Chapter 3- Taking down Team Rocket
"Guess we have no choice." Bertha started to walk away, "Follow me."
We ran back to town to grab an ATV (all terrain vehicle) to chase down the trio. Bertha sped down the road that led out of town. "Hang on tight gang!"
"I'll do my best." Ash held onto his hat with a concerned look on his face.
"Wow Bertha! You're the coolest!" exclaimed Roland
"Please, just don't crash. I still want to live." I muttered, holding onto my own hat.
"While you're holding on remember you're on the lookout too!" Bertha yelled over the wind. She sped up some more and we all scanned the horizons. Ash spotted the hot air balloon first.
"There! Go right!" yelled the dark haired boy.
Bertha veered off the road and into the greenbelt that lined the road. We started to gain on the balloon. Bertha looked to me and nodded. I pulled out a pokeball and tossed it into the air.
"Go Altaria!" The blue and white dragon pokemon appeared. "Use steel wing!" She charged at the balloon and another weird metal block came out but in the blink of an eye she rammed into it with one wing, slicing through the strange device. She continued charging, destroying the balloon, causing the trio to come back down to earth.
"It worked!" Dawn smiled.
"Yes!" cheered Ash
"They're not going anywhere now!" Bertha closed the distance between us and the plummeting balloon then screeching to a stop as we came upon the wreckage. Dawn, Ash and Roland jumped out of the car and charged at the trio.
"Okay Team Rocket, it's over." Declared Ash
"Give me back my Magby!"
"How about a swift kick instead!" shouted the lady.
"Seviper, heads up!" she tossed her pokeball.
"Carnavine, heads up too!" the guy tossed his as well.
The Seviper appeared normally but the Carnavine instantly wrapped itself around his trainer.
"Weasel I choose you!" yelled Ash and a proud Buziel appeared.
"Pachirisu, let's go!" Dawn chose her pokemon as well.
"Seviper use bite!" He charged at Buziel but Buziel jumped out of the way. Mid air Ash called of a sonic boom. It hit Seviper knocking him back towards his trainer.
"Now Carnavine, use bullet seed!" Pachirisu dodged as well and landed a spark attack, causing Carnavine to be forced back as well.
"Weasel, sonic boom again!" The attack hit, causing smoke to fly and a pokeball to fling from the mess. Roland caught the pokeball.
"My pokeballs back!" he smiled
"Then this would be a perfect time for you to join the battle Roland." Advised Bertha
"Right." He nodded " 'kay Magby, go!"
"Carvavine, vine whip!"
"Show your strength with flame thrower!" called Roland
The Carnavine gripped his trainer after that last attack. The lady started spouting nonsense about them being the 'new and improved' Team Rocket. Yah, yah, whatever you say.
"Launching power it up pods!" Strange metal equipment attached to their pokemon and they quickly knocked out Dawn, Ash and Roland's pokemon with so called 'super attacks'.
"I am not amused." Bertha wasn't too happy. "How dare you tamper with pokemon like that!" Bertha stepped forward and I followed behind her. "Every pokemon battle has to be executed fair and square. What a pokemon doesn't naturally has it does without!" Okay she's really pissed.
"You're just jealous! Go Carnavine, Serviper!"
Bertha calmly but angrily pulled out a pokeball. "It's your turn Golem. Rock Blast, let's go!" Golem appeared and the rocks instantly started flying. The equipment on Serviper and Carnavine disappeared.
"Our turn!" I smiled then whistled. Altaria (who had been circling overhead since she destroyed the balloon) charged down at Team Rocket "Altaria use Dragon Rush!" The trio and their pokemon were blasted away.
"It's great that you got your Magby back, Roland." Smiled Ash
"Now let's just make sure this doesn't ever happen again, alright?" asked Bertha
"Alright!"
"I can't believe how strong you two are." Dawn looked at Bertha and I.
"What do you expect from a member of the elite four." Boasted Brock.
Berthas expression was indescribable. Surprise, shock and anger crossed her face all at once. Dawn looked at Bertha surprised "Brock couldn't possibly be saying that you're the Bertha from the elite four, could he?" Brock on the other hand had his hands over his mouth.
"That's why you're so strong!" Ash was putting the pieces together.
"You know I really don't like the name 'Elite Four' at all, I'm sorry." She turned around to face Ash "Regardless, the main thing is that Roland's got his Magby back and we have you all to thank for that! How can I repay you?"
"I know! How about having a pokemon battle with me?" asked Ash
"Seriously?"
"I want to see how well I can do against an Elite Four member. Please?"
"That's the kinda spirit I like." Bertha grinned. "Carina will you officiate?"
"Of course." I went to stand in the middle of Ash's and Bertha's battle ground.
"Wait, your names Carina?" questioned Dawn
"Yep, that's my name."
"You couldn't be Claire's older sister, could you?"
"Wait a minute! How do you know my sister?"
"I'm from Twinleaf town too. We're the same age actually." Explained Dawn
"How come I've never seen you before then?"
"You aren't in Sinnoh much anymore Carina." Bertha reminded me.
"Oh, yah, that's right…" I decided to switch topics "Anyways, let the battle begin!"
Bertha chose Hippowdon and Ash chose Torterra.
Bertha won of course but Ash did put up a good fight. I could see his potential and he had a good heart for pokemon. I could tell he was going to go far.
~~After Ash and Co. left and Roland's training ended~~
"Have you and Tallon decided to enter the League Tournament yet?" questions Bertha.
"I don't think it's fair." I twirled my fingers "We aren't on the same level as those trainers."
"I do understand that but it's a good opportunity." Bertha insists "You know that people are challenging the fact that there are two champions."
"I think people should mind their own business."
"They're saying that the two champions are scared to release their identities because they won on flukes. That these two champions are weak trainers."
"I know that people are saying that. Tallon and I have talked about it but we just don't want the attention, just like you don't like your title."
"Yes but people don't question me."
"That's true." I sigh "I understand that by winning the tournament we show that we're capable trainers but Cynthia can't compete so I don't see why we're allowed too."
"It's because you aren't the League champion. You're a Champion but not the one people who beat the Elite Four battle against." Bertha reminded me.
"I know, I know. I still need to think about it."
Finally done! Anyways, I know that the ending isn't exactly right. I'm changing things around to fit how I want this story to go (that's the best part of fan-fictions, you make things the way you want them!). Sorry there wasn't a whole lot of Carina in this but I just needed a time for her to meet Ash (and company) to make things work later.
Thanks for reading! Please leave a review, the more I get the faster I update! ~Crystal