Chapter 9: Indigo Stadium, A rival Enters
The morning sun blessed the Indigo plateau with its radiant light. Ash and Serena were outside their new condo. Many of Ash's pokemon trying to spar with Serena's, giving them an intense lesson in battling. Similarly, Ash sparred with Serena.
"That's it, you're getting better." Ash said, Serena covered in sweat like she came out of a bath of it. Her lungs gasping for breath while trying to strike and kick at Ash's hands.
"This is crazy." She said, having been doing this for over an hour. Ash had worked up a sweat too, but not nearly as much as his kalos flower.
Ash saw her hunch over, desperately trying to catch her breath.
"Ok I think we've done enough." He said putting his hand behind his head.
Serena's pokemon let out similar relief breaths.
Feraligatr noticed Ash and Serena, smiling as he blasted them both with water. Serena coughed some up, but his hydro pump was actually cool and a bit refreshing. The salty perspiration around her body now cleared up.
"Ahhh, merci." She said shaking her wet hair a little.
Ash also wiped the water from his face, thinking about the lineups for the first battle in the indigo stadium he would have that night.
"I guess it's fate, us facing-"
"Ash." Serena said in a stern but happy tone.
"Don't think you're getting out of the other part of the training." Ash grit his teeth and sighed.
"Of course not." Serena smiled while Sylveon handed her a rose.
"Not a white one this time?"
"I don't think that would be appropriate anymore." Serena said, Ash not getting it.
Serena smiled while carefully putting it in Ash's mouth. She took his hands and slowly began their dance. Serena's pokemon finding a partner with Ash's pokemon and began doing the same.
Serena enjoying every moment of it, Ash while still not very good, did enjoy these moments with Serena.
"Uhhh did I come at a bad time." The two heard , both turning to see Ritchie with Sparky on his shoulder.
"Ritchie." Ash spitting the rose out.
"I uh….." Serena giggling while Ash sweat dropped.
"Anyway, I thought I'd come see you, after you know."
"Well we faced each other in the first round in the Indigo Stadium last time, it's fitting we do it again."
"I won't be holding back, and I want a real battle this time. No more forfeits." Ash smiled, clasping his hand with Ritchie's.
"Oh that won't happen this time." Both having competitive but spirited smiles.
"I thought I'd bring my team over to say hello before our battle. You haven't met some of them." Ritchie let out five pokemon.
Ash recognized a few, Fearless, Happy, and Zippo. Charizard nervously looking away from the smaller Charizard until he heard a growl.
Zippo approaching Charizard and looking up at him.
"Grauu."
"Grauuuuu."
"Grauuu!" Zippo held his claws up, Charizard smiling a little as he pumped his own into them. Charla nearby giving a happy look.
"Pika." Pikachu said, Sparky coming down in front of him.
"Chu."
Happy and Butterfree flying around each other getting a good look while doing so. Ash saw two new pokemon of Ricthie's. A large Nidoking and a Rhyhorn.
"This is Crusher, and Stone-" Ritchie started.
"Horn!" They all heard, hearts forming in Stone's eyes when he saw Serena who had a terrified look.
"Oh no not again!" Serena screamed, Ritchie in disbelief as he saw his Rhyhorn charge at Serena.
"Stone what are you doing!"
Stone pounced onto Serena licking her face as fast as he could while Serena laughed a little.
"Come on, get off." She tried to say in a serious tone. Ash smiling while sweat dropping with Pikachu, Sparky, Ritchie, and Serena's pokemon.
"I'm so sorry, I've never seen him do that?"
"It's not his fault, Serena's always had a knack for, attracting Rhyhorn."
"Huh?"
"It's hard to explain."
"No wait no!" Serena shouted, Stone's licks getting into her mouth.
"Awww Stone." Ritchie said looking even more embarrassed.
"Are these the pokemon you're using tonight?"
"Yes."
"Well I think it's only fair I tell you then. I'm using Pikachu, Kingler, Tauros, Butterfree, Ivysaur, and Snorlax."
"Not Charizard?" Ritchie asked, Zippo sounding just as confused.
"Charizard has already had a chance to battle. None of those pokemon have yet."
Zippo seemed almost disappointed, but accepted it.
"So that's it then, nothing left but the decisive battle." Both smiled and clasped hands again.
"See you there."
"You know it."
The two smiling again.
"Alright guys let's go." Ritchie said returning each of his pokemon.
Serena panting again.
"Merde." Serena said feeling her face and hair.
"Aww come on Serena , you sounded like you were having fun." Serena glaring at Ash for a moment upon hearing him laugh and smile.
Serena's glare transformed into an evil smile.
"Ok then." She said getting up and walking towards him, Ash's expression doing an about face.
"Wait, Serena." He said nervously. Serena licking her lips.
"Wait, wait, no Serena. No , he was licking in your mouth!" Ash shouted with a terrified look.
Serena grabbed Ash's face and pressed her own against his , sliding her tongue into his mouth. Ash trying to cry out while Serena enjoyed herself. The pokemon either disgusted or laughing like crazy.
Later that night, Ash waited in one entryway into the Indigo stadium. Pikachu on his shoulder while the two looked out at the stadium while hearing the crowd.
Ash inhaled deeply. Remembering the last time he was there, desperately rushing in after an encounter with the Rocket Gang. Now he was here again, stronger than ever before. His nerves were calmed by excitement, knowing his was facing Ritchie only helped.
"Ready Pikachu?"
"Pika!"
Serena sat in the stands with Ash's friends and family. The stadium lit up by the stars and stadium lights.
"It seems like an eternity since we were last here." Misty said.
"Facing Ritchie again, I hope Ash isn't psyched out." Brock said.
Serena shook her head.
"Ritchie came over earlier, Ash seemed fine."
"No surprise there." May said.
"This boy looks a bit like Ash." Delia said.
"Maybe, if he took more from you." Felix said, Delia looking closer.
"Huh, you know you're right….I wonder if that girl I knew in college really was my long lost sister." Delia said.
Felix watched closely as Ash entered the stadium. The audience cheering louder.
Lance and Daniel now sat with the three elite four members.
"So Ketchum faces another elite four candidate. He's done well so far, but if I recall he's had a troubled history the last time he faced this trainer." Bruno said.
"Are you the same trainer as when you were eleven?" Daniel asked.
"We'll see soon enough." Lance said.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the third and final match for today will now begin. In their first battle of the victory tournament, we have Ash and Ritchie!"
Ash and his friend smiling across from each other.
"The battle between Ash and Ritchie will now begin, each trainer is allowed six pokemon. Both trainers may substitute!"
"Alright, we made it here again. Time to give it our all, go Stone!"
Ritchie's Rhyhorn coming out and stomping into the ground. Serena giving a slightly nervous look upon seeing the Rhyhorn.
"Are you ok?" Dawn asked.
"Huh, yeah I'm fine!" Serena said in an unconvincing manner.
"Let's do this, I choose you Tauros!" One of Ash's Tauros coming out and huffing while scraping the ground with his hoof.
"A Rhyhorn and a Tauros, we're in for an intense battle here folks."
"Stone use Horn attack!"
"Zen Headbutt!" Tauros rushed forward his head glowing with psychic energy. Both pokemon clashed hard, giving it their all while trying to brute force the other back.
"Come on Stone you've got this!"
"You can do it Tauros, you're stronger than him!"
"Pika!"
"Moahhhh!" Tauros huffed, Stone grunting in frustration upon feeling himself get slowly pushed back. Tauros lowering his head and locking his horns under Stone's chin.
"That's it!" Serena shouted. The others looking excited upon seeing Tauros lift Rhyhorn up. Felix looking concerned.
"Oh no, Ash look out!"
"Huh?" Serena said, Ritchie smiling.
"Stomp!" Stone brought his front feet down hard onto Tauros's head.
"Moahhh!" Ash's Tauros grunting while trying to get away.
"Tauros move back!"
"Pika!"
Tauros got away from Stone's feet, but now the Rhyhorn was back in a solid stance.
"Bulldonze."
"Iron head!" Stone made the ground shake. Tauros huffing while his horns and head were coated in metal. Despite this, Stone impacted first, pushing Tauros back a few feet.
"Be strong Tauros, regain your footing!"Ash's eyes glowing blue for a moment. Tauros's eyes followed suit.
"Moahhh!" Tauros slowly pushing Stone backwards.
"Come on Stone, you can do this!"
Both pokemon grunting and letting out their testosterone into their brutal attacks.
"Work up!"
"MOahhhhh!" Tauros glowing red for a moment. The increase in his strength allowing Tauros to slide Stone back a few feet.
"Stone edge!"
"Giga impact!" Stone released a fury of spiked rocks directly in front of him. Tauros coated himself in pure green energy, the incoming spiked rocks bouncing off him.
"Stone dodge it!" Stone desperately tried to move. Tauros colliding into his side like a train.
"Horn!"
"Stone!"
The rhyhorn on his side with swirly eyes.
"Rhyhorn is unable to battle!"
"Well done Tauros."
"Pika!"
"Yes!" Serena said.
"Ok good start, but he needs to stay vigilant." Misty said.
"Stone return, I couldn't have asked for more. Well Sparky we knew this wouldn't be easy."
"Pika." He said nodding.
"Tauros return, I'll need you later."
"Time to turn it around, go Crusher!" The massive Nidoking came out and shook the stadium.
"Gruuuuuu!" Crusher roared, his arms raised high into the air.
"Well we've got a big guy too, I choose you Snorlax!"
"Lax." Snorlax shaking the stadium when he landed. A dazed expression on his face.
"Now we have a Snorlax and Nidoking. This battle could shake the stadium."
Koga shook his head.
"Does he write his own lines?" He asked.
"I hope not." Karen said.
"Snorlax use Rollout!" Snorlax curled himself into ball of rock , rolling forward while picking up momentum.
"Crusher focus energy and Iron tail!"
Crusher focused himself, carefully aiming his tail.
"Gruuuu!" His wrecking ball of a tail hitting Snorlax and sending him rumbling backwards with bits of rock landing around him.
"Pika." Pikachu said in concern.
"Snorlax are you ok?"
"Lax!" Snorlax roared, now looking furious as he got onto his feet.
"That's one strong Nidoking." Brendan said.
"Ash's Snorlax-"
"He's plenty strong, and he's angry now." Brock said.
"Crusher use Megahorn!"
"Defensive curl, grab his horn!" Snorlax curled up for a moment, catching Crusher's horn and stopping him dead in his tracks.
"Lax!" Snorlax roared, lifting his foe up of this head.
"Iron tail!" Crusher tried to smash Snorlax again, but Snorlax used his left arm to knock the tail away.
"Megahorn!" With only one arm holding him up, Crusher was able to force his head down into Snorlax's.
"Snor." Snorlax groaned, the massive beat stumbling closer to Ash and Pikachu.
"Earth power!"
"Gruuuu!" Crusher slamming the ground with his right foot, brining forth a tremor.
"Jump over it!"
"Huh?" Ritchie said.
"Lax!" Snorlax demonstrated an amazing feat of agility by leaping clean over the the Earth Power and doing a summersault.
Crusher and Sparky sweat dropping in disbelief with many in the crowd.
"That was, impressive." Brendan said looking just a surprised as May and Lucy.
"That's Snorlax for you." Misty said.
"Awesome!" Serena shouted.
"Chip away!"
"Lax!" Snorlax wailing on Crusher with a fury of strikes from his arms. The Nidoking pushed further and further back.
"Gruuuu!" Crusher grabbing both Snorlax's arms, holding them in place with furious look on his face. Snorlax returning it.
"Iron tail!"
Crusher's tail hit Snorlax's head hard, knocking him backwards just enough for his final move.
"Superpower!"
"Gruuuuuu!" With all his might, Crusher glowed red and smashed his entire upper body into Snorlax's.
Sweat forming on Ash's brow when he saw Snorlax shake the ground upon impact.
"Snorlax is unable to battle."
"Yes! We're back on track Crusher!"
"Chu!"
Crusher breathed deeply but smiled.
"Snorlax return, get a good rest. You raised your Nidoking strong."
"The strongest." Ritchie said proudly.
"We'll see how strong, I choose you Tauros!"
Tauros came back out, huffing again when he saw his opponent.
"Be careful Crusher, he's fast and strong."
"You know he is, Tauros use Iron Head!"
"Iron tail!" Crusher's metal tail met Tauros's metal head, both bringing great strength, but no clear winner.
"Focus energy!"
"Work up!" Both pokemon working hard to ready themselves.
"Zen headbutt!"
"Megahorn!" The two pokemon collided again, their horns impacting but once again neither could gain an edge.
"This is an intense one folks, despite Nidoking's superior size he's even with Tauros!"
"Go Tauros!" Serena shouted.
"Water pulse!"
"Huh!? Iron tail!" Crusher frantically slammed his tail up and into Tauros's chin, the pulse of water barely missing Crusher. However, Ash saw an opportunity.
"Giga Impact!" Crusher now out of his lower stance, was hit straight in the stomach and carried backwards.
"Tauros has Nidoking at his mercy!"
"No you don't, Superpower!" Crusher hit Tauros with everything he had, despite the blow to his head, Tauros managed to hurl Crusher onto his back. The Nidoking's eyes swirly. Before Ash could celebrate Tauros collapsed on top of Crusher.
"Both pokemon are unable to continue."
"A double knock out, this leaves both trainers tied folks!"
"Quite a show, their battling styles seem quite similar." Lance said.
"You're right, I've also taken a look at Ritchie, he's quite interesting as well." Daniel said.
"This is nerve rattling." Delia said, recalling the last time her son battled Ritchie.
"Ash told me about last time, I don't think this is the same situation." Serena said.
"I guess."
"I agree with Serena, that boy's come a long way since then. I for one am quite proud of how well he's matured." Oak said.
"I know." Felix said in a different tone.
"Tauros return, you did great Tauros."
"Crusher return, I'm proud of you."
Ash took out his next pokeball and moved it around in his hand for a moment.
"I choose you, Ivysaur!" Ivysaur emerged from his pokeball.
"Saur!"
Ritchie smiled.
"Ok then, go Fearless!" Ash and Pikachu saw Ritchie's Fearow fly over their heads.
"Fearow vs Ivysaur, trainer Ash is at a great disadvantage but can Ritchie exploit it?"
"Fearless use drill peck!"
"Row" Fearless Squawked, flying down fast and hard.
"Ivysaur use razor leaf!"
"Knock them away!"
Fearless used his beak to harmlessly deflect the incoming leaves. Ash smiling with Ivysaur, the two sharing an aura glow for a moment.
"Leech seed!" Ivysaur let out a seed at just the right moment, Fearless's beak up deflecting a leaf , now unable to stop the seed.
"Fearless use Agility!" The Fearow desperately trying to move away but was too late.
The leech seed sprouting around Fearow, ensnaring him and draining his stamina.
"Return!" Ivysaur charging forward. The power of his friendship with Ash behind him.
"Saur!" Ivysaur hitting Fearless hard.
"Fearless break free!"
"Row!" Fearless squawked, flying up and over Ivysaur.
"Solarbeam!"
Ivysaur began taking in sunlight.
"He clearly wants us to come in while he charges up." Ritchie said.
"Pika." Sparky said nodding.
"Fearless use agility."
Fearless began moving fast around Ivysaur. Appearing and then reappearing.
"Solarbeam!"
"Saur!" Ivysaur unleashing the beam of solar power into Fearless's path. Just as Ash expected, Fearless appeared out of the path and over him.
"Vine whip!" Four vines flew up and ensnared Fearless. Ritchie and Fearless looking distressed.
"Alright bring him down!" Serena shouted.
Ivysaur slowly bringing the great bird closer to him.
"You want him, ok, Arial ace!" Fearless stopped pulling against Ivysaur and flew down directly at him.
"Saur!" Ivysaur grunted while taking a direct hit from Fearless.
"That's it now!"
"Leech seed!"
Despite taking a direct hit, Ivysaur kept his hold on Fearless.
"Agility!" Even with his great speed, Fearless couldn't escape the vine whip. Ivysaur's leech seed hitting Fearless again and caused him to fall straight down.
"Return!"
"Saur!" Ivysaur crashing into Fearless again.
"Fear." Fearow landing on his back with swirly eyes.
"Fearow is unable to battle."
"Great work Ivysaur."
"Pika."
Ivysaur smiling.
"Whew, he's got the lead again." Dawn said.
"Ivysaur is really good." Serena said , remembering him from Ash's battle against Agatha.
"Fearless return, rest up." Ritchie reaching for his next pokeball.
"Go Happy!"
"Free!" Ritchie's Butterfree coming out over him.
"Another pokemon who has a type advantage, can Ivysaur keep it up?"
"Happy use gust!"
"Dodge it!"
Ivysaur readied himself, and managed to dodge the first small tornado. Unfortunately, Happy unleashed three, the second hitting Ivysaur.
"Saur." Ivysaur grunting as he took the effective attack.
"Ivysaur are you ok?'
"Saur." Ivysaur said panting.
"Sleep powder!"
"Razor leaf!" Ivysaur quickly let out a storm of leaves that carried away the incoming powder.
"Confusion!" Happy's eyes glowed red. Ivysaur caught in psychic energy while trying to keep the sleep powder away from him.
"Saur." He said being lifted up.
"Free!" Happy shouted, slamming him into the ground.
"Ivysaur!"
"Pika!"
Ivysaur tried to get up but fell back to his side.
"Ivysaur is unable to battle."
"Trainer Ritchie has evened things out again folks."
Serena looked frustrated again.
"Ritchie's kept up too it seems." Brock said.
"Ivysaur return, excellent work as always. We'll take it from here, I choose you Butterfree!"
"Free!"
"A battle of Butterfree's it seems folks!"
"Alright let's see it then." Koga said in interest.
"Free." Happy said, asking Butterfree why they never got to face each other last time.
"Free!" Butterfree said back, bragging about him making Caterpies. Pikachu and Sparky sweat dropping.
"Butterfree silver wind!"
"Tailwind Happy!"
Both Butterfree let out their wind at each other.
"Air Slash!" Butterfree began riding his own wind, the incoming tailwind slowing much of it down, but still giving him a boost.
"Sleep powder!"
"Use the silver wind!"
"Free!" Butterfree shouted, using his wings to blow the silver debris into the sleep powder. Butterfree hit Happy hard, but the second Butterfree was quick to recover.
"Gust!" Happy hit Butterfree with three successive mini tornados.
"Confusion!" Happy held Butterfree in place with psychic energy.
"Come on Butterfree!" Serena shouted.
"Psybeam!"
"Free!" Butterfree blasting Happy hard with a beam of psychic energy.
"Sleep powder!"
"Sleep Powder!"
Both Butterfree let out the green powder into each other.
"Free." Each said getting drowsy.
"Oh no, use Gust quick!"
"Air Slash!"
Both let out their attacks and scored direct hits, Butterfree taking all three mini tornados but still managing to reach Happy and slash across him.
The Butterfree duo landed on the ground unconscious.
"Both pokemon are unable to continue!"
"Another double knock out, this battle keeps getting more intense!"
"Very close." Delia said in concern.
Gary and Leaf watching in another part of the stadium.
"This Ritchie guy is pretty good."
"I know." Gary's voice sounding almost a bit concerned/ worried for Ash. Leaf took notice of this.
"Gary is everything ok?"
He sighed.
"I really want Ash to win here."
"Duh that's all you've been talking about."
"It's, it's not just that…..I don't want to battle Ritchie."
"Why not?"
Gary sighed.
"Because he's the reason I never made it to the Indigo Stadium. I lost to him in the fourth round."
"What? You never brought this up before."
"I'd been focusing so much on Ash, it almost came out of my mind. Plus I thought I could avoid him for a while. Now, I just want Ash to win." Leaf putting her hand on Gary's shoulder.
"Butterfree return, you did very good Butterfree."
"Happy return, I'm proud of you."
"Alright, it's your turn. I choose you Kingler!" Ash hurled his fifth pokeball forward. His large crab pokemon coming out.
"Trainer Ash has chosen a Kingler."
"This is it, you're going to regret leaving Charizard behind." Ritchie said smiling.
"No way, he's going with-"
"Go Zippo!"
"Grauuuuu!" The large Charizard roared while coming out of his pokeball.
"He's not going with Sparky first?"
"Why is he choosing a Charizard?" Dawn asked.
"I think I know." Lucy said.
Ritchie revealed a black bracelet on his left wrist.
"Let's do it Zippo!"
"grauuu!" Zippo roared, the Charizite Y around his wrist glowing into a colorful sphere around him.
"Grauuuu!" Zippo roared, now a Charizard Y.
"Incredible, another mega evolution!"
"I hope your trainer has a mega evolution up his sleeve." Karen said.
"Kingler can't mega evolve." Daniel said.
"Mega evolution can help, but Charizard Y is still weak to water." Lance said.
"We can do this Kingler."
"Pika!"
Kingler giving an intense look.
"Kingler use Brine!"
Kingler let out dashing water overhead at Zippo.
"Zippo dodge and use Air Slash!"
"Grauu!" Zippo roared, flying fast and avoiding the water while coming down at Kinglet.
"Crabhammer!"
"Fire blast!" Zippo blasted symbol fire into Kingler, his Crab Hammer smashing it apart, but also slowing it enough for Zippo to slash across him.
"Kingler are you ok!"
Kingler grunted but stayed on his feet.
"Smokescreen!" Zippo blasted a thick view of smoke around Kingler who coughed a bit.
"Air Slash!"
"Brine!" Ash and Kingler's eyes glowed blue. Kingler unleashing Brine right where Zippo was.
"Woah." Brendan said impressed.
"Yes!" Serena shouted.
"Dodge it!" Ritchie screamed, Zippo avoiding the brine by millimeters. Only able to do so because he was ion mega form.
"Harden!" Kingler prepared himself before Zippo hit.
"Flamethrower!"
"Brine!"
Kingler extinguished the incoming jet of fire all the way to Zippo.
"Fly!" Zippo flew fast under the brine and crashed into Kingler, lifting him high up into the air before the poor crab crashed onto his head.
"Kingler!"
"Pika!
"Kingler is unable to battle!"
"Yes , awesome Zippo!"
"Chu!"
"And Charizard has taken the lead for Ritchie."
"Merde!" Serena said bracing herself.
"It's all up to Charizard now." Misty said.
"….He's not using Charizard." Serena said.
"He's no?" Brock said.
"Oh his Greninja then." May said.
"No." Serena said.
Felix already knowing the answer.
"Kingler return, good job Kingler. This is it Pikachu."
"Pika!" Pikachu leaping down and sparking his cheeks at Zippo.
"And trainer Ash has chosen his Pikachu."
"His Pikachu? Not that Charizard?" Bruno said.
"Agatha underestimated that Pikachu too." Lance said smiling with Daniel.
Alain and Mairin watched, almost disappointed they weren't seeing Ash's Charizard again.
"Zippo use Flamethrower!"
"Grauu!"
"Agility!" Zippo flew fast over the battlefield, lighting it up in fire, but Pikachu moving fast enough to avoid it all.
"Pika! PIka!"
"He is fast, but we're faster! Air Slash!"
Zippo flew in with lightning speed.
"Iron Tail!"
"Chu!" Pikachu leapt up and hit his metal tail into Zippo's claws, actually making the great mega Charizard move out of the way.
Ritchie and Sparky grunting.
"Electroball!"
"Chu!" Pikachu hurling his tail around again, a ball of electricity hitting Zippo's back hard.
"Grauuu!" Zippo grunted in pain.
"Direct hit, is Mega Charizard ok?"
"Zippo use Smokescreen!" Zippo shook himself out of the shock and growled, blasting the field in smoke around Pikachu.
"Flamethrower!"
"Pikachu get ready with Agility!" Felix watching Ash and Pikachu share aura eyes while Pikachu's senses allowed him to hear and feel the fire around him.
"Chu!" Pikachu shouted, avoiding each jet.
"This Pikachu is taking everything Charizard can give!"
"Fire blast!"
"Thunder!"
"Pika chu!" A bolt of lightning went hurling up , breaking apart the fire and hitting Zippo hard.
"Grauuu!" Zippo roared in pain.
"Zippo!"
Zippo crashed into the ground paralyzed from Thunder.
"Electroball!"
"Zippo quick use Fly!" Zippo tried to move but his paralysis kept him in place.
"Chu!" Pikachu shouted, one more electoball nailing Zippo in the face hard. The Charizard landing on his back in his normal form.
"Charizard is unable to battle!" The audience let out an uproar of applause. Ritchie and Sparky gritting their teeth.
"Wow, you almost forget how amazing Pikachu is sometimes." May said.
"Yes! Pikachu!" Serena shouted.
Felix smiled and nodded.
"Well, I'm impressed now." Koga said.
"The battle isn't over yet." Lance said trying to stay fair.
"Zippo return, get well Zippo. Ok we can do this Sparky!"
"Chu!" Sparky jumping down and sparking his cheeks at Pikachu. Both growling at the other.
"A battle of Pikachus has now begun!"
"Pikachu use Quick Attack!"
"Double Team Sparky!" Pikachu sped forward in a series of dashes resembling teleportation.
"Chu!" Sparky shouted, running forward with several duplicates joining him.
Pikachu hit most of them, but Sparky remained safe.
"Quick attack!"
"Agility!" Sparky now made a mad dash for Pikachu, but Pikachu narrowly avoided him.
"These are some fast Pikachu folks."
"Sparky use Thunderbolt!"
"Iron tail!"
"chu!" Sparky shouted, blasting a series of lightning bolts at his rival Pikachu.
"Pika! Pika!"
Pikachu leapt up, catching each bolt with his metal tail.
"Slam!" Sparky charged forward with great speed, hitting Pikachu dead in the center of his stomach.
"Chu." Pikachu grunted.
"Hold on Pikachu!" Serena shouted.
"Electobal!" Pikachu backflipped and hurled his tail around, mixing his own electricity with the power he absorbed from Sparky.
"Dodge it!" Ritchie shouted. Sparky tried to move, but the surging electroball came too fast, hitting and exploding around him.
"Sparky are you ok?"
"Pika!" Sparky shouted while still growling.
"Agility!"
"Double Team!" Pikachu running around the field with increasing speed, Sparky making more copies of himself following Pikachu.
"Thunder!'
"Thunderbolt!"
"Chu!" A series of thunderbolts flew at Pikachu, but a single larger bolt exploded into the ground. Both Pikachu taking a hit and tumbling away.
"Oh geez did they knock each other out like last time?" Misty asked, Serena holding her hands in fists.
When the smoke cleared, Pikachu and Sparky were panting.
"Chu!" They growled with sparking cheeks.
"This is it Pikachu, let's do as Serena does, go for broke!"
"Pika!" Serena could hear this and smiled while blushing.
"Volt Tackle!"
"Wild Charge!"
"Pika!"
"Chu!" Pikachu and Sparky covering themselves in enough electricity to power a building. The audiences' hearts racing when they saw the Pikachu prepare to collide.
"You got this Sparky! Come on!" Ritchie shouted. Ash not needing to say anything, just hold his hand up and smile.
"Together." Ash's eyes glowing blue one more time.
"Chu!" Pikachu shouting while his eyes did the same.
Pikachu hit Sparky first, managing to land his head into Sparky's stomach.
"Pikachu!" A blue explosion of electricity enveloped the stadium. Ash not flinching while Ritchie covered his face.
"Sparky!"
Upon the clearing of the smoke, Pikachu stood over Sparky panting.
"Pika."
"Trainer Ritchie's Pikachu is unable to battle, the winner is Ash Ketchum!
"Yes! Yes!" Serena shouted, Delia and the young Kalos woman hugging each other in excitement.
Felix and Ash's friends simply smiling and nodding.
Gary exhaled in relief.
"So it's Ash for now." Leaf said. Gary nodding before looking over at Alain.
"And him."
Pikachu leapt into Ash's arms, both sharing a long hug while Ritchie picked up Sparky.
"Sparky it's ok, we did our best."
"chu."
Ash approached Ritchie with Pikachu on his shoulder.
"Ritchie, thank your for facing me again here."
"Pika!"
Sparky smiled with Ritchie, both trainer and pokemon bumping fists with the other.
Author's note
Ash has defeated Ritchie and now moves on further than he's ever made it in the Indigo League,
It will be a bit before my next update, I'm going on a trip to universal tomorrow
So until next time,
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