Pokemon Indigo League stories

Battling in the freezing Raid

Just as Articuno was going to use freezing glare, a voice barked from somewhere in the cave.

" Altaria, wind gust, now!"

A blue bird swooped in from above, and used wind gust on Articuno. Articuno responded with Blizzard.

But Altaria didn't flinch. It dodged, and shot..... The three chasers and Goh's friend.

Ash groaned as he got hit with the Blizzard. " Oh great.'

The others were only mildly dusted, but when they saw Ash and how frozen he was, Gary snapped into business.

He threw his Pole ball. " Arkinine, go!"

" Arkinine, flame thrower!"

The flame thrower sent ice shards flying everywhere.

Ash stumbled to the ground. " Thanks Arkinine." He muttered.

Arkinine was sent back into its Poke Ball.

They all turned to Ash. " Are you okay?" Gary asked

Ash nodded, but when he looked behind Gary he gasped. " What is MOLTEACE doing here?!"

They turned to see the legendary Fire Pokemon, there, battling with Articuno.

" This day just keeps getting weirder and weirder." Horace muttered.

Ash stood up. " Wait....."

He cupped his hands and took a deep breath. " Wisty? Is that you?"

The birds stopped fighting. They heard a gasp.

Then a small face peeked from behind an ice wall in the distance. " Ash?" She said.

Ash grinned and ran to her. " Wisty!"

Wisty jumped and ran to him, and.... Knocked him onto the floor.

Ash laughed. " Why am I always on the ground?"

" You're the older one!"

Goh and Horace blinked. " Who is she?"

" Ash's sister, Wisty." Gary said as he walked over.

Wisty's eyes lit up when she saw Gary. " Gary!"

She leapt from her brother and into Gary's arms.

Gary sighed fondly. " What are you doing here?"

" Stuff."

Gary raised a brow. " Like?"

Wisty hopped out of the embrace and whistled

All three birds came to her

" You already know Molteace and Altaria are mine. But-"

" Articuno is also yours." Ash said in a flat voice. " How did I not guess?"

Wisty raised a brow. " How did YOU know?"

Ash sighed and rolled his eyes. " What do YOU think?"

" I dunno."

Gary smirked. "So, you just happen to befriend legendary Pokémon, huh?" he teased, watching as Moltres circled above, its fiery wings lighting up the icy cave.

Wisty shrugged. "Well, they kind of just... found me," she said with a playful glint in her eye. "Right, guys?" She reached up, patting Altaria’s feathery neck as it cooed in agreement.

Goh and Horace watched in awe, wide-eyed at the sight of the three legendary Pokémon and Wisty’s easy confidence around them. "Ash," Goh whispered, "your sister is... pretty incredible."

Ash gave a small, proud smile. "Yeah, that’s Wisty," he said, still looking at her with a mix of admiration and a hint of sibling rivalry.

Gary raised an eyebrow, giving her a knowing look. "Come on, Wisty, ‘stuff’ is your answer? There’s gotta be more to it."

Wisty glanced over at him, mischief gleaming in her eyes. "Fine, if you must know, this time of year is with Articuno has babies."

Everyone gasped.

" So, every year I come here and put her in her Poke Ball and take her to the place."

Then she glanced at Gary and Goh and Horace. " Might be a good idea to tell your beloved sour puss that."

Ash rolled his eyes but couldn’t help laughing. "Yeah, well, next time, how about we work together?"

Wisty rolled her eyes. " Sure. Let's just keep it at that."