Episode 5: The Swanna and the Eon

"What IS that?" Serena balked at the blue and silver dragon staring down the Swanna trotting into the arena.

"Here, I'll show you." Ash flipped open his Pokedex to allow Serena to read about Fiona's opponent:

"Latios, the eon Pokemon. Even in hiding, it can detect the locations of others and sense their emotions since it has telepathy. Its intelligence allows it to understand human languages.

Serena swallowed hard as Misty was closed inside the Synergist chamber. "I hope Misty knows what she's doing..."

Inside the arena, Fiona made the first move. "Water Pulse!"

The Latios balked at the waves of water brimming with energy headed for it, and zoomed away, leaving the attack to splatter on the protective walls. Its head began to glow, and a psychic eye symbol appeared on its head as it dove down towards Fiona. "Zen Headbutt."

Fiona fluttered away moments before the Latios landed with a crash, leaving a crater where she had been seconds before. "Hope the arena crew knows how to fix that..." Ash mused as Fiona conjured an Aqua Ring around her to protect herself.

"Don't worry the arena's able to repair itself." Nia replied as she watched the Latios spew a Dragonbreath at Fiona, sending her flying to the arena edge.

Not one to be deterred, Fiona started flapping up a white tornado made of feathers. "Dove Tornado!"

"Dragon Pulse!" A beam of energy went flying from the Laitos' mouth, making Fiona's attack fizzle out, but Fiona had taken flight to avoid the attack, so the Dragon Pulse fizzled out on the protective barrier.

"Come on, Misty, where's those ice attacks you said Fiona knew?" Ash wondered as he watched the battle unfold in the arena.

"I'm trying!" Misty reported back. "But Mr. Eon Dragon knows where Fiona's going to be and what she plans to do before she even has a chance to do anything!"

"Isn't that cheating?" Serena wondered.

"Not necessarily--you can't exactly legislate against telepathy in a rule book." Brock replied. "What Misty CAN do in situations like this is change up her battle plan, and catch her opponent off guard with something it's never seen before."

"Something it's never seen before..." Misty mused from the Synergist's chamber. "Brock, you're a genius! I have an idea..."

Inside the arena, Fiona swayed and swirled to the background music coming from the arena speakers, creating a whorl of ice and snow that caught the Eon dragon by surprise. "Dancing Snow!"

The Latios grimaced, then gained a light blue aura as a male voice echoed through the arena. Furiya, shuru shamato...

Ash balked. "A Mega Evolution?" he gasped as the Latios was engulfed in a pale blue light.

"Well...this is some turn of events." Misty grumbled from inside the chamber as the newly transformed Mega Latios emerged, to the cheers of the audience. "Fiona can't Mega Evolve..."

"But she CAN use the famous Swanna Song!" Serena assured her friend.

"Come to think of it, that's what Fiona's Burst is on the console..." Misty noted. "I'm saving it if things get bad, though."

Inside the arena, Fiona prepared another Dove Tornado, moments before she heard the Mega Latios singing in an ancient language, creating illusions of Dragonites around him.

She had almost no time to react, however, as Mega Latios becan forming a glowing white ball of light. "Luster Purge!"

The crowd gasped as the Swanna took the bright attack nearly point blank, lighting up the area around the arena. [Assuming Fiona survived that, that's gonna hurt in the morning.] Pikachu noted.

"Fiona...can you hear me?" Misty pleaded. "We can't lose now...not after we've come this far!"

Relieved applause filled the air as the Swanna glowed blue from its Aqua Ring, and gingerly stood up. "You think you're so high and mighty with your powerful attacks..." Fiona angrily growled as she walked toward the Mega Latios in preparation to engage it again in battle. "But you forget I have a power you do not...the power made famous to millions of children and adults on TV shows around the world...the power all Swannas have innately in their hearts...the eternal Swanna's Song!"

With that, she streaked skyward, becoming a blue-white streak of light before singing Gatrandis favel, secret, edena....

"The Swanna Song!" Serena smiled--maybe Misty had a chance!

Emusto ronzen fine el balaziis... Fiona continued, her voice resounding through the arena as she flapped up torrents of wind, ice, snow, sapphires, and silver dust. Katoradis favel siicletu edena...

With one last powerful flap, she sent the icy tornado flying at the trembling Mega Latios. Emusto koron zen fine, si...

Many in the crowd and on both sides of the arena shielded their eyes as the shining icy tornado engulfed the Mega Latios, but when the light faded, it lay swirly eyed on the ground as Fiona gracefully twirled down to the arena floor as the arena roared with applause.

"She did it!" Ash was just as overjoyed as Misty emerged from the chamber, elated that her Pokemon's most riskiest move had come through for them all.

[When it comes down to it, you can't keep a good mon down.] Pikachu smiled as he and Raven watched their human teammates celebrate.

[That is true...] Raven smiled, pleased.

Nia was first to speak as she watched Team Colore advance to #490 in the rankings. "That's two wins so far, even if they did come by the skin of your teeth--keep this up and you just might be not just a Rainbow Champion Team, but the first foreign Rainbow Champion Team in twenty years."

"As noble a goal that is, let's just focus on the task at hand for now." Brock replied. "Getting to the top 64 of the Magenta League."

He then heard his matchup being announced over the arena loudspeaker. "Next matchup: Brock Harrison of Team Colore vs. Terry Wilder of Team Seiryu.

Misty smiled when she saw Brock's opponent was a Gyarados. "With Pikachu, a Gyarados will be cake!"

"I wouldn't be so sure...remember that Gyarados can learn a lot of Dragon moves." Ash reminded Misty as Pikachu romped by Brock's side...