Pokémon Legendary: An Adult Pokémon Story
Copyright© 2025 by Subconscious_P
Chapter 15
Action/Adventure Sex Story: Chapter 15 - An adult semi-erotic Pokémon story set in a more realistic and brutal Pokémon world. Follow a Pokémon Region Champion as he and his rivals race to unlock the secrets of Legendary and mythical Pokémon while facing an unknown threat unlike anything he's faced before. Our champion and rivals will put their lives on the line as they face lethal puzzles, god-tier Pokemon, a deadly stalker, an evil alliance, and the the most powerful trainers in the world. This story is not meant for commercial use.
Caution: This Action/Adventure Sex Story contains strong sexual content, including Ma/Fa Consensual Romantic Heterosexual Fiction Fan Fiction Cheating White Female Oral Sex Tit-Fucking Public Sex
Chelsea’s Poké Ball arced through the air, bursting open in simultaneous flares of light.
A swirl of sapphire mist and shimmering droplets spun together, and Greninja materialized in a crouch on a floating platform, arms folded like blades, tongue-scarf fluttering behind it in the artificial wind. Its eyes narrowed, already calculating angles, water currents, reflections, escape routes.
A ripple of adrenaline rolled through the stadium.
“And Chelsea leads with her Greninja, Talia! A master of speed, stealth, AND adaptability!” Dan called.
Then Ace’s Poké Ball hit the platform. The light that erupted wasn’t blue. It was gold.
Electricity flashed outward in jagged arcs as a quadrupedal silhouette took shape, muscles rippling beneath brilliant fur. The light faded ... and the crowd exploded.
The furred Pokémon stood on the arena platform, black mane flaring like a live thundercloud, eyes glowing crimson beneath the shifting blue lights of the dome.
People jumped to their feet.
“YO, THAT’S A LUXRAY!”
“WAIT. WHY IS IT GOLD?!”
“SHINY!! SHINY LUXRAY!!”
Even the commentators lost themselves for a moment.
Dan slammed his desk. “You’ve GOT to be kidding me ... he brought a shiny Luxray to a WATER arena?!”
Wallace’s voice cracked with delight. “It’s not just shiny, Dan! Look at the musculature, the coat density, the way the electrical field bends around its claws. That thing is TRAINED.”
Chelsea’s smile faltered just a little.
Luxray let out a fierce roar that echoed throughout the arena before lowering its stance, fur bristling, sparks cracking between its teeth like miniature thunderbolts. Its tail lashed once, sending a sizzling snap through the humid air. The entire field smelled faintly of ozone.
Greninja flicked its wrist, conjuring spinning droplets of water that hovered beside its palms like razor discs. Its eyes sharpened. Even it knew this wasn’t a normal opener.
Camera flashes strobed around the arena. PokéNet detonated in real time.
@LuxRay4Life: BRO. GOLD LUXRAY. STOP THE FIGHT, ACE ALREADY WON.
@ShinyHunters: “YO! THE ODDS OF FINDING ONE ARE RIDICULOUS!!! HOW?!”
@CalypsoBattleTalk: “This confirms it. Tomlinson’s team is BUILT DIFFERENT.”
Even the other Calypso gym leaders watching from their respective homes or offices were impressed.
Lucy Simon leaned back in her office, whistling as she observed the live stream on her computer.
“Oh, that’s disgusting. I love it.”
Amber Pennebaker smirked at the television in her home while her personal stylist did her hair.
“Fire seeps into thunder ... very nice, Ace.”
Angelina just chuckled softly watching from her home office.
“Bold opener.”
Back on the field, Ace pointed calmly. “No speeches. Let’s start hot.”
His voice cut across the stadium. “Kimba, Thunder Fang!” He commanded his Luxray.
Chelsea snapped instantly. “Talia, Mat Block!” She ordered her Greninja.
Talia slammed its palm down. A glowing water shield erupted upward like a rippling tsunami wall.
Kimba leapt, fangs crackling, lightning coursing down its jaw and collided with the barrier in an explosion of steam and sparks.
BOOM!
The crowd roared. Dan shouted over the chaos. “Luxray opens with offense and Greninja counters defensively! Textbook water-type response!”
Wallace chuckled low. “But Greninja’s real weapon is adaptability. If Ace doesn’t get creative, this pool becomes a graveyard.”
Steam rolled across the platforms as Luxray skidded back, claws carving sparks along the surface.
Ace exhaled once. Luxray’s mane flared violently as static built like a storm.
Chelsea’s eyes widened. “Don’t let it set! Talia, Water Shuriken!”
Blue spinning discs burst forward.
“Charge!” Ace snapped. Luxray didn’t dodge. It absorbed.
The water struck its mane, and the electric field around Luxray surged, spikes of lightning crackling like jagged teeth around its fur.
The stadium screamed.
Wallace stood. “He used the water to supercharge Luxray’s electric output!”
Dan nearly lost his headset. “Who the hell THINKS like that?!”
Chelsea’s grin returned looking sharp and predatory.
“Oh, so we’re doing THAT,” she muttered. “Talia! Aerial Ace. Close the distance.”
Greninja blurred, disappearing into mist reappearing above Kimba like a phantom blade poised to strike.
Ace didn’t blink. “Kimba, Wild Charge.”
The arena detonated in light. Luxray became a comet of electricity with no hesitation or fear, and launched upward straight into Greninja’s diving slash. They collided midair.
KA-THOOOOM!
The entire dome went white. Water geysered, platforms shattered, and the shockwave rocked the arena. The world held its breath. The steam finally cleared.
Talia hit the platform hard, sliding backward on one knee. Its chest heaved as sparks snapped off its damp skin. Those glowing shurikens of water fizzled out, its focus rattled.
Kimba landed on all fours, claws scraping the platform. Its breath crackled with electricity, pupils slit like a predator’s.
Dan’s voice cracked across the stadium. “Both Pokémon are STILL standing after that impact?!”
Wallace barked a laugh. “Only Ace Tomlinson would open a water battle by THROWING ELECTRICITY at a ninja!”
Chelsea pointed sharply.
“Talia! Liquidation, now!”
Her Greninja leapt forward with water swirling around its arm into a shimmering fluid blade. It slammed across Luxray’s flank with a violent crash of foam and steel-hard water.
Ace’s shiny Luxray skidded sideways with its fur torn and sparks sputtering. A roar ripped from its throat.
Ace responded quickly. “Close the gap! Thunder Fang!”
Kimba bared crackling fangs and lunged, jaws exploding with lightning.
WHOOSH!
Talia vanished, slipping under the bite with a ghostlike dive into a knee-deep surge of water. It reappeared behind Kimba in a spray of droplets. Chelsea’s voice cut like a whip.
“Water Shuriken!”
Four spinning blades of compressed water flew point-blank. They SLAMMED into the Luxray’s ribs with each impact driving it back, electricity sputtering violently with every hit. Kimba staggered, panting. Its fur was soaked, mana dispersing unevenly.
“Luxray’s in trouble! It can’t keep taking direct water impacts like that!” Dan exclaimed.
“No, but Tomlinson isn’t looking to survive. He’s looking to FINISH.” Wallace said, quieter.
Ace exhaled once, slow and measured.
Then he murmured, “ ... End it. Discharge.”
Kimba slammed both paws onto the soaked platform, and the entire battlefield ERUPTED.
Lightning threaded instantly through every puddle, ripple, and water vein. The arena became a web of electric veins. Talia’s eyes widened. She had nowhere to jump or hide.
KRAK-KOOOM!
The blast hit. Talia convulsed mid-air, outline strobing violently in the flash. Its cry echoed painfully across the dome as the water around it boiled into mist.
Chelsea’s pupils shrank.
“OH MY GOD WHAT A PLAY!! DISCHARGE ON THE SUBMERGED FIELD!!” Dan screamed.
Wallace threw a hand over his mouth. “That wasn’t desperation. That was CALCULATED.”
The electricity faded. Talia dropped landing on trembling limbs with steam rising from its skin. It swayed one foot forward..., one backward..., and then collapsed with a wet slap across the platform.
There was silence for a heartbeat. Then the referee thrust a flag high.
“GRENINJA IS UNABLE TO BATTLE! LUXRAY WINS!”
The stadium erupted. Fans shook the arena. Camera flashes blinded the air. Text chains exploded across PokéNet.
Wallace grinned savagely. “And THAT is how you start a Divine Challenge match! Luxray may be barely standing, but Ace draws FIRST BLOOD!”
Ace placed a hand on Kimba’s back as it panted hard, its eyes wild, fur scorched, muscles trembling from recoil.
“Good work,” he whispered. “Rest.”
He returned it to its ball.
Across the arena, Chelsea lifted her next Poké Ball, her face calm and her voice cold. “You got my attention,” she said.
Ace smiled faintly. “That’s the point.”
“Let’s show him the depth of the tide ... Grundy, let’s go!” Chelsea called.
The Poké Ball burst in a surge of sapphire light.
A massive Swampert slammed onto the central platform with mud-slicked muscles bulging beneath cobalt skin and thick orange fins. It pounded its fists into the platform, sending droplets splashing like warning shots.
“That’s Chelsea’s bruiser! The dual Water/Ground titan! Swampert!” Dan erupted.
Wallace nodded sharply. “Electricity is worthless here. Grundy is BUILT to punish spark-spammers.”
Ace barely blinked. He lifted his next ball calmly.
“If we’re going big...,” He tightened his grip on the ball, “ ... then so are we.”
He tossed the ball into the air and it opened. Glittering ribbons of light spiraled upward and then landed in the pool.
The water on the field rippled outward as Ariel, Ace’s Milotic, rose elegantly from it, scales shimmering like living pearls emitting the very image of divine serenity.
The audience gasped. Milotic let out a loud cry that sounded like a melody.
Chelsea’s smile thinned. “Of course you have one...”
Wallace slapped the desk. “Classic Tomlinson! He brought a Water specialist to a Water arena, BUT Milotic’s serpentine mobility gives her an advantage on the submerged field!”
“Plus, Marvel Scale and Recover make this thing a NIGHTMARE to put down!” Dan chimed in.
The referee’s hands dropped. “BEGIN!”
Chelsea pointed sharply. “Grundy, Waterfall!”
Swampert surged into the water, fists first, accelerating like a torpedo. A towering column of water lifted behind it as it blitzed Milotic.
Ace was ready. “Ariel use Surf!”
Milotic whipped her tail, summoning a tsunami wave that roared across the arena.
The two Water attacks collided, sending shockwaves blasting spray into the crowd. Platforms rocked and the trainers grabbed railings to keep from falling.
Grundy burst through the wave anyway with muscles flexing with terrifying strength. It slammed Milotic backward into the water with a shoulder tackle.
Both Pokemon then went underwater. The camera feed switched to underwater drones, and the entire stadium held its breath.
Milotic coiled gracefully with its tail flashing.
Ace’s voice echoed through the arena speakers. “Ariel use Ice Beam!”
The water around Milotic crystallized instantly. A beam of blue-white frost blasted from her mouth.
KRAK-SHHHT!
It slammed into Grundy’s torso, encasing part of its massive frame in crackling frost.
Chelsea’s response was instantaneous. “Break it with Hammer Arm!”
Grundy roared, shimmering with brute power, and shattered the ice with a downward smash that sent shockwaves of bubbles spiraling.
Both Pokémon burst from the water, arcing through the air before crashing back onto opposite platforms.
Dan’s voice was hoarse. “This is unreal! Chelsea’s pushing raw power while Ace is fighting like a surgeon!”
Wallace leaned forward. “Milotic’s got recovery options, but Grundy has access to powerful moves like Muddy Water and Earthquake. One mistake and Ariel’s finished.”
Chelsea raised a hand dramatically.
“Ok, enough games. Grundy use Muddy Water!”
Swampert slammed both fists into the water, summoning a swirling vortex of brown sludge that surged across the arena.
Visibility dropped. Milotic vanished beneath the storm.
Ace exhaled slowly before saying, “ ... fine.”
His voice was quiet, but it carried. “Ariel, Mirror Coat!”
The arena went silent.
Wallace’s eyes snapped wide. “He’s COUNTERING a Special move with DOUBLE rebound power!”
Chelsea’s face shifted. “ ... shit.”
From the center of the watery chaos came a blinding flare of pink psychic light. The Muddy Water attack snapped back like a tidal whip, exploding against Grundy’s chest.
KA-THOOOM!
Chelsea’s Swampert was blown backward, skipping across two platforms before slamming into a rail. Steam poured off its torso. Its breath rattled. It dropped to one knee.
The referee leaned in, ready.
Chelsea grit her teeth. “Grundy, on your feet!”
Swampert pushed up slowly, glaring murder at Milotic.
Dan whispered, “ ... it’s barely hanging on...”
Wallace grinned darkly, “And Tomlinson’s about to decide if he kills momentum ... or disrespects it.”
Ace lifted a hand. “Ariel...”
Milotic swept forward looking ethereal and poised.
“ ... Recover.” Ace ordered.
Soft light wrapped her body. Wounds vanished. Her muscles relaxed.
Chelsea’s jaw clenched. “You’re going to drag this out?”
Ace’s expression stayed ice-calm. “You’re the one who brought a tank. I’m just out-lasting it.”
Chelsea snapped her fingers. “Hammer Arm! Finish her!”
Swampert lunged, fist glowing orange, bellowing fury.
Ace’s voice cut through it. “Ariel, Ice Beam! Aim for the leg!”
Milotic pivoted, exhaled a beam of frost.
CRACK!
Swampert’s knee froze mid-air. Its momentum twisted.
BOOM!
It crashed sideways into a platform corner, frozen limb snapping loose. There was steam and there was silence. The titan didn’t rise.
The referee’s flag shot up.
“SWAMPERT IS UNABLE TO BATTLE! MILOTIC WINS!”
Dan practically lost his voice. “TWO-FOR-TWO! Ace Tomlinson takes another knockout!”
Wallace, grinning like a maniac, “Mirror Coat was BRUTAL, and Recover sealed the endurance game. Chelsea’s in danger of losing tempo!”
Ace called Milotic back gently.
“You were perfect,” he whispered.
Chelsea stared across the water at him, her eyes blazing. “Alright, Divine Challenger. No more warm-ups.”
She lifted her next ball. “Let’s turn the tide FOR REAL.”
The crowd went feral. Ace readied his ball as well.
“Go Kruella!” Chelsea shouted, tossing her ball into the air.
The ball opened and a bust of light shot out and landed into the water. A moment later, a Tentacruel materialized.
“I choose you, Maria!”
Ace tossed his ball and out popped his Kingdra, landing in the water with a huge splash.
The crowd erupted at the new arrivals.
“BEGIN!” The ref shouted.
BOOM—SSSHHHH—KRRAAOOOHH!
The water erupted instantly.
Kruella vanished beneath the surface in a blur of tentacles.
Maria dove immediately after, scales cutting the water like serrated blades.
The arena’s massive screens switched to underwater view, a swirling blue world of motion and violence.
Dan practically shouted into his mic. “AND THEY’RE BOTH UNDER! No hesitation from either side!”
Wallace’s voice rose with excitement. “Tentacruel is DEADLY underwater! Those tentacles can attack from ten different angles at once!”
Below the surface, the clash was instantaneous.
FWIP-FWIP-FWIP-FWIP—THWAP!
Kruella’s tentacles shot out like spears, lashing toward Kingdra with lethal precision. Maria twisted and spun, narrowly avoiding the first two but taking a glancing hit from the third, a sting of poison rippling across her scales.
Ace’s voice cut sharply through the chaos, “Maria! Dragon Pulse, NOW!”
BWOOOM!!!
A blast of spiraling draconic energy ignited underwater, lighting up the dome like a lantern. Kruella reeled backward, several tentacles jerking simultaneously.
Chelsea snapped her command instantly. “Sludge Wave!”
Tentacruel’s bell pulsed, and a cloud of violet sludge blasted outward.
Maria barely dodged, the corrosive blast cracked stone at the bottom of the arena.
Wallace nearly fell out of his seat. “CHELSEA ISN’T PLAYING GAMES! Sludge Wave underwater is borderline sadistic!”
Dan shouted over him. “KINGDRA’S IN TROUBLE!”
Ace’s voice stayed ice-calm. “Maria, get above it. Spiral up.”
Kingdra’s frills flared, and she bolted upward through the cloud in a corkscrew pattern, shedding droplets of dissolving poison. The water’s surface erupted as Maria broke through.
SPLAAAAASH!
Ace pointed down sharply. “Hydro Pump, straight down!”
KRRRAAAAHHH—BOOOOM!
Maria blasted a column of water downward like a cannon.
The Underwater view switches. Kruella buckles under the attack, forced downward, smashing against the rocky slope.
Chelsea’s jaw clenched. “Enough. Kruella, bind her.”
Tentacles surged upward like a nest of vipers.
FWIP—FWIP—FWIP—FWIP—FWIP—!!
Before Maria could react, Kruella burst from the depths and wrapped five tentacles around her at once, squeezing tightly.
Maria thrashed, struggling as bubbles exploded from her mouth.
The crowd screamed.
“TENTACRUEL HAS KINGDRA LOCKED UP! THIS COULD BE IT!” Dan yelled.
Chelsea raised one finger. “Poison Jab.”
Tentacles glowed purple.
Ace knew he had to act NOW.
“MARIA, DRACO METEOR!!”
The entire stadium stopped breathing. Maria’s eyes glowed white-hot. The water around her ignited with swirling energy.
WHOOOM—WHOOOM—WHOOOM—WHOOOM—!!!
Rings of draconic aura exploded from her body, blasting Kruella off her with sheer force.
Maria broke free, spiraling upward in a blinding arc.
Chelsea’s eyes widened, finally rattled.
Wallace gasped. “NO WAY!!”
Maria ascended toward the ceiling.
Then Ace whispered it. “Bring the boom down.”
Kingdra spun in the air, fully charged.
KRRAAAAAAOOOOOOOM!!!
A meteor swarm of blazing draconic stars crashed down from above, punching into the pool with seismic explosions.
KA-THOOOOM!!! KA-THOOOOM!!! KA-THOOOOM!!!
The entire arena shook. Chelsea shielded her eyes. Water geysered 40 feet into the air. The battlefield went silent except for the churning waves.
The steam cleared. Kruella floated motionless ... eyes blank ... and tentacles limp.
The referee thrust his flag upward towards Ace and Maria. “TENTACRUEL IS UNABLE TO BATTLE! KINGDRA WINS!”
The arena detonated in noise.
“WHAT A COUNTER! WHAT A TURNAROUND! ACE IS UP THREE TO NOTHING!!” Dan yelled.
Wallace slammed his palms on the desk. “THAT WAS ARTISTRY! USING DRACO METEOR AT POINT-BLANK RANGE WHILE RESTRAINED?! ACE IS OUT OF HIS MIND!”
Ace exhaled slowly, steadying his breathing. Maria swam a slow, proud circle in the water, chest heaving but defiant and very much alive.
Chelsea returned Kruella quietly, her expression shifting from frustration, to respect, then to a dangerous smile.
“All right, Ace. Let’s see how long you can keep this up.”
She raised her next ball, a blue Dive Ball.
The crowd leaned forward like one living creature.
Chelsea tossed her Dive Ball and it opened with a violent crack of light.
The water detonated as a massive blue serpentine shape surged upward in a column of foam, jaws unhinged, eyes burning with predatory hatred.
The crowd gasped, and some even screamed out of fear.
The arena shook as the beast rose and let out a raspy roar that tore through the dome like a storm siren.
TWWOOOAAAAHHH!!!
“THAT’S TRITON!!! Chelsea has brought out Triton, her nasty Gyarados!!” Dan screamed practically choking on air into his microphone.
“Yeesh...,” Wallace chimed, recoiling, “Triton has left many opponents’ Pokémon spending weeks recovering in the Pokémon Center. I hope Ace is ready.”
Maria flinched instinctively, fins trembling.
Wallace’s eyebrows raised, “Ooooh, Triton’s Intimidate ability appears to be affecting Maria. Her physical attack power will be slightly compromised now.
Across the arena, Ace just exhaled through his nose.
The referee’s hands dropped again. “BEGIN!”
Chelsea pointed down at the water like she was unleashing a missile.
“Triton ... BREAK HER.”
The Gyarados dove and water split around its body like it was cutting through fabric, not liquid.
“Maria is in danger. Kingdra may be fast underwater, but Triton is violence given form.” Wallace said.
Ace snapped instantly. “Maria, BE READY!”
But he didn’t even get the entire command out. The underwater screens lit up, and Triton slammed into Kingdra like a torpedo made of bone and hatred.
BOOOOOM!!!
Maria’s body pinwheeled violently, smashing into the rocky slope underwater before she even registered the hit.
Dan shrieked, “AQUA TAIL AT FIRST CONTACT! GOOD LORD!”
Maria tried to right herself but she was too slow. Triton’s shadow swallowed her whole.
Chelsea’s voice cut clean across the arena. “Hyper Beam.”
Ace’s eyes blew wide. Underwater, the Gyarados’ throat glowed molten gold.
“Shit! MARIA MOVE!” Ace barked.
Too late.
SKRAAAAAAAAAA—BOOOOOOOOM!!!
The Hyper Beam detonated point-blank. A shockwave blasted the entire pool upward, sending water slamming against the dome’s ceiling before raining back down like a storm.
Maria’s limp body erupted out of the water, sailing across two platforms before crashing, skidding, and rolling to a stop at the edge. Steam rose off her scales, her chest barely rising.
The crowd gasped. A kid even screamed.
Wallace stood up, stunned. “That wasn’t a knockout attempt...” he whispered. “Chelsea tried to END that Kingdra.”
Chelsea lifted a hand casually. “Triton. Get back in position.”
The Gyarados resurfaced slowly behind her Pokémon platform, snarling, steam hissing from its mouth.
Ace clenched his jaw. Maria groaned weakly, trying to push herself upright.
He whispered, “Come on, girl ... come on...”
Maria managed to lift her head.
Chelsea didn’t hesitate. “Triton. Ice Fang.”
The snake-shaped monster launched forward with a horrifying burst of speed seemingly too fast for its size and too aggressive for its mass.
Its massive jaws opened, freezing light spilling between razor fangs.
Ace’s heart dropped. “MARIA, DIVE—!”
TCHOOOM!!!
The Ice Fang smashed into Kingdra’s flank like a glacier shattering against steel.
Maria screamed, frozen patches spreading violently across her scales.
Then Triton jerked its massive neck, and rag-dolled Maria like a toy, whipping her across the platform and sending her crashing into a support beam so hard the metal bent.
Gasps erupted from every corner of the arena.
Wallace’s voice cracked. “That’s it. She’s done. She can’t take another hit—”
Maria collapsed, trembling violently, frost spreading across her ribs.
The referee’s flag snapped upward towards Chelsea.
“KINGDRA IS UNABLE TO BATTLE! GYARADOS WINS!”
The crowd exploded.
Chelsea flipped her wet hair back and grinned at Ace, sharp and predatory.
“That’s more like it,” she called. “Now we’re playing at MY depth.”
Ace’s hand tightened around her Poké Ball.
He whispered, just loud enough for her to hear. “You did more than enough.”
He raised the ball, and a beam of red light enveloped Maria gently, pulling her battered body home.
Ace clipped Maria’s ball back onto his belt ... exhaled ... and stared down Triton as the monster’s growl echoed through the dome.
“Alright,” Ace murmured. “You wanted this.”
He lifted his next ball. “Let’s see if you can keep up. Kimba, let’s go again!”
Ace’s shiny Luxray burst back onto the field in a flare of golden light, claws scraping the platform. Its fur bristled and its eyes narrowed into burning red slits. A low growl rolled from its chest as it locked onto the Gyarados across the pool.
The crowd lost it.
“HE’S BRINGING THE LUXRAY BACK!”
“HERE WE GO!! THIS SHOULD BE GOOD!!”
“That Luxray is cat food...”
Dan was half-shouting, half-laughing into his mic. “ACE IS GOING RIGHT BACK TO HIS ELECTRIC BEAST! HE THINKS HE CAN DROP TRITON THE SAME WAY HE DROPPED GRENINJA!!”
Wallace chimed in, sounding more measured but clearly hyped. “Luxray’s taken damage already in this match. This is a HUGE risk, but if its electric attacks land clean on a Water/Flying type like Gyarados ... Triton might not be getting back up.”
Kimba bared his fangs, sparks crackling between his teeth.
Across the water, Triton rose higher, coils tensioned, pupils narrowed, jaw sliding open in a low rasping hiss.
Chelsea folded her arms, eyes sharp, amused.
“Your shiny cat isn’t going to save you, Ace.”
Ace lifted his hand, calm, surgical.
“Stay light on your feet. Don’t let it drag you into the water,” he murmured to Kimba.
Then, louder, he said, “Discharge!”
Kimba planted his paws just a little wider, fur standing on end. The air changed. Static rolled across the arena like pressure before a thunderstorm. The hair on everyone’s arms stood up.
Wallace’s voice dropped. “Oh, he’s CHARGING the whole STAGE!”
Chelsea’s eyes narrowed a fraction. Kimba slammed his paws into the soaked platform.
KRAA-KOOOOM!!!
Lightning erupted outward in a dome, arcing through the water, racing down every current and ripple. It hit Triton dead-on. The Gyarados locked up mid-roar, veins of white-hot lightning dancing across its scales, jaw snapping shut as its whole body convulsed. The sound it made was nothing like its earlier roars. It was torn out of it, an ugly, strangled bellow.
The crowd went feral.
“HE LANDED IT!! HE LANDED IT CLEAN!!” Dan screamed. “SUPER-EFFECTIVE ELECTRICITY STRAIGHT INTO A WATER/FLYING CORE!!”
The lights in the dome flickered as the energy spike overloaded the field sensors. For a second, Triton hung there, shaking with electricity crawling down its body...
Ace’s eyes were hard.
“Stay ready,” he muttered. “If it drops, we move to the next one. If it doesn’t—”
The lightning faded. Steam curled off Triton’s body. Smoke rose from its fins. One eye squeezed shut, the other burning with murderous focus. The beast dipped and sagged. The stadium leaned forward as one.
Wallace whispered, “Is it...?”
Triton’s head snapped back up with a guttural roar that shook water off the dome.
TWWOOOOOAAAAHHHH!!!
The whole battlefield trembled.
Dan’s voice cracked. “IT’S STILL STANDING?!!”
Ace’s expression tightened. “Of course it is...”
Chelsea’s smile sharpened. “You didn’t really think I’d bring out Triton without a contingency for spark-happy challengers ... did you?”
She raised one hand. “Show him why the sea doesn’t fear lightning,” she said softly. “Triton ... Earthquake.”
Ace’s eyes went wide. “ ... Shit. Kimba MOVE!”
Too late. Triton’s massive body twisted and then slammed down against the water with monstrous force.
The impact didn’t just splash. It hit the bedrock.
GROOOOAAAAAAANNNNN—CRRRRAAACKKK!!!
The entire arena floor convulsed. Deep below the pool, the reinforced stone base shuddered as shockwaves ripped outward. The water didn’t just ripple; it heaved in slabs, surging up in jagged waves.
Platforms bucked like they’d been kicked by a god. Kimba’s claws scraped for purchase, but the platform under him jutted sideways, splitting along a fault line that hadn’t existed a second earlier.
Wallace was shouting over the rumble. “EARTHQUAKE FROM A MONSTER THAT SIZE? ELECTRIC-TYPE ON A FLOATING ROCK OR NOT, HE’S FEELING EVERY BIT OF THAT!!”
The platform under Kimba snapped at the edge, launching the Luxray off-balance. He crashed down hard as secondary shockwaves cracked through the structure, stone and steel shrieking in protest.
The Electric-type howled, a brutal, raw sound as the force slammed up his legs and spine, his whole body rattling from the seismic blast.
Dan’s voice was ragged. “Luxray’s down! It can’t get stable on the platform! Everything’s shaking!!”
The tremors rolled again, a second pulse, worse than the first, debris and smaller stones popping from the sides of the battlefield and splashing into the water.
Kimba tried to stand. One paw slipped on the fractured edge.
He dropped to its knees, panting, electricity sputtering weakly around his fur instead of the roaring field from moments ago.
Ace’s fingers curled into a fist at his side. “Come on, Kimba ... up...” he said quietly. I need you to use Discharge one more time.