//------------------------------// // Ash VS Stealth Team // Story: Friends Forever, Heroes Together // by TheSuperTransformerFan //------------------------------// Ash Ketchum had arrived to an outdoor area outside a warehouse, Pokeball in hand. He was ready to strike at his new opponents, as he tapped the ground. “All right!” He said. “So, where’s my opponents?” He asked. He quickly got his answer when Preston (Ninja Steel Blue) and Hammy (Chameleon Green) arrived to him morphed, as they posed before him. Ash smiled, as he whipped out his Pokémon. “Well, so you’re going to be taking me on?” He asked, as they just gave inaudible growls at him. “Let the game begin!” He said as he whipped out his first Pokéball. “Stealth of the Ninja! Ninja Steel Blue!” Preston announced. “Shinobi Star! Chameleon Green!” Hammy announced. “Well, looks like, you two are looking at a Pokémon master.” Ash said, as he tossed his ball at them, as the two rangers charged at him. “Greninja! I choose you!” He called out, as Greninja came out, and posed before them. “Not a problem!” Preston called out, as he got his sword out. “Ninja Steel water slash!” He hit a blue button on his sword, and raised it at him. Ash decided to take initiative as he called out the first attack. “Greninja, use water Shuriken!” Ash called out, as Greninja conjured a ninja star, and tossed it at Preston, sending him flying to the ground. “Greninja, use cut now!” Ash commanded, as the Pokémon enveloped itself into a water drill, and charged to the two heroes effectively knocking them down easily. However, they got back up, and ran towards him. “It’ll take more than that to stop us!” Preston bellowed as they ran towards him, however...Ash threw a punch at Preston, and then at Hammy. They tried to Retaliate, but to no avail, as Ash kept dodging each of their attacks, and continued to punch them. They growled as they tried to go for him, but unfortunately, Ash was super quick as he kept dodging their attacks. Ash decided it was time to turn up the volume as he called out, “Water Pulse!” Greninja went right behind them, and conjured up a giant water balloon to toss at them, which hit them as soon as they conjured their attacks too late and were splashed down immediately. They got up. “How is this possible?!” Hammy asked. “You aren’t even using your own bare hands!” “That’s because you’re dealing with the power of Pokémon!” Ash said, pointing to them. Preston and Hammy both got up. “Why don’t we show you OUR powers!” Preston said, as he and Hammy prepared their attacks. “Try me!” Ash said, smugly as he turned to Greninja. “Greninja! Use Double Team!” The Pokémon obeyed as he conjured up clones of himself which circled around the ninjas! Boy, were they in for a world of confusion when they saw the circle swirling around them! They readied their weapons, but didn’t know which one to strike at since they saw all the clones! “Which one do we fire at?” Hammy asked. “I don’t know!” Preston said. “Try them all!” They were ready to strike at them, when all the Greninjas jumped and readied their blades at them. “What?!” They both asked. “Blades!” Ash called out, as all the Greninjas conjured their blades and divebombed both rangers. Their attacks greatly overwhelmed them, as they fell to the ground almost instantly, as if they made short work of them. “We lost to a ninja Pokémon?!” Hammy said in exasperation. “Not fair!” Preston said, as they both fell and exploded, as Greninja landed and posed bravely! “All right!” Ash said triumphantly, as he pumped his fist in the sky. He and his Pokémon had easily beaten them! He got out his ball. “Greninja...return!” The ball immediately sucked up the Pokémon back into the ball, as Ash smiled at the crater, which his two opponents once were. He put his Pokeball in his pocket as he walked away, smiling. He didn’t even look back once!