Hi everyone. I know it's been a long time since I've updated or posted anything on this site and I apologize. Writer's block and life and all that. Anyway, here's the seventh chapter of my crossover story. Hope you enjoy it. Read & Review.
The next day, Misty invited Tyson and Hilary (and Ash too of course) to watch one of her gym battles so they could learn more about Pokémon. The first challenger arrived in the late afternoon, a young girl with brown hair in pig-tails.
"Hi. What's your name?" Ash asked her.
"My name is Amanda and I'm here to battle the Cerulean City Gym leader!"
"Well, I'm not the leader, my friend is. I'll take you to the stadium."
"You're a friend of the gym leader?" she asked in awe.
"Yep, one of her best friends as a matter of fact. My name is Ash Ketchum."
"Ash Ketchum? I know you. You won the Kanto Battle Frontier didn't you?"
"Yeah, that's me," he said proudly.
"Why are you staying here?" she asked.
"I'm taking a break from traveling and decided to visit. Anyway, you have a battle to attend to."
He led her to the stadium and Misty was waiting on the other side of the field on a platform. A pool had formed across the length of the field space for Misty's pokémon. Amanda got on the platform on the opposite side.
"I'm Misty Waterflower, the Cerulean City Gym leader."
"I'm Amanda and I've come to challenge you for the Cascade Badge!"
"Well, we'll see if you get it. Ash, would you like to be the referee?"
"Sure! " He raised his right hand. "This will be a three on three battle with no time limit. Ready? Start!"Ash brought his hand down to signal them to start.
"Go, Butterfree!" Amanda said as she threw a pokeball.
A white light shot out from the ball and a butterfly emerged.
"Alright, then I'll choose Dewgong!" Misty said as she threw her own pokeball.
The white seal appeared in the water.
"Butterfree, Sleep Powder!"
The blue butterfly began to flap its wings and a fine blue powder appeared, heading toward Dewgong.
"Dewgong, go underwater," Misty commanded.
The seal dove and Butterfree's attack missed.
"Is she allowed to do that?" Hilary asked, watching the battle from the stands.
"Sure. You're allowed to do whatever is within your Pokemon's ability," Ash said.
Dewgong resurfaced. "Alright Dewgong, use Aurora Beam!"
Dewgong's horn glowed and as its namesake implied an aurora-colored beam shot out toward Butterfree.
"Dodge it Butterfree!"
Unfortunately, the attack was coming too fast for Butterfree to dodge and it was hit nearly head on. It fell to the ground and fainted immediately.
"Oh no. Butterfree, come back!"Amanda said. A red light enveloped the pokémon and it was sucked back inside the pokeball.
"Why did Butterfree go down so quickly?" Tyson asked.
"Aurora Beam is an ice-based attack, and Butterfree is part flying type," Ash said.
"And Ice pokémon are strong against Flying-type pokémon right?" Hilary asked.
"Right, but Misty's pokémon are probably quite a bit stronger than Amanda's so level difference plays a role too," Ash answered.
"Alright, my next pokémon will be Pikachu. Go!"
Amanda threw another pokeball and the electric mouse popped out.
"Dewgong, return!" Misty said and the seal was sucked back into its pokeball.
"Why did she call Dewgong back? It seemed to be doing fine," Hilary said.
"Misty is always cautious when it comes to Electric-type pokémon. Knowing her, she'll probably use Staryu," Ash said.
Just as he had predicted, Misty did call Staryu next.
"This should be easy," Amanda said.
"Oh don't be so sure," Misty countered.
"Pikachu, thunderbolt!" Amanda said.
"Staryu, Light Screen," Misty said.
A transparent silver barrier appeared in front of Staryu and the Thunderbolt attack dispersed leaving Staryu unharmed.
"Now, use Bubblebeam!"
Staryu's crystal glowed and it thrust its body forward and a stream of large bubbles came pouring out. Amanda's Pikachu was hit head on and to Amanda's surprise, it fainted on the spot.
"I don't understand. I thought Electric types were strong to Water types."
"Electric-type moves are strong against Water pokémon, but Electric types themselves have no special resistance to water type moves," Misty said.
"Well, I still have one more pokémon to go! I choose Raticate!"
The brown and white rat came out of its pokeball.
"Staryu, use swift," Misty commanded.
Staryu pointed three of its arms at Raticate and stars shot out. Raticate was hit hard, but it managed to avoid being knocked out.
"Raticate, use Scary Face!" Amanda said.
Raticate glared and its eyes began to glow yellow. It let out a growl and Staryu seemed to be paralyzed.
"Alright, now use Hyper Fang!"
Raticate ran at Staryu and clamped on the jewel with its teeth. There was a crack and then Raticate went back over to Amanda. Staryu was dazed but remained standing.
"Staryu, use Swift again!" Misty said.
Staryu seemed to move sluggishly, but managed to use the attack. Raticate went down and this time, it didn't get back up.
Ash stood up and said, "Misty has won the battle."
Amanda returned Raticate. "Oh…I guess my pokémon aren't strong enough yet."
"Well, in fairness, my pokémon have gotten a lot stronger since I took over as gym leader, so I didn't expect someone who's just starting out to be able to match me. You'll get there," Misty said.
"I'd better get my pokémon to the Pokémon Center," Amanda said before leaving.
Ash walked up to Misty and smiled. "You did great!"
Misty smiled back. "Thanks."
"That looked like fun. I might want to try it," Tyson said.
"I guess Misty and I could let you borrow some of our pokémon," Ash said.
"Thanks! What about you Hil?" Tyson asked the girl beside him.
"I guess it could be fun. Besides, it would give us a chance to learn more about these creatures," Hilary answered.
"How about you two take some of our pokémon and do a practice match?" Misty suggested.
"Good idea, Mist," Ash said.
"So, you two want to learn more about Pokémon?" A female voice asked.
"Well, here's your first lesson," A male voice said.
"Where there's powerful pokémon, Team Rocket's there to steal 'em!"
Tyson and Hilary turned around and saw a woman with long purplish-red hair, a man with short blue hair and a cat with a coin-shaped jewel on its head.
"To protect the world from devastation-" Jessie started
"Oh shut up with the motto already!" Misty said.
"Who are you three?" Tyson asked.
"We are members of Team Rocket, an international crime syndicate bent on world domination," Jessie said.
"And we plan on taking the twerps' pokémon to help reach that goal!" Meowth said.
"Yeah, like that's gonna happen!" Ash said, glaring at his long-time foes.
"Oh, it will," James said. "Carnivine, Mime Jr., go!" Two pokémon appeared on the stadium floor, one a walking Venus flytrap, the other a small, pink humanoid creature with what looked like a navy-blue Santa hat on its head.
"Seviper, Yanmega, go!" Jessie said. A black snake with a pointed tail and a large green wasp appeared.
"If it's a battle you want, it's a battle you'll get!" Ash said while taking out his lone pokeball. "Charizard, go!"
"Gyarados, Corsola, go!" Misty said.
The pokémon appeared on the stadium floor, along with Pikachu, who was ready to fight.
"Carnivine, use Bullet Seed on Corsola!" James said.
"Corsola, counter it with Spike Cannon!" Misty said.
The two attacks canceled each other out.
"Alright Charizard, use Flamethrower on Carnivine!" Ash said.
"Oh no you don't! Yanmega, Quick Attack on Charizard!" Jessie said.
The fly pokémon charged at the lizard at lightning speed, slamming into its stomach before the Flamethrower attack could be executed.
"Mime Jr., use Teeter Dance on Pikachu and Charizard!" James commanded.
The small mime began to perform a hula dance and its body glowed blue. Charizard and Pikachu glowed as well, and began to do the same dance, in a confused daze.
"Oh no," Ash said to himself.
"Gyarados, Flamethrower on Carnivine!" Misty said. "Corsola, use Ancient Power on Yanmega!"
Corsola concentrated and a large ball of energy formed in front of it which it hurled at Yanmega. The fly pokémon took a direct hit and went down but didn't faint. This allowed Gyarados to use its Flamethrower, taking out Carnivine. James returned the pokémon.
"Thanks Mist," Ash told Misty. She nodded her acknowledgment.
Ash had tried to get Charizard to attack Carivine before, but in its confused state, it attacked itself and Carivine had taken advantage and bit the dragon-like pokémon. Jessie saw an opportunity. Yanmega had recovered by this time.
"Yanmega, use Ancientpower on Charizard!"
The attack hit Charizard head on and combined with the damage it had already taken, it fainted.
"Charizard!" Ash gazed at the fallen pokémon with a mixture of shock and concern. Darn it! They're actually fighting smart! "Return!"
Charizard was taken back into its pokeball. I just hope Pikachu can shake off his confusion long enough to help.
Tyson and Hilary were watching this unfold and both were worried for their new friends.
These guys are pretty good. I hope Ash and Misty can win this battle. Hilary thought.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on Mime Jr."
The yellow mouse heard the command and tried to clear its head. It managed to focus enough to aim the attack. Mime Jr. fainted immediately after being hit.
"Mime Jr, return," James said sadly.
Jessie gritted her teeth in frustration. She was afraid this would happen.
"Alright twerps. I didn't want it to come to this, but you've left me with no other choice."
"What are you talking about?" Misty asked.
"Seviper, use Wrap on the brunette, now!" Jessie said.
Ash and Misty gasped as the viper lunged at Hilary. She was frozen in fear and unable to move. Before the snake could reach Hilary, Tyson pushed her out of the way and Seviper wrapped its body around him instead. Hilary had been pushed into the stands and was lying on the bottom rung on her stomach. She got up and gasped when she saw Seviper squeezing Tyson.
"Tyson!" she called out.
He looked over at Hilary and despite being constricted, managed to speak. "Go…get out of here! Don't worry about me…"
"She won't be going anywhere! Yanmega, use Air Slash! Jesse said.
Yanmega's wings began to flap rapidly and two air discs were fired from each pair heading straight for Hilary. This time, Hilary moved and run up the rows of the stands, dodging the attack.
"So, you think you can escape, little girl? Yanmega, keep firing! Don't stop until you hit your target!" Jessie commanded.
Yanmega obeyed and continued to fire at Hilary. She ran along the row as fast as she could and when she reached the end she jumped to the ground and ran out of the room.
"Go after her, Yanmega. Capture her and bring her back to us," Jessie told her pokémon and Yanmega chased after Hilary.
"What is wrong with you? You could really hurt her!" Misty said to Jessie.
"What exactly is your plan, Jessie?" James whispered to her.
"If we can capture the twerps' friends, we can hold them for ransom and get the twerps' pokémon in exchange for them," Jessie whispered back.
"Corsola, attack Seviper with Spike Cannon so it'll let go of Tyson," Misty said.
"I'm going after Hilary so I can stop Yanmega," Ash said to Misty..
"Oh no you're not," James said. "Cacturne, go!"
James threw a third pokéball and a humanoid shaped cactus appeared.
Jessie smirked and took out another pokeball. "Wobbuffet, go!"
The strange blue creature appeared, saying its own name.
Crap! Charizard can't fight and Pikachu's moves aren't effective against Grass-type pokémon. Ash thought.
Corsola was attacking Seviper but the snake held tight. Misty looked at Wobbuffet warily.
He may look stupid, but his abilities make him a formidable opponent. I'm gonna have to be careful.
"Gyarados, Bite!" Misty commanded.
"Not so fast. Wobbuffet, Counter."
Gyarados moved in and prepared to attack but an orange glow surrounded Wobbuffet and when Gyarados tried to execute the move, it was repelled and flew back, landing on its side next to Misty.
"Gyarados, are you alright?" Misty asked.
The pokémon roared, an indication that it was still able to fight, and then managed to right itself and get back up.
I was afraid of this. Maybe if I use an attack powerful enough, it'll break through Wobbuffet's defenses. I hope I'm right, because if not, Gyarados is done for.
"Gyarados, use Hyper Beam! Put all your strength into the attack!" Misty commanded.
Misty stepped away from Gyarados while it charged up the Hyper Beam attack. When it fired, Wobbuffet used Counter again. The attack hit head on and the force field that Counter generated was being pushed in and taxed to the max from the force of the Hyper Beam.
"Hang in there Wobbuffet!" Jessie said.
The barrier held and Hyper Beam was eventually reflected back at Gyarados who fell to the ground and fainted upon being hit with the attack.
"Gyarados, return!" Misty recalled her pokémon and glared at Wobbuffet.
Damn it! Is there anything that can break through its defenses?
