[X] My Assistant

[Kamaitachi]

The main arena, a gargantuan colliseum overlooking the vast sea, has separated into 8 fields, each with its own set of stands, while the higher seats have a lovely view of all eight battles. Each battle is televised on the giant screens located along the walls, giving spectators the nitty gritty close-up views of each battle.

The battles to come would be fierce, and with so many raging simultaneously, and to be distracted by the neighboring fights could easily spell a loss.

The Match for this field was slated for Taggarty Lee and Tikal Faylen. The field appeared to be several concentric circles, making the field almost look like a target, with the center holding the traditional pokeball design. However, the three other circular platforms slowly moved in opposite directions. Occasionally, the center would lift, turning the field into a cone, or depress, forming it into a funnel. The movements seemed to rotate regularly, meaning that there was a sort of pattern, but the constantly moving field would prove difficult to manage.

The referee, holding the trademark flags, floated nearby on what could only be described as a hovering disc; yet another technological marvel of Daioh Scientists. The ref tapped his fingers on his poketch, which revealed a rotating triangular pyramid on the main screen. Once it stopped rotating, it revealed a large number 2:

"This will be a three on three battle conducted in Doubles-Style, with One Pokemon in Reserve. If one of the combatants falls, the reserve must be sent in immediately. Trainers, summon your pokemon now!"

This battle seemed ready to erupt. The stakes? Continuing participation in the tournament.

The crowd roared in anticipation.

[Kamaitachi]

Togekiss - Serene Grace Abilit- Thunder Wave
Pichu - Lightningrod Ability - Encore
Golett - Iron Fist Ability - Magic Coat
Excadrill - Sand Rush Ability - Iron Defense
Dratini - Marvel Scale Ability - Dragon Dance
Squirtle - Torrent Ability - Brine

Stunned by the flashes of light, followed by the Electrodes randomly raining onto the field, Tag looked around in confusion for a moment. Tikal suggested running. A strange man in a cape and a sword had swooped in to protect the aforementioned Tikal, but was looking at Tag with a rather silly grin.

Then there was a comment about summoning mighty dragons.

Tag's face shifted from blank, to confused, to crinkled with worry. This man knew who he was, with extra emphasis on was. Before he could protest, though, he figured that he would need to start trying to help out with some of the Electrodes.

Defenses were in order.

"Suzu, Bachi!"

But his faithful Ledian and Nidoking did not appear. Instead, stood a tiny Pichu and a ferocious looking Mole with a harpoon on its head. Yet another blank look crossed his face, as if the wiring had gone all messy up in his head. The tattooed man could not fathom what had happened. But, as it dawned on him, he sprang back into action.

Tag reacted quickly, yelling:

"All of our pokemon have been swapped!" He flipped out his Pokedex, scanning the two Pokemon and the moves available to them, for any means to combat the falling Electrodes. He wasn't exactly sure how to go about using these two pokemon, as hitting them around would only send the spherical grenades to other sections of the stadium. As explosions continued to rock the field, the Pichu ran over to him, crying horrifically at the chaos. Tag scooped it up, holding it tightly to his chest as he looked over at the Metal Mole Creature.

"Knock them out with Earthquake!"

As they landed, the ground underneath them would rupture upwards, caused by Tag's makeshift all. The Excadrill rushed around the field, slamming his metallic claws into the ground and summoning up pillars of earth to blast the Electric Pokemon before they exploded. There was no chance he would escape all of the explosions, but he needed to at least try and get the other ones through safely.

"Let's clear a path", he barked over at Tikal and the Fanboy. "Everyone, go!"

The rest of his team appeared on the field, revealing a Togekiss, a Squirtle, a Golett, and...

Tag froze as his eyes settled on the last pokemon to appear. Dratini. For a moment, he simply stared at the little dragon creature, as if it had only appeared before him with the intent of haunting him. He shook his head, snapping himself from the reverie as another explosion's shockwave burst by him and his two allies on the field. He had a dragon, and he knew what to do with it.

"Dratini, Dragon Rush!"

With a happy cry, the little Dragon snaked up into the air, forming a ferocious blue aura. The aura itself appeared to grow spiny draconic rings as she flashed towards the Electrode, knocking them clear out of the air, making a fairly safe path for the trio to escape through.

"Excadrill, this way. Keep using Earthquake. Golett, you too! Togekiss, knock them aside with Extremespeed. Squirtle, you use protect around us!"

The entire team, though as confused as their sudden trainer, let out their cries as they moved to execute his commands. Perhaps he wasn't their trainer, but there was a natural authority to his voice. The team of five Pokemon worked in surprising unison, cutting a swathe through the falling Electrodes towards the stands.

As the group ran, Tag stopped, looking towards a set of benches, recognizing the shrill screaming voice.

"Lyla!"

It sounded almost exactly like the ones she'd emitted at Starfall Field.

"Lyla!" He ran over, Pichu still in arms, and squatted down next to the bench. "Lyla, c'mon". Extending his hand, he started to help her out from under the bench and up on her feet "We've gotta get out of here!"