Hit Points, Physical Attack, Physical Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed: Those exist in every Pokémon. Using them masterfully along with the right item, ability, typing, move set, mechanic, team balance, care and love, and of course brilliant thinking mid battle will lead the trainer into victory!
'Torchic,
Torchic, so tiny
Crack,
crack your egg and go for me to meet
Eat well
until you can evolve into Combusken'
Shirr
recited the song's lines. She knew it will somehow help to engage with Sayoko.
At this point, she was certain that Sayoko's was Katsuya's mother; the green
hair that both of them had, and the way she looked at Katsuya. But she couldn't
understand why Sayoko hasn't said a single thing about that.
Shirr
entered the stadium from the right side, and Sayoko entered from the left.
"Finally, we meet on the arena" Sayoko said.
"What
do you mean?" Shirr asked.
"On
your debut League you lost against a trainer with a Charizard. But that trainer
was destroyed against a certain trainer on their next round."
"Right.
That trainer was you. If I hadn't met you I would never have known. All this
time I was thinking I was weak, that everyone though I was special but I've
failed their expectations of me. That trainer… he was one of the strongest
trainers at the League of the time."
"At
the time you weren't strong enough. But now, Shirr Massel, I saw your two first
battles in this League. I can't hold back. I will use my full power against
you. My strongest team; you'll be the first one to battle against it."
"What
the fuck?! She was holding back all this time?!" The trainer that lost
against Sayoko at the previous round called. "I feel even more
humiliated!"
"Shut
up Uzib!!!!!" Matoi called.
"It
wasn't me! What do you want from me?!" Uzib called.
"Oh.
I'm so used to do that, so I thought it was you."
"Asshole!"
Everyone
was watching the battle closely; mainly Brazle, Katsuya, Miakko, and Ami. They
knew that one of the two women will be their opponent later on.
"Let's
begin." Sayoko said.
"Go!
Articuno!" Sayoko summoned her legendary ice bird. Shirr started the
battle with her Poison/ Flying type Crobat.
"Articuno?!"
everyone in the crowd was surprised "Kamidori Sayoko is no joke!"
Shirr knew
her Crobat was in huge type disadvantage and she switched to her Aggron whom
has type advantage.
"Mind
Reader" Sayoko ordered.
Mind
Reader is a move that guarantees a hit on the Pokémon it was used on. Shirr
knew it; a Sheer Cold is coming. She can't sacrifice her Aggron, and she
switched a second time in a row to her Maushold.
Only the
male came out of its Pokeball with a note 'We have issues with our marriage'
"Can't
you deal with it later? Please?" Shirr asked.
The female
came out of its Pokeball with a note 'You better win…'
"Ice
Beam!" Sayoko ordered.
"Wait!
What?!"
Maushold
was taken down in one hit.
"Shirr
Massel, I could use this technique only on smart trainers like you. Weaker
trainers won't think to switch, as they wouldn't know that Mind Reader works
only on the Pokémon it was used on. Your experience worked against you."
"I
summon you! Kleavor!" She called and summoned her Bug/ Rock type Pokémon.
That Pokémon is the other evolution of Scyther. "Stone Edge!"
Sayoko
predicted attack because only an idiot wouldn't switch, and she switched to her
Zapdos. But that Zapdos was different than the one that Shirr saw before, it
was red, and it couldn't fly. It wasn't even an Electric type- it was fighting
type. In received the hit and half of its Hit Points were depleted. It was
commonly called as "Galarian Zapdos" and very few knew it.
The
Galarian Zapdos attacked first as Sayoko ordered it to use Thunderous Kick; a
strong fighting move that also lowers the foe's Physical Defense, and took down
third of Shirr's Kleavor's Hit Points. Then Shirr ordered her Kleavor to use
Stealth Rock while looking at Miakko's reaction. 'There was a better move that
she could have used… I don't understand why Shirr chose that move…' Lance was
thinking.
Shirr
attacked with Quick Attack as she knew her Kleavor is done for and damaged the
Galarian Zapdos as much as she could before Sayoko's next attack; taking down
the Kleavor.
Shirr stood
for around a minute while looking at the floor. "She is very likely
broken. That's the true power of Kamidori Sayoko" people in the crowd were
talking between them. "Yeah, Shirr revealed four of her own Pokémon, lost
two of them, and didn't defeat a single Pokémon of Sayoko."
"Sayoko!"
Shirr talked. "I want to tell you something. I'm getting married soon.
Katsuya Spark… he is going to be my husband."
"Congratulations.
I don't understand why you have to tell me."
"You
do understand. Sayoko… you are Katsuya's mother, aren't you?"
'My…
mother?!' Katsuya was surprised.
"I
don't understand from how you got into this conclusion."
"But
I'm correct. Aren't I?"
"Enough!!
Don't say any more!" Sayoko was screaming in pain while pulling her own
hairs.
'Fine.
Enough. For now.' Shirr summoned her Crobat "Brave Bird!" she
ordered, and defeated the Galarian Zapdos. The Crobat damaged itself due to
Brave Bird's cost. Sayoko summoned her next Pokémon; regular Zapdos which took
damage from the Stealth Rock.
"Three
legendries?!" Brazle called "How many of them she has?!"
"Six,
very likely to be." Ryu said. "I assume that all of the legendary
birds have a Galar version of them. Thus all of her team must be all
legendries."
"Crobat!
Cross Poison!" Shirr damaged the Zapdos as much as she could.
"Zapdos!
Defog!" that move took out the Stealth Rock's effect.
"She
took down the move that Shirr worked so hard to get into the field!" Matoi
said.
"But
on the other hand… Sayoko has to sacrifice her Zapdos for that." Miakko
said as Crobat took down Zapdos with another Cross Poison.
Sayoko
summoned her next Pokémon; her Articuno has come back to the battles.
"Brave
Bird!" Shirr ordered.
"Use
Protect!" Sayoko ordered. Her Articuno didn't receive any damage.
"Brave
Bird Again!" The Crobat damaged itself but then Sayoko ordered her
Articuno to use Roost which regained its health back.
"This
is not good…" Waiareas said. "Some Pokémon have the Pressure ability.
If this Articuno has it, it could disable all of Shirr's moves with
stalling." Every move has "tiredness" bar, until the Pokémon
won't able to use the move until it rests out of battle. The Pressure ability
makes the Pokémon twice more tired than usual.
"But
she can't switch. If she will, then she'll receive an attack." Nog said.
"Not
really." Ryu said. "Sayoko has done a mistake. She revealed all of
her Articuno's moves. Her only attacking move is Ice Beam."
"Come
back Crobat!" Shirr called and summoned her Aggron. But at the most
unlucky time she received a Critical Hit to her Aggron. Despite having the type
resistance, her Aggron was heavily damaged and at the next phase it was fainted
due to another Ice Beam which hit first.
"Sayoko.
I'll ask again. Are you Katsuya's mother?" Shirr tried to discuss about
the matter before battling again.
"This
is none of your matter!"
"The
way you react suggests you are."
"Fine.
I'll tell you." Sayoko tried to calm down. "It is true that I had a
son named Katsuya, which is supposed to be at the same age as your Katsuya. But
there are many "Katsuyas" with green hair at that age around the
world. What makes you think your Katsuya is my Katsuya? I had more
disappointments than I could count."
"It
means you were searching for him."
"How
couldn't I? He is my son. But unless I'll get a definitive proof… I just can't…
my heart can't be shattered anymore."
"Let's
continue the battle." Shirr said. "I summon you! Infernape! Flare
Blitz!" The fire move with immense power, defeated the ice schnitzel bird,
and damaged its user a bit.
"I
summon you! My next Pokémon! Moltres!" Sayoko called.
"Wow
so she does have all of the legendary schnitzels." Matoi said.
"Thunder
Punch!" Shirr ordered. The fire schnitzel took big damage, but wasn't
defeated. Then Sayoko ordered her fire schnitzel to use Hurricane which
defeated the ugly fire monkey.
Shirr
summoned back her Crobat. "Brave Bird!" she ordered. It damaged
itself and the Moltres. Sayoko knew she can't gamble on missing with Hurricane,
or using Flamethrower which might not be strong enough to defeat the Crobat.
Her only choice is taking both of them down with her own Brave Bird. Moltres
defeated itself and the Crobat. Shirr was left with only one Pokémon, but
Sayoko had two.
Before
using her last Pokémon Shirr started talking again. "Sayoko. Won't you
take a DNA test with Katsuya?"
"I'm
afraid… so unless you give me a proof I can't."
"I'll
go with you. I'll support you."
"Why
do you care so much?!"
"Because
if I'm correct then my future husband will get his mother back. And you as
well. You want to your son back, right?"
"I…"
Sayoko didn't know what to say and was about to cry.
Shirr
stopped talking for a few seconds and started singing.
'Torchic,
Torchic so tiny'
Crack,
crack your egg and go for me to meet
Eat well
until you can evolve into Combusken'
"What
a beautiful song." Brazle said.
"That
song came to me in a dream." Katsuya said. "I've been dreaming that
my mother was singing it to me."
"How…"
Sayoko was surprised "How do you know that song?"
"Katsuya
told me about it."
"It
is the song I was singing to him before he was taken from me." She calmed
down.
"Sayoko.
Won't you sing the next part of the song?"
"Oh
there is no need to." Sayoko giggled "The next part is awful. It
tells how the Combusken evolves into Blaziken and is taken to slaughterhouse to
be turned into a schnitzel."
"That
beautiful song was dark in reality…." Brazle sighed.
"Fine!
I'll tell you!" Sayoko called. She looked at Katsuya. "Katsuya!
Listen well. If I'm your mother then you should listen well. I'm willing to
take the gamble on you. I'll tell you our history, if we are truly mother and
son."
Saica
stood up "I can make the test for you. With my skills it will take only
around thirty minutes."
"Thank
you." Sayoko thanked the doctor and started revealing her history.
"The
story goes back to when I was thirteen. I was at middle school. That's when I
met Katsuya's father. I was a shy and very average girl at everything. I wasn't
good looking, but I wasn't ugly. I was good at math, but was terrible at literature.
I just was average. One day Katsuya's father who was fifteen years old asked me
out. He confessed that he was interested in me and that he likes me. I accepted
him. I wasn't particularly interested in him, but he didn't seem like a bad
guy, and I became his girlfriend. That's was my mistake, and where the
nightmare has begun."
"You
don't mean…?" Shirr asked.
"Yes.
Two months after we became a couple we made love. But when I think about it, and
I wasn't a love at all; we didn't understand it the time. We didn't use any
protection and soon after I've discovered that I'm pregnant… only as thirteen
years old girl. "Get an abortion!" he ordered. But I couldn't. I felt
that killing the child inside me was a something that I shouldn't do. And so,
my boyfriend dumped me. I hated him at the time. I was in love with him. 'How
could he?! He is the one who asked me out!' are thoughts I had at the time. But
as I grew older I've understood that he was a child like me that wasn't ready
for the responsibility as a child."
"Where
is Katsuya's father now?"
"He
is married and has two young sons. We are in a good relationship but we both
understand that was something of the past. Sadly he doesn't want anything to do
with Katsuya nor me."
Katsuya's
biological father was watching the match from somewhere in the world through
the television. His surname wasn't Spark. The "Spark" surname was
something that Giovanni made up. He appreciated that Sayoko didn't reveal his
name.
"Everyone
around me told me to get an abortion. How could fourteen years old take care of
a child? I've understood it logically, but the heart said something different.
And so, I gave birth and named my son "Katsuya". I just gave birth
and I was happy. But happiness lasted only for a few hours. It was the middle
of the night. I was breastfeeding Katsuya. The nurses at the hospitals were at
much less amount at the night shift. That was when Katsuya was taken from me;
by a man I didn't know at the time but eventually became very famous."
"Giovanni!"
Katsuya and Shirr called at anger.
"Right.
Team Rocket's Leader- Giovanni. He pointed a gun at me and told me to give him
my child. That's where I did my second mistake; I preferred my life over
Katsuya's. I gave Katsuya to him because I didn't want to die. Katsuya! I'm
sorry!" the tears were pouring from her eyes. "While he was taken
from me, I sang that song you just sang. I was broken for long years. I gave up
so easily on the child that I've fought to give birth. When I was twenty years
old I had saved enough money and decided to travel around the world, for the
slim chance that I could find him. But even a name wouldn't help. I was very
logical that his name was changed. Katsuya, if you are my Katsuya then it is a
miracle that your name is the same one as the one I gave you. But I've failed
to find you. I've met so many Katsuyas with the same age and with green hair.
But none of them was my son. Eventually I couldn't suffer the rejections I got;
so many of them."
"Sayoko,
then why did you become a Pokémon trainer?"
"Eventually
I was out of cash to pay for my traveling. Becoming Pokémon trainer was the
cheapest way to do so. I've won so many Leagues, with no success to find
Katsuya. I've ruined so many trainers' dreams."
"Kamidori
Sayoko!" Shirr called. "Today will be your last battle. Please,
believe for the last time."
"Shirr
Massel, I will not hold back. Defeat me!"
"Go!
My final Pokemon! Gengar!" Shirr summoned her Pokémon.
"Take
this! My Psychic Type! Galarian Articuno!" Sayoko summoned her next schnitzel.
Shirr
clicked her Mega Stone. "Mega Evolution! Mega Gengar!" Its Special
Attack massively went up. Very few Pokémon have higher Special Attack than Mega
Gengar. "Shadow Ball!!!!!!" the Psychic 'think it is pretty' but is
actually ugly was taken down by one hit.
"Sayoko
is down to her last Pokémon!" someone from the crowd called.
"No
one managed to do so since she became famous!" called another.
Sayoko
smiled. Somewhere in her heart she felt that she is going to get a son and a
daughter. "My final Pokemon! The Dark type Galarian Moltres!"
Katsuya
didn't know who he is supposed to cheer for and was looking at the battle confused.
"Gengar!
Use Thundrbolt!" Shirr called "Your type advantage won't help
you!" it hit and took over little than half of Moltres health.
"Just
as planned! Galarian Moltres' special ability! Berserk! When its Hit Points
goes down to half its Special Attack goes up!"
"What?!"
Shirr was surprised.
"Fiery
Wrath!" Sayoko called. But Sayoko missed short the kill. Gengar stayed on
its feet with only a few Hit Points left.
"Thunderbolt
again!!!!" Shirr called. The Moltres was defeated.
"Who
could believe it?! Kamidori Sayoko was defeated!" Someone from the crowd
called.
"Wait!
Does that mean… that Shirr Massel is the strongest trainer in the world in this
point?!"
"I
think she does! But Furukawa Waiareas and Furukawa Ryu might be even stronger
than her!"
Sayoko
went toward Shirr "Thank you. Shirr Massel, you changed my life." She
hugged her. "Katsuya! Come here! We have a test to do."
Shirr went
along with Katsuya and Sayoko. After twenty minutes the results came in.
Kamidoro Sayoko and Katsuya Spark- those are mother and her biological child.
The two were together and talked about everything until Katsuya's match.
"Alright!
Now it is the time for my match!" Miakko called and went to the field.
Writer
Notes:
So yeah…
we four months break since the previous chapter. I'm sorry. A lot of things
were going through my personal life and I didn't have the time to write.
… Just
kidding! I was too busy in playing so many great video games such as Like a
Dragon Infinite Wealth and Xenoblade X (which currently I'm in the middle of
the game).