Chapter Four

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"I wonder why Chikara and Kuro had to stay behind with Professor Oak." Yuri asked.

"Who knows..." Misty replied.

"Hey, how about we have a picnic? We can make sandwiches, and have nice, cool drinks, and our Pokemon can eat with us!" Yuri suggested.

"Sounds good to me!" Ash, Misty and Brock said at the same time.

"Okay, we'll each go get our PokeBalls, and when Chikara and Kuro come back, we can have out picnic!" Yuri said.

"Okay! Let's go!" Ash said as he, Misty and Brock ran to the Ketchum residence, and Yuri ran to her house.

~20 minutes later~

"We're back!" Kuro said as she and her older brother walked in the front door.

"Just in time! Me, Ash, Misty and Brock and all of our Pokemon are going to have a picnic! Do you guys want to eat with us?" Yuri asked as she put her PokeBalls in the side pocket of her green pants.

"Sure! Heaven knows my Pokemon could use a little fresh air!" Kuro said.

"Come on, they're outside waiting for us." Yuri said as she walked from her back door to her back yard.

"Hey, guys. When did you get back?" Brock asked when Chikara and Kuro walked out behind Yuri.

"Just a few minutes ago. So, can we be a part of your picnic?" Chikara asked.

"Sure! Your Pokemon can eat, too." Misty said as she released her Staryu, Goldeen, Politoad and Psyduck.

"We've got an inflatable pool for your water Pokemon, Misty. Well, not just for you. Kuro used to use it to train when her Pokemon were weak." Chikara said as he walked into the house and pulled out a folded-up inflatable pool. He filled it with air, then the inside with water.

"Thanks! Okay, you guys, go for a swim!" Misty said as she pointed to the inflatable pool. All of her Pokemon except Psyduck jumped inside; Psyduck can't swim, so he stayed out with Misty.

"Come on out, guys!" Ash said as he released his Cyndaquil, Bayleef, Bulbasaur, Totodile and Noctowl. "Totodile, you can go in the pool, too."

"Okay, guys, time for some fresh air!" Brock said as he released his Pineco, Geodude, Zubat, Onix and Vulpix.

"Now it's my turn!" Kuro said. "You can finally meet all of my Pokemon. Go!" Out of Kuro's PokeBalls came: Blastoise, Vaporeon, Feraligatr, Kingdra, Suicune and Articuno.

"Do you guys, like, collect rare Pokemon or something?" Misty asked.

"No. We just happened to be lucky when we met these Pokemon. Collecting Pokemon is dirty." Yuri replied. She released her Charizard, Flareon, Typhlosion, Entei, and Moltres.

"What about Ho-Oh?" Misty asked.

"I usually don't let it out in public. We get a big crowd, and they always try to capture Ho-Oh for themselves. The day that I showed you guys was a big enough risk." Yuri said.

"And finally, I can show off my Pokemon!" Chikara said as he released all of his 6 PokeBalls. Out came a Venusaur, Jolteon, Meganium, Zapdos, Raikou and Nidoking.

"Let's eat!" Ash said.

"Well, we kinda have to hurry. Me and Kuro have to go to the Pokemon Center by this evening." Chikara said.

"Why?" Yuri asked.

"We can't say. So, let's eat already!" Kuro said. "What do we have to eat?"

"Well, I made some. rice with a little bit of soy sauce." Brock babbled on and on. Ash's mouth was watering as Brock whipped out all the food onto the blanket.

During the picnic, Ash, Brock, Misty, Chikara, Kuro and Yuri started throwing food into each other's mouth (you know, like you do with Popcorn. It's not gross). Brock also made food for each of the Pokemon, and they ate it happily.

"That was a great lunch! But, we've gotta go. Thanks for lunch, Brock." Chikara said as he stood up and called his Pokemon back.

"Yeah, it was great! See you guys later!" Kuro said as she called her Pokemon, hopped on her 4-wheeler, and sped off in the direction of Viridian City. Chikara wasn't far behind her.

"Hey, I've got an idea! How about we have a Pokemon mini-tournament!" Yuri suggested. "It'll go me and Misty, then Ash and Brock, then whoever wins those matches has to fight each other for the championship."

"Sounds like fun!" Ash said. Brock and Misty agreed. "How about a 3 on 3 Pokemon fight?"

"Seems fair to me!" Yuri sad as she called back all of her Pokemon. Ash, Misty and Brock did the same.

"I'm ready whenever you are!" Yuri said as she chose 3 of her Pokemon.

"Me too!" Misty said. They walked out to the front of their houses, and readied their first PokeBall.

"Ready? Set? GO!" Ash said. Brock rang a little bell to let them know when to release their PokeBalls.

"Go, Flareon!" Yuri shouted.

"Go, Staryu!" Misty shouted. "Staryu, use Water Gun!"

"Hyah!" Staryu said as it released a stream of water to Flareon. It hit him, and caused him to faint immediately.

"Flareon, return! Go, Entei!" Yuri called. "Use Fire Blast!" Entei, the legendary dog of Fire, shot a blast of fire directly at Staryu. It shot Staryu back, leaving the jewel in the center of its body to blink on and off.

"Come back, Staryu!" Misty called back her fainted Staryu. "You deserve a good rest. Go, Politoad!" (Okay, I know in previous chapters I put 'Poliwhirl'. Today's episode of Pokemon was where Poliwhirl evolved into Politoad, so that's what it is. Sorry for the mistake! I'm pretty slow.) "Politoad, Water Gun!"

"Poli!" Politoad cried as he let a stream of water fly from its mouth directly at Entei. It hit Entei, but not hard enough to do hardly any damage.

"Okay, now use Water Punch!" Misty commanded.

"Poli!" Politoad readied his fist for a Water Punch attack. He hit Entei, and actually fainted it.

"Wow! Yay, Politoad!" Misty cheered. Ash, Brock and Yuri all had confused looks on their faces.

"Return, Entei! Go, Typhlosion!" Yuri called. "Typhlosion, use Flame Wheel!" Typhlosion released many small fire balls that surrounded Politoad. It soon engulfed Politoad with fire. When the fire burned down, Politoad remained lifeless, but not dead.

"Politoad, return! Go, Goldeen!" Misty called. "Goldeen, use Bubble Beam!" Goldeen compiled some air inside its mouth, and released a chain of bubbles at Typhlosion. "Good! Now use Horn Drill!" Goldeen's horn on the top of its head began to spin really fast. Goldeen launched itself at Typhlosion, aiming its horn at its stomach. The final result was Typhlosion, falling backwards on the ground.

"Typhlosion, return!" Yuri called back. "Well, I guess you won, Misty. Congratulations!"

"Thanks. So, now it's Brock and Ash's turn to fight. Let's see how good the boys do." Misty said as she shook Yuri's hand.

"Get your Pokemon ready, Ash." Brock said.

"Already done! You ready?" Ash asked.

"Whenever you are. Prepare to lose!" Brock said as he grabbed one of his PokeBalls.

"Ready? Set? GO!" Yuri shouted. This time, Misty rang the little bell that Brock had during the last match.

"Go, Totodile!" Ash called, releasing his Water Pokemon.

"Onix, go!" Brock shouted. Onix towered over Totodile, but that didn't bother Totodile. "Use Bind, Onix!" Onix's long body wrapped around Totodile, and lifted it up into the air.

"Totodile, use Water Gun!" Ash commanded. Totodile released water from its mouth directly into Onix's face. Onix let go of Totodile. "Great! Now use Bubble Beam!" Totodile switched from water to bubbles. Onix fainted to the ground.

"Onix, return! Go, Pineco!" Brock commanded as he called back Onix and released Pineco into the battle.

"Totodile, return!" Ash called back as Totodile was doing his little dance. "Go, Noctowl!"

"Pineco, use Rock Throw!" Brock instructed.

"Pineco!" Pineco cried as he made rocks hit Noctowl in the air. It made Noctowl fall from the sky.

"Good, Pineco! Now, use Self-Destruct!" Brock said. Pineco hopped over to Noctowl, and blew itself up, causing Noctowl to faint, as well as itself.

"Noctowl, return! Go, Bayleef!" Ash said.

"Pineco, good! Go, Vulpix!" Brock said.

"Bayleef, use Razor Leaf!" Ash said. Chikorita released 2 leaves from its neck, aiming for Vulpix.

"Vulpix, dodge them and use Ember!" Brock said. Vulpix jumped into the air, and used a small fire attack. It hit Bayleef, and caused a Burn effect on it. But, Bayleef had already fainted.

"I still have one Pokemon left. Go, Totodile!" Ash called his water Pokemon back out. "Totodile, use Water Gun!"

"Toto!" Totodile cried as he released water, aiming for Vulpix.

"Vul..." Vulpix cried as she fainted.

"Vulpix, return. You deserve a good rest. Good job, Ash. I guess now you get to fight Misty." Brock said as he shook Ash's hand.

"Yeah, I guess I do!" Ash said.

"Okay, new rule. The final match is going to be a 1 on 1 Pokemon battle." Yuri said.

"Sounds good to me!" Ash and Misty said at the same time.

"Pikachu, go!" Ash said.

"Pi Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu cried.

"Go, Psyduck!" Misty called out her lamest Pokemon.

"Psy?" Psyduck questioned.

"Psyduck? Are you sure you want to fight with Psyduck?" Ash asked.

"I'm positive! Psyduck, use Confusion!" Misty said. Psyduck's eyes began to glow a purple color, and a blue color soon surrounded Pikachu's body, sending Pikachu flying into the air and back down on the ground.

"Pikachu, don't give up! Use Thunder!" Ash shouted. Pikachu charged his electric sacks and used the Thunder attack. Just before it could hit Psyduck, his eyes began to glow purple again, and the lightning bounced off Psyduck's body and went back to Pikachu.

"Pikachu!" Ash called to his best Pokemon. Pikachu fainted to the ground.

"Yay, I won!" Misty cheered.

"Congratulations, Misty!" everybody said.

~Later that Evening~

"Well, I guess I have to go eat dinner. Bye, you guys! Don't forget, we all have to meet at Professor Oak's Lab again tomorrow." Yuri said as she began to walk toward her house.

"Right. Well, goodnight, Yuri!" Ash, Misty and Brock said at the same time.

~~Next Chapter: It's finally the day that Ash, Misty, Brock, Yuri, Kuro and Chikara get to go to a new place, called Banto. But, how will they get there? Stay tuned to find out!