Chapter 18: 1 vs 1 vs 1 vs 1, a Battle Royal
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After Ash's Trial in Lush Jungle where his Sceptile chose to stay behind, both Ash and Lillie decided to take a rest at Route 8 for the day before continuing on their way. While they were in Route 8, both Ash and Lillie walked towards a Roadside Motel, where Colress said he was staying during their first encounter in Alola.
"The Roadside Motel on Route 8, is where Mr. Colress said he will be staying at, right?" Lillie asked, with Ash nodding his head.
"That's what he said, and I was thinking of staying here for the night. Since we're at it, we might as well pay Colress a visit." Ash answered.
The duo soon walked towards the lobby of the motel in order to register for a room, but as they drew closer to the lobby's entrance. A sudden explosion came out from a room, with a Drowzee flying out of the room, right as a Raticate and Ekan crashed on top of the Hypnosis Pokémon, obviously knocked out.
After the Pokémon had been thrown out, a group of three Team Skull Grunts followed suit afterwards, as Colress appeared from the room with a bipedal amphibious mantis-like Pokémon followed him from the side.
"It isn't very gentlemen-like of you to barge into a room without permission, you know?" Colress told them, as the Pokemon stood forward.
"Maldo!" It cried out loudly, forcing the grunts to get up.
Immediately after getting up, the Team Skull Grunts recalled their Pokémon before turning around to run away at full speed, as if their lives depend on it.
"We'll remember this, get that in ya skull!" One of them screamed, as they disappeared from sight.
Colress sighed in relief at the departure of the Team Skull Grunts, as he turn his head to see Ash and Lillie, which immediately lightened up his mood.
"Ah, it's good to see you again, Ash, Lillie. What brings you two here today?" Colress mused out in happiness.
"We were actually planning to rest here for the night, since it's about to get dark and all." Ash responded, with Colress nodding his head.
"I see, then please excuse me. If there is anything you need at all, please come to my room, it's the door second from the left." Colress told them, before walking out the door.
After Colress had left the room, Ash and Lillie entered the lobby to get a room. Though upon entering the room, they could see that the Team Skull Grunts earlier had done quite a few damages if it wasn't for Colress who chased them away with his Pokémon.
"Hello, how may I help you?" The lady at the receptionist table asked politely, as Ash stepped forward.
"We'd like to book a room at the motel for a day, if that is alright." Ash responded with a request, as the lady nodded her head.
"Of course, please place your name in this box and everything is done. It's so rare to see a couple around this days." She instructed as Ash and Lillie turned slightly red.
Ash quickly wrote down his name, as the receptionist started to fish out a key from under her table, before handling it to Ash who took it into his hand.
"Your room is the third door from the right, please enjoy your stay." She told the Kanto native, with Ash nodding his head.
"Thank you." Ash thanked, right as he left with Lillie following suit.
After arriving at their room, Ash unlocked the door before opening it to see the interior. Everything inside looked brand new and clean, there was even a television sitting in front of the sofa, as well as a small changing room and shower, but the only thing is that there was only one bed.
"Well, I guess you can take the bed, Lillie." Ash told the blonde girl.
"B-but if I take the bed, where are you going to sleep, Ash?" She questioned with anxiousness, as Ash simply chuckled while pointing.
"Over there, the sofa. I'm sure it's not as hard as the ground, right?" Ash answered jokingly.
Ash then set down his bag, as did Lillie who placed her large sports bag on the bed, with Nebby popping out instantly after being set down. Pikachu and Mimikyu were tasked to watch over Nebby, because of the Nebula Pokémon's attitude and tendency of running off.
"I wonder what's on TV." Ash mumbled before flicking the television open with the remote.
In front of him was a set of old news about Pokémon League championships and Pokémon Grand Festivals being held, but what caught his interest was when one of the news depicted a destroyed Violet City within the Johto region, with a news reporter standing in front of the camera.
"Just about two days ago, a weird monster appeared from the skies and trampled all over Violet City. It is lucky that there isn't any casualties but the city has taken a lot of damage." The news reporter started her talk.
Ash was sitting on the sofa, watching the news as the reporter continued to talk about the recent attack on Violet City by a strange monster, that was according to a resident that was as big as one of their buildings, which made a thought ran through his mind.
"Monster?" He started his thoughts.
"Could it be… that?" He widen his eyes, while remembering the white mysterious jellyfish, he and his team had met on Brooklet Hills.
Pikachu after catching Ash's sudden shock, looked up at his Trainer before getting up from where he was earlier as he walked towards his Trainer.
"Pika." Pikachu voice out with concern, as Ash chuckled.
"I'm fine, Pikachu. Just remembering a few things, that's all." Ash told his best friend.
Pikachu merely nodded before lying back down, this time on the sofa next to his Trainer as Ash continued to watch the news. It wasn't long until things got boring as he shut off the television, before getting up without disturbing his best friend.
While on his way out, Ash noticed Lillie looking at the ocean, possibly towards an unknown location as Ash decided to join her, in order to keep his girlfriend company.
"So, what's on your mind, Lillie? I've never really seen you, this into thoughts before." Ash's sudden question, startled Lillie, as she jumped into shock.
"Oh, it's you, Ash." She sighed in relief, before facing the ocean again alongside with Ash.
Despite being dark in the night as of now, the ocean still looked as bright as it was during the day, only this time under the light of the moon as Ash decided to sit down on the edge of the cliff without having any fear of dropping down.
"You've been into thoughts lately, what's in your mind?" Ash questioned, as Lillie sighed.
"It's just, I don't really know how to say it." She answered, obviously nervous about her situation.
Ash continued to look at the ocean, as many Water type Pokémon swam by with multiple Flying types following above their heads, from above the ocean.
"Everyone has situations where they don't want to say before, that would include me of course. Maybe, if I learn about your situation, I may be able to help you." Ash told the blonde girl, who looked a bit scared.
"You know, if there is ever a time when your in trouble. I'll come and find you, and if you have any trouble on your mind, I'll be sure to help you." Ash added, before getting up from the edge.
After getting up, Ash stretched with a loud yawn as he started to turn around in order to head back into the motel, as he turn his head slightly backwards to face Lillie.
"You can tell me when you're ready, there's no rush. And I guess, it's about time I head back to sleep." Ash yawned before walking off, leaving Lillie to admire the ocean from her view of height.
The blonde girl had many thoughts running through her mind, because she wasn't sure if she ever want to tell him about her situation. If she did, what would the person who are chasing after her do to him, is beyond her imagination, and she can't possibly put Ash in danger just because of her own problems.
While she was thinking a sudden flash appeared from beneath the cliff, scaring her as a voice started to echo through the area surrounding her.
"That boy is a very strong person, he has done things you couldn't possibly imagine in this vast world. If there is a time where it's impossible, he will make it possible. Just like how he did in many regions, during his journey through the world until now." The voice told her, as Lillie starts to look around.
"Who are you?" She questioned.
"Who I am, is not important right now, little girl. Who you can trust, is the issue here." The voice retorted.
Lillie inhaled a large amount of air, before exhaling the as she looked more determined then before, as she ran back to the motel, without ever finding out who was the one who was flaking to her just now, as sound of the door closing can be heard.
After she had left, a figure flew from beneath the cliff as he stared at the location where the two was staying, while crossing his arms.
"There will come a time when the world is in danger, and I believe that's when we'll fight together." Mewtwo mumbled, before flying off towards the moon's location, and into parts unknown never to be seen from any distance.
The next morning rose quickly as Ash got opened his eyes to see the ceiling of the motel, it wasn't long until something yellow with brown stripes hit him in the face, knocking him down, as Pikachu opened his eyes to see the room filled with light.
"Morning, buddy." Ash greeted, as Pikachu stared at him.
"Pika." He nodded his head before getting up.
The Mouse Pokémon soon hopped to the ground, whereas Mimikyu had just woken up from his sleep as he face Pikachu with a greeting which he receives back. Ash too got up as he picked up his bag, before putting it on his back, as Rotom opened its eyes, before popping out its hands and legs, with a huge cheeky grin.
"Morning, Rotom." Ash greeted, as Rotom saluted.
"Good morning, Ash. You're early this time." Rotom responded, causing Ash to give him a weird look.
While packing up his things, Pikachu was going all around the room to wake up Salazzle, Decidueye and Deino, who were all sleeping on the ground during the night. Charizard was excluded, because he was just simply to big to fit in the room, and Ash felt bad if the Flame Pokémon was the only one who had to sleep outside.
"Ahhh!" Lillie's voice echoed, as Ash ran to her location.
"Lillie, what's wrong?!" Ash questioned, thinking she was in trouble.
"Nebby… its gone!" Lillie yelled out in nervousness.
"Don't worry, we'll go look for it outside, Nebby couldn't have gotten far. Everyone, we need you to help look for Nebby!" Ash reassured, before screaming to his Pokémon.
Sound of the door opening can be heard, as all of Ash's Pokémon including Rotom rushed out to search for the Nebula Pokémon, even Ash himself went out to search for it.
"Nebby!" Ash and Lillie screamed, in hopes of getting an answer.
"Pew!" Nebby's voice boomed through, catching their attention.
"That way." Ash pointed.
The two of them quickly ran towards the location of the voice, only to see a Archeops staring down upon the small Pokémon with eyes of intimidation.
"What Pokémon is that?!" Lillie asked, as Rotom started to scan.
Archeops, The First Bird Pokémon a Rock and Flying Type, this Pokémon is known to have been extinct millions of years ago and scientist theorized that Archeops are able to run faster then a automobile and have high intelligence to work with their partner to catch preys.
Lillie's heart was pounding at the trouble Nebby was in, as Ash let out his hand in order to call out an attack.
"Decidueye, get Archeops away from Nebby with Leaf Blade!" Ash ordered.
Decidueye right hand turned into a blade of green energy as he charged towards the First Bird Pokémon, but before any damage can be done, a voice suddenly called out.
"Please, wait." Colress's voice called forth, as Decidueye stopped its attack.
The former Team Plasma scientist appeared from the trees, as he walked towards Archeops's location, as Nebby quickly ran towards Decidueye in order to find cover behind the Arrow Quill Pokémon.
"This mysterious Pokémon suddenly appeared in my room, while I was away. I guess Archeops must have mistook it for an enemy, my apologies." Colress's apologised, as Archeops lowered its head too in apology.
"Cheops." It spoke out.
"No, no. It's my fault for letting Nebby run loose, I'm sorry if it broke anything." Lillie responded anxiously, as Colress shook his head.
The First Bird Pokémon soon flew back to the room where Colress's was staying, as the scientist turn to face the group who was just about to leave.
"Are you planning to leave so soon?" Ash and Lillie both nodded as Ash started to speak.
"We were planning to take the detour from route 8, towards the Royal Avenue." Ash told the Unova scientist as Colress's nodded his head.
"I see, then best of luck in your journey, Ash, Lillie. May we see each other again, soon in the future." He told the duo, as they leave out of sight.
Ash and Lillie continued down the road through Route 8, right as Lillie stopped midway causing Ahs to turn around to face her.
"What's the matter, Lillie?" Ash questioned, as the blonde girl looked at him.
"It about my problem, would you care to listen?" She answered, with Ash chuckling.
The Kanto native then sat down on a rock, whereas his Pokémon were nearby, as Lillie too sat down on a large rock next to him, with Ash looking into her eyes.
"I'm all eared, you can tell me anything that you are comfortable with." Ash reassured her, as Lillie nodded.
"Thank you, Ash. You see the problem, is actually with my mother." This shocked Ash a lot, because to him, a mother is suppose to be someone who should care for you the most, but it would to him that in Lillie's case was the complete opposite.
"What do you mean, with your mother? What happened between you two?" Ash asked, as Lillie sighed.
"My mother's score isn't just with me, it has also something to do with my big brother, Gladion." Lillie answered, while looking at the sky.
"You see, my mother has this crazy obsession with researching this weird monsters, and has never been nice to us before. Nebby was also a subject to her endless torments, being put through tests to bring the monsters into reality, and of course, I couldn't take it so my brother and I plan to take Nebby away form her." She started, as Ash was taking it all into his ears.
"During our escape, my mother used all and every single means to chase after us, all in order to get Nebby back into her possession. While we were escaping, the lab exploded which made me thought my brother was gone, and I blacked out near Professor Kukui's house." She continued.
"It is then he introduced me to his wife, another professor who deals with other worldly research. We did it in secret so my mother wouldn't find out, while at the same time, we were trying to find out what Nebby really is." She finished.
Ash was completely stunned by Lillie's story, because for what he thought has happened to him was complicated, her family situation was even worse. Especially when both her brother and herself were being hunted, and by their own mother no less.
"So your brother is constantly on the move, so your mother can't pinpoint his location. While you and Professor Kukui's family are researching about Nebby's origins?" Ash asked, just to be sure that he caught everything.
"That sounds about right, yes." She answered.
Ash was in thoughts about her situation, he had dealt with many kinds of problems before during his journey through the world, and he had solved nearly all of them with his ideas, until he came up with one.
"I don't actually believe your mother is all that bad, you know?" Ash started, catching Lillie's attention.
"What do you mean?" The blonde girl questioned.
"I mean, your mother must have a motive to do this research you've been talking about. What if something had driven her to do it? It's not impossible if something or someone had driven her to take such actions, especially when those close to her are the one's being involved." Ash answered with his thinking.
Lillie was completely stunned by Ash's thinking, both her brother and herself had honestly never thought of anything like that before not when they have been running from their mother ever since they had fled their home and had nowhere else to go after that.
"You don't mean…" Lillie started as Ash nodded his head.
"I believe something bad must have happen, in order for your mother to take such actions. Otherwise, nobody would be crazy enough to bring monsters into this world, especially when we don't even know what they are." Ash responded, as Lillie looked a little bit more relieved.
Ash then got up from where he was sitting as he picked up his bag, before looking at his girlfriend in the eyes.
"I believe what your mother is after, might be lying somewhere where you lived. It's just a hunch, but it's not impossible either." Ash told her, as Lillie got up.
"Than you, Ash." She thanked, with Ash chuckling.
The two of then soon continued down the road towards the Royal Avenue through route 8, as they left a black Pokémon resembling a fox hidden amongst the rocks appeared as it ran off towards another part of the place.
It took the couple at least three hours to get to the Royal Avenue, and as they arrive there were many people walking in and out of the place, with plenty of them going to the biggest building in the top center of the entire place.
"What's that building, Rotom?" Ash asked, as Rotom showed a picture.
"It's called the Battle Royal Dome, it's the place where all the Battle Royal matches are taking place." Rotom answered.
"I heard that the Battle Royal, is a place where four Trainers fight in a ring with their Pokémon." Lillie responded.
The Battle Royal idea caught Ash's interest entirely, since the Battle Royal was something that was entirely new to him, the Kanto native couldn't wait to try it out for himself. His expression however didn't go unnoticed by either Lillie or Rotom, because even his Pokémon were the same especially Pikachu.
"Something tells me, that you can't wait to try it out, Ash." Lillie pointed out, causing Ash to scratch his head while laughing.
"You caught me, though it is true I want to see how a Battle Royal goes." He responded.
Lillie giggled at his response, as a familiar face walked by them without even noticing the couple. The two of them looked to the sight to see a blond hair boy with a Lycanroc following him from behind, and that boy was Lillie's brother, Gladion.
"That's, big brother." Lillie mumbled.
"I guess he must be here for the Battle Royal too, huh?" Ash guessed.
The two of them decided to follow Gladion from behind, as he entered the Battle Royal Dome alongside possibly dozens of Trainers. After they had entered the dome, they could see that Trainers was all over the place, their admiration was put to an end when someone came from behind them.
"Alola, Ash, Lillie!" A familiar voice called out, catching their attention.
They quickly turned around to see Hau running towards them, with his Pikachu on his shoulder. The sight of their friend lightened up their mood, as the two of them walked up to him.
"Hau, Alola." Lillie greeted.
"It's nice to see you again, even though we only met at Lush Jungle just about a day ago." Ash said out loud, causing Hau to smile.
"I'd never imagine the two of you would come here, are you perhaps here for the Battle Royal?" The Melemele native questioned.
Lillie wasn't sure if she was going to enter, but Ash was sure he was. By the way Hau has just asked, they could guessed easily that he was also entering the Battle Royal.
"I'm not sure if I'm going to enter, after all, I don't even know first thing about battling." Lillie said nervously.
"Then don't force yourself to do it, Lillie. We'll find another Trainer to fill in the gap, after all, this place is big isn't it?" Another voice sounded, as the group turn around.
Greeting them by the wall was Gladion, the sight of the blond boy caused Hau to get shocked as he would never imagine the Trainer who beat his entire team with a Lycanroc would be here. Although, Ash and Lillie were happy to see Gladion again, as he walked up to them.
"So I can assume that Hau, Ash and I are participating?" He questioned boldly.
"That sums about right, and wait YOU TOO!" Hau answer, while expressing his surprise at the last part.
His expressions made Gladion turn to him, as the boy simply let out a sigh. He wasn't sure if Hau was paying any attention, but he couldn't blame him, after all, not all the Trainer who entered the dome are here for battle.
"To make a clarification, yes, I am participating. it is unless you have a problem with it, you can voice it out here now." Gladion retorted, quite harshly.
Hau was completely speechless as Ash could do nothing but watch as Gladion gave Hau a endless speech, Lillie in the meantime was pondering about rather if she was going to enter or not, after all, eventually she would have to learn how to battle.
"Brother, I'm actually going to participate too." Lillie told Gladion, shocking her older brother immediately.
"Are you sure, Lillie? You don't have any Pokémon on you, right?" Gladion questioned.
Lillie's only answer to Gladion was to take out a Poke Ball, where she has placed a snowflake sticker on the top of if. Both Ash's and Gladion wasn't sure when she has acquired the Unknown Pokémon, but either one of them wasn't going to question.
"Alright, then if you're sure, let's go in." Gladion told the group of four Trainers.
"May the best Trainer win this match, alright?" Hau added, as Ash chuckled with Lillie smiling.
Each of them soon entered the tunnel leading to the main hallway, which is divided into four other tunnels, as each of them has a different color, there were red, yellow, green and blue. The four Trainer soon separated to go into their individual colored tunnel, disappearing from view of one another for a short time.
As they wait, cheers were already heard from the outside even before they had yet to appear in the ring, which drove anxiety into both Lillie and Hau. Though, at around the same time, both Ash and Gladion wasn't really bothered by the crowd's cheer, as a voice started to boom through the area.
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Battle Royal! We have a few new Trainers in the ring today, so let's give it up for our new contenders!" The announcer boomed, as the crowd cheered louder.
"From the red corner, we have a Mysterious Trainer, Gladion!"
From the red tunnel, Gladion walked out as he stared at the empty ring, with the crowd cheering as if there was something big already going on.
"From the yellow corner, we have the grandson of the Melemele Island Kahuna, Hau!"
From the yellow tunnel, Hau ran out with pure excitement as he looked at Gladion with a cheeky smile, one which Gladion half ignored.
"From the green corner, we have Professor Kukui's assistant, Lillie!"
From the green tunnel, Lillie walked out nervously as she looked at both Gladion and Hau, before looking back at the empty ring.
"From the blue corner, we have the runner-up for the Kalos League, Ash Ketchum!"
From the blue tunnel, Ash walked out with Pikachu still on his shoulder, as the crowd started to cheer, most people would know him by his name, but some wouldn't.
"Each Trainer is allowed one Pokémon, and the match is over when there is only one Pokémon left standing, if all Trainers are clear of the rules, please present your Pokémon!" The referee explained.
Gladion was the first to respond by taking out a Heavy Ball, before tossing it into the ring with much silence, summoning a four legged stocky and heavily armored Pokémon, as he stomped the ground with might.
"From the red corner, Gladion, calls out Lairon!" The announcer screamed.
Ash was the second, as he took out his Poke Ball before tossing it into the field of battle, calling out his Bewear, as the Strong Arm Pokémon gave a cute squeal, charming nearly every audience in the audience seat.
"From the blue corner, Ash, calls out Bewear!" The announcer screamed.
Though being third, Hau toss his Poke Ball into the air with excitement as it burst open to reveal his Shedinja, with the Shed Pokémon staring blankly at its enemies from the sky.
"From the yellow corner, Hau, calls out Shedinja!" The announcer screamed for a third time.
At long last, Lillie managed to calm her nervousness as she tossed her Poke Ball into the air, only for it to display a light blue Vulpix, as the Fox Pokémon shook its body once called out.
"Finally from the green corner, Lillie, calls out Vulpix!" The announcer screamed for a fourth time.
After all four Pokémon were displayed, a sound of the bell being hit can be heard as the sound echoed through the entire place.
"And let the battle, begin!"
Right as the battle was officially started, a small hailstorm started to fall from the ceiling, meaning an Ability has activated but they weren't sure who it was from.
"Lairon, use Autotomize!" Gladion ordered with confidence.
Lairon's body glowed in a silvery colored light, with particles of red light appeared around his body while at the same time lightening his own weight, meanwhile Shedinja was honing its claws upon Hau's order, increasing its attack power.
"Bewear, use Earthquake!" Ash instructed.
The Normal and Fighting type raised his fist, before punching the floor, shaking the entire ring as rings of vibrations can be seen spreading through the entire ring. Though, despite Bewear's and Ash's effort, Vulpix was smart enough to leap onto the rings corner pole, whist Lairon was able to leap off the ground with its newfound speed and lightened weight, and as much as Ash would expect, Shedinja wasn't the least affected by the Ground type attack.
"Vulpix, use Power Snow!" Lillie called out.
The Fox Pokémon inhaled a large amount of air, before blasting particles of small snow in a form of a tiny blizzard at her enemies, specifically Lairon, who easily evaded once again by leaping to the side, avoiding the attack.
"Lairon, use Iron Head on Bewear, go!" Gladion ordered.
Lairon's head turned to steel, as he charged at Bewear at high speed with great momentum. Though, despite Lairon's best effort, Bewear was more or less able to effortlessly catch the Iron Armor Pokémon, before tossing him away with much more strength, causing the Steel and Rock type to hit the ground hard.
"And with effortless strength, Bewear was able to toss Lairon away like a ragdoll!" The announcer screamed.
"Shedinja, use Phantom Force!" Hau ordered.
Shedinja swiftly obeyed it's Trainers order, as it created a purplish ghostly portal before entering said portal, disappearing from view.
"Vulpix, use Aurora Veil!" Lillie instructed.
"Vul!" Vulpix cried out, as a aurora started to form around the Fox Pokemon.
As soon as the protective field was created around Vulpix, Shedinja suddenly appeared from a portal beneath the Fox Pokémon, before striking its intended target, sending Vulpix into the air, though luckily for Lillie's Pokémon, the damage dealt by Shedinja's Phantom Force was lessen due to the effects of Aurora Veil.
"With a mighty and ghostly reappearance, Shedinja manages to knock Vulpix off its feet!" The announcer screamed.
"Bewear, use Aerial Ace on Shedinja, go." Ash ordered quite calmly.
Bewear's hands and legs started to glow in a bright white light as he took on a battle stance, and with what seems to be remarkable speed, Bewear dashed towards Shedinja with fists raised, before sending a flurry of attacks at its direction.
"Vulpix, use Moonblast!" Lillie ordered.
While Shedinja was busy dodging Bewear's endless onslaught of attacks, Vulpix begin to charge up a large pink ball, before sending the attack at their direction. Something which neither of them expected to happen, as Ash waved his hand.
"Protect, now!" Ash ordered.
Bewear punched his fist together before forming a protective blue shield, negating the damage of Vulpix's Moonblast, whist Shedinja wasn't the least affected by the attack due to its Ability Wonder Guard.
"And with a protective Protect and an incredible Ability, Bewear and Shedinja manages to come out unscathed!" The announcer commented.
"Lairon, use Rock Slide, now!" Gladion added his own attack into the assault.
Lairon raised his feet to summon a ring if large rocks surrounding his body, before slamming it down sending the large rocks towards his enemies. Despite having not enough time to prepare, Bewear crossed his arms to guard himself from the assault of rocks, though Shedinja wasn't that fortunate as one of the huge rocks hit it in the face, sending it to the ground.
"Shedinja is unable to battle!" The bell sounded.
Hau sighed in disappointment as she recalled Shedinja, not believing that he was the first to get knocked out of the ring already. Though, as soon as Shedinja was out of the ring, the hailstorm surrounding the area dispersed into nothing, rendering Vulpix's earlier Aurora Veil to be useless, as the protective move disappeared from around Vulpix.
"Now, Bewear, use Superpower on Lairon!" Ash ordered.
The Strong Arm pokemon gave a loud squeal before being surrounded by a dark red veil, as the Normal and Fighting type flexed his muscles, before charging towards Lairon with incredible speed and momentum, trying to take out the Iron Armor Pokémon with one move.
"Lairon, use Iron Defense and protect yourself!" Gladion ordered.
"Ron!" Lairon roared as his whole body turned into steel, trying to hang tough.
Though to Gladion's dismay, due to the effects of Autotomize from the start of the battle, Bewear was nevertheless able to effortlessly pick Lairon off the ground shocking the Steel and Rock type, as the Strong Arm Pokémon tossed the Iron Armor Pokémon out of the ring, crashing onto the ground with blue particle of light appearing around his body.
"Would you look at that ladies and gentleman, despite Lairon's best effort, Bewear was able to overwhelm its defenses with superior force, and was send out of the ring!" The announcer screamed with a comment.
The crowd was cheering loudly with frenzy, as only two Pokémon stood in the ring, and they were Lillie's Vulpix and Ash's Bewear, and murmurs were going around the audience seat, about who was going to win.
"Vulpix, use Power Snow!" Lillie ordered.
Vulpix once again like last time, inhaled a lung full of air, before blasting out a small blizzard made of snow particles at Bewear, and despite Vulpix's best efforts, only a part of Bewear's arm was frozen, as he shattered the ice as if he was shattering a berry.
"Bewear, use Hammer Arm!" Ash ordered.
The Normal and Fighting types hand soon took up a white glow, before charging towards Vulpix with high speed, and without anytime to evade, the Strong Arm Pokémon a then sends the Fox Pokémon all the way to sky with a mighty punch, causing it to hit the wall just a few feet above their feet, as dust of cloud formed.
The crowd were anxious about the results, as Ash looked at the ceiling with caution, whist Lillie was worried for her Pokémon. Though, unexpectedly enough, a large rainbow glowing blue ball charged down towards Bewear, as the object crashed into the Strong Arm Pokémon, sending Bewear to the ground, shocking Ash.
"What happened?!" He screamed in shock and wonder.
The result too shocked Gladion and Hau, as the ball burst apart to reveal a more majestic looking Ninetales with blue skin, as she shook her body elegantly with pride, and much to everyone's shock, Ninetales didn't have a single scratch on it.
"Did, Vulpix Evolve?" Hau questioned.
"But I didn't see Lillie use any Ice Stone, nor did I see any of them lying around." Gladion answered.
Bewear slowly recovered from the hit he has received earlier, before looking at Ninetales who looked him back in the eyes, filled with confidence since evolving.
"Erm… Ninetales, use Blizzard!" Lillie instructed nervously.
Ninetales inhaled a large amount of air, before launching a devastating snowstorm from her mouth towards Bewear. The Strong Arm Pokémon in the meantime, crossed his arm to guard himself against the powerful Ice type attack, which ended up freezing both his arms, leaving him unable to attack.
"Now, use Zen Headbutt!"
Taking the chance where her opponent couldn't retaliate, Ninetales' head blinked in a blue light, as she charged towards Bewear, successfully ramming into Bewear with a super effective attack, sending him flying out of the ring, as Bewear crashed next to Ash, who looked shocked.
"With Shedinja knocked out, and both Lairon and Bewear out of the ring. The winner is Ninetales, and therefore the winner of this match is Lillie!" The announcer screamed.
The crowd cheered loudly, as Lillie looked around completely confused about what just happened. Ash chuckled as he helped Bewear off the ground, before looking towards Lillie with a thumbs up.
"Congratulations on your first victory, Lillie. That battle was fun, I really didn't expect that to happen." Ash commented.
"I'm not sure what to say, but thank you!" The blonde girl responded, with a smile on her face.
Gladion chuckled silently before recalling Lairon, as he silently left the area without any of them seeing, except for Ash.
"That was fun, so I'll see you guys later, I'm off to get myself some Malasada!" Hau chimed, before bolting out of the area at maximum speed.
Ash and Lillie swear dropped at Hau's enthusiasm, before laughing lightly as Ash looked at Lillie.
"It's also time for us to leave as well, let's go back to Heahea City, and see what we can do there." Ash told his lover who nodded.
As both Ash and Lillie leave, Plumeria who was standing at the top of the audience seat grinned before turning around, where a few Team Skull Grunts followed from behind as they walked towards the exit of the place.
Chapter 18 of the main story, please review how you guys find it.
A/N: As always, I'll be very busy from this point on, so the chapters for all my stories are going take very long, and as always, I'll try my best to bring in new chapters.
Otherwise,
PEACE!