A Duel of Legends
Chapter 1: Burnt Up

This just helps establish a little bit about the subplots, introduce one or two other peoples OCs, and expands a bit on the tournament itself. Hopefully I can balance the plots around each-other...

Oh, and most of the vaguely described OCs don't exist for much more than space fillers. Comedy and the like.

Charon's brazier was forced into the ground with a satisfying *thunk*. He leant over the side of the town's pier, and watched as Snuggles tried to catch the various fish with his paws.
"Come on little ones, I have food for you!"

"Oh, give up you stupid cat, there's no way they're going to get tricked like that."

"I can try!"
One of the Magikarp swam close to the bar Snuggles had been perched on, and the Purrloin reached out to grab it.
A Chinchou sparked the Pokémon's arse from behind as he leant over, shocking him into the water. He began splashing around like a madman.
"Argh! It's wet! F*blub* electric type!"

Charon began laughing over the railings, slumping down in hysterics as the angry shouts of the Purrloin reached him from below. A light Pound on his side alerted him to the unfortunate Pokémon's return.

"You are such an arsehole."

"Hehe... Hehe... Well... Ha... If you're gonna get wet... May as well do it properly... Hoo boy..."

Charon got a wet slap to the face with a tail.
"Jerk."

"Uh, are you two partners then?"

Charon looked up to see someone standing up. A Luxio Gijinka maybe?
"Oh, no, he's my friend's Pokemon. He just enjoys humiliating himself down here."

"Screw you."

"Right..."
The Gijinka sat down on a bench a few meters away, folding his arms and closing his eyes.
"I'm Leo. Luxray Gijinka."

Charon nodded, pulling his brazier out of the gap between the planks.
"Charon Burn, Lampent Gijinka. Nice to meet you. This soggy guy is Snuggles the Purrloin."

Leo chuckled "Nice. So where did you come from anyway?"

Charon spread his arms wide "Right here! This is my home town, so..."

"Huh. You entering the tournament?"

"Yep! Not sure whether to do single or do double with my friend though."

Snuggles shook himself off and began preening himself "I won't be fighting."

"He's over there!"

Charon groaned and crouched down, Snuggles dropping the task and leaping onto his back. Leo opened one eye and sat up slightly.
Three humans, all dressed the same, walked up to the Gijinka on the bench. The frightening appearance was lessened by the pink tissue one of them held to his face, which was darker in some places than others. Leo's eyes widened in recognition.
"Oh."

"Yeah. Oh. So, you feel so cocky now, chump?"

Leo stood up, holding his hands up "Look, I'm sorry. I got angry and overreacted, that's all."

"That isn't good enough."
Charon quietly put down Snuggles and began walking around behind the trio.
"You hurt one of us. In our territory. That ain't right. Certainly not from some fuckin' Gijinka." The thug spat the word "I don't take that."
A Pokeball appeared in his hands, and he let out a Quagsire. It saw Leo and took an offensive stance.
"How'd you like getting your arse handed to you by-"

"Good evening Doug."

"Shit!"
The trio span around to see Charon standing behind them. The Quagsire ignored him and welled up a Mud Shot in its mouth. Leo sprang up and leapt over the ground-type's head flattening it with his hand, barrelling into the trio's back, their combined bulk somehow stopping him. The Mud Shot hit him from behind.
"Charon you little rat, I'm gonna pummel you for what you're doing to Dave!"

"I'd be interested to see how that goes." The smaller Gijinka talked quietly, igniting the Quagsire with a Will-o-Wisp as he spoke. His torch flared, making the three step back slightly.

"You wouldn't dare do that to us. Not with someone watching."

"Another Gijinka? With your track record, it'll be counted as self defence."
A second one released a Carvanha.

"You two can't deal with us, and you know it."

Charon smiled, and suddenly the brazier flared up, nearly burning the trio as they dived out of the way. Leo used the advantage to get away from Quagmire, launching into Carvanha with Wild Charge. The fish was sent flying backwards into the ground. The gang members turned around and saw the situation their two Pokemon were in.
"Quagsire, use Muddy Water!"

Charon took a spray of dirty water to the face. He snarled and pointed the brazier at Quagsire.
"Hex!"

Quagsire recognised the tactic, but black energy closed down on him from all directions and crushed down on him. He wailed as he took a huge amount of damage from it.
Leo recovered from the recoil of his last attack and shook himself. A huge amount of electricity span off, impacting Carvanha badly but leaving Quagsire fine. Already overpowered, Carvanha fainted.

"Damnit! Doug, the bastard beat my 'Mon!"

"Right! Quagsire, return!"
The two gang members called their pokemon back, drawing Leo's attention back to them. All three of them nodded at each other, reached into their pockets...

And chucked three Poke Dolls, one each to the two Gijinka and Snuggles, running at full pelt down the road. Leo and Snuggles began lining up for pounces on theirs, while Charon began juggling his. After a few minutes of this they realised they'd been duped, and stopped. Charon chucked his over the side.
"Gets me every time."

Leo began tearing his apart with his hands and teeth, ignoring the looks he was getting from a few onlookers. Snuggles copied Charon.
"I hope that didn't take us too long."

"Pfth. Those guys are arseholes. Who are they?"

"They're just thugs who say they're a part of 'Purest Humanity*'" Charon explained.

"And they're allowed to live here?"

"Chief knows all the members within five miles and he's a dab hand at Pokemon battles too. We took a long time compared to his partners. His girlfriend's a pretty strong willed person too."

"Eh hem."
Both gijinka turned to Snuggles, who had a bit of fur in his mouth.
"I don't mean to sound rude, but aren't the people for the tournament supposed to be somewhere?"

Charon looked around for the stadium's huge clock and gasped.
"Damn, he's right! See ya Snuggs!" The Lampent Gijinka ran off.

Leo looked down at Snuggles. "Snuggs? Really?"

"Small, but with claws that leave you weeping for your mother. Now go away, I have food to get."

Leo sighed and shrugged, walking away slowly. Snuggles watched him leave carefully...
And returned to his fishing attempts.

"Attention! Can I have everyone listening to me please?
"That means everyone. Including you Little Miss Cute Charm. Yeah, you, the Lopunny Gijinka with the low cut top. And put on a jacket, there are kids in here."
Charon dragged his finger across the mic to create a horrible screeching sound, making the bunny girl wince.
"You listening now? Jacket. On. Body. There we go, that wasn't so hard."
Charon stood in front of a crowd of fighters in the basement of the stadium. He pulled a piece of paper out from his bag and waved it in the air.
"I'm supposed to read word-for-word from this for the exact rules, but that's boring. Pay attention, I may not have time to answer questions or go over things.
"You all entered having submitted your level. This is more to establish how experienced you are in general, not to group you up. Everyone fights at equivalent thirty. Tough on those of you who need pure power to win.
"You're either fighting in double or single. Two matches of each group will b held at the same time, and DROP THE POKEBALL BEFORE I GET YOU DISQUALIFIED!"
A trainer carefully put the Pokeball he'd been about to touch to the Lopunny's back into his pocket. She winked at him, making him blush.
"As I was saying, two of each type of match at once. You only lose double if both partners faint, naturally, and if a move from one match affects another match healing items or whatever will be distributed to account for the damage, and the match put on hold for a few seconds.
"The stadium will change. There are seventeen possible stadiums for you to fight in, decided on by the fighter with the 'Home Advantage'. Some of those places are brutal – I'll mention the lava stage and say no more.
"It is also possible for you to use items. You will get a Wonder Launcher which functions by I SAID TO PUT THE JACKET ON TO THE LOPUNNY THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN IGNORE IT EITHER oh, you're a dude. Sorry, it's hard to tell from here."
A Glaceon Gijinka gave Charon the middle finger as he removed his coat, folding it with one arm. Various people laughed at the slip up.
"Yeah, I know, sorry. Uh... Wonder Launcher, right. The Wonder Launcher accumulates power over time, which can be converted into items of many types, up to and including revives. They can be used as you need them, but you have to signal for it to be activated.
"Also, your battle will be monitored for cheating as it goes on. Each thing you do WILL be seen and noted, then if it is decided it breaks the rules you will be disqualified. Uh, and..."
Charon checked the piece of paper.
"Oh yeah! The judges will be famous faces, and I'm not MCing. Bribers may find that they have a little more resistance than they expected. Any questions?"

One trainer held up her hand. A bug of some sort scuttled around her arm, but Charon didn't see it. He pointed to her with his brazier.
"Where are we staying?"

"The stadium has an accommodation area and dining area. Those who don't fancy the two-person rooms may wish to use one of the local hotels, most of which still have a few rooms free. Failing that, there's always the Pokemon Center."

"What's the stadiums policies on room swapping?"

"If you arrange it and tell someone you're doing it, with proof, it's all good."

"What about the more... Adult activities?"

Charon looked at the person who'd spoken. They seemed innocent enough...
"Within the law... Yes... In private..."

"Jovi wants to know if there's anything to do when we're not battling!"

Charon looked through the crowd. Jovi began bouncing to get his attention, waving. He waved back.
"Hey Jovi. No, there's nothing to do in the stadium unless you want to browse the database. Old battles, check data about areas, though there is a TV in each of your rooms."

"Can I go out with you?"

The crowd roared in laughter. Charon looked through and saw a blushing Mismagius Gijinka, who looked down at the ground. He noticed Breeze glaring at the girl.
"I'm gonna stay single for a while. Maybe if you ask later..."

The sound of loud music began to seep though. Charon banged his brazier on the floor.
"That's the sign! Everybody into two separate lines for the Opening Ceremony! Things are about to reach awesome levels!"

*An Anti-Gijinka terrorist group, who are only slowly losing steam. Their leader is supposed to be an Ex-Champion no less...

In an old house, on the edge of a town in the desolate Orre region, five humans confronted a young gijinka.
Four of them avoided the ghosts. But only three left the house of their own choice...