Hi! Here is part 4! Please review and send comments and criticism to [email protected]! Anyways, Ash is about to challenge the Elite Four. Will the pokémon card master be able to hold out against the Elite Four? (What do you think?) Ash has about 350 pokémon cards/pokémon. Will Gary Oak get his revenge? Will Gizelle get her revenge? Read this fic to find out! I do not own the poem! I do not own pokémon! I do not own CCS! I only own the pokémon cards, new pokémon, and new attacks! People who use them without my permission will be prosecuted!! () Is translated poke speech, ** is thoughts, and “” is human speech.

 

      Ash Ketchum, Pokémon card master extraordinaire, accompanied by his faithful pal Pika-chan, set off through the winding mazes of Victory road. True, danger lurked everywhere, in the forms of rowdy trainers and high-level wild pokémon, but Ash was beating them off rather successfully. Professor Elm was extremely proud of Ash, because Ash had completed the pokédex by capturing all 260 known species of pokémon, and discovering lots of new ones. However, Professor Elm did wonder why Ash hardly sent him any pokémon. The truth was, Ash had used his powers to highly upgrade his poke belt, so it could hold up to 400 poke balls, all shrunk down to the size of beads. Of course, no one knew about this.

      Ash and Pika-chan beat off yet another trainer, this one a Cool Trainer Jack. Jack had been a fair challenge, having Charmeleon, Charizard, Wartortle, and Blastoise, but he wasn’t good enough. Pika-chan was getting tired and so was Ash, so they decided to crash for the night. Charizard started a campfire, while Ash got out poke chow for all of his pokémon, including Pika-chan. They were getting tired. Soon, Ash and all his friends fell asleep.

      Unknown to Ash, two pairs of brown eyes watched. One pair belonged to Gizelle, the pokémon card captor who Ash had defeated at the time of the final judgment. The second pair belonged to Gary Oak, who wanted revenge on Ash for becoming the pokémon card master. As soon as they were sure Ash was asleep, they crept out. Sitting on Gizelle’s back was Geo-chan, the annoying guardian of the Johto card set, who had stuck with Gizelle even after she had failed the final judgment.

Gary silently pulled a gun out of his backpack. Leveling it at Ash’s body, he pulled the trigger. In an instant, there was a bright flash and a deafening explosion. Ash’s body went limp as bright flashes of light started appearing. In an instant, Gary and Gizelle saw themselves staring into the eyes of hundreds of pokémon, who all looked very angry. Uh oh…

Gary and Gizelle were dragged to the police station by Alakazam, who told officer jenny that they had murdered the trainer Ash Ketchum. Jenny was aghast when she heard the news. She couldn’t imagine why the Johto League Champ would try to kill a trainer. Perhaps he was afraid of losing his title, but that was no reason to kill a person! Gizelle hung her head. True, she had often thought of murdering Ash, but she never considered the actual possibility of it happening! What was she to do?

Fortunately for Gary and Gizelle, a passing trainer named Richard (Richie) managed to find Ash and take him to the hospital, where he was treated. Ash spent four months in the hospital, recuperating, but he was not happy about this. Four months. He had missed four months of training, and he would have to wait until next year before he was able to compete in the Johto League.

 

Ash scowled at the wall. Four months. He was finally out of that damned hospital. He was glad, too, that he could finally restart his journey. Professor Elm had come to see him and offered condolences, and Richie had tried to help too. But Ash was going to get revenge on Gary and Gizelle. How dare they! He hadn’t known they would stoop that low, but Ash was going to have to be very careful from now on.

 

Gary had been sentenced to several years in prison for attempted murder. His license had almost been revoked, but his grandfather had pleaded with the authorities not to. Gary’s pokémon had been sent to Oak’s laboratory, where they still lived. Gary was angry, very angry. He had been hoping Ash would die, but all had failed. Now, Gary wasn’t sure what to do.

Gizelle, who had fallen in love with Gary, pitied him. She had been innocent in the crime he had tried to commit, so she had been let off with a warning. Gizelle had fallen in love with Gary, and she was going to do whatever it took to get Gary out of jail and back into his career path.

 

Ash moaned as he spotted another trainer. * Oh god not another one, please. I’m sick and tired of fighting. * Ash quickly released Pidgeot and took off, not caring if anyone saw. *I might be a good trainer, but I do know when my pokémon have no will to fight anymore. Now is one of those times, and I’m sure they wouldn’t let me use my cards. *  The trainer stared after Ash’s retreating figure with surprise, than shrugged and left.

Ash was basically wandering around Johto. He already had all the badges, and it would be several more months before the next tournament. Ash sighed. If only he had used foresight…he would have known about Gary. Then, he would not have been shot, and he wouldn’t have had to spend four months recuperating. Ash wondered what he was going to do…

Pika-chan nuzzled her master’s hair in an attempt to cheer him up. Ash smiled at the small electric rodent that had stuck with him ever since he had opened the Kanto card book so many years ago. She was an excellent poke guardian, and an excellent warrior. Ash owed his life to her quite a few times, and he had saved her too. They cared about each other a lot. And they always went through everything together.

 

Gizelle silently crept through the electric fence around the prison. If all went according to the plan, she would have Gary out of there in a few minutes. As the fire alarm went off, Gizelle smiled as she saw several guards chasing the Charmander that had set off the alarm. Gizelle casually threw out a poke ball and produced Cubone, then proceeded to dig her way into the cell where Gary was kept.

Gary looked up in surprise as a mound of dirt appeared between his feet. He blinked slightly, and then saw Gizelle looking at him. “Surprise.” She whispered. “Now lets get out of here.” Gary followed Gizelle until they reached a building. Then, Gizelle produced a Pidgeot. They climbed aboard and were soon in Pallet Town.

Professor Oak was not at all surprised to see Gary. “I see you finally made it out. Here’s your new pokédex under a different I.D. and your poke balls. I think all your pokémon missed you a lot. Gary smiled at them. Charizard, Blastoise, Umbreon, Venusaur, Gyrados, and Pidgeot. “Thanks a lot gramps.” He said cheerfully. “Wait! Shouted Professor Oak. “Here’s your blue hair dye. You’ll need to dye your hair.” Gary sighed as he spent two agonizing hours trying to dye his hair properly. When he emerged from the bathroom, he looked totally different.

 

Ash nearly screamed when he saw the headlines. Gary Oak escapes from prison!   Ash sighed and glared at the article. Pika-chan looked at Ash and they both nodded. If Gary was on the loose, they had better be really careful…

 

Gary Oak and Gizelle were trying to locate Ash. That loser had managed to get himself lost yet again, and it was getting extremely annoying. They had been hacking through the underbrush of Ilex Forest for hours without any luck. Gary’s new name was “Ace”, just another trainer who wanted to join the pokémon league. Ash had been seen in this area just a bare half hour ago. Where had that loser gone?

 

Ash smiled as he skimmed through the air as Butterfree. It was so…free, he thought. Gary doesn’t know I can turn into pokémon, which is a good thing. Gizelle probably forget to tell him, which is just as well. I can’t believe they’re still looking for me on the ground. How pathetic. Pika-chan laughed along with her master as they flew towards Blackthorn. Ash was going to hide out in the dragon’s den for the time being.

 

Two weeks later…

 

Gary had had absolutely no luck in trying to locate Ash. Where could the loser hide, anyways? He had already checked all the major cities, and even New Bark Town, but he had no luck. Gizelle and Geo-chan had tried to sense him. They had explained that people with magic could usually tell if other people have magic, but they couldn’t feel Ash’s green aura anywhere. (Quick note here: The color of your aura is usually your element type. Ash has a green aura because he is earth type. Yes, I know this sounds strange, but in this case earth means that you are bonded with pokémon and care a lot about them.)

 

Ash smiled. His aura had been green, before he had found out about the darker elements. Now, his aura was a deep black, almost sinister. Of course Gizelle couldn’t find him! Ash still cared about pokémon yes, and he was still bonded with them, but he was no longer the happy, naïve child he had been. Gary and Gizelle had taught him that to survive, you needed to be strong. Ash did not want another attempt on his life anytime soon, so he had changed for the better. Even Pika-chan and all his cards had changed. The backing on the card had changed from a bright blue with a poke ball to a deep black with a gold and black special ball on it. It symbolized Ash’s new style and dedication.

Ash’s pokémon had also learned to be strong. They still didn’t hurt other pokémon unless absolutely necessary, but if it got too bad, they would fight to the death. Ash’s pokémon were really devoted to him, and they did not want some uncaring fool like Gary Oak to win the championships again, even if it was under a different name. And they all wanted to fry Gary for trying to kill their master.

It was a beginning…and an end. The beginning of Ash’s new life…and the end of his old one. Ash Ketchum would live no more. Instead, like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, came…Ashura.

Ash and his pokémon started training differently too. Now, they learned how to fight hard. It seemed like the spark of kindness in all of them had been hidden. Now, they cared only for their master and each other, not any wild or other trainer’s pokémon. Pika-chan had changed too. She was fiercer now, and would rip anyone attempting to hurt Ashura to shreds.

Soon, Professor Elm received a call from Ash, which stated that he needed his pokémon, so he sent them to him. After all, Prof. Elm was well pleased with Ash, since Ash had completed the pokédex for him.

Ash smiled as he surveyed his army. Pokémon admired him; he knew that, because he was the pokémon card master, but also the chosen one. Ash frowned. Soon, he would have to save the world. Of course, he would…for the sake of the pokémon, but first, he would wait for Gary to try…and fail.

 

Three months later…

 

Gary and Gizelle were traveling through the Orange Archipelago in search of new pokémon. Of course, Gary wanted to catch and train more pokémon, and Gizelle would follow her love to the ends of the world. (Hey, a lot of people did Gary and Gizelle pairing, so don’t flame me!) They had yet to find Ash, although there were rumors of a powerful trainer somewhere in the Orange Islands.

A storm was kicking up and they finally crashed aboard Shamuti Island. Soon, a bunch of people ran down in coconut masks and spears. Gary nearly freaked out when one of them kissed him on the cheek. “The chosen one!” shouted Melody, the girl who had kissed him. “What?” asked Gary. “You’re a pokémon trainer, right. Well, you have to travel to the three islands-ice, fire, and thunder, to find the three spheres and bring them back to this island. It’s a ritual we perform every year. After you come back, I hug you and play a song on this flute.”

“Hey, it sounds cool.” Said Gary. “Let’s go!” “No, we have to eat first.” Said Melody. “Dig in.” Soon, Gary decided he was ready to go. Gizelle followed him and Melody in their boat. “First, we head to fire island.” Said Melody. They all got in Melody’s boat and approached the island. Finally, Gary managed to locate the first sphere, hidden in a crevice. After lots of pulling, he managed to extract it. “All right! I got the fire sphere!” he shouted.

Next, Gary and them headed to Lighting Island. However, the weather soon took a turn for the worse. A huge thunderstorm started kicking up. Gary gasped when he spotted Zapdos flying through the air, high overhead. However, he ignored it for now and managed to get the lightning sphere. They were heading to Ice Island when they spotted a flying airship. It shot out several rings, which encircled Zapdos and captured it. Now that was too much for Gary to bear. He had captured Zapdos once, and by god he was going to do it again. “Pidgeot, go!” shouted Gary. Gary rode on Pidgeot and headed for the airship, where he and Gizelle were captured, since Gizelle had been riding her Fearow.

Lawrence III was searching for Articuno when his computer informed him that they had captured something extra. So, he went to take a look. He spotted Gary and Gizelle trying to free Zapdos and Moltres. “If I can get these two, I can beat Ash Ketchum!” said Gary. “If you actually manage to break those cages.” Said Lawrence III. “They’re fireproof, waterproof, thunder proof, and basically can’t be damaged.” Gary growled and started hitting at the cages, where the legendary birds largely ignored him.

Meanwhile, Gizelle was reading a tablet.

'Disturb not the harmony of Fire, Ice, or Lightning.

Lest these Titans wreck destruction upon the world in which they clash.

Though the water's Great Guardian shall rise to quell the fighting,

Alone its song will fail and thus the world will turn to Ash.

Oh, Chosen One! Into thine hands bring together all three,

The treasures combined tame the Beast of the Sea.

From the trio of islands, ancient spheres shall you take.

For between Life and Death, all the difference you'll make.

Climb to the shrine to right what is wrong,

And the world will be healed by the guardian song.'

      “Shrine, what shrine?” asked Gary. Gizelle shrugged and looked outside. “Look, its Articuno!” she shouted. Gary looked out and readied his poke balls. “Charizard, Arcanine, Ninetales, go!” the three fire pokémon shot high-temperature flames at Articuno, who cringed under their assault. Unfortunately, this enabled Lawrence III to capture Articuno as well. Things were not looking good.

 

Down below, Slowking sighed as he watched the sky. The human had captured Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres…what would happen now? The three titans couldn’t fight in such cramped quarters, he knew that, but they would certainly try. Suddenly, the airship exploded in a burst of flames. Articuno, the last one captured had frozen Moltres’ cage, so Moltres had retaliated and in turn freed Zapdos. The three together had destroyed the airship. What would happen now?

 

The three guardians started fighting, as the legend stated. Suddenly, on the back of a Pidgeot came a small boy and girl. The boy had strong powers…perhaps he was the chosen one. He had already collected two of the spheres. However, when Gary placed the spheres in their appropriate places inside the shrine, they did not glow. Instead, they seemed to turn dull and glassy. Slowking gasped. “This was not supposed to happen!” he said. “Unless…you are the enemy of the chosen one!” As if in agreement, the spheres suddenly shattered into a million pieces. Slowking gasped. What would they do now?

Down beneath the sea, Lugia watched these actions with misgiving. It silently waited for the chosen one to wake it from its sleep, so it could attempt to save the world. Gary was as perplexed as the rest of them. Wasn’t he the chosen one? Melody had said so, hadn’t she? So why wasn’t anything working? Gary decided he would have to do an all out pokémon battle. “Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, Umbreon, Arcanine, Ninetales, Pidgeot, Gyrados, Rhydon, go!” he shouted. The nine pokémon appeared and attacked the three legendary birds.

 

Back on his airship, Lawrence III was rather confused. Wasn’t the great guardian of the sea, Lugia, supposed to arise and quell the fighting? Why wasn’t Lugia anywhere to be seen? Lawrence III did not know that the chosen one would have to summon Lugia. He decided to put things to rest and threw out those energy rings again, to try and recapture the legendary birds.

 

Just then, a flash of black light appears. *It looks like someone is trying to stop the legendary birds from fighting, *, Gary thought. *I wonder who it is. * The light finally stops and forms into a shape; a half-human half bird freak. Its voice echoes across the battlefield. “Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres. Cease this fighting right now!” Just than, a huge waterspout appears and out comes a magnificent white bird pokémon with blue spikes on its back and head appears.

“Lugia!” breathes Gary and Lawrence III at the same time, each scheming to capture it somehow. Ash notices this and sends a psychic at both of them. Gary drops to the ground in pain as Lawrence’s ship crashes into the ocean, never to rise again. Ash heads towards Fire Island, for what purpose nobody knows.

Ash quickly flew through the battle and towards Fire Island. As he entered the shrine, he spotted the shattered pieces of the sphere on the ground. Ash sighs as he picks them up and they reform into a perfect sphere, glowing with red-gold flames inside. Ash quickly tucks this inside his subspace pocket and heads for Lightning Island.

Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos are still fighting and Ash barely manages to weave through without getting hit. Pika-chan follows, scanning for any potential attacks. Ash approaches Ice Island and searches for the shrine. He finds the ice sphere, still perfectly intact. Ash breathes a sigh of relief and sets his course for Lightning Island. Then, disaster strikes

Ash gets hit by a combined Fire Blast, Blizzard, and Thunder attack and falls into the ocean. Slowking sighs and wonders if all will be right in the world. Lugia dives down into the water and rescues an unconscious Ash (not Destiny, the transformation disappeared when he fainted), and then manages to bring him to the island Slowking is on, before getting attacked by the legendaries again and staying down.

Ash woke up to see an anxious Slowking staring at him. “I feel like I got hit by lightning.” Said Ash. “You did.” Said Slowking. Ash turns his attention to the battlefield and notices that Lugia is nowhere to be seen. “Oh no! Lugia, I’m so sorry!” he cries. Then, Ash notices that he still has not collected the thunder sphere.

“I have to get the thunder sphere!” shouts Ash. Slowking shakes his head. “You’re too weak. Send somebody else.” “No!” shouts Ash as he reaches for the black key dangling around his neck. “Key that hides the power of darkness, reveal your true form before me! Your master under the seal of contract Ashura commands you, Release!” Ash’s key had changed along with his cards. It was now a night black staff topped with a silver moon and blood-red stones. Ash closed his eyes as he felt his power awaken.

“The chosen one has to collect all three spheres, you know that!” said Ash. Slowking is taken aback and looks at Ash, before realizing that he speaks the truth. He is the chosen one. Ash runs to the edge of the island, but is grabbed by Gizelle. “At last I’ve found you, Ash! Now all the pokémon cards will come to me!” At the same time, Gary grabbed Ash. Ash tries to fight them off, but finally faints. Just then, his body glows a faint black-gold color as Destiny awakens.

Destiny stares at them with malice before taking flight into the air. Gary stared at Ash in shock and turns to Gizelle. “Did you know about this?” he asks. Gizelle nods. “He used this form during the final judgment. That’s how he became the card master.” Gary stares as Ash forms a black shield around himself and heads to Lightning Island. Soon, he returns triumphantly with the lightning sphere in one hand. Ash places all three spheres in the shrine and the tablet begins to glow.

Green, soothing water flows through the area, reviving all the hurt pokémon and bringing Lugia back to life. Ash runs down and apologizes profusely to Lugia, who puts a wing around him and clucks soothingly. The three legendaries also gather around Ash, who looks a tad embarrassed, and he soon disappears. There is no evidence that Destiny was ever there, except for a single black feather that sits upon the ground. Gary picks it up and puts it in his pocket, deciding to take it back to Pallet with him.

Ash heads back to his island. He will stay there until it is time for the Johto championships.

Professor Oak was busy running tests on the feather. Finally, he came up with the following results, with Gary’s help. Also, what the ancient legends stated also seemed to be true, so he added that in as well.

Name: Destiny

Pokémon type: Flying/dark

Height: 6’0

Weight: ?

Known attacks:

1.    Dark Shield-forms a shield of darkness

2.    Aeroblast- An attack that Lugia also knows

3.    Transform

4.    Psychic

5.    Double Team

6.    Substitute

7.    Mirror Move

8.    Amnesia

9.    Metronome

10.   Sing

11.   Dark Thunder- Electricity formed out of dark energy

12.   Thunder Freeze- Electricity which freezes into ice

13.   Thunder Flare- Electricity which transforms into fire

14.   Flaming Thunder- Fire with electricity mixed in

15.   Ice Spore- Spores which freeze your opponent

16.   ?

 

This pokémon is very rare and there is only one in the world. It is known as the guardian of all pokémon. It is very solitary and does not tolerate humans in its presence. It does not enjoy the company of humans and may attack if disturbed. It has the ability to create, change, and destroy. Pokémon are naturally attracted to it, and they form very deep bonds with each other.

Ash wrapped his gold and black wings around himself as he felt the transformation take place. When he opened his eyes again, he stared in the mirror and smiled happily. His night-black hair and golden eyes had disappeared, replaced by shoulder length red hair and snapping green eyes. Ash smiled. His black pokédex turned red as his picture changed. Underneath was the name Alex P. Ash’s golden armor set with black stones had changed into a red shirt, green pants, and blue headband to keep his long hair out of his face. All was ready…

Ash headed for the Johto League Championships, where he quickly signed up. “Your first challenge is on the ice field at 2: 00 P.M. today.” Said the lady. Ash peered at his watch and saw that it was only 8:00 A.M., so he decided to go and train. Ash was squaring off with Lugia in the woods when somebody found him. The girl gasped and fainted. Ash quickly used this to his advantage. “Amnesia!” he shouted, wiping away the fact that she saw Lugia. Then, Ash headed off to the ice field.

Ash and his Wartortle were waiting impatiently by the field when a small girl with blond hair and green eyes appeared. “This battle will now begin!” shouted the announcer. The red trainer, Alex P., has sent out a Wartortle! What will the green trainer, Samantha Williams, do? The green trainer reached for a poke ball. “Magnemite, go!” she shouted. Magnemite appeared and started hovering over Wartortle’s body.

* Wartortle, Skull Bash! * Wartortle heard its master’s voice inside its head and skull bashed the Magnemite. “Oh no! Magnemite, thunderwave!” Wartortle withdrew into its shell as the thunderwave passed over it harmlessly. Then, it poked its head out and let loose a hydro pump, effectively destroying the magnemite. “And the winner is…the red trainer, Alex, from Johto!” Ash smiled as he proceeded back to his hotel.

Ash had rented the master suite in the hotel, for no reason other then to be able to send all his pokémon out without anyone interrupting. The private pool inside the suite was teaming with pokémon, as were three of the four bedrooms, plus the kitchen, dining room, living room, and exercise room. Ash sighed as he went to his room to take a short nap.

The next day, Ash faced an opponent across the water field. It was a boy with big glasses and brown hair named John. Ash smirked as he sent out Sparkle. The boy stared, before deciding that his Cloyster could take it on. *Sparkle, Thunder Vine followed by Thunder Spore.” Sparkle nodded to its master as John decided that he would attack first. “Cloyster, Aurora Beam!” Sparkle expertly dodged it, and two golden vines, crackling with electricity, shot out of its back and wrapped out the Cloyster. It screamed in pain and instinctively used Blizzard. Sparkle frowned and decided it was time to even the odds a bit. It let loosed the dreaded Thunder Spore attack, which successively fainted the Cloyster. The next two pokémon out, Seadra and Seaking, were taken out with a simple Thunder shock. “And the winner is the green trainer, Alex!” shouted the referee.

 Ash smiled as he gathered up Sparkle. Then, he nearly dropped it when it started to glow. When the light cleared, a larger cat-like pokémon appeared. It had golden fur accented with silver stripes, lightning bolt scars on its cheeks and chest, and a double-tail like Espeon, only the two tips were covered with spikes. A double pair of spiky golden wings completed the ensemble. “Sparkle has evolved into Shimmer!” piped up the little pokédex Ash was holding. Ash smiled and hugged his pokémon.

When he was out of sight, Ash pulled out his staff. “Under a new seal of contract, your master commands you, return to your true form, pokémon card!” Shimmer glowed briefly before turning into a black card. Ash smiled as he slipped the card into his pocket. Then, he headed off to the poke mart to buy some essential items.

“I would like a Leaf Stone, a Fire Stone, a Water Stone, and a Thunder Stone.” Said Ash. “Very well, that will be $16000.” Said the cashier. Ash handed him the check and went off. Fireris (Flaris evolved), Shimmer, Hydroxis, Demon, Supernatural, and Floweris sat in front of Ash, looking curious. “Would any of you like to evolve?” he asked. Fireris and Shimmer shook their heads, since they had already evolved. The rest of the pokémon looked rather interested. Floweris nodded her head, so Ash held the Leaf Stone over her. Soon, Floweris stopped glowing. When the light cleared, Perennialis stood there, a magnificent forest-green cat with flowers all over her body. Ash hugged her too.

Demon, Supernatural, and Hydroxis did not want to evolve, so Ash let them be. The next day, Ash was at the flying field. He frowned slightly as he saw his opponent A.J. He had heard rumors about A.J. Supposedly he had won 100 battles in a row using only a sandshrew. Well, Ash knew a sandshrew would probably be no good on the flying field, but he was still a bit nervous.

“This battle shall now begin!” shouted the announcer. Ash grinned as he threw one of his poke balls into the ring. “Shimmer, I choose you!” The newly evolved electric/flying type materialized and roared. A.J. considered this for a moment before throwing out Beedrill. “Hyper Beam.” Said Ash. The Beedrill was taken out in one hit. A.J. gaped and threw out Butterfree next. “Hmm. I know, Shimmer, return! Venomorphisis, go!” Venomorphisis! Shouted the purple-bodied pokémon with rainbow wings. A.J.’s pokédex beeped loudly. “Venomorphisis, the evolution of Venomoth when it reaches level 500 and is exposed to a solar stone.” Ash smiled. Venomorphisis, Fire Psy! Fire Psy, a combination of psychic and fire blast, effectively wiped out Butterfree. “And the winner is Alex!” shouted the referee. Ash smiled and left.

The next few battles progressed relatively quickly. But when Ash hit his seventh-level battle, trouble struck. Ash gritted his teeth and looked across the battlefield at the smiling face of his rival, Gizelle. Ash suddenly had an urge to punch her, but restrained himself. Gizelle sent out Marowak, so Ash decided to humiliate her. *Pika-chan, go! * Pika-chan appeared and quickly thunder punched the Marowak, followed by Hydro Thunder. The Marowak quickly fainted. Next, Ash told Pika-chan to use Double Kick on Geo-chan, which took it out. (Since fighting moves are good against rock.)

Ash smirked at Gizelle and left. Gizelle was surprised, since she didn’t even know him. However, Geo-chan told her to close her eyes and calm down. Gizelle gasped. That person had a very powerful magic aura, but it was so dark. Creepy. Oh well, she would leave Gary to take Ash on.

Since Gary had been released from prison, he had reclaimed his title as League Champion. However, the new trainer, Alex, from what Gizlelle told him, seemed like a potential threat. Gary was looking forward to a decent challenge. However, he did not know that this challenge would end in his downfall.

 

Ash closed his eyes as he chanted his healing spell. All of the pokémon that had battled looked happy and refreshed now. Ash smiled and went to sleep on his bed, while his nocturnal pokémon went outside and played.

Finally, Ash was ready to challenge Gary. “This is a 6x6 match, no items. The champion can’t switch pokémon until they’re fainted, but the challenger can substitute at will. This battle will now begin!” *Shimmer, go! Thunder shock! * Shimmer immediately thunder shocked Gary’s Pidgeot, which caught it off guard. Ash smiled. * Gary always sends Pidgeot out first, so that’s why I used Shimmer. * Gary’s next pokémon, Gyrados, also got taken out because a devastating Thunder was more than enough to put the water/flying type to sleep.

Next, Gary sent out Rhydon. Ash smiled as he said, “Shimmer, Thunder Vine!” Four vines crackling with electricity wrapped around Rhydon and electrocuted it to death. Gary was starting to get desperate now. “Arcanine, do not fail me!” The huge red wolf Fire Blasted Shimmer, who was burnt. “Return, Shimmer!” shouted Ash. “Hydroxis, I choose you!” The small water kitten appeared and shot a Hydro Pump at Arcanine, who countered with Fire Spin. “Hydro Thunder!” yelled Ash. The Arcanine was soaked and then electrocuted, which ended in it fainting.

Ash grinned as Hydroxis took out Charizard, but frowned when it was fainted by Magneton. Then, the match between Gary’s Umbreon and Ash’s Espeon ended in a tie. The score was Alex,3, Gary, 5. Gary decided that now was the time to use his secret weapon. His poke ball popped open to reveal…mew. “Mew,” said Ash. “The only one of the cards that I haven’t caught so far. Well, it ends now. Mewtwo, go!” The huge purple pokémon shot out of its ball and launched a devastating Psychic attack followed by Hyper Beam and Mega Punch. Mew mewed in pain and frustration. What was he doing?

Meanwhile, Mew had used Recover and Psychic. It seemed like there was going to be a tie. Just then, Ash leaned over the barrier and shouted “Mewtwo, hyper evolve!” Mewtwo readily complied as feather wings grew out of its back and it’s body strengthened. It looked more like a jungle cat now. Ash smiled. Mewtwo’s decorative collar contained a hyper stone, something that could be used over and over to evolve any pokémon. Ash smiled as Mewtwo shot a combined Steel Wing, Psychic, Sing, Hyper Beam, and Aeroblast attack at Mew, which fainted it.

Gary looked at Alex in shock. How could a brand new trainer like him manage to capture a legendary pokémon? Gary did not know, but he intended to find out. After the award ceremony, when ‘Alex’ was inaugurated as the new League Champion, Gary followed him silently with a devious plan in his heart.

 

The end of this part! Please review! If you want me to continue writing, review my story! If I get over 20 than I’ll write more!

 

Completed 2/24/01