Disclaimer - I don't own Pokemon, Pokemon belongs to it's respective owner(s).
I know that there are quite a few of these "Ash vs Tobias rewrite" stories on here. A few years ago though, when I first read one, I promised myself if I ever started writing my own stories, this would be one of the first stories I wrote. So tada, lol. This is only my second story, and the first Pokemon battle I've ever written, so this might not be that great. Oh, and Pokemon in my story can learn more than four moves, and I've evolved a couple of Ash's Pokemon that I think should have evolved in the Anime. Either way though, on with the story. Hope you enjoy! :)
Ash gave a deep breath as he mentally prepared for the battle ahead. He was so close to his dream, but was facing a massive road block. Tobias, a mysterious trainer with the powerful legendary Pokemon Darkrai. He had swept the entire competition so far with just it. Hopefully, he wasn't going to be just another name after this, beaten by a single Pokemon. Which was why he was going to use some of the most powerful Pokemon he had caught on his previous journeys. If he was going to lose, he was going to give Tobias the fight of his life.
Feeling a tug on his pants leg, he looked down to see his first Pokemon, Pikachu.
Pikachu was a short, chubby rodent Pokémon. He was covered in yellow fur, and his ears are long and pointed with black tips. He has a small mouth, brown eyes, and two red circles on its cheeks. His forearms are short, with five fingers on each paw, and his feet have three toes. He has two brown stripes on his back, and his tail is in the shape of a lightning bolt with a patch of brown fur at the base.
"Chu?" He asked.
"Heh, I'm fine, Pi, just nervous," Ash said, giving off a nervous laugh. "What about you?"
"Pika!" He cried, giving him a thumbs up.
"Confident, huh? That makes one of us," He mumbled.
"Ash!"
Looking up he saw his traveling companions, Brock and Dawn, coming towards him.
"So, you ready for this, Ash?" Brock asked, taking a seat beside him.
"As ready as I'll ever be, Brock," He replied with a sigh.
"Hey, don't be nervous, you've trained hours upon hours for this. You're ready, Ash," Brock said.
"Yeah, no need to worry, Ash! You've got this in the bag!" Dawn added.
Ash gave a smile at his friends confidence in him. They were right, there was no need to be this nervous. He was going to go out there and give it his all. Whatever happens, happens.
"You're right guys, I'm ready for this!" He said, standing up.
Looking up at the clock on the Pokemon Center's wall, he saw it was time to head to the field for his battle.
"Well, I guess this is it. Wish me luck guys," Ash sighed, heading for the doors, Pikachu jumping on his shoulder.
"Good luck, Ash," they replied.
Heading outside, he saw his rival Paul leaning against the wall of the Center. They both stared at each other before Paul gave a snort.
"Don't lose," was all he said, walking away.
Blinking with a surprised look on his face, Ash stared after him, before he gave a smirk.
"I don't intend to," He said to himself.