The third chapter is finally here. Thanks for the support I've received so far. I wasn't expecting much out of this short story.
But because of my busy schedule and my lazy attitude I've decided to cut this story by a lot. So we only go through the Indigo Plateau and short epilogue. Sorry for the fans who wanted more of this but I really can't pull it off. My life is becoming way more complicated and I need to be fully concentrated.
So enjoy the last chapters we have of this short story. Many things I've planned for this story, however, will be written in "The Master Path", which along with the sequel of "Unexpected Twist" are going to be my longest Pokemon stories.
Also a new poll in my profile regarding a new Pokemon story.
So without any further incident, let's read!
Chapter 3: Turning Indigo
The now increased team of Ash had spent their remaining weeks training as hard as they could. The addition of the Legendary Psychic Pokemon from Kanto called Mew had been rather unexpected for everyone. But also the best addition that could ever happen to anyone. Having a Pokemon, who knew pretty much every known move was a great help for all of Ash's Pokemon. All of them had quickly learnt new attacks. And even some moves, which their species were simply unable to know or learn at all by conventional ways. That would help when any of Ash's Pokemon had to fight against type disadvantage. Not that the trainer hadn't trained his Pokemon against their weaknesses too. Even Mew had trained as all Psychic Pokemon were weak to Dark, Ghost and Bug moves.
But not only Ash's Pokemon had grown in power. The trainer's own mental powers had started growing at an accelerated rhythm. Having a powerful psychic being like Mew with him helped the teenager to gain control of his mental abilities like very few other humans could. Now Ash could talk with his Pokemon in their minds at any given moment. But Ash avoided using his powers that way in a fight as it was kind of unfair to fight without giving the opponent a proper chance to counter him.
If one were to consider how powerful Ash's Pokemon truly were then the opponent better had a counter ready.
Now Ash strode towards the Indigo Plateau near Mount Silver. The stadium was shared for the Johto League as well though this time it was time of the Kanto League. The scar-faced teenager strode forward with his much chubbier starter Pikachu perched on his shoulder as usual. The weeks of training had obviously worked on the Electric mouse.
"I can't believe it, buddy. We are finally here and more ready than ever!" Ash stated towards his starter, who pumped his small fist like his trainer did. Their training wasn't going to be a waste. They would claim victory no matter the cost.
Ash headed towards Nurse Joy inside the Pokemon center so to get registered for the preliminary battles. The cute pink-haired nurse of every region stood behind the counter smiling.
"Excuse me Nurse Joy, I would like to get registered for the Indigo Plateau" Ash said towards the famous pink-haired nurse of every region.
"Certainly. I only need your Pokedex and your badges" The cute nurse replied as cheerful as usual. The psychic trainer handed his eight badges and his updated Dexter. After a few seconds, Nurse Joy handed the objects back to Ash. The trainer headed outside basking in the swelling feeling of pride. Coming so far into the competition was nothing short of impressive considering how bad of a starting point Ash had had.
"Hey there, Ash" A sweat female voice stated towards the returned trainer from Pallet Town. And the mind-reading trainer could recognize it anywhere. He spun around.
"Sabrina" Ash said a bit surprised. Hearing his name wasn't usual for the trainer after spending a whole month on his own. The two friends hugged quite tightly "It's so good to see you" Sabrina couldn't help but give Ash a subtle check over with her hands. He had changed a lot. He seemed to have pumped up since their last meeting. And even his Pikachu had changed. It looked like the Electric Pokemon had grown twice from its previous size.
Ash also did a bit of a scan himself on the cute Gym Leader. Her outfit was a bit different from her usual tight red dress. She now had a pink tank top, that compressed her perky set of breasts with neon green wristbands. Her legs had white jeans snuggling against her skin. Her green hair was a bit shorter than before only touching her shoulders. Yet she still looked stunningly beautiful.
"Well, you promised we would meet in the Indigo League, didn't you?" The Gym Leader replied playfully holding Ash's hand. She started walking taking the trainer with her.
"Wait where are we going?" The Psychic teenager asked. Despite his new powers, Ash wasn't going to start reading people's thoughts. The lady chuckled. Despite how it looked, Sabrina wasn't planning anything naughty.
At least for now.
A few minutes later, Ash found himself inside a rather cozy room not so crowded as other places of the stadium. There were only a dozen of people or so in the room. But not just any people. These were the Kanto Gym Leaders Ash had encountered in his journey.
Except for Viridian City Leader. Considering he or she was a team Rocket member then it was obvious they wouldn't show their faces in public.
A man in his late sixties approached Sabrina and Ash. He had a white bushy bear and his face showed a lot of wrinkles. But Ash could see the man didn't let his age get him down. In fact, it looked like the man was rather a very spirited individual.
"Oh Sabrina, good you have finally joined us" The elder man said towards the Gym Leader from Saffron City. His sight then landed on the scar-faced teenager "And you brought a friend, I see" The man shook hands with Ash "I'm Mr Goodshow, president of the Pokemon League" Ash was surprised. The president of the Pokemon League of the six regions of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos was standing right in front of him. Not everyone had that kind of honor.
"Nice to meet you, sir. I'm Ash Ketchum" The psychic teenager introduced himself shaking hands.
"Oh yes, the young trainer from Pallet Town" Goodshow said now recognizing that name surprising Ash "My good friend Samuel Oak has said only good things about you" Ash scratched his head innocently. He didn't know how to take that praise.
"Well, well, if it isn't little Ash" A man's voice said now from behind the teen. The man was quite tall with spiky blonde hair dressed in combat boots, camouflage pants and green shirt with tag dogs on his neck. Next to him stood a tall orange-skinned Pokemon resembling a mouse. It was as tall as the man's knee cap.
"Lt Surge, it's good to see you again" Ash said towards the Electric Gym Leader. The two had fought so Ash could earn his badge. The first battle had been won by the gym leader while Ash won on the rematch.
"Right back at you kiddo" The once military man replied happy to see that the kid, who had defeated him had grown much more powerful. And so did his Pikachu, who was now talking to Raichu sharing electricity with each other "My Raichu still has a grudge against your Pikachu so I hope you let me challenge you after the League"
"No problem, sir" Ash replied confident about his starter's abilities. If Pikachu had already defeated Raichu by using just speed then now his raw power alone would be more than enough.
"Ash!" Two voices said the trainer's name simultaneously. The raven-haired trainer recognized his two also-Gym leader friends Brock and Misty.
"Brock, Misty!" The psychic trainer ran up to his old friends "How have you been guys?" Ash recognized a baby Azurill resting on Misty's hands. It looked exactly like the one he had captured some time ago.
"Us? What about you?" Misty asked in concern. Her eyes widen when she saw the scar on her friend's face "And what happen to your face?!"
"A great story, let me say" Ash replied smiling. Despite the cause of his scar was no joking thing, Ash knew how to make the good out of the bad. And a lot of good had come out of that fossil situation "An Aerodactyl awoke from his sleep and started attacking me. He knocked five of my Pokemon right away. I only had Charmander left and he beated him with some awesome new powerful moves. And now he is a Charmeleon" Both Brock and Misty took a few seconds to analyze that rapid answer.
"That sounds like something you would go through" Brock stated sounding not very surprised. Ever since he had been with Ash, many troubles had followed along. It wasn't Ash's problem but it could not be something healthy either.
"Well hello you two" The Psychic Gym leader appeared greeting the other two leaders entangling her hand with Ash's. Either Ash wasn't bothered by that or he didn't notice.
"Sabrina!" The two Gym leaders said to the also Gym leader. Their tone sounded quite fearful when talking to the mind Gym leader.
"Hey guys. I hope you still don't hold it against me" The psychic mistress said with some mischief in her voice.
"For turning us into dolls? Of course no, who would?" Misty sarcastically stated now her hold on Azurill increasing a bit. Even Brock, known for trying to lure cute ladies was not coming close to Sabrina any time soon. He also recognized the fact Sabrina was holding Ash's hands.
The psychic trainer, however, turned her sight into a closed door.
"Here they come" Sabrina stated now looking at the closed door like foretelling something special. Ash wondered what could she be talking about. There were people coming, Ash knew it because of his powers. But Ash didn't recognize their mind patterns. Four people walked through greeting the other trainers.
"Wow, the Elite Four" Ash whispered in surprise. He wasn't expecting to meet the four strongest trainers from the region of Kanto. One was a mature lady almost sixty years old with a wood crane in her hands. She had to be Agatha, the Ghost/Poison Lady. Then a tall man with white pants and incredibly also shirtless. He had a nice-built body. He was Bruno, the Fighting Expert. A hot red-haired lady appeared easily in her twenty years old. Her cute glasses framed her cerulean eyes with her black top stretching over an ample bosom. She was Lorelei, the Ice Mistress. Then finally came a red-haired man dressed in a purple outfit with a cape bellowing behind him. He was the Dragon Master Lance, the last member of the Elite and also Champion of Kanto. Ash didn't know how an Elite could also be the Champion but he wasn't going to complain. He had the chance to show his abilities in front of the top trainers of his region.
"The ceremony will be starting soon" Sabrina said towards her friend. Ash smiled back.
"Then get ready for a show" Ash replied briefly giving Sabrina a mind glimpse of his training. The psychic mistress shook her head having some flashbacks out of the blue.
Was she crazy or did one included the Legendary Mew too?
The Psychic trainer from Pallet Town stood among the other dozens of trainers waiting for the Indigo Plateau to finally start. A second later, Mr Goodshow walked in scene for everyone to see.
"Welcome trainers to the Indigo Plateau!" Mr Goodshow stated towards the many trainers of the League as the audience clapped for the participants "Now, before we start let's welcome our runner with the sacred fire" A man sprinted with a torch towards the giant bowl of the stadium. The fire soon light up and blazed high above "Now with the Fire of Moltres blessing us, the Indigo Plateau has officially started!" The cheers again erupted over the place "Now for all the competitors, the first matches will be three qualifying battles with three-on-three Pokemon and substitution allowed. You have to win two out of three to qualify. Then the quarters of finals, semi finals and finals will be full six-on-six battles with no substitution allowed except for Pokemon moves. Whoever reaches the final shall leave with the Indigo trophy and a check for three hundred thousand Pokedollars"
The scar-faced trainer stood with Pikachu on his shoulder over a water field. There were round floating platforms for the Pokemon to stand on. Ash's opponent stood on the other side with a group of cheerleaders in the stances. Ash smirked. If he thought himself so high then it was better to bring him down to reality.
"This is a qualifying match between Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and Mandy Colio from Cerulean City. This battle will be three-on-three with substitution allowed and no time limit. Now send out your first Pokemon!" The referee said.
"Exeggutor, let's go!" The trainer simply called out his Grass/Psychic Pokemon. The palm-tree Pokemon appeared standing on one of the platforms with its three drowsy-looking heads.
"Marill, I choose you!" Ash called out his Water/Fairy Pokemon. It also stood on a platform ready for a battle. The enemy chuckled obviously thinking there was no real battle.
"Exeggutor vs Marill, begin!" The referee said.
"Exeggutor, finish that rat with your Razor Leaf!" Mandy ordered ready to win right away without considering the trap he was falling into. Ash didn't counter letting the leafs hit his Pokemon head on. Marill merely shrugged them off as her body started glowing red indicating her attack stat increasing. Mandy's eyes widen in shock "What the Hell?!" he blurted out in stupor.
"How about you try again?" Ash taunted his opponent to attack again. The fool had obviously not realized in how many troubles he was in.
"Use Petal Dance!" Mandy stupidly ordered another Grass attack. The palm Pokemon fired a shower of pink petals towards the enemy. And again Marill shrugged them off her attack stat increasing again.
"Use Hypnosis!" Mandy ordered desperately. The Grass Pokemon sent the sleeping waves across the field. Ash shocked his head. This was way too easy.
"Double Team and Ice Punch!" Ash ordered. His Water Pokemon created many copies and they all charged with blue-glowing punches. The real Marill punched the enemy in one of its three faces earning a screech of agony sending it flying backwards and into the water. Exeggutor floated with swirls for eyes and half of its body covered in thick ice.
With the Grass Pokemon down, Marill's body started glowing white and she got taller with longer ears. Ash smiled knowing some of his Pokemon were to close to reach their final forms after so much training. The light died down and the fully-evolved Azumarill stood ready for more.
"Exeggutor is unable to battle. Azumarill wins. Trainer, send out your next Pokemon!" The referee said. Mandy recalled his Pokemon grinding his teeth.
"Go, Golbat!" Mandy called out the Flying/Poison Pokemon. It was a purple-colored bat-like Pokemon. Fairy types were weak to Poison so Ash decided to play it cool for now.
"Azumarill, return!" Ash recalled his fully-evolved Water/Fairy Pokemon "You were amazing, take a break" Ash got another Pokeball ready "Now Nidoking!" The male Drill Pokemon appeared in one platform ready to kick someone's ass.
"Golbat vs Nidoking, begin!" The referee said.
"Golbat, finish this with Air Cutter!" Mandy ordered. His bat Pokemon started flapping its wings and sent crescent waves of razor gusts. The psychic trainer, however, was already prepared to counter.
"Hyper Beam!" Ash countered only needing one move to win. Nidoking charged the orange sphere on his mouth and fired off the devastating blast. It overpowered the air gusts and hit Golbat head on like a ton of bricks. The Bat Pokemon fell into the water utterly uncounscious and its body bruised to the bones.
"Golbat is unable to battle. Nidoking wins. Trainer, send out your last Pokemon!" The referee said. Meanwhile, Mandy recalled his Pokemon growling in annoyance. The runt was showing him up. He hadn't lost one Pokemon.
"Go Kingdra!" Mandy called out his final Pokemon. It was a sea horse Pokemon floating in the water. Ash was ready to finish the battle once and for all.
"Great job Nidoking, return!" Ash said to his Ground Pokemon bringing him back for a break "Now Growlithe!" The small fire dog appeared. He looked quite small next to the Water/Dragon Pokemon. But the Fire Pokemon wasn't backing down from the challenge.
"Kingdra vs Growlithe, begin!" The referee said.
"Thanks for the win, brat" Mandy said already thinking he had won against an apparent easy match "Kingdra, Mud Shot!" The Dragon Pokemon barfed a shower of mud bullets towards the Dog Pokemon.
"Jump away with Agility!" Ash ordered. The Fire dog jumped into another platform increasing his speed eluding the Ground attack "Now Thunder Fang on the water!" Ash ordered surprising everyone. Growlithe's fangs shone with electricity and bite on the surface of the pool. The electricity went all over the liquid hitting the Water Pokemon and causing extra damage to it. Kingdra's body shuddered with lightnings. It had been paralyzed.
"Finish this with Fire Blast!" Ash finished the fight. The small canine fired the star-shaped Fire attack from his mouth towards the paralyzed opponent. The Water Pokemon was simply unable to move away and took it head on with a massive explosion resounding. His body floated completely unconscious.
"Kingdra is unable to battle. Growlithe wins. The winner of the match is Ash Ketchum!" The referee said. Ash merely recalled his Fire Pokemon and walked away leaving a crowd of cheers for him.
Ash's second match came not to far away from the first one. Now Ash was facing a trainer maybe his same age. Though the poor kid seemed to be trembling in fear. It was obvious he had heard Ash's accomplishments so far.
"This is a qualifying match between Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and Peter Pebbleman from Pewter City. Pokemon substitution is allowed and there's no time limit. Now send out your first Pokemon!" The referee said.
"Now Kingler!" Ash called out his fully-evolved Crab Pokemon into the ice arena. The Water Pokemon displayed its giant claw ready to smash.
"Go Cloyster!" The rival sent out his Shell Pokemon, who grinned towards the enemy.
"Kingler vs Cloyster, begin!" The referee said.
"Kingler, use Bulk Up!" The Psychic trainer started the battle. His Pokemon folded his pincers and increased his attack and defence by one stage each.
"Cloyster, Withdraw!" Peter ordered fearing a bit for his Pokemon. The Ice-type Pokemon receded into its shell and amplified its defence.
"Bring him out with Crabhammer!" Ash ordered now. His Crab Pokemon started smashing the shell with his glowing pincer landing once, twice and thrice. A few seconds later, the Shell opened and the unconscious Cloyster was visible to everyone.
"Cloyster is unable to battle. Kingler wins. Trainer, send out your next Pokemon!" The referee said. Peter recalled his Pokemon with a sigh. Things had already started bad for him.
"Go Poliwag!" The young trainer sent out the Water Pokemon. The baby Water Pokemon appeared on the arena with its chubby body with no arms.
"Kingler, return!" Ash recalled his Water Pokemon wanting to give other of his friends a chance to fight "Now Snorlax!" The plump Pokemon landed on the arena causing a tremor over the arena by its bulk.
"Poliwag vs Snorlax, begin!" The referee said.
"Poliwag, Bubble Beam!" Peter comanded and his Pokemon barfed the barrage of bubbles. However, the bubbles only bounced away from Snorlax's chubby belly. Snorlax yawned in boredom.
"Use Earthquake!" Ash ordered. His Normal Pokemon stomped the arena with his foot and sent the Water Pokemon flying up. Ash was ready before the opponent was "Now Thunder Punch!" For someone so big, Snorlax dashed at great speed and punched with his fist covered in lightnings at the descending Pokemon. Poliwag screamed in pain to his weakness before utterly fainting.
"Poliwag is unable to battle. Snorlax wins. Trainer, send out your last Pokemon!" The referee said. Peter had no idea what to do. He had already lost his first match so he was now going to be out of the League.
"Go Arcanine!" The opponent called out the fully-evolved Fire dog. It stood much taller than its trainer with a tiger-colored body.
"Snorlax, return!" Ash recalled his Normal Pokemon and prepared for his second victory "I choose you, Nidoqueen!" The female Drill Pokemon appeared roaring with power.
"Arcanine vs Nidoqueen, begin!" The referee said.
"Try to use Extreme Speed to attack!" Peter ordered. His Pokemon started sprinting disappearing from normal sight. Ash, however, closed his eyes. Using his mind powers he detected from where the Fire Pokemon was going to attack.
"End this match with Aqua Tail to your left!" The Psychic trainer ordered surprising everyone. The Drill Pokemon covered her tail in water and slashed to her left. Just when Arcanine had reappeared from his dash he saw an incoming limb his way. The Water attack hit the Fire Canine in the snout sending him flying away with quite a lot of strength.
"Arcanine is unable to battle. Nidoqueen wins. The winner of the match is Ash Ketchum!" The referee said.
Ash recalled his Pokemon and left the arena, cheers following all the way. Two out of three so far. But he wasn't here to not claim full victory.
The psychic trainer was back on the arena the following day, his starter on his shoulder. Technically Ash was already in the official league so this match was mostly for him to show off.
"This is a qualifying match between Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and Ritchie from Frodomor City. There's no time limit and Pokemon substitution is allowed. Now send out your first Pokemon!" The referee said.
"Ash, I hope you don't go easy on me!" Ritchie said towards his rival. Inside he was fearing the outcome of the battle but he had to give it all no matter what "Go Happy!" The purple Butterfree floated in the arena with its scintillating wings.
"Who said I would?" The raven-haired teenager stated half teasingly with a Pokeball ready "Go Aerodactyl!" The Fossil Pokemon roared earning shocked expressions all over the field. Ritchie gulped in nervousness.
"Butterfree vs Aerodactyl, begin!" The referee said.
"Happy, use Sleep Powder!" Ritchie started. His Bug Pokemon unleashed the violet mist to sleep any opponent. Ritchie knew he needed any possible advantage to win the battle.
"Send it back with Gust!" The psychic trainer simply ordered. His Pokemon flapped his wings and returned the attack to its owner. Butterfree's eyes shut and it fell asleep. Ritchie widened his eyes in shock.
"Now Crunch!" Ash ordered. The Fossil Pokemon bite the sleeping Bug and used it as his chewing toy. Thanks to his ability Tough Claw the physical attack did even more damage. Aerodactyl spat the Butterfly Pokemon already knocked out.
"Butterfree is unable to battle. Aerodactyl wins. Trainer, send out your next Pokemon!" The referee said.
"Go Sparky!" Ritchie called out his Electric starter on his shoulders. The Pikachu with a hair turf jumped into the arena ready.
"Aerodactyl, return!" Ash recalled his Fossil Pokemon from Kanto "Go Armaldo!" The also Fossil Pokemon appeared. The evolution of Anorith was a bipedal Pokemon with scythe-like hands and a dark blue armor over his whole body. The viewers were even more surprised as the Pokemon was extremely scarce in Kanto.
"Pikachu vs Armaldo, begin!" The referee said.
"Sparky, use Charge!" Ritchie ordered. His starter made his cheeks sparkle preparing an even stronger Electric attack.
"Armaldo, Dig!" Ash ordered. His Fossil Pokemon went underground without no one been able to see him.
"Be ready Sparky!" Ritchie ordered a bit nervous. Just when Pikachu turned around to check behind him, the Fossil Pokemon bursted from beneath slashing with his claws. Pikachu stumbled backwards until he recovered. The Ground attack made a lot of damage to the Electric mouse.
"Aqua Jet!" Ash kept the advantage. His Rock Pokemon charged with his body engulfed in a water sprout. Pikachu recovered its bearings and prepared to keep going.
"Sparky, Thunderbolt on the water!" Ritchie ordered. His starter unleashed the volt attack towards the incoming enemy. The attack hit its mark making damage to the Fossil from another region. However, Armaldo kept the attack and hit its mark. The two Pokemon now had injuries but Pikachu certainly looked for the worse. Meanwhile, Armaldo was simply ignoring his injuries as they weren't that big a deal.
"Armaldo, use X-scissor!" Ash ordered. His Pokemon charged with his scythes x-crossed in front of him and glowing dark purple.
"Sparky, block it with Iron Tail!" Ritchie countered. Pikachu lashed out with his silver-glowing tail. The limbs clashed creating a shower of static around the epicenter. The two Pokemon were struggling for leverage against the other. That was what Ash wanted to happen. To have Pikachu up close and unable to escape.
"Now point-blank Hyper Beam!" The Psychic trainer ordered earning a shocked expression from the rival. Pikachu had only time to drop his mouth, when Armaldo barfed the orange blast right on the mouse's face. Pikachu flew away hitting the wall of the stadium covered in burns and with swirls for eyes.
"Pikachu is unable to battle. Armaldo wins. Trainer, send out your last Pokemon!" The referee said. Ritchie recalled his Electric starter to his Pokeball. He prepared his last Pokemon. His chances of winning were just too thin, though.
"Go Zippo!" Ritchie called out his Fire-type Charmeleon. The red salamander Pokemon stood there ready to attack.
"Armaldo, return!" Ash also returned his Pokemon having one last friend to summon into battle "Go Rhydon!" The shiny Pokemon from Kanto roared eliciting many surprised gasps from the audience. Even Ritchie was gawking. This didn't look good at all. If Rhydons were known to be powerful then a shiny one was going to be even more of a problem to handle.
"Charmeleon vs Rhydon, begin!" The referee said. Ritchie shook his head. Winning seemed unlikely but he still had to at least prove that his Pokemon were strong too.
"Zippo, use Flamethrower!" Ritchie rapidly ordered knowing he had complete type disadvantage against Fire. The burst of fire hit Rhydon on the chest but barely churned his armor skin. The shiny Horn Pokemon casually cleaned the soot of his chest with his hand.
"Rhydon, Lock On!" Ash merely ordered now knowing his Pokemon had not taken any damage. Rhydon cupped his fists together and a sudden sniper symbol appeared on Charmeleon's forehead. Ritchie grunted. The next attack was going to be last one. So it was better to do things in big.
"Zippo, quickly attack with Outrage!" Ritchie ordered. His Charmeleon's body shone crimson red and attacked with a barrage of rapid claw slashes. A few seconds later, Charmeleon finished the attack panting. Rhydon had a few scratches after taking the Dragon move but nothing so serious to stop him.
Ash was surprised. A Dragon move like Outrage could be dangerous. But if used a lot was bound to confuse the user.
Either way, the battle was his.
"Now Rock Wrecker!" Ash ordered again earning shocked expressions from everybody. If a shiny Pokemon wasn't incredible enough the fact it knew a move like Rock Wrecker only made things more astonishing. The shiny Pokemon cupped his hands and fired a giant red-glowing rock sphere towards the enemy at high speed. The Fire starter moved aside attempting to dodge it. But the rock turned its flight mid air and hit the Fire Pokemon right on his back sending him flying crying out in white-hot pain to his weakness. Zippo caved a path on the soil now utterly knocked out.
"Charmeleon is unable to battle. Rhydon wins. The winner of the match is Ash Ketchum!" The referee said. The audience cheered for the indisputable winner. Even the Elites high in the stances were applauding. The young man called Ash Ketchum was building quite a name.
"Thanks for the fight, Ash" Ritchie said to his rival after recalling his beated Pokemon. While he hadn't been expecting to lose right away, he was happy to have lost to someone, who knew how to properly fight. "And let me say, that your Pokemon are simply incredible!"
"Thanks Ritchie" Ash replied in a friendly tone. The two rivals shook hands and left the stadium followed by the claps of the audience.
Notes from Chapter 3:
Sabrina's outfit is the one from the Games.
So Ash has defeated every enemy in his way. Like literally.
Lance is Elite Four and Champion. That's because there is another champion for Johto. But because we won't ever touch Johto then I won't say who it is.
This chapter is rather rushed but I don't care. I'm not in the mood to add dragging details.
So Ash has started making his reputation known. Let's read next chapter!