Sorry about taking so long for this one, don't you just hate biology.
Anyway, I didn't really explain much in this chapter, but I had to write about something.
I am no writer, so don't expect so see perfect grammar and spelling, and always remember to R&R
Thanks a lot for the previous reviews aswell
It was night as Ash, Gary and Max walked to the guest's hotel where everyone else was staying.
"You two both excited about tomorrow then?" Gary started a conversation that he knew would appeal to Max and Ash.
"Yes of course, I just can't wait to begin my first battle!" Ash was over the top with excitement.
"Yeah, I'm really excited too actually; this is going to be the second major tournament I've ever competed in." Max was a surprisingly successful trainer for his age, of course, this worried Ash and Gary, who were not as good as Max when they were his age.
"OK, this is it" the three of them approached the hotel where the guests were staying, as they looked up to find the gigantic building.
"Wow, this big?" Max's small size made the hotel look even larger.
"Well, I guess there are a lot of guests" Ash said sheepishly.
"Come on guys, I don't want to have to go to our hotel when its pitch black outside" Gary warned them as they walked inside.
Meanwhile, in the girls room…
The girls were a little more talkative than last time when they were in a room, mostly because they were finally at The Indigo Plateau.
"So, the big tournament begins tomorrow, I can't wait!" Dawn excitedly said whilst unpacking. Misty and May were just as excited, but May more so.
"Yeah, tomorrow's gonna be great, we finally get to see Ash battling properly, and with some old friends" Misty stated, she took a moment to remember Harrison and Ritchie and how Ash was unable to beat them. "No doubt Ash, Gary and Max will find it tough" she said worried.
"They'll be fine, after all, Ash is bound to win the tournament" May changed the subject unknowingly. "And then there's the dance on the last day, where Ash will dance with me, all night, 'til the sun rises again" May said dreamily.
"I'll think you'll find out soon enough that it will be me" Dawn corrected her. Knocking sounds came from the door.
"Coming!" May said as the three girls all went to the door whilst looking in the mirror on the way. As the door opened, they once again found Ash.
"Hey girls, how are you all?" Ash smiled at them, he did look a little bit tired though.
"We're great Ash, did you get yourself registered?" The three girls all looked at him smiling as their eyes began to sparkle.
"Errr…well err…"Ash was distracted by the sparkling eyes as he soon remembered the question. "Yes of course, me, Gary and Max all registered. Nurse Joy said that we should be at the main stadium for the opening ceremony at two o'clock".
"OK, we'll be there" The girls all spoke simultaneously.
"Great, I'll see you there tomorrow then" Ash turned around as he began walking to his hotel.
"Wait Ash…" May called out as he turned around. "Errrm…I was just wondering…who do you think you are going to take to the dance on the last day?" May asked slowly as the three girls all blushed greatly.
"Errr…well, I haven't really thought about it, but I'm definitely not going alone" Ash smiled as he walked off again. "Cya". The three girls retreated to their rooms still blushing, whilst secretly being thankful of May for asking what none of them would've had the guts to ask.
"Wow, that means he will pick one of us" Dawn said excitedly, her heart began to beat faster.
"I know, wow, I just can't wait!" Misty also said excitedly. OK, from here to the final, its impressing Ash all the way, Misty's thoughts sent her heart pounding. After me and Ash have a battle, it will be me and him at that dance together in each other's arms, it was visible that May's fantasy was a lot better as she let out a small tear as her eyes sparkled. And on the final day of the tournament, Ash tells me that he loves me and then we go to the dance together Dawn also let out a tear as she overflowed with excitement. None of the girls thought they were going to lose Ash, they were all too confident.
Ash, Gary and Max…
"So how was Brock and Tracey?" Ash pointed the question at Gary as the three of them walked in the dark to the trainer's hotel with only street lights guiding their way.
"They're doing great, Tracey still doesn't look so great, I think there's something wrong with him" Max replied in a worried tone.
"I'm sure he's fine, did you both say that we needed to be at the main stadium by two o'clock?" Ash reassured Max.
"Yeah of course, I just can't wait 'til tomorrow, and our first battle" Gary beamed in excitement, Gary was not usually one to show is excitement out loud, but this was only an exception.
"Yeah, straight after the opening ceremony, I'm going to go pick my team and then relax 'til the battle?" Ash stated as Max and Gary looked at him in a confused way.
"Relax did you say?" Gary asked inquisitively as everyone stopped walking, they weren't far from the hotel.
"Yeah, I'm going to relax 'til the battle, what's strange about that?" Ash was just as confused as Gary and Max.
"Ash, everyone made it into this tournament because they are the best of the best. Which means everyone here is at fairly equal level, in my opinion; you won't have time to relax as the competition will be tough" Max informed as they started walking again.
"I guess you're right, it's not going to be like the Sinnoh league or anything like that, everyone will be good and no one will be a pushover" Ash stood corrected. "But I'm still gonna win!" His modest side fell to pieces as Gary and Max stood there laughing.
"If you say so Ash, but you gotta be me first, and for that matter Max will be a tough opponent aswell" Gary said.
The night was at its peak as the three boys reached the hotel that they were staying at. There was a light on in the reception as some trainers were seen lounging about in the lobby, there was a man behind the counter, which Gary, Ash and Max approached.
"Hi, we're participants at The Rivalry Tournament and we want to check into our rooms" Ash tried to speak formally to the man as Gary, Ash and Max took out their ID's and their invitation.
"OK, you boys are all set. Here are your keys". The man handed them three different keys. "Remember, you all need to be at the main stadium at 2:00. There you will be told who you are against in the first round, which will also take place on the same day, obviously more information will be told to you when you're there, for now, you better get some sleep, it's fairly late".
"OK, thanks" Ash, Gary and Max said whilst walking off to their rooms. Ash, Gary and Max all had separate rooms in a row; they all stood outside their doors as they each said goodnight to each other. Ash walked in smiling in anticipation for tomorrow with Pikachu on his shoulder with just as large a grin.
"Well Pikachu, we're finally here. The tournament begins tomorrow so we better get some rest".
"Pika-Pika" Pikachu nodded in agreement as he placed himself on the bed and closed his eyes. Ash soon followed him as he changed his clothes and went to sleep aswell. Tomorrow is going to be great, it will be just like at the Lily of the Valley Conference Ash dozed off as his thoughts sent him to sleep.
Tomorrow is the first round, I just can't wait! Max was thinking the same thing from the other room, Ash maybe good, but he hasn't met my other pokemon.
First round is going to be a piece of cake, just Ash's rivals I'm worried about. Gary felt a little more focussed on Ash's rivals rather than Ash though.
Meanwhile, in the guest's hotel…
Brock was sound asleep, he was just as excited as the others. Tracey however, was wide awake; his eyes were red with anger aswell as fear. I swear Kenny; you are going to be the death of me. Tracey's dilemma had taken its toll on him; the others knew that he was acting strange, but none of them suspected that it would be anything this bad. What do I do? Dawn is moving closer to Ash, I can see that. Ash is moving closer to Dawn aswell, that's obvious. But Misty doesn't look like she is going after Ash as much as the girls anymore, and there's May and…
"AAAHHH" Tracey burst out in anger sweating and panting as Brock's deep sleep was interrupted. "Why do you do this to me Kenny?" Tracey's thoughts expressed themselves as Brock looked questionably at Tracey.
"What happened Tracey? Just a nightmare?" Brock was concerned about him as Tracey turned his head towards him
"Yeah, it was just a…just a…nightmare" Tracey's mind left his body as he felt he had to tell someone.
"Oh OK then" Brock was a lot less concerned as he turned around and went back to sleep.
"But Brock, wait" Tracey's heart pounded, telling someone of the situation was the only way forward. "There's something I have to tell you…" Brock got up as he looked confused. "Well, back in Pallet Town, when me, Professor Oak and Gary left Ash's house to go back to the lab…"
In the girl's room…
"Hey, anyone still awake?" May called out from one of the beds as her brown eyes were wide awake.
"Yeah, I can't seem to get to sleep, I guess I'm excited about tomorrow" Dawn spoke out. The two of them waited for a second to see if Misty was awake, but no sound came from her.
"Wow, she sure did sleep well" May was surprised, "how on earth does she do that? I'm too excited to fall asleep."
"True. Ash, Gary and Max are going to need all the encouragement that we can give them tomorrow. Hey May, out of interest…" May's face lit up as Dawn pointed her question at her. "Who are you rooting for in this tournament, Ash or your brother Max?" May blushed, she wanted to say Ash, but Max is her brother and she cares about him just as much.
"Well, I guess…errr…" May stuttered as the pressure of the question cornered May. "I guess, I love Ash, and Max is my brother, so I guess I'm going to root for my brother Max." May's answer shocked Dawn. "But only by a little, if it were Ash and Max in the final, I would cheer them both on." Dawn smiled at her statement.
"Well, if Gary, Ash or Max made it into the final, then I wouldn't mind who wins, but it would look nice with Ash, Pokemon Master, and me Top Co-ordinator together" Dawn sighed dreamily, the rivalry between the girls had entered the conversation as May frowned slightly.
"Well, you keep thinking that, I'm going to get some sleep now, so goodnight Dawn" May ended the conversation as she closed her eyes and turned away.
"Night May" Dawn responded still with her fantasy in her mind. One day Ash, I'm certain of it.
Back with Tracey and Brock…
"So, Kenny is at The Indigo Plateau?" Brock said hastily. Tracey's story had him shaken.
"That's right, and if Dawn gets closer to Ash, or Ash gets closer to Dawn, then something bad will happen to Ash" Tracey replied worriedly, he was shaking with fear of the thought of what may happen to Ash if the two do get closer together.
"Well, Dawn is getting closer to Ash, no doubt. Ash…well, he might be falling for Dawn a bit" Brock was watching the two over the last few days aswell. Tracey looked at him with a scared look on his face.
"I noticed, and now the tournament is coming up, Dawn would want to get even closer" Tracey said.
"OK, we have three choices from here: one, get Ash away from Dawn or vice versa. Two, get May or Misty closer to Ash, or three: deal with Kenny." Brock reasoned with himself, Tracey's face lit up as he smiled at Brock's third option.
"Number three, I would sure like to teach that guy a lesson for threatening me and Ash" Tracey smiled sadistically as Brock smiled aswell.
"Great idea, but how do we stop him?" Brock wondered, he was a master at thinking of new ideas, but this was a totally different situation.
"We do the same thing he did to me, but to him" Tracey smiled once more, he never wanted to harm Kenny, but the thought of him made Tracey's blood boil. "Just as long as we don't hurt him physically, I just want to scare him that's all." Brock nodded in agreement.
"Sounds great, whatever happens though, we have to wait 'til tomorrow" Brock turned around as he went back to sleep. "Night Tracey" Brock exclaimed, proud of himself that he once again helped one of his friends when they were in need.
"Goodnight Brock" Tracey's eyes closed as he fell asleep with happy thoughts in his head, a change from the previous nights when his mind was tormented.
The following morning…
The day of the tournament, the glistening sun floats with the bright cloudless sky. Groups of Starly fly from tree to tree as the warm air welcomes them to the trees. It was still early in the morning, yet it wasn't too early for Max and Gary who couldn't hold in their excitement.
"I can't believe it's today, I just cannot wait 'til we get to The Indigo Plateau!" Max called out in excitement.
"Well, we're not gonna get there if Ash doesn't get up" Gary was just as excited, but he felt a little more mature to be showing it like Max is. "Come on Ashy boy, we gotta get training for later today" Max and Gary were standing out Ash's door as Gary knocked twice on Ash's door.
"Come on, Ash!" Max just opened Ash's door and walked in with Gary following just a couple of steps behind to find Ash, sound asleep, with his Pikachu resting by the side of him. "Wow, he sure does sleep well" Max sounded surprised; he couldn't comprehend how someone could be this excited and still could be asleep.
"Maybe, he was just too excited to go to sleep, and now that he finally has, he's not going to wake up for a while" Gary stated. The two of them paused for a moment. "Come on, let's leave him to sleep" Gary looked at Ash sleeping peacefully as the two boys walked out of the room.
Back in the guest's hotel…
Delia and Professor Oak were both wide awake in the lobby as Tracey and Brock walked in.
"Morning, did two sleep well?" Delia pointed her question at Tracey and Brock as they both smiled and nodded.
"Of course, I'm surprised I actually got to sleep, I was too excited" Tracey was still excited.
"Well, we were all excited, it is the first round aswell, and I'm sure the boys will do well" Delia said as her vivacious smile overwhelmed the room. "Speaking of which, can you two get the girls up? The professor and I thought that it would be a good idea to wonder around the place before the tournament began.
"Of course, right away" Brock said as the two of them walked towards the girls room.
"Hey Tracey, I've gotta go check up on something, you don't suppose you can get the girls up?" Brock requested.
"Sure, I'll see you in a few minutes" Tracey smiled happily as Brock and him went in different directions. Tracey blushed slightly as he paused in his steps; he then began walking slowly to the girls room and sighed.
In the girl's room…
"I can't believe it, the first day of the tournament. I can't wait!" Misty said in excitement, the three girls were all awake and only half dressed as the morning sun shone its way through the window.
"We have just a few hours 'til it begins, undoubtedly it's going to be great" Dawn shared her anticipation, she tried not to mention Ash as she thought that it would spark up some more tension between the girls. Knocking noises came to the door once more. The three girls were half dressed as they all walked to the door thinking it was Ash again, and once again, the girls all look in the mirror on the way moving strands of hair on the way in an attempt to hopefully be rescued by their knight in shining armour. Dawn opened the door, not to find Ash though, but Tracey.
"H…hi girls, how are you?" Tracey said sheepishly as he blushed slightly. The three girls stood slightly surprised, but nevertheless happy to see Tracey.
"Hi Tracey" the three girls smiled at him. "We were just about to go see the Ash, Gary and Max anyway."
"Oh OK then, sorry if I disturbed anything by the way, I'll see you later." Tracey walked off slightly embarrassed about seeing the girls half dressed, he knew that they thought that Ash was at the door, yet he felt that the situation went well. The girls closed the door as they all walked back in with only Misty looking back at the mirror.
"Well, we better get moving, Ash maybe doing some training" May said with a slightly sad tone of voice. The room fell slightly silent for a few seconds, silence was ended though by May again. "Did anyone else want that to be Ash at the door?" May's question shocked the girls.
"I guess so, but Ash needs to get some practice in anyway, and at least it just wasn't a stranger, instead, Tracey" Dawn said.
"Well, I didn't mind if it was Ash or Tracey at the door" Misty smiled. "Anyway, let's go get some breakfast." The three girls walked out the room happily as they went to get some breakfast.
With Brock…
Brock was walking to his room when something caught his eye, he stopped in his steps as the gazed at what was in front of him. A young man was standing by his room leaning against the wall.
"Kenny" Brock quietly whispered to himself as he slowly walked up to him, Kenny didn't notice his presence though. "Kenny, we have to talk" Brock stood by Kenny, despite this though, Kenny stood still and didn't answer or move. "Kenny?" Brock stood before his eyes as Kenny finally noticed him.
"Oh hi Brock, nice to see you here" Kenny smiled at him, Kenny's persona completely changed from when he was talking to Tracey as he kept smiling innocently at Brock, really? Tracey was afraid of this? He looks harmless, how could he do anything like that to him? Brock's thoughts changed his plan. "I'm guessing Ash is in the tournament" Kenny said what he already knew.
"Errr…yes that's right, Ash, Gary and Max are all competing in the tournament, its due to start in a couple of hours" Brock said with a happy tone of voice. "Are you competing in the tournament too?" Brock aimed his question at Kenny, he knew that Kenny was a coordinator, but Brock thought that he may have wanted to try something different.
"Me, nah, of course not, I'm just a guest here" Kenny kept with his innocent smile. "Well, I better get moving now, like you said, the tournament begins soon, tell Gary, Ash and Max I said good luck, I'll see you around Brock" Kenny walked away before Brock could ask him anymore questions. What was Tracey on about? Brock was confused, he wanted to believe Tracey's story, but somehow he couldn't, the way Kenny smiled innocently and his positive expressions made Tracey's story sound even more fake. Brock sighed as he walked into the room thinking to himself again, but what was he doing standing here anyway?
With Delia, Professor Oak and Tracey…
"Yep, I called the girls, they say that they're coming down" Tracey said to Professor Oak.
"Great, and then we may finally get to The Indigo Plateau for to see the first round match-ups" Professor Oak said, he had a suitcase with all the pokemon that belong to Ash, Gary and Max beside him. "I told the boys that we will meet them at The Indigo Plateau after the match-ups, I think their training right now." The three girls walked in cheerfully.
"Hey everyone" the three girls politely said smiling as Brock walked in from behind them.
"Hey, how are you all?" Brock said happily.
"Great thanks" everyone responded at the same time, they were all excited that the tournament was finally about to begin soon.
"So, where are Ash, Gary and Max?" May said questionably.
"Oh, they're all training for the tournament I'm guessing, anyhow, how about we all get going to The Indigo Plateau?" Professor Oak suggested. "We have about 20 minutes, so we better get moving."
"Right" everyone responded as they all walked outside and headed to The Indigo Plateau.
Meanwhile, in Ash's room…
"And the winner of The Rivalry Tournament and newly titled Pokemon Master, Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!" The announcer called out as seas of people roared out in applause, all cheering for their new champion. Ash stood on the podium with his friends behind him smiling at him, the crowd was roaring and cheering at Ash as the President of the Pokemon league hands him The Rivalry Tournament Trophy.
"Congratulations Ash, you have proved yourself not just an incredible trainer among trainers, but you have also proved that you deserve the title Pokemon Master"
"Well, I couldn't have done it without my friends and family" Ash smiled happily as he turned around to see Delia smiling as a tear drops from her eye.
"That's my boy", to the right of her stood professor Oak smiling.
"Well done Ash, Pallet Town is proud of you" Professor Oak congratulated him.
"Way to go Ash!" Tracey called out loudly.
"Great job Ash, I knew you could do it" Brock had been travelling with Ash for too long now, he always did have faith in him and he always knew that he would become a Pokemon Master one day.
"Ash, great job, oh and great battle in the final by the way" Gary stood beside Brock smiling happily at his friend.
"Yeah Ash, it was an amazing battle, you certainly deserve it" Max added, but the right of Max stood the three girls with expressionless faces.
"Well girls, I did it!" Ash felt that he needed more praise; he had finally achieved his dream after all these years. The girls didn't respond though, instead three guys walked onto the podium and stood casually next to the three girls. "Errr…who are they?" Ash was bemused as he stared at them. The three guys looked a little bit older than Ash, and appeared to be more mature. The three guys put their arms around each of the girl's waists. "Hey, what's going on?" Ash was still bemused. The three girls then placed their arms around each of the guy's waists and smiled but still didn't take any notice of Ash. "Dawn… May… Misty, what's going on?" Ash was shocked, he felt as if winning the entire tournament was for nothing, the anger and sadness in his eyes were shown as his brown eyes turned to deep red colour. "Why are they here? Why?" Ash shouted at the girls as they stood still as if Ash wasn't there. The three girls walked with the three guys off the podium and out the gate looking into one another's eyes, whilst Ash was particularly looking at one of the girls, her shining eyes glistened off the radiant sun as she turned away. "It…it…it can't be, all this time, I never told her that… I love her, and then she just walks off with some guy" Ash fell to his knees as he looked at his special girl walk off into the distance. "I would've done anything for you" Ash let out a tear as he dropped his trophy. "I don't want it to end like this, I do love you, but I'm too afraid to say it" Ash let out another tear, the three girls kept on walking as Ash watched them, one of the girls turned around though and smiled at him… Ash's special girl.
"AAAHH" Ash woke up from his nightmare to find the sunlight still shining brightly on his eyes; he quickly looked around to see if the dream really did come true, but all he saw was Pikachu on his bed slowly waking up. "Oh, thank goodness. It was all just a dream" Ash sighed in relief has he went back closed his eyes and tried to get back to sleep.
"Pika-Pika!" Pikachu called Ash as he stood pointing at the clock.
"What is it Pikachu? We have hours 'til we are supposed to be at The Indigo Plateau" Ash said tiredly as she slowly opened his eyes to see a hazy image of Pikachu pointing at the clock.
"Pika-Pika!" Pikachu called Ash again. Ash focussed his eyes at the clock.
"AAHH! 1:50, we gotta get moving Pikachu" Ash's eyes widened as he quickly jumped out of bed and changed his clothes. "Come on Pikachu, we'll get some breakfast later, for now, we just gotta get to The Indigo Plateau and fast" Ash grabbed Pikachu as he quickly ran out the door. Within a matter of seconds, he was outside and could just see the Indigo Plateau. "I can't believe I overslept again, you gotta wake me up sometimes Pikachu" Ash looked at Pikachu who was on his shoulder.
"Pika-Pi" Pikachu pulled an expression that only Ash would understand.
"Ok, maybe we both have problems with our sleep, but it's not important now, we just got to make it there on time." Memories of the dream floated back into Ash's mind, what was that dream all about? And why couldn't I stop looking at her? Oh well, it won't happen… except for the bit when I win the tournament!. Ash smiled as they reached the entrance to The Indigo Plateau. "Well, we made it" Ash looked at his Poketch. "We better get ourselves checked in, we were told to head to the main stadium for the opening ceremony" Ash reminded himself.
In the stands…
Brock, Tracey, Professor Oak, Misty, May, Dawn and Delia had taken their seats and were ready for the opening ceremony. A group of 63 trainers were in the middle of the stadium waiting for Mr Goodshow to officially begin the tournament.
"I can see Gary and Max, but where is Ash?" Dawn looked from the distance.
"Wherever he is, he better get here soon, the tournament isn't far from now" Brock stated with a slightly worried tone.
"He's probably still sleeping, how typical of Ash" May said jokingly as Dawn and Misty giggled.
With Ash…
"Almost there Pikachu" Ash ran towards the bright light that lead to the centre of the stadium. As he entered the stadium hastily, he began to run a little slower to admire the scenery. What seemed to be millions of people cheered at the trainers in the middle of the stadium, Ash had finally caught up with them as he stood next to Gary and Max. Oh man that was embarrassing. "Hey guys, thanks for waking me up this morning" Ash said sarcastically. Gary and Max noticed his presence and turned around.
"Oh hey Ash, we were going to wake you up, but you looked like you looked like you were sleeping peacefully" Gary justified his actions.
"Yeah, you did look like you were having a good dream, so we left you" Max added. More like a nightmare, Ash remembered his dream vaguely. What did happen exactly? Why did the girls just walk away? Ash's thoughts were interrupted by a loudspeaker, a small man with a white beard stood from a balcony below the massive screen.
"Good afternoon ladies and gentleman" Charles Goodshow spoke into the microphone his voice echoed around the stadium. "Welcome to The Rivalry Tournament, a test of the trainers mind aswell as their pokemon. The trainers you see before you are the best of the best, coming from all over the world to win this prestigious prize, The Rivalry Tournament Trophy" Charles Goodshow held out the trophy as the crowd cheered with excitement. "But to get such an incredible prize, the trainers must battle one another to advance to the final, and the winner of the final can claim their prize."
"Here that Pikachu, it's all ours" Ash looked at Pikachu who was on his shoulder.
"Pika-Pika" Pikachu happily said.
"The 64 trainers will battle it out in a knockout tournament, with the first round beginning today. The first 2 rounds are a 3 on 3 battle, with no time limits. The first round will begin today in the smaller stadiums; the 64 trainers can be seen on the screen now and will be randomly shuffled to see the first round match-ups." The large screen above Charles Goodshow lit up as 64 pictures appeared on the screen. Ash analysed the screen carefully to see any familiar faces.
"Look Pikachu, Harrison is here. I can see Tyson and Morrison aswell" Ash smiled in anticipation. "Barry and Conway also made it, and look there…Tobias and Paul are here" Ash's smile only grew; he had waited so long to go against Tobias again. "Oh man, I'm so psyched!"
"Pika-Pi-ka" Pikachu smiled, he was just as excited as Ash about facing off against his old rivals.
"The 64 trainers that you see on your screen will be randomly shuffled, now we will see the first round match-ups" Charles Goodshow said from his microphone as everyone looked at the large screen in anticipation. "And there we have it; the first round has been decided."
"Great, my battle begins at 4 o'clock in stadium B" Gary said excitedly.
"Mine begins at half past four in stadium A, oh, I can't wait!" Max was just as excited, this would be the second tournament he has ever entered, and after coming in the top 4 in the Hoenn league, Max is a very good for his age. "What about yours Ash?" Ash stood their silently, he was tired and slightly unhappy.
"What's wrong Ash?" Gary looked at him sympathetically.
"My first match is against my Hoenn rival and friend Morrison" Ash said as his tone of voice got slightly happier.
"Wow, you mean the Morrison that you battled before? That's great!" Max stated, he remembered Morrison very well and how Ash only just was able to beat him. "You already know his strategy, so he should be a piece of cake."
"It's not that, I don't want to knock out one of my friends in the first round, or even be knocked out" Ash said slightly solemnly. "But that doesn't matter, because I'm here to win." Ash changed his mood quickly as he punched the air triumphantly. Morrison then began walking towards him with a smile on his face.
"Hey Ash, great to see you here, I heard you've been gone for 6 months or so to do some special training or something like that" the ginger haired boy said.
"Yeah, but how did you know?" Ash was curious to know.
"I've looked up your data; you think I would go into a tournament and not even look up one of my old friend's data?" Morrison stated giggling a bit.
"I guess you're right" Ash said sheepishly whilst scratching the back of his head.
"Well no amount of training will beat me, I'll see you later when we battle" Morrison said, he tried to intimidate Ash, but they knew each other too well to scare one another.
"You'll see I'll see you later" Ash, Gary and Max walked out the gates as the rest of the trainers soon followed. "So guys, it's time for some training then" Ash looked to his right to see Max and Gary.
"Right, but first, I think I'll work out my team. My battle isn't so far away. I'll catch up with you later Ash" Gary walked back to his room as Max and Ash watched him.
"I think I'll do the same, mine isn't so far away either" Max caught up with Gary, which left Ash and Pikachu.
"So Pikachu, how about we rest for a couple of hours?" Ash suggested.
"Pika-Pi" Pikachu agreed as they began walking back to their hotel until they were swamped by the three girls.
"Hey Ash!" The three girls came running up from behind him, startling him slightly.
"Hi, how is everyone today?" Ash said, he remembered the fact that he woke up late, again.
"We're great Ash, we saw you were late aswell" Tracey said happily as everyone giggled slightly as the raven haired boy looked slightly embarrassed.
"Yeah, I may have overslept a bit. But I'm going to go relax for a few hours, after all it's only Morrison" Ash said as Brock looked at him slightly concerned.
"Ash, you do remember how close Morrison was to beating you at the Hoenn league?" Brock informed him.
"Brock's right, everyone in this tournament is no pushover, when you start thinking tactics, you must think carefully" Professor Oak supported Brock's statement.
"I'll remember, I think I'll just relax for a couple of hours, then we begin" Ash smiled as he clenched his fist triumphantly, he had completely forgot what Gary told him yesterday about there being no time to relax. "I'll see you all later then" Ash added whilst walking back to his hotel room. I know you'll do great Ash Dawn thought to herself as she blushed slightly. Ash looks all fired up, I can't wait to see him battle May thought. Misty didn't think the similar thoughts to May and Dawn; instead she just looked at him as he walked away.
"Hey Ash" May called out as Ash turned around. "Can I come too?"
"I'm only going to relax and maybe think about some tactics and battle a bit, but OK, if you want to come" Ash gave in, he secretly needed some company.
"Oh, I'm coming to Ash" Dawn followed.
"Oh and me" Misty decided she would go aswell.
"I guess I'll come help you too Ash" Tracey also wanted to go, despite feeling a lot safer, he still wanted to see what Ash and Dawn will do.
So, how will the first round of the tournament go for Ash, Gary and Max? Does Brock still have faith in Tracey and how will he deal with Tracey? What was Ash's nightmare all about and who is Ash's special girl?
Plenty more to come, it's the holidays, so I'm going to be writing a lot quicker. Sorry if this chapter is crap. Next chapter is about the first round of the tournament and maybe some other things.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to read this and remember to R&R.