Hello again!

Thank you for the reviews. Here's Chapter 2. The plot is going to be introduced in this chapter, as well as the pokemon tag-battle.

Hope everyone enjoys it!

"The battle between the team of Ash and May and the team of Oscar and Andi will now begin." Brock announced as he stood in the middle of the field that the group chose as their battlefield. Max and Pikachu were sitting on a rock on the sidelines. Both were less than satisfied with the situation.

Brock turned to the team of Ash and May, "Please choose your pokemon."

"Hey, May should we use the same pokemon as last time?" Ash asked.

"I guess so, we are trying to prove that the last battle was a fluke." May agreed.

Ash reached into his belt and took out a Pokeball. May followed his lead.

"I choose you, Corphish!" Ash cried.

Ash tossed the ball and a small red lobster emerged, ready for battle.

"Corphish cor!" (Let's get it on!) Corphish exclaimed while clicking it's pinsirs.

"Skitty, take the stage!" May called.

A pink cat with a long tail popped out of May's Pokeball.

"Nya!" (Yay, playtime!) Skitty said happily.

It was now Oscar and Andi's turn.

Oscar went first, "Go, Nidoking!"

Followed by Andi, "It's time dear Nidoqueen!"

The two horn pokemon were released onto the battlefield. Once Nidoking saw his opponents he yawned with boredom.

"Nido nido?" (Why are we fighting the shrimp and the cat again?)

Nidoking's side comment ticked Corphish off. (He does have a bit of a temper)

"Phish corphish!" (Who are you calling a shrimp?) the water pokemon demanded.

"Nido!" (You lobster boy!) Nidoking shot back.

Corpish nearly charged at Nidoking right then but Ash called for him to hold his temper.

"Save it for the fight Corphish!" Ash ordered his enraged pokemon.

Skitty meanwhile was absentmindedly scratching herself, "Nha na..." (When do we eat?)

"CORPHISH!" (WILL YOU FOCUS!) Corphish was starting to fly off the handle.

"Try to get along you two, your a team remember?' May said trying to keep the two from fighting each other.

"Looks like everything's falling apart already..." Max observed.

"Pika pi." (They aren't the best teammates.)

Brock raised his arms into the air, "Let the match begin!"

"Corphish, use Bubblebeam on Nidoking!" The lobster responded immediately, wanting to take a shot at the pokemon that mocked him. He fired bright blue bubbles at Nidoking from his pinsirs.

"Cor phish, phish!"(Take this you rhino!)

May made sure Corphish wasn't standing in front of Skitty before she called for an attack, not wanting to recreate the incident from their last battle.

"Use Blizzard on Nidoqueen Skitty!" Skitty took a deep breath and let blew a cool breeze at her opponent.

Oscar and Andi then made their first move.

"Nidoking!"

"Nidoqueen!"

"Show us the love with a beautiful jump!" the couple declared in unison.

The two horn pokemon obeyed and smashed their tails on the ground, causing them to leap over the Bubblebeam and Blizzard attacks.

"Whoa, they jumped!" Max exclaimed in astonishment.

Perfect.' Ash thought as he saw an opportunity for an attack.

"Quick while Nidoking's in the air Corphish, Crabhammer 'em!" Corphish jumped into the air while he prepared to strike Nidoking with his glowing pinsir.

Oscar saw Ash's plan and tried to stop him, "Counter with Dynamic Punch Nidoking!" Nidoking's fist started to glow and he swung at Corphish.

Bam. Both attacks connected on both pokemons skulls at full power.

Corphish was the first to hit the ground and quickly fainted.

"Corphish!" Ash yelled.

Brock raised his arm to signal the lobster's defeat, "Corphish is unable to battle!"

"Nido nid..." (Ha, I knew he was a shrimp...) Nidoking boasted before he fainted from exhaustion. Appertly the Crabhammer attack did more damage then he thought.

"Nidoking!" Oscar was shocked.

Brock signaled Nidoking's defeat, "Nidoking is also unable to battle!"

Both trainers recalled their pokemon while congratulating them on a well fought battle. May was now extremely worried. She was now on her own.

"This match is now a one-on-one battle between Andi's Nidoqueen and May's Skitty." Brock announced.

"Wow, Ash and May actually have a chance to win." Max said clearly surprised that Nidoking went down.

Ash was still confident that they would win, "It's up to you and Skitty May, you can do it!"

"Don't worry dear Andi, the power of our love will help you win this battle." Oscar told his love.

"We have power too May! Your my best friend and I have total faith in you." Ash said as he continued to encourage his teammate. May blushed at her friend's praise.

Wow, he really believes in me.' May thought. I better not screw this up.'

"I'll do my best Ash!" she promised him with confidence.

On the sidelines, Max began to notice his sister's reactions to Ash's support and was starting to grow suspicious.

"I wonder..." Max began ponder.

"Your determination is admirable May," Andi said "I almost feel bad that I'm going to beat you."

"Quickly my Nidoqueen, use Horn Drill!" Nidoqueen grunted and began to close the distance between herself and Skitty as her horn started to glow.

"This could bad, Horn Drill's a really powerful move..." Max said with concern.

May decided to take a leap of faith, "Alright Skitty use Assist!"

"But this could be worse!" Max gasped. Skitty's Assist didn't always turn out right.

"Pi pika!" (Your not kidding!) Pikachu exclaimed.

Oh please let this work.' May prayed, knowing Assist was a make or break move.

"Nya!" Skitty cried as she pointed her glowing paw at the rapidly approaching Nidoqueen. The Assist turned into...

"It's String Shot!" Max yelled.

Sure enough, Skitty's glowing paw shot out several long white threads. The attack caught Nidoqueen off-guard and the horn pokemon was completely wrapped and immobilized!

"What's this!?" Oscar and Andi cried, caught completely by surprise.

Ash was ecstatic, "May here's your chance!"

May didn't hesitate, "Skitty now use Double Slap!"

The kitty pokemon used her tail to continuously slap the face of the defenseless Nidoqueen. The horn pokemon began to feel dazed and had no way to stop Skitty's attacks. May saw that she was the verge of victory and decided to wrap things up with a direct attack instead of taking a risk with another Assist.

"Finish things up with your Tackle attack!"

Skitty launched her body at Nidoqueen knocking it down easily. Nidoqueen finally fainted from fatigue.

Brock raised his arm in Skitty's direction, "Nidoqueen is unable to battle, Skitty wins!"

"The winners of this tag battle are Ash and May!" Brock declared.

Max's jaw dropped, "I don't believe it..."

"You did it May!" Ash celebrated as he pulled May into an affectionate hug. May thoroughly enjoyed the embrace.

Andi returned the fainted Nidoqueen to her Pokeball, then she and Oscar congratulated their opponents.

"That was great match you two." Andi said.

"You two have shown us that our love still has long way to go," Oscar conceded, he then turned to Andi, "Andi, I think we need more time to learn about each other. Perhaps we should..."

"Give them the tickets? That's a wonderful idea Oscar!" Andi agreed after finishing her Oscar's sentence.

"What tickets?" Ash and May asked in unison. Brock, Max, and Pikachu joined the trainers, interested to find out what this tickets were for.

Oscar flashed a pair of tickets, "These tickets, for the annual Tag-Battle Tournament!"

"Tag-Battle Tournament?" everyone asked together.

Andi smiled, "Yes, a tournament dedicated entirely to tag-battles. A tournament that is large enough to be compared to the Pokemon League itself."

"Really!?" Ash asked, his eyes wide with excitement.

"I've heard of it!" Max piped up, "Entry tickets are had to come by since you have to register months in advance."

Oscar nodded, "Correct, but Andi and I no longer need them. Perhaps you two lovebirds and your friends can make use of them."

May was a little skeptical, "I don't know you guys."

"Did I mention that the winners receive a large trophy and a years supply of Pokeblock?" Oscar asked.

"A YEAR'S SUPPLY OF POKEBLOCK!?" May squealed loudly. She then turned to Ash.

"Ash we HAVE to enter." May begged.

Brock seemed to approve as he examined the tickets, "This town is on the way to Fortree City, and it starts next week..."

"And these big tournaments always have lots of cool things to do!" Max added starting to like the idea.

Even Pikachu jumped in, "Pikach pika!" (And there's probably lots of ketchup there!)

Ash saw that his friend were as excited about this as he was, and grabbed the tickets from Oscar's hand.

"Looks like were going to the Tag-Battle Tournament!"

That's Chapter 2! This fic is going to keep on getting beter from here until the end. Please review and tell me what you think!