Author's Note: This is my longest chapter yet! Out of all the chapters in my story, this is the one I'm most pleased with. Since it's the final round of the battle, I tried to make it as exciting as possible. I hope you love it as much as I loved writing it!
"Ash," said Pikachu "Don't get yourself down, this isn't over yet. You still have one Pokemon left, so you still have a chance to win this."
Ash still felt and looked a little worried, so Pikachu continued.
"I've been with you every step of the way on our journey together, Ash. We've won some, we've lost some. Your preparation and training with me and the other Pokemon have been excellent. I know - no, we ALL know that you can win this. And even if you don't, we'll just work that much harder for next time! It's like Dawn says, 'No need to worry!'"
Ash smiled down at his little yellow friend. "You're right, Pikachu. I've got nothing to lose. If we don't win, we'll just keep trying until we do!" Ash turned to face Cynthia.
"I think it's only fair to warn you that Garchomp still has at least three quarters of its energy left." Cynthia said to Ash.
"Cynthia, you're Garchomp is strong, but it's not invincible! You see, like you have done, I've also been saving my strongest Pokemon for last! And like your Garchomp, he has also never lost a battle!" Ash replied.
"And what Pokemon would that be? Release it from its Pokeball and we'll put it to the test!"
"Oh, but just like Pikachu, this Pokemon doesn't need a Pokeball!"
"Then where is it?"
"Oh, you'll see soon enough!"
Using his Aura, Ash called out to his Final Pokemon. He simply said, "It's time." To which his Pokemon replied, "Understood. I'm ready."
Raising his voice to the sky, Ash shouted to everyone who could hear, "I choose you! MEWTWO!" The legendary Psychic Pokemon teleported and appeared in the sky, and then floated down to the battlefield.
"So, you were pushed all the way to your last Pokemon, were you?" asked Mewtwo. (Ash is the only one who can hear Mewtwo speaking, BTW.)
"Yeah," Ash replied "And she says that Garchomp has never lost a match."
"Well, neither have I. For one of us, our unbeaten streak will end by the end of this battle." He then added, "And as I told you last night, I'll be holding back my full power. I promise not to raise my energy any higher than her Pokemon's."
"Yeah, you fight your battles fairly and with honor. Like all the Legendary Pokemon are sworn to do."
"Correct. There is no pride or joy in winning when you know your opponent is at a disadvantage."
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this it. The final round of the match, and the winner takes it all! Will Cynthia, Champion of Sinnoh, triumph? Or will Ash Ketchum win and leave this stadium as a Pokemon Master?" said the announcer.
"Good luck, Ash. I believe in you. I know in my heart that you can win." Ash's girlfriend whispered.
The referee raised his arms and cried, "Begin the final round!"
"Mewtwo, Shadow Ball!" said Ash, and Mewtwo formed a ball of dark energy in his hands.
"Garchomp, Dragon Pulse!" said Cynthia, and Garchomp formed a ball of energy, too.
Both balls of energy flew through the air and exploded once the collided with each other.
"Dragonbreath, Garchomp!" Cynthia said to her Dragon Pokemon, who breathed its powerful attack at Mewtwo.
"Mewtwo, jump and dodge it!" Mewtwo leaped into the air, successfully avoiding the attack. But Cynthia wasn't about to give up!
"Dragon Pulse, again!" shouted Cynthia, and Garchomp launched another ball of energy upwards toward Mewtwo.
"Mewtwo, use Teleport to dodge!" Ash cried. Mewtwo vanished instantly, cause the Dragon Pulse to fly out of the way. Mewtwo then reappeared back down on the ground in front of his trainer.
"Wow, I didn't know Teleport could be used as a dodging move." said Cynthia.
"Well, that's only the beginning of Mewtwo's powers!" said Ash proudly. "You'd be surprised about the many ways Mewtwo can use his attacks!"
"We'll see about that. Garchomp, fly up and use Dragonbreath!" Garchomp took to the air and launched its attack down on Mewtwo.
"Mewtwo fly up to dodge it!" Ash quickly called to Mewtwo. Mewtwo flew up out of danger and he and Garchomp were now facing each other in the sky.
"Dragon Pulse!" commanded Cynthia. Garchomp launched its attack through the air.
"Deflect it with Psychic!" Ash shouted. Mewtwo used his Psychic power to deflect the Dragon Pulse.
"Incredible! They're both launching attack after attack but neither Pokemon has managed to land a hit yet!" exclaimed Brock, as both Pokemon landed back on the ground.
"Garchomp, Dragon Claw!"
"Mewtwo, Brick Break!"
Both Pokemon charged towards each other with their claw/fist ready to strike, and both attacks struck their opponent AT THE SAME TIME! But Cynthia wasn't going to give Mewtwo any time to recover, so she decided to attack while it was off-guard.
"Dragon Claw again, Garchomp!" she ordered. Ash didn't have enough time to order Mewtwo to dodge, and the Dragon Claw hit its mark!
"Strike back with Iron Tail!" Ash shouted. Immediately after being hit with Dragon Claw, Mewtwo twisted his body around and his glowing Iron Tail hit Garchomp on the side of its head. "Hurry Mewtwo, before it can recover! Use Shadow Ball!" But this wasn't just any Shadow Ball! Mewtwo created two Shadow Balls, one in each hand, and then brought his hands together to merge the two attacks into one large Shadow Ball!
And then he launched it right at Garchomp, the attack exploded as it hit, creating a large cloud of smoke. As it cleared, Garchomp could be seen lying down on the ground.
"Could it be?" asked Misty aloud.
"Is it really?" wondered May.
"Has Ash won?" Dawn said half excited, half wondering.
"I have to admit that you were right about Mewtwo being your strongest Pokemon. It can even use more than four attacks." said Cynthia to Ash. "But this battle isn't over yet! Garchomp, get up!" Garchomp got back on its feet, ready to keep going.
"Just when you think it's all over, Garchomp gets back up and is still able to fight! Folks, it looks like this match isn't over, not by a long shot!" said the announcer.
"Continue the match!" the referee cried.
"Garchomp, use Dragon Claw quickly!" Garchomp sped forward and slashed Mewtwo.
"Mewtwo, fight back with Mega Punch!" Mewtwo's fist began to glow and he slugged Garchomp right in the head!
Garchomp became a little dazed and shook its head to clear its mind after taking that blow to its head. Once that was done, Cynthia continued. "Again, use Dragon Claw!" she commanded.
"Teleport out of the way, Mewtwo!" Ash quickly called out. Mewtwo disappeared and reappeared in the air above Garchomp.
"Dragon Pulse!" Cynthia continued. Her Dragon Pokemon launched a ball of energy upwards towards Mewtwo.
"Knock it right back at Garchomp with Iron Tail!" said Ash. Mewtwo's tail glowed and then he struck the Dragon Pulse with it, sending it back down towards Garchomp.
"Dodge out of the way, Garchomp!" Garchomp back flipped out of the way and the deflected Dragon Pulse hit the ground, causing a hole to form in the field.
"Mewtwo, Shadow Ball!"
"Garchomp, Dragonbreath!"
The two attacks flew through the air, collided, and exploded with so much power, that both Pokemon were blown backwards from the blast and crashed to the ground! Both Pokemon managed to struggle back to their feet as their trainers prepared for their most powerful attacks yet!
"Garchomp, use Dragon Rush!" Cynthia said, commanding Garchomp's strongest attack!
"Mewtwo, Giga Impact!" Ash cried.
Garchomp's body began to glow with power and then it sped right towards Mewtwo, who had a large energy field surrounding his body, and he headed right towards the charging Garchomp. They collided in a violent explosion of light, dust, and smoke as the power was released and the stadium was shaken to its foundations!
The crowd gasped at the huge amount of power that both Pokemon were capable of. And they then became very silent as they saw Mewtwo and Garchomp's bodies on the ground as the smoke cleared. Slowly but surely, both Pokemon got back up again, despite being covered with bruises and burns!
"Just how much more of this can they take?" asked Tracey.
"Incredible, I've never seen a battle with two Pokemon stronger than these two!" Gary said in awe.
"Mewtwo, are you alright?" Ash asked.
"I...I haven't been pushed this far since...my battle with Mew." he answered.
"Battle with Mew?" Ash was confused.
"Nevermind." Mewtwo said quickly, remembering that Ash didn't remember his battle with Mew on New Island.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Mewtwo and Garchomp are still able to battle! It looks like neither one is going to accept defeat!" the announcer said to the crowd.
"Mewtwo, use Hyper Beam!" Mewtwo launched a beam of orange energy from its hands towards Garchomp.
Cynthia was growing desperate. Ash had pushed her and her Pokemon almost past their limit! "Garchomp, use Dragonbreath!" Garchomp breathed its attack right at Mewtwo's Hyper Beam. Garchomp's attack turned out to be the stronger one this time, and it blasted through the Hyper Beam, knocking Mewtwo to the ground.
"Mewtwo, you have to get back up!" Ash shouted.
"I was...created to be...the world's...strongest...Pokemon. I can't...lose...I just...I just can't!" Mewtwo said as he struggled back to his feet.
"Finish Mewtwo with Dragon Claw!" Cynthia ordered. Garchomp ran towards Mewtwo, ready to slash with its claws, thought it stumbled from fatigue as it ran.
"Teleport to dodge, Mewtwo! Then use Psychic!" Mewtwo vanished and reappeared right behind Garchomp. He then unleashed his Psychic power on Garchomp, who collapsed to the ground.
The referee ran over to look at Garchomp. After a second, he made his call. "Garchomp is unable - huh?" Garchomp forced itself back up again, the fight wasn't over yet!
"Both Garchomp and Mewtwo look like they're ready to collapse at any moment!" said Brock.
"Mewtwo, looking at Garchomp, I think one last attack is all that's needed for us to win! Can you do it?" Ash asked.
Mewtwo's eyes were squinting from the pain his body was feeling, but he managed to say, "Yes. What ever you need me to do, just say it."
"Then let's win this! Mewtwo use Psycho Boost!" Ash cried. Psycho Boost was Mewtwo's most powerful attack and it was also the hardest one for him to perfect. It was Deoxys who had taught Mewtwo how to use Psycho Boost since he was the only Pokemon who originally knew how to use that attack.
Mewtwo raised his hands above his head and began focusing all his Psychic power into forming a ball of yellow energy.
"If that attack hits, it's all over for Garchomp!" Cynthia thought to herself. "Garchomp, use Dragon Pulse!" Cynthia called out to her severely injured Dragon Pokemon. Garchomp also began using the remainder of its power to form an energy sphere.
As Ash watched Garchomp creating a similar ball of energy, he suddenly realized something! "Mewtwo, your attack's not strong enough! Give it some more!" Mewtwo focused more of its power into the Psycho Boost and it began to grow larger!
"Garchomp, make yours bigger, too!" The Psycho Boost and Dragon Pulse attacks continued to grow bigger and bigger until they were so large, each one was half the size of the battlefield, and as high as the highest row of seats in the stands!
"Holy cow!" screamed Misty "I've never seen an attack of that magnitude before, let alone two of them!"
"DO IT NOW!" Ash and Cynthia screamed at exactly the same time! Mewtwo and Garchomp launched their huge Psycho Boost and Dragon Pulse attacks right at each other. The attacks collided and the energy emanating from the attacks caused the ground to shake violently, creating cracks in the battlefield!
Neither attack could overpower the other so Ash decided to give it a boost! "Mewtwo, if you have any energy left, push your attack through with Hyper Beam!" Mewtwo launched his beam of orange energy right at the Psycho Boost, pushing it and the Dragon Pulse right back at Garchomp.
"Fight back with Dragonbreath!" screamed Cynthia. Garchomp pushed its Dragon Pulse attack with its Dragonbreath, resulting in another stalemate! Mewtwo was pushing his Psycho Boost with Hyper Beam, and Garchomp was pushing its Dragon Pulse with Dragonbreath!
The struggle between the two enormous attacks was incredible! Everyone in the crowds were speechless! Soon, the entire stadium felt like it was going to collapse, the Pokemon were at the end of their ropes, and the energy build-up was becoming too much for them to handle!
Ash suddenly realized that all that energy was about to be released all at once! Using his Aura, he frantically spoke to everyone in the stadium saying, "Get down! It's gonna blow!" A lot of people didn't know where that voice in their heads came from since they'd never heard of Aura before, but there was no time to wonder, and they did what he said.
Ash grabbed Pikachu, shielding him and he got to him just in time! The intense energy from Mewtwo and Garchomp's last attacks in an attempt to win the battle was released in a huge explosion!
The last thing Ash saw was a giant, flashing beam of light and energy, a deafening *BOOM!*, a wave of rock and rubble that used to be the ground heading right towards him...
And then everything went black.
Author's Note: Phew, talk about ending with a bang! I think that was my most intense and exciting chapter yet!
I know you guys are either going to love me or hate me for putting Mewtwo in this story, but he's my favorite Legendary Pokemon and he doesn't get used in enough stories and what stories he IS used in, he's not used correctly.
Next time on Pokemon: The Final Victory, all questions will be answered like,
1. What's happened to Ash, Mewtwo, and all the others? Are they okay?
2. Who will emerge victorious in the battle? Ash or Cynthia?
3. I requested an ending to the story from my viewers and you've responded! Find out whose ending I chose to use in the next chapter!
4. And, the question that I've been asked more times than any other throughout my story will finally be answered! That's right, next time... *drumroll*
THE IDENTITY OF ASH'S GIRLFRIEND WILL BE REVEALED!
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I'm planning one heck of a finale so don't miss the next chapter of Pokemon: The Final Victory!
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