Chapter 35: Advanced Battle
"Welcome one and all to the final round of the Tao Competition. As you may already know, the prize for this competition is up to the winner, with the offers being either the Yin Badge for anyone who wishes to compete in the Unova League. The other is the Yang Ribbon, which will be the prize for the one who wishes to compete in the Grand Festival. Our final competitors are the skilled Ash Ketchum and the lovely May, please give them a roar of welcome to the final round of the competition!" the caster announced.
The audience cheered loudly as May and Ash ran out from opposite directions, waving at the people surrounding them. The two then got into their positions and smiled confidently at each other. Victini and Pikachu sat on May and Ash's shoulders respectively, wishing to be with the two trainers down on the battlefield for this round. The two Pokémon smiled at each other while the couple waited for Don George to give them the call.
"I'm sure you two finalists know the rules by now. All I have to say is to begin!" Don George shouted.
"Pikachu, you're up pal," Ash looked at his partner with a grin.
"Pikapi pika," Pikachu leaped off his trainer's shoulder and landed on the battlefield.
"You know Ash, I've really looked forward to battling your Pikachu one day and now I'm more excited than ever," May said while reaching for your Pokéball.
Ash grinned and replied, "What will your Pokémon be May?"
"You're as familiar with it as I'm familiar with Pikachu, check it out!" May threw her Pokéball with great enthusiasm.
From the Pokéball emerged the most predictable, but necessary Pokémon for this battle. In front of May stood her most powerful and signature Pokémon, "Blaziken!" the Pokémon shouted and fired up the flames on its wrists.
When it saw that its opponents were Ash and Pikachu, a smirk formed across the Blaze Pokémon's face. The Fire-type had longed for the day where he'd battle Ash's most notable Pokémon.
"Blaziken, this will be fun," Ash smiled confidently.
"You can already tell that this battle will be more colossal than any of the previous ones, they're using their strongest Pokémon for this match," Cilan stated.
"This is going to get exciting!" Iris was already sitting on the edge of her seat while the rest of their friends were too captivated to even speak.
"Alright let's go, Pikachu, use Quick Attack and Agility for a speed boost!" Ash pointed at his opponent.
"Pikaaaa," Pikachu braced itself and then jetted off like a speedy bullet towards Blaziken.
"Blaziken, there's no way you spot Pikachu at the pace it's running so use Fire Spin as a defense!" May commanded.
"Blaze!" Blaziken acknowledged and lifted its head into the air, letting out a spiral stream of fire that went downward in its direction.
"Keep going Pikachu," Ash ordered. Pikachu didn't waste a bit of its energy and darted off with even more speed, it was almost as if the mouse was teleporting forward instead of running.
Unfortunately, the Fire Spin quickly enveloped Blaziken in fiery barrier that left it safe from Pikachu's attack. "Blaziken!" Blaziken declared when its fiery shield completely protected it.
What was even more unfortunate was Pikachu had gone too fast to stop and crashed directly into the fire. "Pikaaaaa!" Pikachu squealed when the fire pushed him back and it felt the heat burning away a bit of its fur.
"Pikachu, you okay?" Ash showed concern for his Pokémon as it flew back.
Pikachu quickly gained its composure and landed safely on all fours, glaring at his Fighting-type opponent. Blaziken's Fire Spin shield then burst in all directions and the flames vanished.
"Surprised you with that one didn't I Ash?" May smiled at him.
"I didn't even know that Blaziken could do that," Ash said, surprised at how May countered his move.
"Well it wouldn't be fun if you knew all moves would it?" May winked at him.
Ash raised his eyebrow at her, but then grinned confidently, "Guess not, but this battle is just starting May. Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"
Pikachu got on two feet, compressed its body together then yelled out its name "Piiiiikaaaachuuuu!" The fierce lightning bolt shot out like a dart and went for Blaziken with great force.
"Blaziken, dodge it!" May countered.
"Ken!" Blaziken jumped into the air about 30 stories into the air.
"Whoa, it's almost like it can fly!" Iris shouted.
"Who needs wings if that's how high you can go," Hilda gasped at the sight.
"There's no way Pikachu's Thunderbolt can hit if there's that much distance between them," Bianca admired Blaziken as it remained in midair for the time being.
"I wouldn't be so sure, take a look at the battlefield," Cilan pointed out and they all looked back at the ground.
"Take it home Pikachu," Ash commanded.
Pikachu smirked and raised its arms into the air, "Piiikaachuuu!" Suddenly, the Thunderbolt shot upwards in Blaziken's direction.
"Homing Thunderbolt!" May remembered the familiar technique.
"Remember that you're not the only who knows that one May," Ash smiled confidently. The messy-haired teen's strategy surprised everyone; no one had expected Ash to know the same move as May.
"Blaze?" Blaziken looked down and saw Thunderbolt charging. Before the Fire-type could even react though, it was struck by the mighty electric attack, causing it to scream in pain, "Blaaaaaaze!"
When Pikachu finished its Thunderbolt, Blaziken began to fall like a duck that had just been shot down. Ash and Pikachu smiled with poise when they saw the result, but May remained calm. Just a few meters before hitting the ground, Blaziken gained its composure and landed on the ground safely, although it did have some injuries from Thunderbolt.
"Blaziken recovers fast, but hope you know now that you can't escape Pikachu's Thunderbolt so easily," Ash smirked at May.
"Two can play at that game Ash," May smirked back at Ash. "Blaziken, use Quick Attack!" May instructed.
"Blaze," Blaziken braced itself and then darted off.
"Pikachu, use Electro Ball!" Ash extended his arm to the right.
At first May didn't appear too alarmed about Electro Ball until it grew double the size of a regular Electro Ball. Nice try Ash, but it'll take more than a powered up Electro Ball; May thought and then gave a sly smile. "Blaziken, cancel out that oversized Electro Ball with a Flamethrower Spin!" May instructed, surprising everyone with the dual attack command.
As Blaziken ran towards Pikachu it opened its mouth wide and let out a Fire Spin and Flamethrower. Everyone seemed amazed by the combination attack except for Ash and Pikachu, who were familiar with how lethal the attack was. The Flamethrower shot through the spirals of the Fire Spin and the double fire attack charged toward Electro Ball with great might.
When the two improvised super attacks collided, large tower of white light occurred. Everyone turned around from the blinding light except for Ash and May, who focused their vision on their Pokémon. Suddenly, Blaziken leaped out of the bright tower with a ferocious fire enveloping its body.
Ash quickly identified the move as Flare Blitz and made haste to counter since the fast Pokémon was just a few feet away from Pikachu. "Pikachu, use Counter Shield!" Ash demanded.
Pikachu quickly saw the impending danger and began to spin while letting out powerful bolts of electricity as a form of defense. "That one won't work Ash!" May yelled across the battlefield.
Much to Ash's surprise, May had proven him wrong by overwhelming one of his most powerful defense strategies. Blaziken broke through the shield of electricity with the fire from Flare Blitz and bashed at Pikachu with great strength, sending it crashing to the ground.
"Chaaaaa!" Pikachu cried out when it hit the ground.
When the tower of light finally faded, they were all disappointed to see that they had missed on some of the action when they found Pikachu lying on the ground while Blaziken stood proudly in front of it.
"Pikaaa…pi…" Pikachu took deep breaths as it got up, having suffered major damage from Flare Blitz.
Ash gritted his teeth while May gave Pikachu a few seconds to gain a breather. The raven-haired teen frowned at May and spoke, "Pikachu, use Quick Attack and Agility again!"
"Blaziken, you know what to do it," May smirked at her Fire-type.
Blaziken nodded and raised its head into the air to prepare the Fire Spin shield, but Ash knew just how to overcome that obstacle this time. "Add more speed to your attack by changing to Volt Edge!" the auburn-eyed teen.
"Huh?" May's eyes widened.
Pikachu glared at Blaziken and began to run at a faster speed than before. A bright yellow aura enveloped it and a violent charge of electricity encased the mouse. Blaziken tried to hasten the creation of the shield, but it was too late, the tremendous speed Pikachu had gained was ample enough to stop Blaziken in its tracks.
"Piiikaaachuuuu!" Pikachu lunged at Blaziken with full force, the volts from Volt Tackle and the bash from Double-Edge combined into one. The mighty combo attack felt a jab to Blaziken's gut and the Blaze Pokémon was sent flying into the air with several sparks coursing through its body.
"Blaaaaaaaaziiiiiiikeeeeen!" Blaziken cried out as it flew high into the air while Pikachu looked up at it with a glare on its face and gasping for air.
Victini watched with horror as he saw Ash and May beat each other's Pokémon with such brute force, the only thing that worried was they might have been taking it a little too far. However, the Fire-type was sure they would never hurt each other like that.
"Pikachu, finish Blaziken with a Thunder!" Ash pointed up at the still rising Blaziken.
Pikachu took a deep breath and charged up energy, "Piiiiiiiiiiikaaaaaaaachuuuuuu!" the mouse shouted, releasing one of the most powerful electric attacks.
"Blaziken, pull yourself together because I know you can win this, use Fire Blast!" May instructed and true to her words, Blaziken found its will to keep fighting and gained its composure in midair.
"Blaaaaaziiiiiikeeeeeen!" Blaziken pulled its head back and charged up a powerful flame, then shot out a five-edged fire attack, Fire Blast.
The two tremendous attacks clashed with each other in midair, but neither achieved to overpower the other and caused a large explosion between Blaziken and Pikachu. A large cloud of smoke was formed and May and Ash remained attentive to everything around them.
Ash quickly expected another sneak attack like with Flare Blitz and had been proven correct when Blaziken burst out of the cloud with Blaze Kick. "Blaziken, add the power Mega Kick to your Blaze Kick!" May demanded.
"Blaz!" Blaziken aimed down at Pikachu with its fiery talon. All of a sudden, a blue glow encased the red flame and Blaziken prepared to attack Pikachu with even more ferocity.
"May, I doubt you're familiar with this attack," Ash gave her girlfriend a sly grin.
"What attack?" May raised her eyebrow in confusion.
"Electro Iron Tail!" Ash countered Blaziken's powered up Blaze Kick.
May's eyes widened when she heard the move and saw Pikachu jump into the air to close the distance between the two battlers. Pikachu smirked at Blaziken and then charged up an Electro Ball at the tip of its tail. As the two closed in on each other, Pikachu's tail turned into steel and Pokémon put a very sly smile on, "Pikachuuuuu!" the mouse cried out. The Electric-type swung the combined power of Iron Tail and Electro Ball to fight back Blaziken's powered up Blaze Kick.
"Blaaaaaaz!" Blaziken shouted on impact, trying to overpower Pikachu.
"Piiiiikaaaa!" Pikachu did the same and showed no sign of losing to the Blaze Pokémon.
At this point, everyone in the audience was sweating as much as Ash, May, Pikachu, and Blaziken. None of them knew what the outcome would be. A violent green spark formed between the attacks, showing just how intense the power struggle was.
"Blaziken!" May yelled.
"Pikachu!" Ash shouted.
"More power!" the two screamed simultaneously.
"Piiiiiiikaaaaachuuuuu!" Pikachu invested even more power into its attack.
"Blaaaaaaziiiiiikeeeeen!" Blaziken instilled more fire into its move.
In the end, none of them could control the force of their clashing powers and bright explosion occurred between the two. The bright white burst of energy sent Pikachu and Blaziken flying in opposite directions, both of them squealing in pain.
Pikachu landed near Ash, but it wasn't even two seconds and the mouse was already attempting to get up, although it still groaned in pain. The same went for Blaziken, who landed near May, but the Fire-type didn't even give itself two seconds to catch a breath.
"Tini victini," Victini whispered to May's ear.
May smiled sweetly at it and replied, "Don't worry Victini, Ash and I won't hurt each other or our Pokémon. It's just Blaziken and Pikachu seem to really want to keep battling. I don't even know how we're still going like this…maybe it's because this is the most exhilarating battle the four of us have had in a pretty long time. If Pikachu and Blaziken show any signs of not being able to battle any longer though, I'll make sure to stop the battle if Ash doesn't beat me to it first."
"Victini v," Victini grinned, relaxed by the explanation given to it by its mama.
Ash, Pikachu, and Blaziken were also aware of what Victini was most likely saying, but once May turned her attention back to the battle they all nodded at each other. The smiles on the four of them showed that they were still willing to continue.
"Ok, Pikachu give Blaziken a taste of your classic Volt Tackle!" Ash extended his arm forward.
"Pika pika pika pika," Pikachu began to run at an incredible speed as its body became encased in bright electricity.
"Blaziken, stop it with a Flamethrower!" May instructed.
"Blaziken!" Blaziken cried out and made the flames on its wrists grow slightly. The Blaze Pokémon then released a stream of violent fire at Pikachu at a rapid rate.
"Pikachu, use your Agility to dodge!" Ash ordered.
"Pika!" Pikachu obeyed and as soon as it saw Flamethrower coming, it moved away thanks to the speed enhancement of Agility.
"Blaziken, try a rapid fire version Flamethrower, try to hit Pikachu!" May commanded.
"Blaaaaz!" Blaziken shouted and released Flamethrower once again.
"Pikachu, just keep dodging with Agility!" Ash grinded his teeth in response to May's deadly command.
Pikachu narrowly dodged every Flamethrower even with the assistance of Agility. Blaziken just kept firing Flamethrower like if it were Bullet Speed. Much to everyone's surprise though, Pikachu still saved itself from the fiery intensity of Flamethrower. Pikachu's speed allowed it to move so fast, it seemed almost like teleportation.
In the end, May gave up on her technique and let loose an original attack, "Blaziken, stop using Flamethrower and charge at Pikachu with Flare Blitz!"
"What?!" Ash's eyes widened when he heard May.
Blaziken quickly abandoned its long distance offensive and went for short distance. The Blaze Pokémon then dashed off at Pikachu with Flare Blitz, but the mouse remained unfazed by the impending attack as it continued to charge with Volt Tackle. Pikachu's electric aura and Blaziken's fiery aura were closing in on each other until the two lunged at each other once more.
"Piiiikaaaa!" Pikachu cried out.
"Keeeeeen!" Blaziken roared.
When the two attacks made impact, another large tower formed where the two had clashed. This time it was fiery tower with streaks of electricity coursing through it. The unstable power of the collision, however, sent the two Pokémon flying back once again.
Only this time, it seemed as though none of the two could keep going. The result was going to shock both Ash and May as they saw Don George prepare to make the declaration, but suddenly the two relentless Pokémon got up. Blaziken and Pikachu had once again surprised the audience with their persistence, as if they trying to let everyone know that only one could win.
"Piiiikaaaa," Pikachu groaned and its legs shook as it got up.
"Blaaaaz," Blaziken gently got on its feet as it moaned in pain.
Ash and May were unsure if they really wanted to continue battling, but when Pikachu and Blaziken turned to their respective trainers they nodded. Ash and May then looked at each other and shook their heads. "Let's wrap this up May," the raven-haired teen told her.
"I'm right with you," the sapphire-eyed girl answered, the two flashing confident grins at each other.
"Pikachu, let's give this last one everything we have," Ash told the mouse, who nodded in return.
"Blaziken, us too," May commanded and the Fighting-type nodded.
"Pikachu, go in for a close range attack and use Volt Tail!" the auburn-eyed boy instructed.
"Blaziken, be ready to fight back with Blaze Blitz!" the brunette commanded.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu frowned and began to build up speed as it ran.
Blaziken braced itself for Pikachu's move by powering up the last of its energy. As it saw Pikachu charging, the electricity from Volt Tackle returned once again, but this time, instead of charging at Blaziken, Pikachu leaped into the air.
"Piiikaaa!" Pikachu swung its tail and turned it into steel. When Pikachu began to aim downwards at Blaziken like what had occurred earlier, only vice versa, the Fire-type knew what it was up to.
The closer Pikachu got to Blaziken, the more intense its electricity got and the Blaze Pokémon could tell it was preparing to swing Iron Tail with the tremendous power boost from Volt Tackle.
"Blaziken!" Blaziken made the flames on its wrists grow even more intense, they had grown so much they almost reached the Fighting-type's elbows. May's Pokémon then became enveloped in the intense fire from Flare Blitz and bent its knees down a bit.
When Pikachu was in close proximity, Ash and May both shouted "Now!" Blaziken jumped into the air with its talon aimed at Pikachu. The combined power of Blaze Kick and Flare Blitz would have a fiery effect if Pikachu were to get hit, Ash knew it. That's why, when Pikachu had closed enough distance it swung its tail and hit Blaziken's talon.
The impact of the shocking electricity and the burning fire caused a shock wave. The powerful wave cracked the glass from the screen displays and the pieces dropped to the battlefield, many of the people watching stepped back a bit to avoid getting hit by the glass. At this point a major portion of the audience had become rather frightened, but excited at the same time, as they watched the explosive and phenomenal battle. None could believe the amount of power exerted by the two Pokémon.
Blaziken and Pikachu glared at each other as their auras intensified even more. Ash and May just watched with angst, wanting the power struggle to finish itself up once and for all. All of a sudden, a different kind of aura enveloped Blaziken that was much lighter than the aura of Flare Blitz. Ash knew the aura all too well at this point and spoke, "Blaziken's activated Blaze!"
May's eyes brightened at the sight and made her command, "Ok Blaziken, use the power from Blaze to end this!"
"Pikachu, don't let it win!" Ash shouted.
At that very second, Blaziken and Pikachu used up the last of their energy to deliver the final blow, causing Blaziken's fire to burn powerfully and Pikachu's electricity to outburst violently. The two Pokémon created another burst of power, this time the combined power of electricity and fire. The unstable energy combined by the two led to the mightiest explosion of the battle, sending the two Pokémon crashing to the ground like rocks, even denting the hard floor.
At this point Don George really hoped it had ended, since the man had narrowly avoided several falling pieces of glass. When none of the two showed any signs of getting up, Don George prepared the announcement until Pikachu slowly got up, groaning and gritting its teeth, but standing. When Don George prepared to make the declaration, he saw Blaziken also standing up as well, a little fear growing inside him. The Blaze Pokémon slowly got up, groaning from the pain, but getting up.
The two fierce battlers gazed at each other sternly for a few seconds, Ash and May weren't sure what command to make, Don George wasn't sure what to say, and the audience wasn't sure what to expect. Pikachu and Blaziken beamed at each other until Pikachu closed its eyes peacefully, dropping to the ground unconscious.
Without wasting another second, Don George proclaimed, "Pikachu is no longer able to battle, the victory goes to Blaziken and May!"
"There you have folks, after a vicious almost infinite battle. May has come out on top, ultimately overwhelming Ash and his Pikachu. I must say, those two left me completely nervous throughout the battle, I even fell off my seat at one point!" the caster exclaimed, expressing his thrill throughout the battle.
The audience cheered happily when the winner got declared and May tried to grasp the words through her mind. "We won?" May questioned as Don George's words rang through her head. A smile formed across her face and she ran up to Blaziken, embracing it in a tight hug, "Blaziken, Victini, we won!" the girl laughed and cheered joyfully.
"Tini vi victini," the invisible Pokémon hugged May's head happily.
"Blaziken," Blaziken smiled cheerfully at her and hugged the trainer.
"Pikachu, you were fantastic, I couldn't have asked anything more from you," Ash picked up his pal and held him in his arms.
"Pikachu," Pikachu smiled through the many wounds it had and the boy returned the grin.
Ash walked over to May and the girl caught eye of him. "Ash, we won!" May hugged her boyfriend happily, "Thank you to the two of you for giving me such a great battle; it's one I'll never forget you. I love you!" the brunette then surprised Ash by grabbing his face and kissing him in front of everyone, causing many people to whistle.
"Pika," Pikachu sighed as it got pressed between Ash and May's chests. Victini and Blaziken looked at each other and chuckled at the exchange between the couple.
"That was one of the most intense battles I have ever seen," Bianca had been left completely astonished by the battle.
"Looks like May earned herself a great victory, after so much training and battling, she's finally winning her second ribbon," Cilan smiled with satisfaction.
"She really turned it around, I could've sworn Ash was going to win," Iris clapped for her friend.
"Axew ew ax," Axew agreed with Iris, but was still happy over May's victory.
"Well she's Ash's girlfriend, she's probably picked up a few methods on how to turn the table on someone," Hilbert joked.
"Nevertheless, May deserves the victory, I've never seen her battle like that," Hilda clapped, hoping to have a battle like that with her rival sometime. Now the brunette had seen the true potential of her friend and couldn't wait for their next clash.
"I'm certainly glad you guys signed up for the Tao Competition, none has been better than this one," Benga smiled.
"Ummm, excuse me, if you two can stop making out in public, we'd greatly appreciate it," Don George came up to the couple with a box, a badge and ribbon sitting on the cushion of the box.
May and Ash separated from their passionate kiss, the two of them blushing heavily since they had gotten caught up in the moment. "Sorry about that," May laughed nervously as she tried to make her blush fade away.
"Now if you may please choose your prize," Don George told the brunette.
"I don't even have to think twice about it," May happily lifted the Yang Ribbon. The girl smiled happily and held it up high, "I won the Yang Ribbon!" the girl posed with Blaziken, Victini and Pikachu cheering behind her.
The ribbon itself was pure white with the exception of the golden centerpiece shaped like a flame. Ash looked at the lightning bolt-shaped badge that was pure black. The raven-haired teen smiled and spoke to Pikachu, "There's always next time, plus, we've gotten many other gym leaders waiting for us. May and Blaziken really earned themselves the victory."
"Pikachu pi," Pikachu nodded, smiling happily.
Ash then walked up to May, "I'm proud of you May, you've definitely earned the victory and ribbon. You're even stronger than me now," the boy winked at her.
May looked at Ash and gave him a tender look, "Ash this wouldn't have been possible without you. I'm really glad you supporting me throughout this whole tournament, the power Blaziken and I showed today was also thanks to you because of all the hard training we've done while traveling. Thank you Ash, I love you so much."
Ash gave May the same tender gaze and replied, "I always knew you could do it May. I always you could come out on top with some encouragement and training, I've never been so proud." The boy then grabbed her in an embrace, but Pikachu jumped out Ash's arms just in time to avoid being squeezed.
"I love you," May whispered in his ear.
"And I love you," Ash whispered back into her ear.
"Pikachu pi," Pikachu congratulated Blaziken on his victory with a grin.
"Blaziken blaz," Blaziken grinned back, complimenting the power Pikachu had displayed and how the Fire-type had to actually try for the first time in a while to win a fight.
"Victini vi tini," Victini complimented the Pokémon pair's endurance, power, and speed. In return Blaziken and Pikachu grinned at the little one, knowing Victini was like a younger sibling to them at this point.
The conversation between the two Pokémon was cut when the audience began to chant "Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss!"
Ash and May separated and looked at the chanting people. The raven-haired teen turned to May and asked, "What should we do?"
"Give the audience what they want," May smiled and took off Ash's hat. The girl then covered their faces with the hat and locked lips, but Ash's blush was red enough for everyone to see and his eyes widened when he felt May kiss him like never before.
For almost half a minute, they played in each other's mouth until they need to separate for some breath. "How was that?" May giggled.
"Could you…please do that a little more often," Ash turned a bit red, embarrassed at his comment.
"Sure, just let me know when!" the sapphire-eyed girl looked into Ash's auburn eyes and winked.
"Ash, May! Ash, May! Ash, May!" the audience chanted happily while Ash and May waved cheerfully at the people. Ash placed his arm around May's waist and the girl blushed lightly. The girl placed her arm behind her back and continued grinning happily, waving along with Ash, Blaziken, Pikachu, and the invisible Victini, who did it for the fun of it.
"Looks like Ash and May have over a thousand shippers chanting their names," Iris giggled.
"Sure looks that way," Cilan nodded with arms crossed, gazing contentedly at the loving and waving couple.
Walking through the quiet forest, the man in the brown cloak spoke to himself, "He's raised Tepig incredibly well since I first found it abandoned in Accumula Town." The man lowered his hood and smiled.
N grinned as he walked, "What if Ash is right after all? His treatment towards his Pokémon, along with May and those other friends they have indicate that there might be more people who care about Pokémon than I believed."
"Have I been wrong this whole time? Should Pokémon and humans really be separated, with people like Ash and May around to raise Pokémon mistreated like Tepig, is it really necessary to do something so drastic?" N thought about it for a good few seconds, but then shook his head sideways.
"No, Pokémon and humans are meant to be separated even with people like Ash around. I've seen far too many evil people like my father try to harm Pokémon in unspeakable ways. I'm sticking to my belief till the end. I won't let some mere child get me to doubt what's wrong and right," N stated, determined to stick his idea of thinking and accomplish his goal.
"I look forward to meeting you again, Ash," N looked up at the sky as he walked, feeling like he and the boy were destined to meet.
Ladies and gents that was Chapter 35 and hope you loved it! I know I might have made Ash and May's battle a little too intense but remember that these are their strongest Pokémon, excluding Ash's evolved starters, and I really wanted to make Ash and May battle their hardest, not to mention the prize is pretty good for either of them. As usual, don't be shy to REVIEW, PM, ETC to MENTION ANY THOUGHTS, COMMENTS, AND STUFF. Hope you enjoyed the battle though and the Advanceshipping of course. By the way, did anyone managed to figure out that our brown-cloaked friend was N before the revelation? If anyone did, good detective work lol. This was the last chapter in the four day daily upload and I travel today. I don't know when the next upload will be since I'll be gone for a month, but I promise I'll write and upload if the opportunity comes up. Once again, hoped you loved it and if you really enjoy this story, you might want to check if any chapter has been upload, you never know when Chapter 36 might be uploaded ;) lol. See ya around guys, and one more thing, thank you to all the people who favorited or followed the story, but most of all to the people who REVIEW or PM me to give me suggestions, their thoughts, etc, I hope to receive many more. I sincerely appreciate all of you, seriously, thanks a lot! Anyways, I have to stop typing now, take care and till next time!