In Orudoran the day been going by the battles in the arena been going by Flare had been watching most of the battles from the side lines of path to the arena battle field, he saw how the pokémon responded to each command and doing so he gave a list of three commands extra that Ash could use. Flare promise himself this is the only time he will do this and he most likely know who it will be when it came, Ash he seen got through everyone so far and now it was the semi finals between Liza and Kid.
Flare got a feeling that Charla would win over the next coming battle cause of the amount of strength she used to beat every pokémon battle so far. Charla was making sure she'd be facing Flare in the finals no matter what and would try with all her might to get there at least. Charla saw him as the greatest challenge in her life and he knew it from the way she'd look at him, that reminded Flare of Firestorm back at Pokélonum and wishing in his heart to see her well and awake again, Novaflame and Blackflare again in a some day to come even it might be more years to come.
"Semi Finals about to begin between Liza and Kid. One on one the first to be unable to battle will lose and the winner will go to the finals against Ash from Pallet Town the winner of last years tournament." The sideman said standing at the sideline at the middle point with both flags in his hands. "Are you two ready to battle?" he looked to the left. Liza nods. Then he looked to the right with Kid nodding as well both in armour, one in white and the other in purple that was Kid's.
Charla still wearing the Charizard Armour battling in all so far she felt it helped out a little giving some extra protection but made her feel proud since the armour made her look fierce in the eyes of the opponents that she'd faced so far. "Right Charla time to show what a Charizard can do, I can tell you really want that battle with Flare and you'll do anything, just don't push yourself to hard". Charla look back at her trainer and friend Liza hearing the words and taking them under advice nodding with a grin the eyes in the mask like Charizard helmet with a glimmer of power.
Kid brings out a ball and throw it letting out a Weavile "Weavile I choose you and do your best, this Charizard look tougher even without the armour, it look like it really wants to battle that Charizard that Ash has over there." Kid told her Weavile that turn and nod to what she said then it got ready for battle.
"Let the battle begin!" the sideman dropped his flags down
"Right" Both said at the same time they pointing out into the field "Time to Battle" they said again at the same time both Charla and Weavile going at each other ready to battle. Charla let out a flamethrower attack. Weavile dodged it then using it claws powered up a shadow ball throwing it at Charla, she leaped into the air flapping her wings and then charged down at Weavile head butting it.
Weavile slid backwards from the hit, Charla landing on the ground then raising her claws swiftly moving her arm at Weavile. Weavile jumped over Charla dodging that attack, and then turning around in the air blow ice at Charla. She felt the pain of the ice attacking hitting the back ice forming on her quickly, Charla saw that she'd could lose but then her eyes went sharp with fury her tail fire blasting widely knocking Weavile back.
"Weavile watch out it using rage!" Kid called out noticing the build up in flames on the tail enough to even melt all the ice off and turn it into steam, Weavile slid to a stop near where the sideman is then power up a large shadow. "Do that then a ice beam, that should throw off that Charizard" Weavile throw the shadow ball, Charla jumps up in the air then the ice beam hits causing heaviness in seconds. Charla lands front first on the ground the ice over her making it almost impossible to move she saw the sideman about to raise the flag.
"Charla you have one chance in this use that ice as a advantage, build it up for one massive rage fire spin" Liza called out Kid saw the flag was about to raise then with a explosion of ice flying up Charla stood up roaring out loudly flapping her wings hard.
"That Charizard one tough nut, Weavile give it all you got, one big shadow ball now!" Kid yelled out, Weavile nod and placed the claws near each other the ball forming tightly
Liza then yelled out an order "Fire Spin with rage!" Charla let out a burst of flames from her mouth, the flames spins tightly right at Weavile that was powering up before it could throw the shadow ball the Fire Spin hit hard the twister of flames now shooting upwards high into the sky the spinning twister on the ground the flames massive and intense.
"Argh!" Kid held her arms up the heat even reaching where she was standing.
Lucario and Aaron watching from a empty corner of the stands seeing the twister of flames they looking from down at the ground to the sky. "That Charizard of Liza's has a real fighting spirit, if I didn't know better she really want to battle Flare even it could mean being thrashed by him" Sir Aaron said raising a hand over the top of his eyes looking to the sky best he can to see how high it is going.
Lucario nod gentle then said "Charla has that type of Aura that will go for the toughest of challenges even losing to it would bring her happiness since it was the toughest in year Charla will face"
"Yes that true my friend" Aaron agreed then the flames died out they look down at the arena.
"Weavile…" Kid saw Weavile weaving around then fall over on it back smoke raising from it body as it laid there dazed. "Wow that was a good match"
"Weavile is unable to battle. Liza and her Charizard Charla go through to the finals that will begin in 10 minutes! The battle will be Ash vs Liza" the Sideman spoke out with a flag up for Liza side she nod with a grin behind the helmet, Charla roaring with flames shooting in the sky now got her wish to fight Flare.
"Charla cool it, keep some of that fire back for the finals, this isn't over yet we going to face the toughest of any Charizards you have ever faced. Flare" Liza told Charla who turn her head at Liza with a nod and happy look on her snout and eyes walking over to Liza.
Kid smiled taking the helmet off "Your Charizard real tough, great match. Better luck for me next time" Kid returned Weavile to it pokéball then walk to the arch, the way out of the arena.
Flare saw that Charla did win the match and now he dreading the agreement with Ash, last female Charizard he fought was Firestorm. Now after 16 years almost he ended up fighting a female Charizard he felt sick inside about it now and not even sure what to do at this point. He felt terrible about it and now it slowly could be seen in his eyes and face what wasn't covered by the mask like Charizard helmet he was wearing.
Misty was going to Ash to talk to him to give him support after she'd lost in the quarterfinals then all the sudden a claw hand press on her shoulder. Misty turned around "Oh hi Flare"
"Misty I need to speak to you" Flare moved a bit away into a corner that no one could hear them. Misty followed then stood near him
"Your taking a risk talking to me, must be really important" Misty whispers quietly keeping it down so no one can hear her
Flare lower his head then speak back quietly "Well it about the final match with Charla. I know that now I have to face her but that the problem now." Flare said lowly then spoke on quietly "Last time I battled a…" he paused "a female Charizard was 16 years ago and guess who that was" he was quieter then before.
Misty then noticed what he meant by that "Firestorm?" Flare nod quietly "Wow that is real tough. But look it at this way, think of this a experiences on Earth something that far different from your own home" Misty smiled to Flare "Charla going to give it her all at you and she'd go to be very tough and even knock you for six if your not with it." Misty punch him in the arm her almost sneered at her but understood why she punched him.
"I knew it was a good idea to talk to you Misty" Flare smiled whispering the last words "I own you one." Flare then gave her a hug letting go heading back to Ash, Charizard and Pikachu.
"Your welcome" Misty leaned against the wall shaking her head a little dazed from the hug that Flare gave giving her a quite a surprise.
Misty moments later came up to the stands near the mid-level where Professor Oak, Tracy and Kid stood looking over to the arena they saw Misty come up to them Tracy first to speak "What happened to you Misty?"
"Oh just had a friendly boosting chat with Flare" Misty smiled moving over to the view of over the stone wall looking down to the arena
Professor Oak put a hand on Tracy shoulder "there some things that a girl can do that a man can't"
"I say to that" Kid removed her helmet placing it down on the floor.
Misty then point out "Hey guys it about to begin" they all got into position Charizard walking up behind them roaring out they all then suddenly turn to see Charizard with Pikachu on his head "Pika!" Pikachu winked once with two tiny paws up showing a peace sign to them.
"Pikachu, Charizard I guess you two came to watch the finals on a high line view" Professor Oak moved out the way for Charizard to step forwards then look down seeing a good view of the arena. "Then lets watch the finals" Oak said getting into a position to see it himself.
"I wonder how this will turn out" Kid wondered quietly arms crossed. "I know how Liza's Charizard is but this other of Ash's seem to by a mystery in itself. A first for me" Kid said to no one important.
"Here is the finals" the Sideman called out "Whoever wins will be the new guardian of Aura for the year. This will be decided between the finalists Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town and Liza of Charicific Valley." Sideman explained to them speaking out to everyone "Now here are the finalist Ash and Liza" he raise the flags in the air, Ash with Flare walked up his armour still on and Liza and Charla walk up on the other side of the field she wearing the similar armour her size could be told that Flare was slightly bigger then her Charla but she only guess that was cause of his age and being that age would bring far greater experience then any of the others that was even that bit smaller then Flare in Charicific Valley.
Flare quickly spoke quietly to Ash in Charizard tongue "Ash we need to make this a challenge for Charla, you know the facts that one I am from another world, two that I am bigger and older then her and three that I am different to that of a trained or wide Charizard that you seen in Charicific Valley and outside it. This would make it almost to easy to win" Flare whispered to Ash make this a challenge and the three points of reason.
"Flare I don't think she going to let that get in her way, Charla look like she'd ready to give you a challenge one that even at your fullest might have a little bit more of a problem to win. You could even lose." Ash turn his head talking to Flare quietly giving his own hints to Flare since this would be the first time Flare would be going under a command of a trainer. "So you will have to listen to my commands for the most part but use what ideas you got as well to help you out in tight spots, a trained pokémon sometimes use it own brain to get itself out of tight squeezes so be prepared to do things without my commands" Ash finished off what he was saying and at the same time as this was happening Liza was giving her own tips to Charla.
"Right Charla this is going to be the big one, you've already seen what Flare could do even when ill against a large number of pokémon even they wasn't Charizards." Liza spoke quietly to Charla. "I think now at full health he is going to be one tough nut and that Charizard is going to really dig it claws into the ground to show you what your up against"
Charla spoke quietly back in Charizard thanks to the help of that pill like object Liza had she'd could understand Charla even that it a surprise for Liza still not quite use to the chatter of pokémon over the last few days. "I know it will be the big one, that trainer Ash will tell Flare not to go easy on me at all, and I am ready for him" Charla the roared out.
Flare and Ash looking right at Liza and Charla, Flare then step into the arena battle zone with Charla doing the same both armoured as well in the armour of that once used hundreds of years ago part from the bow on Charla's head. Lucario looked at Sir Aaron "Yes my friend I know what you're thinking, they and Ash Charizard wearing armour that once threatened this kingdom a long time ago, in our old life time" Sir Aaron spoke seeing the two Charizards get ready to battle. "This will be interesting to see, the aura in both are strong. They both going to battle hard"
"Yes Sir Aaron, who will win is up to skill, power and the ability of taking it into their own thoughts" Lucario put his paws crossed over each other like humans do with their arms and hands. "The finals about to begin"
"Yes and this tournament for me is quite the thing" Aaron smiled with eyes closed then opened them "and I like the idea of this Guardian of Aura for the year to that who wins. It shows how much reasonability comes to it" Aaron the laughed a little enjoying the idea of it going like that.
Sideman look to the left "Are you ready?" Liza nod with a smile and raised fist standing one step forwards. Then he look to the right "Are you ready?" Ash grinned and shouted out "Yes we are!" Flare roared out in agreement just to stick to the plan of being Ash pokémon. Sideman nod then lower both flags "Let the final begin!" he shouted out the crowds cheering as both Charizards got tensed and ready to battle each other.
"Flare/Charla Flamethrower" Liza and Ash shout out at the same time as a starting attack Flare noticed this thinking quickly came up with a idea. They both let go a flamethrower attack, the attacks hitting each other in the middle with a massive blast of flames with smoke.
Suddenly out of the smoke Flare burst through it with a closed claw hand smacking Charla in the side of the head. Charla lost her footing balance on one foot she the twist around with her tail smashing Flare in the side then let out a flamethrower. Flare getting hit then jump back shaking his head from the burning blast he received from Charla.
"Way a go Charla you got him there. But watch those punches" Charla look over a Liza. She saw the mark left from the punch into the side of her head just under the eye. "Now Firespin!" Charla about to do it when Ash called out
"Skull bash!" Flare whams into Charla's front knocking the wind out of her then she sliding grab hold her Flare's blunt horns toss him around in a circle letting go he landing on his feet sliding to a stop. Charla throw a punch of her own, Flare dodging it then spin around trying to hit her with his tail, she jumped back then her claws glowed.
"Metal Claw, good thinking, strike him now!" Liza ordered
"Flare Armour Wings!" Ash called out a defence, Flare close his wings over in front as the attack hits the Metal Claw attack hitting the wings with her claws rippled back just as fast, the surprise made her step back but the mark was left on the left wing. Flare pushing his wings back roared out in pain a little then the fury was saw in his eyes.
"Flare keep focused don't let your anger get in the way" Ash called out Flare turn at him almost making him jump back then Flare winked a in the view of Ash only then blasted a flame at him. Ash jump back again but got the idea "Cool it" Ash played along.
Liza grinned "I guess Flare can't handle to be under a trainer commands. Good for us" Liza whispered "Charla do another firespin" Charla pause for a second looking at Flare 'what is he playing at? He live in a world where Charizards can be smart as humans' "Charla?" Charla shook her head then look at Liza for a second. "This is our chance to show them who more swifter with brains and power" Charla nod to that and turn back to do a firespin right at Flare.
Flare turned around the fury then disappear that when Charla knew it was a trick. The attack hits with a massive blast of twisting flames into the sky. But then she wasn't sure if it was the attack hit Flare dead on "Charla be on your guard I got a feeling that firespin won't be enough" Charla stared at the spinning twister of flames as it died down Flare was no where to be seen both Charla and Liza looked stunned. "Where did he go!?" Liza looked around the arena and Charla did as well.
Ash was just as confused looking around then, the crowd was but they then all looked at one point, Ash looked then he saw Flare standing against the wall with arms crossed, the right leg cross over in front of the left with the end of the claw foot on the ground then he grunts a little Liza and Charla look to see Flare just standing there. "Wow I can't even get use to that, he could move so quick without even making a sound" Ash spoke with amazement then stood forwards with a foot in front of the other "Right Flare go for it. Hyper Beam!"
Flare got off the wall and stood aiming his mouth at Charla, he opened it and power formed inside then a blast of energy shot out in a beam right at Charla "Take to the air!" Liza said quickly then Charla took off into the air the beam missing her by inches then Flare took off into the air after Charla. Both hit each other then span to the ground holding onto each other moving around twisting then with a smash into the ground they get up claw hands against claw hands both pushing into each other hard
Charla starting to slide she was giving it almost all she got and Flare was pushing her back. Charla then turn Flare almost falling and now being pulled around by her, Charla about to let go then found Flare landing on the ground and pulling her around in the air then into the ground. Charla got up quickly staring at him both look a bit beaten from the blows each gave but Flare looked to her sight still got more then enough fight in him.
Liza could see that Charla was doing well but Flare seem to have to many tricks up his claws. "Charla it time for a new game plan" Charla flew into the air "Time to take it into the sky and strike!"
Charla comes down swooping at Flare he flew into the air dodging that attack the she came in fast again he getting hit then using his tail missing as Charla got back a bit. "Wow Charla can move fast in the air" Ash gritted his teeth then thought of something "Flare wait then strike" Charla came in then Flare dodged then strike with a mega punch then did a barrel roll hitting Charla in the back with the tail a dead on strike knocking Charla to the ground front first with a mighty crash.
Liza stared in horror seeing the blow that Charla got from Flare. Flare lands looking back at Charla in the ground the sideman was waiting for a moment then about to raise his flag, Charla was annoyed and almost out of fight the armour a bit battered but still holding together. It helped soften the blow, she was about to get out and go for all out but then Charla look to see Flare standing there with a claw hand out to her.
Ash and Liza wasn't sure what to do seeing what Flare was doing many people around the stands was confused and the Lady Ilene stood up looking at the two. "I am sorry but when it comes some things in a battle, the laws from my world I strongly keep to is that once one took a battering like that and almost out of fire, the battle has to stop even that would mean losing to that you was beating" Flare spoke to Charla, she blinked slowly then took his claw helping her up onto her clawed feet.
"I understand and you win fair and square, I shouldn't push myself, I knew you was strong but your far more then that I thought" Charla put a thumb up then look over to Liza closing her eyes nodding softly. Liza didn't hear them or Ash didn't but when Liza saw that look she understood then look to the sideman. He was darting his head left and right trying to make a choice here.
"We give up, Ash Charizard Flare was just giving Charla a helping hand to get up" Liza said to the Sideman, he nod in reply then raise the flag to Ash side.
"New and yet again Guardian of the year Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!" The Sideman called out, everyone cheering out seeing that he won the game.
Flare looked around at the cheering from the people then notice something out of the mix a pokémon that wasn't there before near the roof then it flew off then he noticed what pokémon it was "A Mew species…" Charla look over at him
"What did" suddenly Flare took off into the sky everyone looking up seeing him fly. Charla then notice why with wide eyes she roared out "Mew!" Ash and Liza heard her clearly. Lucario heard it as well, and then they all looked up but just saw the tail tip of Mew with Flare disappearing soon afterwards.
"Flare!" Ash called out, Charizard landing next to him, Professor Oak, Misty, Kid and Tracy running over to Ash, Liza and Charla. "Flare just took off soon as he saw Mew"
Liza thought about it then remembered the talk at her home they had "I got a feeling Flare gone after Mew to asking it something really important, remember why we came here in the first place." Ash nod a little. Sir Aaron and Lucario coming up to the group, Lady Ilene saw Lucario and gasped she got up with Mime Jr. To get down there quickly. "Flare tried to contact is world for the last 2 years and cause of the Great Barrier between Earth and Pokélonum it stop any type of commucation from getting through if it pokémon from either world and even out radio waves being blocked." Liza explained to Ash
Misty then spoke "So we would need a powerful telescope to see it? How did they see us then?" Misty wondered
"His spaceship of cause" Ash replied with narrowed eyes like he thought it was too simple of a answer to miss
Tracy got a word in before Misty could blow at Ash for that comment "A spaceship? Your telling me this Charizard Flare or even pokémon there is so smart that they have the ability to travel to other worlds already?"
"Yeah" Ash turn to Tracy "but 3 years ago from what Flare told me, he travelled into space to find a cure for almost half a million sick pokémon, some sort of virus hit and even his kid feel ill"
"Right that was the ore we was talking about in my room. He crashed here two years ago and haven't had contact since that super boast that the supernova gave him" Professor Oak replied, Tracy and Misty looking at him "Well I do listen you know, but that not the point, I think Flare know a way to send a message to there through that barrier something we all easily missed" Professor Oak said.
Lady Ilene then speak everyone turning around at her "It Aura, this kingdom where the Cameron Palace sits in, is full of it from the crystals, but for a few days they been reacting to something that different in the air, I could almost hear them whining"
Lucario bow before her then stood up speaking out in telepathic "Yes I am Sir Aaron has sensed it as well, somehow we was able to return to this plain for reasons unknown but I been sensing a strong Aura that I can't locate. It floating in the air but it a form that I heard from Sir Aaron, Black Aura"
"Black Aura!?" all of them spoke out part from Ilene then Sir Aaron answered it for them. "Yes Black Aura, a form of Aura that like Black Magic but worse." Aaron begun "We should start walking as I tell you" they nod and walk to the palace main hall leaving many people confused what just happened in the arena. "This form of Aura is mostly a myth but believed at one time a very long time ago before humans powerful pokémon fought on Earth against a being of great power and using a form of Aura that could change the very form of living beings."
"If this is real, then we could be looking for trouble" Ash turn to Aaron
"Yes we could possible be looking for trouble, but the problem is we can't tell where or when this Aura appear, sometimes it could be a natural burst that last for a few days or even weeks. It happened before when the moon came that bit closer to view before I met Lucario, till I know for sure we can't see the worst in this, it could be very well natural" Aaron explained as they walked into the palace hall stopping with Lady Ilene sitting at the chair looking at them.
"I have to agree with Sir Aaron, this could be very well as he said, but till we sure, things will be kept a little bit tighter then usually" Ilene told them.
Ash then looked at Liza "We have to go after Flare."
Liza look at Charla "Right we will go with you, if Charla up to it after that match"
Charla roared out with a smile, Charizard roared in agreement as well, Pikachu jumping up on Ash back then they got up sitting on the two metal bits that stick out of the back armour near the bottom of the neck. "We will be right back" Then they took off to the Tree of Beginnings.
"I would follow but I don't even have my hum-vee it still sitting at Larousse City and most likely on the way back thanks to some help from Officer Jenny but it will take a good hour to get here." Kid said to them sitting down with a sigh.
Professor Oak sat down on the step up to the chair "We better just sit and wait for Ash and the others to get back"
Misty stamp her foot with annoyance "Why does Ash have to do this all the time!?"
"That Ash for you" Tracy laughed nervously but cut short when Misty glared and growled at him, he covering his face in fear and for the fun of it Mime Jr. copies him.
