It was the morning after Ash had beaten Tobias, and Ash was in the stands, watching the battle between Adler, the Unova Champion, and Karen of the Johnto Elite Four. Right now, Karen was on her last Pokémon, Tyranitar, while Adler was only on his third, Bouffalant.
"Tyranitar, use dark pulse!" shouted Karen, in desperation. Tyranitar wouldn't be able to last much longer. She knew she was going to lose, but wanted to take down at least this Pokémon before Tyranitar lost.
"Take it, then use surf," commanded Adler.
"Tyranitar, dodge, then use Dark Pulse!" shouted Karen. Tyranitar tried to move out of the way, but it was to no avail as the surf attack overwhelmed Tyranitar, knocking her unconscious.
"And the winner of this match is Bouffalant, making the winner of this battle, Adler of Unova, who will move on to face Ash of Kanto!" Ash smiled, before setting his mouth into a scowl. Now he would have to face one of the strongest champions to ever grace the Pokémon world. Ash went back to his cabin to start planning which Pokémon he would be using.
'Hm. Well, I know that Thundurus and Zekrom will be good to have,' thought Ash, as he took out their Poké balls. He then put Electivire and Elektross' Poké balls next to them as well. 'Now who else should I include? I think I'll go with Zapdos and Raichu.' Ash put down Zapdos' Poké ball in the line as well as Raichu's old Poké ball. "Alright, I now have the team that will help me to defeat Adler," said Ash. Ash registered the Pokémon on the PC, before grabbing the Poké balls, and walking to a nearby café. Ash sat down to grab a bite and had just finished eating a bowl of lobster bisque, when Tobias sat down.
"Hello, Ash," said Tobias.
"Is there something you want to say to me?" asked Ash, "I thought you called me pathetic?"
"That may be so, but you've proved me wrong. I just want to give you a word of advice when it comes to Adler."
"Okay. I'm all ears," said Ash, paying rapt attention.
"I faced him once before I became champion, so I don't know how accurate this information is, but for every strategy that I came up with, he would always figure out a way to block it. It was like his battling was just counter attacks to my attacks. Kind of like how you battle."
"I see," said Ash, processing the information. "So that's what he was doing. I knew it was familiar, but I just couldn't place it…" trailed off Ash. Ash then stood up and bowed. "Thank you for the information, Tobias. I need to get to the field for my match. I'll talk to you after the match, maybe." Ash walked out of the café and walked to the locker room, Raichu right by his side. As this was the final match, Ash and Adler would be facing off in a massive arena. Ash entered through the green door and walked to his locker room, and prepared mentally. Right before he got up, he got a call from May.
"Hi May," said Ash.
"Hey Ash," said May.
"I'm sorry, but could you make this message quick. I have to go battle Adler."
"That's what I'm calling you about. I want to let you know that we are all cheering for you. Do your best!"
"Thanks, May," said Ash with a smile, "That means a lot to me. I have to go, bye."
"Bye Ash," said May before ending the connection. Ash smiled and stood up with renewed confidence, and then strode out of the locker room onto the field and into the trainer box. On the other side, Adler did the same.
"Alright," said the ref, "this will be a six-on-six match between Adler of Unova and Ash of Kanto. Substitutions are allowed. Green trainer, you will show your Pokémon first." Ash nodded and grabbed a Poké ball, and yelled, "I need your help, Elektross!" Ash's serpentine Pokémon appeared on the field, ready to fight.
"Well, then, if it's an electric type, I'll go with you, Conkledurr!" A huge Pokémon with two stone pillars in both its hands appeared on the field.
"Conkledurr vs. Elektross, begin!"
"Conkledurr, start with stone edge!" shouted Adler. A bunch of stone shards appeared around Conkledurr, who launched it towards Elektross.
"Elektross," said Ash, "Dodge it, then use Thunderbolt!" Elektross, using its unique agility, dodged all the shards, before launching a thunderbolt that shocked Conkledurr. "Get in close!" yelled Ash. Elektross got in close and grabbed onto Conkledurr before Ash yelled, "Thunder Punch, then Dragon Claw, let's go!" Elektross, punched Conkledurr, but didn't let him go flying, before Elektross started slashing at Conkledurr with glowing green claws.
"Conkledurr," yelled Adler, "Use poison jab!" Conkledurr threw up the pillars of stone before jabbing Elektross with glowing purple fists.
"Elektross," yelled Ash. "Use Wild Charge!" Elektross gained a yellow aura of electricity around himself before he charged at Conkledurr.
"Conkledurr, use superpower!" Conkledurr was surrounded in a light blue aura, before he grabbed onto Elektross, while he was covered in electricity and smashed him right into the ground.
"Elektross, come on get up buddy!" Elektross, although severely weakened. "Electronic Synthesis!" Suddenly, Elektross was covered in yellow glow, but his wounds were regenerating and healing themselves.
"Don't give him time to recover, use Dynamic Punch!" One of Conkledurr's fists glowed red, as it charged at Elektross.
"Elektross, use wild charge!" Elektross charged at Conkledurr, dodging the punch. "Now grab onto him and use thunderbolt!" shouted Ash. Elektross grabbed Conkledurr's arms and shocked before Ash yelled, "Then continue with dragon claw, and then finish it up with thunder punch!" Elektross nodded and started slashing with glowing green claws, before rearing back one of its arms and letting loose a electricity-empowered punch.
"Conkledurr!" shouted Adler. "Take out Elektross now with a hyper beam!"
"You too," yelled Ash. Both Pokémon let out an orange beam at close ranger, inciting a massive explosion. From the explosion, two Pokémon flew out, Conkledurr unconscious, and Elektross, heavily wounded.
"And the winner of this match is Elektross!" yelled the ref raising the green flag in Ash's direction.
"Return Conkledurr," said Adler, recalling his Pokémon. "Now I need your help, Escavalier!"
"You've done well," said Ash, "Take a break for now. Now, help me out, Electivire." Ash's Electivire appeared on the battlefield, smashing its fists together, signaling that it was ready for a fight.
"Escavalier vs. Electivire, begin!" yelled the ref, raising both his flags.
"Escavalier, use aerial ace!"
"Electivire, grab onto it!" shouted Ash. As soon as Escavalier landed the attack, Electivire's tails grabbed onto it, capturing it. "Now use flamethrower!" The fire was released from Electivire's mouth, burning Escavalier.
"Escavalier, try to get free," said Adler.
"Lier!" screamed Escavalier in pain.
"Use iron head!" Escavalier's head was covered in a white glow, and knocked Electivire back. However it was too late, the damage had been done. Escavalier was know panting and breathing heavily. "Escavalier, use energy ball repeatedly to keep that Electivire from getting too close.
"That's fine with us," said Ash. "Thunderbolt!" Electivire starts shooting random thunderbolts from around the stadium. Escavalier was having a hard time keeping the thunderbolts at bay, and at the same time
"Escavalier," said Adler, "Get in close and use x scissor!" Escavalier nodded and raced at Electivire.
"Steady," cautioned Ash. As soon as Escavalier initiated the attack, Ash yelled, "Jump!" Electrivire pushed off the ground with his legs and tails, sending him flying above Escavalier. "Now, use close combat!" Electivire landed right behind Escavalier, and dealt a great deal of punches to Escavalier from behind, sending Escavalier into the ground.
"Come on Escavalier," yelled Adler, "You can get up!"
"Escav," stuttered Escavalier as it tried to get up again, but it was to no avail, as he just fell down, eyes in a swirl, unconscious.
"And the winner of this match is Electivire!" shouted the ref, raising his flag in Ash's direction.
"Hm. I think I'll go with you, Braviary," said Adler after he recalled Escavalier.
"Electivire, return. I'll need you again later in the battle," said Ash, recalling his powerful Electivire. "Now, I need your help, Zapdos!" The electric bird Pokémon appeared on the battlefield, squawking and flapping its wings as it rose into the air.
"Braviary vs. Zapdos, begin!" shouted the ref.
"Zapdos, use thunderbolt!" yelled Ash. Zapdos started shooting bolts of electricity at Braviary, who flew up and kept flying around to dodge. "Follow him, Zapdos!"
"Braviary, turn and use brave bird!"
"Counter with Electric Bird!" Zapdos surrounded itself in electricity and flew at Braviary like an arrow. "Use Discharge, now!" While Zapdos was flying, it let off a bolt of blue electricity at Braviary, whose speed faltered, allowing Zapdos to get a critical hit on Braviary, who fell to the ground. Zapdos landed nearby.
"Braviary, get up!" yelled Adler. Braviary tried to get up, but electricity sparkled along its body.
"Zapdos, hit Braviary with Zap Cannon!" Zapdos rose into the air, and opened its beak. A ball of lightning started to form before it grew to at least the size of a basketball, with lighting crackling inside the ball. Zapdos flapped its wings to release it, which hit Braviary, dealing even more damage to him.
"Braviary, I know you can get up," shouted Adler in desperation.
"Zapdos, follow up with discharge!" The blue electricity hit Braviary, shocking him further. However, despite this, Braviary was able to get back into the air. Ash grinned. "Now use Discharge Wing!" Zapdos flew up into the sky, its wings glowing blue with blue electricity. It hit Braviary in the back, sending it back down into the ground.
"Braviary, use hyper beam!" shouted Adler.
"Zapdos, use Thunder Cannon!" As it fell, Braviary turned around and fired an orange beam, which hit Zapdos in the stomach, while a yellow beam hit Braviary right in the chest, sending him at a faster rate towards the ground. When both Pokémon landed, a huge cloud of smoke rose from the ground, enveloping the battlefield. But when the smoke cleared, both Zapdos and Braviary were unconscious.
"And this is a tie between Zapdos and Braviary. Since Adler has lost three Pokémon, we will take a five minute break," said the ref, pointing both flags in both trainers' direction. Ash and Adler both headed into their respective locker room.
|With Ash|
"Wow," said Ash, looking at Raichu, "Adler really does deserve his title as Pokémon champion. I am barely keeping ahead of him."
"Rai, rai-chu," said Raichu, comforting his trainer.
"You're right, Raichu. We can do this. We will be able to defeat Tobias and become the Pokémon master!" proclaimed Ash, pumping his fist into the air.
"We have only lost Zapdos in this bout so far. I'm sure that Adler has saved his most powerful Pokémon for last, so we're going to go with the hit em hard plan. What do you think?"
"Raichu!" agreed Raichu, before walking out of the locker room with Ash.
|In the Stands|
"So," said Bruno to Caitlin, "What do you think Ash's chances of winning this match are?"
"Well," replied Caitlin, "While it is true that Ash has defeated more Pokémon than Adler has, Adler still hasn't brought out Bouffalant or Accelegor, which are two of his most powerful Pokémon or his ace."
"What is his ace?" asked Flint.
"I don't know," responded Caitlin. "I have only been able to get to his fifth Pokémon. At that point is when I usually lose the match. I just know that it is a fearsome Pokémon."
|On the battlefield|
"Let the battle continue! Red corner will show their Pokémon first," said the ref, pointing at Adler with the red flag.
"Very well," said Adler. "Come on old buddy, you and I are going to destroy the rest of Ash's Pokémon. Now show yourself, Volcarona!" A moth-like Pokémon with six red wings appeared on the battlefield.
"So that's your ace," commented Ash.
"Indeed. Now, will you show your ace?"
"My ace, huh?" asked Ash. "I have already shown my ace. You just haven't recognized him as my ace. Now go, Thundurus!" yelled Ash, revealing the powerful sky and lightning type Pokémon.
"A good choice," complimented Adler.
"Let the battle between Volcarona and Thundurus, begin!"
"Thunderbolt, let's go!"
"Counter with heat wave!"
"Dodge, then get to Volcarona!" Thundurus dodged the fire attack and rushed at Volcarona, using its superior speed, and then grabbed onto Volcarona. "You know what to do!" Thundurus smirked and let a thunderbolt loose through Volcarona's body, shocking it. "Follow up with Fly!" Thundurus shot up into the sky, then flew straight down towards Volcarona's quivering form, as it tried to move. However, it was not to be as Thundurus successfully hit Volcarona's body dealing a significant amount of damage.
"Volcarona! Use bug buzz!" Volcarona put its nose in the air, letting red waves spread. Ash's eyes widened.
"Thundurus, use Hammer Arm, now!" Thundurus, not understanding the orders of his trainer, but still followed the instructions perfectly. He raised his glowing fist and arm, and dropped from the air, slamming his fast on Volcarona. "Continue with Dark Pulse, then brick break!"
"Volcarona, use psychic!" Volcarona tried to hit Volcarona with the mind attack, but failed as Thundurus got out of range and launched a blast of dark energy. "Come on, you can get up!" shouted Adler. Volcarona started flapping its wings and was finally able to get back up, before Thundurus appeared in front of it, and knife chopped Volcarona in the stomach with its glowing hand.
"Use Wild Charge!" Thundurus was surrounded in electricity before it ran at Volcarona, hitting Volcarona with his shoulder.
"Volcarona, use overheat!" Just as Volcarona was hit, it let off a huge blast of fire at Thundurus, damaging it greatly, and throwing Thundurus to the other side of the battlefield.
"Come on," said Ash, "I know you can do it. You are one of my most powerful Pokémon. Don't give in!"
"Thundurus!" yelled Thundurus as he got back up. Volcarona also managed to get back on its feet.
"Let's finish this!" yelled Adler, "Hyper Beam, go!"
"Use Giga Impact!" countered Ash. Thundurus charged at Volcarona, while Volcarona fired a powerful blast at Thundurus, creating a huge cloud of smoke. When the smoke cleared, both Pokémon were knocked out.
"Double knockout, this match is a tie. Trainers send out your next Pokémon."
"Bouffalant, battle time!" shouted Adler, after both trainers had returned their Pokémon.
"Come back out, Electivire!"
"Let the battle between Bouffalant and Electivire, begin!"
"Thunderbolt, let's go!"
"Dodge," countered Adler. "Then attack with wild charge!"
"Let it hit!" commanded Ash, smirking. Adler was confused, but all was made clear when the move hit. Electivire had grabbed Bouffalant by its horns, and had suffered no damage from the electric attack. "Now use close combat!" Electivire hit Bouffalant with a savage barrage of punches, making it lose a lot of health.
"What? Get back then use Head Charge!" Bouffalant, got up from its beating and ran around and towards Electivire, who just smirked, with its afro glowing red.
"Wait until the last second and then jump over and then use close combat!" Electivire waited until Bouffalant was almost upon him, before he leaped over Bouffalant, before he delivered a smashing combo of punches that did some sever damage. "Follow up with Iron Tail and Thunder punch. Electivire, after landing on the ground, hit Bouffalant with both of its tails, and then grabbed onto the enemy Pokémon. It then cocked back its fist and slammed it into the side of Bouffalant.
"Bou!" shouted Bouffalant, as it was sent into the walls and struggled to get up.
"Finish this with Thunderbolt!" yelled Ash.
"Vire!" yelled Electivire as he shot a thunderbolt at Bouffalant, on its way to knocking it unconscious.
"Bouffalant!" shouted Adler. Inspired by its trainer, Bouffalant got out of its way. "Continue with strength!"
"Earthquake!" Electivire jumped up and landed, shaking the ground, knocking Bouffalant down for the count.
"And the winner of this match is Electivire!" yelled the ref, raising his flag in Ash's direction.
"You did well, buddy," said Adler after he recalled Bouffalant. He then took out his last Poké ball. "You're my last hope. Let's at least take down his Electivire, okay bud?"
"Can you continue?" asked Ash, concerned about Electivire.
"Vire," said Electivire, slamming its fists together.
"Good," said Ash, proud of his Pokémon.
"I need your help, Accelgor!" The Pokémon appeared on the battlefield.
"Let the match between Accelgor and Electivire begin!" yelled the ref, raising both flags.
"Start with Acid Spray!" Accelgor spat out the yellow-looking acid, which was about to wash over Electivire, before Electivire dodged out of the way.
"Thunderbolt, let's go!" shouted Ash. As he rolled to the side, Electivire shot a bolt of lightning at Accelgor, knocking him backwards. "Follow up with flame thrower!"
"Accelgor, dodge!" yelled Adler, but it was too late, Accelgor was already engulfed by the flames.
"Keep up the flames, and add thunderbolt to the mix!" shouted Ash, grinning like a maniac. Adler's eyes widened when he heard that. Electivire kept spewing flames from his mouth, but using his hands it mixed thunderbolt with the flames, resulting in an even more explosive combination. Finally, Electivire let up the flames, showing a burn, yet still able to fight Accelgor.
"Hmph," said Adler, "Accelgor isn't that easy to beat. Now use energy ball!"
"Use iron tail to send it back, then use electro ball!" yelled Ash. Electivire leaped at the ball of energy, and whacked it with its glowing white tails.
"Accelgor, dodge!" shouted Adler. However, that was a big mistake as an electro ball nailed Accelgor as soon as he dodged the energy ball.
"Continue with thunder punch!"
"Accelgor, wait for it. Charge up a focus blast," said a deathly calm Adler. Ash's eyes widened, but then he grinned.
"Continue, but add in Wild Charge!" Soon, Electivire was right on top of Accelgor, and just as Electivire punched Accelgor, Adler yelled, "FIRE!" The blue ball of energy erupted from Accelgor's mouth, sending Electivire flying into the wall, sliding down with swirls in its eyes.
"Accelgor wins the match," said the ref raising his red flag in Adler's direction.
"You did well, my battle ready friend. Now take a good long rest," said Ash, recalling Electivire. "Now, I need your help, Raichu!" yelled Ash, looking at his faithful starter. Raichu nodded and rushed onto the field.
"This will be short and quick, Adler. That I can promise you," said Ash.
"We'll see," replied Adler.
"Let the match between Raichu and Accelgor, begin!"
"Giga Drain, now!" yelled Adler.
"Dodge, then use quick attack!" countered Ash.
"Use Sludge Bomb right in front of him!" yelled Adler.
"Jump over it, and do what we had planned!" yelled Ash. Raichu jumped over and started racing at an even quicker rate than before, with yellow sparks surrounding Raichu as well as the white aura of quick attack.
"Accelgor, use energy ball!" Accelgor formed a ball of green energy and launched it at Raichu, who batted it away with an Iron Tail. Once he was upon Accelgor, Raichu charged up a electro cannon, grinned before firing it at point blank range.
"ACCELGOR!" yelled Adler. However, once the smoke cleared, it showed an unconscious Accelgor.
"Winner of this match, Raichu!" shouted the Ref. "The winner of this battle is Ash of Kanto." Ash and Adler met in the middle of the field and shook hands.
"You were right Ash, that was a quick match," said Adler. Suddenly the horns started blaring.
"What's going on?" asked Ash, putting his hand on his Poké balls.
"Someone is attacking the island. We need to find out who it is and where they are!" shouted Adler in worry. "Everyone, we need to get to our respective cabins, grab our Pokémon and get out of here. Each champion led their respective Elite Four to their cabins to grab all their Pokémon. Luckily, everything was still there. Ash also returned Raichu to his Poké ball, though Raichu hated it. It was only by bribing him with ten bottles of ketchup, did Raichu relent. Ash threw all of his stuff back into his duffel bag and rushed out and saw Bruno, Lance, Agatha, and Koga coming out.
"Let's go!" shouted Ash, calling upon his Zapdos to give them transportation, who had regained some energy. The five flew to the docks on Zapdos, but Ash saw who was attacking. "No way," whispered Ash, "Those are all the criminal gangs from each region except Plasma from Unova. What are they doing here?"
"I don't know, but we sure aren't letting them destroy us," growled Lance, his hand tightening on his Poké ball.
"Agreed," said Agatha. "Our ship is down there. Tell Zapdos to dive for that area."
"Got it," replied Ash, as he whispered something to Zapdos, who then angled towards the ship, and dropped down. As they were flying to the ship, Ash sent out a distress call to the surrounding area through both the aura and through his Poké nav. Ash recalled Zapdos, and then yelled, "Giovanni, what do you want?"
"Want?" came Giovanni's voice. "We want to destroy you and the rest of the Pokémon league. And this is the best way to do it!"
"Then you leave us no choice," sighed Ash. He looked at all the other champions, who nodded. "This means war! Attack!" yelled Ash, as he summoned Zekrom, who flew towards the massive battleship. "Thunderbolt!" Zekrom formed electricity in its left hand, and hurled it at the ship, creating a hole to enter. Ash and the others entered through this hole, where they came face to face with many grunts. "Zekrom, return."
"What are you doing, Ash?" asked Cynthia. "They'll destroy you!"
"Remember when I asked if you could communicate with your Lucario through the aura?" Cynthia nodded. "Well, I myself am a practitioner of aura. What I know is enough to deal with this scum." Ash pulled out two fingerless gloves and pulled them on. "Let's party!" Ash formed two aura spheres and launched them at the grunts, who had yet to summon their Pokémon, sending them flying.
"So what's the plan?" asked Tobias, looking at Ash.
"Why are you looking at me?" asked Ash.
"Well you are the leader as of right now, because you are the strongest champion," replied Adler.
"Fine. You all have usable Pokémon, right?" asked Ash, indicating Adler.
"Of course. I have the three Unova Starter Pokémon, in their final stage and well trained. Granted, they're not as well trained as my other Pokémon, but they will get the job done." Ash nodded in acceptance.
"Okay, I am assuming that the leaders of Teams Magma, Aqua, Rocket, and Galactic are here. We also need to blow the engine of this ship so that we can escape this place. And since Kanto is closest, we'll go there. Tobias, Cynthia, Steven, and I will take care of the leaders. The rest of you go find the engine room and/or defeat as many grunts as possible."
"What do we do when we find the engine?" asked Caitlin.
"Destroy it. That way, they can't give chase," replied Ash. Tobias, Cynthia, and Steven ran up to the deck, to find Giovanni, Archie, Maxie, and Cyrus waiting for them. "Cynthia, you take Cyrus. Steven, you take Archie. Tobias, you take Maxie. I will take Giovanni."
"Got it," said the other three Pokémon trainers. Ash stepped towards Giovanni, not bothering to call out a Pokémon.
"What are you doing?" asked Giovanni. "This is supposed to be decided by a Pokémon battle."
"Normally, you would be right, but I am no ordinary trainer. I am an aura guardian as well. And I have an obligation to kill you for all the crimes against all Pokémon."
"ASH!" yelled Cynthia. Ash turned to look at Cynthia. "Just win in a Pokémon battle. When you beat him, then you can kill him."
"Fine," acquiesced Ash. He backed up. "I need your help, Raichu!" yelled Ash. "Now Giovanni, time for your death battle to begin!"
A/N
Sorry for the amount of time it took to update this. I just had writer's block on this and couldn't find the right way to introduce Team Ultimatum. Well, now they are here.
