Author's Notes: Here it is. The chapter all of you were awaiting for. As I said, the legendary pokémon will appear in this chapter. Enjoy!
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The Weather Trio: The Legend Repeats
Chapter 4: Clash of the Rivals and a Surprise
2 days later
Today was the day, the day Ash was looking forward to. Today was the day of the greatest battle in Ash's opinion. Today was the day he would be battling Gary, his rival!
All the matches of the second round were over 2 days ago. But the league had given a day off for the pokémon to recover. Dragonite was still weak, but was allowed to battle. Ash didn't call the legendary pokémon yet because he thought that he would call one of them when Dragonite faints, if it faints ever. You may be wondering how he will do it. Ash has a connection with the legendaries, psychic-type to be exact. If he calls them in that way, they could come there. So, he decided to register them in any case Dragonite would not be able to battle.
"All set!" Ash yelled in excitement. Ash just got ready and was going down to the stadium.
"Good luck, Ash." Misty said to him.
"Yeah. Don't get too confident. You know that Dragonite isn't fully healed." Brock pointed out.
"I know, I know." Ash raised his hands in surrender.
"What will you do if Dragonite faints?" Misty asked him.
Ash gave her the same reaction she thought, he glared at her. "Don't ask me. I'll make sure to win the battle, okay?"
"Okay. Just remember, if you lose, you know what I'll do." Misty smirked.
Ash gulped. "D-Don't remind me about that." 'I don't want to get hit by that mallet of doom,' Ash thought to himself.
"Good." Misty said, still keeping the smirk she had.
They reached the stadium and Brock and Misty followed Ash. The friends or relatives of trainers were allowed to sit on the benches at the side.
The crowd cheered at Ash's arrival. "And Ash Ketchum arrives at the stadium!" The MC said in excitement. Ash noticed that the president of the Pokémon League, Mr Charls Goodshow was there too, waiting for the battle. Brock and Misty wished him luck and sat on the bench behind Ash.
"Hey Ashy-Boy! Get ready to be defeated!" Gary taunted. Now he noticed that, Gary was already waiting at the opposite end of the battle field.
"We'll see about that." Ash kept his grin but was bubbling with anger and hatred inside. 'I'll make sure you never call me loser again,'
"The battle between Ash Ketchum of Pallet town and Gary Oak also of Pallet town will now begin! This will be a 6-on-6 battle. Are the trainers ready?" The referee asked. Ash and Gary both nodded, still staring each other down. "Okay. Let the battle begin!" He brought down the two flags in his hands.
But before either of them could send out their pokémon, something happened and the whole stadium fell silent.
A small pink cat-like creature emerged from nowhere at the center of the field. It had small arms and legs along with a long tail that ended in a round-shape at the end. It had small ears and baby-like eyes. In other words, it was an extremely cute pokémon!
Each and every eye at the stadium was focused on the pokémon. Even the MC was not making any comments. The whole crowd was silent. The pokémon looked around the stadium, searching for something or someone. When it met Gary's gaze, it looked at him for a moment but resumed to search around. When it met Ash's gaze, it flipped once in the air out of excitement and just flew at Ash in a streak of light and held on to him like giving a hug.
"Hi Ash! How are you?" it asked.
Ash came into reality and petted it. "I'm fine. How are you, Mew? It has been long." Ash noticed that everyone was staring at him now, including Gary.
Mew squealed in delight. "I'm fine. But there's a problem."
But before he could ask what it was, Mr Charls Goodshow stood up and addressed Ash. "Mr Ketchum, is that Mew yours?" He asked. Ash could pick up a bit of eagerness, curiosity and excitement.
Ash nodded. "Yes, it's Mew, one of my friends and a member of my team." Everyone except Ash and Mew were a bit surprised and shocked. Ash then turned to Mew and stroked its head. "So Mew, what's the matter?"
"There's a big problem in Hoenn!" it said franticly. "Everyone is coming including the other legendary pokémon. They told me to tell you to open up the roof so that they could come in."
Ash was a bit surprised but nodded anyway. He turned to Mr Goodshow and said, "Umm… Mr Goodshow?"
"Y-Yes?" He asked, still shocked.
"Could you open up the roof for me?" Ash asked him.
He was confused now. "W-Why?" He asked but a glare from Mew shut him up. 'I should never get to the bad side of a legendary pokémon,' he thought and nodded. "O-Okay…" He turned to the referee. "Open up the roof." The referee slowly nodded and went to a room at the back of him.
"Hey, I don't believe you!" Ash heard Gary saying.
Ash raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"I-I don't believe that you have a legendary pokémon. I think you just befriended it." Gary said. Everyone was staring at Gary.
Ash shrugged. "Well I can prove it." He smirked.
"W-Well then prove it!" Gary shouted.
Ash turned to Mew. "Will you get inside your pokéball for a minute?" he asked it. It nodded. He took out a pokéball and recalled Mew. To Gary's dismay, it was sucked inside. He then called it out again. He now turned to Gary. "So, what do you say?"
"R-Right." Gary bit his lip.
"If you have a Mew, I assume you have any other legendary pokémon?" Mr Goodshow asked Ash.
'Well I don't have anything to hide now,' he thought to himself. Ash slowly nodded. "Yes. Four others."
Everyone was stunned now. "F-Four other legendary pokémon? What are they?" Mr Goodshow asked.
"Zapdos, Suicune, Ho-oh and Celebi." Ash replied.
"You mean you also have Ho-oh? The same one that created this town?" he asked again. Ash nodded. "Could we see them?"
"They are coming." Ash replied again. Mr Goodshow was confused.
"What do you mean?" Just then, the roof opened up. Everyone was now shocked.
First, the Bird Trio; Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres descended from the sky.
Next, the beast trio; Raikou, Entei and Suicune jumped over the stadium.
After that, Ho-oh and Lugia emerged from the clouds.
Lastly, Mewtwo and Celebi teleported inside.
They all stood at the center of the stadium and looked at Ash. "Hey guys! It's been long, hasn't it?" They all gave their versions of greeting. Suicune leapt onto Ash and started licking him. "Hey! That tickles." Suicune stopped and stared at him. He stroked its head.
"Hello Ash! It's nice meeting you but there's a very big problem in Hoenn as Mew already told you. We want you to come and help us." Ho-oh said.
Ash was taken aback by this. "But I have a match here." Ash protested. "I'm not telling you that I won't help, but could you wait until the battle is over?"
Ho-oh gave him what should be a nod. "Okay. We'll wait and see your match. But finish it quickly." It turned to the other legendary pokémon. "Let's wait over the stadium." With that, Ho-oh and Lugia flew over to the place on top of the big screen. The Bird Trio flew and stood on the left side of the stadium. The Beast Trio jumped over to the right side of the stadium. Mewtwo levitated himself onto the entrance opposite to Ho-oh and Lugia. They turned to Mew and Celebi.
"I'll stay with Ash!" Mew said. Celebi nodded in approval.
Ash sighed. "Okay. Just don't use any psychic powers or interfere in the battle." He said to them. Mew and Celebi both nodded and floated on either side of Ash.
"Mr K-Ketchum?" Ash turned at the voice of Mr Goodshow. "You said that you only had four other legendary pokémon along with Mew?"
"Yes. I told that I only have five in my team. But the others are also my friends." Ash explained. Everyone was shocked again.
"I never thought that a kid would know and have so many legendaries." Mr Goodshow said aloud.
"The age isn't important, human. And it isn't your business what Ash know or have." Mewtwo said atop the stadium. Everyone was surprised. Mewtwo understood what were they thinking. "Yes. I can talk. Do you have any problem?"
"Mewtwo! Just keep your mouth shut!" Ash yelled at him.
"Whatever you say." Mewtwo replied.
Ash turned to the president of the Pokémon League. "Well, can we start the battle?" he asked.
"Wha-sure! Bring out your pokémon." He replied.
Ash shrugged. "Go, dragonite." Dragonite emerged and noticed all the legendary pokémon. It waved its hands at them. They all greeted it back.
"Go, Nidoqueen!" Gary threw a pokéball and a large two-legged creature appeared. It was mostly blue in colour and had a cream chest along with many spikes at its back.
"Let the battle begin!" The referee shouted who just came back from the room.
"Dragonite, Blizzard!" Ash ordered. He wanted to finish this battle quickly since he had to help the legendaries and Nurse Joy told that Dragonite was still weak. Dragonite released a cold blizzard which struck Nidoqueen and it shrieked in pain.
"Nidoqueen, use Hyper Beam!" Gary commanded. Nidoqueen charged up a yellow coloured power in its mouth and tried to shoot it at Dragonite.
"Counter it with your own Hyper Beam." Dragonite also charged up a yellow power inside it and both the pokémon released it at the same time. There was an explosion when the beams collided.
"Nidoqueen, use Rock Slide!" A heavy noise of rocks flying through the air was heard and 5 seconds after that, Dragonite's cry was heard too.
'Oh no, Dragonite can't stand for much longer,' Ash thought. "Use Blizzard!" The smoke cleared and a cold blizzard headed in Nidoqueen's direction.
"Dodge it!" Gary yelled worriedly. But it was too late as Nidoqueen was hit by the powerful move and it fainted.
"Nidoqueen is unable to battle. Dragonite wins!" The referee raised the flag at Ash's side.
"Go Dragonite! Great work!" Mew and Celebi cheered and did a back flip in the air. The crowd was trying to ignore the legendary pokémon but were failing. All the legendary pokémon also cheered their friend.
Dragonite was now breathing heavily. 'Oh no, it looks like the toxic in Dragonite's body is working again,' Ash thought.
"And Ash Ketchum defeats the first pokémon of Gary Oak!" The MC yelled in the microphone. It was the first time he said anything. Maybe he was stunned too by the legendary pokémon.
"Go, Umbreon!" Gary threw another pokéball and a black cat-like pokémon with yellow coloured rings on its body appeared. It had two long ears and a tail.
"And Gary Oak choses Umbreon to battle against Ash Ketchum's Dragonite. But it looks like Dragonite is suffering because of the toxic it has in body from the last battle! Will Gary be able to defeat Ash's Dragonite? And can he defeat his other legendary pokémon!?" the MC bellowed.
'My Umbreon is fast and Dragonite is suffering. Well, I'll be the first person to defeat that Dragonite,' Gary thought.
"Dragonite, use Hyper Beam!" Dragonite produced a yellow power in its mouth and shot it at Umbreon in the shape of a beam.
"Umbreon, dodge it and use Faint Attack!" Umbreon easily dodged the hyper beam and hit Dragonite at the center of its belly. Dragonite cried in pain and was now panting heavily.
"That's it! I'm going to defeat you! Dragonite, use Seismic Toss!" Ash yelled. Dragonite grabbed Umbreon and flew high. It circled in the air and was bringing down Umbreon with high force.
"Umbreon! Crunch!" Umbreon bit onto Dragonite's hand but Dragonite bared the pain and crashed on the ground with Umbreon. Smoke filled the battle field, blocking the vision of everyone.
When the smoke cleared, it revealed a fainted Umbreon and a panting Dragonite. "Umbreon is una –" the referee was interrupted by the noise of Dragonite falling. "Both the pokémon are unable to battle. This round is a draw!" he raised both the flags. Everyone was silent until Ash recalled his Dragonite.
"And Gary Oak becomes the first person to defeat Ash Ketchum's Dragonite!" the MC cried. The crowd erupted into cheers. Gary smirked at Ash. But Ash smiled back and the crowd went silent.
"You know what it means, right?" Ash smirked. Gary paled. Ash turned to the legendary pokémon. "So, who wants to battle first?"
"I'll battle. It would be quick that way." Ash heard Ho-oh. Ash nodded and Ho-oh descended and stood before Ash.
"I choose Ho-oh!" Ash said. The crowd was silent again and Ash could pick up excitement and eagerness in the battle.
"And Ash Ketchum choses the legendary Ho-oh! Let's see how the legendary pokémon will do!" The MC shouted in excitement.
'Well, it's a legendary pokémon after all. So, it can win with a type disadvantage too. I have to choose a pokémon that is immune to its attack,' Gary thought and grinned. "Go, Arcanine!" Gary threw the pokéball and a orange canine pokémon appeared. Its fur was made up of fire.
"Ho-oh, use Sky Attack!" Ash shouted. Ho-oh flew up high and started to build up power for the next attack.
"Arcanine, dodge it!" Gary said frantically. Ho-oh charged into Arcanine but it was unable to dodge it and got hit by the powerful attack. Arcanine fell back, fainted.
The whole stadium was stunned. The referee recovered quickly and raised the flag at Ash's side. "Arcanine is unable to battle. Ho-oh wins!"
"And the legendary Ho-oh defeats Gary's Arcanine with one blow! What an incredible power!" the MC yelled over the microphone.
"You should at least expect that much power from a legendary pokémon." Ho-oh said. But as always, only Ash and the other pokémon understood it.
"Go, Gyarados!" Gary threw a pokéball and a large sea serpent appeared. It was blue in colour and had white fins. It roared upon arrival but stopped after seeing its opponent.
"Ho-oh, I think I'll change pokémon." Ash said to it. It nodded and flew back to its place. "Suicune, it's your turn." Suicune jumped over and glared at the opponent.
"And Ash Ketchum changes Ho-oh for Suicune!" the MC said unnecessarily.
"Use Ice Beam!" Ash commanded. Suicune shot a beam of ice at Gyarados.
"Counter it with your own Ice Beam!" Gary shouted. Ash could pick up a bit of fear in his voice. Gyarados also shot a beam of ice but as expected, Suicune's attack proved to be more powerful and hit head on to Gyarados.
"Gyarados, use Hyper Beam!" Gyarados prepared to release the powerful attack.
"Dodge it and finish it off with Hydro Pump!" Suicune dodged the hyper beam Gyarados just fired and hit it with a super powerful hydro pump. Gyarados shrieked in pain and fainted.
"Gyarados is unable to battle. Suicune wins!" the referee raised the flag.
Gary recalled his pokémon and called out another one. "Go, Blastoise!" A Blastoise emerged from the pokéball. It paled after seeing who its opponent was.
"Suicune, that's enough for now." Ash said. Suicune licked him once before going to its usual place; with Raikou and Entei. "Zapdos, get ready to battle." Zapdos flew in front of Ash.
"You can't beat my Blastoise so easily. It's my strongest pokémon!" Gary shouted in determination.
Ash just shrugged and gave his first command. "Zapdos, use fly." Zapdos flew up high and was ready to strike Blastoise.
"Blastoise! Stop it by using Hydro Pump!" Gary shouted. Zapdos flew down with incredible speed and Blastoise fired the heavy blast of water at its opponent. Zapdos just shook it off like it was nothing and continued its descend. The electric and flying pokémon hit Blastoise full force and the turtle pokémon was flung backwards. Fortunately for Gary, Blastoise got up and got ready for its next attack.
"See? What did I tell you!" Gary smiled. "Now use Ice Beam!" Blastoise shot a beam of ice at Zapdos.
"Dodge it and use Thunder." Ash said calmly. Zapdos flew into the sky to dodge and succeeded. Black clouds appeared in the sky and lightning started to strike everything at the field. Blastoise had no luck in dodging and was hit by a massive lightning bolt and fell back, unconscious.
"Blastoise is unable to battle. Zapdos wins!" the referee raised the flag on Ash's side.
"And another impressive victory on Ash Ketchum's list!" the MC shouted.
"Go, Alakazam!" Gary threw a pokéball and a weird human-like pokémon with two spoons in its hands appeared. It was shocked after seeing the legendaries.
"Zapdos, that's enough." Ash said to it and it flew back to its counterparts; Articuno and Moltres. "Ho-oh, it's yo –"
"We want to battle!" Ash heard Mew and Celebi say.
He turned to them and raised his eyebrow. "What? But you are not that good at battling."
"We'll try our best. We're legendary pokémon after all." They said.
Ash thought for a moment and nodded. "Okay. But I'll switch both of you in the battle. It's Gary's last pokémon but I know that Alakazam is quite powerful." Ash said and both of them agreed. "Okay. Mew, I choose you." Mew floated to the center of the battle and waited.
"Alakazam, use Ice Punch!" Alakazam covered its fist in ice and tried to punch Mew.
"Stop it with Psychic." Mew's eyes glowed blue and Alakazam was stopped in its tracks, a faint blue outline surrounding its body. "Now use Ancient Power." Some sort of energy produced itself around Mew and it shot it at Alakazam who was hopeless due to the psychic. Mew finally released Alakazam who flew back due to the force and was panting. "Mew, return." Ash said. Everyone was confused including Mew.
"Why?" it asked.
"Because it's enough for your first battle." Ash replied.
"What!? Is this Mew's first battle?" Gary asked, amused.
"Yes." Ash replied coldly. "I never had to use it because usually my Dragonite took care of everything." Ash said and looked at Mew. Mew floated back to Ash.
"Okay, but in the next battle I participate, I'm going to fight until I faint." Mew said to Ash.
"Sure." Ash replied and turned to Celebi. "It's your turn." Celebi happily floated into the arena.
"Alakazam! Quickly finish it off with Fire Punch!" Alakazam covered its fist in fire and tried to punch Celebi.
"Dodge it and use Confusion followed up by Ancient Power." Celebi shot some sort of psychic energy at Alakazam and hit it. It then used ancient power just like Mew and hit Alakazam. Alakazam couldn't take it anymore and fainted at the spot.
"Alakazam is unable to battle. Celebi wins and the victory goes to Ash Ketchum from Pallet town!" the referee raised the flag. The crowd erupted into cheers, having witnessed not one, not two but five legendary pokémon fighting.
Ash then turned to Misty and Brock who were sitting behind him on the bench and were still shocked. "Hey guys!" he smiled.
"Why didn't you tell us you had five legendary pokémon!?" Misty and Brock asked at the same time.
"Sorry. I promised them that I won't tell anybody." Ash replied. "Anyway, could you take care of Dragonite? The legendary pokémon want my help and maybe I will be gone for 2-3 days."
"Will you come back before your match? It's in 5 days." Brock told Ash.
"Of course, Just take Dragonite to the Pokémon Center and take care." Ash said.
"Okay." Brock said.
"Be careful Ash or else you know what will happen." Misty smirked but that quickly turned into a frown.
"Yes." Ash said and made his way to the center of the battle. "Ho-oh, let's go!" Ho-oh descended and lowered itself and Ash climbed on its back. All the legendary pokémon then left the stadium and made their way to Hoenn.
Author's Notes: So here's the end of the chapter. I hope it was as you all expected. Anyway, Ash is going to Hoenn to help the legendaries to solve the problem.
Stay tuned for more. Please leave a review on how you think the chapter was.