Here beginneth the lesson

Luck seemed to be with Sal this round, as not only did Clay manage to dodge both Water Guns, but his Poison Sting seemed to have poisoned Buizel too. However, the dodges had taken their toll on Clay, the Gligar now panting heavily. The tables had turned as far as energy was concerned, and now Sal had to order first. Sand Attack was useless without any sand, so that was immediately out of the question. Razor Wind was probably not an option here, considering how tired he had become, and dodging would just tire him out further, so Sal had to work with the other moves in his arsenal. He was therefore down to only 5 moves, 4 of which were generic moves, so he decided on some simple orders.

“Ok, let’s try a Growl as it starts an attack, then Bite down on its back!”

With Sonic Boom finally being shown off, Sal felt as if his opponent had just strung him along from the beginning, holding back a trump card. Still, Sal’s motive was simply to allow Clay to rest up a little, and that goal had been achieved, so Razor Wind would probably be an option now. Although, with 2 Water Guns coming his way, he knew he’d need to dodge at least one attack this round. Billy’s orders seemed sturdy, but Sal wasn’t giving in just yet.

“Hang in there Clay! I chose you to battle this Pokémon because I believe you’re strong enough. Now let’s show these guys another one of your Razor Wind attacks! Then a Poison Sting! If he’s still up, another Poison Sting. We need to try and win this in this round, with your energy rapidly dropping."

[OOC: The RNG is a heartless and cruel being indeed. Not that it’s not awesome Clay survived though.]

“… Wow. Nice timing. Clay, keep it up!” he said, quite impressed that the second Water Gun had been blocked. But his poor Pokémon looked completely beaten and a little worn out too. This battle was definitely ending this round, so Sal thought for a minute. ’I need to avoid letting Clay take any damage at all. I really feel as though we should give in here, but that’d be an insult to all the hard work Clay’s put in to this. So I’ll rely on his gliding capabilities, and get to Buizel’s blind spot. With his final piece of reasoning for this battle over, Sal turned his attention to Clay and gave his orders.

“Ok, Buizel looks really tired, so let’s use that! Get gliding towards Buizel and Bite down onto his neck! Dodge any attacks coming your way while you glide, should he be able to fire any. If he’s still alive after that Bite, Tail Whip to finish this!” Sal called down, feeling the pressure of the battle.

[OOC: This reply seems very long... Also, my descriptions of arenas suck at 12 midnight, clearly.]

Billy seemed determined as ever, reminding Sal of himself a little, as he ordered. "I know you're tired, but you have to do this or else we could lose Buizel. To a Ground-type, no less! I'm not going to let that happen. Sonic Boom once more to throw off it's Bite, than one final Water Gun!"

The round was full of tension, both trainers not giving in until the final judgement. Clay came in towards his opponent for another of the Bite attacks Sal was getting used to ordering from his Ground type partner. However, Buizel distanced itself from Clay with a quick Sonic Boom. Buizel then started a Water Gun as Clay came in for his Tail Whip. Fortunately, the Fly Scorpion dodged the attack, and struck back with his tail. And as the poison kicked in, Buizel fell down, unable to continue any further. Sal couldn’t believe his luck as the whistle blew.

"BUIZEL IS UNABLE TO BATTLE! SAL AND CLAY ARE ONCE AGAIN THE WINNERS!" Mrs. Bonsai shouted, confirming the battle had ended. Sal recalled his Gligar, more than happy with the outcome. “Clay, you did fantastic. Let’s hope you won’t need to fight any more battles,” he said, walking back to the nurse to bring the Ground type back to full health.

"I'm sorry buddy," Billy said to his Buizel, calling it back into its Pokéball. "You were still great though, don't worry. I'll train harder and be a better trainer, I promise." And with that, Mrs. Bonsai looked around for the next trainer.

"Has anyone seen Lily?" she asked, looking around. "She was here a minute ago, where'd she run off to?"

Not long after, a girl came through the doors Sal had entered through, wearing the same uniform as the other classmates.

"Sorry, I'm back Mrs. Bonsai. Just had to have a little bathroom break!" she said, "Is it my turn to battle again already?" Mrs. Bonsai just nodded, and the young girl took her place.

As Clay was recovering, Sal looked over at the arena, which was shifting once more. The pool arena was replaced with a fairly basic arena, somewhat similar to the rocky arena earlier only without the rocks.

Lily seemed pleased with the new arena. "Ah, I haven't gotten to use this one in a long time! Go, Togetic!" she shouted, calling out her Pokémon. At this point, Clay was back to health, and Sal took his place back in the challenger’s box.

"Alright mister. Let's do this! I don't make a habit of losing, and not twice in a row. So watch out!" Lily said, seeming rather confident. ’Well, it’s only natural to be confident with an evolved Pokémon like that,’ he thought, knowing the Flying type all too well from his days in Johto. Still, he pretty much automatically reached for his Pokédex to learn as much as possible about the new foe.

Togetic, the Happiness Pokémon, and the evolved form of Togepi. It grows dispirited if it is not with kind people. It can float in midair without moving its wings.

’Well, that was informative,’ Sal thought sarcastically. Still, he looked through his Pokédex for more information, in particular the moves it can learn. ’Wow, it could throw just about anything at me. Still, I’ll battle with the same determination as always,’ he decided, and selected his Pokémon without much difficulty. He threw out a different Pokéball this time, calling out the other Pokémon he had with him. “Goku, it’s time for you to battle, my friend!” And with that, the Fire type took to the field. He looked back at Sal with a look of disapproval, clearly not pleased to be fighting something that looked that experienced. “Hey, feel lucky you’re not Clay. I trust you; you were my first Pokémon, after all. Now go and show these guys that we don’t tend to lose either!” he said. The words seemed to have the desired effect, with Goku turning back to the battle, looking more confident.

“Ok, let’s enter this with a bang! Double Ember to kick things off!” Sal called, feeling that the orders were a little predictable. Still, it was the first round, what else could he do?