AN: Well here is the next chapter for my first story. I want to apologize to you all for the time it took to get this out, but I had other priorities that needed to be handled that kept me away from this and my other story. Most of the explanation is in Mealstrom of Aura so I won't go into it. Well I hope this chapter is worth the wait, please enjoy!
UnsanMusho: I think that will happen soon. No, this Red is not exactly from the manga, so he will not know Misty at all. My Beta asked me for clarification.
Samurai538: I'm sorry, but if you don't like it then you don't have to read it. The idea for them being siblings was given to me by my Beta LEGAL-EAGLE53 and I actually loved it. It gave them a bit of uniqueness and with how it was explained was well done too. Besides, WHO said that Paul had any Psychic abilities?
Guest (March 18): Legal and I aren't going to have everyone be forgiven, easily anyway. And no, Ash is not going to gut anyone. That's very nauseating and Legal is against that for her own personal reasons that I respect. Plus, I'm not too fond of it myself. As for the death, we'll see what happens later on. Destruction *whistles innocently* now why would we do that? (We're both being sarcastic. The destruction you hunger for will be at its finest once all plans come together).
WhiteEagle1985: Thank you
Dawny1999: Both me and my Beta can only work so fast on them and our schedules are both different. We can't just magically produce an update (though I wish so, make things so much easier lol)
ASD Pokemon Fan: Sorry, not all the chapters are going to be long.
DdraigTrueEmperor: We might have Ash do a little one-on-one for old time's sake at some point. It will happen though so don't worry there.
Hippie Painter: Once more, can only do so much with the time that is given.
I got alot of reviews about when the next chapter will be out, I'm sorry that its taken so long compared to other works, but we only have so much time. Think of it this way, least we can get you all better quality with time but please understand that I and Legal do our best, its just not all gonna be done quickly sometimes.
P.S. As for the Poll results, Dawn will be replaced in the Harem. I'm sorry to the fans of Dawn, but the everyone has spoken.
Chapter 17:
Battle of Past and Present, Another Confrontation
Misty wasted no time to attack as the battle was announced to begin. "Dewgong, hit Lapras with you Aurora Beam!" Dewgong opened it's mouth and fired a primarily green beam that raced towards the smiling Lapras, splitting the waters surface.
"Lapras, counter that with your Water Pulse!" Zyon yelled out. "Then follow it up with Rain Dance!" Lapras cried as it quickly formed a ball of water and shot it at the incoming beam.
The two attacks slammed into each other, the Water type attack making a shield against Dewgong's attack.
Lapras then cried towards the sky as dark clouds formed over the stadium. Soon rain began to pour down on the trainers and Pokemon.
"Dewgong, use Aqua Jet now," Misty commanded. Water swirled around the Sea Lion Pokemon's body, getting stronger thanks to absorbing the rain into it and took off.
Dewgong was too fast and rammed into Lapras who skidded back slightly. Lapras's eyes were closed shut from the pain. Misty wasted no time calling out her next attack, deciding to use the opening they were given.
"Dewgong, use your Toxic!" The Water type lowered its head as his horn glowed purple. From the tip, a purple liquid shot out and hit Lapras, poisoning Zyon's Pokemon.
"Lapras, use your Water Pulse," Zyon said, unconcerned about the poisoned Transport Pokemon. Lapras quickly fired another orb of water that slammed into Dewgong and sent it flying into a different pool of water. "After Dewgong, Lapras."
Lapras cried out as she swam to the edge of her pool and jumped to the other pool Dewgong landed in (due to it being right next to hers). Hearing her trainer yell out "Body Slam", Lapras rushed at Dewgong. She jumped above her target and came down with all her might.
"Dewgong, dodge it by diving underwater!" Misty commanded. Dewgong followed her command and went beneath the water's surface. Lapras slammed into the spot where the Sea Lion Pokemon once was, causing a large splash.
"Now use Take Down before Lapras can recover!" Dewgong quickly charged at full force and rammed into the Transport Pokemon, sending her into the air.
"Finish it up with Hyper Beam!" Misty commanded. Due to this combo of attacks, she was confident that Lapras won't be getting back up.
So lost in thought over her victory, she took no notice of Zyon who just crossed his arms. Lapras was hit by the beam of destruction that caused a mild explosion.
"Alright! Great job Dewgong!" Misty cheered for her friend. The Water type Pokemon cheered along with its trainer.
Zyon smirked as he nodded his head. 'Use Blizzard.' Suddenly a powerful blast of cold wind pushed the smoke away revealing Lapras, who barely had any scratches on his body. The cold wind was mixed with ice and snow and some of the rain water, that was still pouring, and slammed into the shocked Dewgong who was pinned down from the force.
Misty was surprised by Lapras not only still being able to battle, but also the fact that it barely looked damaged. Its times like this that she glad that Dewgong possessed the ability Thick Fat, reducing any damage done by Ice and Fire type attacks. The wind may be stopped Dewgong from moving, at least he wasn't taking much damage from it.
When the attack stopped, Dewgong shook his body and glared at the smiling Lapras. He couldn't figure out how Lapras could not only still be standing, but still smile like nothing happened.
Zyon chuckled at the confused duo, gaining their attention. "You see, Lapras is not like other trained Pokemon. Most people go for power, speed, combining skill, etc. Lapras here trained her defense and stamina to a point, she shot passed most of species in lasting in a battle. She can take a full power Hyper Beam or Giga Impact from several directions and still keep standing, ready to battle."
His words caused Misty's eyes to widen amd Dewgong to worry. To be able to plow right through one Hyper Beam was already impressive, to take several is AMAZING! Zyon gained a warm look in his eyes as he turned his gaze to Lapras.
"It's ironic really, since when I first got her she was frail and very sickly," he said, gaining an interested look from Misty (neither noticing the rain had stopped). "Lapras was born with such a weak body that swimming for five minutes tired her out. Taking attacks were out of the question since even a Scratch attack would do major damage to her."
Misty was so engrossed in the story, that she forgot that they were in the middle of a battle. Even Zyon was now lost on memory lane. "I ran into her when she ran off from their herd as they slept. She was trying to train her body so she could get stronger and not be looked at as the weakest link in the family. She was treated like she fragile glass by her entire family and herd and she absolutely hated it. Seeing her determination, I revealed myself to her." He paused as he chuckled at the memory.
"She tried to blast me with her Water Gun out of surprise," he explained. "I ended up soaked in water, but I didn't care as I found it kinda funny. I looked at her surprised eyes before I offered her chance to make her stronger, by my side." Shaking his head from the memory, he looked back to the field. "The rest could be told some other time seeing that we ARE in the middle of a battle." Misty nodded in understanding, but you could see her dissappointment at not hearing the rest of the story.
"Lapras, use Ice Beam," Zyon commanded. Lapras opened her mouth and fired a cold beam at Dewgong who tensed.
Misty decided to fight fire with fire. "Dewgong, counter with your own Ice Beam!" Dewgong quickly fired the Ice type attack from his mouth as well.
The two attacks collided. As they pushed against one another, the surrounding water began to freeze. Soon enough, Dewgong's attack began to push Lapras's attack back.
"Lapras, cancel your attack and use Blizzard!" Lapras did as told and stopped its Ice Beam, letting Dewgong's attack race towards her. She then blew the powerful cold winds once more at full force. The attacks pushed the Ice Beam back with ease and sent it back to Dewgong (along with the Blizzard).
Dewgong was caught off guard by the counter and didn't have time to dodge. He was hit by his own Ice Beam before being slammed by the Blizzard. Like before, Dewgong looked like he wasn't being too hurt by the attack, but couldn't move because of the strong winds.
When the attack subsided, Dewgong shook some of the ice off his body...only to realize he couldn't move the lower half of his body!
Looking down, the Sea Lion Pokemon saw that the pond was frozen from the Blizzard attack, along with the lower half of his body!
"Oh no, Dewgong!" Misty cried out, surprised by the turn of events. 'He figured out Dewgong had the Thick Fat ability, so he focused on trapping him instead. He's really good!'
"As you may have guessed, I figured out your Pokemon's ability, Misty,"Zyon said. "Now its our turn to lay down some attacks. Lapras, Thunderbolt!" Lapras jumped from her pool and fired the electric bolt from her body.
The electric attack hit its mark, causing Dewgong to cry out in pain.
"Dewgong, if you can, use your Hyper Beam on the frozen water!" Misty commanded. Dewgong fired the attack, ignoring the pain, and caused the ice and water to fly through the air. The explosion caused the Thunderbolt to cancel out.
"Now Dewgong, return," she said as she took a Pokeball and sent the Sea Lion Pokemon back to rest. Taking out a different Pokeball, she released her second choice. "Go Corsola!"
The Rock/Water type appeared in the grass and jumped and down in joy.
"Yay I get to battle! It's battle time!" Corsola cheered, though only Zyon and Lapras understood.
Lapras smiled at the small Pokemon's joy. Looking to her master, her smile became more warm. "It looks like the little one is raring to go. Let's not dissappoint the little dear."
Zyon nodded, knowing his Lapras is a very motherly Pokemon, yet doesn't like to hold back on determined Pokemon either. "Let's go, Lapras."
The battle continued.
Back with Ash and company
"Now Glaceon, finish this up with Shadow Ball!" Ash yelled out. The Ice type fired the purple ball at a frozen Shiftry, destroying the ice and sending the Dark/Grass back.
Seeing it could no longer get up, a girl rose her arms up. "Shiftry is no longer able to battle, victory goes to Ash and Glaceon!" The crowd that gathered to watch, cheered at the show.
"Great job Glaceon!" Ash cheered as his Ice Eeveelution jumped into his arms, licking his cheek in pure happiness. "That's five-out-of-five, your doing awesome!"
"Thanks Ash!" Glaceon called out happily. She loved it when Ash complimented her, it ironically made her feel warm inside.
Ash, Anabel, and Paul have been battling the moment they arrived at the Square, apparently everyone wanted to battle. So far, Ash has been going through five straight victories using only Glaceon.
Anabel clapped lightly for Ash's victory, having won her fourth battle with her Alakazam. She was intially shocked to see Ash owned a Glaceon, but that turned to joy when she saw how close the two were. She could feel the immense joy the Ice type felt when Ash chose her to battle against a Persian.
The Salon Maiden looked to her left to see her brother just finished off his opponents Golbat with his Weavile. If she would counted correctly, this was his fifth victory.
She turned back to Ash who just gave his partner a treat while petting her softly, a warm smile on his face. The Frontier Brain gained a bright blush on her cheeks at how handsome he looked.
'My Arceus! It should be a crime for him to smile like that! That damn Sun shining on him isn't helping at all!' she yelled mentally as she tried to calm down.
Ash looked to the crowd, ready for his next challange. "Does anyone else want to battle next, we are ready for another!"
"Gla, Glaceon, Gla!" Glaceon chanted as Ash understood it as "Yeah lets's go!"
Seeing no one about to step up, Ash was about walk away with Glaceon until he heard a challenge from a voice he easily recognized.
"Yeah, I challenge you to a one-on-one battle, Ash."
The young Champion turned around to face the one who challenged him with clenched fists.
Standing there was Iris, Dawn, Gary, and the one that issued the challenge, Brock.
Standing there, Ash could feel his anger raising to the surface again. The same cold feeling returning as it gripped at his heart, telling him that its okay to hurt them. He could feel his mind slowly become clouded with his anger as his aura began to race faster throughout his body. He could feel his control over himself begin to slip.
Glaceon looked to her trainer, knowing Ash is getting angry again. They were lucky no one was seriously injured yesterday during the incident. This time they are in a highly populated area, surrounded by both kids and adults. If a repeat happens, someone is bound to get hurt this time.
Anabel looked at Ash in both fear and worry. Due to her Empathy ability, she felt Ash's changes. No longer was his heart the warm, comforting feeling she loved so much. The feeling she got now was cold and hateful, wanting nothing but control and destruction. This was not her Ash, this was not the trainer she was in love with. She was about to call out to Ash when she noticed the warmth return to his heart, only slightly.
"Ash snap out of it!"
This made Anabel turn her gaze downward and see Glaceon calling out to her trainer. Glaceon even nuzzled on his leg and it seemed to calm him down and make that cold feeling lessen.
"This isn't you Ash. Those humans are not worth you losing yourself again Ash. Your better than this," Glaceon continued, hoping to get her loving trainer back. The Ice type got scared when Ash looked down at her and his eyes were like a dark storm. She held her ground though, knowing her master was fighting for control against whatever this was and she would not insult him by being afraid.
A cloudy image, that's all that Ash saw. He knew it was his Glaceon, he knew it but he couldn't see it. His vision darkened as he began to see black, before a bright light shined through (blinding him due to its bright glow). The Kalos Champion slowly opened his once more and saw everything was clear once again.
His Glaceon cheering that he was back to normal, his ex-friends looking confused at what was going on, the crowd of trainers for his reply, and a hand gripping his tightly. He looked to his left and saw Anabel looking at him in concern.
Anabel, having enough of being scared, ran up to the love of her life. She saw the light that Glaceon created in Ash begin to slowly fade from the dark feeling that took root and had to act quickly. She gripped his hand tightly as she tried to convey her worry to Ash, similar to what Glaceon had been doing (whether it knew it or not). When she felt his warmth return, she released a sigh of relief.
Looking to Ash, she blushed at how close they to each other. "You feeling better Ash?" Ash nodded at her as he entwined his fingers around hers, neither noticing it.
"Yeah, thanks to you and Glaceon," he replied as he turned back to the ones who stirred his current anger. "So you actually want to battle me, Brock?"
The Pewter Gym Leader nooded his head in response. "Yes I do Ash, but I want something if I win." Ash rose an eyebrow, curious what he wanted. " If I win, then you have to come with us and talk with us instead of walking away."
Ash felt his anger begin to return at the prosposition, before he felt Anabel tighten her grip which calmed him down. "Fine Brock. I would say if i win then you all leave me alone, but you guys would just find some other way to bother me. I accept your challenge."
Dawn moved to the side. "I'll referee this battle then. Please send out your Pokemon."
Brock grabbed a Pokeball and tossed it. "Come on out, Kabutops!" The powerful prehistoric Pokemon appeared in a flash, crossing its bladed arms over its chest.
'So, Brock has a Kabutops now,' Ash thought. Glaceon began to walk forward before Ash stopped her. "No Glaceon, I want to use your older sister for this battle."
The Ice type's eyes widened before she smirked and nodded. Glaceon returned to Ash's side, excited to see her sister figure battle again. She based her graceful movements from watching this specific Pokemon after all.
Ash grabbed a Love Ball from his belt before tossing it up. "Gardevoir, may your aura guide us!" In a flash, the Psychic/Fairy type appeared as she opened her eyes slowly and gazed at the fearsome Kabutops. She glanced at her trainer and smiled as a necklace with a colorful stone dangled from her neck.
"Hello Ash, its been awhile since we have battled together," she said in a loving yet regal tone. Even her voice was both graceful and beautiful.
"Yes it has Gardevoir. I'm sorry for that," Ash apologized. While he loved his Pokemon, it was difficult to make sure they all got a chance to battle. He will have to make it up to his friend when he gets the chance. "Will you battle alongside me Gardevoir?"
Gardevoir giggled at her trainer, finding it funny he would think he had to ask. "Of course I will Ash, you don't have to ask." Ash smiled at the Embrace Pokemon. She returned her attention to Kabutops. "Sorry about this Kabutops, but you are going to have to fall here."
Kabutops growled as he pointed a blade at the elegant Pokemon. "In your dreams! I will cut you down with ease and continue to hold my title as the top predator."
Dawn looked at the two before throwing her arms down. "Begin!"
"Kabutops, start this off with Swords Dance then follow it up with Slash!" Brock commanded as the Shellfish Pokemon called on etheral blades that were absorbed into its body. Then its two bladed arms glowed brightly as he took off towards Gardevoir.
Ash simply said "Dodge," as one of his favorite shows began.
Kabutops reached Gardevoir and swung his arms in blinding speeds, showing it was a very fast Pokemon.
Only problem was that it couldn't hit Gardevoir at all.
The Embrace Pokemon twisted and spun around each pf Kabutops attempts. To the audience, it looked as if Gardevoir was dancing around the Rock/Water types strikes. Gardevoir jumped above a side way slash as she smirked at her opponent.
"Use Teleport now," Ash said, already knowing what the Shellfish Pokemon would do next.
As Ash predicted, Kabutops swung his arm upwards in another attempt to cut Gardevoir, only for her to vanish in a flash of light. The Shellfish Pokemon growled at missing his target again. He began to look around, trying to find his prey.
Gardevoir reappeared above Kabutops in a flash of light, an amused smile on her face. "Use Moon Blast." Gardevoir gathered her energy as pink orb formed in front of her.
"Kabutops, look out above you!" Brock yelled to his partner, who looked up to see the pink orb racing towards him. "Counter with Aerial Ace, now!"
"Kabu, tops, Kabutops!" the Shellfish Pokemon yelled as he rushed upwards, a white energy cutting through the air as he charged at the Moon Blast.
The two attack exploded on impact, covering Kabutops in a cloud of smoke.
"Gardevoir, get ready," Ash said through use of his aura. He doesn't do this often as it kills the thrill of battle to him, but he can make an exception for this one. "Kabutops should appear any second."
"Right Ash," Gardevoir replied as she began to fall. She used her psychic powed to help predict where Kabutops would come from.
She didn't have to wait long as the prehistoric Pokemon rushed from the smoke, Aerial Ace still active.
"Teleport, Gardevoir," Ash commanded. "Then use Magical Leaf." Gardevoir vanished in a flash of light, just as Kabutops reached her position and reappeared in front of Ash. Then leaves appeared around her, imbued with her power, and were sent at Kabutops.
The predator didn't have time to act and was bombarded by the sharp leaves as he grunted in pain. "Kabutops, use X-Scizzor to knock the leaves away!" Kabutops's blades glowed a light blue as he swung them in a cross.
A light blue 'X' appeared and either sliced through or deflected the glowing leaves. The armored Pokemon glared at Gardevoir, who smiled warmly in response.
"Do you understand yet, Brock?" Ash asked. "Gardevoir trained her movements until she felt she could dodge anything. If you hadn't noticed, her movements are akin to her dancing." Ash gained a grin. "And thats not all. Gardevoir, use Shadow Ball and Moon Blast."
Gardevoir gathered her energy as she spread her arms apart. In her left formed the pink orb and her right formed a dark purple orb. She smiled as she shot the two attacks towards Kabutops, who was preparing to counter.
"Now use Psychic followed by Teleport!" Ash commanded. The Embrace Pokemon's eyes glowed blue as a blue aura surrounded the two orbs. As they reached Kabutops, who lunged at the two attacks, they vanished in a flash.
Kabutops eyes widened as he searched, missing the flash of light as the two orbs appeared behind him and slammed into his back. The Shellfish Pokemon grunted in pain, not expecting the assault on his back. He looked up to see Gardevoir walking slowly towards him.
"Can't hit from close range and nearly impossible to hit us from long range," Ash said as he smirked. "So what will you do Brock?"
Back to the battle with Zyon and Misty
An explosion rocked the stadium as Lapras skidded from the smoke, a smile still present on her face. Across from the Transport was Corsola, who was breathing heavily and was littered in cuts and bruises.
The small Coral Pokemon had tried to use its small size to its advantage, but Lapras was no fool. Though it could take hits, it still dodged whatever the pink Pokemon attempted. The attacks Corsola DID land on Lapras barely did any damage.
Lapras on the other hand landed a decent amount of attacks. They were not enough to take him down, but strong enough to keep him at bay. Thanks to his Recover attack, Corsola was its own tank.
A Pokemon that can take attacks against a Pokemon that can heal from any attack. The battle was winding down to who will get tired faster.
"Corsola, use Spike Canon!" Misty commanded as Corsola's quills glowed brightly. Spikes were fired at a rapid pace towards Lapras, who just watched as the attack approached.
"Lapras, counter with Blizzard," Zyon said as Lapras released the strong winds once more. The Blizzard not only froze the spikes, but also sent them back at Corsola.
Lapras flinched as her poison took affect again, sapping away more of her health.
"Corsola, Iron Defense!" Misty countered. She knew her Corsola was pretty slow, even in water. Corsola's body glowed as its body hardened, just as the double attack landed. Corsola was able to take the attack, but lost its footing due to the strong winds and was sent sailing through the aira, slamming into the wall.
"Lapras, Hydro Pump and Ice Beam to finish this," Zyon commanded. In a fluid motion, Lapras fired the powerful water attack that slammed into Corsola and kept it pinned to the wall.
Before Misty could command a Recover, Corsola was hit by the incoming Ice Beam, causing the the Coral Pokemon to cry out in pain. When the attack ended, Corsola fell to the ground. The referee looked at Corsola before raising his hand. "Corsola is unable to battle, victory goes to Lapras. Trainer, send out your final Pokemon."
"Dewgong, come out," Misty announced as the Sea Lion Pokemon appeared. It looked a little worse for wear with the cuts and bruises throughout its body. It gave Lapras a fierce look, not willing to go down easily.
"Lapras, charge at Dewgong and use Ice Beam," Zyon commanded as the Transport Pokemon jumped from pool to pool, while also charging and firing Ice Beams.
Dewgong either dodged by diving to different pools or countered with Ice Shards. This process kept going as water and ice flew everywhere.
Misty gasped as she saw that Lapras was only one pool away from Dewgong. "Dewgong, Aqua Jet and stay away from that Lapras."
Water swirled around Dewgong as he fired backwards, hoping to gain distance from the smiling Lapras.
This action made Zyon smirk in amusement and victory.
"Now Lapras, Blizzard at max power!" The Ice Beam Lapras was charging, quickly bacame a Blizzard as the lake Dewgong flew from, both rocked violently and froze.
The moment Blizzard hit the fleeing Dewgong, he lost balance as the Aqua Jet froze; encasing the water/ice type in a block of ice.
'Dewgong, no!' Misty thought helplessly as the frozen Dewgong hit one of the frozen pools.
"Lapras, wrap this up," Zyon began before he looked at the Transport Pokemon and sighed.
Lapris was weezing heavily as sweat fell from her face. 'It seem Lapras is not fully ready for battles on this level yet.'
Gazing at the Water Gym Leader, "Hey, let's call this a draw for now!" His words surprised Misty as her eyes widened.
"Why would you do that?" Misty questioned, confused. "You basically won this battle."
"I wanted to only use Lapras for this battle", he responded. "She's worked hard to bypass her illness but traces of it still stand. This battle was basically a test for her, and she still has some ways to go. Forgive me for any insults you may feel, Lapras needed this." He bowed to the orange haired girl.
"It's fine," Misty shook her head as she returned her Dewgong. "I think its sweet of you would do that for your Lapras, but under one condition."
Zyon nodded as he returned his Lapras. "Sure, what's the condition?"
"You come with me to a restaraunt and tell me the whole story involving Lapras." She said as she pointed at him with a smirk.
Zyon sighed mentally, not really wanting to but deciding to just go along with it. 'Things I do for Ash.' "Sure, I know a good place."
Misty nodded as she followed the Aura Guardian in training. As they walked down, a thought crossed Zyon's mind.
'I really hope Ash is staying out of trouble.'
Back to the battle with Ash
"Night Slash, Kabutops!"
"Dodge and hit him with a close range Moon Blast!"
Kabutops swung his blade, which glowed a dark purple color, at the smiling Gardevior. The embrace pokemonbent so far back that her spine nearly touched the ground, and with a quick spin was behind the prehistoric pokemon. She quickly slammed the powerful Moon Blast into the Shellfish Pokemon, hurtling back to the trainer's side.
Gardevoir stood back straight as she smiled at the awed look of the watching trainers. She knew pokemon that moved like her was uncommon, her movements made her unique and she loved it! At the corner of her eyes, she took note of the excited look on Glaceon's face. The eeveelution has been trying to base her movements after Gardivoir, seeing the Embrace Pokemon as a pseudo-sister.
"Ash, I think it's time we end this battle," Gardevoir said to her trainer, who nodded in agreement.
"Gardevoir, combination four. Teleport and Shadow Ball!" The Embrace Pokemon vanished instantly. She reappeared next to the frantic Kabutops and slammed the Ghost type attack into him. She vanished once more and appeared in front of Kabutops; slamming another Shadow Ball into him.
Brock was at a loss on how to counter as this combo of attacks continued one after another. He gripped his fists as Kabutops grunted in pain as it was bombarded by Shadow Ball after Shadow Ball.
After nearly a minute of this, Ash sighed. "Enough Gardevoir," he said as Gardevoir reappeared infront of her trainer.
Kabutops struggled to stay standing, glaring at the Embrace Pokemon with as much defiance as he could. His legs gave out as Kabutops hit the ground and fainted.
Dawn raised her hand, with a frown on her face, "Kabutops is unable to battle, victory goes to Gardevoir and Ash."
Gardevoir flipped her hair as she placed her hand on her hip. "Like there was any doubt." She said in an arrogant tone. Ash chuckled at her, knowing she was joking.
"Gardevoir, your ego is showing again," he replied jokingly, earning a playful smirk from Gardevoir. He looked back to the traitors, as Brock comforted Kabutops, and didn't know what to feel. Happy that he won, anger that they bothered him, or sad at how he didn't feel joy during the battle.
"That was a good battle challenger," Ash spoke out, though it sounded more animated then sensutual. "Maybe next time the battle will be different. Gardevoir lets go."
Knowing what he wanted, Gardevoir's eyes glowed. Her psychic energy outlined her trainer, the other two humans he was with (and the girls hand he has yet to let go of), and Glaceon. Before she could get them all out of there , one of the humans called out to Ash.
"Ash, please listen to us!" Dawn pleaded as tears began to fall. "Please give us a chance to talk, why is that so hard to do! The Ash I know would atleast hear us..." but vanished before Ash can hear the rest.
AN: And this is a wrap for this chapter. I really do apologize to you all that this took so long to get out. School, work, and a few personnal things kept me from this. I'm sorry to you all, but with school being done I should be able to get back on track with this. On the plus side, I have alot written, so it's just a matter of typing them up. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, both the battle and the confrontations. I'll see you all next and as always, please leave a comment on what you all thought of this chapter and follow me! See ya!
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