So, Ash finally brought me back to the road from Pallet Town! I was so excited and even more after finding out that I was going to be mentoring the new guys for The Saint Festival! We were going back to Alola! This time it was going to be a blast!
Our first stop was at the Pokemon Battle Club Stadium for Don George's Clubsplosion Tournament. Many of Ash's new friends and Max and Iris' rivals were there as well: Stephan, Bianca, Trip, Burgundy, and Georgia. Max and Iris jumped at the chance of entering the competition. I decided to stay at my Poke Ball for the period of the battle, not that interested. I love battling and all but... this might sound arrogant from me, but I've gotten used to a level of battling that was way above this one. The tournament was entretaining and all, but at the end they were all young trainers who are just learning who they are and what kind of trainers they want to be.
Stephan's Sawk were the winner team. Also, the wish that Stephan had made at Mistralton Tower came true. What wish it was I have no idea, but it had Pikachu laughing his ass off. So, I guess it was something ridiculous and farfetched like it always is around our trainer.
After celebrating with our friend, we resumed our journey to the Icirrus City Gym, where Max hopes to win his seventh Gym Badge. On our way there, while Ash and Iris were doing some training, Swadloon evolved into a Leavanny in the middle of a battle with Emolga! Leavanny's special talent involved making clothes out of leaves for small pokemon, and Ash's Leavanny got right on it. She made clothes for three wild Sewaddle whose leaves were in tatters, as well as most of the pokemon in our group. Even I got one! Though, I rapidly burnt it away.
Sorry, Leavanny, but it made it itchy!
On our journey we even got to do some ranger work! We dealt with a Durant leaf hoard in a cave, their number had grown too much and it had become dangerous to be left unsupervized. We also met with an archeologist named Ferris, trying to find our way around Twist Mountain. The mountain did quite an honor to its name... it was maddening! Luckily, Feris aided us, right after we helped him restore his Cover Fossil into the ancient pokemon Tirtouga. Ferris caught the pokemon and spent the rest of our journey out of the mountain geeking with Gary about archeology and science.
Which had Ash pouting at being ignored, which in result had Gary stumbling around like a fool trying to fix it up. They might both be powerful trainers, but at the end, they are fools in love.
Crossing a mountain during our final approach to Icirrus City Max, Iris, and Cilan got startled when they realized that two huge boulders were crashing down on them. Ash, Riley, and their pokemon had already realized that. Not even because of their aura, as I've nooticed them two thanks to the awareness training Ash and Noctowl had given me. Riley, Ash, and their Lucario had already summoned an aura shield to protect us, when the boulders were demolished by an amazing man.
Of course, he was the Gym Leader Brycen we were gonna face next, who was also a famous martial-arts action movie star. The same actor that with Champion Diantha and Ash were going to star a movie next year. Ignoring Cilan's fanboying, Ash approached Brycen and they both got to work. They had realized that the boulders were no accident but it was done in porpuse. They easily tracked down a pokemon hunter named Rizzo trying to poach the guardian of the mountain, Volcarona. The fool did not recognized who he was talking to and announced that he'll release Volcarona if anyone can beat his Jellicent. One Thunder from Pikachu later, the guy was on his knees begging for mercy as his Jellicent twitched on the floor next to him.
They called the Officer Jenny and the Head Ranger of Icirrus City, settling matters. By the time, we reached the city, it was time for us to teleport to Alola.
Because The Saint Festival was finally starting!
I loved being back in Alola! Not that I hated Pallet Town or the Orange Islands. There was just something in the air that made it different than anywhere else.
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The beginning of a new road {Path of the Aura Ranger: Book II}
FanfictionAsh Ketchum has finally won a Pokemon League, became a Generalist Master, defeated the Elite Four... but he lost against the Champion of Sinnoh. However, that's not all he has managed. He became an Ace Captain Ranger, an Aura Knight, and named the f...