Thursday, January 15, 2009

Everyone around the stadium was buzzing with excitement. It was the day for the Championship match, which would take place that evening. Ash and Jesse awoke around noon and showered before going out. No matter where they went, someone would either wish him good luck or ask for an autograph. While they were eating Jesse glanced out the window and saw a large group of people swarming around something. She shrugged it off and continued with their meal. A few minutes later Akurei, Diego, Slash, Sparx, Paul, and Inferno walked into the restaurant. The waitress sat them down at the large table near Ash and Jesse. "Good morning!" Sparx says. After the morning pleasantries Inferno invites them over to the table. "You guys look pretty good considering last night." Jesse says. Sparx puts his arm around Jesse's shoulder and pulls her close to him as he says "You look incredible. How about....uh." From across the table Slash has extended a Scyther claw and digs it in ever so softly into Sparx's jugular vein. "I believe she is with Ash. You need to keep your hands off." Slash says in a very serious tone. "Its good to have a family breakfast together." Akurei says. "Where's Aurora?" Diego asks. "Right here." Aurora says walking up to the table with Shino between her and Delilah. Shino had an arm around each woman and smiled. "Look who I found wandering around." Aurora says lying to her brothers. The look Akurei gave Shino could of killed a normal man. After they sat down Maurice and Guadalupe walk up. They take a seat next to Shino. Shino leans over and whispers "I see everything worked out." Maurice just smiled and nodded. "Good." Shino replies. The thirteen of them sat around till about seven p.m. The match isn't to start till nine p.m. A stage hand runs into the restaurant and looks around. He spots Ash and walks over. "Mr. Ketchum. We have to go over a few things so if you would please follow me." The stage hand says. The two of them head for the door and the rest of the group follows. As all fourteen of them are walking by the front entrance to the stadium a long black limo pulls up. Dozens of paparazzi swarm around it as well as trainers. "Who's that?" Ash asks. "The elusive champion." the stage hand replies. "Boo." Scizor says sneaking up behind the large group. Shino turns around and shakes his claw. "Who's the cloaked guy? A Wraith?" Scizor asks. "That's the champion." The stage hand repeats. The cloaked guy walks inside the stadium and the paparazzi is held back by a single Gengar with odd markings on it. "Right this way." The stage hand says motioning to a door. One of the paparazzi sees Ash and starts running towards him. Akurei simply looks in the guy's direction and the guy freaks out. He turns to the right and runs straight into the concrete wall. Once inside Ash goes with the stage hand and everyone else heads to the Sky Boxes. By eight o'clock the entire stadium is packed. The huge screens outside have people surrounding them. Even the movie theater is broadcasting this match on all nineteen of their screens. All over Dark Island everything has come to a complete stop. At eight thirty Ash was standing around with butterflies in his stomach. Jesse found him and dragged him into a near by room. "You okay?" Jesse asks. "I am just very nervous right now. I have never had this kind of pressure before. I have never been the first trainer to fight in a new pokemon league championship." Ash says breathing heavily. "Relax. Close your eyes and take a deep breath. I will help you relieve some of the pressure." Jesse says softly into his ear. About fifteen minutes later they emerge from the room and Jesse jumps. "Sorry. I didn't want to break your concentration. Sounded like a very good rhythm you had going. (Jesse turns bright red and Shino laughs) I came by to wish you luck Ash. From what I hear you are going to need it." Shino says before walking away. "Good luck." Scizor says patting him on the shoulder as he walked by. "I guess its almost time. Thanks Jesse you helped a lot. I am not as nervous now." Ash says giving her a big hug. "If you win, I have a very special present for you." Jesse says and breaks the hug. "It's almost time, Mr. Ketchum." Says a stage hand. Jesse heads back to the Sky Box and Ash goes with the stage hand. The stadium is like a wrestling program. There are two ramps, one at either end of the field along with a massive screen. The field itself is no longer broken up into four fields but it is now one massive field that has a very good mix of all the fields types. "Ladies and Gentlemen. Boys and Girls. Folks all over the Dark Islands I welcome you to THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH OF THE CENTURY!! Tonight you are witnessing history in the making. People from all over the pokemon community are glued to their TVs or radios right this moment waiting to see how this match turns out. In just a couple minutes our challenger, Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town, will face off against our unknown Champion. No one knows who it is. Or if they do they aren't they aren't saying. I do believe it is about to start." The announcer says excitedly. The lights go out and everyone quiets down. The theme song from Pokemon starts playing and after about twenty seconds a spotlight shines right at the top of the ramp. Ash comes out and the crowd cheers. He stops halfway down the ramp and turns back to the tunnel he just walked out of. Pikachu comes running out and jumps onto Ash's shoulder. The crowd gets even louder. They finally get down to the field just as the song ends. Once Ash is in his box he takes a deep breath and exhales slowly. "You can do this. You have trained for a long time. (looks at Pikachu.) You ready? This is going to be a battle like we have never faced before. I know you can do this." Ash says and hugs Pikachu. All the lights go out again and druids carrying torches walked down and lined the ramp while Graveyard Symphony played. Once all the druids were in place a man in a large cloak walked out. He stood at the top center of the ramp and surveyed the crowd and the battlefield. Ash felt a chill run down his spine as he felt the eyes of the Champion on him. Evil laughter filled the arena and the Champion burst into flames. They went from red to orange to green to blue and then finally to dark purple. After the fire changed color each time a matching shockwave would go out. Just after it turned dark purple the cloak fell to the ground and no one was standing there. From out of the center of the battlefield a dark purple mushroom cloud erupted. Standing in the middle of it all was Shino with his arms out to the side and his head back. He was in full gear. Black leather trench coat that drags on the ground. Black sunglasses with black bandana over his slicked back long hair. His trademark chain necklace. He also had on his black leather heavy biker boots and black leather baggy pants. And finally a black T-shirt. The lights came on and the crowd went nuts. For a full five minutes the cheered. Aurora was standing at the window of the Sky Box beating on it as she screamed for joy. "He is back to his old self." She says with a hoarse voice. Akurei and everyone else looks on in shock. "It can't be. He can't be the Champion. He would of told us." Maurice says in shock. Guadalupe looks around. "You knew?" Diego asks. "Karen told me one day. That's all I can say. I promised never to reveal the details." Guadalupe says with a slight red tint to her cheeks. Shino stood there staring up into the sky through the opening roof. "Just as I promised." He says to the sky. A shooting star crosses over just as he says that. Shino looks around and at the crowd who is still cheering. "Welcome!" Shino shouts into his microphone. He looks over at Ash and says "I am glad you are the one who gets to face me. I have a very special surprise for you." Shino walks to his box and puts his hand in his pocket. He smiles and withdraws the small black ball. "This can't be good." Ash says. "You my friend are going to be the first trainer to see what is contained in this little black ball." Shino says tossing the ball up and it floats. "I know you can do this, Pikachu." Ash says looking at Pikachu. "Pika, Pika, PIKACHU!" Pikachu replies. Translation "You're FUCKING RIGHT!" Pikachu walks onto the field and anxiously awaits his opponent. The ball floats over the field and begins glowing dark purple. Beams of light shoot out and the ball starts cracking. The ball falls to pieces and the light intensifies. After a few seconds the light is gone and a black Mew is floating there. The end of his tail is covered in three inch spikes and psychic energy is literally dripping off him. The crowd gasps at the sight of Mew. Akurei's jaw drops. "I never thought that was in that ball. No wonder he always kept it with him." Akurei says. Mew flies around in a figure eight a few times. Scizor stands behind Shino's box. "You ready Ash?" Shino asks. "Just one question first. Why aren't you using Scizor?" Ash replies. "You would have to talk to him after the match." Shino says and the green flag is raised. Pikachu jumps into a nearby bush and Mew floats around on his back. Pikachu silently creeps towards him and when he is in range unleashes a huge Thunder attack. Mew casually drifts to the right and the bolt misses. "Try again." Mew says closing his eyes. Pikachu looks at him in surprise then runs to a different spot all the while Mew floats around asleep. Suddenly from a different spot Pikachu unleashes a rapid fire Thunder attack. And again Mew dodges each one with ease. "Come on. Use that tiny little mouse brain of yours. Hell ask your trainer for help. I'll wait here for you." Mew replies before yawning. Pikachu runs over to Ash and Shino walks over to Scizor. "You think he can pull this off? All he has done is sleep." Scizor says. "Don't worry. I asked him to go easy for awhile so we can see what that Pikachu is really capable of. I mean, he beat a Dragonite." Shino says returning back to his spot. Pikachu dives back into a bush and it starts raining. Shino raises an eyebrow and says "This should be interesting." Mew floats over to a tree and hovers under a branch to get out of the rain. Pikachu stealthily gets right under him and uses Zap Cannon. Mew gets hit by it and lands on the branch. Pikachu runs off. Mew tries to move but is paralyzed. Pikachu runs up the tree and tackles Mew, sending both of them of the branch. Mew lands in a mud puddle and Pikachu lands a few feet in front of him. Pikachu sticks the tip of his tail in the mud puddle and uses Thunder Shock. Mew gets blasted and shoots into the sky like a rocket complete with a smoke trail. "That brings back so many memories." Jesse says. "Not good." Shino says. Mew floats high above the entire stadium. "Mr. Nice kitty is done playing around." Mew growls and flies straight down. Thousands of rain drop size Shadow Balls fall behind him. "Dodge this you filthy rodent." Mew shouts and smashes into the ground. Seconds later small explosions are heard for over five minutes. Mew floats up from the small crater he made and sees Pikachu badly injured. Cuts and burns are all over his body. Mew smirks and eight baseball size Shadow Balls form around him. "Mousey want a treat?" Mew growls. Pikachu runs off in the other direction with Mew floating behind him. Every few seconds he would launch a Shadow Ball just behind or to the side of Pikachu. Pikachu manages to dive into a small cave and hide from the relentless Mew. "Come out and play, little mousey." Mew says. Pikachu sits in the back of the small cave panting. Mew floats around sporadically throwing Shadow Balls at the mouth of the cave. Pikachu flinched with each explosion. A few minutes later Pikachu comes flying out of a nearby tree at Mew. Again Pikachu tackled Mew to the muddy ground. "Such a brave little mouse to attack the cat." Mew says just before smacking Pikachu with his spiked tail sending him flying into a tree, face first. "I grow tired of playing with you. So if you would be so kind as to just allow me to end this now." Mew says aiming all eight Shadow Balls at him. From all directions Thunder attacks, Thunder Shocks, Thunder Waves, Thunderbolts, and Zap Cannons came straight at Mew. And due to the rain all of them hit at once. "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT" Mew fell to the ground singed and smoking. "Oh........Shit." Shino says. Everyone across the Island was on the edge of their seats waiting for Mew to stop twitching. Ash is about to celebrate when Mew sits up. All of the trees and loose terrain float up a few feet before vaporizing. "That is one pissed pussy cat." Scizor says and is hit with an oak tree. Over forty Pikachus remain and Mew looks them all over. "Clever little rodent aren't you." Mew says licking his lips. "I was asked to be nice. To test you and see what you have for abilities. They are impressive, but not knowing what your enemy can do is very dangerous." Mew says as a massive wall surrounds the field. The Pikachus start to gather around Ash's Pikachu. "Time to end this." Mew says and does a loop de loop. The Pikachus organize and all of them launch one massive Thunder attack which hits Mew. The massive wall surrounding the field crumples. The Pikachus stop and Mew is floating there with all of the electricity in a giant ball above him. "Is that all you have?" He asks looking at the panting Pikachus. Ash's Pikachu lowers his head and notices a black root showing through the ground. He gets the attention of the other Pikachus and discusses his plan. Mew floats up higher and glares down at the Pikachus. "Interesting. What are they planning?" Mew says to himself. He Looks them over for a second and then charges at them again. All of the Pikachus bite into root at once and unleash a MASSIVELY HUGE Thunder attack. Mew stops dead in his tracks as the electricity courses over him. When they stop fifteen minutes later, Mew is floating there laughing. "I believe this is yours." Mew says and launches ALL of the electricity back at the Pikachus. They all light up like a light bulb before exploding. Ash's Pikachu is the only one remaining and Mew swoops down at him. He grabs Pikachu by the throat and rolls right in front of Ash. Mew then proceeds to eat the screaming and struggling Pikachu. When he finishes he looks up at Ash and smirks with blood dripping from his mouth. "SHINO IS THE WINNER AND STILL CHAMPION!!" The announcer shouts jumping from his seat. The entire stadium erupts into cheering. Paper confetti and ribbons rain down as he walks up to Ash. "That was a great match. I am sorry it ended that way. You can see now why I don't use Mew that much. You are definitely as good as the rumors say you are." Shino says shaking his hand. "Thanks." Ash says and stands there with a blank expression on his face. Jesse and everyone else runs onto the field and surround them. Akurei slaps Shino on the back while shaking his hand. Jesse escorts Ash off the field and back to the Sky Box. Once the door closes and locks, Ash just breaks down. Tears fall from his eyes like waterfalls. Jesse hugs him tightly as they sit there in the dark. "Come on! Let's go celebrate!" Aurora says wrapping her arm around Shino's left arm. Delilah pulls her away and kisses her. Akurei and Diego go to hoist Shino onto there shoulders but Shino floats up on his own about twenty feet. The crowd erupts again into cheering. Once Shino lands all of them head over to the night club. Ash has calmed down and also joined them about an hour later. It is almost sunrise before anyone goes home. When they do everyone is stumbling drunk. Shino and Akurei are sitting at a table with their feet on the table and a beer in their hand. "Did you ever think we would be like this when you were young?" Akurei asks taking a sip of beer. Shino sips his and replies "You get drunk and get all serious on me? No, I figured I would be dead or in prison some where." Shino takes another sip and says to himself "That doesn't sound too bad actually." He toasts the ceiling and hears snoring. He looks over and see Akurei sound asleep. "Goodbye, my friend." Shino says setting his beer down and walking out. He looks back at Diego sleeping on a table, Slash sleeping with his head hanging off the stage, Maurice and Guadalupe sleeping next to each other on a booth, Sparx sleeping against the juke box, Inferno was asleep on the bar with Paul sleeping on the stools and Aurora was sleeping peacefully on top of Delilah who had her hands around her tightly. On his way out the front door he looks at the coat room and sees a foot sticking out. He looks in and sees Ash and Jesse sleeping together. Shino puts something in Ash's pocket and walks out into the bright morning sun. He puts his sunglasses on and Scizor rides up on a motorcycle. Shino lets out his motorcycle and they ride off.

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