After a month of training, Harry, Ash, Misty, and Sirius finally made it to Victory Road where the Pokemon League were taking place this year.
They saw many trainers training all types of Pokemon. Some were strong, some were stylish, while some were both strong and stylish. Harry was beginning to feel nervous. What if his Pokemon weren't good enough?
"I can't wait to get on that field and start battling." said Ash. "Can you?" he added to Pikachu.
"Pika." replied Pikachu.
"Not so fast, Ash." said Sirius. "You guys have to register at the Pokemon Center."
"I knew that." said Ash. "Hey, Harry. Let's head over to the Pokemon Center."
"Okay." said Harry. "Once we register we'll learn who our first opponent is."
They stopped walking and looked around trying to locate the Pokemon Center, but it was hard due to the fact that there were so many people.
"Maybe we should ask someone." said Misty. She then spotted a boy with red hair. "Excuse me." she said rushing over to him. The boy turned around. "Can you tell us where the Pokemon Center is?"
"Sure." he said. "I'm heading their myself. I'm supposed to be meeting a friend. Are you competing in the Pokemon League."
"Yep." said Ash pulling out his case and showing the boy eight badges. "We're ready to go."
"That's great." said the boy pulling out his case and showing them eight identical badges. "I'm ready too. I just need my partner. I'm Ron by the way. Ron Weasley."
"Hi. I'm Ash Ketchem. I'm from Pallet Town."
"My name's Misty from Cerulean City."
"I'm Sirius from Cinnabar Island."
"And I'm Harry Potter from Viridian City."
"It's nice meeting all of you." said Ron. "I'm from Petalburg City. That's in the Hoenn Region. Have you ever been to the Hoenn Region?"
"Um…no." said Harry. "But my godfather and father have."
"The Pokemon Center is this way." said Ron. They began to walk as Ron continued to talk. "You can go to any Pokemon Center to register, but once you get your number you can only go to the designated Pokemon Center. This would keep the centers from overcrowding."
They entered the Pokemon Center. It was filled with humans and Pokemon. They were either registering for the league, or getting check ups for their Pokemon.
"We should have registered a year ago." said Ash as he looked at the long line in front of the front desk.
"Might as well get this over with." sighed Harry.
They went to stand in line. Sirius grabbed a magazine off a nearby rack and began to read the newest issue of Pokemon Today. Misty began to rock a sleepy Togepi to sleep.
Harry's eyes roamed around the Pokemon Center for familiar faces. He didn't see any, but he did notice a girl with long blonde hair. She was wearing a white dress, white stockings, and white shoes. She had a elegance that Harry couldn't explain and she simply glowed.
"Who is that?" asked Harry.
Sirius looked up from his magazine to see where Harry was looking.
"I don't know." said Sirius. "But I hope she has a single mother."
"That's the Princess of the Pokemon League." answered Ron while Misty rolled her eyes. "She's the daughter of the ancestor who started the Pokemon League. I'd love to meet her."
"Well, you're about to." said Sirius. "She's heading this way."
The Princess walked gracefully toward Harry and the others. She was turning every boys' heads and getting admiring looks from most of the girls. As she drew closer, Harry noticed that her eyes were the perfect shade of green.
She stopped in front of Harry and smiled.
"Hello." she said her voice sounding heavenly. "What a cute Umbreon you have."
"Umbreon." said Umbreon happily.
Harry didn't respond. Her beauty took his breath away. Ash frowned at Harry and nudged him. Harry snapped out of his stupor.
"Um…you thank." he said in a voice that was unfamiliar to him. "I, uh, mean thank you. I've worked hard on raising it."
"I can tell." she said. "My name is Samantha. Princess Samantha." She extended her hand towards Harry.
Harry took her hand and shook it. "I'm Harry…Potter."
"I thought I recognized you." she said. "Your father is James Potter and your godfather is Sirius Black. That's you." she said turning to Sirius holding out her hand.
"Yes." said Sirius shaking her hand. "And might I add you have lovely manners."
"Hi." said Ash holding out his hand. "I'm Ash. I'm Harry's partner."
"Nice to meet you, Ash." she said shaking his hand. "You guys must be really powerful. You are?" she said to Misty.
"I'm Misty." said Misty. "It's nice to meet you Princess Samantha."
"Oh, you guys can call me Sammy." she said. "I have to go now. It was nice meeting you." She gave one last wave and walked off.
It took nearly an hour for Harry, Ash, and Ron to reach the front counter. They turned in their Pokedex and Nurse Joy inserted them into a machine. A picture of all three of them appeared on a monitor showing that they had successfully won eight badges. She handed the Pokedex back.
"Very good." she said. "You are now register for the Pokemon League."
"Alright!" said Ash excitedly. "Who's our first opponent?"
"Hold on." said Nurse Joy. "I need to go over the rules before you can select a field. The rules are simple. It's a three-on-three Pokemon match. The trainer that gets rid off all three of the opponent's Pokemon advances to the next round. Now since you two are partners, you can only use three Pokemon against opponents that doesn't have partners. Meaning you need to work together to decide which Pokemon will battle. You will then flip a coin to see who controls which Pokemon. There's a chance that you might have to work with each other's Pokemon, so make sure you choose Pokemon that listens. Understand?"
"Yes." said Harry and Ash in a unison.
"Now to choose your first field. There are a total of four; water, rock, ice, and grass. You just have to press that red button-" she indicates a red button that was sitting on the desk. "To stop on a field."
They looked up at the monitor and saw the four fields. They were lighting up in a random order. Harry and Ash pressed the button together. The light slowed down and finally ended up on the ice field.
"You'll be battling on the ice field." said Nurse Joy. "And your opponent is…" A picture of a girl with long icy colored hair. "That's your opponent. Now, you two are number twenty-five and this is your designated Pokemon Center. Return here if you want me to treat your Pokemon, or if you need sleep. Any questions."
"Yes." said Harry. "Are friends allowed to sleep in the rooms with us?"
"Certainly. And all of your meals are free."
"Free food?" repeated Ash. "I'm loving this. I'm going to enter the Pokemon League every year."
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After getting register, Pokemon treatment, and eating dinner, Harry, Ash, Misty, and Sirius were sitting in their room. Misty was styling her hair, Ash was reading up on the Pokemon League, Sirius was working on a computer, and Harry was staring out of the window.
He was remembering all of the things that had happened to him during the journey. Meeting Ash and Misty, winning eight badges, surviving a shipwreck, capturing Pokemon…that all seemed like that happened years ago. He couldn't believe that an entire year passed since he left Viridian City on his Pokemon journey.
"Hey, Harry, Ash, check this out." said Sirius getting Harry's attention. They moved over to Sirius. "I looked up your opponent and it listed the Pokemon she had. She has mostly ice Pokemon and one electric. You could use this to decide which Pokemon you want to use."
"I was thinking about using Totodile." said Harry. "It should do pretty well on an ice field."
"Good idea." said Ash. "I'll go with Squirtle. Now, who should we choose for our third Pokemon?"
"How about Pikachu?" suggested Sirius. "Pikachu will do well against another electric Pokemon and water Pokemon."
"Sounds good to me." said Harry. "What do you think, Ash?"
"Sure." said Ash. "This first round is in the bag."
Sirius turned off the computer and checked the clock. It was after ten o' clock. "You guys should get some sleep. Your match is tomorrow at eleven."
Misty tied a scarf around her head so that when she went to sleep her style would look fresh. Harry laid in the top bunk of one of the beds while Sirius got underneath. Ash got into the top bunk of the other bunk bed and Misty laid underneath with her Togepi. Pikachu laid with Umbreon in the corner of the room.
"Who wants to get the lights?" asked Sirius.
"I'll do it." said Ash. He clapped his hands and the lights went out.
Harry stared up at the ceiling thinking about tomorrow's battle. He hoped that everything would go okay and they would be able to advance to the next round. Harry turned over and faced the wall. He took his glasses off, laid them next to his pillow, turned over, and went to sleep.
It felt like he had just fallen asleep, when Sirius shook him awake. He opened his eyes and saw that the room was filled with sunlight. He looked over at the next bunk and saw that Ash and Misty were already awake.
"Wake up." said Harry. "It's nine o'clock already. You should eat before you have your match."
Harry sat up, put on his glasses, and stretched. He climbed down the ladder to his bunk and proceeded to the bathroom.
After a small breakfast consisting of a bite of toast and a sip of orange juice, Harry, Ash, Misty, and Sirius made their way to the stadium that held the ice field. They were walking to the stands when Harry heard someone calling his name.
Harry turned and saw his parents, Mrs. Ketchum, Voldemort, and Professor Oak rushing towards them.
"Hey, Mom." said Ash. "Did you come to see me win?"
"You know I wouldn't miss this league for the world." said Mrs. Ketchem. She held up a bag. "I have a present for you two."
Ash took the bag out of his mother's hands and pulled it open. He pulled out two black, leather jackets. On the back of them was a picture of a Pikachu and a Umbreon leaning on each other in a pose. The word 'Team' was sewn above the picture and the word 'Umbrechu' was sewn below the picture.
"Thanks, Mrs. Ketchem." said Harry as he took one of the jackets and put it on. Ash put on the other.
"I have a present for us." said Lily, who was holding two bags. James had identical bags. She pulled out a black and white cheerleader's uniform and black and white pompoms. "Now we can cheer for you guys."
"They're so cute." said Misty. "I'd definitely wear that."
"I wouldn't." said Sirius.
"If I have to wear it so do you." said James.
"It's almost time for the match to start." said Oak. "So we'll go get some decent seats."
"Not until we change into the cheerleader outfits." said Lily passing Professor Oak one.
Professor Oak sighed as Misty and Lily pushed him away towards the men's washroom. James, Sirius, and Mrs. Ketchem followed. Voldemort, having no interest in putting on the outfit, remained behind.
"What are you doing here?" Ash asked coldly.
"None of your business." said Voldemort. He turned to face Harry. "I have a gift for you."
"A gift?" repeated Harry. "What kind of gift?"
Voldemort reached into his pocket and pulled out a chain with a Pokeball attached to the end of it. He held it out to Harry, who hesitantly took it. Harry examined it and saw that there was nothing special about the Pokeball.
"Is there a Pokemon inside?" asked Ash, who was getting a closer look at the chain.
"Yes." answered Voldemort. "But it will only open when the time is right?"
"When is the time right?"
"Who knows. It could be years from now. Maybe it will never open."
Voldemort turned away and walked off towards the stands. Harry watched as the mysterious man ascended the stairs.
"You know," said Harry. "Sometimes I don't understand that man."
"I don't think he understands himself."
They were silent for a moment. They could here the crowd talking with excitement as they took their seats.
"It's almost show time." said Ash looking up at the ceiling. "You ready."
Harry simply nodded.
"Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 2008 Indigo League. I'm your announcer for the ice field, Ice Dice. Sitting with me here today is King Samuel, king of the Pokemon League."
"Thank you, Mr. Dice." came the king's voice. "It's a pleasure being here. I'm looking forward towards the battle."
"Now let's welcome the trainers. In the green corner who comes all the way from Vermilion City- CRYSTAL CLEAR!"
The crowd began to cheer telling Harry that their opponent had just walked onto the field.
"In the red corner one of them comes from Pallet Town- ASH KETCHEM!"
Ash walked through a door leading to the battlefield with Pikachu on his shoulder. Harry felt even more nervous now that he was standing there by himself.
"Umbreon." said Umbreon. Harry looked down. "Umbreon Bre Umbre." it said.
Harry nodded at the Pokemon feeling slightly better. He slipped the chain Voldemort gave him around his neck.
"Next trainer from the red corner comes from Viridian City- HARRY POTTER!"
Harry took a deep breath and began to walk through the door to the entrance of the battlefield. Umbreon followed alongside of him. Harry walked out onto the field and he was greeted by the cheers of the audience. Harry looked around and saw people holding banners with his name on it.
He spotted his friends in the audience wearing their cheerleader uniforms. Even Togepi had a pair of pompoms. Harry laughed and waved. Even Voldemort waved back. Harry walked over to stand next to Ash.
"We have to decide who goes first." said Ash.
He picked up a basket that was sitting on the bench behind the trainer's box. Harry placed Totodile's Pokeball inside and Ash placed Squirtle's Pokeball inside. Ash sat the basket back down on the bench while Harry pulled out a coin.
"Tails I go first, heads you go first." said Harry. He flipped the coin and it landed on the ground. "Heads. You go first."
"Right." said Ash. He grabbed a Pokeball from out of the basket.
He walked onto the field with the Pokeball in hand. Crystal was already ready with her Pokeball in hand.
"Looks like the trainers are ready." said Ice. "Let's see which Pokemon they would use for their first."
"Dewgong, go!" said Crystal throwing her Pokeball and releasing a white seal.
"Crystal has selected a Dewgong. For those who does not know, Dewgong is part water and part ice. It's 5'7 and normally weighs 264.6 pounds. A very good choice for the ice field. Now let's see what Pokemon trainer Ash Ketchem will use."
"Well, here goes nothing." said Ash. He looked down at his Pokeball. "Pokeball, go!"
"Toto Toto Dile." said Totodile as it danced on the spot. "Toto Toto Dile Dile. Toto Toto Dile Dile."
"It's a Totodile!" exclaimed the announcer. "Totodile, is a water type and is 2'0 and weighs 20.9 pounds. This happy Totodile looks ready to fight. Will it dance circles around Dewgong?"
"Ready to win this, Totodile?" asked Ash.
Totodile stopped dancing and got into an attacking position. "Totodile." said the Pokemon nodding.
"Let's get ready." said the announcer as the audience turned quiet. "Begin!"
"Totodile, water gun!" said Ash.
"Freeze that water gun with an ice beam." said Crystal.
"Toto-Diiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllle!" said Totodile as it sent a twisted water gun at Dewgong.
Dewgong shot an ice beam at the water gun freezing it. The ice fell to the ground and shattered creating beautiful sparkles.
"Look at that beautiful ice." said Ice. "If this was a Pokemon Contest, Crystal would have gotten major points for that."
"Scattered bubble attack." said Crystal.
Dewgong let out a bubble attack. Instead of the bubbles coming out in a straight line, they came out all over the place making it harder to dodge the attacks.
"Dodge 'em and use tackle!"
"Toto Toto Dile Dile. Toto Toto Dile Dile." said Totodile as it dodged the attack with ease.
When the final bubble went pass, Totodile rushed forward and gave Dewgong a powerful tackle sending the seal flying backwards.
"And it's a powerful tackle from Totodile! Look at that Pokemon dance."
Totodile was jumping into the air dancing, happy that it was successful on the attack. Dewgong got up and waited for its trainer's next instruction.
"Dewgong, water gun!"
"Dodge it and use your bite attack."
Dewgong let out a jet of water, but Totodile jumped on top of it and began to dance up the water attack. When it was close enough, Totodile bit the top of Dewgong's head. Dewgong cried in pain and began to slide around the ice in panic.
"Dewgong runs around the field trying to get rid of Totodile. What will Crystal do next?" announced Ice.
"Calm down, Dewgong." said Crystal, but her voice was less than calm. That made Dewgong panic even more.
Totodile jumped off of Dewgong's head. It then sent a powerful jet of water that looped once and hit Dewgong. Dewgong lifted off of the ground and crashed into a icicle. It remained motionless.
"Dewgong is out. The battle goes to Totodile!" said the announcer. "And look at it dance."
Totodile danced on the field happily. The audience cheered while Crystal returned her first Pokemon. Ash returned the dancing Totodile and went back over to Harry.
"Great job." said Harry. "Only two more Pokemon to go."
Ash flipped the coin and it landed on tails. "Looks like it's your turn."
"Pika Pika." said Pikachu.
"You want to battle?" asked Harry.
"Pika." said Pikachu nodding.
"Okay." said Harry.
Harry stepped into the trainer's box and the crowd went wild. He could hear hundreds of people cheering his name. Crystal was ready with a new Pokeball.
"Lapras, I choose you!" said Crystal throwing the Pokeball and releasing Lapras.
"Crystal has chosen Lapras as her next Pokemon. Lapras is 8'2 and weighs 485 pounds. Let's see which Pokemon Harry will choose."
"Whoo! Harry!" said a voice.
Harry didn't have to turn around to know that it was Sirius who had said that.
"Go, Pikachu!" said Harry pointing to the field.
Pikachu ran out onto the field looking determined about winning. It stopped feet in front of Harry and got onto all fours in a fighting position.
"Harry has chosen Pikachu to go against Lapras. Let's see if Pikachu can win them a second victory. Begin!"
"Pikachu, thunderbolt!"
"Pika-chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" said Pikachu as it sent a thunderbolt attack at Lapras.
"Dodge it and use tackle!" said Crystal.
Lapras avoided the thunderbolt by sliding forward before the attack could hit. Lapras slid at full speed and slammed into Pikachu. Pikachu went flying into a icicle. It exploded as Pikachu went straight through it. Pikachu hit the ground.
"Ice beam!" called Crystal.
Lapras launched an ice beam at Pikachu as it struggled to its feet. Pikachu was suddenly in cased in ice.
"Too bad." said the announcer. "I guess junior isn't as talented as his father. Pikachu isn't going anywhere folks."
"Harry!" called a voice.
Harry looked around at the crowd searching for the voice that had called him. His eyes finally rested on Samantha.
"Sammy?" he said confused because she was in the audience instead of sitting with her father.
"Harry, you have to do something fast or Pikachu's going to lose." she said.
"I know, but what?" Harry muttered to himself. He wished that he had more time to train with Ash's Pokemon.
"It looks like it's all over for Pikachu." said the announcer.
"Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!" chanted Voldemort. "Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!"
"Pikachu!" chanted James. "Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!"
Soon the whole audience was chanting for Pikachu, who began to slowly move inside of the ice.
"Pikachu, thunder attack!" called Harry.
The ice slowly began to fill up with electricity. The ice suddenly broke and chips were sent flying everywhere.
"Pikachu is free!" exclaimed the announcer as the crowd went wild. "Looks like Pikachu has a chance at a comeback."
"You're pretty lucky, kid." said Crystal. "But this match is far from over. Ice beam!" she told Lapras.
"Quick attack!" said Harry.
Lapras launched its ice beam and Pikachu ran forward and dodged it in the process. Pikachu tackled Lapras harshly sending the Pokemon sliding back and crashing into the wall.
Lapras fell to the ground.
"Lapras is out of the battle." announced Ice. "Looks like that ice wasn't helpful to Lapras. What's this?"
Pikachu swayed and collapsed on the ground. The crowd groaned.
"Pikachu has exhausted itself after that powerful thunder attack followed by a quick attack. This battle is a draw."
Harry felt awful. Especially after Ash and Totodile's win. Thanks to him they were down to two Pokemon. Harry walked out onto the field and picked up the exhausted Pokemon.
"Pikachu," he said. "You were great. You deserve to rest."
"Pika." said Pikachu weakly.
"Crystal is down to her last Pokemon while Harry and Ash has two Pokemon remaining. Which Pokemon will they choose?"
Harry walked back over to Ash. "We only have one Pokemon left." he said. "We just have to see who controls it."
Harry picked up the coin and flipped it. It landed on tails. It was up to him to win the match, or will he fail and cause them to lose another Pokemon?
Harry grabbed the last Pokeball out of the basket and proceeded to the trainer's box. Crystal was already ready with the Pokeball in her hand.
"Electabuzz, you're up!" she said throwing the Pokeball and releasing the Electabuzz.
"Crystal has chosen Electabuzz as her final Pokemon! Electabuzz is 3'7 and weighs 66.1 pounds. Let's see which Pokemon Harry would use."
"Go, Squirtle!" said Harry throwing the Pokeball.
"Squirtle Squirtle." said Squirtle.
"Harry has chosen Squirtle for his final Pokemon. Squirtle is 1'8 and weighs 19.8 pounds. Will Squirtle win a win for its team or will it fail?"
"You can do it, Squirtle." called Misty. "Water Pokemon are the best!"
"Looks like Squirtle is at a disadvantage here. Water Pokemon are weak against electric types. Begin!"
"Electabuzz, thunder punch!" said Crystal.
Knowing how to fight himself, Harry knew the perfect way to dodge the attack.
"Move back!" called Harry.
Just as Electabuzz attack came, Squirtle leaned back and the attack barely missed it. Electabuzz went in for another attack and Squirtle dodged left. Electabuzz continued to use thunder punch, but Squirtle dodged them all.
"Try a thunderbolt."
Electabuzz charged its attack then sent it towards Squirtle. It was a direct hit, but Squirtle wasn't backing down. It stood there enduring the attack.
"Squirtle, withdraw!"
Squirtle took shelter in its shell as Electabuzz continued to hold the thunderbolt.
"Squirtle has taken refuge in its shell, but it is slowly receiving damage. What will Harry do next?"
"That's enough, Electabuzz." said Crystal.
Electabuzz stopped the attack and Squirtle came out of its shell. Both Pokemon looked exhausted.
"We've got one good attack left in us." said Crystal. "Electabuzz, use thunderbolt."
"Squirtle, water gun!"
Electabuzz sent another thunderbolt at Squirtle, while Squirtle let out a jet of water. The attacks met in the middle evenly matched. The thunderbolt slowly curled around the water causing it to form into a ball. Both Electabuzz and Squirtle stopped their attacks to look at the ball.
The ball slowly began to descend.
"Squirtle, now's your chance!" said Harry. "Skull bash attack!"
Squirtle ran forward and jumped into the air. It bashed the electric-water ball with its head and sent it towards a surprised Electabuzz. Electabuzz was soaked and shocked at the same time. It fell to the ground just as Squirtle landed.
The crowd went wild.
"Electabuzz is unable to battle. Squirtle wins and the victory goes to Harry and Ash." said the announcer.
"We did it!" exclaimed Ash rushing over and hugging Harry. "We won our first round!"
"Pikachu!" said Pikachu happily.
"Umbreon!" said Umbreon beaming.
"Squirtle Squirtle." said Squirtle giving the thumbs up.
Crystal returned her Pokemon and made her way across the field. "Congratulations." she said holding out her hand. "That was an amazing battle."
"Thanks." said Harry shaking her hand.
"You're a great trainer." said Ash shaking her hand in turn.
"Well, I'm going to let you talk to your fans." She gave one last wave and walked away.
"Fans?" asked Ash.
They turned around and saw Sirius, Misty, James, Lily, Mrs. Ketchem, and Professor Oak standing over by the entrance to the field.
"Come on." said Ash. "Let's go greet our fans. They might even have a feast for us."
Ash headed over to them, but Harry remained where he was standing. He looked over at the audience and saw Voldemort standing, leaning against the railing. He nodded at Harry.
Harry nodded back then headed over to join Ash and his fans.
Author's Note:
The first chapter to the Pokemon League. Harry and Ash managed to win their first round, but they have a long way to go. Please review.