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This chapter didn't take too long because it is basically just an edited version of the original – I only made a few minor changes.
Anyway, without further ado here's chapter 7, I hope you enjoy it.
In conversations:
'- Translation of Poké Speech – No human unless otherwise stated can understand it. Ash can understand it due to his Aura.
"- Human speech
"- Telepathy/Aura
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon, if I did then Ash would have won a league by now.
The next morning Ash and Anabel down to the area Ash had chosen to train in and they picked up the Pokémon that wanted to accompany them, Chu and Meowth immediately taking their places on Ash's shoulders. They then walked to the Pokémon centre spotting two men standing outside, one looked slightly irritated while the other one looked furious.
"Alright Hayashi let's hear your lame excuse." Paul growled making no attempt to hide how pissed off he was.
"Yeah Takeo what was so important that you had to ignore us?" Richie said just as angrily.
"Well guys I met up with Anabel and well now we are together. So I've been spending all of my time with her." Ash replied hoping that they'd understand.
To Ash's relief Richie seemed to understand and instantly calmed down which Ash had expected as Richie certainly the calmest and most rational of the three of them. Paul on the other hand was less pissed than before but he still looked pretty annoyed which again didn't surprise him. Ash suddenly felt sorry for whoever Paul was going to be battling today as they were going to feel the full force of Paul's built up anger.
"So let's go and get our schedule's." Ash said trying to lighten the mood.
"We'd already have ours if you hadn't been late as usual." Paul grumbled.
Everyone ignored Paul's comment and the four of them walked inside and went to Nurse Joy who handed them their schedules.
"I'm battling a guy called Nando. The hell kind of name is that?" Richie said.
"I've got that loser Barry again; I can't believe that imbecile got an invitation to this apparently prestigious tournament." Paul said with disdain.
"I'm against someone who challenged the Battle Tower a couple of months before Ash. I only just managed to beat him last time. His name's Hyaki Sitora." Anabel said nervously.
"So who've you got Takeo?" Richie asked.
When they got no answer from Ash they looked at him and saw that there was an almost maniacal smile on his face that was so terrifying that it was even unnerving Paul.
"I've get to crush Gary motherfucking Oak. Oh I am really going to enjoy this." He said darkly.
The feral grin on Ash's face was terrifying for Anabel, the emotions radiating from Ash just intensified her fear as she felt all his rage, hate and distain for those who had betrayed him.
"Takeo, please stop this you're scaring me." She pleaded.
Her pleads were ignored as Ash was still focussed solely on the schedule in front of him. He was drowning out everything else around him, his desire for revenge was the only thing on his mind. As he thought of various ways to destroy Gary he saw a tear trickle down Anabel's cheek and she was trembling in fear. Ash was immediately broken out of the dark thoughts he was having and he pulled Anabel into an embrace feeling an overwhelming sense of guilt over what he must have just put Anabel through.
"I'm so, so sorry Anabel. Please forgive me, what happened seven years ago changed me and I let my desire for revenge take over, but that is no excuse for my actions."
"Just promise me that you'll never have that look on your face again or have such dark thoughts."
"I swear to you Anabel that I will do everything I can to make sure that doesn't happen again."
Ash wanted to promise her that he wouldn't do those things but he couldn't, he knew that if someone harmed a member of his family he would completely lose it. Anabel seemed to accept his response and her trembling had stopped, she looked at Ash's face and the smile she loved was back. The couple broke apart and Ash looked at Paul and Richie with an apologetic look on his face.
"Sorry about that guys."
Suddenly the doors to the Pokémon centre opened, the four of them looked to see who had entered and saw them. Paul, Richie and Anabel looked at Ash and saw that he was remaining completely calm. The group decided that they should make a quick exit as they didn't want be around them unless they had to. As the groups approached each other the traitors glared at them. Richie and Paul shot back glares of their own, Chu and Meowth glared at Pikachu and Sparky's cheeks started crackling. Ash just carried on forward ignoring them and Anabel avoided their gaze. Just as the quartet were about to exit Ash stopped and looked over his shoulder at the traitors.
"See you tomorrow Gare-bare." He said mockingly.
Before Gary had a chance to respond Ash had left, this made Gary grind his teeth as he hated that nickname and he hadn't had a chance to throw back an insult at that loser. Nurse Joy handed Gary his schedule and saw that he would in fact be battling Takeo tomorrow. The other traitors reassured him that he could take Hayashi down no problem.
"Yeah I'm Gary Oak there is no way that loser can beat me." He boasted as the group left the Pokémon Centre.
Outside the Pokémon centre the four of them split up so they could some training done before tomorrow. Richie and Paul went off on their own while Ash and Anabel started walking back to the clearing. While they were heading to the clearing Ash kept glancing at Anabel, he saw that she was keeping her gaze down and her posture was tense which worried him. Ash sensed her Aura and could feel that she was anxious and concerned. The emotions flowing through Anabel made Ash feel uneasy and he was seriously worried that his actions in the Pokémon Centre had damaged his relationship with Anabel. As they were about to walk into the clearing Ash stopped Anabel and turned her to face him.
"Anabel what's wrong? Are you still worried about what happened in the Pokémon centre?" Ash asked worriedly.
"No it's not that. I'm just thinking about this guy I am facing. He is tough, the last time I fought him I only just managed to win and that was when I was at my prime. He's going to crush me." She said dejectedly.
Ash watched Anabel sadly as she turned her gaze back to the ground, guilt building up inside him as he saw another of the effects his absence had on Anabel. He pulled her into a hug and she wrapped her arms around him in return.
"Hey don't be so negative. Listen we've got a day before you battle him so me and my Pokémon will help you train."
"Thanks Ash."
"No problem. By this time tomorrow we'll be celebrating my win over Gary and yours against Hyaki."
"Yeah you're right Ash." Anabel replied.
"Come on let's get back to the others and start training."
Anabel nodded in response and they walked into the clearing, they sent out their Pokémon who all looked at their trainers wondering who their opponents for the next round were. Ash's Pokémon saw the look on his face and knew that they must be fighting one of the ones who betrayed Ash which made all of them eager to fight.
"Ok everyone tomorrow we start getting revenge against the traitors and hopefully prove that they were involved with Team Rocket. Our first victim is our old friend Gary." Ash's Pokémon looked at him with smirks that promised pain.
"And we're against Hyaki again." Anabel announced.
All of Anabel's Pokémon grinned, they were excited to fight someone who had given them such a tough battle.
"So Anabel are you and your Pokémon ready for the hardest training you've ever done?"
"Of course we are." She replied confidently.
"Well let's begin."
They spent the next few hours training hard in preparation for their battles tomorrow. They rotated between learning new techniques and fighting mock battles. Ash and Anabel were surprised how much her Pokémon seemed to improve just by training alongside Ash's Pokémon. They watched as Anabel's Pokémon listened to everything they were being told and it didn't take them long before they started to use what they were taught.
Raikou had trained with Luxray and Helioptile who taught him a couple of new techniques on how to manipulate his electricity. Metagross sparred with Lucario and Scizor while also learning how to transfer electric attacks into the ground. Alakazam and Mr Mime spent time with Charizard learning Thunder Punch and Fire Punch to give them a variety of moves and it would be a great way to surprise opponents. Espeon spent a lot of time with Glaceon learning Signal Beam. Gallade spent a lot of time with Gardevoir which at first was spent generally chatting however that changed when Flygon gave them both an irritated glare.
As it started to get dark Ash and Anabel decided to stop training since everyone looked exhausted. After healing the Pokémon up and having dinner Ash and Anabel got ready to head back to the hotel, they offered the choice to stay in the clearing or go back into their Pokéballs and they all decided they wanted to stay out in the forest. Ash and Anabel left the clearing and quickly returned to the hotel.
The next morning Ash and Anabel went to the clearing and got their chosen Pokémon for today's battle. They walked to the Pokémon Centre where they had to part ways as their matches started at the same time. Ash pulled her into a hug as he sensed how nervous she was.
"Stop worrying Anabel I know you can beat him. Remember that I believe in you and so do all of our Pokémon" Ash said softly.
Anabel wished she shared Ash's and the other's belief but she still doubted herself but she wasn't going to admit that to Ash so she simply nodded in response.
"Once I've wiped the floor with Gary I'll meet you at stadium four."
"Ok."
The couple broke the hug and walked towards the stadiums they're battling in. Ash got to stadium three just in time to watch Paul obliterate Barry, it hadn't taken Paul log to decimate Barry which was what he had expected. He went down to the locker room and saw Paul leaving the stadium.
"Hey Paul that was quite a dominant performance you really crushed Barry." Ash said.
"He was weak." Paul said in a bored tone.
Ash chuckled as he watched Paul leave the stadium, he'd known Paul long enough to know that response is as close to a thank you as you are likely to get from Paul.
"Will Takeo Hayashi and Gary Oak take their places on the battlefield."
Ash looked at Meowth and Chu who were stood on his shoulders.
"You ready to humiliate Gary?"
"Yeah let's go beat dat twerp."
'We'll show him what real strength is.'
Ash, Chu and Meowth smirked as they left the tunnel and stood on the battlefield, Ash glared at his oldest rival who looked away at the referee to avoid the intense glare. Seeing that he'd accomplished his goal of intimidating Gary he stopped glaring and just stood with a cocky grin on his face.
"In the red trainer box we have Gary Oak and in the green trainer box we have Takeo Hayashi." All bar six people in the stadium cheered for the mysterious trainer.
"This battle will be a three vs three match. The rules are that when one Pokémon faints both trainers select a new Pokémon and you cannot use moves like Volt Switch. Hayashi shall choose his Pokémon first."
"Charizard let's crush this worm.
Charizard burst out of his Pokéball and roared as he fired a massive Flamethrower into the air. The sight intimidated Gary and terrified some of the audience at the sheer power on display, Gary was frozen for a moment as remembered the last time he had fought a Charizard.
'I'm ready for battle Ash.' Charizard said darkly as he glared at Gary.
Up in the stands Pikachu decided that he was going to get some answers to the questions running through his mind right now. He was one hundred percent positive that Takeo was indeed Ash Ketchum. All he had to do now was come up with a plan to get close so he could find out how he had gotten this strong.
Back on the Gary had overcome his fear and the irritating smug look that he always wore was back.
"That overgrown lizard doesn't scare me." He taunted.
"Mocking Charizard is not a good idea."
"Shut up Hayashi. Blastoise you're up"
When the tortoise came out he instantly recognised his opponent, a smirk formed on his face as he had always wanted to get revenge for what happened in the Silver Conference.
"Blastoise use Hydro Pump." Gary smirked thinking this was going to be an easy win.
"Take it." Ash said in a dismissive tone.
Everyone was shocked at what he had said, the whole stadium was now thinking exactly the same thing as Gary. They watched as Blastoise shot two high pressure jets of water from the cannons on his back straight at Charizard. The dragon did as Ash had instructed and just stood there and waited for the powerful streams of water. When the water hit Charizard everyone was certain the that was an easy knock-out but they were all gob smacked when they saw that the powerful water attack didn't even seem to have fazed the fire type. Gary stood there in shock at what he had just witnessed. Nothing had ever taken a Hydro Pump from his Blastoise and afterwards stood there as if nothing had happened. Ash had another chuckle at Gary.
"Now it's our turn. Charizard use Earthquake then charge forward and hit him with a Focus Punch and fire a Solar Beam." Ash commanded
Charizard stomped on the ground causing it shake even more than when Onix had slammed onto the battlefield the other day. The shock waves knocked Blastoise off-balance and as he tried to regain his balance he had no chance to dodge or even block the charging Charizard. The dragon threw his glowing white fist forward and connected with Blastoise's jaw which sent the tortoise flying past Gary and crashing into the wall. Charizard then channelled energy from the sun and fired a white beam from his mouth straight at Blastoise who withdrew into his shell hoping to lessened the damage. When the Solar Beam hit Blastoise it caused a massive explosion that knocked Gary off his feet and shrouded the arena in dust.
As the dust settle everyone saw Blastoise struggling to get up and knew that this battle was over. Gary looked at the condition Blastoise was in and he decided to go for broke hoping that he could do some damage to Charizard before Blastoise went down.
"Gary your Blastoise is pathetic. Charizard's not even warmed up yet and your it looks like a gentle breeze could knock your Blastoise out. It's a shame you're turning out to be such a disappointment."
"Blastoise is not pathetic and I will not stand here and let you mock us. Blastoise's use Giga Impact." Gary shouted.
"Take a step to the left then use Thunder Punch to knock him in the air and then you know what to do." Ash said casually.
Blastoise charged towards Charizard who like before just stood there and seconds before Blastoise was about to slam into his Charizard he stepped to the left and hit Blastoise with an Electric infused uppercut sending him into the sky. The fire type then flew into the air and grabbed on to Blastoise. Gary watched as an all too familiar scene played out before him. Charizard had now flown miles into the air and began executing what had become his signature move. He threw Blastoise as hard as he could back towards Earth. Blastoise crashed into the ground leaving a Blastoise shaped crater in the battlefield. Gary couldn't believe it. His Blastoise had never been beaten so easily and the worst part was that he hadn't even landed a damaging hit.
"Blastoise is unable to battle. Trainers choose your next Pokémon."
"Well Gary I was expecting the grandson of the famous Professor Samuel Oak to give me a challenge. I guess I was wrong." Ash said mockingly.
"This match isn't over yet Hayashi. Garchomp you're up." Gary growled.
Ash smirked as his old Gible landed on the battlefield. Although he hadn't bonded with Gible as much as he had done with his other Pokémon his betrayal had still hurt and now he was going to pay for it. Ash looked to his shoulder and saw that Meowth had a similar smirk
"Meowth you're up. Let's annihilate him."
Garchomp watched Meowth walk on to the battlefield and felt almost insulted, he was a mighty dragon who should be fighting worthy opponents not weak little cats. Ash knew that Garchomp was underestimating Meowth which was a huge mistake for anyone to make. Ash was tempted to let Meowth do this on his own because if there is one thing a dragon values more than anything it's its pride and what better way to destroy that than beating it with a Pokémon it's species considers weak. But Ash wanted to contribute to the crushing of his old Pokémon
"Come on Gare-bare you've got the first move." Ash taunted hoping he would get under Gary's skin.
"Shut the hell up you loser. Garchomp use Dragon Claw." Gary yelled angrily.
Ash smirked as his mission was accomplished.
"Meowth match it with Slash. Then use Water Pulse and make Garchomp eat dirt with Iron Tail."
Garchomp's claws glowed green and Meowth's claws glowed white. They charged at each other and their claws clashed. The appeared to be even as neither Pokémon was giving any ground. However, it was just a façade on Meowth's part so he could charge the Water Pulse. He formed a blue orb in his spare hand and fired it at Garchomp point blank. The attack knocked the dragon away allowing Meowth to rake his claws across Garchomp creating a trio of cuts on his abdomen. Meowth then jumped in the air as his tail shimmered silver and he slammed it down on Garchomp's head. The power of the attack smashed Garchomp into the ground and Meowth jumped back in front of Ash. Both trainer and Pokémon then yawned and looked extremely bored which seriously pissed off Gary and Garchomp.
"Garchomp use Sandstorm and then Earthquake."
Sand began swirling around until it covered the battlefield and hid Garchomp from view. The ground then started shaking but the tremors were nowhere near as powerful as the ones Charizard had made earlier. Meowth just stood not even fazed by the tremors.
"If you think some sand will save you Gary then you're sorely mistaken. Meowth use your Aura vision to find Garchomp then use Giga Impact. Follow up with Rain Dance."
"Garchomp use Dragon Rush."
Meowth closed his eyes and everything took a blue hue which made it easy to spot the hiding dragon. Meowth began charging at Garchomp gradually gaining a lot of momentum. The dragon saw the cat charging towards him and his body became surrounded in a blue aura. He then shot straight at Meowth confident that he would easily overpower his opponent. The two clashed and Garchomp was to the crowds' surprise sent flying out of the Sand Storm and he landing in front of Gary. They then saw a blue orb being fired into the sky making it rain heavily which washed away the sand.
"Garchomp crush him with Draco Meteor." Garchomp smirked as he knew that nothing had been able to survive his Draco Meteor for a long time.
"Counter Shield."
Garchomp flew into the air and an orange orb into the sky. The orb then exploded which released several orange orbs that were raining from the sky all headed at Meowth. In response Meowth got on his back and began spinning while firing a Thunderbolt which created a barrier of electricity. The Meteors crashed into the electricity but they were all either deflected or destroyed on impact by the Counter Shield. As the last meteor ricocheted off the shield Garchomp looked down completely demoralised as he just saw his most powerful attack had been stopped by a puny cat. His spirit was crushed and he slowly descended to the ground. Ash looked on at the once proud dragon and felt a great deal of satisfaction as his plan had worked. Ash saw the dejected dragon across from him and decided to end it. There was no fun to be had now in battling Garchomp as he'd broken the dragon and that was more than any amount of pain could ever do.
"Meowth put him out of his misery use Night Fury Slash."
"Garchomp Dragon Rush NOW!" Gary yelled.
Meowth charged at the demoralised dragon as his claws turned black. Garchomp just stood there and watched Meowth as he began his relentless assault. Garchomp didn't fight back or even try to defend himself and took every attack. The sheer number of hits combined with the strength behind each slash meant that Garchomp fainted not long after.
"Garchomp is unable to battle, trainers choose your last Pokémon."
Gary was struggling to choose which Pokémon he should use. He knew that no matter which one he chose it was going to be at a disadvantage against one of Hayashi's Pokémon. Ash on the other hand already had Meganium on the field ready for battle.
"Hey I don't have all day. Do you think you could you hurry up over there?"
"That's it. I've had enough of your loud mouth. Go Arcanine!"
Ash remembered fighting Arcanine in the Silver Conference and how it took a Hyper Beam from Snorlax to finish him off.
"Meganium Sunny Day." Ash said.
"Big mistake Takeo. Arcanine Flamethrower."
Arcanine began building up a powerful Flamethrower while a pair of golden orbs formed between the two stamen-like protrusions sprouting from the top of Meganium's nose. Beams of golden light then shot from the orbs straight into the sky. The beams parted the rain clouds and the sun reappeared. Now that the sun was back out Arcanine released the Flamethrower he had been building up while he had waited for the sun to be back. The intense flames shot at Meganium who stood still and watched the flames approach but looked completely unconcerned. Meganium was then engulfed in the flames and despite what they had seen earlier when Charizard had easily taken a Hydro Pump from Blastoise the crowd looked shocked and Gary looked smug. All of their expressions changed when the flames died down revealing Meganium who was unharmed and smirking. Arcanine was slightly unnerved and took a couple of steps back in fear.
"You know Gary it's sad that your Pokémon are so weak that they can't even do a tiny bit of damage to my Pokémon when you have a type advantage. But then again my Pokémon are far more powerful than you could ever imagine." Ash taunted.
Ash took a look at Arcanine and could tell by the look in his eyes that he didn't want to fight Meganium.
"If you really care about your Pokémon you will give up now." Ash said not wanting to cause Arcanine any unnecessary pain.
Gary was refusing see that he was beaten and he would not give up no matter what.
"Extreme Speed."
"You never learn. Meganium stop him with Vine Whip." Ash said calmly.
Arcanine started sprinting towards Meganium at an incredible speed. He was going so fast that he was almost a blur the only thing visible was the white streaks shooting off him. Sadly, for him Meganium has had practice against much faster opponents so she could easily see where Arcanine was. She released several vines that wrapped around all of Arcanine's limbs and one wrapped around his mouth stopping him from trying any kind of attack. Arcanine tried to break free but his struggling was futile. Ash watched Arcanine struggle to get free and felt sorry for him.
"Gary give up."
"Never. Use Fire Blast."
Arcanine tried to open his mouth but Meganium's vines were just too strong. Ash and Meganium looked sadly at Arcanine as they really didn't want to do any more damage. Meganium looked back at Ash and both nodded not wanting to prolong Arcanine's suffering.
"I'm sorry Arcanine. I wish it didn't have to come to this. Meganium throw him in the air and use Solar Beam." Ash said sadly.
Arcanine sent a thankful look at Meganium and Ash for ending the battle. Meganium swung her vines around and released Arcanine sending him high into the sky. Meganium gathered energy from the sun and the petals around her neck glowed green. After spending a minute charging, she fired a massive green beam at Arcanine. The beam of energy hit Arcanine and he was instantly knocked out. He then started plummeting towards the ground but he was caught by Meganium who gently lowered him to the ground in front of Gary.
"Arcanine is unable to battle. Takeo Hayashi is the winner and will advance to the third round."
Gary fell to his knees, a combination of guilt at what he had put Arcanine through and the fact that he'd never been beaten that badly before was crushing him. Ash and Meganium were smirking at the sight of Gary Oak on his knees and at the soul destroyed look on Gary's face.
"Well I've broken he spirit but he's done nothing to prove he has a connection to Team Rocket. I'll have to think of some way to expose him." Ash muttered as he returned Meganium.
After taking one more satisfied look at his broken opponent Ash turned around and walked down the tunnel, he somehow managed to avoid all the fans and media that had been waiting for him and he left the stadium. Once outside he started walking towards stadium four where Anabel was battling that Hyaki guy, he just hoped he got there in time to see her win the match.
Ash arrived at stadium four in a couple of minutes, he walked inside and he was surprised to see Anabel's match still going on. He looked to the scoreboard which showed that both Anabel and Hyaki only had one Pokémon left each. Anabel had Espeon and Hyaki had Houndoom and by the looks of it Houndoom was in better shape right now. Ash watched as Houndoom released a massive Flamethrower at Espeon who managed to dodge it but there were only centimetres in it.
Ash looked at Anabel and saw her head was hung as if she had already accepted her defeat. Ash saw the state she was in and knew that if he didn't do something she would lose. He looked around trying to think of something he could do when caught sight of the announcers' box which gave him an idea. It was risky but hopefully it would work.
Down on the battlefield Anabel was mentally berating herself, after everything Ash and all their Pokémon had said earlier today she had failed them all.
"I'm sorry Ash I've let you down." She muttered.
"Anabel!"
Anabel snapped out of her self-loathing and her head shot up as she knew that was Ash's voice, she looked over to the announcers' box and saw that he had snatched one of the microphones from the commentator.
"Listen Anabel I know that you can do this, I believe in you and so do your Pokémon. Now win this match!" He commanded and then quickly made his escape.
Anabel smiled at Ash's words, all her previous thoughts left her mind and determination took their place. She looked to Espeon who smiled and nodded at her showing she agreed with everything Ash had said. The sudden rush of confidence that was now fuelling Anabel gave her the belief that she could win.
"Houndoom finish this use Iron Tail." Hyaki said.
Houndoom's whip like tail shimmered silver and he began charged at Espeon who looked back at Anabel awaiting instructions. Espeon was relieved to see the confident look that used to drive Anabel during battles was back. It was look she had not seen for many years and she was elated that her trainer seemed to be returning to her old self.
"Use Quick Attack to dodge. Then use Dig."
When Houndoom was just a few foot away from Espeon he leapt in the air and aimed his metallic tail at Espeon but to his and Hyaki's surprise he just hit the ground causing stones to fly everywhere. Neither of them had seen Espeon shoot away so fast that she became a blur. They looked around trying to spot the Eeveelution but she had already dug underground hiding her from view, Houndoom kept looking around confusedly as he had no idea where Espeon would appear from. He stood in a defensive stance to prepare himself for when Espeon reappeared.
"Now hit Houndoom with Signal Beam then use Calm Mind."
The ground behind Houndoom shook and Espeon burst out of the battlefield. A white orb then formed in front of the red jewel on her forehead and she fired a rainbow coloured beam from the orb at Houndoom. The attack knocked Houndoom back causing some damage but more crucially it caused Houndoom to start staggering around showing it was confused. Espeon then closed her eyes and began focussing and cleared her mind which greatly increased her mental powers.
"Houndoom snap out of it use Dark Pulse." Hyaki said with a hint of desperation in his voice.
"Use Psychic to make a shield out of the rubble on the battlefield."
Houndoom shook his head trying to get rid of the dizziness he was feeling and it seemed to work as he was snapped out of the confusion. Houndoom then fired a dark wave of energy at Espeon. But she'd had more than enough time to levitate the rocks from the destroyed battlefield to create a wall in front of herself. The dark energy hit the rocks that were shielding Espeon but the makeshift shield held strong and withstood the attack.
"Now throw the rocks at Houndoom then use Hyper Beam."
"Fire your own Hyper Beam."
The makeshift shield was broken apart and then the rocks were shot at Houndoom. The stones pelted Houndoom which did some damage and it also distracted him from charging his Hyper Beam. Espeon formed an orange orb in her mouth and then shot a powerful orange beam from the orb. The immensely powerful attack shot straight at Houndoom while he still recovering from his pelting so he had very little time to charge his own Hyper Beam. Somehow he managed to charge and fire his Hyper Beam but the attacks collided right in front of causing him to be caught in the explosion which shrouded Houndoom in smoke. When the smoke cleared the it revealed a very tired Espeon and an unconscious Houndoom.
"Houndoom is unable to battle. Anabel advances to the next round."
Anabel couldn't quite believe it. When she recovered from her shock she ran on to the battlefield and hugged Espeon thanking her for her performance. She returned the Eeveelution and looked at Hyaki who looked shocked and disappointed that he had lost when he had been so sure that he'd win. The two trainers walked to the centre of the battlefield and shook hands.
"Well done Anabel. You managed to beat me again." He sounded devastated.
"You'd have beaten me if it hadn't been for the pep talk." Anabel replied hoping it would make him feel better.
"Yeah well next time I'll beat you." He said with a cocky grim.
"I look forward to it."
The crowd then cheered and applauded the trainers for such a great battle and for the sportsmanship they showed. The trainers turned around and went down their tunnel and after pushing her way past the media Anabel walked out of the stadium. She had a massive smile on her face, she felt proud and ecstatic that she'd managed to win.
"That was an impressive display. I knew you could do it." Ash said as he walked out from the corner he was hiding behind.
"It's thanks to you that I managed to pull it off." She replied.
She walked over to Ash and pressed her lips against his. When they broke for air Ash pulled her into a hug, making Anabel sigh in content. She loved the safety and comfort she felt in Ash's embrace.
"Anabel it was your strategies and skills that won that battle. You just needed someone to make you believe you could do it."
"I guess you're right. So how was your battle with Gary?" She asked.
"Well let's just say that Gary got what was coming to him. We'll probably see him in the Pokémon Centre so you can see the look on his face and that will tell you everything. "
Suddenly Ash felt something hit the back of his head. He released his grip on Anabel and turned around to see Meowth and Chu who looked pretty annoyed.
"Hey what da hell boss you left us behind in dat stadium."
"Sorry you two I was just trying to ditch security and I accentally forgot about you."
"Forget it. we're both in a good mood after we embarrassed Gary."
"Thanks. So how about we go to the Pokémon centre so we can get Anabel's Pokémon healed."
Meowth and Chu took their usual spots on Ash's shoulders and the four of them began walking towards the Pokémon Centre all hoping to catch a glimpse of Gary.
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Combo moves
Night Fury Slash – Night Slash + Fury Swipes