For Whom the Tides Toll

[Blair Willows]

Blair raced down the beach on her hover bike, which she purchased at the bike shop in town.

'Libra City sure is beautiful.' she thought, as a storm of sand blew behind her. A bag of gym supplies hung on the side of the bike. She was almost done with her gym.

She pulled in front of the gym and came to a halt. The hover bike descended and landed gently on the ground. She stepped off, took off her helmet, and let her brown hair tumble down. She shook her head lightly to get her hair out of her face.

She placed her helmet on the bike's seat and she picked up her bag. She released her Vileplume.

"Vilepluuuume." it said, looking up at Blair.

Blair smiled gently. "Vileplume, please watch the bike and Stun Spore anyone who tries to take it. Okay?"

Vileplume smiled and nodded.

Blair stroked its large petals on its head and then walked into the gym, which was draped in vines and beautiful flowers. The gym was surrounded by beautiful fountains, with crystal clear waters flowing out.

Inside, there were pools lined around the large, circular room for her water types. She looked up and there was a suspended garden with long vines draping down halfway towards the floor.

In the center of the room was a large battlefield, with pools on either side of it, making it perfect for her water types. The garden above was for quick retreat for her grass types. She smiled as this gym was perfect.

A Roserade jumped down from the garden and landed in front of Blair. It looked up at Blair, smiling. It had finished the garden.

"Good job, Roserade." she said.

Her two Milotic were resting the pools on either side of the gym. They, too, had been decorated with floating lilys on the surface. The walls shimmered from the water.

"It looks like we're done." Blair said, a bit surprised. She had bought extra supplies, but didn't need them. She smiled though. "I guess it's time to decorate my room."

Roserade smiled and jumped backwards up into the garden in a green flash. Blair had always been amazed by its speed, even when it was a Roselia. She smiled.

"The Libra City Gym is now officially open." she thought.

[Tio Millia]

Tio, checking the place out for Chie, peeks her head in, and smiles "How lovely..." she then looks to Blair with a soft smile and speaks to her "Hey...mind if I come in?..."

[Blair Willows]

Blair turned around. She smiled gently.

"Of course." she said.

[Tio Millia]

She smiles and nods, looking to Blair and holding out her hand, a faint blush on her cheeks "I'm Tio Millia...Professor Chie's assistant...I just came to check out the Gym and, maybe if you have a little free time, a quick match?"

[Blair Willows]

"By all means, take a look around." Blair said, kindly. "And I would love a match with you."

[Tio Millia]

She smiles and nods "Love what you did with the place...very relaxing..." She then smiles and looks to her, taking her spot at the Stadium "How about three Pokemon?...oh...and if you wouldn't mind, could you use your Gym Pokemon?"

[Blair Willows]

Blair nodded, taking out a pokeball. She threw it and it burst open. An Umbreon appeared in a blaze of white light. It's rings were blue, and they began to change to different shades of blue.

"Choose wisely." Blair said. "This is no ordinary Umbreon."

[Tio Millia]

She looks it over, then smiles "Let me guess...it's a Delta Water-Type?...most of my studies, as well as my Pokemon collection, have centered around them, and I've been with them long enough to tell the difference. Besides...I thought it odd that a Trainer who specializes in Grass and Water would have a Dark-type...but anyways, enough about me...let's go Electabuzz!" She sends out her first Pokemon, an Electabuzz . However, it has somewhat of a crackly, almost flaming aura surrounding it "I'll go ahead...Electabuzz, Fire Punch!" Her Electabuzz nods and, as its fist ignotes and is surrounded by flames, throws a punch toward the Umbreon

[Blair Willows]

"So, a Delta Electabuzz?" Blair asked. "This is going to be interesting. Umbreon, use Surf."

Her Umbreon nodded and jumped into one of the pools and the water rose to form a large wave. The wave towered over Electabuzz, coming down.

[Tio Millia]

The Electabuzz braces itself as the wave crashes into it. It manages to stand its ground, however, and Tio had the perfect counterattack ready "Electabuzz! Use Cross Chop!!" When the Surf ends, the Electabuzz jumps forward and brings his arms down in a powerful double chop

[Blair Willows]

"Nice try, sweetheart." Blair said. "Umbreon, use Ice Beam to keep it away from you, then follow up with Brine."

Umbreon shot a cold beam from its mouth and the beam flew at the Electabuzz. Whether it hit or not, Umbreon would then conjure up its Brine attack to assault Electabuzz.

[Tio Millia]

The Ice Beam did, in fact hit, as Electabuzz had no chance to avoid it since he was in the middle of an attack. The beam left him frozen, but Tio wasn't about to let that stop her "Electabuzz, Flame Wheel!!" Fire surrounds, the Electabuzz, melting the ice and, just barely avoiding the Brine, he goes into a flying somersault towards Umbreon

[Blair Willows]

"Use Brine again." Blair ordered.

A wall of water rose in front of Umbreon and it was directed at the oncoming Electabuzz, sure to take it out if it hit.

[Tio Millia]

"Punch through it!!" The Electabuzz goes through with its Flame Wheel, taking the Brine and getting knocked out. However, his attack, through pure momentum, kept going

[Blair Willows]

The Flame Wheel struck and blew Umbreon backwards and it skid across the pool's surface to the other side. It got up on all fours and looked back at Tio, ready for more.

Blair smiled. "You're doing very well." she said. "Hardly anyone can touch my Umbreon. Kudos."

[Tio Millia]

She smiles "Thanks" She then gets her next Pokemon ready, and waists no time in attacking with it. "Ampharos, You're up!" an Ampharos with a greenish aura appears "Use Energy Ball!!" The Ampharos charges a ball of solar energy in its hands, then launches it

[Blair Willows]

"Umbreon, dodge, then Confuse Ray." she ordered.

Umbreon obeyed and darted off towards the other pool. The Energy Ball sizzled past its tail, missing barely. The rings on Umbreon's body glowed and released a brilliant Confuse Ray.