Chapter 36 Selene Gym Battle
Ash and the others dive underwater and they find the Ancient Tower, Ash asks, "What is so special about this place?"
"You'll see." Diana says as they enter the tower, as they have to use Celebi's Tesseract to go through some missing roads, and then they find some pieces of paper on the ground as they read some of them.
"When I first heard of Delta Species, I was immediately fascinated! I had to know more. I discovered that because of the mutation, none of them seem to be able to breed, which is why they are so rare and valuable. But how lucky was I to spot a strange silver dragon flying through the sky to this tower! I had to chase after it! Perhaps I could be one of the lucky owner..." Nora reads, and she says, "Come to think of it, we never knew about Pokemon breeding with Delta Pokemon."
"So maybe these scatter notes can tell us about it." Alice says.
When they go to the third floor, they find another note and reads it, "This tower seems to have been falling apart over the last few years. Had it not been for the sound of fluttering above me, I may have turned around. The sound of being so close to a big discovery pushed me ever forward. I can't walk away now!" Taen reads.
And the next piece is at the end of the road, as they have to move fast before they fall through the hole. "As I climbed higher to the top, a very strange screech from a few floors above had caught my attention. What was more fascinating were not the noises themselves, however, but more the fact that it sounded different each time, as if two Pokemon were there..." Zachary reads the third part.
When they head to the fourth floor, they find another one. "I was so very close to the top, I could hardly believe it! The screeching had died down as I got closer though. Perhaps the Pokemon was hurt? I knew that I had to hurry, in fear that all of this work would be nothing if the dragon I saw were to perish!" Emily says as the others are gasping.
"Perish?" Ash says with horror as they continue forward. As they finally reach the final floor, they finally get to see Tobias kneeling, Diana says, "There you are, Tobias."
Tobias hears her sister and he turns around, he smiles and says, "Hello, Ash. Though it isn't our first meeting."
"Indeed." Ash says. "So what are you doing here?"
"I was here to train myself, but when I got to the fifth floor, I noticed them in front of me." Tobias says as they look forward, they gasp as they see two Delta Noivern's dead bodies.
The group can only gasp in shock, and Emily reads the fifth note as she says, "I had finally made it to the top, and to my shock, my journey was well worth it. I had found my new Delta Species! It appears to be originally a Noivern, but with shiny metallic skin and flowing green grass on its neck and chest. But the biggest discovery came in the fact that not only were there two new delta Pokemon in front of me, but also an unprecedented sight; a pair of eggs!"
Ash reads the final one as he says, "The two Noiverns appeared to be huddled around the eggs, and it took a while before they let me come near them. Both dragons look very weak...Rust has started to form on their bodies, and their yellow eyes seemed to be fading. It must have taken all of their strength to keep these eggs safe here. The one that appears to be female nudged me, pushing one egg towards me. I nodded and took that egg with me, leaving the other one with the Noiverns. If you're finding these notes, please take the other egg. Keep it safe. It might be the only surviving proof that Delta Pokemon might be able to breed. And if you do find this...I will be continuing research into the breeding of Delta Pokemon."
"They see the egg between two Noivern's dead bodies, Tobias says, "A friend of mine living in Gaea Town told me about this story, which is why I have come here, while waiting for the egg to hatch, I also train myself here to protect it from outsiders."
He turns to Gladion and says, "You seem to be a fine trainer who will take care of your Pokemon, why don't you try taking care of this egg?"
"Me?" Gladion is surprised as Toabis hand over the egg, and much to their surprise, the egg starts to hatch and it is actually a Delta Noibat, who also imprinted Gladion as his father. Ash says, "You should do it, Gladion. It won't be hard considering that I have a Delta Noivern as well."
Gladion nods as he captures the baby Noibat. Then Tobias says, "Now that you have the egg, I have a request that needs all of you to go to the Metchi Town."
Ash and the others nod as they use the Flying Taxi to go there, as they go to the Day Care, they see a scientist and he says, "Hello, Tobias, thanks for coming."
"No problem, I meet these kids, and they promise to take care of the Delta Noibat which just hatched from the egg."
"I see, that's great news." The scientist says as he turns around, "Hey, Darren. I am just going to show this kid around to our little project."
"The Day care man nods as he lets the group inside the ranch. But just as they go inside, they see how big it is and how many Pokemon are here.
"Okay, listen, here is the deal. I am going to allow you to beta test our little...experiment. It's been cooped up here for too long, and we need to make sure it can do what we made for so far. But, I gotta make sure you know what you're doing." The scientist says to the children.
"Tell you what. The experiment is obviously a Delta- but if you can tell me what species it was, originally, I'll let you through."
"Sure, give us the question." Ash says.
"You should be able to figure out from the context - what I'm studying, and so on." The scientist says as the others are confused.
"We are at the Breeding Center, so the Pokemon might have to do with it..." Nora says.
"And there is only one Pokemon I can think of is related with breeding...that will be Ditto!" Ash says.
"Huh, not bad. Okay, I'll tell let you through. Please uh...just treat it nicely, okay?" The scientist says. "It's an experiment, but it is, you know, sentient."
Then they notice a Delta Ditto in front of them, Ash decides to capture it by battling, Nora says, "Delta Ditto is a Water Type...which means that Grass Type or Electric Type will be useful."
"I know." Ash says as he uses Noivern to battle, and in the end, Noivern was able to defeat it and Ash captures it in the end.
Delta Ditto: The Transform Pokemon: Water Type. When rearranging its cell structure to transform itself, it sometimes makes a mistake and becomes a different type.
After finishing the quest, they are now back at the Selene City Gym, as they have a lot of questions to ask Tobias. "Is it true that you are related to Persephone?" Ash asks.
Tobias says, "It is true that I am..." This causes gasp to them. "But there is a reason that she makes this Darkrai Cult."
"A reason?" Zachary asks. "If I remember correctly, you did join the Infernal Cult at first."
"Wait, Infernal Cult? The Cult where your brother was leading?" Alice asks.
"Yeah, in truth, we were asked by the Timeless to be spies there." Tobias says, "But Persephone decides to come as well...and she was busted. She was tortured...instead of helping her, we ignored her since we don't want to get busted. We also left her there when we got busted, and that is probably the reason why she hated us."
"No wonder she wants revenge..." Taen sighs.
"Indeed. But how did she escape?" Ash asks.
"The second Augur...Jaren." Zachary says, "He came to our base and released her and some of the prisoners. And he also lets her form the Darkrai Cult and then for exchange one thing."
"Kill Adam and his family..." Emily says.
"I see..." Ash says. "I guess it makes sense..."
"Now we should put that aside." Diana says. "We should have our gym battle, right? I want to see your strength if you can save your loved ones?"
Ash nods as they go to the battlefield, but it is misty and the others can't clearly see a thing.
"The battlefield my sister uses is based around Dreams since we are chosen by Legendaries that associates with Dream."
"Yeah, I can see." Nora replies.
Diana says, "But anyway, enough of that, right? Let's get this show on the road. Get ready to lose!"
"I am not thinking about that, I am here for the win." Ash replies.
And then the referee states the rules, which is six on six battle as usual. Diana says, "Now here is my first Pokemon, Sableye!"
As the Pokemon appears, Ash says, "Well, Roserade! I choose you!"
As the rose Pokemon appears, Diana says, "A Delta Pokemon, I should have known that you have a lot of them."
"Of course." Ash says. "Roserade! Start with Hurricane!"
"Dodge it and then use Will-O-Wisp!" Sableye jumps away from the breeze and then shoots out Ghost fire to make her burn. "Use Trick!"
Ash is confused as Roserade is now tangled by the Choice Scarf. "Now use Knock Off!"
Then the scarf is down and Roserade gets some damage. Ash says, "I wasn't expecting that. But now use Moonblast!"
Roserade nods and then uses the move, causing the Pokemon to faint.
"Sableye is unable to battle. Roserade wins."
Diana says, "I guess the trick didn't work, but here is my second Pokemon. Gengar!"
As the Pokemon appears, Ash feels a little shudder at the sight, but he tells Roserade to use Lunar Cannon, but when she is charging, Gengar uses Sludge Wave to defeat her before the attack shoots.
Ash sends out his second Pokemon, Muk. Muk tries to use Magnitude, but the attack misses.
"Too bad, my Gengar's ability is Levitate." Diana says.
Nora says, "Oh no...then ground type moves aren't working..."
Tobias says, "My sister is really prepared for the match against him..."
"Then I use Sandstorm." Ash says as the field is now covered in sand. "Icy Wind!" Gengar shoots out the Ice, with the Life Orb, it deals a lot of damage.
"My Pokemon has a Life Orb, which means that the attack is now stronger." Diana says.
Ash looks at the damage from Muk, he says, "I can only bet on this. Muk, Thief!"
The attack hits as Muk takes the Life Orb. "What?" Diana is shocked. "Use Payback!" With the power-up, Muk defeats Gengar, but it is also fainted because of the Life Orb.
"Both Pokemon are unable to battle."
Emily says, "That is a smart move to do."
"Indeed." Gladion says. "He is doing well."
The third Pokemon Diana sends out is Gardevoir, while Ash sends out a Delta Luxray.
"A Delta Luxray? When did Ash capture that Pokemon?" Nora says as all the companions have no answer to that.
As Delta Luxray is battling, Ash thinks back to the night when he first meets this Pokemon.
(Flashback)
As everyone goes to sleep in Hekate Town, Ash couldn't sleep and he walks into the Murk Forest with Eevee following him. Ash stands at the river bay and looks at the water, he starts to tear up and both Eevee and Arceus looked surprised.
"Ash? What's wrong?" Arceus asks.
"I really missed her..." Ash says. "Why didn't I protect her back then...we had a pleasant talk a few hours ago...but Lillie...she doesn't have any...she is controlled, she couldn't be happy now..."
Eevee and Arceus see how Ash is really sad, Eevee then nuzzles him, she says, "That is why we need to save her. She is still alive, she isn't dead. And she must believe that you would save her."
Ash sees them and nods a little, but it didn't stop the tears flowing from his face. Just then, a Pokemon is watching from the bushes, after hearing how sad the trainer is, he decides to come out.
"A Delta Luxray?" Ash asks as the Pokemon rolls some berries to him. "Thank you..."
Luxray nods and he stays by his side, then Ash decides to capture him as gratitude for cheering him up.
Delta Luxray: The Venom Fangs Pokemon. Steel and Poison Type. One drop of its venom is potent enough to incapacitate 2000 Rattata.
(Flashback end)
"Luxray...we will win this battle together. Finish it up with Iron Tail!" Luxray then slams the Gardevoir to the wall, causing it to faint.
"Gardevoir is unable to battle, Luxray wins."
Nora says, "I have never seen Luxray battle before...but that is so amazing."
"Same here." Taen replies.
Diana sends out her fourth Pokemon, a Chandelure. Using Substitute makes Luxray confused and then it defeated it with Overheat.
Ash sends out his fourth Pokemon, Wartortle. Wartortle uses Nasty Plot and Iron Defense at the same time, making the Pokemon come up with a plan inside the shell while dodging the Energy Balls. In the end, Wartortle evolves into Blastoise and uses Dark Pulse to defeat the Pokemon.
Delta Blastoise: The Selfish Pokemon: Dark and Fighting Type. Evovled from Wartortle at LV:36. 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.
"Now I see why you are special." Diana says, "But my fifth Pokemon isn't a Pokemon to be ignored. Gothitelle!"
As the Pokemon appears, Ash sees the Mega Stone on the Pokemon. "I have never seen a Mega Gothitelle before."
"Then you will be surprised. Mega Evolve." Diana uses the Mega Pendant on her neck to mega evolve the Pokemon. Gothitelle is wearing pants instead of dresses, and it looks much eviler.
"Wow..." Gladion is in awe at the sight of the new Mega Evolution.
Blastoise tries to dodge the attacks from Gothitelle, but a Shadow Ball can knock it off the field. So Ash sends out his fifth Pokemon, Charizard.
"Charizard, respond to me and Mega Evolve." As Charizard mega evolves, the sky becomes dark and filled with terror due to the ability Noctum.
"If you don't know, Mega Gothitelle gains Dark Type. So use Dark Pulse."
"Dodge it. I know you can do it, use Lunar Cannon!"
With the exchanging attacks, what caught Diana off guard is that the Pokemon uses a Seismic toss to throw Gothitelle back to its original form.
"Gothitelle is unable to battle, Charizard wins."
Tobias says, "If I remembered, Ash's Charizard can beat a lot of Legendaries such as Articuno and Entei...I wonder why he didn't use it in the Sinnoh League."
"Well, he was training in the Charisific Valley back then if I remembered what my brother said." Nora says.
Diana says, "Even my Mega Evolution is failed, I still have a Legendary. Cresselia!"
Ash gasps at the sight of the Pokemon. But he trusted Charizard. And things don't go well, since the Noctum ends and then the Pokemon is hit by the Ice Beam. Ash has tried to recall Charizard, but he stops him and assures him that it is fine. So Ash trusts Charizard and Charizard lands a Confuse Ray, causing Cresselia to be confused, and then a Phantom Force can knock out the Legendary Pokemon.
"Cresselia is unable to battle, Charizard is the winner, which means the victory goes to Ash Ketchum."
Ash cheers with Charizard, who gives him a Dragon Breath. Diana sees that Cresselia is fallen and she is surprised. She recalls her Pokemon and then says, "It seems like I have been toppled. I guess it had to happen eventually! Congratulations. Here's your prize." She gives him the Dreamland Badge and Ash accepts it.
Nora also battles Diana as well, with the Celebi versus Cresselia in the end, much to the awe of the spectators. In the end, she also gets the badge from Diana.
"So where are you going next?" Tobias asks.
"Well...I am not sure." Ash says.
"I suggest that you can go to the Amphitrite City. My boyfriend, Calreath, runs the Gym there. His team specializes around the Rain, so you might want to prepare for that." Diana says.
"Wait, Uncle Calreath?" Ash and Nora ask in surprise.
"You know him?" Taen asks.
"He is my father's brother." Ash says. "Like my Dad, I haven't heard of him ever since we were separated."
Nora says, "Well...I had, but I never knew that he had a girlfriend. And he is also a member of the Timeless."
"Really? Which Legendary?" Gladion asks.
"Manaphy." Tobias says. "And not the other one, the one who treats Ash as a father."
"Wait...Manaphy? But his mother..." Ash frowns.
Diana says, "I got a call from Calreath, he told me that Manaphy refuses to make May his mama because she betrayed you. And he is also said that his future mama is not with papa."
Ash blushes a little and Emily asks, "Who is it?"
"Not telling." Ash says with a pout as they go outside the gym. But once they do, they see a man walking past. Taen says, "That is London..."
"London? You mean the Elite 4 member?" Alice asks.
"Yeah...and looks like he is heading towards the Dragon Ruins." Taen says.
"Wait, didn't your father said that the Perfection Cult would be at the Dragon Ruins, we have to get Reshiram and Zekrom back from him." Ash says.
"If that's the case, it will be better if I come with you." Tobias says as they leave the gym and bid farewell to Diana.
The gym battle is finally over, at first I thought the gym is hard, but thanks to my Charizard and Roserade, I defeat all six Pokemon with shock. I hope you like this chapter. The next chapter will be the end of the 1.1 version.
