Oregon's enhanced speed allowed him to leap out of the way of the incoming Dynamicpunch, which instead struck the steel floor. CT, meanwhile, launched an Ice Beam at the Leafeon, but could not guard against both is physical charge and the Energy Ball.
That was where Iowa made his move, blocking the energy blast with a blast of pure magnetic force. At the same time, the Tropius was able to clear Oregon's Sandstorm.
"I believe that I am at a disadvantage," Iowa noted, "The enhanced sunlight will likely enhance my vulnerability."
"If that's the case, then make what time you have useful," CT specifically telepathed to the Magnezone, "I've alerted Delaware and Arizona; it will only be a matter of time before they arrive."
The Magnezone's response was to send a Thunder Wave indiscriminately at one of the Elementals. As this was happening, Washington's Bullet Punch struck Andrew, which knocked him back - and woke him up.
"What... what happened this time?" he said, at which point he saw the Weavile running at him. "Lycis? Lycis, is that you?"
The Weavile's mouth opened, but all that came out was a set of low-pitched hisses. Andrew started to ask her to say again, but the Metagross charged at the two, and Andrew was barely able to roll out of the way.
"Does-" he started to get up, and stumbled. "Lycis, what was that?"
Lycis looked confused, and opened her mouth again, but there was only a set of growls.
"Oh..." it suddenly came to him, and as it did, the Metagross appeared behind him, and struck him again with Bullet Punch.
"No... Lycis, I don't think I can understand what you're saying anymore."
----
Hearing those words come out of Andrew's mouth shot down any retort she had for her trainer.
She had gone all of this way, taken all of these chances, and even put the lives of Andrew's other pokemon in danger - she didn't even know if Eltanin was alive or not - and all for this?
This...
The Weavile's features darkened. There was only one human in all the world responsible for this. One human that needed to die for this.
I should have gone when I had the chance. If I'd acted quicker...
She generated ice blades onto her claws, and ran through the Door. The Starmie and Magnezone immediately caught on to what she was doing - the Tyranitar appeared not to - and flew down at her, but she jumped over the Starmie, and then onto and off of the Magnezone. Her target was, naturally, Goodwin who was adjusting a metal panel in the back of the room while his pokemon were battling.
His attention was diverted, and he was going to pay. In full.
Lycis had her target in sight, and he did not see her.
"You are going to die, Goodwin," she snarled leaping for him, "and nobody, nobody will miss you."
All of a sudden, something grabbed her out of the air and slammed her into the ground. It was the Tyranitar, who apparently had noticed her move.
"You're very wrong about that, Weavile. Countless would miss Master Goodwin. He's an icon in this region, given all the help he's made within his term - and at twenty-one years, no less."
Razor-sharp stones gathered from around and onto the Tyranitar's arm, a sort of false Stone Edge that turned his arm into a deadly blade.
"That's what he keeps saying is the main problem with your little game. You Elementals are up against the man that is in charge of the country, not to mention everyone that works under him. It's a hopeless battle, so why do you try and fight the impossible?"
He paused, and then said, "Not that it matters for you, anyway, since you're about to die."
----
Delaware and Arizona reached the entryway to the underground, and quickly moved down it; they could already hear the sounds of a battle unfolding. As the two reached the bottom of the stairs, they ran and flew past the prison, and reached the hall to the lab. There, they could see a human that was standing up, starting to walk, falling over for a few moments, and then getting back up again.
"If I'm not mistaken, that's the Elemental master Goodwin imprisoned," Arizona noted, "What's he doing in the hallway like this?"
Delaware thought the possibilities through. "That Dragonite we battled was definitely the same one that we saw at the Church. if he's here, and that Weavile was here, and that boy that sent a few pokemon to help the Dragonite... there's a good chance that this is a rescue mission. And judging by what's going on further ahead, it's possible that whoever else came to rescue him got him out of the labs, but are now encountering resistance by those that are in there."
"So what do we do?"
Delaware paused, and then called two attacks forward: Meteor Mash powered up in one hand, and flames for a Fire Punch gathered in the other.
"Isn't it obvious? We ensure that there's nothing left of the boy to rescue."
Arizona buzzed in satisfaction, and then shot forward, using String Shot to trap the boy's legs this happened just as he was getting up, and his leg's refusal to respond this time caused him to fall again.
As he fell over, Delaware slowly approached the boy, a dual attack ready. Without saying a word, she brought both of her fists down towards the boy.
