Me: Tatatorterra showing up! Time to continue the fic!...
(silence...)
Me: Where's everyone?... Well, Tatatorterra does NOT own Pokémon.
Drew (from far away):Come on, Tatatorterra! The battle's about to start again!
Me (running):Save a seat for me!
Mini-Misty
- The Will of Fire –
In the last chapter, we watched the beginning of the decisive battle between Ash and Paul. Both are giving their all to conquer the champion title and become Pokémon Masters. Ash has a head start with Buizel defeating Ursaring, but Paul brings his perverse Weavile into battle...
"Bu bui!" ("Bring it on!")
"Wea hihi... Weavile!" ("Yeah, hehehe... Bring it on!")
"Buizel, use the Water Gun!" "Buuuuu!" – He breathes deeply and then launches a powerful water stream!
"Weavile, Aerial Ace!" – Just when the Water Gun was about to hit him, Weavile disappears, reappearing a few metres away from Buizel, with a blinding speed! Buizel is launched far away after being fully hit.
"Ice Shard!" "Wea... vilevilevile!" – Hundreds of ice shards fly towards Buizel, who was still recovering from the last attack.
"Counter Shield!" – Buizel immediately starts spinnig on the ground at the same time he launches the Water Gun, making several spinning water jets. The constant rotation deflects every single shard launched by Weavile!
"Use the Night Slash!" "Aqua Jet, once more!" – Both Pokémon quickly charge forward, and hit each other while airborne! Weavile and Buizel fall down, but only the first manages to get up,
Referee: "Buizel can't fight anymore! The victory goes to Weavile!"
Ash returns his Pokémon to its Pokéball. "You were great, Buizel."
"Weavile's strong too!" – Morrison.
"Yeah, but he didn't leave that fight unscathed!" – Prof. Rowan.
"That's true. Weavile is in an awful state." – Prof. Birch.
"But he's still a dangerous opponent." – Prof Oak.
"Indeed, Granpa." – Gary.
"But Ash still has the advantage." - Drew.
Everyone agrees.
"It's your turn, Torterra!" – Ash brings the giant turtle to the battleground.
"TORTERRAAAAAAAA!"
"So you sent your Torterra... Weavile, Ice Beam!" Weavile launches a ray of cold energy towards Torterra.
"Energy Ball!" "TOR!" – The plant-type Pokémon spits a powerful sphere of green energy, which overpowers the Ice Beam and hits the wounded Weavile, who collapses on the ground.
Referee: "This round goes to Torterra!"
"Whoa! The brat's Torterra beat Weavile with a single blow..." – Meowth can't help but comment while selling cotton candy.
"Did you see that, Mime Jr.?" "Mi mime!" James and Mime Jr are selling soda.
"Of course he beat him! A Pokémon that defeats Team ROcket can't be nothing but powerful!" Jessie shouts over her shoulder while selling snacks.
"Oh, I thought that we were the weak ones..." POW! SLASH! Jessie e Meowth beat the James, scaring Mime Jr.
"Hey you over there! I want some soda!"
"Yes, sir!" The three of them answer at the same time, smiling like nothing ever happened...
Paul returns Weavile to the pokéball. "That was ridiculous."
"What did he say to Weavile?" Max.
"He probably insulted him for losing..." Zoe.
"I really admired Paul, wished to be like him..." Barry was feeling down. "But after seeing how he treats his pokémons, I decided that I'll never do something like that. I'll keep looking for strong pokémons for my team, but I'll treat all of them as my friends, no exceptions!" He looks at Ash. "Just like Ash." Everyone agrees with Barry.
"I think that's the first thing every trainer should learn and never forget." Prof. Rowan adds wisely.
"Go, Gliscor!" "Glissssscor!"
Announcer: "Paul will use Gliscor against Torterra!"
"Gliscor, use X-Scissor!" Gliscor glides towards Torterra with his energized claws.
"Razor Leaf!" "Torterra Terra Terraaaa!" – Countless leaves fly towards Gliscor. But the flying scorpion blocks all of them with his claws and quickly strikes Torterra, a full hit!
"X-Scissor again!"
Torterra recovers from the first attack, shaking his head.
"Now! Use the Stone Edge!" "Tort... TERRAAAAAAAAAAA!" – The huge pokémon focus his strength, forming several blue rings around his body. As he reaches full power, the blue energy inside the rings becomes a lot of rocks, that are launched towards Gliscor! "Gliiii!" He falls down after being attacked by the rocks, but quickly recovers. Both Gliscor and Torterra are tired, and one blow is all that takes to bring any of them down.
"X-SCISSOR!" "ENERGY BALL!" Gliscor takes flight by pushing the ground with his tail and dives towards Torterra, who was still gathering energy in his mouth. The power of the colliding attacks causes a huge explosion! After the dust settles, both are lying down, unconscious.
Referee: "Torterra and Gliscor aren't able to fight anymore!"
"They tied..." May is stunned, and her burger slips from her hand.
"Poor Torterra..." Dawn.
"Both are giving their all." Nando "But something tells me that this battle is just beginning."
"I have this very same feeling..." Tracy.
"Thanks for everything, Torerra."
"Time to get serious..." Paul speaks to himself while he puts Gliscor away. "Go, Electivire!"
Paul's most perverse Pokémon appears, a huge electric bear-like monster. His stare, as always, was full of bad intentions.
"Electivire..." Sparks fly from his body.
Ash studies the situation and picks one of his pokéballs. "There's only one of my pokémon that will defeat him. To him, that's personal... Just like for me! THE TIME HAS COME, INFERNAPE!"
"Infer!" The powerful fighting monkey is face to face with his biggest rival. Both stare at each other, just like Ash and Paul.
"This is gonna get hot... Literally." Everyone agrees with Brock's comment. Azurill joins Piplup, Buneary and Pachirisu, reinforcing the cheering squad.
"You can do it, Ash." Misty whispers to herself.
Announcer: "The next battle will be Electivire versus Infernape!"
"I knew you'd use him now..." As he listens to that, Ash remembers how much Chimchar suffered in Paul's hands, of how he was abbandoned and finally joined Ash's team. His tears of joy. His deep bite when he went berserk. His evolution to Monferno and finally Infernape... Everything! Now it's time for both of them to settle things with Paul!
"That's enough." Ash closes his fists in anger. "It's about time you paid for what you did to him when he was a Chimchar!"
"Shut up, loser... I am the one that will crush you like an insect, Ketchum!"
"Electivire!" ("Yeah!")
"Nape infer Infernape!" ("Don't you talk like that to Ash!")
"Infernape! Let your will of fire explode!"
"Infer... NAAAAAAAAAAAAAPE!" Infernape's crown of fire burns more intensely than it ever burned, showing all of his fighting spirit!
"THUNDER!" "FLAMETHROWER!" Both attacks collide, causing a huge explosion. Smoke completely covers the arena.
"Thunder Punch!" "Mach Punch!" Both Pokémon jump out of the smoke and hit each other in the air. Infernape manages to hold Electivire's fist and lands the Mach Punch square on his jaw! Despite the damage, Electivire spins in the air and lands on his feet. Infernape also lands, staring at his opponent and Paul.
"ANOTHER THUNDER!" "VIREEEEE!"
"Flame Wheel!" The monkey Pokémon spins around himself, using his fire crown to produce flames around his body. He quickly spins in high speed, charging towards Electivire's Thunder, deflecting the electricity with his powerful fire.
"Elec-" Electivire is attacked head-on.
"BRICK BREAK!" Infernape dodges and steps back.
"ANOTHER FLAME WHEEL!" Infernape surrounds himself with flames again and charges!
"PROTECT!" Electivire creates a an almost invisible barrier of green energy in front of him.
"DIG!" Still surrounded by flames, Infernape disappears below the ground.
"So predictable... HIT THE GROUND WITH BRICK BREAK!" With his huge strength, Paul's Pokémon destroys the ground below him. Not only he hit Infernape, he also left him wide open for attack!
"THUNDER PUNCH!" "ELECVIRE!"
"Nape-!" Electivire's punch hits Infernape's body, launching the fire monkey several metres away, close to Ash.
"Are you alright?" Ash asks his Pokémon, that looks truly tired. Suddenly, he notices that Infenape's body starts to shine. It's his special ability starting to work.
"IT'S TIME TO USE THE BLAZE!" Just after his words, Infernape's body explodes in flames. Every single part of his body was on fire, and the flames spread around the arena.
"INFERNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPE!"
Upon seeing that, Paul remembers how he met Chimchar. The moment he used the Flame and beat a crowd of Zangooozes.
"Nice show, but will he be able to control himself?" Paul asks sarcastically, doubting if Ash would have control of the situation.
"You told me once that if we could control the Blaze, we'd battle again..." Ash was facing down, but lifts his head, and stares right into Paul's eyes. "This day has finally come! FIRE WHEEEEL!" Infernape turns into a huge Fire Wheel, spinning with a crazy speed and leaving a trail of flames behind him. "Do you know what's the difference between us, Paul? I NEVER MAKE MY POKÉMONS DO ANYTHING AGAINST THEIR WILL!"
"PROTECT!" The barrier doesn't appear. The blazing monkey strikes his opponent with full power. Electivire is launched against the arena's wall, which crumbles with the force of the impact!
Referee: "Electivire can't fight anymore! The victory goes to Infernape!" Upon hearing that, Infernape feels like a huge weight has just been lifted off his back... His heart finally reached peace. He turns around and walks towards Ash.
The trainer from Pallet notices a tear leaving his Pokémon's eye. It was a tear of relief, that quickly evaporated.
"We did it, my friend..."
Still blazing, Infernape softens his expression and nods.
"Why is he crying, Dee Dee?" Kenny.
"I don't know too..." Dawn.
"Infernape needed to prove to himself that he was able to beat Paul, cutting every bond they had." Brock answers "Don't forget that he suffered in Paul's hands while he was still a little Chimchar."
"I see." Delia "So now he's sure that every single bad thing that happened is gone for good."
"Finally, his heart's free." Misty.
Will I ever have peace in my heart someday?
"THE BATTLE ISN'T OVER YET, KETCHUM!"
Ash and Infernape face Paul again. It looks like Electivire's defeat didn't shake him at all.
Paul launches his pokéball high up, and his next Pokémon surprises Ash.
"It can't be!..."
What is the Pokémon that Paul just brought to the battle? Why is Ash so surprised? This questions shall be answered in the next chapter!
Me: And there goes another chapter!
May (crying): MY BURGER'S GONE!
Max: This isn't a big deal, May!...
Dawn: Anyways, what is Paul's next Pokémon?
Me: Secret.
Dawn (upset): You're so mean!
Nando (playing his harp and singing): Critics? Praise? Suggestions? Comment!