Chapter 11: The Wave

It was a beautiful morning on Dewford Island when Ash woke up on the now golden beach. He needed to prepare for the gym battle so he woke up Pikachu and walked a little way down the beach to train. Ash planned on using Pikachu in the battle because he believed a well aimed Volt Tackle could destroy Brawly's Hariyama.

" Ok Pikachu, we need to train. Use volt tackle on that palm tree!" ordered Ash.

" Pika PIKA!" yelled Pikachu. Pikachu's body glowed yellow as he charged the tree at an extremely quick speed. As he hit the tree, it split in half, went flying twenty feet back, and caught on fire.

" Good job Pikachu, that Hariyama should be child's play!" said Ash excitedly. Pikachu nodded in agreement. Then the two continued practicing. Meanwhile back at the campsite, May had woken up and was watching her boyfriend battle with her Blaziken from a distance.

" He's so cute when he gets excited," said May smiling.

" Blazi," agreed Blaziken.

Ash then looked over into the direction of the campsite to see two beautiful sapphire eyes in the distance.

" Okay Pikachu, that's enough for now," said Ash. Pikachu jumped on his master's shoulder and the two walked back to the campsite.

" Good morning Beautiful," said Ash as he approached May who was watching the rising sun.

" Good Morning Ash," responded May as she pulled him closer to kiss him. He looked deep into her eyes which reflected the orange sun.

" Now I know I'm going to win the battle later," said Ash flirtatiously. Before kissing his girlfriend back. Ash then got his clothes out of his backpack.

" Let's get ready, we'll meet Brock, Roxanne, and Max in town for breakfast," suggested Ash. May agreed then got up and got dressed. Ash was packing up the camp and May was putting on her bandana when Brock, Roxanne, and Max walked through the trees and onto the beach.

" Hey you two!" yelled Max to the couple.

" Hey guys," said May.

" Did you guys have fun yesterday?" asked Brock smirking and winking.

" Yes we did Brock, how about you guys?" responded Ash.

" It was alright for the most part," responded Roxanne.

" Actually it was quite awkward Ash," thought Brock to himself while glaring evilly at Max who looked at Brock and knew exactly what he was thinking.

" That's good. Hey do you want to go to breakfast at the diner near the gym?" asked Ash to the group. They all agreed and the five of them walked into town. The diner was recently built and was very elegant. The five heroes sat down and Pikachu started drinking the many ketchup bottles on all of the tables.

" Pikachu! You're drinking all of the ketchup!" yelled Ash who had an angry look on his face. May rubbed his back.

" Calm down Ash, it could be much worse," said May trying to calm Ash down. He nodded and sat down with his girlfriend and his other friends. They all enjoyed their breakfast, mostly consisting of bacon and eggs. Then Ash realized what time it was and started to rush to make it to the gym on time. He and May had finished eating, so Ash took his girlfriend and walked towards the gym.

" You're real excited for this rematch aren't you?" asked May looking sweetly at her boyfriend. Ash smiled at her and nodded his head yes. About two minutes later, the couple ran into the gym's battlefield. May sat on the sidelines and Ash got ready for his battle. A few minutes later, Brawly and his Hariyama walked through the gym's double doors.

" Welcome Ash, you may remember our last battle, but I'm not going to let you win this time," said Brawly grinning at his opponent.

" Whatever you say, are you just going to talk trash or will you battle like a real trainer," said Ash.

" I'm ready. Since I traded away all my other Pokémon, Hariyama is my only one left, So this will be a one on one battle. It doesn't matter though, you're still gonna lose. Hariyama get out there and kick his ass," said Brawly.

" Go Pikachu!" ordered Ash. The yellow mouse started sparking and was ready for a battle.

" Hariyama, use Surf!" ordered Brawly. Ash's eyes opened wide. May also looked shocked.

" How does it know Surf?" asked May to herself. Water started to fill the battling area and a wave was heading towards Pikachu. Ash was nervous at first but he had gotten a crazy idea.

" Pikachu, use Thunder on that wave!" ordered Ash. Pikachu looked confused but followed the ordered and started to shock the wave. The power of the move sent the wave moving back towards Hariyama and the wave was now electrified.

" Hariyama, dodge it!" ordered Brawly. However it was too late and Hariyama took massive damage.

" Go Ash!" yelled May from the sidelines. At that time, our other three heroes also walked into the gym and sat down on the sidelines. From the window, a white-haired steel type trainer was watching the battle. It was Steven.

" Whoa…" said Steven as he saw the attack. He had only met Ash once before but he remembered him.

" He has gotten much more powerful," said Steven to himself.

In the arena, Hariyama managed to get back up but barely.

" Okay Hariyama, use Focus Punch!" ordered Brawly. Pikachu attempted to dodge but the attack happened too fast.

" Come on Ash and Pikachu, you can do it!" yelled May.

" Pikachu, use Volt Tackle!" ordered Ash.

" Pika…CHU!" yelled Pikachu. The attack was extremely accurate and hit Hariyama directly, sending it flying through the gym's wall.

" Hariyama!" yelled Brawly. On the other side of the wall, by the window, steven saw the large Pokémon heading towards him and swiftly dodged it. Hariyama landed out near the beach and it was bleeding.

"My God…" said Steven.

" Hariyama, no!" yelled Brawly. Normally after a victory Ash would be celebrated and rubbing his win in Brawly's face, but he looked more concerned now. May noticed this and ran out next to her boyfriend and Brawly.

" Brawly… I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt it this bad…" said Ash worried that he killed the Pokémon.

" It's alright little dude but I need to get Hariyama to the Pokémon Center and fast, I'll talk to you later. Hariyama, return!" said Brawly as he patted Ash on the shoulder and ran towards the Pokémon Center.

" I feel so bad," said Ash to his girlfriend. She kissed him and ran her fingers through his hair.

" It'll be alright Ash, it'll be alright," said May comforting him. Steven was going to talk to Ash, but seeing as he was upset, he would wait until the next day. Our heroes walked around Dewford Town for the day without a word from Brawly. Ash was getting more worried. Finally, our heroes set up camp in a field near the gym, ate dinner, and went to sleep. Ash however, looked up at the starry sky and prayed that Hariyama would be okay. May turned over and saw Ash looking up at the sky and crawled over to him. She snuggled next to him and turned his face so he was facing her. She then began to make out with him. These two were not the only ones awake however. Max was also awake and heard the sounds of the kissing.

" What the…" he said to himself as he turned over and saw his sister and Ash making out. His eyes became wide and he quickly turned over again and pretended to be asleep. Steven watched the campsite from a nearby tree with his Metagross. Steven knew he was going to have to fight Ash again and he wanted to figure out Ash's weaknesses in battle before they would have to duel. Then Steven fell asleep underneath the tree.

To be continued…