Seeing that things on Dialga's side were settled, the Gyarados next to them finally couldn't hold himself back anymore.
He wanted to act cool, he wanted to shine in front of everyone.
He didn't dare say he could take down Archaludon for sure, after all, the General usually trained hard enough as it was, and he was also the Dragon God's trusted follower who got lots of extra special training.
But after working this hard for so long, he should at least be able to beat Dragonair, right?
Gyarados knew very well that this girl spent all day either eating, sleeping, or causing trouble and having fun. She couldn't even be bothered to go eat her extra special training meals.
How strong could she be?
Today was the perfect day for him, Gyarados, to rise.
"ROAR!"
Seeing Giratina leave with a wicked grin while dragging Dialga away, Gyarados let out a low roar, his big eyes looking at Axel with anticipation.
'Master, when are we going to spar?'
"You really thought it through?", Axel sucked on his teeth for a second, then confirmed one last time.
Even though he knew Gyarados was full of bad ideas today, he had just finished giving Dragonair some extra special training...
If Gyarados got beaten up by Dragonair right now, he might end up crying, right?
"ROAR!", Gyarados nodded heavily, indicating that he had already decided.
"Then if you lose, you're not allowed to cry."
"ROAR!", Gyarados nodded again, his big face full of confidence.
'Cry?'
'If anyone is going to cry, it would be Dragonair!'
Once he was done today, he'd make sure Dragonair never dared prank him again.
In the Poké Ball at Axel's waist, Dragonair's Poké Ball started bouncing wildly at an extremely high frequency, with little suppressed giggles slipping out from time to time.
Even without looking, you could tell Dragonair was about to burst.
Axel understood Dragonair's current mood very well.
Back when he had just gotten Ho-Oh and went to challenge Brock, that rock-like man, he had felt the exact same way...
"Wait just a bit, okay? Professor Oak called specifically today and said that it's incredible you could comprehend the power of space, he wants to properly watch your battle."
"ROAR!", Hearing Axel's words, the originally impatient Gyarados forcibly put on a calm and collected demeanor and obediently landed back on the ground.
Wait. He had to wait.
Even Dragonair's trainer's teacher thought he was unbelievable, so didn't he have to give them a proper shock?
Right this moment, Gyarados was already imagining himself as the main character of the Mewtwo movie.
The audience kept growing, everyone was looking forward to his battle.
When he actually used the power of space to defeat Dragonair, everyone would definitely scream for him like crazy.
Very soon, Axel dialed Professor Oak's number.
Although he was still in the hospital bed, his complexion was clearly much better.
["Axel, can we watch Gyarados and Dragonair's battle already?"]
Professor Oak was very surprised by Axel's efficiency.
When he called earlier today, even though he was being stepped on, he had still seen that incredible power on Dragonair.
He had thought Axel would have to spend some time talking Gyarados into it, since even Pokémon usually don't like to fight battles they can't win.
In Professor Oak's eyes, even though Gyarados had gained a power that seemed like that of a god, being a god did not necessarily mean you could fight.
There were many legendary Pokémon whose divine roles were powerful, but their fighting ability was a bit lousy.
At least in terms of frontal combat, the power Dragonair had just obtained was much stronger than Gyarados'.
Of course, if Gyarados really became very proficient at using space, he wouldn't be weak in battle either.
But then you had to remember Dragonair's combat talent ever since she was small.
Back when she was still a Dratini, Dragonair often fooled around teasing cats and dogs in Professor Oak's yard.
After evolving into Dragonair, she was even called the "husky among dragons" by all the Pokémon in the yard.
To get that kind of nickname, besides riding on Dragonite's reputation, Dragonair's battle talent was also a very important factor.
In this situation, Professor Oak felt that this Gyarados of Axel's was actually pretty brave.
Next to Professor Oak, Dragonite was also full of expectation, wanting to see how strong his girl's battle power was now.
If Dragonair became famous, maybe he wouldn't even have to return to Dragon's Den, and little female dragons would line up and offer huge sums to have his child. [T/N: Lol!]
After the call connected, Axel didn't waste time talking.
The Poké Ball at his waist flashed, and Dragonair's body appeared in the middle of the yard along with a burst of white light.
Gyarados blinked, a little confused as to why there were two half-transparent whiskers next to Dragonair, and why her Outrage had changed color as well.
But very quickly, Gyarados tossed this matter aside.
The biggest source of opportunity in all of Sinnoh was the time-space twin dragons and Giratina, and he had been guarding those three this whole time these past few days.
So what if Dragonair got some minor opportunity, there's no way she could beat him, right?
"ROAR!" Gyarados roared, looking at Axel full of anticipation.
'Master, I'm ready!'
Thinking of what might happen later, even the just-now furious Gardevoir couldn't help but let the corners of her mouth curve up a little, and used Fairy Wind to clear out the yard so the two of them could fight properly.
The little shark next to them was full of heartache instead, hurriedly gobbling up the ice crystals on the ground that hadn't been cleaned away yet.
Axel released all of his Pokémon, handed out their food for the night one by one, and told them to eat while they watched.
Since this was the first official internal tournament, Axel felt he had to make it a bit grand.
Gyarados and Dragonair were both moved to tears.
Their master was such a good person. As soon as they got some training results, they could show off in front of so many partners.
'So satisfying!'
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
The two dragons floated up into the air at the same time, each throwing out a bit of trash talk.
Emmm... actually, it wasn't that harsh.
Dragonair said the loser had to bark like a puppy, and Gyarados said the loser had to give up three days' worth of food to the winner.
It was basically just kids bickering.
Finally, Axel finished adjusting Rotom's camera, popped a grape Gardevoir handed over into his mouth, and lay comfortably on a recliner.
"You two can start. The dragon who wins can come travel with me tonight, and the one who loses can come too, but once they're there, they have to be the mount."
"ROAR!"
Gyarados was instantly fired up, his body twisting quickly as a huge space rift opened next to him.
At the same time, a faint layer of ice crystals appeared in his mouth as he prepared to use Ice Fang in a moment.
'You little punk, just watch me freeze you to death later.'
The moment this thought appeared in Gyarados' mind, a torrential downpour suddenly started falling from the sky.
Next second, when Dragonair was teleported right in front of his big mouth, Gyarados froze on the spot.
'What the heck?'
Why did he suddenly feel like Dragonair had become a Water type.
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