After participating in the Kalos League, Ash decides to go to the Nessada region with his friends. Along the way, they face some unexpected events which will change the life of some of them.
Ch.45: Corriola Town Contest
"The second battle of the semi–final round of the Corriola Town Contest is about to begin," said Lillian. "One my left side is Drew and on my right is May. 5 minutes on the clock and begin!"
"Blaziken, take the stage," said May as she brought out her fire/fighting–type.
"Absol, let's go," said Drew as he brought out his dark–type.
"Battle, begin," announced Lillian.
"Absol, use Dark Pulse," said Drew.
"Blaziken, counter it with Flamethrower," said May. Absol fired its Dark Pulse, which was countered by Blaziken's Flamethrower, and the attacks collided, forming a cloud of dust.
"Time for a surprise. Absol, use Future Sight," said Drew, smirking. Absol created four wormholes and sent an electrified psychic into them.
"Blaziken, use Shadow Claw," said May, not even knowing about the incoming attack.
"Absol, use Night Slash," said Drew. Blaziken was about to land its Shadow Claw, but Absol blocked it at the last moment with Night Slash. "Use Dark Pulse at close range!"
"Blaziken, get out of there," said May, panicked as Blaziken got hit by Dark Pulse, which send it flying backwards, but it appeared to be fine. "Blaziken, use Flamethrower," said May.
"Absol, use Protect," said Drew. Blaziken fired its Flamethrower, but Absol protected itself.
"Don't stop, Blaziken," said May. Blaziken continued with its Flamethrower for a few more seconds when wormholes appeared above Blaziken and a powerful psychic energy came out, which struck Blaziken directly. "Blaziken! What was that?"
"That, May, was Future Sight," said Drew smirking.
"No way," said May, shocked.
"You heard him right, folks," said Lillian. "It seemed May didn't see the Future Sight coming."
"Blaziken, can you get up," May asked Blaziken to which Blaziken nodded and barely stood on its feet. "Use Blaze Kick."
"Dodge it and use another Future Sight," said Drew. Blaziken charged towards Absol with Blaze Kick, but the 'Disaster Pokémon' avoided the attack and used Future Sight once again.
"Blaziken, we have to beat them before Future Sight hits," said May. "Use Focus Punch!"
"Absol, use Protect," said Drew. Blaziken charged with Focus Punch, but Absol protected itself from the super–effective move. "Use Dark Pulse."
"Dodge it, Blaziken," said May. Absol fired its Dark Pulse, but Blaziken dodged the attack and the wormholes with psychic energy from Future Sight appeared above Blaziken. "Blaziken, relax. Good thing Ash thought us how to use this. Use Flamethrower Counter Shield!"
"Say what," asked Drew shocked, not expecting that. Blaziken unleashed a Flamethrower and started to spin and roll, forming a flaming shield which protected it from being hit by Future Sight.
"Way to go, Blaziken. Now use Shadow Claw," said May.
"Absol, use Dark Pulse," said Drew. Blaziken charged with Shadow Claw, but was stopped by Dark Pulse. "Now use Night Slash."
"Blaziken, we've got less than a minute to win so use Flamethrower," said May. Absol charge with Night Slash, but Blaziken fired its Flamethrower which struck Absol directly, burning it. "Finish it with Focus Punch!" Blaziken charged with Focus Punch and struck Absol hard, knocking it out.
"Absol is unable to battle," said Lillian. "Even with more time left, Blaziken wins and May advances to the final round where she will go up against Harley. Don't forget that the final round will be this afternoon, so don't miss it."
(Later that day)
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the final round of the Corriola Town Contest," said Lillian. "The finalists are May and Harley and one of them win the Corriola Town Ribbon," said Lillian and she turned to May and Harley. "If you're both ready, let the battle begin."
"Blaziken, take the stage," said May as she brought out her fire/fighting–type.
"Let's go, Banette," said Harley as he brought out his ghost–type.
"5 minutes on the clock and begin," said Lillian.
"Blaziken, use Blaze Kick," said May.
"Banette, take the hit," said Harley. Blaziken charged towards Banette and landed its Blaze Kick, but then it was surrounded in dark aura. "Just like I planned."
"What's wrong, Blaziken," asked May worried about her starter.
"In case you don't know, May, that's Cursed Body – Banette's ability," explained Harley. "It completely disabled Blaziken's Blaze Kick."
"No way," said May shocked, but then relaxed. "We don't need Blaze Kick to defeat you. Blaziken, use Shadow Claw!"
"Banette, use Thunder Wave," said Harley. Blaziken charged towards Banette, but the Hoenn ghost–type unleashed a Thunder Wave, which paralyzed Blaziken. "Now use Disable."
"Blaziken, look out," said May. Blaziken tried to move, but the paralysis kicked in and the fire/fighting–type was struck by Disable.
"Now Blaziken's Shadow Claw has been disabled as well," said Harley with a smirk. "That only leaves Blaziken with only two moves to use, Flamethrower and Focus Punch, but since Focus Punch doesn't affect Banette, your only option is Flamethrower."
"It looks like Harley has May on the edge, which cost her lots of points," said Lillian.
"We have our own bag of tricks, Harley," said May as she touched her Mega–Ring. "Blaziken, Mega–Evolve."
"Banette, Mega–Evolve," said Harley as he Mega–Evolved his Banette. "You're not the only one with tricks, May. Banette, use Dark Pulse."
"Blaziken, use Focus Punch," said May. Banette fired its Dark Pulse, which Blaziken was about to counter, but the paralysis kicked in and the fire/fighting–type was hit by the dark–type move.
"Banette, hit it with Shadow Claw," said Harley.
"Blaziken, use Flamethrower," said May. Banette charged with Shadow Claw, but this time Blaziken was able to counter it and fired a Flamethrower which struck Banette directly.
"Banette, use Dark Pulse," said Harley.
"Focus Punch, Blaziken," said May. Banette fired its Dark Pulse, but Blaziken managed to block it with Focus Punch. "Now use your best Flamethrower!"
Blaziken fired his Flamethrower, which once again struck Banette directly, sending it flying into the wall behind Harley with swirly eyes.
"And that's it, said Lillian. "Even if there's still more time left, Banette is unable to continue, which makes May the winner of the Corriola Town contest."
Later, May received the Corriola Ribbon and met with her friends at the Pokémon Center, who congratulated her and after a nice dinner, they went to their respective rooms and fell asleep as they wanted to leave Corriola Town early in the morning.
To be continued…
Hi, everyone. I apologize for not updating for so long. I was very busy with works for collage and didn't have that much time. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Next time, Ash will meet an old friend of his, or two. Also, there's gonna be a big action with Ash–Greninja and Ash might get himself a new Pokémon. So, I'll see you all next time. Until then, have a nice day.
R&R