Chapter Summary: Sticking its beak out in my poll, Flying has become the 5th element. However, it may not be what you want to believe but heck I'll try to make it work.
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Wings of Fire

Ash, Pikachu and Liza were riding their Charizard on their way to the Charisific Valley...on a mission. They got wind of a Moltres stranded and weakened in the Valley. "I knew you'd come with, Ash," the red suited girl trusted. "Only you would come in the event of an emergency such as this."

"Anything involving a legendary Pokémon is something I always wanted to be involved in," he proudly replied. "Though, I'm still wondering why Moltres would just crash and burn in the Charisific Valley?" Liza had doubt that the reason was normal. Soon enough, they reached the valley, marked by two Charizard statues. Dismounted from Charizard and Charla, Ash, Liza and Pikachu ran up the valley. Before long, they found the Phoenix Pokémon, Moltres with barely any fire on him. This was a serious matter. "Moltres!" Moltres was on it's stomach, severely weakened. Liza felt the heat the flames on Moltres were giving off.

"His temperature's way below normal! We need to heat it up or it won't survive!" Ash had to think of something. The Pokémon Center could be the only thing that can save Moltres from burning out. Right now, there was no time to waste.

"Cyndaquil, Flamethrower!" Ash released Cyndaquil who ignited its back full of flames before spewing out fire onto Moltres in order to restore it's temperature. It didn't seem to be working. "Charizard, I'll need your Flamethrower, too." Charizard obeyed and spewed his own flames. Double firepower should help...in theory. Moltres barely flinched. "It's not working! We need more fire!" But where? Liza had an idea.

"Charla, assemble more Charizard over here to breath fire into Moltres. I'll go and see if there are any volcanoes that are active." Charla listened and flew off in search of help. Liza ran to her hut and hopped on her computer. She began to search volcanoes nearby. Anywhere close by would benefit. BLIP! There was one...about 30 miles west. If that was the closest, Moltres was in trouble. Charla rounded up several Charizard to help Ash's Charizard and Cyndaquil. Every Charizard used Flamethrower to boost Motlres' temperature. Several minutes passed. The Charizard began to weaken due to overusing their Flamethrower attacks. Cyndaquil was exhausted. Some of the Charizard began using Fire Blast attacks to give it a little more of a jump. Before too long, the Charizard were wiped out. None of the attacks appeared to have worked.

"Oh, no..." This was panic time and Ash was quickly exhuming any trick he had up his short sleeves. Liza came out with a map. Did she find a volcano...closer than the one she found? "Liza, any luck?" She handed the map to Ash who studied it. He couldn't believe the distance needed for a volcano. "34 miles?" Liza sadly nodded.

"It's the nearest active volcano." Ash didn't like the turnout...but with the failing of the fire attacks, there seemed to be no choice. Liza stepped over to check on Moltres. It was plenty warmer than before, but nowhere out of danger. "Well, it may not look like it but we did raise Moltres' temperature by about 15 degrees." Some improvement. "Hey, Moltres? Can you stand at least?" A weak caw wasn't good. Moltres lifted it's neck...only to collapse back down.

"I take that as a no." Now what? That's when Ash reached into his bag and pulled out a bottle of Super Potion. He sprayed the contents over Moltres, thinking a little vitality booster should help. "A little Super Potion should help." Now came a big problem: how to carry Moltres to a volcano the long distance away?

"Well, Moltres isn't all that heavy. We could hire a few Charizard tandems to carry it." Seemed like the only way to go. The Charizard formed teams, ready to carry the fallen Moltres.

"Here we go!" Ash's Charizard and Charla were the first to carry Moltres. Wings flapping, the first two Charizard lifted Moltres up off the ground. Leaving the Charisific Valley, the grounded Charizard roared in prayer. Flying west, Ash and Liza hoped they would reach the volcano in time. "Moltres! How are you holding up?" Moltres cawed, a strain in its voice wasn't promising. "Hang tight! A dip in the volcano will do you some good!" After half an hour flying, Liza checked her map then the...didn't anyone teach her that when you're so high off the ground to not look down? She checked any landmarks on the way. She saw something and was astonished with their travel.

"Ash, we're already passed the halfway mark! We're almost there!" That's a good sign. Still, Ash wanted to check on his buddy. "Charizard, you still good?" Charizard happily roared, still filled with energy to carry the Moltres. However, Charla was growling in pain. She had wear. Liza needed to let her Charizard relax.

"Charla can't go on!" Ash's Charizard couldn't allow any harm to Charla. Ash knew that these Charizard needed a few minutes to rest.

"Okay! Let's land!" All the Charizard landed in a clearing. Ash's Charizard and Charla landed where they laid the still struggling Moltres down. As they settled down, Ash noticed they were surrounded by blue berries in the trees. He picked a big one, perplexed by the berry. "Okay, what are these?" Liza glanced at the berry, realizing what it was.

"Oran Berries." Oran Berries? "They're meant to rejuvenate a Pokémon's health. But that one's a pretty big berry, possibly fertilized quite a bit." Maybe big enough for Moltres. Ash gave Moltres the giant Oran Berry who nibbled on it. The fire bird seemed to be enjoying it. The more it ate, the more it began to stand. This was good news for Ash and Liza. Maybe the extra escort wasn't really necessary. Finally, it was able to stand on its talons.

"Moltres, you're up!" That was great news. A loud caw of triumph echoed through the air. "You think you can make the rest of the trip?" Moltres nodded, ready to go the rest of the way. Suddenly, Moltres turned to Charla who seemed to have pain going through her body. She pounded her legs in pain. All turned to the struggling Charizard.

"Charla!" When Liza touched her belly, a thump knocked her hand off, further astonishing her. "Why didn't you tell me?" That made Ash turn to Liza, wondering what she could be mentioning.

"What's wrong, Liza?" It may have been something he wasn't ready for...yet.

"Charla's in labor!" Think Ash was the only one surprised? Pikachu and Charizard were shocked to find out that this whole time that Charla was pregnant. Moltres watched on, monitoring the laboring progress. "Can you push?" Charla struggled as Charizard held her claw. The other Charizard were concerned for the lady of the bunch! She continued to push. Ten minutes passed.

"You're doing great, Charla!" That's when Charla let out a huge screech, not the same as the attack. Finally, she relented and tried to calm down. Then there was crying. Charizard checked with Ash and Liza...and were astonished to see a tiny Charmander in Liza's arms. Both humans were excited to see the new bundle of Pokémon joy. Suddenly, Charizard began to rub his eyes. He was seeing two Charmanders. When he looked again, the two babies were still there. Did...did Charla have twins? Liza was proud of her Charizard's accomplishment.

"Congratulations, Charla! You got twin baby Charmanders." Charla was happy to be a mother. She wanted to hold one of her newborn Charmanders, if not both. Charizard and Charla nuzzled snouts of love. Ash and Liza smiled at the winged fire breathers now mother and...was Ash's Charizard responsible for creating children? If so, then father.

"Man, what a day. First Moltres and then Charla." Crazy day, right? Suddenly, Moltres cawed as Ash held one of the Charmander babies. "Moltres, what's up?" Moltres lifted its head to the sky. He was ready to get going. "You think you can make it to the volcano on your own?" A caw of determination told Ash and Liza that it would be just fine. With one flap of it's wings, Moltres flew off, leaving Ash and Liza to comfort the new mother. As Charla and Ash's Charizard tended to the kids, Liza confronted Ash.

"I think maybe this is what was suppose to happen." Ash had a befuddled act, telling her he didn't quite understand. "I mean I think your Charizard and Charla are the prelude to us." Ash was intrigued. She's...kidding, right?

"You're saying that maybe we can relate in a fashion?" In a sense, Liza grasped Ash in a hug.

"Is it alright for right now if you can be my baby?" Touching... In a sense, Ash felt the warmth. The embrace of the Charisific Valley guardian was...calming. Ash relaxed and nearly fell asleep in Liza's bosom. Let's leave these two alone. They had a rough day.

END of FLYING

(Before you complain, keep in mind that Charizard is both FIRE and FLYING which is why I went with her like Bianca with Latias being a Dragon. Anyway, it's a tight battle with Psychic and Fighting. Who's got the final round to finish the first half of Ash-Mas,)