Author's Note-Yes Mew Suger Snivy slept through the whole battle, I just did it so that I can highlight Ash and the others once in a while. Don't know what to say anymore, so enjoy the story. And PLEASE REVIEW, I'd like to hear what you have to say.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon.

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Chapter 14

Ash vs. Trip

It was a new day; a week went by since I've been with Ash and his friends. On our way to Nimbasa City, Cilan is now busy cooking a meal for Ash, Iris and I, hearing it was one of the best in the Region from the other two. Pikachu, Axew, Pansage, and Snivy were all waiting hungrily. I was sitting on a branch high enough for the sunlight to bask its glow on me, it was warm and I was happy with that. While Cilan was cooking the food, Ash and Iris were swinging around on tree vines overhead, causing the trees to shake and have leaves fall into the food.

I watched from above, hanging from the branch my by knees hooked on the edge at an angered, "Ah! Will! You! Stop! This!?" Cilan threw the leaf out of the pot with his ladle, and accidental knocked over the food. Everyone had a shocked look, staring at the food that spilled on the ground laying there in a sad heap.

"It looks like its emergency time!" Cilan said his hand on his head with a face of dread.

"Sorry Cilan," Ash said in remorse.

"Yeah, sorry," Iris said in guilt. Both of them looking down, apologizing for causing the accident.

"Here you go," Axew held the ladle up for Cilan while Pansage pat his partner on the back. "It's alright Cilan..."

"Look you too, do you have any idea what this means?! On this beautiful afternoon, we now have nothing to eat!" Cilan glared at the two.

"Of course we do," Iris says, taking out four apples, "One for me, one for Ash, one for Luna and one for you." Tossing the apple to Cilan; throwing mine in the air, I caught it and said thanks and took a bite.

"Oh well, I will just make lunch again." Cilan insisted when he picked up the pot, taking the ladle from Axew and setting them back on the stove and that Ash and Iris go play elsewhere until he's finished. Ash and Iris then walk off while Cilan cooks, I jump down and land on my feet holding up my arm making a Y shape. Pansage clapped while Snivy came down by lower himself with his vine.

"Show off," he muttered, I grinned.

"Hey Cilan, I have some berries in my bag you could have to help make lunch," I said, pointing at my bag as references.

"Could I?" He asked, I nodded and gave the berries to Cilan who was amazed as how many I had of different kinds. "How do you have so many?"

"I collect them when I walk around the forest, most of the time getting lost until someone finds me," I said, mumbling the last bit to myself.

"Can you go check on Ash and Iris and tell them that lunch will be ready soon?"

"Could you watch Snivy for me?" I ask Cilan in return, he nods. I jumped onto a tree branch and grabbed a vine far enough so it wouldn't mess up to the food and swung to find Iris and Ash. I landed on a branch and grabbed onto another vine, preparing to swing when suddenly the vine snaps and fall to the ground and slide down a hill. I slid down quickly, opening my eyes to see a Palpitoad half frozen in ice. I was too late, crushing the ice that the Palpitoad had been frozen in. Palpitoad then runs off and jumps into a nearby lake.

"Hey kid!" A boys shouts from behind me.

"Trip! Huh, who's that?" I point my pokedex at the ice cream cone-shaped Pokémon, Vanillite, the Fresh Snow Pokémon. Vanillite's breath is more than fifty degrees below zero when it exhales, creating ice crystals and causing it to snow.

"Wow, an Ice-type Pokémon..."

"Head up, just so you know people don't end up in pokeballs. I was in the middle of capturing that Palpitoad," Trip responded to me, putting away the empty pokeball.

"Oh, sorry Trip," I said, getting up, brushing off any dirt on my black pants.

"Luna what are you doing over here?" We look up to see Iris standing on the branch of the tree. Afterward, Iris jumps from a tree down to me and Trip, Ash following her shortly as he rolled down the hill, hitting his head on a rock. Axew, is Iris's hair once more, and then notices Trip's Vanillite, causing Iris to become frightened.

"What wrong?" Ash asked, rubbing the bump on his head.

"Wh-what do you mean what's wrong!? What's an Ice-type doing here?! Hurry, get it away from me!" Iris shook like a leaf, frighten by the Pokémon.

"Hmm... what a weirdo," Trip said to Vanillite as both of them look at each other.

"I agree," the Fresh Snow Pokémon said, Trip recalling the Vanillite to its pokeball.

"Next time don't get in my way," Trip picks up his bag and begins to walk off.

Ash glared at the retreating back of Trip, than both of us turned to Iris who was still shaking; huddle up in a ball on the ground. Ash asks, "Iris is you okay?"

"Ah, I was so scared," Iris lets out a breath or relief.

"What's gotten into you?"

"Dragon-type Pokémon have a disadvantage against Ice-type, so they don't like cold temperature," Iris explained.

"Huh?"

"Well, you see, I really don't like cold temperatures either. I think rising a dragon type has rubbed off on me."

"But if the people from the village of Dragon's like Dragon-type so much," Ash trailed off at the end.

"It's kind of hard to explain, though the elder say she doesn't like the cold either," Iris said to Ash.

"Hey you! So you're from the Village of Dragons?" Trip butts in between Ash and Iris.

"That's right..."

"Of course, and that's why you're training an Axew. You're the first one I've met, from the Village of Dragons." Trip said amaze then proceeded to take pictures of both Iris and her Axew.

"Ok, what's with the camera?"

"Congealing my journey."

"I didn't say you could take my picture," Iris said with a scowl.

"True, but you know you're not making any sense."

"Huh?" Now Iris was confused.

"Dragon-type have an advantage on other Dragon-type, but still you don't mind hanging out with Axew."

"Uh... so."

"The thing is Iris is training to become a Dragon Master."

"Let's not get into that right now," Iris held her hand in a stopping motion.

"It's basic stuff, man is seems being scared of Ice-type Pokémon won't help you become a Dragon Master. You are being disrespectful to Ice-types."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Excuse me." Iris looked to the side, embarrassed. Ash says that he would rather have a battle against Trip rather than Iris, but Trip ignored him and continued to ask Iris. Trip then became uninterested, starting to walk off. Iris crosses her arms and explains that denying such a request makes Trip seem like a little kid.

This causes Trip to become angry and accept Ash's offer. The two challenge each other to a 3-on-3 battle, where whoever gets the best 2 out of 3 wins is victorious. Trip begins the battle by sending out his Servine. Ash then sends out his Snivy and the battle begins. The battle begins with Trip's Servine using Leaf Tornado where Ash counters it by having his Snivy use Leaf Storm. The two attacks collide and Trip immediately orders his Servine to use Cut. Ash orders his Snivy to dodge and then use Attract. Trip counters the hearts of the Attract attack by once again using Leaf Tornado, causing all of the hearts of the attack to vanish and render the Attract attack useless.

"I won't fall for the same trick twice. It's obvious how strong we become; a lot stronger than you two for sure," Trip says, earning one win.

"Can't really argue with that," I say, watching the battle upside down.

"I know Ash is trying so hard," Iris said, her head in her hands, leaning on her knees.

He then explains how the battle they are doing is pointless and will not help him gain the experience he needs to battle Alder. Ash asks who Alder is, and Iris begins to explain that he is the champion of the Unova League. I perked up; this was interesting whoever the Alder was. Trip explains that he met Alder when he was younger and begins to remember a promise he made to Alder in the past, then the battle resumes.

Trip and Ash move onto round two of the battle, where Trip sends out a bipedal, mainly gray Pokémon...

"Who's that?" I pull out my pokedex and scan it, Timburr, the Muscular Pokémon. Timburr always carries a wooden beam. When it can easily lift its heavy burden, it is close to evolving.

Ash sends out his Oshawott. Oshawott became scared when Timburr swung its lumber and tried to get Pikachu to battle instead. Iris and I laugh earning a scowl from Ash. Ash explains to Oshawott that he thinks that he is very capable of winning the battle. Oshawott then becomes confident and ready to battle. Ash then ordered Oshawott to use Aqua Jet and Trip ordered his Timburr to use Strength to deflect the attack away. Oshawott then missed with Aqua Jet.

"Oh no not again," Iris remarked, Axew agreeing with her. I huffed and rolled my eyes.

"Ash, are you playing around because it's hard to tell," Trip tells the other Pokémon trainer.

"Or course not!" Ash said indignantly, and then orders Oshawott to try Aqua Jet again, but Oshawott still continued to miss and Trip took some more pictures of it with his camera.

"What's up with taking pictures during a battle!?"

Iris and I walk over to where Ash stood, Iris suggest, "Congealing you journey again?"

"Take a look," the blond said, Trip then showed us the pictures that he took and explained that Oshawott was using the attack with its eyes closed, which explains why it couldn't aim properly.

"What! No way."

"It amazes me once more that Oshawott is a special Pokémon after all," Trip said with a frown, though Oshawott thought it was a compliment and said thanks.

"It was not a compliment!" I said to the water Pokémon.

"You never noticed that," Trip directed his question to Ash.

"No, not really," Ash answered.

"Hah, Oshawott's a Water Pokémon who can't open its eyes underwater."

"It that true Oshawott?" Ash asked his Pokémon.

"Yeah... it is, sorry Ash" Oshawott said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head.

"It's alright; we worked hard to learn that move. Now we just need to work on opening your eyes so you won't miss," Ash rubbed his water Pokémon's head, Oshawott nodded that he understood.

"So, you wanna continue?" Trip asked. Ash and Trip then decide to continue their battle but without Oshawott using Aqua Jet. Ash ordered Oshawott to use Razor Shell and Trip ordered Timburr to use Low Sweep, causing Oshawott to be knocked off his balance and miss. Ash then orders Oshawott to use Water Gun and Trip orders Timburr to knock the blast out of the way with Strength then orders to use Dynamic Punch. Ash orders Oshawott to use Razor Shell. Oshawott's Razor Shell remains stronger, causing Timburr to be knocked into its own timber and faint.

"You did it Oshawott," Ash cheered.

"Now, Ash and Trip are now tied for the battle," I said, "This battle will figure out whom in the winner."

"You got that right," Iris said next to me, we were back on the log, sitting side by side. Ash sends out his Tepig and Trip sends out his Vanillite. Iris was still scared of the Ice Pokémon and cowered away, I held my hand over my snickering mouth. Trip began to explain that his Vanillite may still be capable of winning. He then ordered his Vanillite to use Ice Beam and Ash ordered Tepig to use Flame Charge. Tepig managed to break through the Ice Beam and hit Vanillite.

"Huh, I guess when you put fire and ice together you get steam," Trip commented, Ash had his scowl on again. Trip then ordered Vanillite to use Ice Shard while Ash ordered Tepig to use Flame Charge. In the middle of Tepig's attack, Trip orders Vanillite to use Blizzard and Tepig collides into Vanillite. Afterwards, both Tepig and Vanillite finally fainted from the multitude of attacks, causing the match to end in a draw.

"Ah," Iris said in shock.

"I guess they're both out," Ash said, looking down at both fainted Pokémon.

"I guess your battle style didn't dupe me at all. Good job Vanillite," Trip called back his Vanillite back into its pokeball.

"Wow it's a tie," Iris said, Axew agreeing with her. I nodded.

"Hey Tepig, thanks. You did a great job," Ash returned Tepig to its pokeball.

I walk over to Trip, "That was a great battle Trip. You were really cool out there."

"Really?"

"Yeah, so keep going 'cause I wanna battle you the next time I see you," I grin, Trip gaining a small smirk and nods.

"Ash it's a draw."

"Yeah, next time I'm going to defeat you," Ash said, Trip walks away. Pikachu jumps on his shoulder with a happy grin, "You know, I think I get Trip more than I did before. I'm glad to have battled."

Pikachu nodded, "Same here Ash, next time let's beat him!"

"And not we know about how Oshawott's Aqua Jet needs work too."

"It's not there quiet yet but we'll train hard!" Ash smiled. Pikachu and Axew cheering him on for the future. "And we'll be able to meet the Unova Pokémon Champion, Alder."

Suddenly something went ding in my head, "Oh yeah, guys Cilan sent me to tell you lunch should be done now."

"Luna!"

"Sorry..."

"Well, come on," Iris turned and ran up the hill, I followed suit.

"Wait for me!" Ash yelled behind us.