Chapter 36: They're Coming!
Ash walked out into the main room where he saw Serra reading a note and she has a sad expression.
"(Sigh) Well Ash, the good news is that the Poke Mart is no longer on the house." Serra told Ash.
Ash nodded in response, "And the bad news?" Ash asked.
Serra's frown grew, "(Sigh) The bad news is that Bennett left with that El stranger." Serra answered surprising Ash.
"Why would he leave so suddenly?" Ash questioned surprised.
"He says that he'll be studying with him to join the Elite Four." Serra answered.
Ash narrowed his eyes slightly, "Can El really do that?" Ash thought to himself.
"(Sigh) If that plays out wonderfully, then I should be happy right?" Serra asked more to herself then Ash.
Ash frowned sadly at Serra, "Are you happy?" Ash asked.
Serra glanced down before she walked to the couch, sat down and looked up at the ceiling, "I should be because I want the best for my son but . . . it seems surreal. First Luna, then Gardevoir and now Bennett. All things fade away into nothing it seems . . . (Sigh)" Serra explained.
Ash felt bad for the Gym Leader, "Ash can you do me a favour please?" Serra requested.
Ash gave a single nod in response, "Sure, what is it?" Ash asked.
"If you see Bennett, keep an eye on him. He can take care of himself, but he makes wrong choices . . . then again doesn't everyone?" Serra asked.
Serra turned to Ash, "You can go now. You still have to help your little friend, don't you?" Serra asked making Ash nod in response.
"It was fun to battle you Serra and I promise I'll watch out for Bennett." Ash told Serra making her nod in response before he walked out leaving her alone.
When Ash was outside, he turned back to the house, "What exactly would El want with Bennett? It just seems weird." Ash thought to himself before he replaced some of his Pokemon.
He threw a Poke Ball and released Ponyta who appeared with sparkles, "Hey Ponyta do you mind taking me to the entrance to the Railnet?" Ash requested making Ponyta nod in response.
Ash walked up to Ponyta and mounted her, "Alright, go." Ash tapped Ponyta's sides with his heels and gave a flick of the vines making her run to where they came from.
After about 15 minutes Ponyta walked out of Chrysolia Forest with Ash still on her back.
Ash saw the train tracks making him smile and looked down at Ponyta and is looking at him, "Do you think you can keep going?" Ash asked making Ponyta nod in response and neighed that sounded prideful.
Ash smirked as he pulled the reins making Ponyta turn right and flicked them making her ran towards the cave.
Soon Ash was in the Tanzan Cove and saw Charlotte and Victoria sitting outside, probably waiting for him.
Ash pulled the reins to the right making Ponyta turn in that direction, jabbed gently Ponyta's sides making her run around the pond.
Charlotte and Victoria heard galloping making them turn and saw Ash who is riding a shiny Ponyta.
Victoria smiled as she ran up to him.
When Ponyta stopped, Ash dismounted and caught Victoria in his arms and the pair embraced each other.
Victoria turned to Ash, "Welcome back." Victoria greeted Ash.
"Good to be back." Ash replied.
"PIKA!" A voice called as the two broke apart and saw both Pikachu's the females is trying to calm down the male one who is looking at Ash in annoyance.
Ash started to sweat a bit while Victoria giggled, "You see, he isn't every happy, because you left him behind." Victoria told Ash.
Ash scratched his right cheek with his index finger, "Sorry buddy, but I needed to go, and I thought I'd give you a rest after yesterday." Ash explained to Pikachu.
Pikachu could've augured with that, but he was exhausted after yesterday, so he decided to leave it alone and nodded.
Charlotte walked up to Ponyta and rubbed her hand on Ponyta's head, "Quite the Ponyta you have here. Where'd you find her?" Charlotte asked.
"Well, you see . . . wait how did you know Ponyta's a girl?" Ash asked.
Charlotte turned to him and raised an eyebrow, "I'm the Fire Gym Leader, as well as I've trainer with Fire Types my whole life. So, of course I can tell males and females apart from each other." Charlotte answered.
Ash nodded in response. Charlotte turned to Ponyta, grabbed the vine-reins and took them out of her mouth, "You used vines as reins?" Charlotte asked.
Ash shrugged his shoulders, "I didn't have anything else." Ash replied.
Charlotte let out an annoyed sigh, "I'll give you fireproof reins later." Charlotte told Ash.
Ash turned to Ponyta who nodded at him, before Ash turned back to Charlotte and nodded, "Thank you." Ash thanked.
"Don't mention it. You got the medicine, right?" Charlotte asked.
Ash nodded and pulled out a bottle, and explained what happened at Spinal Town, "So, that's why it took you so long." Charlotte understood.
Ash nodded, "Yeah but it worked out in the end. So, let's give this to Anna." Ash suggested making everyone nod, as Ash returned Ponyta, both Pikachu's climbed on their trainers' shoulders and walked inside.
Once inside Charlotte led the way to where Anna is. Once they were in the room they saw Anna sleeping on the bed with Noel sitting on a chair beside her, Shelly is also sitting on a chair but it's against the wall and Laura is standing on the other side of the bed.
"Hey!" Charlotte called out making everyone awake turn to her and saw Victoria and Ash.
Shelly smiled, stood up, ran up to him and hugged him with Ash returning the hug.
Soon they broke apart, Ash walked up to Laura and handed her the medicine, "You have the medicine, thank you." Laura thanked as she took the bottle.
She opened the lid, bent down to Anna's level, "Anna wake up." Laura ordered softly as she shook her a bit.
Anna's eyes started to flutter open slowly, until she woke up, sat upright leaning on the wall behind her and turned to Laura, ". . . Huh?" Anna asked confused.
"We have something for you." Laura showed Anna the bottle.
Anna tilted her head slightly, "W-What's that?" Anna asked.
"It's medicine. Ash got it for you, drink it and you'll feel better." Noel answered causing her eyes to shot open.
"Really?! Ash did that?! Thank you, Ash! Now Nostra will feel better!" Anna replied as she took the bottle and begin pouring on the doll as if she was feeding it.
Everyone was surprised by this, "Wait Anna, stop! Don't pour it all over your doll!" Laura shouted.
"You're wasting the medicine by doing that Anna." Noel told his sister annoyed by this.
Anna turned to her brother, "No I'm not. No-Nostra is drinking it. She isn't well." Anna told her brother.
"'Nostra' isn't the one who we're worried about." Charlotte told Anna, annoyed as well.
Soon Anna took the bottle away from her doll, "See, she drunk it." Anna said before she pulled the covers off the bed, jumped out of bed, landed in front of Anna and turned to Ash.
"Nostra says, 'Thanks Ash.' And so, should I. Thank you." Anna thanked Ash with no trace of her being sick.
Ash's right eye was twitching slightly, "Yeah, your welcome." Ash replied in disbelief by what just happened.
Anna turned to Noel, "I think Nomos wants you to stop lying. You should listen to him." Anna told her brother in a bit of a bossy manner.
Charlotte sighed as she took a step forward, "Well at least she's better." Charlotte replied.
"Yeah . . . I guess that counts." Laura agreed uncertain.
Anna turned to Laura and smiled, "Oh hi Laura! When did you get here?" Anna asked.
Everyone in the room sweat dropped when she asked that while Laura raised an eyebrow, "I've been here the whole time. You are in my house." Laura answered.
Anna dropped her smile as she lowered her head slightly, "Oh, . . . I didn't notice. Sorry." Anna apologized.
Laura smiled, "It's fine. Don't worry about it." Laura replied.
Anna turned to Ash, "I'm sorry for the trouble Nostra caused Ash. But I know how to make it up to you." Anna explained.
Ash and Pikachu raised an eyebrow by that, "How?" Ash asked.
Anna smiled, "Easy." Anna answered before she turned to Noel, "Noel can you and Nomos give Ash a Gym battle?" Anna requested surprising everyone in the room.
Noel's eyes widen, "Right now?" Noel asked.
Anna nodded happily, "Yeah, why not? We have two Gym Leaders here already, and it'll be important to Ash if he collects every badge as soon as possible." Anna explained referring to Charlotte as well.
Charlotte glanced at Ash, "No thanks. I think our battle will be more fun if we battle at my Gym, so I'll wait until he gets there." Charlotte replied.
Anna was slightly disappointed by that, "Oh . . . I see. But Noel and Nomos can battle Ash. So, let's do it." Anna replied.
Noel turned to Ash, "Are you ok with this?" Noel asked.
Ash smiled and nodded, "Sure. Only if you're up to it?" Ash asked back making Noel nod in response.
Anna smiled by this, "Great! Let's not waste time!" Anna shouted before she walked over to Noel, grabbed his wrist and dragged him out of the room.
Once the siblings were gone, "I think I've ceased in understanding her." Laura explained while shaking her head slightly.
Charlotte shrugged her shoulders, "I've never understood her in the first place. . . But that's what makes her interesting." Charlotte replied.
"She is quite interesting . . . to say the least." Victoria agreed.
Charlotte started to walk out, "Well, let's go. I wanna see how you'll fare against Noel Ash rather than some minion." Charlotte told Ash rembering the battle she saw at the orphanage before she walked out.
Everyone nodded before they walked out of the room and went outside where they saw Anna sitting on the edge of a flower bed while Noel is standing on the wide area.
Ash walked up so that he was across from Noel while Shelly, Victoria and Laura went and joined Anna on the side. Charlotte walked to the side, "Well, I'll referee for this battle." Charlotte told the pair making them nod in response.
"I really don't see the point in doing this. But I'm willing to give it my all." Noel explained.
Ash nodded in response with a smirk, "That's the spirt Noel!" Ash shouted with Pikachu smirking as well and ready for battle.
"Alright this battle between Noel and Ash will start. Each side will have six Pokemon and sub- Saphira!" Charlotte explained before she shouted and taking a step forward making everyone turn and saw a Dragonite flying towards them with a woman on its back.
Ash reconagized the woman, she's the same woman he first saw outside of the orphanage, "So that's Saphira." Ash thought to himself.
The Dragonite flew past everyone making a gust of wind blow as well and made everyone turn to her direction.
Soon the Dragonite descended until it was hovering above the ground.
Charlotte took a few steps forwards with a smile, "Hey they sis!" Charlotte greeted while she raised her right hand.
Saphira looked down and was surprised, "Charlotte! . . . I see, so that explains it." Saphira said as she closed her eyes understanding something.
"Hey Saphira!" Anna greeted making Saphira open her eyes, turned around and saw the twins.
"Anna and Noel too? So, you're all here." Saphira said.
Charlotte nodded, "Yeah. Ash, Victoria and Shelly helped us escape from that psycho twice now." Charlotte explained as she pointed at Ash, Victoria and Shelly when she said their names.
Saphira turned to the three trainers and Shelly ran and hid behind Ash while the two raven hair trainers stared at her.
After a bit she closed her eyes, "I see. You can tell me this later, but I have bad news. It's about to be three times." Saphira explained surprising Shelly, Anna and Noel in fear, while the others narrowed their eyes.
"Wh-what?" Anna asked in fear.
"Sigmund is on his way and he's not alone. His Orderlies are with him and a group of people dress in black and grey clothing." Saphira told the group making the children flinch by that while the others started to get angry.
"Team Meteor!" Ash shouted making Saphira nod her head in response.
"So, it would seem. There about to cross the lake and they cut off our way of escaping." Saphira explained.
Shelly hugged Ash in fear as he returned the hug trying to reassure her while Noel and Anna started to sweat a bit, "What do we do Saphira?" Laura asked.
Saphira stared at her sister for about ten seconds before back to the entrance, "Running isn't going to do any good. So, Charlotte, Noel, Anna and the purple hair girl." Saphira pointed at them.
Shelly turned her head towards Saphira, "Um, m-my name is-"
"Doesn't matter right now. Get inside the house and hide. While Laura, uh Ash and ummm Victoria was it? You three are going to defend the them ok?" Saphira told them making the three trainers nod in response.
"If anyone gets inside, destroy them. NOTHING is going to touch my family. Charlotte stay with Laura, Sigmund can't do anything to her since she's 18 so stay close to her." Saphira ordered her sister.
"Sure." Charlotte replied in a serious tone than usual.
"What about you?" Ash asked Saphira.
Saphira turned to him, "I'm going to take down as many as I can. Get inside NOW!" Saphira shouted as everyone ran inside leaving Saphira and her Dragonite alone.
"Let's do this." Saphira said in a serious tone, before she climbed onto her Dragonite's back and flew over the pond.
Inside the house
"There isn't a lot of good hiding spots. Chances are that we will be found." Noel explained while looking around.
"Yeah. So, Ash, Victoria and Laura will be our best line of Defense. Laura is an Elite Four member, nothing's getting past her." Charlotte explained.
"Um . . . Yeah, sure." Laura replied a bit unsure by that.
"Ash is a wrecking Ball. Any meteor lackeys or Orderlies will be crushed by them. Right Ash?" Charlotte asked.
"Yeah. I'll make sure they don't get anywhere near you guys." Ash declared making everyone nod with Shelly, Anna and Noel looking at him happily, while Victoria smiled warmly at him.
Charlotte smirked, "Alright so, me and Shelly will take the kitchen while Noel and Anna take upstairs and head under a bed or something." Charlotte explained making the three mentioned nodded in response.
Laura turned to Victoria, "Do you mind helping me upstairs Victoria? I don't think I'll be able to protect two people at the same time." Laura requested.
"Of course." Victoria nodded in agreement.
"Pika!" Victoria's Pikachu agreed with her cheeks sparking.
Charlotte turned to Ash, "You'll be here beating the crap out of any grunts or orderlies who step through that door." Charlotte told Ash making him nod in response.
"Alright let's go!" Laura shouted before Noel, Anna and Laura ran upstairs while Charlotte and Shelly ran into the Kitchen leaving Ash and Victoria alone.
Victoria turned to Ash, "Be careful." Victoria told her boyfriend making him nod in response.
"You too." Ash replied as he leaned forward and the two kissed for a bit before breaking apart and Victoria ran upstairs leaving Ash and Pikachu alone.
"Pika, Pi. Pikachu?" Pikachu asked making Ash turn to him.
"We'll win buddy. We have to." Ash replied making Pikachu nod in agreement before he turned to the door and took a few steps forward.
Soon Sigmund came through the door and they glared at each other, "Well, we meet again." Sigmund greeted in a neutral tone.
"Yeah, I guess we do." Ash replied trying to stay clam while Pikachu cheeks started sparking like crazy.
Soon two male Orderlies came through the door, "I have no intention of wasting my time with you again. Those children are from my orphanage and therefore my property." Sigmund declared.
The anger inside of Ash is growing, "You make me sick with your thinking. And last I checked the orphanage is no longer legal, due to the way you've been treating them. So, make it easier on yourself and turn yourself over to Ame!" Ash shouted.
"PIKA!" Pikachu agreed.
"Please. As if I will ever be done in by that woman. I will build a new orphanage and continue with what I'm doing. But moving that to the side. I know not to underestimate you due to our last encounter. Therefore . . . Orderlies detain Ash while I search upstairs!" Sigmund ordered as the two Orderlies walked in front of Sigmund, before he walked towards the stairs.
"Hey!" Ash shouted as he ran towards him but was blocked off by the Orderlies.
"You're battling us!" One of the Orderlies shouted.
Ash gritted his teeth against each other, "Laura, Victoria you're gonna have company!" Ash shouted as Sigmund started to walk up the stairs and out of sight.
Ash turned to the Orderlies, "You guys picked the wrong trainer to mess with. Pikachu and Gible I choose you!" Ash shouted as Pikachu landed in front of Ash while Gible appeared next to him.
The Orderlies both took out a Poke Ball, "Magneton!"
"Kadabra!" The Orderlies shouted as the Kanto Steel and Electric type appeared above the ground as well as the Kanto Psychic Pokemon appeared on the ground.
"Kadabra use Shadow Ball!"
"Magneton use Flash Cannon!"
Kadabra raised her left hand, created a back and purple energy orb, swung her arm, throwing the orb and headed towards Gible.
Magneton aimed its magnets at Pikachu, fired three small silver beams, as they flew, they joined into one and headed towards Pikachu.
"Gible use Dragon Pulse and Pikachu use Thunderbolt!"
Gible fired purple energy which turned into a dragon, while Pikachu fired a yellow lightning bolt from his body.
All the attacks collided with each and created an explosion sending a bunch of stuff flying and crashed into the walls.
"Pikachu use Quick Attack!" Pikachu started to run while leaving behind a white line and disappeared into the smoke.
"Kadabra use Psychic and get rid of the smoke!" Kadabra raised her right hand with her eyes glowing blue before she clasped her hand making the smoke disappear, but Pikachu wasn't there, only Gible.
"Where is the Pikachu?!" An Orderly shouted while looking left and right trying to find him.
Suddenly Pikachu ran from behind them, "Thunderbolt!" Pikachu fired a yellow lightning bolt that slammed into Kadabra making her screech in pain.
When Pikachu stopped his Thunderbolt, he slammed his head into Kadabra's back and sent her flying towards Gible.
"Gible use Dragon Pulse again!" Gible fired purple energy which turned into a Dragon and flew towards Kadabra.
The Dragon Pulse opened its mouth, catching Kadabra before it slammed it shut and created an explosion.
When the smoke cleared it revealed Kadabra lying on the ground unconscious.
"N-No way!" Kadabra's trainer shouted in shock.
"Pikachu Iron Tail!" Pikachu turned towards Magneton, leaped towards it with his tail glowing silver. When he was behind Magneton, he slammed his tail against the top one sending git hurling towards Gible.
"Rock Smash!"
Gible leaped towards Magneton with his right fist glowing brown.
When Gible was close enough he swung his fist into Magneton sending it flying back towards Pikachu.
"Magneton do something!" The Orderly shouted but Magneton didn't response due to being bash around like a baseball.
"Volt Tackle!"
Pikachu landed on the wall but leaped towards Magneton with his body surrounded by a yellow lightning aura.
Pikachu slammed into Magneton created an explosion with yellow electricity coming from it.
Soon Pikachu jumped out of the smoke, landed next to Gible and in front of Ash while suffering from the recoil damage. Soon the smoke cleared revealing Magneton lying on the ground unconscious.
Both Orderlies were shocked by this, before they turned to Ash, "I said you would be crushed a I mean it." Ash growled at them with Pikachu's cheeks sparking and Gible growling as well.
The Orderlies took a few steps away from them in fear.
Suddenly Gible was surrounded by a blue aura. Everyone saw his body growing and changing shape. Soon the light died down showing Gible has evolved into Gabite.
Ash smiled, "Gabite!" Ash shouted happily.
"Pik, Pikachu!" Pikachu shouted happily making Gabite turn his head towards his trainer and nodded with a smirk.
Soon they turned back to the Orderlies, "W-What do we do?" An Orderly asked in fear.
Before the other one could answer the door swung open, "Blast that feral woman!" A man shouted making everyone turn and saw Sirius walking through the door with water dripping off his clothes as well as his hair, some parts of his shirt have been teared up and with a murderous expression.
"S-Sirius sir! Where's everyone else?!" An Orderly asked surprised by the state of him.
"Gone. Dead for I know!" Sirius shouted surprising everyone.
"That bitch and her Dragonite blasted everyone as we were crossing the lake! So, I clipped her wings in response and hauled myself out of the water!" Sirius answered as he turned his gaze to the Orderlies and casted a death glare.
"And now I am NOT leaving her empty handed!" Sirius shouted as he turned his gaze to Ash.
"Solaris wants to kill you himself and now you're here interfering with our work! So, you and those children will be coming with us!" Sirius shouted as he took a few steps forward making the Orderlies step aside and returned their Pokemon.
"Over my dead body!" Ash shouted.
Sirius smirked viciously, "That can be arranged." Sirius replied.
The two glared at each other with Gabite and Pikachu determined to win.
"I'm going to make sure that you get what's coming to you after what you've done to Corey!" Ash declared as he pointed at Sirius with his index finger.
Author's notes
Ash defeated two Orderlies, while Sigmund was able to go upstairs where Victoria and Laura are. Ash's Gible evolved into Gabite, Ash and Sirius are about to go head to head and what could have Sirius done to Corey? Keeping reading to find out.
I have to let everyone know that I'm back at Collage so I won't be able to write as often, hence why this Chapter was shorter compared to other chapters.
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