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Pokemon, Asylum of the Damned

Chapter XX

Saga V- Voltbadge Saga

Chapter V- Electeriffic, Round II

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Tom swung the doors to the Ionica Pokemon Gym wide open. "Back already?" 
Ampre asked as Tom walked towards her with Porygon close behind. "Hey, has 
that Machoke changed any?" She asked as Tom stood in front of her at the 
battlefield.

"Not only has he changed," Tom said smugly, "he's evolved. Ampre, I 
challenge you to a re-match."

Ampre nodded. "Sure, whatever," She shrugged.

Tom, Porygon, and Ampre took their respective sides of the battlefield. "Hey 
Ampre!" Tom called to his opponent, "Let's have a rematch between my Machamp 
and that Ampharos."

Ampre nodded, and took out a Pokeball from behind her. "Sure, I kinda' 
wanted to see how though that Machoke was anyway,"

"Come on out, Machamp!" Tom commanded, as Machamp was let out of his 
Pokeball.

"Machamp!" he roared, flexing his four muscular arms.

"Come out, Ampharos!" Ampre said as she let her Ampharos out of his 
Pokeball.

"Ampharos!" he cried.

"Machamp, let's show her how 'dynamic' we can be! Dynamicpunch!" Tom 
commanded.

"Ampharos, let's show that hotshot who's really hot! Thunder!" Ampre 
commanded.

Machamp pulled back his top left arm and focused some energy into his fist. 
Ampharos hunched over, charging up electricity for his Thunder attack. 
Machamp rushed at Ampharos and threw a brutal Dynamicpunch at him. But at 
just the right moment Ampharos tilted his head, narrowly avoiding the 
explosive Dynamicpunch. Then with a mighty cry, Ampharos let his Thunder 
attack loose at Machamp. Machamp screeched as the electricity coursed 
throughout his body, with Ampharos still pumping volt after volt through 
him. When the massive shock was over, Machamp fell to the ground. But before 
Ampre and Ampharos could celebrate, Machamp steadily trudged back up to his 
feet. "Wow," Ampre thought, "That is a tough Machamp..."

"Machamp, Body Slam!" Tom ordered.

Machamp suddenlt leapt into the air. And with a bone-shattering thud, he 
landed right on top of Ampharos. When Machamp rolled off of the flattened 
Pokemon, Ampharos could hardly move.

"Ampharos!" Ampre gasped.

"I told you we were tough." Tom smirked. "Machamp! Finish him off! 
Earthquake!" Tom commanded.

Machamp stepped back from Ampharos and raised his foot, ready to stomp the 
ground. However, with one huge burst of energy, Ampharos charged up more 
electricity into his body and then shot it out at Machamp. Machamp was 
knocked over by the blow again and lay on the ground, twitching and hardly 
able to move. "Alright, Ampharos!" Ampre cheered.

Machamp and Ampharos slowly got to their feet. Tom and Ampre nervously bit 
their lower lips as they watched their Pokemon struggle to stand. "Machamp, 
use Fire Punch!" Tom commanded.

"Ampharos, Thunderpunch!" Ampre ordered.

Machamp pulled back his lower right arm and generated a flaming fireball 
around his fist. Ampharos pulled back his arm too and channeled electricity 
into his fist. Simultaneously, the two Pokemon lunged at each other, 
wielding their special punches. But to Ampre's dismay, Ampharos' body froze 
from his aching body, allowing Machamp to land a fiery punch right 
underneath Ampharos' chin. Ampharos screeched, stumbled, and then fell over.

"Machamp, finish him off this time!" Tom commanded, "Earthquake!" Machamp 
raised his foot once again, and stomped the ground forcefully, creating a 
fissure in the battlefield that traveled towards Ampharos, shaking the 
ground beneath him. Ampharos bounced all over the battlefield where he 
landed beside Ampre on his back, defeated.

"Ampharos!" Ampre gasped as she held he Pokemon in her arms.

Tom smirked. "Looks like I win," he said as he and Porygon walked towards 
Ampre.

Ampre sighed. "Yeah, I guess so," she said as she reached into her pocket 
and pulled out a thunder-bolt shaped badge, and placed it in Tom's hand. 
"This is my Voltbadge," she said. "Not many people have beaten me, so be 
honored to have it."

"Thanks," said Tom, zapping Machamp back into his Pokeball, "I will."

Just as Tom was about to leave, Ampre called after him. "Hey Tom!" Tom and 
Porygon turned around to see Ampre walking towards them with Ampharos in her 
arms. "Y'know Tom," Amprem began "My Ampharos has always been unhappy in 
this Gym," she said. "He's always wanted to travel the world, and that's 
what you're doing, right?"

"Yeah?"

"Now that you've beaten me, I think you could use a good electric type," she 
said. "Will you take Ampharos?" she asked.

Ampharos looked at Tom, and looked at him with a pleading glaze in his eyes.

Tom smiled. "Sure. I'll take good care of your Ampharos," he said as he took 
Ampharos into his arms and left the Gym.

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Tom was waiting for Machamp and Ampharos to be healed at the Pokemon Center. 
"We-ll T-om," Porygon said, "Whe-re ar-e we go-in-g n-ow?" Porygon asked.

"East," Tom replied, "East to Hydro City."

As soon as Tom's Pokemon were healed, he sent Kangaskhan to the care of a 
local professor in Ionica, knowing that a trainer can only have six Pokemon 
at a time, and Tom already had Porygon, Doduo, Ampharos, Machamp, Hitmonlee 
and Quilava.

Tom and Porygon headed out of the Pokemon Center, and began their travel 
east to Hydro City.

-End

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