Vena asked. “ That should be the last time unless you have any other pokemon I don,t know about,” Turquoise said. “ My Seviper is all I need,” Vena said. “ Very well Zorua use Fury Swipes. Zorua charged at Seviper and began unleashing her barrage of scratches which did not faze Seviper in the slightest. “ Too weak allow me to show you what a real attack looks like. Seviper use Poison Tail. Seviper’s tail suddenly glowed purple and managed to nail Zorua for a ton of damage and caused her to faint. “ Zorua return. You did great for your first battle now take a good rest,” Turquoise said before pulling out her next Pokemon. “ Go Trapinch. Trapinch came out and looked ready to go. “ Too easy. Seviper use Poison Fang. Seviper’s fangs began to glow purple as he charged at Trapinch. “ Trapinch use Dig. Trapinch burrowed underground and as soon as Seviper stopped Trapinch came out from beneath it and dealt some massive damage. Now use Bulldoze. Trapinch leaped into the air and came down with enough force to shake the ground and cause more damage to Seviper. “ I won,t let you beat me that easily. Seviper use Dragon Tail. Seviper’s tail suddenly took the form of a Dragon, tail and nailed Trapinch then sent him back to his Pokeball and dragged out Espeon. “ Looks like your plan backfired my Espeon will finish this for me,” Turquoise said. “ Seviper use Poison Tail. Seviper charged at Espeon with his tail glowing purple only not as fast as last time which Turquoise took advantage of. “ Espeon use Confusion. Espeon’s eyes glowed as she used confusion to lift Seviper into the air and then slam him on to the ground and knock him out. “ Looks like we win,” Turquoise said. “ Seviper return,” Vena said before smiling for the first in a while. “ I must admit you girls are alright no one has ever beaten us since we took over this tunnel. “ But why take over the tunnel and why abandon your journeys?” Twilight asked. “ Because we realized no matter how hard we train or how much effort we put into getting stronger we would always lose,” Vena said. “ Listen there is no guarantee that training and getting stronger means you will win all the time if you lose just keep going,” Applejack said. “ You’re right we should never give up so as of right now the Seviper Gang is disbanded,” Vena said before Officer Jenny came in. “ Not so fast girls your not going anywhere yet,” Officer Jenny said. “ Officer Jenny? When did you get here?” Twilight asked. “ I have been watching the battle from the beginning,” Officer Jenny said. Turquoise and her friends were free to continue to Lavender Town while the former Seviper Gang was tasked with community service which meant wiping and painting over every square inch of graffiti inside the tunnel from route 10 to Lavender Town. Minutes later Turquoise and her friends arrived in front of a town with a tower. “ Ladies welcome to Lavender Town,” Rarity said. After finding the Pokemon center the girls and their pokemon turned in for the night after a long string of battles.