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Kasiya swayed back and forth on her feet, wondering what to do next. She knew that using Rock Slide or Ancientpower would end it quickly, perhaps too quickly. Then, remembering what had happened in her father's gym yesterday, she got an idea. "Ada! Sandstorm!" she cried, instantly stepping back and preparing to shield her eyes. Ada growled loudly, and stomped her feet on the ground. A chill wind was picked up, followed by a blast of stinging sand. It swirled around Ada's body harmlessly.

The Venonat cried out, not having the same resistances that the Larvitar did. It was buffeted by the Sandstorm, and it stumbled back, trying to focus. "Come on Venonat! It's just a bit of sand!" Jimmie called over the howling winds, holding his arm up to cover his face. "Try a Confusion attack!" The insect moved its antennae around, a greenish aura flooding the area. For a moment, none of the piercing sands touched it, and it stood on tiptoe as it directed the psychic attack towards Adamantine.

"Uh oh," Kasiya grimaced as Ada was picked up like a rag doll and swung around a few times before she was thrown to the ground rather harshly. Growling, the Larvitar got to her feet, far from ready to give in.

Kadabra took the hit, the attack dealing more damage than Joey would have liked. "Well then, let's put a stop to that, Disable!" The Pokemon bent his spoon, causing a greenish aura to envelop Beacon's head. Unable to resist, he temporarily forgot the move Thunderbolt.

Dammit! Mike cursed under his breath. Without Thunderbolt, Beacon's move list was severely limited. Thankfully it wasn't permanent, so he just had to stall for time and abuse every status affecting move he had. "Cotton Spore!" After a second or two of blank staring, Beacon shook his tail, a waft of fluffy dander floating over and clinging to the Kadabra's legs, severely limiting its movements. "Good, keep it up!" He cheered, clapping along with his Pokemon.

Joey was beginning to think the older boy was a little off his Horsea. "Kadabra, Psychic that oddball." Mike noted the strength in his voice as his Pokemon did as he was commanded. He's going to be a killer trainer when he's older. He thought, snapping back into the fight.

"Alright, Thunderpunch!" He shouted, a little distraught at Beacon's slow response time. His fears would not be settled as the Electric Pokemon put too much force behind his swing and threw himself off balance, missing by a hair. "Grr, Beacon!" He chastised, guilt written all over the Pokemon's face as he waddled back to his position. "No! Don't turn your back on him either!" Beacon whined, turning around and walking backwards. He tripped, falling on his butt, a rather amusing image.

"Ok, that settles it," Joey groaned. "They're both nuts."

Keegan was now practically grinding his teeth together in frustration, no trainer liked dealing with a sleeping Pokemon. Growling, the trainer stomped his foot in anger, ready to call back Themis.

The Electrike's eyes fluttered open, and he uttered a confused moan as he pulled himself to his feet, looking around in bewilderment. Had he really just fallen asleep on the battlefield? He cast a worried glance over his shoulder at Keegan, who stood with his arms crossed, his Poke Ball in hand.

"Have a nice nap?" the boy asked, tapping his foot. Whimpering a little, the Electrike looked back at his opponent. "It's nice to have you back with us. Now get back in there and fight!" Without hesitation, the speedy quadruped bolted back into action, quite literally firing a Thunderbolt at close range. The electric attack hit home, and the Wind Chime Pokemon faltered in the air and nearly collapsed. It managed to regain its composure, however, and floated back up, loosing a curious wave of strange energy at Themis.

"We can still win this, use Brick Break!" Even though it had a type disadvantage, and Mike was hopelessly throwing moves out, he had yet to realize one thing about the Abra line: its abysmal Defense.

Beacon hopped forward as fast as his little legs could carry him, his tail bobbing up and down rather cutely. Even his own trainer had difficulty taking him seriously sometimes. Rearing his flipper back, the Ampharos scored three strikes on Kadabra's stomach, causing the Psychic Pokemon to tumble backwards.

"Wow!" Mike exclaimed, not expecting that move to do as well as it did. Joey on the other hand, grit his teeth at the attack, commanding his Pokemon to use Recover. Now was the chance, Kadabra had to remain still while recharging. "Beacon, hit him with another Brick Bre-" He stopped as a blast of psychic energy came from out of no where, blasting Beacon where he stood. The Pokemon tumbled back, taking a decent hit. "C'mon Beacon, No one bosses you around!"

A glint of light shown in the Electric Pokemon's eyes as he began to hop towards the Kadabra. As he ran, his body started to crackle with electricity, sparks making rather loud popping noises each step. His speed began to pick up, as Beacon went into an all out run, tackling the healing Psychic type. Instead of his Brick Break, he let loose his recently relearned Thunderbolt. The proximity of the attack combined with Kadabra's already weakened state was just too much strain for the Psychic cat, and he passed out, still clung to by Beacon, who had somehow turned it into a hug.

"I-I don't believe it! I refuse!" Joey stood there, mouth wide open.

"Yeah, not many people get him either," Mike scratched his head. "I don't think I do either most of the time." Joey stomped his feet, about ready to have a tantrum as he recalled Kadabra, Mike recalling Beacon as well.

There's something odd about this boy, Morty thought, as both he and Gengar braced themselves for impact. Something cold. Something... dark. The leader frowned, but not at the situation, more from his understanding of Kilik's demeanor. "While its close, Gengar! Confuse Ray!"

Gengar's crimson eyes opened wide and a peculiar ray was released as it hissed through its teeth at Scizor. Morty knew now he was just stalling, and it would be a matter of time before Gengar fell. However, he wasn't about to go down that easily.

"Well, time to use Xanthos yet again." He smiled, hoping that the constant battling was bridging the gap between them. The Dark Pokemon was a hard a**, no doubt about it, but little by little he felt like he had been warming up to him. That would make things go so much smoother. He pined, mentally crossing fingers as he released him. Joey tilted his head, uncertain as what the crustacean standing before him was.

"No matter, Poliwhirl will be the victor this time!" The confident (almost to a fault) boy tossed his second Pokeball out, the tadpole Pokemon whirling its arms around hypnotically.

It looks so...plain. Mike said, contorting his face in displeasure. So...boring. At least he wouldn't have any problems crushing it.

Xanthos looked his foe up and down. To a point, he really saw no need to take the fellow Water Pokemon seriously. It looked weak, no outstanding muscles or anything. He grunted, turning away from the Poliwhirl.

Now who was being overconfident?

Kilik smirked. Getting a Gym Leader tense was almost as good as getting the Gym badge itself. It must've just hit him, he thought. He watched Scizor wobble slighty after striking her target. The Confuse Ray had taken a direct hit and the boy knew it wasn't a good sign.

The Pokemon placed a claw on the side of her head, as if trying to brace herself. However, it was to no avail. She was moving about like some drunkard. "Hit it hard! Wing Attack!" Kilik ordered, and with that command, Scizor ran forward to strike her target with her fluttering wings. Halfway there, suddenly, she fell flat on her face to the Gym's floor, hurting herself in the process. Scizor stood up slowly, grimacing. That had to have been the most embarassing moment in the warrior's life. She took note of Kilik's disposition towards her trip, and it did not bode well. Then she eyed the Gengar, pointing a claw at him. Another slight stumble.