Hi and welcome back! So, from this chapter on it's basically going to be a bunch of action scenes, character development and minor plot detailing. The first reason is that the main stage has been set now, and the second reason is that I have my exams coming up and I need to study, so I won't have time for very important scenes. With that cleared, time for Chapter 7!
Chapter 7: A Battle
As soon as Ash's name was called, all of Pallet Town cheered loudly. He walked out onto his place on the field, and gave his opponent a challenging smile. Cathy returned it. She was about his height, with pale pink hair that fell in a bob, aqua-coloured eyes and pale alabaster skin. She wore a white half sleeved T-shirt with a pink trim a red shrug that reached her elbows, and bright red shorts with red and blue sneakers. "It's a pleasure to meet you! Sorry, but I'm going to win this thing!" she called.
"Same here, but I'm gonna walk out the winner!" Ash retorted. They looked like they wanted to exchange more words, but the referee cut them off.
"The Pokemon battle between Competitor Ash and Competitor Cathy will now begin! This will be a two on two Pokemon battle, and the battle will be over when all 2 Pokemon on either side are unable to battle! There will be no substitutions!"
Ash wasn't surprised. His advantage had been knowing that no substitutions were allowed. Cathy, on the other hand, tensed almost imperceptibly.
"The field is a water and rock field!"
Cathy smiled. Having placed in the top ten, she had known what her field was going to be.
The field had a large wall of rock, and the surrounding area was rock as well, riddled with the bumps, and the occasional boulder. The wall had three rivers gushing down it, and these currents branched into tiny rivulets that wove in and out of the rock. The referee continued.
"Competitors, present your first Pokemon" he called.
"Hitmonlee, let's go!" Cathy called, throwing her Pokeball out. A graceful Hitmontop emerged from it.
"And Cathy's first Pokemon is Hitmonlee!" Speakshow said.
Ash grinned. A fighting type, huh?
"Hawlucha, I choose you!" he shouted, flinging his own Pokeball outwards. Hawlucha burst out of his Pokeball, and immediately began posing in its usual macho poses.
"Trust Hawlucha to start posing!" Clemont said, laughing, while Serena and Bonnie immediately began to tell the others Hawlucha's story.
"Ash's first Pokemon is Hawlucha! It's a fighting type battle!" Speakshow announced gleefully.
"Battle begin!" the referee called.
Cathy wasted no time.
"Use Pound!" she called.
Hitmonlee leaped upwards and raised its right arm, which glowed white. It then dove straight for Hawlucha with dazzling speed.
"That Hitmonlee is fast. Ash had better watch his step," Gary commented, while Clemont nodded in agreement. Ash had other ideas.
"Hawlucha, dodge it!" Ash yelled.
The fighting and flying type leapt upwards and glided to the left just as Hitmonlee smashed the rock where Hawlucha had been standing.
"An excellent Pound from Hitmonlee, but Hawlucha dodges it!" Speakshow yelled.
Cathy frowned. Ash was fast.
"Hawlucha, jump and use Karate Chop!" Ash yelled. Hawlucha leaped into the air, its claw glowing.
"Jump and use Sky Uppercut!" Cathy yelled.
Both Pokemon met in the air, and punched one anothers' faces.
"Looks like equal damage has been dealt!" Speakshow announced.
"Both are equal matches in speed and strength. It's a matter of strategy, and they know it," Clemont said. Gary nodded in agreement.
"Looks like I'll have to use strategy, huh?" he muttered, looking at Cathy carefully from across the field.
"Use the rocks! High Jump Kick!" she called.
Hitmonlee leapt from rock to rock, faster and faster, before leaping at Hawlucha and kicking it hard in the side.
"No! Hawlucha!" Ash yelped as his best friend crashed into one of the rock walls' rivers with a huge splash that soaked a considerable area. Wait… that splash. An idea zinged through his mind, and he had to do it quick, before Hawlucha ran out of steam.
"What use of the field! Hawlucha took quite a lot of damage! Will it still fight?" Speakshow wondered.
Cathy saw her chance. "While it's winded! Pound!"
Hitmonlee immediately leaped for Hawlucha, who dodged in the nick of time. It landed, panting. Ash tensed. Now or never.
"Use Karate Chop into one of the rivers, max power!" Ash yelled.
It obliged. Hawlucha leapt at the central river and drove a Karate Chop into it, splashing Hitmonlee with a good dose of water.
"Using a Karate Chop in the water? What could Hawlucha be doing?" Speakshow wondered.
"I know that face," Dawn muttered. They all looked at one another
Hitmonlee leapt back soaked.
"Shake the water off!" Cathy yelled. Ash saw his chance.
"FLYING PRESS!" he screamed, pumping both fists.
Hawlucha roared and leapt into the air before spinning with dazzling speed, glowing red and landing straight on top of Hitmonlee with an impact that caused a dust cloud to sweep across the field.
"NO! Hitmonlee!" Cathy cried, peering into the cloud. It cleared to reveal an exhausted Hawlucha standing tall and proud, and Hitmonlee out cold on the ground.
"Hitmonlee is unable to battle! The winner is Hawlucha!"
"Yeah!" Ash cheered, before running onto the field to hug his friend.
"What a move! Using the water to stun Hitmonlee before finishing off with a deadly move! Excellent!" Speakshow hollered.
"Classic Ash!" May said, while Bonnie and the rest of the Pokemon jumped around and cheered.
"He did it. Just as I knew he would," Serena whispered.
"You did very well, Hitmonlee. Take a nice long rest," Cathy said, calling Hitmonlee back into its Pokeball. She looked at Ash.
"I'm impressed! Not many people beat Hitmonlee that well," she called.
Ash nodded his thanks. Meanwhile, Cathy swung her next Pokeball.
"Scizor, you're up!" she called.
Scizor appeared.
It had a Mega Stone fixed on its wrist via a bracelet, while Cathy now held a Keystone.
Author's Note: This battle is really heating up! And Cathy's Scizor can Mega Evolve? How, if Cathy is native to Johto? You'll find out soon enough! Ash seems to be rocking this battle, but how to our five in the audience react to it? I haven't forgotten them, you know. They are still watching. All will be revealed in the next chapter! Now, I have some bad news. My exams are coming close, which means I can't update as often. Chapter 8 will now release on 6th August, 2017. I'm really sorry about this! I've moved up a grade, so the syllabus is way harder and bigger. If I can update then I will, but it will most probably air on the date I've given. I'm gonna miss you guys!
Now, before I vanish away on an unwanted vacation, a big thank you to all of the wonderful people who have supported me so far! You guys are the absolute best, and there's no doubt about it. I hope I'll see you all on the 6th! See you guys soon!
Review and keep smiling,
Leaflame.
