Damage

Wow time flies huh. Already made five of these things. Maybe I'll reach episode 19 before Ame. Dare to dream. Anyway episode five sees the return of a couple cool cats and the introduction to everyone's favorite Flo-bot, unless you're a little more progressive. There's action, there's comedy and honestly not enough time to do everything but this is a small piece of the journey so I wanted to keep it to one episode. Comment, like, yell, rant or just do some curls in the gym. Surprise me. Without further add dew here is episode 5: The Blackwater-gate Scandal. InT. Seacrest's Garden Morning Justin, Blaze, Luxcalibur, Seacrest, Rebecca and Nancy are all sitting in the garden relaxing. An exterior shot lets us know that the garden is closed today. Caution tape as well as construction equipment by the wall tells us that the crew has been working on restoration. Justin First big party and I miss it. Lame. Rebecca I could have done without it. Seacrest Same. NanCY I'm sorry that the Reborn staff was not able to help you. I feel responsible for not assisting. SEACREST Don't worry about it Nancy. If anything blame the boy for not being here. JUSTIN Thanks pops. SEACREST Anytime. I'm getting another beer want one boy? JUSTIN Yessir! Seacrest heads inside with two empty bottles. REBECCA Didn't think you were that old Justin. JUSTIN Me neither. But hey who needs thinking when you have beer amiright? Nancy shakes her head and Rebecca looks astonished as Seacrest brings Justin another beer. Justin winks as Seacrest turns away to sit in his chair. JUSTIN I know he's technically an infant but can I let Blaze have some? SeACREST (dismissive) Your Pokémon. JUSTIN Blaze wanna try? The adolescent Pokémon excitedly grabs the beer and takes a small gulp in his beak and shakes his head in disgust. Everyone laughs. JUSTIN That's the appropriate response. Drug free is the way to be. Except rare candy. SEACREST So I wont work you to the bone today. JUSTIN You feeling alright? SEACREST (annoyed) Watch it... No I'm sure you'd like to train or go on adventures. JUSTIN I love s'ploring. NANCY That's actually beneficial. JUSTIN Of course it is. NANCY I'm sure you've seen the Blackwater factory by now. JUSTIN Yeah I plan... (thinking) Go on... NANCY Yes Justin if you can figure out what has been going on in there we will pay you for your efforts. JUSTIN Always nice to hear but why not just send in the boys in blue. NANCY We've lost all video feed and communication and half the police force is trapped in the jungle created in Beryl. JUSTIN Damn. So the urgency is- NANCY Extremely high. Our fresh water reserves are plummeting and I'm sure you can do the math there. JuSTIN People-water=Frowny Face. NANCY Correct. JUSTIN Well I planned on doing it for free but can I actually make a request Nan? NANCY Depends? JUSTIN Lux as it happens is a little stronger than he can handle. Power bracers would be a nice treat. NANCY How many? JUSTIN Five. NANCY That's roughly a thousand pounds. JUSTIN I can count. NANCY You find out what's going on in Blackwater and you will have the bracers. Of course this job is off the books. Reborn has enough travesties to deal with. JUSTIN I'm sure I can handle it. I hope. Blaze, you game? Blaze lets loose flames from his wrist. JUSTIN Lux, I may be dealing with real danger. Can- Lux pulls a surprised Blaze to his feet and begins walking to the door. JUSTIN That was easy. Justin finishes his drink. SEACREST Be careful boy. REBECCA Yeah Justin, it might be the black dressed freaks we've been hearing about. JUSTIN Why they gotta be black? NANCY The rumors point to a terrorist cell known as Team Meteor. JUSTIN Fanatics chasing a legendary that wont obey them. Tale as old as time. NANCY Perhaps but they have numbers and power. You don't need to fight them just reactivate the cleaning devices or destroy the now poisonous factory. JUSTIN I'll choose the simpler option if that's cool. NANCY Call me the moment you figure it out or if you face a problem and I'll send in help. JUSTIN Who? NANCY There are a few leaders nearby who are all rather talented. JUSTIN I'm guessing you can't send them in first because of something dumb. NANCY If you only knew. JUSTIN Alright. Later Feraligatrs. Justin starts running out and through the Opal Ward up the tracks alongside Blaze and Luxcalibur. Ext. opal ward afternoon Justin, Blaze and Luxcalibur are staring at the outside of a worn down factory. No one is outside but the three are at a safe distance away to observe. JUSTIN Alright boys, this requires a little bit of stealth but unfortunately I don't have x-ray vision so I can't... Wait Lux. The lion Pokémon perks up in attention. JUSTIN Do the thing friend. Luxcalibur's eyes light up as he begins scanning the area around the door. JUSTIN How many we looking at bud? Luxcalibur scratches the ground a few times. JUSTIN Three huh, not b- He continues scratching looking up to apparently get a head count. Justin sighs. JUSTIN You can stop Lux. I think I have an idea of how many are inside... I'd say just point us to the main console but I doubt either of us would know what to look for. Lux was everyone inside wearing black? Justin points to his shirt and Lux confirms with a nod. JUSTIN New plan. We sneak in at night. This works better since I can teach you guys how to operate at night and get some black clothes for you both. Should be easy since you're both covered in dark fur. That's actually pretty convenient. Justin laughs as he begins walking back down the tracks. ExT. blackwater factory Justin, Blaze and Luxcalibur are back at the factory, this time much closer and all three are covered in black cloths. Two meteor guards are at the front gate with Mightyenas. JUSTIN (whispering) Okay so Blaze we only went over the basics but how do we fight in stealth. Blaze points at Justin's ribs, knees and neck. JUSTIN Good boy. Lux you're our eyes. If we get cornered this is a bust. Luxcalibur nods. JUSTIN Alright Team shenanigans, lets do this. Just as Justin is about to lead his team from the shadows, Fern, Julia and a green haired woman in a dark yellow skirt and green rimmed glasses approaches the front door and his team gets back down. JUSTIN (upset) No no no. What the hell are they doing here?! Julia I'm glad team boomies is here to finally shut this down. Blaze has to muffle Justin's voice and hold him back JusTIN (outraged) TEAM BOOMIES CAN HAVE TEAM SHENANIGAN'S SLOPPY FUCKING SECONDS! Blaze gestures Justin to take deep breaths which he does. JusTIN I'll be alright. Fern Alright ladies, the top dog is about to show you a new trick he invented. Snivy, Ferroseed. Wrecking ball! Fern throws two Pokéballs and the aforementioned Pokémon emerge. Snivy wraps a vine whip around Ferroseed and begins spinning him rapidly. Luxcalibur places his tail on Justin pinning him to the ground. JusTIN HE DIDN'T INVENT THAT! THAT'S FROM ME KICKING THAT DUMB IRON PINECONE AT HIS EQUALLY DUMB FACE! Snivy launches the Ferroseed at the guards knocking them both unconscious. JusTIN I'm good... I'm good... Justin sits up again. JusTIN They might be of some help in getting in and out quickly and quietly. Emphasis of course on quietly. Julia walks to the now exposed door and places a small black box on it. Then everyone takes a few steps back. JusTIN (getting angry again) Oh my gooooooooooood After a few moments the door blows off and flies towards Justin and company nearly decapitating him and his team. Justin is now at the boiling point. JusTIN WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE! Everyone now diverts their attention towards Justin, Blaze and Luxcalibur who have come out of hiding. JULIA Hi Justin! FERN Sup nerd. JULIA (confused) Why are you dressed like a ninja? Justin goes directly to Julia still furious, his Pokémon holding him back. JusTIN I had a plan to sneak in here and shut down whatever's letting the poison spread or restart the filtration. THEN YOU KAMIKAZE THE FRONT DOOR! Florinia Technically speaking no one perished during our entry or due to our explosion so kamikaze is the incorrect terminology. Justin looks at the cold woman in confusion. JusTIN Who's this now? FERN That's Flobot.

Sean you're question about meteor funding actually raises a question. Where the actual ^*$# could they get funding from. I haven't seen a bank in a pokemon game literally ever. Where is this money coming from. p.s (elite 4 intesifies)

I think i do have an underappreciation for puns. Some of these are so obvious. Some not so much, You could put a gun to my head I wouldn't of figured out the spirit trio's origin.

So Pokemon names lately have been blowing my mind as I've been writing more and more about them. And I'm questioning how many obvious names they've made that I should of caught on too. Latest discovery Feraligatr. It literally just says feral gator. Am I an idiot or was that not obvious to anyone else.

This is good. I guess it just makes sense that the characters we create are similar to us in one way or another. Even villanous characters have a little bit of the creator in them. Me personally the villain that I like the most that I've written is pretty much me if I was pushed farther and desperate to win. I suppose it would be a little difficult to create a character you have no connections with.

So like many in this portion of the forum I have an OC or OCs that I relate to. I think mainly because like many writers characters that I create are a piece of myself. A person that is a fraction of me that reacts in scenarios that a certain part of me agrees with. #1 is a secret agent that feels powerless all too often but tries his hardest to enjoy everything around him. Is there any character that you've created you feel the same way about and why if you don't mind going in detail.

Let me see if I got this right.... 1-relax 2- don't give lemons to other people 3-don't blame the lemon as it is a product of people 4- don't trust anyone named life 5- dont waste lemon skins. Solid advice guys. Consistent but I think step one probably works the best

So as you may have guessed from the topic life has been serving me all the lemons and not the fun sexy beyonce kind. I've been in film making for a while now and my last few attempts at projects that didn't belong to someone else have blown up in my face. And the friends I thought I had well.... you know how this song and dance is going. I hate being upset but even I'm having problems staying optimistic. So instead of rambling the day away I'll just ask how do you guys usually deal with the whole (insert curse word and directed person) "I'm gonna do (whatever) and I'm gonna feel great! P.S I hope you all feel great

Totally forgot the charlotte nerf where she had two ninetails and typhlosion had energy ball instead of solar beam. At any rate errors were made and even though you can't see it, I did bow to your epicness.

I'm not saying you're definitely gonna lose one to the fire gym but I am saying your pokeball waistband might be a little bit lighter after the fight. P.S "the fuck is a dog?"

Will HMs/TMs that have outside use have new animations? i.e dig/teleport? Just curious

I know how sad you must be losing bird after bird so I thought something might cheer you up...

Is there a soundtrack for E16's new musics. I'd like to give them a listen without running through page after page of comments.

As per usual I have a theme song lined up and sorry to say that Blaze's song isn't yet although I know what it is. Just not the time kids. This episode's character song is Luxcalibur who everytime I write his character doing something this song comes on. I feel as though this thoroughly describes his mentality on a good day. The original version of course.

JUSTIN Blaze. Blaze walks closer to Justin looking up curiously to his sparring partner. JUSTIN Odds are that one day and only one day. We will lose. Not anytime soon obviously but one day. If that time comes. InT. UNDERGROUND RAILS Blaze and the Noibat leader are on the ground getting barraged with a hail of lightning attacks from afar by Klinklang. Blaze sees the Noibats being constantly assaulted and picks himself up. JUSTIN (V.O.) We get stronger and we fight again. Blaze starts releasing fire at an exponential rate. A bolt of electricity knocks him down again. JUSTIN (v.O.) If we lose again then we rise again. Blaze stands firmly again, the flames growing more erratic. He gets shot down again JUSTIN (v.O.) You might be wondering what if that just doesn't work. Blaze stands again now completely engulfed in flames. Klinklang shoots an electrified metal disk at the inferno. JUSTIN (v.O.) Well then no need to worry. Because it means we kept trying until we died. The flames disappear to show Blaze has evolved into a Combusken. His talons, claws, legs and eyes are jet black with black ruffled feathers going up a line on his chest. The remainder of his torso a brilliant red and orange hue mixture. His right arm is raised to show a white light around his hand where the metal disk was about to connect. Justin walks into the area to see his newly evolved friend facing his foe with a determined look on his face. JUSTIN Blaze... You evolved... Staring in shock at the white light. JUSTIN Holy shit you learned protect? Blaze nods his head and the metal disk drops, cracking the concrete. JUSTIN Well... Finish your fight friend, you don't need my help here. Blaze pounds his new fists together and fire bursts from his limbs. He then charges Klinklang and gives it an absurd combination of punches and kicks that slowly lift it higher into the air. When high enough Blaze kicks it into the ceiling. The monster falls to the floor, its gear is slowing down but it isn't finished as it starts charging electricity. Blaze jumps a foot into the air and curls up for a moment to charge up fire, he then opens himself up and the energy releases engulfing both himself and Klinklang in an Overheat attack. When the smoke settles Blaze slowly walks from the defeated scrap pile towards Justin. JUSTIN Blaze, I'm sorry. I did not react well to losing. I'm sorry if I hurt- Blaze hugs his first friend tightly and Justin reciprocates. JUSTIN I know how it feels being looked down on Blaze. So I want you to know it wasn't your fault. It was OUR fault. We win together, we lose together. The two separate. Blaze nods. JUSTIN So then... Let's take these guys back to Seacrest, they need serious attention. Blaze grabs Justin's shoulder before her can walk away. Justin turns in confusion and sees Blaze raise his arm and make a fist. JUSTIN You've been waiting a long time to do that huh. Blaze smiles and the two fist bump. JUSTIN Congratulations buddy. We cut to outside the bridge-tunnel to see there is a rainstorm. JUSTIN Dang. Let's get back quick bud. ExT. julia's powerplant Luxcalibur as a young Luxio sits between wires and power consoles outside Julia's gym slowly wagging his little tail. After sitting for a moment rain picks up and quickly turns to storm. Luxio looks up as lightning strikes and thunder roars. Lightning hits the ground in front of him and from the flash comes a giant four legged Pokémon. It licks him on the face a bit which does nothing to raise his spirits. Lightning strikes again and we see its form clearly in the night. It is Raikou and it speaks with a stern but soothing femenine voice in a broken dialect. Raikou Son... Strong... Humans... Fragile Luxcalibur turns away and covers his face with his tail. His mother moves the tail from his ashamed face and picks up the young cub to his feet. RAIKOU Choice... Sadness... Or try again... The young cub lets out its fiercest roar with is overwhelmed by the thunder. His legendary mother roars and it pierces all sound in the city and the heavens. People all over the town are seen wondering where the loud roar came from. Luxcalibur begins wagging his tail cheerfully and running around his mother. RAIKOU Be happy... My child... The young cub rubs his face against his mother's leg and lightning strikes and we see Luxcalibur as he is in present day alone in the power plant's field. In the distance, past the fence, Justin and Blaze are running past and catch a glimpse of Luxcalibur. JUSTIN Holy crap, is that Lux? Did he evolve too? AM I GOING TO EVOLVE NOW? Blaze take these guys to Seacrest. I'll catch up. Justin puts the young dragons on Blaze's shoulders and he runs off towards the garden. Justin runs around to see Luxcalibur scared and backing towards the gate. JUSTIN Luxcalibur... That is you right, otherwise this was a bad decision. Luxcalibur looks around nervous then lowers himself and covers his face. Justin approaches with caution. JUSTIN What's wrong Lux? Justin's phone rings and he picks it up. JUSTIN Hello? SEACREST Finally got the power back on. Justin, you need to find Luxcalibur he was hurt protecting the garden. JUSTIN I found him, what happened. Ss everyone okay? SEACREST Yeah. He... Scared off the thugs but one of their Pokémon didn't survive. When the kid called him a monster he just froze. I called for him but he ran off. JUSTIN I see... I think I got this. I'll be back soon. Help Blaze, he has injured Noibats with him and he's on his way to you. SEACREST Got it. Justin hangs up and sits down facing Luxcalibur. JUSTIN Lux. The lion ignores him, keeping his face and his shame covered. JUSTIN Lux, you look at me right now! The scared animal raises his head and looks in fear at his friend. JUSTIN I don't know what happened to you before. I may never know. But I do know that what you did today wasn't wrong. You only lift your lazy ass paws to help people. I get now why you don't like fighting. You don't like what happens when you fight because you clearly hit hard. Luxcalibur's expression settles a bit, his fear replaced with curiousity as if hoping Justin understands his plight. JUSTIN But if you run from this, your problem will not be solved. I can help you. Then you can play with your buddies in the garden and not worry about hurting them. Luxcalibur runs over to Justin and pounds his paws lightly on Justin's chest. JUSTIN If you're asking do I promise then yes my friend. I promise. Luxcalibur rubs his face against Justin's while bellowing in a combination of sadness and happiness. JUSTIN This is a totally new side of you which I am super glad to see and all but its raining and we're in a powerplant. One unlucky strike and- Lightning strikes but before hitting the ground it miraculously bends upward and back to the building. JUSTIN (terrified) Can we please go now. Luxcalibur picks Justin up and throws him on his back. JUSTIN (terrified) Wait, we never practiced this! Luxcalibur then jumps out of the power plant. Raikou stands atop the building watching her son and his screaming partner run off. RAIKOU Stay happy... My child... End of episode 4.

The next shot we see Shinx yawning sitting next to his young owner who is playing with a gameboy. The child lays his head on Shinx's body as he plays. The small cub looks around for a moment then closes his eyes and goes to sleep. The boy's father and mother walk into the living room and stand side by side in front of the boy. FATHER Hey champ... Can you put down the game for a minute? BOY Yes sir. He happily turns his game off and places it on the floor then looks up smiling at his father while petting his resting friend. MOTHER We need to talk about your mon- FATHER Your Pokémon. We like him but... BOY But what? MOTHER He's dangerous and he needs to go. BOY No. He's my best friend and he likes to play. And he's the only one who can ever find me in hide and seek. MOTHER I'm sorry but he has to go. BOY NO! YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM LEAVE! The boy's willful smile has been broken and is quickly replaced with rage and sadness. Tears flow down his sorrowful face as he pleads his parents to overturn their decision. BOY HE WOULDN'T LEAVE ME. I WONT LEAVE HIM. MOTHER He has to go. He's too strong, he breaks everything. His playing will get worse. When he gets stronger and older or if god forbid he evolves, he could seriously hurt us and it could be on accident. BOY But- FATHER We don't think he's bad son. He's just too much for any of us to handle... its for the best. The small lion cub wakes up and smiles unwittingly towards his future ex-owners. He purs lightly and walks slowly around the uncomfortable room. FATHER I... Think we should get going champ. The small child is speechless and drags his feet towards the door with the small cub following behind him. Just as he reaches for the knob his lion guardian bites his shirt and jumps away from the door. In bursts a Charmeleon and in an instant the door is torn in half and blood drips on the carpet of the quaint home. The mother horrified looks as her husband's arm is missing and lays mutilated on the ground. The Charmeleon is clamped to the wall by its claw. A man dressed in red and black garbs walks in wearing a toothy grin. Magma No blood. The Charmeleon jumps off the wall and begins swinging wildly at the defenseless father who does his best to maintain distance. His torso getting cut up even with successful dodges. MAGMA No bone. The mother screaming as she falls to her knees. MoTHER Please Arceus stop! MAGMA No ash. The small cub emanates electricity as he stares at the imminent threat. His child owner hugs him tightly. BOY Don't fight. They said you're dangerous. MAGMA No kid. I... am the danger. MoTHER Why are you doing this? MAGMA For glory baby. BOY You stay here. I will stop them and mommy wont make you leave. The Shinx's sparks die down as his small owner stands tall. He runs towards the Charmeleon and kicks it during its assault on the boy's father. The flame Pokémon haults and turns to the angry child and cocks back its arm as if to strike but the father takes this opening to grab its arm with his remaining hand and flips him over his body and slams him into the ground. He then looms over the shaken up Pokémon furiously. FATHER Don't you dare touch my fu- Before he can finish his sentence the Charmelon lets loose a flamethrower upwards that consumes his upper half and burns through the roof of the house. The father's torso and face are heavily burned with all clothes above the waist missing entirely. MAGMA Don't stand in front of a Fire mon's face brother. My boy spits hot fire. Oh and runt... The Magma kicks the boy and he rolls across the room. His mother goes to attack the thug but he punches her in the face and kicks her to the ground. The lights in the room start to flicker. InT. sEACREST GARDEN Luxcalibur's fight against Darmanitan continues. He has taken a few blows as his eye and tail are both bleeding. DARM Damn meow mix, can you just die so I can chill until this Michael guy gets here. And is anyone else alive. A Magma grunt stands slowly raising a Pokéball but Luxcalibur runs from the Darmanitan and clips his leg and catches the Pokéball in his mouth then crushes it with a mighty crunch. He spits out the remains and a Missingno comes out slowly from the wreckage. Luxalibur looks on in horror at the digital monstrosity but it is shattered as Darmanitan punches through it and continues his assault on Luxcalibur who due to the flames that surround him and the barrage is taking constant damage. He jumps back to get some space behind a tree only to see a Caterpie that has been too afraid to flee. DaRM Darm Jr. I want that kitty burnt in the next ten seconds. The flaming ape monster turns and salutes to his owner with an unsettling grin. He cocks back for a haymaker and swings full strength tearing down the tree. After the tree falls we look in the air to see Luxcalibur holding the Caterpie in his teeth. He lands and slowly places the Caterpie down then his two front legs give out. SEACREST Luxcalibur! Seacrest runs out in front of Luxcalibur. You leave this animal alone. He's done. DARM Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't I in control of this situation right now? SEACREST Screw yourself. DARM Would if I could. Darm Jr. Belly Drum. The wild fire Pokémon beats its chest feverently until it begins bleeding, even its ribs crack at the immense slams. As it bangs on it's arms, chest and forhead veins all pertrude past its skin, muscles doubling in size. The flaming eyebrows far more prominent. DaRM So ladies, don't know if you've caught on but the next one is gonna hurt. So we gonna tell me where Michael is or you gonna die like dumbass friends that don't know when to quit. SEACREST Go team Aqua. DARM Not your best choice of dying words but far from the worst decision you've made I'm sure. Lightning strikes the ground all around the garden. Sparks rise and the lights coming from Seacrest's manor flicker. DARM Oh this is all ominous and shit. I wonder who is gonna win, the guy whose been wrecking shit or the dying old man and beaten up house cat. InT. OPAL WARD HOME We see the father crawling over to his son to shield him from the rampant Charmeleon's flames. MAGMA This isn't your lucky day folks. But if it makes you feel better, I'll have a few more dollars in my pocket by the end of tonight. The father manages to stand holding his son while taking fire blasts to the back. He walks towards the door but is stopped when the Magma places his hand on his shoulder. The thug pulls a knife from his pocket as his Charmeleon walks up close. The two are ready to strike but before they do lightning strikes through the hole Charmeleon created earlier and hits the Shinx. A flash of light later and it has evolved into a Luxio. InT. SEACREST GARDEN All the energy from Seacrest's garden collects as lightning strikes Luxcalibur's back and a blinding light causes everyone to shield their eyes. From the light emerges the electrified lion king. With a noble roar the flames are all but extinguished. He jumps towards Darmanitan. InT. OPAL WARD HOME The newfound Luxio leaps towards the Magma goon and his Charmeleon, he bites down on the tail and rips it off with relative ease and then charges the group pushing everyone outside into a nearby fountain except the small child. With a roar another bolt of lightning strikes himself while in the pool of water effectively ending the fight. The mother runs outside to bear witness to the atrocity. She sees her husband, the thief and the Charmelon all burned to death in the brown pool of water next to the angry young lion. The child rises to call for his friend. BOY Luxcalibur... He finally passes out from exhaustion. The young Luxcalibur walks over to the boy but his mother runs between them. MoTHER STAY AWAY! Lux's countenance goes from anger to concern as he sees the mother's fear. MoTHER YOU KILLED MY HUSBAND! GET AWAY FROM HERE! STAY AWAY AND NEVER COME BACK YOU MONSTER! Luxcalibur looks distraught with tears rolling down his furry cheeks. Accepting the matter he runs away from the harrowing scene. InT. SEACREST GARDEN We return to the scene after Luxcalibur leaped to see him crashing into Darmanitan upon impact the superpowered primeape explodes into pieces but the leap goes farther as he crashes into the wall below Darm causing the Magma admin to fall. DARM Holy shit. Darm stares at the furious lion drenched in blood as it stares back. Their eyes locked Darm recognizes this as his end. Luxcalibur builds up energy and lunges forward. DARM STAY AWAY YOU MONSTER! Before impact Luxcalibur stops in his tracks, completely frozen in what appears to be fear. Darm takes this moment to crawl to a nearby manhole and slither into the sewers to safety. SEACREST Luxcalbur! Luxcalibur looks on in fear at his senior friend. He looks around then runs away from the garden down the streets. InT. UNDERGROUND RAILS Blaze's fight with Klinklang alongside his Noibat team continues. The three Noibat circle around Klinklang pecking at it while Blaze and his Noibat friend shoot fire and fly overhead. Blaze chirps a bit and the other Noibat start blowing tailwinds behind Klinklang pushing it towards Blaze and the lead Noibat. The duo flies forward shooting flames at the metal giant who is unable to stop itself. It roars as it gets close. Blaze spits out a flamethrower burning Klinklang further and it roars in pain. It releases electricity, knocking out the three weaker Noibats. Their leader looks on in fear. ExT. SEACREST GARDEN (1 week ago) Justin and Blaze are training in the garden. Blaze is attacking Justin with kicks and pecks. Justin is able to block all the attacks with little effort. JUSTIN Keep it up buddy. Blaze readies himself to shoot an ember but Justin raises his hand in protest. JUSTIN All your fire attacks consume energy and your stamina still isn't anything great. Besides when you reach your final form physical combat will be your M.O. So let's keep that up. Seacrest walks out from the manor and into the garden. He sees the young fighters and walks over to them. SEACREST You boys working hard today. JUSTIN Of course. We need to prepare to OHKO Julia and her demolition squad. SEACREST Plan of attack? JUSTIN Hit em till they stop hitting back. SEACREST Truly a tactitionary genius. JUSTIN Duh. SEACREST I know you think you're good. JUSTIN (scoffs) Uh... Think? SEACREST But let's say you do lose. How do you plan to switch it up. JUSTIN Do you see Blaze. Do you see the perfection in Pokémon form that is Blaze. Can you comp- SEACREST I can't right now. I have to be at the Grand Hall in an hour. JUSTIN (confused) That's down the road... Seacrest walks away slowly. SEACREST I know...

Hello all, for everyone who has been checking out the series sorry about the hiatus but a lot of film projects take up my time which is awesome but I really like this story and of course working on my writing. This story has never left my mind so if I can share it with all you cool people then I'm all for the effort needed. So a small note before starting, this episode isn't too heavy on Justin so if you come just for his HILARIOUS one liners then I'm afraid you'll have to come back next time. No this episode focuses more on his teammate Blaze the Torchic and Luxcalibur the Luxio. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it and if you have a moment leave a comment. Criticism is my favorite dish so serve it up. Anywho here is episode 4. "The Rising Phoenix and the King of the Jungle" Ext. Opal ward Home We focus on a small home by a fountain in the Opal Ward. An older man clearly coming home from work walks up to the door, unlocks it and goes inside. Narrator We should never overlook nor underestimate the creatures we share our home with. They have their own lives, stories and personalities. An African proverb goes "the ability to speak does not make one intelligent" If we can keep ourselves from limiting this notion to intelligence we can safely say our non-human bretheren have like minds where they seek to live their lives in mental prosperity and happiness. We peer through the window of the home to see a small boy playing with a similar sized Shinx. The man from earlier is seen taking off his jacket and shoes. Boy Hi daddy. Father Hey kiddo... What'd you do today? BOY Me and Luxcalibur played tag. FATHER You were careful right? BoY Yeah! A tired mother walks into the living room to see the rest of the family. She locks eyes with her husband and he knows she means business. He slags his way into the kitchen kissing his son on the head and petting the small cub Pokémon. Mother That thing has to go. FATHER What happened this time? MOTHER I swear to you all it did was try to open the back door. Joey was teaching it and it ripped the handle clean off... FATHER So I'll buy a new door knob. MOTHER (angry) Look at the door dear. The father walks through the kitchen and see everything from the knob down has been torn off. He looks at the doorway in disbelief. MOTHER One swipe. I'm afraid to get near it. If that monster put in a small amount of effort, it'd kill me before I hit the ground. FATHER I'll train it. You know he loves that Pokémon and around here a guard like that is very appreciated. MOTHER (angry) You have one week. FATHER (half smiling) One week. MOTHER ONE. WEEK. ExT. opal ward bridge Several Noibat can be seen cowering outside due to the growling and gear crunching sounds coming from within the cavern. Blaze walks past them all, his feathers occaisionally giving off sparks from his previous encounter. He has tears rolling down his face but sadness doesn't move his legs, anger does as his feathers stop emitting electricity and begin to release fire. NARRATOR Weak. We all feel some level of weakness upon losing. Some turn this outcome into a new form of strength. For others it is debilitating. Blaze walks down the dimly lit corridor. A few lamps still active from when this underground railway was used for travel. Growls and gears echo simultaneously and grow louder as the brave chick walks through the perilous chasm. Two gears launch out from the darkness at Blaze but he dodges one and spits fire, melting the other. A growl is heard as a large broken down Klinklang floats from the shadows. This Pokémon has clearly been through countless battles. The metal ring that usually orbits the metal monster is missing by half. Electricity rises from the ground around Klinklang as he growls become roars. Likewise the flames coming from Blaze grow in intensity. Blaze begins charging towards his enemy and jumps in the air to deliver a kick to his giant of an opponent but a light flashes at the point of contact and Klinklang remains unscathed. Klinklang's lightning engulfs the both of them as he tackles Blaze into a wall, breaking slightly into the worn concrete. Blaze falls to the ground and looks upon his monsterous opponent in sullen disbelief. Justin's words echo through the tiny chick's mind. Justin (V.O.) I hate losing. Blaze struggles to rise to his small wobbling legs maintaining eye contact with his enemy all the while. Blaze runs back to the Klinklang and jumps on top of his barely floating ring then fire bursts free from his body scorching Klinklang and leaving black burn marks across the monster's body. The Klinklang roars ferociously as his gears spin almost out of control. Blaze uses his talons to scratch into the ground 5 short lines parallel to each other. He then puffs his chest and wipes out one of the lines. ExT. opal ward home It is a relatively nice day with kids playing along the tracks. The small boy, his Shinx and the father are training together. The father is holding up a small ring and encouraging the small cub to jump through it. Upon closer inspection several rings already lie destroyed on the ground. FATHER Okay kitty. Without hitting me or the ring or the fountain or the house or the missus... For the love of Arceus jump through the gosh dang ring. BoY You can do it. The boy pets his kitten friend which only proves to excite the small animal and break his already limited focus. FATHER Hey buddy, lets not break kitty's concentration or he might break the ring again...and dislocate my shoulder. BOY Sorry. FATHER Alright. Jump through it. The small cub jumps through the hoop and the boy begins clapping as a metal clang is heard. The dad sighs as he slowly turns to see a street post has been pulled out of the ground by the Shinx's might. FATHER Good job... I always wanted to fix a signpost. BOY We can help. FATHER No... I think you two deserve a nap. BOY Cmon! The boy waves to the Shinx and they both run inside laughing. As the two run inside the boy's mother comes out. Her hands are bandaged up from bruises. MOTHER I'm sorry honey... I know you want to try with it and keep him happy but... It's a dangerous animal. When it gets older and stronger and you know it will. He could get hurt or worse. FATHER I know... I'll talk to him tomorrow... Hope he'll forgive me. InT. underground rails Blaze's battle with Klinklang continues but his use of Overheat has caused his energy to plummet. Klinklang launches out several gears at Blaze who is able to dodge the first but is barraged but the subsequent attacks, one of the gears hits his ankle and bruises it enough for him to limp. Another gear is shot, this time electrified towards the weakened Blaze but a gust of wind causes it to miss. We see a couple of the Noibats used the limited wind to save their new friend. The leader of the Noibats latches on to Blaze's back and lifts him into the air. The small Pokémon all nod to each other and the second round begins. A small ember escapes Blaze's mouth as he chirps adamantly. The airborn team races towards Klinklang with Blaze at the forefront. InT. seacrest Garden It is slightly cloudy out and Luxcalibur is sitting in the middle of the garden next to Seacrest who is tending bushes with Rebecca. Small Pokémon occasionally try to play with Lux but he is trying to sleep and doesn't acknowledge anyone's presence. Rebecca Has he been like this all day? Seacrest Yeah. He's actually pretty lazy. He'll join me and Nancy on our walks but doesn't seem to like doing much more than sleeping. REBECCA Ohh. SEACREST I almost feel bad for Justin. He says this cat is a fighter but he sure doesn't like fighting or doing anything involving effort. REBECCA I'm sure he'll find another Pokémon that likes fighting. SEACREST Yeah, not too worried about it. Besides a guy like Justin attracts fighters. I'm sure another will turn up eventually. Luxcalibur suddenly jolts up and runs towards Seacrest and Rebecca and pushes them away from the bushes and they fall to the ground a few feet away. Before Luxcalibur can move three molotov cocktails fall and explode at the bushes catching Luxcalibur in the mix. SEACREST LUXCALIBUR! A couple of Magma members climb over the wall into the garden. Some laughing at the wildfire. One more Magma sits on the wall with a mean mug on his face. Smoking a cigarette and a Darmanitan climbs and hangs on the wall next to him chuckling. He wears a red tee shirt and black pants. A tattoo of fire with a #3 inside of it. His hair is gelled back and he has a burn on his left hand. Darm Heard there was some kid name Michael who wanted to meet the man around here. Tell him Darm is here to play. SEACREST He isn't here. You thugs can just get the hell out of my garden. DaRM Sounds whack old timer. Why don't you call the police... Oh wait they went and got themselves trapped in Beryl failing to save half my squad. Makes me so mad I have to vent. Darm Jr... Care to vent in my place? The Darmanitan next to Darm spits a flamethrower across the garden burning more trees causing all the Pokémon to run inside. SEACREST Rebecca, go inside. REBECCA What about you? SEACREST I wont lose this garden again. Not to these punk kids. Rebecca goes inside helping the Pokémon to slow to flee. DARM Alright, the old man still got a little fire in em. Show em what real fire is. From the flames Luxcalibur jumps out and on to one of the Magma's backs. He stomps hard enough to slam him into the ground then roars. DARM Morning kitty. If you kept the nap going you wouldn't have to get your ass handed to you by Mr. Hot shit himself. Lux bolts towards Darm with electricity emanating from his every step. Blue sparks cover the ground he stomps on and he leaps towards Darm but Darmanitan flips around and punches Lux through a tree and into the ground. One of the goons laugh but less than a moment later Lux is up and leaps onto the goon's head and uses him as a springboard. He collapses into the ground and Luxcalibur uses Iron tail while spinning towards Darm but is blocked by Darmanitan. DARM Trying to beat my boy in a game of power is like trying to take over the streets as an Aqua. Its fucking impossible. Still funny as hell. The Darmanitan and Luxcalibur trade blows as each of the fire infused punches clash with Luxcalibur's flurry of iron tails. He occasionally shoots out lightning but it is dodged by the agile primeape. SEACREST Where the hell is the boy when you need him... We zoom in close to Luxcalibur's face as he jumps back from Darmanitan, he's opens his fierce jaws wide and readies a lightning attack from his mouth. InT. OPAL WARD HOME NARRATOR How long do we let our past shape us? Is it something to let go or learn from? Does it take strength to become stronger or is it our weaknesses that propel us forward? What is it that truly makes us grow?

Loving the thoughts. I just wish (in games mainly since I haven't seen the show in over a decade) that they showed more Pokemon that have no desire to fight and cannot be swayed. Not just regular mons but what if the signature legendary straight out refused to be captured. Maybe they help with the final villain but then decide humans are not their thing and just disappear with the wind. I'd be okay with just working with legendaries for side quests since they shouldn't all be blood thirsty which all but like Suicune, Lugia and Mew are. I just hope that Sun and Moon continue what Black and White 1 started. Make the more rational members of Peta proud lol.

Hello all, I've been writing a series in the creative writing for a while and took a massive hiatus due to working on films and two jobs but the stories never left my mind. Can't wait to write Corey's episode And one thing I always thought about is how much do trainers value their team. Certain trainers have to raise happiness to a certain level or the Pokémon wont evolve or canonically speaking can't evolve due to lack of trust. Even then certain things can be bypassed and the trainer can remain cold. I'm curious as to how much value you all think trainers in game and in the shows place on their Pokémon versus how much they should. In my opinion they are animals and ones that trust their trainers with their lives. Should more value be explored upon especially since we're going into the next gen with twenty years of community input. Also episode 4 will be out soon for anyone who still checks it out.

From the effort to the look to the varying degrees of effect this field is an absolute masterpiece and assuming its the gym leader I think it is, it can match them almost as perfectly if not just as much as Corey's field did him (if you oust him). Just to honor your hard work I'll try to beat the boss without burning the field. I respect you that much. (though I'll probably fail and end up using fire.)

Here's the feedback booth for the story I'm writing. as well as questions I'll have for viewers since that area is going to get cluttered fast. First is I'm going up to episode 5 since real life filming is going to get in the way. I'll probably pick back up in a few months, Second to make it easier how do I make clickable parts in the first post so one can skip to a certain episode instead of sifting through. Lastly I'll condense each episode into one post to enhance ease. Leave your thoughts, I always appreciate.

So I hope everyone enjoys this episode as much as I did. Three fights may have been a little much but they're kinda my favorite thing. Anywho this week's theme belongs to Julia. A song (if you will) that I feel she would be very likely to play at any party she wants to liven up. If it somehow hasn't with her insane presence alone.

Blaze shrugs and both of them laugh. JUSTIN You ready buddy. The first of our many league battles. Journey of a thousand miles and the sort. Blaze releases embers from his ruffled feathers. JUSTIN Lets go! Both young battlers run towards Julia's gym. Ext. julia's power plant Justin and Blaze run up to the wide doors of the gigantic building. It's a showcase for metalwork and industrial lightning rods. The building's roof with the same induction capabilities as shown by its vast metal wire network that connects its metal poles across the entirety of the roof. While the size of the building is imposing its yellow coloring and pink outlines take away any menacing features the gated building may have had. Interestingly "O.T.S" can be seen spray painted on the fence. Just as Justin and Blaze are about to walk in Julia comes out in a hurry crashing into the both of them. JUSTIN (strained voice) Hmmmmmm... Hello Julia. Julia (smiling and full of energy) Oh my gosh Justin. Hiiii. Did you come to visit me? JUSTIN Kind of. I came to battle. Julia I don't know if I have time. Rini is coming and we haven't hung out in like three forevers. I have to go get ready! JUSTIN Don't worry... It'll be quick. Julia's expression turns serious. Julia Oho? You do know I'm a gym leader right. JUSTIN Yeah but I'm me. I'm kind of a big deal. Julia examines Justin. Julia (perplexed) You're going to take on my six super charged friends with one Torchic? JUSTIN That's the game plan. Julia holds out her right hand with all her fingers extended. JUSTIN Excuse me? Julia Five minutes. JUSTIN (almost laughing) No seriously. Excuse me? Julia begins walking inside and Justin and Blaze slowly follow. The inside of the building matches the outside with machinery abound. Justin and Blaze look upon the workings of the gym along with all the technicians hard at work. Gates open before Julia as she makes her way to the back room. A flat arena with grey-ish white tiles and metal outlines to each one. She stands at the far end of the open gym. Julia Are you sure you want to do this? You really can't win like this. Justin crosses his arms and grins. Blaze steps in front of him mimicking his movements. JUSTIN That's quitter's talk. Julia shakes her head. Julia Another one for the boom room. Let's give them a fighting chance Magnezone! Julia throws her Pokéball forward and out comes a Magnezone. Julia Normally I give a little taunt but for unofficial matches, no need. You ready. JUSTIN More than you apparently. Blaze... Blaze turns to Justin. JUSTIN Let's end this in four minutes. Don't want to keep anyone waiting. Blaze nods in confirmation. Julia Magnezone thunder. The Magnezone releases a thunderbolt from its antenna and it hits the ground turning all the grey panels to a bright yellow that temporarily blinds Justin and Blaze. JUSTIN (shielding his eyes.) Blaze get off the ground! Blaze jumps and right after sparks shoot up from where he was standing. The light dims a little and the young duo can see again. Julia (smiling throughout) Good job. You're like kinda good at this. Not good enough though... Justin looks a little nervous seeing all the panels retain their electricity. JUSTIN Lets keep the distance. Blaze flame thrower! Julia Mirror coat. Blaze expels fire from his mouth but a small nearly invisible veil covers Magnezone. It looks mildly pained as the fire connects with its metal body but only for a moment as it instantly shoots back energy towards Blaze. JUSTIN MOVE! Blaze dodges the blast but quickly sees two large balls of electricity flying towards him and starts running but the energy continues to follow him. Justin notices a trail of sparks that kick up after each one of the small chick's steps. JUSTIN (angry) What the hell?! Julia Something wrong? JUSTIN Zap cannon is the worst move ever but with your insane gym its going to follow him. Julia You said you were more prepared than me. What's the matter? JUSTIN (shuffling and thrown off) Damn. Blaze!... I- Julia Magnezone Three more. Magnezone releases three more balls of electricity from its magnets and the five surround Blaze as he runs. JUSTIN No... Julia (smirking) That's about four minutes. Magnezone Magnet bomb. The shining UFO like Pokémon generates a metal ball above its head then it shoots at Blaze bursting just in front of him with small metal pieces clamping to his feathers. JUSTIN (thinking) This isn't happening.... Justin looks around the arena then at the floor and snaps his fingers. JUSTIN (finally clear) Blaze we have to shut it down! Julia Too late for that... Justin looks to see Blaze getting tired from the constant running. Julia You should totally take a load off. Magnet rise. Blaze tries to run but slowly floats in the air and the electric balls all stop around him floating far more gently than their danger would imply. Justin Blaze OVER- Julia Not gonna happen. Flash cannon! The Magnezone shines and absorbs the energy flowing through the arena, turning the panels back to white and absorbing back the zap cannon shots. Once fully charged a silver light engulfs Blaze and he flies into the wall behind Justin who looks dumbfounded by his first loss. Julia slowly walks by Justin recalling her Magnezone and picking up her now ringing phone. She taps Justin's shoulder as she walks by. Julia Hey Rini. I'll meet you by the fountain in 20 minutes. Just need to go and get changed and coffee. Three coffees of course. Julia is gone. Justin falls to his knees. Justin I lost... Blaze picks himself up slowly. Him and Justin lock eyes for a moment and Justin shakes his head. Blaze looks distraught and runs out of the gym. Justin Blaze wait! Blaze is gone. Justin covers his face in utter shame. Justin .... damn.... I hate losing. End of episode 3.

FERN I don't think you quite understand. You think I have friends... JUSTIN I did until you started talking. FERN See the top dog doesn't have friends. Just a seat at the top of the world. JUSTIN (astonished) Are you for real? FERN I'm the realest thing that ever walked this planet. I'm also the most forgiving. If you apologize for trying to bring me down to your level then all will be forgiven. JUSTIN I think I'm going to do both of us a favor and walk away before I do something I'll regret. Justin starts walking away but Fern grabs his shoulder and pulls him back. FERN I didn't dismiss you loser. Justin starts cracking his knuckles. JUSTIN If you don't take your hands off me I may end up keeping them. Fern kicks the back of Justin's leg and he falls to one knee. Blaze immediately shoots a fireball at Fern but he jumps back and out of the way. Justin slowly stands and just stretches a little. JUSTIN You will not enjoy this and it wont be over quickly. But if any good comes out of this, it'll be you learning a valuable lesson. Fern now angry. FERN Actually you second rate trainer, you should get out your notebook and get ready for a lesson in class! Ferroseed let's go! Fern summons his first Pokémon. A small very spikey Ferroseed. FERN GYRO BALL! The Ferroseed begins spinning rapidly and rushes straight towards Blaze. Justin cocks back his leg and kicks the small Pokémon as hard as he can back at Fern who is barely able to leap out of the way, landing on his stomach. He turns to see Ferroseed unconscious and drilled into the wall. He turns back to Justin who has several gashes in his leg with blood running down his now exposed leg where the jeans have been severely torn. Fern slowly stands up. JUSTIN (holding back his anger wearing a serious but inquisitive look) Have you learned anything yet? FERN I learned that luck exists in fools too. Justin takes a deep breath. JUSTIN Blaze. Burn whatever he sends out and leave him for me. Justin rips part of his shirt and sits down to start wrapping his leg up. Fern recalls his Ferroseed and takes out two Pokéballs and throws them up. Out comes Roselia and Snivy. Blaze gives Justin a questioning look. JUSTIN (with a serious look) Hold nothing back. FERN Roselia toxic spikes. Snivy vine whip! Roselia releases spikes coated in poison from his flowers into the air and Snivy bats them all towards Blaze. Blaze catches jumps and catches one in his talon then lands in his free foot. He then jumps towards Roselia shooting three embers at it and it shuffles away from Snivy. FERN Snivy tackle. The snake Pokémon rushes towards Blaze who quickly turns around and throws the spike at Snivy who is cut and poisoned simultaneously. Blaze then coats himself in fire and charges at a disoriented Snivy and when he makes contact he clamps on his neck with his beak then charges into the building crashing Snivy between himself and the worn down bricks. He then starts gathering fire in his mouth but a vine wraps around his ankle and he starts getting swung around by Roselia. FERN Lesson number one amateur. Two Pokémon are better than one. Roselia slams Blaze down but Blaze shoots the fire out of his mouth downward, slowing the impact. Before Blaze can stand he is bombarded by vine whips from both Snivy and Roselia. Blaze looks at a very serious Justin who holds up his pointer finger with his right hand and clutches it in the palm of his left. Blaze recognizes this and rolls to his back and catches a vine with his feet. He then rolls backwards pulling Roselia towards himself. FERN Damn. Snivy Razor leaf! The small snake shoots out two high speed leaves cutting through Roselia's rope causing it some pain. However it is still close to Blaze who starts charging a flame breath while running towards it. FERN Snivy stop it now! Snivy begins charging forward but Blaze reaches Roselia first but instead of attacking he jumps up and on to its head and it falls to its stomach. Snivy has just reached Blaze who has finished charging his fire to the point that embers fall loose from his beak. JUSTIN Don't follow my example Blaze... And show some restraint. Blaze shoots fire upwards first scaring Snivy then looks down and fires at the small creature. Before the flames hit Sinvy is recalled. FERN Think I'm going to let you touch my Pokémon with those tired out embers. JUSTIN This day is somehow worse than being blown up. FERN Roselia show this scrub why you don't mess with the top dog. Roselia jumps up and Blaze jumps off of it and backs away. JUSTIN To the skies Blaze! Pink petals start flowing out of Roselia's petals engulfing the area around itself and its fellow combatants. Blaze jumps back then jumps high into the air. FERN Petal dance! The flurry of leaves flow upwards to Blaze. JUSTIN Burn it all! Blaze breathes out fire scorching all the petals and starts spinning rapidly. FERN MOVE! JUSTIN (grinning) Too late. Blaze comes to a full stop when his right talon connects to Roselia's head slamming the bouquet like Pokémon into the ground. The fire follows immediately after as it disperses across the ground like water's surface being disrupted. Roselia is knocked out. FERN No way... JUSTIN Top dog is cute and all but I'm going to follow the top bird around. Roselia is recalled and Blaze walks over to Justin. JUSTIN Good job buddy. Blaze jumps up to Justin's arms then on to his head and spits fire across the damaged playing field. He dances in celebration to his win. FERN Tell your breakfast menu not to get too excited. Just because you got lucky on my one bad day does not make it talented. And you- JUSTIN I'm going to stop you there. While I'm sure you're going to take this loss with pride and compliment me and my partner's teamwork, I think I'd prefer the mystery of hearing what you say when we NEVER and Arceus do I mean NEVER ever meet again. FERN Excuse me. Justin turns and starts walking away. JUSTIN You are most certainly excused. Fern yells as Justin who pets Blaze while walking away. FERN You better hope I don't see you again because unlike this time I wont go so easy on you, freaking scrub. ExT. seacrest's garden (Afternoon) Justin sits against the wall with Blaze next to him. Luxcalibur is seen walking out the building then over to Justin. Seacrest follows him out shortly. SEACREST (thrown off by Justin's blood) Christ kid what happened to your leg? Justin looks at his leg then up to Seacrest. JUSTIN I kicked a Ferrothorn. SEACREST You wouldn't have a leg. JUSTIN (thinking) Then the smaller one. SEACREST Doesn't change much. Why the hell did you do that?! JUSTIN Some kid got to me. Wanted to kick his teeth in, this seemed like a better option at the time. Luxcalibur looks at the wound for a minute and runs inside. JUSTIN What's wrong with him? SEACREST He just got up and ran outside, followed him out to see you here. JUSTIN Hm. SEACREST Weren't you going to challenge Julia? JUSTIN I was but I wanted to check the pollution thing and I ended up getting sidetracked from being sidetracked. I think I'm going to head over to her in a few. Just need to rest the leg. SEACREST Well if you want I could- Luxcalibur comes out with a white drink in a sealed bottle in his teeth. The young lion drops it on Justin's lap. JUSTIN Is this a soft boiled drink? SEACREST (confused) It is... How did he know that? JUSTIN (wide eyed and smiling) You actually listen to my lectures. Luxcalibur smiles while slowly wagging his tail. JUSTIN I can't believe you actually know how to listen! Justin begins cheerfully hugging and petting his gentle jungle cat. JUSTIN Does this mean you'll join me at the gym. Luxcalibur uses his tail to push Justin's arms away and both trainer and Pokémon's smile disappear as Luxcalibur returns inside. SEACREST He has little interest in fights huh? JUSTIN I think its deeper than that. When anyone gets hurt he always looks alert as opposed to his half asleep self. SEACREST Ah well, maybe he'll join the second one. For now you got a teammate for Blaze? JUSTIN Don't need one. Blaze is strongest in world. Blaze runs up to Seacrest's feet puffing out his little chest. Seacrest puts up his hands in defense. SEACREST Well excuse me McNuggets. Blaze walks away with his beak pointed upwards smugly. Justin laughs and pops the cap off his drink. JUSTIN Cheers to being undefeated in the league. Justin chugs the elixer and is instantly revitalized as he hops to his feet. JUSTIN Holy hell! How many illegal substances were in that drink? Justin kicks his bandaged leg to test the recovered strength. SEACREST Nancy says it was a special blend of soft boiled since she figured you and Blaze getting hurt would be common place. JUSTIN She has a sweet side after all. SEACREST Tell her that. Justin I like my jawline too much. It's my 7th best feature. Seacrest takes a deep breath. SEACREST And five minutes is about all I can take of you. I'll see you later boy. Good luck. JUSTIN What's a "luck"? Seacrest takes a DEEP breath then walks away from a smiling Justin. JUSTIN (feigning confusion) Blaze you know what that word means?

Hello everyone, this one took a little while what with writer's block. Always a good time. This episode takes place a little while after Episode 2. So as usual read, critique, banter or comment on my good looks. Any feedback is good feedback. Without further adieu... I bring you.. Episode 3 :The only way to win InT. Seacrest's garden (early aftnernoon) Justin and Blaze are in the garden facing off against a young trainer and his Pikachu. Blaze has grown about 3 inches taller and is noticeably bigger than last time, his black feathers are also much shinier. On the side is Seacrest with Luxcalibur in his lap sleeping, the attendant and a few others sitting in lawn chairs observing the match with their Pokémon sitting on or near them. Trainer Pikachu agility! The Pikachu begins circling around Blaze leaving after images around the arena. TRAINER You taught me a lot Justin. Unfortunately for Blaze too much. Justin I'll give you 5 rare candies if whatever you're planning works and I'll find you a thunderstone. The young boy's eyes widen in excitement. He punches his palm then points to Blaze. TRAINER Pikachu, time to catch a win. Double team! The after images double in quantity and make it impossible to trace the original. Occasionally small blinding flashes can be seen on the ground. TRAINER So five candies right? Justin laughs. JUSTIN (shrugging) Let's make it ten. TRAINER Tackle! All the Pikachus rush towards Blaze. TRAINER SMOKE SCREEN! JUSTIN (eyes wide open) Wait what... An explosion of smoke covers the field engulfing both small Pokémon. When the smoke finally clears we see that Blaze has been caught in a web wrapping around trees and bushes in the garden and the web even sticks to the walls around them. The sun gleams off the string and every so often a spark is given off. JUSTIN What the hell? TRAINER Electro web plus agility and smoke screen for added flare. You aren't getting out of this one. Now for the finishing touch. PIKACHU VOLT TACKLE! JUSTIN HEY FIVE MOVES IS AGAINST THE POKéRULES! The small mouse starts emanating electricity from its cheek pouches, ears and tail and after a moment a blue glow covers it entirely. It then pushes off the ground cracking it below its feet and beelines straight for Blaze. Justin smiles and the young trainer sees it. Justin snaps. JUSTIN Blaze Earthquake... TRAINER Pikachu fall back! The Pikachu stops abruptly and backflips towards the wall behind its trainer. It looks pained by the sudden stop in motion. Justin looks at the trainer disappointed. TRAINER What! I'm not taking an earthquake from your broken starter. Blaze spits small embers to free itself from its bonds and walks over to Justin. The energy surrounding Pikachu disappears. JUSTIN You wouldn't have. The Torchic line doesn't learn EQ. The young trainer covers his eyes in embarassment. JUSTIN Even if he did, you gave up an easy hit for almost nothing as volt tackle would of hurt a lot more than EQ would have. Don't throw away a good opportunity because of fear partner... with that I think I'm going to take me a little break and go a'splorin. TRAINER Wait Pikachu- JUSTIN Volt tackle puts a massive strain on the Pokémon. Let your friend rest. I'll be here later. TRAINER Okay. Thank you Justin. You did great Pikachu. Sorry about that bad call. Everyone claps and the trainer and his Pikachu slowly rejoin the rest of the garden's visitors. Seacrest makes his way over to Justin and pats him on the back. Seacrest Good work today boy. I almost thought he had you this time. Justin looks confused. JUSTIN Really? SEACREST Hell no. I've seen this song and dance a hundred times this week. It was still mildly entertaining. At least a six out of ten. JUSTIN Thanks. That means a lot. Both men chuckle. SEACREST What's your plan today? JUSTIN Been long enough. I think I'm gonna try my hand at my first gym. SEACREST Julia or Florinia? JUSTIN I was thinking Florinia would be easier since shes grass but Onyx has been on lockdown with said Leader investigating the cause of a floral outbreak. SEACREST Any guess on who it is? JUSTIN Who do I think is responsible for rampant vines around the grass leader's gym? Mr.Freeze probably. Seacrest raises his hand about to hit Justin. SEACREST Keep it up smart ass. JUSTIN These guys don't sit right with me. Explosions around the Electric gym, plant outbreak by the grass. Hope the dark leader isn't inside a cave or they'll probably be hit with flash bangs. SEACREST We can only hope. So if you're going to Julia there's something you should know. For all gym leaders actually. JUSTIN Specialized gyms. I know. No amount of gimmicks will be able to stop skill and intelligence. SEACREST Don't underestimate gym leaders boy. JUSTIN I don't underestimate anyone pops. Justin begins to leave with Blaze in tow but stops slowly and turns back to Seacrest. JUSTIN Umm... Shelly hasn't dropped by while I was out has she? SEACREST No why? JUSTIN She was going to tell me something about her brother last time we talked and then just sort of ran off after I mentioned disliking my older asshat. Haven't seen her since. Seacrest shakes his head. SEACREST 'fraid not. Don't worry about her too much, she's got a gym to run so its probably just cause she's busy. JUSTIN You're probably right. See ya later. Justin and Blaze continue their exit. Justin sees Luxcalibur waging his tail as Caterpie jump and tug at it. Their playing has many young and old trainers "aww-ing" JUSTIN Lux, you wanna be the very best? Like... Like I guess a few people have been at this point in time. Luxcalibur raises his paw and shoos Justin off. The small Caterpie jumps and catches his tail and starts nibbling on it. The crowd's love for the show intensifies. JUSTIN No its cool, gave you a home, food and what not but you sit around and be cute. We'll handle YOUR gym. Luxcalibur yawns. JUSTIN Let's go Blaze. Blaze puts on a serious face and spits out a large fire. The attendant sprays him and Justin with a fire extinguisher. Nancy Your fire is to be used during matches only. JUSTIN Thank you Nancy... Justin and Blaze leave the garden and walk through the now Café styled lobby dripping the foam as they walk. JUSTIN This is going to be a long day. Blaze shakes off the foam as he follows his annoyed partner. EXT. Opal Ward (Day) Justin and Blaze are walking along the tracks, he sees young men in blue du-rags and strange white tattoos looking at him as he walks. They nod and smile as our duo passes by. Justin nods back and continues on his way. JUSTIN (weakly smiling) I think that we may be part of a gang buddy. Blaze jumps up and down while walking. JUSTIN See bud that's actually not what I was going for... Blaze stops dancing and stands on one foot mid dance. JUSTIN But it keeps both gangs away from the garden so for now... Let's call it a win. Blaze continues his dance and catches up to Justin. JUSTIN Something has been bothering me since we got here. My dad told me this place was gorgeous when he came here with my mom. My parents had their honeymoon was. I know it was back when Kabutops still roamed here but it shouldn't have degraded this much. Before we take down the gym leader I want to see what's going on inside these factories. Justin and Blaze approach a closed off factory sitting by the water. There's graffiti covering the walls and door. A young man with an agitated look on his face rubs his hands through his green hair. He turns towards Justin for a moment then back at the building. His sunglasses cover his eyes but do little to hide his disinterest. He wears a collared shirt with the collar wide open showing a necklace. He has on beige shorts and green sneakers. The young man's name is Fern. JUSTIN Hey buddy. Know anything about this factory? Fern ignores Justin's question and murmurs something under his breath. JUSTIN Uh excuse me bud, just want to ask a couple questions. Fern (annoyed) Excuse me? JUSTIN I said I just wanted to ask a couple questions if you have a minute. FERN No no. The first thing. Did you call me buddy, guy? Justin looks annoyed at his question, reading where this situation is going. JUSTIN I did. That a problem? Fern laughs and gets in Justin's face. FERN Yes actually it is. JUSTIN (under his breath) Here we go...