Chaos: Well, this took quite a bit of time
Treecko: No, you think
Chaos: Alright honestly no joking here. I am extremely sorry for my lack of updates. It is mainly due to school life but other things do prevent me from updating more often such as lack of inspiration and just me being a lazy person. This is reflected by my other story, Frozen Flame, which if I am truly honest maybe discontinued. I don't let me know if you want me to continue. This lead me to the only reason why I still write this mainly. The people reading this. Honestly the only thing that keeps me going is the people who still read this. To think people still read this and are okay with (or I think anyway) me taking this amount of time just to update makes me feel so glad and I do not want to let you guys down. I will continue to write as long as you guys want me to. Thank you ever so much. Now no more wasting time disclaimer
Servine: The author does not own Pokémon
No one's POV
"Alrighty then folks, it the time that you've all been waiting for. After a bit of a break it is time to begin the semi-finals of the Battle Nexus to begin!" The Loudred yelled.
Cheers were heard across the arena as all were anticipating for this day to begin. In the giant crowd was Luna and the others cheering to no end. "C'mon Ace, Chrono you can win this" Flash yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Yeah, you better not lose here" Barry had yelled as well.
"You've this far win this you two" Glace called.
The others just watched as the three yelled at the top of their lungs. "Heh, lively bunch aren't they" Charles smiled, Luna nodded in agreement. She then turned and searched before turning back to Charles.
"Charles, do you know where Lucy and Caster are"
"Oh yeah, they said they would be arriving later as they are busy doing some important things" Luna just nodded before they were interrupted.
"Guys shush they are about to start" Rose cried as they all fell silent. "Now let's introduce the four Pokémon that have made it this far" The Loudred screamed. "Firstly, a veteran fighter in this tournament, he had participated last year and made it all the way to the finals to face off against the Amber Lightning only to have been beaten. And now he is back for redemption, taking the competition by storm with his lightning fast attacks and fury of strikes. Give it up for Ace!"
The crowd went wild cheering for this Ace as he starting waving to the crowd. "Go on, Ace you can win this" Rose yelled rather loudly
"Next up, another veteran fighter from the previous tournament. He had fought well in the previous tournament using brute force and sheer willpower to break through anything in his path only to be overcome by Raiden. His strength has much improve since then and it seems nothing can stop his destructive rampage. Let's hear it for Kano!" Cheers echoed through the arena as the Nidoking started flexing and showing off his strength.
"Our third contestant here today is a newcomer. But do not underestimate her skill. She is a cunning and tactful opponent, leading anyone no matter how strong or fast into an unbeatable situation. Trapping the foe with traps and technique all fighters that have fought her have been brought down. Ladies and gentlemon it's Thorn!" They crowd continued to cheer as the Roserade bowed. There was a sour look on Flash and Barry's face as they looked at the Pokémon which had beaten them in battle.
Finally, our final contestant who is also a newcomer. He has dominated his battles in this tournament. Taking large amounts of damage and stays standing and fighting afterwards. He shown to have great determination in his battles and had even beaten Raiden, a fan favourite, in battle. Let give it up for Chrono!" The crowd once again cheered again however there was a noticeable difference in the volume with that there was a lot less cheering.
"Now we shall decide the pairing for the battles, please can everyone direct their attention to the board." The Loudred yelled.
The looked up to see two pairs of cards face down on the board. "Now let's see the pairing". The Loudred yelled flipping the cards over. "There we have it folks, the first battle today shall be Chrono battling against Kano. And then afterwards Thorn will battle with Ace. Will Chrono and Kano step up to the arena while Ace and Thorn move out of the arena" Chrono started walking towards his position before he was stopped by Ace. "Good luck, Chrono" Ace said with confidence. Chrono nodded.
"Thanks"
Ace flinched before snapping out of it and looked back at Chrono. "Chrono was that…" But Chrono had already walked to his position. Ace looked surprised before quickly moving off the arena to the spectator's area.
Chrono and Kano had already taken their positions and stood facing each other. The Nidoking had taken a battle stance while Chrono grinned. "Let the battle begin" Loudred yelled
"Let's see how strong you really are, Earth Power" Kano yelled before slamming his arms into the ground. The ground began to shake as energy from underneath Chrono started to burst upwards. Chrono leapt away from the incoming attack and started dashing towards Kano. Kano saw this and lifted his arm as it glowed white. "Brick Break" He shouted slamming his arm down to crush Chrono. With a quick turn, Chrono evaded the attack and started to circle Kano. As Kano tried to catch the Umbreon, Chrono fired a Dark Pulse hitting the Nidoking's side. Kano grunted as he took the blow before turning to the Umbreon. His eyes darted around trying to find the Umbreon before taking more Dark Pulses from all angles.
"Enough he cried out as he charged away from his position. As he glanced behind him he saw Chrono chasing after him. Kano smirked before stopping to a sudden halt. His arm glowed white one more time before swinging it at Chrono's side. "Brick Break" He yelled as his arm smash into Chrono, sending him flying into the air.
Kano was not done with his attacks however as he started chasing the Umbreon in the sky before smashing his tail on the ground to propel himself headfirst towards Chrono. "Megahorn" he shouted his attack directly hit his target. Chrono was started tumbling down before crashing into the arena. Kano landed beside him. He looked at Chrono. "I knew your victory against Raiden was a complete fluke. No way someone as weak as you could defeat him. His strength was amazing. You did not deserve that victory against him" Chrono gave him a defiant look as Kano's arm glowed white once more as he brought it over his head. "Now I'll avenge him Brick Break!" Kano brought his arm down at full force onto Chrono. The impact of his attack had created a large cloud of dust which had surrounded the arena.
"Chrono!" Luna yelled as she watched Kano bring down his arm. "Oh no, is he going to be okay" It was clear to the others that she was very worried.
"Don't worry Luna" Rose replied. "Just have faith in him, he'll pull through.
"I agree I mean he did beat Raiden after all, it should be fine" Charles added. Luna turned to see the others all nodding to her in agreement. Her expression became more confident and she turned back to the arena. "You guys are right, I know he can do it"
As the dust started to settle Kano was seen with Chrono laying there, lifelessly…before it started flickering and then disappeared. Kano looked in surprise. "How, that is impossible" It then struck him. "Wait, he used double team, that means". He turned to see multiple Umbreon had surrounded him. One of the clones smirked before they had all launched Dark Pulse. Having no way to escape he braced himself for the attack. The attack struck him hard and he had taken the full brunt of the assault. After the attack stopped he fell to his knees before collapsing on the floor. There was a moment of silence before it was broken.
"There we are folks, the winner of this match and will be moving to the finals will be Chrono!"
Cheers echoed through the arena as Luna took a sigh of relief. This did not go unnoticed by Rose however as she gave a playful grin towards Luna. "Hey Luna, we both know how strong Chrono is, and there was no doubt in our mind that he would win. So why were you so worried" Luna felt herself lightly blushing before replying.
"That's because…um… I was just worried that he might be hurt very badly or worse" she said although her blush deepened. She tried to keep Rose from noticing.
"Really then why are you…" Rose's attention was instantly diverted to a certain yellow mouse walking into the arena. "Look! Ace is going on now" She quickly turned her head towards the arena.
Luna sighed in relief before also turning towards the arena to see Ace walking to his position and taking his battle stance, standing opposite him was Thorn.
"C'mon Ace do not lose to her" Flash yelled
"Yeah, or we won't let you live it down" Barry yelled
"This is coming from the one who failed to defeat her" Charles muttered under his breath.
"And now we have the next battle of the day, Thorn vs Ace" Loudred screamed out as the crowd cheered once more.
Ace went on fours and prepared to dash forward. Thorn just gave him a taunting look "So you're Ace, the one who made it to the finals last tournament" Ace just nodded. "And judging by who is cheering you on the most, I'm guessing you are friends with the two I defeated" Again Ace just nodded. "It's strange" She continued. "I would have thought that the finalist of a tournament such as the Battle Nexus would also make friends with strong Pokémon. And yet you hang out we weaklings, maybe you're not as strong as you make yourself out to be"
Ace lightly glared at her. "I am not going to let you make me angry. You just want me to lose concentration so you can take an easy win, like what you did with Flash"
Thorn looked in surprise before giggling to herself. Ace's expression hardened. "Why are you laughing" He asked
The Roserade looked up at him before taking a battle position. "You are already proving to be better than your friends already. But tell me, does that mean me beating your friends mean nothing to you, the fact that I insulted them, does it mean nothing".
Ace smiled. "I never said I forgave you for insulting my friends" Thorn looked confused as Ace continued. "However, I'm not letting that break my concentration. I will still beat you"
Thorn gave a frustrated look. "Tch, whatever bring it on"
"Let the battle begin" The Loudred yelled.
Ace leapt up high into the air. "Thunderbolt!" He yelled before launching his electrical bolt towards Thorn. Thorn placed her roses together. "Shadow Ball" She cried as an orb of shadow was forged. She then proceeded to launch the attack into the incoming thunderbolt. The attacks collided and exploded on impact. The explosion created a cloud of smoke which surrounded the arena. As the smoke started to clear Thorn had formed another Shadow Ball. However, when she looked up Ace was nowhere to be seen.
"Huh" she looked startled before hearing "Iron Tail!" She felt a powerful strike across her back as she fell to one knee. She looked up to see the mouse above her, electricity sparking from his cheeks. "Thunderbolt!" He cried launching his attack straight into Thorn. She cried in pain as the attack created another cloud of smoke. Ace landed on his feet, staying on his fours as he prepared for any upcoming attacks that could come his way.
What he didn't expect was a couple large vines bursting from underneath his feet. He was not given enough time to react and found he was lifted into the air while the vines that propelled him up started to constrict him. Before he could break free he heard from the smoke. "Giga Drain" He felt a sudden jolt of pain as he felt his energy being slowly leeched from his body.
Out from the smoke an injured Roserade walked out. Burns from the electricity covered her although some were slowly being healed. After a few moments, she formed another ball of darkness. "Shadow Ball" She cried as she launched it. The attack smashed the Pikachu and he was launched into the sky but Thorn showed no intention of stopping her attacks. Thorn continued to form and launch more Shadow Balls at Ace who was plummeting down towards the ground. A Shadow Ball was about to make direct contact before Ace snapped back to his sense. He flipped around and fired Thunderbolt immediately stopping the attack in its path. He flipped back onto his feet as he landed on the ground. Ace wasted no time as he charged straight towards Thorn. His tail grew silver once more before making a small leap. He spun in the air and brought his tail down onto Thorn. "Iron Tail" He yelled before swing his tail down only to be stopped by Thorn's arm, which seemed to be glowing purple. "Poison Jab" She swung her other arm into Ace's side and he hurtled towards to ground. Ace stayed on his feet before continuing his Iron Tail assault. Thorn continued to deflect his attacks looking for opening to strike back. Unfortunately for her, Ace's attacks seemed to be increasing in speed with each strike which in turn made his attacks became more difficult to keep track off.
"Damn" Thorn thought to herself "How is he doing this, his attacks are like a blur. I can't keep holding him…wait" She noticed a gap in the deadly assault. "Now's my chance, Poison Jab!" She swung her arm and as she thought the attack hit Ace directly causing him to be he thrown to the ground. Ace tried to get up but struggled while Thorn started to approach him. "You were strong but I was stronger" She said before lifted her arms into the air. An orb of light started to form. Ace was confused at first before his eyes widened. "Weather Ball!" She yelled as she fired the attack directly at him. He watched as the attack collided with him.
A burst of light erupted as the attack collided. Thorn fell to a knee, panting heavily after using most her energy into her final attack. "I…win" She panted before noticing something in the corner of her eye. She turned her head to see nothing but feel a strong gust of wind. She forced herself up to find a small yellow blur was circling her. She was too exhausted to try to keep track of the blur before sensing something behind her.
"Volt Tackle"
She turned around, her arm started glowing purple, but felt a huge body of electricity crashing into her. The force of the attack continued to push into her until they collided into the wall. A shockwave blasted out as the attack dissipated. There stood Ace panting from the battle and in front of him was Thorn, who had fainted.
"We have a winner. The second Pokémon to advance to the finals. ACE!" The crowd erupted with cheers as Ace smiled. "The battle to determine who will battle against the Amber Lightning will commence tomorrow morning. You will not want to miss this battle between these two titans. We hope to see you soon"
As Ace started to walk towards the exit he saw Chrono standing there. Chrono smiled. "You really are strong, I cannot wait to battle you". Ace looked up in surprise before smiling. "So, this is how you communicate with Luna and the others, isn't it"?
Chrono nodded. "The others are coming, let's go". Ace started to limp forward before stumbling a bit. Chrono sighed before bending down. "Climb on"
Ace looked in concern. "Are you sure you are going to be okay, you did have a battle yourself just then"
Chrono shook his head "It's fine, I recovered from that quite well"
Ace hesitated before reluctantly climbing on. "Thanks"
"You're welcome" Chrono replied before walking towards the others.
The others started running up towards the two, Rose hopping ahead of them. "Ace, Ace are you okay". Ace smiled before hopping down. "I'm fine" he replied before receiving a bear hug from the bunny.
"You scared me, so much. Please don't do that ever again" Rose cried out into Ace's fur. He smiled while patting her on the back.
"Oh Rose, so dramatic" Glace commented before turning towards Luna. "Hey Luna, don't you have something to say to Chrono"
Luna glared back. "I was going to talk to him anyways" She turned to Chrono. "As for you, what were you thinking, taking all those attacks head on, are you crazy".
Chrono looked at her confused. "What do you mean, I was in control of the battle, thanks to my double team"
"I don't care, you scared us by looking like you were being pummelled out there"
"And how was that battle different from the one against Raiden"
"I never said that I wasn't worried about that battle"
"Will you two stop arguing for one second". Glace yelled which made the bickering eeveelutions stop. "If you two haven't realized Flash, Barry and Ace don't know about Chrono's aura, although Ace doesn't seem to be surprised. Then everyone heard in their head.
"Well, I think the guys deserve to know now"
Flash jumped. "Whoa, what the…" Barry seemed no less surprised as he just suddenly went still.
"It's getting late, I'll explain as we go". The others just nodded as they started to walk back, unaware that someone was watching.
? POV
I watched as they started to walk out. I must say that Chrono is interesting. I can sense something from him. A power that is… very familiar. Nonetheless I do not believe he is strong enough yet, though with Ace's help, they just might beat me… that gives me an idea.
Chaos: Whew another chapter done
Chrono:...
Chaos: You can talk, well think you know
Chrono:...
Chaos: Oh whatever and also there will not be a Christmas Special chapter this year as I have other plans for the story
Rose: Aww, I wanted Chrono and Luna to kiss again
Luna: "Blushes" Rose...
Rose: What
Chaos: Anyways there will be a special chapter coming soon (well I say soon but let's be real here) which will include a few new Pokémon from sun and moon
Rose: What really
Chaos: Yep, you all should know what I'm talking about. Anyways enjoy your day, see ya (Off to play Sun)