Bowser Blanchette Presents:
Hearts of Fiery Red Steel
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Chapter 1: Aggron Hates Trespassers
This cannot be happening, Ash Ketchum thought as he watched a huge, black and gray, monstrous bipedal Pokémon heading straight for him; It's like some kind of nightmare.
Of course, it was not a nightmare. This was all very real. The Pokémon in question was the Iron Armor Pokémon, Aggron. He was separated from his friends as the Steel/Rock Type Pokémon began pursuing them. Apparently, Ash headed into a cave near Sunyshore City. That was a huge mistake on Ash's part. The Aggron seemed to claim the mountain where Ash and his friends were camping out. This got Aggron even angrier, launching a massive Hyper Beam at the group.
However, Ash had not only had his life in danger...
...but Zoey's as well.
Zoey had rendezvous with the group right before Aggron's attack. She never had the chance to rest when the Iron Armor Pokémon appeared. During the ensuing chaos, Ash somehow grabbed her hand and pulled her with him into the cave with Aggron not far behind.
"Ash!" Zoey called out to the trainer, feeling her grip slipping from his hand.
"Zoey! Don't let go of my hand, alright!" Ash replied.
Zoey smiled a bit, assuring that Ash would protect her. She watched as Ash suddenly gasped at something up ahead. Zoey can see the look of shock in Ash's face. Was there another Aggron?
"Ash, what's wrong?" Zoey asked calmly.
"Look at that!" Ash said pointing up ahead.
There were three different paths that went in three different directions. One leading further north into the cave, the other two were facing east and west.
"Which way should we take?" Ash asked Zoey.
Zoey looked at the two eastern and western paths, "I think we should head west, if we kept going straight through the Northern Path, we could easily become a target from Aggron's Hyper Beam. The Eastern Path looked too narrow for us to take."
Ash nodded happily, "Then west it is. Let's go!"
He grabbed Zoey by the hand and then proceeded west hoping to lose track of Aggron.
"No!" Zoey cursed.
"No way, I don't believe it!" Ash said in shock.
They had reached a chasm deep inside the cave. A dead end. The two trainers sat down to catch their breaths for a moment now that Aggron was not following them.
"I think we lost Aggron back there at the intersection," Ash said.
"Yeah, but now what do we do? We can't just sit here and wait to be rescued," Zoey said.
Ash sighed, "I don't like waiting here either, Zoey, but if we head back, Aggron will most likely be waiting for us back there."
Zoey crossed her arms, "That's true. But at least we should-"
Ash was confused as to why Zoey stopped mid-sentence. Ash looked at her. Her shocked expression was written on her face.
"Zoey! What's wrong!" Ash asked shaking Zoey from her trance.
Zoey pointed at something behind Ash. The boy turned around and to his complete horror...
...Aggron was right there in front of the two.
Ash grabbed Zoey and tried to run, but stopped suddenly as he nearly fell from the edge of the chasm.
The two trainers looked on in complete shock as Aggron let out a deafening roar that froze Ash and Zoey in place.
"Ash!" Zoey called out.
"That Aggron's trying to kill us!" Ash said pulling out a Poké Ball from his belt, "Looks like we have to fight our way out-"
Aggron let out another roar, causing Ash and Zoey to cover their ears. Aggron stopped and then lifted its left arm. Zoey watched as the outline of the arm began to flash a yellow glow.
"Is that what I think it is?" Zoey asked suddenly.
"Think of what, Zoey?" Ash asked, still holding on to the Poké Ball.
"I've saw this move before. If I'm not mistaken...that must be Earth Power!"
"Earth Power?" Ash asked in alarm.
Sure enough, Aggron's fist slammed into the ground. Glowing gold cracks appeared and headed straight for the two. The ground suddenly collapsed underneath, taking the two trainers into the dark abyss below as they called out to each other.
"ASH!"
"ZOEY!"
Chapter 1: END