HI! I'm back with another, albeit minute, update! Hehe, you guys aren't mad at me, are you...? Sweatdrops as 10 infuriated authors point loaded Berettas at his head. Alright, scratch that. Now that were done with the formaleties...
...ahem...
ON WITH THE FIC!!!!!!
Thank Ho-oh For Daydreams!
Part II: One Daydream Too Many!
"Mr. Ketchum, would you mind repeating the last paragraph that I just spoke of on the spas of Lavaridge Town?" asked Mrs. Cramer, happy to have Ash finally backed into a corner, one she was sure he would never get out of alive, or at least without scarring his pride.
Ash only grinned. "Certainly!" and he recited every word of the last paragraph of the textbook, astounding everyone around him, including his teacher.
'How does he do that?!' thought the teacher incredulously. 'Every time I catch him dosing off he manages to pull off a miracle with that textbook!'
"Oh, very well, Ketchum. You're off the hook. But if I catch you nodding off in this class one more time, it's straight to lunch detention for you!" Mrs. Cramer said, waggling a stern finger in Ash's direction. "Is that clear, Mr. Ketchum?"
'No! Not lunch! I have no choice but to admit defeat...'
Ash sighed dejectedly as he muttered the single word he knew that wouldn't earn him another strict reprimand. "Crystal."
Mrs. Cramer smiled then, her objective complete. "Alright, now where was I? Oh, yes! As I was saying, the volcanically heated waters of the Lavaridge Town Hot-springs are said to have some very astonishing properties…"
But, as predicted, as his instructor got re-absorbed in her most, um, interesting lecture, Ash just tuned out of geography and back into his decisive battle against Darien.
Pikachu stared helplessly at Ash as the lethal attack approached, sure to cause great pain if it connected. The trainer thought frantically for an idea that would get him and his Pokémon out of this tight fix.
'Oh, man! This is going to be tough, but I know there must be a way to dodge that Earthquake attack… wait a sec…. Earthquake… THAT'S IT!'
Meanwhile, Darien smirked triumphantly as he saw Ash wallow in his misery.
"Hehe, that Pikachu won't know what hit it when my Gyarados's Earthquake attack connects! Well, I guess I'm the strongest trainer in the cla-… hey! Why is that guy smiling?" said Darien as he saw Ash mirroring his previous gesture.
"Nice try, Darien. But now its my turn to take the offensive! Pikachu, Special Flying Volt Tackle Attack!"
At Ash's command, Pikachu stood on it's lightning-bolt shaped tail and bunched it up, all the while gathering an immense amount of electrical energy in it's body. Just as all the battles' spectators thought the Earthquake would hit Pikachu, the said mouse sprang up from the ground at the last second. While in the air, Pikachu let some of it's stored electricity out from it's feet in one powerful burst, propelling him forward in a twirling yellow blur.
The poor Gyarados never saw it coming.
Pikachu's electrically charged body slammed into Gyarados, knocking the wind out of the Atrocious Pokémon and dealing massive electric damage. If this didn't K.O. the serpent, the next phase of the attack surely did. Pikachu let out the rest of its stored energy in a massive Thunder Attack. Needless to say, Gyarados was fried.
The gigantic Pokémon fell to the ground with a great slam as Pikachu landed nimbly on its feet.
"This battle is over!" Announced the referee. "Pikachu is the winner! The victor is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!"
Ash let out all of his pent up excitement in one triumphant, albeit badly timed, whoop of joy.
"YEEEEEEEES!!! I WOOOOOON!!!!!" Ash screamed, sending his fist up in the air... and into the dumbstruck face of Mrs. Cramer.
Alright, I know it was pretty short... again... but I hope you like it. Misty will most likely enter the picture in the next chappy. Catch ya on tha flipsyde! DD ;)