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A/N: Okay here’s chapter 6…this one is kinda cross-overish (the same cross-over as 
Fight for Love) with Li and Sakura from Cardcaptors…I’m finally beginning to wind 
down with this trilogy…kinda sad lol! This trilogy was actually my very first fic 
idea…ah the memories lol! Anyways enjoy!

Chapter 6- A Fighting Chance

As the smoke from the entrance thinned, five figures could be seen in the doorway, 
standing tall and poised for battle. The figures stepped closer, away from the smoke to 
reveal themselves to the onlookers. Alex and Jason looked confused, as if wondering 
whether these mysterious people were on their side, Ash and Misty smiled brightly, 
knowing that the odds had changed in their favor, and Aki and Marissa stood, anger 
etched on both their faces.

“My dear sister…” hissed Marissa as she stared maliciously at Hikara, who stood with a 
confident look on her face.

“Marissa…I see your still following that demon around like a puppy dog,” mocked 
Hikara as she stepped to the front of the group. 

Marissa growled at her younger sister, her anger flaring up within her. Aki, however, 
placed a gentle hand over her shoulder to calm her nerves and reassure her that there was 
no need to be upset. 

“Ash! Is that you?!” yelled a figure from the back of the group.

A young man with spiky brown hair, tall stature, and a Pikachu at his side came forward 
to examine the scene before him.

“Brock! Pikachu!” yelled Ash and Misty simultaneously as he and Pikachu ran to them, 
ignoring Aki and Marissa. 

“Ash, you’re alive! What the hell happened to you? I was sure the rockslide had killed 
you,” he exclaimed, a million questions plaguing his mind while he tried to hold back the 
tears he had longed to cry since he had lost his two friends. All the while, Pikachu had 
jumped into its’ masters arm, happy to see him again.

“There’ll be enough time for explanations,” smiled Ash, petting Pikachu happily, “after 
we finish them off.”

“Brock…” smiled Misty, as she remembered the time when she had faked her own death 
while Brock was clueless to her actions.

Brock stared at her intently, eyeing the young girl as if he were trying to dig deep into his 
past in an attempt to uncover her identity. She had a familiarity about her that he couldn’t 
quite figure out and a warm comfort that she exerted from her every being. Could it be 
the young girl he and Ash had traveled with all those years ago? 

‘No, it can’t be,’ thought Brock suddenly, ‘Misty’s dead.’

As if reading his thoughts, Misty smiled and spoke, “Brock, it’s me…Misty.”

He gasped and looked to Ash for confirmation who, in turn, smiled and nodded. Brock 
could feel the tears burning in his eyes at the sight of his two best friends, who he had 
once believed to be dead, standing before him, very much alive. Pikachu, also alarmed at 
Misty’s appearance, jumped into her arms happily, nuzzling its’ cheek into her neck. 
Misty giggled at Pikachu’s soft fur against her skin, relishing in the feel of its warmth.

“Pikachu pi!”

“We’re back together again,” he smiled, wiping away the tears of joy, as he engulfed both 
of them in a hug, “as it should be.”

“We missed you too Brock, but the q and a will have to wait until later,” spoke Ash as he 
noticed Aki advancing on another figure in the group, his father.

“Again, you impress me Satoshi,” growled Aki, trying to keep his composure as he 
slowly approached his eldest brother.

“Aki…still at the old tricks I see?” said Satoshi as he too slowly approached his brother.

“It ends here brother,” smirked Aki.

“That it does,” smiled Satoshi as the other two figures ran to Ash, Misty, and Brock.

“Ash, Misty! Are you guys okay?” asked the young girl, the same girl from their fight 9 
years ago, a fight that they would end today.

“Looks like we came just in time,” announced the boy, who had just wielded his sword 
and handed Ash back his own fallen sword.

“Li, Sakura, how did you find us?” asked Misty.

“Hikara informed us of what had happened and Ash’s father opened up a vortex into this 
dimension,” explained Li.

“They told us what had happened and well, here we are,” smiled Sakura gently.

“Looks like we actually have a chance now, huh?” smiled Ash as he held the sword in his 
hands gingerly. 

“Sorry, to break up this tender moment!” yelled Marissa as she lunged at the group, twin 
daggers in hand.

“Watch out!” warned Li as he pushed Sakura, Ash, Misty, and Brock out of the way.

Ash, recovering from the sudden change of direction, scanned his surroundings for 
anything that may aide them. He knew that Aki and Marissa were all powerful and that, 
even with all their combined powers, defeating them would prove to be a challenge. 
Suddenly, he watched as Hikara jumped into the fray, attacking Marissa from behind 
with her polearm.

“Your fight is with me!” yelled Hikara, as she swung at her sister ferociously.

“You shall die sister!” growled Marissa, parrying her sister’s attacks.

“You’ve decided the fate of these children, Satoshi. When they die at my hands, you will 
have no one left to blame but yourself,” breathed Aki.

“I don’t believe that to be true Aki. They will succeed and defeat you. I have chosen them 
for a reason, they’re destinies are to defeat the ultimate evil,” spoke Satoshi confidently. 

“So be it…then you will see your only son fall to his knees in defeat, dead by your 
hands,” Aki growled, switching targets and focusing on Ash.

Satoshi kept quiet, sensing Aki’s anger and knowing that nothing good could come from 
it if he kept aggravating him. Suddenly, he watched as Aki lunged towards Ash, powerful 
balls of energy flying in every direction. Ash kept parrying as Li and Sakura attempted to 
aide him with magical attacks of their own. Misty, looking helpless, kept a close eye on 
the battle before her, afraid of losing Ash a second time.

Sensing helplessness from Misty, Satoshi floated over towards her and pulled from his 
cloak a bow and arrow. Misty, giving him a puzzled look accepted the weapons 
hesitantly.

“They are yours to use if you wish,” spoke Satoshi, “They once belonged to Hikara when 
I was training her as my apprentice, she has no need of them anymore.”

“But, are you sure?” asked Misty, watching as Hikara ruthlessly fought her sister.

“Die!” Misty overheard Hikara scream as she swung once more at her sister, causing 
Marissa to lose her balance.

“I am positive, besides, Hikara has always favored close range attacks anyways,” smiled 
Satoshi.

Misty smiled, slinging the pack of arrows over her shoulder and fiddling with the bow. 
She had never held one before let alone fire one, how was she supposed to be of any 
help? The chance that she hit the wrong person was high and she wasn’t sure if she could 
take the risk. Satoshi, however, sensing her concern smiled genuinely.

“Don’t worry, it will come naturally when the time comes. You need to believe in 
yourself Misty, I know Ash does,” said Satoshi as he pulled yet another weapon from the 
confines of his cloak.

“This dagger is for close ranged attacks, it will only appear, however, when you need it,” 
he said as the dagger, suddenly, disintegrated. The sand that was once the dagger slipped 
through Satoshi’s fingers and drifted into a small pile on the ground.

“It will regain its shape when you need it the most,” he continued as his eyes shifted 
towards his son, still fighting for his life, “Now go, they need you.”

Misty nodded confidently and scanned the room for Ash. He wasn’t hard to spot. He was 
trying desperately to get in any kind of shot at Aki, but Aki’s quickness along with his 
magic made that a difficult task. One of Aki’s energy balls hit Ash, however, sending 
Ash flying into the nearby wall. 

“Look’s like your father was wrong to put his faith in you chosen one,” smirked Aki as 
he slowly advanced.

Ash, breathing heavily, gripped his arm as he attempted to hoist himself up with the aide 
of his sword but found it difficult considering his condition. Aki, took this opportunity to 
rush at Ash, gripping him by the collar and bringing Ash face to face with Aki. 

“You should have stayed dead,” whispered Aki, as he prepared an attack in the palm of 
his hand.

Suddenly, a piercing light blew between Aki and Ash, separating them and temporarily 
phasing Aki. An arrow, the source of the light, was wedged in the wall next to Ash, a 
heavenly glow surrounding it. Ash, taking this opportunity, struck Aki in the stomach 
with his sword. Aki gasped for a moment, taking in the sensation that was surging 
through his body. Leaving the sword imbedded in Aki’s abdomen, Ash ran to Misty, who 
had just lowered her bow.

Aki, however, still stood, the sword awkwardly sticking out of him. No blood, however, 
seemed to be flowing from the wound, which made Ash worry.

“Ash, you did it!” exclaimed Sakura as both her and Li made their way to the couple.

“Don’t be so sure,” breathed Aki, as he removed the sword via magic and flung it in 
Ash’s direction.

“Ash!” yelled Misty and Brock, who was standing on the sidelines watching the scene 
before him.

“Pika pi!”

Ash’s voice seemed caught in his throat for a moment before he fell to his knees. The 
sword, which had struck Aki only moments ago, was now imbedded in Ash, threatening 
his life. Summoning all his strength, Ash pulled the sword from his stomach, blood 
gushing from the open wound.

Misty dropped to her knees as she supported Ash’s body as Brock and Pikachu ran up to 
them frantically. This couldn’t be happening; she would not lose him again.

“Ash, stay with me, you hear me? You’re going to be okay,” Misty reassured, more for 
herself than for him. 

“Yeah Ash, you’ve been through worse,” remarked Brock.

“Pikachu pika,” whimpered Pikachu solemnly.

He merely nodded and slowly opened his mouth to speak, “M-Misty, I love you…”

“Oh no you don’t Ash Ketchum! It’s not over yet! Just shut up!” Misty yelled tears 
streaming down her face, “I will not lose you again!”

“Li, isn’t there something we can do?” asked Sakura, worried.

“The only way to save him is to defeat Aki,” answered Li, “We need to combine our 
powers and force our energies into one final attack. That’s the only chance we’ve got. 
What do you say Ash? Up for one more?”

Ash weakly nodded and stood, with the help of Misty, despite the pain coursing through 
his body. 

“Let’s do it,” he breathed.

“You don’t know when to give up, do you?” smiled Aki who was now joined by Marissa.

“Prepare to meet your end!” yelled Marissa as she advanced on the group and focused her 
energies on a very weakened Ash.

Raising her daggers high in the air, Marissa readied the final blow that she thought would 
kill Ash for good, however, Misty stood between them hands held high in defense as a 
dagger made of silver materialized in her hands. 

“You won’t get him this time,” Misty breathed as she pushed a shocked Marissa off 
balance.

“Still some tricks up your sleeve, I see,” smirked Marissa, “Good, and I thought this 
would be too easy.”

Marissa ruthlessly swung at Misty daggers flying in every direction as Misty did her best 
to parry each swing. With each swing of the blades, Misty grew more and more worried 
that Ash would not make it, however, she knew she would fight for him just like he had 
for her. Though she grew tired and fatigued after several minutes of fighting, Misty kept 
Ash in her thoughts knowing that their chances of success were slim. 

Just then, as if sensing Misty’s doubt, Marissa found the opening that she had been 
hoping would appear and slashed a gash in Misty’s face, causing her to reel backwards, 
dazed.

“M-Misty,” breathed Ash, trying to regain his composure and stand on his own.

“No, Ash, you’re too weak to battle,” reasoned Brock, holding his injured friend back, 
“She’ll be okay.”

Misty, now wiping the blood away from her face, turned to face Marissa. Misty knew that 
Marissa was far too powerful to defeat on her own, but she had to try.

“Now treasure, you shall die!” yelled Marissa as she ran to do in the final blow.

“Freeze!” summoned Sakura.

The freeze card flew out of the confines of its card and blew towards Marissa’s direction, 
freezing her feet to the floor. 

“What the hell is this magic?” screamed Marissa, enraged.

“Misty quick! We need to do this now or Ash won’t make it!” ordered Li, who was now 
helping Brock support a very weak Ash.

Misty ran to her friends, temporarily forgetting about Aki and Marissa.

“He’s getting weaker, this is our only chance of defeating Aki once and for all, we can’t 
let it pass us by,” announced Li, “And it may be our only chance of saving Ash.”

Misty stared at Ash and saw the pain and fear in his eyes that told of uncertainty and 
doubt. She had never seen him like that before and it scared her beyond all measure. She 
knew that now more than ever Aki had to die, and she was willing to do just about 
anything to make that possible.

“Sakura, now!” yelled Li.

“Shield, come to my aide!” summoned Sakura as a greenish barrier surrounded the group, 
causing Aki and Marissa to falter.

“You think this meager barrier will keep me out?” scoffed Aki as he threw energy balls at 
the barrier.

The balls of energy, however, merely bounced off disintegrating into thin air, leaving Aki 
and Marissa stunned and confused.

“What is this magic master?” asked Marissa, breaking free of the ice that had once bound 
her to the floor.

Without answering, Aki kept attacking with balls of energy in the direction of the barrier 
in an attempt to infiltrate it.

“Quick, I’m not sure how long this thing will hold,” cried Sakura.

“Hold hands, all of you,” ordered Li as they all did what they were told, Ash having a 
little more trouble but refusing help from either Brock or Misty. 

Misty felt a power surge within her that she had never experienced before. It left her 
feeling light, as if she could take on the world. Just then, the symbol emblazoned on her 
arm started to glow in sync with the rest of the group’s. She could vaguely hear Li 
chanting some kind of spell as the balls of energy continued to bounce off of the barrier. 
Her focus, however, was on Ash. He was still bleeding profusely and his breathing had 
become labored from the beating he took earlier. She was worried that if this didn’t work, 
Ash wouldn’t make it. She couldn’t face that reality, she couldn’t bear another day 
without him and losing him a second time would absolutely kill her. 

All of a sudden, a glowing ball of light emerged within the circle of friends, gradually 
growing in size as Li continued to chant. Li, however, gave a disapproving look when he 
saw the size of it and quietly grimaced. 

Misty could vaguely hear him whispering something to Sakura and she strained her ears 
to get a better idea of what was going on.

“It’s no good,” Li whispered, “It’s not big enough. We won’t be able to defeat Aki with 
this.”

“But Li, there’s got to be a way,” begged Sakura, “We need more energy somehow.”

“Fool, the only way to get more energy is to completely wipe each and every one of us of 
our individual energy,” countered Li.

“Why can’t we do that?” asked Sakura, keeping her eye on the energy ball that had 
stopped growing.

“Because we would all die,” he sighed, “We’re so close too…all we need is a little 
more…”

Misty thought about what Li had just said, putting the pieces together in her head. 
Finally, things started to fall into place.

‘In order to get more power, we need more energy, and in order to do that…’ Misty’s 
thoughts trailed off as she realized what she had to do.

Ash had sacrificed enough for her and now it was her turn to do the same. She knew that 
he would gladly sacrifice his life for hers, so that’s why Misty remained quiet. She didn’t 
want Ash to know what she was planning on doing next; she knew it would kill him, but 
there was no other way around it. She knew what she had to do…

She turned her head and stared at Ash as he battled to exert as much energy into the ball 
as physically possible. She smiled at him, knowing that this would be the last time she 
would lay eyes on him. Love was a fickle thing, Misty knew, it made you do crazy 
things, and she would prove her love to Ash on this day…

“Ash, I love you,” she whispered lightly.

Ash, in turn, whipped his head up upon hearing Misty’s voice. He looked at her intently 
as the energy made her glow like an angel. He couldn’t remember a time when she 
looked so radiant. However, a small gasp escaped his lips as she let go of his and 
Sakura’s hands and slowly entered the ring of energy.

“Misty no!” yelled Ash, knowing what it was that she was trying to do. He took a step 
forward but was stopped by Li.

“Ash, don’t! If you move, it’s all over and we’ll all die,” announced Li.

Misty smiled at Ash, as if to reassure him that everything would be okay, however, silent 
tears streamed down Ash’s face as Misty disappeared into the glowing abyss. Misty’s 
sudden actions had caused the ball to double in size causing Sakura’s barrier to break on 
impact. 

“What is this?!” screamed Aki.

“You impudent fools, you cannot defeat us!” yelled Marissa as both her and Aki 
advanced.

“That’s it! Now!” yelled Li as the ball of energy engulfed the entire room, blinding 
everyone in the vicinity. 

Ash shielded his eyes, hoping to find Misty after the flash had subsided, praying that she 
hadn’t knowingly sacrificed herself to defeat Aki and save him. As his tears fell to the 
ground, he could only think of one thing.

Was Misty still alive?

A/N: Yay! Finally got this one done! Now, I think only a chapter or 2 left and it’ll be 
done for good. Thanks for the patience guys and AAML for life!