The Legend of Soul Tower

Chapter 1: The Tournament

By Dr.M

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. This is the first chapter in my new Pokemon saga "Legend of Soul Tower."

Ash, Misty, and Brock are making their way to Goldenrod City. But once again, they have the same problem they always have.

"Well Ash, your sense of direction has gotten us lost again!" Misty remarked.

"Hey, my sense of direction has gotten us to places! And it even saved us when we were lost!" Ash said to her.

"We would never have been lost if we didn't use it."

"That's enough you two." Brock said as he stepped between them. "We'll ask for directions from that town over there." As he said that, he pointed to a small, dark town. Pikachu jumped onto Ash's hat to get a closer look.

"Ha! I knew that was the way to Goldenrod City."

"Actually Ash, this isn't Goldenrod City." Brock said as he checked the map. "In fact, this city isn't even listed in my Johto guide."

The gang decided to go there to ask for directions and use the Pokemon Centre. After they healed their Pokemon, they noticed a group of people looking at something. So they went over to check it out.

Ash went up to one of the guys waiting around and asked him what was going on.

"They're having a tournament with a mystery prize." The Pokemon trainer said.

"Three, two, one." Misty counted.

"Well I'm entering that tournament and I'm going to win." Ash bragged.

"I knew it." Misty remarked.

Ash made his way though the crowd and up to the front where he hoped he could find someone to register him for the tournament. There he noticed an old man. with long grey hair and dark brown eyes. The man then turned to him.

"You!" he said to Ash.

"Me?" Ash asked.

"Yes, I know of your accomplishments. You may enter this tournament. But be warned, only the best of the best can enter. So don't expect an easy ride."

After hearing this, cockiness filled Ash's head.

"I guess he heard about my victory in the Orange Islands, and the fact I finished in the top sixteen in the Pokemon league." Ash bragged "Well, I'm gonna be the champion of this tournament too."

"Ash, you don't know who you're up against. And that man said your playing the best of the best." Misty said to him. "Besides, he is kind of creepy."

"Creepy or not, he got me into the tournament." Ash said.

Ash, Misty, and Brock entered the arena where the tournament was to be held. When they arrived at their room, Brock read the rules of the tournament.

"It says here that sixteen trainers will compete. If you lose a battle, you're out. And you use three Pokemon for every match, but no switching until the Pokemon faints."

"Sounds Tough." Misty said.

"I won at the Orange league, so how hard can this be?" Ash asked.

"In this case, tough to say." Brock answered.

An hour later, it was time for Ash's first match. His battle was against a surfer guy. He expected the guy to use water types, so he expected to use Pikachu, Chikorita, and Bulbasaur. But he took some of his others along in case he needed them. He entered the battle arena, and Misty and Brock watched him from the stands. Then the surfer guy entered the area.

"This match is between Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and Dirk Waevs." An announcer said.

"You're going down man." Dirk said.

"We'll see about that. Go Chikorita!" Ash said as he released his Chikorita.

"Go Psyduck." Dirk shouted as he released a Psyduck.

"I feel sorry for that guy." Misty remarked.

"This should be easy." Ash thought. Then he commanded Chikorita to use its Vine Whip, but not to aim for the head. Chikorita nailed Psyduck.

"Psyduck use Disable." Dirk commanded. Then Chikorita wasn't able to move its vines.

"Now use Fury Swipes." The Psyduck scratched Chikorita a few times, but Chikorita wasn't done yet.

"Chikorita use Tackle and then hit it with your Razor Leaf attack." Ash commanded. Chikorita hit the Psyduck with tackle and sent it flying. Then after a Razor Leaf, the Psyduck fainted. Ash was one point ahead of Dirk.

" Go Slowbro!" Dirk said as he sent out a Slowbro. Ash decided to stick with Chikorita.

"Chikorita use Vine Whip." Ash commanded.

"Chika." Chikorita said as it hit Slowbro. The two vines bounced off Slowbro's body.

"Slowbro, use Psychic." Dirk commanded. Ash remembered that Slowbro's take a while to react when they hear or feel something, so Ash used that time to prepare.

"Chikorita, use Tackle, then follow up with Razor Leaf."

Chikorita rammed Slowbro with Tackle, and then nailed it with Razor Leaf just as its opponent used Psychic. Both Pokemon were on the ground and stunned. Then Chikorita got up and was ready for more.

"Finish it off with another Razor Leaf."

Chikorita released its Razor Leaf just as the Slowbro got up. The attack hit and shell tailed Pokemon was knocked out. Dirk had only one more Pokemon left and it looked like he was serious.

"Go Gyarados." Dirk said as he released his final Pokemon. Ash noticed that Chikorita was too tired to fight, so he sent Pikachu out to battle.

"Gyarados, Dragon Rage." Dirk commanded, then blue flames came out of Gyarados's mouth.

"Pikachu, counter with Agility." Ash commanded. Pikachu darted across the arena avoiding the attack. "Now, use it to get yourself onto Gyarados's head." Then Pikachu went so fast that it was almost invisible. Then it appeared on top of Gyarados. "Now use Thunder." Pikachu released dozens of Thunderbolts from its cheeks, it even did double damage because the Gyarados was in a pool of water that was in the centre of the arena. The Gyarados shook and shook, but Pikachu was still able to hang on. After a while, the Gyarados ran out of strength and fainted. Pikachu jumped off of the Gyarados just as the large, water dragon hit the water.

"Gyarados is unable to battle. The victory goes to Ash." The referee said. Ash cheered after his first win.

To make a long story short, Ash won all the next matches up to the final match. Then he, Misty, and Brock checked out their next opponent. It was a boy named Stephen. He looked younger than Ash and he had dark, black hair, and brown eyes. Ash was in the trainer's room, trying to decide which Pokemon he should use for the next match. Then Stephen came up to him and he had a Murkrow perched upon his shoulder.

"Hi." Ash said. "So I guess you're my next challenge." But Stephen looked very serious.

"Listen!" He said. "You don't know what you're in for. The prize is too much for you to handle. You'd better lose if you know what's good for you."

"I'd never just forfeit a match. A good trainer never forfeits unless he really needs to."

"It's for your own good, LOSE!"

Then Stephen just walked off. Ash wasn't ready to give up, now he was going to try harder than ever.

The match was about to start. Before the match, Ash had talked to Professor Oak and got his Heracross, because he noticed that Stephan used Dark type Pokemon. He was sure he was ready for him. The match had started and Ash released Heracross as his first Pokemon. Then Stephen released his first Pokemon, it was a Murkrow. The two were ready for battle.

"Murkrow, use Fly." Stephen said as the Murkrow flew up high.

"Heracross, counter attack with Horn Attack." Ash commanded. Heracross flew up and aimed his horn at Murkrow. The two collided and both fell to the ground.

"Murkrow, use Faint Attack." Stephen commanded. Then the Murkrow charged at Heracross.

"Heracross, use Reversal." Then Heracross grabbed Murkrow and spun him around and threw it to the ground. Then Murkrow couldn't get up. Stephen was ready to release his second Pokemon.

"Go Houndour." Then Stephen released a Houndour.

"Heracross use Tackle." Ash commanded.

"Houndour, Flamethrower." Then a stream of fire flew from Houndour's mouth and nailed Heracross. Heracross got up, but it was in bad shape.

"Houndour, finish it off with flamethrower." Then Heracross was hit again and fainted.

"You're up Pikachu." Ash said. Then Pikachu dashed into the ring. The two Pokemon squared off in the ring. The Houndour attacked Pikachu with Flamethrower.

"Pikachu, dodge it with Agility, then use your Thunderbolt." Pikachu dodged the attack and hit Houndour, then it collapsed and Stephan called Houndour back.

"Go Gengar." Stephan said as he released his final Pokemon. "Gengar, use Confuse Ray!" Then a flash of light hit Pikachu and it couldn't see the Gengar.

"Pikachu, use Thunder." Then Pikachu zapped its thunder everywhere, but kept missing because of the Confusion.

"Gengar, Night Shade!" Then a black beam shot out from Gengar's eyes and nailed Pikachu. The little yellow Pokemon was unable to battle. Ash called Pikachu back and prepared to release his final Pokemon. Meanwhile Misty and Brock were watching the match from the stands. Misty was thinking to herself at the time.

"I hope Ash knows what he's doing." She thought to herself. "He said he has a secret weapon for the ghost Pokemon on his team."

Ash got ready to release his final Pokemon for the match.

"Go Noctowl!" Ash said as he released his Noctowl. "I hope this works." He thought.

"Noctowl use foresight." Ash commanded. Then Noctowl's eyes glowed and it then the Gengar's power was weakened.

"Gengar Confuse Ray."

"Noctowl, use Foresight again, then counter with Peck attack." The Foresight beat the Confuse Ray, stunning the Gengar, then Noctowl started pecking it, and it hit because of the Foresight.

"Now Finish it off with Fly." Ash shouted. Then Noctowl flew up high and out of Gengar's reach. Then Noctowl flew down and knocked out Gengar.

"Gengar is unable to battle." The referee said. "The victory goes to Ash."

The crowd was on their feet, and Ash was celebrating his victory. But Stephan was not pleased with Ash's decision. He just stood there glaring at Ash. Then the man came up to Ash.

"Now for your prize." He said.

To Be Continued.

A/N: About the title, the Soul Tower thing will be explained in the next chapter, so don't make a review asking about it, please.