Just as Andrea was about to have a panic attack thinking that she was gonna rot in jail for the rest of her life, her savior Lars opened the door and let her out, telling her that next time she was free to go straight to his office. Needless to say, a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders.

"I've been great!" The draconic cosplayer replied to the man's inquiry. "I got a job, I stopped a bank heist, I went to a haunted house, I survived a space-time distortion, and I explored an uncharted island! Oh, and Chomper finally evolved!" She jovially said, petting one of Chomper's heads, the other head butting in and demanding to be petted too.

"Say, now that both Chomper and I have gotten stronger, we should totally have a rematch!" The girl proposed, her ruby-colored eyes gleaming with anticipation.

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"I work for Professor Yvette Belmont as an assistant. She's very smart and super cool!" Andrea explained. Somehow landing a job without an interview and with no prior experience was the least extraordinary of her recent feats. Still, she was clearly enthusiastic about it.

Once they exited the building, the young PokéManiac spread her arms and basked in the blazing sunlight. After being locked up in that tiny room, it sure felt good to be a free woman again! She wasn't alone in this; Chomper was also excited to be outdoors, running around the open space. Spotting a berry hanging off a tree, he fired a Dragon Pulse to bring it down. Then the two heads started quarreling over who would get to eat the berry. There was a lot of snarling and biting involved.

Andrea clapped her hands sharply in order to get their attention. "Hey, hey, hey! Instead of fighting each other, you should focus on fighting our opponent!" The girl shouted, before letting out a long sigh. "I could definitely use some advice..." She admitted.

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"'Higher up in the hierarchy'?" The girl repeated. "I don't think there's such a thing. I've had Chomper since I was a kid too..." And therein lied the problem; Chomper wasn't her strongest Pokémon. That honor belonged to a certain Hyper Beam-shooting lizard. But he was her oldest, and that made him prideful. With neither head wanting to relent their pride, they would only listen to an impartial third party that commanded authority.

One of Andrea's Pokéballs burst open, Missy coming out of her own volition to settle their dispute. She shot a stern glare at the two quarreling heads, who shrank back from the Kangaskhan's sheer parental aura, like a pair of siblings being scolded by their mother. Missy then picked the berry up, splitting it into two equal halves.

"That's right, you should share! You have one stomach, so you're getting the same amount of calories anyway!" Andrea reinforced the conclusion her Kangaskhan had come to. The girl then flashed a satisfied smirk. "I think that worked out! They respect Missy far too much to disappoint her. So, how about that battle?" She asked Laurence.

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With the pleasantries and infighting out of the way, it was time for Ro and Chomper to have a proper rematch. Andrea nodded excitedly. "We sure are ready! Right, Chomper? ... Chomper?" She quizically turned behind her to be met by an unexpected sight. Even Missy was taken aback by what they saw.

The Zweilous' skin had changed from its natural blue coloration into a green hue, and he now sported the same sparkle as Lars' Metagross. How had this happened? The half-eaten berry lying on the ground might have provided an answer. Shonen characters were known to undergo extraordinary changes when eating suspicious fruit.

"Woah, you look so cool now!" The young PokéManiac exclaimed, as her now shiny Pokémon got into position and growled in excitement, eager to do battle. "Alright, Chomper, let's start with a Crunch!" The girl ordered, as the two-headed dragon charged at the silver behemoth, ready to sink his teeth into their metallic frame.

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And lift him up into the air it did, the Zweilous helplessly flailing his stubby legs. "Uh oh... This is bad." Andrea worriedly observed. While suspended in the air, Chomper couldn't get close to Ro, which was a problem considering most of his attacks were physical. Missy and her baby Kangaskhan watched the ongoing battle with baited breaths. What would their trainer do?

After a few seconds of contemplating a way out of this predicament, the young PokéManiac got a surge of inspiration. "Chomper, Dragon Pulse the ground!" The twin-headed dragon obliged, firing a wave of draconic energy from his mouth that propelled his medium-sized body upwards. Once he reached a significant height out of the range of Ro's Telekinesis, he regained control of his faculties - and gravity reclaimed him in turn - descending upon the Metagross with jaws wide open, prepared to deliver another Crunch.

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Chomper roared in pain as his once again airborne form was battered by Ro's flurry of Bullet Punches, each one pushing the dragon further back. Falling to the ground, he willed himself to stand up, covered in bruises, but still eager to fight. His opponent was strong, fast AND smart, but Chomper was stubborn to a fault. It remained to be seen whether his stubbornness would be his undoing...

The Hostile Pokémon bared his fangs and growled defiantly at his larger opponent, getting all Worked Up. "Chomper never gives up! The more he wants to win, the stronger he gets!" Andrea declared, which was both a prideful boast and words of encouragement for her Zweilous.

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