Chapter 3

Satisfaction

Giselle was sitting in her beautiful apartment at Indigo Plateau, looking out the window at the beautiful sights around her. She then got up to look at her trophy case, where her Pokémon League championship trophy and gold medal were.

"2007 Pokémon League champion," she said with happiness.

There was no denying it- this apartment was as luxurious as any in all of Kanto. From the gold-plated faucets in the sink to the elaborate fireplace, Giselle's apartment was incredibly lavish.

"I think it's time to check out the Hall of Fame for a little while," Giselle said. She got up and walked over to the Pokémon League headquarters, which were right nearby her apartment. She then went to the Hall of Fame, which she no longer had to break into; she could now simply use her keys to get inside.

"Wow, look at this… they already have my place set up," she said, looking at the spot that had her picture and information about her and her Pokémon.

"I get to keep my trophy with me until next year's tournament, when I have to put it here," she said. "But I don't have to put my gold medal here."

She then walked out of the Hall of Fame, locking the door behind her, and went over to the Pokémon League headquarters meeting room. Bruno and Karen were at the table, talking to each other, but they stopped talking when they saw Giselle.

"Hello, fellow Elite," Giselle said.

Bruno and Karen gave Giselle an angry look.

"What? I'm an Elite now, just like you, you know," Giselle said. "In fact, I'm the Pokémon League champion!"

"You don't have to go around shoving it in our faces," Karen said.

"Yeah, there's no reason for it," Bruno said.

"What about that quitter Lance?" Giselle asked. "Has he made up his mind about whether he wants to be an Elite, or is he still thinking?"

"He decided to remain an Elite," Bruno said. "That's not to say that he enjoys your presence as a member of the Kanto Elite."

"Well, whether you like it or not, I'm here to stay," Giselle said, sitting down at the table. "And maybe I can fire you if I don't like you."

"There would be huge problems if you started pulling stuff like that," Bruno said. "You would have the possibility of becoming the first Pokémon League champion to be banned from the Pokémon League."

"Let's take a look at the gym leaders around Kanto," Giselle said, ignoring Bruno. "Vermillion City… what's been going on at that gym?"

"Lt. Surge is going back to his gym, and there's nothing we can do about it," Karen said.

"Why? That criminal ought to be behind bars for life," Giselle said.

"He got off," Bruno said.

"The jury found him and Blaine not guilty," Karen said. "Not enough evidence, apparently. They then pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, and got out of jail- just some fines and community service."

"So they're both back at their gyms?" Giselle said.

"That's right," Bruno said.

"Well, I can change that," Giselle said.

"Are you stupid?" Bruno said. "You can't just go around firing gym leaders for no reason at all. Again, you could end up getting yourself banned from the Pokémon League… Charles Goodshow could have you thrown out."

"Yeah, yeah," Giselle said. "So, anything you two want to learn from me?"

"We don't have anything to learn from you!" Karen said.

"There are a lot of lessons I'd like to teach you!" Bruno said.

"Boy, a harsh crowd here today," Giselle said. "I'll see you later… and if you want to learn from the champ, you can visit her in her beautiful apartment!"

Giselle walked away laughing, leaving Karen and Bruno steamed. About a couple minutes later, Lance walked into the room.

"I hate that Giselle," Bruno said.

"Join the club," Lance said. "I wanted to let you two know that Lorelei and I are going to get married on Saturday."

"Why so early?" Karen asked.

"The longer we wait to have the wedding, the more of a chance Giselle will find out about it and show up at it," Lance said.

"You mean you're having your wedding early for the sole purpose of trying to avoid Giselle finding out about its date and showing up at it?" Karen said.

"There are other factors, too, like the fact that Lorelei and I have known each other for so long, and we think this is the right time for it, plus we really want to get married," Lance said. "But that's a major factor- I don't want that arrogant chatterbox ruining our wedding."

"We won't say a word," Bruno said.

"You can count on us," Karen said.

"Good," Lance said.

"Where's Lorelei?" Karen asked.

"She's busy training Water Pokémon with Cerulean gym leader Misty," Lance said. "I'm going to go get something to eat- and I don't want Giselle bothering me while I eat."

"We'll come with you," said Bruno.

"Let's hope Giselle stays away," Karen said.

The three Elite went off to eat, hoping to avoid Giselle. Giselle couldn't care less about what the other Elite were doing, however, as she was taking a nap in her incredibly comfortable bed. Life as Pokémon League champion truly was grand.