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It smelled like he was at a shore. He felt Pikachu licking at his face, but he tried to move it aside so it would stop, but Pikachu continued on, trying its best to get its trainer's attention. Ash groaned as he forced himself to sit up. His vision felt blurry, and he tried to get himself together. What he did notice though was the waves hitting the sandy shore as Wingulls sang above him. What he also noticed was wreckage scattered all over the shore. He looked down at Pikachu.
"What the hell happened here?"
He looked around more and then he noticed, not to far from him, a girl in red clothing was lying on the ground unconscious. Then it all came to him. He remembered what happened on the ship.
"May!" yelled Ash as he quickly stood and went to the girl's side. Just like Ash, she tried swatting him away. After a while, he finally got her to open her eyes. She groaned as she forced herself to sit up by Ash.
"What happened?" she asked groggily.
"Our ship blew up," said Ash as he looked around at the wreckage. "I have no idea where we landed though."
"We're on Mirage Island."
Ash and May turned towards Kevin, who was sitting by his broken ship and looking out to sea.
"We made it?" asked Ash. "I thought we were stuck on a lost island and we had to eat the big one first."
"I hope you're not talking about me," said Kevin.
"Where are the others?"
"I only see two other kids over there," said Kevin. Ash looked to where he was pointing and his eye twitched. He saw Gary and Misty while Gary was beginning to wake up, Gary looked around, and then Ash saw him clench his fist.
"You're doing fine over there, kiddo?" asked Kevin. Gary looked over to them and started walking towards Ash. When he got over to Ash, he glared at the boy as Ash just ignored him and looked down at May as he checked for her wounds.
"You idiot," he hissed. "You should've focused more on that bastard."
"And so what if I didn't?" asked Gary.
"You were the only one on that ship to destroy that ball since I was down," said Gary. "Now because of you, you've made that guy destroy an old man's ship, and let him roam around on this island. That just means one more obstacle in my path, just because you wanted to say one thing to your girl." Ash suddenly stopped checking May.
"What girl?" asked May, still dizzy. "Who are you seeing, Ash?"
"No one, May," responded Ash. He looked up at Gary.
"At least I was able to get back up after being punched in the face."
This seemed to have hit that specific nerve in Gary as he looked at Ash more fiercely.
"You just get weaker the more you travel with her, don't you?"
Ash slowly got up and faced Gary. They were staring into each other's fierce, bloodthirsty eyes.
"If you've got something to say, say it," hissed Ash. A pressure was starting to build up around them both.
"This is no time for fighting, kids," said Kevin. "You've got even bigger problems up ahead. We have no ship, so I don't know how we'll be able to head back. We shouldn't be on this island." Gary and Ash hadn't separated yet.
"Gary?" asked Misty, who was getting up behind them. "What happened?" After giving a deep breath, Gary walked away from Ash and headed towards Misty.
"Get up," said Gary. "We don't have time to waste."
"What?" asked Misty as she watched the boy walk ahead, making her get back into her senses. "Wait for me, dumbass!" She ran after him, not even seeing Ash and the others. Ash watched Gary go until he felt something touch his leg. He looked down to see May looking up at him, worry written all over her face.
"Everything okay?" she asked. Ash nodded and helped her up. May looked around at the scenery.
"Where is Dawn? Brendan? Drew?"
"They are somewhere on this island," said Ash. "Let's go looking for them."
"You kids are seriously going ahead?!" yelled Kevin. "That's crazy talk! Did you see those three mysterious people? That guy who destroyed my sweet Leslie?"
"I don't care," said Ash as Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder. "Sorry about your Leslie, I mean your ship. We'll make it up to you. You could either stay here or come with us?" When Ash turned back, he saw the old man swimming in the ocean.
"I'm going back to mainland, ya freaks!" yelled the old man. "I might come back later for you guys!" Until he was out of Ash's sight, Ash took May's hand and started walking deeper into the island.
On another side of the island, Dawn opened her eyes and sat up. She looked around. She noticed she was on a shore immediately. She forced herself to get up as she rubbed her head.
"I don't remember, but I blame Ash for whatever happened," thought Dawn. Immediately, Brendan and his Shiny Pelipper descended next to Dawn.
"Good, you're awake," said Brendan as he got off his Pokemon and checked Dawn for her injuries.
"Where are we?" she asked.
"We're on Mirage Island," said Brendan. "After our ship got blown up, we were washed up on this shore. Ash and May are someplace else. I saw some wreckage on another shore, so they must've been there. Also, I saw an old man swimming in the ocean, so I'm gonna bet that's our sailor."
"What about Gary, Misty, and Drew?" asked Dawn.
"Gary and Misty must be doing whatever they're doing," said Brendan. "Drew is on his lazy back sleeping over there." Brendan pointed towards Drew, who was in fact sleeping. Dawn sweat-dropped.
"We had to be stuck with him?" thought Dawn. Brendan returned his Pelipper.
"I bet Ash is on this island somewhere," said Brendan. "Let's wake up Drew and look around. We have to be careful though. There are crazy people on this island already." Dawn nervously nodded.
Misty walked quietly behind Gary along a river. She could already sense that talking to Gary now would just be one big mistake. She cleared her throat and looked around. Mirage Island felt very normal to her. It wasn't like a forest, but it had trees scattered throughout the flowered field. She saw Wynauts a lot. She also noticed multiple rivers on the island.
"From someone in the city, they said there's a huge, gigantic river that Kyorge uses to come on the island," said Misty. "I wonder where that is. Maybe we can use that to find the Blue Orb, don't you think?" Gary didn't respond to her. After a while of walking, Gary stopped suddenly.
"What's wrong?" asked Misty.
"Shut up," said Gary. Misty mistook this as an insult and was about to scold Gary, but then, in a tree, she saw Archie jump down from it and look towards the two kids. The sight of him shook Misty.
"In places like this, it would be a waste not to take a nap," said Archie, still with his stern, non-changing expression. Gary reached for his sword.
"You really wouldn't want to fight me right now," said Gary. "I am not in the mood."
"I'm surprised to see you two come on this island alive," said Archie as some water from the river started to rise and surround the man. "I had given you kids a chance to not get in my way, but I guess my message hadn't been clear enough. Killing you might get it through you head." Gary started to become surrounded by electricity as Misty fearfully took steps back.
"I'd like to see you try," said Gary as he unsheathed his sword and it immediately got covered in electricity.
"How much farther is Ash?" asked Drew as he yawned. "This island is freaking huge. It could take us forever to look for him. How about we just wait for him to come to us?"
"And how about you shut up?" asked Brendan. Brendan, Dawn, and Drew were walking through a set of trees, trying to stay out of eyesight as best as they could. They started to hear the sound of water crashing someplace near them.
"Is that a waterfall?" asked Dawn. Within seconds, the set of trees ended, now exiting into an area where a huge waterfall was in. The kids looked at it with amazement until Brendan looked around. The area was very clear, and since they were on the lower level of the waterfall, Brendan saw that a big, inclined ledge that went behind the waterfall.
"To keep going, we're gonna have to go behind that," said Brendan. "Follow me, quickly!" They headed towards the waterfall, running so someone wouldn't see them at that exact time. Before they headed towards the ledge, Dawn felt cold.
"Does anyone else find that strange?" asked Dawn. Before Drew could respond, he saw a cloud of mist descending towards them. A big, strong fist then suddenly came out of the mist and crashed down on the ledge, destroying it. This prevented the kids from continuing on.
"When could mist grow arms?" asked Drew.
"Never," answered Brendan as he stood in front of the other two. The mist was rising up towards the sky, forming into a humanoid body. It rose towards the top of the waterfall as a woman was already there as the mist finally turned into a huge man. They both had a light blue jumpsuit that went all over their bodies, only revealing their faces. The women had a pale, sly face with blond hair that went to her chest as the man had on a devious, tanned face with orange hair and long sideburns.
"Hello there, kids," said the women as she waved at them. "You three must've been on that boat before. Let us just get one thing clear: we did not blow that thing up. You kids came here on your own free will. We would've blown it up later though."
"Who are you people?" asked Brendan.
"We're none other than the guardians of Kyorge's Palace," said the women. "My name is Sapphire. This man here is Emerald. He doesn't talk to people below us, so don't expect a word from him."
"What do you want from us?" asked Brendan. Sapphire lowered her hand.
"Don't you remember?" asked Sapphire as three ice needles appeared in her hand. "We gave you kids a warning." She tossed them at the kids, who quickly got out of the way.
"Don't screw with us!" yelled Drew as he tossed out a Pokeball, releasing Flygon. "Use Dragonbreath." Flygon shot at Sapphire, but she got out of the way as Emerald stayed where he was. When the attack hit him, it went through Emerald. He then suddenly turned into vapor and disappeared.
"What the hell?'" asked Brendan, but then Emerald formed in front of them. He pushed his foot into the ground, causing a small earthquake that knocked the kids off their balance as they fell into the river by the waterfall and were carried away. Sapphire came by Emerald.
"Why'd you have to do that?" asked Sapphire as she cupped her hands around her mouth. "We'll be looking for you! Don't even think about heading towards the palace!" The kids fell down another waterfall. Before they hit the ground, Flygon got out from the water and got them all, landing them safety in the trees to avoid sight from the guardians.
"How come every dude we meet has some sort of mystical super power?" asked Dawn. "What happened to logic?"
"Fuck logic when you're around Ash," said Brendan. "They said we shouldn't head towards the Palace. That would be the first place Ash would go towards. We should go towards there."
"Are you fucking crazy?" asked Dawn. "I vote we stay by the shore for them. They might be looking for us over there."
"We have no time to go back over there," said Brendan. "We have to help them out at the Palace. Who knows the crazy stuff they're in right now?"
"Let's get going then," said Drew as he petted his Flygon's head. "We'll just beat the crap out of them if they get in our way then." Dawn sighed. At times like this, she wished for more girls in the group.
Gary and Archie were staring each other down. Misty wanted to yell at Gary to attack, but she knew the art of waiting for the first strike. The wind blew, making Archie shift his foot. Gary immediately rushed toward Archie to strike him down, but Archie developed a shield of water in front of him.
"Like water is going to stop my blade!" yelled Gary as he tried to break through it, but the water felt like it was hard as steel. Archie tried hitting Gary with another part of the water, but Gary ducked before it made contact with him.
"No matter what you do, water can conduct electricity!" yelled Gary as he drove his blade into the water shield in front of Archie. He then released a pressure of electricity into the water, expecting it to shock the man, but Archie still stood unaffected.
"What the hell are you?" asked Gary in frustration. Archie took Gary's blade in his hand, not even getting cut by it. He pulled Gary closer and looked into the boy's eyes.
"A failed experiment," he answered. He then kicked Gary towards Misty. The kick dealt a blow on the boy's stomach since he was already coughing up blood.
"I really think we should retreat this time, Gary," said Misty. "This is too dangerous."
"Fuck that!" yelled Gary as he tried to get up again, but Archie was already in front of them. He put his hand in front of them, making water surround the two. They were both in a ball of water as they tried to hold their breath. Archie started to walk away.
"You can breathe inside that, so there's no reason to hold your breath," said Archie. "You'll be stuck in there for I don't care how long. It'll give me time to continue my mission in peace. You two will just starve in there and rot away."
"GET OVER HERE!" yelled Gary as Misty covered her ears. Archie waved to them and continued walking on.
Ash and May were just walking towards everywhere, not even caring about their sense of direction. Due to their movement, they sometimes kept going back to the shore. It had already been about two hours, and they haven't even found a trace of the others.
"Maybe we should follow a river," said May. "That could help."
"Maybe I don't want to do that," said Ash. "I know where I'm going. Pikachu says it hears an ocean. They must be over there." When they got there, they once again were at the shore. After finally giving up, May convinced Ash to finally follow a river.
"Pikachu, can't you just smell where they are?" asked Ash. "That could be faster than looking for them."
"Pika," said an exhausted Pikachu.
"Don't let Pikachu do all the work," said May. "Let's try doing this ourselves."
"Fine," said Ash. "But I think Pikachu would do it for me whether I ask him to or not, right Pikachu?" Pikachu didn't respond. They didn't care about standing out in the open. They were mostly taking detours so May could see the Pokemon and the many different types of flowers on the island. After a while, Pikachu started to sense a familiar smell.
"You smell them?" asked Ash, but Pikachu just shrugged its shoulders. "Doesn't matter to me. Let's go!" He quickly took May's hand and started running. Following Pikachu's sense of smell, Ash finally found what Pikachu was smelling, but his eye twitched when he saw who it was.
"What is it?" asked May as she looked at what Ash was looking at. She smiled. They were looking at Gary and Misty within the blue water ball. Ash carefully tried pulling May away, trying to not be noticed by the other two.
"Hey guys!" yelled May as she ran towards them as Ash hit his head against a tree. They turned to May.
"May, is that really you?" asked Misty. "Please get us out of here. I'm not enjoying being here with his sour sport."
"How did you guys get in there anyway?" asked May as she looked around the ball and touched it. It was water, but it was hard as well.
"I'll tell you two later, just get us out," said Misty. May once again tried hitting the water, but it had no effect at all. She started to think, and then she turned to Ash.
"Ash, get them out of this," said May.
"Who?" asked Ash. "I don't see anyone there but you."
"Ash!"
"Fine," said Ash as he materialized his Aura Blade. He positioned himself in front of the ball and prepared to strike it.
"Be careful. You could hurt us," said Misty.
"I actually don't mind doing that," said Ash as he moved his blade downwards to hit the ball as hard as he could, but the ball didn't even crack open.
"I tried my best," said Ash as he de-materialized his blade and took May's hand. "Let's go. Brendan and Dawn should be here somewhere."
"Ash, get your ass over here!" yelled Misty. May sighed and stopped while she forced Ash to head back to Gary and Misty, with Ash responding with a loud groan. May touched the ball again, trying to see an opening.
"Maybe it needs words to open up," said May. "Open up! Open sesame! I command you to release these two!" No one else noticed except for Pikachu, who saw May's hand quickly illuminate red. The ball slowly started to open up, dropping a wet Gary and Misty to the ground. They both looked surprisingly at May, who looked astonished at Ash.
"That actually worked," said May as she placed her arms on her sides with a smile. "I'm not that useless now, am I?"
Due to safety measures, Misty forced Gary to let them tag along with Ash and May. She convinced him by telling the boy that being with Ash and May could help them find what they're looking for quicker. Ash and Gary were already not enjoying each other's company. They easily broke down into arguments from time to time. At first, May and Misty would stop them, but now they just let the two do whatever the fuck they wanted and talked with each other.
"So that's why you were stuck in that ball?" asked May as Pikachu was on her shoulder, afraid that it would get into Ash and Gary's fights if it stayed with Ash.
"Yeah," said Misty as she rubbed her head. "Being here seems dangerous enough. I think we should leave before anything else happens."
"Why are you two on this island in the first place?"
"Well-"
"Misty, we should not disclose that information," said Gary. "That is our business and our business alone."
"So you got your butt kicked by the same person twice?" asked Ash. "That's hilarious."
"Shut it, Ketchum."
"I bet when we see him again, he'll kick your butt the third time."
"I thought I told you to shut it!"
"I bet if I was there, I would've killed him in an instant."
"If you talk one more time-"
"What are you gonna do? Kick my butt? Let's all remember you got yours kicked. Twice!"
"That's it," said Gary as he was about to take out his sword, but suddenly an arm went across his shoulder as another went across Ash's.
"How are my two homeboys doing this fine evening?" asked Drew. "I never expected you two to get along without me." They looked back to see Brendan and Dawn get out from behind the trees.
"There you guys are," said Dawn as she gave a sigh of relief. "We thought it would take forever to find you."
"Thank Arceus you're safe," said May. "On a side note, I don't think Ash had intention to find you two." Brendan looked up to the sky and saw the sun going down.
"We should find a place to rest," said Brendan. "It wouldn't be good to stay out here at night."
"Where were you two heading for?" asked Misty.
"We were trying to find the Palace," said Brendan. "We encountered two of the guardians. They warned us not to head towards it. We knew you guys would go over there."
"We weren't planning to, but I saw one in the distance over there," said May and she pointed towards north.
"We should stay away from that. Just because-"
Before he could finish, Ash and Gary were already running towards the palace. He sighed, and motioned for the others to head there as well.
After about half an hour, they finally made it to the Palace. It was huge, and its blue outer walls felt like they were made of cold ice. A large river came from its opening that headed out to sea.
"This must be where Kyorge comes in from," said Misty. "Being around this place gives me the creeps."
"I agree," said Dawn. "I don't think we should stay around here."
"Aw screw that," said Ash. "We're going inside this place anyway. Come on guys, let's-"
"Foolish children! I would advise you not to enter the Palace at all."
They all looked upwards and saw the three guardians stationed on top of the Palace, looking down at them. Sapphire and Emerald were on top, with another man as well, wearing the light blue jumpsuit that went all over his body, but with three large rings coming out of his back. He was slim with a pale, calm face. No hair was present.
"When my comrades warned you not to step foot here, you really should've listened to their warning," said the last man. "My name is Macao. It doesn't really matter that I've told you that, because at this very moment, you have no future."
"Bring it on!" yelled Ash. "I'll take you on easily!"
"Overconfident, I see," said Macao. "We are the chosen guardians of this Palace. We were given our powers by Kyorge itself to protect The Blue Orb from anybody would dares to put their filthy hands on it. Do you really would like to take the risk of pissing us off?"
"I was about to ask the same thing," said Gary as he prepared to take out his sword.
"Do what you please," said Macao. "Just remember, we will not hold back even for a second. We will obliterate you all. Come inside the castle if you dare. We'll be waiting." They all then disappeared into thin air. Ash cracked his knuckles.
"This is going to be fun," said Ash as he was about to enter, but Gary placed his sword in front of Ash. "The hell?"
"Don't even think about heading into the Palace," said Gary. "There are already too many obstacles in my path. Adding you is a waste of my time."
"Like you're gonna stop me."
"I'm serious, Ash. If you even think about getting in my way, I will kill you too."
Silence befell them.
"Gary, you don't really mean that, right?" asked Drew. Ash materialized his Aura Blade and looked into Gary's eyes sternly.
"Go ahead and try," he said. Immediately, electricity shot out at Ash, who was easily able to dodge the bolts. Gary jumped at Ash and elbowed the boy across the face, ramming him towards the palace walls. Ash got back up, but Gary slammed his fist on top of Ash's head, ramming him into the ground.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" yelled Drew as he ran towards them. "You guys have to calm the fuck down!"
"You can't be serious in killing him, Gary," said Misty. "That's not why we're here."
"He asked for it," said Gary. "I would've had to beat him up at some point inside. Why not do it now? I won't kill him. Knocking him out would give me enough time."
"Gary, don't be selfish!" yelled Misty. "Maybe he could help us."
"I don't need any asshole to help me with anything," said Gary. "The only way to become stronger is by taking care of things myself. Having Ash here to help me is a disgrace."
"Shut the hell up, Gary," said Ash as he started to get back up. "Don't even think that I'm weak. I'll never be weaker than you."
"You already are," said Gary. Ash charged at Gary with his Aura Blade, but Gary blocked each hit with his sword. He kicked Ash across the face, but Ash didn't fall down and continued to hit Gary. A thunderbolt came down from the sky and hit Ash, electrocuting him. Ash fell to the ground.
"Had enough?" asked Gary.
"Just getting warmed up," said Ash as he looked back at Gary. "I get hit by my Pikachu's electricity all the time. Yours was just nothing to me." Ash charged at Gary with his Aura covered fist, but Gary dodged the attack when he suddenly got out of the way at the speed of lightening, now going above Ash. Once again at the speed of lightening, he crashed down on Ash, letting the boy crash down on the ground. Gary continued to pummel Ash over and over again, with Ash not being able to hit him due to how fast the boy was going.
"Hold still, dammit!" yelled Ash as he swung his blade at Gary, but Gary appeared behind Ash and launched a powerful lightening attack that pushed Ash to the ground and rammed him on the palace walls. Gary went in front of Ash and walked towards him, but Misty grabbed his arm.
"Stop it, Gary," said Misty. "Just stop it." Gary looked at her, and then removed his arm from her hand. He started heading inside the palace.
"Get back over here," said Ash as he tried standing up. "I'm not finished yet."
"Get back down," said Gary. "I'm just gonna get this over with and leave this island without any trouble."
"I said I'm not finished yet," said Ash as he made an Aura Sphere in his hand. Gary stopped and turned to Ash.
"Ash, just stop," said May. "You're wasting too much of your energy on him."
"I don't care," said Ash. "When I say I'm not done, I mean I'm not freaking done." Ash tossed his Aura Sphere at Gary, but Gary knocked it aside before it struck him.
"You're an idiot," said Gary.
"I'm one freaking idiot, all right!" yelled Ash as he materialized his Aura Blade and swung it down on Gary, who blocked the attack with his sword. He then kicked Ash aside as he went after him. They started to fight further inside the Palace.
"We can't lose sight of them," said Brendan. "We have to follow." The rest of them ran inside the Palace.
Ash punched Gary across face, but Gary retaliated as he kneed Ash on his stomach. The inside of the castle was filled with water, with a walkway that led to each room. As Ash and Gary went into each place to fight, the others were trying to follow them. Ash and Gary exited the room as the others tried to as well, but suddenly something crashed down in front of them. May was only able to get past to go on.
"Aw crap," said Drew. "More trouble." The big man Emerald now stood in their way.
"You kids are so stupid," said Emerald. "I'm gonna enjoy watching your brains pop."
"We're just gonna have to beat him up and keep going," said Brendan as he tossed a Pokeball, releasing Aggron.
"Aggron, move him out of the way," ordered Brendan. Aggron went towards Emerald and tried moving the man aside, but Emerald still stayed where he was. He smirked.
"You kids are funny," he laughed as he pushed Aggron away.
"Dammit, what should we do?" thought Brendan. Drew tossed out a Pokeball and released Absol.
"Use Air Slash!" ordered Drew. Absol attacked Emerald, but the sharp air just went through the man.
"I'll take care of this guy here," said Drew. "You guys should keep on going to help out Ash and Gary. They could hurt each other too much if we waste our time with this guy."
"You sure you'll be able to take this guy on alone?" asked Brendan. "Maybe we can finish him off together."
"No, I think I can deal with him alone," said Drew. "Now go. I'll create an opening. Absol, use Air Slash on him again." The sharp air attacked the man, but it once again had no effect on him at all.
"This is pitiful," said Emerald. "As guardians, we will do whatever it takes to protect what we're ordered to protect. If you really want that orb, you're gonna have to get through me first."
"I fucking know that," said Drew. "What the hell is wrong with your body anyway?"
"As the guardians of this Palace, we have been given power by Kyorge," said Emerald as he cracked his knuckles. "My specific power is the water property of air. I can make my body turn into water vapor. You can't touch me at all. I'm almost invincible compared to a lowlife like you."
"If you're made out of air, then that means I can just blow you away," said Drew as he took out another Pokemon and released Flygon. "Flygon, flap your wings so this guy can disappear." Flygon did exactly that, and just like as planned, Emerald was blown away into the air.
"Now go!" yelled Drew. Brendan nodded and took Dawn's hand and motioned for Misty to follow. They ran towards the entrance towards another room while still running on the walking platform on top of the water. Drew gave a sigh of relief and looked around.
"You're somewhere around here!" yelled Drew. "Show your damn face." Emerald materialized in front of Drew and prepared to punch the boy on the face. Drew guarded his head. Before the attack could make contact, Emerald's hand was suddenly hit by an ice beam. The attack still hit Drew, sending the boy towards the water. He rose up to the surface and looked around. Due to the punch, Emerald's hand broke into pieces. He no longer had another hand.
"Who in the hell would try something like that?" asked Emerald. He looked back at the Misty, who had her Corsola by her side.
"You have to be smart," said Misty. "Since you said you were just made out of water vapor, that means I can change your body into another water property. Turning you into ice should break you apart."
"Why the hell did you come back?" asked Drew. "It wasn't easy getting you past him."
"I remember how dumb you were back then, Drew," said Misty. "Leaving you here to fight this guy alone would've felt like leaving you here to die. We'll fight him together." Drew looked at her and looked like he was thinking.
"Who are you again?"
"Screw you!"
Emerald looked away from his hand, and looked at the kids.
"Sapphire always does these types of things to me," said Emerald. "I just get it fixed when Kyorge returns. I don't need it though. Beating you two will be easy." With the help of Misty, Drew got out from the water and looked back at Emerald with a smirk.
"Bring it on you, bastard," he taunted.
"Cocky, aren't we?" asked Emerald.
Ash elbowed Gary down to the large platform that stood on top of the water from the air. Ash came down on Gary with his Aura Blade, but the boy moved out of the way and held his sword up at Ash. May came running into the room as she breathed heavily.
"Ash, just let it go this time," said May. "I'm getting too tired."
"Fuck off, May," said Ash. "This is my business." Ash charged at Gary. He swung his Aura Blade at Gary, but it was blocked by Gary's sword. Ash then created an Aura Sphere and hit Gary with it, launching the boy towards the other room. May sighed in annoyance and ran after them, with Brendan and Dawn just entering the room.
"They're running fast," said Dawn. "We have to catch up with them. They tried going towards the other room, but huge icicles from the roof landed in front of them.
"Dammit!" yelled Brendan. Sapphire came down and landed in front of them. She moved her hair out of her face and smirked.
"I've been waiting for you kids all day," said Sapphire. "Wanna really have fun?"
"Oh shut up," said Dawn as she took out a Pokeball and released Cyndaquil.
"Cute little Pokemon. What's it gonna do to me?"
"Cyndaquil, use Flamethrower!" ordered Dawn. Cyndaquil shot at Sapphire, who easily created an ice wall to block the attack. The ice immediately melted soon after.
"Smart girl," said Sapphire. "I bet you were prepared for that after only one encounter. Let me give you your reward." She created ice needles in her hand and tossed it at Dawn, but Brendan moved her out of the way before they could get hit.
"This bitch is fast," said Brendan. "Listen up, lady. We don't want any trouble from you. We're just trying to get our friends."
"This castle holds a relic that has the power to control Kyorge itself. I can't just let a kid walk around here and not beat the crap out of them. We've encountered a bunch of others coming onto this island. A ton of adventurers. Some just say they want to explore, and then seconds later, they try to steal the orb from right under our noses. We can't trust anyone anymore."
"I don't think we really want the orb," said Brendan. "Our friend said that he felt like coming here because he wanted answers. I don't think he really wants the orb."
"We don't really know about the other one though," said Dawn. "Gary is always on a bunch of top secret stuff that he never wants to talk to us about."
"It doesn't matter," said Sapphire. "Once you step foot on this island, you risk getting your butt kicked. That's that. There is nothing more to say. We gave you kids the choice of not coming here before you even landed on this island."
"We didn't make that choice," said Brendan. "Ash and Gary did without telling any of us."
"Excuses, excuses," said Sapphire as she created ice needles in her hand again. "I'm gonna kill you both right here and right now. If I do, then that means less trouble. Those two other boys will eventually tire each other out, making it easier to kill them."
"Like we'll let you do that," said Brendan. "Even though I don't care what the hell happens to Gary, saying that you're going to hurt Ash means that you have to deal with me."
"I'd like to see you try," said Sapphire as she tossed the ice needles at Brendan. Cyndaquil extended its flames, so it melted the needles before it attacked Brendan. Brendan then took out a Pokeball and sent out Mightyena.
"Mightyena, use Shadow Ball," ordered Brendan. Mightyena shot its attack at Sapphire, who acrobatically got out of the way before the attack could completely deal damage to her. She extended out her arms and ice started to form around her.
"With the power I got, I can control ice at my will," said Sapphire as she created a huge hammer. She guided it down towards Brendan and Dawn and slammed it in between them.
"Cyndaquil, use Flamethrower on that hammer!" ordered Dawn. Cyndaquil used its attack, and the top of the hammer immediately melted off. Sapphire got on the ground and created an eagle from her ice.
"I can also give life to my creations," said Sapphire as Dawn and Brendan looked at the ice flap its wings easily without the control of Sapphire. "With this power, I will murder every last one of you kids with my own two hands." She created much more, creating a flock that headed towards Dawn and Brendan. They ducked so they wouldn't get attacked and looked up at the ice creatures.
"Marvel at the beautiful wonders of ice!"
Ash broke through the wall, landing on the ground. Gary walked over to him breathing heavily. He wiped off the blood that was going down his mouth.
"Are you done yet?" asked Gary. "I'm done dealing with you." He looked around. He saw that the room was so large. A throne was placed in the middle on a high rock, with Macao looking down at them with a smirk.
"I find it surprising how you two were able to get past my other comrades with ease," said Macao as he stood up. "Are you here for the Blue Orb?"
"Yes I am," said Gary. "You're gonna give it to me." Macao outstretched his hand, making the Blue Orb materialize on it. He tossed it into the air and caught it.
"This is the one way ticket into controlling the all-powerful King of the Sea," said Macao. "I cannot let you touch this orb. We are the guardians of this orb. Thanks to that, we have the responsibly to protect it."
"I'm going to make you give that to me," said Gary as he covered himself in electricity. Gary appeared in front of Macao and used his sword to cut him, but his sword just went right through the man.
"Do you see it now?" asked Macao. "Do you finally see my power? My body has the ability to change its property into water itself. Fighting me is something that you cannot do."
"Shut up!" yelled Gary as she drove his sword into Macao's body. He let out electricity, causing Macao to explode. His body turned into water as it fell on the ground. It then came together and formed into a human body again.
"My body is fully composed of water," said Macao. "Your chances of beating me are very small. It's not possible."
"I don't care," said Gary angrily as he tried cutting Macao over and over again, but his sword just went through the man. Macao yawned, and then he kicked Gary on his stomach, pushing him back.
"Unlike my comrades, I don't need any other power," said Macao. "I'm pretty much someone you cannot beat because you cannot touch him. Wanna try another go?"
"You son of a-"
Ash ran past Gary and punched Macao on his face with his aura covered fist. Macao's face was destroyed, but it immediately came back together. Ash continued punching the man, but he just smacked Ash aside.
"What are you doing, kid?" asked Macao. "Do you have the intention of taking the orb from me?"
"I first, I didn't give a damn about taking that orb from anyone," said Ash. "The only reason I came on this island was just to find out how my dad met Kyorge and stuff. I just wanted to see Kyorge with my own eyes, but now I know why Gary is on this island. He just wants that orb, right?" Ash covered his fist in aura and slammed them against each other.
"I'm about to show him that I can get it first," said Ash. "This'll mean that I'm way stronger than him now."
"I'd like to see you try," said Gary as he forced himself I get up.
"Stupid kids," said Macao. "Didn't you two already tire yourselves out before?" Ash and Gary charged at Macao. Ash tried to hit the man with his fists and Gary tried striking the man down with his sword. Macao easily dodged every single one of them. He kicked Gary and pushed the boy towards Ash. They hit each other and fell back, but they got up and continued to fight. Ash created an Aura Sphere and threw it at Macao, but he moved back as the ball hit the ground, causing an explosion. Macao got out of the way and jumped in the air. When he looked up, he saw Gary about to hit him with his sword covered in electricity. It cut Macao right down the middle, but he split in two and kicked Gary to the ground. Macao then landed behind Ash and punched the boy on the face, sending him by Gary. They breathed heavily as they tried getting up.
"Should've focused on getting the orb rather than fighting each other before," said Macao. "You can't touch me at all. To you, I'm invincible. I am a god." The roof suddenly exploded. Before Macao could turn to see what happened, a fist went through his stomach. He looked down at it, and looked behind him to see Archie.
"How did you-"
"This castle was made from ice," said Archie. "I changed the property of it so it would've been easier to destroy. As for you, I changed your property to something that made it easier to kill you." Archie removed his fist as blood started to come down Macao as he fell to the ground.
"You can repair it yourself," said Archie as he took the Blue Orb in his hand. "I have completed my mission. There should be no more obstacles to come before me." He looked towards Ash and Gary, who were standing up while glaring at him. Archie sighed.
"I guess there are two more flies I have to kill."
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