The next morning, the gang got up early and headed into Saffron.
"Wow," said Shadow, "This town is huge!"
"Yeah, don't get too excited." said Jay.
"Yeah," said Max, "SAbrina's a teenage witch if you ask me."
"Well," said Shadow, "LEt's get the battle over with. after all, we've only gotten five badges, and there's still three more regions, the Frontier, and mount Battle ahead of us."
they went to the gym. but, i was locked!
"WHAT?" they asked in unison.
"Hey," said a girls voice.
they turned around, it was Sabrina.
"Sabrina," said MAx, "What's going on? you never close the gym."
"The Dojo sued Saffron to be the official gym."
"What?" asked Jay, "Those guys can't battle worth a Magikarp! How can they be Gym Leaders?"
"Maybe you should Challenge them Sabrina!" said Shadow.
"Yeah," said Max, "After all, they use Fighting Pokémon, and you own Psychic and Ghost types. Easy victory!"
"I wish." said Sabrina, "Part of the agreement was i can't battle the gym for ownership."
"I can!" said Max.
"What?"
"Yeah, i'll battle them for ownership of the gym, and then sign it over to you, and then you can battle us for the Marsh Badge!"
"Fine. Let's go."
inside the Fighting Dojo....
the gang and Sabrina walked into the Dojo. the new leader, Karate MAster Kenji, came up to them, and said, "Sabrina, you know full well you can't battle here!"
"She's not here to battle." said Max, "I am. And not for a badge, but for gym ownership of Saffron City!"
"What? But Max, why?"
"BEcause i hate when people like you hold a grudge. and quite honestly, you never actually beat Sabrina for the gym. so let's Battle!"
MAx opened his PokeGear, and pressed a button. and small, POkeBall teleporter came out of it. he called Mr. Stone, and Said, "Hi Mr. Stone, give me Espeon, Swellow, and Pidgetto for my Abra, Totodile, and Lairon."
Mr Stone transported the request, and MAx said, "Two on two. Six Pokemon. First to run out loses."
A black belt refed the match. "BEGIN!" he yelled.
"Machamp, Poliwrath, go!" said Kenji
"Swellow, Charizard, go!" said Max.
"Poliwrath, Hydro Pump!"
Just as Poliwrath powered up, Max said, "Swellow, Quick attack!"
Swellow nailed Poiwrath hard, and then Max said, "Charizad, Swellow, Sky Attack!"
The duo flew into the air, then came down to ko the opponents.
"Return!" said Kenji, "Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, go! Dynamic Punch and Hi-Jump Kick!"
Hitmonlee knocked Swellow right to the ground, and Hitmonchan nailed Charizard square in the jaw. they fell to the ground and were koed.
"Return." said Max, "Alright, Furret, Espeon, go! Psychic, Ice Beam, NOW!"
Espeon used psychic on hitmonlee, knocking him out, but Hitmonchan punched through the ice, and used Mach Punch on furret, then came around behind Espeon, and Comet Punched him!
"Return, hitmonlee," said Kenji, "Go Hitmontop!"
"NIdoking, Pidgetto," said Max, "Go!"
"Triple Kick and Comet Punch!"
"Nidoking, Stop them!"
Nidoking grabbed Hitmontop by the leg as he spinned toward him, and Seismic Tossed him into the wall, but Hitmonchan nailed Nidoking Hard.
"Return, Hitmontop," said Kenji, "Go, BLAZIKEN!"
"Pidgeotto," said MAx, "Wing attack!"
"Blaze Kick!"
Blaziken nailed Pidgeotto to the ground. it wasnt Knocked out, but was badly hurt.
"Sky Uppercut and Focus Punch Pidgetto!" said Kenji.
"Nidoking," said Max, "Protect Pidgeotto!"
Nidking Jumped in the way, and was knocked hard by the two attacks. nidoking was not in a good mood, he hated failing.
"Flamethrower and Ice Punch," said Kenji, "ON pidgeotto!"
Nidoking Got up, and took the continuous hits. Nidoking was close to being knocked out, and Kenji said, "Your nidoking may be strong, no doubt, but he is no match for me!"
Pidgeotto looked at Nidoking. Nidoking had changed a lot since when Max had first started. The two Pokemon were in his first team, and Nidoking had always picked on Pidgeotto. But now, here he was, protecting him of his own will. Pidgeotto began to glow.
"What?" asked Max.
"He's evolving!" yelled Sabrina.
"Alright!" said Shadow and Jay.
The white silouette grew, and when the light faded, a Pidgeot stood in place of Pidgeotto.
It instantly flew to Nidoking's side, and Sky Attacked Blaziken. then, it used Steel Wing on Hitmonchan. they were both knocked out.
"WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?" said Kenji in disbelief.
"The gym is mine." said Max, "And i give it to Sabrina."
that evening, Sabrina went to the gym to get things ready, while the gang went to a park. Max had out Swellow, Pidgeot, and Espeon. he said goodbye to them, and transported them back.
Shadow was sleeping on a bench. then, she sat up, screaming!
"What is it?" asked Jay.
"Guys," she said, "there is something i've got to tell you."
a few minutes later....
"PSYCHIC?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" Max and Jay yelled in unison.
"Only at night." said Shadow, "And they're visions, i can't see whatever i want. but what i just saw was not good. we were in the final match, and then, total darkness."
"what does that mean?" asked Jay.
"Something really bad. usually total and pure evil triumphing over us."
"You know what that means?" said Max.
"What?"
"We're going to that tournament, but i garentee it wont happen like that. i have a feeling you have this power to change the future. now, we can be prepared."
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