Battle Hall

The gang was approaching Hearthome City, but they were visiting a building just outside the city. It was the second battle facility.

"So, what's this battle facility called Ash?" Dawn asked.

"Well the map said it was called the Battle Hall." Ash said.

"Then maybe this facility will look fancy like the Battle Castle did." Dawn said.

"Hey I think we're here." Tomo stated.

He pointed to a big pink and white dome shaped building.

"How gorgeous." Dawn said, delighted.

"Could that be the Battle Hall?" Brock asked.

"There's only one way to find out." Ash replied.

The gang walked up to the building. A security guard was outside and he walked over to the gang.

"What are you kids doing here?" He asked.

"Excuse me, but is this the Battle Hall?" Ash asked.

"It is." The guard nodded.

"I'm here to challenge the Battle Hall." Ash explained.

"Well in that case, you had better go in. Miss Argentina has been waiting for a challenger." The guard said.

He then let the gang inside.

Inside was like being in the entrance of a theater hall; there were hallways leading to doors for events.

"Wow it's nice in here." Dawn said.

"I was wondering when you kids would show up." A voice said. It was Matt.

"Hi Matt." Ash said.

"Hey Ash." Matt said. "Ready to face the next Frontier Brain?"

"Do you know who the Frontier Brain is?" Brock asked.

"She's a woman named Argenta. Hall Matron Argenta to be more specific." Matt explained.

"Let's go in now because it's time for one of her shows."

He opened two doors to another room.

At first the gang didn't understand what Matt said, but when they entered the room they understood it. This room was a hall for fashion shows. There were four platforms for women to do the catwalk to show off their fashions, hundreds of seats for the audience, lots of lights hanging on the ceiling and a big TV screen for everyone to see what was going on. There was even a big stage with a curtain behind that led to a platform that seemed to look like a battlefield.

"Wow, a fashion snow." Dawn said with stars in her eyes.

Matt explained that Argenta was a fashion stylist and held fashion shows at the Battle Hall.

"We better sit down now kids. Her show is about to begin."

As soon as Matt and the gang sat down a fashion show was starting and soon women began to walk down the platforms showing off their dresses, shorts, tops, jackets, etc. Dawn couldn't stop yapping about how beautiful and gorgeous the outfits were. Suddenly the lights lit up the battlefield platform and there was a woman with purple hair and a pair of sunglasses on her head.

"That Ash is the Hall Matron Argenta." Matt said.

Argenta started to speak through a microphone.

"Hello everyone." She said. "Thank you for coming to see my show. Now everyone I have a treat for you because I have someone challenging me today."

The crowd started to cheer; apparently they liked to see Argenta battle as well as her fashion shows.

"And here he is." Argenta said.

The lights lit on Ash as he approached the catwalk.

"Did you tell Argenta I wanted to challenge the Battle Frontier?" He asked, looking back at Matt.

"Yes." Matt nodded.

"Come on up, Ash Ketchum." Argenta said.

Ash walked onto the battlefield platform.

"Well Ash, are you ready to challenge me?" Argenta asked.

"I'm as ready as I will ever be." Ash answered.

"A nice strong spirit, I see." Argenta replied.

Just then a maid came onto the platform carrying a box.

"What's the box for?" Ash asked.

Argenta explained that she liked to battle with Pokemon of the same type as the opponents. For example if Ash chose a water type Pokemon she would battle with a water type Pokemon too. This made Ash remember Rudy who did the same thing.

"So Ash pick out four cards from the box and tell me what type of Pokemon we will battle with." Argenta said.

This challenge was a four on four Pokemon battle. Ash's four cards were revealed to be grass, bug, dark and psychic.

"Okay Ash, you may go and choose your Pokemon and you can have Pokemon transported here too." Argenta said.

A Pokemon transfer machine appeared on the stage. Ash went over to the machine to switch out his Pokemon.

"I wonder what Pokemon Ash will choose." Dawn said.

"Well whatever they are Argenta will be using the same type too." Brock said.

Once Ash was done switching his Pokemon the machine disappeared and Ash and Argenta got ready to battle. The maid was the referee and she explained the rules about this challenge being a four on four battle, and both challengers could switch Pokemon after a Pokemon has fainted. To Ash this would be like the challenge he had with Rudy.

Ash sent out his first Pokemon Sceptile.