This chapter has it all. Emotion, Drama, Shipiness, cliffhangers… oh, the drama! OK, no shippiness (sniffles). Who really cares? (about the author's note, not the shippiness.) Let's just start this chapter.(Note- 300 hits! Yay! And an important theme pops up here.I hope you can guess it.) Note that the Chapter is almost the same name as event number 28, is it? for brawl? Single player events?
It was a standoff. Not one of those cheesy macho Western ones, rather a cold calculating look at both trainers.
"This will be a one-on-one battle, with six Pokémon used in this battle." The mystery trainer said. "You are allowed to switch Pokémon."
"And why are you telling me the rules?" Ash asked.
"Two reasons. Number one: Because you are the challenger. Number two: I doubt you'll do that, with that thick skull of yours. I mean, you're battling me without even realizing who I am!"
The mystery trainer hit a slight soft spot, a little vanity of his skills from his childhood. Trying to hide the slight anger, he said, "Enough. Go, Infernape!"
The trainer studied the Pokémon, and eventually said, "Kangaskan."
This Trainer doesn't know his types, thought Ash. But to let him out, there must be an advantage.
Out loud, he said, "Be careful, Infernape. He might have something up his sleve."
The trainer smiled. "Too late. Kangaskan, Dizzy Punch!"
"Dodge!"
The Dizzy Punch just barely missed. " One more time, Kangaskan! This time, accuracy formation!"
Huh? What does he mean? Thought Ash.
Meanwhile, May was standing, helpless, on the sidelines. Why do guys always have to do everything by themselves? I mean, it's not like it's during medieval times, with chivalry and everything, with idiots in armor bashing other idiots. She thought. So, with this on her head, she was cheering Ash on. Was else was there she could do?
…Back to the battle now. This time, Kangaskan was running to Inferape, albeit spinning to increase damage, speed, and accuracy, because the spinning force would keep the dizzy punch straight.
"Dodge one more time!" Inferape successfully dodged, but the trainer merely shook his head. "No, no, no," He said like scolding a child. "Kangaskan, now!"
This time, the other hand started glowing. The first dizzy punch was a decoy! Ash thought. He could now helplessly see Infernape knocked down, severely hurt. If I can't get him from close, I'll just get him from far away .Plus, Blaze is now in effect. Ash looked at the now intensified flames around to double check. With the confidence adrenaline gives you, he fearlessly said, "Flamethrower!"
"Quick attack to avoid! Then follow up with an ice beam!"
Successfully using the attack to avoid, the Kangaskan used ice beam. Ash realized although it was at a severe type disadvantage, being ineffective at Infernape's dual types of fire and fighting, the amount of training this Kangaskan had and the wounded Infernape was so injured, he would probably faint anyway.
This deduction was correct. "Return!" he said. In an undertone, he said, "You did well."
On the sidelines, May was stupefied. How could that trainer do such damage at a type disadvantage? This person must be very good. Also on the sidelines, several people began to watch, much to the discomfort of May, Ash, and even the mystery trainer.
"I'll bet on him!" "No, him, he's the one who's going to lose!" Even more so, someone else more unwanted came. To be more specific, a group of people.
"Oh, great." May said while rolling eyes. "The media."
Meanwhile, Brock was anxiously checking his watch, while the TV from the last chapter was still on ONBS Battle. They should be here by now. Then again, I did emphasize the phrase "take too long." Absorbed by his thoughts, he didn't suddenly realize who was on the TV. After a few seconds, he finally saw it and swore. "What's Ash doing fighting another trainer, especially him?" Deciding not to act recklessly, he called out to Max, who has still trying to get through a locked door. "Max, come down. If you can't get Dawn to come out, tell her that you need to turn the TV to the ONBS Sports channel."
"Will do."
While this event was unfolding, one floor up, Dawn was resting on her bed, patting her Pachirisu while thinking about whatever. She was troubled. Not that she was jealous of May; it was just that either of her best friend's characteristics, or, in easier terms to understand, Ash's dense attitude, she was concerned about. In an omniscient point of view, what she was really thinking about was clearly understood more specifically.
(About one year earlier)
Dawn and May were sitting in a dressing room, May dressed at the Maid of Honor, Dawn the bridesmaid. The festive spirit around Brock's wedding was quite contagious; it didn't help that someone was playing a song on their flute, A Luvdisc's Song. Dawn was having trouble with her dress, stumbling.
"May?"
"Hmm?"
"Help me! I'm going to kill myself by tripping if I don't get this dress all straightened. I sure do hate these."
"Then why are you fine when putting on that dress for contests?"
"That's different. It doesn't have all this stuff." She grabbed some of these frills." She sighed. "I guess I'm just going to get used to all of this stuff."
"What, you're going to get married?"
Dawn turned a slightest bit of red, but truthfully answered, "No, I was thinking about yours, you know, with Ash."
May spluttered. "I am not!"
"I thought you loved him. What's wrong, you don't love him anymore? You guys almost kiss each other on the cheek during the morning, every day, even today, right before we got here. I could probably record you kissed him every single time and get over fifty minutes on my PokeNav!"
May, still flabbergasted at her friend's conclusion, said hotly, "I do not! Anywho, it's supposed to be the man who proposes to the woman…" May was thinking, pensive in her thoughts. "Either way, I'm giving him some space after this."
"Huh?"
"The fact is that I do love him. It's just…" May voice trailed off.
"Let me repeat myself. Huh?"
"… Ash is never happy without a challenge, a battle, or a league to play in. You know that part of him, don't you? Well, I understand that and I'll give him distance, so when he's ready, he comes to me. That way, I really do know, in my heart, that he truly, really, and completely loves me."
"Gosh, that's why all the guys fall for you. You really put stuff seriously on some of these things, plus you're cute."
May finished tinkering with Dawn's dress. "Done, and I hope it's not that bad. Now, let's go out. I know Brock might not hurt us, but with Holly, too, I've got no clue what might happen if we're late."
"Hello?" a present-day Max said.
"WHAT! CAN'T YOU SEE I WANT TO BE ALONE?"
Max involuntarily stepped back a few paces. "OK, but all I'm going to tell you is that you'd better watch the TV, channel 14, right now."
Curiosity overruled anger, and Dawn turned on the TV. A few seconds later, Max was glad for his involuntary movements, as the door swung, with a muffled boom, two inches in front of him.
"WHERE'S THAT ASH? I'M GONNA RIP HIM INTO SHREDS!"
This was heard one floor downstairs. "Wow." Brock said. "I hope I did do something good, although maybe bad for Ash."
What's my next move? Ash thought. After racking his brain for twenty full seconds. "GO, Gallade!"
The Pokémon came out, and the mystery trainer looked at Gallade, as if X-raying him. "Start off with Dizzy Punch!"
"Psycho Cut!" The Cut, due to the enhanced psychic energy, hit first, injuring Kangaskan. "One more time, Gallade!"
"Grab both of Gallade's arms!" The Pokémon did as the trainer said, bringing Gallade pressure to fall down, and then receiving the knockout blow.
"Do the same to Kangaskan." Both opponents were equally matched, and both were wincing, slightly, at their opponent's strength. It seemed as if both were equally matched.
"Bring him down, Gallade!" It would seem it would be a standoff, but Kangaskan was slowly losing ground, getting ever so closer to falling down.
The trainer simply stood there, and then, when Kangaskan was about to go down, said, "NOW!"
Ash was alarmed. What could the Trainer have in store now?
A baby popped out of the little pouch and pounded at Gallade's unprotected chest. This didn't do much, but it was enough to make Gallade to lose focus and get a pounding for losing that.
Gallade just barely got up. The baby Kangaskan was jumping up and down, and the father was keeping watch to make sure his baby wouldn't get hurt by surprise.
"Psychic, Gallade! Target the baby Kangaskan!"
The unsuspecting child was thrown fifty feet into the air, and slammed right on top of the parent's head, hurting both and knocking out the child. The parent Kangaskan got really angry at this stage. First putting his child out of the way, he was ready to charge at Gallade. Alarmed to this change of attitude, Gallade prepared to dodge in any circumstances.
"Take Down, Kangaskan!" The Pokémon went faster than ever, slamming right into Gallade. He didn't even have a chance, knocked out before even falling on the ground. The recoil of the hit then hit Kangaskan. Clearly hurt, it would be easy to take out Kangaskan afterward.
"Return." It was after this word when the hushed crowd started talking about that phase of the battle. The mystery trainer winced. Apparently, he, or she, or maybe even it, as Ash's anger at being beaten by so bad in five years, didn't like the media and paparazzi, just like Ash and his friends.
"GO, LUCARIO!"
The crowd started murmuring again. "How did he get a Lucario?"
Ash winked at May. A farmer, Ash secretly mouthed. May made the universal gesture of not saying anything: zipping the lips and throwing away the key.
The mystery trainer was intrigued. How did he get the Aura Pokémon, Lucario? Wait… the trainer thought. This is interesting. This trainer is different than most others. And that girl… no, it's too unlikely. I'd better make sure. A clear, translucent eyepiece came out: the Aura Reader. Not the Aura of a person, but what this thing actually does is detect the Pokémon with their hearts, or "Aura," closed. Not only with this feature, it looked cool, and plus it was a database for whatever Michael, the trainer battling Ash, needed, connecting to any wireless ports and maintaining a constant flow of information.
Michael connected to the Pokémon HQ database: "Aura Project LUCARIO"
TOP SECRET: EYES ONLY
ECRIPTION CODE: PURPLE
LEVEL 6 ACESS REQUIRED. VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED.
PASSWORD?
Michael had an internal groan. Even though he was the only one with an Aura Reader, he was still asked to give a password? He was going to have a talk with the CyberProtectionProgrammers or what they liked to call themselves, The CPP, or the Cool Protective People . Nevertheless, he typed in the password.
PASSWORD ACCEPTED.
PROJECT AURALUCARIO
AURA IS A FORCE, CHARCTERIZED BY A BLUE PULSING, FIRERY SUBSTANCE (SEE PHTO HX278-46) THAT IS THE CORE FOR ALL POKEMON AND HUMANS. AURA HAS A DISTINCT SIGNTURE FOR EACH LIVING THING AND POKEMON THAT ARE OF THE SAME OR RELATED SPEICES (I.E. CHARIZARD AND CHARMANDER) ARE ALMOST THE SAME, YET DIFFERENT. AURA CAN CHANGE DUE TO THE ENVIORMENT OR OTHERS. IF THE HUMAN OR POKEMON IS IN CLOSE RANGE OF PHYSICAL CONTACT, A LITTLE BIT OF AURA IS THEN INBEDED INTO THE OTHER. CLOSE PHYSICAL CONTACT, (I.E. KISSING, CLOSE HUGGING) CAN INFLUENCE ANOTHER PERSON'S STRONGER. A MARRIED COUPLE CAN INBED EACH OTHER'S AURA INTIL IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ONE OR THE OTHER. PEOPLE GENERALLY CANNOT SEE AURA; IT IS NOT OF THIS DIMENSION. BUT THROUGH POWERFUL INSTRUMENTS, WE CAN SEE THAT SOME AURA IS DULLER THAN OTHERS, SOME IS BRIGHTER. PEOPLE THAT CAN SEE AURA ARE VERY RARE; AT CHILDBIRTH, OR WHEN A PERSON HAS OR HAVE HAD PROLONGED CONTACT ONTO ONE THAT HAS THIS ENLIGHTENED AURA OR HAS BEEN IN DIRECT PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH A LEGENDARY POKEMON. PEOPLE THAT CAN "FEEL" AURA ARE ABLE TO FEEL A PERSON'S EMOTIONS, IF EVEN A LITTLE BIT, AND IF THE SUBJECT KNOWS ABOUT THIS, CAN EVEN TELL IF A PERSON IS LYING. MUCH MORE RESARCH REQUIRED IF WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND THIS BETTER.
: /EXIT
"Hey, you!" Michael turned around. "Any time now!" Ash was getting tired of waiting, and so was Lucario.
Quickly making his decision, Michael took another Pokeball off of his belt. This is gonna be fun.
Do you like it? It has a part 1, so i think i should update soon. it's up to you to show how much you want it. and notice how i put characters in this story. note that hikari's (Dawn's) attitude is not bratty, it is concerning for people, albiet in a angry, rebuking sort of way. Note how these characters change in 20 chapters or so.
Until I do have 20 chapters or so, see ya!
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