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You two might want to update your signatures.
Shiranui submitted his Pokémon for healing and while he waited he checked his PokéNav app. "Looks like we'll need to traverse the northern half of the Wild Area to get to Hammerlocke and then make our way west to Stow-on-Side," he stated.
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Next on the fight card was Shiranui. "Champion Tsukiko, I wondered whether you were actually taking on the Challenge," Kabu opened, "Few people who defeated my gym have got their endorsements from Allester."
"You were expecting maybe the Fiery Riddler and his Magmortar?" Shiranui rebutted, referring to Blaine.
"I know of whom you speak;" Kabu responded, "And Let me tell you that while I like his unusual battling location, this gym is tough in its own ways and my Centiskorch has made many challengers quit."
"Is that so?" Shiranui rebutted before breaking into an impression of Lt. Surge, "Does da fiery baby want to come to the gym at Vermilion City and see how we do t'ings?"

With that zinger of a comeback, Kabu opened the battle with his Ninetales and Shiranui responded with Nekomata. "Ninetales, open with Will-O-Wisp!"
"Nekomata, use Misty Terrain!" The Meowstic covered the ground in mist, preventing the Will-O-Wisp Ninetales launched from having any effect.
"Ninetales, use Ember!"
"Nekomata, Role Play!" Nekomata used her psychic powers to change her ability. Unfortunately for Kabu that ability was now Flash Fire and Ninetales' embers triggered that ability.
"That's admittedly a good strategy on your part," Kabu commented, "Ninetales, Quick Attack!"
"Nekomata, Psybeam!" Both Pokémon executed their attacks and Nekomata's Psybeam blasted Ninetales for a critical hit, knocking it out.

Kabu sent Arcanine out and he was in a bit of a quandary—with Nekomata having an active Flash Fire for an ability and Misty Terrain in effect, he was limited in his options. "Arcanine, Agility!"
"Nekomata, Trick Room!" Arcanine relaxed its body to go faster, but Shiranui was one step ahead on his call as Nekomata conjured a zone over the field that made slower Pokémon faster and vice versa. "I knew you'd try something like that," Shiranui commented.
"Arcanine, Bite!"
"Nekomata, Expanding Force!" Nekomata made a come-hither motion at Arcanine and Arcanine charged in for a Bite attack. As the Bite landed, Nekomata used her psychic powers to blast Arcanine away for major damage.
"Arcanine, Bite once more!"
"Nekomata, use Psybeam!" One more beam of psychic energy compliments of Nekomata and Arcanine was knocked out. The Misty Terrain had subsided at that point.

"Light that fire and turn up the heat, Kabu!" Kabu said to himself to psych himself for the battle ahead, "There still must be a path to victory!" He sent out his headliner, Centiskorch.
"Well, you're down to your last Pokémon;" Shiranui counted out on his fingers, "I'm still on my first; and Nekomata is immune to Fire attacks."
"You are correct, Champion Tsukiko;" Kabu replied, "But Meowstic, like most Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Centiskorch's other type as I'll demonstrate. Burn bright, Centiskorch. Let Gigantamax change your size and your form! Max Flutterby!"
"Nekomata, Protect!" Kabu recalled Centiskorch, activated his Dynamax Ring, turned around and threw Centiskorch's Poké Ball to the back of his side of the field. The ball opened to reveal a much longer and much hotter Centiskorch that Shiranui scanned with his Rotom Phone.
"Centiskorch: Gigantamax Form, the Radiator Pokémon. Gigantamax energy has evoked a rise in its body temperature, now reaching over 980°C. Its heat waves incinerate its enemies." Centiskorch conjured a large flock of energy butterflies that zeroed in on Nekomata and struck with a large explosion. After everything cleared, Nekomata was knocked out from a critical hit.

Shiranui switched Nekomata for Ikari. "Centiskorch, use G-Max Centiferno!"
"Ikari, Dynamax and use Max Rockfall!" Shiranui did similarly to Kabu and after throwing the Dynamax-charged Poké Ball to the back of his side of the field, a very large Shelgon appeared. Centiskorch curled up in zigzags until it resembled a very large hotplate and launched an enormous fireball at Ikari. The Shelgon felt the explosion and got trapped in a big vortex reminiscent of Fire Spin, which it survived thanks to type resistance. Ikari stomped her front legs on the ground, causing a large monolithic slab to pop out of the ground that soon fell forward and crushed Centiskorch into a one-hit knockout.

"Many trainers have said that I'm the first impenetrable wall of the Gym Challenge, and yet through your cunning strategies you penetrated that wall and defeated me in battle," Kabu stated, "I may have many years of experience, but you have shown me first hand what a champion can bring to the field and I have a lot to learn from it." Kabu and Shiranui approached one another at the centre of the field and shook hands. Kabu then gave Shiranui the Fire Badge and healed the Pokémon who fought that intense battle.

"The next step in the Challenge is to defeat the Stow-on-Side Gym," Kabu stated.
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Lisa then called out her pokemon Crawdaunt and Zebstrika... Nicole called out her Druddigon and Pyroar.... It was a full on assault. Team Aqua had sent out their pokemon... A bunch of Golbat's... Crobat's... Pelippers and Cloysters. They were ready to brawl too...

Lisa: *Commanding her pokemon* Crawdaunt, Attack at team Aqua and their battalion with your Crabhammer and then Sludge Wave. hit it where it hurts. Zebstrika, Wild Charge and then with a aimed hit... Use THUNDER!

Nicole: *Commanding her pokemon* Druddigon, Use Dragon Claw and then Dragon Breath... Pyroar, Use Fire Blast and then Flame Wheel. Nail Team Aqua down hard. FAST!

The attacks continued... there was no way that they were gonna allow for Team Aqua to get the upper hand...

"Staryu, use Dazzling Gleam; Honedge, launch your attack; Brionne, help our team with Misty Terrain!" Donald commanded after Honedge finished charging his move. Staryu let off a bright and powerful flash at all the opposing Pokémon. Honedge shot out like an arrow and with his red blade glowing like the sun started slashing away at the opposition. Brionne let loose some mist that covered the entire battlefield floor, rendering every Pokémon who wasn't airborne immune to status effects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK_jjR78xJ0

Jeremy: *Calling out a couple of his pokemon* Excadrill, Electrabuzz, Scyther, Gurdurr Come on out and enact a defense... Time to battle out.

Seconds later...

"Electa...BUZZ!"

"Scyther!"

"Excadrill!"

Gurdurr: I'm ready. Jeremy... Just command for an attack.

Jeremy: *Commanding* Gurdurr, Attack the south wave of Team Aqua and or Team Magma full on with a Double FOCUS BLAST! Electabuzz, Fire at the incoming danger with Wild Charge and then hit them hard with THUNDER! Scyther, Attack with your Wing attack then give off a X-SCISSOR! Excadrill, Drill Run... Then use EARTHQUAKE! Simisear, Buddy... Hit the wave of incoming danger with a Flame Charge then a FIRE PLEDGE!

Sandy: *Calling out a couple of his pokemon* Krokorok, Come out and attack the incoming danger with A Sludge Bomb then give them a nice bout of a Thrash. Fearow, Use your Sky attack and then dive with a Drill peck on the incoming danger... Pansage, Use Leaf Storm and then fire deep with a Leaf Tornado... Right at the target. HIT IT!

It was seconds later when the attacks all began. This was the first wave and already... it was becoming a imminent brawl.

Trouble was here... and with the sighting of the incoming danger just only mere feet away... it was either attack or be bombarded by a imminent assault...

"Brionne, join Simisear's attack with a Water Pledge; Staryu, zap the bogeys with Thunderbolt; Honedge, slice and dice with a Solar Blade!" Staryu jumped into the air and spun around like a turbine unleashing bolts of electricity at the incoming wave. Honedge hung back as his blade issued a fiery red glow, charging up his attack. Brionne joined in with Simisear and started singing, unleashing a column of water that joined with Simisear's fire column for nearly double the power and creating a rainbow effect that doubled the probabilities of moves causing their secondary effects.
"Brionne, Staryu, Honedge, come on out!" He sent out the aforementioned Pokémon. "Listen up, we have bogeys nearly 200 feet to the south," Donald elaborated, "Coordinate with the other allied Pokémon."
"Ready to jam!" Brionne acknowledged. Staryu saluted with a limb and Honedge drew himself from his sheath.
"Porygon-Z, search through their copied data, go right for the jugular and make like a Crobat," Donald commanded.
"C-c-c-c-compliance," Porygon-Z acknowledged before disappearing into Donald's phone. What Donald had just commanded his Porygon-Z to do—after the copied data had been searched—was to drain their treasury and hopefully cause their operations to come to a crashing halt through insolvency…assuming someone had stored passwords on at least one of the affected terminals.
Sandy: *Looking at the audience in his mind as he thinks back to the concert* Oh my... Oh god. They were watching us the whole time. They knew our every move.

Jeremy: They even knew about...

Sandy: The Reconnaissance rescue effort of ours revolving the retrieval of Lisa and Nicole. They were anticipating the maneuver from the jump.

Anistar: You don't mean...

Sandy: I'm afraid that i might mean it... and i really don't want to consider it. but... Team Aqua was expecting for it to happen.

A trap was unknowingly sprung? This doesn't sound good. There may be a bout of trouble in the works...

"Were they expecting my cyber attacks as well?" Donald asked, feeling troubled they knew of his connection to the family.
Gurdurr: Sorry about the Porygon Crack... I only know of one form of Porygon. I never had come across an Evolved form of a Porygon. Not before recent... like now. So... um... Any idea as to where the points of concern are to avoid coming across a encounter with any enemies?

"I understand where you're c-c-c-c-coming from," Porygon-Z related, "Evolution for my forms require the equipment of packaged programs developed by humans. As for where to avoid, map d-d-d-d-data suggests a likelihood of ambushes at or around Mississippi River crossings into Illinois from I-55 to the McKinley Bridge. I have found two possible detour c-c-c-c-crossings: I-270 near MotoMart or I-255 near Walmart."

Pidgetta then got to the point of her past... making certain for Donald to be up to speed...

Pidgetta flashed back...

"Holly: *Walking over to the Teenage girl* Hey there.

Girl: *Puffing* Hey. What’s up? something wrong?
Holly: No. Just going around taking pictures and stuff. I’m a photo Junkie. Love taking pictures.

Girl: Good for you. Picture taking is pretty cool. Anything of interest?

Holly: Not really. Just random things. But i tend to also capture photos of things that potentially help some reporters from time to time that work for the Daily Planet. I make 30 bucks a photo… Actually for a group of pics. Because i sell the pics i take to them. Ones that they need when the time comes and it’s a picture that they’re in need of. Just good honest business. Gotta have that in this day and age.

Girl: That’s an understatement. However i don’t think my Cousin would be too understanding. She’d be thinking it was extortion. She’s a sweet girl… but very cautions. All about doing the right thing. And fighting for what is right.

Holly: Really? *Curious* She sounds like a real awesome person. Who’s your cousin?

Girl: Well… here’s the thing. *Sighs while smoking* She over the last week had been called “The Rising Star.” Not sure what that’s about. Maybe she’s famous… Can’t tell. I have never seen her face to face as… I’m a Lightfoot by family bloodline. On her father’s side. My father Henry daniel Holmes… is Bobby Lightfoot’s brother. I’m the sole daughter of Henry Holmes. My mother… Maya teresa holmes is maiden named… Maya Teresa Laurelson. But until the other year… i never knew of my family roots. My father would never tell me as a few years ago… or 6 months before i was born… My father and Macie’s father had some type of stupid fight. Bullshit fight about something. Money most likely… but it was bad enough to where my father thought that Macie would be just like her father. So… i was to stay away. But just about 5 months ago… My father passed. He suffered a heart attack that took him down hard and swift. My mom’s since then went into a psych ward because of the loss. It was too great for her. So the last testament she did for me was emancipated me from her and told me: “Pidgetta, Your cousin, Macie is out there. Find her and be with her. She’s your cousin. I don’t care what issues your father had with her father and or her… She’s your cousin. She’s your blood. I know that i won’t be around much as this grief is killing me and i’ll die inside the Psych ward. I know it. But no matter what comes…. Know that i love you… and Tell Macie that her aunt Maya loves her. Despite of the bull fight that was between her father and Uncle. I love her just as well.” So… i got gathered my things and went on the road. With all i owned. And yes… My pack of smokes. Yeah. I smoke. But it’s only one every so often… like one a week to mellow out. Because of the nerves. However… i’m looking into getting myself into drinking Herbal tea or chamomile. better regimen…

Holly: So… Your cousin… Your cousin is Macie?

Girl: You got it. And in case you didn’t gather my name. It’s indeed… Pidgetta. Pidgetta Gerald Holmes (Lightfoot)

Holly: Wow. How long were you on the road looking for her?

Pidgetta: Longer than what i intended. But i never gave up. I just recently learned that she was in this city and then when i heard that Radio Broadcast earlier on in the day… I knew… i knew that i was finally in the right place. The Right city. To find her.

Holly: Wow… So… you’re like all alone here. and are searching for her?

Pidgetta: I know she’s around. I have to find her. She’s the only family i got left. Besides her parents who may have a shit fest if they saw me. But if Uncle Bobby has any care about his brother… he’ll at least acknowledge me.

Holly: Pidgetta… I uh… i don’t think you caught the news of Macie yet. She’s… She’s not with them anymore. Since last year… Very early December of last year.

Pidgetta: Come again… She’s not with them?

Holly: No. She’s Emancipated from them. But has kept the last name and won’t rid herself of it. But… her father now… is a Cleaner… Hitman named Frank Holden.

Pidgetta: I see… I’ll have to search him out. Where is he?

Holly: Metropolis Getaway arms…

Pidgetta: I’ll be sure to head over there. Thanks.

Holly: Anytime. I have to get going. Pictures to take and people to see. But for what its worth… I hope that you find the one you’re looking for and you two reunite again…

Pidgetta: Thanks. *Winks*”

Pidgetta: *Voice-Over* There's more... For you see... it was the moment that i reunited with Macie that things really came to the surface...

"

Pidgetta: *Calling over to the girl that she was related to* Cousin?!

Macie: *Looking to the side and seeing the teenage girl; Recognizing her from the picture she saw online* Pidgetta?!

Pidgetta: Yeah.

https://youtu.be/tJbHcukmiq0



Pidgetta: *Running over to Macie* Cousin…

Macie: Pidgetta, Oh my god!

Pidgetta: *in contact with her cousin and hugging her* Hey girl… It’s so great to meet you again. Reunite again.

Macie: I don’t get it… How did you get here? How did you know i was here?

Pidgetta: It’s called bloodlines, cousin. I would always find a way somehow. Plus that you’re the one who’s been texting me secretly. As i was also texting too. We kept in touch that way. Emailed too. And this moment ended the last few weeks of perpetual hell. I felt like crap for a long time as i was on the hunt for you. Searching for you. Knowing that you were to be my only family left.

Macie: What about your mom and dad? My Uncle Henry.

Pidgetta: He’s dead. He died 5 months ago. My mom’s in the psych ward. I’m emancipated and since then… i’ve dealt with the last 4 months in total hell. What hurts is that your dad… My Uncle Bobby didn’t even attend the funeral. to pay respects. I know for shit that they had their issues and they were going around being little brats in a hissy fit contest. See who can hold a grudge the longest. The fact is that he didn’t and he’s gonna have to live with that for the rest of his life. You never came either. But Macie… I don’t blame you. You couldn’t have known the truth behind what happened as your father Bobby was clearly too damn stupid and oblivious to tell you. You sure could have asked. Although he’d never say. So… i blame him. Your mom’s cool though. She was the only one that kept things neutral. Or tried to. But i won’t forgive your father… Biological one of course. I spent the last few weeks of the 4 months of hell making my way over to find you. I stopped at the place in Sheltered Shrubs and was told by some blonde girl… Courtney… that you were here in Metropolis. So… i came here. It took me forever to get here… But i’m here for you, Cousin. My father and your father fought and tried to keep us apart due to some fight. But it’s time that we reunited. We’re family. No matter what. The past is past and it’s time that we were reunited. *Smiles* You know. I happen to consider you pretty close to me. Strange, isn’t it?



Macie: It sure is strange. What i’d truly like to know is that… how did you find out about me since our parents happened to have some
sort of fight all these years ago? They kept you and me a secret all our lives, Pidgetta. I was born after you were… a year after you. I was 5 years old when i first asked about having relatives. My parents… Your Aunt and Uncle… wouldn’t tell me. They would not even speak of you. because if were to know of you… it’d bring back in the brother to my father who’s your Uncle. And because of said fight… they didn’t want to chance it.

Pidgetta: Parents can be such dicks at times. And i should know. My dad and I didn’t have that much a good relationship. It was rather strained and we never would agree on hardly anything. But it was life. It sucks. But it’s life.

Macie: I know. I got a new dad. He’s a cleaner. Hitman. But he happens to love me.

Pidgetta: I know. I was told that by some girl… Someone who is just photo crazed.

Macie: *Realizing who it was that her cousin was referring to* I think that i know.

Pidgetta: It’s okay though. It’s fine. I actually liked being told things like that. Knowing that someone related to me was getting… a better life.

Macie: Better than some… I’d guess.

Pidgetta: True. But sometimes… in life, things happen that aren’t always what you’d expect. But you come to learn that sometimes you take what you can get."

Pidgetta: *Voice-over* Later that day...

"https://youtu.be/H1W2UddURXI



Macie: *Smiles* It’s great to see you again and have you here, Pidgetta. I Emancipated from my biological parents. It was the saddest thing i had to do. But… I had started to make a life here in Metropolis by time i went back to my old hometown. It was mainly to say goodbye to everyone there. But then when Chloe, Tess, Genevieve stepped in via video-chat… to tell of how they’d help emancipate me from Bobby and Bobbie Lightfoot. It was like i was being put with a choice that i knew… had to be made and made right then. The D.A in this city had a good plausible angle to see it being done legally. It was the belief of Plausible Child neglect. It was solved and from it… i broke from them and Frank Holden… became my father. It was something that made a sad moment… a happy one again. It changed me.

Pidgetta: It sure did. You’re not the usual meek and overly cautious girl that you usually came off being. You’re… Hell… Frickin’ hot. 15 and hot. That’s like turn a Lowlife scumbag that’d be out there in the nation capitol into a golden knight of virtue. We know that will never happen as that guy’s got more venom and corruption and subterfuge in him that could easily make 10 of him easily. But you… You went from oh. It’s just her… to “WHAT THE F—! SHE’S A TOTAL BABE!” Call it over glamorizing if you like. But in this day and age… No one goes from meek and shy to Courageous and Openly expressive in just… like a short period. However you did it… I… oh hell… I’m deeply moved. Proud… stunned and shocked… but moved just the same.

Macie: Thank you."

Pidgetta: That's what it was like. I once told Macie's Ex-Husband... this piece... back before she and the guy even got their wedding "I Do's".

She stated it as such...

"I am attached to my cousin Macie. More than normal. Why that is… It’s because she’s the closest thing that reminds me of my mother. Loving. Caring. Peace and devoted. Wise. Losing Macie for any reason would kill me. I lost my mother the other month and around the end of last year… I lost my father to a heart attack. I don’t have parents of my own. I have nobody. Macie’s the closest thing to a mothering aura that i have. In a cousin. She’s innocent. Sincere. Wise and very intelligent in her unique way. So… Next time you happen to court with her… Remember that. Macie is deeply important to me. I can’t lose her. So you have to understand… that when you and her are together… Anything that happens to her… worries me. Because losing her would truly kill me. I can’t handle it."

Pidgetta: All of that is still true to this day. Because for some reason... she embodies all that my mother had possessed. Everything. So... it was like i'd lose her again.

Lisa: It's a real tear-jerker. It can come to turn your insides into goop.

Corphish: Corphish... *Saddened*

How would Donald react to all that? Would things become clearer now as they made their way closely to Caseyville?

"It's such a shame that blood isn't always thicker than water," Donald commented with nary a dry eye after hearing his biological family's history. "But I will do everything in my power to ensure the safe rescue of your cousin…Auntie Pidgetta," he finished with a doubling down on his intent to rescue his biological mother; emphasizing his respect for Macie's cousin.
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