DISCLAIMER:I DO NOT OWN POKEMON, IF I DID ASH WOULD HAVE WON A LEAGUE. I ONLY OWN MY OWN CHARACTERS, NOTHING ELSE.

Author's Note: This is an Alternate Universe, so the rules for Pokémon are slightly different. They can learn more than 4 moves, you win money from League sanctioned matches etc etc. They will be explained as the story goes along.

All of Sinnoh was waiting for the next choice that Tobias Takuto was going to reveal in his lineup. They were eagerly waiting for his next Pokémon. And disappoint he did not.

He simply recalled his Darkrai without a word and dropped a second pokéball unveiling his next choice.

The Pokémon had a blue, swan-like body with a yellow underside. It had pink eyes, a dark pink, round tuft on its head, and a pointed, beak-like snout. There were yellow, crescent-shaped ornaments on the sides of its head. It had glowing, pink, ring-like wings on its sides and back with paw like protrusions resting on its chest.

A Cresselia.

The crowd went wild. One legendary was breathtaking on its own, but two? That was on a whole other level.

Ash just gritted his teeth and said in a firm voice,"Sceptile return. You did well buddy." Sceptile nodded in agreement and got transferred back into the red and blue contraption for a break. Ash knew Sceptile had his pride, but for once he would swallow it, so they could win the battle as a whole.

He debated on his next Pokémon for some time before plucking a pokéball off his belt and flinging it into the air, declaring,"Snorlax, I choose you!"

And there landing on the battlefield was a huge, bipedal, dark blue-green Pokémon with a cream-colored face, belly, and feet. Its body was composed of mostly its belly, where most of its fat reserves accumulate. Its head was large, with small, pointed ears and two pointed teeth protruding from its lower jaw. It had large, hind feet with three claws and a circular brown paw pad, and its arms and five fore claws were short.

Meanwhile with Ash's friends...

Barry was shaking with excitement... Literally. He was jumping up and down in his seat while saying stuff like 'I'll fine you if you lose' or 'That's my rival for ya'. Brock just shook his head fondly at his blond haired friend's childish behavior. Dawn was cheering for Ash as loudly as possible. She might as well have drowned out the entire cheer for Tobias all on her own.

Their faces quickly got grim as they saw Cresselia take the field. Barry started complaining loudly,"What?! How is that fair? Are legendaries even allowed in this battle?" Barry's shouting was doing little to help Dawn's nerves. She was getting increasingly worried for Ash. She didn't know that Ash had come prepared for something exactly like this. Brock put his hand on her shoulder, and said,"Have some trust in Ash. He told me he came prepared for something like this, so today you are going to see the heavy hitters of Ash's team."

Dawn, though got somewhat reassured, said nothing and turned back just in time to watch the match start.

Snorlax scratched his head and yawned in confusion as to why he was battling so early in the morning, and partly as to whether Cresselia would taste good, unaware of the fact that he was battling a legendary. Albeit not in the higher tiers; but still a legendary.

The first command came from Tobias,"Cresselia, use Future Sight then get in close and use Zen Headbutt!" Cresselia flew with grace, the front of her body glowing and sparking with energy, and hit Snorlax directly in the stomach. The command for dodge would have been useless as Snorlax couldn't match Cresselia in speed. Snorlax got hit and slid back a respectable distance. Though Snorlax had scratches and bruises it was still raring to go.

Tobias growled in frustration and started to rethink a plan, but Ash wasn't just going to stand there and let him think,"Use Work Up followed by Ice Punch!" Snorlax moved forward and jumped with surprising speed for such a bulky Pokémon.

Tobias was not one to just sit still and commanded,"Put up Reflect, be quick!" Cresselia glowed pink, and Ice Punch was stopped in it's tracks by Reflect. Ash wasn't one to give up easily and retaliated quickly,"Quick, use Body Slam from above!"

Snorlax jumped high into the air, and aimed itself towards Cresselia. Gravity aided in Snorlax quickly gaining momentum. He seemed to part the air as he descended upon his foe. Tobias' eyes widened in shock as he saw the power behind the attack and shouted,"Stop it with Psychic!"

Cresselia started focusing energy towards Snorlax and stopped Snorlax in his tracks. Now Snorlax was stuck in the air above Cresselia like a giant balloon hovering in the air. Tobias smiled as his opponent's Pokémon was stuck in the air with nowhere to go. But Ash remembered a situation exactly like this one just in his previous match.

*Flashback*

Pikachu and Electivire were in a power struggle between Iron Tail and Thunder Punch, neither side backing down. When Paul gave the order for Electivire to use Brick Break with his other hand. The attack hit and ended up knocking out Pikachu.

*Flashback*

A smirk worked it's way up on Ash's face as he rolled up his right hand into a fist and punched the air in front of him shouting,"Alright Snorlax, use Hyper Beam!" The command was heard, and the order carried out. Energy built up inside Snorlax's mouth and was fired off all at once towards Cresselia.

Tobias had no counter. If Cresselia let go of Snorlax to counter Hyper Beam, she would get flattened by Body Slam, but if nothing was done Hyper Beam would definitely leave a mark. So he took a risk and said,"Let Snorlax go and get out of there quick!"

Cresselia wasted no time in getting out of the vicinity of the double attack, though it was not enough. When Snorlax hit the ground a huge explosion took place, kicking up a cloud of smoke and a portion of the stadium with it. All of it fell on top of Cresselia and although damaged, she recovered quickly while Snorlax was recharging from the aftereffects of Hyper Beam. Ash started thinking about how this match could be turned to suit his favour as both trainers waited for the smoke to clear to make their next move.

Tobias, wanting to end this quickly, called out,"Cresselia, Psychic that overgrown bear into the air, then follow up with Moonblast!"

Ash could only watch as Snorlax couldn't move after the backlash of Hyper Beam and get thrown into the air. But in the last moment as Ash saw gravity slow Snorlax down and slowly start his descent. He mustered up his confidence and yelled out,"Snorlax aim towards Cresselia and use Heavy Slam!"

Heavy Slam is an unusual move if not anything else. It increases in power as the user gets heavier. The heaviest rock type Pokémon like Golem and Aggron have trouble getting on top of the Pokémon to utilize the move properly. Given the fact that Cresselia was faster than Snorlax it probably would have dodged an attack even if tried from above, like Ash had learnt the hard way. But now she was too busy charging up Moonblast to avoid the Heavy Slam headed her way. Taking Cresselia and Snorlax's weight into consideration, it was safe to say that if Heavy Slam landed, then Cresselia would end up in a world of hurt.

Snorlax turned towards the Pokémon which had thrown him into the air and started falling towards her, engulfed in power. Moonblast hit Heavy Slam straight on.. doing absolutely nothing to it. Tobias gawked with open eyes at the behemoth that was Snorlax come crashing down upon his legendary. He quickly shouted out,"Ice Beam! Then after it's frozen, get out of the way."

Cresselia shot out an Ice Beam of immense power. But there were gasps when they saw the beam just wash over Snorlax like a stream of water.

"Why did Ash choose Snorlax? Isn't he extremely slow?" Questioned Barry as soon as both Pokémon were on the field.

"Snorlax ARE known as the sleeping Pokémon but they are surprisingly fast when it comes to anything food related. On top of that I think Ash wants Cresselia to deplete her power trying to stop all the bulky attacks that Snorlax dishes out, and take her out in one blow." Brock said wisely.

He had figured out Ash's plan when he had told Snorlax to use Work Up. But this also meant that Tobias had realized this.. unless he was confident that legendary Pokémon couldn't be beaten, which would lead to overconfidence. He would probably overlook simple strategies where increasing a Pokémon's stats could turn the tables.

As soon as Ice Beam washed over Snorlax, Barry looked ready to jump out of his seat and fine everybody in sight. So when nobody explained to him why Ice Beam didn't work as well as it was supposed to, Brock sighed and took the tedious task upon himself to spare others around him from the misery that was Barry,"As far as I remember Snorlax's ability is Thick Fat, which reduces the effects of Fire and Ice type moves."

Barry nodded his head in understanding and turned his head back just in time for a dust cloud to kick over the battlefield.

Just as Snorlax was about to collide with Cresselia, Tobias made a last ditch effort to save Cresselia,"Moonblast! Full Power! Then collide with Zen Headbutt"

Cresselia gathered energy inside its body as quickly as it could and fired it off making a direct hit against the falling tank. Though Snorlax looked battered from the direct hit he continued undeterred and just as it fell, Ash took an insurance to win,"Use Crunch!"

As soon as Heavy Slam met Zen Headbutt it was a contest of power and endurance. Snorlax pushed his head forward and used Crunch on Cresselia. Cresselia had already taken a lot of strain from using moves consecutively, along with holding Reflect against that lethal Ice Punch, whereas on the other hand Snorlax had taken Zen Headbutt and Moonblast straight on and exerted a lot of energy with Hyper Beam.

Their collision kicked up a huge dust cloud, surrounding trainer and Pokémon alike.

As the audience waited with excitement to see the conclusion between the power struggle of Snorlax and Cresselia, their prayers were answered. The dust slowly lifted off the ground, to reveal..

Both Pokémon on the ground, side by side, unmoving, unconscious, swirls in their eyes. Signs of defeat.

The referee raised both flags and said,"Both Pokémon are unable to battle. Trainers send out your next Pokémon."

"Yayy! East or West Ash is the best!" Dawn was cheering wholeheartedly for Ash to win. He had just tied with a legendary. This was still anyone's match. She couldn't be sure of Ash's win right now, but she sure could support him throughout the way.

Barry was still like an overexcited baby after a power nap. Jumping up and down, shouting occasionally about fining Ash for hiding his strength.

Brock on the other hand held a reserved judgement. He felt that Ash still hadn't gotten the match in the bag yet, so they shouldn't start celebrating. He believed that Ash had a good momentum on his side and just had to keep up the pressure.

Ash unhooked Snorlax's Pokéball from his belt and aimed it towards the Sleeping Pokémon. He muttered praises to his loyal giant,"Thanks buddy, you were awesome. Don't worry about a thing we'll win this for sure. I'll get you tons of food after the battle."

Snorlax seemed to have heard his praises and even while unconscious was able to acknowledge it with a grin,"Snor- lax."

Tobias on the other hand seemed frustrated and angry. He had thought that with legendary Pokémon on his side he would be unbeatable. But in fact this kid, Ash Ketchum seemed to have the advantage. He gritted his teeth in agitation and made his next choice,"Terrakion! Show them your power!"

The Pokémon erupting out of his trainer's Pokémon was no doubt strong. Terrakion was a bovine, quadruped Pokémon. It had a black, rounded forehead adorned with two sharp brown horns that curved forward. Its face was beige with orange eyes and a short snout. On top of its head were several short spikes. Down its back were two brown ridges that joined just past its shoulders. There were two orange protrusions on its shoulders. The bands around its legs were the same color as its face, and it had black hooves underneath these bands. It was striped underside is also beige. It had a short, stubby tail.

Ash had resigned to the fact that Tobias would have a full team of legendary Pokémon, so at this point, it wasn't even a surprise anymore. His fingers hovered slowly over each red-white contraption hooked to his belt, while he contemplated his choice. Rock and Fighting type.. so it won't matchup well against..

He made his choice, excitement brimming in his voice he shouted out,"I choose you-"

The Pokémon released from its long stay was a dark purple, bipedal Pokémon with a roundish body. It had red eyes and a wide mouth that was curled into a sinister grin. Multiple spikes covered its back, and it had large pointed ears. Its arms and legs were short with three digits on both its hands and feet. It also had a stubby tail.

"Gengar!"

Gengar gave an evil cackle as soon as it materialized onto the field making the audience shiver in their seats. Meanwhile, on the other side of the stadium Tobias was thinking about how to deal with the dual ghost-poison type Pokémon. This time Ash was the first to make the move,"Use Sludge Bomb!"

Gengar threw out sludge towards the Cavern Pokémon. Tobias countered quickly with,"Throw out Protect to block it!"

The Rock-Fighting type legendary Pokémon formed a Protect in front of itself to counter against the incoming Sludge Bomb.

As Protect faded, Tobias pushed forward while yelling,"Follow up with Stone Edge!"

Terrakion smashed it's legs into the stadium, making stones thrust out of the ground, heading straight towards Gengar. Ash could feel excitement racing through his veins. Clashing both his fists together then pumping them out he called out,"Stop it with Energy Ball!"

Gengar gathered up energy into one point between his short paws. Just as the Stone Edge was about to hit , he launched Energy Ball to collide with it effectively stopping it. There was a blanket of smoke covering Gengar, hiding him from Tobias and his legendary Pokémon's view.

This time Tobias made the first move,"Ground it into dust with Iron Head!" Terrakion's head glowed silver as it charged. Ash could see the power behind the attack and knew he couldn't allow it to hit his Pokémon. He quickly called out,"Stop it in its tracks with Sucker Punch!"

Upon hearing the command there was an evil cackle heard once again and suddenly a glowing dark fist, materialized in front of Terrakion and collided with it, stopping Iron Head from making contact.

Tobias growled slight as he saw his Pokémon take damage once again. He had to find a counter to hit Ketchum where it hurt. Just as Terrakion got he called out,"If direct attacks won't work, then we'll whittle it down with Sandstorm!"

Dust from the ground started flying around as the winds picked up. Gusts of wind swirled around the stadium at high speeds. Ash had limited vision on the battlefield. He couldn't even see where his opponent was standing. Think. What could he do in a situation like this? Wait... That's it! His eyes acquired a gleam of excitement, or was it madness? He punched the ground, while exclaiming,"Use Focus Punch on the ground!"

Gengar drew energy into a single fist and then bent down and punched the ground. The result was immediate. Mass destruction followed. The ground cracked as massive chunks of stadium were sent flying into the air and landing around Gengar. Now effectively, both trainers were blind in respect to the others Pokémon. Ash quickly pushed ahead calling out,"Use Icy Wind to cancel out that Sandstorm!"

Gengar opened its mouth and let out huge breaths of sub zero degrees. Gengar couldn't have matched a legendary Pokémon like Terrakion's power head on. But a slowly diminishing Sandstorm could be countered with a full powered Icy Wind. Wind battled against wind. Dust started coming together and forming ice chunks together with the moisture in the air. They hit Terrakion sending him back as it wailed in pain.

Tobias formed a counter plan and shouted,"Destroy that barrier with Rock Slide then follow up with Zen Headbutt!" This was one of his trump cards against Gengar and he had saved it for this moment. Rock Slide immediately broke through the chunks of debris surrounding Gengar, damaging him too in the process. Terrakion charged with intense speed, powering through the Icy Wind and hit Gengar head on. Tobias smirked. This had to be the end for the ghost-poison type Pokémon. Looks like Ash Ketchum had run out of powerhouses to match legendaries. Never had a statement ever been so wrong before. As soon as Gengar flew back and hit the ground, it's body faded away. There were murmurings and gasps among the crowd as to what had happened.

Ash smirked and called out ,"Disable! Then use Poison Jab!" Tobias' eyes widened in shock. No way! Gengar should have been knocked out. He suddenly realised what had happened, Gengar had used Substitute to lessen damage from Zen Headbutt. It was a good strategy, he had to admit that.

Terrakion shivered a bit as it felt a weird presence enter his body, severing off its connection with Zen Headbutt. Then Gengar materialized in front of him and used Poison Jab on its face. The impact didn't send Terrakion very far back, but it did damage. Then suddenly Terrakion was covered with a purplish glow and it started taking damage. It was poisoned. Ash had lucked out. Poison would help him take down the bulky Pokémon much quicker than before.

Tobias was shocked. He didn't think Terrakion would have been pushed so far. He had to reveal his final trump card he had been saving for using against the Elite Four or Cynthia. He barked out,"Rest! Then follow up with Sleep Talk!"

Terrakion closed its eyes and dropped to the ground immediately, snoring before it touched the ground. Ash had thought that a bulky Pokémon like Terrakion would have Rest in its move set. Gengar had been chosen specially to counter it. He had to be careful right now if he had to succeed in pulling of his simple yet genius strategy.

Terrakion, still sleeping, stood up and stomped on the ground, shaking the stadium to it's core. Ash's eyes widened in shock. It was using Earthquake!

"Get out of there quick!"

But the cry was in vain. Gengar couldn't move fast enough and was sent flying through the air. Though struggling, it managed to stand up for the sake of its trainer. He wasn't going to let his trainer down in their first battle together in years.

Ash saw the state of Gengar and knew that he would go down in the next hit. He had to heal him up... Now was the time to use Tobias' strategy against him. Ash quickly called out,"Use Dream Eater quick!"

Gengar's eyes glowed blue as Terrakion shrieked in pain. Tobias knew if this kept on going, Terrakion would be doomed to lose. He called out in a last ditch attempt,"Use Sleep Talk once more!"

Alas, luck has its limits. And this time Sleep Talk used Close Combat. The sleeping body of Terrakion lumbered slowly over to Gengar, all the while it's energy being drained. It's limbs glowed white with energy as it stood on it's hind limbs and tried to punch Gengar, only for all of his efforts to be wasted. Ghost type Pokémon were immune to Fighting type moves. That was a basic law of the universe, made by Arceus.

And finally, it's body succumbed to the pain. It's foe moved back as it dropped to the ground. Terrakion was down.

Brock was amazed at what his fellow Kantonian was doing on the battlefield. He was controlling the match. Overwhelming power was either matched with speed, in case of Sceptile, durability and endurance, in case of Snorlax, or unorthodox strategies, in case of Gengar. He always had an unusual and unpredictable way of battling. That's what made it so fun to travel with the young Kantonian trainer. Well... That and the fact that cute girls seemed to get attracted to him like moths to a flame. Now, if only he could remember that one girl's name...

Dawn was probably going to have a sore throat by the end of the match, but right now she didn't care. She was too busy cheering for Ash to think about the aftereffects. Though this match was far from over, and Tobias was still probably packing Arceus knows which legendaries, for her he had already done well enough in her eyes.

Barry was feeling sort of angry. It felt as if his rival had pulled ahead by leaps and bounds, and was hiding his strength. Though know he vowed to himself to catch up to him, and prove to be a worthy rival.

Tobias withdrew his Pokémon and didn't do anything for a moment, then he spoke,"I never thought I would be pushed past Darkrai till I got to the Elite Four. You have done well to get this far Ketchum. It will be far enough!" With that, he drew out another Pokéball from beneath his cloak and tossed it revealing another legend.

The newest member of Tobias'roster was a reddish-brown Pokémon resembling a tortoise and a ram. It was dotted with orange and gray spots, and it had metal bangles locked on its legs. Its four claws on each of its feet were in a cross formation. It had a gray underside, and its face was covered by an iron mask, with red-orange eyes uncovered.

The Lava Dome Pokémon.

Heatran.

Ash looked at Gengar wondering if it wanted to battle. Gengar knew that it didn't have much more energy left to battle. Dream Eater though had replenished his body physically, he couldn't use more attacks. Even one attack was probably overestimating it. Even then it wanted to go down fighting. Unlike Sceptile, who Ash had wanted to save for any other slow Pokémon, Gengar had done enough for his trainer already.

Ash acknowledged the request from his Pokémon. What could he do that would give them the most results from one attack. He didn't have a good Pokémon to match up against a Steel *and* Fire type legendary like Heatran, and he wanted to save *him* for later. He was going to have to use Pikachu after this, so...

Yeah! Ash raised his hands towards the sky and called out,"Rain Dance!"

Gengar's body glowed blue, as clouds gathered in the sky and a slow drizzle turned into a downpour. Tobias merely gave the command,"Use Flamethrower"

There was an intense whirlwind of fire surrounding Gengar. And when it stopped Gengar was lying on the ground. Unconscious, but still grinning like a madman. Ash also smiled that his Pokémon had done his part and murmured praises to him before readying himself for the upcoming hurdle.

A small voice interrupted his train of thoughts. "Pi-Pi-Pikachu" squeaked the small electric mouse from beside Ash. Ash smiled down at his first partner and held up his hand in a fist towards him. Pikachu grinned at fist bumped Ash and with an excited cry leapt onto the battlefield, cheeks crackling with electricity. It landed on four paws and stared down it's opponent.

Ash and Pikachu were ready for battle.

Team Rocket had been placing bets in favour of the twerp. Right now it was a thousand to one on the twerp actually winning. The one being Team Rocket. They were actually rooting for the twerp. But it wasn't for the reason that they liked him or anything. This would show that they only go after strong Pokémon. Yeah. That's it.

James and Jessie were shouting out words of encouragement at Pikachu as it entered. Meowth then yelled,"You better not lose mouse! I've got a lot of money on you!"

And they could swear.

Pikachu looked towards them, his sensitive ears picking up their voice, and nodded.

Tobias was feeling anger. First the brat called Ash Ketchum had matched and defeated three of his legends, now he was mocking his power, by sending in a pint sized Pikachu? He was going to crush that mouse so badly, he wouldn't even want to battle again.

Anger taking over, he called out,"Crush that mouse with Earth Power!" Heatran raised one of its legs and stomped down. Hard. Ash quickly retaliated.

"Iron Tail on the ground! Quick Attack to follow up!"

Pikachu wasted no time in channeling energy in it's tail and smashing it into the ground. As soon as the ground erupted, it was met with the counter from Iron Tail. Cracks spread on the already broken stadium all around Pikachu. As soon as he landed Pikachu broke into a sprint, to not give Heatran enough time to track him. Tobias had a different line of thought. It didn't matter that they couldn't see Pikachu. Heatran had plenty of attacks of wide range area. He would be crushed.

"Use Dark Pulse all around you, finish it!"

Heatran glowed an eery black, and released a wave of dark energy all around itself. Some of which would hit Pikachu, though Ash wasn't going to let his starter take this sort of damage.

"Thunderbolt Counter Shield!"

Pikachu stopped circling Heatran and started spinning on its back while using Thunderbolt. Tendrils of electricity spread around Pikachu, deflecting the dark aura being released from Heatran. Each collision between attack and defence creating a cover of smoke around Pikachu. After a while the attack stopped and Pikachu jumped back up ready for going on the offensive. Ash also had a similar line of thought.

"Pikachu use Volt Tackle!"

Pikachu gathered electricity all around himself and started charging at Heatran with amazing speed. He collided head on with the Fire-Steel legendary and sending it back.

It skidded to stop, not having been thrown very far, and glared at the little Mouse Pokémon for daring to hurt a strong Pokémon such as itself. Tobias was the same as it's Pokémon only wanting to end it quickly and painfully.

"Heatran now that it's close Magma Storm!"

Pikachu was surrounded by a tornado of flames which battered away at the little Kanto Pokémon. With each hit Pikachu drew closer to being unable to battle. Ash quickly surveyed the situation in shock and hurriedly, and a bit panicky, called out,"Thunder to get rid of the storm!"

Magma Storm's power was considerably weakened due to Rain Dance. The clouds started sparking and suddenly a thunder was thrown down which charged up Pikachu.

"Pika-CHUUU!"

With a loud cry, he released the Thunder . Thunder broke through the wall of flames dancing around Pikachu and surged straight through Heatran. Heatran gave a disgruntled cry as it was hit with the powerful attack. Pain surged through it's body.

No. Not pain.

Electricity.

Just as the attack stopped Pikachu dropped to ground on all fours, though it's fur was badly singed.

Tobias gave the command to put a stop to this unusually powerful mouse. He was strong. That much even Tobias could accept, though he couldn't possibly beat a legendary.

"Use Flamethrower, roast that puny mouse to a crisp!"

Heatran opened its mouth and launched an enormous vortex of a Flamethrower towards the yellow mouse. Ash quickly retaliated by calling,"Volt Tackle with all you got Pikachu!"

Pikachu wasted no time in charging forward, electricity surrounding him like a blanket. The stadium, or atleast what was left of it, was getting cracked even further, by the spare lighting bolts sparking off of him. At the last moment that both attacks would have collided Ash yelled,"Dodge it!"

"Pika!" Pikachu back flipped and used his tail as a spring, hitting himself into the air, passing above the attack harmlessly. Turning, he faced Heatran and charged forward,"Pika-pika-pika-pika-pika-pika-CHUUUU!"

There was a huge collision which made all the previous ones look tame. There was a cloud of dust surrounding the area of the collision. Ash wanted to know what had happened as soon as possible. Then slowly, it parted to reveal a bruised and weak Pikachu standing near a collapsed Heatran.

"All right you did it Pikachu!" Ash exclaimed with evident joy in his voice. Pikachu put up a grin as well and raised his two fingers in a universal peace gesture. But suddenly, Heatran's eyes snapped open.

"Heatran use Explosion" Tobias said in a monotone voice. No hint of human emotions at all. Ash's eyes widened and he called out,"NO! Get out of there Pikachu!"

By Pikachu didn't have anymore energy left to spend. He simply closed his eyes and accepted his fate. The explosion rocked the battlefield, and through it Pikachu was sent flying. He crashed into the wall, and multiple cracks appeared in it.

The referee was declaring that both Pokémon were unable to battle, but he barely registered those words. Ash quickly ran to to check up on him, he gently lifted Pikachu out of the crater in the wall. His eyes were tearing up. Pikachu opened his eyes weakly and saw his trainer crying. He gave a small squeak, trying to say that he was alright. Ash looked at the small Pokémon in his arms and his fear for Pikachu was replaced by something else.

Anger. Against Tobias. Pikachu was already at his limit. There was no need to injure him so much, and that too at the risk of his own Pokémon. He must be getting desperate if he had to resort to attacks like Explosion.

Up in the stands Brock, Dawn and Barry were horrified. Pikachu was looking so weak. That was a dirty move by Tobias to break Ash's spirit of battle. Brock had his head down, not a word uttering from his mouth. Dawn was similarly quite too, her cheering had taken a break as she saw Pikachu take such a heavy beating. Barry on the other hand was shouting,"Why that dirty little.. I'll fine him for trying a dirty tactic like that."

Suddenly Dawn asked her second Kanto friend,"Will Ash be able to battle after Pikachu being hurt so much? I mean won't he just forfeit?"

A grimaced chuckle from Brock is what she got as an answer,"If Ash did forfeit, then Pikachu's sacrifice would have been in vain. I think after seeing how ruthless Tobias is, Ash won't be pulling any punches."

Barry had a puzzled look. He questioned,"So wait a moment? Ash has been saving his best Pokémon till now?"

"Yes, he felt that incase Tobias had a surprise up his sleeve, his ace would match it and I have no doubt he will."

There was silence. Barry was almost afraid to see which Pokémon Ash had up his sleeve. He slowly turned his head as he watched Ash set down Pikachu on the ground and cover him with his coat, like a cocoon.

Ash gently spoke,"Don't worry about a thing buddy. You know who's coming in now. He won't lose after this."

Pikachu nodded and giggled a bit, though it was still feeling extremely weak. Ash's smile then disappeared, as he took on an emotionless face and turned towards Tobias. He called out to Tobias holding out a Pokéball which glinted in the sunlight,"You won't win this match today Tobias."

Tobias smirked,"Bold words. Can you back them up I wonder?" He recalled Heatran wordlessly and threw the next legendary onto the field.

This legendary was a complete change from the previous one. It was a Pokémon with a bird-like body stylized after a plane. Its body flowed slowly into a thick neck, giving it a bulky appearance. It had no legs, but was floating instead. Most of its body was blue, with white areas near its arms and a white stripe on its back that extended up to its head. Jet-plane wings sat on top of its back, while two tall, jagged fins pointed behind it from its rear. A red triangle marked the center of its chest, while a red mask partially covered its face. Long, ear-like fins its jaws to over its head, and its eyes are red. It had three-fingered arms with a red covering on the outer side of the lower arms.

Latios, one of the Eon duo.

A Psychic type.

As well as a Dragon type.

Time to bust out the big guns.

Ash put the Pokéball to his chest and felt the warmth pulsating from it for a second. Then with drive and determination he yelled out,"I choose you-"

An earth shattering roar pierced the sky as the Pokémon landed in the battlefield. Cracks spread just from it's arrival. The wings on his back were untangling itself from each other. Each flap creating a gust of wind. Each roar enough to send Pokémon stuttering back from where they came. Fire was thrown into the sky, signalling challenge. Arms flexed, showing strength. Teeth glinting, eyes burning.

"CHARIZARD!" He gave another roar signalling his arrival. He turned his head to see the scoreboard. Four of his opponent's Pokémon shadowed grey. Darkrai, Cresselia, Terrakion and Heatran. Four legends that Charizard's comrades had taken down. On their own side, Sceptile was still lit. So the stupid tree managed to do it. And the rest.. Snorlax, Gengar and Pikachu greyed out. They had done well. Well Snorlax was probably more hungry than injured but that was a point for later discussion.

He turned his head to look at Pikachu's condition. His eyes widened in shock. There he was laying so still, as if he had no life. He could see his trainer's face was threatening to spill tears. That was when Charizard's purpose had changed in this battle. it wouldn't even be fair to call this a battle now. No it would be a... Massacre.

Trainer and Pokémon's eyes met and nodded. They would win. No matter what. Charizard's head turned back and the fire breathing lizard got ready to inflict punishment. No trainer should ever injure a Pokémon that much.

The referee lifted the flag signalling the start of the end. Both trainers simultaneously called out,

"Flamethrower!"

"Luster Purge!"

Flames and psychic energy clashed in the center of the field. Charizard was more than a match for a legendary. After kicking up a cloud of smoke, both Pokémon waited for the next move. Charizard was already spreading his wings, knowing what his trainer wanted him to do.

"Go through the smoke and use Dragon Claw!" Charizard flew with such speed, the smoke was immediately dispersed as he got closer to it. His claws were glowing green with draconian energy.

The legendary Pokemon of the Eon duo was shocked. Never had he seen such speed in the air, except in himself in his sister. His speed and power were holding no edge against this mighty Kanto Pokémon. Both trainer and Pokémon were in too much of a daze to do much except watch. And then it hit. And each hit was like a Judgement from Arceus itself.

And it didn't stop. Not one, not two but several slashes were inflicted upon the legendary, after which Charizard finally flew back a bit to get to a safer distance. Tobias recovered quickly and knew he had to stay on his toes for his legendary to last against the Fire-Flying starter.

"Use Water Pulse!"

"Deflect it with Steel Wing!"

Latios charged a watery orb in it's short hands and chucked it at Charizard. Charizard's wings were already in motion, gleaning silver they spun around, catching the Water Pulse and deflecting it towards the side. They both stopped and glared at each other. These were two Pokémon fighting for dominance. Both trainers were in a similar situation, wanting to defeat each other.

"Use Thunderbolt to bring down that stupid lizard!"

"Use Thunder Punch to absorb it and hit Latios!"

Charizard spread his mighty wings and with a loud roar charged at Latios. His clawed hand closed to form a fist, crackling with electricity. As soon as the Thunderbolt was about to hit, he threw his hand up to protect himself. Though the Thunderbolt hitting, caused him to wince, he ignored the pain and flew forwards. As the Thunderbolt stopped, Charizard stopped just in front of Latios, punching him just once. All the electricity combined from Thunderbolt and Thunder Punch hit Latios at once, creating a shockwave which threw him back making him crash back into the wall.

Tobias was in shock. Whatever this monster was, he was strong. He had been destroying Latios with ease. Tobias had wanted to destroy the kid's will to battle by giving one of his Pokémon a heavy beating. But it had the opposite effect. He was only attacking. And with a Pokémon like that who could blame him? That Charizard was oozing power as it moved. Latios was on his final legs. Tobias knew this. And so he had to go with,"Last Resort!"

Ash's eyes widened in shock. Last Resort was an extremely powerful move which had a similar effect as it's name. It was in effect, a last resort. Ash had to match the devastating power it would have.

"Charizard, Overheat!"

Charizard opened his maws as wide as they could go and built up a blazing inferno inside his mouth, getting ready to deliver the final blow to a second legendary in his battle history.

Latios was gathering energy in front of him in a struggle. He could feel that the electricity would paralyze him any second. Latios knew that he couldn't defeat this beast. But maybe he could just weaken it so that she could finish him. He didn't even know whether this was his foe's full power or not. Overheat was not the most powerful attack that a Charizard could learn. They released their attacks simultaneously. One was pure white, while the other, pure red. Latios closed his eyes as he braced for impact, unconsciousness already claiming him.

The attacks didn't just cause an explosion, they caused an earthquake as well. Latios was thrown back into the wall again deepening the crack he had just formed. Charizard was thrown back halfway through the stadium and landed on the ground.

The referee saw the state of both Pokémon and declared,"Latios is unable to battle, Charizard wins."

Ash saw his Pokémon take damage and called out in concern,"Charizard, are you okay?"

Charizard shook of the dust from his wings and snorted flames as his answer. Ash grinned, though it hidden by his cap. This was the result of the brutal training Charizard had gone through to not only become the top predator at the Charicific Valley. But also to regain his former strength, dulled by all the time he didn't listen to his trainer, and didn't battle. Ash didn't put his Pokémon through such a rigorous training regimen like he had allowed with Charizard. But it was what Charizard had wanted to get stronger. And who was he to stop him?

Tobias, with a shaky hand, recalled Latios and grabbed his next Pokéball. It was his final hope. Though the hope of winning was being crushed by the beast that was Charizard, the same way as Tobias had crushed Pikachu. He sent out his next Pokémon, though it was without vigour.

The last Pokémon in Tobias' arsenal was almost similar to the previous one. Her eyes were yellow, instead of red and a blue triangle marked the center of her chest. Instead of a blue mask, she had a red mask partially covering her face.

Latias.

Charizard was ecstatic. He would become the first Charizard to ever defeat the Eon duo alone. This was an opportunity he couldn't pass up. He knew he could win, if he believed in his power as a Pokémon, his trainer's skills and their unbreakable bond they had formed through years of hardships. Charizard roared flames into the sky in enthusiasm.

Ash was getting pumped. It had been too long since he had fought with his first fully evolved Pokémon. They would win this. Infernape would get the rest that he deserved. There was no other way.

As soon as the referee signalled the start of the match, both trainers were quick to follow.

"Into the air Latias, then use Dragon Pulse!"

"Fly Charizard, then attack with Air Slash multiple times!"

Charizard and Latias both flew at untraceable speeds. While one opened her mouth to draw draconian energy, the other spread back his wings manipulating air with each stroke. Dragon Pulse was launched towards the Flame Pokémon with quickness that was seen in few Pokémon. Charizard flapped his wings multiple times, raining down multiple slashes of air, successfully dissipating the beam heading towards him. Tobias wasn't going to throw in the towel now. He was desperate to win now.

"Latias use Psychic bring him down!"

Latias' eyes glowed, and suddenly psychic energy surrounded Charizard and colliding with him resulting in Charizard was falling from the sky. Ash saw this and in a scared voice called out,"Charizard!"

Charizard immediately opened his eyes in tandem with his trainer's voice. He righted himself mid flight and started flying towards Latias with even more speed than before.

Ash laughed a bit and communicated,"Alright then. Use Dragon Rush!"

Charizard's roar echoed throughout the stadium as he was engulfed with energy. Tobias saw the attack coming and retaliated,"Use Zen Headbutt! Full power!"

Latias gave a cry of her own and surrounded herself with a pinkish aura, while charging towards the Fire-Flying Pokémon. Ash saw the attack coming and changed up the plan, he yelled out,"Charizard, dodge it and use Seismic Toss!"

As soon as both the attacks were about to collide, Charizard moved to the side and grabbed Latias' wings, stopping her in her tracks. Charizard gave a feral grin which promised pain. It gave Latias shivers from seeing it. He started flapping his wings, while lifting the legendary in his grasp towards the clouds.

Tobias gawked at his legendary being lifted higher and higher towards heaven. He called out in a last ditch attempt,"Use Thunder!"

Latias, nearing the clouds now, heard the faint command and used Thunder, electrocuting the dragon-like Pokémon holding her. Charizard just gritted his teeth and held on, refusing to go. He started spinning round and round at high speeds, gathering even more momentum than before.

Then as soon as Ash shouted,"Do it now. Seismic Toss, Charizard!"

Charizard gave another mighty roar, which would have to have been heard by even Arceus at this point. He dragged Latias with him, hurtling towards the ground. The clouds followed him as he descended, forming a funnel like shape. There was a huge blast at the centre of the stadium which absolutely demolished what was left of it. The trainers themselves were sent flying and landed back by many feet.

There was a huge dust storm near the epicenter of the blast. Even clouds were covering part of it. There was silence all around, as the entire Sinnoh region, waited for the result of the cataclysmic battle. Then suddenly all of the dust and clouds were blown away, and there lay the conclusion. Latias laying a crater, Charizard standing over her. One leg placed on her chest, a sign of superiority, a sign of victory. The referee upon seeing the swirls in Latias' eyes, made the final call,"Latias is unable to battle. And with three Pokémon still remaining, trainer Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town is the winner!"

There was silence for a moment. Then the crowd erupted into cheers. They had came in supporting the trainer of the legendaries, but were leaving with a changed opinion. Ash looked towards Charizard gave him a proud smile, Charizard in return gave Ash a thumbs up. Ash wanted to compliment Tobias on a great battle, even though he had hurt Pikachu and Ash was feeling angry at that part, it was still a good battle which had allowed Charizard to cut lose. When he looked at Tobias, he was already halfway out of the stadium. Looks like he hadn't taken the loss well. Oh well, Ash was always up for a rematch.

He was snapped out of his thoughts as Charizard blew some flames onto his face. They started laughing together, and together took the next step into the future.

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EDIT: I added the proper line breaks( I hope so, at least), and corrected a few spelling mistakes I found.