Chapter 9: The Charicific Valley

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Summary: After receiving Sneasel from Nurse Joy in Violet City, Midnight was sent back to Arcus's home planet for the first time. Now, the group will be making their way to Azalea Town by foot. What kind of adventures will they face now? Will Arcus meet a familiar face again? Why don't you go check it out right now. This is also the final chapter before Christmas. Merry Christmas!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon but I own my OC and this story.

Reminder: Arcus permanently telepathically talks to his Pokemon, family and friends.

Names of characters: Arcus, Mega Absol(Angel), Blaziken(Torch), Swampert(Kippy), Persian(Ace), Servine(Lily), Kabutops(Shelly), Fearow(Spear), Ekans(Venom), Espeon(Jewel), Mew(Ella), Vaporeon(Aqua), Milotic(Venus), Flareon(Flo), Jolteon(Brie), Mewtwo(Eliza), Mightyena(Breeze), Shiny Lapras(Jade), Heracross(Striker), Dragonair(Sapphire), Scizor(Blade), Umbreon(Midnight). Angel is permanently a Mega Absol.

Names of children(For now): Elekid(Shocker)


After traveling by foot for a few hours, they had stopped for a night's rest.

Just before Brock could start cooking dinner, Ash walked up to Lucy and said,"Lucy, it's been a while since I've seen your Pokemon in battle. How 'bout a Pokemon battle now?" Lucy simply smiled and said,"Well, the girls do need some exercise. Sure. A six-on-six full battle won't hurt us." Arcus said,"Ash, just be sure to be careful of Lucy. Her strategy of attacking is one of a kind, compared to me."

Jessie and Misty walked up and Jessie said,"I won't mind seeing how well Lucy battles. It should teach me a few things too." Misty nodded and said,"Yeah. After losing to her at the Princess Festival, I wouldn't mind seeing how Ash will battle when he's up against Lucy."

As the two prepared themselves, Ash tossed his first Pokeball and said,"Chikorita, I choose you!" His Chikorita emerged from the Pokeball and she jumped into Ash's arms and nuzzled him as he said,"Okay, Chikorita. You're embarrassing me." Lucy smiled as she said,"Your Chikorita is quite attached to you. But take a look at mine. Bayleef, the stage is yours!"

When Lucy tossed Bayleef's Universal ball up, it split opened and flowers flew out of it as Bayleef emerged from it as well. As she landed on the ground, she blushed at the sight of Arcus and Lucy whispered,"Bayleef, you'll get your time with Arcus when you are done with this battle." Bayleef nodded as she stomped the ground. Ash took out his Pokedex and it said,"Bayleef, the Leaf Pokemon. The evolved form of Chikorita. Bayleef emits a spicy aroma from the leaves around its neck and its Razor Leaf is extremely powerful."

Ash said,"Alright. Chikorita, use Razor Leaf!" Twirling the leaf on her head, Chikorita shot out three razor-sharp leaves at Bayleef. Lucy said,"Bayleef, Vine Whip those leaves and use your Razor Leaf!" Bayleef's vines came out under the leaves around her neck and her vines knocked down the leaves and with a swing of her head, multiple razor-sharp leaves fly out from the leaf on its head.

"Chikorita, dodge and use Vine Whip attack!" Exclaimed Ash. As Chikorita was ready to dodge, Lucy said,"Too bad. Bayleef, Leech Seed attack." A seed was tossed out of Bayleef's leaf and it landed on Chikorita. Vines started sprouting out of the seed as they wrapped around Chikorita, draining her energy. As Chikorita collapsed, the vines retracted back to the seed and it dropped down.

Lucy said,"Good job, Bayleef. Arcus is all yours now." Bayleef smiled as she tackled Arcus down and she hugged him. Arcus smiled and said,"That's nice of you, Bayleef. Now could you please get off? You're learning Body Slam by doing this to me." Lucy giggled and said,"Arcus, she already learnt Body Slam a few months ago."

Ash recalled Chikorita and said,"You were great, Chikorita. Take a good rest now. Bulbasaur, it's your turn!" As Bulbasaur emerged from his Pokeball, Lucy said,"A well-trained Bulbasaur won't be able to handle Arcus's adorable little dancer. Aipom, it's your time to shine!" Tossing out Aipom's Universal ball, a dozen stars were shot out as Aipom jumped out with a smile and she landed on her tail.

She waved her small paw at Arcus and she blew him a kiss. Arcus smiled at her and said,"Good luck, Aipom!" She nodded as she turned to face Bulbasaur.

Ash said,"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!" Two vines came out of Bulbasaur's appeared and they launched at Aipom. Lucy smiled and said,"Aipom, twirl around and use Swift attack. Then jump onto his vines and use Focus Punch!" Aipom started twirling around as the vines missed her by inches and her tail started glowing as she released dozens of star-like projectiles at Bulbasaur, hitting their target with tremendous power.

Next, Aipom jumped onto his vines and she ran up to him with her tail glowing brightly as she smashed her tail into Bulbasaur's face, knocking him out.

Lucy smiled and said,"I told you, Ash. Arcus had trained Aipom so well that she can handle any Pokemon while she's dancing." Aipom bowed and she ran up to Lucy's shoulder. Lucy took out her next Universal ball from her glove's Universal ball slots and said,"Ash, you may have seen Arcus's Arcanine. Here's my Arcanine." Lucy's Arcanine soon emerged from her Universal ball.

Ash took out his next Pokeball and said,"I hope this works. Squirtle, I choose you!" With his Squirtle out, Lucy said,"Arcanine, Extreme Speed. I want to keep this one short." Arcanine nodded as she was surrounded by a white and clear aura and she charged at Squirtle, knocking him back into Ash's arms.

Arcus said,"Lucy, I think your Arcanine was a bit too harsh." Lucy replied,"No she didn't. Besides, Arcanine wants to meet to your expectations." Arcus said,"But I told all of the girls that I don't expect anyone to be improving for me." He petted Arcanine and said,"Arcanine, I'm proud that you improved but please, do it for your own sake next time." Arcanine nodded as Lucy returned her to her Universal ball.

Once Ash had returned Squirtle, he said,"Squirtle was great. Now Heracross will help me!" As his Heracross came out next, Lucy said,"I have just the girl for this. I just received this from a fan in the Sinnoh region. Snow, the stage is yours for the first time!" As the Universal ball split opened, ice shards flew everywhere and a new Pokemon emerged from it. It was covered in light-blue fur. It had long, pointed ears, dark eyes, and a small nose, it has two dark blue, rhombus-shaped markings on its back, and the tip of its tail and feet the same shade of blue. It appears to be wearing a teal tuque on its head.

Lucy smiled and said,"Arcus, say hello to the Ice type version of an Eevee. This is Snow, my Glaceon!" Snow smiled shyly at Arcus as her cheeks turned slightly pink and Lucy said,"And Snow's a girl too."

Meowth walked up to Snow and said,"Yeah. I can tell that she's a girl." His face was completely red and his tongue was stuck out. Snow, however, was completely the opposite of Meowth's feelings and she froze him with a Ice Beam attack and she kicked him away. Lucy said,"Sorry, Meowth. But all the female Pokemon I have prefer Arcus than any other male Pokemon they see."

Snow looked back at Heracross and Ash took out his Pokedex again,"No data available." Ash then said,"Okay. Heracross, use Horn Attack!" Heracross's horn glowed brightly as he flew towards Snow with his horn pointing towards her. Lucy said,"Snow, show Arcus how dazzling you can be. Use Ice Fang and follow up with Quick Attack!"

Complying, Snow's fangs glow light blue and she released two light blue beams of energy at Heracross, freezing him. Next, Snow charged forward with a trail of white light following her as she slammed into Heracross, knocking him out for good.

Snow then trotted over to Arcus and nuzzled him. Arcus smiled and said,"Oh good. The third ice type Pokemon besides Jade and Sneasel. Welcome to the family, Snow." She smiled and Lucy returned her to her Universal ball.

Lucy said,"You're down to two left. Who's going to be up next?" Ash said,"Pikachu, you ready?" Pikachu nodded and he got ready. Lucy said,"Let me show you my next one. Silver, the stage is now yours!"

As Silver emerged from her Universal ball, Pikachu flinched in fear and Silver said,"Pikachu, I'm going to go easy on you. I hope you don't mind that." Lucy said,"Silver, use Hyper Beam!" Silver nodded as a yellow sphere materialized in front of her mouth and she blasted a yellow beam from it. Pikachu was so afraid of Silver that he couldn't even bother to move and he was hit with the Hyper Beam that he fainted on the spot.

Lucy sighed and said,"Ash, your Pikachu needs some work. He's too afraid of Silver." Ash sighed as he picked up Pikachu and said,"You were great, Pikachu. But now, I'm going to use Charizard!"

Tossing his last Pokeball out, his Charizard emerged from it and he showed off his Flamethrower attack. Lucy sighed and said,"Your Charizard is really small compared to the one Arcus used to have." Charizard huffed and Ash asked,"Arcus, where is your Charizard anyway?" Arcus replied,"Oh, I would tell you but I could just show you where he is. We re close to his location anyway."

Lucy said,"We'll continue on that later. Right now, it's time for another new Pokemon. It's time for you to shine, Flora!" What came out of the Universal was shocking to everyone, the Pokemon was a Flygon! Lucy said,"I've caught Flora in the Hoenn desert at Route 111. I've placed her as my main Pokemon for a few Contests. What do you think of her, Arcus?"

Arcus smiled at Flora and said,"She does look healthy. You've taken great care of her, Lucy." Flora blushed and she nuzzled him and Lucy said,"Thanks. By the way, Flora has been planning to join your team too. She just hopes that you would allow it." Arcus nodded as he hugged her and said,"Why would I not? A Flygon is a Dragon type and you'll be my first one too." Flora smiled and Ash said,"Excuse me? Our battle?"

Lucy said,"Oh yeah. Flora, use Sandstorm to start this off!" Flora nodded as she flapped her wings to create a storm of sand. Charizard was forced to cover his eyes and Ash said,"Charizard, use Flamethrower!" Charizard opened his mouth and his Flamethrower attack was launched out.

"Flora, dodge it and use Sand Tomb," said Lucy. Flora's eyes glowed light blue and Charizard's legs became surrounded by a sand tornado. When the tornado faded, Charizard's legs become trapped in sand. Ash asked,"Charizard, can you get out?" As he tried his best to get out, he became exhausted and Lucy said,"Flora, finish this with Hyper Beam!"

Flora did as she was told and she flew up into the air as her eyes locked onto Charizard. A yellow sphere formed near her mouth and she fired a yellow beam from it, colliding with Charizard and knocking him out. Flora then flew back down as Lucy handed Flora's Universal ball to Arcus.

Arcus smiled and said,"You were great, Flora. I'm happy that you're on my team." Flora smiled and said,"And I'm happy that I could be with the mate that all girls wish to have." Arcus smiled as he returned her to her Universal ball.

Brock then yelled,"Dinner is ready!"

Once everyone was settled down, the three ex-agents quickly gobbled their food and they said in unison,"Seconds please!" Brock laughed and said,"There's plenty more where that came from. So don't rush."

Ash asked,"So Arcus, where is your Charizard?" Arcus replied,"Like I said, I will show you where he is. Besides, at the place where he is, I'm sure he's become the most gentle Charizard there thanks to the person in charge. You'll get to meet her tomorrow because the path to the next city is also part of the place so I can pick up my Charizard before we continue to move on."

When everyone was done with their food, they all yawned and Ash said,"Well, I'm going to get some sleep. I feel as if we're about to need all our energy." Lucy whispered,"Arcus, I won't be going back home later. I'll be visiting my own dreams for today. Why don't you go check up on the other girls back home." Arcus nodded as he climbed up a tree and Sneasel followed him.

Sneasel rested her body on top of Arcus and he said,"Goodnight, Sneasel. Sweet dreams." Sneasel smiled as she closed her eyes and fell asleep and Arcus did the same.


Arcus soon woke up back on his planet and he woke up to see all five Eevee evolution sitting in front of him. He smiled and said,"I hope you are all getting along."

Midnight was the first to spot Arcus and she said,"Hello, Arcus!" The rest of the Eevee evolution girls turned and they all smiled at him. Jewel said,"Arcus, thanks for bringing another evolution of an Eevee back home. We've been waiting for you to catch an Umbreon for so long now. But in the end, you had her for two years and you didn't know that. I'm surprise we didn't know that too."

Flo said,"But still, we have an Umbreon in our family now." Arcus asked,"Where are the others?" Brie replied,"The girls are in their rooms. But don't go in their rooms! They're busy right now."

Arcus said,"Okay. So, how's my father doing?" Aqua replied,"Arceus is fine. He's just out right now." Arcus then said,"Now I just remembered something. Lucy was given a the Ice type version of an Eevee, a Glaceon." Aqua said,"Really? I can't wait to see her!"

He smiled and said,"If only Lucy came along. She decided to visit her dream instead of coming here today. But I hope she comes back home tomorrow. I gotta go now. take care, girls." The girls all nodded as they shared one final group hug before Arcus walked into the vortex again.

Brie sighed and said,"It was a good thing I didn't tell him anything suspicious." Aqua said,"Oh yeah. You mean when you yelled don't go in their rooms?" Brie laughed nervously as she scratched the back of her head and said,"I just hope he doesn't find out. Just a few more weeks and then the big surprise."

Angel soon came in and asked,"Is he gone?" The girls nodded and Angel sighed as she said,"Good. Because if we don't be extra careful, Arcus could find out about his birthday surprises." Flo said,"Surprises? I thought we only had one surprise and that was the eggs." Angel shook her head and said,"Not anymore. Arceus found the Blazikenite and you know what that means."

Aqua squealed and said,"Torch is getting a Mega upgrade!" Angel nodded and said,"Which means she will be ten times better than she was during the Silver Conference."


Back on Earth again, Arcus woke up to see Sneasel still on his chest and she was gently caressing him.

He smiled as he gently lifted her off his chest and he jumped down the tree with her in his arms. Sneasel soon woke up and asked,"Why are we on the ground?" Arcus laughed and said,"Because I jumped down. Go back to sleep, Sneasel. You should get as much rest. The heat will burn you up later." Sneasel nodded as she was recalled back into her Universal ball.

Next, Arcus took out Flora's Universal ball and she emerged from it. Arcus smiled at her and said,"Flora, today's our first day together. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do." Flora nodded as she landed on the ground.

She smiled at Arcus and said,"I'm sure to enjoy this day. I love you, Arcus." He chuckled and said,"Already rushing into it. That's what I like. I love you too, Flora. But what raised my curiosity about your name was why did Lucy named you Flora?" She replied,"That's easy. You see, I actually love all kinds of flowers. I am different from most Flygon. I am the only one who cares about beauty and the flowers that are around me."

Arcus said,"That answers my question. I have something for you now." As Arcus snapped his fingers, a red rose appeared in his hand and he placed it on Flora's forehead. He smiled and said,"There! How does that look for you?" He showed her a mirror and she gasped and said,"It's...wonderful! I love it so much!" She hugged him and they shared a kiss together.

Lucy soon woke up with a yawn and as she spotted the two kissing, she smiled and said,"I see you two are getting to know each other very well." The two broke the kiss and blushed madly as Lucy giggled at their reactions. She walked over to Flora and said,"Flora, my brother is sure to keep you happy. Just be sure to tell me if he ever makes you sad." Flora nodded as she wrapped her tail around Arcus.

The humans soon woke up and Brock immediately started cooking breakfast.

When breakfast was done, they quickly packed up and continued their journey following Arcus towards a valley.

After a few hours have passed, the humans were all tired from all the walking and Brock said,"We've sure done a lot of walking, haven't we?" Ash nodded and said,"Yeah. My feet are killing me. I just wish I had as many badges as I have blisters." Misty asked,"Arcus, aren't you and Lucy feeling tired?"

Arcus shook his head and said,"Not at all. Being a Pokemon gives you benefits like being able to travel long distances without getting tired but Lucy was given gymnastic classes in the Hoenn region so she can endure as much as me." Lucy nodded and said,"Yeah. Flora was also trained to endure this much distance as well."


Soon, they finally entered the valley and Arcus said,"We're finally in the valley. Now I just have to go get a friend of mine in this area. I'll be right back!"

Reverting into a Pokemon again, Arcus spread his wings and flew off.

Later on, Arcus spotted a girl walking along the valley and he flew down towards her. As he got close, he said,"Liza, long time no see!" The girl, Liza, looked up with a smile and said,"Arcus! I was wondering when you'll be back."

As he landed, he gently held her hand and kissed it, making her giggle and said,"Still a gentleman aren't you?" Arcus smiled and said,"You look as lovely as I remembered. How is my Charizard and Charla?" Liza replied,"Your Charizard is still the most gentle Charizard and also the most deadly one. Charla is doing fine. She does misses you a lot too."

Arcus nodded and asked,"So why are you out here instead of hanging around back with the other Charizard?" Liza replied,"I just went grocery shopping with Charla. She should be flying around here somewhere. So why are you here besides coming here to find me." Arcus replied,"I have a group of friends wanting to see the Charizard here and also my sister is here too."

Liza said,"So you want me to guide them there personally with you. I'll be glad to." Arcus smiled as he carried Liza on his back and took off back to the others.

When he finally returned to the others, he said,"Guys, say hello to Liza, a friend of mine who lives here." Brock quickly got in front of her with her hands in his grip as he said,"Oh my dear, you are the most fairest girl I've ever..." Misty now pulled his ears and said,"I hope this act of yours ends soon..."

Liza laughed and said,"So, Arcus told me that you guys want to see the Charicific Valley." Ash repeated,"Charicific Valley?" Brock took out his guidebook and said,"The Charicific Valley Natural Reserve is a well known Charizard habitat that is officially off-limits to tourists." Liza nodded and said,"Yep. And I'm the one running that place."

Ash said,"Wow. That's cool. So is that where Arcus's Charizard is in right now?" Liza nodded and said,"Yes. And you have a Charizard too, right?" Ash nodded and asked,"How did you know that?" Liza sniffed the air and said,"The smell of Charizard is very subtle but unmistakable. I heard a trainer won a badge from the Violet City Gym Leader and I'm been wanting to meet you for quite a while now and I'm even more interested in meeting your Charizard."

Liza soon spotted Flora and said,"Well, I suppose you caught a new Pokemon too, Arcus." He replied,"Actually, my sister caught that one for me." Lucy smiled as she shook Liza's hand and said,"Nice to meet you. I'm Arcus's little sister, Lucy." Liza smiled and said,"I heard about you from T.V. You were voted the Contest Queen by the whole world." Lucy nodded and said,"Yes. I'm here to see how my brother's Charizard is doing."

Liza nodded and said,"Sure. So, do the rest of you want to come into the Charicific Valley with us?" Brock replied,"We'd all be delighted to come, right Ash?" Nodding, Ash said,"I would like to see how they all live in the wild." Liza nodded and said,"That's terrific! But first I'll have to call my friend, Charla!" As she pointed her cane at the sky, a streak of flame was blasted across as a Charizard flew down towards them with a hot-air balloon filled with groceries.

When the Charizard landed, Liza said,"Guys, this is my good friend, Charla." The Charizard, Charla, smiled at the group but her attention was caught when she spotted Arcus.

He walked over to her and said,"Good to see you again, Charla." The female Charizard smiled as the two shared a hug. Liza hopped onto her back and said,"Brock and Misty can ride in the back. Just hop right on into the basket." The three ex-agents asked in unison,"Where do we sit?" Arcus replied,"Flora will be carrying you three, am I right?" Flora nodded and the three quickly jumped onto her back.

Arcus and Lucy both lifted off the ground when both of them were in their Pokemon forms and Ash asked,"What about me?" Liza replied,"Fly on your Charizard and just follow me or Arcus." Soon Charla flew off with the rest following while Ash was still on the ground with Pikachu as he called out his Charizard.

As Ash asked Charizard for a ride, he shook his head and Arcus said,"Liza, Ash and Charizard had never gone flying together yet. It should take them a while till they can get the hang of it. I'll guide the others there first." Liza nodded and said,"Yeah. Go on ahead. We'll catch up with you." Nodding back, Arcus flew off with Lucy and Flora following him.

On their way there, Lucy asked,"So Arcus, how long have you known Liza?" Arcus replied,"Before the Silver Conference last year, I've heard stories about this place so I came here to let Charizard train. When I did, I became friends with Liza and Charla instantly. Then I left Charizard there to train. Now, Liza told me that he's became the most gentle Charizard and the most deadly one too."

Lucy said,"Wow. One whole year of training here paid off. I wonder if he still remembers you." Arcus replied,'I'm sure he will. Hey look, we're here." They landed in front of a giant gate.

Soon, Liza and the others reached as well. But the only ones that aren't with them were Ash, Pikachu and his Charizard.

Liza got off Charla and said,"This is the ancient place where the greatest Charizard in Pokemon history come from! The ones that are naturally trained." Misty got off the basket and asked,"Naturally trained?" Liza nodded and continued,"The Charizard here don't depend on human trainers to help them become stronger. They all train and compete against each other to learn and grow. Because training here is so intense and the competition is so fierce, the Charizard here turn out to be the best in the whole world."

Brock exclaimed,"The same Pokemon with the same goal, all working together, striving for perfection. Straining and training to be the best they can be!" Misty shrugged and said," That sounds a little too intense for Ash's Charizard." Liza nodded and said,"Yes. It did seemed to be having problems getting here, didn't it?"

Ash's voice was soon heard yelling,"What problem?!" They all turned to the side of the gate to see Ash and Pikachu riding on Charizard's back as he flapped his wings while running towards the others. When they finally stopped, Ash and Pikachu got off and Ash continued,"Just because we didn't fly here doesn't mean we couldn't get here. Charizard and I do things our own way."

Misty said,"Chill out, Ash. Why are you acting so tough?" Ash exclaimed,"I don't have to act tough! I am tough! And so is Charizard and we have the power to prove it!" Charizard nodded as he shot out a Flamethrower attack into the air.

Liza sighed and said,"Only weak Charizard show off like that. If you don't mind me saying so, it could use some serious training." Ash exclaimed,"Comments like that burn me out!" He turned back and Charizard blew another Flamethrower at him, burning his pants. Ash started running around as he ran down the stairs to get into the water.

When Ash came back up, Liza said,"Your Charizard could use some training." Ash snapped,"Charizard and I made it here that's all that counts!" Liza said,"Maybe that's what you think, Ash. But any Charizard should be able to get to this valley. But the Charizard in this valley aren't just any Charizard." Ash exclaimed,"Is that so?! Well my Charizard's just as good as any Charizard in this valley! If not, better! We'll be glad to prove it!"

Arcus said,"Reconsider that idea, Ash. The Charizard here are at a very high level. Yours isn't in their league. But if you want to try..." Ash interrupted,"We'll do more than try! Charizard and I challenge Liza and Charla to a Pokemon battle!" Charizard gave a loud roar and Charla walked over to Arcus.

Arcus said,"I'm sorry, Ash. But you can't challenge her because she isn't a wild Pokemon. Liza trained her since she was a Charmander." Ash began swinging his arms wildly as he exclaimed,"Then we'll battle any Charizard you want! Any Charizard in the whole valley. Bring them on!" Liza sighed and said,"If you insist. Let me show you the competition."

Liza took out a remote and she clicked a button, causing the gates to open and inside, dozens of Charizard were everywhere and they were all much bigger than Ash's Charizard. Ash said,"Wow. They're humongous!" Liza replied,"They are a bit bigger than normal wild Charizard. But especially Arcus's Charizard. His one is the biggest one here."

She pointed to the Charizard near a tree and said,"How 'bout that one. Beat that one and your Charizard might be able to make it here in the Charicific Valley." Ash exclaimed,"No problem! It will be a piece of cake for us!" Charizard nodded as he stomped his way to the Charizard and gave a surprise Flamethrower attack.

As the Charizard inhaled the flames in, Ash was completely shocked and Liza said,"Look out now. The Charizard here don't appreciate sneak attacks." The bigger Charizard soon blasted its own Flamethrower at Charizard and he was burn to crisp. As he fainted, the bigger Charizard huffed and left.

Soon, Charizard got up and Liza said,"It gets 'A' for effort but acting tough isn't enough to beat the Charizard here." Liza then spotted Arcus's Charizard sleeping and she said,'Say, why don't you try to beat Arcus's Charizard."

Ash looked over to the Charizard sleeping next to his Charizard and said,"It's kinda big, isn't it?" Liza said,"Just because his Charizard's big, doesn't mean that it's tough. Arcus's Charizard is actually the most gentle one in the valley." Ash asked,"Charizard, wanna try?" His Charizard nodded and Arcus said,"Be careful, my Charizard is to be feared."

As his Charizard woke up, Ash's Charizard used his Flamethrower again, burning Arcus's Charizard's face but not hurting him. As he turned away, Ash exclaimed,"That did it! Look, his giving up! Your Charizard's weak, Arcus!" He smirked and said,"Charizard, show him how well you've grown." Charizard nodded as he swung his tail, knocking Ash's Charizard into a wall.

Arcus laughed and said,"I told you to watch out. Good job, Charizard. You've grown well here." Charizard smiled as he shook hands with Arcus. Ash ran over to his Charizard and asked,"Charizard, are you okay?" Liza said,"I think it's obvious your Charizard doesn't have the power to match the Charizard here, Ash." His Charizard got up again and stomped his way back to Arcus's Charizard.

Arcus said,"Hit him again to knock some sense into his head." Charizard nodded as he swung his tail to hit Ash's Charizard, knocking him into the wall again. Charizard got up again and this time, Arcus's Charizard smashed him into the ground.

Liza gave Arcus back his Charizard's Universal ball and said,"I think it's time for him to return to you. He's been scaring most of the Charizard here too." Arcus nodded as he quickly recalled Charizard back into his Universal ball.

Ash's Charizard soon collapsed and Liza said,"Your Charizard is too weak to make it into the Charicific Valley. Maybe it should come again when it has more training."

When Liza was walking away, Ash stopped her and said,"Stop it right there, Liza!" She turned back and Ash continued,"I know Charizard can make it in here! Please, you have to let it in here. I want Charizard to be the best it can be!" Liza sighed and said,"At least you know how to be persistent. As long as he can train properly with the other Charizard, I won't mind."

Charizard smiled as he blew another Flamethrower and as he looked back at Ash, he was facing down and he said,"Good luck, Charizard. Now you'll be able to keep on getting stronger. You better get started. You've a lot to learn. I don't want to leave you but I know you have to stay. Train hard, Charizard. We'll meet again someday."

Ash soon ran out of the place with Misty, Brock, Jessie, James and Meowth following him. Arcus smiled at Liza and said,"Good luck training Ash's Charizard. I wish I could stay here but I have to accompany them on their journey." Liza nodded and said,"Don't worry, Arcus. I'm sure his Charizard will be fine. And I'll tell Charla you said goodbye." Arcus nodded as he and Lucy ran out to catch up with the others.

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