Scyther, Heart of a Champion: Difference between revisions

The new leader steps forward and blocks a second barrage with its wings. Jessis orders the pokemon to attack together, but they're as weak as Scyther was at the start. Tracey and Scyther work together to defeat them easily, fighting off another attack from Arbok, and then crossing its wings to produce an energy blast that knocks them all down. Jessie tries to fire a bazooka, but Pikachu stops her with {{m|Thunderbolt}}. They flee, but Scyther gets off one last slash, leaving them with {{wp|Mohawk hairstyle|mohawks}} as the friends laugh.  

When everyone wakes up, they decide to let Snorlax sleep longer while they eat. Scyther and Charizard keep growling at each other as they eat. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is watching from a distance.

Unfortunately, they encounter a large ship that nearly hits them while riding Lapras. The ship's captain checks on them for any injuries, and then introduces himself as [[Tad|Mugsy]]. He quickly recognizes Ash from the [[Trovita Gym]].

Tracey sends out Scyther, but Ash insists it's his battle. He decides to match power with power and calls out {{AP|Charizard}}, much to the horror of Misty and Tracey. Ash comments that he can handle Charizard, just as it barely misses him with {{m|Flamethrower}}. Mugsy chuckles, asking why Ash would even do this. Ash denies that this is a mistake, but Charizard ignores him, knocks him down with his tail, and shoots fire near him again. Scyther roars, knowing it could do better. At Mugsy's request, Poliwrath launches a Water Gun at Charizard, which instantly calls the Pokémon back to the beach. The two opponents exchange several Water Gun and Flamethrower attacks, as Ash tries to persuade Charizard to use a physical attack. The match comes to an abrupt end when Poliwrath unleashes a powerful {{m|Ice Beam}}, which {{status|freeze}}s Charizard in a block of ice. Mugsy says they should have a rematch when Ash learns to handle his Charizard. Tracey says he's not sure if Charizard will recover.

Ash says he will recover, insisting this is his fault. They set fires around to help melt the ice, but Charizard is still cold to the touch. Ash massages him until his hands are red and sore, saying it was nothing compared to the damage Charizard had taken. Everyone worked together to keep rubbing, until everyone but Ash had to go to sleep. While Charizard was barely conscious, eyes closed, Ash talked to it, promising to do better, and saying that he wanted to be experienced enough for them to work together. Charizard seemed to respond well, but was still weak. Ash gathered a little more firewood and encouraged it.

The pair flies into the tunnel after Pikachu, and emerges from the other side. At Ash's request, Charizard crushes the drill with his foot and bites down to destroy the box containing Pikachu. Pikachu is returned to Ash, but Team Rocket is not done yet. Meowth presses a button, and two circular saws attempt to cut Ash, Pikachu, and Charizard. Charizard manages to avoid the blades, but Ash and Pikachu fall off and are knocked out on the beach. Seeing Ash unconscious, Charizard produces a swirling fireball in its mouth, which shoots flames at Team Rocket. Their shouts awaken Pikachu and Ash, who checks his [[Pokédex]] for more details. To Ash's surprise, Charizard has learned {{m|Dragon Rage}}; the attack sends Team Rocket blasting off once again.