Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 29: The Champ Twins
On their way to Eterna City, Ash and his friends encounter a reporter who introduces herself as Rhonda from Sinnoh Now.
"Hello there I'm Rhonda from Sinnoh Now."Rhonda admitted holding her microphone.
"Whoa!"Ash said in surprise. "You scared me!"
"You mean Sinnoh Now from television?"Dawn asked with a smile.
"One of the same."Rhonda replied.
"That's so cool!"Denise remarked.
"Never heard of it."Ash admitted.
"Its a TV show and the most popular in Sinnoh."Dawn replied.
"We're doing a story on the pokemon training camp that's just up ahead."Rhonda stated.
"Yeah, I wanna go!"Ash commented. "If there is a camp, I bet there must be tough trainers there waiting for a battle."
"Pikachu!"Pikachu said happily.
"Our focus is on the camp's trainers, who test the strength on any trainer they battle-"Rhonda started.
She was interrupted by her boom operator, Jack, who drops the microphone on her head.
"Watch it Jack!"Rhonda warned. "You're not supposed to hit me!"
"Sorry Rhonda."Jack responded nervously.
Jessie then appears in front of the camera with a blatant cowgirl disguise, with James and Meowth in similar disguises nearby.
"Excuse me partner, but I would like to test my strength as well."She admitted. "I'm a trainer and an actress."
"I see..."Rhonda said simply and looked at Denise. "So you and this young man are trainers?"
But then Jessie went on the camera again.
"As I was saying it is hard to be an actress like I am."She commented.
Jessie was then hit by the microphone.
"Hey watch it, any more of that I'll see you in court!"She threatened.
"Sorry I think."Jack said awkwardly.
Jessie was dragged off by one of the Sinnoh Now staff.
"Let's go."He stated.
"Hey what do you think you're doing?!"Jessie questioned.
The four heroes then arrive at the camp.
"The camp look at all of the tents."Brock said.
"Great, let's show who's the strongest."Ash admitted.
"Pikachu!"Ash agreed.
They then come across two Trainers, who were talking about their recent loss of two other trainers.
"Whoa those guys are good."the boy with a blue shirt said.
"Yeah that's 15 wins in a row."the boy with short hair commented.
"Man, the strongest I've ever seen."the boy with a blue shirt agreed.
"Excuse me are you two talking about those great trainers?"Denise asked.
"Great and scary those two took down my Lombre."the boy with short hair replied.
"Same with my Slakoth."the boy with a blue shirt added.
"So tell us where are those trainers?"Ash asked.
"They just crossed that bridge and went back to the forest."the boy with short hair admitted.
"Thanks, let's go!"Ash remarked.
Pikachu smirked. "Pikachu!"
The four trainers then went to the bridge and saw a few Pokémon, who had just lost against two twin boys.
"That's sixteen wins in a row, bro."Ryan remarked.
"So are you two the strong trainers, we heard about?"Denise asked.
"That's right, the name's Ryan."Ryan said.
"And I'm Bryan."Bryan added.
The twin brothers high fived each other.
"And we're called the Champ Twins!"They replied in unison.
"I'm Ash and I wanna battle you guys."Ash admitted.
"Happy to apply, but we only do tag battles, understand?"Ryan asked with a smirk.
"Lead the way."Bryan said.
"Tag battles?"Dawn asked.
"That's when two trainers team up against two more."Brock answered.
"You've got it."Ash agreed.
"I'll team up with you."Dawn suggested with a smile.
"Huh?"Ash said in confusion.
"Dawn are you sure you wanna do that?"Denise asked.
"No need to worry, sis!"Dawn replied and took out her pokeball. "Go, Piplup!"
Her pokeball opened and Piplup came out.
"Piplup!"
"Piplup, how does a tag battle sound for you?"Dawn asked.
Piplup smiled and nodded.
"Piplup said no need to worry."Dawn admitted.
Denise sighed. "But that's when I worry the most."
"Don't forget these guys won sixteen times in a row."Ash reminded.
Ash and Dawn then glanced at the two twin brothers.
"You've seen the most."Ryan said.
"Now you'll see the best."Bryan added.
"Hey don't forgot, we've been traveling together for a while, so all three of you have been training really hard."Brock reminded.
"Exactly well said."Denise remarked and looked at her twin sister. "Go ahead then."
"You right."Dawn agreed.
"Let's break these guys winning street."Ash suggested confidently.
Bryan smirked. "Right..."
"Right as if that's gonna happen."Ryan said with a smirk. "Go Quilava!"
"Go Croconaw!"Bryan stated.
Their pokeballs opened revealing a water type and a fire type.
Ash and Dawn checked the two pokemons on their pokedex.
"Quilava, the Volcano Pokémon, and the evolved form of Cyndaquil."Ash's Pokedex said. "Its body is covered with fire-proof fur and can withstand any Fire-type attack."
"Croconaw, the Big Jaw Pokémon and the evolved form of Totodile."Dawn's Pokedex said. "It opens its mouth wide and attacks and if it loses its teeth, they regrow quickly."
"Ready Turtwig?"Ash asked and took out his pokeball. "Let's go!"
His pokeball opened and Turtwig came out.
"Turtwig!"
"I'll be the referee."Brock commented.
"And I'll be cheering you guys on."Denise admitted with a smile.
Then the Sinnoh Now staff appear again to introduce the twins to the camera.
"This is Rhonda from Sinnoh Now."Rhonda stated. "I would like to introduce to two twin boys, who are extremely strong pokemon trainers."
"Well your right about that."Ryan said.
"And you've seen the light."Bryan added.
Jack drops the microphone on Rhonda's head again.
"One more time Jack and it's back in the male room!"Rhonda warned nervously.
"The male room..."Jack said nervously.
"Mind if we take a few shots for broadcast of course?"Rhonda asked.
"You mean like in TV?"Bryan asked.
"Go for it."Ryan encouraged. "But you better ask those guys since we're battling them next."
"You mean you want us on TV?"Ash asked. "No prob."
"Hey this will be great, we'll win seventeen on the way."Ryan admitted.
"On the air!"Bryan repeated.
The camera then looked at Dawn.
"Wait, I'm on TV?!"Dawn panicked. "Hold on! Time out!"
She then removed her hat and brushed her hair before placing her hat back.
"I'm done, all ready."Dawn stated.
"Looks the same to me."Ash answered.
"YOU'RE SUCH A BOY!"Dawn said angrily.
"I just don't want us to look stupid."Ash corrected.
"Don't worry."Denise assured.
"Well folks hang on to your seats."Rhonda announced on the camera. "It appears these dynamic duo are heading towards win number seventeen."
Then Jessie went in front of camera and dragged James.
"Check it out, me and ma pal Jamiee are gonna take down those twins!"
"Your blocking my shot!"Rhonda snapped.
Then a male staff dragged James and Jessie away.
"Come on, come on."He stated simply.
Then the battle of Ash and Dawn against the Champ Twins was about to begin.
Denise placed on her cheerleader outfit and took out Ralts who held her mini pom poms on her hands like her trainer.
"The battle will now go under way!"Brock announced.
"Okay Quilava take them out with Flame Wheel!"Ryan ordered.
Quilava charged and turned into a fire spin.
"Turtwig, dodge it quick!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig quickly dodged the fire type.
"Piplup is a water type, so you take care of their fire type."Ash suggested.
"No need to worry."Dawn remarked.
"Quilava, Flame Wheel again!"Ryan ordered.
Quilava charged again with Flame Wheel.
"Dodge, Turtwig!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig dodged the attack, but end up running into Piplup accidentally.
The two pokemon then got hit by the Flame Wheel.
"My little Piplup!"Dawn said worriedly.
"Turtwig no!"Ash panicked.
"Hey what did you do to my Piplup!?"Dawn demanded.
"Hey, I can't help it, if your Piplup got in the way with Turtwig dodging it!"Ash replied.
Dawn groaned in annoyance.
"Turtwig go!"Ash encouraged.
Turtwig stood up.
"Piplup get up!"Dawn stated.
Piplup trips and collides with Turtwig again.
Dawn's sweat dropped in annoyance.
"Seems to me like Piplup would need some dance lessons!"Ash said angrily.
"Turtwig is the pokemon with two left feet!"Dawn answered. "Piplup use Bubblebeam!"
Piplup fired Bubblebeam at Turtwig.
"So now you're attacking Turtwig!?"Ash questioned.
"No way, Turtwig just got in front of that bubblebeam!"Dawn argued.
Piplup glared at Turtwig with a frown.
"Turtwig use Tackle!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig stood up and tackled Piplup.
"So that's an eye for an eye?!"Dawn snapped.
"Come on Piplup just got too close to Turtwig!"Ash answered.
"YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE AND YOU KNOW IT!"Dawn shouted.
"THAT'S A BIG FAT LIE!"Ash said angrily.
"Ash, Dawn quit fighting against each other and focus on the real battle!"Denise sang in a firm tone shaking her pom poms.
"Ralts! Ralts!"Ralts said waving her pom poms.
"Okay Croconaw use Water Gun!"Bryan ordered.
Croconaw fired Water Gun at Piplup and Turtwig.
"Are you filming this?"Rhonda asked with a smile. "Boy are we getting ratings."
Then Jessie went in front of the camera.
"How about videoing a real star instead?"She asked.
Jessie then got pushed away from the male staff.
Turtwig and Piplup glared at each other.
"Turtwig, Razor Leaf let's go!"Ash ordered.
"Piplup, bubblebeam!"Dawn ordered.
Turtwig and Piplup then started fighting each other.
"Turtwig, knock it off right now!"Ash stated.
"Piplup stop it!"Dawn said worriedly.
"Perfect, let's use Swift Quilava!"Ryan ordered.
Quilava fired Swift at Turtwig and Piplup shocking Ash and Dawn.
"Now use Slash, Croconaw!"Bryan ordered.
Croconaw then slashed Turtwig and Piplup causing the two pokemons to get more weak.
"Ryan now?"Bryan asked.
Ryan smirked. "You bet, bro!"
"Quilava use Flamethrower!"Bryan ordered.
"Okay, Croconaw Hydro Pump!"Ryan ordered.
Quilava and Croconaw fired their attacks knocking Turtwig and Piplup down.
Both Turtwig and Piplup are unable to battle!"Brock announced. "Which means victory goes to the Champ Twins!"
"Seventeen victories in a row!"Ryan chuckled. "Yeah!"
"Yeah!"Bryan agreed.
Denise and Ralts put their heads down in sadness.
"Looks like its game over, Ralts."Denise admitted.
"Ralts."Ralts said sadly.
Ash and Dawn rushed to their pokemon.
"Turtwig are you okay?"Ash asked.
"Piplup say something!"Dawn begged.
A While After...
The two trainers then started arguing each other.
"Truth is you didn't know how to give orders to your pokemon!"Ash argued.
"Excuse me?"Dawn questioned. "You just love talking about yourself a lot!"
Denise groaned in annoyance as she covered her ears.
"Oh quit arguing already, you're giving me a headache!"She stated.
"Come on in Tag Battles, people have to get a long with each other."Brock reminded.
Ash and Dawn glared at each other before turning away from one another.
"Brock, can you please make something to eat, this could take a while."Denise suggested covering her face.
"Great idea."Brock agreed. "All of this arguing sure brings up appetite."
"Pika pika."Pikachu said.
Ralts nodded. "Ralts."
"Man, I can't believe, we show that mess on TV."Ash said in shame.
"Mum could see it for sure, we're so screwed."Dawn admitted holding her hat.
Turtwig and Piplup then started fighting each other.
Denise frowned and folded her arms. "Looks like they're doing the same thing you guys did."
Pikachu uses Thunderbolt and Ralts uses Magical Leaf to break up Turtwig and Piplup's brawl causing them to make up.
"Thanks for breaking it up."Ash said with a smile.
Pikachu and Ralts smiled at him, while Turtwig and Piplup shook hands with each other.
"That's just what we wanna see, excellent."Brock remarked.
"And I suggest you two do the same."Denise reminded with smirk.
"Well I guess I was too harsh."Dawn admitted.
"Nah, it was me."Ash replied sadly.
"You were right when you said Piplup got too far ahead."Dawn commented. "I'm sorry."
"I'm the one, who got Turtwig on your way."Ash stated.
Brock then made sandwiches for his friends while he made pokemon food for Pikachu, Ralts, Piplup and Turtwig.
"Hey dig in."He encouraged.
"Yummy."Denise remarked as she took a bite on her sandwich.
"You know I can't help it think, we lost to those two."Ash admitted. "What do we say we battle them again?"
"I love to."Dawn agreed.
"Great."Ash said with a smile.
Denise nodded with a gentle smile. "Now that's what I call a sweet dessert."
Pikachu, Ralts, Turtwig and Piplup smiled in agreement.
A While Later...
After eating their lunch, the four heroes went to look for the Champ Twins.
They spotted Ryan and Bryan running towards them.
"Hey, we would like to have a battle with you!"Ash called out.
"Pretty please?"Dawn suggested.
"Can't battle you right now because they stole my Quilava."Ryan replied.
"And they stole my Croconaw too!"Bryan added.
The four trainers looked up and saw a familiar balloon.
"Team Rocket!"Dawn said.
"Not them again!"Denise growled.
"I'll take care of those guys."Ash stated and took out his pokeball. "Staravia use Quick Attack!"
His pokeball opened and Staravia came out.
"Staravia!"
The Flying Type flew towards the balloon and slashed a hole on it causing it to go down.
Ash and his friends continuing their journey to Eterna City.
The group catch up with Team Rocket as the Sinnoh Staff show up.
"Role fill!"Rhonda stated.
"What kind of screech test is this?"Jessie questioned.
"I want my Quilava!"Ryan demanded.
"And my Croconaw!"Bryan added.
"You'll take this and you'll like it!"Jessie complained.
"Carnivine places!"James ordered.
Carnivine comes out of his pokeball and started biting James head.
"Seviper report!"Jessie stated.
Seviper came of its pokeball and stood next to Carnivine making the Champ Twins look at them in fright.
"Turtwig, come on out and give me a hand!"Ash said.
He threw his pokeball and Turtwig came out.
"Twig!"
"Go Piplup!"Dawn commented.
Her pokeball opened and Piplup appeared next to Turtwig.
"Piplup!"
"Looks like a tag battle to me."Brock admitted.
"Totally."Denise agreed.
"Seviper Poison Tail now!"Jessie ordered.
Seviper charged with Poison Tail.
"Turtwig dodge!"Ash ordered.
"Piplup dodge!"Dawn ordered.
Turtwig and Piplup the incoming attack.
"Turtwig use Razor Leaf!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig fired Razor Leaf at Seviper.
"Dawn, it's your turn."Ash admitted with a smile.
"Pipup use Bubblebeam!"Dawn ordered.
Piplup fired Bubblebeam at Seviper.
Denise smiled. "That's the spirit!"
"Carnivine use Bullet Seed!"James ordered.
Carnivine fired Bullet Seed at Turtwig and Piplup, but they quickly dodge the attack.
"This is fun now Piplup use Peck!"Dawn ordered.
Piplup used Peck on Carnivine.
"Turtwig, tackle!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig tackled Carnivine sending it crushing to Seviper.
"Okay my turn!"Denise said with a smirk. "Ralts use Magical Leaf!"
Ralts fired Magical Leaf at the two pokemon sending them crushing to Team Rocket.
"I guess a twerp by any other name is just as bad."Meowth said in shame.
"How can those twerps prevent me from becoming a star!"Jessie cried.
"Like that would've happened."James said.
"In fact they helped all of us!"Meowth admitted with a smile.
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"Team Rocket screamed as they disappeared in the sky.
Quilava and Croconaw rushed back to their trainers.
"Quilava, your okay."Ryan said with a relieved smile.
"Croconaw your okay too."Bryan remarked.
Then the twins turned to Ash and Dawn.
"We owe you for getting back our pokemon."Ryan admitted.
"So we except your rematch."Bryan commented.
"Great!"Ash agreed.
"Eighteen wins-"Ryan started.
"Here we come!"Bryan chuckled.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for part two of our tag battle of our champion twins along with Ash and Dawn."Rhonda admitted. "With their eighteen victory on the line, this is guarantee to a real fight."
"Alright, let the battle begin!"Brock announced.
"Just because you battled us before doesn't mean, we'll take it easy!"Ryan reminded. "Quilava use Flame Wheel!"
Quilava charged with Flame Wheel.
"Turtwig dodge!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig quickly dodged the attack.
"We'll take care of that, Piplup use Bubblebeam!"Dawn ordered.
Piplup fired bubblebeam at Quilava damaging it.
"Alright, Ash and Dawn that's the spirit!"Denise sang shaking her pom poms. "Continue like this and you'll win, win, win!"
"Ralts!"Ralts cheered waving her pom poms. "Ralts!"
"Okay Turtwig, time to use Bite on Croconaw!"Ash ordered with a smile.
Turtwig charged towards Croconaw.
"Quick Croconaw, dodge it!"Bryan ordered.
Croconaw dodged the Grass Type pokemon.
"Dawn, your turn!"Ash encouraged.
"Alright Piplup use Bubblebeam!"Dawn ordered.
Piplup fired Bubblebeam at Croconaw.
"Wow!"Rhonda stated. "Those two look great, they're making it hard for the Champ Twins!"
Ash and Dawn combines their moves and dodging most of the twins attacks with Rhonda reporting all the while.
Eventually after a long battle, Ash and Dawn emerge as the victors.
"Both Quilava and Croconaw are unable to battle!"Brock announced. "Which means the victory goes to Ash and Dawn!"
"Yes!"Ash and Dawn said in victory and high fiving each other. "Alright!"
"Hooray for Ash and Dawn!"Denise sang. "They worked together and won at last, hip hip hooray!"
"Ralts!"Ralts cheered happily waving her pom poms. "Ralts!"
"What a thrill!"Rhonda admitted in amazement. "A huge win using incredible moves!"
The twins then walked up the four heroes.
"Well you did it."Bryan said.
"Beat us fair and square."Ryan added.
They shook hands with Ash and Dawn.
"Thanks."Ash said.
"Thank you both."Dawn agreed.
"No prob, we'll just start over again."Bryan stated and out his fist up. "Yeah!"
"Yeah!"Ryan agreed and putting his fist up.
The two brothers then ran off.
"Well done to you both."Denise said kindly. "You both worked well together."
"And you both made it seem like a piece of cake."Brock added.
Pikachu and Ralts smiled at Piplup and Turtwig for their victory.
"If you don't mind, we're gonna run the last battle and not the first one."Rhonda admitted. "It had more action and excitement then the previous one."
"Alright!"Ash and Dawn said in unison.
Denise sighed with a smile. "What a relief."
Later that Evening...
Ash and his friends then continue their journey to Eterna City.
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Denise's Team:
Turtwig (Male): Quick Attack, Absorb, Razor Leaf and Bite
Eevee (Female): Water Gun, Shadow Ball, Attract and Thunder
Luxio (Male): Spark, Night Slash, Wild Charge and Ice Fang
Ralts (Female): Psychic, Double Team, Magical Leaf and Confusion
Hoot Hoot (Male): Peck, Reflect, Aerial Ace and Hypnosis
Drifloon (Female): Ominous Wind, Thunderbolt, Will-O-Wisp and Astonish