Ivysaur grimaced, sweat covered. The poison racked his body, the Leech Seed only partially abating the effects. He was running out of time but refused to submit, his samurai spirit driving him on!<br/><br/>Ivysaur didn’t understand the command Jake called to him as he hadn’t been trained to use Bind yet. He cast off his trainer’s order and attacked with another volley of Razor Leaf.<br/><br/>Eevee dashed and dodged, her nimble agility and well trained Quick Attack keeping her ahead of the enemy attacks. Ivysaur’s Razor Leaf, while not very effective against the two poison type Pokemon, were making it difficult for them to attack Eevee. With the ever present harassment, the already difficult to hit Pokemon was proving nearly impossible.<br/><br/>With a quick dive she hit, dashed away and Quick Attacked again. The poison types were wearing down, and their trainer looked to be in a growing state of fear.<br/><br/>“Damn! Nidorino, Poison Jab that Ivysaur! Take him out of the fight!”<br/><br/>Nidorino, panting and wincing from the mounting number of strikes, growled and turned charging angrily at Ivysaur. The grass Pokemon knew he couldn’t avoid the hit and braced himself, his lip curling and eyes narrowing at the incoming attack. At the last moment he cried out, “IVYSAUR!” and threw every ounce of power he had left into a tackle. The two Pokemon collided, spinning and tumbling to the ground.<br/><br/>Ivysaur was finished, and he knew it. Laying on the ground as Eevee looked on in concern, he managed a half grin and gave her a nod. It’s all on you now, kid. Do it. Ivysaur fainted, exhausted and beaten. An arching beam of light connected him with Jake’s Pokeball and the Pokemon vanished.<br/><br/>Nidorino struggled to his feet, which trembled beneath his weight. The poison Pokemon was on his last legs.<br/><br/>Eevee stared down the two looming Pokemon, now on her own. She pawed the ground, smirking confidently. With a burst of speed she charged at Arboc, the snake readying to counter attack, but at the last moment she changed direction with a deft shift of her weight and Quick Attacked Nidorino, leaving Arboc nothing but air to bite at.<br/><br/>Nidorino went down and rolled, struggled and went still, fainting.<br/><br/>Eevee turned to her last opponent, and charged.<br/><br/>“Arboc! Wrap! Bind! Grab it!” The Cobra Pokemon’s trainer shouted.<br/><br/>The snake attacked, the two combatants closing the distance! The fox Pokemon’s eyes glinted with resolution. She’d see this attack before. Arboc lunged, and as he was about to connect, Eevee dropped and lunged right. In a brief instant as he passed by her, their eyes connected and in that instant he knew the battle had ended.<br/><br/>Eevee struck across his flank, the blow landing with critical power, and the Arboc went down.<br/><br/>The gathering of trainers cheered and applauded. Eevee looked around the edge of the arena at all the smiling and waving people. She was the champion, the victor of a battle. A real battle.<br/><br/>The beaten trainer approached Jake and sighed, then extended his hand. “That’s one hell of an Ivysaur you’ve got there. Well fought.” He took Jake’s hand and lifted it into the air.<br/><br/>A number of trainers approached, one of them a very cute girl who looked at him in adoration. “Wow! That was awesome! How’d you train that Ivysaur so well? How’d you get that Eevee to be so fast?”<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>But the battles weren’t over with! Across the way, Eleyna and Aisha squared off in their first Pokemon arena battle! Tentacruel stared down Poliwhirl, in a square-off of water Pokemon!<br/><br/>At once the battle began, orders being shouted. From her side, Eleyna yelled, “Tentacruel, Supersonic!”<br/><br/>Aisha shouted, “Polly, use Hypnosis and follow up with Double Slap! Be careful of it’s tentacles!”<br/><br/>Tentacruel moved with trained reflex, his hours of tireless work to earn his trainer’s underwear paying off! The air filled with a shrill shrieking that made the crowds recoil! Poliwhirl winced and staggered, becoming confused!<br/><br/>Poliwhirl tried to hypnotise Tentacruel, but hurt itself instead in it’s confusion. Tentacruel, amused by the display, chortled at is opponent.<br/><br/>“What the hell are you doing?! Attack him!” Eleyna yelled shaking her fist at the delinquent squid.<br/><br/>Poliwhirl, shaking off the confusion for a brief moment, attacked with Hypnosis! Tentacruel, still guffawing, was suddenly silenced, the whirl on Poliwhirl’s stomach reflecting in his eyes! Tentacruel fell asleep, the psychic attack proving super effective!<br/><br/>Poliwhirl, still suffering the confusion managed to focus and strike with Double Slap, hopping forward and hitting Tentacruel in the face over and over with his ample palms, perturbed by the perverse Pokemon’s mocking! But Poliwhirl’s confusion got the better of it when it tried to strike again, and Poliwhirl hurt itself.<br/><br/>With Tentacruel asleep and Poliwhirl confused, it had become a battle of the status effects! But even confused, Poliwhirl had the upper hand. Tentacruel’s superior experience meant nothing without the ability to use it, and even hurting itself in confusion, Poliwhirl was taking less damage!<br/><br/>Once more Poliwhirl landed Double Slap, battering the sleeping Tentacruel! As the last slap landed, the sides of Tentacruel’s face swollen, the squid Pokemon’s eyes surged open! Angry, it charged and tackled Poliwhirl fiercely, sending it sprawling. Poliwhirl pushed itself to it’s face, shaking off it’s confusion. It gave Tentacruel a determined glare, though the strength of Tentacruel’s attack was hard to ignore!<br/><br/>“Drop his defence then finish him!” Eleyna shouted, pointing.<br/><br/>Tentacruel responded with a loud gurgling acknowledgement, attacking with Acid! Poliwhirl winced and recoiled, feeling his defences fall, but quickly countered with another Double Slap. If he couldn’t take down the tentacruel, he’d be sure to make it easier Aisha’s next Pokemon!<br/><br/>Propelled by it’s many tentacles, Tentacruel tackled Poliwhirl once more. It was all Poliwhirl could bear, and the water Pokemon fainted. Tentacruel, lifted it’s tentacles into the air and wiggled them with a pleased look on it’s face. It made a heart shape and winked at Eleyna, who waved in coy dismissal and a half smile. Tentacruel made a groping gesture and winked. Eleyna’s eye twinged and an angry vein rose on her forehead.<br/><br/>“GET YOUR HEAD BACK IN THE BATTLE PERVERT!”<br/><br/>At once Tentacruel whipped about, a steely determination on his face as he met his next opponent. The Pokeball was cast from Aisha’s hand, and a flash of light followed! Skiploom appeared on the field, Tentacruel’s next opponent, the Cottonweed Pokemon!<br/><br/>Tentacruel blinked at the comparatively small and innocent Pokemon, then began to laugh, smacking a tentacle on the ground. Skiploom, smiling hopped over to Tentacruel and smiling up at it. Tentacruel laughed even harder, tears forming in it’s large eyes.<br/><br/>“Stop laughing at it, idiot!”<br/><br/>Skiploom gave him a whip of it’s tail. Tentacruel lifted it’s tentacles, ‘oh I’m terrified!’ Skiploom Tail Whipped again, and once more when Tentacruel fell to his side overtaken by laughter. Eleyna planted her palm on her face and shook her head.<br/><br/>Skiploom’s pleasant smile was replaced by a sudden cruel and frightening grin. It tackled Tentacruel, it’s Tail Whip attacks severely weakening Tentacruel’s defences. The Tentacled Pokemon contorted, it’s laughter halted suddenly, a look of surprised pain on it’s face. It looked at Skiploom, it’s eye twitching angrily.<br/><br/>“Now he gets it.” Eleyna lifted her hands in exasperation. “It’s weak to poison! Use Acid!”<br/><br/>Tentacruel counter attacked with Acid, dousing the Flying Grass Pokemon! Skiploom felt the burn, the attack proving super effective! But it fought through the pain and tackled Tentacruel again. The blow was devastating and as it gave a quick hop back, Tentacruel recovered shaking it off and readying for another attack!<br/><br/>The squid Pokemon became rigid suddenly, as if the extent of its wounds had just now occurred to it. Tentacruel fell over stiffly, fainting.<br/><br/>Eleyna returned Tentacruel and grabbed the other Pokeball on her belt. “Alright,” she declared, “Enough of the antics - let’s get serious! Scyther, go!”<br/><br/>She drew back her arm and threw the Pokeball into the rock arena, the arching light beam forming Scyther, who took a ready stance! There was no laughter in the face of the Pokemon, no mirth. His focus was like a razor, his arm blades gleaming in the sun!<br/><br/>Eleyna crossed her arms, and grinned. “Alright Scyther, lead with Agility! Stay ahead of it, and remember your maneuvers! Attack pattern Fury Cutter!”<br/><br/>Scyther gave a nod, and declared, “Scy~!” taking a battle stance and using Agility!<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>