Finally, an update. I'm really sorry for not having updated in so long. I simply haven't bothered to write. But, I hope I'll get the next chapter out faster. So, this story will most likely end soon. I'm shooting at 3 chapters, but will obviously go for more if the story can't be finished with 3 chapters. Review as usual and welcome to Chapter 2!
" " - Speech
' ' - Thoughts
' ' - Telepathy
" " - Pokespeech
Disclaimer: I don't Pokemon
Edit: Screwed up big time with the transition between chapters. Last chapter Trip was sending out his second Pokemon, but I decided to redo the battle and forgot to change it. Sorry for that!
"Servine, use Vine Whip!" Trip ordered, not knowing what to expect from Ash's Gible.
"Won't happen, Dig!" Ash countered, Gible quickly digging himself into the ground before Servine's Wine Whip could hit him.
"Don't let your guard down Servine, grab him as soon as he shows himself!" Trip said cautiously, looking around for any sign of Gible.
"Now!" Ash shouted, Gible shooting out of the ground right under Servine.
"Dodge it!" Trip tried desperately, Servine sent flying from the force of Gible.
"Dragon Rage!" Ash followed up, using the positioning of their two Pokemon. Being right under Servine, Gible had an easy target. Opening his mouth, Gible fired off the Dragon Rage and hit just as Servine had turned around to probably fire off his own attack. Falling, Gible managed to land while Servine didn't have that chance. Falling into the ground, instead of landing on his feet he hit his head which ended with him already being knocked out.
"Impossible." Trip simply said, staring at the pokeball with which he had recalled Servine.
"Are you going to let out your next Pokemon?!" Ash shouted from his side, wondering what was taking Trip so long.
"No, I forfeit." Trip responded, knowing that if his strongest Pokemon had lost to an unevolved Pokemon that probably even wasn't Ash's strongest Pokemon, there was no point in continuing the battle. Walking over to Trip, Ash held out his hand. Looking at it reluctantly, Trip finally shook it. He had to admit that Ash was a good trainer. But that didn't mean their rivalry was over, he would train heavily until they met again during the League.
"Why don't you come with us?" Ash suddenly asked, not knowing why he even asked. Staring at Ash, Trip was genuinely surprised that Ash had even asked him. He had never been the kindest person, even insulting Ash sometimes.
"Alright, but only until the city. Meet me outside the city." Trip responded, heading off to the Pokemon Center to heal Servine.
"Your Gible is amazing!" Iris nearly shouted in excitement, her love for Dragon-types never-ending. Blushing slightly at the praise, Gible didn't do what Ash had expected. Instead of chomping on Iris' head, Gible latched onto Hilda's head. After a second, Hilda understood what had happened. But instead of freaking out, Hilda squealed in joy, pulling Gible off her head and hugging him tightly. Not knowing what was going on, Ash simply recalled Gible.
"We better head to the outskirts of the city, Trip said he would be waiting there." Cilan exclaimed, not either knowing what to do of the situation.
Having gotten all their things from the Pokemon Center, Ash, Hilda and the others were heading for the outskirts of the city and the road that would lead them to Driftveil City. Not seeing him, Ash and the others went outside and found Trip talking to two trainers, one which looked very familiar to Ash.
"Hey, Cynthia!" Ash shouted, waving at the Sinnoh Champion, who looked up as she heard her name. Seeing Ash, she smiled at him while waiting until they reached them.
"Hello Ash." Cynthia greeted him, eying the boy that had impressed her when he had been in Sinnoh.
"He's the kid you've been talking about?" Cynthia's companion wondered, looking like he wasn't believing it. "Hah, I'll tear that kid to pieces!"
"Don't listen to him." Cynthia said smiling, expecting that reaction. "This's Alder, the Unovan Champion."
"You'll tear me to pieces? Let's find out here and now!" Ash said to Alder, never backing down from a challenge, especially one from Unova's Champion.
"You sure you want to do this kiddo?" Alder questioned, not sure what to think of Ash.
"Not going to back down!" Ash responded confident, holding an empty pokeball.
"Alright then! I'm going to be nice and choose Pokemon first. Come on out, Volcarona!" Alder exclaimed, releasing his strongest Pokemon. Everyone besides Ash were aware how strong Volcarona was, having seen it battle multiple times on tv. "Are you going to release your Pokemon or what?" Alder asked, not knowing why Ash was still holding hs pokeball.
"I don't have any pokemon in here, but if you really want to meet him I won't waste your time." Ash stated, putting his fingers in his mouth and letting out a whistle. Not that far away, wing flapping could be heard which was coming closer and closer to Ash's location before it let out a roar which sent shivers through everyone who was hearing it. Looking up in the sky, everyone could see the source of the roar. Pulling in his wings, the orange dragon got a massive boost in speed before he landed in front of Ash and glared at the Volcarona which was opposing him.
"That's Ash's Pokemon?" Hilda nearly whispered, nearly trembling at its power. Something flipped in her though, and she wondered if she could beat Charizard.
"It's surely a strong Pokemon, but can it defeat Alder's Volcarona?" Cilan asked, never having seen Ash use another Pokemon that he hadn't catched in Unova besides Pikachu, which he said didn't even use his full power.
"It'll stand no chance against Alder's Volcarona." Iris responded confident, even though she had taken a liking to Ash, she did sometimes think he was too confident or too much of a kid. Maybe the loss would knock him a peg down. Giving Iris an angry glare, Hilda quickly focused her attention back to the battle which was about to begin and really hoped that Ash would win. He really deserved to win, especially after she had seen his biggest victories. His Charizard defeating an Articuno, Pikachu defeated Regice and winning him the Battle Frontier. And his latest achievement, him placing in top 4 during the Sinnoh League and defeating a Latios and Darkrai.
"You can do it!" Hilda started to cheer, just feeling the urge to do it. Glancing at Hilda, Ash gave her a quick smile before he refocused on Volcarona.
"You ready?" Alder asked, not sure what to think about Ash. His Charizard was no doubt powerful, maybe Cynthia's words were true after all.
"I'm. Make your move, after all I'm going to win so you need at least a chance to fight back." Ash answered confident, Cynthia surprised at Ash's attitude. He had been confident back in Sinnoh, but when facing a Champion most people wouldn't keep that confidence.
"Flamethrower!" Alder ordered, seeing the fire in Ash's eyes. When someone had such a fire, one thing was certain. Never underestimate them.
"Show him your Flamethrower, Charizard!" Ash countered, Charizard spewing the hot flames across the grass and clashed with Volcarona's. Locked in a still stand, both Pokemon stopped their attacks and took to the air.
"Silver Wind!" Alder shouted, having had too many battles with Volcarona to simply give up.
"Blow it away!" Ash shouted, Charziard flapping his wings which nullified Volcarona's Silver Wind before he dove for Volcarona who had decided to hover slightly above the ground.
"Get in there with Flame Wheel!" Alder tried, not sure yet how to handle Charizard. Enveloping himself in flames, Volcarona started rolling in the air and dived in straight line upwards towards Charizard.
"Not gonna work! Block it with Steel Wing!" Ash countered, Charizard doing as ordered without hesitation. Covering his wings in steel, Charizard quickly pulled them around him before Volcarona hit him and successfully managed to stop Volcarona from getting any major damage in "Now, blow him away!"
"Get out of there!" Alder shouted desperately, but it was too late. Opening his wings, the raw force of Charizard and the wind pressure following sent Volcarona crashing into the ground. But it wasn't over yet.
"Overheat!" Ash shouted, having no plans on giving up the pressure. This was what he had trained for. If he had learnt one thing, it was to not neglect his other Pokemon. Before he left for Unova, Ash had explained to everyone of his Pokemon what they should do. This meant they would be training while Ash wasn't there, keeping them busy and ready if Ash ever needed them. This time he would bring a lot more Pokemon with him when he reached the League, so many of his Pokemon probably felt disappointed when he didn't battle with them.
"Fire Blast!" Alder screamed, not sure how strong Charizard really was. He still hadn't seen that much, considering Charizard had never used Overheat, or scored a hit with Flamethrower. Instead of fighting for dominance, the two attacks created an explosion which sent a shockwave over the entire area and everyone forced to take a few steps back.
"Dodge it!" Ash suddenly ordered, stopping to use the attack while closing the gap between him and Volcarona. While Volcarona had just fired off the attack, Charizard was already there to punish him. "Dragon Tail, then Slash!"
"Flame Wheel again!" Alder commanded, knowing that he was slowly losing control. There was no shame in admitting defeat, but he was the Unovan Champion. He wouldn't give up! Having successfully reduced the damage he had taken with Flame Wheel, Volcarona was now battling somewhat on its own while Alder tried to find a way to defeat Charizard.
"Dragon Breath!" Ash continued relentlessly, not going to lose what was probably his hardest battle so far.
"Flamethrower!" Alder countered, hoping the attack would match.
Exhaling the flames in its mouth, Volcarona put everything he had into it. There was no holding back against such a strong opponent like Charizard. Seeing the force behind Charizard's Dragon Breath, Volcarona only intensified his own Flamethrower in order to not falter. This time there was no explosion, instead Volcarona's Flamethrower slowly pushed Charizard's Dragon Breath back.
"Don't give up!" Ash heard Hilda shout, flashing her a quick smile before looking at the battle again.
"Dodge it!" Ash ordered, Charziard flying in a downwards spiral. "Wing Attack!"
"Stop him!" Alder shouted, Volcarona starting to shoot volleys of Flamethrower at Charizard who managed to evade most of them while some scratched him. Not being able to reach Volcarona, Charizard eventually got close enough to slam his wings into Volcarona.
"Now, end it with Overheat!" Ash finished, Charizard looming over Volcarona with Overheat already charging up. Alder only watched in horror as Charizard used Overheat on Volcarona who desperately tried to escape. But it wouldn't be, Charizard's Overheat enveloped Volcarona who released a scream of pain before Charizard stopped and revealed the fainted Volcarona.
"You did great, Volcarona." Alder praised his Pokemon, holding up the pokeball and recalling it.
"You were amazing!" Hilda nearly screamed, Ash barely being avoided tackled to the ground.
"Well, thank you." Ash responded smiling, not really knowing what to with Hilda in his arms. Instead, Hilda decided to make a move. Turning her head a little, Hilda gave Ash a quick peck on the cheek before she wriggled herself out of his arms and ran away. Lifting his hand, Ash lightly touched the spot where Hilda had kissed him, and could only blush as he thought about the kiss.
"How dares she do that?! I'm going give that witch a piece of my mind!" Iris exclaimed, raging innerly while trying to see where Hilda went.
"Iris, I think you should better stay here." Cilan tried, hoping she would listen to him.
"No way! When I find her, that witch would wish that she had never met me!" Iris continued to rage, not even aware what Cilan was about to do.
"I'm sorry Iris, but I can't let you get in between Ash and Hilda." Cilan stated calmly, before he out of nowhere, surprised himself, pulled a mallet and knocked out Iris with it.
"How the hell did you do that?" Trip asked, having been watching the entire match silently.
"I don't know, it just was there when I thought about something to stop Iris." Cilan explained, not surprised that the mallet had suddenly disappeared.
"Hey Ash, not sure, but I think you should go after Hilda." Trip said to Ash, who was still standing there rather baffled. Hearing Trip's words, Ash quickly followed them and went after Hilda before Iris would wake up and do it.
Just the short kiss had made Ash's mind race, his heart beating faster than ever before. Looking around for Hilda, Ash thought he saw something. Getting a little closer, Ash found a beautiful lake.
"Hilda-" Ash started, but stopped as he noticed the difference. Staring at Ash, Hilda could only back away in terror. What would Ash think of her now? "Hilda, don't run away!"
'Forgive me.' Hilda thought, before she ran away leaving an awe-struck Ash behind. Had Cheren called Hilda a monster because of this? Ash couldn't understand it, why should Cheren call her a monster? Ash didn't know what to think, except that he needed to do something. He didn't want to lose her, and in his eyes knowing about Hilda's secret made he even more beautiful.
There you go, Chapter 2 finished. I know that it took me a long time to write, I've been probably been writing on it since a week but I could never really find the motivation to write a longer period. Hopefully this story is going to be wrapped up before the end of the month. So, please review so I can get an idea if I can wrap this up with one more chapter if I need to go longer. As said, I'm shooting for 3 chapters, but got no problems going for 4-5 chapters. I'll see you guys next time!