Hey, guys! I'm back with another chapter. It's not that long since I last posted a chapter, so there may be a few more references to the last chapter in this one, as I may be able to remember little details. Anyway, without further or do, let's get right into this chapter!
Five battles had passed since the tournament started. Ash was waiting for his battle with Oliver to start, Gary sat next to him still.
"How long do you think we'll be waiting for?" Gary asked Ash who shrugged, listening to the faint sound of a trainer commanding their Pokemon to use a move.
"I hope it won't be too long. I'm psyched!" Ash told Gary who nodded.
"Me too!"
Ash looked over at the door that led to the stage. Despite the fact that there was a curtain separating the main stage and backstage, there was a door that connected the two, as for some reason, the school officials liked the idea of there being a curtain in place of a wall, and they liked the idea of the curtain never moving, so they needed a door.
Hearing the faint sound of applause and cheering in the distance signifying the end of a battle, everyone backstage tensed, waiting to see who would be battling next.
The speakers backstage came to life once more, stating the names of the people battling.
"Ash Ketchum and Oliver Johnson to the stage, please."
Ash blinked, surprised. He wasn't expecting to be battling so early on. With his luck, Ash expected to be waiting for a full hour before he was called to battle.
Standing up, both Ash and Oliver headed over to the door leading to the stage, waiting for a second while the winner of the two previous contestants walked past them while the loser headed to the crowd to watch the battles. A choice that was optional for everyone who loses their battles, as they won't need to be backstage afterwards.
The crowd cheered as the two boys walked out onto the stage. Ash spotted Serena and the others in the crowd as he made his way to one side of the battlefield while Oliver headed to the opposite end.
The referee walked up to the side of the battlefield and stated the rules.
"This is a one on one battle between Ash Ketchum and Oliver Johnson. The battle ends when one side's Pokemon is unable to battle. Battle begin!"
"Go Golem!" Oliver shouted, throwing a Pokeball out into the battlefield which proceeded to open and send out Golem before bouncing back to Oliver.
"Go Greninja!" Ash shouted as he threw out a Pokeball containing Greninja at the same time as Oliver sent out his Golem; Ash's Pokeball bouncing back to him as well.
Oliver decided to start the battle off, commanding his Golem to use Stealth Rock to surround the battlefield, restricting Greninja's movements.
"Greninja, use Water Shuriken on the rocks closest to you!" Ash commanded Greninja, who pulled a few shurikens from his legs before chucking them as the six closest rocks, smashing them and, in turn, a few of the broken rocks hit Golem.
"Use Earthquake!" Oliver commanded, making Ash mentally facepalm. Oliver knew that he would destroy the rocks closest to him in order to move a little more freely, but that meant that Greninja had a lower chance of being able to dodge Earthquake. But suddenly, an idea hit Ash.
"Greninja, use Quick Attack to get to one of the rocks, then jump on top of it!" Ash told Greninja, who nodded before sprinting over to a rock, getting quicker and quicker by the second before leaping into the air and landing on one of the Stealth Rocks leaving Golem using Earthquake on nothing.
"Now jump down and hit Golem with an Arial Ace and Water Shuriken at the same time!" Ash shouted over to Greninja who nodded before jumping off the rock and over to Golem, who was still preoccupied conjuring an Earthquake, before forming an Arial Ace with a Water Shuriken on the end, making it a fast, powerful water and flying type move.
Greninja struck Golem, making it stumble and stop the Earthquake, allowing Greninja to land on the ground safely.
"Golem, you know what to do..." Oliver told Golem who proceeded to use Double-Edge, sending Greninja flying to the other side of the battlefield while Golem was completely fine, thanks to it having Iron Head as it's ability.
"Come on, Greninja!" Ash shouted, noticing that he was feeling different to how he normally felt when battling. He felt as if he was one with Greninja. It was then that Ash noticed a faint sting in his abdomen, the same place that Greninja got hit.
Brushing off the weirdness, Ash ordered Greninja to chuck a few Water Shurikens at Golem, which Greninja proceeded to do, making Golem stagger back before it used Magnitude, sending a big vibration heading straight for Greninja.
Ash didn't have to tell Greninja what to do. It simply knew, jumping up before using Quick Attack to head forwards in mid-air, the vibration heading underneath him.
"Come on, Greninja!" Ash shouted as Greninja looked back to him, nodding. "Let's get stronger together!"
A tunnel of water enveloped Greninja, making everyone, including Ash, shocked. Ash could feel what Greninja was doing. If he wanted to, he could see through Greninja's eyes. It was as if they had both merged.
It wasn't until a few seconds later when the water tunnel disappeared and revealed Greninja having changed in appearance, now looking remarkably like Ash with a giant Water Shuriken on his back.
Everyone gasped at the sight of Greninja, not knowing what happened. Ash, who was too shocked to move, noticed that Greninja was floating slightly, almost as if the shuriken on his back had depleted Greninja's weight.
"U-u-uhh, Golem, use Rock Throw!" Oliver exclaimed, getting slightly nervous that Greninja was going to be too powerful to beat.
Ash managed to recover in time to react to the incoming rocks. Silently, he ordered Greninja to intercept the rocks using Water Shuriken.
Greninja proceeded to successfully intercept all of the rocks with a few Water Shurikens, however, Ash copied all of Greninja's movements perfectly. Ash didn't notice that he was doing it, but everyone else noticed him mimicking Greninja's actions.
"Alright, Greninja! Finish Golem off with one last Shuriken!" Ash exclaimed, Greninja grabbing the big Shuriken off his back, Ash mimicking him before Greninja lobbed the Shuriken at Golem, knocking it off its feet and causing it to faint.
"Golem is unable to battle! Ash is the winner!" The referee announced, the crowd standing up and cheering at the amazing battle.
"You did well, Golem," Oliver told his Pokemon before returning it to it's Pokeball.
Greninja transformed back to normal and Ash returned him to it's Pokeball before walking over to Oliver and shaking his hand.
"Good battle, Oliver. I hope to battle you again!" Ash told Oliver who nodded.
"I'll be cheering for you later!" Oliver replied, nodding before he walked off into the crowd while Ash was heading backstage again. While Ash was walking off the battlefield, he heard Sycamore announce the next battlers.
"Gary Oak and Jamie Price to the battlefield, please."
As Ash passed by Gary, he gave him a small nod. Gary headed to the battlefield with Jamie, while Ash headed backstage, taking a seat again and looking over at the T.V screen displaying the battles live. Ash would be cheering for Gary. He just hoped that he would win. After all, Ash wanted to battle Gary later on.
Wow! I just wrote a whole chapter in about two hours! This is impressive to me because I tend to write a chapter over a week or two, casually adding things to the chapter when I get an idea. I guess I was able to do it in two hours though because I knew what I wanted to happen. Anyway, leave a review with anything you want in it, as I will approve. Yes, even 'hate.' it's merely constructive criticism, so I'll be happy to hear about what I need to improve. BYE!