Erika returns her pokemon and seems to be upset in a way but not let it show too much.
"She's down to her final pokemon …will he actually do it?" Chloe muttered, staring onto the battlefield.
Me and Charmeleon are raring to go. Whatever comes our way we'll plow through it straight to victory!
"Go leafeon."
She drops a pokeball onto the field and a pokemon that weirdly resembles a cat and a fox at the same time with leaves sticking out of its body.
It looks strong…
"We need to be careful-"
Charmeleon nodded, not letting it's eyes off the target.
"Leafeon use calm mind!"
The leafeon closed its eyes and channeled its psychic energy.
"Charmeleon use flamethrower!"
Charmeleon pulled it's head back and charged up flames in it's mouth which was then released at Leafeon.
"Leafeon dodge and use Yawn!!"
Leafeon dodges the attack by jumping high in the air, when it yawned a puff of smoke appeared and hit Charmeleon right in the face.
Nothing happened…
"Ok Charmeleon! Use fire fang!!"
Charmeleon dashed off into Leafeon direction as it was landing but I could tell he wasn't moving as fast as before…
"Leafeon dodge by using Substitute!!"
Leafeon replaced itself with a doll.
"This move again!" i said in frustrated.
"Charmeleon use-" i was going to give my command but i realized that he wasn't hearing me…charmeleon..was asleep-
"Charmeleon what the hell are you doing!"
"Leafeon use Calm mind once more!"
Leafeon channels it's psychic energy.
"Charmeleon wake up!!" I shouted but it was no good. I wasn't getting through to him.
At this rate he will faint before he even wakes up.
…..
I know this isn't a good type match up but..
"Charmeleon, return!"
I raised my pokeball and Charmeleon returned to it in a beam of red light.
"Go Kabuto!"
I sent Kabuto to the field!
He was ready to go.
"A Kabuto huh…" Erika said to herself " no matter-" .
"Leafeon use magical leaf!" Leafeon sent a barrage of leaves flying in Kabuto's direction.
"Kabuto, dodge it!!"
Kabuto dodged the attack but barely.
"Now use Ancient power!!" Kabuto sent a barrage of rocks at Leafeon.
It had no time to dodge the attack and was hit repeatedly.
"Leafeon can you stand?" Erika asked.
Leafeon stood in a battle stance ready for it's next command.
"Use magical leaf again!" Leafeon sent a barrage of leaves at us again this time hitting us with full force.
Kabuto was on the verge of fainting already but i can't lose not now…
"Kabuto use Aqua jet!!"
Kabuto encased himself in a stream of water charging right at Leafeon.
"Dodge it Leafeon!!" Erika commanded but the Leafeon couldn't dodge in time and was hit.
"Alright, good job Kabuto!" I cheered on.
"Now just keep that move going!"
'What is he planning-' Erika thought to herself as she watched Kabuto fly all over the battlefield with Aqua jet.
"Leafeon use Magical leaf!" And as commanded Leafeon did the same thing again aiming for Kabuto.
"Kabuto sharp turn now!" I shouted and he did just that, dodging the Magical leaf entirely.
"Now go in for the attack again!" I made a fist and punched the air imitating the impact and Kabuto did just that, flying straight into Leafeon and hitting it back.
Leafeon looked tired.
"Hehehe~ how was that? Pretty clever huh?" I said with a grin on my face.
"He used aquajet to increase his speed on his already slow pokemon…impressive-" Surge muttered to himself as he kept watching.
Chloe couldn't take her eyes off of the match herself.
"Leafeon use synthesis!"
Leafeon took the power from the charged sun and healed herself.
The sunlight faded and the temperature was back to normal.
"Kabuto! Use Aqua jet!"
Kabuto went in charging straight for Leafeon.
"Leafeon use Magical leaf!!" Erika commanded and Kabuto was trapped in a leaf tornado forcing him to stop the Aqua jet.
Which kept slowly and repeatedly cutting him until he fainted.
"Kabuto return!"
I returned Kabuto into the pokemon and then looked at charmeleon's pokeball..
"It's down 1 to 1.." Chloe muttered, scared that i might lose this battle even after coming so close to victory.
"Go Charmeleon!!" I threw my scarf back and tossed the pokeball as hard as I could onto the field.
He came out of the pokeball but he was still asleep.
"Leafeon use Magical leaf!" Leafeon sent a bunch of leaves flying in our direction, each one cutting Charmeleon repeatedly.
"Again!" She did the same thing, cutting Charmeleon but he didn't budge or wake up.
He started to bleed from his cuts excessively until…
"One last time use Magical leaf!"
Leafeon goes to do the attack one more time but was cut off in the middle of it due to Charmeleon being right under her about to deliver a killing blow!
Charmeleon woke up!!!
"Charmeleon fire fang!!" Charmeleon open its jaws as wide as possible and delivered a critical hit straight to the neck instantly koing the Leafeon.
"Leafeon is unable to battle! Ayuna is the victor!!"
I ran up to Charmeleon and hugged him because thanks to him-
"Here you earned this…" She hands me the rainbow badge.
A smile crept up on my face as I accepted the badge and added it to my collection.
"And that's badge number four!"
Chloe said happily.
We both high fived each other on this victory.
Charmeleon was also happy!
"Erika-" Surge walked up to us.
"Aren't you forgetting something?"
Erika sighed in frustration before recollecting herself.
I watched the two of them confused.
"Challenger…you are among one of the chosen trainers hand picked by the gym itself… to stop an evil team called-"
"I'm in!" I immediately agreed without hesitation.
"Ayuna don't you need to think about it?" Chloe asked in surprise.
I turned to her.
"Nope! Remember, stopping those guys is one of my dreams. To save celebi and fix this place!"
Chloe remembers back in the cave when I said those exact words and nodded with a smile.
"Just know that this trip will be dangerous.."
Erika said almost as if she was scaring me to not go.
I nodded confidently.
"I know. I'm ready!"
Surge laughs in joy and playfully hits Erika on the back, almost knocking her over.
Erika regained her composure and looked me straight in the eye.
….
..
"Good luck, challenger."