Hall of Fame (Going For Glory Sequel) - An Amourshipping Fanfiction

Chapter 34 - Before We Say Goodbye

The battles dragged on. Hour after hour, Ash faced each and everyone one of his friends. However, they were all too sad to even try and battle. It was quiet, their voices barely whispers as their Pokemon battled with the same energy. There were only two people that could handle the fact that Ash was making his decision to start a new journey. 

"You better not start crying against me, Ash," Gary smirked, facing off against Ash and his healed Pokemon. They were all ready to battle. "I want to see everything you have to offer, so let's do this! Two Pokemon each, okay?" 

Gary's smirk lit a fire in Ash. He returned the smirk and brought out a Pokeball, preparing for a full-scale battle. 

"You better not hold back," Ash sighed and then threw out his Pokeball to commence their final battle. "Charizard, I choose you!" 

"Blastoise, let's go!" Gary threw out his Pokeball also and Blastoise came out, roaring and ready for battle.

"So, are you going to make the first move, Ash?" Gary raised an eyebrow and folded his arms. He stared directly at Ash, who looked like he wasn't going to back down.

"Sure," Ash's smirk faded into a grin. "Charizard, flamethrower!"

"Blastoise, hydro pump now!" Gary's counter came as fast as ever before Ash had even finished speaking. He knew Ash too well to not know what move he was going to be using. 

Charizard had already shot the flamethrower at Blastoise, but Blastoise shielded it with his own move, the jets of water meeting the flames and causing a small explosion in the middle, the flames died and the water dissipated into the air. 

"Charizard, slash," Ash wondered if it would be a good move. Gary knew what he could do to counter it, however.

"Blastoise counter with rapid spin!" Gary was replying to Ash's move in a flash, making sure Blastoise could move at the same time as Charizard to never let anyone have an advantage. 

Charizard lunged forward, claws glowing white. Blastoise dropped down into its shell and began to spin at a great speed, moving towards Charizard, who was heading straight into the dangerous move.

"Charizard, pull back and use flamethrower again!" Ash wasn't sure how to counter at a type disadvantage and his long-range attack wasn't going to be enough, but it was all he could do. Ash didn't want to lose so he had to try.

Charizard stopped by flying backwards and opened up its huge jaws, flames shooting out from them and at Blastoise, who was still spinning. Charizard connected first, the flamethrower hitting Blastoise effectively, but it didn't do much to Gary's Pokemon, who stopped spinning and waited for further instructions. 

"Blastoise, water gun!" Gary started off with a small move and Blastoise instantly fired water at Charizard, who had to react fast. 

"Charizard, dodge it fast!" Ash believed Charizard could dodge the water gun and he was right. Charizard swiftly moved up and out of the way just in time.

"Blastoise, keep firing," Gary's words made Ash feel suspicious. He knew Gary was up to something and he kept a level head, to prepare himself for whatever was about to happen.

"Charizard, dodge everything!" Ash said, still keeping a close eye on Gary while watching the battle. 

Charizard swiftly moved around each water gun, swooping up and down past each shot. There was no victor, the stalemate continuing as Blastoise failed to land a hit. Until Gary noticed something with Charizard out of the corner of his eye. 

"Blastoise, aim under and then above Charizard!" Gary began his plan and Ash still didn't know what to expect. All he could do was hope Charizard could dodge. Which proved to be a fatal mistake.