Flash's free TM will be Overheat. And I had writers block...again X_X But hey, hurrah for random crap xD

~Flash~

‘All together now! PUSH’
‘You’re not helping, you idiot.’
‘What do you call this then?’
‘Talking.. if you were really helping, you’d be attempting to get me over this ridge.’
‘He’s got a point there, you know.’
‘But I was..fine then.’
Dropping my head to show my ‘submissiveness’, I leant back, then plunged forward, cannoning into Omega’s back as he desperately scrambled for a good foothold among the smooth, crystalline surface of the cliff.
Ever since he’d defeated the Jynx and we’d continued our climb, the cliff had become more and more crystalline in structure; starting out as a few, loose segments, sent tumbling down by Omega’s Dragon Claw, torn free from their once protective layer of rock and stone, it had gradually become more and more prominent.
And that was the problem.
It was hard enough getting a Shelgon to climb up a ordinary rock cliff, let alone trying to get one up a crystal one. Add on that he was also extremely worn out from his fight, and it was a miracle that we’d actually made it up the rest of the way.
At least Omega had been light-hearted about it, and had tried his best to think up ways to help us out- namely, having another of our team-mates help us out, but we’d drawn a blank every time we had drawn up a list of possible Pokémon. It needed to be something that could fly… which narrowed it down to Ryua. And a tiny Pidgey wouldn’t be able to carry a Shelgon.
So we’d toiled on, and now we attempting to get him over the very edge of the cliff, where hopefully we’d finally be able to have some much-needed rest before continuing on.
But needless to say, it wasn’t going very well.
‘PUSH!’
‘I’m trying, doing my best.’
‘Do better.’
‘YOU do better. I’m only small, you’re so fat.’
‘All Shelgon’s are this big, you idiot.’
‘Hannah. get him back in his Poké Ball.’
‘No. I told you before, he stays out. What’d have happened if he’d been inside when that Jynx appeared? You’d have had the type advantage, but do you seriously think you could stand up to something nearly double your level?’
‘Well said.’
‘Thank you.’
Oh of course, Omega was such the hero after beating up that one measly little Jynx. It wasn’t as if he’d really used that much strategy. Once he’d got his act together, all it took was one little Fire Blast to send it packing-if only he’d learnt the move earlier during the fight, it’d have been so much quicker.
And even worse, he’d refused to teach me that move. Stuck up little…
‘Flash, help!.’
‘Yeah, I’m nearly over.’
‘Thank god.’
From above came the sound of scratching nails as he scrambled for a hold, then suddenly, his body tensed and he struggled forward.
‘Finally!’
As the Pokémon crawled out of the way, Hannah grasped the rope and scrambled up after him, before collapsing onto the ground and rubbing her burnt hand… an accidental attribute due to me.
Shifting my position to get a better view, I reared slowly up and tried to survey our surroundings.
And instantly wished I hadn’t.
From the darkness, shifting shapes were forming, becoming more sharpened, then rapidly fading away again.
‘They're going to make us leave.’
Omega edged closer, lowering his voice to a whisper.
‘They don’t want humans here….and their not to keen on their Pokémon either. And that means us two.’
Hannah straightened up slowly, scanning the dark; leaning forward on her head, I caught Omega’s eye and motioned for him to come closer.
‘Don’t they know we’re trying to help?’
‘They do. But they think that they can sort this problem out.’
‘Oh.. hang on, how do you know this?’
‘What’d do you think I was doing, when I was trying to get out that ledge? I saw them as soon as I started climbing over, and thought that if it made out that I was in trouble and couldn’t concentrate on anything else, then they’d think I wasn’t listening to them. And they fell for it.’
‘Woah, clever idea.’
‘I know.’
‘Why’re they so un-keen on humans? And their Pokémon?’
‘They just are. And they think we’re dirt compared to them.’
‘Tell that to the Jynx.’
‘Don’t bring that up, please.’
‘Want to try to talk to them?’
‘O…k.’
He hesitated, then stepped forward slowly… then instantly jumped back as a plethora of attacks plunged to the spot where he had stood.
‘Ok, no negotiations.’
‘Try talking to them from here. Maybe they’ll be more willing to if they don’t think that we’re invading their space.’
‘But isn’t this whole cliff their space as well?’
‘The don’t seem to have any problems with us standing here though.’
‘True…ok, I’ll try.’
‘No, let’s just blast our way in. We’re all strong, we could do it.’
‘Flash, we’re not going to go and just all out attack a group of random Pokémon.’
‘They did to you.’
‘That’s different, this is their territory, would you like it if some random strangers just barged into yours?’
‘It’s happened before. And I don’t have territory, not any more.’
‘Shut it, both of you. Omega, try and talk to them.’
As he nodded and meekly lowered his head to show he posed no threat, I gritted my teeth and turned my head away.
This was too hard. I’d been using my flames to provide light for well over half an hour now….. and the concentration involved was tearing at my insides. I had never had to control myself like this, and now the effort was beginning the chain reaction that always happened when I was like this. As my flames burnt, my energy levels rose, simple as that.
And I couldn’t control that.
And now….. I buried my head in her hair and desperately prayed that they’d think my idea through. A chance to release my pent-up energy was what I needed, not a long talk to attempt to negotiate.
By now my whole body was shaking, as the exertion I was forcing myself through tore at me inside.
Dimly, I registered that Omega was now talking, pleading, putting our case on the line, laying it out in its simplest of terms.
No use.
My energy suddenly sparked… and I couldn’t hold it in.
With a scream, I plunged forward, leaping from Hannah’s head, smashing down onto the crystal floor, and tearing forwards, feeling the adrenaline rush swoop through my whole body.
From the shadows, from the hidden Pokémon, came a collective gasp.. then silence.
Through my energy-engulfed mind, I raised my head.
And terrified, dug my claws in, struggling to control myself, as I slithered over the smooth floor. My energy levels were still peaked, but the sudden rush of fear was enough to briefly engulf them.
From the shadows, a shape had clarified, and now hovered, motionless over me, its core gem gently glinting in the light of my flames.
Its orange surface sparkled, shimmering constantly, as its five legs burst out, compact, motionless, as it slowly lowered to the ground in front of me.
A Staryu.
And it wanted to battle. I’d known the minute it had appeared in front of me. They didn’t attack me as they had done Omega; he had at least shown them some respect, but I, I’d barged straight into their territory, even after seeing their defences.
Trembling, I backed up slowly; I’d only ever won one battle before-how was I too compete against something that had a type advantage?
‘Flash…..remember your Hidden Power.’
Hidden Power?
Then I froze, and felt my heart jump. Of course… I had an attack that had a type advantage over it.
And as son as I’d thought that; as soon as my mind locked onto a way to win, the adrenaline burst back, full flow, banishing the fear and terror, and filling my mind with my own sense of power.
I looked at the Staryu and smirked to myself. They thought they were so clever, well, this was going to be fun.

Fight!
Flash (Cyndaquil L11 M)
Vs
Staryu (L15)

For a split second, the two us stayed frozen, motionless, eyeing each other up, taking our second measures.
Then it struck; with a rush of air, its body suddenly spun round, and a jet of vibrant blue water came bursting from one of its legs, and plummeted towards me.
Easy. If that was all it had, then this’d be more fun than I thought.
Grinning, feeling the adrenaline gripping my body, I reared back, watching the flow of water, feeling the warmth on my neck as the Matches I wore began to glow, a steady, pulsing glow.
Seconds out, I jumped up, soaring over the water, landing, my legs slipping over the floor, then hurtled forwards, my body rushing into the wind as I plunged forwards. The surroundings, my team-mates, the Staryu, blurred, as I hurtled round, my speed giving me a rush of pure power.
You’ll never catch me!
Another stream of water came bursting from its legs; easily swerving, I jumped up, using my speed to give me the momentum to leap clear over its head.
‘Loser! Hahaha.’
And as it hurtled desperately round, trying to track me, I focused, dragging out the power within me, just as I had seen Omega do earlier.
And, just as I’d seen, a ring of glowing, pure white, pulsing orbs, began to form round my body, spinning in an ever increasing circle, all the while sending their light cascading down into the shadows.
Ahead, I saw the Staryu twisting to perform another Water Gun attack; no problem there.
Snapping my attention to focus on my opponent, I smiled as the orbs suddenly exploded out, hurtling towards the other Pokémon, twisting and writhing as they did so, forming long, white vines, that looped round the Staryu’s body, encasing it in an unbreakable net.
I let out a cheer, feeling pleased with myself. My luck in having a Grass Hidden Power was just that, and was going to win me this match, I knew it.
‘Flash, you haven’t won yet. Try to do something to prevent it from attacking you.’
Simple.
Taking a deep breath, I exhaled, and sent a cloud of noxious, black-grey gas streaming over the ground; rising into the air, entirely covering our makeshift ‘arena’.
From around, I could hear the muffled screams and cries as the other Pokémon backed away, gasping for air, as my Smokescreen swelled.
But nothing came from the centre of the cloud, where the Staryu had been. Of course, it couldn’t speak, so couldn’t cry out, but I’d have expected there to have been some sort of sign that it was in pain.
Or had I already beaten it?
Or…. I froze.
From inside the cloud came a low, steady, monotonous roar, low at first, just a rumble; but then gradually increasing in strength.
At the same time, I noticed something strange about my Smokescreen; it was gently beginning to move, slowly at first, then faster and faster, whirling round, writhing into a spinning column.
A column feet higher than me… metres higher than me.
Then it exploded, as the true source finally burst through…a massive, spinning, writhing, water tornado.
The Staryu was using Whirlpool.
My adrenaline formed confidence faltered, flickered, then died.
The whirlpool loomed over me; already, I could feel the drag of the wind as it was sucked in, dragged into the vortex as the water hurtled round. Sprays of water cascaded from it, drenching the smooth crystal with sparkling drops, until it shimmered like glass.
‘Flash, RUN!’
I heard her, but couldn’t move…. Then to my horror, I felt the flames on my back flicker and drop, as my adrenaline-fuelled energy finally plummeted.
No energy meant no attacks. I knew that. So did it.
‘FLASH! Get OUT of there.’
‘Don’t lose this fight as well.’
His cheap dig jolted me inside, dragging me free of my frozen state; I’d show him, I had my pride, I…..
But I was too late. The drag of air was now unbearable, pulling me in.
Terrified, I spun and tried to flee, my claws skittering over the polished crystal, desperately trying to tap into my speed, my advantage.
But it couldn’t help me here; I’d left it too late, and with a wail, I felt my body be lifted off the air and hurtle back; felt my spine judder with pain as it slammed into a wall of water as solid as concrete.
For a second-one unbearable second-, my body thrashed against the concrete wall of water, then the drag pulled me further in, and then I was submerged.
The rush of water filled my mind, the pull dragged me from side to side, as I hurtled round in a never ending circle, unsure of where I was, what way I was facing.
Then something slammed into my side, something that wasn’t the pressure of the water; something sharp, with a solid-ness that seemed almost unnatural in the flow of water.
The Staryu.
Tackling me while I thrashed, helpless, inside its vortex.
Screaming my fear, I terrifidly flung my legs out, attempting to… what? Swim. Fly. Anything to get out of the stream of water.
Then suddenly, I was free… kind of.
My body slammed into the hard crystal of the floor; but I was still surrounded by the whirlpool; it had knocked me into the eye of its attack… and now it was hovering above me, preparing its next attack, as all I could do was gasp, pressing myself gladly against the solid floor.
Above, the rush of air as it flowed over the Staryu’s body changed, became a whirl as it spun round, using Rapid Spin to hurtle towards me.
Forcing myself up, I caught a glimpse of its rapidly circling body, before it slammed into me, pushing me back, back into the water, then through, as its own attack destroyed its previous one.
I caught a glimpse of the sky, of the constantly shifting shadows, even my own team-mates, before I slammed, head over-heels into the crystal, before steadily sliding to a stop.
Weakly, I raised my head and saw it hovering, motionless again, except…. except its core was beginning to glow, a gentle, beating glow.
My heart plummeted.
Oh no.
The light brightened, covering its whole body, then rapidly diminished.
Recover.
My attack had been useless. I wouldn’t be able to deal enough damage to it to take it down if it could just Recover.
Its body glistened more now, sparkling, catching glints of the most random of objects.
But not my flames.
Plunging into the water had extinguished them, and now my main form of offence was gone; my sopping wet body would prevent my flames from going again- even without trying, I knew that, and felt the despair collapse over me.
From the Staryu’s direction, something… crackled?
‘Heads up Flash!…….GET OUT OF THE WAY, YOU IDIOT!’
Huh?
I looked up; the Staryu’s body was glowing, a steady, yellow glow of electricity was flowing freely over its legs, crackling over its surface, before condensing into a pulsing ball at its centre.
‘That’s Zap Cannon, move!’
Panicking, I struggled up, and plunged to the side, feeling a rush of relief that my speed remained.
A rush of air; a crackle of static, and the ball of electricity burst free, plunging with a crash onto the crystal floor where I had stood, sending cascades of yellow-orange sparks bouncing over the crystal, their light reflected in the smatterings of water that still covered the area.
Skidding slightly, I repeated my earlier manoeuvre, accelerating until my vision blurred, spinning round the Staryu, pushing it to its breaking point, before dodging underneath, then leaping up; flinging my head to the heavens, and Howling. For a second, I felt the rush of power, the knowledge that I could fight, then flung forwards, Headbutting it as hard as I could in the back.
My head slammed into it, then bounced off, my eyes streaming, as it threw out a wall of resistance with its Harden; countering my offence technique with a defence one; tumbling onto the wet ground, I stumbled to my feet, desperately putting as much distance between us as I could.
Physical attacks weren’t going to help me either.
What was I supposed to do now?
As if in answer, it suddenly spun horizontal, whipping round in ever-increasing speed, while from all five of its legs, streams of water plummeted out, before being dragged round, forming the spiral of water again.
Terrified, I spun round and ran.

~Omega~

‘Does he even have a chance of winning this?’
I glanced at the Staryu as its Whirlpool increased in size, forming the unbeatable tornado of water again.
‘He could do, but he’s panicking now.’
‘But would his Hidden Power be enough to beat it? He can’t even attack it properly now. And it can Recover any health lost as well.’
‘I know, but….. hang on, if he got his flames working again, maybe his Flamethrower could work?’
‘Um, what?’
‘Think about it, what additional effect can Flamethrower have? If he pulled it off and combined it with his attacks, then he might be able to win.’
‘Oh, I get you. But he can’t use his flames, so he can’t use any Fire attack.’
‘We’ll see. FLASH! Get as close as you can so the pull of the air from that Whirlpool can catch you, but not close enough to drag you in.’
‘Excuse me?’
‘Watch him. If he pulls it off, he should be fine.’

~Flash~

What was she on? I was to virtually offer myself to that Whirlpool?
‘Flash, do it.’
But what else did I have to do?
Closing my eyes to concentrate better, I slowed down, carefully turning my body to the wind, feeling its force tugging at my body. One slip and I’d go flying straight into the water.
What was she playing at?
‘That’s the way, keep at that distance, you’re doing great.’
Trembling against the exertion, I stepped back, feeling my way along the crystal carefully, aware that one mistake could make me lose.
Then suddenly, I felt my energy flicker, and felt a jolt of shock.
‘Perfect, keep it up.’

~Omega~

‘Will you please tell me what’s going on?’
‘Simple. The force of that air as it tears at his fur is drying him off, and because he’s keeping at a certain distance away, it also means that even though he may be getting hit from some spray from the water, the wind is strong enough to cancel the effect out.’
‘Woah.’

~Flash~

Woah… my, my energy levels were rising again! I could feel my power returning, and felt a rush of triumph.
You haven’t beaten me yet, buddy.
‘Cynda….QUIL!’
With a rush of heat, and an explosion of colour, the flames on my back ignited, causing layers of steam to burst into the air, as the spray and flames met.
Energised, I didn’t need an instructions; turning, I plunged forward, accelerating away from the Staryu’s lethal trap, before spinning round and focusing again.
‘Get it out of the Whirlpool, Flash.’
Without waiting a second, I inhaled then blew out the jet of fire, the flickering, red-orange-yellow flames writhing together, hurtling towards the water; with an all-enveloping hiss, the two elements combined, causing clouds of steam to ignite, covering the battle field.
My body shook with the force, but I forced myself to keep focus; my plan was simple- by blocking its vision, I was owing to the fact that it wouldn’t attempt to continue such a potentially lethal attack virtually blinded. And seeing as it had swept my last Smokescreen away, then I’d figured that I may as well try and use its own attack against it.
And my idea seemed to have worked; with a sudden swirl of colour, the Staryu broke free of its enclosed space and hurtled down towards me, trying to hit me with its Rapid Spin again.
‘Flash, burn it.’
Piece of cake.
Accelerating away, I spun under it, before lashing its back with my Flamethrower, sending burning embers plummeting to the floor, where they shivered and flared before dying. Not wanting to risk checking if it was burnt, I instantly lashed out again…. and again…… and again, knowing from the light shining from its body that is was simply Recovering again.
But that was ok; if it did get burnt, then it could Recover all it liked, it wouldn’t be able to shake it.
Then it suddenly froze, before beginning to spasm, as a crust of black burst onto the tip of one of its legs, rapidly increasing in size as it began to cover the rest of the leg.
Bingo.
Instantly, its body began to glow the gentle colour again as it Recovered, but why should I worry? It was burnt, and that was that.
And it knew. Convulsing, it suddenly broke free from its regenerating, as its core suddenly flashed a bright, cerulean blue.
Instinctively, I flung myself forward, as a stream of vibrant, glistening bubbles tore out from its core, pounding into the ground, exploding into streams of water.
So, rather than focus on its own recovery, it was going to attempt to get me out of the way.
Well sorry pal, I wasn’t going to forfeit this match.
Focusing, I formed the ring of white orbs again, before blasting them into its shell; the white vines lashing securely around its whole body, as it convulsed again, desperately attempting to shake them off.
No way.
Focusing again, I sent another wave of my Hidden Power tumbling towards it, then another, coating it until its whole shell was a glowing white figure, spasming in the air.
It was being injured, couldn’t recover, and was being continually burnt.
I’d won.
I smiled and looked towards my team-mates, raising my arms triumphantly.
‘Flash, behind you.’
Huh?
I spun round, just as, with a resounding scream, the Staryu’s Whirlpool exploded through my Hidden Power net, encircling it, before seizing me in its vice-grip.
My body thrashed in the vortex, before I was flung free, slamming into the rock-hard crystal, where I sprawled, breathless again. My mind flickered, then dimmed; I could sense the Staryu hovering closer, but couldn’t even raise the energy to lift my head.
I’d lost again.

~Omega~

‘Oh no. I’d thought he’d won for sure.’
Hannah said nothing, just watched through narrowed eyes, as the Staryu’s core began to glow the same, incredible blue as it prepared for another Bubblebeam.
‘He’ll be ok.’
‘Um, what?’
‘Look.’
Confused, I frowned and glanced back at Flash.
And froze.
His whole body was beginning to glow….. no, he wasn’t glowing-the flame that was forming round his body; that was what was glowing. And now it was increasing, both in strength and size, until his whole body outline was only a shimmering, pulsing shadow in the lashing of heat.
Then it struck me.
‘Of course, his trait’s Blaze!’
‘Yes, and it’s just been activated- and from the looks of it, something similar to what happened to you is happening to him.’

~Flash~

My eyes snapped open; through the gently licking flame, I saw the motionless shape of the Staryu, saw its core still shining, but briefly, briefly hesitant, unsure what was happening.
And now, over half its body was black, charred, burnt.
Then with a scream, I flung my head back, and unleashed a roar of red flames, tearing deep into its body, felt the force shudder through my whole body, as my legs shook and my mind struggled to continue.
How’d I just learn Overheat?
Then with a gasp, I stopped, feeling my power and energy plummet again; in front, the Staryu hung, silent, its body scorched with the remains of my attack.
Then with a low crack, the charred, burnt crust flickered and exploded into its core; it flashed once, then shattered, the particles cascading and tapping onto the crystal.
Then it collapsed, thudding onto the ground.

I won!

A low murmur ran through the crowd of Pokémon, as they looked from me to the Staryu and back again; weakly, I looked up and smiled as Hannah and Omega came running over, looking amazed.
‘That was incredible!’
‘It sure was, well done pal.’
I nodded, thankful of their compliments; as Hannah bent down to scoop me back up, Omega frowned and glanced round.
‘Now what?’