PGAT7-The Right Moves

Dave: (I hope you're the right one) Espeon.

The Pokeball dropped and so did its contents, the spiny purple psychic form of 
Evee stood firmly and proudly. As if a being of royalty and high honor, its dark 
purple fur and blood red forehead ruby stone shined in the sky's sun.

Kiu: Lucky thing for me is I never take anything lightly go Umbreon.

Psychic or not you don't need brainpower to see the lump in Dave's nervous 
throat now. The sense of seriousness, brimming off from Kiu was incredibly high 
she really meant it. So did her dark black and yellow striped Umbreon.

Kiu: Never take a thing for granted not even type knowledge and I mean it when I 
say, go Umbreon faint attack.

Dave dove into his powers entering Espeon to gain full visual control of the 
battle, hoping it would help but…it didn't. The mirage like images of Umbreon 
appearing left to right confused them both long enough to be hit.

Dave: AH man…time I got serious too Espeon swift then quick attack.

The barrage of stars caught the dark Evee twin off guard; golden stars scattered 
across Umbreon just as Espeon vanished.

Kiu: Counter with your own quick attack.

The crowd as well the trainers were baffled to see mere blinding shadows of 
their battling beasts, the quickness of their tiny bodies was too fast to see.

Announcer: This is totally off the wall both anti Evee twins are duking it out 
at speeds too fast for anyone to see, the dark advantage seems dead now. 
Everyone knows darks dominate psychics but what good is it to Kiu now?

Dave: Its not too fast for me to see.

Closing his eyes deeply in psychic concentration Dave watched the action, right 
through the eyes of his Pokemon. Waiting the right moment to break this up.

Dave: Now Espeon psywave.

Kiu: Umbreon take cover.

But it was too late with the constant speed tactics the action was much too fast 
for Umbreon to dodge the spindly waves, even if he was dark. A close range blast 
easily tumbled the black beast back to its trainer.

Dave: For a nervous wreck like me I gotta say…that was pretty good.

Kiu: Crunch attack!

Espeon squealed out as the dark blast attack slammed painfully into his side, 
Dave's mind left off. Umbreon then charged and double kicked Espeon back.

Dave bit his nails nervously the pains and striking fears from Espeon, reflected 
them right back to Dave. He was truly connected to his Pokemon in every way.

Dave: Espeon teleport away hurry.

Kiu: Shower the place with mud slaps.

In a flash of light Espeon vanished appearing known only to Dave Steel; to draw 
him out Umbreon kicked slabs of endless mud across the battlefield.

Dave: Psychic blast.

A gasp of shock rattled the confidant Kiu watching the psychic blast catapult 
Umbreon slamming back into the earth from the blast.

Kiu: How did he do that?

Announcer: How indeed they don't call this boy brainy for nothing. Espeon 
teleported right back to where he was, he never moved a single inch. Causing a 
shockingly perfect fake out enough to blast Umbreon. Now that's a head game.

Dave: We got lucky that time Espeon (sigh). I just hope our luck keeps up, cause 
were gonna need it.

Kiu: Umbreon return not bad Dave, but nothing and no one will stop me. I'm not 
gonna play any games its straight to the core from now on.

Her second Pokemon revealed to be another Espeon Dave gasped loudly, serious 
consideration of calling back his own Espeon filled his head.

Announcer: Looks like its Espeon vs. Espeon today folks, Dave's slick quick 
strategies have saved him from defeat. But how long can that energy sustain 
against its own mind?

Dave: Psybeam him.

Kiu: Harder Psybeam.

Beams of vibrant rainbow energy blasted out from the twin ruby jewels, clashing 
powers of psychic sparks flashed across the field. A duel of strength in both 
mind and matter, the beams stayed consistently close. But because of its earlier 
battle Dave's Espeon was failing, the beam was quickly dying out.

Dave: Oh man, oh man, oh man.

Kiu: Push it Espeon you got him on the run.

Announcer: Dave Steel's Espeon is withering down it's only a mere moment before 
the beams splash out and end this match.

Dave's thoughts screamed madly at him.

Dave: "No…I can't do this. The stress, the pain, the strain…Espeon…I can't let 
it happen NO" STOP Espeon return.

The beams instantly died Espeon was recalled to his Pokemon, and recalling a 
Pokemon means that the Pokemon can longer be used.

Announcer: Well there you have it ladies and gentlemen a blind swipe of fate 
voiced out by Dave Steel, had the beams finished their deadly struggle.

Dave: Espeon would be gone…fainted…blacked out. And that's something I never let 
happen no matter how hard it gets.

Kiu stared closely at Dave and couldn't help but notice the similar signs of 
determination, billowing up in the lumps of shaking nerves he sported.

Kiu: Keep it together Dave we go through this all the way or no way at all.

Dave: You right (nodded) come on out Togetic.

Gasps of confusion were hard to miss from the crowd. The odd ball fairy, long 
necked evolved form of Togepi, was a stranger to everyone's eyes.

Kiu: It may look odd but I'm taking no chances, Espeon speed attack.

The happy mind of Togetic peered the view to Dave; he sensed the firmness in 
Kiu's feelings and her Pokemon. Unlike many others she took Togetic with a full 
serious attitude.

Dave: Whirlwind.

Though tiny the little wings flapped out powerful gusts of winds, hurtling the 
slapped mud brought out by Umbreon right into the face of Espeon. The purple 
Pokemon toppled back to the slapped earth with an added low kick.

Tracey: Prepare arena for battle change.

Like earlier with Alexis and Boone's battle, the whole arena flashed into a wild 
new setting for excitement. This time the design was a back parking lot, filled 
with lamp posts, 2 cars, a sewer lid, and a garbage can.

Kiu: Espeon glare attack it now.

Dave: Give it your charm.

The cold ice stare to freeze Togetic was disabled by the charm of Togetic, the 
cute spell of love didn't affect Espeon but it did stop the move.

Kiu: If he can't freeze him then smash him use psychic, and toss those objects 
at him.

Dave: AHHH!

The fear in both eyes was overwhelming to Dave and Togetic; the psychic mind of 
Espeon uprooted the lampposts and hurled them at Togetic.

Dave: Can't think straight…panicking…struggle AH.

That's what Togetic did he struggled, wobbled, quivered, wavered, and hobbled 
out of every lamppost, garbage can and…

Dave/Togetic: Togetic-Car, Car?

The massive vehicles flew head speed at Togetic, his eyes as well Dave's bulged 
out. Kiu ordered Espeon to bash them right into Togetic.

Dave: Togetic metronome and do it FAST!

Panicking as his master did Togetic quickly did the metronome dance, the 
selected move was dig and he dug like wildfire. Entering the earth with, enough 
time to dodge the cars that accidentally smashed into Espeon instead.

Tracey: Espeon is unable to….well do anything Togetic is the winner.

Kiu: Thank you captain obvious.

Tracey: Humph.

The 3rd Pokeball for Kiu dropped and out popped her flaming Flareon, the fiery 
pillars of its torch glowing hide blazed brightly to burn forth against…

Kiu: Togetic?

Tracey: Yeah Dave where did your Togetic go?

Dave: He hasn't finished using dig yet.

Suddenly Kiu realized her horrible mistake and watched in shock, as an explosion 
of dirt and dust erupted and out dropped her Flareon fainted.

Announcer: Now THAT was unbelievable, the move Togetic used to narrowly escape 
Espeon's psychic car slam. Was the perfect strike to counter the fire type of 
Kiu's Flareon and hit it with a single KO.

Kiu could only clutch her Pokeball in blind rage,  not letting this slow her 
down reguardless of how deeply that hurt her. Dave's eyes shined blue, sensing 
the red that her eyes saw such an upset over a chance of luck.

Dave: Togetic return.

Tracey: Huh?

Kiu: What?

Announcer: Eh?

Gary: WHY?

But no one in the booth answered Gary's question of why did Dave recall his 
perfectly good Togetic, when it had barely sustained any damage at all. Yet no 
answer was more clearer then the champ grinning smile of heroism, shining 
brightly on the faces of Ash and Pikachu.

Ash: We know…and so does Dave.

Tracey: Please call out your next 2 Pokemon now.

Kiu: I choose you Nidoking.

Dave: And I pick Gengar, come on out.

2 dark purple Pokemon crashed into the ruptured parking lot concrete arena, 
staring each other's monstrous eyes and body down with rival like glares.

Kiu/Dave: Seismic toss.

Charging at each other like mad sumo wrestlers Gengar and Nidoking, locked claw 
to paw for a brief second till Nidoking lost his claw filled grip. Fighting 
moves pass through ghost Pokemon like paper, giving Gengar the chance to slam 
him down first.

Kiu: Horn attack.

The purple spiked horns fired and slammed directly into the pink eyes of Gengar, 
both he and Dave toppled back holding their eyes. Leaving a painful crash of 
Nidoking's tail slam to smash Gengar right into a bent mailbox.

Kiu: Gengar can't be hurt from fighting attacks but he can from horn drill.

Dave: NO Gengar with all your ghostly might night shade him back.

A barrage of black beams barely halted the monstrous rampage of Nidoking, the 
mad spinning purple drill whirled madly like a sonic dentist drill. Harder and 
harder nightshade was blasted but Dave well knew it wouldn't hold.

Dave: Gengar fall back literally.

Knowing the damage wasn't enough to stop Nidoking's drill charge, Gengar phased 
through the mailbox just as Nidoking jammed his horn into it.

Kiu: Nidoking just cause there's…a mailbox on your head doesn't mean we can't 
handle it. Use strength and throw it off.

Dave: Blast it back with a Shadow Ball.

Hurling the mangled mailbox at Gengar, a panicked blast of the shadow ball 
barely reversed the force of the blow to return to sender. Crashing and 
exploding into Nidoking's face fainting the beast Pokemon. Dave sighed.

Dave: Whew talk about lucky, were doing a great job Gengar just gotta be strong 
and brave for whatever we face.

Kiu: Nidoking you did a great job, but now its time for Articuno to take over.

Dave went dead pale. The instant the ice bird appeared it immediately froze 
Gengar in a solid black of arctic ice with a mere powder snow, was the same 
instant Dave called Gengar back and sensed….big, big trouble.

Dave: Electrode don't fail me now.

The Pokeball released the massive bomb ball, Electrode eyed the ice-eyed bird a 
spark of thunder surged within. Articuno snorted snow back at him.

Announcer: You better hang onto your seats folks because this is going down to 
the wire. With only 5 Pokemon Dave Steel has been keeping up with Kiu blow for 
blow, but after that awesome attack by Articuno. What chance does the windmill 
have against the hurricane?

Ash/Misty/Brock/Gary/Tracey/Kiu/Dave: WHAT DID HE JUST SAY?

Announcer (grumbling): You people have no appreciation for good narration.

Kiu: Articuno powder snow.

Dave: Electrode RUN!

Kiu/Articuno: Run? Art?

Megaton sized globs of snow ruptured the parking lot floor, hurtling crushed 
amounts of gravel into the arena sides. Electrode was panicking as badly as his 
master was, rolling and dodging to escape the raining super snow plows.

Dave: Well (blinks) that's one way to do things GAH what am I saying, Electrode 
explosion.

Gasps echoed the stadium halls of the crowds like a shock wave of shocks, 
everyone knew how much Dave cared for his Pokemon not to faint. Yet here he was 
demanding the explosive technique be used against Articuno.

No deeper a colder chill will sound out from anyone's order for self-destruct 
but from Dave.

Dave (psychic voice): Electrode feel my mind focus yourself this is just a 
psyche out, you know what I'm feeling. Feel it too just power up to blow up. 
Then when there off guard ZAP EM!

Kiu: Articuno use your wings to block the blast.

Electrode's colors flashed from white to red, surging out with immense access 
electricity for the blast. Dave spotted the ice bird's block and shouted.

Dave: Thunder bolt.

Kiu: NO WAY!

BZZZT! Was the electrifying sound of fizzled feathers off the black and blue 
bird, Articuno squealed toppling back from the powerful blast. Twitching weakly 
as it stand on fried legs.

Dave: While she's down sonic boom.

Kiu: Not so fast Articuno whirl wind it back.

Fast on her wings Articuno gusted out a powerful blast of icy blue winds, 
slamming Electrode's thunder roll right back to a halt.

Tracey: This looks like a real close one.

Dave: I'll say. Electrode fire Zap cannon.

Articuno: Counter it back with Ice beam.

Beams of blue and beams of yellow collided in a powerful blast, a fearsome stand 
off surged wild energies of lighting and ice. Hammering away till the other 
would subside. Both Electrode and Articuno pulsated veins from this.

Yet it seemed no push would send either off the edge without an even bigger 
shove, Kiu bit her lip with firm seriousness and made the deciding blow.

Kiu: Articuno Blizzard.

Dave gasped too late to warn Electrode of his obvious off guarded form, the 
blast sliced through the lasers and froze Electrode into a frozen snowball.

Dave: Just like Gengar…oh man.

The cold sweat trickled sideways off Dave, his nervous shakings were rattling 
worse then a baby's rattler. Totally unaware of the little fact, that the heavy 
frozen Electrode was pushed back onto a far bent lamppost.

In the crowd…

James: Jessie I'm not as young as I once was but is that pole supposed to be 
bent like that?…. Jesse?

The older ex-rocket member looked around but didn't find Meowth or Jesse 
standing, they were squatting under the seats.

James: What are you 2 doing down EEP!

Jesse: Duck and cover NOW!

Tracey: WAHHH KIU VEE DAVE HIT THE DECK!

The eyes of a million viewers now followed their ears as well, hearing the 
massive twang of the lamppost catapulting the frozen Electrode skyward. A 
colossal crash of shattering ice and twisted metal rocketed the stadium.

Dave: I…

Kiu: Don't…

Tracey: Believe…

James: That…

Jesse: Just…

Meowth: Meowth….I mean happened (sweat drops).

Announcer: If that isn't the most surprising turn of events then folks I don't 
know what is. The weight of Electrode's frozen body was heavy enough, to 
catapult himself right into Articuno.

Fainting the ice bird and freeing himself for an unbelievable come from behind 
victory for Dave Steel.

Dave: Uh…Electrode come on back.

Kiu: Humph Articuno return.

Announcer: It's all down hill from here folks. After that iceberg I don't know 
this Titanic is gonna be going down, were down to the last Pokemon.

Kiu: Let's get REALLY serious, no more under estimating and no more games come 
on out Ivysaur.

The plant Pokemon snarled its leafy scaled back, baring jaws and claws. Dave's 
face was paler then his Pokeball with white stone face features, "I'm a dead 
man" he squeaked as he released his last Pokemon…a Starmie.

Misty: I don't know about this one Ash.

The young master turned to his lovely wife's question noticing the doubt, on her 
face for Dave's situation. Yet she was also happy for Kiu.

Misty: I love water Pokemon and all but it looks Kiu's won, and it's been a not 
so easy victory either. She's been playing hardball.

Ash merely returned his firm gaze with Pikachu, eyeing the combatants and their 
final Pokemon. Launching into a final battle.

Ash…Let's just wait and see huh Pikachu?

Pikachu: Pika, pika.

Kiu: Ivysaur vine whip Starmie apart.

Dave: Try and dodge with a rapid spin.

Whirling, whirling Starmie dashed his purple hide into overdrive. Yet the 
savagery in the whips of the powerful vines, slashed through the star shell's 
spin like cracked porcelain. Starmie ceased the spin dizzy from the blows.

Kiu: Grab him with your vines and slam him into the lamppost.

All the psychic connections in the world couldn't stop Dave's painful feelings 
of distraught, and agony-watching Starmie slammed into the post. The thick steel 
crashing like a wrecking ball, shattering the thick hide of his red diamond and 
the car's top.

Dave: I can't use water attacks there useless against grass Pokemon…but I can't 
just stand here and let him get whipped either. Swift attack.

Breaking free of the car's heaps of mangled metal and twisted steel, Starmie 
unleashed a barrage of stars at Ivysaur. The blow slowly pushed Ivysaur back; he 
treaded his little paws into the parking lot arena diligently.

The psychic connection to Starmie gave his Pokemon the idea of using the arena, 
to his advantage for once. The star fighter blasted a hydro pump, at the 
ruptured concrete floor under Ivysaur blasting him right on his back.

Kiu: Ivysaur use your vines and push yourself back up, then use razor leaf.

Dave: Block the leaves with your bubble beam.

Ivysaur flipped his flower back upward to unleash his leaf barrage at Starmie. 
Blasting burst of bubbles after bubble Starmie blocked the leaves, yet the 
battle was showing in red flashes upon its half-shattered ruby core.

In the stands…

Rori: Way to go Kiu your doing it now YEAH, YEAH, YEAH! (Quietly) Talk about 
relating to someone man, I've never seen such a serious case like Kiu since well 
me.

Megabrain stared intensely at the match calculating his brain at the outcome.

Megabrain: Looks possible for either side to win truly a spectacle of type 
differentiation confrontation.

Alexis(sweat drop):….Uh yeah.

The black haired Alexis murmured to her Pokemon.

Alexis: Glad I'm an outsider.

BAM! A bone crushing tackle hurled Starmie into the sky, purple and red chunks 
littered at its feet. Laying totally broken and beaten by the bent lamppost. 
Ivysaur was scuffing his dinosaur paws preparing to finish it.

Dave: Oh man…oh crap…OH JEEZ! I can't let Starmie faint that goes against 
everything I stand for. DAM I wish I had taken 6 Pokemon instead of 5…

Kiu: Ivysaur use your leech seed to tie up Starmie, then strike him with your 
best skull bash attack to shatter that ruby.

Dave: What?!?!

In a flash the seeds were sucking Starmie dry of his energies, Dave was so 
caught up in his depression and confusion he barely had time to act.

Kiu: In a split second this will end NOW!

Dave: Split second…of course! STARMIE TELEPORT!

Ivysaur roared its animal bestial cry of battle aiming its skull dead ahead, 
totally unable to see Starmie just BARELY teleporting out of harms way. Leaving 
Ivysaur enough space to smash his skull right into the exposed wires of the 
lamppost.

The electricity surged in a violent burst of burning leaves and stems, Ivysaur 
squealed even further feeling the massive explosion that erupted from him. 
Thanks to the final attack choice from Dave Steel's Starmie, to water gun the 
wires and cause the blast.

Tracey: Ivysaur is out of commission, Dave Steel…

Announcer: IS THE WINNER! UNBELIEVABLE TALK ABOUT THE RIGHT MOVE AT THE RIGHT 
TIME, WHAT A FANTASTIC PLAY. GIVE IT UP FOR THESE TRAINERS FOLKS THEY SO DESERVE 
IT!

Dave Steel and Kiu recalled their Pokemon and walked towards each other, past 
the destroyed parking lot arena. A firm shake of their hands felt good to one 
another, as did the warm smile Kiu gave Dave.

Kiu: Dave you were a great competitor even when I took you series, and did my 
best not to make the wrong moves. You ended up with all the right ones.

Dave (laughing nervously): Yeah and to think it was all done under nervous 
pressure.

They both burst out laughing, a laughter of true friendship, honor, and respect 
for one another. No soul in the entire stadium could say, that this battle 
brought the 2 closer together then apart.

Male Shadow: YUCK! Gag me with a bent spoon. I don't even have to SEE those 
freaks to know how sickening there acting.

In the dark deep bowels of the lower basement of the flying stadium, the 2 
shadows concocted their dark scheme.

Male Shadow: OW! Don't hit me.

Female Shadow: Quit griping you got the gift not me, so don't waste it on 
looking at people's victory greetings. We got to work fast, Robby is busting out 
Togepi shell wide open.

A grunt and snarl escaped the male shadow, suddenly the announcer echoed the 
megaphone of the next match.

Female Shadow: If we don't get those 2 sneaks we have in the trainer roster to 
do their jobs, Robby gonna HMPH!

The male shadow silenced his teammate with his thick rubber black gloved hand, 
eager to hear the next 3 competitor's. A dark surprise would befall them at the 
hands of the twin shadows, & it's no surprise at the names being called.

Announcer: Would Liyah the Dragon Trainer, and Robby the Wrecker please report 
to the arena.


To be continued…