Pokémon: The Prism League Chapter 10: A Unova Reunion
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon.
2 months until the Prism League
Ash had begun another day of training with his usual morning run this time being joined by his friends. "Come on guys you got to keep up." Ash called to his friend as he jogged in place waiting for them with Pikachu at his side. A moment passed before the group finally caught up, everyone out of breath.
"Ash not all of us can keep this up like you can." Misty stated breathing heavily.
"She's right, we're not built for this." Brock said trying to catch his breath.
"Sorry guys but I got to keep going." Ash replied before taking off again with Pikachu.
The entire group groaned as they were once again left in Ash's dust. "I'm sick of running." Dawn whined as they ran after their friend.
"Only a little kid could just keep running like that." Iris complained.
"I think Max and Molly would beg to differ." Cilan pointed to the two youngest members of the group who were just as tired as everyone else.
"Yeah, running is not my favorite way to train." Molly confirmed.
"I think I miss the old Ash that use to sleep in." May groaned.
"Me to." Her brother agreed.
"Where does he get all that energy?" Bianca asked rhetorically.
"Beats me, the Ash I knew was slower then a Slowpoke." Gary quipped.
"Those must be some impressive Slowpokes then." Tracy joked.
"Come on we're hafe way there, lets just try to make it back to the lab before we all keel over." Brock advised the group to push on earning another group groan. Ash's friend continued on as best they could with Ash gaining more distance every second almost to the point his friends could not see him.
As they ran everyone began to hear a faint voice in the distance. "Did anyone else hear that?" Misty asked the group.
"Yeah it sounded like a person." Dawn pointed out.
"Was it Ash?" May asked.
"No this Voice sounded farther away then Ash is." Misty answered when they heard the voice again this time it was closer.
"There it is again, I think it's a girl's voice." Brock noticed.
"Yeah and it sounds closer to." Dawn added.
"Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way!"
"Now it sounds really close." May stated as the voice grew louder and clearer.
"Cilan does that voice sound familiar?" Iris asked the connoisseur.
"Yes I do believe that's a voice we know." Cilan began think of where he knew the voice from.
"Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way!"
"It sounds like it's coming from right behind us." Brock said causing everyone to look back and see a tall blond girl wearing a green beret an orange blouse white shirt and skirt with a green bag on her should rushing towards them.
"Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way!" The girl chanted as she grew closer to the group.
"Heads up!" Gary warned as the girl continued running causing everyone to dive out of the road and watch as she kept going.
"Bianca!" Iris and Cilan both said at once recognizing their friend from Unova.
"Yeah." The Alto Mare artiest answered.
"Wrong Bianca." Cilan and Iris said after face-faulting.
Not far ahead Ash was still jogging when noticed he had completely lost his friends. "Maybe we should wait a second Pikachu." Ash told his partner. Pikachu ears perked up causing him to stop and turn around. "What is it buddy?"
"Pi Pika Pi." (Someone is coming.)
Ash and Pikachu watched as the perky blond from Unova came in to sight running as fast as she could. "Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way, Out of my way!"
"Bianca!" Ash exclaimed as she grew closer prompting him and to take off running again know what would happen if she got to him. "Hold on Bianca slow down your gonna run into me!" Ash tried to reason with her but she couldn't hear him. Bianca don't, ahhhhhhh! Bianca finally caught up to Ash knocking him and Pikachu into the air landing in a sallow pond just off the road. Feeling that she had hit something Bianca stopped to see the familiar sight of Ash and Pikachu sitting soaking wet in a body of water. "Some things never change." Ash groaned. "Pika Pika." (They sure don't.)
Bianca rushed over to Ash to make sure he was alright as he stood up from the pond. "Ash I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry!"
"Still in a big rush like always, it's great to see you Bianca." Ash said forgiving Bianca and welcoming the sight of his old friend.
"It's great to see you to Ash, its been such a long time." Bianca said instantly becoming perky again.
Suddenly Ash's friends arrived finding the two trainers by the pond. "Cilan you were right, all we had to do was fallow the scream and the splash." May laughed seeing Ash's water logged state.
While Bianca introduced herself to the group Ash sat in his swim trunks in front of a small fire holding up his pants while Pikachu held his hat and Molly held his jacket to dry them. "So Bianca what brings you here to the Kanto region?" Cilan asked the perky teen.
"Oh, it's not just me here." Bianca replied.
"What do you mean?" Iris asked.
"Bianca you have got to stop running off like that." A voice from behind the group said while breathing heavily.
"Yeah it's not exactly easy to keep up with you." said another voice also breathing hard.
The group turned to see a muscular guy with red hair wearing a sleeveless red shirt, green shorts and white wristbands. Next to him was a shorter boy with brown hair wearing glasses a grey collared, grey pants and suspenders and sitting on his shoulder was a small black and red fox-like Pokemon.
"Stephan, Luke, Zorua." Ash exclaimed as he recognized his friends.
"Hey Ash long time no see." Stephan noticed the trainer drying his cloths. "Looks like Bianca found you."
"Yeah she did." Ash said getting dressed.
"It so great to see you guys." Iris said cheerfully.
"Yes how have you all been?" Cilan asked.
"We'd be better if Bianca had waited for us instead of taking off as soon as we got to Pallet Town." Luke informed them.
"I'm sorry, I was just so excited to finally get to here." Bianca defended herself.
"What are you guys doing here exactly?" Ash questioned.
"We came to find you Ash what else?" Stephan answered.
"Yeah we've got big news!" Bianca cheered.
"What is it?" Ash wondered.
"I believe this news would be best saved until we get back, so how about we cut this jog short and head to the lab and have lunch." Cilan suggested.
"Alright!" Ash and Bianca cheered. "Lets get going then." Ash said taking off running again.
"Ash wait for me." Bianca said following.
The entire group watched in astonishment as both teens kept running. "I am really sick of running!" Dawn whined.
The walk back gave the group the chance to get to know Stephan and Luke and their past encounter with Ash. When they finally arrived at the lab Bianca, Stephan and Luke looked amazed at the large number of new Pokémon before them.
"Wow!" Bianca said rushing in and began cuddling every Pokémon she could. Stephan began looking at the more powerful of the Pokémon while Luke had taken a video camera from his backpack and was now capturing the Pokémon on film.
"People from Unova don't get out much do they." Misty sweat-dropped.
"I suppose that's true." Cilan agreed.
"Come on Misty you remember how cool it was going to a new region and seeing all the new Pokémon." Ash reminded the water type trainer.
"Yeah I guess your right." Misty admitted.
"Ash I had no idea you had so many adorable Pokémon!" Bianca said crushing Bulbasaur in her arms.
"Bulba Bulbasaur." (Get her off me.)
Once everyone sat down to lunch Ash was more then ready to hear his friends big new. "Ok so what is it you guys wanted to tell me?"
Stephan and Bianca grinned at one another before each pulling out a prism pokeball. "Ta-da!"
"Wow!" Ash jumped up as he and the others moved closer to get a look at the pokeballs.
"If you two got the prism pokeball." May began
"Then that means your both going to be in the Prism League!" Ash said excitement filling him.
"We sure are." Stephan crossed his arms confidently.
"Now we get to compete with you, Cameron and Virgil!" Bianca said excitedly.
"Speaking of which have ether of you heard from Cameron lately?" Ash asked.
"No, why?" Bianca replied.
"I'm kind of worried he'll get confused and show up at the last second again and this time he mite come to late." Ash explain.
"Yeah that sounds like Cameron." Bianca nodded.
"Don't worry about it Ash, Cameron's had plenty of time to get prepared, I'm sure he'll make it." Stephan assured his friend.
"Yeah your right Stephen. Ash's mood brightened.
"I thought we were past you getting my name wrong." Stephan sulked confusing everyone.
"So tell us how you guys got invited." Brock suggested.
Stephan instantly perked up and began to explain. "Well after Ash told us about the Prism League Bianca and I started training."
"We put every second we could into getting stronger." Bianca said proudly.
"Sounds like someone else we know." Misty said looking to Ash.
"Then about a month ago I invited them to Nimbasa Town for the premiere of my latest film and Don George just happened to be having another Club Battle Tournament." Luke joined in.
"We both entered then made it to the last round, Don George was so impressed he gave both of us a prism pokeball and invited us to the Prism League." Stephan continued.
"Which one of you won?" Max asked.
Bianca tried not to giggle as she prepared to answer. "That'd be me."
"It was a close battle but she beat me." Stephan admitted.
"Good job Bianca." Iris congratulated the blond.
"That's great that you both made it, now we get to compete together again." Ash stated his enthusiasm growing.
"I know I'm getting so excited just thinking about." Bianca agreed.
"Me to but I don't think I can wait for the Prism League, so what do you say to a battle right now Ash?" Stephan asked.
"I say lets do it!" Ash jumped at the chance for a battle.
Ash and Stephan took the positions opposite to one another while their friend watched from the side. "I'll referre Ok." Brock offered.
"Thanks Brock." Ash nodded to breeder. "I know just who I want, Pidgot your up!" Ash called out then from the tree line the said flying shot up and flew over landing in front of Ash letting out a hoot of agreement.
"Ooo who's that Pokémon?" Bianca said taking out her Pokedex. "Pidgeot the Bird Pokémon, by flapping its wings with all its might Pidgeot can make a gust of wind capable of bending tall trees."
"Alright then, Simisear go!" Stephan threw his pokeball in the air and released a Pokémon similar to Cilan's Pansage only bigger and with fire elements.
"A Simisear." Ash pulled out his pokedex to scan the new Pokémon. "Simisear the Ember Pokémon, a flame burns inside its body and it scatters embers from its head and tail to sear its opponents."
"So Stephen is using a new Pokémon." Iris observed.
"Yes and Ash is also using a Pokémon that Stephen hasn't seen before leaving them on even grounds." Cilan stated
"How did you guys suddenly forget the right wat to say my name?" Stephan asked rhetorically but hoped for an answer.
"This will be a one on one battle between Ash and Stephen with no substations." Brock announced from between the two trainers.
"You ready Stephen?" Ash asked ready to go.
"I'm ready for people to start saying my name right again." Stephan grumbled.
"Trainers..."
"Hold on!" Luke announced. Everyone looked to see Luke setting up a tripod with his camera on it and by his side was his Golett holding a microphone out to the field.
"Luke what are you doing?" Dawn asked the young director.
"Setting up, I'd hate to miss catching a great battle on film." Luke replied putting the final adjustments on his camera. "Ok ready."
"Alright then." Brock slowly turned back to the battlefield. "Begin!"
"Lets start this out strong, Pidgeot use Wing Attack." Receiving its order Pidgeot to the air with its wings glowing with energy.
"Use Dig Simisear!" Stephan ordered. The Ember Pokémon dug a hole at high speeds escape underground dodging the Wing Attack.
Pidgeot looked over the field looking for any sign of it opponent when a hole opened up and out jumped Simisear jumping into the air right behind Pidgeot. "Look out Pidgeot!" Ash warned the flying type.
"Brick Break!" Simisear's came down with a powerful karate chop narrowly missing Pidgeot as it flew out of the way.
"Use Aerial Ace!" Pidgeot flew down low almost touching the field then struck Simisear just as it landed.
Simisear quickly picked itself up and prepared to counter. "Flame Charge!" Simisear became surrounded by fire then launched off the ground and smashed into Pidgeot.
The Bird Pokémon let out a pained cry as it struggle to remain it the air. "Hang in there Pidgeot, use Quick Attack!" Pidgeot's speed increased dramatically as a trail of energy fallowed its movement. Simisear jump out its path then watch as it circled around for another pass and dodged again.
"Ok Simisear Flamethrower!" Simisear fired a powerful burst of flames from its mouth.
"Counter it with Hidden Power!" A white aura outlined Pidgeot's body then two rings of white orbs circled Pidgeot in an X formation then disappeared as Pidgeot fired a beam of energy that collided with the Flamethrower. Pidgeot swiftly cut through the smoke and struck Simisear with a quick attack.
Pidgeot soared over the field as Simisear rose to its feet. "Alright Simisear looks like its time for Acrobatics!" Stephan advised. Simisear then jump straight into the air going over Pidgeot then came down grabing Pidgeot's plumage and threw it to the ground. "Now Brick Break!" Simisage continued its decent striking with another Brick Break when it landed.
"Brick Break is a fighting type move and Acrobatics is a flying type move, nether of them should have been that effective but it looks like Pidgeot took some real damage." Misty stated as Piddgeot took flight again.
"Stephan works really hard when it comes to his Pokémon's physical attacks like those two." Bianca informed knowing her friend's style.
"Your right, those attacks looked Powerful." Molly said still watching the battle.
"Pidgeot use Hidden Power!" Once again two rings of white orbs circled Pidgeot in an X formation.
"Dodge it Simisear!" The fire type charged forward as Pidgeot fired several attacks. " Brick Break again!"
"Wing Attack!" Simisear jumped up to strike, then its fist met Pidgeot's wing in a stalemate.
"Flamethrower!" Simisear landed back on the ground and fired another blast flames.
"Dodge it! Pidgeot dived dodgeing the fire. "Now Aerial Ace !" Pidgeot flew in low for another attack. Simisear jumped of the Bird Pokémon only to have Pidgeot do a loop coming back around this time coming it lower hitting with a direct Aerial Ace. "Keep up the pressure, Wing Attack!"
"I don't think so, use Shadow Claw!" As Pidgeot came around for the attack two shadows in the shape of claws shot from Simisear's hands grabbing both of Pidgeot's wings.
"Pidgeot get out of there!" Ash advised. Pidgeot struggled to free itself but was unable to break the shadow's hold.
"Now Acrobatics! Still holding Pidgeot, Simisear jump into the air over the Bird Pokémon this time doing a flip bringing Pidgeot over its head with the Shadow Claws then smashed the flying type into the battlefield.
"Pidgeot!" Ash called out seeing his Pokémon unmoving on the field.
"That was a good combination, Shadow Claw wouldn't do damage to a normal type like Pidgeot but it made a great defense against Wing Attack and it set Simisear up for Acrobatics. May commented.
"Pidgeot are you alright?" Ash asked his flying type as it struggled to rise.
"Ok Simisear, Flamethrower!" The Ember Pokémon prepared for it's next move.
"Time to finish this." Ash told himself. "Use Air Slash!" As Pidgeot stood up an orb of wind and energy formed in it wing. Simisear unleashed it Flamethrower as this happened Pidgeot threw the orb which then cut through the fire adding bits of embers to the orb and then hit Simisear.
"No way!" Stephan said surprised.
"Now Hurricane!" Ash ordered confidently. Pidgeot's began flapping it's wings as they glowed blue creating powerful gust of wind that lifted Simisear off the ground.
"Simisear!" Stephan watched as the gust continued spinning Simisear around until it finally died down dropping a very confused Simisear to the ground. "What happened?"
"An opponent hit by Hurricane can sometimes become confused." Cilan stated knowing the answer.
"Just what I was hoping for, now lets finish this with Giga Impact!" Ash ordered. Pidgeot flew in at high speeds becoming surrounded by yellow-orange streaks. Simisear was still suffering from the effect of confusing leaving it completely opened. Pidgeot's body finally became surround by a purple aura before hitting Simisear knocking it out. The aura around Pidgeot dissolved as the flying type landed next it trainer and cried out in victory.
"Simisear is unable to battle, the winners are Ash and Pidgeot!" Brock announced.
"Alright!" Ash cheered hugging Pidgeot.
"PI Pikachu." (You did great!)
"Wow that battle was amazing!" Bianca said starry eyed and amazed by her friend's battle.
"That was one for the highlight reel." Luke said stepping out from behind his camera.
"Simisear you were great, take a good rest." Stephan said returning the fire type to its pokeball. "That was a awesome battle Ash, you've gotten way stronger."
"Thanks Stephan, you've gotten stronger to, your gonna be a tough opponent in the Prism League."
"Wait you remember how to say my name now?" Stephan asked confused.
"What do you mean I remember how to say your name it's Stephan." Ash replied.
"Oh never mind." Stephan waved off the misunderstanding.
Later that night as Ash and his friend were sharing Stories Mrs. Ketchum came into his room "Ash honey there's an message for you." Mrs. Ketchum informed her son.
"Thanks Mom."
"It said it's also for your friends Stephen and Bianca, it's something about the Prism League." Delia added.
"Really?" Ash asked.
"For us to." Bianca said confused.
"Even your mom is doing it." Stephan groaned as his name was once again mispronounced.
Bianca and Stephan fallowed Ash to the video phone and watched as he opened the message addressed to the three of them. Ash sat at the phone with Bianca on his left Stephan on his right and Pikachu on his head. The message contained a video message. Pressing play the video showed an elderly man with white hair a long beard wearing a backwards hat. "It's Mr. Goodshow." Ash recognized the man in the video.
"Hello Ash, I'm glad to hear you'll be joining us for the Prism League and I'm happy to have you friends Bianca and Stephen as well." Mr. Goodshow said in the message.
"He hasn't even met me and he gets my name wrong." Stephan sulked.
"I've sent this message to inform you three that the Prism League is set to be held on Hajime Island and in one month we would like all participants to join us there for registration and early festivities for the final month before we begin, I look forward to seeing you all there." Mr. Goodshow waved goodbye before the video cut off.
Ash, Bianca and Stephan returned to the other more excited then ever. "What's with you guys?" Dawn asked the three pumped up trainers.
"We finally know where the Prism League is going to be." Stephan informed the other teens peaking everyone's attention.
"You do, where?" May asked.
"It's going to be on Hajime Island." Ash answered.
"Seems like the perfect place for it." Brock said clearly familiar with the island.
"Everyone who's going to be in the competition is suppose to go there next month." Bianca joined in the explanation.
"Wow, just one more month and you'll be at the Prism League Ash." Misty stated.
"Yeah, just one month till we leave for Hajime Island and just two months until the Prism League." Ash thought aloud.
The one month wait had come and gone, Ash and his friends now stood on the Pallet Town docks about to board the seaplane that would take them to The Prism League!
From this point on the chapters will be much longer so they will take longer to write so I'll do my best to get them out as soon as I can. The next chapter will have a lot of old faces so keep an eye out for you favorite. The name of the island will be explained in the next chapter, for now I will tell you that Hajime is Japanese for beginning. Also sorry if it was hard to tell which Bianca I was talking about when the name came up, I think I'll put the region they're from in prostheses when I use their name to tell them apart.
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