Ash's Unova Journey My version Chapter 41
Chapter 41: A Trainer's Confidence Ash vs. Bianca "Human Speech""Pokemon Speech" The battle between Bianca and Ash is about to start Snivy is beside Ash as she would take part in this battle today, but she feels more confident than ever. "Cincinno vs. Palpitoad, let the battle begin," the announcer said as Ash and Bianca were now raring to go. Bianca took what Ash noted the other day to heart and knew she could do this. "Cincinno use tail slap," Bianca commanded her Pokemon, who launched a few waves from his tail straight at Palpitoad. "Now use Mud shot Palpitoad," Ash commanded his Pokemon, who countered the tail slap with a stream of mud. "Use sing Cincinno," Bianca commands her Pokemon, who uses its attack on Palpitoad, who was hit. Ash smiled at this. "Bianca has grown since we last battled, but she is going to do better than that to get me off guard," Ash thought. "Now use sleep talk, Palpitoad," Ash commanded Palpitoad, who used the move as a Sludge Wave attack was sent towards Cincinno, hitting it and Poisoned. "Ugh, this is bad," Bianca said, losing focus from before but knowing that if she showed it, she'd let her team down. They were there for her, and she needed not let her feelings get to her. "Bianca, don't give up," Cincinno told her. "We planned for this, remembering what he meant." "Right, Cincinno, we can get back into this use Facade," Bianca commanded her Pokemon, which managed to damage Palpitoad, sending him back and waking him up. "Now use Echoed voice," Bianca commanded her Pokemon, who launched a soundwave towards Palpitoad. "Not bad, Bianca. Now use Buldoze Palpitoad," Ash commands his Pokemon, who stomps on the ground causing it to shake, making it hard for Cincinno to continue the Echoed Voice. This got the crowd going, making Bianca more nervous as she was used to winning without issue in this tournament but stood firm. "Now use swift Cincinno and Tail Slap," Bianca commands her Pokemon, who launched the two attacks at Palpitoad. "Use Hydro Pump Palpitoad," Ash commanded his Pokemon. Palpitoad launched a Hydro Pump at Cincinno, blasting through the two moves and hitting Cincinno, knocking him out. "Cincinno is unable to battle Palpitoad wins," The announcer said as Bianca returned Cincinno, not planning on that would happen. Only to notice that Palpitoad was glowing and evolving as he got taller. Ash looked his new Pokemon up. It was a Seismitoad now. "Great job; all that training with my Pokemon is doing wonders for you, pal?" Ash told his newly evolved Seismitoad, who smiled at this. "Thanks to you and Buizel, of course, Ash, but we can chat later," Seismitoad told Ash, who nodded at this and turned to Bianca, who looked down from all this. "Bianca, don't give up. This battle has just begun. Trainers can't give up on themselves if they don't give it their all. You wanted this Journey, didn't you?" Ash asked Bianca, who snapped out of it. "I wanted this Journey? No, not just me but my team. They didn't want me to stop everything because of my father's wishes," Bianca thought while wiping a tear from her eye. "No, I won't let this get to me. I'm doing this not just for myself but also for my Pokemon. So get ready, Ash, because here I come, Pignite come on out," Bianca said to Ash as she sent out her starter. Ash returns to Seismitoad. "What do you say, Snivy? Let's give Pignite that rematch, shall we?" Ash asked Snivy, who nodded and smiled at this. "Yeah, let's, and now, Ash, I'm ready to move up in my training," Snivy said while entering the battlefield. Ash knew what she meant by the last part."Ash sends out his Grass starter Snivy. Is he going easy on Bianca? Or is there more going on," Bianca's father said he would admit that he is impressed with Bianca's growth so far, and Ash has been giving her good advice? He hopes she'll take it to heart when the gym battle occurs. He noticed that Bianca needed to show signs that she wasn't worried about winning this. "So it seems he didn't send Snivy out to make the match easy for her?" "Ash, we're ready for you," Bianca said to Ash, who nodded. "Bring it, Bianca. We are looking forward to what you have planned," Ash responded to Bianca, who clenched her hands. "Now Pignite uses Flame Charge," Bianca commanded her Pokemon, who charged in being covered in flames at Snivy. "Use Aqua Tail Snivy," Ash commanded Snivy, whose tail was covered in water, and slammed it into Pignite, who caught it with his hands, canceling the attack. Now Ash was taken aback by this. "Now use Heavy slam, Pignite," Bianca commanded Pignite, who tossed Snivy hard into the ground as this wasn't how Ash used that move but was taking notices mentally about this later on. Snivy gets up, shaking it off, smirking at Pignite. She was now impressed by the mon, who barely got a hit on her the last time they fought. "Now use Leaf Storm, Snivy," Ash commanded Snivy, who launched an attack on Pignite, hitting him and sending him back. Snivy was already slowly glowing during this, but it was briefly. "Ugh, use Flamethrower, Pignite," Bianca commanded her Pokemon, who launched the attack towards Snivy, forgetting what happened last time. "Use Mirror coat, Snivy," Ash commanded Snivy, who used the move to send it back to Pignite. Bianca was ready for it as Pignite was holding it back. "Now use Fling attack," Bianca commanded Pignite, who turned it around and right back at Snivy, hitting her hard and sending it to the ground. Snivy gets up hard as she wasn't expecting that, not Ash. "Snivy, you going to be okay? We can swap out," Ash said to Snivy, who stood up, shaking her head to Ash. "I see you don't want to give up on this battle, Snivy," Ash said, concerned but smiling at this. "Okay, let's continue," Ash said to Snivy, who smiled at this, hoping that Bianca was watching this. Bianca was indeed taking this to heart just by the way she watched this interaction between Ash and Snivy, as did her father. He means this by listening to their Pokemon outside and inside the battlefield. Pignite turned to Bianca and nodded, showing that he was ready to finish this regardless of the outcome as Pignite was glowing. He was evolving into an Emboar, which surprised Bianca but remained focused. This was a sign that this was her Pokemon's way of telling her they were there for her until the end. "Right, we are in this till the end," Bianca said before turning to Ash as she noticed Snivy glowing again. This time for real, she was evolving into a Servine. Pikachu was eyeing this; her beauty was fully displayed even when she evolved. "My past is over now. This is an example of my growth with Ash, and I trust him," Servine said before turning to Ash. "Let's win this, Ash," Servine said to Ash, now entirely determined to win this for Ash, then turned to Pignite. "Yeah, let's use Aqua Tail Servine," Ash commanded Snivy, who charged towards Emboar faster than before her tail was covered in water and slammed it right into Emboar, sending him back. "Now use Heavy slam," Bianca commanded her Pokemon, who was reaching for Servine, whose tail slammed upwards towards Emboar, sending him back was Aerial Ace. "Woah, you know Aerial ace now, Servine. Let's end this, shall we?" Ash said to Servine, who smirked at Ash and nodded at this. "Now end this with Aerial Ace and Aqua Tail," Ash commanded her, who launched both attacks hitting Emboar and knocking him out. "Emboar, no," Bianca said while running to Emboar, picking him up, barely containing her emotions, but she was happy that he gave it his all. "Emboar is unable to battle Servine wins. The winner moves on to the top 16 is Ash," The announcer announced as it was showing that Ash was the winner. Ash ran over to Servine, hugging her. "You did great, Servine," Ash said to Servine, who smiled and nodded at this. "Thanks, Ash, but I won't lie, Emboar almost beat me there. I hope Bianca took this to heart," Servine said to Ash, who was watching Bianca, who picked up Emboar and walked over to Ash."Nice job, you two, but I guess the better trainer won today, but I will take this to heart, hopefully. That'll be enough when this tournament ends," Bianca said to Ash, who nodded. "Just let your Pokemon talk you through it and not let anyone else get to you. Bianca, that's all I can offer. The rest is up to you," Ash said while holding a hand for a handshake. Bianca shook it and nodded at this. "I will, Ash. Hopefully, it will be enough for not only the gym battle but for my dad," Bianca said while looking at the crowd, who was clapping at this, as did her father. "I'm not sure if that will convince him to let you continue, but I think this is a start for you, Bianca," Ash said. Bianca smiled at this and nodded as the two went to the stands where the remaining trainers were. "Not bad, Bianca," Bianca's father said to himself, smiling at this. "You may not have won that battle, but you have made an impression on me. We'll see how you will take in when that day comes. You are already starting to change my mind about staying on this Journey," He said, smiling. The rest of the matches for the day is finishing. Stephan, Cameron, Trip, Misty, Cillian, and Iris have made their way to the next round. "Now tomorrow will be Ash against Stefen," The announcer announced as Stephan was already getting angry. "IT, STEPHAN, NOT STEFEN," Stephan said out loud. "Some things haven't changed with him," Cameron said to Ash with a sweatdrop, who nodded. "That's what happens when you have a different way of pronouncing your name. It's been that way since we've known the guy," Ash said to Cameron, who nodded at this and shared a burst of laughter with Ash. "You know, you two. Tomorrow is the anniversary of the day we met. I'm sure we'll meet up after tomorrow's matches to catch up," Virgil said to Ash, Cameron, and Stephan as Georgia walked over upon hearing that. "Wow, I thought it was earlier this year? I guess my sense of time isn't as good," Ash said, and the group sighed at this. "And I thought that I was bad at these types of things. I'm sure we'll try to meet up after tomorrow's matches. Let's focus on that, right Ash and Stephan?" Cameron said to Ash and the others, who nodded at this. "Yeah, Ash, I'm ready for you tomorrow. Until then, you better get ready because I'm in it to win it," Stephan said, all pumped up as Ash shared the same feeling. "You haven't changed, Stephan. You have always been in competitions with Ash ever since summer camp. Now we can see who is a better trainer tomorrow," Georgia said to them, who nodded at this. Ash and Stephan glanced down as the two were hoping they would battle now, not tomorrow but let it be for now as the day ends. With the battle between Ash and Bianca ending in Ash's victory and a new way to be a trainer for Bianca, the battle club continues for Ash as he takes on Stephan next. As the battle club continues. Stay tuned.
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