Pokemon: Friends to the End

Chapter 63: Riding the Winds of Change!

Still on route to Veilstone City, the four heroes stopped in another city on the way to enjoy a picnic with their pokemon.

Ash and Turtwig were still trying to master Energy Ball.

"Turtwig use Energy Ball!"Ash ordered.

Turtwig fired Energy Ball to a distance ahead.

"Yeah, way da go."Ash remarked. "Okay this time try hitting that tree."

Turtwig fired Energy Ball for the second time in order to hit the tree but it couldn't.

"One more time!"Ash suggested.

Turtwig tried to hit the tree with Energy Ball again, but the ball headed towards the sky instead.

"Wow, the Energy Ball's form looks right, but it's control needs a little more work."Dawn admitted.

"I'm sure the control until Turtwig builds up more experience."Brock replied while munching an apple.

"That's definitely true."Denise agreed as she ate a blueberry scone.

The training and picnic were put on hold when several shadows fly overhead.

Looking up, the gang see several Gligar being led by a larger Pokémon, which suddenly start swooping towards them.

"What the-"Ash started.

"Hurry get out of the way!"Denise warned.

The group flee and the attackers steal the picnic food.

"Turtwig, Energy Ball!"Ash ordered.

Turtwig tried fire Energy Ball at Gliscor, but failed.

"Razor Leaf!"Ash ordered.

Turtwig threw razor leafs at Gliscor and the group of Gligars, who swiftly evade.

The two sisters and Brock return their pokemon into their poke balls.

"Okay, return."Brock admitted.

"Everybody."Dawn said.

"Same with the rest of you."Denise stated.

For safety, all of the Pokémon are recalled into their poke balls apart from Turtwig, Eevee, Piplup and Pikachu.

Ash rushed up to his friends.

"Dawn, Denise, Brock, are you okay?"He asked.

"Yeah, we're fine thanks."Denise replied with a short smile.

"But who were those pokemon?"Dawn asked.

"Gliscor and Gligar."Brock answered.

Dawn took out her pokedex to scan Gligar.

"I gotta see this."She admitted.

"Gligar the Fly Scorpion Pokémon."Dawn's Pokedex said."It glides using the membrane attached to its arms and legs and attacks the face of its prey with its claws."

Ash scanned Gliscor in his pokedex.

"Gliscor the Fang Scorp Pokémon and the evolved form of Gligar."Ash's Pokedex said."It watches its prey as it hangs from trees by its tail and attacks from above when it sees the chance."

Gliscor stood upside on tree to eat the two sandwiches he stolen.

"They're both ground and flying types."Denise complemented.

Just then, an Ice Beam shoots towards Gliscor, which sends it flying.

Ash and the gang look across and see where the attack came from only to see Paul and his Weavile.

"It's Paul!"Ash said.

"Not him again..."Denise thought with a annoyed look.

"Right, Murkrow use Haze!"Paul ordered.

The Dark Type appeared from its Pokéball, preparing to use Haze.

However before Murkrow could attack, Gliscor let out a loud yell, summoning many more Gligars to joint the riot.

Paul, Denise, Ash, Dawn and Brock watched with surprised looks.

The Gligar came forward using Quick Attack.

"Quick, Murkrow!"Paul ordered. "Dodge them!"

Murkrow flew higher and dodged Gliscor.

Suddenly, a wind blew out as Gliscor called to its friends.

It then flew up, escaping the scene as all the others followed.

As they were gone, Ash turned to see another one on the tree.

The Gligar was chewing on the apple and when it saw that its companions were gone, it panicked and swallowed the apple in whole.

It then licked its mouth as it began to fly to catch up to its friends.

But then, since there was no wind, the Gligar staggered, falling onto Ash.

Ash yelped as he was bashed to the ground causing Denise to sweat drop.

"Get off of me!"Ash shouted while trying to make the Gligar get off him.

Gligar looked around and notice Pikachu, Turtwig, Eevee and Piplup were glaring at it causing the ground flying type to panic and fly away.

Ash watched as the lone Gligar disappeared before hearing Paul returning both Murkrow and Weaville.

The four trainers turned to see Paul smirking at where the Gliscor had gone to with his lackeys.

"At least that Gliscor lives up to its reputation."Paul retorted with a smirk.

"Does that mean you're here to catch a Gliscor?"Ash asked.

Paul only scoffed and began to walk away.

"Stay out of my way, got it?"He warned.

The rude trainer walked away while mumbling under his breath of seeing his rival again.

"Hey, wait!"Ash demanded.

"Apathetic moron."Denise muttered with her arms folded.

Then a jeep was heard and the heroes turned to see Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy coming to their way.

"Are you folks alright?"Officer Jenny asked.

"Fine except that I'm afraid they got away with our lunch."Dawn admitted.

Officer Jenny looked at Nurse Joy.

"It looks like they did it once again."Nurse Joy stated.

"And we weren't in time once again."Officer Jenny commented.

Brock bend down in one knee and began to flirt with the two women.

"On the contrary, you're timing's perfect!"He flirted."My heart was feeling so empty, but now my heart is full again! All because of you..."

Then Croagunk poison jabbed the breeder and dragged him away.

Afterwards...

At the local Pokémon Center, which has a garden on the roof filled with Bug-type and Flying-type Pokémon, Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy tell the gang that the Gliscor and Gligar have reduced the city into a ghost town.

"The Gliscor and Gligar have turned our city into a ghost town."Officer Jenny explained. "They have eaten up every food and vegetables they can find and now they're grabbing food out of our hands."

"But Gliscor and Gligar usually live in the forest don't they?"Brock asked. "What are they doing here?"

"We think they all managed to get lost."Officer Jenny replied.

"That is so weird."Ash admitted.

"Yeah."Denise agreed.

"Pika."Pikachu said.

"Eevee."Eevee responded quietly.

"But true we had a storm one day and the wind was particularly fierce."Nurse Joy stated. "It was so strong and Gliscor wasn't able to escape it's force and it ended up being trapped in our city, of course Gliscor wanted to return to our forest, but the winds were just too strong and they still are."

"Of course, those skyscrapers are strong and too strong to fight."Brock said.

"Yes."Nurse Joy answered with a nod. "They are."

"Skyscraper currents?"Dawn asked.

"The taller the building is, the stronger the winds that swirl around it."Brock commented.

"So Gliscor had no other choice, but to stay here and before long it attracted all the Gligar in the surrounding area."Officer Jenny said.

"But how to do that..."Ash said.

"That's amazing."Denise admitted.

"Gliscor and Gligar fire a sound wave in order to avoid obstacles that fly around them, but in the city these sound waves can magnify and scatter, bouncing rapidly around buildings."Nurse Joy explained. "These sound waves are what attracted the Gligar, attracting them to the city, we've tried many times to capture them so that we can return them to the forest, but they're very cautious and we can't get a hold of them."

"So our latest plan to lure them all in, using Gliscor's favourite fruit as bait."Officer Jenny remarked.

"I wanna help too!"Ash stated.

"Pika!"Pikachu answered.

"Piplup!"Piplup said.

"Eevee!"Eevee cheered.

"Hey, what do you say guys?"Ash asked looking at friends. "Giving Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy a hand?"

"You bet, Ash!"Brock, Dawn and Denise answered in unison.

Meanwhile...

Gliscor and the Gligar have taken refuge in an abandoned warehouse. Suddenly, a tub of fruit shoots through the window.

All the Gligar start to tuck in, but then they all grow suspicious and along with Gliscor, look through the window to see a truck carrying fruit driving down the road.

They all give chase, except for the one that fell on Ash earlier.

After a few extra bites it joins the chase.

Officer Jenny drove the truck in an attempt to lure the Pokémon into a strong wind current, which should blow them out of the city and return them to the forest.

"They're following!"Dawn said.

"Great, it's working!"Ash remarked.

"Pika."Pikachu whispered.

"I'm heading to the target."Officer Jenny admitted.

She turns the truck to another direction while Gliscor and the Gligar were following them from behind.

Nurse Joy checked her white laptop that showed the amount of wind heading their way.

"The wind is about to get a lot stronger."She commented. "Let's hope that does the trick."

"So the idea is to use the strong winds to blow them all back in the forest."Brock said.

Then Gliscor and Gligars screams were heard causing Denise to peek her head out of the window just in time to see Gliscor and the Gligar are captured by Team Rocket in their balloon.

"Oh my gosh look!"Denise stated.

The group went out of the van to see the Flying types trapped in a big plastic container.

"What in the world are they doing?!"Nurse Joy demanded.

Team Rocket perform their motto.

"Listen is that a clueless count trap I hear?"

"Clueless but crystal clear!"

"On the Wind!"

"Pass 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, now that's a name!"

"Lately putting the do-gooders in their place..."

"Team Rocket..."

"...in your face!"

"Wobbu Wobbu!"

"Mime Mime!"

"They're not yours!"Dawn said angrily. "Give them back!"

"You don't know, they're actually family."Jessie replied with a evil smile.

"Everyone who grabs grubs for free is in my family tree!"Meowth remarked.

"Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet! responded.

"They're going back to the forest which is where they belong!"Ash retorted. "Pikachu, Thunderbolt go!"

"Piplup use Bubblebeam!"Dawn ordered.

"Eevee use Shadow Ball!"Denise ordered.

Pikachu, Piplup and Eevee fire their attacks, but weren't strong enough to cut the container.

Gliscor tried to use X-Scissor on the container, but it still didn't break.

"But how?!"Ash, Dawn and Denise said in unison.

"The thunderbolt, bubblebeam and shadow ball even Gliscor's X-Scissor did nothing!"Brock commented in shock.

"Like you, our king sized case is totally twerp prove."James remarked.

Then the Gligar from before went on the top of the container earning everyone's attention.

"I remember that Gligar."Ash said.

The Gligar cuts the rope which causes the container to fall onto the remains of the building.

"Our carrier case is strong but its rope is not a match cable!"James panicked.

Team Rocket screamed in shock as the container got destroyed and Gligar was sent flying.

"Oh no, Gligar!"Ash shouted. "Gligar!"

Ash runs to save it and Gligar ends up landing on him just like earlier.

"Hey, watch where your falling!"Ash complained.

Gliscor and the other Gligar obviously aren't too happy about the attempted capture and all use X-Scissor on the balloon, which causes the balloon to crash and Team Rocket are sent blasting off again.

The balloon also crashes onto the building remains, and the road is blocked by the debris.

"Not the road is blocked!"Officer Jenny stated.

Nurse Joy checks the wind's direction in her laptop.

"The direction of the wind is different now."She said worriedly. "Our Gliscor and Gligar won't be able to get through."

Dawn gasped. "Oh no!"

Gliscor and the Gligar help themselves to the fruit on the truck.

"Looks like our plan has backfired."Denise admitted.

Gliscor and Gligar were soon wrecking havoc on the city and with the road blocked the same plan cannot be reattempted.

"Gliscor and Gligar are breaking habit and the city has come to a stand still."Nurse Joy said.

"We have to break them back to the forest and fast!"Officer Jenny commented.

"Yeah, but how?"Dawn asked sadly. "The only way out of here has been blocked off."

Piplup sighed sadly. "Piplup."

"Let me think somehow if somehow we can produce a current of air that will carry all of them out of the city, our problem would be solved."Officer Jenny suggested.

"That's it!"Brock agreed with a smile. "We'll use Gust!"

"Use Gust?"Officer Jenny asked.

"Of course, we'll use our pokemon to get them their way out of here!"Ash commented.

"Pika pika!"Pikachu agreed.

"Hey that could actually work."Denise remarked.

"Eevee!"Eevee chirped happily.

"So if we can create a powerful wind and launch them all in the pokemon center's roof."Nurse Joy said while typing in her laptop and gasped when she got a result.

"Okay time for a talk."Ash commented.

"A talk?"Dawn asked. "To who?"

"Gliscor, of course."Ash replied. "I'll just explain we wanna help them and everything will be fine!"

"Pika pikachu!"Pikachu giggled.

"Yeah but make sure you be careful around that wild pokemon, Ash."Denise reminded with a hint of worry.

"Don't worry, Dennie, I will be."Ash assured with a wink.

Denise blushed a little and nodded.

Afterwards...

The four heroes went outside and saw a Gligar from before was left behind again.

"Gligar!"Ash called out.

Gligar turned around and saw the group.

"I can't believe it's the same one."Dawn said.

"Nice to see you again."Ash admitted.

"Gligar."Gligar replied.

"Hang on, where are the others?"Denise asked.

Suddenly a gust of wind earned Gligar's attention causing it to follow its group.

"Hey, where are you going now?"Ash demanded.

"Gliscor must be somewhere down there."Brock replied.

"Let's hurry!"Denise suggested.

The group follows Gligar into the alleyway.

Ash and the others arrive along with the Gligar they've now befriended.

"Gliscor, hold on!"Ash protested. "We want to help you get back to the forest!"

The Gliscor and the Gligar looked at Ash in curiosity.

"You come with us!"Ash admitted. "Over to the Pokémon Center, quick!"

But then Gliscor got hit by Ice Beam and Thunder combo, sending it crashing to the ground.

"Now what?!"Ash shouted.

"Oh no!"Brock, Dawn and Denise said in unison.

"Now, go pokeball!"Paul stated.

He throws a Poké Ball and successfully catches the Gliscor.

Paul scans Gliscor with his Pokédex and sees that it is quite strong and decides to keep it.

"This Gliscor may be useful to me..."He retorted with a smirk.

Paul started to leave until Ash called out to him.

"Wait!"Ash demanded. "What about all those Gligar, Paul!?"

Paul scoffed and brushed him aside.

"They're none of my concern, see."He retorted.

"What did you say!?"Ash demanded angrily.

The Gligar makes a run at Paul.

"Electabuzz, ThunderPunch!"Paul ordered.

Electabuzz hits it with a Thunder Punch, sending it flying.

Paul returns his pokemon in their poke balls.

"I've had enough of this town."He scoffed as he walked away. "I'm out of here."

"Why you-"Denise said in anger.

She admit to go forward and slap the rude trainer in the face, but then a hand grabbed her shoulder causing her to look at Brock, who simply shook his head.

Denise scowled and looked down in defeat.

All of the Gligar were now flying around the alley aimlessly, not knowing what to do without Gliscor gone.

"The Gligar!"Dawn said.

"Now that Gliscor has been captured, they have no idea what to do."Brock stated.

"We've gotta take them to the pokemon center!"Ash commented. "Pikachu, Thunderbolt, now!"

Pikachu fired Thunderbolt to try and make the wind change course.

"Piplup use Bubblebeam!"Dawn ordered.

"Eevee use Shadow Ball!"Denise ordered.

Piplup and Eevee fired their attacks and the wind started to lure the Gligar to the Pokemon Center.

"Good, they're going there now!"Ash remarked.

"That's great!"Denise commented with a smile.

Dawn notice few of the Gligar was just sitting around.

"But wait some of the Gligar don't want to go with the others."She admitted.

Then the Gligar that befriended the group went to talk to its companions.

Soon the Gligars follow the others on the way to the Pokemon Center.

"Our buddy..."Ash said.

"Wow Ash, it knew exactly what you said."Brock commented.

"Pikachu..."Pikachu whispered.

In the Pokemon Center...

"Here they come..."Officer Jenny said.

"Quick, everyone use Gust!"Nurse Joy ordered.

Once the Gligars arrived, all the Pokémon at the Center use Gust to send the Gligar flying out of the city.

The heroes then arrived in the center.

"Wow, they did it."Brock said.

"Great, it worked like a charm."Officer Jenny commented.

"Soon they will be, all back home."Nurse Joy remarked.

Then evil laughter was heard earning everyone's attention and saw Team Rocket flying in their balloon.

"We'll beat you, goof balls, in that balloon."Meowth chuckled.

"Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet agreed.

"Yeah, no way!"Ash replied. "Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu leaped up to use Thunderbolt, but it failed to reach Team Rocket's balloon.

"They're flying too high!"Dawn said with a frown.

"Piplup!"Piplup agreed.

"Eevee!"Eevee growled.

"Ash, I think it's time to see if Turtwig's Energy Ball has improved."Denise suggested.

"Right!"Ash agreed. "Now Turtwig, protect the Gligar with Energy Ball!"

Turtwig sends out the Energy Ball, but which it reaches the balloon's distance once again the direction isn't there and it misses.

"You messed us!"Team Rocket laughed.

"The distance is there."Brock said.

"But the control isn't."Dawn stated.

"Turtwig, try again and aim carefully."Ash suggested.

Turtwig nodded and began to concentrate before it fires the Energy Ball which hits Team Rocket dead on.

"Bulls-eye!"Ash remarked.

"Pika!"Pikachu cheered.

"Well done!"Denise commented proudly.

Jessie glared at Meowth, who was in the net.

"I wanted that Gligar not you!"She said angrily.

"Looks like we have to grab our own sandwiches."Meowth sighed.

"Yeah for our empty stomachs."James commented.

"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"Team Rocket screamed as they disappeared in the sky once again.

"That was awesome!"Ash admitted. "Don't forget, how that felt!"

Turtwig nodded. "Turtwig."

The lazy Gligar was busy eating the fruits from the trees in the pokemon center.

"Hey look our friend is still here."Dawn said.

"Okay, Turtwig, Energy Ball go!"Ash ordered.

Turtwig fires another Energy Ball at the Gligar, sending it into the air.

"Use Gust!"Nurse Joy ordered.

All the Center's Pokémon use Gust, finally sending the Gligar out of the city and back to their natural habitat.

The four heroes waved good-bye to the wild flying types.

"Bye Gligar, hurry home!"Ash remarked.

"Please, stay home."Dawn suggested.

"And remember not to be too greedy!"Denise reminded.

"Pika pika!"Pikacu said.

"Pip piplup!"Piplup giggled.

"Ee eevee!"Eevee remarked.

The sun was beginning to set down in the hills.

"Oh my that's a relief."Nurse Joy said.

"Now we can finally relax."Officer Jenny commented kindly.

Just when the gang think the Gligar problem was gone, the slow Gligar was seen flying back to the Center and once again its flying is not up to scratch and lands on Ash.

"Not again!"Ash complained. "Hey, where did you learn how to fly?!"

Denise quietly chuckled finding the sight sort of funny.

Dawn removed Gligar off of Ash.

"Why didn't you go with your friends?"She asked.

Gligar gave a wink at Ash.

"I'll tell you, what I think."Brock admitted with a smile. "Gligar likes Ash."

"Huh?"Dawn and Denise said in unison.

Ash looks at Gligar in surprise.

Gligar smiled. "Gligar."

"Cool, then you can come with us!"Ash remarked with a smirk and took out a pokeball. "Okay, let's go pokeball!"

Gligar gets inside the pokeball and in a few seconds it got caught.

"I just caught a Gligar!"Ash said happily.

Turtwig and Pikachu cheered that they now had a new friend in the group.

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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

Kirlia (Female): Psychic, Double Team, Magical Leaf and Confusion

Hoothoot (Male): Silver Wind, Reflect, Aerial Ace and Supersonic

Drifloon (Female): Ominous Wind, Thunderbolt, Will-O-Wisp and Astonish