Hey there everyone!
I'm glad to see that you guys have liked this story so far, I've been having fun writing it too and there is still a long way to go.
I'm preparing a special chapter, it will be number 10 and I really hope you all look forward to it as it is going to involve a trip back to a certain place from a long time ago.
I don't want to spoil you so I'll just leave you all hanging there, anyway I'll clear some points.
1. – I've been stuck for 6 chapters in the same places, and I feel those have been slow so I'll speed up things a bit.
2. – I didn't realize how hard it was to write a story where a lot of characters were involved… I feel bad for Aron and Squirtle not talking a lot… anyway, stats shown in the P.B.S are not limited, so they are not like in-game
3. – I've been aiming for 100 favorites and/or followers and I'm glad to see that I'm half the way there as Reviews don't really reflect how many of you actually like this story… still reviews are cool, so keep writing me whatever is on your mind about any chapter.
4. – The MOST important of all… I like cookies!
And now that the important things are explained, let's go on with the story.
First Badge! – A Master of the Sky!
Ash and Serena were walking back to the PokéCenter holding hands while their Pokémon greeted the new addition to Serena's team, Pidgey.
Fennekin walked along Froakie enjoying a nice chat about his time looking for a trainer, it was the first time that she met a Pokémon with the discipline of a ninja. She had met other Froakie and they were very active, playing around with Chespin or fighting with them, none of them were as quiet or disciplined as this one and she liked that about him.
"I'll be transferring Pidgeot, he trained his flock so he would know a good way to make your Pidgey and Fletchling faster and stronger" Ash looked at both bird Pokémon flying near the group.
When Pidgey learned what Serena's goal was, she instantly liked the girl even more, being one of the fastest Pokémon in the sky was a nice dream for her.
"You know… I'll nickname my Pidgey…" At hearing her trainer's words Pidgey flew to her shoulder eager to know her new name "…How about… Vento" Ash looked at her while Pidgey tilted her head "Like the wind… Vento will fly fast and free"
Pidgey seemed to like the idea and chirped happily, Ash chuckled a bit "It seem to like it"
"I'm glad" answered Serena.
After a few minutes of walking they could see the backyard of the PokéCenter, Dawn was there with Ampere, Lopunny and Pikachu "Hey guys! I'm glad you could make it back"
Serena thanked her friend and Ash greeted his Pikachu, apologizing for leaving him behind. It was in that moment that the honey-blond girl noticed a slight tension between Ampere and Lopunny.
"Hey Dawn…" getting close to the coordinator she asked in a hushed tone "…did something happen between Ampere and Lopunny? Is like they are avoiding each other"
Dawn let a sad sigh escape her lips "Actually…"
Flashback:
Dawn and Lopunny looked at Ampere stir and open her eyes, the female Pikachu scanned the room not paying attention at the strange but comfortable warm at her side and spotted her trainer and friend looking at her, tilting her head in confusion at Lopunny's saddened expression and Dawn's concerned one, she stood and tried to walk to them when she felt a little tug on her tail, looking over her shoulder she noticed that her tail was intertwined with another one.
Looking at her left Pikachu was still sleeping peacefully, it dawned on her at that precise moment… She had been cuddling with her friend and Lopunny had seen them!
Dawn just took Lopunny on her arms "Ampere, please wake Pikachu up…"
Ampere wanted to apologize to her friend but Lopunny just turned away "Ampere… please hurry up… we will talk about this later" The yellow Pikachu nodded slightly at her trainer and watched her walk out of the room, she turned to Pikachu and shook him softly ("Pikachu wake up")
("Just five minutes mom…") Pikachu turned on his back.
Ampere giggled slightly but then remembered what happened ("I'm not your mom… you have to wake up")
Pikachu opened his eyes ("Hey there Ampere, thanks for yesterday")
("No problem, what are friends for?") Ampere then walked to the door ("Dawn is waiting for us")
Flashback End:
"…And that's what happened, after that we came here to wait for you guys, Ampere has been trying to talk to Lopunny but she keeps avoiding her" The coordinator looked at her Pikachu.
Serena just shook her head "I'm sure is a misunderstanding… but Dawn… even if it wasn't and they ARE getting closer, I think is up to Pikachu to decide if he wants Lopunny or Ampere, is not like we can force him to stay with Lopunny just because she likes him, it wouldn't be fair on him"
"I know… I'll talk with them later"
"And I'll have a talk with Ash and Pikachu, is his Pokémon, he should be aware of these things too… but for now let's just prepare for the day" Said Serena walking into the PokéCenter.
A few hours later everyone was ready and heading to Santalune's Gym.
"I can't wait to battle Viola, I heard from Alexa that she is a strong opponent" Commented Ash to the girls.
Dawn just giggled at his enthusiasm while Serena just shook her head slightly "I think I'll have Fletchling, Pidgey and Charmander fight… Fennekin seems ok with battling too but I don't think she wants to do Gym Battles"
Fennekin had tried to tell her trainer that she wanted to let her friends' battle and get stronger, and while Serena managed to understand this, she knew that her friend wouldn't battle… for now at least.
Once inside the Gym, they were greeted by Alexa "Hey Ash, nice to see you again"
Ash walked to her and greeted back "Hey Alexa! Is nice to see you too" Serena and Dawn walked to them and the reporter started teasing Ash.
"Two girls? You are such a ladies-man huh Ash?"
"Hahaha nope, Serena is my girlfriend and Dawn is like a little sister to me"
"Wow… so you got a girlfriend… well any friend of Ash is my friend, you are welcome to my sister's Gym…" Looking at Ash with anticipation she asked "… You are here to battle my sister right? I'll make a coverage of Sinnoh's champ first battle!"
Ash just chuckled slightly, a door behind Alexa opened and revealed Viola "So you are the guy Alexa was talking about? How about making this an interesting battle?"
"What do you have in mind?"
"Let's have a 6 on 6 battle! You have a full team right?" asked the excited gym leader.
Ash recounted his team "Pikachu, Froakie, Pidgeot, Fletchling, Squirtle, and Aron"after confirming he had all 6 of them he stepped to the battle field "I'll do it then!"
Dawn took Serena's hand and asked Alexa if there was any room they could use, the girl was confused but guided them to the bathroom anyway.
"Ash's battle is about to begin Dawn!"
"I know, but I think we need to cheer him properly…" Serena tilted her head while Dawn took a set of clothes from her bag, which the sky rider in training recognized instantly.
After a few moments Ash's match was about to begin when all of a sudden he heard Dawn and Serena on the benches cheering for him with a very red face, turning around he couldn't pry his eyes off of Serena. She was on a cheerleader outfit like Dawn, showing her delicate curves and long legs…seeing her trying to cover herself made her look even more cute.
Viola couldn't resist the urge to laugh at his flushed face "This is rich! The champ has been tamed, now this fight should be easier to win!"
The black haired trainer shook his head to get out of his stupor "Don't think about it! Now I have even more reasons to win!"
Viola put her camera in front of her while Ash took his PokéDex "Lets Fight!"
Just like Ash's PokéDex, Viola camera´s had a P.B.S integrated, once everything was set the battle began.
"I choose you Surskit!"
"Go Aron!"
"Surskit let's start with Ice Beam on the floor!"
The bug Pokémon did as told and covered the field in ice, Aron looked at Ash who just stood there waiting patiently.
"Now Surskit get close and use Water Pulse!"
Just as Surskit was about to release his attack Ash gave his first command "Aron use Autotomize into Protect and then use Rock Tomb!"
Aron did as told and felt his body get lighter, using his just before the Water Pulse hit him he used Protect, effectively canceling the attack and countering with his own Rock Type move.
"Surskit evade and use Aura beam!" The small Pokémon moved out of the way and after getting to a safe distance attacked.
"Aron evade, use the stones to get close and use Heavy Slam!"
The Iron Type Pokémon moved out of the way once more, and using the rocks on the field it got close to the Surskit at an impressive speed.
"Get out of there Surskit!" Viola panicked but it was useless, Surskit was hit by the Iron type move and the P.B.S showed a big decrease on her Pokémon health points. "Surskit, get close and hit him hard with your Water Pulse!"
The small bug type did as told and got close, preparing to attack, Viola saw that Ash had no intention to let Aron evade and instead had a smirk… "Oh no! Surskit cancel the attack!"
But it was too late, the P.B.S showed a successful impact and Aron's HP decreased a lot, but not enough to put him in danger "Now Aron use Metal Burst!"
With no way of evading, Aron hit on his mark, effectively weakening Surskit, the P.B.S showed Viola a sign that said Choose your next Pokémon.
"That was a great battle Surskit, thank you… Let's go Pinsir!"
Ash returned his Pokémon and took another Pokéball out "Go Squirtle!"
On the benches Dawn and Serena continued cheering him on "Go Ash you can do it!"
Fight!
"Alright Pinsir begin with Sword Dance into Superpower!"
"Squirtle use Withdraw into Protect and then Hail!"
The turtle Pokémon went inside his shell and a sphere covered him just in time to protect him from the incoming attack, he was launched into the air with no damage and used Hail, effectively slowing down the enemy Pinsir.
The bug Pokémon had problems with the field as it was still covered in ice for the most part, and now the cold was definitely bad.
"Pinsir use Earthquake to crack the ice on the floor and then attack with Guillotine!"
"Squirtle use Ice Beam!"
Pinsir stomped the ground effectively breaking the ice and giving him more balance, Viola saw that Pinsir wouldn't have time to use his second move before Squirtle fired "Cancel the Guillotine and evade that Ice Beam!"
The bug Pokémon did as told and evaded "Now use Slash!"
Squirtle didn't have time to react and was hit directly, his HP just slightly above the 50% mark.
"Nice one Pinsir, now use Quick Attack into Slash once again!"
"Squirtle use Withdraw into Protect once more and counter with Blizzard!"
The turtle Pokémon went inside his shell once more but he wasn't fast enough to use protect, Pinsir struck him once more and the P.B.S showed Squirtle's HP just above the 5% mark.
The strike had sent him flying once more, making a colossal effort he got out of withdraw and used Blizzard, striking back the bug type Pokémon.
Viola's Pinsir was now just at 10% of his health, Squirtle braved through the pain and stood up defiantly looking at his trainer, earning the Bug type's respect.
Ash saw the determination in his eyes "You can do it Squirtle! We have been through a lot, I know you are stronger than this, I believe in you!"
Squirtle smirked and took out a new pair of black sunglasses, similar to the ones he had worn some time ago. The turtle like Pokémon remembered a promise he had made with his starter comrades in Kanto a long time ago… to grow stronger and be the best of their kind… he remembered Charizard's performance on TV in the Lilly of Valley, the spirit of a Dragon… even if he himself wasn't one it was a kind of pride he admired from the Fire type.
Squirtle turned at his opponent once more…
"Pinsir, finish this with Guillotine!"
… Even if he wasn't like Charizard… he would have the pride of a Dragon!
Just before the attack could connect, Squirtle's body started glowing.
Ash witnessed as one of his oldest friends obtained a new strength, the light died and showed Wartortle, thinking fast he ordered his new Pokémon "Evade!"
In the last moment Wartortle got out of the way and before Ash could give another command it started glowing a bright green, the trainer noticed that a new move had appeared on the P.B.S
"Wartortle use Dragon Pulse NOW!" it released the energy and struck the Bug type from a close distance.
Viola saw that her Pokémon had been weakened and smiled, returning her Pinsir "You did an outstanding job there, thank you Pinsir"
Ash ran to his Pokémon and hugged him, congratulating him along with Pikachu for evolving "That was amazing Wartortle!"
("Thank you guys!")
After a few moments Ash was back in his side of the field.
Viola smirked and showed her next Pokéball "This is one of the best battles I've ever had! But now is time to get into game!"
"Go Butterfree!"
"Comeback Wartortle… go Arrow!"
Fight!
"Butterfree start with Stun Spores!"
"Arrow evade and use Acrobatics!"
Viola's eyes widened… that was a high level move… for a Fletchling to have that kind of move meant that it had been trained properly.
"Get out of the way Butterfree!"
Arrow saw his opponent trying to fly away but he was faster, catching up to him he started to make consecutive hits, leaving a considerable damage to the bug type Pokémon.
Butterfree recovered after a moment and was ready for another try "Use Stun Spore and then Gust!"
Butterfree released his attack, using his wings to spread the spores towards Arrow with a great speed, Ash saw this and smirked.
He had known that Viola was the leader of a bug-type gym, he had challenged enough gym leaders to know what to expect of most of them… that was one of the reasons that he had spent a lot of time teaching Arrow two specific moves.
"Arrow use Flame Charge!"
Getting a speed boost, Arrow flew towards Butterfree burning the spores on his path.
"Butterfree evade and use Psybeam!"
It evaded the attack barely and turned around and released his attack.
"Arrow evade with Flame Charge!"
Getting another speed boost the small bird Pokémon got out of the way and counter attacked, hitting Butterfree hard.
"That Fletchling is good… Butterfree use Tailwind into Bug Buzz!"
Tailwind made Butterfree faster than Fletchling, giving him enough speed to hit the bird Pokémon with his special attack, landing a critical attack.
"Arrow use Flame Charge again but this time combine it with Acrobatics!"
Everyone except Dawn was surprised at such command, Arrow concentrated and covered himself in flames once more, but this time instead of hitting normally he unleashed a flurry of attacks, leaving no time for Butterfree to evade or Viola to give a command.
The Gym leader let a frustrated sigh escape from her lips, this guy was really good, she had barely weakened one of his Pokémon while her team had suffered three loses already.
"Return Butterfree, you did a good job… you are definitely strong Ash, I'll use my stronger Pokémon now and I'll beat you with them!"
Taking another Pokéball from her belt she threw it into the air "Go Volcarona!"
"Return Arrow… Go Froakie!"
Fennekin saw her friend go into the battlefield with a serious expression and started cheering him excitedly, something that Serena and Dawn noticed.
Froakie heard his friend's cheers and turned to her with a slight blush giving her a thumbs up before returning his attention to his opponent.
The little fox blushed slightly watching anxiously for the battle to begin.
Fight!
"Alright Froakie use Quick Attack into Water Pulse!"
Viola smirked "Getting the first strike now are we? Volcarona dodge and use Acrobatics!"
"Meet it with Aerial Ace!"
Both Pokémon started exchanging blows with great speed, but Froakie was a bit slower and got hit at the last moment, slamming hard in the ground.
"Froakie use Quick Attack into Smack Down!"
"Volcarona dodge and use Giga Drain!"
The frog-like Pokémon was faster and prevented its opponent from evading, throwing two stones and effectively hurting Volcarona's wings.
"Good job now finish this with Slash and follow up with Water Pulse!"
"Volcarona no! Use Giga Drain!" The bug type tried to move its body out of the way, but without her wings it was useless. She waited for Froakie to get closer and hit him but he had moved out of the way and struck from behind, were she couldn't attack him.
Unlike Viola's previous fights this battle had been faster, way too fast for her liking, Volcarona had been rendered useless when her wings were hurt. Ash had used his Pokémon abilities to their fullest without wasting movements.
The P.B.S once again showed that her Pokémon had fainted and was requesting for her next Pokémon while Ash congratulated Froakie.
Even Fennekin had run from where she had been watching and jumped around her friend excited for his victory, she was impressed by his strength.
("Nice fight Froakie! You were amazing… the way you evaded that attack and when you two exchanged blows!")
Froakie blushed slightly and scratched his neck embarrassed ("It was thanks to my trainer's quick thinking")
Fennekin saw him act all shy around her again and giggled, liking his cheek ("Think of it as a victory prize") said the little fox winking at him.
Serena ran to her Fennekin and took her in her arms "You can't enter the battlefield like that Fennekin, let's go back to the spectators area"
The small fox barked happily and let her trainer take her back, Viola returned her Pokémon and noticed Froakie's absent expression "Maybe I should ask her to lend me her Fennekin, your Pokémon seems to be out of the fight already and he just received a kiss"
Ash chuckled at this while his Froakie used his Frubbles to cover his face.
"Go Scyther!"
"Come back Froakie… Go Pikachu!"
Lopunny watched eagerly from the stands as her crush took place on the battlefield with the look of determination that had made her fall in love with him a long time ago.
Ampere on the other hand wanted to cheer for him as loud as she could, it was her first time seeing him in an official match and it made her feel funny… it was the first time she felt like this.
But she knew she couldn't… Lopunny was already mad with her and she didn´t want to give her more reasons to get angrier at her.
Pikachu looked at the stands and spotted Ampere, giving her a thumbs ups she answered with one of her own, trying to not make it too obvious that she was happy but failing miserably.
Dawn noticed this along with Lopunny who had her ears down, the coordinator put a hand on her head and caressed her softly "Is alright Lopunny, let's cheer them on"
The bunny-like Pokémon agreed with her and started cheering for Pikachu.
On the battlefield the Electric-type heard Lopunny's cheers and smiled at her, waving a paw to her and Dawn, which made Lopunny feel better.
Ampere watched him return his attention to his opponent and get a serious expression, making her blush slightly without her noticing.
Fight!
"Scyther start with Quick Attack into Slash!"
The mantis Pokémon moved fast and tried to hit the smaller Pokémon but it evaded without even receiving the order.
"Pikachu counter with Volt Tackle!"
"Dodge Scyther!"
Pikachu ran towards his opponent who tried to get away from him "Pikachu halt and use Grass Knot!"
Pikachu stopped running and followed his trainer's instructions, Viola was surprised by the as she wasn't expecting Pikachu to stop so fast, it showed that he had been trained outstandingly.
Scyther sustained a lot of damage from the Grass Knot "Scyther Pursuit and combine it with Slash!"
"Pikachu dodge with Quick Attack!"
The bug type followed Pikachu relentlessly trying to slash him with his blades but the small rodent Pokémon evaded every time by a very small margin.
"Pikachu use Iron Tail!" Following his trainer's order he used his tail to parry the incoming attack and struck his opponent on the chest, making him lose balance.
"Scyther!"
Seeing an opportunity Pikachu resumed his Volt Tackle. This took Scyther and Viola by surprise as they never heard Ash issue any order.
"Don't be surprised, Pikachu and I go way back so is obvious that he knows what to do next… you could say that our hearts are in sync"
The P.B.S showed Scyther's health under the 9%, the last attack had hurt him seriously, this could be his last attack and it had to count.
Ampere watched in awe at his friend, he had barely sustained damage and was winning.
Viola issued her last order hopping to at least defeat one Pokémon "Scyther use Reversal!"
A bright red light covered the Mantis-like Pokémon as he charged against his opponent, Pikachu smirked and put one foot in front of him, extending one paw in front of him.
"Now for a small trick we picked up along the way, Pikachu use Protect into Thunder!"
Ash turned to Serena to see if she was ok, but the girls was still cheering happily for him.
A blue barrier covered Pikachu, halting Scyther on his track with his cheeks already sparking
"Scyther no!"
The electric attack hit its mark, weakening another one of her Pokémon.
"Well Ash… I can't believe that I'm being cornered like this in a battle using my strongest team, it shows how strong your bond with your Pokémon is."
"Thank you Viola, you had been a strong opponent"
Viola knew it wasn't true, heck she had barely managed to weaken Squirtle before it evolved. Ash was strong and that was a fact "This is my last Pokémon… Go Heracross!"
"Pikachu return… Go Pidgeot!"
The gym leader had heard about this Pokémon from her sister, and while she had seen some Pidgeots on Sky Prixes this was the first time she witnessed such a beauty. She couldn't even contain herself and took a picture when it was resting in the floor.
Serena let her Pidgey out to see the match, and the little bird was impressed at seeing such a powerful looking Pokémon in the battlefield.
Fight!
Viola could see that Heracross was nervous, like the mere presence of this Pidgeot was scaring him.
Pidgeot for his part watched with interest at his opponent, he didn't think Ash would send him to battle but this was a pleasant surprise.
"Heracross start with Rock Throw into Megahorn!"
Pidgeot stood there, just moving out of the way to avoid being hit by the rocks while Heracross got closer.
"Hurricane!"
Two flaps of his wings… that was all… this wasn't even a battle for Pidgeot, Viola saw her Heracross being thrown into the air and slamming hard on the ground, she had lost in a rather anticlimactic way… maybe if she had just asked for a normal 2vs2 or even the 3vs3 would have been better.
Alexa had never seen her sister be destroyed like that, she respected Ash but was expecting him to go a little easier on Viola… no that was selfish of her, Viola had gone against Ash with everything she had and it wasn't enough, there wasn't anything to be ashamed and now she knew where to improve.
Viola stared at her Pokéball, she had lost badly… Ash was impressive that was for sure, looking at the trainer who was congratulating his Pidgeot for the win she expected him to mock her for that last battle, but he just turned to her and extended his hand.
"It was a nice battle Viola, I hope we can battle again soon"
She looked for any sign of mockery in his eyes but found sincerity "I lost badly… but in the process I learnt some neat tricks, thank you Ash!"
Alexa walked to her sister with a small case in her hand "And now I present you the Bug Badge!"
Serena and Dawn walked to Ash "Nice battle Ash!"
"Thank you Serena"
Viola smirked at the couple "Are you sure you didn't want to show off in front of your girlfriend?"
Ash smirked while Serena blushed slightly "Maybe…"
"Ash!" Serena's blush intensified while everyone else laughed at her reaction "Anyway… I would like to request a battle too but…"
"Don't worry, I still have three Pokémon, want to fight?"
Serena's face lit in excitement and agreed, running to get changed fast begin her battle.
Pikachu was with Ampere, who was so impressed by his battling skills that she had forgot about this morning. Lopunny too was more interested in hearing Pikachu answer Ampere's question that she had forgot about it too.
Dawn was glad that they seemed to be better now.
Meanwhile in Lumiose City
A man with light blue hair could be seen sitting in the Soleil Café in a corner, drinking a cup of tea and with a Holo Cast on the table.
"You infiltrated the place successfully?"
"Of course I did! I'm the best of the best… anyway I'll be looking for clues about 'it' but these guys are way too secretive…"
"I'll talk to you later then, if they saw what we did then there is no telling what they will do to achieve their goals… be careful Jessie"
"You too, and don't forget to take care of those little fools for me too James"
After getting an affirmative nod from him she ended the call.
James raised a hand and asked a waitress for the bill.
Back in Santalune's Gym.
Viola and Serena were ready to begin, Pikachu was hanging in the rail beside Ampere, and at his left was Lopunny.
The bunny-like Pokémon tried moved her paw slowly, getting closer to his… Pikachu felt something brush his hand and startled him, making him fall from his spot.
Ampere turned to her left and watched him fall ("Are you alright? Maybe you are more tired than you thought")
Lopunny was blushing red hoping he hadn't noticed, Pikachu stood up and climbed to the rail, but this time at Ampere's right ("I just thought I felt something but it was my imagination")
For a moment the bunny Pokémon thought that Pikachu had glanced at her… had he noticed?
In the battlefield Viola had chosen her Masquerain while Serena chose Fletchling.
Alexa stood at the side of the field "This will be a 3vs3 battle, begin!"
Fight!
"Masquerain let's start with Bubble beam!"
"Fletchling dodge and get close with Quick Attack!"
Fletchling dodged every bubble thrown at him, but what caught Viola's attention was that this one never went outside of Masquerain's range, it was like he could see every bubble and move out of the way before being hit.
For Fletchling this was easy, he was used to flying fast inside closed spaces, like Serena's room while she threw things at him… or trying to escape from her.
Masquerain was hit by the Quick Attack but recovered quickly "Use Water Pulse into Aqua jet!"
"Fletchling dodge and use Acrobatics!"
Masquerain threw his Water Pulse and used Aqua jet to follow his attack, Fletchling dodged the first incoming attack but he was struck by the second, he recovered quickly and followed Masquerain performing his own counterattack.
The hit was super effective and the P.B.S showed both Pokémon with less than half their health.
"Time to wrap this up, we might not know how to use Flame Charge, but we can do something else… Fletchling Quick Attack and combine it with Acrobatics!"
Viola saw Fletchling almost blur out of sight "Masquerain use Quick Attack to evade!"
Masquerain moved quickly but was followed by the bird Pokémon, it became an airborne fight, exchanging blows while dodging critical hits.
"Masquerain Water Pulse!"
"Fletchling use Protect into Acrobatics!"
Water Pulse met the barrier around Fletchling, negating the damage of the attack completely. The bird Pokémon charged at the Masquerain and started unleashing a flurry of attacks, but in its haste he didn't notice that Masquerain had unleashed another Water Pulse, hitting him from a close distance and being hit too.
The P.B.S then showed that both Pokémon had fainted.
"Return Fletchling, you did an outstanding job out there!"
"Return Masquerain, you were amazing…" turning to her challenger Viola smiled "…someone has been spending a lot of time with her boyfriend"
Serena smile turned into an impish smile "Well… there are more ways to spend time than just making out you know"
"Hahaha I like you girl! Now let's continue… Go Beedrill!"
"Go Vento!"
Viola admired the little bird Pokémon and took a picture "You have two bird Pokémon in your team… following your boy's steps?"
"Nope, I want to be a Sky Rider… but gym battles are the perfect way for my Pokémon to get combat experience and get stronger"
"That's amazing! Alright Beedrill start with Poison Sting!"
"Vento dodge and use Gust!"
Dodging with ease the incoming attack Vento positioned herself and countered with a strong air current, knocking Beedrill out of balance.
"Quick Attack into Wing Attack Vento!"
"Beedrill evade and use Twineedle!"
Twineedle hit his mark and hit Vento but she still went for her attack and struck the bug type with great force.
Vento took into the sky once more but suddenly her vision started blurring slightly… although thanks to her Keen Eye ability she still could still see without problems.
Serena noticed that a change of status appeared and her Vento was now poisoned.
"Beedrill use Poison Jab!" The attack struck the bird Pokémon and her health decreased dangerously under the 20% mark, with her life being drained every passing second from the poison.
"I know you can do it Vento, I believe in you!"
Vento had been alone for a long time, having lost her flock by a torment cause they weren't fast enough to get to safety… she had been the only one to make it out alive.
But this girl had been caring since the beginning, nursing her wing back to health and feeding her… there was no way she would disappoint her if anything she would repay her kindness.
Remembering that strong attack she had seen from Ash's Pidgeot in during his fight she quickly gathered her strength into her wings, standing despite de nauseating feeling.
"Beedrill use Fell Stinger now!"
"Vento!"
Giving a cry with all her might she gave two flaps to her wings, unleashing two blades of air from her wings that met Beedrill head on and knocked him to the ground.
Serena saw a new move appear in the P.B.S 'Air Slash'
After a few moments the poison finished its job too and Vento fainted.
The sky rider in training walked to her fallen Pokémon and picked her up, giving her an antidote and an orange berry "You did it Vento, I'm so proud of you"
The small bird chirped happily before being returned to her Pokéball, that might not have been the move she wanted to do but it certainly did the job.
"Well… it seems like today I've meet two amazing trainers, I must say I'm impressed by your skill Serena"
"Thank you Viola, but Ash has helped me training too so I can't lose, after all I have to show him that me and my team are amazing too you know?"
Viola chuckled while Ash blushed, Dawn laughing at his face "Aww you are so cute big bro"
"Shut it Dawn"
Viola threw a Pokéball into the air "Go Vivillon!"
"Go Burst!"
This took Viola by surprise, she had thought that Serena would only have flying types… of course! Charmander evolved into Charizard so maybe that was her goal! And the rare light tone of skin made it a special Pokémon, and so she did the most natural thing for her, and took a photo of the amazing Pokémon in front of her.
"Burst use Flamethrower!"
"Vivillon use Powder!"
Before Burst could launch his attack, the powder was already covering him, opening his mouth to release his Flamethrower he was hit by a sudden explosion in front of him, and the P.B.S showed his health at 75%
Checking her PokéDex Serena found her answer 'Powder: A Priority move that makes fire attacks explode in the face of the user'
"We need to be careful Burst"
The lizard Pokémon nodded at his trainer.
"Vivillon use Powder again and then Gust!"
"Dodge and use Dragon Pulse!"
"Damn it… Dodge Vivillon!"
Burst was faster and the attack struck fully, before the butterfly Pokémon could recover Serena issued her next order.
"Now use Ancient Power!"
"What!? Vivillon you had to get up and dodge!"
Vivillon managed to get out of the way and into the air once more "Use Powder and follow up with a Psybeam!"
Burst was covered in powder again, but this time Serena gave his Pokémon a smirk and turned to Viola.
"Burst show them that there is more to you than just fire attacks! Evade and use Air Cutter!"
This took even Ash by surprise, he didn't remember Burst knowing that attack… maybe Charla and Charizard had taught it to him, now he wondered what other moves the lizard Pokémon knew.
Vivillon had no way to dodge the incoming attack and was hit, the P.B.S showed a critical hit and his life decreasing slowly.
After the dust from the impact cleared it showed Vivillon fainted in the ground, Viola just let a sigh escape her lips and smiled "We did everything we could… you did amazing Vivillon" said the leader returning her Pokémon.
Serena hugged Burst "Thank you for the hard work!" The lizard Pokémon returned the hug and nudged his trainer's face. This was his first official battle and he had won!
Once again Alexa approached her sister and handed her another Bug Badge.
"Serena I'm proud to present you the Bug Badge, symbol of your victory in Santalune City Gym"
"Thank you Viola!" She received her badge and put it in her badge case.
Dawn returned from the bathroom and hugged her friend "Congratulations on your first victory!"
"Thank you Dawn!"
Ash hugged both girls and their Pokémon joined in the group hug.
All of them walked outside the Gym where they found Brock already there "Hey guys, how everything went?"
"Check it out!" Serena showed him her first Gym Badge which surprised the Doctor "Wow that is impressive, so Ash managed to convince you of battling"
"I wanted to do it from the start honestly… but I didn't want to make Fennekin feel bad…"
"Don't worry, we understand and I'm glad that you managed to reach an agreement with her"
All of them said goodbye to Viola and Alexa and started walking towards the PokéCenter, they would expend the night there and then travel towards their next adventure in the morning.
Meanwhile: Somewhere in Kalos.
A man hidden in the shadows watched his team of scientist run tests to their latest acquisition.
One of them approached him with a few papers in hand "Sir I'm glad to announce that we have been successful in all our tests and we believe this is an outstanding source of power"
"Good… now I want you to find out how to trigger that power, we will need all the energy we can gather"
"Yes sir!"
The man stood up and walked to the exit, followed by another person, a young man with a blue scarf "Giovanni left us something he wouldn't ever dream of… our dream to change this world is getting closer"
Prelude to the end…
And when he fails, the world will fall into despair…
…The tamed beast of the sea will succumb to the sacred fire…
…And only the chosen by the ashes will bring order to those chaotic flames…
…Reigning at the Chosen one's side.
And that's everything for this chapter!
As you can see Serena managed to win her first gym battle, we will start moving forward in the story, new and old foes will appear sooner than you expect.
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