Pokémon: Friends to the End
Chapter 40: Top Down Training!
The scene opens revealing a stadium filled with people cheering in excitement.
Lucian and Cynthia were battling with their Pokémon, Bronzong and Garchomp.
"Alright, battle fans, it's time the battle we've been waiting for is finally here!"the Reporter announced. "Will Cynthia the Champion win it or Lucian of the Elite Four?"
Bronzong used its Flash Cannon on Garchomp causing smoke to appear.
"And Flash Cannon scores an direct hit with such mega power!"the Reporter stated. "Is this all over for Garchomp?"
Ash and his friends were sitting in a Pokémon Center, watching the battle on television.
"Its a smokey maze out of the field as wait for the result, how can Garchomp survive such a blast?"the Reporter asked.
"Just what I except, Lucian vs the Champion League Master."Brock admitted.
"Their super charged."Dawn remarked.
"I bet this is the greatest battle in all of Sinnoh."Denise commented in awe.
Then the smoke disappeared revealing Garchomp was easily able to escape, coming out unscathed by blocking the attack with it's fin.
"I don't believe it!"the Reporter stated. "Garchomp reversed on stage!"
Garchomp then began to store up Giga Impact.
"And here it comes!"the Reporter announced. "An ultimate example of Garchomp's Giga Impact!"
Then the Dragon Type's Giga Impact knocked out Lucian's Bronzong.
"And clears Bronzong with a complete hit!"the Reporter announced. "So the winners are Garchomp and the Champion Cynthia!"
"Champions stirke and are at the top of the line!"Ash said with a smile.
"I don't think Lucian stands a chance."Dawn admitted.
"And in all of Sinnoh, she is trainer number 1."Brock commented.
"That explains why how many trainers weren't able to beat her."Denise added as she took a sip of her iced drink.
"Pikachu!"Pikachu said happily.
Eevee smiled. "Eevee!"
Then a boy went up to two of his friends.
"Hey guys, check it out, the Champion showed up in Amity Square!"He admitted.
"No way!"the other boy said in excitement.
"The Champion is over there?"the girl asked.
"Yeah, let's go!"the Boy said.
The three friends rushed outside.
"Come on, let's go too!"Ash suggested.
"Yeah!"Brock, Dawn and Denise answered in unison.
The four heroes headed to Amity Square seeing Cynthia looking at a stone containing images of Palkia and Dialga while eating an ice cream as more people surround her in awe.
"Whoa, it's really her!"Ash remarked.
"Cynthia the Champion."Dawn said.
"Wow, she looks so cool!"Denise admitted while blushing a little.
"Eevee!"Eevee agreed with a smile while in her trainer's arms.
"She's even more ravishing live than on TV!"Brock added lovingly. "I should be in her arms instead of Ice Cream!"
"Geez, Brock sometimes you worry me."Dawn commented.
Then a familiar rude trainer walked passed the four heroes.
"Hey, Paul."Ash greeted.
The trainer turned around and saw the four trainers.
"Haven't seen you since Oreburgh."Ash said with a smile. "So, how many badges have you won? I've got two of them now."
"That's none of your business."Paul replied cruelly and looked at Denise.
"Don't bother believing that I'll tell you how many badges I have."Denise replied with her arms folded. "I know how many I have and that's all that matters."
Paul smirked and then walked up to Cynthia.
"That's the same old same old."Dawn admitted.
"You're Cynthia, aren't you?"Paul asked.
"Yes."Cynthia replied as she turned to look at him.
"My name is Paul and I'm from Veilstone, I like to challenge you to a battle."Paul stated.
The four heroes gasped in surprise causing the other people to get confused.
"Who is that guy?"
"He can't battle the Champion like that."
"It's been a while since I took a field challenge."Cynthia admitted. "Are you competing in the Sinnoh League now?"
"That's right."Paul replied.
"I see."Cynthia said as she walked down. "Then I assume you transferred from another league, fine then I accept your challenge."
The people around her were shocked at her statement.
"The Champion is going to battle him!"
"Unbelievable!"
"Do you mind if we battle six pokemon each?"Paul asked.
"No problem."Cynthia answered.
The four heroes notice more people appearing.
"Wow, this crowd is gonna give a tough time."Dawn said.
"But this is crazy, I thought you needed eight gym badges and to beat the Elite Four in order to battle the Champion?"Denise asked in confusion.
"True, but don't forget this is Paul, we're talking about."Brock reminded. "I'm sure he done his homework."
"Then let's get this under way, Garchomp, battle stance!"Cynthia stated.
Her pokeball opened and Garchomp came out.
"Whoa, there's Garchomp!"Ash commented in surprise as he took out his pokedex.
"Garchomp, the Mach Pokémon."Ash's Pokedex said. "When it folds up its body and spreads its wings, it can fly like a jet plane at the speed of sound."
"Chimchar, stand by for battle!"Paul stated.
His pokeball opened and Chimchar came out.
"Chimchar!"
This choice surprises Cynthia as well as the crowd, due to its disadvantage as a Fire-type.
"A Chimchar?"Cynthia said in surprise.
"But wait Garchomp is a Dragon and Ground Type."
"Everyone knows fire types will be a lousy match up."
"Hey, no brains remember?"
"Paul, you may have the first attack."Cynthia stated.
"Thanks, Fire Spin go!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar uses Fire Spin, which makes Garchomp block and get trapped in it.
"Chimchar learned Fire Spin!"Ash said in surprise.
"What strength."Brock added.
"But let's see if Fire Spin does anything."Dawn admitted.
"I don't think it well."Denise commented.
"Now Dig!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar dug into the ground.
"We will use Dig as well."Cynthia stated.
Garchomp dug into the ground causing Paul to grit his teeth.
The dig collided with Chimchar, knocking it out.
"Well that didn't take that long did it?"Dawn said.
Paul returned Chimchar in its pokeball.
"You gotta be shamed."He said coldly.
Hearing this caused Cynthia, Ash and Denise to frown.
"That guy still doesn't get it."Ash admitted quietly.
"Well that's how he is."Denise added bitterly.
"Weavile, stand by for battle!"Paul stated.
His Pokeball opened and Weavile came out.
"Weavile!"
"Let's see how Weavile does."Dawn said as she opened her Pokedex.
"Weavile, the Sharp Claw Pokémon."Dawn's Pokedex stated. "It signals its companions by using its claws to leave mysterious markings on the surfaces of trees and ice."
"An Ice Type Pokémon like Weavile against Garchomp is a good match."Cynthia admitted with a smile. "Yes, a wise choice indeed."
"Blizzard!"Paul ordered.
Weavile uses Blizzard and despite being a super-effective hit, it does not faze Garchomp at all causing Paul to get surprised.
"What happened?"Brock asked.
"That Blizzard should have done huge damage, but it did nothing!"Dawn commented.
"Man, Cynthia's Garchomp is really tough."Denise thought.
"Dragon Rush!"Cynthia ordered.
Garchomp uses Dragon Rush, which causes Weavile to freeze instead of trying to dodge.
"Why is Weavile not dodging it?"Ash asked.
"Pika!"Pikachu said.
"Dragon Rush is a move that focuses the body into a weapon and strengthen with incredible power."Brock explained. "Any opponent loses its ability to escape from it."
"In that case Ice Beam!"Paul ordered.
Weavile uses Ice Beam, but Garchomp was able to dodge the attack twice and slammed itself into the Ice Type, knocking it out cold.
Paul returned Weavile back in its pokeball.
"Murkrow, stand by for battle!"He stated.
His Pokeball opened and the Flying Type appeared.
"I didn't know, Paul had a Murkrow."Ash said.
"I'll check it out."Dawn said and opened her pokedex.
"Murkrow, the Darkness Pokémon."Dawn's Pokedex stated. "Many people believe that if you see a Murkrow at night, it will bring bad luck."
"A Dark and Flying Type, a strange, but interesting choice."Denise commented.
"Use Haze!"Paul ordered.
Murkrow sent a black haze towards Garchomp.
"Dodge it!"Cynthia ordered.
Garchomp dodged the attack and flew into the air.
"That's fast."Ash said.
"Sky Attack now!"Paul ordered.
Murkrow flew towards Garchomp.
"Quick, Giga Impact!"Cynthia ordered.
Garchomp counters with Giga Impact and Murkrow gets knocked out after hitting the ground.
Paul returned Murkrow back in its pokeball showing a smirk in his face causing Cynthia to frown in confusion.
"Hold on, what's Paul smiling about?"Ash asked.
"He lost three pokemon with a single hit."Dawn added.
"Torterra, stand by for battle!"Paul stated with a smirk.
His Pokeball opened and a Torterra appeared.
"Torterra!"
"Whoa, that's a Torterra!"Denise said in surprise as she opened her Pokedex.
"Torterra, the Continent Pokémon."Denise's Pokedex commented. "Torterra is the final evolved form of Turtwig, sometimes small Pokémon will gather to make their nests on Torterra's back."
"Paul's got three pokemon to go."Brock stated.
"While Cynthia got all of her six pokemon ready."Dawn added. "And Garchomp has hardly got a scratch."
Cynthia had a frown on her face while her opponent had a rough smile on his face.
"Giga Drain!"Paul ordered with a smirk.
Torterra uses Giga Drain and begins to absorb Garchomp's energy.
"A hit?!"Ash said.
"But I don't understand, why Garchomp even tried to dodge it?"Dawn asked in confusion.
"Oh course, that's what Paul wanted to happen."Brock admitted.
"Huh?"Ash, Dawn and Denise said in unison.
"After Giga Impact is launch, it takes a while to recharge."Brock explained. "So Paul knew that by using Giga Drain at this moment, he would zap Garchomp's power just as long as Giga Impact can be launched up and Garchomp can use it again."
"Giga Impact is a powerful move all right."Paul commented with a smile. "But it is also one of Garchomp's weak points as well."
Torterra's Giga Drain causes Garchomp to kneel down, much to the surprise of the crowd.
"Awsome..."Denise said quietly.
"Now use Frenzy Plant!"Paul ordered with a smirk.
Torterra raises enormous plants from the round and they hit Garchomp causing dust to kick up making the four heroes and the crowd to cover thier eyes.
When the dust clears Garchomp is seen blocking attack with her fins, much to Paul's astonishment.
A smile grew on Cynthia's face.
"Use Brick Break!"She ordered.
Garchomp pushes the vines from Frenzy Plant away and jumps into the air, hitting Torterra with Brick Break on its head, taking it down and out stunning the four heroes and the rest of the crowd.
"Hey, what can you say?"Ash asked with a nervous tone. "She's the Champion."
Paul returned Torterra back in its pokeball.
"I guess that's it."He admitted.
"Guess so."Cynthia agreed and looked at Garchomp. "Thanks Garchomp, great battle."
She then returned the Dragon Type back in her pokeball.
The Crowd began making fun of Paul for losing.
"You see?"
"I told you, he would be embarrassed."
"What a loser!"
Both Ash and Denise got annoyed at hearing their compliments.
"Hey knock it off!"Ash stated.
"Just leave him alone!"Denise snapped.
The two trainers then ran to their rival.
"But Ash, Denise...what's up with them?"Dawn asked.
Brock smiled. "I think Ash and your sister have new respect for Paul after challenging Cynthia the way he did."
Ash and Denise walked up to Paul.
"I'll tell you, Paul, it was great!"Ash remarked.
"Especially your Torterra, it was awsome!"Denise added kindly.
"Well, I'll work on it and try again."Paul said simply.
"I'll look forward to it."Cynthia agreed with a smile.
"Good bye."Paul said and bowed at the Champion before walking away.
"Hey Paul that's not where the Pokemon Center is you know?"Ash reminded.
"Paul, hold it right there."Cynthia demanded.
Paul stopped on his tracks and didn't turn around.
"Bringing injured pokemon to the pokemon center is a trainer's first responsibility you know."Cynthia stated.
Paul thought for a moment and closed his eyes.
"Right."He said.
In the Pokemon Center...
"I'm terribly sorry, we've got an urgent situation here."Nurse Joy explained. "I've got get into surgery right away, please forgive me."
She bowed and rushed off.
"Then there's no choice, I'll have to treat them myself."Cynthia commented.
This caused the four heroes and Paul to get surprised.
"You'll do it?"Denise asked.
Eevee blinked in confusion. "Eevee?"
"I'll help you!"Brock said lovingly. "Anything you need just let me know!"
Croagunk comes out of his Poké Ball to use Poison Jab, but stops once he sees Cynthia, and blushes instead.
In a Room...
Cynthia began treating Paul's Torterra.
"You have quite a fever going here."She said touching Torterra's branch before spraying it.
"But that Brick Break landed in Tortera's head didn't it?"Ash asked.
"That's true, but the shock will spread all over the body so we treat everywhere not only the part it was hit."Cynthia explained.
The four heroes smiled in amazement.
"Your such a great champion you know everything."Dawn remarked.
Denise glances at Paul, who was leaning against the wall with his arms folded and eyes closed causing her to simply frown a little bit before focusing at Cynthia, who began to treat Chimchar.
Paul opened one of his eyes to look at Denise.
"And now is your turn."Cynthia said kindly. "Chimchar, I want you to take this."
Chimchar swallowed the pill before Cynthia gave him some water.
"That was excellent I'm proud of you."Cynthia commented.
Chimchar smiled and lied down to get some sleep.
"There time for some rest."Cynthia said kindly.
"Chimchar looks a lot better now."Ash remarked.
"Pikachu."Pikachu agreed.
Then Chimchar's flaming tail went off.
"The flame in Chimchar's tail..."Dawn started.
"When Chimchar sleeps it's tail goes out."Brock explained.
"All set I'm done with your pokemon."Cynthia commented.
"Thanks a lot, Cynthia."Paul admitted.
"Paul, your pokemon are very well trained I'm especially impressed with your Torterra, it's really quite amazing."Cynthia remarked.
"Torterra was my very first pokemon."Paul said.
"That's incredible."Denise said in surprise.
"You raised it from a Turtwig?"Brock asked.
"Right."Paul replied. "We travelled a lot, we made our way through the Hoenn, Johto and Kanto Leagues, but didn't win any of them, it was also the times I caught Weavile and Murkrow."
"What about Chimchar?"Ash asked.
"After I came back to Sinnoh."Paul answered.
"You've done a lot with Chimchar in such a short time."Cynthia said.
"So what?"Paul asked. "Chimchar didn't do such a great job against Garchomp if you remember."
"Until you got hit with that Giga Impact, I don't think you cared how many of your pokemon took a fall!"Ash said angrily.
"Your point?"Paul questioned cruelly.
"Come on, how do you think your pokemon felt about that?"Ash demanded. "Wouldn't that way only win for you?"
"Oh give me a break, a win is a win."Paul replied bitterly.
"No way, the only real win is when you get along with your pokemon!"Ash replied. "Why don't you care about your pokemon?"
"Because then they'll get spoiled and Chimchar is a perfect example of what I mean."Paul commented glancing at the Fire Type. "A spoiled pokemon who doesn't try hard enough."
"Well your wrong, you've gotta support your pokemon and then they will support you!"Ash protested.
"Pathetic."Paul muttered coldly.
"What?"Ash qustioned angrily. "What counts in a battle is a bond between you and your pokemon, you'll never win your way!"
"You just keep doing things your way, I'll become stronger anyway I choose."Paul answered.
Denise began to clench her fist in order to stop her anger from coming out.
Eevee snuggled against her trainer's legs in order to give her some comfort.
"You want to get stronger?"Cynthia asked with a smile.
This caused the two boys to look at her in confusion.
"If you do there's something you need to see."Cynthia commented.
A Moment After...
Cynthia took the heroes and Paul back to the stone tablet, where she was at earlier in Amity Square and reads it to them.
"The words that are written here completely changed my life."Cynthia said. "Listen while I read them, when every life meets another life something will be born."
"When every life..."Ash started.
"Meets another life..."Brock said.
"Something will born."Dawn finished.
"What does it mean?"Denise asked.
"When I was younger, I used to dream of nothing other then becoming powerful and victorious in battle."Cynthia explained. "So I trained so hard and then I discovered that even the same types of pokemon have unique personalities, it was that moment I wanted to meet each and one of them better and then after meeting more and more pokemon learning more of their ways, something completely new started deep in my soul, I knew meeting new pokemon was just like meeting new people."
She then looked at the trainers.
"I'm sure because of our meeting today, something powerful have been placed in each one of us."Cynthia commented. "Something important, something that will make us stronger in our own ways."
Denise and Ash took a moment to look at each other before looking at the Champion.
"My desire to learn about pokemon has inspired my dream and that someday I'll actually meet the legendary Dialga and Palkia then perhaps I'll able to travel back to find the source of the evolved pokemon."
"It would be amazing to meet Dialga and Palkia."Brock admitted.
"It sure would."Dawn agreed.
"The Legendary pokemon..."Denise thought and remembered the strange figure that she and Dawn saw in Lake Verity."Could that thing we saw be one of them?"
Eevee notices her trainer's look while in her arms causing her to blink in confusion.
"Eevee?"She asked.
Then Cynthia, the four heroes and Paul then started heading back to the Center.
"Come back! That's not your Chimchar!"
"Chimchar?"Ash asked.
"Hold on a second!"Denise said in shock. "That's Paul's Chimchar!"
"And Team Rocket's got him!"Dawn added.
Paul began to run after Team Rocket.
"Stop!"Ash shouted.
Team Rocket began to run off when they notice the six were chasing them.
"A gang of twerps!"James said.
"And that top of the line twerp bag!"Meowth commented.
"Don't you creeps ever quit?!"Denise questioned.
"Give Chimchar back!"Dawn demanded.
"Or you'll be sorry!"Brock stated.
Team Rocket ignored them and took off in their balloon.
"Now you take your loss!"They laughed.
"Oh dear!"Cynthia said worriedly.
"Any fear coming from you dopes, means fear from us!"Meowth laughed.
Chimchar then opened his eyes and woke up.
"Chim?"He asked.
"Little Chimmy woke up."Jessie said sweetly.
"Welcome to our world."James greeted.
Team Rocket began part of their motto.
"Bringing chaos at a brick neck pace!"
"Dashing all hope, putting fear in its pathetic place!"
"Mess with Team Rocket! We're in your face!"
Chimchar uses Ember on Team Rocket.
"We get it!"Team Rocket said quietly.
"Alright, Staravia!"Ash stated holding his pokeball.
Before Ash can react and call out Staravia, Paul sends out his Ursaring.
"Ursaring, stand by!"He stated.
The pokeball opened and Ursaring came out.
"Ursaring?"Dawn asked.
"From the Bewilder Forest?"Brock said.
"Hyper Beam!"Paul ordered.
Ursaring sent Hyper Beam towards the Balloon.
Chimchar jumps away from Team Rocket right before the attack collides with them, sending them blasting off.
"Every time we get ragged we get burned!"Jessie complained.
"Will you stop with the fire jokes!"James reminded.
"Hey, know a real red hot pokemon we can match with?"Meowth asked.
"Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet said.
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"Team Rocket shouted and disappeared in the sky.
Chimchar falls down and Denise catches him in her arms.
"Gotcha!"She remarked.
Chimchar smiled and thanks her for catching him.
Denise placed him down as Paul then walked up to them.
"Look I don't care, if you got injured."He said cruelly. "To be captured by a bunch of losers, useless!"
Chimchar felt hurt and looked down in sadness.
"Would you ever stop being aggressive?!"Denise questioned angrily. "Chimchar was just resting before those creeps captured him!"
"Yeah, why do you have to be so mean?"Ash questioned.
"Pika pika!"Pikachu added.
"Eevee!"Eevee growled.
"All right enough, the only thing that matters is that Chimchar is safe and sound."Cynthia commented kindly. "Isn't sweet Chimchar?"
She rubbed the Fire Type's cheek making him happy.
"Your right, of course this is the only thing that matters at this point."Dawn agreed. "I know."
"I agree."Brock said.
"You bet, Chimchar!"Ash said happily.
"Pika pika."Pikachu agreed.
"Eevee!"Eevee admitted sweetly.
"That's absolutely true."Denise remarked as she stroke Chimchar's head.
"You know Paul for the sake of your pokemon you should spend the night at the pokemon center."Cynthia suggested.
"Huh?"Paul asked in confusion.
"You want to get stronger too, right?"Cynthia asked.
"Well, all right."Paul answered.
Later that Evening...
In the Center, the four heroes and Cynthia were watching Sinnoh Now.
"This news flash here at the ancient ruins in Celestic Town, the Lustrous Orb related to the Legendary Pokemon Palkia has been discovered!"Rhonda reported.
"Lustrous like the Adamant Orb?"Ash asked.
"They finally found it."Cynthia said with a smile.
"The Lustrous Orb is the companion of the magnificent Adamant Orb in Eterna City and it said to increase the powers of Palkia."Rhonda commented. "With this discovery, scientists hope to learn more about Sinnoh legendary's face and time!"
Afterwards...
"I know, where I'm travelling too next."Cynthia admitted.
"Celestic Town is that right?"Dawn asked.
"Right."Cynthia agreed.
"You know I don't know what you were talking about back there, but I do love pokemon as much as you do Cynthia."Ash remarked.
"Yeah, the same with me."Denise admitted kindly.
"Good and that's all you both need to know to become stronger in your own ways."Cynthia commented.
"Right."Ash and Denise answered in unison.
"Pika pika."Pikachu agreed.
"Right, be careful on the rest of your journey."Cynthia said.
"We will!"the four heroes replied.
"Good bye."Cynthia said as she walked on the right side.
"Good bye!"the four heroes remarked as they went their own way.
They then continued their journey in the sunset.
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Denise's Team:
Grotle (Male): Solar Beam, Heavy Slam, 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