Episode 53! Yatta!

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Notes: <> indicates telepathy, ** indicates thoughts, italics indicates pokemon speech. As if you didn’t already know…

Ranma – you wanted action, now it’s here!
Tmp – Let’s see. That was the Gaia Badge. The flames will be explained. The red kimono was fun to put in.

Moonblade – yep, father is a Ditto, other parents have been Espeon, Umbreon, and Jolteon…

Pikacar/Marle – Aw, I hope you get better soon!
Inami – Thanx for reviewing, haven’t seen 2^nd movie yet, but I want to.

Rowena Ravenclaw – that is coming along, you just have to wait until the ice master shows up.

Nikki Wind and Crystal wind – ok! *Types frantically*

SnowTiger – well, you reviewed this one…

Silver2 – Hehehehe… *Imagines reviewers on cliffs*

Animefan – Thank you! So I guessed right. Dragon Master!
Severus’ Potion Mistress – Ah, the people tend to be oblivious to everything, I guess that’s good…

Fire Eevee – I was being sarcastic about the electrode. They exited the same way they came, or teleported.

Eevee99 – yay! Vulpixes are so kawaii!

Episode 53: Is peace too much to ask for?

Charlotte swore angrily as a particularly nice dress she had wanted to try on burst into flames. “Can’t a person shop in peace? Key that hides the power of the sunlight, reveal your true form before me! Your master under the seal of contract Charlotte commandeth you, Release!”

“Shield!” A clear shield of red energy sprung up in front of her. Charlotte quickly raced out of the mall, still clutching her shopping bags. “Now where would the others be?”

Meanwhile…

“Release!” Ash said as he grabbed his staff. “Okay, Blastoise, Wartortle!” The pokemon cards popped out and started to douse the nearest flames. “Storm, Vaporeon, Skymew, please help too!” The pokemon nodded and began using Surf and Water Gun to aid the others in extinguishing the fire.

Thomas, who was still in his underground gym, was totally unaware of this fact.

“I wonder what’s causing this?” Ash asked as he sprayed a jet of water from his staff. “Could it be a fire demon or some fire pokemon on a rampage?”

“Maybe!” Pika-chan said. Vulpix-chan was guarding Teresa as best as she could, by deflecting the jets of fire with gusts of wind.

Skymew shuddered and almost transformed, but Pika-chan noticed. “No, Sabrina! We need a water-type! Don’t transform!”

Sabrina scowled a bit but called off the transformation. Skymew returned to her fantastic deluge of water.

“Card created by Clow, please accept this new star power and take your new form! Your new master Ashura commands you, Release!” The wings on Ash’s staff extended and touched the card, before it turned a glowing white color. “Vaporeon!” The Vaporeon card came out and melded with Ash’s Vaporeon, which began to glow a deep blue as it charged up for Atlantis Tide.

“The fires just keep raging!” Pika-chan said. “Something or someone must be causing this!”

Deep cackling laughter sounded behind them. They turned and spotted a short, shriveled-looking man, accompanied by a dragon…a real, live, fire-breathing dragon. Not a Charizard or a Dratini, but a dragon.

“Hahahaha! So Clow’s new student finally shows their face!”

“Who are you?” Ash asked, as he clutched his staff tightly.

“Foolish boy, I am Bob the Dragon-Mage! I trained under Clow and I am more than a match for you and his pathetic playthings!”

“The dark apprentice.” Vulpix-chan said. Her eyes turned gold and her wings enveloped her in a cocoon. When the feathers peeled away, an elegant ninetails with gold-and-red armor on its chest, back, and head stood there, golden wings outstretched and growling angrily.

“The one who fell to the dark side?!” Pika-chan cried, as she, too, underwent transformation. Her wings spread out and she also transformed. Brown eyes glared at the mage, showing burning hatred.

Skymew also transformed. When the lights cleared, Sabrina stood there, ruby shards floating in one hand, ready to attack.

“Sorry I’m late!” A voice shouted. Charlotte landed on the roof. By her side was a pokemon that resembled a leopard, pure white, with small black spots surrounded by rings of gold, and silver wings. It purred silkily and lazily extended its sharp silver claws. Angel. The second guardian of the sun card set, in its true form. It wore no armor, unlike Vulpix-chan, but it did have a golden halo plated with blue and white stones.

“Prepare to face my wrath!” Bob shouted as he sent a barrage of fireballs at both card masters. Charlotte flipped out of the way, while Ash surrounded himself with a psychic barrier.

“Hey, do you have any idea what’s going on?” Ash asked.

“No clue.” Charlotte replied. “But if he’s trying to kill us, we’d better fight back! Flareon! Fire Blast!” The fire-type eevelution nodded and tried to flame Bob, but the Dragon negated it with a blast of fire.

“Why don’t we go for weakness?” Ash asked as he pulled out a pokemon card he was going to change. “Like…Tentacruel!”

The dual poison/water jellyfish landed on the ground and immediately sent a hail of poison stings at Bob. But the dragon just flamed them all to ashes.

“We have to get rid of that dragon first.” Pika-chan said. She and the other guardians immediately began attacking it. “You guys take care of the magician!”
“Hai!” Both Chosen shouted.

“Scyther!” Ash said, as the blade appeared in his hand. “And Pidgeot!” The wings sprouted out of his back and he heard a tearing sound as the kimono he had been wearing felt the damage. * Oh well. Maybe Teresa will quit making me costumes now. *

Teresa gulped as she got a really good view of Ash’s chest.

“Jump!” The clear wings sprouted out of Charlotte’s ankles as she launched herself into the air. “And Arrow!” In her hands, a bow formed, and a deluge of magical arrows began flying at the self-proclaimed Dragon Mage.

“I only need one card to defeat you.” Bob said calmly. “Disruption!” A card of black energy formed in his hands. Instantly, Charlotte’s arrows headed for Ash, while Scyther and Pidgeot streaked towards Charlotte.

Both shrieked as they were hit with the other’s attacks.

The guardians immediately left their own battle and flew to their Chosen. Bob smirked and vanished along with his dragon. “Till next time, weaklings!” His maniacal laughter echoed through the still-burning city.

“Are you all right?” Pika-chan asked anxiously. Ash was peppered with arrows and resembled a straw target.

“Um, no?” Ash said.

“Here, let me help.” Sabrina said as she began pulling them out, one by one.

“Ow! Hey, that hurts!”

“It’s supposed to.”

Pika-chan scampered over to Ash’s backpack that he had dropped when his wings had sprouted out and retrieved the Wand of the Water Guardian. She soon returned and the two guardians began to patch up their master.

“Wow, that looks really bad.”

“Ow! How could I have gotten shot in the buttocks?”
“I have no idea.” Pika-chan said as she attempted to yank it out.

“YEOW!” Ash screamed. “Hey, could you be a bit gentler?”

“No.” Pika-chan said apologetically. As soon as the arrow was out she sprayed the area with potion.

Sabrina took advantage of Ash’s wide-open mouth to position the Healing Potion X over his throat. Ash gulped down the Potion and gagged a bit, but kept it down. * At least that’s going to help… *

“This could take a while…”

“You’ve got a rather nasty slash on your back from the Scyther’s blades.” Angel said as he padded over with a potion in his teeth.

“Don’t I know it?” Charlotte muttered. “Ow, that stings!”

“It’s supposed to clean the wound so it doesn’t get infected.” Vulpix-chan said. “Quit fidgeting.”

“He’s really powerful.” Charlotte said as Angel bandaged her up. “What are we going to do now?”

“I have no idea…”

“But…”
Angel poured the antibacterial cream on Charlotte’s back. “There, that should help.”
“Thanks, Angel.”

“Here’s a Healing Potion VII.” Vulpix-chan said.

“Thanks.” Charlotte said as she drank it down, ignoring the taste. * Did we run out of all the nicer flavors? *

Elsewhere…

“Master! Bob has broken free from the seal!”
“Don’t worry about it, Spinel.” Eriol said as he stroked the cat’s head. “I’m sure that the new generation of card captors will be able to face this challenge. And it’ll help them create and change more cards.”
“If you say so…” The cat looked worried, but flew off. * I hope you know what you’re doing… *

End Episode 52! So, what do you think? Confused? Drop me a review and I’ll explain in my author’s notes next time! Until then, see ya!

Shadow signs off.

Ash and Pika-chan pull out weapons. Authoress shrieks and dashes off. They chase her until she promises to write the next chapter…