Part 2
Unexpected
(After Satoshi and Marene set off on their journey
3 years later.)
Ages: Brock 18/ May 13/ Max 10/ Misty 16/ Marene
14/ Ash 15/ Satoshi 3 (Satoshi ≤
Ash)
*****
Location and Setting: Marene cried a lot and knew she wouldn’t see
her mother for a long time. They
promised each other they would always keep in contact, but Marene’s mother knew
her daughter was the type to be distracted.
She would find something or someone to obsess with and she would never
call her mother. No, that’s not
true. That’s not true at all, Marene’s
mother wouldn’t have it that way and it would never come to that point. All of Marene’s family and her closest
friends were there to see her off. Marene’s mother put up a good show; never flinching one bit as her
daughter waved as she walked away.
“Okay, I know you’re mad at
me, but I have a deal for you,” said Marene speaking to the pokeball as if it
could hear and understand her. “Now, I’m
going to release you. I just want you to
hear me out. I’m sorry for being tricky last night, but that was the only way
you would stay with me. Now, please, I’m
going to release you. Please, don’t run
away. And please don’t yell at me.”
As Marene had promised, she
threw the pokeball to the ground and a bright flash flared out releasing the
young man.
“I can’t believe you did
that!” yelled the boy. “How dare you
keep me against my will?”
“Hey, didn’t I ask you not
to get mad at me?”
“That’s besides
the point. Didn’t your mother ever tell
you not to kidnap anyone?”
Marene, though thick and
selfish at time, wasn’t stupid. There
was a certain pattern to her thinking.
It was not at all random the way she maneuvered her actions.
“Of course she taught me it
was wrong, but in all fairness, you’re half pokemon and that means that you
weren’t fully kidnapped. You were half
captured.”
The boy didn’t think he was
ever going to get through to her. Was
there a way to get to her? There must be
a way, but the boy neither wanted to look or wait for one to come.
The boy walked up to her,
so close he had been able to kiss her if he wanted to.
“What are you doing?”
Marene asked as she uncomfortably backed herself from him.
“I’m… just… going… to…pi…”
Before Marene knew it, as
fast as the boy’s reflexes could afford him, he was able to swipe the pokeball
he was kept in from Marene’s hand.
“Hey, what do you think
you’re doing?” Marene asked flabbergasted as the sheer daring maneuver the boy
pulled off.
“I don’t think you’d be
able to catch me without this, pi.”
The boy turned around and
walked away a little smug that he’d gotten a little revenge for what he’d
experienced yesterday.
Marene wasn’t going to take
that, not at all.
Marene ran after the boy
and kicked him in the back of the leg.
If the boy wasn’t using that leg to walk further, it would hurt more
than it did.
“Hey, what do you think
you’re doing, pi?”
“You stole my pokeball, you
jerk!”
“AHHHHHHHHHHHH! Pikachu” the boy screamed at the girl. With her distracted from the random act of
aggression, the boy took the chance to start to run. He was fast, too. It must have been the pokemon inside of him
that had gave him the extra speed. Before he knew it, Marene was only a distant
figure yelling at him and shaking her fist as she ran towards his direction.
Now that he’d escape from
her, it was time to go home. Back to the dark forest with Ursaring, Aipom and Bellossom. It was funny.
All his life, he’d never thought he’d be calling the forest his home;
funnier that he’d call pokemon his only family.
It might not be what he originally wanted, but he had to take what he
could get.
*****
Location and Setting: Ursaring, Aipom and Bellossom hadn’t seen the
boy in a whole twenty-four hours. They
weren’t worried as much as they were anxious to see the boy again. Perhaps they had very much caught a strong
affection for him.
“I’m back, pi” said the boy
proud to have gotten away.
“Where were you all night?”
asked Ursaring falling into his paternal instinct.
“I was with this crazy girl
who,pi, seemed so determined to be the best.” The best, he thought. It seemed like a distant dream, now as it
falls off his lips. The best.
“Do you want to play?”
asked Aipom upside down hanging from a tree.
The boy wasn’t tired at
all. Despite how big a pokeball is, it was actually comfortable inside. “Alright,” the boy answered.
“I’m glad you’re back,”
said Bellossom as she twirled and sprung a sweet aroma.
A few minutes later as
Aipom finally tired out as the boy fired shots after shots of thundershocks
towards his direction. Both of them were
tired, but the aspect of being able to fire projectiles kept the boy interested
in training. That’s probably what
Pikachu feels like every he would train.
After finally stopping and
getting a drink from the pond, the boy sat down on the root of a tree and
closed his eyes. It was a peaceful scenery out in the middle of the forest. It was perfect for relaxing. Somehow, in the middle of the forest, a
clearing from the trees was made. It
would be considered a secret hideout if a human found it, but it was a haven
for pokemon to rest.
“There you are!”
The boy remembered the
voice. Could it be that she was able to
follow him? Cautiously and with a heart
full of hope that it wasn’t her, he opened his eyes to find Marene.
Marene was wet to high
heavens, probably from running around the forest. Actually, they were a long way from where
they started and that, too might have been the reason
for her being so soaked. It was almost
literally as if she had jumped into the pool.
He took notice to this.
“Why… did… you… run… away?”
Marene said breathing heavily.
The best,
thought the boy, again.
“Hey, you followed me,” he
stated as if he were really expecting that she wasn’t able to considering that
she was lost the first time he had ever made contact with her.
“I told you, I am going to
be the best… and I need your help,” Marene said with determination as she
caught her breathe. “I won’t take no for
an answer.”
The boy remembered how much
Marene reminded him of his counterpart.
He would have still wanted to be the best if he was able. If he had used his name again, it would
somehow conflict with his counterpart.
No, he didn’t want to do that. He
didn’t want to meet him somewhere on a stadium and found out that he was the
lesser.
“Are you serious about
being the best?”
“I’ve wanted to be the best
ever since I was a little girl. I don’t
want anything other than being the best.”
She stated that with such confidence.
It wasn’t you idyllic banter, it was fortified passion and sheer will.
Ever since he realized that
he wasn’t who he thought he was, Pokemon Training didn’t seem such an important
matter. To understand, you’d have to
remember, he’d no longer been himself.
It would be a lie if he answered to something he’d never done. Think of it this way; you’ve seen your uncle
ride the horse many times; for years now.
Now, can you honestly say you know how to ride a horse if you were only
a spectator?
“You said you knew about
Pokemon Training. You must know what
it’s like to train pokemon. You must
enjoy the prospect of out on a journey in search of pokemon.”
What was the boy
doing? He’d been in the forest ever
since he became aware of his situation.
Would the real Ash Ketchum have stayed this long in one spot? It wasn’t him who promised his mother that
he’d become the best. The person who
said that to their mother was, Ash Ketchum.
But still, he loved Delia as much as Ash did.
“Pika,” the boy started,
“you’re right.”
“?”
“I said you’re right. It’s the most wonderful feeling in the world
when you train pokemon. I enjoy
thoroughly, I can honestly tell you that. “
“Then, are you going to be
my pokemon? Marene asked with a lower
lip.
“NO!” The boy
exclaimed. “But, what I’m going to do,
I’m going to be there with you giving you advice on what to do. That is, if you let me follow you for that
position?”
“I don’t know, you
following me? It would have it’s benefits, but still, you really aren’t battling for me
when I want you to.”
“Don’t be so picky. I can tell you a lot of things about pokemon
battling. I’ve learned from many of the
best.”
“You’re advise better be
really good, or I’m going to have to let you go.”
“Don’t worry, I bet I’m
good for more than just good advice. I’m
very handy in the dark.”
“Okay, with that settled, I’m just going to
put you in your ball. Give me the ball.”
“No, let me just do
something before we discuss the ball problem.”
The boy turned around and
gathered Aipom, Bellossom, and Ursaring.
To say goodbye, perhaps?
“So, you’re leaving?” asked
Ursaring lacking luster in his tone.
“We’ve had a good
time. I hope we see you again.” Said aipom as he put up a
smile hanging upside down on a tree branch.
“You need to take good care
of yourself when you’re out there,” advised Bellossom.
“Wait!” the boy
interrupted. “I don’t want to forget all
about you three. So, I want to ask if
you want to come with me.”
“Out there?” asked Aipom.
“Isn’t it too big?” asked
Bellossom.
“Way too big to ever
imagine, Bellossom,” answered the boy.
“You three can go if you
want, just leave me out of it. I’ve seen
what the human world has to offer, I don’t want another look.”
The boy always caught that
from Ursaring. He never like getting out of the forest. Ursaring was always adamant about being
careful not having the humans find out about them.
“Ursaring, please, I want
you to come with me.”
“I’ll come with you,”
offered Aipom.
“That’s goes for me, too,”
Bellossom volunteered.
“Come on, Ursaring. We’re like family now, we can’t leave without
you,” pleaded the boy.
“I’m not coming!” Ursaring
said standing firm on his decision.
While all this was
happening, Marene stood at the side line as she wondered what the pikas, and
bells, and poms and urs were all about.
Either way she was beginning to become inpatient with all that was
happening and she took a seat at the trunk of a tree. You could tell she wasn’t the patient type of
person.
Is this ever going to go anywhere?
“Ursaring, okay.” The boy sounded like he gave up. “I respect you too much for me to keep asking
you for something you obviously don’t want to do. All I can say now,
is thank you. You’ve been more like a
brother than just a friend.”
Ursaring had tears in his
eyes. It started to hurt after a while
as he kept his eyes wide open in an attempt to hide what he really wanted to
do.
“Okay,” said Ursaring,
“I’ll come with you. Brothers shouldn’t
be parted.” He was a tough pokemon and
he kept it that way. It was important
for his pride and his image. Despite all
this, he was a true friend to the boy.
*****
Location and Setting: They were all ready for the travel. The only problem was the gang. How strange would it be fore two trainers to
be traveling with a Bellossom, Aipom, and Ursaring just out and about? It would have been a challenge getting from
place to place. The only solution was
for Marene to capture them. It was a
harsh argument, but Marene was right. It
had to be that way. Along a small route,
Marene and the boy walk discussing the fine art of pokemon training.
“I thought you said that
you aren’t suppose to make them fight?” asked Marene
confused by his whole definition of what a Pokemon Battle was.
“I only mean for a trainer
to give it their all like it was a fight,” he elaborated, “just like life, you
can’t just trudge on like it was walking a dog.
You have to be passionate it.
Pokemon can sense that passion and that drives them to battle their
hardest.”
“Oh, I see. Why didn’t you put it that way earlier? It sounds a lot better than how you explained
it earlier. “
“Marene, it looks like
you’re starting to get there.” Complemented the boy.
“Hey, that’s the first time
you called me by my name,” said Marene as she had realized that it was.
“It was?” the boy thought. “Yeah, I guess you’re right. It is the first time I called you by you’re
name.”
“Hey, I just noticed, you
never told me you’re name. What’s your
name anyways?”
The boy had to think hard
about that one. In all fairness, he
couldn’t call himself ‘Ash’. That was
Ash’s name.
“My name is… it is…” it was a struggle
for him to come up with something at a moments beckon. It never came up to him on what to call
himself. It was a wild idea; what if we
were able to pick out our names from the very beginning. What if our parents didn’t have to give us
our names? “Bob, maybe?” The boy
thought to himself. “My name is… it is…
you can call me... SATOSHI.”
“Fine, then I’ll call you
Satoshi. So, Satoshi, who are you
anyways?”
Satoshi sulked having to answer
another hard question. “Marene, I just
know that traveling with you is going to be an adventure.” And it is going to be.
*****
Location and Setting: Three years later. Traveling with Marene all this time made
Satoshi very much attached to her. She
was the Trainer of the group and he was the Coach, the Friend, the confidant –
if you will. Not all the time they spent
with each other was pleasant. Like any
couple out in the world, they had fights and arguments; though it was never
ever very serious. It was minor fights
like whose fault it was for the lack of food that night, or who forgot to close
the toothpaste and now there is toothpaste all over Marene or Satoshi’s
backpack. All in all, it was
friendship. Along the way, Marene became
a better Trainer. She was tactical when
it became to battling, she became aggressive, she became patient, she became a
real Pokemon Trainer; Satoshi was proud.
Continued: Passed Kanto,
passed Johto, passed Hoenn, passed the Battle Frontier, even passed Orre;
Satoshi and Marene finally get to show what real team work is like. An invitation to a giant
Continued: At the
“Come on, Marene. I want to explore the
“Satoshi,
just wait up! You’re acting like you need to be
walked.” Marene kept her disposition.
“I’m just anxious to see
what this place has to offer. I bet
there’s going to be a lot of strong trainers.
Hopefully we’ll see a lot of strong pokemon as well.”
“Yeah,
yeah. Of course we’re going to find strong Pokemon
Trainers. Only strong Pokemon Trainers
were invited to this
That was true. Marene had become strong in the last 3
years. Traveling from
place to place, from gym to gym.
Satoshi and Marene had even found themselves in the gym of Brock and
Misty. Luckily for Satoshi, he was able
to cover himself up with a hat and glasses when he had visited. Also, it was lucky that Brock had his brother
take over the gym and Misty her older sister Daisy, Lily and Violet.
“Just come on, the pokemon
are getting restless.”
“Satoshi, the pokemon
aren’t getting restless, you are,” said Marene matter-of-factly.
Marene had another
point. Aipom, Bellossom, Ursaring and Marene’s
other pokemon were actually of need of rest as they had practiced all day
yesterday. It was only Satoshi who was
anxious to see the
“You’re just like a girl to
take forever in the restroom. What are
you doing in there anyways?”
Marene was appalled. “Satoshi, remind me to smack you for even
wondering what a girl is doing in the restroom not to mention actually asking.
“
“Okay, take your time.”
*****
Location and Setting: At the Island airport. The plane itself was filled with Pokemon
Trainers. It was the 3rd
plane that was to arrive to the
“It’s too bad Max couldn’t
come,” said the boy with the cap and a Pikachu on his shoulders..
“Well, Ash, Max had to fill
in for Dad in the gym. There was no
other way.”
“Yeah, you’re right, May,
it would have been a lot more fun, though.”
“Cheer, up Ash, you know
it’s his responsibility,” offered Brock.
“Come on, Ash, are you
ready to compete?” Asked Misty.
“Alright!” Ash yelled in excitement. “This is going to be great. May, Brock get ready. Misty and I are going to go all the way.”
Misty
blushed finding Ash’s statement a little awkward.
*****
Setting and Location: Two weeks ago, Ash received his invitation at
home in
In Hoenn, May received the
same invitation. The invitation left
specific instruction of where the
Dear hopeful participant of the
Having been a
Pokemon League representative for the last 45 years, I know what it takes for a
Pokemon Trainer to get to where they are today.
It takes team work from the trainer and from the pokemon. All those invited are fit that
description. That’s a great way to live;
peace among trainers and pokemon.
However,
there have been many atrocities among man and man. This competition is a special competition
that shows the brotherhood of humans.
You are to invite another trainer and show the world that humans can
work together. This is a double battle
like no other.
You
are invited to compete in the
Back in
“Ash, I just received a
letter from some sort of competition and it says that I can bring along a
partner who’s going to battle with me against other trainers.”
“You
too?” Ash exclaimed surprised.
“Ash, you received one,
too? So, do you want me to be you’re
partner?”
Ash was hesitant. “Actually, I was thinking that I’d bring
someone else along.” Ash flinched just a
bit after he spit it out and May could see that he did over the video
phone. “But, I know that for a fact that
Brock is free to be your partner.”
May looked a little
disappointed. “Who are you going to
take, Ash?” May asked
as if she was trying to interrogate, Ash.
“Well, I know that Misty’s
sisters are going to be there for the next few months and I did promise Misty
when I head out for another Journey, I was going to have things like it was
before. So, I’m going to bring Misty
along.”
“Oh, I see,” May said
giving Ash a kind of look.
“Hey,
what about Max?” Ash suggested,
“I know that he’s a confident trainer now that he’s been defending the
Petalburg gym.”
“He can’t, he has to stay
while my Dad goes to a his annual meeting. I guess I’ll have to ask Brock.”
“Sorry, May, but I’ll
definitely see you there.”
“Don’t worry, Ash, I get
it.”
“Are you mad at me?” Ash asked worried he might have offended her.
“Just a
little bit… just kidding.”
Ash smiled at her. “Okay, I’ll see you there.”
*****
Setting and Location: Two hours later, the giant
“Ouch!” spouted Marene at
Satoshi. “Satoshi, you stepped on my
foot.”
“Oh, I’m sorry Marene,”
Satoshi apologized.
Misty did a double take and
couldn’t believe her ears. Was it,
Ash? No, it couldn’t be. But it sounded it sounded just like him. No, Ash was to her left. Never mind.
“Hey, Brock do you think we
have a good chance of winning?” Asked May.
“Of course we do. You’ve become a great trainer from what you
were like before,” Brock answered.
Satoshi twitched. Could it be?
He had heard the voice before or at least found it very familiar.
“We all have a good chance
of winning. This is double battling with
another trainer, we’re all going to do great,” added Misty.
Satoshi twitched
again. That girl’s voice also sounded very
familiar. Could it be that it was
actually them? During this whole time,
traveling with Marene, Satoshi had many close encounters with his counterpart. It was close, but it was never this
close. At events such as a tournament,
or a resort somewhere, Satoshi might have caught a glimpse at them passing
through, but they were never in speaking distance of each other.
If it was them, what would
he do? Would he go to them start off a
conversation and tell them who he is? In
actuality, Satoshi had so much wanted to let Ash know of his existence, but he
never thought of a way he could actually come out and say it. What would they say to him if they knew? They might have just brushed it off as if he
were just some crazy guy who coincidentally looks, sounds and acts like Ash;
though that would be farfetched.
“Ouch, Satoshi you stepped
on my foot again!” yelled Marene facing Satoshi looking really angry. “Stop doing that.”
“Sorry,…
I mean sorry.” Satoshi began to
apologize but caught himself and tried to disguise his voice.
“What’s wrong, Satoshi, did
you swallow something right, now?”
“No,”
coughed Satoshi still trying to hide his voice.
“You don’t sound too good,
Satoshi? What’s wrong with your voice?”
Marene asked again.
”Nothing, it’s just a
little sore,” Satoshi explained.
Seeing that the blonde guy
in front of Brock was having a tough time speaking, Brock pulled out a cough
candy out of his pocket.
“Hey,” Brock said as he
patted Marene on the shoulder, “you friend looks like he can use a cough
candy. Here, give it to him.”
“Thank you,” Marene said as
she reached for the candy. “My friend
would really be appreciative.
“That’s okay,” said Brock,
“I made that myself out of all natural ingredients. Believe it or not, that’s actually a
pokeblock.”
“Wow, you made this. It smells really good.” Marene gave it to Satoshi, practically
shoving it in Satoshi’s mouth because he wouldn’t open it. “That’s rude Satoshi,
you should thank people who are nice to you.”
Satoshi was stiff and all
he could do to repay Brock at the moment was to put his had up and wave at him
while still facing forward so Brock never go to see his face.
“Satoshi, aren’t you going
to thank him personally?” Asked Marene.
Satoshi didn’t budge an
inch.
“Alright, if you’re not
going to turn around and apologize, I’m going to have to turn you myself.”
Marene took hold of his
shoulder and kicked Satoshi’s right leg and pushed him towards Brock’s
direction.
As Satoshi was about to
face Brock, Satoshi suddenly got the idea to fake sick and ran away right
before Brock got a full view.
“Huh?” said Marene
flabbergasted by Satoshi’s lack of punctuality.
“I’m sorry, my friend isn’t usually like
this.”
“That’s fine,” said Brock,
“he looked really sick though.”
“if
you excuse me, I have to see what’s going on with, Satoshi. By the way, I never caught your name.”
“I’m name is Brock.”
“Well, again, thank you for
offering, it’s really
nice to meet you, I hope to see you again.”
Marene walked away in
search of Satoshi leaving Brock to wonder what was going on with the person.
“Well, that was kind of
rude, wasn’t it?” Asked May. “That guy didn’t even look at you Brock.”
“He was sick, I
understand.”
*****
Location and Setting: From the legions of Pokemon Trainers out in
the orientation field, Marene was able to find Satoshi who seemed to be hiding
behind a trash can.
“Satoshi, are you alright?”
Marene asked sympathetically.
“I’m okay now, Marene,”
answered Satoshi.
“Satoshi, are you sure
you’re okay? It looked like you were
really sick.”
“Marene, I’m fine,
now. I was just a little excited about
the competition.”
“Are you sure? I just want to make sure that you’re
okay. Also, take off that hat! No one is going to think that those ears are
real. They’re probably going to think
that you just a Pikachu fan.”
“I’m not wearing for that
reason. I’m just…” Why exactly did Satoshi wear a hat. From the time
Satoshi had finally gotten his things in order; in his request, Marene bought a
hat for him. Maybe it was to cover his
ears. Or, maybe it was instinctual, just
like the original Ash who has the habit of wearing a hat. “I just do it because I’m fond of wearing a
hat.” Then it hit him.
Satoshi took off his
backpack and took out a towel and wrapped it around his face. “Marene, can I borrow your glasses for a
moment?”
Marene was beginning to
think that Satoshi was crazy wrapping himself up. It wasn’t hot, it was warm. Really, even if he wrapped himself in a
towel, it would only make him sweat more than normal. But, since Satoshi claimed that he was sick
before hand, it might not be a good idea.
“Satoshi, are you sure you
didn’t get too much sun? And what do you
need glasses for?” asked
Marene.
“Please, you have to trust
for now, Marene. I’ll explain everything
when it’s all over, okay?” The
expression on Satoshi’s face was so sincere.
How could Marene say ‘no’?
“No, Satoshi, tell me now?”
Marene demanded.
“Marene, just wait till we
get back to the
“No, tell me now!” Marene
demanded again.
“Marene, for the last time,
just give me the glasses and I’ll tell you when this is all over!” This time Satoshi was more firm on his
demand.
“Here then!” Marene finally
gave Satoshi the pair of sun glasses.
“Thank you,” said Satoshi
exasperated, “always so stubborn,”
Satoshi said just under his breathe.
“I heard that, Satoshi.”
“Fine, do you think I
care?”
*****
Location and Setting: After the orientation. The
Satoshi kept an eye on Ash
and Misty as they stepped up to the battlefield. Satoshi was curious how Ash’s battling skills
had developed from the time he was created.
It would make sense that he was better now than before.
“Are you ready, Misty?” Asked Ash facing down their competition.
“I’m ready, Ash. We’re going to win this one.” Misty was confident. She hasn’t been hanging out with Ash for a
while, but she knew how good he was the last time.
“Aren’t you two getting
ahead of yourselves? You haven’t even
seen our pokemon yet,” said one of their competitors.
“Don’t worry, these two are
over confident. That’s going to be their
downfall,” said the other competitor.
Finally the referee stepped
forward and began the match with a wave of a flag.
Misty started it off with
her Gyarados. “Gyarados, I choose you!”
The two brought out their
pokemon at the same time a Nidoran and a Primeape.
Ash was the last to
choose. “Swellow, I choose you!”
“Ash, I’ll go defensive.
Let’s finish this fast,” yelled Misty to Ash.
“Okay, we’ll get them in as
fast swoop. Swellow, fly and gather
momentum.”
Swellow did as he was told
and flew up in the sky and began to circle around again and again confusing the
trainers and their pokemon.
Seeing that they couldn’t
do anything about Swellow, the competitors decided to attack Gyarados. Luck for Gyarados, he’s very strong willed
and defense was almost impregnable. The
down side is his side and lack of maneuverability. Gyarados had to try twice as hard to try to
hit Nidoran and Primeape who were very much smaller than he was. To no avail was he able to catch them one
bit.
“Ash, do you think it’s
time?” asked Misty for Gyarados’s well being.
“Just a few more…. And…. Swellow, Sky Attack!”
Nidoran and Primeape saw
that Swellow was coming and back away from Gyarados.
“Are you kidding, us?” said
one of their competitors.
“Yeah, do you know the
ratio of that attack? You’ll never be
able to get our pokemon, they’re too small a target.” Said the other competitor.
“Can you believe these two
actually qualify to be in this competition?”
Said one of their competitors.
“Go ahead, laugh all you
want,” said Ash with a sly smirk on his face.
“Yeah, just wait!” yelled
Misty towards the other trainers.
Swellow was fast, almost to
the blur of light. He dived down towards
Gyarados as if Swellow was targeting him.
What was going on? Was Ash
deliberately trying to hit Gyarados?
With that velocity, there wasn’t going to be a way to dodge in time.
As Swellow was about to hit
Gyarados, Misty ordered, “Gyarados, Hydropump!”
“Swellow, Aerial Ace!” Ash
ordered and Swellow within an inch of Gyarados swerved in their opponent’s
direction.
With a blink of an eye,
Nidoran and Primeape were off somewhere 20 feet away of the stadium.
“The winner is: Misty and Ash!” announced the Referee.
Satoshi didn’t expect Ash to
be that good, but he also didn’t expect anything less.
“Wow, did you see that guy
and girl? That was an amazing tactic!”
Marene praised.
Luckily, Marene wasn’t the
type to look at facial signatures and also Ash was too far away for her to
notice the resemblance to Satoshi.
*****
Location and Setting: A few more matches later, it was May and
Brock’s turn. It wasn’t as spectacular
as Ash and Misty’s match, but Brock and May won the match none-the-less. It was clear that Ash and Misty were Satoshi’s
biggest competition. Then, a few more
matches, and it was Marene and Satoshi.
Marene was feeling sort of
embarrassed as Satoshi came out to the stadium with his face covered by his
hat, her sunglasses and the towel that acted like a turban.
“Are you ready?” Said
Satoshi barely heard as he was muffled by the turban in his face.
“What? I can’t hear you Satoshi!” Marene yelled in his direction.
“I said, are you ready.” Again he was
barely heard.
“What did you say? Just take that stupid towel off your head!”
Marene again yelled in Satoshi’s direction.
“You look like an idiot, just take it off!”
The crowd couldn’t help but
laugh at the two argue.
“I’m not taking it off,
Marene!” Satoshi yelled.
“I still can’t hear
you. Just take off the head gear!”
Again the crowd laughed at
the two.
“See, look, everyone is
laughing at you. You look like and
idiot.”
Brock remembered the girl
from before. He also remembered the
young man who she was with. He also
remembered he was very sick. It must just
be the young man trying to keep his illness from the audience.
“Fine then, I’ll take off
the hat., but that’s all”
Still Marene wasn’t able to
hear Satoshi.
Satoshi took of his hat and
revealed a beautiful golden blond, yellow hair.
Then the crowd roared in laughter as they saw his Pikachu ears.
The referee finally
interrupted them and got the match underway.
Satoshi and Marene’s
opponents let out a Ryhorn and Muk. It
was going to be hard, but Satoshi welcomed the challenge.
Noticing that the turban
was going to be trouble for him, Satoshi loosed it to have a piece of his mouth
open. He also decided to speak in his
Pikachu language just in case Ash and the others were looking and listening.
*****
Location and Setting: “Rocket 1 calling Rocket 2, come in.” Said a Team Rocket member
to another. Rocket 2 informed Rocket 3 and Rocket 3 informed Rocket
4. This continued all the way to Rocket
204. The
“Boss, this is Rocket X, we
have secured the perimeter. Each squad is ready and willing to go.”
“Remember, Rocket X,
they’re all professional Pokemon Trainers.
Commence!”
*****
Location and Setting: It was Satoshi and Marene to bring out their
Pokemon.
“Pika chu,”: Satoshi yelled out sending Bellossom out. “Pika pika.”
Everyone was stunned to
hear Satoshi speak the way he was speaking, even Marene.
“Satoshi, what are you
doing?”
Satoshi didn’t answer
Marene.
The audiences were very
confused to why he was speaking that way.
Who were really surprise
were the pokemon who understood what he was saying all along. Pikachu, who was one Ash’s shoulder, slapped
Ash to try to get his attention. This
was because Pikachu knew exactly what Satoshi was saying and the weird part
was, Satoshi sounded just like Pikachu himself.
It was Marene’s turn to let
loose her pokemon. She kissed her
pokeball, then threw.
“Aipom, I choose, you!”
“A
Bellossom and an Aipom. This is going to be easy,” stated one of the
competitors.
“Let’s make this an easy
and fast match.”
Satoshi ran towards Marene,
which wasn’t against the rules, and whispered in her ear, “Marene, let’s
confuse them.”
“Right,
but why are you getting so close and speaking in your pokemon language?”
“I’ll explain later.” Satoshi then ran back to his side. Marene wanted to hassle him for the answer,
but she knew it just wasn’t the time.
And the match had begun!
“Aipom, give Belllossom a
piggyback ride!” ordered Marene.
Aftewards, Satoshi ordered
something in pokemon language.
Ryhorn charged at Aipom
with Bellossom riding on back.
Aipom dodged and separated
with Bellossom. Bellossom threw Stun
Spore, but Ryhorn dodged and went after Aipom.
As Ryhorn charged Aipom,
Aipom threw Stun Spore on Ryhorn paralyzing it.
“Good job, Aipom!”
congratulated Marene.
“Ryhorn can no longer
battle!” announced the referee.
Now, it was only Muk.
“Brock, did they plan that
from the start?” asked Ash.
“I don’t know, Ash. But it was a pretty smart tactic to confuse
the opponent by acting like they didn’t know what was going on. In reality, it was ruse to lower their guards
not to mention a way for an Aipom to use a grass type move.”
“Those two are pretty,
smart,” commented Misty.
“Yeah, that’s when they’re
not arguing. They remind me of two other
people I know,” stated Brock.
“Okay, Satoshi. Just one more and we win this one,” said
Marene.
Satoshi ordered another
attack. Bellossom then began to powder
the stadium with Sleep Powder. This all
happened while Aipom distracted Muk, which was easy to do as Muks are usually
very slow when moving.
In no time, everyone in the
stadium including the opponents, Muk and even Marene was asleep. The only one not asleep was the referee and
Satoshi.
The only reason why the
referee was still awake was because he was given a gas mask.
Satoshi was barely awake
because he had the turban; which was not against any regulations.
“Pika pika pi,” ordered
Satoshi towards Aipom.
A loud rumbling came from
Aipom.
“I get it now, that’s Snore
attack,” exclaimed Brock.
When Muk was finally awake,
he was drained and was not fit for another match.
Bellossom also woke up, but
was fine with and rested.
“I wonder why Bellossom
isn’t affected by Snore?” asked May.
“That’s because Bellossom
is used to Aipom’s snoring. Those two
are in sync with each other and you can really tell.”
“Pika pi,” ordered Satoshi.
Bellossom did as she was
told and fired a barrage of Razor Leaf.
Normally, Muk would have been able to refleck the attack, but I t wasn’t
its normal self and his body was harder than it usually is. Muk finally fainted, as Bellossom danced in
victory.
“The winner of the match is, Marene and Satoshi!” proclaimed the referee.
When Marene woke up, her
head was in Satoshi’s arms as he put her to a sitting position.
“Good morning!” Satoshi
said with a smile. “We won the match.”
“Great, wake me up when we
have to go again.”
*****
Location and Setting: A few more matches started and finished. Randomly, their next opponent
were mixed again. This time, it
was Ash and Misty, versus Satoshi and Marene.
“Marene, before we go on
our next match. I have to tell you
something before this battle.”
“What is so important that
you have to tell me, now and not later?” asked Marene.
“Marene, don’t get too
excited about this. That guy, Ash; he
looks exactly like me.” Satoshi began
walking to the stadium leaving Marene to wonder what he was talking about.
“Satoshi, what do you
mean?” Satoshi didn’t answer. “Satoshi, answer me. What did you mean?”
Marene followed Satoshi to
the stadium and looked at Ash.
Satoshi was right! He looked exactly like him. The height, the stature, the hair; except for
the darker complexion and the blonde yellow hair; he was similar.
“Satoshi, is that why
you’re wearing that turban around your face?”
Satoshi didn’t answer.
It was weird for
Satoshi. For the last 3 years, he looked
at himself in the mirror and saw not Ash, but someone else. For the last 3 years, he looked and saw
nothing but a body without a past, and at times he even though he had no future. Now he looks at a mirror and finally sees
Ash. It was like waking up from a dream
or running in a wheel and finally being able to reach the finish line.
“Before we start our
battle, Satoshi, I’d like to say you two have to be one of the most creative
couple I’ve ever met. I hope this battle
is a really good one.” Ash looked at
Satoshi as he spoke, yet he did not move nor say a thing.
“Satoshi, don’t be rude,”
said Marene speaking for Satoshi.
“That’s okay, Marene, I
guess this is how he prepares for a battle,” stated Ash.
“I really think you two are
creative as well, Marene,” said Misty.
“Thank you, I think you’re
a creative couple, too.”
Satoshi almost cringed at
the idea.
“Actually, we’re just
friends,” explained Ash with his face turning bright red.
“Oh, oh I see. No, me and Satoshi
aren’t together, as well. We’re just
good friends,” Marene explained.
“Enough of that,” yelled
the Referee.
And the battle had
begun.
Misty reach
for her pokeball inside her backpack.
Normally, Misty wasn’t the messy type and the articles in her backpack
would be more neatly stored than it was at the moment. She had to jumble a few things to actually
find what she was looking for. As she
reached down, she let go of the strap of the pack and let it drop. In doing so, a bright electric light burst
forth and the announcer had already announced it.
“Misty takes out what seems
to be her Psyduck. I can’t wait to see
what these kids have in store for us with a psychic pokemon,” announced the
Official Announcer.
“NO! Psyduck, what did I tell you about popping
out when ever you want to!” Misty said screaming at Psyduck.
”Psy?” said Psyduck with a blank expression on his face.
“Hey, you have a Psyduck,
too?” yelled Marene in Misty’s direction.
“Okay, let’s make this interesting.”
Marene kissed her pokeball and began to throw, “Psyduck, I choose you!”
It was Ash’s turn to pull a
pokemon out. “Snorlax, I choose you!”
Satoshi was a little
jealous to see that Ash had a Snorlax.
Satoshi had experienced, or rather believed he had experienced a Snorlax
before. They were very hard to
train. They ate and slept all the time
that it didn’t really matter if you train them because of their massive size
and great defense, not to mention juggernaut strength.
Satoshi had to chance
it. Tactics alone isn’t going to help
Satoshi and Marene win this one. It’s
going to be hard, but with the combination of smart strategizing and the right
amount of strength and determination, it was going to be close.
“Pika pi,” announced
Satoshi.
The ball shot the right
light again and out came Ursaring.
“Ursaring,” Satoshi called,
“I know that Psyduck, don’t hit it on the head or cause it any bodily
harm. If you do that, you’ll just make
him bring out his true potential. You
got that?”
“Ursaring,” answered
Ursaring.
Satoshi ran up to Marene
close enough to whisper in her ear again.
“Satoshi, why are you being
so secretive?” asked Marene.
“Never mind about that, I
just wanted to tell you not to pay attention to Misty’s Psyduck.”
“Huh, why not?” asked
Marene.
“Marene, look, I know what
I’m talking about. That Psyduck isn’t
able to fully use his potential without help from the other trainer. Look, if Misty builds her Psyduck’s headache,
it’s going to become stronger than your Psyduck. I know, please just trust me.”
“Tell me, first,” Marene
demanded.
“Marene, I’ll tell you when
this is over, just please do as I say and trust me for now.”
“Satoshi, just tell me, I
know it isn’t going to be that long.”
Satoshi just walked back to
his side.
“Snorlax, use body slam on
Ursaring!” commanded Ash.
“Pika pi,” commanded
Satoshi.
“Psyduck!” yelled Misty in
frustration. “Just get in the middle of
the ring and try to get hit. It doesn’t
matter who hits you, you just have to get hit in the head enough times.”
Satoshi was right, that Psyduck isn’t able to use
his psychic abilities. Thought Marene to herself.
“Psyduck, keep you’re focus
on Snorlax, the other Psyduck isn’t able to do a thing!” commanded Marene.
“Huh? How did Marene know about my Psyduck.”
Ash knew it was going to be
a two on one battle with Psyduck unable to do a thing.
Ursaring couldn’t match
strength with Snorlax and he didn’t try.
Rather, he distracted Snorlax while Psyduck hit him with Confusion and
Watergun attacks.
Misty had to do
something. At this rate, Snorlax would
be over powered and the match would be over.
“Ash, I need your help,”
Misty asked Ash.
“Sure!” Without Misty having to tell him, Ash ordered
Snorlax to put Psyduck’s head inside his mouth.
“Oh, no!” yelled
Marene. “That’s going to bring Psyduck’s
true ability. “Psyduck,
use hypnosis on Snorlax. He’s too
busy with the other Psyduck to be able to do dodge.”
Snorlax fell back and
dropped on the field. Everyone heard a
thump around the general area. But
still, Misty’s Psyduck’s head was still in Snorlax’s mouth scrambling for dear
life trying to escape.
Finally, Misty’s Psyduck
stopped berserk motions. An aura around
Psyduck jimmied Snorlax’s mouth open and Psyduck floated out as if he was able
to walk on air.
Oh, no! Tought
Satoshi. I just knew this was going to happen sooner or later. Now, it going to have to be
a real battle.
“Alright!” exclaimed Misty
in excitement. “Now, we can battle
back. Psyduck, you
Psychic on Ursaring.
Psyduck used Psychic and
lifted Ursaring in mid-air and kept him that way.
“Now, Psyduck, use the rest
of you Psychic attack and fire your strongest Psybeam at the other Psyduck!”
commanded Misty, again.
Psyduck did as he was told
and fired all of his ability at Marene’s Psyduck. It was going to work, too. There was no way to avoid such a powerful
attack.
There’s only one way justify getting hit like this, thought Marene.
“Psyduck, use Destiny Bond!” yelled out Marene.
“Destiny
Bond? No!” screamed Misty in regret for using a
fully powered Psybeam.
It was already too
late. Both Psyducks were out; fainted.
Misty’s Psyduck’s powers
over Ursaring no longer applied and he fell on the ground. As Ursaring got to his feet, the Referee
waved his flag.
And the winner is…
As the Referee was about to
announce the winners, Snorlax had woken up.
No! Yelled Satoshi at himself. I was
so close to beating, Ash.
It was about beating,
Ash. It would be that he was his own
person. It would be that he too was,
Ash. Or maybe even
better than Ash. Satoshi didn’t
know how to consider, Ash. Was Ash suppose to be his friend, his rival, an acquaintance? Did he have to like him?
“Okay, Satoshi, it’s just
you and Me. Let
the better trainer win,” declared Ash.
Satoshi was finally fed
up. Fed up of what? It was just like every other battle he’s been
in. The only difference is that the
match was going to be more difficult than most other matches. Is it because he was facing, Ash. Facing, Ash, the lucky one
who gets to stay with Misty and Brock.
The Ash that get to stay in contact with his Mother, Gary, Prof. Oak,
his other friends and family. The Ash
that was able to go home again.
Satoshi finally spoke out
in human language.
“Ash, this is going to
settle once and for all who the better of us is. I’m not going easy on you one bit!” said
Satoshi declaring, not at all suggesting a thing.
Ash couldn’t believe what
he was hearing. It sounded like he was
speaking to himself from across the field.
Misty, too was surprised on
how dead on Satoshi sounded to Ash.
“Alright,
then. If that’s the way you want it, let’s see who
the winner is going to be!” fired, Ash right back.
“Ursaring, Hyperbeam!”
“Snorlax, Hyperbeam!”
As Ursaring and Snorlax were
about to make their move, a helicopter descended from somewhere and was
floating just 20 feet off the ground.
“Hey, disturbing an
Official Pokemon League match is illegal and punishable by law.” Spoke the
Referee towards the helicopter. “I’ll
have to ask you to leave immediately!”
In the helicopter, a man
sat there and pulled out an amplifier.
“Hello, I’m Giovanni, leader of Team Rocket,” he announced. “For years now, I’ve kept my little secret
identity of the industrial superpower, but now, I’m ready for my thrown. To do this, I’ll need all you’re pokemon.”
The crowd was in an
uproar. No one was willing to give their
pokemon willingly.
“You’ll have to battle us
first,” said a random face in the crowd.
“Yeah, we’ll fight Team
Rocket with all our ability!” yelled another random face in the crowd.
“Fine,” said Giovanni, “I
knew this was going to happen and I was prepared. If you would look at the prompter, you’ll see
that there is now way out of here.”
Around the
“See those pillars?” asked
Giovanni. “Those are field generating
devices and there are about 300 of them surround the whole perimeter of the
On the monitor, a opaque, pinkish barrier connected those pillars, and
formed a dome. Giovanni wasn’t
kidding. Fifty feet in the air, everyone
could see the the force field. They were
going to be in for a fight.
“Giovanni, you’ve gone too
far, you Fiend!” On the monitor and elderly man who somehow
looked familiar to Ash made his presence known.
“Ah, Mr.
Goodshow. It’s nice to see you, again!”
“Wipe that smirk off you
face!” Ordered Mr. Goodshow. “Never in a million years did I ever believe
you would have the audacity to pull something so
horrid as this.”
“Save you’re lectures, old
man, I’m going to do what I want and no one is going to stop me! Rocket, movie in!”
Giovanni ordered.
All around the Stadium,
from the seats, the entrances, from anywhere you can think of, Team Rocket
members made their way in. There were
hundreds of them surrounding every exit there was.
“You see, Mr. Goodshow,
there’s nothing you can do to stop me.
It’s already, too late.”
“Giovanni, if you don’t
stop this now, there’s going to be trouble not only for you, but for
everyone. Pokemon may not get involve in
human matters, but if they see they have to step in, they will and we’re all
going to pay for that. You have to see
that there’s a balance between humans and pokemon!”
“Old man, you’re beginning
to sound senile. Don’t you see that the
only thing you’re afraid of is my power?
I will have to ability to control everything with my power. I will be a living immortal.”
“You don’t get it, pokemon
know what we’re doing to the world. If you
don’t stop this now, they’re going to do something about his.”
“It doesn’t matter if they
do, I’m ready for anything. To prove it,
I’m even going to shut you up, Mr. Goodshow.”
In the room where Mr.
Goodshow was broadcasting, the door that was looked behind him blew in and
explosion and members of Team Rocket raided the old man. After a few moments of Mr. Goodshow kicking
and fighting back, Team Rocket left the monitor blank.
“Hey!” Yelled someone in the
ground.
“Huh?” said Giovanni in
astonishment. “What’s this,
is someone trying to get my attention?”
“I said it you, jerk! My name is Ash Ketchum and I’ve seen too much
of what happens when the powerful become hungrier for power. I’ve seen it first hand about what Mr.
Goodshow was talking about.”
“You
there, boy!” Pointed
Giovanni towards, Ash. “You say
you’ve see power. You haven’t seen a
thing. Not the pokemon that I saw. Not the most powerful pokemon that ever
walked this earth.”
“I have seen, Mewtwo!”
“Huh, you know about,
Mewtwo?” said Giovanni in shock.
“He is powerful. He’s the most powerful pokemon ever, and if
he finds out that humans are doing this, he’s going to comeback for you. He’s going to bring his friends, too and he’ll
get you.”
“Don’t get me angry,
boy!” The smirk he had before appeared
again. “I see that no one here believes
me. Okay, I guess I’ll have to prove
it.” Giovanni pulled out a golden pokeball from his side pocket. “Dragonite, I choose you!” A Dragonite appeared flying, keeping pace
with the helicopter. “Dragonite, let’s
make a martyr out of someone. Dragonite,
Hyperbeam!”
The beam took time to
charge. It took longer to charge than
any normal Hyperbeam. When the beam
finally fired, it was aimed at the ground towards Ash.
The beam flew in a streak
of massive energy traveling at least 100mph.
It was as if Ash’s life strolled through his head remembering the most
littlest of details: about everything.
He remembered his father teaching him how to ride a bike. He remembered his mother feeding his as a
baby, the old fashion way of feeding a baby.
He remembered climbing the hills of
The beam got closer, neared
his head, passed just by a centimeter and headed directly for… Misty.
*****
Well, there we are.
Hope you like it. A little long,
I know. Review? Posted on 6/21/06