Six | Emilia vs. Viola

                                    

                                          
"Holy shit..." were the words that left my lips as I took in my surroundings.
                          
I was left staring in awe at the beautifully captured photographs displayed all over the walls of this gym. All sizes varied from small to large and landscape view to portrait display. I wasn't too surprised to notice that all of the pictures were centered around Bug-type Pokémon in their natural habitat. While they were mostly captured in similar environments, the photographer was able to pick up each Pokémon's individualistic uniqueness. While I wasn't very fond of the word, I could definitely confirm that these photos were aesthetically pleasing to take in.
                          
Viola certainly wasn't kidding around when she called herself a photographer; her work here already blew me away.
                          
Footsteps approached me from behind, snapping me out of my trance. I turned around and met a woman, older than Viola, but still as professional as her. I was able to see a resemblance between the two, so I would assume they had to be related in some way. What set her apart from Viola was her dark brown hair, which was done in a nice bun. Her outfit consisted of a black and hot pink collared blouse and khaki pants, all put together with a pair of black boots. A black equipment bag was secured to her belt around her waist.
                          
What caught my attention was the Pokémon that was perched on her shoulder. It had a reptilian-like body, only this one was black and yellow. Its large blue eyes watched me shyly until it shrunk back when I made eye contact.
                          
"You must be Viola's challenger," the woman spoke. "She's rather excited to battle you."
                          
"That makes two of us." I smirked. Froakie hopped on and perched himself on my shoulder, his croak coming out unusually threatening. He was just as pumped u as I was for this battle.
                          
"Allow me to escort you then. My name is Alexa by the way," the woman introduced herself before gesturing to the shy Pokémon on her shoulder. "This is Helioptile. He's rather shy."
                          
"Quite a contrast to Froakie here." I gestured to my starter. "The name's Emilia."
                          
I followed Alexa to the elevator that was located at the back of the gym. She pushed the button pointing down and the elevator began its descent. A small ding alerted me that we arrived and the automatic doors parted. The moment I stepped out, I was greeted with a jungle environment, one that I recognized from the photograph upstairs. The arena was so damn large, making the blonde woman up ahead appear smaller from her end of the battlefield.
                          
Viola waved at us as I walked to my end of the arena. Froakie hopped off my shoulder and landed on the black floor, his gaze determined to win this fight. I believed in his abilities, and I most certainly believed he could win this.
                          
"Thanks for bringing her here, Alexa!" Viola shouted at the brunette woman standing behind me.
                          
"No problem, Sis!" Alexa looked over at me with a wink. "Good luck."
                          
She left before I could say anything else. Once Alexa was gone, I gave my full attention to Viola. The way her eyes glinted told me she was just as excited about this battle as I was.
                          
"Let's both do our best and make this a battle we'll both remember!" she beamed over at me. "Surskit, I choose you!"
                          
Viola tossed a Pokéball in the air, a beam of light leaving the capsule. The light took the form of a small spider-like insect. Once the light faded away, it left behind a blue Pokémon with four long and slender legs that were sliding from side to side. Froakie put himself into a competitive stance as he eyed the opponent. He was finally going to battle that he'd enjoy, which sadly wasn't the case with Shauna and her Fennekin.
                          
Both Surskit and Froakie had the same typing, which meant water attacks wouldn't affect either of them. However, what I took notice of was the size difference between the two. If Froakie couldn't attack using Bubble, he most certainly could do real damage with physical attacks.