Here's an update, finally. On my birthday! YAY! Anyways, here it is.
Varden looked taken aback. His eyes playfully challenged Ash.
"You? You couldn't be any older than the last guy who just battled his way through here," Varden questioned.
Ash rolled his eyes.
"That's because I'm a year younger than he is," Ash remarked grinning.
Varden laughed.
"Look, man, I really think you should go back home because I'm a tough trainer. And, even if you manage to beat me, I still have a lot of powerful friends after me," Varden warned.
Ash smirked.
"You'd be surprised. I myself am a pretty powerful trainer. And I'm very determined to beat you. Now let's start battling!" Ash replied confidently.
Varden shook his head.
"Well, I can't be held accountable if you lose," Varden remarked, shrugging.
Ash scratched his head.
"What? But if I lost it would be your fault. Hey, that's confusing!" Ash said, bewildered.
Varden merely sighed and threw out a pokéball.
"Go! Ivy!" Varden commanded, as a Venusaur sprung from the pokéball.
Ash grinned and threw his own pokéball.
"Go, Charizard!" Ash ordered, promptly receiving a fireball in the face.
Ash blinked and frantically fanned his face. He exhaled and then turned to Charizard.
"Use Flamethrower on all of them, Charizard!" Ash said enthusiastically.
Charizard frowned at Ash. Ash looked at Charizard pleadingly.
"C'mon! All his pokémon are grass types! You have the advantage! Now, hurry before it attacks!" Ash begged.
Charizard nodded and reluctantly let a huge blast of fire at the pokémon. And it continued in this fashion until Charizard had nearly defeated Varden's entire team. Varden did not look nervous, no, he looked exactly the opposite. Then he smiled, and sent out a Quagsire. Ash sighed.
"Aw, Crap!" Ash whined.
Charizard rolled its eyes at its immature trainer. It aimed a Fire Blast at the slippery pokémon and grinned confidently. Ash worried. Then, he saw that a flood of water was headed straight towards his Charizard. Ash gulped.
"CHARIZARD! Fly up! NOW!" Ash yelled.
Charizard looked startled, but flew up quickly as its master had instructed. The Water Gun narrowly missed Charizard, instead barely hitting the dragon's toes. Ash thought quickly, a rarity for our dense little friend.
"Now, Charizard, Aerial Ace!" Ash said, knowing that a Seismic Toss would backfire, seeing that Quagsire were the slipperiest pokémon.
Charizard did as instructed and the Quagsire fainted from the flying attack that had drained it of all of its remaining energy. Ash beamed and rose a hand into his victory pose as Varden recalled his pokémon. Varden opened his mouth to speak, but Ash's pokégear started vibrating against his leg. Ash removed the pokégear from his pocket and gestured for Varden to wait a minute.
"You have one new message," The robotic voice of the pokégear said dully.
Ash thought for a moment. It was probably May. Not many people had his number and his mom didn't go calling him all willy-nilly. But, it was probably on the news that he had traveled here so quickly and was out to beat the Unbeatable Four. He sighed and pressed the button.
"Ash, this is Misty. Yeah, I know, big surprise. Look, I heard that you're going to try beating the Unbeatable Four and... Gary. But you're really not ready, Ash. Wait a while, a few months. Just don't beat them now. Please. Uh, I'm going to hang up now. Bye," Said a voice that was undoubtably a frantic Misty.
Ash was stunned. Misty had called him. And just when he thought her feelings about him were crystal clear. Ash sighed. He would never have expected this. Oh well. He still had to beat them. He hadn't come here for nothing. Ash turned off his phone and turned back to Varden.
"So, you beat me. You're better than I thought. Very well, go on. By the way, what is your name, Trainer?" Varden replied calmly.
Ash grinned and stuck out a hand.
"I was wondering when you were going to ask me that. I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town. Nice to beat you," Ash introduced, shaking the older man's hand before motioning for Pikachu to follow him through the door to the next room. They left and the door closed behind them.
Varden bit his lip and pressed a small button in the wall hard. He pressed the button marked Normal and began to speak.
"Hey, Bob? We have a problem. A trainer who goes by the name of Ash Ketchum has beaten me. He's in your neck of the woods now," Varden whispered quietly.
Bob sighed.
"Great, just great. First that Gary guy, and now this! I'm going to be out of a job in a week!" Bob moaned.
Bob hung up and stared out at the many corridors that led to his platform. He had an instinct about this Ash kid.
Meanwhile, Ash had intelligently pressed the redial button on his cellphone. He wasn't getting anything. Ash was ready to give up. But then, someone picked up the phone.
"Hello?" It was a guy's voice, a very grumpy guy.
Ash recognized it almost immediately. He had a talent for recognizing people he knew.
"Rudy? What are you doing on this number?" Ash asked dumbly.
Rudy rolled his eyes.
"Ash, this is my home phone number. The better question is what are you doing on this line," Rudy stated bluntly.
Ash's brow furrowed.
"Now, Rudy, this might sounds strange, but is Misty there?" Ash asked nervously.
Rudy sighed.
"Yeah, Ash. She is," Rudy grunted.
Ash shrugged.
"Well, can I talk to her?" Ash asked politely.
Rudy pretended to think it over.
"Nope," Rudy snarled.
Ash sighed.
"Okay, I'll just call back later," Ash replied tiredly.
Ash hung up and Misty walked into the room, looking curious at Rudy, who looked like a cat who just ate the canary. And, in a way, he had.
- Loren ;*
REVIEW! Please? As a birthday present?
Varden looked taken aback. His eyes playfully challenged Ash.
"You? You couldn't be any older than the last guy who just battled his way through here," Varden questioned.
Ash rolled his eyes.
"That's because I'm a year younger than he is," Ash remarked grinning.
Varden laughed.
"Look, man, I really think you should go back home because I'm a tough trainer. And, even if you manage to beat me, I still have a lot of powerful friends after me," Varden warned.
Ash smirked.
"You'd be surprised. I myself am a pretty powerful trainer. And I'm very determined to beat you. Now let's start battling!" Ash replied confidently.
Varden shook his head.
"Well, I can't be held accountable if you lose," Varden remarked, shrugging.
Ash scratched his head.
"What? But if I lost it would be your fault. Hey, that's confusing!" Ash said, bewildered.
Varden merely sighed and threw out a pokéball.
"Go! Ivy!" Varden commanded, as a Venusaur sprung from the pokéball.
Ash grinned and threw his own pokéball.
"Go, Charizard!" Ash ordered, promptly receiving a fireball in the face.
Ash blinked and frantically fanned his face. He exhaled and then turned to Charizard.
"Use Flamethrower on all of them, Charizard!" Ash said enthusiastically.
Charizard frowned at Ash. Ash looked at Charizard pleadingly.
"C'mon! All his pokémon are grass types! You have the advantage! Now, hurry before it attacks!" Ash begged.
Charizard nodded and reluctantly let a huge blast of fire at the pokémon. And it continued in this fashion until Charizard had nearly defeated Varden's entire team. Varden did not look nervous, no, he looked exactly the opposite. Then he smiled, and sent out a Quagsire. Ash sighed.
"Aw, Crap!" Ash whined.
Charizard rolled its eyes at its immature trainer. It aimed a Fire Blast at the slippery pokémon and grinned confidently. Ash worried. Then, he saw that a flood of water was headed straight towards his Charizard. Ash gulped.
"CHARIZARD! Fly up! NOW!" Ash yelled.
Charizard looked startled, but flew up quickly as its master had instructed. The Water Gun narrowly missed Charizard, instead barely hitting the dragon's toes. Ash thought quickly, a rarity for our dense little friend.
"Now, Charizard, Aerial Ace!" Ash said, knowing that a Seismic Toss would backfire, seeing that Quagsire were the slipperiest pokémon.
Charizard did as instructed and the Quagsire fainted from the flying attack that had drained it of all of its remaining energy. Ash beamed and rose a hand into his victory pose as Varden recalled his pokémon. Varden opened his mouth to speak, but Ash's pokégear started vibrating against his leg. Ash removed the pokégear from his pocket and gestured for Varden to wait a minute.
"You have one new message," The robotic voice of the pokégear said dully.
Ash thought for a moment. It was probably May. Not many people had his number and his mom didn't go calling him all willy-nilly. But, it was probably on the news that he had traveled here so quickly and was out to beat the Unbeatable Four. He sighed and pressed the button.
"Ash, this is Misty. Yeah, I know, big surprise. Look, I heard that you're going to try beating the Unbeatable Four and... Gary. But you're really not ready, Ash. Wait a while, a few months. Just don't beat them now. Please. Uh, I'm going to hang up now. Bye," Said a voice that was undoubtably a frantic Misty.
Ash was stunned. Misty had called him. And just when he thought her feelings about him were crystal clear. Ash sighed. He would never have expected this. Oh well. He still had to beat them. He hadn't come here for nothing. Ash turned off his phone and turned back to Varden.
"So, you beat me. You're better than I thought. Very well, go on. By the way, what is your name, Trainer?" Varden replied calmly.
Ash grinned and stuck out a hand.
"I was wondering when you were going to ask me that. I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town. Nice to beat you," Ash introduced, shaking the older man's hand before motioning for Pikachu to follow him through the door to the next room. They left and the door closed behind them.
Varden bit his lip and pressed a small button in the wall hard. He pressed the button marked Normal and began to speak.
"Hey, Bob? We have a problem. A trainer who goes by the name of Ash Ketchum has beaten me. He's in your neck of the woods now," Varden whispered quietly.
Bob sighed.
"Great, just great. First that Gary guy, and now this! I'm going to be out of a job in a week!" Bob moaned.
Bob hung up and stared out at the many corridors that led to his platform. He had an instinct about this Ash kid.
Meanwhile, Ash had intelligently pressed the redial button on his cellphone. He wasn't getting anything. Ash was ready to give up. But then, someone picked up the phone.
"Hello?" It was a guy's voice, a very grumpy guy.
Ash recognized it almost immediately. He had a talent for recognizing people he knew.
"Rudy? What are you doing on this number?" Ash asked dumbly.
Rudy rolled his eyes.
"Ash, this is my home phone number. The better question is what are you doing on this line," Rudy stated bluntly.
Ash's brow furrowed.
"Now, Rudy, this might sounds strange, but is Misty there?" Ash asked nervously.
Rudy sighed.
"Yeah, Ash. She is," Rudy grunted.
Ash shrugged.
"Well, can I talk to her?" Ash asked politely.
Rudy pretended to think it over.
"Nope," Rudy snarled.
Ash sighed.
"Okay, I'll just call back later," Ash replied tiredly.
Ash hung up and Misty walked into the room, looking curious at Rudy, who looked like a cat who just ate the canary. And, in a way, he had.
- Loren ;*
REVIEW! Please? As a birthday present?