The Master's Cup
Chapter One
I CHOOSE YOU
Sinnoh League Stadium
The oval stadium of the Sinnoh League Conference was backed to the brim with pokemon enthusiasts. Trainers, Coordinators, Breeders, Gym Leaders, Elite Four Members, Champions, everyone who had anything to do with pokemon was just one of the millions inside the massive stadium. And they were all there to see one thing. To witness the birth of the Sinnoh Pokemon League Winner. The air was filled with screams that could be heard all across the entire mountainous region. They all became silent when the announcer began to speak.
"Hello everyone! I welcome you to the final battle! This will be a full six on six battle and at the end we will see who is the best trainer in Sinnoh! After today, one of our two finalists will be eligible to challenge the elite four. This is the battle everyone has waited for. Let us now reflect back on the year's events…
Finals Trainer Room A
While the announcer was speaking of the past year, a fourteen year old boy was sitting on a bench. He wore a black vest with a yellow stripe running across it. He had on blue jeans and red sneakers. His fingerless gloves were black and green. On his head, sitting above messy, jet black hair, was a red and black hat with a blue symbol on it. He had tanned skin, a slightly scarred face, and warm auburn eyes.
He was lost in thought as he gazed upon the small object in his right hand. It was a red and white ball. It had a line circling its equator, save for its front where a tiny button sat, waiting to be pressed.
One the desk to his left, five other identical balls sat…waiting. But the ball in his right hand had something the other five balls did not. Something that would have been easily tossed away, had it not been so special to this young man.
On the front of the ball, on top of the button, sat a tattered, old sticker. It was once a bright, shinning gold, but over the years it had turned a sickly greenish color thanks to the elements surrounding it. It was a sticker shaped like a bolt of lightning.
The man stared intently at this one ball. But then a voice appeared in the silent room.
"Will the two finalists please report to their battle destinations. Will the two finalists please report to their battle destinations."
The man sighed but there was a slight twinkle in his warm brown eyes. He placed the ball with the sticker into his pocket. The five unmarked balls were clipped onto his belt. He then pulled out another object. A peculiar ribbon. It was half of a ribbon. He tied it and wore it as a necklace underneath his vest, just as he had been doing since that one day…
He walked over to the door and felt a weight jump onto his shoulder. It was a yellow creature shaped like a mouse. It had yellow fur. Black tips on its ears and brown ones on his back. He had two red dots on his cheeks humming with electricity and a lightning tail.
"Pika?(You okay?)" The man had been able to speak and understand the electric mouse since they first met. Most people could never achieve this but this man was anything but ordinary.
"Yeah, just thinking." The mouse had a knowing smirk on his face.
"Pi. Pi. Chu. Pi. Pikachu.(About what?)" It pressed on. He chuckled.
"Everything you and I have done to get here. And to think you hated me when we first met!"
"Pi! Pika. Chu. Pi. Chu. Pikachu.(Yeah. It was funny when you were fried for the first time.)"
"But now were best friend."
"Pi. Pika!(To the end!)"
"Ready to win it all?" The mouse was sparking. The smirk only got bigger.
"Pikachu!" He fried his friend as his answer. He was used to it by now so it didn't do anything to him.
"Knew you'd say that." he said grinning. The two walked out of the room.
Sinnoh League Stadium
"And now the time has come! We are about to see a great battle unfold before our very eyes. There are two trainers who have bonded with their pokemon and defeated every one of the trainers here. However, only one can be victorious. In the green corner we have Paul Slaid from Veilstone City!"
Half of the crowd cheered for the purple haired guy in grey pants and a blue vest. He strode confidently into the arena, positive that he was going to win the match easily.
"And in the red corner we have Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!"
Ash walked through the doors when the blast of cheering rammed into his ears. He did his best to ignore the screams and shouts as he made his way to his position on the arena.
Ash got into postion and looked at the league box. A booth above them were the four elite members. Above them in the final booth was the Champion. And sitting next to her was an old man wearing his hat backwards.
"Yes, these two have both impressed all of the league. We have the miner Roark, grass lover Gardenia, fighter Maylene, the tsunami maker, Crasher Wake, the mysterious Fantina, steel cold Byron, the icy yet fiery Candice, and the shocking Volkner as our beloved Sinnoh gym leaders.
There is the scurrying Aaron, hard Bertha, fiery Flint, and the mind reader Lucious
And at the top we have the one, the only, the most powerful trainer in all of Sinnoh! It's the beautiful Champion, Cynthia! And next to her we have the one man who made all this possible. Our own Mr, Goodshow!
The two trainers glared at each other as the referee walked onto the field.
"And now Mr. Gidrin walks onto the field to judge the match. May everyone in the stadium give a minute of silence in recognition of everything that these two trainers have accomplished. The stadium lulled into a dead silence. Ash's mind was swimming in his memories. When he protected Pikachu from the spearow. When he caught Caterpie as his first pokemon. When he met Misty and Brock. Team Rocket. All his gym battles in Kanto. Stopping Mew and Mewtwo from fighting. Riding Lapras in the Orange Islands. Learning of his fate as the Chosen One. Becoming friends with Latias and Latios. Pikachu becoming sick as they entered Hoenn. Meeting May and Max. Team Aqua and Magma. Learning about Lucario and the power of Aura. Meeting Scott. Battling Brandon. Team Rocket stealing Pikachu in Sinnoh for the first time. Fighting Team Galactic. Befriending the Dragon Trio, the Lake Trio, and Arceus. Helping Zoura and its mother Zorak.
Every single one of these memories passed through Ash's mind in a minute. And that minute took forever. But at the same time, it ended all too soon for Ash.
"This will be a full, six on six battle. Substitutes are allowed."
"And now we will see who goes first."
The red and green wheel lit up. The lights flickered and flashed until they stopped on green.
"And Paul will choose first!" Paul pulled out a poke ball.
"Ursaring, stand by for battle!" A giant, menacing bear roared taunting Ash and Pikachu.
"And Paul chooses Ursaring! What Pokemon shall Ash choose?" Ash picked up a poke ball from his belt. He paused, looked at the spot where the half ribbon was, at then threw the sphere.
"I CHOOSE YOU!"
A/N: Hey guys. After seeing how much you like my Harry Potter stories, I decided to expand. Here are the challenges.
1. Leave a comment. Tell me what you think!
2. Tell me which six of ASH's pokemon you want in this battle.
Until next chapter…bye!