The ultimate episode 102! *Cheers and throws confetti* I’ve made it this far! Only about a hundred more episodes to go!
Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon. And yes, I am using these characters w/o Nintendo’s permission. Still, I highly doubt anyone else who is writing fanfic has its permission either, so…

Notes: Destiny is mine. Lance = Crystal. Lance is a girl.

<> Indicates telepathy, ** indicates thoughts, italics indicates translated pokemon speech into English.

Episode 102: To be a champion- the Final match!

“You look great!” Teresa said with starry eyes.

“You really think so?” Ash asked.

“Of course, silly! I designed that costume.” Teresa said. Ash was clad in a dark red coat embroidered with gold vines, with black cuffs and a fancy black collar. His hair was tied back in a ponytail and streaked with gold. His pants were white, and he had black boots that went up to his knees, with gold tops. He didn’t have any gloves, but he didn’t seem to mind.

“Nice.” Lance commented.

“Wai, wai!” Pika-chan said. “You look great! I’m counting on you to win! If you lose I’ll shock you!”

Ash smiled at the irate little guardian. “Okay!”

“The Final battle is, of course, 6 x 6.” Lance said. “Good luck.”

“Thanks, Crystal!”

Meanwhile…

“I’m so close.” Drake said, as he nervously pushed his black hair out of his eyes.

“Don’t worry.” His companion said.

“I’m nervous, Misty.”

Misty brushed her dark red hair out of her eyes. “Your competition’s Ash. He defeated me with a Butterfree and a Pidgey.”

“He has a Butterfree? I haven’t seen him use it in any of his battles.” Drake said. “But yes, I saw the Pidgey. I know he also has Rapidash, Flareon, Jolteon, Vaporeon, Haunter, Slowpoke, Farfetch’d, and Charmander.”

“Mostly Fire and Flying-types.”

“So I’ll counter with electric, ice, and rock.”

“Good luck, Drake.”

“No problem.”

Ash opened his eyes as a scrying spell formed in his glass of water.

“So, who are you fighting?”

“Drake.” Ash hissed. “My half-brother. Of course, he doesn’t know.”

“That’s bad.” Teresa said.

“Oh, I can deal with it.” Ash said, eyes flashing gold. His lips curved up in a sinister smile.

Pika-chan shivered. * I suddenly feel very bad for this ‘Drake’, whoever he is. *

“This match will now begin!”

Drake blinked at Ash’s costume. * Bizarre… *

“Fearow, go!”

Ash smiled. “Jolteon, I choose you!”

Jolteon appeared and announced its presence with a crash of thunder. Cool! I get to fight in the last battle!

The Fearow looked slightly disturbed, but shrugged it off.

“Fearow, use Drill Peck!”

“Jolteon, wait for it to get close and then nail it with Thunderwave!”

Jolteon nodded and as Fearow’s beak nearly impacted with its back, it shot out the paralyzing bolt of lightning.

Fearow froze, its movements temporarily slowed. Jolteon quickly used Agility to get out of there.

“Come on Fearow, don’t let it defeat you! Use Fury Attack!”

Ash yawned. “Jolteon, deflect them with Reflect!” Jolteon nodded and a protective shield went up around it.

The attack just bounced right off.

“Now use Thunder!” Jolteon charged up the negatively charged electrons in the atmosphere, forming a large beam, before it slammed into Fearow.

Fearow cawed weakly, before it lay still.

Oh yeah, I rule! Jolteon said.

“Fearow is unable to battle!” The ref announced.

“Fearow, Return! Fine – it’s time to play type advantage! Graveler, I choose you!” The sentient rock clenched and unclenched its fists as it waddled about on the field.

Jolteon smiled. * Time to use HP. * He reared up and unleashed Hidden Power – grass type.

Graveler roared in pain as the attack hit.

“Just use Harden!” Drake called. Graveler nodded and its Defense rose.

Jolteon shrugged. Then I’ll use Iron Tail! His tail suddenly glinted metallic, as he swung it at Graveler.

Graveler howled as the attack connected. Jolteon leapt away and fired off another dose of hidden power.

Ash just watched, with his arms crossed.

Graveler staggered, but managed to stand. If I’m going down I’m taking you down with me! Self Destruct!

Ash narrowed his eyes. < Oh? Jolteon, use Protect! > Jolteon smirked and the little ring of stars surrounded him. The Self-Destruct missed.

“Graveler is unable to battle!”

Drake scowled. “Return!” He pressed a few buttons on his pokédex and changed for another pokemon. “Then I’ll match type to type. Magneton, go!”

“Jolteon, use Mud-Slap!” Jolteon nodded and slapped mud at Magneton. The pokemon whirred, being weak to ground-type attacks.

“Hit it with Sonicboom!”

“Just keep using Mud-Slap.” Ash said. Jolteon nodded and obeyed. Six more Mud-Slaps later, Magneton finally fainted, but Jolteon looked tired out from dodging Sonicbooms and Supersonics.

“Return!” Ash said. < You were great, Jolteon. >

Drake also recalled his fallen Magneton.

“Butterfree, go!”

“Beedrill, go!” Drake countered. The two bugs faced each other, buzzing furiously.

“Use Psybeam!” The attack from the flying/bug pokemon hit the bug/poison pokemon hard.

Beedrill staggered visibly, but managed to right itself.

“Don’t give in, Beedrill! Use Twinneedle!” Beedrill nodded and charged Butterfree, pincers glinting brightly in the sunshine.

“Hit it with Confusion!”

Butterfree’s antennae let out a bust of wiggly lines, confusing Beedrill.

“Argh! No, Beedrill, don’t’ give in! Keep up your attack!”

Beedrill charged again.

“Hyper Beam.” Ash said simply. Butterfree nodded and blasted the Beedrill away with a huge ball of golden energy.

“Oh no! Beedrill!” Drake said, as he recalled his bug/poison type.

“Beedrill is unable to battle!”

Ash smiled. * Two more… and then I’ll be the master. *

Drake sent out Magmar, so Ash withdrew Butterfree.

He closed his eyes briefly. < Vaporeon, do you want to battle? >

< Just this round, I’m kind of exhausted. >

< I understand. > “Vaporeon, go!”

“Magmar, use Fire Punch!”

Vaporeon melted away via acid armor, before she snuck up behind magmar and used Water Gun, startling the fire-type.

“Try Smog then.” Drake suggested. A poisonous gas began to fill the arena. Vaporeon stayed in vapor form so she wouldn’t have to breathe in the toxic vapor, before she drenched Magmar with Hydro Pump.

Magmar roared, before it was soaked thoroughly and unable to battle any longer.

“Vaporeon, you can come back now.” Ash said. Vaporeon returned to her ball, sighing.

“Magmar is unable to battle! But Ash has also withdrawn his Vaporeon!”

Drake smirked. * Time to use my secret weapon that I’ve been saving… *

“Murkrow, go!”

The entire stadium gasped at the sight of a new pokemon.

Ash looked at it. * Well, it’s a bird… a dark type bird pokemon? Then I’ll just use ice or electric. Wait. Dark are weak to fighting and bug, but it’s a bird too, so that won’t work… *

“Zapdos, go!”

“Ooh!” The crowd said.

“How did Ash get a Zapdos? He must have improved.” Oak said.

“I’m so proud of my little boy!” Delilah said, sighing.

“Zapdos, use Thundershock!”

“Faint Attack!” Drake yelled desperately. The electric attack passed through the area where Murkrow had been a second ago. Drake sighed in relief as Murkrow completed its attack and rammed into Zapdos. Zapdos looked angry and fluffed up.

“Murkrow, Faint Attack again!”

“Detect.” Ash said, smiling. Zapdos detected Murkrow’s attack, so it didn’t hit. Then, Zapdos unleashed Thunder on the poor bird.

Murkrow dropped like a rock.

“Murkrow is unable to battle! Bout and match to Ash and Zapdos!”

“Wow. That twerp has a Zapdos.”

“Let’s steal it!”

‘Ninetails!”

End Episode 102! *Sighs* Wow, so much work… anyways, please drop a review, it makes the authoress very happy…

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