Author's note: I'm back. Sorry for the wait, but here it is. The next chapter
Ash/Aaron vs Cyrus and Old Friends?
Ash POV
"Trainer. Choose your Pokemon"
"Go Ninetales" Out popped the fire fox, but it was a normal Ninetales. It was shiny
"Let's go Noivern" I send out of strong dragon type
"Battle Begin"
"Noivern. Use Dragon Claw" Noivern's claws grow and it charges towards Ninetales
"Use fire blast" Ninetales shoots a very powerful fire last at Noivern and it collides with Noivern. However, Noivern brushes it off and hits Ninetales directly with a dragon claw.
"Ninetales. Get up and use flamethrower" Ninetales gets up easily and shoots fire at Noivern
"Dragon Pulse" Noivern counters with dragon pulse. The two attacks collide but dragon pulse pushes through and hits Ninetales directly
"Now finish this with acrobatics" Noivern turns blue and quickly hits Ninetales directly. Ninetales is knocked out
"Ninetales is unable to battle. Noivern is the winner" Cyrus returns his Pokemon
"That was too easy. That was barely any trouble. What's he up to?" I ask myself
"Let's go Spiritomb" Out popped a powerful ghost Pokemon
I return Noivern "Venusaur. Let's go" Out popped the grass dinosaur
"Dark Pulse" Spiritomb shoots dark waves at Venusaur and it gets hit, but barely any damage was done
"Leech seed" Venusaur shoots a seed at Spiritomb and it starts draining its energy
"Now use Energy Ball" Venusaur shoots a green ball at Spiritomb and does critical damage
"Spiritomb. Use Psychic" Spiritomb telepathically picks up Venusaur and throws it (I know. I know. Psychic is good against poison, but this is my story, so just allow it)
"Use vine whip to stop yourself" Venusaur uses its vines to stop itself before it hits the wall
"Now use Sludge Bomb" Venusaur shoots sludge bombs at Spiritomb. They hit and poison Spiritomb, taking damage from both poison and leech seed
"Now Solar Beam" Venusaur quickly charges up and shoots a solar beam at Spiritomb. Colliding and knocking it out.
"Spiritomb is unable to battle. Venusaur is the winner" Cyrus returns his Spiritomb
"Gallade. Come on out" Out popped the fighting type. I return Venusaur
"Noivern. I need your help again" Out popped my dragon type
"Gallade. Psycho cut" Gallade's arms turn purple and it runs at Noivern
"Acrobatics" Noivern turns blue again and charges at Gallae. The two attacks collide, but Noivern's is more powerful and it knocks Gallade back into a wall
"Gallade. Get up and use Close Combat" Gallade gets up and charges at Noivern, but….
"Dragon Pulse" Noivern uses Dragon Pulse and hits Gallade before it is able to attack and knocks it to the ground.
"Now Finish this with Acrobatics" Noivern turns blue one more time and hits Gallade with full power, knocking it out.
"Gallade is unable to battle. Noivern is the winner" Cyrus returns his Pokemon
"Come on. This is too easy. Show me a challenge" I think
"Now. Lucario. Let's go" Out popped the Steel-Fighting type.
"Noivern. Use Boomburst" Noivern shoots a sonic wave at Lucario
"Dodge it and use Dragon Pulse" Lucario dodges and hits Noivern with a powerful dragon pulse, knocking it out.
"Noivern is unable to battle. Lucario is the winner" I'm shocked as I return my Pokemon
"So he has been testing my Power this whole time" I think while I choose my next Pokemon
"Venusaur. Let's go" Out popped Venusaur again
"Use Energy Ball" Venusaur shoots an energy ball at Lucario, but it moves out of the way
"Close Combat" Lucario starts hitting Venusaur repeatedly, doing a lot of damage and sending it back.
"Use Leech Seed" Venusaur shoots a seed at Lucario but, again, the attack misses
"Now Force Palm" Lucario's palm turns yellow and it hits Venusaur, knocking it out
"Venusaur is unable to battle, Lucario is the winner" I return Venusaur and become frustrated
"Floatzel. Let's go"Out popped my water type
"Aqua Jet" Water forms around Floatzel and it charges towards Lucario
"Counter with Force Palm" Lucario uses force palm and the two attacks collide. However Floatzel is sent flying back. It tries getting up, but is paralyzed.
"Finish it with Aura Sphere" Lucario charges up a blue spear and launches it at Floatzel. The attack collides and knocks it out
"Floatzel is unable to battle. Lucario is the winner" I return Floatzel
In the bleachers
"He tied it up with just one Pokemon and it has barely taken any damage. Come on Ash. I know you can do it" Serena thinks
"Riolu. I need you" Out popped my own fighting type. Cyrus laughs
"He is no match for Lucario" He says
"That's what you think. Riolu quick attack" Riolu runs fast at Lucario and is able to hit it, but not much damage is done
"Force Palm" Lucario runs at Riolu, ready to use force palm
"Dodge it using quick attack" Riolu moves out of the way "Force Palm" Riolu uses its own force palm, hitting lucario and doing a lot of damage.
"Lucario. Aura Sphere" Lucario launches an aura sphere and it hits Riolu, throwing it back.
"Riolu. Brick Break" Riolu gets up and runs at Lucario.
"Close Combat" Lucario blocks Riolu's brick break and hits it with a fierce Close Combat. Riolu is thrown back and is battered and bruised very badly.
"Come on Riolu. Don't give up. You can do it" I yell. Riolu gets up, but starts doing something extraordinary. Riolu starts charging up a powerful blast.
"That's Focus Blast" I say
"The bond between you and your Pokémon is so strong, it was able to learn a new move" Cyrus says.
"Okay then. Riolu Focus Blast" Riolu launches a powerful focus blast at Lucario.
"Counter with Aura Sphere" Lucario launches an aura sphere. The two attacks collide, but Focus Blast is more powerful, breaks through aura sphere, and hits Lucario for critical damage
"Now Riolu. Use Force Palm" Riolu runs at Lucario
"Dodge it" but Lucario can't get up and gets hit by Force Palm, knocking it out
"Lucario is unable to battle. Riolu is the winner" Cyrus is stunned as he calls back Lucario. I recall Riolu
"Great job Riolu. I couldn't be more proud of you" and we both choose our next Pokemon
"Gardevoir I choose you" Out popped the psychic type
"Heracross. Let's go" Out popped my bug type
"Moonblast" Gardevoir launches a powerful moonblast at Heracross
"Dodge it" Heracross dodges very easily
"Mega Horn" Heracross's horn grows at it flies toward Gardevoir
"Psychic" Gardevoir telepathically stops the attack and throws Heracross
"Jump off the walls and use x- scissor" Heracross jumps of the wall and hits Gardevoir with a powerful x-scissor.
"Psybeam" Gardevoir launches a psybeam at Heracross
"Mega Horn" Heracross runs at Psybeam with mega horn, the attacks collide, but Heracross breaks through and hits Gardevoir, knocking it out
"Gardevoir is unable to battle, Heracross is the winner" Cyrus recalls his Pokemon
"Time for my ace. Let's go Zoroark" Out popped a Zoroark, but, like Ninetales, it's shiny.
"Heracross. Brick Break" Heracross runs at Zoroark
"Dark Pulse" Zoroark launches a dark pulse at Heracross, stopping its attack and doing a lot of damage
"Now finish it with Night Slash" Zoroark hits Heracross with a powerful night slash, knocking it out.
"Heracross is unable to battle, Zoroark is the winner" I recall Heracross
"Riolu is weak. He can't continue" I think and choose my Pokemon "This is it. You're all I have left to count on. CHARIZARD" I throw my Poke ball and out popped one of my most powerful Pokemon, Charizard.
"Dark Pulse" Zoroark launches a Dark Pulse
"Flamethrower" Charizard launches a flamethrower. The two attacks collide, equal in power.
"Time too even this up" I show my Mega Stone "Answer my cries. Show me your true Power. MEGA EVOLVE" Charizard Mega evolves into Charizard x
"Night Slash" Zoroark runs at Charizard
"Dragon Claw" Charizard runs at Zoroark, the two attacks collide, but Charizard's attack breaks through and does critical damage to Zoroark.
"Dark Pulse" Zoroark hits Charizard with dark pulse, doing some damage
"Now. Use Night Slash. One more time" Zoroark runs at Charizard
"Grab It" Charizard grabs Zoroark
"Now Charizard. Seismic toss" Charizard lifts Zoroark
"Zoroark get out of there" but Zoroark can't. Charizard spins Zoroark around and drops it to the ground. Zoroark is knocked out.
"Zoroark is unable to battle, Charizard is the winner. Which means the winner is Aaron" I return Chaizard.
"Oh man. That was close. Thank you Charizard" And I walk away, but not before giving Cyrus one last look.
Normal POV
Ash and Serena meet up after the match.
"Great job Ash. You were fantastic" Ash smiles
"Thanks Serena. But I would not say I was fantasic
"She's not wrong" Ash and Serena look back and see Cyrus "You did good"
"Thank you Cyrus. But you know out identities. You told us not to get in your way. Are you going to give out of identity to the league" Ash asks
"Only if you lose this tournament. Win this or else" And he walks out
"Weird trainer. Anyways. Ash, we have two hours. Why don't we walk around a bit" Serena says. Ash Smiles
"Sure. Let's go" and they both start walking
Ash and Serena walk around the place, talking and laughing, but they stop when they see a couple familiar trainers. It's Tierno, Shauna, and Trevor. They go by them and listen to what they are saying.
"This tournament has been crazy" Trevor says
"Yup, but I wish there was one trainer here right now" Shauna says sadly
"I know, we all miss Ash" Tierno says. Ash and Serena are shocked
"Yup. We know he did not cheat. He would never cheat. I hope one day he will return. Same goes with Serena. I want to see my rival again" Shauna adds.
They all then start going to their rooms, but Ash and Serena follow. Once they go into their room, Ash and Serena knock on their door. The door opens.
"Hello there. Cane we come in" Ash asks and they are let in
"Aaron Lillian. What are you guys doing here anyways" Shauna asks
"This is why" and both Ash and Serena take off their masks revealing their faces "Glad to see someone trusted me"
"ASH SERENA" The trio yells
"Shhhhhh. Don't give us away" Serena says
"Sorry, but is it really you two?" Tierno asks
"In the flesh." Ash and Serena both say
"But how and why are you two here" Trevor sks
Ash and Serena then explain what happened 3 years ago and why they are here now
"What. So Lysander framed you" Shauna asks. Ash nods
"How could he" Tierno adds
"He wants to resurrect Team Flare. That's why me and Serena need to stop him. We revealed our identities to you three because you trusted me. My other friends didn't. I thank you guys for that"
"We are friends Ash. We stick together. Your others friends don't get that" Trevor says
"What can we do to help?" Shauna asks
"Just your support. We both have trained for this for the last 3 years. I think we are ready" Ash says
"Okay. Ash we got to go. They are posting the quarter final match ups noow"
"Okay sorry guys. Let's catch up after the tournament is over" Ash says to his friends
"Okay. Good luck you two. And don't do anything dangerous" Tierno says. Ash and Serena nod and leave.
The next morning, Ash beat his opponent with Mega Gallade and Serena beats her opponent with Mega Absol. They then find out who their opponents are for the Semi Final round. The four trainers. Ash. Serena. Lysandre. Alain. Serena faces Lysandre and Ash faces Alain. Before Serena's match starts, Ash talks to her.
"Be carefully" Ash says. Serena smiles, but more then she does usually.
"Believe me I will. And I got a little surprise for you"
"What is it"
"You'll find out in a little bit" and she walks into the arena
Author's note: That's it guys. How was it. Let me know