By leaving Larvitar with his mother in the Pokémon Sanctuary, Ash has completed his mission of taking Larvitar to find his mother.
And he also received his mission reward that he wanted so much, that being his Tyranitars Bond Value had reached 245/255!
This means that his Tyranitar has gradually come close to completing their Bond Evolution and will soon become the real Desert Tyrant! Ash has high hopes that he can train his Tyranitar to be one of his strongest Trump Card like his Pikachu and Charizard.
Tyranitar, the Pseudo-Legendary of the Johto Region is one, and Gyarados, the Red Beast, is another for this role.
Now, their strength is becoming more and more reliable! He really hoped that in the next Silver Conference, there will be a opportunity where he can use them to challenge against others!
Going down the mountain from another path in the Pokémon Sanctuary, Ash and his party soon arrived at Silver Town!
From afar, they saw a lot of people gathered around the entrance of a temple. Everyone was curious, so they looked at a young man who came up to ask.
"I'm sorry, may I ask what is happening here?"
The boy turned around and said, "We are all here to watch the Sacred Flames! The same Sacred Flames that begins the Pokémon Alliance Silver Conference!"
The temple that everyone came to at this moment is called the Ho-Oh Shrine. The Sacred Fire of the Silver Conference always strays from here and the was carried by the Holy Fire Runners to the Conference venue in Silver Town.
No wonder everyone is gathered here waiting, this is a sacred moment worth looking forward to!
"So it turns out to be the Sacred Fire of Ho-Oh!" Ash and the others all smiled.
During their time at the Indigo Plateau Conference in the Kano Region, the past Ash happened to catch up with the torch relay event and served as the torch runner at that time.
That Sacred Fire from then comes from the Legendary Fire Bird, Moltres!
At that time, the Rockets came out to try to snatch the Holy Fire, but the Holy Fire turned into the shadow of Moltres and knocked them away, thus truly protecting the progress of the Indigo Plateau Conference!
"Ohhh! That sounds so cool! I want to see that fire with my own eyes!" Molly cheered up.
Of course they all wanted to see it, but after waiting in the crowd for some time now, the group did not see the Sacred Fire being sent out from the shrine like they wanted to.
"Why are they taking so long? Did something happen inside there?" Misty became confused. They were waiting for around half an hour, which is really unusual because it was supposed to come out around 20 minutes ago.
Because she had waited too long, she also placed Togepi on the ground who was looked after by Pikachu.
At this moment, the door of the shrine was opened, and the staffs of the Ho-Oh Shrine looked at everyone with a bitter look on their faces, "Sorry to keep everyone here waiting! It will probably take some more time for the Sacred Fire to come out. Please wait a bit longer."
When no one was paying attention, the little playful Togepi actually got in through the courtyard door that was opened a crack, which then Pikachu quickly followed after her.
"Huh, Togepi, Pikachu!"
Molly was the first to notice their movements. As soon as she called out, the staff at the door immediately spotted them and hurriedly chased after them.
Before he could close the door, Ash and his party also quickly followed him in.
"No, you can't come inside without permission!" The staff stopped Togepi and Pikachu, and Ash and Misty quickly picked them up before anything could escalate anymore.
"Sorry that out Pokémon has caused you guys trouble." The two apologized repeatedly. As Trainers, they have to be responsible for their Pokémon and the trouble they cause.
Fortunately, the staff member didn't seem to care about this matter too much, "Forget about it, just pay more attention to them in the future!"
At this moment, two Trainers ran out of the inner courtyard in a hurry, carrying their Pokémon that were injured and incapable of fighting anymore.
Seeing them, the staff member quickly asked anxiously, "How's it going there?"
Unexpectedly, the two Trainers immediately criticized, "Are you kidding? Why should we do your work? Who can handle such a dangerous Pokémon!"
"We are here to participate in the Silver Conference. What should we do if our Pokémon is too injured before even participating in it?"
Looking at the backs of these two people running towards the Pokémon Center, Ash just shook his head.
Although they were both Trainers participating in the Silver Conference, he did not think they could be the strong opponents he wants.
Their lack of strength caused their Pokémon to be injured and lose their combat ability, but they also had to blame others for their weakness. This shows that these Trainer's character is compromised.
"We litterly hired you guys do this! We are Pokémon Trainers, we are the workers here! If we were strong enough, we would not have hired you!" One of the workers went off.
"Excuse me, have you guys encountered any trouble?" Brock asked with concern. They were very interested in the "dangerous Pokémon" they just mentioned.
"If you are in trouble, just ask Big Brother for help. Big Brother is the strongest and the best!" Molly betrayed Ash decisively.
Although this is the case, if it is about Pokémon, so Ash will not leave it alone, "Hello, I am also participating in the Silver Conference. Whats happening here ?"
Hearing this, the staff member immediately cheered up again, "That's great. I have something I want to ask you to help me with!"
"Before this, we hired for help from many Pokémon Trainers, but they all ran away like the two Trainers just now!"
"So the th-!" Before the staff could tell the reason for their problem, another Trainer walked through the courtyard gate and walked in. He was a few years older than Ash, maybe even older than Brock. He also had a Houndoom walking with him, and his eyes were very strange.
This is a powerful opponent!
This was Ash's first reaction!
"It looks like that you are in some kind of difficulty. If you don't mind, I'd be happy to help!" The young man said, his manners calm, generous and very decent.
"Amd who might you be?"
"My name is Harrison! I am a Pokémon Trainer from Littleroot Town in the Hoenn Region!" Harrison's word was said with a lot of confident.
Ash took a step forward, "And my name is Ash, from Pallet Town in the Kano Region. Nice to meet you!"
"Yes, I'm glad to meet you too, Ash!"
The two shine their hands together, as if they were seeing what the other person was made out of. They recognized each other's prowess just by making eye contact.
It turns out that in the Ho-Oh Shrines courtyard, the torches for igniting the fire and the torch runners were all ready, but the most important torch was missing.
There is a legend circulating in this Ho-Oh Shrine.
A long time ago, a large-scale war occurred in this place, and many Pokémon were injured and died during the war. In the end, even the lake dried up, and the once green land disappeared.
At that time, a Legendary Pokémon appeared, that is Ho-Oh himself!
Ho-Oh breathed out the his Sacred Fire, burned all human weapons, and forcibly stopped the war.
However, all that is left is a barren land where no living thing can survive. However, from the ashes of Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire, the earth, lakes, and green spaces all came to back to life.
People reflected on their mistakes of beginning the war in the first place and prayed for peace and prosperity. They collected all the remaining flames, made this shrine, and kept them in this Ho-Oh Shrine to br shown to future generations.
And now, the Sacred Flames are being used as the flames for the Silver Conference's grand opening!
"So, where is the Sacred Fire now?" Obviously, the problem now is that the main Sacred Fire seems to have been taken away by some "dangerous Pokémon".
Now they just have go and get it back from them!
The staff quickly brought Ash's group and the new Harrison to a high stone staircase.
"There is an ancestral hall above this stone staircase, and the Sacred Fire is stored in that ancestral hall. But... there is a wild Sneasels lingering near the ancestral hall that is making us unable to take it out."
Ash and his party have already seen Sneasel before in their travels, the Iron Masked Marauders Sneasel that was transformed into a true evil Pokémon by the Dark Poké Ball. Their claws are very very sharp, and it can cut through the fine iron cage trapping a Pokémon like with one single blow.
Hearing that it was a Sneasel, Harrison became very excited, "So Seasel is indeed here!"
Seeing Ash's questioning look towards him, he explained with a sheepish smile, "It's like this. I heard that there are wild Sneasels living around Mt. Silver. I've always wanted to catch one and train them to be my fast attacker!"
Obviously this Sneasel has caused a lot of trouble to the staff of the Ho-Oh Shrine for some time now. "The problem lies with this very Sneasel. It has a very strong sense of territory. As long as someone approaches the ancestral hall, they will be attacked by him and his goons. We can't do much of anything because of them."
This Sacred Fire has been always been used before, so the result is that more and more people are injured because of the strong attraction it holds for wild Pokémon's!
"Not only that, but recently it has accepted a Machop and Machoke as his subordinates, so we asked the Pokémon Trainer coming here to help us, but no one can successfully take out the Sacred Flame from there!"
It turns out that this is the main problem, then it will be easy to solve. Ash and Harrison nodded together, "Don't worry, leave it to us!"
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Ash will be responsible for taking out the Sacred Fire out of the building, while Harrison will try to conquer that powerful wild Sneasel.
The stairs were really high. Misty was very tired, but Molly was easily the most relaxed out of the group. She levitated with the help of Latias's Confusion and just floated next to everyone else.
"Come on guys, come on! You can go faster! Hahaha!" Her bell-like laughter sounded on the stairs, and everyone worked hard and quickly reached the top of the not so small hill.
Ash was the first to step up to the top. When he looked up, he saw a sharp looking knife swung towards him!
With a flash of blue light all over his body, Ash raised his hand and easily blocked the sharp knife with his arm. Everyone quickly followed and saw Machoke and Machop standing in front of them as if they were guarding the mountain gate, which they kind of were.
"Machoke and Machop are that Sneasel's followers!"
Brock remembered the mission information that was shared by the staff just now to them.
"Brock, take care of Togepi please!" Misty entrusted Togepi in her arms to Brock, so that she couldn't let it run around anymore while she battles.
Then, she looked at Ash, "Ash, let me handle this guys! Come on up, Corsola!"
Misty threw out her Lure Ball, "Corsola, use Spike Cannon!"
Harrison, not to be outdone by Misty, ordered his Houndoom beside him, "Houndoom, use Flamethrower!"
Two attacks easily swallowed up the Machoke and Machop, and Ash quickly took this opportunity to break into the ancestral hall.
Their mission is not to defeat the Machoke and Machop, but to obtain the Sacred Fire belonging to Ho-Oh!
When he opens the door, he saw a real life statue of Ho-Oh, which was almost like it was alive. It was a magnificent statue.
And above Ho-Oh's outstretched wings, there is a golden basin holding the Sacred Fire. The Sacred Fire is indeed unusual, it was emitting a golden light.
This flame had a different color to it compared to his Entei who also knew how to use Sacred Fire.
Suddenly, a sharp claw suddenly appeared in front of Ash, but Ash was easily able to avoid it with his heightened speed.
"It's not a good habit to attack others casually, Sneasel!" Ash grinned and threw out one of his Poké Ball, "Tyrouge, stand by for battle!"
Sneasel is a dual-type Pokémon of the Dark and Ice-type, and Fighting-type attacks will be extremely effective against his kind!
They are also pretty evenly matched when it came to speed but now power.
However, Sneasel was able to get Machoke and Machop to be his subordinates, which obviously shows his very clever mind.
Ash's Tyrouge has been training hard since he was caught by him. Since he doesn't want to evolve as of yet, he puts in dozens of times more effort than his evolved form to become just as strong or if not stronger. Ash's words have always been in his mind since the first time he said it!
Under the guidance of Annihilape, it wears the Macho Brace to constantly surpass his own limits. As Ash said, the Fighting-type is the attribute that is truly born for fighting!
"Snes!" Looking at the thin little guy in front of him with a Black Belt tied on his head, Sneasel showed a mocking smile and waved his claws gently as he was obviously taunting him.
However, Tyrouge, who had gone through hell-style training, could not be so easily taunted. He had his stoic face that remained motionless, always maintaining a fighting posture, controlling his breathing, and condensing his momentum for the next burst attacks.
Until Ash gave out his next order, "Now!"
There is no fixed name for the move. Tyrouge glared at Sneasel and stepped forward at an astonishing speed!
Sneasel was obviously frightened by Tyrouges sudden burst of speed, but he still reacted quickly and swung its claws towards Tyrouges punch!
However, Tyrouges punch was clearly a feint attack, the real attacking move was another punch from the other direction!
He easily swung away Sneasel's claws, then punched Sneasel on the waist, knocking him away!
Sneasel retreated violently, but in the next second he touched the ground with one foot and rushed towards Tyrouge again. Dark-type energy condensed on his palms!
That is clearly a Ghost-type skill, Shadow Ball!
Ash don't know where he learned this attack from. If the compatibility wasn't so low, Ash would have really thought of catching it for himself.
But obviously, this Sneasel has no sense of identity or belonging to Ash, and what is going on now is not a battle of conquest, this is just beating the crap out of a random wild Pokémon!
"Kick it back!"
Tyrouge grinned lightly and kicked the Shadow Ball away with the Dark-type energy from one of the moves Ash especially taught him for such a situation, a Dark-type attack called Thief. The force of this kick was just at the right angle. The Shadow Ball was actually kicked back and exploded right in front of Sneasel!
Sneasel was stunned by the explosion, and Ash ignored him, walked straight into the ancestral hall, and used his Psychic to remove the golden basin of the Sacred Fire from the statue of Ho-Oh.
He looked at the statue and murmured, "Ho-Oh, I'm going to meet you one of these days!"
Maybe that day will be the day when Ash really becomes a Pokémon Master.
Ash came out of the building with the Sacred Fire in his hand. Misty and Harrison were also able to defeate Machoke and Machop by the time he came outside. Harrison nodded towards Ash and came to the injured Sneasel, "Go, Blaziken!"
The Pokémon sent out by Harrison was something that Brock and the others had never seen before. It was tall, mighty and a very cool looking Pokémon.
Blaziken is a dual-type Pokémon of the Fire and Fighting-type, so he is absolutely invincible against a Pokémon like Sneasel who is weak to both of Blaziken's types.
"This is a Pokémon I've never seen before. It's so awesome!" Molly's starry eyes were already beginning to show.
Ash smiled a little, "It turns out to be a Blaziken, Harrison, is this your Starter Pokémon?"
Hearing Ash's words, Harrison gave Ash a high look, "Yes, I didn't expect you actually knew do Blaziken from the Hoenn Region!"
There was no time to continue talking with Ash for now. Harrison looked at the injured Sneasel, who had now come back to his senses, "Seasel, come and fight me, I want to catch you!"
This was obviously a declaration of battle, a way of communication between a Trainer and a Pokémon.
Sneasel accepted the challenge. Ash tried to not do much damage to it just now. He suddenly accelerated and stretched out its sharp claws towards Blaziken.
"Blaziken, knock him away then use an Ember!"
Blaziken was very fast. After knocking Sneasel away with a fist, he chased after him with another Ember. His movements were very crisp and clean.
This was Harrison's fighting style, which is also very similar to Ash's fighting style.
"Now, Blaziken, give it the final Fire Punch!" Blaziken knocked Sneasel down, "Go ahead, Poké Ball!"
Sneasel was subdued by Harrison, and Ash was also able to retrieved the Sacred Fire. Not only that, the Ho-Oh Shrine was also willing to take in Machoke and Machop to guard it here from other wild Pokémon's.
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