A 'surge of viewers' has appeared. I used 'post chapter'. I hit the 'surge of viewers' in a weak spot. It was super effective. Considering the amount of stories posted on one section of alone, I'm trying to time it right for maximum views. Or not because of my laziness, otherwise I would have posted this a few days ago. Anyway, here is the next fighting oriented chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon

Chapter 5: Raging Rockets

We left off with Gary and Leaf battling against the Rocket trio in a 5v2 battle. Enjoy the show.

"Blastoise, use Scald!"

"Venusaur, use Poison Powder!"

The two final evolutions attacked. Blastoise leaned to the side, aimed it's cannon and fired a stream of boiling hot water at Yanmega. Venusaur launched a ball of purple towards Carnivine and Inkay which exploded into poisonous spores.

"Gourgeist, tank that Scald and use Energy Ball! Yanmega, use Silver Wind on the spores."

"Inkay, strike Venusaur with Psybeam! Carnivine, cover him with Bullet Seed!

"Eat monetary bullets!" Meowth yelled as his blaster fire PayDay grade coins.

In this case, quantity beats quality as the last three attacks made up for attacking next. Poison Powder was driven away from the group with Venusaur getting hit by Psybeam and half of Meowth's PayDay. Gourgeist's Energy Ball and Carnivine's Bullet Seed struck Blastoise hard.

Meowth grinned. "I highly doubt that your Pokemon could take all those super effective moves in one go. Face it kids, you've lost.

The two trainers stood defiant as they acquired two more Pokeballs. The threw them to the ground releasing the pokemon within.

"Nidoking, time to battle!"

"Froslass, freeze 'em dry!"

Two more Pokemon joined the trainers side making the battle a 5v4. However they weren't finished as Gary touched his pendant while Leaf touched a similar looking stone on her bracelet. The stones shone with energy.

"Blastoise-"

"Venusaur-"

"Mega-Evolve!"

A rainbow light engulfed the two Pokémon as they changed into a deadlier form. The shining light shattered like glass when it finished. Blastoise has 2 literal hand cannons and a bigger one on it's back. Venusaur's flower seems to have grown and has a small flower just on top of its head.

"Who's on the losing side now. Froslass, boost with Ominous Wind! Venusaur, attack with Venoshock!"

"Get out of Viridian Team Rocket. Blastoise, fire the Hydro Cannon! Nidoking, use Toxic and mix it with the water.

Gary's Pokemon struck first. Blastoise leaned forward with it's arms raised and fired all its cannons. A powerful stream of clear, blue water shot towards the enemy Pokemon. The Toxic from Nidoking managed to get into the pressurized liquid and change it into a purplish sludge.

Leaf's Pokemon attacked with precision. As soon as Venusaur unleashed it's Venoshock, it accelerated under the power of Ominous Wind causing more velocity damage. The extra power from Froslass' attack also counts.

The Rockets' Pokemon were hit hard and were driven away if only for a little bit of time. That's all needed to be said until a spike the size of a human fist impaled the wall near the trainers. Gary and Leaf instinctively went behind cover and called their Pokemon to retreat.

"Where did that spike come from?" The researcher in trainer asked. A normal Pokemon battle wouldn't had a Pokemon on the opposing team shoot directly at you. That kind of event hadn't even occurred at the league yet.

"I can see something from the top of that building there." Leaf answered as she pointed at a 4 story building. A shaded green figure could be seen standing at the corner of the roof. Diamond shaped spikes protruded across the Pokemon's limbs and across it's torso. A face reminiscent of a scarecrow is somewhat hidden by the shade of a dark green hat.

"Cacturne~" the Pokemon's eternally creepy smile raised higher as it raised it's arm with another spike ready to go.

Ash's eyes hardened as he rode Pidgeot towards Viridian City. Several Pokemon battles were taking place underneath him as he zoomed across the sky. He turned to look at Butterfree who perched on his shoulder. While he was stuck in the net it for a brief amount of time, it seemed like fate allowed his first two Pokemon to come by and rescue him.

After the initial attack, members of Team Rocket began popping out to steal Pokemon and cause as much damage as possible. Being led by the team that spent their free time trying to catch a Pikachu didn't sound like a good idea at the time but they were proven wrong.

'So this what the trio meant when they said they didn't want me interfering.' the teen thought as he witnessed a battle between several police officers and what looks like a Rocket Admin. 'They want something here.'

Ash gave his Pokemon orders immediately. "Butterfree use Stun Spore on as many Rockets as you can." Butterfree nodded his head as he glided down to the battles below.

The teen looked ahead as he saw a Cacturne on a roof and a bunch of Fearows nearby. Instinctively, Ash handled some of his Pokeballs, switching between them.

'Pikachu is still unable to battle but I need someone to assist Pidgeot.' he thought as he grabbed three Pokeballs instead of one. 'To be fair, they haven't gotten a chance to really battle with their current state.'

"Servine, Dewott, Pignite, help Pidgeot against the Fearows." Ash commanded as he threw the Pokeballs containing the Unovan starters. With three simultaneous bursts of light came the Pokémon who are about to fight.

"Pidgeot!" The trainer cried out as he balanced himself. "I trust you to deal with them, okay." He said as he launched himself of his flyer as the bird squawked in surprise and indignation.

Ash let the power if aura towards his legs as he landed on the ledge of a 3 story building and jumped off of it. He soared above the alleyway as he reinforced his arms and caught a ladder on the other building. He slid down the rails as he hit the ground with a soft thud. When he got down, he ran into the street holding his last Pokeball and joined the chaos within Viridian City.

Pokevision Activating

Initializing speech patterns

Composing sound files

Translating audio

When the Unovan starters were about to be sent to battle, they didn't expect a highly trained Cacturne and 3 fully grown Fearow. But they weren't complaining since Ash's Pidgeot is helping them.

"This is a really bad idea!" Dewott cried out as he took his scallops and formed blades of water from them. "4 fully evolved Pokemon, were just in our second stage."

"Stop panicking!" Servine shot at the sea otter. "We're strong enough to fight them. We'll prove to them that Ash's Unovan Team can be strong." A Vine Whip extended from her hand.

"I want the Cactus." Pignite said as he prepared to run right at the sniper. "You two can take the birds.

The chaos began when Pidgeot crashed into a Fearow using Sky Attack. She took flight with Steel Wings and slammed them into her forest rival. Pidgeot unleashed a Hurricane and literally blew the Fearow into the ground.

Despite initially objecting to fight, Dewott gave his all. He dodged an Air Slash from another Fearow and countered with Razor Shell Plus. The Discipline Pokemon took both of his scallops and formed a great sword made of water typed energy. He then charged with an Aqua Jet while spinning his blades above his head and struck.

Servine had the disadvantage in typing but is still putting up a fight. She used her Vine Whip and grappled onto the Fearow's legs. Her opponent cawed loudly as it tried to shake off the grass starter. Service tugged and pulled herself closer to the bird and used Leaf Storm at point blank range. Contrary took effect and she slashed with a Leaf Blade before falling.

Pignite had it easier, having a double advantage against his enemy. He started of with a Flame Charge and boosted his speed for a proper fight. Cacturne being well trained countered with a Drain Punch before firing a flurry of Pin Missiles. The flaming pig did a Flamethrower and got rid of the projectiles and gave a heavy Brick Break before uppercutting the cactus up and off the roof. The pig followed.

This was only the start of that battle. Now we take a look at the other Pokemon because Pokevision demands it. An entire street used to be filled with Rocket grunts and their Pokemon. Now those same creatures are lying on the ground in a multitude of positions, paralyzing spores were seen on the bodies. The culprit flying away slowly.

"You know." Butterfree muttered out loud. "The day I decide to visit my trainer this happens." The bug sighed as he let off another Stun Spore on an unsuspecting grunt. "At least I'm alot stronger than back then."

Butterfree flew into an alleyway as he encountered a pack of Poochyena growling at him. The bug type just flapped his wings and used Bug Buzz and they were effectively silenced. He took to the skies after checking for any enemy Pokemon and trainers.

Moving on, let's now look at the group battle on Gary and Leaf's side. Let's see if they have anything to say.

"Eat the water cannon of pure power!" Blastoise yelled, he means he used Hydro Cannon.

As the torrent of water cascaded onto his opponents some if them struck back. "For the love of Arceus, shut up!" Gourgeist screamed as she shot several Energy Balls at the infuriatingly loud turtle. Blastoise being somewhat drained from his last attack tried to move. Keyword: tried.

Just before being taken out of the battle, he used Withdraw and used the force if the attacks hitting to spin to pull a Shell Attack. In those 5 seconds of spinning, he knocked out Meowth and Inkay in a method worthy of Bowser's time. Blastoise also used his cannon to Scald his enemies before he fainted and reverted from his mega form.

The other Pokemon who weren't as tanky as their fallen comrade rushed forward to battle the remaining enemies. Gourgeist, Yanmega and Carnivine responded and everything turned into a ball of brawl, Pokemon style.

Deactivating Pokevison

Reconfiguring transmitters

Adjusting volume

Recalibrating reality

Ash, Gary and Leaf were having dinner in a restaurant. Ignoring the amount of reporters outside the building and the police cars further back.

Somewhere along the line Ash somehow managed to not throw a Pokeball and used his fists instead. He knocked out a dozen grunts before they could use their Pokemon. Ash amounted his victory to aura which always explains his endurance and his luck.

His Pokemon were a lot more successful in their missions. The Unovan starters and Pidgeot took care of their opposition. The Fearows were being held in a rehabilitation facility somewhere but Cacturne escaped. The Rocket trio also got away with their Pokemon but the grunts weren't so lucky. What amounted to 30 pieces of cannon fodder were arrested thanks to Butterfree's efforts of paralyzing them.

Gary and Leaf's battle went in their favor once Gary's Pokemon fainted. They poisoned the enemy and they took several powerful Venoshocks. When they finished they took off and met up with Ash who was just a street away with bloody fists and sweat trailing down his face.

"Well this is an interesting day for coming back home." Gary mentioned as he slurped his noodles down and placed the bowl on the table.

"No kidding" Leaf said as she looked through her phone. "I came back from Johto to fight a full Rocket attack. Should have used the mountain pass but no~ this girl decided to take the plane."

"The criminal teams have been getting more active recently." Ash pointed out as he saw the news in the TV. Team Rocket being the most recent one.

"Active my ass, Team Galactic decided to assault the research center I was working in!" Gary yelled as he flicked his wallet and grabbed a few hundred Poke. "By the way, I'm paying for this."

"Sure" "Whatever" were the responses he got when he spoke. After finishing their food the went out of the dining area and into the upper floors.

"Wanna meet up in the morning to get to Pallet?" Ash asked his friends.

"I've been meaning to stay with grandpa for a while. About time I get a break."

"My family is waiting for me. I suppose a few hours of walking tomorrow wouldn't hurt.

"It's settled then, we go out second thing in the morning." Leaf coughed. "Third thing in the morning." Ash said nervously. "After Breakfast and a bath." He said with a forced smile.

Gary agreed with him as he didn't say anything when his totally not yet girlfriend made a point about their hygiene. They are teenage boys, they can't help it until a girl whips them into shape.

As the three separated and went into their perspective rooms. They did different things. Gary dropped his bag on the floor, fell on the bed and snored. Leaf stripped herself and went into the shower. Ash sat on his bed, leaving his hat on a nightstand and pulled out a Pokeball, Pikachu's Pokeball.

He heard hissing coming from his bag and wasn't surprised to see Pikachu inside glaring at the Pokeball. Ash sighed as he took a small slip filled with ketchup and gave it to the mouse calming it down. He flopped down on the bed and began to think. His thoughts were as normal, battles, friends and his future. After a bit of time he began to think of his other life.

What happened next forced shocked Ash into a state of unresponsiveness. Pikachu tapped his shoulder for his attention. When he turned to look at his starter he saw a piece of paper. The words on it were made of ketchup but for the unaware it would have been blood.

'Why are you thinking about your other life?"

I'll stop the chapter here and continue this part of the story from Pikachu's point of view. That's one of the few things I'm going to say. Anyway as soon as this section of the story is over it will move into an improved SM territory and other things.

Also answering the unasked question before it appears. Why did I show the Unovan starters? Since the story has an aging Ash, I figure I would improve some Pokemon while I'm at it, within reason and acceptable limits. You already saw that with Bulbasaur.

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