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She saw the barrelling Slowbro before Olivia could act, but thankfully, it ran face first into the spikey shield that had been set up by the massive grass type. "Keep him grounded." Olivia grunted, and her Omanyte obeyed, twisting its tentacles around the pokemon, squeezing with a constrict attack. The pink pokemon went limp and Olivia tossed a ball at it. The Rockets were fleeing by now, far outclassed. Though, they did taunt as the ran calling out, "Next time you won't have that big guy around to help ya'!"

And maybe she would, Olivia considered. Yet, before she could retrieve the pokeball she had thrown a sudden gust of sweet scent filled with spores of cotton swept around them. Confused and in a haze of pollen and spores, she fell back into the wet sand. "W- what was that?" She asked before the fairy fiend revealed itself from behind a rock, approaching with sinister eyes.

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olivia pursed her lips, the only sign of irritation on her stone cold face. he refused, and so she taught him; not as if he had been told multiple times how this challenge was to take place. yet, he mocked her still. olivia shouldn’t have been too surprised. yes, she had hoped those who would challenge her would show some kind of respect, but this child? well, he would be treated as the youth he was: disobedient, dull, and insolent.

he may have enraged her pokémon, but they were no fools. her carvanha bit into the incoming aurora beam with an ice fang, absorbing what frosty fate may have awaited him. this predator of the sea had been enraged, the inner beast awoken, and it was ready to fight. his speed was accelerating at incredible rates, and with the rain falling above, he felt empowered as he jetted towards the alakazam at alarming speeds the drizzle from above seems to wrap itself around the carvanha as he aqua jetted like a torpedo at the psychic type.

meanwhile, marill was in a rage. she launched herself forward at the dragonite, playing rough all the while. she was relentless, the fury of this fool making a mockery of her mistress... the marill had eyes full of hate. yet, the most devastating attacks were to come. olivia could only watch, hands folded over her chest, as she called out, "you, child, refused your move, clearly couldn't comprehend the challenge, and now you mock me? after i showed you how this challenge worked? you do realize, i could - and can - simply refuse you? or let you fumble and fail, leaving without a badge?" olivia's tone was as chilly as the rain that fell from above. vaporeon released a massive burst of water from her mouth, the rain being pulled into the attack to make the hydro pump strong as it shot across the field at the fire dog. more terrifying, however, was the shelless omanyte. it had been glowing with a white light since it had released its power via shell smash, and now, with fury coursing through its very being, it followed suit. or well, the vaporeon followed suit as the squid pokemon was incredibly fast due to the rain and its swift swim. a second hydro pump, once again empowered by the rain, braided itself with the first followed by a third; however, these two were glowing with the same energy that surrounded the omanyte. and so, the arcanine found three hydro pumps in a braided strike, all empowered by the rain and two glowing with powerful energy, blasting itself at the pokemon.

yet, the worst was to come. the mamoswine stomped it's massive feet on the cracked floor and the whole room began to shake. "no, oh no." olivia gasped, her blue eyes widening in horror. she feared an earthquake, the move would have brought the entire building down on top of them, but that wasn't what happened. instead, a ring of earth pulsated from underground before firing above at the jolteon - mud bomb. the goal was to trap it as the ball of mud began to form around it.

olivia let out a sigh of relief as said as the rumbling calmed itself, "you will learn something from this battle, dragon master, whether that be respect or an understanding of your pokemon only time will tell." her tone was as icy as he made her out to be.

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he refused. now that was a surprise. "very well, as you have refused your first turn in battle, i will show you." olivia said, her voice soothing like that of an educator. "dance and prance." olivia commanded, her voice taking on that of a leader once more. immediately, her marill's buoyant tail began to wiggle to and fro as she rolled over towards the pool of water, and suddenly a downpour of rain descended upon the field. from the shallow water, her carvanha jetted out of the pool and came hurtling towards mateo's arcanine. with its speedboost in effect, it ricochet off the fire dog and attempted to deliver a devastating crunch to the alakazam. "so as you've seen, marill the ally made one action, rain dance, while my scout - carvanha - delivered two actions. actions, as in, attacks or moves your pokemon may know."

olivia continued her assault. "now, with my scout out well ahead, the queen, king, and knight may act." she explained, motioning for her pokemon to go forth. one word barked through her pearly white teeth, "smash." her omanyte obeyed. the rain had made the pokemon swift, and after smashing its shell, it was unnaturally quick. in a blur, its tentacles flurried and the cracked cobble of the ruins spiked forth at an alarming speed aiming for the big orange dragon. "and so, my knight has made his move and so the queen and king act." her vaporeon, and the mamoswine then followed, stopped at the edge of the pool behind the marill and omanyte. "freeze." olivia ordered once more in her commanding voice, that of a queen.

the mamoswine lifted its mighty trunk and a blizzard shook the ruins themselves, the storm of sleet being directed at the dragon and electric pokemon respectively. her vaporeon, on the other hand, let loose an aurora beam at the fully evolved grass starter of hoenn. "and so all my pokemon have made their moves. there is no particular order in which one must use their pokemon, but think wisely. the queen may move freely so long as the scout or knight is ahead of her, the king must follow the queen, the knight must be adjacent to the king or queen by the end of the turn, and the ally is free to act unless the queen or king is injured; in which they must hurry to their aide for the rest of the round."

[attr="class","humour"]He was a spunky one, this Elias. The corner of her lips curl into the hint of a smile as they stood before the entrance of the gym of ruin. "I am Professor of Mythos, Gym Leader of Sootopolis, and Queen of the Crown; and you, my dear, are my ward - bestowed upon me by the League." She entered the open faced arch of the gym, expecting him to follow, as she continued, "And this is the Gym of Lore, or Ruin, depending on whom you ask; but, the badge I reward those that are worth is the rune badge." Olivia flashed the pin that held her silky blue belt in place.

"It is my understanding that I am to train you, and so it will be done for the gods know the League need a proper handsome face within their ranks, wouldn't you agree?" Olivia asked, her eyes a sparkling azure as she smiled at the boy.

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'queen.' once again, she was heralded from times of yore. it is of little annoyance, but she offers mateo a simple smile as he rambles - although the mention of 'the greatest dragon of all time' did catch her attention. olivia took a mental note to ask him of said dragon once their battle was over. once he asked his final question she answered. "you are in the gym of lore, young mateo, and i am sorry to disappoint; but this will not be a battle of brute strength and wild acts."

she pulled the sapphire hood down to reveal her platinum hair done up in a messy bun, bangs of loose moonlight covering her forehead. on her belt, she pressed one button to release all five of her pokemon. "as you know, the king and queen may be any male or female pokemon." olivia began, motioning to her mamoswine and vaporeon who were lined up before her. "the king may only travel where the queen moves, but is free to make one action. the queen is free to travel so long as the scout or knight is in front or flanking herself and may also make one action." at that, she motioned to the caravanha and added, "the scout - who is quick or stealthy - is free to move anywhere on the battlefield and may make two actions." with her other hand, olivia motioned to the omanyte, "the knight must always be adjacent to the king or queen, but is free to make two actions." finally, she gave a quick pat on the head to her marill and said, "the ally is free to move anywhere on the field and make one action, but should any damage come to the king or queen, they must return to the pair and remain with them for one round."

"and those are the rules of the crown." olivia said simply. her pokemon were lined up in a horizontal line before she snapped her fingers. her mamoswine moved to the side of her vaporeon, the omanyte and marill stood in front of them, and finally the carvanha was swimming in the pool of water in the center. she offered him a warm smile and announced, "may the first of many battles begin, mateo of blackthorn. you may make the first move."