Oh hey it's Ken with the next chapter of Zero's Journey! And before I forget, I messed up with Dusknoir's moveset so I'll fix it and edit the chapter. Err... Where did I leave the cliffhanger last time?
Zero: I was about to begin my battle with Ash in the top 32. At least I think that's where we stopped.
Ken: Oh yeah! The first part of the chapter will be from Ash's POV so yeah…
Ash: Oh the disclaimer? KenTheAuraGuardian does not own Pokémon. Only the OC's.
Ash POV:
The Baron League is no joke! I've been on the edge of my seat since the preliminaries! That Zero guy doesn't even look like he's trying, but he's decimating everyone who has to battle him. I wonder if I'll face him. Oh yeah I'm in battle!
"Alright Pikachu finish this with Volt Tackle while they're recharging!"
'Pika!'
Pikachu's body became enveloped with electricity as the small rodent began to charge at the enemy Milotic at near-record breaking speeds. Said rodent then crashed into the Tender Pokémon with such Kinetic force one could almost pity the poor, majestic creature. The sparks of electricity flowed off from the Electric Mouse Pokémon and cascaded onto the Milotic until she could no longer handle it, and soon passed out. I almost felt like apologizing after the way Pikachu came out and basically dominated the rest of the match. I went up to the trainer with the teal fedora, shook his hand, and went back to the rest area to see the next match. That Zero guy was battling and sure enough he used his Dusknoir. They had control of the match from beginning to end. Looking up at the top 32 pairings, my face went white. I was both scared out of my mind and excited beyond belief. They put me in battle with this behemoth of a trainer. I have to figure out a battling strategy for taking down that Dusknoir of his if I want to stand a chance of winning. 'I can use Torterra against his Dusknoir, but I don't know his other Pokémon! Better play it safe. Alright Snorlax is a powerhouse so I'll use him too… I'll end with Pikachu.' After I decided my battle order and got Snorlax and Torterra from Prof. Oak, I went into about a half hour of training with them before the match. I rested with them for a short while before the announcer called me to the main battlefield for my match with Zero.
"All right everyone are you ready for another red-hot battle?!"
The audience is going crazy with their cheering, answering his question.
"Well without further ado, let's introduce our Trainers! In the Red Conrer all the wqay from Pallet Town in the Kanto region, give it up for Ash Ketchum! And his opponent, the guy aptly deemed the Prodigy; a Baron region Native Zero Tsunado! Trainers get your poke balls ready! 3, 2, 1! Send your Pokémon out!"
Both Zero and I toss our poke balls into the air, I yell "Let's go!" and he yelled "Finish them quickly!" My jaw was on the ground at his choice of Pokémon. It was an Alakazam not a Dusknoir! I took the time to scan it and see what attacks it could use.
Alakazam, the Psi Pokémon and the evolved form of Kadabra. Alakazam are said to have an IQ of 5,000, and have mastered every form of psychic ability.
Alakazam knows the moves; Psywave, Telekinesis, Psychic, Calm Mind, Psybeam, Psyshock, Psycho Cut, Confusion, Gravity, Teleport, Recover, Light Screen, Future Sight, Flash, Giga Impact, Shadow Ball, Grass Knot, Charge Beam, Hyper Beam, and Trick.
Level: 62
"So you're not going to use Dusknoir this time?"
No response. He also didn't bother scanning my Torterra on his Pokedex. This made me grit my teeth and after getting the OK from the announcer, I unleashed on him.
"Use Leaf Storm Torterra!"
"Stop it with Psychic."
The barrage of leaves Torterra shot out at Alakazam were stopped by his Psychic attack and repelled back at him.
"Endure it!"
The leaves were sent back at Torterra with great force, and he even flinched upon impact with the Leaf Storm. But he let out a grunt to let me know he was still raring to go.
"Alright now try Synthesis to heal yourself!"
"Calm Mind."
He didn't even care about the fact that Torterra's Synthesis would heal him. He only seemed interested in raising his own Pokémon's stats.
"Alakazam, use Light Screen, then standby."
"Razor Leaf Torterra!"
Torterra shot out many leaves at a trajectory that made them sharp like tiny blades. They all hit Alakazam's Light Screen, as he was done using Calm Mind. I grit my teeth after seeing that nothing I was doing phased him slightly.
"Energy Ball!'
"Toss it in the air with Telekinesis."
Alakazam's eyes and spoons glowed light blue, as it held Torterra, who was having a spasm while being taken off the ground, in the air. I know that Telekinesis made Torterra more venerable to Alakazam's attacks so I tried to calm him down.
"Torterra relax and use Energy Ball!'
"Psycho Cut and finish this."
Although Torterra released the green orb of power at Alakazam, The Psi Pokémon's dark purple blades utterly destroyed it and crashed into Torterra with great velocity. When the smoke from that Psycho Cut cleared, I saw Torterra on the ground with swirls in his eyes.
"Oh my! That throat-cut battle ends with Torterra taking a nasty Psycho Cut attack courtesy of Alakazam, after being flung into the air by Telekinesis. How will the trainer from Pallet respond? Red Trainer send out your next Pokémon!"
I tossed out Snorlax's Pokeball after mumbling curses under my breath. I saw him scan Snorlax right before the announcer shouted out "Begin!"
"Recover, Alakazam."
"Snorlax Body Slam!"
Snorlax jumped up in the air and landed on a still resting Alakazam, dealing major damage.
"Alright now barrage 'im with Mega Punch, Snorlax!"
Snorlax's right fist glowed silver, as it began to pummel Alakazam with Mega Punches. After the final punch, Alakazam was knocked back with swirls in his eyes. Zero tossed out his second Pokeball after the announcer made some comments. Out popped a Salamence who looked like she ate a Dragonite. She was sat least 1 ½ bigger than the average Salamence. So I canned her with Dexter.
Salamence, the Dragon Pokémon and the final evolution of Bagon. Salamence are generally arrogant and vicious, and their long necks are used for Fire and Dragon type attacks.
Salamence knows the moves: Rage, Thrash, Thunder Fang, Headbutt, Scary Face, Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, Double Edge, Protect, Rest, Zen Headbutt, and Dragon Rush, Dragon Rage, DragonBreath, Stone Edge, Shadow Claw, Giga Impact, Aerial Ace, and Fire Fang.
Level: 63
"Begin!"
"Salamence, Screech."
With that command, Salamence let out a cry that I could tell hurt Snorlax's ear drums because he held his ears in an attempt to cancel out the noise. That was probably why he couldn't hear me shouting for him to use an Ice Punch. Snorlax was taken out by a Flamethrower, much to my surprise. I returned him to his Pokeball with a grimace painted on my face. I sent Pikachu into battle and Salamence took all of the attacks I sent, standing tall. Pikachu on the other hand was tired from all the effort.
"Pikachu time to end it with Volt Tackle!"
"Protect."
The Electric Mouse Pokémon's jolted charge was repelled easily by a turquoise barrier of energy, and Pikachu was pushed back. He couldn't take much more of this battle and that was evident.
"Salamence, Dragon Rush!"
The way he sprung that attack shocked me. I couldn't do anything but shout "Dodge it Pikachu!" as the flying giant crashed into my tiny mouse with great force and a blue light of energy. Pikachu was sent back into a wall with cyclones taking the place of his pupils. Zero returned Salamence and left before the crowd exploded and the announcer made his observations.
Zero POV:
Maybe I would've been better off keeping Alakazam in the battle all three rounds instead of having him feign a Recover so Salamence could come in and dominate. Don't get me wrong, Ash's Pokémon weren't completely horrible. It's just that I like to use Salamence for battles that actually need a powerhouse, and that battle was more lightweight. I sailed through up to the Top 8 using only Salamence this time. Now I am battling some Connoisseur with green hair called Cilan. I heard he's a gym leader down at Striaton City. He was using a Simisage and I sent out my Salamence. It was taken down in one Flamethrower attack, mostly because the Bullet Seeds he shot pissed Salamence off. Then Stunfisk went down after a Double Edge attack sent it flying. While his Crustle shot a bunch of boulders at my Salamence, I simply blocked. Then I used Rest while his X-Scissor veered off course and caused him to crash into the stadium wall. I let Salamence do whatever the hell she felt like doing to end it. She crashed into him with Zen Headbutt and devastated them with a close range Flamethrower. Damn, she can go crazy when she feels like it. For the last battles, I have to use two Pokémon as it is now in Tag Battle format. I'll be unveiling two of my three secret weapons. This tournament is proving to be easier than I thought it would be.
~X~X~X~X~X~
After the first tag battle round, I've had no-name trainers coming up to me nonstop saying they wanted to test their resolve against the power of legendaries. It's tiring. That's why I'm going to use Salamence and Heatran rather than Heatran and Palkia; she should at least get some spotlight. Since they are both powerhouses, and Heatran is a legendary, no one can stand up to their level. Not in this level of competition anyways. I'm going to battle the Champion and G Man Lance. This should be interesting, far more interesting than facing these nobodies. He would either be using one of his 3 or four Dragonite, Aerodactyl, Charizard, or Gyrados. I'm not going to go with the Power house play on this one. I'm going to play it smart. I'll probably use Dusknoir and Heatran; those are the only two in my rotation that haven't had a tag battle together. I have combos planned for them though. Dusknoir's speed will distract them, while Heatran gradually lowers their defense/ other stats. Then they both hit hard and end the match. I could also let Heatran take some punishment because of his great stamina and endurance, and then devastate them with Payback. All I know is Dusknoir will either be the Supporter or the Speed time of the duo. Heatran is more of a Defender or an Offensive kind of Pokémon. I won't be using Infernape until I meet and dad in battle, but it wouldn't hurt to scan him and see what moves he has. So I pulled the special made golden Pokeball from my hidden necklace and scanned it on my regional Pokedex.
Infernape, the Flame Pokémon and the final evolution of Chimchar. Infernape are highly competitive in all aspects of fighting, including speed and power. The power of an Infernape is determined by the size of the flame on top of its head, which never goes out.
This particular Infernape is shiny, instead of brown fur it has red fur, the gold details on his shoulders, wrists, knees, and midsection are black, and so is the flame on top of its head.
Infernape knows the moves: Fire Punch, Flare Blitz, Acrobatics, Mach Punch, Calm Mind, Close Combat, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Brick Break, Return, Focus Blast, Overheat, Heat Wave, Strength, Thunder Punch, Blast Burn, Stone Edge, Iron Tail, Fire Pledge, Flame Wheel, Taunt, Crunch, Dig, Hyper Beam, Façade, Shadow Claw, and Poison Jab.
Level: 74
Holy crap, I forgot who much of a Powerhouse Infernape really was. And he's quicker thanks to his father being Moltres, and his mother being Arcanine. I still don't get how those two mated and made an Infernape in the first place… Better not dwell on that. After I get through to the Elite Four, I'll work on teaching him ExtremeSpeed. Hmm?
"And right after this interview with Lance the Dragon Master, we'll seek out his opponent Zero. Now Mr. Lance, what do you think of your opponent in this upcoming match, the Prodigy Zero?"
"I've seen this kid battle, and I'll tell you he's got something special. But that doesn't mean he can take on someone like me with those two-bit attack plans of his. If he wants to stand a chance against the virtually indestructible power of the dragons, he'd better be ready for anything and everything I'll throw at him. Now I'm off to go prep my Dragons for battle."
"There it is folks! Lance the Dragon Master doesn't seem to even care that his new enemy has utterly destroyed every foe in his way! I can tell you right now this match is gonna be on for the books!"
While I scoffed at Lance's nonchalance and basic level cockiness and bravado, an extremely attractive young woman with yellow hair came over to me and began to speak.
"Hello Zero! My name is Flora and I was wondering if you would allow us to interview you?"
"I'm game as long as they don't ask anything outrageous or underestimate me."
"Ok people he's agreed! Get ready for another interview!"
"Welcome back to 'Battle Talk with Brady' I'm your host; Brady of course! Now we are here with the competitor deemed the Prodigy who is taking the Baron League by storm! Zero Tsunado! If you were watching before the commercial break, you would've caught a glimpse of what Lance expects from Zero here. What do you have to say about what the Dragon Master has stated about you, your Pokémon, and your strategies, Zero?"
"I don't have anything to say about his comments. He's obviously grossly underestimating my cognitive abilities and my Pokémon's strength. Need I remind him that while Dragon Type Pokémon are undoubtedly strong, they are not invincible? It doesn't matter who thinks what is stronger; all it comes down to in the end is who's will is more powerful."
"And that's all the time we have left folks! Tune in next time for coverage after the final round of the Baron League on 'Battle Talk with Brady' Brady signing off here!"
I went back to the training room and lifted two barbells for about 45 minutes while waiting for the match to start. I decided that I should at least feed my Pokémon again since they all worked so hard to decimate all our opponents so far. I also took a meal of a porterhouse steak and yellow rice. In my glass was some Coca Cola. The time flew by after lunch when I was going over my battle strategies with Dusknoir and Heatran.
"Good Heatran now go underground with Dig!"
Heatran made several holes with Dig, and I drilled Dusknoir on how to attack with Shadow Ball if Lance tries to use the holes to his advantage. Heatran will go underground, while Lance is deciding on whether to (try to) attack Dusknoir or pursue Heatran, they will be greeted by a vicious Magma Storm from Heatran and a brutal Night Shade from Dusknoir. They won't know what the hell to do when this combo wins the match.
Damn, I think someone's pissed off at a certain Dragon Master. Looks like Lance is about to get his ass handed to him. Or maybe Zero will have his plan backfire and get his ass kicked back to Sinnoh? Idk you'll have to wait for the next chapter.
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