What's up guys? It's Aurastorm with a [rewrite] of my old story, Isle of the Champions!

Yes, this is a SYOC story, so I'll leave the form down below for you guys to fill out!
I wanted to redo this one because it was my highest reviewed story, and I feel like I can do so much better on this than before. So this is my second crack at it!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Pokemon.

I cannot believe that that I got this dare on the stupid 5 (1) gum brand. After all, Skylar, Diane, Kennedy and I were screwing around, and I thought that it would be a great idea to do the dare. Last time I had- sorry, chose, to, I got electrocuted by my own Luxray. So fun.

Anyway, the dare itself is easy: Make a video about your Pokemon battling life (if you have one), and then show it to your family. Arceus, no. If there is one thing I'm not good at, it's being on camera. Getting inundated with interviews didn't help my scopophobia. Here goes.

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(3rd Person POV)

A sixteen-year old boy looked curiously into the camera. He had messy black hair along with mahogany brown eyes. The boy also didn't sport a mustache or beard or anything, and he didn't have any elusive stubble. He was hovering around 5'10'', which seemed a bit off-putting, since the air around him seems to make him look like he's 6' easily. He seemed to work out a bit, as his arms had a bit more muscle than an average teenager of his age. He got up to stretch, inadvertently showing off his leg muscles. They were well developed, like a runner's muscles or maybe like a marathon runner's.

He was wearing an orange T-shirt with faded words on the front with gray shorts to go with it (the color palette didn't match very well). As he sat back down, he blinks a few times before taking a deep breath. He reaches towards the camera.

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Nico's Flat, Twinleaf Town

(Nico's POV)

"Alright… Camera on, and here we go!" The camera beeps, signifying the beginning of a recording.

I take a deep breath before starting. "My name is Nico Flanagan. I'm doing this because of a stupid Truth or Dare thing, but whatever. But let's start from the basics. I was born in Twinleaf Town in the Sinnoh region. I also grew up there in Twinleaf with my (best) friends Diane, Skylar, and Kennedy. Diane was the girly-girl, while Kennedy was the tough girl who could whip your butt if you crossed the line. Skylar was a quiet kid who really didn't talk that much, yet he was one of the loyalist people on the face of this planet.

We all got our starters on the same day. Diane and Kennedy both got a Piplup, and Skylar chose Turtwig, which left me with Chimchar.

I wasn't mad or anything. I actually wanted Chimchar. We had decided earlier that we would travel together and support each other in the Pokémon League and the Grand Festival.

Eventually, I had eight badges and a great rotation of Pokemon with me. My Chimchar had evolved into Infernape in an intense battle with the ex-Team Galactic boss Cyrus. I also had a Staraptor, a Luxray, a Lucario, a Garchomp, and a Weavile. Back home was where I sent back the Pokemon I wasn't using. We had a pond with a small grove of trees in our backyard. So I imagined that to be a good idea. I had a shy Roselia and a loner Toxicroak back home. The eleven Pokemon really got me through some tough ones." I had to cough real quickly, interrupting my roll of momentum. The cough got annoying, so I ran and got myself a glass of water. I drank it all down rapidly, now wanting to keep talking about my journeys for some odd reason.

"In the Pokemon League, I had to fight Cynthia in the final round. My Weavile was able to defeat Cynthia's Garchomp, but not unscathed. He now has a 6-inch scar on his left arm from Garchomp's Slash. I'm not blaming her [Cynthia] at all. I mean, that's what happens in battle ad Weavile knew the risks of going up against a pseudo-legendary, especially one like Cynthia's Garchomp.

Meanwhile, Diane and Kennedy hit it off in the Grand Festival, getting first and second place respectively. Skylar decided to become a Pokemon Researcher, but he could still give you a hard time with his Torterra and Honchkrow. Not to mention, he's now best friends with Dialga and Palkia. It is really long and complicated and involves the McPoké chicken salad.

We split up after that. Diane and Kennedy entered the newly-added Kanto contest circuit while Skylar stayed back in Sinnoh to assist Professor Rowan in his research. I departed to go to Hoenn, where a new adventure awaited me. After becoming Champion, I decided that I wanted to travel more than I wanted to stay and run the Sinnoh League. Most Champions do this; the first one coming to mind is Cynthia. So I left the Champion spot and kept traveling. If I wanted it, I could always win it back… I hope.

I took Roselia only with me to Hoenn. Immediately when I got to shore, I found an injured Treecko. I quickly took it to a Pokemon Center, where he recovered and then joined my team. Soon, I was at the conference with a Sharpedo, Salamence, Loudred, the injured Treecko (who evolved into a Sceptile), Zangoose, and my Roserade who I brought from Sinnoh. Also sent back home was my Gardevoir along with my Flygon. I got into the Top 8 with that team, alternating between my Pokemon back home and the ones I caught in Hoenn. I lost to a guy named Darryl, who had a super-strong Metagross that took me three Pokémon to take it out." Another pause to take a breath. So far, so good.

"From Hoenn I went to Johto. Loudred came with me. I had lost two Poke Balls, so I only had four Pokemon until I received a Ninjask with an extra Poke Ball from some stranger in Blackthorn City. I was able to find the Poke Balls because I had sent them back home by accident. Empty. What kind of a Cubone-head would do that, right?

I started on a catching frenzy, making up for the stupid mistake. I had my Ninjask from the stranger, Loudred, who evolved into Exploud, a Nidorino from Koga's Gym, a Houndour who was involved in illegal Pokemon trade and an Ampharos who was raised on an abusive farm forced to power the farm's electricity.

Anyway, the Johto League really was difficult. With my numerous Pokemon, I was hotly contested but was eliminated in the Top 16 by Kyle, a Dragon-type Dragon Master form Unova who had an OP Haxorus. I made myself a mental note to catch myself one when I head to Unova.

Next was Kanto, which fared better for me. I had taken Nidorino with me because I knew in Mount Moon I could find a Moon Stone and get a Nidoking. Along with Nidoking, I had captured a Starmie and a Gengar. In Viridian Forest, there was a Bug Catcher who wanted his Beedrill to go with me, so he gave her to me. My last Kantonian Pokemon was a Sandslash who saved me from a nasty encounter with a biker gang.

The fates were with me this time around as I survived my quarterfinals match against a really tough guy named Gary. His Pidgeot was super strong for sure. I the semi-finals, I got crushed by a guy named R. He seemed to know my every move. Not surprisingly, he went on to sweep the whole League, losing only two Pokemon in the process. Hella strong Trainer if I've ever seen one.

The fifth region I explored was Unova. A fresh new batch of Pokemon became my partners as I brought no one with me this time. An Eelektross, a Zoroark, a Braviary, a Haxorus, and an Excadrill took me all the way to the finals of the Unova League, where the fate went against me as Alder's Bouffalant nailed my Heatmor with a critical hit, sealing me the silver and Alder the gold."

"Hey, Nico? Do you have the car keys? I need them," Skylar calls out loudly. I growl good-naturedly before getting up and tossing him his car keys. I had borrowed his car to get the groceries because my car was in the shop. I grumble about the "effort" needed for me to get up before I resume my little soliloquy.

"A reporter named Alexa came up to me after my battle with Alder and suggested for me to come on over to Kalos. Naturally, I went. I caught a lot of Pokemon, but didn't partake in the Kalos Pokemon League because I wanted to get home quickly and see my friends again. The battle with Champion Diantha was grueling and tough, but I managed to pull through with my Infernape's pure willpower. The thing is; my battle with Diantha wasn't official. And besides, I already was the Champion of Sinnoh, which I thought was enough. From Kalos, I have a Greninja from Professor Sycamore. I also got a Fletchinder and a playful Floette. A male Espurr caught itself for me, and a rebellious Honedge also somehow got under my control.

After all that crisscrossing the whole world, I went back home for a year and raised my Pokemon back in Twinleaf Town. I was really done with traveling. Don't get me wrong, it was amazing, but I just wanted to settle down.

Which brings us to the present. Thanks for watching guys, and please don't ever make me do this again. See ya."

I reach behind the camera and stop it, making sure that the recording saves. Then I rush to my computer and send it to my mom and dad. Knowing them, they would send the video to everybody within a 20 mile radius. Parents sometimes.

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I will have real-world brands in this story, like 5 gum, as well YouTube, Abercrombie, and anything else necessary or that I want in here. No promises! XD

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[OC SUMBISSION FORM]

Name: A realistic name, unless you have a good logical reason for it

Gender: Male/Female

Age: Pretty self-explanatory. Make it anything… let's say 13 and over.

Appearance: Describe as much as possible. Hair colors, facial features, any visible birthmarks, go for it!

Pokemon: Any six Pokemon, non-legendary. Move-sets and personalities will be needed to "flesh" out the Pokemon and their reactions to different situations.

Backstory: Basically what they did before coming to the Isles. It can be deep, or it can be simple. Your choice.

Personality: Again, describe as much as possible. Don't just use words such as bad, nice, cool. Be creative and make them unforgettable!

Achievements: What they have accomplished, so I know why they deserve to be at the Isle.

Other: Anything else I missed or anything you want to add.

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And that's a wrap! For the OC's, please PM them to me, and I'll PM you back to tell you if your OC's been accepted.

It already feels good being back on this storyline…

Aurastorm out, ciao!