Tag Battle

*Outside Lilypad Town...*

There stood some ancient ruins called the Celestic Ruins. The story goes in ancient times Pokemon champions used to train and work with their Pokemon in the Colosseum. There was even a battlefield in the Colosseum where the trainers could practice battling.

Today was Lyra and Khoury's last day in Sinnoh. The Johto festival Khoury's dad had been working with had come to a end, and they had to return to Johto later tonight. For the last day in Sinnoh, the gang decided to visit the Colosseum ruins. Lyra came up with the idea to have a Pokemon battle there; that way she could train for her next gym badge in Johto.

"I know, let's have a tag battle." Lyra said. "Khoury, you and I can battle together."

"Good idea. Dawn and I will battle you." Ash said.

"Hold on a second." Brock interrupted. "We need to pay our respects first."

In the Colosseum stood a statue of Dialga and a statue of Palkia; they were for worshiping the two legendary Pokemon.

"There's no statue of Giratina here though." Tomo said.

"Well, we were told there was no shrine dedicated to Giratina anywhere." Ash said.

"Who is Giratina?" Khoury asked.

The gang informed them about Dialga, Palkia and Giratina.

"Wow, the Sinnoh Region has incredible legendary Pokemon." Lyra said.

"Johto does as well." Ash smiled.

"I have to say." Lyra said. "Being with all of you made me decide. When I get back to Johto, I want to go on a journey with a really good friend of mine."

"That's a great idea." Ash said. "You and your friend will learn a lot from each other, cheer each other on with whatever it is you're doing and get stronger together."

After paying respect to Dialga and Palkia Ash, Dawn, Lyra and Khoury took their places on the battlefield. Brock, who was going to be the referee stood at the side and Tomo stood next to him. Ash and Dawn released Cyndaquil and Monferno and Lyra and Khoury released Chikorita and Totodile. Everyone knew Chikorita was at a disadvantage against Monferno and Cyndaquil, but Lyra believed in Chikorita and made up her mind.

Ash and Dawn started the battle.

"Flamethrower. Swift." Ash and Dawn told Monferno and Cyndaquil.

"Chikorita use Light Screen." Lyra said.

Chikorita got in front of Totodile and used Light Screen. Thanks to Light Screen the two Pokemon hardly took any damage. Khoury moved in next."

"Use Water Gun on Monferno." He told Totodile.

Monferno was hit by Water Gun.

"You okay Monferno?" Ash asked.

Monferno was hurt but still okay.

"Use Swift again." Dawn told Cyndaquil.

Chikorita used Light Screen once again to prevent Swift from doing a lot of damage. Light Screen was the reason Lyra wanted to use Chikorita. Lyra then stepped in.

"Razor Leaf." Lyra told Chikorita.

Cyndaquil was hit by the leaves.

"Aqua Tail." Khoury told Totodile.

Cyndaquil was hit by that attack too.

Since it was still a baby and not used to battles yet, Cyndaquil started to get upset. Lyra decided it would be best to aim for Cyndaquil as it was the weakest.

"Solar Beam." She told Chikorita.

"Totodile, Bite." Khoury ordered.

"Get in there and help Cyndaquil, Monferno." Ash said.

Monferno ran over to Cyndaquil and picked it up.

"Cyndaquil, use Smokescreen." Dawn said.

Cyndaquil released a smokescreen and the smoke made it hard for Totodile to see Monferno and Cyndaquil. But then Chikorita released a Solar Beam and it broke the smokescreen.

"Use Dig Monferno." Ash said.

Monferno used Dig to help himself and Cyndaquil dodge the attack. Then Monferno came out of the ground and punched Totodile really hard. Totodile ended up crashing into Chikorita after getting punched.

"Monferno, use Fire Punch on Chikorita." Ash said.

Poor Chikorita was badly hurt by Fire Punch.

"Cyndaquil, use Swift on Totodile." Dawn said.

Totodile was hit by stars and took a lot of damage. Khoury was getting worried for the Pokemon.

"We can win as long as we believe in the Pokemon." Lyra reminded him.

"Get up Chikorita, you can do it." Lyra said.

Thanks to Lyra's encouragement, Chikorita got back up and was still okay to fight. Khoury saw Lyra was right.

"I believe in you too Totodile." He said.

Totodile got back up thanks to Khoury's encouragement.

Suddenly Totodile glowed and evolved into Croconaw. Khoury couldn't believe his eyes. Lyra looked Croconaw up on her Pokedex while Khoury saw on his Pokedex that Croconaw now knew Hydro Pump.

"Croconaw, use Hydro Pump." Khoury said.

Croconaw fired Hydro Pump and Monferno and Cyndaquil were hit by the attack.

"Croconaw is a lot stronger after evolving from Totodile." Dawn said.

"Yeah, but we're not done yet." Ash said.

This was true because Monferno and Cyndaquil hadn't been knocked out.

"Chikorita, use Tackle on Cyndaquil." Lyra said.

Chikorita charged to use Tackle.

"Cyndaquil, use Flame Wheel on Chikorita." Dawn said.

"Monferno, back Cyndaquil up with Flamethrower." Ash said.

As Cyndaquil used Flame Wheel, Monferno's Flamethrower gave Cyndaquil a boost to charge into Chikorita quickly. Chikorita took a lot of damage from Flame Wheel and fainted.

"Aqua Tail." Khoury told Croconaw.

Cyndaquil dodged the attack.

"Thunder Punch." Ash told Monferno.

Croconaw was punched really hard by Monferno and fainted. Ash and Dawn were the winners.

Khoury and Lyra ran over to their Pokemon to see if they were okay and they were. Ash and Dawn gave their Pokemon a hug for a job well done. After that the group talked about the battle. Khoury thought Chikorita using Light Screen was a great strategy.

"It wasn't enough against someone with 7 badges, 4 ribbons and 4 frontier plaques." Lyra said.

Ash thought Totodile evolving into Croconaw was a real surprise.

"You worked just as well as Ash and Dawn did." Brock pointed out.

"I think Lyra will make a great Pokemon trainer while Khoury will make a great Pokemon breeder." He said. "As long as you two remember to continue working together."

Just then Khoury's Pokegear rang.

"I'm at the airport." His dad told him.

It made Khoury remember that they needed to get to the airport or they would miss their flight to Johto.

"We need to go now." Lyra said.

Khoury's dad was waiting at the airport, where a blimp was getting ready for Johto. The group arrived just in time.

Khoury thanked Brock for teaching him a lot and promised he would learn more about Pokemon back in Johto.

"I want to go on a journey with you." Lyra told him.

Their tag battle made Lyra realize that she and Khoury could really learn a lot together. Khoury was surprised and agreed to be Lyra's traveling partner immediately; he also thought that he and Lyra would be a great team together. The gang also agreed that Lyra and Khoury would do great together.

"Lyra, I wish you luck with getting more Johto badges." Ash said. "I warn you now the other gym leaders are strong."

"Thank you Ash, I will do my best no matter what. I wish you luck Ash and Tomo on obtaining your 8th gym badges and good luck with obtaining your fifth ribbon Ash. Same to you Dawn."

"I will get my fifth ribbon." Dawn said, confidently.

"Same here." Ash added. "And Tomo and I will win our badges at the Sunyshore Gym and enter the Sinnoh League."

"Yeah." Tomo said.

Khoury's dad was grateful to Brock for helping Khoury and gave him a blue and white Pokegear as a thank you gift. Brock was happy and grateful to have his own Pokegear.

"Brock, can I contact you if I ever need help or advice?" Khoury asked.

"Of course. You can call me anytime." Brock answered.

Soon Khoury, his dad and Lyra were on the blimp to Johto and the gang waved to them until the blimp was out of view. So with the small journey with Khoury and Lyra over, the gang could now continue to Sunyshore City.