punchandkiss | Ninth Viking Charge

[Astrid's gear is being held by one of her pokemon as it clicks on, to reveal the last few moments of a pokemon battle. Astrid is standing on the edge of the Saffron city gym, and in the middle, her Sentret, Fuzzball, bouncing in front of her as it faces off against Sabrina and her Alakazam. It looks like the fights been going for a bit, and Fuzzball darts forward at a shouted command from Astrid.]

[There's a gout of fire from the Sentret as it uses flamethrower, and the Alakazam collapses in a heap, leaving the Sentrat the winner! Astrid lets out a little victory shout, and across the arena, Sabrina just sits down in shock, her eyes wide.]

You beat me with a Sentret.

[Astrid is grinning as Fuzzball flits over and settles on her shoulder.]

Looks like it.

[Sabrina doesn't really acknowledge her at all, she's just staring at her defeated pokemon in a daze.]

You beat me with a SENTRET?

[More puzzled this time, and Astrid isn't grinning at this point, she just looks annoyed.]

Yeah, I did. Fuzzball's amazing. Can I have my badge?

You...beat me with a Sentret. I...just...I can't believe it.

[Astrid glances over at her pokemon and then back at Sabrina in an 'is this normal?' sort of way.]

Well, it happened, so I need-

[Sabrina suddenly hurls the badge and winnings across the arena with her powers, and Astrid has to dive to catch them.]

Just take it and go!

[Is shouted at her by the gym leader, who otherwise is still just sort of staring at her poor, defeated pokemon. Astrid makes a hurried retreat out of the building, snatching her gear from her pokemon as she goes. When she's outside, she looks at the screen and grins, but it's a bewildered grin.]

...So I got my Saffron badge. ...Is she always like that?

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[Honestly, Hiccup's pretty baffled, too--Sabrina hadn't been an easy battle for him, and it had very nearly been his second failure in the badge challenge. Just goes to show how serious Astrid was about her training... He's happy for her, though, so there's a grin on his face as he follows her out.]

That was great! I mean, it wasn't a surprise for me, but Sabrina's a different story. You might have been a little too prepared for her.

[Clementine thinks she might remember this girl's voice from a couple of weeks ago... Whether or not she's mistaken, she would be pleased for her, but first, this little fellow Sentret trainer looks just a little personally hurt.]

Sentrets aren't that weak.

...Are they?

I couldn't say one way or another, but congratulations on the badge.

[ Says the wind priestess with an Emolga on her shoulder. ]

[ Here's a girl with a Skitty on her shoulder, very pleased that Astrid won it with something named Fuzzball. ]

Oh my gosh, that was so great! Hehe, congratulations!

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