Chapter 3:
"Well, this place looks fancy and has a lot of high-tech stuff," I frowned, seeing the inside of the stadium had large TV screens and me needing to avoid looking at them as I went to the guy that stood in front of the path to the inside of the stadium and he smiled at me.
"Hello there, are you a challenger?... Because you certainly look very unique. Never met a challenger with armor on them before," the guy said as he noted my appearance. "Then again, never saw anyone who lets their Pokemon roam outside of their Pokeballs either. Who are you?" the guy asked.
"I'm Jo and I come from the region of Ransei... it's kind of illegal for me to use Pokeballs and modern technology, you see," I smiled at him.
"Oh, I see... that would explain that, then. So, do you have your endorsement on you?" he asked. I then showed him the card Leon gave me and he smirked at it. "Okay, now time for you to choose your jersey number. Whenever you fight in a Gym challenge, you need to wear your jersey during the attempt. So what 3 digit number do you want?" the guy asked, me smirking at that.
"I'll say my number will be 321, the same number of Pokemon that I have linked with back home in Ransei," I smirked.
"Okay then, I'll go ahead and put that in the system here..." the guy said as he tapped at a small regular phone and, soon after, I heard a dinging sound come from the kiosk nearby. "Your uniform is now ready to be worn. Go over to the kiosk to pick it up and use our changing room over there to change into it," the guy said, me nodding at that.
"Okay, this is gonna be a new experience for sure," I smirked, knowing it was a little bit weird to wear something other than my warrior garb, but rules were rules, after all. I then put the clothes on and smirked at how the shirt was a crop top so that my bellybutton was able to be seen still, just as I wanted. I then emerged and my partners all smiled at my new appearance. "How do I look? Cute, huh?" I smirked at them, my partners smirking and agreeing at that. "And so you know, Primarina... when we get the chance to have a rest, I want to have some fun with you," I smiled, Primarina giggling and blushing at that.
I then saw that Hop and Gloria had finally arrived with 14 minutes to spare and they looked at me with a smile after they got their jerseys.
"You look pretty cool in a crop top jersey, Jo," Hop smirked at me.
"Yeah, but ye could'a waited fer us, y'know? An' I see ye got some more Pokemon on yer team. Are they all from them Dynamax Dens?" Gloria asked, me nodding at that.
"Yeah, they are. I could've linked with Pokemon outside of the dens, but I decided to go for 3 Pokemon in dens only just to get myself an edge for the upcoming gym challenge. I'll probably be able to find more on the way to the first gym challenge, which I believe is in Turffield. But before that, you guys have to get into those jerseys. It's gonna be time for the ceremony soon and I want everyone to look at me with a smile. I actually am trying to come up with a stage name for myself once I get to my first gym fight," I smirked, not wanting to spoil my secret just yet.
"Well, what stage name will it be?" Hop asked.
"Ah, ah, ah. Not yet, I said. But I will tell you it has something to do with a special secret ability I discovered while catching Combee, Ralts, and Bounsweet," I smirked, the three little girls giggling at that (yes, they were all girls... Delibird was the only man among us ladies XD).
"Sounds like fun! Okay, ladies first, Gloria," Hop smirked, Gloria smirking at that and changing first, soon followed by Hop as we then got the announcement over the PA systems.
"Attention all new Gym Challengers! Please proceed to the main stadium proper and wait in the tunnel for further instruction," the PA announcer said, me smirking at that as we then did so and we saw that the stadium was completely packed full! "Attention everyone! Today is the start of another season of intense brawls and thrills in the Galar Pokemon League's Gym Challenge! We have travelers from all over, some even from other regions that are going to be taking part this season! We're sure to see some amazing fights! But first, before we introduce the challengers, let us first introduce their obstacles, the Gym Leaders!" the announcer said as I then saw that there were a bunch of people coming from the other tunnel adjacent to us and that they were all wildly different in terms of appearance.
"First up, the big guy with a big heart, Milo from Turffield!" the announcer said as the screens showed a picture of him. Pictures that were still were fine, so long as they weren't moving. And this guy was indeed pretty big. He was very buff and had an adorable face and a big grin to match.
"The Lovely Lass of the Waves, Nessa!" This next one looked like she had dark brown skin on her, wore a crop top and small shorts, and she looked very pretty on top of that, especially with her black hair full of blue highlights.
"The Fiery Gentleman of Hoenn, Kabu!" Kabu looked to be a pretty old man, at least in his 60's, and he also looked pretty fit and athletic with him having some muscles on him and wearing a towel around his neck as he slowly jogged forward.
"The duo of Frights and Fists, Allister and Bea!" This next duo looked like they were polar opposites in every way. Allister was the smaller of the two and he looked kind of spooky, yet adorable at the same time. He was obviously a kid that was younger than Hop and Gloria, probably 8 or 7 years old. And he had a mask that covered his face as he slowly lumbered like he were possessed, adding to the spooky vibe. And the other, Bea, looked like she was fit, serious, and ready to pound everyone's face in if they even looked at her funny. And I could literally see her pecs through her shirt, so that meant she had to be a user of fighting type Pokemon.
"The Elderly lover of Everything Pink, Opal!" And Opal looked like the kindest old lady I'd ever seen... as a matter of fact, she looked very, VERY old, probably at least 90, yet she was still able to walk so long as she had her cane on her.
"The Couple Combining Ice and Rock, Melony and Gordie!" the announcer smirked, showing the next duo to be a duo that looked at each other happily and I had a feeling they were in a relationship. Gordie was a big guy wearing shades and looking pretty excited while Melony was slightly thick with a white fur coat covering her all over. And her smile was super adorable!
"And finally, the Towering Titan of Dragons, Raihan!" Raihan was right to be called a Towering Titan, because he was SUPER TALL! He had to be at least 7 feet tall, which boggled my mind, since I was actually 6 feet tall and most people I saw were shorter than me. Seeing someone taller than I was felt kind of surreal. "And now, presenting this year's challengers! Come on out and greet the fanbase!" the announcer said excitedly, me smirking as me and our group proceeded out to the stadium arena and I smirked at the crowds cheering wildly for all of us... though I did make a note not to look at the giant TV screens and instead focus on the challengers and gym leaders. There was a particular duo of challengers that looked very interesting to me. One was a man wearing all pink and looked like he was very serious and uptight... while the other looked like a punk girl with a tiny little mouse Pokemon in her hands that looked super cute. But she looked a bit shy on top of that.
By the time we were all done with the ceremony, it was actually 5 pm and the skies were starting to look dark. It was going to rain soon, and so close to night time.
"I think it'd be wise for us to go to the hotel nearby and get some shut-eye. From what I heard, they offer free admission to those in the Gym Challenge," Hop smirked at me.
"Sounds like a plan I can get behind," I smiled as we then proceeded to the hotel... only to see that there were some guys in face paint and gaudy attire that looked like they were causing a ruckus with a loud bullhorn.
"Um, excuse me, but we'd like to be able to have a room for the night, please?" I smiled, the duo looking at me with animosity in their eyes.
"What?! You gonna silence Team Yell?! Don't get in our way! We're here to cheer on Marnie! And we won't stop at nothing to do so!" the bigger of the duo said into his bullhorn, me covering my ears at how loud he was being.
"Want to settle this the old-fashioned way? Or do I have to take that bullhorn and smash it to bits to get you to shut the hell up?" I asked him in annoyance.
"Bah! You'll never silence Team Yell! Let's fight! Two on two!" the loud one exclaimed as the female of the duo held up a large sign that depicted the shy girl from the stadium with the little rodent Pokemon. The duo then sent out a Zigzagoon and a Nickit, according to Rotom's Pokedex. And also according to Rotom, Zigzagoon in the Galar region were actually a different variant of normal Zigzagoon that were dark type instead of normal. I smirked and had Bounsweet and Ralts go to the fray, since they had some Fairy Type moves.
"Bounsweet, use Fairy Wind. Ralts, Draining Kiss on the Nickit," I said, the duo then using their moves and the duo of Pokemon being defeated after both hits combined, me smirking at the duo's dumbfounded expressions afterwards as I saw that the shy girl from the stadium appeared.
"Bah! We're not gonna move, even if you beat us in a fight!" the female growled at us as I looked at the shy girl with a sigh.
"Marnie? Your name is Marnie, right?" I asked, her looking at me and nodding. "Can you tell these two to move aside for us so we can get some private time in the hotel?" I frowned, Marnie nodding at that.
"Guys, please, move aside. I get you want to cheer me on, but don't hold up the competition to do so, got it?" Marnie said, the duo frowning at that.
"Fine, we'll move," the duo said as they then went down to the entrance of the lobby and I sighed afterwards.
"Sorry if they gave you some trouble... my dad hired them to give me support for my gym challenge... I'm a little shy, you see..." Marnie said.
"Well, if you ask me, you look like you could really be a good contender. And I see you let your Pokemon out of it's Pokeball, too. What's his name?" I smirked.
"Hehe, this is Morpeko. He may look cute and cuddly, but you wouldn't want to see him in his Hangry Form. When he gets hungry, he gets furious. It usually happens after he uses a biting move during battle and he doesn't have a snack afterwards. It's useful, but he does get pretty hostile," Marnie smiled.
"Sounds a lot like my mom's Crobat back home," I smirked.
"Um... Crobat? What's that?" Hop asked.
"You don't have Crobat in this region?" I asked, them smirking and shaking their heads at that. "It's a Flying and Poison type Pokemon that's the final evolution of Zubat. They possess blindingly fast speeds, access to moves like Poison Fang to badly poison opponents, and my mom's has a special ability to makes it super fast," I smirked.
"Cool! Now let's get a bed in this 'ere place coz I need to get me Pokemon some food," Gloria smirked.
"Same, Gloria," I smirked as we then got to the front desk and the clerk saw our Trainer Cards and gave us some keys. I got a room that looked out over the city, so that was awesome!
"I already got the notice that you don't want to use electronics during your stay with us, so we've turned off the electronics in the room you'll be staying in, miss Jo," the receptionist smiled.
"Heh, look at that! This is service," I smirked widely as I got my Pokemon onto the elevator (since it was only partly technological, operated by a winch system mostly) and I then got onto my floor with a smile. I went to my room and went inside, sighing happily as my partners then went and explored the room a bit. Ralts looked like it wanted to go to sleep immediately while Bounsweet went to the fridge to eat some food. Primarina simply laid down on the big bed, Combee went over to a nearby tree to pollinate it, and Delibird sat on the ground and started to sift through its bag for some snacks. "Okay, now for the big question... do you want to do it now, Primarina? Or would you rather wait until everyone's asleep?" I asked, her smirking at me as I then saw that all the other Pokemon gained big smiles and looked at me.
"You want a show, huh, guys?" I smirked, them giggling at that. "Fine, we'll give you a show you won't forget," I smirked as I went over to Primarina and we proceeded to perform for them... in the ways of sex.
