ALMOST DONE PEOPLE!
It's a long one out of three chapters, so get ready to read a long one.
Yesh, I'm almost done with this story.
But don't worry, I might continue this one, it's still in the works…
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Chapter 7: Final Battle Part 1
To what seemed like an eternity, 8:00 came around. Ash got dressed with a weary look on his face. He put on his gloves and packed his Poke'mon up. He passed by May's room on the way. He had an urge to knock on it, but changed his mind and walked on. He understood that May would be upset with him and that she probably wouldn't want to watch the match anyway…
May sat in her room grooming her Poke'mon. Her Torchic cooed affectionately as it cuddled her while sitting on her lap. My sat there lost in deep thought and sighed. She was trying to decide whether or not she should go and watch the match. Just when she came to her decision, there was a knock on her door. She ran to the door and opened it to find…
"YOWCH! Oww…aw, MAY!" Brock was lying on the floor with a giant bump on his head.
"OH MY GOSH! I'm so sorry, Brock!"
"No…ow…that's okay…whoo boy, ouch…," Brock cringed as he rubbed his head.
"Oh my gosh, I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry!" May was going psycho, waving her arms around.
"It's okay, May. I came to ask you if you were going to go and watch. I can take you…Are you coming?" Brock just stared at May's blank face. It seemed like forever until she finally said something.
"Well…I…"
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Ash made his way into the arena. There across from him stood Kaya. Like Ash, she was pumped up and ready. He had Pikachu at his side, still half asleep from morning training. He checked her attire as usual. She didn't have her cape, but she had a flowing black dress. For a battle, Ash thought, she was pretty dang formal… He didn't see May anywhere, but Ash could see Brock waving to him in the stands. Ash's eyes went huge when he waved at him,mainly because there were also lots of people in the stadium. It was almost a full crowd! Suddenly a voice boomed over the P.A. system.
"TEN MINUTES UNTIL WE COMMENCE THE BATTLE!"
Ash grabbed one of his poke'balls and stood ready. He wished Maya was there with him, he could use her kind words of encouragement. He was starting to feel a little uncomfortable with all the people cheering in the gym. It made him restless.
"Kaya, is there a reason WHY there are so many people in your gym?"
"I didn't invite them, Ash. Word got through the village that a champion was challenging my gym. It must have spread through the other towns in Hoenn. I told you you were famous…" Ash could see Kaya shivering from all the way on the other side.
"What, Kaya? Don't back out on me now. Scared already?"
"Are you kidding me? I've wanted to battle you ever since you came here. I'm shivering from excitement!" Kaya had a wild look in her eyes.
"Henh, good. I've been wanting to beat you down. This time, you'll lose, Kaya!"
"We'll see…"
"BATTLE WILL NOW BEGIN! BOTH TRAINERS ARE NOT ALLOWED SUBSTITUTES! WINNER WILL BE DECIDED WHEN ALL THREE OF THE TRAINER'S POKE'MON HAVE FAINTED! LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!"
"ALRIGHT THEN, I GO FIRST! LEAVE HIM IN ASHES, FIRE WING!" Kaya sent out her Blaziken, still fierce as ever. Ash's Pikachu hid behind Ash's leg in fear. Fire Wing flexed his muscles and gave a loud cry. Everyone in the stadium cheered and roared. "Don't you dare take my Poke'mon for granted, Ash! I want you to go all out in this battle. If you just so even as pull back a little bit, I will make you wish you were never born! I've waited a long time for this battle, SO DON'T LET ME DOWN!" The crowd cheered at her remark.
"Don't worry, Kaya, I'm going all out! CORPHISH, THIS IS YOUR ROUND!"
"PIKA PIKA," Ash's Pikachu yelled in agreement. It clenched its tiny paws and snorted in confidence. Ash smiled at his yellow friend and threw down a great ball and out popped his Corphish. It clacked it's claws together like a boxer. Once again, the crowd went in an uproar. "This time Kaya, YOU'RE GOING DOWN!"
"I highly doubt it, Ash. NOW, FIRE WING: FLAME KI--- FIRE WING! FIRE WING, WHAT'S WRONG?" Ash smirked as Kaya's Blaziken kneeled as if it was hurt. The crowd gasped and ahhd. Kaya whipped her icy glare at Ash. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY BLAZIKEN!" Fire Wing looked at its hands and body, confused. It stood up and gestured that it was fine. But Kaya had other ideas. She saw Ash's smug look and decided to test her Poke'mon. "Fire Wing…take a swing at me…now." Ash was shocked to hear such a request. Her Blaziken was much too strong; she could be killed with such an impact. Fire Wing, too, had a look of concern, but obeyed. It drew its leg back and kicked as hard as it could. With a hard "THWACK!" Kaya easily blocked her Poke'mon's kick with her own kick. Fire Wing had a shocked look on his face and Kaya was furious. She realized her flaw, and once again turned her glare to her opponent. "ASH, WHAT'S YOUR POKE'MON'S POWER!" Surprised she caught on so slow, Ash just chuckled. "DAMN IT, BOY! TELL ME NOW!" Kaya's claws were now bared.
"Sorry, Kaya. I guess you noticed that your Poke'mon's attack power is considerably lower. When my Corphish is sent out, the opposing Poke'mon's attack stat is lowered: a little power called Intimidate. So now, your Blaziken's Sky Uppercut and Double Kick are much weaker." Ash gave another smirk. The crowd cheered. Finally, a worthy battle of the Hoenn League. Kaya's Blaziken understood Ash and stepped forward, ready to attack.
"Fine, you keep your stupid stat change. BUT IT'S STILL NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH! FIRE WING, FLAME KICK!" Fire Wing ran at full speed straight at Corphish. It didn't move an inch. Blaziken could sense something amiss, but kept going on with the attack. In a flash of red and orange, Fire Wing let loose a flaming roundhouse kick with Corphish sent sailing. Fire Wing jumped back: it didn't even break a sweat. Corphish landed with a sickly thud and weakly got on its feet. Ash looked at his Poke'mon and gave it a reassuring smile. Corphish nodded eagerly and started to glow with a white light. Kaya gasped and her sudden misfortune. Fire Wing started to back away.
"Thank you so much for letting my Poke'mon train in your gym, Kaya. Thanks to you, my poke'mon are much stronger, even so strong they can evolve. Meet my friend, Crawdaunt." Ash was beaming with confidence with his arms crossed. In his head, he was going over various thoughts. "This might be a little different now, since Crawdaunt is a dual type water/dark Poke'mon. I'm sure Kaya knows about the type change, but I know I can defeat her!" In front of him stood a huge lobster with angry black eyes and massive pincers. It ground its pincers together like a boxer. "Since you were so kind to attack first, I believe it's my turn! CRAWDAUNT, WATER PULSE!" Crawdaunt spread its claws wide, opened its mouth and unleashed a beam. It looked like a beam, but it was solid, yet it wasn't a gush of water. It was a mixture of both. It came straight at Kaya's Poke'mon, growing in size as the blue shot approached it.
"FIRE WING, TRY AND DODGE IT!" Fire Wing jumped up, but it's foot got caught in the beam and got sucked in. Kaya's eyes grew wide in shock and red in disappointment. The entire stadium gasped in admiration. "I will not lose to this boy," Kaya shouted in her mind. Kaya closed her eyes and mind, and attempted to send her thoughts to her friend. "Fire Wing, if you can hear me in there, hang in there and fight on!" The attack stopped, and revealed Blaziken soaking wet, and barely standing. Ash gaped in amazement. The crowd in the stadium was now deafening the trainers with their screams and cheers. Fire Wing glared at Crawdaunt and cracked it's knuckles. Kaya smiled, revealing her fangs. "Sorry Ash, but my friend still has some fight in him. Fire Wing, FINISH YOUR DEBUT WITH BRICK BREAK!" Blaziken got up and with the last amount of energy, rushed toward Crawdaunt like a quarterback. Kaya knew this would break through: if this attack could break through Barrier and Reflect, then it could break through Crawdaunt.
"CRAWDAUNT, COUNTER IT WITH YOUR CRAB HAMMER!" Crawdaunt flexed its muscular claws and waited for the streak of orange heading towards it. It seemed like forever when the loud "CRACK" sounded. The dust cleared, and showed the two Poke'mon, like they were meshed together. Fire Wing ducked and made a low punch in Crawdaunt's underbelly. Kaya smirked but caught herself short: Crawdaunt's mandible was slammed on her Poke'mon's shoulder. With the impact, it stopped her Blaziken's attack and softened the impact. Her mouth fell open in shock as her Blaziken softly collapsed on the stadium floor. It seemed like an eternity until the stadium was deafening again. Ash laughed and smiled with relief and happiness. Pikachu hopped up and down and cheered. Crawdaunt beamed and flexed it's claws.
"GYM LEADER'S BLAZIKEN HAS FAINTED. END OF ROUND 1! VICTORY OF ROUND 1 GOES TO CHALLENGER, ASH KETCHUM!"
Kaya reached at the sling on her shoulder, covered in ultra balls. She picked one and released a giant Poke'mon in a blinding flash. Out stepped a poke'mon so big, it shook the ground with each step. It was covered with hues of red gray and blue. Ash, Pikachu, and Crawdaunt just watched silently. The crowd knew what was coming. Out of the ultra ball came-
"Meet Sky, my Salamence. I'm sure she'll make the battle interesting…Henh henh henh…" The huge dragon roared and stomped until the stadium swayed and shook. "I'll give you exactly 1 minute, that's how long it'll take Sky to defeat your Crawdaunt."
"Whatever Kaya! My Crawdaunt has a super high defense. He's more than strong enough to take your Salamence down!" Kaya knew he was bluffing, and she was right. Ash didn't know if his Crawdaunt could take anymore impacts. And what did she mean by "1 minute"?
"If I remember correctly, I get to attack first! SKY, GIVE HIM A TASTE OF YOUR DRAGON BREATH!" Salamence pulled her head back and let loose an orange and yellow breath blast. Ash has seen this attack before, but it was never this huge. It was more intimidating that a Flamethrower attack. He shielded his eyes and Pikachu hid behind Ash's leg again. Crawdaunt guarded its injured underbelly and took the hit. Crawdaunt was soon engulfed in the blast. For 5 seconds straight the attack went on. When the smoke cleared, Crawdaunt was charred.
"CRAWDAUNT! CRAWDAUNT, ARE YOU OKAY!" All he could see was a charcoaled Poke'mon.
"Pika Pika! Pikachi Pikapi!" Pikachu was going berserk, wondering if his friend was alright. Kaya waited for the lobster to crack. And sure enough, Crawdaunt let out a puff of smoke and fell face forward.
"I'm sorry Ash, I made a miscalculation. I didn't know that Sky could defeat it in less than a minute." Salamence let loose a mixture of a howl and a roar. The crowd screamed and roared at the quickness of the second round. "Believe me Ash, if you thought this was going to be easy…you were dead wrong…"
"SECOND ROUND OVER! CRAWDAUNT IS UNABLE TO BATTLE! VICTORY OF ROUND 2 GOES TO GYM LEADER KAYA! NEXT UP IS ROUND THREE!"