WAI! Another chapter!

Episode 110 is now up! *Hands out triple chocolate chip cookies to reviewers and milk* Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I want pokemon! But it belongs to Satoshi Tajiri, Nintendo, Game FREAK, etc. However, Destiny, Pika-chan, Charlotte, and everything else belongs to me. *Smiles but holds glowing knife behind back* so don’t take anything!

Notes: As always, ** indicates thoughts, italics indicates translated pokemon speech, and <> indicates psychic talk.

Episode 112: Dark moon rising

“I think we’re lost.”
“That’s nice, Teresa.” Lance said, not looking up from where she was drawing a battle diagram in her notebook.

“I mean it.”

Ash sighed and pulled out his pokégear, sensing a fight. “Dexter, where are we?”

“Near Evolution Mountain.” Dexter beeped. “I sense the presence of stones all around.”

“Well, I have no more stone-evolution pokemon.” Ash said. “No problem.”

“You might want to pick up a few. They’re free, after all.”

“I know. And sometimes, you can use them as spell components.” Ash said. He smiled and pulled out his Itemfinder. “I’m ready!”

The Itemfinder started beeping. Ash smiled and nudged Rapidash, who nodded and took off. Soon, they had discovered a deep, bowl-shaped impression, full of various evolutionary stones.

The group split up and went around, collecting stones.

Pika-chan was instructing Ash on some transformation magic.

“Speaking of which.” Pika-chan said, “If you want to make you attacks more effective, you might want to utilize evolution stones to your advantage.”

“What do you mean?”

Pika-chan pulled out a brown, leather-bound book. “See? It says here that if you ingest powdered stones, or if you wear them, they boost your magic by 2x attack power.”

“Does it work on pokemon too?”

“Yes, this process was originally developed for pokemon, but later adapted by magicians to use.”

“Might as well try…” Ash said. * I hope it doesn’t taste horrible… * He collected one of each stone and used a Lv. 24 Shatter spell to turn them all into powder.

“Now, you mix the powder with Fresh Water…” Pika-chan said. Ash nodded and began stirring. Wisps of blue, green, red, yellow, and white smoke rose in clouds. For a few minutes, he couldn’t see what was happening.

“Next, you add three rare candies.”

Ash dug three Rare Candy out of his pocket and added them to his mixture, still stirring. “There’s a lot, Pika-chan. Do I have to drink all of it?”

“No. If you stir well, you only need a glass.”

“Thank goodness.” Ash said, as he continued stirring. “What’s next?”

“Two Unicorn hairs.”
“Unicorn hairs? But…”

Lance looked up from where she was grooming her Charmander, surrounded by a pile of fire stone. “Can’t you summon them or create them?”

“She’s right!” Pika-chan said. “Use one of the summon spells!”

“Okay…” Ash said. He held his hands cupped in front of him, as his eyes turned pure white. * I call on the power of Serebii, the great guardian… *

Faint strands of chi wove around him. Ash continued repeating the same words over and over in his head, until finally, a small pile of yellowish-white hairs sat in his hand. He drew two out and placed them in the liquid, where they instantly dissolved.

“What’s next?”

“Finally,” Pika-chan read from the recipe. “You have to add three tablespoons of powdered mist peppermint.”

“You mean like candy canes?”

“No, you need to find the mist peppermint leaves and then grind them.”

“That’s going to take forever. It only grows in uninhabitable places.” Ash said. “I’ll grow some myself.”

He drew out his key. “Key that hides the power of the stars, reveal your true form before me! Your master under the seal of contract Ashura commands you, Release!” His staff appeared as a golden magic circle surrounded him. Ash stood up and pulled out a card.

“Card created by Clow, please accept this new star power and take your new form! Your new master Ashura commands you, Release! Paras!”

The small mushroom pokemon looked at Ash questioningly.

“Can you make some mint peppermint leaves?”

Of course! Paras said, clicking its claws rhythmically as it scuttled around. Soon, a small plant had been formed.

“Thank you, Paras!”

No problem at all. Paras said. I was bored, anyways!

Paras returned to card form, which flew into Ash’s pocket.

Ash picked the leaves and slowly ground them into powder using a mortar and pestle he had conjured up. Finally, he had three tablespoons of mist peppermint leaves. He added this to the still bubbling potion and finally, it turned a clear color.

“Safe to drink now!” Pika-chan said.

Ash summoned Sunny, Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon back from Pallet and distributed the potion to all, including the pokemon he was carrying with him.

I taste nothing! Jolteon said. But I do feel stronger!

Me too! Vaporeon said.

< I guess it worked. > Sunny said, as she sparked. The light coming from her fur was a lot stronger.

“Great!” Ash said. “Hey, Crystal, you want a glass?”
Lance hesitated. * I guess it can’t hurt… *

“Okay!”

They clinked glasses and drank.

Teresa sighed. * It’s not fair… *

But of course, this time there was no dark magic presence to offer her fame and glory and Ash’s heart in return for her service.

So what could she do?

That night…

“It’s time.” Lance said, looking at the moon. “Tomorrow is the full moon.”

“And then you’re going to confront him.” A voice said.

Lance looked up, startled. There, wrapped around a tree, was Dragonair... a very familiar-looking dragonair with elegant silver swan-like wings.

“Dragonair-chan, what are you doing here?”

“The final judgment approaches. I wouldn’t stay away from my master. After all, I will probably have to fight Sabrina.”

“Oh.”

Lance looked around for her second guardian. “Where is Luna?”

A purple Espeon materialized out of thin air. It had small black wings. “Right here!”

“Thanks for coming.” Lance said, as she rubbed her key. “I appreciate this.”

“No problem!”

“We brought the rest of your pokemon as well.” Dragonair-chan said, pulling out a very familiar looking silver belt with poke balls on it.

“Thank you.” Lance said, buckling it on. Her dragon pokemon smiled at her happily.

We missed you!

< Yeah! But Gyrados stole my fishing pole! >

< What? No I didn’t, Aerodactyl! >
< Did too! >

< Did not! >

< Did too! >

< Did not! >

< Nobody made it past Lorelei. > Dragonair #1, Darkstar said.

< Heh. > Dragonair #2, Tempest said.

“Did you have fun?”

< Yep! >

The dragons and Lance chatted for a while before Lance went to sleep.

Meanwhile, Ash was having the same dream, with a few changes…

*********************Dreamscape*****************************************

Ash mentally groaned. He knew he would forget everything when he woke up. * Why does this stupid dream keep repeating? *

But this time, there was some light that shone on the figure’s features.

A pair of blue eyes stared into his.

Ash gasped as they picked up their staff and got ready to attack again. Beside him, he felt Pika-chan and Sabrina tense up.

Ash pulled out his own staff, and as they moved, he thought of something. * I’ve seen those eyes before… *

Blue energy streaked towards him, and again, his Ash cards moved to protect him. But this time, it seemed like it was working…

They filled the air like snowflakes, reminding Ash that he had changed almost all of them…

The deflection seemed to be working, but then the beam doubled back and charged at him again…

********************End Dream******************************************

Ash woke up gasping. * This has got to end. Today, I’m going to go and confront whoever this person is… *

End Episode 112! Yep, action ahead! Expect a battle in the next chapter!

Flames will be used to toast flames.

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