Journey Towards Greatness

Karl "Fine, I accept your challenge, once I defeat you, you have to pay up, my time is precious"

He said, since he is going to stay here for a little longer he decided to get some cash as there is nothing better than cash to a trainer who is traveling around the region.

Julian 'Sure, its a bet then, how much will the winner get?"

He asked.

Karl "10000 Pokedollars, if you don't have that much don't bother challenging me"

Karl said hoping this man would back off after hearing the amount.

Julian 'Sure, no problem, 10000 it is"

Julian.

Seeing the man agree to his demand Karl had nothing to say but take his position on the battlefield, Julian smiled and took his position as well, Don George looked at both trainers and decided to referee this match as well and stood right in the middle of the battlefield.

George "This will be a one vs one pokemon battle, both trainers may now choose their pokemon"

George said and waved his hand indicating the start of the battle, all the trainers around the area when silent as they wanted to know who this man in black is and is he able to defeat this guy named Karl.

Karl took out his Pokeball and sent out his Venipede once again to the battlefield, Julian smiled and sent out his Darumaka who is ready to create some explosions again.

Karl looked at Darumaka, the pokemon his Venipede have to battle, after thinking about something he smirked, seeing the tiny legs on Darumaka, Karl is sure that it won't be able to dodge attacks, if he tells his Venipede to use Rollout for a few seconds it will a be over in a flash and on top of that he will get 10000 poke dollars as well which will be very useful for his trip, but he is not naive as well, he knows his opponent has seen him battle so he is cautious.

Karl 'This man has seen how my Venipede moves around using Rollout, why would he send a pokemon like Darumaka on the field who are known for their awkward movements, is he planning something?'

Karl started to think.

Karl 'The best way to figure out what he is up to is by attacking or does he expects me to attack and already has a counter-attack up his sleeve'

Karl started to think even harder.

When facing an unknown opponent one has to be very careful and have to battle with strategy, they have to try their hardest to bring out their opponent's ace at the beginning so they can deal with it later.

Karl 'Or am I thinking too much, maybe he expects me to think too much and get distracted.....Shit this man has got into my head, I have to clear my thoughts'

Karl finally calmed down and took a deep breath.

Julian who is on the other side is smiling as he senses the changes in his opponent's mood, he could tell that his opponent is thinking too much which is obviously an advantage for him but right after few minutes, he saw Karl calm down completely which surprised him.

Julian 'Looks like I underestimated this guy, he might be a very strong trainer'

Julian thought and got excited.

George "Let the battle begin"

Julian went first as soon as he got the signal from Don George.

Julian "Darumaka use Ember"

Darumaka did as Julian said and shot a perfect Ember at Venipede, seeing this Karl smirked, this battle started just like his previous match, with a fire type special attack and this move is even weaker than his previous opponent, seeing this Karl's confidence grew a lot.

Karl "Let's finish this with one hit, use Rollout"

His Venipede turned itself into a wheel and rolled towards the Ember using Rollout, just like the previous time, Venipede's body got covered with rock energy and it tore through the weak ember.

Julian "Darumaka, forward"

Seeing how Karl though that the battle was his to win Julian smiled, hearing Julian Darumaka moved as he lifted his two tiny hands up in the air and did a cartwheel, Darumaka also started to roll forward, seeing this everyone got surprised, they wondered what this Darumaka is doing.

When it was about time for Venipede and Darumaka to clash everyone became tense, Karl didn't understand what his opponent is thinking, he looked at the man in black but he saw no emotions because his face is covered.

His focus went back to the battlefield and what he saw next shocked him, as Venipede and Darumaka were about to clash, the Darumaka suddenly used its legs and stepped on Venipede, he then suddenly got on top of Venipede, seeing this everyone gasped.

Now Darumaka is on top of the rolling Venipede and even he is rolling, as both of them are rolling in the opposite direction it created a scene where Darumaka got stuck on top of Venipede as it started to roll around.

Karl is stunned, he has never seen something like this before, he noticed that his Venipede's speed is increasing at a rapid phase along with the power behind the Rollout, if it stops now, it would be a huge disaster as there is nothing to stop it.

Venipede might just crash into the crowd, Karl gritted his teeth and finally realized what his opponent has been thinking all along, he looked at the man in black and realized that his opponent is not some amateur he thought him to be.

Karl 'Wait, even he is stuck on top of Venipede, I don't think his Darumaka will be able to hold up for much longer, one it is down that is when I will strike'

Karl thought and became patient, Julian could clearly read through Karl, he didn't blame Karl, even he would think the same if he wants to finish the opponent.

But Julian has other ideas, he wouldn't let his opponent's pokemon build up so much energy if he didn't plan to use it.

After waiting for a few seconds, Julian realized that Venipede is at its peak as it's speed stop increasing.

Julian "Darumaka, its time to end this, jump"

As Darumaka is rolling on top of Venipede he hears Julian's voice and as soon as his legs touch the back of Venipede he jumps propelling himself forward while Venipede goes the opposite direction.

Karl "Venipede, quickly turn"

Karl sees Darumaka jump so he knows his opponent is up to something and quickly commands his Venipede to take a turn but he realized that his Venipede's speed is so fast that it is having a hard time turning around but Venipede successful turns and charges at the direction Darumaka is falling.

Julian "Now, use Dig"

As soon as Darumaka touches the ground he uses Dig and borrows down and creates a big hole.

Kart 'Shit it was a trap'

He thought but he could do nothing as he saw his Venipede roll straight into the hole and got stuck inside, the hole was big enough for a rolled up Venipede to fit in nicely.

As the Rollout stopped Venipede tried to get out but it's stuck.

Julian "It's over, use Fire Punch"

And from below Darumaka lands a powerful Fire Punch to create a big explosion happily, Venipede is sent flying out of the hole as it left an explosion behind it and then crashed into the ground and fainted.