Chapter 11
Small Island:
Ash is wincing as he, Kali, Hazuki, and their pokémon make their way to the others. He was beginning to realize that Hazuki generally pulled her blows more than she did this time. He'd be sore for a few days, but he couldn't really blame her for being pissed off about what happened to Bellona. Most people would be thrilled to have a shiny pokémon, he himself happened to have a shiny Noctowl after all. Bellona was just a baby, and someone had callously tossed her aside. Kali reaches the others first and takes some of the Fire Type food May happened to have before adding some water too it and crushing it up. Just as May's about to say something to her she pours it into a bottle, before handing said bottle to Hazuki whom calls out Bellona.
The baby Vulpix starts slurping up her food happily, " Where did you find a Vulpix anyhow? " Brock asks them.
" She found us and caught herself in one of Hazuki's Heal Balls. She was abandoned for being shiny. " Ash says.
" What, no way, most trainers would give anything to have a shiny pokémon as supposedly they're supposed to be more powerful. " Max says.
Ash snorts and uses his Pokédex to bring his Noctowl to him. When Ash summons Noctowl out Max's eyes widen, " So cool. "
" Highly intelligent too. It was because of Noctowl that Ash won at the Ecruteak City Gym and not just because of Foresight. Noctowl learned confusion in the middle of that battle against Morty, his desire to win and help Ash win along with his loyalty to Ash was that great. Been awhile, Noctowl. " Brock says.
Noctowl just cocks his head to the side, Ash rarely remembered that he was authorized to carry twelve pokémon with him now. Max immediately starts cleaning Noctowl's feathers, and Ash watches as the stubborn bird relaxes under Max's ministrations. Bellona has finished her meal by this time, and is placed in front of a bowl of water. As she drinks her fill Hazuki gets out a brush, her new baby deserved some pampering after being abandoned like that. After they've eaten they gather their stuff up, and set out for Dewford Island. Bellona is sitting on her new mama's lap getting brushed while the birds fly overhead, and the water types swim to Dewford Island.
When they arrived Mr. Briney decides to relax on the beach while they secure lodging at the Pokémon Center, get their pokémon checked out, and decide on the course of action for the day. Ash has just gotten his pokémon back when another Pikachu climbs up onto his free shoulder, " Sparky? If you're here then Ritchie is too. "
" Hey, Ash, Brock, who are your new friends? " Ritchie says, walking up. He and Ash share a bro hug since they practically were brothers with how similar they happened to be.
" Ritchie Hiroshi, the dark haired sapphire eyed girl is Hazuki Maple, the brown haired girl wearing red is her twin May Maple, the violet eyed girl is their little sister Kali Maple, and then the one wearing glasses is their little brother Max Maple. They're the children of the Petalburg City Gym leader. The Poochyena at Kali's feet is Hades, the shiny Vulpix is Bellona, and that's May's Torchic. " Ash says.
" Pleasure to meet you all. " Ritchie says.
Kali sizes the newcomer up, he was like Ash which meant he could be trusted. Hazuki was still pampering her little Bellona though she was also ready to start training as well. Amphitrite and Galen were going to be her headliners for this gym. They all wander outside, and Hazuki zeroes in on the cave, " Bellona, I want you to stay with Kali, okay. I need to get Amphitrite and Galen some more experience. "
Ritchie had seen the subtle possessiveness Ash had towards Hazuki, " I'll go with you, I can share some stories about Ash. "
" Works for me, Ritchie. " Hazuki says.
As they walk off Ash starts training up Tailow while putting Noctowl through his paces. Might as well use Noctowl since he had him here. Generally he liked to use the pokémon he caught in a region, but he was already hearing about this tournament. He immediately signs up for the male division while he did see Hazuki sign up for the female division before she headed off with Ritchie. Ash would gather his old team back up, he should have enough space for Charizard, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Pidgeot, some more of the Pidgey flock had evolved into Pidgeots, and they could easily handle Fearow, he had Pikachu, and maybe he could go with Muk. He puts in the calls to Liza, Jenny, and Professor Oak since Pidgeot's pokéball it would be a simple matter to get his old friend back.
Brock sees the look in Ash's eyes and winces, that manic battling look was back again. Ash watches Brawly's previous battles on his trainer page, and smirks Noctowl had this easily enough. Ash had taken the time to teach Noctowl several flying type moves which would be highly effective. He'd start off with Tailow, and then use Noctowl. Ash slips off to challenge the gym, he wanted this done and over with. Mostly because he wanted to focus on that tournament. If necessary they could send Brock and May on ahead since Kali and Max would still be with an older sibling.
All of them might actually appreciate the break from May too. Ash rolls his shoulders and enters the gym, " Well, a challenger. "
" I'm Ash Ketchem from Pallet Town. "
" I, Brawly, accept your challenge. "
Brawly sends out his Machop and Ash sends Tailow out to battle, " Machop, Focus Punch. "
" Tailow, dodge with Quick Attack and go straight into Aerial Ace. " Ash counter orders.
Machop goes sailing and Brawly looks appraisingly at his challenger, " You generally hold back, don't you? "
" Yeah, don't want to give away my true strength after all. I did win the Orange League and after that well, I was too concerned about other things that were going on in Johto. I plan on giving a much better showing here in Hoenn. "
Brawly chuckles, " I see. "
" For what it's worth, I did beat my rival now turned friend again. He's a researcher now, though knowing him he'll keep training his ass off, if only to beat me again. " Ash says, " Tailow, Gust! "
" Machop, dodge and then use Karate Chop. "
Tailow barrel rolls out of the way and gains some height, " You came here prepared, didn't you? "
" Be grateful I don't use my Pidgeot. " Ash says, he would be for the tournament however.
It would be nice to have the old team back together for the most part. He had never officially released his Butterfree, however, so no one else could catch him. Maybe for the next tournament in Hoenn he could use Bayleef, Totodile, and Cyndaquil. It was worth thinking about at any rate. Maybe he could use Bayleef for a contest as well, still, he had a gym badge to win, and then he had a tournament to prepare for. Whatever the prize happened to be he was going to win it. He was tired of not winning League Competitions. It was time to stop holding back as much as he had been. He wouldn't win a League just yet, but he would place in the top four this time.
Tailow increases the speed of Quick Attack by using Gust, slamming into Machop, Machop goes careening backwards, skidding along the gym's floor before coming to a stop. Black Belt Hideki, the referee for this match holds the flag up indicating the challenger had won, " Machop is unable to battle, Tailow wins. "
" All right, Machop, thank you for putting up such a valiant fight. Makuhita, let's do this. " Brawly says.
" Tailow, return. Noctowl, let's show them how it's done. " Ash calls out.
Noctowl appears and Brawly's eyes widen, " A shiny Noctowl, you have got to be kidding me. "
" Noctowl versus Makuhita, battle begin. "
" Noctowl, spread confusion through the whole gym. " Ash calls out, bringing back the strategy that had ultimately won him the Fog Badge.
Makuhita goes skidding backwards from the sheer force behind the attack, and Brawly's eyes widen even further. He was beginning to realize that Ash was not some newbie trainer, he was an experienced battler, able to come up with strategies on the fly. His Noctowl was obviously very well trained and keenly intelligent. Noctowl seamlessly slips into Aerial Ace before using Acrobatics. Brawly blinks as Makuhita is declared unable to battle and that Ash had just won the Knuckle Badge, " I'll give you a more decent battle after the tournament. Hazuki Maple will be challenging you as well. Besides, you could bust out some of your higher levelled pokémon. "
Brawly grins, " It gives me great pleasure to award the Knuckle Badge and TM08 Bulk Up. " Ash received 1920 Poké Dollars for his well-earned victory.
" Could you hold on to my badge until our rematch, I have a tradition that Brock Slate, former leader of the Pewter City Gym knows quite well. I just wanted to earn the badge, and focus on training for the tournament. Something tells me I'll want whatever prize there is. Yes, I am a psychic and aura user, I just generally only use battle meditation, unconsciously at that. "
Brawly smirks, " I can do that, and I'll be watching you in the tournament. "
Ash slips away and rejoins his friends, thankfully they had all been focused on their own things, and hadn't noticed he was missing. Brock knew he generally researched his opponents before facing them so he knew what attacks to train his pokémon in.
Granite Cave:
Hazuki was having the time of her life hearing tales about Ash, battling wild pokémon, though she did catch an Abra, used a Quick Ball for that one, Zubat, Makuhita, and Geodude so far. Amphitrite and Galen were definitely leveling up, she needed them to gain experience not just train hard, they needed battling experience too after all. Hazuki wasn't expecting Amphitrite to evolve however. Not quite so soon anyhow. She does still hug, and congratulate her new Marill and looks up the data in her Pokédex. Like Ash she whipped it out for every new pokémon if only to try, and have it be as complete as possible when she needed to strategize. Amphitrite learning Fairy attacks was a must. Galen was gaining necessary experience as well here in Granite Cave.
Unlike Ash she did happen to be a rookie trainer that would train her ass off before facing a gym. She'd work with her other pokémon just as hard, because she was going to make a good showing at the Ever Grande Conference this year. Quite frankly she didn't care how May did as a coordinator only that she would do better as a Coordinator. May was tolerated by all of her siblings in small doses because of the fact that their mother had more of a say in raising May. It had been very clear pretty early on in the cases of Hazuki and Kali that they were not going to be typical girlie girls. She'd be horrified when news of Sinful Girls reached her, sure she wasn't a prude but, in her opinion no one under the age of eighteen should even think about intimate endeavors even though once a trainer had their license they were technically considered an adult.
Mrs. Maple was going to be in for a huge shock when Hazuki, Kali, and Max continued to travel with Ash even if it meant leaving May behind. They'd be thrilled actually to have some actual time away from their sister. Hazuki was just looking forward to when she finally turned thirteen, and Ash would finally allow himself to make an overt move. Oh, she knew he was subtly warning off all other comers, how could she not what with her being an empath. She could feel his possessiveness, " All right, I gotta know, what gives with Ash, and being so subtly possessive of you anyhow? "
" I'm practically eleven, and apparently I'm the first girl in a while that has made his hormones sit up and take notice. Thing is he's entirely too honorable to pursue me overtly now. " Hazuki mutters.
" Ah, he wants to wait until you're at least thirteen, can't say as I blame him for that. " Ritchie says.
" I know still, if he wants to keep the idiots away he's more than welcome too. It's not like I want to deal with them after all. " Hazuki admits as they walk deeper into the cave.
Ritchie outright laughs at this, he could see why Ash was already subtly laying claim to one Hazuki Maple, " You could travel with us, you know. It'd be nice to have someone else around for training battles plus, you might be able to help us get May's head out of the clouds a bit more. She only wanted a pokémon so she could travel initially. The rest of us Maple kids would actually like a break from her, we love her but…well, she can be a bit too vapid, can't keep a secret to save her life unless her survival instincts kick in, and had the nerve to call me a whore for going off to catch pokémon with only Ash. "
Ritchie goggles at this, " Ash would never take advantage of someone. "
" I'm more likely to jump him than the other way around. " Hazuki says with a smirk.
Mauville City:
Even as Elektra goes about her day the dreams she'd experienced the brief times she'd slept, Jenny had delivered on that wildly sinful fun, had her confused. There was at no point life on the Moon, right? That's what she believed, yet she had seen the magnificent palace, wandered through the rose gardens, seduced spies to find out their aims, and then slit their throats with a smile on her face. Nina was unaware of her sensei's inner turmoil as she was training her pokémon hardcore after playing hard all night. Nina had never thought she'd ever she that much money in her lifetime. The gray haired teen with yellow highlights frowns thoughtfully even as she continues to train her pokémon.
A girl with green eyes, chestnut colored hair up in a high ponytail wearing green, and pink predominantly pissed her off at the mere sight of her. She didn't know why this was in her brief but intense dreams. All she knew was the fact that she hated that girl for having what she thought should be hers. She shakes off her confusion, and Sinful Girl Elektra really gets down to business. She really wanted to get out of Mauville City so she would be away from her female relatives. Every single one of them had their husbands cheating on them because they had no imagination in intimate endeavors.
Stunfisk was getting good at having his attacks last a lot longer, he was practicing on a boulder, Electrike and Plusle were running around the clearing while dodging attacks from Magnemite, and having to launch them back on the fly. This tested their situational awareness and senses at all times. They needed to be able to take the initiative as well in battle not just follow her directions. Today she happened to have on a gray loosely tied halter top, a yellow mini skirt, gray knee socks, and yellow sneakers. Nina on the other hand was wearing a top that had a diamond cut out in the center of the chest far enough that it teased at the hidden treasures that was colored blue, a pair of short purple shorts that hugged her form just right, blue socks, and black sneakers.
The night with Jenny had really done her adorable little student a lot of good. Nina was much more confident, wearing much more revealing clothes, and overtly ogling her as well. Traveling with her student was going to be so much fun as they could train together, and then play together. Hopefully they could convert more to the ways of the Sinful Girl as there were always plenty of trainers in need of some sinful games. Why no one had thought of this before Elektra honestly had no clue as being a Sinful Girl was quite lucrative.
She rarely wore any type of undergarment as she felt they were too damn restrictive, Nina was the one to spot the shy female trainer. The latest Sinful Girl slowly, and successfully introduces her to sinful playing. She has orange hair, yellow eyes, and a subtly curved body. Her name is Alissia from Sootopolis City. Elektra watches as her student slowly converts Alissia into a Sinful Girl. She'd take Alissia to Jenny whom was quite thorough in enabling feminine confidence through sinful games. It looked like she'd have another traveling companion to play with all night long, especially on the nights they camped out.
Alissia had chosen Torchic as her starter though she wasn't nearly confident enough to challenge any gyms, or go for the contests either. Her becoming a Sinful Girl would give her gainful employment while they worked on her confidence in areas other than sinfully playing games with others. Nina was already prepping her for playing sinfully with male trainers as well, keeping Alissia's blood thoroughly heated at the same time. Elektra smirks as she watches her student become the teacher for a new Sinful Girl.
She chose this particular field to train in because her female relatives never came this far out of town. The men in Mauville City kept quiet because they were really hoping that they could get something out of her venture. Several of them had played sinfully with her too. Either her or Jenny ended up playing properly sinfully with the men of Mauville City as the women were all so traditionalistic in nature. None of them even suspected their husbands of sleeping around either, it was actually kinda sad.
" Nina-kohai, take Alissia-kohai to Jenny-sama tonight for special sinful games, okay. "
" Hai, Elektra-sensei. " Nina says still playing sinfully with her student whom was writhing under her ministrations, yellow eyes darkened and glazed over, lost in lust. Alissia would learn how to play like that with others, learn how to make trainers pant after her.
Elektra grabs the younger Sinful Girls Pokédexes, and makes the trainers that are watching pay for the yuri show they were getting. All of them easily pay the thirty thousand Poké Dollars into all three accounts just so they could continue to watch Sinful Girl Nina, and Sinful Girl Trainee Alissia playing sinfully with each other. Elektra absolutely loved being a Sinful Girl.
Dewford Island/Town:
A girl with pale pink eyes and viridian colored hair that she wore in a braid with midnight blue ribbons woven throughout sighs in relief to be off that damn boat and back on terra firma. She has on an ice blue tank top, dark blue cargo shorts, white knee socks, and dark blue zippered boots along with an aqua colored fedora. She has an orange tote bag that carries all of her supplies with her, and landing on her shoulder is her Murkrow. Kōun of Pacifidlog Town would quite cheerfully murder whomever invented sea travel consequences be damned to the deepest, darkest depths of Tartarus. If she hadn't sensed the hime here she would have never come to Dewford Town. She hated Sea Travel of any kind. She could not wait until her Abra was up to teleporting her places, and her Murkrow evolved, and would be able to fly her anywhere.
Unlike most people Kōun adored Absol, and she had gotten an Absol as her starter. She understood that the breed was only trying to warn people of coming misfortune, and that appealed to her greatly. She did happen to be the Sailor Fortune reincarnated, fortune meaning future sight in this case.
Ash's Pokémon:
Pikachu-male
Poochyena-female
Seedot-female
Tailow-male
Shroomish-male
Treecko-male
Slakoth-male(Oak's Lab)
Cascoon-female(Oak's Lab)
Silcoon-male(Oak's Lab)
Zigzagoon-male(Oak's Lab)
Carvanah-male(Oak's Lab)
Feebas-female(Oak's Lab)
Luvdisc-female(Oak's Lab)
Surskit- female(Oak's Lab)
Kingler-male(Oak's Lab)
Charizard-male(with Liza in Charicific Valley, with Ash temporarily)
Bulbasaur-male (Oak's Lab, with Ash temporarily)
Pidgeot-male (defending Pidgey flock back in Pallet Town, back with Ash temporarily)
Butterfree-male(with shiny pink Butterfree, now near Pallet Town)
Thirty male Tauros-(Oak's Lab)
Muk-male(Oak's Lab)
Snorlax-male(Oak's Lab)
Bayleef-female(Oak's Lab)
Cyndaquil-male(Oak's Lab)
Totodile-male(Oak's Lab)
Phanpy-male(Oak's Lab)
Heracross-male(Oak's Lab)
Shiny Noctowl-male
Lapras-male(Oak's Lab)
Mother Lapras-(Oak's Lab)
Primeape-male(in training)
Squirtle-male(with a Jenny, temporarily with Ash)
Hazuki's Pokémon:
Raphael- male Treecko
Uber Bito- female Poochyena
Galen- male Tailow
Triton- male Corphish(off active team)
Yudaina- Beautifly female
Klepta- female Zigzagoon
Shuichi- male Shroomish(off active team until Dewford Island/Town Gym)
Seena- female Seedot(Oak's Lab)
Leonardo- male Buizel(Oak's Lab)
Luvdisc-female(Oak's Lab)
Feebas-female(Oak's Lab)
Magikarp-(Petalburg Gym)
Amphitrite- female Azurill now Marill
Bellona- female shiny Vulpix(inactive team)
Echo- female Zubat(at Oak's Lab)
Kento- male Geodude(at Petalburg Gym)
Ranma- male Makuhita(at Oak's Lab)
Hiei- male Abra(on inactive team)
Kali's Pokémon:
Hades- male Poochyena
Oceanus- male Carvanah
Ares- male Camerupt
Demeter- female Seedot
May's Pokémon:
Torchic-male
Silcoon- female
Budew- male
Lotad- female
Goldeen- female
Brock's Pokémon:
Steelix-male (Pewter Gym)
Geodude- male(Pewter Gym)
Crobat-male(Pewter Gym)
Forretress-male
Sunkern- female
Ferroseed- male
Lotad- male
Mudkip- male
Max's Pokémon:
Magikarp-male
Slakoth-male
Ritchie's Pokémon:
Zippo- male Charmeleon
Sparky- male Pikachu
Happy- male Butterfree
Cruise- male Tyranitar
Rose- female Tailow
Houdini- male Abra
Liatris- female Zubat(at Lab)
Crusher- male Aron(at Lab)
Elektra's Pokémon:
Electrike- female
Magnemite- genderless
Plusle- female
Feebas- female(traded to cousin)
Stunfisk-male(received from cousin in trade)
Nina:
Mudkip- male
Poochyena- male
Ralts- female
Zigzagoon- male
Diglett- male
Alissia:
Torchic- female
Jessie:
Seviper- male
Dustox- female
Nidoran- female
James:
Bellsprout- female
Chimecho- male
Kōun:
Absol- female
Murkrow- male
Abra- male
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Pokémon.