Chapter 5: The Legendary Birds
"YAAAAHHHHH!!!" Ash and Z screamed in unison. They were hanging by a ledge, or rather Z was and Ash was hanging on to her hand. When Ash had fallen he had been knocked out on a rock partway down. Z had had no choice but to jump down after him. She snagged a ledge with her left hand and Ash's wrist with her right. When Ash had regained consciousness, he was hanging with a great view of just how far up he really was. He grabbed at Z's hand so hard that it bruised. Mew was trying it's hardest to help, but all it could safely do was create a psychic bubble under Ash and Z. And, as if the situation wasn't bad enough, Team Rocket chose just then to show up. They snatched Mew, but it transformed into a Muk. As Jessie, James and Meowth recoiled in disgust, Mew immediately changed into a Pidgeot and swooped under Ash. Pikachu crawled out of Ash's backpack and shocked the rockets into oblivion. In the meantime Z used her free hand to pull free Pidgeot's pokeball. She tossed it high, and caught it's empty pokeball as she dropped onto it's back. As Ash and Z continued through a field a pair of strange birds swooped down upon them. Ducking their swoops Ash and Z grabbed their Pokedexes, Amber and Dexter. Z aimed her dex at the first bird and it responded with this entry: Articuno a legendary bird pokemon. This pokemon is said to be the strongest of the legendary bird pokemon. Ash's dex responded with: Moltres a legendary bird pokemon. This pokemon is said to be the only pokemon that can survive Articuno's Blizzard attack. Ash and Z immediately chose the strongest pokemon they had: Z's Mew and Ash's Raichu (he evolved his extra Pikachu). Z decided she wanted Articuno, and Ash had always wanted Moltres. As soon as Mew and Raichu were out Articuno and Moltres went on the attack. Z knew that Articuno would use Blizzard, so she told Mew to transform into Moltres, and as soon as it had transformed to use Fire Spin. As Articuno shrieked in pain Ash's Raichu used thu nder wave to paralyze Moltres. As soon as it was helpless Raichu used thunder, weakening it enough to capture. Ash watched his pokeball wiggled once, twice, three times.....And then it stayed still. While Ash was battling Moltres, Z's Mew had transformed into an Arbok, paralyzing Articuno with Glare. Z tossed her own pokeball which didn't even wiggle before it stopped glowing and tilted. Z and Ash let out simultanious whoops of joy and let out their new pokemon to treat their wounds. Z tossed Ash a Super Potion for his Moltres, as she used one on her Articuno. Instantly they gave their battle cries to show that they had been healed. Now that Z and Ash had legendary birds they knew they could defeat their rivals easier then ever. And then their rivals popped out of the trees. Z and Ash grinned at each other and challenged them. Jessica led off with a Gengar and Z grinned as she chose her new Articuno She had it use one Blizzard, which froze Gengar solid. Z grinned as Jessica yi elded before she could be beaten any worse. Ash had meanwhile squared off with Gary, who had chosen his Venusaur. Ash used Moltres, who took Venusaur out with Fire Blast. Gary also yielded after Venusaur went down. Ash and Z grinned as Gary tried to impress them with his boulder badge, but gave up when he saw Ash and Z's Cascade Badges. Thoroughly defeated, Gary and Jessica ran off. Z and Ash were doing great.

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