Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon and credit goes to timoteyo7
Cinnabar Island
7:00 PM
The ship finally docked at the harbor of Cinnabar Island. Rainbow Wing thanked the crew for getting them there as they departed to which they thanked for protecting them from the attack.
"So this is Cinnabar Island. With the way it looks now no one would have thought that the volcano erupted at all." Drew stated as she looked across the snow covered island with many buildings in good shape.
"I can see the Pokemon Center over there. Let's head inside so we can get a room." Ash advised as he and the others headed in that direction.
"I also heard there are hot springs on this island." May mentions as she fantasizes about her and Ash having an 'accidental' encounter.
"We have a region to save. There's time for a hot spring stop." Misty reminded knowing exactly what May is planning.
'Damn! I was planning on having a special moment with Ash!' Dawn thought as she was having similar things in mind.
"We can go to one another time. Maybe after we defeat the Ancient Demons." Zoey said so that the princesses won't end up arguing.
"That would mean the place would be packed with girls!" Brock exclaimed in excitement as he could see it now.
"You just had to get him going." Leona said as she watched Misty smack Brock upside the head.
Cinnabar Island Pokemon Center 7:15 PM
"Welcome! We don't get many visitors now a days." Nurse Joy greeted as she bowed her head politely.
"I know. The weather is terrible." Kenny said jokingly as Nurse Joy gave them their room keys.
"So Nurse Joy, can you tell us where the gym is located?" Dawn asked and even it's night time, it would be best if Ash challenges the Gym Leader as soon as possible.
"Of course. It's located at the base of the volcano to the north." Nurse Joy replied as her Chansey helped her out at the front desk.
"And my heart is located within the palm of your hands." Brock said as he tried to hit on her with another one of his lame pick up lines.
"That's all we need to hear from you!" Misty exclaimed in annoyance as she dragged Brock away by the ear.
"Thanks Nurse Joy." Ash said as they put their things in the rooms they were given before heading out towards the Cinnabar Gym.
"Who puts a building at the base of a volcano?" Brendan wondered as that would be a hazardous place to live.
"I don't know but I do know is that Blaine specializes in Fire Pokemon so it's to be expected that his gym is located at a place that generates lots of heat." Zoey explained as people seem to be really into themes.
"That' good to hear. Buizel and Donphan will be the best when dealing with them." May said happily as she thought of them in action.
Cinnabar Gym 7:30 PM
Rainbow Wing entered the gym only to find out that the inside of the building was too hot so they quickly discarded their winter coats.
"It's like a sauna in here!" Leona exclaimed as she didn't like places too hot for her taste.
"The guy must have his hands full with the heating bill." Drew stated as he was beginning to sweat a little.
"Hello!" Ash exclaimed verifying if the Gym Leader or anyone else was present inside.
"Greetings Ash the Chosen One. I was wondering when you'd get here." an old man with a long white mustache and sunglasses even though it's night time said as he walked through a double door.
"You must be Blaine." Kenny presumed
"That's right my young man and I've waited a long time for a challenger to grace my presence. Usually only tourists come to Cinnabar Island and I was getting really bored.
"You won't be bored when we battle!" Ash declared with excitement.
"Oh I'm sure of that!" Blaine agreed as he was getting excited as well.
"Then let's get this battle underway!" Dawn cheered as she went to the bathroom to change into her cheerleading outfit along with Buneary, Pachirisu, and Ambipom.
"Very well then. Let me show you where the arena is located." Blaine offered as he lead the rest of Rainbow Wing to where the battle will take place.
The arena was sweltering hot making everyone take off another layer off clothing on their person. Dawn was doing much better than the others since her cheerleading outfit was breathable.
"I see you already noticed my gimmick for the battle." Blaine said with a smile.
"I've been wondering why the gym is so hot." Ash said as he wiped the sweat off his brow as he put his red blazer at the bleachers which May took custody of much to Misty and Dawn's irritation.
"It's to show me that the trainer can battle under extreme conditions and be victorious in the end. It's scientifically proven to me how much dedication a trainer can give along with their Pokemon." Blaine explained as he wasn't sweating one bit.
"That's pretty hardcore." Brendan stated as he was more resistant to the heat since he also specializes in Fire Pokemon.
"Alright then. Challenger Ash of Pallet Town vs Gym Leader of Cinnabar Island Blaine will now commence! This will be a six on six battle! The loser is determined when all of his Pokemon are no longer able to battle! Only the challenger is allowed to substitute Pokemon during battle!" Brock explained the rules.
"You can beat him Ash!" Misty cheered as Fire types are one of her least favorite Pokemon.
"Don't let him burn your guys!" Leona cheered as well since she definitely doesn't like Fire Pokemon.
"You're hotter than any Fire Pokemon he can call out!" Dawn cheered as she and many other girls think the same thing.
"We're with you in spirit!" May exclaimed as she wants Ash to believe that they're with him and his Pokemon on the battlefield.
"Remember how I battle and use it as a reference!" Brendan exclaimed as Fire Pokemon are his passion.
"That means using raw power whenever you attack right?" Zoey said as she grinned which made Brendan rub the back of his head sheepishly.
"Let's test things out first! Go Ninetales!" Blaine declared as he revealed his Fox Pokemon.
Ninetales
Element:Fire
Type:Fire
Gender:Male
Ability:Flash Fire
Item:None
Nature:Hasty
Moves:Payback, Will-O-Wisp, Flamethrower, Fire Blast
"Ninetales are always quick on their feet and have high Special Defense. I wonder what Pokemon Ash will use against it." Drew said as Ash took out one of his Pokeballs.
"Absol! I choose you!" Ash declared as he threw his Dusk Ball to reveal Absol.
"Good choice." Zoey commented as the two quadruped Pokemon stared each other down.
"The first battle between Absol and Ninetales Begin!" Brock announced wishing for something cool to drink.
"Ninetales Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Ninetales fired a stream of fire from his mouth.
"Absol Dark Pulse!" Ash exclaimed as Absol fired a beam of dark energy that collided with the Flamethrower causing an explosion.
"Ninetales Will-O-Wisp!" Blaine exclaimed as Ninetales created nine balls of purplish fire on the tip of each of his tails before hurling them towards Absol in order to burn him.
"Absol Faint Attack!" Ash exclaimed as Absol disappeared before the fire balls could hit him.
"Dodge Ninetales!" Blaine commanded as Ninetales jumped to the side before Absol can strike him from behind.
"Absol Night Slash!" Ash exclaimed as Absol's horn glowed violet as he struck Ninetales from the side causing the Fox Pokemon to wince from the pain.
"Ninetales Payback!" Blaine exclaimed as Ninetales' nine tails glowed violet before he struck Absol with each of them sending him flying a few feet away.
"But Absol is resistant to his own type!" May exclaimed in surprise.
"Payback's power double if the user goes after the opponent hence why it's called Payback." Dawn explained
"Even though Absol is resistant to Dark moves it was still a powerful attack." Kenny added as Absol got up and looked beat.
'The heat must be getting to him.' Leona thought as she was sweating even though she's doing nothing.
"Absol Dark Pulse!" Ash exclaimed as Absol fired his dark beam towards Ninetales.
"Ninetales Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Ninetales fired his stream of fire towards Absol.
Absol and Ninetales are moving across the sweltering arena as they tried to blast each other with their attacks. Ninetales was fine but Absol was beginning to slow down as he was losing energy.
"Ninetales Will-O-Wisp!" Blaine exclaimed as Ninetales launched his fireballs at Absol making him evade all nine of them.
"Absol Psycho Cut!" Ash exclaimed as in a blur Absol was upon Ninetales with his horn glowing pink.
"Ninetales Payback!" Blaine exclaimed as Ninetales' tails glowed violet and was doubly strong since he came after Absol.
Ninetales was able to block nine of Absol's slashes but not the tenth as he was hit right in the head as landed near Blaine.
"Ninetales are you still battle ready?" Blaine asked as Ninetales got up and nodded his head.
"Damn! Only one hit made it through!" Misty exclaimed as whenever Absol uses Psycho Cut it usually knocks the opponent out.
"Ninetales Fire Blast!" Blaine exclaimed as Ninetales fired a powerful blast of fire in the shape of the kanji for fire towards Absol and it was twice as big as the one Charizard usually blasts.
"Absol Faint Attack!" Ash exclaimed since Absol couldn't avoid something that big with normal evasion.
Absol disappeared before the Fire Blast hit which caused a big explosion. Ninetales jumped away towards the center since he knew Absol would try to strike after launching his attack.
"Why is his Fire Blast so big?" Leona exclaimed as it too big for something that came out of Ninetales' mouth.
"It's the location. A Pokemon is stronger defending on the conditions of the field." Kenny answered as he figured it out.
"You're right. The field's current condition is similar to having Sunny Day active. All Fire moves gain a fifty percent boost in power. That's why the Fire Blast is bigger than it normally is." Drew agreed as all of Ninetales' Fire moves were quite powerful.
Absol was panting heavily as he was sweating all over because of his fur and needed to rest soon.
"He tired Absol! End this with one more Fire Blast!" Blaine ordered as Ninetales fired another one towards the Disaster Pokemon.
"Oh no!" May exclaimed as she watched in horror as the Fire Blast came closer and closer towards Absol.
"Only one chance left. Absol Night Slash!" Ash exclaimed as he pointed at the middle of the flaming kanji.
Everyone else was surprised when Absol dashed towards the Fire Blast with his horn glowing violet. In a swift movement the Fire Blast was cut down the middle as Absol passed through the now two blazes of fire as they exploded before Absol continued towards Ninetales.
Ninetales couldn't react in time because he was surprised that his attack was cut in half before he was slashed across his body by Absol's violet glowing horn and land head first towards the ground with swirls as eyes.
"Ninetales is unable to battle! The winner is Absol!" Brock announced happily.
"Awesome!" Brendan and Leona exclaimed as they're happy that Absol won in the end.
"I guess anything can be cut if you know how." Zoey said as she wiped her brow.
"Well at least he managed to finish it before he ran out of energy." Kenny said in relief.
"You did great!" Dawn cheered as she knew they would win in the end.
"It seems Ash is proving that he can take the heat." Drew said as he himself would be hard pressed if he ever battled in this environment.
"That's showing him that Fire Pokemon aren't the best in having firepower!" Misty exclaimed as she does enjoy it when an opponents Fire Pokemon is defeated.
"Wrap this up so we can take a nice cool shower!" May exclaimed to Ash leaving her interpretation of what she just said to anyone's guess.
"That was a impressive display of using his moves Ash. It's not everyday a Pokemon can cut through pure fire." Blaine complimented as he returned Ninetales.
"Same goes for you too. Being able to use Payback like that was a surprise." Ash complimented back as he returned Absol.
"Let begin the next round! Go Arcanine!" Blaine declared as he revealed his Legendary Pokemon.
Arcanine
Element:Fire
Type:Fire
Gender:Male
Ability:Intimidate
Item:None
Nature:Brave
Moves:Flame Wheel, Fire Fang, Extreme Speed, Flare Blitz
"Looks stronger than Gary's Arcanine." Ash commented as this Arcanine stood with a regal posture.
"I doubt he'd use Grovyle again." Drew stated as Grovyle's battle against Gary's Arcanine was a close one.
"Pikachu! I choose you!" Ash declared as Pikachu jumped onto the field.
After hearing the declaration Torchic and Eevee popped out of their Pokeballs.
"Yay! Pikachu!" Torchic cheered and Buneary did also so that she wouldn't fall behind.
'So he's using Pikachu's Speed against Arcanine's Attack.' Dawn thought with interest.
"You can do it Pikachu!" May cheered as she always thought Pikachu was cute just like his trainer.
"The second battle between Pikachu and Arcanine Begin!" Brock announced
"Arcanine Flame Wheel!" Blaine exclaimed as Arcanine rolled into a wheel of fire and headed straight for Pikachu.
"Pikachu Thunderbolt!" Ash exclaimed as Pikachu fired his Electric attack at the incoming blaze of fire.
Arcanine was weaving left and right avoiding the Thunderbolt as he continued towards Pikachu.
"Pikachu dodge it!" Ash warned as Pikachu jumped to the side before Arcanine could bowl over him and get burned.
"Your Pikachu is fast but can't get near Arcanine as long as he's on fire nor can you hit him with an Electric attack!" Blaine exclaimed as it seemed he has the upper hand.
"Is that what you think? Alright Pikachu Thunderbolt!" Ash exclaimed as he pointed to a metal part of the field as pikachu charged it with his electricity.
"I don't know what that was about but oh well. Arcanine Flame Wheel!" Blaine exclaimed as Arcanine dashed towards Pikachu covered in fire.
"Pikachu run!" Ash commanded as Pikachu dashed away from Arcanine with success because he's faster.
"As long as Pikachu can outrun him, he'll be fine." May stated with no worry.
"I don't think that's what Ash is planning." Zoey stated making May wonder what she's talking about.
Pikachu jumped over the metal that he charged with electricity earlier making Arcanine to head towards it in order to follow him. When Arcanine touched the metal he ended up getting electrified with ten thousand volts of electricity.
"What?" Blaine shouted in shock as Arcanine fell on his stomach as he was smoking all over.
"I get it! Charge the metal with electricity and wait for the opponent to step on it and get shocked!" Kenny deduced as that much electricity doesn't go away that quickly.
"Wow." Leona said in amazement.
"Not bad kid. Not bad at all." Blaine said with a smile.
"Now Pikachu! Iron Tail!" Ash exclaimed as Pikachu jumped towards Arcanine with his tail glowing silver.
"Arcanine Fire Fang!" Blaine exclaimed as Arcanine's eyes opened suddenly and got up as he bit Pikachu's tail with his fangs engulfed in fire.
"Pikachu!" Ash yelled in horror as Pikachu was in pain since his tail is being bitten and burned.
"Steel moves are ineffective against Fire Pokemon." Blaine stated as a matter of fact.
"(Pikachu!)" Torchic and Buneary yelled together as Arcanine threw Pikachu away as the yellow mouse landed on his back.
"Pikachu, are you okay?" Ash asked mirroring the worry in their friend's eyes.
"(I've been better.)" Pikachu said as he rubbed his tail and examined the damage.
"Get him with another Fire Fang Arcanine!" Blaine ordered as Arcanine rushed towards Pikachu with his flaming fangs.
"Watch out!" Misty yelled as Arcanine came down to bite Pikachu.
Pikachu side stepped at the last second still being faster than the lumbering canine as the Fire Pokemon bit air.
"Pikachu Thunderbolt!" Ash exclaimed as Pikachu shocked Arcanine at point blank range as he sailed through the air before landing on his side.
"Yeah! Finally some payback!" Brendan exclaimed as he was glad Pikachu still had a lot of fight in him despite how hot it is.
"Maybe it's time I show you youngsters how fast he can be! Arcanine Extreme Speed!" Blaine exclaimed as Arcanine got up and dashed around the field.
Arcanine was a blur to everyone as Extreme Speed was a more powerful version of Quick Attack. Pikachu was flung aside as Arcanine tackled him and with how fast he was going it must have hurt a lot.
"Pikachu is fast but is only really fast when he's engulfed in his own electricity and I doubt Arcanine will let him have the chance." Kenny stated with worry.
Pikachu was being tossed like a rag doll and May and Dawn had to restrain Torchic and Buneary from going to the field and help their chosen mate.
"There's only one way for Pikachu to deal with this. Pikachu Thunder!" Ash exclaimed as Pikachu exerted a massive amount of electricity that covered the entire field.
It didn't matter how fast Arcanine was going since the Thunder hit every area of the field as he was once again shocked to no end as he stopped running and collapsed.
"It won't be long now!" May announced as Arcanine is on his last leg due to all those Electric attacks.
"There's no other way then. This will be the last attack! Arcanine Flare Blitz!" Blaine exclaimed as Arcanine charged towards Pikachu as he was engulfed in fire.
"Pikachu Volt Tackle!" Ash exclaimed as Pikachu charged towards Arcanine as he was engulfed in yellow electricity.
Fire and electricity met as their collision caused a huge explosion that sent both Pokemon flying due to the recoil damage as they landed near their respective trainers. Pikachu was barely conscious but Arcanine had swirls for eyes.
"Arcanine is unable to battle! The winner is Pikachu!" Brock announced with joy.
"(Hooray!)" Torchic and Buneary cheered as Eevee smiled happily.
"Pikachu you the mon!" Dawn cheered as she and the others cheered.
"Way to go little guy." Drew said with a smile on his face.
"To did a great job Pikachu." Ash said as he hugged the little guy as he placed him on the floor beside him.
"It seems the expression size doesn't matter applies to our battle." Blaine stated as he returned Arcanine.
"It's more like it's the size of ones heart that matters." Ash said as he was focusing on the next battle and not the heat.
"That's so true." May said as she agreed with what Ash said.
"Now on to the next battle! Houndoom! Go!" Blaine declared as he revealed his Dark Pokemon.
Houndoom
Element:Fire
Type:Dark/Fire
Gender:Male
Ability:Early Bird
Item:None
Nature:Rash
Moves:Crunch, Flamethrower, Foul Play, Inferno
"He has a Houndoom just like Okinowa." Ash said in surprise as Houndoom's Fire type is secondary.
"Ash should use someone with good reflexes so it'll be easier to avoid Houndoom's Special Attacks." Zoey stated
"Grovyle! I choose you!" Ash declared as he threw his Nest Ball to reveal Grovyle.
"You did say someone with good reflexes." Kenny reminded
"Grovyle obviously has the disadvantage since he's already sweating." Leona stated as Grovyle is panting even though he just came out.
"Interesting. A Grass Pokemon isn't a type that usually battles against," Blaine stated although he isn't letting his guard down for a minute.
"The third battle Between Grovyle and Houndoom Begin!" Brock announced
"Houndoom Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Houndoom fired as stream of fire towards Grovyle.
"Grovyle take flight!" Ash commanded as Grovyle flew up in the air dodging the streams of fire that Houndoom kept blasting at him.
"Grovyle Energy Ball!" Ash exclaimed as Grovyle shot several green orbs down towards Houndoom.
"Dodge Houndoom!" Blaine commanded as Houndoom is jumping left and right even though the green orbs won't do him much damage.
Both Grovyle and Houndoom were attacking and dodging each others attacks unable to land a successful hit and using up their Power Points.
"Grovyle Aerial Ace!" Ash exclaimed as Grovyle disappeared and reappeared behind Houndoom.
"Houndoom Foul Play!" Blaine exclaimed as Houndoom glowed violet before he got hit with Grovyle attack but managed to push him down on the ground as he skidded a few feet before stopping.
"That was dirty!" Brendan exclaimed in outrage.
"Duh, that's why it's called Foul Play!" Leona retorted
"It would have been a lot worse of Grovyle's Attack stat increased. That would make the damage from Foul Play much stronger." Drew explained how Foul Play works.
Both Pokemon got up and glared at each other for the damage they inflicted upon each other.
"Houndoom Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Houndoom opened his mouth about to fire his stream of fire.
"Quick Grovyle Giga Drain!" Ash exclaimed as Grovyle threw his vine which wrapped around Houndoom's mouth shutting it before he could below out his fire stunning him as some of his health was drained.
"That was some quick thinking but two can play this game! Houndoom Crunch!" Blaine exclaimed as Houndoom used his paw to get the vine off his mouth before biting hard on it as he pulled causing Grovyle to be flung towards him.
"Grovyle Leaf Blade!" Ash exclaimed as the leaves Grovyle's arms glowed green and turned razor sharp as he used one of them to block Houndoom's Crunch as the quadruped bit hard on it. Grovyle swung his free arm slashing Houndoom causing him to let go and skid backwards taking only minor damage.
"That was a close one." Misty stated as she didn't want to think what would happen if Houndoom managed to take a bite out of Grovyle.
"It's time to show you how dangerous Fire Pokemon can really be! Houndoom Inferno!" Blaine exclaimed as Houndoom shot a ball of fire towards Grovyle.
"Grovyle dodge it!" Ash ordered as Grovyle flew up into the air but as the fireball exploded it spread smaller fireballs scattered in every direction as one hit Grovyle causing him to crash back onto the ground and was writhing in pain since the leaves all over his body are now burning.
"This isn't good! Inferno always burns the target if it hits!" Brendan announced worried at the turn of events.
"And the fact that his leaves are burning means he can't fly either!" May added in distress.
'Grovyle's hurt badly. I have to end this battle now.' Ash thought as he needs his remaining Pokemon to be in top shape so substituting is not an option.
"Houndoom Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Houndoom fired at the downed Grass Pokemon.
"Dodge it and use Energy Ball!" Ash exclaimed as even though Grovyle was in pain due to the burns he still managed to roll away from the stream of fire before shooting his green orb that hit Houndoom catching him off guard.
"Grovyle maybe unable to fly but that doesn't mean he isn't light on his feet." Dawn said as she smiled.
"Houndoom Foul Play!" Blaine exclaimed as Houndoom glowed violet before dashing towards Grovyle.
Houndoom jumped on Grovyle pinning on the ground as he was ready to bite him.
"Grovyle Giga Drain!" Ash exclaimed as Grovyle began to slowly drain Houndoom's health since they're in physical contact with each other.
"That won't stop him from attacking! Houndoom Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Houndoom was ready to blast Grovyle at point blank range.
"Grovyle!" Rainbow Wing minus Ash yelled in horror as he was about to get fried.
"Let's try something new! Grovyle Burning Leaf Blade!" Ash exclaimed as the leaves on Grovyle's right arm glowed green and turned razor sharp while still burning and slashed Houndoom right on his head causing the Dark/Fire type to let go as he was pushed backwards.
"How is this possible?" Blaine wondered as Grovyle was using the fire that's burning him to increase his attack.
"Combining elements isn't that surprising. For example Fire Pledge is much stronger when used with Grass Pledge!" Ash explained with a smirk.
"Awesome!" Leona and May exclaimed as they were obviously impressed of what Ash came up with.
"That was an impressive display of ingenuity but it's time to end this. With that last attack the flames only spread faster as Grovyle is taking more damage by the second." Blaine stated as Grovyle is losing health fast.
"Fine by me. Go Grovyle!" Ash exclaimed as Grovyle dashed towards Houndoom much to everyone's surprise.
"Houndoom Inferno!" Blaine exclaimed as Houndoom shot his ball of fire towards Grovyle.
"Grovyle Burning Aerial Ace!" Ash exclaimed as Grovyle disappeared before the Inferno could hit him and reappeared above Houndoom much to his surprise.
In no time at all Grovyle struck Houndoom at high speed as if he was Moltres itself as Houndoom landed on the ground with swirls for eyes. Unfortunately, Grovyle could no longer take the burns as he landed on the ground unconscious.
"Grovyle and Houndoom are unable to battle! The match is a draw!" Brock announced although he thought that Grovyle should be declared the winner.
"At least Grovyle accomplished what he set out to do." Misty stated as anyone couldn't wish for more.
"He should be treated for his burns. They seem pretty bad." May said as she was worried for the Tree Gecko Pokemon.
"You know the old saying, 'No pain. No gain.'" Dawn stated as she knows the feeling all too well.
"Well that's half of Blaine's Pokemon. As always Ash is on a roll." Leona said with a smile as she can't wait to leave this furnace of a building.
"You've done well so far. More so than any non Aura User Trainer I've battled before." Blaine said with a pleased look as he returned Houndoom.
"You sound disappointed that the others couldn't force you to try so hard." Ash said as he returned Grovyle.
"They weren't really good at commanding their Pokemon adequately. Go Rapidash!" Blaine declared as he revealed his Fire Horse Pokemon.
Rapidash
Element:Fire
Type:Fire
Gender:Male
Ability:Flame Body
Item:None
Nature:Jolly
Move:Flame Charge, Bounce, Fire Spin, Flare Blitz
"Cool! He has a Rapidash just like me!" Brendan exclaimed with excitement.
"Rapidash is the fastest Pokemon when it come to running. Which Pokemon will Ash choose to battle him?" Kenny wondered in curiosity.
"Donphan! I choose you!" Ash declared as he threw his Great Ball and revealed Donphan.
"I think it's a good idea. Ground Pokemon have the advantage against Fire types." Drew stated
"The fourth battle between Donphan and Rapidash Begin!" Brock announced
"Rapidash Flame Charge!" Blaine exclaimed as Rapidash engulfed himself in fire and charged towards Donphan also increasing his own Speed.
"Donphan Rollout!" Ash exclaimed as Donphan rolled towards the charging Fire Horse.
The two Pokemon collided with each other as Rapidash was knocked to the side since Fire Pokemon are weak against Rock moves while Donphan suffered some burns but his rolling body prevented him from getting burnt.
"Use Flame Charge again!" Blaine ordered as Rapidash charged towards Donphan again while engulfed in fire as his Speed increased more.
"Keep rolling Donphan!" Ash commanded as Rollout becomes more powerful the more it is used.
Despite Donphan's rolling becoming more powerful Rapidash was faster as he easily maneuvered around the Armor Pokemon as the fastest Pokemon on land tackled him from the side causing Donphan to stop rolling as he landed on all fours and winced because of the burns he just received.
"When it come to choosing Attack or Speed I prefer Speed any day." Blaine stated as it was a life lesson from him.
"True but Speed won't help you with this! Donphan Earthquake!" Ash exclaimed as Donphan raised his front legs before slamming them onto the ground causing the field to shake violently.
"I thought as much! Rapidash Bounce!" Blaine exclaimed as Rapidash jumped high into the air so that he wouldn't take heavy damage from the Ground move before he dropped down towards Donphan.
Rapidash landed on Donphan hard on the head as he stumbled backwards.
"Donphan Slam!" Ash exclaimed as Donphan swung his trunk horizontally and struck Rapidash on his head in retaliation as the Fire Horse was knocked to the side.
"(That's showing him!)" Pikachu exclaimed as he cheered the Elephant on.
"Trap him with Fire Spin!" Blaine commanded as Rapidash breathed a stream of fire that turned into a spiraling pillar that surrounded Donphan damaging him and also stopping him from moving.
"To Donphan it must be like being in an oven." May said with worry as Donphan was basically getting cooked in there.
"Rapidash Flame Charge!" Blaine exclaimed as Rapidash engulfed himself in fire as he charged towards the the trapped Donphan while his Speed increased.
"Donphan roll in place!" Ash ordered as Donphan began spinning vertically without moving from his spot.
When Rapidash came through the spiraling pillar of fire Donphan let loose as he knocked Rapidash into the air as he used the gap that Rapidash made to get in to escape his entrapment. Rapidash got back on his feet as he watched Donphan roll towards him.
"Rapidash Bounce!" Blaine exclaimed as Rapidash jumped high into the air before Donphan could roll over him.
Donphan stopped rolling as he saw Rapidash coming right at him ready to land on him with his four hooves.
"Bat him away with Slam!" Ash exclaimed as Donphan swung his trunk like a bat as he hit Rapidash when he came close enough as the Fire Horse was hit hard before sailing once again in the air before landing on the ground with a thud.
"While he's down Donphan! Earthquake!" Ash exclaimed as Donphan raised his front legs and slammed them onto the ground as the field shook violently causing great damage to Rapidash who was still lying on the ground.
"That was super effective! Thanks to that Rapidash is almost out!" Dawn cheered as Kenny agreed with her assessment.
"Donphan roll in place!" Ash ordered as Donphan did so once again in order to gather kinetic energy.
"Rapidash Flare Blitz!" Blaine exclaimed as Rapidash covered himself in a large blaze of fire as he dashed towards Donphan at an incredibly fast pace.
"Donphan Giga Impact!" Ash exclaimed as Donphan rolled towards Rapidash at a high speed as he trailed yellow energy.
As the ball of yellow collided with the sphere of orange a huge explosion was created rendering what exactly happened a mystery to those who're watching.
When the smoke cleared Dophan is seen standing over a fallen Rapidash who has swirls for eyes.
"Rapidash is unable to battle! The winner is Donphan!" Brock announced with a neutral expression but was actually happy.
"Good going." "At a boy." Zoey and Drew respectively said as they nodded in approval.
"I knew a Ground Pokemon can beat a Fire type!" Misty exclaimed with a pleased look on her face.
"Good thing my Rapidash currently knows more Special Moves." Brendan stated with relief as he didn't want his Fire Horse to engage in a lot of melee combat.
"You should have known better than to try and beat Donphan with Attack power." Ash said as Donphan roared triumphantly.
"You're right about that." Blaine agreed as he returned Rapidash.
"With Donphan on the field Blaine's two remaining Fire Pokemon won't stand a chance!" Leona said with confidence.
"You can say that again." May agreed as Donphan is a powerhouse when fighting against fire.
"Donphan is still wearing to go Blaine! Give me your best shot!" Ash declared as Dawn and her Pokemon cheered them on.
"Very well then! Typholsion! Go!" Blaine declared as he revealed his Volcano Pokemon.
Typhlosion
Element:Fire
Type:Fire
Gender:Male
Ability:Blaze
Item:None
Nature:Quiet
Moves:Lava Plume, Flamethrower, Inferno, Eruption
"That's not good." Brendan announced as he know how powerful a Typhlosion can be when using its Special Moves.
"So what? Donphan still has the upper hand against him." Leona said but the others aren't so sure.
"The fifth battle between Donphan and Typhposion Begin!" Brock announced
"Donphan Earthquake!" Ash exclaimed as Donphan stomped on the ground hard to cause a massive tremor.
"Typhlosion Flamethrower downwards!" Blaine commanded as Typhlosion fired a stream of fire from his mouth on the ground beneath him as he sent himself upwards like a rocket so that he wouldn't be affected by the Earthquake.
"I didn't know they could do that!" Brendan exclaimed in astonishment.
"There's a lot of things you don't seem to know." Drew said with a smirk which made Brendan angry but thought nothing of it.
"Typhlosion Lava Plume!" Blaine exclaimed as Typhlosion launched several plumes of lava in midair as they headed for Donphan's general direction before landing on the ground as the shaking subsided.
"Donphan move!" Ash warned as Donphan rolled in order to avoid getting hit by the molten hot lava that rained down upon him.
"Right where I want him. Typhlosion Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Typhlosion fired in the direction where Donphan was forced to go because of the lava and was right sending him to the ground as he suffered major burns.
"He's hurt bad." Kenny stated as Donphan can barely stand now.
"Donphan Rollout!" Ash exclaimed as Donphan rolled towards Typhlosion.
"He won't get within a foot of him! Typhlosion Inferno!" Blaine exclaimed as Typhlosion shot a ball of fire that hit the incoming Donphan sending him flying as he landed on his side unconscious.
"Donphan is unable to battle! The winner is Typhlosion!" Brock announced with sadness hinted in his voice.
"Donphan!" Everyone shouted before Ash returned so his burns can be treated later.
"I hope he's okay." May said with worry as she held Torchic and Eevee.
"He'll be fine. Just have faith." Dawn reassured her as Buneary, Pachirisu, and Ambipom nodded in agreement.
"Dawn's right May. Ash will help Donphan and the others when this is over." Misty added as May wiped a tear from her eye.
"Sorry I went too far Ash but it could have been worse if an inexperienced trainer or Pokemon did the deed." Blaine apologized sincerely.
"It's okay. Fire can be dangerous and unpredictable. We have to take care so that we won't hurt the ones we care for." Ash stated as he looked at his Great Ball.
"Don't worry about a thing." Ash said as maybe Pokemon are aware of what happens when they're inside a Pokeball.
"Kick that Typhlosion's ass Ash!" Zoey exclaimed which Brendan had reservations with but got what she meant.
"Right then! Buizel! I choose you!" Ash declared as he threw his Lure Ball to reveal Buizel.
"Alright! Now we're talking!" Misty exclaimed as she waited for this moment to come.
"The sixth battle between Buizel and Typhlosion Begin!" Brock announced
"Buizel Aqua Pulse!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel threw his orb of water towards Typhlosion.
"Typhlosion Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Typhlosion fired a stream of fire that completely evaporated the orb of water and headed straight for Buizel.
"Watch out!" Ash warned as Buizel dived to the side as the stream of fire passed where he once was.
"What happened?" Misty wondered in confusion.
"Since the arena is under the same effect as Sunny Day the power of Water moves is decreased by fifty percent." Kenny explained as Buizel is at a disadvantage.
"That's not good at all!" Leona exclaimed as Buizel was facing a fully evolved Pokemon who power is increased because of the condition of the field.
"Typhlosion Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Typhlosion blasted Buizel with his fire again.
"Buizel Aqua Jet!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel surrounded himself in water as he maneuvered around the powered up stream of fire and hit Typhlosion right on his chest.
Even though it was super effective Typhlosion didn't take a lot of damage since the attack was weak.
"To Typhlosion it was like getting hit by a water balloon! Lava Plume!" Blaine exclaimed as Typhlosion launched several plumes of lava that headed for Buizel.
"Buizel Ice Beam on the ground and dodge!" Ash commanded as Buizel froze the ground around him with his beam of ice before he avoided the raining lava that landed on the frozen floor as the ice evaporated causing steam to build up.
Because of all the steam Typhlosion lost sight of the small Water Weasel.
"Good thinking. Buizel can hide in the steam that was made so that he won't be a clear target." Misty said as Leona agreed.
"Buizel Water Pulse!" Ash exclaimed as an orb of water hit Typhlosion on his right side.
Angered by this Typhlosion fired a Flamethrower in the direction where the orb came from but it didn't seem like it hit Buizel.
"Buizel Water Pulse!" Ash exclaimed as an orb of water hit Typhlosion on his left side this time.
Once again Typhlosion fired his Flamethrower to where the Water Pulse came from but did not hit the one who threw it.
"What's going on?" May wondered as all she could see was Typhlosion's Flamethrower.
"Buizel's probably moving around using Aqua Jet while he bombards Typhlosion with a barrage of Water Pulses." Misty theorized
"So Buizel's dealing him bug bites in order to weaken him. Several weak attacks can be as effective as one strong attack. Clever for Ash to come up with that strategy." Dawn stated with a smile.
"Typhlosion Inferno!" Blaine exclaimed as Typhlosion shot a ball of fire from his mouth in a random direction as it exploded scattering smaller balls of fire the shot in every direction. Unfortunately one of them hit Buizel as he landed on the ground burnt.
"Oh no!" Leona exclaimed in horror as she saw that Buizel is suffering from the burns as the steam dissipated.
"Buizel Aqua Jet!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel surrounded himself with water and maneuvered around the field so that the water could extinguish the burns that hurt his body.
"That's a relief." Drew stated as in normal circumstances status effects can't be negated like that.
"Typhosion Lava Plume!" Blaine exclaimed as Typhlosion launched several plumes of lava towards Buizel.
"Buizel maneaver around them!" Ash ordered as Buizel shot through each of them with ease as he headed for Typhlosion.
"Typhlosion Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Typhlosion fired at the incoming jet of water.
"Buizel Aqua Tail!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel used the water around him to neutralize the Flamethrower as he struck Typhlosion with his tail that glowed dark blue as the Volcano Pokemon staggered back.
'I can't risk Typhlosion getting attacked and suffer a critical hit. I need to end this now.' Blaine thought as the Aqua Tail really hurt Typhlosion.
"Typlosion Eruption!" Blaine exclaimed as Typhlosion shot out a huge pillar of fire from his back as the fire fell downwards throughout the entire arena.
"Buizel Ice Beam!" Ash managed to say before the entire field was covered in fire.
"Buizel!" Everyone yelled with wide eyes as they saw the fire engulfed him.
When the fire died down everyone was surprised to see a dome of ice that was being reinforced by Buizel who was constantly using Ice Beam on it.
"Awesome!" Leona exclaimed in with happiness as Buizel managed to weather the Eruption out unharmed.
"Buizel Aqua Jet!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel shot forth in a stream of water carrying the dome made of ice with him as he struck Typhlosion with it damaging him as it shattered into pieces.
"Now! Aqua Tail!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel's tail glowed dark blue as he hit the disoriented Typhlosion on the same spot as before as the Volcano Pokemon toppled over on his back with swirls for eyes.
"Typhlosion is unable to battle! The winner is Buizel!" Brock announced
"You did it Buizel!" Misty cheered with joy as she applauded the Water Weasel.
"You the coolest!" Leona cheered as she was glad that ice saved the day.
"You rock the boat!" Brendan gave his own cheer which the others didn't think was appropriate for the situation.
"Now Blaine only has one Fire Pokemon left." Drew stated
"And I bet it's going to be the toughest." Zoey reminded
"Even more so than Typhlosion." Kenny said wondering what Fire Pokemon can be stronger than the Volcano Pokemon.
"That was an interesting battle Ash. I knew you wouldn't solely rely on brute force like many other trainer did when they battled against me." Blaine said as he returned Typhlosion.
"Buizel isn't known for the strength of his attacks but how he uses them." Ash replied as Buizel crossed his arms ready for another battle.
"Yes but my last Pokemon does. Magmortar! Go!" Blaine declared as he revealed his Blast Pokemon.
Magmortar
Element:Fire
Type:Fire
Gender:Male
Ability:Flame Body
Item:None
Nature:Modest
Moves:Flame Burst, Protect, Flamethrower, Overheat
"Blaine must have given his Magmar a Magmarizer and traded back and forth in order for it to evolve into its final evolution." Brendan explained as he's still searching high and low for a Magmarizer for his own Magmar.
"He does look like a powerhouse." Dawn stated as she's concerned for Buizel facing this living cannon.
"Come on Buizel! You can do it!" Misty cheered him on as May did so as well.
"The seventh battle between Buizel and Magmortar Begin!" Brock announced
"Buizel Aqua Jet!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel shot forth circling Magmortar waiting for an opening.
"Magmortar Flame Burst!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar fired from his right cannon arm blasts of fire trying to hit Buizel as the flames scattered where they hit.
Buizel was too quick as he kept dodging the attacks that targeted him.
"Buizel Water Pulse!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel threw his orb of water towards Magmortar before landing on the ground.
"Magmortar Protect!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar erected a barrier that blocked the orb of water.
"Great! Magmortar has a string Defense and Special Defense to make up for his lack of Speed!" Kenny exclaimed in frustration.
"Buizel Ice Beam!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel fired his beam of ice thinking that freezing Magmortar's cannons would neutralize his attacks.
"I thought you'd try something like that! Magmortar Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar aimed his left cannon arm and fired a stream of fire that melted the incoming beam of ice.
"That would have been a good if it worked." Leona said as it was something she had thought of also.
Magmortar then aimed his cannon towards Buizel and fired his Flamethrower at him.
"Buizel dodge it!" Ash commanded as Buizel dashed to the side as the fire followed him in order to roast him alive.
"Magmortar use Flame Burst as well!" Blaine ordered as Magmortar was blasting Buizel with Flame Burst using his right cannon arm while still firing his Flamethrower with his left as the small Water Weasel is dodging two attacks at the same time.
"Can he do that?" Brendan exclaimed in shock.
"Since Magmortar possesses two arm cannons he can use those two moves at the same time." Zoey replied as Buizel was blasted with a Flame Burst because he avoided the Flamethrower.
"Buizel Aqua Jet!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel recovered and shot towards Magmortar.
"Magmortar Protect!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar erected his barrier and Buizel crashed into it.
"Buizel Water Pulse!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel threw his orb of water right on Magmortar's face when Protect deactivated.
Magmortar stumbled backwards as he grunted in pain from the water that hit his face.
"Now Buizel Aqua Tail!" Ash exclaimed as Buizel's tail glowed dark blue as he jumped in order to hit Magmortar on the head.
"Magmortar Overheat!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar brought up both his cannon arms right in front of Buizel as he blasted the Water Pokemon with a powerful blast of fire that sent him flying before crashing onto the floor with many burns. Buizel tried to get up but gave out a moment later as he lay down unconscious.
"Buizel is unable to battle! The winner is Magmortar!" Brock announced and hid his sad expression.
"Buizel." Misty muttered in a sad tone as she can't believe Buizel lost.
"He tried his best but with his attacks weakened and Magmortar's strengthened he didn't stand a chance." Drew said even though he wished it wasn't true.
"Wait! If all of Blaine's Fire Pokemon are stronger because of the field then that means that Charizard will be stronger also!" May realized as Ash still has a chance in defeating the Cinnabar Island Gym Leader.
"Hey yeah! That's right!" Leona exclaimed as she just realized as well since she was too preoccupied with of how hot it is.
"Fighting fire with fire. How cliche." Dawn stated but thought there was no other way.
"You're down to one healthy Pokemon Ash and I've been looking forward to meeting him." Blaine said as Magmortar flared up in anticipation.
"I bet you were." Ash said as he returned Buizel.
"Show Charizard how much he can kick ass!" Brendan exclaimed as Ash nodded.
"Right! Charizard! I choose you!" Ash exclaimed as he threw his Ultra Ball to revealed Charizard.
"This will be very interesting." Zoey stated as everyone is excited to see this battle.
"The eighth battle between Charizard and Magmortar Begin!" Brock announced
"Magmortar Flame Burst!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar fired a burst of fire with his right cannon arm towards Charizard.
"Blow it away Charizard!" Ash exclaimed as Charizard flapped his wings creating a gust of wind that blew the Flame Burst of course.
"It's a good thing Charizard has a secondary type." Misty stated as Charizard has the advantage of flight.
"Magmortar Flamethrower!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar fired with his left cannon a stream of fire towards Charizard.
"Charizard use your Flamethrower!" Ash exclaimed as Charizard fired his stream of fire that collided with Magmortar's causing an explosion.
Charizard Dragon Claw!" Ash exclaimed as Charizard flew through the smoke caused by the explosion and struck Magmortar with his orange glowing claw as the Blast Pokemon skidded backwards.
"Not bad Ash but it'll take more that that to knock Magmortar down." Blaine said with a smirk in his face.
"In that case Charizard Fire Blast!" Ash exclaimed as Charizard fired a powerful blast of fire in the shape of the kanji for fire at Magmortar.
"Magmortar Protect!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar block the Fire Blast with his barrier.
"Damn." Ash muttered as Magmortar still has a lot of power in him.
"Magmortar Flame Burst!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar aimed both of his arm cannons at Charizard and fired a barrage of fire balls at him.
"Charizard fly!" Ash exclaimed as Charizard flew into the air in order to evade the barrage.
"Charizard Flamethrower!" Ash exclaimed as Charizard fired downwards on Magmortar who took the hit since he was too busy with his attack. There was resistance to the attack but with the increase in power the damage was enough to hurt him a lot.
"Magmortar Flamethrower over there!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar fired to where Charizard is about to go and hit him midair as the dragon crashed onto the floor but was otherwise fine.
"Are you alright Charizard?" Ash asked in concern.
"(I can still take him!)" Charizard roared
"Magmortar Overheat!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar fired a powerful stream of fire with both of his arm cannons at Charizard.
"Charizard Fire Blast!" Ash exclaimed as Charizard fired his most powerful attack to intercept Magmortar's as they created a huge explosion when they made contact.
"Charizard Dragon Claw!" Ash exclaimed as Charizard quickly flew towards Magmortar ready to swing his orange glowing claw.
"Magmortar Protect!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar blocked the attack with his barrier but it shattered when Charizard delivered another Dragon Claw with his other arm.
"Good thing it failed a second time." Leona said as that was the weakness of those type of moves.
"Magmortar Overheat!" Blaine exclaimed as Magmortar pointed both of his arm cannons right in front of Charizard.
"Charizard now!" Ash commanded as Charizard grabbed both of Magmortar's arm cannons and held them up causing him to fire his Overheat towards the ceiling.
"You used Overheat three times already. That means Magmortar's Special Attack has been greatly reduced. Now to end this! Charizard Seismic Toss!" Ash exclaimed as Charizard flew up into the air taking Magmortar by the arms as he spun the Blast Pokemon around before throwing down towards the ground fast and hard.
When the dust cleared everyone saw Magmortar in a small crater as he lay on his stomach with swirls for eyes.
"Magmortar is unable to battle! The winner is Charizard!" Brock announced with a smile on his face.
"Way to go you two!" Dawn cheered along with her Pokemon before Torchic and Buneary came down to congratulate Pikachu.
"That's showing those Fire Pokemon a thing or two!" Misty exclaimed in triumph.
"But Ash won the last battle using a Fire Pokemon." May reminded which embarrassed Misty a little.
"Finally Ash won! Know we can leave this place!" Leona declared as she was relieved that they'll be leaving any moment.
"You said it." Drew agreed since he didn't like the heat either.
"I can't wait to find a Magmarizer so I can evolve my Magmar!" Brendan exclaimed as he was impressed with how powerful Blaine's is.
"What are the chances of finding one even in a market I wonder." Zoey stated with a thoughtful expression as special items are hard to come by now a days.
"Now Ash only needs one more Kanto badge." Kenny said as he is glad that one step of the journey is almost over.
"That was a spectacular battle Ash. You took Magmortar's lack of Physical Moves to your advantage." Blaine stated as he returned Magmortar.
"We all have our weaknesses. It's a part of life." Ash said as he returned Charizard after the dragon roared in triumph blowing out some fire.
"Nicely said. So by the power given to me as the Gym Leader of Cinnabar Island I present to you the Volcano Badge." Blaine said as he gave Ash the badge that looked like a red flame with a pink diamond on the center.
Alright! I got the Volcano Badge!" Ash exclaimed as he held up the badge in his hand.
"Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu cheered along with everyone else.
A/N:Ash only needs one more badge. Can he do so in time to save Kanto? Stay tuned and find out eventually when I finish the next chapter.