EP030: Scalchoping
BY SSJ04 Mewtwo
Beta/Assistant: Eclispe2025
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"Blitzle huh? Ok, Pika..." Ash began but Oshawott came out of his ball and started to try to convince his trainer to let him battle.
"Oshawott is certainly an eager battler," Anabel commented.
"Yeah, but he can't battle a Blitzle," Angie commented.
"You ok? This is usually the time when you make your Ash is a kid comment or some variant of that," Cilan quietly said to Iris. Iris flushed; she was having a hard time now hanging around Ash after J had tried to capture her.
"Ok, you really want to battle?" Ash asked.
"Oshawott," the Pokémon said, nodding his head frantically.
"Alright, Oshawott, go."
"You...can't be serious," Stephan said in disbelief. "Why aren't you taking me seriously!?"
"He is," May began.
"He just sometimes ignores type disadvantages," Dawn finished.
"Ok, let's just end this right now...Shock Wave!"
To Stephan and Blitzle's shock, Oshawott used his scalchop to deflect the electric attack.
"Ok, this isn't going to be as easy as I thought. Alright, Blitzle, use Flame Charge."
"Oshawott, use..." Ash began but Oshawott planted his feet and tried Aqua Jet. Ash winced, seeing Oshawott fly off and with Blitzle watching, smacked into a boulder.
"Oshawott," Ash said disappointingly.
"Oshawott is trying too hard to please Ash...hmmmm," Anabel began.
"Why do you think Oshawott wants to impress Ash so much?" Angie asked.
"Yeah, I'd understand if Oshawott was a female Pokémon, but Oshawott is a male," May added.
"Professor Juniper might have an answer," Dawn provided.
"That was the strangest Aqua Jet I've ever seen," Stephan got out through his haze of confusion.
"Ok Oshawott, use Razor Shell!" Ash called out.
"Counter with Double Kick!"
'No no no no,' Ash thought as he knew what was probably going to happen.
When Double Kick hit, Oshawott's scalchop went flying.
"Oshawott!" Oshawott cried out and ran, trying to catch up to his flying scalchop.
"Time out while I help my Oshawott get his scalchop!" Ash called out as he ran after Oshawott.
"You better wait until tomorrow to resume your match with Ash," Cilan said and ran off to catch up to the girls who had ran off to catch up to Ash.
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"Has Iris been acting a little...different?" Dawn asked as she, May, and Piplup were looking for Oshawott's Scalchop.
"Hmmmm, she has been acting different, but that was Iris's first up close and personal meeting with J," May replied.
"Well, not just that...she's not called Ash a kid in almost a week now," Dawn replied.
"You don't thin...?"
"Better talk to Anabel."
The two girls continued to look for the missing scalchop, not knowing that they were being watched by a shadowy figure.
'Beautiful, but what is this I'm sensing on them,' he thought and continued to follow the pair of girls.
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'I've never seen a trainer do sit-ups and push-ups with their Pokémon,' Iris thought, watching Ash train with Oshawott. 'Wonder what he'd look like if he were...' Iris stopped her train of thought and looked away from what Ash was doing.
"He might disregard type a lot of the time, but you have to admit, Ash's hands-on way of training helps him bond with his Pokémon," Anabel relayed.
In the shadows, the same figure watched on.
'He's an aura user!' he thought and narrowed his eyes, looking at the girls. 'The Lilac girl seems to have the strongest connection to this aura user. The two lovely ones seem to have a similar bond, along with the green haired one. But the fifth...she's trying to resist the aura user's pull. I must have the brown and blue haired girls. However, I must plan for it. His aura...it is the strongest I've ever felt and that will cause me problems.'
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Ash Smiled down at his Oshawott who was passed out, with a death grip on his scalchop.
"Return," Ash said and the ball pulled the Pokémon back into the ball. "Cilan, there a center nearby?"
"Yeah, just about an hour or so walk ahead," Cilan informed.
"C'mon, let's go," Ash said and the group headed on.
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Iris stood in the bathroom, the only place in her room where she couldn't hear the sounds of passion from the girls that were with Ash.
'Why must they do that all the time? Why can't they just sleep!?" Iris ranted. She lightly banged her head against a wall. She had woke up, hearing the sound of one of the girls screaming in passion. Iris had been tempted to yell out to cut it out, but that would just lead to more embarrassment.
'And why can't I keep my fingers from trying to play with myself!?' she yelled in her head.
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Ash lightly snored as he was cuddled up against Anabel, the scent of their session light in the air.
"Anabel?" May began.
"Mmmmm?"
"You've noticed Iris acting...different?" Dawn inquired.
"Hmmmm, come to think about it, she hasn't called our Ash a kid in the past week," Angie informed.
"What are you saying?" Anabel asked, her attention fully now on the topic at hand.
"You might want to check to see if that burst of aura Ash used to free Iris from J," Dawn suggested.
Anabel sighed. If Ash's aura had attached itself to Iris, there was going to be problems for all of them. Iris didn't like Ash, or she hid it under her distaste of Ash's behavior. They couldn't let the aura sisters get too big or it would be way too noticeable and would look somewhat strange to those outside the know of what was going on.
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"Ok Oshawott, you let your scalchop get knocked out of your hands again. You've got to remember that this is your only defense against electrical attacks. Now what I want you to do is keep Pikachu from knocking your scalchop out of your hands."
"Oshawott," Oshawott responded.
"Pikachu, Iron Tail."
'Ah, the sign of a training that really wants to improve upon his flavor. Ash knows exactly what is wrong or almost knows what is wrong with Oshawott...now, if he just can keep Oshawott's eyes opened,' Cilan thought as he and the others watched on as Ash trained his Pokémon.