The battle that can't be lost continues... Who will be the final victor?
"Corphish, get in close to Octillery!" Ash ordered as his Water-type dove into the waters.
"Misty, if I lose any more points, I'm out of the match!" Harley pleaded with his partner. "A two-on-one battle is not very good odds."
"I agree," Misty nodded. "Gyarados, intercept Corphish!"
May sat and looked at the battlefield. She knew that Misty's Gyarados was the key to the battle. Defeat him, and Misty's battle effort would be obliterated. However, Gyarados was also more powerful than Corphish or Squirtle. And as long as Harley's Octillery was providing cover fire, victory seemed like a long shot. She knew that she had to do something with the time remaining slowly draining. She looked to the water, and at Gyarados. She had a plan.
"Corphish, jump!" Ash shouted. Just as Gyarados began to rise from the depths to attack him, the Ruffian Pokémon leapt on to his head and then off of him. "Alright! Now use that momentum to power up your Crabhammer!"
Corphish wound back his claw and it began to take on the familiar white glow that had become associated with the attack. Focusing more on pure power than looks, Corphish was putting all of his muscle in the maneuver.
"Octillery, Sludge Bomb!" Harley panicked. His Pokémon obeyed, aiming skyward toward Corphish.
"Harden!" Ash shouted. "Dive through it!" The Water-Type shone with a bright orange glow as the sludge exploded against him, slowing his fall down, but not seriously injuring the Pokémon.
"Gyarados, now!" Misty shouted. Gyarados lurched his head out of the water, and fired a beam of concentrated energy at Ash's Pokémon.
"Ash, watch out for Hyper Beam!" Brock shouted from the stands.
"Corphish, knock the Hyper Beam at Octillery!" Ash commanded.
Corphish began spinning in circles while air born. He smashed the Hyper Beam with his glowing claw, changing its course toward Gyarados' team mate.
"Octillery, get out of there!" Harley shouted.
The blast came into contact with Octillery's large head and knocked the Pokémon beneath the waters. He quickly reemerged, worn but ready to continue. However, that blast knocked the remainder of Harley's points out, causing him to lose the match. Surprisingly to Ash, neither his nor Misty's points had been affected during that exchange. However, May's points had slightly gone down. He saw the reason as He turned to his side of the pool.
"Harley's points are depleted! Octillery must be removed from the battle!" Daisy shouted into the mike amid the cheers from Ash's side while Misty's fans jeered the decision.
"Return," Harley grunted as he stepped back from the pool. "It's all up to you, Misty. Only you can defeat them and save Ash from May."
"Right," Misty nodded. "I'll do my best."
"Your Gyarados is stronger then both of their Pokémon. You should have an easy time if you take out Corphish, first." He smiled. Even with his defeat, Corphish stood wheezing. The Ruffian Pokémon was winded, and Squirtle only seemed to be firing his Ice Beam aimlessly, causing his trainer to lose points.
It was then that he and Misty both realized what May was doing.
Squirtle stood fairly close to where May stood, using his Ice Beam to freeze the pool. Nearly all of Ash and May's side of the pool was frozen.
Ash leaned back towards May. "What's the plan, May? Why are you freezing the pool?"
"Gyarados can't walk on solid surfaces like our Pokémon can," May told him. "If we can freeze the pool, then Gyarados won't be able to fight back as easily. We'll have him immobilized, and then we can defeat Misty. After she goes down, Harley'll have to come forward and admit that he lied to her."
"Gyarados, melt the ice with Flamethrower!" they turned as Misty shouted.
"Corphish, guard the ice with Bubblebeam!" Ash shouted. As Gyarados opened his maw and shot flames from it, Corphish opened his claws and intercepted the fire from the side, cutting off the Flamethrower, and denting Misty's points.
"You've got to run interference while I freeze the water around Gyarados," May whispered to Ash.
"Alright, Corphish, go in for a Vicegrip!" Ash shouted.
Corphish leapt at Gyarados, his pincer ready to grab the whisker of the Atrocious Pokémon. Gyarados leaned his head out of the way, and slapped Corphish back with his tail. The Ruffian Pokémon came back up for more, firing Bubblebeam at Misty's Pokémon. Gyarados fired back with Hydro Pump, but Corphish was able to dodge by heading underwater as the sheet of ice that was expanding across the pool grew over him. Gyarados and Misty stood stunned as the water around the Pokémon froze, immobilizing him. Corphish broke through the ice close to Ash and May and stood next to Squirtle.
Shooting his glance at the scoreboard, Ash saw that Misty's points stood somewhere between three-fourths and half. He was never good at fractions. May's points, however, were below Ash's at about one-forth, with Ash's standing at a point between Misty and May's. I knew I should have paid more attention at school, he sighed to himself.
"Let's try a combination of Bubblebeam and Ice Beam!" May shouted. Responding to the Coordinator's call, Corphish fired his Bubblebeam towards the struggling Gyarados. Squirtle used Ice Beam to freeze the bubbles as they flew towards Gyarados. The combination was immediately recognizable to Ash, Drew, and Cyndi as the technique used to defeat May's Squirtle a few days ago. The orbs of ice smashed into Gyarados, knocking him backwards against the ice. The Poké struggled to come back to an upright position, but managed to come to one.
"Gyarados, use Hyper Beam to smash the ice!" Misty shouted. Gyarados fired the red-and-orange beam at the ice, smashing it and freeing himself. "Now bring it up to Squirtle!" Gyarados drug the beam up, smashing through the ice, leaving it in floes that floated upon the water. As the beam approached, Squirtle and Corphish both darted out of the way. Gyarados swung the beam towards Squirtle, attempting to bring the match with May to a close.
"Corphish, Bubblebeam!" Ash commanded. Corphish, in a desperate bid to save Squirtle, fired the beams at Gyarados. Once he had the dragon Pokémon's attention, he taunted him. Gyarados, enraged, began charging at Corphish with a Headbutt. Corphish jumped at Gyarados with his claw glowing. The two attacks smashed into each other at the same time, knocking Gyarados into the water and sending Corphish flying onto the ice. After tumbling backwards, Corphish laid on his back, a dazed look on his eyes.
A loud, buzzing sound rang though the arena as Oak and Joy's panels lit up with a bright red X. Raine, huffing, also pressed the buzzer on her panel. "Corphish is no longer able to battle!" Daisy shouted.
Ash grunted as his face on the scoreboard dimmed, similar to Harley's had done after he was defeated. "Corphish, Return!" Ash ordered. He held the ball to his face. "You did a great job, Corphish. Take a rest." Ash turned to May, a grin on his face. "I'm sure that you and Squirtle can win this one. Just go in with everything you have."
"I'm not sure I can, Ash," May looked disheartened at Corphish's defeat. "Squirtle doesn't have the power to go head to head with Gyarados."
"But you proved that you can think outside of the box," Ash placed his hands on her shoulders. "Freezing the battlefield was a great idea. It's that kind of ingenuity that will help you beat Misty."
"Are you sure?" May looked into his auburn eyes, still wavering between weakness and strength.
"Positive," Ash smiled. "Now show them what a top four in the Grand Festival is worth!"
"C'mon sis!" Max shouted. "You can do it!"
"We believe in you, honey!" Caroline shouted.
"You're doing great. Keep it up!" Brock added.
"You've got to avenge Corphish!" Cyndi shouted, tears in her eyes.
"Show that red-head who's boss, head-kerchief girl!" Jessie shouted.
"After all the times you've beaten us, we know you'll be able to pull through," James put in.
"That's right!" Meowth leapt up. Wobbuffet and Mime Jr. also shouted in approval.
"May," Norman stood up. "You've been doing a great job. I'm very proud of how far you've come since you started your journey. This is an obstacle, just like your opponents in your other Contest Battles. And you still win despite overwhelming odds. This battle should be no different. I know you'll win."
Drew didn't say anything. He saw May's eyes meet his, and knew she could hear more from that than he could ever say.
"Everyone's behind you, May," Ash said to her, as she turned her head back to him. "And here." He moved his face to hers and placed as small, well controlled peck on her cheek. Pulling back, he smiled and blushed. "For good luck."
"Thanks, Ash," May blushed and smiled at him as he walked away from the pool. She faced down her opponent. "You've got your wish, Misty. It's just you and me, now."
"I wouldn't want it any other way," Misty smirked. "Now all I've gotta do is knock out Squirtle for the win."
May glanced at the scoreboard. Her points stood at one-fourth, and Misty still had a tiny bit over half. With one minute and thirty seconds remaining, she would have to work quickly. "I'm not gonna just curl up and lose, Misty," May fired back. "Squirtle and I can win this battle!"
"After I defeat you, you'll have to hold up your end of the bet and admit to all of the horrible things you've done to Ash," Misty responded. "Your reign of wickedness is over."
"The only wicked person here is Harley, and you know it!" May shot at her. "All of the evidence points to him doing what ever it takes to win this battle. He even attacked Ash and I! What more do you need?"
"I need to win this battle so that you can't lie any more! "Gyarados, melt the rest of the ice with Flamethrower!" Misty shouted.
"Defend with Water Gun!" May shouted. The flames that poured from Gyarados' mouth were quenched by Squirtle's Water Gun before they could even touch the ice, creating small haze in the middle of the arena. "Freeze more of the pool, Squirtle!" May shouted. The tiny turtle Pokémon froze the parts of the pool that had been broken by Gyarados, but the Water-Flying type thrashed about the pool, making it impossible to freeze it again.
"Gyarados, Hydro Pump!" Misty called. Gyarados sprayed high pressured water out of his mouth, smashing through the ice like a piece of stale bread. The Gym Leader looked up to her opponent. "No wonder you became a coordinator. You'd never stand a chance in a Gym Battle."
May grunted. "Squirtle, use Bubble!" Squirtle took in a breath, and sprayed a shower of bubbles in the direction of Gyarados. The dragon-like Pokémon blocked the bubbles with his tail, grinning at the small Pokémon's attempts to defeat him. "Ice Beam!" May ordered her ace attack. Squirtle fired the beam at Gyarados' tail, freezing it solid in a block of ice.
"Gyarados, smash it against the ice, and then create a whirlpool!" Misty shouted. Her Pokémon did just that, reducing May's handiwork to chunks of ice floating atop the water. The large Pokémon dove underwater and began to swim in circles, rapidly. The ice floe that Squirtle stood on flipped, knocking the small Pokémon into the water.
"Why don't you just give up, May?" Misty taunted her from the other side of the field. "I don't wanna put Squirtle through any more pain."
May watched as Squirtle tried to swim against the powerful current to no avail. Try as he might, the small Water Pokémon was being pulled into the middle of the rapidly spinning vortex. That's it! May shouted in her mind. She looked up to Misty. "I'm not gonna give up, and neither is Squirtle. We'll beat you, Misty, and then Harley will have to admit his lies across the loud speaker on the Gym, just like you were gonna have me do!"
Misty nodded. "Fair enough. But with so little time and points remaining, you better come up with something quick."
"Squirtle, swim to the center of the whirlpool!" May shouted. Hearing his trainer's command, Squirtle turned around and began swimming into the middle.
"What are you doing?" Misty shouted. "Squirtle's just gonna get hurt more!"
May listened to the crowd as they all shouted things to her. From Misty's side, she heard calls for her surrender. From her side, she heard shouts of encouragement. But the voice that called from behind her was the most important.
"C'mon, May!" Ash shouted from behind her. "You can still win this! Show Misty what being a coordinator is all about!"
She smiled to herself, silently thanking Ash for his support, even in the hardest times such as these. She looked up to see that Squirtle had arrived at his position. "Dive in there deeper, Squirtle!" May shouted. Her Pokémon obeyed, diving in further into the pool. "Now, take control of the whirlpool by using Rapid Spin in the same direction as the whirlpool's going!"
Her Pokémon obeyed her command, and began spinning in the middle of the whirlpool. Instead of dispelling it by rotating the direction inverse of it, Squirtle amplified its power by spinning with it. The speed of the current increased, and Gyarados found himself unable to keep up. The water he had used to wash Squirtle away had began to wash him away instead. Unable to control his speed, Gyarados was paralyzed under the force of his own attack.
"Spin faster!" May called. Her small Pokémon gave its Rapid Spin all he could. The waters from the pool began splashing out, drenching Tracey and all of his sketches. Misty and May also got wet, as did Ash and Harley who stood off to the side as the girls battled.
"Gyarados, get out of there!" Misty called desperately.
Squirtle had begun spinning so quickly that he had exposed himself to the air once again. "Now, freeze the pool like this with an Ice Beam from all the holes in your shell!" May called. Spinning into the air, Squirtle began to fire Ice Beam from every possible point in his shell. The water froze beautifully, capturing the power and speed of the whirlpool frozen solid in only a moment's time. The current, however, still flowed under the ice, and all of the spectators could see Misty's powerful Gyarados being spun around the pool by his own attack.
"Gyarados, come on!" Misty shouted, attempting to reach him through the ice.
The Atrocious Pokémon, however, was unable to respond. With several loud crashes, Gyarados smashed against the rocks at the bottom of the pool. The current slowed down, but Gyarados didn't try to swim up. The Water-and-Flying type floated to the ice-covered surface, a glazed over look in his eyes.
The loud buzzing sound came again, this time, only from Oak's pedestal. Raine and Joy sat too stunned to respond. Quickly jumping up, Raine also chimed in with the red X display. Crying, Joy let her head fall down and slam the button.
Quickly collecting herself, Daisy shook off the shock and began speaking into the microphone. "You've seen it before your own eyes! Gyarados is unable to battle!" The score display showed Misty's portrait dim. The Water-Type trainer still had a small amount of points more than May did. The display changed to show the portraits of Ash and May, side by side, above the portraits of their Pokémon. "The winners of this battle are Ash from Pallet Town and May from Petalburg City!"
"We did it!" May shouted, running across the ice to her Squirtle. She slid down where the whirlpool once stood, and grabbed him in her arms. "You were great! That was your greatest battle yet!"
Misty fell to her knees. I… I couldn't save him… I'm so sorry, Ash…
She then felt a hand on her back. "Don't be sad, Misty," Ash comforted her. "You put up a great battle."
"Ash…" Misty looked into his auburn eyes. "Tell me the truth. Did Swellow hurt you and cause your shoulders to bleed?"
Ash looked into her cerulean blue eyes. He knew he couldn't lie again. Not after all the trouble that had been cause by his last lie. "…Yeah. May and I-"
"You don't have to tell me," Misty began to cry. "May already did."
"I know," Ash rubbed her back. "But why didn't you believe her?"
"Because I didn't hear it from you, Ash," Misty looked at his face. "You didn't tell me anything was wrong. I thought we were best friends. Why didn't you tell me?" She was getting more upset just thinking about what had happened.
"The only other people that knew from the start were May and Brock," Ash tried to explain. "I was worried that if you knew, then my Mom would find out, and then she'd never leave me alone. Getting injured by your own Pokémon isn't something that Pokémon Masters have happen to them." He took his hand off her back and crouched down to look her in the face. "But that doesn't change the fact that I should have told you. You are one of my best friends, and I'm sorry that I didn't tell you sooner."
"Misty…" said May, walking over from where she and Squirtle climbed out of the pool. "Are you okay?"
Misty sniffled for a moment. "I… I want to apologize. I'm sorry I never believed you both. I was just jealous that May is able to travel when I can't. I guess I just wanted her to leave so I could move back in."
"Misty, you're always welcome to join us," May kneeled down to face Misty. "I mean, you wouldn't mind, right Ash?"
"Of course not. We'll always be friends, Misty," Ash smiled. "If you want to come with us, be our guest!"
"You two…" Misty sniffled. She flung her arms around both Ash and May and hugged them tightly. "You two are the best. I'm sorry I ever doubted you."
"Thanks Misty," May said, looking over to Harley, "but now we have other business to attend to."
"That's right," Ash said. "Harley needs to admit to his lies."
"Yeah…" Misty said, standing up. "Harley, come here."
The coordinator had almost snuck out of the room, but knowing he couldn't refuse Misty, he grudgingly walked over to the trio, complete with an incredibly false smile on his face.
Misty called Daisy over and gave the microphone to Harley. "Alright, Harley," Misty said, a part of her still believing that Harley's story was true, "tell everyone the truth about May and your relationship with her."
Startling Misty slightly, Harley began laughing maniacally. "Tell you the truth you say? I guess it can't hurt now." He turned to the crowd. "After all, all of the fans deserve to know why this battle took place, don't they?"
"You better not lie again, Harley…" May growled at him.
"Why would I lie? What more could I do to disprove you?" Harley said to them. "You folks already don't like me with the stunt I pulled with Octillery earlier in the match, do you?" he snickered at them. "This entire match was based on a lie."
The crowd let out several stunned shouts. Misty felt a part of her break off inside. What she believed about May was entirely a fabrication. Misty felt sadness for only a moment before it was quickly replaced by rage. The angry Gym Leader began to move forward, but was stopped by Ash and May holding her arms back.
Harley continued. "I came here and told your precious Misty a lie, and she believed it! She must have been looking really hard for a reason to hate May." The booing intensified, but that didn't stop Harley. He took pleasure in humiliating the Cerulean Gym Leader. "I can't believe such a naïve girl is the Cerulean Gym Leader," he chuckled. "I guess I'd understand, though, if my crush started handing out with someone else."
Ash, May, and Misty all cringed, as well as Drew, back in the stands. "I wasn't crushing on Ash, Harley!" Misty shouted at him. "We're just good friends." Tracey smiled to himself when he heard that.
"Then why did you let yourself be fooled?" He asked, not expecting an answer.
"Because Ash was hurt really badly, and he didn't tell anyone," Misty shot back, catching Harley by surprise. "You're the only person to tell me something, and I was so worried that I believed you."
"That's your own mistake," Harley smiled. "I myself didn't need a reason to hate May. From the humiliation she's given me in the Hoenn and Kanto Grand Festivals, I've been itching for a chance at revenge. It was all too easy to step in when you wanted a battle with May. I just had to wait for dense ol' Ash to want to defend May, like her knight in ratty armor. From then on, I just had to work in the background," he explained. "I can't believe how brutally naïve and trusting some of your friends are, Ash!" he laughed.
"Hey, don't talk about my friends like that!" Ash shouted. Pikachu ran from the stands to his side, sparking threateningly at Harley.
"Can't help it if it's true," he sneered at the boy. "The events of yesterday were all going according to plan. I told Misty to go on her little picnic to relax, and I used this time to influence poor, neglected, ignored Drew. He was really jealous of you, Ash." In the stands, Drew recoiled. Everyone in the stands looked at him, knowing that Harley spoke the truth. "I was really fortunate that Drew himself was close to the woods when you and May had you're little lunch. It made all the difference in the world, trust me."
"You… you…" May stepped up. "I'd call you a monster, but that would insult the Pokémon! I don't know what to call you!"
"Why not 'genius,' then?" Harley mocked her. "I convinced Drew to have that dinner with you, and I was going to have Misty meet up with Ash at your little friend's house, but she wasn't quick enough and Ariados enacted the next part of my plan too quickly." He then looked to the audience on Ash and May's side. "This is when things started to unravel. I asked those Rocket Goons to help me ruin your chances at winning, but they refused ."
"Hey!" Meowth jumped up.
"We're not goons!" James shouted.
"Please, you two couldn't catch Pikachu with a Master Ball while he's asleep!" Harley snickered back.
Jessie began to approach him, but Brock pushed her back into her seat. "Let's let him finish before we rip him limb from limb."
"What freaks me out even more is the fact that Team Rocket helped out Ash in his time of need. But my plan got even worse when Drew let his hormones get the best of him and tried to rape May." Harley let out.
Drew clenched his eyes shut and placed his head in his hands. In his mind, he could still see the hurt in her eyes. He could see the betrayed feeling on her face. He began to cry over this image again. "I-I'm sorry…" he sobbed. "I'm so sorry… I didn't mean for to happen like that…" Drew collapsed to his side and continued to cry. "I-I-I'm so sorry, May…"
May, however, was filled with the same emotion that Misty felt moments before. "You… You're making light of that?" she roared. Ash felt a cringe of fear flash across his face. "You think that's funny?" May continued.
As the girl began to pull forward, she felt Ash let her hand go. "Do what you want, May." He told her. "But remember, hating him will only hurt you in the long run."
May bit her lip. She knew Ash was right. That was the lesson everyone could come away from this with. Everyone but Harley.
"Yeah, listen to your boyfriend, May," Harley giggled, further antagonizing her. "I'm glad I had the foresight to talk to your little friend Tracey, though. He's a nice kid." The Watcher's ears peaked with interest as he turned to Harley. "I was even able to get him to attack you, Ash!" he gloated. "All I had to do was convince him that Misty would take a liking to him if he helped my plan."
Tracey felt his face turn bright red. He looked over at Misty, who looked at him with a confused look on his face. He could only stare into her cerulean eyes; all words escaped him at the moment.
"D-does Tracey like me, Ash?" Misty asked, a small blush coming over her face.
"He does, Misty," Ash whispered to her. "He helped Harley because he thought you would start to like him, too."
"I-I see…" Misty looked at her hands.
"And I was even able to have poor deluded Drew ambush Ash and his stupid rat," Harley continued. "His Pokémon were in just the place at the right time."
"I-it's true…" Drew managed to get through his sobs as Brock, Max, and Caroline tried to comfort the distraught young man. "I believed him. I can't believe I was so short-sighed!"
"Don't be," Brock tried to comfort him like an older brother would. "We've all fallen prey to Harley's plans at least once."
"You're the lowest!" May shouted. "You manipulated people's emotions, just to try to get back at me? You wanted to ruin their lives, just to get revenge?"
"And I'd say mission accomplished, even if I didn't get you to admit to the lie I fed Misty," Harley smiled back. "And there you have it, folks," he reacknowledged the audience. "Your champions are foolish, naïve children who are so easily swayed. Your Gym Leader is a jealous fool, and her friends are just as stupid. And I can't forget our darling new couple, can I?" He looked directly at Ash and May. "One's a punk kid that's practically whipped by his Pokémon. I mean, he can't even get his Pikachu to stay in his Pokéball!"
Pikachu emitted a low, guttural growl, flashing his cheeks again at the coordinator.
"Hey, Ash loves his Pokémon!" May stood up for him. "He treats them much better than I'm sure you treat yours! They are a part of his family to him. His children. It's truly a beautiful sight to see someone so in love with something. I can only be thankful that I am on par with his love for his extended family."
"And then the 'better half' speaks her mind. That spoiled brat. She constantly has boys falling for her left and right. You'd think she's some kind of pop star or royalty! She's a spoiled brat who got whatever she wanted from her Gym Leader pappy and through luck or otherwise has somehow beaten me in two Grand Festivals."
"May's not spoiled!" Ash said, stepping in front of his girlfriend. "May is a charming, wonderful young woman! She always seems happy, and seeing someone smile, even after she's been put through some of the things you've put her through, Harley, is one of the most inspirational things I've ever beheld in my life! She works very hard for everything she has! Those ribbons are much harder to earn than Gym Badges, let me tell you. At least I can get as many rematches as I need to beat a Gym Leader. Loosing a Contest means you have to wait for the next one. You can't have another go at it. And yet May has made it into the first two Grand Festivals she's tried to enter. You losing to her so many times is just a testament to how poorly you train your Pokémon!"
"Pika pika!" Pikachu added. "Pikapika pika chu Pikapi pikachu! Pika pikapika pikachu pikapi!"
"You tell 'em, Pikachu!" Meowth shouted.
"What did he say?" James asked his feline companion.
"Pikachu said dat what Harley got everyone to do wit dere Pokémon was despicable," Meowth stated. "That Harley creep got all of those Pokémon hurt for his plan as well."
Harley ignored Team Rocket. "Whatever," he waved them off. "I've admitted that this entire thing was a scam. I'm done here." He began to leave the stadium as the crowd continued to boo him and toss garbage at him. He didn't care. It was mission accomplished.
May stood there with fire in her eyes. Someone has to do something, she thought, Harley can't get off the hook with just another loss on his record. Not after how he manipulated everyone their emotions. Someone like that has to be punished!
Sensing May's distress, Pikachu took matters into his own hands. The lithe Electric-Type leapt into action, quickly darting across the Gym Floor. He leapt over Harley, grabbing his green Cacturne themed hat in his teeth. Taking a moment to taunt Harley, he began running out the doors, the angry coordinator chasing him.
May looked over to Ash and saw a grin. "C'mon," the trainer said to his girlfriend and the Gym Leader. "This is gonna be good."
Running outside from the Gym, Pikachu lead Harley and the others to a small pond close by. Pikachu leapt into the water and began to swim, still carrying the hat in his mouth. Harley leapt in after him and grabbed Pikachu. "You little rat!" Harley snapped at the Mouse Pokémon. "Why'd you steal my hat and force me to get wet?"
"Oh, Harley," May called to him in a sing-song voice. He turned to see Ash, May, and Misty all grinning at him. "I figured I'd tell you that water and electricity don't mix."
Harley realized all too late that he was holding an Electric-Type Pokémon. As quick as he might try to escape the knee-deep water, he couldn't move fast enough.
"Pi-Ka-Chu!" Ash's partner cried out, unleashing a massive arc of lightning into the water. The water conducted the electricity into every inch of Harley's body. The water quickly divided into oxygen and hydrogen, and the spark from Pikachu's Thunder set off the explosion.
Pikachu flipped out of the explosion, and landed close to Ash's feet. Harley, however, was launched far into the air, shouting "This feels bad!" as he disappeared over the horizon.
I know I probably dissapointed someone with the way Harley got punished. I mean, after all he did, all get gets is 'blasted off?'
Well folks, this is Pokémon. Very rarely do the villians get more than a blasting off. I had a feeling that some people forgot what world this was set in, and it's set in a world where people can get launched hundreds of kilometers through the air and land, still alive.
All good things must come to an end. This will come to it's end on Tuesday. Expect lotsa of plot resolutions, some Shippiness, and the ending to this 34 Chapter epic.
Until next time, Get Pokémon!