Chapter Six: Serena vs. Misty
The girls walked out and went to the training field behind the gym. Serena knew that Misty specialises in water type Pokemon. So as much as she wanted to use Braixen, she knew that it would be at disadvantage. So she had decided that she will use her Sylveon. She was hoping for an advantage over Misty as she was unsure if Misty had faced a Sylveon.
Misty on the other hand was excited to use her newly evolved Golduck. She hadn't use it much as a Psyduck, but that was going to change as she has learnt to care for all of her Pokemon equally. She was unsure of what Serena's Pokemon choice would be. The only thing that she knew was that she was a Pokemon performer, the Queen of Kalos. She knew that it wouldn't be easy as well. And by default, Ash was officiating the match.
"This will be a one on one Pokemon battle. When either Pokemon are unable to battle we will have a winner." Ash explained from the side-lines.
Serena and Misty nodded and called out their Pokemon.
"Sylveon I choose you!" Serena called out as she threw her Pokeball. Just as Serena expected, Misty was taken off guard by it. Misty had heard of a Sylveon but as never seen one before.
"Golduck I choose you!" Misty called out. Serena wasn't in complete shock as she expected Misty to play a water type Pokemon. But she was interested to see a Golduck as she had never battle against one before. Trish was even more impressed as she had never seen a Golduck before, so she pulled out her Pokedex.
"Golduck, the duck Pokemon. The evolved form of Psyduck. It's slim and long limbs end in broad flippers. They are used for swimming gracefully in lakes." The Pokedex said. Trish nodded at the new information and placed her Pokedex in her pocket and continued to watch the battle.
"Golduck use water pulse!" Misty called out. Golduck compiled and aimed the attack at Sylveon.
"Quick Sylveon! Use swift!" Serena called out as she saw the attack coming towards her. Once Sylveon had sent the attack the two met in the middle and created an explosion. "Quick attack!" Serena called out to her Sylveon to get Misty and her Golduck off guard. True to that, Serena caught both Misty and Golduck off guard and Golduck was knocked to the ground.
"Are you alright Golduck?" Misty questioned as she saw Golduck getting up from the attack. Golduck nodded and looked toward at Sylveon. "Golduck use aqua tail!"
Golduck came up and hit Sylveon with its tail. Sylveon took a hard hit and felt to the ground. But as soon as that happened Sylveon got up, determined to battle.
"I didn't expect you to be good at battles." Misty said honestly.
"Well after travelling with Ash and been to hundreds of gym battles, you pick a thing or two." Serena said. It was true. With the help of her old travelling partners she had gotten pretty good at battling and on top of that Trish would battle against Serena to get some practice in.
Ash looked on to his old travelling partners. They seemed like they were having the time of their lives. Ash had never seen Serena battle like this before, she had gained so much more experience on the road. He had to admit that he was quite fond of this side of Serena. She was battling like a true expert.
"Alright Sylveon use fairy wind!" Serena said. The attack came to Misty and knocked over Golduck, but Misty was back quickly with another attack.
"Use water pulse!" Misty called. A jet of water came at Sylveon.
Luckily Serena was prepared for the attack. "Sylveon use protect!" A shield came up between Sylveon and the stream of water. The shield started to crack under the pressure, but the attack was soon over.
"Now use Moonblast!" Serena called out. The attack went straight at Misty until she told Golduck to use hydro pump. There was a cloud of what was either smoke or steam and then Misty once again told Golduck to use hydro pump, which knocked out Sylveon.
Ash looked over at Sylveon and saw that it wouldn't get up. "Sylveon is unable to battle, Golduck wins!" Ash declared after the battle.
"You did great." Serena smiled at Sylveon as she returned Sylveon to its Pokeball.
"Great job Golduck!" Misty smiled at Golduck she also returns it to its Pokeball.
"I'll be back; I'm just going to take Sylveon to the Pokecentre." Serena said as she walked over to the Pokecentre.
"I'll come too!" Misty exclaimed as she ran to Serena.
The pair of girls walked towards the Pokecentre. Ash was left alone with Trish and had no idea on what to do. So he settled for sitting down and giving Trish advice on how she could beat most of the gym leaders in Kanto.
"You should have so seen how Ash was looking at you!" Misty stated as she turned around to face Serena.
"What do you mean?" Serena asked confused.
"You battling me! You totally turned him on!" Misty laughed.
Serena looked over and said nothing. She only blushed and shook her head.
"Whatever you say." Misty shrugged.
The pair walked into the Pokecentre and handed over their pokeballs over to Nurse Joy who was more than happy to care for their Pokemon.
The girls took a seat in the Pokecentre as they waited.
"So why are you in Kanto?" Misty asked Serena.
"Trish wanted to try the Indigo League and she had no one to go with." Serena explained.
"I remember when Ash was trying to get into the league." Misty said as she leaned further back into the chair. "There were like three badges that he didn't actually win a battle for."
"Really!" Serena exclaimed at the new information.
"Yeah. When he went to Pewter City, the sprinklers went off accidentally and made Pikachu's attack more powerful." Misty started to explain. "Then he lost to a psychic gym leader, he came back and made her laugh. So she presented him with a badge."
"I wouldn't expect that from Ash!" Serena laughed. She had always thought that he would win his badges properly.
"We made fun of him for that for a while." Misty laughed. Serena soon started to laugh with her.
a/n: yo yo yo! I've finished another chapter! It was so fun to write out the pokedex information out! Honestly I've just realised for how hard it's to write a story that is based in the future, when the series isn't finished yet! Keep in mind that this is AU as Ash had won every league he has been in, although that isn't true in the TV series. The rating might get pushed up just for the use of bad language coming up. I do apologise for any OOC that might occur. Mostly at the age of 17-18 most people become more mature. I hope you are all having a great day!
-ashley
