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Winter could feel power rushing past him with the wind brought on by the two attacks colliding in the air the way they did. The orb of energy was growing larger, the ground beneath it collapsing. Many of the front circle spectators were now stepping back a few paces, worried about how contained this attack would be. The Indigo Champion had his own concerns as he glanced back at Lucky. "Get behind me!" he shouted over the surging of energy in the air. The Squirtle did not hesitate as he hopped behind his best friend. Winter crossed his arms and braced for impact.

The explosion was massive. A mixture of ice, snow, and rock shot out from the central sphere formed by the two beams, an impenetrable wall for both combatants to be hit by. A humongous bang followed, shaking the ground around them as if it were a Magnitude 4 Earthquake, not damaging to their immediate surroundings, but enough to jostle the ground beneath them. Winter shut his eyes and lowered his head, hoping Ak-Mun would do the same. He waited for everything to settle around them before looking up again.

For a few moments, nothing was visible as ice particle, snowflakes, and bits of pebbles rained down softly in front of them. Dust was everywhere. Winter couldn't even see Rio among the clouds of battle, much less Gyarados and Ak-Mun. Peering up, he saw how high the clouds spread, noting that they would be visible throughout the entirety of Celadon City, perhaps even some people close enough to the area. That was one incredible blast.

Looking back down towards the battlefield, he made out a silhouette amongst the lingering dust clouds...the silhouette of an Aerodactyl.

"Woo hoo!" Winter practically leaped three feet high, pumping his fist as he did so, "Thank Arceus you're okay, Rio!"

Rio snorted and shook off the snow and ice that had chose to rest on him and his wings. Meanwhile, the dust was clearing enough to the point where the makeshift battlefield was becoming visible. Patches of snow were everywhere, coating the field in white. But that's not what grabbed the spectator's attention. What did that was the massive hole that rested in the center of the field, a reminder of the blast everyone had just witnessed.

That'll be an issue for travelers... Winter thought as he made a mental note to donate some money to the mayor and help the city rebuild the road while the dust cleared on the other side of the crater, revealing Ak-Mun and Gyarados and how they fared from the blast.