Bwhahahaha! Finally, the Gym Leader and Aura Gym Battle is finally up! Also, for those who are interested, Ash has an 'ability' that's related to aura that might be useful in my original chapters. I've already come up for an idea for one at Wellspring cave because I don't think it featured promiently in the anime.
Anyway, Enjoy.
Ash ran up the road ahead of his with Pikachu on his shoulder. Upon hearing from Iris that Striaton City was just over the hill, he had raced ahead amazing Iris at the sudden boost of speed that he had gotten from that piece of information. She wanted to use her aura to catch up but she didn't want to, smiling at the boy who ran on.
When Ash reached the end of the road, he was met with a path ahead of him leading towards an expanse of colourful buildings.
"Striaton City!" he exclaimed, his thoughts going directly to his Gym Battle.
"Pikaaaa" said Pikachu, equally impressed at the first city that they had come across in their journeys in Unova.
"My first Gym Battle in Unova. Let's win us that Badge!" yelled Ash into the air, while leaping excitedly. Pikachu cried out in agreement and the two rushed towards the city ahead of them.
Ash ran through the city, passing by people and shops that didn't catch his eye. He just wanted to get to the Gym as fast as he could. When he felt that he was in the middle of town he looked around at the city. "Wonder who the Gym Leader going to use? What Pokémon? What type? Man, let's go find us that Gym and fast!" he said to no-one in particular, earning glances from strangers.
"Pika!" said Pikachu, just as excited as Ash. Ash ran on ahead…
….and was stopped as he felt an Aura Hand grab his collar, preventing him from going anywhere and making him crash to the ground. Ash groaned as he knew who was behind him, preventing him from moving.
"WHAT!?" he said, glancing back at Iris. Somehow, she had formed the habit of grabbing Ash's collar whenever she wanted to stop him from slowing down. Of course, Ash remembered how Misty, May and Dawn had all done that but he had always raced on ahead as always.
Iris looked down at him, one hand shining blue, the other holding an apple she had bought. "So then, Mr Eager Challenger. Where's the Gym? I'm not dragging you around like I did in Accumula Town." She remembered how Ash had been led by the hand in the first few moments and she forced down a blush.
Ash stood up and Iris let go of her Aura Hand. "The Gym? That's easy!" said Ash, overconfident. "That way!" he said, pointing in a random direction. He didn't know why but that direction felt like a good direction. That was how he travelled, following all of the good directions.
Iris fumed. "YOU JUST CAME FROM THERE!" she yelled earning more glances from strangers at the two.
Ash tilted his head and so did Pikachu. "Are you sure? It looks different." He asked
"Pikachu?" responded Pikachu.
Iris sighed and so did Axew. "You have a destination but don't know how to get there. What a kid." She said.
"Axew!" Axew said in agreement and took the apple from Iris, using what little Aura he had to form an Aura Hand to grab the apple.
"An Axew!" came a voice from yonder. Ash and Iris looked at where the voice was coming from and saw an older boy walk up to the two.
He was taller than the both of them and had green spikey hair and eyes. He had a green bowtie (Bowties are cool) and a black sleeveless vest with buttons. He wore a white shirt as well as long, black pants and brown shoes. He was carrying a grocery bag filled to the brim with ingredients. He looked at the Axew on Iris shoulder and extended a hand towards it.
His hand glowed blue and Ash saw Axew gain the same blue glow around his body. Iris followed suit, the blue wrapping around her, creating a blue outline of her, like with Axew. Ash stepped back looking at the boy and at Iris. She didn't seem to notice, nor did Axew or Pikachu. Neither did the boy.
Ash narrowed his eyes. His perception of aura had always been better than others due to the fact that he knew what to look for. In fact, anyone could look for aura, if they knew what to look for, but such matters didn't really bother others so they were oblivious to them. It wasn't really useful, as it didn't help at all with the situation with Chris, but Ash liked to think that it was something that made him stand out, other than the fact that he was an Aura Zero. Still, he didn't take action to the boy's use of aura. It didn't seem to harm Iris, so it must have been fine.
The boy retracted his hand and smiled. "Skin as smooth as grass, fresh tusks like newly sprouted buds and a bright future like the aura you produce. The ideal partner for a girl such as you who is in tune with nature."
Iris looked impressed. "Thank you." She said while Axew let out an "Axew!" in enjoyment of the compliments that it was getting.
Ash and Pikachu looked at the boy with quizzical expressions. What was that all about? "Pika?" Pikachu elected to say, wanting Ash to do the same so he could figure out what had just happened.
The boy heard the Pokémon and turned to Pikachu.
"A Pikachu?" he asked. "A Pikachu!" he repeated, realising that it was real. His eyes shone with an enthusiastic glow and he approached Pikachu, taking him off Ash's shoulder and inspecting it from all angles.
"Such a rare Pokémon! Like a rare ingredient. First time I've seen one up close. Hello there." He said to Pikachu.
Pikachu let out a nervous "Pikachu" and waved its hand. The boy gave Pikachu back to Ash.
"You have a rare Pokémon there." The boy said.
"Not really" replied Ash. "We're form the Kano region and Pikachu are pretty common there. I'm Ash and Pikachu here is my best buddy!"
"How are you?" the boy asked. "I'm Cilan. (Cilan lovers rejoice!) And I'm a Pokémon Connoisseur." He added with a bow.
"Pokémon Connoisseur?" asked Ash. "What's that?"
Iris shrugged. "Doesn't even know what a Pokémon Connoisseur is. Kiddish as always." She remarked while Axew let out an "Axew Ew Axew." To agree with it trainer.
Ash frowned at her. He was about to make a remark about her hair when Cilan stepped in. "Not surprising at all. Pokémon Connoisseurs are not that well known expect in Unova. I use my knowledge and aura in order to judge capability between a trainer and his or her Pokémon. I then help them grow a better bond if need be. That's a Pokémon Connoisseur in a tasty nutshell. "
Ash nodded. That explained what Cilan was doing to Iris and Axew using his aura. "So what about Pikachu and me?" he asked, eager to try it out. "I'm sure that you'll find no better pair." He stuck out his chest in pride, Pikachu doing the same and adding a "Pika Pikachu!"
Cilan smiled at the two and was about to do so before Iris stepped in. One of the reasons as to why she had helped Ash get this far was that she really wanted to see him battle. She hadn't seen him use his aura yet, and since he was so eager, she guessed that he would use it in battle. She didn't know why she was so interested in his aura though and whenever she thought about it, she reached a conclusion that made her blush. (i.e. She wants to know more about Ash's aura to know more about Ash for those hit by Confuse Ray). Just thinking about it now made her blush and she forced it down by talking to Ash. "What are you doing? Don't you want to have a Gym Battle?" she asked.
"AHHHHHH!" said Ash in excitement upon realising that she was right. "So so Cilan. Do you know where the Gym is? I'm gonna challenge it!" he said eagerly.
Cilan nodded. "I'll take you there. Follow me." He said and walked off. "It's just ahead and then-" but Cilan never finished as Ash raced off, upon hearing the words straight ahead. Cilan watched him go and then added "Turn left" as he watched the boy. Iris groaned and used her Aura Hand to grab Ash's collar and rag him back to the two.
"Let someone finish before you run off like that!" she said.
Ash nodded and let Cilan lead the way.
Ash and Iris looked at the large building that was the Striaton City Pokémon Gym. It looked like a small colosseum and had the Pokémon League logo on the building. (I think it's the Pokémon League logo but not sure. See anime if want better VISUAL representation.)
"Here we are!" cried Cilan.
"YES!" cried Ash.
"PIKA!" countered Pikachu and the tow of them raced towards the Gym doors.
"Honestly…" said Iris as she sent another Aura Hand towards Ash but Ash sidestepped and Iris missed as he ran towards the doors pushing them open. Iris was a bit annoyed that it hadn't worked but she let it pass.
"Let's battle!" said Ash as he entered the Gym. He was met with stares of people who were sitting at tables eating what Ash thought to be lunch.
"Hold on….." said Ash. This didn't look like a Gym. Iris voiced his thoughts beside him asking "This is a Gym?"
"Pika?" asked Pikachu, also wondering what was going on.
"Hi." A waiter approached him who was dressed the same as Cilan, the only difference being that he had red eyes, hair and bowtie and wore an apron. (Bowties are still cool) Unlike Cilan's hair, it was more fluffy looking (best description I could come up with) and he held a towel on one arm. "Welcome to our diner."
Another waiter, almost the exact same apart from the blue eyes and smooth blue hair came up to them as well. "Welcome." He repeated.
Ash tilted his head. What was this? He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to se Cilan on his left. "Please come on in." Cilan pushed Ash towards a table and pushed him lightly into a chair. Ash complied. Iris sat at the same table.
Ash looked up at Cilan for an explanation but before he could say anything, the red-haired waiter approached him. "So, what would you like?" he asked.
The blue –haired waiter approached as well. "How about a beverage?"
"Not really." Said Ash sweatdropping.
"I recommend the soda pod. It's very nice and made here." Said the blue-haired waiter.
"No, I'm not thirsty." Said Ash.
"How about our lunch menu? Can I interest you in the specials today?" Asked the red-haired waiter.
"I'm not hungry either." He said.
"Pikachu." Said Pikachu, just as eager as Ash to get out of this situation.
The waiters went into a whole new routine, describing drinks and foods to Ash while he sat there dumbfounded. Ash was surprised by the whole thing and didn't overhear the conversations that the other customers were having regarding Ash's lack of knowledge.
While red and blue-haired waiters continued their bombardment of questions, Ash twitched. He slammed the table. "GAAAAAAAAH!" he screamed. "I JUST WANT A GYM BATTLE!", deafening the waiters around him, as well as Iris and Cilan.
There was silence that followed but this was broken by the other customers (all female by the way. This café must not be very popular among the men) shouting out together "Gym Battle!?"
Ash nodded. "That's right. I guess this would be the time to go. Let's go Pikachu." Said Ash and the two walked off with a "Pika" from Pikachu.
Ash was not halfway to the door when Cilan's voice stopped him. 'Just a minute." He said. Before Ash turned around all the lights turned off. "What the-?" said Ash as he looked and the end of the building seeing Cilan being lit up by a spotlight.
"Alright Ash. Your request is granted!" said Cilan pointing to him.
There were gasps from the other customers as Cilan said this.
"A challenger huh?" said another voice. A spotlight shone on him, revealing the red-haired waiter. "Then your challenge will be welcomed with the pleasantness and the warmth of an aura massage!"
Cries of "What a dreamboat!" came from the some other customers.
Another spotlight came on, highlighted on the blue-haired waiter. "No, we should be cool. Like a fresh glass of chilled water. (If he said bowties, I would have agreed)." Said the blue-haired waiter.
"Another Gym Battle today." Said one of the customers. "Today just keeps on getting better and better!"
Ash and Pikachu stared at the three people. "Pikachu. Tell me I didn't hear all of that."
Pikachu let out a groan of "Pikachu" reminding Ash that this was indeed reality.
"This is the Striaton Gym." Said Cilan.
"And us three here-" said the red-haired waiter.
"Are triplet brothers." Said the blue-haired waiter. (Could have fooled me.)
"And the Gym Leaders are us." They said together.
"Triplet brothers are the Gym Leaders?" asked Iris in confusion.
"Well then." Said Cilan.
"Let's get this battle started" they said in unison and then the wall behind them parted, filling the room with light and revealing the battlefield beyond it.
It was a large rocky field underneath the pen roof of the Gym. On the wall that Ash had just come from, there were a number of grandstands for spectators. As looked around in amazement at the first Gym he had ever seen in the Unova region.
Above him, the fan girls from the restaurant ran onto the grandstands wearing cheerleader outfits running to the right of the grandstands. (When did they change?) Iris appeared after them, running towards the left. She leaned on the railing and Axew appeared out of her hair to have a better look. "Finally. Let's see what you can do Ash." She said.
Ash had a further glance around, now that he was closer to the battlefield. Pikachu did the same; both of them wondering what type of battle awaited them.
"Now, it's time to choose your opponent." Said Cilan.
Ash turned towards him. "I get to choose?" he asked.
Cilan nodded. "You have three choices. Me" Cilan pointed to the red-haired waiter. "Chili." He then pointed to the blue-haired waiter. "Or Cress. Who you want to battle is up to you. If you win against your choice, you will earn the Trio Badge."
"Time to meet our Pokémon. Let's get this fire started!" said Chili, throwing a Pokéball into the air. It appeared and voiced "Pansear!" to the new opponent.
"Indeed." Said Cress. "Let's make a splash!" he said to his own Pokémon as he too threw a Pokéball into the air. "Panpour!" said the resulting Pokémon.
"I'll let you see my partner as well!" said Cilan, throwing his Pokéball into the air. "Pansage!" the new Pokémon cried.
Ash looked at the three new Pokémon that were standing in front of him. "Let's see what the Pokédex has to say about them." He said as he got out his Pokédex. He pointed it at Chili's Pokémon first.
"Pansear, the High Temp Pokémon. It usually lives near warm places and stores up aura inside its body in order to increase its flames."
Ash moved towards Cilan's Pokémon. "Pansage, the Grass Monkey Pokémon. The leaves of its head can be charged with aura and when eaten, these leaves restores energy and relive stress."
Finally, Ash moved the Pokédex to Cress's Pokémon. "Panpour, the Spray Pokémon. Panpour's body developed to live in watery environments overtime and the tufts on its head store water. When a Panpour has a great amount of aura, it can store more water."
Ash put away his Pokédex and looked at the three Pokémon. "Fire, Grass or Water? They all look so tough!" he said.
"Pika pika!" said Pikachu, obviously ecstatic to have a battle.
"So Ash." Said Cilan as the three Gym Leaders appeared behind him. "Will you battle me?" he asked.
"I have to say that I would be honoured to have a battle with a trainer like you!" said Chili.
"I wouldn't mind if you were to choose me as your opponent." Said Cress calmly.
Ash smiled at the three of them, earning a confused look from the Gym Leaders. "Well, to tell you the truth, I want to battle all of you!" he said.
"What?" said the Gym Leaders in surprise.
"All three?" said Iris when where she stood. (No Iris. Ash meant all four of the three Gym Leaders)
"Axew?" Axew said, voicing its surprise.
Ash offered an explanation for his choice. "It's my first time visiting the Unova region and I want to see how the Pokémon here battle. So please say yes." He said, bowing.
"Well, well." Said Cilan. "This is a new one on me. No-one has ever decided to challenge all three of us. What should we do?" he asked Chili.
"The idea s intriguing. I don't mind it at all." Said Chili.
"How about we start a new rule that following this condition, trainers have to beat two of us to earn the win?" said Cress.
Cilan nodded and turned to Ash. "Well? What do you think Ash?" he asked. Ash grinned.
"You're on!" he said.
"Pika pika!" said Pikachu.
Chili and Ash stood at their respective places at the ends of the battlefield.
"First, you'll battle me! I have to say that I'm looking forward to this." Said Chili as he stood with his Pansear.
Ash nodded and clenched his fists. The time was now.
"For the first battle, Ash the challenger will be battling Chili. One Pokémon for each trainer and when one Pokémon is unable to battle, the match is over."
Both trainers nodded, while Chili received support from the cheerleaders in the stands, Iris just gazed at Ash, wondering how the battle was going to turn out.
Chili pointed at Ash. "You better get ready for a hot and spicy battle Ash!" said Chili.
Ash grinned. "Of course! Give me all you've got!" he replied.
"Alright...begin!" said Cilan.
Ash reached for a Pokéball at his belt. "Tepig. I choose you!" said Ash as he threw the Pokéball. It burst open and Ash's Tepig appeared in a flash of light. It snorted and small flames came out of its nose.
"Tepig!" it said in excitement.
"Tepig?" said Iris from the stands. "Why didn't you use Oshawott, a Water Type with an advantage?"
Ash looked at the battlefield and his opponent, completely focused. "I promised I'd use Tepig in my first battle at the Striaton Gym. So let's go Tepig!" said Ash earning a nod from his Pokémon. (i.e. I don't know when he did this)
Chili smirked. "It takes guts to challenge a Fire Type Gym Leader like me with a Fire Type Pokémon. (not really but whatever) Let's go Pansear!" he commanded.
"Tepig, use Tackle!" said Ash. Iris narrowed her eyes. Not Aura Tackle? Wouldn't that be more effective?
Tepig charged at Pansear.
"Not Aura Tackle?" said Chili in surprise. That cost him his focus and Chili's Pansear was flung into the air at the impact. Chili saw this and commanded "Use an Aura platform to soften the impact!"
Pansear thrust its hands forward and a blue light shone from them. Below Pansear, a blue platform, made entirely out of aura appeared. Pansear landed on the platform and it descended, taking Pansear safely to the ground.
Ash gritted his teeth. Pansear's reaction was almost instantaneous. It was going to be hard to catch them by surprise again...
"Aura Fire Punch!" said Chili as he thrust his hand out in the same motion.
Pansear's hand burst into flames. Then those flames gained a blue glow, the flame burning red with a blue outline. Pansear rushed forward to attack Tepig. Ash licked his lips. He knew what was going to happen next; the collision between an aura and non-aura attack usually resulted in such a result but Ash knew that it was his only hope to get Pansear to back off.
"Tepig! Wait till Pansear gets close then use Ember!" said Ash, receiving many curious looks. Not Aura Ember? What was he doing.
"Hah! A non-aura attack won't counter Pansear's Aura fire Punch!" said Chili. "Go all the way!" Pansear cried out and came closer and closer.
"Now!" said Ash. Tepig nodded and let loose the flame, just in time to avoid being hit in the face with the Aura Fire Punch. That wasn't all. The aura and non-aura attacks collided...
...resulting in a large burst of air that pushed both Pokémon back. Ash covered his eyes, Pikachu doing the same as he was used to countering aura attacks with non-aura attacks. Everyone else, just turned away. The concept was simple. (Here is where it gets technical. Keep up. Honestly.) Ash knew the basics of an aura battle. Attacks were charged with aura in order to get stronger. If attacks collided, the attack with the stronger aura would be dominant and win but if there were around equal, the attacks would cancel each other out. In a non-aura versus non-aura battle, the result was the same.
However, in an aura versus non-aura battle, the attacks always cancelled out. Since they were both separate bodies of energy (aura and standard) they negated each other, resulting in large bursts of the energy due to the energy in the Pokémon attacks losing their concentration. It was an effective technique however, the risk was that the energy was dispersed and Pokémon caught in the blast were damaged by their own attacks. That's why ash used the Ember to counter the Aura Fire Punch. He could tell it was powerful and used the non-aura attack to make the attack hit Pansear instead.
Both Pokémon were flung back. Tepig landed on the ground as did Pansear, obviously surprised that the attacks had resulted in such a blast. Ash knew that Gym Leaders here were just like others. The point of a battle was to show strength and using aura to enhance strength was something that everyone did. But not if you were an Aura Zero.
"Tepig, get back up!" said Ash to Tepig. Tepig complied and stood up. Chili looked at the battlefield surprised.
"W-what was that?" he muttered. Cilan, Cress, the cheerleaders and Iris all looked in surprise at the centre of the battlefield where the burst of air had taken place, then at the trainer who was stranding calm and collected at the end of the battlefield.
Ash grinned. "How was that?" he asked.
Chili looked at Cilan. "What was that?" asked Chili. Everyone turned to look at Cilan for an explanation.
"I-I don't know." Said Cilan. "Never have I seen such a unique flavour." He turned to Ash. "Care to explain?" asked Cilan.
Ash just shook his head. "Later. Let's just battle!" he said, pointing at Chili, telling him to get things over with.
Ash's enthusiasm leaked into Chili and he grinned. "Alright. Pansear, use Aura Flamethrower!"
Pansear shot out a red flame with a blue outline at Tepig. Ash was going to call out a command but the strain of fire was too fast. It collided into Tepig and it cried out.
"Tepig!" said Ash in concern.
"Alright!" said Chili. "Use Aura Dig!"
"Pansear!" said Pansear and leaped into the air, its hands glowing blue as it dug into the ground.
Tepig got up after being hit from the Aura Flamethrower and looked around for its opponent. Not that it needed to. Pansear appeared from underneath Tepig, throwing it into the air using its glowing hands.
"Tepig!" cried Ash again. It got up again, driven by itself desire to win.
"Oh no..." said Iris from the grandstands.
The cheerleaders continued their support of Chili, growing louder as he finally achieved a hit.
"Better watch out for that Aura Dig, Tepig. It packs a punch!" Tepig nodded.
"Hah!" said Chili. "That won't work. Use Aura Dig again!" Pansear nodded and went back into the hole.
Ash was about to cry out a command to Tepig by before he could say anything, Tepig was thrown into the air again by glowing blue hands. It cried out as it spun in the air.
"Pansear, use Aura Dig!" cried Chili.
Pansear's hand glowed a bright blue again and it buried underneath the ground. Ash gritted his teeth. He had no idea where Pansear would come up next and he didn't want Tepig to get hurt by Dig any longer. So...
"Follow Pansear into that hole and grab it!" he cried. Tepig straightened out and launched itself into the hole, both Pokémon now out of sight of their trainers.
"Oh yeah?!" exclaimed Chili. "Use aura Flamethrower to repel it!"
"Use the flames power to heat up your Ember!" countered Ash.
A Flamethrower shot out of the hole, with fragments of blue surrounding it. From the perspective of the trainers, it looked like Pansear had won but this idea was shaken off after an Ember shot out of the hole as well.
"What the-?" exclaimed Chili. He watched as Pansear shot out of the hole with Tepig on its tail. "Shake it off!" he cried. Pansear complied and spun around, attempting to throw Tepig off.
"Use Ember as you spin!" said Ash. Tepig blew out small flames from its nose and shot them towards Pansear while they were spinning in the air. Pansear cried out and although it wasn't very effective, it gave Ash the chance he needed.
"Now! Throw Pansear to the ground!" cried Ash.
"Use your Aura to cushion yourself!" cried Chili. As Tepig threw Pansear to the ground, Pansear's body glowed a bright blue as Pansear approached the ground.
"No you don't. Push it harder using Tackle!" said Ash pointing toward the falling Pansear. Tepig shot towards the other Pokémon, slamming into its back.
"Sear!" cried Pansear as he hit the ground in a cloud of dust. Tepig spun off and landed perfectly, all eyes on the dust cloud.
When the dust cleared, Pansear was attempting to get up. Being struck all those times by its own attacks must have really taken its toll.
"Finish with Tackle!" said Ash. Tepig charged towards Pansear and rammed itself into Pansear's body. The force of the Tackle throwing Pansear to the wall.
"Sear!" it cried out at the impact. Pansear limped, swirls replacing its eyes. Tepig jumped off of Pansear's body and ran back towards its trainer who congratulated him with a pat on the head.
"That was so awesome Tepig!" said Ash. "Pika pika!" agreed Pikachu congratulating its pal.
"Pansear is unable to battle, thus Tepig wins. Therefore, the winner of the first match is the challenger Ash!" said Cilan, judging the verdict of the battle.
Iris smiled from the grandstands. "Wow! He actually did it!" she said. "But I still wanted to see his aura battling skills though." She said, pouting. Come on Ash, she thought, use your aura!
The cheerleaders voiced their disappointment from the sidelines as Chili recalled his Pokémon.
"Take a rest now Pansear." Said Chili. He turned to Ash. "Your Tepig is quite hot and spicy when it comes to battling!" he noted.
Ash nodded. "That's right. We just have to win one more and then that Badge is ours!" he said speaking to Pikachu as he returned Tepig for a good rest. When he looked up, his next opponent was already there.
"I hope you don't mind battling me next Ash." Said Cress.
"Not at all." He replied with a grin.
Meanwhile, outside in the busy streets of Striaton City, three figures moved silently as to not attract attention. The Team Rocket trio looked around the city and at the moving people around them.
"What were our orders?" asked Jessie to either one of her partners.
"We are to contact HQ upon arrival" confirmed James.
"Right" said Meowth. "the specific location at the specific time." (That's not really 'upon arrival' is it?)
The three passed by an alley and looked around. Certainly, there were people near it but they were all talking to others or minding their own business. No-one would notice the three that went into the alley. James smiled as they passed over a manhole cover.
"Not a second to soon." He said.
The cheerleaders continued to cheer from where they stood. Iris was starting to get annoyed at them. Why would someone go to these lengths to cheer someone on? She wondered what she would look like if she cheered for Ash in one of those costumes. She figured that her hair would be the major issue as- WAITWAITWAITWAIT. What was she thinking? She blushed and leaned closer to the battlefield, hoping that what she was thinking would be erased out of head but the fact that the cheerleaders were always being heard, she continued to blush at the recurring thought in her head.
"The battle between Ash and Cress is about to begin!" announced Cilan, breaking Iris's thoughts.
Ash looked at his next opponent before turning to Pikachu. "Cress is a Gym Leader, so he's going to be tough. That's why I'm counting on you Pikachu!" said Ash.
"Pika!" said Pikachu and leaped onto the battlefield, facing its opponent; Panpour.
Iris looked down at Pokémon and trainer in amusement. "Ash thought this one through at least. Using an Electric Type against a Water Type."
"Axew ew" said Axew in agreement.
"Alright then, let the battle begin!" said Cilan.
"Alright Pikachu, start off with Quick Attack!" said Ash. Pikachu nodded and leaped towards Panpour, a silver trail tracing off Pikachu as it moved with agility.
"Panpour, dodge and then use Aura Scratch."
As Pikachu can closer, Panpour moved to the side, using its aura to increase its speed and then attacked Pikachu using an Aura Scratch attack. Since Pikachu's attack was over, the was no negating of attacks and thus there was no explosion of air. Pikachu cried out and was flung to the side.
"Pikachu!" cried Ash.
Cress smiled at Ash. "Although you may have the Type advantage, my Panpour is bound to win. Alright, use Aura Water Gun!" said Cress.
"Get up and dodge it!" said Ash. Even if he were to counter with an attack, the explosion of air would most likely affect Pikachu more than Panpour. Pikachu got up and leapt back as the Water Gun that had a blue outline of aura raced towards it. It jumped off a rock in order to get completely out of range.
"Now use Thunderbolt!" said Ash. Pikachu was about to unleash the attack before Cress cut in with his own.
"Aim at the ground, Panpour!" he cried. Panpour did as it was told and just when Pikachu was about to land on the ground, it landed on the Aura Water Gun and slipped, thus losing its concentration needed to attack the Water Type.
"You don't have a very wide range of attacks do you?" mocked Cress. "Thus it was easy to predict your attack pattern." The cheerleaders, supported Cress even more as he stated his confidence. "Now Panpour, attack Pikachu directly with an Aura Water Gun!"
"Pan Pour!" said Panpour as it fired another Aura Water Gun at Pikachu. The enhanced power from the Water Gun caused Pikachu to fly into a rock, which broke from the strain as Pikachu was sent flying into another one.
"Now repeated Aura Scratch!" Cress said. Panpour moved in close to the Pokémon and, with claws shining blue, attacked Pikachu over and over again, and leaving no room for Ash to counterattack.
Iris sighed from where she said. "This isn't good." Said Iris. "At this rate, Pikachu isn't going to land even one attack."
Pikachu groaned as Panpour stopped attacking. "You gotta get up Pikachu!" cried Ash. "you're not out yet, so you have to keep going!"
Cress laughed. "Actually, I think you'll find that the end is near."
Ash's attention was directed towards Cress. "No way Cress. Pikachu and I are here to win! I know you can do it Pikachu!" said Ash to Pikachu (obviously). Pikachu got up slowly, responding to Ash's determination.
"Yes! Now use Volt Tackle!" said Ash.
"Why don't you use Aura to make your attacks stronger? You're going to lose!" yelled Iris from the sidelines. "You're letting Pikachu down!"
Ash glanced towards Iris. That's when Iris saw it. Faith and determination. Utter faith inside his Pokémon's abilities and the determination that he had to win. Ash turned back to battlefield and at Pikachu charging at Panpour.
"Volt Tackle." Said Cress. "An attack that resulted in recoil damage. (Is it just me or is it that every time that Pikachu uses Volt Tackle that there's like no recoil?) Regardless, our anti-Electric strategy is flawless. Panpour, use Aura Mud Sport!" he cried.
Panpour's hand's glowed red, added with a blue outline, and it thrust its hands into the ground. Suddenly, mud with a blue outline burst from the ground and sprayed all over the battlefield. Mud, its affect enhanced with aura.
"Oh no!" said Ash as Pikachu continued its charge, as soon as its feet which was not covered in electricity from the Volt Tackle hit the glowing, blue mud; it slipped and skidded across the battlefield.
"This is the end!" said Cress. Ash gritted his teeth. He knew that Pikachu was just about to run out of steam. One more attack from Panpour would do it, that's was certain. If it wasn't for that Aura Mud Sport, Pikachu might have...
Wait. Aura Mud Sport? That was it!
"Alright Panpour now-"started Cress as he was about to finish the battle.
"Pikachu! Use Thunderbolt on the mud!" said Ash.
"Huh!?" said Iris, Cress, Chili and practically all of the cheerleaders. On the mud? But-
"That's not going to have an effect at all!" said Iris. "A Thunderbolt won't affect an Aura Mud Sport!"
Pikachu looked back at Ash who nodded. Pikachu nodded in return and understood hat Ash was trying to do. It was an all or nothing situation. Pikachu knew that as well as Ash. So...
"Pikaaaaaaa" said Pikachu as it charged its attack. In fact, it didn't need to use all power or even half, only a spark was needed, but Pikachu wanted there to be a chance for the others to get some cover.
"What's going on?" asked Cilan from where he stood. Iris was wondering the same thing before she looked down at Pikachu's trainer. He leaped off the podium where he was standing and was hiding behind it. Everyone else was looking at the boy as well. That's when the implication hit.
If Ash was hiding from the attack then...
Iris, Chili and Cilan all hurried and put aura shields around them. The cheerleaders looked at the three people, obviously still not getting it. Cress put up an Aura Shield around himself but as he was still battling, he could not do so with Panpour.
"Chuuuuuuuu!" cried Pikachu as it hit the Aura Mud Sport with the Thunderbolt. Non-aura attack connected with aura attack and the attacks negated themselves. All of the mud on the battlefield was negated and as such, an immense amount of air was blast from it as all the energy was released in one go.
Even from where she was standing, Iris was pushed back from the blast, struggling to keep her Aura Shield up. To her right, she heard many of the cheerleaders shriek while one screamed "My nose!" Obviously Panpour had been thrown into the air and connected with one of the cheerleader's heads. She looked down at Ash who was covering his head with his hands from the blast. His hat was flung off in it and she cried out his name, concerned for his safety. Why didn't that idiot use his aura?
The rush of air subsided and all of the trainers using their Aura Shields put them down. Iris ran to the railings and screamed "ASH!" Everyone who was conscious (the one who was hit by Panpour wasn't) looked at the place where the trainer had been standing. From her vantage point Ash was still huddled in a ball. She gritted her teeth. Was he OK? What if he was hurt? Was he-
Ash moved and looked over the podium. "Is it over?" he asked earning blank stares from everyone in the room. The entire aura infused mud had disappeared as it had been negated and Panpour was lying against one of the walls in the grandstands. The cheerleaders threw it down to the battlefield, where it landed and weakly stayed standing, swaying at it tried to support itself.
Pikachu on the other hand was lying near one of the boulders unconscious. Cilan saw this and said: "P-Pikachu is unable to battle. Therefore the second battle winner is Cress."
The cheerleaders were too stunned at what had previously happened to say anything. No one spoke as Ash went over to pikachu and picked him up. "Man." Ash said. "That worked so much better in my head." He turned to everyone and bowed. "Sorry for that." He said.
Iris blinked at him and screamed "SORRY!? YOU'RE SORRY!? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?" she yelled.
Ash grinned and scratched his ahead. "Ah. It went differently when I guessed what would happen." He said. "Sorry about your nose by the way." He said to the cheerleader who merely gave a thumbs up, obviously not that heartbroken about it.
Iris sighed and went back to talking to Axew. "So, his Gym Badge is up to this battle. Hopefully, it's not going to be as explosive as the last one..."
Jessie, James and Meowth leaned towards the computer who was linked to HQ.
"The Dream Yard?" asked Meowth.
"Yes. It's a research facility on the border of Striation City" stated the boss; Giovanni. "Research regarding future energy is reported to have been conducted there."
"Future energy?" asked Jessie.
"My sources state that the energy has to ability to turn dreams into reality." Said Giovanni.
"That's some energy!" said Meowth with a sneer.
"True. So let me ask you: what is Team Rocket's mission?"
"That would be...to assemble an unbeatable Pokémon army and use it to conquer the world." Reported James.
"Correct. And if we were to gain control of that energy..."
"Our dreams would become reality." Said Jessie. (Reminds me of the third movie. You know how Molly's dreams are turned into reality)
"Good. Your new mission is to investigate the Dream Yard."
"Sir" the three said in unison. "You can count on us." Added Meowth.
"Alright. Plans for your new robotic weapon are being uploaded as we speak. Transmission out." The computer screen went blank and the computer started uploading the plans.
"The future of Team Rocket lies on our shoulders." Said James.
"Indeed. Realising Team Rocket's goal and implementing it is our task after all." Said Jessie.
"And after we do that, fame and fortune will be ours for the taking." Said Meowth.
The computer finished uploading the plans. James took the briefcase, folded it and the Team Rocket trio ran off into the darkness of the sewer they were in, ready to start their new mission.
Pikachu looked down at the ground and sighed. It looked up upon feeling Ash's hand on its forehead. "Don't feel down Pikachu." Said Ash. "You did your best."
"You truly demonstrate the deep bonds between trainer and Pokémon. I have to say that I'm impressed." Said Cilan. "But our Badge isn't just going to be given away."
Ash stood up. "That's the way I like it! I'm gonna give it all I've got to get the Trio Badge!"
"That's fine with me. Pansage. Why don't we give them a battle that is full of the tastiness of a five star restaurant."
Pansage answered with a "Pansage."
"Alright then" said Chili, the new referee. "The final between Ash the challenger and Cilan is Gym Leader Begin!" commanded Chili.
"It's all riding on this one." Said Ash. "Go Oshawott!"
Oshawott appeared out of its Pokéball and crossed its arms, looking confident.
"Oshawott?" said Iris. "Wouldn't Pidove have been a better choice?"
"Choosing a Pokémon at a disadvantage purposefully?" asked Cress. "That doesn't taste right."
Oshawott looked at its opponent and one thing was certain. There was no way that Oshawott was going to fight this battle. As such, Oshawott proceeded to hide behind Ash.
"Oh boy." Said Ash.
Pikachu simply let out a sigh and the two of them pushed Oshawott towards the battlefield.
"Come on Oshawott, I need you to do this." Ash said. "I know you can do it because you're one of my strongest Pokémon. Remember the time with Team Rocket?" he asked.
Oshawott raise its head proudly crying "Oshawott".
"Well, then show me how much more tough you can be. Let's win that Gym Badge!"
"Osha!" said Oshawott and hit its scalchop to emphasis its readiness.
"Good." Said Cilan. "You have the first attack."
"Alright then." Said Ash. "Use Tackle Oshawott!"
Oshawott charged towards Pansage, full on energy.
"Dodge." Was the only command that Cilan gave to his Pokémon.
Pansage sidestepped out of the way as Oshawott continued its attack. In surprise, Oshawott cried out and stumbled . It turned back and glared at the Pokémon that had just dodged his attack.
"Alright then. Pansage, use Aura Bullet Seed." Pansage complied and shot out of its mouth numerous seeds that had a blue outline. Oshawott cried out in surprise and ran away from the seeds, successful in the attempt although many of seeds did result in hitting Oshawott on the bum.
Iris smiled as she watched the overconfident Pokémon flee from Pansage's Aura Bullet Seed. "Oshawott's bark may be worse than its actual bite." She said earning an agreement from her partner Pokémon.
"Oshawott!" said Ash as Oshawott was bent over, rubbing its sore bum as it was flashing red. Oshawott replied with a weak "Oshaaaa".
Cilan tsked from his platform. "You two are unlike a fine wine. With age, you did not mature. In my opinion, you need to grow up."
"What!?" yelled Ash.
"Need proof? Then let me demonstrate." Said Cilan. "Pansage. Reduce the distance between you and Oshawott and get close." Commanded Cilan.
Pansage leapt through the air towards Oshawott. While it was in the air, Cilan gave his actual command.
"Use Aura Bite." Pansage's teeth glowed blue as it chomped down on Oshawott's head, gripping tightly so that it couldn't shake it off with ease.
Oshawott cried out and instead of attempting to get rid of the Pokémon that was attached to its head, it simply ran around, with its eyes closed. Pansage used its hand to direct Oshawott and since it couldn't see where it was going, Pansage steered the Pokémon towards a rock. Just before Oshawott was about to collide, Pansage leapt off and Oshawott slammed into the rock.
Oshawott stumbled again, in a daze after the impact. Ash took his chance to attack while he had it. "Use Water Gun Oshawott!" he cried.
Oshawott fired a jet of water towards Pansage and unlike Panpour's Water Gun; it did have the outline of blue that followed.
"Dodge it Pansage" commanded Cilan. Pansage leaped from rock to rock in order to avoid the attacks, each time, angering Oshawott even more.
After a few tries, Oshawott was breathing heavily from being over exhausted. "Oi. Oshawott!" cried Ash. "You have to aim better than that!"
Oshawott nodded and kept up the assault of Water Guns up until Pansage was forced to leap into the air in order to avoid the attacks that were coming its way.
"Yes!" cried Ash triumphantly. "Use Water Gun one more time!" The Water Gun hit its mark and Pansage as flung back. "Good job Oshawott!" said Ash as he praised Oshawott.
Pansage rose from the attack and looked at the Pokémon that had attacked it. "New flavours. Like a secret ingredient" muttered Cilan to himself. Increasing the loudness of his voice he said to Ash. "Using simple tastes like Water Gun to defeat me is never going to work. Let me show you a more exquisite attack. Pansage, how about we convert the Sun's energy into an attack?"
Pansage nodded and rose it arms, the tuft on its head beginning to sparkle.
Iris gripped the railings in anxiety. "N-Not that!" she exclaimed. The cheerleaders (yes, even the one with the broken nose) cheered on Pansage on it begun its attack.
It wasn't a split second after that that a small ball of light appeared in Pansage's hands. "Use Aura SolarBeam!" cried Cilan. The small ball of light gained a blue outline as aura was injected into it and without hesitation, it fired the Aura SolarBeam towards Oshawott.
"Oshawott!" cried Ash.
"Pika pika!" cried Pikachu.
Ash gritted his teeth. He didn't want to negate the attack as he knew that Oshawott would receive more damage than Pansage would so it would be a wasted effort. The only question in his mind was what to do next...
And that's that. What did you think. Also I forgot to update my character profiles with new chapters so here are three new updates: Iris, Iris's Axew, Cilan and Cilan's Pansage.
Iris
Aura level: Very high
Aura abilities: Using aura to stengthen her attacks
Uses aura to create physical objects like fists and platforms
Uses aura to run faster and leap higher
Uses aura to create shields
Iris's Axew
Aura level: Low level
Aura abilities: Can use aura to make physical objects, smiliar to Iris but not as powerful
Cilan
Aura level: Very high
Aura abilities: Uses aura to analyse a connection with a trainer and their Pokémon
Uses aura to create shields
Cilan's Pansage
Aura level: High
Aura abilities: Aura Bite
Aura Bullet Seed
Aura SolarBeam
Also, with the introduction a new main character (Cilan) I have come up with a new section for his character. If you haven't noticed, there are numerous 'Cilan Times' that he has. I just love these; they're so random and funny that I thought to note them done. So welcome! The Cilan Times!
The Cilan Times
To be updated next time...
And that's that. Finally, here is a preview of my next chapter:
Ash looked on at the shield in front of him that was separating him from Team Rocket.
"Let Musharna go!" he exclaimed.
Meowth laughed. "No way twerp!" he said. "The only way that you're going to be to able to do that is going past that shield. And only an impossible being can do that."
Ash in his anger went forward without hesitation, forgetting the actual consequences of passing through. Iris grabbed his hand.
"Ash! You can't! Remember what happened to Officer Jenny?!" Ash looked over at the Officer who was holding her nursed hand. But what could he do? All he was was an Aura Zero and those...
Ash looked at the shield in amazement. What was it Team Rocket had said? And only an impossible being can do that. An Aura Zero was impossible. Absolutely, utterly impossible. It was a long shot but it was there.
Ash glared at the shield and pushed Iris's hand off his own and ran towards the shield.
And that's my next chapter. Hope you liked what was the Aura Gym Battle tat will be concluded next time!
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