Author's Notes: And here's chapter 3. Hope you enjoy it!
Responses to reviews:
Shadow wolf fang: Thanks for the advice! You're right. When I typed a quarter of the chapter, I accidently closed the window without saving and the part of the story was gone and I tried to recall it but it wasn't the same.
Creaperkiller105: Um…
x-AZTEC-x: Thanks! No, I won't do any pairings.
Shadowlord XD: No, this is a different person. The name is a random one. And Ash's legendary pokémon will appear in the next chapter. There's nothing to hide as you'll read the next chapter yourselves when it's posted.
LightRayPearlshipper: Yes, it's an AU.
Oceanbreeze7: Yeah, maybe you're right. And as I said already, the legendary pokémon will appear in the next chapter. To tell the truth, all the legendary pokémon from Kanto and Johto will appear in this story with a few from Hoenn.
PrincessVictory: I think that I missed that. I'll capitalize pokémon names from now on. And if you want to find out how does Ash plays a role in all of this, just wait for the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own pokémon.
The Weather Trio: The Legend Repeats
Chapter 3: Round Two
2 days later
2 days had passed since Ash's last battle in the preliminary rounds. Today, the results and the match-ups were to be revealed. Our heroes made their way to the administration area and waited. After 10 minutes of waiting, Mr Charls Goodshow came into the room.
"Greetings everyone! I think you already know if you qualified for the second round or not." He gestured to a big screen in the middle of the room and said, "You'll know the match-ups on this screen. As I said before, only 48 trainers had qualified. There will be 16 blocks and 3 trainers in each of them. A trainer in a block must battle the other two trainers. If you win a match, you'll get 3 points, if it's a draw, 1 point to both the trainers and no points if you lose. The trainer with the most points out of the each box will qualify for the final rounds. It means that only 16 trainers will get to the final rounds. Now let's see who is battling who." The screen flickered and 16 square boxes appeared. The 48 pictures of trainers shuffled themselves and got placed into each of the boxes in number of three's.
"Look Ash, you're in block A." Brock pointed out.
"That's great! I can battle early in the rounds!" Ash pumped his fist in excitement.
"Yeah. You're very eager to battle." Misty chuckled.
"Your opponents are someone called 'Macey' and 'Jackson'." Brock said to Ash.
"And look, Gary is in block B." Misty pointed to the screen where it showed Gary's face in block B.
"Hey Ashy-boy!" They heard a voice and turned around. Ash knew who it was from the moment he heard it.
"Oh hi Gary." Ash grinned.
"Try to make it to the final rounds so I can kick you out of the tournament." Gary smirked.
"Of course." Ash smirked back.
"Hey Gary? Don't you know that Ash has a super powerful Dragonite that hasn't been defeated once?" Misty asked mockingly.
"Yeah I know. Rumours have been travelling around. But I'll be the first person to defeat that lousy Dragonite of his." Gary replied.
"We'll see about that." Ash smiled. 'Even if my Dragonite faints, no one knows that I have 5 legendary pokémon at my disposal and everyone will be trying to defeat my Dragonite first that they won't check my trainer record,' Ash thought. "Let's go and check the schedule of my battles." Ash said to Misty and Brock. They all went to the reception and got the attention of the lady.
I noticed that Misty was holding back Brock. I shrugged and turned to the lady. "Can I know the timings of my battles?" Ash asked her.
"Sure. You have a battle in an hour Mr Ketchum." She told Ash.
"Thanks!" Ash thanked her and went to Brock and Misty. "I'm going to go to the hotel and register my Dragonite." Ash told his travelling companions. 'And my legendary in any case,' Ash added to himself. "I'll meet you in the stadium. I've got a match in an hour." His friends nodded and walked towards the stadium. Ash took off in the opposite direction to the hotel and went to the stadium after registering his team.
The stadium was filled with people wanting to see the first battle of the round. "And the famous Ash Ketchum has entered the field!" The voice of an unseen MC boomed in the stadium and the crowd cheered. "It is rumoured that his famous Dragonite hasn't been defeated once. Will the opponent be able to defeat it?" The MC asked no one in particular. "And Macey of Mahogany town enters the field."
A girl with long brown hair tied in two pigtails wearing a yellow shirt entered the field. Soon after, a referee stepped up onto the field. "This will be a 3-on-3 battle. Substitutions are allowed. Let the battle begin!" He raised the two flags in his hands.
"Go, Rapidash!" Macey threw a pokéball and a horse-like pokémon with flames on its main and back appeared. It stomped its hooves and growled.
"Dragonite, I choose you." Ash calmly threw the pokéball in his hands and dragonite appeared.
"Rapidash, Flamethrower!" Rapidash released a powerful stream of fire.
"Counter it with your own Flamethrower." Dragonite released a more big and powerful flamethrower. Both the attacks collided but Dragonite's move hit Rapidash but it was unhurt because of its ability Flash Fire.
"And it had been proved that Dragonite's Flamethrower was more powerful. Let's see how Macey will counter the tactic!" The MC yelled over the microphone.
Macey growled in annoyance. "Use Flame Wheel!" Rapidash turned into a rolling ball of fire and charged towards Dragonite.
"Send it back with Iron Tail." Dragonite hit the incoming Rapidash with a powerful Iron Tail and it flew back. Dragonite was a bit hurt too because of the flames. Just when Rapidash was going to land, Ash ordered his next move. "Earthquake." Dragonite jumped a bit and stomped the ground with its body. The field shook and Rapidash fell back fainted.
"Rapidash is unable to battle. Dragonite wins!" The referee raised the flag at Ash's side.
"And it's an impressive combat from Ash Ketchum." The MC yelled unnecessarily.
"Will the trainer select her second pokémon?" The referee looked at Macey.
"Go, Quilava!" Macey threw the pokéball and the fire-type pokémon appeared and the flames on its back ignited.
"And Macey picks another fire-type pokémon." The MC commented.
"Continue the battle!" The referee shouted.
"Quilava, use Swift!" Macey shouted annoyed. Quilava released many stars towards Dragonite and it was unhurt by the attack.
"Let's finish this quickly. Earthquake." Dragonite stomped the ground again and Quilava fell back but unlike Rapidash, it got up.
"Quilava use Flamethrower!" Quilava released a stream of fire.
'Man I'm getting bored of this Flamethrower stuff,' Ash thought to himself. "Dodge and use Seismic Toss." Dragonite easily dodged it and picked up Quilava. It flew in the sky but not that high because of the ceiling of the stadium. After circling the air for about 5 seconds, it charged towards the ground and smashed Quilava while flying out of the mess. When the smoke cleared, it revealed a fainted Quilava.
"And Ash Ketchum's impressive Dragonite got another victory on its list!" The MC said dramatically.
"Return Quilava." Quilava was sent back into its pokéball. She turned towards the referee. "I forfeit. I can't beat it." She sighed. The referee nodded and raised the flag on Ash's side.
"Macey has forfeited the match. The victory goes to Ash Ketchum.!" He shouted. Ash recalled Dragonite and made his way outside, ignoring the cheers from the crowd.
2 hours later…
Ash was standing on the field at the stadium. Macey had defeated Jackson and it was time for the battle between Ash and Jackson. Jackson was wearing a green shirt with white shorts. He had brown hair with an unusual haircut.
"The battle between Ash Ketchum and Jackson will now begin! This will be a 3-on-3 battle with substitutions allowed. Let the battle begin!" The referee raised the flags.
"Go, Golduck!" A duck-like pokémon appeared and growled. It was of blue-colour.
"Dragonite, battle time!" Dragonite appeared and roared.
"Golduck, use Hydro Pump!" Golduck released a powerful blast of water at Dragonite.
"Blizzard." Dragonite released a cold blizzard and the Hydro Pump froze. "Hit it with Iron Tail." Dragonite hit it hard with its glowing tail and ice shards flew everywhere while many of them hit Golduck.
"That's an impressive way to turn an opponent's attack on them!" The MC yelled.
"Golduck! Use Ice Beam!" A beam of ice shot out from Golduck's mouth at Dragonite.
'I've taken care of attacks like that,' Ash thought. "Melt it with Flamethrower." Dragonite released a stream of fire and the fire coursed its way through the ice and hit Golduck. "Finish it off with Thunderbolt." Dragonite unleashed a bolt of lightning towards the opponent.
"Golduck! Dodge it!" Jackson cried in worry. But Golduck was too slow for the thunderbolt and fainted after getting hit.
"Golduck is unable to battle. Dragonite wins!" The referee called out.
"Oh that Dragonite is getting stronger and stronger by every battle!" The MC said.
"Go, Magneton!" Jackson threw a pokéball and a pokémon that looked like three Magnemite attached to one another appeared.
"Continue the battle!" The referee shouted.
"Magneton, use Thunder!" Magneton released a heavy bolt of thunder.
"Dodge and use flamethrower." Dragonite easily dodged it by flying around and released a stream of fire at Magneton. Magneton couldn't dodge it and was hit hard.
"Magneton! Sonicboom!" The attack charged at Dragonite with high speed.
"Dodge again and use Seismic Toss." Dragonite dodged but was hit by one of the shock waves of the attack. But it flew towards Magneton and grabbed it. It circled in the air and brought down Magneton with full force of its body.
"Thunder!" Jackson ordered just when both the pokémon were going to crash on the ground. Magneton unleashed another powerful thunder and Dragonite couldn't dodge it due to the closeness it was to Magneton. There was an explosion and smoke filled the field. When the smoke cleared after 10 seconds, it revealed a fainted Magneton and Dragonite was a bit weak.
"Magneton is unable to battle. Dragonite wins!" The referee called.
"And Dragonite defeated another pokémon. Just how much can it take? But it looks like Dragonite has taken a bit of damage." The MC said.
"Return Magneton. You did great." Jackson returned his pokémon and released another pokémon. "Go, Meganium!" A green dinosaur-like pokémon with pink petals of flowers on its neck appeared. "Meganium is my strongest pokémon." He said.
"We'll see about that." Ash replied calmly.
'That Dragonite is tough. Let's see… Yes! That should work,' Jackson thought and smiled. "Meganium, use Body Slam!" Meganium dashed towards Dragonite.
"Grab it when it nears you." Ash ordered. Just when Dragonite was going to grab Meganium, Jackson shouted his next move.
"Stop and use the most powerful Toxic you've ever used!" Meganium spat a purple toxic and dragonite could not avoid it as Meganium was too close. It howled in pain while the toxic spread through its body.
"Oh no! Dragonite, quickly use Blizzard!" 'I don't think Dragonite could stand long enough. I have to finish it quickly,' Dragonite unleashed a cold wind and Meganium was flung backwards due to the super-effective move.
"Meganium, use Solar Beam!" Meganium started to gather energy through its petals.
"Flamethrower!" Ash yelled. He lost his temper. Dragonite released a powerful stream of fire and hit Meganium. It cried in pain but was still able to fight. Dragonite on the other hand, was breathing heavily due to the poison in its body. "Finish it off with Hyper Beam!" Dragonite shot a yellow beam and it hit Meganium just when it was going to release the solar beam. Meganium fainted and Dragonite was panting.
"Meganium is unable to battle. Dragonite wins and the victory goes to Ash Ketchum of Pallet town." The referee raised the flag and shouted.
"And Dragonite is able to defeat another opponent but by an inch this time! I think that it is the first time it took that much damage!" The MC shouted.
"Return Dragonite. Take a nice long rest." Ash recalled Dragonite and went to Jackson. "That was one of the great battles I had. You were the first person to make my Dragonite that weak."
"Thanks but I didn't manage to defeat it." Jackson smiled.
"If your Meganium would have stood more than 5 minutes, Dragonite should've been defeated." They shook their hands and made his way outside. The first place Ash went was the Pokémon Center. He handed Dragonite's pokéball to Nurse Joy and waited for his friend to recover.
Brock and Misty entered the Pokémon Center and sat beside Ash. "So, how's Dragonite?" Brock asked.
Ash shrugged. "I don't know…" Ash said weakly.
"Don't worry. Dragonite is tough. It'll be alright." Misty assured him.
The doors to the medical room opened and Nurse Joy appeared. "Your Dragonite is fine but it's still weak. The poison is still in its body. It'll take 3-4 days to fully recover. But you can use him in your next battle but remember that it wouldn't be that strong." She said.
Ash nodded and took the pokéball. "Okay…"
Brock put a hand on his shoulder. "Well, I think that Gary would be a bit happy. He qualified too." Brock smiled slightly.
"Yeah… I think I need my other pokémon for the next battle." Ash muttered to himself.
"Don't worry. You'll win for sure!" Misty said.
They made their way to their room. Ash felt a strange feeling inside him before sleeping. 'I think that the legendary pokémon are worried about something,' He put the thought aside and drifted to sleep.
Meanwhile at Mt Chimney in Hoenn…
"Groudon, awaken and demonstrate your power!" Maxie shouted holding a blue orb. There was a small earthquake and a large creature appeared from the lava. It looked around and spotted Maxie. But instead of obeying him, it burrowed underground and vanished from sight. "What happened? Why didn't it listen to me, the holder of the blue orb?" Maxie asked loudly.
"Boss! The sun's shining bright like it's the summer season!" A Magma grunt called from outside.
"Hahahaha, it looks like Groudon is obeying me after all." Maxie laughed maniacally.
Meanwhile at the Seafloor Cavern…
Archie looked at the sleeping figure of the sea titan, Kyogre. "Kyogre! Awaken and make all the people realize that water is more essential than land!" He yelled and held up the red orb in his hands. The sea titan opened its eyes and dove under the water.
"There is a heavy downpour, boss!" An Aqua grunt yelled.
"Finally, my dream shall come true! Hahahahaha!" Archie laughed evilly.
Author's Notes: So the land and sea titans have awoken. What will happen to Hoenn now? And what does Ash have to do anything with this? Stay tuned to find out.
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