1.Ash's Story (Part 3: Hoenn)

Chapter 46

Now after we advance forward, Tyson, Wally, and I are now in the final four. And my opponent is going to be Wally.

"Ah! Ash! That promise that we made back then... Thank you for keeping your end of it. It was really all thanks to you that I could make it this far, Ash. It was only because I lost to you back then that I could become even stronger. I'm sure that you and your Pokémon must have had to overcome a lot, too... To make it all the way here. Right, Ash?"

"You are right. But we come so far, so we will keep going." I say.

"Everyone's grown so much... And now we'll get to see just what we all can do. Standing here facing you again gives me chills... ...But I won't give up! I won't lose anymore. My Pokémon have given me the courage and strength to fight. I have to win for their sake! So get ready... Here I come!"

Wally sends out his Altaria while I go with Mawile. Due to being part Fairy, Mawile isn't effective by Dragon moves and finishes Altaria off with a Play Rough. Azumarill is his next Pokemon. It defeats Mawile with a powerful Hydro Pump.

"Meganium! I choose you!" My second Pokemon is Meganium. She uses Petal Dance to deal a lot of damage and then finishes Azumarill with a Body Slam. Wally sends out Delcatty, he uses Sing to make Meganium sleep and finish it off with a Disarming Voice. I go with Pikachu as my third Pokemon. We both have a speed battle, and they often clash with each other. In the end, the match is a draw with both Pikachu and Delcatty faint at the same time.

With Wally losing three Pokemon, a break is occurring as the field is changing into a Forest Field. Wally sends Magnezone, an evolution of Magneton, so I decide to go with Camerupt. Camerupt defeats Magnezone with a Flamethrower, and also defeats the fifth Pokemon, which is a Roserade, an evolved form of Roselia.

"Here is my last Pokemon. This is thanks to you I met him. Gallade!" And with the Gallade, it defeats Camerupt with a Psycho Cut on the face.

"Gardevoir! I choose you!" I decide to go with my Gardevoir. This time Wally is the one Mega Evolving the Gallade, while I don't have a Mega Stone for Gardevoir. In the end, we decide to trust our instincts and use Eye contact to tell moves.

"Why are they not commanding attacks?" Max asks.

"They are, but they use Telepathy to communicate with each other." Minami says.

Both of them teleport to dodge the attacks and even attack with their respective moves, as they both shoot a Psycho Cut, the field is covered with Smoke. After the smoke disappears, Gardevoir is the one still standing, meaning that I'm the one who gets to go to the final round and face Tyson.

"... ... Arghhh! ... ... ...Hah. Ash, you... And your Pokémon, too... Thank you for not holding back when you battled against us... For not holding back when you beat us... And... Gallade... Everyone.... Thank you so much... I feel like I've been able to take another step forward thanks to you!"

"No problem. Wally." I say with a smile.

"I couldn't beat you this time, Ash. But I'll continue training. And one day... Look out! I swear I'll catch up to you one day! When I do, promise we'll battle again! That's a promise I intend to live up to!"

I nod as we shake hands with Wally, and now we go to prepare for the final match.

The next day, Tyson and I are facing each other in the final round, whoever wins it will become the winner of the Hoenn League. Tyson says, "Ash. I am not intending to hold back, you know."

"Me neither." I say back to him.

May says, "Wow, this is more intense than the contest."

"That is because it will determine whether Ash can fight the Elite 4." Mark says.