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Chapter 20

Ash vs Nancy: Round Two

Ash had woken up early the next day. He planned on getting in a good amount of training before his rematch with Nancy. He skipped breakfast and headed to the outskirts of town. He let out all of his pokemon. "Okay," said Ash. "We need to work hard if we are going to beat Nancy this time."

The next several hours were devoted to doing various battle tehniques. At one point, Alex and Morgan came to watch. They sat down, after letting out their pokemon, under a tree. "Ash seems really serious about this rematch," said Morgan.

"Well, he did get beat pretty badly," said Alex.

"True. If he had problems with Nancy, I don't think he'd do well at the tournament."

"You'd be surprised," said Alex. "I mean, I nearly lost to Nancy when I took her on. She is one tough competitor. There was a rustle in the trees behind them, that caught their attention. They turned around to see Paul walking through. "Hello, Paul," said Alex.

"What is he doing here?" said Paul, pointing to Ash. "He should be facing the gym leader. But, then again, he should just have the sense to leave this region."

"The reason, Paul," said Alex. "That Ash is here, is that he has already lost to the gym leader."

"Weak," said Paul.

"I doubt you could do any better," said Morgan.

"Maybe," said Paul.

"If you are heading to the gym, it is pointless," said Alex. "Nancy is out this morning, and Ash has the first battle this afternoon."

"Paul," said Ash, coming over. "What are you doing here?"

"Same as you, taking on the last gym leader. From what I hear, you got beat."

"Yeah," said Ash.

"If she beat you, then I'm ashamed that I lost to a weakling like you."

"What did you say?" said Ash.

"You heard me."

"Break it up, you two," said Alex. "You'll have your chance for a battle later. Ash we better get going. Your battle with Nancy is approaching."

"Right," said Ash. "Let's go." The three of them left Paul in the field. They reached the gym at the same time that Nancy did.

"Are you ready for our rematch?" asked Nancy.

"We're ready," said Ash. They headed inside to the battlefield. They then headed for the kitchen. Mike and Paul were already there.

"I found this young lad out there and he looked hungry," said Mike. After a quick lunch, they returned to the battlefield. Alex, Morgan and Paul took seats in the bleachers.

"This Norait City Gym battle between the challenger, Ash of Pallet Town and Nancy, the Norait City Gym leader, is about to begin. This battle will follow Glora Gym battle rules. Nancy, you may choose first."

"Go, Weavile," said Nancy.

"Go, Pikachu," said Ash.

"Changing up the order, Ash?" said Nancy. "Clever move. Though it won't work."

"We'll see," said Ash.

"Pikachu vs Weavile. Begin."

"Weavile use ice beam."

"Dodge Pikachu and use iron tail." Iron tail connected. "Use thunderbolt." The move connected.

"Avalanche, Weavile." It connected. "Use dark pulse."

"Dodge and use volt tackle." Pikachu ran under Weavile's attack and hit Weavile in the stomach.

"This is a change from yesterday," said Alex.

"It certainly is," said Morgan.

"Pikachu use iron tail."

"Dark pulse, Weavile." Weavile fired, right when Pikachu was about to hit. Pikachu went flying. "Use ice beam."

"Quick attack." Pikachu ran around the ice beam and hit Weavile.

"Avalanche." It connected, partially burying Pikachu in the snow. "Dark pulse."

"Volt tackle, Pikachu."

"Meet it with aerial ace." The two attack met in midair and both pokemon went flying. Both Pokemon stood up, but at the same time, they were both hurting.

"It's hard to tell who is hurting more," said Morgan.

"Definitely," said Alex. "Ash made a smart decision on going with Pikachu first."

"Why?" asked Morgan.

"One, because Pikachu is strong. Two, it is a lot faster than Charizard and Infernape."

"Good point."

"Weavile use dark pulse."

"Quick tail, Pikachu." The move connected on top of Weavile's head, and knocked Weavile to the ground.

"It will take more than that," said Nancy, after Weavile stood up. "Weavile use avalanche."

"Volt tackle, Pikachu." The move hit, and this time, Weavile didn't get up.

"Weavile is unable to battle. Pikachu is the winner."

"Excellent job, Weavile. Take a good long rest. You fought well. Go, Spiritomb."

"Pikachu vs Spiritomb. Begin."

"Pikachu use thunderbolt."

"Shadow sneak, Spiritomb." Shadow sneak connected. "Use hypnosis." It worked and Pikachu fell asleep. "Nightmare." Pikachu began to stir. "Dark pulse."

"Wake up, Pikachu," shouted Ash, but the move hit and Pikachu went flying.

"Pikachu is unable to battle. Spiritomb is the winner."

"Great job, Pikachu." Ash took Pikachu over to Alex. "Go, Charizard."

"Charizard vs Spiritomb. Begin."

"Charizard use steel wing."

"Dark pulse, Spiritomb." Dark pulse fired and hit, but Charizard kept coming and hit Spiritomb, causing it to go flying.

"Charizard use flare blitz." The move connected.

"Spiritomb use hypnosis."

"Get out of there," said Ash. Charizard flew up and avoided the attack.

"Spirtiomb use dark pulse."

"Dodge, Charizard and use flare blitz." The move connected, and knocked Spiritomb over.

"That had to hurt," said Morgan.

"I don't doubt it," said Alex. "But her Spiritomb is strong. Ash is going to have to pull something out of the hat to beat it.

"Spiritomb use shadow sneak."

"Dodge, Charizard and use steel wing." Steel wing connected. "Flare blitz." Flare blitz connected, and Spiritomb was really hurting.

"Spiritomb use hypnosis."

"Steel wing, Charizard." Charizard connected and Spiritomb went flying. Spiritomb got up, but barely.

"Use dark pulse, Spiritomb."

"Blast burn, Charizard." The two attacks were dead even, and neither gave an inch. Eventually, the two attacks caused a small explosion, filling the battlefield with smoke and dust. When it was clear, both pokemon were still standing, both on the verge of collapse.

"Spiritomb use shadow sneak." The move connected, and Charizard's blaze kicked in. "Flare blitz, Charizard." The move connected.

"Spiritomb is unable to battle. Charizard is the winner."

"Great job, Spiritomb. Excellent battle, Ash. Now, it is time to face the top pokemon on my team. I have had this pokemon for a very long time, and so it is one of my most powerful. Go, Tyranitar."

"This should be fun," said Ash.

"Charizard vs Tyranitar. Begin."

"Charizard use steel wing."

"Dodge, Tyranitar and use stone edge." Stone edge connected.

"Charizard is unable to battle. Tyranitar is the winner."

"Great job, Charizard. You know earlier today, I picked up an old friend. Now seeing your last pokemon, I'm glad I brought it along. Go, Sceptile."

"Sceptile vs Tyranitar. Begin."

A/N. Please R&R. Hope you are enjoying. So Ash is facing Nancy a second time. Now it is down to Sceptile and Tyranitar. Doesn't that sound like a fun battle. The only way to know the outcome is to read and find out.

Preview: Sceptile vs Tyranitar.