[h2]Battle: Beatrix Loren & Zacharias Mann![/h2]

Beatrix heled one of her arms up to try and block the sun from her eyes, she so disliked abilities like that given that she was not really a sun person... Rain was much better in her opinion, that being said she decided to give them all a little shade. [color=bc8dbf][b]"Flash, use smog if you please"[/b][/color] With that command the little Litwick took in a BIG breath before looking strained as its flame on top of its head started to pump out a thick smog in a attempt to block out the sunlight.

"Hestia, avoid the smog as much as you can! Launch a Hex!" With that, the little Vuplix ran off, veering to the side away from the water to try and avoid the thick, roiling cloud of gas. Approaching from the side, a ghostly purple fire lit within her mouth as she neared. Launching it from the edge of the cloud, Hestia backed away towards the arena boundaries without seeing the result of her move.

Flash hopped backwards deeper into the smog, avoiding the hex thankfully but a smile couldn't help but creep across Beatrix's face at the sight of the attack. [color=bc8dbf][b]"Interesting, interesting~ This little one is full of surprises!"[/b][/color] She looked very excited about this fight now. Looking to the smog cloud she couldn't help but smile [color=bc8dbf][b]"Smog Rush"[/b][/color] Suddenly Flash produced a steam of smog towards where it remembered the Vuplix being! However the attack was a ploy, as it dashed its little form through that very same stream and attempted a Astonish!

Hestia's eyes, much like her trainer's own, widened at the maneuver! With no where to run, Vulpix was forced to hunker down and take the attack, her frailness to physical attacks making the move hurt. "No! Hestia, Hex at point blank! Make it hurt!" Again the ethereal purple flame filled the Vulpix's mouth, letting it loose at close range. While it hadn't had the full second it needed to charge to full strength, the Pokemon hoped it would at least guarantee a super effective hit! 

The attack slammed into Flash as he was just coming down from the head on attack, though what likely saved the little Litwick was the fact the Hex didn't hit him under a condition and was only used at lower power. [color=bc8dbf][b]"Heheh. Hex, a very powerful skill, though I am not sure you have the abilities to make it truly deadly~"[/b][/color] She commented to the other trainer with a smile, though in truth attacking a fire type pokemon was a bother in some ways given that it was resistant to Flash's fire spin. She had wondered if the other trainer had noticed Flash's first unique ability to infiltrate such things as the smog unharmed. He looked more focused on the battle though, which was good enough for her. Litwick continued its assault, trying to keep the fox busy so it couldn't use its hex again. 

"I wouldn't count her out of it!" Zach continued to focus on the battle, taking note of the little ways the Litwick moved and Hestia dodged. Things seemed to be going well, but before he could issue a command, Vulpix misstepped and slipped in the sand, letting her opponent score a hit! Sliding back and away from the Litwick, Hestia struggled back to her feet.

There weren't many options for them. Ember wouldn't be very effective, had a chance of making his opponent stronger, and was still over all a worse choice than Hex. Essentially, they only had one move. At there was a bit of breathing room. "Full power Hex! Aim wide, don't let that Litwick out of your range!"

Beatrix knew by this point that there was a difference between her pokemons speed and the others, however what she had was the advantage of having more than a single move to use! [color=bc8dbf][b]"Using the same move won't work! Flash, keep close and use smog!"[/b][/color] With that the two attacks clashed with each other, the hex bursting through the black cloud and barely clipping Litwick causing it to stumble back a little from the sheer power of the attack. By this point the little candle was looking pretty tired. 

Vulpix was looking rough from the smog attack, and Zach was unsure if the little fox was poisoned or not. "Back off from that Litwick!" Doing just that, Hestia bounced backwards, not turning her back on Litwick, ready to avoid any attacks incoming. "Hex again! Keep pushing Hex, it's our only chance!"

She could tell that the more that Vulpix used Hex the easier it became for her Litwick to avoid it, having becoming use to the standard attack. Was all it had was fire moves? That she could hardly believe, but as always if Flash could stay close then the Hex charge up time would be the downfall of the Vulpix. [color=bc8dbf][b]"Flash, finish this! Use Fire on yourself and then finish the Vulpix with Astonish!" [/b][/color]

Hestia fell, knocked over by the Litwick's Astonish! "Come on, Hestia! You can get back up, I know you have it in you!" Struggling up, the Vulpix briefly stood, before falling back to her stomach. She didn't have anything left. Returning her to her Pokeball, Zach smiled. "Good job, girl. We could've had it, we'll get better."

To the side, the referee called the match. "Vulpix is unable to battle! Litwick wins!" A round of applause followed this, Zach waving at the small crowd before retreating to the stands.

By the end she had won, though Flash was looking pretty beaten up and she didn't feel like this was the best outcome... Was it really because of the fact that he could only use one move against her while she combo-ed hers? She could tell that the guy had a lot more to give than that, heck he lasted so long by just doing that after all. A scowl came over her face before she turned around to head to the healer for Flash.