Chapter 44 (Finale)
We finally arrive at Mt. Silver, and of course, I call Liza because I want Charla to battle this time. Once we get to the stadium, Charles Goodshow, Lance, and my Mom are already here.
"Hey, Mother. Why are you here?" I ask with surprise.
"I am here to watch your battle against Champion Lance." My Mom says, "Since this is your first Champion Battle."
Then I pass the four medals to Lance, and he says, "I've been waiting for you. Ash! I knew that you, with your skills, would eventually reach me here. There's no need for words now. We will battle to determine who is the stronger of the two of us. As the most powerful Trainer and as the Pokémon League Champion… I, Lance the dragon master, accept your challenge!"
"Of course." I say.
Then his first Pokemon was Dragonair, and I decided to go with Lapras. I get the first move and I have Lapras do Rain Dance.
Lance says, "So you summoned the rain. Dragonair, use Twister!"
"Use Ice Beam to knock it back!"
Lapras shoots out the Ice and then it makes the Twister into ice and it hurts Dragonair.
"What a strategy." Lillie says.
"Yeah, but a little reckless." Reisa sighs.
Lapras then uses Thunderbolt on Dragonair, which is countered by Dragon Pulse. Dragonair is defeated when Lapras uses Ice Beam and froze the rain, using the missiles to attack the dragon.
"Gyarados, you are next!" He sends out Gyarados which starts off with a Dragon Dance.
"Don't let them use it! Use Thunderbolt!"
Blastoise is a little late, it misses the attack and is defeated by Gyarados' Dragon Rage.
"Take a good rest, Lapras. Pikachu, want to go?" Pikachu of course agrees and jumps into the field. Pikachu starts off with the Thunder, since the rain is still there, Pikachu hits Gyarados badly. Gyarados uses Hyper Beam, Pikachu uses Agility to dodge it.
"Pikachu! Use Volt Tackle to finish it off!" Pikachu nods and charges at Gyarados, hitting his head and causing him to faint.
"Return, Gyarados." Lance looks at the field, the rain dance is worn off.
"Now that the rain is gone, Charizard!" Charizard appears and roars, and I decide to have Pikachu stay on the field.
"Charizard, Dragon Claw!" Charizard charges at Pikachu, who uses Brick Break to fight back.
"Pikachu, use Surf!" Pikachu does the move and it gives Charizard a lot of damage. Charizard shakes off the water and uses Heat Wave, while Pikachu uses Thunderbolt. The two attacks causes the field to be covered by the dust. When it is cleared, both Pokemon are fainted.
"Charizard and Pikachu are both unable to battle! Now we have a 15 minute break!" The referee says as we go to the resting rooms.
"Ash!" Lillie is there and she calls out to me. I say, "Hi, Lillie, I thought you were watching at the stands with Mom."
"Well, I am here to cheer you on." She wraps her arms around my shoulder.
"Thanks Lillie. I actually am worried about Lance's Dragonite. We all saw how strong it is when he was working with Team Alpha and the International Police."
"I know, but you can beat him." Lillie assures me, and I really like the way she smiles.
Back at the field, Lance sends out Exeggutor while I go with Charla.
"Exeggutor, use Egg Bomb!" Lance orders, and it throws the eggs, but none of them hits Charla.
"Charizard! Use Steel Wing!" Charla flies lower and hits Exeggutor with the attack, causing it to wince in pain.
"Now finish it with a Seismic Toss!" Charla picks him up and starts flying in circles, then Exeggutor is thrown to the ground and faints.
"Return, Exeggutor. Ash, you really pushed through my limit. But this isn't over. Aerodactyl!"
"I see, an Aerodactyl… Charla, can you continue?"
It roars in agreement. Charla uses a Flamethrower, which isn't very effective, and then after a Rock Slide, Charla faints. I use Kingdra next, and then it uses Ice Beam while Aerodactyl goes for Thunder Fang. Once the moves are deflected, they then use Dragon Rage and Iron Head, which makes the field intense. In the end, both of them go for Twister and Double-Edge, eventually getting a tie.
"Lance has only one Pokemon while Ash still has 2! He can win it!" Reisa says.
"I am not so sure." My Mom says.
"Why?" Kris asks.
"You will see." She replies.
"All right! I thought this would never happen!" Lance sends out Dragonite, and I decide to go with Togetic for the Type advantage. But much to my surprise, Dragonite uses Ice Punch and Wing Attack, despite Togetic dealing some damage to Dragonite, it is still defeated in the end.
"Hey, Lance. I really appreciated that we had a great battle." I say after having Togetic back to Lillie.
"No problem, but why say it now?" Lance asks.
I say, "Because I am going to win. Lugia! I choose you!"
After sending out the Pokemon, Lance says, "A Lugia... I should have known that you have some Legendary Pokemon for this battle."
"Yeah, Lugia is going to sweep your Dragonite." I say.
Dragonite uses Dragon Rush, and Lugia does the same as they collide and are sent back. Then Lugia uses Aeroblast to give Dragonite some damage.
"Dragonite, use Hyper Beam!" Dragonite shoots a beam at Lugia.
"Dodge and use Hydro Pump!" Lugia then dodges the attack and goes for the Water attack, which is not very effective.
"Now finish it off with Aeroblast!" I yell, and then the Flying Type attack hits Dragonite and knocks it out of the battle.
"Dragonite is unable to battle, Lugia wins! Which means that Ash Ketchum has defeated the champion Lance!"
"He did it!" "Yeah!"
Everyone in the present cheers for my Victory, and I hug Lugia for the win. Lance says, "…It's over. But it's an odd feeling. I'm not angry that I lost. In fact, I feel happy. Happy that I witnessed the rise of a great new Champion!"
I shake hands with Lance and says, "Thanks, Lance."
"…Whew. You have become truly powerful, Ash. Your Pokémon have responded to your strong and upstanding nature. As a Trainer, you will continue to grow strong with your Pokémon." Goodshow comes and says.
"Of course, however, I don't want the Champion title because I want to explore more regions and battle more people."
Goodshow says, "I understand."
Then we arrive at the Hall of Fame, and Lance says, "It's been a long time since I last came here."
Goodshow says, "This is where we commemorate the League Champion for all eternity. Their courageous Pokémon are also inducted. Here today, we witnessed the rise of a new League Champion-a Trainer who feels compassion for and trust toward all Pokémon. A trainer who succeeded through perseverance and determination. The new League Champion who has all the makings of greatness! Ash, allow me to register you and your partners as Champions!
Then I'm registered as the Johto Champion, and after we're done, Lillie hugs me and says, "You did it! I knew you can win!"
"Thanks Lillie."
After the congratulating are over, I send Charla back to the Charisific Valley. Kris asks, "So Ash, are you going to Hoenn now or do you have other places to go?"
"Well, I have to go to Kanto since Dad and Professor Oak are there waiting for us, right Mom?" I turn to my Mom, who nods back.
And then with Reisa and East heading back to Hoenn, Kris and Ethan stay at Johto, the ones who go back to Kanto is me, Lillie, and my Mom.
Back at Pallet Town, we are greeted by his Dad, Professor Oak, Lusamine, and Alice.
"Dad!" I hug him while Lillie hugs Lusamine.
My Dad asks, "How is your journey?"
"Great. I had met a lot of friends. I also defeated Lance." I say while showing the Johto League Cup.
Alice says, "Wow, that's amazing! You did a good job, Ash."
Professor Oak says, "Indeed. Ash is a strong young man."
I don't know what Ms. Lusamine is asking Lillie about, but judging the blushing face, I decide not to ask anything. I ask, "Where is Gary?"
"He already left. He decided to be a researcher under Professor Rowan in Sinnoh." Professor Oak says.
"So Ash, where are you going next?" Lusamine asks.
"About that, I have decided to go to Hoenn Region with Alice this time." Ash says.
Alice says, "Yeah, I finally get to become a trainer, and it is my turn now that Serena and Lillie have theirs."
My Dad nods and says, "Hoenn, huh... Mark was also there. I see you wanted to meet him?"
"Yes. Maybe we can have a battle." I say, getting excited to see my brother who is actually a month younger than me.
Then Lillie and her family stayed with us for the night, and I was not really comfortable when Lillie and Alice held me like their own teddy bear. The next day, Alice and I are now at the ship and we're going to Hoenn. The Pokemon that are coming with us are Butterfree, Lapras, Meganium, Espeon, Steelix, and Mantine, while the others are going to stay with our Kanto Pokemon, Serena, and Lillie.
But on our way, we meet Team Rocket trio and we groan. Alice says, "You three again?"
They want to steal Pikachu using a Metal Claw, but thanks to Mantine and Espeon, we saved Pikachu and sent them flying.
When they see the land approaching, Ash says, "Alice, Pikachu, look! It is Hoenn!"
"It looks beautiful!" Alice says.
"Yeah…" But Pikachu falls unconscious to the ground, much to our shock.
"Pikachu!" I try to hold him, but his temperature is really high.
Alice says, "It looks like he has a fever..."
"A fever…" I mutter. "Why now…"
The Johto Chapter is finally finished. And Alice will be traveling in Hoenn as a replacement for Lillie in the next arc. Here are some sneak peeks for the Hoenn Arc:
1. The story will be Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire's version. So be expected to see the Delta Episode.
2. I will include new mega Evolutions for some Pokemon for the story purpose.
3. I said in the story that Brock won't appear in the arc, but Mark and Minami are the replacements, and May and Max will also be the companions of Ash.
4. Since I wanted to use Delta Episodes, I will not put the 7th movie in my story. So sorry for those who wanted to see Tory.
Ash + Lillie's Pokemon:
Charizard x2 (In training), Butterfree x2 (One Pink), Pikachu, Lapras, Meganium, Typhlosion, Feraligatr, Furret, Noctowl (Shiny), Ledian, Ariados, Crobat, Lanturn, Togetic, Xatu, Ampharos, Bellossom, Azumarill, Sudowoodo, Politoed, Jumpluff, Aipom, Sunflora, Yanma, Quagsire, Espeon, Umbreon, Murkrow, Slowking, Misdreavus, Unown x28, Wobbuffet, Girafarig, Forretress, Dunsparce, Gligar, Steelix (Crystal), Granbull, Qwilfish, Scizor, Shuckle, Heracross, Ursaring, Magcargo, Piloswine, Corsola, Octillery, Delibird, Mantine, Skarmory, Houndoom, Kingdra, Phanpy, Porygon 2, Stantler, Smeargle, Hitmontop, Miltank, Blissey, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Larvitar, Tyranitar, .Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi
Reisa's Pokemon:
Blastoise, Tentacruel, Seaking, Starmie, Gyarados, Feraligatr, Lanturn, Azumarill, Politoed, Quagsire, Slowking, Qwilfish, Corsola, Octillery, Mantine, Kingdra
East's Pokemon:
Noctowl, Ledian, Crobat, Jumpluff, Gligar, Delibird, Mantine, Skarmory
Ethan's Pokemon:
Pikachu, Typhlosion, Sudowoodo, Politoed, Togetic, Aipom, Sunflora, Mantine
Kris' Pokemon:
Parasect, Arcanine, Hitmonchan, Meganium, Cubone, Xatu, Smoochum
