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Pokémon Atero Tournament: Pokémon: Atero Tournment Chapter 4

by Logan Stampede

Logan Stampede Chapter 4
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The Pokemon Tournament Stadium was north of the Labs. It was the biggest structure in Teal city, it was easily the biggest single building that Tyleith or Logan had ever seen. Hundreds of people of all kinds flooded in to the stadium to see the opening ceremony, some accompanied by Pokemon, others alone or with family.

"Wow, it's huge!" Tyleith exclaimed. "Look at all these people! I didn't think this many people existed!"

"I hoped so." Logan said, the crowd made him nervous. He had never seen so many people before.

Suddenly, a voice called out to them. "Hey you two!" Logan and Tyleith around, Tyleith with surprise, Logan with annoyance.

Behind them were two girls of the same age as them, around sixteen. One was taller with long black hair and was dressed in dark red and grey. The shorter one was dressed in blue and black punk rock wear, and had short banged hair that was dyed blue.

The tall one, who called out to them, spoke. "You two are new Trainers too, right? That means you're in Tournament like we are?

"Well, yeah." Tyleith said. "That's why we're here?"

"Well, my Sister and I want to make sure we're ready first. What do you two say too a Battle?"

Tyleith looked at him and shrugged. Logan was not sure, he could tell there was something off about them. They were hiding something. Their meeting here was no coincidence.

"Sure." Logan said, not bothering to hide his skepticism. "But tell us your names first."

The taller one smiled smugly. "You know, it's polite to introduce yourself before asking for someone's name."

"I wasn't asking." Logan said firmly.

She did not seemed bothered at all, she just smiled, her big straight teeth unnerved him. "Fine then. I'm Ashley, this is my sister May."

"I'm Tyleith!" Tyleith jumped in, clearly misreading the situation. "He's Logan."

"Tyleith?" May finally spoke. "That name is..."

"Unique!" Tyleith said, cutting the other girl off.

"Weird." May finished.

"It's unique." Tyleith said again, more persistent.

"It's customary for Trainers to Battle when their eyes meet." Ashley said. "I'd say that we've met that criteria. So are we going to do it, or what. This is as good a place as any."

Logan looked down at Shinx, who seemed to be ignoring the whole situation. Then he looked back at the girls. "Yeah, let's go."

"Are you sure Logan?" Tyleith asked excited but hesitant.

He could tell that she was excited for her first Pokemon Battle, and frankly his curiosity was peaked. "Yes."

"Alright then." Ashley said. "Let's go." She and her sister started backing up to give them a bit of a battlefield. They each held out a Pokeball, and tossed them up releasing the Pokemon inside. Ashleys was the Shellfish and Fossil Pokemon, Kabuto. A new Trainer should not be able to have access to a fossil Pokemon so soon, that only added to Logans suspicions. Kabuto had been extinct for the majority of human history only until about twenty years ago. The new generation of Kabuto were rare, but were all cloned from the fossils of the ancestors. A Kabuto was small with a black body that was covered in a brown shell. It stood on six yellow legs, and had four big red eyes. Two eyes were on its main body, and two were on its shell giving it eyes on the back of its head. Logan was unsure if was male or female.

Mays Pokemon was the Duel-Type, the Frost Tree Pokemon, Snover. Snover were small Pokemon that appeared like moving snow covered trees. Despite Snovers large furry coat, Logan knew that it was much like bear that was half plant. Snover often grew tiny white berries off of their fur. Both of the girls Pokemon seemed ready to battle.

"Alright Nash, let's get em!" Tyleith shouted. Nash the Timburr ran out, readying her squared log.

Logan looked down at Shinx, who looked back at him with a 'don't-expect-me-to-do-anything' kind of look. So he turned to Mudkip, who looked more than happy to Battle. Logan nodded at him, and Mudkip ran to Nashs side.

"Standard Pokemon League Double Battle rules, got it?" Ashley called.

Logan nodded in return, holding back to let one of them make the first move. And that first move came quickly when Ashley gave the command. "Kabuto, Aquajet!" The fossil Pokemon engulfed itself in a veil of water, then in rushed towards Mudkip with blazing speed.

Logan decided to stand his ground and counter. "Mud-Slap." Mudkip opened his mouth and shot out a wave of mud at his opponent. The mud hit Kabuto straight on, stopping it dead in its tracks.

With Ashley's Kabuto stunned, Tyleith ordered Nash to attack it. "Brick Break!" Nash the Timburr used its log to slam down upon the Kabuto. The Kabuto hit the ground hard with Nash's log on top of it, the impact left it unconscious.

Ashley was taken aback with surprise. She looked angrily at her sister, who had yet to attack. May then ordered, "Snover, Shadow Ball." The Snover charged up a ball of ghostly energy at the end of its hands and threw it at Timburr and Mudkip.

If the Snover used a grass attack, then it might have had an advantage over Mudkip at least. Logan was unsure if May made a mistake, or it was deliberate. "Send it back." Logan ordered. Mudkip did just that. He jumped in the air with a flip, and bounced the Shadow Ball back with his tail at the Snover.

The Shadow Ball hit its caster caster full force, but it was still standing. Angry, May gave her next order. "Use Razor Leaf!"

The Snover launched several blade like leaves from its hands at Mudkip. "Mud-Slap." Logan ordered again. The next mud wave hit the oncoming leafs taking away their power and momentum, making them fall to the ground.

Mudkip, however, was once again a distraction, as Nash snuck her way into Snovers blind spot. "Low Sweep!" Tyelith ordered. Timburr used her log to sweep Snovers legs out from under it. "And Brick Break!" And before Snover could do anything, Nash brought her log down on it, putting it out like a light.

The whole battle had taken one minute and thirty seconds. Ashley and May, disgruntled, returned their Pokemon to their respective Pokeballs. "Okay, you win this round. But we'll be back for a rematch." Ashley said before the sisters turned around to leave toward the stadium.

Logan watched the sisters enter the stadium, and let out a breath that he had been holding on to. "Woo!" Tyleith yelled. "We did it!" Then she pulled him into one of her big hugs.

"Okay, that's enough." Logan said uncomfortable.

"Oh, sorry." She said pulling away.

Before Logan could do anything, Mudkip jumped on him again. "Hey, easy." Logan said trying to steady him. "That was too easy. They underestimated us, they knew who we were but they weren't prepared."

"Oh don't sweat it, Logan. You overthink too much. Come on the opening ceremony's going to start." Tyleith grabbed his hand and started to pull him towards the stadium.

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The Teal City Stadium was packed with people, it was too many to count. One could easily lose himself in this rowdy crowd. Logan and Tyleith were high up in the nosebleed section where there were no seats, just a railing. This section was mostly empty with most people wanting to sit in the seats.

Tyleith met another girl the same age as them, Susie, who was also a Pokemon Trainer in the Tournament. Susie was a lot like Tyleith, especially with their equal lack of volume control. The two were talking while Logan stood staring out into the open field at the stadiums center.

He was still bothered by the battle earlier. They had won the match in a minute thirty, but he knew that his brother would have won in half that time. Logan wondered what he could have done differently. Mudkip was deceivingly fast, that was surprising. He had no idea what Shinx was capable of, he would have to find a way to earn her trust. Hopefully with time the electric Lynx would warm up to him, but she genuinely seemed angry with everything around her. Then there was Shinxs cold teeth, that was unusual. He rubbed the spot on his neck where Shinx had bitten him, he was completely healed but the memory of Shinxs ice cold teeth sinking into his flesh was still fresh.

"Susie!" A new voice yelled at them, knocking Logan out of his thoughts. It was another girl, the same age as them, that was shorter than Tyleith and Susie. She was wearing something that looked like a magicians outfit that was colored blue with black trimming. Her blue eyes, tan skin and height made her a stark contrast to Susie, who had green eyes, peach skin and was almost as tall as Logan was. The two shared the same long brown hair though, Susie's was kept tied up in a bun, while the new girls was tied in long flowing braid. "Where have you been? I've been looking everywhere for you!"

Susie looked apologetic. "Oh, sorry Kat. I was just hanging with my new friends. Tyleith, Logan, this is my very best friend, Katherine."

"Yeah, yeah, nice to meet you." Katherine said rather rudely. "Susie, if you're going go off on your own you have to tell me. It's so easy to get lost here."

"I said sorry."

"It's starting!" Tyleith exclaimed, once again misreading the situation.

Administrator Baxtrum stepped out onto the center of the field below, a microphone in his hand, with cameras showing him on the Jumbotron. {Hello, and welcome to the Second Annual International Pokemon Tournament League.} The crowd cheered with excitement. {Many of you come far from other regions just to compete here before taking on the Pokemon League of your respective nations, and as a representative of the people of Atero and Teal City, I welcome you all to our home.}

{Now the rules of the first round of the tournament are the same as last years. First, you will compete with every other registered Trainer, and Tournament battles can happen at any time. Second, the winner of each battle will receive the Ultra Ball Badge of the loser. Third, to move on to the next round of the tournament, each Trainer will have to collect six Great Ball Badges. Fourth, any Trainer that loses all of their badges will be eliminated from the tournament, each Trainer is allowed to wager however many Badges they wish. And finally, anything goes in the tournament. No moves, techniques, or items are banned, however killing blows are the only thing not tolerated. Loss of life must be avoided at all costs. Failure to heed to that will result in automatic disqualification.}

{And now to celebrate the opening of the tournament, we have a very special Exhibition Match. First we have the Champion of the First Tournament League, Miles!} The crowd loudly cheered as the Champion stepped out onto the right side of the field. It was Miles, Logan's older brother.

Miles stood tall wearing a sharp dark blue suit with a black shirt and brown tie. He had the same spiky brown hair Logan had only shorter, more resembling their father. His powerful green eyes locked with a serious expression. He looked just like a younger version of their father. Logan had not seen his older brother since he left for the tournament one year ago. He did not look that different, but Logan still found him scary.

{And his opponent, our very special guest, the Champion of the Sinnoh Regions Pokemon League, Dawn Hikari.} A women in her early twenties stepped out on to the left side of the field. She wore a long sleeve black shirt, with a long pink skirt, and gold hair pins that held up her bluish black hair. Unlike Miles, Dawn happily waved at the cheering crowd.

"Wow it's really Dawn." Susie said in awe. "She's the strongest Trainer in our home country."

"I've always wanted to see to battle." Katherine said.

"She's going to lose." Logan said grimly. "It's not a fair fight."

"What makes you say that?" Katherine said angrily. "Dawns never lost official Pokemon League battle, no matter where she goes."

"I know what my brother is capable of." He said still grim, still staring down at the Miles. "She'll lose."

"Hmph."

"Your brother is the Tournament Champion?" Susie asked with a big smile. Logan kept quiet.

The Admin continued. {We ask that the two Champions use only one Pokemon, and adhere to the rules of the Tournament.} The Admin stepped away from the battlefield as a referee took his place. {Ready.... Fight!}

The referee blew his whistle, signaling for the battle to officially begin. Miles drew his Pokeball first, unleashing a fully grown male Krookodile onto the grassy field. Logan recognized it as the Sandile Miles had pick before he left the island, he had chosen him the same way Logan chose Shinx. Krookodile were massive maroon crocodiles that inhabited deserts. Krookodiles were as big as minivans, with jaws that could crush said minivans into mini minivans. They were also notorious for their violent tempers which made them difficult to train. By Miles Krookodile was calm, and stoic.

Dawn sent out a Pokeball of her own, releasing a fully grown female Empoleon. Empoleon were large blue and black penguin like Pokemon who had hides as thick as steel. The Empoleon were the kings of of the Arctic. Their blade like fins could easily cut through glaciers and frozen waters. Empoleon were some of the fastest of the Water type. Empoleon was unique as it was the only Pokemon that was both a Water and a Steel type.

"There's no way a Ground type is going to win against a Water type. Plus that's Dawns championship winning, signature Pokemon." Katherine said as Logan stood silent. "She's got this in the bag."

Miles stood tall and resolute with his arms crossed, waiting for Dawn to make the first move, much like when Logan did the same earlier.

Dawn was also a professional Pokemon performer who applied her talent to Battles. She was wearing a microphone over her ear. {Let's give these fine people a good show!} She said more to the crowd than to her opponent. The crowd cheered, as Miles stood silently. He clearly had passed on taking a microphone.

{Empoleon, Ice Beam!} The Sinnoh Champion commanded with a flourish. The Empoleon unleashed mystical blueish white beam, but it wasn't aiming at Krookodile, Empoleon was aiming at the battlefield. The beam was freezing the field, turning it into a winter wonder land of small glaciers. Logan knew that Dawn had done this to give her Pokemon a field advantage. Logan also knew that it didn't matter what advantage Miles' opponent had.

Dawns Empoleon ran forward, dropping onto its front where it begun to slide across the ice, looping around in circle around Krookodile to pick up speed. Miles and Krookodile continued to do nothing.

"They say Dawn tamed the Giratina." Susie said with reverence.

"If you believe in other worldly demon Pokemon." Said Katherine.

Maybe if Dawn had Giratina she could defeat Miles, maybe. {Use Steel Wing!} Per Dawns command, Empoleons fin like arms hardened into blades harder and sharper than any steel. With its speed increasing, Empoleon came sliding in towards its opponent. Ready to attack, Empoleon came sliding in on Krookodile, moving faster than most average Trainers could follow.

Miles did nothing. He didn't move, nor issue a command. His bond with Krookodile was so strong that he did not even need words to command his Pokemon. Miles was a true master. Kookodile moved faster than any Kookodile should be able to move as it lunged forward, opening his huge jaws, his teeth glowing dark purple in a powerful Crunch attack.

Empoleon was already moving too fast to avoid Krookodile, it's momentum set. Krookodile steel like jaw caught Empoleon on one of its Steel Wing powered arms. Krookodile gripped down hard, locking his jaw than moving to thrash his opponent onto the ice coated field. Once, twice, thrice, four times Krookodile slammed Empoleon down before letting it go.

Krookodile then raised one foot, and quickly brought his foot down hard. With unimaginable force, Krookodile used Earthquake. The ice and ground beneath it cracked and ruptured as the whole stadium shook violently. Empoleon was thrown further as the ground beneath it threw it off of its webbed feet. By the time Empoleon managed to recover, Krookodile was gone having escaped underground by way of Dig.

Before Dawn could react, Kookodile shot up from behind Empoleon, his jaws opening up. Only this time, Krookodile wasn't going to bite Empoleon, instead a reddish white energy glowed from his throat. The Hyper Beam was unleashed at point blank range, it's bright light completely enveloping Empoleon.

The Hyper Beam faded, and the battle was over. Empoleon lay unconscious where it once stood. The stadium was silent, in shock over the abrupt end of the battle. Miles having won the battle without giving a single command. The stadium was tense, waiting for something to happen.

Finally, Dawn returned her Empoleon to its Pokeball. The Sinnoh Champion then started clapping as she walked forward. As if they needed Dawns permission, the crowd came to life, having finally realized that they had just witnessed a fantastic show. Miles then walked out too, meeting Dawn halfway, both of them going around the ruined battlefield.

Dawn was graceful loser. She and Miles shook hands, Dawn with a genuine smile and Miles with a slightly less of his normal frown. Dawn then grabbed Miles by the wrist and rose his arm into the air. The crowd roared at the display of good sportsmanship as Mr. Baxtrum walked up next to the Champions.

{What a fantastic battle that was. And a perfect was to start off the tournament.} The administrator raised the arms of both of the champions, the crowed roaring more intensely. {Our champions!} Mr. Baxtrum yelled, getting another round of loud applause. {With that the Opening Ceremony has come to its conclusion! Now let the tournament begin!}

Logan was left as the only person in the crowd who was stone silent, except for Katherine who still had yet to get over the shook of her heroes abrupt loss. Miles was even better than Logan had thought. They Krookodile took his commands, it was so subtle that Logan was the only one to notice. Miles was scary good, way more than Logan had thought.

The queasy feeling had returned to his stomach, it got even worse as Miles looked at him. The two brothers linked eyes despite the long distance between them. A silent message shared between them. Miles could read people like a book, and Logan was surely being read as frightful.

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