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C. Cowboy: OK everybody ya'all ready for the granddaddy of all Pokemon Battles! Who's more powerful, Lugia or Mewtwo? Who's the better trainer; want to be Master Ash or Pokemon Master Mitch? All I can say without giving it away is "LETS GET READY TO RUUUMMMBBBLLLLEEE!!!!!!!!"

CHAPTER 11: THE BEGINNING OF THE END

Ash smiled at his Brother who was awestruck at the mighty Lugia, "What's wrong, 'Bro'?" Ash said crossing his arms, "You aren't scared, are you?" Mitch shook off his shock as anger flooded his mind, "It won't do you any good, Ashley. You can't beat me. I am a Pokemon Master!"   Ash just smiled "OK Lugia, start out with a wing attack!" Lugia obeyed the command, but Mewtwo blocked it with a psychic bubble shield. Mewtwo then launched a hyper beam at Lugia. Lugia raised it's own Psychic bubble and blocked the attack. "Looks like our Pokemon are about even!" Mitch said a little shaken, Ash nodded equally unnerved. Misty walked up to him and rubbed his shoulder, "You can do it, Ash. Just relax. I believe in you." Ash looked at her shocked for a second, but then formed a big smile as he turned back to the match, "OK, Lugia, if energy attacks won't do the trick, try a fly attack!" Lugia listened to the command and shot up in the air. "SHOOT THAT THING OUT OF THE SKY!!!" yelled Mitch as Mewtwo shot several energy blasts toward the now oncoming Bird. Lugia easily flew around the blast and slammed into Mewtwo, shattering his barrier and knocking him to the ground. "OK LUGIA, HYPER BEAM, NOW, BEFORE HE CAN RECOVER!!!"

Ash yelled as Lugia began to gather energy in his mouth and released it toward Mewtwo. Mewtwo tried to dodge the blast, but it still cut him deep in the side. Mewtwo fell to his knees and held his bleeding side and gasped for air. Mitch looked like he was about to pass out, "I… I… I lost…" he stuttered as he fell to his knees. "Lugia… return." In a flash of red light Lugia was back in his Pokeball, "The match is over Mitch, you lost. Now give me the keys." Ash said coldly as his brother regained his senses. "It doesn't matter if I won or lost. Your too late, Amanda has probably already gotten the crown while you were playing with me!" Ash turned white. "NO!!!" he yelled as he made a mad dash toward the temple followed by the others.

They ran down the main hall to what appeared to be a thrown room. In the center there was a pedestal with a golden crown. Ash slowly walked in with Misty and Pikachu close to his side and Brock, Gary, and Melody behind them. Amanda walked out of the shadows, "What kept you? I was wanting you guys to see me take over the world, and I wanted to see your faces when your own Pokemon turn on you!" Ash balled a fist at the girl, "You'll never win!!" Amanda just laughed as she grabbed the Crown, "Watch me." She started to place the crown on her head as Ash ran toward her but he didn't get there in time. She placed the crown on her head, and at first nothing happened. Then she smiled and said "Destroy them." With that Pikachu jumped from Ash's shoulder and turned to face him with an emotionless expression on his face. "P-Pikachu, you OK, Buddy?" Ash asked hoping Pikachu wasn't affected. Before he could say anything else his Pokeballs, along with everyone else's, began to shake violently. In a flash everyone's Pokemon surrounded them, including Lugia, with the same emotionless face. "To my side." Amanda said coldly as she smiled at Ash "ya know what? I think I'll give you a fighting chance. I'll just send one Pokemon after you at a time! Lets see how well you trained that Pikachu!"  Pikachu then jumped at Ash and sent a thunder shock in his direction. Ash barely got out of the way with a diving roll on the ground Pikachu continued to attack until he finally got a hit in. Ash cried out in pain. Pikachu had shocked him before but before it's been a playful weaker attack, not full power like this. Misty tried to run to him but Brock held her back. "You stay here, I help Ash!" Brock said as he ran to his friend. He knew Misty was too emotional to think clearly, and, for once in his life, he was the one level headed and wasn't thinking about Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny. Brock helped the teen back to his feet and quickly got out of the way of another thunder shock. "We have to get that crown off of her! It the only way to stop this!" Ash said jumping back from another electric bolt. "No wait a second Pikachu, I want him to suffer first! ULTRA SHOCK!!!" Amanda said as Pikachu formed an electric bubble around his body and then absorbed it into his cheeks. At first he glared at Ash with his cheeks glowing but then He smiled and turned his head. Ash followed his gaze and what he saw almost made his heart stop. "MISTY!! LOOK OUT!!!"

TO BE CONTINUED…

C. Cowboy: Can Ash save Misty. Can he save the Pokemon from Amanda's control? Can he even save himself? Plus, in the next chapter, Ash will get help from an unexpected source. Dramatic isn't it? I know it's a little short, but this is pretty much just a lead up. And I know the fight between Mewtwo and Lugia was short, but I might come back later and juice her up a little if you guys want me to.  TATA FOR NOW!!!