The Battle Royale

by Cloud5001

After his travels in the Unova League Ash decides to do one last thing before he leaves but an old friend returns to acompnay him as well as a new one also intrested in the same thing as Ash.

11. Chapter 11

Chapter 11: The Heart in the cold

It's just getting to be night as Ash, Pikahcu, Misty, Anthony, Ian, Ronin, Tristan and Scarlet walk through a forest. "I think we should find a place to camp out." Scarlet pointed out. "Yeah but where?" Ash asked. "Pika?" Pikachu said. Pikachu suddenly hears a loud scream and jumps off of Ash's shoulder to follow it. "Pikachu hears something, hurry." Anthony said. They follow Pikachu and find a Zorua and Meowth laying on top of it and he's wounded. "Meowth, and a Zorua." Anthony said. "What's Meowth doing here?" Ian asked. A Zoroark stood infront of them about to attack them with a Night Daze attack. Anthony grabs Zorua and Meowth and get's them out of the way as Zoroark launches his attack. "victini let's go." Anthony said. He throws Victini's pokeball and Victini comes out. Zoroark fires a Dark Pulse. "Victini Flamethrower." Anthony ordered. Victini shoots fire and it collides with Zoroark's Dark Pulse causing an explosion. Anthony then spots a cave and runs to it. Tristan follows Anthony. Zoroark fires Night daze stopping Anthony as he gets to the caves entrance. "Snivy we need you." Tristian said. He throws a pokeball and Snivy appears. Zoroark fires another Night Daze. "Victini Flamethrower." Anthony said. "Snivy Leaf Tornado." Tristan said. Victini fires flamethrower again and Snivy fires a tornado of leaves and the collision with Night Daze causes an explosion, sending Anthony, Victini, Tristan, Snivy, Zorua, and Meowth into the cave. Rocks then fall and seal the exit. Zoroark runs off into the woods. "Let's go around, the exit we'll be there." Ronin explained. They proceeded to go around.

Anthony had started a fire and laid Zorua on the ground and put a blanket over it. "Wow your really prepared." Meowth said. "Meowth spill what happened, a Zoroark never attacks a Zorua." Tristian explained. "Hmph he does'nt care, he was probably stealing it anyway." Anthony said. "No not anymore, I admit Team Rocket hypnotized Zoroark and I played a part in it, but then I started thinking about the things you said, and I realized how wrong it was to make Zoroark attack Zorua so I picked him up and ran as fast as I could." Meowth explained starting to tear up. "You really expect us to believe that Meowth?" Tristan asked. "Actually I do, his words are definitely sincere, but Meowth it'll take a lot more to prove to me that you've changed." Anthony explained. Zorua began to wake up and Anthony picked the little guy up. "Hey there how are you feeling?" Anthony asked. Zorua remained silent. It was clear he didn't trust Anthony. "You know little guy I don't like it when someone frowns, so do I have to make you smile." Anthony said playfully. Zorua looked at him curiously. Anthony began to spider tickle Zorua's belly, Zorua laughs hard and cutely from this. Anthony blows a huge raspberry in his belly making him squeal cutely with laughter. Anthony stops and Zorua pants hard. "Smile Zorua, we're going to get your mom back to normal I promise." Anthony explained. Zorua smiled and nodded. "Thank you so much, and thank you for the tickles I needed them." Zorua said through telepathy. "It's the best way to cheer someone up." Anthony explained. Zorua jumps out of Anthony's arms. "I'm Anthony and this is Tristan." Anthony explained. "Hey there." Tristian said. Zorua giggles cutely and begins to walk in the cave, Tristan follows. "Meowth I'll be keeping an eye on you, if you truly have changed I want to see it." Anthony explained. "I promise Anthony." Meowth said.

Soon they came to a cavern with a water fall. A Water pledge attack came at Zorua. Meowth got Zorua out of the way and got hit instead sending him into the wall. Anthony was truly shocked at this. "leave this to me Anthony, Snivy Grass pledge." Tristan said. Snivy makes pillars of grass hit Oshowatt sending it into the celling. "Snivy use leaf Blade." Tristan said. Snivy hits Oshowatt in the chest. "Alright go pokeball." Tristan said. He throws a pokeball and Oshowatt came inside of it. The red light signaled that it was caught.

Anthony used a super potion on Meowth's wounds. "You did'nt have to do that." Anthony said. "I know, but I wanted too." Meowth said. Tristan then sees a light. "Look could that be the exit?" Trisian asked. "Only one way to find out." Anthony said. Meowth managed to limp with the others following him. Tristan called Snivy back to her pokeball and followed. As soon as they exited the cave, a seviper wraps up Meowth and starts to put the squeeze on him. "You'll pay for your actions traitor." Jesse said. Anthony could see James was regreting things. "I don't care what you do to me, I won't help you hurt pokemon anymore." Meowth said in a raspy voice. Anthony looked down at Zorua and they smirked. A shadow ball hit Seviper right in the face, releasing Meowth and sending the Seviper flying. Anthony and Zorua stand in front of Meowth. "Meowth I forgive you." Anthony said with a smile. Meowth smiled weakily and started getting teary eyed. "You'd protect that useless pokemon." Jesse shouted. "Always I protect any pokemon that needs help, even Meowth." Anthony explained. "We won't let you hurt him." Zorua said telepathically. Seviper came at Zorua with a poison Tail. "Zorua dodge that." Anthony commanded. Zorua jumped fast avoiding the tail. "Now use Faint Attack." Anthony ordered. Dark aura surronded Zorura and he ramed into Seviper smashing him into the ground. "Yamask Shadow Ball." James said. Seviper tries to wrap up Zorua but Meowth hits Seviper with Fury Swipes. Zoura dodges the Shadow ball just in time. "Thanks Meowth." Zorua said. "Just returning the favor." Meowth said with a smile. "Seviper Posion sting." Jesse ordered. Seviper fires needles of posion at Zorua. A Thunder-bolt knocks down the poison sting. Ash, Pikachu and the others come running up to them. "Anthony need help?" Ash asked. "Thanks but Zorua and I got this, Zorua Shadow Ball." Anthony ordered. Zorua launched a shadow ball at them and makes them blast off.

Zorua runs up and hugs Anthony. "Haha you were terrific Zorua, a powerful pokemon to have for sure." Anthony said. "Wait you mean that you?" misty asked. "Yep I caught Zorua, I promised once we break Zoroark free of the hypnosis she'll become my pokemon too so they can be together." Anthony excplained. "He's like pikachu, so he'll stay outside his pokeball." Trisitan explained. pikachu jumped in excitment from that. "Guess you agree." zorua said with a smile. Meowth watched them and Anthony finally knelt down to him. "Meowth, I'm giving you one more chance, you'd better not blow it." Anthony said. "I promise I'll be true to my word, infact you can even punish me for all I've done." meowth said. Anthony and Pikachu smirked. "Well there is one thing you can do." Anthony said with a playful smirk. Meowth was then tied upside down to a tree. "pikachu will tickle you for as long as he wants, after all it was him you caused the most trouble too." Anthony explained. "Yeah but can he even make me laugh?" Meowth taunted playfully. Pikachu smirked and started tickling Meowth's belly with a feather making him laugh and wiggle hardly. Pikachu tickled faster and Meowth laughed harder. "You really think he's changed?" Ash asked. "Well so far he's been true to his word, after all would you let yourself get tickled by your arch enemy if you were just pretending?" Anthony asked. "No not really." Ash said. "The beach is just up ahead." Misty said. "Excellent, Zorua we will find and save your mother I promise you." Anthony said. "I'll do what I can in your gym battle too." Zorua said. Anthony and Zorua hugged each other as the sound of Meowth's laughter.