This episode Ash and Ritchie both face tough trainer. Ash faces Giselle Gravel the pokemon student from Pokemon Tech. Ritchie faces Gary Oak the other trainer from Pallet Town and he is Ash's rival.
Johto Champions
Ch 9
(After this morning's match between Gary and Ritchie which Gary beat Ritchie 3-0 using Umberon the crowd are waiting for more action and they are surely going to get it between Ash Ketchum and Giselle Gravel. The two young trainers are battling out for a place in the grand final against Gary Oak. Ash, Brock and Misty are in a restaurant preparing for Ash`s match. Ritchie and Casey walk into the restaurant)
"Hi Ritchie" Ash greets his friend
"Hi" Ritchie and Casey sit down and they order two ice teas
"So how are you feeling?" Ash asks him
(Misty hits Ash)
"Owww Mist" Ash complains
"You know how he feels he feels awful," Misty shouts at Ash
(Ritchie and Casey sweatdrop)
"Anyway" Casey continues, "Which ones are you going to use Ash?" she asks him
"I am not sure" he answers "It all depends on what she uses
(The waitress comes over with the ice teas. Brock starts to flirt with her)
"Hello my name is Brock, let me help you with that tray" he says to the startled young lady
(Misty drags him by the ear)
"She doesn't need you around her" she mumbles to him
Ritchie grins at her
"Hi" Ritchie says, " I am Ritchie and I am a pokemon trainer. These are my friends Casey and Ash. What is your name?
"My name is Catherine. I am training to be a waitress here but what I really want to be is a pokemon trainer. When I was little my mum and dad brought me from Celadon City to New Bark Town, and When I was 18 I came here to work, now In a couple of days I will be able to leave here and work in the big restaurants" she sighed
"You might be able to follow your dream" Ash suggested
"Yeah but Ash I never get to follow them I am hopeless, when I was 4 I got a pichu for my birthday and It died a couple of months later and every other pokemon I had something went wrong" she hung her head down
"Listen Ritchie stay with her and I will be back in a bit" Ash dashed out of the restaurant and up to the nearest phone box, which was in the pokemon centre
"And that's why she feels so down about herself" Ash explained to the person on the phone
"Ummm interesting" the voice of Professor Oak came through "Do you not have a match Ash?" He asked the young trainer
"I have one this afternoon" he told professor Oak
"Tell you what Ash" Professor Oak said "I try and get her a pokemon if you put one of yours into the PC for your next match"
Ash thought. He had Pikachu plus Snorlax, Typlosion, Totadile, Bayleaf, Lugia. He could get rid of Kingler at a pinch
"Ok" he said. Ash put Kinglers pokeball in and transferred it over
"Now you will have a pokemon," he pressed Professor Oak
"Chill Ash. Of course I will" Professor Oak sighed
"OK bye Professor" he put the phone down
Brock and Misty ran into the pokemon centre
"Ash haven't you heard them calling your name" Misty exclaimed
"Where have you been?" Brock asked him
"I am coming now2 Ash shot back. Him, Brock and Misty raced out of the pokemon centre
Giselle was waiting. This was her big chance to shine at the Johto League. She hoped she could do it. It was her dream to be a top star and trainer.
"Where is he" she muttered under her breath, this was making her mad
Suddenly she saw Ash Ketchum racing up the tunnel with his Pikachu
"Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the 2nd semi final match of the Johto League between Giselle Gravel and Ash Ketchum. The winner of this match will face Gary Oak in the final" the announcer blared out
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Catherine bustled around the restaurant waiting for Ritchie to come back Ash's match. Suddenly she heard a noise
"Ritchie" she paused "Ash, Casey is that you?"
Two men in black came storming into the restaurant. One of them grabbed Catherine by the throat
"Look love give me the money and there wont be any trouble" He voice was rough
"I don't have any money" she begged and wailed. Thoughts were running through her head and she didn't want to scream
"Larry please" said the first one and he hit her on her head. Catherine slumped into a deep sleep
Next chapter narrated by Ritchie
Who has won the semi final between Ash and Giselle? Also will Catherine be ok?
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