Hey everyone, I'm back! I know it's been a while. It's kinda hard to post when you're doing college work. I appreciate for all the reviews that people gave and I've definitely considered them as I prepared this chapter. You'll see when I'm finished this chapter. So without further ado, here's chapter 20 (finally)!
Chapter 20- A Much Needed Wake Up Call
After dealing with Team Rocket, the group of four decided to go to Mahogany Town and get something to eat.
"Hey guys, let's go to this nice little diner." Misty suggested.
"That's fine with me as long as I get something to eat!" Ash exclaimed then sprinted towards the diner.
"Ash, wait for us!" Tracey shouted.
Misty, Brock, and Tracey began sprinting in order to catch up with Ash, who was already at the diner. After they caught up with him, they entered. It was a small diner, but it was the most popular place to go to eat in Mahogany Town. The walls were ice blue, while the tables and seats were white, representing their love for Ice type Pokemon. Once the gang found a place to sit, they began discussing.
"I don't know about you guys, but I'm happy that this whole Team Rocket thing is over." Ash said.
"Yes, definitely; they are nothing but a pain." Brock said with the same sound of relief Ash had.
"Same here." Tracey said.
"I am as well, but I'm still concerned about them." Misty said.
"What do you mean?" Ash asked.
"Remember what he said when he flew off in the helicopter. He said "You may have won this time, but you won't win that tournament!" I wonder what he meant by that." Misty answered.
"You're right Misty; maybe we should be more careful. They might be spying on us right now." Brock suggested.
"Are you sure guys?" Ash asked not convinced.
"It's definitely a possibility." Tracey said.
"Ash, we fall for their disguises all the time. Don't you think it's a possibility that they could be spying on us right now?" Misty suggested.
"I guess it is, but I really don't wanna talk about Team Rocket right now." Ash said.
"Well, what do you wanna talk about?" Misty asked.
"Hello, sorry for interrupting your conversation; I'm Jack and I'll be your waiter today. Can I get you guys a drink?" He said.
"Oh don't worry about it. Can I get a glass of water?" Misty asked sweetly.
Ash began glaring at her. He knew what she was doing.
"Yeah, can I get a Coke?" Ash asked angrily.
"I'll have a glass of water as well." Tracey said.
"I'll get a Coke too." Brock said.
"Okay, two Cokes and two waters coming up. I'll be right back." Jack said.
Jack walked away getting their drinks and Ash glared at Misty.
"Oh, what is it Ash?" Misty asked innocently.
"You know what it is." Ash answered angrily.
"What are you talking about?" Misty asked innocently a second time.
"You know I'm not as dense as I used to be. I know you're flirting with him just to make me mad." Ash answered.
"Damn you Ash; that's why I liked you better when you were dense." Misty teased.
"Thanks Mist, really appreciate it." Ash replied.
"Will you two stop already? It's so annoying." Brock complained.
"Sorry Brock, we'll try to calm down." Misty said.
Jack came back with all their drinks.
"Here are your drinks. Are you guys ready to order?" He asked.
"Yeah, can I get a bacon cheeseburger?" Ash asked.
"I'll have the baby back ribs." Brock said.
"I would like to have tuna please." Misty said.
"I'll have the 25 buffalo wings please." Tracey said.
"Of course, I'll be back in about 30 minutes with your orders." Jack said.
"Hey Ash, when are you going to challenge Pryce?" Brock asked.
"I think the day after tomorrow. I want tomorrow to be a training day." Ash answered.
"Who are you going to use?" Misty asked.
"Well, since he uses Ice type Pokemon, I'll use my fire type Pokemon. So that would be Charizard, Quilava, Torkoal, Infernape, and Pignite." Ash answered.
"Yeah, but that leaves you with one more to choose." Tracey said.
"I know, so I think I'll use Pikachu since he'll most likely also have water type Pokemon." Ash said.
"Wow Ash." Misty said simply.
"What is it Mist?" Ash asked.
After all this time, it still surprises me that you prepare for the battle instead of just running right into one without a strategy." Misty answered.
"Well, that just means that the things we kept telling him when he was younger are finally getting into his head." Brock joked.
"Haha, you're so funny Brock." Ash replied.
"Ash, you know were just kidding with you. I know you'll beat Pryce." Brock reassured.
"I know and then it'll be onto the Johto Elite four member." Ash said excitedly.
"Remember, focus on Pryce first." Misty said.
"I know, I know." Ash said.
"Ash, it's my job as your girlfriend to keep your ego in check." Misty said.
"That's not all you do." Ash said with a sexual tone in his voice.
"Now this is getting creepy. So please stop?" Tracey begged.
"Fine Tracey, whatever you say." Ash said.
"Hey look, here's our food." Brock pointed out.
"Here is your food." Jack said while handing out the food. "Enjoy your meals."
"Wow, it was already a half hour?" Misty asked.
"I guess; well, let's get eating!" Ash exclaimed happily.
Everyone began eating their food. Ash began eating his at a faster rate than everyone else. It took them about another 30 minutes to finish all their food, but for Ash, only 15. After they all finished their food, Ash paid at the front, since he did have a lot of money and no one else really had any money with them.
When they got out, it was beginning to get dark, so they decided to turn in early.
"Aw man, I really wanted to go to the Lake of Rage." Ash complained.
"How do you still have all of that energy?" Brock asked.
"Brock, you should already know that I can be hyper when I wanna be." Ash answered.
"Yeah, but we battled Team Rocket today, and not the Jessie and James Team Rocket we're used to seeing. I don't know about you, but I'm going to bed early tonight." Tracey said.
"I am too; I'm just too tired to do anything." Brock agreed.
"I'm also really tired Ash. Why don't we just go to bed and we can go to the Lake of Rage tomorrow?" Misty begged.
"Alright fine, I guess we can go to bed now." Ash gave in.
With that, the gang decided to go to the Pokemon Center instead of making Ash pay for a nice hotel. It was only 7:00pm and everyone was really tired except Ash. But no matter how bad Ash wanted to fight to get everyone to the Lake of Rage, he was going to lose. So they all rented rooms and decided to go to bed early.
Misty was usually the first one to wake up in the morning and today was no different. She woke up at 8:00 am this morning and decided to get ready before Ash, Pikachu, and Elektra decided to get up. Misty decided to take a shower while he was sleeping, so she closed the door, took off her clothes, turned on the hot water, and went in and felt the hot water fall on her skin. While she was in the shower, she was thinking of a previous conversation she had with Ash.
"I don't like Dawn and I'll tell you about it later." She thought.
"I should probably tell him about it. But why do I really not like her? Am I just jealous?" She asked herself out loud.
She decided to put that off for later. She finished her shower and got ready. It was 9:00 am already and she needed to get Ash up.
Ash, Pikachu, and Elektra were all still sleeping while Misty was getting ready. Misty decided it was time to get everyone up and out of bed.
"Ash, Pikachu, Elektra, it's time to get up." Misty said.
"What time is it?" Ash mumbled out.
"It's 9:00 am; we can have breakfast at The Lake of Rage." Misty promised.
"Alright I'm getting up." Ash replied still tired.
Ash got up, which made Pikachu and Elektra get up as well. Ash went into the bathroom and began to get ready.
While Ash got ready, Misty decided to head out and see if Brock and Tracey were getting ready. But as Misty was going to knock on their door, Brock opened the door.
"You guys ready?" Misty asked.
"Yup." Brock and Tracey said in unison.
"How about we have breakfast at the lake." Misty suggested.
"That's a good idea." Tracey said.
"But we gotta wait for Ash." Misty reminded them.
"Of course we do. How is he still so lazy?" Brock said.
"I don't blame him though. He's probably still exhausted from battling Team Rocket." Misty defended her boyfriend.
"I guess that's a good enough reason to sleep in." Brock said.
"Let's go wait for him at the lobby." Tracey suggested.
"Okay, good idea." Misty said.
Ash was already finished his shower and brushing his teeth. He really wanted to have breakfast. So he quickly threw on his clothes and met everyone out in the lobby where they were talking.
"Hey guys, let's get going!" Ash exclaimed.
"Finally, we've all been waiting for you." Brock said.
"Hey, where are Pikachu and Elektra?" Ash asked.
They looked around the Pokemon Center to look for the two electric mice Pokemon. But it didn't take them long to find them near the corner talking to each other.
"Aw, that's so sweet." Misty said.
"Do you think they like each other the way we used to?" Ash asked.
"That's what it looks like. I wanna get a sketch of this." Tracey said.
Tracey took out his pad and pencil and began to draw the two Pikachu that were conversing with each other.
"Hey Tracey, I was gonna ask if you still draw." Ash said.
"I still do." Tracey said while focusing on the drawing. "There, I'm done."
"Alright; let's get going then." Brock said.
"Pikachu, Elektra, time to get going." Misty said to them. They glared back at them, causing Misty to giggle.
"I think you just ruined their moment." Ash stated the obvious.
After Misty ruined the two Pikachu's moment, they began to travel to the Lake of Rage for their breakfast. It didn't take them that long. Luckily, it wasn't crowded for them today. The police left last night as they were finished with their investigation at the tower that exploded yesterday. Brock began setting up breakfast, while Misty and Ash began to look for fire wood. Tracey decided to help out Brock. The two Pikachu decided to relax while the humans were doing everything.
After another 15 minutes, they got breakfast ready and began to eat.
"Hey Ash, didn't you say you were going to train today?" Brock asked.
"Yeah, why?" Ash asked.
"Well, did you get your Pokemon yet?" Brock asked.
"No, we're out here eating. I'll get them after we're done." Ash said.
"How are you going to train?" Tracey asked.
"Hey Misty, would you help me train for this gym battle?" Ash asked his girlfriend politely.
"Well, since you asked nicely, I will." Misty answered.
"Thanks." Ash said.
After breakfast, Ash sprinted towards the Pokemon Center to get the Pokemon he wanted for the battle. He used the phone and called Professor Oak.
"Hi Professor Oak." Ash greeted.
"Hey Ash, what can I do for you today?" Oak asked.
"I was hoping you can send me all of my fire type Pokemon that are staying with you." Ash asked.
"Of course, you have Torkoal with you right?" Oak asked.
"Yup; now I need Charizard, Infernape, Quilava, and Pignite." Ash answered.
"Alrighty then, I'll be right back then." He said.
Oak disappeared from the screen to go get their Pokeballs. He reappeared within a minute.
"Here they are Ash. Who are you going to give me in return?" Oak asked.
"I think I'll give you Servine, Espeon, Corphish, and Buizel." Ash replied.
They both placed their Pokeballs into the transfer machine and they each received four Pokeballs.
"Thanks Professor." Ash said.
"No problem Ash. Who are you facing?" Oak asked.
"Pryce of Mahogany Town." Ash answered.
"Good luck then. Keep me posted." Oak said.
"Thanks; I will." Ash replied.
After Ash received all his Pokemon, he sprinted back to the group to realize everyone was doing their own thing.
They all had their Pokemon out and they were playing near the lake. The water Pokemon went into the lake. Misty was waiting for Ash, Brock was watching everyone play, and Tracey was busy sketching whatever he was sketching.
"Come on out everyone!" Ash exclaimed throwing nine Pokeballs in the air. Charizard, Infernape, Torkoal, Quilava, Pignite, Sceptile, Ivysaur, Bayleef, and Croconaw all came out of their Pokeballs.
"Hey everyone, we need to get some training in today because tomorrow will be the gym battle. So all my fire Pokemon and Pikachu need to come here so we can begin." Ash said.
"Come on Ash, can't you train later? I want them to enjoy this lake." Misty begged.
"Fine, go have fun. We'll train later." Ash said disappointingly.
His Pokemon exclaimed in happiness and went off and went to have fun with everyone else.
Ash couldn't blame Misty though; it was a beautiful day. The sun was shining really bright today, the grass was really green, and the sky was as blue as the lake and clear with no clouds in the sky. As an added bonus, it wasn't extremely hot. Also, the lake was as clear as crystal. So Ash decided to go and join Misty, who was relaxing near the lake.
"I don't blame you for wanting me to wait on training." Ash said.
"Yeah, it's really beautiful out today." Misty replied.
"Not as beautiful as you." Ash said.
"You're so corny, but I love it." Misty said as she moved closer to him.
While Ash and Misty were spending some time to themselves, Tracey was still sketching all the Pokemon playing and having a good time. He looked to his left and saw something else sketching as well.
"Hey guys look, it's a Smeargle." Tracey said.
"Cool, is it wild?" Brock asked.
"I don't know. There's no sign of other trainers near here. It doesn't have any accessories on it saying that it would belong to anyone." Tracey answered.
Ash and Misty came over to see what the commotion was about.
"Cool, a Smeargle." Ash said.
"Yeah, and it's mine." Tracey said determined. "Let's go Azumarill."
As soon as the aqua rabbit Pokemon heard his name, he came in front of Tracey ready to battle the wild Smeargle.
"Use hydro pump, Azumarill." Tracey ordered.
Azumarill unleashed the powerful water attack on the painter Pokemon and knocked it out in one hit.
"Here's my chance, Pokeball go!" Tracey said as he threw it.
The pokeball hit the painter Pokemon and got sucked in right away, but he was fighting to break free as the pokeball was shaking rapidly left and right. But the pokeball began to slow down and then stopped, indicating that Tracey caught Smeargle.
"Awesome, I caught a Smeargle!" Tracey exclaimed.
"Nice job Trace." Misty complimented.
"Why was it so easy for you to catch it?" Ash asked.
"Well, Smeargle only knows one attack and it's called sketch. So the only attack it could use at that time is hydro pump." Brock explained.
"Alright Ash; do you wanna start training now?" Misty asked.
"Yes please." Ash answered.
"Can you guys watch our Pokemon? I wanna go to the mart and get some stuff for lunch." Brock asked.
"I'll go with him. I need to heal my new Smeargle." Tracey said.
"Sure no problem." Ash answered.
Brock and Tracey left to take care of their errands, which left Ash and Misty all alone with all the Pokemon.
Ash and Misty began their training for the day.
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Brock and Tracey came back to see Ash and Misty doing some serious training. Ash was so into it that he skipped lunch, which is something that he never does. He wanted all the Pokemon he was using tomorrow to be in tip top shape for the battle tomorrow.
He kept training until night fall, where everyone was exhausted.
"Nice job today guys. I feel like we're ready for the battle tomorrow. Now return and take a nice long break." Ash said as he returned the five fire type Pokemon.
"Let's go Ash; you need your rest and so do your Pokemon." Misty said.
"I know, let's leave now." Ash said.
They made their way to the Pokemon Center and Ash turned his Pokemon to Nurse Joy for the night. Again they decided to go to bed early that night. But Ash couldn't quite fall asleep just yet.
"I feel really confident about tomorrow, how about you Pikachu?" Ash asked his best Pokemon friend.
"Pika!" (Yeah!) He quietly exclaimed.
"You should feel confident. That's how've you always been. I don't want that to change." Misty said.
"I know, but I'm definitely more confident than ever." Ash said.
"Maybe because you're actually prepared instead of going in blind." Misty suggested.
"That's what I was thinking." Ash said.
"Let's get some sleep. Good night Ashy." Misty teased.
"Night Mist." Ash replied.
They drifted in dream land together holding each other tightly.
The next morning came and Misty, as usual, was the first to wake up at 8:00 am. But to her surprise, Ash decided to get up at the same time.
"You must be excited for the battle today." Misty said.
"I guess I am." Ash said. "What's todays date?"
"It's June 12, why?" Misty asked.
"It just seems like I've been going through this really fast." He answered.
"Well, It's gonna take us about a week to get to the Pokemon League again, another couple days to get to Pallet Town, then who knows for the Hoenn and Sinnoh regions." Misty explained.
"I guess you're right." Ash said.
"I know I am." Misty bragged.
"Yeah, yeah okay. We gotta get ready." Ash replied.
Ash and Misty took their time to get ready for the day ahead of them, while Brock and Tracey were getting up and doing the same thing.
They went towards the cafeteria and ordered a quick breakfast. Ash seemed like his normal self, saying how confident he is that he's going to win and as usual his three best friends trying to calm that ego of his.
It was 10:00 am when Ash decided to head over to the gym. Ash was excited for finally being able to battle Pryce.
"I'm here to challenge you Pryce!" Ash shouted while barging in the stadium.
"Good, let's begin now, shall we?" Pryce said.
The battlefield was the same as Ash remembered when he challenged it the first time in Johto six years ago. The whole battlefield was made up of ice with ice boulders all around the field and there was a mini pool in the center.
Misty, Brock, and Tracey found a bench to sit on to get ready to cheer Ash on.
"This will be a six on six battle. Only the challenger can substitute his Pokemon. Are the rules clear?" The referee asked.
They both nodded in agreement.
"Let the battle begin!" He exclaimed.
"I choose you, Quilava!" Ash exclaimed releasing his first Pokemon.
The Volcano Pokemon came out and took a battle stand with the flames on its body shooting out of it.
"He looks powerful, but you won't beat me. Go Beartic!" Pryce exclaimed.
The Freezing Pokemon came out and took a battle stance.
"Begin!" The referee shouted.
"Quilava, use flame wheel!" Ash exclaimed.
"Use hydro pump Beartic!" Pryce ordered.
Quilava was really close to hitting Beartic, but the Freezing Pokemon unleashed a powerful hydro pump at point blank range just before Quilava had the chance to hit it.
Quilava was hit back to its side of the field fainted.
"Quilava is unable to battle, Beartic wins!" The referee announced.
Everyone was absolutely shocked, especially Ash. He didn't think that Quilava would be taken out that early.
"Return Quilava." Ash said disappointingly.
"Are you going to give up?" Pryce asked.
"I don't give up. I never had and I won't start now. Pignite, I choose you!" Ash exclaimed.
The Fire Pig Pokemon took his stance with fire coming from his nostrils.
"Pignite, use fire pledge!" Ash ordered.
Pignite stomped its foot onto the ground and fire pillars shot out of the ground coming towards Beartic.
"Counter with surf!" Pryce ordered.
Beartic created water and unleashed it at Pignite. It cancelled its attack and hit Pignite directly. The same result happened.
"Pignite is unable to battle, Beartic wins!" The referee said.
"Return Pignite." Ash said.
"Ash lost twice in a row. This isn't good." Brock said.
"That's one powerful Beartic." Tracey said.
"Come on Ash, you can beat that Beartic!" Misty cheered.
This put a grin on his face. Now he was filled with confidence again.
"Pikachu, you ready to battle?" Ash asked.
"Pika!" (Yeah!) He responded.
"Alright; let's start off with a thunderbolt!" Ash exclaimed.
Pikachu unleashed a powerful thunderbolt and actually hit Beartic. Beartic slowly recovered from the attack.
"That's a powerful thunderbolt, but you'll need more than that to win. Beartic, use ice beam!" Pryce ordered.
Beartic began to form the ice beam attack and unleashed it at Pikachu.
"Quick, use agility!" Ash said.
Pikachu dodged the attack in time, but began to slide all over the field, unable to control itself.
"Use blizzard." Pryce said calmly.
Beartic unleashed the snowstorm attack to slow down Pikachu, which is what he wanted. It also had another effect.
"Pikachu, get outta there!" Ash shouted.
Pikachu tried to move, but all four of his paws were frozen solid.
"Perfect, now use ice punch!" Pryce commanded.
Beartic ran towards the Pikachu, who was frozen in place, and jumped at Pikachu and hit it with its ice punch attack. Once it made contact, a mist covered the field.
"Pikachu!" Ash exclaimed worried about his Pokemon.
When the smoke cleared, Pikachu was lying on the ground fainted.
"Pikachu is unable to battle, Beartic wins." The referee said.
Ash ran up towards Pikachu to see if he was okay.
"Are you okay buddy?" Ash asked.
"Pika." (Yeah.) Pikachu replied disappointed.
"It's okay Pikachu, you did your best. You deserve a rest." Ash said.
He walked towards Misty and handed Pikachu to her.
"Since the challenger lost three Pokemon, there will be a 15 minute break." The referee announced.
Ash sat down next to everyone to discuss what could be going on.
"It's okay Ash, your still in this battle." Brock encouraged.
"I don't understand how he swept me. We trained really hard yesterday." Ash said.
"He is really strong, but you're stronger." Misty encouraged.
"We know you can beat him." Tracey encouraged.
Ash let the words sink in and looked at them with that smile he's known for.
"Thanks guys, I really needed that." Ash said.
"Now, go get him." Misty encouraged.
As he walked back onto the battlefield, he had a surge of confidence within him. But Misty and everyone else still had doubt.
"Are you ready to continue?" Pryce asked.
"Yep, let's do this. Go Torkoal!"
"Beartic, use ice beam!" Pryce ordered.
"Counter it with flamethrower!" Ash said.
The ice beam and the flamethrower collided in the middle of the battlefield. It was a draw.
"Good, it looks like Beartic's starting to get tired." Ash thought. "Now use flamethrower again!"
"Oh no you don't, blizzard!" Pryce yelled.
The flamethrower was about to hit Beartic, but when he used blizzard, it cancelled the flamethrower, which left Ash confused.
"How are his ice attacks cancelling out my fire attacks?" He thought in confusion.
"Use hydro pump!" Pryce shouted.
Beartic unleashed the powerful water attack.
"Use iron defense!" Ash ordered.
Torkoal hid underneath his shell, but it was no good as the water attack made it past its defense, which caused it to faint.
"Torkoal is unable to battle, Beartic wins." The referee said.
Ash returned the fainted Pokemon into its pokeball.
"Infernape, I choose you!" Ash exclaimed.
The Flame Pokemon took a fighting stance and stared down the Freezing Pokemon.
"Infernape, use flamethrower!" Ash said.
"Counter with hydro pump!" Pryce ordered.
The two attacks met in the middle. To Pryce's surprise, hydro pump was losing to flamethrower.
"Beartic must be exhausted." He thought.
"Come on Infernape, keep it up!" Ash encouraged.
Infernape kept pushing the flame until he broke the hydro pump and hit Beartic. After it got hit, it was noticeable that Beartic was getting tired.
"Let's finish this battle with flare blitz!" Ash shouted.
Infernape began to cover itself with a blue flame and charged at Beartic. Beartic had no time to react and got hit by the powerful fire attack, which caused an explosion to cover the two Pokemon.
Once the smoke cleared, Infernape was left standing while Beartic was lying on the ground fainted.
"Beartic is unable to battle, Infernape wins." The referee announced.
Once they heard the announcement, the sideline exploded with cheers.
"Yeah, way to go Ash!" Tracey cheered.
"Nice one Ash!" Brock cheered.
"I knew you could do it!" Misty cheered.
"Pika chu Pikapi!" (Nice job Ash!) Pikachu and Elektra cheered.
"Return Beartic." Pryce said.
"Impressive Ash, no one has been able to defeat my Beartic. Now let's move on. Go Jynx!" Pryce said.
The Human Shape Pokemon came out and was ready to battle.
"Infernape, use dig!" Ash ordered.
Infernape dug a hole in the frozen battle field, looking to attack Jynx.
"That'll do you no good. Use Psychic, Jynx!" Pryce said.
Jynx used Psychic to get control of Infernape and picked it up out of the hole it dug and threw it.
"That's not good." Brock pointed out.
"Use Psychic again!" Pryce said.
Jynx once again got a hold of Infernape and threw it around. Infernape didn't look so hot after being hit by the two psychic attacks in a row.
"Come on Infernape, use flamethrower!" Ash encouraged.
Infernape didn't do anything at first, but all of the sudden, its special ability began to kick in.
"Oh no; Brock, what's happening?" Misty asked nervously.
"It's Infernape's special ability blaze. When it gets weakened enough, blaze will kick in and make its fire attacks stronger." Brock informed her.
"Infernape, use flamethrower!" Ash said.
This time when Infernape unleashed its flamethrower, it was a lot more powerful than before. The flamethrower made contact with Jynx, which caused an explosion.
Once the smoke cleared, Jynx stood there unharmed, which surprised everyone except Pryce.
"What, how is that possible?!" Ash exclaimed.
"I had Jynx use protect right before the flamethrower hit. Now Jynx, finish this battle with one last Psychic!" Pryce said.
Jynx hit Infernape with one more Psychic, which was enough to make it fall over and faint.
"Infernape is unable to battle, Jynx wins." The referee said.
"Oh no, Ash is onto his last Pokemon." Misty said worried.
"Return Infernape. Great job, take a nice rest." Ash said.
"I choose you, Charizard!" Ash exclaimed.
The Dragon like Pokemon came out and gave out its mighty roar.
"Let's waste no time, use ice beam!" Pryce yelled.
"Counter with flamethrower!" Ash ordered.
Charizard had an overwhelming advantage over Jynx and destroyed the ice beam and hit Jynx.
"Nice job Charizard, now use dragonbreath!" Ash exclaimed.
"Use light screen!" Pryce ordered.
Jynx protected itself with the light screen and then when it got hit by Charizard's dragonbreath, it had almost no effect at all.
"Jynx, use ice beam on Charizard's wings." Pryce ordered calmly.
Jynx launched the ice beams on Charizard's wings so it could not fly.
"Oh no, Charizard, use flamethrower to melt that ice off!" Ash ordered.
"Now, slide in and use ice punch!" Pryce said.
Jynx began sliding on the ice and hit Charizard in its stomach with a powerful ice punch attack, which caused it to faint.
"Charizard is unable to battle, Jynx wins. Pryce the gym leader wins the match." The referee announced.
Ash was always disappointed when he lost a match, especially a gym match.
"Charizard return." Ash said disappointingly.
"Think about why you lost the match before you return here." Pryce advised.
Ash just walked away, leaving everyone else behind disappointed.
"Ash, wait for us!" Misty shouted as she, Brock, and Tracey chased him.
There's chapter 20. I've been receiving some feedback and a lot of it was mixing up the battles and other events. I hoped you enjoyed Ash losing, but more importantly, getting his ass kicked. Next chapter will be the rematch. How will it go? Will Ash lose again, or will he find a strategy to beat Pryce? You'll have to find out next time.
P.S. sorry for taking so long to update. Like I said earlier, it's because of school and other activities. I'll try to update as much as possible. I hope you enjoy the super bowl today. Who do you wanna win, the 49ers or the Ravens? All I know is that it's going to be a good game. Until next time, see ya!