Ace nodded his head. “Well... damn.” He chuckled lightly and shook his head. It seemed that the rumors concerning Sextome’s PokéBattle prowess weren’t just exaggeration. He knew what he was doing, if he could get a Fighting-type PokéGirl to defeat a Psychic-type. If this kept up, Ace knew he’d be the loser of this PokéBattle.
And that result was not what he wanted to report to Tom the next time he called, so Ace decided he couldn’t go easy on the target. He’d originally figured he’d use Penny to try and subdue Ranma’s girls, but it looked like he’d have to switch to hit-and-run tactics. “And that’s something my girls excel at.”
Taking another PokéBall off from his PokéBelt, Ace smiled as he tossed it forward with a shout of, “Charlotte! I Screw You!”
At the other side of the arena, Ranma watched as the PokéBall spun and opened. The red and white sphere released a flashing red light that only lasted a few seconds before materializing into a PokéGirl. Yellow-feathered, silver-colored talons for hands and feet, a long expanse of white feathered wings and wearing a tight green one-piece outfit.
Gina grit her teeth as she realized her next opponent was a Flying-type PokéGirl. Great. Why was it she kept getting put up against all sorts of elements she was WEAK against? Shaking her head, Gina pounded her fists together for a moment, trying to psyche herself up for what she had to do.
Looking into the arena, Ace shouted, “You ready, Charlie?”
The harpy PokéGirl nodded her head. “Right!” She shouted as she started flapping her wings, raising herself off from the ground.
Gina tensed up, expecting this to be the start of a technique which would cause her nothing but trouble.
Seeing what was going on before him, Ranma told Gina, “Chi Blast!”
Nodding her head, the blonde Amazonchan cupped her hands together, gathering her chi in her hands, preparing to try and blast her opponent out of the air.
“Charlotte!” Ace called out to his Charlie Angel. “Feather Blizzard!”
The yellow-feathered harpy nodded her head in confirmation before flapping her wings with great strength, not only bringing herself up higher but shaking all her loose feathers free and right at the Amazonchan.
Gina winced, blinding by the onslaught of white feathers. Her concentration was broken as she had to raise her hands to cover her eyes; dispelling her technique.
Seeing that he was gaining a foot-hold over the other PokéGirl again, Ace shouted at his Charlie Angel again. “Charlotte!” He shouted out in a commanding tone. “DIVE!”
Nodding her head, the harpy started to flap her wings, getting further up into the air.
Reading the motions of his opponent’s PokéGirl, (since he was trained to specialize in mid-air combat) Ranma realized what she was going to do. “Gina! Dodge to the right!”
Although she couldn’t see, Gina did as commanded, jumping off to the side and out of the barrage of feathers as the Harpy swoop through, having been intent on driving into her with a powerful physical attack.
Seeing his PokéGirl miss the Amazonchan, Ace commanded to her, “Don’t let up Charlotte! Gust!”
Nodding her head, the PokéGirl drew both her wings back, descending slightly for a moment before flapping her wings forward HARD, sending a gust of wind forward to not only to keep the Amazonchan tumbling and off balance, but to also spray the barrage of blinding feathers back into her, keeping her blinded.
Ranma frowned as he realized Ace knew what he was doing with this PokéGirl. Still, Ranma couldn’t let her lose. He had to win so that this jerk wouldn’t have the right to take his girls from him! “Gina! Gattling Punch!”
Hearing her master’s command, Gina got to her feet and started doing as commanded, striking out with her fists again and again in rapid succession. The sheer wind-force that came from the punches was enough to disperse the collection of feathers quite a bit.
Seeing the blonde Amazonchan start to disperse the feathers on her own, Ace got an idea. “Hey! Charlotte! Give her a hand. Wind Slash!”
“Right, Master!” Charlotte chirped happily. She brought her right wing back before bringing it forward quickly, making a small but fast current of air speed forward, dispersing the feathers for the PokéGirl...
...And making Gina scream out in pain as her left arm was cut open, the spray of blood splattering off into the air. She fell to one knee, clutching at the profusely bleeding gash tightly with her right hand. She couldn’t believe how much that hurt!
Ace winced at the effect the attack had on Gina. He really didn’t want to do this, but because of Penny mouthing off earlier, the only way he was going to get her and Britanny back would be to beat him in PokéBattle by any means necessary. At least he knew he could put the two through a Healing Cycle at the PokéCenter after. They’d be healed up and neither his boss Tom nor Theo would have to know that he had to rough them up a little to get them back.
“GINA!” Ranma shouted out in fear of his PokéGirl. The poor girl took a really bad hit there. That was the kind of attack that he knew could take one out of the battle if not properly attended to!
And then it hit Ranma. He COULD attend to it, as per the rules. Taking off his backpack and unzipping it quickly, Ranma reached around, pushing bottles and capsules aside, looking for the color red. Taking the vial out of his backpack, Ranma tossed it to his PokéGirl. “Gina! X-Potion!”
Reaching up with her bloodied right hand, Gina grasped at the vial. Pushing the cork open with her thumb, she started to drink greedily of the powerful healing liquid. Already, she could feel the pain vanishing as the gash healed itself, sealing back up as her whole body was being filled with new vitality.
Ace nodded his head as he watched that display. “So Sextome has some high-level Healing items on hand to use for this battle, huh?” Frowning, he realized that could make things difficult if his opponent could heal his PokéGirls back to fighting status when they were on the brink of defeat. He was going to have to use his own girls wisely if he was to wrestle victory from Sextome.
“Feel better, Gina?” Ranma asked as he looked over his healed PokéGirl.
Rocking her arm experimentally, the Amazonchan nodded her head before turning to look at her pigtailed owner. “Better, Master!” She called out to him.
Nodding his head, Ranma said, “All right, Gina! Now let’s get back into it and put the fight on even terms. We’re gonna knock that PokéGirl out of the sky!”
Grinning as she felt more confident with that proclamation, Gina nodded her head in agreement. “Right, Master!” She said as she slide into a battle-ready stance, ready to get back to PokéBattling.
The Charlie Angel gulped nervously as she looked down on the Amazonchan from her position higher up. “Master...” she called out hesitantly, looking back at her owner for a moment on his opinion on what to do.
Seeing that Saotome’s PokéGirl had gotten a second wind, Ace nodded his head. “Be ready to dodge, Charlie girl. She may have a few distance attacks, but you’re faster. You can out maneuver them, and counter-attack.”
Nodding her head, Charlotte chirped, “Yes, Master!” She then turned her back to the blonde PokéGirl, her wings starting to flap a little faster, bringing her higher into the air.
Seeing his opponent’s PokéGirl start to rise, Ranma called out, “Gina! Chi Blast!”
Cupping her hands to the side, Gina concentrated on gathering her chi. She knew she could manage it this time, as the other PokéGirl couldn’t use the same tactic again without having to give up further plumage. The Amazonchan began to glow brightly.
“Steady, Charlie...” Ace said in a serious voice. “Be ready to evade.”
Nodding her head, Charlotte looked down at her opponent...
...And done down and to the left when Gina thrust her hands out, sending off a ball of chi which flew past her and blasted into the ceiling of the arena.
“Gina!” Ranma shouted, getting an idea. “Chi Blast again. Don’t bother trying to gather strength. Go for quick attacks and aim for the head!”
“Yes, Master!” Gina shouted as she cupped her hands back once more, before rocketing off one chi blast after the other as she’d keep pulling her arms back and them thrusting them forward.
Still, as speedy as those chi blasts were, Charlotte was still faster. The Harpy PokéGirl kept up with her dodging and evading more left, right, down, all around the arena to get away from those Chi blasts which kept going past above her.
His eyes widening as he realized what was happening, Ace cursed. “Shit! Charlie! Get out of there!”
“What?” Charlotte asked, wondering what was wrong with what she was doing.
Grinning as the Charlie Angel’s attention was away from his Amazonchan, Ranma commanded, “Gina! Uppercut!”
“Wuh?” Hearing that cry, Charlotte turned back to see and realize that she was MUCH closer to the arena floor now, and that the Amazonchan was coming to her, spinning in place for inertia as she drew her fist back and down.
Gina grinned. Finally! Time for some payback! So with a cry of, “HIYAAAH!” Gina launcher herself up into the air, fist first. Her attack impacted with the joint in the middle of her opponent’s right wing, eliciting a nasty crunching sound that was followed by a scream of pain. Although she knew she shouldn’t take such joy in such a feat, the Amazonchan felt pretty proud of herself for finally giving back a little something of what she had been getting from her opponent.
“DAMN IT!” Ace shouted as he saw his PokéGirl knocked out of the air, the Harpy landing harshly on her back, her right wing bending in a way it shouldn’t have. He was digging into his pocket for a potion when he remembered something about his PokéGirl...
“CHARLIE!” Ace shouted. “Get to your feet and get some room!”
“Gina!” Ranma shouted once he saw the blonde land. “Keep her down!”
Obeying her master’s command, Gina rushed over to her downed opponent. Placing her foot down on the harpy’s sternum between her breasts, she applied great pressure. She was going to make this one pass out and win another PokéBattle!
Seeing what his Amazonchan was doing, Ranma shouted at his PokéGirl encouragingly, “That’s it, Gina! You’ve almost got her! Keep it up!”
“DOUBLE DAMN IT!” Ace shouted. This just wasn’t good. He was going to lose another round at this rate! He had to think of something!
And then it hit him.
“Charlotte!” He shouted. “Feather Shuriken! Go for her ankle!”
The yellow-feathered PokéGirl did as told, reaching over with her left hand and plucking a feather out from her wing. Infusing the white feather with chi, Charlotte gripped it tightly and stabbed the glowing quill into the inside part of the Amazonchan’s right ankle.
“AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!” Gina cried out in pain as she fell back onto the floor of the arena herself, hands going to her injured foot as she pulled out the feather and causing the puncture to bleed.
“GINA!” Ranma shouted, seeing his PokéGirl was really injured once again. Damn, did this Ace every like to battle rough! He didn’t let his PokéGirls pull any punches!
Sitting up, Charlotte coughed profusely, trying to get air back into her lungs. She’d almost passed out back there.
Seeing the two PokéGirls were now on even terms, Ace quickly took action to get the advantage. “Charlotte! While she’s still down! Mystic Bolt!”
“Mystic Bolt?” Ranma asked. Seeing the girl raise both her hands, which were glowing as they gathered an energy unfamiliar to him, the pigtailed Tamer gave Gina the command to, “Evade!”
Unfortunately, poor Gina really did take a painful hit back there. She tried to pull herself out of the way, but it was no use. The blast of magical energy shot off like a laser, blasting into her side. The Amazonchan screamed in pure, unadulterated pain as the force from the attack was enough to push her along the floor of the arena as it burned into her side.
“GINA!” Ranma shouted as he looked over to his downed PokéGirl. “Gina! Can you hear me!?” He shouted out, trying to see if she were still conscious.
Raising her head, Gina slowly nodded her head. “I... I do, Masterrr...” she groaned out in pain. She brought her left had down to her side, wincing as she felt that not only was her nice shirt her master paid for ruined, but that she was left with a really bad burn.
Sighing, Ranma could see that Gina was unfit to continue this battle. Sure, he could use another item, but he only had the option of doing that two more times. So, Raising his PokéBall, the pigtailed Tamer told the blonde Amazonchan, “You did a good job, Gina. I’m proud of you. Return!”
The PokéBall shot out a beam of red light which struck the injured PokéGirl head-on. The blonde’s body shimmered for a moment before turning into a shape of red light which was retracted back to the PokéBall through a lens in the center of the red and white sphere.
Looking over at his panting PokéGirl, Ace told the harpy, “You did a good job, Charlie girl. I’m proud of you!”
Panting for breath, the Charlie Angel smiled at her master. “Thank you for the praise, Master.” Such kind words were enough to fill the PokéGirl with courage, making her feel brave enough to continue this PokéBattle.
Placing the PokéBall back on his PokéBelt, Ranma said, “So, she’s also a Magic-type, huh?” He searched for the right PokéBall as he continued to say, “Well, two can play at that game...”
Ace tensed up at those words. Damn. The famed pigtailed pervert sounded PISSED! He knew he had to be ready for anything!
Finding the right PokéBall he wanted, Ranma took the dual-colored sphere off from his waist. He tossed it with a command of, “Grave! I Screw You!”
Spinning in the air a few times as it went towards the center of the arena, the PokéBall opened. As before, there was the usual crimson-colored light show that preceded the appearance of the PokéGirl.
As soon as Ace saw the familiar pattern of gold and black spots, he cursed. “Shit! That’s playing dirty, Sextome!”
Blinking his eyes at the other Tamer’s outburst, Ranma shouted, “What do you mean? I’m just using-”
“A Cheetit!” Charlotte squealed in delight. Despite her injuries, she practically teleported over to the otherG-Splice, practically smothering the smaller PokéGirl in a hug. “Weeheehee! I love Cheetits!”
“...Mew?” Grave mewled cutely, wondering why this PokéGirl she’d never met before was cuddling her and making cute cooing sounds...
Not that it was bad or anything. Closing her eyes, Grave purred as the other PokéGirl was rubbing her taloned hand up and down along her back.
Sweat-dropping at the sight of the two PokéGirls cuddling in the center of the arena, Ranma couldn’t help but mumble, “That’s certainly different.”
“You bastard! You knew that was going to happen!” Ace accused Ranma. “Everyone knows Charlie Angels are head-over-heels for Cheetits!”
“They... are?” Ranma blinked his eyes a few times before coming back with, “Of course they are! Your girl has fallen for my trap! HA HA HA!” He forced out a laugh as he held his hands on his hips. No need to let this guy know he didn’t know what he was doing with PokéBattles for the most part, outside of acting on instinct.
Ace grit his teeth as he looked towards the center of the arena where the two girls were just sitting down and cuddling. “You realize this means we’re both going to have to forfeit these girls, right?” He didn’t want to turn this round into a PokéSex Battle. He knew Charlotte came easily, and Cheetits turned her on like nothing else.
Ranma raised an eyebrow. “You sure?”
Nodding his head, Ace admitted, “Positive.”
Hearing that, Ranma told Ace, “You first.”
Gritting his teeth in frustration, Ace held his PokéBall up. “Charlotte! Return!” He shouted as the beam shot out, hitting the harpy PokéGirl.
Doing likewise, Ranma also recalled Grave with a shout of, “Grave! Return!”
In a few moments, both PokéGirls were retracted back to the PokéBalls. The two Tamers stared at each other as they placed the PokéGirl containment units back on their PokéBelts before reaching for a third PokéBall...
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