Adventures in Hoenn

Chapter Forty Five: Brendan VS. Champion Wallace

*Brendan's p.o.v*

I walked down the hall towards Wallace's room. My heart was pounding like a drum all the while. Well, this is it, I thought as I felt sweat drip down my forehead. The match against the Champion. No turning back now. I entered into the room. Alex, May, my parents, Prof. Birch, and Steven were sitting in the stands.

''Good luck Brendan!'' Alex screamed happily.

''You can do it!'' May added.

''You can do it sweetie!'' my mother said blowing me a kiss.

''Thanks guys,'' I said waving. Right then, a man in a white cloak covering his body appeared in the hallway opposite of the room. He wore a white hat and had blue eyes and teal hair.

''So you must be Brendan, yes?'' the man asked.

''Y-yes,'' I replied nervously. ''Are you Wallace?'' The man then threw his cape off of him and got down on one knee with his hands in the air.

''Yes, I am,'' Wallace answered. May suddenly screamed in a fashion similar to every girl who sees a music idol.

''IT'S WALLACE! IT'S WALLACE!'' May shrieked as her face reddened. ''OH MY ARCEUS OH MY ARCEUS OH MY ARCEUS!''

''I see I have a fan in the audience today,'' Wallace chuckled.

''Oh yes!'' May said leaning over the wall. ''I'm your biggest fan! Can I have your autograph please?!'' May held out a copy of Pokémon Fashion & Contests with a picture of Wallace on the cover.

''Sure thing!'' Wallace smiled. He walked over to May whose face got an even darker red as he approached. ''Do you have a pen?''

''Y-y-yes,'' May said almost inaudibly as she handed him a pen. Wallace took the pen and signed it.

''Here you are,'' Wallace said handing May the magazine. May's hands quivered as she read the signature.

''T-to my b-biggest fan, signed Wa-Wallace,'' May stammered. May suddenly clutched her chest and fainted in reaction.

''May!'' Prof. Birch exclaimed in horror.

''Are you alright?'' Wallace asked concerned as he leaned over the wall.

''Eh, she's fine,'' Alex said dropping sweat. ''Her heart just couldn't take this moment. Look she even has hearts for eyes.'' All of us just dropped sweat in reaction.

''Anyways, let's get on with our battle,'' Wallace said regaining composure as he walked back to his position.

''Yeah,'' I said smiling nervously. Wallace and I drew our Poké Balls. Wallace released Ludicolo and I Wailmer. Ludicolo danced about merrily while chattering. Its dance showed its carefree personality.

''Are you ready?'' Wallace asked.

''You know it!'' I yelled. ''Wailmer, Rollout!'' Wailmer barreled towards Ludicolo.

''Ludicolo, dodge and use Zen Headbutt!'' Wallace commanded. Ludicolo jumped over Wailmer and made its head glow. Ludicolo tackled Wailmer from behind. Wailmer then collided with the wall opposite of the room.

''You okay, Wailmer?'' I called. Wailmer righted himself and smiled. ''Good boy. Now Wailmer, use Earthquake!'' Wailmer slammed into the ground causing the room to shake. Ludicolo lost balance and was knocked upwards by the blast beneath its feet.

''Ludicolo, counter with Energy Ball!'' Wallace ordered. Ludicolo righted itself and fired a green-and-blue ball at Wailmer.

''Dodge, Wailmer!'' I yelled. Wailmer rolled out of the way but the explosion from the attack sent Wailmer flying. ''Uh oh!''

''Now, Leech Seed!'' Wallace shouted. Ludicolo landed on the ground and fired a small seed at Wailmer. The seed landed on Wailmer which suddenly sprouted vines enveloping him and draining his energy. As this happened, little green lights flew towards Ludicolo restoring his energy.

''Oh no!'' Alex yelled as she leaned forward. Wailmer was gradually getting weaker and weaker. ''Brendan! Do something or else Wailmer is done for!''

''I got it sweetie!'' I said.

''Ludicolo, finish it off with Fury Swipes!'' Wallace yelled. Ludicolo ran towards Wailmer who was already very weak. Ludicolo was mere feet away.

''Hyper Beam, Wailmer!'' I commanded. Wailmer charged up a yellow beam and blasted Ludicolo at point blank range knocking it into the wall.

''Ludicolo!'' Wallace cried. Ludicolo tried to stand but fell over out of exhaustion.

''We did it, Wailmer!'' I yelled happily. However, Wailmer was also knocked out drained of his energy. ''You did well, buddy. Now get some rest.'' Wailmer went back into his Poké Ball.

''Not bad, Brendan,'' Wallace commented. ''But this battle has just begun. Go, Gyarados!'' Wallace tossed the Ball and summoned the mighty serpentine Pokémon. The Gyarados eyed me with ferocity and roared.

''That won't scare me!'' I said pulling out the next Poké Ball. I tossed the Ball and summoned Swellow.

''Well now,'' Wallace smirked. ''This will be interesting. Gyarados, Hydro Pump!'' Gyarados fired a massive stream of water towards Swellow.

''Swellow, Double Team!'' I commanded. Swellow formed several doppelgangers causing the attack to miss. ''Aerial Ace!'' The Swellows swarmed Gyarados like mosquitoes swarming a cow.

''Gyarados, Dragon Tail!'' Wallace yelled. Gyarados swung its tail around knocking Swellow backwards. Swellow suddenly went back into his Poké Ball.

''What?!'' I exclaimed in response.

''Dragon Tail not only damages foes but sends them out of battle in exchange for another Pokémon,'' Wallace explained.

''That's a good strategy,'' Alex said.

''Who will you choose?'' Wallace asked. I picked my next Poké Ball.

''A good friend who never lets me down,'' I responded. I tossed the Ball and summoned Sceptile. Sceptile and Gyarados eyed each other with ferocity. ''Sceptile, Leaf Blade!'' Sceptile lunged at Gyarados with his leaves extended.

''Gyarados, dodge and use Bite!'' Wallace cried. Gyarados ducked below Sceptile and clasped him in his jaws.

''Scpetile, get out of there!'' I commanded. Sceptile tried to get out of Gyarados' jaws but to no avail.

''It's no use, Brendan! This round is mine!'' Wallace boasted. Don't be so sure, I thought smirking. Sceptile suddenly lifted Gyarados' jaws and held them open causing Wallace to gasp. Sceptile jumped out of Gyarados' jaws landing on the ground.

''Alright Sceptile, Grass Knot!'' I commanded. Sceptile summoned grass to hold down Gyarados.

''No!'' Wallace yelled.

''Now let's finish this with Leaf Blade!'' I cried. Sceptile leapt up and slashed Gyarados in the face with Leaf Blade taking down the monster. ''Great job, Sceptile!'' Sceptile gave me a thumbs up and smiled.

''Very good, you two,'' Wallace complimented returning Gyarados. ''I can see how you were able to meet all the challenges presented to you and make it to the Pokémon League. But, your journey ends HERE!'' Wallace tossed his final Poké Ball and summoned a large Milotic. This Milotic was about the length of a large van and was as thick as a barrel.

''Where'd you get such a big Milotic?'' Alex asked.

''Glad you asked,'' Wallace replied coolly. ''Nine years ago on Route 119, I was searching for the elusive Feebas. I was there almost all day searching when I caught a massive Feebas. It was about the size of a barrel. I had to catch it of course and this Milotic has seen me through many battles and contests. Let's see if Milotic will continue the winning streak.''

''Okay Sceptile,'' I began. Sceptile looked at me eager for the next command. ''Take a rest.'' Sceptile fell over in response. ''Sorry buddy. But you need to rest in case I need you later.'' Sceptile crossed his arms pouting as he went back to his Ball. I summoned Swellow. ''Swellow, Aerial Ace!'' Swellow flew towards Milotic.

''Milotic, use Ice Beam!'' Wallace yelled. Milotic fired the frozen beam at Swellow. Swellow circled around the attack and tackled Milotic. ''Don't take that, Milotic! Dragon Pulse!'' Milotic knocked Swellow out of the sky with a blue energy. ''Ice Beam!'' Milotic finished off Swellow with the attack. I returned Swellow to his ball.

''Looks like I'll need you already, buddy,'' I chuckled. I tossed out Sceptile.

''We're both down to our last Pokémon,'' Wallace said. ''This is going to get VERY exciting.''

''I feel the same way,'' I responded. ''My heart is pounding!''

''Well, let's get this going then!'' Wallace laughed. ''Milotic, Ice Beam!'' Milotic fired its attack.

''Sceptile, leap and use Energy Ball!'' I commanded. Sceptile did as he was told and fired the attack.

''Mirror Coat!'' Wallace yelled. Milotic was surrounded in a pink aura and reflected the attack at Sceptile knocking him out of the sky.

''Sceptile, get up!'' I said quickly. Sceptile struggled to get up.

''Freeze it in place, Milotic!'' Wallace cried. Milotic froze Sceptile's feet to the ground with Ice Beam.

''Shoot!'' I said under my breath.

''This ends NOW!'' Wallace shouted. ''Aqua Tail!'' Milotic slithered towards Sceptile as its tail glowed blue.

''Brendan, do something!'' Alex yelled desperately.

''This looks bad,'' Prof. Birch said.

''Sceptile, break the ice with Leaf Blade!'' I commanded. Sceptile shattered the ice with his attack. Milotic drew closer getting ready to swing its tail.

''Get Sceptile out of there!'' my dad yelled.

''Grass Knot!'' I yelled. Sceptile strapped down Milotic with grass. ''Now, Energy Ball!'' Sceptile blasted Milotic with the attack causing a massive explosion. ''Did we win?'' The dust cleared and saw Milotic still standing. ''Man, this is a long battle.''

''My Milotic is more durable than it looks,'' Wallace boasted. Suddenly, Milotic started to wobble and it then fell over.

''We…we did it,'' I said shocked. ''WE DID IT, SCEPTILE!'' Sceptile ran towards me and hugged me tightly.

''You did it, Brendan!'' Alex shouted happily as she leapt over the wall. Alex leapt into my arms kissing me.

''Ugh…what's with all the noise?'' May asked drowsily.

''Brendan defeated Wallace, May!'' Prof. Birch answered excitedly.

''What?!'' May exclaimed. ''Aw man, I missed the whole thing, too! Please tell me someone recorded the match!''

''That's my boy!'' my dad yelled ecstatically. ''HE WON! HE REALLY WON!''

''I can't believe that our son in the new Hoenn League Champion!'' my mother said through tears. ''I'm so proud!''

''Well, I never thought I'd see this day,'' Steven smiled.

''Well done, Brendan,'' Wallace complimented. ''Please, come with me.'' Wallace led all of us towards a pair of double doors behind him. He opened the doors and we saw a grand hallway. There was a red carpet going down it with various pictures on the walls. The pictures showed past Hoenn League Champions with gold frames surrounding them.

''Wow,'' May said in awe. ''There're so many Champions. We came upon Wallace's picture. He was surrounded by Water-type Pokémon including Walrein, Ludicolo, Gyarados, Seaking, Tentacruel, and Milotic.

''I've been the undefeated Champion since 2001,'' Wallace said proudly. ''Steven put up a great fight, though.''

''Those were some good times,'' Steven said patting Wallace on the back smiling. We continued down the hall and came upon a room with a machine of sorts in front of a large screen.

''Place your Pokémon's Poké Balls in these slots, Brendan,'' Wallace said gesturing for me to do so. I put all six of my Poké Balls in the slots. The Balls were then scanned. We then turned our attention to the screen. My Pokémon's pictures appeared on the screen followed by my image. ''I do hereby announce you, Brendan White, as the new Hoenn League Champion,'' Wallace said presenting me a golden Poké Ball shaped ribbon. ''Congratulations.'' We shook hands.

''Thank you,'' I said smiling.

''Now's the time for your picture,'' Steven said pulling out a camera. I summoned all my Pokémon and we all gathered around for the picture. ''Ready?''

''No. Someone's missing,'' I replied. ''Alex, c'mere.'' Alex looked at me with surprise. ''The picture won't be complete without you!'' Alex smiled and moved into the shot to my left. We wrapped one arm around each other ready for the picture.

''Say cheese!'' Steven said. The camera flashed. ''We'll get the picture processed soon and send you some free copies.''

''Can I have one, too?'' Alex asked.

''Sure, just give me the address,'' Steven answered. Alex wrote her address down and handed it to Steven.

''Come on, Brendan!'' May said shaking his shoulder. ''Let's go celebrate your victory!''

''Okay okay,'' I said trying to calm May down. ''I want to go celebrate, too.''

*Five hours later (Alex's p.o.v)*

We went to Brendan's house to have a celebratory barbeque for Brendan. Brendan's parents and Prof. Birch were out buying food and materials for said barbeque while May, Brendan and I were at Brendan's house getting the grand tour.

''And here's my room,'' Brendan said opening the door. The wood was hardwood. There was a bed near the right wall with a laptop on a table near to the bed's right. A blue-and-white checkered rug was on the bed's left. In front of the bed was a television with a Wii hooked up. A Remote and Nunchuck were placed neatly on the stand the television was on. A closet was near the door and a clock hung neatly near the bed.

''Nice room,'' I said walking in and looking around.

''What games do you play, Brendan?'' May asked looking at the Wii.

''I'm a big Super Mario Galaxy fanatic,'' Brendan replied as he walked over to the console. Brendan opened up the cabinet the television sat on and revealed at least thirty Wii and Gamecube games, other controllers, and accessories. ''But, I also play Metroid Prime 3 and Donkey Kong Country Returns.''

''I personally LOVE Animal Crossing and Mario Kart!'' May chimed. ''Do you play video games, Alex?''

''Nope,'' I replied bluntly. ''I used to be big on video games but I've acquired other interests like sports.''

''Want to see if you change your mind?'' Brendan asked smiling as he picked up a Wii Remote. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii anyone?''

''You're on!'' May said grabbing a Remote. May then looked my way.

''Okay but I need to call my parents soon,'' I said grabbing a Remote as well.

*Forty minutes later*

''You suck, Brendan!'' I yelled as he took the last Yoshi. ''That was MY Yoshi!''

''All's fair in love and war, sweetie!'' Brendan laughed. Suddenly, May fired a shell at Brendan causing him to dismount his Yoshi. May then moved in and secured the green dinosaur. ''Hey!''

''Sucker!'' May taunted as she ran for her life from an infuriated Brendan. Brendan then leapt onto May and knocked her into a pit and making her lose her last life. ''Dang you, Brendan!''

''That's what you get!'' Brendan said sticking out his tongue. May then bopped him on the head with a pillow. I just enjoyed the show wishing I had some popcorn. Suddenly, the door downstairs opened.

''We're home!'' Brendan's mom sang.

''Let's go,'' Brendan said turning off the console. We went down the stairs and saw the counter covered in groceries.

''Having fun, you three?'' Norman asked he unloaded groceries.

''Yes, we were just playing video games,'' Brendan responded as we helped unpack the groceries. ''What did you guys get?''

''Well since this is a special day we picked up prime rib from the store in addition to some salad stuff and potatoes,'' Norman answered.

''Sounds great!'' Brendan smiled. ''Can we help with anything else?''

''No, you just take it easy, Brendan,'' Norman replied. ''This is our treat for you.''

''Okay. Thank you!'' Brendan said.

''I'm going to go call my parents,'' I said picking up my video phone.

''Okay Alex,'' Brendan said. ''See you in a bit.'' I walked upstairs and into Brendan's room. I sat down on the bed, opened up the video phone, and dialed my parents' number. In a few seconds, the phone picked up and I saw Alice's face.

''Hey Alex!'' she said cheerfully. ''How are you?''

''I'm doing well,'' I answered. ''Brendan defeated the Hoenn League Champion and we're here having a celebratory barbeque!''

''That's great!'' Alice beamed. ''Mom! Dad! Did you hear that?! Brendan's the Hoenn League Champion!''

''Really?'' dad said as he appeared on the screen. ''That's great! You're at Brendan's house?''

''Umm…yes,'' I responded nervously. He's probably going to have a fit thinking that Brendan's going to impregnate me, I thought annoyed.

''That's fine,'' dad said. ''I'm not THAT picky.''

''When do you want me home?'' I asked.

''Could you come home tomorrow?'' dad suggested. ''You need to be prepared for school in the next few weeks.''

''Okay I will,'' I said.

''Hey, let me talk to her,'' mom butted in pushing dad aside. ''It's great to hear that Brendan's the Champion! You enjoy that barbeque, okay sweetie?''

''I will, mom,'' I said smiling. ''I love you guys. See you tomorrow!''

''So do we!'' my family said simultaneously. They then hung up. I put the phone away and walked out into the hall and down the stairs. No one was inside. I walked out the front door and saw everyone hanging out. The grill was smoking as it cooked the contents inside. Norman was chopping up vegetables for salad.

''Hey Alex!'' Brendan hollered. ''We're playing go-fish. Wanna play?''

''Sure!'' I smiled as I walked over to the table. Brendan handed me some cards.

''So when are you going home?'' Brendan asked.

''Tomorrow,'' I answered. ''I need to be ready for school in the next few weeks.''

''I understand,'' Brendan said.

''Got any threes?'' May asked.

''Go fish,'' Brendan, Prof. Birch, Brendan's mom and I said. May drew a card.

''You're welcome to stay at our house overnight,'' Prof. Birch offered.

''Thank you,'' I smiled. ''Got any fours?'' Prof. Birch handed me a four card.

''Hey gang, dinner's ready!'' Norman said.

''Awesome!'' Brendan exclaimed. We grabbed our plates and were quickly served dinner.

''This is good prime rib, Norman,'' I complimented. ''The salad and baked potato is great, too!''

''Thank you, Alex,'' Norman said between sips of wine. After a while, Brendan's mom stood up tapping her glass with her fork.

''Norman and I have an important announcement to make,'' Brendan's mom said. We all turned our attention towards Brendan's parents.

''Brendan, your mother and I are going to have another child,'' Norman said smiling.

''Really?'' Brendan said as his eyes lit up happily. ''That's great! What's the gender?''

''It's too soon to tell but we were talking behind the scenes about having another kid for few months,'' Norman elaborated. ''And now, she's pregnant!''

''Congratulations, you two!'' Prof. Birch beamed.

''And congratulations to YOU, Brendan!'' I said hugging him. ''We're both going to be siblings for a new baby!''

''Thank you, Alex,'' Brendan said hugging me back. After dinner was finished, Brendan and I helped clean up the dishes. Suddenly, May turned her attention to the sky.

''Is that a Skarmory?'' May asked pointing towards the metallic bird flying towards our house.

''Yes, it is,'' Prof. Birch said looking up.

''It looks like someone's riding it,'' I said noticing someone sitting on top of it.

''It's Steven!'' Brendan exclaimed. The Skarmory and Steven then landed on the ground.

''Hello everyone,'' Steven said getting off of his Pokémon.

''Hello Steven,'' Norman greeted. ''What brings you here?''

''I came here to give Brendan a gift,'' Steven said pulling out a Poké Ball.

''Oh, thank you,'' Brendan said surprised as he took the Poké Ball. The Ball opened up and revealed a small floating Pokémon. It was shaped like an arm and had small claws on its backside. It had one eye and a blue body. ''Wow! What Pokémon is this?''

''A Beldum,'' Steven answered. ''It's a Steel and Psychic-type. The only move it knows, however, is Take Down. But, once it evolves into Metang, its move pool diversifies.'' Brendan stroked the Pokémon's sleek body.

''HELLO, NEW MASTER,'' Beldum greeted in a robotic voice.

''It's kind of cute!'' May cooed.

''Thank you, Steven!'' Brendan said shaking Steven's hand. ''Would you like to come in?''

''No thank you,'' Steven answered coolly. ''I'm going to go do some training. I would like to fight you one day, Mr. Champion.''

''I accept your challenge,'' Brendan said smiling. Steven made his way back towards Skarmory and mounted it.

''Take care!'' Steven said before taking off.

''You can beat him, Brendan,'' I said putting hand on his shoulder and kissing his cheek.

''Thank you, Alex,'' Brendan said embracing me and kissing me on the lips.

''You two always find moments to kiss each other, huh?'' May teased. We just ignored her as we just stared into the sun setting below the row of pine trees.

ONE MORE CHAPTER! ONE MORE CHAPTER! AAAAAWWWW YEEEEAAAAHHH! I hope you enjoyed and please review, share, and vote on the current poll! Every little bit helps! Thank you and stay tuned for the conclusion to Adventures in Hoenn which will come out…some time in the future. :P