Chapter 95 - Indigo League; Ash vs Finn part 3

"Oh my Pokémon God!"

"Is Pikachu alright?"

"What just happened?"

The whole crowd was shocked and stunned by the secne in front of them. Even though the crowd cheered for Finn, they never thought a level 39 Pokémon would able to defeat a level 40 Pokémon.

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'Not bad. Finn has managed to won only because Ash was too much confident and his arrogance blinded him. Meanwhile, even when Finn's Pikachu had taken that quick attack and was injured, Finn never lost his calmness and composure. Being able to keep yourself calm and cool in any situation is that essential key for victory.' Itsuki looked at left side to see how his parents were reacting but then Itsuki noticed that Serena was not looking at the screen.

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In fact Serena was slightly trembling. She looked disturbed by looking at the bloody bodies of both Pikachu.

Itsuki took Serena's right palm as he placed his left palm over her and looked at her. Serena feeling the warmth of his hand looked at Itsuki and gave him a forced smile. As if telling Itsuki that she was okay. But Itsuki can clearly see that she was not okay.

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[The medical should hurry up and give emergency treatment to both Pokémon otherwise the both Pokémon lives might be in danger.]

Finn looked concerned about his Pikachu. His face reflected different emotions of being worried, anxious. Even after not losing, Finn felt no joy since the draw came with a cost which made his Pikachu almost lose his life.

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Meanwhile, Ash was trembling. His body was shaking. Ash wasn't trembling because of fear or anything instead his body was trembling in anger. Being defeated by a level 39 Pokémon was a loud slap to his face. Ash felt humiliated. If possible Ash wanted to kill someone to calm his anger.

"I lost to a level 39 Pokémon while my Pikachu was Peak 4th order. I cannot accept this. Why? Why? Why I would lose to a weak Pokémon?" Ash was in a state of denial, anger and loss. Ash slowly murmured as his body trembled.

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Ash then glared at Finn and thought. 'I suffering this humiliation because of you bastard. I swear I will rip your next two Pokémon in front of the crowd.'

Oak looked at Ash and again felt that he should focus more on Gary. Oak felt that Ash was too rush, narrow minded, had arrogant and anger issues. But Gary was different, Gary was able to keep himself calm most of the times and control his anger.

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"Serena, are you alright?" Itsuki whispered into her ears. Itsuki didn't wanted to ask something sensitive in front of her mother so he gently whispered into her right ear.

Serena feeling the hot breath on her neck, her body temperature and heart beat began to increase rapidly. She completely forgot the what she saw few seconds ago.

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Her cheeks blushed and turned red which added more charm to her beauty.

"I am... Fine..Itsuki. It's just that I have never seen something like this before. After that incident at the summer camp, I kind of distanced myself from Pokémon and my mother never really forced to become a Pokémon trainer. But strangely when I saw what had happened to that Feraligatr, I didn't felt scared. Instead this bloody secne scares me the most."

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Itsuki can understand what Serena was saying. Being a Pokémon trainer means that it is inevitable for a trainer to see and experience bloody and gore scenes. That's why many trainer parents take some pre-steps so that when their children sees or experiences gore things, their children will quickly get used to it.

However for normal people, such gore scenes are not normal and it takes time to get used to it. That's why many people don't bring their children to watch the Pokemon matches in the stadium.

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In Serena's case, after that summer camp incident, she developed a sort of trauma and kept herself away from Pokémon.

Being a racer, Grace also didn't pushed Serena to become a Pokémon trainer. Instead Grace trained Serena to become a racer just like her. In this cruel society or world, Serena is among the some rare people who doesn't like violence or bloodshed.

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'So she came to watch the Indigo League and cheer for me despite having being afraid of gore things.' Itsuki couldn't help but smile looking at Serena. This girl had managed to touch his heart.

She didn't complained about her fears. She faced her fears just to support him. This was enough to make Itsuki realize how deep her feelings were.

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"Serena, let's go for a walk. I don't think this match will be anything more interesting or entertaining to offer. Rather let's go and enjoy ourselves." Serena naturally understood why Itsuki invited her on a walk. Serena couldn't help but a smile as her heart was full of honey and sweetness.

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Serena stood along with Itsuki. Grace didn't said anything instead she pretended to be focused on the ongoing battle.

But Itsuki's mother ...

"Baby, don't go too far. I don't want you to get lost in this large crowd." Itsuki's lips twitched for a moment. While Grace and Serena were bitting their lips to prevent themselves from laughing.

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"Mom, stop worrying so much." Itsuki sometimes really loved the way his mother called him baby but sometimes especially in front others he really felt embarrassed when his mother called him baby and treated like a child.

"Should I send your father to go with you?" Rui ignored Itsuki's words and thought out loud. Kagami's hands were already white from carrying all the food stuff that Rui made him buy. Kagami didn't wanted to babysit his adult son. Just thinking about it made Kagami embarrassed.

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So Kagami quickly said something that could change his wife mind. "Honey, don't worry so much. Our son is the participant of Indigo League. So everyone here will recognize him. So there is no chance for Itsuki to get lost." The reasonable words of Kagami managed convinced Rui.

"Okay. Take care then." Boyh Itsuki and Kagami sighed in relief.

Itsuki hurriedly nodded his head and quickly pulled Serena with him. Itsuki was afraid that his mother would say something else if he kept standing there.

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Meanwhile on the battlefield...

"Please bring out your next Pokémon." The referee said.

Ash went ahead without saying anything. Finn could see the darkness on Ash face which had made his face look really scary.

"I chose you."

Charizard!

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Charizard is a large, dragon-like Pokémon that differs greatly from its pre-evolved form. The red skin coloration of Charmeleon is no longer apparent, as Charizard appears to have reverted to the orange/yellow coloration of Charmander. Two large fangs can be seen when its mouth is closed. When its mouth is open, its lower fangs and a slender but long tongue can be seen. The single horn that was on the back of its head is now two, one on either side. The most notable difference between Charizard and its pre-evolved forms are the large wings that have developed on its back, which gives Charizard the capability of flying.

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Charizard!!!

The loud roar shook the entire stadium. Everyone was not that surprised since they had expected Ash get some sort of benefits of being Oak's grandson.

Itsuki before leaving the stadium with Serena, took a quick glance at the stats of Charizard.

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[Pokémon: - Charizard

_Level: - 45

_Type: - Fire and Flying

_Species: - Flame Pokémon

_Ability: - Blaze and Solar Power

_Gender: - Male

_Dragon tail | Wing Attack | Metal claw | Fire Blast | Overheat| Focus Blast]

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'Wow, So not only Cynthia now even Ash has mid 5th order Pokémon.' Itsuki really wanted to slap that Oak bastard. It was impossible for Ash to level so quickly. Oak must have done the same which he did to Pikachu, stimulating the growth rate of a Pokémon.

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Finn seeing Charizard knew that he would only get his Pokémon seriously injured or worse might even get killed if he went to fight with an mid 4th order Pokémon.

'Except for Pikachu, my other Pokémon had barely reached level 30. Fighting an Charizard of level 15 difference was simply the definition of impossible.' Finn's chances of losing this match was 99.99%. Finn didn't want to risk his Pokémon lives.

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With a bitter smile, Finn riased his right hand up in the air.

Then with a bitter smile, Finn looked at Charizard and said. "I quit."

The crowd was not surprised rather they had expected Finn to quit. Many trainers in Finn's place would have done the same thing.

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[Win.. Winner of the match Ash. Since Finn has decided to quit Ash will get 6 points and

0.5 points for the draw. So Ash gets total of 6.5 points. Finn also gets 0.5 points. With our first match finished. After another 5 minutes break, the second match will began.]

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Everyone was happy and relieved but Ash was not happy at all. Ash was planning on returning the humiliated that Finn gave him by using his strongest Pokémon.

But Ash didn't expect Finn to be a coward instead. Ash was not going to watch Finn leave after slapping his face. This matter was about his pride which Ash cared about most.

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"Finn do you know that you're a coward. A man without balls. A Spineless man. You lost your balls the moment you're Pikachu lost." Finn stopped walking and turned back at Ash.

"And you're a shameless bastard. You're only standing here because of Oak. If Oak had not helped you then it would taken years if not decades for a pathetic bastard like you to even step foot in this battlefield."

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