Theme Song

Let's get this show on the road (Gray, looks out at the main stadium of the Silver Conference from the top of a hill)
Old friends will shoulder the load (Durus, Leviculus, Fidens, Magna, Decorus, and Fortis appear on top of a cliff and jump off at the same time)
It may be tough, but look inside (All of Gray's losses flash across the screen)
And soon you'll be right back in stride! (Gray's thirteen Pokemon appear by her side along with Cole and Nikki
, and then they run towards the championship stadium)
Hooray (2x)! We're back in town (Nikki, Eevee, Delcatty, and Misdreavus run from store to store while Salamence, Gray, and her Pokemon sweat drop, and Cole and Slakoth commentate the battles)
No way (2x)! We're not going down (The screen splits in half and shows Ferus and another figure with fire in the background)
Move on (2x)! We'll win the crown! (Gray squares off with James, Joey, Silver, and Savannah while standing next to her Pokemon, Nikki, and Cole)
Then and now, we stay the same (Splitscreen shows Owen during his travels with his Pokemon, and Gray during her travels with her Pokemon)
This is life, not a game... (Gray's Pokemon disappear, and six shadowy figures stand by her side)
Pokemon


What's up, guys? Here's the second chapter of the day, and I'm probably going to post another in three or four hours, because I want this to be done by Saturday or Sunday. Anyways, Gray's first round battle in the Silver Conference was a major success, and she'll be looking to keep it up with another victory in her second round battle. Now let's get going!

JustinThePokemonMaster: Lol, I love breaking the fourth wall. Generic battle is generic :P

MysticBeatz21: Thanks! To be honest, Agrestis would've beaten anyone she would've gone up against, considering Gray's a one seed and the person she battled was one of the four weakest trainers in the tournament, so her doing really well was all but guaranteed. Also, Gray will be battling another random trainer this round!

jail251: Thank you, and I don't think any of her rivals would be able to win if Gray were to incorporate her Kanto Pokemon into their battles, so that's why I'm trying to prevent that from happening. Thanks again!

ShadowDragon9000: Haha, I figured I'd poke some fun at the anime/myself with the random people appearing in the first round that clearly don't have a chance at winning. As for the looming intense battles, they're going to go from 0-100 really quick (this chapter being 0)

Blaze Falcon: Yeah, I'm happy that I can have Gray use both regional teams in this league, and breaking the fourth wall is always fun

Gray's Team for Battle

Leviculus, (m), level 52, Hydro Pump, Dig, Rain Dance, Body Slam, Mega Kick*, Ice Punch* - (Politoed)
Fidens, (m), level 48, Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Ancient Power, Dragon Claw, Crunch*, Acrobatics* - (Archeops)
Acer, (f), level 42, Mach Punch, Headbutt, Bullet Seed, Stun Spore, Leech Seed*, Poison Powder* - (Breloom)


"Why am I still not battling?" Comis interrogated, causing Gray to sweat drop as she eyed her Johto starter, who was irate over not getting to battle for the second day in a row. "The only thing I've looked forward to these past few months is competing at the Silver Conference, and I haven't!"

"Calm down, you big weenie," Durus spat, making Comis pout while Gray laughed at the comment. "You'll get your chance sooner or later, so don't get your panties up in a bunch. Besides, at least you get to take in the atmosphere a bit more."

Nodding at his elder's point, Comis backed down from Gray and sat down on the bench she was planted on, staring at the three Pokeballs in front of her. An anxious grin was on her face, and it was quite obvious the seventeen year old wanted to begin her battle.

"Gray, please report to the battlefield," a league official said as they popped their head into the trainer room as if on cue.

Happy to hear her name called, Gray shot up off the bench and looked over at Cole, Slakoth, Nikki, Eevee, and Unicus, all of whom were smiling and waving at her. The confident teen waved back and disappeared into the tunnel leading to the battlefield with Durus and Comis by her sides, and she appeared in front of the crowd as her name was called.

"Please welcome Gray!"

The crowd erupted with cheers for the one seed, and she waved along with her starters once they arrived in their trainer box.

"And give a warm welcome to Garret!"

Again, the crowd exploded with applause for the underdog, and he nodded at Gray once he stood in his trainer box. The ref, meanwhile, stood on his pedestal and looked at both trainers before raising his arms.

"This will be a three versus three battle between the one seed of the green bracket, Gray Plain of Saffron City, and the nine seed, Garrett Randle of Cyllage City, where both trainers may substitute their Pokemon freely! Furthermore, the battle will be over when all Pokemon on either side are unable to continue! Now choose your Pokemon!"

"Leviculus, get out here!" Gray exclaimed as she threw her first Pokeball, which exploded and revealed one of her strongest Pokemon, who smiled upon landing on the ground.

"Accelgor, I choose you!" Garrett yelled as his first Pokemon appeared with its arms crossed while locking eyes with the Politoed standing before him.

As pictures of the two Pokemon appeared on the scoreboard, the volume the crowd was emitting began to increase, and Gray cracked a smile while Durus and Comis motioned for the audience to get even louder.

"This battle will be between Leviculus and Accelgor! Begin!"

"Show them your strength, Accelgor! Bug Buzz!" Garrett shouted, stomping as he did so.

Accelgor nodded at his trainer and was shrouded in rings of red energy before jumping up a few inches. Then, once he hit the ground, Accelgor let out a sudden burst of sound, causing the rings to fly towards Leviculus, who kept his knees bent and looked ready to punch straight through the bug type attack.

"Hide with Dig, and then use Ice Punch when you resurface!" Gray retorted, not wanting her Pokemon to take unnecessary damage.

Reluctantly, Leviculus obeyed and furiously dug a hole into the ground, disappearing from eyesight while also avoiding the wicked bug type attack as Gray smiled. The crowd stopped cheering and went silent as Garrett and Accelgor looked around for Leviculus before he shot out of the ground in-between them while his fist was shrouded in light blue energy. Without hesitation, the Politoed punched his opponent in the back, knocking Accelgor onto his face.

"Hurry and strike with Mega Drain!"

Accelgor got up quickly, keeping Leviculus from running back to Gray by firing four massive arrows of dark green energy his way. While in the middle of the battlefield, Leviculus turned around and gasped before he was struck by each of the arrows, making him grunt in pain loudly as four large orbs flew back to Accelgor and disappeared as soon as they made contact with his body.

"Answer right back with Mega Kick, Leviculus!"

Surprisingly, Leviculus wasn't hampered by the super effective attack that he was just hit by, and the water type sprinted towards Accelgor as his foot began to glow cobalt. While spinning acrobatically, Leviculus grinned before kicking Accelgor in the side of the head, knocking the fully evolved Pokemon onto his side, and he rolled around in pain, which allowed the water type to return to Gray's half of the battlefield.

"Accelgor, continue your assault with Quick Attack!" Garrett shouted to the injured Pokemon, who managed to push himself back up.

Despite the insane speed Accelgor flashed when bolting across the battlefield, Gray and Leviculus kept their composure and the brunette threw her arm forwards before issuing a counterattack.

"Hit him with Hydro Pump!" she demanded.

Leviculus reared his head back and unleashed a high-pressured blast of dark blue water at his speeding opponent, who was clobbered and stopped dead in his tracks as a result.

"Fight through the pain and use Final Gambit!" Gray's opponent yelled, refusing to back down.

Accelgor was shrouded in a thin coat of black energy, and he suddenly swam through the Hydro Pump attack, which caught both Gray and Leviculus by surprise. The speedy bug then rammed into Leviculus, hitting him in the stomach, and the Politoed was sent flying into the wall behind Gray.

"Wrap this up with another Mega Kick!" the teenage girl shouted, snapping Leviculus' out of his uncontrollable spinning.

The bipedal toad somehow managed to place his hands against the wall and use them as a spring while his feet began to surge with cobalt colored energy. Unable to move due to being exhausted, Accelgor could only look up at his opponent, who was spinning like a wheel before smashing his heel over Accelgor's head, spiking him into the ground face first.

"Accelgor is unable to continue! Garret, choose your next Pokemon!" the referee yelled after seeing Accelgor's eyes were closed, resulting in the Pokemon's picture turning black.

"Wow, that was a brutal fight for Leviculus," Nikki said to Cole, who nodded emphatically while scratching his head.

"You can say that again. Garrett definitely knows what he's doing, with Final Gambit and all. As strong as Leviculus is, I don't think he can go another round."

As Cole continued to give his analysis of the battle, a pair of older people, one a woman and the other a man, exchanged glances and eyed the teen and his Slakoth closely, creeping towards him so they could better hear what he was saying.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Gray smiled at Leviculus and pulled out his Pokeball, drawing the attention of Durus and Comis.

"Leviculus, come back for a break," Gray called to her water type as he was withdrawn from battle. "Thanks for the hard fought battle, by the way." While reaching for her second Pokeball, Gray smirked and enlarged it at the same time Garrett did, and both trainers threw the spherical devices as far as they could. "Fidens, you're up!"

In a bright blast of light, the familiar Archeops appeared from his Pokeball and looked up at the scoreboard to see his picture flash underneath that of Leviculus', which had turned light blue.

"Galvantula, it's your time to shine!" Garrett shouted, revealing his second Pokemon, whose picture appeared underneath Accelgor's.

On the other end of the battlefield was a large, yellow tarantula that opened its disgusting mouth and let out a screech that covered Gray to cover her ears in pain along with Durus and Comis. The referee then looked at both sides and raised his arms.

"This battle will be between Fidens and Galvantula! Begin!"

"Let's show 'em your speed, Fidens! Quick Attack!" Gray ordered with a confident look on her face.

Fidens, using his unprecedented speed, pumped his legs while closing in on Galvantula in the blink of an eye as a streak of white light trailed his body. Garrett had no time to react and Fidens checked Galvantula as hard as he could, sending the electric type skidding backwards while shaking its head, shocked at the insane movement of his opponent.

"Wow, that's one fast Pokemon! We've never battled anyone like that!" Garrett complimented, drawing bows of appreciation from both Gray and Fidens. "But we're not going to give in! Galvantula, slow Fidens down with Electro Web!"

Galvantula nodded and opened his mouth, firing several yellow webs of energy that were covered in electricity at the angle that a catapult would. As each of the webs fell towards Fidens, the rock type turned to his trainer and nodded at her, drawing a grin from Gray as she knew exactly what Fidens was communicating.

"Slash through it with Dragon Claw!" the girl yelled, throwing her right arm forwards. Fidens' claws extended and began to glow neon green before he slashed through each of the electric webs, causing Garrett and Galvantula to gasp along with the crowd. "Follow it up with Ancient Power!"

Fidens squawked loudly and stomped, causing five boulders to appear and revolve around his body. Jumping as high as he could, Fidens then threw his wings towards the ground, sending all boulders flying towards Galvantula, all of which struck the bug type, who shrieked in pain before throwing the boulders off his back legs.

"Zap 'em into submission with Discharge, Galvantula!" Garrett ordered as Fidens began flapping his wings rapidly as a means to slow down his fall.

Obeying his command, Galvantula slammed his front legs against the ground while he was engulfed in yellow electricity. The electricity was then fired at Fidens, who was struck by the super effective attack, and he fell to his knees in pain while panting wildly. Despite the power of the attack, Fidens looked up from the ground and smirked at Galvantula before squawking as a means of showing his strength, which worked by not only unnerving his opponents, but amping up the crowd.

"Jump and strike with Acrobatics!"

Fidens suddenly took off like a rocket, tucking his wings into his sides in order to gain an extra couple of inches of height. After descending, Fidens slammed down on Galvantula's back, pinning the bug to the ground, before he started beating the tarantula with his wings, making the electric type cry out in pain.

"Flail and clip Fidens' wings with Signal Beam!" Garrett roared.

As Fidens continued his assault, Galvantula's eyes shot open and he threw his back end off the ground, causing Fidens to hit the ground face first. Before he could even attempt to get up, Fidens was hit in the wings by a multicolored beam of energy that escaped Galvantula's mouth, preventing him from taking to the air. Even as he slouched over in exhaustion, Fidens looked capable of attacking, prompting Gray to throw her right arm out to her side.

"Fidens, stay strong and use Crunch on Galvantula's front leg!"

Doing as he was told, Fidens lunged forwards and snapped his jaws down on Galvantula's front left leg, crippling the mobile Pokemon as it fell and struggled to get up.

"Galvantula!"

"Now end this with Dragon Claw!" Gray continued.

Fidens nodded in response and reared both of his wings back while squawking. Then, throwing both sets of neon green claws forwards, Fidens slashed Galvantula across the face and knocked him unconscious, causing everyone in the stadium to go nuts as the bug's eyes were closed tight.

"Galvantula is unable to continue! Garret, choose your last Pokemon!" the ref yelled while Galvantula's picture on the scoreboard turned black, leaving Garrett with one last Pokemon.

"Thanks for the awesome work, Fidens. I want you to take a rest," Gray said to the smiling prehistoric Pokemon as he returned to her side. Fidens nodded before disappearing inside his Pokeball, and Gray clipped the capsule onto her belt, grabbing another as she noticed Fidens' picture turn blue.

"Wow! Fidens was great!" Eevee cheered while running around with Unicus, who was amped up by the battle. "What do you think, Slakoth?"

"I think so too. Gray really overcame a severe type disadvantage, but this is far from being over. After all, Garrett still has one fully healthy Pokemon while Leviculus and Fidens got beaten up pretty badly."

Once again, the pair of unfamiliar people who had listened to Cole turned to face each other in shock before smiling at Slakoth's in-depth response. While doing so, the pair began jotting down notes on their clipboards before walking to the other end of the room and sitting down, their eyes glued to the TV screen showing Gray's battle.

"Acer, let's rock and roll!" the one seed roared, throwing her third Pokeball confidently at the same time as Garrett.

"Infernape, we need to heat things up!"

Both Pokeballs opened and revealed the pair of fighting types, whose pictures appeared on the scoreboard while they locked eyes and bowed to one another as most Pokemon with their typing did.

"This battle will be between Acer and Infernape! Begin!"

"Infernape, Mach Punch!" Garrett barked, wanting to dish out as much damage as fast as possible.

Running at full speed, Infernape began to screech while his right fist turned bright blue, surging with energy. As Infernape closed in, Acer turned to Gray and saw her nod, prompting the grass type to grin in response before taking a runner's stance, anticipating her trainer's counterattack.

"Don't back down, Acer! Show them a real Mach Punch!"

Without hesitation, Acer disappeared into thin air, resulting in the entire stadium gasping along with Garrett, and Acer shocked everyone when she reappeared in front of her opponent and punched him square in the face, knocking the fire monkey onto his back. Somehow, Infernape reacted and popped off the ground with the use of his hands, making Garrett pump his fist emotionally before calling out to his final Pokemon.

"Keep it going, Infernape! Fire a Flamethrower attack!"

Infernape reared back and shot a wave of orange and red fire at Acer, but the grass and fighting type's speed, coupled with her trainer's instincts prevented the super effective attack from landing.

"Jump out of the way and stop him cold with Stun Spore!" Gray commanded.

Acer smacked her tail against the ground and jumped as high as she could, barely avoiding Infernape's Flamethrower attack. Then, as Acer began to spin like a top, dozens of yellow spores flew off her body and made contact with Infernape, causing the Sinnoh starter to freeze up.

"I-Infernape?" Garrett called in concern as his Pokemon tried to move, but was unable to.

"Nice aim! Now use Headbutt and send him flying!" Gray yelled, seizing the opportunity to strike.

As soon as she landed, Acer took off and lowered her head. Then, she dove at Infernape and slammed her head into the ape's stomach, sending him spiraling through the air. Garrett, however, was quick to react and grinned as Infernape seemed to be able to fight through his paralysis.

"Spin to regain control and use Flare Blitz!" the underdog shouted, hoping to knock Acer out.

Surprisingly, Infernape fought through the paralysis and spun before gaining control of his flight. Then, he was engulfed in a bright wave of blue fire, and he zipped towards Acer, crashing into her at a blinding speed. An explosion occurred upon impact, and Acer bounced along the battlefield before slowly rising to her feet, covered in bruises and burns.

"Hang in there a bit longer, Acer!" Gray shouted to her injured Pokemon before noticing blue static appear around Infernape as he grunted in pain from the recoil damage.

"Infernape, we need to end this now. Acrobatics!"

"You know what to do, Acer! Charge and hit Infernape with a max power Mach Punch!"

The combatting Pokemon nodded at their orders and sprinted towards one another without fear. Then, as Acer reared her glowing blue fist back, Infernape prepared to jump and kick her in the face. Much to the monkey's dismay, Acer smirked and disappeared, causing Infernape to stop dead in his tracks. All of a sudden, Acer reappeared in the exact same spot and punched her opponent in the face, knocking him unconscious instantly as he rolled along the ground, eventually coming to a stop.

"Infernape is unable to continue! That means Gray, Leviculus, Fidens, and Acer are the winners and will be advancing to the top 16!" the referee decreed, pointing at Gray as she jumped up and down while hugging Comis and Durus until Acer ran over and joined in on the celebration.

"Way to go, Acer! I'm so impressed with how you used your speed!" Gray commended while walking back to the trainer room with her Breloom, Persian, and Gliscor by her side.

"And now we're getting into the full battles! This is great!" Comis exclaimed, causing Gray to laugh while Durus rolled her eyes at the annoying creature. "I can't wait to see who we're going up against."

"Neither can I!" Unicus shouted as Gray sat down with Nikki and Cole. "I know I'd get destroyed out there, but I really want to battle!"

Everyone laughed at the statement as Unicus hopped onto Gray's lap and patted her hands against her chest to emphasize her point before hopping off to play with Eevee, Magna, and Agrestis, the latter two having just been released from their Pokeballs.

"That really was a great battle. Even though you won without losing a Pokemon, Garrett still kept it really close," Nikki stated, drawing a nod from Gray, who leaned back in her chair and let out a sigh of relief while Durus laid down underneath her trainer's chair.

"Yeah, he was a really good trainer. I'm surprised he wasn't seeded higher."

"Well, all it takes is a bad placing at a tournament, or a string of losses near the start of the league. But you're right; he definitely should've been ranked a lot higher than a nine seed," Cole opined as Slakoth nodded at each and every word his trainer uttered.

Before Gray, Nikki, or Slakoth could get a word in, an unfamiliar pair of adults walked over to their table with smiles, bowing to all three.

"Sorry for interrupting, but we're Silver Conference executives and couldn't help overhear the analysis of your friend's battle," the woman started as she and her colleague looked at Cole and Slakoth, who nodded.

"To make things brief, we were very impressed and wanted to off you two a position on the PBN for the remainder of the league," the man announced, causing Cole to nearly fall out of his chair while Slakoth's eyes went wide for the first time during his travels with Gray.

"That's incredible, Cole!" Gray exclaimed, making the boy smile before he turned his attention back to the executives.

"What exactly would you have us do? Don't you have enough analysts dissect the battles after they're over?"

"Yes, but that's not what we'd have you do," the woman answered, handing Cole a page full of notes. "These were just a few ideas I came up with after hearing what you had said, and I think I know the best job for you," she continued before motioning for her partner to speak.

"We want to make a show where people will analyze what's going on during the battle and give their thoughts on situations. The main goal would be to appeal to a younger audience and get them interested in becoming trainers, which we think you and your Slakoth are more than capable of doing."

Staring up at the executives in shock, Cole was at a loss for words until Comis pinched him.

"We would love to do that! When would we start!?" the teen shrieked enthusiastically, making the two adults laugh.

"If you're up for it, tomorrow could be your first day. We can show you the studio we film in right now, if you'd like," the woman offered, which was met with a pair of nods from Cole and Slakoth. "Well that settles that! It's great to have you aboard!"

"Thank you for the opportunity," Cole replied with Slakoth as they shook hands with their new bosses. "I can't wait to see that studio!"

With that, Cole and Slakoth waved to Gray, Nikki, and their Pokemon while walking away with the Silver Conference executives.

"That's great for them! I'm happy they found something they liked," Gray said, drawing a nod from Nikki, who looked over at Eevee and smiled at the brown dog as she played with Gray's Pokemon. "So do you know if the bracket's been finalized yet?"

Nikki shook her head and immediately pulled out her Pokedex in an attempt to find the answer to Gray's question. Before she could even get to the league website, all of the television's flashed and grabbed the attention of everyone in the trainer room. Lance was sitting behind a desk and looking through the camera with a look that radiated with an intimidating sense of confidence.

"Hello, everyone. My name's Lance, and I'm the current champion of the Johto region. As most of you know, the Silver Conference started earlier this week, and those of us working with the Pokemon Leagues are always excited for this time of year, especially now that we're nearing the field of the final sixteen competitors. Let's take a look at the bracket and see how many battles are left."

The screen switched from Lance's face to the red bracket, which had only four trainers remaining. Then, it turned to the blue bracket, where two battles had yet to be completed while two other trainers, one of which was James, were in the top 16. Next was the yellow bracket, where Gray saw Silver's name along with three others, which made her and Nikki scowl. Lastly, the green bracket was displayed, and Gray smiled when she saw her name at the top. Joey had also won his battle and was at the bottom of the screen, but one name in particular caught Gray's attention.

"So Savannah's our next hurdle," Comis said aloud, folding his arms over his chest solemnly. "I'm surprised we're facing her so soon. That's definitely going to be our toughest challenge yet."

"You're right about that," a familiar voice stated, causing everyone to turn. "And don't think we're going to go easy on you, Gray. After all, we've been waiting for this for over a year."

Gray grinned at Savannah, noticing the eager look on her and Wigglytuff's faces. Comis, Durus, Agrestis, and Magna appeared to be just as excited for the looming battle before turning to their trainer, who had risen from her chair and walked over to Savannah.

"So have we," the brunette stated. "And I don't plan on holding anything back, either," Gray continued confidently.

"Good. May the best trainer win," Savannah said while extending a hand, which Gray took immediately.

"May the best trainer win."


Wow, Gray is dominating so far! With a pair of 3-1 and 3-0 wins heading into the top 16, it looks like she's proving her number one seed was well deserved. However, her effortless run will come to a screeching halt now that she's squaring off with Savannah, who'll be pulling out all the stops for their upcoming battle. What exactly does that mean? Well, you'll find out soon ;) Till next time, peace out.


Next Chapter: "Kanto Clash!"

With the full battles beginning, Gray and Savannah collide! Both sides turn to their six strongest Pokemon, and everything boils down to one final battle! Will Gray be able to advance to the quarterfinals?


Silver Conference Arc

Chapter 58: Ferus vs Typhlosion: Rivals Forever!
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Chapter 60: ?
Chapter 61: ?
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