K…first of all, sorry for the cliff hanger in the last chapter AND the fact that I haven't been updating for a while…my soph year's only getting stressful now…And for your guys enjoyment, I'm making a very long chapter this time…no really I am! Not like the last one…that was just stupid of me… .
Hope you enjoy!
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Chapter 5: The Battle Following the Restless Night
"I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE DID THAT! I HATE THAT-THAT… OOOOOH!" May was yelling and kicking herself in her mind. That night, she caught Ash and Kaya kissing in the garden. And Kaya claimed Ash to be hers! Let's just say, May already tore her feather pillow to shreds and thoroughly scared her Torchic. Torchic was hiding under the dresser along with Skitty. Realizing what she was doing, she comforted her Poke'mon. "I'm sorry guys. I'm just so ticked at Kaya…That's it, I'm going to settle this once and for all with her tomorrow!" And with that, she cried herself to sleep while listening to her CD player. Torchic cooed with concern and Skitty licked away May's tears…
"I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT! AND MAY WAS RIGHT THERE AND EVERYTHING! OH NO, WHAT IF SHE THINKS THAT KAYA AND I-… AAAAAUUUGH!" Unlike May, Ash on the other hand was actually yelling out loud at himself. Brock and Pikachu heard the whole story. Ash was punching his pillow and yelling at himself. Pikachu was on the ground holding his ears the whole time.
"Pikachu! Can you calm him down so we can talk to him," Brock yelled through Ash's rage.
"Pika! PIKA-CHUUUUUUUU!" Pikachu hit Ash with a strong thunderbolt. After the fireworks, Ash lay a bit stunned on the ground. Pikachu overdid it a little, but Ash could still hear.
"Okay Ash, listen to me. Tomorrow is the big match. Battle Kaya, win, and prove to May that you and Kaya aren't together. This may be the only way for you to win. You are right on one point, Kaya may be up to something. Now, I'll put you in bed since you can't get up. You need to rest." He didn't want to tell Ash, but he suspected a trap. From observing Kaya's actions, he's figured that Kaya is really dark and devious under her pretty exterior. But there were points when he saw honest happiness and compassion. He felt that her dark past was starting to take over, with no help from her psychic powers. Ash, him and May had to find a way to bring her back…
"Everything's going according to plan. Henh, they were so easy to manipulate. Tomorrow's battle will be quite interesting." Kaya sat on her bed as she absorbed the thoughts of her guests. She sat cross-legged on her bed in her red and black room. Songs from Fall Out Boy and Creed blared in her room. In the corner, something was lying in the dark. Something big, dark, feral. It's eyes glowed a blood red as it lifted it's head. It gave a low growl…"Don't worry my sweet…You'll have a chance to play tomorrow…"
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At 9:00 sharp, Ash, Brock, and May gathered in the lobby. Pikachu was pumped up and ready to go. Ash was sweating nervously. Then, Kaya came through the stadium doors. She had a black flowing cape over her shoulders. She wore her usual wristbands and chocker. Again, she was dressed in black.
"I guess we shall shake hands before we begin?" Kaya held out her hand.
"Heh, you bet Kaya," Ash said as he made his way towards the gym leader. "Well, good lu-" Ash wasn't able to finish his sentence, because May suddenly ran to Kaya, and shook her hand!
"Sorry Kaya, but today's battle is with me!"
"Really now, May. Do you honestly think you can defeat me? After all, you can't even keep your guy…"
"SHUT YOUR YAP! I'M BATTLING YOU! IF YOU WIN…YOU GET TO HAVE ASH!"
"Really?…are you sure you want to make that bet? If you lose, you lose everything…"
"Believe you and me, sister, I'm sure!"
"Then let's make our way to the stadium shall we? I'll have to change my party. Brock, Ash, you know your way to the stands, don't you?" Ash, Brock, and Pikachu walked to the stands, dazed and confused. May turned towards the stadium in a huff, but not without giving her opponent an icy glare. "Pity, May will lose everything and I won't even get to use my friend today…He'll be so disappointed…O well, maybe he'll have fun tomorrow…After all, I'm not going to waste him on May…He'll have fun thrashing Ash's Poke'mon tomorrow…" May turned back as she heard Kaya talking to herself. She could sense Kaya's dark aura and saw her nails become black and long like claws.. May knew that both of them weren't going to hold back…
A demonic Kaya stood in the arena facing the determined May. Ash and Brock sat in the bleachers, wondering if May's bet was a smart one.
"I don't like this, Brock…If May loses…I…I…"
"I know Ash, but I'm also scared about the damage May will take from this. If you haven't noticed, May really cares about you…If she loses you, she loses everything." Ash nodded to Brock's words. Ash was getting really scared for May. He didn't want her to be hurt so much over the past few days… "Ash, how do you really feel about May? Tell me the truth, do you think you love her as much as she does to you?" Ash looked at him with concern.
"I…Brock I…I -"
"MATCH IS ABOUT TO BEGIN! THIS BATTLE WILL BE BETWEEN KAYA OF THE EBONY DRAGON GYM AND UPCOMING TRAINER, MAY! EACH WILL USE TWO POKE'MON! GYM LEADER CANNOT MAKE SUBSTITUTIONS. WINNER IS DECIDED WHEN BEGIN!"
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HAHAHAHA! You thought it was over? Nah, I'll keep going!
"GLALIE, GO!" Ash and Brock were amazed at what they saw. It looked like a silvery blue skull with horns! May realized that her Snorunt from their first meeting must have evolved in training. Ash popped out his poke'dex. "Glalie, the ice Poke'mon. The evolved form of Snorunt. Glalie has a body made of rock, which it hardens with an armor of ice. This Pokémon has the ability to freeze moisture in the atmosphere into any shape it desires." Ash didn't like the sound of it. He prayed that May would send out her…
"TORCHIC, I CHOOSE YOU!" Torchic popped out to face Glalie. But Torchic backed away from the scary Poke'mon. "It's okay, Torchic! Just remember what we talked about!" Torchic nodded. It suddenly ran face forward towards Glalie. Ash and Brock gasped, what was May thinking! Torchic was open for a direct attack!
"HAHAHAHA! FOOLISH MOVE!" Kaya was starting to glow black again. "GLALIE, HIT HER TORCHIC WITH AN ICE BEAM!" Glalie reared back as it let loose a high powered beam. The silvery cold light was aimed straight for Torchic. It was almost there…
"NOW TORCHIC! DO IT NOW!" With May's command, Torchic made a double flip and fired embers at Glalie; it was a direct hit. Torchic flipped so Glalie's beam was off target. May gave a smug grin as she saw Kaya's Glalie wince and howl in pain. "How do ya like that, huh Kaya?"
"Hmph…mediocre…GLALIE, HAIL ATTACK!" All of a sudden, the whole stadium started to snow. It got very cold and it was hard to see. Pikachu shivered looking like a "Frosty the Snowmon" with Ash and Brock desperately trying to see through the ice. When the snow cleared, their jaws dropped at what they saw. Torchic was shivering, but Glalie looked rejuvenated! Brock worked it out in his head and concluded that with all the snow, it must have extinguished the flame wounds, AND must've healed them; it was simply adding more snow to a snowball…May shivered and grrrd through gritted teeth.
"T-T-T-TORCHIC-C-C-C, T-T-TRY A Z-ZIGZAG-G P-PATTERNED -P-PECK ATT-T-ACK!" Torchic zoomed around, pecking at the giant snow ball. Glalie groaned from the pain and smacked Torchic with one of his horns. Torchic flew to the side with Glalie snickering evilly. May noticed that every time Glalie got hurt, the snow started to lighten up. She started to feel much warmer now. Then she got an idea… "TORCHIC, TRY THE ATTACK AGAIN! YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!" Torchic nodded again and started to run straight forward at Glalie.
"HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING! I'M NOT FALLING FOR THAT AGAIN! GLALIE, USE CRUNCH WHEN TORCHIC IS IN RANGE!" Glalie bared his fangs and gave an evil smile. Ash and Brock stood up, hoping for the best. Torchic kept running straight. Glalie had its fangs bared. Torchic was almost there…
"TORCHIC NOW!" At that command Glalie jumped up high with an open mouth, thinking torchic would double flip again, but Torchic wasn't in the air! The little bird was still running until it stopped in the exact spot where Glalie stood. Kaya gasped in horror, she knew what was coming. "ALRIGHT, TORCHIC! NOW, AS IT'S COMING DOWN, USE YOUR FLAMETHROWER ATTACK!" Torchic let loose a big burst of fire right at Glalie, it was a direct hit. Torchic ran to the side just as Glalie landed with a thud on the ground. Torchic hopped with joy. But Glalie still had some energy left. It pounced on Torchic and used its crunch attack. Torchic screeched in fear and pain. Brock and Ash looked on. Ash was starting to get nervous, he couldn't believe this vicious Poke'mon was the same one he battled with the other day. If Kaya said she treated her Poke'mon with respect and love, why did they turn out to be so ruthless? But he pushed that thought out of his mind and watched the match. Torchic was already wounded and tired so the crunch attack was too much. Torchic fainted. But as soon as it was released, Glalie fainted as well; it didn't want to go down without a fight. "GLALIE AND TORCHIC HAVE FAINTED! LAST ROUND WILL DECIDE VICTOR!"
May groaned under her breath, the pressure was on now. Kaya reached for an ultra ball this time. Kaya grabbed her Poke'ball containing her Skitty. In certain circumstances, maybe Skitty could help…
"THIS POKE'MON WILL GIVE YOU A JOLT, MAY. KAMINARI, TEACH THIS TRAINER THE TRUE MEANING OF POWER!" In a flash of light, out popped an interesting creature. It looked somewhat like a wolf or fox, but its fur was blue and yellow. Ash analyzed the Poke'mon with his poked. "Manectric, the electric Poke'mon, the evolved form of Electrike. This Poke'mon can shoot powerful jolts of electricity from its spiky fur." May never saw this Poke'mon before, but she already knew this was an electric type. She could feel it's sparks and static from the other side.
"SKITTY, I CHOOSE YOU NOW!" Skitty popped out with a cute "Nya!" "ALRIGHT SKITTY, ATTRACT ATTACK!" Skitty trotted up to Kaminari and started to trot in circles around it. Skitty started to make cute poses and meowed cutely. Suddenly, Kaminari smacked it away with its tail. Skitty bounced aside. "What! Why didn't attract work? It always works!…unless…"
"That's right, Kaya…my Kaminari is a female…just like your Skitty. There's no way your cuteness will affect her. Now, time to finish this…KAMINARI! USE SPARK! PARALYZE IT!" The Manectric zoomed in a flash of yellow.
"SKITTY! OUT RUN IT WITH A QUICK ATTACK!" Skitty zoomed around in zigzag motions. Kaya's Manectric stayed close behind. Kaminari closed in; engulfed in electricity. Skitty couldn't keep running forever. Kaminari gained speed…six feet away… 4 feet away…2 feet… "BZZZZZZAT!" Skitty tumbled, covered in volts and static; it was paralyzed very badly. Kaminari jumped back, bristling in fury.
"I told you May. You can't defeat me!" Kaya started to levitate in the air. Her black aura returned. Her eyes became red and turned feral. Her fangs grew and her voice changed. "KAMINARI, GET READY TO FINISH HER OFF! GET READY TO FIRE YOUR ZAP CANNON!" Kaminari started to gain a lot of electricity. The lights in the stadium started to flicker and the whole place started to vibrate with intensity. Brock and Ash yelled in horror as they saw a giant ball of electricity form in front of Kaminari. It arched it's back as it got ready to fire. Then with a loud BANG it fired the ball. As it gained speed towards Skitty, the spinning ball turned into a drill needle. Skitty trembled as the needle zoomed closer. May could do nothing but watch. She looked up at Kaya who was now floating several feet in the air. May stepped back in fear, because Kaya now sprouted bat like wings! She continued to laugh as her aura knocked everyone over. Ash and Brock were hoping this wouldn't happen. Kaya's evil side was starting to take over her mind!
"THIS IS IT MAY! SOON I WILL WIN AND YOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HOLD DEAR! YOU'LL REGRET THIS DAY THAT YOU'VE CHALLENGED ME! THE BATTLE ENDS NOW!"
Hehe…this one was pretty long for my standards..
Sorry to leave a cliffy, but had to!
Writin the next chappie right now.
Much luv!