Switch Up! A Tale of Multi-Verse Ash Ketchum!

Note: This chapter may contain spoilers for Sun and Moon series, yes the dubbed one. You've been warned!

Chapter 19: The Rock Show

Ash breathes in and out, seeing the chance to correct a mistake that he committed some time ago…

He opens his eyes and looks around…

"This is it…" He looks to his shoulders, where Pikachu sat comfortably "This time we win!"

"Pika?"

"We lost against Alain, but this time we win!"

"Pi…?"

"But then again…" Ash's mind wanders as an image of Alain's Charizard came up front. It breathed blue fires that burned his dream… A big sweat drop covers his head "Damn overpowered Charizard…"

With that in mind, he releases all his team and looks at them…

"Roh…"

He sweats drops at seeing Rowlet sleeping… "Rowlet wake up…"

The grass owl Pokemon wakes up suddenly, and stands to attention… even if a little sleepily.

"Okay this is the deal, we went back in time to the time of the Kalos League finals… so it's you guys against a very experienced trainer with an OP Charizard, so we'll play to take down his whole team as fast as we can and then we throw everything at his final Pokemon"

Lycanroc looks a bit confused, but nods nonetheless…

The others… better left unsaid…

He sighs and scratches his neck "Guys we'll do our best!"

-o-

In the stands…

"I can't wait to see this battle! Ash is in the finals!" Bonnie smiles widely, Dedenne sharing her enthusiasm "I bet he'll beat Alain!"

"Bonnie don't forget that Alain is a strong Trainer" Clemont reminds his sister "Also Ash never beat Alain until now, it will be a challenge!"

Sawyer nods at that "It's as he says, Ash has everything to win, but Alain has that Charizard and Metagross! They are both strong Pokemon! His other Pokemon also are unknowns"

"If someone can beat him, it's Ash"

Everyone looks at Serena, who smiled at the battlefield.

"I'm sure of it! This is a battle he can absolutely win!"

Bonnie turns a mischievous smile at the young girl "The only battle he can't win is the one he has trying to understand your feelings!"

"Kyaaaa!" Serena blushes profusely at that "Don't say that Bonnie!"

"Serena's feelings?"

Everyone freezes at that, slowly turning around to see Ash looking at them, mind clearly working to understand what was said…

It was not long before Ash nods in understanding "I get it"

"You get it!?"

Serena looks at Ash, feeling completely embarrassed by this 'No way… Does Ash feel the same way about me!?'

Ash smiles at them "Serena's feeling to me are that she wants me to win! It's obvious!"

Everyone falls to the ground at that, Serena specially seeing as a dark cloud hovers over her.

Bonnie could only shake her head "As expected of Ash…" She looks at him and notices his new clothes "Hey Ash what about those clothes?"

It was true; Ash now sported a new hat, white and blue striped shirt along red and black shorts. Also in his arm he had a black bracelet.

Did he seem more… childish as well?

"Err training last night destroyed my clothes so I had to get a new set…" Ash waves wildly while showing off his new clothes.

While the others nod in understanding, Serena looks at him, sensing something… different… 'There is something wrong with MY Ash…' Her eyes glints as she takes in his figure… his posture… it's like he was Ash and at the same time he wasn't…

Serena's eyes narrow at that… Her Ash sense never failed her…

"So what are you doing here Ash?" Sawyer breaks in with a question that's been plaguing him since Ash appeared there.

"Well I got kinda lost and ended up here…"

"Ash these are the stands, you should be down there…" Clemont points out to the battlefield were Alain was already waiting…

"Is Trainer Ash ready to battle!?"

"Wait! I'm up here!" He starts waving his arms comically to call for attention "I'll be down in a bit!"

Sawyer pulls out one of his Pokeball and releases his Salamance "Ash use Salamance to get down there quick!"

"Thanks Sawyer!"

-o-

In the void…

"Why doesn't that surprise me…?" Darkrai mutters under his breath "Stupid forced comedy relief…"

"We'll he's a lively one…?" Brock asks no one in particular "So how old is he actually?"

Kalos-Ash sighs at that "He's ten I think, like all of us"

"Wait I'm fifteen" Sinnoh-Ash steps up, affronted on that issue.

"What?" Kalos-Ash turns to the other one "But…" Both Ash stammer at that…

Professor Oak approaches Brock and Darkrai "So how skilled is this Ash, considering he's the older one… somewhat"

"The older one?!" Many Ash shout back at that.

Darkrai does what he does best, he ignores them "Skill-wise, he's the best out of them all"

"The best?" Brock's eyebrow rises at that "You put emphasis on skill…"

"Pokemon-wise, the stronger ones are Kalos and Sinnoh, in that order, but then again…"

"Ash isn't measured by words like that, I get it" Brock says knowingly.

Kalos-Ash walks to Darkrai, a question clear in his eyes "You say that… Alola is better skill wise…how much stronger than I am he could be in this battle?"

Darkrai chuckles at that "Well… let's say that Alain is facing Alola's Champion…"

Cue expected reaction…

"WHAT!?"

-o-

In the battlefield…

Alain sweat drops at seeing Ash flying down into the battlefield with a Salamance of all Pokemon…

'Much for dramatics…?'

"Thanks Salamance" Ash pats the Pokemon as it flies away to its owner "Sorry Alain, I got kinda lost" He laughs lightly.

Alain shakes his head "That you're here is what matters, after all we have a score to settle!"

"Right!" Ash pumps his fist while internally crying 'He wants to battle Greninja!'

Both trainers were in their places, and that was enough for the referee "Are both trainers ready for this?"

"Yeah!"

"Yes!"

"This will be a six-on-six battle with substitutions available!"

"Both trainers have come a long way in this league! Trainer Ash has battled through trainers like Astrid and Sawyer, both possessing Mega Evolved Pokemon! But the mystery is his Greninja! On the other hand, Trainer Alain has battle his way to the semifinals with just his Charizard, where he met Remo who pushed the former to use his Metagross! There's no question that both of them are strong trainers!"

Ash sweat drops at that 'They're waiting for Greninja! What the hell I'm gonna do!?'

"Trainers send your Pokemon!"

"Tyranitar let's do it!"

Tyranitar comes out with a bellowing roar.

Ash adjusts his cap and smiles "Let's start with Lycanroc! I choose you!"

Ash's Lycanroc comes out of the Pokeball and howl, not to be upstaged by its opponent…

"Would you look at that?! I've never seen a Lycanroc like that!" The commentator shouts out, trying to get a better look of Ash's Pokemon.

-o-

In the Champion's booth…

"A Lycanroc! I didn't know Ash had one!" Diantha smiles at seeing the orange Pokemon "I can't say I ever saw one that's orange…"

"It's marvelous! That Lycanroc looks like a mix of the Midday and Midnight forms that are known! Could it be that Ash found the middle point!?"

"This battle was interesting from the beginning, now more so…" Diantha mutters as she watches the battle start…

-o-

"Tyranitar start off with Stone Edge!"

Ash smirks at that "So far so good! Lycanroc use Accelerock to close the distance!"

Lycanroc practically blurs in front of Tyranitar and slams into it before it could use Stone Edge. Both Pokemon pushed but the clear advantage was to Tyranitar due to its size…

"Get it away with Superpower! Don't let it move!" Tyranitar grapples Lycanroc tightly, impeding further movement.

'Of course it has different moves…' Ash resignedly thinks on it "Let's end it quickly then! Lycanroc use Counter!"

Just as Tyranitar was about to throw Lycanroc away, the rock coming out of its head glowed green. With it, Lycanroc swiped at Tyranitar cleanly in the chin, making the Pokemon fall backwards.

"Now Stone Edge!"

Lycanroc slams its front legs in the ground, followed by a line of spikes that got Tyranitar on its back.

"Tyranitar!" Alain exclaims, shocked by the turn of events.

Tyranitar stands up and growls at the Wolf Pokemon. Suddenly Alain's Pokemon turns to his trainers and roars something at him.

Alain looks at his Pokemon before nodding "Let's do it then!" He brings up his Mega Ring up, touching the stone on it "Respond to my feelings, Keystone! Join our hearts! Tyranitar, Mega Evolve!"

"Ack! What the…!" Ash steps back in shock at that.

"Taar!" Tyranitar roars as it bulks up, changing, evolving.

"Wow! Trainer Alain has mega evolved his Tyranitar! It's a surprise that he brought such a power so soon!" The announcer cries out in shock.

The crowd roars in excitement at seeing another Mega Evolution.

Ash cries internally, but soon recomposes himself and smiles "Okay, we'll beat it Lycanroc!"

Lycanroc didn't seem too sure, as the humongous form of Mega Tyranitar loomed over it. Seeing Ash confidently standing to the challenge, the Pokemon stands his ground.

In the Void…

"That's so not fair" Kalos-Ash mumbles in shock "He has another Mega Evolution!?"

"Something that he originally doesn't have" Darkrai mutters in disbelief "This is Arceus' work…"

In the stands…

"Ohh! Alain has a Tyranitar he can Mega Evolve!" Sawyer had his journal out and his pen was steaming from how fast he was writing "I don't believe it! He ditched Mega Evolving his Charizard for Tyranitar! He must have a strategy to go on! What could it be!?"

"I wonder about that as well!" Tierno looks seriously at the battlefield "Also, good call by Ash to use Pokemon Alain might not know. It will give him an advantage"

"Will it be enough?" Shauna questions her friend, concern shining in her eyes.

"I don't know"

In the battlefield…

"Stone Edge!" Both trainers call out.

Lycanroc mirrors his opponent and both techniques clash, Tyranitar's overcoming the former.

"Accelerock to get away!" Ash shouts to Lycanroc, who maneuvers through the field of stones swiftly.

"Dark Pulse over the field!"

Tyranitar roars as it shoots a dark beam all over the field, hitting Lycanroc square in its snout.

"Now Stone Edge!"

Ash looks at Lycanroc and already knew the end result… "Accelerock! Break through!"

"What!?" Alain exclaims in shock at the move by Ash.

In the Champion's Booth…

"What is he planning…?" Sycamore wonders out loud, not seeing his angle on this.

Diantha meanwhile smiles knowingly 'How easy they forget the moves a Pokemon has…'

In the battlefield…

"Trainer Ash sent his Lycanroc to a certain defeat! What is he thinking!?" The announcer cries out in disbelief.

Lycanroc runs at full speed and breaks through the stones one by one until it got to be too much that it could barely break them.

"Now over them!" Ash commands "Run on top of them!"

"Roc!" Lycanroc jumps over the stones and prepares for the next jump in one of them.

"Now Counter!"

Lycanroc's horn glows green as it pushes off the rock into Mega Tyranitar, pushing it back.

"Tyranitar hold off with Superpower!"

Tyranitar's body bulges even more and stops Lycanroc's charge completely. Ash gasps in shock, while Alain smirks at this turn of events.

"And now finish it!"

"Taaar!" Tyranitar slams Lycanroc on the ground with enough force to make the field tremble. To finish it off, it also jumps onto the Wolf Pokemon…

"Lycanroc!" Ash cries out in concern.

Tyranitar gets off the Pokemon as a referee enters the vicinity and finds a knocked out Lycanroc.

"Lycanroc cannot continue! Trainer Ash, bring your next Pokemon!"

In the stands…

"It was too much…" Clemont sighs in disappointment "That Lycanroc is strong, but not enough to take on a Mega Evolved one"

Serena shakes her head "Ash is not down yet… He's still got many strong Pokemon"

"That's right! Greninja will take care of that Pokemon!" Bonnies exclaims cheerfully.

In the battlefield…

'Why do I feel like I'm going to disappoint someone?' Ash sighs as he recalls Lycanroc "That Tyranitar sure is strong, Alain. I didn't expect that"

Alain smiles at that "Tyranitar sure is strong, but so was you Lycanroc. Nevertheless I didn't expect you to use other Pokemon than the ones you caught in Kalos"

"I didn't expect that you would Mega Evolve a Tyranitar of all Pokemon" Ash retorts back.

"Touché" Alain concedes and looks at the Pallet Town Trainer "So, What will it be?" Alain smiles at the potential of a difficult battle 'Ash has strong Pokemon besides his Greninja. This ought to get my blood pumping"

Ash pulls out a Pokeball and throws it "I'll go all out, so prepare as here it comes!"

From the Pokeball came out Rowlet, who was sleeping…

"Roh…" A bubble of snot grew as it breathed out.

In the stands…

"It's so cute!" Bonnie and Shauna gush over the Pokemon "I want one!"

"Is it sleeping!?" Trevor eye's twitch in shock, a deadpan in his face.

Clemont's glasses shone white as he looked down while Tierno smiled at the Pokemon.

"Which Pokemon is that one!?" Sawyer looks at the Pokemon, trying and failing to analyze it with his Pokedex.

"It's a Rowlet" Tierno replies with a smile "It's a… particular Pokemon. A Starter Pokemon in Alola"

"So Ash has been to this Alola Region?" Serena questions Ash's rival.

In the battlefield…

Alain sweat drops at seeing Ash trying to wake up his Pokemon…

"Rowlet wake up" He picks up the Pokemon and shakes it around until the snot bubble explodes, waking up the Pokemon.

"Roh!" Rowlet looks around, trying to see where it is, until its eyes land on Mega Tyranitar… "Let!" Rowlet struggles out of Ash's hands and hides behind him.

"Come on Rowlet, you can beat that Mega Tyranitar!" Ash reassures his Pokemon.

'Yeah right…' The thought of every spectator in the venue.

Rowlet looks at Ash and puffs its chest and flies in front of its trainer.

In the void…

"Poor Pokemon…" Brock comments as he watches Rowlet practically march to its own death, at best…

"Indeed, Rowlet are Starter Pokemon and is on a similar power level that Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur" The Professor informs the Ash of the multiverse.

Darkrai ignores the whining Ashes in place of figuring out what the hell Alola-Ash is thinking… 'He can't mean to use that off the bat…"

In the battlefield…

"It seems that Ash's Rowlet recovered its wits and is ready to fight!"

Alain almost felt shame at desiring to attack the small flying type, but it was a battle "Prepare for battle, Tyranitar!"

"Rowlet, we go all out from the beginning!" Ash shouts as he places a green crystal in his bracelet "Let's show him that Mega Evolution if overvalued!"

Ash crosses his arms and does a series of poses that ends up with him clapping his hands "This is our power, Rowlet!"

In the Champion's Booth…

Sycamore stands up in shock "A Z-Move! Ash is going to use a Z-Move!" He exclaims in glee "The chance to study Z-Moves is rare! And now we're seeing it clash with Mega Evolution! Marvelous!"

Diantha smiles at that "You kept your surprises, Ash Ketchum…"

In the battlefield…

Alan didn't know what Ash was doing, but the energy surrounding him was visible to anyone who had eyes… 'What is this…? Let's see where it leads…'

Ash smirks as he extends his arms to the sky "Full power Rowlet! Use Bloom Doom!"

From Rowlet comes energy that consumes the battlefield, filling it with flowers that coalesce in a beam of green energy that soars at Tyranitar.

It was too late for Alan to call out a command as Tyranitar is hit fully with the technique "Tyranitar!"

When the light goes down, Tyranitar stood tall and strong, having tanked the attack, but not unscathed as its body was clearly singed…

"I can't believe it! What a strong technique! I'm told it's called Z-Move, typical in the Alola Region! That Tyranitar tanked that was phenomenal!" The Announcer shouts for the crowd to hear.

Alain sighs in relief "That was close… I shouldn't let my curiosity win again..." He smirks nonetheless "That was a powerful move, Ash! I didn't expect it from that small Pokemon! But it ends now!"

Ash looks at Alain with a determined glint in his eyes, not moved by how it failed. Hell, a smile blooms on the trainer's face "You're right…"

Confusion filled Alain's mind "What do-"

Just as he talked, Tyranitar tumbled over and its Mega Evolution wore off…

The Stadium was silent while Rowlet proudly pushed a leaf strand that it didn't possess…

BREAK

I said I would finish this, so I'm doing it. So please bear with me, I could barely write two words before all my juice disappeared. I said the same in my other story, so I'm sorry.

So Lycanroc faced a Mega Tyranitar and lived to tell the tale. He didn't win, but he did live, that is much more than many others can say.

And Rowlet kicked ass… Was it wise of Ash to use his Z-Move? Maybe, it was Alain's Mega Evolved Pokemon… but is it all?

-o-

-KALOS LEAGUE-

ALOLA-ASH Vs ALAIN

Lycanroc (X) Vs Tyranitar (MEGA)

Rowlet Vs Tyranitar (MEGA – X)

-o-

So I'll be writing a bit more I guess now that COVID is a thing and I can't get out of my house, so I suggest fanfiction writers who say that 'life got in the way', to continue your projects… even if I'm burning myself.

Bye!