Chapter 5 finally arrives! I'm sorry this is as short as the first three chapters. Hope you enjoy it. I still want you guys to check out my DBZ/DC Crossover story though. Some reviews would be nice.

s/11545313/1/Universal-Clash-Dragon-Ball-vs-DC

Chapter 5: First Match-up

Ash woke up from Pikachu's Thunderbolt. Said rodent laughed at his trainer's antics. Ash glared at Pikachu and picked up his Crawdaunt and Donphan. Today's his first match and knowing his opponent is most likely a veteran, he feels like he should show some mercy to his opponent. He got up and began running to the stadium only to see a familiar face. She has honey-blonde hair and blue eyes. Ash's eyes widened when he sees his old friend.

"Serena?! How did you get here?" he asked as he gave her a hug. Serena returned the hug and smiled. "I came here yesterday silly. It's been a while since I've seen you Ash." She blushed at his muscular build. Serena liked what she saw and used her appeal on Ash. "Look who's been working out handsome. I could eat you up Ash." Ash choked and stepped back a few feet catching his breath. Even though Serena is beyond gorgeous, he still gets flustered by her comments.

"D-Don't do that Serena! I'm already being chased by other girls you're not helping me." He froze when he realized what he said. Serena had a menacing glare. 'Those damn harlots better not take my Ash!' she thought. That was the perfect moment for Ash to escape from Serena and continued running to the stadium.

By the time Ash made it to the arena, it turned out to be a grass battlefield. He also saw a familiar face. He was surprised that his opponent was a familiar blue-haired woman. She looked towards Ash and smirked. "It's been a while Ash Ketchum. I hope you've been training harder because I need a challenge when I defeat you!" she said. Her attitude made Ash recognize her. It had been at least 7 years since he fought her.

"I remember you Katie. We were on the final rounds when we battled. I'm sure you have been getting stronger." Ash analyzed her with his aura. 'Seems she still has her temper but level-headed. Interesting.' The referee walked up to the center.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! The preliminary round has started! In the red corner, we have Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!" The crowd cheered for the legendary Kanto native trainer. "In the blue corner, we have Katie of Lilycove City!" Only about a third of the crowd clapped for the Sinnoh native.

"Trainers call out your Pokémon and begin!"

"Get ready Ash! Mismagius, let's show our moves!" Out came a round head with elaborate tufts resembling a witch's hat atop it. The tips of the tufts are paler than most of the body. It has a thin, red mouth that resembles the letter "W." Below its head, Mismagius has a long neck with a round lump midway down. Three, elliptical red spheres surround the upper portion of Mismagius's body.

Ash smirked. "Crawdaunt, I choose you!" The red crustacean Pokémon with a tan underside appeared in the arena. It has circular eyes set in deep sockets and a large, star-shaped growth on its forehead. The upper and lower halves of its underside are separated by a pattern of angular red shapes, and there are two blue stripes on its throat. Its forelimbs have two large pincers with spiked edges and tan lower halves form. There are two sets of hind limbs. The foremost pair are simple claws with two spikes, while the rear pair are large and thick with two white claws. A yellow triangle marks the base of its lobster-like tail. "I'll let you have the first move," Ash said with an uncharacteristic arrogant tone.

Katie growled. "Mismagius, use Thunder!" The Magical Pokémon emitted a powerful electric attack in great speed. Crawdaunt looked at the attack and didn't move. When the thunder struck (pun!) at Crawdaunt, he didn't feel any pain. Katie's eyes widened. Wasn't it supposed to faint?!

Ash smirked at her awe-struck. "Use your Crab Hammer to end this Crawdaunt." The Rogue Pokémon nodded and with great speed compared to an Arcanine, clonked Mismagius in a blink of the eye. Said Pokémon fell down with swirls in its eyes.

"Mismagius is unable to battle. The victor goes to Crawdaunt!" The crowd roared at the fast match-up. Katie had a frown as she recalled her Pokémon. She was going to call out her Venomoth but decided to use someone stronger.

"You may have defeated me that quick but it's over now. Golduck, come out and use Confusion!" In a blink of an eye, the Duck Pokemon appeared and used his psychic abilities onto Crawdaunt but the violent crustacean didn't budge. Katie cursed herself when she realized that Psychic moves don't affect Dark-type Pokémon. She knew it was over.

"Crawdaunt, end this with Giga Impact." Crawdaunt zoomed in with an aura of yellow-orange energy; covering its body. Then purple energy sphere surrounded Crawdaunt in a swirling motion, knocking out the Duck Pokémon.

The referee raised the flag. "Golduck is unable to battle, Crawdaunt wins and the winner of the preliminary round is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!" The audience cheered. Albeit a short battle, it was still entertaining for the crowd. Ash recalled his Pokémon and walked up to Katie, who frowned at her quick defeat.

Ash held out a hand. "It was a great match Katie. I'm sorry if I was being a bit of a jerk to you. My arrogance has been getting to me lately." He had a sheepish smile. Katie couldn't help but smile. "It's alright Ash. I knew I would lose when I saw you battle against Drake with your Sceptile, the same Grovyle that beat Walrein years ago. Good luck on the next battles Ash and win this." She shook his hand and walked off. Ash smiled at her retreating back. He suddenly remembered Serena and knew she was going to lash out at him.

Quickly, Ash pulled out Charizard. "Fly to the forest Charizard! I cannot deal with an angry woman!" Charizard roared and picked up Ash, flying in airplane speed.

I'm not sure if Chapter 6 will be around any moment, but I want to work more on Ash's Resolve and a DBZ story that needs to be noticed for once. I also have a Naruto story ready at some point.