The Tournament of Champions
The Kanto Challengers
The sun was out in full that morning. Professor Oak was heading toward the home of the Kanto champion, Red. He had received three envelopes to go to the champions of Pallet town. He wasn't quite sure what they were, but he knew that they were for some sort of tournament. He approached the home of Red and gave a knock on the door. A woman with near dirty blonde hair tied in a ponytail opened the door.
"Oh, hello Professor." She said with a welcoming smile. The woman was Red's mother, and she welcomed him into the house.
"Excuse me, has Red returned home yet?" Professor Oak asked.
"No, I usually receive a weekly message from him though. He's still training up on Mt. Silver." Red's mother replied.
"I see, could you please give this to him the next time you get a chance?" Professor Oak asked.
"I haven't seen him in a long time, but if I do, I'll give it to him. Is it okay if I ask what it is?" Red's mother asked taking the envelope from the Pokemon Professor.
"It's for an elite pokemon tournament." The professor said.
"I'm sure he'd love to go." she nodded.
"How long has it been?" The Professor asked.
"It's been about three years, I believe." She nodded with a sigh.
"I'm sure he's gotten stronger. However, I can't help but feel bad for him. He tried so hard to complete the Pokedex." Professor Oak said with a sigh.
"How many did he get anyway?" Red's mother asked.
"Everything from the Kanto region, except for one. The legendary Mew."
"Once Otto arrives with this week's mail, I'll give the letter to him." Red's mother said with a smile.
"Otto?" Professor Oak asked raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, Otto is the Pidgeotto that Red uses to send mail back and forth." Red's mother smiled.
"I see, well, it was nice talking to you. Now then, I must go find the other two. If you'll excuse me, I'll be on my way." Professor Oak smiled.
"Goodbye Professor." He turned around and walked away from the house.
"Now then, Leaf should be home." The Professor said to himself. He walked to the other side of the street where Red's friend Leaf lived. She always had a sweet, yet determined look about her. Professor Oak walked up the two story house and rang the doorbell. After a few seconds, a thirteen year old girl wearing a white bucket hat, turquoise tank top, and red skirt opened the door with a Squirtle on her shoulder.
"Oh! Hi professor Oak!" She said in surprise.
"Hello Leaf, how have you and Squirtle been?" He asked with a smile.
"Well, since the Indigo Plateau, I've just been training around here." Leaf said with a smile.
"I see. Ah, speaking of training, I have an invitation for you." He said handing her the envelope.
"Really? It's not another Pokedex thing, is it?" Leaf asked raising an eyebrow.
"Oh no, this is for you as a Pokemon trainer. Apparently, there is going to be a world championship tournament." The professor said. Leaf suddenly took the envelope from his hands and opened it. She took one of the papers out and quickly skimmed over it.
"Whoa! Every great Pokemon trainer from around the world is going to compete in this thing!" Leaf exclaimed.
"I'm not exactly sure who's all participating in this, but I think that you are more than strong enough to compete in this Leaf." The professor stated.
"Oh man, this is a lot to take in. Do you really think that I'm strong enough though?" Leaf asked.
"Squirtle! Squirtle Squirt!" Leaf's Squirtle said causing a smile to come across her face.
"Yeah, you're right Squirtle! We'll go, and we'll try our best to win." Leaf said making a face of determination.
"I see, well, I have to go now, I don't think that Blue would like it if he wasn't invited." The professor said with a smile.
"Alright, I won't keep you, but, is Red competing?" She asked more quietly than normal.
"Once he gets the message, I'm sure that he will." The professor said.
"Alright, you go tell Blue, thanks Professor!" Leaf smiled.
"Goodbye, I will see you later." Leaf said gently closing the door.
"Squirtle, squirt-tle? (Why bring up Red, do you like him?)" Leaf's Squirtle asked smugly.
"W-w-w-what? Are you kidding Squirtle?!" Leaf asked him.
"Squirtle? squirt squirt! (Wait you do? This is hilarious!) " The squirtle smirked.
"Hey, knock it off, I do not!" Leaf sighed.
"Squirt Squirt-tle Squirt Squirt. (I'm going to go tell the others about this.)" The Squirtle said hopping off of her shoulder.
"No!" Leaf said turning her face bright red.
"Squirt-tle tle, squirt squirtle. (Then admit it, you like him.)
"No, I don't like him." Leaf sighed falling to her knees.
"Honey? Who was at the door?" Leaf's mother asked walking down the stairs.
"Oh, that was professor Oak! He just gave me this invitation to a world class champion tournament! Isn't this great?!" Leaf exclaimed, lifting Squirtle into the air, much to the Pokemon's surprise.
"Really, when is the tournament?" Her mother asked with a smile.
"All it says on this form is to fill it out, then send it to the return address. I'm guessing that once I do that, they'll send me a message back saying when and where." Leaf said putting Squirtle down. The tiny turtle Pokemon decided to slip away while it had a chance with a large grin plastered across it's face.
"Hmm, doesn't that sound a little weird to you?" Her mother asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well, it's not like I have to worry about someone pulling something. I'm sure that if somebody tried, Squirtle and the others would flip!" Leaf said looking for her pokemon.
"What's the matter?" Her mother asked.
"Where did Squirtle go?" Leaf asked looking around.
"I think I saw him go upstairs." Her mother said. Suddenly, the sound of a pokeball opening came from Leaf's room upstairs. Leaf's face turned bright red and she raced upstairs.
"Squirtle, Squirtle Squirt squirt-tle. ( see, I told you if she heard that noise she'd come running.) The Squirtle said holding back a laugh.
"Nine, tales tales ninetales. (Honestly Squirtle, you should stop teasing her.) The Ninetales shook her head and gave a sigh.
"Flareon re-on, Flare?! (But I've got to know, Do you like Red?!) Her Flareon asked running to her right side. It had a bright look on its face, and was extremely good at pulling off a puppy dog look.
"I'm not at liberty to discuss this with you." Leaf said turning her head away from her pokemon.
"Squirtle squirt squirt-tle?" (Should we take this as a yes?) The Squirtle asked aloud.
"No! Although, I'd like to talk with everyone, could we all go out to Route One for a little bit?" Leaf asked picking up the Pokeballs for the three of them.
"Squirt! Squirtle squirtle squirt squirt- (She's dodging the question! I told you guys that she likes Re-) Leaf opened Squirtle's pokeball and the tiny turtle pokemon disappeared inside.
"You too guys, Flareon, Ninetales, return." Leaf said bringing her other two fire types back. Leaf walked downstairs into the kitchen where her mother had just started preparing for lunch. Her mother was always cooking, even as her job. Leaf's mother ran a small cafe near the center of the town but was taking a little time off, due to money issues.
"H-hey mom. I'm going to go out on Route One for a little while. I'll be back in a little bit." Leaf said grabbing her shoes from the back door.
"Okay, lunch should be ready by the time you get back." Her mother replied.
"Thanks mom! You're the best!" Leaf said with a bright smile.
"Be careful." Her mother said as Leaf ran out the door.
She ran down the block toward the entrance to Route One, greeting people in the town on the way. Ever since three adventurers from Pallet Town became Indigo League champions, everyone knew their names. Not just in Pallet either, but all throughout the Kanto region. The three of them all set out for different reasons. Blue set out to become the Pokemon League Champion. Red wanted to travel around and meet all kinds of pokemon to complete the Pokedex for Professor Oak. However, to this day, Leaf still didn't really know why she wanted to go adventure. Was it to complete the Pokedex? Become a strong trainer? She asked herself nearly every day. Why?
"Oh, there's the path out to Route One." Leaf smiled.
This brought back so many memories of three years ago. She had taken the very same step with her Squirtle back then. She had found, and caught her first pokemon as well, a Pidgey. That Pidgey help her defeat her first gym challenge as well.
"I remember that first gym battle." She said to herself wistfully.
Squirtle had taken down Brock's Geodude with a Bubble attack, but his Onix body slammed Squirtle causing it to faint. Her only other choice was Pidgey at the time. Luckily, using a few sand attacks, Brock's Onix was unable to hit Pidgey with anything it threw at it. After a good amount of tackle and gust attacks, Brock's Onix fainted and Leaf earned her first gym badge.
"I'll bet he'll love it." Leaf said pulling a pokeball out of her bag. "I choose you, Pidgeot!" The bird pokemon flew out of the ball and circled her for a few seconds in the air before landing beside her.
"Do you remember this place, buddy?" She asked, patting the large bird on the neck.
"Pidg. eooot? (Of course. How could I ever forget?)" The bird replied.
"Come on bud, there should be a good spot up ahead to discuss this." Leaf said running through the patch of tall grass. She walked past the grass and to the left where there was a nice clearing. The bird Pokemon stopped circling above her and landed on top of one of the trees.
"Okay, this spot should be great." Leaf said looking around quickly. "Alright, everyone, come on out!" She said throwing a bunch of pokeballs into the air. Among the pokemon that appeared were her Squirtle, Ninetales, Flareon,Dodrio, Sandslash, Butterfree, Nidorina, Clefable, Poliwhirl, Lapras, Hitmonchan, and Vileplume.
"Alright guys. I have been informed of a certain pokemon tournament. Out of all of you, I am only allowed to take six of you. However, I've got to make the right decisions. This isn't just some tournament, it's a tournament for Pokemon champions, and other great trainers who would be close to being a champion." Leaf announced. She let the message sink in before continuing.
"This will be an elite tournament, so, I need a good team." Leaf suddenly fell to her knees.
"Vileplume? (Are you alright, Leaf?)" The flower pokemon asked with concern.
"How do I choose between all of you? If I take one of you, but not another, there's going to be jealousy." Leaf said with a sigh.
"Sand sandslash, slash slash sandslash. (Whoever you choose to go with you, I'm sure you'll make the right decision.) The mouse pokemon said in a reassuring way.
"I hope so. Which is why I need to speak with all of you." Leaf said taking a deep breath. "Whoever I choose to compete with, I want you all to know that I love you all equally. Also, just incase I choose someone and not you, I want you to all to know that I still care about you." Leaf said allowing a tear to run down her cheek.
"Ninetales, Nine-tales tales ninetales. (We know, you did the same thing with the pokemon league.) The Ninetales said brushing her head along Leaf's legs.
"Squirt Squirtle Squirt Squirt. (She's probably thinking about how to impress Red as well)" The tiny turtle pokemon joked, earning him a quick bite attack from Flareon.
"Flare, Flareon on! (Not now Squirtle, Leaf's under enough stress as it is!)" The flame pokemon stated.
"Until I get the time and date of the tournament, we're all going to train like crazy! Sound like a plan?" Leaf said allowing a determined look to snap onto her face. All of her Pokemon let out a sound of acceptance, and gave a cheer.
"Alright, then let's do our best to win this thing!" Leaf said giving a determined shout.
A.N.: Hey guys and gals, this is Spartan25798 coming at you with a new story!
Now, before we get to far into this thing, I would like to say a few things.
First of all, almost all of the trainers in this story are from the pokemon games, and their pokemon team for the upcoming tournament is based on how I played each of the characters. So for example, if there is a trainer who is in the story and the pokemon they have are non-canon, it's based on how I played/ how I would have played the characters in the game.
That also doesn't mean I didn't get some ideas from the anime or manga.
Second of all, the trainers in the story will be from the regions Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova. (Partially because I've been out of the pokemon loop since then.)
Lastly, if you read this thinking that it's the start of the sequel to Beacon of Hope (The RWBY fanfiction I wrote) I'm sorry to disappoint you. However, if that is the case, then have no fear. The next story arc is starting to come together. And yes, I have started writing it, but I'm not sure of a release date for it yet.
Anywho! That's all for now, be sure to follow and/ or favorite if you liked the story, and stay tuned for the next one.
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BUT I BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE! HOW DID YOU OF ALL PEOPLE FIND ME!
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