And here is chapter two of Ash's Sinnoh League battle against Tobias!
I hop you guys liked this chapter. R&R!
"Gible, I choose you!"
The land shark pokémon jumped on the grass, furiously scratching his ear before he paid attention to his opponent. Gible cried out his name before taking his battle stance.
"Okay, Gible versus Latios. Begin!" The referee raised his flag.
"Latios, Dragon Pulse," Tobias ordered nonchalantly.
Latios brought his hands together and formed a turquoise ball of energy between them. It grew bigger and bigger until it stopped, and Latios then hurled the glowing sphere towards Gible. The sphere flew closer to the ground, grazing the tips of grass blades as it coursed towards Gible.
"Gible," Ash said, "dodge it with Dig!"
Gible swiftly delved into the ground, evading the orb by just an inch before it exploded into shards of light. Bits of mud were thrown and scattered on the grass, and a hole was in place where Gible once stood.
"Latios, use Safeguard."
Latios glowed momentarily, and a white ring formed around him as it circled the eon pokémon.
"Gible, use Dragon Pulse from the ground!"
The ground shook slightly, and Tobias' eyes grew wide. He was stunned, but that did not stop the ground from breaking up and unleashing a furious, turquoise sphere that slammed into Latios' underside and threw him in the air. Dazed, the eon pokémon shook his head before listening to parts of Ash's command.
"Gible, finish the Dig Attack!"
Gible jumped out of the same hole in the ground and slammed his head onto Latios' belly. The psychic/dragon type groaned in pain before he glared at the land shark pokémon that was on the ground, giving a cheeky smirk to his opponent.
"Latios, Shadow Ball!" Tobias ordered.
"Retaliate with a Dragon Pulse!" Ash retorted.
The ectoplasmic, shady sphere collided with the turquoise ball, completely obliterating each other and a cloud of dust formed, followed by a weak wave of energy that dissipated everywhere. Gible frowned along with Ash once they saw a shadow through the veil of dust that kept getting darker and darker by the second.
Ash sensed the danger that was about to strike Gible. "Gible, get out of there!"
Too slow. Those were the words a person would describe Gible in this situation. Latios broke through the curtain of dust, surrounded by an orange veil that soon turned purple which then led to orange streaks spiraling around the coat, smirking at Gible before slamming into Gible and sent him flying away into the wall behind Ash. A shockwave went through Gible's body before he slumped down to the ground, groaning and struggling to get up.
"It looks like Gible is into a pickle, folks. What will Ash do now?" the commentator asked in his annoying voice, according to Ash.
I'll kick you in your soft spot and make you sing soprano for a week if you don't shut up, Ash angrily thought in his mind as his fingernails pressed into his palms. He hung his head low, before Ash looked at Gible with confidence in his eyes. "Gible, I know you can do this! Come on, get up! You're not one to give up and I know it! You can't lose so easily, you know that yourself! I believe in you!"
Gible's mind barely registered what Ash had told him. He was too tired and couldn't really think. Even so, Bulbasaur still knew the grim situation he was in. He had helped win a plethora of battles for Ash, and he wasn't going to stop now. Not like this.
He was going to help Ash win the match.
And so Gible stood on his feet, dust on his body, and he gritted his teeth. His body started to glow a shining white, and Ash was stunned.
"No way," Ash muttered. "Gible's evolving?"
Gible grew in size and in strength. His arms grew longer and were leaner than before, and his skin turned a darker shade of blue. The glowing finally stopped, and now a Gabite took the place of Gible!
"Yeah!" his trainer muttered in awe. They stood a chance now. "Gabite, use Dragon Pulse!"
"Ga!" Gabite formed an aquamarine ball in front of his mouth, and he thrusted his head forward and hurled the glowing orb towards Latios. Too stunned to move by the events, he embraced the attack and flew back towards his trainer before staring at Gabite.
"Gabite, use Draco Meteor!"
"Ga…BAAAAIIIIITE!" Gabite's body glowed orange and he looked up before shooting an orange ball of light skywards. Upon looking like a miniature sun in the sky it exploded, releasing multiple, smaller spheres of light that headed downwards with tremendous speed, and was further increased by acceleration due to gravity. The spheres seemed to head down towards one target: Latios.
"Latios – dodge them and then use Giga Impact!" Tobias called out, and Latios duly noted. He moved right and left, spun at either side or even moved back to evade every single sphere that now went crashing down to the ground, disintegrating in the soil. Latios then cocooned himself with a purple sheath with orange streaks spiralling around him, and the eon pokémon flew towards Gabite with blinding speed.
"Gabite, use Dragon Pulse!"
Gabite threw another turquoise orb towards Latios; the orb and pokémon collided, creating a cloud of dust before Latias once again charged towards Gabite with the same speed and attack. Gabite, now scared, shot out another Dragon Pulse which Latios skilfully evaded.
The next second, Latios crashed into Gabite, who took the attack head on. Both pokémon were thrown back as they bumped into each other. Gabite hit the grass whilst Latios simply stopped in mid-air, but breathing faster than before.
"Gabite…" Ash took out his pokeball once he saw Gabite out cold on the grass.
"Gabite is unable to battle! Latios wins!" the referee declared.
"Another of Ash's pokémon is taken down by Latios!" the commentator shouted. "Ash is now going to reveal another of his pokémon, folks!"
Ash gritted his teeth as he took out another pokeball from his belt, but his frown turned into a grin as an invisible bulb appeared above his head. "Okay…Glalie! Let's go!"
"And Ash has revealed his Glalie! But even with a type-advantage, will he be able to defeat Tobias' Latios?" the commentator rhetorically asked.
"I just hope this plan works…" Ash whispered in a desperate tone.
"Hmm…Glalie is a good choice, but I don't think he'll be able to stand up to Latios now," professor Oak commented.
Dawn scowled. She had stopped her cheerleading moments after Primeape was defeated. Brock rubbed his chin while he stared at the battlefield.
"I think I know what Ash is doing," Brock guessed, "But I'm not sure how he'll pull it off."
"Ash, you can win this!" Dawn screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Pip, Piplup?" her pokémon questioned.
"Yes, Piplup, he will."
"Glalie versus Latios; Begin!" the referee shouted.
"Glalie, let's win this!" Ash said, earning a grunt of approval from the ice type. "Okay, use Ice Beam!"
"Glay…!" He exhaled, and he shot out a sheet of ice flying towards Latios. Latios retaliated by rolling to his left, albeit the tip of his right wing was frozen solid which caused him to slightly dip down to his left.
"Latios, use Dragon Pulse!" Tobias ordered.
"Glalie – Protect!"
Latios blasted a turquoise orb towards Glalie, which would've certainly got him down to the brink of unconsciousness if it hadn't been for his speed. Before Latios had even opened his mouth, Glalie projected a translucent, green barrier in front of him that completely stopped the orb from advancing towards him.
"Glalie, Ice Beam!"
Glalie opened his mouth and exhaled a thick, white beam of ice that headed straight for Latios and froze his left wing. Latios scowled before trying to shake off the ice, but it simply wasn't melting.
"Glalie, finish it off with a Blizzard!"
Tobias cursed under his breath. He pulled out an ultra-ball and said, "Latios – return!" Latios was converted into stasis and he was absorbed back into his pokeball, evading the powerful stream of ice.
"Good job, buddy," Tobias whispered as he clipped the pokeball back on his belt. "Magmortar, come out!"
"Magmortar, huh…" Ash rubbed his chin before he shook his head. "Never mind, Glalie; we can pull this off! Block!"
A red light shot from Glalie's eyes and enveloped Magmortar, marking the fire-type's chest with a small 'X'.
"Magmortar, use Lava Plume!"
"Counter it with Ice Beam!" Ash shouted to Glalie. Magmortar raised both of her arms and pointed them at Glalie; a blast of intense flames shot out of each arm, heading directly towards the ice-type. But Glalie was slightly quicker; before Magmortar's arms were half-raised, he had already sent a sheet of ice flying towards the fire-type. The two attacks collided; the fiery heat of the Lava Plume completely demolished the Ice Beam, but what flames were left over from the collision trickled harmlessly onto the ice.
"Magmortar, finish it with a Fire Punch!" Tobias ordered, impatient to finish the battle.
"Wait for it... wait for it..." Ash murmured as Magmortar charged ever closer with her fist surrounded by flames.
"Ash, what are you doing?" he heard Dawn scream, her cry somehow penetrating the noise of the crowd. "Glalie's going to be creamed!"
"…Now!" Ash shouted the moment he judged Magmortar was close enough. "Use Headbutt, but into the ground!"
"Gl…LAAAAY!" Glalie roared, charging headfirst into the ice. There was a resounding crack and the crowd gasped as one. The ground beneath the two pokémon shattered and Magmortar, unable to move to any form of safety, vanished between two sheets of earth.
"What?!" shouted Tobias. "Magmortar…return!"
The red light bounced off harmlessly from Magmortar's body and Tobias cursed. Block was still in effect.
"Glalie, finish this off with a Sheer Cold!"
Glalie's body was surrounded by a blue aura and the inside of his mouth shined white as he charged for the OHKO attack. Glalie floated towards Magmortar, concentrated his power in one spot and touched the tips of his horns on Magmortar's, encasing it in ice and knocking her out cold…no pun intended.
"Incredible strategy!" the announcer shouted out to a stunned and near-silent crowd. "Glalie perfectly ensured a victory for Ash once he cracked the ground and trapped Magmortar in two thick sheets of mud! I've never seen anything like this folks!"
"Magmortar, return," Tobias said as he gritted his teeth. This time the beam of red light did not vanish, and the fire-type was called back into its Poke Ball. "Alright, no more playing! Metagross, go!"
"Glalie, let's pull this off again!" Ash reassured. "Ice Beam!"
"Metagross, Protect!"
The sheet of ice headed towards Metagross with the intention of inflicting damage, but this idea was thwarted once a green barrier materialised and stopped the beam from hitting Metagross.
"Metagross – use Brick Break!"
Metagross roared before tucking in its four legs, speedily floating toward Glalie and then jabbing the ice type's body with fierce jabs. Glalie groaned in pain as a crack appeared on the lower half of his ice body, spreading slightly as another jab was thrown on the same spot.
"Glalie, use Ice Beam, followed by Blizzard!"
"Shadow Ball, Metagross!"
Glalie successfully blasted a stream of ice onto Metagross' face, freezing part of the cross on its face. Metagross glared before it opened its mouth and spat a purple ball of darkness at Glalie. The sphere managed to successfully hit Glalie, and he fell backwards after impact.
"Now, use Meteor Mash!"
Metagross' left arm glowed into a metallic shade, and the iron leg pokémon hurled a punch straight for Glalie's face. The hard punch struck Glalie like a meteor, and the ice-type groaned before a crack appeared on his face and then fell down, unconscious.
"Glalie is out of consciousness! Metagross is the winner!" the referee declared.
"Ash has only three pokémon left now!" the announcer announced. "Let's hope that the next pokémon shall be able to prove its strength again Tobias' intimidating and powerful Metagross!
We shall now take a fifteen minute break before resuming the battle. Hold on to your seats, folks! This match is one to remember!"
Ash was greeted by a group of four the moment he stepped into the locker room.
Well, it was mostly Dawn. His mother and professor Oak were smiling at him while Brock was grinning. The moment Dawn saw him, her casual expression turned into a joyous one and she ran towards Ash with all of her speed.
"Oomph!" he let out. Dawn caught him off-guard and pulled him into an Ursaring-crushing hug, and he couldn't breathe for a moment or so. It was only when Brock cleared his throat that she released him from the hug.
"Uh, yeah…" Ash rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment while Dawn whistled as she looked up in the air. Brock sniggered softly.
"Ash, that's a brilliant start." Professor Oak gave him a reassuring smile as he sat on the bench next to him. "You've managed to take out two of his pokémon; not to mention his Darkrai, who's never been beaten in this league."
"Yeah…" Ash looked at the floor before turning towards the professor. "I was first going to use Heracross because of the dual and advantageous typing, but he was still vulnerable to Dark Void. I decided to play on Primeape's ability, and since Anthony told me that he's been great over there, I couldn't refuse."
"That's great! But you should now focus on your next pokémon. What will you send against Metagross?" he questioned.
"…I don't know…I'm thinking of sending him next; I asked for him yesterday, and they agreed to a transfer."
"That's good. Now, let—"
Oak was interrupted by the ringing of the bell and the roaring of the crowd. He got up and motioned to leave, not before smiling at Ash.
"Do your best, boy."
"Ash, I know you can do it!" his mom assured.
Brock grinned. "Hey, if I survived one region with you, then this is absolutely possible! Do your best!" Brock, Delia and Oak left, leaving Ash to think whether the statement as an insult or a compliment.
Ash then walked towards the door, but a small voice stopped him. "Ash…"
Ash whipped and saw Dawn with an unreadable expression.
"Ash, I…" But she stopped midway, and then obtained a happy expression on her face. "Ash, do your best."
And with that, she ran out of the locker room and into the stands.
"And this is it, folks! Let's resume the match!"
"Metagross, come out again," Tobias said, releasing the dual steel/psychic type on the ground.
"Okay buddy." Ash tossed a pokeball in the air. "Charizard, let's burn them!"
"A Charizard!" the commentator announced. "And he looks strong!"
"Metagross use Rock Slide!"
"Gross!" Metagross materialised rocks in the air above Charizard, and they rained down with tremendous force. The rocks were seconds away from piercing Charizard's body and knocking him out.
"Charizard, use Flamethrower!"
Charizard breathed a powerful flame that devoured the rocks above him, roasting them to a crisp before the rocks crumbled down into ashes.
"Metagross – Flash Cannon!"
"Charizard, Flamethrower that Flash Canon!"
"Char!" he grunted. Charizard breathed a powerful flame once more that engulfed the metallic sphere – only to heat and power it up.
"No!" Ash yelled out.
The metallic sphere crashed into Charizard's belly, marking a bruise and sending him metres back. The flame pokémon leered at Metagross, who leered back at him.
"Charizard, use Flamethrower!" Ash commanded.
Charizard snorted smokes before opening his mouth once again and breathing pungent flames that headed straight for Metagross. They engulfed the iron leg pokémon's body, causing its metal body to glow momentarily before cooling down and returning back to its normal colour.
"Charizard, use Fire Blast!"
"Metagross use Meteor Mash!"
Metagross thrusted its arm forward, extending it towards Charizard who unleashed a star-shaped flame that crashed into Metagross' arm. The arm started to shake once the flames subsided, disabling it from punching Charizard on the face.
"Charizard, now use Mach Punch on the arm!"
The flame lizard slammed his fist onto Metagross' extended arm, smashing it downwards and creating an unavoidable dent in the arm. The arm was bent at an angle and Metagross groaned in pain as it retracted its arm towards its body.
"Metagross," Tobias said. "Do you think it's time?"
"Meta, Metagross…!" the iron leg pokémon approved.
"Alright then," Tobias replied, to which Ash gave a confused look. What were they going to do now?
"What is trainer Tobias doing?" the commentator asked, who was confused with the whole crowd. "Surely they're not doing something rash…?"
Tobias ignored the commentator and unveiled his right arm. He bent his arm upwards and held onto a bracelet, and he tapped the front of it.
"Unleash the beast, Metagross!"
"Meta…GROOOOOSSS!"
Ash looked in horror as Metagross was covered with a rainbow-coloured cocoon that seemed to grow bigger every second. He could hear Metagross groaning in excitement and in pain as the cocoon grew bigger and bigger, until a white glow took place of the multi-coloured cocoon, and the orb exploded into light, revealing Metagross, who was at the same time not Metagross.
The pokémon in front of him was significantly larger than Metagross, and the cross on its face was pointed at the ends and now golden instead of silver. A sharp, pointed, metal horn protruded from a hole on its chin, and its four arms were now facing forward while it had four smaller arms behind. The dent on its arm had now vanished. The claws on its arms were larger than before, and on either side of its head were two triangular-prism-like structures that were pure metal.
"Behold the power of…" – Tobias paused for dramatic effect – "…Mega Evolution."
"Mega Evolution?" Ash asked with a raised eyebrow; he hadn't heard the term before now. "What's that?"
"Mega Evolution is colloquially called 'a pokémon's upgrade'," Tobias informed. "It actually enables a pokémon to reach its so-called natural state. It is theorised that some pokémon gain more energy than normal if they hold a Stone, thus enabling them to achieve their full potential."
"Cool…" Ash muttered in awe before realising the grave situation he was in. Charizard could manage to break Metagross, but a Mega Metagross…not so much.
"Let's begin!" Tobias announced. "Metagross use Bullet Punch!"
"Gross!" Metagross floated towards Charizard with blinding speed, and the iron leg pokémon jabbed furiously at Charizard with its four arms. Several bruise marks were visible on Charizard's yellow underside and he groaned as he took another hit.
"Charizard, use Flamethrower!" Charizard bore the pain and then breathed powerful flames onto Metagross' top, making it glow due to the intense heat and then fade away.
"Metagross – use Zen Headbutt!"
Metagross focused its willpower to its head, and then rammed into Charizard with its flat top. The fire type's eyes popped out and he gasped for breath as the attack took its toll.
"Grr…" Ash's nails dug into his palm as he thought of a way to beat Metagross. What could he do? He went through all possible attack he could use against Metagross, but…
"Okay, Charizard!" he said, gaining his pokémon's attention. "…Flare Blitz!"
Charizard's body twitched before he was coated by a hot fire, and he flew towards Metagross with all his might. He showed his head, but still glared at Metagross with his beady and now-narrowed eyes, waiting to knock the steel/psychic type out.
"Metagross counter it with Zen Headbutt!"
Metagross once again concentrated its willpower to its head, and it floated with brute strength towards Charizard.
"Wait for it…Now, Charizard!" Ash shouted the moment he judged that the two pokémon were close enough. "Flap your wings with all the strength you can; then, use Flamethrower!"
"Cha…CHAR!" A split-second from the command, Charizard flapped his wings with all his power and evaded the psychic Headbutt by just a millimetre apart. He left Metagross and Tobias stunned, and Metagross lost command of its flight and slammed into the ground. Charizard snorted before breathing flames on its body, leaving it glowing with heat and gasping for breath as Metagross glared at Charizard.
"Now, put it out of commission! Carry it and use Seismic Toss!" Ash ordered.
Charizard smirked. He simply waited to hear the command. He flew down with blinding speed and grasped the iron leg pokémon's body before flapping his wings again and flying into the sky. Charizard flipped thrice and, thinking it would be appropriate, flipped once more. He then plummeted to the ground, increasing the freefall acceleration by tucking in his wings and keeping his snout facing the ground, increasing his streamlined posture.
"Once you throw it, power it up with a Blast Burn!"
Charizard nodded. He flipped once more before hurling Metagross to the ground with all his strength; Metagross plunged to the ground, staring calmly at Charizard before the flying pokémon's eyes glowed red.
With an ear-piercing roar, he unleashed a humongous, scorching streak of flames that headed towards Metagross and crashed into its underside. The diameter of the flames was roughly ten metres wide, and the fire engulfed Metagross before it crashed to the ground.
Defeated…destroyed.
Ash grinned as he waited for the dust to clear, he waited to see Mega Metagross defeated, unconscious, utterly destroyed…but boy, were he thoughts wrong.
Metagross was floated a metre above the ground. Its body was dented a lot, but other than that it was perfectly alright. Ash couldn't believe it, and now he had to wait for Charizard's aftermath.
"That was tremendously executed," Tobias commented, "but you forgot one thing. Metagross can use protect. Sadly, it couldn't save itself from Blast Burn, but it still managed. And…I think your Charizard has to recharge after implementing that move."
Ash internally cursed. He could see Charizard on the ground, tired and unable to even move a muscle.
"Metagross…use Hyper Beam!"
"Meta…GROSS!" Metagross let out a loud bellow before shooting thick, orange beams from its arms and mouth. They headed towards one target: Charizard.
"Charizard…" Ash said, a tear trickling down his cheek. "I'm sorry I can't help you…"
"Cha…Char…"
Charizard smirked before being engulfed by the beams.
So this was it!
No, we're not having an Ubermensch Tobias around here. No, he will not have Arceus or Mewtwo by his side. Why did it do this? Because they're called Legendary Pokemon for a reason, and beating up six of them is utter bullshit. Aaaand I don't want Ash to get his ass whooped.
So I hoped you liked the idea of bringing Mega Evolution here! I wanted a powerhouse other than Latios and Darkrai, and having a Mega Metagross was just cool.
Plus, Mega Metagross looks badass.
Oh, and I liked the idea of Glalie trolling Magmortar out there. Sheer cold just beat that ass!
Yay, Gible evolved! But then I don't understand how Gible won so many matched simply in its first form. And having Latios defeat him would be understandable, because we don't want every other pokemon defeating Tobias' pokemon.
And then comes Charizard. I didn't want him too be overpowered, but I didn't want him to be underpowered at the same time. I was planning to give him a Mega Evolution, but...no. I think I did justice to the Charizard v/s Metagross battle.
So that comes to the end of my (boring) author's notes. See you guys next chapter and, as always, review!