Promise on a Luvdisc, Chapter Two: Round One

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"What th-"

Behind him, the doors slammed shut.

"I haven't seen you in a while, Ash..." a misty voice said.

Lorelei jumped off a ledge, landing in front of him.

"You mind explaining why it's so darn cold in here?" Ash rubbed his arms furiously, trying to warm up. He was dressed only in a short-sleeved shirt and jeans, while his opponent had a heavy cloak around her.

Lorelei raised her eyebrows.

"I suppose Claire, or somebody, must have told you that there was a series of obstacles?"

"Yeah, but what the heck do you mean by 'obstacles'?"

"This."

Suddenly, Ash found himself on an icy plateau. Snow whirled all around him, obscuring his vision.

"This will be our battlefield," Lorelei's voice said through the blizzard. "It will be a two-on-two, double battle. Shall we begin?"

As she said this, Agatha appeared beside her, also in a heavy cloak.

"It'd be my pleasure," Ash muttered, fingering a Pokeball. "Snorlax! Charizard! Come on out!"

The two Pokemon appeared in a flash of red light.

"Wise choice, Ash," Agatha said, taking out a lavender Pokeball. He noticed that there was a bronze "E4" design on it.

"Gengar, let's go!"

"Lapras, let's do this!" her partner yelled, throwing a pale blue Pokeball.

Lorelei's Pokemon landed in the small pool between ice floats. Gengar floated above them. All four Pokemon stared each other down.

"Commence the battle," Claire said through the PA system.

"Snorlax, Mega Punch!"

Snorlax formed its left paw into a fist; It started to glow. Moving unusually fast for such a large Pokemon, it struck at Lapras.

"Gengar, Shadow Ball!" Agatha commanded.

The attack hit Snorlax, knocking it out of the way.

"Charizard, use Flamethrower!" Ash shouted.

"Hydro Pump, now!" Lorelei said.

The blast of water hit Charizard, stopping his attack.

Ash gritted his teeth. Those two were in perfect sync...

"This is the Master's Challenge, Ash. Did you think it was going to be easy?" Agatha said.

"No... But I'll make it that way," he replied. "Charizard! Use Flamethrower again, this time at the water!"

The Pokemon obliged. As the fire hit the pool, steam rose around them, hiding them from view.

Lorelei and Agatha looked around, trying to find him.

"Hyper Beam, go!"

The golden light shot out of the steam, striking Lapras head on. It fell over, and fainted.

"Lapras is unable to battle. I'll be changing the field," said Claire.

Lorelei nodded at Agatha, then stepped through a door.

The ice and snow disappeared, and the lights dimmed. Grass and a broken-down hut appeared.

"This is my field, now, Ash," she said. "The place where Ghosts and Poison Pokemon thrive."


"They look like they're having fun."

"I suppose, seeing what your idea of 'fun' is."

"Are the others watching this?"

"Most of the Elite Four are; only Lance and Crys aren't allowed, them being the ones at the top. Of course, Bruno doesn't even need to, seeing as he's one of the Kanto Elites."

"Mmm..."

"He's a creative one, isn't he?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Ah, I suppose... Do you think he can do it?"

"Do what?"

"Quit playing dumb, you know what I mean..."

"Okay, okay. All I'm saying is that he'd better not lose, or else."


The hut burst apart, as Gengar's Shadow Ball shot through it. Snorlax had fainted from its Night Shade earlier, so now it was the Ghost Pokemon versus Charizard.

Gengar hurled another Shadow Ball at it, which Charizard dodged easily.

"Use Flamethrower!" Ash shouted.

His Pokemon looked back at him, shaking its head.

"What?"

It had been years since Charizard refused to listen to him... What the heck was going on?

"Liza must've taught him something..." Ash thought. "Let's see... It knows Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Wing Attack... What else..."

Then it hit him.

"Of course! How could I have been so stupid?" he exclaimed, hitting himself on the head. "Charizard, use Dragon Rage!"

His Pokemon shook its head, as if to say, "Finally."

A fireball formed inside its mouth; a moment later, it was enormous.

"Now!"

Charizard shot the attack at Gengar, who attempted to use Shadow Ball to counter it. No such luck.

"YES!" Ash shouted, as Gengar toppled over. "All right, buddy, you did it!"

He threw his arms around Charizard's neck, laughing.

"Battle finish. Ash, congratulations. You've made it past Round One," Claire said.

"Great job, Gengar. No shame in losing to this guy," Agatha returned the Pokemon to its Pokeball.

"Good battle, Ash," she said, walking over. "It's a shame I had to retire before you became Champion."

"Heh, thanks," he replied, shaking her hand. "You're not bad yourself."


The full moon shone down on the Master Building. All was quiet; its occupants were all asleep; well, all except for one.

Ash stood awake, leaning against the window sill The bright red numbers on the clock on the bedside table said twelve forty-five.

He gazed up at the moon, fingering a small box.

"Where are you, Misty?" he said softly. "I've been saving this for you for a long time..."

Wedging his fingernails between the cracks, Ash opened the box. He smiled sadly down at the ring, the sapphire glinting in the moonlight.


Hey, everyone, Sa-san here. Sorry about the long wait; I've been trying to find the perfect song for this chapter, with no success, as you can tell. If any of you know a song that would be good for this chapter (Something that would fit battling, ice, etc.), please leave a review with the link. Arigatou gozaimasu!

Oh, as a side note, I'll be starting high school in less than a week, and I have a lot of other fanfics in progress, so I may not update as often as you or I would like. Please understand. However, look forward to Rurouni Kenshin, Yuugiou, Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew, Furuba, and a Dark Pokemon fanfic soon:D