Chapter 26: Sonata Gym Battle.

Ash and his friends finally reach the Sonata City, where the fourth gym is. "What is that building over there?" Ash asks.

"That is the Sonata Hills, it is the biggest hospital in the Torren Region. A lot of people are getting there treated with injuries and other stuff." Nora says.

"Wow...it sure is a big hospital." Lillie says. "But first, we should go to the gym and see if Damian and Harmony are there."

Nora frowns at the mention of Damian might still be made at her, but she shakes it off and decides to stay strong.

Then they go to the gym, inside the gym are a bunch of flowers and a garden. "It looks so beautiful..." Emily says.

"Yeah, the leader Harmony uses Normal and Fairy Types, some says that she is quite tough and has a never-before-seen Mega Evolution." Alice says.

"It makes the battle more exciting I guess." Ash says.

As they get pass the flower maze, they finally reach the battlefield where Harmony is waiting for them.

"Well if it isn't you guys, it's been a while. Do you remember me back at Suntouched City?" Harmony asks.

"Of course, we fought the Taen together..." Nora says.

Alice stiffs at the mention of the name, but then Harmony notices her. "It seems like you have a new companion. I am Harmony."

"Alice, I am Emily's sister..." Alice says with a frown. "And we are both daughters of the Augur Jaern..."

Harmony frowns and says, "East has warned us about it, the Augur himself is the leader of the Sky Cult. We know something is fishy ever since Adam disappears...speaking of which, you two are Adam's children, right?"

Ash and Nora nod with sadness, Harmony notices the frown and says, "Well, I might have digressed, but I run this gym here in Sonata City. I specialize in Normal and Fairy-type Pokemon. So Ash, do you think you can take me on?"

"Of course." Ash says. "Me and my Pokemon are always ready."

"If so, let's start! I can't wait to see what you will bring to the table."

As they go to the battlefield, the referee states the rules as usual, Harmony says, "Get ready to be crushed, go! Cinccino!"

As the Pokemon is out, Ash says, "Wartortle! I choose you!" As Ash sends out his first Pokemon, the battle starts.

"Cinccino, use Bullet Seed!" Cinccino shoots out some seeds at the Pokemon.

"Block it with Iron Defense!" Wartortle goes into the shell for protection. "Rapid Spin!" The shell then charges towards the Cinccino.

"Use your fur to block it!" Harmony yells as the Pokemon blocks the attack.

"This is what I am waiting for." Harmony gasps. "Vacuum Wave!" Then the Cinccino is seriously injured.

"Are you okay? Cinccino?" Harmony asks as the Pokemon nods. "Use Rock Blast!"

"Focus Blast!" Ash yells as the Pokemon shoots out a giant sphere, it not only destroys the upcoming rocks, it also knocks Cinccino out.

"Cinccino is unable to battle." Harmony sighs as she returns her Pokemon. At the same time, Wartortle also evolves.

"A Blastoise!" Lillie cheers as she scans the Pokemon.

Delta Blastoise: The Selfish Pokemon. Dark and Fighting Type. Evolved from Wartortle at LV:32. Though its shell now blends in with the darkness, it welcomes foolish opponents who attack it from behind. It concentrates its spirit into blasts of energy.

Ash also cheers with the Pokemon. Harmony says, "Well, it is great to see your Pokemon evolve, but it might be four times weak to Fairy. Azumarill!"

As the Pokemon appears, the Pokemon starts off with the Belly Drum, even though it cuts its HP, but its ATK is raised.

"Blastoise, use Shadow Sneak!" Ash says as the Pokemon starts to form a shadow.

"Aqua Jet!" Azumarill charges towards the Blastoise before dodging the shadow, and as they get in contact, she says, "Play Rough!"

Then a dust cloud appears with both Pokemon inside the cloud, Blastoise can be heard with pain. Ash says, "Calm down, Blastoise, just fight back with your Thunder Punch and the Iron Head!"

Then the two creates a larger dust cloud, Lillie says, "I can't see a thing..."

"Me too." Nora says.

After the dust cloud is gone, both Pokemon are down on the ground fainted.

"A draw..." Emily says, "Not to mention, it was like a real fight that becomes intense with the power of typing."

"Yeah..." Gladion says.

"Return." Ash says as he returns the Pokemon. Harmony says, "Who knows that the battle will be turning into like this, but this is why the battles are interesting. Gardevoir!"

As the Pokemon appears, Ash says, "Vespiquen, your first battle!"

As the Pokemon appears, Ash says, "Metal Claw!" The Pokemon uses the giant claws to charge, but the Psychic from Gardevoir stops the attack.

"Use Signal Beam!" "Flamethrower!" Both sides charge with the strong beams, but neither goes back down as the beams turn into particles.

"Flare Blitz!" Ash yells as the Vespiquen starts to charge like a rocket. Harmony says, "Direct hit, Focus Blast!"

This causes Ash to widen his eyes, since Vespiquen can't stop the attack. Then the Focus Blast hits the Pokemon and causes it to faint.

"Oh no, Vespiquen, are you alright?" Ash rushes towards the Pokemon. Lillie says, "Vespiquen can't control its speed when it is in the rocket form..."

"Yeah, Ash has to be careful." Alice replies.

Ash sends out Sunflora next. Sunflora uses Sludge Bomb, it manages to poison Gardevoir, and then it tries to use Overheat to destroy the Gardevoir.

"I did it." Ash says.

"Not quite." Harmony says with a smirk, then Sunflora also goes down.

"Destiny Bond..." Emily says, "The fainted Pokemon also takes down its opponent..."

Ash groans and says, "You did your best, Sunflora."

"Sylveon, come on out!" As the Pokemon appears, Ash sees Eevee wants to take a shot, but Ash shakes his head and says, "No, Eevee, I know you want to battle, but I have to leave this battle to other Pokemon since they want a chance."

Eevee frowns but nods, then Ash sends out Haxorus. Haxorus starts with Hydro Pump, and Sylveon dodges with the Quick Attack.

"Shadow Ball!" As the shadow ball approaches the Pokemon, Ash yells, "Dodge and use Whirlpool!"

The water tornado appears and then it traps Sylveon, causing it to take a lot of damage. "Now take this, Attract!"

Ash gasps as Haxorus has hearts in his eyes. "Oh no...Haxorus, stay control of yourself!"

"Hyper Voice!" Harmony says, to Haxorus, since he is immobilized by love, he doesn't care about the noise and its HP is taken away.

"Haxorus!" It is then Ash yells once more that the Haxorus stays back together, it then uses Iron Tail and defeats Sylveon. Harmony says, "I can't believe it just get rid of the immobilization just like that, man Ash. You are really something."

"Well, I don't know about it as well." Ash rubs his head.

"Togekiss!" Harmony sends out the Pokemon, but much to Ash's surprise, it uses Thunder Wave to make Haxorus paralyzed. Haxorus tries to stand up and charges, but the Dazzling Gleam from Togekiss makes it hard to move and then it faints eventually.

"Here goes nothing..." Ash says. "Lycanroc, I choose you!"

As the dog Pokemon appears, Harmony muses, "Four Deltas and a Pokemon whose form I have never seen before, your team is quite interesting."

"I know." Ash says. "Lycanroc, use Accelrock!"

"Block the attack and then use Dazzling Gleam again!" Lycanroc is faster as it hits the Pokemon with the attack. Togekiss screams in pain.

"Togekiss, hang in there and use Nasty Plot!" Togekiss nods as it closes its eyes, then it wakes up with the Special Attack rises. "Air Slash!"

The razors made of wind keeps hurting Lycanroc, but Ash just smiles, "Time to finish it, Lycanroc, let's go!"

They start to do the Rock Pose and Ash yells, "Splintered Stormshards!"

Lycanroc's eyes glow red and then stones appear by its side and then charges towards Togekiss, causing it to faint.

Harmony just stares at first, but then she says, "So this is the power of the Z move..."

"Indeed." Ash says. "Now I'll just have to beat your final Pokemon..."

"Don't forget, I have been storing this never-before-seen Mega Evolution for last, go! Miltank!"

As the Pokemon appears, Ash starts to groan. "Of all the Pokemon..."

"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Harmony taunts. "You should be, Miltank, Mega Evolve!"

As the Pokemon glows white and changes form, Ash says, "You won't believe me, when I was at Johto, I lost all my Pokemon to a Miltank, so it has been a nightmare to me."

"I see, but first, I'll use Earthquake!" Lycanroc then traps inside the ground and then Miltank starts to roll around and hits Lycanroc, causing it to faint as well.

"Return, Lycanroc." Ash says as he gets the Pokemon back.

"Poor Ash..." Lillie says.

"Yeah, this will be tougher than I expected..." Nora says.

Ash thinks, "I have to think of a way...I think I should trust him..."

"Sceptile! I choose you!" Ash sends out his last Pokemon. And the Sceptile appears with a mega stone by its side. "Mega Evolve!" Ash yells as the Pokemon evolves into a giant sword like tail and still with the karate outfit.

"Sceptile, huh? I have heard about this Pokemon is strong enough to beat a Darkrai, right?" Harmony asks.

"What? Brother beat a Darkrai before?" Nora asks.

"Yeah, but he still lost since that trainer has a team full of Legendaries." Gladion says.

Sceptile's Dragon Dance and Detect keep dodging the upcoming Rollouts, and then it finally finishes the Miltank with the Superpower, causing it to return back to its form.

"What? No! How..." Harmony is shocked that her Miltank is fallen, but she returns it and says, "I lost...unbelievable... Back when I first saw you, I had a hunch that you would beat me one day. I guess that prediction was right! Congratulations."

She gives Ash the Paragon Badge, and Ash accepts it. Then it is Nora's turn, she also has a hard time battling the Mitank, but she win somehow and gets the badge.

"Now we have our fourth badge, where should we go next?" Nora asks.

"I suggest that you can go to the Kepler City. The leader there is a very good-" Before Harmony can finish, Damian rushes in and says, "Ms. Harmony?"

"Damian?" Ash asks.

Damian sees them and he stares at Nora, who feels guilty. He shakes his head and says, "Well, I am a challenger, but that's not important. You know the hospital just north of the city? I want to tell you that the power just got cut."

"The power...cut? That's impossible. The system is protected, it shouldn't just fail like that...unless it was sabotaged! Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I need to go check it out. There are people in that hospital in very critical conditions. They need that power in order to live. Would you guys give me a hand? If somebody really did sabotage it, they might be dangerous- and I'd love all the help I can get."

As Harmony rushes outside first, Damian looks at them and says, "Ash, Nora..." He says the last name with hesitation. "Congrats on getting the fourth badge I assume..."

Nora says, "Damian, listen, I-"

"We can talk after this." Damian says as he also leaves to help Harmony. Ash says, "Nora, he won't be away for any second if this is a serious problem."

Nora nods as they go catch up with the two.


Now I have something to say about the next chapter I am going to write. A new team member will join in Ash and his friends, but an old team member is going to leave because I am going to replace Damian with someone else for the story purpose. Damian won't be affected by Malde in the next chapter, so sorry for those who wants to see him being corrupted.