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"What? How can it know Psychic?" Flannery grumbled, watching helplessly as the blue aura stretched out and engulfed her Camerupt. With relative ease, the Golduck hoisted the large Pokemon from the ground and then hurled it, causing it to crash against the far wall. Tiny bits of debris and dust were shook loose from the impact, and Camerupt took longer than Flannery liked to stand up again. It bellowed, sending out a furious stream of steam from its nostrils, its eyes more bloodshot than before.

"Shake them up with another Earthquake!" the redhead practically screeched, not wanting to see her Pokemon go down without a fight. Camerupt reared up again, slamming down on the ground with his front hooves. The shock wave was intense, however it was weaker than the first, mainly because of the Fire/Ground-type's lack of stamina.

I'd hate to be that Camerupt right now, Kasiya thought wincing at the strong Psychic attack. If she ever had to battle Althena, it wouldn't be an easy thing to do, that was for sure. Kasiya was practically on the edge of her seat though, chin resting on her palms. Come on Keegan! You can do it! she thought, looking back to Keegan to see what he'd do next.

"Thanks for the warning," Ky replied quickly. "Little Guy! Teleport out of there!"

Unfortunately, it wasn't easy for Little Guy to register the command well after landing. Larvitar's previous attack had left the tiny bird a bit discombobulated, leading him to rebound harshly off of the Larvitar's rocky head once they hit the ground. The additional blast outwards from the vortex added to the confusion, sending Little Guy to roll along the grass, losing his ability to maintain his balance and direction.

Seeing this and the falling rocks above, Ky yelled again in a panic. "Little Guy, the rocks! Get outta...!" CRASH! All of the small boulders finally hit earth. After shielding his eyes a bit from the debree, Ky searched the field as best as he could through the storm. "Little Guy? Little Guy?!" he called, searching frantically. To his relief, he found the little green bird safely in the air, though Little Guy was now struggling to fly against the extended power of the Sandstorm below. Ky needed some time again to think. He had managed to get two clean attacks in, both Night Shades. With Crenu having such a dominant power over the field though, it was hard to think of new ways to attack. Without a doubt, this was Crenu giving his best, and Ky knew somehow, it was time to give his.

Archie growled as the sunlight returned to his headquarters and cursed beneath his breath. "No matter, your pathetic Charizard will fall soon enough!" he laughed heartily, then dropped his hands to his sides. "Sharpedo, use Hydro Pump point blank and get that Flygon off of you!" The shark opened his mouth and attempted an attack. Nothing came out of his mouth. Archie blinked and grumbled a bit. The heat was really getting to his Sharpedo - so much so that it dehydrated him.

Kilik punched the air triumphantly and looked over at Mike. If he can manage to attack Poliwrath without my help, I think we can gain the advantage, he blinked and turned his eyes towards the Tadpole Pokemon, the problem is managing to avoid whatever Poliwrath is going to throw out. "Okay, Bahamut!" Kilik announced, "Get rid of Sharpedo: Giga Drain!"

Once more, she opened her mouth with a squeal and unleashed more of those clear green bubbles. When the attack connected and her health restored, Flygon flew off of the knocked out shark and landed in front of her trainer. Her eyes now focused on Poliwrath. Archie swore loudly and recalled his Sharpedo. "You kids...!" he growled, clutching another ball in his hand so tightly that it could shatter, "are starting to annoy me! Let's see you stop this!" The light faded and out came a purple Pokemon, with very serious eyes. A frown was etched into the bat's face. The Crobat fluttered about, it's wings flapping at almost a blinding speed.

"Poliwrath, attack!" Archie roared, "Dynamicpunch!" The Leader really didn't care who was being attacked, so long as something was knocked out. Poliwrath locked eyes with Nitro and began running at him with a pulled back fist that began glowing brightly.

Kilik laughed to himself and looked at Portabello. Well, I'll cover you as best I can. This heat is nearly unbearable. Although, the upside to the heat was that his hair was dry. It popped back into it's normal style almost magically. I'll distract Crobat as best I can. I know Flying moves are particularly nasty to you. "Bahamut!" Kilik called, "Attack Crobat with Crunch!"

Flygon cooed loudly then looked over at Portabello. This new partner of hers seemed powerful and she enjoyed the shuffling of his feet. When the command was issued, she flew straight for Crobat with her fangs bared.

"I don't think so, boys!" Archie chortled, "Crobat, dodge it and attack that Breloom with Aerial Ace!" His arms tensed slightly. He turned to look at his Poliwrath, who was being drained of his energy. The attack must have been a critical hit - the Tadpole Pokemon fell on one knee and began to huff quietly. Crobat, on the other hand, nimbly avoided the oncoming Flygon and went flying straight for Portabello with glowing wings.

Kilik gasped. So much for covering him! he thought angrily. Bahamut was too far away and the Crobat was much too fast for her to catch up. Gritting his teeth, Kilik growled quietly. This was going to hurt.

"Ha, yeah. Typical cowardly evil leader tactics." After all was said and done, Mike finally felt the weight of the situation hit him like a stray brick to the head. He lost his balance for a moment and almost fell over. "Woah." The boy shook his head violently to snap himself out of it. "I'm all for getting out of here, I could use a Pokemon Center bed nap," A sudden unpleasant odor made itself apparent to him. "and a Pokemon Center shower."

Sasha gave a shrill cry of glee at the two boys, running over and nearly tackling them both in adoration. "My heroes!" The pink haired girl kissed them both on the cheek. "You guys are awesome." She said with a smile. "I still can't believe he evolved. I don't know how to thank you two." She was overjoyed at the Cacturne's transformation, and couldn't wait to start training him again.

"Oh please, don't bother." Mike waved his hand dismissively. "He was easy to look after, and he helped us when we needed a way in to the office." Truth be told, he wished he could have seen Prickles in action. "Well then," began the boy. "I know for certain that next teleporter takes us outside, so let's get the hell out of here." Both kids recalled their Pokemon and walked over to the final warp panel. "Ladies first."

In a flash of light, Sasha was gone. Taking her lead, Mike stepped onto the tile and vanished as well.

Kilik took one last look at the Aqua base before stepping onto the pad and teleporting outside beside Mike and Sasha. Unlike Mike, he didn't sweat as much: fewer layers of clothing, after all, though he could use a light shower. The black haired boy ran a cool hand over his forehead and sighed. The sun was beginning to set and the sky was a welcoming shade of orange and pink. A sigh escaped him. "Let's get to the Center," Kilik said, patting his jeans off, "I'm hungry, Mike smells, and mostly all of our Pokemon are in desperate need of healing. As for your wounds, Sasha..." the boy looked her up and down, "I don't think we'll need a doctor. Some alcohol, ointment and a few bandages oughta clear that up." Leaning over, Kilik wiped a stray bit of dry blood from her chin. He never noticed until now just how much taller he was than his friends.

"Bahamut, let's go!" He tossed the Flygon out of the ball. She emerged once more, squealing delightedly. The battle really pumped her up and, thanks to all the energy she stole from Sharpedo, it looked as if she hadn't taken a scratch. Kilik hopped on and was about to order her to fly back to the Center before pausing. Mike's Flyer, Nitro, was out of commission and he didn't know if Sasha had anything that could Fly, either. He looked at the two and motioned for Flygon to lay down on the beach. "Hop on."