Finding My Voice

Red Vs Blue.

Blue rolled his eyes. "I'm not just going to sit here! Dragon Pulse and Giga Impact!"  Purple light flashed from the dark cloud, and Kingdra rushed out from it. The Pokémon's body was surrounded by Draconic energy.

Ivysaur, run! But I was too late. Kingdra sped into Ivysaur, and he was sent tumbling across the ground. I held my breath, as my Pokémon fell unconscious.

Blue smiled and he called back Kingdra. "Too easy! You're going to need to do better than this if you want to beat us!" Then, he sent Umbreon out.

The first Pokémon I ever battled. I returned Ivysaur and threw another Poké Ball into the air. In a flash of light, Squirtle appeared. Once again the screen changed to accommodate the new battlers.

"Umbreon use Shadow Claw!" Blue's Pokemon ran forward, its claws being surrounded by ghostly, transparent energy. Umbreon is going to jump into the air, so slide under him and use Hydro Pump!

The Pokémon did exactly what I expected, and Squirtle slid under him and fired a powerful stream of water at Umbreon, carrying it into the ceiling.

"Umbreon use Dark Pulse!" The Dark-Type Pokémon began falling and unleashed a wave of black energy that crashed into Squirtle. "Now, Quick Attack!" Umbreon landed gracefully and dashed forward.

Rapid Spin! Squirtle made it into his shell just before Umbreon reached him. Squirtle was flung across the battlefield by the larger Pokémon. He skittered to a stop and exited his shell. Beads of sweat were on his head and his teeth were locked together.

Squirtle use Ice Beam on the field! My mind was racing now, realizing what we had the chance to do. Squirtle released a white beam that coated the field in ice.

Now, use Rapid Spin to get in close! Then grab onto Umbreon and use Ice Beam! Squirtle tucked into his shell and spun across the ice, speeding towards his target.

Umbreon tried to move out of the way, but his footing on the ice caused him to almost fall over. My Pokémon grabbed onto the opposing Pokémon's body and unleashed a beam of ice.

Finish this! Jump up and use Hydro Pump! Squirtle leaped off of Umbreon and spun around to hit the Pokémon with a deluge of water.

Blue was growing frustrated with how the battle was going. "Oh come on! Umbreon, use Last Resort!" Umbreon exploded with light and leaped into the air.

His body clashed against Squirtle's Hydro Pump. The two Pokémon were locked in a clash for a few moments, and then Squirtle won out and flung Umbreon into the ground.

The dark quadruped rolled across the ground and fell unconscious. Two down, two to go.

"So there goes half my team already. You've only lost one Pokémon." Blue locked eyes with me. "I won't lose Red. Not now." He returned Umbreon, and called Kingdra back in.

Kingdra had been poisoned, meaning that it didn't have too much stamina left. However, Squirtle was getting exhausted. I had to hope his determination to win would shine through.

"Kingdra, use Smokescreen!" Blue's Pokemon started by immediately coating the battlefield in smog. Squirtle, I need you to listen to me for this. I have a plan to get through, but you can't overextend. Squirtle glanced back at me and gave the slightest nod.

Blue waved his hand in the air. "Dragon Pulse, Kingdra!" A purple beam rocketed out from the obfuscation. Rapid Spin past it and then keep spinning in the center of the smoke!

Squirtle dove into his shell and spun past the attack, and then into the smoke. He continued to spin, using the ice to increase the spin speed further.

Squirtle blew away the smoke and revealed Kingdra's location. Ice Beam! Squirtle then jumped out of his shell and fired a white beam directly into the opposing Pokémon.