Hey, it's me! I'm back with a new chapter! I know that Pidgeot and Lapras have been released and Charizard, Gliscor, Squirtle and Primeape are in training in the show, but I brought them back for my purposes. Let's go!
Chapter 9-Pokeringer! VS Hydreigon!
Ash's group was now in Mistralton City and were going to visit the gym. However, they found two Bird Keepers. One was a guy in blue clothes and the other was a girl in the same design.
"Hello! I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town. I would like to challenge the leader to a battle, please.", Ash asked.
"Sorry! Skyla's going to compete in the Pokeringer tournament today. On the upside though, you might battle her there!", the male Bird Keeper said.
"Pokeringer? Let's compete in it, then!", Ash said.
"Alright. Anything for some training.", Paul answered.
"You're getting excited over a sport? What kids.", Iris said rudely. Alexis responded by slapping her in the face.
"Never call my brother and boyfriend kids!", Alexis yelled angrily.
"The friendship between Iris and Alexis is a sour one that is far too sharp, like a sword…", Cilan said with worry.
"…Jerk.", Burgundy said sourly.
"We hope to see you at the Pokeringer stadium. My name is William, by the way.", said the male Bird Keeper.
"My name is Cera. We're from Veilstone City.", said the female Bird Keeper. After they left, Alexis noticed an angry look on Paul's face. Veilstone City, the place they hated.
Later, at the Pokeringer stadium…
The Pokeringer tournament was about to get underway. The Pokedex Holders were participating, along with Ash and everyone else.
"Hello, and good afternoon to all! We are about to start this year's Pokeringer tournament!", said the announcer as the crowd went wild.
"The winner of this year's Pokeringer tournament will receive five Master Balls and will be made an honourable citizen of Mistralton City! Now here are the tournament match-ups!" The pairings then appeared on the screen.
Paul VS Trip
Gold VS Silver
Dawn VS Iris
Cilan VS Burgundy
Max VS Ash
William VS Skyla
May VS Drew
Alexis VS Cera
Red VS Blue
Green VS Yellow
Misty VS Crystal
Ruby VS Sapphire
Emerald VS Pearl
Diamond VS Platinum
Mars VS Georgia
Jupiter VS Barry
Paul smirked at the thought of facing his cousin and Burgundy performed the same action towards Cilan. The only difference is that Cilan felt anxious. Mars smiled, thinking it was going to be an easy victory. Apparently, Ash filled her in on how Georgia copes with her losses. For her draw against Iris, she passed it off as an untrue loss, whilst she coped with her loss against Ash by blaming the terrain.(*)
"Now we just have one simple rule! The team whose flier gets the ring on the goal wins! Contenders, are you ready? Are you set? Go!
Paul and Trip's battle
Paul and Trip stared at each other as they flew up in their hot-air balloons, ready to battle. When the balloon that had the ring was high enough, the match started.
"Tranquill, let's liberate!", called Trip.
"Honchkrow, stand by for battle!", Paul said, calm but cheesed. Their fliers took to the sky.
"Wow, a Honchkrow!", Burgundy said, quite charmed by the Sinnoh leader of Johto's dark birds.
"Little kid.", Iris muttered, hoping Alexis wouldn't hear her. She was wrong though, as Alexis slapped her in the face. Ash shook his head, worried if Iris would get along with Alexis.
"Tranquill, use Work Up! Don't let Honchkrow win!", Trip ordered. Soon enough, Tranquill was surrounded by a red aura.
"Honchkrow, use Night Slash!", Paul said angrily. Honchkrow commenced his assault, struck Tranquill on all corners, and climbed up towards the ring. Just when he grabbed the ring, Trip thought up a counter.
"Tranquill, use Aerial Ace!", he ordered. Tranquill was then surrounded by white streaks and charged towards Honchkrow.
"Sky Attack!", Paul issued. Honchkrow then charged at Tranquill with anger in it's eyes.
"Take this, servant of Team Plasma!", Honchkrow said as he charged at Tranquill, struck him and raced towards the goal. Tranquill took heavy damage, but one can never be too careful. Tranquill hit the ground and laid there, badly injured and knocked out. Honchkrow, satisfied with his victory, put the ring on the goal, securing Paul the win and entering him into the next round.
Gold and Silver's battle
Now it was Gold and Silver's turn.
"Togebo, let's go!", Gold said as his Jubilee Pokemon entered the airspace.
"Crobat, let's go!", Silver called, as his Bat Pokemon entered the battle. (**)
Togebo, Psychic!", Gold called as Togebo summoned a burst of psychic energy. However, Crobat, being the fast flier that it was, quickly flew away. It secured the ring, sped past Togebo and put it on the goal without a problem.
Dawn and Iris' battle
Ash's two most recent travel companions faced off against one another in their battle.
"Togekiss, spotlight!", Dawn said as her Jubilee Pokemon hovered over the field.
"Swellow, go.", Iris said unenthusiastically as she called out a Swallow Pokemon. To avoid early disqualification, Ash loaned his Swellow to Iris and she was not a happy Buneary about it.
Togekiss, Aura Sphere!", Dawn called as Togekiss sent out a sphere of her aura. Swellow was struck and defeated instantly while Togekiss grabbed the ring and placed it on the goal.
Cilan and Burgundy's battle
The two Connoisseurs were about to battle one another to see who's style was wrong. However, the clause from their previous battle would not go through. (***)
"Staraptor, evaluating time!", Cilan called. Soon enough, the Predator Pokemon was facing Burgundy. Since Cilan and Burgundy didn't have fliers, Ash loaned them two of his fliers.
"Time for this guy to make an appearance in Unova!", Burgundy thought as she drew out her Pokeball.
"Charizard, toute suite!", Burgundy called as Ash's first Fire-type took to the airspace. Seeing Staraptor really set it off.
"Staraptor, Brave Bird!", Cilan ordered as Ash's first Sinnoh capture charged at Charizard with a blue fire surrounding it.
"Charizard, use Dragon Claw!", Burgundy ordered. Charizard slashed Staraptor with his claws, weakening the predator heavily. Charizard then took the ring and then hooked it on the goal, but not without knocking Staraptor out with a Flamethrower.
Max and Ash's battle
Max and Ash looked at each other as they were finally going to have their battle. (****)
"Swellow, let's go!", Max said as his Swallow Pokemon took to the skies.
"Salamence, time to battle!", Ash called as he sent out his dragon. Salamence stared at Swellow and knew he had orders.
"Swellow, use Aerial Ace!", Max commanded as Swellow charged towards Salamence. It hovered in wait. Max then realized too late that Swellow was heading into a trap.
"Salamence, Dragon Claw!", Ash commanded as Salamence did an uppercut with it's claws, hooking Swellow with it's left claw, grabbing the ring with it's right claw and throwing Swellow to the ground while it put the ring on the goal. Max was shocked that Salamence knocked out his Swellow using this method.
William and Skyla's battle
William and Skyla faced one another for their battle.
"Pelipper, let's go!", William called as his pelican-like Pokemon was sent out.
"Swanna, take flight!", Skyla called, sending her strongest Pokemon out.
"Swanna, use Aerial Ace!", Skyla suddenly commanded. Swanna suddenly flew up to and grabbed the ring. Without an order, Pelipper used Twister on the unsuspecting swan. However, Swanna threw the ring onto the goal before the attack hit.
May and Drew's battle
May and Drew faced one another as they got ready for battle.
"Beautifly, take the stage!", May called as her Contest star took to the skies.
"Flygon, battle dance!", Drew called as he sent out his Mystic Pokemon.
"Beautifly, use Giga Drain!", May commanded as the Bug/Flying type sent out green tendrils to strike Flygon. However, it dodged at the last second, grabbed the ring and put it onto the goal.
Alexis and Cera's battle
Alexis and Cera stared at each other, eager to battle one another.
"Altaria, let's go!", Cera called as her Humming Pokemon was sent out. Alexis sent out her flier without a word and everyone was shocked at the identity of the mystery flier-it was Hydreigon, the Brutal Pokemon.
"Whoa! What's that Pokemon?", Dawn asked herself, as she drew out her Pokedex to analyse the Pokemon.
"Hydreigon, the Brutal Pokemon. This brutal Pokémon travels the skies on its six wings. Anything that moves seems like a foe to it, triggering its attack. The heads on their arms do not have brains. They use all three heads to consume and destroy everything.", the Pokedex said.
"Paul, did you know that Alexis had that Pokemon?", Crystal asked.
"Of course. It was one of her Pokemon from her days as one of the Masked Children as well as her mode of transport when Honchkrow wasn't in her team.", Paul answered.
"Hydreigon, use Dragon Pulse!", Alexis commanded. Soon enough, Hydreigon sent out a pulse of dragon energy at Altaria who, with no time to react, was immediately knocked out. With that, Hydreigon went to get the ring and put it on the goal.
Red and Blue's battle
The two Pallet Pokedex Holders faced each other as they prepared for battle.
"Aero, let's go!", Red called as his fossil dragon took to the skies.
"Scizor, let's go!", Blue called as his Bug/Steel combatant took to the skies.
"Aero, use Stone Edge!", Red commanded. After that, Aero sent out a flurry of stones at Scizor. When it struck, Aero took the ring from the balloon and put it on the goal.
Green and Yellow's battle
The two remaining Kanto Pokedex Holders stared at each other, preparing for battle.
"Pidgeot, go!", Green called as the Bird Pokemon took to the skies.
"Stand by, Kitty!", Yellow called as her Butterfree took to the skies.
"Hey, Ash. Isn't that your Pidgeot?", Misty asked.
"Yes. When I recruited Team Galactic for my purposes, I also brought Charizard and Pidgeot back into the list of Pokemon I could select from. I also brought Primeape, Gliscor, Squirtle and Lapras back in. Primeape called time on his P1 Champion status, Gliscor finished his training with McCann already, Squirtle was replaced as leader of the Squirtle Squad and Lapras left his herd in the care of a mating couple. When I reobtained Pidgeot, I decided to catch all the Spearow, one for myself and the others for the Galactic Grunts.", Ash explained.
"Pidgeot, Brave Bird!", Green commanded as Pidgeot charged at Kitty at a breakneck pace, surrounded by a blue aura. With no time to react, Kitty was knocked out and Pidgeot grabbed the ring and put it onto the goal.
Misty and Crystal's match
Misty and Crystal were staring at each other and preparing for battle.
"Unfezant, let's go!", Misty called as a Pokemon sporting a flamboyant, red-pink, ribbon-like wattles extending from a similarly-colored, featherless "mask" on their face took the skies.
"Xatee, let's go!", Crystal called as her Xatu took to the skies.
"Unfezant, use Sky Attack!", Misty called. Soon enough, Unfezant was surrounded by the aura that goes with Sky Attack. Xatee was struck with the attack, but used Psychic to snatch the ring, used Psyshock to knock out Unfezant, and used it's wing to win the battle.
Ruby and Sapphire's battle
Ruby and Sapphire looked at each other with a forlorn expression. They loved each other, and battling one another made them slightly depressed. However, they got confident as they drew out their Pokeballs.
"Introducing the Romeo of Bug-type Pokemon, the Volbeat Volvo!", Ruby called as his Volbeat took to the skies.
"Go, Ino!", Sapphire called as her Illumise took to the skies.
"Volvo, use Aerial Ace!", Ruby commanded. Volvo then charged at the ring, snatched it and then placed it on the goal in a matter of seconds.
Emerald and Pearl's battle
Emerald and Pearl stared at each other. Out of the Pokedex Holders of their regions, they were the odd ones out.
"Tropius, let's go!", Emerald called as his tropical Pokemon took to the skies.
"Chatler, let's get going!", Pearl called as his Chatot took to the skies.
"Tropius, Leaf Tornado!", Emerald commanded. Tropius then sent his attack towards Chatler. Even though Flying-types were resistant against Grass-type attacks, Chatler took heavy damage. After an Aerial Ace attack after Tropius grabbed the ring, Chatler was knocked out and Tropius put the ring on the goal.
Diamond and Platinum's battle
Diamond and Platinum were getting ready to battle. They reached for their Pokeballs.
"Hatoo, let's go!", Diamond called as his Tranquill took to the skies.
"Emolga, let's go!", Platinum called as her Emolga took to the skies.
"Hatoo, use Quick Attack!", Diamond commanded. Hatoo then sped past Emolga and grabbed the ring. However, Platinum had a plan up her sleeve.
"Use Thunderbolt, Emolga!", Platinum called. Emolga sent a Thunderbolt towards Hatoo, striking it and knocking it out. However, it dropped the ring while it was falling, leaving Emolga to grab it and put it onto the goal, which it succeeds in doing.
Mars and Georgia's battle
Mars and Georgia were preparing for battle. Mars thought about Georgia's attitude. She acted similar to a trainer named Marley that her boss met in Sinnoh.
"Golbat, let's go!", Mars called as her Bat Pokemon took to the skies.
"Sigilyph, let's go!", Georgia called as her Avianoid Pokemon took to the skies.
"Golbat, use Poison Fang!", Mars commanded. Golbat then began charging at Sigilyph with it's fangs surrounded by poison. Sigilyph got struck by the poison and was slowly flapping.
"Golbat, use Aerial Ace!", Mars commanded, and in the zip of an eye, Golbat whooshed up, grabbed the ring and put it onto the goal. Georgia once again blamed the loss, this time on Mars' impatience and Sigilyph's slow speed.
Jupiter and Barry's battle
Jupiter and Barry stared each other down before reaching their Pokeballs.
"Golbat, let's go!", Jupiter called as her Golbat took to the skies.
"Staraptor, let's get going!", Barry called as his Staraptor took to the skies.
"Golbat, Gunk Shot!", Jupiter commanded. Golbat then shot a blast of poison at Staraptor, who took the attack with no time to dodge.
"Hey, Alexis, what is Gunk Shot?", Iris asked.
"Gunk Shot is a powerful Poison-type move that has a higher chance of placing the Poisoned status on the opponent than other Poison-type attacks.", Alexis explained. True to form, Staraptor was suffering from not Poisoned status, but the more lethal Badly Poisoned status. It had clearly taken too much Gunk Shot to the face.
"Wrap it up with Heat Wave.", Jupiter said. Golbat sent out the attack and Staraptor was knocked out on the spot. Golbat then took the ring and put it onto the goal.
Later…
After the next few rounds, Ash and Burgundy faced each other in the Grand Final. They picked up their Pokeballs and sent out their Pokemon.
"Charizard, toute suite!" (Burgundy)"Salamence, I choose you!" (Ash)
The two dragons faced each other, ready to tear each other apart.
"Charizard, Steel Wing!", Burgundy called. Charizard's wings turned into metal.
"Salamence, Flamethrower!", Ash commanded. Salamence fired a stream of flames at Charizard. Surprisingly, the Steel Wing attack was halted.
"Use Dragon Claw!", Ash commanded. Salamence's claws slashed Charizard's wings, then went to grab the ring. Charizard tried to snatch the ring from Salamence and then the two dragons continued brawling. After an Aerial Ace from Salamence and a Seismic Toss from Charizard, both dragons were looking extremely battered. Ash was smiling for some odd reason.
"Ok Ash, why are you smiling?", Burgundy asked curiously.
"Charizard is the first opponent that can push Salamence into a corner like that, Burgundy. Looks like Liza finished her job training it to be the world's strongest Charizard after all. However, this ends now! Salamence, use Dragon Claw!", Ash replied, then commanded. Salamence's claws glowed once more, then slashed Charizard with all it's might. Charizard then fell to the ground, badly injured and knocked out. The wing area had the most claw marks on it. Salamence grabbed the ring and popped it onto the goal.
"Goal! And the winner is Team Ash!", the announcer said. The crowd cheered wildly, though Ash looked guilty. His Salamence had flame marks on it's stomach and claw marks on it's wings. It's facial expression gave the thought that it was happy, but Ash sensed that it was in pain. However, Salamence was truly happy and it did not look like it was dying. Ash, satisfied that dragons are strong beings, took out it's Pokeball.
"Salamence, return.", Ash said. Salamence was then placed in the Pokeball. After Ash's balloon descended to the ground, Ash was given the prize: 5 Master Balls and an honorary citizenship of Mistralton City. Everyone was happy and May was going to have her Gym Battle the next day.
Wow, that's another chapter done! This chapter is so long, that it took a week using my normal methods of leaping from one webpage to another. By the way, you have up until I put up Confession, which is two chapters from this one, to vote on the poll, so send in those votes! I also have some points to clear.
*=Check the anime episodes BW033 (Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!) and BW041 (The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga VS Sawk!). In the former, Georgia' Beartic lost to Iris' Excadrill. The episode was also Georgia's debut. In the latter, Pawniard lost to Snivy.
**=I'm using Silver's teams from the Manga and the Games.
***=Check BW019 (A Connoisseur's Revenge).This episode was Burgundy's debut.
****=Check AG192 (Home is Where the Start Is). This was Max's last regular appearance. This was where the promise between Ash and Max was made.
Well, see you.