The Johoto League is beginning. Our heroes have arrived and have met with some old rivals such as Grimmjow, Nnoitora, and Hiyori. Ichigo may also have a new rival: the mysterious Ulquiorra. With the Johto League beginning, matches have been set up to cut down around two-hundred competitors down to only 48. Ichigo's battle is about to start and it's against Nnoitora. Will Ichigo be able to defeat this ruthless trainer? We're about to find out.
Pokemon
Every trainer has a choice
To listen to that voice inside
I know the battles maybe long
Winners may have come and gone
I will carry on
Yeah, this dream will last forever
This dream will never die
We will rise to meet the challenge every time
(Advance challenge)
Yeah, this dream keeps us together
This shows that you and I
Will be the best that the world's ever seen
Cause we will always follow this dream
Pokemon
(Ichigo's voice) Hazard Battle
Ichigo's first battle in the Johto League is none other than Nnoitora. It is surprising, but he isn't going to let that stop him.
"I must admit that I didn't expect to see you of all people here." Ichigo said. "No way I'm going to lose to the likes of you."
"We'll see about that. Can we get this started? I have a whole lot of payback to give this guy." Nnoitora said.
"Allow me to go over the rules." The referee said. "The battle is one-on-one. The battle will be over when one side is unable to battle. We will now decide which trainer will have the first move." They all looked to the screen and saw how a spinner was acting to see who will make the first move and it landed on….Nnoitora.
"So I get the first move? Perfect." Nnoitora said. "It will be over in one move. Scizor, crush them!"
"Scizor!"
"So he's going with that Scizor again." Ichigo said. Absol was ready to take part in this battle. "Wait a minute, Absol. I was going to use you in this battle, but I think there's someone who still has some payback of their own to give this guy." Absol understood and stayed down. "Fraxure, I choose you!"
"Fraxure!" Fraxure was all set to battle, but when it saw Nnoitora was their opponent, Fraxure was even more serious.
"You again? That's fine. I'll take you down all the same." Nnoitora said.
"Is using Fraxure really a good idea?" Rukia said.
"Ichigo wants to show Nnoitora that Fraxure is stronger than before." Chad said.
"Good luck out there!" Orihime called.
"Let's get this over with!" Nnoitora said. "Scizor, Metal Claw!" Scizor went on the attack, but Fraxure was ready for it this time.
"Fraxure, Rock Smash!" Ichigo said. Fraxure used its attack and the two of them collided. The two of them were equal in strength and pushed each other back. "Fraxure is stronger now than before. You would know that if you didn't abandoned it."
"Are you still going on with that?" Nnoitora asked.
"Yeah. What you did with Fraxure was wrong in the first place. So I'm going to make sure Fraxure gets the satisfaction it deserves." Ichigo said. "Fraxure, are you ready?"
"Fraxure!"
"So let's use Dragon Tail!" Ichigo said. Fraxure had energy flow through its tail and slammed it against Scizor.
"Scizor, X-Scissor!" Nnoitora said. Scizor fought back and slashed against Fraxure in an X-shape. This battle is just starting, but it's already getting intense.
…..
Hiyori
"Hiyori is the winner." The referee said. Hiyori just got done with her battle.
"Of course." Hiyori said as she knew she would win. Hiyori was on her way out, but she accidently bumped into Ulquiorra on the way. Ulquiorra didn't say anything and that annoyed Hiyori. "Hey, jerk. You should apologize when you bump into someone."
"I don't have time." Ulquiorra said and just kept walking, but Hiyori was really annoyed.
"Who is that guy?" Hiyori said.
…..
Ichigo
"Fraxure, Dragon Rage!" Ichigo said. Fraxure launched the blast of dragon energy, but Scizor was able to deflect it. "That won't stop us. Dual Chop!" Fraxure went on the attack again, but Scizor was holding Fraxure back.
"I've had enough of this." Nnoitora said. "Scizor, Metal Claw!" Scizor got a claw free and slammed it against Fraxure with Fraxure getting pushed back. "Scizor, I didn't think we would have to do this, but we need to bring these guys down."
"Hold on. Is he using what I think he's using?" Ichigo said as he couldn't believe it. Nnoitora pulled out his chain and grabbed his keystone.
"Scizor, mega evolve!" Nnoitora released some energy and it transferred to Scizor with Scizor becoming Mega Scizor.
"I can't believe he had Scizor mega evolve when Fraxure can't." Orihime said.
"Not as surprising as you think." Rukia said. "Nnoitora must be getting impatient with Ichigo. Nnoitora is a ruthless trainer and doesn't handle losing well. He must want to beat Ichigo badly."
"You may have had Scizor mega evolve, but Fraxure is still taking you down." Ichigo said.
"I don't think so. Hyper Beam!" Nnoitora said. Scizor powered the attack and launched it. Fraxure got hit by the attack and it did some devastating damage. Fraxure was knocked down by the attack, but was still able to battle.
"That Scizor is unbelievably powerful." Chad said. "The fact that it can mega evolve makes it even more dangerous."
"Ichigo better be careful." Rukia said.
"It doesn't matter. Ichigo will never lose to someone like him." Orihime said.
"Hey!" Rukia and Chad looked down the side and saw Hiyori running their way and she looked scared about something.
"Hiyori? What's wrong?" Rukia asked.
"You guys won't believe what I saw." Hiyori said. "It happened after my battle. There's this one trainer named Ulquiorra here."
"Ulquiorra? We met him just the other day." Chad said. "What about him?"
"He was crazy strong. He has this powerful pokemon called a Darkrai." Hiyori said. "The power that Darkrai possessed was a little unbelievable. He made quick work of his opponent."
…..
Flashback
Hiyori watched Ulquiorra's battle going on. The battle seemed practically one-sided.
"Darkrai, Dark Pulse." Ulquiorra said. Darkrai used the attack and blasted a Gliscore and knocked it out. Everyone was amazed and a little scared with what they just saw. Ulquiorra is no ordinary trainer.
End of Flashback
…..
"So he uses a Darkrai?" Rukia questioned. "That is a pretty powerful pokemon. This Ulquiorra might be more of a challenge than he looks."
"Orihime, what do you think?" Chad asked.
"Come on, Ichigo! You can beat him!" Orihime cheered.
"Are you even listening?" Hiyori said, but realized the battle was going on. "Oh! Ichigo's battle is going on."
"Fraxure, Dragon Tail!" Ichigo said. Fraxure wasn't giving up as Fraxure tried to attack again, but Scizor was able to block it.
"You're outmatched this time." Nnoitora said.
"You think so? Think again! Dual Chop!" Ichigo said and Fraxure was able to land another attack against Scizor, but Scizor still wouldn't go down.
"Metal Claw!" Nnoitora said. Scizor slammed its claws against Fraxure and it did some real damage as Fraxure dropped to the ground. Scizor placed its foot on Fraxure and held it down.
"Fraxure!" Ichigo called. Fraxure had a hard time getting up and it was looking good.
"Maybe you haven't had enough yet." Nnoitora said as Scizor held out its claw and was ready to attack again. Fraxure looked up to Nnoitora. "So is that really all you got? You're still pathetic."
"Fraxure…." Fraxure wasn't going to let Nnoitora keep up with this as Fraxure was starting to lift itself despite Scizor trying to keep it down.
"You're wrong about Fraxure and you're wrong about how weak Fraxure is. Fraxure show him how strong you are!" Ichigo said. Fraxure tried to get back up and was starting to glow.
"Fraxure?" Ichigo said.
"It's evolving!" Rukia said as everyone who was watching was impressed with this. Fraxure grew much bigger and was bigger than Scizor now.
"Haxorus!"
"Amazing! Fraxure has evolved into Hazorus!" Rukia said as they all liked that.
"Awesome! This is just what we need!" Ichigo said.
"You think you'll win just because that little weakling evolved? Wrong!" Nnoitora said.
"We'll see about that. Do it, Haxorus! Let's show him!" Ichigo said. Haxorus did just that. Haxorus charged in and had energy spiraling around. "Whoa! That's Giga Impact!" Haxorus smashed into Scizor and was pushing Scizor back.
"Too bad that's not very effective against Scizor!" Nnoitora said.
"Maybe, but this attack would be. Haxorus, Dragon Tail!" Ichigo said.
"Haxorus!" Haxorus slammed its tail against Scizor and there was some power behind it as Scizor slammed into a metal fence and was changed back to normal.
"Scizor is unable to battle. Haxorus is the winner and victory goes to Ichigo!" The referee said. His friends and everyone else that was watching cheered for him.
"You're the best, Haxorus!" Ichigo said as he wrapped his arms around Haxorus and Haxorus was really happy about this win as well. Nnoitora had Scizor return to its pokeball and turned back to them. Ichigo and Haxorus were wondering what he was thinking now.
"Not bad." Nnoitora said and walked away. All of them were surprised that Nnoitora actually said something that sounded nice. Since he lost, Nnoitora didn't had much of a reason to stick around and left. After that, the battles went on with so many competitors dropping down to only 48.
…
The Pokemon Center
"Ichigo, I'm glad to say you're Haxorus is doing well." Nurse Joy said as she handed back the pokeball.
"Thanks a lot, Nurse Joy. I'm real proud of Haxorus for what happened today." Ichigo said. "By the way, do you know what happened to Nnoitora?"
"I'm afraid I don't." Nurse Joy said. "He hasn't come in yet. I figured he would have wanted me to take care of his Scizor since it lost."
"Figures." Ichigo said as he walked away. Knowing Nnoitora, he isn't around anymore. He never did like losing since it always felt like people pitied him when he did. He always hated that feeling.
"There you are." Orihime said as Ichigo met up with his other friends.
"Is Haxorus doing okay?" Chad asked.
"Better than ever I would think after that battle." Ichigo said.
"I was a little worried when Scizor mega evolved, but I always believed that you would do it." Orihime said.
"Thanks, but it's not over yet." Ichigo said. "My pokemon and I still got a long way to go."
"You're right. Hiyori won her battle and I heard that Grimmjow won his battle as well." Chad said.
"You remember that Ulquiorra we met the other day?" Rukia asked. "It turns out that he has a Darkrai with him."
"A Darkrai?!" Ichigo said.
"That sounds a little scary." Orihime said.
"You're right and from what Hiyori said, he sounds powerful." Rukia said. "You're going to have a real challenge on your hands, Ichigo."
"That's just fine." Ichigo said. "I've got Absol and my other pokemon to help me out. I know there'll be some tough battles, but I'll be ready. If Haxorus can deal with Nnoitora, we can handle anything. Right, Absol?"
"Absol."
Ichigo may have won his first battle, but the Johto League is just starting. There are other battles coming and it's only going to get more and more challenging. Watch and see how it all plays out as the Johto League continues.
To Be Continued….
