Champion: A Long Road To Love
Chapter 14
Battling an Elite
Fallout96: Sorry about the long update. Studying for tests and homework takes up a lot of time. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter!
"Pikachu, dodge and finish it with Thunder!"
"Pika!" Pikachu easily dodged the incoming Flamethrower attack which Flareon sent at it. With Flareon's guard down, Pikachu sent a large, powerful electric bolt heading for it.
"Flar!" A direct hit. Flareon was instantly paralyzed and fell to the ground unconscious.
"No, Flareon!"
"Flareon is unable to battle. The winner is Ash!" May announced as she ran toward a happy Ash.
"I guess that makes it...How many battles have I won today, May?" He asks as Pikachu takes his place on Ash's shoulder.
"Fifteen, and it's only noon!"
"Yeah, that sounds about right. Still no ideas on how to get to Dewford Island for the next gym battle?" Ash asked.
May shook her head.
"Sorry, Ash. It will be a week until the ferries are up again and I don't see any boats around." Ash and May had been stuck in the same spot for days. They were hoping that the ferry could take them to Dewford Island, but it received damage from a bad storm. It would be another week until the ferry was open again.
"Excuse me, young man. Would you happen to be the Ash Ketchum?"
Ash and May turned around at the voice. In front of them was a very tall man who had white-hair and beard. He was wearing a sailor's hat and apparel.
"Yes. Can I help you?"
The man smiled.
"I heard overhead your problem and will offer you a challenge. My name is Drake and I'm a pokemon trainer. If you can beat me in a three-on-three pokemon battle, than I'll give you and the young lady a ride to Dewford Island. Do we have a deal?" Drake extended his hand out.
Ash smiled and took the man's hand and shook it.
"Your on!"
The Battlefield.
Both Drake and Ash stood on opposite ends of the field. On the right side of the field was a large lake, and on the left side stood May who would ref the battle.
"Each trainer will use three pokemon in this battle! Trainers, choose your pokemon! And...Win it Ash!" May yelled out loud and Ash's face turned red.
Drake smiled at the sight before him.
'Ah, those two have something special between them. Reminds me when I was around their age.' "Go, Shelgon!"
"Shel!" A short, round pokemon, who's outer skin looked like some sort of shell, took to the field. It also had four, small legs.
Ash grabbed a pokeball from his belt.
"Go, Arcanine!"
"Nine!" The large, powerful canine with a blazing red and orange fur took to the field. Just last night Ash had switched out a few pokemon and brought some new ones in, ready for battle.
"Let the match begin!"
"Shelgon, use DragonBreath!"
"Shel!" Shelgon sent a wave of powerful, purple energy that was aiming for Arcanine.
"Arcanine, use ExtremeSpeed!" Ash yelled.
"Nine!" Arcanine swiftly dodged the oncoming attack with blinding speed and dashed toward Shelgon. "Now, use Flamethrower!"
"Nine!" Arcanine's body glowed a red with fiery. It opened it's mouth and a large ball of flames blasted out, heading straight for Shelgon.
'This should end it.' Ash thought.
"Shelgon, use Protect!"
"Shel!" A huge, green energy field encircled itself around Shelgon. The Flamethrower attack just reflected off into the sky.
Ash stood there surprised.
'Didn't see that coming. No more playing around.'
"Shelgon, use Zen Headbutt!" Drake sounded confident when he ordered this attack.
"Shel!" The air around Shelgon filled with powerful energy. It's whole body glowed bright blue while it readied itself to charge.
"Arcanine, use Iron Head!" 'Let's see who has the harder head.'
"Nine!" Arcanine's eyes glowed fire hot with determination. It's head glowed a bright silver and it was ready to charge straight for Shelgon.
"Charge/Charge!" Both Drake and Ash yelled at the same time and their pokemon charged for each other. The distance between them slowly faded.
"Nine/Shel!" They collided with power. The collision was so intense, the air around them was clouded by smoke.
'I can't see.' Ash thought.
'I predict his Arcanine should be on the ground, unconscious.' Drake thought while the smoke started to clear.
When the smoke finally cleared, in the middle of the field stood Arcanine and Shelgon who had their skulls bashing against one another. Their power was at an even.
Drake smiled.
"Shelgon use DragonBreath!"
'Oh no.'
"Shel!" Shelgon opened it's mouth and released a blast of energy right in Arcanine's face. Arcanine fell back hard, but managed to regain it's footing.
"That was a cheap shot, Drake." Ash joked.
Drake laughed.
"In my day, boy, we won using everything we got."
"Than I'll have to give it everything I got!" Ash replied.
"Shelgon, use Zen Headbutt, again!" Drake ordered.
"Shel!" Shelgon glowed once again with power and readied itself for a charge.
'Arcanine can't survive another head bashing. Wait! I have an idea.'
"Shel!" Shelgon ran straight for Arcanine at a blinding speed, easily closing the distance even more every second.
"Arcanine, use Heat Wave! Max power!"
"Nine!" Arcanine's body glowed hotter than the sun itself. Just before Shelgon made an impact, Arcanine blasted a huge ball of inferno and flame which engulfed it completely. Shelgon was pushed back to the other side of the field and laid there unconscious.
"Amazing..." Drake whispered to himself.
"Shelgon is unable to battle! Round one goes to Ash and Arcanine!" May yelled out happily.
"Great job, Arcanine! Think you can go another round?"
"Nine!" Arcanine nodded to it's trainer/friend. Since the first day Ash had got Arcanine, it had been extremely loyal and proven that it's one of Ash's most powerful pokemon.
"You've trained your Arcanine well, Ash." Drake grabbed a pokeball from his belt. "Let's see how well. Go, Kingdra!"
"Dra!" The water/dragon type dived into the small lake, it's natural habitat.
'Water vs Fire, huh? This should be interesting.' Ash could see the obvious type disadvantage, but that had never stopped him from battling before. And his stubborn Arcanine wouldn't give up either.
"Let the second round begin!"
"Kingdra, use Surf!"
"Dra!" All the water in the small lake gathered closer to Kingdra. The water pressure started to build up and, soon, Kingdra was riding a huge wave that was heading straight for Arcanine.
"Arcanine, use ExtremeSpeed to dodge it!"
"Nine!" Arcanine swiftly moved to the side using it's excellent agility. The huge wave smashed into the ground, where Arcanine was previously standing, The water and Kingdra receded back into the lake.
"I hope that dodging isn't all your going to do, Ash." Drake yelled.
'This isn't good. Arcanine can't get close to Kingdra without getting soaked in water, and it's long-range attacks won't have any affect.' Ash stressed to find out a solution.
"Kingdra, use SmokeScreen!"
"Dra!" Kingdra shot large amounts of smoke and gases all around it, and the thick fog soon spread throughout the whole field. All Ash could see was Arcanine.
"Arcanine, stay on alert!"
"Nine!" Arcanine nodded.
"Kingdra, use Hydro Pump!"
"Dra!" Out of nowhere, a large blast of water scored a direct hit on Arcanine, which caused it to fall to the ground.
"Arcanine, can you get up?" Ash yelled out worriedly.
"Nine..." Arcanine responded weakly.
'I have to try a new strategy.' Ash's brain went into overdrive trying to find a solution, until,,,,'That's it!'
"Arcanine, blast a Heat Wave all around the smoke.
"Nine!" Arcanine felt that the command was an awkward and unusual, but would never disobey. Arcanine shot a huge Heat Wave all over the field and the smoke ignited.
"What the hell?" Drake yelled out loud as he pondered what Ash was trying to do. Kingdra was, too, surprised by the action, until they both realized one thing. Everywhere on the field, including above the water, was flames. Kingdra couldn't move from it's small area.
"Arcanine, hit it with Iron Head!"
"Nine!" Arcanine glowed with a blazing silver and jumped toward Kingdra. After three seconds, a huge explosion rocked the whole field, but nothing could be seen do to the flames and smoke.
Finally, the fire and gas cleared away and the results could be clearly seen.
"Arcanine/Kingdra!" Ash and Drake yelled out their pokemon's name at the same time. Arcanine and Kingdra could both be seen floating on top of the water unconscious.
"Both Arcanine and Kingdra are unable to battle! The second round ends in a draw!" May yelled out as both trainers returned their pokemon.
"You did awesome Arcanine. Take a long rest." Ash said while he returned Arcanine. He grabbed another pokeball from his belt. "Go, Skarmory!"
"Skar!" The steel bird soared through the sky at a blinding speed.
"My last pokemon, huh? Ash, I haven't been in a spot like this in a long time. Go, Flygon!"
"Gon!" Flygon took to the sky. It was obvious that this was going to be a battle for air supremacy.
"Let the third round begin!"
"Flygon, use Sandstorm!"
"Gon!" The dust and dirt from the ground started cycling in the air. The winds started moving so fast and strong, it was hurting Skarmory. That's saying a lot that dirt and sand can hurt a steel-type,
'Have to finish this one quick.' Ash thought.
"Skarmory, use Sky Attack!"
"Skar!" Skarmory soared high into the clouds, charging up power as it did so.
"Let's see who rules the sky! Flygon, full power Giga Impact!"
"Gon!" All of Flygon's powerful energy was being stored up for an attack of epic proportions. This would be a defining moment.
Skarmory stopped climbing at over eight thousand feet and began to dive straight for Flygon. Skarmory gained speeds that soon surpassed the sound barrier and the two powerful flying-types were about to collide.
"Skar/Gon!" The sky was filled with smoke as the two hit. For several seconds, nothing was heard or seen until...
"No, Flygon!" Drake yelled in horror as Flygon plummeted to the earth and hit the ground hard. It was over, Flygon was unconscious.
"Flygon is unable to battle! The winner of the battle is Ash!" May yelled out in joy and ran toward Ash.
"You did amazing, Skarmory! Take a good, long rest." Ash said as he returned his worn-out pokemon.
May ran up to Ash and gave him a high five.
"That was awesome, Ash!" She yelled.
"That was a great battle, Ash" Ash and May turned around to see Drake. "I haven't been beaten in a long time. Congratulations, you just be one of the Hoenn Elite Four."
Ash and May stood there with wide eyes.
"Your one of the Elite Four?" Ash asked, still stunned at the realization.
"Yes, Champion. I heard that you had arrived in the Hoenn region and wanted to see how good you really were. As I can see, your one hell of a trainer." Drake replied.
Ash smiled.
"Does that mean we still get a ride to Dewford?"
Drake nodded.
"Of course. We had a deal, remember? Whenever you two are ready just come to the docks. I'll be waiting for you." And with that, Drake walked away.
"I can't believe I beat one of the Elite Four."
"Didn't you beat the Elite Four in Kanto and Johto." May asked.
Ash nodded.
"Yeah, but they were actually easy. Drake was one of the toughest trainers I've ever faced. Now I want to get all eight badges, challenge the Pokemon League, and beat the Elite Four." Ash turned to May. "While I train my favorite student, of course."
May smiled.
"It's starting to get late. You wanna head to the pokemon center and leave for Dewford, tomorrow?"
"Sure. I'm tired and I think most of my pokemon will agree with me as well. Right, Pikachu?" Ash looked at Pikachu who was sleeping near his backpack, on the ground.
"I'll take that as a yes."
Ash and May both laughed as they walked to the pokemon center. The sun was setting and the moon could be seen creeping up from the opposite horizon. Who knows what wonders and adventures await are favorite pair.
Fallout96: Again, sorry for the long update. I promise that the next one will come sooner. I hope you liked this chapter, because there will be many more to come. See you than!