AN: Sorry about the long hiatus! I have been really busy with school and trying to look into colleges (I'm still a ways off but it doesn't hurt to be ahead). As a reminder, I'm working on Aftermath still, so if you want to submit an OC, review the requirements and PM me or post a review on Aftermath. I'd like to thank the returning people if any. This story is a huge passion of mine and to see people legitimately enjoying it boosts my confidence and self-esteem a lot. Here's Chapter 11:

Nate POV

"If I remember correctly," Burgh starts, "He was a Hoenn Champion."

"He was also my father," I add on.

Burgh nods, "And you want to follow in his footsteps but in this region?"

I shake my head which elicits a look of surprise from Burgh.

"Why did you bring him up then?" he asks.

"He was brutally murdered by an abomination," I pause, "Mewtwo."

He frowns, " The Committee told me that Mewtwo doesn't exist to the public, that they had tried to keep information about it secret."

"I'm not your average citizen," I point out.

He shrugs, "Fair point, but I still don't see where this is going."

"I was getting to that. The Committee that you speak of has tarnished my father's name by claiming he's responsible for all the deaths that Mewtwo has been causing," I clench my fist.

"I want to get back at the system that wronged my father. I'm going to become the Champion, defeat Mewtwo, and bring the broken system to its knees."

"You say broken," Burgh finally pipes up, "But how is it broken?"

"Only the strong prosper," I growl, "The only way anyone can get anywhere is through brute force. The weak are taken advantage of too much. I'm going to eradicate that."

Burgh nods, "Sounds quite noble of you."

"I'm not in it for nobility."

He hands me the Insect Badge and a TM, "Alright, well tell the next person to come in."

I opened the door and gestured in.

"Wow," Hugh says, "You sure took your time."

"Oh, please," I flick my wrist, "It was probably a world record timing."

He scoffs, "Yeah, by only half an hour."

"Ha ha," I remark sarcastically.

"Now, if you'll excuse me," Hugh says, "I have a line to wait in."

Hugh POV

I just spent my whole day waiting in line. Well, not technically, but I did spend three hours in line. With how long everyone took, you'd think they were doing things besides Gym battles. Anyways, it took me a while, but I secured my name yet again in the League Championship.

At the end of the battle, Burgh asked something odd of me, "Check the power rankings."

That's what I'm going to do right now. I was a little surprised at first, I didn't even know they kept track of Challengers' journeys. The list was fairly extensive, full of people who tried their luck at the Gyms the second the last tournament, the Coveted League, I believe, finished. The number one seed was some person named Osian Black. Another nifty thing I figured out is it shows all of the trainers' Pokemon. Osian appeared to be a mostly Dark-type trainer with Sableye, Pangoro, Drapion, and Zoroark. His other two Pokemon were Yanmega and a Dusk Forme Lycanroc. Seeing as number one has all eight badges, I check the top 3, number two Alexander Ochoa and number three...Nate Kyohei.

I immediately clicked the description button that was placed under his name.

"While only having just obtained his third badge, Nate Kyohei's demolition of Cheren, Roxie, and Burgh are well faster than even Champion Valian's attempts on any of his runs. Not to mention, his team could rival most all of the trainers on this list. With a reported level 45 Samurott, 42 Lucario, 42 Arcanine, and 35 Toxtricity, his levels surpass the average considerably."

I'm appalled. Not only by Nate's feat, but also by the site's ability to keep up with Trainers, especially since we edit so much so often. I click over to the 'information' tab to see how they do this.

"You require an administrative account in order to access this page."

A look of confusion crosses my face as I try to reload the page.

"You require an administrative account in order to access this page."

Maybe I mistook information for something it wasn't. I still have a little time before I should start moving on to Nimbasa, so I search for my name.

"Hugh Hyu, Seed #647/2103."

I scoff, "Of course more people are going to join now that the old Champion is stepping down. They think they have a higher chance of victory."

The League Championships here in Unova have always been 512 participant, double-elimination tournaments, so as of now, I'm not even in the tournament. A sigh escapes my lips as I close my open tab.

"We'll see where I'm at after Elesa," I look towards the terminal, "Nimbasa is sure to hold a lot."

Nate POV

Seeing as Burgh had a line of trainers waiting, I decided to check the power rankings on my own time. I was, admittedly, a little disappointed in my placement when I first checked. Number three. Now, I'm fine with it. I've scheduled myself to leave Castelia for training on Route 4 tomorrow. I don't want to get to far behind other trainers or Hugh, but I'm tired as fuck.

"Tomorrow," I say, checking into a hotel for the rest of the day and night, "Route 4 and Nimbasa. I'll be halfway there."

Kain POV

Dumbass League Committee. I was waiting for nearly five hours outside the Gym Leader's room because of their inconvenience. When I finally got in there and got out, it was after noon. Damn them and their whole stupid system. At this point, Hugh and Nate are probably already at Nimbasa.

I rub my eyes, "Well, I give up. I'm just going to wait it out and leave tomorrow."

"Fate will come for you all in Nimbasa," it was an old man.

I blink, "You're him, aren't you? The guy who said he 'inserted' me into this timeline."

"You're surprisingly perceptive, kiddo," he smiles, "Yes, I am."

"So," I gulp, "What you said at the Committee HQ...it was...true?"

His face turns serious, "It would be best if you forgot what I told you."

"Why don't you just force me to?" I ask.

He starts to turn younger, "Do you know how long and hard the process of neural editing is?"

I back off, the aura emanating from him is strong and intimidating, "I don't."

"I've perfected it and it still takes me 20 years," he says, glowering, "I have to slow down time around me and everywhere else in order to do it. It's taxing and annoying."

"Well," I say, confidence regained, "I'll just leave then, if you're not going to force me to forget."

I came to a forceful stop, "No, you will forget."

I unfreeze, but the world around me is frozen now.

"I disagree," I say, now pissed, "And I'll fight for it."

I send Ampharos out, "We're not backing down."

Ampharos seems to understand this and tries his best to force himself to be brave.

"Electro Ball!"

The thing holds up his hand and absorbs it, "Even your friend Nate can't beat me."

"He's not even my friend!" I bark, "Zap Cannon!"

Ampharos charges up a huge blast and fires it off. The whole blast envelops him.

"That was easier than I expected," I say after having held my breath for thirty seconds.

I high-five my Ampharos, "Nice job buddy!"

An enormous blast of fire slams into Ampharos.

"You're lucky I can't kill you or your Pokemon," he rubs his wrist.

"A-Ampharos!" I yell, "You're asking for it you bitch! Pignite!"

"You still persist?"

"Pignite! Rollout!"

Pignite rolls into a ball and fires off at high speeds, dodging multiple blasts from him.

"Tch," he says.

Pignite hit the mark!

"Keep at it!" I say.

Pignite nods and right as she turns around the thing slams into her which makes her slam into me. As I feel the wind get knocked out of me, the thing walks up to me.

He lifts my head up, "Why don't you understand that this doesn't result well for you if you keep fighting or if you remember?! You'd ruin everything!"

I gasp for air, "I-" gasp, "Won't."

He scoffs, "You have no idea how long I've worked for this. I'm not the bad guy! I'm trying to save this timeline!"

It was my turn to read his mind, "No-you're not."

He straightens his back and I see goosebumps form on his skin, "Why do you think that?"

"You're as-open as a book."

The thing finally let's go of my head and turns around, "Well...fine, you're right. I'm saving one person," he wheels back around, "And you're lucky enough to be important in saving her."

I gasp some more, my breath still not quite coming back to me.

"Or else," his hand flays apart down to the bone and then curls back to its proper placement.

I puke at this macabre example and finally stand up, "Who knew gods were so selfish."

I pull out my next choice of Pokemon, "Lucario! Tranquill! Psyduck!"

My three Pokemon pop out of their Poke Balls, "Bone Rush! Air Cutter! Zen Headbutt!"

They charge at the thing, throwing out whatever they can. Sadly, I am outmatched. Every time one of my Pokemon tries an attack, he blocks it and a new appendage extends, battering them into a wall or the ground.

Lucario tries staying toe-to-toe with him, but he's doing terribly.

I try to think of some strategy, something that will help him. Slam. Too late.

The thing walks up to me and puffs out air, "Well, this was fun."

I struggle to look at my six Pokemon, strewn around me, "I...failed this badly?"

"You did," he gestures to my Pokemon, "Why can't you see?"

I gulp, breathe in, out, in, out, "You're wrong, I do see, but what I see is a distorted vision of an entity that doesn't give a fuck about us."

"Wrong and right," he says, "As humans tend to be. Anyways, I won."

I black out.

Team Kain

Name: Ampharos | Species: Ampharos | Level: 31 | Nature: Naive | Moveset: Thunder, Thunderbolt, Electro Ball, Confuse Ray

Name: Pignite | Species: Pignite | Level: 30 | Nature: Lax | Moveset: Flame Charge, Take Down, Arm Thrust, Rollout

Name: Lucario | Species: Lucario | Level: 30 | Nature: Hasty | Moveset: Aura Sphere, Power-Up Punch, Metal Claw, Bone Rush

Name: Leavanny | Species: Leavanny | Level: 30 | Nature: Timid | Moveset: Razor Leaf, Slash, Bug Bite, Helping Hand

Name: Psyduck | Species: Psyduck | Level: 30 | Nature: Mild | Moveset: Confusion, Zen Headbutt, Disable, Aqua Tail

Name: Tranquill | Species: Tranquill | Level: 30 | Nature: Rash | Moveset: Detect, Air Cutter, Roost, Quick Attack