Chapter 9: Double Battle Hijinks
Paul and Tyson have just challenged Ash and Gary to a double battle.
"You're on!" yells Ash. "How do you wanna do this?"
"It will be a 6 on 6 battle, each trainer getting 3 Pokemon." says Paul.
"Okay, let's go Gary!" yells Ash.
"I never agreed to this, but why pass a chance on showing who's boss?" says Gary. "Rhyperior, go!"
"Perior!"
"Hariyama, go!" yelled Tyson.
"Garchomp, I choose you!"
"Ursaring, stand by for battle!"
"Okay," said Harrison, "I'll ref. Begin!"
"Earthquake, Garchomp!" yells Ash.
"Protect Rhyperior!" yells Gary.
"Ring!"
"Ama!"
"Grr. Tyson, like we practiced, double Focus Blast!"
Ursaring and Hariyama pull themselves together and put their hands together to form a giant Focus Blast that they send hurtling toward the opposition.
"Counter with Rock Wrecker, Rhyperior!" yells Gary.
Rock Wrecker collides with the Focus Blast, but it barely slows it down.
"What?! Get out of there, Rhyperior!" yells Gary.
"Garchomp! Dig!" yells Ash.
Garchomp was able to escape with Dig, but Rhyperior gets pegged by the blast.
"Rhy!"
"Rhyperior, stay strong! Ash, we've gotta work together if we're gonna win this thing."
"I know. Look for an opening when Garchomp comes out. Garchomp!"
Garchomp jumped out from behind Hariyama.
"Oh, no, you don't! Hariyama, Force Palm!" yells Tyson.
*Poof*
"Ah! A substitution!" yells Tyson.
"Come out, Garchomp!" yells Ash.
Garchomp comes out from right under Ursaring, flinging it into the air.
"There's our opening. Rhyperior, Stone Edge!" yells Gary.
"Garchomp, Dragon Rage!"
"Urs!"
Ursaring is bludgeoned by the double attack, but, amazingly, is still able to get up.
"It'll take more than that, guys. Hyper Beam on Garchomp, Ursaring!" yells Paul.
"Use Giga Impact to push through, Garchomp!" yells Ash.
Garchomp collides with Hyper Beam and slowly makes its way through it.
"Don't let him do it, Hariyama! Use Ice Punch!" yells Tyson.
"Block it with Protect, Rhyperior!" yells Gary.
Just before Hariyama can hit Garchomp, Rhyperior gets in the way and stops him.
"Go, Garchomp!" yelled Ash.
"Chomp!"
"Ring!"
"Ursaring is unable to battle!"
"Hmmph. You got lucky Ash. Weavile, standby for battle!" exclaims Paul.
"Vile!"
"Tyson!"
"On it! Hariyama, Fling Weavile at Garchomp!"
Hariyama picks up Weavile and sends him speeding toward Garchomp.
"Blizzard, Weavile!" yells Paul.
"Flamethrower!" yells Ash.
Blizzard and Flamethrower diffuse each other, but it leaves a thick steam blanket.
"Can't see." says Ash.
"Weavile, Slash!"
"Chomp!"
"Ah, not this thing again! I had enough of this with Tobias to last a lifetime." moans Ash.
"Stop whining!" yelles Gary. "Rhyperior! Use Sandstorm!"
Rhyperior replaces the steam with a blinding Sandstorm.
"Not so fast." says Tyson. "Whirlwind, Hariyama!"
Just as soon as the sandstorm arrives, it is blown away by Whirlwind.
"Dang." said Gary.
"Slash, Weavile!" yells Paul.
"Parry it!" yells Ash.
Garchomp and Weavile slah their way into a fencing competition while Hariyama and Rhyperior have a sumo match.
"You'll never do it, Tyson! You don't have the moxie!" yells Gary.
"No way Hariyama's losing a sumo match!" yells Tyson. "Use Arm Thrust!"
Hariyama lets loose a ton of jabs on Rhyperior, pushing it away.
"Not today!" yells Gary. "Rhyperior, Horn Drill!"
"Endure Hariyama!"
Rhyperior hits Hariyama with the one-hit K.O. move, but it gets back up.
"I told you that you couldn't take it down." says Tyson. "Hariyama, Seismic Toss!"
Hariyama grabs Rhyperior and jumps high into the air, only to bring it down in a huge pile driver.
"Rhyperior is unable to battle!"
"Daaaaaang! I mean, I let you win that one. Go, Alakazam!" yells Gary.
"Zam!"
"Now, use Psycho Cutter."
"Ice Punch, Hariyama!"
Hariyama tries to counter, but Psycho Cutter shreds through its opposition.
"Hariyama's unable to battle!"
"Thanks, Hariyama. Shiftry, go!"
"Tree!"
"Now, use Faint Attack!"
"Drain Punch, Alakazam!"
"Tree!"
"What?!" exclaimed Tyson.
"Can't let a Psychic be so vulnerable to Darks, now can I?" said Gary.
Just as he said that, a giant ball of snow and ice came flying towards Gary and Tyson.
"What's this, then?" asks Gary.
"Chomp."
"Garchomp's unable to battle!"
"Oh yeah, right. This is a tag battle." said Gary sheepishly.
"Good one, Paul." says Ash. "Have a good rest, Garchomp. Charizard, I choose you!"
"Rawwr!"
"Hey Gary, let's make this a tag battle again, okay?!" yelled Ash.
"Yeah, yeah, I hear ya."
"Good. Charizard, Blast Burn!"
Charizard let loose a blazing inferno upon Shiftry and Weavile.
"No way!" yells Paul. "Weavile, Dark Pulse!"
"You too, Shiftry!"
"Use Psychic to guide it Alakazam!" yells Gary.
With Psychic, Alakazam movs the Blast Burn out of harm's way and sends it hurdling toward the opponents.
"Oh, come on!" yells Tyson as the flames were scorching his eyebrows.
"Both Weavile and Shiftry are unable to battle!"
"Looks like we're gonna have to step things up, Tyson." says Paul.
"Yep." agrees Tyson.
"Electivire, stand by for battle!"
"Let's go, Meowth."
"You sure you want to keep going?" asked Gary.
"Come on Gary, you can't take none of this." says Tyson.
"Grrr! Alakazam, Psycho Cut!"
"Charizard, Steel Wing!"
"Meowth, use Pay Day!" yells Tyson.
Meowth throws a bunch of coins into the air.
"Good. Now, Electivire, make a net of electricity with the coins!"
Electivire sends current through the coins and connects them like a net, which both Charizard and Alakazam run right into.
"Oh no! They're stuck!" yells Ash.
"Now, Meowth, Night Slash!"
"Rev up the power, Electivire!"
Alakazam and Charizard are demolished by the shock and slash combo.
"Both Alakazam and Charizard are unable to battle! All trainers have one Pokemon remaining!"
"It looks like we can't just waltz to the finish like I thought." says Gary.
"Yeah. Let's get serious, Gary." said Ash.
"Arcanine, go!"
"Pikachu, let's go buddy."
"Pika!"
"Climb on Arcanine's back Pikachu!" says Ash.
Pikachu climbs on Arcanine's back.
"Extremespeed, Arcanine!"
Arcanine disappears in the burst of speed.
"Where are they?" asks Paul.
"Fire Blast!" yells Gary.
"Thunder!" yells Ash.
"Protect yourself and Meowth, Electivire!"
Electivire set up the barrier, but it was broken, and the two Pokemon sustained minor damage.
"Still can't see them." says Tyson.
"Flame Charge, Arcanine!"
"Volt Tackle, Pikachu!"
The two Pokemon could finally be seen charging at their opponents.
"Slash, Meowth!"
"Giga Impact, Electivire!"
All four Pokemon collide, and smoke covers the two that are standing.
"Which ones are they, I can't see." says Harrison.
The smoke clears, and it's Arcanine and Pikachu.
"Electivire and Meowth are unable to continue! Ash and Gary are the winners!"
"Good battle guys." says Ash.
"I have to admit, it was kinda fun." says Gary.
"Definitely, it was great. Meowth, you okay?" says Tyson.
Meowth shakes its head yes.
"I'll have to train before tomorrow's match." says Paul.
"Just relax. You'll do fine." says Ash.
"Speaking of that, we gotta go see who we're fighting. They should be posted by now." says Gary.
On their way to the stadium, they see Connor and Gideon on the road fighting about something.
"Hey, guys," says Ash, "what are you fighting about?"
"Where to get some lunch." said Connor. "We've tied in rock, paper, scissors 99 times."
"I want to go to Mama Celeste's, but Connor here wants to go to Mama Luigi's."
"Because it's way better."
"No, Celeste's is way better."
"The building's a death trap!"
"It adds to the character! At least mine doesn't have that creepy guy with the awkward stare!"
"He's hardly ever there!"
"Guys, guys, just go to Snorlax and Slaking's down the road." says Jeanette.
"Why didn't I think of that?" said Gideon.
"Because plot conve- I mean, cause you're stupid. Phew."
"There you go, breaking the fourth wall again." says Gideon.
"Shh. Let's just go. Bye, and thanks for the idea."
"No problem." says Jeanette.
Once they are gone, Ash asks a question.
"What did he mean by fourth wall?"
"I'll tell you when you're older." says Gary.
So, after useless filler, the gang finally arrives to check the tree.
"Looks like I'm facing some guy called "The K.O. Master." says Ash.
"You're unlucky. He's taken out everyone using only his Smeargle." says Paul.
"Great, more impossible odds."
"Don't worry Ash, I didn't get much better." said Tyson. "I got Bruno."
"I got some weirdo named Blue." said Gary. "Looks pretty stupid, too."
"Uhh, Gary," said Ash, "he looks just like you."
"No! He has a purple sweatshirt, pants, and boots, and I have a black t- shirt, chaps, and sneakers."
"Ok… I got a guy named Lucas." said Paul. "Says he's pretty good."
"Well, now that that's settled, let's relax, or train or whatever." said Gary.
So, Ash and friends relaxed, trained, and did whatever else you can possibly think of and more in a single day, thus ending filler season. Will Ash, Gary, Tyson, and Paul advance in the tournament? Will the champ finish his play through of Undertale? Find out next time.