"speaking"

"Thinking"

On with the story

Ken was on his way to the Sinnoh League as he was riding on Golurk's back

The Automaton Pokemon flied in the air as it was flying to the direction of the harbor docks of Sunnyshore city

In order to go to the Pokemon League, Ken has to ride a ship that will head to Lily of the Valley Island, the location of the Sinnoh League Tournament

"there it is" Ken said as they arrived to the docks where there were many people waiting in line "talk about a crowd, there must be hundreds of trainers here"

Golurk nodded before the Automaton Pokemon flied down


Many Trainers were buying tickets to the ship as they were all Trainers who won 8 Gym Badges and are able to enter the Sinnoh League Tournament

"look there!" one Female Trainer exclaimed while pointing to the sky as other nearby trainers looks up and sees Golurk coming down with Ken on its back

"it's him!" "It's Ken from Lavender Town!" "the Champion's boyfriend" "he's here"

Everyone started to chatter around with each other as Golurk landed on the ground before Ken got off

"looks like everyone here is our opponent, Golurk" Ken said as Golurk nodded before the two headed into the seaport to get the ferry ticket


After getting the ticket to their ferry, Ken headed to a nearby café as to get a quick lunch for the day

He had Golurk and the others out of their Pokeball as he got them their meal

Golurk and the others eat their meal with each other but not Darkrai who was hiding in the shades of a tree while eating its meal

Ken sighs to his friend before drinking his cup of coffee and then takes a bite out of his burger

"there you are!" someone shouted out as Ken turns to see someone running to him like a stampeding Tauro

Jun then appeared as the Trainer pointed at Ken

"Ken! I found you!" Jun exclaimed

"Jun?" Ken looks in surprise to see the trainer "you've come to participate in the Tournament, right?"

"sure am!" Jun said with a thumbs up "and this time for sure! I'm going to win and become the Sinnoh Champion!"

"is that so?" someone said as a man in glasses appeared behind Jun and surprised him

"Geh! Kohei!" Jun exclaimed as the man in glasses chuckled while adjusting his glasses "you surprised me!"

"if my hearing is correct, you claim that you will win the tournament?" Kohei asked as he chuckled to Jun "I'm sorry to say but this year, I shall be the winner for I have trained my Pokemon in many training ways"

"you know him?" Ken asked Jun who nodded

"his name is Kohei, and like me, he participated in last year's Tournament" Jun introduced Kohei as the man in name, shakes hand with Ken

"a pleasure to meet you" Kohei said with a smile

"same to you" Ken replied

"it is a pleasing honor to meet the one trainer who brought a draw match against the Champion and her boyfriend" Kohei said as this made Ken blushed

"oh yeah! Ken! You swindling Trainer! You got to date the Champion!? I demand a compensation for not telling me!" Jun exclaimed

"W-W-We're not dating, damnit!" Ken blurted out before explaining it to them how it all happened in the first place

After a few minutes, Kohei and Jun nodded in understanding

"I see, so this all happened because someone decided to spread a false rumor, I see, I see" Kohei said while nodding

"but still, the pictures that were spread all around the news really made everyone think that you were really dating with her" Jun said as Ken sighed in annoyance

"and because of it, reporters keep on flashing cameras at me and wanting an interview about it" Jun said rubbing his forehead "my eyes hurts so much just remembering the camera flashes"

"wow, tough life, you have" Jun said before they heard the PE call out

"attention, to all passengers of the Suzurigo, in a few moments, the ferry will depart, please head to the western gate, A34" it announced as it was the ferry, Ken needed to ride on

"looks like our ferry is prepped up for its departure" Kohei said while adjusting his glasses

"let's hurry and get on before it leaves" Jun said as Ken nodded

"come on, guys" Ken said as he called back everyone to their Pokeball "you too, Darkrai"

Darkrai nodded as the Pitch Black Pokemon approached Ken and surprised both Jun and Kohei from its appearance

"what the heck!? Where and when did you get a Darkrai!?" Jun exclaimed in shock

"for me to lay eyes on a Darkrai up close" Kohei said as he examined Dakrai

"I'll tell you guys about it on the way" Ken said as he called back Dakrai to its Pokeball


Getting on the ferry, Ken and the others were at one cabin where it was a shared room with two bunker beds

"looks like we're roomies" Jun said as he sets down on one of the bottom bunkers

"seems so" Kohei said as he took one of the top bunkers

"who's the other one?" Ken asked before a man in cape and was holding a harp came in

"excuse me" the man said before looking in surprise as so did Kohei and Jun

"ah! Naoshi!" Jun exclaimed "you're participating in the Tournament this year, huh!?"

"you two know him?" Ken asked as Kohei nodded

"he's another Last year's contestant like me and Jun" Kohei explained "he's Naoshi, a Pokemon Trainer and Coordinator at the same time"

"it is a pleasure to meet you all again" Naoshi greeted them as he smiled before looking to Ken

"you must be Ken from Lavender Town, it is a pleasure to meet you" Naoshi said as he shakes hand with Ken

"same to you" Ken replied

The four then got settled in as everyone got acquainted with each other


Night came as the ferry still sets sail for Lily of the Valley Island

Ken and the others were at the ferry's cafeteria, having dinner and had a small chat in doing so

"man, you couldn't believe the power of Ken's Golurk! Its Dynamic Punch is on a whole different level!" Jun said, retelling his story of his battle against Ken to Naoshi and Kohei

"yes, I've watched the Indigo League Tournament, Golurk's Dynamic Punch and its Shadow Punch are very powerful that it can take down a Steelix with just one hit" Kohei noted "It is no surprise that the Champion's Garchomp got a very large amount of damage from just one hit of the attack"

"I believe that you and Golurk had trained for a very long time, yes?" Naoshi asked as Ken nodded

"he's been with me since I was little" Ken explained "Golurk used to be my Grandpa's partner before he became mine"

The four chatted some more as they had dinner before midnight came


Heading into their room, everyone got ready for bed

Jun and Kohei were in the bathroom as they were brushing their teeth while Ken was prepping up his bed and Naoshi was playing his harp on his bed

"I wonder who are we going to face first in the first round?" Jun thought out loud as he brushed his teeth before he drinks some water and gargles, then spit it out

"my calculation suspects that there are 64 Trainers including us in this ferry, and there is an approximately 3.125% that one of us might face each other in the first tournament round" Kohei said as he cleaned his glasses

"well, all that matters that we battle with our best" Ken said stretching his arms and back before flopping down on his bed "that's what a true Pokemon Trainer do"

"agree" Naoshi said as he played some tune on his harp

"man! I can't wait to battle in the tournament and win!" Jun said pumped up

"fufufufu, as I had said 4 hours and 45 minutes ago, I shall be the winner" Kohei said with a smirk

"no, me!" Jun exclaimed

The two started bickering as Ken sighed

"good night" Ken said resting on his bed

"good night" Naoshi replied as he played on his harp while ignoring the bickering of Kohei and Jun


Two days of riding on the ferry, Ken and the others watched as they are nearing the Lily of the Valley island

"there it is" Jun said "Lily of the Valley Island"

"the island of champion" Kohei said with a serious look

"and the island of dreams" Naoshi said as he played a tune on his harp

"you three seemed to be in link" Ken said before looking to the island

"once I enter the Tournament…it's on" Ken thought as he saw Shirona standing in the sky with Oba, and Goyo and the other Elite Four member "wait for me, Shirona!"


That's a wrap!

Bye bye