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Chapter 30: the champion

Sarah was already gone by the time I woke up, and we ate breakfast without her. After breakfast, we went back to the guard gate.

"Hello again" the guard said

"Still not going to let the adults pass?" I asked

"Oh, Sarah convinced me, she's already headed towards the next gate" he said

"So…we can go through?" I asked

"Yep" he said. I shrugged and we kept walking.

We had similar conversations with the guard at each checkpoint. I started wondering what Sarah did to convince the guards, but I shrugged it off. After a bit, we found Sarah talking to the last guard.

"…and that's why we need to go with them" Sarah said

"Well, you are pretty convincing…" the guard said "ok, you can go through"

"Thank you!" she said, then she saw us "hi guys!"

"Hi" we said in unison. After showing the badge to the guard, we continued on to Victory road.

Victory road was much easier than I expected, and we got to Indigo Platue without much trouble. Now, it seemed impressive in the game, but in real life it was amazing…it seemed like the perfect place for an elite four challenge.

There was a guard at the door "only one of you can challenge the elite four at a time" he said.

"We know" I replied "I'm going first" I stepped through the door and heard it lock behind me.

The elite four themselves weren't too much trouble, though by the end I had to heal all of my Pokémon. I had one more challenge: the champion.

I walked into the room, and found Grey standing there "so, you're finally here" he said

"Yep, and I'm ready for battle" I said

He smirked "good luck beating the champion" he threw a poke ball "go Alakazam!"

"Alakazam!"

I threw a poke ball of my own "go Blastoise!"

"Blastoise!"

"Alakazam, use psychic!" Grey called. Blastoise was knocked back by the force.

"Blastoise, use surf!" I called. Alakazam was knocked out.

Grey threw another poke ball "go Pidgeot!"

"Pidgeot!"

"Blastoise, use surf again!" I called.

"Pidgeot, counter with fly!" Grey called. Before the attack hit, Pidgeot flew up to the ceiling. A moment later, it barely missed Blastoise.

"Blastoise, slash!" I called. Pidgeot was out.

Grey threw yet another poke ball "go Rhydon!" he called

"Rhydon!"

"Rhydon, use rock tomb!" Grey called. Blastoise barely dodged it

"Blastoise, Surf!" I called. The Rhydon was out.

Grey threw another poke ball "go Gyrados!" he called

"Gyrados!"

"Gyrados, hyper beam!" Grey called. Blastoise dodged again.

"Use slash!" I called. Gyrados was out.

He threw another poke ball "go Arcanine!" he called

"Arcanine!"

"Arcanine, use flame thrower!" he called, it didn't do much to Blastoise.

"Use Bubble beam!" I called. Arcanine did stand a chance.

Grey threw his last poke ball "go Venasour!" he called

"Venasour!"

"Blastoise, water gun!" I said. Honestly, I have no idea what I was thinking.

"Venasour, use vine whip!" he called at the exact same time.

Both Pokémon attacked, but both missed. Blastoise ended up drenching Grey in water, while I was hit by the vine whip. Both of us ended up knocked down.

Grey blinked in surprise "bad idea" he said

I rubbed my cheek "yes, very bad idea" I said. We both got up.

He was quicker to recover than I was "Venasour, use solar beam!" he called. From what I remembered, that wouldn't be good.

"Blastoise, use Hydro pump!" I called, trying to distract the Venasour. Unfortunately, I was too slow.

The attacks collided, causing both Pokémon to be knocked back. "Ok, we really need a new tactic" Grey said

I shrugged "great minds think alike" I said

"Venasuor, Razor Leaf!" he called

"Blastoise bubbles!" I called quickly. Once again, the attacks collided, though it had no effect on the Pokémon this time.

"This is so frustrating!" Grey said

"Trust me, I agree" I replied. When Bulbasour had hit me, it was bad enough. Right now, my cheek felt like it was on fire with pain.

"Venasour, use tackle!" Grey called

"Blastoise, use quick attack!" I called quickly. Unfortunately, they hit head on. The power caused dust to form from almost nowhere.

When the dust finally cleared, both Pokémon were standing, both looking exaughsted. The next attack would do it for both of them, and we both knew that…only thing was, I had the rest of my Pokémon left.

"Blastoise, slash!" I called. Before Grey could react, Venasour was out. I smiled as I realized I had finally won.

"Congratulations" Grey said, returning his Pokémon

"Thanks" I replied

"Come on, let's enter you in the hall of fame" he said. His normally self-centered attitude seemed almost friendly.

He entered me into the hall of fame, then showed me the way outside.

"Congratulations Alex!" Aqua cried, hugging me.

I smiled "thanks" I said

"I'll be back soon!" she said, running in.

Later, she came out victorious, then Leaf went in, also succeeding. Finally, Red went in.

"I hope he does as good as I did" Leaf said

"Relax, he'll be fine" I replied.

The doors opened, and Red stepped out "how was it?" Leaf asked

"I won!" Red said

"Yay!" Leaf exclaimed, hugging Red. Everyone had beaten the elite four with ease, and we were ready for whatever came next.

"Congratulations to all of you" I heard Professor Oak say, as he came up "I came as soon as I heard Alex beat Grey. You guys should rest, I have room at my lab if you want"

"Thanks professor" we said.

We went to Pallet town. Leaf went home, while the rest of us went to the lab. Professor Oak showed us beds we could sleep in until he found a suitable home. After dinner, I went straight to bed, exoughsted from fighting the Elite four and Grey. It felt like this was the end for Kanto, but I knew it wasn't, especially when, as I was falling asleep, I heard the cry of Veurean…

Yay! Another chapter finished! They may have won, but is it the end? NOPE! The main storyline ends here, but everyone knows Pokémon never ends with the Elite Four. I will go through all of the post-story events, including ones I didn't know existed until recently. Remember: I love criticism, reviews encourage me, and I'm open to input. Bye for now!