"If we can't dodge it, then..." Liu Qing's gaze sharpened slightly, and he quickly made his decision. "Scizor, catch it!"
At Liu Qing's command, Scizor gave a loud cry to steel its resolve, opened its pincers, and thrust them like lightning toward the Dredging Turtle plummeting from above.
Boom! With a tremendous crash, the soft grass caved inward. Turf tore free, hurled into the air by the powerful shock wave, then crumbled into finer dust that spread out and obscured everyone's view.
Crack! The fierce battle had captured everyone's attention. At some point, dark clouds had filled the sky, lightning snaking through the dense, leaden masses. A brilliant bolt flashed across the heavens, and raindrops the size of soybeans came pelting down, washing the dust out of the air and revealing the scene in the center. Scizor's legs had sunk completely into the soft turf, its pincers clamped around Dredging Turtle's shoulders. Dredging Turtle's arms were braced against Scizor's shoulders in turn, keeping a gap between them. Both Pokémon panted as they glared at each other through gritted teeth, apparently still testing their strength against one another, producing a teeth-grating creak.
"A seaside shower. Looks like even the heavens are on my side!" A gentle smile spread across Xun Chaoze's rain-soaked face. He extended his right hand and loosely clenched it, as though grasping something, then looked at Liu Qing. "Scizor can't move now, can it? In that case, Dredging Turtle, don't let your opponent escape! Stone Edge!"
"The weather isn't everything!" Liu Qing chuckled, utterly unconcerned. Watching the white glow gradually spread over Dredging Turtle's body, he issued his own command. "Then let's see who's faster! Scizor, Iron Head!"
With a dull thud, Xun Chaoze's expression stiffened slightly as Scizor slammed its head straight into Dredging Turtle's face. The