Managing to smirk evilly, Ace said, “And wait until you see what I’ve got...” as he put Skippy’s PokéBall back into its spot on the PokéBelt, he then reached for another one. Choosing the correct red and white sphere, he took it off from his PokéBelt. Holding it back, the Nubian agent of the Shadow League threw it forward with a shout of, “Alex! I Screw You!”
With the intense spinning, red and white sphere opened up along its center, releasing a bright red light containing the currently digitized PokéGirl. It didn’t take long before the beam of red solidified into an ever redder haze. Finally, the haze solidified one step further, taking form of...
“A Cat-type!?” Ranma shouted. After all the flying PokéGirls he had to deal with so far, a cat-type completely took Ranma off guard. White fur with black stripes in definite pattern, blue hair with piercing green eyes, (and, although Ranma was trying not look, he had to admit she was pretty stacked). Oh yeah, she was definitely a Tigress. At least one thing the pigtailed Tamer could say for the girl was that she at least the white-furred Tigress had the ‘flight’ motif to go along with the past Flying-type PokéGirls; what with the brown leather aviator’s jacket she was wearing on what had to have been a blue one-piece and purple t-shirt combination.
Staring at the other cat-type, the Shaguar couldn’t help but frown. As the norm, all these other cat-types were tantalizingly tall with long, luscious legs, awesome asses, and bountiful breasts. Damn it! Why wasn’t she like these buxom beauties? She was a cat-type PokéGirl too, and she was petite all around!
Smiling in pride, Ace asked, “What do you think of MY PokéGirl, Sextome?”
Trying to seem indifferent, Ranma just shrugged his shoulders in a noncommittal way. “She ain’t bad. But I’ve seen plenty of cat-types in the buff; she ain’t nothing out of the ordinary.”
Alex huffed lightly. She was very out of the ordinary, thank you very much!
“However,” Ranma said slowly. “I admit Ace; I didn’t take you as one for having something outside of a mystical or Flying-type PokéGirl.”
Looking at Ranma, the Nubian told him, “Only fools believe in using PokéGirls of one element. I mean, despite rumors, you don’t only use Fighting-types.”
Nodding his head, the pigtailed Tamer admitted, “True enough... so, shall we get this PokéBattle started or what?”
“I’d say it’s time to start,” Ace said as he pointed a finger forward as he gave the command. “Alex! Heavenly Fire!”
“Fire!?” Ranma shouted. Since when did a Tigress have fire-powers?
“FIRE!?” Sheila shrieked in shock. Her eyes went wide with horror as she saw the white Tigress’ raised hand began to form small handfuls of flame in her grasp. Unlike normal flame however, this ball had the coloration of white instead of the traditional colors of fire.
When her hand was filled with the white flame, PokéGirl nodded her head. Rearing her hand back, Alex then thrust her palm forward, sending the ball of flame flying straight towards the Shaguar.
Seeing the fire attack coming right at his poor petite PokéGirl, Ranma gave the command of, “Sheila! Ice Wall!”
Wasting no time, Sheila rose her arms up, and a spike of ice shot up from the floor right in front of her. Her eyes widened in horror as she saw the ball of fire go through her defenses. No, it didn’t melt the wall, it just went through!
“SHEILA!” Ranma shouted as he saw his poor little Shaguar hit dead-on by the white flames and engulfed by them. However, the biggest shock came when the flames dissipated soon after, and the petite PokéGirl was literally unharmed. “...Sheila?” He asked, sounding very, very confused.
Blinking her eyes once, twice, Sheila used her hands to feel over her body. No burns. No pain. If anything, she felt refreshed from the whole experience.
“HEY!” Ace shouted, his eyes wide as he couldn’t believe that an Ice-type PokéGirl was still standing from a direct hit of fire. He’d seen her use it a bunch of times, and it always got results before. “Alex, what gives, girl?”
Looking back at her Tamer, Alex said, “Master, Beings are affected by the flames depending on the purity of their heart.”
Blinking his eyes at that, Ace could only ask the intelligent response of, “Huh?”
“Yes master,” Alex said seriously before explaining to her owner, “Beings whose hearts have degrees of goodness in them are healed by the flames to that same degree, while wicked beings are burned to the degree that they are evil.”
Ranma blinked his eyes. “Purity? Evil? What does THAT have to do with a fire attack?” Needless to say, from his experiences with Mitsuko, (in battle and bed) that fire burned indiscriminately and was painful as all hell!
Blinking her eyes as she heard the other Tamer speaking, Alex turned to look at him. “Oh, simple. I’m a Blessed Tigress, a celestial PokéGirl.”
Ranma blinked his eyes, as he came to a realization that this meant this Tigress must have been like Stryyp’s Jaliera. Realizing that he might have to do thing differently, Ranma decided maybe he should press the attack. Quickly going over his Shaguar’s techniques and surveying the arena, a tactic for attack soon came to the forefront of his mind. “Sheila! Attack forward with Blizzard Beam!”
Nodding her head, the Shaguar thrust her hands forward and shot out with a concentrated stream of icy-cold energy. The pale blue energy struck forward at the spike of ice that was in front of her, causing it to break from its grounding and get sent flying forward.
Seeing not only a huge block of ice, but a beam of pure freezing might come rushing towards his PokéGirl, Ace gave the command of, “Alex! Aura Barrier!”
Nodding her head, the Tigress stood there as a shimmering of Magic concentrated over the woman’s body. Unlike the regular Psychic and Magic-based Barriers, this version didn’t create a shield before the PokéGirl for protection, but rather, it encased the PokéGirl in a protective shielding.
When the ice hit her dead on, the Blessed Tigress stood there, unmoved by the large and heavy frozen object. In fact, the large spike of ice broke against the PokéGirl’s body and went rushing past her as the Blizzard Beam continued to blast against her.
Ignoring the cheering of the audience, Ranma stared wide-eyed at the scene before him. He was so sure that tactic would have worked!
Smiling lightly, Ace knew he could win this. All he had to do was limit this to a ranged game. That way, Sextome’s PokéGirl would not only be unable to get in any strong physical attacks, but his PokéGirl’s Aura Barrier could stand up to any Elemental PokéGirl Techniques. She could remain unhurt!
Plus, the Shaguar would also be at the mercy of his Blessed Tigress’ most powerful attack! “Alex!” The dark-skinned Tamer shouted. “Thunder!”
Nodding her head, the Blessed Tigress did as commanded. Drawing in the ambient plasma from the earth and sky, the striped Cat-type began to create a sparking glow near the center of the ceiling.
Looking up at the ceiling, Sheila couldn’t believe what she was staring at. When the hell did a Tigress have the most powerful ELECTRIC attack in her arsenal?
And them it came crashing down.
*KRACK-A-BOOM*!
“SHEILA!” Ranma shouted as the sudden explosion coming down was practically deafening. When the flash was over and the dust started to dissipate, the pigtailed man screamed again. “SHEILAAAAA!!”
On the ground in the middle of a small crater in the PokéBattle Arena was the Shaguar, twitching lightly. She was looking charred and her clothing a little frayed from the electrifying experience, but otherwise began to stand. Sheila looked back at Ranma and gave her master a thumbs-up.
“Oh Sheila...” Ranma was already reaching for her PokéBall. He could tell she was out of her league in this, and he wouldn’t let her get hurt again. He was going to need to use another PokéGirl.
Seeing what her master was going to do, the Shaguar screamed, “NO! DON’T YOU DARE, MASTER!”
Needless to say, being screamed at by a PokéGirl he always thought so loyal and timid was surprising. Surprising enough it made him stop what he was doing. “What!?”
Nodding her head, Sheila confidently said, “I want to do this, Master! I wanna win for you!”
Looking out to his PokéGirl, Ranma could only sigh lightly. She was like him, stubborn and loyal to a fault. “...Oh Sheila...”
“How sweet...” Ace said, genuinely. “I’m sorry to tell you, Sextome, but I gotta win this one.” A serious look came over the Tamers face again. “Alex! Lightning!”
“Again!?” Ranma shouted as he saw the Tigress begin to collect energy again. He looked around, trying to see if there was cover of any sort. As this was just a ‘basic’ arena, it was all open space. “Shit!”
*KRACK-A-BOOM*!
“DAMN IT!” Ranma shouted as this time, he heard Sheila’s cry of pain as the poor PokéGirl was hit dead-on again, the crater now deeper than before. “SHEILA!”
A few moments passed, but surprisingly, Sheila was showing herself to be the little PokéGirl that could. Climbing out from the small pit made in the arena, the PokéGirl’s fur was looking singed and she looked very pained.
And though he couldn’t help but stare, Ranma felt bad that Sheila’s outfit was now practically non existent, only a few scraps of the blue leotard hanging to her body from around the collar-band of the outfit. He promised himself he’d take Sheila out after this PokéBattle to her and Gina some new clothes. This Battle was proving to be damaging in all respects.
Looking down at her opponent, Alex nodded her head. She could see why her Heavenly Fire had healed rather than hurt her opponent. This Shaguar was loyal and true to her Tamer, obviously in love with him. It made her feel bad to have hurt her, but she knew she had to do it. If she didn’t there was no way that her master could fulfill her duty to her master and win this PokéBattle for him.
Such was the price of loyalty to a master; having to hurt innocents at times because she was commanded to do such.
Seeing his poor Shaguar in pain, Ranma went to the knap-sack he had left on the floor. Searching through the items quickly, Ranma took out a vial with a red liquid which was becoming a staple in his usage of items. “Sheila!” He shouted to her as he threw her the vial with the red liquid. “Take this!”
Although being unable to grab the X-Potion in her current state, the healing item seemed to follow the par when the recipient didn’t react to it. It activated itself, bursting open and showering the injured PokéGirl in the liquid held within.
Shuddering a little as she felt new life forced into her, Sheila stood up now. She shook her head a bit to try and clear it from the ringing. Being a Shaguar the explosion from the crash of electricity really left her off-balance.
“Feel better Sheila?” Ranma asked his PokéGirl.
Looking herself over, Sheila frowned as she realized she was naked as could be. She started to growl, (albeit a cute growl). Damn it! Her master had bought that outfit just for her, and now it was ruined!
The Blessed Tigress frowned, and not because her opponent was showing such open hostility. No. It was because now she’d have to hurt the poor small cat even more.
“Sheila!” Ranma shouted suddenly. “AGILITY!”
Although it was technically a psychic-technique at its core, Agility was a technique that was a staple to most Fighting-type PokéGirls. Her body tensing up, the small Shaguar began to lightly shine with a soft yellow glow, her muscles tensing as she could feel the adrenaline start to pump through her veins.
“Alex!” Ace shouted as he saw the small Shaguar glowing. “Lightning!”
Nodding her head, the Celestial PokéGirl concentrated once more, causing the excess energy to gather around her towards the ceiling, the flashing, sparkling lights concentrating to gather power for another attack.
Seeing that Ace was abusing that technique like he expected him to, Ranma made advantage of the time it took the Blessed Tigress to power that attack. “Sheila! Agility again, and get ready to dodge!”
“Yes, Master!” Sheila responded as she did the technique again. The glow was noticeably brighter as her muscles were tensing, almost as if they were becoming denser from the tension that was filling her limbs.
Finally, the glow at the ceiling began brighter as the electricity gathered was no longer able to remain contained.
*KRACK-A-BOOM*!
Ranma winced as he had to turn away from the bright flash of light and resulting explosion. Slowly easing his eyes open, the pigtailed Tamer was expecting the worst...
...but smiled as he saw that Sheila was standing there... a little dirty from the resulting explosion, but obviously unhurt.
“Oh damn, yo...” Ace frowned. Even if he hated to admit it, that was a good strategy. Knowing he needed to counter it, a thought came to the dark-skinned Tamer. He looked over at his PokéGirl and asked, “Think you can do a bunch of lightning bolts at once?”
Looking over her shoulder, Alex shook her head. “I don’t have enough energy for more than one at a time.”
Nodding his head to that, Ace reached into one of the pant-pockets on his right leg, feeling around for something. He then pulled out an oval-shaped bottle with sudden tube neck. The container was filled with a shimmering neo-green liquid. “Alex! Catch!”
Watching the Blessed Tigress catch the bottle, Ranma’s eyes widened. He remembered that item from the glass display-case at the Greenpeace PokéMart. “An Elixer!?” Crap! Those things could re-energize a PokéGirl, not heal, but boost her energy up to greater levels so she could pull off more attacks.
And in this case, Ranma knew what Ace was trying. There was no way Sheila could normally dodge those things...
Wait! He had one more chance to use an item! Reaching into the backpack, Ranma was pushing the bottles around. He hoped he didn’t throw it out. When he was first going through Sextome’s stuff, he found what seemed like a soft-drink, but upon being told by Jetta that it was for PokéGirls and what it could do for them, Ranma thought at the time that it wasn’t going to be of any use to him.
Finding it, Ranma let out a breath of relief. It seemed Jetta had driven into his head the value of keeping and making use of anything one got their hands on in this world. Taking out the white-aluminum can with the logo of the Jahana Corp foundation out from his backpack, Ranma tossed it to Sheila. “Sheila! Drink and prepare to dodge!”
Reaching out and grabbing the soft-drink, Sheila took a brief moment to look at it. With the associated image of a black foot-print over a red ‘X’, the Shaguar realized it was an ‘X-Speed’ drink. Using the flip-tab to open it, Sheila began chugging the thing. Even as she knew she was in a serious situation, the Shagur couldn’t help but notice that it tasted like her favorite: Blurple Berry! YUM!
Both PokéGirls finished their drinks at the same time. Sheila threw her can to the side, sending it clattering a few times before it rolled off. Alex threw hers to the furthest wall, making the glass break against the solid surface. Both Cat-types began glowing, one gathering electrical energy quickly around the ceiling while the other began crouching, preparing to move fast.
Turning his head away, Ranma couldn’t watch. He knew this was going to be something, and he didn’t want to go blind from the Blessed Tigress’ attack. That technique packed punch, and poor Sheila was going to have to try and dodge it! He sure hoped the Shaguar would be up to the task.
With the sparkling ball at the ceiling becoming larger than before, it finally let loose with a violent explosion, lightning bolts crashing down all over the PokéBattle arena.
*KRACK-A-BOOM*! *KRACK-A-BOOM*! *KRACK-A-BOOM*! *KRACK-A-BOOM*! *KRACK-A-BOOM*! *KRACK-A-BOOM*!
*KRACK-A-BOOM*!!!
Gritting his teeth, Ranma rose his arms to protect his face after the first explosion of thunder. The force was enough to knock him off his feet and send him skidding back. Oh crap! There was no way Sheila could have survived that!
So quickly, scrambling to a sitting position, arms planted firmly on the floor and raising his upper torso up, Ranma squinted his eyes to try and see through better through the debris and cloud of dust...
His eyes widened as he saw that his Shaguar was still standing! Before the Blessed Tigress no less! “SHEILA! ICE PUNCH!”
Doing as commanded, Sheila rose her right hand brought it back into a fist. As she did that, a pale blue shimmering aura concentrated on her fist, covering it in a thick sheen of glowing ice. “TAKE THIS!” She shouted as she slammed her fist into her opponent’s solar plexus.
While the Blessed Tigress was saved from being frozen over thanks to the Aura Barrier still in effect, the fact of the matter was, for such a tiny PokéGirl, she could hit hard! Alex doubled over the Shaguar’s fist, obviously pained by the hit.
And the crowd went wild with roaring cheers. Watching such tactics, seeing Tamers on the brink of defeat gaining the upper-hand... it made for an excellent combination of drama and violence; the perfect tool for keeping the ignorant masses entertained. Plus the fact the smaller one was naked also helped to lift their spirits and excite them further.
“Sheila!” Ranma shouted. “Keep it up!”
Nodding her head, Sheila took her fist from the other PokéGirl’s abdomen. She then held both fists together, letting the glow envelope both of them. Grinning, the Shaguar began wailing on the Blessed Tigress, hitting her across the face, the stomach, the face again, her bright breast, and then a right cross to her face once again, sending the white-furred Tigress skidding away across the floor of the arena.
“That’s the way, Sheila!” Ranma shouted excitedly. It looked like that high risk with the agility and X-Speed combination paid off. Sheila was so much faster for the moment, and he was bringing this back to the sort of fight his Shaguar excelled in; full frontal!
...Wait, that didn’t sound right...
“Aw, shit dawg!” Ace growled. Damn it! All that effort for nothing! He was pretty sure his PokéGirl was spent for the Thunder Technique for now unless he gave her another Elixer... but he wasn’t going to repeat tactics since it was obvious Sextome wasn’t going to be taken in.
His eyes narrowing, Ace smiled as he realized he could still use one more item. “Hey! Sextome!” He shouted. “If you want them to go toe-to-toe so bad...” the dark-skinned man grinned as he reached around in his vest pocket and pulled out a long soda can, this one black in coloration.
Raising an eyebrow, Ranma wondered what was so special about a temporary stat-booster drink...
“Alex, girl!” Ace shouted as he threw the aluminum can to her. “Catch!”
Raising her hand, as she sat on the floor, the celestial PokéGirl caught the drink. Looking down at the label with an arm and hammer, (making it look like a logo better suited for a box of baking soda) the Blessed Tigress’ eyes widened as she looked up at her Master. “Dire Hit?”
Ranma blinked his eyes. He heard of the ‘X-series’ drinks by Jahana Corp, but what the hell was ‘Dire Hit’? He frowned as he could see his Shaguar tensing up at hearing the name of the drink.
Nodding his head, Ace told her, “Drink it girl!”
Getting up onto her feet, the Blessed Tigress looked hesitant, but did as her master told her. Opening the can with the flip-tab with a carbonated hiss, the PokéGirl closed her eyes and threw her head back, chugging the contents. She didn’t look like she was enjoying the flavor, but then, who enjoyed the taste of castor oil and tabasco anyway?
Moving the empty can away from her lips, Alex let her tongue hand out, shuddering. Her eyes then snapped wide open, her pupils dilating as Ranma could see the red blood vessels become more pronounced. Her body tensed up, fur standing on end as he her hand crushed the can in her hand. She glared at Sheila, growling as her lips went back in a sneer, baring fangs at the smaller PokéGirl.
Ranma’s eyes went wide at the radical change in the Blessed Tigress’ demeanor. What the hell did that thing do to her?
Nodding his head in approval, the Nubian Tamer knew he could win this now. Dire Hit didn’t only make PokéGirls more aggressive, but it also raised strength and chance for a critical hit. His PokéGirl was not set to tear through his opponent’s girl and the next one like this. “ALEX!” Ace shouted to get his Blessed Tigress’ attention. “PUMMEL!”
Roaring in anger, Alex pounced upon her opponent, pummeling her fists down on the smaller PokéGirl mercilessly again and again, even as she squirmed underneath her.
“Sheila!” Ranma shouted, seeing his poor Shaguar on her back and being hit all over by her opponent’s fists. “Ice Punch!”
Although she was feeling pain all over, Sheila did as commanded, trying to hit her opponent in the face. Even though unable to concentrate her freezing energies decently at the moment, the Shaguar was more concerned about getting her opponent off from her.
Seeing his PokéGirl still takes hits even as she had the advantage, Ace knew he had to keep the Shaguar off balance and press his attack. “Alex! Nipple Cripple!”
Ceasing her in punching the smaller PokéGirl, Alex grabbed for the nipples of the Shaguar with either hand. Using her thumbs and fingers to pinch tightly, the Blessed Tigress squeezed and pulled harshly on the girls sensitive nubs, causing her to scream in pain as her breasts were tortured.
Ranma frowned. Damn it! This wasn’t good! “Sheila!” He shouted out to his PokéGirl. “Hang in there! Just try to get her off from you and we’ll go from there!”
Wincing, Sheila tried to do as her Master commanded, but it hurt so much! She hit the opponent atop her, trying to push her off, eve if it caused her to pinch and tug at her breasts harsher. “GET OFF!” She screamed as she hit her opponent in the face harder.
“ALEX!” Ace shouted. “BITE!”
Her eyes narrowing, the Blessed Tigress waited for when her opponent’s fist came to her again and bit down harshly, her teeth sinking into the Shaguar’s hand.
Screaming in pain, Sheila tried to pull her hand free, screaming louder as there was an obvious crunching sound and blood being drawn.
“Oh Kami-sama...”Ranma gasped at the sight. Sheila was gonna lose fingers if this kept up. He had to separate them! NOW! Even though he knew this was going to hurt her, iu would hurt less than losing a hand. “Sheila! Ice Wall!”
Tears in her eyes, the Shaguar still managed to concentrate on what her master told her. A huge spiked block of ice rose up from the ground underneath them, breaking the two PokéGirls apart. Sheila screamed as her hand, although in one piece, was torn roughly from the other PokéGirl’s mouth and left with numerous gashes from the teeth. The fact some small icicles stabbed against her as she fell down the side of the large block of ice didn’t help matters.
Alex also fell down the side, grunting in pain. She glowed brightly for a moment before finally, the glowing light shattered off from her like someone breaking a window.
“Shit!” Ace cursed. Her Aura Barrier ran out. She’d be more vulnerable. “Alex! Aura Barrier!” Ace cursed again as he realized his Tigress was ignoring him, getting to her feet so she could attack the other PokéGirl again. The Shadow League Agent was aware that this was one of the side-effects of Dire Hit. He understood that the PokéGirl who used the Stat Booster would start to ignore her Tamer’s orders over the course of the fight, but he didn’t think it would be this soon though!
With an angry roar, Alex was on her feet, already stomping towards the PokéGirl on the other side of the ice wall, her lip curled back in a snarl.
Seeing now was his chance, Ranma shouted, “Sheila! ICE KAPOWIE!”
Although she had to use her off-hand, Sheila wasted no time. Bringing her left hand back, the Shaguar began to glow with a bright shining crystal-blue light, illuminating the arena.
With a mighty cry, Sheila rocketed herself towards the charging Tigress in a sharp, frosty attack. Her fist connected with her opponent’s head, further damaging since the other PokéGirl’s momentum worked against her. The white-furred PokéGirl was sent flying back in a howl of pain as her body was frozen over in block of ice, which landed with a loud thud against the ground of the arena.
“Aw, HELL NO!” Ace shouted, seeing as his PokéGirl was completely incapacitated.
With the match at an end, the NurseJoy declared, “Winner, and still reigning Champion, Ranma Sextome!”
The proclamation caused those gathered in the stadium seating to cheer. It was a deafening roar as the intense PokéBattle had lived up to, if not surpassed the expectations of those wanting to see the great Ranma Sextome in action.
“YES!” Ranma shouted jumping up and throwing his right hand up into the air. “YOU DID IT, SHEILA!”
On her knees in the center of the Arena, Sheila managed to smile lightly. Her body was killing her right now, and she was naked in front of an entire arena full of spectators, but she’d won. She’d won the PokéBattle for her Master. She let out a slightly pained, but pleased mewl as her Master ran into the center of the arena and hugged her tightly.
Smacking himself on the face, Ace let out a groan. Oh goddamn, he knew this was going to happen. He tried his best, and he still LOST! Sighing, he held up the Blessed Tigress’ PokéBall. “Alex! Return!”
With the PokéGirl back in her PokéBall, Ace put the red and white spherical containment unit back on his PokéBelt and reached for his wallet.
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