pokemon adventure

chapter seventy four

Chapter 74

Meeting Brendan and Wally

Petalburg Gym and

The Jade Orb

The gang had arrived at the northern part of Petalburg City, so it wouldn't be long until Ash could battle Norman for a badge at last. Right now they were in the pokemon center, having their pokemon checked. Ash actually had both his Latias and his Latios with him. The truth is when he last saw Norman, Norman asked Ash to battle him with his Latias in their gym battle. "I still don't understand why dad asked you to battle him with Latias Ash" said May. "Simple May; it isn't every day that a gym leader gets to battle with a legendary pokemon," said Ash "and anyway Latias wants to have a go at fighting in a gym battle". "Fine with me" said May.

Ash's Latias and Latios were out of their pokeballs, but they were disguised in human forms. Ash's Latios had grown up over the months and he now knew how to fly, swim, turn invisible, use sight-sharing with his mum Latias and he knew how to disguise himself. His disguise form was actually Ash, but from when Ash was eight years old. Ash learned from Prof Oak that Delia showed some photos to Latias and Latios of Ash when he was younger and Latios decided to take on Ash's eight year old self for a disguised human form. And of course Latias stuck with her Bianca form. Latias asked Ash if she and Latios could stay out of their pokeballs for today, and Ash agreed. Truth is she and Latios wanted to spend the day with Ash; Latios had a special bond with Ash, just like his mum Latias.

Right now the gang were just leaving the center, when suddenly they got surrounded by a big crowd of people. The people were excited about May and Max having returned to Petalburg City. The truth is everyone in Petalburg City was fans of Norman, since he was a great gym leader. They also knew that May and Max had been on a pokemon journey and that May had become a pokemon coordinator. "Tell us May, what has it been like for you as a pokemon coordinator?" asked a woman, whose name was Rose. "Well Rose, it was difficult and scary for me at first, especially since I had no idea of what to do or about anything of pokemon," admitted May "but thanks to my three friends Ash, Brock and Tomo, I've learnt a lot and I'm having lots of fun". "So am I" said Max. May and Max did introduce Ash, Brock and Tomo to everyone, but the crowd wasn't interested in them; only of May and Max. Since May and Max were getting a lot of attention from the crowd, Ash, Tomo and Brock decided to keep out of their way for a while.

Suddenly three boys came up to Ash, Brock and Tomo. "So you three are traveling with Max and May?" asked one of them. "Yes that's right," said Ash "and we came back here to Petalburg City so that I can battle Norman for a badge". "Well that's too bad because you won't get a badge there" said a second boy. "What, why not?" said Ash. "Because only special chosen trainers can battle Norman and you're not one of them" said the third boy. "That is not true," said Ash, crossly, "any trainer can battle any gym leader if they want, and I know that because I've battled gym leaders twenty times before". Ash could see that these boys were jealous of him because he was travelling with May and Max, and he knew that the boys were lying about only special trainers battling Norman. "Calling us liars are you?" asked the first boy "well we shall have a battle to see if you are good enough to battle Norman". "Very well, but if I win I will battle Norman whether you like it or not" said Ash. Latias and Latios could see that Ash was in trouble and they asked him, through telepathy, if he needed help. 'Not yet Latias and Latios,' said Ash, through telepathy, 'I'll battle these three boys, but if things do get out of hand I'll ask for your help then'. Latios and Latias understood and they stayed in their human forms and out of the way.

Ash, Tomo, Brock and the boys went into a park of North Petalburg City, where Ash and the three boys could battle. The first boy sent out a Golduck to battle, and Ash sent out his Grovyle. Apart from Pikachu, Latios and Latias, Ash had Grovyle, Combusken and Marshtomp. Golduck's trainer ordered Golduck to use hydro pump, but Ash ordered Grovyle to dodge it with aerial ace and then strike Golduck with leaf blade. Grovyle dodges the hydro pump, easily, with aerial ace and then with two swipes with leaf blade, Golduck fainted on the spot. The second and third boys got out their pokemon, Abra and Machop, to fight next but they easily got defeat by Ash's Marshtomp and Combusken. What they didn't know was that two boys were watching everything.