Disclaimer: Pokemon Adventures/Special does not belong to me.
As the title suggests, the plot for this just randomly popped up in my head while I was reading and I decided to put it into writing. Nice and short, for all you Oldrival fans. Features Blue and Green.
Ages are about right after Emerald.
Oh, and Green is male, Blue is female, just to make sure no one gets confused.
A Charizard slowly lowered himself down onto the grass, beating his dark orange wings lightly to keep the Pokemon - and the rider - from plummeting and quite possibly injuring themselves. As the dragon-like Pokemon landed in the clearing before a large, white building, someone slid off of the Charizard with a grunt.
Green hit the ground with a quiet thump, almost automatically sticking his hands into his pockets as he glanced ahead at the building. The Viridian City Gym. He'd been gone for some time, and Green had decided that it was time to start taking charge of the place more often. His team had reached the level where training against wild Pokemon wasn't going to get them much farther (even if the battling was constant) and real Trainers, however weak they may be, would pose more of a challenge.
"Charizard, return." There was a boomp as the large Fire- and Flying-Type disappeared back into his pokeball. Green caught it without even looking behind himself and stuck it back into his pocket.
It seems like I won't be needing my hologram for a while, Green thought as he strode towards the front door of his Gym, reaching out his right hand to turn the doorknob. He swung it open -
- and blinked as his Arcanine, beaten and close to fainting, skidded to a stop near the doorway. What. Green looked up to peer into the dim confines of the building. It seemed that he had interrupted a battle. The Gym Leader could see a shadowy figure commanding their Pokemon, taking out his reserve team rather quickly.
Green didn't necessarily want to interfere, seeing as there was a Trainer actually worthy of the Badge for once. (every time he had been here to accept a challenge, the opponent had always been disappointing) So he just stood at the open entrance, watching with hidden curiosity and a straight face. Every once in a while for the following few minutes, Green nodded in approval as he spotted a powerful strike or a clever strategy from the mysterious Trainer. He crossed his arms as he did so, waiting patiently for the end of the battle.
Finally, Green's Exeggutor fell to what appeared to be a Granbull and his hologram presented the Gym Badge to the challenger. The person snatched it from the pedestal after returning all of her Pokemon and held it between the index finger and thumb, eyeing it for a moment before smirking in satisfaction and tossing it over her shoulder. It clinked against the wall behind her and fell to the floor.
It's safe to say that Green was thoroughly shocked. No one just threw away a Badge like that, not unless...
"Who are you?" he called out into the room, narrowing his bright green eyes in suspicion. He took a step inside, trying to get a better view. The light entering the Gym through the open doorway illuminated Green's back, showing his sillouette and casting a long shadow.
The mysterious Trainer glanced over with a surprised jerk of her head before smiling widely and happily skipping over to him, where he could make the person out clearly.
"Oh, hey, Green!" Blue greeted cheerfully, waving with her hand held halfway up.
Green felt like slapping his forehead in exasperation and pure annoyance. "What are you doing in my Gym?" he almost-growled, thinking of all the things Blue could have gotten into while inside the building.
Blue pouted at him, crossing her arms to imply an attitude. "What, I can't come here and challenge this place?" she asked in a shocked and hurt tone. "It's much better training than I usually get."
The Viridian Gym Leader groaned almost inaudibly, about to retort scathingly when he realized that Blue had basically just complemented him. But before Green could recover from his momentary surprise, Blue hopped up to him and pecked him on the cheek (as if on a whim) with a bright grin.
"Thanks for the nice practice, sweetie!" she exclaimed as she brushed past him and strode out of the Gym, releasing her Jiggly and swinging herself onto the inflated pink Pokemon in one fluid motion. "Bye!" Blue called out behind her as she floated away atop her Wigglytuff into the cloudless sky.
Green just stood there, blinking at how fast the girl had just went by. What the...? Finally, he entered the rest of the way into his Gym, closing the door behind him, and headed into a back room; his office. Flicking the light switch on, he sat down heavily into his chair and groaned again, loudly this time, as he resisted the urge to bash his head against his desk. "Pesky girl," Green muttered to himself irritably, sliding out his keyboard and turning his PC computer on.
But there was a slight smile on his face.
Please point out any OOC-ness! That way, I will be able to correct it in later one-shots.
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~ Melody