Chapter 9: A Rivalry of Ninja Wisdom!

"Bunnelby! Use Dig!"

"Buuuunnelby!" The rabbit pokemon spun rapidly and dug its way underground.

"Vivillon! Gain some altitude!"

"Vivillooon!" Vivillon climbed higher and higher into the sky.

Looks like you caught me and Clemont in the middle of our training battle. Yesterday we had had a bit of a dilemma involving a mix-up with Dedenne and a Pichu, luckily we had managed to sort it out. Now I was battling Clemont and Bunnelby with Vivillon for some training, with Froakie and Chimchar cheering from the sidelines, and Bonnie, Dedenne, Natalie and Nightrise watching on.

"Bunnelby! Come out behind Vivillon and use Mud Bomb!" Clemont called out.

"Bunn! Buuuuunn...elby!" Bunnelby jumped out of the ground behind Vivillon and generated a golden blob between its ears, which formed into mud blobs which it threw at Vivillon.

"Dodge them, Vivillon!" I cried as she expertly avoided the muddy shots. "Looking great Vivillon! You've taken to flying really well!" I praised her, which she smiled at. "Okay! Now use Tackle!" Vivillon rammed into Bunnelby in midair, knocking it to the ground.

"Don't give up Bunnelby! Use Double Team and then Doubleslap!" Clemont said. Bunnelby nodded as it created clones of itself and jumped towards Vivillon with glowing ears.

"Stop it with String Shot!" Vivillon used the same tactic she had used when battling Fletchling as a Scatterbug, and wrapped Bunnelby up in sticky threads. "Now throw it to the ground!" Vivillon spun Bunnelby around before letting go of the thread and letting Bunnelby hit the ground hard.

"Ah! Bunnelby! Are you alright!?" Clemont gasped as Bunnelby tried to pick itself up using its ears.

"Now Vivillon! Psybeam!"

"Viiiiiiiiiiivillon!" Vivillon cried as she fired a multicoloured beam from her antenna that smashed into the ground and picked up a lot of dust. When the dust cleared Bunnelby had swirled eyes.

"Bunnelby can't battle anymore! Vivillon wins!" Bonnie announced as Froakie and Chimchar whooped for joy.

"Great job, Vivillon!" I praised her as she daintily landed on my arm.

"Bunnelby! Are you alright?" Clemont asked his pokemon, who managed to nod.

"Here, let me help." I offered as I pulled off the silk wrapped around Bunnelby. "There you go!"

We both returned our pokemon. "Good battle Elliot, looks like we need a bit more training." Clemont chuckled.

"I thought you both did pretty well." Natalie said whilst Nightrise nodded.

We all walked over to Ash, his Froakie and Serena, as Ash and his Froakie were doing training of their own. "Awesome! Great job, Froakie!"

"Froakie!" Ash's Froakie croaked at its trainer.

"You still have a long way to go." A mysterious voice suddenly said.

"Fro?" Ash's Froakie's eyes narrowed. "Frooooakie!" He threw a handful of Frubbles at a nearby tree, which it stuck to.

"So I see you've discovered me." The voice said as a bark coloured sheet fell away to reveal a boy with a big black ponytail and dark blue ninja attire.

"Woah! He was hiding so well!" Serena gasped.

"Well done, Leaf Shroud Technique!" Suddenly leaves swirled around him until he vanished!

"He disappeared!?" Ash asked in disbelief when suddenly a bush started rustling.

"Froak?" Both Froakie's croaked, but once again Ash's was the one to throw the Frubbles. It and it's trainer rushed over to the bush only for another one to start rustling, Froakie threw another handful of Frubbles at the other bush as none other then a Frogadier jumped away and landed on a nearby tree branch.

"Who's that pokemon?" Ash asked as he got out his Pokedex.

'Frogadier, the Bubble Frog Pokémon, and the evolved form of Froakie. Frogadier's speed is unmatched. It can climb a tower over 2,000 feet tall in one minute.'

"The evolved form of Froakie?" Ash wondered aloud along with his water starter.

Suddenly the guy wearing blue leaped from branch to branch with the Frogadier until they landed on the ground, turning to us. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Sanpei, a ninja."

"Your a real ninja?" Clemont asked somewhat sceptically.

"That's so cool!" Bonnie cheered.

"Denne!" "Chim!" The two pokemon agreed.

"First time for everything." Natalie shrugged as Nightrise gave Sanpei a half-lidded gaze.

"Cool! I'm Ash! Your pokemon sure looks strong! How about a battle?" Ash asked.

"I've been looking for a suitable opponent for my Frogadier to battle." Sanpei explained. "However, I have my doubts that your Froakie is strong enough."

"What was that!?" Ash asked angrily as both Froakie's put on a glare.

"I believe that your Froakie will lose." Sanpei stated plainly as Frogadier nodded.

"We won't know until we try!" Ash argued.

"Froakie!" Froakie jumped up and down and waved its arms in anger.

"Very well then, I accept your challenge." The ninja nodded.

So we quickly made introductions as the two trainers took their places. "The battle between Ash and Sanpei the ninja will now begin! Both sides will use one pokemon each!" Clemont refereed as we sat down on some flat rocks. "Okay! Battle begin!"

A Ninja Battle!

Sanpei and Frogadier VS. Ash and Froakie

"Okay! Froakie! Use Bubble!"

"Froak! Froa...kie!" Froakie jumped into the air and blew energy bubbles at Frogadier.

"Dodge it." Sanpei said, making Frogadier leap onto a nearby branch at a very impressive speed.

"So fast!" Serena gasped.

"That Frogadier is very well trained." Natalie noted.

"Froakie! Use Pound!"

"Froaaakie!" Froakie's palms glowed white as it jumped up and smacked the branch, only for its evolved form to jump onto a different one.

"Go after it and keep using Pound!" Froakie chased Frogadier through the trees, but it always stayed one branch ahead. "Frogadier sure is fast..." Ash mumbled. "Froakie, take aim and use Water Pulse!"

Froakie stopped on a branch and generated an orb of water in its hands, throwing it at Frogadier.

"Use the Smokescreen!" Sanpei said as he did a hand sign. Frogadier spun rapidly and created thick black smoke, as the Water Pulse exploded in it, Frogadier was revealed to have vanished.

"It disappeared!" Serena gasped.

"Pika?" Pikachu, who was on the sidelines looked around for Frogadier.

Froakie landed in front of Ash and scanned the battlefield for its opponents. "Concentrate Froakie! Use your senses to find it and use Water Pulse!" Froakie nodded as it closed its eyes for a few seconds...it then snapped them open as it threw a watery orb at a tree, only for a log covered in Frubbles to fall over.

"Froak?" Froakie said as Frogadier leaped out of the lake behind it.

"Use the Bubble!"

"Counter with Bubble!"

The two pokemon blew bubbles at each other, but obviously Frogadier's overpowered Froakie's, knocking it back..

"Use the Water Pulse!"

"You use Water Pulse too!" The result was the same.

"I guess Frogadier has more power as it's the evolved form." Serena thought aloud as my Froakie huffed angrily.

"Pikapika!" Ash's partner called to the two.

"Who cares if it's the evolved form? We'll win with our fighting spirit!" Ash said confidently. "Use Water Pulse again!"

"Use the Quick Attack!"

Now THIS is what interested me. Frogadier glowed white as it easily avoided the attack and hopped rapidly around Froakie, it was so fast and disorientating I couldn't keep up with it!

"It's so fast!" Serena thought aloud.

"I can't keep up with it..." Bonnie mumbled as both she and Chimchar got dizzy.

"I've never seen a Quick Attack like this before!" Clemont said as his eyes darted around, trying to catch Frogadier.

Then without warning Frogadier rammed into Ash's Froakie and sent it flying back into a tree! Such incredible power! My Froakie's Quick Attack didn't even come close!

"Froakie! Are you okay!?" Ash asked.

"It's over." Sanpei stated as we all turned to him. "No one has ever endured my Frogadier's Quick Attack and been able to keep battling."

"Fro..." The weak call turned out attention to Ash's Froakie, who looked like it was struggling to simply stand.

"That's the spirit, Froakie!" Ash encouraged him, turning back to Sanpei. "This battle's not over yet!"

"Very impressive." Sanpei said with a nod. "Use the Quick Attack once more!" Frogadier rushed past Ash at blinding speed, when Froakie faltered! "Ah! Leaf Shroud Technique!" Sanpei placed his palm on the earth as leaves swirled around Froakie, as Frogadier charged through them Froakie was no longer there.

"Froakie!" Ash yelled in shock.

"This battle is over." Sanpei's voice made us turn to him, revealing Froakie in his arms. "Froakie has taken too much damage." He handed Froakie over to Ash as it croaked weakly at its trainer.

"I hate to admit it, but we lost..." Ash admitted through gritted teeth.

OCXY

We sat next to the pond as Ash offered Froakie some water. "Here, drink this." Ash said as Froakie slowly drank the water, my own Froakie was giving it words of encouragement.

"Froakie was severely outmatched in that battle." Natalie said.

"Yeah, I'm sorry Froakie, I didn't plan it out." Ash apologised to his pokemon.

"That's right." Once again we all faced Sanpei and his Frogadier. "Froakie completely overestimated its own strength and pushed itself too far, your lucky Froakie didn't get severely hurt."

Ash clenched his teeth and eyes at the scorning, I felt terrible for him, I'd probably start crying if someone said that to me! "Here." Ash softened as Sanpei held out a brown ball of...I don't really know WHAT it was. "It's a special ninja recipe for restoring energy."

Ash took the 'medicine' with a nod. "Froakie, eat this." He gently fed the starter the recipe.

"Fro!?" Froakie's eyes widened in disgust. "Froooooo!" It suddenly jumped into the air and flailed around.

"If it tastes bitter then you know it's good for you." Sanpei chuckled, Froakie didn't think so. "Well, I suppose we'll be moving on then."

WHAT!? I couldn't let him leave! I needed to ask him about Frogadier's Quick Attack! "Wait a minute!" Me and Ash said together.

He and Frogadier turned back to us. "Is something wrong?"

"Please...show me how you did that Quick Attack." Ash asked, which made everyone apart from me gasp. "Throughout all my journey I've never seen a Quick Attack as amazing as the one Frogadier used! Please, will you teach it to us?" Ash bowed, his Froakie was a bit more reluctant.

Sanpei just stared at Ash before turning to me. "Do you wish for your Froakie to learn Quick Attack as well?"

"The thing is, my Froakie already knows Quick Attack. But Frogadier's was just so much more powerful!...Please help us improve." Both me and Froakie bowed to him.

He frowned at us, and for a minute I thought he would decline, but then he just smiled and nodded. "Very well, it's a deal!"

"All right!" "Froakie!" All four of us cheered.

"Wow! Ash and Sanpei were rivals only a few minutes ago, but now they're going to train together with Elliot!" Serena admired us.

"It just goes to show how two trainers can bond via battling!" Clemont lectured.

"I want to be a ninja too!" Bonnie cheered.

"Chi-hi-hi-hi-imchar!" Chimchar agreed.

"Well then I have just the thing." Serena smiled as she got out her portable sewing kit.

Pretty soon the small group were all in ninja clothes. Bonnie's was pink, Pikachu's was yellow, Dedenne's was white and Chimchar's was red. "Wow! I'm a ninja!" Bonnie squealed.

"Chimchar!" Said pokemon praised its new looks.

"You all look just the part!" Serena giggled.

"I must warn you, my training methods are very strict, and I always train alongside my pokemon." Sanpei told us.

"That's fine with me!" Ash nodded.

"Sounds great!" I agreed.

"Excellent. Seeing as your Froakie already knows Quick Attack Elliot, we shall conduct your training separately."

"Yes sir!" "Froa-kie!" Both me and my partner gave mock salutes.

OCXY

As most of our little team was led away only me, Froakie, Natalie and Nightrise remained at the little waterfall lake, eventually the ninja and his pokemon returned via his swirling leaves. "Thank you for being patient. Now, please show me your Froakie's Quick Attack."

I nodded. "Froakie! Use Quick Attack!"

"Froooooakie!" Froakie glowed white and charged forward, smashing into a rock and taking a good chunk off.

Sanpei walked over to the rock and examined it, before nodding and turning to us. "Froakie's Quick Attack is already quite strong, you've raised it well."

"Thanks!" I accepted the praise as Froakie grinned from...the side of his face to the side of his face.

"Frog." Frogadier just huffed and turned away, Froakie glared at him before doing the same.

"I believe though that it still hasn't released its maximum level of power. The most effective method is to put all of your speed and power into the attack whilst still conserving energy." Sanpei explained.

"Got it." I said as Froakie nodded.

Natalie stepped forward. "Mind if I help out?"

Sanpei nodded. "That would actually be very beneficial, thank you. Now, continue to use Quick Attack on the rocks in this area, and try to reach your maximum potential, whilst still conserving energy...Now I must return to Ash's training." And with that, he and Frogadier were gone.

Natalie and Nightrise then stood (or floated) in front of us. "Alright you two, WE'RE your obstacles. If Froakie's going to use all it's power it's going to need it to get through us!" Natalie told us as Nightrise turned it's eyes up in a confident smirk.

"Then we will! And I'll train with you, Froakie!" I cheered as my pokemon fist-pumped. "Let's try it now! Quick Attack!" We both charged forward.

Natalie picked up some rocks. "Okay Nightrise, use Stone Edge on Froakie!"

Nightrise gave an 'I'm going to enjoy this.' look as pointed stones floated in circles around her before getting launched at Froakie. Meanwhile Natalie tossed the stones she had picked up at me.

"That won't stop us!" I yelled as I weaved around the incoming rocks.

"Fro! Fro! Fro!" Froakie weaved past the sharp stones with hops and spins.

"AHHHH!" "FROOOO!" We rammed into the rock together as we both bounced back. There was definitely a big hole in it.

"Let's go again!" I shouted. This kept on for a while and both of us got hit with a few stones, but the holes in the rocks were slowly becoming bigger and bigger, showing Froakie's increasing strength.

"Alright then, time to turn the difficulty up. Nightrise, use Psychic!" Natalie said.

"Luuuuuuun." Lunatone said as its eyes glowed blue, both me and Froakie were stopped in our tracks and thrown to the ground!

"Argh!...Ahhh...we're not giving up that easily!" I shouted as me and my pokemon stood up.

Jist then we heard rustling, and all four of us turned to some very oddly shaped bushes. "Alright guys, come on out." I sighed.

Bonnie, Dedenne, Pikachu and Chimchar all poked their heads out. "Awwww, how did you see through our Ninja Disguise Technique?" Bonnie pouted with puffed cheeks.

"Pika." "Denne." "Chim" The three other 'ninjas' pouted.

"What are you doing here, Bonnie?" Natalie asked.

"I wanted to see if Elliot and you are okay!" Bonnie said as Chinchar agreed.

"Thanks Bonnie, we're doing great!" "Froak!" We both gave her a thumbs-up.

"You can do it!" The yound girl and the pokemon cheered.

I turned back to Natalie and Nightrise. "Let's go! Froakie!"

"Froak!" Froakie nodded as we both ran forward.

"Use Psychic!" "Luuuuun." Once again we were halted.

"Don't stop! Go go goooooo!" Bonnie screamed encouragingly along with the pokemon.

We both dug our heels hard into the ground. "WE'RE NOT GIVING UP!" "FROAKIE FROAK!" We both pushed with all our might...and broke through the Psychic! We charged past the two and into another boulder.

Which Froakie broke through effortlessly without stopping.

We all just stared at Froakie in shock for a minute. "...Way to go, Froakie!" I yelled happily.

"Froakiiie! Froakiie!" Froakie cheered as he jumped up and down.

"Very impressive."

"AHHHHH!" I screamed as Sanpei and Frogadier appeared behind us. "Don't do that!"

"Sorry about that." He said with a nervous smile. "But your Froakie's Quick Attack has definitely become a lot stronger! Your training is going very well."

"Thanks!" I smiled.

GRUMBLE.

We all looked at Sanpei. "Sorry about that." He admitted as he clutched his growling stomach. "But that reminds me that Serena has made lunch for us."

GRUMBLE! Grumble!

Me and Froakue rubbed our own stomachs. "Great! We're starving after all that training!"

"Froak, Froak." Everyone just laughed.

OCXY

So we all sat down together and ate, me and Froakie ravanously devoured Clemonts cooking with vigor, working so hard sure builds up an appetite! And we weren't the only ones!

"This is so good!" Sanpei said with a full mouth, whilst still eating. "What do you call this dish?"

"It's ramen." Clemont stated the basic food plainly.

"Really? We never eat anything like this in my village!" He said as he swallowed mouthful after mouthful.

"Here, try one of my cookies!" Serena offered him, as he broke off a piece and ate it.

"These are the best cookies ever!" He stated with a goofy grin.

We piled away our foods and laid down in the fresh green grass in a semi-circle. Nothing like a rest after a good meal.

Sanpei told us about his ninja village, where his big brother, Ipppei, was the strongest, and his other older brother, Nipei, was the second strongest...Wait...Ippei, Nipei and Sanpei...doesn't 'Ichi', 'Ni' and 'San' mean one, two and three in japenese?

I didn't have time to think it over though, as we quickly returned to our training. "Now that Froakie's strength has improved we shall work on disorientation. Frogadier?"

"Frog." He nodded as he used Quick Attack to hop all over the place, just like when battling Ash!

"Now in order for Froakie to do this, he must hop from boulder to boulder." Sanpei said as he led us to five small boulders all in a circle. "If he manages to do it with these limitations, then he'll be able to use it easily."

"Thank you Senpai!" "Froakie!" Me and my pokemon nodded.

"Excellent. Now I shall return to Ash's training." And he and his pokemon left once again.

As Froakie climbed onto the first boulder I found a similar group which I could use. "This is it, Froakie! Use Quick Attack!"

"Froak! Froooooa...kiekiekiekiekie!" He said as he jumped onto the boulders randomly whilst glowing white, whilst I did the same thing, obviously without glowing.

"All right! I think we got IIIIIT!" I yelled as both me and my pokemon slipped and fell offf. "...Okay, so not just yet."

"Do you want Lunatone to help you out with Psychic?" Natalie offered.

"We're fine, we have to do this without help! Let's go again, Froakie!" My partner nodded as we began training again.

So we hopped from rock to rock again, improving a lot, actually, but we still couldn't get it!

"Is that the best you can do?"

"Huh?" I'd honestly had enough of mysterious voices for one day, but I turned to find that the voice belonged to a girl.

She looked about my age, 14, and had long brown hair in a french braid that reached her waist. Her crystal blue eyes were cold, but at the same time beautiful, if that makes sense. She wore a white miniskirt, purple blouse, and a purple headband in her hair. She had black spiked gladiator sandals on, and was quite pale, a bit on the short side as well, but her expression showed her strength.

"Your Froakie will never get its full strength with you as a trainer." She glared at me.

"What was that!?" I yelled angrily.

"Froak!" Froakie stood in front of me protectively.

She snorted. "Oh, did I mumble? I said your a weak trainer."

"You think so!? Why don't you prove it!?" I declared as I got angrier and angrier along with my partner.

"Hey, who are you, anyway?" Natalie asked as she walked over.

"Sure, I'll just give you my name." She sarcastically replied. "You want it? How many badges have you got?" She asked me.

"One" I stubbornly replied.

"Aren't you the fantastic trainer?" She said coldly. "Fine then, let's get this over with. I'm Dakota Red, who are you?"

"I'm Elliot Vanette! And I'm gonna become a champion!" I declared.

"Froak!?" Froakie puffed out his chest.

"I'm Natalie Brookestone, and this is Nightrise." Trainer and pokemon glared at the trainer, obviously not liking her., and neither did I.

"I'll remember them." She sighed, and I couldn't tell if she was being sarcastic or not. "Let's put you in your place." She then took out a Pokeball and enlarged it. "Togepi, showtime!"

The burst of blue light turned into what looked like a pokemon egg, but quickly revealed its true self as a Togepi. "Togepi!" It said cutely as I got out my Pokedex.

'Togepi, the Spike Ball pokemon. It is said to carry joy in its shell, and gives good luck to those who are kind to it.'

"Let's show Dakota our resolve Froakie." I said with anger and determination as my partner nodded with the same emotions.

A Rivalry begins!?

Elliot and Froakie VS. Dakota and Togepi

"Froakie! Use Bubble!" Froakie nodded as he jumped into the air and blew energy bubbles at Togepi.

"Roll to dodge, Togepi." Dakota said.

"Togepi!" Togepi said as it tucked into its shell and zoomed away by rolling!"

"I-It's fast!" I gasped as the rolling Togepi easily ran circles around Froakie.

"How can Togepi roll like that? It can't learn Rollout!" Natalie thought aloud.

"I raised Togepi's speed and rolling skills with special training." Dakota said coldly. "Now use Return!"

"Togeeeeepi!" Togepi said as it got bathed in a golden light and rammed Froakie!

"Froooooak!" Froakie yelled as he was thrown back.

"Froakie!" I cried in shock.

"What a powerful Return, they must have a strong bond." Natalie said.

Togepi then tucked into its shell and started zipping around Froakie. "Don't let it disorientate you Froakie! Predict its movements and use Water Pulse!"

"Froakie nodded and closed its eyes in deep concentration for a minute, before they snapped open. "FroaKIE!" Froakie yelled as it threw a watery orb a random spot, which hit the rolling Togepi and exploded!

"Yes!" I cheered.

But then Togepi backflipped out of the smoke and landed in front of Dakota without so much as a scratch! "What?" "Froak!?" Me and Froakie yelled.

"You can't damage Togepi that easily." Dakota dismissed our achievement.

I gritted my teeth. "Use Bubble!"

"Froooooakiiie!" Froakie yelled as he jumped into the air and blew more energy bubbles..but Togepi just tucked into its shell and blocked the attack!

"Roll around it again." Togepi started rolling again at its trainers command.

I racked my brain for a way to stop Togepi, then I thought of something! "Froakie! Grab Togepi with Lick!"

"Froaklie!" Froakie threw its long tongue at Togepi, the end similar to a spring at the end, which wrapped around Togepi and stopped it from moving!

"Toge?" Togepi cried as it struggled to escape the sticky tongue.

"Now, throw it around!"

"Froak! Froak! Froakie!" Froakie cried as he spun Togepi around and smashed it into a rock.

"Use Return." "Dodge it!"

Froakie tried to jump away, but Togepi was too fast as it smashed into Froakie and threw it back again.

"Now use Metronome."

"Togepi. ." Togepi began wagging its small, glowing hands as Froakie picked himself up. "Togepiiii!" Togepi shot, of all things, Magical Leaf at Froakie.

"Jump to dodge!" Froakie narrowly avoided the attack as it jumped into the air.

"Metronome again."

"Togepi. Pi. Pi. Togeeeee...piiiii!" This time it turned into Flash Cannon, and Froakie was in midair! Just like when we battledr Sis!

'Froakie!' I thought in panic, and searched my brain rapidly...then I thought of the way Togepi rolled around... "Froakie! Spin to dodge!"

"Fro?...Froak." Froakie nodded as it spun in midair and dodged the Flash Cannon!

"Yes! It worked!" "Froakiiiie!" Both of us cheered.

"Wow, dodging in midair is an impressive feat." Natalie nodded, Nightrise just gave us a half-lidded look.

"Okay Froakie! It's time! Use Quick Attack!"

"Frooooooa...kie!" Froakie yelled as he dashed towards Togepi. "Froakie! Kie! Kie! Kie!" Froakie began hopping around Togepi at an incredible rate.

"Toge?" Togepi tried to catch Froakie, but only just got confused.

"Yes! Your amazing Froakie!" I encouraged him.

"Kie! Kie! Kie-Froak!" Suddenly Froakie landed too hard on his knee and cringed in pain!

"Ah! Froakie!" I gasped.

"Return, once more."

"Tooooogepi!" Togepi yelled as it rammed into Froakie with a golden aura.

"FROAK!" Froakie yelled as it was thrown back straight into one of the boulders!

"Froakie!" I yelled as the dust cleared to reveal Froakie with swirled eyes.

"Well done, Togepi." Dakota nodded with a small smile.

"Togepi!" Togepi said happily, when it started glowing blue! It grew long legs and a neck with tiny wings on its back. When the light faded a Togetic was in its place. "Togetic!"

"Togetic, you evolved. Great job." Dakota rubbed Togetic's head as I picked up Froakie.

"Are you okay, Froakie?" I asked my partner, who nodded weakly.

"Your bond is average." I turned to Dakota as she returned Togetic. n"Froakie trusts you, but you have a long way to go, and both of you are incredibly weak."

I clenched my free fist at her words, when she got out a badge case and showed it to me. "...You have four badges." I breathed.

"Both of you overestimated yourselves, and placed the value of your strength too highly." She looked at me. "The only thing you've done is help my Togetic to evolve." She then turned and started walking.

"HOLD ON!" I yelled angrily, as she turned to me. "Don't say we're weak. We might be to you now, but we're gonna keep getting stronger and stronger, and we'll battle again!"

"Froak!" Froakie agreed.

Dakota looked at me. "Sure, you'll become strong." I really hated her sarcasm. "Don't waste your breath, and do whatever you want." She then continued walking until she was gone.

I clenched my eyes, teeth and fists tightly as I focused on her words. "Froak!" I opened my eyes and looked at Froakie who had a determined expression on his face. "Froak! Froakie Froak Froak, Froakie!"

I nodded. "I get it, you want to perfect Quick Attack." To which he nodded. "Then let's do it!"

So we leaped back on the rocks one more time as Froakie used Quick Attack, hopping with determination. "Natalie! Nightrise! Throw stones at us!" I called to them.

"What!? Are you sure?" Natalie called.

"Yes!" "Fro!" Me and Froakie declared.

"Alright! Got it!" And so Nightrise used Stone Edge and natalie threw rocks, we now had to avoid the rocks as well as we jumped.

"We're gonna get stronger and stronger together! And not give up and wion any challenge that comes our way! That's what it takes to be a Champion!" I declared.

"froakie Fro Froak Fro Froakie Froakie Fro-Froakie!" froakie made his own speech as we both increased our speed.

"AAAAAHHHHHH!" "FROOOOAAAAK!"

We hFroakie suddenly hopped from rock to rock so fast I could only see a trail of white light! Then the light jumped off and exxploded, revealing a panting Froakie. "Fro...Fro...Froakiiiiie!" He cried to the sky.

"That was amazing Froakie! You did it!" I cheered as Froakie leaped into my arms. "I'm so lucky your my partner!"

"FroaKIE!" He agreed.

"Great job, you two. You really trained hard." Natalie said, whilst Nightrise turned its eye up in a smirk."I wonder who that trainer was though..."

Me and Froakie frowned. "I don't know...but I don't think we've seen the last of her..."

OCXY

Our entire group stood on the path in the setting sun. Me, Ash and our Froakie's with Sanpei and Frogadier. Turns out Ash's Froakie learned Double Team instead of Quick Attack, we all shook hands.

"There are loads of ways Froakie can use Double Team, thanks so much Senpai." Ash thanked him.

"It was my pleasure. And Elliot, your Froakie's Quick Attack has truly become very powerful, well done to the both of you." Senpai nodded.

"Thank you, I hope we see each other again someday." I nodded.

"Me too." Sanpei said as we waved to him.

"Froak." Both Froakie's nodded to Frogadier, who nodded back. Our pokemon then rejoined us.

The kiddie group had taken off their ninja clothes as they chased aftere each other. "Elliot! Did your training go well?" Bonnie asked.

Me and Froakie looked at each other, both considering whether we should tell our friends about Dakota...

"Yeah! It went really well!"

Not just yet...

Next Time: The team engage in battle with Madame X, who is hypnotizing them one by one for her master plan!...But...only Elliot and Froakie see through the cover-up, and that it's actually Malamar pulling the strings. What is Elliot and Froakie's past with this dangerous pokemon? And will they survive their toughest battle yet?

New chapter! I hope you enjoyed this one! And I'm sorry for so much episode following. But this chapter is significant because Froakie mastered Quick Attack, and we meet Elliot's main rival! Dakota Red by Icecakequeen!

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire data has been released! Thank you E3 and CoroCoro! What do you think of the Mega Evolutions introduced so far? (Mega Sableye included.).

Also, since I'm feeling nice, I shall confirm that Elliot WILL catch a Fairy (Or dual Fairy) type pokemon. So my second question is this: Which Fairy (Or dual Fairy) type pokemon do you think would suite Elliot best? Say so in a review!

And once again, thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed it! (This next chapter, I've been waiting to write since I started this fic.)