The Beginning of the N: Chapter 33

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N has defeated Anthea, in their battle for the Junior Cup, and has now returned backstage, where he sat down next to Concordia, and Anthea sat next to him, resting her head in his lap, which freaked him out a little, but he continued trying to comfort her. There was an awkward silence for a while, until Alder finally began announcing the next battle.

“Alright everybody, it's time for our second match of round two, and that will be Linda vs Concordia! Let's hope for a good show!” exclaimed Alder.

“Good luck, Concordia.” said N, as Concordia stood up.

“I'll get this done quickly.” replied Concordia.

Concordia glanced over at her opponent, as she began walking to the battlefield, but Linda seemed to avoid her gaze, and quickly dashed away to the battlefield. Concordia blinked, then shrugged, as she continued walking out to the battlefield. Once they were both on the battlefield, Alder began to speak.

“As we've seen from their battles in round one, Linda uses a lot of Bug type Pokemon, which should give her a great advantage in this battle, since as we can see, Concordia only has Psychic type Pokemon, and a Grass type. Will she be able to win despite the disadvantage?” he said.

“Gardevoir, I'll be starting with you.” said Concordia.

“Ninjask, come on out!” said Linda, sending out a small, flying Pokemon, which looked like a fruity bug, with a black and gold exoskeleton, large, round eyes, sharp claws on short, stubby arms, and transparent wings that seemed to flap a thousand times per second.

“Ninjask, attack with X-Scissor!” commanded Linda.

“Gardevoir, dodge with Teleport!” commanded Concordia.

Ninjask launched himself at Gardevoir, with his claws crossed like a pair of scissors, but Gardevoir dodged by teleporting several feet behind Ninjask.

“Now Gardevoir, use Psychic!”

“Ninjask, dodge!”

Gardevoir stretched her arms out to the side, sending a purple shock-wave towards Ninjask , but Ninjask flew out of the way at such high speed, his movement was impossible to see.

“Damn, that Pokemon is fast...” thought Concordia.

“Ninjask, strike with X-Scissor once more!”

“Gardevoir, Teleport, then immediately use Double Team!”

Ninjask launched himself at Gardevoir again, but Gardevoir teleported several feet to the side, then quickly created a dozen copies of herself.

“Hmm, neither Pokemon has been hit yet. Both trainers certainly know how to keep their Pokemon out of harms way, but how long can they keep it up?” exclaimed Alder.

“Ninjask, use Swords Dance while you can't hit her.” commanded Linda.

“Gardevoir, now, Psychic!” commanded Concordia.

Ninjask started dancing around, but as he did, Gardevoir took advantage of this opportunity, striking Ninjask with another psychic shock-wave, which knocked hit Ninjask with such huge impact, it sent him rolling backwards, knocking him out of the air.

“Gardevoir, one more Psychic will finish it off!”

“Ninjask, Baton Pass!”

Gardevoir sent another shock-wave towards Ninjask again, but a baton suddenly appeared in Ninjask's hand, and he began glowing white, as he mysteriously returned himself to his Pokeball, and just like that, there was another Pokemon in his place, holding the same baton. This Pokemon resembled a fruity bug nymph, with a large, red mushroom growing out of it's back, and large white eyes on top of it's head.

“Parasect, use Fury Cutter!” commanded Linda.

“Gardevoir, Psychic!” commanded Concordia.

Parasect rushed over to the fake Gardevoirs, furiously slashing away at them with his claws, but before he could hit the real Gardevoir, she struck him with her psychic power, knocking him onto his back.

“Parasect, Stun Spore!”

“Gardevoir, Magical Leaf!”

Parasect scatted a cloud of paralyzing powder around Gardevoir, and at the same time, Gardevoir threw multiple, sharp leaves towards Parasect, which flew at him like boomerangs, and hit him on the center of his mushroom, knocking him down on his back.

“Parasect, get up!” cried Linda.

Parasect thrashed, rolled, and did everything he could to get back up, but he was stuck on his back, unable to get up.

“Gardevoir, finish him off with Psychic!”

Gardevoir struck Parasect with yet another psychic shock-wave, which sent Parasect rolling several feet back, now unconscious.

“Parasect is unable to battle, Gardevoir wins!” exclaimed the referee, returning her Pokemon to it's Pokeball.

“Shedinja, come out please.” said Linda, sending out her next Pokemon.

This pokemon was a tan, floating, seemingly empty fruity bug shell, with short, nubby arms, wing-like appendages on it's back, and halo above it's head.

“A Shedinja...those are unaffected by any attacking moves that won't deal super-effective damage on it, and Gardevoir hasn't got anyway of defeating it...” thought Concordia.

“Shedinja, use Shadow Claw!” commanded Linda.

“Gardevoir, Teleport!” commanded Concordia.

Shedinja floated over to Gardevoir, with it's claws extended, and glowing dark, but Gardevoir teleported several feet away, dodging the attack.

“We've seen all of Gardevoirs moves, and none of them can damage Shedinja, so we know Gardevoir can't win this, but she's still fighting anyway! That's a tenacious spirit I like to see!” exclaimed Alder.

“Shedinja, Shadow Sneak!”

“Gardevoir, Teleport!”

Gardevoir tried to teleport away again, but before she could Shedinja extended it's shadow behind Gardevoir, and then Shedinja seemed to emerge from it's own shadow, putting it behind Gardevoir, where it struck Gardevoir on the back of her head, knocking her out.

“Gardevoir is unable to battle, Shedinja wins!” exclaimed the referee.

“Whismicott, you're next.” said Concordia, sending out her final Pokemon.

“Shedinja, use Shadow Ball!”

“Whismicott, Substitute!”

Shedinja hurled a ball of shadows towards Whismicott, but before Shedinja's attack could hit, Whismicott created a fake copy of herself, which took the hit for her.

“Now Whismicott, Leech Seed!”

“Shedinja, Shadow Ball!”

Whismicott planted seeds right under Shedinja, which rooted it to the ground. Shedinja then hurled another ball of shadows at Whismicott' but the substitute took the hit again, although this time, the substitute faded away. Just then, Shedinja's health was absorbed into Whismicott, and Shedinja fell to the ground, defeated.

“Shedinja is unable to battle, Whismicott wins!” exclaimed the referee, while Linda returned Shedinja to it's Pokeball, and sent Ninjask back out.

“Ninjask, X-Scissor!”

“Whismicott, Stun Spore!”

Before Ninjask could even fly towards Whismicott, a paralyzing powder was scattered all over him, making it hard for him to move.

“Whismicott, now, Hurricane.”

“Fly out of the way, Ninjask!”

Whismicott sent a large hurricane spiraling towards Ninjask, and due to the Stun Spore, he was unable to fly out of the way, causing him to get caught in it, then after several moments of being spun around inside it, the hurricane spit him out, and evaporated, leaving Ninjask unconscious.

“Ninjask is unable to battle, and Linda has no more Pokemon; Concordia is the winner!” exclaimed the referee.

As soon as the referee declared her as the winner, Concordia quickly went back backstage, not wasting any time.

“Impressive! Despite the major disadvantage, Concordia managed to pull through a win regardless! Great battle indeed!” said Alder.

Linda had a sad look on her face, as she lowered her gaze, and slowly walked backstage, heading towards the exit. When she was opening the door, about to walk out, she felt a hand gently placed on her shoulder, causing her to turn around, where she saw Marie facing her. Marie leaned in close, whispering something into her ear. Linda smiled faintly at her, then strolled out the door.

“All right, it's time for the next match of round two, and that will be Black vs Marie! That battle shall start right now!” announced Alder.

Black jolted up, with a confident smile on his face. “All right, now I'm going to teach you what happens when you pick a fight with me!” he exclaimed, as he ran out to the battlefield.

The lights in the arena suddenly began flashing, and a whisper loud enough for everyone to hear emanated through the building.

“If you're sick
If you're sick
If you're sick
If you're sick of it...”

Marie began slowly walking into the arena, continuing singing.

“If you're sick
“If you're sick”

She then shouted

“If you're sick of it!”

She sang more, as she continued walking towards the battlefield. Sparks were shooting from the lights every few seconds.

“When everything you do
Don't seem to matter
You try but it's no use
Your world is getting 'blacker'”

She put extra emphasis on “black” and was now on the battlefield.

“When every time you fail
Has no answer
Every empty promise made
Is a reminder

No one can make this better
Take control, it's now or never!”

The lights returned to normal, and she sat down her microphone, and twirled, as she slid a Pokeball out of her sleeve, sending out Raichu.

“All right, go, Musharna!” said Black, sending out his first Pokemon.

“Musharna, use Hypnosis!”

“Raichu, Protect, please.”

Musharna sent hypnotic rays towards Raichu, but Raichu protected herself with an invisible barrier.

“Musharna, Psybeam!”

“Raichu, Volt Tackle, please.”

Musharna shot a peculiar, psychic ray at Raichu, but Raichu, with her body covered in electricity, charged towards Musharna at high speed, and slammed her body into Musharna's, knocking Musharna against the wall.

“Raichu, Extremespeed, please.”

“Musharna, get up!”

Before Musharna could do anything, Raichu jumped towards him at blistering speed, and crashed down on him.

“If Musharna takes one more hit, he's done for...” thought Black. “All right then, Musharna, use Reflect!”

“Raichu, Volt Tackle.”

As Musharna set up a large wall, Raichu slammed into him once more, the damage lowered thanks to Reflect, but Musharna didn't have enough health left to withstand the attack.

“Musharna is unable to battle, Raichu wins!” exclaimed the referee.

Backstage...


N cringed as he watched the battle, knowing that there was a chance he'd be battling Marie soon again. Anthea noticed N's reaction, and wrapped her arm around his shoulders, causing him to flinch.

“Don't worry, little brother, I know deep down you don't want that sick bitch, you deserve someone much better. ” she said, then rested her her head on N's shoulder, in the way that N got used to her doing years ago.

Concordia glared at Anthea furiously. “Watch your mouth, you know better than to use language like that!” she said.

Anthea just laughed at this like a maniac. “What are you gonna do about it, 'big sister'?” she asked tauntingly. “Are you going to punish me, like I'm some little girl, 'big sister?” she asked, still laughing.

Concordia blushed, completely embarrassed that she was being taunted like this by her little sister in public.

“If you don't fix that bad attitude of yours, you might soon be feeling like a little girl again!” replied a furious Concordia.

Anthea seemed to take her sister's threat seriously, as she said nothing, and simply rested her head on N's shoulder again. N sighed, as he decided he should just ignore both of his sisters for now, and watch the battle in silence.

Back on the battlefield...

“Emboar, go!” said Black, sending out his next Pokemon.

Emboar was a tall, bi-pedal, pig-like Pokemon, with bulging muscles, black eyebrows, and flame shooting from his shoulders.

“Emboar, use Heat Crash!”

“Raichu, protect.”

Emboar jumped high in the air, then, with his body engulfed in flames, slammed down on Raichu, but Raichu was unharmed, as she managed to put up an invisible barrier to protect her from the hit in time.

“Raichu, Brick Break, please.”

“Emboar, Arm Thrust!”

Raichu swung her tail at the wall that Musharna had previously set up, shattering it to pieces. As soon as Raichu turned around to face Emboar, Emboar was already thrusting his arms wildly at her, landing hard hits with his massive hands, until the fifth hit knocked the wind out of her, causing her to fall to the ground, unmoving.

“Now Emboar, Hammer Arm!”

Emboar then slammed his large arm down on Raichu, as if his arm were a hammer, knocking Raichu out cold.

Raichu is unable to battle, Emboar wins!”

“Raichu has been defeated! I guess we won't be seeing another Raichu sweep today!” said Alder.

Marie returned Raichu to her Pokeball, then twirled as she slid another Pokeball out of her sleeve, sending out Blaziken.

“Emboar, Arm Thrust!”

“Blaziken, Protect.”

Emboar tried thrusting his massive hands at Blaziken, but Blaziken protected herself with an invisible barrier. Blaziken seemed to be glowing for a short moment, then returned to normal.

“Emboar, Flare Blitz!”

“Blaziken, Brave Bird.”

Emboar, his whole body engulfed in flames, rushed towards Blaziken, but Blaziken jumped high in the air avoiding the attack, then quickly dashed down towards Emboar, slamming into him. The impact was so huge, Emboar barely got back on his feet.

“Emboar, come on, Hammer Arm!”

“Blaziken, High Jump Kick.”

Emboar struggled for a few moments, then tried to slam his large arm down on Blaziken, but once again, Blaziken dodged by jumping up high in the air, and this time, came down at full force, kicking Emboar in the head, which knocked Emboar out.

“Emboar is unable to battle, Blaziken wins!” exclaimed the referee.

“Braviary!” said Black, frustrated, as he sent out his final Pokemon.

Braviary was a large bird, with red feathers on it's back, and black feathers on it's chest, stomach, and legs.

“Blaziken, Flare Blitz”

“Braviary, Sky Drop!”

Blaziken slammed into Braviary, with her body engulfed in flames. Braviary endured the hit as best as he could, then grabbed Blaziken with his talons, and flew high up in the air, and dropped Blaziken, letting her fall all the way down to the floor.

“Now Braviary, Brave Bird!”

“Blaziken, High Jump Kick.”

Braviary began flying towards Blaziken as fast as he could, but as he got closer, Blaziken stood back up, then jumped high into the air in front of Braviary, and kicked the back of his head, which sent an unconscious Braviary crashing down to the ground.

“Braviary is unable to battle, and Black has no more Pokemon. Marie wins!” exclaimed the referee.

Black, frustrated and humiliated that he lost after all his boasting, returned his Pokemon to it's Pokeball, then quickly ran out of the building.

Marie giggled, as she walked back backstage. When she was backstage, she smiled at N.

“Thanks for cheering me on, N.” she said with a wink.

Anthea glared at Marie, gritting her teeth, then got up. N had no idea what his sister planned on doing, but it was clear she was going to confront Marie, so he grabbed her by her shoulders, holding her back. Anthea looked shocked at first, then sat back down, and rested her head on N's shoulder again, while grinning at Marie, thinking she was making her jealous.

Alder then began to announce the next battle.

“It's time for the final battle of round two: White vs Olivia! After this, we'll know who all the semi finalists are!” he said.

To be continued...