In the Battle—
Tobias chuckled
when he saw Gible.
Sending a baby dragon against Darkrai?
Truly a child's decision.
He motioned forward.
Darkrai lunged at close range—
ready to erase Gible instantly.
But—
"Gible— Rock Smash!!"
"GAAOH!"
Gible's eyes sharpened.
A small orange glow lit up on its tiny claws—
and with a sudden burst of speed
completely inconsistent with its size,
Gible flashed forward
and punched Darkrai directly in the chest!
"BOOM!!"
Darkrai was blown back over ten meters.
Tobias's smile froze.
This Gible…
was different.
Too fast.
Too strong.
What kind of mutant species was this?!
Worldwide Reactions
"Here we go!! Ash's classic baby squad!!"
"Let's go, Gible! Give Sceptile the setup he needs!"
"If this Chapter wasn't titled 'Sceptile vs. Darkrai,'
I'd genuinely believe this baby shark could 1v1 Darkrai!"
"You're trolling!!"
"…"
The entire world began to remember
a timeless truth—
Ash's baby Pokémon. They are never normal.
Darkrai Responds
Tobias stopped approaching Gible at close range.
Instead—
"Darkrai, Ice Beam!"
Azure beams crisscrossed the field—
sharp as icy lasers.
"Gible, dodge!!"
The little shark zigzagged,
avoiding the shots with surprising agility.
When Darkrai's barrage finally slowed—
"Gible— Draco Meteor!!"
Golden light shot skyward and detonated—
meteors rained down like a storm!
But Darkrai weaved between them effortlessly—
Closing the gap at terrifying speed.
The moment Draco Meteor ended—
"Dark Pulse!"
The black spiral blasted Gible across the field.
He hit the ground hard—
eyes spinning.
One hit KO.
Again.
Three Pokémon.
Three OHKOs.
Ash was being pushed to the brink.
Any normal person
would've lost hope long ago.
But Ash—
Ash didn't break.
He recalled Gible and whispered gently:
"You did great, Gible…
Now leave the rest to our partners."
Then he lifted the next Poké Ball.
His eyes sharpened.
"I choose you— Sceptile!!"
"Cha!!"
A green warrior.
Blade-like leaves on its arms.
A massive, powerful tail.
Hoenn's final evolution starter—
SCEPTILE.
And unlike others—
Ash's Sceptile held a slender twig in its mouth.
A signature look.
[Steven: Finally. Sceptile enters.]
[Cynthia: Judging by its presence…
This Sceptile has been trained extremely well.]
[Wallace:
Oh? A twig in its mouth—
quite stylish.]
[Bruno:
Didn't notice earlier.
It's got charisma—
Looks stronger than the average Sceptile.]
And at that exact moment—
Inside an ancient dying tree in Hoenn—
A little green gecko stared at the screen with wide eyes.
Treecko.
The only guardian of a dying millennium-old tree.
A floating screen had appeared before him days ago.
He watched humans battle.
Then, Pokémon battle.
And then—
A Sceptile appeared.
A Sceptile that looked
exactly like what he dreamed of becoming.
A Sceptile that even held a twig
exactly the way he always imagined holding one.
"Could that be…
me?"
Treecko stared, trembling slightly.
He didn't understand.
But he kept watching.
Eyes shining with hope.
The World Reacts
"Oh damn! Ash finally sent Sceptile!"
"Doesn't matter. Darkrai still solos."
"That's nonsense! Ash's Sceptile looks CRAZY strong!"
"Bro. Darkrai has OHKO'd three Pokémon.
Sceptile is just the next meal."
"Shh— ignore that guy.
I saw him betting on Tobias."
Crowds everywhere watched with tension.
People at home.
People in groups.
People gathered in plazas.
And naturally—
Gambler trash talks
spread everywhere.
In the Battle—
Tobias didn't take Sceptile seriously.
In his mind—
"Darkrai is invincible.
Even Sceptile can't beat it."
"Darkrai— Ice Beam!"
Multiple icy beams shot forth.
"Sceptile— Quick Attack, dodge!"
"Cha!"
White energy wrapped around Sceptile
as it vanished in a blur!
A green streak zipped across the field.
Not bad— Tobias admitted silently.
But—
"Darkrai, sidestep!"
Darkrai simply tilted its head—
Sceptile's aerial strike missed by a hair.
"Not done yet!
Sceptile— Bullet Seed!!"
Point blank.
A machine-gun barrage of golden seeds blasted Darkrai—
Direct hit!
Darkrai was knocked several meters back.
"Darkrai— Dark Void!!"
A black sphere crackled in its palm.
"Dodge!!"
Sceptile blurred again—
barely avoiding the high-speed Dark Void.
All across the world—
"Holy crap!!
Ash's Sceptile is insane!!"
"That Dark Void was FAST—
And he dodged it?!!"
"Speed, power, reflexes—
Sceptile is on a completely different level!"
"No wonder this chapter is named after Sceptile!"
"This might actually be winnable!!"
For the first time—
Ash's victory felt possible.
Meanwhile…
Ash stared at his own future Sceptile on-screen—
Eyes sparkling.
"So cool…!
That's going to be my Pokémon someday?!
I can't wait to meet him!!!"
Even Ash himself felt fired up.
He had never imagined—
That one day in the future,
He would raise a Pokémon
strong enough to challenge a legendary Pokémon.
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