Guys at Training
Akala Island: Paniola Ranch
At Kiawe's family farm, Kiawe, Ash, Sophocles, and Gladion packed several camping gears and got ready to head out.
"Alright, we should be good to go now," Kiawe said.
"While Mallow, Lillie, and Lana are on their own training, we should also do some training ourselves," Ash said.
"Yeah, with stronger enemies that we'll soon face, it's best that we don't slack off," Gladion said.
"I just hope they won't be that monstrously strong," Sophocles said.
Then, the guys headed out, into the woods where they set up camp.
"Alright, now that camp's been set up, it's time for a workout!" Kiawe said.
"What's the first on the agenda?" Gladion asked.
"A sprint run to strengthen our bodies!" Kiawe said.
"Awesome, let's do it!" Ash said.
"Running? I thought we'd be practicing moves." Sophocles said.
"It's not just about moves, strengthening our bodies is also important," Kiawe said.
"He's right! We need to be in top shape as well," Ash said.
"Alright then, let's go! Few laps around the campsite!" Kiawe said, and the guys started running.
Kiawe and Ash ran at full-speed from the get-go, Gladion paced at a moderate speed, and Sophocles was slow with slight difficulty.
After the run, the guys took a break at the campsite.
"So what do we do next?" Ash said.
"Endurance training under a waterfall," Kiawe said.
"Alright, let's get to it!" Ash said.
The guys came to a small waterfall under a small stream.
They quickly got underneath the waterfall and stood tall, but Sophocles appeared to have some minor difficulty.
"This was hard enough during Goun's quest for the Burst Hearts," Sophocles said.
"Endure it, that's the purpose of this training," Gladion said.
"I know, but…" Sophocles said.
Later, when the guys returned to the campsite, Kiawe's family came over to hand them some food.
"Here you go, boys. Eat hard, and train hard." Sima said.
"Can't forget to eat when you're being active," Rango said.
"Good luck, big brother!" Mimo cheered.
"Wow, thanks a lot, Mimo!" Kiawe said with affection.
After Kiawe's family had left, and the guys had eaten, they were ready to resume training.
"Alright, I'm ready to get back to training!" Ash shouted.
"So far you've done sprints and waterfall endurance, what's next for training?" Rotom asked.
"Battle training!" Kiawe declared.
"Yeah, I'm so ready for that!" Ash excitedly said.
"No surprise you are," Sophocles said.
The guys came to a clearing in the forest, where it would serve as the battlefield.
"A four-way free-for-all. That's how we're doing it!" Kiawe said. "Burst or regular battle doesn't matter. You can do either one and feel free to switch."
"And I'll be recording!" Rotom said as it flew up to record from the sky.
"Pikachu, I choose you!" Ash said, and Pikachu stepped up to battle.
"Turtonator, let's do this!" Kiawe said.
"Togedemaru, go!" Sophocles said,
"Silvally, come forth!" Gladion said.
As all four Pokémon got ready to battle, Rotom gave the signal. "Ready? Go!"
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Pikachu fired a bolt of electricity at Silvally.
"Silvally, take this Ground Memory!" Gladion gave Silvally the Ground Memory to change it into a Ground-type and become immune to Pikachu's attack.
"Turtonator, use Flamethrower!" Turtonator breathed out a stream of fire at Pikachu.
"Dodge it with Quick Attack!" Pikachu quickly sped out of the path of Turtonator's attack and rammed into Turtonator's face.
"Silvally, Multi-Attack!" Silvally enveloped itself with aura and charged to strike Togedemaru.
"Togedemaru, Spiky Shield!" Togedemaru raised her spikes and glowed green as they grew in length.
When Silvally struck Togedemaru, it instead ended up hurting itself due to the spikes.
"Togedemaru, Pin Missile!" Togedemaru shot needles out of her spikes at Pikachu, Turtonator, and Silvally.
"Turtonator, Draco Meteor!" Turtonator formed an orange ball of energy and launched it up to the sky, where the ball split into multiple meteors that came crashing down on Togedemaru.
"Silvally, Air Slash!" Silvally shot out blades of air at Turtonator.
"Pikachu, use Iron Tail!" Pikachu hit Togedemaru with his steel-hard tail.
"Alright! I'm taking it to the next step!" Kiawe said. "Turtonator, let's go!"
"Burst!" Kiawe used Burst to merge with Turtonator.
"Alright! I'm doing it too!" Ash said. "Pikachu, come back!"
As Pikachu stepped back, Ash sent out Decidueye in replacement. "Decidueye, I choose you!"
"Burst!" Ash used Burst to merge with Decidueye.
"Sounds good," Gladion said.
"Burst!" Gladion used Burst to merge with Silvally.
"Burst!" Sophocles used Burst to merge with Togedemaru.
"Focus Blast!" Kiawe charged up a yellow ball of energy and launched it at Ash.
"Razor Leaf!" Ash sent multiple leaves flying at Sophocles.
"Dragon Claw!" Gladion slashed Kiawe with his claws imbued with dragon energy.
"Iron Head!" Sophocles rammed intoGladion with a steel-hard headbutt.
The battle went on and on until evening when everyone was tired out.
"Whew, that was a workout!" Ash said.
"Agreed, I think we can call it for the day," Kiawe said.
"I'm exhausted," Sophocles said as he laid on the ground.
"Even if the enemy is strong, we'll catch up to them this way," Gladion said.
Then, the guys started heading back to the campsite.
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