Feeling Blue VI: Battle Legend
Two Years Later
Blue sat in a large and comfy chair, his mind racing with the thrill of his last battle. Steven Stone had been one tough opponent to overcome, but Blue had managed to triumph over the steel specialist. His victory had earned him spot in the World Tournaments top three, of course there was still one last match still to come.
The trainer turned his attention to the empty room around him. It was one of the two battle pools, a place where the tournaments contestants could wait in between rounds. Now that they had reached the tournaments end however, there was no need to linger. What a crowd it had been though! Blue never would have believed in his wildest dreams that an event of this magnitude would ever happen. A tournament, reserved solely for those who were recognized by an official Hall of fame. In other words, a battle royal of the worlds champions, both current and past. He and Red had traveled by plane to reach far of Unova where the tournament was being held. During the preliminary rounds, Blue had finally managed to even the score with the former Johto champ Ethan, and had proceeded to take down an enthusiastic old timer named Alder from Unova. He had met his match though when he faced off against a powerhouse of a trainer named Cynthia from the mystical Sinnoh region. She would be battling Red in the final round, with each trainer attempting to earn a new title. The winner would be crowned a Battle Legend.
"Well, bronze is still a medal!" smiled Blue. Once it would have driven him mad to have lost after coming so close to the grand prize. But ever since that day on top of Mt. Silver, he had felt a genuine change of heart. Instead he found pride in how far he had come, and couldn't wait to cheer Red on in the finals. "Speak of the Devil!" Shouted Blue as Red walked into the room. He bore his usual expression of seriousness, but it no longer held the cold deafness it had two years ago. Blue could still remember the look of joy on the face of Reds mom when they walked through the door. They had spent that night drinking hot chocolate, catching up on old times, and staying up late into the night playing on Reds old gaming system.
"You better not mess this up! Kanto's got to be the first region to have its very own Battle legend, you got that?!" Red gave a small smile, tipped the Bill of his cap, and walked through a curtained doorway. "I've got a surprise to show you after!" Blue called after him.
He returned to his seat, knowing that he would have a small window of time before the match started. From his pocket he retrieved the rainbow stone, as well as a pair of plane tickets. They were scheduled to leave that very night, as soon as the tournament had reached completion. After returning from the mountain, Blue had tirelessly researched the rocks they had found which he now knew were called key stones. More and more of these stones were beginning to crop up, and after some help from his Gramps had managed to contact Professor Sycamore in the Kalos Region. There dwelt the answers he knew they needed, and Blue had accepted Sycamores offer to act as a pupil, studying while he was abroad. He just hoped that Red would accept his offer to come. Blue had heard that Kalos offered many beautiful sights, and was home to many unique fairy type pokemon which were scarce in their own home region. He hoped that perhaps the two of them could get a second chance at exploring a region, but this time do it together.
"The power of bonds, a mysterious tower of mastery, and something called Mega Evolution." Blue smiled as he made his way towards the door, bound for a front row seat for what was sure to be the battle of a lifetime. Regardless of the matches outcome, he was confident that their adventures together were only just beginning.