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Chapter 47: Round One—Begin!
Returning back to the lobby of the registration pavilion, Angelina stands in front of a counter awaiting to be assigned her first match. She pressed a red button near a screen and watched as four different lights began to dance in circles. She waited until it came to a stop on the brown rock terrain.
"The Rock Field," the league clerk replied as a picture of a girl appeared with long light brown hair around the age of twelve. "Please be there at 2:00pm for your match with Eisha Capryce."
"Ok will do," Angelina said just as Jeremy approached her. "So where are you battling? I'm on the Rock Field at 2:00pm."
Jeremy frowned "Mine is the Grass Field at the 1:00pm."
"That's great! I'll be able to watch yours before mine starts." Angelina said as looked through a couple pages of her guide book. "It says you can use three Pokemon each for the preliminary battles."
"That's right, and the first one who loses three Pokémon first, loses." Jeremy said, then he waved to a familiar trio of people nearby. "Hey, how's it going?"
"Wait, who's-" Angelina turned around just in time to find Brock standing before her. A light blush stained her cheeks as he took her slender hands into his larger ones.
"Sweet Angelina, my heart longs for you with each passing day. May I honor your ever-growing beauty and grace at dinner this evening?" Brock pleaded with endearment.
Pichu jumped onto Jeremy's shoulder, confused as she watched the scene unfold. "Pichu pi-chu?" (What's wrong with Daddy?)
Jeremy laughed and Angelina's eyes widened in surprise. "W-well uhm..." then she realized this was just a typical obsession he has over all pretty girls.
"C'mon Brock, she-" Misty started to pull the older boy away by his shirt.
"Maybe we can all celebrate if Ash and I win our battles?" Angelina suggested with a nervous smile. Everyone around her stared with wide eyes and shocked expressions.
"That's a great idea!" Ash exclaimed. "You'd really like Brock's cooking. My battle is on the Water Field at 1 o'clock."
"Oh really? Well mine is on the Rock Field at 2 o'clock." Angelina replied, once Pichu settled back into her arms.
"Great, we'll come watch your battle after mine," Ash said. "Good luck."
"Okay thanks, you too." Angelina waved, then walked out of the building with Jeremy. "I hope you don't mind if I watch Ash's battle since he is my brother."
"No problem. I'm sure there will be other battles you can watch." Jeremy said.
They walked down the sidewalks of the League Village and arrived back at their house.
"I'm battling Eisha Capryce this afternoon at 2 o'clock," Angelina said, closing the front door and entered the living room. Marcus was sitting on the couch with April and Aunt Vicky watching some of the preliminary battles.
"Cool," Marcus said. Everyone's attention turned to the television where they hear alot of cheering as Gary Oak had just won his first battle on the Ice Field.
"Well for battles such as ones here in the league tournament, you'd have to be either a winner or a loser, and the trainers I know are real losers." Gary told a reporter with a grin.
Angelina growled. "I'll make him eat those words if we ever battle!"
"Piii-chuuu! Pi-chu!" Cocoa agreed, sparks flying from her little cheek sacs. (You tell'em, Mom!)
Once Angelina strategized what Pokemon she wanted to use for her battle, she headed upstairs to take a short nap after eating a healthy lunch her Aunt Vicky whipped up in the kitchen. She was hoping to watch Ash's first match on the Water Field, but her alarm went off a half hour before her battle even started. She was also missing Jeremy's match as well as she made her way through the Pokemon Village and the tunnel of the Water Field.
She arrived just in time to see Ash's newly evolved Kingler knock out Mandi's Seadra with a powerful Crabhammer. She remembered running into Ash's opponent after the opening ceremony; he referred to himself astounding as if his very flamboyant outfit and magic tricks with Pokeballs weren't speaking for him.
Mandi recalled his second Pokemon and called out his third and final choice: a Golbat. Angelina agreed with Misty that Ash should use Pikachu since Flying Types were super effective against Electric Types, but Ash refused since he was confident with Kingler's abilities. Kingler jumps into the water and Golbat prepared a Take Down attack. As he swoops down over the water, Kingler surges out and grips him with a Vice Grip attack. Unfortunately, Golbat gets out and hits Kingler with a Razor Wind. Kingler is weakened and Golbat moves in for the kill with a Mega Drain. Just in time, Kingler unleashes a powerful Hyper Beam, hitting Golbat with the full force and falls to the ground.
"Oh wow, he won!" Angelina smiled as her brother ran onto the field and hugs his Kingler. She noticed Brock on the sidelines reading the guide book and in minutes later, Ash was standing in front of news reporters jumping excitedly and hoping his mother was watching. "Hey Ash, congradulations!"
Ash turned when hearing his name and smiled, "You're here! How'd I do?"
"Totally awesome!" Angelina said. "Keep up the good work."
"Yep, I'll win'em all!" Ash beamed. "I'll watch your battle on TV when I get back to the house, but I might be a bit late." he motioned to the reporters.
Angelina laughed. "Sure, not a problem. We'll celebrate our first victories later tonight."
"Hey, do you mind if we come over to your place?" Brock asked. "I just remembered we don't have a stove at our apartment."
"Yeah that's fine." Angelina said. "I'm sure Marcus will be glad to see you guys, too."
"Wow, I haven't seen him in years." Ash said. "Well we're staying at #12 Maple Street."
"Thanks, and we're staying at #3 Copper Lane." Angelina said, then she checked the time on her Poke Gear. "I better get going, my battle starts soon."
"Good luck!" Ash and friends said.
As the last ten minutes passed, Angelina now walked onto the Rock Field, a huge arena with some boulders, and the crowd was larger that appeared at Ash's battle. Somewhere in the crowd was Jeremy, Marcus, April, and Aunt Vicky cheering on Angelina as her challenger, Eisha took her place. The twelve year old girl was skinny with a red bow in her long brown hair, she wore a red skirt and a white shirt. She grabbed a Pokeball from her belt and enlarged it, "Go Magneton!" she threw the device and from it formed an electric Pokemon that resembled three Magnemites in a triangular shape.
Angelina took a deep breath and enlarged a Pokeball, "Go Spritz!" she called on the water-type Pokemon that resembled a blue rabbit.
"An Azumarill?!" Eisha said out loud as the aqua-rabbit's picture formed under Angelina's.
"Eisha's first Pokemon is Magneton, while Angelina is starting with Azumarill!" the announcer replied to the clapping crowd. "Will this battle be at a type disadvantage?"
"Well Angelina can win if she uses the right moves," Jeremy said to Angelina's family.
"Spritz, start off with Mud Sport!"
"Azu!" the aqua-rabbit Pokemon nodded and picked up some sand into her hands, throwing it in the air and squirting it lightly, mud fell from this combination and soaked Magneton as the electric type floated stoically.
"Use Thunderbolt!" Eisha ordered.
"Mag...neton!" the three magnets screeched as all six magnetic pieces charged up some static, however the Pokemon couldn't fire it thanks to Azumarill's Mud Sport. The static was re-absorbed by Magneton.
"And Mud Sport keeps Azumarill safe!" the announcer replied to the clapping crowd.
"Good choice," Jeremy pointed out, "Mud Sport keeps Azumarill from getting hurt by static moves like Thunderbolt."
"Now use Rock Smash!" Angelina ordered.
"Azumarill!" the aqua-rabbit Pokemon jumped in front of the floating magnet and slammed her right paw into a boulder, smashing it as rock pieces pierced Magneton's hard steel coating.
"Now Hydro Pump!" Angelina smiled.
"Azu!" Azumarill looked up at Magneton and cocked her head in the direction, opening her mouth and spraying a geyser of blue icy water, spraying Magneton in the center magnet piece and soaking it.
"Mag.…" the electric type fell to the ground, obviously knocked out.
"Magneton is unable to battle! Azumarill wins!" the referee said, holding up a red flag as a light went out under Eisha's picture.
Eisha withdrew the magnet Pokemon and shrunk down it's Pokeball, putting it away. Then she enlarged a Pokeball from her belt and threw it, "Go Poliwhirl!" from the spinning ball a blue Pokemon appeared, it's picture under Magneton's old one. "Use Double Slap!"
"Poli!" the tadpole replied and jumped into the air, landing behind Azumarill and slapping it four times with it's right hand. Azumarill cried in pain and turned around.
"Now use Psychic!"
"Poli!" it's eyes glowed light blue and it's stomach began to swirl, picking up Azumarill mentally and slamming it into a nearby boulder, smashing the boulder and knocking out the aquatic Pokemon.
"Azumarill is unable to battle! Poliwhirl wins!" the referee declared and held up a green flag as Azumarill's picture died down.
"Neck and neck," Jeremy responded.
"Go Angelina!" Aunt Vicky shouted.
"And who will Angelina choose next?" the announcer asked.
Angelina recalled her fainted Pokemon, smiling. "Nice try, Spritz." she latched the Pokeball to her belt, then enlarged another one, "Go Forest!" she threw it and called on the blue toad-like creature with purple eyes, a closed pink flower on its back and four leaves at the bottom. It's picture formed under Azumarill's dark one.
"Angelina chooses Ivysaur!" the announcer said to the involved crowd.
"Double Slap!" Eisha ordered.
"Oh no you don't!" Angelina countered, "Grab it with Vine Whip!"
Poliwhirl jumped up as Ivysaur quickly extended a pair of vines from the base of his flower and quickly wrapped around Poliwhirl in mid-air. It was unable to move or attack.
"Now finish with Double-Edge!" Angelina ordered. Ivysaur threw himself toward the water Pokemon in a full body tackle. Smashing it's oponent in the face with Double-Edge and was thrown into a boulder. Ivysaur released his grip on Poliwhirl and shook off the impact.
"Whirl…." the tadpole cried as the smoke from the boulder died down, Poliwhirl's eyes now matched it's spinning stomach.
"Poliwhirl can't continue! Ivysaur wins!" the referee said, holding up a red flag as Eisha's second light went out.
Eisha withdrew the water type and enlarged another Pokeball, throwing it, "Flareon go!" she called on the fire evolution of Eevee, who's picture formed in the third slot under her picture.
"Eisha's final Pokemon is Flareon!" the announcer man gasped as the crowd clapped some for both trainers.
"Forest, start off with Vine Whip!"
"Flareon, evade and use Ember!" Eisha shouted.
As Ivysaur's vines shot at Flareon, it crouched to the ground on its four red paws, then thrust itself up into the air. The vines missed the fire-type as it landed safely on its feet and shot out a ball of fire from its mouth, which directly hit Ivysaur on the head, knocking it back!
"Ivysaur, use Razor Leaf!" Angelina ordered.
Ivysaur launched several spinning leaf projectiles at Flareon.
"Flareon, use Flamethrower!"
"Flare!" the Fire-type opened its mouth and swiftly exhaled a jet of flaming hot orange-ish yellow fire at Ivysaur's razor leaf attack, incinerating the leaves, and hitting Ivysaur again, this time doing significantly more damage.
"Forest, use Solar Beam!" Angelina cried out in desperation.
Ivysaur began taking sunlight into the flower on its back.
"Flareon, use Fire Spin!" Flareon's eyes glowed a bright white as it released a tornado of flames from its mouth. The flames wrapped around Ivysaur, who was still taking in sunlight. When they dispersed, a charred Ivysaur fell sideways to the ground.
The referee said, "Ivysaur is no longer able to battle! Flareon is the winner!" and he held up the green flag as the second light went out under Angelina's picture.
"It seems Angelina's luck at disadvantage battling ran out, but let's she what she brings out as her final Pokemon!" the announcer said over the speakers.
"Thanks, Forest," Angelina said as she withdrew her Ivysaur and put up the Pokeball. "It's all up to you, Shadow!" she enlarged her final Pokeball and throws it, revealing the Dark-type Pokemon.
"Absol versus Flareon! Which Pokemon will be victorious?!" the announcer asked as the crowd got even more involved.
"Flamethrower!"
"Shadow, Quick Attack!"
"Flare!" the fire type howled and unleashed another quick moving jet of magma, Absol moved from left to right and dodged with grace and ease. Flareon panted as it's Flamethrower died down and Absol took this chance and slammed into Flareon's chest. The Fire-type was thrusted into a huge rock behind it, sliding down slowly from the rock and laying on it's stomach, knocked out.
"Flareon can't no longer battle!" the referee announced as he held up the green flag. "This match goes to the green trainer, Angelina Murakami from Pallet Town!"
The crowd cheered as the last light went out under Eisha's picture, and then it vanished so that only Angelina's picture showed, with the word "Congratulations!" next to it.
"YES!" Angelina said in triumph as she ran onto the field and grabbed Absol in her arms, "Great job, Shadow!"
"Flareon return!" Eisha said and shrunk down the Pokeball, latching it to her belt and met Angelina on the Rock Field. "Very good display of moves, I was impressed."
"Thanks," Angelina smiled, "You did good, too."
"Good luck," Eisha said as she walked away.
"Angel, you did it!" Jeremy's voice was heard, he ran toward her with Cocoa perched on his shoulder. "You were great!"
"Thanks, I thought I wasn't going to survive with those disadvantages thrown at me," Angelina said, hugging her best friend. "I knew my Pokemon would never let me down." She recalled her Absol to its Pokeball and was reunited with her Pichu. "By the way, how was your battle?"
"It was a very close call. My opponent didn't want to give up, but I came out on top in the end." Jeremy grinned.
"That's great! I'm proud of you." Angelina said. "So does Marcus and Aunt Vicky know that Ash and his friends are coming over?"
"Yeah, they don't mind long as we clean up after ourselves." Jeremy said. "They're going out for the night but everyone has to be asleep before eleven."
"Sounds good, let's go." Angelina said.
No sooner had they left the Rock Field, Angelina was bombarded by the same reporters from Ash's battle. She remembered keeping her word about the interviews, and they also took many pictures of her and the winning Pokemon. She was surprised that Sparkette and Spritz had some energy left, even Absol stood proudly with Pichu perched on its back.
Jeremy watched from the sidelines, then waited for his friend to return her Pokemon so they could leave the Rock Field and headed for the Pokemon Center so Angelina's Pokemon can rest up for the next battles. They arrived back at the house to find Marcus and April leaving with Aunt Vicky while Ash and Misty were sitting in the living room flipping through some channels on the plasma tv.
"Hope we're not late for dinner," Jeremy said.
"Well Brock decided to wait until after your battle so we could all celebrate." Misty said. "Can you believe Marcus is getting married on Valentine's Day? How romantic!"
"Yeah, it's gonna be alot of fun." Angelina said, smiling at the thought of the wonderful event that would take place in nine months.
"You guys, dinner's ready!" Brock called from the kitchen.
"Great, I'm starving," Ash said, walking out of the living room and disappearing from sight with Pikachu. Misty just rolled her eyes and Angelina laughed. They walked down the hallway and turned into the kitchen where the table was set for five people with shiny white plates and silverware, napkins, and clear glass cups filled with ice water. There were covered dishes of steamy vegetables, a basket of bread, and a huge plate of a sweet-smelling pot roast glistening in its own juices and sliced.
"Oh my, everything looks so good!" Angelina eyed the table hungrily.
Cocoa jumped down from Angelina's arms and joined Pikachu and Togepi on the floor already eating a bowl full of Pokemon food.
"There's plenty to go around." Brock said, holding out a seat for her.
Angelina smiled and nodded. "Thank you," she sat down, and he sat down beside her.
Jeremy watched the two teenagers carefully as he sat across from them, and Misty sat to his right while Ash sat to her right and to Brock's left. Everyone started into the dinner, then Jeremy talked about recent participation in previous years of the tournament. About half an hour later, everyone settled back into their chairs with filled and very satisfied bellies.
"I've never eaten a meal like that in years," Angelina said, stretching a bit. "That was very delicious, Brock."
"Yeah," Jeremy agreed. "I eat out a lot and it's rare that I'm eating at home or at someone's house, but a guy whom can cook is just awesome!"
"Thanks, you're not the only ones that compliment my cooking skills," Brock said. "I had to take care of my ten brothers and sisters before my father returned."
"So you can clean, too?" Jeremy asked.
"Yeah, and sew if the task is needed." Brock nodded. "I can also make Pokemon food which will help with my skills on Pokemon breeding."
"Wow! Not only is that good, but you're like a maternal figure to your siblings." Angelina complimented.
"True, I've been there for them since I was ten years old. My mother passed away from illness before my father abandoned us until after Ash's first gym battle." Brock explained, he sighed in discontent.
"Hey Jeremy, let's go discuss my strategies for my next match." Ash suggested.
"Sure, I'll give you a few pointers." Jeremy caught on and left the kitchen with Ash. Pikachu and Cocoa following right behind them,
Misty stood from her seat and picked up her Togepi, she was half-way to the doorway when she turned back, "Angel, you coming? We can look over the songs on the stereo system."
"In a few minutes, I'm going to stay and help clean up." Angelina replied, gathering some of the dishes while Misty went to the living room. She placed the dishes in the sink with the silverware already soaking in soapy hot water and Brock was already putting away the leftovers.
"Do you miss her, Brock?" Angelina asked, searching the drawers for a hand-towel.
"Who?"
"Your mother?"
"Oh yes. Almost every single day," Brock said without looking her way. "I have dreams that she's still alive somewhere. I know my father wasn't sad when he mentioned she passed away."
"What was your mother like?" Angelina asked curiously.
"She was everything that I'd like to search for in a girl." Brock smiled in thought. "Her beauty, her kindness, and her love for Pokemon and family. I have a picture if you want to see it." He pulled out a small photo from his vest pocket.
"Hmm," Angelina took the photo in hand and gasped. "Oh Brock, she's beautiful." Sitting in a chair was a young brunette woman with brown eyes and fair-peach skin. She wore a mint green long sleeved jacket over a pink spaghetti-strap top, a long white skirt, and brown sandals. "I think I've seen her somewhere before, but I'm not sure where."
"Let me know when you remember." Brock said, placed the photo back inside his vest pocket. "We shouldn't keep the others waiting."
"Okay," Angelina said, following Brock out of the kitchen and rejoined the others in the living room to relax and enjoy the rest of their night. The second round is just around the corner for Ash and Angelina. Find out what surprises are in store next time.
§To Be Continued§
*This chapter is based of the episode "Round One- Begin!"
*The episode aired in America on October 30th, 1999; the day before Halloween!
*Brock asking Angelina out to dinner turns into celebrating her and Ash winning their first rounds.
*Angelina and Jeremy compliment Brock's skills, which lead into him mentioning his mother and has a picture of her.
*Angelina's opponent, Eisha Capryce, was originally made up.
*Jeremy's battle on the Grass Field is at the same time as Ash's battle on the Water Field.
*Ash's Krabby evolves into Kingler and learns Hyper Beam.
*Ash wins his first round match using only Kingler.
*Gary, Angelina, and Jeremy also win their first round matches.
Thanks for reading, I should have the next chapter up soon or whenever possible that I can fit in time within my school work. All reviews are welcomed.