Chapter 14- Landon's Rival! Enter: Brady!

"Closed?!" exclaimed Landon as he saw a sign on the Contest Hall door.

"Hm…" Jasper read the sign, "They were closed due to being destroyed by Vigoroth."

"Vigoroth?! Ugh!" Landon groaned, "I hate that Pokémon now."

"Man, you guys are late with news." said a voice. We turned and we saw a boy with blond hair. He wore a black long-sleeve and he wore a white open collar shirt. He looked like my dad when he was younger. He wore glasses and blue jeans. He had a yellow backpack on his left shoulder. "The name's Brady Paller."

"Nice to meet you, Brady. I'm Landon Trohley. I'm guessing you're a Co-Ordinator too." Landon shook Brady's hand.

"Yep, though my parent's aren't really fond of that… You see, my parents are Frontier Heads." Brady said.

"Frontier? What's a Frontier?" I asked.

"It's like a huge place filled with different buildings and such. Where Trainers can test their skills." Brady explained. "There are three Battle Frontiers." He held up three fingers, "The one at Hoenn." One finger went down, "Another at Sinnoh." Another finger went down, "And the latest and newest one, here at Feon." He put his finger down and made a fist.

"Sounds cool! Can I go?" I questioned him.

"You need every Badge and you need to defeat the Elite Four." answered Brady. "But, I can tell you three about the Battle Frontier."

"Yeah! Do tell!" We all said.

"Okay. There's the Battle Island where Trainers go through a tough water obstacle course, then they battle the Frontier Head, kinda like a Gym Leader, but tougher! There's also the Battle Factory, where you can rent Pokémon and battle until you reach the certain place where the Frontier Head is at! Then, there's the Battle Museum, that place freaks me out, you have to go through this really creepy, supposedly 'haunted' museum, and when you get to the right place, you battle the Frontier Head! Also, there's the Battle Dojo, where my parents work at, you have to simply battle until you reach my parents and do a double battle. There's the Battle Circus, it's kind of like a bigger Contest, but mostly battling, but you have to look good. Lastly, the most hardest, most complicated, is the Battle Tower. You go through a huge tournament, and if you finish, the strongest Frontier Head awaits his battle."

"Well that is a lot of info! I'm not sure I'll remember that!" I said.

"It's in any Feon Region book, and those can be bought everywhere." replied Brady.

"Okay."

"Hey, Brady. You said you were a Co- Ordinator. You think we should have a battle?" asked Landon.

"Sure! I'd love to have a battle. How about three-on-three?"

"Perfect." Landon nodded.

~.Pokémon Center Battle Field.~

"Alright! Let's go, Monferno!" Brady sent out an orange Pokémon. I took out my PokeDex.

"Monferno: The Playful Pokémon. Male. It skillfully controls the intensity of the fire on its tail to keep its foes at an ideal distance."

"Meet my best bud, Monferno. He was my very first Pokémon. I may come from all the way here, but that doesn't stop me from getting a partner!" Brady said. That must mean, he went from here, all the way to Coral Town, and back!

"Well, meet my starter, go Bulbasaur!" Landon sent out his starter.

"Ugh! Landon, maybe your even stupider than the Pokémon you shoulda used!" Jasper called, "You shoulda used Slowpoke!"

"Ah! Right!" Landon slapped his forehead.

"Too late, my friend. Monferno, use Ember!" Brady commanded. Monferno shot bolts of fire at Bulbasaur, who dodged all of them successfully.

"Yeah! Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip and grab Monferno's tail!" said Landon. Bulbasaur took out his vines and they grasped on Monferno's tail and squeezed it. "Now, throw him!" Bulbasaur waved Monferno around then threw him.

"Hm, that Bulbasaur's pretty strong, Landon. Monferno, get back up and use Mach Punch!" Monferno got back up. His fist glowed, then he rapidly punched Bulbasaur.

"Bulba!" Bulbasaur cried.

"Bulbasaur, get a grip! Take out your vines again, grab his tail, and swing him under you!" Landon said. Bulbasaur did as commanded. He took out his vines, grasped Monferno's tail, and swung him. Landon dodged the incoming Pokémon.

"Saur!"

"Bulbasaur, he's down, use Leech Seed!" Bulbasaur shot a seed from his bulb.

"C'mon! Use Flame Wheel and get up!" Brady gritted his teeth. Monferno got up, rolled, the flames covered him, and he blasted off. He rolled towards Bulbasaur's side and tackled him with the flames. "Let's finish this Bulbasaur, use Fury Swipes!"

"Ferno! Fer, fer, fer!" Monferno scratched Bulbasaur over and over, and Landon didn't know what to do. Suddenly, Bulbasaur started glowing and shining.

"Bulba…" Bulbasaur said. Monferno stepped back and the glowing faded, but Bulbasaur seemed different. He looked different too.

"Bulbasaur! You evolved!" exclaimed Landon. He ran to his newly evolved Pokémon and hugged him.

"Ivy!" the new Pokémon cried. I checked it on my PokeDex.

"Ivysaur: The Seed Pokémon. Male. When the bud on its back starts swelling, a sweet aroma wafts to indicate the flower's coming bloom."

"Awesome! You're stronger now! Now, use Leech Seed!" commanded Landon. Ivysaur shot two seeds at the stunned Monferno. The seeds grew quickly and vines wrapped around Monferno. Energy got sucked out and Ivysaur gained it. Ivysaur's wounds were healed. Monferno fainted.

"Return, Monferno!" Brady returned Monferno, "Come out! Corphish!"

"Corr!" A red Pokémon came out. I checked the Pokémon on my PokeDex.

"Corphish: The Ruffian Pokémon. Male. Its hardy vitality enables it to adapt to any environment. Its pincers will never release prey."

"Corphish, use Bubblebeam!" Brady ordered. Corphish shot multiple bubbles towards Ivysaur. Ivysaur seemed like he didn't get any pain at all, he looked pleased that he was getting showered with bubbles.

"Phish!?"

"Ivysaur, use Razor Leaf!" Landon commanded.

"Saur! Ivysaur, saur!" Ivysaur fired sharp leaves at Corphish, they scratched the ruffian Pokémon.

"Phish, cor!"

Corphish fell and fainted. "Return, Corphish." Brady said, "I just caught him okay?"

"Right."

"Go, Leafeon!" Brady sent out a Pokémon I have never seen.

"Leafeon… Huh?" I used my PokeDex.

"Leafeon: The Verdant Pokémon. Female. It basically does not fight. With cells similar to those of plants, it can perform photosynthesis."

"Your PokeDex may say most Leafeon don't like to fight, but mine lives to fight!" Brady said.

"A Grass- Type huh? Return, Ivysaur! Go, Growlithe!"

"Finally, a smart choice." Jasper said.

"Leafeon, use Quick Attack!" said Brady. Leafeon disappeared in a blink of an eye, but reappeared when she tackled Growlithe.

Growlithe howled, "Growwwwww!"

"Growlithe, Ember quickly! While she's still there!" Landon exclaimed. Growlithe shot a flurry of little fire at Leafeon, but she was already at the other side of the field.

"Grow!"

"Use Agility and raise your speed level." Landon said. Growlithe ran around and raised his speed. He ran around Leafeon, making her dizzy.

"Lea!" Leafeon squeaked.

"Focus, Leafeon! You run around too and chase the real Growlithe!" said Brady. Leafeon started running too. I didn't see much, because it was too quick. But, I did see when they stopped. Leafeon tackled Growlithe. Growlithe was pushed to the air.

"Growr!" Growlithe barked.

The two clashed in the sky, until they reached the floor. "Growlithe, use Dig!" Growlithe dug underground.

"Leafeon, just feel the rumbles! If you feel anything coming closer, just move away!" Brady warned.

"Leaf!" Leafeon agreed. She must've felt rumbles, because she hopped away. But, Growlithe, who was inches away from Leafeon, went back up and blasted a large tongue of fire.

"Whoa! Is that Flamethrower?! Growlithe, you know Flamethrower!" Landon exclaimed. Leafeon fell and fainted.

"Return, Leafeon." Brady went towards Landon. "Thanks for the great battle."

"No problem."

Jasper and I got off our seats and ran towards the two boys.

"I'll see you guys in the Contest. I'm thinking it'll open up two weeks from now." Brady said.

"Okay." Landon nodded.

"Well, I gotta go back home, my sis' and my bro' are all alone. Bye!" Brady ran and left, waving.

"So? What're we gonna do for two more weeks?" I asked.

"Maybe we could visit the next town for your Gym Battle, and I think we can make it by then." Landon said.

"A- Are you sure?" I asked again, "I mean, what if we miss the Contest?"

"Don't worry… It's alright." Landon held my wrists. I looked at him closely.

"SO!" Jasper barged in, "Off to the next city!"

Landon healed his Pokémon and we headed for the next town, Maine Town.

Shall there be LandonxFrankie!?!?!?!?!?! Maybe not… anyway, I was planning to make Bulbasaur evolve in the next chapter, because in the Pokémon manga, Red's Bulbasaur didn't evolve till chapter 15. Aw man! Well, it's alright. But, that's only one evolution. Another evolution won't happen soon. Maybe s'more captures, but no evolution soon. :P Anywayzies! Brady will be a definite rival for Landon. Oh and someday I MIGHT make chapters with the Battle Frontier… POKÉMON! BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE AND FIND YOUR DESTINY! IT'S THE MASTER PLAN! THE POWER'S IN YOUR HANDS…! POKÉMON! Sorry, whenever I say/type Battle Frontier, the theme song gets in my head, I kept singing it when I wrote the part when Brady talks about the Battle Fronter (POKÉMON! BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE AND FIND YOUR--)

Yeah I should stop.

Till next time!

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