Pokémon: Friends to the End
Chapter 45: Ill-Will Hunting!
In the Mt. Coronet...
Ash, Dawn, Denise and Brock encounter a Shieldon.
"Who's that pokemon?"Ash asked as he checked his pokedex.
"Shieldon, the Shield Pokémon."Ash's Pokedex said. "The skin on its face is very hard and it has a habit of polishing it by rubbing against trees."
"Dawn, Denise, do you two know what a rare pokemon that is?"Brock asked.
"Well, it sure is cute."Dawn admitted sweetly. "Just look at those eyes."
"Yeah, I wonder if there are more of them."Denise agreed kindly.
Suddenly a vehicle with J's henchmen in it appeared.
"It's them!"Ash said with a frown. "That's Hunter J!"
"You know they want to only steal that Shieldon and then sell it!"Brock stated.
"Shieldon!"Shieldon said nervously.
"Well that's not gonna happen on our watch!"Denise stated firmly.
"Exactly!"Ash agreed. "Pikachu, Thunderbolt now!"
"Golbat, Wing Attack!"the Henchman said.
Pikachu fired Thunderbolt while the foe's Golbat dodged the electric attack and hit Pikachu with its wings.
Ash rushed to his pokemon.
"Pikachu are you okay?"He asked.
"Pikachu."Pikachu responded with a frown.
"We just had enough with you kids."One of the Henchmen said.
Then an electric attack hits J's henchmen surprising the four heroes.
"Who did that?"Ash asked.
"Shieldon!"
Then a boy with spiky brown hair and his Electivire arrived in the scene.
"All right, your okay!"the boy said with a smile as Shieldon jumped into his arms.
Ash and his friends rush towards him.
"Gary, what are you doing here?"Ash asked.
"No time to explain, Ash."Gary replied and looked at Electivire. "Let's go, Electivire."
Electivire picks up Shieldon and runs away along with Gary.
"Hey wait up!"Ash protested.
He and Pikachu ran off to follow him.
"Dawn, Denise, let's go too."Brock suggested.
"Um, right."Dawn and Denise responded in unison.
The Twinleaf Twins nodded and followed after them.
"Who is this Gary person?"Dawn asked.
"Gary is from Pallet Town just like Ash and the two of them have been rivals since they were small."Brock explained.
"You don't say."Denise admitted in surprise.
A moment after all of them were walking together.
"So Gary your out here doing pokemon research?"Ash asked.
"That's right, a lot has happened since I saw ya."Gary replied and looked at the two sisters. "It's nice to meet you both, Dawn and Denise."
"But how did you know our names?"Dawn asked.
"Oh, I heard a lot about you two from my grandad."Gary answered.
"Grandad?"Denise asked.
"You see Gary is Gary Oak, Professor Oak's grandson."Brock stated.
"That means you write pokemon poetry too."Dawn said with a smile. "Let's hear a poem please."
Gary paused in confusion.
"Here we go again."Denise mumbled with a sweat dropped.
The heroes arrive at a place where Shieldon lived with its friends.
"Whoa, there is a whole bunch of them."Ash said.
Pikachu smiled. "Pikachu!"
"It's only place in the region, where Shieldon lives."Gary explained.
"You've been doing your research for sure."Brock commented.
"Of course, this is an awsome place."Gary said and bend down to open his backpack to take out a laptop. "Mount Coronet is unspoiled and pure, so the Shieldon feel super comfortable, I'm part of a project that's working to make this area into a nature preserve to protect the Shieldon."
Then a video of Professor Rowan appeared in the screen.
"Yes Gary, what is it?"He asked.
"It's Professor Rowan, cool!"Ash said with a smile.
"Pika!"Pikachu replied brightly.
Gary then began to explain the situation to the Professor.
"What Pokemon Hunters?"Rowan asked.
"Yes and it's not safe at all."Gary explained. "I'm taking these Shieldon and leaving."
"All right, we're already on our way, so I suggest we met in this location."Rowan stated.
"Got it."Gary answered.
"In the mean time, be careful."Rowan warned.
"Right."Gary replied and turned his attention on the four Shieldons. "We're gonna have to move soon."
The four Shieldons nodded in agreement.
"You'll let us help, won't ya?"Ash asked.
"Thanks Ash, it's a deal."Gary responded.
Suddenly, the same vehicle appears in front of them.
"It's them again!"Denise said with a frown.
"Get away, Shieldon!"Ash warned.
"Pika pika!"Pikachu warned.
Electivire take care of the Shieldon!"Gary ordered as he took a few steps forward.
Electivire picks the Shieldon up and rushes off with them into the forest.
"Quick Blastoise use Water Gun!"Gary stated.
Blastoise comes out and uses Water Gun on the vehicle.
"They want Pikachu too!"Gary warned. "So we gotta watch our steps!"
"Okay Pikachu use Thunderbolt!"Ash ordered.
Pikachu uses Thunderbolt and stops the vehicle causing one of the henchmen to come out.
"Those annoying brats."He muttered. "Enough of you, Golbat go!"
His pokeball opened and Golbat came out.
Golbat uses Wing Attack which knocks out Blastoise.
"Hey, if they want Shieldon, they would have to defeat all of us!"Ash stated firmly.
"Pika!"Pikachu agreed.
"We need to cool it or the Shieldon will get hurt."Gary reminded.
"But if we don't do something, they will be in big trouble!"Ash admitted.
The Goltbat continued approaching them.
"Umbreon use Sand Attack!"Gary stated.
His pokeball opened and Umbreon came out.
"Umbreon!"
Umbreon uses Sand-Attack on Golbat.
"Now Umbreon, go!"Gary ordered.
Umbreon rushed towards Golbat.
"All right Golbat, Air Cutter now!"the Henchman ordered.
Golbat uses Air Cutter.
"Umbreon, dodge it!"Gary ordered.
Umbreon dodges the attack and the air cutter hits a tree causing a swarm of angry Beedrill come out.
Gary recalls Umbreon and Blastoise, while the Beedrill head for the henchmen.
"Beedrill!"Dawn said.
"Lots of them!"Brock added.
"Whoa that was a smart move!"Denise admitted.
"So what are we waiting for?"Gary asked looking at Ash. "Move it!"
"Right!"Ash responded.
The heroes quickly left the area while the Beedrill distracted J's henchmen.
"You knew there was a beedrill nest there, didn't you?"Brock asked.
"I've been researching every inch of this area of which pokemon lives here."Gary explained.
"Wow, his Professor Oak's grandson, all right."Dawn remarked.
"Instead of battling our way out, it's important to protect all those Shieldon."Gary admitted. "No, time for risky attacks."
"Well that's a good point."Denise agreed.
A troubled look grew on Ash's face.
A While Later...
Ash and the group hiding from the henchmen and planning to head for a new route.
"They're everywhere."Dawn said.
"It looks like all possible escape routes are blocked off."Brock stated.
"Yeah, but how about-"Ash started.
"Calm down and let's make a plan."Gary suggested.
"Hey, I'm doing things, my way, so let's deal with it."Ash admitted.
"That was the kind of reckless situation that put the Shieldon in danger in the first place."Gary commented.
"What'cha say?!"Ash questioned.
Denise placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Ash, take it easy, we're in the middle of hiding from the bad guys."She reminded. "But in other words, Gary is right."
Pikachu agreed and spoke to his trainer.
Ash sighed in response.
"If we keep this up, those creeps will caught us for sure."Gary admitted as he took out his laptop to check the map. "And with the shieldon around, we can't make a move."
"But Gary what do we do?"Dawn asked.
"Well, we'll have to change our route and go around them all."Gary explained. "There's a river to the north and a deep valley further to the south."
He then looks at Electivire.
"It's gonna be hard with all those shieldon."Gary stated.
"Yeah, but we have to go."Ash said. "We can't stay here, nothing is gonna change."
"Not true, things will change worse."Gary commented. "We've gotta find a way to get to Professor Rowan, but how?"
A Moment After...
The heroes traverse a steep mountain trail by walking along the wall.
"Girls, don't look down and you two will be fine."Brock warned.
"Shieldon, you be careful."Denise reminded.
But then one of the Shieldon panics and almost falls down dragging the others with it before Ash quickly grabs them by their rope.
"Shieldon, hang on!"Ash warned.
With the help of the others they manage to pull the Shieldon back up.
"Your saved now."Dawn assured.
"Everyone all right?"Brock asked.
"Of course, I told you to leave it to me."Ash said with a smile.
Denise smirked. "Of course."
"Okay, let's move."Gary suggested.
The group continued walking along the wall without looking down.
After they passed the wall, they received a contact from Professor Rowan.
"We just met up with Officer Jenny."Professor Rowan explained. "We'll be on our way."
"Please, be careful, Professor."Gary warned.
"Yes, see you soon."Professor Rowan stated.
Gary then closed the laptop.
"Just a little bit longer."Brock said.
"Hang in there, everyone."Dawn reminded.
Three of the Shieldon responded confidently except the fourth one was taking a heavy breath.
Then J shows up with her Salamence.
"Salamence!"Gary said.
"Get ready!"Ash warned.
Salamence lowered its head revealing Hunter J.
"There's no escape."Hunter J stated.
"You again!"Denise growled.
"So your the big boss, huh?"Gary questioned.
"But how could've you have found us?"Dawn asked.
"Watching the movements, of your friend, it's all so predictable."Hunter J replied.
Gary looked at her angrily.
"Now hand over those Shieldon!"Hunter J demanded holding out her arm that contained her capture device.
"Pikachu, Iron Tail!"Ash ordered.
Pikachu stops J's capture device with Iron Tail.
"Go guys, quick!"Ash stated.
Gary, Brock and Dawn moved away, but Denise remained where she was.
"Ash, allow me to help, I still have to punish this woman for trying to steal Eevee."Denise admitted.
"Okay."Ash replied.
"Drapion, Cross Poison, go!"Hunter J stated.
Drapion appears and uses Cross Poison on Pikachu.
"Pikachu, your okay?"Ash asked.
"Luxio, come out and use Ice Fang!"Denise ordered.
Luxio comes out of his pokeball and bites Drapion's arm with his icy fangs.
"Drapion, Pin Missile!"Hunter J ordered.
Drapion fires Pin Missile at Luxio.
"Luxio, dodge it!"Denise ordered.
Luxio dodges the attack and leaps back to his trainer.
"Give it up, none of you can beat me."Hunter J said coldly.
Ash and Denise glare at her in anger while Gary, Brock and Dawn watched from behind the rock.
"Ash, Denise and I will handle this, you two get out right away."Gary stated.
"What but then-"Dawn started.
"Got it, good luck, Gary."Brock admitted.
"Take care of the Shieldon."Gary said and walked away.
"Wait!"Dawn protested.
"Our job is to make sure the Shieldon move away safely."Brock reminded.
"Right."Dawn answered with a nod.
"Blastoise use Hydro Cannon!"Gary ordered.
Blastoise appears again and uses Hydro Cannon.
"Quick, Salamence, Hydro Cannon!"Hunter J ordered.
Salamence counters the water attack with Hyper Beam.
As Dawn and Brock are escaping with the Shieldon, one of the Pokémon slips and falls, leaving it exposed to J, who uses her capture device on it.
Dawn gasped in shock.
"Shieldon!"Brock shouted.
"She froze it!"Denise and the two boys shouted in unison.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"Ash ordered.
Pikachu fires Thunderbolt, but J's Drapion blocks it.
Gary turned his attention Brock and Denise.
"Okay guys, move it!"He stated.
"All right."Brock responded.
"Be careful, Gary!"Dawn warned.
"That's it, J!"Denise said angrily. "This time we're putting an end to your madness without mercy!"
"Luxio!"Luxio growled in agreement.
"You don't know, no mercy."Hunter J replied. "Drapion use Pin Missile and Salamence use Hyper Beam!"
The two foe pokemon fire their attacks.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt, let's go!"Ash ordered.
"Luxio use Spark!"Denise ordered.
"Now Blastoise use Hydro Pump!"Gary ordered.
Pikachu, Luxio and Blastoise fire their attacks, but J's Pokémon's attacks overwhelm theirs.
"Our mission is complete, take it away."Hunter J ordered.
Meanwhile...
Brock, Dawn and the Shieldon meet up with Professor Rowan, his assistants and Officer Jenny.
The two explain to them what happened.
"Oh my, a Shieldon being taken by Hunter J."Professor Rowan said.
"We've got to go after J now."Officer Jenny admitted. "But also find Ash, Gary and Denise is as well."
Hunter J taking possession of the captured Shieldon and entering the vehicle with Ash, Gary and Denise holding onto the undercarriage.
"Man, I really blew it then."Ash said. "Everything I did was wrong and you were right."
"No Ash, I was the one who was wrong."Gary replied.
"Huh?"Ash asked.
"I misjudged the Shieldon's strength and because of mistake, we're really paying off it."Gary commented.
"Well that's okay, no one's perfect."Denise admitted kindly.
"Hey look what are you going to do."Ash said with a smirk.
"Pika pika."Pikachu agreed.
"Your right."Gary answered.
When the vehicle arrives at the base and Ash sends out Staravia.
"Staravia, go find Dawn and all the others."Ash ordered quietly.
Staravia nodded and flew off without being seen by J to find the others.
The vehicle then enters the base.
"All right, first we'll distract them then we'll look for an opening and then go grab Shieldon."Gary suggested.
"Hey, your being kind of reckless aren't you Gary?"Denise asked with a smile.
"I guess you both can learn something."Gary admitted.
While J's client in a helicopter is seen preparing to land, inside the base, Ash, Gary and Denise use their Pokémon to sabotage the base.
"Pikachu give it all you got!"Ash stated.
"You too, Luxio, keep it up!"Denise commented.
"Electivire, Umbreon, keep up the attacks!"Gary said.
Then three of J's henchmen showed up.
"Don't move!"
"Let's go!"
"Great that should do it!"Gary remarked.
"Gary, Denise, let's get Shieldon back now!"Ash stated.
"Right!"Gary and Denise answered in unison.
The three trainers and their pokemon made their escape and crushed the wall that was in their way to escape out of the base.
Ash jumps out of the smoke grabbing Shieldon and unfreezing it.
J's henchmen rush to grab him, but then Electivire, Umbreon and Luxio shoved them away.
Shieldon hugged Ash.
"Oh Shieldon!"Ash chuckled.
Then Gary, Denise and Pikachu rushed out of the base.
"You've got Shieldon back!"Gary said.
"Pika pika."Pikachu responded.
"That's fantastic!"Denise remarked.
"Of yeah, you think so?"Hunter J questioned. "Well not for long!"
The three trainers and their pokemon glared at her in anger.
"Now-"Hunter J started holding out her pokeball.
"J our deal is off."A Man's voice said.
"What?"Hunter J asked.
"Officer Jenny is on her way here this very minute and I have intention of being arrested."the Man stated.
"But Shieldon-"Hunter J started.
"I don't care about Shieldon."the Man replied. "Now take me home prompto!"
Then the Helicopter took off.
"Contract breaker."Hunter J muttered and looked at her men. "Withdraw at once."
"Sir, yes sir!"the Men responded.
Ash admit to take a step forward but Gary prevented him from.
"Ash, chill out, we've got Shieldon back, right?"Gary asked. "That's all that matters now."
Hunter J went up to her base and glanced at the three trainers.
"Stay out of my way or else."She threatened.
The three trainers frowned as the base took off in the sky.
Then Professor Rowan, Officer Jenny, Brock and Dawn arrived towards the group.
"I'm launching a full investigation about Hunter J's dealings right away."Officer Jenny explained.
"Officer Jenny that's great."Brock remarked.
"I sure hope you arrest her soon."Dawn said.
"Pika pika."Pikachu agreed.
"Yes, but in any case I'm just glad everyone is all right."Professor Rowan stated.
"Yeah, thanks to Ash and Denise."Gary admitted.
"Huh?"Professor Rowan said.
"It was their bravery and quick actions that did it and now the Shieldon are safe."Gary explained. "Thanks, you two!"
Denise smiled and blushed a little bit.
"Sure, Gary."Ash responded.
"Bye, Ash, best of friends until the end."Gary admitted and hold out his hand.
Ash smiled and shook his hand.
"Yeah!"He agreed.
Later that Evening...
The group say goodbye to Gary, Jenny and Rowan as they depart on their road.
"Hey!"Dawn said.
"Dawn, what's wrong?"Ash asked.
"It's what Gary said before he left, best of friends until the end."Dawn said with a smile. "Wow, you see that's poetry on the spot! Awsome! He is the grandson of Professor Oak!"
Brock, Ash, Pikachu and Denise looked at each other and smiled sheepishly.
"And the daydreaming continues."Denise admitted.
"Pikachu."Pikachu said with a sheepish smile.
Then the four heroes continued their journey to Hearthome City.
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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