Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ The Unwanted Acquaintances ❯ Sneak Attack ( Chapter 3 )
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By: Charmeleon 
Ash and his friends meet up with two familiar people. A very sinister plot against Ash...and an evolution? You're going to want to definitely find out who evolves.
Anime/Manga: Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 03.22.2005 | Pages: 5 | Words: 5.0K | Visits: 403 | Status: Completed
Ash and his friends meet up with two familiar people. A very sinister plot against Ash...and an evolution? You're going to want to definitely find out who evolves.
Anime/Manga: Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 03.22.2005 | Pages: 5 | Words: 5.0K | Visits: 403 | Status: Completed
Recap: Ash and his friends had just about recovered from after a Gyrados attacked them. But things would go downhill from there. Swellow and Beautifly crossed paths with Aerodactyl while on a flight and got away thanks to Swellow's speed. But that wasn't the end of the confrontation with Aerodactyl because it found where Ash and the others were and captured Ash again. Determined to save Ash, Charizard went after Aerodactyl. Charizard finally caught up to Aerodactyl at Slateport before driving it away. After spending the night in the Pokemon Center, Ash and Charizard made it back to the others late the next afternoon.
( ) following Pokemon language is the translation
( ) alone is Charizard talking
(' is Pokemon thoughts
' is human thoughts
&n bsp; Chapter 3: Sneak Attack
Things were calm for the time being. Ash was currently sitting with his back against a tree. Pikachu jumped into his lap, and Grovyle sat next to him on the right. Swellow perched itself on Ash's left shoulder. Pikachu, Grovyle and Swellow were the most relieved that Charizard found and saved Ash.
"I'm just glad that you're back safe," Max said. "That must have been a horrifying experience."
"Believe me Max, it was. It was even worse than the first experience I had with Aerodactyl. I owe Charizard my life," Ash said.
The rest of the day was very peaceful. After all that happened, it was something that Ash and his friends were very appreciative for. At around sunset, everyone had gathered around the tree for dinner. Ash had let Charizard out, and Charizard sat next to Ash on the left side. Everyone finished dinner half an hour later. Then Ash, May, Max and Brock set up their sleeping bags.
"Maybe your Pokemon should sleep around you Ash," Brock said.
"Yeah. That creep Damien might try something and you also have Aerodactyl to worry about," May agreed.
"Grovyle gro(I'm all for it)," Grovyle said.
"Pikachu(So am I)," Pikachu agreed.
(Definitely count me in) Charizard added.
"Swellow(Me too)," Swellow said.
Ash nodded before he got into his sleeping bag. Charizard and Grovyle say either side of him; each put an arm around him. Charizard made sure that his tail was away from Ash and Grovyle so he wouldn't unintentionally burn them. Pikachu and Swellow lay around Ash's head. Then Brock, May and Max got settled in their sleeping bags before everyone went to sleep for the night.
It was a very peaceful night as well. The next morning, Brock fixed everyone breakfast. Half an hour after finishing, they all got ready to hit the road again. They would've hit the road yesterday if not for Aerodactyl's interference. Ash had returned Swellow. Charizard and Grovyle had insisted that they remain out. Brock and May returned all their Pokemon. Then they all headed out of the Petalburg Woods. Fortunately, they weren't too far into the woods. They were able to make it to Mr. Briney's house in a few hours. Mr. Briney was very happy to be able to see them again.
"How good it is to see you again," Mr. Briney said.
"It's good to see you too Mr. Briney. You too Peeko," May said.
"Wingull wing(Glad to see you too)!" Peeko said happily.
"So, how have you been doing with your gym battles Laddie?" Mr. Briney asked.
"My Pokemon and I have been doing just fine. Norman was a very tough gym leader, but we were able to defeat him. I have five badges now," Ash said.
"Aye, he's one pretty tough gym leader. Not too many have been able to defeat him," Mr. Briney said.
"We're on our way to Foretree City now," May said.
"Well then, I'm more than happy to help you on your way. I can take ye to Slateport City. Then you can go from there," Mr. Briney said.
"Thanks sir," Ash said.
"It is no problem Matey," Mr. Briney said. Then he led Ash and friends to his boat hangar. He then brought his boat to the surface.
After the boat no longer had water running out of it, everyone got aboard. Then Mr. Briney started the boat, and they were on their way to Slateport City. An hour into the trip, Charizard gently took Ash's hand. Ash looked at Charizard, wondering what it wanted. Then Charizard looked at his back.
"You want me to ride you?" Ash asked.
Charizard nodded. Ash got on Charizard's back. Then Charizard spread his wings and was into the air with a few flaps of them. Charizard flew high, but not too high because he didn't want to lose sight of Mr. Briney's boat. Half an hour later, Charizard decided to have fun while flying. Charizard dove and pulled into a loop. The dive caught Ash off guard, but he ended up enjoying the stunt.
"Come on Charizard. Let's have some fun," Ash said.
That was really music to Charizard's ears as he pulled off multiple loops. Then he did a vertical spiral through the air. Ash and Charizard were laughing the entire time. Brock and the others were just watching from the boat. They smiled at Ash and Charizard having fun together.
"They deserve to have fun," May said.
"Yeah," Brock agreed.
"Pika pika(You said it)," Pikachu added.
Charizard landed back on the boat a couple of hours later. Ash dismounted and stood next to his orange friend.
"That was great Charizard. Hopefully we'll be able to do that again. Pikachu, you'll be with me the next time," Ash said.
"Pika pi pika(I can hardly wait)," Pikachu said.
It was quiet for the rest of the day. Everyone had just enjoyed looking at the horizon as the boat continued to glide across the water. They had reached Dewford Island by nightfall. Brawly was just out for a nightly stroll when he saw them.
"This is a very pleasant surprise. I was hoping to see you guys again," Brawly said.
"Hey Brawly, how have you been?" Ash asked.
"Things have been going good. It's the usual facing trainerse who want a badge. I can't complain though, It gives my Pokemon more experience," Brawly responded.
"So, how is your Hariyama?" Brock asked.
"Hariyama is fine," Brawly responded. He then took the ball that contained the said Pokemon. "Come on out Hariyama!" he said, throwing the ball, revealing Hariyama.
"Hariyama(Greetings)," Hariyama said.
"Grovyle(Hi there)," Grovyle said.
"Hariyama hari(Who are you)?" Hariyama asked confused.
"Grovyle gro vyle. Gro grovyle(I evolved from Treecko. I'm a Grovyle now)," Grovyle said.
"Hari, hariyama(Oh, I see)," Hariyama said.
"I see that your Treecko has evolved Ash," Brawly said. He then noticed Charizard. "Wow, you have a Charizard too. I'm glad that I faced you when I did. I can tell you right now that Hariyama would've probably had a very tough time if he had to go against your Charizard. Your Charizard looks pretty strong."
"Hariyama(He said it)," Hariyama agreed.
Charizard blushed a little after that comment. He was very flattered. The others saw it and laughed a little.
"Yeah. Charizard is my strongest Pokemon," Ash said. Then he let Swellow out.
"Ah so your Taillow evolved too," Brawly said.
"Yeah," Ash said.
"So where are you off too?" Brawly then asked.
"My friends and I are off to Foretree City so I can battle Winona for a badge," Ash responded. "But we'll stop at Slateport City so May can re-enter the Pokemon contest there," he added.
That last comment caught May off guard. She had forgotten that she did indeed lose that contest. She tackled Ash in a big hug.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," May said happily.
"It's no problem May," Ash said as May got off of him.
"We were wondering if we could spend the night with you," Max said.
"It's going to be a little cramped but I'm sure that things will work out. Follow me," Brawly said before heading towards his house.
Ash and the others followed Brawly. They were at the house a few minutes later. Brawly opened the door, and everybody entered.
"If it's no trouble with any of you, I'll sleep in the living room," Ash offered.
"Are you sure about that? You can sleep in my room, and I can take the living room," Brawly said.
"I'm sure Brawly," Ash said smiling.
Brawly nodded before everyone sat down to a quick dinner. Half an hour afterwards, everyone went off to different rooms to turn in for the night. In the living room, Ash had moved some of the furniture with Charizard and Grovyle's help. Then he got out his sleeping bag and set it on the floor. Pikachu and Swellow had settled down on the vertical opposite ends of the sleeping bag. Then Ash got in his sleeping bag. Charizard and Grovyle had gotten on either side of him again.
"Goodnight guys," Ash said before going to sleep.
The Pokemon had said their goodnights before going to sleep as well. During the night, a sudden storm came over the island. Pikachu screamed when hearing a loud crack of thunder. That woke just about everyone in the house up. Ash unzipped his sleeping bag so he could sit up and saw his frightened little friend.
"Did the storm scare you little buddy?" Ash asked.
Pikachu was about to respond when another crack of thunder shook the house. Pikachu jumped into Ash's lap, holding onto Ash for dear life. Ash knew what to do though. Pikachu didn't mind the lightning due to being an electric Pokemon. It was the thunder that always scared him. Ash gently rubbed Pikachu's back.
"It's okay Pikachu. Thunder is only a loud sound. It can't hurt you," Ash said comfortingly as he continued to run his frightened Pokemon's back.
The others had coming to the living room to see what the problem was. Brock immediately understood when he saw a frightened Pikachu in Ash's lap.
"What's going on?" Max asked.
"Pikachu is afraid of thunder," Brock responded.
"But isn't Thunder one of its attacks?" May asked.
"That's an electrical attack May. This thunder is a very loud sound," Brawly responded.
"You can go back to bed now. I can handle things from here," Ash said.
The others nodded before heading back to the rooms. Ash went back to rubbing Pikachu's back. He soon went back to sleep, still gently rubbing Pikachu's back. Pikachu soon fell asleep under his friend's gentle rubbing. The storm raged on for the rest of the night, but Ash's rubbing helped to keep Pikachu calm. The next morning, everyone awakened to a calm start to the day. The skies were crystal clear, and the sun was shining for all it's worth. Ash woke up and set Pikachu out of the sleeping bag. The movement woke Pikachu up as well.
"Grovyle gro(Are you okay now)?" Grovyle asked.
"Pika(Yeah)," Pikachu responded.
Ash packed up his sleeping bag before Charizard and Grovyle put the furniture back into place. Then Ash and his Pokemon joined the others for breakfast. An hour after breakfast, Ash, his friends and Mr. Briney got on board Mr. Briney's boat. Then Mr. Briney started up the engine, and they were on their way to Slateport City. It took a good part of the day to make it to Slateport. In fact, they didn't make it until late that afternoon.
"Well, good luck with your journey. I hope that our paths cross again," Mr. Briney said.
"Wingull(Goodbye)," Peeko said.
"Bye," Ash, May, Max and Brock said before Mr. Briney set off on the trip back to Petalburg City.
"Let's head to the Pokemon Center. I'm starved," Ash said.
"I am too," Max said.
The group of friends headed to the Pokemon Center. Brock went into flirt mode the moment he spotted Nurse Joy. But thankfully, Max put Brock in check. Then the group of friends enjoyed a nice meal. They were unaware that an unwanted acquaintance was also in the Pokemon Center. Damien had spotted Ash and the others the moment they came in. He made sure that he was where none of them could see him.
'I will have Charizard as my Pokemon again. I can't do anything now because there are a lot of people around,' Damien thought.
Ash and his friends slept in the Pokemon Center for the night. The next day, they headed to the Pokemon Contest so that May could compete again. It was no big surprise to them upon seing the green-haired boy Drew. He had also lost this Pokemon Contest.
"Well, it appears as though you had the guts to come back and compete. But I will beat you just like I did last time," Drew said arrogantly.
"Don't count your eggs before they hatch Drew. I just may very well surprise you," May said.
The contest was mostly deja vu all over again. But unlike last time, May had made it into the semifinals. It was her vs. Drew.
"Let's win this time Roselia!" Drew said as he tossed his Poke Ball.
Roselia came out and twirled around. It gave off a Petal Dance as it twirled. Then it stopped, crossing its rose-like arms in front of its body. "Roselia(I'm ready)," it said.
"Beautifly, I choose you!" May said, releasing Beautifly.
"Beautifly(I'm ready)," Beautifly said as he flew around May's head for a few moments before landing on her shoulders.
"Roselia, start off with Petal Dance!" Drew commanded.
"Roselia rose(Prepare to be beaten)," Roselia said as hundreds of little pink petals came out of it's hands.
"Fly above it Beautifly," May said.
"Beautifly flew above the Petal Dance.
"Now Tackle it," May then said.
"Beautifly(Here I come)!" Beautifly said as it dove towards Roselia.
"Stun Spore Roselia!" Drew countered.
Roselia released an orange powder at Beautifly.
"Use Gust Beautifly!" May countered right back.
"Beautifly(Okay)!" Beautifly said as he flapped his wings quickly.
The Stun Spore ended up completely paralyzing Roselia.
"Wow, such skill!" one of the judges said.
"She has gotten better from the first time," another judge said.
"Now Beautifly use Silver Wind," May said.
Beautifly flapped his wings hard as if performing Gust. But a silver-like substance formed from this wind. The attack headed right for the paralyzed Roselia, knocking it out. Beautifly then landed back on May's shoulders.
"You did very well Beautifly," May said, scratching her Pokemon's head.
"Great job May," Ash and the others said from the sidelines.
May then received her ribbon for winning the contest before she and her friends headed back to the Pokemon Center. An hour later, they were on their way to Foretree City again, unaware that Damien was following them. They were out of Slateport City within an hour. Late in the afternoon, they stopped to rest before continuing on.
'Now that they've stopped, all I have to do is wait for Ash to be alone,' Damien thought. Unfortunately, he didn't have long to wait.
About ten minutes later, Ash wanted to go out for a walk alone. He took the PokeNav with him so he could find his way back. Then he headed out. His Pokemon were very uncomfortable with the idea of Ash being alone since there was no telling if either Damien or Aerodactyl was around.
"Pikachu pi pika pi(We should follow him)," Pikachu said.
(I agree) Charizard said.
Grovyle and Swellow nodded their agreement as well. Pikachu jumped onto Charizard's back before Charizard and Swellow took to the air. Grovyle followed from the trees. They soon caught up to Ash and secretly followed him. Half an hour later, Ash stopped near a lake and took a drink from it.
"Tangela, use Vine Whip!" a voice shouted.
Before Ash could react, two vines wrapped around him. He turned his head and saw a Tangela binding him. He then narrowed his eyes went he saw who was with the Tangela. "So you're back," he snorted. He then screamed in pain when he felt something sharp slice into his back.
The culprit was a Scyther. The Tangela then unwrapped its vines from around Ash, and Ash dropped to the ground. Meanwhile, his Pokemon saw what happened. They all growled in anger. They knew that it was almost time for them to reveal themselves.
"Razor Leaf Tangela!" Damien then said.
Tangela then shot out five razor-sharp leaves at the already wounded trainer. Before the leaves made contact, a stream of fire burned them to a crisp. Charizard landed in front of Ash, and Pikachu jumped off Charizard's back. Scyther attempted to get Ash from behind again, but hundreds of seeds fired machine-gun style stopped it. Then Grovyle revealed himself and stood right behind Ash. A Weepingbell tried to use Stun Spore on the three-revealed Pokemon, but a Gust blew the paralyzing powder away. Then Swellow used Wing Attack on the Weepingbell, fainting it instantly.
"So, the Calvary has come to aid its friend. You'll be too late to help him when I get through with him," Damien said smirking.
"Pika pikachu Pikapi(You won't be doing anything to Ash)," Pikachu said, cheeks sparking.
(Not if we have anything to say about it) Charizard added.
"You won't be able to stop me this time. Come on out everyone!" Damien then said.
Charizard, Pikachu, Grovyle and Swellow watched as two-dozen more Pokemon came out. The Pokemon wasted no time and immediately started attacking. The odds may have been in Damien's favor, but Charizard, Pikachu, Grovyle and Swellow were better trained than most of Damien's Pokemon. Ash's Pokemon took out most of Damien's Pokemon pretty easily.
While Ash's Pokemon were distracted, Tangela and Scyther surrounded Ash. Scyther had one of its sword-like claws just inches away from Ash's throat. Ash's Pokemon fainted the rest of Damien's Pokemon in about ten minutes. They turned to see Scyther's sword-like claw dangerously close to Ash's neck. Damien just stood there smirking.
"One step towards us, and Scyther slashes your friend's throat open," Damien said.
Unknowingly to any of them, Grovyle had secretly gone into the trees. He quietly made his way behind Scyther. Then he jumped towards Scyther.
"Grovyle(No you don't)!" Grovyle shouted, a Leaf Blade at the ready.
Before Scyther or Damien could react, Grovyle hit his mark. Scyther went down; fortunately, Grovyle managed to keep Scyther's blade from cutting Ash. Before anyone could reat, Tangela shot another Razor Leaf at Ash. This time, the Razor Leaf connected. Ash screamed in pain as the sharp leaves sliced into his body. Charizard roared with primal rage. Grovyle screamed with just as much rage as Charizard.
Then, three things happened. The first thing is that Grovyle started to glow in a white aura. Pikachu and Swellow could only look in awe as Grovyle started to evolve. Grovyle started growing. When the glow died down, a new Pokemon about 6' tall now stood in Grovyle's place.
This Pokemon was a pale shade of green with a pink stripe going across its stomach. It had two leaves that were the same color as its body growing out of its forearms, and a ladybug-like back. It's back was ladybug-like because there were large yellow buds growing from it. The Pokemon also had a large tail that looked like a 3-D pine tree branch.
"Sceptile(You'll pay)!" the new Pokemon shouted.
The second thing that happened was that the buds on Sceptile's back began to glow. A few moments later, Sceptile shot a powerful Solarbeam from his mouth. The Solarbeam completely overwhelmed Tangela, easily fainting it. At about the same time that Grovyle evolved, Charizard's tail flame glowed. Charizard then flew into the air before rocketing towards Damien tail first.
Charizard made impact, and Damien went flying into a rock-like wall. Charizard had just used Outrage. Damien's Scyther had regained consciousness at this point as well. Charizard moved to fight it, but Sceptile stopped him.
(Are you sure you want to face it?) Charizard asked.
Sceptile only nodded in response. Then he got ready to battle. Damien had recovered from Charizard's attack.
"Let's take this one out Scyther. Fury Cutter!" Damien said.
"Scyther scy(You're getting cut down)," Scyther said before approaching Sceptile.
Sceptile stopped Scyther with Bullet Seed. Before Damien could give Scyther another command, Sceptile took it out with a double Leaf Blade. Damien returned all his fainted Pokemon and appeared ot be leaving. The truth was that he went around all of Ash's Pokemon and was in front of Ash. Then Damien took a switchblade from out of his pocket and put it next to Ash's throat.
"It looks like I win after all," Damien then said.
Ash's Pokemon turned around and saw Damien with a knife to Ash's throat. Damien smirked.
"I'll let him live if you come with me Charizard. It's your choice," Damien said.
Charizard was at a standstill. ('What do I do? If I don't go with him, he'll kill Ash. But if I do go with him, he'll probably kill Ash anyway as assurance that I stay') he helplessly thought.
The answer to Charizard's mental question came when a black blur snatched the knife out of Damien's hands. The black blur turned out to be none other than Swellow. Just as quickly, something knocked Damien away from Ash. Then Damien screamed as something gave him a rather big shock. The something was Pikachu using Quick Attack followed by Thunderbolt.
"Pikachu pika chu(He's all yours Charizard)," Pikachu said.
Charizard nodded in thanks before charging towards Damien. Charizard first used Take Down, which sent Damien flying again. Then Charizard used Flamethrower before using Ember. The two fiery attacks left Damien looking like a piece of charcoal. Damien took the hint and left as quickly as he could. Swellow watched Damien from above so there would be no more fooling.
Damien had really left this time. Then Swellow joined Charizard, Sceptile and Pikachu, who were already at their wounded trainer/friend's side. Swellow took the knife in its beak and threw it up. Charizard then destroyed the knife with his Flamethrower. Then the buds on Sceptile's back glowed again, but it wasn't going to be a Solarbeam. Sceptile had absorbed nutrients from some of the trees after defeating Damien's Scyther.
Then Sceptile placed his hands on Ash. The nutrients that Sceptile had absorbed from the trees converted to the move Recover. Ash's wounds had started closing. A few moments later, Ash was completely healed. He took Sceptile's offered hand and was pulled up into a sitting position. Ash hugged Sceptile, and Sceptile returned the hug. Pikachu jumped into Ash's lap when Ash and Sceptile parted. Swellow perched itself on Ash's shoulder and started nuzzling him. Then Charizard hugged Ash from behind.
"Thanks Sceptile," Ash said smiling.
"Sceptile(Don't mention it)," Sceptile said.
"Thank you, all of you. I wouldn't have made it if it weren't for you," Ash said to the rest of his Pokemon.
"Pikachu pika(You're our best friend)," Pikachu said.
"Swellow swell low(We'll do all we can for you)," Swellow added.
(We will do all in our power to keep you safe) Charizard added.
"We should be heading back. I'm sure that the others are worried about us," Ash said. He then climbed onto Charizard's back before Charizard flew off.
Sceptile followed Charizard from the trees, and Swellow followed from the air with Pikachu on its back. They made it to the others in about ten minutes.
"There you guys are," Brock said.
"What happened?" May asked.
"Damien's Pokemon attacked me. If not for my Pokemon following me, either he or his Pokemon would've killed me," Ash responded.
Then Sceptile came down from the trees. Brock, May and Max looked at him in awe. Still in awe, May took out her Pokedex.
"Sceptile, the wood gecko Pokemon. Sceptile is the evolved form of Grovyle. This Pokemon uses the bulb-like buds on its back to nourish trees. If weakened, a Sceptile will use the buds to take in nutrients from plants and trees to replenish itself. Sometimes, a Sceptile will also use these healing qualities on other people or Pokemon," the female voice of the Pokedex said.
"Amazing, Grovyle evolved," Brock said.
"Not only that, but Sceptile also learned Solarbeam. Charizard also learned a new move. He learned Outrage," Ash said before telling the others everything that happened. "I hoped that I could get some peace to myself. But after what happened today, I know that I won't be able to. Damien will always be lurking close by. He showed that he's willing to do anything to get Charizard back, even if it means my death," he added.
The others nodded. They had peace for the rest of the day. The situation with Damien had just gotten more complicated. If not for Ash's Pokemons' instincts, Ash would've surely lost his life today. From now on, Ash would have at least one Pokemon with him when he wanted to be alone. That way, the Pokemon with him can do whatever is necessary in case the need to protect Ash arises.
Well, here's the end of the third chapter. I'm sorry if this chapter isn't too good, but it's an update nonetheless. Updates are going to be infrequent for all of my stories until I graduate in May. But I will do the best I can to update. Well, here's my first attempt at character bashing. I hope you liked it. Moving right along, preview for Chapter 4: Electrical Trouble: Ash and his friends make it to Mauville City. It is there where they find electical chaos, literally. Something is causing all of Mauville's electricity to go haywire. Can Ash and friends find out what's causing the problem and stop it? You'll have to stay tuned.
Oh, and about Sceptile being able to heal, it's a conditional kind of healing. The condition is that Sceptile has to absorb nutriets from plants and trees to be able to heal. It's something that I've been wondering about since the first time I saw what a Sceptile looked like. So I decided to have Sceptile be able to heal in this story for the condition that I just mentioned.
( ) following Pokemon language is the translation
( ) alone is Charizard talking
(' is Pokemon thoughts
' is human thoughts
&n bsp; Chapter 3: Sneak Attack
Things were calm for the time being. Ash was currently sitting with his back against a tree. Pikachu jumped into his lap, and Grovyle sat next to him on the right. Swellow perched itself on Ash's left shoulder. Pikachu, Grovyle and Swellow were the most relieved that Charizard found and saved Ash.
"I'm just glad that you're back safe," Max said. "That must have been a horrifying experience."
"Believe me Max, it was. It was even worse than the first experience I had with Aerodactyl. I owe Charizard my life," Ash said.
The rest of the day was very peaceful. After all that happened, it was something that Ash and his friends were very appreciative for. At around sunset, everyone had gathered around the tree for dinner. Ash had let Charizard out, and Charizard sat next to Ash on the left side. Everyone finished dinner half an hour later. Then Ash, May, Max and Brock set up their sleeping bags.
"Maybe your Pokemon should sleep around you Ash," Brock said.
"Yeah. That creep Damien might try something and you also have Aerodactyl to worry about," May agreed.
"Grovyle gro(I'm all for it)," Grovyle said.
"Pikachu(So am I)," Pikachu agreed.
(Definitely count me in) Charizard added.
"Swellow(Me too)," Swellow said.
Ash nodded before he got into his sleeping bag. Charizard and Grovyle say either side of him; each put an arm around him. Charizard made sure that his tail was away from Ash and Grovyle so he wouldn't unintentionally burn them. Pikachu and Swellow lay around Ash's head. Then Brock, May and Max got settled in their sleeping bags before everyone went to sleep for the night.
It was a very peaceful night as well. The next morning, Brock fixed everyone breakfast. Half an hour after finishing, they all got ready to hit the road again. They would've hit the road yesterday if not for Aerodactyl's interference. Ash had returned Swellow. Charizard and Grovyle had insisted that they remain out. Brock and May returned all their Pokemon. Then they all headed out of the Petalburg Woods. Fortunately, they weren't too far into the woods. They were able to make it to Mr. Briney's house in a few hours. Mr. Briney was very happy to be able to see them again.
"How good it is to see you again," Mr. Briney said.
"It's good to see you too Mr. Briney. You too Peeko," May said.
"Wingull wing(Glad to see you too)!" Peeko said happily.
"So, how have you been doing with your gym battles Laddie?" Mr. Briney asked.
"My Pokemon and I have been doing just fine. Norman was a very tough gym leader, but we were able to defeat him. I have five badges now," Ash said.
"Aye, he's one pretty tough gym leader. Not too many have been able to defeat him," Mr. Briney said.
"We're on our way to Foretree City now," May said.
"Well then, I'm more than happy to help you on your way. I can take ye to Slateport City. Then you can go from there," Mr. Briney said.
"Thanks sir," Ash said.
"It is no problem Matey," Mr. Briney said. Then he led Ash and friends to his boat hangar. He then brought his boat to the surface.
After the boat no longer had water running out of it, everyone got aboard. Then Mr. Briney started the boat, and they were on their way to Slateport City. An hour into the trip, Charizard gently took Ash's hand. Ash looked at Charizard, wondering what it wanted. Then Charizard looked at his back.
"You want me to ride you?" Ash asked.
Charizard nodded. Ash got on Charizard's back. Then Charizard spread his wings and was into the air with a few flaps of them. Charizard flew high, but not too high because he didn't want to lose sight of Mr. Briney's boat. Half an hour later, Charizard decided to have fun while flying. Charizard dove and pulled into a loop. The dive caught Ash off guard, but he ended up enjoying the stunt.
"Come on Charizard. Let's have some fun," Ash said.
That was really music to Charizard's ears as he pulled off multiple loops. Then he did a vertical spiral through the air. Ash and Charizard were laughing the entire time. Brock and the others were just watching from the boat. They smiled at Ash and Charizard having fun together.
"They deserve to have fun," May said.
"Yeah," Brock agreed.
"Pika pika(You said it)," Pikachu added.
Charizard landed back on the boat a couple of hours later. Ash dismounted and stood next to his orange friend.
"That was great Charizard. Hopefully we'll be able to do that again. Pikachu, you'll be with me the next time," Ash said.
"Pika pi pika(I can hardly wait)," Pikachu said.
It was quiet for the rest of the day. Everyone had just enjoyed looking at the horizon as the boat continued to glide across the water. They had reached Dewford Island by nightfall. Brawly was just out for a nightly stroll when he saw them.
"This is a very pleasant surprise. I was hoping to see you guys again," Brawly said.
"Hey Brawly, how have you been?" Ash asked.
"Things have been going good. It's the usual facing trainerse who want a badge. I can't complain though, It gives my Pokemon more experience," Brawly responded.
"So, how is your Hariyama?" Brock asked.
"Hariyama is fine," Brawly responded. He then took the ball that contained the said Pokemon. "Come on out Hariyama!" he said, throwing the ball, revealing Hariyama.
"Hariyama(Greetings)," Hariyama said.
"Grovyle(Hi there)," Grovyle said.
"Hariyama hari(Who are you)?" Hariyama asked confused.
"Grovyle gro vyle. Gro grovyle(I evolved from Treecko. I'm a Grovyle now)," Grovyle said.
"Hari, hariyama(Oh, I see)," Hariyama said.
"I see that your Treecko has evolved Ash," Brawly said. He then noticed Charizard. "Wow, you have a Charizard too. I'm glad that I faced you when I did. I can tell you right now that Hariyama would've probably had a very tough time if he had to go against your Charizard. Your Charizard looks pretty strong."
"Hariyama(He said it)," Hariyama agreed.
Charizard blushed a little after that comment. He was very flattered. The others saw it and laughed a little.
"Yeah. Charizard is my strongest Pokemon," Ash said. Then he let Swellow out.
"Ah so your Taillow evolved too," Brawly said.
"Yeah," Ash said.
"So where are you off too?" Brawly then asked.
"My friends and I are off to Foretree City so I can battle Winona for a badge," Ash responded. "But we'll stop at Slateport City so May can re-enter the Pokemon contest there," he added.
That last comment caught May off guard. She had forgotten that she did indeed lose that contest. She tackled Ash in a big hug.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," May said happily.
"It's no problem May," Ash said as May got off of him.
"We were wondering if we could spend the night with you," Max said.
"It's going to be a little cramped but I'm sure that things will work out. Follow me," Brawly said before heading towards his house.
Ash and the others followed Brawly. They were at the house a few minutes later. Brawly opened the door, and everybody entered.
"If it's no trouble with any of you, I'll sleep in the living room," Ash offered.
"Are you sure about that? You can sleep in my room, and I can take the living room," Brawly said.
"I'm sure Brawly," Ash said smiling.
Brawly nodded before everyone sat down to a quick dinner. Half an hour afterwards, everyone went off to different rooms to turn in for the night. In the living room, Ash had moved some of the furniture with Charizard and Grovyle's help. Then he got out his sleeping bag and set it on the floor. Pikachu and Swellow had settled down on the vertical opposite ends of the sleeping bag. Then Ash got in his sleeping bag. Charizard and Grovyle had gotten on either side of him again.
"Goodnight guys," Ash said before going to sleep.
The Pokemon had said their goodnights before going to sleep as well. During the night, a sudden storm came over the island. Pikachu screamed when hearing a loud crack of thunder. That woke just about everyone in the house up. Ash unzipped his sleeping bag so he could sit up and saw his frightened little friend.
"Did the storm scare you little buddy?" Ash asked.
Pikachu was about to respond when another crack of thunder shook the house. Pikachu jumped into Ash's lap, holding onto Ash for dear life. Ash knew what to do though. Pikachu didn't mind the lightning due to being an electric Pokemon. It was the thunder that always scared him. Ash gently rubbed Pikachu's back.
"It's okay Pikachu. Thunder is only a loud sound. It can't hurt you," Ash said comfortingly as he continued to run his frightened Pokemon's back.
The others had coming to the living room to see what the problem was. Brock immediately understood when he saw a frightened Pikachu in Ash's lap.
"What's going on?" Max asked.
"Pikachu is afraid of thunder," Brock responded.
"But isn't Thunder one of its attacks?" May asked.
"That's an electrical attack May. This thunder is a very loud sound," Brawly responded.
"You can go back to bed now. I can handle things from here," Ash said.
The others nodded before heading back to the rooms. Ash went back to rubbing Pikachu's back. He soon went back to sleep, still gently rubbing Pikachu's back. Pikachu soon fell asleep under his friend's gentle rubbing. The storm raged on for the rest of the night, but Ash's rubbing helped to keep Pikachu calm. The next morning, everyone awakened to a calm start to the day. The skies were crystal clear, and the sun was shining for all it's worth. Ash woke up and set Pikachu out of the sleeping bag. The movement woke Pikachu up as well.
"Grovyle gro(Are you okay now)?" Grovyle asked.
"Pika(Yeah)," Pikachu responded.
Ash packed up his sleeping bag before Charizard and Grovyle put the furniture back into place. Then Ash and his Pokemon joined the others for breakfast. An hour after breakfast, Ash, his friends and Mr. Briney got on board Mr. Briney's boat. Then Mr. Briney started up the engine, and they were on their way to Slateport City. It took a good part of the day to make it to Slateport. In fact, they didn't make it until late that afternoon.
"Well, good luck with your journey. I hope that our paths cross again," Mr. Briney said.
"Wingull(Goodbye)," Peeko said.
"Bye," Ash, May, Max and Brock said before Mr. Briney set off on the trip back to Petalburg City.
"Let's head to the Pokemon Center. I'm starved," Ash said.
"I am too," Max said.
The group of friends headed to the Pokemon Center. Brock went into flirt mode the moment he spotted Nurse Joy. But thankfully, Max put Brock in check. Then the group of friends enjoyed a nice meal. They were unaware that an unwanted acquaintance was also in the Pokemon Center. Damien had spotted Ash and the others the moment they came in. He made sure that he was where none of them could see him.
'I will have Charizard as my Pokemon again. I can't do anything now because there are a lot of people around,' Damien thought.
Ash and his friends slept in the Pokemon Center for the night. The next day, they headed to the Pokemon Contest so that May could compete again. It was no big surprise to them upon seing the green-haired boy Drew. He had also lost this Pokemon Contest.
"Well, it appears as though you had the guts to come back and compete. But I will beat you just like I did last time," Drew said arrogantly.
"Don't count your eggs before they hatch Drew. I just may very well surprise you," May said.
The contest was mostly deja vu all over again. But unlike last time, May had made it into the semifinals. It was her vs. Drew.
"Let's win this time Roselia!" Drew said as he tossed his Poke Ball.
Roselia came out and twirled around. It gave off a Petal Dance as it twirled. Then it stopped, crossing its rose-like arms in front of its body. "Roselia(I'm ready)," it said.
"Beautifly, I choose you!" May said, releasing Beautifly.
"Beautifly(I'm ready)," Beautifly said as he flew around May's head for a few moments before landing on her shoulders.
"Roselia, start off with Petal Dance!" Drew commanded.
"Roselia rose(Prepare to be beaten)," Roselia said as hundreds of little pink petals came out of it's hands.
"Fly above it Beautifly," May said.
"Beautifly flew above the Petal Dance.
"Now Tackle it," May then said.
"Beautifly(Here I come)!" Beautifly said as it dove towards Roselia.
"Stun Spore Roselia!" Drew countered.
Roselia released an orange powder at Beautifly.
"Use Gust Beautifly!" May countered right back.
"Beautifly(Okay)!" Beautifly said as he flapped his wings quickly.
The Stun Spore ended up completely paralyzing Roselia.
"Wow, such skill!" one of the judges said.
"She has gotten better from the first time," another judge said.
"Now Beautifly use Silver Wind," May said.
Beautifly flapped his wings hard as if performing Gust. But a silver-like substance formed from this wind. The attack headed right for the paralyzed Roselia, knocking it out. Beautifly then landed back on May's shoulders.
"You did very well Beautifly," May said, scratching her Pokemon's head.
"Great job May," Ash and the others said from the sidelines.
May then received her ribbon for winning the contest before she and her friends headed back to the Pokemon Center. An hour later, they were on their way to Foretree City again, unaware that Damien was following them. They were out of Slateport City within an hour. Late in the afternoon, they stopped to rest before continuing on.
'Now that they've stopped, all I have to do is wait for Ash to be alone,' Damien thought. Unfortunately, he didn't have long to wait.
About ten minutes later, Ash wanted to go out for a walk alone. He took the PokeNav with him so he could find his way back. Then he headed out. His Pokemon were very uncomfortable with the idea of Ash being alone since there was no telling if either Damien or Aerodactyl was around.
"Pikachu pi pika pi(We should follow him)," Pikachu said.
(I agree) Charizard said.
Grovyle and Swellow nodded their agreement as well. Pikachu jumped onto Charizard's back before Charizard and Swellow took to the air. Grovyle followed from the trees. They soon caught up to Ash and secretly followed him. Half an hour later, Ash stopped near a lake and took a drink from it.
"Tangela, use Vine Whip!" a voice shouted.
Before Ash could react, two vines wrapped around him. He turned his head and saw a Tangela binding him. He then narrowed his eyes went he saw who was with the Tangela. "So you're back," he snorted. He then screamed in pain when he felt something sharp slice into his back.
The culprit was a Scyther. The Tangela then unwrapped its vines from around Ash, and Ash dropped to the ground. Meanwhile, his Pokemon saw what happened. They all growled in anger. They knew that it was almost time for them to reveal themselves.
"Razor Leaf Tangela!" Damien then said.
Tangela then shot out five razor-sharp leaves at the already wounded trainer. Before the leaves made contact, a stream of fire burned them to a crisp. Charizard landed in front of Ash, and Pikachu jumped off Charizard's back. Scyther attempted to get Ash from behind again, but hundreds of seeds fired machine-gun style stopped it. Then Grovyle revealed himself and stood right behind Ash. A Weepingbell tried to use Stun Spore on the three-revealed Pokemon, but a Gust blew the paralyzing powder away. Then Swellow used Wing Attack on the Weepingbell, fainting it instantly.
"So, the Calvary has come to aid its friend. You'll be too late to help him when I get through with him," Damien said smirking.
"Pika pikachu Pikapi(You won't be doing anything to Ash)," Pikachu said, cheeks sparking.
(Not if we have anything to say about it) Charizard added.
"You won't be able to stop me this time. Come on out everyone!" Damien then said.
Charizard, Pikachu, Grovyle and Swellow watched as two-dozen more Pokemon came out. The Pokemon wasted no time and immediately started attacking. The odds may have been in Damien's favor, but Charizard, Pikachu, Grovyle and Swellow were better trained than most of Damien's Pokemon. Ash's Pokemon took out most of Damien's Pokemon pretty easily.
While Ash's Pokemon were distracted, Tangela and Scyther surrounded Ash. Scyther had one of its sword-like claws just inches away from Ash's throat. Ash's Pokemon fainted the rest of Damien's Pokemon in about ten minutes. They turned to see Scyther's sword-like claw dangerously close to Ash's neck. Damien just stood there smirking.
"One step towards us, and Scyther slashes your friend's throat open," Damien said.
Unknowingly to any of them, Grovyle had secretly gone into the trees. He quietly made his way behind Scyther. Then he jumped towards Scyther.
"Grovyle(No you don't)!" Grovyle shouted, a Leaf Blade at the ready.
Before Scyther or Damien could react, Grovyle hit his mark. Scyther went down; fortunately, Grovyle managed to keep Scyther's blade from cutting Ash. Before anyone could reat, Tangela shot another Razor Leaf at Ash. This time, the Razor Leaf connected. Ash screamed in pain as the sharp leaves sliced into his body. Charizard roared with primal rage. Grovyle screamed with just as much rage as Charizard.
Then, three things happened. The first thing is that Grovyle started to glow in a white aura. Pikachu and Swellow could only look in awe as Grovyle started to evolve. Grovyle started growing. When the glow died down, a new Pokemon about 6' tall now stood in Grovyle's place.
This Pokemon was a pale shade of green with a pink stripe going across its stomach. It had two leaves that were the same color as its body growing out of its forearms, and a ladybug-like back. It's back was ladybug-like because there were large yellow buds growing from it. The Pokemon also had a large tail that looked like a 3-D pine tree branch.
"Sceptile(You'll pay)!" the new Pokemon shouted.
The second thing that happened was that the buds on Sceptile's back began to glow. A few moments later, Sceptile shot a powerful Solarbeam from his mouth. The Solarbeam completely overwhelmed Tangela, easily fainting it. At about the same time that Grovyle evolved, Charizard's tail flame glowed. Charizard then flew into the air before rocketing towards Damien tail first.
Charizard made impact, and Damien went flying into a rock-like wall. Charizard had just used Outrage. Damien's Scyther had regained consciousness at this point as well. Charizard moved to fight it, but Sceptile stopped him.
(Are you sure you want to face it?) Charizard asked.
Sceptile only nodded in response. Then he got ready to battle. Damien had recovered from Charizard's attack.
"Let's take this one out Scyther. Fury Cutter!" Damien said.
"Scyther scy(You're getting cut down)," Scyther said before approaching Sceptile.
Sceptile stopped Scyther with Bullet Seed. Before Damien could give Scyther another command, Sceptile took it out with a double Leaf Blade. Damien returned all his fainted Pokemon and appeared ot be leaving. The truth was that he went around all of Ash's Pokemon and was in front of Ash. Then Damien took a switchblade from out of his pocket and put it next to Ash's throat.
"It looks like I win after all," Damien then said.
Ash's Pokemon turned around and saw Damien with a knife to Ash's throat. Damien smirked.
"I'll let him live if you come with me Charizard. It's your choice," Damien said.
Charizard was at a standstill. ('What do I do? If I don't go with him, he'll kill Ash. But if I do go with him, he'll probably kill Ash anyway as assurance that I stay') he helplessly thought.
The answer to Charizard's mental question came when a black blur snatched the knife out of Damien's hands. The black blur turned out to be none other than Swellow. Just as quickly, something knocked Damien away from Ash. Then Damien screamed as something gave him a rather big shock. The something was Pikachu using Quick Attack followed by Thunderbolt.
"Pikachu pika chu(He's all yours Charizard)," Pikachu said.
Charizard nodded in thanks before charging towards Damien. Charizard first used Take Down, which sent Damien flying again. Then Charizard used Flamethrower before using Ember. The two fiery attacks left Damien looking like a piece of charcoal. Damien took the hint and left as quickly as he could. Swellow watched Damien from above so there would be no more fooling.
Damien had really left this time. Then Swellow joined Charizard, Sceptile and Pikachu, who were already at their wounded trainer/friend's side. Swellow took the knife in its beak and threw it up. Charizard then destroyed the knife with his Flamethrower. Then the buds on Sceptile's back glowed again, but it wasn't going to be a Solarbeam. Sceptile had absorbed nutrients from some of the trees after defeating Damien's Scyther.
Then Sceptile placed his hands on Ash. The nutrients that Sceptile had absorbed from the trees converted to the move Recover. Ash's wounds had started closing. A few moments later, Ash was completely healed. He took Sceptile's offered hand and was pulled up into a sitting position. Ash hugged Sceptile, and Sceptile returned the hug. Pikachu jumped into Ash's lap when Ash and Sceptile parted. Swellow perched itself on Ash's shoulder and started nuzzling him. Then Charizard hugged Ash from behind.
"Thanks Sceptile," Ash said smiling.
"Sceptile(Don't mention it)," Sceptile said.
"Thank you, all of you. I wouldn't have made it if it weren't for you," Ash said to the rest of his Pokemon.
"Pikachu pika(You're our best friend)," Pikachu said.
"Swellow swell low(We'll do all we can for you)," Swellow added.
(We will do all in our power to keep you safe) Charizard added.
"We should be heading back. I'm sure that the others are worried about us," Ash said. He then climbed onto Charizard's back before Charizard flew off.
Sceptile followed Charizard from the trees, and Swellow followed from the air with Pikachu on its back. They made it to the others in about ten minutes.
"There you guys are," Brock said.
"What happened?" May asked.
"Damien's Pokemon attacked me. If not for my Pokemon following me, either he or his Pokemon would've killed me," Ash responded.
Then Sceptile came down from the trees. Brock, May and Max looked at him in awe. Still in awe, May took out her Pokedex.
"Sceptile, the wood gecko Pokemon. Sceptile is the evolved form of Grovyle. This Pokemon uses the bulb-like buds on its back to nourish trees. If weakened, a Sceptile will use the buds to take in nutrients from plants and trees to replenish itself. Sometimes, a Sceptile will also use these healing qualities on other people or Pokemon," the female voice of the Pokedex said.
"Amazing, Grovyle evolved," Brock said.
"Not only that, but Sceptile also learned Solarbeam. Charizard also learned a new move. He learned Outrage," Ash said before telling the others everything that happened. "I hoped that I could get some peace to myself. But after what happened today, I know that I won't be able to. Damien will always be lurking close by. He showed that he's willing to do anything to get Charizard back, even if it means my death," he added.
The others nodded. They had peace for the rest of the day. The situation with Damien had just gotten more complicated. If not for Ash's Pokemons' instincts, Ash would've surely lost his life today. From now on, Ash would have at least one Pokemon with him when he wanted to be alone. That way, the Pokemon with him can do whatever is necessary in case the need to protect Ash arises.
Well, here's the end of the third chapter. I'm sorry if this chapter isn't too good, but it's an update nonetheless. Updates are going to be infrequent for all of my stories until I graduate in May. But I will do the best I can to update. Well, here's my first attempt at character bashing. I hope you liked it. Moving right along, preview for Chapter 4: Electrical Trouble: Ash and his friends make it to Mauville City. It is there where they find electical chaos, literally. Something is causing all of Mauville's electricity to go haywire. Can Ash and friends find out what's causing the problem and stop it? You'll have to stay tuned.
Oh, and about Sceptile being able to heal, it's a conditional kind of healing. The condition is that Sceptile has to absorb nutriets from plants and trees to be able to heal. It's something that I've been wondering about since the first time I saw what a Sceptile looked like. So I decided to have Sceptile be able to heal in this story for the condition that I just mentioned.