What is going on everyone? This chapter will see Andrew face off against Wallace for the title of Hoenn Champion. I'll put in highlights of his battles against the Elite Four, but not the entire battle. This chapter will also have a song in it, Andrew's entrance theme for the Hoenn Championship, since he is the Champion of Kalos. With that out of the way, let's get back to it.
(2 weeks after Andrew's battle with Trip)
The stadium was abuzz with energy. It was the Championship match, Wallace versus Andrew. Andrew's group knew he was nervous, even if he didn't show it.
For the most part, Andrew had bashed through the Elite Four. Gallade had almost single-handedly taken out Sidney's entire crew, though Absol managed to take down the shiny Pokemon with a well-executed Dark Pulse. Andrew called out Sawk and the blue Pokemon proceeded to floor Absol. Phoebe was tougher, being Ghost type, taking out Tetto'eko, but Tyranitar was called out and mopped the floor with the remainder of Phoebe's crew. Glacia was even tougher, since a number of Andrew's heavy hitters were weak to Ice types. He pulled through however, with Warphead dealing the final blow to Glacia's Glalie. Then there was Drake, and he gave Andrew hell. Even Deathclaw had a tough time against Drake's own Salamence. Andrew had very few anti-Dragon types, so really had to rely on tactics against Drake. But Deathclaw came out on top to win Andrew the match, albeit narrowly.
Now Andrew was sitting in the locker room. He heard music playing and knew Wallace was making his intro. Andrew began to steel his nerves as he heard his own intro begin to play, he was going to make Wallace pay for every gain he made. (A/N: The song is "Shepherd of Fire" by Avenged Sevenfold, recommend going to the Wattpad version for the proper version; though the link to the video is here (not sure of fanfiction lets me do this, but oh well: watch?v=FDNiE5CKuSw )
Shortly after Wallace had made his intro, a bell could be heard tolling, it had an ominous sound to it. Shortly after a few tolled, a guitar riff could be heard. Everyone looked on curiously. Then drums could be heard, Andrew took this as his cue to start walking down the corridor (A/N: 0:35 in the video). After a while (A/N: 0:55 mark in the video) a voice boomed over the loudspeaker. "Ladies and gentleman, the Champion of the Kalos Region. From Sandgem Town in the Sinnoh Region, Andrew Townsend!" Andrew the ran out amidst cheering crowds (1:06 mark), slowing to a walk as he entered his box, stopping just as the lyrics would have started (1:21 mark).
Up in the Champion's Box, the other champions were chatting away, stopping when they too heard the bell toll. "Where's the Kalos Champion?" asked Lance, pointing at the spot reserved for the Champion of Kalos. Cynthia turned to him, "He's down there, about to face Wallace." Just as she said that, Andrew could be seen running out of the hallway and onto the field. Cynthia, along with another champion, watched the boy intently, their hearts racing as they saw him.
"Well Andrew, you've certainly grown haven't you, and into such a handsome man too" thought Cynthia as she dreamily stared at the Sandgem native.
"I can't believe that's the guy I ran into all those years ago. And Arceus does he look HOT!" thought Hilda as she began slightly drooling. Since her encounter with Andrew, Hilda had gone on to beat Alder and become the Unova champion, and it seems Andrew had done a similar thing.
"WHAT! You're telling me that guy is the Champion?" asked Tobias, stunned. "Yes, he entered under an alias and defeated Diantha. It was quite the battle too, down to the wire." said the Sinnoh champion. "So Andrew's aiming to win it all huh? He's from Sinnoh, so I wouldn't be surprised if you're in his cross-hairs next Cynthia." said Lance, smirking. This caused Cynthia to visibly pale. Andrew was one of the very few trainers Cynthia knew of that she believed could give her a serious challenge, and she knew a lot of trainers.
"Well Andrew, you'll probably come for me after Cynthia, so it looks like you're going to make good on your promise and we can have that battle." thought Hilda as she looked on dreamily at Andrew.
Tobias was deep in thought as well, "He might be saving me for last, which gives me plenty of time to train", he smirked, it would be fun to crush this boy again.
Back on the battlefield, Andrew had spotted his friends, ready to cheer for him, win or loss. Their faith in him brought a smile to his face, he shuddered to imagine what he would have become had no one stood with him. Andrew also knew that his parents and the rest of his Pokemon were watching intently, Andrew vowed to not disappoint them.
"This battle between Wallace and Andrew will now begin!" "It's good to see you Andrew, but we can catch up later, we have a battle to attend to. Ludicolo, come on out!" Wallace shouted as Ludicolo appeared on a platform, dancing to an imaginary beat.
"It's good to see you too Wallace, but I agree, battle calls, and I bet Dawn would love to have a chat with you. Tyranitar, let's throw down the gauntlet!" roared Andrew as the massive green Pokemon appeared, towering over Ludicolo.
"Alright Tyranitar, let's kick this off with Dragon Pulse!" shouted Andrew. "Teeter Dance!" commanded Wallace. Ludicolo began to wobble back and forth, completely dodgin the Dragon Pulse and confusing Tyranitar in the process. "Snap out of it buddy!" barked Andrew as Tyranitar shook his head and regained his focus. "Alright! Use Firepunch!" yelled Andrew as the massive green Pokemon ran with surprising speed towards Ludicolo, his fist surrounded in a bright red flame. "Such speed" thought Wallace in shock, "Ludicolo use Double Team!" said Wallace as his Pokemon created copies of himself. "Stop and use Fire Blast!" commanded Andrew. Tyranitar skidded to a halt and slammed his fist down, causing a wall of fire to radiate from him, enveloping all the Ludicolos in scorching hot flames. "Incredible, he managed to switch attacks on the spot" thought Wallace as Ludicolo screamed from the searing heat that had enveloped him, causing a burn. "Tyranitar let's keep up the pressure and use Brutal Swing" Tyranitar grinned as he arced his fist into the side of Ludicolo's face, who was still recovering from the Fire Blast. Ludicolo was catapulted into a wall, knocking him out.
"Ludicolo is unable to battle, Tyranitar wins." The crowd cheered, Andrew had drawn first blood. Dawn, Rosa, and Leaf, all in the cheer outfits, were among the loudest.
Wallace returned Ludicolo, thanking him for his efforts. "Tentacruel, I require your assistance." The massive jellyfish Pokemon glared at Tyranitar, who roared and stomped the ground in challenge. "Tentacruel use Toxic" before Tyrnaitar could react he was hit with a purple wad of goo, poisoning him. "Tyrnaitar use Thunder!" the green dinosaur grinned and fired a bolt of lightning at the water, causing the jellyfish to writhe in pain as thousands of volts coursed through him. "Tentacruel retaliate with Venoshock" Tentacruel surfaced and fired a blob of green sludge at Tyranitar. While Tyranitar was resistant to Poison types, being part rock, it still hurt and poisoned him even more. "Dammit" thought Andrew, "this needs to end NOW!". "Tyranitar, use Facade!" roared the blonde as Tyranitar lunged at Tentacruel, knocking the jellyfish out, and Tyranitar collapsed, the poison being too much.
"Both Pokemon are unable to battle." "Impressive Andrew, Facade is one of the harder moves to master, you've certainly proven yourself capable so far." Andrew simply smiled in appreciation at the praise. "Great job buddy, get some rest. Serperior, time to show the world your strength!" Andrew yelled as the massive green snake appeared, hissing threateningly. It was his first battle under Andrew, but Serperior had vowed he would make his new trainer proud as thanks for showing him such kindness, kindness he never received from Trip.
"This must be that Serperior I heard about. The one you rescued after the finals." Andrew nodded, "It may be his first battle under me, but I know he can do it, I have faith in him." said Andrew, a few tears coming from Serperior's eyes as he slithered over to Andrew, embracing him, he had never heard such kind words from his old trainer. This earned a chorus of "Awww" from the crowd, moved by the touching moment between trainer and Pokemon. Wallace simpyl smiled, "That's very kind of you Andrew, I'm excited to see what he's capable of. Whiscash, come on out." The catfish Pokemon appeared, thumping his tail in challenge, to which Serperior hissed threateningly.
"Alright Serperior, let's start with a Sunny Day and the Leer". Serperior fired an orange ball into the sky and then shot a beam of red out of his eyes. Whiscash winced as he felt his defense drop. "Whiscash surface and use Rock Slide" Whiscash nodded and fired several large rocks at the snake. "Dodge with Coil" said the blonde. Serperior nodded and coiled himself up, dodging the attack and grinning as he felt his stats rise. "Solar Beam now!" roared Andrew, pointing at the fish. With Sunny Day still active, Serperior quickly gathered a green ball in his mouth and fired a green beam of energy, slamming into Whiscash and blowing him out of the water from the force of the explosion. Whiscash flopped onto a nearby platform unconscious. Wallace returned Whiscash while Andrew showered Serperior in praise, causing the snake to smile.
"I must say Andrew, that was clever of you, but you're in for a surprise. Wailord, spotlight!" Up in the stands, Dawn had nearly fainted when one of the most respected coordinators in history used her call, to amusement of Lucas and Barry.
Meanwhile, Andrew had taken a step back in shock as he gazed in awe at the titanic Pokemon. Serperior also backed up, he had never faced such a massive opponent. "Wailord use Bouce" said Wallace as the enormous Pokemon gracefully leaped into the air, while Andrew looked on in awe. "How in the hell is that thing able to do that!?" "Serperior, get out of there!" yelled Andrew frantically. Serperior needed no further encouragement as he leaped from platform to platform. When Wailord splashed down he sent a tsunami out into the field. "Razor Leaf now! Cut through the waves!" Andrew barked. Serperior pulled himself together and launched a wall of razor sharp leaves, which effortlessly sliced through the water and hit Wailord for heavy damage.
"Wailord use Hail!" ordered Wallace. The whale complied and launched a white ball into the sky, causing hailstones to pelt the grass type. "Serperior, push through and use Giga Drain!" yelled Andrew. Serperior gritted his teeth and launched several green tendrils that latched onto Wailord. With a bellow the whale Pokemon fainted as its energy was sapped. Serperior sighed as he felt re-energized. "Wailord is unable to battle, Serperior wins."
"Well done Wailord, get some rest. Gyarados, time to make our comeback" said Wallace as the massive water type appeared, giving a deafening roar, making Serperior back up in fright. "Have faith my friend, we can beat him" said Andrew reassuringly, "Now use Leaf Tornado!" Serperior, bolstered by Andrew's words, swung his tail and launched a whirlwind of leaves towards Gyarados.
"Dive then use Flamethrower" said Wallace, and the Atrocious Pokemon nodded and dove underwater. "Stay sharp Serperior," said Andrew. Suddenly, Gyarados resurfaced and before Andrew could react, fired a jet of fire, causing Serperior to roar in pain. Gyarados then launched Serperior into a wall with an Aqua Tail.
"Come on buddy, I believe in you. Show Trip how wrong he was to abandon you. Show the world your strength!" said Andrew. Serperior's eyes snapped open and the large snake got up, thumping his tail on the ground and roared in challenge to the large water type. "That's the spirit Serperior! I knew you had it in you!" cheered the blonde. "Now let's seal the deal! Use Frenzy Plant!" roared the Sinnoh native as Serperior hit the ground with his tail and a wall of plants shot from the ground, headed straight for Gyarados.
"Gyarados use Fire Blast!" ordered Wallace, hoping that the fire would punch through the plants. And it did, but the vegetation kept coming, while the fire shot towards Serperior. Two explosions enveloped the battlefield as the attacks hit their targets and when the smoke cleared, both Pokemon had swirls in their eyes.
"Both Pokemon are unable to battle." The stadium was in a frenzy, Wallace was down to his last Pokemon, while Andrew still had four Pokemon ready for action. "Well Andrew, it has been an intense battle, that Serperior is something else. Milotic, show them your beauty!" yelled Wallace as the beautiful serpent appeared, causing everyone to look on in awe.
Andrew proceeded to look up at the Champion's Box and grinned, "Tobias, I know you're up there. This one's for you!" yelled Andrew as he threw a bright red Pokeball. Everyone gasped in shock as the light died down, revealing a Darkrai floating in front of Andrew.
Throughout the stadium, there was silence.
In the Champion's Box, there was silence.
Throughout Hoenn, Sinnoh, and all the other regions, there was silence.
In the Champion's Box, Tobias began to visibly sweat, "How does he have one too?"
"Y-you have a Darkrai?" asked Wallace, visibly nervous. "Surprised huh? I was hoping for that." joked the Sinnoh native.
"Darkrai," Andrew said calmly, "Thunder Pulse". Darkrai simply nodded and raised his hands, launching a Dark Pulse at Milotic. But to everyone's surprise, the twin chains crackled with electricity, Thunderbolt.
Wallace had no time to react. The devastating combo attack slammed into Milotic at blistering speed, sending the serpent crashing into the wall. When the dust settled it was revealed that Milotic was out cold. For a few seconds, nothing happened, then suddenly the stadium erupted into frenzied cheers. An-drew couldn't help but smile as he saw his friends standing up and cheering, Lucas and Barry were whooping and hollering like hooligans, while the girls were cheering loudly as well.
"Such power and grace. Andrew you have truly earned my title as Hoenn Champion" said Wallace as he walked over and raised Andrew's right hand, causing the crowd to cheer even louder. "Behold, your NEW CHAMPION!" yelled Wallace.
Up in the Champion's Box, all the Champions began visibly sweating as Andrew and Wallace shook hands. A storm was coming for all of them, and its name was Andrew Townsend.
"You weren't too bad yourself Wallace" said Andrew as he shook Wallace's hand, "I can see why you were Champion for so long." Wallace smiled in appreciation. Andrew turned around just in time to be glomped by his girls, with Lucas, Barry, Georgia, and Bianca close behind.
"That was so awesome!" squealed Leaf. "That was the most intense battle I've ever seen." added Giselle.
"Thanks girls, I couldn't have done it without you. Same goes for you four," said Andrew as he looked at Lucas and the others, who smiled warmly.
"Congratulations my boy" said Mr. Goodshow as he walked up to the blonde trainer, handing him a large plaque and trophy. Andrew hoisted the trophy high above his head and the crowd once again gave a frenzied cheer. "I could get used to the limelight," said Andrew jokingly. Goodshow then leaned into Andrew's ear, "And by the way, nice catch all of them", causing Andrew to smirk.
He then felt two pairs of arms wrapping behind him. He looked behind him to see Leaf and Giselle looking at him hungrily. "We'll be thanking you personally tonight" whispered Leaf as the two Kanto natives kissed Andrew on his cheeks simultaneously.
(Sandgem Town)
The Townsend house was abuzz with screams of joy as Savannah and Ulysses watched their boy be crowned Hoenn Champion. They then saw Andrew be tackled by several girls, and later saw their son be kissed by two brunettes.
"Looks like we raised a ladies' man" Savannah giggled. "That's my boy!" said Ulysses proudly. Savannah couldn't help but smile as she began to imagine what her grandchildren would look like.
Their excitement reached a fever pitch as Andrew was interviewed by a news crew.
"Is there anything you'd like to say Mr. Townsend." "Yeah, there is," Andrew said as he took the microphone and looked directly into the camera.
"Mom, Dad, your little boy's coming home."
Savannah Townsend's shouts of joy could be heard all across Sandgem Town.
And that's that for Chapter 13. What a doozy. Truth be told, next chapter is going to be just one giant lemon, so if that isn't your thing, feel free to skip, you'll be missing next to nothing.
With that said, I will A, B, C ya.