I am back everyone and I brought the revised version with me. i just hope that it meets all of your standards this time because I feel like this is a much more improved version of the previous chapter 11 so I hope you all like it. Again, to those I let down from posting that trash a couple days ago, I apologize. I always try to update good stuff and when I do stuff like that, it hurts knowing that I let down my fans. Hopefully you can forgive me and this chapter makes amends. Like always, I do not own Pokemon, nor any of its characters. Everyone, again I apologize for my lousy update from before and I hope you enjoy the revised version of Chapter 11.
It had been two weeks since the group had arrived at Mount Silver, and if anything. The snow had just gotten worse. What a strange area these mountains are, but what could they do? It certainly wasn't going to stop the young raven-haired trainer. Tracey and May had arrived last Wednesday and been helping the group ever since.
As the sun rose above the mountain range Saturday morning of the second week, today felt a little different than most. It was warmer than it usually was. So warm that the moment the sun touched the snow, it instantly began to melt into water.
The hot sun found its way through the lowered blinds of Ash's bedroom, changing the temperature of the room from cool to warm. Too warm to be covered in blankets. It certainly made Ash wake up.
He scanned the room, finding it to be a bit brighter than usual and could definitely feel the warmth of the sun entering through the blinded windows. Sweat had drenched his forehead and he quickly wiped it away before it fell into his eyes.
His gaze shifted downward and to his amazement. Dawn wasn't bothered by the blazing sun. If anything, she seemed to be enjoying it more. A satisfied smile grew on her face, but her eyes remained closed.
He smiled, but he needed to know something. He turned to find his Pokedex on his bed-side table and began to push the varies buttons. He was amazed to see that the temperature was already in the eighties.
"The Pokemon are going to love this weather." He muttered just a little too loud, feeling the blue-head stirring against his chest, her eyes fluttering open as she now felt how warm the room was.
"Holy fuck. Why is it so hot in here? I thought that was you keeping me warm."
"You wish. It's eighties degrees outside. It's going to be a beautiful day."
He watched Dawn push herself off of him and turned to look out the shielded window. She had to lift the blinds to see how hot and bright it actually was. She had to immediately lower the blinds because she wasn't expecting the brightness.
"You're right. The Pokemon are going to love this weather." "That's what I said. Come on. Let's get the day started with a nice, hot breakfast." "Do you always think about food?" "No. When I woke up, I was thinking about how hot it was in here."
"It is rather hot in here. Be a doll and hand me a clean bra and a pair of panties, please." Dawn asked, getting a groan as a response. Ash walked over to her bag, which was located on the floor next to her dresser. He began to dig through it and came across a light green bra and matching thong. He carefully pulled it out of the bag and tossed it to her.
"Thank you. Now turn around so I can change." She ordered, to her dismay. Ash didn't comply. "I said turn around!" "And I don't want to. Change." He responded as he leaned up against the dresser and crossed his arms across his chest.
Dawn just glared at Ash, before she finally gave in and began to change in front of him. She lifted her tank top over her head and Ash couldn't help, but look at her beautiful figure. He had seen a lot of women over the years, but this may go without saying, but he thought Dawn had the best rack ever. It made him want her right now, especially when she undid her bra and the sight of her breasts being freed caused a little stirring in his pants. When she bent over to take off her panties, he fled the room with great haste.
Dawn looked up at the sound of the slamming door and found it odd Ash left in great hurry.
Brock found company in the kitchen as he made breakfast for everyone. Found his cooking duties even easier now that Tracey was around helping him cook a big breakfast. Which consisted of a huge plate of waffles, an Eggs Benedict for Liza, bacon, hash browns and fruit.
Ash arrived just a couple minutes before breakfast was finished and he looked very hungry; just like always. He first walked up to May as she was sitting at a table with a glass of orange juice next to her. Her eyes glued to reading an article about the Pokemon Contests that would be taking place in Sinnoh next year. When she finally looked up, she smiled when she saw Ash and gave him a quick hug and gave each other a kiss on the cheek. He then proceeded into the kitchen and was hit in the face with the smell of delicious food.
"Oh boy, there's nothing better than waking up in the morning with the smell of good food in the air. Especially when that certain thing just happens to be waffles."
"Well, Ash. You'll expect nothing less from the best waffles from me. They should be ready in a couple minutes so why don't you take a seat and enjoy yourself."
He just nodded and exited the kitchen and took a seat by May, grabbing the newspaper, which the headlines talked about another league starting up in Isshu in about two weeks.
"In about a year, the Sinnoh Contests will be starting up again. I am really excited about that."
"Says here that Isshu is starting another league in about two weeks. Richie and Nando have already gotten one badge each. They seem serious this year."
"Still no mentioning of the Gold Four?"
"Not a thing. Mr. Goodshow can keep quite a secret. I actually had a quick talk with Norman last night. He says that the week before the final battle between me and Lance, Charles is going to broadcast the four prior battles. One battle per day then on the following day. He will stand before the world to talk about the final battle, which will occur one week from that day. Sounds to me that Charles has been planning this for a long time and I guarantee that this will be the most watched battle in history."
"I wouldn't doubt it. They are going to sell a lot of tickets and make a shit load of money in the process. These tickets won't be cheap."
"Yeah. I mean, they will include transportation to get up here and hotel accommodations. Several hundred dollars a ticket. Man, this is exciting."
"This is very exciting and I can't wait for it to start. By the way, I was on the phone with Misty last night and she said that she'll arrive sometime tomorrow. She's even bringing a special friend with her."
"Special friend, huh? That has to mean boyfriend, but who could it be?" Ash pondered about it, trying to think of all the guys Misty has known over the years and who she may like. Of course, he knew he was one of them, but how wonderful things would've turned out between him and her. He would've played too many tricks on her.
He laughed to himself, gaining May's attention, but he just shook it off and told her it was nothing. She just shrugged her shoulders and went back to the paper.
"Morning everyone!" Dawn yelled, walking into the kitchen with a bright attitude.
"Hey Dawn." May said, as she walked up to her and gave her a hug. A few seconds later, everyone emerged from the kitchen, carrying a few trays of piping hot food. Ash eagerly took hold of his eating utensils and waiting to dig in.
During breakfast, they talked the Gold Four, Misty arriving tomorrow with her friend and everything that made the world go round. It was a pleasant meal, but Ash was too excited to get outside and start training. With a day like today, his Pokemon should enjoy training hard.
The moment he released his Pokemon from their Pokeballs, they immediately found the weather really pleasant. Venusaur took an extra liking into the weather and made it his goal that by the end of today. He would have perfected Solar Beam.
Another Pokemon of Ash's that found the sun wonderful was Tyranitar and Steelix. Since both of them were rock and ground type, they hated the snow so it was nice knowing that it was almost gone.
This was actually the happiest he had seen Steelix so far. The giant steel snake actually found it fun slamming his tail into the ground, sending snow into the air to try and clear the area around him. Then, made a game for himself by having a little batting practice.
He created a reasonably size iron boulder from Iron Throw and used a powerful Iron Tail and swung at the boulder. The results were staggering, as the boulder flew about five hundred yards away. He was really enjoying himself that he continued to do this. This was the idea though. Instead of throwing the iron boulder, merely bat it away. Much more powerful and harder to dodge. Ash loved the idea.
With Steelix set on his training, Ash made his way over to Feraligatr while he was making sure that all the kinks in his Hydro Pulse/ Icy Wind combo were all worked out. The raven-haired boy took the time to come up with a name for the attack.
It was as he watched the alligator-type kept throwing fast and accurate throws with the massive ball of ice, did he decided he would call the attack; Ice Cannon.
Everything that was happening around them, Tracey took the opportunities to make a bunch of sketches. At the moment, he was drawing Steelix at the precise moment his glowing tail made contact with the rock made of iron.
"Your Pokemon have really come a long way, Ash." A voice came from behind the group, causing each and everyone one of them to turn around to find one they were not expecting to see. It didn't stop one in particular to jump with glee.
"Jasmine! I'd knew you come here to see me! I missed you so much!" Brock yelled as he took a knee in front of the silver haired woman, her hand being taken in his. "I must confess to you. Please, hear me out as I say this. I….ARGH!" Brock yelled, freezing in mid-sentence, as he found his rear-end violently disturbed by a known force. "will….get…..back to…..you." He finished, being dragged away by Toxicroak. All Jasmine could do was giggle.
"Jasmine. What are you doing here? I hope not doing any spying."
"You caught me, Ash." She smirked mischievously, but laughed a little while she was at it. "I just wanted to visit you guys. I consider you friends. I like to see my friends as much as possible."
"Well, thanks. I appreciate that. I consider you a friend as well. Perfect day to come out here to join us." He welcomed her with a hug.
"I know, right? It's gorgeous here and to think it was snowing yesterday. These mountains are nuts." She said, as she wrapped her arms around Dawn to give her a hug.
"Shame you didn't come out here earlier. You missed a great breakfast."
"Yeah, you missed out on some great waffles."
"Oh really?…..I'm sorry, but who are you?"
"Oh right. I'm sorry. I'm Liza. I'm a friend of Ash and Brock's from way back. I actually been training his Charizard for a number of years."
"Is that the one there?" Jasmine pointed towards the black dragon, who was sitting comfortably with his family.
"Yep. That's him."
"I didn't know Charizards were capable of that black colored skin. He looks quite strong."
"You should see him in battle." Ash responded with a lot of confidence. Jasmine knew Charizards were quite strong, but she has no idea what kind of power Ash's could muster. She was soon at a loss of words as she gazed upon a bronze snake.
"Oh my. Where did you get that Steelix?"
"I got him here. Over by the Silver Cave entrance."
"He must've put one helluva fight."
"Nope. He didn't put up a fight at all. My Pokemon actually were able to recruit him by just talking."
"That is actually quite unreal. A Tyranitar? Feraligatr. Venusaur. I guess Pikachu is your final choice?"
"Yep. Wouldn't be much of a fight if I didn't have Pikachu at my side."
"I guess not." Jasmine said with a stunned tone. She couldn't believe all the kinds of Pokemon I had, especially ones like Charizard and Steelix. Her gaze went back towards Feraligatr and something was off about him. "Aren't Feraligatrs suppose to be blue? Why does he have a bit of a greenish hue to him and how is he able to dance on his toes like that?" Ash laughed, "Back when he was just a Totodile, he loved to dance whenever he accomplished something or won a battle. It was his way of celebrating. Consider it his 'happy dance'. As he evolved and grew stronger, his legs were able to continue to support his weight. Actually, his leg strength is so strong that he's still able to dance. As for the color of his skin, he had been holding back his strength for a number of years. When he knew what kind of battle this was, he released all of his strength and now he shows his true potential. I guess the color of his skin is just proof of it."
Jasmine just couldn't comprehend everything she was hearing. She knew Ash was a tough opponent, but with these kinds of Pokemon. Not one person had the power to defeat. Cynthia, not even Lance had the Pokemon to stop such a team.
"You're not gonna be telling anyone about my Pokemon, are you?" "My lips are sealed, Ash. I'll try and scare Paul for you, if you like?"
"No. I have a plan for him."
"What do you plan to do?" "You just have to wait until my battle with him, that's all." Ash replied, almost like he were talking to Paul. His voice filled with hatred towards his rival.
"I just hope you don't let this anger towards Paul get the best of you, Ash. The last thing I want to see is see you lose in the first round."
"I appreciate your concern, Jasmine and I won't. I promise. By the way, you remember Tracey Sketchit and May Maple, right? They are old traveling companions of mine back when I traveled through the Orange Islands and the Hoenn Region."
"Of course I remember. So good to see you both again."
"It's so nice to see you again as well, Jasmine."
"I'm glad I got to see you again. Always loved getting to know gym leaders."
"Well, it's always a pleasure to meet Ash's friends. Especially one who is related to Norman."
"My father does have quite the reputation."
"He most certainly does and I just have so much respect for him and his family. You are the coordinator, right?"
"Yes, I am."
"Now I remember, I watched some of your contests on the television. You are such a talented trainer."
"Well, thank you, Jasmine. That is very kind of you to say."
"It's just a pleasure to finally meet his daughter. He speaks so highly of you and I was just looking forward to meeting you. What's in the book, Tracey?"
"It's my sketch book. Before I started working for Professor Oak a few years back, I used to be a Pokemon watcher over on the Orange Islands. It's just a book I keep some of my drawings I've done over the years. A few at least. I got several filled books back at the lab."
"Let me take a look." Jasmine asked, extending her hand to reach for Tracey's book, which he complied.
Upon first glance, she saw that it was a Steelix, but the detail of the drawing and what the Steelix was doing blew her away. "Oh my. This is incredible, Tracey. Did he just bat that boulder away with an Iron Tail, Ash?"
"Yes he did."
"But how did he do that with shattering the rock?"
"You'll see when we battle." Ash responded with a lot of smugness in his voice.
As the day began to grow dark, Ash realized that now was a good time to have all of his Pokemon take the night off to relax. They had been training hard for two weeks and they deserved this rest.
The group sat at a table in the cafeteria, gathered around a large feast that Brock, Liza and Nurse Joy had made. Seemed a lot like Thanksgiving to them, eating turkey and all the trimmings and such. It still was delicious and two in particular couldn't be any happier.
"Again you three, you made a great meal and I don't think I can eat another bite." "That's a shock, Ash. You usually eat everything around you until there's nothing left to eat."
"Even I can have a full stomach once an occasion, Dawn. Sniff. Is that a pie I smell?"
"Shit. My pie!" Brock swore, as he ran with great haste and fled into the kitchen. Everyone laughed at his sudden reaction, but when he came out of the kitchen, a big smile on his face, he saved his masterpiece. "Alright everyone, you all get only one slice, but it'll be very filling."
"Wow, Brock. This looks great." Jasmine complimented, eagerly accepting a slice from Brock.
"I spent a good half hour on it just to make sure it was perfect so I hope it tastes as good as it looks."
"I just love a good apple pie." Dawn said, handing her plate over to Brock, as he carefully placed a slice upon it.
"So Ash? Everyone at Ganymede is anxious to get this thing started. You think you might wanna start some time next week?"
"Nope. I said a month and I'm gonna use that month wisely. It may seem like my Pokemon are in peak condition, but I still have a lot of training to finish up with. One of my Pokemon still needs to finish what we set off to do."
"What's that?"
"Again. You'll see. I don't want to give any secrets. I will say that you will be pleasantly surprised."
"I just can't wait for this to start. Don't think I won't give everything I got when we battle."
"I will expect nothing less from you, Jasmine. If you don't, I won't be happy." Ash smiled at her, then taking a bite into his pie. "Holy shit. Way to go, Brock."
"Well thanks, Ash. Hearing that coming from you doesn't mean a thing."
"Ha ha. Aren't you the funny one?" Ash said, as he took another bite and immediately fell to its tasty charms. "Good God. That is delicious."
"Have you been training as well, Jasmine? I mean, this too is the biggest battle of your life. Same with my dad, Cynthia, everyone in the Gold Four." May asked, still feeling awfully proud of her father, Norman.
"I have been, yes. I want to make sure my Pokemon are in peak condition too. No matter what though, I will be extremely proud of them for all their hard work. They have served me extremely well over the years."
"I'm gonna want to invite my friends to all the battles. I know them. They can keep a secret."
"I'm sure that can be arranged, Ash."
"That's good to hear. I need all the support I can get." Ash said, as he finished his pie. With a huge, satisfying sigh, he drank all of his milk and he relaxed in his chair. "Well, that's it for me."
"Another slice, Ash?" "You said there weren't anymore."
"And you believed me?"
It was a calm night and a certain couple found it hard to resist the clear, warm night. Now, I bet you are expecting Ash and Dawn, aren't you? Well, guess what?"
"What exactly is going to happen between, Jasmine? I know we are awfully close, but I still can't help, but wonder what is going to happen between us?"
"Well, Brock. There are days I think about this too and I think I have come up with a solution."
"Which is?" "I'm gonna hand over my position as a Gold Four member to someone more qualified than me after my battle with Ash is done." "What? But why? You are more than qualified for such a position."
"I know, but I feel that there are better trainers out there that deserve my job. It was an honor to be selected, but I don't think I can live the life I want while I am here."
"Well, I stronger suggest you reconsider because just because you are a Gold Four, doesn't mean you won't live the life you want."
"It's the attention that I don't want. I may be a gym leader, but top trainers like the Elite Four and champions can never go unnoticed and I don't like that kind of attention."
"Yeah, that's a good reason, but what kind of life you want?" "A quiet one. You know? Settle down, have kids. Etc…"
"How does this include me though?" Brock questioned her, kinda expecting the answer he was thinking of. Jasmine just smiled as she looked over at Brock. She looked deep into his eyes, as he looked back into hers. She leaned forward and kissed him softly on the lips. Brock was absolutely flabbergasted by this, but he held his composure.
"I like you, Brock. I really do and when this is over. I want us to start dating."
"You mean that?"
"I do. Nothing would make me happier. Maybe you can teach me the ways of being a breeder."
"I would like that very much and I really like you too, Jasmine. I always found you different than the other women I hit on."
"Is that a good thing?" "A very good thing." He replied, as he took her hand into his own. They smiled at each, leaning forward again to plant a kiss on each other's lips.
Ash just sat there outside the door, watching the scene unfold. A smile on his face as he was happy for his friend. He stood there and thought back. Brock wasn't exactly successful with women, but as he watched Brock get really close with Jasmine.
"Way to go, Brock. I'm happy for you."
The following day came and it was just as, if not warmer than yesterday. It was about ten in the morning or so when Misty had finally arrived. The sight of seeing a pickup driving up the dirt road and stopping next to the Ketchum SUV put a smile on everyone's faces.
Misty jumped out of the vehicle and ran to Ash, Brock and Tracey first. They welcomed her and she began to collect everyone else in a hug she remembered over the years. She gave Dawn a little bit of a hard time just because she managed to get through Ash, but they joked about it in the end. The special friend stood behind her and Ash and Tracey immediately knew who it was.
"Hey! I remember you. You're the leader on Navel Island in the Orange Islands. You're Danny."
"Good to see you again, Ash. Been a few years." "Yeah it has. I still remember our battles we had. Well, challenges."
"I recall you being a little jealous when I was talking to Misty a lot."
"I was jealous because you were too fixated on her and not our challenges."
"A likely excuse."
"Umm, since this is Ash. I'm gonna have to agree with him on that." Misty ended the conversation, getting an irritated look from Ash.
"You're calling me dense again, aren't you?" "Well. You weren't exactly the best with girls back then. I'm still curious on how Dawn managed to get underneath that thick-skull of your's."
"The insults never end. Why do I bother having you around?" "If I weren't around, Brock would've scarred a lot of women's lives."
"If you weren't around, who knows how many women Brock would've had."
"How did I get brought into this conversation?"
"Anyhow! How did you two cross paths again?" Ash changed the subject, much to Brock's relief, as well as himself.
"Well, I had business over in the Orange Islands about three years ago and I needed Violet to look after the gym. That was the last time she worked for the gym before she tried to make an honest living, by the way. I heard that you saw her a couple weeks ago in Pallet. Anyway when I was on Shamouti Island, I had to talk to a financer about remodeling the gym. It was actually quite easy. Thought it would take a couple days. Took only a few hours so I spent the rest of the time relaxing and enjoying the Orange Island scenery and that was when I came across Danny and at first. We just started talking, reminiscing about the past and then things progressed between us and it's been three years."
"I'm happy for you both and I am kinda of shocked to see your ponytail gone. What made you decide to get rid of it?"
"Danny, surprisingly saw our Water Show when I was the mermaid. Remember? Well, he said he liked my hairstyle like that and it's been that way since." "So the tomboy style is gone?" "Pretty much."
"She still afraid of carrots and peppers, Danny?"
"Very much so. Watch. I'll show ya." He said, as he pulled a carrot out of his pocket and held it in front of Misty. With a loud shriek, she fled from the vegetable and hid behind Brock.
"I don't understand. How is it scary? Is it the orange? The green stem? What?"
"I don't get it either, Ash, but it's awfully fun."
"I hate it when you do that, Danny!" Misty yelled, as she got out from behind Brock, but kept a good distance away from the carrot.
"It's funny though, Misty. I used to put carrots in my stew all the time. Why did you ever scream then?"
"You put carrots in your stew?" She screamed, pulling out a giant mallet and striking Brock on the head. Knocking him to the ground.
"Where the fuck does that mallet come from?" Ash yelled, looking at the yellow mallet.
Misty was just about to respond when she actually took the time to think about the question. Of all the years she's had it, it always seemed to appear right out of nowhere. The red-head could only respond by saying, "I don't know."
"Alright, Charizard! Do it again! Show me the move again!" Ash ordered, watching the black dragon gather strength for the Sky Attack. His body began to glow then caught fire.
It was a scary sight, watching Charizard being on fire a brilliant white flame. The look in his eyes, you could feel the hatred radiating off of him. The heat itself was almost unbearable to withstand. It was enough to shake Ash's Pokedex like crazy. Saying the heat was exceeding eight thousand degrees.
"Eight thousand degrees! That's two more than Blast Heat or even Blitz Fang. How much heat can a Pokemon withstand from a fire-type attack, Brock?"
"I don't know, Ash, but I think that may be a little too much. In addition to causing Burn, who knows what else it could do? I am afraid what will happen when you use that attack. You saw the results of Blitz Fang on Golem!"
"There's only one way to find out. In the mean time, go for it, Charizard!"
The dragon nodded, as he took off running and leapt into the air, extending his wings. The moment he caught flight was when the attack ended. Charizard growled in an angry manner and he sliced his tail through a tree. Severing it at the trunk.
Ash sighed with frustration. The attack can be combined and the results prove that it is possible. The only problem is being able to sustain the end to the very end. This was the sixth attempt and at the present rate. Every tree in the Mount Silver region would be knocked over.
"Charizard definitely has an anger issue, but I can understand his frustration and being in his current mindset doesn't help the situation either." Tracey said, watching the dragon sever another tree. Only this time, when it hit the ground. He set fire to it and disintegrated it in a matter of seconds.
"Ash! Give Charizard a break! He'll burn down this entire land if he keeps this up!"
"Charla! Help Charizard!' Liza yelled, as she watched her dragon immediately rush over to her mate and began to nuzzle his neck. The dragon instantly calmed down and a smile formed on his face.
"Everyone! Take ten!" Ash ordered all the Pokemon. He took a seat next to Dawn and hid his face in his hands. He was just as frustrated as Charizard. You could tell.
"It's okay, Ash. You'll get it, bud. Here, have some a lemonade." Brock told his friend while holding a glass for him.
Ash took the glass, but only took a small sip. He wasn't in a happy mood right now and Dawn didn't think she be able to cheer up her boyfriend. They just let him be for a moment till his head was clear.
"I just don't know what to do. The moment Charizard takes the skies, the attack dissolves. We are missing something. Any ideas on what it could be?" "I don't have a clue, Ash. You both seem to be doing everything right and the attacks are capable with each other. Why it ends so abruptly makes no sense."
"Maybe they just aren't capable, May. Maybe that is the problem."
"If the attacks weren't capable with each other, Ash. Then, the glowing and the fire wouldn't occur. The only thing that would happen is Charizard getting a bad headache and more reason to destroy trees. What usually happens when a Pokemon uses either attack?" Danny questioned, looking at the dragon family.
"The Pokemon glows as it gains strength then collides with its opponent. That's Sky Attack. If it were Flare Blitz, same thing only the Pokemon engulfs itself in fire then tackles its opponent, but loses health in the process from recoil damage."
"So, either way. It collects power and then tackles its opponent. Only differences are recoil damage and type mismatch. Maybe that's the problem. Charizard is having a hard time differing the two attacks then when he's about to attack. His body doesn't know how to work the intended attack and it just fails completely. Just like before, he has to train himself to use both attacks and combine them to form the attack you want."
"Blitzkrieg needs to be perfected. It will be amazing if I am able to use that move."
"Well, I appreciate you letting me watching you, Ash. Even though you said you didn't want to reveal your move until you battled Paul."
"I want to destroy Paul. I want a real battle with you and everyone else, Jasmine. This gives you a chance to try and counter the move."
"Well, at the moment. There is no counter for it because there is no move."
"Oh shut up, Misty. Be supportive for once."
"I am supportive, Ash. I just like making fun of you more."
"Give me another reason why I shouldn't talk to you anymore."
"If you stopped talking to me, you won't be able to pull pranks on me."
"Like this?" Danny said, holding a pepper in front of Misty's face, getting her to fall backwards and screaming like a little girl.
"Thanks, Danny."
"No problem, Ash."
"Fuck you, Danny!"
"Love you too, Misty."
"Alright! Help me out. This move needs a lot of work done."
"Well, I gave my idea, Ash. Why not give it a shot?"
"Might as well. Charizard! Back to work!" Ash ordered, getting an immediately response from the black dragon.
"Alright. Here's the idea. Your body doesn't know how to differ the two attacks and so when you are about to attack, your body gets confused and doesn't know how to work the combined attack. We just need to let your body know how to work the two attacks at the same time. It was easier before because it was two fire-type moves. Now this is fire and flying. It's a little more tricky so come on. Power up the attacks and allow yourself some time to feeling the differences between the two attacks then combine them when you are ready to attack."
Charizard complied and began to think about that evil day many years ago. He immediately went into what everyone was now calling Berserk mode. The demons kicked on and Charizard looked like a demonic dragon once again. This no longer phased Ash.
His body first began to power up Sky Attack, his skin glowing white as energy surged through him at a fantastic rate. He took the time to feel the power coursing through him. Ash could only watch.
"He's very determined. You don't meet a lot of trainers like him. He's got a heart that not a lot of trainers have." Danny complimented, looking at the sight of Charizard slowly beginning to catch fire as Flare Blitz powered up.
"It's hard to believe. He was a trainer that didn't know a thing about battling or any sense of using tactics. He basically winged every battle he was in, but as he grew. His mind saw a different view of battling. He started using logic in his training and battling and look at him now. Who knew he would be able to combine moves? It's all thanks to you, Dawn."
"Me?"
"Remember Ice Aqua Jet? That was your move. He was inspired by your idea. If it weren't for that, who knows how Ash would battle now? Probably for the worse."
"I must admit. I have been a great inspiration for him."
"You are the best inspiration for him. You are the best to ever happen to him and I mean that."
"Thanks, Brock. That's very nice of you."
"I saw Ash after our year absence from each other. He was definitely a different person. He seemed empty and distraught. I didn't think he would be able to defeat any gym, but when you came back into his life. That old fighting self of his returned. You've been there for him and he has always been there for you."
"He's the best thing to ever happen to me. I feel so happy that I'm with him." Dawn said with a big smile. A tear escaping from her eye, but she quickly wiped it away.
"So go to him already!" Misty and May yelled at the blue-head, catching her off-guard.
She nodded and walked over to the trainer she loved. His was unaware of her presence as just watched Charizard. Even as she stood next to him, he was completely oblivious to her.
She giggled, but leaned forward and kissed him on his cheek. The gesture worked, as he turned to find Dawn standing next to him. "What was that for?"
"Because I love you so much."
Ash just smiled as leaned forward and kissed Dawn hard on her lips. His hands wrapping around Dawn's slender waist, as simultaneous with Dawn wrapping her arms around Ash's neck. Tongues entering each other's mouths, a make-out session was about to take place.
A harsh vibrating disrupted Ash, as he pulled away from Dawn and looked down towards his Pokedex. Ash knew what it was because it only vibrated this bad when it was around extreme heat.
He turned and could've believe how blinding the light coming off of Charizard was. They both had to shield their eyes or they would've surely gone blind. Both groaning because their hands weren't doing a great job blocking the light, but as fast as it came, it soon ended.
Everyone slowly opened their eyes and saw what was done. A giant boulder that stood in front of Charizard, now had a perfect hole about the same size as the dragon. In fact, it was the same size and it was still glowing red hot. "Just like an arc welder through butter." Dawn muttered, receiving an agreeing nod from Ash.
The fire-type just stood there, his arms crossed and a smug smirk across his muzzle. At this very moment, the definition of an arrogant fuck could be defined by Charizard.
Today was different than most. The sky was gray and signs of snow would happen sometime in the near future, but that was if you were flying at ten thousand feet. Not a group flying in a private jet though.
Ash stood in the bathroom, looking at himself in the small mirror that was hung in front of him. He took the time to examine his face and found his look to be rather appealing. For the first time in his life, he decided he would grow a beard.
The sight of his face didn't last long because I never did care about his appearance. Which is why his hair was still the way it was when he first started as a trainer. Besides, he had more important things to worry about.
You see, since we last saw Ash and company, they were training at Mount Silver, but that was a week and a half ago. During that time, Ash continued to train his Pokemon and took the time to even get himself into better shape. Lifting weights that the Pokemon Center had, going on jogs as well.
He felt like he was in the best shape of his life, but that is not what this is about. It's about just being with his Pokemon and encouraging them so they could prepare for what laid ahead.
From here on out, there were no games. Only business. Ash always gave the pep talk, 'No matter what happens. Win or lose. I'm still proud of you.' Well, the new talk was, 'You lose. We got a serious problem so you better win.' That's how serious Ash was now.
This is the fight against the Gold Four, a group of top selected trainers that Charles Goodshow had chosen. Trainers to be even better than any Elite Four.
It was when the raven-haired adult turned his head to look out the window is when he saw how serious it would be. Ash always found himself walking over any other sort of movement or transportation. There was only one reason why he would be on a jet over thirty thousand feet in the air. "Ganymede."
The thought of landing at the stadium within a twenty minutes put Ash in a state of mind that cancelled everything that surrounded him, but kept the battles strategies flowing through him. That's what this is about.
He turned on the faucet and collected a pool of cold water into his hands and splashed it into his face. It wasn't designed to wake him up, but to rather try and calm him and relieve the stress. It's hard to relax when the biggest opportunity in the world is on your doorstep.
He grabbed the red towel next to the sink and began to wipe his face down. The soft cotton wasn't any help either, but he kinda laughed to himself. "Who relaxes from a cotton towel?" He said with a chuckle.
He took one last look into the mirror and nodded at his reflection before he made his way out and walked back towards his seat next to Dawn. She excited welcomed him back with a kiss on his cheek.
"You okay?"
"I'm fine. No need to worry."
"Ash. When you say my line, I know something is wrong."
"Nothing you can do to help. Nothing will be able to calm me down until this is all over."
"Well, I can at least try and give you some pleasure."
"You can wait until we are in the room. Geez, what got you in such a mood?" "I'm loving the beard."
"It is rather attractive, isn't it?" "Very much so."
"Oh Ash. I can't believe that the time is almost here. I can't believe at how much you have grown up."
"Thanks, mom."
"I remember when I used to wipe your little bottom."
"Oh God. Please, mom. No."
"You had the cutest bottom too."
"Mom. No more. I beg you."
"What Ash? I'm just saying how proud of you I am."
"No. You're not. You are saying that I had the cutest ass ever and you just love embarrassing me too."
"I most certainly do not, young man and watch your language!"
"You always tell me to change my underwear. You've been telling me that for eleven years and I do every day and I wash them whenever I get the chance. You just love humiliating me!"
"I can't help it, Ash. I mean, to me. You are still that little boy running around in his diapers."
"Oh my! Dawn used to do the same thing!"
"Oh God."
"With her curly blue hair flowing in the breeze, it was the most adorable thing ever!"
"MOM! If you have to say this stuff about me, say it when I am not around and not on a plane where everyone will be able to hear you!"
"Seriously, mom. Dawn is right. I don't want to hear this so please just keep this under wraps."
"Well, okay Ash. If that is what you want."
"It's what I want."
Delia just nodded curtly and turned her head and looked straight ahead of her. Appearing to admit defeat, Ash sighed with relief. "He was a bit blondish back when he was a baby."
"MOM!"
The view of the stadium was staggering to look at. As the jet gradually descended, Ganymede was the icon to be staring at. It looked like the old Roman Coliseum, but with a dome over the roof and about four times bigger. In the back was a tunnel that led into the mountain. The chamber that housed the final battle between him and Lance.
"Steady everyone as we are coming in for a landing." The pilot over the intercom said as he and the co-pilot made carefully course corrections to fly through the mountains with no problems. Still a bit rough for everyone's liking, it was still a pleasant flight.
Sadly though, as the plane began to descend deeper into the mountain range did turbulence pick up a bit. This is why there were going to be helicopters landing instead of jets because landing a chopper here was safer and smoother.
Ash just sat in his chair, his eyes closed and shut off all of his surroundings. He locked himself in a deep state of mind that the rocking wasn't disturbing him. He just thought about being here, his battles. Especially his battle with Paul.
Ever since he met him, Paul has been nothing more than a colossal pain in Ash's ass. The only time one of their battles didn't end up with Paul winning was their very first one back in Sandgem City. It had ended in a draw, but even then. Ash knew he had lost.
Then came their very first six on six battle. Things from the get-go didn't turn out well for Ash. He managed to take down only two of Paul's Pokemon. It was by far the most devastating blow to Ash's confidence in his ability of being a trainer. If it weren't for Dawn, who knows what his future as a trainer would've been like.
Then came the day that haunts him the most. His shut-out to Paul. He had lost all of his Pokemon while Paul went on to win with all of his. He remembered that day perfectly. He didn't show any emotion, but hatred towards Paul skyrocketed and if it weren't for him leaving immediately after the battle was over. He would've received a punch to the face. He didn't bother to stay. He left when the day was done.
That was basically the last battle they had that held some significance. Every time they went at it, it was just a grudge match that left Ash wondering 'Am I really cut out for this?'
A jump brought Ash out of his trance and realized that they had landed on the ground. The flight was now over, but this meant that war was soon coming. Even if he did lose, he would not leave Orre without finally beating Paul. Even if it meant fighting him physically. Things were finally going to change around here. Paul will lose.
"Welcome to Ganymede everyone. Enjoy your stay and good luck, Mr. Ketchum." The captain announced over the intercom as he taxied the jet into its designated parking space by the coliseum.
During that time, Ash just continued to think about his upcoming battle and soon he felt his head bouncing in rhythm with his tapping foot. Recently he had watched a movie that had the coolest beat of music. It was from the movie Tron: Legacy. The song was called End of Line and was made by Daft Punk. To him, that music fitted his situation perfectly.
He didn't know why he would start playing this song in his head for no reason, but it was the only thing that kept in a decent mindset. Dawn took notice of his bobbing head and tapped his shoulder. The attempted were futile.
"Ash?"
Once again, he had shut off his mind and only thought about the music. He thought about what laid ahead of him. He finally snapped open his eyes as he felt an open palm in the back of his head.
He turned to look at Dawn with an agitated glare, but she hooked her thumb backwards. He quickly grabbed the hand of Misty's, pulling her close to him.
"I wouldn't do that right now if I were you." He threatened, as he slowly released the redhead's hand and she quickly retracted it once it was free.
"Jesus, Ash. You are a real dick."
"Just shut up." A response no one had predicted to come from Ash. It had finally happened. He had finally turned into Paul. Right now, he needed to be dealt with a threat that not even Paul could ignore.
He got up from his chair and made his way towards the front of the plane, where the stewardess had just opened the exit.
He took his first step on the tarmac and looked at his surroundings. It was cloudy and snowy up here. Four thousand feet was a big weather difference between up here and on sea level. It didn't affect the beauty of Ganymede in any way.
"Welcome, Ash." A voice called out, catching Ash's attention.
He looked over to find Norman standing with his family. For the first time, he smiled when he saw some old friends. "Hello, Norman. Good to see you again."
"Like-wise. Glad you were able to make it today. Weather suppose to be rather bad in a couple hours. We get some bad blizzards up in the mountains."
"I bet. Caroline, great to see you again. You look great. Max. How are you?" he said as he gave May's mother a big hug and gave Max a firm handshake afterwards.
"Great to see you again, Ash. I have so much to tell you since I became gym leader of the Pedalburg Gym."
"I can't wait to hear about it. I got something I need to take care of quickly though. Excuse me." Ash left with a bit of haste, earning confusion from the whole group.
"What's up with him?"
"I think he's trying to find Paul. I don't know about what though. I don't think it'll be pretty."
"MOM! DAD! MAX!" May yelled, running off the plane and opening her arms and wrapped them around Norman. "Oh I missed you all so much."
"Oh, May. So happy to see you, dear. You are looking wonderful." Caroline complimented as she stood back to look at how grown her daughter was getting.
"You look great as well, mom. You must been doing a lot around here to keep in shape."
"I have, dear. I train with your father everyday and we spend an hour exercising to keep ourselves fit. You don't think I can keep this figure by just sitting on the couch, do you?" "No, I guess not. Max, you look great, baby brother. The women all over you yet?"
"Come on, May. I'm sixteen years old. I'm not thinking about that yet."
"Liar!" A new voice from behind him yelled. Everyone turned to find a familiar face. Well to Brock and May.
"Natalie?"
"Good to see you again, Brock. How's my first crush doing?"
"Well, umm. Great. Wasn't expecting to see you here."
"You never even tried to keep in touch with me. I'm awfully disappointed in you and after I gave you that list of berries. Shame on you."
"You never gave a number."
"True. Can I at least have a hug?"
"Sure." Brock smiled as he gave a big hug to the youngster. "So are you and Max?"
"Yep. We are officially dating. Can you believe it and here he just said he's not thinking about women. Man doesn't know what he wants."
"Natalie. Hush up!"
"Ugh….men. Anypoop!"
"Anypoop? What the heck is anypoop?"
"Are you confused?"
"Yes, I am."
"That is the idea."
"You sure can pick 'em, Max."
"Children. Stop arguing!" Norman ordered, getting Max, May and Natalie to quiet down. "I still got it."
"Oh Delia. Johanna. So good to see you both again." Caroline greeted her friends, collecting both of them in a hug.
Ash traveled alone through the halls of the stadium and couldn't believe the structure. It was absolutely staggering and hard to imagine that something like this was able to be built in total secrecy. It only lasted a few seconds before he shifted his mind again.
The real reason why he was walking through the halls to find one person in particular. Paul. He needs to deal with him now. Not in a battle, but a harsh ultimatum. He wasn't gonna go down. He was going to be victorious.
He found his way into the main battlefield and couldn't believe his eyes. The first thing that caught his attention were the stands. They must've traveled up and over one hundred rows and these weren't bench seats either, but they looked to be recliners and with all these chairs. It looked like it could house over three hundred thousand fans.
Then he looked down at the field itself and took a knee. He felt the surface with his hand and couldn't what it felt like. To him, it felt like Astroturf, but as he moved his hand across the surface. He couldn't detect any signs of those annoying rubber pellets. "Must've cost a fortune. This whole place is a gold mine." he said to no one in particular.
"Well, it's about time you showed up. You realize how long I've been waiting for our battle?"
"A month. Go fuck yourself, Paul." Ash didn't bother to turn around, as he continued to feel the turf. Being able to fight on such a field put a smile on his face, but it didn't last long.
"Stop falling in love with the field. God, you are just as pathetic as ever."
"Maybe it is you who is pathetic because you have been saying that for so long. It's pathetic that you still say that word every time you see me. Get a new fucking word for fuck's sakes. I mean, my God…."
"At least I still have reason to call you that. You haven't won a battle against ever. The count is zero to whatever number of battles we've had. Bad streak I must say."
"Well, times are about to change, Paulie because you will lose and I am going to make sure your loss ruins your future."
"A lot of big talk from a guy who hasn't won against me. What makes you think you are going to beat me? Your faith in your Pokemon hasn't helped you in the past." "No. My faith has helped, but I was missing a key element in the equation and when I battle you tomorrow, I will fight you like I have never done before. I will be victorious."
"Are you done yet? You're boring me."
"Just keep being the pansy prick you are because at the end of the day. I will be the winner."
"Did you just call me a pansy?" "Sorry, wrong word. I meant to call you a pussy."
"Pussy! I'll fucking show you!"
"Bring it on, woman!" Ash countered as he prepared himself to fight his rival.
"Either of you hit each other and you're both done!" A demanding voice entered the field, stopping both of them in their tracks. They were shocked to find Charles Goodshow, accompanied by Lance and Cynthia, walking towards them.
"I have no tolerance for this sort of thing. Either of you lay a hand on each other and Paul. You lose your right to be called a Gold Four and Ash! You will lose you chance to try and become champion. So you stop this nonsense right now or I'm sending both of you home. Understand me?"
Even though he had to be close to one hundred years old, Goodshow was still a very intimidating man to be around and the rivals quickly nodded their heads.
"Good. Now get to your rooms and relax. That's an order!"
"Yes sir. I can't wait to battle you tomorrow, Ash. Prepare to lose."
"Better pack your shit because you are going to be sent home as soon as the battle is over."
"We'll see." And with that, Paul had left the field. Leaving Ash alone with the trio.
"Sorry about that, Mr. Goodshow."
"I understand your rivalry with Paul, Ash, but I will not have this sort of thing happen around here. You will be on your best behavior and I expect you to be a gentlemen as well."
"Of course."
Goodshow just smiled and extended his hand. "Welcome to Ganymede, Ash. I wish you the best of luck in your battles. Show us that you deserve to be here."
"You don't have to worry about that, sir because at the end of this. I will be the new champion."
"Well, you have to get past us, Ash. We won't go down easily."
"I certainly hope you don't. I will be very angry if you let me win, but now if you excuse me. I bet Dawn is worried sick about me."
"Again. I wish you the best of luck tomorrow, Mr. Ketchum. Nothing would thrill me more than see you becoming the new reigning champion."
"Nothing and I mean nothing is going to stop me. You five are nothing more, but obstacles and you will all be dealt with. I will make sure Paul suffers the worst. When this is over, him treating me like shit will come to an end."
Was this better? Please let me know. Update soon. Happy New Years everyone!