Aaron woke up the next day well rested. He got dressed in his usual Team Magma attire and headed down to the mess hall for breakfast. He grabbed his tray and made his way through the line. He walked around the mess hall looking for a seat while several grunts attempted to trip him. "Sorry, there's no room for Maxie's pet." was a common response when Aaron would attempt to sit down at a table.
Aria saw Aaron and waved him over to her table. He took a seat next to her and several other admins. "It's Maxie's little Growlithe." One of the admins chuckled. Aria glared at him and he put his head down.
"Don't worry about it. I've been getting that all morning." Aaron said as he began eating.
"Well they're not wrong. Maxie is grooming you to be an admin." Aria explained.
"Do you know why?" Aaron asked.
"That's classified, Aria." One of the female admins said. She then looked over at Aaron. "Sorry kid, but you shouldn't know about that right now." She said sternly. Aaron scowled as he finished eating.
He went to go take his tray up when a grunt tripped him. "Have a nice fall." He sneered. Aaron stood up and picked up his tray; he hit the grunt over the head with it. This prompted several other grunts to erupt in to a large fight. The fight seemed to be Aaron versus all of the grunts as he punched and kicked several grunts knocking them to the ground where there was an infinite amount ready to take their places.
The fight was interrupted by an Exploud using hyper voice causing everyone to cover their ears as the admin on the balcony looked down at everyone. "This fight is over. Now for the troublemaker." He said as two male admins grabbed Aaron by the arms and carried him away.
They walked over to the admin with the Exploud. "Where do you want him Kent?" One of them asked.
"Just leave him where he is. You two can go." He said as the other admins let go of Aaron and left the room. He looked at Aaron. "Stand up straight, hands by your side." He said with a commanding tone as Aaron followed his instructions. "You put up a pretty good fight against those grunts. I can see why Maxie likes you. Maybe that prophecy is true after all." He said looking over Aaron.
"Prophecy?" Aaron asked.
"That mission was to collect the tablet on the prophecy to come. Maxie believes that somehow you are connected to it." Kent explained.
"Do you want to tell me what it's about?" Aaron asked.
"It's classified, but I believe that if it concerns you then you have a right to know." Kent told him. "You know how Team Magma seeks to control Groudon?" Aaron nodded his head. "The prophecy mentions a boy with yellow eyes and a desire for vengeance. Groudon will respond to this person and grant them its power. Maxie believes that you are this boy. He made it our job to make sure that we groom you to be a Team Magma admin and that we prepare you for the prophecy."
"Okay." Aaron said calmly.
"You don't seemed phased by this." Kent said in confusion.
"If that's my destiny then so be it. I'll do what I need to in order to fulfill the prophecy." Aaron said as Kent dismissed him.
Aaron walked down to the training room where they were sparring today. Aaron put on a pair of boxing gloves where he met his partner who seemed eager to fight Aaron. He threw several punches that Aaron blocked. Aaron retaliated with several gut punches and a kick in the stomach knocking him on to his back.
After a while of sparring and practicing new moves, the instructor stopped all of the students. "How about we have a little fun here. We're going to have a little tournament amongst all of you, and the winner will receive this." The instructor said holding up a bag with various pokeballs in it. "A worthy prize for a champion. So without further ado, let's get this tournament under way."
Aaron looked at his first opponent and saw them putting something in their gloves. Aaron walked over to them and whispered in to their ear. "If you want to play dirty, just say so." Aaron said walking away. Aaron stood in a fighting stance while his opponent did the same. The instructor signaled the start of the fight. His opponent threw the first punch landing directly in Aaron's gut. Aaron stumbled back, but he regained his stance clutching his side. "I'm not going down on one punch." Aaron said spitting on the ground. He attacked his opponent relentlessly with several punches and kicks. Aaron finished them off with an uppercut. Aaron heard the instructor announce his victory, but he wasn't satisfied as he removed his glove and walked over to his downed opponent. He put his finger in his mouth and proceeded to stick it in his ear smiling evilly as he did so. "Wet Willy." Aaron said moving the finger around.
"That's enough. Go take a seat." The instructor said sternly.
"If he wants to cheat and then lose, then he needs to pay the consequences." Aaron said walking off and taking a seat on the bench. Aaron watched several of the fights take place; several people cheated when they won, but no one seemed to care. Aaron won his matches regardless of rather they cheated or not.
Aaron had made it to the final round. His opponent was huge and towering over him. "What are you, part Snorlax?" Aaron asked looking up at him. He growled at Aaron.
"Fight!" The instructor shouted. The grunt threw the first punch that Aaron made the mistake of trying to block with his glove; he was knocked on to his back. Aaron stood up and looked at the brutish grunt who was running at him again. Aaron dodged his attack this time and slid behind him as he landed a punch in his back. Aaron then kicked him in the side. The grunt simply leaned back and fell on Aaron who screamed under the heavy mass. Aaron pulled a dirty move as he bit the grunt's back causing him to scream as he jumped up. "Why are you so sweaty? You taste like rotting cheese." Aaron said spitting to the side. He rushed at the grunt and jumped high as he kicked him in the face and knocked him to the ground causing everyone to jump from the loud thud.
The instructor ran over to Aaron and handed him his prize. "Congratulations." He said smiling. After class, Aaron returned to his room and stowed the pokeballs in his trunk before going to take a shower. "I wonder if Maxie heard about the fight." Aaron thought to himself as he dried himself off and put on a pair of boxers and a white t-shirt before getting in to his bed. He fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.