The Harrofun Chronicles
Chapter ONe
Misty was riding on her bike in Opelucid City when she swerved and nearly ran into a pole.
"You all right, sweetheart?" a kindly old gentleman asked.
"Yeah, fine," Misty said, scraping her knee. "Listen, can you direct me to the Unova League Stadium?"
"It's that way a couple of miles," the genteleman said, pointing in a northeasterly direction. "But the league has almost ended for the year. The only match left is Ash versus Tobias, and it's starting right now."
"That's the only match I need to see," Misty said mysteriously. She got back on her bike and pedaled off.
At the arena, the battle was commencing.
"In the red corner, we have Tobias from Altwert City!"
"Him again?" Dawn asked. "He won the Sinnoh League and that wasn't enough? Now Ash has to face him here, too?"
"Tobias is resilient," said Brock. "He probablyw ants to win every league."
"Well, he's not winning this one because I'm going to defeat him," Ash said.
They turned round.
"Aren't you supposed to be in the area?"
"And in the green corner…Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town! Where is Ash?"
"Right here," Ash said, jumping over the railing and landing supine.
"Not an attractive position," brock said.
"But that's Ash for ya," Dawn said, winking.
The referee, a girl in sweat pants, came over to help him up. She led him over to the green corner and stood him upright.
"Are you sure you're fine?" she asked.
Ash nodded.
"Good, because your match is about to start."
"We battle once again, Ash," Tobias said.
"I'll win this time for sure," Ash said, as the referee went to the middle.
She held the flags crossways, then switched their positions, shouting, "Begin!"
"I think I'll start things off with this little number," Tobias said, tossing a Pokeball in the air majestically. Our of it emerged a dark pokemon that was floating a few above the ground, with red streaks along its cheeks and whit atop its head.
"Darkrai again!" Ash said.
"Yes, and you'll never defeat it."
"Is it male?" Ash asked.
"Darkrai is genderless."
"Shoot. I could defeat it easily if were male?"
"Would the green corner pleasue call their first Pokemon?" the referee asked.
"Right, right. Go,, Gigalith!" Ash shouted.
"An impressive Pokemon," Tobbias said. "But nto impressive enough.
Darkrai swooped toward Gigalith. The giant rock Pokemon's eyelids closed and it started snoring.
"Gigalith! I need you to fight, not sleep!"
"Darkrai carete a Nightmare Vaccuum!"
Brock gasped.
"What is it?" Dawn asked.
"A Nightmare Vaccuum is something only Darkrai can do. But that's not what's so frightening.
Dawn waited.
"The Nighmare Vacuum can only be created if the one ordering it is the true master of the Darkrai."
"Is Tobias the true master of the Darkrai?"
"We're about to fight out."
Sirls a of black and white and purple appeared on the field. Then suddenly the lights went out, and Dawn felt a tap behind her navel…
"I don't want you," Ash said, abandoning her…
She walked into the contest proudly, saying, "Piplup Pachirisu..Spotlight!" Her Pokemon came out. But when she thossed the confetti, rather than Pacririsu sending an electric charge through it like she had asked her to, Pachirius' move hiit the judges and the audeicne. Piplup spouted a waterfall, which turned into real vomit…
"'Worst performance ever!" two of the judges exclaimed.
"Unremarkable," said the thing judge.
She ran from the contest hall in tears. Then a Lantern shocked her. And she saw Piplup there, while she was standing soaking wet in her contest dress.
"Come on, Piplup. Hop into mmy arms."
Piplup refused to do so, and ran away from her in fear.
"Piplup, it's me, Dawn!"
She tried to chase it, but a Rhyperior got in her way. Then it changed form into Gigalith, then back into Rhyperior.