Just as Golem was about to come down, Lugia spun around at astonishing speed and swung his long tail like a baseball bat, sending the balled-up Golem flying! Golem hurtled backward even faster than he had charged forward, while Gyarados was flung aside by the same motion. Both crashed into the ground, throwing up a vast cloud of sand and dirt.
"Gyarados! Golem!" I looked toward them. Thankfully, as the dust cleared, they were still standing. Though injured, their blazing fighting spirit had not diminished in the slightest!
Boom! A sudden crash erupted in front of me. Lugia had knocked Tyranitar back as well. But as Tyranitar rose amid the dust, he showed no sign of discouragement. Instead, he roared at Lugia in fierce defiance!
"This is no time to get distracted! Tyranitar, Gyarados, can you get in there and keep Lugia occupied again?" Tyranitar stamped furiously on the ground, and Gyarados's two long whiskers thrashed wildly. They were reproaching me for asking such a stupid question!
"Good! Dragonite, cover Tyranitar and Gyarados with Dragon Breath. Vaporeon, aim your Water Gun at Lugia's joints. Lapras, use Frost Breath on the spots Vaporeon hits. Golem, once Lugia is pinned down and can't dodge, hit him hard with Stone Edge!"
"Gah-rolem!" Golem planted his feet firmly and gathered the power of earth and stone.
While Golem charged up, Tyranitar and Gyarados had already rushed forward, unable to wait any longer. This time, Lugia did not hold back at all. The moment the blue and green figures surged toward him, he swung his beautiful, silver-white tail, trying to knock them away just as he had Golem. But Dragonite's Dragon Breath struck Lugia's tail at precisely the right moment. Taking advantage of that brief opening, Tyranitar and Gyarados closed in successfully.
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