Chapter 22

At the busy stadium of Shinnoh many people were cheering on as the tournament started at a full swing some cheering on their family and friends some their rivals and some their idols be it gym leaders or league officials

" We can see the young upcoming trainers showing great potential by defeating their opponents with such ease " spoke one of the commentator

" Yes indeed it's good to see these young trainers exploit the powers of their Pokemon in such a unique Pokemon " said another

" So President Charles which of these trainer do you have the highest hope for in this 1 v 1 randomised battle " asked the commentator

" Well that's a hard choice because of the sheer quality of the trainers " replied Charles

" How about your personal favourite" asked the commentator

" Well if I was to say it would be Cynthia, Gary Oak, Max Maple and of course A.." said Charles before the commotion of the crowd cut him out

The whole of the crowd looked down at a particular trainer who was waiting on one of the empty arenas waiting for his opponents

" And there he is one of the most powerful trainer " replied Charles with a smile on his face

" What is Ash Ketchum doing there " asked one of the crowd

" Haven't you seen he has his match today " replied another

" But I haven't seen him even once since the tournament started " said another

" Well if he does intend to win he has to fight in the tournament" replied another

" But it's only a 1 v 1 so he won't have a hard time right " asked a feminine

The crowd just gossiped around as Ash stared down at the hallway where his opponent came to view a red haired gym leader all of Hoenn was proud of

" Well we meet again Ash " said Flannery

" Let's finish it Flannery" replied Ash as he got his pokeball ready

" Not one to chit chat huh go Arcanine " said Flannery

" Go Ferialigator " said Ash as the Pokemon took form and eyed down his opponent

" Ohhhh so you ain't gonna give me a handicap oh ho " said Flannery in a joking manner

" Arcanine show them ur agility us extreme speed" said Flannery as Arcanine dashed at lightning speed

" Take it and get ready " said Ash

The Arcanine came behind Ferialigator and slammed itself into Ferialigator pushing the Pokemon

" Take your time just keep an eye out on your own blind spot " said Ash

" Your slow Ferialigator will never be able to catch Arcanine just because you have type advantage does not mean I'll lose so easily " said Flannery trying to get into Ash's head

After 3 or 4 continuous attacks Ferialigator was getting pushed towards the edge as it got down and set itself into a sumo like stance and on the 5th attack Ferialigator turned it's back as soon as it heard a flash behind it and caught hold of the Arcanine by its neck who couldn't stop because of extreme speed

" Finish it Ferialigator " said Ash

Ferialigator chocked the Arcanine hard before its tail was engulfed in water as it slammed its tail into the Arcanines stomach and sending it upwards and as it was coming down Ferialigator fist glowed white as it punched the Arcanine straight into the ground and as the smoke settled Arcanine was senn completely destroyed and unconscious

" Flannery you tried " said Ash as he started heading back

" ... " Flannery remained quite at the utter defeat she suffered at the hands of a boy who barely defeated her once upon a time

"With an unexpected turn of events Ash defeated the gym leader of Hoenn in a beautiful combination of aqua tail and brick break " said an enthusiastic caster

" With this Ash is one step closer to the upper brackets of the tournament" said another

Meanwhile in the crowd Max was watching on complete shock and admiration. With the rest of the friend in shock and respect too

" Hey did you see the power that Ferialigator held to be able to defeat such a scary Pokemon in such a simple way " said Max with stars in his eyes

" No Max you do not realise something" said Paul from the crowd

" What do you mean ?" asked a confused Max

" Well Ferialigator when it got a hold of Arcanine didn't you notice it chock the Arcanine as Ferialigator is slow but packs a heavy punch and Arcanine being fast it could have avoided the aqua tail if it was conscious Ferialigator chocked it hard enough to make it lose consciousness for a bit enough for it to combo it to the aqua tail sending it flying and even if it gained conscious mid air there was very Little it could do to avoid the incoming brick break " said Paul who was equally shocked

" You mean to say Ferialigator would have lost if he had not got hold of the Arcanine" asked May

" Well yes because no matter how good the Pokemon are each Pokemon has only a certain amount of durability before it faints " replied Gary coming in from the booth

" Wow so Ash's Pokemon are just hardwired to act according to the situation without much guidance from the trainer " said Misty

Meanwhile inside the Champions booth all championship and their elites were enjoying the match Ash had provided

" Well won't you look at that " said Lance

" Ash " cried Cynthia being happy that Ash showed up to the tournament

After a few minutes after Ash's victory

" Well I thought he would loose seeing how much of a power house that Arcanine was " whined Lance

" Yeah but we do have to remember that's one of Ash's oldest Pokemon of course it would be an absolute unit " said Scott

" So who do you think is his next opponent gonna be wanna play any bets " joked Lance

" I'd say most likely an elite 4 member or a gym leader at least" said Scott

" Well whoever it may be it's gonna be a fun match " said Steven

On a plane in its way to Shinnoh we can see a brunette haired women holding a picture of younger Ash and crying

" Ash I'm coming to bring you home "