//------------------------------// // Go, Sweetie Belle! // Story: My Little Pokémon // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Equestria. Canterlot. Canterlot Stadium. Late Afternoon. Sweetie Belle would now have a battle with BigTime Ben. Since she won the final Quarterfinals match, due to there being one pony short, the semifinals were ineligible and only the finals, which would be a three-way battle would occur. However, for that to happen, the Extra Battle against Ben was the ticket for Sweetie Belle to reach those Finals. If she could beat BigTime Ben, that is. "Before the end, we have this extra battle." The announcer said. "Sweetie Belle vs BigTime Ben. She'll have to win this one too if she wants to make it to the climactic round. It'll be a Double Battle for this extra battle." "I've never seen him battle before. Have you, Twilight?" Rainbow Dash asked. "No. But he's caught a lot of Pokemon, so he probably has a lot of experience. Years of it too. Since his past was added in the Pokemon World thanks to the Rift, he's kept those skills for sure." Twilight replied. "So my sister is going up against her biggest battle yet? Oh." Rarity shuddered, fearing for Sweetie Belle and the outcome of this battle. "The Battle will be a Double Battle. Both Trainers, please send out your Pokemon." The referee ordered. "Okay! Go! Plusle! Minun!" Sweetie Belle chose the perfect duo for this Double Battle. Plusle and Minun. They were made for Double Battles. "Plusle!" "Minun!" "In that case...Gothitelle! Decidueye!" Ben already chose his Pokemon. He threw a Poke Ball into the air while Gothitelle hovered forward, standing in front of her trainer. And out of the Pokeball came Decidueye. "Gothitelle!" "Decidueye!" "I can do this...!" Sweetie Belle started pumping herself up, believing in herself to take victory against an adept trainer. She had no idea what BigTime Ben was capable of, but she wouldn't let that get to her. She's come this far, after all. "Battle Start!" "We'll go first! Plusle! Minun! Dual Spark!" "Plus!" Plusle and Minun would use the same attack in unison. A double Spark. By covering themselves in a sparking aura of electricity, the two Cheering Pokemon took off like missiles, rushing towards Gothitelle and Decidueye. "Minun!" "Now, Gothitelle! Psychic! Decidueye! Leaf Blade!" "Gothitelle!" With just one hand, Gothitelle send an invisible Psychic blast that got in the way of both Plusle and Minun since they were grouped together. "P-Plus?!" Immediately, Plusle and Minun felt their bodies freeze on the spot as a purple outline appeared around their sparking aura, holding them in place. Gothitelle restrained the both of them by using the invisible blast to blindside them. "Decidueye!" And since they were restrained, this allowed Decidueye to strike, advancing towards the Electric-Type duo. The edge of Decidueye's wings illuminated a beautiful verdant green as they were used to slash the dual Cheering Pokemon. "M-Minun!" The two of them cried out as Gothitelle then released the blast, sending them both flying. Sweetie Belle gasped as the two Electric-Types tumbled once they hit the ground. "Are you two okay?!" "P-Plus!" Plusle and Minun were still active. But their fragile bodies made them glass cannons and their opponents were already in sync with each other. "Here comes some more, Sweetie Belle. Decidueye! Spirit Shackle! Gothitelle! Calm Mind!" "Gothi...!" While Gothitelle concentrated on boosting her defensive capabilities, Decidueye went on the attack, jumping into the air before then drawing an arrow quill from its wing, with a shadowy aura surrounding the tip after it WAS drawn. "Let's deal with Decidueye first! Plusle! Agility! Minun Light Screen!" "Minun!" Minun would have a perfect counter to Gothitelle's Calm Mind. Light Screen. He raised his arm up, putting a protective golden aura around himself and his sister Plusle. Meanwhile, Plusle gained a second layer of light in the form of Agility before then taking off like a rocket with her speed greatly increasing. Meanwhile, Decidueye fired the arrows it at them both at the same time. Plusle zoomed to the side, ending the incoming arrows thanks to the speed of Agility. However, just then, the arrows looped around, homing in on Plusle. It targeted her shadow, immediately catching up to her once she approached Decidueye. Before she knew it, her shadow was caught. "Plus?!" "It caught Plusle's shadow?!" Sweetie Belle gasped as the second the shadow of Plusle was caught, Plusle herself couldn't move at all. "P-Plus?! Plusle!" Plusle noticed this as she tried moving with the speed of Agility once more. However, the arrows were glued into her shadow too deep, forcing the Cheering Pokemon to stay behind. Once the shadows got her right where Decidueye wanted her, the energy within the arrows created a burst of blue fire-like energy around Plusle. "P-Plusle!" The only good thing about this was MInun's Light Screen, which had allowed Plusle to take this attack better, but it was still painful either way. "Next! Gothitelle! Signal Beam!" "Gothitelle!" Gothitelle struck next. A light blue ball of energy forms in front of Gothitelle's forehead which then fired a rainbow-coloured beam of energy from the ball. "Save, Plusle, Minun! Shock Wave!" "Mi...nun!" Thankfully, Minun was there to be of support once more. The second Cheering manifested two sparkling blue orbs of raging electricity above his head and even above his tail. With brute force, Minun unleashed a blue lightning bolt from each orb, intercepting Gothitelle's Signal Beam. The two attacks barely cancelled each other out with Gothitelle almost winning the beam struggle, only for Minun to just tie with her, resulting in a colourful combustion of Infinity Energy. However, Plusle was still stuck, unable to move from that one spot. "Plusle! You can't get out?!" "Plusle!" Plusle turned her head, flailing her arms at Sweetie Belle frantically. "How am I supposed to work through this...?" Sweetie Belle growled as Spirit Shackle had definitely complicated things. "Not good! Minun's the only one who can move right now! And Gothitelle's stronger than ever thanks to Calm Mind!" Rarity now felt the need to panic as in the matter of a few minutes, BigTime Ben had already put Sweetie Belle in a fairly difficult spot. "It's fine!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed as she wasn't about to let the pressure get to her. Plusle's ability is Plus. And Minun's ability is Minus. Gothitelle's not the only one who can increase her power. Thanks to these two sharing abilities, they help each other and make their attacks stronger!" "That's true. That would also explain how Shock Wave managed to stop that powered-up Signal Beam. But how are you going to help one of them since Plusle is stuck?" Ben questioned. "I know what to do! If there are shadows in the way, we'll brighten the area! Plusle, use Spark!" "Plusle...Plus!" Plusle's only possible way of breaking free from Spirit Shackle's shadow lock. By exuding a golden aura around her body, Plusle generated some light. And since the two of them benefited from each other's abilities, this light was brighter than ever. "I won't let you, sadly! Decidueye! Psycho Cut! Gothitelle, use Dark Pulse!" "De!" Decidueye would advance on Plusle while Gothitelle unleashed a purple and black spiral of energy imbued with Dark thoughts. Decidueye's wings lit up once more, this time with purple Psychic energy. "It's all you! Minun! Iron Tail!" "Minun!" Minun intercepted them both. He lunged in, getting in front of his sister before then hardening his tail. His tail had extended for easier use as he then swung it at both Dark Pulse and Psycho Cut. Dark Pulse had passed Decidueye, making it the first to come into contact with its opponent as Minun's tail crashed into it. He was now locked in a struggle. "M-Minun!" "Decidueye!" And along came Decidueye, ready to strike while Minun was distracted with the pulse. "Just this once...let's battle like we're in a contest! Just like Gelidity! Combine Spark with Iron Tail!" "M-Minun...!" Taking a page out of Gelidity, Sweetie Belle went for a contest trick just this once. Now was a good time to try anything for the sake of Plusle's safety. Minun's eyes flared yellow as the second Decidueye got close to him, the electrifying energy of Spark burst out of his body, also covering his tail. Due to the clash of two different energies, The aura of Spark and Dark Pulse mixed before then resulting in a fierce explosion that ended the struggle. And it was right in front of Decidueye the second it was close to the Cheering Pokemon. The Arrow Quill Pokemon ended up being hit by the emerging explosion. "D-Decidueye!" Decidueye cried out as it was blown back. Finally, a hit on one of BigTime Ben's Pokemon had been made with Minun also receiving some black back from the energy. But it was all worth it as Plusle had been protected. Minun then slid on the ground, recovering as his Light Screen was still in effect, keeping him in the battle from all these powerful attacks. "Impressive! But what about Plusle?! Psychic!" "Gothitelle!" Plusle was still wide open as Gothitelle was free from damage as well, putting her hand out and wrapping the Cheering Pokemon in that psychokinetic blue outline. "Just what I want! Brighter!" "Plusle!" Thanks to Plus and Minus taking effect every single time an attack is performed by either Pokemon, the strength of their attacks go up. And now that Spark was being used a third time, it had been increased. Plusle let out a greater flare of electricity, this time, the massive increase in the light had interacted with the outline of Psychic. "Gothi?!" Gothitelle could feel it. Plusle was forcefully using her electric aura to fight back against the Astral Body Pokemon's telekinetic hold, forcing Gothitelle to try harder. "Gothitelle?!" BigTime Ben immediately noticed this. He could now see that when under pressure, Sweetie Belle seems to perform better instead of giving in to the pressure. "Help your sister out, Minun! Get on her back!" "Minun!" Minun then ran in, approaching Plusle. "Restrain Minun as well! Spirit Shackle!" "Eye!" Decidueye would target Minun next, aiming to trap his shadow. "Go! Spark!" "Mi...Nun!" To beat out the arrows and also reach his sister in time, Minun had also used Spark which too had increased in power. It not only allowed MInun to take off with greater force, essentially resulting in greater speed, but once the arrows of shadows approached him, he used his electric aura to barge right through the arrows instead of trying to avoid them. Spark's power had blown away the arrows as Minun had leapt off the ground. Decidueye gasped as the arrows were now obliterated by the Cheering Pokemon. "Yes! This is exactly why Plusle and Minun work so well together!" Twilight cheered. "Thanks to Plus and Minus, they can grow stronger together!" "Go, Sweetie Belle!" Rarity stood up as her mane was getting messy from her hyperactive movements, but she could care less right now. "Mi-Minun!" After breaking through the arrows, Minun reached his sister, getting on her back. It was like giving a piggyback ride to a sibling, but under different circumstances that involved the art of battle. "Now for a double spark! Show them both, you two!" "Plusle!" "Minun!" Now that they were closer together, the two Cheering Pokemon unified their Sparks. And when together, their Sparks let out a light that was almost enough to match that of the sun as everyone squinted from this blazing light. "G-Gothi!" Gothitelle and Decidueye felt the brightness as it even threw Gothitelle off focus. "Oh!" BigTime Ben especially was stunned as the light coming from the Dual Sparks was also enough to affect the wind, making his marvellous moustache flow. "We'll win this! Go, Plusle! Minun!" Sweetie Belle shouted with a proud smile on her face as the light of the two Cheering Pokemon had eradicated Decidueye's shadow lock. And thanks to that, Plusle was free to move. And once she was free, the two of them took off like missiles once more. They were still using Spark after all as their energies combined to create a larger Spark. The eyes of the duo flared a red and blue colour, making it look like the giant Spark was a monster. "Hm. Splendid, Sweetie Belle." BigTime Ben nodded in approval of Sweetie Belle's strength. "Gothitelle! Psychic! Decidueye, Brave Bird!" "Gothitelle!" "Decidueye!" Gothitelle and Deciduye respected their combined strength as well. Thus, they would do the same and unify their attacks to stop their opponents. Gothitelle gathered up all her strength, forming a large blast of Psychic energy while Decidueye lunged forward, covering itself in a golden blazing veil. This time, Decidueye could keep up with Gothitelle's attacks as it flew next to the blast of mental energy. A clash ensued. The Giant Spark had crashed into Deciduey's Aura and Gothitelle's Psychic blast. Immediately, it rocked the area as there was a power struggle that had initiated. One of great proportions. And the catalyst for this were two small and cute Pokemon who were fierce. In reality, that was Sweetie Belle's team. Small but fierce. The two Cheering Pokemon gave it their all, trying to push through as a powerful wind pressure was kicking up from the struggle. Sweetie Belle closed her eyes from all the wind blowing in every direction as it was even reaching the crowd, blowing so many manes, tails, eyelashes and clothes. "Plusle!" "Minun!" But thanks to Plus and Minus, their attack managed to emerge victorious. The Spark intensified in response to both of their abilities syncing together. Decidueye gasped as its Brave Bird had been overpowered and swallowed up. The Arrow Quill Pokemon received a powerful tackle which then led to the Giant Spark heading in Gothitelle's direction. "Telle?!" Gothitelle gasped, trying once again to use Psychic to hold them back. She tried using it to push Decidueye and the two Electric-Types back. But it was no use as the last thing she saw was a golden light before the Giant Spark crashed into her. The outcome resulted in an explosive flare of electricity that blew up on the spot. That was the last of the rucks as everything was now settling. Out of the smoke, two Pokemon had flown out of it. Those Pokemon ended up being BigTime Ben's Pokemon. However, only one of them fainted. "D-Decidueye..." Decidueye slid on the ground as it was the one that had fainted. And as for Gothitelle, she barely managed to save herself, levitating with Psychic. "Decidueye is unable to battle! Only Gothitelle remains!" "No way!" Sweetie Belle gasped. "B-But I was for sure that they would both go down together!" "Bahahahaha!" BigTime Ben chuckled as he then returned Decidueye to its Poke Ball. "My Gothitelle is a tough one, isn't she? Just one Calm Mind was enough to pull her through." "Gothitelle." "Aw, no fair! It would've been a great finish!" The little unicorn groaned. "Amazing! Even after all of that?!" Twilight sat up. "I knew Gothitelle was his best Pokemon but this is impressive!" "She beat one Pokemon! Oh, how I wish beating one counted as a complete victory!" Rarity groaned. "But, now she has the numbers advantage, doesn't she? It's just two against one. Then again...That Gothitelle is extra strong, isn't she?" Rainbow Dash gulped. "So awesome!" Ash stood up. "Aw, if I knew Ben would be this strong, I would've battled him long ago!" "Pikachu!" "It's not time to panic yet." Sweetie Belle wiped some sweat off her forehead. "I can still do this. Plusle and Minun still have more left in this." "I wouldn't let you win so easily, even if we are friends," Ben replied. "Are you ready to go on, Gothitelle?" "Gothi!" Gothitelle nodded. However, despite tanking those attacks, there was one little gift that Spark had left behind as it had revealed itself. Paralysis. "Gothitelle!" Gothitelle cried out as her body felt a sudden shock. Electricity sparked out of her body as the Dual Spark caused her to gain paralysis. The more the electricity, the higher the chance to paralyze. "Alright! Paralysis!" Sweetie Belle thrust her hoof into the air. "Oh, no! Paralysis!" Meanwhile, Ben put his hands over his head. "Now's our chance to finish this! For real this time! Minun! Light Screen again! And then follow up with Iron Tail! Plusle, Metronome!" "Plusle!" Plusle and Minun had their chance to attack while Gothitelle had a status ailment. Minun granted him and his sister some extra defence by setting up another Light Screen, covering themselves in a shiny golden aura. As Plusle wagged her finger, searching for a random move, her brother Minun went ahead, hardening and extending his tail. "Gothitelle! Calm Mind once more!" "Gothitelle!" Meanwhile, Gothitelle would only increase her strength and defensive capabilities some more. She closed her eyes, focusing as her power had been raised. Minun then lunged into the air once Gothitelle focused. "Minun!" "Now, Dark Pulse!" "Gothitelle!" But just as quickly as she had focused, she also opened her eyes with a great reaction time. The paralysis wasn't kicking in just yet for her. Once Minun approached her, she unleashed Dark Pulse with both hands. The second Cheering Pokemon swung his tail downwards, hitting the pulse as another struggle had been made. But this time, Gothitelle overpowered Minun. Thanks to Calm Mind being used twice, her strength was greater as Minun's Iron Tail couldn't win. "M-Minun!" Minun was blown back. Even thanks to Plus and Minus, Gothitelle's attacks were still superior with just the usage of Calm Mind twice. But thanks to Light Screen, he just barely managed to hang in there, but now,, his stamina was showing. "Plus!" Finally, Plusle found an attack. And that attack was Grass Knot. Vines sprouted from the ground, wrapping around Gothitelle's body and restraining her. And thanks to her weight, Grass Knot had damaged her in the process, trying to force her down. "Goth!" "Come on, you three!" Rarity roared. "Win this, I beg of you!" "Go! Iron Tail again! And join up with Spark!" "Minun!" Minun recovered by sliding on the ground as his sister passed by him at greet speeds with an electric aura. Minun joined her by running with Iron Tail, but he was behind her instead of next to her. "Gothitelle! Psychic!" "Telle!" Gothitelle bellowed as she used her great Psychic power to blow away the vines, freeing herself with ease. Afterwards, Gothitelle then used Psychic again, unleashing the invisible blast at Plusle. Plusle had been held back by the power of Psychic. Thanks to Light Screen, they were able to resist Gothitelle's strength, but the Astral Body was still overwhelmingly strong. "P-Plusle...!" "Gothitelle!" Gothielle overpowered Plusle, launching her and defeating Spark in the process. But even though Plusle was sent flying, there was still Minun. "Throw him!" "Plus!" Plusle found some leftover strength in her as with the time she had, she held her hand out, allowing for her brother to grab it. Minun grabbed his sister's arm once it was out. And thanks to their great coordination, Plusle had used all of her remaining strength to launch her brother as she continued to fall back. "Minun!" Along came Minun, gaining a speed boost thanks to Plusle as this next hit would have a hard hit thanks to the velocity. "Dark Pulse!" "Goth!" Gothitelle was ready to blow him back too. But that's when it happened. The paralysis had kicked in. Gothitelle staggered and flinched as she was unable to pull off Dark Pulse in time. "Minun!" And that gave Minun his chance. With everything he had, he slammed his tail onto Gothitelle's head. A great blow, one that resulted in Gothitelle crashing into the ground. A dust cloud formed as Plusle slid on the ground, face-first at the same time. Minun jumped out of the smoke, breathing heavily from all the energy he was exerting. He got on his knees before looking over at his sister, who had fallen. Plusle had fainted. "Plusle..." "Plusle is unable to battle!" The referee announced, but his words weren't finished yet as he locked onto the dust. The dust was clearing as the result had finally been made at last. "Gothitelle..." Gothitelle had also fainted. "Gothitelle is unable to battle! Minun wins! Thus, the victor is Sweetie Belle!" "Oh...Finally..." Sweetie Belle fell on her back as that was the most exhausting battle for her yet. The biggest cheer so far had rocked through the area. And it was a perfect one as this battle was worthy of this thunderous cheer. So far, that was the biggest and best battle in the Canterlot Junior Cup. And it came from an extra battle. "Thank you, Arceus!" Rarity, in her hyperactive excitement, jumped for joy before then grabbing Spike, shaking him violently. "They had the strength to win! Yes!" "Minun!" Minun immediately rushed over. He helped his sister up, carrying her on his back before then running over to Sweetie Belle to express the enjoyment he found by winning this battle. "Mi-Minun!" "Plusle." "I know, Minun. We did it. But boy, am I tired?" Sweetie Belle laughed. "Is this what top-level Pokemon Trainers feel all the time. Amazing...Talk about a rush." "A job well done, Gothitelle." Ben walked over to Gothitelle, helping her up. "I can say that we're almost past our prime, eh? Well, just me anyway." "Gothitelle." "And the same goes for you, Sweetie Belle," Ben said to the exhausted unicorn. "A fantastic display of skill. You are more than worthy to advance to the finals." "Sweet. I'm gonna take a small rest now before that happens." The little unicorn smiled before then getting back up, stretching her hooves. "Thank you for the fun battle, BIgTime Ben." An amazing battle between Sweetie Belle and BigTime Ben has come to an end. One that deserved applause as everyone immediately applauded the spectacular scuffle they had witnessed. Sweetie Belle had also received the respect of everypony here. Not only would she be recognized as a skilled Pokemon Coordinator, but when it comes to battling, she had a stunning talent there as well, making her versatile. Rarity wept greatly with Twilight bringing over a box of tissues just for her. This battle would be hard to top, but the finals would certainly be the one that could potentially rival or even surpass it. Unbeknownst to everyone else, the final battle would be a three-way battle between Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Diamond Tiara, eliminating the need for a Semi-Final. And whoever wins that battle will have the chance to battle Ash as the journey continues. Chapter 820 End.