Art of War: Game of Chess

Chapter- 17: Battling the Mind

Ash was sure that Sabrina's doll, split personality and cold- hearted image were designed to traumatize Trainers. The thought kept bothering Ash... strange...
"Good... Good... Ash Ketchum. Come in... come in... don't you want to play with me? My dear baby..."
"I do, but I've got other things to do, my dear. Sorry. Anyway... this is-"
"A one- on- three battle. I'll use my Alakazam. If you can, with three Pokémon, you get the Marsh Badge, and myself. But you lose... and you're my playtoy. Accepted?"
"Yes, actually... Accepted. "
"Good. Alakazam!"
"Then destroy them, Deino!"
Sabrina's eyebrows rose just quite casually, but Ash caught the hint of... fear. At her command, Alakazam disappeared. Before Ash could issue a command, Deino was hit: he fell down.
Alakazam appeared and lifted him with Psychic. It didn't take him long to realize that Sabrina wouldn't be issuing a verbal command to her Pokémon very soon.
"Good... heavens. It seems that you aren't capable enough... dear me for the Battle. "
"Oh... really? Deino... use Dark Pulse on that Boulder in the middle of the ground! Concentrate that energy and release it!"
After all, Alakazam had to be in the gym, he just couldn't disappear like anything. And since Dark- Type was strong to Psychic- Type... his suspicions were confirmed, as Alakazam roared in pain.
"Deino, use Dark Pulse in that direction, then Crunch and hang on!"
Deino quickly used his superhuman hearing to locate and destroy Alakazam. With Crunch used to hang on, as in physically hang on, Deino would be able to tag Alakazam wherever he went, so either Turning invisible or Teleport would be useless. Alakazam knew this, and it was quite clear that Sabrina did too.
Alakazam appeared suddenly, and used Zen Headbutt, knocking Deino off him, then following up with Close Combat. The Fighting- Type move was good enough to end the Dark- Type move, and Deino landed a few meters away.
"Throat Chop! Then Beat Up!"
Deino summoned Metagross and Charmeleon to the battlefield after landing a particularly devastating Throat Chop.
"Metagross, Hyper Beam! Charmeleon, Outrage! Deino, Dark Pulse!"
Alakazam tried to dodge, but three attacks just doubled him to his knees. Metagross and Charmeleon return to their Pokéballs.
"Blast 'em! Deino, use Crunch now, then Night Slash!"
Deino leapt forward in a series of bites and slashes that proved devastatingly effective to the Alakazam. Alakazam disappeared and reappeared behind Deino, dealing devastating hits through Close Combat.
Deino was badly injured, and retreated, breathing heavily, and Ash stared in shock.
"Well, Ash Ketchum, your run ends here: Psybeam!"
But as Alakazam began charging up the powerful attack, Deino was engulfed by bright blue light.
The evolving Pokémon took a direct hit from Alakazam and the light died down to reveal a... Zweilous.

Zweilous, the Hostile Pokémon.
Type: Dark/ Dragon.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Hustle.
Class: SS+.
Status: Pseudo- Legendary.
Moves: Dark Pulse, Night Slash, Beat Up, Throat Chop, Crunch, Dragon Rush, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Dance, Dragon Breath, Dragon Rage, Outrage.
Item(s): None.

Zweilous roared as he empowered himself with Dragon Dance throughout the time Sabrina stood in shock. Then a powerful Outrage attack was launched, throwing Alakazam to the ground. Zweilous began to fire random attacks even without commands. Alakazam was floored by the beating.
"Alakazam, Mega Evolve!"
And that was new. Alakazam changed forms completely. It almost seemed like things would be destroyed during that particular battle.
Alakazam rushed with intent to kill. A new, much stronger Alakazam, that was. And somehow, Sabrina's Alakazam used Aura Sphere.
"Zweilous! Trust your primal instincts! Remember what I taught you! YOU must Remember! Come on!"
And then Zweilous launched his last Great offensive in the particular battle. And the ground exploded.
"Well, Well..." Sabrina chuckled, as Ash returned Zweilous, "What next?"
"Go!"
Sabrina almost fainted from the resultant shock. First a member of the Deino evolutionary line, now a Legendary? But Darkrai himself seemed to float above Alakazam, giving off chilling waves of fear.
"Dark Pulse, Night Slash and Shadow Claw! Keep hitting!"
Ash thundered, as if in a wild rage.
That surprised Sabrina. Why was he suddenly losing his temper like that?
But a flurry of super- effective attacks struck her Pokémon, like nothing had. Alakazam roared in pain and screamed, even in his Mega Evolved form.
Alakazam used Close Combat. Sabrina gaped as the Illusion faded away, to reveal a Zoroark. She had been fooled to perfection, brilliant...
"Dark Pulse, Zoroark!" Ash thundered, and the Dark- Type Attack slammed into Alakazam, putting him in jeopardy again.
"Alakazam, this is absurd, but... pool your power reserves together! Use Psychic, Psybeam, Dream Eater and other attacks at once!"
Alakazam pulled his reserves together to generate a devastating, extremely destructive attack that not only tore through the wall, but also ended Zoroark. That was, for now, the end of Zoroark.
"Send out your last Pokémon, " Sabrina called in a professional manner, but Ash could hear a hint of softness in her voice.
"Absol, it's war! Dark Pulse! End this!"
The pulsing black orb sent one of Sabrina's strongest Pokémon flying through the wall.
"Not again..."
Sabrina's doll floated away and vanished into thin air and a smile floated on her face. She blew a wink and a kiss at him, before handing the Marsh Badge to him.
Few things made Ash gobsmacked, but this sudden change of attitude was definitely one of them.
"Why the sudden change?"
"Oh, this is just meant to traumatize stupid Trainers, but you proved yourself otherwise. " Sabrina added, a seductive look on her face.
She slid off her dress, presenting her bountiful breasts to Ash's face.
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(A/N: 1. True. The first indication of lemon in the series.
2. Ash defeated a Mega Evolved Pokémon. Why is he so powerful? It may have something to do with Mewtwo.
3. The first public appearance of Deino in a battle.)