Helel: Surpass
Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers Brawl or any of the characters. I only own Sun-Wong, Isaak, Himeno, Roger, Aqua, Mcenche, Pepper (me), Li, Abbigale, Queen Neptune, Prince Pluto, Emperor Apollo, Queen Hinata, Queen Zoe, Prince Henry, Queen Crystal, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and the little bat Hoshi-Tsuki but not who he is. Zelina and Sao belong to Zelina56. I also own Nina, Fuyumi, Serenade, Ian, Wright, the arch-angels, the Angel Assembly and Raven.
Summary: The battle for Angel Land has finally begun. Ash, Pikachu, Meta Knight, Kirby and Lucario set their sights on Helel to free Himeno and stop the wind storms in that region. The opponent Ash has to face will be the last person on his mind. Will Ash finally be able to take this person down? He'll have to since Gary's life is on the line.
Me: There are six parts to everyone working outside of Eden and then from chapter 44 onwards, it'll be the final battle. This is Ash's chapter and probably the last one where he is in the spotlight. Enjoy. :D
Chapter 38: Helel: Surpass
The three Pokémon came out of the Pokéballs that Ash threw into the air.
"Squirtle, use hydro pump! Ivysaur, use your razor leaf! Charizard, use your flamethrower!" the Pokémon Trainer commanded.
Paul was right behind releasing three of his six Pokémon.
"Go Torterra, Magmortar and Honchkrow. Teach these guys a lesson!"
The teen's starter Pokémon, magma Pokémon and the dark crow appeared out of their Pokéballs and attacked the demons that were nearby. Both Ash and Paul's fire Pokémon cleared a path when Dawn threw two Pokéballs in the air as her Piplup jumped out of her hands.
"Come on out Mamoswine and Togekiss. Mammoo, use ice shards and Togekiss, use aura sphere! Piplup, use hydro pump"
The mammoth Pokémon as well as the jubilee Pokémon came out of their Pokéballs and attacked the demons that were flying.
"Really, was that all the Pokémon you withdrew?" Paul asked her in a mocking tone.
"You shut up! I don't have anything else that's tough enough to last for hours!" Hikari shouted.
Both looked ready to bicker at each other when May ran in the middle of them and threw out three Pokéballs.
"Go Blaziken, Glaceon and Beautifly! Do what you want!"
May's startle Pokémon, the ice evolution of Eevee and the butterfly Pokémon appeared from their Pokéballs and attacked the demons that were a little out of Ash's attack range.
"Do what you want?" Dawn and Paul asked in sync.
May nodded her head as she joined Ash who was ahead of the group.
Brock came next as he released three Pokémon. "Go Steelix, Crobat and Ludicolo! Follow May's lead!"
The three Pokémon came out of their Pokéballs and they all attacked with long range attacks. Misty was dragging Tracey through one way entrance into Angel Land as she had a single Pokéball in her hand.
"If that's the case, I'll use-"
As if on cue, another came out of her bag and emerged on the battlefield. Misty was not amused.
"Duck!"
Misty ended up releasing Tracey from her grip and she yelled at her Pokémon.
"Psyduck! What are you doing out? I wanted Politoed! Not you!"
The duck Pokémon that always had a headache just stared at his trainer and turned his head. The minute he did that though, one of the demons came down and swooped Koduck from it's location.
"-sweatdrop- Where'd you go?"
The poor duck was being sent away by one of the flying demons. Luckily, Pikachu's thunderbolt sent the demon crashing to the ground. Psyduck landed head first into the hard clouds.
"Misty, you're losing your touch!" Ash teased as he ran farther ahead.
"Ash!" she shouted as she ran after him kicking Psyduck in the face.
Dawn gave her a worried look. "Umm...I don't think we should be running around like that..."
"You think?" Paul asked her in a sarcastic tone.
Tracey finally recovered from Misty pulling him on his shirt collar and sent out a single Pokémon. "I'm counting on you Maril."
The aquatic mouse emerged from its Pokéball and stood next to her trainer. Tracey then took out a sketch book and sat in front of the door.
"What are you doing Tracey?" Dawn questioned annoyed that he wasn't moving from his spot.
"I got to sketch this battle! It's my first time in Heaven!" Tracey told them.
"And your last if you don't get out of the way."
As if on cue, Tracey got falcon kicked by Captain Falcon.
"Come on!" Captain Falcon shouted as he charged ahead.
Pretty soon, the rest of the Smashers were jumping over Tracey's injured body ready to battle the demons of Angel Land. Ike's army came out next and then the assist trophies. By the time every fighter and healer was out, Tracey had many footprints on his back.
"That's why you don't stand at the entrance," Paul mocked as Dawn helped him up. When she did though, Barry came out last pushing her to the ground and stepping on Tracey.
"I'm ready for this!" He declared as he threw three Pokéballs in the air. "Go Empoleon, Skarmory and Hitmonlee! Let's go all out!"
Barry's starter penguin, his steel flying bird and fighting Pokémon emerged from their Pokéballs. While they were ready to kick ass, the demons were already too far from the spaceship because the Smashers pushed them back into Angel Land. Paul just groaned.
"You're too slow Barry."
"W-What? I'm always on time!"
"Not this time." He turned to Dawn and Tracey who were trying to recover from his hyperactive friend. He figured they were going to be left behind because they were too slow. Just his luck to be stuck with the three most annoying people of the group.
Ash wanted to complete his mission as soon as possible. The sooner he released the angel in Helel, the sooner he could save Pit.
To do this, he had to leave Misty behind and fly on his Charizard. His three other Pokémon clung onto either him or the dragon Pokémon for dear life.
The demons that Ash saw were very familiar. How could he forget them?
"The Subspace minions..." Ash mumbled to Pikachu.
"Pika..."
"So he isn't dead after all...I should have known..."
"Pika pi..."
Ash shook his head. "Don't worry about it. I'm only assuming that it's him. Someone else could be controlling the army for all we know."
"Chu..."
"Something wrong Red?"
The Pokémon Trainer wasn't expecting to find Meta Knight flying on one side of him and Kirby on the warp star on the other. Lucario was behind him running at an keeping up with Charizard using extreme speed.
"No...I was just thinking..."
"Don't think. Feel." Kirby said as he inhaled one of the Primids that was in their way.
Ash looked at the pink puffball completely puzzled. "Umm...what does that mean?"
"You have much to learn," Lucario told him. There was hinted sarcasm in his tone of voice as he shot a ball of aura in front of them clearing a path that was blocked.
"Charizard, use flamethrower!" Ash ordered as his Pokémon burned all the foes except the fire Primid that was immune to the flames. Meta Knight dealt with them with a swift strike from his sword Galaxia.
"Feels like the old times," Meta Knight mumbled to the group as they continued heading east.
Gary glared at the Lumas that were flying around him. He was in the library and he couldn't get any peace because they kept asking him to read the stories on the shelf most specifically the one that Rosalina reads them which was the one that Mario said that it was a tearjerker.
"Gary, are you okay?"
The Pokémon Researcher sighed. May brought her younger brother Max along for the ride even though Ash lectured her that it wasn't a field trip, yet he was forced to stay behind because he had no Pokémon to defend himself. In the end, he was just a nuisance that had to pay attention to Gary to make sure he didn't leave the Comet Observatory to fight on the battlefield.
"I feel great. I get swarmed by Luma and I don't get to help Ash in the battle..."
"Don't threat," Max said calmly, "I'm sure everything will be okay. My sister is out there helping him, remember?"
"Yeah..."
Regardless, Gary was still annoyed that Ash looked down at his abilities as a trainer. He caught Rayquaza. Wasn't that enough proof that he could handle these demons?
"Oh do I wish I could help them out!" Gary cried out in an exasperated tone as he demonstrated his irritation through his movements. "God, someone take me to Ash already!"
Max should have told him that Blue should be careful what he wished for. As if on cue, the entire room became black. The Lumas in the room still swirled around the room but they were moving at a much quicken pace possibly because they were in a state of panic without their mother.
"What the hell?" Gary shouted.
"What is going on?" Max asked.
The two would soon find out. Gary felt a hand seize him from behind. He tried to scream but another hand covered his mouth preventing him from speaking. When Max turned around to face the Pokémon Researcher, he was already being pulled into a dark portal. Max was able to recognize that the hand was from a Pokémon...a very scary one in fact.
"Gary!" he cried out as he reached out to prevent the teen from being taken away. His efforts were futile as the researcher was pulled into the darkness.
With Gary gone, the room went back to normal and the Lumas started to cry.
"This isn't good!"
"Mama won't be happy!"
"He disappeared!"
Max was also in panic, "This is terrible! I have to tell Rosalina!"
It took a long to reach the borders of Helel but once they did, Ash realized that they wouldn't be able to get to the fortress that easily.
Like Pepper predicted, there was a huge windstorm in the area. The hospital like buildings was being blown away in a huge gust. Parts from the roof and pieces of glass were caught in the whirlwind and were being thrown everywhere.
This place is a mess. Ash thought to himself. I wonder if it was this bad before that wind angel was held captive.
"Incoming, poyo!" Kirby exclaimed as he started to steer the Warp Star carefully.
Ash understood why the pink puffball gave him warning. Those small fragments were heading straight toward them.
"Charizard, fly a little higher," the Pokémon Trainer ordered as his dragon like Pokémon obeyed. The fire Pokémon flew high up to avoid the specks of glass. Lucario had the easiest time dodging them because he could predict with his aura where they were going to turn up next. He would side step at the last minute to avoid the bits and pieces. Meta Knight flew low close behind the aura Pokémon to avoid the mirror shards.
If dodging the particles weren't enough, the demons were swarming in from all directions. All seemed immune to the strong winds.
"Pikaaaaaaaachuuuuuuuu!"
Pikachu jumped off his trainer's back and fired bolts of lighting from his body. He managed to get some of the flying demons.
Meta Knight and Kirby glanced at each other in union. Both understood what needed to be done. The two Star Warriors back off confusing the Pokémon Trainer.
"What are you guys doing?" Ash asked them as Charizard started to fly faster. "Hurry up!"
"You, Pikachu and Lucario can take care of the inside of the fortress. Kirby and I will handle the outside."
"But-"
"Saving the angel and stopping this natural disaster is more important," Meta Knight interrupted.
"Plus, you want to get back to Blue, don't you?" Kirby asked innocently.
Ash decided it would b best to clam up and just trust in the two Smashers. He glanced at Lucario who was way ahead of him dodging everything in his path. "All right, you two just make sure to enter the fortress when the outside is clear."
The Star Warriors nodded their head in agreement.
"Charizard, catch up to Lucario and use dragon breathe on those demons!"
Listening to its trainer, Charizard hastened its wings and tore through the air. It tackled many of the Subspace Minions that were in the way. Pikachu cleared a path from the left and right but Ash soon told the yellow rat to save its energy for the bigger battle ahead of them.
The fortress was coming into view.
"Pikachu, use volt tackle! Charizard, use fire blast!" Ash commanded.
Both Pokémon unleashed their most powerful attack on the door that was preventing them entrance to the fortress. Lucario followed up with aura sphere. With thunder, fire and fighting attacks, the door leading to the interior of the fortress crumbled to the ground. Ash and the Pokémon rushed in unaware of the dangers they were going to face.
Lucario was alert when they entered the fortress. It was quiet. Too quiet for the blue Pokémon's liking. Ash called back Charizard to its Pokéball as he began to walk a few steps behind Lucario.
"Where's the welcoming party?" Ash asked.
Lucario tried to sense any dangerous aura but he could only feel the power coming from the angel trapped in a room above them. He then was able to feel the presence of two of the Smashers that were turned into trophies.
"Our friends are near." Lucario began. "If we go into the room ahead of us and look for a staircase, then we should be able to-"
"All right! What are we waiting for?" Ash questioned. "Let's go!"
"Pika!"
"Wait Ash!"
The Pokémon Trainer was already running ahead of him. The Lucario commented on Ash's brashness and soon followed. It was then did he feel the aura of a dangerous person up ahead.
Once Ash broke into the room (as he tackled the door that was preventing entrance), the Pokémon Trainer couldn't help but let out a gasp. In front of them was a green feather incased in a protective covering. On each side of the feather, two trophies were being used to put up the casket.
"DDD, Popo, Nana!" Ash called out as he proceeded to rush ahead.
"Wait you idiot!" Lucario called out. "It's an obvious trap!"
Ash stopped in his tracks. "But they're right in front of us!"
"Pika! Pika chu!"
Ash looked up. His eyes widened when he realized that he didn't pay attention to what was above him. Close to the ceiling of the fortress was a Pokémon arena blueprint. Something told him that this was Pokémon arena and that a huge battle would soon take place.
"I see you finally made it."
The two Pokémon tensed as Ash saw the arena come down on them. He moved out of the way before any of the outlines hit him. Those outlines shaped the flooring of the fortress. The rough edges on the ground become flat out smooth. The white lines that represent the boundaries (that no one uses) and an outlined Pokéball was created in the center of the field.
"Talk about technical..." Ash mumbled to himself.
"It's been a while Ash."
Ash glanced up. A man was coming down on an elevated platform. He was tall and rather scrawny for an adult. He had a similar hair fashion like Ash's and had his trademark lightning bolts on his cheeks. He had piercing black eyes and an evil smile that was staring down the Pokémon Trainer and the other Pokémon. He appeared to be a Pokémon Trainer. An experienced trainer in fact.
"Do I know you?" Ash asked. It may have sounded like a stupid question but Ash had met many trainers on his journal through Kanto, the Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenn, the Battle Frontier and Sinnoh. He had remembered all the good trainers he encountered on his trainer mainly because they all helped him become a strong yet kind-hearted trainer. They were the reason why he met many of his Pokémon and his best friends. He would never forget a face.
The man shook his head. "No, you were too young to remember me."
Lucario stood in front of Ash. Blue aura was surrounding the palm of his hand. Pikachu was also standing in front of his trainer. Cheeks were sparking tiny electric bolts ready to attack the mysterious trainer.
"Ash, I can feel a dark aura emitting from him..." Lucario muttered.
"Really? I didn't notice." The Pokémon Trainer replied sarcastically. "Step aside. I may not know who you are but you are preventing us from saving our friends!"
"I cannot allow you to do that." The man said simply. "I was assigned by Tsusuki to take down the intruders that come here. I will only fight those who have Pokémon on hands. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to enter this room."
The man took out a Pokéball. The top of it was noticeably black. Ash recognized it as a dark ball. He remembered that Team Rocket member Iron Mask that went after poor Celebi and nearly destroyed the forest and the Pokémon that inhabited the forest.
"That ball..."
"You seem to know what this is my boy." The man began. "This is a dark ball. It brings the Pokémon to its fullest potential. I invented it hoping that Team Rocket would use it but only the Iron Mask was smart enough to use it. Look what happened to Team Rocket now."
"Who are you?" Ash asked again.
The man grinned evilly as he threw the Pokéball into the air. Out came a Nidoking with a burgundy color instead of a purple. Its pupils were completely slanted and its eyes were very small. It growled at Ash and the Pokémon.
"I think if you want to get anywhere boy, you'll going to have to defeat me in a four on four battle. The battle ends when all four Pokémon on teams side faints." The man chuckled bitterly to himself. "Of course, my Pokémon won't hesitate to kill yours so you might want to call it back before then and lose sooner."
Ash glared at the man as he debated which Pokémon he should use. Squirtle and Ivysaur are no match for those powerful Pokémon. Charizard needed its rest and Pikachu can't hurt harm it since Nidoking was part ground. That left him with those two he asked from Professor Oak.
"Go Donphan!" Ash called out. The armor Pokémon with two tusks emerged from its ball.
"Ash, I don't think will be a good idea." Lucario commented.
"It'll be fine Lucario," he told the blue Pokémon. "No matter how evil a trainer is, they must follow the rules."
Pikachu looked at its trainer and shook its head. That did not apply to some trainers AKA Team Rocket, Team Magma, Team Aqua and Team Galactic. Ash was a fool to believe that this person was no different.
Annoyed that Ash would not listen to reason, Lucario intended to go behind the mysterious trainer and free the other Smashers. The man saw this though.
"I wouldn't want anyone on your side moving Ash." He began. "You wouldn't want your most cherished person to be hurt would you?"
"Most precious person...don't tell me!"
The man snapped his fingers and something slowly came down from the ceiling. Ash's heart sank when he realized that he made another mistake.
"Gary?"
"How did he?"
"Really, my boy. When you want to protect something, you stick close to it. You don't just leave it in the protection of little stars and old people now would you?"
Ash could only watch in horror as the rope that tied Gary lowered above the battlefield.
"Now my boy, if you don't want cute little Gary to get hurt, make sure your fellow Smashers stay on your side of the field. I wouldn't want my Pokémon to ruin that cute face of his."
"You wouldn't dare..."
The man's psychotic expression was enough to know that he wasn't kidding. Ash turned to Lucario and ordered him to handle this in a Pokémon battle.
"Donphan use your tackle attack!" Ash ordered.
The long tusk Pokémon obeyed as it rolled into a spiky ball and rolled toward his opponent. Donphan was stopped when Nidoking grabbed a hold of both tusks.
"What?"
"Iron tail."
Nidoking threw Donphan in the air as its tail glowed. It hit the ground Pokémon with a powerful attack from its tail. Donphan was shaken as it was forced to uncurl itself. It landed on his feet.
"Donphan, are you okay?" Ash asked.
Donphan replied with a low cry. Ash realized that he couldn't finish this battle off so soon. He might make a terrible mistake rushing to save his lover.
"Water pulse."
Ash didn't get a chance to react as Nidoking sent shock waves of water toward his Pokémon. The Pokémon did not dodge in time and took a direct super effective hit.
"Ash what are you doing?" Lucario asked him. "You can't just stand there and take it."
"Shut it Lucario. I know what I'm doing..." the Pokémon Trainer mumbled.
"This is disappointing." the man began as he let out a yawn. "At this rate, I'll have to make a sacrifice. Nidoking, how about you use your sludge bomb on the boy hanging up there."
NO! Ash thought to himself as he ordered his Pokémon to stop the attack at all cost. Donphan charged at Nidoking with a full body take down attack. Nidoking ended up aiming for the ground Pokémon in the end. Its trainer found it amusing.
"Oh, you really are going to battle seriously then?"
Damn him...Gary is like a hostage up there...I need to get him out of the way.
"Another water pulse attack."
"Dodge it Donphan and use rollout!"
Ash's Pokémon rolled into a spiky ball again and charged toward its target. This time Nidoking was not going to catch it again. Donphan swerved in different directions confusing the poison Pokémon before jumping into the air and uncurling from its ball.
"Hyper beam!" Ash ordered.
"How about an ice beam attack?"
Donphan unleashed a powerful blast from its mouth. The same for Nidoking only a blast of ice came from its mouth. Both beam attacks collided causing a massive explosion to occur upon contact. Pikachu jumped on Lucario's back as he shielded them both from the dust with his arm. Ash did the same. The mysterious trainer did no such thing as he smirked.
"You can finish this off with giga impact."
Shit! Ash cursed to himself as the smoke faded away. His Donphan was tired from the hyper beam attack. If the attack worked, then Nidoking shouldn't have enough strength to...
Nidoking looked unharmed from the attack. He rushed toward the tired ground Pokémon. Its entire body was glowing. With one powerful tackle, Nidoking sent Donphan flying toward the ceiling with all of the power it could muster from giga impact.
"Donphan!" Ash called out as his Pokémon fell to the ground. Donphan tried to stand up but its legs were wobbling. In a matter of time, the Pokémon fell to the ground again, unable to continue the match.
"Three to go." The mysterious man taunted as Ash was forced to call Donphan back to its Pokéball.
"Ash, let me battle," Lucario offered. "I can take him on."
"Lucario, stay out of this." Ash answered in a firm voice. "This is my battle and no one else needs to interfere."
"But-"
Ash threw another Pokéball in the air. "Go Sceptile!"
Out of the Pokéball came a tall green Pokémon with a stick in its mouth.
"Quick attack, Sceptile!" Ash ordered. Pikachu saw the serious look on his trainer's face. He was dead set to finish this match with minor casualties.
The Pokémon obeyed as it charged at Nidoking with such speed that an order could not be issued fast enough.
"Follow that up with leaf blade."
Before Nidoking could recover, the blade on the grass Pokémon's arm glowed a bright color. With one clean motion, Sceptile slammed the blade into Nidoking's face. The Pokémon landed on the ground with an X on its eyes.
"Good job Sceptile!" Ash cheered.
The Pokémon did not respond as it glared at the mysterious trainer who called back the poison Pokémon. He summoned another Pokémon out from another dark ball. It was a Tyranitar, the dual dark/rock Pokémon. It looked very similar to the Pokémon the Iron Mask had.
"Shadow claw."
For a rock Pokémon, it was hella fast but Ash's Sceptile would not be beaten when it came to speed.
"Sceptile dodge it and use leaf blade."
The grass Pokémon prepared another grass attack but it didn't dodge the ghost move. Instead, it caught Sceptile's blade. The unexpected happen though. Ash thought he heard a tear in the blade. It became apparent when his Pokémon jumped back in pain. For a second, Ash thought he saw blood on his Pokémon's arm.
"S-Sceptile…"
His Sceptile tried to play it off like he wasn't critically injured. He fell to his knees though.
"How could you?" Ash asked in anger. "These Pokémon are living things to!"
"Oh boy, you don't understand anything." The trainer said with a laugh. "This isn't the world of Pokémon where everything is kid friendly. This is war, and if you want to save your friend that's in that palace, you might have to do some sacrificing. Tyranitar, finish it off with giga impact."
"Bullet seed!" Ash ordered quickly when he saw the evil Pokémon charging at Sceptile at an amazing speed. Sceptile was still a little dazed from its leaf arm almost getting ripped off. It shot powerful seeds from its mouth. However, upon seeing that the attack wasn't enough, the green Pokémon jumped out of the way. Ash, Pikachu and Lucario also had to move out of the way as it crashed into the door. The entire building shook.
"What power…" Lucario murmured.
"Tyranitar is wide open!" Ash declared. "Use solar beam!"
Sceptile landed on the ground as it prepared the powerful attack. As the smoke cleared, Tyranitar turned the other direction. The grass Pokémon unleashed its most powerful grass attack and it hit it dead on.
"You did it!"
The mysterious trainer didn't think so. He smirked as he pointed at Ash's Pokémon. "If you're done, then I want you to use rock slide."
The building started to rumble again. Ash tried his best to stay standing. His Pikachu decided to cling onto the aura Pokémon as he too was trying to keep balance.
"Ash, get Sceptile out of the way!" Lucario warned.
"W-What?"
Ash understood why. The debris from the ceiling started to fall. Sceptile was too tired to move but Tyranitar made it worse by using another giga impact attack on his weak Pokémon to make it crash into the bigger boulders. The his eyes widen in horror upon seeing his Sceptile being buried under the huge rocks.
"S-Sceptile!" Ash got out his Pokéball. "Return!"
He successfully managed to call his Pokémon back but it cost him.
"Two to go…" The mysterious trainer taunted. "Don't disappoint me now, my boy."
"Shut up…I will save Gary."
Ash took another Pokéball out and frowned. He shouldn't be using his Charizard now. It was too tired from flying him over to the fortress. He didn't predict there would be a battle and that's why he kept Squirtle and Ivysaur.
"Charizard…I'm sorry, but I'm going to rely on you for this battle…GO!"
The fire dragon appeared from its Pokéball. He roared as it glared at his opponent.
"A Charizard huh? You really have a powerful team after four years." The man said with a laugh. "But will four years be enough."
"Shut up! Charizard, use flamethrower!"
"Hyper beam!"
The two Pokémon let out their powerful attacks collide with each other causing another explosion. Charizard didn't need to be told what to use next though the mysterious trainer off guard. The fire dragon took Tyranitar in its arms and flew above the arena. It performed a circle four times before heading toward the ground and dropping the other Pokémon in the dead center.
"A seismic toss?" The trainer wondered as he stared at his injured Pokémon.
"Did we get him Charizard?" Ash questioned.
Tyranitar stood up shortly after the powerful move. Ash was stunned that it was able to get up. Luck was on his side though when it fainted. To the trainer's disappointment, he forced his Pokémon to return and took out another Pokéball.
"If it's a battle with dragons you want, then it's a battle of dragons you'll get."
He threw another dark ball into the air. Out came one dark blue Salamance. Its eyes were focused on its target.
"Ash, it might be wise to switch out." Lucario warned him.
"I can't." Ash said simply. "He's the only one I can rely on..."
"But..."
"Charizard, use dragon breathe!"
"Use your dragon breathe as well."
The two dragons took it to the air and fired their dragon attack at each other. Not only was there another explosion but both dragons charged into each other. Both trainers did not issue orders to them as they duke it out with their claws and tails. All Charizard needed to do was get in another seismic toss to defeat Salamance. The same trick wouldn't work twice.
"Shadow claw."
Charizard was hit dead on with the ghost technique. The fire Pokémon countered with a slash attack to the wing. Both Pokémon circled around each other before unleashing another dragon breath.
"Come on Charizard...you can do it..."
"Pika pi..."
Salamance tackled Charizard into the wall causing the other to cry out in pain. The fire dragon fell to his knees as it glared at its worthy opponent.
"Hyper beam." The mysterious trainer ordered.
As the dark blue Pokémon prepared for its final attack...
"Dodge and use dragon breath!"
Sure enough, Charizard was able to dodge the powerful attack. It aimed for Salamance but missed. This was intentional though as Ash was aiming for the four spots that the dragon was standing on. Once the four attacks were hit, Ash delivered the command.
"Use dig and then dragon breath!"
Charizard with all of its strength flew into the air and then dove into the ground. The mysterious trainer realized that Salamance wouldn't be able to dodge in time. More importantly, he didn't know where the attack would come from. What was supposed to be dragon breath though turned out to be a powerful fire blast! Four fire pillars were surrounding the dragon Pokémon to it's horror as it tried to find a way out. Charizard then came out from underneath it and delivered a powerful punch to its stomach.
"That's my Pokémon's version of Falcon Punch!" Ash declared as the dragon hit the ceiling.
"Tch...Salamance, use another hyper beam."
"I won't let you! Charizard finish it off with dragon pulse!"
Salamance didn't have enough time to charge up another hyper beam. The dragon was hit with dragon pulse head on and roared. Salamance let out a roar as it rammed its head into the other's stomach one more time to make sure that it was out of commission.
"Take that!" Ash quoted as he pointed the finger at his opponent.
The mysterious trainer looked rather annoyed. Lucario noticed that the aura became more dangerous as he summoned his Pokémon back into its Pokéball. He clutched his last Pokéball as he laughed.
"W-What's so funny?"
The man continued to laugh hysterically before he stopped to look at the young trainer. "Oh boy, I haven't had a match like this in so long! I never had to resort to use this baby, but like all trainers, we all have our favorites. Come, Dusknoir!"
Ash's eyes widened when the grim reaper Pokémon came out its Pokéball. He recalled Conway using this Pokémon against his team in the Sinnoh League but also remembered seeing this Pokémon somewhere else...like when he was much younger, but his memory was a mess of when he was two.
"Shadow punch."
Dusknoir was supposed to be a slow ghost if Conway had to use trick room to make it speedy, but not this one. It disappeared from sight and appeared behind Charizard. With a powerful punch, it hit the dragon's pressure point in the neck head on sending it to the ground.
"Charizard!"
Dusknoir wasn't done yet. He vanished again and then appeared in front of Charizard unleashing a barrage of shadow punch moves. Ash realized that this Pokémon was out to take a life.
"Return!"
Dusknoir got one more powerful attack before Charizard got called back.
"You can't beat me Ash." He mocked. "Delia acknowledge my Pokémon when we married, but she didn't understand my love for the grim reaper when I left you two behind."
Ash froze. "H-How did you know my mother's name?...Don't tell me you're..."
The mysterious trainer could only laugh again as he announced. "Yes Ash, I am your father!"
The cliché line that you hear in many animes and video games often. However, when one heard this line in real life, their world came crumbling down. Ash didn't realize that he fell to his knees. Those words had so much impact on him then he had ever imagined.
"That can't be...that's impossible!"
The same line that Luke Skywalker used when confronted by Dark Vader, but these words came out on its own.
The man laughed. "It's the truth. How do you think I know you and your weaknesses so well? I've been watching you my boy. You failed three Pokémon leagues and barely managed to win the last one. If it weren't for your boyfriend cheering you on, you would never have won against your rival. Who was it again? Or yes, you had to face Conway before you fought Paul. And then there was Tobias and his legendary Pokémon." He snickered. "Oh that man has a good hand. How you won is a mystery."
Ash stared at the man in horror. He didn't seem to absorb that info. Instead, he thought of something else. "Why were you with Team Rocket?"
"Because I wanted a thrill in life." His father replied. "Life is boring in that little town you know. So I came up with a wonderful excuse to leave your mother and joined them. However, Team Rocket is weak. Every organization in the world is weak though. They are always beaten by some kid and their band of Pokémon. If they took their jobs seriously, they would just take a gun and shoot them because really, kids don't have the power to stop a powerful organization. Giovanni finally seemed to grasp that though when he attacked your hometown to get the research data from your boyfriend. However, if your Smasher friends haven't interfered, he might have won. That shows how arrogant he is though. I would not allow that to happen though...which is why..."
The trio gasped when he pulled out a gun. "If push comes to shove, I will shoot my son."
"No...that's playing dirty.."
"Yes, I will shoot my faggot son and his boyfriend."
Ash clenched his fist in anger. He had to save Gary...but he couldn't go up against his dad that he hadn't seen for fourteen years and almost declared missing.
"Pikachu...can you fight?" He asked his starter.
The yellow rat looked surprised before it glared at his opponents. "Pika."
"Good...this...will be the toughest opponent we have ever faced Pikachu."
Lucario noticed that Ash's tone of voice changed. He was shaking sure, but he was slowly gaining the confidence to fight his long lost father. His aura was flashing a radiant blue. His Pikachu was ready to finish the battle.
"Pikachu, use thunderbolt!"
"PIKACHU!"
The Pokémon shot electricity from its body. Dusknoir disappeared to dodge the attack before appearing in front of the rat.
"Fire punch."
"Agility!"
Pikachu was lightning fast. His speed could match the other and successfully dodge.
"Ah yes, your starter is your last." His father muttered.
"Old man...we can still stop this..." Ash said rather darkly. When his Pikachu hit Dusknoir with an iron tail attack, he felt something glaze his cheek.
"Ash!" Lucario called out seeing the trainer bleeding. His father gave the warning shot.
The Pokémon Trainer hid his disappointment underneath his hat. "Why do you resort to cheating old man?"
"I have nothing to lose." He said simply. "Team Rocket is gone and so is my thrill. You are my last thrill, but if I'm not satisfied, then I will keep shooting you until there are visible bullets in your skin."
What Ash did next surprised everyone. He charged head on into the battle.
"Pika pi?"
"Ash!"
Ash could see that the grim reaper was going to hit him. He barely dodged the shadow punch as he looked at his father. He was stunned that his son would do something this reckless.
"Pikachu, use volt tackle!"
Because Pikachu was close to his opponent that was distracted, he hit it dead on. Dusknoir was taken back.
"Use curse."
Not that!
The grim reaper took a needle from out of the darkness and stabbed itself with it. Not only Pikachu but Ash could also feel the needle being put into him.
Ash kept going toward his opponent. His father was shooting at him now. His favorite hat fell off of him as he jumped in the air and landed on his dad. Taken by surprised, they ended up in a fist fight. Their Pokémon were forced to fight on their own as Pikachu kept electrocuting Duskoir and Dusknoir hitting Pikachu with shadow ball constantly.
"Stupid boy! Go join your boyfriend!"
He kicked his son into the air and boy was the kick powerful. It sent him flying in the direction Ash wanted to go. Red grabbed onto the rope that was holding Gary captive and held onto it tight. The researcher was slowly coming around.
"Gary!"
"A...Ash..."
Ash could hear the gunfire going off. He could hear Lucario calling out to him. He could feel that Pikachu was winning the battle for him. He couldn't feel the bullets that were sinking into his skin though. His focus was cutting the rope before Gary became a piñata for his messed up dad.
Gary's eyes widened seeing the blood on his boyfriend. "A-Ash! W-What..."
"Don't worry...I'll get you out..."
Ash closed his eyes as he focused the aura that was manifesting in his hands. The blue aura gathered in the palm of his hands. It was as hot as a phoenix's flame as he places both hands on the rope. It incinerated the rope causing them both to fall. Ash then held onto Gary tightly as the bullets continued to hit him. This was probably the tenth bullet that hit him in the back but he didn't care. He wasn't going to let the one he loved be caught in a family affair.
They both fell to the ground; by then, the match was already decided. Pikachu had barely managed to defeat Dusknoir with a powerful thunder attack to the eye. The ghost did not move but that didn't mean that the curse got the better for the yellow Pokémon as he collapsed to the ground soon after.
"Pikachu..." Ash mumbled weakly as he continued to shield the researcher.
"Ash, I don't know what's going on, but you got to stop the bleeding! You're not going to die on me again!"
Ash shook his head as he stood up. The battle of mind over matter was won. Ash smirked victoriously at his father who was shaking.
"I don't get it!" He shouted. "Why do you risk your life for that boy? You'll be a stronger person if you were a loner like me!"
"...You're wrong...old man…" Ash mumbled as he coughed up blood. He instantly wiped it from his mouth. "My friends are my strength. Without them, I wouldn't be here today..."
"What are you talking about? Your friendship caused you and that lab fag to break up and your training was horrible afterward!"
"That was...my fault..." Ash admitted as he forced himself to stay awake. "I was weak back then and couldn't stand up for Gary and myself back then. I was a fool and I showed it during those three years. My first failure was the Kanto League...I couldn't even control my Charizard nor did I manage my time...and I suffered a humiliating defeat. Then...during the Johto League, I got cocky when I defeated Gary after all these years. The next opponent won at the last moment because I didn't take precautions...Then the Hoenn League...I was distracted...I couldn't think when I was battling and I lost...I let my team down. You could say the loser is me." Ash stared his dad down with determined eyes. "This time though, I was able to focus. I wouldn't let anything stop me from winning the Sinnoh League. I was doing it for Gary's sake to prove that I wouldn't show weakness. I won because I wanted to teach Paul a lesson in treating his Pokémon correctly...and deep down...I wanted you to watch me win."
"Ash..."
Ash bent down to pick up his hat. "But...I was wrong to think that you'd care. After all, you're a pathetic father that couldn't even stay by my mother's side when she needed you the most. And you're a worthless father for not supporting his son for all these years and stooping so low to join Team Rocket..."
"Shut up..."
"A true father would face his son after all of these years in a friendly battle! Not bring violence and your personal problems into it!"
"SHUT UP!"
"That's why...this is where we part...I won by your rules."
"Damn...damn!" He was ready to fire the gun to take the life of his son.
"I surpassed you."
"SHUT UP!"
At this point, Lucario had already aimed at the ceiling and fired an aura sphere to cause another rock slide. His father looked at the falling rocks; eyes widened in horror realizing he wouldn't be able to dodge them nor would he have enough time to pull the trigger.
"DAMN YOU! I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU!"
"...Such pathetic last words..." Ash said darkly as the debris crushed his father in a clean sweep. "And to think I looked up to you all of these years...I really was in the dark...after all...I just wanted you to say, "well done, son...""
With those words said and done, Ash felt his eyes getting heavy. He then fell backwards into the hands of his boyfriend.
"ASH! ASH! DON'T DIE! JUST HANG ON!"
"Blue, we have to hurry!" Lucario reminded him. "We must release the angel, DDD and the Ice Climbers in order to secure this area.
"...You're so heartless Lucario...he could die..."
"He's stronger than that." Lucario said simply. "You should know that better than anybody."
Gary glared at the aura Pokémon as he hopped over the huge debris as he went over to the stand where the trophies were. With a simple touch, he turned DDD and the Ice Climbers back to their original form.
"Holy hell!" Was the first thing that DDD said when he was released. "I'm going to get that angel!"
Popo and Nana instantly hugged each other upon seeing the other okay. Lucario turned to DDD and patted him on the back. "Everything will be okay. You'll be let in on what's going on once we get out of here. Right now, we need to save the angel of this place."
The penguin king was puzzled at first until he saw the green feather that was encased in the class where the mallet users were next to. He instantly removed the lid that was keeping the feather in. Nothing seemed to happen at first, but then the feather started to glow. Within a few minutes, the feather disappeared and started to take the form of an angel girl. She slowly opened her eyes to her saviors.
"…Where's Lived?" She asked.
She was referring to Pit's darker self before she realized that she wasn't even in her position anymore. Just looking at her surroundings could tell her the situation of the war. She frowned. "How long have I been asleep."
"Not long enough." Lucario said in a sarcastic tone. "Please hurry. You are one of the royal bodyguards that can get us into Palutena's castle."
"Lady Palutena…" Himeno mumbled as she looked over at Gary who was trying to help his boyfriend and his Pikachu. "Understood. Take me to where Pepper is. I'll heal your friends when I see her."
They wasted no time. Once she was awoken, the wind died down drastically in Helel. Kirby and Meta Knight were able to fly through the door. While both were relieved that their friends were okay, they had to tend to Ash and Pikachu.
"Wait…I can carry all of you. Tornado Zone!"
The wind angel caused more destruction for the fortress when she summoned her wind Aeon known as Pandemona. The purple being was large enough to carry all the Smashers. This proved to be a relief to Meta Knight who was at his limit at flying. Kirby's Warpstar was also close to being destroyed as it was flashing a dark red color. The Smashers climbed onto Pandemona as Himeno ordered him to take him out of the place.
The fortress crumbled upon leaving. Gary looked back and continued to frown. Ash was able to defeat his father after the startling revelation. He might have looked badass back there, but he might revisit the whole fight and regret it.
All I can do is help Ash move forward. Gary told himself as Pandemona headed toward the Comet Observatory.
Li couldn't help but grin when he felt Himeno being freed. He knew that a Pokémon Trainer could never be relied on in times like these. That's why he gave Ash's father a gun. He was right though. Humans were corrupted and didn't need saving at all. That didn't change the gut feeling he had inside of him.
I wonder how they'll save Mcenche. He wondered to himself as he continued to stare at the yellow feather. He clenched his fist as he decided it would be best to up the defense around the castle.
Me: TBC with 8983 words.
Yohko: That was...
Me: Sweet, I know. Notes!
1. Bruce Lee's quote but Chie from Persona 4 also says this when she gets the last hit.
2. Lucario does call Ash by his real name mainly because he is from the same world. If I had him refer Ash as Red, I apologize but my excuse is that he was always next to another Smasher and only Pit, Sonic, Ike and Ash's friend from his world could call him that.
3. Iron-Masked Marauder is from Pokémon the Movie 4.
4. TAKE THAT is an Ace Attorney quote when you show evidence to the witness/criminal and is proof that you're right on track.
Sorry it took so long. It was a combination of school, losing motivation to play Brawl period and my love for Lux Pain and Tales of Symphonia. I've finally gotten over my fear of Higurashi and embrace it…except Shion of course. Never liked the bitch for being scary but now that I know she's crazy, I have a better reason to hate her. Regardless, I've gotten into a lot of new anime like Baka to the Test (the funniest anime ever with yaoi/yuri/trap jokes), Seikon no Qwaser (borderline hentai anime) and Durarara (awesome series with lovable characters and potential yaoi!)
Video game wise, I've just playing with Pokémon Platinum (since really, I can't do anything in Pokémon HeartGold now that I beat Red and his Pikachu.) I'm waiting to get Final Fantasy Dissidia (yes I got a PSP over Christmas). Life has been hard. When I finally thought I found someone, that person dumped me. Love hurts but I'm over it now. I got too much yaoi and stories to write.
So basically, what I was planning to do after I finish either my Lux Pain Broken Hearts or Fallen Angel, I'd work on this Ace Attorney Apollo Justice story or a Durarara story…it's hard to get someone in character…especially psycho characters. Doesn't stop me from loving Izaya Orihara!
Li: You freak.
I know but who cares! He's hot, awesome, a bit of a jerk-
Li: That's an understatement.
A Jerkass but he's so loveable and slashable with Shizuo I don't care!
Li: Fangirls…
Updates, it's going to be a while again but except another update or two next month. I mean, when I lost my motivation, I forgot how the next battle was going to be like. I tried to get this story close to a realistic but dark Pokémon battle as possible. I tried to explain why Ash lost the three Pokémon Leagues based on memory. He lost the first one because of inexperience and I was trying to show that this was supposed to represent that THE LOSER IS YOU. The second time, I made it arrogance because Ash could have and would have won if he didn't let his guard down against Blaziken. I can't find the video of his loss the third time, so I made it worry why he lost the third time since I don't know who or how he lost. Now, the Sinnoh League episodes are coming up in Japan. We all know that Ash is going to lose again, but we really want him to win. This is why I had Ash win this time around and get accepted into Smash Brothers because he won. I refuse to acknowledge that Tobias was the victor because he used legendary Pokémon to beat Ash. As far as I'm concerned, that's cheating since you can't use Darkrai in real life tournaments anyway. I mean, Ash would have won if it weren't for Tobias and the creators are like, "LOL, can't let you do that Ash Ketchum."
Next battle is Mario and Sonic vs. Mr. L and Dimentio. I can't remember much about Dimentio besides he's crazy, but that's it. Reviews are appreciated. Ja ne!
GOD DAMMIT! This chapter took forever to edit! All the edits in this recent chapter isn't even funny. Mainly just replacing Japanese names with English names and then adding Barry into the battle. I had to cite Tobias as well but to Ash, Paul was the bigger challenge than Tobias for obvious reasons.
One last note. Because this was written during the fourth generation, I have bad feelings about the Sinnoh arc in general. So you can tell I'm bashing Dawn and Paul in this story constantly whenever they show up. I hate their guts with a passion. Not originally when I first wrote this story but since Diamond and Pearl is done, they're on my hated list forever. I can come up with ten reasons to hate both of them and nothing is going to change my opinion. Anyone who likes Paul are assholes anyway because you look at the forums and Paul fans ALWAYS diss Trip despite Best Wishes haven't reached the midpoint yet and comparing him when there is nothing to compare to. Paul may be the better trainer but Trip loves his Pokémon. That alone is a saving grace, so if you say that Trip is more of a jerk than Paul, I WILL GO AFTER YOU! The series has already established that Trip is hiding his kind personality under the jerkass facade while Paul was a dick from the beginning to the end. Yeah...expect Paul to get his ass kicked in this story more when you least expect it, LOL.
But now that I caught up with the series in terms of editing, I'll be updating this story after Seizensetsu, so tune in.