Yohana was constantly moving as she fought. She had taken down at least half the pokemon by now, but was tiring out.
However, Ash's yells of encouragement kept her going. She would win, no matter how tired she got.
She threw another Energy Ball at a pokemon and fell to her knees dizzily.
"NO! YOHANA!" She heard Ash yell.
"Stay back, Ash! This isn't your fight!" She heard Brock say.
"Yohana! Get up! You have to get up!" Ash cried. "You promised!"
Yohana shook her head to clear it of wooziness and got to her feet. Ash was right. She did promise, and it was a promise she was going to keep. She quickly used Recover.
She finished just in time to dodge an attack that would have finished her off.
The fight continued. Four fifths of the pokemon were out of the running. Six sevenths. Seven Eighths. Finally, there was just one pokemon left: Machamp.
"Machamp, use Karate Chop." Giovanni ordered.
Yohana dodged, but just barely.
"Keep going until you hit her." Giovanni commanded.
Yohana kept dodging.
"Yohana… If you win, I'll… I'll… I'll kiss you!" Ash told her telepathically, probably blushing afterwards.
Yohana smirked. "Fair enough. I won't let you down."
She dodged again and started drawing power from the sun. She hadn't practiced this move much, but it was her best chance.
She moved her hands skillfully, and fired the Solar Beam at Machamp.
"Machamp, dodge it!" Giovanni called, fearing defeat.
The attack hit head on. When the dust cleared, both were still standing but breathing heavily.
Machamp fell forward first, joining the rest of pokemon that were unable to battle.
"All pokemon are unable to battle." The referee said nervously. "Yo-Yohana wins."
"Why you!" Giovanni growled.
"I'm just the messenger!" The referee gulped.
Giovanni turned to Yohana, who was just about ready to faint. "I'll get you for this, girl!"
"We had a deal." Yohana panted. "You are to disband Team Rocket and surrender yourself to the police right now."
Giovanni growled again, trying to find a loophole. "But I'll do this first!" He whipped out a gun and shot at Yohana, who he knew was too weak to defend herself right now.
Ash jumped in front of her and defended her with an Aura Shield again.
Yohana breathed a sigh of relief and fainted on the spot.
Meanwhile, the gun was wrestled out of Giovanni's hands by the police who then proceeded to handcuff the Team Rocket leader.
"This isn't over!" Giovanni cried. "You'll pay for this! Both of you!"
Ash winced at the threat, but decided to focus on the fainted girl behind him instead.
He knelt over her. "Yohana. Yohana, wake up."
"Let's get her to a hospital." Fuchsia City Officer Jenny said, joining Ash on the battlefield. She picked up Yohana. "Come on."
Ash nodded and followed her out of the base.
a/n Short chapter. The next one's longer. a/n