DarkFoxKit: So how is Onyx?

Mew: *sighs* The dragon maid overworked herself, she'll be out of it for today. Looks like you and Fyre will have to take the AN today.

DarkFoxKit: *Looks over at Fyre* I told Onyx not to overdo it! Maybe you should squirt her with a Water Gun later.

Donfyre: Aaaaand… that would help her, how? ^^;

DarkFoxKit: Maybe it would help cool her down or something. *Pouts* So, how's school been treating you, Fyre? I think for most people, summer vacation's already over or about to be over.

Donfyre: Yeeeaah, seems like it. I guess I don't mind too much since I've been working a lot this summer anyways. And hey, this fanfiction gives something for people to look forward to every Monday for those school blues!

DarkFoxKit: You've been working a lot on your supposed summer vacation? Come on, can't you have some fun and lighten up on the work?

Donfyre: Hmm…. I don't really know, this will be good for me in the future!

DarkFoxKit: But if you only work even on your days off, then what fun is that? *pouts**Starts to smirk* You know, while Onyx is sleeping right now… we could have some fun together, just you and me~

Donfyre: Er, w-wha…? *Starts to back away, grabbing a pillow with his tail from the couch and using it as a shield* W-what kind of embarrassing thing are you gonna do with me in front of the readers now?

DarkFoxKit: Nothing, I'm just going to play with you, Fyre~ And that pillow won't block me. :3 *Starts to stalk toward Fyre like a predator*

Donfyre: WAH! *I threw the pillow in Fox's direction and hid behind the couch*

DarkFoxKit: *Grabs the pillow that was thrown at her* You can't escape from me, Fyre~ You're my little prey. :3 *Has the pillow on her back as she began silently making her way to the couch, seeing Fyre curled up behind it* Awww, are you scared, Fyre~?

Donfyre: Oh, w-well, it's not like you just called me your PREY! ….. I have nowhere else to go to now, do I?

DarkFoxKit: Nope. c: *Jumps and pounces Fyre on the floor, she dropped the pillow on Fyre's face and starts to cuddle with him* This is quite nice actually. I'm going to make sure you relax from working even if I have to keep you pinned to the ground all day.

Donfyre: *Pokes his head out for air, but the rest of his body was still pinned down no matter how much he squirmed* I-is this really necessary? You have to PIN me to the ground just to make me "relax"?

DarkFoxKit: *One of her paws wrapped around his neck and she started to lick his face* Yup. And now I'm giving you a lion bath to make sure you are relaxed and clean.

Donfyre: S-stop iiiit, Fox! *He was squeaking and kept trying to squirm away, but to no avail. He was trapped and forced to relax with the mischievous Fox*

DarkFoxKit: *Keeps a firm grip on Fyre* You're not going anywhere, my little Fyre~ :3


Chapter 53: Rivals

Ash couldn't believe it, his next opponent was none other than Gary Oak himself.

"I'm facing Gary of all people now?" Ash frowned. Realistically, Ash should've known he would eventually have to battle against Gary if Gary was still in the competition, but he had been hoping to avoid this confrontation for a while.

"Wow… even I'm surprised that he's your next opponent," Mew said telepathically. "But I know that it's going to be a fun and exciting battle."

"Maybe there's an error in the system or something? Or someone is pulling a prank?" Storm frowned.

"No, I doubt that it would still be up here if it was an error, and someone would have to go pretty far in order to pull a prank like this," Ash responded.

"So what will you do, Ashy? It's a six on six, so you have to come up with a plan of some kind," Mew said.

"If it's against Gary… I could use anyone, but… I think I should use the Pokemon that's been on my journey with me the longest," Ash said. "It feels right, especially if it's against Gary."

"But shouldn't you replace some of your Pokemon if Gary may have something stronger than what you have now? Right now, Scorch is your only fully evolved Pokemon in your current team, would it really be wise to use what you have against Gary?" Storm asked.

"Maybe," Ash said. "But Gary has been on this journey just as long as I have. If I can't beat him with the team who's been with me the longest, do I have the right to call myself a rival to him?"

Mew looked down at Storm and said, "This is Ashy's choice. This is more of personal pride than a strategy for another opponent."

"I guess… I just hope it doesn't cost him the match..." Storm frowned.

"He'd want me to battle with everything I have, so switching out to give him a more 'even and fair' battle would go against everything he wants," Ash responded. "I know he won't be holding back, and I want to do the same."

"Well said, Ashy," Mew said.

Ash looked over at the computer, "I guess I should at least look at what kind of Pokemon he's been using. No use in going into the battle blind."

"That's a good idea," Storm agreed.

Ash walked over to the computer and sat down, searching for Gary Oak. It wasn't hard to find since he had Gary's last name and he was pretty popular since he came from a well known family and he got here on his own credit. When Ash looked at the Pokemon Gary used, Ash frowned.

"It seems he used a lot of different types of Pokemon," Ash said. "I can't tell which are his most used or ace team."

"How many evolved Pokemon does he have?" Storm asked.

"From what I can tell, almost all of them are fully evolved or don't need to evolve to be strong," Ash said.

Storm gave Ash an odd look, "What Pokemon wouldn't need to evolve to be strong?"

"Well, you're pretty strong as you are right now," Ash nodded to Storm. "And there are some Pokemon who are naturally strong without needing to evolve, like Scyther for instance."

"Does it show his most used Pokemon?" Storm asked.

"Um…" Ash clicked around, trying to find any Pokemon Gary used more often than others. "Well, he does seem to favor using at least one of the Nidos. He uses both Nidoking and Nidoqueen, and he used at least one of them for each team so far. He also always seems to use a Flying type, whether it's a Fearow, a Dodrio, or a Pidgeot."

"So he'll most likely have a Poison and Ground type and a Flying and Normal type on his team against you," Mew said.

"Anything else?" Storm asked.

"Not that I can see," Ash said. "His team are always changing."

"It also looks like he uses a Fire type quite often," Mew said. "And sometimes he uses a Bug type, but not as often."

"There's a good chance he might use his starter," Ash said. "Blastoise… it was his most powerful one when he used it to fight Blue that time they battled each other."

"So we'll have to prepare ourselves for a very strong Water type. I could probably handle it, but I shouldn't get too overconfident either," Storm said. "Ugh, I'm not looking forward to getting shot in the face with those cannons on its shoulders."

Ash chuckled before he said, "Well, I could try to plan out on who start with. That'll be just as important as the winning move. Getting a bad start could easily cost me the match."

"Who are you going to start with? Gary has a bunch of different types, it'll be hard to try to pick someone who could handle anything Gary decides to throw out," Storm said.

"Hmmmm, would you like to go first, Storm? You are my first Pokemon after all," Ash said. "I'd like to give you the choice."

"As much as I want to say I would like to go first, how about we let Eon go first, who knows, maybe she'll evolve or something," Storm said.

"Yeah, that might be a good idea," Ash said. "Gary does have a Machamp, but it seems he doesn't like using it a lot. So it might be safe to start with a Normal type first. And maybe Eon might evolve, that would be cool."

"You know, you could always evolve Eon with one of the stones if you'd just get one. Like maybe a Water Stone to make her just like her Memma?" Mew suggested.

Ash chuckled before he said, "Eon hasn't decided what she wants to be yet, and I don't want to push her into evolving into something she doesn't want to be. If she hasn't evolved yet, that's fine too. She and Storm prove they don't have to evolve to put up a good fight after all. But having a Normal type like her does give me an advantage to test the waters of my opponent and see how he battles with his Pokemon."

"Looks like Gary decided to come look you up too, Ashy," Mew said.

"What?" Ash asked.

"To the far right, Ashy," Mew said causing Ash to look to the right where he noticed Gary at a computer.

Ash looked back at his own computer screen and silently thought back to Mew. "Did you read his mind or saw what he was looking at, Memma?"

"Little bit of both. I wanted to see with my eyes if what Gary was thinking was true. It's pretty neat to see you and your team being looked up at a computer by another Trainer," Mew responded telepathically back.

Ash gave a small chuckle, feeling both nervous and eager to battle with Gary now. "Then we'll just have to see who's the better Trainer."


It just turned noon. The sun was in its highest spot in the sky, the weather was clear, the crowds were filling up the stadium's stand. Ash had been told by officials to wait to go to his position onto the field.

"Good luck, Ashy, I've already met up with Blue and we're looking around for a seats," Mew said telepathically.

"Thanks, Memma, I'll make sure to do my very best," Ash said before he looked down at Storm. "You ready for this, Storm?"

"Yup! Bring it on!" Storm said enthusiastically.

"Welcome all! This match will be between two Trainers from the same town. One of them is the grandson of the famous Professor Oak! He's been doing well in his battles up until now. So please, help us welcome Gary Oak!" The announcer said.

The crowd started cheering as Gary walked out and over towards his side of the field.

"The other opponent who is also from Pallet Town is another Trainer who has been the highlight of many a battle so far, please help me welcome Ash Ketchum!" The announcer said.

The crowd gave another loud cheer as Ash, along with Storm beside him, walked into the stadium and took position on their side of the field.

"This is the first six on six match in the League for both of these Trainers, I for one, can't wait to see the amazing battle that they will give us," The announcer said.

"Hey Gary," Ash said. "Looks like we're going to be battling each other."

"Heh, yeah. I wasn't expecting us to battle for a little bit longer, but I guess fate had other plans," Gary responded with a small smile. "Good luck, Ash. And remember, no holding back."

"Just as long as you promise to do the same," Ash responded.

"Of course," Gary said.

"Are both Trainer's ready to begin the battle?" The referee said as he took his position on the side of the field.

"I'm ready," Ash said.

"Same here," Gary said.

"Then both Trainers, bring out your first Pokemon," The referee said as a Psychic barrier formed around the field.

Ash and Gary both got out their Luxury Ball and Poke Ball respectively, and threw them onto the battlefield at the same time.

"I'm counting on you!" Ash said as he threw Eon's Luxury Ball.

"Let's do this," Gary said as he tossed out his Poke Ball.

"Both Trainers just tossed out-" The announcer said before Ash tuned him out, not wanting to let the announcer distract him from the battle.

Ash was surprised to see the Pokemon that came out of Gary's Poke Ball. It was an Eevee, just like Eon, only without the spiky hair. Ash watched as the light from Eon's Luxury Ball faded, leaving Eon standing there looking at the other Eevee.

"Well hey there, Sister," Gary's Eevee said, with a happily surprised expression, once he looked at Eon. "How have you been?"

"Huh… long time no see, Brother, I almost expected you have evolved by now," Eon said back.

"I almost did at one point, but Gary changed his mind and used the Fire Stone on another Pokemon," Eevee said. "Now, are you gonna tell me how you've been?"

"I've been okay, but I didn't think you'd really care that much," Eon said.

"I've always cared, Sister," Eevee said. "Just because we have different Trainers doesn't mean I'll stop caring. Have you seen our Memmas lately?"

"I found our female Memma, she's under the care of a friend, but I haven't seen our male Memma," Eon said.

"Was she okay?" Eevee asked.

"She's okay, we did managed to talk for a bit… but, this isn't the time to be catching up, Brother, we're in the middle of a competition," Eon said. "I want to see how much you've grown since we've last saw each other, so no holding back, okay?"

"Alright, little Sister," Eevee said with a smile.

The referee lifted up his flags, "Let the battle begin!"

"Alright, Eevee, let's start this off with Quick Attack!" Gary said, choosing to be the first one to attack.

Eevee began running towards Eon, leaving a silver streak behind him.

"Hit his Quick Attack with your Quick Attack, Eon!" Ash said.

Eon ran at her brother, leaving a silver streak behind her, and both of them collided headfirst into each other. They both groaned out in pain, but they started to push each other while their heads were still connected.

"Would that be called Quick Collision?" Storm asked, joking.

"While you're close, use Bite!" Gary said.

Eevee's teeth glowed a bit before he opened his mouth and tried to bite down. Eon quickly tried to back away when she saw this, but her brother managed to nip her right ear.

"Ow! That really hurt!" Eon yelled as she backed away a bit, feeling the wound on her right ear.

"Sorry, Sister, but I'm not holding back," Eevee said.

"Good job, Eevee," Gary said.

"Eon! Are you okay?" Ash asked in concern.

Eon rubbed her ear with her paw, "I'll be fine. Just focus on the battle, Ash."

"Eevee, use Quick Attack again," Gary said.

Eevee began running towards Eon again, leaving the silver streak behind him.

"Eon, watch Eevee," Ash said.

Eon watched as her brother came closer. When he was almost right on her, Ash yelled, "Jump!"

Eon jumped without hesitation.

"Now use Iron Tail!" Ash said.

"Use Double Team!" Gary said.

Eon's tail turned to steel as she flipped in the air, about to hit her brother with her Iron Tail, when Eevee suddenly created several clones of himself. Eon's tail went right through Eevee, like he was a hologram. Eon frowned when her tail hit solid ground and looked around to see she was surrounded by her brother.

"Now use Swift!" Gary said, not letting up his attacks.

All the Eevee clones began summoning star-like energy around them, making it impossible to tell which is the real one.

"Hurry, use Dig!" Ash called out.

Eon quickly burrowed herself underground, barely avoiding the stars that nearly covered the spot she was just in.

Ash frowned as he looked at all the Eevee illusion copies. How am I going to tell which is the real one?

"Wait for Ash's Eevee to come out, it'll come out eventually," Gary said.

There has to be a way to tell which is the real Eevee… Eon won't be able to find the real one without attacking them one by one, and that's a big risk… Ash frowned as he was thinking to himself.

Ash looked down at the Eevees, he noticed that only one of them was casting a shadow while the others didn't. That's weird, why does only one have a shadow? … Wait… that's it! Illusions can't cast shadows because there's no physical body there.

"Eon, go to the one on the far right!" Ash called out.

The Eevee on the far right didn't cast a shadow, but it was next to the one who did. Ash is hoping that by shouting at Eon to go for the wrong one would catch Gary and his Eevee off guard.

Gary looked up at Ash before he said, "Eevee, mixup!"

"Right!" Eevee said before all the illusions including the real Eevee ran around, mixing up their location.

Well, I guess I shouldn't have expected it to be easy. Looks like my only other option is to attack them all at once. Ash thought.

"Eon, smash into all those Eevees with your Quick Attack!" Ash said.

Eon came out from underground and immediately ran at all the Eevees with her Quick Attack. She zipped through almost all of them before she rammed her head into a solid, furry body. Eevee let out a yelp as he fell back a few feet from the impact while the clones dissipated.

"Great effort, Eevee, if you can keep going, use Quick Attack to run around Ash's Eevee, then while running around it, use Swift," Gary said.

Eevee quickly got back on his feet before he began running around his sister with Quick Attack, then started summoning the star-like energy around him before they shot at Eon. Eon yipped and yelped as she was hit by the stars, unable to dodge as they homed in on her.

"Try to deflect them with Iron Tail!" Ash called.

Eon's tail turned to steel before she began going around in a circle of her own, trying to use her tail to hit the stars back at Eevee.

The attack soon end and both Eevees were panting, feeling tired and injured. They were both staring each other down.

"I have to say Ash, I'm impressed at how well you've trained your Eevee," Gary said. "Even though mine hasn't evolved yet, I did train my Eevee pretty well too. But they seem to be on par with each other."

"Heh, thanks for the compliment, Gary," Ash said. "Your Eevee is pretty strong, but Eon and I are far from defeat."

"I guess I should pull out all the cards, Eevee, use Dig," Gary said.

Eevee burrowed underground, leaving a small hole behind. Eon frowned but waited for Ash's instructions.

"Just wait, Eon, but stay on your toes," Ash said. This is risky. Maybe I should have Eon trying to move around, but that might just give Gary a chance to have his Eevee ambush us when he decides to come out of the ground.

"Come up and use Trump Card!" Gary said all of a sudden.

His Eevee knows how to use Trump Card? Ash thought in surprise.

Eevee came out from under the ground and had cards circling around him. Eon looked up at him as the cards shot at her. Eon jumped back to dodge, but a couple of the cards ended up hitting her. Eon shook off the attack.

It starts out weak, but the more Trump Card is used, the stronger it'll be. The next Trump Card would double the power behind the attack, I can't let Gary use it too much or Eon's through… Ash frowned to himself.

"Eon! Use Sand-Attack!" Ash called out.

Eon turned around and started kicking up sand at her brother's face.

"Ahh! I can't see!" Eevee said as he thrashed his head around, trying to get the sand out of his eyes.

"Eevee! Don't let that stop you, try Trump Card again," Gary said.

Eevee summoned the card-like energy around him, letting it circle around him before shooting at Eon.

"Get away from it!" Ash yelled in concern.

Eon moved to get away from the Trump Cards. They were much stronger than before. She managed to dodge them, thanks to Sand-Attack.

"Come on, Eon, let's wrap this up before Trump Card becomes fatal," Ash said. "Use Quick Attack to get in close!"

Eon began running towards her brother.

"No! Stop her with Swift now!" Gary quickly said.

Eevee summoned stars to shoot at Eon. She hissed as the stars hit her face.

"Jump Eon, and use Iron Tail!" Ash said.

"Try and get out of there, Eevee!" Gary frowned.

Eevee started to run, but it was hard to see where he was going due to the sand in his eyes. Eon jumped over the Swift, getting closer to her brother, before she swung her Iron Tail that hit her brother's back.

In an instant, Gary's Eevee collapsed to the ground, it's eyes swirling.

"Gary's Eevee is unable to battle, Ash Ketchum and his Eevee win the first round," The referee said.

"Sorry Brother, I hope you'll feel better soon," Eon said apologetically to her unconscious brother.

"You did everything you could, Eevee, come on back and rest up," Gary said as he returned his Eevee to its Poke Ball.

"You did well out there, Eon," Ash said. "Can you still fight or do you want to rest?"

"Maybe you should let her take a little break to recover a little," Mew said telepathically.

Eon gave a tired smile at Ash and said, "I think I should take a break for now."

Ash nodded, "Okay. You deserve a rest, Eon." He returned Eon into her Luxury Ball.

"Onto the second round of this six on six battle, Trainers choose your Pokemon," The referee said.

I wonder who I should use next… and will Gary release his Pokemon first or is he going to wait on me to choose mine? Ash thought to himself as he looked down at his different Poke Balls.

"Alright, let's do this," Gary said as he tossed out a Poke Ball.

"I'm counting on you!" Ash said as he tossed out his Heal Ball.

Gary's Poke Ball popped open to release a Nidoqueen while Ash's Heal Ball released his Ivysaur.

"Oh crud, looks like we're at a disadvantage," Storm said.

"Don't underestimate Konoha, Storm," Ash said.

"You may begin," The referee said.

From what Ash knew about Nidoqueen, they are strong and defensive, much more defensive than their Nidoking counterparts. So attacking head on may not be favorable.

"Konoha, let's start this off with Leech Seed!" Ash commanded.

The Ivysaur created a seed that came up from the tip of the flower on his back, and shot it at the Nidoqueen.

"Use Ice Beam," Gary said. "Intercept the Leech Seed."

Nidoqueen opened her mouth before shooting out a bright blue beam of ice at the incoming Leech Seed, easily freezing it into ice. The Ice Beam continued past the frozen Leech Seed and started heading towards Konoha.

"Move out of the way!" Ash quickly yelled.

Konoha didn't hesitate to jump to the side, avoiding the Ice Beam.

Of course Gary isn't going to make this easy for me. I'll have to find a way to get the Leech Seed on that Nidoqueen without Gary noticing it… Ash thought to himself.

"Nidoqueen, use Thunderbolt," Gary said, keeping his Nidoqueen at a distance from Konoha.

Nidoqueen shot out an electric bolt at Konoha. Konoha took the attack with ease, shaking it off.

Ash frowned a bit. Surely Gary knew that Electric attacks are not very effective against Grass types… is he hoping to paralyze Konoha?

"Again," Gary said, clearly hoping to Paralyze Konoha.

Nidoqueen shot out another bolt of electricity at Konoha. Ash, knowing the risk of letting Konoha getting hit would do, decided to make a move.

"Move away, Konoha!" Ash yelled.

Konoha ran to the side, avoiding the Thunderbolt.

"Use your Razor Leaf!" Ash commanded.

Konoha threw out several sharp leaves from the flower on his back.

"Ice Beam!" Gary said.

Nidoqueen shot out a beam of ice from her mouth at the Razor Leaves.

"Scatter the leaves!" Ash said.

Nidoqueen's Ice Beam froze the front leaves, but several of them went around her Ice Beam and started surrounding her.

"Add Sleep Powder with your leaves!" Ash said.

Konoha began to spray out blue powder from his flower along with the Razor Leaf. Nidoqueen was still surrounded by the leaves, but they haven't hit her yet. The leaves caused the Sleep Powder to scatter around the battlefield.

"Try to dodge it," Gary said, seeming nervous.

But Nidoqueen had nowhere to go to dodge. She didn't know the move Dig to go safely underground, and she was completely surrounded by sharp leaves and Sleep Powder. Before long, however, the Razor Leaf homed in on Nidoqueen, causing damage, as well as sprinkled the Sleep Powder all over her. Nidoqueen slumped down on the ground, fast asleep.

"Now plant the Leech Seed on her," Ash said.

Konoha wasted no time tossing out another Leech Seed, which planted itself onto Nidoqueen's horn and sprouted out vines over her body, slowly sapping away her energy.

"Wake up, Nidoqueen, come on!" Gary yelled, trying to wake the snoozing Nidoqueen up.

"Okay Konoha, while Nidoqueen is asleep, let's try out your new move, Solar Beam!" Ash said.

Konoha had never used Solar Beam outside of practice before, since it always took too much time to gather up the energy from the sun without Sunny Day. But since his opponent was asleep, that should give him more than enough time to use it. Konoha began gathering solar energy from the sun, his flower glowing as he gathered energy.

Gary's eyes went wide, he then tried to wake his Nidoqueen up again. "Nidoqueen, come on, get up!"

When he saw that the Nidoqueen wasn't waking up, he pulled out the Nidoqueen's Poke Ball and returned it. He then pulled out a Great Ball and tossed it out. "Go, Arcanine!"

Arcanine gave a loud battle howl as it materialized onto the battlefield. Both Ash and Konoha looked at the Arcanine in shock, not expecting Gary to switch out all of a sudden. Konoha was still gathering solar energy, and if Ash tried to return him now, it could cause some damage to Konoha's flower.

"Arcanine, use Flare Blitz! Take out that Ivysaur!" Gary said, hoping to attack before Solar Beam was ready.

Arcanine gave another battle howl as its body was now cloaked in fire and it started charging at Konoha.

"Konoha!" Ash yelled, knowing Konoha wouldn't be able to move very well during the power up phase of Solar Beam.

Konoha glared at the incoming Arcanine in defiance before shooting the Solar Beam at Arcanine. Arcanine started pushing back at the Solar Beam, still cloaked in fire.

"Push through it!" Gary said, hoping his Arcanine could still get to Konoha using Flare Blitz.

Of course, Konoha's Solar Beam wasn't as strong as it could've been since he fired it early, and Arcanine managed to plow through it. Konoha gave a shout of pain as Arcanine managed to tackle him with its Flare Blitz. Konoha was thrown back into the psychic barrier before crashing on the ground, completely unconscious and covered in burns.

"Konoha!" Ash yelled out in concern.

"Ivysaur is unable to continue, Gary and Arcanine win the second round," The referee said.

"Nice job, Arcanine," Gary said with a smile.

Ash returned Konoha into his Heal Ball, hoping the ball would keep Konoha from feeling the burns on him until he can get Konoha to a Pokemon Center. "You did really great out there, Konoha, you deserve a rest."

"You did really great out there, Arcanine, I'm relying on your for the next round," Gary said.

"Ash Ketchum, please choose your next Pokemon," The referee said.

Ash frowned as he looked at the Arcanine. It was strong enough to take down Konoha with one hit, granted it was a very powerful Fire type move, but Konoha was usually very durable. This Arcanine was very well trained. Ash thought about using Scorch, but decided to save her for later since she was currently his ace in the hole.

"Alright, let's hope you're able to do this," Ash said as he took out the white Premier Ball from his belt. "I'm counting on you, Kooper!"

The Premier Ball opened up to release the Wartortle onto the battlefield. Kooper gave a confident grin as the Arcanine smirked right back.

"This should be a really fun fight," Arcanine said.

"Begin the third round," The referee said.

"Arcanine, use Extreme Speed," Gary commanded.

Arcanine ran at Kooper with high speed that Kooper was knocked back a few feet before he could comprehend what just happened.

"Kooper, Withdraw!" Ash said.

Kooper went into his shell, raising his defense from Arcanine's physical attacks.

"Now spin around and use Water Pulse!" Ash commanded.

Kooper began spinning his shell around as he shot out balls of water that splashed around everywhere.

"Use your speed to try and dodge it," Gary said.

Arcanine ran around the battlefield, dodging the Water Pulses as they hit the ground. Arcanine frowned, however, when his paws touched mud.

"Use Wild Charge," Gary said. "Don't lose your balance though."

Arcanine's body was sparking with blue electricity and started charging at Kooper. The mud, however, was making it hard for Arcanine to move as fast, and it was getting over its body.

"Use Water Pulse on the mud in front of Arcanine!" Ash said.

Kooper shot out water balls at the mud in front of the Arcanine, splashing it up onto its body, causing the electricity cloaking it to dissipate.

"Switch to Flamethrower, dry out the mud!" Gary said, not wanting Arcanine to be at any more of a disadvantage.

Arcanine shot out streams of fire from its mouth, trying to dry up the mud. This caused the mud to harden around Arcanine's paws and body, however.

"Try to get your paws unstuck," Gary said.

Arcanine struggled, trying to get out of the dry mud.

"Okay Kooper, shoot out your Water Pulse at the Arcanine while it's trapped!" Ash said.

Kooper aimed a Water Pulse at the Arcanine, firing it.

"I guess I'll have to resort to this," Gary said. "Arcanine use Outrage!"

The Water Pulse splashed onto Arcanine's face, causing it to howl before its body was now being cloaked with red dragon energy. Arcanine began to thrash around, breaking from the mud and ran at Kooper, who quickly retreated into his shell.

"Now use Crunch!" Gary said, hoping that Arcanine would be able to fight through the confusion that was caused by using outrage.

Arcanine's eyes were glowing red from the confusion, and was shaking its head before looking at Kooper's shell. It ran at Kooper and opened its mouth before biting down on his shell.

"Kooper!" Ash yelled out in worry.


Darkzdragon 'Onyx': *Walks out of her bedroom, scratching her head, letting out a yawn* I'm ready to do the reviews now, Lady Fox. *She was still wearing her My Little Pony PJs*

DarkFoxKit: …. Are you wearing Rainbow Dash PJs…?

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Wuh…? *Looks down* Oh cr- ud…

Mew: Alright, you two, time to do the reviews, not time for dilly dallying.

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Can I at least change?

DarkFoxKit: First, I want to say… don't overwork yourself! You had me worried! When Mew told me and Fyre you'd be sleeping for most of the day, we were worried you worked yourself sick!

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Sorry, Lady Fox. It's just been really rough on me with the current moon phase. I know I'm not a nocturnal dragon or anything, but whenever the moon is full or close to full, I feel energized and it's hard for me to fall asleep.

DarkFoxKit: We are going to have to do something about that. Now go get changed, we have reviews to get to.

Mew: There's no time for that, you to have to go do the reviews right now!

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': In my PJs?

Mew: Yes, in your Rainbow Dash PJs. Now get out there before I teleport you out there myself.

DarkFoxKit: Come on, Rainbow Dash Onyx, let's go.

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': *Grumbles* Fine… but don't call me Rainbow Dash Onyx… it's just Onyx…


Aren serathy: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': *Walks out and looks at the first of the reviews* Alright, let's get started…

Wow… you have quite the imagination. And yes, that is probably bad… oh wow… I just imagined Mew in place of 'The General' from the online insurance company with the same name. *Shudders*

Boggie445: DarkFoxKit: It was Gary, as many predicted. XP It was just a big shame Ash didn't get to battle Gary in the Indigo Plateau League.
There may be a Johto, just not right now. As for what Mew would do, she would have to warn Ash about him outliving any non-Legendary Pokemon, but she wouldn't force him to stay away from them or anything.

crazysnivy kid: DarkFoxKit: I only ate him once, and he really enjoyed it. I wouldn't have done if it Fyre really wasn't okay with it. And Fyre's already out of me.

Fire and Ice Master 123: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': I have not, but there is a chance that Lady Fox saw it.

DarkFoxKit: Nope, never heard of it.

chirsj32347: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Glad you loved the story. We do our very best to try and bring quality chapters to you.

DarkFoxKit: …. How did your voice break houses?

ArceusnMew: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': That is intentional. Our Mew's human form is Delilah because she actually isn't Delia. Delilah also sounds like a much better name and is more common than Delia. It also isn't one extra letter away from being Deli. So yes, it is intentional, we do know about it, and it will be staying as Delilah.

thor94: DarkFoxKit: I found it interesting that Blue does run away at the end of Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen, it made me wonder what was going through his mind and what kind of personal challenges did he go through after that.
Heh, well mothers love to tease their children, Mew is no exception. XP
It is Gary, Storm was shocked because they're already battling with him of all people. None of the 'rocket hybrids' are here. They already had their spotlight on New Island's tournament.

TheEmeraldPizza: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Yikes… that isn't… natural. I hope you recover quickly and with little pain. As for the Dark Ash idea, I shall let Lady Fox take over because I don't really remember that at all in the anime and she probably does…

DarkFoxKit: I believe it was in the Battle Frontier arc, where Ash had to face with someone who used the Regi trio. A dark spirit took over Ash's body, and that's what sparked the Dark Ash with the Pokemon community. Yeah, apparently the idea was going to be used in the Zoroark movie, but was scrapped, which is a darn shame. I won't say if I will use the Dark Ash idea or not, but I will say that Ash does have the potential to fall to the dark side. XP
I may have Ash occasionally use Remi, Luna and Nidosaur, but only if we need them, because I want to just stick with six Pokemon for Ash. I'm honestly surprised that Remi became a kind of a fan favorite considering she's a Rattata. XD

KaliAnn: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Our story isn't just about Ash and Mew, it's also about the characters around him who go through their own things. We want to show that we put as much time and effort into the other characters as we do Ash and Mew and Ash's Pokemon. As for turning Ash pink, it is what Mew demanded us to write. She said that she likes embarrassing Ash and the best way to do that is to turn him pink and take pictures. So, knowing Mew, it most likely will be a running gag.

Mew: Darn straight it will be a running gag. I love to embarrass Ashy at every moment I can. And the fact that I got to combine both embarrassing Ashy and helping him to get better at his powers made it even more desirable for me~

DarkFoxKit: It's not something we'll do too, too often though, or it'll get old.

Mew: You two will do it whenever I decide it is appropriate. Understand?

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Yes, Lady Mew.

DarkFoxKit: We will do it when necessary, that is all.

Jewel moonstone: DarkFoxKit: Probably a fox, since that is what I am. ^^' Does a Nine-Tailed Fox count as mythical? Cause I might wanna be that if I could. A dragon would be nice too, but you said no mythical creatures. What about you, Onyx?

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Hmmm… probably some cute cuddly animal. Maybe a bunny or a fox.

DarkFoxKit: Or a cat.

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Maybe. I'd have a legitimate reason to be lazy then. Cause you know, cats can sometimes be extremely lazy.

MeMew: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': It's fine, MeMew. Stuff happens to everybody. So expecting you to be here for every single chapter and review would be foolish. And it was Gary, like quite a lot of people guessed.

The Moonfox Collective: DarkFoxKit: Heh, it's fine, we don't expect you to review every single chapter. ^^'
Yeah, Gary is trying to be a better person, though it's not easy changing who you are.
Yeah, I guess it was pretty obvious Ash would be facing Gary now. I was pretty disappointed Ash didn't battle with Gary in the first Pokemon League, especially since Gary antagonized and pretty much bullied Ash in the first season. Sadly, none of the Legendary Children are in the Pokemon League. This is mostly just Pokemon Trainer humans with a lot of skill.

Well, people wanted to see another Mew Game and a training session, so we decided to throw the fans a bone. XP And Ash turning pink was just for fun, it's not going to impact anything else right now.

I love the idea of a dragonfox, it combines two of my favorite animals.

ChildOfAnUmbreon: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Mew probably won't tell Ash. I mean she doesn't have to tell him for any reason. Ash will just probably notice a new plushy or something.

Yes, we're doing Ash VS Gary.

Ash was turned back to his normal blue color after the Mew Game and some pictures.

Glad your sister is fine, and I hope you didn't explode during the wait to get to this chapter.

Legodood93: DarkFoxKit: Oooh, wow, that's so cool. I didn't expect you to already be almost done with the first book so soon. It's really nice to know that this story helped you find out something about your girlfriend that you never knew until now. A lot of people are starting to look forward to this game already. We wish you and your girlfriend luck with the programming. Of course, it felt natural to evolve Scorch during her battle with her brother.

Mew: Only when it's fun~ I have other ways of embarrassing my child, though turning him pink is the simplest one.

delta4phoenix: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': There's always a camera. It's just sometimes not mentioned. Glad most of you liked it.

And I forget… where does Clara come from? Is it Clara Oswald from Doctor Who? Or a different Clara? Or did you mean Chara? Because if Chara is saying the training was harsh, then my response is that she isn't actually Chara. Chara did some extremely harsh things that I won't say at the risk of spoiling anything. If it isn't Chara, then I retract my statement.

As for Blue getting over it, with time he probably will. But I guess time doesn't mean much to a synth, does it?

TheWhisperingWarrior: DarkFoxKit: Ash didn't plan to train himself, but Mew figured it was a good opportunity since he's training Scorch how to fly better as a Charizard. Well, Ash is focusing on the Pokemon League right now, so he doesn't really feel like training himself at the moment, and he is still a child who was raised by Mew herself, can you really expect him not to be a little spoiled? Remember, Ash isn't you, he was raised by Mew all his life, so his upbringing isn't like yours. Ash was also 11 maybe 12 when he transformed, so he's also getting into that emotional teenage angst of his life.

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': You also have to remember that this is the same kid who technically died to stop the war between the legendaries before all of reality broke. I think he deserves to be a little selfish after literally saving the world.

DarkFoxKit: I am hoping that if this reboot is better than the original series, we might see more than just a movie out of it. Heck, for all we know, Ho-Oh may even join Ash in this reboot on his journey, wouldn't that be something? It's very unlikely, but hey, I can dream.

Lieutenant2014: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': While Gary and Blue may not get along now, over time I think they will get to the point where they will get along. Blue needs to confront his past issues and make up for what he did. I am sure that once he does, Gary will welcome him back to the family.

We thought that it was a perfect moment for Scorch to evolve and show up her brother. He had gotten cocky, and that in the end is what got him defeated.

DarkFoxKit: Can't you watch Pokemon online? That's how I watch them nowadays. There's a great site that I use called watchcartoonsonline dot com and it's my preferred anime and cartoon website now. If you're wondering why I did 'dot com', it's because I'm not entirely sure if it would be filtered out by fanfiction. Better safe than sorry, right?

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Yes, Diancie is pretty. If I could choose between normal and shiny, I would choose shiny Diancie. How have you not seen any Pokemon movies? That is very sad and I hope you will get to watch them at some point.

DarkFoxKit: In the trailer, it did look like they replaced Brock and Misty with two new characters. Though I don't know why, most likely it's because this reboot is supposed to be a reimagining of Ash's journey.

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': *Waves my claw around and the shards flow back into place and reform into a solid window* I wasn't planning on cleaning up glass shards.

REALUnicornia: DarkFoxKit: I have no idea who or what Airlain is. And it doesn't have anything to do with the chapter or story in general.

Rosegfx: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': We've done a lot of cliffhangers up to now, I'm surprised our cliffhangers still surprise you guys. I guess that just means that we're masters of cliffhangers. And don't worry, we love you too, Rose.

LDSoshawottRockpaw: Mew: It's not mean, it's harmless fun. And I do it because it makes Ashy all blushy and embarrassed. And it's a memma's responsibility to embarrass their child, especially in front of their friends

Psychic Nature: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Yes, like you guessed, it was indeed Gary. *A cookie appears in front of you* Congratulations on guessing correctly. There is a cookie as your reward.

DarkFoxKit: You only left a review to say it was Gary? ^^' Surely you could've said more than just 'it's Gary'.

Slaezzior: DarkFoxKit: Gary isn't too happy with Blue right now, and yeah, Gary is trying to change, but it's hard to change your own personality.
A lot of people asked for another Mew Game, though I originally made them to shake things up in the story since it was supposed to follow the anime before. Heh, Mew's gonna be sure to show Zach Ash's picture to him. XD
Mew wasn't going to render Storm into 2-dimensional. ^^' Well, maybe she would if Storm did something to warrant that.
Yes, Ash is indeed facing Gary.

GhostofTime: DarkFoxKit: … Heh, you look cute as a Rockruff. ^^' … So you never explained why your Sylveon wanted to prank me. Is there a reason for that? Or is it just because? I don't know about about Rime, so I won't answer that.
Rockruff has another evolution form? *Goes to look it up* … Wait, that just looks like Midday form but with orange fur. … What's so special about it? Is there going to be a 'Midnight' Dawn form too?

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': I probably won't be playing Rime. It isn't my type of game. As for why Blue is having such a hard time with his family and battling? I honestly wouldn't be able to tell you as much as Lady Fox could. As for me being a Time Lord, I never said I was. Also, his name isn't Doctor Who. That's just the question that has been asked since the beginning of time. He just goes by 'The Doctor' or 'Doctor'. Now, I will let Lady Fox answer why Blue is having such a hard time with his family and battling.

DarkFoxKit: Blue has mentioned it before, he feels ashamed at what he's done to his Pokemon while trying to be the best Pokemon Trainer in the world, and he's scared he would do it again. As for family, he doesn't feel like he could face them right now. Guilt and shame is the short answer. Also, forgive me, I may have over exaggerated when I called Onyx a Time Lord. I'm just an ordinary fox, so any time magic or power someone has seems like a Time Lord to me.

Darkzdragon 'Onyx': Unfortunately, Lady Fox most likely doesn't know about the show Doctor Who and the fact that Time Lords are a race of time travellers in that show. Please forgive her for not knowing the show and making a reference without even knowing it.

DarkFoxKit: Heh, it's pretty cute to see Sylva grooming your fur coat. I don't want to answer your questions about how far Ash will get in the Kanto league as any answer I give would be spoilers. Hmm? My favorite Disney Movie? Uh… I don't really have a favorite, I just like what I like, and it depends on my mood. I will say that I have high respects for Zootopia since it's kind of how Onyx and I met, and it gave us an idea for a really good story.

Mew: It's not that I like Ash to be pink. It's that I love to embarrass him. The easiest way to do that is by turning him pink either quickly or slowly and taking pictures. He's just lucky I haven't shown the pictures to anyone… yet~

DarkFoxKit: *Looks at her tail* … It's not that bushy, is it?

Pikatchoo: Darkzdragon 'Onyx': The fan game of this book is currently still being made. It doesn't have an official title as of yet, but the creator is calling the project Operation CoMROM. Once it is done, we will most likely let everyone know about it. So for now, be patient and just wait for us to reveal it officially.

DarkFoxKit: Seems word got out fast for the fan game, especially since we haven't officially revealed it, just talked to anyone who said anything about it. ^^'