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Chapter Eighteen
As we left our heroes, Ash and Cilan were invited to challenge the Nimbasa Subway Bosses, Ingo and Emmet. Ash, Dawn, and his friends are on their way to the subway station for the battle with the Bosses.
Nimbasa Subway Station (11:59 a.m.)
Ash, Dawn, and their friends have arrived in the subway station. Ash was a little hungry for skipping breakfast this morning and he makes his way to Subway with Pikachu.
Ash order a foot long subway sandwich and shared half with Pikachu.
Dawn: I told you to eat breakfast before we left.
Ash: Well I was excited to battle with the Subway Bosses this morning.
Dawn: Well it's already twelve.
Ash: Twelve!
Ash ate his sandwich quickly, he runs and grabs Pikachu in a quickness and went to find Cilan for their challenge.
Cilan: There you are Ash; I've been waiting for you.
Ash: Sorry, I went to Subway to eat something real quick and now I'm back.
Dawn: So are you two ready to enter the battle room?
Ash: Yeah let's go in!
The trainers enter the battle room and they meet Ingo and Emmet.
Ingo: So are you two ready for our challenge?
Cilan: Certainly.
Ash: You bet!
Emmet: Alright referee you'll make the rules.
Referee: This will be a one on one double battle. Each trainer is only to use one Pokémon each. So let the battle, BEGIN!
Ingo: You two may have first call.
Ash: Right, Pikachu I choose you!
Pikachu: PIKA!
Cilan: Pansage go!
Pansage: Pansage!
Ingo: Go Chandelure!
Emmet: Go Eelektross!
Ash grabs his Pokédex and scan Chandelure.
Pokédex: Chandelure, the Luring Pokémon, and the evolve form of Lampent. Chandelure uses its dancing flames to hypnotize opponents.
Ash: Okay Pikachu let's start off with a Thunderbolt on Chandelure.
Cilan: Pansage use Bullet Seed on Eelektross.
The two Pokémon attack the opponent's Pokémon.
Ingo: Chandelure use Confuse Ray on Pikachu.
Emmet: Eelektross dodge and use Crush Claw.
Pikachu and Pansage attacks missed and Pikachu got hit by the Confuse Ray. Pansage took heavy amount of damage from Eelektross's Crush Claw.
Ash: Pikachu stay focus and use Thunderbolt again!
Ingo: Quick Chandelure use Hex on Pikachu and finish it with Flame Burst!
Chandelure's Hex damage Pikachu a lot and both Pikachu and Pansage both got hit by Chandelure's Flame Burst.
Referee: Pikachu and Pansage are unable to battle and the victory goes to Ingo and Emmet.
Cilan: You did great Pansage, return.
Ash: Hey Pikachu are you okay?
Pikachu: Pika Pika.
Pikachu feel asleep on Ash's arms.
Ingo: Excellent battle you two.
Emmet: Yes we would like to challenge you two again in the near future.
Ash: Wow thank you so much.
Ash, Dawn, and their friends left the subway station and Bianca tells them about the Pokémon Musical that is going to start in twenty minutes.
Dawn: Hey let's go Ash, how about it?
Ash: Sure anything for you, but I would like to take Pikachu to the Pokémon Center to heal him up real quick.
Dawn: Right.
Cilan: Same here, Pansage took a heavy blow from that Flame Burst.
The young trainers left the Nimbasa Subway Station to the Pokémon Center.
Pokémon Center (1:09 p.m.)
Five minutes after leaving the subway station.
Nurse Joy: Your Pokémon are all fully healed.
Ash: Thanks Nurse Joy.
Cilan: Thank you very much.
Ash and Cilan met with Dawn, Iris, and Bianca to leave for the Pokémon Musical event.
The trainers see the Pokémon Musical building down the road.
Dawn: It's so pretty! (Said happily)
Ash: Come on let's buy our tickets inside.
Dawn: Yeah let's go.
Dawn grabs Ash's hand and went inside to buy five tickets for everyone. After the purchase, they went inside and took their seats.
The musical is about to begin and Dawn rest her head on Ash's head.
Outside the Musical (4:57 p.m.)
The musical event ended and everyone is a little exhausted and they decided to take a rest at the Pokémon Center for the entire day since they'll be leaving Nimbasa City.
Dawn: So Ash what did you think of the musical?
Ash: It was a whole lot of fun. Hey Cilan where is the nearest gym?
Cilan: Let me check. Hmmm looks like the nearest one is in Driftveil City, it's to the west of Nimbasa City.
Ash: Great we can head off tomorrow at noon.
Dawn: Sounds fair.
Bianca: Well looks like I'll be joining you to four to Driftveil City. I have to meet Professor Juniper somewhere near Route 6.
Ash: Cool I would like to come with you to Route 6 after my gym battle.
So it's decided that Bianca will be traveling with Ash and friends till they reach the end of Route 6.
Everyone have return to the Pokémon Center to rest for the entire day.
Ash went to his bedroom and slept till tomorrow morning while Dawn went outside to train her Deerling.
Dawn: Deerling spotlight!
Deerling: Deer Deerling!
Dawn: Hi Deerling I'm Dawn and this is Piplup.
Piplup: Piplup! (Said "Hi")
Deerling said hi back to Piplup.
Dawn: So today we going to some training to improve your skills, now do you know what are Pokémon Contests are?
Deerling tilted its head, looking confused.
Dawn: It's where coordinators show off how well are their Pokémon has been raised. There are two rounds, first is the Appeal round where the coordinators show off their Pokémon skills, and second round is a battle between trainers till they have won the finals of the contest. Now do you understand?
Deerling nodded its head.
Dawn: Okay Deerling let's see what you. Use Aromatherapy!
Deerling use its Aromatherapy and blossoms are flying around Deerling.
Dawn: Hmmm I see what I can use to make a perfect combo for the contest. Okay use Energy Ball on the blossoms.
The blossoms are being collected inside the Energy Ball and the ball of energy flies up and Dawn tells Deerling to release the energy which makes it blow up with sparkles around the falling blossoms.
Dawn: Wonderful Deerling, I guess that's enough for today, return.
Dawn recalled her Deerling into its Pokéball. Dawn and Piplup decide to go back into her room and sleep to for tomorrow.
She slept with Ash again, she is very happy to be with him on their Unova journey.
Morning (9:54 a.m.)
Dawn is already wide awake and she tries to get Ash to wake.
Dawn: Oh wake up Ashy, wake up of I get Pikachu to wake you up.
Ash's eyes widen and ran towards the bathroom to change into his outfit.
Dawn: (giggle).
Pikachu: Pika? (Just woke up after hearing his name)
Dawn got herself ready and she decided not to wear her beanie today since it is very humid outside. She decided to do her hair in a ponytail style to impress Ash.
Ash got out of the bathroom and grabs his hat.
Ash: Wow you look great with that ponytail.
Dawn: Why thank you!
Ash: So are you all pack up to travel through Route 5?
Dawn: Yup, I check all the supplies I need. Come on Piplup.
Ash: You too Pikachu.
Pikachu: Pika!
Pikachu jumps onto Ash's shoulder and Piplup is on Dawn's head like always.
Ash and Dawn left the bedroom and Ash handed the keycard to Nurse Joy while checking out. Cilan, Iris, and Bianca were waiting for the two outside the Pokémon Center.
Cilan: So are we all ready to go?
Ash: Yeah let's hurry to Driftveil City so I can win my fifth badge.
Iris: What a kid.
Ash: I'm not a kid!
Iris: Well you do act like one.
Ash: Sigh… Let's go.
The trainers have left the Pokémon Center area and onto Route 5.
Route 5 (11:05 a.m.)
Ash: Wow that's a long walk to Driftveil City.
Cilan: Well we be there by tomorrow morning since it's not too far away.
Ash: Let we don't want to stop anytime soon till nightfall, let's go.
Pikachu: PIKA!
The trainers are now traveling along the road in a forest on Route 5 and the come across a lake. Ash is walking near the lake and when he step on something, Pikachu jump off Ash's shoulder and he got shock from below.
Ash: Ahhh!
Dawn: Ash are you alright?
Ash: I'm alright. (Twitching) Why did you do that Pikachu?
Pikachu: Pika Pi Pikachu! (It wasn't me)
Cilan: Look down there where you step on Ash.
Ash: A Pokémon?
Ash grabs his Pokédex to scan what it is.
Pokédex: Stunfisk, the Trap Pokémon. Stunfisk hides itself in the mud and then delivers an electric jolt when its prey touches it, smiling all the while.
Cilan: Looks very strong by the shock it gave you Ash, I think I'm going to catch it.
Ash: Good luck Cilan.
Cilan: Pansage come on out!
Pansage: Pansage!
Cilan: Pansage use Bullet Seed at Stunfisk now!
Pansage shot the Bullet Seeds at Stunfish and it took minimum damage from the attack, Stunfisk then use Bounce on Pansage and Cilan order Pansage to dodge the incoming attack while charging a Solarbeam on hand.
Cilan: Now Pansage unleash you Solarbeam. (Snaps his fingers)
Pansage's Solarbeam hit Stunfisk and it's completely knock out.
Cilan: Pokéball go!
Cilan threw a Pokéball at Stunfisk and the Pokémon tries to escape from the ball and after a few seconds of the ball tilting. The ball click and Cilan successfully captured Stunfisk.
Cilan: Looks like we caught a Stunfisk, Pansage.
Pansage: Pansage! (Smiles)
Ash: Congratulation Cilan.
Cilan: Thanks Ash. A recipe of success and meeting a new friend. Well shall we get going to Driftveil?
Ash: Right let's go.
Now our heroes have continued on their travels to Driftveil City, along the way Ash sees a red bridge.
Dawn: Hey where does that bridge lead to?
Cilan: It leads to Driftveil City and this bridge is called the Driftveil Drawbridge or what some others called it the Charizard Bridge.
Ash: Charizard Bridge! That reminds me of my old friend. Huh Pikachu!
Pikachu: Pika Pi!
Dawn: That's right; you told me about you have a Charizard in training in the Johto region.
Iris: Wow you have a Charizard?
Ash: Yeah, I first meet it when it was a little Charmander back in Kanto. When I first met it, it was abandon by its trainer. So that's when we became friends, we became real close together, he evolves into a Charmeleon. After a few weeks when it evolves into a Charmeleon, it evolves again into a Charizard to save me from an Aerodactyl. But that's not why he evolve, he just evolve just to battle with Aerodactyl.
Dawn: Wow must have been quite an adventure between you two.
Ash: Yeah, when we got to the Charicific Valley in the Johto region. We met a trainer who only train Charizards named Liza, when she was how my Charizard fights, She thought it was very weak. So that's when we part ways because I want him to train a lot for him to become stronger. He did help me during the Johto League and help win some Frontier symbols in the Kanto region.
Iris: Wow what amazing journey you had with Charizard.
Cilan: Well I don't like to interrupt anyone but how about we camp out here till morning since the drawbridge it already up and it won't be down till morning.
Dawn: That sounds good.
Ash: Yeah same here.
Bianca: I can help set up.
Iris: I'll help out too Bianca.
So when everyone was setting up Dawn sat down and look at the night stars.
Ash: Hey Dawn.
Ash sat down near Dawn.
Dawn: Oh hey Ash.
Ash: So what's in your mine?
Dawn: Oh just nothing, I'm just thinking what region I want to go to. So I can enter some Pokémon contests.
Ash: You know once we get back to Kanto, you can try the contest over there.
Dawn: You know I like that. Hey what is that up there?
Ash: Where?
Dawn: Right there!
Ash and Dawn are both looking at the sky and they see some kind of bird flying with red glowing patterns on the bottom of its body.
Dawn grabs her Pokédex to scan what it is.
Pokédex: Pokémon date unknown, there more Pokémon yet to be discovered.
Dawn: That's strange, the flying Pokémon wasn't register.
Ash: Hmm… I had that same problem with Ho-Oh when I first started my journey with Pikachu. It flew threw a rainbow towards the Johto region which is west of Kanto.
Dawn: Amazing. Well shall we get to sleep for tomorrow?
Ash: Yeah let's go.
Ash, Dawn, and everyone has fallen asleep quietly and what was that flying Pokémon that Ash and Dawn have both seen? Stay tuned as the journey continues.
Sorry for the delay for this chapter and I really hope you all enjoy this chapter. Chapter Nineteen will be out on Tuesday. Till next time!