Season Finale- Gift Words
~Thousands of years ago, the world faced
the full terror of the Kaiser Cult, a force so terrible, it would have consumed
the entire world. They would have succeeded had it not been for the ancient
-Ash
Ketchum
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“ALL RIGHT!!!” Ash cheered, standing up and
putting on his cap on. Red Kaiser and Charmageddon charged towards him. Ash
took a fighting stance… this was the final battle… For his friends! For his
loved ones! And most of all… FOR MISTY!!!
“HAAAIYAAA!!!!” Red Kaiser he leapt into the air
and shot down with a flying kick…
“HMM!” Ash moved his body, avoiding the kick. “Is
that all you’ve got?”
“No even close!” Red Kaiser grabbed Ash and
head-butted him, but didn’t stop there, “HIAI! YA!” Red Kaiser struck Ash again
and again, non-stop. “DADADADADA!!!!” his fists shot like a machine gun, and he
didn’t stop striking. “HAIYAA!!!!”
POW!
“AGH!” Ash spun through the air and hit the
ground “Urngh… ow…” he groaned as got up. “You’re stronger than I remember. Or
is it because I’m weaker than before?”
“IS BOTH!” Red Kaiser attacked him again.
“HRRNGH!” Ash clenched his teeth, moving back,
away from Red Kaiser’s attacks. He tried to fight back, but Red Kaiser was
stronger and faster than him, “WAGH!” Ash gasped when he was hit in the
stomach. Ash stumbled back and fell, but Red Kaiser didn’t let him fall. He
grabbed Ash by the front of the shirt and pulled his face close…
SMACK!
“ASH!” Misty screamed as Ash hit the ground hard,
right in front of her.
“Ungh… I’m okay” said Ash, getting back up.
“Misty… listen, it’s dangerous here. I want you to take everyone out of the
battlefield, and get yourself to safety!”
“Right… and Ash?” Misty closed her eyes and gave
Ash a kiss on the cheek, “For good luck.” She smiled, “Go get him!” she ran off
“All right!” Ash smiled with more confidence than
ever. Placing his pokéballs on his belt, he stood ready. “Bring it on, Kaiser!”
“Hmph… stupid humans… just what makes you think I
let her get away…” said Red Kaiser, looking at Misty who was carrying the
others to safety. He grabbed his sword “WHEN I CAN KILL RIGHT NOW!!”
“AH!” Ash gasped, he wasn’t expecting Red Kaiser
to pull something this dirty! “NO!” Ash broke into a run, but he wasn’t fast
enough! “MISTY! RUN!” Ash screamed, and by the time she turned and saw Red
Kaiser, it was too late…
“HUH!” Red Kaiser exclaimed as something shot at
him. Moving his body, he avoided the projectile, and it landed on the ground.
Looking down, he saw it was …
“Pika!” Pikachu growled, he was the one that
attacked Red Kaiser!
“HAAA!!” Ash sailed through the air and kicked
Red Kaiser, knocking him down. Pikachu landed neatly on the ground, right next
to Ash. “Heh… Pikachu.” Ash smirked, “As usual, you got us out of the jam.
Thanks, old buddy”
“Pikachu-Pika! Chu-Pikachu!” Pikachu smiled back.
Ash understood perfectly what he said: It’s great to see you too! “Pika-Pika!
“All right, HMM!” The Power of One immediately surged
through Ash. He and Pikachu stood ready. “We’re in this together! We won’t lose
to the likes of him!”
“Hm…” Red Kaiser took a stance, gripping his
sword “Come… I ready.”
“All right…” Ash spoke, “LET’S GO!!!” Red Kaiser
darted forward and attacked. Ash evaded the sword and grabbed Red Kaiser by the
arm. “HAAAGNN!!!!” With all his strength, Ash flipped him over and slammed him
to the ground. “THUNDER!”
“PIKACHUUU!” Pikachu shouted, and lightning flew
down towards Red Kaiser…
CRASH!!!
“WHOA!” Ash exclaimed and stepped back, rather
impressed by the strength of the attack, “Nice shot Pikachu! Did we get him?”
The smoke began to clear, and there stood Red Kaiser, “Didn’t think so either”
Ash took his fighting
“I no feel anything” said Red Kaiser, “You should
know by now pokémon attacks no work on me. Is all useless”
“I don’t know about that…” Ash smirked as Pikachu
hopped onto his shoulder, “HA!!” he charged, tackling Red Kaiser and causing
him to stumble back, “ZAP CANNON!”
Red Kaiser didn’t even flinch “I told you, no
work against me! HAIYAAAA!” He roared, and attacked, much faster than before,
taking Ash by surprise
“UGH!” Ash flew and hit the ground, Pikachu fell
off his shoulder. As Ash got up, Red Kaiser attacked him again and again,
striking him non-stop. “WAGH!” Ash fell. Before he hit the ground though, he
reached down with his arms and pushed hard, and kicked Red Kaiser on the chin.
But the warrior didn’t even seem to feel the hit!
“HAIYAAA!” Red Kaiser screamed…
SMACK!
“WAA!!!” Ash flew through the air
“GRRR!” Red Kaiser ran forwards, grabbing his
sword as he ran
“Ugh…” Ash groaned and got up, but it was too
late! Red Kaiser was gonna kill him…
“UNISTRIKE!!!” A voice shouted
CRASH!!!
“URGH!” Red Kaiser exclaimed as the mighty beam
crashed into him
“Huh?!” Ash got up, that was the UniStrike! But
who could have possibly…?!
“Forgot I was still here, didn’t you?” Misty
stood there, sledgehammer in hand. Standing in front of her, along with Pikachu
was Cynaquil, Totodile and Bayleef. “Remember you’re not the only one who can
command a UniStrike!”
“Misty!” Ash got up and ran to her, “What are you
doing here!? I told you to…”
“I just came back to give you these” Misty
grabbed Ash’s hand and placed several pokéballs into them. “
“Oh… thanks…” Ash accepted the pokéballs, “And
tell that to
“No way!” said Misty, “We’re all in this
together! I’m staying!”
Ash sighed, but smiled at the same time. Misty
hasn’t changed a bit. All right, let’s see what I got, he grabbed one of the
pokéballs and threw it, “POKÉBALL GO!”
“MUK-MUK!” The slimy poison pokémon stood there
“GRRR…” Red Kaiser growled. “Heh… that beam is
strong, but you no strong enough! As long as I still alive…” He grabbed his
sword and charged forward, “I KILL!”
“HARDEN!” Ash shouted. Muk used harden, and his
body became extremely thick and rubbery. “Do it again Muk! Harden!”
“And just what you think THAT will do?!” Red
Kaiser kicked Muk, sending him flying
“Muk! Use harden again!” Ash repeated, and Muk
did as told, “Again! AGAIN!”
“It no matter how many time you use harden, it no
work!” Red Kaiser held his sword
“You’re doing great Muk! Just use harden one more
time!” Ash shouted. All the energy from doing harden was a real strain on Muk,
but Ash had a plan.
“This is no real fight! You only shout useless command
and leave yourself completely open for all attack!” Red Kaiser charged towards
Ash, “KAISER SW…”
“NOW! SLUDGE ATTACK!!!” Ash shouted…
SPLATCH!
“AH!?” Red Kaiser exclaimed. Muk had swung its
arm and flung a load of thick, rubbery sludge into his face! “MMMPH! MMMGNH!!”
Red Kaiser dropped his sword and grabbed the sludge, trying to pull it off, but
it wasn’t coming off!
“All right! It worked!” Ash cheered. By making
Muk use Harden over an over again, the sludge became harder than ever, and even
Red Kaiser couldn’t easily break it! “USE SLUDGE AGAIN! THIS TIME ON HIS LEGS!”
Ash shouted. Muk slapped a load of sludge, binding Red Kaiser’s legs together!
“NOW GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG HUG!!!” Ash shouted. Muk roared and leapt forward,
wrapping his arms around Red Kaiser, knocking him down and not letting him
move, his own body was even thicker and more rubbery than his sludge attack.
“AND SUBSTITUTE!”
SUBSTITUTE! This move sacrifices ¼ of the
pokémon’s total HP to create an inanimate copy that will take any damage aimed
at the real one!
In the blink of an eye, there were two Muks. The
real one was next to Ash and the substitute, which was no less rubbery than the
original was holding Red Kaiser down.
“MMMMGH!!!!” If Red Kaiser’s mouth wasn’t covered
with foul sludge, he’d be screaming. His arms and legs were also bound. He
couldn’t move at all!
“Heh! When fighting me and Muk, expect us to
fight dirty! So to speak…” Ash, Misty and Pikachu all laughed, “You were wrong
when you said pokémon attacks don’t affect you, and that’s not the only mistake
you made! You ordered your Kaiser Beast and army NOT to attack unless you give
the word, but they can’t help you because you can’t say anything!!” Ash grabbed
another pokéball, and threw it, releasing Tauros. “All right! TAUROS! ATTACK!”
“MEEEUUH!!!” The wild bull charged at the Kaiser…
THUD!!!
Tauros charged and slammed into Red Kaiser! Ash
grabbed two more pokéballs, “GO!” he threw the pokéballs, releasing Snorlax,
Kingler Phanphy! “TAKE DOWN! ROLLOUT! CRABHAMMER! BODY SLAM!!!”
CRRRAAASSSHHH!!!!
“GRRR…” Red Kaiser growled, he endured the blows,
and his rage was growing…
“GO!” Ash released Squirtle, Charizard and
Bulbasaur, “TOSS HIM INTO THE AIR WITH VINE WHIP!” Bayleef grabbed Red Kaiser
with its vines and flung him into the air. “Now for the coup de grace…
UNISTRIKE!!!” Cyndaquil, Bayleef, Totodile, Charizard, Squirtle, Bulbasaur and
Pikachu fired the attacks. The four elements in perfect balance, joined
together to form the ultimate attack, UniStrike!
CRASH!!!!
“All right!” Ash and his pokémon cheered. It
didn’t matter how strong Red Kaiser has become and how resistant he was to
attacks, he definitely felt this one!
Red Kaiser hit the ground, injured by the attack.
“GRR…” he growled. He was furious. The way his enemy ridiculed him… it was just
too much! “RAAAA!” He roared. The sludge holding his legs and the copy of Muk
snapped as he got to his feet. He grabbed the sludge on his face and tore it
off, snarling and throwing it to the side.
“Return!” Ash called back everyone except for
Pikachu, so as not to put them in danger. “HM!” Ash took his fighting stance,
he was ready.
“HAIYAAAAA!!!!” Red Kaiser darted forwards, much
faster than before
“WA!” Ash dodged to the side, nearly getting
skewered by Red Kaiser’s sword… “AH!” he flew back when Red Kaiser’s fist flew
at his face. Ash hit the ground, but quickly got to his feet and readied
himself as Red Kaiser attacked again. “PIKACHU! USE…”
CHING!
“AH…!!!” Ash gasped and stepped back, falling to
his knees
“ASH!” Misty screamed
“PIKA!” exclaimed Pikachu
“Ugh… ah…” Ash gasped for air, holding onto his
waist where Red Kaiser slashed him
“GRRR! RAH!” Red Kaiser swung his sword again,
slashing Ash across the chest. The mesh did nothing to stop the Warlord’s
sword, Red Kaiser was too strong for it to make any difference! He spun around
and kicked Ash with his powerful leg, sending him flying to the side. He then
raised his hand into the air. “CHARMAGEDDON! COME!” He called. The giant Kaiser
Beast flew down, and landed behind him. “HA!” he jumped into the air and landed
on the Kaiser Beast’s head. Pointing at Ash, Misty and Pikachu, he shouted
“PURIFICATION FIRE BLAST! NOW!!!!”
“Ah!” Ash exclaimed, as Charmageddon prepared to
attack, “MISTY! PIKACHU!” he screamed, forgetting the wound in his side, he ran
towards them…
“CRHOAAAAAR!!!!” Charmageddon roared, firing its
ultimate attack…
FWOOM!!!
Many cultists screamed as the attack flew through
them, reducing them to ashes. Ash was carrying Misty and Pikachu, and he had
jumped high up, over the attack.
“Ash…” Misty gasped as Ash landed and put her
down “Are you okay?!”
“Far from it…” Ash wheezed, dropping to his
knees. His chest was bleeding heavily, as was the wound in his side. He looked
around, and saw that they were standing in the middle of the ranks of the
Cultists! Surprisingly, the cultists didn’t seem to want to fight him, instead
they were running! And just then, they realized why…
“HAAAA!” Red Kaiser screamed as he charged
towards them, whirling his sword and killing Kaiser Cultists out of his way.
They tried desperately to avoid getting caught up in between Ash and Red
Kaiser’s fight. In his battles, Red Kaiser did not whether his men lived or
died, he just killed everything that stood in his path.
“GET BACK MISTY!” Ash screamed and pushed her
back, when Red Kaiser hacked through some more cultists and finally reached
them
“HAIYAAA!!!” Red Kaiser swung his sword down…
“WAAARGH!!!!!” Ash growled. Right before the thin
blade split his head in two, he caught the sword between his hands, and it took
all his strength to hold it back.
“HA!” Red Kaiser kicked Ash in the stomach,
knocking the trainer back. Ash coughed and gagged, and blood dripped out of his
mouth. Immediately he attacked again with his sword, swinging it at Ash’s face.
Ash moved his head back, missing the sword just barely, and received cut across
the cheek.
“ARGH!” Ash exclaimed when the sword hit him
again, “(Can’t… keep… this… up!)” he was wounded and exhausted. No amount of
armour could stop Red Kaiser’s blade, and even with the Power of One the berserker
was simply too strong… simply an opponent beyond Level I… “NO! I… WON’T GIVE
UP!” He screamed and attacked…
SMASH!
“It over now…” Red Kaiser held Ash above the
ground, his hand gripping Ash’s neck
“Urgh…” Ash gave a weak sigh. “(Aquamarine…
you were right… Red Kaiser is too strong… no. It’s me that’s too weak. I
ignored your warnings and went and fight… and now I am about to die… unable to
accomplish anything… NO!)” He stopped, “(No… I won’t think that! As long
as I don’t give up, I will never lose!)” He smiled…
“WHAT YOU SMILING AT?!” Red Kaiser screamed,
hitting Ash
“Oh… nothing” Ash smirked, “Just my gut, it’s telling
me… that you won’t win!”
“Your GUT tell you?!” Red Kaiser punched Ash and
shouted, “We see what your gut has to say when my sword go right THROUGH it!”
he threw Ash into the air…
As Ash was thrown into the air, everything was in
slow motion. Misty and Pikachu screamed. The Cultists who were terrified of
getting killed by Red Kaiser were now cheering for him. As Red Kaiser gripped
his sword, Ash remembered his training with Aquamarine… how he can’t expect to
win by fighting with just 50% of his true strength. He needed to draw out his
full potential…
“I KILL!!!” Red Kaiser’s voice echoed, “KAISER
SWORD!!!!!”
“HMMM…” Ash focused hard, and many thoughts were
passing through his mind… “(It’s true that I’m weak… after all, take a look
at everyone else…)” the image of Sky Render, Aquamarine,
The image of Misty and Pikachu flew into his
mind. Pikachu… he was his first pokémon, but he never really belonged to Ash.
He was his friend. And Misty… she was a friend since the beginning, and then
she became even more than that. They fell in love… though there weren’t many
moments they shared together after they became a couple, all of them were
precious, though it felt like it was so long ago. “(I have something else…)”
Ash began to remember what he was fighting for. His friends… he was fighting to
protect them… “(The trust and friendship from those I care for! Their hopes
and dreams… they’re resting on me! They… are my strength!)”
“HAIYAAA!!!!” Red Kaiser screamed and swung the
Kaiser sword…
“(My purpose… my destiny… it had become clear
to me!)” Ash’s finally realized it
CLASH!
“AIYAA!!!” Red Kaiser screamed and hit the
ground. The cultists all gasped
“HMMMM…” Ash’s eyes were closed, and his
entire body was surrounded by a golden aura “My purpose… has been in front of
me the whole time…” he spoke “My destiny… is to become a Chosen One… and my
purpose…?” his eyes opened, and he turned his head to Misty and Pikachu and
smiled “Is to protect those that I love… like you!”
“AH…” Misty and Pikachu were completely
speechless.
“It seems that I’ve finally brought out 100%!”
Ash smiled. This power was the exact same level he drew out during his battle
against Chaos Reaper in
“Grrr…” Red Kaiser growled, “Hmph… So you get
finally become strong. Good, because if I call killing weakling like you a
victory, I become laughingstock of Kaiser Cult! You become strong challenge, is
exactly what I want!”
“Well if you wanna lose THAT badly…” Ash took a
fighting stance, “Then I’m gonna give you exactly what you want, plus a whole
lot more!”
“Hm!” Red Kaiser took his fighting stance, and
Charmageddon soared above his head
“Hm…” Ash held his stance, and Pikachu stood next
to him. A cold wind blew. This was a sign… one of these warriors… was soon to
die.
(♪Yu Yu Hakusho- Yusuke’s Power Up♪)
“CHARMAGEDDON ATTACK!” Red Kaiser roared
“PIKACHU! GO!” Ash shouted
“CRHOAAAR!!!!” A solid pillar of fire flew
through the air…
“PIKAAAA!!!!” A mighty blast of electricity
crashed into the fire attack…
CRASH!
The two attacks hit head on, followed by a
gigantic explosion that shook the earth. With sword in hand, and Kaiser Beast
flying above his head, Red Kaiser charged towards the trainer and his pokémon
“KILL!!!!”
“HM!!!” Ash’s eyes flashed…
“AH?!” Red Kaiser exclaimed, he lost his balance
and stumbled…
SMACK!
“AAAH!” Red Kaiser flew and hit the ground. He
groaned, but quickly got up. “W… what was that?!” he exclaimed
“Fiery Gaze! A real handy move Sky Render
invented!” Ash smirked, “Of course, it normally wouldn’t affect fearless
warriors like you, but with all the strength I gained from the Power of One, I
can put a lot more energy into it! Pikachu! Get him!” Pikachu, who was riding
on Ash’s head jumped forward and spun around, electricity surged through his
tail, and he whipped Red Kaiser across the face.
“UNGH!” Red Kaiser was shocked, more out of
surprise than the electricity. He actually felt pain from Pikachu’s hit! But
how was that possible?
“HEY! PAY ATTENTION!” Ash charged forwards,
hitting Red Kaiser hard and knocking him back. As he charged again, Red Kaiser
finally recovered and fought back.
“HA! YA!” Red Kaiser swung his sword again and
again
“HM!” Ash ducked the sword, and grabbed Red
Kaiser by the shoulders. With all his strength, he pulled down Red Kaiser’s
head and kicked off the ground…
THUD!
“UGH…” Red Kaiser gasped when Ash kneed him in
the face.
“CHROOAR!” Charmageddon swooped down and slashed
at Ash and Pikachu
“WHOA!” the trainer and pokémon jumped back,
missing the slash. “All right Pikachu! Let’s do it!” Ash held Pikachu in his
hands, “GO!!!” He threw Pikachu with all his strength, towards the Kaiser
Beast…
“PI… KA… CHUUUU!!!!!” Pikachu screamed…
BZZZZAP!!!!
“CHAR!” Charmageddon exclaimed when electricity
surged through him. The Kaiser Beast began to fall, but struggled to climb back
into the air
“The boy, I understand he get strong because of
Chosen One Power…” Red Kaiser slowly got up, “But how could mouse pokémon hurt
Kaiser Beast?!”
“The Power of One! What else?” Ash crossed his
arms “My pokémon are a part of me, and we fight as one! I got stronger, and so
did he! Pikachu’s strength level has shot up, WAY up! Right now, while I am
using 100% of Level I, Pikachu’s strength has risen by a hundred levels! Right
now he is at level 200!”
“L… level 200…?” Red Kaiser gasped, “NO! There no
such thing! Limit to ALL pokémon, even Kaiser Beast is level 100!”
“When it comes to pokémon, there are no limits!”
said Ash, “Your Kaiser Beast may be powerful, but Pikachu’s stronger than
ever!”
“GRRR! ENOUGH!” Red Kaiser pointed forwards,
“ATTACK! FIRE SPIN!!!”
“LIGHT SCREEN! FULL POWER!” shouted Ash.
Electricity surged through Pikachu’s body surged, and a huge barrier appeared,
deflecting the dragon rage completely. “All right Pikachu! I’ll deal with Red
Kaiser! You take care of Charmageddon!” Ash stepped forwards. Pikachu nodded,
and they body ran into battle
“HAIYAAA!!!” Red Kaiser screamed as he charged
forwards…
“HNGNH!!” Ash stood his ground, taking in Red
Kaiser’s attack. Quickly he recovered and struck at the Kaiser with all his
strength.
“GRR!” Red Kaiser exclaimed, but didn’t back
down. Grabbing his sword, he attacked, striking Ash across the chest.
“WAH!” Ash exclaimed, and Red Kaiser swung his
sword again.
“HA!” Red Kaiser struck again with his sword, too
fast for Ash to defend. The sword hit Ash’s arm, cutting him. Red Kaiser
continued attacking non-stop, his attacks getting fiercer by the second. Even
though Ash was using the Power of One at 100%, he couldn’t handle him. Red
Kaiser’s his true power lay within his ferocity. He was no longer Red Kaiser,
but a fanatic of the Cult, possessed by the spirit and intensity of battle. This
was the same man that felled so many chosen ones in the past!
“Agh…!” Ash gasped, and stumbled back. He was
bleeding heavily all over
“RRR…” Red Kaiser snarled. “RHAAAA!!!!!” he
slashed Ash across the chest, and then uppercutted him and sent him flying.
“GRRRR…” Ash lay on the ground, and Red Kaiser slowly approached him, one step
at a time. He had no intention to draw this fight any longer, he was going to
end this now. He was going to kill Ash.
“Urgh… agh…” Ash growled in pain. How was he
supposed to fight against this berserk warrior?! No matter what he did, it made
no difference! He was hurt and exhausted, but Red Kaiser showed absolutely no
sign of pain or fatigue!
“ASH! DON’T GIVE UP!” A voice shouted
“Huh?” Ash turned his head, and saw Misty calling
him!
“I believe in you!” Misty called, “We’ve been in
tough situations thousands of times, but you never gave up, and always pulled
through for us! You can beat him!”
“I…” Ash paused, and then smiled, “ALL RIGHT!” he
stood up and shouted
“I KILL!” Red Kaiser finally spoke and held up
his sword. “KAISER SWORD!” Red Kaiser roared and charged for the final attack
“HAIYAAA!!!!”
“HMM!” Ash stood his ground, not showing any
fear… even when Red Kaiser attacked with the sword. “GRRR…” He growled. His
feet were anchored to the ground. The blade stabbed forwards, but Ash raised
his hands, and grabbed the blade and gripped it tight, stopping it. Ash’s
fingers were bleeding, but he saved himself from the killing blow… “Ugh…” Ash
coughed blood out of his mouth. Though he had caught the blade, didn’t stop it
completely, and the end of the sword stabbed into his chest.
“Heh-heh-heh… what was that ‘no give up! I
believe in you!’ all about?” Red Kaiser chuckled, “Stupid humans…”
“Heh… you underestimated me again” Ash smirked,
“I am a Pokémon Master… anything you do… I can turn into my advantage…!”
Upon hearing this, Red Kaiser laughed even
harder. “And just what will you do!?”
“Oh… maybe something like this…” Ash smirked,
“BLAHRGH!!!”
SPLATCH!
“AH!?” Red Kaiser exclaimed, when Ash spat blood
into his eyes!
“AN OPENING!” Ash shouted and punched Red Kaiser
in the throat. Quickly, he grabbed him by the front of the shirt and pulled him
forwards, “HAAA!!!”
CRACK!!!
“AAAGH!!!” Red Kaiser flew and hit the ground.
Ash had hit him HARD on the back of the head. He groaned and tried to get up…
“AH?!” he gasped “WHAT… WHAT GOING ON?!” His arm… he couldn’t move it!
“Your body is powerful… nearly indestructible,
but I found its weak point!” Ash smirked, “That blow just now severely damaged
your control system!”
“NO!” Red Kaiser shouted. As he stood up, he had
trouble moving. That smash to the head severely damaged his control system and
wiring. Some of the connections have been broken, and his brain couldn’t even
send signals to his right arm! “GRRRR… is no over yet… Even with one arm… I
still kill you…”
“I’m warning you!” Ash took a fighting stance.
“If I hit you there again, you’ll break down completely! And don’t think about
trying to defend it, because there’s no way you can do that and fight me with
just one arm!”
“Oh… I no need any arms for this…” Red Kaiser
sheathed his sword…
“Wa?” Ash wondered what Red Kaiser was doing.
Suddenly, his trainer instincts kicked in. It was warning him… DANGER!
“CHROAAAAR!!!!” Charmageddon swooped down,
swinging its massive claws
“WAAA!” Ash exclaimed as he dove to the ground
and gasped. Any closer, and those we would have been torn to pieces!
“HA!” Red Kaiser jumped into the air, and landed
on Charmageddon’s head. “KAISER BEAST CHARMAGEDDON! I ORDER YOU! KILL ALL!
EVERYONE YOU SEE! BURN THEM ALL! DESTROY! DESTROY EVERTHING!” He shouted, and
Charmageddon did as told…
“AAAAHH!!!!” The army of Kaiser Cultists screamed
as Charmageddon swooped down through their ranks, tearing through their numbers
and burning them to ashes.
“WA!” Ash gasped.
“HA-HA-HA-HA! YES! BURN!!”
Red Kaiser laughed hysterically. He didn’t even care who was being
fired at, whether it be Ash, or his own men, as long as there was death… “DESTROY!!!
BURN EVERYTHING! KILL ALL!! RHAAAAAA!!!!”
“AAAH!” Ash dove to the side, barely missing the
pillar of flames. “GRRR!” He got to his feet and growled. Charmageddon was way
up in the sky, what could he do?! A UniStrike would do the job, but the Kaiser
Beast could avoid it at any time!
“Pikachu!” Pikachu stood next to Ash, also
wondering what to do
“Hm… what could I do?” wondered Ash, thinking
hard…
-As you know, the Power of One can do many
things. It can make you stronger, it can transform you into stronger forms, you
can focus your energy through an object, or even create them. You’ve seen all
of these before, right?-
“Hmmm… creating a weapon… that’s beyond my
capabilities…” Ash sighed, and looked down at Pikachu, “But I know something I
can focus my energy through!”
“Pika?” Pikachu looked up
“All right Charmageddon…” Red Kaiser smiled as
they soared through the sky, “Use all your power, everything you have… create
most powerful Purification Fire Blast ever… reduce entire valley to dust. I
command you Kaiser Beast! Do it now!” Charmageddon did as was told. Focusing
all its energy… into a single attack.
“Okay Pikachu… this is it” Ash said as Pikachu
stood on his head, “Whatever you do, do not hold anything back and don’t even
bother worrying about my safety. What matters most is that you strike me with
absolutely everything you’ve got. All right?”
“Pika…” Pikachu nodded slowly
“Stupid animal!” Red Kaiser shouted and hit
Charmageddon, “Is that all you can give?! I said EVERYTHING!” he continued to
beat Charmageddon, and then pointed at the tail flame, “All your power, even
your life force! I order you!” Charmageddon paused for a moment, and looked at
his master with sad eyes… “YOU NO EVER LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT!” Red Kaiser screamed
and hit him hard. Charmageddon remained silent, not crying out in pain. If he
showed weakness, his master would hurt him even more. Charmageddon began to
draw the rest of its power… its tail flame shrunk, as it prepared to give up its
very life for this attack.
“Red Kaiser…” Ash growled, “This is it! You ready
Pikachu?”
“Pika…” Pikachu spoke quietly, then straightened
up, “Pika!”
(♪Sonic Adventure 2- Live and Learn♪)
“All right Pikachu! This is all or nothing!” Ash
closed his eyes and clenched his fist, “DO IT NOW PIKACHU! MAXIMUM POWER!
THUNDER ATTACK!!!!”
“PIII… KAAAAA… CHUUUUU!!!!!!!” Pikachu screamed,
releasing all its power…
“AAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!” Ash screamed as the powerful
electricity surged through his body. Pikachu was far stronger than he had
anticipated…! No…! This was a good thing…! “MUST… CONCENTRATE!” Ash clenched
his teeth, “MUST… FOCUS!!!!”
“NOW!!! PURIFICATION FIRE BLAST!!!!” Red Kaiser
screamed
“CRHOAAAAAR!!!!!” Charmageddon roared, as it
fired its most powerful attack ever… as well as its last. The fire attack
containing its very life force flew down. When it hit the earth, everything
would be destroyed, just as his master commanded.
“GRRRR…” Ash growled, focusing hard, and
concentrating his energy… The electricity began to gather and tiny bolts of
lightning were sparking at his fingers. “THIS IS IT…” He raised his hands into
the air… “SHINING THUNDER!!!!!!”
CRACK!!!!
From Ash’s fingers, thousands of bolts of
electricity flew, and merged into a single electrical blast. The gigantic
lightning bolt crashed into the burning flames. The two attacks pressed against
each other…
“ARGH!” Ash was sweating. He had focused the Power
of One into Pikachu’s electricity and strengthen it a thousand-fold!
“CHRRRRR…” Charmageddon growled, he could feel
his life slipping away… but he was following his master’s orders… he had to
succeed…
“AGH…” Ash closed his eyes, “I… will… not… lose…”
he spoke, “I am a
The blast of electricity grew in size in power,
and tore through the burning flames of the Kaiser Beast. The lightning flew
through the air… towards Charmageddon…
CRASH!!!!!!
“CHROAAAARRR!!!!!!!” Charmageddon screamed as the
mighty blast hit him, and millions of volts of electricity surged through his
body…
“AAAAHHHH!!!!!!!” Red Kaiser screamed, “NO… IT…
IT NOT POSSIBLE! I NO LOSE! AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!” he screamed, and Charmageddon
plummeted from the sky…
THUD!!!
The earth shook as the giant Kaiser Beast hit the
ground. The dragon growled weakly… still alive, but barely. Kaiser Beast
Charmageddon was defeated!
“Agh…!” Ash collapsed to his knees, and Pikachu
fell to the ground
“ASH!” Misty ran over to him and held him, “You
did it… you won!”
“Not yet…” said Ash, standing up
“GRRR…” Red Kaiser struggled to move, and slowly
got up. Charmageddon had taken most of the electricity, so he was still fine.
Red Kaiser turned to his wounded Kaiser Beast… and kicked it! “STUPID USELESS
ANIMAL! YOU FAIL AGAIN!” He shouted, kicking it again and again. Charmageddon
screamed in agony, as Red Kaiser continued to beat him, “WE LOSE BECAUSE OF
YOU! IT ALL YOUR FAULT!”
“HEY! STOP IT!” Ash shouted, running towards Red
Kaiser, “Leave him alone!”
“GRRR!” Red Kaiser growled. He wanted to kill
Ash… but his body was simply too damaged…! He had to get away for now… but how?
“AH! LOOK BEHIND YOU!”
“What!?” Ash turned his head. Nothing. When he
turned around, he saw Red Kaiser running away! “AW DAMMIT!” Ash screamed,
falling over in stupidity. “GOD DAMMIT! I CAN’T BELIEVE I ACTUALLY FELL MY OWN
STUPID TRICK!” he was punching himself over the head. He didn’t have enough
energy left to chase him, so how was he supposed to finish him off now?! “Grrr…
if there was only some way I could catch him…” suddenly, he looked down at his
belt, he saw his pokéballs. He remembered how he used to use them to capture
pokémon… even when they ran to escape, he never missed once. But how could he
use this against Red Kaiser? It clicked, and he remembered what Aquamarine told
him about materializing…
-In order to do that, you have to know
the object you want to create. You have to imagine it, feel it. Texture, the
weight, everything… You create the object using the power. Once you do it
enough, it becomes so easy you don’t have to think about it.-
“Yes… in order to stop Red Kaiser… I have to catch
him…” Ash held out his hand, and closed his eyes. “(I want… to stop the
Kaisers from continuing their evil ways. They have been free for too long,
committing horrible crimes, and doing whatever they please… I want to capture
them… bring them to justice…)” he opened his eyes. In his hand, energy was
gathering. The energy began to take shape… into a sphere. There in Ash’s hand…
was a glowing pokéball.
“Hmm…” Ash clutched the ball tight. Turning to
Red Kaiser, who was still running, he smiled. “All right…” Ash turned his cap,
and shouted, “JUDGEMENT BALL! GO!”
Red Kaiser was running as fast as he could. He
had to retreat for now. After he gets repaired, he’d come back, with a new
army, and a better Kaiser Beast! Unfortunately for him… there wasn’t going to
be a next time… “Hmm?” He looked and saw the Judgement Ball flying towards him…
“AH!” He gasped, and began to run faster. He ran as fast as his legs could
carry him “AH!” He exclaimed when the ball touched him, and opened up.
“NOOOO!!” His body was getting pulled into the Judgement Ball! His fate was
inescapable now… “AIYAAAAAAAAAAA~…!!!!!”
His scream was silenced as Judgement Ball closed and fell to the ground. The
dial on the middle of the ball began to turn, deciding his fate. It began to
crack…
-SMASH-
Red Kaiser’s screams echoed as the ball shattered
into a million pieces. They faded as the wind blew away the fragments, followed
by a grim silence.
“What… what happened?” Misty gasped
“Red Kaiser… a man who had spent his life
tormenting the innocent and killing those around him. Nothing that evil should
be allowed exist, yet he has… for far too long” said Ash, “The Judgement Ball
captured him, and decided his fate. Red Kaiser has been silenced… forever.”
“I see…” said Misty, and turned to Ash, “Huh?!”
she exclaimed when she saw Ash, walking over to the injured Kaiser Beast! “HEY!
What are you doing?!”
“Hello Charmageddon…” Ash kneeled next to the
Kaiser Beast, “That last attack was absolutely incredible, even UniStrike would’ve
been totally swallowed up by it. That was amazing… focusing all your energy
into that attack… no monster devoid of intelligence could so something like
that. You’re neither stupid nor useless the way Red Kaiser kept telling you.”
He said, but Charmageddon didn’t respond. “You’re afraid at me… I can feel it.
You pretend not to hear me, you pretend to be dead because you fear that I’ll
hurt you even further… but no…” Ash did something no one has ever done before.
He placed his hand the Kaiser Beast and stroked it gently. “It’s okay… I am not
like your master. You may have fought for the Kaisers, but you are not my
enemy. I will neither hurt you, nor allow any further harm to come to you…”
“Chrrr…” Charmageddon growled
“Your master who used to beat you is gone now.
You’re free now…” said Ash. But Charmageddon didn’t move, “You were a slave to
the Cult, a war machine, bred only for destruction. You don’t know how to live…
to love… to be free. Only fight…” Ash stroked the Beast sadly. “Your past was
full of fighting and destruction… but I don’t care about your past. You aren’t
like your master. You are not evil… and you’re not a beast, no matter how many
times you’ve been told otherwise…”
“Char…” Charmageddon said weakly
“Though many will see you as a monster, I see
otherwise. I see in your heart… the heart and soul of a true pokémon.” Said
Ash, “You neither a machine nor a monster. You’re a pokémon, and one of the
most noble I have ever seen…”
“Char… Charmageddon…” A tear was forming in
Charmageddon’s eye.
“Charmageddon… I will free you now. Of your pain…
of your past…” Ash closed his eyes and held out his hand. Focusing hard, he
could feel every detail of the pokéball, the weight, the texture… “Judgement
Ball…” he spoke quietly, and the Judgement ball appeared. “Farewell
Charmageddon…” Ash threw the ball… The ball hit the Kaiser Beast.
Charmageddon’s body began to sparkle, and he was drawn into the pokéball. Tears
fell from Charmageddon’s eyes, as he faded away…
-Click-
“Hmmm…” Ash picked up the Judgement Ball
“Ash…” Misty said quietly… “Is he…”
“No” Said Ash, as the Power of One left him, and
he and Pikachu returned to their normal strength levels. Unlike what happened
to Red Kaiser, the ball did not break. “Pokémon are not like humans. They are
incapable of evil. Even though he was turned into a monster by the Kaiser Cult,
he was born a pokémon, and still is.” Ash threw the pokéball, and out came an
egg. Ash picked up the egg, “From this egg, Charmageddon will hatch as a
Charmander. He will be reborn, as a free creature…”
“Ash…” Misty said quietly, she felt a stirring in
her heart. Ash had looked straight into the eyes of a beast… but what he saw
was not a monster, but a soul longing for freedom. This was the true Ash… he
was like no one she had ever seen. With a kind heart and a pure soul… this was
the Ash Ketchum that Misty had long fallen for…
“DID YOU SEE THAT?!?” A voice shouted. Ash and
Misty turned around and saw the army of Cultists, “TH-THAT… HEATHEN MURDERED WARLORD
RED KAISER!”
“WE CANNOT ALLOW HIM TO LIVE!” Shouted another
Kaiser Cultist
“WHILE THEY ARE WEAKENED! WE MUST AVENGE THE WARLORD!”
“This is bad…” Ash stepped in front of Misty,
“Even after Red Kaiser killed so many of them… there’s still hundreds. I don’t
think I have the strength left to fight them…”
“You’ve done enough fighting!” Misty stepped in
front of Ash. “It’s my turn now! You’ve taught me never to give up, and we’ll
pull through!”
“Misty…” Ash spoke
“ATTAAAAACK!!!!” The army of cultists charged,
towards Ash and Misty…
“UNISTRIKE!”
CRASH!!!!
“Huh?!” Ash and Misty exclaimed, and the army
stopped charging.
“Back off freaks! No one threatens Ash or Misty!”
shouted
“Do you HONESTLY think you’d stand a chance
against all of us?!” shouted an injured Ebi, while his sister stood next to
him.
“We’ll fight with our very lives to protect our
friends!” said Richie. Next to him, stood AJ and Sandslash, and Duplica with
Ditto.
“I may be wounded, but being handicapped like
this will only make trashing a buncha wimps like you, even MORE FAIR!” shouted
Brock and Tracey
“Prepare for trouble!” said Jessie, she was still
bruised
“And make it double!” James had a sword wound,
but was otherwise fine
“We’re the Dire Hunters, and we stand for what’s
right!” Said Jessie
“So prepare yourselves! To our last breath, we
will fight! Said James
“Meowth! That’s right!” said Meowth
BOOM!!!
“AAAH!” The cultists screamed as a missile flew,
blasting into their ranks
“Huh?” Everyone turned around and gasped at who
they saw…
“WAHAHA! Kaiser Cultists… what a joke!” Laughed
G.I. Jolt, holding his bazooka
“Yeah right! Outnumbering us ONLY a thousand to
one?” Shouted Bonsai
“If you were to make it TWO THOUSAND to one, we might
break a sweat!” said Cleft
“You got that right! I’m ready to take on ALL of
you scrubs!” said AntiArctic
“Anyone who takes one more step towards our
friends… dies!” said Twin Dreamer
“It’s the Super Fiends!” Ebi exclaimed, “They
finally arrived! Better late than never…”
“Ah…” The Cultists backed off, but one higher
ranked stepped forward, “Come on men! We can’t back down! What would our Warlord
Red Kaiser do in this situation?”
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t he run
away?” Everyone turned around and gasped at who they saw. Limping into the
field, using his sword for support, it was none other than Sky Render himself!
“AH…!” The Cultists gasped. Along with the Dire
Hunters and the Super Fiends, the presence of Sky Render, the Cult’s single most
dangerous foe, it was simply too much for their nerves to handle. “RETREAT!!!”
They screamed and ran away…
“All right…!” Ash smiled, his smile grew brighter
and he jumped into the air and cheered, “ALL RIGHT!!!! WE DID IT!” But that
wasn’t all. The shining sphere flew out of his pockets, into the air, “WA?!”
The Sphere floated in front of him…
FLASH!
“WA!” Ash exclaimed as the Shining Sphere shot at
his chest and disappeared. Ash felt something strange… his muscles were hardening,
his clothes tightened a little as he grew a bit taller… and his strength… he could
feel it…!
“Ash levelled up… and he’s also overcome Level
II’s curse!” said Sky Render.
“Ah…” Said Ash. This strength… it was unlike
anything he has ever felt! He had regained gained all the strength he lost when
he dropped down to Level I… but it was more than before! This was the true
power of Level II… he had overcome his inner demons and achieved a level he had
never felt before! That wasn’t all… but the feeling of determination and energy
was burning within him, the desire to protect his friends! “YES! I’M BACK TO
LEVEL II!” Around him, everyone smiled. Their friend, their leader, their
symbol of courage and hope… the hero Ash… has finally returned. “WE DID IT! WE
DID IT TOGETHER! YEAAAAH!!!!!” He cheered. Suddenly, he stopped “Urgh…” he staggered
around dizzily and collapsed
“ASH!” Misty screamed, as she and all his friends
ran over to him…
“ZZZZZ…” Ash snored. He was fast asleep.
***
(♪Final Fantasy X- Sudeki da ne♪)
Ash and Misty looked at the ground, their
faces burning red. They both knew it was unavoidable now. Misty finally spoke
up “Ash?”
“Yes Misty?”
“Do you…” Misty paused “Do you love me…?”
The
question made Ash jump. He nearly fainted from the question, but he
straightened himself up. Closing his eyes, he took a breath… “Misty…” He held
her hands firmly. “It took me too long to realise this.” He said calmly,
looking into her eyes, “Yes… I do… I love you… with all my heart!”
“Oh Ash…” Misty smiled, tears gathered in
her eyes. She jumped forwards and hugged him tightly “I LOVE YOU TOO!”
Ash was a bit surprised, but he calmed
down and wrapped his arms around her. They could feel each others heartbeats So
many things were going through their minds
“(I can’t believe it! This is the best
thing that’s ever happened to me! Ash loves me… he really loves me!)” Misty
thought to herself, resting her head on Ash’s shoulders
“(Oh man… this is the single happiest moment
of my life…)” Ash thought to himself, and looked at Misty
The two
embraced each other, followed by their first passionate kiss. It lasted for an
entire minute before they let go. Both of them were extremely red, but it was
wonderful.
“I love
you Misty”
“I love
you Ash”
***
(
“Hmmm…” Ash lay still in the bed. Suddenly he
began to stir, “Ungh… just a dream” He yawned as his eyes opened. The first
thing he saw was… “Pikachu?”
“Pika Pi!” Pikachu replied
“PIKACHU!” Ash laughed and hugged Pikachu, “It’s
so great to see you again! When did you get here…?! Where am I…?! Just what’s
going on?!” he paused, and then remembered what happened. The battle with Red
Kaiser, the Judgement Ball, reuniting with his friends, advancing to Level II…
“I remember now”
“So you’re finally awake.” Said Ebi, stepping
into the room
“Ebi!” Ash exclaimed, “When did you get here?!”
“Ugh…” Ebi sighed. He really hated being asked
that question.
“More importantly, where are we?!” asked Ash
“We’re in the Seaside Town of Sapphire Bay”
answered Ebi, “That was a huge battle back there, the biggest one since Chaos
Reaper. We saw you fight, and call up the Judgement Ball. At the end of the
battle, you were so exhausted from all the fighting, as well as levelling up
that you suddenly collapsed.”
“Well it was a tough fight…” said Ash as he got
up, and they stepped out of the room. “But I wouldn’t say that was my biggest
since Chaos Reaper. After all there was the Kaiser Tyrant… which involved level
III chosen ones and Sky Render…” he stopped, “Speaking of which, where is Sky
Render? And the others?”
“Well everyone is out hanging around the town”
Said Ebi, “Say Ash, would you mind handing over the QuickSilver for a minute? I
wanted to make some quick adjustments to it” at that statement, Ash froze.
“Umm…” Ash shifted nervously…
“What’s wrong Ash? You DO have it don’t you?”
Asked Ebi, as Ash started sweating profusely… “You don’t have it…?” a vein
could be seen at the side of his forehead
“Well you see… it’s kind of a funny story
actually…” Ash rubbed the back of his head nervously, “During my little… uh…
rampage… I got into a fight with a Kaiser Beast and he… well… um… ate it, yeah…
eheheh…” the smile faded when he saw fire erupt all around Ebi…
(Meanwhile)
“Hmm?” Todd, who was walking in the hall heard a
sound coming from Ash’s room… “That sound… Ash must be awake!” he exclaimed
excitedly, and ran into the room…! “GAH…!” the sight he saw was not what he
expected… there he saw an extremely pissed-off Ebi with visible killing aura
surrounding him, clutching a heavily bent wrench in his hands… while on the
floor lay a bloody pulp that slightly resembled Ash, also having his hat and
zigzag marks… “Is… THAT… supposed to be Ash!?” Ebi nodded angrily… “What… um…
what happened to him?”
“He tripped.” Ebi said in an angry tone, walking
towards the door…
“Are you sure?” Asked Todd as Ebi brushed past
him, because that wrench you’re holding there… with the bloodstains and all, it
sure looks like…”
“I SAID… he TRIPPED!” Ebi said through clenched
teeth, turning to Todd, “And if you want to live shutterbug, you’ll stick to
that story!” Todd, who absolutely terrified and trembling, nodded nervously as
Ebi slammed the door behind him
“Uh… Ash?” Todd squatted by him and poked his
body with a stick… “You okay?”
“Ungh… ow…” Ash groaned and got up… “Ugh…! Not
sure what’s more dangerous… fighting Red Kaiser or getting Ebi mad…!” he rubbed
the bump on his head, a souvenir of Ebi’s fit of totally-justified rage… “Huh?
Todd?”
“ASH! YOU’RE ALIIIIIIVE!!!” Todd suddenly
shouted, grabbing Ash in a huge bearhug while crying anime-style tears, “I KNEW
YOU WOULDN’T DIE FROM TRIPPING!!!”
“WA! AH!!!” Ash exclaimed, “Uh… O… okay…” Ash
didn’t know exactly how to respond, as Todd let him go “freak” he muttered
under his breath…
SLAM!
Before anything else happened, the door
immediately swung open, crushing Todd behind the door (a faint ‘ow’ could be
heard) “ASH!!! YOU’RE OKAY!!!!” Brock and Tracey immediately burst through the
doorway into the room
“WAAA!!!” Ash screamed and shook the two of them
off. “Wa…” he was really shaken up. Just what was up with everyone!? “H-hey…!
Cool down! Come on, knock it off!” as they let go, they all started to laugh.
“Brock, Tracey! It’s great to see you guys!”
“We really missed you!” said Brock “Things just
weren’t the same without you!”
“You missed so much!” said Tracey “The battle of
“I beat Green Kaiser!” Said Brock
“No you didn’t! AntiArctic helped you, and that
Kaiser was destroyed by UniStrike!”
“So what? I still fought him!” said Brock
“Guys, guys! Calm down!” Ash laughed, “I’m really
glad to see you again…” Ash then stopped and smirked, turning around, “Hello,
“Hello, Ash”
“Of course.” Said Ash “Oh, by the way, thank you
for looking after my pokémon”
“How did you know I took care of them?” asked
“Misty told
“I don’t know” said
“Hmm… I see…” Ash sighed, “Come on Pikachu, let’s
go find her…” he turned around “By for
now, guys. We’re gonna go meet everyone, and look for Misty!”
“Wait”
“Huh?” Ash turned around
“I’ve never admitted it until now… but you are
truly stronger than me” said
“I should hope so” Ash smiled, “I guess once
again… we’re rivals…”
“We always were, and we always will be” said
“Me too
Once again, the two rivals parted ways. The two
of them were eternal rivals, and they knew deep down the next time they meet,
they would be stronger than before…
***
(
“This place is beautiful!” said Ash as he walked atop
the railing overlooking a waterway of the seaside town, looking down and seeing
the water pokémon swimming below while Pikachu rode on his shoulder. “Wouldn’t
expect such a remote place to have so much to see… Hello, what’s this?” He saw
James walk by, struggling with all his might to haul a ton of shopping bags.
“Ugh…” James was sweating, when he turned his
head and spotted Ash standing on the rail, “Hey it’s you… WAH!” he tripped
“EEHEEOOHOO!!!” he screamed as he tripped and fell, the bags scattered
everywhere, “Oh no!” he exclaimed
“Whoa… that’s a lot of clothes… WOMEN’S clothes I
might add” said Ash, hopping off the railing, “Hey, you really aren’t gonna
wear them all, are you?”
“Well actually… HEY!” He exclaimed, “WHAT KIND OF
FREAK DO YOU TAKE ME FOR, YOU LITTLE TWERP!?” James shouted
“Do I really have to say it?! WHOA!” Ash dodged
when James started throwing stuff
CONK!
“WAK!!” James yelped when Jessie slammed him on
the back of the head.
“QUIT IT!” shouted Jessie “It’s bad enough you
show so little respect to our recently-recovered friend, but dropping MY bags
and throwing MY things, I won’t forgive!”
“Urgh…” James groaned
“Well hello there twerp… I mean Ash. It’s nice to
see you again” Jessie smiled sweetly, and then kicked James “GET UP YOU LAZY,
GOOD FOR NOTHING…!”
“Yikes…” Ash cringed, “well, I’d best be going
now… see ya” Ash continued walking. As he passed the town Square, something
interesting caught his eye. Richie and AJ were locked in a fierce pokémon
battle. The two of them were equal. Ash smirked as he watched the battle. “You
know, after all those Rupture Battles and fights were where we risk our lives, it
feels strange, almost refreshing to see a good old fashioned Pokémon battle!
Right Pikachu?”
“Pikachu!” Pikachu replied, “Pika-Pika?”
“Nah, I’m not gonna go say hi to them yet” said
Ash, “I don’t wanna distract them. Also, if they saw me, they’d immediately
challenge me. It IS the way trainers greet after all, but I can’t right now. I
still have to find Misty. Where is she anyways?”
“ASH! YOU’RE OKAY!” Amaebi appeared out of
nowhere and hugged him
“WA!” Ash yelped, “WAAA! COOL IT AMAEBI! PUT ME
DOWN!!”
“Oh, sorry!” Amaebi let him go, rather
embarrassed, “We were all so worried about you! You were asleep for a long
time, you know!”
“I guess so. Anyways, it’s nice to see you
again!” said Ash
“Thanks… but do you know what would be even
nicer? You go and see Misty!”
“Yeah, I’m looking for her, but I can’t seem to
find her” said Ash
“Have you tried the docks?” Ebi asked, popping
out of nowhere
“Huh?” Ash turned around “Ebi! When did you…”
“If you ask me that question again, I swear I’m
going to hurt you” Ebi growled
“Uh…” Ash sweatdropped
“As I was saying, Misty often hangs around the
docks, so chances are that’s where you’ll find her.” Said Ebi, “That way!” he
pointed
“Okay! Thanks!” Ash started running
“Misty will be so excited to see him again!” said
Amaebi clasped her hands together
“True” Ebi nodded, “If I know those two, they’ll
make up in no time…” he sighed, “Ah… young love, there’s nothing sweeter… and
absolutely nothing can spoil this moment! So long as that maniac Aquamarine
doesn’t show up and ruin everything…”
“Aw, don’t say that! He’s a nice guy!” said
Amaebi
“That guy always comes bursting into the scene,
brandishing a trident and shouting ‘ASH KETCHUM! I’M GOING TO KILL YOU!’ you
call that a nice guy?” Ebi stared at her
“Only because he’s in love… you know, I’m so
jealous of Misty, having two guys fighting over her. I wish guys fought over
me… (sigh)” Amaebi sighed
“I’D FIGHT FOR YOU ANY DAY!” Brock appeared out
of nowhere, knocking Ebi out of the way, and hugging Amaebi from behind
“EEEEEK!” Amaebi screamed
POW!
“AGH!” Brock yelped as he got punched in the face
“YOU KEEP YOUR PERVERTED HANDS OFF MY SISTER, YOU
EYELESS, SEX-OBSESSED NEUROTIC FREAK!” Shouted Ebi, he was the one to punch him
“WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?!” Brock shouted, “YOU
BASTARD! I’LL KILL YOU!”
“BRING IT ON NO-EYES!!!” Brock and Ebi started
brawling.
“This isn’t what I had in mind…” Amaebi
sweatdropped. She sighed and walked off. As she walked, she saw something,
“Misty!” she exclaimed and ran over to her
Misty was sitting next to a fountain, playing
with Togepi. Sitting next to her was Duplica. The two of them were chatting
happily.
“Aw… Togepi’s so cute!” said Duplica, “He thinks
you’re his mommy!”
“I know! Isn’t it nice?” Misty cuddled the egg
pokémon
“Hi Misty!” said Amaebi, walking over to them
“Oh, hi Amaebi” replied the two girls
“Hey Misty, did you know? Ash is looking for
you!” said Amaebi
“REALLY?” Misty exclaimed, then calmed down,
“Ahem… I mean, really?”
“Yeah! He’s heading for the docks!” said Amaebi
“All right!” Misty got up and started to run…
“Hey wait!” Duplica stopped her
“What is it?” Misty asked
“Making up with your ex-boyfriend (you DID break
up with him after all) is a pretty delicate situation. If you’re not careful
with what you say, you could end up ruining everything.” Explained Duplica,
“What are you going to say when you see him?”
“Um…” Misty paused “Well… I don’t know”
“It’s simple!” Said Duplica, “Just tell him you
love him!”
“Okay… I guess…” said Misty, “I’ll be going now…”
“Okay, I know this may be difficult for you, him
being a guy and all, this kind of stuff embarrasses him… but let’s think.” said
Duplica, “The time you first told Ashy Boy you loved him? Maybe we could
re-create the situation?”
“I REALLY don’t think we’d want to do that” Misty
sweatdropped
“Huh? How come?” asked Duplica
“It was a power out in
“Oh…” Duplica sweatdropped, “Okay! New plan! We
have start things over from the beginning! Tell him how you feel! Confess to
him! But the only difference is that this time, it won’t be during a fight!”
“I guess so… well, thanks” She started walking
off
“Not so fast!” she grabbed Misty and stopped her
“What is it?!” Misty turned around
“I swore I’d get you and Ashy Boy together again,
and I intend to do so!” Said Duplica, “You tell him you love him, but it can’t
be just anytime, anywhere! It has to be the right moment, and the settings have
to be perfect!” Said Duplica, “You know… you find him sitting all alone… and
you go sit next to each other…”
“Hmm…” Misty listened carefully. NOW Duplica was
getting somewhere…
“You hold each other close, watching the
beautiful sunset…” said Duplica, “Alone together, and when the moment is just right…
POUNCE ON HIM!”
“GHWAH?!” Misty exclaimed
“That sounds like a great idea!” Exclaimed
Amaebi, “It’s the perfect plan!”
“FORGET IT!” Misty screamed, “I won’t do
something like THAT!”
“Why not?” asked both Duplica and Amaebi
“Where do I start?!” Misty exclaimed, “urgh… That
does it! I’m leaving!”
“Hey! Wait up!” exclaimed Duplica, “If you’re
gonna seduce Ash, you should also…”
“BEAT IT!” Misty roared, and Duplica and Amaebi
ran off scared. “Urgh…” she sighed and began walking, “Now to find Ash…” she
said to herself
***
(Location- The Docks) (♪Kingdom Hearts- Treasured
Memories♪)
“Hmmm…” Ash sat on the edge and watched the
scenery. This place was deserted, and Ash decided he’d sit around and wait for
her to come by. “I can really see why this is Misty’s favourite hangout. The
scenery’s really beautiful…”
“Pika” Pikachu nodded in agreement
“Hmm… you know that saying, about the more
couples fight, the more they care for each other?” asked Ash, “I wonder if it
applies to me and Misty?”
“Pikachu…”
“I mean… are me and Misty even a couple?” asked
Ash, “That huge argument we had… we broke up” he sighed, “Even if we made up,
what if it happens again?”
“Pika… pikachu” said Pikachu, putting his paw on
Ash’s shoulder
“Hmmm… you’re right!” Ash exclaimed, “Even if we
have our differences, we still have the most important thing! We love each
other, and that matters most!”
“Pikachu!” exclaimed the mouse pokémon
“I’ve planned everything! When Misty gets here, I
know exactly what I’m gonna say to her, and NOTHING will go wrong!” he smirked.
“Ah Misty, I know our relationship was never perfect in the past, but hey? What
is?” he shrugged. “I’m not perfect, neither is Misty! Heck, she’s as far away
from perfect as you can get!”
“Pika?” Pikachu asked… Ash understood: How So?
“If I named EVERY one of her problems, we’d be
here for days!” Ash laughed and leaned back, “I mean… she’s got no figure, she
hits you when she’s mad, her cooking is more hazardous than nuclear waste,
she’s got zero sex appeal, she’s as violent as a gorilla and did I mention-”
Ash’s trainer instincts suddenly kicked in… DANGER!
SMASH!!!!
“PIKA!” Pikachu exclaimed, there was a large hole
smashed into the dock
“Wa…” Ash gasped. If he hadn’t moved at the last
second, he would have been crushed. Turning around, he sweatdropped, “eep”
“ASH…” Misty growled, surrounded by a fiery aura,
clutching her hammer
“Uh… eh-heh-heh… h-hi Misty” Ash sweatdropped
nervously
“Just when I came to make up with you after all
this time…” Misty approached him, “You just had go out and say all those things
about me…”
“Wa…” Ash backed off nervously
“You just get a REAL kick out of making fun of
me, is that it?” Misty asked, “Well you know what I’LL get a real kick out of?
BASHING YOUR HEAD!”
(♪Rurouni Kenshin- Sobakasu♪)
“WAAA!” Ash screamed
“Pika…!” Pikachu grabbed Togepi and pulled him to
safety
CRUSH!
Misty’s swing smashed a hole through the docks.
Ash avoided her swing, but that hit seemed really lethal. “STAND STILL!” she
swung it again.
“AH! YOW!” Ash dodged the hammer, “WAAAAA!!!!!!”
He started running
“YOU WON’T GET AWAY FROM ME, ASH KETCHUM!” Misty
chased him…
(
“(GASP… WHEEZE…)” Goth limped on the sidewalk. He
was standing next to the waterways, leaning on the railings for support. He had
finally escaped Rainbow Reef… It was horrible… but he was finally back on dry
land, he could relax…
“COME BACK HERE BEFORE I REALLY GET UGLY!!!!!”
Shouted Misty
“A LITTLE LATE FOR THAT!!!!” Shouted Ash
“Huh?” Goth turned around
“WAHAHAHA!!!!!” Ash laughed as he ran, not
looking where he was going…
“AH…! AAAAH!” Goth exclaimed as Ash ran into him
and knocked him to the side, over the railings and into the waterways
SPLASH!
“AGH!” Goth gasped, and grabbed onto a buoy. “Oh
well… I suppose I should look on the bright side” He sighed… “At least there
aren’t any Carvanha or Sharpedo…”
“GRRRRR…” A Gyarados emerged from the water, and
attacked “GROOAAAAR!!!!!!!”
“AAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!”
In the meantime, G.I. Jolt was walking down the
sidewalk, carrying a large crate. “Darn it all! I really wish we got to
KABOOM!
“GWUH…” Following a series of explosions, the
smoking body of G.I. Jolt lay face-flat on the ground. All the artillery he was
carrying blew up, the missiles went flying aimlessly, hitting buildings and
such “Ungh… Ash Ketchum…” Jolt raised his head “You think that just because
you’re a big bad Chosen One, you can blow up stuff in my face!? AGH!” Misty ran
over him, stepping on his head. “THAT DOES IT! YOU’RE DEAD!” He got to his
feet, “RAAAA!!!”
The three Super Fiends Bonsai, Cleft and
AntiArctic were walking on the sidewalk, when something shot right past them,
FAST.
“What was that?” asked Cleft, “Was that
Ketchum?!”
“It seems so” answered AntiArctic, “Though I
don’t know why he’s running so fast…”
“Heh… I know why” Bonsai spoke up, the two looked
at him. “Ash Ketchum… you’ve got some nerve. It’s obvious to anyone what you’re
doing… challenging ME to a race… Bonsai, also known as ‘The Green Lightning’
among the Super Fiends…”
“Huh?” Cleft and AntiArctic blinked. Since when
was Bonsai called THAT?
“Hmph…” Bonsai slowly walked to the middle of the
road, “I hold the world record…” He took the starting position, “One thousand
metres… IN ELEVEN SECONDS FL-AAAARGH!!!!!” Bonsai screamed as Misty, and then
the GIANT G.I. Jolt trampled him, “AGH… AH…” He gasped, “I CAN’T FEEL MY LEGS…”
slowly… he struggled to get up, “GRRR… not only Ketchum… but all of them!
They’re making fun of me! They’re all challenging me! I may be injured, but
I’ll show them! I’LL SHOW THEM ALL!” Bonsai began to limp after them
“Uh… what’s going on?” Cleft sweatdropped
“It looks like Ketchum is being lynched” said
AntiArctic
“Really?” Asked Cleft, and AntiArctic nodded,
“AWESOME!” He ran after the mob, “HEY GUYS! WAIT UP! IF YOU’RE ALL GONNA HIT
KETCHUM, I WANT IN!”
“URK!” AntiArctic fell over in stupidity. As the ninja
got up, he noticed someone was standing behind him. He turned around… “AAAH!”
He screamed, seeing a heavily-bleeding Goth. “SWEET HOLY HELL! WHAT ON EARTH
HAPPENED TO YOU!?”
“GRRR… What happened to me… WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?
I’LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED! ASH KETCHUM HAPPENED!” He shouted, he was bleeding
and wounded all over from an earlier brawl with a wild Gyarados. “GRRR… I
barely survived Rainbow Reef and its seven colours of HELL! Sudden freak
storms, deadly raging whirlpools, waters infested with hostile Carvanha and
Sharpedo, and those DAMN waves that keep pulling you back in no matter how many
times you try to escape! ARGH! Ash Ketchum… he thinks he’s SO funny… knocking
me into the waterways with a Gyarados after all that… but you know what I find
funny? HUH?” he pulled out his scythe, “I’LL CUT OFF His HEAD AND BEAT HIM WITH
IT!!!”
“Whew…” Twin Dreamer, who was standing next to
Goth whistled as the dark Super Fiend ran off, “Though I’m normally not a
violent-towards-Ketchum type of guy… meh! When in
“Ugh… is there anyone in this town who ISN’T
INSANE?!” AntiArctic shouted
(Meanwhile, up in the sky…)
“Prepare for trouble!” said Jessie
“And make it double!” said James
“Now that we’ve got a new hot-air balloon, we’re
no longer landlocked!” said Jessie
“The skies are ours once again!!” said Meowth
“It was really expensive though… but it was worth
it!” said James “This balloon is made of only the toughest materials! We won’t
go blasting off so easily now!”
“Maybe, but fate doesn’t seem to care how tough
our balloons are” said Meowth
“You’re right! We’d better insure this thing!”
said Jessie
“Yeah! So even if we blast off, we’ll get
compensated!” said James
“TO THE INSURANCE AGENCY!” The three of them
shouted…
“Huh?” Meowth turned his head, “What’s that?”
Flying towards them… was a rogue missile that
went flying when G.I. Jolt tripped…
BOOM!
“WAAAAAAGH!!!!!” The three of them screamed. The
new balloon was no match for a missile and got blasted apart… and they, along
with the wreckage fell from the sky…
(Down Below)
“I don’t like you, and you don’t like me… but we
can’t go on like this” said Ebi
“I agree with you” said Brock “This grudge is
getting us nowhere…”
“So we’re in agreement then?” said Ebi, holding
out his hand “Truce from now on. We fight the Kaisers, and not each other”
“Deal” said Brock, shaking Ebi’s hand…
Suddenly, Ash ran right past them, followed by
Misty, clutching her hammer, and then the rest of the ‘lynch mob’.
“What was THAT?” Asked Ebi
“Funny, I though you knew everything” said Brock,
“Oh well… I have to go-WAAAH!”
CRASH!!!
“HOLY!” Ebi jumped back. A hot air balloon fell
from the sky and crushed Brock!
“Ungh…” Jessie groaned, slowly crawling out of
the wreckage of the once, brand-new balloon, followed by James and then Meowth,
“What was that…?”
“Our balloon… it’s completely wrecked” James
sobbed, “All that money… and we didn’t even get it insured… WHO COULD HAVE DONE
SOMETHING SO HORRIBLE?!”
“That I know!” shouted Meowth, “It had to be the
twerp! It’s always him!”
“GRRR…” the three of them growled, “Even though
he knows we’re on the same side, he just can’t HELP but send us blasting off… HE’S
GOING TO PAY FOR THAT!!!!”
“Uh…” Ebi stared at them as they ran off. “Oh!
Brock!” he exclaimed, looking at the wreckage of the balloon. “Hmmm…” Ebi was
thinking. Brock was buried there, he had an idea… whistling casually, he took
out a gasoline can and poured it over the wreckage. Then he lit a match and
tossed it…
FWOOSH!
“Hmm…” Ebi smiled, quite happy with himself… The
balloon was set ablaze.
“AAAAAGH!!!!!” Brock screamed, bursting out of
the flaming wreckage and rolling circles on the ground, trying to put out the
fire on his hair, clothes, and entire body. “(PANT, PANT…)” he gasped, and got
up, growling, “I heard what Team Rocket said! Ash… so he’s responsible for
this…” he growled, “It’s bad enough you make fun of eyes, but dropping FLAMING
WRECKAGE on me?! Is that any way to treat a friend?!” He shouted, “HE’S REALLY
CROSSED THE LINE THIS TIME! I’LL KILL HIM!!!”
“Ugh…” Ebi sighed as Brock ran off with Team
Rocket and the rest of the guys who were after Ash. “Darn, I was hoping the
fire would finish him off…”
“Hey Ebi!” Amaebi and Duplica ran into the scene,
“What’s all the commotion?”
“No-eyes got crushed by the flaming wreckage of
Team Rocket’s balloon which supposedly Ash is responsible for. So Brock, Team
Rocket and god knows who or what else have run off to extract bloody, gruesome
revenge on him” Ebi answered, “Ugh… I’m going to lie down now. Wake me up when
thing get less insane…”
(Meanwhile)
“Hmmm… Misty…” Aquamarine was walking down the
streets “I failed you… Your life was in danger, yet I couldn’t do anything to
help you. I got lost. But Ash… he found his way, and he saved you…” He sighed,
“It’s clear to me now that you’ve made your decision… you chose Ash.” He
sighed. “You know… somehow, I’m not angry, and as a matter of fact, relieved
that it was Ash that won your heart… I’ve felt this way for a while now… I just
never wanted to admit it…” He smiled and looked to the sky, “I’m happy for you
Misty. And Ash… you’re a good person. Please take care of her…”
“STAND STILL SO I CAN BASH YOU!” Misty screamed
“NOT IN YOUR LIFE!” shouted Ash
“Huh?” Aquamarine turned around… “GAH!”
“Hmmm!” Ash had jumped into the air, and landed
atop Aquamarine’s head, “Wa!” he exclaimed, seeing the ‘lynch mob’, “That does
it! I’m outta here!”
“OH NO YOU DON’T!” Misty shouted and swung her hammer,
but it was too late. Ash had already jumped off…
SMACK!
“GACK!!” Aquamarine screamed as Ash jumped off,
and Misty’s hammer slammed him! He fell to the ground, but Ash and Misty didn’t
even seem to notice him. The two continued running, stepping on him as they
passed. “Ugh…” he slowly began to get up… “AAAAAGH!!!!” Aquamarine screamed as all
the people trying to kill Ash stampeded over him. “Ngh… Misty… she was trying
to hit Ash… that can only mean one thing! He must have done something bad to
her!” he gasped, and then began to growl, “GRRR… Ash Ketchum… I trusted you to
take care of her… GRAAA!!” He grabbed his trident “SUCH INSOLENCE SHALL NOT GO
UNPUNISHED!”
“HYAAA!” Ash jumped high into the air, and
grabbed onto a windowsill. He hung there, out of Misty’s “Heh! Slowpoke! You
couldn’t hit me with that thing if you tried a million years!” Ash laughed
“What are you gonna to about it, tomboy?” he then pointed at the rest of the
people after him, “As for the rest of you freaks…”
“TERROR OF THE DEEP!”
“AAAH!” The mob screamed. The beam smashed
through them…
SMASH!
“WAAA!” Ash exclaimed as the building shook.
Terror of the Deep smashed into it, and it began to fall… “HA!” Ash jumped,
away from the building…
CRASH!!!!
“AAAAAGH!!!!!” The rest of the mob screamed as
the building fell on them
“Whew…” Ash sighed, “I guess that’s one way to
get rid of an angry mob consisting of psychos… WA!” He exclaimed when he looked
up and saw him… “Aquamarine!”
“GRRR…” Aquamarine was holding his trident,
“RAAAH!” He swung it
“WA!” Ash exclaimed and ducked, narrowly missing
it, “WHAT THE…?!”
“ASH KETCHUM! I’M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!”
Aquamarine roared and attacked
“WA!” Ash dodged it. Quickly, he pointed, “LOOK
BEHIND YOU! IT’S MISTY!!”
“Oh yeah right!” Aquamarine spat, “Like I’m gonna
fall for that one again…!”
BAM!
“ACK!” Aquamarine screamed
“ASH KETCHUM…” Misty, stepped over Aquamarine
(but didn’t even notice him) “Just WHO were you calling a tomboy?!”
“Do I really have to say it?” Ash smirked, “WA!”
He dodged the hammer and ran. “NAH-NAH! TOMBOY!” he stuck out his tongue as he
ran, making fun of her, “GET BACK HERE AND DIE!!!”
“I’LL SHOW YOU TOMBOY!” Misty chased him
“Ugh…” Aquamarine groaned, as did the rest of the
lynch mob…
***
(Location- Rainbow Reef
Cliffs) (♪Baten Kaitos- Between the Winds♪)
“(PANT… PANT…)” Ash gasped for air. He had finally lost Misty. Looking around, he saw
he ran all the way to Rainbow Reef! “Whew…” he sighed, and sat at the edge of a
cliff. Finally, he could relax… “Huh?” he turned around “Sky?”
“What are you doing here?” asked Sky Render,
standing behind Ash.
“I was about to ask you the same thing” Ash
replied, “But if you MUST know, I’m hiding from Misty”
“Hiding? You mean you haven’t talked to her yet?”
asked Sky Render
“Yeah… if you count me running from her shouting
‘TOMBOY!’ while she tried to KILL me with that hammer of hers!” Ash crossed his
arms, “That girl is really violent…”
“Ugh… you just can’t go a day without being
stupid, can’t you?” Sky Render groaned
“Huh?” Ash stared at him, “What to you mean?”
“Misty is deeply in love with you, and she wanted
to make up with you, yet you had to go insult her and ruin everything” Sky
Render sighed
“You gotta be kidding…” Ash sighed, “She’s the
one who’s too dense to come up with a real solution and always resorts to
violence!”
“(Frankly that sounds a lot more like you)” Sky
Render muttered “You don’t want to apologize to her… you don’t want to make up
with her… you don’t even want to talk to her! Do you know you’re just making
things a lot worse by being so stubborn?”
“Aw, go bother someone else!” said Ash
Sky Render was getting really annoyed “Listen,
every single one of us knows you’re still in love with her, and you feel sorry,
but don’t want to admit it”
“Beat it, Sky. If she doesn’t wanna apologize,
why should I?” Ash replied
“You’re pathetic.” Said Sky Render. “What
happened to the Ash Ketchum I saw at
“HEY! TAKE THAT BACK!” Ash shouted, and swung his
fist at Sky Render…
WHAM!
Sky Render crossed his arms angrily, and Ash lay
face flat on the ground. “Even at this moment, where I have become weak. I can
still beat the likes you!”
“Ugh…” Ash rubbed his head, “I thought you broke
that damn wooden sword!”
“I did.” Said Sky Render, and drew his sword… the
real one he had used to hit Ash. Ash gasped. The once-gleaming blade that Sky
Render carried was dull and rusted. “I created this weapon with my heart and
soul. Take a very good look at just what it has become.”
“And just what does this have to do with me?” Ash
asked
“This sword is a part of me, and reflects my
soul. In the battle against the Tyrant, my mind has been ravaged, and purpose
forgotten. What I’m feeling now… I can’t describe it, but the state of my
weapon can.” Said Sky Render, holding the katana.
“So?” Ash glared at him, “Who are you to come and
lecture me about purpose, when you can’t even remember yours! When you hit me
with that sword, if it were the real Sky Render, I’d be dead! I’m not the only
one who’s gotten weak. You yourself, you’re not even a shadow of the Sky Render
I know!” Ash spoke, “Sky Render is the leader of the Super Fiends, strongest of
the
“You’re lecturing me now?” Sky Render sighed,
“It’s no use… I’m leaving” he shook his head as he turned around and walked
away
“And where do you think you’re going?” Ash asked,
“No matter how many times I tried to find out, no one would tell me just what
happened to make you like this!” he spoke, but Sky Render kept walking, “Your
strength lost, your purpose forgotten! All of this is about a person! What was
the name? Era!”
Upon hearing the word ‘Era’, Sky Render stopped.
“Just who is ‘Era’ anyways?!” asked Ash
“That…” Sky Render spoke, not turning around “Is
none of your…”
“Business. I know” Ash said sarcastically, “Who
is Era? Now let’s think. When the Tyrant looked into your mind, he said ‘she is
what means most to you…’ and ‘you lost her’ or something like that…” He paused,
“Oh! So that’s what this is about!”
“Hmmm…” Sky Render was getting angry…
“Now look who doesn’t wanna talk about it!” said
Ash, “Yeah, I can see it! You were in love, and that girl’s gone now! What
happened? She died? Yeah, that can happen to people who hang around wanted criminals
like you…”
Ash had SERIOUSLY pushed Sky Render over the
edge. At those words, something snapped inside of him, and he turned around and
drew his sword, “HAAAA!”
“WAAA!” Ash exclaimed, raising his hands into the
air and caught the sword between his palms. He gasped at how close he had come
to death.
“You do not talk about my past if you want to
live! I have suffered worse tragedies than you could imagine! Was it a girl,
YES! But you don’t know what happened!” Sky Render sheathed his sword, “For
you, the girl you love is right there, and you could simply walk up to her any
time and tell her everything you’ve ever wanted to say! You have the power to
change everything! Me? I’ll never have that chance!”
Ash stared at him, not letting his guard down,
“What do you mean?” Sky Render didn’t say anything, “Listen Sky! You may be
used to telling people to beat it, and scare them, but not me! You act so
strong and cool, but it’s all a front! No matter how many times you threaten
me, it won’t work! You know why? Because I’m not afraid of you, and I am asking
you right here, right now to tell me what happened!”
Sky Render didn’t answer, but a tear formed in
his eye. Sky Render dropped his sword, and it faded away. He looked up at Ash,
and smiled… “You really are a special guy… are you?” He sighed, and began to
walk off. “Right now… I have to go… on a journey…” he stopped, and spoke, “To Wa’Xen
Mountain… my home. I shall remain there… to recollect my memories, and discover
the past I have forgotten… if you ever need me, I will be waiting there” He
turned around, “If I do find out about my past, I might tell you the story” he
smiled, “Farewell!”
“Wa!” Ash exclaimed as Sky Render kicked off the
ground and jumped into the sky! “How does he do that?” he asked himself, and
then sighed. He didn’t have the time to worry about Sky Render. Looking at the
horizon, he could see the sun setting, and it was getting dark. Ash started
walking, he had some business to attend to…
***
(♪Final Fantasy X2- 1000 Words♪)
“Hmmm…” Misty sighed, sitting down. The cliff she
sat at had a breathtaking view of the ocean, and the moon that shone above. A
cool breeze blew her red hair ever so slightly. She looked sad, and she was
lonely.
“Hey Misty…” Ash’s voice spoke up
“Ash?” Misty turned around and saw him
“Is it okay I come watch the scenery too?” he asked
“Yeah, it’s fine” Misty answered Misty.
Ash slowly approached, and sat down next to her.
The two of them sighed, and remained silent. After a few minutes, Ash spoke
“I’m sorry.”
“What?” Misty turned her head
“I’m sorry… for everything.” Ash said sadly, “For
abandoning you… for saying all those horrible things even though you were
worrying about me… and for being a total idiot!” He crouched and bowed his
head, “I’m so sorry Misty…!”
“Ash…” Misty was shocked by Ash’s actions
“I knew I was needed… but I selfishly ran away…
just so I can fight…” Ash spoke, and tears formed in his eyes “I though I was
so cool… but my victories had nothing to do with me being strong or anything…
it was only the Power of One” he clutched his heart, “If I didn’t have this
thing to protect me wherever I go… I’d be dead a long time ago…” He bowed down,
“Forgive me Misty! For everything! I’m so sorry!”
“Ash… stop it…” tears were also forming in Misty’s
eyes “You don’t have to apologize for anything… you don’t have to be the
strongest. You were ready to give up your own life for us… so many times, and
that’s more than enough. I… I should be the one apologizing. You were in the
right to be fighting, only to defend others. I was the one who was selfish,
just because I didn't want to see you get hurt or killed. I didn’t believe in
you… and even went so far to insult your late father. I was the one that drove
you away.” This caught Ash off guard when he heard what Misty said, discovering
that she knew about her father. “I realized about what I did to you after
Ash looked on, as a few tears were coming down his
face, and moved closer to her.
“You don’t have to apologize for anything…” Ash moved close until she was just an inch
away from her, as more tears started flowing down his face. “Please… stop
crying…” Ash put her hand on Misty's
chin and gently raised her head so that he could see her face, and wiped her
tears with his fingers. “Come on… let’s just put it all behind us… let’s just
forget about it… okay?” Ash closed his eyes and smiled brightly… “I want things
to go back to the way they were… I want to be with my friends… I want to be
with those I care for… and most of all…” he turned around and held Misty’s
hands, “I want to be with you. Because… I love you.”
“Ash…” Misty closed her eyes and smiled, “I love
you too.”
The two of
them leaned in closer, and embraced in a loving kiss. They let go and both
looked down, blushing deeply.
“Um…” Misty didn’t know what to say, she was
embarrassed. “The stars sure are beautiful tonight, aren’t they?”
“Yeah…” Ash answered. He sighed, and then turned to
Misty, smiling playfully, “It brings back memories. Do you remember the Oasis
back in
“How could I forget?” asked Misty. “We ran off, and
spent the night alone together…”
“We didn’t get many other chances after that… to be
alone together, or just spend time with each other… but I’m going to change
that.” He turned to Misty, and held her hand, “I realized something… I can’t
live without you. You’re a part of me… and I love you more than my life…”
“Oh… Ash” Misty blushed
“From now on… I promise I’ll never abandon you… I
will never leave you again, and I will protect you with my life. And most of
all… I promise I’ll be a better boyfriend… if you give me another chance” Said
Ash. “Will you be my girlfriend again?”
“Of course” Misty answered, and leaned back,
letting Ash hold her in his arms…
The two of them engaged in another kiss. This one
lasted a long time… The stars shone brightly above them, and the waters
reflected their light. Ash and Misty were sleeping, their bodies keeping each
other warm in the coldness of the night….
***
The group continued its journey, and
things were returning back to normal. Often they found themselves in situations
with no choice but to fight. No matter how fierce the foes, Ash never lost
himself to the spirit and intensity of battle, and remained the playful,
kind-hearted boy, whose courage and determination inspired those around him to
push their limits, and discover the strength they never knew they had.
Not once did Ash allow any harm to reach
Misty. It is said the way he fought when protecting her, is beyond incredible.
His strength, speed, his skills, the way he fought with absolute perfection,
rivalled with the style of Sky Render himself. It was said by Aquamarine that
if Ash fought like that against the Kaiser Tyrant, he surely would have won.
Everyone knew that Ash’s strength did not come from the Power of One… but his
unbreakable determination to protect the one he loved…
Despite the many battles the group faced,
Ash kept his promise. Ash and Misty grew closer as a couple. They were casual
around their friends, but when they were alone, Ash would hardly ever let go of
her, Misty would just lie in his arms for hours at a time. Of course they had
their arguments, but they always made up afterwards. They were an ideal couple,
and one could almost say they were already married…
***
“Misty… can I talk to you for a moment?” asked
Ash
“What is it Ash?” asked Misty, they both sat
down, “Is something bothering you?”
“I’m really happy, travelling with my friends,
and most of all being with you… I really feel I have a purpose now… but…” Ash
paused, “I want to go home” Misty gasped.
“I’ve been feeling this way for a while now” said
Ash, “I’m tired… of travelling, of fighting… I want to go back to Pallet.” He
turned to Misty, “I’m not sure how long I’ll be gone… I won’t be going forever
of course! Just… well, you know what I mean”
“Yeah… I guess” Misty sighed, and looked down.
She felt sad. Ash hadn’t been back for very long, and now he was going to leave
again…
“But I’m not going alone.” said Ash
“Huh?” Misty looked at him
“I can’t bear leave you, that’s why I wanna ask
you…” Ash paused, “Will you come with me to Pallet town?” Misty gasped at the
question
“I…” Misty paused and looked down. She then
looked at Ash and smiled, “Yes.”
***
Everyone gathered. Ash and Misty’s bags were
packed and they were ready to leave.
“Well Ash…” Said Ebi, “As much as I regret having
to see you leave so soon after you came back, it’s your decision, and I support
it”
“Yeah… I’m sorry. But I just feel this is
something I have to do” said Ash
“You don’t have to apologize for anything!” Said
Ebi
“That’s right!” agreed Amaebi, “We’re happy for
you!”
“I agree” said Tracey, “You really deserve a
vacation”
“But will you guys be all right?” asked Ash
“We can take care of ourselves.” Said Jessie
“Not to mention we have the Super Fiends on our
side!” said James
“If worse comes to worst, we can count on them to
help us!” added Meowth
“But didn’t they leave us again?” asked Misty
“Yeah…” said Ebi, “Now that the four knights are
gone, they’re going to go demolish the two remaining temples, Fortanis and
Vildars… but they say if we’re in trouble, they’ll come to our aid. We’ll be
fine… ASSUMING they actually make it on time…”
“Ebi’s still a little miffed about them being
late at
“So now that that’s settled, go on!” Said Brock,
“Enjoy your ‘honeymoon’!”
Everyone laughed, and Ash and Misty flushed red.
“Ahem…” Ash cleared his throat, “Well… this is goodbye guys. We’ll be going
now. I’m not sure for how long… but we’ll meet again!” He picked up his bag,
Pikachu was riding on his shoulder “Bye!”
“See you again!” Misty called, Togepi chirped in
her arms…
“GOODBYE ASH! GOODBYE MISTY!” Everyone waved to
Ash and Misty.
(♪Chrono Trigger- Ending Theme: To Far Away Times♪)
“Come on Misty!” Ash grabbed Misty’s hand, and
the two of them started to run. As they ran, he grabbed a pokéball and threw
it… “Charizard! GO!”
“CHROAAR!” Charizard flapped his wings and flew
up into the air
“ALL RIGHT!” Ash held Misty as he jumped into the
air, and Charizard caught them both on his back, “Let’s go Charizard! Destination:
Pallet town!” said Ash. Charizard roared in confirmation, and flew higher into
the sky.
“Okay everybody!” Ebi called, and everyone
gathered around him, “The Kaisers may have lost their four strongest warriors,
but we’re not through with them yet! There is word of their activities in
cities to the north, so our next destination will surely…”
Meanwhile, back at Charizard
“YEAH!!!!!” Ash cheered as he stood up
“ASH!” Misty screamed, “Be careful!”
“I’m just so excited about returning to pallet!”
Ash smiled, “The thought of seeing my home again… and going with you it’s just
awesome! Isn’t that right?”
“PIKA-PIKA!” Pikachu cheered
“TOGEPRIII!” Togepi chirped happily
“CHOOAAR!” Charizard roared excitedly
“Even the pokémon agree with me!” Said Ash, “Come
on Charizard! LET’S GO!!!!!” his Ash’s voice echoed as they soared through the
sky…
***
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“Hey Ash! Look! We’ve made it!” said Misty,
pointing forward
“Finally!” Exclaimed Ash. The sun was setting, as
most of the day had gone by riding Charizard through the sky. “It’s great to be
home!”
“Hey Ash… is it really okay that I’m going to be
living with you?” Said Misty
“Of course!” said Ash, “You’re welcome to live
with me at my house!”
“But what about your mom?” asked Misty, “Is she
going to be all right with this? She wouldn’t have any… you know… objections?”
“Nah, mom’s fond of you. She’ll welcome you as
part of the family” said Ash. “Come to think of it, ever since she found out
you and I were together, she’s been really happy about it. As a matter of fact,
just the other day she asked me when are we gonna get ma… never mind” he said
quickly
“What was that?” asked Misty
“Nothing” said Ash. He sighed deeply, and
remained quiet. He was thinking of his friends, wondering whether he did the
right thing, leaving them. How would they do without him? And what will he miss
by leaving them…
“Come on Ash” Misty smiled, and held Ash’s hand,
“We’re almost there”
“Yeah…” Ash smiled, realizing he wasn’t gonna
miss anything. He would never be alone, because he had Misty. Holding her hand,
he leapt forwards, “LET’S GO!!!!”
The two of them ran towards Pallet, the town
where everything began. Neither of them would be alone from now on, now that
they had each other. Whatever trouble they shall face in the future, they would
do it together. As one adventure ended… a new one was beginning…
And so, our adventure comes to a close,
as Ash and Misty return to the town of
THE END