"Begin!" The referee dropped his arms to commence the battle.
"Mienshao use Fake-out!" shouted Mienshao's trainer.
With blinding speed Mienshao appeared in front of Sceptile with a fist ready to connect with Sceptile's head. Sceptile took the bait and flinched back. Mienshao smirked to itself and delivered a blow to Sceptile's gut.
Ash smirked as Sceptile held his ground. "Sceptile, use leaf blade!" Ash shouted.
Sceptile grabbed at Mienshao's arm and a large green blade emerged from Sceptile's forearm. A look of panic came across Mienshao's and its trainer's face.
"Mienshao, detect!"
Before Mienshao can process the command, Sceptile slammed down on it with a mighty Leaf blade attack. Mienshao took a hard fall but it wasn't enough to knock it out. Its trainer didn't seem to miss that at all.
"Mienshao, use ice punch!"
Mienshao caught Ash and Sceptile off guard as it rose back to its feet with blinding speed and delivered a very powerful ice punch attack right under Sceptile's chin.
Sceptile was knocked on its back. "Mienshao, let's make quick work of this, use close combat!" shouted Mienshao's trainer.
Mienshao bounced high into the air and began its descent. "Sceptile, quick! Fire back with Leaf storm!" Ash shouted.
Sceptile caught the command immediately. Sceptile lifted its tail between its legs and shot a powerful leaf storm attack.
Mienshao was hit right in the gut with a drill-like missile and was shot higher into the sky. "Sceptile, follow it up and use petal dance!"
Sceptile got back to its feet and suddenly blades of grass formed a vortex around its body. Sceptile leaped high into the air and met with Mienshao who hadn't recovered from the leaf storm attack. Sceptile unleashed a flurry of high-speed attacks on Mienshao in the air. Whenever Mienshao tried to counter, Sceptile would move so quickly to another angle it was almost as if Sceptile was teleporting.
When the Pokémon landed back on the field Mienshao was out for the count. The swirls in its eyes were clear. Sceptile had won the match. Mienshao disappeared into its pokéball in a red flash. The trainer known as Derek gripped his next Pokéball and smirked. "You ready, kid?"
"Bring it." Ash challenged.
"alright, you asked for it! Let's go Lucario!"
In a flash of white, the trainers bipedal dog pokémon emerged. It had a collar around its neck with a mega-stone on it.
"Lucario, use swords dance!" shouted Derek.
"Heh, so you're gonna boost your stats? Fine! Sceptile, use growth!"
Lucario was encased in swords circling around it ultimately meeting their blades above Lucario's head like a crown. Sceptile began to absorb the nutrients from the earth around him. He seemed to grow a little then shrunk back to his original size.
"Let's do this Sceptile! Leaf blade!" A large green blade emerged from Sceptile's forearm. Sceptile then charged at Lucario and attempted to deliver the blow. "Lucario, block it and use Iron head!"
Lucario blocked the blade with its arm then cocked its head back and launched its body forward, striking Sceptile in the jaw sending Sceptile flying back. "Lucario, finish this with Bullet punch!" With blinding speed Lucario slammed its fist into the flying Sceptile's jaw. When Sceptile landed, he had the swirls in his eyes indicating that he was unable to battle. In a flash of red Sceptile disappeared into its Pokéball. "You did great Sceptile. You deserve a nice break." Ash said to his resting pokémon. He looked at the Lucario in front of him and grabbed his next pokéball. "Quilava, let's do this!" In a white flash Ash's fire-mole pokémon appeared.
Derek started to laugh at the pokémon. "What? You're gonna fight me with a pokémon that isn't even fully evolved?! AHAHAHAHA, You're a joke!"
"Well why don't you try and beat me." Ash shot back.
"Let's go Quilava! Use Dig!" Ash's fire-mole pokémon dug a hole in the ground to hide from Lucario's sight.
"Lucario, wait for it to show up then use Bullet punch!"
Ash smirked. "Quilava, when you're right under him use Eruption!"
"WHAT?! Lucario get out-" Suddenly the ground turned scorching hot to where Lucario had to jump to escape the heat. Then the ground seemed to fly up towards Lucario with a few rocks on fire following it. Quilava's eruption attack worked in full effect leaving Lucario with a nasty burn.
"Lucario shake it off and use bullet punch!" Celebrations for Quilava were cut short and Lucario's fist was driven into his face and was sent flying backwards.
"Quilava, recover and use flamethrower!" Quilava regained his balance and released his flamethrower attack towards Lucario.
"Lucario, go around it and use Bullet punch again!" Lucario dodged the flamethrower with ease and continued to charge. "Alright, Quilava mow down the surrounding area with flamethrower!" Quilava took aim at Lucario's surrounding area and blasted a powerful flamethrower mowing down the area around Lucario. Lucario was struck by the scorching hot fire but continued the charge. "Quilava keep up the flamethrower! Make it hotter!"
Quilava visibly put more effort into its flamethrower. It was getting so hot the grass around the fire was drying up without being touched by the fire. But to Ash's dismay, Lucario's fist made contact with Quilava's face. Derek smirked "Lucario, follow up with close combat!"
Lucario then unleashed a flurry of high-speed strikes onto Quilava. Each blow doing very effective damage. "Quilava get out of there!" Quilava tried to evade any of the strikes to no avail. He just kept getting caught by another fist or kick.
"Lucario, knock it into the pond with Bullet punch!"
Lucario drove his fist into Quilava's gut and launched him into the pond. Ash seemed to space out watching his pokémon fly across the battlefield into the pond on the other end. He was shaken out of his trance when he heard the splash of Quilava into the pond. Ash knew it was over, but he decided to not give up.
"Quilava get up! You have to keep fighting!" Ash pleaded.
Serena covered her eyes. She was beginning to tear up. She didn't want Ash to lose here.
"If the pokémon doesn't emerge from the water within a certain time limit, the match is over!" Announced the referee.
Ash was calm. He was beginning to accept his defeat. "So this is where it ends…" He mumbled to himself, fighting back the ever-growing sadness. The referee was beginning to raise his flags, then a large white light was coming from the pond. Everyone in the stadium was quiet in admiration. The water in the pond seemed to be boiling. When the white light disappeared, a creature leapt out of the pond and land landed on the ground on two feet and roared a very powerful roar.
"Quilava… evolved?" Ash said in shock. He then smiled as the crowd went wild. "Alright! Let's do this, Typhlosion!" Ash's new Typhlosion let out another mighty roar as if intimidating Derek's Lucario. Serena removed her hands from her eyes and stared in admiration at Ash's new partner.
"heh, you wanna evolve? Then I will too! Lucario, respond!" Derek put two fingers on his key stone and raw energy seemed to envelop Lucario. Lucario evolved into Mega-Lucario.
-Over at New bark Town-
Gold was playing billiards at a bar for fun. He usually found comfort in games like these. A random person then got his attention "Hey champ, check it out. This kid's Quilava just evolved into a Typhlosion in the middle of the battle." He pointed at the TV on the wall. That got Gold's attention because Gold's signature Pokémon is a Typhlosion.
Gold smirked. "Heh, go get 'em, Ash."
-Back at the Kalos League-
"Lucario, use Bullet punch!"
"Typhlosion, use Flamethrower!"
Lucario began to charge at Typhlosion but immediately stopped when it saw Typhlosion take in a big, deep breath and unleash its dangerously hot flamethrower.
Lucario was consumed in the fire and was badly burned again. "Lucario, go in with another Bullet punch!"
"Typhlosion, use dig!"
Typhlosion leaped into the air to begin digging but was met by Lucario's bullet punch in an uppercut fashion. Typhlosion was sent into the air "Lucario, follow it up and use close combat!"
Lucario jumped into the air and followed Typhlosion up. Lucario unleashed a flurry of blows on Typhlosion. "Typhlosion, recover yourself and use Flamethrower!"
Typhlosion managed to get a grasp on the situation. He took a deep breath and anticipated Lucario's next strike. A right jab. Typhlosion put its arms up to block the hit. Success. Typhlosion was knocked away and unleashed the mighty flamethrower. The flamethrower knocked Lucario back to the ground. Lucario made contact with the earth, hard. Lucario was looking like it couldn't take much more of Typhlosion's fire. "Lucario get up and ready a bullet punch!" Ash didn't miss the moment of struggle that came from Lucario. Lucario was in bad shape. "Typhlosion, finish this with Flamethrower!" Typhlosion took in a huge breath of air and fired.
Lucario looked on at the flame and decided not to give up. Lucario used its bullet punch attack on the fire and split it in two. Both ends of the fire completely avoiding Lucario. The damage was done however. Lucario had a nasty burn on its hand now. "Yeah! That's how to do it, Lucario! Now, let's get back in this wi-"
"Typhlosion, use Blast Burn!"
The command caught Derek and Lucario off guard. Typhlosion was behind Lucario. Typhlosion took a massive breath in and launched the flame attack, said to be the strongest fire type attack.
Neither Lucario nor Derek could react. Lucario was consumed in a heat like he'd never felt before. The stadium was looking like it was going to melt. The heat soaked up the moisture in the air. The crowd had their eyes closed as their eyes were dried up. Typhlosion cut off its flame and within a few seconds, all eyes were on the field. Lucario was out. Typhlosion had emerged victorious.
"Lucario is unable to battle! Typhlosion is the winner! The Victory goes to Ash from Pallet town!" Announced the referee.
Ash stormed the field and hugged his new Typhlosion "We did it, Typhlosion! We won!" Typhlosion let out a gruff grunt, crossed its arms and smirked. Ash then looked at his opponent who was helping up his Lucario.
"Ash, this was my loss. It was a great match, had me on edge the whole time. But this match only tells me to get stronger!"
Ash smiled and returned his Typhlosion to its ball. Ash began to walk away towards the tunnel from where he came "Ash, don't you dare lose to anyone else! You hear?"
Ash turned around and saw it was his opponent who said that. He smiled and shot him a thumbs up "I'm going for the top!"
Ash walked into the tunnel and found an official waiting for him "Congratulations on your victory, please follow me."
Ash followed the man down the same tunnel. The man opened the door for him and let him walk through. He was back in the tension room. "Congratulations on your victory. You're free to stay or go as you are finished for the day." Ash looked at him "I'll leave. I want my next opponent to be a surprise to me."
"Very well, contestants Seven and Eight, you're up! Best of luck to the two of you."
Ash left the holding room and was greeted by his friends. His stomach growled, he didn't realize how hungry he was. He was so into his match he didn't notice.
"Hey, let's go to a café! I saw this really cute Café on the southern side of the City! We can help you pick what pokémon you should use in your next battle and we can have snacks!" Serena offered. Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie all agreed to the idea and had her lead the way. After about a mile and a half of walking, they arrived at the café. When they walked in they sat at a table and a waitress walked up to them.
"Hello! Wel- Hey you're a Kalos league finalist! We watched your battle earlier and you're the kid who's pokémon evolved mid fight!"
All eyes were on Ash. "Yeah, that's me" he said with a blush and small smile.
"Wait here, I'll get my manager!" She exclaimed as she ran off.
A few seconds later the waitress returned with an older woman in her late 30's. Presumably the manager of the café.
"Hello, welcome to Café Rosé. My employee just informed me that you're a Kalos league finalist. Everything is on the house for those who are finalists in the Kalos league."
Clemont shot up. "Wow, really? I'm the gym leader, do I get anything?"
"Unfortunately no. The Kalos league is a much bigger deal than gyms."
Clemont's head drooped in defeat. Bonnie, Serena, and Ash giggled at the action. "Anyways, anything you like is on us!" finished the manager of the Café. The three nodded their heads and the manager took her leave.
The three placed their orders with the waitress and began talking amongst themselves. They stopped their chat when their drinks and snacks arrived. Clemont looked at Ash "So, Ash."
"Yeah?" He replied, looking up from his drink. "Have you decided what pokémon you're gonna use?"
"I think I have an idea…" He looked at Pikachu with determination. "You're gonna be battling with old friend's tomorrow, Pikachu." Pikachu looked up at Ash and shot a thumbs up. Serena looked on at the scene between the trainer and his most trusted Pokémon. She smiled at the scene.
"Isn't the next round three vs three?" Bonnie asked, swallowing her drink. "Yeah it is. If I win tomorrow, it's the top four for me and another three vs three. If I win then, it's a full six vs six battle. I already know four pokémon who're gonna be part of my ultimate team. These next two battles should confirm my last two." Ash answered. Serena put her hand on his to reassure him that he'll do great.
They stayed at the café for a few hours until they decided to leave. Clemont and Bonnie decided to head towards the gym. Clemont had some ideas for modifications he can make. Ash and Serena looked at one another "Wanna watch scary movies?" They asked one another in unison. They both smiled and lightly blushed. Ash signaled a taxi for them and told the driver to get them to the closest movie rental store. The cab driver recognized Ash and told him anywhere is on him. Ash wasn't accustomed to all this fame. Serena was loving all of it. When they arrived at the movie rental store, they picked out several movies and bought some popcorn. Or at least, tried to buy popcorn. The manager gave it to them no charge at all. They walked back outside to the taxi and Serena told the cab driver to go to the southern pokémon center. Ash asked her why and she simply replied "I'm not sleeping in the pokémon center when you have that five-star room." Ash laughed "Materialistic" he commented. "You know better than anyone!" Serena smiled.
They arrived at the pokémon center where Serena was staying. Serena picked up her belongings and returned the room key to Nurse Joy. She then hopped back in the taxi and Ash told him where to go.
They soon arrived at Ash's hotel. Ash lead the way to his room, helping Serena carry some of her things as she was carrying the movies and popcorn. Ash set down Serena's things "Hey, I'm gonna shower. Organize yourself for now, then you can shower." He announced. Serena nodded in response and began organizing her belongings.
Ash emerged from the shower 20 minutes later. He smelled something sweet in the air. He walked over to the kitchen and found Serena baking. She looked so peaceful. Ash almost didn't want to speak. He loved what he was seeing. His moment was interrupted when Pikachu cried towards him and Serena turned to look at him. He smiled "Shower's empty, you're on." He pointed towards the bathroom. "Yeah sure, I'll just finish up here."
"What're you making?"
"I'm melting chocolate to pour over the popcorn. That's how I like it."
Ash thought it was strange, he'd never heard of that. But there was not a doubt in his mind that Serena couldn't make it delicious. "Alright, I'll set up the movies then. What do you want to watch first?"
"uhhh, the one with the house on the cover." Ash shuffled through the movies they rented "The Purge: Goldenrod City?" "yeah, that one." She replied, as she was pouring the melted chocolate over the popcorn. She put it in the freezer behind her and began walking towards the restroom. Ash looked confused "Why'd you put it in the freezer?"
"So the chocolate hardens faster. If I left it out the popcorn would just get soggy."
Ash didn't understand anything having to do with kitchens so he just took her word for it. She escaped into the bathroom and Ash heard the water turn on. He took a seat on the couch next to Pikachu and began to think about the pokémon he'll be using next match. He was so deep in thought he didn't notice Serena standing in front of him in her PJ's. Her PJ's consisted of pink short-shorts and a red oversized t-shirt. Ash looked at her and thought she was beautiful. He always thought she was. This time, he decided to tell her.
"You're really beautiful, Serena…" She was taken back by his comment. Even Pikachu wasn't expecting it. Still, she blushed "I'm only wearing pajamas…"
"It doesn't matter. No matter what you wear, I'll always see you the same." She smiled and straddled him. She rested her forehead against his "You're too good for me, Ash."
"Close your eyes, Pikachu." Pikachu hopped off the couch and let the two have their make-out session. A few minutes later, Pikachu returned and saw Serena walking towards the freezer. She opened it and pulled out her chocolate covered popcorn. Pikachu assumed it was safe and hopped back on the couch next to Ash. Serena then joined them with her bowl of chocolate popcorn in hand. Ash took a few. When he popped one in his mouth, he thought it was the greatest thing on the planet. Next to her of course. Ash hit the play button on the remote to start the first of many movies.
Before they knew it, it was 2 AM. Pikachu was out cold and Serena was halfway asleep. Ash turned the TV off and looked at Serena "Let's go to bed, you're looking a little tired."
She looked back at him with tired eyes. "Carry me like last time." Ash sighed with a smile "If that's what the Queen wants, so be it." He wittily replied. He picked her up bridal style and took her to the massive king sized bed. He tucked her in and got in bed himself. The noise of it all must've woken Pikachu because Ash felt Pikachu jump onto the foot of the bed. It seemed to scare Serena, which caused Ash to laugh. "Don't worry, the spoopy monsters won't come for you." He teased. He was met with a pillow to the face, instant regret. Worth it. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close. She squealed. "Like this, the monsters really won't get to you." He teased again. He was met by a nice heel to the shin. Instant regret, worth it.
"Ash…" She spoke up.
"Hm?"
"Good luck tomorrow. I'll be cheering you on."
Ash smiled maliciously. "How're you gonna cheer me on if the ghosts of the night take you away?"
He felt her hand rustling around the bed, looking for something to hit him with. He then turned her around to face him and pulled her on top of him. She squealed.
She was now on top of him. His hands were resting on the small of her back. "Don't worry. With you cheering me on, I'll be sure to win." Serena smiled and rested her forehead on his. Ash smiled "That is, if the creatures of the night don't take you away." Serena's expression turned to a look of frustration. She playfully hit him and Ash began to laugh. When Ash's fit of laughter came to an end he stared at her. They both smiled at one another and shared one last kiss before going to sleep.
-The Next day-
"Now, Infernape use Close Combat and end this!" Infernape was consumed in fire and charged at the opposing Mega-Absol and delivered a flurry of high speed punches. Ash's opponent had been the man who wore the white hoodie and black cargo pants with the black boots. His name was revealed earlier in the match to be Denzel. When Infernape finished off with its seemingly never ending flurry of blows, the Mega-Absol dropped to the ground. The Mega-Evolution came undone and Absol had swirls in its eyes. Ash had won. He had made it as one of the top four finalists. He rose his fist in the air and his Infernape followed with a powerful flamethrower into the sky.
"Absol is unable to battle! The Victory goes to Infernape!"
Ash had barely won this match. His Pikachu and Gible were taken out by his opponent's first pokémon. It was all up to Infernape and Infernape pulled through, taking out three pokémon in a row. Ash returned his Infernape to its ball and began walking away. He didn't want to speak. He'd never been this far in a pokémon league and he was beyond nervous. But he wasn't going to back down.
"Hey good match kid. You deserve the victory." He heard from behind him. Ash kept walking and rose his arm, signifying that it was a good match. Ash then lowered his hand and walked back into the tunnel. He crossed paths with the finalist wearing all black with the gravity-defying scarf. There was a heavy tension between the two. Ash knew he was super strong. He turned to look at him "Hey, I wanna face you. Don't lose here, got it?"
The man tilted his head to listen to Ash. He smirked and rose his hand to wave Ash off. Ash smirked and walked back to the holding room. He had planned to leave, but the official had stopped him. "You're going to find out who your next opponent will be once these two finish with their battle. So please be patient."
"Alright." Ash looked at the two trainers in the room. One was the boy with the bartender's getup and the other was the blonde girl. Ash took a seat close to the other trainers. They sat in silence for a few minutes. "I'm Sawyer." Ash looked to where the voice same from and saw it had been the boy with the bartender's getup to speak. "I'd like to exchange names with all of you. We've all made it this far, we might as well establish a line of respect for one another." He looked at Ash then at the blonde girl. Ash smirked "I'm Ash." The two then looked at the blonde. She sighed "I'm Margaret." The three all seemed to visually relax. The door then opened and the trainer in all black with the gravity-defying scarf walked through. He saw the three staring at him, expectantly. "What?" he asked, confused. "What's your name? We all exchanged ours, we're just waiting for you." Sawyer informed. "I'm Alain. And you three are...?"
"I'm Sawyer."
"I'm Ash."
"I'm Margaret."
"You four." They all snapped their attention towards the officials. There was a box with a small hole in the center, just large enough to fit a hand.
"You will now be drawing to see who your opponent will be in the next round. Decide amongst yourselves who will be first."
"I'll go first!" Ash stood up and stuck his hand into the box. He pulled out a small folded sheet a paper and unfolded it. It had a bold 3 on it.
"I'll go now." Sawyer announced. He approached the box and pulled out another folded paper. When he unfolded it, a bold 1 was inscribed on it.
Margaret was just standing up to pull a ticket. The officials stopped her "No need. In this round, it will be number 1 against number 3 and number 2 against number 4." Margaret understood. Her opponent will be Alain. Ash will face off against Sawyer.
Ash walked out of the holding room and met up with his friends. He informed them that he just wanted to call it a day so he can think about the pokémon he'll be using in the semi-finals.
"Aww, I wanted to look for some clothes with you." Serena pouted.
"I barely scraped by last round. I want to be more prepared this time." Ash replied.
"I'll go with you Serena!" Serena turned her attention to the younger blonde girl, Bonnie. She smiled and looked up at Clemont. He shrugged his shoulders.
"Okay! Let's go! Ash, do you mind keeping the door unlocked for me? I think I'm gonna be a while."
"Sure. What're you gonna do, Clemont?"
"Probably work around the gym. I started a project yesterday, so I might as well." Clemont replied.
"Alright. I'll leave the door open, Serena."
With that, Ash walked back to his hotel, Serena and Bonnie took off into the city, and Clemont walked towards his gym.
-Several hours later-
Serena opened the door to Ash's hotel room. She found it unlocked, thankfully. She silently closed the door behind her and locked it. She turned around and the room was entirely dark. She felt around her surroundings and made her way to the kitchen. She turned on a small lamp. She opened the refrigerator and served herself a glass of water. She took a quick look around and saw Ash sleeping on the couch. She smiled and walked towards him. She sat down on the floor and rested her arms on the couch next to Ash. She rested her head on her arms and stared at him. She fell asleep a few minutes later.
-The next morning-
Ash slowly opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling above him. He stretched and felt that he had hit something with his hand mid-stretch. He looked to his right and saw Serena's sleeping. She was using her arms as a pillow. "hey, wake up…" He shook her gently. She slowly began to wake up. "Did you sleep there the whole night…?"
Without opening her eyes "mhmmm" she nodded her head. She opened her arms and wrapped them around Ash's neck. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her up on top of him. Her head was resting on his chest. "Go to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up."
"but… battle… today…" Ash had to stifle a laugh at her speech. "Don't worry, that isn't until 7PM today. The battles are gonna be later so that everyone can get out of work and watch."
"hmmm okaaay." She quickly fell asleep. Ash wrapped his arms around her and let her sleep. He waited several hours for her to wake up. It was around 1PM when Serena finally woke up.
"Good afternoon." She snapped up as she heard Ash's voice. He was smiling at her. She hid her blush by lowering her face onto his chest. "Good afternoon" she muttered back.
"let's go out. I have like five hours before my battle today and we haven't been on a date in a while." Ash offered.
Serena snapped her head back up and saw him blushing lightly. "Okay! Let's go!" she replied happily. She stood up, ran towards the door and put her shoes on. Ash followed suite. He checked his pockets to make sure he had everything. He opened the door for her, they walked out together and Ash locked the door behind him.
Their first stop was a café to get lunch. Ash was looking at his phone the entire time they were waiting for their food. What Serena didn't know was he was taking candid pictures of her.
"You've been on your phone the entire time. You offered to go out." She pouted. He smiled and decided he had enough pictures. He'll tease her with that later. She now had his full undivided attention. They later went shopping and bought each other little gifts. Serena bought him a black bracelet in secret. Ash also bought her something in secret. They spent the rest of their date walking around the beautiful city. It was like 6:15 PM. Ash and Serena met up with Clemont and Bonnie.
"Ash, do you know what pokémon you're gonna use?" Bonnie asked.
"Yupp! They're right here!" Ash reached behind him and pull out three pokéballs.
"Can we see them?" Asked Clemont.
Ash smirked "That's a surprise! Just wait!" Serena then grabbed his hand. "Good luck Ash. I, We will be cheering you on." Ash looked at her and smiled. "Can you hold onto Pikachu for me?"
"Pika?"
"Sorry buddy, you won't be battling today. I need your strength for tomorrow." Ash handed Pikachu over to Serena. "I'll see you guys later!" He said as he ran off into the holding room.
"Hey, let's go you two. Let's get some good seats." Clemont said. Bonnie and Serena nodded and followed him.
Ash entered the holding room. There was a massive clock against the wall showing how much time there is left until the battle. Ash was the first to enter the room as he was 30 minutes early. The officials welcomed him. About fifteen minutes later, Sawyer came in. Ash greeted him with a handshake. Ten minutes later Margaret and Alain walked in. They all greeted one another.
"Alright finalists!" The officials spoke. Ash, Sawyer, Margaret, and Alain all turned their attention to the Officials. "Best of luck to all of you today. Contestants one and three! Pick your sides and have a great match!" Ash and Sawyer looked at one another and nodded to each other.
Ash walked through the right hand door and Sawyer through the left. When Ash emerged he saw the battlefield in front of him. It was an open plain, perfect for battling. The crowd was cheering. Ash then saw Sawyer on the other side.
"Trainers! Pick your first pokémon without revealing it!" The referee said.
Ash gripped his pokéball. Sawyer did the same.
"Reveal your pokémon!"
"Torterra, I choose you!" Ash released the continent pokémon from its ball.
"Salamence!" Sawyer released the Dragon pokémon from its ball.
"When both trainers say they're ready, the match will begin!"
"Ready!" They said in unison.
"Begin!" The referee shouted. The crowd went wild.
"Salamence use dragon claw!"
"Torterra, match it with Seed bomb!"
The two pokémon collided. Seed bomb against Dragon claw. Salamence was pushed back. Sawyer picked up on that, he wouldn't be able to win in a physical match up.
"Salamence, take to the air and use flamethrower!"
"Torterra, use synthesis!"
Salamence's scorching flamethrower did more damage than Torterra's synthesis could heal.
"Salamence, use flamethrower one more time!"
"Torterra, use stone edge!"
Torterra mounted its hind legs and slammed down hard on the ground forcing sharp, jagged stones to fly up at Salamence.
Salamence was struck by the sharp stones and fell to the ground. "Torterra, charge in and use wood hammer!"
At full speed, Torterra rushed at the grounded Salamence. "Salamence, use fire blast!"
Salamence charged up a fire blast and fired at Torterra. Torterra took the full impact, that was too much damage. But Torterra kept charging on. "Finish it!" Ash shouted.
Torterra collided with Salamence with its wood hammer attack. Salamence fainted, but the recoil damage from wood hammer knocked out Torterra.
Both pokémon disappeared in a red flash of light.
"Aegislash! Let's do this!"
"Greninja, I choose you!" When Greninja appeared, the crowd went wild and began to chant Greninja's name.
"Aegislash, use shadow sneak!" Aegislash disappeared into the shadows and crawled behind Greninja. Aegislash struck Greninja from behind and send him flying.
"Greninja, water shuriken!" Greninja recovered and threw two water shuriken attacks at Aegislash. Both of which making contact and leaving behind thick steam. "Greninja, use the steam as cover and use aerial ace!"
Greninja began its charge towards Aegislash. "Aegislash! King's shield!"
Greninja made contact with Aegislash, only being knocked back himself. "Aegislash, use sacred sword!" Aegislash's blade grew very long and glowed a white color. Aegislash charged at Greninja and delivered the blow. Sending Greninja flying back. Greninja struggled a little to stand up. Greninja took a glance at Ash and saw Ash smirking. He knew it was time. "Let's do this Greninja!" Ash shouted.
Greninja was then surrounded in a veil of water. The water then made its way to Greninja's back and formed a giant water shuriken. Greninja had some of Ash's features. The crowd went insane after seeing the transformation. "Oh no!" panicked Sawyer. Ash smirked "Greninja, get in there and use Aerial Ace!"
With blinding speed, Greninja closed the distance between itself and Aegislash and unleashed a flurry of high speed strikes.
"Aegislash, king's shield!" Sawyer commanded in a panic. Ash saw through it though. "Greninja, lodge your water shuriken into the sheath!" Greninja grabbed at its giant water shuriken on its back and lodged into a small crevice behind Aegislash's shield. Aegislash was vulnerable. "Finish it with Water Shuriken!"
Greninja clapped on its thighs and unleashed two high-speed water shuriken's. They made contact with Aegislash, effectively rendering Aegislash unable to battle. Aegislash returned to its ball in a red flash of light. Sawyer then looked at his last pokéball and smirked. "Sceptile, let's do this!" In a white flash of light, the forest pokémon emerged. It had a green bandana around its neck with a mega stone on it. "Let's do this Sceptile!" Sawyer then pulled out his book mark and revealed his key stone. Beams of energy then escaped from Sceptile's Mega-stone and Sawyer's key stone. Sceptile was then enveloped in a red glow and mega-evolved.
"Sceptile, use leaf blade!"
"Greninja, use cut!"
The two approached one another with blinding speed and began hacking away at each other. Colliding blades every so often.
"Greninja, dodge and use aerial ace!" Greninja ducked under one of Sceptile's swipes and shot an uppercut with its fist. Sceptile felt the full damage of that one. Greninja then used his impressive speed and leaped into the air to deliver the aerial ace attack. Greninja's heel was driven into Sceptile's head and Sceptile was driven into the ground.
"Greninja, let's finish this! Jump high and use Water Shuriken!"
Sawyer smirked. "Sceptile! Leaf storm!"
Greninja jumped high into the air and reached for the water shuriken on its back. But Sceptile was faster. Sceptile launched its Leaf storm attack and struck Greninja right in the gut. Greninja took a hard fall. His transformation came undone and he had swirls in his eyes. Greninja returned to its ball in a red flash. "You did great buddy. You deserve a nice break." Ash then gripped his last pokémon and smirked. "It's you and me now. Let's take it home like we always do."
Pikachu perked up. Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie were all worried. To the extent of their knowledge, Greninja is Ash's strongest pokémon. "Pika!" Pikachu reassured the three that everything was going to be alright. Pikachu knew who Ash had in that ball.
"How do you know it's gonna be okay, Pikachu?" Serena asked.
Pikachu crossed his arms and smirked.
Ash smirked. "let's wrap this up, Charizard!" He threw his pokéball in the air and in a white flash of light, the flame pokémon emerged. When Charizard landed on the ground, he let out a ferocious shout sending shockwaves throughout the arena.
Serena's eyes widened. "Ch-Charizard?!" Pikachu repeatedly nodded. Bonnie and Clemont's jaws dropped. They didn't think Ash had a Charizard, one of that caliber either.
Sawyer stared at the Charizard. "I don't see a mega-stone. Can your Charizard not mega evolve?"
Ash smirked. "With what Charizard and I have been through, I don't think a mega-evolution is necessary." Ash then recalled his battle against Gary's Blastoise and his Battle against Articuno.
"Charizard, use flamethrower!" Charizard took a deep breath and launched his mighty flamethrower attack.
"Sceptile! Get out of there!" Sceptile jumped to the right at the last second and for the most part, Sceptile made it out. But suffered a severe burn on its left arm.
"Charizard, follow up with dragon pulse!" Charizard took in another breath and fired a dragon pulse attack. Sceptile couldn't react in time and was struck by the white and purple beam. Sceptile was looking to be in bad shape.
"let's wrap this up Charizard! Take to the air and use overheat!" Charizard beat his massive wings and took to the sky. When Charizard was high enough, it took a massive breath and launched its overheat attack. "Sceptile, fight back with leaf storm!" Sceptile turned around and launched its most powerful attack. But Charizard simply overpowered Sceptile.
Charizard's attack was so massive it covered the entire field in harsh flames. Sceptile was caught in those flames. When the flames cleared Sceptile was found with its mega-evolution undone and swirls in its eyes. Charizard had taken complete victory over Sceptile. The crowd was completely shocked at Charizard's power.
"Sceptile is unable to battle! Charizard is the winner!" Announced the referee.
Ash stormed the field and hugged his Charizard. The crowd went wild. Ash looked over at Sawyer who was helping up his Sceptile. Ash began walking back towards the holding room. "Hey Ash!" Ash turned around and looked at his opponent. "Don't lose, okay?" Ash smiled "I don't plan on it!"
Serena was tearing up. She had never been more proud of anyone. Her boyfriend was a finalist in her region. She looked at Pikachu and hugged him tight. Pikachu was just as happy as she was. Clemont and Bonnie looked on at the scene. They were entranced by Charizard's power. Charizard could potentially be stronger than Greninja. Nonetheless, they were happy for their friend.
Ash called Charizard back into his pokéball and continued walking back to the holding room. He entered the tunnel and saw Alain smirking at him. Ash smirked back "I expect to see you in the finals, Alain."
"You shouldn't expect anyone else." Alain replied coolly.
Ash entered the holding room and was greeted by the officials. "Congratulations on your victory. Please wait here to see who your opponent will be." Ash nodded and waited. A few minutes passed and the door opened. It was Alain who walked through. A smiled crept its way to Ash's face. Alain looked at Ash "I told you not to expect anyone else." He smirked.
Ash stood up and met Alain's stare. "Bring it on." He extended his hand to Alain. Alain accepted Ash's handshake.
Ash knows his battle tomorrow is going to be his most difficult challenge to date, but he's never felt more ready for anything.
Ash left the holding room and he was greeted by his loving girlfriend who tackle hugged him. "Congratulations Ash! I knew you'd win!" she shouted. Ash smiled and hugged her back. "good job Ash, you were amazing." Clemont said. "Yeah! Your Charizard is super strong!" Bonnie chimed in.
Serena released him and stood by his side. "Thanks guys. I couldn't have done it without you." He said.
"C'mon let's get something to eat. I'm sure we're all hungry." Clemont offered. They all nodded and followed Clemont. They arrived at a nice restaurant a few minutes later. They took a seat and they were greeted by a waitress. Like everywhere else, though. She freaked out when she saw Ash as he was a finalist and they got everything on the house.
They ate at their own pace, and they left the restaurant. Bonnie then spoke up "Ash!"
Ash jumped "Yeah?"
"Have you picked your six pokémon?!" She asked. That got the attention of Serena and Clemont. They stared at him eagerly.
"I sure have. But I'm not gonna tell you. I'll let it come out tomorrow." He smiled.
Bonnie pouted. "Alright guys, I'm gonna call it a night. I have a big day tomorrow, and I'm gonna need plenty of rest." Ash announced. The three nodded. Serena grabbed Ash's hand and the two walked towards Ash's hotel.
Ash showered and took a seat on the couch to watch TV for a few. Serena then showered and joined him on the couch. They watched TV, with the occasional small talk for a few hours. Ash then decided to go to bed. "I'm gonna go to bed, you coming?" he asked.
"Sure. I'm getting kinda tired anyway."
Ash turned off the TV and the two walked into the room. They laid down next to one another, Serena's back facing Ash. Ash wrapped his arms around her. Serena put her hand on top of his. They laid there in silence for a few minutes.
"Serena."
"hm…?"
"Thank you."
Serena smiled to herself. She knew the meaning behind Ash's words.
"Ash."
"yeah?"
"I know you're gonna win tomorrow."
"You know it."
They spent a few minutes in silence. Ash was the first to fall asleep. Serena laid there in complete bliss. Serena never felt happier anywhere but in Ash's arms. She loved him and she knew he loved her. He completed her. He opened her up to what she loves doing. She loved to perform. Ash was the one who opened that door for her. She couldn't be anymore grateful. He really made her happy. A few minutes later, sleep took over her and she was out.
-A few hours later-
"Aaaaaash, pssssst, Aaaaaaaash."
Ash was being stirred awake. He felt like someone was shaking him. "huh…?" Ash grumbled. "What is it Serena?" He asked. He heard a snicker from behind him followed by "I wanna have your baby, c'mere." He was having a hard time processing information. Serena was in front of him in his arms sleeping. So why was the voice coming from behind him? He turned over and saw a man with dark hair and glasses. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and focused on the figure he was looking at. "huh…?"
"Hi." The figure said. It took a few seconds, but Ash finally made the connection. "Wha?! Owen?!" The action and sudden loud voice scared Serena awake. "Ash…?"
Wow this was ridiculously long. I guess I got a little carried away. Anyways, the Kalos league is going to be two more parts. There's a lot I haven't covered and it all won't fit into one part. It's fine however, I enjoy writing and I hope everyone is enjoying the story so far! I really appreciate everyone for reading! 3 #bringserenatoalola