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Ri2: I finally had something you couldn't predict, no he's not, yes they do, no he's not, and that's just the beginning…

Blue Mountain League

By Gigawolf1

Chapter 7: The League of Danger!

Since Ash and Misty knew that John was the Champion, he had to tell them everything.

"Well, the Blue Mountain Range was discovered by the founder. He had started off on his pokémon journey when he accidentally discovered a path leading here. He explored the region and then sealed the entrance. Years later, I was fighting my rival in the cave with the entrance. We broke down the barrier and I was lost in the caves. When I got out, I met the founder, who had since become rich. He had many pokémon, and he used them to construct most of the structures here. So, of course, when the league began, he invited me right away. In fact, now that this place is up and running he gives out most of the invitations personally. Recently, however, he's been laying low."

Jessie, James, and Meowth overheard the entire thing. They were listening from their room in the Pokémon Center. Jessie and Meowth had conceded to James' plan. Little did they realize that there was a man listening to the same conversation from an air vent. He remembered what had been revealed to him between the time the Founder sealed the Entrance and when John had stumbled upon it. He had found several facts, which were confusing, and knew that the whole story was yet to be revealed.

"Later, after the founding of the league, several strange things were discovered," John continued. "In some areas, the pokémon are completely feral. And in the more remote regions, several people claim to have seen strange creatures, similar to pokémon but somehow different. This region is going through dark times, and the more people that come, the easier it will be to keep this place stable. At least, that's what the founder says."

"What do they mean by strange creatures?" interjected Ash. He had only ever experienced pokémon, and knew no myths or tales of horrible creatures that go bump in the night. He also had no way of knowing that the horrible creatures were not wandering around in the safety of the night, but roamed freely through were they could be contained to. John just looked at him with a pitying look. Misty, on the other hand, once had such horrible nightmares that she knew what sort of monstrosities could have arisen. She could only shiver subconsciously, as she herself had no reason to fear. But these monsters aren't important to Ash's journey through the Blue Mountain League, so we can ignore their horrible powers for now.

After all that had supposedly been cleared up, the three trainers left to get Ash the necessary badges to complete his goal of becoming the new Champion. John decided to explain how the league worked. "Unlike most leagues, the actual gyms are hard to find for the most part. There are only three of them, though. The gyms themselves change in building plans or location from time to time. Aside from the League, there is also a series of five Dojo. Each Dojo specializes in the Fighting Pokémon with secondary types, like Heracross. Due to the extremely odd nature of Fighting Pokémon, all dual-type pokémon that are Fighting are related to the others of that secondary type. Like Combusken and Blaziken," he stated. And don't worry, he thought, the confusion affected many. Little did Ash or Misty know that the most insidious human in Kanto was following them…

AN: To quote Patrick Star, "The Mysteries of my mind are an enigma…" Of course, in his case, he has no inner mind to speak of. Or outer mind. But other than that, his line applies to me.