Gray stood around all the people not sure what to do, till TV popped on and showed Aureolin walking in.
Then a voice started to shout out. "Gooooood evening everyone! It's time once again for us to watch and see if a challenger… this guy right here, has what it takes TO BE CHAMPION!"
People started mumbling asking who that person is. A guy then walked up to Aureolin.
"Hello sir! Would you please tell everyone unfamiliar with you, your name?" the guy asked.
"…Whats going on?" Aureolin asked.
A guy pointed to a camera to the side of a room. "Millions of people have watched you as you defeated all eight gym leaders! Now many more tune in to see if you will become the champion!"
Aureolin starred at the camera with an uneasy look. "Oh…"
"So, tell us all your name!"
"It's uhh… Austin!"
The announcer was quiet for a bit, as he starred at him. "Well, even I'm completely unfamiliar with you! But this isn't the strangest thing that has happened here! Anyways, I'm staying here to watch you and narrate your progress. And remember, rules are one revive per battle, no leaving till you ether lose a battle or better yet, defeat everyone up ahead, and have fun! So you're on your own now, dude! Good luck out there Austin!" The guy then left the screen.
Aureolin starred at the camera a bit, before Rocky came out and got him to move to the next room.
Once inside, he came inside the room where the tall ceiling and walls were sky blue with clouds all around, and the floor was a cushion and all white. Aureolin was looking around the room when suddenly, a woman suddenly jumped down from the ceiling. This caused Aureolin to jump and fall down on his butt.
Everyone watching was laughing at the scene.
Aureolin looked up at her, and believed she seen her before. The woman had short spiky hair, and wore light clothing.
"Well, the challenger wasn't prepared for Natasha! Is there any chance he'll make it through to the end?" The announcer asked.
"Really, and you call yourself a pokemon trainer. How pathetic," the woman said.
Aureolin stood up and glared at her.
She laughed. "You still want to take me on, Jumpy? Well don't you go running off on me, once I really show you what I can do!"
On the screen, it spilt with it zoomed into their faces with a 'VS' in between. A crowd in the pokemon league pokecenter went wild for Natasha.
"Alright! It has started folks! The challenger Austin is now facing the first and newest member of our elite four!"
Natasha first sent out a butterfree, while Aureolin sent out Jenna, calling her Houndoom to protect his identity. Natasha called out Bug Buzz, but Jenna's speed and Flamethrower overpowered the attack, and KOed Butterfree.
"Wow! The trainer himself may be a wimp, but he sure trained some powerful pokemon! Good thing, too! Butterfree is taken out! What shall Natasha send out next?" The announcer asked.
"…I may have underestimated you a bit, so maybe I should get serious!" Natasha said. Then she sent out her Charizard.
"Yeah!" A bunch of Natasha fan's screamed watching the TV.
"Alright! Here is Natasha's ace! Austin may be in trouble now!"
Aureolin tried to have Jenna use Dark Pulse, but Charizard quickly took her out before she could move.
"It looks like Austin wasn't expecting that!" The announcer said.
Aureolin sent out Croc, calling her Feraligatr. Natasha returned Charizard and sent out Skyarmory. Croc defeated Skyarmory and fell to her Aerodactyl. Aerodactyl then tied with Jolt. Chuck was sent out so Aureolin could use his limited per battle revive on Croc. Then Croc took out Natasha's Glisor. Gyarados was sent out next, which worried Aureolin a bit as he wasn't sure what to send out to deal with it.
"Looks like Aureolin may be in a corner folks! He's taking his time making up his mind!"
He decided to keep Croc out for now, and she only got in a hit with crunch before being taken out with Earthquake. Aureolin took a deep breath, as he sent out Trick!"
"NOOOO!" Fred shouted at the TV.
"What's the matter, Fred?" Lilly asked.
"Up till now, he's been using pokemon Aureolin used. But he slipped up. Instead of a jynx, he has the overrated alakazam!"
Gray crossed his arms and glared at him.
"It would be amazing if he used a team completely inspired by him, and was unique enough to use a jynx instead! Like, what guy uses a jynx?"
"A wimpy one, that's who," Gray commented.
"Defiantly!" Marty agreed.
The group glared at the two.
Trick used a good Psychic, and took down Gyarados.
Natasha sent out her last pokemon Charizard. Trick hit it good with Psychic before it was taken down with Shadow Claw.
"Folks, we are down to the last pokemon! Who will be the winner here? How will it all turn out?" the announcer shouted.
Aureolin sent out his last pokemon, Rocky. Natasha suddenly realized who this is. He remembers that this guy had a Houndoom, a Feraligatr, and a Golem. All which are the final forms of pokemon he knew a guy had. Charizard used a good Earthquake on it, but Rocky stood strong with its ability, sturdy. It then knocked out Charizard with Smack Down.
"Unbelievable folks! The challenger has defeated Natasha! What a battle! I was defiantly on my seat the whole time!"
Aureolin thought about her team, and figured out who she was.
"… Well, it was great to see you again, dude!"
Aureolin started to worry and put a finger to his mouth.
She gave him a puzzling look. "…At any rate, you won! So go on and become champ for me, Jumpy! And really, think about calling me sometime!"
Aureolin sighed. "Right. And great job, achieving your dream!"
"Heh, it was no problem! Anyways, you should get going!"
"Right. See ya!" He walked onward to the door that just opened.
"I hope sooner than two more years!"
The next room, Aureolin walked into a room with electric currents running everywhere. Then it seemed like a sudden lighting strike hit the middle of the room, and a woman with long blonde hair appeared. Aureolin was so startled, as he jumped and put his hands in front of him.
"Are you done?" she asked.
Aureolin looked at her.
"It's just an illusion. Watch." She took one step forward, and pressed a button. It looked like lightning hit her, but she was completely fine.
"…I see."
"Anyways, I'm the electric specialist, Elizabeth. Let's get this started, shall we?" Elizabeth sent out Electrode.
Aureolin sent out Spike.
Before Aureolin could do anything though, Elecrode used Explosion, and both pokemon fainted. Aureolin's next pokemon was Chuck, while Elizabeth sent out her own Jolteon. Jolteon was able to get a Thunderbolt on Chuck, but then was token out by Close Combat. She then sent out Eletravire, so he sent out Jenna. But, Jenna got knocked out by Earthquake. Trick was then sent out, and got a good psychic before getting knocked out by Thunder Punch. Croc come out next, as Aureolin healed up Trick with a revive, but next turn Croc got knocked out. Trick came out and took out Eletavire. Ampharos came out next, so Aureolin returned Trick and sent out Chuck, and knocked Ampharos out with Close Combat. She then sent out Lanturn, but it got knocked out by Close Combat. Elizabeth's Magnezone suffered the same fate, and Aureolin won the battle.
"… Well, that's that." A door appeared behind Elizabeth. "Go on ahead. Good luck."
After healing up, Aureolin walked into the next room, which appeared to be made of Snow. There was a huge blizzard in the room, but it suddenly died down and a man appeared.
"Great job making it this far, Austin. But you only made it to the halfway point. Don't start slipping up now! As you can tell, I am an Ice type specialist. I was so inspired by Lorelei that I tried my hand with Ice types. Now I was entrusted to carry on her legacy! My name is Issiac, and I shall show you the power of my Ice types!"
He sent out Delibird first, so Aureolin sent out Spike and took it out. Next out was Mamoswine, so he returned Spike and sent out Chuck and knocked out Mamoswine with Close Combat. He then sent out Weavile, so Aureolin sent out Croc. Croc and Weavile exchanged a few blows, but Weavile came out on top. So Aureolin sent out Spike, and Spike took it out with Thuderbolt. Jynx came out, so Aureolin returned Spike, and sent out Jenna. She took Jynx out with Dark Pulse. Chuck took care of his Lapras, and Jolt finished the match by taking out Dewgong.
"So, it looks like I got a lot to learn still…" Issiac said. Another door to the next room appeared by a part of a wall melting. "Go and see if you can become champion, dude!"
Aureolin finished healing up his own pokemon, he went to the next room. It was a long hallway filled with Dragonite statues, and once he reached the end, a door shut behind him. And a man with a cape was standing right there.
"Hello Austin. I lead the Elite Four! You can call me Lance. Dragon types… they are hard to catch, and even harder to raise! But their power makes them virtually indestructible! Your league challenge ends with me!"
Lance sends out a Gyarados.
"…That's not a dragon type," Aureolin thought. He sends out Spike and takes it out with Thunderbolt. Lance sends out a Dragonite, so Aureolin sends out Rocky. Rocky gets hit by Dragon Rush, but that does little damage, and Smack Down. Dragon Rush hit Rocky again, but Rocky took Dragonite out with its next attack. Lance sent out another Dragonite, and it took out Rocky with Blizzard. Croc came out next, and Dragonite used Thunder Wave on Croc. But Croc was able to pull off an Ice Fang. Aerodatyl was sent out next, so Aureolin returned Croc and sent out Spike. Aureolin cured Croc's paralysis, but Spike got token out. Aureolin sent out Chuck to revive Rocky, and Chuck was taken out. Then Rocky then made Aerodatyl faint. Charizard was sent out next, so Croc took care of him, and took care of Lance's final pokemon Dragonite.
"That's it. I hate to admit it, but you the pokemon league champion… Or you could, if you defeat the person that came here first. She beat the elite four before you, so she is the real champion."
Aureolin looked ahead, and saw an area forward. So he healed up his pokemon the best he could, and went onwards.
Standing there was a female who seemed somehow familiar to Aureolin. She had long, thick, red hair, and dark blue contacts.
"Hello Austin. My name is Amanda. Let's get this started, and may the best win!" She smiled.
When Aureolin heard her speak, he swore he heard that voice from someone he knows. Aureolin smiled back. "Right."
They sent out their pokemon. Aureolin took out one, and then Amanda, and it went on till they both only had one pokemon left. There was Croc and Espeon left. Croc went and used Crunch on Espeon, but at the same time, Espeon got a Psychic on Croc, and they both went down. Amanda looked at Aureolin with a shocked look and a small blush on her face.
"…It's you," Amanda softly said.
Aureolin gave her a confused look, but then he looked at that Espeon, and remembered battling that Raichu, and Kingdra…
Amanda returned her pokemon. "Well… It was a tie."
Aureolin smiled at her. "So, you are still the champion! Congrats!"
Amanda blushed and gasped. "But I…"
"You were beat the elite four first, so you should remain champion."
Amanda gently smiled. "R-right. It was a pleasure battling with you Austin."
"It was great battling with you too!" He held out his hand.
Amanda shook his hand with a blush still on her face. "… Austin, can you come with me for a moment?"
"Huh?"
"Come on! I just want to talk to you on private!" Amanda pulled Aureolin to a door that led out of the place.
Elm then came in. "…Uh, Amanda? Austin?"
They stood in the hallway to get back to the pokemon center.
"…So, do you know… who I really am?" Amanda asked.
"Amber?"
She laughed. "I was hoping you'd be more confident in your answer, Aureolin."
Aureolin let out a nervous laugh. "Sorry…"
Amber looked away. "Aureolin… I just wanted to thank you, personally. Not to Austin."
Aureolin gave her a confused look. "What… for?"
Amber slowly closed her eyes and smiled. "For saving me from team domination, ignoring my rudeness to you, and… giving me happiness in my life!"
Aureolin gave her a confused look. "I… give you happiness?"
Amber looked away. "I… used to be so bitter and afraid towards men. But you helped me though that!"
Aureolin didn't know what to say.
"You… I really look up to you, Aureolin… to be a better person, and a pokemon trainer."
Aureolin laughed. "Come on. You almost make it sound like I'm some saint or something! I have a lot to work on myself, you know!"
"I know… And I'd gladly help you through them, like you helped me!"
"Oh… well, thanks!"
"I'm really sorry… that I made it so you didn't start out traveling with Snow like you two planned."
Aureolin gave an uncomfortable smile. "Don't worry about that! I… really enjoyed traveling on my own!"
Amber smiled. "I see… Well, we better get going!"
Aureolin nodded. "Right!"
They both said their goodbyes and turned around and went their separate ways.
Amber stopped in her tracks for a bit and looked at Aureolin, beaming with tears in her face. She whipped them off, and continued to head back.
"Hoooow intense folks! It was sooo close for our challenger, Austin! But he lost to the current champion! Will Amanda ever be defeated? Who knows! But let's give Austin a big round of applause for a wonderful attempt and five amazing battles!" the announcer shouted through the tv. The tv then went off.
Aureolin came out, and everyone applauded him. He smiled and waved at them all.
After a while, it died down, and people were talking about Amanda.
Then an officer came to him. "Austin… you need to come with us!" he said.
"He gave him a confused look. "Okay…"
They went to a room, where Jessica was waiting.
"That 'Austin' guy was Aureolin? Why didn't you tell me? I spotted him before he even entered the league!" Jessica shouted.
Aureolin looked at her like a deer in headlights and didn't move. "…What is happening?" he wondered.
"Sorry. Completely slipped my mind," the officer said.
"Whatever."
His dad came up to him, holding two toddlers. He chuckled. "Man, you even fooled me, son."
Aureolin looked at the toddlers, then at his dad. "Who'd be stupid enough to let you babysit?"
"Excuse me!" Jessica shouted. "But where the hell were you, daddy?"
"W…What?" Aureolin's mind stopped functioning properly and a million things ran through his head.
"Yeah son… These here are your kids. I agreed to take a test. This gal kept pushin for some reason. Saying you need to pay for child support and all that..." his dad babbled on.
"…See, this is all your fault! You are so stupid! I tried calling you thousands of times! You shouldn't have blocked me...!" Jessica nagged.
"So yeah… you are going to have to pay child support. And Jessica wants joint custody, and wants you to take care of them now…"the officer informed.
Aureolin left the twin's care with Snow's parents, so he can go and meet up with Gray. Jasmine has informed him that Ralts found his trainer, so Ariel can return with him. But he also had to return Trick. Aureolin waited in the entrance of Olivine City. He was glad for his outcome. After all, Amber wanted to be the champion from the start, while he just wanted to see how far he can get. So, they both accomplished their goals now. Gray finally showed up.
"… Thanks, Trick was a big help," Aureolin said.
Gray rolled his eyes. "Yeah, because you really used him a lot!"
"Really he was!"
Gray just stayed silent as he took back Trick.
Aureolin turned away from him. "So, I am done with my journey, I guess…."
Gray crossed his arms. "Really? Are you going to help me stop team domination?"
"Yes… and no."
"What?"
"Right now… I have so many things I need to take care of."
"Like what?"
"But… I put all my pokemon in my box and told Jasmine to give you Ariel."
"Why?"
"And, you can… use any of them, to stop them."
"Aureolin… what is going on?"
"…Just ask Trick, he has my information to get you into my computer."
"Aureolin!"
"So… take care of them. And good luck." Aureolin ran off.
"Talk to me, damn it!" Gray shouted.
He stopped in the middle of a forest, and looked at the S.S. Ticket Elm gave him. Tears fell down his face, and he thought of the paper with his login information he gave to Trick. Aureolin wished that he continue traveling on with his pokemon and be there to stop team domination, but how could this not be this not be the end?