Pokémon: The Prism League Chapter 9: A Break in Action
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon.
4 months until the Prism League
With the addition of Riolu, Ash's training went to new levels. Longer battles, more advanced combinations, more elaborate strategies and the Pokémon meet this new training with incredible drive. Ash's Pokémon were reaching new heights in their abilities that no one had expected becoming a completely diffrent team then when training began a year ago.
"Riolu can you remind me again why we're doing this?" Ash asked his newest Pokémon who sat across from him in a meditative position while Ash did the same.
Riolu opened one eye looking to his trainer before shutting it closed once again. "We're doing this so that you and I can synchronize our auras, by meditating our auras with become stronger and by sitting together we'll be able feel a stronger connection to one another's aura."
In the three months since Riolu had joined Ash's team the Emotion Pokémon had begun teaching Ash about aura, it uses, its abilities, how to harness it and Ash had proven to be a quick study in the subject. In only two months Ash was able to contact Riolu with his own thoughts and was beginning to learn how to see aura.
"If you say so." Ash said going back to meditating.
"I just did say so and for this to work you must concentrate Master."
"Riolu I keep telling you to call me Ash."
"My apologies Master." Riolu gave a nod.
Ash groaned at Riolu's confusion and continued to meditate until he had the strange feeling that he was being watched. Ash opened his eyes to Molly standing in front of him. "Ahhhhhh!" Ash fell back surprised by the unannounced arrival of the young blond.
Molly giggled as Ash picked himself up. "Sorry Ash."
"No problem Molly, what's up?"
"I came to see what your doing."
"Me and Riolu were doing so aura training." Ash looked to the fighting type and saw a vain on his head was beginning to throb. "Hey what's wrong Riolu?"
"Please inform the young female that I do not appreciate being referred to as cute." Riolu said reading Molly's aura displaying her inner fawning of him.
Ash laughed at Riolu's dilemma, since joining Ash Riolu had dealt with the girls constantly cuddling him and found their antics somewhat annoying. "You need to lighten up Riolu."
"What did he say." Molly asked not hear the aura message.
"He doesn't like that you think he's cute."
"Oh, I'm sorry Riolu I can't help it." Molly giggled as the vain on Riolu's forehead grew bigger.
I believe we should continue our training tomorrow." Riolu advised still annoyed.
"Alright you win Riolu, return." Ash held his Pokeball out return Riolu inside then gave a sigh of disappointment.
"What's the matter Ash?" Molly asked.
"With Riolu done for the day and everyone else back home I've got no training partners.
Once again Ash's friends had all returned to their homes, this time Iris had invited Bianca to the Village of Dragons bringing Latias and Latios. Meanwhile Professor Oak and Professor Hale were out on a field test with Gary and Tracy assisting them leaving Ash no way of training or doing research.
"I already worked on everyone's attacks this morning, now I've got nothing to do." Ash fell back from his sitting position on to his back defeated.
"Then why don't you take a break." Molly suggested.
Ash sat back up looking surprised by the idea. "Take a break?"
"Yeah, you and all your Pokémon have been working really hard, you deserve a day off from training." Molly explained.
Taking a moment to think Ash decided a day off would be good for him and his Pokémon. "You know Molly, your right I should take a break." Ash said reenergized. "What do say you and me take the rest of the day off and just have some fun?"
"Ok." Molly agreed excitedly.
"Then its settled, what do you want to do first?"
"I want to ride on Charizard." Molly answered right away.
"You got it, Charizard come on out." Ash threw the Pokeball in the air release the giant fire dragon who let out a loud roar. "Sorry Charizard were not battling right now, Molly just wanted to go for a ride." Charizard gave a nod of agreement and bent down to allow them on. Pikachu hopped up with ease have practice, Molly however was having more trouble getting up do to the dragons size. "Here Molly let me help you." Ash stepped behind Molly picking her up under her arms and set her on Charizards back.
"Thanks Ash."
Ash jumped up on to his fire type sitting behind Molly with Pikach in her lap. "Alright Charizard lets go!" Charizard roared before taking flight. In a matter of seconds Charizard was soaring gracefully high above Pallet Town.
"Wow, Ash this is amasing." Molly said looking at the town below. Charizard flew smoothly through the sky gliding with clouds.
"Yeah and Charizard isn't even trying."
"He's not?"
"Nope, hey Charizard why don't you show her what you can really do."
"Raaaar." (Right.) Charizard increased his speed causing Ash to tighten his hold on Molly and Pikachu when Charizard went into a loopty loop,the sky was filled with terrified scream and then the joyous laughter of the dragon's passengers. Charizard fallowed this up by dive bombing then climbing high once again. The fire type's next stunt was flying downward in a spiral then coming out of it in a barrel roll.
"This is more fun than a roller-coaster!" Molly giggled.
Charizard continued his aerial acrobatics with Ash, Molly and Pikachu for the next hour when suddenly Ash notice Charizard was decending. "Hey Charizard what's up, do you see something?"
"Raaaa Raaa Raaa." ( Yeah I see lunch.) Charizard landed in a grove of trees eyeing the many berries that hung from them.
"Good idea Charizard I was getting pretty hungry to." Ash said jumping down from the dragon's back before helping Molly down.
"Me to." Molly agreed.
"Pika Pii." (Me three.)
Charizard went off to eat his fill from an Oran berry tree while Pikachu plucked two Pecha Berry in his reach one for himself and one for Ash. "Thanks buddy."
Molly took notice of a group of berries in her reach that were round and bright red. "This looks tasty." Molly said plucking the berry from the branch.
Ash looked to see Molly about to take a bite of the very familiar berry. "Wait Molly not that one!" Ash rushed to Molly side just in time to stop her.
"What's wrong Ash?"
"That's a tomotto berry, it'll burn your mouth if you eat it."
Molly gasped covering her mouth as Ash took the berry from her hand then tossed it to Charizard who chomped down the spicy berry being use to having fire in his mouth. "Thanks Ash, good thing you know a lot about berries."
"No problem, but the reason I know about tomotto berries is because I ate one once, my mouth felt like it was on fire and my lips swelled up to." Ash said scratching the back of his head.
Molly tried her best not giggle as she imagined Ash spewing fire from his mouth. "You ate a tomotto berry?"
"Yeah, I've had a lot of mishaps with berries before."
"Like what?" Molly asked curiously.
Ash and Molly spent the rest of their launch eating berries while Ash taught Molly about all the different kind of berries and what they did such as bluk berries making your mouth black, peccha berries curing poison and Bulu berries giving you the most painfully sour face ever.
"So what do you guys want to do now?" Ash asked after they had finished their lunch and left the grove of berries. Ash had returned Charizard to his pokeball in favor of walking.
"I'm not sure, maybe we could... look." As Ash and Molly were walking the path lead to a sparkling blue lake in the middle of the forest. "Wow it's pretty."
"Yeah it's cool." Ash said kneeling down at the edge of the lake. What about going for a swim?"
"Yeah!" Molly agreed excitedly.
"Great lets get changed then, ahhhhhh!" As Ash stood up his foot slipped causing him to lose his balance and began flailing his arms in an effort to keep from falling into the water.
"Ash!" Molly rushed behind Ash trying to hold Ash by his jacket. Ash continued flailing until he finally fell in pulling Molly with him.
"Pikapi pi!" (Ash, Molly!)
A moment later both trainers resurfaced taking a breath as they came up. Ash and Molly looked at each other and saw they were now soaking wet before bursting out in laughter. "Swimming it is then." Ash stated.
Do to the fast paced nature of Ash's training May had suggested that everyone wear their bathing suites under their cloths in case training called for them to get in to the water proving to be a good idea. Ash and Molly hung their cloths on a tree to dry leaving Ash in his red trunks with a white pokeball symbol on both sides and Molly in her blue one-piece swimsuit.
"Alright guys come on out." Ash reached into his backpack retrieved several pokeball then released his water pokemon. While Wartortle, Kingler, Lapras, Totodile, Corphish, Buizel, Oshawott and Palpitoad jumped in to the water Jellicent went straight for Ash. "Come on Jellicent I know you're happy to see me but this is ridicules." Ash said as he was once again wrapped in the water and ghost type's hug.
Molly untied her ribbon hanging it with Ash's hat and watched as Ash tried to pry off the Floating Pokémon. "Jellicent sure does like being your Pokémon Ash."
"That's one way to put it." Ash said finally freeing himself. "Now lets go!" Ash and Molly jumped into the lake causing a huge splash. As they resurfaced Buizel swam up to them letting Molly take hold of his collar allowing her to ride with him and Ash began doing laps with Wartortle and Totodile.
As the Pokémon and humans continued swimming, Oshawott was peacefully floating on his back when Corphish swam up underneath him. Oshawott angrily confronted the happy Ruffian Pokémon who was now playing with Palpitoad ignoring the Sea Otter Pokémon completely. Oshawott's furry only grew from being ignored prompting him to fire a Water Gun at Corphish. His attention now on Oshawott, Corphish fire a BubbleBeam. Oshawott dodged then fired another Water Gun while Corphish fired another BubbleBeam both attacks missed hitting an unsuspecting Palpitoad. Both Pokémon were completely unaware of their mistake until Palpitoad came to and hit them both with a Hydro Pump sending them into Lapras who had been quietly napping. Plapitoad looked worried realizing he had hit the larger Pokémon who now appeared annoyed Owshawott and Corphish resurfaced and fell under Lapras's gaze as well then with one slap of her fin Lapras washed the other three Pokémon ashore with a small wave. This unintentionally started a splash fight between all of the group, human and Pokémon.
While Ash was splashing Pikachu and Totodile, Molly had Buizel use his twin tails to hit Ash with a burst of water drenching the dark-haired trainer causing Molly to giggle. "Oh you think that's funny don't you?" Ash asked with smile.
"Yeah it was pretty funny." Molly admitted.
"Well lets see how funny you think this is." Ash made a move to grab Molly and Buizel but the Sea Weasel Pokémon dove under water before Ash could catch them. "Where did they go?" Ash searched around himself trying to any sign of them but received his answer when he was hit in the back of the head by a weak Water Gun.
"Catch us if you can Ash." Molly dared from behind the older trainer.
"You asked for it." Ash chuckled as he tried in vain to catch Molly and Buizel then once again received a surprise attack Water Gun.
After their game was done Ash and Molly sat on the shore letting the sun dry them off as the watched the Pokémon play. "Man I can't remember the last time me and my Pokémon just relaxed and had fun like this."
Ash and Molly changed into their now dry cloths before returning the Pokémon to their Pokeballs and headed back home.
Ash and Molly walked in silence when Ash notice Molly was falling behind slightly. "Something wrong Molly?" Ash stopped to allow Molly to catch up."
"No nothings wrong, I'm just kind of tired after all that swimming." Molly answered.
Ash knelt down turning his back to Molly. "Want a lift?" Ash asked looking over the shoulder not occupied by Pikachu.
"Ok." Molly mood brightened at Ash's offer of a piggyback ride. once Molly was seated on Ash's back Pikachu moved to the top of his trainer's head so that Molly could hold on to Ash by his shoulders. Ash continued home with Molly now resting comfortably on his back. "Hey Ash."
"Yeah." Ash looked over his shoulder.
"Thanks." Molly said sincerely.
"It nothing Molly."
"No not just giving me a ride, everything, I know how much training means to you but you always make time to help me train my Pokémon and teach me how to battle now your taking the day off and you let me come with you, that means a lot to me."
"You don't have to thank me for that." Ash said surprising Molly. "You were right I did need a day off and I like spending time you and teaching you about Pokémon and battling, actually when I was your age I wished I had someone like you Molly, your like the little sister I always wanted."
Molly was struck speechless for a moment hearing Ash's kind words "You really mean that Ash?"
"I sure do." Ash looked back to Molly with a smile.
Molly smiled ear to ear laughing with joy. "Then I guess that makes you the big brother I always wanted!" Molly wrapped her arms around Ash's neck in a tight hug.
"I guess so!" Ash agreed with a big smile of his own accepting Molly's hug.
Pikachu watched the affectionate display from his vantage point on Ash's head seeing what most would think was a loving brother and sister spending time together.
I know this was a little sappy but I wanted Ash and Molly to have a big brother and little sister relationship so keep an open mind and let me know what you think of it.
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