Episode 18: Double Battle!
Episode 18 in my Fan Fiction series about the Pokémon journey of Ash and Angie. Involves some MorpheusShipping (Ash and Angie liking each other) so if you don't like that idea, stop reading here. The rest, I hope you enjoy this fan-fiction.
The sun was slowly rising above the silhouette of Mount moon, and the first rays of light shone on Sabrina's campsite. Ash had gotten out off his sleeping bag early, getting prepared for his battle with Sabrina, that was now finally about to take place. "Sabrina will probably use her Kadabra again, and I bet it has become even stronger since the last time we battled it," Ash thought by himself. "I'd better keep my wits with this one, or we'll get wiped." Then a familiar voice disturbed his thoughts.
"Ash? Could you...?" Angie suddenly asked.
"Huh? Not now Angie! Can't you see I'm busy getting ready for my battle with Sabrina?" Ash said, perhaps a little too rude, because he was a so nervous about his upcoming battle.
"Well excuse me, mister Pokémon Master!" Angie said, deeply annoyed at Ash's unfriendly response, "Don't let me take any more of your precious time!" and she ran off.
"Hey...Angie?" Ash said, as he turned his head around.
But Angie was nowhere to be seen. "Ah, she just needs a little time to cool down. She'll be back before breakfast," Ash thought.
Fifteen minutes passed, and still no sign of Angie.
"Hey, did you see Angie?" Ash asked Tracey, who just came back from the little stream, getting himself freshened up.
"No, the last time I saw her, she was looking for you," Tracey replied, "I think it was about half an hour ago or something like that. She did look a bit like she had something on her mind though."
Ash's face became a little sad as he heard Tracey say this. "Perhaps she did have something she wanted to talk about with me, and I just sent her away, because all I could think about was my battle with Sabrina," Ash thought. Just as he was beginning to worry about Angie, Sabrina appeared.
"Hello Ash, are you all ready for the battle?" she asked, "I sure am, as are my Pokémon."
"Well, there may be a problem..." Ash said, hesitatingly.
"How come? I do sense something is troubling you," Sabrina remarked.
"You see...Angie and I... we got a little battle of our own this morning, and I think I've said some things to her that aren't so nice at all..." Ash admitted.
"I see..."Sabrina answered.
"So I'm afraid I can't battle you right now," Ash said, "first I must find Angie and tell her I'm sorry."
"I think you should," Sabrina agreed, "you go looking for her now, I'll wait here for you."
"Thanks!" Ash yelled, as he ran off with Pikachu and Shinx, since Angie had left without her Pokémon.
"Well, then that leaves me to make breakfast, I guess..." Tracey sighed, as he saw his friend disappear.
"I'll help you," Sabrina said.
Angie had gone into the woods, more or less in the direction of professor Pinetree's now deserted camp. She didn't want to get lost, so she stopped as soon as she reached it, and sat down on a fallen down tree. "Oh, he can be so insensitive sometimes!" Angie thought. All she wanted to do when she came to Ash this morning is have a little talk, and let him know she fully stood behind him, to give some support for the upcoming battle. "But no, all he could think of was his battle, and he just pushed me aside with his rude answer!" she thought. "Was it always going to be this way?" she started to worry. Then she heard some leaves rustle, and looked up.
"Shinx, shinx!" her little Pokémon friend called.
"Hi there, you came looking for me?" Angie said, surprised, "how sweet of you, but you could have gotten lost trying to get here, you know. How did you find me anyway?"
"With a little help from me, I guess," she heard Ash say, as he also emerged from the bushes.
"Oh...it's you...," Angie said with a flat voice.
"Well, I've been looking for you quite some time," Ash replied a bit irritated, "so you could try to appreciate that."
"So you do have time for me?" Angie remarked, clearly still mad at Ash.
"Well, you could have noticed I was really busy when you came to me this morning..." Ash started.
"If you came all the way here just to say that you can leave again," Angie said, not willing to start the same argument all over again.
Ash stayed silent for a moment. Angie and he had been fighting before, but recently everything had gone rather smooth between them. They had teamed up on various occasions, whether it was when Team Rocket crossed their path once more, or in any other emergency. Ash felt their bond had become stronger than ever as a result. So he was a little lost when now Angie was so mad at him, and she had every reason to be, he realized that now.
"Look, Ash..." Angie broke the silence, "I understand that battling means a lot for you, and that you still dream of becoming a Pokémon Master."
"Yeah, I really do," Ash admitted.
"And I know I told you to keep better focus to improve your battling skills," Angie continued.
"I'm glad you did, that really helped me a lot," Ash replied.
"But you've got to realize, that you don't have to do it all alone anymore," Angie said, "like you said to Sabrina, we're together, so don't shut me out, okay? It makes me feel so unnecessary..."
Ash looked at Angie's face, something he didn't dare to do when he noticed how mad she was at him, but he had heard her voice soften a bit. She looked more sad than mad now. "Was that...? Yes it was a tear forming in the corner of her eye!" Ash thought.
"Angie..." Ash started
"Yes, what is it Ash?" she said, trying hard not to let more tears come up.
"I... I... need you... I really do," Ash admitted.
"You're not just saying that to make me feel better?" Angie said, as she now had tears in both her eyes.
"Honestly...I don't know where I would be without you," Ash said, "and I'm very sorry I was so rude to you this morning."
"That's the nicest thing you ever said to me..." Angie said, as she wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Can you forgive me?" Ash asked as he reached out his right hand to her invitingly.
"Sure!" Angie replied, as she took his hand.
Suddenly both Ash and Angie felt something, or someone, pushing them forward, closer to each other. It was Pikachu and Shinx that were doing this.
"Hey Pikachu!? What are you doing?" Ash said as he was getting pushed closer to Angie.
"Shinx! What are you up to?" Angie asked.
Both Pokémon stopped pushing for a moment, and looked at their respective trainers, like they meant to say "You know why..." Ash looked into Angie's eyes, and felt a familiar yet strange sensation come over him.
"Do you think... this counts as a 'Spheal moment'...?" Ash whispered.
"I... don't know...," Angie whispered back, "perhaps..."
And before both could say anything else, their lips met, and they stood there for a few seconds, just thinking about nothing but each other. "This is definitely a 'Spheal moment' for sure," Ash thought, and Angie felt the same way. Some seconds later they stopped kissing, both blushing heavily.
"We'd better get back to camp," Angie said, "before Sabrina decides to leave and you still won't be able to battle her."
"You're right!" Ash said, and they started running back.
"So you've found each other, I see," Tracey said as he saw his two friends coming back from the woods.
"Ermm, yes," Ash admitted, as he and Angie started blushing again.
"Are you ready for that battle now, Ash?" Sabrina asked.
"You bet!" Ash said, fully revived again.
"I propose we'll each use two Pokémon," Sabrina suggested, "I choose Venomoth, and of course Alakazam."
"Alakazam?" Ash said surprised.
"Now you didn't think I haven't been training my Kadabra in the mean time that you were traveling through other regions?" Sabrina replied.
"No, of course not," Ash replied, "well, I guess that will make this battle even more interesting then. I choose Staravia and Pikachu."
Tracey suggested to be the referee again, and both trainers took their positions.
"Go Venomoth!" Sabrina said, as she lifted it's Poké Ball up into the air, and opened it with her special powers.
"Staravia, come out!" Ash responded.
"Do Psybeam!" Sabrina commanded her Pokémon without saying a word.
Staravia was hit and momentarily stunned, but then shook the effect of Venomoth's attack off it.
"Nice move, Staravia!" Ash complimented his Pokémon, and said to Sabrina: "I forgot you can sent your commands to your Pokémon with your telepathic powers."
Sabrina smiled and made her Venomoth try a Leech Life attack. "Better keep moving!" Ash thought, and he ordered Staravia to do Double Team, avoiding it's energy getting drained. Sabrina made Venomoth do Psybeam again, aiming at all the Staravia that were formed by it's Double Team. Just before the real Staravia was hit, Ash told it to do Aerial Ace. Venomoth was not prepared for that, and took a direct hit, fainting instantly. Ash looked at Angie for a moment, and she nodded to him, telling him he was doing fine.
"Venomoth is no longer able to battle!" Tracey proclaimed.
"Nice job Ash," Sabrina spoke, "now for my triumph card, Alakazam, show yourself!" and Alakazam appeared.
"Staravia, Aerial Ace again!" Ash shouted, wanting to finish it quickly.
"Psychic!" Sabrina sent her command to Alakazam with her thoughts again.
Staravia was suddenly trapped in mid air, flapping frantically with it's wings to break free. Then Alakazam forced it crashing down at high speed. As the dust of the impact had settled, it was clear that Staravia had fainted.
"Staravia, come back! Pikachu, now it's up to you buddy!" Ash said as he sent it out, "I know you can do it!"
Alakazam tried another Psychic attack on Pikachu, and lifted the little Pokémon high up in the air, just like it had done with Staravia. Then Alakazam hurled his victim down to the rocky soil. It looked like this battle was about to end, and not in Ash's favor. "What can I do!?" it flashed trough Ash's mind, "hey, wait a minute... that's it!"
"Pikachu, do Iron Tail on the ground!" Ash yelled.
Ash's little friend reacted just in time, and Pikachu's powerful attack broke it's fall.
"Now do Quick Attack!" Ash ordered.
Pikachu moved so fast that Alakazam was unable to track it, and was hit by the little yellow Pokémon. After this Ash made it do Iron Tail on Sabrina's last Pokémon, but that attack barely hit Alakazam, as it was able to throw Pikachu away with Psychic, causing Ash's final Pokémon to crash down on the ground and lie down dazed for a few seconds.
"Oh... Pikachu, are you okay?" Ash asked, concerned about his little buddy's health.
"Pikachu!" was the answer, as Pikachu got up and raised it's ears again, to indicate it still had some strength left.
"Alright! Now do Volt Tackle!" Ash commanded.
Alakazam tried to catch Pikachu with another Psychic attack, but Pikachu had so much speed and power, that it broke right through this, and hit Alakazam with a mighty crash. Again dust was blowing all over, and everyone was anxiously waiting for the outcome of this possibly final clash to become visible.
"Alakazam has fainted," Sabrina suddenly said, "I can feel it."
"Pikachu...?" Ash asked carefully.
"Pikaa!" they heard, as Pikachu came running out off the dusty cloud, and jumped into Ash's arms.
"That was incredible! You were great!" Ash shouted as he hugged his little Pokémon friend.
"Ash, here is your reward," Sabrina said, as she made a Marsh Badge float through the air towards Ash.
"Thanks! I've got a Marsh Badge!" Ash shouted with joy, as Angie fell around his neck to congratulate him.
"And this time you didn't have to make me laugh to get it," Sabrina remarked.
Ash started laughing, and Sabrina quickly followed his example. Angie and Tracey didn't understand what was so funny about Sabrina's remark, but Ash told her he would explain it to her. Then they finally had their breakfast after which Ash and his friends decided it was time to travel further, and leave Sabrina in her training camp.
"Good luck Ash!" Sabrina said as she waved all goodbye, "and make sure you treat your special girl right, or I'll sent my Haunter back to you to tickle you until you do," Sabrina 'spoke' to Ash with her telepathic ability.
"Thanks Sabrina, I will! And I hope your gym will be fully restored soon!" Ash yelled.
"You will what?" Angie asked.
"Eh...keep on training of course," Ash quickly answered, "and make sure you know I care so much for you," he thought without speaking it out loud to Angie.
And on they went, trying to get as far as possible, before darkness would set in again.
My 23rd fan-fiction story already. I apologize for any typing errors, or grammatically not 100% correct sentences. Remember, I am not a native English speaker or writer. I tried to make this story as close to the Pokémon series as possible, so that the characters will react roughly the same in this fictional story as they do in the series. Comments are always welcome, you can use the review function on this FanFiction site for that.
Disclaimer: I do not own or claim to own any trademarks of Pokémon. Any similarities to the works of others is purely accidental, and not meant as an infringement on anyone's achievements.