Chapter 11: Nosepass To Probopass!
Monferno blew Flamethrower at his opponent, which turned out to be a Nosepass. A trainer's Nosepass, that is. Nosepass spun, using Sandstorm to blow the Flamethrower away, much to Monferno's surprise. The dust cleared, as Hikaru stared at his opponent. "You're not quite bad, Alan." Hikaru smirked.
Across him was a boy named Alan. He had indigo hair, a red headband around his head, a black sleeveless shirt, red-yellow vest, black shorts, and blue wristbands. He had a bandage on his nose, with a grin on his face. "I can say the same for you, Hikaru!" Alan smirked.
Hikaru gave a sigh, one that was bored and disappointing.
Hikaru's POV
You're probably wondering why a battle has just started at the beginning. Well... This all started, when me and my friends, Ash, Dawn, and Brock were on our way to Solaceon Town for Dawn and my next Pokémon Contest. As we were walking by, we came across a guy named Alan.
He was a fiery guy, alright. Having burning spirit and all. He seemed to be training in Mt. Coronet for a while, training with his Nosepass and all. When he spotted us, he asked me for a battle. Of course, Ash grew disappointed, since he wanted to battle to train for the Veilstone Gym.
I couldn't blame him. I mean, I would be disappointed over the same thing. As Monferno and I battled him for a few minutes, he went on and on about burning spirits. Whoever he was, he was a very determined one, similar to both Ash and Luke (Lucas). His Nosepass seem to have a similar personality as him as well.
The battle is getting rocky, and a bit hot at the moment. Could the burning spirit between Alan and Nosepass could really be that strong? Well, I'll have to battle and win against him in order to find out. See the battle for yourself, if you like.
End POV
Alan: Nosepass VS Hikaru: Monferno
"Nosepass! Show those guys some real burning spirit!" Alan yelled. Nosepass charged at Monferno, who got ready. Hikaru twitched his eyes in annoyance as he made his order. "You're gonna have to do better than that! Monferno! Mach Punch!" Hikaru called. The Playful Pokémon slammed his fist on the Rock Type.
Nosepass stumbled, before regaining its balance. Behind Hikaru, Ash and Dawn cheered for the Twinleaf boy on. Brock was the referee. "Go, Hikaru! Show him your real burning spirit!" Ash cheered. "Win for it all!" Dawn cried. Hikaru sweat dropped at Ash's remark, but nodded at Dawn's call.
Alan gritted his teeth, firing up. "Didn't see that one coming! Alright, Nosepass! Use Zap Cannon!" Alan called. Nosepass shot the powerful Electric Tyoe move at the Fire Type, which Hikaru knew how to exactly counter it. "Send it right back with Mach Punch!" Hikaru shouted.
Monferno punched the Zap Cannon away, much to everybody's surprise. The deflected Zap Cannon zapped Nosepass, with Alan shrieking in surprise. "Gah! No, Nosepass!" Alan gasped. Hikaru narrowed his eyes as he shot his arm into a fist. "Monferno! Keep this up with Flamethrower!" Hikaru called.
Monferno blasted Nosepass away with the Fire Type attack. "Grr... In that case, more burning spirit! Yaaaaah! Zap Cannon, Nosepass!" Alan called. He seemed to be surrounded by fire, by his blazing determination. "Dodge it, quick!" Hikaru warned. Monferno leapt out of the way to dodge Zap Cannon.
Monferno then ran past both Nosepass and Alan. Hikaru followed Monferno, smirking at the two. "Oh? A chase? We're fine with that! After them!" Alan called. So, with that, both Alan and Nosepass charged after Hikaru and Monferno. Ash, Dawn, and Brock all grew startled as they ran after them as well.
"Wow! Those two are sure giving their all!" Brock chuckled. Ash pouted with this. "Oh man. I wish I was in that battle!" Ash grumbled. "Well, if you did, then I would have to give it my all as well!" Dawn panted.
The battle and chase continued as Alan made his next order while running. "Now, Nosepass! Zap Cannon!" Alan called. Nosepass shot the Electric Type attack at Monferno, who dodged. "Dodge, until you can tire Nosepass out!" Hikaru called. Monferno nodded with a grin as he kept dodging.
"Man! Monferno's fast! Keep on using Zap Cannon until you connect!" Alan called. With that, Nosepass shot multiple Zap Cannons, with Monferno dodging them all. This made Alan even more frustrated. "Face it, Alan. You can't beat Monferno that easily by just going into offense." Hikaru stated.
Later, they were all near at the end of Mt. Coronet. Monferno landed on a nearby rock, as Hikaru smirked at him. "Alright, Monferno! Keep on dodging as soon as you can!" Hikaru called. Monferno tightened his Focus Band around his forehead and nodded. He was about to continue the chase, until Alan called out to them.
"Wait! Stop! You can't go over there!" Alan called. The call left both Hikaru and Monferno startled and confused. Ash and the others caught up, as Alan called to his opponents. "Come back. We have to keep battling right here!" Alan called.
Dawn grew confused with that statement. "Why couldn't they battle in anywhere they want?" Dawn asked. Brock made some thoughts as Ash grew clueless. "Being able to adjust through different environments is a Pokémon battle basic!" Brock stated. Alan smirked and shook his head.
"No, it's not that! If we cross over to the other side, we're not on Mt. Coronet anymore! Look here..." Alan called. He pulled out the map of Mt. Coronet, showing everyone the reason. "Unless we stay up here, Nosepass won't evolve into Probopass!" Alan explained. Both Ash and Hikaru grew surprised.
"Really?" Ash asked. Alan smiled and nodded. "No joke! Then, Probopass and I are gonna enter the Sinnoh League! And doing that is my dream!" Alan explained. Nosepass 'smiled' at that along with Alan's words. Everyone, including Brock and Hikaru grew amazed and surprised at that.
"Wow. I had no idea Nosepass had to have special conditions in order to evolve!" Dawn admitted. Brock made some more thoughts to himself. "Yeah. Maybe there's something unusual about the geo-magnetic field around here!" Brock guessed. Ash grew confused as he looked at the others.
"This is the first time I've ever heard of a Pokémon only evolving in certain places!" Ash admitted. "Pika..." Pikachu agreed, also unsure. Hikaru rubbed the back of his head with a sigh. "I hate to admit it, but I never heard of it as well until now." Hikaru admitted. "Mon." Monferno replied along.
Alan grinned as he knelt down next to Nosepass. "And we're really getting close to it, too! What do you say, Hikaru? Help us, okay?" Alan asked. Hikaru blinked several times before nodding. "Alright. That would make the battle even more challenging." Hikaru replied with a sly smile.
"Ferno!" Monferno screeched in agreement.
So, everyone headed back to the spot of where they were. Brock continued as the referee. "Alan and Hikaru's battle will start once more!" Brock called. At that moment, Alan made the first move. "Nosepass! Rock Slide!" Alan called. Nosepass threw controlled rocks at the Fire Type.
"Repel it with Mach Punch!" Hikaru called. Monferno used his glowing fists to smash the rocks away. Alan grew surprised, but hen grinned wider. "Mach Punch again! This time, on Nosepass!" Hikaru called. Monferno leaped in the air, punching Nosepass away. Alan gasped as he got back into battling.
"Hang in there, Nosepass! Use Tackle!" Alan called. Nosepass charged towards Monferno, as Hikaru got ready. "Counter with Flame Wheel!" Hikaru called. Monferno wrapped himself with fire and bashed Nosepass, colliding together. This time, Alan grew more pumped up.
"Go, go, go! Yaaaah! Use Tackle, once more!" Alan yelled. Nosepass charged at the Playful Pokémon again, as Monferno narrowed his eyes. "Counter with Mach Punch, Monferno!" Hikaru called. Monferno punched Nosepass away with great power, causing the Rock Type to fall.
"Nosepass, no!" Alan called. As the dust cleared, Nosepass had fainted. It showed that it was no longer able to battle. "Nosepass is unable to continue! The winner is Monferno! That means the victor is Hikaru!" Brock called.
Hikaru: Winner!
Hikaru smirked as he made a determined fist. "Now, that's what I call a heated battle!" Hikaru chuckled. "Ferno! Mon!" Monferno screeched happily. Ash and Dawn got up, amazed with the battle. "Awesome! What a great battle!" Ash complimented. "Monferno is getting stronger than before!" Dawn replied.
Alan ran over to Nosepass, who got up. "Nosepass, are you okay?" Alan asked. Nosepass got up, nodding sadly. Alan smiled, comforting his Rock Type. "You did great! That burning spirit was hot, alright!" Alan chuckled. Dawn sweat dropped at that.
"Well, the two of you were turning up the heat, cause I was staring to sweat!" Dawn explained. "Pika." Pikachu agreed, sweat dropping as well. Ash then made a determined face. "Alright! How about a battle with me next?" Ash asked. Alan grinned and agreed. "Sure thing! One more battle could make Nosepass evolve!" Alan exclaimed.
Just as Alan said that, the Rock Type began to flow. Everyone grew amazed of what is happening. "Alright!" Ash exclaimed. "It's starting to evolve!" Brock stated. As the glowing stopped, a bigger Pokémon appeared, that had small noses around its body.
It had a bigger nose, and a mustache looking iron filings on its lower part of the face. "Whoa! Look at that!" Dawn exclaimed. She took out the Pokédex to scan the new Pokémon.
"Probopass, the Compass Pokémon, and the evolved form of Nosepass. Its body acts as a powerful magnet. It controls three smaller units called Mini-Noses." Dawn's Pokédex buzzed. Alan ran over to Probopass with a huge grin on his face. "You did it! Great job, Probopass!" Alan complimented.
"Pro!" Probopass replied. Ash and Pikachu ran over, seeing the new Pokémon. "Hey, Alan! That's great!" Ash replied. Hikaru blinked several times before looking close at the Compass Pokémon. "This is the first time I'm seeing evolution with conditions like this..." Hikaru stated.
Alan grinned and turned to the Twinleaf boy. "Thanks for your help, Hikaru! You too, Monferno!" Alan thanked. The determined burning spirit boy looked at his Compass Pokémon. "Wow! The heat's on and we've got it turned on all the way!" Alan exclaimed.
Ash then faced the guy and smirked. "Hey, Alan! How about our battle next?" Ash asked. Alan smiled and turned to the Kanto trainer. "Sure thing, Ash!" Alan agreed. With that, Hikaru, Monferno, Pikachu, and Dawn all sat on a few rocks to watch the battle. Brock became the referee once again.
Alan, like before, was fired up, ready for a new battle. "Wow! Probopass' first battle! Yaaaah! Burning spirit!" Alan yelled. Probopass got ready to battle. Ash took out a Pokéball and threw it. "Alright! Turtwig! I choose you!" Ash called. The Tiny Leaf Pokémon appeared, ready to fight.
"Turtwig!" Turtwig growled, prepared. Suddenly, just as Brock gave the signal to start the battle, some kind of antenna flew by, attaching itself to Probopass' head. Everyone grew startled to see the thing. "Huh? What's that thing?" Alan asked. Suddenly, without warning, small noses flew out of Probopass.
"What the!?" The four trainers gasped. "The Mini-Noses!?" Alan replied. Suddenly, the three Mini-Noses flew down, crashing in front of Alan. The impact sent him flying to the ground, as he grunted in pain. "Gah! Urgh..." Alan groaned. Ash, Pikachu, and Turtwig all ran over to the boy.
"Alan! Are you okay!?" Ash asked. "Pika?" Pikachu asked, also concerned. Alan grunted as he got up and looked at his controlled Pokémon. "Probopass! What are you doing!?" Alan snapped. Just as Alan asked, there were a trio of laughing!
Everyone turned to see who the culprits were. "And who are you guys!?" Alan demanded. Ash, Dawn, Hikaru, and Brock looked. It was Team Rocket!
"You're not the only one with spirits that burn!"
"Your bandage knows it's out of your joint! Let someone else have a turn!"
"On the wind!"
"Past the stars!"
"Live and learn!"
"Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace!"
"Dashing hope, putting fear in its place!"
"A rose by any other name is just as sweet!"
"When everything's worse, our work is complete!"
"It's Jessie!"
"And it's James!"
"Meowth, now that's a name!"
"Putting the spirit do golfers in their place!"
"We're Team Rocket!"
"And in your face!"
"Wobbbuffet!"
"Mime mime mime!"
"Team Rocket!?" Dawn, Hikaru, and Brock snapped angrily. Jessie sneered as she explained the plan. "Starting today, Probopass is a member of Team Rocket! And all of its noses will be doing our dirty work!" Jessie sneered. Alan shook his head and glared at the evil trio.
"Hey, you quit kidding around! Probopass is my friend! We've pit a lot of sweat tears into this! I'll never let you do this!" Alan snapped. James sneered as he taunted Alan. "Except for the fact that we've got one of our new Probopass Power Mind Manipulator!" James explained.
"Noses up!" Meowth called. He pressed on the remote control for the antenna to work. The mind manipulator worked as Probopass shot its Mini-Noses at Alan and Ash. "Look out!" Brock, Hikaru, and Dawn yelled. Alan gritted his teeth and stood in front of Ash, Pikachu, and Turtwig.
"Probopass, stop right now! Remember our kindred burning spirit!" Alan yelled. But, to Alan's dismay, the Mini-Noses nearly hit Alan. "Get down!" Ash yelled. He pushed Alan to the ground, as the Mini-Noses made its miss. Meowth sneered as he made more of the control of the controlled Probopass.
"We've built our success from the ground up!" Meowth laughed. As the antenna made its work again, Probopass was forced to use Earth Power. The ground shook creating cracks on the ground. Everyone yelled out loud in surprise as the move continued. Team Rocket cheered for the success attack.
"In light of our huge success, I'd say spending the food money the year on this groovy gadget was the wise choice!" James exclaimed. "So, who needs to eat, when we can render the twerp's defeat?" Jessie giggled. The evil trio laughed as they got away with their balloon.
"Hi ho! Probo!" Meowth cackled. "Away!" Jessie and James called. Team Rocket had escaped in their balloon, out of sight. The Earth Power attack had worn off, as everyone regained their balance. Hikaru took one glare at where Team Rocket disappeared.
Brock and Dawn ran over to where Ash and Alan was. "Hey! You all okay?" Brock asked. "Yeah... I think so..." Ash replied, unsure about Alan. Hikaru came over, only to hear Alan stuttering with fear. "No way... They've stolen my friend...! Probopass!" Alan yelled out loud. He fell to his knees, sobbing.
The four trainers could only look at Alan, feeling sorry for the burning spirit boy. As Alan kept sobbing, he explained of how Probopass meant everything to him. "Nosepass and I have been the best team ever! And ever since that day, we've always trained with burning spirit..." Alan started.
The four trainers listened as Alan continued. "I'll never forget the day when we won our first Pokémon battle... Then, we got lost in a forest for the next town... So, we found ourselves on Mt. Coronet... Where we ended up doing our best training together! My big dreams come true!" Alan explained.
His face darkened as he thought about Nosepass. "If it hadn't been for Probopass... And now this! This had to happen..." Alan sobbed again. Ash knelt down on Alan's level and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Hang in there. Time for the burning spirit to pay off!" Ash replied.
Alan looked up at Ash in confusion, as the others smiled around him. "We'll all work together and get Probopass back!" Brock promised. "This is definitely not the time to give up!" Dawn added. "Giving up now, means that you're giving up on Probopass. So, get ahold of yourself!" Hikaru snapped.
Alan smiled as he got up. "Thanks, guys! You're right!" Alan thanked. He looked up at the sky, imagining that Probopass was there. "Probopass! Everything will be fine!" Alan assured. Ash grinned at the burning spirit boy. "Don't forget! We have a battle to do! So, we can do that after getting Probopass back!" Ash suggested.
Alan nodded as he agreed. "Sounds good!" Alan replied. Dawn, Hikaru, Brock, Ash, and Alan all made their ways into the forest, in order to see if they could find Team Rocket. Brock took out a compass to see if they could Probopass this way.
"The only way we'll get Probopass back is to take off the antenna or destroy the remote control!" Brock stated. Alan clenched his fist, determined to get his friend back. "Okay! I'll aim for the antenna!" Alan replied. "You leave the remote control to me and Ash." Hikaru replied. "Ferno!" Monferno replied, tightening his Focus Band.
"Sure!" Ash agreed. "Pika Pika!" Pikachu agreed.
So, the group has run into Alan, a burning spirit trainer. Now, Nosepass has evolved into Probopass, at the same time, giving Team Rocket a chance to steal it! Now, the group, along with Alan must find a way to get Probopass back? Will the plan succeed? Stay tuned for some more!
To be continued..
Hikaru's Team:
Monferno: (M): (Flamethrower, Flame Wheel, Mach Punch, Fury Swipes)
Luxio: (F): (Thunder Fang, Spark, Iron Tail, Hidden Power)
Leafeon: (F): (Magical Leaf, Shadow Ball, Iron Tail, Synthesis)
Buizel: (M): (Ice Beam, Aqua Jet, Water Gun, Swift)
Dratini: (M): (Dragon Rage, Twister, Wrap, Thunder Wave)
Kirlia: (F): (Psychic, Shock Wave, Magical Leaf, Teleport)
Next chapters:
Chapter 12: Burning Spirit! The Bond!
Chapter 13: Luxray VS Luxio! The Hostility!
Chapter 14: A Reborn Electric Power!
Chapter 15: Kenny Returns! Ash VS Kenny!
Chapter 16: The Unown Disaster!