Chapter 8.

Our heroes were in what earlier was Madame Ditto's business. While Brock, Ash, Gary and Matt took care of the reconstruction of the building, Misty and Pikachu were relaxing and drinking lemonade. Because of the heat, they boys wore no shirt, and sweat could be seen running along their muscles.

-Aren't the views good? – said Duplica looking them through her sunglasses.

-They are indeed. The sun, some drinks and shirtless guys... What more could you ask for? – said Misty, taking a sip of her drink.

-Pika... – said Pikachu.

The four boys, tired because of the heat, decided to ask their Pokémon for help. Then a group of trainers appeared, two girls and a boy, who looked to be 16 years old. Both girls said hi to Gary.

-Gary-san! – said one of them.

-Amy, Shawn, Hanna, how long since I last saw you! – said Gary, smiling.

-What's Gary-senpai doing in a place like this? – said Amy, putting his index finger into her chin.

Gary decided not to answer that question, because he didn't know how to explain that shaming situation, so he decided to change topics:

-How are the Pokémon I gave you?

The trainers took put their Pokémon. They were of the usual types, Water, Plant and Fire, but they had a secondary type: The Sacred-type. Ash then proceeded to use his iDex to identify them.

"Verean, the guiding fish. This mysterious Pokémon appears on high seas when serious danger is coming, and guides Pokémon and humans to safe zones, using the strong light that the gem in his forefront irradiates".

"Firolf, the shine Pokémon. He is a cub of wolf that lives in the forests. It feels forest fires before they happen, making its fur shine and thus warning the Pokémon that live around him".

"Firit, the guardian Pokémon. Old tales tell that Firit live n brotherhood with the spirits of the forest and can sense their feelings."

-Cool! Are they the new starts? – said Ash.

-Hey, I've seen you on TV! Aren't you the one who has lost more than 8 times in the league? – said Shawn.

The new trainers murmured something and then they all started laughing. Ash stood there, frowning. Gary decided to intercede:

-Come on, that's nothing! I also lost both times I tried. You'll know how hard it is when you get to Indigo Plateau.

-Gary-Senpai is very smart! – said Hannah while hugging him.

Gary winked to Ash, but he didn't understand him, so he answered with a poker face. A balloon with a familiar shape then appeared in the sky. It was shaped like a Jigglypuff, and inside were three girls dressed like schoolgirls. They said hello to Ash enthusiastically.

-Hey Ash, we've come to let you play with our Poké Balls for a while! – said one of the girls, jumping frantically inside the balloon.

Ash answered with an innocent smile. Then, the girls lowered the balloon until it hit the ground. When it did so, the girls surrounded Ash and forced him to go with them.

-Come with us, you'll have a great time! – said one of the girls.

- Oh yes, oh yes! – shouted another.

The other members of the group looked very puzzled. The girls went crazy because they had their loved one between their arms, shirtless and sweating.

-I won't shower anymore! – said one of the girls smiling.

-Girls, girls! I'd train with you, but I have to go to Neoball Island to win the league – said Ash.

The boy tried to run away, but one of the girls produced some pink-haired handcuffs from her pockets and handcuffed Ash with them.

-It's over, cheesy peasy! Don't try to the resist to the power of love! – said the girls at once.

The fangirls started pushing Ash away, dragging him while Ash asked his friends for helps. Before the balloon got away, Misty's Starshe Hydro-Pumped the fangirls, surprising them.

-You didn't think you were going to escape just like that, did you? – asked Misty. – And why didn't you lot helped your friend?

The rest of them smiled shyly while they scratched their head nervously.

-We were going to escape without hurting anybody, but I won't let anyone with such a bad style like you make me look bad in front of my sweetheart! – shouted one of the girls.

Then the girls took out their Pokémon: Clefable, Gardevoir and Sylveon.

-Firolf, use Ember! – said Hanna. The embers soon covered the entire battlefield.

Everyone and their Pokémon ran away, including the fangirls, who kept dragging Ash and getting his face dirty. One of the girls tried to clean him up, but in that moment the trainer called his Pikachu.

-Pikachu, Iron Tail the handcuffs!

Pikachu obeyed and managed to free his Trainer.

-Pika! – said Pikachu, defying the fangirls.

The girls started crying to grab Ash's attention, telling him that if they didn't manage to catch him, they would never get promoted to "Fancy" rank. He lowered his guard, and one of the girls surprised him by saying;

-Gardevoir, use Confusion!

The Pokémon obeyed her trainer, and Ash received the attack in full, fainting immediately. The girl then took him by an arm and dragged him to the balloon again, while the other two girls repelled the attacks of their rivals with Sylveon and Clefable. Pikachu, out of pure desperation, used Thunder, also hitting his Trainer. The fangirl and her Gardevoir fainted, and Pikachu took advantage of the situation to get up into her Trainer's chest and to try to reanimate him with small electrical discharges. Ash woke up, disoriented because of the attack, but decided to join the battle.

-Pikachu, use Iron Tail with Clefable!

But Clefable dodged it, and her Trainer decided to counterattack:

-Cheesy peasy, we want to capture you unharmed, but no one stops up from making your Pokémon faint. Clefable, use Disarming Voice!

The attack hit Pikachu, and he fell asleep.

The fangirls' Gardevoir woke up and carried her trainer, still unconscious, to the balloon. When they got on the balloon, the Pokémon used Moonblast, severely injuring their rivals.

-They are strong rivals! – said Shawn.

- It seems we'll have to use our star movement – said Hanna.

Shawn and Hanna then combined Firolf's Ember and Firit's Razor Leave against Gardevoir, who couldn't do anything to dodge the attack.

-Verean, don't let them steal the limelight from us, use Clarividence! – said Amy.

And then Gardevoir fainted. Verean gained enough experience to evolve, so its form changed. Ash took out his iDex to identify him.

"Meren, the mermaid Pokémon. It lives in shallow waters. Its beauty is on par with its hostility with those who want to pollute water or harm the Pokémon who live in it."

-Wow, the new starters are awesome! And this last one sure got some big boobs... – said Ash.

-It's not the moment to be looking to that! – said Misty furiously while punching Ash's chin. Ash flew up in the sky until being only a shimmer, and the others kept battling. Shawn decided to end the fight with another Sacred-type attack:

-Firit, use Heavenly Punishment!

The attack hit Clefable, who fainted. Then the plant Pokémon started to shine: It was evolving to its second form, Forian. The fangirls still had a last chance: Sylveon.

-Sylveon, use Haze! – said one of the fangirls. After a few seconds, no one could tell where they were.

-Now Sylveon, use Draining Kiss! – said the trainer again.

The attack hit Forian, taking out some good HP from him.

-Finish him with Tackle! – said the fangirl. And Forian fainted.

Hanna asked her Firolf to use a new Sacred-type attack:

-Let's make Gary be proud of us! Use Soul Steal!

Sylveon almost fainted, and before being able to perform a move that made him definitely faint; an UFO fell from the sky, making Sylveon faint. The UFO was... Ash. When Misty punched him he was propelled so high, that when he fell he was like a real meteorite.

The fangirls had no Pokémon left, so they decided to retire.

-This is not a goodbye but a see you later! – said one of the girls, whining.

Hanna, who didn't have a chance to attack the fangirls, asked her Pokémon to use Flame Burst. One of the flames hit the balloon, and it exploded. The girls soon disappeared into the sky...

-The fangirls are up in the sky again...!

After the fight, Hanna's Pokémon was also engulfed by warm light, and he too evolved to his second form, Emberoul. Ash, still disorientated because of his fall, used his iDex to identify him.

"Emberoul, the elemental wolf. Known for his fury and speed in a fight, Emberoul lives in the forests and protecting them from fires, as well as feeding from them."

He also realized that Firit has evolved too.

"Forian, the forest healer. Of a peaceful and reserved nature, Forian has a great link with forests, and lives for repairing its injuries."

Before the iDex finished describing Forian, Ash fainted again. Then the other guys took him to the nearest hospital. Some hours later, Matt and Brock were helping to rebuild Duplica's bar, following her advice. Gary, Misty, and the new trainers were in hospital taking care of Ash. While waiting at the reception desk, Gary was giving advice to his pupils about training techniques while Misty looked. She felt she was responsible for Ash's situation, so she decided to apologise. When entering the room, she sat necxt to the bed and realized that Ash was asleep. She thought how cute and calm he was when asleep.

-I'm sorry. I know you can't hear me right now, but this still is an apology. – said Misty.

-Misty is pretty as my Beautyeon, but my iDex says that she is an angry Gyarados. I think technology never fails... – murmured Ash while asleep.

The red-haired girl couldn't help but to get angru. She started cracking her fists but, just in that moment, a nurse Joe who was walking along the corridor saw her intentions, and he helped her calm down. The guys will sleep again at the Pokémon Center, and tomorrow they'll continue with his fun, yet bizarre, adventures.

Because of agenda problems with our studies, we have to stop publishing until August. Waiting will be worth the time though, because we'll introduce one of the most loved protagonists. See you in August!