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// Bonds & Promises 
// Story: Pokemon Turquoise 
// by foxmaster 
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The next day Turquoise was near the end of her semifinal match and had her Corviknight deliver the final blow to her opponent’s Tangrowth with Drill Peck.

“ Tangrowth is unable to battle Corviknight is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise as her picture with a winner icon appeared on the jumbotron. After recalling her Corviknight Turquoise walked off the field where Twilight, Rarity, and Fluttershy were waiting for her.

“ You did Turquoise, you made it to the top four,” Twilight said.

“ Your next Twilight,” Turquoise said.

“ Right, and will you be there to watch me?” Twilight asked.

“ I need to head to the Pokemon Center first but I promise to catch your battle,” Turquoise said. Turquoise left for the Pokemon center while Twilight and the others returned to the stadium. As soon as Turquoise arrived at the Pokemon center she saw the start of Twilight’s match on the tv while she waited for her Pokemon to heal. Meanwhile, in the corner of the room, Isabelle and Chris were waiting for their moment to attack Turquoise with their new gadgets that they built. As Turquoise was watching the match she failed to notice Isabelle unleashing her sticky ball shooter on her. As soon as Turquoise was bound and gagged Isabelle and Chris threw her into the back of a van and drove off with all the bags of pokeballs they stole.





Meanwhile, with Twilight’s battle, things were not looking too good for twilight now that she was down two pokemon already and was relying on her Decidueye to help even things.

“ Where is Turquoise? She should have been back by now,” Rarity asked.

“ Your right, it's not like her to lie or break a promise. Something must have happened to her,” Applejack said.

“ What shall we do? We can't leave Twilight, she needs our support,” Rarity asked.

“ You keep watching the match. I will go find Turquoise,” Applejack said.

“ Please hurry,” Rarity said before Applejack ran out of the stadium faster than her Yamper on steroids. As soon as she arrived at the Pokemon center she asked Nurse Joy if she saw Turquoise.

“ Let’s see. After she gave me her pokemon she was watching the ongoing match on the tv and then these two strange-looking people snuck up behind her,” Nurse Joy said.

“ What did these people look like?” Applejack asked.

“ One of them was a woman with long blonde hair and the other was a man with red hair and were both wearing these uniforms with big black Ss on them,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Team Supernova. They must have kidnapped Turquoise,” Applejack said.

“ In any case, her pokemon are all healed up. Can I trust you to give them to her?” Nurse joy asked.

“ Leave it to me, “Applejack said before putting Turquosie’s pokeballs in her backpack. As soon as Applejack was outside the Pokemon center she pulled out one of Turquoise’s pokeballs and called out her Corviknight who looked confused. “ Listen Corviknight Turquoise may be in great danger and I know she probably never asked you to do this but would you mind letting me ride you so we could look from the sky?” Corviknight looked more than happy to accommodate that request since he knew Turquosie’s life was important to him. After getting on Corviknight’s back he and Applejack flew off and checked the ground below.





Back with Turquoise who was looking real scared right about now since she didn’t have her pokemon to help bail her out of this one.

“ I can,t believe we managed to beat this Dorkette so easily,” Chris said.

“ Without her Pokemon she is weak,” Isabelle said before they both began to laugh evilly. Suddenly Chris who was driving the van noticed something in his rearview mirror. That something was Applejack and Corviknight. Chris floored the gas pedal and tried to shake Corviknight only for Corviknight to unleash Brave Bird with Applejack holding on for dear life. As soon as Corviknight broke through the back of the van Turquoise looked glad to see them. Applejack tried to get Turquoise out of her sticky bindings but could not.

“ What is this stuff made of?” Applejack asked.

“ Triple reinforced polymer Dorkette that stuff won’t break no matter how much you try to tear at it,” Isabelle said before the van went over a cliff and into the ocean. The bags of Pokeball began to float to the surface while the water caused the sticky gunk binding Turquoise to deteriorate thus setting Turquoise free. As soon as the girls returned to the surface Officer Jenny riding a jet ski came by.

“ What’s with the commotion?” Officer Jenny asked before noticing Chris and Isabelle and slapped the cuffs on them. “ Are you girls ok?

“ I’m fine now,” Turquoise said as she and Applejack returned to the shore with Officer Jenny.

“ We better hurry before Twilight’s match ends,” Applejack said.

“ How are we going to get there in time?” Turquoise said before Corviknight motioned for Turquoise to get on his back.

“ You girls go on ahead I will return the pokeballs,” Officer Jenny said. Turquoise got on her Corviknight and she and Applejack took off.





Meanwhile back with Twilight. The battle was not looking too good now that Twilight was down to just her Charizard while her opponent just called out their fifth pokemon which was a Gyarados. Twilight managed to defeat Gyrados with a Thunder Punch.

“ Gyrados is unable to battle Charizard is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Twilight. Just then Turquoise and Applejack made it back to the stands.

“ Where were you Turquoise?” Rarity asked.

“ I was waiting for my pokemon to heal when Isabelle and Chris kidnapped me,” Turquoise said.

“ That is awful are you ok?” Rarity asked.

“ A bit wet but I’m surviving,” Turquoise said.

“ In any case your right on time to see the end of the battle,” Rarity said. Twilight unleashed her Mega Evolution and managed to defeat her opponent’s Metagross in a single attack.

“ Metagross is unable to battle Charizard is the winner which means Twilight wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Twilight as her picture with the winner icon appeared on the jumbotron. After recalling her Charizard Twilight left the battlefield. At the same time, Rainbow and Sunset’s matches ended with their victory meaning all four of them made it to the final four. It was then Turquoise had an idea which had her make a fist and point it forwards. Sunset, Rainbow, and Twilight did the same.

“ All four of us made it to the top four so let’s all vow that no matter who wins or loses there will be no hard feelings between any of us,” Turquoise said with the other three agreeing with her.

“ You won’t hear me complaining,” Twilight said.

“ Me either,” Sunset said.

“ I would prefer to win but I guess I can settle for getting this far,” Rainbow said as all four of them bumped their fists.





The next day Turquoise and Twilight were standing on opposite ends of the battlefield looking ready to begin. As soon as the Ref arrived Turquoise and Twilight called out their first pokemon.  

“ Go Weavile,” Twilight said as she sent out a black and red creature with claws and a yellow gem on its forehead. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for this one.

“ Weavile.The Sharp Claw pokemon. With its claws, it leaves behind signs for its friends to find. The number of distinct signs is said to be over 500,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise thought for a bit and then made her choice. “ Go Lucario. As soon as Lucario came out the battle began.

“ Lucario use Aura Sphere. Lucario unleashed an Aura sphere which Twilight was prepared for.

“ Send it back with Metal Claw. Weavile’s claw turned to iron before returning Lucario’s Aura Sphere with some added power. Turquoise was impressed with Twilight’s quick thinking but that did not mean she was not prepared for it.

“ Use Force Palm to send it back. Lucario pointed his palm forward before repelling the Aura Sphere and sending it back with more speed. Before Twilight could give another command the Aura Sphere managed to land and inflict a ton of damage which not only caused Weavile to faint but to fly into the wall behind Twilight.

“ Weavile is unable to battle Lucario is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Weavile return,” Twilight said before recalling Weavile. Twilight took a moment to think and then made her choice. “ Go Charizard,” Charizard came out ready to go.

“ So you decided to use your partner. Return Lucario,” Turquoise said while recalling Lucario. Turquoise then pulled out her secret weapon. “ Go Milotic. As soon as Milotic came out the battle resumed.

“ Charizard use Thunder Punch. Charizard flew as fast as lightning while its right claw was covered in electricity.

“ Milotic use Hydro Pump. Milotic unleashed her Hydro Pump which managed to stop Charizard in his tracks and slowly pushed him back. “ Now use Breaking Swipe. Milotic Spun around while her tail was glowing light green and managed to nail Charizard extremely hard only for Charizard to stop Milotic in her tracks. “ Milotic use Hydro Pump. Milotic unleashed her hydro Pump only for twilight to not be fazed.

“ We won’t lose that easily. Charizard use Blast Burn. Charizard unleashed his Blast Burn which collided with the Hydro Pump and caused an explosion that covered the area where Charizard and Milotic were. As soon as the smoke cleared both Charizard and Milotic fainted.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle which means this match is a draw,” The Ref said while crossing his flags. 

“ Milotic return,” Turquoise said before Recalling Milotic. “ Thank you for taking her Charizard off the board.

“ Charizard return,” Twilight said before recalling Charizard. Twilight pulled out her next pokemon. “ Go Manectric. Manectric came out ready to go. Turquoise knew exactly who to use.

“ Go Flygon,” Turquoise said as she called out Flygon. Turquoise thought she had the advantage until she saw that twilight did not look fazed at all.

“ Manectric use Electric Terrain. Manectric unleashed a pulse of electricity which ended up electrifying the entire battlefield. “ Now use Ice Fang. Manectric charged at Flygon like a bullet with fangs made of ice which took Turquoise by surprise.

“ Flygon up. Flygon flew higher and managed to get out of Manectric’s reach. “ Now use Earthquake. Flygon slammed down like a meteor and shook the Battlefield violently which managed to damage Manectric but not enough to cause it to faint.

“ Manectric use Ice Fang while Flygon is still on the ground. Manectric lunged at Flygon with its ice fang and managed to land this time which inflicted enough damage to cause Flygon to faint.

“ Flygon is unable to battle Manectric is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Twilight.

“ Flygon return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Flygon. Turquoise quickly called out her next pokemon. “ Go Ninetails. As soon as Ninetails came out her drought ability kicked in and covered the battlefield in sunny day status. “ Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower which was powered up by Sunny Day.

“ We won’t go down that easily. Manectric use Thunder. Manectric unleashed a very powerful thunder that collided with the Flamethrower. Both supercharged moves pushed against each other until in the end Manectric’s Thunder pushed through the Flamethrower and inflicted a ton of damage on Ninetails. Now both Ninetails and Manectric were down to their last bit of health. “ Manectric finish this with Ice Fang. Manectric charged at Ninetails with Ice Fang which did not faze Turquoise.

“ We shall end this. Ninetails use Extrasensory. Ninetails’s eyes glowed blue as her tails stiffened and Manectric was caught in a light blue field of kinetic energy and then slammed against the battlefield which caused it to faint.

“ Manectric is unable to battle Ninetails is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Manectric return,” Twilight said as she recalled her Manectric. Twilight noticed that Ninetails was worn out from her battle with Manectric and knew the perfect pokemon to finish her. “ Go Dugtrio. As soon as Dugtrio came out Turquoise was ready. “ Dugtrio use Sand tomb. Dugtrio began spinning around creating a pit of quicksand which Ninetails got caught in and was being dragged towards Dugtrio.

“ Ninetails use Fire Blast with all you got. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast in an attempt to take Dugtrio down with her. Dugtrio could not dodge it since he was in the middle of his own attack and took a massive amount of damage which caused both Ninetails and Dugtrio to faint.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle which means this battle is a draw,” The Ref said while crossing his flags.

“ Ninetails return,” Turquoise said while recalling Ninetails.

“ Dugtrio return,” Twilight said while recalling Dugtrio. Both Twilight and Turquoise pulled out their next pokeballs. “ Go Flareon. Flareon came out with a fiery look in its eyes.

“ Go Lucario,” Turquoise said as Lucario came back out.

“ Lucario use Bullet Punch. Lucario charged at Flareon with fists covered in orange energy.

“ Like that is going to work. Flareon use Flare blitz. Flareon charged at Lucario while covered in a cloak of blue fire and pushed against the Bullet Punch and broke through it which damaged Lucario severely and caused him to faint while at the same time Flareon suffered recoil damage.

“ Lucario is unable to battle Flareon is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Twilight.

“ Lucario return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Lucario. Turquoise decided to fight big moves with big moves. “ Go Corviknight. Corviknight came out ready to go. “ Corviknight use Drill Peck. Corviknight dived at Flareon with his Drill Peck.

“ Flareon use Fire Fang. Flareon leaped at Corviknight and just when it looked like both moves were about to collide Flareon went above and sunk her Fire Fang into Corviknight who took severe damage from it.

“ If we are going down let’s go down swinging. Corviknight use Brave Bird. Corviknight dove down while covered in fire.

“ Flareon use Flare Blitz. Flareon used Flare Blitz again which caused both moves to collide and explode. As soon as both pokemon hit the ground it was revealed that they both fainted as the Electric Terrain ended.

“ Both Pokemon are unable to battle so the fifth battle is a draw,” The ref said while crossing his flags.

“ Flareon return,” Twilight said as she recalled Flareon.

“ Corviknight return,” Turquoise said. Things were heating up now that the climax of the battle was approaching.

“ Go Decidueye,” Twilight said as she called out Decidueye who looked determined.

“ Go Goodra,” Turquoise said as she called out her Goodra which was her ace in the hole.

“ Decidueye use Leaf Blade. Decidueye’s feathers turned into blades made of green energy which Decidueye hit Goodra with only for Goodra to absorb the energy.

“ I guess my Goodra’s Sap Sipper took you by surprise,” Turquoise said. Both Goodra and Decidueye went head to head as Goodra was absorbing all of Decidueye’s grass-type attacks. After a long clash of attacks, Decidueye was looking tired while Goodra was brimming with both power and energy. “ Time to finish this. Goodra use Thunder Punch. Goodra rushed at Decidueye with a fist covered in electricity and dealt a ton of damage which caused Decidueye to fall forward and faint.

“ Decidueye is unable to battle. Goodra is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” the Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise as her picture with the winner icon appeared on the jumbotron. After recalling her Decidueye Twilight approached Turquoise.

“ That was the most epic battle I ever had,” Twilight said joyfully.

“ Me too. now let’s see how the battle between Rainbow and Sunset is going,” Turquoise said.





Meanwhile, on Battlefield B the final battle was between Rainbow’s Braviary and Sunset’s Inteleon.

“ Inteleon use Snipe Shot. Inteleon unleashed its Snipe shot which managed to finish off Braviary.

“ Braviary is unable to battle Inteleon is the winner which means Sunset wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Sunset as her picture with the winner icon appeared on the jumbotron. After both Rainbow and Sunset recalled their Pokemon the bracket appeared on the jumbotron showing the two trainers who made it to the final match of the Indigo League.

“ Looks like it’s down to just you and me Turquoise,” sunset said.

“ I’m looking forward to it,” Turquoise said before the girls returned to their room for the night.