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Gormlaith waited patiently for the scores to be announced while Rubidus just hung out next to her. When the scores were put up she gave a curt nod. Rubidus had done a good show and his score showed. Of course there were others out there who had done better but third was acceptable for his first show.

When the battling portion began she and her Delibird walked back onto the stage. Rubidus waddled next to her and continued on towards the center to do battle with a ..... Volcarona it appeared. She was very pretty but he wasn't about to let that stop him from trying to win.

It looked like her opponent was starting with a direct attack, but Dreidyn and Hyacinth were not unprepared for this. Even as thick snow fell all around her, the giant moth Pokemon rode the roaring winds and managed to stay aloft and alert. Better yet, the way that the fierce gusts pummeled her drove her into a frenzy of sorts. As she maneuvered about the storm, her rainbow markings stood out against the white snow and she became a multi-colored figure that used the blizzard's strength to choreograph a wild dance.

It's not like she could keep up appearances, however, as the audience was surely anticipating her own moves. Dreidyn had the same idea and called out the next attack before Hyacinth tired herself from riding the storm.

"Fire Spin!" The trainer's command was clearly heard over the din of the blizzard. Flames formed in between Hyacinth's horns, right where the sun marking on her head was. The small fire then grew into a long ribbon that wrapped around the Volcarona's body like a cocoon. As Hyacinth curled up inside the fiery nest she had created, the snow outside was starting to melt away. As soon as the time was right, she spun her body and, with a flick of her wings, unleashed the Fire Spin that she was building up this entire time. It exploded like a blazing shock wave, with flames covering the entire stage in concentric rings.

[Move used: Fire Spin]
[Moves available: Fire Spin, Gust, Psychic, Light Screen]
[HP: 1000/1000]

"Hyacinth! Use Gust! Draw up the water!" Dreidyn called out. The Volcarona gave her a sidelong glance, wondering how would water block the oncoming attack. But the Aurora Beam was zooming and she had to trust her trainer if she wanted to act quickly enough. Beating her wings to create strong winds, a twister rapidly formed and grew big enough to obscure her entire body from view. Pushing the Gust towards the ring of water, she made sure that it remained in between her and the rainbow attack while the tornado sucked up liquid from the lake.

When the Aurora Beam struck, some of pierced through the water and hit Hyacinth, causing her to falter momentarily. But she continued to fuel the tornado with furious flapping and water was able to absorb the rest of the aurora. It took on many colors from the beam it absorbed and her Gust became a multi-hued pillar of light that also casted Hyacinth in a brilliant glow. She did not let the spectacle linger long, however, as she wanted her retaliation to take her opponent by surprise. By angling her wings a little differently and beating them in a different pattern, she forced the water out of the twister with an even more potent blast of air and the rainbow water fell over Rubidus like a wave.

[Move used: Gust]
[Moves available: Fire Spin, Gust, Psychic, Light Screen]
[HP: 900/1000]

Hyacinth was surprised by the Delibird's sudden decision to surf and couldn't react fast enough to avoid him. She tried to float to the side but ended up being clipped in the wing when he collided into her. Although it didn't mar her appearances, it did send a twinge of pain everytime she flapped her wings. She tried her best to not let the injury show but Dreidyn, who was familiar with her Pokemon, could tell that their next move would have to be one that didn't involve excessive wing motions.

"Land on the wave and use Psychic! Break up the ice!" The Volcarona nodded and soared over to the frozen shape, which still glistened with the aurora trapped inside. She placed herself at the crest of the wave with spread her wings open so that they wouldn't be stuck in an uncomfortable position while she did this.

Hyacinth used a little bit of fire to melt the ice and dug her feet into the wave. As her eyes started glowing a bright purple, her foothold in the ice allowed her to force psychic energy through it. The power traveled through the weakest areas like water flowing through the earth and formed purple veins that crossed through the many colors of the frozen wave. She kept pouring energy into the ice until she was able to break off sharp chunks that she then levitated into the air. Each dagger was a different color, being chipped off of different parts, although they were all laced with Hyacinth's purple psychic energy. Sunlight that streamed through the stadium made them sparkle or shine with intense light, depending on where they were as they floated around the Volcarona. So with a nod of her head, she was able to create her own glistening but dangerous blizzard as she hailed the rainbow shards down on the Delibird.

[Move used: Psychic]
[Moves available: Fire Spin, Gust, Psychic, Light Screen]
[HP: 800/1000]

The Blizzard's high winds rattled her injured wing and Hyacinth had to hold onto the ice with all her might to not get blown off. But she did not see the incoming Aurora beam that collided into her with enough force to launch her off of her perch. She was helplessly tossed and turned around in the Blizzard as her weak wings couldn't provide the stability she needed to dance through the weather. After being tustled about for a minute or two, she angled her good wing to steer herself towards the frozen wave. Although she hurt herself more by slamming into the ice face first, she was able to cling to it and not be blown about like a rag doll.

This battle had really shifted to her opponent's favor but Dreidyn wasn't going to give up now. They still had a few more rounds to turn this around. Even though wind-forming moves were definitely out of the question with Hyacinth's bad wing, they still had some tricks up their sleeves.

"Use Fire Spin! The Delibird's at 7 o clock!" She shouted over the Blizzard. The Volcarona's back was turned to Rubidus so she would need the direction in order to aim her next attack. A small ball of fire formed between her horns like last time and launched it up into a twirling spire. This time she focused on intensifying the heat so that as she became the center of the vortex, the Fire Spin melted the remaining ice and snow around her. The fiery storm was also hot enough to create its own turbulent winds and soon the once freezing stage was filled with hot steam and flames. Hyacinth had no choice but to fly once the frozen wave had melted away but the heat rejuvenated her enough so that she appeared strong and confident once more.

The Aurora beam that was once frozen was absorbed by the fire and gave Hyacinth's attack a rainbow tinge. It wasn't as vibrant as her cascading ice shards but it still had an ethereal feel to it, especially when the Volcarona gave it a draconic form before speeding it towards the enemy. The fiery dragon head was less discernible when she made the attack on the fly but there was no mistaking the fangs it bared as it threatened to consume the Delibird with its gaping, blazing mouth.

[Move used: Fire Spin]
[Moves available: Fire Spin, Gust, Psychic, Light Screen]
[HP: 600/1000]

"Quickly! Use Light Screen!" Dreidyn shouted out, but not before Hyacinth was caught in the explosion. Although the Present's blast left her dazed, she was still able to cast up a shield of light that guarded her from the trailing ice shards. They shattered harmlessly against the barrier and sparkling dust floated in the air where they impacted.

Now they needed a final move that would top Rudibus's spectacular attack. Dreidyn was short on ideas since they had been pulling no stops throughout the entire battle. Her mind spun through thought after thought and nothing seemed good enough, until she settled on a combo move that should hopefully provide the bang that they needed.

"Ok! Hyacinth, use Light Screen around yourself!" The Volcarona complied and surrounded herself in a shimmering sphere of light. She had also accidentally-on-purpose enclosed the glittering dust from the broken ice shards in her sphere so that she shone even more as sunlight struck the psychically formed crystal. It didn't matter if she had included that extra detail, however, since the next part of the attack would render it moot.

"And now, Fire Spin!" Dreidyn said in a dramatic sort of way. Hyacinth's wings began to shed embers that swirled around her inside the sphere. She was creating the fiery attack in a different way since she was planning to achieve a very different result. It looked like a snow globe inside of her Light screen, if the wind-tossed snow was fire instead. Then she started diving at the Delibird, still churning up the flames, until at the last moment she slammed headfirst into the top of the sphere. It was as if a butterfly was emerging from the cocoon in an explosion of fire, scattering embers around her as she soared up and then finally ridding herself from the fire that clung to her at the zenith of her flight. But she hadn't forgotten about her fiery globe, now turned into a bomb that was flung towards Rubidus. It bursted open upon impact, spilling forth the spinning flames as well as psychic shards that once made up the Light Screen.

[Move used: Fire Spin/Light Screen]
[Moves available: Fire Spin, Gust, Psychic, Light Screen]
[HP: 500/1000]