Guardian Solaris
Ages:
Ash-17
May- 15
Max- 13
Brock- 22
Dawn- 13
Serena– 9
Drew- 17
Brandon- 16
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"Speech"
'Thoughts'
(Authors' notes)
[Translated Pokémon talk
No... Still don't own Pokémon.
Well this was actually supposed to be part of the previous chapter but because the previous one was delayed for so long, I just had to post it.
Reply to reviews will be put here from now on:
Mays habit is not good, but it's not as bad as how all of you make it seem, o.k. maybe it is.
Well, thanks DaveTheFishGuy you may not have been on the forums (when you reviewed), but hearing that you come on it, anticipating for an update, got me to write this update even faster, so I hope it pleases. And with your predictions, you are both right (JBStorm/Dave), one more than the other because his prediction took into account all of the hints I put in. But the other, looked into the future in a way, and just because A Pokémon is powerful/ancient doesn't make it a legendary, the Pokémon in question has had eons of training (Hint) and Discipline, which others have not, giving it a lot of strength, and it in itself is a tactician, eventually you will see all of this tie together.
Turns around to see Beserkians furys Undead demon dragon breathing down my neck, So I won't hold you back any longer, read and find out.
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Chapter 15- The Heart Inside
May and her new friend found their seats in the enormous arched stadium, as the battle field was being prepared for the next battle.
She still remembered how lucky she was to have woken up before Ash, so that he didn't see how close they were to each other. But Serena was another story, and since morning had suspected May, of something.
"So, I wonder who he's going to face now." May asked her friend, still sensing some hostility between the two.
"Does it really matter? He'll win whoever it is. As always" she stated, the white haired girl had seen victory after victory by the trainer that another wouldn't be anything new to her.
But this match would be different.
Maybe not to Serena.
But to May, definitely.
"MAY?" She heard someone call out from her side.
As the co-ordinator turned to her side, she saw something that she had almost completely forgotten.
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His palms were sweaty, knees weak, and his arms were heavy. He stood, momentarily taking a glance towards the silent figure that stood beside him.
This was the young boys one moment, but he was breaking up inside from the intense challenge that he was about to face.
The thirteen year old boy once again took a glance to his side, at the hooded figure.
Silent, calm, and from witnessing his previous battles, Max knew that his opponent was very deadly.
Max though t about nothing but his opponent. Calm, ready, and holding a powerhouse of Pokémon in his arsenal that were powerful enough to defeat Celebi, everything that Max was without.
The roars of the audience could be heard from the end of the tunnel, meaning that the match was about to begin.
As if called, Max's silent opponent walked calmly, even his Pikachu sat comfortably, knowing that his trainer was not going fast enough that it would fall off.
Max then followed suit, not peeping a word from his mouth to the person who had beaten Brandon, there was nothing the boy could say because there was something, just something about Max's opponent that silenced all and any words that Max would have said.
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"May where have you been?" Dawn said to her friend as she took the seat besides the brunette.
"Ah, well." May tried to explain.
"You know we have all been worried about you." Brock said, sitting besides Dawn. (The order of how they are sitting down is Serena, May, Dawn, Brock)
"May, what are they you're baby sitters?" Serena decided to intervene.
"WHAT we're her friends for your information, and we were worried." Dawn said irritated by the girl behind of May that remained out of sight to the blue haired co-ordinator.
"Rubbish, if you were her friends, you would trust her enough." Serena fired back.
"WELL" Dawn tried to say back, but May had managed to stop her by putting her hand on her mouth, turning her words into mumbles.
"I don't think that arguing right now is a very good idea." She whispered then took her hand off her mouth giving the Sinnoh native allowing her to speak once more.
Dawn then moved her head forward in order to see who it was, and spotted Serena sitting casually in her seat.
'I've seen her before, somewhere' She wondered, taking her mind back to the people that she had met. Then it hit her.
"Oh" She let out remembering what had happened, with her and Max, and decided not to pursue the matter any further.
"Serena these are my friends Dawn and Max, guys this is Serena" May introduced them all.
"Hello Serena." Brock said kindly.
"Hi" Dawn then said sheepishly.
"Hello, nice to meet you" Serena said. "Or at least one of you." The young girl then muttered under her breath.
They then heard the crowds roar, as the two popped out onto the field.
They all noticed in awe as they all remembered both of the competitors that stepped out into the field. In one way or another.
"Is that" Dawn said sa if she had ran out of breath at witnessing the two.
"It is, Max has a big challenge ahead of him, the breeder also said.
But they all knew what the outcome was most likely going to be.
Each in their own way, and witnessed the hooded mans power, three of them had been mentored by him, three of them had broken all contact with him. He beat Dawn in the Grand festival, and all of Mays toughest rivals. He had beaten the legendary guardian of the forest, and a frontier brain, only having two of his Pokémon faint in the battle.
'Max stands no chance' they all thought in unison without knowing that the others were thinking the exact same thing.
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The two opponents took their respective positions on either sides of the field, as the referee signalled for them to begin.
Ash let his trusted Typhlosion out onto the field, as Max let out his Hitmonchan.
The fire type yawned out, still tired and annoyed that it had to wake up. It then looked back to Ash who just stood there knowing that this would be good battle, as he watched the Hitmonchan practicing punches through the air. The only weakness would be the nervousness of the trainer, and Ash had a plan even for that.
"Begin" The referee called out.
"Typhlosion, use a fire punch" Ash commanded.
Max, thought fast, and retaliated with a dynamic punch from his fighting type.
The two attacks, hit each other, causing a stalemate of power.
"What are you going to do now?" Ash questioned, Max across the field giving a questioning look from the young boy. "Typhlosion use your other fist" he ordered, as the fire type swung the other fist, hitting the fighting type in his chest, and sending him flying onto his side.
"Hitmonchan, gat up" Max ordered, not wanting a one-hit knock out in the first round.
The young boy knew that they were watching. Sitting at home, watching his battle. But all seemed to be in vain for the young boy. He had seen the trainer fight against Dawn, Harley, Drew, and one of the strongest trainers he had ever seen Brandon. What chance did he stand?
"Hitmonchan use, ice punch" He ordered, as his fighting type, got up and ran with his fist in the air towards the Typhlosion.
Ash shook his head in disbelief of Max's foolish mood. He could have always used any of Typhlosion's ranged attacks, and taken out his opponent easily but decided that he would give Max a fist fight, so that he would not put down his spirits and Max would receive the promise that had been given to him, so long ago.
"Dodge, and knock him down" Ash commanded as soon as the fire types opponent was close enough.
On cue, Typhlosion side stepped and his opponents punch missed, but in the fighters eagerness hi fist dragged him forward and closer to the ground. The fighting type then felt a pain in his back, as Typhlosion hit him in the back with his elbow.
Typhlosion then walked back in front of his master, turned back to the field, and yawned.
"Come on, do you want to lose?" Ash questioned.
"N...no" the boy said back.
"Then why are you loosing so badly? Tell me what would your parents think?" Ash asked.
"Well they would want me to win!" Max stated
"Then why do you disappoint them?" He said.
"What would you know? I'm the son of a gym leader! There's a lot of pressure on me to win this match, and you wouldn't know anything about it." Max said enraged. The life of being a gym leader's son was hard for him, and there were high expectations for the son of Norman.
"Use Thunder punch!" Max ordered. The fighting type Punched into his opponent, and missed.
"At least you still have parents" Ash mumbled under his breath.
Max ordered another thunder punch with the same results, as the trainer began to get enraged.
'How dare he talk about my family. What does he know' Max thought ordering another thunder punch which the fire type once again dodged with ease.
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May began to wonder what Ash was doing antagonising her little brother, thinking that her little brother may have done something horrible to another Pokémon, but this was unlike Ash.
"What is he doing?" she mumbled not too loud, but loud enough for one person to hear.
"Easy, the little pile of rubbish was nervous before the battle, and he wouldn't have been able to get a decent match, so he's getting him to battle properly. By... well wait and find out." Serena explained with a slight smirk.
'She thinks that she knows him' Serena thought as an afterthought as Mays focus returned to the battle. Yet all the time Dawn and Brock was listening to Serena's explanation to the question that they did not manage to make out, and they thought 'something's going on'
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"Focus, MAX" Ash stated, "or you'll lose."
"You wish" Max said angrier that his opponent was trying to teach him something. He would let no one take that place, not even his sister.
"Fire punch!" he shouted forgetting what he had learnt about Pokémon type differences, in his rage.
"big mistake" Ash whispered to no one in particular as the fighting type began to rush towards Typhlosion with a flaming fist, " Use your Fire punch" Ash ordered as the two attacks met, cancelling out the others power, as the two Pokémon continued to push their fists against the others, looking for a flinch that they may take advantage of.
"Now use Thunder punch with the other" Ash ordered, as Typhlosion used a Thunder punch with his other, free hand and hit Hitmonchan in the guts, sending him flying backwards.
Typhlosion didn't move an inch as the fighting type landed with a crash.
Fainted.
"and the victor of this round is Typhlosion" the referee called out with the cheers of the crowd. The two returned their respective Pokémon to their balls. As the grass type field became ready for the next match.
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"Dose he always, get this... Stupid?" Serena asked thinking how Max continually came with the same attack, without even a thought of a strategy.
"Well, he can lose his temper occasionally. I've noticed that sometimes he can get so into a battle that nothing but winning" May explained.
"Like in your battle, and I'm sure Mays already said that he's sorry." Dawn interrupted, after eavesdropping on their conversation.
"Yeah... I noticed." Serena said as they all once again shifted their view to the battle.
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Ash released his Meganium onto the grassy field, as the grass type basked in the glow of the field.
"His Meganium well lets use grass type against grass type." Max said as he threw his Pokéball, releasing in a burst of energy his male Grovyle, which he got as a Treecko at the begging of his journey.
The Grovyle looked around at the large field, and waved his arm around the field towards the audience, as they cheered onwards.
"Begin" The referee called out.
Meganium started by using a weak bullet seed on her opponent, just to get him in the battle after knowing of her trainers intentions through the battle, although her opponent shrugged of the weakened attack and continued waving towards the crowd, locked within his own vanity. Meganium became irritated, and began to collect sunlight, as she took up her signature cannon like position, that she had learnt as a combo attack.
"Grovile watch out!" Max called out towards his Pokémon. Even Max was irritated at how Grovyle reacted whenever he was around a large crowd. In an isolated battle he was alright, but around a crowd the Hoenn grass type couldn't help but find himself acting vain. Max knew that now wasn't the time for Grovile to get into THE ZONE as he called it, Max remembered that attack that Meganium had used from the grand festival.
Grovile then shrugged and turned around, to see the Meganium absorbing the bright sunlight, the grass type (Grovile), couldn't help but droll.
Meganium then fired her combination of multiple attacks at the staring grass type, as he watched to him what seemed not to be an attack, but rather a beautiful portrait of Petals, leaves, and glorious light emanating from Meganium.
"NOOOO" Max shouted as the attacks made contact, but it was all in vain, as when the beam of light cleared all that was left was his Hoenn starter Pokémon laying on his back fainted, although with a blush still on his cheeks, and a bit of droll hanging out.
Meganium then walked towards her trainer, and hugged him, as she usually did.
"A bit over the top don't you think?" her trainer said quietly to his Pokémon.
"Mega, Mega-num" she replied [Well it wasn't like I was going to get a decent battle out of him She said as her trainer returned her into her ball.
While Max also returned Grovile to his own ball, having learnt a small lesson on thinking before letting his anger take charge during a battle.
The young boy then chucked a bit, 'I spent all of that time learning about moves and type advantages, and yeti am not using any of that' He thought as he reminisced, and remembered how he was once able to name all of the Pokémon in order. He still remembered but with a few patches in his knowledge.
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"Well, that had a slight hint of... Déjà vu" May said, the young girl then looked towards her two companions, and noticed how two of them had no clue as she had expected. But Brock was an exception in the group. He did not turn, or change his expression, but instead kept on looking towards the field and the two challengers there.
May then turned back as the next round began and smirked 'So he's starting to remember' the young girl thought.
Her plan to get them all together was beginning.
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The battle field had changed into a lake like field. The centre of the field dipped down into a muddy pool, while the edges were rounded out with grassy sides, as the small pool and the grass were separated by a bank of sand.
Ash released his Feraligatr whose eyes brightened up at seeing a field that was similar to his natural habitat, and got ready to dive in.
"Wait" Ash said stopping his Pokémon who appeared disappointed, but then figured out what his trainer was planning once the big jaw Pokémon looked towards Max. Feraligatr decided that he would give his opponent a fair chance to see what he was facing, until the battle officially began.
Then he'll be able to go into the pool.
Throughout the time Max was deep in thought of what Pokémon he should use for this battle.
'Feraligatr, Feraligatr, Feraligatr...' The young boy thought trying to once again recall his knowledge of Pokémon. 'I could have used Grovyle, but he's gone now. So I'll have to match his power with some power of my own' The young boy deduced as he threw out a Pokéball that reviled his Metagross.
"Begin" the referee called out as the battle then began.
Feraligatr immediately made its way to the pool of water that would give the water type an advantage against his opponent.
"Use Meteor Mash" Max ordered, as his Steel type rushed forwards to his opponent.
The water type made his way into the pool being able to conceal himself, but his opponent was expecting for that to happen, as Metagross used his attack into the pool of water, causing a large splash that forced Feraligatr to get out of the body of water.
"Now Hyper beam" Max ordered, while Feraligatr was still getting himself together from his opponents previous attack.
"Counter with Hydro cannon" Ash ordered to his water type, as the hyper beam was taking its course. Feraligatr, fired his most powerful attack when he finally got himself together, but it collided with the hyper beam, which was right in his face.
The resulting explosion that occurred only a meter away from the water type sent him flying backwards, flipping through the air.
Once the water type landed, he groggily got up on his hind feet, and looked up towards his opponent who seemed to be unfazed. The big jaw then did something that was unexpected of a Pokémon that just took a hit like he had, he grinned, with a look that mimicked his trainer.
"Meteor Mash" Max ordered, as his steel type once again rushed towards his opponent, this time without having the body of water in his path.
Feraligatr stood at his position, putting himself in a position to prepare himself from the oncoming attack.
"You know what to do" Ash said trusting the plan that his Pokémon appeared to have.
Metagross, went in for his attack, but Feraligatr used his steel claw and parried his opponents attack. The water type then spun around and hit the steel type with his tale, knocking him onto the floor, around two meters away.
The water type glanced towards his trainer wanting to see if he trusted him, and got a small nod.
Feraligatr under his own will jumped high into the air using Hydro pump to propel himself high up, especially for his large body weight. Once he was high enough the water type began a head first decent towards the steel type, and stretched out his claw which began to glow with the power of a steel claw.
"Metagross stop him with Hyper beam!" Max ordered in some desperation. The steel type then aimed his beam up to the Big jaw Pokémon who was descending like a hawk after his prey, and fired.
Feraligatrs claw sliced a small opening through his opponents attack protecting himself from the majority of it, but not entirely as he dove down attacking his opponent, in a resulting explosion of dust and smoke.
Some of the large number of the people in the audience leapt out of their seats waiting for the dust to clear. When it did both Pokémon were seen lying close to each other on the ground; fainted.
The match was declared to be a draw, as both trainers then returned there Pokémon to their balls, proud.
Each for their own reasons.
Max was proud that, his Metagross had fought hard against his opponent and managed to draw in a battle against one of the best trainers in existence.
While on the other hand Ash was proud for his Pokémon, managing to get Max to battle in a way that he battled best, something that took a trainer a long time to find out was done in the matter of a battle, but Max's lesson was not over.
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"See" Serena said.
"No" May replied.
"If, he didn't battle like that your little brother would have lost each and every battle, but he is teaching him in this battle."Serena explained.
"Teaching?"
"Yeah, you saw how well he battled in his last battle, compared to his first battles where he continually lost it. He is teaching your little brother the only way that he will listen, through battling." Serena explained to May, but didn't notice the other two listening into their conversation. Dawn barely had a clue of what implications him teaching Max had, but Brock on the other hand wondered that there may be something more to this stranger with a Pikachu on his shoulder.
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Max smiled seeing that he may be getting a advantage over his opponent, 'Looks like I'm going to get a comeback, lookout mystery man' the young boy thought as his confidence began to appear.
But his opponent was smiling too.
He was smiling because he didn't have to hold himself back and was now able to use one of his most powerful Pokémon.
The trainer gripped a familiar ancient stone Pokéball in his hand, and grasped it in his hand, as the markings on the dark brown Pokéball were now more visible. The bottom and top halves were filled with etchings of geometric shapes, like they were scratched in with a blade of sorts, although many of the shapes were now worn out after ages of were and tear. The most interesting portion of the ball was the ribbon that surrounded the middle of the ball; words were etched inside of them, many were worn away so badly that it was impossible to decipher.
Only four letters remained.
S.O.-.-. -.-.U.L.-.-. -.-.-.-. (The – represents a worn out letter)
And therefore Ash named this ball the soul ball, as no other name was classified for this type of ball. Although he had seen it before, once, at a moment when he was at his weakest.
The trainers' opponent then saw the ball that Ash was holding, as his happy expression was then wiped off his face in an instant.
Max's comeback was going to be a lot harder than the young boy had expected.
As before Ash released hi mysterious Pokémon, as it led its beam of energy into the dark murky water in the pool, of the lake like field, immediately concealing its identity. Mutters of general chatter filled the stadium, originating from the audience wondering who or what this Pokémon may be.
Some believed that it was another legendary Pokémon like A'Drith which had absolutely no entry in the standard Pokédexes. Others thought that it was a Pokémon from outer space, as they had no clue of a Pokémon of its kind; from this earth.
They were all wrong.
But one person knew, a little white haired girl who kept the secret of the Pokémon who chose not to be reviled due to his solemn nature. A nature etched into his very Soul, by his duty, to his masters.
Max thought for a moment about the Pokémon that he had remaining, and only one stood a tactical chance.
"Go, Fearow!" The boy shouted out as his flying type Pokémon came out of his Pokéball and soared around the battle field.
"Begin" The referee called out.
But unlike before, the battle did not immediately begin, on the contrary, the two remained in their respective safe zones, waiting for the other to come out.
Max knew that whatever happened Fearow couldn't go into the or close to the body of water at all circumstances. It was the only hope he had of winning this.
Ash on the other hand, smirked.
"Max is starting to think more like a trainer, rather than a hot head?" Ash said to his long time partner.
"Pika Pi, Pi Pika Pi" the electric type replied [yup, but you have to win this sooner or later
"I know" Ash said and started to think, his Pokémon was the most deadly at close range, as was Fearow, but they were so far away from each other.
What options were there?
"Maybe I should trust him? He hasn't failed me so far, and I don't think that he ever will." Ash said to his partner waiting for approval, and got a nod in response.
"Comrade, I trust your decision." Ash called out to what seemed to be nothing. A few seconds had passed, without anything happening.
Max was beginning to wonder whether that call was absolutely nothing to worry about.
But then a sharp screeching sound came.
Faint at first. The trainers could barely notice it.
The Pokémon on the other hand did, as Fearow began to fly erratically, twisting in its turning, and clasping its eyelids tightly shut. From all directions the pain affecting the flying type seemed to be tremendous.
Slowly, the screeching grew louder, and louder.
Max could hear it caving down to his core, as he gritted his teeth, at the metal like sound. Even Pikachu and Ash were affected, as the monotonous noise grew.
Like the screeching of metal, one note and one note only, growing louder and louder, using the pool of water as an amplifier, aiming the sound directly upwards. And towards Fearow.
The metal like sounds effect continued for a few more seconds, although Fearow managed to stay airborne not allowing itself to be taken into the water.
"Hang in there Fearow!" Max called out, although his Pokémon could not hear, as Metal sound had dug deep into the flying type.
Then it stopped.
Max smiled to see Fearow still in the air.
But then Fearow fell.
Diving down like a falling fighter jet that had lost its wings.
Splashing down into the water.
The audience gasped., as a large scythe like claw scooped the still conscious Fearow under the surface. Fearow tried to fight back by flapping its wings, and maybe flying away, but its feathers were too wet to allow that.
The bird, slowly was dragged down under the pool, as it saw the face of its opponent.
The mysterious Pokémon then charged his Aurora beam at pint blank, as the rainbow like lights began to show.
Max moved as close to the field as he could walk without becoming disqualified for interrupting the battle. For once he knew what it really meant to be helpless, helpless to help those that you swore to protect, those who you promised to take care of.
It was the moment when the pain that Max gave to another came right around to him.
It was the moment when Max could; really go up to Serena and say that he was sorry, because now he knew how it felt.
The aurora beam fired, launching Fearow out of the water, in a large splash.
It then crashed beside the water, upon the sandy bank.
Fainted.
Max then returned his Pokémon to his Ball, and so did Ash.
But Max did not feel the anger that would usually wash through him.
The rage that would make him do something that he would regret later.
But he knew about understanding.
The young trainer from Petalburg, had now grown a little bit taller, and there was only one person who he could thank for that.
Max may not have known exactly what happened, and what was going on with him in this battle. One battle where he was learning more than when he faced Bruno of the Elite Four.
But Ash did, he just didn't want to be so harsh to the Pokémon, as the next battle was about to begin.
The field changed from a lake like one, to a plain barren dirt field, with nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide.
"I guess you want to have this battle?" Ash said to the electric type that was perched upon his shoulder.
Pikachu didn't even need to say anything else as the small Pokémon immediately jumped off Ash's shoulder, and onto the field.
Max, once again thought about what Pokémon to choose against Pikachu. It was not fully evolved, so maybe it would be a lot weaker, than his others. But then again, the small electric type was always kept outside of its ball, and was usually upon his trainers shoulder, so he could be a lot more powerful. The young boy thought.
'That Pikachu is always out of its Pokéball, so it has to be powerful, so there's only one choice.' Max thought.
'Wait a second, on his shoulder, could it, no it couldn't, could it?' Max questioned as he got out a Pokéball.
"Ash where are you when I need you? You did promise to battle me" Max said to himself, as he threw out his ball, revealing his Magmar.
"Have you forgotten?" Max asked as the referee then began the battle.
"Quick attack" Ash ordered calmly, as Pikachu seemed to vanish into a blur. A second later the electric mouse was seen knocking Magmar at the side, causing the latter, to side step in order to maintain his balance.
"Leer!" Max ordered, as the fire types eyes began to glow, in retaliation, Pikachu just turned around from the glaring eyes of the spitfire Pokémon, negating the attack.
"I should have thought of that." Max said making a note to himself. "Fire punch" He ordered noticing that Pikachu was still turned around, and had his guard down.
Pikachu had his eyes towards his trainer, as he saw Ash nod. Pikachu knew what to do (Pokémon can hear attack commands too) as the Magmar came in for his attack, Pikachu jumped high up flipping around, causing the fire punch to miss.
Pikachu's tail then began to glow a bright white as it dove in for an iron tail, which successfully hit its mark.
Max then commanded for his Pokémon to use his flame thrower.
Pikachu dodged the attack, but Magmar continued to come in with his attack, as he sprayed the barren field with flames. Pikachu had nowhere to go, as it was attacked by the searing flames.
Pikachu then slowly got up, feeling the intense flames that lit several areas of the field. His opponent stood calmly clearly adapted to the hot conditions.
"Volt tackle" Ash ordered, Pikachu then glanced at his trainer, and nodded.
Pikachu stared at its stationary target, and smirked as the electric type ran with its volt tackle.
"Magmar, get ready with a Mega punch when Pikachu is close enough" Max ordered knowing how to counter volt tackle, using his ingenuity. Like Ash had through all the battles Max saw Ash face.
Ash smiled seeing how Max was learning. "He always as a fast learner" Ash said to himself as Pikachu closed in closer and closer, to Magmars trap.
"NOW!" Ash ordered, as Pikachus course, changed, as it ran in a completely vertical direction towards the sky. Like in the Grand festival.
The audience gasped as Pikachu rose higher and higher. Even Magmar stood in awe of the small electric type.
Pikachu then stopped its volt tackle, as it started to descend, spinning around, and increasing in speed.
The target, Magmar, who stood not making a motion.
"Magmar, use flame thrower!" Max ordered, as Magmar regained control of his body and fired his attack at the flying electric type.
Pikachu continued to spin in his decent as he was caught in the middle of the flame thrower, slicing through the flames like a knife.
Pikachu was only a few feet away from his target, as the electric type twisted its body, and used its iron tail, which made contact.
Pikachu then unleashed its electrical energy in a thunder bolt while its tail was still in contact.
Magmar was blown away from the intense strength of the attack.
Pikachu landed elegantly to the ground with many scratches and burn marks, but still able to carry on fighting.
Unlike Magmar who tried to get off the floor using his arms, but collapsed back down, unable to battle any further.
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"He deserved that" Serena said, seeing Pikachu's victory over Magmar.
"Don't you think that's a bit harsh?" May replied.
"YEAH. Just because of what happened before doesn't mean that you have to act like a brat." Dawn screeched back in a hostile tone, irritated by Serena's overall knowledge of what was going on, and yet wouldn't say anything about it.
"Look who's talking about being a brat!" Serena fired back making eye contact with Dawn.
"Calm down you two" May said pulling the two away from the sight of the other, as she was sitting in the middle. The two grunted as they looked away from the other.
"He was right, you are a bit bratty at times" Serena said, exaggerating the person whom she quoted from.
"Bratty?" Dawn said to herself, as she remembered how a few people had referred to her as that at various times, she couldn't stand being called that, but especially hated it when he called her that.
'Ash?' Dawn began to think, as her mind began to put together the pieces of this intricate, yet simple puzzle.
"Dawn what's going on between her and Max?" Brock intervened taking the blue haired co-ordinator out of her train of thought.
The co-ordinator then began to explain to Brock.
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Ash decided to keep Pikachu on for the next match.
Max released his trusted Gardevoir onto the field.
"Begin" the referee called out as usual.
"Psychic" Max ordered As Gardevoir launched Pikachu backwards.
In retaliation, Pikachu ran towards his opponent in a quick attack. Gardevoir, attempted another psychic, but missed As Pikachu proved itself to be too fast and avoided the attack.
Pikachu knocked his opponent down onto the ground with his quick attack, although Gardevoir used her psychic energy to immediately lift herself back up.
"Use hypnosis!" Max ordered, as Gardevoir used her attack, lulling Pikachu to sleep.
Max then smiled as, Pikachu was left sleeping like a baby, defenceless, to his Gardevoir.
"Dream eater" Max ordered his psychic type, as it began to use its attack. Invisible to the audience except for the view that Pikachu seemed to be disturbed in its sleep, rolling around.
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"You can't lose." Serena whispered, as she watched Pikachu in silent pain as its dreams were eaten away, slowly. Pikachu in pain was something that she didn't usually see, although whenever she did, it was painful.
May then gripped onto Serena's hand as the young girl looked up to her.
"Don't worry, I'm sure that Ash has a plan, trust him, I know that he won't ever disappoint you." May said calmly giving condolence to the young girl, who smiled in return.
May wanted her little brother to win as much as Ash, no doubt at the begging of the match, but now she realised that loosing this match would be better for Max. She realised what Serena had explained earlier. If Max was ever going to grow as a trainer, he would have to lose.
But two other people, were thinking one, and only one thing. 'Ash?' They thought as the walls of there minds began to crumble. They knew that it was Ash, no doubt.
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'Pikachu, I know that you have it in you. Listen to me and wake up' Ash said inside of his mind, praying that Pikachu would wake up before he fainted.
And the small electric type did, as it opened its eyes coming out of the nightmares induced by Guadevoir. It turned to the comforting smile of his trainer, and then to his opponent.
Gardevoir seemed in slight shock from something that it had heard inside of Pikachus mind, a voice that was not from the Pokémon, aiding the Pikachu to wake up.
Pikachu then launched a thunder attack that threw Gardevoir back, then another, and another.
Pikachu then stopped its melee of attacks and began to rush into its opponent for a quick attack.
Max had to think quickly, otherwise he would lose this single bout, the tournament was lost, he knew that. But he thought that he would go down fighting.
"Shadow ball" Max called out.
Pikachu used its quick attack, as Gardevoir moved its shadow ball to Pikachus face.
The two attacks collided in a explosion that encased both the Pokémon.
After the dust cleared, Pikachu was seen fainted while Gardevoir seemed to still be standing.
Everyone gasped.
Then the psychic type collapsed down to the ground herself.
The bout was a draw.
But Ash won the battle, and was the one who was going to carry on in the tournament.
Max and Ash walked towards there Pokémon at the centre of the field. Max returned Gardevoir back into its ball, as Ash scooped up Pikachu in his arms.
"Thanks, that was a great battle" Max said offering a hand shake to Ash, who was carrying Pikachu.
"Yeah, well I got to go" Ash said, as he turned around not shaking Max's hand.
"You know Ash, we would all like to see you again" Max said, causing Ash to turn around once more.
"So you know as well, I really got to invest in a mask" Ash said smiling.
"Yeah you do, so you coming with me?" Max inquired, as Ash thought about things for a while longer. "I mean don't you want to see how Celebi is doing?" Max said with a slight bribe.
"Aright then" Ash said giving in; he then took hold of Max's hand which he shook, as the audience cheered at the sign of friendship between the two.
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"Well see ya" Serena said as she then began to walk away, through Mays seat, then Dawns seat. She was then stopped by a hand grasping her wrist.
"What do you want now?" Serena said in a slightly harsh tone, as she turned around to face Dawn. When Serena saw her eyes, there were tears in them.
"Can I come with you to see Ash?" Dawn said, as the co-ordinator from Sinnoh had a look of desperation on her face, it had been to long that they were away from each other.
Serena was slightly shocked at Dawns unexpected action. The young girl was unable to maintain eye contact, as she looked around, the breeder, Brock seemed to be deep in thought himself, as Serena shifted her view to May, who nodded.
"Uh, yeah, sure" Serena said unsurely.
Dawn leapt out of her seat and hugged Serena unexpectedly.
May watched on smiling; her plan, or lack of a plan was working perfectly.
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F.Y.I.
-Each of my chapters will be greater than 2500 words, as they already have been, although they will only stop when the topic that the chapter is based on will stop so some may be two times longer than others.
- Field one is a plain and grassy field with nothing special in it.
- Meganiums signature move is a combination of multiple attacks which she fires at the same time; she used this attack before in the grand festival. Step1: ready head like cannon and begin absorbing sunlight. Step 2: After solar beam is charged fire, alongside Bullet seed from the mouth, and razor leaf/Petal dance from the ring of petals around her neck. (Nice idea eh?)
- Ash will often refer to his (Insert name here) as comrade.
- I won't have each chapter with a battle, I mean it, I plan on having more shippings.
- I won't be able to write for about a week or so due to exams (Wish me luck )
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" The bonds between freinds
Can always be broken.
Yet they can always be fixed."
Some T.V. show
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And now I...
...have to revise, nooooooooo...