Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 51: Smells Like Team Spirit!
Ash was kneeling down to the newly-released Chimchar.
"Chimchar, come on."He admitted with a smile.
Pikachu went of his trainer's shoulder and went next to Turtwig to gesture the fire type to come with them.
"Pika pika pika!"the Mouse Pokemon said kindly.
"Turtwig!"Turtwig agreed.
Chimchar looked at Ash and his two pokemon quietly realizing they really want him to come with them.
"You see, the way you give it all you've got is awesome!"Ash remarked. "I'd love working with a tough Pokémon like you!"
"You deserve each other."Paul stated coldly. "You're both pathetic!"
Brock and Dawn both frowned at the rude trainer.
"Why that's an awful thing to say, Paul!"Dawn said angrily.
"Piplup Piplup Pip!"Piplup agreed with a frown.
"Excuse me, why are you still standing here?"Denise questioned bitterly. "Leave already!"
Paul simply huffed and walked away.
"Just ignore him, Dennie."Ash admitted.
Denise nodded and smiled at the pallet town trainer.
"Chimchar and I will show how wrong Paul can be!"Ash commented confidently.
A smile grew on Chimchar's face before nodding happily.
"Chimchar!"He responded.
Before Chimchar can accept, the heroes were attacked by Bullet Seed and Pin Missile.
"What's going on?!"Ash shouted.
"Someone is using Pin Missile and Bullet Seed!"Brock replied
Then the smoke vanished revealing Team Rocket's Balloon in the sky.
"Compliments of Cacnea and Carnivine!"James responded.
Suddenly a mechanical arm grabbed Chimchar and brought it next to Team Rocket's Balloon causing the fire type to shout out for help.
"Chimchar, no!"Ash shouted.
"Pika!"Pikachu gasped.
Then Team Rocket began their motto.
"Is that Chimchar calling for Pikachu, I hear?"
"Calling for us might bring you more cheers!"
"On the wind!"
"Past the stars!"
"In your ear!"
"Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace!"
"Dashing hope, putting fear in its place!"
"A rose by any other name is just as sweet!"
"When everything's worse, our work is complete!"
"Jessie!"
"And it's James!"
"Meowth, that's a name!"
"Putting the do gooders in their place!"
"We're Team Rocket!"
"In your face!"
"Wobbuffet!"
"Mime mime mime!"
"All right, what do you creeps want with Chimchar?!"Denise demanded.
"There's nothing better than bring some DLC to our hardworking case like Chimchar than us!"James replied.
"We'll smooth out the rough edges with our hard edge tactics!"Jessie admitted.
"And a couple clanks from the Soothe Bell and we will be all chilling!"Meowth chuckled.
"That's not all!"Jessie stated. "Join with us for sixteen minutes, Chimchar and we'll give you your own stanzas of our Team Rocket motto!"
"Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet responded.
"Mime mime mime!"Mime Jr said cheerfully.
Chimchar didn't listen and was just trying to break free from the mechanical arm
"Poor Chimchar."Dawn said worriedly.
"I've had enough with this!"Ash stated and looked at the other pokemon. "How about you?"
Pikachu, Turtwig and Piplup nodded in agreement.
"Cacnea, Carnivine, sick them!"James ordered.
Cacnea and Carnivine fired their attacks at the heroes as Team Rocket made their escape.
Chimchar gasped in fear seeing his new friends in such a state.
"I think this is going to be a groovy day!"Jessie remarked.
"Full of fun, fun, fun!"James stated happily. "Gotta run!"
"Getting out while the getting is good!"Meowth admitted.
Denise opened her eyes to see through the dust a little bit.
"Don't worry Chimchar, we'll get you out of there, we promise!"She called out.
Chimchar smiled hearing that before making the flame on his tail grew more bigger.
"Oh dear, flaming rage?"Jessie asked in confusion.
"No, Chimchar is stoking up their Flamethrower to give our balloon a little push!"James responded with a smile.
"Hey, it's nice to see one of the team being nice for a change!"Meowth remarked.
Chimchar glares at the trio before using Flamethrower to destroy Team Rocket's balloon.
"You see?"Jessie asked with a weak smile. "Chimchar fits right in."
"Yeah like a fist in a glove."Meowth mumbled.
"Well, half a groovy day is better than none."James remarked.
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"Team Rocket screamed as they disappeared in the evening sky.
Chimchar panicked as he headed down the ground.
"I'm coming, Chimchar!"Ash stated.
The Pallet Town Trainer dived down to catch the fire type in time as his friends rushed up to him.
"Chimchar are you okay?"Ash asked.
"Chimchar."Chimchar responded with a smile.
"Man that was an awsome Flamethrower!"Ash remarked.
Pikachu, Turtwig and Piplup all spoke in agreement.
"What do you say, you come with us?"Ash asked with a smile as he took out a spare pokeball.
Chimchar smiled and nodded in response causing the other three pokemon to cheer in excitement.
"Okay Chimchar, you ready?"Ash asked.
"Chimchar!"Chimchar answered happily.
The Pallet Town Trainer threw the pokeball and Chimchar got caught in it.
The pokeball shook for a few moments and then stopped.
The Pallet Town Trainer picked up the pokeball.
"All right, I got Chimchar!"Ash said proudly.
Pikachu, Turtwig and Piplup smiled happily that they had now a new member in the group.
"A new friend in the family."Denise chuckled.
"Well, that's one way to catch a Pokemon."Dawn commented kindly.
"Yeah."Brock agreed with a nod.
Later that Night...
Ash contacts Professor Oak to tell him about what has been going on.
"Oh, so you got a Chimchar now, eh?"Professor Oak said with a smile.
"Yeah and man, what a hark worker."Ash remarked.
"Pika."Pikachu agreed.
"Chimchar!"Chimchar said happily.
"I see...well remember just as pokemon and trainer work with each other to get stronger, the same goes true with trainers."Professor Oak admitted.
"Hold on, what do you mean?"Ash asked.
"I'm speaking about you and your tag battle partner, Ash."Professor Oak replied.
"Oh yeah, you mean Paul..."Ash mumbled.
"Pfft like that will ever happen..."Denise thought with a small frown.
"With only two battles to go, I'm sure you'd like to win!"Professor Oak admitted.
"Sure."Ash responded with a nod.
"You do your best and you're sure to beat the rest."Professor Oak remarked.
"Chimchar!"Chimchar said with a bright smile and pumped his fist up in the air.
"Ah! He just recited a poem!"Dawn said in realization.
Brock, Ash and Denise looked at her in confusion.
"You do your best and you're sure to beat the rest, see?"Dawn asked kindly.
The Next Morning...
The battles continue in the Tag Battle Competition.
Denise and Helen have already won their semi-final match against Dawn and Conway, so the next match-up was Ash and Paul versus Brock and Holly.
"The first start of the quarter finals is history!"Enta announced. "And the first team to move in from the quarter finals is Denise and Helen! Which on Day 3 had great combination looking sharper than ever!"
The screen showed Denise and Helen waving to the crowd with smiles on their faces.
"So let's bring up out the second semifinal battle teams!"Enta stated. "It's the Team of Brock and Holly versus the Team of Ash and Paul!"
The Pallet Town Trainer turned to Chimchar, who was on his shoulder.
"Chimchar, I want you to keep a sharp eye on what's going on, okay?"Ash asked.
Chimchar went off Ash's shoulder and nodded.
"I know that you and Ash are friends, but don't hold back!"Holly reminded.
"No way."Brock responded. "As a former Gym Leader, I know how tough you have to be if you want to win, I'm not going to go easy on anybody."
"That's the spirit!"Holly commented with a smile.
"We've come to far not to give it our all."Brock admitted.
Dawn, Conway, Denise and Helen watched the two groups from the sidelines.
"I'm a bet nervous to find out which group, we'll be facing after this match."Helen stated.
"It's either Ash or Brock..."Denise replied quietly.
"Staravia, I choose you!"Ash stated.
"Torterra!"Paul said. "Standby for battle!"
"Now Croagunk, let's go!"Brock admitted.
"Farfetch'd!"Holly said. "You're the one!"
Staravia and Torterra appeared on Ash and Paul's side while Croagunk and Farfetch'd appeared on Brock and Holly's side.
"Now what's that?"Dawn asked as she took out her pokedex.
"Farfetch'd the Wild Duck Pokémon."Dawn's Pokedex said. "Using the green onion that it holds like a sword, Farfetch'd can slice through a variety of objects."
"So its a Normal and Flying Type like Staravia."Denise commented.
"Quite an interesting assortment of Pokémon, huh?"Conway asked with a smirk.
"Alright, battle begin!"Enta stated.
"I'm not going easy on Brock!"Ash admitted. "Now Staravia, Aerial Ace on Croagunk!"
Staravia flew back before charging straight towards the Poison Fighting Type.
"Poison Jab, quick!"Brock ordered.
Croagunk made its fingertips glow purple, ready to attack the Flying Type.
"Now Farfetch'd use Air Slash!"Holly ordered.
Farfetch'd shot a sharp orb of air and send it towards Torterra.
"Hyper Beam!"Paul ordered.
All of the attacks are launched, but only Hyper Beam makes its way through, hitting Farfetch'd and even Staravia.
"Oh my!"Holly said in shock.
"That's some power!"Brock admitted.
Staravia shouted as he was pushed away.
"Staravia!"Ash called out.
Pikachu and Chimchar gasped of what they just saw.
"Staravia!"Dawn said in shock.
"Idiot."Denise muttered.
"If that Aerial Ace manages to make direct contact, we just might be witnessing the end result of a knock out by a single blow."Conway stated.
Then the dust cleared showing Farfetch'd was knocked out.
"Farfetch'd is unable to battle!"the Referee announced.
"No!"Holly said sadly.
"Farfetch'd is done with a flash!"Enta announced. "Torterra's power is undeniable!"
"You didn't have to hit Staravia, you know!"Ash said angrily.
"Your Staravia is just too slow."Paul replied bitterly.
Ash glared at his rival while gritting his teeth.
Holly clapped her hands together and looked at Brock.
"Brock, I'm so sorry."She admitted.
"Don't worry."Brock assured. "Now, it's time, Croagunk use Brick Break on Torterra!"
Croagunk ran to Attack Torterra with its fist, but the Continent Pokemon couldn't move.
"Why Torterra is not attacking?"Helen asked in surprise.
"After using Hyper Beam, you have to recharge which makes perfect time to strike."Conway explained.
"I'm defiantly not teaching Grotle that move when he evolves."Denise thought with a firm look.
"Staravia use Aerial Ace one more time!"Ash ordered.
Staravia charges behind Croagunk.
"Croagunk, Staravia is right behind you!"Brock warned.
Craogunk took a glance before sliding under Torterra.
"What the!?"Ash said in surprise.
Staravia widened his eyes in surprise as well as Croagunk leapt up to attack.
"And Croagunk has situated directly in Torterra's blind spot!"Enta announced.
Croagunk slammed his Brick Break on Torterra causing damage to the Grass and Ground Type.
"Direct hit!"Holly remarked.
"Poison Jab, once more!"Brock ordered.
Croagunk prepared to use the Poison Jab again on Torterra once more.
"Staravia, turn around now!"Ash ordered.
"Stay out of this!"Paul growled.
Torterra roared out loud causing Croagunk to lose concentration.
"Looks like Torterra is moving again!"Conway admitted.
"Leaf Storm!"Paul ordered.
"Croagunk!"Brock called out. "Get out of there!"
Torterra blasted Croagunk away with Leaf Storm.
Croagunk shouted as he was smashed to the ground by the special move.
Staravia could only watch as Croagunk fainted from the instense blow.
"Croagunk is unable to battle!"the Referee stated."Torterra and Staravia are the winners!"
"And this is the second battle!"Enta announced."Croagunk and Farfetch'd just couldn't stand up to Torterra's ferocious attacks!"
"Thanks Croagunk, you did your best."Brock admitted.
"I'm sorry."Holly apologized. "It was all my fault."
"Holly, you mustn't blame yourself."Brock stated. "It's all part of battling."
Staravia flew down next to his trainer.
"Staravia, you wrere great!"Ash remarked.
"What did you two do anyway?"Paul asked cruelly.
Ash, Pikachu, and Staravia glared at the rude trainer.
Chimchar glared as well until Paul glared at the Fire Type back.
The Chimp Pokemon looked down to avoid the eye contact with his former trainer.
"Now the final match ups are on its way and all the action begins later this afternoon!"Enta announced.
The crowd cheered loudly since they were all excited about the final battle.
Afterwards in the Pokémon Center...
"What?!"Brock shouted in shock. "What do you mean she just left?!"
"You see, Brock."Nurse Joy said. "She told me it was all her fault that you lost in the Tag Battle in the first place, so she was going to spend every waking hour training hard as she could so she could become the kind of Tag Team partner you deserve."
"Hey that's sounds cool to me."Ash admitted.
"Pikachu."Pikachu said quietly.
"Hey Brock, no need to worry."Dawn assured.
"Yeah and I'm sure you must be happy for her."Denise chuckled.
"Great, I finally found a woman who likes me for what I am..."Brock mumbled before looking at Ash. "Ash, you get out there and show them who's the boss and do it for me!"
"Sure."Ash responded with a smile.
"Pika!"Pikachu agreed.
"Oh Ash, remember just because I'm gonna be against you doesn't mean I'll go easy on you."Denise reminded with a smug smile.
"I know."Ash replied.
"Oh, Paul?"Nurse Joy said. "I'm all finished taking care of your Torterra, so good luck in the final match this afternoon."
"Thank you very much."Paul responded as he turned took the pokeball and began to leave.
The rude trainer then noticed Ash and Pikachu glaring at him causing him to stare at them back.
A Moment After...
"Alright folks, this is it!"Enta announced."The final matchup of Hearthome City Tag Battle competition I our warm and kind city where our hearts beat and very soon, for their winning performance, one of our most gifted Tag Battle teams will receive the magnificent Soothe Bell!"
Ash and Paul stared over at Denise and Helen, who stared back at them.
"Alright, there's only one Pokémon I want to get this job done!"Ash admitted.
The Pallet Town Trainer took out a pokeball and Chimchar appeared in the battlefield.
"Chimchar!"Chimchar said.
Conway, Dawn and Brock watched the sight from the sidelines.
"Huh Chimchar?"Dawn said in surprise.
"I had a feeling Ash might do that."Brock replied.
"Elekid, standby for battle!"Paul stated.
Elekid came out and appeared next to Chimchar.
The Chimp Pokemon looked over to Elekid causing him to look at Ash in worry.
"Don't worry!"Ash reminded. "You're working with me now!"
"Pika Pika!"Pikachu agreed.
"Char!"Chimchar responded happily.
"Okay Hoot Hoot, let's go!"Denise stated.
Her pokeball opened and the Flying Type appeared.
"Hoot Hoot!"
"You as well!"Helen admitted with a smile.
Her pokeball opened and a fire fighting type appeared next to Grotle.
"Monferno!"
"A Monferno?!"Ash said in disbelief.
Chimchar gasped in surprise to see his evolved form.
"Hey Denise, are you sure it's a good idea to use Hoot Hoot in this final battle?"Helen asked.
"Trust me, I know what I'm doing."Denise assured confidently.
"My this is a surprise, your sister decided to take out a Flying Type even though knowing it will be Elekid's advantage."Conway stated with a smirk.
"Alright then, battle begin!"Enta stated.
"Chimchar use Flamethrower on Hoot Hoot!"Ash ordered.
Chimchar fires Flamethrower at the Flying Type.
"Elekid, Thunder!"Paul ordered.
Elekid fires lightning towards Monferno.
"Chimchar and Elekid are making serious problems to their opponents!"Enta announced.
"Monferno, dodge it!"Helen ordered.
"Hoot Hoot, Reflect!"Denise ordered.
Hoot Hoot creates a wondrous wall to reflect the Flamethrower while Monferno dodges the electric attack.
Monferno went in front of Hoot Hoot and took the Flamethrower causing the small flame in his tail to go big.
"What?!"Ash said in shock.
"Monferno takes Chimchar's Flamethrower, but does no damage to it!"Enta stated.
"Brick Break, let's go!"Paul ordered.
Elekid jumped up to the strike with its fist.
"Monferno, Fire Punch!"Helen ordered.
Monferno's fist caught fire and it blocked with Elekid's Brick Break.
But then Monferno's Fire Punch became more flammable and was able to punch the electric type to the ground.
"Okay, Hoot Hoot use Peck!"Denise ordered.
Hoot Hoot flew up before charging at Chimchar and pecking the fire type on the head a few types before shoving the Chimp Pokemon back.
"Chimchar!"Ash shouted.
Chimchar landed on the ground, but went back on its feet.
"Paul, if we don't start working together, we're gonna lose!"Ash reminded.
"So, what if we do?"Paul questioned coldly.
The Pallet Town Trainer gritted his teeth and looked at the battlefield.
"I don't know about you, but I'm winning his thing!"He stated.
"Be careful, what you say, Ash!"Denise reminded. "Hoot Hoot, Aerial Ace!"
"Monferno, Flamethrower!"Helen ordered.
Hoot Hoot and Monferno attacked forcing Chimchar and Elekid to skid back to their trainers.
"Chimchar, hang on!"Ash warned.
"Pikachu!"Pikachu agreed.
Chimchar got up and glared at his evolved form and Hoot Hoot.
The Chimp Pokemon tried to help Elekid out, but the electric type rejected the offer.
"Thunder Punch!"Paul ordered.
Elekid leapt into the air for a punch with electricity.
"Think again!"Helen responded. "Monferno use Flame Wheel!"
Monferno's Flame Wheel and Elekid's Thunder Punch met together causing an explosion.
Both Monferno and Elekid landed on the ground, but both were ready to fight again.
Elekid narrowed its eyes before a grin grew on its face then began to glow.
"Now what!?"Ash asked in shock.
"Pika!"Pikachu gasped.
"Chim!"Chimchar whispered.
"Oh my gosh!"Denise admitted.
"Elekid is evolving!"Helen commented.
Then the glowing stopped revealing Elekid's new form.
"Electabuzz!"
"Elekid evolves into Electabuzz before our eyes!"Enta announced.
In the sidelines, Dawn took out her Pokedex.
"Electabuzz, the Electric Pokémon and the evolved form of Elekid."Dawn's Pokedex said."It appears near power generators and because it eats electricity it can cause a blackout."
"Quick, Monferno use Flame Wheel!"Helen ordered.
Monferno cloaks himself in fire and charged towards Electabuzz.
"Protect!"Paul ordered.
Electabuzz used Protect to block Monferno's Flame Wheel causing the fire type to jump back.
"Hoot Hoot use Aerial Ace!"Denise ordered.
Hoot Hoot charged towards Chimchar with fast speed.
"Chimchar, dodge it!"Ash ordered.
Chimchar leapt up as Hoot Hoot passed beneath him and flew back where it was before.
"Electabuzz, Thunder!"Paul ordered.
The newly evolved Electabuzz then begins to charge up its Thunder.
"Electabuzz seems to be storing up tremendous power!"Enta reported.
"Quick, Hoot Hoot use Supersonic!"Denise ordered.
"Monferno use Flamethrower!"Helen ordered.
Hoot Hoot flew up to fire sound waves while Monferno leapt to fire its Flamethrower at their opponents.
"Chimchar, use Flamethrower, let's go!"Ash ordered.
"Electabuzz, Thunder now!"Paul stated.
Chimchar uses Flamethrower at Hoot Hoot while Electabuzz uses Thunder on Monferno.
All the attacks collide causing an explosion.
The smoke cleared everyone's sight as Chimchar and Electabuzz landed on the ground. "
Just when it seems like the battle is over, Hoot Hoot and Monferno were seen still standing once the smoke clears.
The two glared at their opponents before they both fainted on the ground.
"Hoot Hoot!"Denise shouted.
"Oh no, Monferno!"Helen panicked.
"Both Hoot Hoot and Monferno are unable to battle!"the Referee declared. "The winners are Chimchar an Electabuzz!"
"And there you have it!"Enta announced. "The victory in this year's Hearthome City's Tag Battle competition goes to Ash and Paul!"
Ash and Pikachu cheered as they danced around excitedly.
"Yeah, we did it!"Ash remarked. "We won!"
"Pika Pika Pika!"Pikachu cheered.
Denise simply smiles as she returned Hoot Hoot back in his pokeball.
"You did your best, Hoot."She admitted. "Take a long rest."
Helen returns Monferno back in its pokeball.
"I guess that's it huh?"She asked with a small smile.
"Yeah, but we tried."Denise assured kindly.
Chimchar ran over to Ash to give him a big hug.
"See, Chimchar?"Ash asked with a smile."You're the best!"
Chimchar laughed and smiled brightly.
Paul returned Electabuzz back to his Pokeball.
"Wow, Paul!"Ash remarked as he stood up."Everything totally changed better after your Elekid evolved into Electabuzz, you know!"
"Your so pathetic."Paul muttered as he walked away. "That Flamethrower of Chimchar should've put Heracross out on the spot, but it was still standing up! If not for Electabuzz's Thunder, we couldn't have won! You two deserve each other, just like I said!"
"Talk all you want!"Ash said angrily.
The Pallet Town Trainer rubbed Chimchar's head.
"Chimchar was awesome, I knew it and we're gonna keep getting stronger!"Ash vowed.
Chimchar smiled warmly with Pikachu smiling as well.
Paul didn't say anything as he walked out of the battlefield.
At the Awards Ceremony...
Enta gets on stage to give Ash and Paul their Soothe Bells with their pokemon at their sides.
"Yes, there might've been scary moments, but I think this Tag Battle challenge has brought out something new and exciting in you both!"Enta remarked. "So now, I'm pleased to present you both each with a Soothe Bell!"
He handed both Ash and Paul a silver Soothe Bell.
"Thank you very much!"Ash responded.
"And let's also give a big hand to all the other Pokémon, who battled so hard during the competition!"Enta stated.
The crowd cheered for the two winners of the competition.
Brock, Dawn, Conway, Denise, Helen and the other opponents, all clapped at the winners.
"If you ask me, Paul's greatest reward was his Elekid evolving."Brock admitted.
"Well, don't forget he only did this so he could power up his pokemon."Dawn reminded.
"Obvious somethings will never change."Denise added.
"It's rather ironic that the least well suited team managed to win the Tag Battle."Conway said.
"I guess any rule can have any exception."Helen commented.
Later that Evening...
At the Pokémon Center, Ash and his friends discuss the battles that happened.
"Thanks Ash, you worth this."Dawn admitted holding the Soothe Bell.
"Hey, thanks Dawn."Ash remarked.
"Well, it's not fun losing a competition, but I'll make sure to win the next one."Denise assured confidently.
"I was just thinking the same thing."Dawn giggled.
"Piplup!"Piplup responded happily.
"This was great."Brock stated with a smile. "There's been a great change of pace."
"No need to worry!"Dawn commented.
Denise's smile vanished when something caught her eye.
Dawn, Ash and Brock followed her gaze and saw Paul coming next to them.
Paul then threw his Soothe Bell at Ash, who caught it.
"What was that for!?"Ash questioned.
"I have no need for that."Paul replied cruelly as he walked away.
Both Ash and Chimchar glared at the rude trainer as he left the Center.
"Good riddance."Denise muttered.
"Hoot."Hoot Hoot agreed with a glare.
"Don't mind him."Ash reminded looking at Chimchar. "We're a team now!"
"Chimchar."Chimchar answered with a smile.
Ash then handed the other Soothe Bell to Denise.
"Here Dennie, you can have it."He admitted kindly.
"Aw thanks Ash that's sweet."Denise said with a smile as she took the Soothe Bell.
"Say, I've got an idea."
The four heroes turned to see Conway at the other table.
"Why not head to the Veilstone Gym, which is in Veilstone City?"Conway suggested with a smile.
"Hey, Ash, Denise, isn't Veilstone City where Paul is from?"Brock asked with a firm look.
"Yeah and next stop, it's Veilstone City!"Ash admitted with a smile.
"That means we'll both get our third Sinnoh Gym Badges for sure!"Denise chuckled.
Ash and Denise stood up to high five each other while Pikachu, Chimchar, Hoot Hoot and Piplup cheered.
Piplup lost his balance and fell on a seat causing his friends to laugh.
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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 Supersonic
Drifloon (Female): Ominous Wind, Thunderbolt, Will-O-Wisp and Astonish