This is a "flashback" story I'm working up for Pokemon. C&C is accepted.
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Disclaimers: Pok�mon is the property of Nintendo and Game Freak,and the
anime is written by VIZ production. No credit taken for any
of the characters except the main character of this story.
Note: This entire story is a huge flashback of the main character,save
for the prologue and epilogue,which take place just at the last
episode of the Pok�mon anime. The prologue,below,is a match vs.
Ash Ketchum and the main character of the story.
** The Other Trainer From Pallet **
+ A Pok�mon fanfic by Cosmic Knight +
+ Prologue: The Pok�mon League +
Lance was shocked as his Dragonite fell. "I'm surprised my dragons
lost!" he told Ash. "I hate to admit it,but you are a Pok�mon Master!"
"YEAH!" cried Ash,throwing his hat up. "Did you hear that,Pikachu?"
"Pika pika!" cried Pikachu happily.
"You are the Pok�mon League champion...or you would have been," said
Lance. "However,you must fight one more trainer."
"Another trainer?" asked Ash in shock. "Who is it? That Gary?"
"The grandchild of Professor Oak?" asked Lance,smirking. He then let
out a guffaw. "Of course not! He barely lost against my dragons!"
Ash was stunned. Gary,his rival,who had been so far ahead of him...had
lost? That might explain why Gary was so hostile to him just before he
went up against Lance. "Then...who?"
"You'll see," said Lance with a smirk.
==+==
"Another trainer beat the Elite Four?" asked Misty in shock. "Who?"
Ash had an inkling of an idea. "Well,there were three trainers who
were ahead of me in the beginning. One was Gary,and the others were
also from Pallet. I bet it's one of them."
"Whoever it is," said Todd,who had come to the tournament to take
photos of the tournament battles. "He's pretty lucky or skilled."
"He..." muttered Ash. "I hope it's not that person."
==+==
"Ready,Pikachu?"
"Pika," said Pikachu as he and his master went onto the arena one more
time. It was the time to fight the final battle of the tournament.
"Ladies and gentleman!" shouted the announcer. "The final round of the
tournament...Ash Ketchum of Pallet and...Kristy Lumina of Pallet!"
Ash looked as the other contender,a girl about Misty's age,wearing a
lavender jumpsuit and tinted green glasses,her long light-blue hair tied
up in back,came onto the arena,then gasped a bit. "Ash! It's been a long
time since I last saw you in Pallet! You're in the tournament?"
"Yeah..." sighed Ash.
Misty was shocked. "It's a girl!"
"And a cute one too," teased Todd,raising his camera.
Misty smashed his head. "You're worse than Brock!" She was glad Brock
had gotten engaged and settled down in Pewter City,or he'd be drooling
over this Pok�mon trainer. Todd rubbed his head painfully.
"Ash," said Kristy,smiling. "Have you thought about my offer?"
Ash sighed again,more deeply this time. "Krist,I know you have a wild
crush on me,but my answer is no. During our absence,I got...taken." His
eyes flicked over to Misty. "I'm sorry,Kris."
"I...see," said Kristy,trying not to cry. She had such plans for Ash!
Well,only one thing left to do now. She expanded her Pok�ball. "6 on 6."
"I only have five,Kris."
"Five?" asked Kristy in shock. She shook her head. "Whatever. 5 on 5,
then,if you insist. Shall we begin the match?" She threw out her ball.
The ball exploded into light,revealing a giant winged lizard. "CHAAAR!"
Ash was stunned. "YOU have a Charizard,too?" [She must have chosen the
Charmander,then,] he added to himself. He sent out a ball. "Then I'll
counter...Charizard! I choose you!"
Ash's Charizard emerged...and started loafing around.
"Why doesn't your Charizard obey you,Ash darling?" asked Kristy.
"Charixard,use your Fire Spin on the opponent!"
Charizard belched a flame tornado that surrounded Ash's Charizard.
The other Charizard took offense and blasted with Flamethrower. But
Kristy's Charizard countered with Fire Blast. Ash's Charizard,seeing
that flame attacks weren't doing well,switched to his Slash and Cut
attacks,but the other Charizard ignored most of the attacks,dodged
the rest with uncanny agility,and flew into the air,doing a Fly attack
that knocked the opponent out of the running.
"No!" cried Ash. "Charizard,return!" The wounded Pok�mon was sucked into
the Pok� Ball as Kristy's Charizard landed.
"Well,if that's the way all your Pok�mon treat you,you're toast." Kristy
couldn't resist a smirk of gloating as she had won the first round.
Ash growled. "I'm not out yet,Kris. Squirtle! I choose you!"
"Squirtle,squirtle!" said the blue tuttle Pok�mon as it emerged.
"A water-type,but you didn't evolve it," said Kristy. "And how did you
get Squirtle AND Charizard? I only got one of the starters."
"None of your lousy business,Kris," snarled Ash. "Just fight."
"Fine," said Kristy in a bored tone of voice. "Charizard,Fire Spin."
"CHAR!" cried the winged lizard as it wrapped Squirtle in fire.
"Oh no,Squirtle's toast!" cried Misty in horror as Todd snapped photos.
She grabbed the camera from him. "Cut that out!"
"Hey,come on," said Todd. "It's fair to snap battle photos."
"NOT WHILE ASH IS LOSING!" screamed Misty.
Just then,Squirtle glowed brightly. Ash gasped as the Fire Spin was
shattered and a new Squirtle - with fluted ears and fangs - emerged.
"Squirtle evolved!" said Todd in shock. "Gimme my camera,quick!"
"Huh?" asked Ash,checking his Pok�dex.
"WARTORTLE: The evolved form of Squirtle," explained Dexter. "It has
powerful attacks like Bite and Hydro Pump."
"Alright!" said Ash in triumph. "Wartortle,Hydro Pump that Charizard!"
Kristy was unable to counter as she stared in shock as Wartortle blasted
a spray of water from its mouth that arced into the air and slammed into
her Charizard,washing it out like nobody's business.
"Charizard,return!" she shouted,calling it back before its tail went
out. She sighed. "I underestimated you,but you'll surely fall. Time to
counter with flower power! Go,Vileplume!"
"Vileplume," said the flower Pok�mon as it emerged.
Ash shuddered. He had nightmares about that Pok�mon ever since he had
suffered under the Stun Spore of one who Jame's fiancee had owned.
"Sleep Powder," ordered Kristy.
"Vileplume," said Vileplume,firing a cloud of blue powder that coated
Wartortle. It went to sleep and snored away.
"Wartortle,return!" shouted Ash,calling back his new Wartortle. He then
thought. [Fire could burn that plant,but Charizard's hurt...unless...
flying-types also counter grass-types!] "Pidgeotto! I choose you!"
"Picaw!" cried the bird as it emerged.
"A flying-type,how clever," said Kristy demurely. "Vileplume,use your
Stun Spore and get rid of this pest."
"Vileplume," said the creature,belching yellow spores.
"Pidgeotto! Gust attack!" ordered Ash.
"Picaw!" cried Pidgeotto,flapping its wings rapidly. Winds burst from
its wings and sent the spores back onto Vileplume.
"Plume..." moaned Vileplume as it keeled over.
"Oh no!" cried Kristy in horror. "Vileplume,return!" She pulled the
flower back into its ball and scowled at Ash. "You'll pay for that!
Sandshrew,go!" She popped out the armadillo-Pok�mon.
"You didn't evolve Sandshrew," teased Ash.
"Shut up!" snarled Kristy. "Sandshrew,teach this ugly bird a lesson!"
"Shree!" cried the Sandshrew as it leapt up and Slashed Pidgeotto.
Pidgeotto hit the ground,one wing cut up by the Sandshrew's claws.
"Pidgeotto,return!" shouted Ash,calling back his bird Pok�mon.
"It looks to be an even match," said Todd,snapping photos.
"Yeah,and at this rate,one of them is gonna hafta bow out," added Misty.
"Bulbasaur,I choose you!" Ash tossed out Pok�mon #4.
"Bubba! Zoar!" grunted the lizard-with-a-bulb-on-its-back.
"Razor Leaf!" Ash ordered.
Bulbasaur fired a spray of deadly razor-sharp leaves,which sliced up
Snadshrew good. Kristy called back Sandshrew and summoned a giant
butterfly called Butterfree.
"Why didn't you let it mate?" asked Ash,confused. Ash had a Butterfree
once,but he released it to mate.
Kristy ignored the question. "Psybeam,Butterfree!" she shouted.
"Freeeeeee!!" squealed the butterfly Pok�mon as it blasted Bulbasaur.
"Bulbasaur,return!" ordered Ash. He then turned to his Pikachu. "I
guess it's all up to you,Pikachu. Good luck."
"Pikachu!" said Pikachu,running into the ring.
[A Pikachu,] thought Kristy. [Better not take any chances.] "Butterfree,
return!" She called back her fourth Pok�mon. "Time to go postal! Go,
Dragonair!" She called out a silvery snake-like creature.
"A Dragonair!" said Ash.
"That's right,Ash darling,and Pikachu's lightning does little damage
to it," said Kristy with a smirk. "Dragonair,Slam attack!"
"Dragonair!" roared the dragon as it sent Pikachu flying.
"Pikahu,you can do it," begged Ash. "You CAN beat this Pok�mon."
Pikachu got up slowly and glared at Dragonair,then powered up. "Pi..."
[It won't hurt my Dragonair,] thought Kristy.
"...ka..." Pikachu was glowing,and lightning sparked along it.
[Much...] Kristy began to fret.
"Here it comes," whispered Misty.
"CHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!" Pikachu unleashed his biggest Thunderbolt
attack,one even more powerful than a Thunder Attack.
Kristy gasped in horror as Dragonair took the attack and spasmed,screams
erupting from the Pok�mon as it was electrocuted. She fell to her knees.
"STOP! STOP THE MATCH!" she begged.
"Pikachu,stop!" ordered Ash. Pikachu desisted. "Surrender?"
"Yeah,you win," moaned Kristy,getting up. She cradled Dragonair. "Are
you OK,Dragonair? Did that mean Pikachu hurt you too much?"
"Dra..." wept Dragonair.
"You're going to a Pok�mon center,ASAP," said Kristy,putting her prize
Pok�mon into its ball. She shook Ash's hand. "I underestimated you. I'm
sorry. Have a wonderful celebration." She walked off the arena.
"The winner,Ash Ketchum!" announced the announcer.
Misty felt bad. "Poor girl...she must have hoped to win." She then
saw that Todd had suddenly made himself scarce. "Todd? Where is he?"
==+==
Kristy had tears in her eyes as she made her way back to her friends.
Just then,she stumbled into Todd. "Huh? Who are you?"
"My name's Todd,I'm a Pok�mon photographer," said the boy. "I saw you
fight out there. You were really good. Too bad Ash beat you. I guess
Pikachu was getting too violent. Dragonair okay?"
"Yeah," mumbled Kristy,her head hung. "I'll just pop over to a center
and get it refreshed. Nothing too serious. Luckily,his resistance to
lightning kept him from suffering fatal damage."
"Hey,why don't I come with you?" said Todd.
Kristy nodded. She suddenly felt the need to tell someone her story.
"Sure," she said. "I'll tell you about myself on the way." The two
made their way to a group of two girls.
"Hey,Kristy,sorry about that match," said one.
"Yeah,major bummer," said the other. "So,who's the cute guy? I thought
you had a crush on Ash Ketchum."
"You're crazy for Ash?" asked Tood in shock. "He's my companion."
Kristy nodded. "Yeah,I was in love with him when we were kids,puppy love
to speak. I thought he'd marry me,but now..." She sat down. "Todd,I'm
going to tell you about my journey,if you don't mind a long story."
"Sure," said Todd,sitting down. "I hope Ash and Misty don't mind."
Kristy took a deep breath and began her tale. "It all began on the day
when I began my career as a Pok�mon trainer at Pallet."
"That's the same beginning Ash used," joked Todd. "Go on."
"Well,I was the second person to get to Professor Oak's lab..."
(Continued in Chapter 1: Kristy's Excellent Journey)
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