Hey guys, I'm back. So Andrew has conquered the Hoenn Gyms and is preparing for the Hoenn League. Thank you to everyone who has been reading so far. Other than that, I don't have anything to say, so let's get back to the story.
(One month after the events of the last chapter, Hoenn League)
"You ready for this Andrew?" asked Rosa as the blonde prepared for the opening ceremonies.
"I was born ready Rosa, I'm ready to win!" cheered Andrew as he pumped his fist, his voice dripping with passion and determination, causing Rosa to giggle, "Arceus he's hot when he's like this".
"Well just know we all believe in you," Rosa said as she kissed Andrew on the cheek, just as the others walk in.
"Hey guys," said the blonde. "Good luck man," said Lucas as he high-fived his best friend. Andrew's girls crowd around him into a group hug, "Good luck Andrew" they chorus. "Thanks girls, I couldn't have done it without any of you," responded the blonde. Straightening his cap he strode out and onto the battlefield, Flareon perched on his right shoulder.
After Wallace gave his speech, Andrew watched the screen intently as he looked at who his first opponent would be. He saw he would be facing some trainer from New Bark Town in Johto named Kris.
(Sandgem Town, Sinnoh)
In a house adjacent to the local Pokeshop sat a beautiful young woman in her late thirties. She was intently watching the television, tuned to the Hoenn League. She had recently gotten a letter telling her to do so, and that her son would be participating. She tightly clutched a photo to her heart, a photo that was taken of her, her husband Ulysses, and their son Andrew when he was just a baby. It was one her most prized possessions and she often found herself staring at it ever since he had left.
"Arceus please, don't let this be a cruel joke," pleaded the young mother. She missed her son dearly, it had been three long years since he went off after being betrayed by those he considered his friends. Her heart slowly began to sank as the matches went on, but Andrew was nowhere to be found. As she was about to turn off the television, she heard the announcer list the contestants for the last match of the day. "And in the Green Box, returning after a long period of inactivity, all the way from Sandgem Town in the Sinnoh Region, Andrew Townsend!" Her heart stopped as she looked up and, sure enough, her son could be seen striding out of the corridor onto the battlefield.
"It's really him, my baby boy" she thought, tears streaming down her face. "Ulysses get in here!" she yelled. Shortly after, a man with light brown hair stumbled in, "What's the matter dear?" he asked. His wife simply pointed to the screen, where Andrew's name was on display at the bottom, along with a picture of him. "Son..." he said softly. The two parents embraced each other, Savannah crying tears of joy that her little boy was alive.
(Back in Hoenn)
"So you're Andrew Townsend" said the girl opposite of Andrew. "I've heard stories about you, hope you're as good as they say you are." "You're about to find out," said Andrew, his voice full of confidence. "This one on one battle between Andrew of Sandgem Town and Kris of New Bark Town will now commence. Trainer's reveal your Pokemon." "Typhlosion, let's show them our power." A massive flaming badger appeared and roared his name. "Luxray, time to call down the thunder!" Andrew yelled as his loyal black and blue lion appeared, snarling at Typhlosion.
For several minutes, Luxray and Typhlosion traded blow with each other. Andrew was impressed, Kris proved to be a very capable trainer, her Typhlosion was nothing to be scoffed at. But in the end, Andrew came out on top when Luxray managed to paralyze Typhlosion and sealed the deal with a devastating Wild Charge. The crowd went wild, the match was certainly a thrilling one. Andrew and Kris congratulated each other and exited the stadium.
After his match against Kris, the next few were relatively uneventful. Andrew and his Torterra proved to be an especially terrifying force on the battlefield. Andrew looked at the schedule to see who he would face in the semi-finals, and it was none other than Max Maple. Andrew grinned, "Hope you're ready for a rematch".
(The Next Day)
Max was shaking as he watched Andrew stride onto the battlefield. He was terrified that Andrew still wanted payback, even though he had forgiven the younger trainer. "Hope you're ready Max, I've been looking forward to having a real match with you for a while now."
"I-I am too Andrew, b-but for Arceus' sake don't use him again." Andrew reached for the chain around his neck, "Oh you mean this guy?" he asked, grinning sadistically, "This is fun!" thought Andrew.
"Yes! Please don't use him! My Pokemon were in the center for almost a week." Andrew flashed Max a look of regret, "Damn Regigigas, you really laid the smackdown on him didn't you?" Andrew swore he heard mischievous giggling coming from Regigigas' Cherish Ball. "Alright Max, you have my word, I won't use him or any of my other friends" said Andrew. "Wait, you have more?" asked Max. "Yep, and if you put up a good fight I'll let you meet them." chirped Andrew, causing Max's eyes to light up at such a prospect.
"The official six on six battle between Max Maple of Petalburg City and Andrew Townsend of Sandgem Town will now begin."
"Roserade, time to dance." Roserade popped out of Pokeball and landed gracefully amidst a shower of petals, "Showoff," muttered the blonde. "Hariyama come on out" said Max and the massive Pokemon appeared. Roserade grinned, this was going to be a good one. "Not a bad choice Max" remarked Andrew, "question is, can he stand up to Roserade?" Roserade swung his bouquets down and two massive needles jutted out of them. Andrew and Roserade had learned to use Pin Missile needles without firing them, effectively turning them into a pair of rapiers.
"Roserade use Poison Jab!" Roserade charged the sumo-like Pokemon with blistering speed and arced his right bouquet into Hariyama's side. "Hariyama use Force Palm" fighting through the pain, Hariyama brought his hand down onto Roserade, but soon felt a very prickly sensation. He cried out in pain as he withdrew his hand, revealing dozens of tiny purple needles sticking out, Roserade had blocked it with a point blank Poison Sting. Roserade grinned devilishly at Hariyama and leaped away from the enraged fighting type. "Hariyama use Earthquake" yelled Max as Hariyama brought his fist down onto the ground, knocking the Grass/Poison type down. "Hariyama keep up the pressure use Brick Break" Hariyama charged the downed Roserade, his fist glowing white. "Roserade jump over him and use Sunny Day!" ordered Andrew. Time seemed to slow down for everyone as Roserade shot up and gracefully leaped over Hariyama, firing a small orange orb into the sky as he did so, landing behind the confused Pokemon. "Now use Solarbeam!" roared Andrew. Roserade grinned, clashed his bouquets together, and fired a green beam of energy, boosted by the Sunny Day. Hariyama was blasted in the stomach and keeled over unconscious.
"Hariyama is unable to battle, Roserade wins." "Mightyena come on out" yelled Max as Mightyena appeared and began growling at Roserade, but the grass type didn't flinch, he had faced down worse threats. "Roserade use Synthesis" Andrew ordered, trying to take advantage of Sunny Day. "Mightyena use Shadow Ball", the dog complied and fired a purple ball of energy as Roserade finished glowing green, signifying he had healed. "dodge and use Sneaky Stabbin'!" Andrew ordered, to everyone's confusion. Roserade nodded and a large needle jutted out of each bouquet as is he was about to fire Pin Missile, but Roserade ran towards Mightyena instead. "Mightyena use Crunch" Mightyena complied and bit down on one of Roserade's arms. Gritting his teeth, Roserade jabbed Mightyena with his free hand, the razor sharp needle causing him to yelp in pain. "Roserade let's wrap this up with Poison Jab" "Mightyena use Hyper Beam". Roserade charged towards Mightyena, jumping up to dodge the orange beam, and brought his bouquet down onto the dog's head, causing him to faint.
"Mightyena is unable to battle, Roserade wins". "I forfeit Roserade, he's taken too much of a beating," said Andrew. Tho official nodded as Andrew and Max brought out their next Pokeballs.
"Sceptile, show him your strength" the large gecko appeared, ready to fight.
"Carnivine, battle calls," yelled Andrew as the affectionate and playful Grass type popped out and brought Andrew into a hug. Laughing Andrew said, "I missed you too buddy, but we have a battle to focus on right now." Carnivine smiled brightly, he always had fun during battles.
"Alright Sceptile, use X-Scissor" said Max. "Dodge and use Sludge Bomb!" ordered Andrew. Carnivine catapulted himself out the way of the charging Sceptile, giggling as he did so. As he landed, he spat out a wad of purple goo, hitting Sceptile in the back for massive damage.
"Sceptile get up" cried Max. Fortunately, Sceptile wasn't poisoned. "Retaliate with Agility and turn it into Aerial Ace" Sceptile nodded and launched himself at blistering speed. "Carnivine on my command!" ordered Andrew to the large plant-like Pokemon, who patiently waited. At the last possible second, Andrew roared, "Power Whip!". One of Carnivine's vines glowed purple and with a resounding crack, slammed it into Sceptile, sending the gecko sprawling to the side. "Finish this with Bug Bite" Carnivine grinned and crawled on his vines as quickly as he could towards the downed Sceptile and bit down with a crunch. Sceptile could take no more and fainted. "Sceptile is unable to battle, Carnivine wins!" Carnivine let out a giggle and hugged his trainer tightly with his vines, that was so much fun!
"Magnezone let's go!" called out Max. Andrew returned the affectionate grass type and yelled, "Goodra, let's go!" as a large, light purple dragon appeared. "It's so cute!" Andrew heard some girls in the audience squeal. "What is that?!" asked Max. "This is Goodra, she's a Dragon-type from Kalos and one of the sweetest Pokemon I've ever met" Andrew said as the affectionate dragon pulled Andrew into a slimy hug, eliciting an "Awwww" from the crowd, Andrew simply laughed, "I love you too girl". Goodra put Andrew down, who was now in a thin film of purple slime, and focused on the battle. "Magnezone use Flash Cannon" "Dodge and use Flamethrower" said Andrew. Goodra nodded and narrowly dodged the Flash Cannon and spewed forth a torrent of flames, causing Magnezone to screech in pain. "Magnezone use Gyro Ball" ordered Max as the Steel-type began spinning. "Goodra, hug" said Andrew nonchalantly. Goodra complied and embraced the spinning Pokemon. To everyone's surpise, Magnezone stopped spinning, Goodra's sticky slime meant he was stuck. "No way" breathed out Max. "Alright Goodra, toss him" said Andrew, as the dragoness freed the Steel-type and tossed him into the air. "Now use Draco Meteor!" yelled Andrew as Goodra fired a ball of purple energy at the sky, slamming into Magnezone. When the dust settled, Magnezone crashed to the ground, heavily damaged. "Impressive Max, not many Pokemon can survive a hit like that" Andrew said, causing the younger boy to beam. "Alright Magnezone, let's end this with Flash Cannon" commanded Max as he pointed to the pudgy dragon. "Goodra use Fire Punch" said Andrew as Goodra charged Magnezone, her fist glowing red hot. She pushed through the Flash Cannon, which hit her in the chest, and slugged Magnezone, causing him to faint.
"Magnezone is unable to battle, Goodra wins." "Great job girl," Andrew said as he petted his dragon, who was happily drinking in the praise and hugged him again.
Max was up against a wall, he only had two Pokemon left while Andrew had five, and two of them hadn't seen action yet. "Slaking, bring the pain" cried Max as the crowd roared in approval. Norman was infamous for his Slakoth evolutions, and to see his son using a powerful looking Slaking brought a sense of pride to the people of Hoenn, especially those from Petalburg. Andrew gave an impressed whistle, "That's one mighty looking Slaking you got there Max, and to top it off, he looks energetic as a Vigoroth." Andrew then turned to Goodra, "Think you can still go girl?" Goodra panted lightly but nodded, "Well alright then" said her master.
"Goodra versus Slaking, begin!"
"Slaking use Ice Punch!" ordered Max, "Block it with Iron Tail" yelled Andrew. A resounding clang was heard as the two attacks met. "Bulldoze quick!" ordered Max. Goodra had no time to react as she was hit in the chin with a rock that jutted out from the ground. "Snap out of it girl and use Dragon Breath" yelled Andrew. "Block it!" yelled Max, and block it Slaking did, albeit leaving his arms a little singed as he crossed them in front of his face. "Not bad Max. Goodra use Dragon Rush" Goodra nodded and hurtled towards Slaking. "Slaking, wait on my signal" as Goodra got closer, Max gave his order. "Ice Punch!" Andrew's eyes widened as Slaking slugged Goodra with a freezing fist, causing the dragon to faint. A roar of approval was heard from the crowd as the official announced Goodra as unable to battle. "Well done Max" said Andrew, "but it ain't over yet" said Andrew as he grabbed a ball that Max could see had the letters "P.V." etched onto it, causing his eyes to widen, Andrew was breaking out the big guns. "Torterra, primo victoria!" (A/N: That's what the P.V. stands for on Torterra's Pokeball by the way. Guess the reference, it's a pretty easy one in my opinion, it's Latin for "Foremost, Victory" if you're wondering) Andrew yelled as his first ever Pokemon landed on the field, earning a frenzied cheer from the crowd, many remembering this walking tank of a Pokemon who took down Paul Shinji's Electivire and Drapion in the Sinnoh League all those years ago.
"Torterra versus Slaking, begin!" "Slaking use Ice Beam!" said Max as the giant ape fired a freezing cold beam of energy at the tortoise. "Iron Head full steam ahead!" roared Andrew and Torterra bounded out of the way of the Ice Beam and charged full tilt towards Slaking, his head glowing bright silver. With a loud boom, the tortoise slammed into Slaking like a train. "Slaking recover and use Giga Impact!" Slaking got up and charged Torterra, "Iron Head one more time!" Torterra dutifully nodded and rammed his head into Slaking's gut, stopping him dead in his tracks as the wind was knocked out of him. Slaking looked up at the tortoise staring stoically at him and gave a look of respect to the Grass type before fainting. "Slaking is unable to battle, Torterra wins!"
Max thumbed his last Pokeball as he returned Slaking. He was doomed, no doubt about it, but he wasn't going down without a fight. "Alright Gallade, time to make our stand!" said Max as his starter popped out of his Pokeball. "I forfeit Torterra" said Andrew, earning a surprised gasp from the crowd. Andrew drew out a Pokeball as Torterra grinned at Andrew as if he knew what his master would do and plodded over to his trainer's side. Andrew said to Max, "Let's make this interesting shall we?" as a shiny Gallade appeared, blue where he should have been green and orange where he should have been pink. Andrew looked at Max, "You got my present?" Max grinned and to everyone's shock, revealed a megaring on his left wrist. "My way of saying no hard feelings" said the blonde as he smiled warmly at the younger boy. "Gallade versus Gallade, begin!" "Alright Max, now!" shouted Andrew as the two boys pressed their rings and their Pokemon glowed bright pink. As the light died down, two Mega Gallades were revealed. The two Pokemon bowed to each other as a sign of mutual respect. "Alright Gallade" said Andrew, "let's get this party started. Ice Punch!" "Counter with Psycho Cut!" yelled Max. As the two Pokemon traded blows, it looked like a duel between two skilled swordsmen, as the two Gallades swung their blades and weaved their way in and out of the melee. Eventually, Andrew's Gallade managed to push Max's Gallade away and used the space to launch an Aerial Ace, the super effective move causing Max's Gallade to stumble, an opening the shiny Gallade seized in the blink of an eye. Following it up with a Psycho Cut, Andrew's Gallade sent Max's Pokemon crashing into the stadium wall. After an inspection by the official, he made his call. "Max's Gallade is unable to battle, Andrew's Gallade wins!"
As the crowd cheered frantically, Andrew simply smiled and returned Gallade, praising him for his performance. He then walked over to Max, who looked like he was about to burst into tears. Max held out his hand for the older boy to shake, but Andrew pulled Max into a hug, surprising the boy, who began to sob.
"Shhhh, it's okay Max" Andrew said softly as he rubbed Max's back hoping to comfort the boy. The Petalburg native eventually calmed down and looked up at Andrew, who returned the look, "That was one hell of a battle Max, I'm certain your parents and sister are proud of you." said Andrew as he smiled warmly at the younger trainer. "Thanks Andrew, that means a lot, you go out there and win this," sniffled the boy as he embraced Andrew again, the crowd roaring in approval at the sportsmanship.
The next day, Andrew looked at his schedule. As he found his name in the finals, he noticed another name, a feral grin soon graced his face. "Dude, what's with the grin?" said Lucas, slightly unnerved by the look on his friend's face. "See for yourself," said Andrew as everyone gathered around. "Well I'll be damned" said Georgia, "looks like you'll be able to take down that arrogant prick earlier than I thought" she said smiling. "He always hit on me," said Rosa, "it was annoying as hell, kick his ass for me sweetie." "Don't you worry my little rose" said Andrew, causing Rosa to blush, "I'll be serving his ass on a silver platter". The paper read, "Finals: Andrew Townsend versus Trip Shooty"
Three Hours Later
"Well, look who came back from the boonies" called Trip, arrogant as ever.
"I ain't just gonna beat you Trip, I'm going to completely maul you" growled Andrew, "I got several Pokemon who have been itching to beat your ass"
"Whatever you say Townsend. It will be just like the Unova League. Wonder who will stand by you this time?" Trip asked, bringing up the betrayal, which incensed Andrew and the others, it was still a sore spot for him.
"This six-on-six battle between Trip Shooty of Nuvema Town and Andrew Townsend of Sandgem Town."
"Serperior, crush this loser!" Trip yelled as the green snake appeared. "Jeez Trip, you use anyone else? Whatever, Warphead, it's payback time" Andrew said as a shiny Beheeyem appeared, his eyes blue instead of green. Warphead let out a low growl as he spotted Trip.
Trip's eyes widened, "You're actually using this reject? This is gonna be easy."
"Let's go then, you go first" said Andrew. "Serperior, use Leer" Serperior nodded and fired a red beam from his eyes. "Disappear and use 'Eadbang" Warphead nodded and teleported behind Serperior and focused his powers. Suddenly, Serperior fell to the ground and began writing in agony as he felt like his head was about to explode. "What the hell?" said a stunned Trip.
"Let me explain" said Andrew.
Flashback, 3 days before the match with Trip
Andrew was observing Warphead practice with several of his Pokemon. The Psychic type was currently dueling Aggron and holding his own. As Warphead focused for a Psybeam, Aggron suddenly let out a roar of pain and clutched his head. Andrew immediately ran to the steel-type's side. "It feels like my 'ead is gonna go bang" he heard Aggron say. Andrew then spotted a wild Seviper in the distance, Warphead, try that again on that Seviper over there." Warphead nodded and sure enough, Seviper fell over, writhing in agony. "I think we just found a new attack for you Warphead." grinned Andrew.
Present day
"And here we are..." said Andrew. "Power like that is what you get when you train your Pokemon properly and respect them, not that you would know" said Andrew, enraging Trip. "Serperior use Frenzy Plant" Serperior complied and slammed into the ground, but Warphead disappeared again before reappearing. "Now Warphead, use Psychic then Rock Tomb just like we practiced." Warphead nodded and picked up the green snake, staring him dead in the eye, "This is payback you bastard!" said the little Psychic type as he slammed the grass-type onto the ground and encased Serperior in rocks. "Now Warphead, Hyper Beam!" Andrew roared as Warphead fired an orange beam at the collection of rocks, and a singed Serprerior flew out unconscious. "Serperior is unable to battle, Beheeyem wins!"
Warphead floated over to Andrew and hugged him tightly.
"So you took out one of my Pokemon, big whoop weakling. I noticed some of your friends up in the stands, including that Rosa girl. What's she doing around a tool like you?" Andrew's eye twitched, "What?" "You heard me, she doesn't deserve a weakling like you, she deserves a strong trainer like me, same goes for that blue-haired girl with the white hat. They're probably just sorry for you," mocked Trip, "Or just a couple of broads desperate for attention."
Andrew just stood there, absolutely infuriated. Trip had crossed the line, and he was going to pay. "And you stand by those words?" asked Andrew, the fact he said it calmly unnerved a number of people in the audience, which was now deathly silent. "Pfft, yeah. What would any girl be doing with a weakling like you otherwise? Same goes for all your friends, they must be complete idiots if they still believe in you." "I see" Andrew calmly said. He turned to the referee, "I forfeit Beheeyem" shocking everyone.
Andrew then turned to Trip, an ice-cold glare coming from his cadet blue eyes. Andrew didn't say a word as he pulled out a bright red Pokeball. "My friend," said Andrew calmly, "I require your assistance." Everyone gasped as Articuno appeared. "What do you require Andrew?" asked the bird. Once Andrew explained Articuno looked at Trip with a murderous gaze.
"Well Trip, I'm waiting" said Andrew as he tapped his foot impatiently, waiting for Trip to send out his next Pokemon. Trip shook his head, he was going to show the world how weak this backwoods idiot truly was.
"Unfezant, put this idiot in his place!" The gray bird almost fainted when he saw his opponent. Andrew simply snapped his fingers, "Ice Beam" he said coldly. Within an instant, Unfezant was in a block of ice that fell to the ground, shattering to reveal the unconscious Pokemon. "Vanniluxe, crush him". "Ancient Power" said Andrew, and Vanilluxe was slammed by a braage of rocks, knocking him out. Trip growled, "Conkeldurr, show this moron true power." Articuno looked unimpressed as Conkeldurr began flexing. "Superpower" ordered Trip as the fighting type charged the bird. "Hurricane" commanded Andrew and Articuno whipped up a raging storm, hurling it at Conkeldurr. The fighting type was picked up and flung into the wall, knocking him out.
"Jellicent, defeat him" Andrew faked a yawn, "Sky Attack" Articuno nodded and hurtled towards the Water type, knocking him out in a flash. "Face it Trip, I'm more powerful than you'll ever be" said the Sinnoh native, "You can insult me all you want. But no one, and I mean NO ONE, insults my friends and gets away with it, not even Arceus himself would be safe from my wrath if he did such a thing," said Andrew. "Chandelure, grind this loser into the dirt and show his friends what idiots they were to follow him" said Trip, who didn't seem to listen to a single word Andrew had said. Andrew looked at Articuno and nodded, "Sheer Cold" said Andrew calmly, pointing at the shaking Chandelure. Within moments, Chandelure was frozen. "Chandelure is unable to battle, which means Articuno and Andrew Townsend are the winners."
The crowd stayed silent, this match had been a mess. Andrew decided to be magnanimous and try one last time to bury the hatchet with Trip. He walked over to the Unova native, who was on his knees and stuck out his hand. "Trip, even though you said those things, I'm willing to let it go. All you have to do is take my hand." Andrew said softly. Trip looked up the Sinnoh native, rage in his eyes, and swatted Andrew's hand away, storming off the field. Andrew simply sighed, "How wrong you were Ash, he didn't change at all". He then noticed all of Trip's Pokemon laying about the battlefield. Walking over to Serperior, he knelt down by the head of the now scared Pokemon. "Trip's been abusing you guys hasn't he? You guys have that same look I saw in Beheeyem" The snake simply nodded, causing Andrew to sigh, "I'll be right back, Articuno return."
(Outside the stadium)
An infuriated Trip was heading for his room to grab his things. He was fuming that he lost to Andrew, some idiot nobody from the backwoods. He turned around to see the Sandgem native sprinting after him.
"Trip I'm going to kick your ass!" yelled Andrew, grabbing Trip by the collar. "What the hell was that back there? First you abandon a young, defenseless Pokemon like Warphead, then you abandon your entire team? The fuck is wrong with you!? And to top it off you've been abusing them too? I ought to beat the living shit out of you right here!" Andrew was incensed at Trip's actions.
"Why do you care Townsend? They belong to me." grinned Trip. Andrew simply cocked his fist back and rammed it into Trip's nose, a sickening crunch reverberating through the field. Andrew let go of the Unova native as Trip held his nose in pain. "They aren't property asshole. Pokemon are meant to be treated as friends, as family. I can only imagine what horrors you put them through, and it sickens me." Andrew called out Articuno, "Get this piece of shit out of my sight, take him to the hospital, and let Officer Jenny know what he's been up to if you see her." Articuno nodded, he seemed just as eager to get rid of Trip as Andrew. "One more thing" said Andrew as he grabbed the Pokeballs on Trip's belt, smashing them to the ground. "A piece of Tauros shit like you doesn't deserve the title of Trainer, you're a disgrace to the name. Get him out of my sight." said Andrew as Articuno picked up Trip in his talons and carried him to the hospital.
Andrew walked back to the battlefield to find Trip's Pokemon still lying about, Andrew had sent out his team to tend to their opponents. He approached Trip's Pokemon, who looked at Andrew fearfully. "It's alright guys, I've dealt with Trip, he won't be going anywhere near you guys ever again." The Pokemon began crying tears of happiness as they heard the news. Andrew looked at them and said, "There is one more matter to discuss however." He pulled out several Pokeballs. "I'm going to give you guys a choice: I can get you healed and set you free, or you can join me and my crew. I promise I will treat all of you like family and make you stronger than you could ever imagine." Andrew then focused his attention on Trip's Serperior, "Plus, you remember my friend Rosa and her Serperior?" Serperior blushed, much to Andrew's amusement, "I wouldn't be surprised if she wanted to have you around." Trip's Pokemon huddled together for a few minutes until they came to a consensus. They made their way to the Pokeballs in Andrew's hands and all six tapped them, pinging seconds later. Andrew smiled then called them out. "Welcome to the family" he said, embracing all six of them. The crowd, who had stayed behind, roared in approval. The cheering got even louder as it was revealed that the incident outside the stadium had been captured on camera and was being replayed on the screen. Andrew stood up and raised his arms, and the crowd got even louder, "I could get used to this" said Andrew jokingly. He then spotted an Officer Jenny walking towards him. The crowd gasped as Andrew stuck out his hands, "I will happily serve my sentence, I don't regret a damn thing that happened" said Andrew calmly fully expecting to be led away.
"Don't worry Andrew, you're not the one we're after. Trip's the one that's getting punished. He's getting his trainer's license revoked once we find him. I would arrest him, but I think your victory was better. Nice punch by the way" Jenny said as she pointed to the screen, which was showing Andrew as he slugged Trip in the nose, the crowd roaring in approval as Trip crumpled to the ground. Andrew smiled and raised his arms again, basking in the cheers of the enraptured crowd. "Watch yourself Wallace, you're next" thought Andrew as he looked at his girls and smiled.
Meanwhile, back in Sandgem, Savannah and Ulysses had seen every single tournament match Andrew was in. They had seen their beloved son stand up for his friends and they had seen the mercy he had offered his opponents. There wasn't a family in the whole Sinnoh region more proud of their child than the Townsends at that moment.
And done. Wow, that was a long one. Hope you guys enjoyed it. As you may have guessed, Beheeyem's nickname "Warphead", as well as the moves "Sneaky Stabbin'" and "'Eadbang" are references to something. Leave what you think it is in the comments. Next chapter will see Andrew taking on Wallace for the title of Hoenn Champion.
Moves:
Sneaky Stabbin': Pin Missile, but the attack is not fired, leaving the needles sticking out. The user then uses them as a pair of rapiers.
'Eadbang: The user focuses their energy and inflicts an agonizing headache on the target.
I'm done here, I will A, B, C ya.