So, this story is based off of Steven's PoV from "Who needs Eyes." This story will only be updated when he makes an appearance in that story or if I think up fillers (there won't be many of those).

Anyway I hope you guys enjoy the story!

Thanks to my beta, M.H.T. of R for fixing up my mistakes.

Oh, and one last thing I don't own Pokémon.

Ch. 1: The Champion

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

Groggily I roll over and grab the annoying Pokenav. Who feels the need to call me so early in the morning? Of course it would be him. I hang up and roll over, closing my eyes. Hopefully I can fall back asleep.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

I should have known that wouldn't be enough to get rid of him. Sitting up because I'm not going to be able to fall back to sleep, I pick up the device. Without bothering to look at it I answer and try to keep the tiredness out of my voice.

"Good morning Steven, I hope I didn't wake you?" Drake? I guess it wasn't my father, good.

"No," I answer politely.

I get out of bed because he never calls for no reason. "I was calling just to make sure you remember that today is the coordination for the new gym leader, Norman." That's today? I could have sown that was next week. Oh well, this means my vacation is over, it was only two days. I guess that's better than the last one; that one only lasted eight hours.

I give a quick reply and hang up. Running my hand through my hair I decide that I need to take a shower. And with one final push I'm out of the comfort of my bed. It would be nice to actually take a legitimate vacation, but no rest for the champion.

Fighting back a yawn I make my way to the bathroom. My home is so empty. I only have the necessities, like a couch and a table, and apart from a part of a couple of precious stones there isn't any personal touch. I'm gone so long that I'm rarely here. The only reason this place isn't full of cob webs and dust is because of the weekly visits from a house sitter (whose name I don't even know). Can I even call my house a home?

After a quick shower I'm dressed and ready to go. It's barely nine; I still have plenty of time before the preparations start; not sure why I'm needed for that. There's nothing for me to do here, might as well leave early. I don't need to teleport there so I'll just fly there on skarmory's back. I'll also take metagross just in case the new leader wants to see it. There really isn't any reason for me to bring my other Pokémon so I'll just leave them here for the time being.

Skarmory flies fast but it's relaxing. There's a buzzing noise, it's the Pokenav again. I knew he wouldn't have given up so easily, he just waited. I already hung up once if I do it again he'll bother the league. His son is in charge of an entire region but that's not good enough. And why? Because it distracts his son from preparing to succeed his father. And to top it off the son has absolutely no desire in taking over, but that doesn't matter; not one bit.

"Hello," I answer as I push all my disdain to the deepest part of me.

"Are you done fooling around yet?" he questions. That's my father for you, running a region is just a waste of time.

Forcing back a sigh I keep my voice steady. "No. Not until I'm defeated. And until them I'm in charge of all of Hoenn." I don't know why I bother trying to get the importance of my job across to him; he's just going to undermine it. Sure enough he does by telling me to just hurry up and throw a match because any random challenger will be good enough for Hoenn. Tired of his rambling I hang up the phone with the lie that I have important business to attend to, even though that means nothing to him.

After the phone call I was unable to enjoy the rest of the flight. I arrived sooner than I would have liked but that could have been thanks to my mood. Skarmory doesn't like when my mood is sour, it always makes him uncomfortable. He probably flew faster so he could escape into his ball sooner. I apologize to him before returning him. Within the first five minutes I'm bombarded with paper work and apparently I'm in charge of the coordination today. Why did they even give me the two days off? Putting on the professional smile that I fool so many with, I get straight to work.

The event went off without a hitch, which is amazing seeing as how I planned everything last minute. Now we are just having a dinner for the new leader so that he can get to know everyone. I haven't really spoken to him yet but from what I've seen he's very impressive.

If one never knew they would probably assume he's been a leader for quite a while now. Flannery can learn a lot from him. She's been one for about a month now but she's still full of doubt and hesitation. I understand her feelings, but she's a leader because she deserves it and not because of her grandfather. She'll get there eventually though, I'm sure.

The group surrounding Norman has left. I guess it's time I go and talk to him. Excusing myself from my own group I make my way over to him.

We skip the greetings with a simple nod, and then stand awkwardly in silence. What should I ask first? Do I ask about his Pokémon? Or maybe his gym? He's older than me so maybe he has a family?

"So, do you have a family?" I think that's a good place to start.

"Yes," he responds. He then proceeds to take something out of his pocket, probably a picture. I was right. He has a beautiful wife (Caroline) and a daughter (May).Wait, there's something off with his daughter's eyes. Is she blind? "Yes," he says again and I look up for a reason as to why he said that. "My daughter…yes she is."

"Oh…I'm sorry." I say because I can't think of anything else to say. He just shakes his head and holds out his hand for the picture. I steal one final glance at his daughter before returning it.

"My daughter isn't weak." I say nothing so he continues. "If one didn't know the truth about her they just might assume she can see. She has this ability to sense where things are."

I doubt it, but I would like to meet her one day. "And it might be because I'm her father, but I strongly believe that my daughter will become someone great." There's a proud smile on his face, it's such a foreign thing to me. I don't think I've ever made my father proud or even seen him smile for that matter. I nod to him, he's a good father. He sighs and the smile is gone. "If only my wife could see that too. "

I'm not sure what to say. I look around; everyone is off doing their own thing, no one to save me from this awkwardness. He sighs again and has his business attitude aura around him. He apologizes and I just accept it so that we can move on.

"I know this goes against regulations but is it alright if we have a quick battle?" He holds up a Poke ball to show his determination. "In Johto you don't hear much about the other regions so I'll admit I don't know much about your battling style."

I look at his Poke ball and back at him. Everyone else has heard and now is curious. I nod and set the conditions for a one on one and he agrees. I get a disapproving look from Drake but he lets it go after the other Elite Four agree to it. This battle should be fun; can't remember the last time I had one.

Outside we prepare. I brought only two Pokémon with me so that makes my choice easier. I'll go with metagross to show off my strength and give him an idea of what I can do. Besides I'm sure he wants to face off with my most powerful Pokémon. Norman releases a slaking, an interesting choice. I send out my own Pokémon and get a few gasps from our watchers but Norman smirks. He really does want to test himself against me. I nod and the battle begins.

"Flamethrower!" I counter with Protect and Earthquake. As expected, slaking just lazes around and doesn't bother to dodge (not that there was anywhere for him to go). His Pokémon grunts and brushes off the damage. Norman is tough, a worthy gym leader.

"Flash Cannon." The ball of light forms between metagross' front arms before its blasts it at its opponent. A large flash of light blocks our view. Before it dims, slaking is in our faces and uses Brick Break. I wasn't expecting it to be so fast; he's been very well trained.

Metagross stands strong and roars. Slaking tries to attack again but Metal Sound stops him. I think it's time I end this battle. "Psychic." My partner knows what I have planned. Instead of using that move to slam rocks into my opponent or slamming him against the ground I plan to use the move to restrain him. Slaking struggles in vain. Metagross makes its way to slaking to ends it with Hammer Arm. Norman nods in defeat before returning his fainted Pokémon.

"I can see why you're the champion."

Well there you go. I know it's not the greatest of first chapters but I didn't want to jump straight into when he first meets May. Besides we've learned a little about him that May doesn't know. But I do fear that Steven's chapters might not be as long as May's. By the way, in case you are wondering Norman's wife name was stolen from the anime.

Normally, this story will only be updated when he makes an appearance in "Who Needs Eyes" but I have a bit of ways to catch up to that story so expect a few updates before the other one is updated (no promises that they will be fast).

By the way, won't you please give me a review?