Okay, here is my second story on Fanfiction. Unlike Joined Worlds (which is still my main project, I just can't start it on a tablet like i can this, so don't worry) this will be a Pokemon story. This, like Joined Worlds, is an idea I had long before i wrote Fanfiction, so if you like my style of writing, as well as Pokemon, then you are in for a great time!
"Alright, Pikachu, this is it."
Ash Ketchum stood on dirt ground, waiting in a corridor just in front of a metal door. With Pikachu on his shoulder, he grinned in anticipation.
"Oh man, are you as excited as I am?" he asked his long time partner.
"Pika pi!" the electric-type mouse squealed.
Ash glanced at the ceiling as he reconnected his recent journey. He had just come back from his trek through the Kalos region, where he came closer than ever to achieving his dream.
"I still can't believe we made runner-up in the Kalos League. That last trainer really fought hard out there." Ash recollected. In the final round, he and his opponent had been pulling out every last trick trying to best each other.
On the battlefield of the Kalos Conference, two of their trainers' last Pokemon stood on the field. Ash had his Pikachu out for the final round, and he was facing off against the powerful Ghost/Steel-Type Aegislash. That Pokemon seemed to best Pikachu as every turn, negating even Pikachu's strongest Volt Tackle with its Kings Shield attack, then following up with the powerful Sacred Sword, sending his partner reeling.
Ash gritted his teeth as he thought of a way out. They were both on their last Pokemon, and if he found a way to win, he would have finally become the winner of a league, which is the biggest step one can take to becoming a Pokemon Master.
"You're running out of strength over there!" his opponent called out. "You should know that every time your Pikachu hits my Kings Shield, it's physical attack power goes down quite a lot."
This frustrated Ash even further. Two of Pikachu's best moves, Volt Tackle and Iron Tail, will have been reduced down far enough that even if he could still score a direct hit with one, it wouldn't do much damage. His only chance was to try something unorthodox that his opponent wouldn't see coming. He looked at Pikachu, and as he saw that lightning bolt shaped tail, he had an idea.
"Hey Pikachu, you trust me?" he called to his long time partner on the battlefield. The battered mouse turned around and gave Ash a thumbs up and confident "Pika" that simultaneously affirmed with confidence, while still pulling off the expression of "well duh!"
"Great" Ash said. "Ok Pikachu, I want you to use Iron Tail on the center of the field, then unleash Thunderbolt from your tail!"
"Pika" Pikachu responded. He jumped high in the air and his tail glowed until it resembled steel. Pikachu then flipped several times, bringing his tail down onto the field with momentum, creating a small crater in the earth. "Pika, CHUUUUUU" the rodent yelled as he discharged a huge amount of electricity from his tail into the ground. The display was spectacular, the bolts of electricity flying up out of the crater, spreading tendrils all over the field, breaking up the field further. A few bolts hit the Aegislash, but it didn't do much more than annoy it.
Aegislash's trainer stood in confusion at Ash's tactics. The move, while able to strike his Aegislash, was fairly weak. However, he decided to not let his opponent perform a follow up move and decided to end things rights there.
"Alright Aegislash, charge up Shadow Ball to stop that Pikachu in its tracks!" he commanded.
"Aegis..." it responded. It raised slightly higher into the air and began gathering dark matter into a point in front of its eye.
When Ash saw this, he knew it was time. "Alright Pikachu, Full Power!" he shouted.
"PIKA!" Pikachu shouted. Pikachu unleashed such a massive spurt of electricity, he almost transitioned from using Thunderbolt to Thunder. The electricity all over the field intensified, then the field blew, releasing a cloud of smoke into the air.
"Aeg?" Aegislash wondered in confusion as the smoke came up, obscuring its vision. It's Shadow Ball was almost complete, but it didn't have a target to fire it at.
Ash and Pikachu didn't have a much better view on their end, but at least they had a target. An eerie purple glow up in the air.
"Okay Pikachu, I want you to use Thunder Wave on that Aegislash" Ash spoke low so his opponent didn't hear his plan.
"Pika" Pikachu responded. He proceeded to unleash a thin, weak blue jolt of electricity in the direction of the Aegislash. A groan told them that it had hit its mark.
Aegislash's Trainer was in confusion. Something had happened out there to his Aegislash, he could tell from the cry it gave. He was just waiting for the dust to settle from the explosion so he could see.
When the dust cleared, he gasped. His Aegislash was slowly falling down, near unloving, with electricity coursing across its body. He realized that the Pikachu must have paralyzed his Aegislash in the confusion, and he now grit his teeth as Ash had done a short bit ago.
Ash smirked as he thought of how close he was to winning, as this next move should at least leave Aegislash in a critical state.
"Alright Pikachu, let's go. Use Agility to get close then launch a point blank Electro Ball!"
Aegislash's Trainer gasped when he heard this order. Electro Ball, as he knew, was a unique Electric-Type move that did more damage the faster you were than your opponent. When you combine Aegislash being paralyzed, and Agility being one of the fastest moves known, he knew that he was in for trouble.
"Aegislash, use Kings Shield, fast!" he commanded his pokemon.
Aegislash looked the oncoming Mouse Pokemon. It began the raise its shield, but stopped as electricity coursed through its body once more.
"No!" the trainer yelled, but it was too late. Pikachu appeared in front of Aegislash, then turned around and unleashed a large sphere of electricity at it. The second it made contact, Aegislash flew through the air in pain, landing on the ground and driving a crater into the ruined arena.
"Awesome work Pikachu, that was perfect" Ash praised his long time buddy. He looked across the field at the Aegislash, which was standing back up.
"Okay Pikachu, one good Thunderbolt should end this. Let's go!" he said.
Pikachu nodded, then jumped into the air, generating electricity.
"We won't go down like this. Aegislash, Shadow Ball, now!" his trainer shouted.
"Aegislash" it responded. It began gathering up dark matter in front of it again.
"Pikaaaa..." Pikachu said, about to launch extreme voltage.
"Aegiiii..." Aegislash said, it's Shadow Ball fully charged.
"CHUUUUUUU!" Pikachu screamed, unleashing a massive Thunderbolt.
"SLASH!" Aegislash grunted as it launched off its deadly Shadow Ball attack.
In the center of the field, both attacks collided with a huge explosion. Neither move gave an inch as each struggled to overpower the other.
However, Pikachu was beginning to feel the effects the fatigue of long battle had worn onto him. While Aegislash had launched an attack, Pikachu had to keep his up. He began to feel his power slipping, and slowly, the Shadow Ball began to override the Thunderbolt.
Ash began to notice this, as well as how taxed his Pikachu was. "Pikachu, get out of there!" he yelled!
Pikachu glanced at his trainer when he heard this. Pikachu attempted to break the link with the Thunderbolt, but he wasn't able to jump out of the way quick enough.
"PIKACHU!" Ash yelled when he saw the Shadow Ball charge his friend.
Pikachu stared at the oncoming Shadow Ball, still attempting to edge out of the way as it got closer, but it was too late.
The Shadow Ball struck Pikachu full force and sent the yellow mouse flying into the air, squealing in pain.
Ash sprinted ahead of Pikachu, heedless of the match anymore. He ran off the field and jumped to catch his partner before he hit the ground. He rolled, cradling the first pokemon he had in his arms, and he knew the words were going to be spoken behind him before he heard them.
"Pikachu is unable to battle, Aegislash wins. The victory goes to Simon of Couramine Town!"
It was like a bomb had gone off in the stadium. The crowd exploded cheering as a new Victor of the Kalos League was announced. Ash just sat cradling Pikachu in his arms until he heard footsteps behind him.
"That was an amazing battle, Ash."
He turned around to see Simon holding out his hand to Ash. Ash grinned, got up, and clasped it.
"Yeah, I agree."
The crowd went wild over this. Both Simon and Ash flinched slightly at the volume, and jokingly wondered if they were going to need hearing aids after this.
Of course, not everyone was happy with the Victor. Ash's partners Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie were all sad to see him lose, and of course, Team Rocket, who had been there making money off the league crowd like every time, had been rooting for the 'twerp.'
Ash had begun traveling home by ship a week after the end of the Kalos League. He was by himself this time, everyone staying back in Kalos. However, on his way back, he heard about an event going on in Unova that got his trainer blood boiling. When he docked in Unova, he called around, but sadly, none of his friends were there. Iris and Cilan were still in Johto, Misty had leader duties, Brock had a huge doctor test, May was competing in the Johto Grand Festival right now, and Dawn as well in Hoenn.
So Ash went alone, and it felt weird not being part of a group anymore. However, the trip wasn't that long, so he didn't have to disable th it much.
Now he was awaiting his turn to go out and battle. He was told the gate would open when he was to come out, because they had preparation works to do, but it seemed to be taking forever.
However, just as he thought that, a monitor above the gate he was waiting behind flashed to life. It showed the picture of a desk with a man behind it. The man had been the announcer for many competitions he had gone to while in Unova.
The the loudspeakers cracked to life as the man began talking.
"Welccome, one and all, to the quarterfinals of the biggest known competition in the world. Welcome, yes, to the Pokemon World Tournament!"
And that is a wrap on Chapter one. I have been working on this for a long time, so I hope you enjoyed it. This chapter server to add some backstory, as to show where we are getting started in this story. So please read, and please review it, as reviews are everything to an early Fanfiction write like me :). And most of all, enjoy!
