Aura Heart Journey Chapter 20

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Chapter 20 – Water City Competition, Round 2

Ash snuggled closer to the warmth he was holding. He was comfortable and not in the mood to move. The sunlight coming through the window meant that he had to though. He breathed in Misty’s scent and pressed their naked forms against each other. Misty snuggled closer in her own semi-awake state. His girlfriend had kept her word and the two had tried something ‘new’ last night, sleeping naked together. The feeling of Misty’s soft skin and her curves pressed up against him was amazing. It was a feeling made even more powerful by the lack of anything between them. They weren’t ready for sex yet. But the relationship was progressing as they got more comfortable.

“Good morning, Ash.” Misty yawned as she smiled sleepily at him.

“Morning, Misty.” Ash returned the greeting and kissed the top of her head. Misty pressed herself against him more with a happy sigh.

“Do we have to get up?” Misty questioned before she placed a kiss on his neck.

“One of your sisters will probably be knocking on the door soon if we don’t.” Ash murmured as he ran his hand up and down Misty’s bare back. The orangette hummed pleasantly at his touch.

“I don’t wanna.” Misty mumbled as she kissed his jaw.

“You still have a match to get to at midday though.” Ash reminded, his hand drifting down to caress her butt.

“Ash!” Misty jerked and sat up quickly. “Someone’s ‘in the mood’ this morning.” The Water Type Specialist shot a pointed look at the tent in the blanket.

“That’s not my fault.” Ash shook his head. “It’s morning, plus I woke up snuggled with such a beautiful girl.”

“Alright Mr. Charmer, you get a kiss for that.” Misty grinned as she leaned over and met Ash’s lips with her own. The two shared a long kiss. Ash gently pulled Misty on top of him as they deepened their lip lock. A minute later they broke apart at a knock on Misty’s door.

“Misty, Ash, breakfast is almost ready!” Lily called through the door. “Hope I’m not interrupting anything~!” Came the teasing call from the second oldest Waterflower Sister.

“We’re up!” Misty raised her voice. “Get your mind out of the gutter!” Lily’s laughter was heard as the pinkette walked away from the door. “Geez can’t go a day without teasing me.” Misty ‘eeped’ cutely as Ash’s hands found her butt and pulled her over him. The orangette blushed a bit as she straddled her boyfriend. This wouldn’t have been so shocking if they both weren’t naked.

“We could give them a reason to tease and joke?” Ash grinned up at her. His hands were gently fondling her bottom still. Misty playfully rolled her eyes at Ash. Through their Aura she felt that he was just teasing her. Neither of them was prepared to take that step just yet.

“You’d like that wouldn’t you?” Misty smirked down at him. She gently rolled her hips, feeling his morning wood against her bum. Ash inhaled sharply at the motion and directed a smoldering look her way.

“Yeah, I think I would.” Ash responded as he massaged her butt.

“When we’re ready.” Misty smiled softly.

“When we’re ready.” Ash agreed and the two kissed sweetly before separating.

“Time for breakfast.” Misty remarked a she moved her right leg and rolled over Ash. Her feet met the carpet and she stretched.

“Another sight I could enjoy every morning.” Ash chuckled and Misty shot him a flirty wink over her shoulder. Ash got out of the bed and stretched too. The couple picked out clothes for the day and dressed. Though not without getting just a little bit handsy with each other. Once they were dressed the couple made their way downstairs to the table.

“Good morning, you two.” Daisy greeted her little sister and her ‘little brother’.

“Good morning, Misty. Good morning, Ash.” Violet greeted the pair with a smile.

“Morning.” The couple returned the greeting as they took seats at the table next to each other. The usual morning conversation began over breakfast. Ash would be going with Misty to watch her compete in the Water City Competition. The afternoon he would spend at the Training Facility preparing for his Gym Battle.

The rest of the morning was spent with Misty’s sisters. They mostly helped out around the Gym and with the Pokémon. The couple left and took a leisurely walk to the stadium together. They shared a gentle kiss just before parting ways. Ash went up to the reserved seating area. Misty went to the waiting area as she would be called out to battle soon.

When her name was called Misty confidently strode onto the field and took her place on the green side. She looked across the field to her opponent. Today it was another girl, probably the same age as her. The girl had long chestnut brown hair and was wearing an orange shirt with white capris.

“Misty Waterflower of Cerulean City vs Laura Dale of Mossgreen City!” The referee announced as the Pokémon League cameras activated and began recording the match. “Begin!”

“Tentacruel, let’s do it!” Laura called out as she threw a Pokéball and released the Water/Poison Type Pokémon.

“Cruel!” Tentacruel called out as it raised multiple tentacles out of the water.

“Quagsire, let’s go!” Misty called out and her Water Fish Pokémon emerged from its Pokéball and into the water.

“Sire.” Quagsire blinked as she floated. Seeing her opponent, the Water/Ground Type focused.

“Tentacruel, Toxic Spikes!” Laura ordered. Tentacruel’s tentacles lashed outwards and sharp purple stingers were spread all over the pool. “Now hit it with Acid Spray!”

“Tenta!” Tentacruel spewed a dark black liquid at Quagsire.

“Quagsire, Protect!” Misty instructed. A green barrier surrounded the Water/Ground Type. The Acid Spray hit the barrier and dispersed harmlessly into the water. “Now use Mud Bomb!” Quagsire launched a compacted ball of mud from its mouth. The Ground Type attack slammed into Tentacruel and sent the Jellyfish Pokémon back through the water.

“Tentacruel, use Barrier!” Laura instructed. The Water/Poison Type was briefly covered in a bright white light. When the light faded a red aura surrounded Tentacruel showing the sharp increase in its Defense.

“Quagsire, barrage it with Mud Shot!” Misty called out.

“Quag!” Quagsire called out as it launched small balls of mud at the Jellyfish Pokémon. The attacks landed and Tentacruel was enveloped in a blue glow for a moment. The Water/Poison Type’s Speed had been reduced.

“Tentacruel quick, use Bubblebeam!” Laura called out her next move. Tentacruel blasted a stream of glowing blue bubbles at Quagsire.

“Take it!” Misty smirked and Quagsire floated calmly as the Bubblebeam struck it

“What?” Laura looked confused for a moment; then her eyes widened. “Tentacruel, stop, it has Water Absorb!” The Jellyfish Pokémon stopped its attack promptly. Quagsire was leisurely floating on the waves of the field. Not a care in the world as she yawned.

“Mud Bomb!” Quagsire launched another compacted ball of mud. The reduced speed of Tentacruel didn’t let it move in time. The water around the downed Water/Poison Type clouded up from the mud. Tentacruel floated back to the surface with swirls in its eyes.

“Tentacruel, are you alright?!” Laura called out to her to her Pokémon.

“Cruel…” Tentacruel barely got out as it floated on the waves.

“Tentacruel is unable to battle! The winner of the first battle is Misty Waterflower!” The referee announced and the crowd cheered at the outcome of the first battle. Ash cheered the loudest for his girlfriend. Misty focused on her opponent while Laura returned her Tentacruel to its Pokéball. “Red Trainer, send out your final Pokémon!” The referee requested.

“Come on out, Pelipper!” Laura called as she threw her next Pokéball. From the flash of white light emerge a large, mostly white, Pelican Pokémon.

“Peli!” Pelipper called out as it flapped its wings to gain some altitude.

“Hmm, wasn’t expecting that.” Misty admitted and Laura smiled.

“These guys are really wide spread. You can find their pre-evolved form, Wingull, along most any coastline.” Laura grinned.

“I’ve thought about catching one myself.” Misty smiled at the other girl. A Flying Type is always useful!”

“Begin!” The referee called out.

“Pelipper use Stockpile!” Laura yelled out and the Pelican Pokémon glowed with red and white energy. Misty grimaced knowing that Stockpile could be used in multiple ways. Not to mention the side effect of boosting both Defense and Special Defense!

“Quagsire hit it with Water Pulse!” Misty instructed and Quagsire was quick, for its species, to launch the attack at the airborne Pokémon.

“Protect and Stockpile!” Laura called out and a green barrier blocked the Water Pulse. Meanwhile Pelipper glowed red and white again. Misty tsked at the second increase to her opponent’s Defensive stats.

“Quagsire another Water Pulse!” Misty knew Protect couldn’t be maintained or even used in succession very well. Quagsire fired off another blast of water at the Water/Flying Type.

“Dodge then Air Cutter!” Laura called out and Pelipper banked to the right. The Water Pulse went sailing through the airspace that Pelipper used to occupy while the Pelican Pokémon flapped its wings. Multiple discs of glowing air were launched down at Quagsire.

“Submerge!” Misty called out quickly. Quagsire dove beneath the water and the Air Cutter threw up a spray of water from the pool. The Water/ Ground Type escaped unscathed.

“Pelipper Stockpile!” Laura called for the third time. Pelipper glowed again increasing its Defense and Special Defense again.

“Quagsire, Water Pulse!” Misty called and the Water Fish Pokémon emerged directly below the airborne Pelican Pokémon. The blast was launched and raced towards Water/Flying Type.

“Pelipper Air Cutter!” Laura yelled and the air discs tore through the Water Pulse and barraged Quagsire.

“Quagsire!” Misty called out in worry.

“Supersonic!” Laura instructed and Pelipper blasted the soundwaves down onto the water and Quagsire. The Water/Ground Type started flailing in confusion.

“Quagsire try Protect!” Misty yelled out. Quagsire didn’t seem to hear her though.

“Air Cutter!” Laura declared her next attack. The air discs peppered Quagsire again and the Water/Ground Type floated, belly up, on the water with swirls for eyes.

“Critical hit! Quagsire is unable to battle!” The referee called out. “The winner of the second battle is Laura Dale! Green Trainer, send out your final Pokémon!” Misty recalled Quagsire in a beam of red light.

“You did great girl! Take a good rest!” Misty praised her Pokémon. “Alright, those Toxic Spikes are going to be a pain, so I need to finish this fast. Starmie, come on out!” In another flash of white light, Misty’s strongest Pokémon appeared. The purple Starfish Pokémon was immediately poisoned by the Toxic Spikes covering the battlefield.

“Begin!” The referee called out and Laura wasted no time.

“Spit Up!” Laura yelled. Pelipper glowed a bright white, before a ball of light was launched from its mouth.

“Starmie Rapid Spin into Thunderbolt!” Misty instructed. Starmie spun out of the way of the Spit Up and a large blast sent water flying high into the air. The rotating Water/Psychic Type began to spark before being covered in bright yellow electricity. The Electric Type attack was launched and struck Pelipper dead on.

“Peli!” Pelipper cried out as it was hit with the four times effective attack. The Water/Flying Type fell from the air and splashed into the water. When it floated to the surface it was no surprise to see it unconscious with swirl eyes.

“What?! How?!” Laura gaped at seeing a Starmie using Thunderbolt.

“When a Pokémon uses up its Stockpile energy they can’t move well. Losing so much built up energy returns their Defense and Special Defense back to normal too. I just took advantage of that brief moment of lag.” Misty explained to the other girl.

“Pelipper is unable to battle! The winner of the match is Misty Waterflower!” The referee raised his green flag in Misty’s direction.

“I’m a bit more surprised that your Starmie can use Thunderbolt.” Laura admitted as she recalled her Pelipper. “I didn’t even know Starmie could learn that move.”

“I didn’t either until a few days ago.” Misty shook her head while recalling Starmie. They’d have to get to the onsite Pokémon Treatment area. They’d have an Antidote for Starmie. “I also only know about Stockpile because my sister’s Quagsire knows it. She told me about the lag problem.”

“Well it was a fun battle, Misty!” Laura congratulated the orangette. “I hope you win the whole thing!”

“Thank you! It was a good match!” Misty replied with a smile. The two teens left the battlefield and Misty headed for the Treatment Area.

“You did great Misty!” Ash congratulated her as he met her on the way to the Treatment Area. “Wooper evolved too, huh?”

“Yeah, she was way closer than I thought when I caught her.” Misty explained as the entered the Recovery Area. “She evolved at the end of the first day of training.”

“Antidote, right?” The medic questioned as he held up an Antidote. “That was a good match young lady.”

“Thank you.” Misty smiled as she released Starmie and gave it the Antidote. The sickly hue on the Starfish Pokémon disappeared and Misty congratulated her Pokémon again for its victory. “Get some rest Starmie, you did great!” Starmie returned to its Pokéball in a beam of red light.

“Thank you for your help.” Ash and Misty both thanked the medic who smiled and waved them off. The couple left the Recovery Area and headed back to the private viewing booth to watch the rest of the Second Tier matches for the day.

“Didn’t you say that there wouldn’t be enough time to teach any of your Pokémon how to use Thunderbolt before the Competition?” Ash questioned as they got settled into their seats. The next match would be starting shortly.

“There wouldn’t have been, not naturally at least.” Misty smiled slightly. “Daisy asked to take Starmie with her the other day. She took Starmie to the Training Facility and had the Move Tutor use a TM. When she came back she surprised me with Starmie’s new move. She, Lily and Violet said it was to make up for my Birthdays that they basically ignored.”

“You’ve got good sisters.” Ash smiled as he put his arms around Misty’s shoulders and gently pulled her into a side hug.

“Yeah, I do.” Misty smiled as she leaned into Ash.

“Looks like they’re starting.” Ash mentioned a minute later as two new Trainers took the field. The couple spent the rest of the matches watching and taking note of the other Trainer’s Pokémon and strategies. The biggest surprise was a guy, slightly older than Misty, with slate gray hair. The older teen had sent out a strong looking Seadra. The Seahorse Pokémon looked like it was well trained too.

“That Seadra is pretty strong.” Misty commented. “They have a good strategy too. They’re using Focus Energy in conjunction with Seadra’s Sniper Ability. That means that a lot of their moves will be powered up Critical Hits.”

“You’ll find a way to win, Misty.” Ash encouraged his girlfriend. “I’ll help you come up with strategies if you want.” He offered with a smile.

“I might just take you up on that, Ash.” Misty grinned at him. “Have Daisy, Violet, and Lily help too. I don’t have any Pokémon that can resist Dragon type moves though. I can deal with Water Type attacks. Even a few surprises when it comes to Type Coverage. It’s obvious this guy has put a lot of time and effort into his Seadra.” She mused as they stood up to leave the stadium.

“Well, then it looks like your battle will come down to hard work versus hard work. I still think you’ll win.” Ash assured the orangette. Misty playfully bumped him with her shoulder before entwining their fingers.

“Let’s get some lunch at the Gym. Then you can hit up the Training Facility again.” Misty smiled as she and Ash walked along hand in hand.

“Sounds good to me.” Ash agreed as he walked with her. The couple made it to the Gym without issue.

“Welcome back Misty, Ash, seems you won your second match, eh Misty?” Brook welcomed them back with a cheerful smile.

“Yep!” Misty grinned back.

“Congratulations!” Brook congratulated the orangette. “Any particular Trainer catch your eye in the second round?”

“One guy with a Seadra.” Misty informed her with a nod. “It’s probably one of the strongest, if not the strongest, Pokémon in the Second Tier of the Competition.” Ash hummed in agreement with Misty.

“If anyone can find a way to win, it’ll be you, Misty!” Brook encouraged her younger friend. Ash and Misty headed back into the residential area of the Gym and met up with Daisy, Lily, and Violet. The older Sensational Sisters congratulated Misty on another win. Misty then explained what she and Ash had seen of the older guy and his Seadra.

“Hmm, he’s clearly raising his Seadra with evolution in mind.” Lily remarked after thinking for a moment. “He seems to be nurturing the latent Dragon Type traits inherent in the Kingdra line.”

“If he’s taught it how to harness Dragon Aura to use Dragon Type attacks then he’s definitely aiming for a natural evolution.” Violet nodded.

“I thought Seadra required Dragon Scales and a Trade Machine?” Ash blinked before shaking his head. “No, the latest research on most Trade Evolution Pokémon all state that natural evolution is possible.”

“It’s possible, but very difficult with Seadra.” Daisy informed. “To get a Seadra to evolve without the Dragon Scale item and a Trade Machine is time consuming though. You have to nurture the Dragon traits in the Horsea and Seadra for a long time. When they become accustomed to using Dragon Aura, then it’s usually only a matter of time and training. The only indication that shows that a Seadra is close to evolving is when it starts to grow and produce its own Dragon Scales. Naturally, as with most Dragon Types, this is a long, slow process that can take many months or even a year or more. We only have a couple of Seadra here at the moment.”

“None of them have evolved?” Ash questioned stunned. Daisy, Lily, and Violet were Gym Leaders! Expert Level at minimum! Yet even they didn’t have a single Kingdra?

“It takes a long time.” Violet smiled. “We nurtured their Water Type traits more so than their Dragon ones. Now that they’re older and stronger, it’s slow going.”

“Yeah, waiting until their older can be a bit of a double edged sword.” Lily sighed with a shake of the head. “You have a really good bond with them, and they’re stronger. The trade-off being that nurturing their Dragon traits later in life makes it a slower process.”

“I think my Seadra is the closest to evolving.” Daisy spoke up with a thoughtful look. “But it still hasn’t grown a single Dragon Scale yet. So I’m mostly going off size and age.”

“How long have you been training it?” Ash asked curiously.

“Hmm, I caught him as a Horsea about a year and a half ago, so about that long.” Daisy replied. “Like Violet said, we nurtured the Water traits more than the Dragon ones. As for how long we’ve been training for evolution? I’d say about six months now.”

“So you could have six more months before Seadra evolves.” Ash was thoughtful on the nature of Evolution for a moment. Not many Pokémon had to be specifically nurtured in a certain way to evolve. Most Pokémon got stronger and evolved with time and effort. Some required Evolution Stones or Items. And a very small number required certain moves to be known. Seadra was a rather rare case all things considered.

“Probably, but we’ll get there eventually.” Daisy smiled. “Who’s up for some lunch?”

“I could eat.” Ash grinned and Misty smiled fondly at him.

“When couldn’t you eat?” Misty questioned as the group headed into the kitchen together.

“When I’m full, of course.” Ash responded instantly, a smirk on his face.

“Of course, how silly of me.” Misty shrugged teasingly. The giggles that followed from Daisy, Violet, and Lily were ignored by Misty.

“You two are adorable together.” Violet smiled.

“So cute.” Lily agreed as she winked at her little sister and Ash.

“Why thank you.” Misty preened over dramatically. Ash couldn’t help but chuckle at the family antics. It was a welcome sight to see after all. Misty had only barely spoken about her sisters on the journey to Cerulean. Seeing his girlfriend able to laugh and enjoy being with her siblings was wonderful.

Lunch was a fun meal with Daisy cooking and discussion about the Water City Competition. Misty was asking some more in depth questions about some of the Water Types they’d seen and that she’d most likely have to face. Gyarados could be dealt with much like Pelipper had been. The large Water/Flying Types still had a four times weakness to Electric attacks after all. Lanturn and Lombre would be the more difficult opponents if they came up against Misty. Signal Beam could help deal with Lombre, but Lanturn would need to be dealt with another way.

Ash left the Gym after lunch to get in more training at the Facility. Thankfully Grace had kept her word and not bothered either him or Misty while the Water City Competition was going on. The ‘prodigy’ was most definitely going to pop up again as soon as it was over though. Ash just had a ‘feeling’ about that. One that he was sure would end up being correct.

-Training Facility-

“Alright, let’s get another good round of training in.” Ash smiled as he made his way into the Facility.

“Pika!” Pikachu nodded in agreement. The yellow Electric Type had his small paws clenched in readiness.

“How can I help you today?” The older guy behind the desk asked. He was probably in his late twenties and was dressed in the standard khaki shorts and white t-shirt with the logo of the Training Facility franchise emblazoned across it.

“I’m here to use the Facility again. I still need to train if I want to win at the Cerulean Gym.” Ash informed the man.

“Of course, that’ll be five hundred PokéYen please.” The man nodded and Ash quickly handed over the cash and received his wristband. “Would you like an Assistant Trainer today?” The man asked the required question that every Trainer heard each time they used the Facility.

“No, thank you.” Ash denied and the man nodded back. With that done Ash made his way into the Facility to start working with his Pokémon. Ash was quick to release his current Team for training. At the moment his Team of six consisted of Pikachu, Riolu, Pidgeotto, Teddiursa, Poliwag, and Skiddo. Phanpy and Butterfree were relaxing at Professor Oak’s ranch for the next couple of days until Ash rotated his Team once again.

“Well, you guys ready to start training?” Ash asked and a cry of confirmation came from each of his Pokémon. “Yeah! Let’s get stronger and win the Cascade Badge!” His Pokémon all cheered as Ash started them on cardio. After cardio came some strength training with the weights and working the bag for a bit. Ash thought over his Pokémon’s improvements as he worked out with them. Pikachu had gotten faster and his electric power had been steadily increasing. It might be time to look into learning more powerful Electric Type moves for his Starter. Poliwag had bulked up considerably, a sure sign of approaching evolution. The Tadpole Pokémon had learned Body Slam not too long ago. Ash was certain another solid push in training, or a battle, would see Poliwag evolve. Pidgeotto had started trying to learn Aerial Ace. His Normal/Flying Type only needed some more practice and he was sure she’d have the move down.

Riolu was so close to evolving that Ash could feel it. Literally, in his case as their Auras had hit a consistent sync with each other. Ash fully expected Riolu to evolve any day now. Skiddo had made some good progress and could use Bulldoze without trouble now. A good move and great for preparing for a move like Earthquake in the future. Ash felt certain that Skiddo would be a Gogoat by the time he and Misty left Cerulean City for Azure Town. Teddiursa was making some decent progress too. The little Bear Pokémon was working hard to get stronger. The cub’s dream to evolve into an Ursaring was strong. Teddiursa had bulked up and grown a bit since Ash had caught him too. With some more time and experience Ash was hopeful that Teddiursa would learn Slash. That move was apparently a milestone for Teddiursa and indicated that evolution was very near. At least according to what he’d read about the species on the Pokédex.

Just before dinner time Ash called his Pokémon back over to him. They’d all been enjoying a cooldown at the time. Ash was more than pleased with the hard work his Team had put in today. Returning them to their Pokéballs one by one Ash had Riolu’s Pokéball in hand when he felt his Aura ‘pulse’. Ash blinked at the sudden sensation before feeling it again.

“What?” Ash murmured confused. It was only after the next ‘pulse’ that he realized it wasn’t just his Aura he was feeling. “Riolu?” Ash turned to look at his Fighting Type and Riolu stared directly into his Trainer’s eyes. Ash felt the ‘pulse’ again and Riolu gave his version of a happy smile to Ash.

“Rio!” Riolu barked out just before he was engulfed in bright white light.

“You’re evolving!” Ash cheered as Riolu’s glowing form grew and developed rapidly. When the glow died down a new Pokémon was standing in Riolu’s place.

“Lucario!” Lucario called out and Ash felt the stronger Aura waves pouring off his new Fighting/Steel Type.

“You did it buddy!” Ash exclaimed happily as he hugged his Pokémon. He made sure to be careful of Lucario’s new chest spike. It was a natural defense against other Pokémon trying to attack any Lucario’s upper body.

“Congrats man!” An Assistant Trainer called out and the Facility was filled with applause and congratulations from the various Trainers there. Ash rubbed the back of his head at the praise. Lucario simply tilted his head at the sudden waves of positivity coming from everyone. At least they were all happy.

“How about we surprise everyone with your evolution?” Ash suggested and Lucario nodded in acceptance. “Follow me Lucario, we’ll show Misty and her sisters that you’ve evolved.”

Lucario followed Ash who, after letting Pikachu climb onto his shoulder, turned in his wristband at the front desk and headed out the door. Ash, Lucario, and Pikachu walked down the sidewalk together in a good mood. Several minutes later and Ash was entering the Cerulean Gym again.

“Welcome back, Ash.” Brook greeted pleasantly. “Oh! I see you had an evolution, congratulations!” Brook smiled at Lucario. To think the cute Riolu she’d seen just the other day was now this tough looking Lucario. Pokémon Evolution was quite the wonder.

“Thanks Brook.” Ash smiled at the young woman. He headed back to the ‘Residential Area’ and grinned at the smell in the air. Someone was cooking something, and it smelled great! Ash and Lucario walked into the living room and all eyes turned to them almost instantly.

“So that’s what the stronger Aura was.” Daisy blinked. “For a second I thought another Aura User was with you.”

“I see someone’s hard work has paid off.” Lily smiled at the duo. Lucario gave a brief nod. The Lucario species could fully understand human language after all. Any Pokémon could understand basic commands and attack names. But only the more intelligent species could fully understand human language. The more intelligent Pokémon that could utilize Psychic Aura could sometimes even learn Telepathy and communicate in human languages. Though this phenomenon was still very uncommon; most Pokémon simply communicated in basic feelings and images rather than actual words.

“Great work Lucario!” Misty smiled at the Fighting/Steel Type while pulling him into a soft hug. Lucario returned the hug of his Trainer’s mate. He’d known her for quite a while after all. He considered her part of their family. Pulling back from the hug Misty turned to Ash. “You did great too, Ash.”

“Thanks.” Ash smiled as he pulled Misty into a hug.

“Don’t mention it.” Misty grinned before she pulled him into a kiss. Ash pressed into the kiss and Misty hummed happily.

“Hey, Riolu evolved!” Violet exclaimed from the kitchen as she caught sight of Lucario. This led to Ash, Misty, Lily, and Daisy cracking up and laughing.

“Lu?” Lucario blinked at the laughter. He wasn’t entirely sure what had brought it on. Humans could be odd sometimes. Even his parents had said so before he was strong enough to leave them and meet Ash. Oh well, they were still family.

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Misty has won her second round match of the Competition! Wooper is a Quagsire now! Starmie knows Thunderbolt as a gift from elder sisters to their little sister! Riolu evolved! Now that he’s a Lucario how much stronger is he? Keep reading to find out!

Ash's Current Pokémon

Pikachu – Static – Iron Tail, Thundershock, Growl, Quick Attack, Electro Ball, Thunder Wave, Volt Tackle, Double Team, Light Screen, Reflect

Lucario – Inner Focus – Foresight, Quick Attack, Blaze Kick, Bulk Up, Copycat, Force Palm, Detect, Double Team, Aura Sphere

Poliwag – Water Absorb – Watersport, Water Gun, Hypnosis, Bubble, Double Slap

Butterfree – Compound Eyes – Tackle, String Shot, Bug Bite, Harden, Gust, Confusion, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore

Pidgeotto – Keen Eye – Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Quick Attack, Whirlwind, Twister

Skiddo – Sap Sipper – Growth, Vine Whip, Tail Whip, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf, Synthesis, Take Down, Bulldoze

Teddiursa – Pick Up – Covet, Lick, Fury Swipes, Feint Attack, Sweet Scent, Bulk Up

Phanpy – Pick Up – Tackle, Defense Curl, Rollout, Endure

Misty's Current Pokémon

Staryu – Natural Cure – Harden, Rapid Spin, Water Gun, Recover, Psywave, Swift, Bubblebeam, Camouflage

Starmie – Natural Cure - Rapid Spin, Water Gun, Recover, Psywave, Swift, Bubblebeam, Camouflage, Protect, Brine, Thunderbolt

Seaking – Lightning Rod – Peck, Tail Whip, Watersport, Supersonic, Horn Attack, Flail, Water Pulse, Aqua Ring, Fury Attack, Waterfall

Poliwag – Water Absorb – Watersport, Water Gun, Hypnosis, Bubble, Double Slap, Icy Wind

Skiddo – Sap Sipper – Growth, Vine Whip, Tail Whip, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf, Synthesis, Take Down, Bulldoze

Quagsire – Water Absorb – Water Gun, Tail Whip, Mud Shot, Slam, Mud Bomb, Protect, Water Pulse

Bibarel – Unaware – Water Gun, Aqua Jet, Headbutt, Hyper Fang

Ash will challenge four Gyms besides the eight canon Gyms with Steel Type, Ghost Type, Flying Type and Dragon Type being the four. All four now have OCs planned out thanks to some awesome patrons!

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