It was Carter's turn against Misty now, and he nodded to his two Pokemon. "Okay you guys. Are you ready to beat Misty? She'll be stronger than anyone we've faced so far."
They both seemed excited, and Tynamo literally was sparking. They entered the gym together. Misty's gym trainers were a piece of cake, and Carter stepped confidently, forward.
"Another challenger? Okay, but I'll warn you, Water-type Pokemon are my specialty!" She smirked and unclipped a Pokeball from her swimsuit, tossing it to the water. "Staryu! You're up!"
"Teddiursa, let's go!" Carter shouted.
"Staryu, Rapid Spin!"
"Teddiursa, Faint attack!"
The starfish Pokemon spun until it was a blur, then launched itself at Teddiursa. Teddiursa dodged and appeared behind Staryu with Faint Attack, smacking it to the floor.
"Good! Now use Fury Swipes!" Teddiursa leapt forward and slashed at the Staryu. "Yeah! Teddiursa, you're doing great!"
"Water gun, Staryu!" The starfish sprayed a jet of water at Teddiursa, which sent him flying back towards Carter. "Teddiursa, Scratch!" The small bear jumped over the water spout, scratching the Water-type across it's central jewel. It fell backwards into the water, knocked out. Misty called him back, and sent out it's evolved form, Starmie!
"Faint Attack!" Teddiursa went in for a Faint Attack, but Misty's Starmie was too fast. "Bubblebeam! Slow it down!" Bubbles shot out and slammed into Teddiursa, forcing the small bear to protect itself. "Now, use Aurora Beam!" Shining light slammed into Teddiursa and knocked him into the air. Carter rushed forward and caught him. "Teddiursa, that's enough. You did great!"
A red beam of light swallowed Teddiursa back into it's Pokeball, and Carter grabbed Tynamo's Dusk Ball. "Let's finish them, Tynamo!"
"Ty! Ty!" The little eel buzzed and snapped with power. "Charge Beam on that Starmie, Tynamo!" Carter said, pointing. The little silver fish obeyed, building up watts, then firing.
"Starmie! Rapid Spin!" The purple starfish spun, much like Staryu, and the electricity was deflected away. "Thunder Wave, Tynamo!" Carter said, a plan forming quickly.
Tynamo shot paralyzing electricity, and it struck Starmie as it came out of it's spin. "Great job! Now use Charge Beam!" Little Tynamo charged up again, blasting a beam of electric power at Misty's Starmie.
"Starmie, hurry and spin!" The Pokemon tried, but was paralyzed by Thunder Wave. It was struck, and slammed against the back wall.
"Tynamo! Finish it with Discharge!" Tynamo took the pent up energy from two charge beams and unleashed it on Starmie, leaving it laying on the floor, out cold.
"Starmie!" Misty went to her Pokemon, checking to see if it was okay. Seeing that the Pokemon was knocked out, she frowned. "Well, you win. Congratulations." She said, returning Starmie. This is the Cascade Badge. And take this. It's Water Pulse. I didn't even get a chance to use it in battle, so you'll have to learn it's usefulness yourself.
Carter took both and cheered, Tynamo smiling and swimming in circles in the air. "Nice work, buddy!" Carter said, hugging his Pokemon.
After the battle, Carter headed back to the Fountain in the center of town, his badge tucked away in a case in his bag. Teddiursa and Tynamo had both been to the Pokemon Center, and now it was time to relax.