It's me again, the one and only - Akhil100! As usual, I bring to you a whole new chapter of Pokémon Blaze. Last time we saw Aki's Charmander's arm getting fractured after a tough battle against Norman's almighty Slaking. In this chapter, he will get a new rental Pokémon as a replacement for Charmander. Also, since he is the finals, he is going to battle the Aspertia Gym Leader – Cheren!

Main Events of Last Chapter

1. Cheren defeats Lenora and advances to the finals.

2. Aki's Aipom is revealed to know Double Team.

3. Aki defeats Norman and advances to the finals.

4. Aki's Charmander is badly injured in the battle with Norman's Slaking and can't battle for a few weeks.

I don't own the Pokémon franchise (if I ever did, Ash would had been invincible).

So, let's get on to the chapter.

Chapter 5 – The Togekiss of Life!

The sun spread its wings above the city of Vermilion. The city was crowded as the very first Normal Tournament was being held. Moreover, the final battle of the tournament was going to be held in the evening.

Aki and Flame were in the Pokémon Center. They were in the Pokémon Storage Room. After his Charmander got badly injured in their last battle, Aki had to get a rental Pokémon for the tournament. So he was searching the entire Storage Room for a perfect Pokémon. Flame was also helping him. Nurse Joy was watching them with a smile on her face.

Aki's eyes ran through the shelves. Each Pokeball was labelled with the name of the Pokémon inside it. Aki's eyes stopped suddenly on a Pokeball labelled 'Exploud'.

"Who's this Pokémon?" Aki said to himself holding a Pokeball. He pressed the button on it and a large purple Pokémon was released from it.

"EXXPP-LLOOUDDD!" The Pokémon roared. Its sound almost shattered the windows. Everyone covered their ears. Aki quickly recalled the Pokémon. "That almost broke my ears" He said. He put the Pokeball back on the shelf and kept looking.

Aki then felt someone pulling his shirt. He turned back to see Flame with a Pokeball. He took the Pokeball and opened it. His eyes widened. Not only his, everyone was shocked to see the Pokémon which was released from the Pokeball.

Arceus - God of the Pokémon world! Everyone couldn't believe their eyes. Their heartbeats almost stopped. "A-a-aa-rce-ceu-uss!" Aki stammered out. He turned back to Nurse Joy and said, "Y-you d-didn't told-d m-me that you h-had an legendary P-Pokémon". "We d-don't!" She said slowly.

"T-then what's t-that?" He said. It was then that he noticed Arceus' eyes. It was a black dot like a Quagsire's rather than that of the real Arceus.

Suddenly, Arceus' body started to melt. Its colour turned into purple and its size shrunk. Everyone looked at the spot where Arceus was standing to see a small, purple Pokémon laughing. Aki took out his Pokedex and scanned it.

"A Ditto? You little clown. You almost scared me to death" Aki said. The Ditto grinned and jumped onto Flame. It quickly turned into a Charmander, but it still had the dot-like eyes.

"Char-Mimanda" Flame shouted at it. The Ditto just stuck out his tongue at him. Charmander in return made faces at him. They kept making faces at each other until Aki recalled Ditto. "That's better!" Nurse Joy said in relief. Her heartbeat had just returned back to normal.

"C'mon Flame, let's find another Pokémon" Aki said. Flame spotted a Pokeball on the top row of a shelf. He couldn't read the label clearly as it was very high. He then started to climb on the shelf.

"What are you doing over there Flame?" Aki asked turning back. He saw Flame on top of a shelf. "Dude, get down from there" he said. Flame suddenly lost balance and fell down from the shelf. The Pokeball slipped from his hand and was opened. A white Pokémon with wings appeared in a flash. It took Flame in its wings and consoled him.

Aki quickly took out his Pokedex and scanned the Pokémon.

"You seem to be very nice, Togekiss. How about you join our team? You seem to be fit to be on my team. So, how about it?" He asked sincerely.

"Trooo..." The Pokémon cooed happily.

"So, you seem to have found your Pokémon!" Nurse Joy said. She then went back to the main room of the Pokémon Center. Aki recalled Togekiss to her Pokeball. Flame jumped on to his shoulder and the two followed Nurse Joy to the main room. Nurse Joy was doing something in the computer. She then turned towards Aki.

"Togekiss has been registered. You're now free to train with it" Nurse Joy said. "Thanks Nurse Joy!" He said. "Don't mention it. Anyways... Good luck in the finals!" She said. Aki smiled and went out.

Outside the Pokémon Center

Aki went straight to the Vermilion Training Ground, a large meadow where Trainers comes to train their Pokémon or just for a picnic. He released his Togekiss from its Pokeball. The Pokémon bowed before him in grace. He also let out his Aipom for training. She jumped onto his head.

"Ok Togekiss, let's check your skills" He said. He took out his Pokedex and held it infront of Togekiss. A yellow light scanned Togekiss and its picture appeared on the screen. Aki read out the information to his fellow Pokémon.

"You're female; you know Air Slash, Sky Attack, ExtremeSpeed and Protect. It also says your ability is Serene Grace, which boosts the special effects of your moves" Aki completed reading. He then looked at Togekiss.

"Kiss-to" the Pokémon said.

"We have to get you in shape for the tournament. How about we do some training?" Aki asked.

"Char/Aip-Pom/Kiss..." his Pokémon said together.

Later

Aki had been training for one hour. His Pokémon were now better than before, especially Togekiss. He was lying on the grass along with his Pokémon. Aipom suddenly jumped up and pointed at something.

"What is it Aipom?" Aki asked getting up. "A-Aipo" Aipom jumped up and down while pointing at a large crowd. Aki took his bag and walked towards the crowd, followed by his Pokémon. They were watching a battle between two trainers. One of them seemed very familiar to Aki. He charged through the crowd and saw the Trainer. It was Cheren – the Aspertia Gym Leader. They were not exactly friends but they knew each other well. Cheren and his Stoutland were battling a young boy and his Furret. A middle-aged guy was the referee.

"Furret, use Iron Tail!" The boy commanded. Hi Furret's tail stated to glow white and it charged at Stoutland.

"Stoutland, use Thunder Fang and finish it!" Cheren said calmly.

Just as Furret was about to slash it with its tail, Stoutland's teeth glowed yellow and it stopped the Iron Tail by biting Furret's tail. A shock went through Furret's body. Stoutland then jumped up and threw Furret to the ground, crashed it in to the ground. Furret's eyes quickly turned swirly.

"Furret is unable to battle. And the victory goes to Cheren and his Stoutland!" The referee said. Cheren simply smirked at his opponent. He then went near the boy and shook hands with him.

He then looked at crowd, who were cheering over his victory. He then noticed a boy in the crowd, who seemed familiar to him. He went near him and asked, "Aren't you Akhil from Aspertia?"

Aki nodded. A smile appeared on Cheren's face. "So you made it to the finals ha? Congratulations! But you have to train harder if you want to beat me in the finals" he said.

"I know. Wait, how about a battle now? Just a training battle" Aki suggested. Cheren thought for a second, then said, "Okay" he then went back to his side of the battle ground. Aki stood where the boy had. Flame jumped down from his shoulder and stood near Aipom on the ground. Togekiss was flying above them.

"I will stay with Stoutland. So, who's your Pokémon?" Cheren asked. Aki looked to sky and whistled. Togekiss came down and stood on the battleground.

"Let the battle begin!" The referee said.

"We'll start. Togekiss, use ExtremeSpeed!" Aki commanded. Togekiss flew at Stoutland and landed a powerful blow on it. No one actually saw the hit as it was happened in less than 0.10 seconds. Stoutland got up again and growled at Togekiss.

"Fight back with Giga Impact!" Cheren commanded. Gasps were heard from the crowd. But Aki just smiled at it.

Stoutland began charging and then launched himself at Togekiss with a lot of power. Stoutland was covered in a swirled pinkish aura.

Aki then made him command, "Use Protect". Togekiss did what Aki commanded. She made a green sphere of aura around her. When Stoutland hit the sphere, his attack was stopped and he did suffer a little bit of damage. Togekiss then made the sphere disappear and smiled at her opponent.

"You seem to be powerful Togekiss, but now powerful enough. Stoutland, use Thunder Fang and finish it!" Cheren made his final command.

Just like before, Stoutland's fangs glowed yellow and he bit Togekiss's wing. A shock went through Togekiss' body. He then jumped up and threw Togekiss to the ground. But Togekiss flew up just before she crashed in to the ground. Togekiss then formed a blue sphere of aura above her right wing.

"To-o-o... Ge-kiss!" Togekiss launched the sphere at Stoutland. It exploded on contact. Togekiss came down and landed on the ground. When the smoke cleared, Stoutland was still standing, but with a lot of damage. It was panting heavily.

"Wait, wasn't that Aura Sphere? Togekiss, you just learnt Aura Sphere!" Aki said in joy. Togekiss turned back and smiled at him.

"That's it. The battle is to be done in the stadium, not here!" A voice was heard from the crowd. Everyone looked at a dark-skinned lady who said. People moved to the side and made way for her. She walked into the battlefield and said, "You two have proved to be powerful. So let's end this battle".

"Okay, Lenora" Aki said and walked towards Cheren. "Thanks for the battle Cheren!" He offered a hand towards Cheren. Cheren happily shook it and said, "The real battle is in the finals". They both smirked.

"Okay, that's it folks. The battle is over. You can go now" Lenora said. People went away. Many surrounded Cheren for autographs. A few followed Aki as he went to the Pokémon Center. "You're amazing sir!" They kept saying. Aki smiled at then and entered the Pokémon Center.

Stadium – Evening

"Here we are, Trainers! We are about to witness the final match of this Normal Tournament! Get your popcorn and be ready to watch an amazing battle!" The commentator said.

Aki and Cheren were standing on either sides of the battle ground. The stadium was crowded with people. Many of them were calling out the names of the finalists.

Aki took a look at the viewers in the gallery. He couldn't believe that they were cheering for him. He couldn't believe he made it to the finals in his very first tournament. He couldn't believe he was battling his town's hero – Cheren. He stared at Flame who was standing near him. Flame looked and him and grinned. Aki smiled back at him.

"Are you both ready?" The referee asked. Both of them nodded. "Then let the final battle begin!" The referee said loudly. The viewers also cheered loudly for a second.

"Cinccino, I need your assistance!" Cheren threw his Pokeball into the air. A small white Pokémon with long fur came out of it. It spun around in elegance.

"Aipom, I choose you!" Aki called out Aipom. Aipom came out of its Pokeball and winked at Cinccino.

"So the first battle is between our favourite Cinccino and the powerful Aipom!" The commentator said.

"Let's start, Cincinno use Focus Blast!" Cheren commanded. Gasps were heard from the gallery.

Cinccino made a sphere of energy and launched it Aipom. Although she was surprised at first, Aipom dodged the attack by jumping up.

"Aipom, use Attract!" Aki said.

Several pink hearts appeared around Aipom and she spun around. She then winked at Cinccino and the hearts went towards it. The hearts hit Cinccino but nothing happened to it.

"What? Attract didn't work! That means your Cinccino is a girl too" Aki said. Cheren just smirked.

"It doesn't matter. Aipom, use Focus Punch!" Aki commanded. Aipom's tail glowed white and she charged at Cinccino.

"Double Team" Cheren said calmly. Cinccino made several copied of her and dodged the move. "Now use Bullet Seed!" Cheren commanded.

The real copy appeared behind Aipom and shot several seed at Aipom's back. Aipom screeched in pain and turned towards Cinccino.

"Focus Blast/Focus Punch!" Both trainers made their command. Cincinno made a sphere of energy and launched it at Aipom while Aipom's tail glowed white. Aipom charged at the sphere and punched it with Focus Punch. The sphere came back at Cincinno and hit her, knocking her out.

"Cinccino is unable to battle, Aipom is the winner!" The referee held the green flag towards Aki.

"You did well Cinccino, take a long rest. You're up next Lillipup!" Cheren called out. A small brown puppy-like Pokémon came out of its Pokeball.

"Lillipup, use Giga Impact!" Cheren commanded. Aki never thought that a small Pokémon like Lillipup could use killing moves like Giga Impact.

"Aipom, use Focus Punch!" Aki countered.

Lillipup became surrounded in a pinkish aura and charged at Aipom. Aipom's fist glowed white and she also charged at Lillipup. The two powerful attacks collided at the middle of the battlefield, creating an explosion. Both Pokémon were thrown away by the power. After the smoke cleared, both Pokémon tried to get up, but only Lillipup succeeded.

"Aipom is unable to battle, Lillipup wins!" The referee held the red flag towards Cheren's side.

"You were amazing as always Aipom!" Aki recalled Aipom. He then looked at Flame. Flame nodded and jumped into the battlefield.

"Char-Chimander" Flame said. Only Aki knew its meaning.

"Flame, use Ember!" Flame shot several fire balls at Lillipup. It dodged a few but was hit by the other. Its body was scorched.

"Lill..." Lillipup cried in pain as its body was burning. The burn then disappeared in a flash.

"Lillipup, use Take Down!" Cheren commanded. Lillipup charged at Flame and hit him with great power. A shock went through Lillipup's body as it suffered a bit of damage.

Flame got up and looked at Aki. "Flame, use Scratch" Flame charged Lillipup with its claws sharpened.

"Use Leer and freeze him in his place" Cheren commanded. Just as Flame was about to hit it, Lillipup glared at Flame, freezing him in fear.

"Now use Giga Impact!" Cheren commanded. Aki's eyes widened. Lillipup charged at Flame while its body was covered in a pinkish aura.

"Flame, use Incinerate!" Aki commanded.

Flame breathed fire at Lillipup. But the Giga Impact attack went through fire and hit Flame, causing him to crash into the walls of the battlefield. Aki went over to him and picked him up in hands. Flame's eyes were swirly, indicating a knock out.

Lillipup'd body burned suddenly. It cried loudly in pain. When the fire disappeared, Lillipup fell to the ground. Its eyes became swirly.

"Both Pokémon are unable to battle. It is a tie! Both sides please call out your last Pokémon!" The referee said holding flags at both sides.

"You were great Flame!" Aki placed Flame on his shoulder. Flame hung onto his shoulder and relaxed. Aki took out his last Pokeball and stared at it for a few seconds before throwing it into the air.

"Show them your power Togekiss!" He called out. Togekiss came out from its Pokeball and flew into sky.

Cheren recalled Lillipup and called out his final Pokémon. "Make me proud Stoutland!" The Big-Hearted Pokémon let out a loud bark. The viewers went crazy after seeing Stoutland.

"So this is the last battle. This battle will decide the winner of the first Normal Tournament!" The commentator said.

Togekiss and Stoutland glared at each other while their trainers did the same. The viewers roared in joy. Aki's eyes were full of spirit. Cheren's pride could not let him lose this battle. Who will win?

TO BE CONTINUED...

That's it for this chapter. Hope you guys liked it. Who in your opinion will win the battle? Even though I have already decided the winner, I would like to hear you opinions. And in the next chapter, the Normal Tournament will come to an end.

Aki's team

Flame (Lv. 24) – Male – Ember, Scratch, Incinerate

Charmander (Lv. 24) – Male - Ember, Flamethrower, Dig (badly injured)

Aipom (Lv. 25) – Female – Swift, Focus Punch, Attract, Double Team

Togekiss (Lv. 30) – Female – Air Slash, Sky Attack, ExtremeSpeed, Protect, Aura Sphere (newly learned)

Cheren's team

Stoutland (Lv. 38) – Crunch, Giga Impact, Thunder Fang

Cinccino (Lv. 22) – Focus Blast, Double Team, Bullet Seed

Lillipup (Lv. 20) – Giga Impact, Take Down, Leer

And now for the trivia –

Pokémon Trivia

Did you know that Mew was programmed into Red and Blue after the games' debugging process, and Nintendo was not initially aware that it was put into the games?

So, this chapter comes to an end. Don't worry; I will upload the next chapter as soon as I can.

Don't forget to review. If you review for this chapter, you are gonna get a virtual Cincinno. So long guys. This is akhil100, signing out!