Hey guys, welcome to the not very long awaited chapter for The Rays of Her Smile! Yeah I know, it is a crappy title, but who cares?
Anyways, last time we left off, May gets feelings for Ash, Ash obliterates Damian, blah blah blah.
Action!
Ash smirked devilishly. He had finally gotten the revenge he wanted for a while.
Paul had also approved. Hey, when he reformed he hated pokemon abuse as well. Can't blame him.
As Ash walked outside with Paul by his side, he was immediately hugged by Cynthia. "Ash! You were so overpowered. The damn bastard didn't stand a chance."
Ash chuckled nervously, scratching his head in awkwardness. "Yeah, I guess so."
Paul noticed that several guys were casting jealous looks at Ash. Not allowing them to ruin their good mood, he gave one of his famous "mess with us and I will tear your fucking soul apart" glares, which scared off all but one.
That person was someone who could pass for a douchebag. He had a clear spray-on tan, was wearing fake jewelry, and knocking aside some people who were shorter than him before amazed at seeing Cynthia, making him not notice Paul's glare.
He walked up to her. "Hey babe, why don't you dump this loser and hang out with me for a while?"
Cynthia narrowed her eyes at him but was beaten to a retort by Ash. "She doesn't hang around with dumbasses like you." Cynthia nodded in agreement before holding onto Ash's hand.
The guy looked incredulous at what she had done before shrugging. "How about a 3 on 3? I win, I get to have the pretty lady stop the storm she has made inside me, and if you win...I don't know. What do you want?"
"For you to quit pissing us off and leave us alone." growled Ash.
The boy looked on him with a cocked eyebrow before laughing and moving with them to the field. Occasionally, he would try to cop a feel with Cynthia, but would be stopped by either Paul tripping him, Cynthia smacking him across the face, or Ash completely demolishing his nose.
Paul was the referee. "Alright, this will be a battle between Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and..."
"Forrest Becless, of Vermillion City."
"Of course he would come from the same town as the damn lieutenant." muttered Ash.
"Forrest will start off by sending his pokemon first. Begin!"
"Sableye, let's go!"
"Sableye, hm? Very well. Whirlipede, let's go!"
"Hah, this will be easy! Sableye, use Zen Headbutt!"
"Steamroller, then Toxic."
Whirlipede's Steamroller met Sableye's Zen Headbutt before an explosion occurred and the two retreated to their trainer's side."
Forrest was shocked. "But, how?"
Ash smirked. "Zen Headbut is a psychic type, yes, so it should have done a lot of damage. However, it created a point in your Sableye's body where it became solidified and was Psychic/Dark, overriding any defenses that your Sableye may have had to resist damage from the attack and making it become super effective. Add to the fact that I have a STAB bonus, I'm surprised that your Sableye managed to stall."
Forrest shook his head. "Whatever, nerd. Use Power Gem."
Ash sighed. "Evade with Rollout, then use Venom Drench. Add that with Venoshock and end it with Toxic Spikes."
Whirlipede dodged the attack with Rollout before weakening Sableye with Venom Drench and knocking it out with Venoshock. To add insult to injury, he also used Toxic Spikes.
Forrest growled. This kid was making him look like an idiot. "Sableye return. Spiritomb, go!"
The Forbidden pokemon came out, though it winced when its Odd Keystone hit the Toxic Spikes.
"Spiritomb, use Dark Pulse!"
"Take it, then use Payback and Infestation!"
Whirlipede endured the Dark Pulse and did severe damage to Spiritomb before using Infestation to trap it.
Forrest could only watch as Spititomb's energy was sapped away by Infestation.
"Spiritomb, try to break free with Shock Wave!"
"Whirlipede, Bug Bite!"
Spiritomb attempted to use Shock Wave, but the poison wracked pain through its system, allowing Whirlipede to take action and use Bug Bite, effectively knocking it out.
Forrest was furious. "That's it, Shedinja, destroy it with Shadow Ball!"
Ash was actually concerned. if the attack connected, it could KO Whirlipede, though Shedinja would be KOed anyway due to poison. "Whirlipede, all you have to do is endure the attack! Use Protect!"
Whirlipede barely managed to erect the protective dome before Shedinja fell down due to the poison.
Paul smirked. "Forrest is out of usable pokemon. Ash is the winner!"
Forrest snapped. 'That's it! Take him down!" he roared as he sent out a Machoke, Venusaur, and Electabuzz(why he didn't use these in the first place I have no idea).
Suddenly Whirlipede began to glow in a harsh white light before emerging as a Scolipede.
Ash grinned. "Hey Scolipede, let's take them down, shall we?"
Scolipede looked at Ash before nodding.
Ash nodded back. "Scolipede, use Defense Curl before taking them down with Steamroller/Rollout/Superpower/Iron Tail!"
Scolipede sweatdropped at the overpowering combination before curling up and using the massive combination with an metallic sheen. It crushed the other three pokemon, who looked comically flattened before returning to regular size only to fall down, knocked out.
Forrest was shocked. "Who the fuck are you?!"
Ash shrugged. "I'm Ash, the guys with the overpowered Charizard." He then left with Cynthia and Paul.
Forrest looked on with shock. He had just foolishly challenged one of the most powerful trainers in the area. He had, supposedly, even manage to impress Tobias, which he had done long before now.
He shook his head. He swore to himself to change his ways before he got into an even worse situation.
("Oh my god, N. Aepic Fael learned how to use a legitimate line break?! What has this world become?" To be fair, I didn't really explore all the writing options until when I was writing Son of Hera, so eh.)
Ash had calmed down after the battle with Forrest. For some reason, he couldn't understand why he got so emotional when Cynthia was at risk. He shook his head. This was too confusing.
Cynthia, meanwhile, had a faint blush on her face while she thought over the past events. Ash had actually stood up for her, so did that mean that he liked her? She groaned. Why did men have to be so complicated(coughcough like you women aren't coughcough)?
Paul was a few feet behind them watching them think with an amused expression on his face. He knew that the two had feelings for one another, but one was too dense while the other one didn't want to screw up her friendship with him. He smirked. It appears that he would have to have a little help from one of his friends.
Suddenly, the trio were confronted by May and Brock. Brock, never actually getting rid of his perverted tendencies, lunged for Cynthia.
"Oh, Cynthia, such a jewel! Take me and make me your - ack!" He never finished his proposal due to Croagunk using Poison Jab and May kicking his balls.
May screeched. "You sick bastard! I should leave you for being so unfaithful!"
Brock snapped out of his pain when he heard those words. "N-N-No! I will anything you say! Just don't leave me!"
Ash and Paul sweatdropped. Was Brock seriously this lonely and desperate? Ash cleared his throat. "Okay...if we're done here, I guess we'll be going along now?"
Brock whipped his head towards Ash with a murderous glare on his face. "Hell, no, Ash! You will explain to me how the disgrace of Delia got Ho-oh, Mewtwo, and Cynthia!"
Ash's blood turned cold as he heard those words. "What did you say?" he asked in a cold tone.
Brock shivered slightly as he swore he saw Ash's eyes glow a faint blue sheen before getting a cocky look on his face. "Yeah you heard me. You're pathetically weak, and your win against Damian was a total fluke. You don't deserve such powerful pokemon like Ho-oh and Mewtwo. So why don't you hand your pokemon over to a REAL professional, like me?"
May then hugged Brock, causing his grin to widen, though she then sent a smile and a wink to Ash, causing Paul to frown. Ketchum better know that that girl is bad news. he said in his mind.
Cynthia was furious. How dare that bitch attempt to flirt with HER Ash. She glared at May for a second before tightening her hold on Ash's hand.
May was surprised and angered by Cynthia's gesture. So that woman thinks that she can get Ash, huh? She's in for a world of shock, especially when I dump Brock for Ash at the end of the tournament.
Ash meanwhile had not noticed this turn of event. "What did you say about my mother and Cynthia?" He walked up to Brock and before anyone could say anything he punched Brock, knocking him onto the floor.
Before Brock could react, Ash had pulled him up by the neck. "Let me tell you something, Harrison. You will NOT talk about my mother like that. And you will NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, TREAT CYNTHIA LIKE A FUCKING OBJECT!" He then threw Brock onto the floor before stomping hard on his balls, effectively making him unable to have a boner again as the testes were crushed (Okay, too graphic, let's not go there, shall we? Although, admit it. Half of you who read this actually wanted this to happen.)
Brock, who was rolling over in pain, had lost all sense of priorities. "You...you broke...the...bro...code."
Ash shrugged. "You are not my 'bro,' Harrison. You are a useless piece of shit that treats a Champion like she is some kind of sex toy. You deserve your punishment. Come on Cynthia, Paul. Let's leave these two." The trio then left the two, with Croagunk staring suspiciously at May for actually helping him.
May looked at Croagunk with a confused look on her face. "What? Even if I am his girlfriend, I am not afraid to hurt him for attempting to flirt with others." Croagunk nodded warily at her before returning to his pokeball.
Cynthia was rather pleased with how this had turned out. Not only had that pervert been set in his place, but Ash had also ignored May's advances. But what really made her happy was how Ash had stood up for her.
She was used to people treating her like an object due to her beauty but to hear someone defend her was quite...gratifying. She sighed internally. If only Ash loved her.
Paul was also pleased with how Ash had reacted. He was surprised but pleased when Ash had completely ignored all of May's blatant advances and defend Cynthia.
He smirked. Step one of his plan was complete. Now he had to contact his friend.
Unbeknownst to the trio, Ash and Cynthia still held eachothers hand.
Alright, please forgive me for the short chapter, but I wanted to get this over with. We have successfully gone over a quick filler chapter and will soon be progressing through to the matches you all have been waiting for - Ash v. Tobias and Ash v. Brock. Quick spoiler, Ash will still face Tobias in the Top 4 and completely crush Brock in the finals.
Alright, I need to complete this chapter before somebody comes after my ass for the slow updates. As always, R&R and I will see you next time.