So, still hanging in here? This story still has a long ways to go!

Disclaimer: Shadow wants pokemon very badly. Maybe I should threaten Nintendo and Satoshi Tajiri to get it. Until then, they own it. However…

Go, my Eevee Team!

HAHAHAHAHA!

Notes: <> indicates telepathy, ** indicates thoughts, italics indicates translated pokemon speech.

Lance is a girl. Crystal.

Emerald: *Waves* Hi, I’m Emerald the Serebii. I’m phantomness’ serious muse.

Lance: *Glares* I’m Lance, I have no idea which muse I am... probably to some extent all fics with me in them.

Shoyko: I’m Phantomness’ darkfic muse.

Chibi bishonen a.k.a. Kairo: Well, I’m her humor fic muse! *Twirls a handful of sparkly blue lollipops of death* These are humorous?

Phantomness: *Cheers* Yatta! Finally got some muses

Link Masters – hmm, originality is good occasionally. I don’t think Lance considered that she had captured Ash. It was just a temporary solution.

Jarzard – ah… I see.

cooldud12345678901 – thank you! *beams*

Xaero – oh, but Destiny is a pokemon.

Elizabeth – thank you

Digifan1 – hmm… sure, it might take me longer since I injured my wrists from all those long honor band practices…

Tmp – yep, it would be funny! Actually, not telling when Ho-oh is, but no, don’t think it’s last… but Johto matches should not happen, at least not yet. Burnt tower is 3 legendary cats though.

SS2 Megami-sama- hehehe, *Huggles Chibi*

Ranma – well, potions can be expensive. I just wanted variety

Mallory Cartwright – thanks for the muse. Winning final judgment automatically gets you all the cards in a set.

Psychic Sabrina – hmm, well, someone told me that Bugsy was a girl in the Japanese version until the dubbers made him a boy. Heart of the cards? *Thinks of Yugioh* SI = self insertion. This arc may not be challenging but Celestial spirits should be better. Cya later!

Episode 153: Legendary fanatics abound

The two trainers walked into Burnt tower a bit warily. Inside, they were immediately set upon by swarms of Rattata and the occasional Koffing.

Ash looked annoyed.

“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!”

*FLASH*

Ash grabbed his key, now a staff, and pulled a few pokemon cards out of his subspace pockets.

“Sandslash, Venomoth, Girafarig, go!”

The three pokemon immediately began attacking. Sandslash used his Sandstorm to send most of the Rattatas flying away. Venomoth used a combination of Poisonpowder and Stun Spore to take care of some of the others, while Girafarig let loose a wave of psybeams.

Lance pulled out her own key. “Okay, Windy, you’re up!”

Windy immediately began blowing the remaining Rattatas away.

After a few minutes, the battle was over. Ash and Lance both had some Moomoo Milk to rejuvenate, before they continued deeper into the tower.

“It’s kind of spooky in here…” Ash said.

“Well, there’s some sort of aura.’ Pika-chan said. “That might explain it.”

“But it’s a kind of cold, clammy, lifeless aura.”

Luna yawned. “Who knows?”

Soon, though, they found that their path was blocked by a copious amount of rocks. Ash called out Raikou.

“Raikou, could you use Flash to light this place up?”

Raikou nodded and flashed brightly.

Lance walked over. “You can’t use Strength to move these rocks. We will have to break them.”
“Break them? With what?”

Lance pulled out a TM. “This is Rock Smash. It allows your pokemon to shatter rocks.”

“Okay.” Ash said. He took the TM and dissolved it with magic, letting the knowledge of the new attack seep into his pokemon cards.

‘Charmander, go! Use Rock Smash!”

The kawaii lil’ Charmander appeared, and began breaking the rocks into dust particles. The door was now clear.

“Let’s keep walking…”

Luna and Pika-chan padded along quietly, Pika-chan perched on Luna’s back. They kept their ears pricked up for any sign of danger.

After a while, Ash began to get frustrated. “There’s nothing but dark columns.”

“Wait.” Lance said. “Do you feel that?”

Ash blinked.

Lance whapped him with a fan. “The aura, Ash!”

“Oh!” Ash closed his eyes and reached out with tendrils of his star magic. Soon, he encountered a shape of darkness.

“Now I do… thanx, Crystal.”

“No problem.” Lance said. “Let’s go find it.”

Ash picked up his star key and swung it in a loop. “Magic to cards, cards to key.” A faint white beam streaked out.

“Okay, let’s go!”

The two Chosen began running towards the source of the light.

Soon, they found themselves facing a solid wall. Ash was not deterred.

“Gengar, I choose you!”

Gengar popped out and started laughing.

“Come on, Gengar, be serious for once. Can you attack that pokemon card on the other side of the wall?”

Gengar nodded and phased through. Soon, they heard the sounds of a battle.

< It’s a ghost type! > Pika-chan said.

< So it will be weak to ghost and dark attacks. Gengar, use Shadow Ball! >

Gengar paused in its Lick attack to cream its opponent with Shadow ball. Suddenly, a wailing song began to drift through the air.

“Oh no. Perish song. Quick, withdraw Gengar, or it’ll faint!”

Ash nodded. “Gengar, return!” He pulled out another card. “Houndoom, I choose you! Use Faint Attack!”

Houndoom crashed into its opponent, causing shrieks.

“I think its weak enough now.” Lance said.

Ash twirled his staff, before pointing it at the wall. “Under a new seal of contract, your master commands you, return to your true form, pokemon card!”

*FLASH*

A purple shape quickly dissolved into a white Ash card, landing in his hands.

Ash looked at it carefully. “Mysdreavus?”

“It was a ghost.”

“Yep.” Ash said. He pocketed his new Mysdreavus card. “Let’s keep walking.”

“But the wall’s in the way…”

Ash groaned. “Fine, let’s start over.” He pulled out an Escape Rope and used it.

But instead, they landed on the roof.

There was a trainer dressed in a purple cloak sitting there. He gasped and looked up as they appeared.

“Who are you?”

Ash blinked. “I’m Ash Ketchum and she’s Crystal. Why?”

“The only people allowed here are ones who have seen the legendary Suicune. I am Eusine.” The trainer introduced himself.

“My life’s goal is to capture Suicune, and then the other legendary pokemon. You must have seen the legendary water guardian.”

“I guess you could say that…” Ash said, thinking of the Suicune card.

Eusine stood up. “Very well. We shall do battle then.”

“Wait a second!” Lance said. “Why?”

“Because, I do not wish any rivals in my quest. And since you have also seen the legendary guardian, you are now my rivals.”

< He’s crazy. > Ash said.

< Well, looks like you’ll have to defeat him then… >

Ash groaned. “Very well.”

“I’ll wait for you at the pokemon center.” Lance said. “Dragonite, I choose you. Let’s Fly!”

Dragonite roared and flew off.

Ash gulped.

“Go, Meganium!” Eusine said. Ash panicked.

“Pidgeot, go!”
One of Ash’s favorite pokemon cards popped out. She preened and got ready to battle.

“Meganium, Body Slam!”

Pidgeot screeched, startling Meganium for a second, as she took to the air, wings beating furiously.

“Pidgeot, Agility.”

Pidgeot’s speed went way up, making it extremely difficult for Meganium to hit her.

“Shoot. Meganium, try Poisonpowder!”

Ash looked at Pidgeot, who looked very confident. She darted in with a Wing Attack, but still got sprayed with poisonpowder.

Ash tossed Pidgeot a Psncureberry.

Pidgeot gulped it down. A second Wing Attack took Meganium down.

“Darn it! Feraligatr, go!”

Ash thought back to when he had captured the Totodile and Croconaw cards. * Very good defense… Pidgeot’s attacks won’t be that effective. *

“Pidgeot, return.” Ash said. “Oddish, you’re up!”

“Rain Dance, Feraligatr!”

Oddish shrugged and used razor leaf.

Ash frowned. * He used Rain Dance to prevent me from using Solarbeam. Oh well. *

“Ice Punch!”

Oddish quickly hopped away from the charging Feraligatr. I think you need to slow down a bit! Stun Spore!

Feraligatr froze as the powder landed on it.

Oddish smiled, and then finished it off with Petal Dance.

Eusine frowned. “Darn. Typhlosion, you’re up!”

“You have all three Johto starters?!”

“Why not?” Eusine asked.

Ash frowned. “Fine then. I choose you, Vaporeon!”

Vaporeon appeared out of her poke ball. One Hydro Pump later, Typhlosion was down.

Eusine was about to send out his next pokemon when the supporting pillars, which had been old and creaky, crumbled, sending both trainers tumbling into the tower.

End Episode 153!
Mwahahahaha! I don’t like Eusine that much. Anyways, thanx for reading, now please review!

Flames will be used to hatch Eevees.

Would have updated sooner but was at seven-hour auditions/rehearsals for County Honor Band… and now I’ve hurt my wrists, so I may not be updating as fast because of typing inability.