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"Ninetales, enough is enough!"
Ash's eyes also shone with a powerful blue pink light, pushing back Ninetales' own Psychic.
Lokoko seemed to teleport out of nowhere at that time and stood behind the Ninetales, "I noticed from the beginning that you are not a normal human. Just who are you?"
"My name is Ash Ketchum, from Pallet Town, the man who will become the Greatest Pokémon Master!" Ash protected Misty and Molly behind him with one of his Aura Shields. He kept looking at Ninetales with a fierce look on his face, without feeling any pressure from the opposition.
"Did you notice us from the beginning or what?"
"Yes I noticed it from the moment you and her appeared in front of Brock so mysteriously. Ninetales, you said that your master has not returned from a long trip. How long has it been since he has been gone?" Ash asked a very good question.
Misty also reacted, "Ash, what do you mean by that?"
"Ninetales is a Pokémon species that can live for a very long time. Its said that the nine tails behind a Ninetales contain a mysterious power that allows it to live for a thousands of years! Once this Pokémon lives long enough, it will awaken a more mysterious and powerful power that surpasses any of its previous powers! "
"For example, its Illusions, Miss Lokoko here is a Phantom it created with its powerful Illusion abilities!" Molly also understood what Ash meant, looking at Ninetales a lot differently than before!
In simpler words, this is a Ninetales that has already lived for a very long time! More than all of them combined.
Ash and his party have already encountered Pokémon's that has lived for a long time during their travels.
There was a Gastly who tried to help a girl find their long lost lover in the Maiden's Peak. It had lived for more than a thousand years and has the ability to transform into the appearance of others and even even be able to speak the human language.
"Two hundred years, that's how long we have been waiting for our Master!" Lokoko answered Ash's question without a hint of hesitation!
This number made both Misty and Molly cover their mouths in shock.
They now felt how sad it must have been, this Ninetales has been waiting for its owner for two hundred years alone in this giant house without any companions!
So she created a Phantom to accompany herself in those times, and can also express its thoughts through Lokoko's mouth.
"Now our Master has come back, please get out now!" Ninetales's eyes turned scarlet again. It sensed that Brock had woken up and now she was impatient because Ash blocked her from spending time with her Master.
"You should know very well that it is impossible for your Master to come back. He has been already been dead for a very long time. And Brock is not your master!" Ash showed no fear in front of the power Ninetales was showing, "Pikachu, shock Ninetales and make her see the errors in her heart!"
Ash didn't want such a historical house to be damaged because of him, so he didn't send out his Rhydon that restrained Ninetales, but instead sent out his Pikachu into battle.
"Then don't blame me for being not going easy on you!" Lokoko changed her gentle face and made it look more ferocious.
Ninetales fired a strong looking Flamethrower at Pikachu and Ash. Ash raised his Aura high to form a Aura Barrier around the group to block the flames, "What, this is all you can do? I thought you would be stronger considering you are over 200 years old. You disappoint me."
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
Thunderbolt and Flamethrower collided against each other, creating a terrible explosion with the fire and electricity mixed in.
Ninetales was blown away by the powerful wind, Lokoko disappeared on the spot, and even the mansion showed its true condition. It was all dirty and the whole thing very dilapidated.
"Iron Tail!"
Pikachu's tail shone with a metallic luster, but it hit nothing. Ninetales seemed to have teleported out of the way before Pikachu got there. She moved to a different position and successfully avoided Pikachu's attack at the split of a second!
"How could that happen?" Misty couldn't believe her eyes.
"Ninetales, I don't want to damage this house any more, please stop here!" Of course Ash knew what was going on. This Ninetales was very powerful considering how old it was. If he and Pikachu doesn't use all their strength, they might even lose to this Ninetales.
"If you have the ability, try us!"
Lokoko appeared behind Ninetales once again, and then Ninetales disappeared!
"Pikachu!"
Pikachu and Ninetales collide agian, and their Quick Attack were evenly matched this time!
"Pikachu, it seems that we have to show her why she can't mess with us or our friends! Lets teach them a lesson that they will never forget!" As soon as Ash speaking, Pikachu began to release a dazzling Golden Light!
Bond Evolution!
The surging electric snakes scurried around Pikachu's body, and his tail turned into a tail made of pure electricity that was much longer than the rest of his body. Ash took off his hat and put it on Pikachu's head!
"Pikachu, Heavy Artillery Thunder!" This was an attack they came up with to deal large amount of damage to the enemy. Pikachu releases his Lightning Bullets to strike the enemy from every part of his at the same time.
Ninetales was knocked away before she could react to the sudden attack. It also made her a little paralyzed from all the sudden electricity running through her body.
"Iron Tail!"
Ninetales continued to try to do her best, facing Pikachu who is using Bond Evolution, even the 200 year old Ninetales can't do much against the insane attacks Pikachu was dealing and with that extremely fast speed of his.
"Ninetales, you know very well that your Master is no longer alive! You should have realized that more than a hundred years ago that your Master can no longer come back to you!"
Ash's words were like a wake-up call to her, hitting Ninetales' heart one after another!
"I know that very well. More than a hundred years ago, I made up my mind to leave here, but I couldn't do it! I was bound to this house by some kind of power, and there is no way I can think of that allows me to leave here!" Lokoko appeared agian from beneath the ground to Ninetales side.
"If I can live here with Mr. Brock, who looks exactly like our Master, we can return to the happy days of the past!"
"You are so wrong in your thinking!" Ash shouted!
Just then, Brock appeared in front of them, holding a unique Poke Ball in his hand, "Ninetales, come back!"
That was Ninetales' Poke Ball. It's the same Poke Ball that binded her here so that she can't leave here. The last thing left here by their Master.
The reason why Ninetales is so close to Brock is because Brock looked very similar to her Master!
Now, Brock is holding her Poke Ball. This scene is clearly what Ninetales has been waiting for, for the last two hundred years. She was ecstatic, cheering, turning into a red light, and entering the old looking Poke Ball!
"After two hundred years, I can finally enter my Masters Ball!" Lokoko figure appeared beside everyone. She bowed slightly and thanked them again before disappearing.
"Ash, what do you think I should do?" Brock looked at Ash.
He was just walking alone in this big house just now looking for everyone else. He happened to see the previous diary of the owner here, and also found Ninetales' Poke Ball. He immediately came over here after hearing the battle between Nineteen and Pikachu.
"Let her go, let it escape the shackles of this cursed Poke Ball! Let her choose what she wants to do!" Ash's suggestion was approved by everyone.
This Ninetales has been waiting for its Master for two hundred years, which is very admirable in a sense.
Brock released the Ninetales and smashed the Poke Ball into the ground, which should have become an antique, in front of her very eyes.
"Ninetales, the Poke Ball has now been broken, meaning you are now free from this house! Now, you can go anywhere you want!"
The world is very big, she should have left this place here but unfortunately couldn't because she was bound here a very long time. She can now start a new life of her own, far form here.
Ninetales nuzzled Brock gently and came to Ash again. Lokoko also appeared again, "Mr. Ash, I'm really sorry for causing you all the trouble!"
With that said, she turned around and walked back inside the house with Ninetales. They came out with with a box that was floating because of Ninetales Psychic, and then she said, "This is our Master's belongings, please accept it as our thank you gift!"
Opening the box, there were two items lying inside, two items that had been preserved for two hundred years!
A stone that looks very hard, a black ribbon.
"It's a Hard Stone and a Black Belt! They are both rare and precious items for Tainers!" Brock recognized these two carrying item at once.
Hard Stone can enhance the move powers of Rock-types, while the Black Belt can enhances the Fighting-types.
This is a good distribution. Brock, the Gym Leader of a Rock-type Gym, gets the Hard Stone, and Ash gets the Black Belt for one of his Pokémon's.
"Well, goodbye, Mr. Ash, Mr. Brock!" Ninetales was now free. She just looked at the dilapidated big house that she had waited for two hundred years with nostalgia, then turned and left.
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