*mentions of abuse and stalking*
The next day, Uila was certainly much better. She was changing for the Gym Challenge in the final gym. When she exited, a man told her that Raihan would be waiting in the vault. She returned Lucario and made her way over to the Vault, having been there enough to know where exactly she was going. Uila pushed open the door to find Raihan along with 3 trainers standing there.
Raihan had to remind himself to stay professional in the Gym Challenge and Battle, as it wouldn't be fair otherwise. "Hello Challenger 06, I'm Raihan, the last, and strongest Gym Leader. My battles are a little bit different than others, we use a double-battle format, so make sure to prepare your team accordingly." Uila nodded. "Now, you'll be battling against my trainers first, but don't take them lightly, I trained them up myself." She nodded. "Whenever you are ready."
She grabbed two pokeballs trustingly, seeing as it was a Dragon-Type Gym, she would want to use her pokemon effectively, meaning she would need to think smart and use unfamiliar pokemon against Raihan. She nodded, happy with her decision and sent out her two. "Let's go Altaria, Gardevoir!" Raihan paused, he hadn't seen these pokemon from her before. He sighed and knew their battle was going to be quick and painful, for him at least.
The trainer sent out her two pokemon, Noivern and Drakloak. "Altaria, Dragon Dance, Gardevoir, use Moonbeam on Drakloak." The two pokemon followed instructions, Drakloak getting severely weakened. "Altaria, Dragon Dance again, Gardevoir, Dazzling Gleam to hold off Noivern and Drakloak. Whenever you are ready Altaria, Dragon Pulse." Drakloak fainted due to the combined moves of Gardevoir and Altaria, and Noivern was severely weakened. "Gardevoir, use psychic to hold it in place. Altaria, finish it with Ice Beam." After healing her pokemon she proceeded to snipe the other two trainers as well, leaving her well on her way to her Gym Battle. Raihan nodded. "I'll see you in the stadium, I look forward to our battle."
She made her way back to the stadium, switching two pokemon forward, Garchomp and Greninja. She relaxed and walked onto the pitch, stopping right in front of Raihan. "I can't say I am surprised that you made it this far, but here is where I'll be sure to stop you." Uila grinned. "Hmm, we'll see about that." They turn and walk to their respective spots and send out their first pokemon. "Let's go Flygon, Gigalith!" "Let's show our power Garchomp, Greninja!"
"Begin!" "Garchomp, Dragon Claw followed by Dragon Tail on Flygon. Greninja, water shuriken on Gigalith." "Flygon into the air then follow with Dragon Claw. Gigalith uses Stone Edge." "Garchomp, grab Flygons DRagon Claw with your own, then use Dragon Pulse." Raihan paled slightly. "Flygon stop!" It was too late, and the close-range dragon pulse hit, effectively one-shotting Flygon. "Now, help Greninja with Gigalith by using Dragon Rush!" Both pokemon were taken out and Raihan grimaced. Painful Indeed.
"Come on Sandaconda, Duraludon!" "Same attacks you two, but focus on Sandaconda." "Sandaconda, dig, Durlaudon, Metal Spikes." Uila Paused. "Greninja, use your sensory abilities to Detect Sandaconda, then grab Garchomp and dodge." After a moment, Greninja grabbed Garchomp to dodge. "Now Water Shuriken and Dragon Tail." Both attacks hit Sandaconda while it was in the air, effectively knocking it out. Raihan sighed. "I knew it would come to this, but I didn't think it would be so quick. Come on Duraludon, it's Dynamax time!" The giant pokemon roared loudly. Uila grinned. "You ready Garchomp?" "Gar!" "It's time to show the world how far our bond goes, beyond the ties of Evolution. Mega Evolve!" The crowd roared excitedly as Garchomp was surrounded in a bright light. "Duraludon, Max Depletion on Greninja." "Dodge it Greninja!" The Ninja pokemon couldn't move out of the way, and got it's legs hit by the giant move, leaving it severely injured. Uila returned him, pressing her forehead against the pokeball in thanks, before sending out her other ace.
"Come on Kandi! Let's show our power!" The Alolan Ninetales landed on the ground Majestically. "You ready?" "Nine!" "Perfect! Ice Beam! Garchomp, Draco Meteor!"Both attacks landed head on, dealing significant damage. "Kandi, Charge up Freeze Shock. Garchomp, grab Kandi and Dodge his attack." "G-Max depletion." The two pokemon Skidded to a stop just outside of the moves range. "Now Kandi! Garchomp use Dragon Pulse once more!" The two attacks melded together, and the Giant target couldn't move enough to dodge. The large Steel/Dragon-Type pokemon shrunk before fainting, the damage more than it could handle. The ref called the win to Uila's side and she watched as Raihan pouted slightly, before walking forward. Garchomp devolved and Kandi padded next to her trainer smoothly.
Raihan held out his hand. "That was a battle I'll never forget. I can't wait to battle in the Finals. You have earned the Dragon Badge, Congratulations." Uila shook his hand and exited the Gym and into the changing rooms, changing before heading up to the Champions box, showing the pass to the guards, who nodded and let her in. She released the rest of her team, letting them play around and relax. She healed up Greninja, who then went to play with the younger pokemon. Uila settled into a plush couch, Lucario and Torracat joining her.
They watched Hop walk onto the field next, watching as he battled with Vigor, becoming victorious. Victor followed him, barely gaining a victory. Then Gloria came in and completely SMITED Raihan with a duo of Fairy and Ice Types. She turned as she heard people entering the room, noticing it was the Tyrannical Trio. "Hey guys." "Uila!" Hop ran over excitedly, while Gloria and Victor looked at the varying pokemon around the room. Gloria begins to love on and pet Kandi as Hop questions about the battle between Raihan and I and about the Alolan pokemon who were in the room. Victor took a seat and watched the battles against Raihan.
Uila's phone buzzes from a call and she steps away for a moment, not recognising the number but figuring it was one of the Professor's or Principal Oak. She put the phone up to her ear. "Hello?" The voice that responded back was too familiar to her. "Hey sweetheart, you miss me?" Her phone clattered to the floor, and she fell to her knees, trying to restrain her panic. The trio look over to her, finding her on the floor, eyes wide in panic. "Oh come on dear, don't be like that." His voice rang through the room, and Uila backed away from the phone. "How did you get my number?" A chuckle was heard. "That doesn't matter now my sweet. Our little game of cat and mouse will soon be over, and you will be back in Alola by my side, where you belong." Hop rushed over and ended the call, and Uila's pokemon were quickly by her side.
She takes a deep breath, questions rushing through her mind like a whirlwind. She looks at Hop. "Hand me my phone please?" He nods and hands it over and she shakily calls Kukui, who answers fairly quickly even though he was teaching. "Whats up?" "He found me." Kukui stills and looks around, dismissing himself from the room. Once he reached a safe location, he turned back to her. "Guzma found you? How?" Uila shakes her head. "I.. I don't know. He just called me, he knows I am in Galar and he said he is coming for me." Uila was genuinely panicked. "That is not going to happen, not on my watch. Sycamore and I were talking about him coming over with some students as well, I'll let him know to bump up the date sooner." Victor looks at Hop. "Let Leon know about this." Hop nods and immediately moves to pull out his phone to call Leon.
Kukui looks at Uila. "Listen, I need you to block his number. I'll do everything I can from here to help out until we arrive." "Thanks Kukui." He sighs. "I wish that bastard would just realize what he did was shitty and not try and get you back." Uila nods shakilly. "Me too." Kukui hums. "I'll tell my students they are dismissed for the day, I already gave them their stuff so they'll be fine." She nods. She heard Kukui talking and a couple questions which he shot down quickly. "I told you guys if you guys didn't hear, something serious came up that I need to handle, and it may take a while so class is over for today."
His students were curious. Kukui hardly ever cancelled class, and someone calling him caused him to cancel? It must be pretty serious then. Mallow nodded to the others. They were going to get to the bottom of this. They followed him down the hall, listening to him talk to the person on the other line. "Just breathe alright? Leon is on his way over right?" Mallow's brows furrowed. 'Isn't Leon the champion of Galar?' "Yes..." "And I assume that Raihan once he is done with his next battle will know too. Once Raihan and Leon get there I'll get into contact with Sycamore. I'll also let officer Jenny know, since that is threatening. She'll be sure to let her sisters know." "Thanks Kukui." He sighs. "I just wish I could do more. I could let Hala know and try and track Guzma down, but I don't think it will be that easy." The trio stilled. 'This was about Guzma? No wonder he left so quickly.' "Papa Hala would throw a fit, there is no need to distract him from his duties." "But Uila-" 'So it's Uila, I wonder what exactly her past is with Guzma.' "No buts, with all that you are doing it is more than enough. With Sycamore here I will feel safer than I normally do, but do you have any clue of how he got my number?"
Uila noticed Kukui's thinking face slide on. "I may have a few ideas but I don't know for sure." Uila watched the door fly open to reveal a panting Leon. "What happened." Kukui smiles sadly. "I take it Leon arrived. Listen, I'm glad you contacted me. I'll reach out to Sycamore the second this call ends alright?" Uila nods. "Alright, block him the moment this call ends alright?" Another nod. "Alright, call me if he calls again." "Will do." The line dropped and Uila fidgeted with her phone and blocked said number, looking up to Leon, who was talking with Hop. Uila noticed Leon turn to the window before motioning to come up. Probably talking to Raihan.
She leans her head against the wall, closing her eyes and taking in a deep breath. She knew this was going to be a long conversation that she really didn't want to deal with.