Author's notes: It was already one month since this fanfic was first published, well, to be exact. And this chapter continues the crossover madness.
As mentioned earlier in the previous chapter, I do not own the characters of the several anime included here.
EDIT: I made an edit on the 'On the next chapter' part with some changes.
Chapter 9
Tournament Arc Part II - Both of You, Battle Like You Want to Win
The battle continued where it left off, with Haruhi Fujioka's Magmortar firing Thunderbolt at Haruhi Suzumiya's 'Electivire', weakened after getting hit by the former's Bulldoze attack.
Suddenly, Electivire spun its arms and started to speed up.
Kyon wondered, "What's Electivire doing?"
O'Martian remarked, "If you can guess it, folks, Haruhi Suzumiya's Electivire just activated its ability called Motor Drive, which increases its speed when it gets hit by an Electric-type move. A remarkable one at that!"
Haruhi Fujioka was surprised. "Magmortar's Thunderbolt didn't do a thing?"
"Electivire, use Thunderpunch!"
"Magmortar, Electivire is now faster. Block Electivire's attack!"
Magmortar blocked Thunderpunch. Because Electivire made contact with Magmortar itself with its attack, it triggered Flame Body, causing it to inflict a burn.
"Now what? Even though Electivire is speeding up with Motor Drive, it's taking burn damage!" Dawn said.
"It looks like Haruhi Fujioka has a luck of her own. Her Magmortar has the Flame Body ability, causing any Pokemon making physical contact with it to inflict a burn!" O'Martian announced.
"That means, Haruhi Suzumiya's Electivire has to think of a way to beat the other Haruhi's Magmortar before it will tire out due to burn damage," Alder remarked.
"I don't care if Electivire gets a burn. Finish it off with Psychic!"
"Magmortar, use Fire Blast!"
Electivire's Psychic controls Fire Blast and sends it back to Magmortar, knocking the Fire-type Pokemon out.
"No! Magmortar!" Haruhi Fujioka yelled.
"Magmortar is unable to battle. Electivire wins. The victor goes to Haruhi Suzumiya!"
"Magmortar, return." Fujioka recalled Magmortar back to its Poke Ball and shook hands with the other Haruhi.
"I thank you for a good battle. Even though I'm a brilliant person, you managed to outsmart me," Fujioka said.
"Well, it was nothing," said Suzumiya, smiling.
Kyon made a sigh of relief, thinking, "It's a good thing Suzumiya beat the other Haruhi."
"You have to thank her for advancing to the next round, Kyon," Itsuki said.
"And so, Haruhi Suzumiya is the Haruhi that will move on to the next round," O'Martian announced.
Alder remarked, "It was a spectacular battle between two people who share the same name."
On the next battle, Dawn's Mamoswine pitted up against Doremi Harukaze's Musharna.
"Mamoswine, use Ice Shard!"
Musharna gets knocked out after one hit.
"This can't be!" Doremi exclaimed. As a result of Dawn's victory, she moved on to the next round.
On the match between Ash and Konata Izumi, Meloetta showed its presence, watching whilst sitting on top of a beam without being seen.
"Pikachu, use Electro Ball!"
Konata's Liepard was quickly defeated.
"And Ash moves on to the next round!" O'Martian said.
Alder announced, "We're going to take a break before we start the next match."
"Let's go and look for a place to eat," Haruhi said, "Oh man, I'm bored."
"I've found just the thing. There's a nearby restaurant where all five of you can eat for lunch," Cilan replied.
The five, including Cilan, left the sidelines.
"Wait for us!" Ash, Dawn, and Iris caught up with Cilan, leaving Brendan to prepare for the next match.
In the restaurant, a few minutes after:
"The food tastes good, Cilan!" Mikuru complimented as she took a bite of a piece of pizza that she grabbed from the plate.
"Besides, this place is one of the branches of the restaurant me and my brothers set up."
"Who are your brothers?" Haruhi asked.
"Chili and Cress," Cilan replied, showing a picture of the trio to the SOS Brigade.
"I wonder why did that red-haired guy's hairstyle look like as if he went all out Super Saiyan," Kyon thought, referring to Chili.
Suddenly, Brendan rushed to open the entrance door and approached to the nine.
He huffed and said, "I can't believe what just happened today!"
Kyon replied, "Calm down and relax."
"Relax? I don't think I'm ever gonna relax today, Kyon. My opponent, that girl who looks like Haruhi Suzumiya, is one incredible trainer," Brendan replied, "She curb-stomped me using her Shedinja!"
"What's so special about that Pokemon, Brendan?" Kyon wondered.
"Shedinja is a Pokemon with a specialty. It's invincible thanks to its Wonder Guard ability!"
"A Shedinja, right?" Dawn scanned his Pokedex, and it said, "Shedinja, the Shed Pokemon, and the evolved form of Nincada. Its body resembles a discarded bug shell. It is said to steal the spirit of one who peeks at the hollow body on its back."
"As you can see, Wonder Guard is Shedinja's ability. The only way to touch it is to hit it with a super-effective move," Brendan replied.
Kyon asked, "So she has a Shedinja?"
"Yes, and I had no idea that she would use that kind of Pokemon in the Junior Cup!" Brendan replied.
He added, "Oh, by the way, Kyon, looks like your match with Kamina is up next. And here's the Pokemon I'm going to lend to you for today." Brendan gives Kyon a Poke Ball.
"What's the Pokemon inside?" Kyon asked as he unintentionally sent out Brendan's Eelektross.
Brendan said, "It's called an Eelektross. Its moves are Grass Knot, Substitute, Thunderbolt, and Hyper Beam."
When the ten went back to the stadium, it was Trip and Touma Kamijou on the battlefield.
"Conkeldurr, use Stone Edge!"
"Unfezant, dodge it!"
Touma's Unfezant dodged Trip's Conkeldurr's Stone Edge with ease.
"Now use Stone Edge one more time!"
Stone Edge hits Unfezant, effectively knocking it out.
"Such misfortune!" Touma exclaimed.
"Unfezant is unable to battle. Conkeldurr wins, and the victor goes to Trip," the referee declared.
"And so, Trip goes on to the next round," O'Martian announced.
"Looks like you're up next, Kyon," Haruhi yelled, "Win this battle seriously or I'll kill ya!"
Kyon deadpanned as he left out to the battlefield.
"For the next match, it's Kyon versus Kamina!" O'Martian announced.
Kamina showed up on the battlefield sporting a cape.
"The reputation of Team Gurren depends on this match, and if they're talking about their manly, tenacious, and well-spirited leader, it is me, the mighty Kamina!" said Kamina as he pulled out his signature triangle-shaped sunglasses.
Simon, Rossiu Adai, and Viral were cheering for Kamina on the sidelines.
"I hope Bro's gonna win this match for the name of Team Gurren," Simon said.
The referee announced, "Begin!"
"Krookodile, for the glory of Team Gurren!" Kamina sent out Krookodile.
"Come out, Eelektross!" Kyon sends out his borrowed 'Eelektross'.
"Krookodile, use Rock Tomb!"
Kamina's Krookodile created a boulder that broke down into multiple boulders and lifted it.
"Eelektross, use Thunderbolt."
Eelektross's Thunderbolt smashes all the boulders into smithereens. But it obviously had no effect on Krookodile.
Haruhi yelled, "Kyon, Thunderbolt does not do anything against a Ground-type like Krookodile!"
When Kyon heard those words, a flashback came to his mind:
Ash replied, "Yes, Kyon. Every move is classified according to its type. For example, Thunderbolt and Electro Ball are Electric-type moves, while Iron Tail is a Steel-type move."
"So that means I have to select moves at random?"
"No, because sometimes, they may do little to no damage at all against a Pokemon of a specific type. For example, Electric-type moves like Thunderbolt do nothing against a Ground-type Pokemon."
"That was impressive. But you have yet to know the mighty Krookodile's power. Use Brick Break!"
"Dodge it and use Hyper Beam!"
Kyon's 'Eelektross' avoided Brick Break, and fired Hyper Beam, hitting Krookodile and knocking it away.
Kamina shouted, "Krookodile, you must get up! Believe in the Kamina who believes in you!" Krookodile managed to get up.
O'Martian remarked, "With those words of wisdom by Kamina, Krookodile gets up!"
"Curse you, Kyon! Eelektross can't attack on the next turn if Hyper Beam hits!" Haruhi yelled.
"Krookodile, use Dig!"
Krookodile burrowed down on the ground, leaving Kyon confused.
"What's your Pokemon doing down under the ground?" he wondered.
"Dig is a two-turn move. Watch and wait for Krookodile to come out on the next turn," replied Kamina.
A few seconds later, Krookodile emerged on the spot where Eelektross was.
Unfortunately, Dig was avoided as Eelektross floated high up in the air.
"Looks like Eelektross just displayed its main ability, Levitate!" O'Martian yelled on a microphone.
Alder commented, "Levitate will help it compensate for its weakness to Ground-type moves."
Kyon wondered, "So that explains why Eelektross was floating without even touching the ground."
Kamina's reaction was, "Abilities won't matter with this move. Use Dragon Claw!"
"Say goodnight! Eelektross, use Grass Knot!"
Krookodile charges its attack at Eelektross. But it suddenly tripped over two blades of grass tied to each other, knocking itself out in the process.
Kamina shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, hey! When did Eelektross just beat a Ground-type like that? Just who the hell do you think you are?"
"Krookodile is unable to battle. Eelektross wins, and the victor goes to Kyon," the referee announced.
"And so, Kyon is the seventh contestant to enter the next round!" O'Martian announced.
"Even though Bro lost, it doesn't mean we're going to give up though," Simon remarked. Viral and Rossiu frowned in disappointment.
"We never retreat, we never surrender. Even though I lost, it doesn't mean I will lose hope, "said Kamina as he shook Kyon's hand and left.
When Kyon went back to the sidelines, Haruhi applauded him.
"It's a good thing you didn't lose to that hot-blooded guy," said she.
"It's good to know that you managed to make Miss Suzumiya happy," Itsuki said.
Kyon deadpanned and replied, "You've got to be kidding me. Are there any incidents of celestials so far?"
"None so far."
"And now, the match up for the eighth battle is Cilan vs. Luffy!"
Cilan's Pansage fires a Solarbeam, knocking out Luffy's Simipour.
"And it's Cilan! He will be the eighth participant to move on to the next round."
The next battle was Iris against Hayate Ayasaki.
"Excadrill, use Dig!"
Excadrill digs down and eventually emerges on Hayate's Mienshao, effectively defeating it.
"Iris is now the ninth to enter the semifinals!" O'Martian announced.
The next battle was between Onpu Segawa and Haruhi Kamisaka.
Haruhi Kamisaka's Alomomola successfully hits Onpu's Gothitelle with Aqua Jet.
"And it's Haruhi Kamisaka! She is the second Haruhi to enter the next round!" O'Martian announced.
In the eleventh round, it was between Ladonia and Kino.
"Samurott, use Razor Shell!"
With one hit, Ladonia's Samurott managed to knock out Kino's Braviary.
O'Martian remarked, "It's Ladonia who becomes the eleventh to enter the second round!"
The last battle of the preliminary round was between Georgia versus Louise de la Valliere.
"Beartic, use Icicle Crash!"
"Drifblim, dodge it!"
Drifblim avoids Icicle Crash.
"Use Ice Beam!"
Drifblim gets frozen by Ice Beam and gets knocked out.
"How's that, Iris?" Georgia bragged.
"Shut up!" Iris yelled.
"Looks like Georgia is the winner! And now, on the screen are the 12 participants who will move on to the next round!" O'Martian announced.
On the screen were cards featuring Tamaki Suoh, Dawn, Ash, Iris, Trip, Cilan, Kyon, Haruhi Suzumiya, Haruhi Kamisaka, Yuri Nakamura, Ladonia, and Georgia.
Meloetta was still watching on top of a beam.
Alder replied, "The next round will take place tomorrow. I suggest all the Pokemon trainers moving on to the next round to take a rest at the Pokemon Center. You're all dismissed."
When Trip looked at Alder, he was bursting with anger.
At the Pokemon Center that night, Haruhi, Ash, Dawn, Iris, Cilan, Brendan, Kyon, Mikuru, Itsuki, and Yuki were on the table just in time for dinner.
"It tastes real good!" Mikuru and Ash said as they both started chowing down on the food.
"Thank you, Mikuru and Ash. The flavor of the food is very powerful, as they come from the freshest ingredients available," Cilan replied.
Suddenly, Konata Izumi, Tsukasa and Kagami Hiiragi, and Miyuki Takara showed up and wanted to eat too.
"Hey, it's Haruhi Suzumiya!" Konata exclaimed when she noticed her, "Can I have your signature?"
"Well, thank you," said Haruhi as she wrote her signature on a piece of paper that Konata brought out.
"Wasn't that Mikuru Asahina?" Konata turned her head to Mikuru and said, "Hey, do you play that cool game called Legend of the Five Rings? Because it so happens that Asahina is also one of the names of families of the Crane Clan."
"Well, I didn't know that," Mikuru sweatdropped.
"What makes your visit here, Konata?" Brendan asked.
"We're kinda hungry, so we decided to come here to eat and share seats with all of you," Konata replied.
"Go ahead and eat. Besides, it's the perfect chow for Junior Cup competitors, even though you got eliminated by Ash," Cilan said.
When Miyuki finished eating, she remarked, "I think you're right. It is the perfect food to serve to Junior Cup competitors."
"Hey, Konata, even though you lost to me, let's have a chowdown showdown!" Ash exclaimed.
"You're on, Ash. You can't beat me this time!" Konata exclaimed.
When the two started chowing down on more food, Iris remarked, "Only little kids like to set up food-eating Junior Cup battles."
"Maybe you're right, Iris. It seems Ash is getting fired up for tomorrow's big battle," Kyon replied.
"Don't forget me!" Haruhi Suzumiya exclaimed, as she decided to join the chowdown with Ash and Konata.
Kyon facepalmed and muttered, "I'd rather not want to see Haruhi act like a little kid as well."
"I'm gonna win over the two of you!" Haruhi exclaimed.
"No, I'm gonna win!" Ash replied.
Konata responded to the two, "Both of you are going to lose to me in food-eating contests like this!"
When Iris noticed Ash, Haruhi, and Konata continuing to outdo with each other by piling up their plates, she once again remarked, "Ash is such a hungry kid."
"You know, this is kinda embarrassing when Konata chows down on a lot of food for no reason," Kagami remarked.
Tsukasa replied, "You're right, big sis. It feels like as if she wasn't able to eat for a while."
"Kagami, didn't you eat anything?" Brendan asked, "Because I was wondering if you're trying to lose weight."
"W-w-well, it was. . . . it was . . . . . . "
Tsukasa replied for Kagami, "She was just trying to lose weight when she suddenly gained some of it."
"Kagami, it was probably because you chowed down on Pocky again, didn't you?" Konata asked slyly, causing Kagami to sweatdrop.
"No, it wasn't!" Kagami yelled.
A few minutes later, Ash, his Pikachu, and Haruhi crashed in two separate beds in the same room with full stomachs.
"Looks like I'm psyched for tomorrow's battle," Ash said as he slept.
"Me too, Ash. I'm also getting a lot of winning vibes," Haruhi replied as she slept in another bed.
"Can we go out and look for something to drink?" Brendan and Kyon asked Cilan.
"Sure, you two can go ahead. We will wait for both of you."
When Kyon and Brendan walked off into the corridor, they were both noticed by a certain girl who resembled Haruhi, making an evil laugh.
"I know you. You were the trainer who defeated me this morning!" Brendan said.
Kyon asked, "Who are you? And why do you look like Haruhi Suzumiya?"
The girl replied, "All your questions will be answered in due course. In the meantime, prepare to be assimilated! Resistance is futile. Do not attempt to mess with the SSS, for I'm the leader who controls the horizontal and the-"
Kyon interrupted and asked, "Hey, are you paraphrasing quotes from movies and TV shows, or are you actually trying to do something?"
"Your mother!" the girl yelled. She turned her back and walked away.
"I wonder what's she up to," Kyon wondered.
Brendan replied, "Whatever. Let's go and buy something to drink. I feel like rubbing my wealth in a certain someone's face!"
"Too bad you're not wealthy like Seto Kaiba."
"Well, if I were him, I'd be doing that in front of her for such an unfair battle!" The two then walked off to the cafeteria, only to find out that it was closed.
"The store's closed," Kyon deadpanned.
"I'm actually not thirsty," Brendan replied, "Let's go back to sleep. It seems your best friend Haruhi and the others have slept early."
The two then went back to the room to go to sleep.
On the next morning, Ash, Dawn, Iris, Cilan, Brendan, and the five members of the SOS Brigade left the Pokemon Center, sprinting to the stadium.
"I'm here to win and be psyched!" Ash exclaimed.
"Sounds like you and Haruhi are getting pumped up," Iris said.
Suddenly Georgia interrupted the conversation.
"What are you, stupid? Only a true Dragon Master can beat a Dragon Buster like me!"
"Oh yeah?" Iris yelled.
"Oh yeah!" Georgia responded as the two eventually made a lightning glare.
"You're going to lose when you find out that my Pokemon have become stronger!" Iris yelled as Georgia left off.
On the stadium, Freddy O'Martian and Alder made an announcement.
"And now, this is round 2 of the Junior Cup tournament! So look out on the screen for today's matchups."
The screen showed Iris vs. Georgia, Kyon vs. Tamaki, Trip vs. Cilan, Haruhi Suzumiya vs. Haruhi Kamisaka, Ash vs. Ladonia, and Yuri vs. Dawn.
"At last, we finally get to battle again!" Georgia exclaimed to Iris.
"You're gonna lose this time!" Iris replied.
"Oh yeah?" Georgia yelled.
"Oh yeah!"
When Alder made an announcement on the TV screen, this caught Trip's attention. He was not in a good mood looking at him.
To be continued. . . . . .
On the next chapter:
The second round battles of the Junior Cup are heating up. Meanwhile, Brendan, Yuki, and Kyon meet a certain girl named "Tenshi", who reveals the intentions of a certain girl who resembled Haruhi Suzumiya. What else will happen? Find out in the next chapter of The Best Wishes of Haruhi Suzumiya!
References:
There are two references to Neon Genesis Evangelion, which includes the subtitle of this chapter (How many times did this fanfic ever make such NGE references?).
Dragon Ball
Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series (see explanation below)
Author's note #2:
One of the major cameos for this chapter are the four main characters of Lucky Star, as well as Kamina and most of the members of Team Gurren from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Given that the two series were both referenced in the earlier chapters, this fanfic would be more like a mega anime crossover.
The part where Brendan and Kyon encounter Yuri Nakamura (you guessed it if you're reading this) is a reference to a scene in episode 47 of Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series when Noah Kaiba shows up on a viewscreen and introduces himself to the main characters by paraphrasing quotes from movies and TV shows, in which Seto Kaiba points it out.