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And hit it would, the ball of electricity slamming into Allan incredibly hard. The impact would create a sound which sounded like an Electrode exploding, drowning out all other noises.

As Allan flew out of the 'cloud' of electricity created from the explosive force an orb of silver energy that looked similar to the Zap Cannon flew at Forretress.

With Allan on the ground and the strange orb heading towards Forretress, Sub just smiled as he recalled his Pokemon. "Metal Burst. Enjoy."

"Doooom!" Edgar howled as Sub released his next Pokemon, preparing for what Bugsy would do now.

"Swords Dance huh? Funny...for me. Foul Play." Sub said with a smile.

Edgar would point his snout proudly into the air and let out a ghostly howl. The shadow which Scyther was casting on the ground would suddenly rise up off the ground and take the form of a shadowy doppelganger. The clone would then turn Scyther's own strength against it and give one harsh slash at the Pokemon from behind, dissipating as soon as it hit.

"Lunge forward and X-Scissor" Bugsy instructed calmly.

The lunge forward was to minimize as much of the damage from its own shadow as possible. It also took the momentum from the blow to propel itself forward, crossing its blades as it closed in on Houndoom.

As Scyther struck the hound, Bugsy was sure that was all it would take to knock it out. But it remained standing and unleashed a powerful fire attack to do his bug in. It was too close and wide to evade with Double Team but with Agility, it could avoid defeat. The bug sped away, avoiding a head on collision with the flames but still being hit by the edge. It now stood before the leader, smoke rising off its body. Scyther was clearly hanging on with the last of its strength.

"Great work, Scyther! Now let's-"

Suddenly, flames burst around the mantis' body, it crying out in pain. Bugsy had forgotten about Inferno's burn side effect and the status ailment had claimed that last bit of energy. The bug laid out fainted before the gym leader who was left stunned and speechless. After a long silence, he returned his pokemon and looked at Sub.

"Whoa...amazing..." he finally uttered.
"Clearly, you're an expert on Pokémon! I guess my research isn't complete yet..."

Bugsy folded his arms and closed his eyes as he began thinking about something. It would seem he'd forgot Sub was standing there until he opened his eyes again.

"Oh right! You win so take this Badge!" he grinned, holding out the Hive Badge to the challenger.

When Sub and Trish would finally arrive at the Goldenrod Gym, they would be assaulted by the color pink. It was almost everywhere, on the walls, on the tiles, even on the gym leader herself, with her pink hair and her excited pink eyes once she saw Sub. "Ah, do I have another challenger? My name's Whitney, and I'm gonna warn you now, my Pokémon may be adorable, but they are not to be underestimated!"

Trish had been left somewhat in awe during Sub's battle with Bugsy and grew quiet on the trip to Goldenrod City and it's gym. She had some thinking to do.

When they arrived, she was blasted to the ground. "I like pink but not this much!" She shouted as she buried her face into her arms to hide it from her eyes. When Sub made his pleading statement to the gym leader, she had to agree, at least a little bit. "Or can we get some sunglasses or something to change the color scheme in this place?"

Dee crawled out of her shirt and nuzzled the girl's cheek softly to try and make his trainer less prepared to murder the gym leader without Sub even needing to battle. "I might burn this place down when we leave....." She muttered quietly to the tiny Dedenne.

"Trish, did we pack any black spray paint?" Sub asked the girl, never taking his eyes off of Whitney (which were fixed into a squint, as if he was staring at a light bulb). "Never mind...three on three it is I suppose." He grunted, taking out a Dusk Ball, spinning it around in his hand impatiently. "Let's just get this done and over with, anti-Karen."