Champions of Sinnoh
Now we are in the seventh chapter! Thanks for the reviews. Keep them coming.
However, I have to apologize to some of my fans, who are readying the story. Because I'm not going to use Megaevolution, not in this story or any other Pokemon story I ever write. Some of the designs are cool, I will admit that much, but it's just kind of unfair. Why only certain Pokemon have that privilege? And some are even Legendary. Why would they need even more power? Did the game designers wanted to confuse people?
And once you have finished reading this chapter, you will kill me for deciding that.
Chapter 7: Going Berserk
The couple had finally arrived to Eterna City three weeks since Dawn's last contest. After finding out that the Gym Leader in Hearthome City was gone for the time being, Ash had set his sight into the next Gym on his list. He would return for that badge later.
The two trainers entered the Grass-type Gym looking at the arena. It wasn't a big surprise when they found a bushy forest inside a greenhouse-like building. Normally most Gyms reflected on which Type of Pokemon they used for battles by having something related to that type. In this case, it was gigantic forest. A woman maybe in her twenty years was on her knees, cultivating pink flowers just a couple of feet from Ash and Dawn. She had short orange hair. She also had a green vest and orange shorts that only reached down to her knee and green combat boots. The lady saw that there were now two new visitors in her gym.
"Welcome to Eterna Gym" The orange-haired Leader said to the visitors with a friendly smile "I'm Gardenia, the Gym leader. I take it that one of you wants to challenge me?" The couple looked at each other.
"I do" The trainer from Kanto said determined stepping forward "I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town in Kanto" The Leader nodded. If he wanted a fight then she would provide him with one.
"We have a three-on-three battle and only the challenger substitutes. All the other clauses apply. Do you accept this rules?" The female leader explained the rules.
"I do" Ash replied with a nod. He had arrived for his badge. And all of his Pokemon were incredibly powerful after so much tough training. So he didn't care if things got overkilled in just seconds.
"Good luck, Ash" Dawn said in good luck to her boyfriend. The Pokemon trainer kissed the coordinator, who then went to the sidelines while her boyfriend strode towards his side of the leafy arena. A young girl with glasses appeared in the referee booth with a Nuzleaf standing next to her.
"This is an official three-on-three Gym battle between Gardenia the Gym leader and the challenger Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town. Only the challenger is allowed to substitute. The other rules apply. Trainers, send out your first Pokemon!" The referee said.
"Okay Cherubi, let's go!" Gardenia called out a small pink fruit-like Pokemon.
"So you go with Cherubi?" Ash asked in interest "Then I go with Sceptile!" The fully-evolved Grass starter from Hoenn stood with an arrogant smile towards the very small Pokemon, his trademark toothpick in his lips.
"Cherubi vs Sceptile, begin!" The referee said.
"You came prepared, didn't you Ash?" The Gym Leader asked knowing her Pokemon could be in trouble. Her opponent would be though for sure.
"I did" The challenger replied confident and ready to win "Sceptile use Sword Dance!" A small tornado circled around Sceptile's frame. The Grass Pokemon increased his attack by two stages.
"Cherubi, use the sun!" The Gym leader ordered to start things up. The bright Sun of the nice clear day made Cherubi's body shine green activating his ability.
"So you've got Clorophile as ability?" Ash asked earning a positive nod in response. But that didn't make him feel nervous at all by the increased in speed Pokemon "Good, you will need it" The Gym leader stare in shock. He wasn't serious, was he? "Sceptile, Leaf Blade!" Sceptile's leafs in his forearms charged up with a green color. Then he swiftly disappeared in a blurring motion. Both Gardenia and Cherubi had their mouths on the ground, when Sceptile hit with his sharp weapons completely out of nowhere. The small fruit-like Pokemon was sent spiraling backwards after screaming in pain.
"Amazing" The Gym Leader said in surprise. Never she had met such a fast Pokemon. She didn't even see it coming and neither did her Cherubi. Her Pokemon stood up but barely able to do so already panting.
"Cherubi, use Leech seed!" Gardenia commanded. The Grass Pokemon fired a small brown seed from his head. It would trap Sceptile and slowly drain his power away. But the experienced trainer from Kanto wasn't going to go soppy now.
"Sceptile, Double Team and Bullet Seed!" Ash quickly countered. The Grass Pokemon from Hoenn created copies of himself and dodged the attack. Then all the clones opened their mouths and fired a barrage of yellow seeds at great speed. The bullet attack hit Cherubi and sent him spiraling head over heels. He lied on the grass with swirls in his eyes.
"Cherubi is unable to battle. Sceptile wins. Gym leader, send out your next Pokemon!" The referee with her Nuzleaf said.
"You trained your Pokemon well, Ash" Gardenia complimented to her rival after recalling her defeated Pokemon "But so did I. Go Grotle!" The evolution of Turtwig arrived with three times Turtwig's bulk, a hard yellow carapace and two big leafs on his back.
"Good job my friend!" Ash said to his fully-evolved Grass Pokemon, who gave his trainer a thumb up "Now take a rest" Ash recalled him and drew another Pokeball "Go Staravia!" The dark brown-feathered Flying Pokemon showed up, floating over the grass.
"Grotle vs Staravia, begin!" The referee said.
"Grotle, use Leaf Storm!" Gardenia ordered right away. From the Pokemon's back, a volley of razor leafs shot at high velocity towards the Flying Pokemon. Ash looked in surprise. The attack was very powerful but it would reduce the special attack by two stages. Not that Ash minded. A win was a win.
"Staravia go through the leafs with Brave Bird!" Ash commanded. The Pokemon from Sinnoh shot at fast speed, his body covered in blue flames. The fire reduced the leafs to ashes and impacted Grotle right in the face. The evolution of Turtwig screamed in pain by the strong Flying attack. Staravia returned to his side of the field, his body suffering the recoil damage.
"Nice job Ash. But you left yourself open" Gardenia said smiling very confident "Grotle use Gigadrain!" From her Pokemon's back, three green whips shot towards Staravia, ready to drain his life away.
"Use Double Team!" The dark-haired trainer ordered right away. His Pokemon created clones of himself and dodged the leeching attack.
"I never do something reckless without having a back up!" Ash stated with a grin towards the Gym leader, who could only look in shock. Ash always made his Pokemon train defensive moves like Double Team to always be prepared "Now all of you, Wing attack!" The bird clones shot with their wings shinning white. Each clone disappeared when touching Grotle, only confusing the Grass Pokemon even more, who didn't know who was the real deal. Finally the real Staravia hit from behind and sent Grotle spiraling back completely knocked out.
"Grotle is unable to battle. Staravia wins. Gym leader, send out your last Pokemon!" The referee said.
"You are just amazing Ash. I can't say other word to describe you" The orange-haired leader stated, happy to fight against a powerful opponent "Now Roserade!" A Grass Pokemon with flowers as hands appeared in the field.
"Staravia, return!" Ash recalled his Pokemon "Now go, Totodile!" The jumping crocodile arrived as cheerful as always. Gardenia looked in surprise. Either Ash was trying to give her an advantage to not be completely schooled or he had a secret under his sleeve.
"Roserade vs Totodile, begin!" The referee said.
"Roserade, Magical Leaf!" The Gym Leader ordered without wasting time. The Grass Pokemon shot shiny leafs towards Totodile from her hands.
"Totodile, jump and Hydro Pump!" The small crocodile jumped high to dodge and fired the water stream from his wide maw. The water move pushed Roserade back and drenched her doing little damage.
"Use Weather Ball!" Roserade lifted her flower hands and fired a gigantic sphere of fire.
"Send it back with Dragon Claw!" Ash ordered. Totodile's claws shone purple and punched the sphere back to its owner. Because it was fire, then it did even more damage to Roserade than it would have done to Totodile. The Grass Pokemon screeched in pain, her body covered in orange flames.
"Now finish with Crunch!" The trainer ordered the finishing move. The small water crocodile jumped with his mouth opened wide and his teeth glowing white. He then bite on one of Roserade's flower hands earning a screech of pain. With his enemy trapped by the hand, Totodile swang Roserade from side to side like a rag doll. He released her and hit a tree completely knocked out. The water Pokemon started jumping in delight when his body shone with white light. He grew taller and a bit chubbier too. Both combatants and the viewers looked in expectations. Once the light died down, the new Pokemon was at view. He now had more teeth in his maw and a yellow color in his belly. He also had red spikes on his back.
"Great job, Croconaw!" Ash said to his newly-evolved Pokemon. The evolved Pokemon from Johto jumped towards his trainer and bit him in the head affectionately. Ash laughed already used to his Pokemon's way of affection.
"Roserade is unable to battle. Croconaw wins. The winner of the match is Ash Ketchum!" The referee said. Both Gardenia and Ash recalled their Pokemon.
"Ash, you must have gone through some real harsh battles to turn your Pokemon so powerful" The lady Gym Leader complimented to her young challenger, offering something in her hand "And your proof of your victory is the Forest Badge" Ash took the small green-colored Symbol of his victory smiling a bit. Dawn had already arrived from behind him.
Two down, six to go. And then the Sinnoh League would be his to claim.
The couple walked towards their next destination for Dawn's new contest in Solaceon Town at least two days after the last Gym Battle. But the two trainers suddenly stopped in their tracks. There was some bustling in the bushes nearby.
"Ash, did you hear that?" Dawn asked a bit worried looking around. Both trainers had a Pokeball in their hands just in case. Then a small yellow Pokemon with a big round steel-made head walked through the bushes. He looked at the two humans with mildly inquisitiveness.
"A Shieldon" The bluenette coordinator from Sinnoh stated checking her Pokedex for information about the region Fossil. A second later three more Fossil Pokemon walked towards their missing friend, greeting each other. Dawn scratched her temple, remembering something. She then remembered why the Shieldon sounded familiar "I remember Professor Rowan said something about a hidden group of Shieldons living in the wild" Ash looked in surprise. Those were news that Roark would love to hear for sure.
"Well if they are wild then let's not separate them" The Pokemon trainer suggested. While a Pokemon like Shieldon seemed great to have in his team, Ash didn't want to separate the Pokemon friends. Besides, he already had one Fossil Pokemon and he was already a headache to handdle sometimes.
But before the couple could walk away, an Ariados bursted from a tree top looking menacingly towards the two trainers. They drew one Pokeball but a shadow from behind them halted them in their tracks. Dawn and Ash slowly turned their heads back to see the tall Poison/Dark Type Drapion, showing his pincers ready to turn the humans into his launch if they tried anything.
The two teenagers looked at each other realizing something. Ariados and Drapion. Those two Pokemon were very familiar. The two knew one person who had those very same Pokemon. And the descending shadow from the sky proved their dire theory.
"Hunter J!" Both trainers said, anger written in their faces. On Ash' shoulder, Pikachu started gathering electricity. The four Fossil Pokemon ran towards the two humans, hiding behind their legs in fear by the imposing and terrifying Pokemon. The Bounty Hunter rose an eyebrow. So lucky her, that she had met the two meddling kids again.
"My, my. Look what we have here" The Bounty Hunter said smiling like the fierce cat who, had just catched juicy mice for dinner. After her last lost paycheck she had developed a certain grudge against the two teens. And now it was time to repay them in kind "My favorite trainers. You know, I never properly asked for your names" The teenager couple looked with a frown.
"Like if we are going to tell you" The raven-haired trainer replied, not minding how rude he sounded. Jay chuckled by his bravado. Besides she didn't need to ask for their names. Because The Hunter had already found out after her last failed job. Jay wasn't one to go blind into a rematch without getting some extra information firsthand.
"I was just been polite, kid" The Bounty Hunter stated rhetorically, her eyes gazing from her visor to the youngsters "Because I already know who you are, Ash from Pallet Town" The trainer from Kanto widen his eyes. She cackled a bit by his terrified reaction "Your name is pretty famous in the other regions" Her sight diverted into the innocent bluenette.
"And the cute Dawn from Twinleaf Town, so much style in her contest performances" The Hunter set her dark blue eyes on the cute blue-haired teenager. The coordinator wanted to swear, her body instinctively moving forward. But Ash quickly put a hand on her shoulder to stop her from doing anything stupid. the Pokemon around them would not think twice about harming them if they were to try anything against the Hunter.
Jay looked with a satisfying smug expression from her vantage point at her Pokemon's back. She had the two eating from her palm.
"I'm a woman of promise. You give me what I want, and your lives will be spared" Jay said to the two teens, the small Fossil Pokemon behind the trainers covering in fear. Next to the hot huntress, Drapion had his arms crossed and looking directly at Ash and Dawn like if expecting any little movement to go get his human dinner "And no stupid ideas, kids. Or Drapion will make sure you both pay for it"
Ash was between the sword and the hard place. Either he handed the Shieldon over or he and Dawn died. However, he could also refuse and sentence everyone to a certain death. As much as he wanted to fight against the arrogant bitch, if he tried to use any of his Pokemon then it would be the end. He couldn't bring himself to let Dawn be harmed. But he couldn't let Jay just sell some of the rarest Pokemon of Sinnoh either.
A bestial roar took everyone by surprise, coming from the heavens above. A figure was getting bigger in seconds, his wings flapping up and down. Everyone looked into the clear sky in shock. Whatever the giant thing was, it was aiming its sight towards the Pokemon Hunter. Then the creature increased his flight in the blink of an eye coming like a powerful missile. A blue dragon-shaped aura plummeted like a meteor and clashed with Salamence hard. The Pseudo-Legend was sent spiraling away but Hunter Jay didn't fall if only by the skin of her teeth. She clutched her mouth together in anger and looked at the new intruder.
The new meddling Pokemon in scene roared like a beast, firing a spew of red/blue flames from his snout. It was an orange-scaled dragon-like Pokemon. But unlike Salamence, he was bipedal with a long tail ending at its tip with vibrant red flames. Two orange/blue wings protruded from his back, his hands ending in three razor talons. His amber eyes gazed murderously at the one who had almost hurt his trainer.
"Charizard!" Ash exclaimed in happiness his Pokemon back from Johto. The Fire/Flying Pokemon howled creating a small shock wave, which spread over the ground. Next to Ash, Dawn gawked completely stunned. The fully-evolved Pokemon looked very imposing just like his trainer was.
"Drapion, Pin missile on this fool!" Jay ordered furious pointing at the new pest. The Poison/Dark Pokemon shot his pincers forward and unleashed a barrage of white missiles. But the Fire Pokemon quickly opened his maw and fired a devastating Overheat blast towards him. The sheer heat beam destroyed the missiles and swallowed the Dual-type Pokemon from Sinnoh. Drapion fell completely out for the count and covered in ashes. The Bounty Hunter recalled her Pokemon only angrier with each passing second.
With Jay distracted, Ash decided to take care of the other Pokemon.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!" The trainer whispered to his starter. The Electric mouse quickly spun around and shot the attack at Ariados. The spider screeched in pain and was left twitching with paralysis.
Meanwhile the two Dragons circled each other high above the ground. They both growled, trying to intimidate each other out.
"Salamence, use Hyper Beam!" Jay ordered ready to kill. As mighty as Charizard looked, she wasn't in the mood for extra weight. Her Pokemon opened his mouth and released the orange-colored blast. But Charizard hastily flew away from it and fired a green-colored sphere from the back of his throat. However, Salamence neatly eluded the Dragon Pulse. But that left Charizard available to roar and surround his body in red and black colors. The Dragon Dance kicked up increasing his attack and speed by one stage each. The Pokemon from Kanto shot forward even quicker than before. Despite Jay's orders, Charizard smashed Salamence's head with his purple-colored Dragon Claw. The Dragon move dizzied him for a couple of seconds. That was time enough for the Fire starter to deliver a yellow blast towards his enemy, paralyzing him. The Dragon Breath had been quite a painful one as the Pseudo Legendary Pokemon twitched by the paralyzis.
If the time couldn't be more perfect, the Hunter's earpiece rung with a message.
"Sir, our contract has broken the deal" A man's voice said from Jay's earpiece. His voice sounded with fear obviously not wanting to hear what his boss would answer.
"Another deal breaker!" The Hunter balled her hands getting really annoyed by the spineless idiots she had to work for. The mature woman looked at her Dragon/Flying Pokemon "Salamence, move! We have no more business here!" The Pseudo-Legend started flying away from the scene fighting through the paralyzis.
"Charizard, go after her!" Ash ordered from the ground towards his Fully-evolved Fire starter. His Pokemon from Kanto shot through the air going for his reptilian enemy.
"Salamence, Smoke Screen!" The mature woman ordered her escape. The Dragon/Flying Pokemon from Hoenn unleashed a thick plume of black smoke over the entire area. Charizard went through it but he didn't catch a thing. The Hunter had already left the area like a swift ninja. How the hell she did that was beyond anyone's brain to find out.
"That bitch!" Dawn cursed. Just when they had her she managed to slip away. The Dragon-like Pokemon landed in front of his trainer. The coordinator then felt her boyfriend's hand on her shoulder attempting to appease her raging emotions.
"Don't worry about her, Dawn" Ash said trying to calm his girlfriend down. She sighed soothing her mind for the time been.
"Thanks Ash. I really needed that" The coordinator from Sinnoh replied, hugging Ash in a tender way. The trainer wasn't going to do any teasing for the rest of the day. It wasn't the moment for that.
The couple separated and the experienced trainer turned his sight to Charizard.
"Thanks, Charizard" Ash said to his Fire/Flying Pokemon rubbing his head in affection "So you flew all the way from Johto to come with me, right?" The Fire starter nodded wanting to show everything he had learnt to his trainer. Ash wasn't going to deny his friend. Charizard wanted to become stronger. As much as he trained with other Charizards, the Pokemon trainer also knew there were still other strong Pokemon to fight against.
"Welcome back, old timer" Ash said touching his fully-evolved friend with an empty Pokeball. The red light swallowed Charizard. The Pokeball didn't struggle. Suddenly Ash heard his Pokedex beeping. The trainer checked it and read in surprise.
"What is it?" Dawn asked curious. The Jay topic was out of her mind for the moment.
"Wow, Charizard must have been doing some serious training" Ash said checking his Pokedex to see some of Charizard's new moves. They were certainly not there when he fought against Articuno back in the Battle Frontier.
"Ash, we have to go to the nearest city" Dawn said to her boyfriend, making him to look at her "We have to tell Officer Jenny about this. And I want my mum to know that someone might be after her" The experienced teenager from Kanto couldn't say no to that idea. It was a great idea.
"I'm not going to doubt your logic, Dawn. I will do the same with my mother" Ash said. He then kneeled and looked at the four Fossil Pokemon, who looked back at the trainer like if he were Arceus himself "Okay guys, you are free to go. No one will be after you" The Fossil Pokemon chirped happily and lost themselves inside the forest. Dawn chuckled. Ash could befriend any Pokemon with just talking to them. It was one of his most endearing qualities.
The two trainers moved away through the forest towards the nearest Pokemon Center. Jay was becoming a real threat to everyone. But something was for sure. Both Ash and Dawn would be ready to catch her the next time they met.
Notes from Chapter 7:
Okay, Ash owned another Gym Leader. I like that.
Charizard firing some blue flames was to show how much stronger he got while training in Johto.
And so Charizard has arrived. And he has new moves that many fans will kill me for giving them to him. And now imagine those powerful attacks but without Megaevolution X or Y. I liked the style of X, more badass. I'll use it in another story for anyone interested.
The tittle of this chapter is for the great fights in this chapter.
Hunter Jay pulled a Batman act. I always enjoy that.
The couple again escapes from a rough time again. But next chapter should bring something good as well!