Battle Frontier Part 13
Ash and his friends are now headed for Fennel Valley, the latest location of the Battle Pyramid so Ash can have his rematch against Brandon but have stopped for a lunch break.
While the Trainers and their Pokémon are eating, Ash notices a bowl empty and asks, "Hey, where is Aipom?"
Just then, they see her gone to a nearby field of flowers where she forms a crown and puts it on her head to get attention. Lillie says, "Wow it is so cute."
"I agree." Max says, "But I wonder what does the Pokedex says about her."
Ash then shows him the entry as Max nods.
Johto Dex Entry No.39 Aipom: The Long Tail Pokemon: Normal Type. It uses its tail to hang on to tree branches. It uses its momentum to swing from one branch to another.
Aurora asks, "So what are you going to do next, Ash?"
Ash says, "Training of course, right Lillie?"
Lillie smiles, "Of course, I am willing to help you out."
Aipom suddenly gets jealous and then she has a tantrum, she pulls Ash down, takes his hat again and runs away baiting Ash to follow.
"Hey, Aipom, come back here!" Ash yells as Mark and Surch decide to follow Ash while the others are staying there. Amelia says, "There sure are some behavioral problems for Aipom..."
Then Ash, Mark and Surch loses Aipom, but they notice the shrine in the distance and then they go to investigate. They meet a boy named Hank, and they heard from him that the village will pick a new king for a year. The elder reveals the golden crown, announcing that the person that possesses the crown by sundown will become the king.
The elder opens the gate, and the crowd runs up the pyramid to the crown, leaving Hank and the others behind dazed by the stampede and Hank is disappointed. Just then, Ash's hat falls down to his head and then they notice Aipom reaches the crown. "Aipom, what are you doing?"
Just then, Aipom notices the group, but she sees how Pikachu is on Ash's shoulder and she is still angry. She runs away with the crown, and Ash sends Pikachu ahead to catch up with Aipom.
Ash and the others keep searching them until they hear the villagers saying that they are at the North Cliff, but they don't know the direction, so Hank sends out his Nosepass to help, and then the others chase up to them.
"Ash, where have you guys been?" Aurora asks.
"I am sorry, Mom. But we have to quickly find Aipom or else she is going to be the king..."
"Be the king? What's going on here?" Minami asks.
Once they go to the cliff, they find Pikachu and Aipom there. Aipom then says how her head stuck, and Ash says, "This is bad...the sun is going to set..."
Ash tries to pull the crown off, but it won't budge. Aipom is now really scared and hugs Ash for comfort, Ash says, "Don't worry, if you are forced to become the king, then I will stay with her for a year."
Minami asks, "But what about the Battle Pyramid?"
Ash lowers his head, "You are right, it will be a shame to miss the rematch…" Ash then gives a determined look, "But I won't leave one of my Pokemon alone here."
Lillie says, "Then I will stay here too if Ash and Aipom stay. We share Pokemon so which means Aipom is also my Pokemon."
"Lillie…" Ash smiles, and Aipom is very touched that they really care her as much as to the other Pokemon.
Suddenly, a robotic Fearow grabs the crown and Aipom along with it. Ash grabs Aipom and Pikachu removes it with Thunderbolt. Team Rocket shows up and unleashes a whole flock of robotic Fearow. Ash shields Aipom from the attacks. The Fearow scatter high enough away that Sylveon cannot reach them with Moonblast. Ash summons Gardevoir, sending it to attack the robots, even though it is woefully outnumbered. Even though Gardevoir inflicts plenty of the damage, the robots are too numerous, forcing Ash to recall Gardevoir.
"How about Aipom using Double Team? It might be able to confuse them." Hank asks.
"That's a good idea." Ash says as he tells her to do so, and Aipom produces dozens of illusory copies. However, the Fearow flock quickly destroys the illusions and reveals Aipom. One Fearow grabs Aipom, and Ash grabs back, trying to stop it. Hank uses Nosepass and Thunder Wave to disrupt Meowth's control of the Fearow flock, sending them flying erratically. Aipom uses Swift and Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to send Team Rocket flying.
Sunset is imminent, and it appears that Aipom will become king.
"What should we do…" Ash says in a worried tone.
"How about this?" Hank brings out a Belue Berry, "This berry is sour, maybe it will help her get the crown off."
Aipom eats it and she jumps around with lips puckered since the Berry is so sour, pushing on her head. With Aipom already pushing, Hank pulls off the crown.
"Aipom, I am so glad." He hugs her. "You shouldn't cause such mischief again, please?" Aipom blushes in guilt after hearing Ash's words.
The villagers and the elder arrive, noticing that Hank is holding the crown at sunset. They proclaim him as the new king, with the villagers bowing down to him. Hank is ecstatic, feeling unsure if he should accept. However, May and Ariel mention that Hank's contributions prove that he can lead. Hank accepts the crown, and Ash looks forward to the Battle Pyramid rematch.
Ash and his friends have finally arrived at Fennel Valley, the new location of the Battle Pyramid. Ash is psyched up for his battle against Brandon and determined to be crowned the Champion of the Battle Frontier.
"Hey, Ash!" Scott waves to them as they approach, suddenly, Nurse Joy approaches him as a crazed fan.
"I can't believe I see the Ash Ketchum in front of my eyes, can you give me an autograph?"
Ash sweat drops as he signs near all of his battle pictures, Nurse Joy also notices Aurora, May and Ariel, she also asks them to give an autograph.
Aurora asks, "Scott, so where is Brandon?"
Scott says, "About that, I am sorry that Brandon is busy at the ruins right now...so Ash still can't battle him yet."
"Oh man…" Ash says in disappointment.
"How about you stay at my Pokemon Center, we have a lot of facilities here." Nurse Joy asks.
"Sounds interesting." Ash says as they all go there.
When they get there, Nurse Joy shows the gang around all the facilities that the Pokémon Center has, including an exercise room, hot springs, as well as a battlefield and a contest hall.
"Wow, there is an actual contest hall?" Ariel says in shock.
"Of course, we also held contests here." Nurse Joy says as May and Ariel are amazed.
At the battlefield, Ash asks Lillie to help the battles, which she agrees, but Nurse Joy buts in and asks that he wants to battle Ash. So Ash and Nurse Joy battle using Chansey and Ash uses Gallade.
Nurse Joy removes her Nurse's hat which causes her to have a change in persona. The same also goes to Chansey.
"Woah, it is like they change their personality…" Mark says.
"What a surprise." Lillie adds.
Amelia says, "I have heard of her when I was at Nurse Joy's school...but to think that I see her in person..."
Nurse Joy's Chansey is very strong, which forces Ash to use Mega Evolution, it barely defeats Chansey. Causing her to rush off with Gallade and Chansey to heal up.
After that, Ash learns from Scott that Brandon has 3 legendary Golems, he takes his own and starts to discuss how to defeat.
"Wow, Ash has Regirock, Regice and Registeel, too?" Ariel asks.
"Yeah. He got them at the tree of Beginning, as well as Sir Aaron's Lucario..." Lillie says.
"Sir Aaron's Lucario? You met him in person?" Surch asks.
Aurora says, "Aren't you forget that Ash is Sir Aaron himself a lot of years ago?"
"I guess we forgot about that." Ariel says.
Inside the Fennel Valley ruins, Brandon is staring at an ancient tablet and is trying to figure out how to unlock its secret. Just as he realizes what to do Ash runs up to him.
"Brandon, how is the search going?" Ash asks.
Brandon shows him by rearranging the symbols on the tablet to unlock a riddle that will guide him to the sealed chamber, and the location of a special Pokémon.
"Now before you battle me, like other facilities, you have a challenge before facing me." Then after getting to the Battle Pyramid, Ash suddenly finds himself in a dark room that he can't see anything.
"This is the test of braveness, and what you see is the Dark Maze that is made inside this facility. Now you are in the start, but there will be an exit. If you can go to the exit without any Pokemon fainting, then you will have a chance to battle me."
Ash nods as he sends out Crobat, Absol and Sylveon with him as he enters the maze.
The others are worried about Ash and May asks, "Will Ash be okay?"
"I guess so. He has meet all kinds of darkness before." Mark says.
"Because of a certain Giratina?" Max asks with an obvious look.
"Yeah." Lillie sighs.
Ash meets a lot of Pokemon who has been there to attack him, but he gets carried away and his Pokemon gets hit. It takes him a long time to get out of the maze.
"You take longer than I expected." Brandon says sternly, Ash lowers his head in shame.
"But since you get out of there without any Pokemon fainting, we will have a battle. Right now I have other things to do. I want you to think how to not get carried away until we battle 6 on 6 next time."
He says as he leaves. May says, "Man, you already clear the challenge, but you still can't battle him yet."
"I know. But he is right. I should think more about how to beat him." Ash replies.
There is a reason that I didn't write the Brandon battle in this chapter, since I want to make it like the Anime, but I don't want Ash loses to him. And the next chapter will be the 4 episodes from this chapter and I hope you like it.
Ash and Lillie's Current Pokemon:
Butterfree x2, Beedrill, Pikachu, Wigglytuff, Persian, Arcanine, Lapras x2, Mewtwo, Mew, Meganium, Crobat, Aipom, Espeon, Steelix, Qwilfish, Donphan, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Sceptile, Gardevoir, Slaking, Milotic, Tropius, Absol, Metagross, Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Latias, Latios, Lucario, Electivire, Magmortar, Mamoswine, Gallade, Sylveon
In Home:
Venusaur, Blastoise, Pidgeot, Raticate, Fearow, Arbok, Raichu, Sandslash, Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Clefable, Vileplume, Venomoth, Dugtrio, Golduck, Primeape, Poliwrath, Alakazam, Machamp, Victreebel, Tentacruel, Golem, Rapidash, Slowbro, Magneton, Farfetch'd, Dodrio, Muk, Cloyster, Gengar, Hypno, Kingler, Electrode, Exeggutor, Marowak, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Weezing, Kangaskhan, Seaking, Starmie, Mr. Mime, Jynx, Pinsir, Tauros, Gyarados, Ditto, Omastar, Kabutops, Aerodactyl, Snorlax, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Dragonite, Typhlosion, Feraligatr, Furret, Noctowl, Ledian, Ariados, Lanturn, Xatu, Ampharos, Bellossom, Azumarill, Sudowoodo, Politoed, Jumpluff, Sunflora, Umbreon, Slowking, Unown x28, Wobbuffet, Girafarig, Forretress, Granbull, Scizor, Shuckle, Heracross, Ursaring, Magcargo, Corsola, Octillery, Delibird, Mantine, Skarmory, Houndoom, Kingdra, Stantler, Smeargle, Hitmontop, Miltank, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Larvitar, Tyranitar, Lugia, Blaziken, Swampert, Mightyena, Linoone, Beautifly, Dustox, Ludicolo, Shiftry, Swellow, Pelipper, Masquerain, Breloom, Ninjask, Shedinja, Exploud, Hariyama, Nosepass, Delcatty, Sableye, Mawile, Aggron, Medicham, Manectric, Plusle, Minun, Volbeat, Illumise, Swalot, Shapedo, Wailord, Camerrput, Torkoal, Spinda, Flygon, Cacturne, Altaria, Zangoose, Seviper, Lunatone, Solrock, Whiscash, Crawdaunt, Claydol, Cradily, Armaldo, Castform, Banette, Chimecho, Glalie, Walrein, Huntail, Gorebyss, Relicanth, Luvdisc, Salamence, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Honchkrow, Weavile, Lickilicky, Rhyperior, Yanmega, Porygon-Z,
In training: Charizard, Charla
May's Current Pokemon:
Blaziken, Beautifly, Delcatty, Venusaur, Munchlax, Blastoise, Eevee
