Pokemon The Force - Volume 4: A New Journey In Hoenn Chapter 123 19: A New Type Of Battle

A few days have passed since Soul had left Slateport City, right now, he continued walking through the forest where Pokemon could be seen around it.

He let Ralts out as he let him talked to some of the Pokemon in the forest if they have seen more of the people, who kidnapped them.

The Pokemon replied to Ralts that there was a small group of humans that came here to investigate something. They left pretty quickly after hearing a few sounds, maybe they were scared?

Well maybe it was due to Soul and Alakazam’s work. They pretty much killed all of them when Soul asked Alakazam to break their necks. So it’s understandable since the corpses were gone, that just means someone found it.

Soul told Ralts via. telepathy to ask the Pokemon how these people looked like. Ralts asked the same question, as Soul told him to as the Pokemon couldn’t remember much other than they wore a lot of black clothes.

Ralts told Soul on what he got out of those Pokemon as Soul nodded and told him to come back. Ralts said goodbye to the Pokemon and thanked them for the help as he teleported to Soul’s shoulder.

Soul: ‘Hmm I wonder what they up to? Other than creating Shadow Pokemon, what are their purpose?’

While he was thinking about it, a voice could be heard in front of him as he saw a young boy, who was around his age, maybe older?

???: Hey! Are you also a trainer?

Soul: Um, yes. Is there something you want?

???: Great, me and my Pokemon wants to see the fruit of our training, so how about a battle?

Soul: Sure. ‘How nice of him to help me.’

Both of them went to find a place to battled as they found a spacious place and took our their Poke Ball. Soul did, the other guy took out two. He became confused as the other trainer saw Soul’s expression and came to a realization.

???: Ah, right. We’re going to do a tag battle if you don’t mind. You do know what a tag battle is, right?

Soul made an O shape with his mouth as he understood it and nodded, he looked at Ralts and nodded while holding a Poke Ball in his hand.

???: Well, here’s goes nothing. Mawile, Sableye, I choose you!

Two Pokemon came out, as a purple Pokemon with gems on both of its eyes, and other body parts could be seen along with a yellow Pokemon, with a giant black jaw on its back.

Soul: Come out, you two.

He sent Bagon and Ralts into the battlefield as the trainer in front of him looked a bit nervous, but kept it hidden as the battle has started.

Soul: Bagon use Ember on Mauwile, Ralts use Teleport, follow up by Confuse Ray.

Bagon spits out a fireball at Mauvile direction, as Ralts disappeared from the place before releasing a beam behind Sableye.

???: Ah! Mawile use Bite! Sable dodge the attack by using Shadow Sneak!

Mawile big jaw opened up as it bit down the fireball, as Sableye’s body disappeared to the shadow as Ralts attack missed. Soul was impressed by this trainer’s ability, maybe he could give him more challenge than he originally thought this trainer would.

Soul: Ralts, use Psychic on Mawile, and sent it to Bagon, who would use Firefang on it.

Ralts body glowed as he lifted Mawile and sent it towards Bagon, who’s mouth was in flame as he was ready to chomp on the incoming opponent.

???: Sableye, save it!

The young trainer knew that if the attack would hit Mawile directly, there was a big chance that Mawile would faint. And he did not want to lose so easily.

Sableye came out of the shadow and was grabbed on Mawile, the trainer thought it was over, but it was far from over as Soul told Ralts to use Psychic on both of them.

Both Sableye and Mawile flinched as they couldn’t move a single muscle, Ralts became a bit tired due to his short experience with the move, so he couldn’t hold it for a much longer time. Soul knew this as he went to tell Bagon to finish the battle.

Soul: Bagon use Headbutt on both of them.

Bagon rushed towards both of them at a high pace as he made a direct hit with Mawile and Sableye, who flew backward. Soul thought it would be over by now, but what the trainer said next made him surprised.

???: Mawile, mega evolve!

Looking at the keystone in the trainer’s hand and the other mega stone on Mawile head, both of the stones glowed as several lighting came out of it and connect with each other.

Mawile body became bigger as the lower part color changed to purple, and another jaw came out of its head.

Even though Sableye fainted from the attack, Soul felt excited about the battle, even though it would be 2 versus 1.

Soul: Bagon, Ralts, be careful. For now, raise your stats as much as possible.

The evolution was still in process so it gave them time to raise their stats. The trainer returned the fainted Sableye to its Poke Ball and looked at Soul with serious eyes.

???: It’s not everyone who has forced me to mega evolve Mawile, congrats.

Soul: Don’t talk as if you’re already won, we don’t know how the battle going’s to end yet.

???: Well, then come and show me how it ends.

With a smile, both of them got ready to end this for all as both Bagon and Ralts was close to evolving, just a little bit more pressure is all there need, and the trainer just gave him it.

Soul: ‘After Ralts evolve, can I give him the Dawn Stone? It doesn’t go against the rules does it?’

???: Mawile use Crunch!

Soul: Here they come!