Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN POKEMON!
Author: I've been debating about whether or not to go through with this, I have a bad habit of leaving stories midway for long periods of time. But this thing's been in my head for a while and with new Pokemon games coming out soon it won't leave. A fair bit of warning though, I'll be winging this thing and writing whenever I can (which really isn't much). So I'll be stalling the final chapters as I try to figure out how to do them. Expect filler chapters, one off cameos for a quick joke or scene and some general fanfic nonsense.
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A young woman with an Espeon watches the TV featuring two powerful Pokemon battling.
Somewhere in the room is a table with a picture. The picture is of herself with her Espeon, Ash and his Pikachu, and a young girl happily holding an Eevee.
On the TV is a similar looking young man with a Pikachu on his shoulder, battling a girl with silky bright purple hair in a long waist length ponytail sticking out under her red and white cap. Wind from an attack flaps her bright purple pants and blue vest. She straightens up the collar of her lilac and white long sleeved shirt as the dust settles. Right next to her side is a Jolteon.
"Wow!" The announcer screams out. "I've never seen a Championship match so intense before! Both the Kanto Champion and his challenger are giving us a battle that will be surely remembered! But it's not over yet! Both combatants can still call on one more Pokemon! This next fight is the finale!"
"Return!" A young man recalls his downed Pokemon into its ball. "You did great, take it easy for now."
"Return!" his opponent calls back her own Pokemon. "Thank you, you deserve to rest."
"Well," the young man with the Pikachu tells his opponent. "This is certainly something."
"Pika!"
"Yeah," the girl responds happily. "It makes things much more interesting, I'm tingling all over."
"Jolt!"
"Then let's finish this," the young man motions his arm.
The Pikachu on his arm nods. "Pika!" It jumps down towards the field, cheeks sparking.
"It's up to you," the girl speaks to her Jolteon.
The Jolteon nods. "Jolt!" It runs to the field opposite of the Pikachu.
"Alright Sis," the challenger closes her eyes. Her Jolteon does the same. Let's do this. Together! Both of them open their eyes simultaneously.
"Quick Attack!" Quick Attack!
Both Pokemon charge forward at blazing speed, their impact creates bright sparks in the air. Every clash they have sends more electricity into the air, as the battle intensifies ground debris is flown out at every impact. Jolteon is hit on the side by Pikachu's attack.
The challenger feels a slight jolt on her side.
"Thunderbolt!" The Champion calls out.
"Piiikaaa…" Pikachu's cheeks spark out.
Get out of there!
"CHUUUU!" A powerful electrical blast flies from Pikachu to Jolteon, tearing up the ground it flies above.
Jolteon dodges the blast, if only barely.
That was too close Sis. But we can't let up, hit it back with Pin Missile!
Jolteon's fur stands up, she lets out a yell and her fur fires forward.
"Dodge it!" The Champion yells, Pikachu complies.
Rapid fire! Don't give him time to recover!
Pikachu runs around the field as hard as he could while Jolteon fires off more needles.
"Double Team!" The Champion calls.
Pikachu suddenly multiplies, completely surrounding Jolteon. The yellow spiked Pokemon stops firing out of confusion.
Don't let it get to you sis. He isn't attacking yet.
A few more copies appear around Jolteon, whom stands firm, getting ready to move at a moment's notice.
"Quick Attack! Now!" the Champion orders.
From the left! Move!
Jolteon sees one of the Pikachu's charging forward and leaps away.
"Thunderbolt!" The Champion raises an arm.
Pikachu fires another strong Thunderbolt where Jolteon will land. The spiky Pokemon gets hit as it lands. The ground around it tears up slightly.
"Ngh!" The Challenger cringes slightly, as if feeling pain in her body.
Instinctively Jolteon fires off Pin Missile again at the Pikachu. Pikachu easily evades the attack.
Quick-Quick Attack!
Jolteon follows the command. Pikachu is rammed into the air.
Double Kick!
Jolteon jumps up and kicks Pikachu away. Pikachu is rolls on the ground but gets his footing before stopping. Both Pikachu and Jolteon stare at each with determined looks in their eyes.
"That attack really stung," The Challenger speaks under her breath. "Well, I suppose I should've expected it from his Pokemon. And yet-"
"No matter how many times I see it," the Champion speaks out to his challenger. "That ability still impresses me. To be able to give commands to your Pokemon directly into their head is very convenient."
"There are limits," The Challenger humbly replies. "Using it really drains me. If I use it too much I need to nap."
The Champion smiles. "But that's not the only thing you can do with your ability is it? There's something else, something deeper. I've seen your battles in the Indigo Plateau Conference, all three times you've attended, as well as your battles against the Elite Four. I've noticed a difference in your Pokemon's power whenever you use it."
The Challenger's hands twitch a little, realizing that the Champion had figured it out.
"Your ability not only allows you to give commands to your Pokemon directly, you can also strengthen them through that link." The Champion happily explains what he knows. "Very few trainers can claim to have bonds that strong."
The Challenger is trying to find the words.
"It's a wonderful thing to see, to experience," The Champion continues. "And yet, I know that there is much more to it." He holds a hand to his side, reminding her of a pain she felt earlier in the battle. "Are you ready to continue?"
"In a battle, I'm always ready!"
The young woman smiles as she sees the strong, determined look on the girl's eyes. On her first journey, her first Indigo League Conference, she had only managed the top 16. After travelling through Johto and Hoenn, participating in their Conferences, the girl returned and reached the top 4. Then she journeyed through Sinnoh and Unova, taking part in their tournaments, returning to challenge in the Indigo Conference once more. This time she had conquered the tournament and spared no time in taking on the Elite 4. While the battles against the Elite 4 were tremendous in their own right, the challenger displayed extreme growth from her journeys as well as during the battles themselves.
It all cumulates here, with her battling the Kanto Champion. And yet, this is not what the challenger is aiming for, she has her sights aimed even higher…
The arena is covered in an electric explosion. Jolteon and Pikachu fly away from each other, their feet reaches the ground and they slide to a stop.
"Haa… haa…" The Challenger breathes hard after the collision, she quickly wipes her lips, leaving a small red stain on her hand, then looks on the battlefield. Sis, are you okay?
"Jol!" The Jolteon replies with what strength it has. Though the trainer can see that she is barely keeping together.
"You okay there?" The Champion asks his partner.
"Pika!" The Pikachu responds with gusto despite the damage and fatigue.
This is going to be it, get ready Sis!
"Jol!" Jolteon stances herself for any kind of command that may come her way.
"Alright buddy," The Champion takes initiative. "Use Double Team!"
Pikachu multiplies itself while moving closer to Jolteon.
Jump into the air and use Pin Missile. Don't aim, just fire everywhere. But gather a large cluster in one of the corners.
"Jool-" Jolteon leaps into the air, her fur spiking up. "Teeoon!"
Jolteon's needles fly down in every direction and stick out of the ground, Pikachu's doubles vanish one after another until only one remained.
"Use Quick Attack to break through!" The Champion commands.
Pikachu flies upward, its speed aura knocks away any needles aimed at him. Jolteon is knocked higher into the air.
Quick Attack! Hurry!
Jolteon recovers in midair and charges straight downward.
"Spin and dodge!" The Champion yells.
Pikachu manages to twist its body into a spinning motion, Jolteon narrowly misses its attack and lands on her feet.
"It's open!" The Champion cries. "Finish it with Thunderbolt!"
"Pikaaaa-" Pikachu's cheeks spark up greatly.
Avoid it!
"CHUUUU-!"
Jolteon barely avoids the large lightning blast. The area where she stood was torn asunder.
Don't stop!
Jolteon moves as the electric bolt starts to chase her. Jolteon runs around the needle ridden field as fast as she could to avoid the attack as it rips out the ground. She was running out of places to run as she headed towards a corner full with Pin Missile needles. However…
Now! Quick Attack!
Jolteon stops running and dashes towards the Thunderbolt.
"What is she-?" The Champion didn't have a chance to realize what is happening. The Pin Missile from earlier became miniature lightning rods, weakening the Thunderbolt as it tore up the field. The attack had gotten small enough that a large amount of needles split the singular large Thunderbolt into multiple electric arcs. "No way!"
Jolteon swiftly dashes through the electric arcs, she jumped up and tackled the Pikachu, keeping her head buried in its chest.
Double Kick!
Jolteon pulled her head back, she flips over to strike Pikachu down with her glowing hind legs. The Pikachu flew straight to the ground with a loud thud.
Alright Sis… The Challenger and Jolteon both closed their eyes. It's all or nothing… Then, in perfect sync, they open with a look of sheer determination. "Thunderbolt!"
"JOOOOL…" A large lightning bolt strikes Jolteon from above, covering her in yellow energy. "TEEEOOON!" Jolteon sends the electric power straight down towards the Pikachu.
The arena fills up with electricity, the field is ripped apart from the force. Both the Champion and the Challenger shield their eyes from the blast and debris. Dust clouds cover the field.
When the quaking stops, everyone falls silent.
Sis, hang in there for a little longer… The Challenger drops to one knee and starts panting.
The cloud begins to clear up, both Pokemon are seen barely able to stand. The two trainers know that they can't give anymore commands. The air was still filled with electricity, sparks appeared around the Pokemon. The two of them exchanged acknowledging smirks.
Jolteon's legs wobbled, she was on the brink of collapsing.
Sis… we have to… reach them…
Jolteon caught itself from falling over, steadying herself to stand firm.
"Pika…" The Pikachu falls backwards, eyes all swirly.
"Pikachu is unable to battle," the referee calls out. "Jolteon is the winner!"
The entire stadium let out a massive roar.
"What an electrifying finale!" The announcer yells out. "After a heated down to the wire battle, Challenger Mia has defeated Champion Ritchie!"
We… we did it… Sis…
"Jolteon!" Jolteon turns around to smile happily at Mia.
The trainer smiles back and gives a happy chuckle as Jolteon comes up to rub their faces together.
"H-hey," Mia giggles as Jolteon plays with her. "Easy easy!"
"Are you alright Sparky?" They hear Ritchie's voice from the field. He knelt down to pick up his Pokemon.
"Pika…" Pikachu smiles back as best as it could.
"You did great little buddy," The Champion praises his partner. "Just take it easy now."
"Chu…" Pikachu's eyes close as it went into a rest and his trainer tucked him in one arm.
Ritchie walked over to Mia and offered a hand, smiling. "That was the closest battle I've ever had."
Mia took his hand and was helped up onto her feet, though she was still a little wobbly. The big screen in the arena as well as the broadcast close in on the two trainers.
"Whoa whoa," Ritchie managed to catch her. "Are you feeling alright?"
"Yeah, I just can't believe it…"
"That you're now a Champion?"
"No, I don't want to be a Champion."
"You don't mean-"
"Exactly, I'm going to challenge the World Champion Master. Ash."
The young woman that was watching stands up with a very wide smile on her face. She walks over to the picture followed by her Espeon and picks it up. She touches the picture gently, sliding her fingers on both the young man and the young girl.
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"Pi?" A Pikachu hears somebody walking closer.
"You know Ash," a Professor walks up behind the trainer amidst the heavy winds and snow. "When most people go away for training, the top of Mt. Silver isn't very high in their list."
"Gary," Ash turns around to greet his old friend while Pikachu on his shoulder waves hi. "What brings you here?"
"You've been challenged Ash," Gary informs him.
"Chu?"
"You could've just called."
Gary walks up to him while pulling out a picture. "I wanted to see your face when you see who the challenger is."
Ash takes the picture and looks closely at it. Pikachu leans over to get a closer look.
"Chaaa!" Pikachu's face fills up with excitement and glee, just like Ash's.
"I've been waiting for this…" Ash smiles.