Ash jumped down from Pidgeot and landed at Rand's house. Meowth and Espeon jumped off of Ash's shoulders and went over to converse with Pidgeot. Ash went up to Rand's house and knocked on the door. When there was no reply, he knocked again before smelling something burning.
"Nema," Ash sighed and shook his head. He did a back kick and the door flung open. He could see smoke coming from Nema's lab. Ash released Floatzel and walked into the lab. Ash's eyes widened at the sight. "Nema!" Nema was on the ground unconscious and in front of her was a giant Combusken. It wasn't as big as the other giant Pokémon he's encountered, otherwise the house would be destroyed, but it was definitely larger than the average Combusken.
Ash quickly ran to where Nema was lying. The Combusken noticed him and used Fire Spin, but it was only countered by Floatzel's Hydro Pump. Floatzel quickly stood in front of Ash, ready to attack.
"We need to be careful Floatzel. Nema has some very high tech equipment in here and I wouldn't be surprised if they would burst into flames," Ash said and Floatzel responded with a grunt.
The Combusken definitely had the traits of an ordinary Combusken, as in it was very impatient and reckless. It charged at Floatzel with its claws on fire.
"Stop it with Aqua Tail!" Ash commanded as he looked at Nema's wounds. She had burns, but nothing too serious. Ash then glanced up and saw the ceiling start to collapse. He quickly jumped out of the way, carrying Nema and looked back at the fight and was shocked. Floatzel was underneath the rubble. "Floatzel!" Ash shouted. In just one second, Floatzel jumped out of the rubble, badly injured. Ash looked at the Combusken and noticed the red glow.
"So it has Blaze?" Ash muttered. "Floatzel, Rain Dance!" Ash called out. Floatzel did as commanded and soon it started to rain and some of the fires were put out. Floatzel also started to move a bit faster and ran up to the Combusken and used a close up Hydro Pump, sending the Combusken flying into one of Nema's machines. The Combusken was motionless and soon it started to glow. Ash soon realized that it wasn't the Combusken that was glowing, but rather the machine it crashed into. "Floatzel! We need to get out of here!"
Ash and Floatzel ran out of the house, carrying Nema, and Nema's lab exploded. Espeon, Meowth, and Pidgeot looked at the house in shock. Ash placed Nema next to Pidgeot and returned Floatzel. He looked up at the sky. "Rain Dance should last a little longer."
"Boss, who did this?" Meowth asked. Ash looked down at him and noticed he was in battle stance.
"It was another giant Pokemon Meowth. This time, it was a Combusken," Ash said, looking at the destroyed lab, waiting for any movement. Five minutes past before a flame shot into the sky, dispersing the Rain Dance.
"That's Sunny Day," Meowth readied his claws, preparing for battle. Espeon quickly joined Meowth's side.
Another flame shot into the sky, except this time it was going to land where they were standing.
"Everyone…MOVE!" Ash shouted and he, Espeon, and Meowth jumped out of the way and Pidgeot quickly flew away with Nema on her back.
Standing in a crater was not a Combusken, but a Blaziken.
"It…evolved!?" Ash was astonished by the fact that a giant Pokemon could evolve, especially since it had no aura.
"Boss, this is the strongest one yet," Meowth exclaimed as the new giant Blaziken dashed towards them.
"Espeon," Ash said and Espeon used Psychic, stopping the Blaziken in place. Ash looked at the sky and the Sunny Day. "That won't be going away anytime soon. Meowth, use Thunderbolt."
Meowth did just that and the Blaziken screamed in agony as the volts went through its body. "It's still standing boss."
"I expected that," Ash said, not once taking his eyes off the Blaziken. These giant Pokémon are no joke and are stronger than any of Tobias' Pokémon.
"Heh, want me to tear it to shreds?" Meowth extended his claws. He didn't need to look back to see Ash nod and he ran off, straight to the Blaziken. The Blaziken kept struggling against the Psychic and soon broke free to Ash and Espeon's surprise and used Fire Blast, sending the trainer and the two Pokémon flying while burning the area.
Ash coughed. "Meowth!" Ash quickly ran to where Meowth was and there was Meowth unconscious. "But how?" Ash looked back at the Blaziken which was now running towards him.
Ash got on his feet quickly and materialized his Aura Sword. He ran to meet Blaziken in combat. Ash and Blaziken kept countering each other's attacks, but Blaziken was more familiar with fighting then Ash and delivered a devastating kick to Ash's stomach, sending him to crash into a nearby tree. Ash got up and charged again, doing his best to ignore the pain. Ash slashed at Blaziken's leg, cutting it off. The Blaziken screeched and stumbled before falling down. But it wasn't even five seconds when the leg regenerated.
"What the…?" Before Ash knew it, his body was engulfed with flames as he was kicked once again into a tree with greater impact than before, causing the trees to fall.
The Blaziken used Fire Blast on where Ash was sitting. Ash knew that if he didn't do anything, this battle was lost. Garchomp and Manectric appeared in front of Ash, shielding him from the attack. Garchomp, having more experience, went straight to combat with the Blaziken. Manectric occasionally used electric attacks but awaited a proper order from Ash.
Ash stood up, putting one arm against the tree to support himself. He needed to defeat that Blaziken and fast. "Manectric, Thunder! And try to stay away from it! It has very strong attack power! Garchomp, use Granite Punch!"
Manectric let out a roar as he used Thunder, shocking the Blaziken and paralyzing it. Garchomp soon delivered a hard punch to the Blaziken, sending it flying. Garchomp quickly used Hyper Beam and Espeon used Shadow Ball before the Blaziken landed on the ground.
Ash stared at the falling Blaziken and noticed it was starting to fade away. But it was still there. It soon landed and charged at Garchomp. It must have realized Garchomp was the biggest threat. "Psychic!" Espeon did just that and stopped the Blaziken in place. Ash slowly walked over to the Blaziken. It was too weak to try and break out of the Psychic but was glaring at Ash. Ash could feel the heat from Blaziken as he approached it.
Ash stared at it in the eye. "What are you?"
The Blaziken screeched loudly but Ash or any of the Pokémon didn't flinch. Ash just turned around, before summoning his Aura Sword and stabbing the Blaziken. He didn't need to turn around to know the Blaziken was gone. Ash walked towards Meowth and Garchomp, Espeon, and Manectric followed. As Ash walked to Meowth he suddenly felt very exhausted and the pain from the Blaziken's attacks finally settled in.
His Pokemon stared in shock as their trainer collapsed and they quickly rushed to him. Pidgeot soon landed with Nema on her back. Garchomp took Nema off her back and Pidgeot quickly took to the skies and headed to the Latolato Trail. Garchomp, Espeon, and Manectric had no idea what to do with the unconscious Ash, Meowth, and Nema. But all they could do was wait and hope their trainer would be alright.
Here I thought people stopped caring about this story but it seems I've been sorely mistaken. Sorry for the huge delay guys.