Hi guys! Here it is, Ash's fourth gym battle. Enjoy! ^^
Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon! If I did, Brock would make a return in Sun and Moon.
''Meloetta'' Speech
'Meloetta' Thoughts
In a dark room, far in the back of the gym in Saffron city, a pair of feminine eyes glowed a bright red in anticipation. The young lady in question was looking through a telekinetic crystal ball. In the lap of the person, a creepy doll giggled ominously.
''So,'' Sabrina whispered, a hint of respect hidden deeply in her voice. ''You've finally come to play.'' She looked calmly at the person she was watching; a raven haired boy who had just entered her gym. ''Ash Ketchum.''
When Ash opened the door to the gym, he was greeted with emptiness. All the hallways were devoid of any life, making the young man frown. ''Is the gym leader even present?''
''Melo mel!'' his petite legendary reassured him while she nodded her head. She easily had sensed the powerful psychic presence far inside the gym, and she knew the gym leader had sensed her too. There was no point in staying hidden, so she was visible at the moment.
''Okay,'' Ash responded brightly. ''Lead the way, Meloetta!''
She winked, blew him a kiss and floated lazily forwards to the hallway in the middle. Ash, Pikachu and Sylveon followed close behind. ''I wonder what this gym leader will be like,'' the raven haired trainer muttered.
''Pika,'' his electric rodent agreed. From the looks of the place, he imagined her to be pretty scary. An involuntary shiver was already running through his spine.
Sylveon, however, was looking her eyes out. With child-like innocence, she eyed the place up and down. ''Wow,'' she breathed out in awe. ''Spooky!''
''Tell me about it, pipsqueak,'' Pikachu responded, his senses heightened for any possible danger, even though he knew nothing was going to happen. ''I don't like places like this at all.''
''Come now,'' Meloetta chirped, ''don't tell me you're actually scared, Pikachu.''
Pikachu huffed and crossed his arms. ''Of course I'm not! No way. You don't really think I get jumpy from something so silly as a gy—''
''Boo!'' Sylveon interrupted him suddenly, startling Pikachu who let out a loud yelp.
Immediately, both Meloetta and Sylveon burst out in laughter, while Ash chuckled along joyfully.
''I'm so sorry, uncle Pika,'' Sylveon laughed, ''I just couldn't resist.''
''You should've seen your face,'' Meloetta giggled. ''Priceless.''
''Yeah, yeah, laugh it up,'' Pikachu grumbled. ''You got me, squirt. I'll get you back for that one.'' He smirked and rubbed her head playfully.
The fairy-type giggled at the touch and gave him an apologetic nuzzle in return.
''Right, so if you guys are done teasing each other,'' Ash interrupted gently, ''we've arrived.''
In front of them was a big battlefield, while the room itself was almost styled like a temple. In the far back was a throne-like chair; only a child was visible sitting on it.
''Hello,'' Ash greeted respectfully. ''I'm here to challenge you to an official battle for the Marsh badge.''
The little girl's eyes glowed red, and she giggled creepily. ''I've been expecting you, Ash Ketchum, blessed one by Ho-oh.''
''Huh? How do you know my name? Have we met before?'' Ash questioned, perplexed that she knew these things about him.
''Meloetta, melo mel!'' the sweet legendary explained to her trainer.
''Huh? You mean to say this girl is psychic? That's why she knows so much about me?''
Meloetta nodded.
The doll giggled again and stood up from her throne, revealing a bigger girl who was holding her. ''It's true. I'm psychic. My name's Sabrina,'' she told matter of factly. ''And you are Ash. The kid I've heard so much about. You have a Meloetta. A pokemon who has incredible psychic powers.''
''That's correct, and this is Pikachu, my starter pokemon, and Sylveon, my recently evolved Eevee,'' Ash responded proudly.
''I see. They are not psychic. You do not possess telekinesis either,'' she replied monotonously. Sabrina floated towards the battlefield in a dull way, almost if she was bored.
''True. Is that necessary to challenge you?'' Ash joked.
''You do not deserve Meloetta.'' She completely ignored Ash's question and proclaimed her harsh opinion like it was a fact.
''Okay. Are we going to battle now?''
Sabrina paused for a moment. She didn't expect such a calm response. She glared at Ash and her eyes turned as red as her doll's eyes. ''Didn't you listen, child? You do not have the capabilities to train and command such a powerful psychic type.''
The raven haired trainer shrugged his shoulders. ''Maybe not. The fact remains she chose me and became my pokemon. It was her decision. Besides, I'd say she's happier than she's ever been in her life since she joined me.''
Meloetta cooed in agreement, nuzzling her trainer lovingly before giving him a gentle kiss on his cheek.
''Show me. I accept your challenge if you battle with Meloetta. Show me your happiness as trainer and pokemon. A one on one battle.''
Ash nodded in agreement and took his spot on the battlefield. ''Meloetta, I choose you!''
She took the spotlight all too eagerly. With a happy cry of her name, she was ready to battle whatever Sabrina was going to send out.
''Go get them, auntie!'' Sylveon cheered.
''This on is yours, easy,'' Pikachu stated convincingly.
The doll's grin was now turned into a frown as she threw the pokeball for Sabrina on the field. ''Come out, Abra.''
The psychic pokemon appeared on the field, still fast asleep. Ash didn't even question it anymore. Sabrina was odd. He had heard the stories from random people in Saffron. Still, he was also told she was a lot stronger than the previous gyms he'd faced. So he didn't take any risks.
''Okay, Meloetta. Use Hyper Voice!'' Ash suggested.
She complied and opened her mouth to unleash her devastating attack. The sound waves traveled at Abra at supersonic speeds. However, Sabrina just gave small grin. Her eyes glowed red, and in turn, Abra's eyes did too. Before the attack could hit, he teleported safely behind Meloetta.
Now that he was awake, Abra was standing instead of sitting, making him look a lot more imposing than he originally did. Ash gritted his teeth at the Abra's speed.
''Foolish child,'' Sabrina exclaimed. A blue glow began to envelop her body. Before Ash knew what was happening, Abra began to glow brightly. When the light died down, the evolved form of the psychic pokemon, Kadabra, was standing in his place.
''No way, he evolved?'' Ash sputtered. He'd never seen a pokemon evolve while still in battle.
Meloetta was mildly surprised herself, but she didn't let this deter her. In fact, it only boosted her spirit.
''Kadabra, Psychic,'' Sabrina commanded dully. Her eyes glowed red again, and Kadabra copied the action before lifting a spoon, confident to let this small legendary dance under his will like a puppet.
However, nothing happened. Frowning, Kadabra put more psychic pressure on Meloetta, but still she didn't move an inch.
''Melo melo,'' she scolded playfully, wagging her finger at the shocked psychic-type. The attack did hurt her a little, but it was not nearly enough that she couldn't repel it with her own psychic.
''Sabrina, you didn't really expect that would work, did you?'' Ash asked. ''Now Meloetta, show her a real Psychic!''
''Mel!'' she cried sweetly in agreement. Before Kadabra could react, his whole body was put under an enormous pressure. It was so agonizing that he couldn't even think straight anymore; teleporting himself was entirely out of the question.
With a flick of her wrist, Kadabra was thrown against a wall, before Meloetta repeated the action multiple times. Like he was a ragdoll, he was continuously smashed against the wall, actually cracking it under the sheer strength that was behind Meloetta's attack.
When she was satisfied Kadabra wasn't able to battle any longer, she threw him in the direction of Sabrina, where he smashed into the floor with a loud thud, not getting up.
Sabrina didn't say anything for the longest of time; surely it was clear that Kadabra was down and out.
''I refuse to lose,'' she stated with a hint of irritation. Her body was enveloped in that same blue hue again, while her eyes glowed as red as the harvest moon. Immediately, her Kadabra responded and stood up, controlled like a lifeless doll to do her bidding.
Ash, Pikachu, Sylveon and Meloetta all looked at her like she had lost her mind. ''Sabrina, the battle is over. Kadabra is unable to battle. Stop what you're doing right now,'' Ash responded harshly.
However, she didn't listen. She moved Kadabra's body forward in a desperate attempt to damage Meloetta.
''This girl is completely out of her mind,'' Pikachu exclaimed incredulously.
''Daddy, auntie, stop her! She's hurting the poor Kadabra,'' Sylveon pleaded.
Sabrina's lips moved upwards into the faintest of smirks. ''Official league rules state that you have to battle until your opponent isn't moving anymore. Attack me, you'll be disqualified. Use your Pikachu or Sylveon, you'll be disqualified.''
Sabrina was now almost giggling with how clever she thought she was, yet the raven haired trainer merely snorted.
''You think you've got me cornered now, Sabrina?'' Ash responded, obviously annoyed with her childish, but also very dark behavior. ''Meloetta, stop the psychic pressure on Kadabra.''
This time, Sabrina actually gasped. There was no way she could beat this legendary when it came to telekinetic prowess. She was utterly outclassed. With a sudden yank, her psychic hold on Kadabra was canceled with ease, making him slump to the ground once more.
Ash perked a brow. ''Well?''
''... Fine. You win. Take this badge,'' Sabrina replied in a bored tone, throwing the item in question haphazardly in Ash's direction.
He was so stunned at her behavior that he didn't even do his victory pose when Meloetta handed him his fourth badge after she had picked it up for him. ''Thank you, I guess,'' he muttered unsurely.
When Sabrina refused to reply, Ash saw this as his cue to leave the battlefield. Wordlessly, he left the gym with mixed feelings. ''Well, at least we're another step closer to the Indigo League, right guys?''
His pokemon all gave a cheerful cry in response. They were halfway there; only four more gyms to go.
When Sabrina was sure Ash had left her gym entirely, her monotone face gave away for a happy giggle, followed by a feminine squeal. ''I battled Ash!'' she sang happily, kicking her legs in the air in pure joy when she sat down. ''He was so cool how he commanded Meloetta! They have so much synergy together!''
She giggled again, bouncing up and down in her seat like a little schoolgirl. 'He was handsome too, standing up to me and shutting me down so easily when I crossed the line,' she thought afterwards, a blush forming on her cheeks.
'Yup, Ash. I'll be cheering for you all the way.'
So that concludes Ash's battle against Sabrina. Did you guys like it, love it, hate it? Review please! It makes me very happy :D Next chapter will be Ash in Lavender town! Until next time ^^
~Syrup-Waffle