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Piney stood on the deck above the arena, eying the opponent at the other side warily. She was acquainted with him before, during that trip on Inhinx, but she didn't know his extent of battling skills... until now.

"Go Daybreak!" She cried out and threw the Pokeball into the air. It released a red beam of light that eventually formed an Espeon, standing calmly on the platform closest to her officer.

((Roll the same dice as me. If you get higher than me, you go first, otherwise I do. =D))

((Shadow, you were suppose to roll a 10-sided dice so we can see who goes first. XD

... But since I rolled a one you'll probably beat me anyway. XP))

"Of course I'm ready!" Piney exclaimed. The referee had determined that Zen would go first, and she sighed. Not that she was that upset over it, but it would've been nice to make the first move.

Even since that Absol had been 'flirting' with her, Daybreak wanted an excuse to claw his eyes out. Now, she technically could, but it would be a horrendous thing to do in an official battle, and Piney wouldn't approve. Too bad there weren't any large objects to throw either.

Wrapped up in her thoughts, she almost didn't get the chance to dodge the Shadow Ball. Leaping out of the way at the last second, she also almost didn't make it to the nearest platform. Stumbling, the tip of her tail got wet, and Daybreak glared at Armageddon viciously.

At least the Espeon was restraining her instincts for this battle. Piney was afraid that she could go feral, driven on her hate/fear relationship of Dark Pokemon. And her mood lightened up when she dodged the Absol's attack.

"Give him a Shadow Ball of your own!"

Daybreak smirked, finally getting a chance to beat him up. Summoning the dark energy that floated around the stadium, she condensed it into a glowing murky ball and hurled it at her opponent.

((1000/1000))

Oops! That Hyper Beam was way too fast to dodge, not to mention that she wasn't expecting that kind of attack in the first place.

Daybreak was hit by the attack in the chest and smacked into a wall before splashing into the water. She was extremely dazed by the attack, but managed to clamber onto a platform. Laying there and panting, she worked frantically to clear her mind and wait for Piney's next command.

"Ack!" Piney shouted as Daybreak took the Hyper Beam and fell into the water. She was relieved that she surfaced and was on dry land again, but neither of them had much of an advantage now.

"Swift attack!"

Daybreak's gem shone as a different kind of energy was formed into glowing stars. With a flick of her tail, the stars lunged at the Absol with lightning speed.

((900/1000))

Daybreak knew that he was going to attack before he actually did, by sensing that aura that built around him, preparing for a Night Slash.

She rolled sideways to avoid getting hurt, and rolled a bit too far to the right. The Espeon was plunged in the water up to the waist before holding onto the edge and scrambling back up.

Daybreak really needed to work on her balance...

"Phew!" Piney let out a sigh of relief as her Pokemon dodged the attack. So far she had been good at not getting struck by moves that would inflict more damage than normal. But how long could she keep this up?

"Hidden Power now!"

Daybreak turned to face Armageddon with glowing sparks gathering around her as she concentrated. Thinking how miserable he'd be to be beaten down by a Psychic Pokemon, she unleased the orbs at full fury.

((900/1000))

A dark attack! Daybreak was overwhelmed by the Absol's Dark pulse, and the fact that she was near the edge of the platform didn't help either. Guided by instincts for a split second, she panicked and ran off the land and into the water.

Piney was amused by the spectacle, but didn't dare to show it. It was funny to see a Pokemon run off the platform and fall into the water.

"Get as far away from that Absol as possible!" She commanded the Espeon. She hoped that this would diminish the damage from his special attacks, and any close-range attacks could be detected beforehand.

"And give him a good Shadow Ball!"

Listening to her officer's commands underwater, she swam up to the surface and gasped for air. Doggy-paddling (or prehaps kitty-paddling in her case) to the opposite platform from Armageddon, she pulled herself up from the water and shook herself.

Daybreak proceeded to pull in the residue energy from the Dark Pulse, and concentrated into another pulsing ball. She whipped her tail towards her opponent, and the attack went flying straight at him.

((800/1000))

((Dice roll in here))

Daybreak jolted to the right, but the Night Slash still slashed at her flank. Growling, she still kept Piney's advice in mind and leaped to another platform, staying far away from that Absol as possible.

"Good Daybreak!" Piney called out. She wondered if it was possible to use a Psychic attack on a Dark Pokemon, contrary to the belief that those moves had nil effect on them. Psychic was the Espeon's strongest move, and it might do more damage than the Shadow Balls, Hidden Powers, and Swifts.

"We're trying something different... Use a Psychic!" She watched the next moments closely, hoping that she didn't make a mistake.

A Psychic? Daybreak remembered that it had no effect on Dark Pokemon like Absol, so why was she trying this now?

Whatever reason, she still had to obey her officer. She focused and dragged the mental energy out of the corner of her mind. The gem acted as a gateway for the psychic flow, and it busted through with an incredible force.

((700/1000))
((Dice roll in here.))