Well, it's time for another chappie! This may go better than I suspected! I bet Tiff will love what I'm doing! ^-^
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Ash arrived at the lab and hopped off Pidgeot, returning it back to its ball.
He sighed, looking up at the place where it all began. Where he woke up late, ending up with a Pikachu that hated him at first, than with a regular starter. This was where he and Gary began their true rivalry.
It was weird being back here after all of this time. Though he missed everyone, he couldn't help but think he should have never come back in the first place. They did after all betray me. He thought bitterly as Pikachu sighed on his shoulder. "Let's go." he whispered, entering the laboratory.
An assistant walked up to him. "Hello sir, welcome to Oak's Lab, may I help you..."
"I'm here to see Gary." He spoke, calmly.
The assistant, a male with red hair in a cap raised his glasses. "Sorry sir. But the professor is very busy. Do you have an appo-?"
"Hikaru. Satoshi Hikaru." he interrupted.
The guy's eyes bulged out. "Ash..." he whispered, shocked.
"Hey Richie." He laughed with him, shaking hands with his past friend. "Long time no see. Where's Sparky?" he asked, addressing his former rival's Pikachu.
"Right behind us." he said, pointing to a Raichu.
"So you did evolve it." Ash stated, a bit shocked.
"Yeah." Ritchie laughed. "He wanted to."
"Hey Pikachu, go play with Sparky while I reconnect." he commanded as Pikachu hopped off and set out to play with his pika pal.
"So Ash, come in." he said happily, directing him to the back room. I'll get Gary." he said, leaving the room.
Ash sat there alone in the little lounge that was in the middle of the lab. It was for the top staff members only. And him.
"So Ashy boy, long time no see." he heard a voice from behind. He turned, gave a smirk as he fisted his brother.
"Hey Professor." Ash snickered.
"Yeah-yeah" he waved off. "So sit, tell me how you've been for the last few years." he said. Ritchie came back in, bringing some food.
He took an apple slice. "Nothing too much. Training of course, what else is there to do?" He asked. "What's been happening here?"
"Nothing too much, you know. New rookies that think they are all that. Like you." he muttered lightly.
Ash smacked him on the head.
"OW!" he rubbed the now growing bruise tenderly. "Joking Joking, yeesh. You are so much better than them...I think- OW!" he growled, throwing a fist at him but Ash easily blocked. "Anyways...nothing much happened. Besides for your 'death' and your reputation is shattered...nothing big."
He nodded. "I ran into the others." He remembered.
Gary and Ritchie's eyes lit up. "Really? How'd that go?" He asked sympathetically.
"They really believe the shit going about." He sighed sadly. "I truly lost them."
"Don't worry Ash." Ritchie placed his hand on his shoulder. "You got us."
"Thanks."
"...So, is it true, are you entering?" Ritchie asked, changing subject.
Ash nodded. "Yeah, it's been long enough." he whispered softly.
"Ritchie's entering too. So you can contact me through him whenever." He assured.
Ash's face lit up. "Thanks man."
"Yeah but know, I'm not going to lose. I may be a scientist but I'm still a trainer and have still been training."
"I wouldn't think any less." he chuckled with, a chuckle he hadn't heard himself use in years. "Hey Gary, why not battle me. I want to see if being a professor slowed you down a notch."
"Sure. Just know, I'm going to beat you. I've been training too. Just because I may be a genius, doesn't mean I don't got no skill."
Ash laughed again as he got off the couch and headed to the private battle field that only he and Gary really ever used.
Pikachu came running at him, followed by Sparky that took its place next to its master.
"The battle between Gary of Pallet Town and Ash will now commence. Each trainer will use three Pokémon. Substitutions are not allowed and the first who knock's all three of their opponent's Pokémon out is the winner." Ritchie raised the flag. "GO!"
"Umbreon I need your help!" Gary shouted, tossing his pokeball and out came a black feline type creature with golden symbols on its fur.
"UMBREON!" It shouted getting into its battle stance.
Ash reached for his pokeball with an icicle on it. "Glaceon, lend me your Aura!" He said, throwing it up in the air as a blue feline came forth.
"GLACEON!"
"Umbreon use Zap Cannon!" He shouted as Umbreon glowed, shooting forth beams of light at Glaceon.
"Ice Beam the cannon, then use iron tail and hit them back."
Suddenly the beams because yellow ice cylinders as Glaceon's tail glowed bright as it swung its tail at the ice. The ice zoomed back at lightning speed.
"DODGE IT!" Gary shouted but it was too fast, hitting Umbreon at full speed.
It cried out in pain as it tried to get up but it was paralyzed due to Zap Cannon.
"Iron tail on the boulder to your left, then blizzard and iron tail again." he said calmly, standing still as it watched his Pokémon do just that.
Shards of ice hit Umbreon as it struggled to stay strong.
As the field cleared of its icy smog, Umbreon was found lying on its stomach, passed out.
"UMBREON IS OUT!"
"Return." Gary said, calling it back. "Nice try." He said, picking out another. "Your Glaceon is strong, but can it beat Rhyhorn?" he asked as a large dinosaur with a horn on its face came out, stomping its heel at the ground, shaking things up.
"Glaceon stand down." he said, beaming it back into its pokeball.
"Why you return it? It was in perfect health!" Gary asked dumbfounded.
"Want to let the other's test their power." he answered simply. "Pikachu." he nodded his head as it hopped off his shoulder and took its stand.
"PIKA!" It growled, sparks of electricity emanating from its cheeks.
"Ground against electric? This will be over soon Rhyhorn. Use earthquake and shake things up!"
"Don't you know Professor?" As the ground began to quake, rocks hurtling towards Pikachu. "Never judge a Pokémon of its power by type." He said as Pikachu dodged the rocks. "Use Swift and Thunderbolt on the rocks followed by Iron Tail." He ordered.
Pikachu dodged the remaining rocks, standing firmly on the quaking ground as it spun, stars coming out from its body. It glowed and sparked as Pikachu used its lightning on it and hurtled towards Rhyhorn with extra speed from the iron tail.
"Dodge with dig!" Rhyhorn dug underground, hiding from plain sight.
"Pikachu, sense Rhyhorn." It closed its eyes, trying to detect its aura.
"Emerge and use Horn Drill!"
"Jump and use Electric Tail on its horn."
Rhyhorn emerged from the ground, chasing Pikachu up into the air. An electric tail hit its horn as the electricity traveled down its body. It crashed back down to earth, unable to move.
"Use Volt Tackle." Pikachu ran full speed at the unmovable rock, yellow shield surrounding it as it hit into the Pokémon with a strong collision. It cried out in pain, blacking out.
"NO WAY-RHYHORN!" Gary shouted, returning it. "Wow...Pikachu is strong." he gasped, amazed that it didn't even get a scratch on its small body.
"RHYHORN IS UNABLE TO BATTLE! PIKACHU WINS!"
"BLASTOISE!" He threw the ball into the air as his starter Pokémon came out.
"Lucario, lend me your aura!" Lucario landed in the field, his bone dagger in his hand.
Master...tell me what to Lucario spoke through its aura. "RAWR!"
"Aura Sphere and then Bone Rush."
Spheres of aura came out of Lucario's paws as he swung his dagger like a baseball bat, throwing the spheres at its target.
"Go into your shield!" he ordered as Blastoise hid.
"Aim carefully into its hole." It did so as the sphere collided with the Blastoise's head.
"BLASTOISE, USE HYDRO PUMP!"
Water jets shot out of its cannons in rapid speed, heading towards Lucario.
"Force Palm." Lucario thrusted forward his paws, hitting the water as it protected its body. "Now use Bone Rush on its shell." Lucario then made a staff appearing out of thin air and attacking Blastoise's shell furiously.
Blastoise flinched at the hit but was okay none the less. "Ha Ha Ash, Blastoise's shell is stronger than that!"
A crack was heard at the last hit. "You think. Dark pulse"
Lucario sent out dark shadow aura at the crack at Blastoise was hit, its body lightly up in darkness. "RAWR!"
The dark aura crashed down on the crack, knocking Blastoise out cold.
"Return." its trainer said in shock.
"BLASTOISE IS OUT! ASH AND LUCARIO ARE THE WINNERS!" Ritchie shouted in shock.
Well done my friend. Ash said.
Thank you master.
"Wow Ash, you've sure gotten strong in those years. When did you get those Pokémon?" Ritchie asked, mostly speaking of the rare Pokémon of Aura.
"Lucario was a Riolu when we first met. I helped save it from Pokémon Hunter J awhile back. It really found me and decided to make me his master." Ash explained, chuckling at the memory of a small blue figure, tackling a 17 year old Ash. "The rest of them I caught or saved during my journey." he said.
"Ah. Well Ash. You truly are good." Gary commented, fisting Ash.
"Thanks. Want to see the rest?" He asked.
They nodded eagerly as he let out all of his friends. Gary and Richie were amazed when they saw the Pokemon.
The end of the day came too soon as Ash, Gary and Ritchie returned to the lab for a well deserved rest.
I will upload the next chapter tomorrow! I know I will! Until then... GOOD-BYE!