Chapter 3: The New Traveller
"Clemont, are we there yet?!" Bonnie asked after 30 minutes. "This is some shortcut."
"Bonnie, it would've taken 4 times longer on the regular path," Clemont said, a bit annoyed. "And we are almost there so wait. It's 15 more minutes from here."
Ash was quiet, even though he wanted to get there very soon. "The sooner we get there the sooner we leave. And the sooner we leave the sooner I get to see Serena."
They finally arrived and Professor Sycamore was there waiting for them.
"Oh good! You finally made it, Lucario has been waiting since dawn." The Professor said sleepily, "I barely got any sleep."
"Lucario! Luca Lucario." Lucario said happily.
"Lucario has been waiting for this for a while." Professor Sycamore said, "I haven't been able to tell you what the test is though. I found this Lucario mega evolved with no trainer in sight."
"Wait, so this Lucario was mega evolved and abandoned?!" Ash said shocked.
"I think so," Professor Sycamore said sadly. "But this Lucario has been wanting to leave the building ever since yesterday at noon. So I decided to call you and Greninja for a pokémon test."
"What kind of test?" Ash asked, curious. Also trying to hide that he wanted to get this over with.
"The pokémon will have to use moves without their trainer," The professor replied happily. "And then they will have to do target practice on their accuracy."
They were about to start when the front door opened and someone came rushing to the professor.
"My pokémon is missing! Its been missing since yesterday and I don't know where officer Jenny is." She said, panicking. "I need to find my Lucario!"
"Lucario?" The Professor said confused, "is this Lucario yours?" The Professor brought Lucario and saw the girl's face light up. "Yes! How did you find him?!" The girl said shocked.
"May I ask why you abandoned your pokémon in the middle of nowhere?" Professor Sycamore said, upset.
"If one really trusts their own pokémon they would let their pokémon be free to do what they would like, the bond between a trainer and a pokémon starts with trust." She said, annoyed at the question. "Don't question the tactics of me, Étoile Mondante Liée à la Centre, the princess of Kalos!"
"Im pretty sure you're not Kalos royalty," Ash said confused. "Or related to any monarchy at that."
"LISTEN, peasant!" The girl said, pointing her finger at him. "If you are trying to commit treason to the monarchy, I would have you arrested immediately. Luckily you see that you'll be free if you win a pokémon battle against me." She said, challenging him to a battle.
Ash never said no to a pokémon battle, but he was definately angry. "Alright, if you want a pokémon battle you will get one. I just hope you won't be too mad when you lose!" He said, holding his anger in.
"Alright, peasant. Whats your name?" She said, calming down and preparing for the battle.
"Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, why would you wanna know?" Ash said, looking at her from head to toe.
"No, thats not your name anymore. Ok, Charlie?" She said, then giggling for a few seconds.
Clemont, Bonnie and Professor Sycamore just stood there. They didn't want to interfere with this.
"Oh I wish I had popcorn, but watching this without is great too!" Bonnie said, as if she was in a movie theater.
"You can't change my name." Ash said, trying not to yell. "Just start the battle so I can get this over with."
"Alright then," she said happily. "You asked for this 6 on 6 battle!"
"6 on 6 battle?" Ash said shocked that they would be doing that inside a building.
"Whats wrong?" The girl said, teasing him. "You scared?"
Ash didn't say anything, he decided to ignore her and get his pokémon ready.
"Revinine! Time to come on out!" The girl said, opening her pokeball.
Revening resembled a canine Pokémon with some traits of a wolf. It had white fur covering his head, ears, and paws, as well as deep purple fur covering its body. Purple flames also radiated from its body.
The professor was shocked at this pokémon. "After your battle, can you show me what other pokémon you have. I would like to do some tests on them.
"As if I would hand you my pokémon." The girl said, holding tightly onto her other pokeballs. "You technically stole my Lucario and it will take more then 10 minutes to regain my trust. Now, I ave to focus on this battle."
"Pikachu! You go first," Ash said while Pikachu ran up to the battlefield.
"Revinine! Use Blaze Chomp!" The girl ordered.
The pokémon tried to bite Pikachu with its fiery fangs. But Ash saw that and told Pikachu to dodge it and use thunderbolt.
"Quickly Revinine! Use Counter!" The girl said, hoping it would work.
It did, Pikachu's Thunderbolt came bouncing back at him. Making Pikachu take a little damage.
"Pikachu! Let's try using thunder!" Ash said quickly after.
"Wow! Pikachu's Thunder did critical damage!" Clemont said to Bonnie.
"But that Revinine is still ok for battle," Bonnie noticed. "Luckily I think Pikachu needs one more critical hit for Revinine to faint."
"Revinine! Try Dark Surge!" The girl said, staying as calm as ever.
Revinine's Dark Surge left Pikachu barely standing. "Are you ok Pikachu?" Ash said concerned.
"Pika- Pika-chu!" Pikachu said, ready for his next attack.
"Lets finish with Thunder!" Ash said happily.
"Clemont! The Revinine fainted!" Bonnie said happily.
"But what will she bring out next?" Clemont wondered.
"Wintrix! Come on out." The girl said happily.
Wintrix was a large owl-like Pokémon with varying shades of blue and white on its body. Its wings, which act like a cloak, cover its body along with a fluffy collar. Wintrix also had large, yellow eyes and a beak that connected to a horn on its head.
"Wintrix use Frost Beam!" She ordered.
Wintrix shot a beam of frosty ice towards Pikachu.
Pikachu was still trying to recover from the Revinine's Dark Surge and Frost Beam did critical damage, causing Pikachu to faint.
Ash was shocked that Pikachu fainted from the move, but Frost Beam did look like a strong attack.
"Talonflame! Come on out." Ash said as the Talonflame came out of its pokéball.
"Talonflame! Let's use Flamethrower!" Ash said, getting excited.
"That Étoile lady's bird doesn't stand a chance against Ash's Talonflame." Bonnie said happliy as Wintrix struggled to fly back into the air.
"The Wintrix is at a type disadvantage, this one should be easy." Clemont agreed.
"Wintrix, lets try one more time! Use Resonate!" The girl said desperately.
Resonate definately did some damage to Talonflame, but the fire type bird continued as Ash called his next move.
"Talonflane! Let's finish this with Brave Bird!" Ash yelled out.
The Wintrix quickly fainted after the move, making the girl start to worry.
"Ok, Tiklipse! It's your turn to come on out!" The girl said, trying to stay calm.
Tiklipse was a Pokémon with a dark, rodent-like face and green eyes. The front part of its body was covered in golden fur that ran back into its tail, while the back was mostly black. Its front legs were black with golden pawn and its back legs were mostly black with a stripe running along the center into the middle paw.
It also possessed an ability the girl called Circadian, it was able to change its appearance depending on its mood. When in Electric form, the dark park of Tiklipse's body turned white. When in Dark form, the gold-colored parts of its body turned dark-brown.
Tikalipse started being electric type.
"Tiklipse! Start off with Gamma Pulse!" The girl said happily.
A huge ray of strong light hurtled towards Talonflame.
Then Tikalipse changed into his dark type form.
"That move was very strong!" Clemont said shocked.
"Even if there was no type advantage for that Tiklipse it still it unbelievable damage," Bonnie said, just as shocked.
"Talonflame! Brave Bird again!" Ash said, very confidant.
Brave Bird was a strong move too, and both pokémon were barely standing.
"Time to finish this! Tiklipse use Gloominous Roar!" The girl said, just as confidant as Ash.
Gloominous Roar did twice as much damage as Gamma Pulse and definitely made Talonflame faint.
Then Tikalipse changed back into electric type.
"Hawlucha! Let's do this! Come on out!" Ash said as Hawlucha came out of its pokéball.
"Haulucha! Let's start with Karate Chop!" Ash continued.
"Tiklipse use Raging Tackle!" She said at the same time.
Both attacks did lots of damage but Tiklipse had already taken too much. Tiklipse fainted a few seconds after the attack.
"This is getting even more exciting!" Bonnie said happily. "Professor, are you sure you don't have a popcorn machine?"
"No popcorn machine, sorry." The Professor said, "I should definitely buy one."
"Do you have a massage chair though?" Bonnie said while rubbing her socks. "My feet are still aching after that long walk."
"Actually I do, it's behind you." The Professor said while pointing to a chair a few feet away from them."
"Yes! I can massage my feet!" Bonnie squealed.
"Infernix! It's time to come on out!" The girl shouted as a bird-like pokémon came out of a pokéball.
Infernix's body was a shade of orange, and red highlights covered certain areas of its body. Three blue feathers with long, string-like quills hung from its head.
"Infernix. Start with Primal Slash." The girl said.
"Hawlucha! Use Karate Chop!" Ash said, very excited.
"Infernix, Pyrokinesis."
"Hawlucha! Spinning X-Scissor!"
Ash's Hawlucha jumped on a wall and flew down while spinning at the same time, using X-Scissor to hit Infernix.
But at the same time, Infernix launched fire-balls toward Hawlucha.
"Both attacks made both pokémon faint!" Bonnie said.
"Now Étoile only has 2 pokémon left, while Ash has 3." Clemont noticed, smiling.
"Lucario! Ready to come on out!" Étoile said, now getting worried.
"Noivern! Let's go!" Ash said, smiling.
"Lucario! Let's start with Dragon Pulse!"
"Étoile and Ash are at a type advantage if they both use dragon types." Clemont said to Bonnie.
"Even if that means Étolie's moves are also super effective, that doesn't mean Ash is at a disadvantage." Bonnie said before sighing. "This massage chair realls hits the spot, it's perfect."
"Noivern! Use Dragon Claw!"
Both attacks left each pokémon barely standing.
"Are you ok, Noivern?" Ash asked his pokémon.
"Noivern. Noi!" Noivern said, smiling.
"Ready Lucario?"
"Luca-rio!" Lucario said, preparing itself.
"Use Hyper Beam!" Étoile shouted.
"Use Boomburst!" Ash said at the same time.
Both moves resulted in a small explosion.
"None of the pokémon are left standing!" Bonnie yelled, shocked.
"Hyper Beam and Boomburst are both strong moves, and the pokémon were already weakened." Clemont told Bonnie, trying not to yell.
Étoile started to get more worried.
"Elephage! Ready to come on out!" She shouted as she opened her last pokéball.
"Ready Greninja?"
"Ninja!"
Elephage had two arms, four legs, and a crystalline body. It was mostly green with a few yellow parts, and its body was separated into two barely connected halves. Its head has two feline-like eyes and a third red eye. Its wire-like arms protruded from its head, and at the ends of its bright arms are hands that resemble electric plugs.
"Elephage! Start with Thunder Crash!" Étoile said confidently.
"Electric type moves are strong against a water type like Greninja." Clemont said, realizing the position Ash was in.
"Clemont, this is no ordinary Greninja, this is Ash's Greninja. You've seen what it can do. That other pokémon has no chance of winning."
"Greninja! Use Double Team and Aerial Ace!" Ash said.
Greninja cloned itself before releasing Aerial Ace.
"More pokémon using Aerial Ace makes the total stronger, right Clemont?" Bonnie asked him.
"I guess." Clemont replied, trying to focus on the battle. "But that doesn't mean Étoile is done. I bet she still has other attacks up her sleeve."
"Elephage! Use Tri Attack!" She shouted out.
"Greninja! Jump into the air use Double Team again!"
Elephage used the attack on the clone instead of the actual Greninja.
"Now use Water Shuriken!"
"Ash did lots of damage to that Elephage." The professor said before grabbing a notebook. "These battles are so amazing, I want to write it down and use their techniques."
"Write it down?" Bonnie asked him, "Ash usually gets his ideas while battling. You should try it, it helps me."
"Ready, Elephage?" Étoile said while grasping her keystone.
"MEGA EVOLVE!"
Elephage's mega evolved body was still lime green. But it also had dark green around its wrists, the upper parts of its legs, and around its core. His chest looked like his previous head except expanded. Its head had two horns sticking out of it.
"That Mega Evolution is AMAZING!" Clemont yelled, almost falling out of his seat.
"Clemont, you missed Ash's Greninja doing its Battle Bond! LOOK!" Bonnie repiled in the same way.
"Elephage! Use Hurricane!"
"Greninja! Lets use Water Fuma Shuriken!"
The attack left the Elephage barely standing.
"Are you sure you're ok Elephage?"
"Ele! Ele-PHAGE!" Elephage said standing up and regaining its strength.
"Ok then. Use Complete Insanity!." Étoile said loudly.
"This doesn't make sense! How can this be happening?!" Clemont and Bonnie exclaimed at the same time.
"It's changing form again!" Even Professor Sycamore was shocked at what was happening.
Surprisingly, Ash was still calm during the form change.
The upper part of its body now resembled the mantle a squid and had two antennas on it. Its new form of its body was now primarily black, with some tints of its regular lime-green color. It also had two limbs that had sharp, white claws on them, and four smaller limbs serving as legs. On its head rested one large, green eye in replacement of its previous 3 red ones.
"Elephage! Start with Tsunami!" She shouted
"Greninja! Use Water Fuma Shuriken!" Ash shouted at the same time.
All the water got close to Bonnie in the massage chair.
"Professor! This might short circuit!" Bonnie said, jumping off. "Can we move it?"
"Its stuck to the floor." The Professor said annoyed. "They both owe me 2K if the water gets any further."
"Greninja! Use Double Team and Water Fuma Shuriken!" Ash shouted as loud as he could above the noise.
"Elephage! Use Thunder Crash!" Étoile said, copying.
"Even if electric type moves have an advantage, Water Fuma Shuriken did more damage." Clemont noticed, while Bonnie grabbed a new chair.
"Elephage! Use Power of the Storm!" She shouted, not knowing what would happen next.
"Greninja! Finish it with Massive Water Fuma Shuriken!" Ash shouted, as Greninja jumped high into the air.
Both attacks collided with a small explosion, having water spray everywhere.
"My hair! My hair is soaked!" Bonnie screamed, hiding how happy she was at the battle.
"Yup, the massage chair is definitely done for." The Professor said before sighing at the chair, then looking back to the battle.
"ASH WON!" Bonnie and Clemont said at the same time, as if they were they were the person battling.
Bonnie ran over to Ash and kissed his cheek, before blushing.
"That battle was amazing Ash!" Bonnie said, still blushing. "Promise me you'll teach me how to battle like you."
"Definitely." Ash said, smiling.
Étoile then came happily to congratulate Ash.
"That battle was like one i've never had before. You deserved to win it." She said, smiling. "Thank you for a truly amazing battle."
"Of course Ét-" Ash started.
"No please, call me Starla." She said, "My friends call me Starla, and now all of you are my friends."
Bonnie was excited, and asked her usual question.
"Starla, can you please consider dating my brother." She said, thinking about what would happen next.
"BONNIE?!" Clemont ran over and started to pull her back to her seat.
"Why not? I take it your brother never had a date right?" Starla said sitting down next to Bonnie. "I haven never had one either, so it would be fun!"
Bonnie was more shocked than ever. "You mean it?!"
"Of course I do." Starla said, giggling.
"Not now, right?" Bonnie asked. "Why did I ask that?! I already know the answer." She thought to herself, embarrassed.
"Of course not now!" Starla said staring at her. "We just met, i'll give it a week or two. Maybe? I'm kinda new at this stuff. Can I come with you on your journey thing you're doing." Starla asked, hoping she could come along.
"Of course you can come!" Bonnie said happily. "You could help me with this plan I have made." Bonnie said before telling the plan about getting Ash and Serena to go on a date.
"That sounds great!" Starla said mischievously. "Ash definitely has all the signs if thats true. Let's get the scheme started then."
"To romance we go!" Bonnie said, almost yelling.
"Shh!" Starla said covering Bonnie's mouth. "This plan can only work if we do it quietly!"
Clemont didn't hear any of that though, he was busy talking to Ash.
"We'll definitely need to change, Ash." Clemont noticed. "Especially you, you're soaking wet!"
"Let's head back then." Ash said before thinking to himself. "Great, another thing to do..."
"To home we go!" Bonnie said, skipping on the way there.
A/N
I hope you liked this extra long chapter. The next chapter is going to be in about a week, featuring Serena!
Please leave comments and ideas! They can help me know what to add.
