Chapter 8:Prologue II: The Unpredictable
Training. That was all Ash thought about those two days. Training field in the backyard was transformed from a plain field to what could be called a rock field. Hopefully, he won't have to pay for that. His Pokemon went to hell and back numerous times when he trained them. It was brutal by Ash's standards. However. He knew those six can endure it. And he was right. Their training ended about an hour ago. Including Ash's training with them. That was another thing. Ash went through this ridiculous regime with them. He would never leave them in this alone. If they are going to taste the hell itself, they will do it together. Right now Ash was sitting on the bench waiting for his Pokemon to recover in the Pokemon Center from this. He was sitting on the same bench, where he received his pep talk from Cynthia and Paul. But pep talk wasn't on his mind right now. Ash was just sitting there. Tired. Sweating. Sore. It was not pleasant. Through this training, Ash discovered muscles that he thought were long forgotten in his body. "I am such a masochist."
"Ash, dinner is ready." voice of Brock Harrison echoed through the empty field. "I'm glad this is over" though the Pokemon breeder. He wasn't there when he received the pep talk from Cynthia and Paul. Ash didn't tell him what they were talking about either. The only thing that he shared was that he got a pep talk. But whatever it was, it had to be something serious. They were training basically 24/7. No words from him or Dawn could convince him to take a break for a while. They were worried about him and his Pokemon. But today has came, and with that end of this torture. Tomorrow's the battle. So finally it's time for a nice rest.
"Arghhh... I... I..." Great. Now he can't even talk properly. He probably should take a break which Brock was suggesting these days.
"You outdid yourself those 2 days" said Brock calmly.
"Ye... Yeah.." is the only word that left Ash's mouth.
"Need a hand?" asked Brock.
"I... wou... would... prefer... n... new... legs... instead"
Brock could only chuckle at this. He looked like a dead man and he still jokes about this. Brock lifted him up and wrapped Ash's arm around his shoulder. "Sorry Ash. They are not in stock. Old man Brocko will have to do." and with this Brock and Ash made their way into the Pokemon Center.
"Thank you... Brock." said Ash weakly during the walk and flashed Brock a weak smile.
Two hours later Ash was finally clean, rested and ready for the dinner. Brock helped Ash with his bruises and let him rest for a while. Two of them finally made their way to the kitchen, where familiar blunnete was baking her famous pokepuffs.
"Where were you? The dinner is already cold! " asked Dawn. "And what happened to you, Ash?" asked Dawn, when she saw a bruise on Ash's arm.
"...Legs were not in stock." Ash answred nervously.
"... Should I ask?" said Dawn with a sigh.
"Ash went overboard with his training. Just like yesterday." replied Brock to an unanswered question.
"Brock?! You are not supposed to turn me in like that!" said disappointed Ash with sadness. But Brock just shrugged it off.
Dawn could only loudly sigh. Sometimes Ash is most destructive to himself. "Let's talk about it upon the dinner you made."
And as the youngest member of the Sinnoh gang told, they put their meals into a microwave and shortly after they dug into Brock's delicious dinner. Dinner was accompanied by laughs, cheers and talks about Ash's tomorrow battle.
Brock and Dawn already went to bed, but Ash had one obligation to make. He went to a counter in the Pokemon Center to check one last thing before tommorow's battle.
"Nurse Joy? Are my Pokemon healed and ready for the tomorrow?"
Before she answered Nurse Joy picked something from under the counter. "It took a while. But. They are ready Ash. Here they are."
"Ladies and gentleman welco..." It was 10:06 AM and commentator welcomed the audience and start to rouse the audience for today's match. People from all around the Pokemon world came here to see Darkrai. The living legend. None of them had a clue that they will be witnesses of something even more amazing. Our black-haired hero is now under the stadium. On the desk in front of him are 5 pokeballs and one Pokemon. This is it. Testament of their strength and their bond. "Okay, guys. Let's do this" he thought before grabbing his pokeballs with his Pokemon and run to the platform to get ready for today's battle.
"...In the red corner, we have our crowd favorite. The person who hasn't lost a single battle. A man that has the legendary Darkrai at his disposal. Give it up for Tobias!" announced commentator energetically. And immediately after that whole stadium roared and cheered for their favorite.
"And in the green corner, we have a young man from a faraway Kanto region. Pupil of professor Oak himself. Give it up for Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!" announced commentator energetically. Cheers and roars were heard for Ash too. But it was not even close to Tobias's. "Well well well, it is grass field for today's battle. Will someone use this battlefield to its advantage?" announced commentator as grass field was revealed.
When the commentator's introduction ended the referee then told them the usual rules for the battle. But it seemed none of the contestants were paying attention. They intently stared at each other.
"Trainer in the red corner. Please choose your first Pokemon." declared referee.
Without a word, Tobias threw his pokeball and released his Darkrai. Stadium cheered again at seeing the rare Pokemon.
"Sceptile, I choose you!" yelled Ash as he has chosen his first fighter.
"Darkrai vs Sceptile. Tobias has the first move. Begin!" said referee.
"Darkrai, Ice Beam!" said Tobias calmly.
"Sceptile, use Double Team!" shouted Ash immediately after him.
As Darkrai shot Ice Beam, there were already dozens of Sceptiles around him.
"Destroy them with Dark Pulse!" said Tobias. Again unfazed by the situation. It looked like he was toying with Ash. Letting him do these things.
"All of you up and use Leaf storm!" yelled Ash
Next thing that happened shocked nearly everyone in the audience. Sceptile's jumped into the air like a bullet shot straight out of gun and before anyone could blink, all of the Sceptiles's used leaf storm. Tobias surprised by this impressive display of speed failed to give a command in time. Giant package of leaves are circling around Darkrai, with some changing their course to Darkrai. But only the real one damaged Darkrai. Others flew through him. When the storm ended Tobias gave Darkrai another command.
"Darkrai Ice Beam on all of them again!" said Tobias hoping that he would at least eliminate few of the clones. But it was worthless. Sceptiles again dodged and sent another bunch of leaves at Darkrai damaging him a little. Tobias got intrigued a little. He felt excitement in his heart he though was long gone. All of his attacks are targeting one target. This wasn't a problem when Darkrai was the fastest one on the battlefield and just shot them all down. But now he wasn't fastest. To top it all of there are hills of leaves everywhere on the battlefield. Tobias smiled. "This kid did his homework. But I did mine too!"
"Darkrai spin around and use Dark Pulse and immediately after that Dark Void and Dream Eater combination!" said Tobias a little more seriously.
"You too?!" said irritated Ash. "Sceptile dodge it all!" yelled Ash.
Darkrai began spinning rapidly and his Dark Pulse was shot left and right. Sceptiles tried to dodge them all. But despite their efforts, only one Sceptile remained on the battlefield. And right after that Darkrai formed a black sphere in his hands and threw it at Sceptile who just finished dodging. He was caught in Dark Void. Dream Eater hit him a seconds after that. It was over.
That's what everyone thought. But the Sceptile, that fell to the ground, than immediately disappeared.
"Sceptile now! Solarbeam and immediately after that Brick break!" Ash yelled.
"What?" Tobias asked quietly, not showing the audience that he was indeed surprised.
Sceptile jumped out of the fake hill of leaves near Darkrai and hit Darkrai with Solarbeam from a point-blank range. He pummeled him into the ground with the powerful grass-type attack. Right after that, his two hands glowed white and after the Solarbeam attack, Darkrai received super effective Brick Break to his chest.
Smoke from the Solarbeam finally cleared and it revealed both Pokemon still standing against each other. But when Ash was ready to continue with a fight, Darkrai fell to the ground. With swirles in his eyes.
Referee himself hesitated a little. Waiting for Darkrai to get up again. But nothing happened.
"Darkrai is unable to battle. Send out your next Pokemon" announced baffled referee.
You could hear a pin drop in this crammed stadium. The whole stadium watched as their favorite Pokemon fell. And to his first opponent nonetheless. A few seconds commentator finally snapped from his shock.
"I CANT BELIEVE IT FOLKS! ASH KETCHUM, PUPIL OF PROFESSOR OAK FROM PALLET TOWN ACHIEVED SOMETHING INCREDIBLE TODAY! HE DEFEATED DARKRAI! WITH ONLY ONE POKEMON!" the commentator went absolutely crazy in his booth. His scream increased by microphone could be heard through the whole island.
The audience in the stadium was dead silent. None expected Darkrai to be defeated. They expected a fast battle. 6:0 in 10 minutes and go back home. Suddenly someone in the audience stood up and began clapping. In a matter of seconds, the whole stadium was on his feet and clapping.
Meanwhile in a small family house in Pallet Town
"What... the.. fuck?!" shouted a young boy with spiky brown hair watching TV.
"Garry! Watch your language!" woman in her thirties with long brown hair scolded the teenager for his rude behavior.
"But- but look at this Delia! He just beat a legendary Pokemon. In ONE ON ONE BATTLE! That's just unbelievable!" said Gary back throwing his hands in the air with frustration.
"So. My little Ash did something amazing?" asked a confused Delia. She doesn't know much about Pokemon battles. Actually, she doesn't know much about Pokemon in general. When that ugly black Pokemon fell to the ground she begun clapping furiously. Just like she always does when Ash beats Pokemon. But it was only her. Others were silent. She wondered if her baby did something bad in the fight. Until Gary begun cursing...
"No Delia. He did something unthinkable Delia." announced the oldest in the room man with grey hair sitting between Delia and Gary on the couch.
"You should be very proud of him Delia." said a young man with a green T-shirt and shorts sitting on the sofa
"What are you talking about Tracey. I have been always proud of him. You should know that!" Delia increased her voice, sounding like a mother scolding a child.
"I ... I'm sorry Delia. I didn't mean it like that" Tracey apologized.
Few seconds after the apology oldest man in the room looked at Delia and spoke again "Delia. The only thing you need to know is that your boy just became famous. I would buy newspapers tomorrow if I were you." replied the man in a lab coat.
Huh, that's strange. Even though she doesn't understand Pokemon battles much, she knows that 0:1 for her son is a good score. Puzzled Delia then just looked back at the TV. There was a shot of her son just standing there with his Pikachu. Smiling. "Go for it Ash" she whispered very quietly as she teared up a little.
Meanwhile in the stadium
"He did it! Go Ash! Go Ash. One is down 5 more to go!" Dawn was chanting in the stands in her standard cheerleading outfit.
"ASH I AM GOING TO SO FINE YOU FOR THAT. HOW DARE YOU TO DEFEAT DARKRAI BEFORE ME!" shouted furious blonde haired boy who was pointing to the battlefield dressed in striped T-shirt sitting next to Dawn.
"Barry?" said Paul in his monotone voice who was sitting right next to Barry. Big mistake on his part. He was so unfortunate that he was at the receiving end of Barry's scream.
"WHAT?" Barry shouted at Paul. Once again.
"Shut. The fuck. UP!" Paul raised his voice end emphasizing the last syllable.
"WHY WOULD I? DID YOU SEE Wha..." As their banter went on Brock, who was seated on the other side of Dawn was clapping calmly.
"You've come far Ash" thought Brock to himself as he ignored the shouts next to him and just enjoyed the moment of his little brother.
"Brock?" asked the blunnete.
"Yes?"
"How did he do that?" she asked him. That jump from the pile of leaves was very surprising.
"Hmm... It's simple actually. When Sceptile dodged the second Dark Pulse Ash's Sceptile hide int the leaves and left a clone in his place. And since the leaves were fake sun rays went right through them. So Sceptile charged his Solarbeam and then wait in that pile on Ash's command to attack." explained Brock. And as he thought about it. It was a really smart plan. Seeing Ash maturing like this, it warms Brock's heart.
And in the VIP box
"My oh my. I knew the boy was special as soon as I laid my eyes on him. But I never expected him to pull something like this off." said a little, old man in the VIP box. If he was a common man you could mistake him for a miniature version of Santa Claus. But he was one of the most recognizable men on the planet.
"He is amazing isn't he." said softly a blonde fifteen-year-old Sinnoh Champion in her usual black attire.
"That small talk of yours must've really helped him." answered Santa-like man happily.
"Yeah..." replied Cynthia in rather dreamy voice, which was unusual for the blonde. But then she realized something. "W-wait. H-how do you know this Charles. I haven't told anybody about it."
"Hihi. Sweetheart, I organized all of this. I have ears everywhere in case something would go wrong." said Charles. "You are quite fond of him aren't you Cynthia?" Charles winked at Cynthia.
"Wha- Whaaaaaaaat? No! No... It's not like that. I just... helped him. That's all." said embarrassed Cynthia in a high pitched voiced and a crimson blush across her cheeks.
"Whatever you say, dear." said chuckling Charles. It was a very rare sight to see a composed Sinnoh Champion in this state. It was funny for him. He learned to rejoice from small things. Like this moment.
"Hey there Champ, how are you doing?" said someone from behind them. There were 4 people in total next to him. The one man who asked the question had a red afro and a yellow shirt.
"Great, thanks, Flint. Did you enjoy your trip?" Cynthia asked The Fire member of her own Elite Four, who is 2 years older than her.
"It was great. You should visit Unova sometime. It is really spectacular. And those Pokemon. Uhmmmm. Just great!". Flint jumped on the seat next to Cynthia and as he began telling her his stories from that place.
"This is the report Charles. We think that in a year or two, Unova could host a championship of their own. Unova still needs to build a stadium and select gym leaders. But other than that, I think they have the qualities for their own conference." The slightly younger woman than our Santa came to him and gave him a file with papers in it.
"Thanks Bertha I really appreciate that you four took the trip." said thankfully Charles as he immediately begun scrolling through the files.
"Don't mention it. It's part of our jobs" replied Bertha the Earth member of the Elite Four.
"How's our competitor doing against Darkrai?" asked the quiet Psychic member of the Elite Four Lucian. On the battlefield stood Sceptile. All alone. With Darkrai nowhere to be seen.
"Well, Darkrai already fell to Ash's Sceptile." Cynthia informed her Elite Four mother-o-factly.
"HE DID WHAT?!" yelled the final member of the Elite Four. The Bug member Aaron, who, like his collague is two years older than Cynthia too.
"I think I misheard you Champ. Could you repeat that?" asked very confused Flint.
"This will take some time to explain" thought Cynthia as she prepared herself for the cannonade of question from Aaron and Flint.
Back at the battlefield
"I have to say I didn't expect you to take down my Darkrai so easily." said Tobias in what seemed like a happier tone.
"I will be honest with you. I kinda expected this. I had all of my Pokemon specially prepared for this situation." replied Ash in a cocky attitude, which was pretty uncommon for him. "But. The real battle begins now."
"Confident one aren't you... I like it." replied Tobias back in challenging tone. "Let's see what can you do against him!" said Tobias confidently and threw his pokeball into the air.
"Laaaaaaaaaaaa..." yelled the Pokemon in the stadium. The yell was more like a song. But the singing Pokemon was not what surprised the others. The jet-like Pokemon did few rounds around the stadium before landing in front of Sceptile with grace and aura of majesty.
"THIS IS ABSOLUTE MADNESS! TOBIAS HAS ANOTHER LEGENDARY POKEMON AT HIS DISPOSAL. FOLKS! GIVE IT UP FOR THE MEMBER OF THE LEGENDARY EON DUO. LATIOS! HOW WILL ASH KETCHUM REACT TO THIS? CAN HE PULL OFF ANOTHER MIRACLE?" the commentator in his booth yelled in his microphone louder than ever before.
The much bigger uproar was heard throughout the stadium this time. This is the lucky day for the ones that made their way to the Lily of the Valley island. They were greeted with not one but two legendary Pokemon. Huh. What are the odds?
Ash's closet people could only silently hope that he can pull it off again.
"Well. That's weird. I am surprised that you have Latios. But on the other hand, I am not surprised that you have Latios." said Ash to his opponent.
"I think I know what you are trying to say" replied chuckling Tobias. "This is finally an exciting battle." thought mysterious trainer.
The frozen referee finally composed himself and proclaimed "Latios vs. Sceptile. Begin!"
"Latios, Dragon Pulse!"
"Sceptile, use Double Team"
As expected Dragon pulse hit the clone of Sceptile. But that is not what Tobias was going for. "Let's find out who is faster now" thought Tobias.
"Latios, Steel Wing! Take them all out!" Tobias commanded.
"Block it with Brick Break!" Ash commanded. This will be hard. Ash always depended on Sceptile's speed. As Latios was going through clones of Sceptile, he realized that Latios will be a much tougher opponent than Darkrai. This was the unknown territory he was so afraid of before. But not anymore. "Just look for the opening."
Sceptile luckily blocked Latios's Steel Wing with Brick Break and as he blocked the Steel Wing and the impact sent him into the air. Thankfully, Sceptile managed to withstand the fall that followed and was ready for another attack as soon as his feet touched the ground.
"Latios Giga Impact!"
"Sceptile Spin" said Ash. Nobody knew what he was doing. There is not a move called Spin that a Pokemon can learn. Expect his 2 friends in the stands. They know what will happen. Sceptile jumped directly against the Giga Impact. Halfway through he began rapidly spinning It looked like an attack but it wasn't. Just as they were about to hit each other, spinning Sceptile suddenly moved away from the Giga Impact. He was now in the air as Latios made his way to the ground.
"Sceptile Solarbeam! NOW!" yelled Ash
To everyone's surprise, Solarbeam didn't take any time to charge up. Sceptile released his most powerful grass type move as soon Ash commanded. Solarbeam made its way to the back of Latios at the impressive rate. And as Latios crashed to the ground with Giga Impact, Solarbeam hit its target. Ash was smiling slightly. It was a good idea too combine the Spin with a charging a Solarbeam. This is a good start. Better than he expected.
"Latios Luster Purge!"
From the smoke of the Sollarbeam, beam of pink energy was shown and before you could blink it hit Sceptile in the air.
"Latios Steel Wing!" and the jet Pokemon show from the smoke with his white glowing wings to the falling Sceptile.
"Sceptile block it with Brick Break!" But it was too much for the green lizard. Being hit by Luster Purge made a toll on him and before he could react pair of steel wings slammed into his stomach sending him to the ground at the speed that created a small crater beneath him.
Bruised Latios landed in front of the green lizard. Suprisingly. He was slowly rising up. Shakingly he knelt on one knee and stood on the other. Breathing heavily he eyed his opponent with his one unswollen eye. He was an attacker. Not some bulky Pokemon that can take this. These two attacks hurt like hell. "Not... gonna... give... up..." Ash's words from that monstrous training rang through his head. But suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. And with one last grunt he fell.
"Sceptile is unable to battle. Send out your next Pokemon" said the referee.
Audience in the stadium clapped and roared again, acknowledging Sceptile's fighting spirit.
"Sceptile return" Ash returned his Pokemon. "You were magnificent Sceptile. You did your part and much more. Take a nice long rest. Arceus knows you've earned it" Ash said as he looked at Sceptile's pokeball with pride.
"That is one strong Pokemon you got there Ash. Not only did he took my Darkrai without taking a hit but damaged Latios with a Solarbeam." Tobias praised Sceptile. He himself never saw such a dedication to win the battle. That bond between them is very strong.
"I know. From a little Treecko to battling two legendaries. Pretty good heh?" Asked Ash to lighten up the mood on the stadium.
"Pretty good it is" answered Tobias with a chuckle. It was miles away from just 'pretty good'.
Ash then pulled out next Pokeball from his belt. And threw it on the battlefield. "Infernape I choose you!" He knew that Infernape is in disadvantage too. But right now he doesn't care. It was to be expected, when you have to go into the battle against someone who has only one Pokemon recorded in his database. He has too make this work somehow.
"Latios vs Infernape. Begin!" announced referee.
"Infernape, use Flamethrower!"
"Latios, Luster Purge!"
Ash's panic mode activated. "DIG, DIG, DIG!" That was a really bad start on Ash's part. Infernape is really strong but he doesn't have him long enough to measure forces with Latios head on. It was a stupid mistake which he should've predicted. Fortunately for him, Infernape made it in time. "Phew, that was close" Ash wiped his forehead. But now that Infernape was beneath the ground he got an excellent idea.
"Infernape use Flare Blitz while you are underground" said Ash to his monkey friend.
"What?" Tobias was now really confused. What in the hell he is doing again?! Only one person knew. And that was Ash. Actually. Two. In the stands, Paul had a big grin on his face.
Battlefield got hotter and hotter until it erupted and all the energy and heat in a battlefield flew straight up and hit a flying Latios damaging him greatly again. Solarbeam and Flare Blitz combo really hurt. Infernape then finally came back from his hole receiving some minor recoil damage from a super powerful attack.
"Latios Steel Wing" said Tobias. This battle is starting to get really exciting, but annoying too. League websites were right about him. The Unpredictable is his nickname there. They chose a suitable nickname for him.
"Infernape Mach Punch!"
Jet Pokemon hit Infernape with his Steel Wing right to the abdomen. Even though it was a Steel-type move, it hurt him badly. But he was holding onto him while flying through the air.
"Infernape you can do it! MACH PUNCH!" yelled Ash into the sky.
Despite the pain, he was receiving and the fast speed that he was traveling on Latios's wing, he managed to lift one arm and smack it into the Latios's wing. But it was more of a bad idea than good one. Latios jerked up and threw Infernape of himself in very high place in the sky.
"Thanks, Ash. Latios get back here and use Roost!" said Tobias confidently.
And in a flash, Latios was now on the ground and restoring its health through dance. This is a problem. Infernape is in the air. Helpless. Falling. And Latios is here restoring his health.
"Infernape use Dig when you fall" shouted Ash to his falling Pokemon.
"Who said I will let him fall? Latios Giga Impact" And again. Latios shot like a bullet to the falling monkey. And before Ash could sent another command they already met. With gravity helping Latios to strike extremely hard, Infernape ended up unconscious and falling to a ground. Until he hit it. Dust gathered around him and everyone expected him to faint. But he didn't. He is too stubborn for that. Lifting his hands he began slowly crawling his way to Latios. Nobody spoke a word in the arena. It is dead silent in the stadium, apart from a few grunts of Infernape. Another Pokemon with an indestructible will has been seen today. But when he made it to hovering Latios he felt incredible pain in his chest and had to lay down.
"Infernape is unable to battle. Latios wins. Send out your next Pokemon." said the referee.
"You have a lot of stubborn Pokemon. You know that?" asked Tobias very impressed by the Ash's Pokemon. In the meantime commentator again commented the match for the audience.
"Of course I know, they take after me in that department. And I couldn't have been more proud." said Ash in all seriousness that last sentence. "Infernape return" said Ash "You just don't know when to throw a towel huh? Heh who am I to judge. I would probably do the same thing. I think that you don't even know how to throw a towel... You were great Infernape" said with a smile Ash to the pokeball holding Infernape. He then clipped him onto his belt. And send out his next Pokemon.
He turned to a Pokemon sitting on his shoulder. "I have an idea. But I need specifically you to pull it off. So what do you say buddy?" Ash asked his Pokemon.
"Pi pikachu!" said Pikachu in his pokespeech and immediately jumped on the battlefield against Latios.
"Latios vs Pikachu. Begin!" announced referee once again announced
"Pikachu don't hold back! Quick Attack!" yelled Ash. Everyone watched with wide eyes as the yellow blur stroke Latios in the chest and Latios grunt in a lot of pain. It was surprisingly painful coming from the cute little yellow mouse.
Tobias now panicking a bit because of what he saw, ordered next attack. "Giga Impact!" shouted Tobias for the first time. It seemed like he was losing his calm nature. And he did a little. Tobias didn't expect Ash's Pikachu to be that fast. He is so fast that Latios couldn't even react to his Quick Attack. And Latios outsped Ash's Sceptile! What the fuck is this mouse?!
Ash smiled. This is exactly what he wanted. He always holds Pikachu's power back since he has beaten Regiice. And since he is fighting another legendary Pokemon, he won't hold back the power that his Pikachu really has. And it did its job. He scared Tobias and he made a mistake.
"Pikachu Spin, then Thunderbolt into Volt Tackle and in the end Iron Tail!" yelled Ash.
"Dodge it Latios" said Tobias, sounding as calm as ever.
Nevertheless, there were a lot of commands for Pikachu to perform. The audience thought Ash was crazy. Latios will probably recover from that Giga Impact long before Pikachu could finish that sequence
But it wasn't like that. Pikachu unleashed his Thunderbolt and hit the eon Pokemn that was still in Giga Impact. And again he hurt the Pokemon greatly. Latios crashed to the ground and before Latios could fly away he was hit by a powerful Volt Tackle right on the head. Tired and sore Latios then only saw as a shining Iron Tail smacked his face sending him through the battlefield right into the wall, creating a large smoke cloud. When the dust settled Latios was lying on the ground with swirls in his eyes and with a hole in the wall behind him. Pikachu in the meantime took the damage from Volt Tackle like a champ. He didn't even budge.
Referee hesitated again. This was brutal. What is that mouse?! The whole stadium was quiet for that one moment.
"L- Latios is unable to battle. Pikachu wins! Send out your next Pokemon."
Immediately after this commentator of the match went nuts again. "DID YOU ALL SAW WHAT I DID?! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE! NOT ONLY THAT TOBIAS HAS TWO LEGENDARY POKEMON. BUT ASH KETCHUM HAS BEATEN THEM BOTH WITH 4 REMAINING POKEMON ON EACH SIDE! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TODAY ANYMORE!"
And again the whole stadium was on its feet clapping, chanting and roaring frantically. The whole stadium fell in love with cute yet deadly yellow rodent. "Pikachu, Pikachu, Pikachu, Pikachu" this word was heard miles away from the biggest stadium on the island.
Meanwhile in the VIP box
"Guys... What did just happened?" asked perplexed Aaron in the VIP stand.
"I wish I knew." said equally perplexed Flint.
"Pikachu won against Latios. That happened" said Lucian in his calm demeanor.
"No shit Sherlock! But HOW!" replied Flint to his blue-haired co-worker.
"Cynthia. You spend some time with the boy. Did you know about this?" asked the curious white-bearded president of the League, stroking his beard.
Cynthia herself didn't know how this could happen. She knew his Pikachu can get legendaries run for their money. But this? This was a slaughter! He literally wiped the floor with Latios. The way which Tobias's Latios flew into the wall was seen clearly on the battlefield. "I... I had no idea. I knew that Pikachu could take down legendaries. But this was... brutal. Latios was nearly at full health with that Roost and Pikachu still defeated him like he was some Ratatta." explained Cynthia to her friends.
"This Pikachu seems very special." said Berta. And that was the closing statement of the VIP box for a few minutes. Nobody knew what to talk about. They were just watching the battle between strongest trainers in the Lily of the Valley Conference. Catching legendaries is one thing. But humiliating them in battle them is another.
Every friend of Ash Ketchum now watched the battle whatever it is on TV or live with their mouths wide open. He was able to hide the fact that his little yellow companion is nuclear bomb ready to explode. As in the VIP stand, even they were speechless.
Back at the battlefield
"Okay. I gotta ask. How is that even possible?" asked Tobias as he recalled his Latios.
"I wish I knew. He was this powerful from the beginning. He was able to defend me from the flock of Spearows when he was injured and could barely move. They were at least 50 of them and he took them down with a single Thunderbolt. We then trained and trained slowly increasing his massive power. Eventually, I personally promoted him from "Spearow slayer" to "Legendary slayer" after he beat up Brandon's Regiice. There is a possibility that he got some boost from the electric flu that he went through in Hoenn. But I can't say that for certain. Even Pikachu himself doesn't know how he became so powerful" explained Ash to everyone in the stadium.
"Speaking of which. Pikachu return. I'll need you later." said Ash to Pikachu as he climbed back to Ash's shoulder.
"You are worthy opponent Ash. I am amazed at the things you can do." said Tobias respectfully. "But pace lap is over Ash." said Tobias in challanging demenaor.
"Bring it on Tobias!" Ash taunted his opponent in a funny demeanor. As both of them grabbed their pokeballs and throwing them in the air.
"Glalie I choose you!" yelled Ash.
"Hnf!" growled Tobias as he threw his pokeball out.
"YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME! LADIES AND GENTLEMAN CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY BECAUSE WE ARE TREATED WITH A SIGHT ONTO ANOTHER LEGENDARY POKEMON! LOOK AT THAT MAGNIFICENT CREATURE! IT'S THE GUARDIAN OF THE SEAS HERSELF! LUGIA!" commentator yelled to his microphone. How his vocal chords are still working is a mystery.
Stadium foundations were shaken for several times today by the jumps, roars, and cheers. And it seems that they won't end anytime soon. And television viewers began to regret their decision to watch this on TV. Seeing live one of those majestic creatures is a blessing. And the audience in the stadium saw three already.
"You know, I joked about you having Arceus himself under that belt three days ago. And looking at it now, as crazy as it sounded back then... Now it seems plausible enough" said Ash.
"I am afraid that I will have to disappoint you Ash. I don't have Arceus" answered chuckling Tobias.
"Shame. I was looking for that battle." replied Ash.
Referee hesitated for a second again. But he was slowly getting used to this crazy battle. "Lugia vs. Glalie. Begin!"
"Lugia Future Sight!" said Tobias
Immediately after that command, Lugia released few white cubes of energy into the air where they dispersed.
"Dexter? Info?" asked Ash his Pokedex in his pocket.
"FUTURE SIGHT: PSYCHIC TYPE ATTACK. USER OF THIS ATTACK WILL RELEASE A PSYCHIC ENERGY INTO THE AIR. PSYCHIC ENERGY IN A FORM OF CUBES WILL RANDOMLY APPEAR AND ATTACK THE OPPONENT UNTIL THE MATCH WILL COME TO AN END. NUMBER OF CUBES IS RANDOM FROM 1 TO 5." replied robotic voice from Ash's pocket.
"Annoying" said Ash to Tobias.
"I know" he replied.
"Glalie use Shadow Ball!" Ash yelled.
"Dodge Lugia!" said Tobias in his calm voice.
And in one swift movement, Lugia was gone. She was nowhere near Pikachu speed. But it was definitely faster than Latios.
"Sky Attack" said Tobias.
And before you could blink Lugia charged and dive herself into Glalie. failing to dodge much faster Lugia, Glalie took a lot of damage. Even though Glalie is one bulky Pokemon, Ash can't hesitate like that again. Thank Arceus he chose Glalie. He can take some of the greatest hits even from legendary before going down. Ash registered Lugia got really close to Glalie with her Sky Attack and hasn't backed up yet.
"Glalie Crunch now!" yelled Ash to his cuddly Ice type.
And Glalie successfully bit Lugia in the neck. And he didn't let go. Lugia tried to shake Glalie of but to no avail. He was glued there like a parasite sucking energy out of her.
"Glalie Ice Beam and hold it still" yelled Ash.
And slowly but surely Glalie was using Ice Beam from a point-blank range on Lugia's neck. Despite not being a water type, it was painful attack to recieve. The constant stream of a cold beam was damaging her slowly, but effectively.
"Come on, Come on, Come on where are you?" thought Tobias.
And boy was he lucky today. From a thin air 4 cubes appeared and hit Glalie and he slowly let go of Lugia's neck.
"Dragon Tail! And then Sky Attack" said Tobias.
"Glalie Protect!" yelled Ash.
Thankfully for Ash, Glalie was able to deflect Lugia's Dragon Tail. But shortly after that, the Sky Attack come. One of the most powerful flying moves was pressing against Glalie's shield. Shield starts to crack. But Glalie still holds. With a cry of his name, he pours more and more energy into it. Lugia's Sky Attack was slowly fading. Glalie smiled to the face of Lugia as his shield was withstanding the impact.
But then Future Sight happened. With 5 cubes. Future Sight cracked a shield and Glalie was hit by the second Sky Attack today. Glalie is just lying there. Facing the ground. Seeing nothing. Those two Sky attacks were too much. Plus that Future Sight thing didn't help either. He was drifting into unconsciousness.
"Finish it with Dragon Tail!" said Tobias.
"Protect!" Ash yelled desperately.
As soon as Glalie heard his trainer His eyes opened themselves in an instant. Ash was still fighting. Which means that he has to fight too. Sleep can wait anyway. He then pushed through the pain and summoned a green shield. Deflecting that Dragon Tail with everything he could muster. But, fate wasn't on Glalie's side today. Future Sight appeared again. Three cubes of Future Sight and Dragon Tail was too much for the tired Glalie to deflect. And with a large explosion battle was over.
When the smoke cleared, Glalie was squeezed in the ground. Glalie defended himself as he was slowly forcefully pushed into the ground. That's some dedication from Ash's only ice Pokemon.
"Glalie is unable to battle. Since the green trainer lost 3 Pokemon we will have a 30-minute break before resuming a match" announced the referee.
Tobias recalled his Lugia and went into his changing room without a word. Ash recalled Glalie and began speaking to him through his pokeball. "Glalie you were great. Luck was not on our side today. But that is not important. I can't believe that you heard my desperate calls despite your injuries. You are one tough Pokemon and I am proud of you."
After his Pokemon went through that ridiculous training with him he couldn't help but thank them when they fell in the battle. Noone disappointed him so far. All three of them. Infernape, Sceptile, and Glalie went out like champions. Every single one of them didn't take a loss for an answer. They would fight in their sleep if he commanded it. That is more than he could ever ask from them.
"Let's go Pikachu. I have a lot to think about." said Ash to his yellow friend on his shoulder as he made his way to his changing room to clear his head and prepare himself for the second part of the battle.