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Bold is for attacks


Colt's POV

"Whoa!" Shana and I gasped.

"Impressive right." Viola laughed as we looked at the giant castle like arena "This, is the Pokemon League."

"Where do I complete my sign up?" I asked.

"In there." Viola pointed "Only those with eight badges can sign up. I've got some Gym Leader duties to deal with while I'm here so I'll see you later."

"I'm going to go take some pictures." Shauna said taking out a small camera "Good luck signing up Colt."

I went inside and saw there were so many people gathered, trainers of all different persuasion.

"Colt!" I heard a voice call.

I turned around and saw Serena bounding her way over.

"So you got eight badges?" she asked.

"Yeah, did you?" I asked.

"Of course." She nodded as we walked up to a counter.

"Can I see your badge cases?" the woman smiled.

Serena and I held out our cases and the woman had us fill out our forms while she placed the cases under some scanner.

"What's that?" I asked.

"A authenticity scanner." The woman explained "Each badge has a small chip in it and we use this scanner to read it and make sure the badges match with the gym records that the leaders submit. It keeps people from trying to sneak counterfeit badges and get in agasint the rules."

"Had that happened before?" Serena asked.

"Not while I've been working here." The woman laughed "You two are both signed up, good luck."

"Thanks." We smiled.

Serena and I walked off and grabbed a seat at a table to get some lunch.

"So what's this gonna be like?" I asked.

"It's a tournament." She explained "You win and progress through a bracket and the one who makes it all the way to the end will get to face Diantha!"

"It sounds tough." I sighed.

"Don't worry, we'll both do great." Serena said "Let's make sure we both win lots, so we can battle each other on the biggest stage of them all."

"Yeah." I nodded.

"COLT!"

"GAH!" I groaned as someone slammed into my back.

"It's been so long!" Korrina smiled.

"It's been like two weeks." I mumbled as I hugged her back "But it's great to see you."

"I knew you were gonna get this far, you're my boyfriend after all!" She smiled

"One of the participants is Korrina's boyfriend?"

"He must be really strong."

"Is that even fair, I bet she just used her Gym Leader rights to get him in."

I heard people start whispering about me.

"Seems like I made a scene." Korrina laughed.

"Maybe we should leave." Serena said.

"Hmph." I looked around the room full of potential rivals "Let them talk as much as they want, I'll show them how strong I am on the battlefield."

"That's the spirit I expected from a guy like you." A woman said.

Nearby a woman was seated alone drinking coffee, she was tall, had pink hair, tight pants and tank top as some orange sunglasses.

"Hey I recognize you." Serena said "You're the woman from the Holo-Caster News."

"Malva." She smiled "That's my name."

"Are you here to compete?" I asked.

"Indeed I am." She laughed "I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun together."

She leaned over as she walked by.

"I plan on paying you back triple for all the trouble you caused us." She whispered.

"Huh?"

"See you around." She swayed off.

"Something's strange about that woman." I looked as she left.

"Yeah I got a bad feeling about her." Serena said.

"Come on!" Korrina pulled me along "I've got something important for you to see."

Serena and I left with Korrina, the league didn't start till tomorrow so we could relax today.

"Why are you here Korrina?" Serena asked.

"All the Gym Leaders get invited to watch the Pokemon League in person." Korrina explained "It's my job to be here, I'm sure you'll see lots of the others around as well."

"We're scattered around doing various things." Valerie walked up with a bag "Catching up with challengers, finding potential prospects for new gyms, they say it's a casual event for us but we have so much work to do."

"Valerie!" Serena gasped.

"I'm pleased to see you both made it this far." She smiled "Now as promised, outfits fit for the grand stage."

"One for me too?" Serena asked.

"Of course, every lady needs an elegant battle dress." She smiled "And every man needs an good suit."

"I'm not really a suit wearer." I laughed.

"You it's not a suit, it's just a jacket and a striped shirt." She said pulling it over my head.

"Wa-Hey-Watch where you touch!" I yelped.

"Whoa so hot!" Korrina clapped as I was now in a jacket and jeans.

"This is different." Serena looked around at her new sundress.

"You both look wonderful." Valerie clapped.

"They're gonna announce the bracket tonight at the opening ceremony." Korrina said "So make sure you're there on time!"

"Why do you think I'll be late?" I asked.

"You'll get distracted by training or something." She giggled.


Later

"Ha…ha…ha…" I panted catching up to Serena.

"You got distracted training didn't you?" she asked.

"M-Maybe." I mumbled.

I looked at the stage, there was an announcer and all eight Gym leaders were seated there looking formal and dressed up, it was odd to see them in different outfits. The stand was full of spectators and the screen lit up with the first days matches.

"There I am near the bottom half." Serena pointed.

"I found myself." I pointed.

"Who's your first opponent?" Serena asked.

"Someone named…Wikstrom." I looked at the screen.

"The first round matches will begin tomorrow morning." The announcer said "Stage one matches are 4 on 4 so prepare your teams accordingly!"

This is it, the grandest stage in all of Pokemon battling…The Pokemon League!


AN

Thank you for reading. Feedback is appreciated. Feel free to message me any questions or concerns.

I decided to go with the anime style of Pokemon League with a tournament format, I think it works better for a story than the Elite 4 style of battle, this will let me showcase more of Colt's Pokemon and have a little breather between fights.

Till Next Time!