Sup guys, here is another chapter. I think its Chapter 9. And it seems that I had forgotten to place the disclaimer lol, I guess I was so focused on the story that I forgot. Well, here it is!

I don't own the characters of this story. I only own the computer that has typed this story and the charger that charges the computer to type this story.

"What do you mean there's no battles right now?!"

The karate dude that was guarding the battlefield was blocking my path. "Look, the gym leader is on break. You can come back in two hours."

"Two hours?! That's way too long! I've got to battle now!"

"What's all the ruckus? I'm trying to meditate." A gruff voice, called out as a back door slid open. A man with boxing gloves and blue and red boxing shorts came out. His skin was tan, and he wore a head band.

Immediately the guard bowed, and said, "This kid wants to battle."

The man shook his head. "Sorry kid, I'm on break. Come back in two hours." With that, he started to walk back.

I pushed past the guard, and stood in the guy's way. "You're battling me!"

The man looked at me incredulously, and laughed. He clapped his hands, and said, "Wow, what determination. Hmm, maybe I'll make an exception. I've been beaten twice today. Maybe third time's the charm. What's your name?"

Excited, I said proudly, "Brendan."

The guard overheard, and walked over, his eyes wide. "T-The Hoenn C-Champion?!"

I nodded, and the man smiled, his eyes twinkling with anticipation now. "I see, well, I'm glad I did make this decision. There's not every day that you met such a big name. Very well, name's Colt." He turned to the guard. "Ready the stage".

*Third Person POV*

Dawn sat on a bench on the side, while the whole room went dark, and spotlights glared on the ring in the middle. All the trainers surrounded the ropes, while Brendan stood on the challenge's side of the ring, while Colt stood on the other.

Colt pulled out poke balls and threw them into the air. "Come on out! Blaziken and Gallade!"

Two bipedal pokemon popped out and landed on the ring. One was a yellow and red chicken, the other was a humanoid with blade instead of arms.

Brendan grinned. "A double battle, huh? Alright, let's go Gyarados and Volcarona!" Two powerful pokemon emerged, one a white and blue serpentine, the other a very curious looking bug that seemed to be on a flower. Its head was dark, and it had no arms.

"Interesting, where would you find such a rare pokemon that only resides in a completely different region that yours?"

Brendan smirked, "It doesn't matter. All that matters is that I'm going to beat you!"

Colt chuckled. "Very well. You're no short of confidence! Let's see you back it up!"

"Bring it!"

The gym leader pointed his finger at Gyarados. "Consider it brought! Gallade, Drain Punch!" The humanoid pokemon sprinted at the serpent, raising its fist.

Brendan was quick to counter. "Gyarados, Aqua Tail!" The serpent turned around and smashed its tail into the opponent, sending Gallade back. Suddenly, Gyarados cringed and faltered, while Gallade seemed to have regained health.

Colt chuckled, "Don't forget about Drain Punch's effect. Some of your health is added to mine."

"As if I didn't know that! Gyarados, Hydro Pump!" The pokemon sent a huge stream of water at Gallade. "Detect!" Gallade, sensing the attack, evaded, jumped out of the way, but Gyarados kept up the attack, still aimed it at Gallade, who was jumping around to avoid.

"Blaziken, Sky Uppercut" In a flash, Colt's other pokemon appeared behind Gyarados, who was too busy attack Gallade to notice, and was about to land a punch when a vortex of fire appeared under it, and it sidestepped in reaction. Blaziken looked at Volcarona, and the two stared at each other.

"Hmph, I see that you are covering quite well. However, your pokemon cannot take mine one on one. Gallade and Blaziken are simply too fast for the likes of Gyarados and Volcarona."

Brendan gritted his teeth, not wanting to admit that his opponent were right. Blaziken and Gallade were agile and were much harder to target, but he was up against both of them, so getting focused on one was a bad thing since the other can counter.

"And I'll prove to you right now! Gallade, jump on Gyarados!"

The pokemon pounced on the serpent's tail, then using that as a jump pad to reach the head of the pokemon, where it sent a punch that knocked Gyarados down. "Alright, finish it off with Thunderpunch!"

Gallade's fist was coated with electricity, and he aimed it at the serpent, which would have damaged the pokemon immensely due to the typing, but a stream of fire struck the pokemon from the side, and Gallade hit the floor.

Colt's eyes flashed anger, and he yelled. "Blaziken, Flare Blitz!"

The chicken-like pokemon sped behind Volcarona enveloped in flames, but Brendan was once again ready, commanding Volcarona to use Protect, and the pokemon shielded itself from the very powerful attack, and Blaziken fell back a step from recoil. "Now, Gyarados! Slam!"

A massive tail appeared from behind Volcarona, and before Blaziken could do anything, the tail smashed itself right into Blaziken, and the pokemon crashed into the side of the ring.

"Brendan's POV"

It took both of them to get back up, but surely and slowly, they did. Colt, clearly unfazed on the situation, didn't relent. "Blaziken, Sky Uppercut! Gallade, Focus Punch!"

Their pokemon got back up slowly, but they weren't anywhere near giving up. Their eyes burned even stronger, and their motivation to not give up was coming off from their trainer. Colt commanded his pokemon again. "Blaze Kick, Focus Punch!"

Before I could even mutter a word, both pokemon seemingly shot through the again, Blaziken stomping his foot into Volcarona, and Gallade shoving his fist into Gyarados.

They continued their onslaught, striking at every angle. I was stunned and frustrated. How did these pokemon triple their speed, especially since they were damaged before.

"It's their ability."

Gallade uppercutted Gyarados, and the mighty serpent fell to the ground. Blaziken sent a fist of fire into Volcarona, and the bug pokemon fell next to his companion.

Colt smirked, and explained, "Blaziken has the ability Speed Boost, which over time makes it faster. Gallade has Steadfast, which makes it faster when it flinches."

Shoot…this was going to be difficult. How was I supposed to counter against something that just gets faster and faster?


*Third Person's POV*

Dawn watched the battle intently, but it seemed that Brendan had the upper hand. She wasn't surprised. The minute she battled him at the cruise, she knew he was something special. Maybe even better than her…

Suddenly, a wave of chills went over her, and she immediately became suspicious. Her eyes scanned over to the window, where she saw a figure, the person's eyes were hidden under a shadow. The person instantaneously disappeared.

"Gyarados, Slam!"

Glancing one last time at the battle, Dawn decided to follow the person. If he or she was planning something, then who knows would could happen?

Footsteps were all over the snow, and Dawn followed them down the mountain. She picked up her pace, not wanting the person to escape.

Soon after, she reached the end of the mountain. The person stood at the edge, facing away from her. He had a masculine voice, so Dawn knew it was a man.

"Nosy little girl, should have stayed back there."

Hearing those words, Dawn immediately readied herself for a battle. "Who are you and what were you doing back there? Are you part of Team Chaos?"

Still not facing her, he laughed. "Fool. You two are only pawns in this game. Your fate will emerge later. Until then, I bid you farewell."

A pokemon Dawn couldn't make out swooped down and person flew away before her eyes.


*Brendan's POV*

They attacked again, and I had to do something. My pokemon weren't going to last any longer, and now I was at a major disadvantage. One coming at that speed was bad enough, but two covering the field was impossible…WAIT!

…Covering the field…

I grinned. Why didn't I think of this sooner?

"Gyarados, Surf!"

A tidal wave consumed the whole field, washing over the opponents. They fell back, drenched. Colt took a step back.

"N-no way!"

I pumped a fist. "Ok, they're down! Hurricane! Overheat!"

Gyarados summoned a massive storm that swirled around the pokemon and they were lifted in the air, stung by razor winds. Volcarona followed up with a immense shot of fire, which fused with the winds, making a fire tornado.

After a few more moments, the attack stopped, and both pokemon fell to the ground, fainted.

Joy came over me again and I pounced on Gyarados giving it a hug and wrapping my other arm around Volcarona. All the karate dudes stood up and applauded.

After he returned his pokemon, the gym leader came over. I stood and faced him, anxious for my badge. Colt gave a proud smile. "I may have lost, but I'm happy I lost to the best trainer of Hoenn! Brendan, I present you the Fist Badge!"

I held the badge, which two maroon fights colliding against each other. I looked over to the bench and realized that Dawn was n't there. Gleefully, I held the badge up and was just about to chant the words, until a hand landed on my ear. "Did you really think that you could get away with that?"

I wanted to shake my head no, but she pulled me away, waving goodbye to Colt, who stood there waving awkwardly back.


Like the gym, there were two doors with rings to pull them open. The temple was built inside the mountain directly opposite the gym. Looking inside, the place looked pretty old, but torches along the side of the wall were still lit, proving that people had been here.

Dawn, taking one of the torches to guide us, said, "After the people who used to live here were gone, this temple has been preserved for tourists."

"Indeed"

That word was uttered in the darkness. The torches were only lit on the side of the wall, so we couldn't see the altar at end of the room. We both tensed, bracing ourselves for whoever was going to come out. He came out of the shadows slowly.

He had smooth and spiky black hair, obviously gelled. He wore a black hat, black suit and black pants. His shirt inside was gray. A very simple outfit, but very sleek as well.

"Who are you?"

He had a very dark and glaring look in his eyes, and it pierced ours. "That time will come. For now, you two have come here for a reason. For this."

He pointed over to the altar, where on the wall were two drawn pokemon, one like a hydra with about 10 heads, colored purple and green. The other was a red, white, and blue dove. It was considerably smaller than the hydra, the latter being about several hundred feet tall, compared to the dove.

"Syreni, the dove pokemon of joy and happiness and its counterpart Tristlura, the hydra pokemon of mourning and sadness."

I scrunched my nose of the thought of having pokemon that was based on sadness. "Why would people honor a pokemon for sadness?"

The guy's facial expression got even more serious and he explained, "Do you think that Kyogre and Groudon give off land and water? Does Palkia and Dialga give space and time? Of course not. Tristlura is just keeping the world balanced. However, there is one flaw that we humans must fix."

I raised an eyebrow. "What would that be?"

The man just shook his head and proceeded to walk out the door. "In due time, in due time".

I was looking around the temple as Dawn was reading the words of the altar, translating the language from a different one. I didn't bother paying attention, merely looking all over. Finally, I got bored and went next to Dawn, as she read the hieroglyphics.

After she was done, I looked at the symbols curiously. "So, what does this mean?" She shook her head. "To be honest, it's kinda vauge. But I do know that these two pokemon will be corrupted by an evil and two juveniles must come together to save it. That's why these people worshipped these two pokemon, to keep an evil from emerging, and gain the trust of the pokemon."

"What a load of crap".

We turned around to see yet another person stand the door way. This time, however, I was not a happy camper to see this person.

"If it isn't Mr. Egotist."

He smirked back at me, responding. "If it isn't Mr. White Hair. Fancy you two would be the ones trying to keep up on your history classes. Only worthless trainers would waste their time to read these kind of things instead of training their pokemon."

This got Dawn. She immediately snapped back, "Yeah? Then why don't you actually live up to your words and battle us? If you're so cocky about your methods of training, then why haven't Brendan nor I know who you even are? We are trying to do good to the world. Being a trainer has its duties. But I guess you wouldn't know, since all you do is go around waving your big mouth!"

His eyes might have been broken for a second, but he quickly gathered back together. "Hmph, whatever, if you're willing to spend time to do useless things, be my guest. And then, when I become champion, you'll see. Smell ya later."

Alright, that concludes Chapter 9! School is starting in two weeks, so hopefully I can get one, if not two more chapters up before school starts! K guys, thanks for reading! R&R plz!