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Ri2: I edited the first chapter so it says Hoenn, Giovanni won't be at any hotel (he's vital to the BML), I'm mixing terms, both Misty and May used Gym Leader Connections to get in the league (which is what TR did as well), of course I'm right, you're right, he's saving Pikachu and Grovyle for her, and when James gets Chimecho, he briefly gets a Hoppip, which I'm saying came back thanks to the miracle of… Almost gave something away…
Blue Mountain League
By Gigawolf1
Chapter 3: Destined Battle?
Ash was in a sort of paradise. He was winning the four-way battle, which meant his chances of defeating the Hoenn League were high. With only Glalie fainted, most of his pokémon were completely rested. He still knew two of both Jessie and James' pokémon, but only one of his partner's team. Knowing just what Torkoal could do, he decided to keep it in the battle.
Though Ash was having a decided victory, his partner was struggling. She had lost two of her pokémon to Jessie, and James wasn't as stupid as she had always thought. Thinking back to when James had almost beaten them while wearing a Moltres costume always made her laugh (he had thought he was like Moltres, but then found out it was a sham), but she now realized he was powerful when he had confidence without ego.
James had realized this some time ago, and was overjoyed by the way that 'the Twerp' had fallen for his plan. Over the years, he had used several different pokémon, none of which could beat Pikachu. When he got four of his pokémon he never thought he'd see again, he was ecstatic.
Flashback
Lying awake at night, James always tried to figure out how to get Pikachu. Thanks to this, he noticed a figure moving through the night.
"Are you James Morgan?" the figure had asked. Since James thought he was dreaming, he nodded. The person dropped four pokéballs beside the drowsy Team Rocket member and disappeared. He was amazed the next morning to find what they contained, and that the same person had visited Jessie a few days earlier and brought her three pokéballs.
End Flashback
Jessie looked at her remaining pokémon. She knew she would likely lose, but she knew something that had both scared her and made her happy at the same time: If she participated in the tournament, she would get to see an old acquaintance of hers. To her, the victory didn't matter at all.
In the stands, Brendan and May were getting to know each other a little better. Then they left the stands to get to know each other a lot more when Max asked May for some popcorn. At the popcorn stand, they talked about how they both got to the place they're at now.
"Well, my dad let me get a Mudkip for my tenth birthday, and then I went around facing the Gym Leaders. I didn't have many pokémon until I got to Dewford, where I caught my Aron and my Mawile. Before I could face Flannery, I captured Seedot and Zangoose. On my way to Mossdeep for my seventh badge, I found a Duskull. According to what you told me, I was entering a sort of Junior Hoenn League tournament with all eight of my badges at the same time the guy who beat me was in Slateport! Who would have guessed?" said Brendan as he laughed.
May found Brendan rather interesting, and felt something else as well…
Chimecho wasn't feeling too cool either. It was feeling hot, all right, but only because of the Flamethrower attacks. Even with its Special Defense being what it was, Fire-type moves were still very strong. Along with the fact that it was Burned, Chimecho was having a lousy day. Chimecho muttered some things under its breath as Torkoal used Overheat. As Chimecho fainted, Ash and James both smirked.
James wasn't in the least bit disturbed. "Good job, Chimecho! You got him weak enough!" encouraged James as the Wind Chime Pokémon went back into its pokéball. James then released his…
"Gyarados? Since when do you have a Gyarados?" shouted Ash. Then he remembered years ago, when he, Misty, Brock, and Team Rocket were stuck on the sinking S. S. Anne. James had had a Magikarp, and after escaping, it had evolved. Ash thought he had it figured out until he remembered that it had only evolved after James had kicked it, and that Gyarados had used Dragon Rage on all of them. Including Team Rocket.
While James had Ash confused (not a large accomplishment), Misty and Jessie were in their own battle. Thanks to the rules, however, Gyarados' appearance affected all battlers except James. Misty had sent Corsola back out against Jessie's Wobbuffet. The battle went something like this: "Water Gun!" says Misty, "Mirror Coat!" says Jessie, "Mirror Coat!" says Misty, and so on until the attack was so strong it wiped them both out. Leaving both trainers stunned at the outcome, the battle was amusing to the spectators until they were hit by it as well. Misty then sent out Politoed to combat Jessie's Arbok.
James had his Gyarados use Earthquake to eliminate Torkoal. Much to the enjoyment of those watching, it also wiped out Arbok, and did serious damage to Politoed. Then he had to endure Jessie yelling at him about "How could you be so stupid? With Arbok fainted, I only have one pokémon left!" Of course, James had a top priority: defeating Ash. Or, as he and Jessie would say it, defeating the Twerp. He watched carefully as Ash sent out Swellow.
Jessie was forced to use the most horribly evil pokémon in the world just then: Vileplume. She hated Vileplume for many reasons, including that the evil Jessibell had one. 'Vileplume will kill me one day,' she thought, 'And on that day I'm going to go down fighting. Today, though, it'll help me!'
Politoed tried using Blizzard, but Vileplume used Sleep Powder before the attack could be launched. When Vileplume used Sunny Day, Misty thought Politoed was a goner. She knew it when Vileplume launched Solar Beam. Withdrawing the frog, she sent out her Psyduck. Psyduck looked around, then yawned. Jessie laughed until she saw the big pink bubble. When Vileplume was hit by Yawn, it became incredibly drowsy, and struggled to keep its eyes open.
Gyarados tried a Blizzard, which hit Swellow easily enough. Ash let out a cry as his Swallow Pokémon was Frozen. Misty was barely affected by it, and Psyduck completely ignored it. Psyduck held its head, though, making everyone think it was hurt. Misty though it had a headache, and though she was close, she was still wrong. In reality, Psyduck was releasing a strong glow, one that was a brilliant white.
Vileplume woke up at this time, and was the first to realize what was really happening. As the audience watched, Psyduck let out a load cry of "Psy……… DUCK!" As it said 'DUCK!' it began to grow. As it grew, it used Psychic on Vileplume, knocking out the Flower Pokémon unconscious and forcing Jessie out of the tournament.
James and Ash stood in awe of the duck. After all the times Misty had been mean to Psyduck because it hadn't evolved, it had finally become Golduck. Ash saw Misty bend over to look at something, then heard her yell. "YOU MEAN PSYDUCK WAS HOLDING AN EVERSTONE EVER SINCE I CAUGHT IT?"
This was more important to Misty than the fact that she beat Jessie. Most took her yell to be one of annoyance and anger, but it was really one of bewilderment. She and Jessie both turned to watch James and Gyarados knock out Swellow with another Blizzard. When Ash sent out Crawdaunt, a cry of fear went up as several people fainted in fear.
Crawdaunt immediately attacked Gyarados with Crabhammer, which scored a Critical Hit. Gyarados looked around, roared… And fainted. James gaped at his defeated Atrocious Pokémon. Crawdaunt then went on to attack James. The Rocket sent out his Victreebel in his defense. Luckily for him, he managed to Poison Crawdaunt. After struggling, the two knocked each other out.
"Listen, Twerp, and listen good! I'm down to my last Pokémon, and he's also my first! Let's battle, my Growly against your Pikachu!" James shouted. Ash responded by saying, "Go, Pikachu!" The two went at the battle amid the cheers of the crowd. Everyone watching was astounded.
May and Brendan finally got back to the stands in time to see Pikachu stare at an Arcanine with respect. As they sat, Brendan looked up to see exactly who was supposed to be there. Both May and Brendan completely ignored Max as he asked things like, "Where were you? You missed the best part!" and "Weren't you wearing that shirt, May?"
Looking down, he saw Brendan. All was according to plan. 'Good,' he thought, 'when the battle is over, the winner will… Oh, I forgot the popcorn!' He quickly rushed off to get a bucket of popcorn.
Meowth was bored. His friends had both joined the tournament, and had somehow managed to reach the finals. No one was more surprised than he was, because he had been told by both of them that they had entered. Jessie hadn't even realized that James was in the tournament until they had both called Meowth from telephones right beside each other before the finals. So, deciding that today would be the ultimate day to capture Pikachu, Meowth brought the balloon over the stadium.
Arcanine used Extremespeed and Pikachu used Quick Attack. Striking each other, they both winced at the pain. As they landed, neither was knocked out, but Arcanine was paralyzed. Pikachu then used a Thunder to effectively wound Arcanine. The dog was stunned when Pikachu used Iron Tail to end the battle, as was everyone else who understands type advantages. Ash then turned to Misty, still not knowing it was she, and said, "You're next!"
AN: Long, I know, but I want the Hoenn League to be over before says it's even begun in Japan. Next Chapter, the League is out of the way at last, and the story can truly begin!
