Hello. This is my first fan fiction story. Rated PG-13 for the first few chapters. Later chapters rated R/NC-17. There will be a warning at the beginning of the chapter if that sort of content is present. Also, I will edit this first post whenever i post a new chapter by listing and updating the ratings of each chapter here.This story will contain Altoshipping.
Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon.
Chapter One: The return of an enemy
Ash is headed home after finishing in the Top 8 of the Hoenn League. He has to go through Viridian City and there he meets Agatha, of the Elite Four. Ash is challanged to a battle and loses. Things become worse as an unexpected visitor arrives.
"This is it, Ash,” said Brock, as they arrived and stopped at an intersection. "I'm going to visit my family in Pewter City before going with you to the Battle Frontier, so here is where we part for now."
Ash offered Brock his hand. "Good Bye, Brock!"
Brock shook Ash’s hand. "See you later, Ash.” Answered Brock, and he turned, taking the path that branched off towards Pewter City.
"I wonder how mom is doing...I haven't made any phone calls back home for months..." thought Ash, as he made his way towards Viridian City, accompanied only by Pikachu and his other Pokemon.
Almost two hours had passed since Ash had started walking towards his hometown. His best friend and partner, Pikachu, a yellow mouse-like pokemon, was starting to show signs of weariness. Its cheeks were flushed and it was breathing with its mouth open.
Ash stopped walking and kneeled down to take a closer look at his weary friend. "Ready for a break Pikachu?"
"Pika!" The Pikachu cried happily, and the mouse-like Pokemon jumped up into its trainer's arms and made its way up so that it could stand on its trainer's backpack. The position provided an excellent view for the pokemon, making that its favorite perch. Once Pikachu had a firm grip on his head, Ash got to his feet and continued down the path.
Ash looked up and looked at the clear, blue sky for a moment. "How about down there by the lake, Pikachu" asked Ash, as he felt the pokemon shifting its position and moving to his shoulder to get a better view. The weather was great, so there was no need to find cover.
"Pika-chu!' The pokemon cried happily.
"I take that as a yes!" laughed Ash, and he headed down to the lakeside.
After a brief rest and a few snacks, the two were ready for adventure once more. "Lets go Pikachu' said Ash, and Pikachu immediately jumped back up to its favorite perch.
"Remember those, Pikachu?" Asked Ash, as they walked past a flock of Spearow. He could feel that Pikachu had gotten slightly tense and was holding his hat a bit more tightly than before.
"Pika! Pika!" said Pikachu, relaxing and hugging its trainer's head.
They had become close friends after a large flock of Spearow attacked them and nearly took their lives near Viridian city. But now, as he walked by the flock that was glaring at them from a nearby tree, he only felt confident and relaxed. He could feel that Pikachu had grown much more stronger and mature. It seemed to weigh more now, and during their break he couldn't help but notice how much bigger it looked. Its limbs were muscular and its eyes shone in a healthy way.
After another hour of walking, Pikachu and Ash finally arrived at the border of Viridian City. The town was filled with activity. New buildings were being built for the growing population and many busy citizens were traveling to their destinations with car, bicycles and on foot.
Ash looked around for a moment and spotted the Pokemon Center. He immediately made his way towards it.
The Pokemon Center had been upgraded since their last visit and now it was truly a sight to behold, even from such a long distance. The windows on the building reflected the late afternoon sunlight making it glow orange-yellow. Several long antennae reached up into the sky and the building appeared to have had gone through a massive expansion.
As Ash crossed a street, he suddenly noticed a large new building. It had a modern design and there was a large display panel in the front that was displaying the words, "Viridian City Gym”.
Ash walked over to the rebuilt gym and looked up at the display more closely. It was playing videos showing scenes of intense battles that had occurred in the gym. In every video an old woman was present. She had gray hair and appeared very confident. "Is she the new gym leader?" Ash wondered, as his gaze followed the lit steps leading up to a pair of sliding glass doors.
Suddenly, the glass doors opened and the old woman from the videos stepped out of the gym. The woman stopped and stared at the boy for a few moments before walking down the steps and greeting him.
"Welcome to Viridian City Ash!" as she shook hands with Ash. "I've heard of your accomplishments and I am impressed."
"Thanks!" replied Ash and he immediately asked, "Are you the gym leader?"
The old woman smiled. "Yes, I am the gym leader here and my name is Agatha. Please come inside and I’ll give you a tour of our new gym."
Ash stepped inside and was stunned by how spacious it was. The battle area was visible from the entrance and was large and circular. Seats surrounded the arena and the entire field was slightly lit by bright lights that lined its walls. There was also a waiting area and high-tech computers and video equipped telephones that lined a wall.
"Ash?" Agatha asked, "Would you like to have a battle with me? I've heard of your recent performance in the Hoenn League Tournament and I would like to see how much stronger you've become."
"Why not?” replied Ash enthusiastically, “Ready Pikachu?"
Pikachu replied with a confident "Pika!"
"Then we shall have a 1 on 1 match. There will be no substitutions. The entrance to the field is just down this hallway."
Agatha led Ash down a hallway and stopped at a metal door. Agatha reached into her pocket, took out a card and slid it through a slot on the lock. The lock opened and Agatha held the door open for Ash to enter.
The lights on the roof of the arena activated as soon as the two trainers stepped onto the field. They each went to their sides and turned to face each other.
"Good luck, Ash!" Agatha yelled, as she reached into her vest and revealed a small pokeball. She pushed a button and the pokeball expanded to its full size.
"Go! Gengar!" she yelled, pushing the button again.
There was a white flash and a purple pokemon with red eyes and a spiny back emerged. It glared at Ash, curling its mouth into a sinister grin.
"I'm counting on you." Whispered Ash to the chosen pokeball he detached from his belt.
"Go Noctowl!"
Ash threw the pokeball into the air and a gold and orange owl-like pokemon emerged from the light of the pokeball, its unique coloring sparkling in the harsh lighting of the arena. It flapped its wings and flew off from the ground, ready to fight.
Agatha was the first to issue a command. “Gengar! Use your psychic attack!”
“Gen-gar!” The ghost pokemon roared and raised its arms into the air, its red eyes glowing a bright blue.
Noctowl screeched in pain, as it became immobilized mid-flight and the psychic energies began putting an enormous strain on its body, crushing its wings to its sides and causing it to lose altitude rapidly.
Ash was shocked by the power of the psychic attack but quickly issued a command to his pokemon to save it from the fall.
“Quick, Noctowl! Use your extrasensory!”
Noctowl closed its eyes and its large eyebrow tufts flashed purple.
“Gen!” The ghost pokemon cried out and lost its concentration as it flinched and staggered from an unseen force that distorted the area around its body for a few seconds.
Noctowl took the opportunity to recover, and flapped its wings strongly to get back into the air. By then, Agatha and her Gengar were ready for another attack.
“Gengar, use hypnosis!”
Gengar looked up and glared at Noctowl as it circled around above it.
The attack appeared to have no effect on Noctowl! Relieved, Ash decided to try a trick.
“Noctowl! Use foresight!” Noctowl’s eyes glowed briefly as it stared at Gengar from above.
Undiscouraged, Agatha countered with a new command.
“Gengar! Sludge Bomb!”
Gengar coughed loudly and a ball of black sludge shot out of Gengar’s mouth towards Noctowl.
“Dodge that!” yelled Ash, and Noctowl turned and dove down to avoid it.
Gengar’s eyes glowed blue briefly and the sludge that appeared to have been evaded exploded, splattering Noctowl with poisonous slime! Noctowl appeared to not have been hurt, so Agatha pressed the attack.
“Gengar! Keep using your sludge bomb!”
Soon, the air was filled with foul, exploding sludge. The nauseating smell was filling the stadium and Ash was sure his Noctowl could not bear a direct hit. It would suffer massive damage and become poisoned. Ash thought quickly and decided on his next attack.
“Noctowl! Confusion!” The owl’s eyebrow tufts glowed once more, this time a blue color. All the sludge in the air suddenly stopped moving and hung suspended in mid air.
“Now send it all right back!” Yelled Ash, and all the sludge was sent back towards Gengar, which had stopped attacking after watching all of its projectiles stop.
“Gen-gggaaarrrrr!” The pokemon screamed, as the sludge bombs went flying right back and exploded at its feet and all over its body.
Gengar was obscured for a moment by the smoke from the resulting explosion.
When the smoke cleared, Gengar was still standing, apparently unharmed. Ash was shocked.
“Gengar! Agatha yelled, “Use your double team!”
Gengar levitated into the air, its eyes glowing blue, and split into dozens of images that rushed towards Noctowl with frightening speed.
Ash gulped and yelled “Noctowl! Quick! Use your foresight!”
Noctowl’s eyes glowed slightly and suddenly Noctowl turned to face one of the images.
“Good! Now use your aerial ace!” yelled Ash, thrusting his fist into the air.
Noctowl swooped and vanished. Then suddenly, it appeared behind one of the nearby charging images and struck its head directly with its beak. All the images abruptly disappeared and the real Gengar plummeted to the ground, sending up a cloud of dust as it landed on its back.
“Yes!” said Ash, “It looks like I win this one!”
But Gengar got to its feet once more. Agatha smiled.
“Well done, young man. But that is not enough. Now I will show you my true power.”
Agatha raised her arm and pointed at Noctowl.
“Gengar, shadow punch!”
Gengar shot off from the ground like a rocket towards Noctowl, its eyes glowing blue and its claws balled into fists surrounded by a purple aura.
“Quick, Noctowl!” yelled Ash, “Use your Extrasensory!”
Noctowl tufts glowed, but before the attack was completed, Gengar vanished!
Ash gasped! “Where did Gengar go?”
His question was answered immediately. Gengar immerged from the shadow being cast on Noctowl’s talons from the overhead lighting and rose before Noctowl’s stunned face, clenching its fists and distorted in shape like a drop of water.
There was little Ash and Noctowl could do but watch as Gengar closed in.
Then the unexpected happened! The punch and Gengar passed through Noctowl and Gengar turned to hover directly over Noctowl!
Noctowl flinched as it felt a sudden chill from the ghost pokemon’s body passing through it.
Agatha seized the chance to end the battle.
“Gengar! Use your Thunderbolt!”
Two crackling streams of electricity streamed from Gengar’s claws and electrocuted the surprised pokemon.
Noctowl was completely paralyzed by the close range stream of energy and fell towards the ground.
“Gengar.” Agatha spoke calmly, “Finish it off with a sludge bomb.”
Gengar opened its mouth widely and shot a ball of sludge into the cloud of dust where Noctowl had crashed. There was a blast, and the dust was cleared by the attack.
Noctowl lay paralyzed and beak down on the ground, covered by a layer of sludge and utterly defeated.
“Noctowl!” Ash cried, and ran over to his wounded pokemon.
Ash immediately applied an antidote to neutralize the poisons and a Revive to help Noctowl regain consciousness and health.
After a moment, Noctowl shook its head and slowly stood up.
“I’m glad you’re ok, Noctowl.” Said Ash embracing and picking up his pokemon. “You were great. You deserve a good long rest at the pokemon center.”
After returning Gengar to its pokeball, Agatha walked up to Ash and placed her hand on his shoulder.
“You did well, young man. You have indeed grown much stronger. I wish you luck on your journey.”
Suddenly, the sound of many simultaneously opening windows caused Ash and Agatha to look up.
Dozens of figures clothed entirely in black entered through the open windows from the night and tossed ends of ropes down from above that reached the floor.
Most of the lighting in the building turned off and the mysterious intruders began descending from the ropes dangling into the arena. Ash quickly noticed that they were each holding a pokeball and allowed Pikachu to move into position to protect them.
When the unknown men and women reached the floor, Ash noticed that they were wearing belts that had an “R” on the buckle. Dozens of pokeballs opened at the same time and when the blinding light faded away, the two trainers suddenly found that they were surrounded by vicious pokemon. Magneton, Machamp, Alakazam and Weezing led the group and they were followed by many lesser pokemon like Porygon, Kadabra and Machoke.
Raised to help assist Team Rocket in doing their evil crimes, they showed no guilt in doing so many bad deeds and no sadness for being raised by people with such values. Ash ducked down, protecting Noctowl from further harm.
Agatha threw four pokeballs into the air and yelled, “Come on out everyone!”
The two sides stared each other down until suddenly a loud male voice boomed from the gym entrance.
“Surprised?”
Ash, Agatha and their pokemon turned around to the source of the voice and saw a shadow of a heavily built man dressed in business apparel approaching them from the entrance to the gym. Escorted by two equally well built men, his face was covered in shadow. Whoever he was, he obviously held a superior position within Team Rocket.
All the initial “visitors” and their pokemon were ignoring Ash and Agatha and were now watching the man approach. The man stepped into the dim light, revealing his features.
“Who are you?” Agatha asked, surprised.
“So you are the one taking care of my new gym.” The man spoke calmly, brushing aside his long hair to reveal more of his face and cold smile.
“My name is Giovanni.”
Agatha’s eye went wide. “You are the old Viridian Gym Leader? I didn’t recognize you!”
Giovanni ignored the old woman’s comment and turned to look directly at Ash. Giovanni stared at the defiance in Ash’s face for a moment and then his face twisted into an evil leer.
“You and your grandma will pay for the trouble you have caused me!”
Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon.
Chapter One: The return of an enemy
Ash is headed home after finishing in the Top 8 of the Hoenn League. He has to go through Viridian City and there he meets Agatha, of the Elite Four. Ash is challanged to a battle and loses. Things become worse as an unexpected visitor arrives.
"This is it, Ash,” said Brock, as they arrived and stopped at an intersection. "I'm going to visit my family in Pewter City before going with you to the Battle Frontier, so here is where we part for now."
Ash offered Brock his hand. "Good Bye, Brock!"
Brock shook Ash’s hand. "See you later, Ash.” Answered Brock, and he turned, taking the path that branched off towards Pewter City.
"I wonder how mom is doing...I haven't made any phone calls back home for months..." thought Ash, as he made his way towards Viridian City, accompanied only by Pikachu and his other Pokemon.
Almost two hours had passed since Ash had started walking towards his hometown. His best friend and partner, Pikachu, a yellow mouse-like pokemon, was starting to show signs of weariness. Its cheeks were flushed and it was breathing with its mouth open.
Ash stopped walking and kneeled down to take a closer look at his weary friend. "Ready for a break Pikachu?"
"Pika!" The Pikachu cried happily, and the mouse-like Pokemon jumped up into its trainer's arms and made its way up so that it could stand on its trainer's backpack. The position provided an excellent view for the pokemon, making that its favorite perch. Once Pikachu had a firm grip on his head, Ash got to his feet and continued down the path.
Ash looked up and looked at the clear, blue sky for a moment. "How about down there by the lake, Pikachu" asked Ash, as he felt the pokemon shifting its position and moving to his shoulder to get a better view. The weather was great, so there was no need to find cover.
"Pika-chu!' The pokemon cried happily.
"I take that as a yes!" laughed Ash, and he headed down to the lakeside.
After a brief rest and a few snacks, the two were ready for adventure once more. "Lets go Pikachu' said Ash, and Pikachu immediately jumped back up to its favorite perch.
"Remember those, Pikachu?" Asked Ash, as they walked past a flock of Spearow. He could feel that Pikachu had gotten slightly tense and was holding his hat a bit more tightly than before.
"Pika! Pika!" said Pikachu, relaxing and hugging its trainer's head.
They had become close friends after a large flock of Spearow attacked them and nearly took their lives near Viridian city. But now, as he walked by the flock that was glaring at them from a nearby tree, he only felt confident and relaxed. He could feel that Pikachu had grown much more stronger and mature. It seemed to weigh more now, and during their break he couldn't help but notice how much bigger it looked. Its limbs were muscular and its eyes shone in a healthy way.
After another hour of walking, Pikachu and Ash finally arrived at the border of Viridian City. The town was filled with activity. New buildings were being built for the growing population and many busy citizens were traveling to their destinations with car, bicycles and on foot.
Ash looked around for a moment and spotted the Pokemon Center. He immediately made his way towards it.
The Pokemon Center had been upgraded since their last visit and now it was truly a sight to behold, even from such a long distance. The windows on the building reflected the late afternoon sunlight making it glow orange-yellow. Several long antennae reached up into the sky and the building appeared to have had gone through a massive expansion.
As Ash crossed a street, he suddenly noticed a large new building. It had a modern design and there was a large display panel in the front that was displaying the words, "Viridian City Gym”.
Ash walked over to the rebuilt gym and looked up at the display more closely. It was playing videos showing scenes of intense battles that had occurred in the gym. In every video an old woman was present. She had gray hair and appeared very confident. "Is she the new gym leader?" Ash wondered, as his gaze followed the lit steps leading up to a pair of sliding glass doors.
Suddenly, the glass doors opened and the old woman from the videos stepped out of the gym. The woman stopped and stared at the boy for a few moments before walking down the steps and greeting him.
"Welcome to Viridian City Ash!" as she shook hands with Ash. "I've heard of your accomplishments and I am impressed."
"Thanks!" replied Ash and he immediately asked, "Are you the gym leader?"
The old woman smiled. "Yes, I am the gym leader here and my name is Agatha. Please come inside and I’ll give you a tour of our new gym."
Ash stepped inside and was stunned by how spacious it was. The battle area was visible from the entrance and was large and circular. Seats surrounded the arena and the entire field was slightly lit by bright lights that lined its walls. There was also a waiting area and high-tech computers and video equipped telephones that lined a wall.
"Ash?" Agatha asked, "Would you like to have a battle with me? I've heard of your recent performance in the Hoenn League Tournament and I would like to see how much stronger you've become."
"Why not?” replied Ash enthusiastically, “Ready Pikachu?"
Pikachu replied with a confident "Pika!"
"Then we shall have a 1 on 1 match. There will be no substitutions. The entrance to the field is just down this hallway."
Agatha led Ash down a hallway and stopped at a metal door. Agatha reached into her pocket, took out a card and slid it through a slot on the lock. The lock opened and Agatha held the door open for Ash to enter.
The lights on the roof of the arena activated as soon as the two trainers stepped onto the field. They each went to their sides and turned to face each other.
"Good luck, Ash!" Agatha yelled, as she reached into her vest and revealed a small pokeball. She pushed a button and the pokeball expanded to its full size.
"Go! Gengar!" she yelled, pushing the button again.
There was a white flash and a purple pokemon with red eyes and a spiny back emerged. It glared at Ash, curling its mouth into a sinister grin.
"I'm counting on you." Whispered Ash to the chosen pokeball he detached from his belt.
"Go Noctowl!"
Ash threw the pokeball into the air and a gold and orange owl-like pokemon emerged from the light of the pokeball, its unique coloring sparkling in the harsh lighting of the arena. It flapped its wings and flew off from the ground, ready to fight.
Agatha was the first to issue a command. “Gengar! Use your psychic attack!”
“Gen-gar!” The ghost pokemon roared and raised its arms into the air, its red eyes glowing a bright blue.
Noctowl screeched in pain, as it became immobilized mid-flight and the psychic energies began putting an enormous strain on its body, crushing its wings to its sides and causing it to lose altitude rapidly.
Ash was shocked by the power of the psychic attack but quickly issued a command to his pokemon to save it from the fall.
“Quick, Noctowl! Use your extrasensory!”
Noctowl closed its eyes and its large eyebrow tufts flashed purple.
“Gen!” The ghost pokemon cried out and lost its concentration as it flinched and staggered from an unseen force that distorted the area around its body for a few seconds.
Noctowl took the opportunity to recover, and flapped its wings strongly to get back into the air. By then, Agatha and her Gengar were ready for another attack.
“Gengar, use hypnosis!”
Gengar looked up and glared at Noctowl as it circled around above it.
The attack appeared to have no effect on Noctowl! Relieved, Ash decided to try a trick.
“Noctowl! Use foresight!” Noctowl’s eyes glowed briefly as it stared at Gengar from above.
Undiscouraged, Agatha countered with a new command.
“Gengar! Sludge Bomb!”
Gengar coughed loudly and a ball of black sludge shot out of Gengar’s mouth towards Noctowl.
“Dodge that!” yelled Ash, and Noctowl turned and dove down to avoid it.
Gengar’s eyes glowed blue briefly and the sludge that appeared to have been evaded exploded, splattering Noctowl with poisonous slime! Noctowl appeared to not have been hurt, so Agatha pressed the attack.
“Gengar! Keep using your sludge bomb!”
Soon, the air was filled with foul, exploding sludge. The nauseating smell was filling the stadium and Ash was sure his Noctowl could not bear a direct hit. It would suffer massive damage and become poisoned. Ash thought quickly and decided on his next attack.
“Noctowl! Confusion!” The owl’s eyebrow tufts glowed once more, this time a blue color. All the sludge in the air suddenly stopped moving and hung suspended in mid air.
“Now send it all right back!” Yelled Ash, and all the sludge was sent back towards Gengar, which had stopped attacking after watching all of its projectiles stop.
“Gen-gggaaarrrrr!” The pokemon screamed, as the sludge bombs went flying right back and exploded at its feet and all over its body.
Gengar was obscured for a moment by the smoke from the resulting explosion.
When the smoke cleared, Gengar was still standing, apparently unharmed. Ash was shocked.
“Gengar! Agatha yelled, “Use your double team!”
Gengar levitated into the air, its eyes glowing blue, and split into dozens of images that rushed towards Noctowl with frightening speed.
Ash gulped and yelled “Noctowl! Quick! Use your foresight!”
Noctowl’s eyes glowed slightly and suddenly Noctowl turned to face one of the images.
“Good! Now use your aerial ace!” yelled Ash, thrusting his fist into the air.
Noctowl swooped and vanished. Then suddenly, it appeared behind one of the nearby charging images and struck its head directly with its beak. All the images abruptly disappeared and the real Gengar plummeted to the ground, sending up a cloud of dust as it landed on its back.
“Yes!” said Ash, “It looks like I win this one!”
But Gengar got to its feet once more. Agatha smiled.
“Well done, young man. But that is not enough. Now I will show you my true power.”
Agatha raised her arm and pointed at Noctowl.
“Gengar, shadow punch!”
Gengar shot off from the ground like a rocket towards Noctowl, its eyes glowing blue and its claws balled into fists surrounded by a purple aura.
“Quick, Noctowl!” yelled Ash, “Use your Extrasensory!”
Noctowl tufts glowed, but before the attack was completed, Gengar vanished!
Ash gasped! “Where did Gengar go?”
His question was answered immediately. Gengar immerged from the shadow being cast on Noctowl’s talons from the overhead lighting and rose before Noctowl’s stunned face, clenching its fists and distorted in shape like a drop of water.
There was little Ash and Noctowl could do but watch as Gengar closed in.
Then the unexpected happened! The punch and Gengar passed through Noctowl and Gengar turned to hover directly over Noctowl!
Noctowl flinched as it felt a sudden chill from the ghost pokemon’s body passing through it.
Agatha seized the chance to end the battle.
“Gengar! Use your Thunderbolt!”
Two crackling streams of electricity streamed from Gengar’s claws and electrocuted the surprised pokemon.
Noctowl was completely paralyzed by the close range stream of energy and fell towards the ground.
“Gengar.” Agatha spoke calmly, “Finish it off with a sludge bomb.”
Gengar opened its mouth widely and shot a ball of sludge into the cloud of dust where Noctowl had crashed. There was a blast, and the dust was cleared by the attack.
Noctowl lay paralyzed and beak down on the ground, covered by a layer of sludge and utterly defeated.
“Noctowl!” Ash cried, and ran over to his wounded pokemon.
Ash immediately applied an antidote to neutralize the poisons and a Revive to help Noctowl regain consciousness and health.
After a moment, Noctowl shook its head and slowly stood up.
“I’m glad you’re ok, Noctowl.” Said Ash embracing and picking up his pokemon. “You were great. You deserve a good long rest at the pokemon center.”
After returning Gengar to its pokeball, Agatha walked up to Ash and placed her hand on his shoulder.
“You did well, young man. You have indeed grown much stronger. I wish you luck on your journey.”
Suddenly, the sound of many simultaneously opening windows caused Ash and Agatha to look up.
Dozens of figures clothed entirely in black entered through the open windows from the night and tossed ends of ropes down from above that reached the floor.
Most of the lighting in the building turned off and the mysterious intruders began descending from the ropes dangling into the arena. Ash quickly noticed that they were each holding a pokeball and allowed Pikachu to move into position to protect them.
When the unknown men and women reached the floor, Ash noticed that they were wearing belts that had an “R” on the buckle. Dozens of pokeballs opened at the same time and when the blinding light faded away, the two trainers suddenly found that they were surrounded by vicious pokemon. Magneton, Machamp, Alakazam and Weezing led the group and they were followed by many lesser pokemon like Porygon, Kadabra and Machoke.
Raised to help assist Team Rocket in doing their evil crimes, they showed no guilt in doing so many bad deeds and no sadness for being raised by people with such values. Ash ducked down, protecting Noctowl from further harm.
Agatha threw four pokeballs into the air and yelled, “Come on out everyone!”
The two sides stared each other down until suddenly a loud male voice boomed from the gym entrance.
“Surprised?”
Ash, Agatha and their pokemon turned around to the source of the voice and saw a shadow of a heavily built man dressed in business apparel approaching them from the entrance to the gym. Escorted by two equally well built men, his face was covered in shadow. Whoever he was, he obviously held a superior position within Team Rocket.
All the initial “visitors” and their pokemon were ignoring Ash and Agatha and were now watching the man approach. The man stepped into the dim light, revealing his features.
“Who are you?” Agatha asked, surprised.
“So you are the one taking care of my new gym.” The man spoke calmly, brushing aside his long hair to reveal more of his face and cold smile.
“My name is Giovanni.”
Agatha’s eye went wide. “You are the old Viridian Gym Leader? I didn’t recognize you!”
Giovanni ignored the old woman’s comment and turned to look directly at Ash. Giovanni stared at the defiance in Ash’s face for a moment and then his face twisted into an evil leer.
“You and your grandma will pay for the trouble you have caused me!”
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