Episode 153 is here!

Disclaimer: NOT MINE. Get it? Go find Nintendo if you are rich enough to buy pokemon.

Notes: <> indicates telepathy, ** indicates thoughts, italics indicates pokemon who are talking on poke speech.

Link masters – well, Ash did send Eusine to a hospital.

Elizabeth – figured what

Incomplete13 – school + annoying network + extreme pain in wrists + writer’s block = slower updates

Digifan1 – hey… *waves*

Blackness44 – oh… *Pika-chan eats explosives and then promptly makes a mad dash for the bathroom as Phantomness sighs*

Ranma – Lance is still trying to reconcile some things I think.

Tmp – I have no idea why I don’t like Eusine. Lance can just be discreet about showing affection.

SS2 Megami-sama – that’s why I usually only watch Chinese dub or subbing. Or I just read manga…

Aragorn the Ranger – no, county isn’t state, and I only made county.

Psychic Sabrina – ah… I added an extra route for fun. Um… I don’t’ know, I’ve just never liked Eusine in the game, never saw him in the show. Morty will probably return later. I never stick closely to game nor show anyways. And I’ve got a lot of muses now, yay!

Phantomness sits at her computer with her wrists in bandages, with Lance standing behind her critically surveying the fic, Emerald on her head flapping her wings, the lil’ chibi jumping on her bed, and Shoyko floating around the room.

Episode 155: Hard as a Steelix

Bright and early the next morning, Ash, Lance, Pika-chan, and Luna headed up the steps and into the Olivine city gym. Surprisingly, it was empty, with a pretty carpet leading up to the platform where the gym leader was supposed to be.

Unfortunately, at the moment, she wasn’t there.

Ash took a few deep breaths to calm down. Suddenly, a girl appeared in front of him. Ash jumped back.

“Oh! Sorry for startling you. I’m Jasmine, the Olivine City gym leader.”
“I’m Ash Ketchum, and I would like to challenge you for Mineralbadge.”

Jasmine looked thoughtful. “All right. I warn you, I’m not easy to beat. However, if you win, could you do me a favor?”

Ash blinked, but assented.

“The battle will now begin!” The referee said. “This will be a three on three battle for the Mineralbadge!”

Ash tensed as Jasmine got ready to attack.

“Magneton, Go!”
Ash breathed a sigh of relief. “Sandslash, you’re up! Earthquake!”

Magneton didn’t pause in its humming, it fired off a Sonicboom, sending Sandslash reeling backwards.

Sandslash dug his claws into the earth and pounded, and suddenly, Magneton crashed to the floor. One hit K.O.

Jasmine’s jaw dropped.

“Come back, Magneton! Try this! Skarmory, go!”

Ash tensed slightly, this was a flying type and neither Sandslash’s poison or ground moves would be any good. There was a flash of light and Sandslash returned to card form.

Ash dropped a poke ball, and out popped Flareon.

“Flareon, Flamethrower now!”

“Skarmory, Drill peck!”

Flareon dashed away from Skarmory as it tried to peck her. Soon, though, she got tired of running and sent a flamethrower up.

Skarmory turned black and crispy and fell to the ground, but it was still alive. It quickly used a Steel Wing attack.

Flareon growled. Fine then. So be it! I’m not holding back anymore. FIRE BLAST! This time, Skarmory fainted dead away.

Flareon looked satisfied and nodded.

“Steelix, go! Use Iron Tail!”

Flareon shrieked as it connected with her. * I have to win! I’ve battled Steelix in the Cosmos league and won before. I know I can do it! *

Her eyes glowed brightly as she breathed out something, not a fire blast, but something even stronger.

“Sacred Fire…” Ash whispered. < Pika-chan? >

< Flareon is strong, Ash, remember that. >

Steelix, weak to fire, collapsed.

And so, Ash defeated Jasmine and earned his Mineralbadge.

.”So what’s this favor you’re asking me?”

“It’s like this.” Jasmine said. “The pokemon that keeps the lighthouse lit is sick. Ships can no longer sail to Olivine. The only way to get the medicine is to cross the sea and go to Cianwood Island, where there lives a wise old medicine man. However…”

“What?”

“The way is filled with whirlpools, and attacking pokemon. Also, rumors of a secret organization… I’ve sent three of my junior trainers to get the medicine, but none of them returned. And it has already been two months…”

“Sounds serious.” Ash said. “What type of medicine?”

“Oh, they call it Secret Potion.” Jasmine said.

“In that case, I’ll go and fetch it for you.”

“Would you? Thank you so much! Ampharos is getting sicker and sicker…”
“Count on us.” Ash said.

Lance shrugged and got up from her chair. * Might as well go help… *

Jasmine waved goodbye as they headed to the beach.

“Tempest, I choose you! Let’s Surf!” Lance said. She hopped onto Dragonair’s back. Ash climbed on after her.

“What do you think this is, Crystal?”

“I’m not sure.” Lance said. “But we should go check it out.”

“Right.” Ash put a hand on his key and rubbed it nervously.

Don’t worry! I’ll protect you! Dragonair said.

And you have me! Pika-chan said in pokespeech.

“Okay then…”

“Dragonair, use Ice Beam.” Lance said. Tempest’s eyes glowed blue for a second, and then all the three whirlpools in their way were frozen solid.

“This isn’t too hard.” Ash said, as he had his Poliwhirl card use Whirlpool to get the rest away.

“I know. Maybe her trainers got lost?”

“Well, it is a pretty big ocean…”

“I’m exaggerating, Ash.”

“Oh.”

*CRASH*

Ash jumped up. “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!”

Ash gripped his staff tightly.

The shadowy shape finally reared out of the water.

“A fighting type?” Ash asked, a bit shocked.

“HITMONTOP!” The pokemon said, as it charged at him, legs whirring.

“Yikes! Xatu, go! Use Future Sight!”

Ash’s psychic bird card glowed and foresaw an attack.

The Hitmontop charged and began using Quick Attack.

“Xatu, use Nightshade!”

Xatu nodded and struck Hitmontop with the terror waves, but not that much damage was done. However, as Hitmontop used Quick Attack again, blue bars of energy suddenly crashed into it.

Ash smiled as the Hitmontop fell over.

“Under a new seal of contract, your master commands you, return to your true form, pokemon card!”
Hitmontop growled and turned into a pokemon card.

They were just climbing up a Waterfall when they were attacked again.

“What is it now?” Lance asked as she pulled out a card. “No matter. Freeze!” The giant ice fish immediately froze the waterfall and the surrounding area.

There was as whirring noise and Ash looked up. It was a flying pokemon.

“Okay, that’s it.” Ash said. “Raichu, you’re up!”

Great! I haven’t battled for a while. The Raichu card said, cracking her paws. Her checks sparked as she used Thunder.

The flying pokemon suddenly vanished, leaving a baton in its place.

“Baton pass? Then there must be more than one pokemon card.” Ash said. “Sneasal, go! Detect!”

Sneasal nodded and scurried up the ice. Soon, he returned with a pokemon in his jaws. Ash looked at it.

“It doesn’t look that strong, but appearances can be deceiving. Good work Sneasal.” Ash used the chant to catch the new pokemon card and put it in his backpack. * But Sunkern is not very good in battle… oh well. *

Sneasal purred. Oh yeah, I rule!

“Okay, Raichu, use another Thunderbolt!”

Raichu nodded and the air around them filled with static electricity. There was a thump, and something landed on Ash’s head.

“A Ledian.” Ash said. “Interesting.”

Lance was making hot chocolate. “We’re waiting, Ash.”

“Right! Under a new seal of contract, your master commands you, return to your true form, pokemon card!”

The Ledian vanished into an Ash card.

“Can I have some hot chocolate now?”

Lance handed Ash a cup.

Ash happily drank it. However, when he wanted seconds, he found out that pika-chan had finished the rest.

“Pika-chan! How could you?”

“But I’m thirsty!”

“You’re a card guardian and you don’t need food!”

“But I like to eat!”

“I can always make more hot chocolate.” Lance said, as she took out a thermos of hot milk.

“Really?” Ash became shimmery eyed. “Would you?”

“It only takes a few minutes.” After some stirring and mixing, the hot chocolate was ready. Ash had three more cups.

Pika-chan decided she wouldn’t steal any more from him. Instead, she ate all his graham crackers. But since Ash wasn’t particularly fond of graham crackers, it was okay.

And so, the group traveled on towards Cianwood.

End Episode 155!

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