Well, if it was PJ or not, it seemed to Jenny that he wasn't really wanting to talk to her. The cowgirl shrugged, then looked out at the arena. It appeared to be her turn in the tournament. Jenny returned Ruddie to his Pokeball and strode confidently into the arena. She paused with a hand on her hip. Her opponent approached as well, a young man with combed brown hair and glasses. He, too, looked quite confident.
"So. Yer mah opponent, huh?" Jenny asked. The young man nodded.
"My name is Trail. Trail Clark. It's a pleasure to meet you." The young man said.
"Well, ah'd say th' same!" Jenny said, taking a Pokeball from her belt. She tossed it in the air before catching. "So, we gonna fight 'r what?"
"Very well." Trail said, adjusting his glasses. He too grabbed a Pokeball, pointing it in front of him. In a flash of light, the virtual Pokemon Porygon appeared in front of him. Letting out an electrical cry, it looked ready to fight.
"Well... Ah don't reckon ah've ever seen a Pokemon like that befir..." Jenny said, scratching her head. Shrugging, she smiled and sent out her Pokemon as well. In a flash of red light, a Tauros appeared in front of Jenny. "This here is Maurice! He's one of mah Tauros, an' he tends to get real mad. So prepare yerself!"
With that, the match began.
"J-Peg, Tri Attack!" Trail commanded.
"Maurice! Hit 'im with yer Return attack!" Jenny said simultaneously. The Tauros charged forward, but wasn't able to close the gap in time. The Tri-Attack struck the bull-like Pokemon head on, but it just kept charging. Maurice slammed the Porygon, knocking it back. The digital Pokemon skidded back.
"Now hit 'im with Return again!" Jenny said. Maurice snorted and charged again, but this time Trail was ready.
"Thunder Wave!" Trail commanded. The Porygon let out a weaker electric attack which Maurice charged through once again, slamming the Porygon back even farther. It struck the wall of the arena and crumpled down, and for a moment Jenny thought she had claimed victory. But slowly, the Porygon got back to it's feet.
"Maurice, finish it with another one of yer Return attacks!" Jenny commanded. But this time, instead of charging forward, the Tauros remained where he was. "...Maurice?"
"He's paralyzed." Trail said. Sure enough, when Jenny looked closer she could see small sparks darting all around Maurice's fur, preventing the Tauros from moving. Pushing his glasses up his nose, Trail pointed at the Tauros. "Hyper Beam."
A small sphere of energy began to form at the tip of the Porygon's beak, quickly growing larger. A perceptible humming noise could be heard.
"M... Maurice! Git outta there!" Jenny said, panic quite evident on her face. The Tauros looked terrified as well, struggling to move but failing. Suddenly, the Tauros was able to move! Maurice tried to jump out of the way, but it was too late. The Hyper Beam attack was released. A white beam of pure energy was blasted from the Porygon, hitting the Tauros almost head on. The large bull Pokemon was launched across the arena, hitting the ground hard before sliding to a stop. Trail sighed, going for his Pokeball.
"That was close. One more strike, and you might have-"
"Hey! We're... we're not outta this yet, y'hear?!" Trail looked up in surprise to see Maurice slowly get to it's feet, looking worse for wear. But a fire was still in the Tauros' eyes. Jenny smiled confidently, crossing her arms.
"Maurice! Ah think it's time fer yer Return attack, wouldn't yew say?" Jenny said. Maurice snorted, then charged.
"J-Peg, Tri-Attack!" Trail commanded. But when he looked back at the digital Pokemon, it looked exhausted. The recharge time!
Halfway towards the Porgyon, Maurice suddenly froze. Paralyzed again!
"Come on, J-Peg. Anytime you'd like to use Tri-Attack would be great!" Trail said, nervous. The Porygon looked up at the Tauros, focusing a little. It began to power up to use Tri-Attack, but Maurice's paralysis wore off again.
"Go!" Both trainers yelled simultaneously. There was a loud crash, and a huge cloud of dust was kicked up. Jenny held her hands and her breath, waiting for the dust cloud to dissipate. A single bead of sweat dripped down Trail's face.
The dust dissipated to reveal Maurice, pinning the Porygon to the wall of the arena. The Tauros backed up a little and the Porygon sank to the ground, clearly out of the fight. Jenny cheered happily, running over to her Tauros. The crowd went wild! Even Trail managed a smile as he recalled his Porygon.
"Y'did it, Maurice!" Jenny said, throwing her arms around the Tauros. Maurice snorted, and rested his head on Jenny. "Ah knew y'could!"
"Good match." Trail said, polishing his glasses. "I suppose we should get off the field now, though."
"Right!" Jenny said, recalling Maurice to his Pokeball. The cowgirl quickly ran off to the competitor's lounge, her face beaming.