OSPREY…SWOOOOSH
UO: Hey guys how was your break
Ash: Great.
Misty: It was good (blushes)
May: Yeah (also blushes)
Drew: Don't want to know
Gabby: Ready for another chapter
Tori: Yep all the pets are away
Brock: I couldn't get a date for Christmas.
UO: You have Lucy now Brock
Brock: Oh yeah
UO: Disclaimer please Max
Max: UnitedOsprey1991 does not own pokémon or Kamen Rider. May would be paired with Ash and/or Misty. Kamen Rider would also get a faithful American adaptation.
UO: Thanks Max. Huh a normal exchange with this set. I had to deal with lawyers with my last chapter I did because of all the damage.
May: Who caused the destruction?
UO: The Fairy Tail guild
Whole cast: Ahhh!
UO: Yeah. And it is only the first actual chapter for the 2nd Magnolia. Fortunately I was able to get Makrov to pay me for the damages. Adjusted for the trans-world inflation the damages were thirty-thousand dollars.
Max: That's less than the time I broke your car.
UO: Max you still owe me plus interest on that. Btw check The 2nd Magnolia out. I will update that one sporadically. You guys and Bleach Grand Prix are my top priorities.
Ash: (Smiles) Thanks UO
UO: Thanks. Guess this is a bad time you will be working with them in the future just warning you.
Misty: Thanks for the heads up.
UO: Sarcasm duly noted Misty on with the show.
Normal: Dialogue
Italics: Thoughts and Flashbacks
CAPS: Attacks
Bold: Yelling and Belt Noises
Bold and Italics: Yelling in head:
Underline: Dates and locations
Chapter 22: Tropical adventures
It had been two weeks since their encounter in the capital city. During that time May won her third contest with her Munchlax surprisingly against Brock after he inadvertently was led astray by one of the competitors. After May defeated him, they reminded him of his commitment to Lucy. This had him in a small depression until he was snapped out of it with a spar. Then they had to deal with a movie crew who were missing some key stars. Namely a Bonsly and a Mime Jr. So using James' Mime Jr. and Brock's Bonsly they were able to get a production together. Shortly thereafter Ash's Grovyle became smitten with a Bayleaf but was in competition with a Tropius. An attack by Glenn's minions led by Jessie and James forced Grovyle to evolve to Sceptile. Their opponents were soundly defeated but to Sceptile's heartbreak Bayleaf chose the Tropius. For the last couple of days, Sceptile has been in funk. Ash had been trying to train him to no avail.
Now they were Chrysanthemum Island a tourist hotspot for May's next contest. May and the rest of the group had gone off to see the other Drew at one of the pools. Ash was in an isolated beach section with Drew sitting in the shade watching him. He had done his exercises and was now staying out of this heat.
"Come on Sceptile Bullet Seed." Ash called out. Sceptile grunted and tried to fire but all that came out was smoke.
"Damn it." Ash groaned. Drew sighed. "Ash pack it in he still can't get over it. Let him be." Ash looked at Drew and reluctantly nodded. "Sceptile we can snap you out of this. Just give it some more time. Return." Ash said holding up his poke ball and returned the green lizard.
Ash sighed and walked over to the shade and sat next to his companion.
"You sure he can snap out of it?" Ash asked.
Drew smiled. "Yeah it's just been a rough patch for him." Ash nodded but looked and saw Drew's smile was fully there.
"What's on your mind?" Ash asked.
The brown-haired man looked at his companion and sighed. "It's about Glenn. We got our butts kicked and the only reason we lived was because one of my powers bailed us out. That defeat left a bad taste in my mouth."
Ash hummed his agreement. Drew pulled out his phone. "Eight powers." Ash looked at him with a curious eyebrow. "Eight powers I have unlocked. Four more to go on my phone. Something tells me there is a stronger power beyond what we already have. Heck I am sure we have a final form that like an RPG we can't get until the end."
Ash nodded. "So which ones have you used?" He asked.
Drew looked at him and then back at his phone. "Well let's see." Drew pressed a random button.
STANDBY LEO (Think the voice from Kamen Rider W)
"That's your base form right?" Ash asked.
Drew nodded. He pressed another.
STANDBY: TAURUS
Ash thought about that one. "That was the one in Petalburg City right?"
Drew said nothing and continued pressing buttons.
STANDBY: LIBRA
STANDBY: CANCER
STANDBY: PISCES
STANDBY: AQUARIUS
STANDY: VIRGO
STANDY: GEMINI
Drew looked up after he pressed all of them. "Those are the eight I have used. Leo and Aquarius I have used the most. Cancer nothing has come up that has needed it. Gemini I just unlocked. Pisces and Libra are situational and Virgo I don't like using defensive tactics."
Ash looked confused "But it has bailed us out of trouble."
Drew nodded. "That it has."
"So what's left."
Drew looked up. "I believe Aries, Sagittarius, Scorpio and Capricorn are left. Don't know what they will do but I am assuming something long distance related for the human one. It's known as the Archer."
Ash nodded and went back to looking at the ocean. "When Glenn beat us do you know what I was thinking off when he was approaching us." Drew looked at him. "I was thinking about May and Misty. They would be devastated if we died."
Drew blew out the breath he was holding. "Not your mother huh. I guess because they wormed your way into heart."
Ash chuckled. "Yeah I guess."
Drew looked at the ocean. "Hey. Let's run this idea by the girls. How about tomorrow we take the day off. Have a beach day. We got nowhere to be the Battle Palace ain't going anywhere as far as we know. Let the world take care of itself for a while."
Ash smiled. "You are willing to be out on the beach?"
Drew chuckled. "Let's let them have their fun. I think it will also take our minds off of our defeat."
Ash blushed. "I wonder if their bodies got any better." Here Drew blushed as well. "I think we are going to beat guys up." Drew said with a fire in his eyes.
Ash got pumped. "We have to fight for what is ours."
Drew jumped up. "Let's go then. We have a coordinator to cheer for." Drew said as they raced across the sand.
With May and the others
May was in the middle of practicing with her Munchlax and Combusken. Off to the side her friends were doing their own thing with Max and Gabby keeping an eye on her. Munchlax flew in and tried to attack Combusken but the bipedal bird leaped out of the way. And unfortunately for Munchlax, Newton's first law propelled him into a passerby and into a sand dune.
May panicked and she and Max proceeded to pull out the glutton from the sand dune. May turned to the girl and bowed to the girl.
"I'm sorry mam. I guess my Munchlax got a little overexcited."
The girl just looked at her and then proceeded to give her a rose. Before she could take it Munchlax woke up and ate the rose causing the brunette to panic again and apologize again.
The girl waved it off and introduced herself as Brianna. May introduced herself and Brianna tensed which May noticed but shrugged it off. They were led over to a pool area where they spotted May's rival Drew surrounded by his fan girls.
"Drew, it's been a while." The teen looked up from his chair to see his friendly rival walk up to him.
"Hey May. Are you here for the contest?"
May nodded. "I want to thank you for sending me that letter and letting me know about this contest.
Drew had a confused look. "I didn't send a letter. I am taking this contest off. I got four already."
May looked at him with a frown. "If you didn't send it, then who did?"
Brianna who was in a love-struck daze snapped out of it. "I did May. I wanted to prove to Drew here that we belong together and that starts with my main competition." With that Brianna left to go get ready.
Off to the side her female friends were watching the exchange with a sweat drop while Brock was off flirting again.
"Why do we always attract the crazy ones?" Gabby sighed.
"Don't know. Misty was it like this before?" Tori turned to the red head.
Misty dropped her head. "Don't even get me started. I still have nightmares about that magician. That outfit was embarrassing. I wouldn't show it to Ash now."
Gabby had a thoughtful look. "Which one was…oh yeah that one? Yeah gave me the creeps too." Gabby said with a shiver.
Tori snapped them out of their thoughts. "Let's find our wayward trainers and get to the contest hall."
An hour later the contest began with a resounding cheer. Jessie disguised as a hula dancer released Mime Jr. who proceeded to dance for the crowd. May was next up and released Munchlax who proceeded to fire a Solarbeam into the sky making the light sparkle. She then ordered a metronome. After a few moments Munchlax found a move and then promptly fell asleep to the shock of his friends.
Drew palmed his face. "May needs to stop relying on luck for her moves."
Ash though defended his girlfriend "Hey relying on luck is not that bad."
Drew countered. "This coming from the fact half of his gym victories were luck based and don't you try to deny it."
Misty giggled. "He's right Ash." Causing her boyfriend to sulk,
May panicked briefly and then came up with an idea. "Munchlax here eat up." She said throwing one of her pink surprises. Munchlax instantly woke up and jumped up to eat it.
"Now break your fall with a Focus Punch." Munchlax fired at the stadium floor and landed with dignity.
May's friends in the audience breathed a sigh of relief. "If May wins this that plan of ours will be well deserved." Ash said.
"What plan?" Misty asked.
"Later. After the contest." Drew said with a glare to Ash who had a sheepish grin.
After May went, Brianna took her turn. She released her Surskit which caused Misty to become conflicted at the water bug pokémon. Ash gave her a hug to comfort her. Surskit used Ice Beam to cover the field. Then he skated around like a figure skater that earned huge praise from the judges and the crowd.
Later on, while watching the other performances Brianna approached May.
"Hey May I have a question." May looked at her and gave her consent.
"What is your relationship with Drew?"
May smiled and shook her head. "Nothing, he is a good rival. If you're talking about pursuing him then I'm not. I got a boyfriend." May said holding her hand to her heart.
Brianna nodded. "I guess less competition for me. Although I have to admit your guy is a lucky one to have you."
May giggled. "I'm the lucky one. Here is a picture of me him and a friend of ours." May said holding up a locket with a picture of her Ash and Misty from one of their dates.
Brianna looked and smiled. "You got good tastes May." They were interrupted when Lillian announced the eight surviving contestants. They were happy to find they both advanced and were placed on opposite sides of the bracket. They wished each other luck and got ready for the battle round.
Finals
May and Brianna had reached the finals. May had drawn the disguised Jessie first and had almost lost because Mime Jr. kept tickling the poor bird pokémon. May pulled through with a lucky Sky Uppercut that knocked out the mini mime. May then breezed through the semifinals and faced Brianna who had a similar path to the finals with her Vibrava.
Now on opposite sides the two new friends faced each other with confident grins.
"Five Minutes on the clock and Begin." Said Lillian.
"Let's go Vibrava." Brianna said.
"Combusken take the stage." May called out.
"Vibrava use Screech." Vibrava let out a powerful scream that forced Combusken to hold its ears in pain dropping May's points.
"Combusken use Fire Spin." Combusken recovered and launched the fire attack hitting Vibrava.
"Vibrava, use Dragonbreath, block that Fire Spin." The fire attack was able to hit the ground type but the Dragonbreath nullified some of the damage.
"Now use Sand Tomb." Brianna called out. Vibrava's eyes glowed and suddenly Combusken was stuck in sand.
"No Combusken get out of there." May called out as her points dropped. Combusken tried to pound its way of its trap. Suddenly Combusken's headdress started glowing blue.
In the stands the group noticed this.
"Brock, Max do you recognize that." Drew asked pointed at Combusken.
Brock studied it. "I think that might be Mega Kick. This could turn the match around."
Back on the field Combusken growled and broke free of the Sand Tomb which dropped Brianna's points.
Brianna though was unfazed. "Dragonbreath again." Vibrava fired and hit Combusken head on.
May panicked. "Combusken please get up." Combusken did so but now May's points were nearly gone.
May though regained her composure. "Combusken use Sky Uppercut quick." Combusken's claws glowed and jumped after the levitating pokémon.
"Vibrava dodge it and use Sand Tomb." Vibrava tried to get Combusken again but the fighter was fasters and got above him. May ordered a Mega Kick and Combusken drilled Vibrava sending them both to the floor but Combusken was still standing with Vibrava knocked out giving May the win.
Her friends cheered and May hugged her starter. Brianna returned Vibrava and walked over to congratulate May as she received her fourth ribbon. (I switched this one and the contest after it.) Later on, they said their good byes to both Drew and Brianna and the rivals departed back to where they were staying.
"Now then Ash Drew what's this about plans tomorrow." Misty said getting a confused looked from all of their friends.
The two boys sighed. Drew spoke first "I figure this was good time to propose this. We have been traveling and training for what the last two three months. I figure, The Battle Palace ain't going anywhere.
Ash continued, "We agreed that we need a day off. So tomorrow will be an off day. I figure why not spend some time on the beach and let our troubles go away for a while."
The group was stunned especially Tori and Gabby who turned to their beau. "You are willing to be out here for us?" Tori said.
Drew smiled. "A relationship is all about compromises. I can let go of my dislike for a while."
Gabby and Tori said nothing as the glomped him and kissed him on both cheeks thanking him over and over. Drew briefly glanced over to his friend who was under a red and brown assault of his own.
When they calmed down Drew spoke. "Alright let's go do a little shopping I am sure your old suits don't fit right Misty?"
The red head nodded. "Tori and Gabby could probably use a couple as well. Come on we need to go prepare." Misty said grabbing the earthlings and speeding away.
Ash chuckled. "Man never under estimate a girl on a mission." He said as they walked at a more sedate pace.
Next day
It was about 10:00 the next day and the whole group was now dressed for the beach. Ash was wearing a white tank top with black and yellow trunks. Drew was wearing a black shirt with red trunks. Max was in his normal green shirt but had blue trunks. Brock was in a green over shirt with black trunks. They were now waiting on the girls and they didn't wait long as Misty walked out in a blue top and red shorts with white sandals May followed in her normal attire but swapped her shoes out for yellow sandals. Tori was next with a white top and blue skirt and her hair tied up with pink sandals. Gabby was last with yellow top and a blue skirt and black sandals. Their boyfriends looked at them and blushed slightly as they picked up their bags and left the center.
When they got there the beach was moderately packed as it was the middle of the week. They found a nice spot and set up. The girls went to get changed while the boys played with a football Drew had found.
After about ten minutes the boys were still playing with the football when Ash happen to glance over to where the girls had gone and widened his eyes. Drew heard his gasps and turned and he was able to restrain himself. Despite being twelve to thirteen the girls, who had yet to go through puberty fully, looked amazing. Misty was wearing a modest two piece showing she was still a little shy about her figure but it still showed her slightly muscled tummy. May was in a red two piece set. Tori was the shyest in a white one piece and Gabby was in a green set. Their bodies from working out and walking with the weights had been enhanced. Heaven only knew what they looked like when they got older.
Drew walked over to Ash and clapped his hand on his shoulder snapping him out of it.
"We are lucky dogs." Drew said walking over to Tori and Gabby. Ash snapped out of his thoughts and went to greet May and Misty.
They proceeded to apply sunblock which led to some embarrassment for the girls as their guys put it on their backs. They then separated to do their own thing.
Gabby and May were on their towels face down tanning their back and reading one of the books they brought with him.
"Sigh…we needed this. This sun feels great on my skin." May say closing her eyes. Gabby nodded.
"Ugh…why can't it be like this New Jersey we have okay beaches but we can barely go there unless its spring or summer because it's too flipping cold.
May sat up and looked over to the blonde. "Are there places like this in your world?"
Gabby smiled from her position. "There are plenty especially just south of our country. The islands there are supposed to be beautiful. But one day I want to go to an island in my country. It's called Hawaii. It's supposed to be beautiful there almost year round. There are some nice areas in our country but nothing compares."
May hummed. "I'd like to go there to." May said as she sat up fully.
In the water, Tori and Misty were swimming out in the surf while Max was making sure Brock wasn't doing anything reckless.
Misty was looking up at the sky. "I could lie here forever." She said looking over at Tori who was treading water.
Tori giggled. "You really like the water don't you."
Misty smiled. "Yeah. No wonder I'm the water princess." She said holding up the gen around her neck. In the sun the gem radiates a beautiful rainbow light into the water. Tori swam over and picked up the water surrounding it.
"So pretty." Tori smiled. Looking over she saw Misty with her eyes closed. Tori got a wicked idea and splashed water on her causing her to sputter. Misty looked up and saw Tori giggling. She then splashed back and then started chasing each other in the surf.
Over at the snack bar Drew and Ash were grabbing their lunches with Pikachu helping out although that might have been for the ketchup.
As they walked back they were greeted by sight that made their blood boil. May and Gabby were being harassed by a couple of beach thugs. They ran as quick as they could with what they were carrying.
They caught up to the group in which Gabby was grabbed on the arm by the leader while May was pushed down into the sand.
"Hey hands off of her." Ash called out. The leader looked over and saw Ash quickly placing the stuff on the towel. He sneered. "None of your business twerp. Just wanting show this lass a good time.
Drew had just handed his stuff of too Pikachu who was balancing the cardboard boxes.
"Ever hear the expression no means no. Besides they are under aged." The two cronies laughed. "The younger the better." They said and laughed. The leader approached Ash to send him away. But as he reached his hand out Ash Judo flipped him into the sand. His cronies were shocked and tried to attack him only for Drew to spear both into the sand taking the breath out of them. The leader stood up with bruised ribs only for him to get hit between the legs causing his eyes to bug out.
Gabby had a furious look in her eye. "Beat it you slime balls." The trio panicked and left in a sandy wake.
The blonde huffed but was then tapped on the shoulder she threw the assailant down. Only to see Drew in letting out a gasp as he groaned in pain causing her to worry.
"Drew I'm so sorry please don't be hurt." Gabby said in a panic.
"Don't worry about it." He ground out. He quickly recovered. "Ice cream?" He offered. Gabby let out a sigh of relief.
May, Gabby, Ash and Drew proceeded to eat the food they got and relaxed. After a half an hour of relaxing they were about to go find their wayward companions when their instincts flared up. They all tensed and looked around.
"Where is it?" May said concerned. They had gone into their bags and pulled out their transform items. Max had come back and was briefed on the situation. They were now looking everywhere for it.
Ash and Drew were looking out at the ocean. For some reason the feeling was coming from there. Suddenly, they spotted something in the water. It looked a whirlpool was forming. Those in the water near it were getting out of the water. As this happened something started being raised out of the water. It rose higher and higher until it towered over the beach. It was large Tentacruel and it was bringing back memories of a similar attack to Ash.
Ash looked around and saw Misty and Tori in the water coming back to the shore to get their belts. But to the groups horror two of the tentacles grabbed them.
"MISTY/TORI" The two boys yelled out as the charged towards their opponent with May and Gabby in tow. Going through sequences though how it stayed on Gabby and May was a mystery they quickly activated their belts.
HENSHIN
STANBY AQUARIUS: COMPLETE
EVOLVE
PEGASUS
Now in their armors they quickly tried to get closer to Tori and Misty who were struggling to escape the holds they were in.
Using her Pegasus wings Orion tried to fly around the tentacles in an attempt to get a clean shot. But she forced to deflect more of them as they were too fast for her.
Aura was having a more difficult time because his main mode of attack would hurt the captive girls. So he was forced to fight off the monster's arms while trying to get close enough to the girls to break them free.
The captive girls were trying their hardest to break free but their struggling made it squeeze harder making them gasp for breath. They were being flung around like ragdolls and they were turning green as they did so.
Kusa was flying around in her Fairy form while trying to fire off some flames and leaves. It became apparent that the Tentacruel monster dub Mass Octo was letting up any time soon.
Zodiac was slashing through the tentacles in an effort to break through to at least Gabby. He saw his chance by decreasing his cannon pressure and ducking underneath the attacking tentacles and slashed at the one holding the girls up. They slowly fell. Zodiac and Aura thinking ahead had their respective belts ready. They threw them and with amazing agility they caught them. Both were already in place so all they had to activate them
HENSHIN They cried out.
EVOLVE/KAMEN RIDE: SIRIUS
Now in their forms they dove towards the water after Tori swapped out Sirius for Delphinus. Assured they were safe, Aura and Zodiac only had moments to brace for a water geyser coming from the creature's mouth. They were caught by their flying companions. As they regained their composure they looked at the creature as it slowly move its way down the coast.
"What will it take to kill this creature?" Ash called out slightly out of breath.
"This thing is like the bloody hydra. I must have taken thirty of those and they kept coming back." Drew said. Then he focused on Octo. "Only way to kill it…was to destroy the heart." Orion looked over and saw the same thing as Drew. "How much do you want to bet that gem in the middle of the forehead is the heart."
Zodiac chuckled. "Sucker's bet. But how to get to it and it's also a small target.
Aura and Kusa looked at each other. "We can try to hold him off." Kusa said.
Zodiac nodded. "We will try to set up the attack. Try to find Triton and Sirius to make sure they are okay.
Aura looked and saw the distinctive red hair of Misty looking out from the shore. Tori was there as well helping direct traffic. The fight had only been eight minutes and the beach was still being evacuated.
Kusa and Aura swooped in powering up their swords with a Vine Whip and a Thunder Blade to try and slice through the arms.
Zodiac however pulled out his phone. He noticed another one of his buttons shine. It was the one that looked like an arrow. Pressing he replaced the phone.
STANDBY CHANGE: SAGITARIUS.
When the light died down, Zodiac was in greenish armor similar to camouflage. There was slight armor on the shoulders and knees but it looked like a soldier designed to sneak attack and stay out of close combat. The books had wings on them which enabled flight and in place of his sword, Zodiac had a large bow. This was Kamen Rider Zodiac: Sagittarius.
"Alright Gabby let's see if we can get in closer." Zodiac said as they took off.
With Aura and Kusa they were still in a middle of the arms as they hacked and slashed through the swarm. They noticed that the arms that were cut were slowly regenerating and splitting off. The monster was about to launch another attack when it felt several shot hit it. It turned its attention to Orion and Zodiac. It sent eight of its arms towards them which they dodged with surprising speed. They notched arrows in their bows and fired back.
ORION'S LIGHT
ARROW CARBINE
The two shots hit the attacking arms and destroyed them. They quickly started firing their arrows while Kusa and Aura kept slashing away. The monster groaned as the damage kept piling up. It then began charging up a Hyper Beam and targeted the flying two. It fired the beam which Orion and Zodiac dodged.
They flew above the monster and began charging up an attack. Multiple arrows started appearing around the two as they pulled back the strings.
MAGNUM ARROW
HUNTER'S BOUNTY
COMBO: ATALANTA'S CHARGE. (Golden Sun reference)
They released the strings and the arrow storm rained down on the monster. The monster groaned in agony as it fell back launching a large wave towards the shore which Misty and Tori was able to stop the wave. Now over the monster the red gem was shining like a beacon.
"Time to finish this Orion." Zodiac said pulling out his phone and inserted it into the handle while Orion placed the drive into the its appropriate slot.
STANDBY FINISH: SAGITARIUS
ORION: MAXIMUM DRIVE
COMBO: ARROW OF LIGHT
Pulling back on the sting a two large arrows of light appeared in their bows. They held it gathering energy and released them with a loud cry. The arrow merged and launched into the gem on Mass Octo's head. It tore through the mass and left a big hole. A short time later the light shown through and the monster blew up.
They sheathed their weapons and flew over to Kusa and Aura.
"You guys alright?" Zodiac asked.
They nodded and flew off to the changing booth to change back. They ran up to their friends who greeted them and congratulated them. They packed what stuff they could salvage and left back to the center.
Later on the dating groups were on separate stretches of the beach. Ash, May and Misty were walking down the beach dressed in their normal attire but with their shoes off. It was at sunset and the waves took on an fiery orange hue. The girls were content in Ash's arms as they sat down.
"The ocean's so pretty." Misty said from his left.
"Yeah kind of reminds me of your hair I could stare at it all day like this." Ash chuckled and laughed as he saw Misty blush bright red and buried her face into his shirt. May giggled and snuggled in deeper.
"You know I was talking to Gabby about vacation spots on earth and she was talking about these tropical vacation spots." May said looking up at him. "I wouldn't mind a tropical island you know a couple weeks of the year it would be nice." May said smiling.
Ash grinned. "Yeah but I think we have a lot more traveling to do before we earn that."
May nodded as they watched the sun dip below the horizon.
Over on a jetty Drew was watching sun set as well. Gabby and Tori were next to him letting him think.
"Was there any motivation behind this vacation?" Gabby asked seriously.
Drew sighed. "Yeah there was. Me and Ash needed to take our minds off our defeat to Glenn and it was eating us up. But we wanted you to be happy. So we did that seeing we had no hurry to be anywhere right now."
Tori sighed. "We get a day off and we still get attacked. When can we get a real vacation?"
Drew looked at her. "I don't know. But I promise we will get a real one in the future."
The two nodded as the sun had fully set and the stars came out. Drew looked up and smiled.
"What are you smiling?" Gabby pondered.
"Nothing is just that I know you're always around. All I have to do is find Orion and Canis Minor. Your armors are named after these constellations and stars. I have taken to finding it every night we camp out. See." He pointed to a row of stars that looked like a belt and a bright object further down from that line.
"You're always watching me just like Leo is watching you." Drew said as the girls hugged him watching the stars
Two Days later (AG165 and AG 166)
After taking a day off the gang took a ferry to the island where the Battle Palace was. After spending the night in pokémon center the group was now doing some light training.
"Eevee use Shadow Ball." May called out. The young pokémon charged up and fired at a tree actually creating a hole in it. Off to the side Brock was bottle feeding Bonsly. Next to him was Tori who had her pokémon out and was combing Lambi's fur with a special comb.
"And there we go Lambi. All nice and tangle free." Tori said putting the comb away. She hugged the lamb nuzzling the soft wool. "You're so soft no wonder people count sheep when they want to sleep. It's like hugging cotton candy. I wonder who made you this soft." Tori pondered. Lambi cried happily and nuzzled her causing her to giggle. Max and Brock were watching this with smiles as Buddy and Midnight curled up next to Lambi and her Combusken was meditating nearby.
Over with the trainers, Ash and Drew were training their pokémon with Misty and Gabby watching.
"Donphan use Rollout break the boulder." Donphan picked up speed and smashed through the big boulder.
Corphish Bubblebeam on the flying rocks." The lobster fired and the rocks broke into multiple flying rocks.
"Swellow use Quick Attack fly through the storm." Swellow quickly sped up and niftily dodged them all.
"Now finish it Sceptile with Bullet Seed." Sceptile tried firing again but smoke appeared again leaving many of the rocks to keep falling.
Drew took quick action. "Haryiama Arm Thrust quick. Swampert Ice Beam. Cacturne use Bullet Seed." The three sprang into action and destroyed all of the falling rocks and landed as the dust settled.
"Great job guys." Drew praised them. He turned to Ash. "Sceptile still can't use his moves Ash? This is turning serious man." Drew said a little harsher then he wanted. Suddenly Sceptile got up and ran into the jungle.
"Sceptile come back where are you going?" Ash said with Pikachu in tow. Drew swore under his breath.
"I gotta go apologize. Ash wait up." Drew said running after him. Misty though had a concerned look and was about to run when May grabbed her.
"Misty. Let them do this. I think Sceptile needs some reconnecting with his trainer. What's the worst that can happen?"
A palm meeting a face resounded through the clearing. They turned to see Gabby and Tori groaning.
"May you just jinxed them! Now I know something bad is going to happen." Gabby said
"That is adventuring 101 you never say stuff like that." Tori said.
"Excuse me did you say Ash and Drew went into the jungle?" They turned and saw Scott walking up to them.
"Yeah what of it Scott?" Gabby asked.
"Well I am afraid there might be a problem. You see the island's Kakuna hatch a certain time each year and unfortunately mid-May is that time."
The group widened their eyes, but May was in a panic.
"No now I've doomed them." May said with waterfall tears. Misty comforted her. "They are tough. They can handle a few Beedrill."
Scott though looked at the jungle with a frown. "What I'm concerned with is there has been some suspicious characters coming to this island. I might have to call Officer Jenny. But I think it will be easier if a certain hero group helped out." Scott said looked at them pointedly as they started to look for the boys.
With said boys
Sceptile had run pretty far into the woods. After catching his breath he saw a large tree and started banging his head against it shaking it badly. After a couple of minutes he was grabbed by Ash and pulled off the tree. Letting go he spoke to the green reptile.
"You know hurting yourself isn't going to help you." Ash said with a smile. Sceptile looked down. Ash sighed.
"I know you can fight and I know you're going through a heartbreak. There are other Magikarp in the sea. You are a strong pokémon I am sure there is a girl out there for ya."
Sceptile smiled and nodded which got Ash and Pikachu to smile. A rustling got their attention. They turned and saw Drew walk up to them out of breath.
"Damn…it…Ash. Not…all of us…have your…speed and stamina." Drew said catching his breath.
The three laughed as he calmed down.
"Is Sceptile calmed down now?" He asked Ash. The two smiled and nodded.
Drew sighed. "Finally. Now let's see if we can find a way out." Drew looked around. "Uh which way do we go?"
Ash sweatdropped. "And you say Max and May is bad at directions."
Drew had a tick mark. "They can't read a map right. However my memory can be sporadic." They took another look. "The center is near the beach. So if we can find the river we can find a way to the beach. Only problem is we don't have our gear." Drew said as they had left their bags in the training area.
"Well I'm glad we know some basic stuff about survival. Plus we stopped at an outdoor place and grabbed some hunting knives." Ash said pulling out the knife from his jacket. Drew nodded pulling out his knife. They heard rustling. Their instincts told them to be ready. They were right as six camouflaged soldiers appeared. They had been spying on the two and Sceptile's head butting alerted them. They began firing attacks at the group. The noise also disturbed the Beedrill that were nesting. Pikachu zapped the Beedrill away but more were coming. The ambush forced the humans to retreat but soon approached a cliff. Sceptile tried to fight off the attackers but soon the onslaught overwhelmed him. Ash tried returning gecko but it was knocked into the river. Drew was dodging looking for a way out. Seeing only one option he shouted out to Ash.
"We got to jump!" He called out.
"What are you crazy!?" Ash said as he pulled Sceptile back.
"How long have you known me? Now let's go!" Drew said as they all jumped in the water. They surfaced and Ash and Sceptile grabbed one of the boulders in the raging current. Drew was nearby trying to hold on. Pikachu was being swept away and the both tried to grab him but the current was too strong and was swept further downstream. After twenty minutes of fighting the current they finally got out of the river.
"Pikachu…I hope you are okay." Ash said looking down the river.
Drew sighed as he shook the water out of his shirt. His hat was flown off in the chaos. "He'll be fine. We need to find food and shelter. It looks like we are going to be spending the night out here."
Ash nodded and they went to help Sceptile up. The gecko started walking but he collapsed in pain startling the two.
Taking another look, Drew let out a groan of frustration. "Great he's got a sprain. That pokeball would be helpful right now."
Ash sighed. "Can't be helped. Come on Sceptile." They picked him up and helped him walk.
In another part of the jungle their friends were still looking for them. Scott had brought repels to make sure the Beedrill didn't attack them. Bonsly, from Brock's arms saw something and cried out. The group looked over and saw two red and white things.
Upon closer inspection it was pokéball and a hat with a spear on it.
"This must be Sceptile's poké ball." Misty said. Opening it, they saw it was empty. "Ash must not have able to return him before it was knocked down the river." She pointed out.
The earth girls though were a little more concerned with the hat. "Drew loves this hat. Something must have happened to him." Gabby said.
Tori though looked cationic. Gabby saw this and shook her out of it. "Tori he is fine. He and Ash can get through anything remember." Tori nodded and replaced her hat with Drew's. Gabby sadly smiled. "He would want you to be wearing it." Gabby said as they continued to search.
Elsewhere Pikachu was unconscious on a river bank. A rustling was heard and then a large Venusaur walked out. What was surprising was there was a man riding on it. It a balding black skinned man with a long beard dressed like a sage. He saw Pikachu and went about making a fire. A few minutes later Pikachu now wrapped up in bandages. He looked to the kindly old man.
"Why hello there. I found you on the river bank. I patched you up. I hope you are hungry, I have several berries mixed together for you."
Pikachu noticed the bowl and started eating it. Pikachu nodded at the taste and ate some more. Just then a rustling caught their attention. They looked up and saw Pikachu's friend.
"Pikachu!" The girls and Max called out. Tori went over to check him while May and Misty were trying to hug him.
"We're glad you're okay." May said.
The elder gentleman smiled and looked up at Scott. "Who are these young ones with you Scott."
The rotund man grinned. "Guys I would like you to meet the Frontier Brain of the Battle Palace. Place Maven Spenser.
The group was shocked but they quickly introduced themselves.
"I understand that you are looking for your friends. We can search in the morning as the sun has gone down." Spenser said as indeed the sun had gone down.
"No we need to find our friends!" May said. Just then her stomach growled which got an blush from her. They agreed to spend the night and search in the morning.
As they were laying down to sleep May still had her eyes open, full of concern for Ash. Misty crawled over to her. "Hey you still awake?" She whispered. May looked at the red head and nodded. Misty sighed. "Lift your arm." May did so and Misty wrapped her arm around her. They let out sighs. "I guess we needed the comfort huh." May said. Misty just nodded. May then started rubbing Misty's hair which looked radiant in the moonlight.
Misty hummed in satisfaction. "We'll find him sweetie. Don't worry." Misty said as she snuggled into May's chest. May slightly blushed but smiled as she fell in a fitful sleep.
Across the fire, Tori was hugging her knees looking at the hat Drew normally wore. Gabby sat down next to her.
"You okay?" Gabby asked. Tori looked at her and it looked like she had been crying.
Gabby saw this and hugged her rocking her gently. She started humming a lullaby, the same one that she heard from her boyfriend's locket. They gently fell asleep as they let a small tear escape their eyes.
Far away from that campsite another campfire was lit. This was in a cave and the fire only had three bodies surrounding it. Sceptile was on a make shift bed while the humans were warming themselves up in the cool cave.
Drew had gone out and had found several berries to eat and were now sitting quietly looking as they ate. Sceptile looked over to the two and groaned out a response. Ash looked and sadly smiled.
"It's alright Sceptile go to sleep. We'll be fine." Sceptile hesitantly nodded and rolled over to go to sleep.
Drew looked over to the green gecko. "Your commitment to your pokémon is admirable Ash."
Ash grinned and laid back on his makeshift bed. "Yeah. They are my friends and comrades. I would never leave them behind intentionally."
Drew smiled as laid back on his bed. "That is a trait that makes me want you at my side on the battlefield. A willingness to watch your friend's backs and not willing to let them suffer. "
Ash looked over. "You want me fighting on your side?"
Drew chuckled. "You bet. All of you have qualities I want either on or off the field.. Misty's is her compassion. May's trait is her determination, Brock's is his brother like attitude, Max's is his intelligence, Gabby's trait is her courage and Tori's is her gentleness which can be useful on and off the field. Your is your spirit and your commitment to your friends and family. Sit up I want to do something.
Ash with a curious look sat up. Drew pulled out his knife and made an incision on his finger. "Make a cut on your finger. Just enough to bleed." Ash hesitantly did so and it stung a bit.
"Now hold out your hand." Ash did so and Drew shook it. "We are stronger than blood Ash. Regardless of our families. I will protect yours, you will protect mine. Can I trust you to do that?" Drew said seriously.
Ash looked at Drew's eyes and nodded. "Yes, I can." Ash said and they released their hands.
Drew smiled. "It takes a lot of faith to share blood. Good thing we are clean of disease." Drew said laughing. Ash started laughing along with him. Drew fell asleep but Ash stayed awake a few minutes longer looking at the cut he that they cauterized before it became infected and was put out. Looking at the scar tissue he closed his fist.
'Blood brothers huh? I can get used to that' Ash thought as he finally fell asleep.
The next day they were walking through the jungle still carrying Sceptile on their shoulders. Suddenly Ash tripped on a rock and dragged both of them down. When he tried to get up Ash winced as his left knee buckled.
Drew quickly felt around his knee and sighed. "Looks like a mild sprain. We better get to the center and have Tori look at it." Ash nodded and they picked up the pace as much as they could with two injured bodies. They heard rustling and Drew looked over to the bushes.
"Ash Sceptile get going I'm going to hold them off." Drew said taking out his phone. It sufficiently dried off from the previous night. As it could be hidden a lot easier than the Aura rider's buckle he had kept it in his pocket. But like a regular phone it didn't do well in water until it dried.
He activated the phone and went into his stance.
STANDY: SAGITTARIUS
HENSHIN
COMPLETE
Now in his Sagittarius form he pulled out his bow. "Go now. Try to get back to the center." He yelled to the two. The two hesitantly nodded and started hobbling away. Zodiac then pulled back the bow and fired as a couple of soldiers exited the bush. He kept firing hitting a couple of more, then he started to retreat when he saw that there was more than he anticipating. He retreated into another part of the jungle. Taking to the trees he snipe three the soldiers coming at him. He smiled briefly then saw that he was on a tree with a bunch of Kakuna. And they were close to evolving.
"God damn it, I am really starting to hate these things. What's next a perverted ox wielding an ax.
(In a far off world, an ox wielding an axe sneezed as he was trying to molest a blonde haired girl. He promptly disappeared)
Zodiac shook it off and dropped down to the ground and started running. He soon came up on a cliff wall which Ash and Sceptile had their backs to it.
"You guys all right?" He called out.
"Yeah but this is a dead end." Ash responded as Zodiac approached. They turned and saw the Beedrill and the soldiers approach them. Ash shakily grabbed his knife and held it defensively while Zodiac notched back another arrow. Unlike Gabby's bow, his could not separate into separate knives as it turned out. So they were figuratively screwed as the only one that had close range attacks available was limping slightly on his knee.
Now they stared down their opponent which had increased slightly with the appearance of their boss. It looked like taller Vileplume.
They stood poised to defend themselves when a lightning bolt struck the Beedrill. They looked in the direction and saw that Pikachu was not only okay but had found their friends.
"ASH/DREW." They saw their friends running over to them. Spenser had ordered his Venusaur to use Sweet Scent. It had stopped the Beedrill and slowed down the soldiers, but they were still trying to chase them down.
"Girls we can talk later, we need to take care of them. Go back to the side we got this." Misty and May nodded and after a quick once over Tori and Gabby nodded and ran back to the side. Misty handed Ash his buckle and Raikou
"I think you missed these. Be careful." Misty said as she took May's hand and ran.
Ash stood by and got ready to attack as the soldiers recovered from the Sweet Scent. All of a sudden several yellow bullets were launched.
The two fighters looked and saw Sceptile walking over to pick up a twig and stuck it in his mouth.
"Sceptile." Ash gasped. Sceptile grinned and stuck out his thumb. Ash looked at him and nodded.
"Pikachu." Ash called sticking his hand out. Pikachu let out a cry and transformed into a card.
"Sceptile." He called out to the gecko. He crossed his arms and transformed into a card. They landed in his hands. Ash stuck in the Change Pikachu card and went into his pose.
HENSHIN he called out and flipped the lever.
EVOLVE
The shield went forward and it slid back allowing Ash to become Aura again. He looked at one of Sceptile's cards and scanned it.
LEAF BLADE
Raikou began to glow green as he took his stance. Zodiac returned to his Leo form as stood side by side with him.
With the observers, the girls were watching and all of a sudden they had the same memory flash. They were watching as their boys slashed through the soldiers just as their past selves defended their kingdoms. Each attack split between past and present as they cheered off to the side. Once the last soldier was defeated they turned their attention to the large Vileplume, who snarled and fired purple pellets at them. Ash quickly swiped one of Pikachu's cards.
AGILITY
Aura sped away while Zodiac whipped out Virgo's shield to block it. They returned to their positions and Zodiac returned to his Leo form. They charged it lighting and fire consuming their blades. With a resounding speed the monster stood absolutely no chance as the size of the creature plus the fact that it was modeled after a Vileplume made slow and hard to dodge the relentless barrage. One last attack send the monster stumbling back
The two jumped back and prepared their finishing maneuvers.
STANDBY LEO: FINISHER
THUNDERBOLT
LEAF BLADE
COMBO: THUNDER BLADE
DOUBLE COMBO: HEAVEN'S WRAITH
Charging up their blades the sky seem to crackle with fire and electricity as he image of a noble lion and the legendary pokémon of lighting Raikou seemingly stood behind them. The stunned monster could only watch as two blades came down on it. What it did see was that it appeared that two claws came upon it one from beneath it and one from above. Regardless it stood no chance.
The two riders stood as the monster was let out sparks. They turned around sheathing their blades.
"Yippee Kiya Loser"
"Game Over" They said simultaneously as they walked away from the explosion.
They walked over to the group more specifically to the girls who looked at them with slightly tearing eyes.
They turned off their belts and reappeared in their human forms. Misty and May hugged Ash gently and they sniffled a little bit as they found solace that their boyfriend was okay.
Drew walked up to his girls who stood there smiling sadly. He opened up his arms and they walked into the embrace.
Spenser chuckled at the scene. "It's is wonderful to see that you two are okay." The trainers looked up at the elderly gentleman. "My apologies. My name is Spenser I am the Frontier Brain of the Battle Palace it is nice to meet you both.
Drew stood straight. "My name is Drew this is my companion Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town we wish to formally challenge you to a battle for your symbol."
Spenser nodded. "We shall commence the battle tomorrow for now it's a long journey my Venusaur can handle all of you. Hope on.
So now on Venusaur they slowly made its way back to the pokémon center. Ash was watching the sky while Misty and May were taking a nap snuggled up against his shoulders. Drew was about to do the same but Tori stopped him briefly.
"Uh…Drew…I saved your hat." Tori said shyly. Drew looked at the hat and motioned for her to come closer. Tori did so and he took the hat and wrapped and arm around her head. The hat hid them from public eye as they kissed tenderly. Tori was blushing but she took the kiss with relish. They quickly separated and Gabby took the opportunity to do the same. They released themselves and the blushing girls sighed and snuggled into his chest. Drew looked over at Ash who looked like the world was far away.
"I could get used to this." Drew said smiling.
Ash chuckled
"Yeah." He kissed Misty and May on the forehead. "Me too. Bro. Drew smiled and lowered his hat and went to sleep. Ash quickly followed suit and the rest of the way was quiet save for Venusaur's footsteps.
Next Day
After resting and checking for injuries the battle for the Spirit Symbol was about to begin. As Drew went first last time, Ash would go first this time.
Scott explained what was going to happen. "This whole island is going to be the battlefield. Because of the size a robotic referee will be used. To make sure we see the whole fight." Scott motioned to the hot air balloon. "We will be watching the battle from this hot air balloon. Come on." The group started to follow Scott but Gabby was frozen. Drew noticed this and sighed.
"Come on Gabby I got you." Drew said taking her hand. With some reluctance she stepped into the balloon.
Tori held the other arm as Gabby closed her eyes. "It's okay Gabby. Open your eyes this is amazing.
Gabby hesitantly opened her eyes and she gasped. "It's amazing." The island looked beautiful from above.
Scott cleared his throat. "Now we can watch the battle with this monitor here." Scott said pointing the screen as the battle was about to begin.
On the battlefield, Spenser and Ash stood across from each as the referee signaled them to begin.
"Alright Shiftry Let's Go."
"Sceptile Let's go." The two stood by as the awaited their trainer's orders.
"Sceptile use Bullet Seed." Sceptile fired but Shiftry dodged and went into the trees. Ash ordered Sceptile to follow. Their trainers followed down the hill as the two grass pokémon went at each other. Ash ordered a Leaf Blade while Spenser ordered a Quick Attack which countered each other out.
Spenser chuckled. "Your Sceptile is very fast. But is it fast enough? Shiftry Double Team." Just like that Shiftry created multiple copies to surround Sceptile. The gecko was confused looking for the real one.
"Now Shadow Ball." Shiftry broke the illusion and fired the black ball which sent Sceptile flying.
"Now Rock Smash." Just as planned Shiftry broke several rocks which went to the pond. Sceptile ducked at the last second, but to the casual observer it looked like he was knocked out.
"No Sceptile." Ash said worriedly. Unconsciously he sent out an aura pulse. His eyes glowed blue which shocked him. He saw a green aura which he assumed was Sceptile climbing up the waterfall. He lost the sight when Sceptile jumped out of the waterfall with a Leaf Blade out. He crashed into Shiftry and knocked him out.
Spenser saw his knocked out companion and was amused. "That was impressive Mr. Ketchum. But that was only one knock out. Can you defeat my other two. Now let's go Venusaur."
The massive Venusaur roared onto the battlefield, which confused the spectators.
"Why would he bring out Venusaur second?" Brock pondered.
"Don't know. Let's see what Ash can do." Drew replied.
On the field Ash called back Sceptile.
"Heracross I choose you." The Bug/Fighting type appeared and then immediately went suck the sap out of the leaf which got face palms from everyone.
Drew turned to Misty with a raised eyebrow. "Misty…?
"I Don't Know What the Heck Is Wrong With His Pokémon?" Misty said through her palm.
Scott looked at the field. "Ash may have the type advantage but Spenser's Venusaur is powerful."
After apologizing and getting Heracross off of Venusaur the battle resumed.
"Heracross use Horn Attack." Heracross went into an attack speed.
"Venusaur quick use Razor Leaf." The giant grass pokémon tried to slow down Heracross but the bug managed to deflect the leaves and land several hits on Venusaur which was only stopped to a Vine Whip.
The two trainers ordered Tackle attacks which got them to butt heads as they battled for supremacy.
"Time to kick it up. Heracross use Megahorn." The bug's horn glowed and smashed into Venusaur sending him into a tree and knocking fruit from it which Spenser caught.
"Got to keep the advantage. Heracross one more time use Megahorn." Heracross tried to move in but Spenser remained confident.
"Solarbeam Venusaur." Venusaur quickly charged up the attack and fired hitting Heracross and sending him flying knocking him out.
"No way. Damn." Ash said as he returned Heracross.
Up in the balloons the group was stunned as well. "Now what?" May asked worried.
"Now Ash has to think of something to counter Venusaur." Misty replied.
Ash thought of who to bring out. He then called out Swellow who took to the skies.
Before Swellow could start he caught a pink and yellow fruit.
"I think this is a perfect time for a break, here." He tossed a fruit to Ash and Pikachu. Up in the balloon all of the passengers started eating apples as they took advantage of the lull.
After the snack break, Swellow started flying back into the jungle, which confused May. Brock and Drew noticed he was heading towards the ocean theorized they were trying to tire him out.
On the jungle floor, Spenser ordered Razor Leaves to knock it out of the sky which Swellow dodged. Then he ordered Vine Whips intended to slow him down but Swellow swiftly dodged them all as they spilled onto the beach.
"Venusaur use Razor Leaf." Spenser order figuring that as they were out of the jungle he could get Swellow now.
"Swellow use Double Team." At the last second Swellow disappeared and several illusions appeared confusing Venusaur.
"Now Quick Attack." Ash called out. Swellow came in and dodging another Vine Whip nailed Venusaur. Now on its last legs, Venusaur was ordered to use Solarbeam. It began charging but the cloud covered slowed it down. Swellow swooped in with an Aerial Ace and finally knocked him out.
Up in the balloon they cheered but Scott still maintained his confidence.
"Venusaur may have been strong but Spenser's last pokémon at least for this round is not to be trifled with.
Spenser recalled Venusaur and sent out his last pokémon. It was a Claydol that looked very intimidating.
Ash ordered Swellow to use Quick Attack. Claydol though was faster with Teleport. He countered with Rapid Spin. Swellow was dazed, but before he could recover Claydol launched a Hyper Beam knocking out the bird pokémon.
Ash returned Swellow and sent out Sceptile again. The battle began with Claydol launching a Psybeam. Sceptile dodged it and fired a Bullet Seed which Claydol dodged with Teleport. Claydol was then ordered to use Rapid Spin which sent water towards Sceptile and sending them into the rock wall. Unknown to the spectators the bulbs on the gecko's back started glowing but was cut short with the cloud cover.
Using the sand as a distraction, Claydol was ordered to use Rapid Spin which spun up a tornado which trapped Sceptile. Then a Psybeam was fired into the twister which did serious damage to Sceptile and he landed with a thud near some rocks. The weather picked up as a brief heavy rain shower occurred which got everyone wet a little bit. The storm let up and Spenser spoke to Ash.
"This is what is referred to as a squall. It's a common occurrence in the tropics."
Ash nodded but as the sky cleared up he noticed Sceptile's bulbs glowing. Recalling what Venusaur did Ash got an idea.
"Time to end this. Claydol use Hyper Beam." Claydol charged and fired.
"Your right it is over. Sceptile dodge it." Sceptile barely did so and jumped above Claydol.
"Use Solar Beam." Sceptile reared back and fired hitting Claydol and sending him back knocking him out, giving Ash the win.
"Alright way to go Sceptile." He said hugging Sceptile which unfazed him. In the balloon the crew was cheering. Drew smiled and began removing his gear. They didn't notice until Gabby felt jacket around her and Tori felt his hat in her hands. They watched as he jumped off and used his fire bending to slow his descent. Summoning his Flygon, Ash jumped on it after giving some encouraging words.
"Eager to play huh? Alright same rules. Go Lapras." He released the water type into the ocean which let out a gentle cry.
"I am surprised you have one. They are gentle creatures, a shame they were almost all wiped out. Sorry little one. Let's ride Swampert." Swampert was released into onto the sands to do battle with the ferry pokémon.
"I can assure you she is powerful. Use Body Slam Lapras." With surprising speed Lapras leapt out of the water and tried to hit Swampert, only for the mud fish pokémon to dodge it.
"Use Ice Beam." Drew said hoping to use his speed to their advantage, knowing the open water was Lapras' domain. But Lapras countered with an Ice Beam and followed with a Hydro Pump. Swampert braced against the attack and was launched back.
Drew continued to scan for any possible avenues of attack. He got an idea.
"Swampert Ice Beam around Lapras don't leave her an avenue to escape from it." Swampert nodded and fired an Ice Beam to one side of Lapras. Lapras ducked out of the way. Swampert was faster and launched another one in the direction he was heading. Lapras dodged it again and headed towards the beach. Swampert cut her off again and fired a fourth one to cut off all avenues to escape.
"Now use Take Down. Sink Lapras." Using the ice to gather momentum Swampert nailed Lapras repeatedly and eventually knocked her out. Drew though walked up onto the ice to check on Lapras.
"Sorry girl are you okay." He said sympathetically while hugging the head. Lapras let out a pained cry which broke the trainer's hearts.
"Compassion for your foes. I haven't run into a lot of trainers like you Mr. Smith. Thank you for your concern. Lapras will be fine with some rest." Spenser said returning the Ice type.
Back on the beach he released his second pokémon. It was an Arcanine. Drew decided to keep Swampert out.
"Extremespeed Arcanine." The big dog charged and hit Swampert hard. Drew ordered a retreat into the jungle in an effort to slow down the dog. Arcanine followed for the change in venue. The balloon containing Drew's companions followed as they couldn't watch the battle from the vantage point.
In the jungle Arcanine tried to sniff him out but Swampert was behind a tree. He tensed waiting for his master's command.
"Now use Ice Punch." He said as he saw Arcanine get close. Swampert did so and knocked away the surprised dog. Unfazed Spenser ordered a flame wheel which surprisingly did considerable harm. He followed that up with a Flamethrower and then an Extremespeed which knocked out Swampert.
Letting out a curse he returned Swampert and quickly summoned Cacturne which surprised everyone.
"Why is he using Cacturne, Flygon would have been better?" Tori said concerned.
"It must be the environment. Flygon wouldn't be able to fly in the jungle. But there is a trade-off. The typing could hurt him.
On the field they clashed once more. Cacturne used Needle Arm to block an Extremespeed. Arcanine then went into a Flame wheel which was dodge.
Drew then decided to go with a chance.
"Cacturne use Double Team." Cacturne did so confusing Arcanine. "Now use Faint Attack."
Cacturne speed up increasing the number of illusions. Arcanine could only fire blindly trying to hit them all.
"Now use Bullet Seed."
The speed Cacturne used combined with illusions made it seem like thousands of bullets were being fired. The attacks took their toll and Arcanine fell on his knees. He looked up with bleary eyes to see that Cacturne was walking up to it.
"Finish it with Needle Arm." Cacturne's arm glowed and he sent an uppercut to the dog's chin sending it to the floor knocked out cold.
Drew let out a sigh of relief. "I'm surprised that worked. Well Spenser what's left?" Drew said.
Spenser chuckled. "Oh I assure you I didn't become a Frontier Brain by becoming stale. Now go Slaking."
Drew groaned. Another Slaking. He knew this one was tougher than the previous one he faced.
"Cacturne go in with Needle Arm." Cacturne attacked the move seemingly did nothing.
"Slaking Use Shadow Punch." Out of nowhere Cacturne was punched in the gut and sent towards the pond where Sceptile beat Shiftry.
"Now use Focus Punch."
Drew tried to get Cacturne to dodge but the previous move left him stunned and the fighting move dealt a knockout blow to the cactus pokémon.
Drew let out a frustrated huff. Spenser chuckled. "Calm down my boy. It's just a match."
Drew calmed down. "Sorry this battle has to end like this but you left me no choice. Go Haryiama.
Haryiama roared ready to battle.
"Slaking use Body Slam." Slaking sped up and tried to land on Haryiama.
"Haryiama catch him and roll over." To Spenser's shock Haryiama did so and lifted him over his shoulders.
"Now suplex him." Haryiama nodded and dropped Slaking slightly and then lifted him up and slammed him to the floor. Slaking recovered and went to use Shadow Punch.
Haryiama took the hit and swung Slaking into the cliff face. Drew the ordered a Tackled slamming him into the cliff face. When Haryiama backed off Slaking was dazed but still able to fight.
"End this make him submit." Haryiama nodded and waited for Slaking to make a move. Slaking charged in with a Focus Punch. Haryiama ducked and grabbed the attacking arm. Swinging around he got them in hold that held the arms underneath the armpits leaving him helpless. Slaking tried to fight it but the pressure was enormous as Slaking started fading out. Spenser was in a quandary at what to do. But sighed.
"Stop. This battle is over. Slaking can't go on." Drew nodded and motioned Haryiama to gently put him down.
Spenser walked up to him. "Both of you show a different type of spirit. Ash is quick and fast like lightning while you are fiery and determined. Both of you are not afraid of risks." He said as the blimp came down. Ash hopped out and approached Spenser. "You showed you can overcome any environment. I present you both with the Spirit Symbol." He said holding out the gold symbol.
Thanking Spenser the two boys went into their victory poses as the their teams cheered. So ends the adventures in the tropics. But as they say in wrestling Business is about to pick up. What will happen? Find out Next time on the Journeys of the Dreamer.
A/N: End of Chapter
UO: Wow I wanted this out before New Year's but I came down with a bug so my writing slightly suffered.
Anyway
New power
Sagittarius: The Archer. The Zodiac sign of those born between November 22nd and December 21st. Named for the fact that when viewed right it looks like archer with an arrow at the edge of the formation. This point is aimed at Scorpio's heart Antares a red giant. This Constellation is closest to the elliptic center. As a result it is very populated with deep sky objects and the Milky Way. With this power, Drew gains a bow that increases accuracy with distance weapons. However it sacrifices defense and unlike Gabby's it doesn't detach.
Preview: On their way to the Battle Tower, the gang comes across a festival celebrating a great hero. But when that hero's faithful pokémon emerges it sends them on a life-threatening adventure especially when Glenn's troops get involved.
Next time: Mystery of Mew and Aura
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