Okay, super long time since I updated guys.
I know some people have been annoyed(I got a lot of PM that weren't too happy), but I'm back and will update quicker now. I had a lot of important things that last several weeks. My brother graduated high school and I had to go watch, finals, my job, and a lot more. I'm as big a fan as anyone of fan fiction, but sometimes there are more important things then spending several hours writing a story each day.
No offense to you guys who waited patiently. Hope you enjoy this chapter.
"I feel like I lost something," Ash groaned as he cried anime tears. Ash was on his knees in the middle of the floor.
Ash had just been subjected to the worst torture he could imagine. A makeover. Ash had been ambushed he attempted to enter his room, and then he had been dragged to this way-too-large-to-actually-exist bathroom. He had then been literally tied to a chair. He had then endured enough torture to drive a man insane. He had his hair forcibly washed, cut, and then styled. Then Ash had been stripped to his boxers, and his clothes had been sent to be burned. Literally. Ash smelled the smoke. Even his precious hat. Ash had finally been untied.
Ash looked up bitterly to glare at his stylist, Jean-Claude. Jean-Claude had long blond hair and an attitude that would have usually made Ash extremely nervous. Like a man who didn't care about anything other than his work. Jean-Claude was looking at a suit, and easily ignored Ash's glare.
Jean-Claude threw the suit at Ash, and ordered, "Put this on. It will make you look fabulous." Ash continued to glare at the stylist and made no move to put the suit on. Jean-Claude looked at him briefly before gesturing and informing him, "You don't have to put it on, but were sending in several maids. You can stay in your underwear, but that would be wrong, non? To perform such acts when you are the boss' daughter's boyfriend. To get intimate with other women. I might admire it a little, but many think it wrong here."
Ash continued glaring at the man, despite the joke, but he started to put the suit on. True to Jean-Claude's word, barely a minute later two maids walked through the door. Ash was just slipping on the jacket. He looked at the maids. One was Mina, and the other was a dark haired girl. The two looked excited as they entered, but immediately zoned out with blank faces.
Ash looked at them for several seconds before he waved a hand and said loudly, "Hello, anyone still in there?"
The two girls flinched when he spoke. The two blushed, and Mina smiled before saying, "Hi, Ash."
Ash smiled back before replying, "Hey, Mina. Who's this?"
The other girl stuttered for a moment before bowing and claiming, "Hello, my name is Elly Smith. I also work as a maid here."
Ash quickly answered, "I'm Ash Ketchum. You can just call me Ash. Nice to meet you, Elly." Ash stuck out his hand with a smile.
Elly blushed before weakly shaking his hand. Mina quickly asked, "What happened to you, Ash?"
Ash shivered and replied quickly, "I underwent torture."
Mina chuckled weakly before continuing, "Seriously, what happened to you? You look…" She then got the glazed look on her faced again.
Ash scratched his cheek and asked, "I know they forcibly gave me a makeover, but did they really do that much?"
Mina shook her head and motioned with her hand. Another servant appeared out of nowhere to hand her a mirror. She then held it up and said seriously, "You have no idea."
Ash blinked in shock from his reflection. He looked…different. Ash had definitely never been concerned with his appearance, despite his natural looks. Ash took after his mother mostly, and she was a beauty worthy of any. Ash had always known that he could end up a good looking man, but he never really cared. He was always out traveling, and never took the time to groom himself. Now, he looked…like a prince. His hair was cut shorter, and it was somehow laying down without any gel. His shorter hair allowed greater focus on his maturing face. His bright amber eyes and playful yet mature face. The suit also made him look professional and charming. Ash had to admit that he could enjoy this.
Ash turned to Jean-Claude and questioned, "How on earth did you get my hair to lie flat without hair gel? It always spiked up no matter what."
Jean-Claude shrugged and claimed lightly, "I am Jean-Claude. I can do anything. I worked for Lady Gaga."
Ash quickly asked, "Who's Lady Gaga?"
Jean-Claude gestured and ordered, "Forget about it. It doesn't matter." He now turned to Ash and continued, "Now, go to that party and knock the women dead. You now carry the reputation of Jean-Claude. I'll turn you back to the dirty boy you were if you fail."
10 minutes later
Ash was following Mina and Elly through another extremely complicated set of hallways. The two were giggling and casting him quick looks. Ash tired of this after a minute and asked, "So are you two able to explain about this party I need to attend?"
Mina looked at him and asked, "How did you know it was a party?"
Ash gace her a skeptical look before pointing at himself and saying, "I was forced to have a makeover and am wearing a suit. What else could it be?"
Mina grinned as she realized how obvious it was, and started to inform him, "These are the usual special occasions I work for. Lady Giselle is usually traveling to model, and the master of the house is usually traveling for their business. Really the only time both of them are here, is when the master has arranged a party. He invites all the big figures in the business world. I think that they were mainly a way to introduce Lady Giselle to possible matches, in my opinion."
Ash nodded and asked, "So how many people will be there? Is it just people Giselle's age or are adults also present?"
Mina frowned and asked, "Why do you want to know this?"
Ash quickly replied, "I'm just wondering what kind of party I'm going to be attending."
Elly smiled and exclaimed, "Doubt that, but it shouldn't matter to us. There are adults there too, but they tend to discuss things at the tables while the kids either dance or battle."
Ash quickly asked eagerly, "They battle there?"
Mina and Elly jumped from his enthusiasm, and Elly said weakly, "Yes, there are often pokemon battles during these parties. These kids don't journey, but they often times buy pokemon. They then use them to battle for entertainment."
Mina quickly looked at Ash and asked, "Are you a trainer, Ash?"
Ash grinned and claimed cryptically, "You have no idea, and it appears it's time for me to show these richies how a real trainer battles."
15 minutes later
Ash entered the ballroom, and immediately froze from how grand it was. It looked like one of the party rooms from those movies you watched as kids. It was huge, and filled with chandeliers.
Ash was gazing in amazement at the decorations when he heard a cry. He looked down to immediately catch two pokemon as they jumped at him. He looked down at them in his arms to see Pikachu and Gible crying anime style. Eevee was calmly walking over looking all primped up. Ash looked down at his pokemon again. Before his makeover they had taken Gible, and Pikachu and Eevee had been taken several hours ago.
Ash's eyes widened and he yelled, "What the heck did you do? You gave my pokemon a makeover!" Ash looked down again before continuing, "Did you polish Gible? Isn't that pokemon cruelty or something? Why does a dragon type even have to be shiny in the first place?"
Mina and Elly lowered their head in embarrassment as the servants setting up for the party looked at Ash. Mina finally said, "Quiet, Ash. It isn't that big of a deal."
Ash looked at her incredulously and exclaimed, "Yes, it is. Who gave you guys permission to do this to my pokemon?"
Mina sighed and answered, "You said you wanted to have your pokemon present at the party. The condition they were in were good enough for battlers, but not at a party like this. Plus, your Eevee seems to have enjoyed it."
Ash had to admit that Eevee seemed to be fine about being cleaned and combed, but he then looked at Gible and Pikachu. He snapped, "I still think it was unnecessary."
Mina shrugged and Elly said quietly, "No use complaining now. Just enjoy that your pokemon look nice."
Ash shrugged noncommittally and let Gible and Pikachu jump to the ground again. The two stood on each side of Eevee, and Ash looked at them. Pikachu and Eevee looked to have had their fur washed, cut, and then combed. Pikachu looked annoyed and depressed, probably much the same as Ash, but Eevee seemed delighted to be looking so nice. Clearly Eevee still inherited the gene of girls and their looks. Gible looked like he was close to pain. He literally looked shiny. They must have washed him or something, and for a ground type like Gible, despite his dragon type characteristics, it must have burned. Ash immediately rubbed Gible's head. Gible calmed down slightly at his touch.
Ash stood and sighed before turning to Mina and Elly and claiming, "I guess I just wait for the party to start now. Then the fun begins."
Half an hour later
Ash was surrounded by pokemon. All types of small and cute pokemon were pressing around him. Vulpix, Snubull, Skitty, Delcatty, etc… Ash was chuckling as he pet them.
Guests had started arriving possibly half an hour earlier. Many of the girls had brought these pokemon, but as soon as they started talking, the pokemon all gathered in a group around Ash, who had chosen to interact first with the pokemon. He was now in the middle of a group of the pokemon. In his opinion, pokemon were far easier to deal with then people who have grown up rich.
That didn't stop him from observing the guests who were arriving. As Mina had said earlier, the kids and adults split up almost immediately. The adults sat at the tables near the bar while the kids gathered at the tables around the dance floor. The kids seemed to have been farther split up by gender. The two groups of young adults had split up as the girls and guys gossiped among themselves.
It seems Ash was gaining quite a lot of attention with the pokemon loving him. "That guy has been with the pokemon the entire time."
"Man, all the girls' pokemon love that guy."
"Who is that guy? I've never seen him before."
"Who cares? Isn't he cute?"
"He looks familiar from something, but I can't see how I could forget such a handsome piece of man."
Ash chuckled at some of the girls' conversations. This might create problems with the guys later, but it was a nice way to increase one's confidence. Ash continued to listen to all the conversations, and immediately noticed when two girls detached themselves from the female gathering to approach him. He looked up to look at the two. Both were wearing dresses, and were decently pretty. Ash stood up as they stopped in front of him.
One of the two girls quickly claimed, "Hello. My name is Desdomona, and my friend's is Jennifer. We were just wondering about you. We've never seen you before. Who are you, if you don't mind my asking?"
Ash brushed some hair off his suit before replying, "Sorry, my name is Ash. I was just having some fun with these pokemon."
Desdomona nodded and asked, "So why are you here? No one has ever seen you here."
Ash shrugged and informed her, "I'm just a guest of Mr. Kalien. I guess I should say I'm here for special conditions."
Desdomona looked surprised and asked, "You've met Mr. Kalien? Usually he just talks business with the adults. We usually only meet Giselle."
Ash quickly questioned back, "So you've met Giselle?"
Jennifer quickly replied rather nastily, "Of course. Seems logical you have too. So it's easy to say you are obsessed with her just like all the other guys."
Ash laughed which shocked Jennifer. It wasn't difficult to see how the girls here viewed Giselle. Ash shrugged and replied calmly, "Not really. I can't deny she's pretty, but she can get on your nerves. She's way too beautiful for her own good. She's spoiled, arrogant, and hasn't faced any difficulties in her life."
Jennifer quickly exclaimed, "Finally, a guy who has a brain beyond his hormones."
Desdomona laughed too and added, "We usually have to deal with all the guys fighting for Giselle's attention."
Ash laughed again and claimed, "I don't think you'll have to worry about that tonight."
The two girls looked confused, but Eevee and Pikachu chose that second to climb onto Ash's shoulders. Desdomona and Jennifer squealed and quickly grabbed the two. Ash reached his hand out weakly as Pikachu and Eevee gave cries of protest as they were cuddled by the two girls. Pikachu finally managed to get away and jumped on Ash, but Eevee was still being held prisoner by the squealing girls.
Ash caught their attention by pointing out, "Look, it looks like the party is about to start." The girls turned to look and Eevee took the chance to jump towards Ash. Ash caught her before looking. He was right. It looked like the party was about to start.
Mr. Kalien was standing atop the large staircase. Perfectly in line were a number of servants behind him. Mr. Kalien gave a clap that boomed through the room, and silenced everyone in the crowd. Mr. Kalien waited a moment to allow him to gather everyone's attention before starting his speech, "I welcome everyone here for attending. A slight problem has occurred with some of our guests from Kanto and Sinnoh, but they shall arrive in a hour or so. For now, let's start the party. First, let me introduce my daughter, Giselle Kalien."
Mr. Kalien stepped back and all the servants bowed as a set of oak doors opened atop the staircase. Giselle slowly walked through the doors and started walking down the stairs. The entire room was in awe. Even Ash was amazed. He had always known that probably no girl in the world compared to Giselle in looks, but this was ridiculous. Giselle was wearing one of those dresses that no sixteen year old should be able to wear, and worked perfectly with it. It was a red silk china dress that hugged her curves. There was one of those slits on the left side that showcased her perfect thigh. The dress was almost perfect for Giselle. It was only a simple red, but showcased how beautiful Giselle actually was. Although it was maybe a little too tight around the hips and bust area to be decent in Ash's opinion, but it still made it clear that there was no other woman that could match Giselle in looks by a long shot.
Giselle walked down the stairs slowly and elegantly. Ash caught Mr. Kalien giving him a look that made it clear to Ash what to do. Ash stepped forward and walked into the open area by the base of the stairs. Giselle looked slightly shocked by his new appearance, but took it in stride easily. Giselle held out a hand elegantly, and Ash softly took it in his own. He then started guiding her to the dance floor.
They didn't get far though when Jennifer stepped forward and angrily yelled, "What the hell? Did you say that Giselle was spoiled and arrogant? What are you doing with her now?"
Ash raised his eyebrows at her outburst as silence enveloped the entire room. Finally Mr. Kalien announced, "Let me introduce my daughter, Giselle's, boyfriend. Ash Ketchum."
Ash Ketchum looked at the shocked girl before he chuckled and stated, "And I do think Giselle is spoiled and arrogant." Jennifer looked completely confused, and Giselle looked at Ash with raised eyebrows. Ash laughed again before he grew serious and continued, "Did I say I didn't like her? I pointed out several of her faults, but does that mean she doesn't have any good points. Does anyone have no annoying parts? I know I certainly have some annoying traits. I'm cocky, have too much pride, kind of sarcastic, and am too pokemon orientated. I don't know you well enough to point out some of your flaws, but I'm sure you have some. No one is perfect. Giselle isn't perfect either, but I know she's got good points. She is smart, passionate about what she does, and puts as hard as she can at whatever she does. So, yes, she is arrogant, spoiled, and relies too much on her looks, but that isn't important. The trick is to see past the flaws, and see the good in anyone. And in my opinion, Giselle is a wonderful person. So, please allow us to dance in peace."
Giselle sighed and claimed, "I'm unsure whether to feel happy or annoyed about that little speech."
Ash laughed and started to lead her away as he exclaimed, "You should be happy. That's as close to a confession as you are getting."
When the two were standing in the middle of the dance floor, Giselle asked, "Nice speech, but can you even slow dance."
Ash pulled her close enough to make her blush before muttering in an amused voice, "I've danced before."
Giselle asked sarcastically, "What, a wedding when you were eight."
Ash smiled at her before claiming, "More like seven, but…" Ash now leaned close and whispered in her ear, "I'm sure that you are so lovely that the entire audience will be so entranced that they'll miss me stepping on your feet."
Giselle actually blushed slightly before admitting, "You are actual pretty good at this pretend dating thing." The two now started to slowly spin around as they danced. After a couple seconds more couples joined them on the dance floor. When the focus of the room was off them, Giselle asked, "So I assume the talk with my father went okay."
Ash paused as he recalled the entire conversation, and the part of his job. He replied coolly, "I didn't get killed if that is what you mean, but I doubt it went good."
Giselle sighed and whispered, "As long as he doesn't know I lied, it's fine."
Ash frowned as he thought about that. Her dad already knew. Her dad was simply playing around here by pretending he didn't know. Ash started to contemplate Mr. Kalien's reasoning for this. What did Mr. Kalien want Ash to do by attending this party? It couldn't be to stand up for Giselle. Anyone could do that. What could only Ash do?"
Giselle interrupted his thinking by saying, "You look good groomed. I expected you in that hat and spiky hair."
Ash frowned self consciously and muttered, "I was forced. You actually owe me a hat. Your servants burned it."
Giselle quietly chuckled and claimed, "You look better this way. Now, we need to come up with a plan to look like a perfect couple."
Ash now laughed and whispered quickly, "A perfect couple can't be planned. No teenagers are a perfect couple anyways. Much more convincing to simply go by our guts. For now, let's spice this dance up. I'm starting to feel bored."
Ash immediately started spinning Giselle around. Giselle was shocked by the sudden change in dance moves. Ash now started leading her in a complicated set of dance moves. Giselle managed to follow excellently. Ash started to laugh as he quickly found out that Giselle was a far better dancer than he.
Ash finally slowed down. Giselle was laughing silently too before managing to say, "A little better than a wedding when you were seven I'd say."
Ash grinned before replying, "Just a tad, but that isn't important. It looks like your dad wants to talk to you." Ash pointed to where her father was waving her over to a group of adults.
Giselle sighed and told him, "Okay, this is better if you don't come. You aren't exactly good at politics. Just relax with your pokemon for a couple minutes." Ash chuckled as Giselle walked away. Giselle was very naïve.
Ash watched her walk away. He managed to hear some of the girls talking nearby though. "Wow, that was like a prince and princess dancing in a movie."
"Yeah, did you hear him defend her earlier? So sweet."
"Why does Giselle have to pick the perfect man?"
"I know, but that looked like love. It was so beautiful."
Ash smirked and walked towards an empty table. He sat in one of the chairs and was almost immediately joined by Pikachu, Eevee, and Gible. Eevee jumped on his lap, Pikachu jumped to sit on the table, and Gible stayed on the floor to watch the dancers.
Ash laid a hand on Eevee's head and continued to think. He needed to figure out why he was here. Since he couldn't tell Giselle her father knew they weren't dating, it must be about Giselle. What was he accomplishing by attending. He might be improving Giselle's image at these parties, but not necessarily better for their family. It would be better for their family if Giselle married one of these rich kids. Getting her to like one of these kids with a fortune would be better. She seemed willing to get an arranged marriage, so that was probably not it. Yet, he wanted Ash to continue pretending to be her boyfriend. That meant he either was attempting to effect a boy at this party, Ash, or Giselle. Excluding a boy and Ash, it was back to changing something about Giselle. He was missing something. Him interacting with Giselle. The key was there. Ash was smart and good at reading people. Giselle was cold and distant. Acting as her boyfriend, Ash would find her weaknesses and…
Ash's train of thought was interrupted by a boy slamming a hand down on the table. Ash paused a second before looking at the boy. Ash was pissed. He had been right on the edge of solving the problem. He looked at the boys standing in front of him. He immediately concluded one thing. All were spoiled and thought they were all that, and they did not look happy.
The kid who had slammed his hand on the table now started to speak, "Hello, Ash Ketchum. You are here as Giselle's boyfriend, are you not?"
Ash raised his eyebrows and replied calmly, "Yes, I am."
The kid seemed annoyed by the response though and quickly claimed, "I just don't see it. What does Giselle see in a guy like you? Being with pokemon so much, it's foolish. You can easily tell that we don't quite like this. We have all been trying to get with Giselle, but she's never shown the slight bit of interest in anyone. It was fine when no one had her, but now she has shown up with some hick nobody. How could someone like you get her to fall for you?"
Ash held up a hand to silence the kid, ignoring the cry of outrage. Ash's eyes widened as he realized. Giselle had never even shown favor to a boy before, and what was the one thing Ash could change in Giselle? He could make her fall in love with him. That was the goal of Mr. Kalien. Not necessarily to pair Ash and Giselle, but just to get Giselle thinking about it. Ash is able to read Giselle, and could act like a perfect boyfriend suited to Giselle. Even someone like Giselle wouldn't be able to be completely unaffected. Then, Ash would disappear. Ash would continue to travel, and would most likely never see Giselle again. Yet, Giselle would still have considered romance. With Ash out of the picture, Giselle might start to fancy another boy. That was Mr. Kalien's goal. To have Ash get Giselle interested in boys, and then leave her life. What kind of father could set up such a plan?
The boy finally snapped and slammed a fist on the table. He then yelled, "You bastard. Pokemon battle now."
Ash stood up and smiled viciously as he announced, "With pleasure." This entire revelation was making Ash relish the opportunity to take out some frustrations.
The other kid looked nervous at Ash's eagerness, but was now stuck in the option because his friends were behind him. He slowly started to walk away. Ash started to slowly follow with his pokemon following him. The other kids who had witnessed the scene spread out and started talking to others. They were clearly spreading the information as people started walking with Ash and the other boy.
The boy finally walked through a set of doors to lead into a full battlefield. Ash raised his eyebrows at such a large stadium inside a house, but decided he couldn't predict what could be in such a large house. Ash walked to one side of the field as the other kid walked to the other.
"Ash, what are you doing?" a voice yelled. Ash looked over to see Giselle stomping over to him. Ash turned and she continued, "Why are you going to battle Richard?"
Ash put his chin in his hand and commented, "So his name is Richard." When it looked like Giselle was about to explode, Ash motioned with his hands as he reasoned, "Your dad knows I'm a trainer, so it makes sense for me to battle. Plus, this guy is annoying me. He needs someone to beat him."
Giselle took several deep breaths before admitting, "All right, but make it quick. Don't stay here for an hour. Come back to the dance floor after." She then started walking away only to turn around and settle down to watch the battle.
Ash sadly watched her getting ready to watch. What should he do? He had to win, but he couldn't harm Giselle, who has done nothing wrong. He only saw two ways to get past this. Either be a bad boyfriend, and not have Giselle fall for him. This would embarrass Giselle though. The other way was to actually make her fall for him. Ash in really bad. That would really hurt her though. How could he beat Mr. Kalien without hurting Giselle?
Ash was interrupted by the referee announcing, "This will be a one on one battle between Ash Ketchum and Richard Velux. Will each trainer release their pokemon."
Richard now yelled, "I just bought this pokemon. Go, Luxray." The black and yellow lion-like electric pokemon appeared on the field.
Ash pulled out a poke ball. This was a perfect opportunity. Not the best match, but not a bad one either. Ash threw the poke ball as he yelled, "Show them your will, Gallade."
Gallade appeared on the field. Gallade turned to Ash and bowed before doing the same to the opponents. Gallade quickly communicated telepathically, Your will, master.
Ash used this pause to communicate in secret, This will be your first battle with me, Gallade. The opponents aren't top notch, but it should be a good opportunity to become more used to battling together. First, what moves do you know.
Gallade quickly replied, My sister emphasized versatility in our move sets. Most likely any moves you know a Gallade can use, I'll know it.
Ash blinked before commenting, That is remarkable. I'll need to talk to you two about that later today. I've recently hit a problem where my pokemon are having difficulty because they've learned too many moves.
Gallade quickly explained, My sister solved that problem several years ago, but for now we should focus on this battle, master.
Ash nodded and prepared to speak out loud when Giselle exclaimed, "I didn't know you had a Gallade, Ash."
Ash turned to her and replied, "Well, obviously I do. Giselle, this is Gallade, and Gallade, this is Giselle." Gallade bowed elaborately at Giselle, perfectly following the act that Giselle was Ash's girlfriend.
The moment was interrupted by Richard yelling, "Let's just start the battle already."
Ash looked at him and called over, "Sure, it's just you deciding when you lose."
Richard smirked and yelled, "I doubt it. I only get the strongest of pokemon."
Gallade went into a fighting position opposite Luxray, who was spitting fiercely at Gallade. Richard initiated by yelling, "Luxray, use Thunder Fang."
Ash watched as the pokemon bound at Gallade before ordering, "Block it with Leaf Blade." One of Gallade's blades glowed green, and Gallade swung it forward with a grunt as Luxray leaped forward. Gallade slammed the green blade right into the mouth filled with electricity of Luxray. The Thunder Fang connected with the Leaf Blade. Luxray growled as it glared at the unharmed Gallade. Ash grinned. Since Gallade didn't know any steel type moves to deflect electricity, he figured a grass type move might manage. He proved right. Ash now ordered, "Use Leaf Blade again." Gallade used the other blade to slam the attack right under the body of Luxray.
Luxray gave a cry as it was thrown back wards. Luxray struggled to its feet as Gallade watched impassively. Luxray finally got to its feet and sparked in anger. Richard yelled, "Use Discharge, and make it powerful."
Ash quickly countered, "Thunderbolt." Luxray gave a cry as it let out electricity in all directions, and Gallade grunted as he shot out a single bolt of electricity. Despite being the weaker attack, the more focused Thunderbolt protected Gallade from the Discharge. Ash continued by ordering, "Psycho Cut followed by Teleport."
Gallade threw a large blade that shot straight towards Luxray. Richard yelled desperately, "Dodge it." Luxray managed to barely dodge the attack. Luxray immediately tried to find his opponent who had disappeared.
Ash grinned and yelled, "Brick Break." Gallade appeared right above Luxray and swung a blade right into the back of Luxray. It gave a cry, and Ash ordered, "Finish this with Psychic and Night Slash." Gallade glowed blue, and used Psychic to throw Luxray in the air. Gallade then followed with a blade glowing black. Gallade got right above the helpless Luxray before swinging the blade down. The attack slammed into Luxray and threw it straight into the ground. The impact caused dust to briefly cover the pokemon before it cleared to show that Luxray was unconscious.
Ash rubbed his hair as he shouted, "I thought even you would be able to battle better than that. I was actually hoping for a challenge." The crowd was in shock. Silence was the only thing through the room till Ash announced, "If that is all, then Gallade return."
As he thought, Richard immediately exclaimed, "No, let's have another battle."
Ash looked at him and shrugged before saying, "It's your humiliation on the line, but if you insist. How about we have a double battle this time though? Eevee, it's time you had your first battle. Go and join Gallade."
Eevee gave a happy cry before jumping down to stand next to Gallade. Gallade bowed to his partner before turning back to wait for their opponents. Ash looked to see Richard grinning. Ash grinned at the kids naivety. It was obvious he didn't consider Eevee an actual opponent.
Richard yelled, "Okay, Dusclops, Fearow, go." Out came the two pokemon. The Beak pokemon and the Beckon pokemon stood ready to battle.
Ash grinned. Richard had done exactly what Ash had thought he would. Completely focus on Gallade and disregard Eevee. He had sent out a ghost type and a flying type to attack Gallade, but Ash was ready. Both Eevee and Gallade knew Shadow Ball for Dusknoir, and Gallade knew plenty of electric attacks for the Fearow.
Ash quickly ordered, "Eevee, Quick Attack on Fearow, and Gallade, Psycho Cut on Dusclops." Both launched their attacks, and Richard didn't even manage to yell a command before the attacks connected.
Both pokemon were forced back, but recovered quickly. Richard immediately yelled, "Fearow, Mirror Move, and Dusclops, Shadow Punch." Eevee was thrown back from the duplicated Quick Attack, but Gallade used a Psycho Cut to block the Shadow Punch. Richard rode the momentum and continued, "Shadow Punch and Tri Attack, quick."
Ash ordered, "Gallade, Teleport to catch Eevee, and then use Protect." Gallade disappeared only to catch Eevee a second later. The Tri Attack was heading straight towards them, and the unavoidable Shadow Punch swerved in midair to head towards the two. Right before they hit, a green shield enveloped the two and blocked the attacks. Smoke covered them, and Ash quickly commanded, "Eevee, rapid fire Shadow Ball on Dusclops."
Out of the smoke, multiple purple orbs flew out. Dusclops was having difficulty dodging the attacks, and Richard yelled, "Dusclops, use your own Shadow Balls to block those Shadow Balls."
As soon as the Shadow Balls became ineffective, Ash ordered, "Gallade throw Eevee at Dusclops. Eevee, use Iron Tail." Right out of the smoke, Eevee was thrown. Eevee was spinning head over heels as her tail glowed. Dusclops fired a Shadow Ball before it realized the missile wasn't a Shadow Ball. The attack had no effect on the normal type Eevee, and it was too late to fire another attack. Eevee's Iron Tail connected hard with Dusclops.
"Dusclops, use Payback." Dusclops roared and glowed back before Eevee flew back with a cry. Eevee slid on the ground.
Ash immediately yelled, "Eevee, use Wish, and Gallade, protect Eevee." Eevee stood up and gave a peaceful cry into the air. Eevee started to glow. Gallade jumped in front of Eevee and got into a defensive stance.
Richard acted too and yelled, "Dusclops, launch an Ominous Wind. Fearow, use Drill Peck. Let's finish this." Dusclops shot the purple wind as Fearow climbed into the air. Gallade refused to leave his defensive post in front of Eevee, and took the ghost type attack. Fearow dived down while spinning.
Ash yelled, "Black it." Gallade turned and slammed each hand on one side of Fearow's beak. Fearow continued spinning, and Gallade grunted as he continued to try to stop the attack.
Richard now ordered with a giant smile, "Dusclops, use Hyper Beam." The ghost type started forming the orange orb.
Ash ordered urgently, "Now Gallade, use Thunder." Gallade now let out a powerful shock that made the still spinning Fearow screech in agony. Fearow was flung backwards behind Dusclops who fired the Hyper Beam. Ash yelled, "Dodge it, Gallade." Gallade dropped to a knee to have the Hyper Beam pass right over his shoulder.
Now Ash grinned. It was about to end. He had been waiting for this moment. The moment to end it. Eevee emphasized this by jumping up next to Gallade. Eevee looked fresh next to the much weakened Gallade.
Ash now ordered calmly, "Time to end this. Eevee, use Helping Hand. Gallade, one last push. Use Giga Impact." Eevee started jumping and running all around Gallade, who's blades doubled in size in response. Gallade stood and started running towards the immobilized Dusclops. Purple and yellow lights started to surround him.
Richard laughed before screaming, "You are all talk. Giga Impact won't work on Dusclops."
Ash grinned before asking in a mocking voice, "Who said I was going for Dusclops?" Richard froze, but it was too late. Gallade passed right through the immobile Dusclops to connect with Fearow behind it. Fearow had just been standing up from the brutal Thunder attack before. The pokemon stood no chance against the boosted Giga Impact and flew back to connect with a wall before sliding down unconscious. Ash now continued, "Now, Eevee, Shadow Ball, and Gallade, Night slash."
Gallade spun around to swing a glowing black blade at the back of Dusclops right as Dusclops was nailed with a Shadow Ball from the front. The two super effective attacks created an explosion which cleared to show a clearly unconscious Dusclops.
Ash walked up to his pokemon, and picked up Eevee in his arms before nodding at Gallade. Pikachu jumped on his other shoulder to congratulate Eevee, and Gible walked to Gallade and congratulated him. Ash smiled at his pokemon before saying, "Great job you two. Gallade, I'm sorry you took so much damage, but you can rest well now." Ash then returned Gallade.
Before anything else could happen, Giselle spoke, "That was well done. Believe it or not, but Richard isn't weak. He had the type advantage, but it still felt like you were toying with him."
Ash looked at Giselle. Immediately he was reminded of the problem he was facing. He hesitated before finally walking away and saying, "I wish all problems were as easy to solve as a pokemon battle. Let's just get this party over with." Ash had one hell of a problem to deal with.
Okay, hope you enjoyed.
How will Ash get out of this problem with everyone intact? Ash is in a pinch.
This isn't related, but is anyone else disappointed that the Ash vs. Volkner battle was only one episode. For waiting so long, it was a let down.
I'll probably update my 'Destruction of One's Heart' story next, but then I'll hopefully finish this Ash/Giselle thing.
Thanks for reading.