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Chapter 4 - Battle with a hint of trouble.
A light clear sky, with small hints of Dark blue, showing a very early morning, the birds were chirping, rare clouds. The ground was slightly wet with dew and was at a reasonable temperature, with the sun slowly moving up into the sky, showing that the day would be good for their first day travelling.
Max was the first to wake. He checks the fire, which has been out for a long time, and looks around at the surroundings.
'That was fun, our first camp out, it was interesting, but, was that the last time for me?' Max looks away, clenching his fists, sad about how things may end.
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" Oh, good morning Ash, how are you and pikachu?" Max asks.
'Oh, day two of our adventure, that wasnt that bad camping out. Looks like Max was already up.' Ash thought to himself.
"S'up max, I slept well, and I think you did to, huh Pikachu?" Ash says, looking at his partner, just waking up from his slumber.
" Thats good, I hope your ready for your battle today" Max tells him, hoping for an interesting battle.
"Yeah, ill give it my best, don't wanna lose first time, pikachu and I need the experience of winning the battle" Ash replies, showing what his plan is.
"Well, that makes sense, but losing can help if it teaches something" Max responds.
"True point, thats good then, the result wont matte-"
"Hey you two, good morning." May says the the talking pair, slowly stepping out of her sleeping bag.
"Oh, hi May, sleep well?" Ash asks.
"Oh, hehe, yeah, really well, thanks for asking." May lies, she was worrying about today, meeting her parents.
Once the group start packing their items into their respective bags, they leave them to the side of the clearing from the forsest they slept at, making space for the first battle in their journey.
"This is gonna be good.." Max says excitedly." The pokemon battle between May from Petalburg city, and Ash from Pallet Town will now begin. The battle is a 1 vs 1, the battle will be over when one of the sides will be unable to continue."
"Wow, Max that was good, you know a lot" Ash tells him, impressed at the introduction to the battle, wondering how much knoledge Max had on pokemon battles.
"He used to be the sub-ref at our dads gym just incase, he knows what to say" May giggles."But anyway, torchic, take the stage!" May exclaims as torchic is released from her thrown pokeball.
Ash points to the battle field. "Pikachu, I choose you!" He states as his pokemon jumps from the sidelines to the battlefield, taking his battle position.
"Begin!" Max says.
"Hmm, pikachu, what moves do you know.." Ash thought outloud.
"I checked my pokedex earlier, im ready. Torchic, peck attack!" She commands.
Torchic closes the gap between the two battlers, and the beak glows white.
' A glowing beak, is that peck?' Ash thought. 'Uh-oh'
"Pikachu, dodge it!" He quickly responds.
Pikachu escapes harm as he runs to the opposite side of the clearing, getting some distance between it and Torchic.
Ash pulls out his pokedex. ' Hmm, it seems like it has tackle and thundershock, lets do this' Ash thought as he places his pokedex back into his back pocket. ' I have an idea, this might just work..'.
"Now Pikachu, use Tackle!" Ash commands, wanting to do somedamage to Mays pokemon.
"Torchic, scratch, right now!"May responds, just as eager to claim victory.
As the pokemon get into close range with eachother..
"Pikachu, thundershock, now!" Ash states, knowing his plan has worked.
And indeed it did, a direct hit of the electric attack hit torchic from close range.
'Oh no, pikachu has the upperhand, it cant end like this' May thought, trying to think of a way to win.
"Hang in there torchic, we can still do this." May encourages as torchic gets into its battle stance once again.
"Tackle!"
"Peck!"
Both trainers yell, trying to get some damage onto the other.
After contact, they have both taken some considerable damage, but with the earlier thundershock, torchic failed to stand back up. Once pikachu stood, the battle had been decided.
"And thats it! Torchic is unable to win, Ash takes the victory!" Max concludes
"Great job pikachu" Ash cheers in victory. "We won our first battle"
Ash runs up to pikachu and scoops him up in a huge hug, which pikachu deserved after his first win.
However, on the other side of the battlefield..
"No torchic.." May says. "I guess we lost this time.. you were great though, take a good rest, return" May recalls torchic into her pokeball.
"Great battle both of you, lets go to petalburg city, and get to the pokemon centre" Max advises.
'I guess Max has accepted theres nothing we can do, either way we will be in trouble with our parents..' The older sibling thought.
"Hey, things will get better, trust me" Ash almost whispers, remembering about the conversation the pair had late last night.
Max walks ahead of the pair. Not knowing they had slowed their walking pace.
"How can you be so sure things will get better? You haven't met my parents.." May trailes off quetly.
Ash tries to comfort the girl, and grasps her hand into his.
"Your right" Ash states. "I don't know your parents. But I think we will still be travelling after this, because if I don't ill just be waiting in town for you to re-join me" .
Ash gives a reassuring smile, whislt still holding her hand. He squeezed her hand a little bit tighter, and she turned to him. And when she looked at him...
She knew things will be ok.
Because she met him.
As they break apart, they decide catch up to Max and keep travelling to Petalburg city.
After walking through the forest, Petalburg City has appeared, about just under half a mile away.
"Well Max, lets go.." May says, whilst showing Ash the direction of the house/gym.
Slowly, walking through a few streets and passing shop windows, they make it to their destination.
"Petalburg City Gym - Fight for the balance badge" Ash reads aloud." So, ill eventually have to fight your dad huh? That would be interesting"
May knocks on the door. A few moments of silents. Then the steps could be heard, approaching the door. Then, the door opens, revealing Carroline.
"Hey mum, I got my starter pokemon, its torchic, isnt it great" May starts happy, but slowly goes silent to the angry look on her mothers face.
"Ash, take torchic with you to the pokemon centre, I dont want any of you here in this situation, its unfair." She hugs him, and passes torchics pokeball into their intertwined hands. And her eyes start to water. "I hope this isnt our final goodbye Ash, if it is, ill meet you again" She promises, remembering what Ash said earlier. As she lets go, she see's the sad smile on his face too. "Goodbye May..".
May goes inside, to follow her mother. So now its just the two boys standing at the front of the doorway.
"Hey Max, if I dont see you, id like to meet you in the Hoenn league, and battle you in the finals ok? If its good news, ill be waiting for you in the pokemon centre, ill see you soon." Ash says as he exchanges goodbyes with him.
"Bye Ash, I hope to see you in an hour or two.. but if not, thanks for everything, helping me find my sister, camping in the woods, watching a cool pokemon battle, it was a short but great time, ill see you soon Ash," Max says as he enters the house after may, not before recieving a hi-five from Ash though.
And so, the group seperate ways, Ash departs to the pokemon centre, and the Maple siblings enter the hands of fate to see what happens next.
When he enters the clear automatic doors, he see's a variety of trainers sitting on chairs and sofa's in a room with a huge tv, that shows live pokemon battles around hoenn. Right now, the Hoenn league is about to take place, and is showing stats of trainers entering. Also, directly ahead of him was a desk, where Nurse Joy was sitting, with her Chansey.
"Hello." Ash says, starting the conversation with himself and Nurse Joy.
"Oh, hello, im Nurse Joy, I heal your injured pokemon, if you need anything, just ask, we have food, rooms for travellers and a training ground out the back, through the door on your left, past the trainers lounge." She informs the boy.
"Well, Nurse Joy, could you heal these pokemon fo me? Pikachu is mine and the Torchic belongs to a girl named May Maple, if she comes to collect it." He asks, letting the nurse cure their pokemon from the previous battle.
'I hope you two come back here, once pikachu is fixed, im going to catch another pokemon, Gary probably has one badge already, im still stuck with my one pokemon.. Ive gotta catch up to him..I need my friends support to help me improve though, please walk through those doors..' Ash thinks to himself, staring at the glass automatic doors, waiting for May and Max to return.
And half an hour...
"Ah, there you are, I found you Ash." A random voice says.
" Your Pikachu is feeling alot better now, it only had minor injuries." The voice states to the boy.
"Hey, pikachu, you feel better now? Thats good, thankyou Nurse Joy" Ash says, smiling appreciatively.
"Im going to catch a pokemon! Look out, here comes Ash Ketchum!" Ash calls, throwing the victory sign whilst running out the doors of the pokemon centre.
In Petalburg Woods..
"So pikachu, lets catch that one, its a.. erm.. lets see what the pokedex says." Ask tells pikachu, whilst reaching for his red pokedex in his back pocket.
Although it is small, it is very courageous. It will take on a larger skarmory on an equal footing. However, its will weakens if it becomes hungry.
'It will fight a larger pokemon? Its very couragous, sounds like a good pokemon'' Ash says silently to himself. "You ready? Pikachu?"
"Pika, Pikachu!" Pikachu yells, readying him self for battle.
"Thundershock now!" Ash yells at his friend, starting the first attack of the battle.
Zap! Direct hit from thundershock.
But tailow, the very brave pokemon, stands his ground, and prepares to fight back in Petalburg woods.
"Glowing wings? Oh no, thats wing attack! Dodge pikachu, and use your tackle attack!" Ash commands, trying to beat the flying pokemon.
But to Ash's dismay, tailow fly's high, pikachu's tackle fails, making pikachu a target on the ground.
"Hmm, is that tackle? its moving too fast, that cant be..grr, pikachu!" Ash calls desperatly, as pikachu is hit from high in the sky from tailows unexpected fast tackle.
'Damn, if pikachu loses this... No! Losing isn't an option, cmon Ash, do this for your friends.. Max...
I hope we can meet in the finals of the Hoenn league, ok?
And May...
This isn't our final goodbye, ill meet you again...
His eyes widen in realisation.
'How could I be so stupid, May, thats it!'
"Pikachu, think back to torchic!" Ash commands, thinking about the previous battle.
After seeing pikachu's confused expression, Ash continues. "Our strategy?" Ash asks, hoping pikachu remembers.
After the lightbulb has gone on in his partners head, pikachu waits on the ground, waiting for his oponent. And on que, tailow soars low, trying to hit pikachu with his 'tackle' attack again.
"Go now, do it, hit him hard! Thunder shock!" Ash says, punching the air infront of him, for emphasis and part enthusiasm to the battle.
"Alright, lets do this.." Ash tells himself, getting out a pokeball, pressing the button, enlarging it to normal size. "One step, towards being a pokemon master" Ash continues, flipping his cap around, and getting into his throwing stance.
"POKEBALL, GO!" Ash shouts.
The ball is thrown. Tailow enters the capsule. It moves, then rolls. Still moving, the capture isn't done yet..
Ash stares intensly at the capsule, wondering if his first capture was a success.
Then, 'ding', the sound of a pokeball locking. Which means..
"Yeah, I caught a tailow!" Ash screams. "We did it, pikachu!"
After the first success, Ash returns to rest both taillow and pikachu.
Ash returns to the pokemon centre in the late evening. And heads to the desk, placing his partner and the newly caught pokemon on the tray, giving them to Nurse Joy for the night.
"Hey Nurse Joy, thanks for helping them for the nights rest they need" Ash thanks gratefully.
"It was no problem" Nurse Joy replies. "Oh, and that May girl came to pick up her torchic about 10 minutes ago, she looked quite upset."
"Oh ok, thanks again.." Ash trails off in to silence, walking into the trainers lounge.
'She was upset?' Ash's eyes widened. 'Oh no! They can't travel with me!' Ash thinks, clearly upset with the outcome of today.
'What should i do now...'
A/N Chapter 4 is finally done, I hope you enjoyed it, was it a good cliffhanger? Yes, no?
Did you enjoy this chaper? What could be improved? Tell me for next time so this story will get better :D