Pokemon: The Conflict Within

by KingFatMan25

Ash Ketchum is an accomplished pokemon trainer but he has one fatal flaw...his lust for revenge. Follow Ash as he hunts down the man who destroyed his life and to see if his family and friends can keep him from making the wrong choices.

8. Chapter 8

Chapter 8

"Rumors are coming from Kanto that the Dragon Master Lance has been issued a challenge by a trainer originating from Kanto. The young trainer defeated the first three of the Elite Four in battle just one week ago and the expected challenge came much faster than some thought. The Final member of the Kanto/Johto Elite Four has expressed that he is very eager to face this new challenge as the challenger has yet to use more than three pokemon in a battle. The thing that makes this even more interesting is that the challenger, per the Elite Four Challenge rules, is taking on the region's strongest trainers with a team of Dragon types. Lance has been gone all week training with his team and the event will be hosted live from Victory Stadium at Indigo Plateau. The Kanto and Johto Region gym leaders, Elite Four members and Professors will be present for this monumental battle."

The TV clicked off and a beautiful brunette smiled lightly as she thought about the challenge. Most people would be pulling their hair out trying to figure out the identity of the challenger but she knew who it was. Leaf glanced over at the wall and smiled at all the pictures that were present from her journey. Two years ago she and her best friend/crush Ash Ketchum had parted ways so he could train for the Elite Four Challenge. Leaf sighed as she thought about how difficult things had been with Ash being gone. First and foremost was the fact that she no longer had anyone to cuddle with…the feeling of Ash's muscular arms around her always made her feel safe and carefree. The second issue was in the form of Gary Oak. With Ash off training the arrogant prick had tried on multiple occasions to pick her up for a date but the answer was always the same. Sure Leaf had made new friends on her journey, specifically in the forms of May and Dawn, two pokemon coordinators from Hoenn and Sinnoh, but it just wasn't the same without her Ashy.

Leaf was brought out of her thoughts when her phone started vibrating in her pocket. She pulled it out and saw the name Dawn across the screen. She tapped the screen and answered, "Hey Dawn what up?"

The cheerful voice of her friend came from the other end, "What's up? That is the only thing you have to say to me after that news clip?"

Leaf giggled into the phone, "What would you have me say?"

Dawn groaned, "How about how excited you are? You can't tell me that that isn't Ash who is challenging Lance. I mean, who else has that kind of battle powers?"

Leaf smiled lightly at the mention of her best friend, "I'm sure there are plenty of people that could achieve that kind of battle skill."

Leaf's friend groaned over the phone, "Seriously girl you need to wake up and smell the roses."

The Kanto native giggled again, "Alright Dawn I yield. Ash may be the one who is challenging Lance."

Leaf's blue haired friend squealed over the phone, "Oh my Arceus you have to be so excited. Not only is your man achieving his dream but he will have you both set for life with the winning money."

Leaf blushed, "Dawn for the last time he isn't my man."

Dawn replied in a sly voice, "So he is available?"

The brunette gritted her teeth at her friend, "He is not available and you know it."

Dawn's laughter filled Leaf's ear, "Calm down princess I wouldn't do that to you…although you do know that May and I wouldn't mind sharing him with you. Let's say we alternate days."

The coordinator from Sinnoh had to pull her phone back when Leaf replied, "DAWN!"

*PTCW*

A man stood firmly on his side of the battle field as he waited for his opponent to select his pokemon. Outside of his features looking more mature, nothing had really changed about Ash Ketchum in the two years he had been training. His body was still the same, outside of the more toned muscle from working with his new pokemon. Across from him was a man about the same age as Ash with an equally determined look on his face. He had purple hair and wore a simple traveling outfit along with a backpack that was slung over his shoulder.

He gripped his pokeball in his hand and tossed it, "Torterra stand by for battle!" A massive green turtle shaped pokemon appeared onto the field and caused a crack in the field from his weight.

Ash smirked and selected his pokemon, "Charizard secure my victory!" Ash's shiny Kanto starter appeared and blew a stream of fire into the air.

"Flamethrower!" Not even stopping to take a breath, the dragon tilted his head and launched an even stronger stream of flames at the enemy.

"Brace yourself." Paul's Torterra dug his clawed feet into the ground and put his head down just as the flames wrapped around him. The grass type remained strong for a moment before Paul ordered his next move, "Break and counter with stone edge."

His pokemon roared and thrust his head up and broke the stream of flames before rings of white energy surrounded him and launched at Charizard in the form of pointed stones.

"Charizard counter with Flare Blitz." The fire type roared as his body was engulfed in flames and with a flap of his wings he was propelled forward.

Paul wasted no time, "Hyper Beam." An orb of white with a pink middle formed in the continental Pokémon's mouth before it fired out with a force that pushed up a cloud of dust. Charizard met the hyper beam and stone edge with full fury and the field was covered in a thick layer of smoke.

Ash's eyes flashed blue as his psychic powers flared and with a wave of his hand the field was revealed. Both pokemon were standing but covered in bruises. "Good enough for now you two…go take a rest."

Ash smiled at his faithful pokemon as he took off while Paul returned his Torterra, "Should I be worried Ketchum? Your timing was a little off there."

The Kanto native chuckled lightly before walking towards the Pokemon Center that was sitting near the entrance to the stadium. The two men sat down at a table and waited as a Chansey brought them two big platters of food. Ash nodded in thanks to the pokemon before looking at Paul, "So what do you think?"

His friend finished chewing, "What do I think about becoming your final Elite Four member?" Paul paused, "I guess I have nothing better to do."

Ash sweat dropped before switching the topic, "The only downside is that you need to select a type to specialize in and before you say anything I already have one for you to consider." Paul nodded and motioned for Ash to explain, "What do Torterra, Honchkrow, Weavile, Drapion, Aggron, and Froslass have in common?"

The trainer from Sinnoh thought a moment, "They all have dual types."

Ash nodded, "Exactly. The vast majority of your pokemon have two types and you have an astounding ability to bring out the best of both. I checked with Goodshow and he said it wasn't the craziest idea he has ever heard, the only downside is that from this point forward you can only capture and train pokemon with two types."

Paul gave Ash a sarcastic look, "Like that is a big issue, what about the ones I have that don't have two types?"

Ash nodded, "You can keep them but only use them in battles between Elites or field challenges. If you are in an Elite Four competition then you have to use your team."

Paul nodded his head as he thought more about it. "It sounds reasonable so what about you? When is your battle against Lance?"

Ash looked over at a TV that happened to be playing a news clip on the upcoming battle. I have a week yet to train before our battle takes place."

Paul glanced at the TV, "I normally wouldn't ask this but you are facing a Champion level trainer…so…you nervous?"

Ash ignored him and remained silent. Paul growled and grabbed his friend by the shoulder, "Listen Ash…I only show concern once a region and you just missed it."

The dark trainer chuckled, "Chill out Paul, I am nervous yes but more than anything I am restless."

Ash's gaze hardened, "I know I can beat Lance and when I do I will be ready to take down my father."

Paul shivered slightly as Ash's psychic powers sent a small wave of wind over the area, "Ketchum you need to calm down before you destroy another building."

Ash closed his eyes and took a deep breath before he slumped against the back of his seat, "I have come so far and just the thought of losing to the likes of him is…unbearable."

Paul shrugged, "Would it really be so bad?" When his friend glared at him Paul put his hands up, "Hey don't get me wrong, I hate the jerk as much as you. No man should abandon a family in pursuit of fame and fortune. What I am saying is that if you lose don't look at it as a bad thing. Look at it in the fact that he will be sweating at night knowing his own son is out for his title and blood. Being up on that little mountain of his can's provide that much in regards of actual training…even if Mt. Silver is one of the hardest places in the world to train at. Even if you do lose you will be able to train for a year and then take him on again. In all honesty I would put it off."

Ash nodded his understanding, "I realize that Paul and I appreciate your wisdom but I have put this off for too long." The two young men remained silent as they tucked into their meal.

*PTCW*

Leaf's heart was beating a million times a second as she slowly walked towards the massive building known as Victory Stadium. To her left and right were her two best friends in the world outside of Ash, May Maple and Dawn Berlitz. The two girls had surprised Leaf and arrived a day ago at her home in Pallet Town to come and cheer on Ash. Leaf was only too happy to agree and spent the day catching up with her girlfriends. Leaf glanced over at them and saw that they were just as nervous as she was. This would be the first time they saw and met Ash in the flesh and the stories about him left them somewhat intimidated. Behind the girls was another sizable group in the shape of Leaf's parents, Ash's Mother, and finally the Oak's. Professor Oak was smiling ear to ear as he thought about one of his trainers taking on Lance while Gary was scowling at the thought of Ash besting him.

Leaf rolled her eyes as the arrogant trainer saw her and puffed up with pride in yet another attempt to impress her. The group arrived at the main entrance and Professor Oak showed the security guard his pass, "Right this way Professor Oak."

The group followed the man and were led to an elevator and squeezed in before heading up to the top floor. They arrived at a massive room that overlooked the stadium and had a large buffet set out on the right side. An ice carving of the legendary birds sat in the center of a beautiful fruit display and sparkled in the light.

Dawn clapped her hands to the sides of her face, "Oh my Arceus this room is so beautiful!"

Professor Oak chuckled, "This is the box used by champions and special guests of the Pokemon League. Considering we are Ash's closest friends we have certain privileges." May and Dawn were about to argue but the smell of food kept their mouths shut. The elevator chimed, signaling another entry and when the doors opened it revealed Charles Goodshow with a large group of people.

Leaf's eyes widened as she realized that all the members of the Elite Four were present as well as a couple of others. The first was a beautiful blonde with black clothing and four tear drop shaped hair pieces. The second was a well groomed man with a cape; the third was a man with silver hair and a business suit on while the fourth was a man in tan clothing and a mane of red hair.

Gary gulped, "Those are the other regional champions, Cynthia from Sinnoh, Wallace from Hoenn, Adler from Unova, and former Hoenn champion Steven Stone."

Professor Oak smiled, "Charles my old friend it is good to see you."

The old men shook hands, "Samuel I must say it has been a long time. I must congratulate you on another one of your trainers making it this far."

Cynthia spoke up, "Forgive my interruption but is this the Assassin of Kanto we have heard about?"

Delia giggled, "That is my little Ash. I'm so proud of him."

Leaf smiled, "We all are Delia. I can't wait to see him again."

Dawn blushed, "We all can't wait."

Cynthia smiled lightly, "So has anyone spoken to Ash to see if he has a plan?"

Everyone turned to Leaf and Delia but both shook their heads, "Sorry but Ash hasn't contacted us in a few weeks. That is how he is when a massive challenge is coming. You should have seen him for the Kanto League a few years back."

Samuel nodded, "But it was that determination that won him the League." The group of people spent the next several minutes eating and getting better acquainted before May pointed out that it was time for the battle to start. Leaf sat down in the front with her friends and family and took a deep breath as the announcer started speaking.

*PTCW*

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we would like to welcome you to Victory Stadium and this Elite Four Challenge match! I'm not going to waste time explaining things so let's just get down to business…In the red corner we have a legend amongst trainers. He is one of the few men to be called a Master of Dragons and has remained part of the Elite Four for the last six years. Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the Dragon Master Lance!"

The crowd exploded as the member of the Elite Four walked out with his cape drifting behind him. Lance took his position and waved to the crowd before falling still.

"And in the green corner we have our challenger. Because of the rules of the Elite Four Challenge, he has chosen dragon type pokemon as his team and has already made a very impressive advance. He was victorious in the Kanto League two years ago and has now set his sights on a bigger prey. Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the Assassin of Kanto…Ash Ketchum!"

Ash walked out with his cloak billowing around him and his eyes glowing blue from his amplified psychic powers. He ran his hand over the six balls on his belt and felt their power. For two long years he had trained to reach this spot and he wasn't going to lose. The final ball around his neck contained Salamence and his starter was eager for battle. Ash had decided to let his beast out for the final matchup. Ash glanced up at the VIP box and felt Leaf's presence. He smiled briefly before putting on his hardened battle face and selected the first ball.

The referee raised his hands, "Both trainers have six pokemon and an unlimited time set. Substitutions are allowed and only when all six of either trainer's pokemon are unable to battle with the match be over." He looked at Ash and Lance, "trainers ready…begin!" Both men threw a pokeball and they snapped open with a hiss and released their contents.

*PTCW*

From Lance's ball emerged a large Gyarados and from Ash's a large black dragon with two massive scythe like tusks. "Gyarados vs. Haxorus…begin!"

Lance made the first move, "Gyarados use rain dance followed up with hydro pump!" The serpentine dragon glowed blue before rearing his head back and launching an orb of energy into the sky. Clouds gathered and with a single crack of thunder, rain started drenched the field. Lance's pokemon quickly followed up with a powerful stream of water that sailed right at Ash's shiny pokemon.

Ash's eyes hardened, "Defend with sword dance and counter with dragon claw!" His pokemon roared and started spinning at a fast rate. The hydro pump hit him and was quickly dispersed by the rate of the defense. Using the momentum from his defense, Haxorus launched forward with his razor sharp claws glowing green with draconic energy. He brought them down hard on Lance's Pokémon's head.

"Hyper beam!" Haxorus quickly reared his head back and flung it forward, launching out a white beam with a pink interior point blank at his opponent. The force of the attack actually propelled Ash's dragon into the air and put him at a safe distance from any counter.

Lance's eyes widened as he looked upon the severally weakened form of his pokemon, "Gyarados you can do this…use dragon rage!" His pokemon struggled to get up but was able to open his jaws and let loose a stream of blue flames. The attack engulfed Haxorus and the dragon called out in pain.

Ash smirked, "Brace yourself and use dragon dance." His pokemon roared as he brought his arms up and slashed them across his chest, canceling the attack. Moments later his body was surrounded with red and black energy that crackled with power before being absorbed into his body. "Dragon Rush!" The Axe Jaw pokemon charged forward with a powerful blue aura around him and crashed into Gyarados. The dust from the attack vanished and revealed Lance's pokemon unconscious.

"Gyarados is unable to battle; this round goes to Ash and his Haxorus!"

*PTCW*

Leaf cheered loudly as Ash returned his pokemon which caused Dawn and May to giggle, "Someone is a little happy."

Leaf mockingly glared at her friends before giggling herself, "I'm just so proud of him."

Delia nodded in agreement, "I'm just happy that he is finally using his own name in battle. I understand wanting to keep himself out of the public eye but why should you hide who you really are?"

Professor Oak nodded in agreement, "I'm very impressed with that Haxorus…not only did he manage to make it powerful enough to take down an Elite level pokemon but it is also a shiny."

Gary moaned, "Why does that second rate loser have all the luck? I'm ten times the trainer and yet he is the one in the Elite Four Challenge."

Samuel rolled his eyes at his grandson as he tried to ignore him, "I mean, we never even battled so he doesn't know the meaning of power."

Leaf snorted, "And like you do? Gary your best pokemon is a second rate Blastoise and you lost to me in the Johto League, remember?"

Gary waved it off, "I let you win because I felt bad for you. Besides, what kind of trainer abandons his whole team in an attempt to become more powerful?"

Leaf was about to respond when a ball on her belt burst open and Ash's Alakazam appeared in front of her with his eyes glowing blue. Gary was lifted into the air and thrown back into the wall. Leaf put a hand on Ash's Pokémon's shoulder, "Alakazam enough, he isn't worth it."

The psychic pokemon turned and sat down on the floor next to Leaf while Gary groaned in the background. Surprisingly, no one got up to help him.

*PTCW*

Lance smiled as he selected his next pokemon, "I'm impressed Ash. Not many people have been able to get past my Gyarados but you have just shown me that the kiddy gloves get to come off."

Ash smiled darkly, "I am always up for a fight."

Lance threw his next ball, "Altaria, I need your assistance!"

Ash followed suit, "Arbok end this!" From Lance's ball came a blue pokemon that looked like a cross between a bird and dragon. Its beak was white and its body and wings were like fluffy white clouds. She opened her mouth and let out a beautiful tone that made everyone smile.

From Ash's ball came a large purple cobra that hissed menacingly at his opponent.

"And here is a prime example of the use of egg class, ladies and gentlemen. While Ketchum has selected Dragon type pokemon as his battling choice, Arbok is listed under the egg class of dragon as are numerous other pokemon. So in the eyes of the Pokemon League, this is a legal pokemon."

Altaria flinched and gulped at the creature before her.

Lance smiled, "Intimidation, excellent ability…but that won't help you. Altaria attack Arbok with ice beam!" The dragon type opened her beak and fired a light blue beam with frost coming from the sides.

"Arbok use dig to escape and use stockpile." The large snake hissed and slammed into the ground before gathering energy around him.

Lance smiled, "Don't think that will work Ash, Altaria, be a dear and use dragon breath down the hole." A stream of green fire shot down and Ash flinched as the outsides of the hole became burned.

Seconds later, Arbok called out in pain as he was hit from the attack, "Arbok use another stockpile!" His pokemon heeded his master's call and increased his defense yet again.

Lance snapped his fingers, "Flamethrower!" Yet again, another attack flew down into the hole and Arbok called out in pain. "One more time Arbok!"

*PTCW*

Dawn was gripping the edge of the nearest thing she could grab…which happened to be May's arm, "Dawn you are hurting me!"

The bluenette let go and chuckled, "Sorry May…but I was just so amazed at the battle. Can someone please explain why Ash isn't having Arbok attack?"

Bruno, who was standing against the wall smirked, "Oh he is my dear. Stockpile is a move that increases the user's defense but with the right combination of moves it becomes even more deadly than Hyper Beam."

Dawn's eyes widened, "How is that possible?"

Samuel smirked, "Just watch."

*PTCW*

Ash cringed as Altaria fired another flamethrower down the hole. He knew Arbok could take the damage but forcing his pokemon to hurt like this still made him feel bad.

When the attack subsided Ash took his chance, "Arbok, use coil to spring yourself into the air and attack with poison tail!" His poison type hissed out and used his muscles to coil himself into a spring like shape. Using the added power from the move, he launched himself into the air and crashed out of the hole he had dug. Seconds later he focused the energy into his tail and slammed the glowing body part into his opponent.

Altaria screeched in pain and slammed into the ground. Lance felt his jaw drop as he witnessed the display of body power from a pokemon that is usually not used in major competitions. His jaw tightened when he heard the next order, "SPIT UP!"

Lance's eyes widened as Arbok opened his jaws and fired a massive white beam of energy.

"Altaria use protect!" The small dragon type formed a shield around her just in time but the force of the attack pushed her into the ground even with the protection of the shield. A large cloud of dust rose up into the air as Arbok continued to use his attack before finally letting the energy finish. The dust quickly settled and revealed both pokemon panting hard while glaring at each other.

"What an amazing attack by Ash. For those of you unfamiliar with Spit Up, it works in unison with stockpile. Each round of stockpile is the equivalent to one hundred attack power in terms of attacks, so Ash's Arbok just attack with a brutal strength of three hundred!"

Lance looked at his pokemon, "Altaria use roost and then attack him with dragon rush!" Altaria flashed white before charging forward with blue flames around her.

"Arbok counter with gunk shot!" Arbok roared out as a massive purple orb took form in front of him.

Lance quickly changed his attack, "Hyper beam!" Altaria fired her attack using the siphoned energy from dragon rush.

"Fire the gunk shot!" Arbok launched his beam and the two attacks met in the middle. They grew bigger before exploding and sending a wave of energy over the field.

Ash braced himself and quickly looked at the field to see that both pokemon were unconscious.

"Altaria and Arbok are unable to battle, this round is a draw!"

"ASTOUNDING! The power of these two trainers is surly being shown here today ladies and gentlemen. Just like that Lance is down two of his pokemon and Ash one. I say with certainty that this battle is just beginning.

*PTCW*

Leaf found her head gently nodding in agreement with the announcer. The power behind Arbok's attack was astounding and this was only after two years of training. The brunette shivered slightly which did not go unnoticed by Delia or her parents, "Leaf dear is something wrong?"

The girl swallowed and licked her lips, "I just thought of something, if this is how strong a simple Arbok is after training constantly for two years…what about Charizard, Dragonair, and…Ash's starter?"

The people in the room focused on the young woman, "My dear are you saying that the shiny Charizard in Ash's possession is not his starter?"

Leaf nodded slowly in response to Mr. Goodshow's question, "He is Ash's closest guarded secret. Knowing Ash and how important this battle is we will be seeing him soon enough." The group turned back to the match to see Ash sending out his Haxorus again.

Delia put a hand on Leaf's shoulder, "Don't worry sweetheart, Ash is Ash after all."

Leaf smiled weakly but on the inside she had one thought, 'That's what worries me.'

*PTCW*

Lance smiled at the sight of the rare Unova pokemon before pulling another ball from his belt, "Dragonair I need your assistance!"

Ash smiled at the sight of the beautiful creature, "I was wondering when one of the Dratini family would show up, you are famous for them after all."

Lance nodded, "I can't disappoint the public now can I?"

Ash smirked again, "Haxorus dragon pulse!" His pokemon roared and quickly fired off an orb of green and blue that rushed towards Lance's pokemon.

"Dragonair trap it with twister and then send it back with hyper beam!" A massive tornado cracking with lightning shot from Dragonair's tail and the wind caught the attack and forced it to a grinding halt. Seconds later she fired a powerful beam that absorbed the attack and sent both at Ash's pokemon. The amplified beam slammed into Haxorus and sent him flying.

"Haxorus brace yourself and use the momentum into a dragon rush." The dragon type tensed his body and hit the wall and uses all four limbs to propel himself forward and crash into Dragonair.

"Dragon claw!" While his opponent was down, Haxorus brought his right arm with glowing claws right down onto Dragonair's back. She squealed out in pain and crumpled to the ground.

Lance's eyes widened, "Dragonair I know you can do this!" His pokemon weakly raised her head and glared at the dragon before her. Haxorus smirked with a predatory smile and licked his jaws. Dragonair felt power deep within her surge forth and she quickly jumped up into the air and cried out in an eerie echoing tone.

The crowd shielded their eyes as the pokemon was engulfed in a blinding white light and began to change shape.

Ash silently cursed and looked at his pokemon, "Be ready Haxorus!" His pokemon grunting in acknowledgment and started growling as the light faded to reveal a fully formed Dragonite. Lance smiled widely, "Great job Dragonite now let's finish this one off, dragon rush!"

With no surprise, Dragonite surged forward with amazing speed and hit Haxorus with little effort,

"Counter with dragon claw!" Bringing his left arm up, Haxorus slashed his claws up Dragonite's stomach. The pokemon growled in anger and pain and called out as her body flashed orange. Ash eyes widened as she shot a massive orange orb into the air and it exploded into hundreds of little meteors. Before he could counter the attack crashed into his pokemon and quickly ended his battle.

"Haxorus is unable to battle, this round goes to Lance." Returning his pokemon, Ash growled lightly at his error. He was facing a champion level trainer and the momentary lead had gone to his head.

He hissed as Lance smiled and left his new Dragonite out, "Charizard end this!" The ball exploded and a massive wave of heat filled the arena as Ash's shiny Kanto starter flew into air and launched a powerful stream of flames.

*PTCW*

From the VIP room, Leaf and the others felt their jaws drop in shock. "That's Charizard? He is massive!"

Professor Oak gulped, "I expected Ash to have his pokemon become stronger but Charizard is at least three feet taller than the last time we saw him."

He took a shuttered breath, "If Ash is sending him out this early….who did he get to replace him as one of his lead pokemon?"

Leaf gulped down as she looked at Ash's expression and saw the familiar cold hatred that often filled his eyes during a battle.

*PTCW*

"Dragonite use dragon pulse." The newly evolved pokemon opened her jaws and fired off the dragon type orb.

"Get rid of it." Charizard grunted in acknowledgement and simply slashed his claws and caused the orb to explode.

"Flamethrower!" The pupil's in Charizard's eyes flashed white as he opened his mouth and launched a powerful stream of white flames that roared towards Dragonite. The pseudo-legendary didn't need to be told and quickly moved out of the way but watched as the flames slammed into the stadium wall and proceeded to melt the concrete without any issue.

Lance gaped at the power of the fire attack before shaking his head, "Thunderbolt!" Two powerful bolts of electricity launched from Dragonite's antenna and struck Charizard.

Ash smirked, "Get in close." Charizard flapped his wings with little effort and flew straight at his opponent, "Flare Blitz!" The Kanto starter roared and engulfed his body in flames and crashed into Dragonite. The combination of the electricity that was still being launched and the flames from the new attack caused yet another explosion.

"Dragonite use waterfall!" Getting to her feet, the dragon type became wrapped in a blue aura before she was suddenly propelled into the air with a massive wall of water under her. They slammed into Charizard and forced him back, "Charizard use dragon dance and then claw!"

Just as quickly as he fell, Charizard powered up and then did a perfect u-turn and slammed into Lance's pokemon with glowing claws.

Dragonite hit the ground and rose up. "Dragonite we have to win this round, use one more Draco Meteor!"

Ash growled out, "Charizard don't let them get a chance, Blast Burn, full power!" Charizard's tail erupted into flames and a huge amount of energy surged into his maw. The two pokemon charged their attacks before Charizard's eyes flared with power and launched the attack.

A massive orb of flames were propelled forward and just as Dragonite fired her meteor, they connected sending a mushroom cloud of energy, fire, and smoke into the air…concealing the battle from everyone.

And cut…here is chapter 8 ladies and gents. I was surprised how long this battle played out but fear not…we still have the second half to go.

For those of you who are wondering about Suicune…read on. Lol

As for Ash's possible Elite Four members, so far I have decided on Paul as the fourth member. Send in your ideas and reasoning behind anyone you think would be a good choice.

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