Trials of the Elite Four(AAMAYL/AdvanceShipping)

[Ze Skarmory]

So the climax is coming....

[Master_in_Training]

So the climax is coming....

-Not the climax, but probably one of the saddest moments of Ash's life.     Spoiler:- just a hint:

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His original team re-assembles, minus one.
 

[Ze Skarmory]

Oh ok, good, that means the story will keep going!

P.S. Ooo, now I'm a Boulder Trainer.

[Master_in_Training]

EF50: All it Takes is Coordination!

The rest of the appeals went on smoothly. The 20th(last) Contestant is Jill, and her brother and boyfriend, and Ash and co., cheered her on.

She decided to use her Glalie and Gorebyss. For the latter's case, the Contest circle was temporarily converted into a small pool. To start her appeal, the crowd was surprised when Jill ordered the Face Pokemon to freeze the pool with Blizzard, whilst Gorebyss is still underwater!

However, the underwater camera zoomed in on the South Sea Pokemon, looking poised, ready for her trainer's command. At the signal, Gorebyss used Waterfall to break through the ice. Just as she broke through, Glalie froze her tracks with Ice Beam, making an ice pillar.

For a few seconds, Gorebyss sat still, frozen. Just then, the pillar erupted with Gorebyss who used Water Pulse! Just like Jessie's appeal, the result was a harmless explosion of glitter.

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Lunch break was given to the Coordinators, with the results of the appeal announced straight after. This was a relief to three certain pokemon on the stadium roof, as they can take their "stowaways" back to solid ground without missing any of the action.

It was then that Sam reappeared to the group. Brock and May, are, of course, glad to see him, and introduced him to their friends. Drew seems to be the only one who need not be introduced to the celebrity. Harley, meanwhile, also wants to be introduced. Brock was the one who made the introduction, though he was reluctant.

Pichu is the new star of the group, being the center of attention of Pokemon and human. And our new mascot seems to like it, a lot. Munchlax sliced a Watmel Berry in three and gave one to Pichu, another to Squirtle and the third, of course, for himself.

The only person not giving attention is Ash. He's knocking heads, again, obviously asleep. Pichu tried to wake him up, but the trainer won't respond. Then, Pichu noticed the GS Ball, sitting on Ash's lap.

The baby immediately jumped the ball, falling to the ground. Munchlax and Squirtle chased after Pichu, rolling around the ground, to keep it from getting hurt. When it all started, it was then that May just noticed it.

"Where'd Ash get a Pokeball like that?" she asked Brock.

"I gave it to him," Sam spoke up. "You see, it's supposed to be a good luck charm for Ash."

Brock stifled a laugh. "I remember all too well that incident." The breeder then went on to narrate a tale that happened "once in a blue moon". The ex-Rockets, too, remembered it.

"By the way," Professor Oak suddenly said, turning to the former criminals, "how'd you three like to have a job at my ranch?"

The ex-Rockets turned to him in surprise. "A- A job? W- with you?" Meowth stuttered.

Sam just smiled. "Of course. Think about it. If you three want to get a fresh start of life away from your past, a good place to start is my lab Plus, I could use a translator like you, Meowth, so I can better understand the Pokemon in the lab, when I want to."

The ex-Rockets huddled in a corner to discuss the proposition. Meanwhile, May whispered to Brock, "I wonder why the Professor is acting like he's friends with Jessie an the others."

Brock thought for a moment. "Maybe Professor Oak found out about their reformation, and immediately gave them a chance by offering that job."

At that moment, Munchlax and Squirtle reappeared, panting heavily from chasing Pichu and the GS Ball around the park. They have both Pichu and the enigmatic Pokeball in their respective hands. After handing them back to May, they dropped on their backs to exhaustion.

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After lunch, the troupe headed back to the stadium/Contest Hall. May was a little nervous, and a bit angry as well, since Ash hasn't waken up in time, in which she had to hammer him awake(she must have borrowed hammerspace from Misty).

The judges reveal the score to everyone: of the twenty Coordinators that participated, only four advance to the Battle round. They are, of course, May, Jill, Jessie and, unfortunately and unsurprisingly(to everyone who knows he's the winner of the GF), Harley.

The Battle round is a 4-(wo-)man tournament. This time the Contest battles will actually require the Coordinators to use two Pokemon. Also, the Pokemon used in one battle should never be used again, if the Coordinator ever advances.

May is up first, facing Harley, so she decided to let Pichu stay with Meowth, since its father, Ash, is a tad bit irresponsible at the time being. For this she called her Bulbasaur(you could hear Ash's Bulbasaur stifling a sob during the call, probably feeling lonely since he can't come along) from Professor Oak's lab, and Munchlax. Harley, meanwhile, is going to use his signature Cacturne and Octillery.

"Well, well," 'the I still have no idea what gender he actually is' Coordinator taunted his rival. "Looks like I'm not going to have any good Contest battles after all, huh?"

"We'll see about that," May retorted through gritted teeth. "This time, with my friends around, I know I can beat you."

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In the locker rooms, Jill and Jessie are watching the match through the monitor. The two heard their friend's words.

'Atta girl,' the latter said to herself, smiling. 'Don't let that CHarleyton get the better of you...'

"She's got her spirit burning," Jill commented, also smiling.

"Just like the way we left her two years ago," Jessie told her.

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Harley began by surrounding May's Pokemon with his Cacturne's Double Team. May countered by having Bulbasaur use Petal Dance. The pink flower petals from Bulbasaur surrounded around Cacturne and Octillery.

"Munchlax, Metronome!" The Big Eater waved his fingers back and forth. The crowd tensed, awaiting the effect of the attack...

CONTINUED...

[Ze Skarmory]

Great chapter. You described the appeal very well. The whole Gorebyss freezing then bursting out to make it sparkly.

After lunch, the troupe headed back to the stadium/Contest Hall.

The last time I looked (which was a minute ago) troupe was a group of touring actors, singer or dancers. But then again, it was Wikipedia I looked at.

P.S. I was thinking of making a fic, but I want to know how long a page is.

[flamingoozaru]

Jill was pretty awesome, cute little Pichu screen and May's battle with Harley finally begins. Let's see her become the great Coordinator she once was!

[Master_in_Training]

-I'm pretty sure that 'troupe' could also mean a group of people. I've read it somewhere, but I can't place a finger on it.
-I promised you guys Harley's going to get his posterior kicked, hard, and so I will. Count on it.
-BTW, did any of you rate this fic? I sure didn't.

[Ze Skarmory]

I rated it a long time ago.

Becuase when I try to vote again, it says I cannot change my vote.

[flamingoozaru]

I just did that, I never did that rating thing on any topic, didn't observed the top most of the time...

[Master_in_Training]

EF51: The Metronome Phenomenon!

We left off where Munchlax is performing the completely unpredictable move, Metronome. The entire stadium is quiet. After he stopped waving, Munchlax pointed his fingers at Cacturne, and, a buzz of many illusions, that look strangely like Combees, attacked Cacturne! The Scarecrow pokemon waved his arms around him to protect himself from the buzz. However, the "Combees" kept pestering, and hitting, hard.

"That was Attack Order, from Vespiquen, right?" Ash asked Brock.

"Yup, and it's ultra-effective against a grass-/dark-type like Cacturne." Indeed, Munchlax's use of Attack Order hurt Cacturne badly, and depleted a chunk of the Coordinator's AP(appeal points).

Even with May's early lead, Harley was still feeling confident. Bulbasaur's Petal Dance is wearing May's grass-type down. He had Octillery use Octazooka on Bulbasaur, aiming for her eyes. Bulbasaur jumped to evade the attack, but she didn't jump too high, due to exhaustion. Cacturne did miss, or did it? The black ink spilled onto the floor right below Bulbasaur, and she slipped just as she landed. The slip caused May to lose her own AP.

Acting fast, Munchlax grabbed Bulbasaur to try to get her out of her skid. However, the grass-type just dragged her partner along for the ride. More points out of May's AP. Now May's lead is just a mere notch. And Harley doesn't stop there.

Just as May's Pokemon finally skidded to a stop, Harley gave his next command. "Octillery, Cacturne, Pin Missile and Bubblebeam!" The two Pokemon fired their respective projectiles at Bulbasaur and Munchlax. To protect her, the latter stepped in front of Bulbasaur to take the full force of the attacks. Now, after more point depletion, Harley is in the lead!

'Come on, May,' both Ash and Drew thought, though they didn't know it. 'Don't let him beat you...'

"Munchlax, are you okay?" May asked the Big Eater. Munchlax, who was kneeling down, gave her a weak thumbs up. "I promise you a big meal when you win this."

With these words, Munchlax sprang up, eyes glowing and mouth watering. Bulbasaur just smiled to herself, at the choice of inspiration of her partner. Then, standing next to Munchlax, she shook her head to clear the confusion off her. "Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip to grab Octillery. Munchlax, use Metronome again!"

Munchl;ax began waving his fingers again. Meanwhile, from Bulbasaur's plant growth, the grass-type launched two tentacle-like vines. The vines tried to grab the Scarecrow, but he dodged it with Double Team. Another point lost, for missing its mark. However, May and Bulbasaur had the same idea. Munchlax's Metronome is now finished, and he launched what is unmistakably a Dragonbreath! With Vine Whip still across the field, Harley's Cacturne, being pushed back by the Dragonbreath, tripped on the vines, and landed on Octillery!

This time it was Harley's Pokemon's turn to slip on the ground, still slippery from the Octazooka! The many mishaps depleted amlmost half of Harley's AP. Then, May had Munchlax deliver a Focus Punch, propelled from Bulbasaur's vines.

Munchlax's punch hit Cacturne right in the face. The Scarecrow pokemon countered with Needle Arm, as Octillery made a sneak attack by wrapping around the Big Eater. Bulbasaur came to her partner's aid, firing Razor Leaf. The projectiles slashed around the Jet Pokemon's tentacles, releasing his grip on Munchlax.

At this point, both Coordinators have less than 1/4 of their AP remaining. Munchlax is nearing exhaustion, since he's the one taking in most of the attacks, but he is still ready to fight. Bulbasaur, too, was exhausted, but she's showing concern for her partner.

"Munchlax, use Metronome one more time," May suggested. For the third time, Munchlax waved his fingers back and forth. To protect him, bulbasaur attempted another Petal Dance. The twister of flower petals are surrounding them, ready to slash at any attempts of their opponents to close in.

On Meowth's lap, Pichu seems to be enthralled by Metronome. The baby then began waving its fingers back and forth, imitating Munchlax. Meowth gazed downwards at his charge, and so did the others.

"What is it doing?" Ash asked.

"I think it's imitating Munchlax," Brock guessed.

Puzzled, Ash took Pichu off of Meowth and into his hands. The baby kept waving his fingers as Ash looked at him directly. "Pichus don't learn Metronome, do they?" Brock shook his head no. "Then, nothing's coming out of-"

Just then, Pichu stopped waving his fingers, then gave Ash a smile and a cheer. The trainer then suddenly sniffed the air, and his nose wrinkled. "Aw, GEEZ, Pichu!"

The others began sensing what Ash shouted about. Brock waved his hands in front of his nose, while James quickly began rummaging in hammerspace for a gas mask. Drew's eyebrows twitch, and behind his closed eyelids a tear fell out. Ash held Pichu at arm's length, as the rest of the audience sensed the odor, and shouted their protests.

"Aw, man, did a bomb blow up?!"

"What in tarnation was THAT?!"

The only one unaffected was a snickering Meowth, to whom Pichu was handed back to. The latter was oblivious to the trouble he caused, again. Anyways, back to the battle...

Munchlax's Metronome was an Earthquake. This brought out an undesirable effect, as both teams lost a considerable amount of AP when they all felt the attack. Munchlax tried to hold his ground, but stumbled from his own attack. Bulbasaur used one of her Vine Whips to balance herself, and the other to grab Munchlax.

Cacturne resorted to jumping in the air. At the same time, he fired Bullet Seed. Octillery used his tentacles as a spring, to imitate his teammate, and also fired Octazooka. Again, black liquid spilled on the Contest circle.

This time May has an ace up her sleeve, and ordered Munchlax, "Use the ink on the floor to slide and evade the attacks!" The Big Eater complied, and used the mess to slide along the arena like in a skating rink. With that tactic, Munchlax was able to evade the attacks with ease. Harley is getting frustrated, just as May predicted.

"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip to propel Munchlax into the air!" Bulbasaur extended her vines again, and, on cue, Munchlax grabbed the vine. With great force, the grass-type spun Munchlax around and around, gaining momentum. While being propeeled, the Big Eater was preparing another Metronome. At the third spin, Bulbasaur was able to release the Big Eater into the air.

Munchlax hit Cacturne with a combination with Metronome(which became Extremespeed) and Headbutt right at the stomach. The cunching impact sent the Scarecrow Pokemon hurtling to the ground. He hit Octillery, and the two were instantly knocked out just as their trainer's AP reached zero!

Munchlax landed on the ground with a 3-point landing. The crowd's atmosphere, forgetting the 'Poison Gas' incident, was at first silent, but was then replaced by loud applause.

May placed a hand on her chest, sighing in relief. 'I did it. I beat Harley...' But...

"No, no, NO!" Harley is stomping his feet hard on the ground, obviously unbecoming of a sore loser. "I'm the winner of the Blackthorn Grand Festival, and I can't lose to someone like her!" Harley, after recalling his Pokemon, marched angrily towards May.

Sensing trouble, Ash and Drew jumped off their seats, into the Circle, and between the two Coordinators. "Stop right where you are, Harley," Ash said threateningly.

"Come closer to May, and you'll regret it," Drew added.

Harley clenched his fists. "Fine, have it your way," he said stiffly. He turned to walk away, but he canted his head back in their direction. "You're lucky you have these friends of yours to protect you, dear, if not..."

"Hey, is that a threat?!" Ash said. He walked menacingly after Harley, but May stopped him by pulling on his arm. At that point, the others joined them.

"It's okay, Ash," May said quietly. Ash calmed down, and watched in disgust as Harley disappeared into the locker rooms.

"What a sore loser," Meowth commented, Pichu lying on his head, examining the charm. May took Pichu in her arms.

"The twerpette beat him, and that's all that matters," James pointed out.

CONTINUED...
-HEADS UP:
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"Ash, you're beginning to sound like we're married or something," May kidded.
 

-Many things come to mind, he, he...

[Ze Skarmory]

Pichu used metronome? Isn't that like impossible?
Anyways, so the attack it used was Poison Gas. Or was it some other type of gas?

Ash is beginning to act like he's married, eh?

[Master_in_Training]

Pichu used metronome? Isn't that like impossible?
Anyways, so the attack it used was Poison Gas. Or was it some other type of gas?

^Yes, I know it's impossible. Actually, Pichu just let off some gas. The smell can be easily compared to a poison gas.

Ash is beginning to act like he's married, eh?

^Something like that. A perfect way to end the Johto arc, as well as the Contest mini-arc.

[Ze Skarmory]

I would hate to see Pichu's Rock Throw.

[flamingoozaru]

More Contestshipping from Drew? The buying Munchlax meal was funny and man did SPichu let one out, eww... May beats Harley, yes! And more advanceshipping?

[Master_in_Training]

-That's not the end of the Poison Gas thing, in fact, it will start a chain of events in this episode.
-A certain someone will try to test Ash's potential in this episode as well.
-For the preview, I got ahead of myself again, as this episode is a bit too long. Sorry, but the event stated in the preview will be posted in the next chapter.
EF52: Interference

May went back to the locker room to find that Harley already left. Jessie and Jill, however, were there to congratulate her. The former has this to say about the male Coordinator's attitude.

"He deserves to lose that match. From what I heard from Drew, he deserves to lose, with an ego like that."

"Thanks, Jessie," May said. Just then the announcer appeared from the door to let Jessie and Jill know that they're up in two minutes. "Good luck, you two."

"My friend here is the one who's going to need it," Jill said in a friendly tone.

"We'll see about that," Jessie retorted, though she, too, was smiling.

"Wobbuffet!" the blue blob consented, which caused Jessie to recall him, but not before his trainer whomped him on the side of his head.

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Alone in the locker rooms, May plans to join the others in the stands. But she decided to freshen up first, and went for the locker room showers. She left Pichu on a bench, with the little mouse's back facing the door outside.

Outside, we could see Harley sneaking around. He peered around the door, and found Pichu, its back to him.

'Perfect. Miss Tent's little baby, all alone in the locker room. We'll see how she feels when she loses that... Thing...'

Harley first made sure that May is in the showers first. Pichu, meanwhile, preoccupied itself with playing with Ash's hat. The sneaky Coordinator went snake-like, making no noise as he approached Pichu from behind.

Pichu then had a sudden notion to "use" Metronome again. He kept waving his fingers playfully as Harley crept closer and closer. As the Coordinator's hands slowly reached for the baby, Pichu let out some 'Poison Gas', again. Since he is right behind Pichu, Harley smelled the full force of the blast!

Pichu looked like it was oblivious to the smell. Yet, Harley staggered backwards, out the door. He staggered a few feet, until he bumped into someone. Harley was still feeling doozy, but he saw that this someone is wearing a cape or something.

The Coordinator looked up to the man's face, and what he saw startled him. But before he could shout out, the stranger clamped his mouth shut, and Harley felt like his head was spinning.

"You'll do just fine," the stranger said. Before we could go to the next scene, we saw that he was wearing a red, crystal-like mask...

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When May finished, she returned to the main part of the locker room. It was when May picked Pichu up from its sitting position that she noticed its smell.

"Hm, I guess I should have taken you washing with me," May said with a sigh. She was the least bit revolted about Pichu's odor.

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Back in the park, it was a sleepy afternoon for the Pokemon gang. Everyone present is taking a nap. However, Sceptile woke up from his position on top of the tree. He narrowed his eyes, sensing something's not right.

He looked around the park, and everyone is asleep. He turned in the direction of the Contest Hall, and immediately sprinted there. It was a close call, as suddenly, a spore-like substance dropped over the whole park, keeping the others asleep.

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May did take a few more minutes washing Pichu up, so the match is already halfway through when she took her seat beside Ash. She was surprised to find her boyfriend, and the rest of their friends, wearing gas masks.

"Why are you wearing something like that?" May asked, raising an eyebrow.

A muffled voice spoke through the mask. "Just in case any more accidents happen."

Her temple twitching, May ripped off Ash's mask with great force, that the trainer felt it like waxed tape being ripped off skin. "YOWCCCH!"

In the Contest Battle... Jill is using her Glalie from before and a Gliscor. Jessie, meanwhile, is using her own Seviper and... Meowth?!

'Why did I have to do THIS?!" the Scratch Cat complained to 'his trainer'.

"Just do what I say, and you won't get hurt, Meowth," Jessie said.

Anyways, Jill is leading with 3/4 of her AP left, while Jessie's is already halfway. This was partly due to Meowth barely participating, and Seviper getting the stuffings beaten out of him, due to not knowing good Contest moves.

Inspired by Harley's tactics in his match against May, Jill had Glalie freeze the Contest circle with Ice Beam. Jessie, thinking fast, had Seviper spread hius weight around so as not to slip on the ice too much. Meowth wasn't too lucky, but he dug his feet's claws into the ice, like picks.

Gliscor then scored a Poison Sting at Meowth, who was then saved by Seviper, who deflected the attack with Poison Tail. Glalie then rushes forward for a Double Edge, and this time it was Meowth who deflected it, with a combination Metal Claw and Fury Swipes.

"Wow, when did Meowth learn Metal Claw?" Ash remarked, while still rubbing the part where the elastic strap of his gas mask used to be, before May took it off him.

"Dunno, must have gotten it from his friend Meowth-in-Boots," James said, shrugging.

Meowth's sudden advance caused the Scratch Cat to lose his balance and slip on the ice, costing Jessie some considerable amount of AP. This caused the ex-Rocket to scream in Meowth's direction.

'Meowth, what are you-" Jessie started.

"I was trying to save your Seviper's skin, sheesh," was the reply.

The match continued on with no more bickering between Meowth and Jessie. Seviper was able to shave AP off Jill's points by using a Crunch attack on Glalie. The Face Pokemon staggered backwards, then Meowth supplemented his partner's attack with another Metal Claw.

Glalie tried freezing Seviper with Ice Beam, but Meowth blocked it with another Metal Claw. Using an attack twice in a row lowered Jessie's AP again!

"MEOWTH!" Jessie said angrily, again.

"What was I supposed to do?!" All this time everyone just sweatdropped at the exchange.

"Those two make Ash and Charizard look like the best of friends," Jack commented. No arguments there...

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Sorry to say that Jessie's choice of Pokemon(Meowth) was her undoing. Time soon ran out after Meowth's repeat Metal Claw, with Jill having the lead.

Jill advances to the Contest finals, and Jessie gave her a consolatory handshake, showing that she truly changed her ways. The crowd applauded the show of sportsmanship, which was a welcome change from witnessing the other loser, Harley.

It was now the Contest finals. Meowth is nowhere to be found(probably hiding from Jessie's wrath). May and Jill shook each other's hands before proceeding to their stands. Pichu's babysitter this time is James, with Mime Jr.

In the meantime, on the roof as usual. Charizard sensed something behind him, and he and Pikachu turned to see Sceptile using his strong legs to jump high to the stadium roof.

Charizard(You sensed it, too, didn't you?)

Sceptile(Yeah, and it's not a good feeling...)

The two Pokemon then turned their attention back to the Contest circle. May is going to use Espeon and Blaziken. Jill is going to use a Purugly and Honchkrow.

But, before the match could begin, the ground beneath the circle began to vibrate. Blaziken sensed the trouble as well, and grabbed Espeon. The two Pokemon called to her opponents to run before something happens.

With Espeon still in her arms, Blaziken ran over to May. At that moment, the circle erupted, and from the explosion a giant 50-foot robot appeared. It is fashioned to look like a Cacturne, with a large, red R!

At that instant, all our protagonists in the first row sprang to their feet. "Wanna make a wild guess as to who's piloting that thing?" Drew asked tensely.

"Harley," Ash mumbled. "Won't that guy ever accept defeat like a real man?" He turned to the Rockets. "When did you guys build a thing like that? I thought you were on our side now!"

The floor beneath them trembled, and that was the cause of Jessie's shaky voice. "We- We are on your side! I didn't even know Meowth built something like that!"

"I didn't!" Meowth shouted, revealing his hiding place behind Brock. Everyone turned to him. "Oh, wait, I did. But I left it in the Rocket Castle before we went to follow you twerps in Sinnoh."

"So how did CHarleyton get his hands on it?" Jessie asked.

The Cactobot rammed a large Needle Arm over their heads to the spectators. Luckily, Charizard swooped in just in time to protect them with Steel Wing. Behind him, the crowd begins to panic, and they stampeded to the exit.

Ash shielded himself from the falling debris, and so did the others. "Never mind how he got it. Guys, try to get the people out of here safely. I'll stay and stop this rampage!" He jumped over the stands to join May and Jill, who are still in close proximity of the robot.

"Charizard, use Flamethrower!" Ash commanded, as he took both May's and Jill's arms to take them to safety. Charizard complied, and Baziken, without even waiting for May's command, did the same. The flames surrounded the mech, and it seems that they were able to faze it, but, then, a green barrier generated around it, protecting it from the attacks!

"What is that?! Protect?!"

Meowth stopped in his tracks midway up the stairs leading to the exit. "Ooopss," he said. He ran back, much to Brock's chagrin, who the Scratch Cat tripped on his way back down.

"Twerp, sorry I didn't tell you, I installed a powerful defense system on that bot, with capturing your Pikachu in my mind." Ash stared at him. "The Cactobot has what I call 'Absolute Defense'. you can't destroy it until you disable that system!"

"And how do I do that?"

"You need attacks that form a triangular relatiopnship, weak and strong against each other simultaneously, that are enough to cancel each other out."

Sceptile(And so here I go!)

He jumped from the stadium, his seeds glowing(he already absorbed sunlight prior to his jump). Charizard took this as a cue, and he and Sceptile fired Solarbeam and Fire Blast, at the same time. The two attacks hit the barrier, but still no dice!

"I said three, you only had two!" Meowth shouted.

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From the exits, you could see Shinji helping with the evacuation. He bumped into Professor Oak, who was running the opposite way, back to the stadium.

"You- You're Professor Oak!" the young trainer shouted over the noise of the crowd. 'What are you doing here?"

Oak just shrugged him off. "No introductions for now, young man," he said. "I've got something to give to Ash..."

The professor ran, with great difficulty, against the flow of the panicked crowd. When he has plain view of the battle, he called out, "ASH!" Ash looked up to him, and Oak threw him a Pokeball, disregarding the great distance between the two.

Only when Ash caught it was he noticed that it was a Lure Ball. "Hey, guys," Ash called to Sceptile and Charizard as he tossed the Lure Ball back into the air. "Here comes the cavalry. Go, Feraligatr!"

The Big Jaw appeared between Charizard and Sceptile. Feraligatr(Yo. I'm BAAAACK...)

Charizard(Oh, great, Mikey is here...)

Sceptile(Put a cork in it, Raph...)

Charizard(No, I'm Leo, you're Raph...)

Sceptile(You mean to say I am the hothead and you're the leader!? You're the hot-headed fire-type around here!)

Pikachu(Guys, now's not the right time. WATCH OUT!)

Harley's Cactobot rammed another large Needle Arm right where the three Pokemon are standing. All three dived to different sides, barely evading the attack As they recovered, Ash called their attention. "Guys, you need to unleash attacks that are powerful enough to cancel out the Cactobot's Absolute Defense. Got that?"

The three looked at each other, then slowly nodded. Then they stared menacingly at the giant mech in front of them. Altogether(LET'S GO!!!)

Charizard, with Pikachu, took to the sky. Sceptile, used some shattered rocks as platforms for his jumps. Feraligatr, meanwhile, resorted to running on all fours, as he is faster that way. All four Pokemon are getting ready to circle the giant mech. Luckily, Harley has no clue as to what they're planning. In fact, he looks like his mind isn't even in its place at all. Like he's under some sort of control or something...

CONTINUED...
-When Ash is wearing the gas mask, try to imagine he's breathing a'la Darth Vader, he-he...
-There you have it, Ash's Pokemon calling themselves with the nicknames of my most favorite comic/T.V./movie characters of all time. All they need now is Donnie, the brains...

[flamingoozaru]

So, Jessie lost, Harley got gassed on by SPichu then get dragged away (by Mask I presumed?), crazy machine, the trio united and I got the perfect purple, Aipom... This chapter is pretty cool, now to see the climatic battle, Harley controlled vs the Trio! Is Charizard going to die in the next chapter?

[Ze Skarmory]

Yay, Poison Gas again! Any other attacks like that?
Well, the giant Cacturne is only weak by the trio, which may have trouble since Feraligatr has trouble with Hydro Cannon.

[Master_in_Training]

-Flamingoozaru, you keep asking me when Charizard's going to die. In the first page of this thread is a Table of Contents, with some future titles(which are, of course, blank). One of them is the chapter where it happens(the title is a giveaway).
-Ash's trio:
1) Leo(the leader)- confused between Charizard and Sceptile
2) Raph(the hothead)- same as above
3) Mikey(the comic relief)- Feraligatr
--the only one missing is a mediator, gets along with the mentioneds above and the least violent. That's Donnie, the brain.
-Also, who said that the trio are going to use their respective Hyper Beams in this battle? Have you forgotten that Charizard doesn't even know Blast Burn yet?

[flamingoozaru]

Eh, sorry, Master_in_Training, I don't look at the front page, so I didn't see the future chapter titles.

[Ze Skarmory]

To me, it would make the most sense if Pikachu was Donnie, the brain.