Terribly sorry everyone, I've been having extreme difficulty writing my other stories, so I'm going to take a break from The Legendary Champions, What a Life, and Save Me. I know that it is a very bad idea to do this, but I can't help myself, so here is yet another new story. A little bit different from my other stories however, because this one will contain mainly trainers, romance, drama, and as always, a bit of lemony goodness! This story will be updated more often, as it is a distraction for me until the creative thinking comes back for the other stories! Once again, my sincerest apologies to everyone!
!Character Descriptions in Ending Author's Notes!
Chapter 1: Underdog
In the Pokémon world, everyone wants to be the greatest Pokémon trainer they can be. Children and many other people flock to battles and tournaments from every corner of every region to learn, cheer, and have fun with these amazing creatures and their partners.
Each beginning trainer used to receive a starter Pokémon at the age of ten, and travel on a journey by themselves or with their friends, to better themselves and their new partners. Many would take on the gym challenge of each region, or just travel and participate in battles while they explored the world. But, whatever choice these trainers chose, they all shared the passion for Pokémon.
But, nowadays, things have changed drastically. Academies and Universities have been built, teaching Trainers how to battle one another, tactics, and how to care for their own Pokémon. If you could make it in to one of these schools, you were guaranteed to make a name for yourself. And that is what I wanted to do.
I, Alex Thorn, will become a spectacular Pokémon trainer, but first thing I have to do, is make it into P.T.A, one of the top three Pokémon universities in the world.
I could see it now, me, standing on a podium at the Master's Tournament with a crowd screaming my name as loud as their throats would allow. I had just won the entire thing thanks to my training and experience. I would gain the title of Pokémon Master for that year, and no one could take it away from me.
"Ah, who am I kidding. I could never win that tournament." I muttered to myself, walking out of my room and into my living room.
I had received a letter in my mailbox a few weeks ago, advertising a open audition being held in the nearest stadium in the town over to get a full scholarship to P.T.A, only if you could defeat their top student, the cool beauty known as Sabrina Presnell.
Sabrina is a natural trainer, her battle style, like a composed piece of music, was graceful, and effective. Not only that, she's a Chosen. A Chosen is a trainer that is selected by a legendary Pokémon to own and train said legendary. Nobody in their right mind would try to face her, even if it was to get in such a prestigious school, although she is not allowed to use her Dialga, the Being of Time, for this match.
So, why am I traveling to the neighboring city to face her? I couldn't explain it if I tried.
After making a quick breakfast of eggs and toast, I went out to my backyard to go underneath the cherry blossom tree where my parents lay forever. I gently wiped the grains of dirt left on their tombstone and prayed to them silently to cheer me on and to watch over me from heaven.
"Wish me luck, please." I said to them quietly, before I walked out the front door to my waiting bike. As I did a last minute check on everything, a tugging sensation pulled to me from the chain around my neck.
I pulled it out from beneath my shirt revealing the orange crystal attached at the bottom of my necklace. My father had given this to me about a week before they both died in a tragic fire. I couldn't remember what happened exactly, but I was apparently traumatized to an extent, resulting in my failure to recall any events during the night of the fire.
Shaking the thoughts out of my head, I began to pedal over to Veilstone city to try and accomplish my lifelong dream.
Around an hour later…
I had found the bike rack outside of the Veilstone Auditorium, a Pokémon stadium used for tournaments and other large events. But today, it was for any young man or woman to see if they could defeat Sabrina and enter P.T.A with a free ride.
With each step I took towards the entrance, I could feel my excitement grow more and more. When I reached the doors, I took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the doors and walked to the front desk.
"Welcome to tryouts for P.T.A! Would you like to fill out an application to participate in today's tryouts?" A woman behind the counter asked me.
"Yes please." I responded. The woman handed me a sheet of paper to sign my name on, and once my signature was confirmed, she handed me a clipboard and a pen, and instructed me to fill out the application to the best of my ability.
I sat down in one of the chairs in the lobby, noticing that there was next to no one in here.
'They must all be inside waiting and watching.' I thought to myself.
As I looked over the sheet of paper, I noticed how basic the first page was.
Name: Alex K. Thorn
Gender: M.
Age: 17
Height: 6'4
Weight: 153
And so on. The next page however, was slightly more complex.
How did you hear about today's tryouts?
I received an advertisement in the mail.
Do you have any Pokémon on your person?
No.
What do you hope to accomplish at Pokémon Technical Academy?
I aim to become a top trainer and deepen my understanding on all Pokémon.
After answering a few more questions, I got up and turned the paper to the attendant at the desk.
After she skimmed through the pages, she looked up at me with a smile. "It looks like you're all set, please follow me to the stadium."
I nodded as she led me through a few corridors until we reached a small group of about fifty trainers, each eager to have a shot to face the top student at such an appraised school.
But it appears that something is off. The crowd seemed to appear in an uproar for some reason.
Before I could ask the attendant, she had disappeared. So I went to a young man about my age and tapped him on the shoulder.
"What's going on? Did something happen?" I asked him.
"Sabrina said that none of the trainers she's fought so far today have even seemed to care about who they're facing, so she's only going to select one of us to face her!"
"What!" I shouted. It couldn't be, I had made it all the way here only to find out that she had grown bored of battling today. It is understandable, but still.
"It's unfair right!?" The guy asked me, and I gave him a hesitant nod.
I knew that fighting trainers on a different level than you can be boring and tiring after a while, but how could this be happening now? I had just a small chance to make it, but it seems like it wouldn't happen.
The doors that led to the stadium swung open, revealing Sabrina and what appeared to be a few teachers walking out, only to be stopped by the angry crowd.
"Let us have a battle Sabrina!"
"I won't have my time wasted on you!"
"Let me prove myself please!"
These were the cries that I heard from the desperate people in front of me, but I kept quiet.
I watched from a distance, before Sabrina clapped loudly to get everyone's attention on her.
"So you all want to face me? You all want to try and get in my school?" She asked.
Several replies were launched her way, most of them angry and desperate.
Sabrina gazed over us all gathered here. "Fine then. I will battle only one of you, and if you fail to leave an impression on me, I will take my leave."
This caused an even louder uproar than before, but Sabrina quickly silenced them once more.
"However, in the off chance that he or she does, I will face all of you and give you a chance. Is that fair?"
The crowd mumbled over each other before we all nodded.
Sabrina's expression softened ever so slightly as she took a breath. I on the other hand, was not feeling okay.
'None of us can leave an impression on her! And she knows it!' I thought to myself.
"Now let's see…" She said, beginning to search among us for an opponent. "I pick…..you!" She shouted, her finger pointing right at me. "You, the boy in the black shirt."
I pointed to myself and looked at her in shock. "M-Me?" I asked. The black-haired girl nodded , and the crowd made way for me to approach her.
"What's your name?" She asked me harshly. I was caught off guard at her tone, because she normally sounds friendly on television.
"Alex Thorn." I replied, my voice meek and nervous. Her eyes seemed to soften, but her face remained stoic.
"Well then, select a case and we will fight a three on three. Is this okay with you?" She instructed, as I nodded with whatever she said.
The teachers produced three briefcases, and I took the one on the left. As we walked into the stadium, I opened the case to read the data on the Pokémon I had selected.
The data said:
Charmeleon: Moves are: Ember, Scary Face, Slash, Flamethrower, Smokescreen, and Fire Spin.
Sneasel: Moves are: Scratch, Icy Wind, Faint Attack, Agility, Quick Attack, Slash, and Ice Shard.
Klinklang: Moves are: Thundershock, Gear Grind, Charge Beam, Screech, Lock On, Hyper Beam, Mirror Shot, and Gear Shift.
Not bad. Not bad at all.
"Are you ready over there!?" Sabrina asked from across the field. I picked up the three pokéballs and nodded.
I was nervous that I was going to face her, yet at the same time, I was happy at the chance to face her. Even if I did lose, I could brag to everyone that I faced Sabrina Presnell!
"Begin!" The Referee shouted, as Sabrina and I each sent out our first Pokémon.
"Go!" We shouted simultaneously. The red and white orbs opened up, revealing a Charmeleon facing a Galvantula.
"I'll take the first move, Galvantula, Electroweb!" Sabrina shouted. I had seen this somewhere before, I think in the regional's last year?
"Charmeleon, counter it with ember, then use smokescreen!" I ordered.
Charmeleon blew out a small flame that destroyed the electroweb, and quickly released a smokescreen to block the view of the Pokémon and us.
"Oh? This could get fun." Sabrina complemented. "Galvantula, jump and use string shot to try and capture Charmeleon.
'Crap, I'm still devising a strategy!'
"Charmeleon use fire spin!" I ordered, a red flamed tornado beginning to grow in size appearing almost instantly.
Since Galvantula was in the air, it was still hit by the attack, but I had only grazed, and since the flames where spinning around violently, the smoke had dissipated and revealed the Charmeleon.
"Charmeleon, don't let up and use flamethrower!"
"Char!"
The red lizard opened its jaw and sent out a controlled jet of flame to the Galvantula.
"Use Electro ball!" Sabrina ordered, but it was just too late as the flames reached her Galvantula, who took a direct hit.
As the flames died, the Galvantula struggled to get up, but it shook off the attack.
I gritted my teeth as I decided that I need to end this fast. I couldn't tire out the Charmeleon too quickly, so I decided to use…
"Slash!"
"Furry Cutter!"
Both of the Pokémon's respective arms glowed white as they charged at each other. Both of the attacks hit each other, resulting in a small amount of dust to obscure our vision.
As it settled down, it revealed both a fainted Charmeleon, and a fainted Galvantula.
I was caught off guard at the sight. A bug type Pokémon just hit a Charmeleon once, and fainted it instantly!
"Amazing…" I commented, returning the now fainted Pokémon.
"Like I thought, this is getting interesting very fast." Sabrina said, smiling somewhat, but her eyes had a somewhat predacious glint in them.
"Trainers, please send out your next Pokémon!"
"Go Wobbuffet!" Sabrina shouted, tossing the pokeball in the air to reveal her Wobbuffet.
"Sneasel, please assist me!" I cried, the ice/dark type appearing on the field.
"Begin!"
"Sneasel, use quick attack!" I ordered, the Sneasel dashing to the opponent in front of them.
"Use counter!"
I cursed quietly as Sneasel's attack hit, but was also reflected with twice as much power to itself.
Sneasel shook it off however and hoped back up to its feet.
"Alright, let's try and use Ice shard!"
Sneasel charged up a small chunk of ice and launched it at the unmoving Wobbuffet.
"Counter with Mirror Coat!" Sabrina instructed, the Wobbuffet obediently covering itself with a pink outline, that once again, reflected the damage back to my Sneasel with twice the kick.
"Use faint attack!"
"Destiny bond."
Sneasel didn't have time to try and move, and was hit by the white orb. I cursed again as Sneasel's faint attack connected, knocking the two Pokémon out.
"Hmm. You aren't half bad. What was your name again?" Sabrina called, returning her fainted Wobbuffet.
"Alex Thorn."
"Alex…I'll remember that. However, time for our battle to end! Altaria, take the stage!"
As she tossed her decorated pokeball in the air, I was literally shaking. Not from fear, but from excitement.
"You know…I'm accomplishing my dream right now!" I said, tossing out my Klinklang.
"Really? And what is that?" Sabrina asked.
"To fight against a top tier trainer in a stadium!" I responded with undying enthusiasim.
"Ready!?" The Ref called.
"I'm glad I could grant your dream. But my dream is a bit more important!"
"Begin!"
"Altaria! Start with a dragon dance!" Sabrina ordered, the Altaria surrounding itself with purple-red-black clouds.
"Klinklang, Gear Shift!"
"Dragonbreath!"
"Chargebeam!"
The two beams hit each other directly and got caught in a struggle for power, going back and forth ever so slightly, trying to overpower the other.
I was sweating with anticipation to see what would happen, when the two beams exploded, pushing the Pokémon back a few feet.
"Altaria, Sky Attack!"
Altaria cried out its name and began to glow with a bright white energy, but I wouldn't let this faze me, not after I have come so far!
"Klinklang, wait for it to hit!" I shouted, the gear Pokémon floating perfectly still.
The Altaria cried out once more, before it flew to the top of the stadium, and dived straight for Klinklang.
'Wait…Wait…Now!'
"Klinklang use Hyperbeam on Altaria to knock it out of your way!"
"What!? Altaria, dodge!" Sabrina shouted, but it was too late as Klinklang fired the powerful beam on the poor Altaria.
As the beam connected, Altaria's dive was off target, so it crashed into the ground while also being hit by the hyper beam, doing an incredible amount of damage.
While we waited for the dust to settle, the Altaria flew out of the little dust cloud, hurt, but still rearing to go.
'Damn it! Klinklang is going to have to rest for a bit!'
"Impressive, but it looks like I win. Altaria, use Fire Blast!"
I could only watch and grit my teeth as my Pokémon was hit by the star shaped flame directly, and I prayed to my parents and whoever else that Klinklang would make it through.
As the flames died out, Klinklang was laying on the ground, motionless.
It was over. It had to be over. No steel-type could take a direct hit like that after using a hyper beam.
But I was still happy. I had tried my best, and that was good enough for me.
Just as the Ref was about to announce the winner, Klinklang's gears began to turn once more, and it began to float back into the air.
"No way…" Sabrina said, astonished at the determination of the gear Pokémon.
"Can Klinklang continue to fight?" The Ref called to me, and I looked at the Pokémon in front of me, burnt to a crisp, tired, but still full of life. It made eye contact with me, and I looked at my opponent.
"Yes, yes it can."
"Continue!"
"Chargebeam!" "Dragonbreath!"
As the beams once again clashed against each other, a thought came into my head.
"Sabrina."
"What is it?"
"Your dream is not more important than mine." I began, As the two beams exploded once more.
"What do you mean? Of course it is!" She yelled, frowning as she ordered her Altaria to use dragon dance.
"My dream is as important as yours! And yours as important as mine or anybosy else's!" I cried, shaking my head. "And I'm sure that my dream is the same as those other trainers here! And if I can give them a chance to accomplish that, I will do my best to give them that!"
"What are you saying!?"
"Klinklang, use lock-on!" I ordered, before I returned back to the conversation. "I'm saying that I want these people to have a chance! A chance to gain happiness! A chance to prove themselves to the world!"
"Altaria, use Fire Blast now!"
"Klinklang, lend me your power and use Hyper Beam!"
As the two powerful attacks were about to collide, the hyper beam curved around the flames and hit the Altaria directly in the chest, just as the fire reached Klinklang.
The two Pokémon cried out as they were thrown back to their respective sides of the field. Fainted.
The Ref looked back in forth between both said Pokémon, and raised both flags. "The match is a draw, and according to today's event, this counts as Miss Presnell's loss. The Winner is Alex Thorn!"
I returned Klinklang to its ball, and smiled down on it. "Thank you for your hard work, all of you."
A loud amount of clapping and cheering followed that sentence, and I saw the crowd from before with large smiles. I waved to them and gave them a grin myself, before Sabrina approached me.
"That was a good battle Alex, allow me to congratulate you on accomplishing this feat, as well as giving you this." She said, handing me an envelope.
"I hope to see you at school!" She said, before walking off.
"Sure…" I said, still in disbelief that I had won.
The intercom randomly came on, and said in a friendly voice. "Will all of today's participants return to the waiting room, and wait for their turn to face their opponent."
To be continued…
So what do you guys think? Good, bad, getting there? Tell me how you feel! Also, feel free to PM me an OC for when Alex gets to school next chapter! As well as maybe a title?
Alex's Bio
Gender: Male
Age: 17 years old
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Green
Living by himself since a young age, he is a very resourceful person in general. Kind, intelligent, and just a good guy in general, he hopes to change the world with Pokémon battling, but feels that he needs to refine his skills.
Sabrina's Bio
Gender: Female
Age: 17 years old
Hair Color: Waist-long Black hair
Eye Color: Violet
Smart, Beautiful, and Strong, Sabrina has always impressed everyone with her ability in Pokémon battling. As well as being Dialga's Chosen, she has made it clear that anyone that faces her will have to work hard to defeat her. Although friendly to most people, she can sound a bit selfish at times without meaning it.