Sorry for the delay, much more mundane reasons this time, although we also had a very strange wave that I'll tell you about later, but here it is at last:
Me and Misty took up our positions at opposite ends of the swimming pool. Misty sent out Seaking, I used Butterfree, who had added energy ball to his moveset. That wasn't a long battle. Next up was Starmie. Joltik didn't want to battle, so I kept Butterfree out,giving me at least a bug over psychic advantage.
Starmie launched a jet of water at Butterfree, who flew up high to avoid it, hitting back with an energy ball. It sent Starmie flying, but it used Rapid Spin to change direction mid-air, curving round to slam into Butterfree from behind. Butterfree plummeted into the water, squealing. Starmie dived after it, vanishing into the pool. I thought Butterfree had had it, but the water began to surge, swirling round in a whirlpool. The whirlpool rose upwards, spraying water everywhere. I grinned. 'Whirlwind!'
The column of water burst, revealing Butterfree in the middle. 'Free!'
'Nice one Butterfree! Now use Silver Wind!'
Starmie was struck as it leapt from the pool, and was slammed to the floor.
'Now finish it with Energy ball!'
The ball of green light hurtled towards Starmie, who began to glow with pink light.
'Starmie! Throw it back with Psychic!'
The energy was surrounded by a pink aura, and slowed down, speeding up again as it began to fly back towards Butterfree.
'Fight back with Confusion!'
Butterfree gained his own pink aura, frowning at the energy ball, which began to slow down again. It verred back and forth between them as they fought for control, the air becoming static with Psychic energy. I could feel my hair stand on end, and Misty's was becoming a frizzy afro. It was happening to everyone else too. The energy ball surged, growing in size and strength as it was boosted by the psychic torment surrounding it. An inflatable armband floated past my head, and I saw Butterfree buckle slightly.
'Use your wings too! Push it with all your strength!'
He flapped frantically, and the enrgy ball shifted slightly further. Starmie and Butterfree were totally focused, giving everything they had to the fight for control.
'Free!'
'Mie!'
'Freee!'
'Meee!'
'Freeee!'
'Meeee!'
'Freeeeeee!'
'Meeeeeee!'
BOOM!
The Energy Ball exploded, and both fighters vanished in a cloud of smoke. Coughing, I peered through it, trying to see them. 'Butterfree! Whirlwind the smoke! Flap it away! Butterfree?'
As the smoke cleared, we could see them, both lying collapsed at the edge of the pool, both swirly eyed.
I thanked Butterfree, gave him a berry, and sent out Dratini. Misty sent out Gyarados, who roared. Dratini quaked, but stayed, looking determined.
'Try Thunder wave!'
'Tii!'
The wave hit Gyarados, bringing his thrashing to an abrupt stop. He roared, and Dratini quailed.
'Gyarados! Bite!'
Gyarados managed to lunge, sweeping Dratini up in his huge jaws.
Dratini's squealing filled my ears as I panicked. What do we do now?
Then I had it. 'Dratini, use your shed skin ability!'
Dratini scrunched up it's face, concentrating, and shot out from between the huge fangs, a sparkly sheen rippling along his body.
'Phew! I didn't know if that would work...'
Dratini dived, slipping smoothly into the water.
I thought. Ok, so thunderwave wasn't going to be much help on it's own. It is basically an electric current though, it just needed strengthening somehow. I looked at the pool, and grinned. 'Dratini! Thunder wave again! In the water, then jump out!'
'Tii!'
The electricity shot through the water as Dratini launched himself out onto one of the floating platforms. There was a sound like a bug zapper, and a slight burning smell. Gyarados raged, writhing in pain as the electric swimming pool fried him. He roared again, lunging down for Dratini as the yellow crackles of energy faded from the water.
'Dive in the water to evade!'
Dratini did, wiggling through the water like an eel as Gyarados tried to hit him.
Misty looked thoughtful. 'Ok Gyarados! Use Ice fang on the water!'
'Oh bugger'
Ice spread across the water, freezing the pool. Dratini tried to leap out, but his tail was trapped in the Ice, leaving him half in, half out. Gyarados was trapped too, but had a lot more freedom given his size.
'Right, that's my bad, I showed you how to do that.'
'Yeah, thanks, it worked well! Hyper Beam!'
'Twister!'
Dratini let loose a huge Twister, almost the size of Gyarados himself, but it was obliterated by the Hyper Beam, which blasted straight through, smashing the ice around Dratini, sending him flying. I saw him wincing, he wasn't knocked out! But he was heading for a wall, and looked like it might finish him off. 'No!' I aimed his ball, returning him to it before he could crash.
'Thank you Dratini, have a good rest.'
Happiny tapped me on the leg, and reached up, sounding keen. I handed her Dratini's ball, and she rushed off with it towards my bag to heal him.
'Fine, you want to battle with ice? Meet a pro. Glaceon! FINISH HIM!'
Glaceon had been waiting for my signal, and shot past me, growling. He's almost as protective of Dratini as Charmeleon is of Pichu, and he was not pleased. I could tell he considered the use of Hyper Beam on Dratini, while he was trapped, was a low blow, and he did not intend to let Gyarados get away with it. He didn't even wait for me to call out a move, he just started Ice Beaming every part of Gyarados he could, quickly encasing most of him in Ice. The huge sea dragon thrashed around, almost freeing himself, but as soon as one bit of ice broke another formed. When he could no longer break free, Glaceon raced up Gyarados' back, leaping at the top, spinning in the air and delivering a punishing Iron Tail to his head. Then an Icy wind, then more Ice Beam, then an Iron tail that smashed the Ice trapping Gyarados in the pool, then one that toppled him over, then more Ice. In just under a minute a swirly eyed Gyarados Ice block was filling the pool. Glaceon gave a derisive head flick and strode away to check on Dratini. Misty was left staring, shock and confusion on her face, mouth open in shock.
'Uh...wow. That was...wow. Oh, yeah, right, here's your badge.'
yay!
Sorry again for the delay, Surge battles to follow soon.
