Chapter XXXVI- The Pokemon Leauge Challange
It was now Erika's turn to try the randomizer, and she ended up with the ice field.
"Wonderful!" She said and the our papers she had sent through the registration machine
came out. "There you are!" She said as she teared off the bottom of the papers and handed
them to Erika and me. "This is the information the judges and reffs need to see before you
can go into battle. Just give it to the head judge, and he'll pass it along. Just remember,
the head judge always wears red." She said and smiled, "Erika Crimson; your number is
I48, and Marcy Blaze, your number is G49. Good luck to you both. There will be an
announcment in a few minutes about when trainers are to report to their fields. If you like,
you can stay here and have something to eat or you can go talk to other trainers. Just don't
froget to see me before you leave for anywhere; though you really shouldn't leave the
premises unless it's an emergency. Got that all?" She asked and smiled again.
"Yes thank you. But, I do have one question..." I asked and she said,
"Go ahead," and I finished,
"Why do we need to see you before we go anywhere?"
"This year, the leauge is providing town houses on this premises for all trainers. That's
why we've limited the max sign up to be 200 people." She said and turned around,
shuffled some things, and turned back with a key. "The town houses are down the road
off to the right of here, and the house number is on the key. You can find the house
number on the lamp post directly out side of each." She handed me the key then finished,
"I think this one will be big enough for all of you; if your friends decide they would like
to stay also."
"Thank you very much! I appreciate all of your help!" I said and she replied,
"That's my job^_^!" and we walked off out into the sitting area, outside the dome. It was a
beautiful day and the sun was nice and warm. Suddenly, the loud speaker came on, and a
voice boomed across the garden,
"Attention all trainers, attention all trainers, we have a very important announcement. All
trainers will report their respective fields in one hour--I repeat, all trainers will report their
respective fields in one hour. Spectators may begin to come in now and get tickets, all
moral support for trainers will report with them at the assigened time. Thank you."
"They allow moral support hugh?" I said as I picked a map up off the table where we
were sitting at.
"Well, you're going to be mine right?" Erika asked.
"Of course! I'll have to switch back and fourth with you and Marcy though. " Jarod said,
and it was a deal. Me and Erika got lunch while Jarod reserved seats at the seperate fields.
Me, Erika, and Noki relaxed for a while, casually chating with other trainers and showing
off our rare pokemon, until there was another announcement,
"Trainers, please report to your fields now, we are ready to begin, I repeat, we are ready
for you to report to your fields. You have 10 minutes. Thank you." We got up and called
back our pokemon, even though some of the other people weren't done marveling at them
yet.
"Hey! We might see you on the field! Good luck!" I said and we began to walk to the
fields. Noki suddenly stopped me and said,
"I want you to wear this. It'll power up your pokemon's fire type moves. It helps when
you're up against tough opponents." She took the necklace she had on off over her head,
and placed it on mine.
"Thank you." I said and she ran off. We walked until we came to the fork, where the road
spilt, each leading to a different field. "Good Luck." I said,
"Good Luck Marcy." Erika said and we hugged for a moment, then split up. I walked
along the road until I found a bunch of other people underneath an arch.
"Hey, this is where the grass field peolpe are supposed to meet right?" I said to anyone.
"Yup!" A girl with long white hair, dark skin and purple eyes turned around and said to
me. "We're gonna walk out and they'll introduce us, then announce how long we'll be
battling for today."
"Thanks. My names Marcy...." I said and held out my hand.
"I'm Tai. It's nice to meet you! Good Luck! If you make it all the way you're gonna have
to deal with me^_^!" She said and shook my hand.
"Likewise^_^" I said, and the final announcement came on,
"Attention everyone! The Leauge Challange will now comense! Will the Trainers please
march out and present your slips of paper to the judges!....on the four seperate
fields...battles will be lasting until 9:00; if by chance a battle goes over time, that battle
with be restarted in the morning at 9:00 sharp. No exceptions." We all started moving
forward in a mass at first, then it became organized into two lines, I handed my slip off to
the head judge on my right, and Tai handed hers off to the head judge on the left. They
passed the slips down the line as we moved forward, and the last judges announced the
names interchangeably. Finally, as I passed the end of the judges table, my name came on,
and I could hear Noki yelling in the first row of the stands, "Yeah Marcy!!!" I turned my
head and waved to her, and she waved back. We each took a seat inside a dug out-like
structure that had glass infront of it, until all 50 people were set.
"Welcome everyone to the 45th anniversary of the Pokemon Leauge Competitions! More
than ever this year, young ladies have flocked from all over to reign supreme in this
competition, to prove that their place is not in the kitchen, (crowd giggles a little) but on
the battle field! Will numbers 1 and 2 of all fields step up to the battle field!" One guy
infront of me, and a girl from the dug-out on the other side of the field both got up and
walked to their spots on the field.
"So, how many pokemon do you use in these rounds of the competition?" I asked Tai,
who was still next to me.
"You only use three this time around, but if you make it to the top four; the elite four,
then you battle the other trainers that conquered the other three fields to determine who is
a pokemon master. You use all your pokemon of your choice in those battles." She took
her eyes away from the action for a moment to look at me.
"You seem to know a lot, where, er, who, did you learn it all from?" I asked curious.
"My older brother went through the leauge before me, he got placed in third." She said
proudly and went back to the battle. It didn't last as long as I thought it would, and the boy
lost to her bad too.
"The winner, number G2, Rina Kazenoryu!" The referee yelled and held up her hand, as
the crowd cheered on. "Will number G3 please step up to the battle field?" Another girl
from the same dug-out as Rina, stepped up, and the next battle began. Rina won again.
Her team was comprised of Vaporeon, Vicreebel, and Visage, her Ninetails. She seemed
to be on a winning streak. One, after one, they continued to fall, until G9, when her team
got knocked out by a boy from Mahogany in Jhoto. His name was Keen, and Tai seemed
to be attracted to him. He had dark blue hair that was short and he had purple eyes. By
this time it was 5:00; 4 more hours to go...I wonder how Erika is doing....if she's doing
anything that is....I thought to myself.
"Hey Tai, what are we supposed to do while we're in here?" I asked getting really board
and hungry.
"Well, my brother said that he used this time to pep up his pokemon and study the moves
and techniques of his opponents." She said as she watched carefully, Keen's Rapidash
Body Slamed the Nidoqueen into the opposite wall. "That ones got strength, but not
speed." She infered.
"Amazing, you can tell all that hugh?" I asked as I watched the Nidoqueen get up, then
fall. A call for number G11 came around, and a boy behind me stood up, then made his
way onto the field.
"Yup. It's just a matter of being meticolus. Oh, and don't worry, bro said they feed you
about now." She said after she heard my stomach growl quietly.
"HeeHee...." I said as I turned a little red, and looked to see some men coming twords us.
They carried plates of sandwiches; Peanut Butter and Jelly, BLT's, Turky and cheese, all
sorts. One man handed the plate to a boy at the end of our row, and he took one off, then
passed it down. When it finally came to Tai and me, all that were left were Peanut butter
and Jelly, and Turky and cheese. I took one of the P&J's and she took a Turky and cheese.
The match continued as we passed the plate down the row and ate our sandwiches. Keen
won. And won, and won again. He also seemed to be on a winning streak until number
G15, a girl from Cerulean City stepped up. I still didn't see Jarod any where in the seats,
but Hinokoai saved his seat for him still.
"Hey! Isn't that!!!....." I said as the girl got closer, I could see her more clearly. She had
blue eyes and short orange hair, it was Misty! I looked around in the stands to the right,
and sure enough, there was Ash, sitting waiting for her turn. "Misty!" I yelled out, and Tai
turned to me,
"You know her?!" She asked, and Misty turned to wave,
"Hi Marcy! How's it goin?" She said.
"She's one of my best friends. She's going to hopefully be a bridesmaid at my wedding." I
said and my left fingers fiddled with my ring.
"Your....best....friend? Misty Ketchum!? She's famous!" Tai said as the battle begun, "She
used to be the leader of the Cerulean Gym before she married Ash!" She continued.
"Maybe I'll get to introduce you to her after the battles today!" I said and smiled, then
turned back to the battle. Misty pulverized Keen. I was a little sad at first, but only
because Tai was, but as Keen walked by, he waved to Tai. She shyly waved back. Misty
beat trainer after trainer, until 9:00. By that time, she had made it all the way to number
G35. Her team was purely awsome, and I had plenty of time to study her stratagy. Poision
or stun them, then bring em' down with their water attacks. Her team was comprised of
Tentacruel, Mantine, and a Vaporeon; that just happened to know Ice beam. Great. I'll
have to use Raichu for that one; and the worst part was, was that that thing was fast. I
blinked and it was half-way across the field. Thank god Vaporeon doesn't learn Agility!
So, Tai and me walked out after the final announcement of the night that all
trainers will report to their fields at 9:00 sharp, or you'll be disqualified. When we reached
the fork, Misty, Erika, Jarod, and Noki were all there waiting for me.
"Hey Marcy! How was the rest of your summer?" Misty asked as she hugged me.
"Oh, it was great! So, where's Ash?" I asked, forgetting temporarily about Tai.
"Oh, he had to go and get something to eat; You know how he is!" She giggled a little
then asked, "So who's this?" She asked refearing to Tai.
"Oh! This is my friend Tai!" I said, and she stepped around me as I stepped out of her
way to jump into Jarod's arms. "Hey hun!" I said and he kissed my forehead.
"Um....hi! Gosh....I'm....I'm so happy to meet you! I can't....I never....You're a really great
trainer!" Tai was so happy she could barely speak().
"Hey Marcy, we had better be getting back." Erika said and I detached myself from Jarod.
"I'll see you tommorow Marcy!" Tai said, and we walked off to find our townhouse. We
wandered about, a little lost at first, but once we got oriented, we found our place. It was
actually quite large. It was white house with dark green shutters as far as I could tell. I
carefully got the key out of my back pack, so I didn't drop it, and opened the door.
Everyone, trampled over me to get in, and I turned on the light. It was more like a cabin
than a house, but it was fine with me. Erika ran up the stairs to the left, and Hinokoai ran
after her. Me and Jarod stayed in the kitchen and waited for their report. Erika came
running half-way back down the stairs yelling,
"Marcy! These are the coolest rooms! Come on up!" She said and ran backup. Jarod
opened the refrigorator to find some water, and I followed Erika up the stairs. When I
stood at the landing I could see three rooms to the left in a semi-circle, and behind me
down the hall was a medium bathroom. I walked the rest of the way up the stairs and into
the middle of one of the three different bedrooms. "Is that the one you want?" Erika
asked, I turned and looked around it some more. It wasn't very big, but everything was
decorated in different shades of red^_^ so I was happy.
"Yeah. This is fine." She ran out and into the room to the left of mine, that was hers', and
began to unpack her back pack.
"Hey Marcy! Could you come down here for a sec?" I heard Jarod yell from downstairs,
as I began to unpack my stuff.
"I'll be right there." I yelled back, and put my pajamas on the bed. I walked downstairs
and found Jarod sitting watching T.V. on the couch.(Typical guy for ya.) "What's up?"
"Oh! Were there enough rooms for all of us?" He asked as he tore himself away from the
T.V. for a moment. I thought for a minute and realized that there wasn't.
"Ah.....I think we're one short....." I said and thought about a way we could fit him in.
Erika won't want Jarod on a sleeping bag on the floor. I won't let Hinokoai be in the
same room as him, because who knows what she would say in the middle of the night. She
knows she has a habit of sleep talking. For all she knows she could start talking about me
and Jarod as her parents, and I know Jarod is a light sleeper....I on the other hand sleep
like a log if I get the chance to go to sleep.....maybe.....Hinokoai could sleep on the floor
in my room and Jarod can have the other room to himself.....no, but she'd still be right
next door....
"What if I sleep in my sleeping bag in your room?" He interupted my thinking and
suggested. I turned a little red and thought about it.
"Well.....I....I guess so?" So we set up camp upstairs. Hinokoai fell asleep first, then
Erika. I could hear Noki talking to herself as she fell fast asleep. Jarod decided to sleep on
the big pillow chair that was in the corner of my room by the window. I eventually fell
asleep after a short conversation with Jarond about what we would do tommorow. Him
and Noki were both going to go watch Erika first, since her number is before mine, and
then come to see me. Bad idea. Never let Noki watch me battle with Jarod around.....()
It was now Erika's turn to try the randomizer, and she ended up with the ice field.
"Wonderful!" She said and the our papers she had sent through the registration machine
came out. "There you are!" She said as she teared off the bottom of the papers and handed
them to Erika and me. "This is the information the judges and reffs need to see before you
can go into battle. Just give it to the head judge, and he'll pass it along. Just remember,
the head judge always wears red." She said and smiled, "Erika Crimson; your number is
I48, and Marcy Blaze, your number is G49. Good luck to you both. There will be an
announcment in a few minutes about when trainers are to report to their fields. If you like,
you can stay here and have something to eat or you can go talk to other trainers. Just don't
froget to see me before you leave for anywhere; though you really shouldn't leave the
premises unless it's an emergency. Got that all?" She asked and smiled again.
"Yes thank you. But, I do have one question..." I asked and she said,
"Go ahead," and I finished,
"Why do we need to see you before we go anywhere?"
"This year, the leauge is providing town houses on this premises for all trainers. That's
why we've limited the max sign up to be 200 people." She said and turned around,
shuffled some things, and turned back with a key. "The town houses are down the road
off to the right of here, and the house number is on the key. You can find the house
number on the lamp post directly out side of each." She handed me the key then finished,
"I think this one will be big enough for all of you; if your friends decide they would like
to stay also."
"Thank you very much! I appreciate all of your help!" I said and she replied,
"That's my job^_^!" and we walked off out into the sitting area, outside the dome. It was a
beautiful day and the sun was nice and warm. Suddenly, the loud speaker came on, and a
voice boomed across the garden,
"Attention all trainers, attention all trainers, we have a very important announcement. All
trainers will report their respective fields in one hour--I repeat, all trainers will report their
respective fields in one hour. Spectators may begin to come in now and get tickets, all
moral support for trainers will report with them at the assigened time. Thank you."
"They allow moral support hugh?" I said as I picked a map up off the table where we
were sitting at.
"Well, you're going to be mine right?" Erika asked.
"Of course! I'll have to switch back and fourth with you and Marcy though. " Jarod said,
and it was a deal. Me and Erika got lunch while Jarod reserved seats at the seperate fields.
Me, Erika, and Noki relaxed for a while, casually chating with other trainers and showing
off our rare pokemon, until there was another announcement,
"Trainers, please report to your fields now, we are ready to begin, I repeat, we are ready
for you to report to your fields. You have 10 minutes. Thank you." We got up and called
back our pokemon, even though some of the other people weren't done marveling at them
yet.
"Hey! We might see you on the field! Good luck!" I said and we began to walk to the
fields. Noki suddenly stopped me and said,
"I want you to wear this. It'll power up your pokemon's fire type moves. It helps when
you're up against tough opponents." She took the necklace she had on off over her head,
and placed it on mine.
"Thank you." I said and she ran off. We walked until we came to the fork, where the road
spilt, each leading to a different field. "Good Luck." I said,
"Good Luck Marcy." Erika said and we hugged for a moment, then split up. I walked
along the road until I found a bunch of other people underneath an arch.
"Hey, this is where the grass field peolpe are supposed to meet right?" I said to anyone.
"Yup!" A girl with long white hair, dark skin and purple eyes turned around and said to
me. "We're gonna walk out and they'll introduce us, then announce how long we'll be
battling for today."
"Thanks. My names Marcy...." I said and held out my hand.
"I'm Tai. It's nice to meet you! Good Luck! If you make it all the way you're gonna have
to deal with me^_^!" She said and shook my hand.
"Likewise^_^" I said, and the final announcement came on,
"Attention everyone! The Leauge Challange will now comense! Will the Trainers please
march out and present your slips of paper to the judges!....on the four seperate
fields...battles will be lasting until 9:00; if by chance a battle goes over time, that battle
with be restarted in the morning at 9:00 sharp. No exceptions." We all started moving
forward in a mass at first, then it became organized into two lines, I handed my slip off to
the head judge on my right, and Tai handed hers off to the head judge on the left. They
passed the slips down the line as we moved forward, and the last judges announced the
names interchangeably. Finally, as I passed the end of the judges table, my name came on,
and I could hear Noki yelling in the first row of the stands, "Yeah Marcy!!!" I turned my
head and waved to her, and she waved back. We each took a seat inside a dug out-like
structure that had glass infront of it, until all 50 people were set.
"Welcome everyone to the 45th anniversary of the Pokemon Leauge Competitions! More
than ever this year, young ladies have flocked from all over to reign supreme in this
competition, to prove that their place is not in the kitchen, (crowd giggles a little) but on
the battle field! Will numbers 1 and 2 of all fields step up to the battle field!" One guy
infront of me, and a girl from the dug-out on the other side of the field both got up and
walked to their spots on the field.
"So, how many pokemon do you use in these rounds of the competition?" I asked Tai,
who was still next to me.
"You only use three this time around, but if you make it to the top four; the elite four,
then you battle the other trainers that conquered the other three fields to determine who is
a pokemon master. You use all your pokemon of your choice in those battles." She took
her eyes away from the action for a moment to look at me.
"You seem to know a lot, where, er, who, did you learn it all from?" I asked curious.
"My older brother went through the leauge before me, he got placed in third." She said
proudly and went back to the battle. It didn't last as long as I thought it would, and the boy
lost to her bad too.
"The winner, number G2, Rina Kazenoryu!" The referee yelled and held up her hand, as
the crowd cheered on. "Will number G3 please step up to the battle field?" Another girl
from the same dug-out as Rina, stepped up, and the next battle began. Rina won again.
Her team was comprised of Vaporeon, Vicreebel, and Visage, her Ninetails. She seemed
to be on a winning streak. One, after one, they continued to fall, until G9, when her team
got knocked out by a boy from Mahogany in Jhoto. His name was Keen, and Tai seemed
to be attracted to him. He had dark blue hair that was short and he had purple eyes. By
this time it was 5:00; 4 more hours to go...I wonder how Erika is doing....if she's doing
anything that is....I thought to myself.
"Hey Tai, what are we supposed to do while we're in here?" I asked getting really board
and hungry.
"Well, my brother said that he used this time to pep up his pokemon and study the moves
and techniques of his opponents." She said as she watched carefully, Keen's Rapidash
Body Slamed the Nidoqueen into the opposite wall. "That ones got strength, but not
speed." She infered.
"Amazing, you can tell all that hugh?" I asked as I watched the Nidoqueen get up, then
fall. A call for number G11 came around, and a boy behind me stood up, then made his
way onto the field.
"Yup. It's just a matter of being meticolus. Oh, and don't worry, bro said they feed you
about now." She said after she heard my stomach growl quietly.
"HeeHee...." I said as I turned a little red, and looked to see some men coming twords us.
They carried plates of sandwiches; Peanut Butter and Jelly, BLT's, Turky and cheese, all
sorts. One man handed the plate to a boy at the end of our row, and he took one off, then
passed it down. When it finally came to Tai and me, all that were left were Peanut butter
and Jelly, and Turky and cheese. I took one of the P&J's and she took a Turky and cheese.
The match continued as we passed the plate down the row and ate our sandwiches. Keen
won. And won, and won again. He also seemed to be on a winning streak until number
G15, a girl from Cerulean City stepped up. I still didn't see Jarod any where in the seats,
but Hinokoai saved his seat for him still.
"Hey! Isn't that!!!....." I said as the girl got closer, I could see her more clearly. She had
blue eyes and short orange hair, it was Misty! I looked around in the stands to the right,
and sure enough, there was Ash, sitting waiting for her turn. "Misty!" I yelled out, and Tai
turned to me,
"You know her?!" She asked, and Misty turned to wave,
"Hi Marcy! How's it goin?" She said.
"She's one of my best friends. She's going to hopefully be a bridesmaid at my wedding." I
said and my left fingers fiddled with my ring.
"Your....best....friend? Misty Ketchum!? She's famous!" Tai said as the battle begun, "She
used to be the leader of the Cerulean Gym before she married Ash!" She continued.
"Maybe I'll get to introduce you to her after the battles today!" I said and smiled, then
turned back to the battle. Misty pulverized Keen. I was a little sad at first, but only
because Tai was, but as Keen walked by, he waved to Tai. She shyly waved back. Misty
beat trainer after trainer, until 9:00. By that time, she had made it all the way to number
G35. Her team was purely awsome, and I had plenty of time to study her stratagy. Poision
or stun them, then bring em' down with their water attacks. Her team was comprised of
Tentacruel, Mantine, and a Vaporeon; that just happened to know Ice beam. Great. I'll
have to use Raichu for that one; and the worst part was, was that that thing was fast. I
blinked and it was half-way across the field. Thank god Vaporeon doesn't learn Agility!
So, Tai and me walked out after the final announcement of the night that all
trainers will report to their fields at 9:00 sharp, or you'll be disqualified. When we reached
the fork, Misty, Erika, Jarod, and Noki were all there waiting for me.
"Hey Marcy! How was the rest of your summer?" Misty asked as she hugged me.
"Oh, it was great! So, where's Ash?" I asked, forgetting temporarily about Tai.
"Oh, he had to go and get something to eat; You know how he is!" She giggled a little
then asked, "So who's this?" She asked refearing to Tai.
"Oh! This is my friend Tai!" I said, and she stepped around me as I stepped out of her
way to jump into Jarod's arms. "Hey hun!" I said and he kissed my forehead.
"Um....hi! Gosh....I'm....I'm so happy to meet you! I can't....I never....You're a really great
trainer!" Tai was so happy she could barely speak().
"Hey Marcy, we had better be getting back." Erika said and I detached myself from Jarod.
"I'll see you tommorow Marcy!" Tai said, and we walked off to find our townhouse. We
wandered about, a little lost at first, but once we got oriented, we found our place. It was
actually quite large. It was white house with dark green shutters as far as I could tell. I
carefully got the key out of my back pack, so I didn't drop it, and opened the door.
Everyone, trampled over me to get in, and I turned on the light. It was more like a cabin
than a house, but it was fine with me. Erika ran up the stairs to the left, and Hinokoai ran
after her. Me and Jarod stayed in the kitchen and waited for their report. Erika came
running half-way back down the stairs yelling,
"Marcy! These are the coolest rooms! Come on up!" She said and ran backup. Jarod
opened the refrigorator to find some water, and I followed Erika up the stairs. When I
stood at the landing I could see three rooms to the left in a semi-circle, and behind me
down the hall was a medium bathroom. I walked the rest of the way up the stairs and into
the middle of one of the three different bedrooms. "Is that the one you want?" Erika
asked, I turned and looked around it some more. It wasn't very big, but everything was
decorated in different shades of red^_^ so I was happy.
"Yeah. This is fine." She ran out and into the room to the left of mine, that was hers', and
began to unpack her back pack.
"Hey Marcy! Could you come down here for a sec?" I heard Jarod yell from downstairs,
as I began to unpack my stuff.
"I'll be right there." I yelled back, and put my pajamas on the bed. I walked downstairs
and found Jarod sitting watching T.V. on the couch.(Typical guy for ya.) "What's up?"
"Oh! Were there enough rooms for all of us?" He asked as he tore himself away from the
T.V. for a moment. I thought for a minute and realized that there wasn't.
"Ah.....I think we're one short....." I said and thought about a way we could fit him in.
Erika won't want Jarod on a sleeping bag on the floor. I won't let Hinokoai be in the
same room as him, because who knows what she would say in the middle of the night. She
knows she has a habit of sleep talking. For all she knows she could start talking about me
and Jarod as her parents, and I know Jarod is a light sleeper....I on the other hand sleep
like a log if I get the chance to go to sleep.....maybe.....Hinokoai could sleep on the floor
in my room and Jarod can have the other room to himself.....no, but she'd still be right
next door....
"What if I sleep in my sleeping bag in your room?" He interupted my thinking and
suggested. I turned a little red and thought about it.
"Well.....I....I guess so?" So we set up camp upstairs. Hinokoai fell asleep first, then
Erika. I could hear Noki talking to herself as she fell fast asleep. Jarod decided to sleep on
the big pillow chair that was in the corner of my room by the window. I eventually fell
asleep after a short conversation with Jarond about what we would do tommorow. Him
and Noki were both going to go watch Erika first, since her number is before mine, and
then come to see me. Bad idea. Never let Noki watch me battle with Jarod around.....()