Roy
` Ah, there was Alisha! The sun was shining and everything was perfect. Nothing could ruin her day! At the moment, Alisha was sat on a table, drinking her boba tea. Her skateboard was carefully placed on the ground. She had gone skateboarding just before she came here. `
Audrey
Cinder and Ryoko (Charizard) would enter the boba shop to grab a sweet drink or rather seven for her entire team. She smiled as she entered the atmospheric shop, it wasn't the best place to get boba on the world but the only place here. She didn't know what kind of drinks they served outside of the classic boba however.
Roy
` While Alisha was occupied with her boba tea, Charizard broke out of his Pokeball and walked over to Ryoko. He was curious to know more about the Charizard that just entered. Alisha didn't seem to mind, she fully trusted him not to do anything stupid. `
Audrey
Ryoko her Charizard, would look at the other Charizard and wave with her hand, happy to meet a fellow member of her species as Cinder was grabbing bubble tea. The dragon seemed to have a necklace and encased in it was a Charizardite X.
Roy
` Alisha's Charizard would go over and try to get a better view of the Charizardite X. He bent down and tried to sniff it. It looked so cool, why didn't he have one like Ryoko? His trainer was so uncool. `
Audrey
Cinder smiled as she looked at her Charizard chilling with another charizard. As she ordered, a hibiscus green tea for herself, a mango slushie for her Aloan Ninetales, a nut and berry tea for her Rhyperior, blue berry tea with Gyarados, a brown sugar milk tea for Breloom, a strawberry latte for her Espeon and finally a yogurt lemon milk tea for her Charizard. Meanwhile Ryoko would look at Alisha's Charizard unaware that he couldn't mega evolve, she wondered if she could dynamax instead as she grunted with a question for him.
Roy
` Unfortunately, Alisha's Charizard couldn't Dynamax either. They didn't live near a power spot nor did Alisha own a Dynamax Band, since they were super rare and a new invention. Charizard felt pretty disappointed at himself. Why was he and his trainer so lame? He shook his head and looked back at his trainer, who was sipping on her boba tea. `
Audrey
Cinder would be passing all the teas she ordered to her powerful party, as a giant orange Gyarados named Ye Xian appearing from her ball, Xuehua her Aloan Ninetales, Chanterelle her Breloom with her drink, Terra a massive Rhyperior and finally a small bean in Velvet, a neat little Espeon. All of them would be drinking their drinks with Ryoko looking at Alisha's Charizard as Cinder then suggested, "Hey um, my name is Cinder Zhou, I was wondering do you want to battle with Charizard against Charizard? You kinda remind me of a friend of mine." Cinder explained to Alisha.
Roy
` Alisha was caught by surprise. Poor girl was just drinking her boba tea! She didn't want to have a battle, she already fought today. Alisha was about to decline but then ... Charizard have her a determined look. He wanted to battle! ` "Fine!"`, replied Alisha, rolling her eyes. `
Audrey
As her entire team finished their tea, Cinder would get ready to battle with the punk teen as the young trans woman walked out of the shop in front of them in a battle arena, with the rest of her team cheering her on and Ryoko growling to get ready against Alisha's Charizard. Cinder decided to motion Ryoko to pass her mega stone, she wanted to test the waters with Alisha and felt she wasn't that experienced compared to her.
Roy
` Charizard got into a battle position. He roared and got ready to fight! This meant more than everything, he had to win, not for Alisha but himself. No way could he lose to her! ` "Charizard, get ready! Dragon Claw!"
Audrey
Ryoko would casually tank the Dragon Claw from Alisha's Charizard, almost as if he was a child attacking a full grown boxing adult. She would then simply grab the arm that Charizard used to claw her and then sumo throw the Charizard towards a tree.
Roy
` Alisha flinched. What even was that? She for sure wasn't expecting such strength, especially from a trainer that challenged her to a battle. Charizard went flying towards a tree. He was surprised that his attack had done zero damage. How could that even happen? And worst of all wasn't the fact that he had done 0 damage but the fact that half his health was drained by a single hit. ` "Charizard, are you o-okay?" ` Charizard nodded. ` Get up and use Fly."
Thomas
"Prepare for the next attack, Dragon dance and boost up." Cinder smiled as Ryoko engulfed herself with Dragonic energy, ready for a follow up strike from her self against the other Charizard. She watched and waited for Charizard to come back down.
Roy
` Instead of obeying her though, Charizard started firing a flamethrower. Alisha was caught by surprise! That's not what she told him. ` "NO, CHARIZARD! USE FLY!" ` Charizard was blinded by his rage. He wasn't going to lose like that. `
Thomas
The speed generated from the dragon dance allowed Ryoko to casually side step the flamethrower stream as Ryoko flew up and didn't even use a move to attack the opposing Charizard, she just grabbed them by the throat before sending him flying back down to the earth into a boulder this time.
Audrey
Ryoko would stop, unsatisfied with another challenger that didn't push her to absolute limits. Cinder sighed as she looked at Alisha, she smiled however, even if she was disappointed she still wanted Alisha to improve. "Oh yeah I forgot my name is Cinder Zhou if you heard of me." She explained as Cinder was indeed a famous actress, as the blond was also the three time winner of the Pokemon World Championship. "Still you two could easily get better if you all work hard!"
Roy
` Alisha looked at Charizard. She then looked at her. She then looked back at Charizard and finally back at her. What had just happened? Two moves? She didn't even say anything apart from a Dragon Dance. She was in utter shock, in total disbelief. Even for her, this was humbling. She didn't even say anything, her face could tell the whole story. `
Audrey
Alisha could tell Cinder and Ryoko had a bond so strong that words weren't even needed, if anything the dragon dance was just salt in the wound that was the battle.
Roy
` Alisha just returned Charizard back into her Pokeball and started to walk back into her table to pick her skateboard. She was absolutely devastated, she couldn't even look up. How did this happen? It sure was a tough loss and Alisha wasn't someone who took loses that well. `
Audrey
Cinder would try to comfort her as she tried to state, "Don't worry you'll get better! I believe in you!" She said partially worried for Alisha.
Roy
"Yeah, yeah, just ..." ` Alisha reached into her pocket, grabbed a few Pokedollars and handed it over to her. She then proceeded to grab her skateboard. At this point, Alisha simply wanted to visit a Pokémon Center and heal her Charizard. This battle sure gave her a lot to think about. `
Audrey
"Do you want to talk it out? I never got your name." Cinder told Alisha.
Roy
"Alisha ..."`, she replied, speaking really quietly. ` "I'm just ... Trying to process this, that's all." ` Alisha wasn't ready to talk to her. This had happened all so quickly, she didn't even get the time to mentally react. One second she and Charizard were in sync, the other second he was on the ground. `
Thomas
"Do you want to walk and talk while we head to the center? I can pay for those drinks." Cinder told Alisa, she was saddened by what she had done to her and realized she may had gone too far.
Roy
` Alisha shrugged her shoulders. It was better than nothing! Why did she even say yes to her battle request? Not only was Charizard's ego shattered, so was her own. `
Audrey
"Look I get that your ego was crushed but the truth is, I had a lot of losses before I can get back up and start winning. Truth is, you're gonna get knocked down a dozen or more times before you win once but what matters isn't how many times you get knocked down but how many times you get right back up and ready to go afterwards. If you want to train Charizard with me, you can always let me know." Cinder said trying to inspire a fledgling trainer on their journey.
Roy
` Alisha didn't even pay attention to her. She had heard it all before. Blah blah blah, that's all she heard. The fact that she lost like that, that's what was most painful. Besides, she didn't even want her to be there, she wanted peace and quiet. ` "What type of music do you listen to?"`, asked Alisha, trying to shift the subject.`
Audrey
"Oh, um pop, rock, rock pop, you? I presume you listen to punk right?" Cinder asked judging how she dressed like.
Roy
"Yeah, I love punk rock. I also listen to Gothic Metal too and Emo Pop." ` Alisha placed her hands behind her own head. She was pretty passionate about the music she listened to. Music was a way of living for her. ` "Wanna listen to some?"
Audrey
"Sure! Give me some headphones and I'll have a taste!"
Roy
` Alisha handed her a pair of earbuds and put on a Gothic Metal song for her. It sure was loud, that's for sure! Alisha was waiting for a response, eager to see what she'd say. Not many people were fans of it and so, Alisha was a bit nervous. `
Thomas
Cinder smiled, she didn't know the message of the song but she liked the beat and that was all she needed.
Roy
"So, do you like it?"`, asked Alisha, grabbing her phone back from her. She was a bit nervous to see what she thought. The smile was assuring but what if it was fake? She wanted to make a good first impression. `
Audrey
"Oh I like it, I don't know the message behind it but I like the beat and rhythm and instrumental!" Cinder said, indeed clueless on whatever hidden meaning the song would have.
Roy
"Rad."`, replied Alisha, letting out a small smile. That was good to hear! It felt like she was telling the truth. ` "Have you skateboarded before? It's pretty rad."`, asked Alisha. She was a huge fan of skateboard. `
Audrey
Cinder would point at her feet and lifted up her right leg, showing that under her skirt was a pair of fabulous blue pumps, great for fashion and looks, not good for skateboarding. It was pretty clear that she wasn't looking for a sprained ankle via looking at her footwear and shaking her head, "No, but if I wanted to try, I doubt it would be a good idea now."
Roy
"Yeah, probably not." ` Alisha giggled. It was stupid enough to put a smile on her face. As a big fan of skateboarding, she knew how important it was to have the correct pair of shoes. ` "If you ever want to give skateboarding a try, don't hesitate to ask me."
Audrey
"It was nice meeting you Alisha, and I do hope I can try skateboarding a try next time! If you want an autograph any time, you can let me know." Cinder said as if Alisha was any knowledgably about Pokestar Studios, she would know Cinder was a big name.
Roy
"Why would I ask YOU for an autograph? It should be the other way around."`, said Alisha, smiling and winking at her. She ruffled her hair, hopped on her skateboard and went over to the Pokémon Center. Charizard had to heal both physically and mentally. `