"Aw, what's the matter? I thought a girl like you would appreciate the challenge?" Whitney taunted as Cecil burned the Lum Berry, her look changing to one of distaste. The Gym Leader seemed to harbor negative feelings towards Dorian...or was it Crassus she hated for beating her Miltank? Nerissa did not flinch, however.
"Challenge? Sure, I'm up for one. Stupid? No. Not killing any chances here, man!" She replied as the Houndour made his next move. Whitney however, wasn't finished.
"Yes him... The one with Gible... Let's not talk about that hm? Let's focus on the task at hand. Milly, don't let that dog bother you! Use Attract on him, then follow up with Rollout!" The Gym Leader ordered. The pink cow leaned forward and winked at Cecil, before blowing him a kiss and shaking her udders, causing multiple pink hearts to fly out towards the puppy. Cecil tried to dodge the move, but one of the hearts hit him from the side. Immediately, the look in his eyes turned from one of focus and determination to one of infatuation, one might even think longing. Nerissa shook her head, glaring at Whitney.
"Girls and their damn pink girl Pokemon... Dude, why am I not surprised? Cecil, dodge the idiot and go for a Fire Fang!"
Cecil did not budge, evidently immobilized by his lust for the bovine Pokemon. The Miltank was now rolling at full speed, hitting the tiny dog and knocking him back. Cecil got up, but the strange look was still in his eyes. The Miltank was once again rolling around the Gym, this time twice as fast.
"Focus, Cecil! It's coming close...slow it down with a Thunder Fang!"
Again, Cecil did not charge. Nerissa stepped forward instinctively, worried for her Pokemon. His eyes were still trained towards Miltank in all their gooey attraction. The cow hit once more, this time harder. Cecil was pushed towards Nerissa's feet, clearly in pain. Nerissa knelt down to pat his head momentarily.
"Don't give up, tough guy. Go for another Fire Fang!" She encouraged, before the Pokemon got up and ran back into the arena, the infatuation in his eyes momentarily fading, as the Miltank finished her third round and rolled towards Cecil. She crashed into the still-slightly dazed Cecil, but this time, the Houndour managed to sink his burning fangs into the cow's upper back, causing the latter to moo in pain. Nerissa grinned, both for herself as well as for Cecil. He was a trooper, despite his small size, and she knew that he wasn't going down without a fight.
The Miltank made its fourth round, now so fast that she was almost a blur. Cecil had just managed to stand up at this point, and was already looking worn-out. The attraction took over him once more as Nerissa tried to command him to execute a Smog attack. Miltank managed to hit him once more and send him flying. The dog crashed onto the ground, whimpering in pain as he tried to stand up one more time. Nerissa knew that Cecil was almost to his limits, but she wasn't going to give up, and she knew that he wasn't about to either, seeing him tremble as he managed to very shakily get on his feet. The Miltank was speeding around the Gym at top speed, and Nerissa knew that this was her last chance. She was going to take the risk.
"Cecil, you can do this! Just a little more....REVERSAL!"
Cecil was on his feet now, and growled as he started shaking and a red glow began to emit from him. The attraction had not immobilized him this time, and he was now focused. The Miltank was rolling closer and closer. The Houndour stood his ground, the red glow growing stronger. The Miltank was literally a few inches away from Cecil before he gathered up all his strength and fought back, letting loose a powerful all-out attack. The impact was so great that dust from the arena stirred and rose into a cloud. Nerissa looked on, unable to see what happened, but hoped that it was enough.