90. Awaken Your Inner Instincts!


Vermilion City: Cerise Park

In the Cerise Park, the heroes were practicing using their weapons while Ash is in the Burst Form of Lycanroc.

"Flaming Explosions!" Goh stabs his Flame Sword on the ground to cause the ground explosions but, nothing happened. "Eh?!"

The explosions occurred only on Ash, sending him flying to Goh.

"Ow!" Ash said.

"I'm sorry! It was just an accident!" Goh said.

"It's okay." Ash said.

Chloe came to the park, wielding the Earth Crusher.

"Earth Tremor!" Chloe hits the ground with force using her Earth Crusher to cause explosion but, it exploded on Ash.

"*gasp* Ash, I'm so sorry! The attack flew on you by mistake!" Chloe said.

"It's okay, Burst Green." Ash said.

Then, Clemont came and wields the Thunder Baton.

"Thunder Strike!" Clemont uses the Thunder Baton to strike down the ground but, it electrocuted Ash. "AAAH! Sorry!"

"I don't wanna hear from you!" Ash said as he became angry. "Stone Edge!"

The stone erupted beneath Ash's feet, sending him flying and fell back into the Cerise Park.

"Ash!" Chloe, Clemont and Goh rushed to Ash.

"The attacks that fainted our leader!" Goh said.

The three brought Ash to the bed and they are healing him.

Serena, Bonnie, Dawn and Ben rushed in.

"What's wrong with Ash?!" Ben said.

Goh explained about the incident to his friends few minutes ago.

"The attacks you've used hit only on Ash?" Dawn asked.

Goh, Chloe and Clemont nodded.

But then, Ash woke up.

"Ash! Are you okay?" Serena asked.

Ash goes wild and jumps from the bed, howling like a Lycanroc.

"Oh my...!" Goh said.

"Ash is-" Ben said. "Behaving like Lycanroc!"

Ash turns around and scratches everyone.

Serena was angry at Ash's wild act.

"ASH!" Serena screamed in anger and she tries to beat him but, that Ash scratches on her face, making her fainted.

Ash escapes from the Cerise Park.

"Stop Ash!" Ben shouted.

"If Ash do such scratchy things, the people will have his head!" Goh said.

Vermilion City

At the city, Ash running in four legs at high speed, causing the people to be confused.

At the library, Gwen is buying a book and she heard the people screaming as she came out of the library, seeing Ash running like Lycanroc.

"Ash?" Gwen approaches Ash. "Hey, what are you doing?!"

Ash scratches Gwen's newly bought book.

"No! My book!" Gwen shouted. "ASH!"

Ash ran off.

Cerise Laboratory

At the Cerise Laboratory, the heroes are discussing about Ash's rash behaviour.

"That Ash is so wild!" Gwen said. "I will pour some fire on him!"

"Actually, Ash isn't behaving like our actual Ash." Ben said.

"You mean he is in the Burst Form of Lycanroc and he's behaving like Lycanroc." Clemont said.

Then, Master Vitomir came in.

"Master Vitomir!" The heroes stood up and they greeted him.

"Why are you here?" Serena said.

"I'm here to explain the current situation." Master Vitomir said. "Is that true Ash is behaving like Lycanroc when he is in the Burst Form of Lycanroc?"

The heroes nodded.

"Because he has unknowingly activated the Savage Mode." Master Vitomir said.

"Savage Mode?" Goh asked.

"Savage Mode makes the Burst Warriors behave like actual Pokémon when they receive high damage." Master Vitomir said.

"That means... the attacks that we used flew on Ash and..." Goh said.

"...he became a Lycanroc!" Gwen said.

"I think it's our mistake." Clemont said, hanging his head in shame.

"It's our fault." Goh said, also hanging his head in shame.

"Guys, there's no time to blame ourselves!" Serena said. "We must figure out how to fix Ash!"

"I'm leaving. Good luck of fixing Ash." Master Vitomir said before disappearing.

The heroes were thinking and Kevin had an idea.

"Guys, I have an idea!" Kevin said. "When I and Gwen watched the 'Princess and the Frog' film, the princess kisses the frog which made it turn back to the human. Like that, the girlfriend should kiss Ash and he'll turn back to our actual version of Ash."

"Wait a second. Who's the girlfriend of Ash?" Chloe asked.

Bonnie know who is the girlfriend of Ash and she points her finger at Serena!

The heroes look at Serena.

"Why are you looking at me?!" Serena asked.

"Perhaps you can kiss Ash and turn him back to normal." Kevin said.

Serena's face became red as a burnt stone.

"I will not be the big part of your stupid plan!" Serena said. "Are you gone crazy?!"

"There's no other option to bring Ash back to normal..." Kevin said.

"I found Ash, he's in the jungles near Vermilion City!" Julie said, holding her map tablet.

Jungles near Vermilion City

At the jungles near Vermilion City, Ash is just walking like a Lycanroc, simply roaming.

"HELP!" Serena's voice cried for help and Ash heard it.

Ash goes to the place, seeing Serena held captive by the bandits. (The bandits were actually Goh, Clemont and Rook in disguise.)

"If your Pokémon weren't given to me, I'll have your head!" The first bandit (Rook) said.

"Yes, we bandits show no mercy!" The second bandit (Goh) said.

"Yes! Yes!" The third bandit (Clemont) said.

The heroes were hiding in the bush and watching the acting of Rook, Goh and Clemont.

"My plan is going very well." Kevin said.

"Uh, Kevin..." Ben said. "Don't expect too much that your plan will be successful."

"Help me! Help me!" Serena cried for help.

Ash howled in fury and he revealed himself.

"Oh, A Lycanroc man." The first bandit (Rook) said.

"That monster will not scare us!" The second bandit (Goh) said.

"Let's beat that guy!" The third bandit (Clemont) said and the three wields the weapons.

"HOWWLLLL!" Ash howled and with one strike of his claws, the three bandits were fainted.

Ash scratches the rope, freeing Serena.

"Ash! You're my hero! You saved my life!" Serena said to Ash.

"Oh my gosh! Serena called Ash a 'hero'!" Dawn squealed.

"Does Serena has the feelings for Ash or is she just acting?" Julie asked.

"I will give you a surprising gift!" Serena said and she closes her eyes, trying to kiss Ash.

"Oh my... Serena's going to kiss Ash!" Ben asked.

"Man, I'm not going to watch that..." Gwen said, covering her eyes.

Serena almost kissed Ash as he saw the pack of Growlithe howling.

Ash ran off and howled with the Growlithe.

The heroes were surprisingly shocked that the plan became a flop.

"Flop!" Kevin snapped his fingers.

"See, Ash ran off! I told you I didn't wanna be a part of your stupid plan!" Serena said.

"But we have to fix Ash and bring him into his actual state, right?" Rook asked as he woke up.

"So we must do a Plan B." Ben said.

At the jungles, Ash kept on roaming until then they encounter villains who are capturing the Pokémon.

"Oh no, it's Ash!" Billy shouted.

Ash howled aggressively at the villains, frightening them.

"Capture him!" Charmcaster said and Dr. Animo used the laser cage to trap Ash.

Ash, behaving like Lycanroc, tries to free himself from the cage but, no avail.

"What's wrong with that kid?!" Captain Nemesis asked.

"Strange. Ash is behaving like a wolf." Billy said.

"Same." Kangaroo Kommando said.

"Shall we keep him as a pet?" Billy asked.

Ash successfully escapes from the laser cage.

"What?! That twerp escaped from my laser cage?!" Dr. Animo asked.

Ash attacks the villains and they were ready to fight him.

But then, heroes have arrived and they saw Ash fighting with the villains.

"Look!" Rook said.

"That's the villains!" Ben said.

"Ash is fighting with them!" Serena said.

Gwen saw the Pokémon captured in the cage.

"The villains had caught the Pokémon! We gotta free them!" Gwen said, chanting 'Lanzamiento!' to deactivate the lasers of the cage and the Pokémon were freed.

"Now, let's beat those villains!" Dawn said.

"Burst!" Goh, Chloe, Dawn, Serena and Clemont used Burst to fuse with Cinderace, Eevee, Prinplup, Delphox and Chesnaught.

"Uh oh, more twerps!" Billy said.

The villains summoned the army to attack the kids.

"Extrasensory!" Serena's eyes glow gold and she breathes the colourful beam at the Billy Pavers that caused explosion.

"Swift!" Chloe jumps in the air and she swishes her tail, shooting many stars at the Stone Creatures.

"Pyro Ball!" Goh juggles the pebble with his feet and kicks it, transforming into a fiery soccer ball as it flew towards Mutated Wasps before getting hit and exploded.

"Ice Beam!" Dawn releases the icy beam at the Jumping Jacks, freezing them.

"Vine Whip!" Clemont's shoulders have sprouted out the vines and lashes the Nemesis Drones.

Dr. Animo shoots the laser at Serena but, Ash stood in her way, getting hit by the laser and defended Serena from the attack. He collapsed to the ground, fainted.

"Ash!" Serena shouted.

"Ash!" Goh shouted.

"No!" Clemont shouted.

Serena saw her friend hit by a villain and she goes wild.

"How dare you hurting my friend!" Serena growled and she uses Mystical Fire against the villains that caused explosion, sending them blasted off.

Serena came into her actual state.

"What did I do?" Serena asked.

"You've just activated Savage Mode!" Ben said.

"Really? But Savage Mode can be activated when we get high damage." Serena said.

Then, a call from Master Vitomir came in.

"Congratulations, Serena! You have awakened your inner instincts." Master Vitomir said.

"What do you mean, master?" Dawn asked.

"Due to her strong feelings for Ash, Serena has instantly entered the Savage Mode. There are many options to trigger Savage Mode: It is triggered when the user has great courage." Master Vitomir said.

"My strong feelings for Ash?" Serena asked as she blushed.

"Come on, Serena. You've unlocked another way to go Savage Mode." Goh said, patting Serena's shoulder.

Then, Ash woke up and he is normal now.

"Ash! Are you alright?" Serena asked.

"Serena?" Ash asked.

Serena hugs Ash. "Ash! You are okay!"

"Uh? What's going on?" Ash asked.

"Nothing." Serena said, smiling at Ash. "Just a long story."

"Master Vitomir, are there many secrets of Burst that we should learn- Hey!" Goh said and he knew that Master Vitomir disappeared without saying. "Aw man! Master Vitomir left without saying!"

Cerise Laboratory

At the Cerise Laboratory, Serena and the heroes told everything what happened few hours ago to Ash.

"I see... I behaved like Lycanroc in my Lycanroc Burst Form and I scratched all of you?" Ash asked.

"Yes! You scratched me and your friends!" Ben said.

"I'm so sorry! It was just-Ow!" Ash said before getting slapped and beaten by Serena. "Hey! Why are you beating me?!"

"For scratching me on my face!" Serena said as she turned around, not wanting to see Ash.

"You're mad at me, right?" Ash asked.

"Of course, I am!" Serena said.

"Well. There's only one more thing." Ash said and he kisses Serena on the cheek, causing her to be shocked and started blushing.

The heroes were happy to see Ash kissed Serena, only on the cheek. The Pokémon were also happy.

"Ash, why did you kiss me?!" Serena asked.

"Only an apology." Ash said, smiling at Serena. "Serena, kiss me on the cheek."

"Really? Are you out of your mind?" Serena asked.

"C'mon, just do it. Nothing will happen to me." Ash said.

Serena kisses Ash on the cheek.

"Oh my gosh! Serena kissed Ash on the cheek!" Dawn said in awe.

"I have one question. When did you like me?" Serena asked.

"Long story, hehehe..." Ash said.


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