Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 43: Malice in Wonderland
Ash and his friends continue to head to Hearthome City and the sky above was dark.
"Where's that Pokemon Center?"Dawn asked.
"Man, I'm starving."Ash complained.
"And I'm just sleepy."Denise added.
"Pikachu."Pikachu agreed.
"I know we want on the wrong way."Dawn said.
"Nope now all we do is turn left."Brock commented.
As they walk through the night trying to find the Pokémon Center, Brock's map leads them to a gate.
"That's nothing, but some sort of gate."Brock explained.
"It sure is creepy."Denise stated.
Suddenly, heavy rain begins to fall at the top of them.
"Great, it's raining!"Dawn whined.
"Come on, let's get out of this rain!"Ash suggested.
The group quickly ran under the gate.
"Whoa, it's really pouring."Denise said.
"I guess we have to wait until it's over."Ash admitted.
"There's gotta be a Pokémon Center around here, I'm sure of it."Brock commented as he checked the map.
"Maybe we'll find it there."Ash suggested.
The heroes notice the other side of the gate that had long grass.
"Maybe so."Dawn agreed.
"Wish we had an umbrella."Ash said.
"Is it me or did it just stopped raining?"Denise asked in confusion.
"That's weird is not raining at this sight."Brock answered.
"Cool and that's the way we go!"Ash remarked.
They cross through the high grass and fog sets in.
"Whoa, I can't see a thing through this fog."Dawn admitted.
"I think none of us can, sis."Denise stated.
Suddenly, Ash spots eyes in the distance as a flock of Crobat chases them.
"Colbats!"Brock warned.
The heroes then stopped running.
"That will wake you up."Ash said.
"Pika."Pikachu agreed.
"Now how will we know where we are?"Dawn asked.
"Well maybe we should turn around."Brock suggested.
"That's a good idea."Denise replied.
The heroes notice something nearby rustling gets their attention as a bright purple aura flashes.
"Where is that light coming from Dawn?"Ash asked.
"Ash, how should I know?"Dawn questioned.
"We're all confused in this part."Brock commented.
The fog suddenly clears in the area.
"Where did the fog go?"Denise said.
Dawn spots the Pokémon Center that was build in a different style.
"Hey, look!"She said. "It's the Pokémon Center!"
"Well that turn things around."Denise joked.
"See?"Ash asked. "I told you, we would find it."
"Pika pika!"Pikachu said happily.
The four heroes walked into the Pokémon Center.
"Hey Nurse Joy!"Ash, Dawn and Denise greeted.
"Welcome to my center."Nurse Joy said kindly.
"Wow, there is no one more beautiful than my Nurse Joy!"Brock flirted holding her hands.
"I can't believe my eyes, but your name wouldn't happen to be Brock now would it?"Nurse Joy asked with a smile.
"Yes, yes it would."Brock answered.
"What a thrill!"Nurse Joy admitted with tears of joy. "I've been looking forward on the day when I meet you!"
This statement caused Ash, Dawn, Denise and Pikachu to get shocked.
"WHAAAAAAAT?!"They said in shock.
"You wanted to meet me?"Brock asked.
"Of course."Nurse Joy responded.
"Then that can only mean one thing can it?"Brock said.
"Your right."Nurse Joy replied sweetly. "Brock, I like you!"
This sentence caused Brock to go lovey dovey.
"Whoa, it's a dream!"He remarked. "Nobody wake me up!"
"No, it's not a dream, I really really like you."Nurse Joy whispered.
"Well, your not the only one."
Brock turned around and saw a blushing Officer Jenny.
"Officer Jenny!"He said happily.
"Here, Brock how long I've wanted to meet you!"Officer Jenny admitted grabbing Brock's hand.
"I wanted to meet him the longest!"Nurse Joy argued grabbing Brock's other hand.
"Well, I loved him the longest!"Officer Jenny commented.
"Whoa now my dream has got Jenny on it too!"Brock said happily and got worried. "But I gotta find out if it is a dream! All right Pikachu use Thunderbolt!"
Pikachu goes off Ash's shoulder and uses Thunderbolt on Brock causing him to get dizzy.
"Brock!"Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy said as they grabbed the Breeder.
"Happy joy joy."Brock mumbled.
"We thought you be here."Professor Oak said.
"We've been waiting!"Johanna remarked.
"We're so happy you all can make it!"Amy admitted sweetly.
"Professor Oak!"Ash said in surprise.
"Mum and Amy?!"Dawn and Denise answered in unison.
"What's going on?"Ash asked in confusion.
"What?"Professor Oak repeated. "Just the offer for you to enter the world's pokemon trainer play off, why that's all!"
"Man, I love to do that."Ash commented.
"Dawn and Denise, they want you two to join the world's most famous coordinator play offs!"Johanna remarked.
"They want us?"Dawn and Denise said in surprise.
"My boy, if you win this means you'll be the greatest pokemon trainer in the whole wide world!"Professor Oak remarked.
"Girls, if you two both win, you two will be the greatest coordinators that has ever existed!"Amy said sweetly.
"You know what, winning has always been my dream!"Ash said happily.
"And our dream too!"Dawn and Denise agreed in excitement.
"We know, so let's hurry!"Johanna stated grabbing Dawn's hand.
"Not a moment to lose!"Professor Oak added grabbing Ash's hand.
"Its time to make history!"Amy remarked grabbing Denise's hand.
"Right!"Ash agreed.
The six head to the great stadium where Ash, Dawn and Denise will compete.
"Wow, I can't believe it's morning already."Dawn said with a smile.
"This day is getting better and better."Denise giggled.
"Here we are, this is the Colosseum, the sight where both trainers and coordinators will compete."Professor Oak explained.
"Attracting the best trainers and coordinators in the world."Johanna added.
"I'm good at attracting too."Brock said sheepishly.
"Time for a Poem, it's the world's greatest show so of we go."Professor Oak said.
"I've got to hear one of his poems."Dawn admitted.
"We'll have more time after the show!"Amy said sweetly as she grabbed Denise's hand.
"The greatest show."Professor Oak agreed grabbing Ash's hand.
"Off we go!"Johanna remarked grabbing Dawn's hand.
They went inside the Colosseum, where they find a huge crowd watching a Rayquaza and Groudon battle.
"Check it out!"Ash said in awe.
Rayquaza hits Groudon with Ice Beam and freezes it, but it breaks free.
"Just what you expect from the Emperor of the Air, Groudon has been frozen from a single hit!"the Announcer said. "But the Continent Pokémon isn't through yet since it's fighting spirit has been united!"
"Rayquaza and Groudon, awsome!"Ash remarked.
"And look who is Rayquaza's trainer!"Dawn said.
"Oh my gosh, it's Cynthia!"Denise admitted in adoration.
"Rayquaza, Twister, let's go!"Cynthia ordered.
Rayquaza uses Twister, but Groudon's Hyper Beam negates it.
"Hyper Beam now!"Cynthia ordered.
Rayquaza fires its own Hyper Beam and knocks out Groudon.
"Groudon is unable to battle!"the Man stated. "Rayquaza wins, Cynthia is the Winner!"
The Crowd lets out a mighty cheer.
"And there you have it, Groudon, one of the Legendary Pokemon has finally been defeated!"the Announcer stated.
"She's great."Ash admitted.
"And she's also going to be your play off opponent."Professor Oak explained.
"But I'm just getting started in Sinnoh."Ash reminded.
"You've been selected because your previous winning records is so strong!"Professor Oak commented. "That's why your next match is gonna decided it all!"
"Your sure in a hurry."Ash said.
"Pika."Pikachu agreed.
"Dears, you two have been collected for the exact same reason as Ash."Johanna explained.
"Really?"Dawn and Denise asked in unison.
"Here, we've been you two these adorable outfits!"Amy admitted sweetly holding two outfits.
"Wow, thanks Amy, they're so cute!"Dawn said happily.
"At least we'll be in style!"Denise remarked in excitement.
Dawn placed on the Piplup Outfit while Denise placed on the Turtwig Outfit.
"And now it's time to introduce the coordinators in the final stages of the play off!"the Announcer stated. "Our first entrance from Twinleaf Town is Dawn and Denise their opponents Johanna, who is also from Twinleaf Town and Amy from Sootopolis City!"
Johanna wore a pretty mint green dress while Amy wore a stylish blue outfit and her hair was tied up in a ponytail.
"Huh, we're up against mum and Amy?!"Dawn said in surprise.
"If you two really want to be known as top coordinators, you two are going to have beat us first!"Johanna explained.
"No way."Dawn said nervously.
"Dazzling isn't?"Amy asked with a smile. "That's what most people would expect from a Contest Star's younger sister!"
"Is that supposed to be helpful."Denise muttered.
"And next we will introduce the competitors of the world's greatest playoff!"the Announcer stated. "It's Ash from Pallet Town, who's opponent happen to be the Champion League Master, Cynthia!"
"Rayquaza, battle stance!"Cynthia stated.
Her pokeball opened and Rayquaza came out.
"So Ash, you have the honor."Cynthia commented.
"Okay Pikachu, let's go!"Ash stated.
"Pika!"Pikachu agreed.
Then the Contest Battles start.
"All right, Piplup, spot light!"Dawn stated.
Her pokeball opened and Piplup came out.
"Piplup!"
"Eevee, Stage On!"Denise commented.
Her pokeball opened and Eevee appeared.
"Eevee!"
"Feebas, spotlight!"Johanna stated.
Her pokeball opened and a Feebas swam out.
"Swablu, time to perform!"Amy stated.
Her pokeball opened and a Swablu flew out.
"A Feebas and Swablu?!"Dawn and Denise said in unison.
"So its Feebas and Swablu battling Piplup and Eevee!"the Announcer stated.
"We're battling Feebas and Swablu."Dawn commented.
"So let's do our best."Denise remarked.
Piplup and Eevee nodded in agreement.
"I wouldn't be so sure, evolve!"Johanna said.
"You too, Swablu!"Amy ordered.
Feebs and Swablu started glowing.
"Huh?!"Dawn and Denise said in unison.
Feebas and Swablu evolved into Milotic and Altaria!
"Johanna's Feebas and Amy's Swablu evolve into Milotic and Altaria, two of the most beautiful pokemon!"the Announcer stated. "That takes sweeps of Dawn and Denise's points!"
The evolutions caused Dawn and Denise's to lose points.
"Well, let's see what you two got!"Johanna commented.
"Mum, Amy, how could you two!"Dawn complained.
"Come on, we can't give up!"Denise encouraged.
"Right, Piplup use Whirlpool!"Dawn ordered.
"And Eevee use Shadowball!"Denise ordered.
Piplup uses Whirlpool and Eevee used Shadow Ball sending them to Milotic and Altaria making them get knocked out.
"Milotic and Altaria are unable to battle, which means the victory goes to Dawn and Denise sercuring their places as the world's top coordinators!"the Announcer stated.
Dawn and Denise picked up their pokemon in joy.
"Wow, we did it!"Dawn said happily.
"That's awsome!"Denise admitted kindly.
"Piplup!"Piplup responded.
"Eevee!"Eevee chirped.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt now!"Ash ordered.
Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to knock out Rayquaza to the floor.
"Rayquaza is unable to continue!"the Man announced. "Pikachu is the winner, the victory goes to Ash from Pallet Town!"
The crowd cheers at Ash and Pikachu.
"Yeah, we won it!"Ash said proudly.
"Pikachu!"Pikachu agreed.
"So Ash gains the title of the World's Greatest Pokemon Trainer!"the Announcer stated.
Dawn and Denise walked up to Ash.
"Wow, all three of us won!"Denise admitted.
"Yeah, it's like all our dreams have come true!"Ash agreed.
Pikachu nodded. "Pikachu."
Johanna, Amy and Professor Oak walk up to the three trainers.
"Dawn, Denise, you two were really wonderful out there."Johanna remarked.
"Thanks mum!"Dawn and Denise responded in unison.
"As you were Ash, good work my boy."Professor Oak admitted.
"Thanks, Professor."Ash answered.
"Now it's time for you three to earn your prizes."Amy admitted kindly.
They handed the three trainers their prizes, which were complete sets of Gym Badges and Contest Ribbons.
"Dawn and Denise have won a complete set of pokemon ribbons as for Ash, he has been rewarded a set of Gym Badges!"the Announcer stated.
"I can't believe we won all these ribbons."Dawn said.
"Piplup!"Piplup remarked.
"Now, I got every gym badge there is."Ash admitted.
"Pikachu!"Pikachu said happily.
"I guess hard work really does pay off."Denise commented.
"Oh no, a coordinator has to wear a wonderful and radiant smile in order to really win a battle, silly!"Amy said sweetly.
"Gosh, Amy since when were you the most giving person?"Denise asked with a sheepish smile.
Eevee smiled. "Eevee!"
Then Brock rushed up to them.
"Hey, Dawn, Denise, Ash, hold on!"He protested.
"Hey Brock, what's wrong?"Dawn asked.
"This is all a big illusion!"Brock admitted.
"Illusion?!"Ash, Dawn and Denise said in unison.
"Pika?"Pikachu asked.
"It's true, Mismagius must have used Confuse Ray to make us all see illusions!"Brock stated.
"Mismagius?"Ash asked in confusion.
The Announcer laughed as he turned into Mismagius.
"What's that?"Denise asked she took her pokedex.
"Mismagius, the Magical Pokémon."Denise's Pokedex said. "Mismagius chants incantations, and while some cause misery, some give happiness as well."
"But what about mum and Amy?"Dawn asked.
"And Professor Oak?"Ash added.
The four trainers and two pokemon then saw everyone has vanished and the stadium turned into ruins.
Also the Badges and Ribbons rusting and disappearing into dust.
Denise gasped in shock. "They're all dusty!"
"Mismagius!"Ash said angrily.
"Why did you do this to us?!"Dawn questioned.
Mismagius laughed and disappeared.
"Come back that's not funny!"Ash stated.
"We've better get out of here!"Denise suggested.
"Right!"Ash and Dawn said in unison.
Ash and his friends try to flee the stadium, but the halls leading out of the stadium simply lead back into the stadium, preventing escape.
"We're running away in circles!"Dawn said in realization.
"Nothing more than just Mismagius dirty tricks!"Brock stated.
Rayquaza comes out of the ground and Mismagius merges with it.
"Mismagius emerged with Rayquaza!"Ash said with a frown.
"Pika!"Pikachu responded.
Rayquaza fires Hyper Beam and chases the group.
"We've got to find a way out of here!"Denise commented.
"I remembered Croagunk was the one, who took me out of the illusion before!"Brock admitted.
Rayquaza continued firing Hyper Beam as the four heroes made their escape.
But when they went outside the field, they saw Team Rocket.
"Team Rocket!"Ash said.
"The Twerps?!"Jessie said in surprise.
"What is that purple thing behind them?"James asked.
"That Rayquaza ate too many beans."Meowth commented.
Then Rayquaza fired Hyper Beam at Team Rocket.
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"Team Rocket screamed as they disappeared in the sky.
Rayquaza continued chasing the four heroes, who spotted the Gate.
"That Gate!"Denise admitted.
"Remember the start when we went through that gate?"Brock asked.
"Right, so let's restart our steps!"Dawn suggested.
Rayquaza blocks their path and they prepare the battle.
"That thing is not going to block us!"Ash vowed.
"Yeah!"Dawn and Denise agreed.
"Right."Brock added.
"Piplup!"Dawn said.
Her pokeball opened and Piplup came out.
"Piplup!"
"Eevee, come on out!"Denise stated.
Her pokeball opened and Eevee came out.
"Eevee!"
"Croagunk, you too!"Brock commented.
His pokeball opened and Croagunk came out.
"Pikachu use Thunderbolt!"Ash ordered.
"Piplup use Bubblebeam!"Dawn ordered.
"Eevee use Shadow Ball!"Denise ordered.
"Poison Sting, Croagunk!"Brock ordered.
Piplup, Eevee and Croagunk team up with Pikachu firing Thunderbolt, Bubble Beam, Shadow Ball and Poison Sting at Rayquaza.
The attacks hit but Rayquaza resists and fires Twister.
"That Rayquaza got some power!"Brock stated.
"Well, we're not giving up!"Ash said.
"Yeah!"Dawn agreed.
"You said it!"Denise added.
"Pikachu use Iron Tail!"Ash ordered.
"Piplup Whirlpool!"Dawn ordered.
"Eevee, Thunder!"Denise ordered.
"Croagunk use Brick Break!"Brock ordered.
The four attacks again with Iron Tail, Whirlpool, Thunder and Brick Break, but the attacks do nothing.
Rayquaza fires another Hyper Beam causing the four heroes to hit the floor.
"Pikachu, let's go!"Ash stated.
"You too, Piplup!"Dawn added.
"Eevee, get ready!"Denise commented.
"Go get em, Croagunk!"Brock admitted.
Pikachu, Croagunk, Piplup and Eevee suddenly become giants, overpowering the Rayquaza.
"Look at that!"Dawn said in surprise.
"Whoa!"Denise remarked.
"Eeveryone is getting what they wish for!"Brock explained.
"All right, Pikachu, Volt Tackle!"Ash ordered.
"Piplup use Peck with a Whirlpool spin!"Dawn ordered.
"Eevee use Water Gun!"Denise ordered.
"Poison Jab, Croagunk!"Brock ordered.
The Four Pokemon use Volt Tackle, Peck, Poison Jab and Water Gun attacks on Rayquaza causing it to fade away and leaves Mismagius knocked out.
The Pokémon return to normal size as they prepare to go back to reality.
"Yeah, we did it!"Ash said happily.
"Whoo!"Denise cheered.
"Big time."Brock commented.
"Dreams do come true."Dawn admitted kindly.
The four pokemon smile in approval.
"I think it's time to go back to the real world."Ash suggested.
"Pika!"Pikachu agreed.
Suddenly, Badges and Ribbons rain down forming a huge pile as Ash, Dawn and Denise check them out.
"Man look at all these badges."Denise said.
"And look at all these ribbons."Dawn added.
"Don't look now."Brock warned.
A group of Joys and Jennies appear next to him.
Mismagius then spoke to the four heroes.
"You want us to have them?"Dawn asked.
Mismagius responded with a nod.
"Thanks, but no thanks."Ash responded.
"I'll pass."Dawn said.
"Same with me, thank you."Denise commented.
"Yeah, me too."Brock agreed.
"See after what just happened I realize my dreams are something, I have to make them come true."Ash admitted.
"Having the ribbons were fun at first, but then I started to feel empty inside."Dawn stated.
"Yeah, can't gain those without excitement and adventure."Denise agreed.
"You know once I discovered all those Joys and Jennies weren't real, it changed everything."Brock explained.
Mismagius nodded in understandment.
"We want the real world."Dawn said.
"You bet that's where all the things are happening."Ash agreed.
"Well, our journey must continue."Denise remarked.
"So take care, Mismagius!"Brock stated.
Ash and his friends run through the gate and wake up back in the real world as sunrise occurs.
"Whoa, are we back?"Ash asked.
"Looks like it."Denise admitted.
Then a Nurse Joy walked up to them.
"Hi, is everybody here all right?"She asked.
"I am now!"Brock flirted. "A real Nurse Joy, a real Pokemon Center!"
"Nurse Joy have you seen a big gate around here?"Ash asked.
"I really have no idea what you mean."Nurse Joy replied. "Sounds to me like you have met face to face with a Mismagius,"
"Your right, how do you know?"Dawn asked.
"Because they show up a lot, they like to have fun with trainers, who lost their way."Nurse joy commented. "But no fun to the trainers though."
"Your right about that."Ash said with a sheepish smile.
"Pika."Pikachu agreed.
"Yeah, but the most weirdest part was Amy acting out like Lisia."Denise thought and chuckled sheepishly while looking at her sister and friends.
Ash checked his badge case, while Dawn checked her ribbon case and Denise checked both her cases seeing her two gym badges and first ribbon.
"Looks like we're both back with one ribbon."Dawn said.
"That means you two have a lot to go through."Ash admitted.
"Same with our gym battles."Denise commented.
"Let's not waste a minute."Brock said and held Nurse Joy's hands. "One is just enough!"
Croagunk stops him as usual causing the Breeder to collapse.
"One is too many!"Brock winced.
"But first I've got another dream!"Ash admitted.
"What is that, Ash?"Dawn asked.
"The dream of filling up my stomach!"Ash joked.
"Pika."Pikachu agreed.
Denise chuckled. "Boy, you got us."
The three trainers head to the Pokemon Center with Nurse Joy while Croagunk dragged Brock, who was on the floor.
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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