hello everyone i know i said i wouldnt be updating in a w hile but i got some good reviews and said what the hell but first i want to adress some things about my previous chapters. first, some people were telling me that cynthias garchomp is female, i know i am sorry for the typing error i apologize and will try to not make the same mistake. secondly the color of of ashs pokemon, people i didnt want to go with some of the usual color so i thought of some colors that would make them interesting after everyone this is my first official fic so now that thats out of the way thank for reviewing please keep it up and i hope you enjoy this chapter
" what do you guys think, I thought it would be a good place for training until the competition starts and a place to relax after battles"
All of ash's pokemon were now at the clearing he had found earlier and they all agreed that this would be a great place to train and relax.
" ok guys we will just have a simple sparring session and then relax for the rest of the day"
A few hours later
"okay everyone good job that will be it for today how about you guys go find some food and relax"
Everyone nodded and went into the forest to find food, lucario ran off into the forest and quickly came back with some berries in his hands and handed half to raichu. Ash smiled at how his two pokemon were so close to each other, you could say they were the adults in the family.
"you guys relax, I'm going to go meditate for a bit" ash said to them
They both nodded and sat down and started talking. Ash then headed for the small little island in the middle of the pond and sat down, closed his eyes and then was surrounded by aura.
Meanwhile
In the pokemon center cafeteria brock, misty, may, max and dawn were eating dinner and talking when may noticed something was wrong with her brother.
"max are you okay, you seem a bit quiet" may said
" Its just that I was thinking about my battle earlier, I mean that guy beat me so easily what if I'm not good enough to be here" said max
" that guy was a jerk max, what he said doesn't matter you've proven you deserve to be here" said misty
" yea max you're a good trainer just train a bit more and I'm sure you'll beat him" said brock
" yea max just do your best, but on that subject he was kind of cute don't you think" dawn said
" dawn only you would think that after he was rude to us" said may
" yea I know he was but you have to admit it he was cute and may I saw looking him over a couple of times, you too misty" said dawn
Both may and misty denied it but they could not hide the blush that overcame their faces.
" well guys its getting late we should head back to our rooms, max we will all train with you tomorrow how about it" said brock
" thanks everyone I feel better, allright lets head to our rooms"
Back in the forest ash had just finished meditating and decided it was time for everyone to go to sleep, ash let out a loud whistle and moments later his pokemon were all there.
"allright everyone its time for bed so pick a spot anywhere you want, infernape and I will be training most of the day tomorrow so you all know what to do raichu and lucario will be in charge allright have a good night guys ill be here if you need me" said ash
Ash then walked over to one of the trees sat down leaning against it and dozed off he had gotten used to sleeping like that anyway during all his time away.
The sky was still dark when ash woke up he got up care full not to wake raichu sleeping beside him and lucario sleeping on a branch above him. He quietly walked over to infernape who was already awake and then they both walked deeper into the forest.
When they were a bit away from where everyone else was infernape spoke up
"so where are we going to train" asked infernape
Ash stopped and looked up at a small nearby mountain
"up there and we are going to run there, see if you can catch up" ash said an then started sprinting, infernape also started and was slowly gaining on ash but every time he got close ash would somehow break away. They were close to the top of the mountain and they were now neck and neck and a few hundred feet away they both kept running but when it was over ash had won, it was close but clear who won. They were both a bit tired but not exhausted or unable to do anything else ash and his pokemon were in excellent shape they were used to this but still they were a bit tired. Then ash spoke up
" okay that was the first part of the training to get you energized, to get your adrenaline pumping to the point were you feel you have to keep moving, now as you know I've trained everyone to use a bit of aura so today I'm going to teach you to harness it and use it in combat but aura is very powerful so the move you will learn should only be used in an emergency or last ditch effort so now that you're all worked up sit down and concentrate on your aura, control it and then we can move to the next step. After a few minutes infernape was enveloped in a blue aura and was now in full control.
" okay infernape now you must chose which of your attacks you wish to infuse with your aura, most of the other have chosen their strongest attack which will you choose" ash said
Infernape thought for a few seconds and then looked at ash and said
"flare blitz"
"yea I imagined you would pick that, allright lets begin"
A few hours later
"okay, again" said ash
Infernape's body became engulfed in a deep blue aura as he ran toward a huge boulder, to anyone it would look like a normal flare blitz but it was something completely different then suddenly when infernape struck the boulder it turned into dust,
"good job infernape, now remember the more control you have over your aura the stronger the attack will become so practice the move and your control and you will be unstoppable" said ash
"of course ash" said infernape
" okay well I think its time we got back its past lunchtime, you've worked hard today so we'll walk back and find some food on the way"
Meanwhile
A beautiful woman with long blond hair had just arrived at the pokemon center on the back of her garchomp. Everyone noticed the young woman and were talking among themselves about her and the garchomp that was with her. Of course this young woman was the champion of the sinnoh region Cynthia.
She jumped off garchomp's back and returned her to her pokeball and then walked into the pokemon center. She had been invited to the tournament that was taking place and was hesitant at first but then she realized that the person she had been looking for might be at this tournament, she walked up to the front desk and said
"hello nurse joy"
"hello Ms. Cynthia how are you today and how may I help you" asked nurse joy
"I'm fine thank you, as you know I'm participating in the tournament and I was wondering if you could tell me if a certain trainer I'm looking for is in the tournament" said Cynthia
"of course what is the name" asked nurse joy
"Ash Ketchum" said Cynthia
Nurse joy was shocked when she heard the name but quickly covered it up by going over to her computer to "look for the name". she knew that ash ketchum was here but she had promised not tell anyone so she turned to Cynthia and then said
"sorry I could not find anyone by that name but there's still time until the tournament starts"
"thank you nurse joy" said Cynthia disappointed
"was he special to you" asked nurse joy suddenly
cynthia was a bit shocked that the nurse had suddenly asked her about such a thing but decided it was probably best if she talked about it.
" yes he was and I pushed him away" said Cynthia sadly
"I'm sure you'll find him you never know this tournament could be it" said nurse joy
" yea thank you nurse joy, have a good day" said Cynthia and then headed to her hotel room.
The next few days went by quickly everyone who was participating in the competition was training hard. Ash made sure his pokemon were healthy and ready, the only question was if he was ready. The competition started tomorrow and ash was giving one last speech to his pokemon..
"tomorrow is the first battle guys, I know you are ready you are the strongest there is and starting tomorrow we will show everyone how strong we've become, tomorrow will be the beginning of a whole new adventure and on this journey we will always come out on top" said ash
Ash's pokemon all cheered in excitement, they were glad they had such a caring trainer and friend and they knew that no matter what he would be there for them therefore they would always be there for him.
" okay guys until the competition is over the ones not battling will be doing light training every other day I don't want you guys getting hurt okay, infernape it'll be just you tomorrow okay I want to send a strong message" said ash
Infernape nodded and roared loudly.
"okay everyone its time to get some rest good night" said ash
Everyone one then walked off in to different places for the night and ash, lucario and raichu went to the tree they had rested at for the last few days, ash rarely went into the hotel room he had and only used it when he needed a place for himself. Slowly he dozed off knowing that tomorrow his life would change once again.
The next morning ash woke up to his pokemon having breakfast and talking amongst themselves. He got up and went to wash his face at the pond, he had decided that his pokemon deserved a break so today there would be no training for anyone. Ash then called infernape over and recalled him into his pokeball, he then told his pokemon he would be back in a while and headed towards the stadium with raichu on his shoulder and lucario at his side. A few minutes later he was in front of the pokemon center and decided to walk in and see if they had listings of who would be battling who. Ash then walked up to the front desk and said
"hello nurse joy I was wondering if there was listings of the battles taking place today"
" yes there are listings but they will be posted after the opening ceremonies which are in a few minutes I imagine you were heading over there" said nurse joy
"yea I was okay then thank you I will be back after the ceremony is over" said ash and then began walking toward the door
" oh wait Mr. Satoshi" yelled out nurse joy
Ash turned back and walked over to her again
"yes nurse is there something else, and thank you for remembering about the name" said ash
" yes its actually about that, earlier this week the sinnoh champion Cynthia came looking for you she said she had been looking for ash ketchum for a long time but I told her there was no one with that name here" she said
When ash heard this he went into deep thought remembering the woman he had once considered a mentor and how he had felt about her but he shook it off and said
" thank you nurse"
"she was important to you wasn't she" asked nurse joy
" yea she was, still is but she would never feel the same way" said ash
" maybe you should tell her, you never know she could feel the same way" she said
" maybe I will, maybe anyway thanks again nurse joy I should really be heading to the ceremony" said ash
Ash then walked out of the pokemon center and headed over to the main stadium. A few minutes later he was standing in the back leaning against a wall waiting for the ceremony to start, he was looking around and saw a few people he recognized but the majority of the trainers there were strangers to him but of course he had been gone for six years. Ash kept looking around until he noticed someone was looking directly at him, he immediately recognized the person with long gray hair, gray shirt and black pants. The man got up and walked up to ash.
"its been a long time ash" he said quietly
"it sure has been tobias, I'm kind of surprised you recognized me so fast" said ash
"well I'll never forget the face of the person to beat all my pokemon" said tobias
"yea well you better not be eliminated too early I want the pleasure of defeating you again" said ash smiling
"don't be so sure ash I have new pokemon with me and I've been training for this rematch" said tobias
"then may the best man win" said ash as he extended his hand toward tobias which he took and they shook hands and then tobias returned to his seat. While he was waiting ash closed his eyes and started concentrating when suddenly he felt an aura he had not felt in such a long time an aura that made him smile but also made him sad, he quickly opened his eyes and saw her walking over to the stage the ceremony was starting but he could not tear his eyes away from her then suddenly he snapped back to reality and heard Mr. Goodshow talking.
"ladies and gentlemen welcome to the tournament of legends, you have all been chosen because of what you have achieved in your time as pokemon trainers, at this time I would like to present you to the winner of the last tournament of legends miss Cynthia White"
"hello and welcome everyone ill keep this short so we can begin, we have the best trainers from every region here competing for the title of best of the best so go out there and try your best" as she said all this ash noticed that she was looking around the crowd as if trying to find someone but when she didn't he saw a bit of sadness and disappointment in her.
Mr. Goodshow then took the microphone and began explaining the rules of the tournament.
"there will be four preliminary rounds, all of which will be three on three battles after that will be the top sixteen which will be double battles of six pokemon each trainer and then finally the quarter finals, semi finals and finals will be six on six, we have decided that the first match will be here in this stadium right after the opening ceremony is over we will randomly pick two names and they will be the first to compete in the tournament everyone else's matches will be posted at the pokemon center after the first match so without further ado lets pick the first two trainers" he said as he pointed towards the big screen at the end of the stadium
Everyone watched as names were alternating on the big screen until suddenly they stopped showing two names one of which was a mystery to all but a group of people and the other which was well known.
"there you have it ladies and gentlemen our first match will be between the frontier brain Brandon and Mr. Red Satoshi both trainers please head to your corresponding locker room and we will call you out when everyone else is in the stands and we have cleared the field" said Mr. Goodshow
Ash heard this and began walking towards the tunnel that lead toward the trainer's lockers room, moments later he was sitting down meditating whit infernape, raichu and lucario next to him, when suddenly he heard a voice coming from the speakers.
"will both trainers please report to the field to start the match"
"ready infernape" asked ash
" always" said infernape with a smirk
Ash returned infernape to his pokeball and headed over to the field, when he neared the end of the tunnel leading to the field he stopped and took a deep breath, looked at lucario and raichu and then without another thought he walked out of the tunnel and to the trainer's box to begin the match. There was an enormous crowd in the stands, everyone who had attended the opening ceremony was here considering there were no matches until after ash's. Everyone in the crowd already thought this match would not last long considering Brandon was one of the toughest competitors in this competition so anyone battling him would be guaranteed a loss. Brandon and ash were each now in their corresponding trainer box and ready to begin, the referee then said
"this will be a three on three battle between frontier brain Brandon and red satoshi, the winner of this battle will advance to the next round in the tournament the first trainer to defeat all three of the opponents pokemon will be the winner….. Begin"
"Regice I need your assistance" yelled out Brandon as he threw a pokeball to the field and then a large pokemon with a body made of ice materialized on the field
Ash took one look at the regice and took infernape's pokeball in his hand and said
"infernape battle ready"
Infernape then appeared on the field, then took a look over at regice and smirked
"regice use ancient power" yelled Brandon
"infernape dig and use overheat" ash said calmly
"regice try to predict where he is going to come up" said Brandon
Ash smirked when he heard Brandon, unfortunately he was wrong on what infernape was doing. Some time had passed and infernape had still not come up, the suddenly regice began screeching in pain. Brandon began looking around to find out what had hurt his pokemon when he noticed the field was starting to heat up and then suddenly flames erupted from underneath the field engulfing regice and intensely burning him and then as if he came from thin air infernape was in front of regice and ash gave a single comand
"flamethrower"
Infernape took a deep breath and let loose a barrage of flames from his mouth and then as soon as it started it was over infernape walked over to his side of the field walking by a fainted regice.
"regice is unable to battle the winner is infernape, green corner send out your next pokemon" said the referee
The whole crowd was in awe when they saw how quickly Brandon's regice had been defeated, Brandon looked shocked too but quickly shook it of and grabbed his next pokeball.
"registeel I need your assistance" yelled Brandon
"registeel vs. infernape….. Begin"
"registeel Zen head butt" said Brandon
"dodge it and then use flamethrower" said ash
Registeel charged at infernape while a white light engulfed him but the moment he was about to hit infernape with the attack infernape stepped to the left making registeel miss by mere inches, then without a second thought infernape shot a massive flamethrower at registeel making the steel pokemon screech in pain.
"registeel quick rock throw" yelled Brandon
Rigisteel turned quickly and shot a barrage of rocks towards infernape hitting the fire ape making him wince but otherwise not causing him much pain.
"infernape extreme speed" said ash
Infernape shook off registeel's attack and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"registeel wait for it to appear and quickly use hyper beam" Brandon said to registeel
" infernape you know what to do, wait for my go" said ash
Registeel was looking around for any sign of infernape when suddenly
"now" exclaimed ash
When ash said this infernape appeared in front of registeel but registeel was ready letting loose a bright orange beam but what happened next shocked everyone but ash, the hyper beam passed right through infernape then ash yelled out
"blaze kick"
The real infernape then appeared above registeel with his right foot set ablaze, he then brought down the blaze kick onto registeel brutally and effectively knocking him out.
" registeel is unable to battle infernape is the winner, green corner please send out your final pokemon"
Brandon was now utterly shocked no one had defeated two of his most powerful pokemon without even loosing one, his infernape wasn't even breaking a sweat yet.
He grabbed his last pokeball and threw it onto the field.
"regirock I need your assistance" yelled Brandon
"regirock vs. infernape….. Begin"
"infernape extreme speed" said ash
Infernape disappeared once again but his time Brandon was ready.
"regirock earthquake" said Brandon
Regirock then stomped his foot down on the ground causing infernape to reappear down on one knee after loosing his balance.
"regirock quick rock tomb followed by hyper beam"
Regirock once again stamped his foot on the ground causing large boulder to rise up in the air and then fall hitting infernape but before it was over regirock charged up a bright orange spehere and fired a hype beam also hitting infernape causing a huge cloud of smoke to rise.
When the smoke cleared infernape could be seen laying on the ground, the referee then began to say
"infernape is un…."
Infernape then began to get up with a huge smirk on his face and then suddenly infernape let out a huge roar making the flames on his head grow immensely and giving him a bloodthirsty look.
Ash smiled, he knew infernape didn't need to use his ability but he knew infernape loved intimidating other pokemon with it and who was he to deny his pokemon a bit of fun.
Meanwhile in the stands a group of people were shocked to see infernape do such a thing, they had seen only one other infernape able to do such thing but up in the champions box a certain blond haired champion was thinking the same thing so she decided that she would have a talk with this trainer after the match.
"infernape extreme speed, get close" said ash
"regirock earthquake" yelled Brandon
Regirock lifted his foot up but before he could bring it down infernape appeared behind regirock.
"elemental combat" said ash
Infernape then growled and built up a mach punch in his left hand, electricity in his right hand, and fire in both his legs letting loose a flurry of punches and kicks against regirock after a while infernape stopped and jumped back to his side of the field watching a nearly fainted regirock.
"okay infernape finish it flare blitz" ash yelled out
"regirock try to get up and use zen head butt"
Infernape spun his head and the flames from his head turned blue and engulfed him and then he began charging towards regirock. Meanwhile regirock was getting up and a white light engulfed his body and he began charging at infernape. The two then collided in the middle of the field creating a huge cloud of smoke, after a few seconds infernape could be seen walking out of the smoke virtually unharmed. After the smoke cleared regirock could be seen knocked out and badly burned in the middle of the field.
"regirock is unable to battle the winners are infernape and red satoshi" said the referee
Everyone in the stands was shocked, they could not believe that a trainer as powerful as Brandon was defeated so easily and by an unknown trainer. Then out of nowhere the crowd began to clap and cheer and one by one everyone joined in until everyone in the stadium was clapping for this unknown trainer. Ash then looked at infernape and said
"good job my friend, lets go get some rest" and then returned him to his pokeball
Ash then began walking to the tunnel and started making his way out of the stadium. When he reached the outside of the stadium there were crowds of people waiting for him. He didn't want this, he wasn't ready for this so he walked outside and let out a loud whistle, then within seconds an ear piercing roar was heard followed by a garchomp landing in front of ash. He patted the large dragon on the head and jumped on his back along with raichu and lucario, then without another thought garchomp took off at amazing speeds and headed to their resting spot but a certain blond champion watched as the trainer sped away and called out her own garchomp and followed him.
Ash's garchomp landed in the large clearing announcing his and ash's arrival causing all of ash's pokemon to come and greet their friend. Ash thanked garchomp for the ride to which garchomp responded by giving ash a gentle bite on his head then charizard stepped up to ash and asked
"how did the match go"
Ash took out infernape's pokeball and let him out.
"he did amazing, at the end he had a bit of fun and activated his ability I can still remember when he first learned how to control it back in sinnoh, okay guys go get some rest ill go see who I'm up against tomorrow later today" said ash
Ash then walked off to the tree where he slept and sat down and started to think.
"what is on your mind master" asked lucario
"seeing her again just brought back all those memories, I still care for her and I never told her" said ash
"then this tournament is your chance to tell her" said lucario
"yea maybe I just wouldn't know what to say last time I talked to her I was accused of harming her pokemon"
Off in the edge of the forest Cynthia was listening to the whole conversation and gasped when she heard this, after all this time she had finally found him and she heard him say he cared for heR and then she heard ash keep talking and once again began listening.
"you never know master what if she feels the same way" said lucario
"you're right lucario maybe I should tell her thanks my friend" said ash as he patted lucario in the head
"Cynthia you can come out now, there's no need to hide" said ash as he turned his head looking towards the forest.
Cynthia then walked out of the forest and into the clearing saying only one word.
"Ash"
"hey Cynthia" he said turning around to look at her.