Hello everyone, it's me again! So Andrew ran into an old rival last chapter, and that rivalry is going to continue into the Sinnoh League. For those keeping track, the girls are Dawn, Rosa, Leaf, Miette, Giselle, Roxanne, Maylene, Cheryl, and Candice. Other than that I got nothing to say, so let's jump back into the story.
(4 days later, Canalave City)
As Andrew and his gang made their way to Canalave City to face Byron. He was chatting with Roxanne when he heard someone behind them.
"C'mon guys! Canalave City's not far ahead!" As Andrew whirled around a smile grew on his face.
"Well look who it is!" "Oh my Arceus! Is that you Andrew!" said a brunette in a pink shirt as she ran to the blonde, hugging him. "Who else Shauna? It's good to see you." "Likewise." said Shauna as she looked at the others, "Hey there Miette! What are you doing here?" Andrew knew the energetic brunette from his travels with Miette in Kalos. Throughout their journey they became good friends, and Andrew saw the energetic Kalosian as the little sister he never had. Miette walked over to Andrew and kissed him, "I'm traveling with my boyfriend." This caused Shauna to let out a squeal, "So you finally told him? I always thought you two looked so cute together!" "Well it's not just me, I share him with those girls over there," Miette said as she motioned to the other girls, who waved. "Wow, I'm surprised you guys can pull something like that off." "It's worked wonderfully so far, they're like sisters to me."
"Shauna wait up!" said another voice as a small boy with orange hair and a chubby boy with black hair appeared, slightly panting. "Well it's good to see you guys too," said the Sandgem native. "Hey there Andrew, long time no see," said the orange-haired boy. "So Shauna, how's Trevor and Tierno treating you?" "They're so fun to be around! They're like my brothers!" the energetic brunette said. Tierno and Trevor didn't mind this, Shauna was too much like a sister to them for there to be any romantic feelings. "So you three, how do you like it so far in my home region?" "It's so cool!" squealed Shauna, "The contests are so pretty, it's kinda like a Performance."
Dawn heard Shauna and walked over to her and the two hit it off almost instantly, discussing the differences between their respective competitions. "So what about you two?" Andrew asked as he turned to Tierno and Trevor. "Well we're here to challenge the Sinnoh League, these are some tough Gyms though" said Tierno, "Especially Snowpoint, that new guy they put in is no joke." Candice giggled and walked up, "I'm glad he's performing well, I selected him personally." "Wait, you're Candice, weren't you the previous Gym Leader there?" asked Trevor. Candice nodded, "I was before I left to travel with my boyfriend" she said as she kissed Andrew on the cheek. "Same here" said Maylene and Roxanne, mimicking their colleague's actions. Tierno and Trevor looked stunned, they knew he was dating Miette, but not several other girls, including a few Gym Leaders.
"So Andrew," said Trevor, "word is you won the Hoenn League and beat Wallace after you beat Diantha." Andrew grinned, "Yep, I'm the Champion of Hoenn AND Kalos, and Sinnoh is next." "Don't think Tierno and I will go down easily" said Trevor as the three boys shared a laugh. "SO, you caught any new Pokemon?" asked Tierno. "You could say that" grinned the blonde as he pulled out his Pokedex to show the two. Their eyes widened as they saw his recent captures, "You have Legendaries?" said Tierno, not believing what he saw. "Yep and I'll prove it, come on out my friends" Andrew said as he launched his Cherish Balls, revealing his legends. "Surprised huh? I was aiming for that," laughed Andrew, stopping as he saw two bird shaped shadows, "Well here's two now". Tierno and Trevor looked up in shock to see Zapdos and Moltres land next to Andrew. "It's good to see you two, Articuno missed you guys." Dawn and Shauna had returned from the conversation and the two looked in awe at the majestic Kanto birds in front of them. Shauna's eyes widened as she saw the other legendaries assembled before her, and her jaw dropped as she watched Andrew pull out two red Pokeballs and captured Moltres and Zapdos without a struggle.
"No way," said Trevor as he rubbed his eyes in disbelief. "Take a picture if you don't believe it, I know you got a camera on you somewhere," said Andrew. Trevor immediately pulled out a camera and snapped several photographs of the group of legendaries before Andrew returned them.
After introductions were made the two groups decided to travel together to Canalave City. As Andrew walked in he heard an argument, and it sounded pretty heated. "Looks like Roark and Byron are at it again," chuckled the blonde. He looked at Barry, "I'll bet you $50 it's over fossils." "No way Andrew, I'm not taking that chance." And sure enough the father and son were arguing over fossils.
"MY FOSSILS ARE SO MUCH BEYTTER THAN YOURS DAD!" yelled the Rock type leader
"PROVE IT YOU LITTLE RUNT!" barked Byron as he pulled out a Pokeball, ready to battle.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen!" said Andrew as he walked towards the two. "WHO THE HELL IS INTERRUPTING ME!" roared Byron.
"Dad calm down, you remember Andrew Townsend?" "No way in the Distortion World that's Andrew. He's too good looking and mature." causing everyone except Andrew to snicker, while the blonde simply scowled. "Nice to see you too Byron" said Andrew sarcastically.
"Well I'll be damned it is you!" said Byron as, much like Wake, he crushed Andrew's hand in an iron grip.
"This place is just as I remember it," said Andrew nostalgically, calming down.
"You're damn right!" said Byron with pride in his voice as he walked to the battlefield, "I think I know what brings you here, Mr. Champion." Andrew grinned, "Let's get to it then."
"This three on three battle between Byron and Andrew will now commence."
"Alright Bronzong let's proved an iron-hard defense." said Byron ad the Steel/Psychic type appeared.
"Alright Escavalier time to sally out!" The Cavalry Pokemon appeared and clashed his lances together.
"Bronzong Iron Defense" Bronzong glowed white as his defense was raised. "Escavalier use Bug Buzz" Escavalier clashed his lances together, creating a loud buzzing noise that made Bronzong clutch his head as the irritating sound drove him to the brink of insanity. "Now use Megahorn!" Escavalier nodded and charged full tilt at Bronzong. He hit the large blue Pokemon, but as he did, a sickening crack reverberated through the arena. Escavalier cried out as the tips of his lances broke off, having shattered against Bronzong's iron body.
"Now use Confuse Ray!" Bronzong glowed white and fired a pink beam at Escavalier, who was in too much pain to move.
"Come on buddy pull yourself together and use Drill Run!" but the confused Bug Type charged into a wall with a loud metallic thud, snapping him out of his confusion as he looked furiously at Bronzong.
"Time for some payback Escavalier, use Drill Run again!" Escavalier nodded and this time he hit his mark, leaving Bronzong dazed from the super effective attack and wide open.
"Let's finish this, use Focus Blast" Escavalier grinned and clashed his broken lances together and fired a white beam of energy, slamming Bronzong into the wall.
"Bronzong is unable to battle." "Alright Escavalier get some rest, you can't fight like that." Escavalier reluctantly nodded and was returned.
"Steelix time to win this!" Byron yelled as the massive steel snake appeared. "Alright Golurk, let's go!" Andrew roared as Golurk appeared, while Roark felt his Steelix's pokeball wiggle, he was clearly eager for revenge..
"Golurk versus Steelix begin"
"Alright Golurk use Shadow Ball!" Andrew said as Golurk fired a ball of ghostly energy at Steelix, who grunted as he was hit head on. "Shake it off and use Ice Fang!" Steelix roared and bit down on Golurk's arm with ice-coated fangs. But Andrew was calm, "What is he thinking? Something's up"
"Golurk, let's bring the pain, Hammer Arm, rapid fire!" If Golurk could grin he would have as he brought his free hand crashing down on Steelix's head again and again like a hammer hitting a nail. Steelix quickly fainted after taking such a pummeling, a small crater surrounding him.
"Bastiodon, let's make our stand!" "Alright Rampardos, you're up." Rampardos roared, stomping her foot as the ancient rivals glared at each other.
"Alright girl, let's kick this off with Flamethrower" Rampardos nodded and fired a searing torrent of flames. "Bastiodon use Flash Cannon" As the two attacks met an explosion occurred in the middle, but the Flamethrower pushed through and hit Bastiodon.
"Bastiodon shake it off and use Stone Edge!" "Counter with Dragon Tail" As the stones flew towards Rampardos, she swung her tail and obliterated them completely.
"Bastiodon use Iron Head!" "Rampardos use Superpower!" WIth a deafening roar the two Pokemon charged at each other and lowered their heads. But Rampardos won out and sent Bastiodon crashing into the wall unconscious, while the Head Butt Pokemon roared in triumph.
"Bastiodon is unable to battle, Andrew and Rampardos win." "That was some battle Andrew, you've come a long way from the boy you were nine years ago," said Byron, crushing Andrew's hand again in a handshake.
"Thanks Byron, that means a lot," said the blonde. "That was soo cool!" squealed Shauna as she and the others ran up to congratulate Andrew. "I never knew you had those kinds of Pokemon" added Trevor, "If you're in Unova, head to Nuvema Town, tell Professor Juniper I sent you, I got a small legion there."
After some more idle chit chat Andrew bid the father and son farewell and led the group on the long trek to Sunyshore City.
And I'll stop there for this chapter, another short one. I got nothing to announce, other than "Thank you" to all who have been reading.
With that said, I will A, B, C ya.