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Falcon was sat on the ground, her knees up; Cale wound around her waist and across her shoulders. Kiliina was sat on her knees, wobbling slightly; and mewling. Falcon lightly caressed Cale's head as she watched the Skitty finally gain her balence; only to lose it when she reached out and tried to paw at her Trainer's nose.
Falcon caught the small Pokemon; and noticed that she was growing. She laid her on her lap; and tickled the cream belly. Kiliina wiggled and let out a mewling giggle.
"You're getting big," Falcon said; before her tilted ears picked up a noise behind their curtain of hair. Falcon looked up and saw Amber; with a Magnemite.
"They're here." Kiliina looked up at her Trainer; who smiled slightly at her. "You'll be fine. I know your first battle with a Magnemite was painful; as was your first battle against Amber's Pokemon... but you're much stronger now."
Kiliina nodded; resolution in her eyes. Falcon lightly stroked her cheek; before standing, Kiliina jumping from her lap and running forward into the ring. Falcon looked to Amber and nodded in greeting.

"Use your ears, Kiliina!" Falcon called. The Skitty focused; she had never come up against the moved before, but as she heard the rush of air she tried to judge the path of the attack and run to one side.
She wasn't entirely successful; and the air around her flattened her to the ground, her ears splayed. She shook off the effect; although Falcon knew that had she failed to move out the way, it would have gone much worse for them.
"Okay, Kiliina; get in close! Use Tackle!"
The tiny feline mewed in affirmation as she launched herself into a sprint. Her paws flew across the grass; and as she drew close, she launched herself at the Magnemite.

(Dice Roll)

Her body was light; and so a Tackle needed to be aimed carefully to be really affective. But Kiliina wasn't sure where to hit a Magnemite; her success would really depend on the luck of where the attack landed.

4 Damage!

Roll * 16 / 15 = 4
HP: 27/30

"Kiliina, dodge it!" The Skitty looked around, confused; she had no idea what was flying through the air at her, but it looked nothing like a-
She was knocked backwards by the attack; skidding along the grass. Falcon winced.
"Do your best!" Kiliina nodded, climbing shakily to her feet. She looked to Falcon for commands; and the Trainer bit her lip.
"Alright, Killina! Use Tackle!"
The Skitty instantly started to sprint towards her opponent; as she drew close launching herself into the air.

(Dice Roll)

But she still didn't know where best to hit the Magnemite; and once more, the attack was down to luck. They really needed to work out where it's weak spot was...

3 Damage!

Roll * 16 / 15 = 3
HP: 19/30

"Kiliina, move!" The Skitty's eyes widened as she felt the electricity in the air; and, panicked, ran- without looking. As Falcon opened her mouth to warn the Pokemon, the ball of electricity tore into Kiliina. She lost all control of her muscles as the electricity ran through them; and she collapsed onto the grass, the electricity causing her muscles to spasm wildly.
Falcon winced; it seemed that electricity always threw her Pokemon into a panic. She called out to try to soothe her.
"Kiliina, come on! Do your best; I believe in you!" The Skitty gradually gained control of her muscles and, taking strength from her Trainer's encouragement, pulled herself to her paws.
Still suffering from the occasional spasm, Kiliina looked up at the Magnemite. She hated the feeling of electricity in her body; of losing control of her muscles... But it paled next to her determination to never give up; to do all she could.
Kiliina's black eyes met Falcon's ruby ones as they gazed across the arena to each other. The feline knew what Falcon was going to say before she said it.
"Kiliina, Return!" The Skitty close her eyes and focused; drowning out the electricity in her muscles. She wasn't giving up. She would do her best!

(Dice Roll)

She ran as fast as she could at the Magnemite; her paws barely touching the grass before they were pushing her faster. When she drew close enough, she gained, for a moment, full control of her muscles; and she tensed them before launching herself with all her power at the Magnemite.

9 Damage!

Roll * 16 / 15 = 8.5 = 9
HP: 10/30

"Kiliina!" Falcon didn't have to finish her warning; the Skitty remembered that attack, and ran to one side. However, the electricity caused her muscles to spasm; and she fell spread-eagled onto the grass. The Gyro Ball hit dead on her tail; causing a mewl of pain and annoyance. Her tail seemed to get severely battered in battles.
"Come on, Kiliina! If your muscles won't work- use Uproar!" The only walls here were those encircling the arena; Falcon didn't think they could create the horrendous noise Kiliina created inside, where her Uproar echoed off every wall. Still, it was worth a try.
The small Pokemon sat up; and took a deep breath. She opened her mouth and started yowling and screeching at the top of her voice.

(Dice Roll)

How such a tiny pair of lungs could create that much noise, Falcon hadn't managed to work out; but the noise echoed off the arena walls, and Kiliina screeched her annoyance at her abused tail and spasming muscles. The noise built until Falcon was sure her head would bust; and Cale retreated to the safety of his Pokeball.

9 Damage!

Roll * 16 / 15 = 8.5 = 9
HP: 8/30

"Kiliina!" The Skitty couldn't hear Falcon over her yowling; and Falcon tried raising her voice.
"Kiliina!" The screeching noises fell in volume as the tiny feline turned to her Trainer; Falcon knew there was no time to waste.
"Sonicboom! Use your ears!" The exhausted Pokemon raised her large, pink ears; but all they caught were the echoes of her Uproar still bouncing around the stadium. Falcon winced as the attack landed; flattening Kiliina to the ground completely.
Falcon re-released Cale from his Pokeball; the Dragonair looked over to Kiliina and nodded his affirmation at his Trainer. The Dragonair curled himself around Falcon's torso and over her shoulders as she ran into the arena to her Skitty.
The tiny Pokemon tried to lift herself to her paws; but barely raised her body before slumping back onto the ground. That last move had hit harder than any other throughout the battle; and Falcon was gentle as she picked up the limp body. Kiliina's glazed, half-open eyes sought out those of her Trainer.
"You did well", Falcon whispered; cradling her Pokemon close and stroking her short fur. "You did great."

HP: 0/30

Amber looked in amazement at the result of the battle. Magnet could win? Was that even possible? Apparently so, he just did. A smile crossed her face, not the normal smile she did when she won battles, one much bigger. "Magnet! You actually won! I'm so proud of of you!" She exclaimed as she ran onto the field to hold her Magnemite, which had floated down to the ground again. "I'm so proud of you!" Amber couldn't help but repeat herself. Brick and Emi were great at battling, but Magnet was the goofy one who didn't take it seriously. She thought he would never win because of that. Well, this sure proved her wrong. "You'll get a treat for doing you very best later today. But for now, return and rest." She held his pokeball in her hand and the top popped open, Magnet turning into red light and going back into his pokeball, relieved the battle was over.

Then she looked at Falcon, one of the trainers she'd battled once already. She had won that time two, but that didn't matter to her anymore, she'd mellowed out since then. "Your Skitty is still as adorable as last time, but a whole lot stronger. You gave Magnet and I a run for our money, I thought you had us at the end. You're a great trainer, I can see that from your pokemon and the way you treat them." The last time they had met after the battle, Falcon had said personal growth was more important than winning. And, admittedly, it didn't make Amber feel so hot, more like she was getting a small, very small, lecture on how to train her pokemon. "I've mellowed out since our last battle, winning doesn't mean so much to me anymore."