Heart's Note: Well, Soy Soy Joo got pretty close to figuring out my secret. A person is the basis of my secret, but that's not all it's based on. I'll give another hint at the end of this chapter. Praise and an appearence in the final part of my secret will go to the one who figures it out. Or, whoever gets the closest. By the way...Ash caught himself a Snorunt in Sinnoh in my story. Dun like that? Screw off! DX
Disclaimer: Pokemon is Nintendos, Samantha and her team are Wildshadows.
Takes Place: Near the Sinnoh League, post Chapter 1
"Dawn, you can't be siding with this idiot!"
"Why not, Ash? Tell me that?"
"Becuase he...he...abuses his Pokemon!"
"I've never done that once, loser."
"Then what about Chimchar?!"
"Stay out of this, Brock!" Pikachu looked between her trainer, Brock, Dawn, and Paul. Humans argued about the strangest things. Why did they have to start now? The League wouldn't accept Ash if they didn't get a move on. Ears flat against her skull, Pikachu made to send a Thunderbolt at them all to shut them up.
"What's going on here?" Pikachu turned, tilting her head as a girl with brown hair and eyes came up from the entrance door. Her blue pants and teal colored hooded shirt were damp from the drizzle still going on, but her eyes were clearly filled with confusion. Dawn whirled, pointing towards Ash.
"This idiot keeps bieng stupid!" Ash scowled, obviously unsure how to respond to that. The girl frowned.
"Why?" Paul snorted.
"He thinks I abuse my Pokemon. I don't." The girl shook her head, looking at Paul. After a minute, she nodded.
"Yeah, I can tell you don't." And that, ladies and gentlemen, was the straw to break the Camerupt's back. Ash went off the deep end here.
"How can you say that?! He abused his Chimchar, not even caring if it got hurt or not!" The girl sent Ash a blank stare, and he backed away a step. The girl frowned.
"Ok, look. We'll settle this over a battle. If I win, you admit you were wrong. If you win, I'll admit I was wrong. Fair?" She held out a hand, and Ash quickly shook it.
"Deal! We'll battle outside, in the square." The girl nodded, heading for the door. Ash sent a glare Pauls way, before Dawn sent that glare right back at Ash. The boy blanched, all but running for the exit as Pikachu clung to his shoulder. The girl was waiting outside, with her hood pulled up to cover her face.
"Samantha."
"Ash." Brock shook his head with a sigh, and raised his arm.
"This is a 6 versus 6 battle! Ash versus Samantha! Begin!"
"Torterra!"
"Molten, go!" Torterra thomped onto the scene, ready to take names and kick ass. Of course, the fact he didn't have a clear type advantage here wasn't going to make this easy, that was for sure. Samantha's Houndoom would be weakened a little from the rain, at least.
"Earthquake!"
"Fire Blast!" Torterra stomped down on the ground, making it rattle hard enough to knock Paul and Dawn from thier feet. It knocked Molten sideways, but Torterra was still hit from the massive blast of Fire that was sent his way. He roared in pain, and was sent back to his Pokeball.
"Torterra is unable to Battle, Round 1 goes to Samantha!" Ash snorted, sending out his next Pokemon. Floatzel bared his teeth when he arrived, already speeding up from the rain.
"Use Hydro Pump!" Before Molten could even dodge it, he was sent flying as the high powered blast of water knocked him off his feet and back into a wall. Samantha returned her Houndoom.
"T'orch!" The sight of her Blaziken threw Ash for a loop. Why was she using another Fire Type? Floatzel had the advantage here! Ah well, he'd take the easy win anyway.
"Aqua Jet!"
"Brace yourself, and use Double Kick!" Crossing his arms over his head, T'orch took the hit and kicked back in a counterattack that sent Floatzel skidding across the pavement. Ash kneeled down to catch his Sea Weasel, who had been knocked out. Returning him with a thank you, Ash sent out his next Pokemon as Samantha returned T'orch.
"Go, Infernape!"
"Thorn!" What in the name of Mew was this girl doing, sending out a Sceptile?! Ash had the clear type advantage here, was she trying to lose?! Wait...was she toying with him? Great.
"Fire Punch!"
"Earthquake!" And that was that. Infernape didn't even reach Thorn before he'd been sent screaming back into his Pokeball. Ash stood there is shock for a second, before snapping out of it and back into the fight as Thorn vanished from the field.
"Drac!"
"Froslass!" The Ice Priestess crooned as she took her place, ready to fight.
"Ice Beam!"
"Dragon Claw, cut right through it!" The Salamence not only cut through the Ice Beam before it froze him, but he also cut through Froslass, sending her packing. Ok...now Ash was screwed. And man, did he know it. Time to pull out an old friend.
"Go, Venusaur!" Even after months, the once Bulbasaur still liked Ash enough to evolve for him. Now, he was thrice as strong.
"Go, Storm!" Ash reeled back. It was one thing to see a Blastoise out this far from Kanto. It was another thing entirely to see a rare Shiny one. Who the hell was this girl? He shook his head. Maybe he could still win, if he tried hard enough. He'd heard about a girl who'd beaten Blaine with just her own Venusaur!
"Razor Leaf!"
"Rapid Spin!" While not attacking Venusaur directly, the rapid movement of Storm sent the leaves flying before they could hurt him.
"Now, Skull Bash!" Still using the momentum from his spin, Storm raced forward to impact directly on Venusaurs head! The Grass Type wasn't knocked out, just very confused from the bonk on the head.
"Vine Whip!" And he attacked the wall. Samantha shook her head.
"Just put him out of his misery, Storm. Hydro Pump!" Boosted from the rain, the Hydro Pump got around the type disadvantage and sent Venusuar back into his Pokeball. Down to thier final Pokemon each, Samantha gave a cold smile. Ash shook his head. The chances of him winning now were incredibly slim, but he had to try. Pikachu nodded, leaping from Ash's shoulder as Samantha called out her Pokemon.
"Doom!" The Charizard roared as he took to the skies, glaring down at Pikachu as sparks fell from her cheeks and singed the ground. For a few tense moments, the opponents stared at one another through the rain. As the storm picked up, harshly sending lightning down the waterfall, Doom made his move. He roared, flapping strong wings to get down close with a Dragon Claw. Pikachu leapt aside, skidding back and sending off a warning Thunder Bolt. It played off the rain and Doom's half Flying type, but didn't really hurt him. Just made him angry. He roared, coming back and running to a landing.
"Thunder, now!" Boosted by the rain, Thunder made quite the hit. It still didn't stop Doom, and he sent Pikachu flying back into Ash with a Mega Kick. While Pikachu wasn't that badly injured, she was still knocked out.
"Pikachu is unable to battle, Samantha is the winner!" Doom roared in triumph, and Ash felt his pride take a steep dive.
"Ok ok, I get the point. Paul doesn't abuse his Pokemon. Sorry." Samantha smirked, gave a little two fingered salute, and walked back into the Pokemon Center to challenge the League. Dawn looked to Ash with a little bit of sympathy.
He'd just never learn, would he?
The girl who beat Blaine with just Venusaur? Me. Leaf Green. Hadn't trained the Lapras I'd been given for crap, and Leaf was the only one who could take him on. Took forever. But I did it. AND WHO SAYS YOU NEED A FRIGGIN TYPE ADVANTAGE TO WIN?! WHo, Huh?! Ahem. Anyway, 3 chapters left. Next hint: It is a multichaptered epic fic, based upon the premise of "second chances". It has something to do with Ash. Any guesses yet?
