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Day Count: 133 (before the events of this chapter)
For now I'm going to say that each chapter will be up every two weeks at the very latest, maybe every week depending on school load.
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Normal Talk
Thoughts
Lucario talking unless stated otherwise
Zoroark talking unless stated otherwise
Mienshao talking unless stated otherwise
Let the journey continue...
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Two doors clicked closed at the same time. The two people exiting turned and ran right into each other. Seconds after that, they both yelped out in embarrassment and surprise.
Ash stood wearing only a towel about his waist as water dripped from his still drying hair after his shower. Misty stood wearing also only a towel around herself with water dripping onto the floor from her longer hair.
"I uh um," Ash fumbled and blushed, "Sorry I didn't mean to bump into you."
Misty flushed as well and tried not to look at Ash's chest, "It's fine. I mean I did the same thing."
Ash nodded and had to shake his head again when his eyes tried to wander over his girlfriend. He did allow himself to innocently focus on her hair about her face, even being plastered there and wet as it was. They both blushed again when they realized they were still standing in the middle of the hall, practically without clothing and kinda staring at each other.
"I'm just gonna-"
They both started at the same time and almost ran right into each other again. They corrected and walked past to reach their respective rooms. Misty reached to open her door when she heard Ash's voice from the other side of his door.
"Darn shoe. Don't laugh, Pikachu. You neither, Gary!"
"What? You're the one whose not looking where they're going and tripping over stuff, brave knight."
Misty laughed lightly as she slipped inside her room. She was smiling to herself when she closed her door behind her.
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"So you're saying that the disaster at Milos Island was from a natural cause?"
"Yes, we've got people monitoring the dangerous greyed zone and we're working on finding a way to reverse the damage."
"There are reports that something stopped the greyed zone from spreading to the whole island. Is this true?"
"That is classified information, but as far as we know, something might or might not have caused the event from being worse than it was."
"How many people and pokemon were claimed by the zone and what were their fates?"
"No humans were caught in the zone, but a few dozen pokemon were. They were wild inhabitants of the island. At the present time, they are frozen in what appears to be stone. I advise everyone to flee if they see a zone appear anywhere."
"Wait, so Champion Alder sir, you're saying more of these zones could pop up?"
"It's theoretically possible. We think certain sacred sites are being targeted by Team Rocket. While we aren't positive what they are doing, it's possible they are directly or indirectly causing the zones to appear."
"So Team Rocket's behind this?"
"We feel it's very likely. We advise most people to not battle or confront them. Leave them to the professionals. I made a vow to Unova when I became Champion and I intend to keep it."
The reporter turned towards the screen and nodded, "Well there you have it folks. Champion Alder's take on the disaster at Milos Island. Is Team Rocket planning something terrible? Will this turn into a full out war of some kind? How did Champion Lance allow for Team Rocket to grow so out of control? What is the science behind these zones? Let's go to our panel of specialists on the matter!"
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"This is troublesome," Cilan frowned after the news went to commercial break.
"Mmmm. I'm just surprised that the League has been able to underplay how active Team Rocket really is." Paul leaned back in thought.
"It's been a long time since any evil Team actually posed a true threat," May murmured.
"Yeah, it was when the League wasn't as unified that there was real trouble," Drew added.
"Was it true? You know, that Lance and the Elite Four once almost allowed Team Rocket to rule and they didn't try and stop them? Some of the Gym Leaders even were apart of Team Rocket once, right?" Dawn asked worriedly, "I just couldn't imagine Lance being that way."
Brock sighed, "A lot of that is classified, but my dad told me a bunch about it once. He always believed there was someone that caused the Gym Leaders and Elite Four to turn sour for a period of time. Though technically the Elite Four wasn't in line with Team Rocket. They tried to destroy all people, supposedly."
"But what could someone have to done to taint someone's mind so well?" Cress questioned, "Obviously the League and other Government institutions ruled that those involved were not in their right minds at the time, otherwise they'd not be Champions, Gym Leaders, or free at all. They'd be in jail.
"I don't know…" Brock sighed.
"Oh look it's back on," May spoke and caused everyone in their group, waiting in the center's lobby, to look back up at the tv.
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"Well, truth be told, Miss Gabby, Team Rocket has seemingly been dormant for many years. Quiet honestly they've only been acting out in small instances, most likely trying to keep their corporation from going under. Their boss is business savvy as well as very clever. He's been able to change company names and documents in order to keep Team Rocket's various businesses hidden for long periods of time before switching to another. The last large attempt to cause chaos was at the Undersea Temple."
"So, to be clear, Mr. Hisakawa, you think Team Rocket isn't behind the attack, regardless of their attack on Unova a few years ago?"
"No, They couldn't have rebounded so quickly. They would've needed to have received enough money to retry their endeavors."
"What's to say they didn't have a nest egg of some kind though?"
"You have something to say, Mr. Matsuoka?"
"Indeed, we mustn't assume we know everything. For all we know, some new developments have occurred and Team Rocket has indeed pulled out their nest egg to follow through. Whatever it may be, it has their full trust."
"Forgive me, Mr. Matsouka, but aren't you relying on a lot of assumptions yourself? A theoretical nest egg of hidden profit and some sort of super weapon or acquisition that would give the enemy the upper hand?"
"That's just it, Mr. Hisakawa. I would've agreed with you if the events as of late hadn't happened. I had my suspicions when it was confirmed that Team Rocket had absorbed several dead or dying Teams. We now have seen the possibly of this power we know nothing about. It took out a third of an island and froze if not exterminated any living thing within it's zone. It is imperative that we take as many precautions as possible. Lance was unable to act quickly enough because it snuck up on all of us. Team Rocket is like a predator waiting in the grass. It just had to wait for everything to come together before it was ready to strike."
"Mr. Matsuoka, it almost sounds like you're expecting war."
"…I do believe I am, Miss Gabby."
-Silence-
"Well… then. Let's ask Mrs. Yoshida, her take on the matter. She's a scientist from Unova's own League headquarters. Hopefully she can inform us on what exactly the science is behind the 'greyed' zone."
"Of course Miss Gabby. We are theorizing that an energy or more accurately an anti-energy of sorts was in some way released-"
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Being some of the first people up in the Pokemon Center, Gary turned the tv off before the news could continue.
"Seems like they don't know much," Gary huffed as the rest of the group started absentmindedly coming from their rooms to discuss their plan for the day.
"It's probably for the better for now," Ritchie nodded.
Everyone started talking and eating some breakfast. They actually enjoyed quite a large breakfast and several people got elbowed in the chaos of grabbing for syrup, utensils, and other necessities. Laughs were shared from most before they cleaned up and got ready to depart. Ash, Misty, Gary, Ritchie, and Max were heading over to Mistralton Elementary to meet up with Mrs. Sandra's class, Brock, Cress, and Chili were heading to the outdoor market, and May, Drew, Paul, Dawn, Cilan, and Iris made their way to a building known to house a pair of move tutors. They said goodbye to each other and separated.
zzz-Market-zzz
It was a mostly pleasant experience for the three trainers walking through the open air market. They gathered supplies as they went from stall to stall. Being as calm and peaceful as it was, Chili inevitably started to get bored. He listened as Brock struck up a conversation with Cress about cooking that somehow eventually morphed into one about each trainer's experience with water pokemon. It was at these times that Chili could truly feel alone. He didn't have the patience that Cress and Cilan possessed. He was learning to do better, but at the same time he wasn't really ashamed of his passion. It was partially what made him who he was. He had a passion and zeal that his brothers didn't. As observant and intellectual as they were, they'd never match him in his fiery spirit. That's what he was for, to remind them to never give up and to keep marching forward. He was their fire, you could say. Never the less, he was indeed bored out of his mind by Brock and Cress' talk no matter how informative it was. They stopped at yet another stand and Chili absentmindedly looked over and down the row of booths only to see…
"Coronia," Chili murmured softly. He glanced over his shoulder at Brock and Cress and saw they were still busy. With that assurance he walked towards her. Her pale orange hair was being struck by the sunlight as he walked closer and her golden eyes looked up and locked with his crimson ones once he got close enough. She was wearing a pink t-shirt and blue jeans with red and white sneakers.
"Chili?" She asked and faced him.
He snapped himself from a stupor and gave a giant smile, "Yep, the one and only!"
She smiled brightly, "I guess that means your group is here in Mistralton."
"Yeah, they're mostly goofing around somewhere. I was dragged to the market to do some shopping with my brother and a friend but got bored."
"I see. Oh! Did you here the news about Milos Island!? Terrible isn't it?" Coronia asked as her face fell.
"Oh yeah. Heard about that…" Chili trailed off.
"Well I'm sure the League will figure it out and handle it," Coronia nodded affirmatively. She looked up and smiled at him happily, "I'm done here, so I guess I'll see you later-" She waved and went to turn.
Chili's eyes widened as her back was now facing him. Before he could even process what he had done, his hand was on her shoulder and his mouth was forming words.
"Wait Coronia."
Coronia paused and turned back around with curiosity written on her face, "What is it, Chili?"
Chili glanced up at the sky and the right into Coronia's eyes, "You know, I still remember your laugh. It's the strangest thing. You'd think after not seeing someone for… I don't know seventeen years or so…"
She stared at him in what seemed to be shock.
He smiled, "You wanna go get a coffee or something? I mean…"
"Yes."
As the two walked away side by side, little did they know that they were being watched.
"Huh… not even one compliment?" Brock grumbled, "How'd he do that?"
Cress smiled, "She was touched by his thoughtfulness. She didn't need a compliment. The fact that he still remembers so much about her from when they were children is enough. I'm just glad he seems to be acting like a gentlemen as he should."
"Hmm, true. He's acting pretty calm for Chili standards. Who knows how long it'll last though," Brock replied.
A moment of silence passed after hearing Brock's last statement and the two glanced nervously at each other.
"Are you worried?" Brock asked.
Cress was very quiet until, "Perhaps we should follow them."
"Agreed."
The two snuck off after Chili and Coronia, both intent on making sure things went well for their brother and friend.
zzz-Move Tutor's House-zzz
"I've heard about this pair of instructors before. I'm pretty sure their from Sinnoh, but moved to be here with some of their family. The husband knows how to teach Frenzy Plant, Hydro Cannon, and Blast Burn to specific pokemon, while his wife teaches Draco Meteor to those she deems worthy," Cilan spoke as their group walked along.
"I think it's the same couple I meet when I had Torterra tutored," Paul added.
"Oh Really?" Dawn asked in intrigue.
"Draco Meteor…" Iris whispered. She could remember seeing Ash's Garchomp use it once and she had seen Cynthia's Garchomp use it as well. It was the ultimate dragon type move. Even her very strong Hydregion knew the move, but now was as good a time as any to teach Haxorus it too. Hydregion learning it had kinda not been her doing. She had gotten the opportunity to receive a Deino that had already been tutored in the move by one of the men of the Village of Dragons.
"Oh It would be great to have Blaziken know Blast Burn… Hmm I wonder if he'd teach my Venusaur and Blastoise their type specific moves too?" May murmured.
"I suppose we'll have to see," Drew nodded.
"It's more important that the trainer is tutored in what to look for when trying to teach a pokemon the move," Paul added.
The six group members finally made it to the door of the house and Paul knocked. Moments later, a small girl opened the door.
"Hello?"
"Excuse us, we were wondering if the Move Masters were busy," Cilan explained politely.
The girl seemed irked and sighed before turning and shouting into the house, "Hey Grandma, Grandpa! There's some more people here trying to get you to teach them!"
Some garbled shouting from within answered the girl's call. She turned and looked at them, "Sorry, nope!" She went to close the door, but Paul stopped her. When she tried to crush his fingers he pulled out a poke ball and tossed it.
"Torterra, Frenzy Plant. Don't let the door shut!"
Soon several vines shot from the ground beneath Torterra and lodged themselves between the door and the opening.
"Paul! Don't you think that's a bit much?" Dawn yelped.
Before he could answer, the girl had stepped back in shock as an elderly man walked up.
"Hmm, I know that Torterra."
He glanced up and locked eyes with Paul, "Ah yes… the angry one."
Paul sweatdropped while most in his group started to snicker. Drew chuckled, "Sounds about right."
The elderly man rose his brow at their reactions before a smile came to his face, "I'm guessing you wanted your friends to have the opportunity to learn from me and my wife?"
Paul nodded as Torterra pulled his vines away.
"Very well, follow me," He nodded and led them inside.
The house was calm and cozy when they walked in. Sunlight poured in from several windows. An elderly woman could be seen knitting and rocking in a chair in the back; she paused as they approached and gave a smile.
"My mommy and daddy are out right now so Grandma and Grandpa are watching after me!" The little girl smiled.
"So you youngins are wanting to learn the ultimate moves hm?" The woman smiled.
"Most of us. A couple want to come to learn Draco Meteor," Drew expressed.
The woman's face fell a bit and she seemed intrigued, "Oh you do, do you?"
The woman's eyes seemed to land on Iris and stay there a bit longer than normal before she spoke again, "Alright then, let's begin." She pulled herself out of her chair with the help of her husband and everyone moved to the back door.
Outside, there was a large field that connected to a more untamed wilderness beyond, which was part of route seven. A fence separated the property from the wild.
"Alright then, those who think they might be able to control Draco Meteor, follow me. My husband will help the rest of you who want to learn the ultimate elemental moves." The old woman nodded and walked off as Drew and Iris glanced at each other and followed her. The other four trainers turned to face the smiling man and little girl.
"Each of you release a region accepted starter pokemon. I will teach one Frenzy Plant, one Hydro Cannon, and one Blast Burn. If you own any other starters they can be tutored by the others, later." The old man nodded to Paul, "Think you're Torterra would be willing to help my pokemon tutor?"
Paul nodded and released Torterra once more.
May, Dawn, and Cilan nodded to each other and released, Blastoise, Typholsion, and Sceptile respectively.
The man released an Infernape, a Samurott, and a Venusaur and spoke with a slightly unnervingly bright smile,
"Let's get started."
zzz-Field Trip-zzz
The group of five trainers walked calmly down the path to the elementary school. Gary was walking with his eyes closed and his arms behind his head. Max was looking about with intrigue, Ritchie was smiling calmly, and Ash and Misty were walking hand in hand peacefully. As they got closer, Ash and Misty released each others hands since they were going to be with young kids.
"Brighten up, Gary. This should be fun," Ritchie spoke out suddenly.
"Mm," Gary grunted in annoyance.
"You need to seem interested. You're a researcher, they may ask questions you know. Things that I don't know the answer to," Ash nodded and smiled back at his rival. Gary looked at him in surprise and then smiled.
"Alright, alright. I guess I was being a little immature."
"A little?" Misty smirked.
"Watch it, red."
Ash laughed a bit with Ritchie as the five entered the gate and saw the assistant from yesterday walking across the front area towards the building's doors. She paused when she spotted them, "Oh! It's you. Follow me, I'll take you to the class room. We'll do a little bit of saying hi and uh stuff before we go." The girl blushed in embarrassment for fumbling over her words. She had short brown hair, brown eyes and olive complexed skin. She was wearing a yellow sleeveless blouse with white shorts and pink shoes. Also, she had a pink bag and a cream hat with a red stripe. "My name's Judy by the way, uh Judy Davis."
"Nice to meet ya, Judy," Ash smiled, "I'm Ash, this is Misty, Gary, Ritchie, and Max. It's okay if I brought them right? They wanted to help to."
Misty noticed Gary grumbled something, probably referring to the fact that she had roped him into coming. She pressed her heel on his foot and he quieted quickly. This caused Max to shake his head in embarrassment and Ritchie to sweat drop while Ash finished talking to Judy.
"That should be fine. We were kinda needing some help anyways since we do have to walk through route seven to get to the Celestial Tower. Who knows if there would be any wild pokemon attacking," Judy answered Ash's question before leading them inside.
They walked down several halls, filled with colorful drawings of trainers, famous and imagined, pokemon, wild, owned, and even a few legendaries. Magikarp paper fish hug from the ceiling.
"We're having a cultural festival this week so the halls are kinda busy with things the children have made." Jusy laughed.
"Wow, those Magikarp things are cool," Max murmured.
Eventually they reached a door in the hall that had a plaque over it that said, Mrs. Sandra's class. They entered and the children grew very quiet. Mrs. Sandra greeted them with a smile.
"Oh welcome!" She turned to the class and smiled, "What do we say class?"
"Welcome, Mr. Ketchum, Mrs. Waterflower, Mr. Oak, Mr. Jayne, Mr. Maple!" The children chanted together with bright smiles. Marty was wiggling in pure excitement from his chair. He was beaming.
"Hey there!" Ash grinned goofily and caused Misty to sigh. Pikachu and Ellie squeaked and waved from his shoulders. The children were wide-eyed at the sight of the two electric mice being around them again.
"We were just going over some important things and rules for the trip. I was hoping after I was done that you all would properly introduce yourself to the class and maybe give a little information about yourselves." Mrs. Sandra nodded.
"Sounds good," Ritchie agreed with a bright smile of his own.
Mrs. Sandra nodded again and turned back to the class, "Okay I want to hear everyone repeat our field trip rules. Ready? Now-"
"What do we do when we see a pokemon?"
"Don't approach it or pet it. Walk away slowly and tell an adult." The children chanted.
"Where do we stay?"
"With the group."
"If we stop for a bathroom break in the tower, what's the rule?"
"Buddy system!"
"What does it mean when I raise my hand?"
"Time to get quiet."
"Good very good. Now, because we have guests, there are a couple other rules. First do not overwhelm them with questions and do not touch any of their pokemon unless they give you permission. Some pokemon, even training under trainers aren't friendly to everyone." Mrs. Sandra explained to them and then turned to Ash and his friends, "Now which one of you want to go first?"
Before they could reply, Max marched forward with an air of superiority. Gary leaned forward and spoke softly into Ash, Misty, and Ritchie's ears, "Someone's ego has been supersized. The other three nodded in sync.
Max smiled at the younger children, "Hey there! My name's Max Maple. I'm the son of Petalburg City's Gym Leader, Norman. I'm a Hoenn Native. I started my pokemon journey three years ago and have competed in the Hoenn and Sinnoh Leagues. My starter pokemon was Treecko, but he wasn't the first pokemon I met that ended up on my team."
One of the children rose their hand and Max nodded to them.
"How's that?"
Max smiled, "I traveled some before I became a trainer. I traveled with my sister, a friend, and Ash here. During that journey I met a Ralts and we became friends. I promised that once I became a trainer, I'd come back and catch her and I did."
Ritchie walked forward and stood behind Max, "Hi everyone. My name's Ritchie Jayne. I'm from Frodomar city in Kanto. I started my journey almost nine years ago. I've been in several Leagues and my starter pokemon was Charmander. I have a Pikachu too that's a good friend of mine, his name is Sparky. I nickname all my pokemon."
Gary santered up after Ritchie had finished and smiled, "I'm Gary, Gary Oak. You might know about my grandfather, the Professor Samuel Oak-"
"Wow! You mean like the famous one!?"
"Ron…"
"Sorry."
Gary nodded, "That's right. He's my gramps. Anyways I started out as a trainer nine years ago and chose Squirtle as my starter pokemon. I entered the Indigo League and the Silver Conference and afterwards I came to the realization that I enjoyed learning about pokemon more than I did battling them. I'm studying now a days to be a high ranked researcher. My favorite subject is studying ancient and supposedly extinct pokemon."
"Have you ever-"
"Trisha."
"Oh oops," The girl winced and rose her hand. Gary smiled and nodded at her.
"Have you see an extinct pokemon? My momma says they can bring them back from rocks!"
Gary grinned, "Some fossils have enough of the pokemon inside them to bring them back. I own an Aerodactyl that was once inside an Old Amber."
Misty and Ash walked up next and Misty spoke first.
"My name's Misty and I'm the Gym Leader of the Cerulean Gym in Kanto. Our gym specializes in water type pokemon."
One small boy with glasses rose his hand and Misty nodded to him.
"You're a Gym Leader like Skyla then."
"Yeah I guess so if she runs a gym here."
Ash nodded to Misty as a cue of affirmation.
Another child rose their hand and Misty nodded.
"Ash, have you battled Skyla?"
Ash chuckled, "Yes I have. She's a very strong battler."
Misty smiled at Ash as he then introduced himself, "I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, like Gary and Professor Oak. I started my journey nine years ago with Pikachu here. You could say that my start as a trainer wasn't exactly normal, heh. This here's Ellie too. I've been in seven regional tournaments, completed the Battle Frontier, and I am a Knight of Ilene's Guard. I have the ability to use the power of aura."
A small girl named Tina, raised her hand, "What's aura?"
Ash smiled and walked towards her. He kneeled and held his hand out. Tenatively, the girl place her smaller hand in his and at the touch, blue energy swirled around it. She yelped in surprise and looked up at him with large eyes.
"Aura is the energy that gives all things life. Some pokemon and very very few people can see, use, and sense aura."
Marty asked a question without raising his hand, but it was such a shocking question that Mrs. Sandra didn't speak.
"Have you ever seen a legendary pokemon? My dad has a bunch of old books and one of them is the story of Sir Aaron! Sir Aaron knew some legendaries, did you know that?"
Ash looked up at Marty calmly and nodded, "Yeah, Sir Aaron was… an ancestor of mine. We share a very similar aura."
Marty's eyes grew wider than Ash thought possible, "Then have… have you…"
Ash gave a mischievous smile, "I might have met a few. A glimpse or two."
Gary nodded to himself at Ash's answer. It was best for people not to know too much about legendary pokemon.
"Wow…" Marty whispered. He gasped when Pikachu leapt down onto his desk and started speaking happily and waving his arms.
"Pi pika chu chu pi pika chu!"
"He says legendaries are really mysterious and like to be left alone. Respect is the code they live by," Ash translated.
"My word, you actually understand his speech?" Mrs. Sandra interrupted.
Ash nodded at her as Pikachu returned to Ash's shoulder, "Yeah, I've known Pikachu long enough that I can understand basically what he's saying.
She'd faint if she knew you could talk to us like this.
Yeah… that would be awkward.
Awkward would be an understatement… I think. Ellie added.
Ash gave a pleasant smile to show he was done.
Mrs. Sandra turned and motioned for the class to rise, "Gather your things and say in line. Ash and his friends will walk beside us, and Miss Judy will have the rear like normal. Let's head to the Celestial Tower!"
"Yeah!" The children shouted in glee and rose from their seats with a lot of noise involved.
Everyone prepared themselves and made their way out the door to start their field trip.
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"Well they seem to be doing alright."
"Huh? What makes you say that?"
"They're talking calmly and smiling to each other."
"But nothing's happening."
"Umm… What exactly is that supposed to mean?"
"Uh."
"Now Brock, didn't you learn recently how important it is to be honest. A happy couple doesn't need flamboyance-" Cress noticed that Brock was staring at him.
"You done yet?"
"Yes?"
"Do you love your brother?"
"Of course I-"
"Do you want him to live happily ever after?"
"Yes, but-"
"Then help me help you help him have a night to remember with a girl he loves!" Brock yelled almost too loudly and posed somewhat dramatically. Cress grabbed him and pulled him down when he had stood out from the bushes they were crouched behind at the cafe Chili and Coronia were at. Chili looked over at the bushes with a quirked eyebrow.
"Did you hear something?"
"No, did you?" Coronia asked and Chili shrugged but cast a suspicious glance.
"Guess not."
The two went back to talking and Cress sighed behind the bushes before releasing his hand from Brock's mouth.
"Sssh okay okay. What was your plan?"
Cress sweatdropped when he saw the strange smile on Brock's face.
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"Did you know, I can still remember playing ball at recess together?" Coronia asked softly after pausing from eating her salad and glancing up at the lazy clouds.
Chili paused from enjoying his snack of fried iapapa berry skins. "Really? That's neat. You remember that time we got in huge trouble for trying to get under the gate and check out the tall grass on the other side for pokemon?"
Coronia smiled calmly to herself, "Yeah."
"Did you ever catch that Blitzle you always wanted?"
She paused in slight surprise and looked up at Chili was he ate another skin after smelling it's aroma.
"You… you remembered that I wanted a Blitzle?"
"Well yeah of course! You talked about it all the time. Maybe one day I'll catch a Ponyta so we'd match!" Chili grinned, "I want to be a expert fire type specialist after all. So the more reasons to get fire types the better."
He didn't notice the faint blush on her checks after his words.
"That would be fun. I have captured one by the way. It's a strong Zebstrika."
"That's great!"
Their conversation was interrupted by a disguised Brock. He had on a waiter's uniform and a mustache as he approached. He made the mistake of looking back at a hidden Cress and gave his a thumbs up. While he was looking away he tripped on something and the bottle of sparking cider Chili had ordered started to fly towards Coronia. Chili stood up out of his seat in a rush, causing the chair to make noise against the ground. His hand shot forward as he braced himself on the table and intercepted the bottle, grabbing its neck.
"Whoa there! You okay?" Chili asked after making sure the bottle was firmly in his hand.
"Oh um yeah," Brock replied.
Chili nodded and then narrowed his eyes, "Glad to know you're okay, Brock!" After the sentence left his mouth, he ripped the mustache off his friend's face causing him to yelp in pain and slap a hand over the burning spot. Chili coughed, "I don't know where you are Cress, but you might as well come out."
"To be perfectly fair," Cress spoke as he rose from the bushes and dusted himself off, "He forced me into it."
"Hey!" Brock whined from the betrayal.
Chili sighed, "Did you two think I couldn't go off on my own or something?"
Cress frowned and glanced away, Brock did the same.
"Okay, I know I can act childish sometimes, but I am twenty two like you Cress. If Coronia wasn't twenty then we might have been enjoying wine instead of cider, if she had wanted."
"I'm terribly sorry brother, Miss Coronia," Cress spoke.
"Yeah, sorry. Cress' is right. It was kinda my fault," Brock smiled a bit sadly, "Forgive me?"
Chili smiled brightly, "Of course, you meant well." He turned swiftly to Coronia who was giggling a bit and smiling. "Come on Coronia, let's go check out the Air base and walk a bit, sound good?"
Coronia nodded happily and stood . She acted as if she was going to say something, but was stopped by Chili grabbing her hand quickly and walking away.
Cress and Brock looked after them in happiness.
"He's gonna do fine," Brock nodded decidedly, "He didn't need our help."
Cress rose an eyebrow but stayed silent before looking back at his brother talking happy to Coronia as they walked away. "It seems weird. One day me, Chili, and Cilan will be married. I wonder if our brotherly bond will be the same?"
"Maybe a bit different but not too much. Trust me, I'm a pro with the sibling department."
Cress smiled at his friend in return before he face palmed.
"What?"
"I forgot how passive aggressive Chili can be."
"What do you mean?"
"He purposely left us with his and Coronia's brunch bill."
"Dang it."
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"Are you sure it was okay to leave them with the bill like that?"
"Yeah, I'll pay them back later…"
She rose a brow at him.
"Maybe." He finished with a sneaky grin.
"No wonder I used to get into trouble so much in elementary. I was with you!" She laughed and elbowed him in side in jest.
"Drats, you've discovered my dark secret!" Chili replied in mock surprise.
Coronia laughed, "I like like your brother and friend though. They're sweet."
Chili smiled back at her, "Yeah, they're really great people. All of them."
Coronia moved her hand and grasped Chili's, which was at his side. He looked up at her content face.
"I'm so glad we got to see each other again. Most of the time you meet people in life and then they go their own way and you never see them again."
"Yeah me too Coronia."
"I want you in my life again."
"Then I will be."
zzz-Move Tutor's House-zzz
"TyyyyyyyyyyPHLOSION!" Dawn yelped and leapt back a bit when the fireball Typhlosion had been building in his mouth lost it's form and shot towards the sky as a torrent of fire rather than the sphere it was meant to be. Typhlosion started coughing a bit due to the smoke getting in his throat from the thrust of his failed attack.
Dawn walked forward and placed a hand on Typhlosion's back, "Are you okay? We could take a break if you want." Typhlosion smiled at her but shook his head.
Mr. Tutor, which was what the pair preferred being called when dealing with business, walked near and nodded, "Out of the three of you, Typhlosion's having the best luck with condensing the energy. Dawn smiled and looked to see what he meant.
May's Blastoise was having trouble keeping the water energy in a sphere. It would wobble and change shape before tending to burst. The first few times May got wet from this, she had gripped a bit, but after about five or six sprays of water, she had become much to focused on helping her pokemon learn than how wet she was. Paul was trying to help Cilan and his Sceptile. While all three techniques require the user to condense their natural typing's energy, how it was controlled and then released was what made the moves different, other than their type. For Frenzy Plant, the user had to create the sphere of energy in it's gut and then use it's own body like a lightning rod to push it into the earth to cause the growth of the large spiky vines. Mobility while using Frenzy Plant was near impossible if not very harmful to the user, which is why it was helpful that almost an innumerable amount of vines could grow after the attack was implemented, at least until the user wore themselves out. Sceptile was having trouble pushing the power from his body and into the ground. Torterra was trying his best to aid his fellow grass type, while Cilan and Paul talked and encouraged them both.
"Frenzy Plant is vulnerable to pokemon that can levitate or leave the ground, or at least it isn't as effective. Blast Burn and Hyrdo Cannon can be used while in motion, but they only get one shot before the user must rest, so accuracy is key. Variations of these ultimate moves can be used, but the user must train themselves constantly to alter them from their basic forms. I once knew of someone who could command his Charizard to use two Blast Burns in the row. That fire type was a marvel, they say it defeated the Elite Four of Kanto solo."
"Whoa wait, how?" Dawn asked in wonder and Typhlosion's eyes widened.
Mr Tutor chuckled, "Beats me, but its trainer never did battle the Master even though he was invited to. They say he gave his pokemon to his younger sister and they both opened up a sanctuary for retired battlers as well as a breeding center of sorts. Very few people know where it is though. I think the League and the Federation of Professors and Researchers know about its location… Anywho, take a bit of a break and then try again."
The man then walked off towards May and Blastoise to start up a conversation with them and Samurott.
Dawn blinked when she saw Mr. Tutor's Infernape smile at her and sit beside Typhlosion for a short break as well. I wonder how Iris and Drew are doing?
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"So you two think you should be allowed to know Draco Meteor, eh?"
Drew and Iris glanced at each other, "Um, yeah?"
Mrs. Tutor turned and eyed them carefully, "Very well, let's see what you got. I'll be the judge of whether or not you can master it."
Drew frowned in determination and tossed his poke ball that contained Flygon. Iris was frowning but not in determination. She released Haxorus, who bowed for a pet from her.
"Show me your strongest dragon type special attack move," Mrs. Tutor said evenly.
Drew nodded swiftly, "Flygon, Dragonbreath, max power!"
Flygon cried out and reared back his head as purple and blue flames started to flicker within his opened mouth. A blast of dragon flame shot into the sky, lighting up the field they were in.
Mrs. Tutor nodded and turned to Iris, "And you?"
Iris nodded and a bit more determination flushed her face, "Haxorus, Dragon Pulse!"
Haxorus opened his maw and shot a purplish beam of energy into the sky that had wind like wisps of energy spinning around in like a mini twister.
"Very well, your dragon types trust you greatly. Draco Meteor is similar to both Dragon Rage and the elemental ultimate moves in that the energy from the attack must be formed and condensed as a sphere. It is formed in the gut and is shot into the sky or at a target."
The two trainers and two pokemon nodded.
Mrs. Tutor pulled out a pokeball and released a Goodra, "Goodra here will help with practice. With that, they got to work.
After a few good hours of trying and failing, everyone but Mrs. Tutor was tired. Flygon had seemingly gotten the best hold of the attack though. He could form and shoot the sphere of energy into the sky, but the energy would always explode at it's peak into a cloud of smoke and stray energy instead of breaking apart to form the powerful meteors themselves. Haxorus, couldn't even make the sphere of energy in his gut. He would get very close to forming it, only to loose power.
Mrs. Tutor finally called it, "I believe I've taught all I need to. Now you only need to practice." She nodded but it seemed like she was talking more to Drew. She turned and frowned at Iris, "I would've expected better of a student of Drayden's."
Iris eyes went wide before she growled, "We just need practice."
"It doesn't matter how much you practice, you will not succeed."
Drew was taken aback by Mrs. Tutor's words and started to get mad and shout at her for saying something so cruel to Iris, but was partially halted by a glare from Mrs. Tutor that was thrown at him.
"You have no right to say that," Drew said simply instead of yelling. He grabbed Iris' shoulder, "Let's go."
Iris was touched by Drew standing up for her and turned to walk away. Haxorus huffed and walked off after his trainer. Flygon took to the air to follow.
"A dragon master is measured by their hearts. Dragon's can't be tamed by a show of skill, power, or domination, only by the heart. That is why few can train them and battle with them well. Until you're heart isn't in turmoil Iris Yuki, you will not grow any more."
Drew turned and glared back at Mrs. Tutor, while Iris' eyes opened wide at her words. How… how did she know?
Drew and Iris continued to walk away in order to join the rest of their friends.
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"I hope you won't be too angry with my wife. She's very blunt."
"It's alright, we understand this kind of training isn't easy," Dawn nodded thoughtfully.
"Thank you for the help," Paul added.
After waving to Mr. Tutor and his granddaughter. The six trainers walked down the road away from the house.
"Don't worry about what that lady said Iris. She doesn't know you like we know you!" May nodded.
"Yeah, it'll be fine. None of us really perfected anything today anyways," Dawn smiled.
Cilan had resorted to comfortingly squeezing Iris' hand in his own rather than talk. He could tell she was trying to work through something in her mind. Drew on the other hand was watching the dragon master in training closely. He hadn't mentioned to the others what Mrs. Tutor had said about her heart being in turmoil. Drew, being as analytical as he was, couldn't figure out what that could mean. Though she had been acting strange since early in their walk through Unova, she hadn't seemed to be a real turmoil. Something though, he knew now for certain, was bothering Iris deeply, otherwise no one would've really be able to pick up on it, especially a stranger like Mrs. Tutor. Though Drew didn't interact with Iris as often as say Gary, Paul, May, Max, Ash or some of the others in the group, he did quite honestly miss her more relaxed behavior. She was tense and he started to wonder if he had become more aware of how he friends were feeling. He couldn't imagine traveling without company like this anymore and couldn't remember how he'd done it before. He would watch Iris, just like he figured Cilan was. After all, Cilan was not only Iris' boyfriend but he was a very smart person in Drew's opinion. I wonder if Ash has sensed anything off with her?
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Ash walked contently next to Misty on the left side of the group of children. They had entered route seven and were trying to find the path that would lead them to the Celestial Tower. Lucky for them, Mistralton's normally rainy weather wasn't bothering them yet and the sky was only partly cloudy. Ash smiled as he combed through the surrounding foliage with his aura, sensing various wild pokemon as they went along. He was so focused on the pokemon that he almost didn't notice Marty right next to him, reaching for his hand before it had happened. He glanced over and smiled at Marty as the boy slipped his hand into Ash's shyly. Ash was puzzled for a moment when he felt fear pulse through Marty until realization hit him. He probably still is frightened by some wild pokemon. He still remembers how that territorial Zebstrika almost hurt him.
"I know I'm safe," Marty whispered under his breath. It would've gone unnoticed if Ash didn't have increased hearing from his aura. It was an understatement to say Ash was touched by the child's faith in him.
Ash paused in his walk which caused, Misty, who noticed, and Marty, who was still holding Ash's had, to stop walking as well. Ash called out to Mrs. Sandra and Judy, "Stop for a second. A flock's coming through. We wouldn't want to collide with them."
Before anyone could ask what he meant exactly, a flock of Tranquil and Pidove flew out in front of the group from the forest on their right. They were pretty low to the ground and would've at the very least surprised or scared the others if they had kept walking. They flew a bit before alighting on a few sparse trees on their left.
"Wow!"
"That was so cool!"
"Look at them all!"
The children started laughing and talking in excitement, while Marty only widened his eyes and looked back up at his silent hero. Ash's gaze shifted to Max a moment before the boy's voice rang out.
"I think I want to catch a Pidove," Max grinned and whipped out one of his pokeballs.
"I'll provide some protection," Judy nodded and released her Meowstic, who put up a Psychic barrier to protect everyone but Max from any battle debris or stray attacks.
"It shouldn't take too long, Mrs. Sandra. Sorry about Max not being polite and asking," Misty spoke and eyed the younger trainer who sweatdropped.
"Oops?"
"It's quite alright. I think it's a great learning experience for the future trainers in our class," Mrs. Sandra nodded.
"Just go on with it," Misty huffed and rolled her eyes at Max.
Ash laughed a bit, "Kinda reminds me of when we first met, Mist. So impatient for me to do things."
"You were hopeless, Max at least has brains," Misty quipped.
Ash grunted, "That hurts."
"And then there's exhibit A," Gary spoke and pointed to himself, "A real genius."
"You forgot the sarcasm," Misty smirked and Gary deadpanned.
Some of the kids were laughing at the interaction. Judy smiled and her Fennekin chirped from her shoulder after it stretched from the rays of the sun.
"I didn't need the peanut gallery to interfere," Max grumbled and yelped when Ash, Misty, and Gary all glared at him comically.
"Maybe you should just battle," Ritchie chuckled nervously.
"Fine fine," Max muttered before a happy smirk got stuck on his face, "Elekid, this is a perfect first battle for you! Remember everything, Lucario taught you!"
The little yellow and black pokemon appeared in the field in front of Max and sparked a bit of electricity through his horns.
"Which one of you Pidove would like to battle!?" Max called out. Not a single one budged. Max sratched his temple nervously, "Um if they won't come how should I single one out without angering the whole flock?"
"Unfezant, separate a Pidove from the flock."
Everyone but Misty, Gary, and Ritchie turned to Ash's voice as the bird pokemon emerged and cried out. She cooed and flipped before flying quickly towards the trees the flock were in. She picked the one on the far left and started chirping and flying about, trying to gain some followers. She was sorta acting like a Judas Ponyta.
"Unfezant evasive maneuvers, the leader has arrived and isn't happy," Ash snapped. His pokemon dropped altitude a bit, just in time to miss a Quick Attack from a Male Unfezant that had just arrived. He squawked and turned only to halt when he saw he was fighting a powerful female. He landed on a tree branch and started to stretch his wings out wide. He was trying to court Ash's Unfezant.
"What do you think, girl? Lackluster?" Ash chuckled. Ash's Unfezant chirped and seemed to ignore the alpha. This didn't sit well with the male.
"He's almost as cocky as you are, Gary," Misty giggled.
"Oh zip it, red," Gary replied.
The male Unfezant shot forward and into an Aerial Ace attack.
"Sky-wind," Ash spoke out. His Unfezant started to glow white as her opponent approached. Right before he could strike her, she flapped her wings, causing her to fly back a bit. Because of the power behind the flap of her wings, a Tailwind was created. She gained altitude at a very fast pace after that before turning sharply and beginning to nosedive into a powerful Sky Attack. The male Unfezant screeched in surprise only a moment before Ash's pokemon crashed into him and sent him to the ground. He cried out again and took to the air. He called out to the rest of the flock to make them follow. Only two thirds of the flock left with him however; the others not as confident in their leader's strength as they used to be. Ash's Unfezant chirped and flew up to the fleeing flock before cutting off one Pidove. The smaller bird flew in place as Ash's Unfezant circled it gracefully. When she dove out of her circling and back towards the group and Max, the Pidove, followed. Unfezant landed on the ground and the Pidove followed behind her. He cocked his head in confusion at her. She smiled slightly with her beak in encouragement before the red beam of her poke ball captured her and pulled her to Ash.
"Pidove, I want to battle you!"
The tiny pokemon shook itself from its surprise at Ash's Unfezant's sudden disappearance and faced Max and a very nervous Elekid. He eyed them blankly for a second before crying out and flaring his small wings.
"Elekid, Thunder Shock!" Elekid put on a determined face before starting to rotate his arms rapidly. The electricity built up before arching through the air towards Pidove. The pokemon flapped his wings and dodged the attack before darting forward and striking Elekid with a Quick Attack, causing his to fall on his rear. Pidove backed away.
"Darn," Max hissed slightly, but then gasped when he saw Pidove falter some, "Elekid's Static ability got him." He nodded and commanded Elekid to attack once more, "Elekid, Shock Wave."
The electric type nodded after standing back up and crossed his arms. He then uncrossed them, sending a wave of electricity out from his body. Pidove couldn't dodge even though it tried to. The bird cried out in pain before falling to the earth in exhaustion. Max pulled out a poke ball and tossed it, "Pokeball, go!"
The children held their breaths as the sphere rocked and finally dinged. The kids all started to cheer and Mrs. Sandra clapped politely. Max picked up Elekid and hugged him close.
"Great work, Max. Nice capture," Ash nodded with Ritchie and Misty. Gary gave a grunt of agreement.
"I was only able to because of Unfezant and Elekid," Max grinned and Elekid replied to him happily.
"Unfezant was really awesome, Ash."
Ash glanced down and saw Marty beaming up at him.
"She was very good wasn't she?" Ash smiled back and Pikachu and Ellie chirped.
"Alright then, let's keep moving then," Mrs. Sandra called out. Judy returned Meowstic and everyone continued on the way.
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They had eventually found the straight path that lead to the Celestial Tower. The group could in fact see the tower from where they were walking. Very tall grass grew on either side of the road. Mrs. Sandra nervously asked for the children to stay close, lest they get lost in the grasses. They were almost there before Ash gasped and looked around. Judy started glancing around right after.
"Tina? Tina! Tina where are you!?" Judy yelled out in worry as Mrs. Sandra turned.
"What do you mean? Is Tina missing?"
Misty glanced up at Ash as the teacher and assistant talked, "Did you not sense her leave?"
Ash frowned, "No I didn't. I think something must've masked her aura somewhat. Perhaps the illusions of a ghost type or…" Ash flinched hard and let go of Marty's hand. He dashed forward towards the tower at a rapid pace.
"Ash!" Marty cried out in concern as the veteran trainer got further and further down the road.
"The heck? What's with Ash?" Gary faced Misty.
"I don't know," Misty murmured.
"Let's go then, can't be good," Gary nodded and started to jog before running, but stopped when Misty did.
She glanced back and saw Marty staring at the place Ash had run off to. She looked back at Gary, "You go with someone else. I'll stay here with Marty and the others."
"I'll go! I'm supposed to be Mrs. Sandra's assistant. I can't let harm come to any child on my watch," Judy said hesitantly until more resolve came through.
"I'll stay here with Misty and Max," Ritchie nodded and Max copied him.
Gary nodded in return and started running towards the tower with Judy at his side.
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Gary and Judy stopped in front of the tower when they saw an attendant.
"Excuse me, did you see a young man with black hair enter the tower?" Judy asked politely.
The woman smiled, "Yes he did. I told him not to run through the tombstones and he entered."
Gary thanked her and he and Judy walked quickly inside. They heard a small bang and started rushing up the winding stairs. On the fourth floor up, they found Ash.
He was kneeling, holding the unconscious child close to his chest as his Shelgon stood in front of him, Pikachu and Ellie flanking him. There was a horde of Litwick on the other side of the room.
"It was Litwick," Ash spoke out suddenly, "They drained her aura enough before they took her so I couldn't tell she had vanished. We need to stop them and get away so I can try and help her. She's really weak."
Gary nodded at the information quickly and tossed a sphere of his own. His Sheildon appeared and growled at the ghost types. Judy snapped out of her stunned and slightly confused state after hearing Ash's explanation. She commanded her Fennekin to enter battle.
"Shelgon, fire off another Dragonbreath!"
"Sheildon, Rock Tomb!"
"Fennekin, Thief!"
Shelgon's draconic breath knocked away three or four of the ghosts and Ash felt their auras run off. Sheildon's rocks knocked two out and frightened off another two. Fennekin's Thief was able to harm and frighten off the last couple.
When the three trainers felt they were safe enough to run from the battle, they returned their pokemon and did. Pikachu and Ellie actually leapt up onto Gary's shoulders while Ash cradled the girl, Tina.
By the time they reached the bottom of the tower, the rest of the group had arrived and the manager of the tower was calling an ambulance. Mrs. Sandra got fearful when she saw how pale and cold Tina was. Marty stared intently at Ash as his hero placed the girl on the ground softly.
"Anyone know CPR?" Judy asked worriedly and Mrs. Sandra stepped forward but Ash stopped her.
"I've got one better." Ash placed both his hands on Tina's chest carefully and started to pulse aura into her. The blue light started to reflect off the surrounding people's faces and Marty's eyes grew wide though the rest of the children were just as shocked, not to mention most of the adults, even though both Mrs. Sandra and Judy had seen a little taste before. Misty, Ritchie, Max, and Gary watched silently as Ash worked. They started to hear the sirens of the ambulance after a few minutes. Ash was starting to sweat a bit at his hairline. He pulled his hands away when the paramedic's hurried forward and he smiled up at them as they kneeled. They were quite surprised when Tina's eyes fluttered open and she made a small noise. The paramedic's continued with procedure regardless. Judy offered to go with the girl to the hospital until Tina's parents had been informed.
Marty was more focused on Ash like Misty was than the ambulance driving away. The young boy could see slight strain in Ash's eyes.
"It hurts to do that, doesn't it?" Marty asked quietly. He'd never forget Ash's answer for the rest of his days.
"Better me than her."
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Several hours later, found the class back at the elementary. Ash's strength had gradually returned to him after aiding Tina and was almost fully recovered by the time they were back in Mistralton. Judy had returned after Tina's parents had taken her place at the hospital. The children and Mrs. Sandra thanked Ash and his friends for not only joining them on the trip but for rescuing Tina. Judy said goodbye as well and Ash was happy to hear that she was hoping to try and go back to her home region of Kalos to try again in the League there. She had enjoyed Unova, but was wanting to try and win her region's League more than any other. She missed her friend, Sally, too. Marty said goodbye as well and had a new light in his eyes when he looked up at Ash. No matter what Ash said, he was a super hero.
As Ash and his friends left, they could hear the kids yelling their goodbyes and waved back at them. They were walking towards the air base, where everyone had promised to meet back up, when a man came running down the road towards them. They stopped while he caught his breath.
"You," He spoke and looked at Ash, "Thank you so much. I heard from the paramedics what you did for my baby girl." He was in fact, Tina's father.
"Oh, I just did what anyone would do, sir," Ash smiled and Pikachu and Ellie nodded.
"I remember you though. You're the same young man that saved little Marty last time you passed through. Your a Guardian of Aura. My little girl might have died if you didn't revive her like you did."
Ash smiled calmly, "That's what I'm for, right?"
Gary smirked and put an arm around his rival's shoulders making Ash stumble slightly, "Yep just the biggest sap in the world. That's Ash for ya."
"Ah geez Gary," Ash grunted in bemused irritation. Misty only smiled and rolled her eyes.
Tina's father sighed and smiled, "I don't know how I can repay you."
"Go be with your wife and child," Ash said with a bit of a pained smile, which caused Misty to frown.
"Absolutely, thank you again!" The man then hurried off back towards the hospital.
The group turned and started back towards the Air Strip. Misty watched Ash the whole way. She saw the frown and distant look in his eyes. He was thinking about his father.
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"So everyone have a good time doing their activities?" Cress asked happily as everyone gathered at the gate of the Air Strip.
"Yep!" Dawn said happily
After asking about Ash's group on their field trip and everyone going around with their own news, they were ready to head to the pokemon center since the sun was getting low.
"Whoa! It's Ash!"
Everyone paused and turned to look through the gate. Skyla was standing there with a large grin on her face.
"It's been a while, Ash, Cilan, Iris," Skyla laughed happily and opened the gate. Everyone was facing her now.
"It sure has been Skyla. Are you doing well?" Cilan asked politely.
"Better than ever!" She nodded and turned to look at Ash, "Hey how about we have a battle tomorrow for old times sake? I want to get a chance to rematch you before you leave, unless you're too busy with the Master Challenge. I didn't want to leave my gym and planes behind."
Ash smiled, "I'd like a battle."
"How about a Sky battle?"
Ash paused and grinned, "You bet."
"How about a one on one, tomorrow, okay?" Skyla smiled.
"Sounds good to me!"
"Pika chu!"
"Pika!"
"How about you guys?" Ash asked and looked at his group. The others agreed or smiled in encouragement, showing they had no issues with it.
"I'll see you tomorrow then, Skyla," Ash went to turn and walk away with everyone before he heard Skyla's voice.
"Wait a sec! Let's show each other the pokemon we'll use!" Skyla grinned, "Makes it more interesting!"
Ash cocked his head as Skyla released a pokemon of hers from a pokeball.
"Bravvvvvaa!" The proud Braviary cried out and flapped its large wings.
Ash nodded and pulled his own choice from his belt. He released the pokemon and Skyla rose her brow.
"Shelgon?" The dragon type questioned.
"Um Ash, Shelgon can't fl-"
Before she could finish, a bright light engulfed Shelgon's form and he started to grow large. After the process was complete, the mighty Salamance roared powerfully causing a small shockwave of sound energy around him. The dragon lowered his large head after he was done and stared at Braivary and Skyla.
Ash smiled brightly, "You were saying?"
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Just in case you didn't see it on top:
****Okay Guys the Poll that decides if I will make a Prequel to the Master Challenge is up. It's not like a normal poll because it only have one answer(You're supposed to not click the Void option) Just go to the poll and click the right box so I can tally/count how many people want a Prequel(the Drabble-like Sequel will still happen regardless****
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Okay just in case you were curious, the person with the Charizard that beat the Elite Four with only Charizard is the brother of an OC of mine. I just kinda got the chance to cameo them, sorta. :P
Anywho...(I say that a lot, don't I?)
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Answers to Questions:
Cba logging in: As for an anime rewrite: as long as it has Pikachu as the starter still, that sounds awesome!
NoSignal: It would indeed have Pikachu :)
SuperGV88: I like answer some reviews at the end of the chapter that show u care
NoSignal: That's what I aim to do! :)
Dream Guardian King Allen: Question though what was with the comment about Ash being a good father from Misty?
NoSignal: Just her subconscious speaking :P
JordanMax: By the way will you let us know when you put the poll up for the prequel? Cuz its already a totall 100% yess from me lol im interested in how Ash became knighted and he mentioned a few times while he wad away how he missed misty more than others so if your up to writing it im up for reading it!
Anywho as i just wrote a book as my review as always awesome chapter cant wait for the next :)
P.S. Wheres Leaf?... Garys next to be "whipped"
NoSignal: The poll for the prequel is up! Leaf's group will appear a little later in Unova :)
harlemhyena: Just want to say, I'm really enjoying Master Challenge. I hope you're having as much fun writing it as us readers are reading it.
Here's to the next chapter!
NoSignal: Indeed I am! So glad you like it
Somerandom: A prequel about ashs year alone would be awesome please do it! You're doing an amazing job you'd really make a great writer! Just wondering if we'll see other old friends from the series? When will leaf come back? And can we see more tracey?
NoSignal: Leaf is above ^ in previous question. Tracey... I think I can have him appear sometime soon. He'll be a bit more common after Kalos though. So so so happy you like my writing :D The poll for a prequel possibility is up.
Great: Let's see. I'll start through your author's note. Its interesting how you are thinking of doing a rewrite of the anime. I will read it regardless of pairing (although I would prefer an AAML, because, seriously, almost all rewrites are with Cynthia/Anabel/or other girl which I always thought were sisters or friends to him, not girlfriend material). Anyway, its how you decide to do it, how you will like to do it and everything in between, so looking forward to your new projects. Although I do have an advice, If you dont want to lose your ideas while you finish your story, write a word document or something in which you put your ideas about each fandom, kinda like a list of ideas.
Anyway, for the chapter... LOVE IT! I mean, I think its the chapter with more captures than any other (Yah! A Joltik for Gary!). Also love the part of the origin of the Tao trio (the heroes are definitely Ash, N and Iris) and how Ash found out of the roots of a Tree of beginning. Wondering if there are Tree of beginning seeds? But such an idiot Ghestis, ha. Even if you could fuse those three together again, they will not be the same as in the beginning since they have been living separately for too long. Ghestis's the one living in borrowed time Im sure! But I do wonder, was the original N the father or the brother of N? Thanks for your answer and Looking forward to more!
PS Im not sure why I suddenly thought this question, Do you have plans for the Orre Region? Like the Relic stone being an Aura Guardian artifact for purifying low level corrupted pokemon or something?
NoSignal: True a lot of rewrites do have those pairings... I may consider still doing AAML. It's my favorite afterall. I started thinking after you said that and my brain told me that if I could also make Misty more serious in some ways(who deecided Ash was the only character that had to be slightly different in rewrites? :P) then it would be fine. Regardless I'll think about it. It's still a long long way away.
Don't worry I've got a bazillion documents with ideas for various things. :P
The original N and the current N aren't related. Everything about that will be explained with time. Hmm... Yeah That's a good idea( even though I try to mention other regions/Orre/Fiore, etc. I tend to mentally forget their all supposed to be the same world. Hard to get away from the main series regions mind set.) Thanks for the reminder I'll do something about the Relic stone and some other things ;)
Totally Kowalski: Are Ritchie and Kraken on friendly terms or are they still sort of distant?
Will the two groups meet up again soon? I like the adventures of both groups together. What happened to that girl that Ash met when he snuck into Team Rocket's base? How come Bonnie didn't travel with her brother? Will we see her in the Kalos arc?
NoSignal: Friendly but still not perfect. Yes they shall. Hmmm Everyone asks about her :) Cory will maybe be mentioned near the end of the story or in the Sequel's drabbles. Bonnie, in my age calculations for this story would still be too young to travel as a trainer. Though she'll probably have started by the end of the story. We will she her in the Kalos Arc ;)
Alright I think that's all. Again never be afraid to ask questions or remind me if I forgot your question. Thanks for all your support and kind words guys :)
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I've decided to give you guys a list of the new pokemon caught after each chapter so that new pokemon aren't spoiled but you also can remember which pokemon are new and aren't on the list at the start of the Arc.
Ash: Venipede/Archen
Misty: Tirtouga
Brock: Trubbish
Gary: Lilpup
Ritchie: Timburr(Axis)
May: Surskit(hatched)/Liepard
Max: Elekid/Cottonee
Paul: Riolu(hatched)
Dawn: Vullaby/Munna
Cilan: Maractus
Chili: Litwick
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Clemont: Patrat
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So there you are I hope this helps some :) If you ever need the full list, minus the newest additions, it's at the beginning of the Arc.
Follow, Fav, Review, and most importantly, Enjoy! :D
NoSignal, out!
