THE SECOND ELITE FOUR TRIAL 2

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The referee made the call and the battle was all set to start. Without any orders, Tapu bulu whipped into the air; obviously today the guardian deity was aiming for vast display of his legendary power. Greninja watched him quietly, so did Ash.

Cause none of them was afraid.

Ash nodded, agreeing with that statement. He could feel it that this battle would take that all he had. Greninja could feel it. The two of them were ready to fight. Ready to fight as one.

"Let the battle between Tapu Bulu and Greninja begin!" the referee shouted, waving both flags upwards.

The stadium roared out.

Serena grabbed her quietly.

"Alright Tapu Bulu! Hit!" elite four member Acerola commanded.

"Use Cut!" Ash countered..

The crowd probably only saw a green and blue blur as grass guardian deity and Greninja shot towards each other. In seconds, they were slashing out with their attacks. Greninja with his powerful two blade of light and Tapu Bulu with his tail , creating a shock wave rippled outward, knocking Ash's hat up a bit and also shaking the ground beneath the two Pokémon. They strained against each other a few moments, and then leaped backwards. Eyeing each other.

"Impressive Ash!" Acerola stated. "Never saw a normal Pokémon keeping up with a guardian deity like this!... too bad it won't work! ….. Grassy Terrain!"

Tapu Bulu ringed its tail bell and changed the plateau using a wave of Grassy Terrain. Not to mention it will certainly empower Grass moves.

Ash just smiled. He saw that earlier. That was quite the way to set the tone of the battle. But there was no way he was going to give up.

"Aerial Ace!"

"Wood Hammer!" Acerola shouted quickly, holding up her arms as though she were the one performing the attack.

Greninja backed up a few paces and then ran forward with a incredible speed, kicking up dirt, before shooting out behind him. His legs and hands glowed in a white light , as he closed the gap between him and, and then he leaped forward, kicking out at his rival Pokémon.

Tapu Bulu was ready, his tail ball lightened up with a acute green aura, before he could thrust them forward to block his enemy. Greninja smashed into the Leaf Blade with full speed, another powerful shock wave shooting out, this time reaching the crowd, as gasped out this time.

And this was where the true battle began. In an instant, Greninja was kicking and punching at Tapu Bulu, arms and legs glowing white, Aerial Ace in full effect. The guardian deity, though it was surprised with incredible speed of this normal water type Pokémon, wasn't going to let himself be hit though, and was perhaps just as eager to land a strike, lashing out with his tail and dodging and parrying to defend.

The speed and power of both Pokémon was on full in display. When Tapu Bulu would try to slash out at Greninja with a quick Wood Hammer attack, the frog-ninja would duck it swiftly, leaving only a few drops of water from his torrent. Then, Greninja would slide under one of Tapu Bulu's arms and strike out with his fist, only to get blocked by the guardian deity's tail.

Ash and Acerola both kept standing in their positions, none of them giving up. In close combat, both had powerful attacks that were easy to use in close and with speed. Greninja's Areal Ace and Tapu Bulu's Wood Hammer met multiple times, each time shooting out purple and green sparks which together shone brightly in the sunlight.

As order after order came, neither Pokémon slowed down or became tired. In fact, Greninja and Tapu Bulu only seemed to get more and more pumped up. They were only getting stronger and faster. The exhilaration of the battle was fuelling them to only make it better.

"USE CUT GRENINJA!"

Ash could feel his own blood pumping through his veins as Greninja's was doing. His heart was racing. His eyes darted around, following the battle before his eyes, but also the battle he, himself as Greninja, was fighting. He felt the satisfaction as his blade of purple light slashed across Tapu Bulu's chest. He felt the pain as a the guardian deity's tail struck his gut. The joy in landing an attack and the pain of being hit by one only made the battle better for Ash.

Acerola couldn't let the enjoyment of close combat last forever, though. He waited until Tapu Bulu landed a Leaf Blade on Greninja's shoulder, and then quickly made an order.

"Solar Beam!" she yelled, punching the air.

With Greninja staggering back from the wood hammer, and Tapu Bulu's swift movement, there was no opportunity to dodge. The reptilian grass type turned and lifted his tail up and immediately charged a massive storm of leaves and green wind. It slammed into Greninja, sent him into the air.

And that wasn't even the end! Suddenly the guardian deity charged with a massive Horn Leech attack. Its glowing horns caught Greninja into it and then, before Greninja could realize anything, it got slammed on the ground! Hard!

"Keep a hold of him and keep slamming him to the ground!" Acerola yelled.

The pain striking though Greninja's body could easily be felt by Ash. To Ash, it felt as though hundreds of burning knives were rushing around him and burning and cutting into him. It was excruciatingly painful. He winced pain.

"Oh God!" Serena grabbed her ribbon more tightly

Tapu Bulu, on order from Acerola, slammed Greninja even harder, Ash couldn't even scream in pain, it actually hurt so much he wasn't able to find his voice to yell. It was like all the bones in his body were being used as baseball bats and the baseballs were rocks. The brief relief of being lifted into the air again was quickly ended, as once again he was slammed to the ground.

It continued on for what seemed like hours to Ash and Greninja. Ash honestly had no idea how long, but the pain made it an eternity. The Horn leech was bad enough, holding Greninja up in the air, but the smashing into the rocky ground was even worse, making Ash's bones shake and, in his paranoid state he thought, crack.

Finally, guardian deity finished with one last slam, and then tossed Greninja away. The frog-ninja rolled along the ground, the shuriken behind him was gone! looking noticeably weaker, and for the first time in the battle, Ash felt the exhaustion truly kick in. Combined with the excruciating pain, all Ash felt like doing was taking a nap. He could feel his eyes drooping. He could feel his body telling him no more. It was over. Greninja couldn't keep up. Tapu Bulu was too strong.

"HOLY CRAP! THE GRENINJA TOOK A SERIOUS RAMPAGE FROM THE GUARDIAN DEITY; CAN THE MYSTERIOUS GRENINJA OF ASH KETCHUM MAKE IT? OR IS THIS THE END FOR CHALLENGER ASH KETCHUM?" Harry stated out.

The stadium looked dead silent.

Serena was beyond pale.

"Give up Ash, you cannot win against a guardian deity" Acerola stated out.

"I won't" Ash replied panting.

"Gren...ninja..."

Ash closed his eyes briefly and then opened them again. He was staring at the dirt, seeing it through the water rushing in front of him. He sat up a bit, looking in the direction of his enemy, Tapu Bulu. The Legendary grass type was looking triumphant, obviously thinking it had won.

"Ninja!"

Ash blinked and he was seeing through his own eyes again, although flashes of Greninja's vision were appearing in his mind. He could felt Greninja's emotions as well. It was Pure determination. Determination that was only surpassed in the battles against all previous battles. Greninja wanted this. He wanted it badly.

"I wanna win too, Greninja," Ash assured his powerhouse Pokémon.

"And we will. I know we will."

Again, Ash could see through Greninja's eyes. perhaps seeing through his own. Back in the days of Kalos, when he first formed bond with his frog-ninja buddy, It was a feeling he couldn't explain. He felt like he was Ash in one moment. He was Greninja in the next. Greninja's thoughts, vision and emotions were both foreign from his body, but his very own at the same time, same with his thoughts, vision and emotions. Ash was Greninja and Greninja was Ash.

Suddenly, the torrent around them rushed quicker, again. And started to rise and expand. Greninja had his arms spread out, letting the power rush into him. Ash did the same, embracing how the new rush of strength made the pain disappear from his body. Then, the torrent exploded all around the field, causing water to rain down on Ash, Pikachu, Greninja, Tapu Bulu, Acerola, and even the startled referee. Ash both felt and could see the water shuriken shoot out on Greninja's back. It was complete.

Their form came back again.

And it was time to really show Tapu Bulu how strong they were.

"Aerial Ace!" Ash yelled, punching the air and then kicking outward in sync with Greninja's movements.

"Solar Beam, quick!" Acerola shouted, her panicked voice proving he could sense the extreme power emanating from Ash and Greninja.

Ash actually held back, or rather Greninja held back, wanting to truly test the power they had. He stretched out his body as the swirling leaves and green wind shot towards him and then enveloped him. There was a light burn, but to Ash and Greninja it was nothing like before. It was weak to them. Weaker than the power they had. Perhaps Tapu Bulu was strong, but together, they were stronger. As Ash had said, they would become so.

Greninja clenched his fists and tensed up his legs, and he ran forward. The wind and aura of Solar Beam from the guardian deity against him was strong, really, really strong. But Greninja was too strong. And suddenly he was running through it at full speed, as though it wasn't there. He could see a stunned Tapu Bulu up ahead, and so he leaped up, kicking outwards towards its rival. With a satisfying thud, his foot drove into the reptilian grass type's head, and his opponent crashed hard to the ground, thrown up a few feet by the Aerial Ace. Greninja landed, waiting for Tapu Bulu to rise, wanting to properly fight the rest of the battle, not wanting to strike the opponent while he was down.

Acerola wasn't done with his quick thinking, though, despite the surprise of Ash and Greninja's power up.

"Horn Leech!" she yelled out.

Ash's eyes widened. as the enemy Pokémon stood up, its horns glowed up with an intense aura and before Ash could think anything, It struck Greninja's chest and seemed to grab a hold of him. It pulled him up high into the sky and then let go, shooting him into the air.

Ash clutched his chest, feeling the bruise which he knew he was getting on his own body. It was a wakeup call, though, and he was happy to get it. He and Greninja couldn't get cocky like that. They'd been getting drunk on their rush of power. They needed to be smarter than that, though. Strategy was just as important.

Ash focused hard and felt his senses link up with Greninja. It worked perfectly. The shuriken stretched out, and suddenly Greninja was using it like wings, to glide down towards the ground, straight for Tapu Bulu.

"Huh?" Everyone in the stadium looked on, confused. Nobody estimated shuriken could be used a wings.

This wasn't the only part of Ash's plan, though. As Greninja sped towards the ground, the water shuriken guiding his descent, he narrowed his eyes and focused on Tapu Bulu, desperately wanting to land the next strike. "Get ready!" Ash yelled, knowing Greninja knew what he meant.

Acerola obviously had a plan as well, as Ash noticed him smirk in apparent triumph.

"Use Solar Beam again!" she ordered. "Send Greninja back up!"

Tapu Bulu straightened up once again and raised his Tail. As before, the massive branch energy shot out of the ground and rose up in the sky, heading straight for Greninja. It moved fast, very fast. It would've been a sure hit on most other Pokemon, and very powerful, too. However, Ash and Greninja were ready.

"Block It With Water Shuriken!" Ash yelled, both hearing his voice from his own hears and from Greninja's. "Do it!" He moved just like Greninja, pulling the shuriken from his back, just as the frog-ninja Pokémon pulled out shuriken, the solar beam directly hit it, causing a huge explosion on the field. Ash had to put up his hand before his eyes against the flowing dust.

When the dust cleared, Greninja stood there with a calm, soothing look against the guardian deity. The opposing attack was again no match for their power.

"Double Team!" Ash yelled next. And then, he and Greninja were running, all across the field. Ash could both feel and see the images of himself as Greninja bursting forth and spreading around the field. There were dozens, no there were more than a hundred. There were so many that Tapu Bulu was almost lost in the flood of them all. Ash and Greninja could sense their opponent, though. They could see through the eyes of any of their copies.

"Water Shuriken!" came Ash's voice again.

"Solar Beam!" Acerola shouted desperately. "Mow them down!" she knew something intense was coming.

As Tapu Bulu turned, lifted his tail, and started firing out the blast of Solar Beams, Greninja and the copies all pulled their shurikens from their backs. They twirled them through the air, held them forward and pulled them back. Ash could feel them charging up with even more power. Tapu Bulu was managing to destroy some copies, and Ash felt a bit of pain as each went down, but he wasn't moving nearly fast enough, and the copies weren't going down easy. His task was a failure, and now Ash and Greninja's attack was almost ready.

Ash closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened them again.

He could see it!

He was on the field!

The copies of Greninja all started shooting towards him; causing his Water Shuriken to grow larger each time they made contact. He started to pull back, the massive shuriken almost weightless in his hands. Then, it was only him, holding up his massive, watery weapon in the air, and Tapu Bulu send his storm of Solar Beam straight at him. Ash shook his head, knowing it was pointless. He then thrust down with his arms, just as Greninja did.

The attacks met immediately, but the mighty Solar Beam no chance. It was immediately pushed back and evaporated, allowing a clear path for the giant Water Shuriken. The massive, watery ninja star shot forth. It was a huge, speeding weapon of unbelievable power. It smashed into Tapu Bulu at full force. It exploded outward on contact, spraying out with water, wind and smoke. Once again, the field was rained, and the crowd got a healthy dose too, the wind blowing the water heavily into people's faces.

Everyone in the field was stunned with that show.

Once the smoke cleared, Ash and Greninja looked forward to see their enemy. Tapu Bulu was down, struggling with all his might to get up. After a few moments he managed to do so, but Ash knew, the end was near.

"What an incredible display of power by Greninja," a stunned Harry Dallas shouted out. "And great determination by Legendary Tapu Bulu to stand. This one is a tough one, folks."

Stunned, Acerola nodded at the last words and then took a deep breath before his next order.

"Tapu Bulu, Wood Hammer And Horn Leech, Back To Back!"

The tired Tapu Bulu screeched in answer, and then his horns glowed out with white aura, and its tail enlightened up for Wood Hammer.

"So this is how we finish," Ash said quietly. "Fine. Greninja, Cut!" Greninja, of course, knew exactly what Ash wanted. He crossed his arms and held both webbed hands at his hips, and then pulled upwards, unsheathing two swords of light. Then, he ran forward to engage with Tapu Bulu.

The first clash was Horn Leech against Greninja's Cut. The two attacks crashed together, emitting a loud, vibrating buzz that shook across the arena, causing many members of the crowd to clutch their ears and wince. Then, each Pokémon slashed out with their next attack, colliding Tapu Bulu's glowing tail against Greninja's another swords of light, once again, it shacked the very air in the stadium with the colliding attacks.

Then, just like at the beginning of the battle, they were once again rapidly exchanging blows. Guardian deity's tired vision was barely allowing him to keep up with Greninja's increased speed. Never ever in his entire life he imagined a normal frog-ninja Pokémon would end up overpowering him, but it was happening! It was becoming more and more hard to focus. Bit by bit, Greninja's speed was too overwhelming. The Horn Leech hit the frog-ninja in the side, and as Ash winced, he felt himself and Greninja speed up. He stabbed forward and struck Tapu Bulu in the stomach. Then he slashed sideways and hit the guardian deity in the side. After a couple more exchange of blows, Ash and Greninja had taken control.

It was a barrage of Cut attacks. Swipe after swipe of Greninja's sword met with Tapu Bulu. Each time, the opposing Pokémon would wince or stagger back. He was struck in the jaw by an upswing. Another slash hit the grass type in the chest. Finally, Greninja stabbed forward and struck Tapu Bulu in the gut, leaping back as the enemy fell backwards.

"Now let's finish this!" Ash yelled, holding his fist up in front of him. "Aerial Ace!" he shouted, pulling his fist back and punching forward while kicking out in another copy of Greninja's movements.

Ash and Greninja were then whipping around the field, feeling like the air itself. They were building up speed for the ultimate attack. They kept an eye on Tapu Bulu, who had barely managed to get up and was slumping forward a little. Ash heard a command from Acerola, but there was no point, as Tapu Bulu was too tired to act. Greninja launched forward, an almost invisible bullet streaking towards Tapu Bulu. His leg flashed in a bright, white light and then he leaped up, kicking out with all his might.

The thud he heard as his foot made contact with Tapu Bulu's jaw was the one of the most satisfying feelings ever. As Greninja, Ash landed and then spun around, watching his rival crash to the ground, shaking the earth beneath him as he landed. He was reverted back to his original form before his head hit the ground. Greninja then looked towards his trainer and the two of them felt each other's satisfaction, joy and excitement. They'd won.

"We won buddy." Ash turned to Pikachu.

"Pika-piii!"

"Tapu Bulu Is Unable To Battle. Greninja Is The Winner!" the referee shouted. "This Means Ash Wins The Second Elite Four Trial And The Red Mega Plate!"

With that, the stadium roared out.

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Serena didn't know when a drop of tear crumbled from her eyes. Yes, she was crying, but she was smiling too. Her Ash finally won!

Suddenly something happened. Ash looked over VIP Box and then, for a briefest moment, their eyes met, before Serena looked away.

The glances couldn't be longer, no matter how much they wanted.

That was their fate.

In the end, with a proper traditional ceremony, Ash was given Red mega plate as win prize of Second elite four trial. It sized as same as other mega plate, only the difference, it was Reddish.

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