Alec sat in his throne, snoring loudly. He had a busy schedule now that he owned the resort as well as being a Gym Leader now. Some drool was coming out of his mouth as he snored. His Pichu, Kaminari was sleeping on his lap as well, it's ears twitching from Alec's obnoxious snoring.

One might of thought he was a Snorlax without how loud his snores were. A few seconds later, the Gym Doors opened, the sunlight quickly coming inside. The bright light from the sun, woke up Alec in surprise and he said, "Wh-What!?! I'm awake!" Alec said, getting up from his chair, forgetting that Pichu was in his lap. The poor little electric mouse tumbled to the floor, now awake as well.

The young trainer then realized who had walked inside the Gym who had woken the young Gym Leader. "Well, Well! Long time no see Kyle! How ya been!? Are you here for my Gym Badge?" Alec asked with his signature goofy grin.

Alec chuckled nervously and spoke. "Yeeeaaah ... About that. I didn't pay for the Resort. Im actually not at all rich. The League funded the construction of the Gym as well as the Resort. I did pay for my new house though! That's ... All I could pay for." Alec admitted to Kyle.

The young Gym Leader kept wondering why everyone who came to challenge his Gym thought he was some hotshot rich kid, when in all honesty, he was in massive debt due to the construction of the area. Then there was bills for the Hotel, Mortgages for the Gym and land, and then Repairs to training facilities outdoors as well as his Gym building. Yeah ... He wasn't 'living the dream' as one would think.

"There's the Dining Hall in the hotel, but .... If you like eating fancy rich people food and also like dining with rich people, then by all means go ahead." "Oh! Also, this place isn't really for just rich people, but I have been getting a lot of tourists who are rich and stuff. The league chose the cuisine. Not me," Alec said, making a deadpan face. He had to keep appearances though now that he was a Gym Leader.

"Oh! And also! You could have told me you was one of the Elite Four ya know! Yeah, I read the news!" Alec said, making a puffy pouty angry face. However, that immediately changed. "At any rate, are you here for a regular challenge, or did you wanna go for one of my special challenges!?" Alec asked with his signature goofy grin.

Alec had smirked at Kyle, itching to battle him again. Especially more than ever, knowing now that he's one of the most strongest Trainers in the Hoenn Region. "Ever since learned who you were, I've been wanting to know. Who is stronger - You, or Mateo?" the young Gym Leader had said questioningly as he walked past Kyle with a sense of eagerness. "Follow me to the training field outside. We'll have our battle there," Was all Alec had said, having a serious tone in his voice, yet it was also filled with a small sense of eagerness.

Once they had reached the training grounds, Alec had looked up towards the tower, and shouted, "Veda! Rex! Inferno! We have an old friend here who want to challenge us! Why don't come down and say hello!" Alec finished with a grin, his voice loud enough for his three Pokémon that he was calling to come down from the top of the tower. They were out of sight at first, however within seconds of calling to them, a Dragonite, Salamence, and Charizard took to the skies from the Gym building's rooftop, flying down to them.

"Okay! You're gonna be up against these three in a Singles battle! Since this is a Special Challenge, you may switch out your Pokémon. Or if ya want, we can have a Triples Battle! That's up to you, of course." Alec with an intense smirk on his face.  

Alec looked on as Kyle had brought two other Pokemon. Alec grinned as he stood there, seeing the three Manetric. "Well, this will be interesting," Alec said, a breeze blowing by, his hair moving with the wind as he held his smirk. His three Pokemon waved their tails side to side, eager to fight alongside each other.

Inferno, Veda, and Rex were together from the beginning alongside Iris and Shade when he started his journey, and now they've all grown really strong. Hopefully his three strongest Pokemon would be worthy of challenging a member of the Elite Four. "Time to show you what a true Dragon Tamer can really do!" Alec said with sense of determination in his voice.

"If ya don't mind, we're gonna start things off!" Alec said with a smirk. "Veda, ExtremeSpeed! Alec commanded his Dragonite to give the first assault. Within a blink of an eye, she vanished only to reappear right in front of the Manetric that was on the Left, swiping it towards Rex and Inferno. "Now, both of you attack the other two with Flamethrower together!" Alec said, commanding his Salamence and Charizard simultaneously, shooting a stream of flames at the other two Manetric.

Their stream of flames had combined upon intersecting together, making the flames for stronger and fierce. However, surprisingly enough, they were controlled to the point they wouldn't spread. the flames had grew the attention of guests staying at the resort who were outside. they all began to watch the battle from a safe distance; both excitement and awe showing on different faces.

Alec may have been a bit concerned about Kyle's Pokemon being all electric while all of his could fly, but he held his grin though, showing Kyle that he was ready to battle along with his Pokemon. The young Gym Leader was hoping that Kyle wouldn't disappoint. He's always wanted to challenge a member of the Elite Four - Not just Mateo himself. Now, that's exactly what he was doing, and one could tell that he psyched.

Alec should have known better than to casually use a Physical Attack starting off with the battle, especially since Manetric can use the electricity from their fur to paralyze a Pokemon that touches them. On top of that, One of the other Manetric had began to commence with Rain Dance, which had made it start to rain. 

As for the third Manetric, it was a head on assault towards Rex with an Ice Fang. "Rex, Protect now!" Alec said, not wasting any time. Rex let out a roar, and with it a barrier had formed which had stopped the Manetric from being able to land it's attack. "Now! Inferno, counter with Dragon Breath!" Alec had commanded, letting out a purplish stream towards the Manetric that had tried to attack Rex.

"Veda! Ice Beam on the Manetric that used Rain Dance!" Alec had said. Veda struggled from her paralysis, however she was able to still able to build up the moisture needed, and had fired a light bluish beam towards the Manetric she was ordered to attack. She may have been paralyzed, but since using Ice Beam didn't require to move as much, Alec knew she'd have a better chance at using that than her other moves.

The rain had continued to fall as Kyle's and Alec's Pokemon proceeded with their battle. Honestly, Alec did not mind the rain in the slightest. Now, if it were snowing ... that would be different. He wasn't fond of extremely cold weather. 

The young Gym Leader was glad that Inferno's attack had hit, however the Manetric was still up in the air due to it's Magnet Rise. Alec didn't like that, because that could potentially spell trouble for him later on in the battle, especially since not only it was an Electric Type, but with it now raining, that would help it's Electric-based attacks and being up in the air meant that attacking from a long range would be less likely to hit it. 

Even though Alec did not like the thought of leaving it, he figured that he would focus on Cormag and Innes for now since they were on the ground. It was then that Salamence was struck by Tana's Thunder, which seemed be powered up by the Electric Terrain as well as the Rainfall. Rex however, still was not down for the count just yet. "Veda, can you move it all?" Alec had asked. Veda grunted, saying basically a no, not liking the static sensation she felt throughout her body. "In that case, attack the Manetric up in the air with Ice Beam! Inferno! Rex! Attack Cormag! Zen Headbutt and Dragon Breath!" Alec had order his Pokemon.

Veda had managed to fire another beam of ice towards the Manetric that was levitating in the air, while Inferno and Salamence had begun to charge after the Manetric that was spreading the Electric Terrain. Inferno had fired off another purplish stream from it's mouth at the Manetric, trying to throw it off guard for Salamence to swoop in with it's purplish aura surrounding it's body as it charged. Alec figured that at least one of their attacks would be able to possibly strike it, if not both of their attacks.

Alec had not realized how bad of a situation he was in until it was too late. He stood their shocked at how quickly Kyle's Pokemon was able to turn things around. Then again, Alec was up against one of the Elite Four, and they were no joke when it comes to Pokemon Battles. He thought though for sure he had him right where he wanted him, but in reality, it was the other way around, which the young Gym Leader had begun to realize.

Alec gritted his teeth as his self doubt had began to cripple his confidence. The feeling of not being good enough was overwhelming to the kid. It was the same feeling when he had heard the news about Slateport all over again. Alec clenched his fists; continuing to grit his teeth. He wasn't mad at Kyle though. In fact, his feelings had nothing to do with Kyle. He just couldn't help but feel angry at himself for being so weak.

The powered up Discharge had collided with Rex, which let out a roar from the severe pain. Meanwhile, Veda had stood there, still unable to move. Inferno had gotten back up from Tana's attack, having missed his mark. a few moments later, Rex had fallen to the ground, unable to get back up. Rex was done battling. Alec had silently, took a poke ball from his belt, returning Rex into it. Without saying a word like he usually would, he put the poke ball back on his belt with Rex now resting inside of it.

"Inferno! Blast Burn on Cormag!" Alec had shouted impulsively, forgetting that the rain would weaken it's Fire attacks. Although, Blast Burn was one of strongest Fire Type moves known. Alec's Charizard roared as it slammed it's fist on the ground, a blaze of fire gushing out from it, aiming straight for Cormag. The Fire would create a large cloud of smoke which was clearing up fast from the rainfall, also putting out flames that were now licking the ground.

"Veda, I know your paralyzed, but I need your speed! Can you tough through it?" Alec asked her. The Dragonite eyed Alec's knowing how his trainer was feeling. She let out huff as well as a small nod, saying that she would try her best to move. She gritted her teeth, not liking the sensation that had coursed through her body, however she forced herself to at least use her wings to levitate slightly above the ground. "Attack Innes with Dragon Tail!" Alec had shouted, needing this to work.

Veda had charged at Innes, her speed obviously not to it's fullest, however she continued to force herself to move, attempting to swing her stubby yet powerful tail towards the Manetric, hoping that it'd make contact. "The odds are against me ... but ... I can't be weak! We have to keep going! Alec thought to himself. However, it was clear that his technique had been threaded together by desperation. Whether that was enough though, was still to be undecided as of yet.