Pokémon – The Final Battle
Back In Hoenn
'In ancient times land and sea fought for control of the earth the battle finally ended when the Pokémon Mew sealed the two forces away forever. It is said that if these forces were ever too awaken the battle would rage again until all that was left of the world was air...'
"Well class what can you tell me about this legend? Let's ask our newest students Ash, Dawn and Brock any ideas? " the lecturer said after reading the text on the ancient tablet
After failing in a tournament in Shinou Dawn had suggested that Ash took a break and they visited the Hoenn area so she could compete in the contests. So here they were at a lecture on Pokémon legends of Hoenn. They now found themselves in a well lit room with twenty desks in rows of five. They had opted to attend a voluntary lecture about the legend o the Sea Sceptre in honour of the upcoming annual Sea Sceptre Contest (SSC). It had taken place ever year for the last 25 years when the Sceptre was first found. As Dawn found out last year the waiting list for this contest is a year! Ash, Brock and Dawn were sat in the front row other top coordinators were sat around them directly behind them was Jessie, James and Meowth still trying to catch Ash's dastardly Pikachu.
After a few minutes of thought Brock answered, "It tells us that land and sea are always clashing, affecting each other. For example the sea erodes the land but the land moves the sea. Also that air controls both sea and land but they have no control over it."
"Very good, now class the presents of Mew suggests to some Pokémon professors that..."
The lecturer continued but Ash had stopped paying attention. He kept asking himself, how could he have done something so stupid? It was beginning to look like his dream of being the greatest trainer of all time was fading. Since his lose he had barely said a word he put his head on the desk in front of him and thought back to that moment. He'd lost lots of times but never like that it was never so personal before. All he could think about was how stupid he'd been putting a grass type up against a fire type like that. Torterra was still in intensive care with professor Oak with burn wounds.
"Pika... pika...pika..." was what Ash heard as Pikachu poked him. He ignored it and drifted into an irritated dream-like state. After what seemed like hours the lecture was over. Pikachu has reluctantly given up trying to cheer up Ash for now any way.
They when straight to dinner after the lecture as it was free no one complained it was the first decent meal Team Rocket had got in a long, long time. The dining hall was massive capable of seating all 200 coordinators, friends, family and their Pokémon. Dinner was eaten in silence for Ash he sat and watched the others talk but no sound came out their mouths. Food tasted of bitter defeat to him and liquids tasted worse. "Don't you think Ash? Ash... HEY ASH LISTEN," he looked up from his plate to see Dawn shouting at him and so did everyone else in the dinning hall. "I said want it be nice to meet May at my contest tomorrow," he nodded in reply and fell back into silence. Dawn sighed, her and Brock hated to see him like this but May wasn't the only one that was going to that contest. A special Kanto Gym leader was attending as a judge. If anyone could snap Ash out of his depression it was the Gym leader.
