Episode 106! Wow!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN POKEMON! Don’t you dare try to steal from me though! *Glares*

Notes: <> indicates telepathy, ** indicates thoughts, italics indicates pokemon speech that is now in English.

Crystal = Lance. She’s a girl.

I don’t like Teresa.

 

Aragorn the Ranger (Guy) – well, let me check. Assuming that Ash is thirteen at the moment, Crystal would be eleven, but Lance is seventeen, and Teresa is fifteen.

The Pokemon Reader – seems like I’m not the only busy person. *Laughs*

Ranma – why thank you! *Beams*

Digifan1 – Hai, hai, I’m writing!

 

Episode 106: Swiftly run the blazing pokemon

 

            “Where are we?”

            Ash looked at his map. “Hmm… I’m not sure. This pokégear map only has the main cities on it.”

            Lance closed her eyes. “We’re between Cinnabar and Fuchsia.”

            “Oh. Cool!” Ash said. “I wonder if there are any towns nearby? Stopping for the night would be good.”

            Nods came from the other people.

            *Crunch, crunch*

            “Eh?” Ash turned around and saw Pika-chan eating his last bag of potato chips. “Pika-chan!” He wailed.

            “What?”

            “That was my last bag of potato chips!”

            “Oops.” Pika-chan said, not very repentant.

            Ash sighed and face faulted. “Never mind…”

 

            However, as evening neared, they saw a ranch.

            “We’ve been saved!” Pika-chan cheered.

            “I wonder where we are?” Ash asked.

            “You’re at the Big P pokemon ranch.” A voice said. It was a blue-haired girl on a Ponyta. “Are you travelers?”

            “Yep!” Teresa said.

            “You can stay at my house tonight.” She said.

            “Thank you.” Ash said politely. Lara smiled and led them to her house. On the way, she explained that tomorrow was the Flame pokemon-a-thon, a racing competition. She and her Ponyta were going to enter.

 

            “It sounds fun.” Lance said as she stirred her soup. “But you can’t use flying types, right?”

            “Right. That counts as cheating.” Lara said. “More soup?”

            Lance shook her head.

            “That’s too bad, Crystal. I wish you could compete too.” Ash said sympathetically.

            “It’s okay.” Lance said quietly.

            Teresa munched on her sandwich. “Well, Kangaskhan and I are going to compete too!”

            “Best of luck, then.” Lara said.

            “Hey Lara!” A voice called. “What are you doing with these losers?”

            “Dario.” Lara hissed.

 

            A boy with spiky hair on a Dodrio stood in the doorway. “Why are you bothering to compete at all? You know you’re going to lose to Dodrio and I.”

            “Shut up, Dario.” Lara said.

            “Why? You know its true.”

            “Who are you calling a loser?” Ash asked as he stood up.

            “You of course! How about this? Tomorrow we’ll compete, and whoever wins the race is the better trainer!”

            “You’re on!” Ash said.

            Pika-chan sparked her cheeks. “Go get him, Ash!”

 

            Later that night, the group was walking around town when Dario suddenly ran up. “Lara! Your tauros are acting all weird!”

            “Really? Let’s go, Growlithe!” Lara said, as she and the group ran for the pasture. The tauros were running back and forth and butting heads.

            “What’s wrong? Growlithe, go calm them down!”

            Growlithe nodded and dashed into the corral. He succeeded in calming the Tauros down after fifteen minutes.

            “Something strange is going on…” Lara said. Suddenly, a grayish mist enveloped Ponyta. Ponyta reared up and threw her off.

            “OW! My leg!”

            Ash quickly calmed Ponyta down and they took Lara to the hospital.

            “Broken.” Doctor Smith said. “I’m sorry, but there is no way you will be able to compete tomorrow.”

            “Oh no!”

 

            “Ash could go in your place!” Teresa chirped.

            Ash threw her a dirty look.

            “Oh, could you?” Lara asked. “It would mean so much to me.”

            Ash closed his eyes. * Why me?! Teresa, I hate you… *

            “All right.”

            “Thank you!” Lara said, giving him a hug.

            Lance smiled. * I’m getting ideas now. *

 

            From a bush, TR watched.

            “Great job with the Confuse Ray, Ninetails!”

            Of course!  How could you expect any less than perfect from me?

            “Here you go.” Dario said, handing them $50. “Keep this up at the race tomorrow, and if I win, I’ll pay you $500!”

            “You’re on!”

 

            The next day…

 

            Lance was riding the Persian card, since Ash had consented to letting her go.

            Teresa rode Kangaskhan, of course.

            Ash rode his Rapidash.

 

            “On your marks, get set, go!”

 

            Dario and his Dodrio quickly took the lead. Ash and Crystal moved to follow him. Ash nudged Rapidash, and she sped up.

            “Oh no you don’t.” Jake said, as he released a slingshot, sending a rock flying. But he missed. The rock hit Kangaskhan squarely between the eyes.

            The pokemon roared in pain and began thrashing around.

            “AAH! What’s gotten into you, Kangaskhan?” Teresa demanded as she tried to calm it down.

            Kangaskhan’s rampage took down a Nidorino, a Chansey, and a Nidorina. The trainers began arguing amongst themselves and soon, the pokemon were fighting, completely out of control.

            Teresa hung on with all her might. * I guess I’ll have to count on Crystal to keep Ash out of trouble… much as I am loathe to admit it… *

           

            “Next, the pokemon will attempt to climb up this 45 degree incline!” Said the hyper announcer person.

            “Come on, Rapidash! Let’s go!”

            Lance turned to Persian, who nodded and began springing up the slope.

            “You’re doing great, Crystal!”

            “Thanks, Ash, but remember, you have to beat Dario and win!”

            “I know!”

 

            After they reached the top of the mountain, they went down, still with no problems. Then came the river.

            Persian shivered. I hate swimming!

            Rapidash shrugged and began jumping from rock to rock.

            “Persian, use Icy Wind to freeze a path.”

            Oh! I can do that. Persian said, as it froze a very fragile bridge. Then, it began running across the river.

            Dario was still in the lead. He arrived at the food, but then the three heads started arguing over which one would eat first.

            Rapidash arrived and began eating furiously.

            “I could use some help here!” Dario called. A smokescreen suddenly drifted over the area, obscuring everything.

 

            “Prepare for trouble! Slowpoke, go! Disable!”

            “And make it double! I choose Diglett! Use Earthquake!”

            Lance hung onto the Persian card as the attacks froze the unsuspecting cat pokemon and tossed them into the air.

            “Thanks a bunch, guys!” Dario said, laughing as he and his Dodrio ran off. * Heh. Now I’m guaranteed to win. *

            “Crystal!” Ash said, worried.

            “Don’t’ worry about me! You can’t let Dario win!”

            “But!”

 

            “Run!” Lance said, as she began using her healing power on Persian. “I’ll hold them off! But you have to win this race!”

            Ash clenched his teeth and nodded. He nudged Rapidash, and they streaked off.

            Lance pulled out a poke ball. “Articuno, go! Use Blizzard!”

            The icy attack blew TR away. Lance smiled in satisfaction and recalled the titan of ice. “Okay, let’s go, Persian.”

            They took off after Ash and Dario.

 

            “What?!” Dodrio asked, as he turned around and saw Ash and Rapidash gaining on him. Ash growled and began muttering a spell under his breath.

            Rapidash suddenly sped up and streaked ahead.

            “Hurry up, Dodrio!” Dario yelled.

            “We’re not going to let him win, Rapidash!” Ash said, as they neared the goal. “Jump!”

            Rapidash nodded and threw itself through the goal, leaving Dodrio several yards behind.

            “YAY!” Lara cheered. “He did it!” Her Growlithe barked happily along with her.

            Ash was swept up into a wave of congratulations. He smiled tiredly before he blacked out.

 

End Episode 106!

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