All I can say is Wow. That was really fast. I was thinking that it might be a couple of days before I needed to put up the next chapter. Again, wow.
Please point out any errors that you find. And I will fix them ASAP.
Anyway, I do not own Pokemon.
Paul stood, staring in disbelief. His last Pokemon was laying on it's back on the battlefield, unconscious. His eyes were narrowed with anger. How could he have lost this battle? He had been battling Ketchum, Ash Kethcum for Arceus' sake!
"Electavire is unable to battle. Ash of Pallet Town is the Winner." The battle's judge announced. A random passerby had elected himself as the battle's judge, and a crowd had gathered around to watch the battle.
"Yo! Epic Battle, Man!" One Onlooker yelled to them, his voice loud above the crowd. Paul shot the crowd a glance, but he couldn't see who had yelled, or anyone who he knew. They were just people who just wanted to watch, and nameless fans of either him or Ash.
"Good Match." Ash Ketchum's voice penetrated his thoughts, and Paul realized that the other trainer was standing in front of him, holding out a hand to shake his. As much as Ash seemed friendly, Paul had noticed that there was a meaningful look in his eyes, a warning. Paul could guess what it meant. Ketchum was warning him to never treat another woman the way that he'd treated Dawn.
Stiffly, Paul nodded, and shook hands with Ash. Before he realized he had said anything, the words were out of his mouth. "How on Earth? How did I lose?"
"I was Kanto's Champion. The only reason that I'm not now is because I got bored of it after a few years. I was never defeated, and Kanto was starting to get very boring for me. I prefer to travel, I've done so since I was ten years old, I get bored of staying in one place for too long. I gave up being Kanto's Champion so that I could travel again, and I found an old friend and a thorn in her side."
After his speech, Ash Ketchum turned and walked over to the bag containing all of Dawn's Pokemon. He picked it up, and silently walked off the Battlefield and disappeared into the crowd. Paul just returned Electavire to it's Pokeball in silence, and put his hands in his pockets. He had lost to Ash Ketchum, the trainer who he had thought he could always beat. The tables had turned.
Angry with himself and his Pokemon for losing such an important battle, the second battle that he'd lost in the past week. He was losing his edge, and that was something important. He needed his edge, the edge to win. Perhaps he'd go to Kanto, and challenge the one who had taken Ash Ketchum's place. If he could become a champion, then maybe he could beat Ash Ketchum.
His pride hurting, he stared down at his shoes, and collected his stuff. From there, he wandered off the battlefield, not looking up at anything. From the battlefield, he went to the Pokemon center to heal his Pokemon, then from there he went home. Perhaps the way he'd been training had been wrong all along? He'd seen what a little encouragement from Ash Ketchum had done for Torterra and for Floatzel. They'd been near fainting, but Ash's encouragement had made them able to withstand the hits dealt and they'd knocked out his Pokemon instead.
He had lost to Ash Ketchum, in front of a large crowd. His pride had been damaged a great deal. He felt very motivated to leave the region immediately. He couldn't stand being in Sinnoh any longer.
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