This is What I Want

Chapter 7: Regirock, I need your assistance!

Jessica's POV:

"Don't you want him to do the Sinnoh gyms first?" I ask him. He shakes his head.

"Honestly, no. That wouldn't be the best first adventure for him, in my opinion. Besides, you'd make a great travelling companion for him!" he replies.

"I'll have to ask him myself, to see if he wants to go with me. What about you, what do you plan on doing after defeating Brandon?"

"I'm going to train more, so I can challenge the Sinnoh Battle Frontier. Brandon will be an extremely tough opponent though, since the few people who did manage to fight him say that he has the three golems." he explains.

"Wait, the evolved form of Geodude? How is that a challenge?"

He laughs at what I say. "Not that Golem, I'm talking about the legendary golem trio: Regirock, Registeel, and Regice." I gasp at this.

"Isn't using legendaries unfair?" How can someone win against a person using three legendaries?

"Not really. Anabel, the Frontier Brain of the Battle Tower, used an Entei. Surprisingly, she wasn't that hard, even with the legendary." he tells me.

"Ah, I see. Well, I'm excited to watch your battle tomorrow. Based on what Paul says about you, I think you'll win." I reassure him.

"Thanks. I hope that I'll win too, because I don't want to disappoint Paul. He's never seen me lose a battle before." he says, and then changes the subject. "So, what's with you and the two guys? Green and Red were their names, I think? Aren't you a little too young for love?" he teases.

"What are you talking about? They're just my friends, and I'm trying to make them not hate each other." Why does he think there's something going on between the three of us? Sure, there's that one accidental kiss Red and I had, but that's no big deal.

"She doesn't notice? That's good for them." he mutters under his breath, but I still heard it. I don't understand what he's saying, but I think I'll just wait for them to explain it to me. He starts talking again normally. "Anyways, I better get a room in the Pokemon Center for me and Paul to stay in. You're still watching my battle tomorrow, right?" I nod. "I'll make sure that Paul wakes you up. You can bring the two guys with you, if you want." He walks back to the Pokemon Center. I start talking to Ralts, who is just standing right beside me.

"Ralts, how are you feeling?"

'I'm fine, Jessica. Can I make a suggestion?' she asks me. I nod. 'Why don't you ask the other Pokemon if they want to be outside their Poke Ball? I find it unfair that I'm the only one who gets to stay out of it.'

"That's a great idea!" I send out Ivysaur, Spearow, and Butterfree. "Hi guys. Ralts made me realize that it's unfair that only she can remain out of her ball. Do you guys want to travel with me inside your Poke Ball, or outside of it?" I didn't expect Ivysaur running up to me and jumping on my shoulder. Spearow and Butterfree just shake their heads. I return the two Flying-types to their Poke Balls, and go back to the Pokemon Center for a room and to heal my Pokemon again.

When I entered the Pokemon Center, I immediately get my Pokemon healed, and get a room for myself. I feel tired after what happened today, and go to sleep, expecting to wake up as Hilda in Unova.

…Except it doesn't happen. I wake up as Jessica, with a very excited Paul shaking me. Strange, I wonder why I'm still Jessica?

"Jessica, wake up! We're leaving in half an hour to watch Reggie fight Brandon!" he exclaims.

I yawn, and reluctantly stand up to push him out of my room. "I'm going to get myself ready. Knock on my door in twenty minutes, okay?" He nods, and I quickly grab clothes to wear from my bag, and take a shower. Once I finished showering and put my clothes on, I step out of my room to see an impatient Paul. "Let's go! He's waiting for us outside!" He drags me out of the Pokemon Center, when I suddenly remember something.

"Wait! I forgot my Pokemon!" I tell him, and let go of his hand to run back to my room. Ralts is waiting for me inside, pointing to my bag with my stuff inside. I sigh. "Why didn't you and Ivysaur just bring these for me?"

'I thought it would be funny to see you running over here, panicking.' I glare at her for a second, then grab my things and go back to Paul, with Ivysaur on my shoulder and me holding Ralts with my hands.

"Sorry about that, Paul." I apologize, but he runs off to Reggie, who's nearby.

"Not bringing any of your other friends?" Reggie asks. I shake my head. "Okay then, let's go!"

Wow. I know that it's called the Battle Pyramid, but I'm still surprised by it. It's huge! I stare at it with awe as we enter the gigantic pyramid. I see an intimidating man wearing some type of green suit waiting for us, his hands crossed.

"Reggie, I've been waiting for you. Anabel has informed me of your victory against her, and I'm impressed. Only a few people actually manage to earn the right to battle me. I'm Brandon, the Pyramid King of the Battle Frontier." He introduces himself.

"It's an honor to meet you. I'm Reggie. I brought my brother, Paul, and his friend, Jessica, to watch our battle. They're new trainers, and I think that they could learn from our battle." Reggie explains.

"Okay then. Shall we start our battle?" Reggie nods. Brandon shows us to an area where we can see the battle, and then they stand on opposite sides. "Regirock, I need your assistance!" I sent out Butterfree and Spearow to watch the battle, and Paul did the same for his Turtwig. We focused on the battle, hoping to learn things from the two trainers.

Well, I did learn one thing: Legendaries are way too hard to beat. I watched as Reggie's last Pokemon, a Drapion, fails to defeat Brandon's Regirock. All of us watching, including my Pokemon, just watched with shock at what just happened.

"No! You challenged me, and I truly did enjoy our battle today, but the fact remains that your battling style is little more than standard, ordinary fare. Now where is your true inner strength?" Brandon suddenly asks.

"Wow, what about my inner strength?" Paul says, but I'm not sure if he's talking to me.

"Don't worry, you'll find your inner strength one day." I reassure him. "Paul, has Reggie informed you about what's going to happen?"

"No, what is it?" he asks.

"I want to tell you, but I think Reggie should do it." I answer him. Paul might lash out at me if I tell him that he's going with me, so Reggie's a better option. Ralts manages to get my attention when she jumps up to my head.

'Jessica, I want to battle Brandon.' Wait, what? Ralts wants to battle him?

'Ralts, he's too strong! Didn't you watch what he did to Reggie's entire team?' I reply back.

'I know, but I really do think I can beat him. Something in my mind tells me that I can do it!' she reasons. Well, it wouldn't hurt to try…

'Fine, but we have to be very careful.' How am I supposed to beat Brandon? It's logically impossible. I can weaken it, but his Pokemon's probably overleveled compared to mine.

At that moment, Reggie and Brandon walk up to us. "Sorry for my terrible performance there. It proves that I still have a lot to learn, even if I have a lot of experience already." Reggie tells us.

"Don't worry, everybody loses. We all just have to learn from them." I give him some 'wisdom', if you could even call it that.

"So, I presume that you're going to be leaving now to train?" Brandon asks Reggie.

"Yeah, I have to catch a boat to Sinnoh today." "Not yet! Sir, can I please have a battle?" Reggie and I reply at the same time. All three of them look at me like I'm crazy. Finally, Paul decides to break the silence.

"Jessica, are you insane? You saw what happened to my brother! He's travelled across four different regions, obtaining all the badges in them and six out of seven Battle Frontier symbols, but he still lost!" Paul shouts at me.

"Ralts wanted to battle, and we can learn from this one, so I might as well, right?" I retort.

"I accept your challenge." Brandon tells me. "However, even if you are a beginner trainer, I will not go easy on you because you were the one who challenged me. Understood?" Obviously I do.

"Of course, it wouldn't be a real battle if one person held back." I smile, and walk to the battle area with my Ralts. Reggie and Paul still think that I'm crazy for asking a fight, but whatever. The same referee who did Reggie and Brandon's battle does this one too.

"The battle between Pyramid King Brandon and Jessica from Veilstone City shall commence!" Wait, what? I'm not from Veilstone!

"I'm from Pallet Town, not Veilstone City!" I shout at him. Well, I'm also not from Pallet Town, but that's where I got my starter, so that counts I guess. He ignores me.

'Ralts, are you ready?' She nods. "Okay then. Ralts, tower over them with your power!" I'm getting used to saying that.

"Regirock, I need your assistance!" He sends out the Pokemon that was recently used, which makes no sense to me. Is that thing still in fighting condition? I use my Pokedex to get more information on it. 'Regirock, the Rock Peak Pokemon. Its entire body is made of rock. If any part chips off in battle, it attaches rocks to repair itself. This Pokemon is a Rock-type. It is one of the three legendary golems of the Hoenn Region, along with Registeel and Regice. It is currently level 50, and it knows the moves Earthquake, Zap Cannon, Hyper Beam, and Stone Edge. This Pokemon is genderless.' Yeah, I have no chance. My level 15 Ralts will get obliterated by that legendary. It has four extremely strong moves! The only thing I can rely on is Double Team and Confuse Ray, which will hopefully be enough.

'Ralts, repeatedly use Double Team until there are thousands of you on the battlefield!' She obeys my orders, and the entire place is literally surrounded by Ralts. 'Awesome! Now, use Confuse Ray!' Ralts sends out a purple ray of light, which hits Regirock and should have confused it.

"Nice trick, but a million copies of your Pokemon won't help you in avoiding this! Regirock, use Earthquake!" The Rock Peak Pokemon attempts to do the move, but it accidentally hits itself.

'Good job, Ralts! Our plan is working right now, but we eventually have to go on the offensive part of the battle. Ralts, use Confusion!' She performs the move, but something else comes out. Her eyes became blue, and beams came out of them which surrounded the Rock-type. 'Did you just use Psychic?'

'Yeah, but I don't know how I managed to learn that!' she tells me.

'Well, it will certainly help the battle. Ralts, use Double Team, then use Teleport to be behind Regirock, and use Psychic to fling him to the wall.' She follows my command, and a dozen copies of Ralts circled Regirock. Brandon called for another Earthquake, but Ralts managed to put him in the air before he could do it. I don't know how she did that, since that rock thing looks like it would be as heavy as a room in a Pokemon Center. She repeatedly slams Regirock into the wall, surprisingly doing decent damage to the Rock-type, until she gets too tired with doing it.

"You're putting up a good fight, Jessica. You and your Ralts work really well." Brandon praises me. "Sadly, it will end soon. Regirock, use Hyper Beam on that row of Ralts!" An orange ball appears in front of Regirock, and I'm scared because Ralts might get hit.

'Ralts, use Teleport to get away from there, and then use Confuse Ray again!' She successfully manages to get away from the radius of the attack, and takes advantage of the recharging Rock-type to confuse it.

Suddenly, Ralts becomes surrounded by a ball of white light. "What's happening?" I ask Brandon, worried about my Pokemon's safety.

"Ralts is evolving, which is pretty lucky for you." he replies. Phew, I thought that she was in danger.

The light suddenly disappears, and a white Pokemon with what looks like blue hair and feet appears. It has orange horns and eyes. I check my Pokedex to see what Ralts is now called. 'Kirlia, the Emotion Pokemon. The cheerful spirit of its trainer gives it energy for its psychokinetic power. It spins and dances when happy. This Pokemon is a Psychic-type and a Fairy-type, and it is the evolved form of Ralts. It is native to the Hoenn Region, although it is fairly rare. It is currently level 25, and it knows the moves Magical Leaf, Psychic, Double Team, and Confuse Ray. Its gender is female. This Ralts is different because it is a shiny Pokemon.' Wow, how did she gain all of those levels? I didn't know that they could do that in the middle of a battle! Plus, she learned a Grass-type move! I feel like as if this battle was destined for me to win, but why?

'Kirlia, how are you feeling after that evolution?' I ask her, curious about how it feels like to evolve.

'I'm fine, don't worry.' She does a twirl to show her physical condition, and then fires a Magical Leaf without my orders. The Regirock seems affected by the leaves, which is a good sign.

Paul's POV:

Wow, Jessica is a really good trainer! She's holding her ground against the Regirock, even though she just recently started her journey! "Reggie, Jessica's actually doing decent in this battle! She might be even better than you!"

He sighs. "Paul, did Jessica tell you what's going to happen?"

"No, but she asked me the exact same question earlier. She told me that you should tell me instead." What's going to happen? They're keeping a big secret from me.

"I'm going back to Veilstone today."

Well, duh. He said that before Jessica challenged Brandon. "I know this already, what's your point?"

"You're not coming with me." he replies. I start to tear up. Why is Reggie abandoning me? He immediately notices my glum expression and starts reasoning with me. "No, that's not what I mean! What I'm trying to say is, you will travel across Kanto with Jessica." My sad expression is replaced by shock.

"Why?" I ask. Before he could answer, the referee suddenly talks.

"Regirock is unable to battle. The winner of this fight is Kirlia." Are you serious? She actually beat the legendary. I look back to the arena and see that Regirock is there on the floor, not moving. Kirlia is twirling its way back to Jessica, clearly ecstatic.

"Registeel, I need your assistance!" Brandon sends out a Pokemon made up entirely of metal.

"I forfeit the battle." Jessica says. Why is she quitting? She just took out one of his Pokemon, surely she could do it again! As if she's reading my mind, she says her reason. "Kirlia seems worn out by that battle, and she's weak against Steel-types. Ivysaur, Butterfree and Spearow only have moves that aren't very effective against the Registeel."

"That was a marvelous battle!" Brandon tells her as he approaches Jessica. "Although you did not defeat me, I would like you to have this Brave Symbol." Wait, she gets to have the symbol and not my brother? That makes no sense! They both lost their battles!

Jessica's POV:

Why would he give me the Brave Symbol? I quit the battle and the way I won was not exactly the most thrilling approach to a battle. All I did was make multiple copies of Kirlia and confuse his Pokemon until it fainted itself in confusion. "Sir, I refuse to accept this. Reggie deserves this more than me. He worked hard to get to this point, and the only reason I defeated Regirock was because Ralts evolved and that I was able to confuse your Pokemon to hit itself repeatedly." I retort.

"No! You deserve this symbol. Although you are a new trainer, you and your newly evolved Kirlia seem to have a great bond. You managed to defeat one of my Pokemon even though you were at a huge disadvantage." He explains, and gives me the Brave Symbol.

"Thank you, I guess, sir." I accept the badge, and approach Reggie and Paul.

"That was a good battle, Jessica!" Reggie tells me.

"Shut up, Reggie. We both know that what I did there was boring." I reply back, still not exactly pleased with how I did my battle. It was the only way I had a chance, but it probably looked extremely boring, watching multiple copies of Ralts and Kirlia circle around a Regirock repeatedly hitting itself. "Besides, Regirock was probably already weakened by your earlier battle, which helped me get that victory."

"True, but you managed to defeat his first Pokemon. I couldn't do it. That alone made your battle much better than mine." Well, I guess... "By the way, I already told Paul that you'll be travelling with him."

Author's Note: I definitely need to watch the anime again, because I feel like I'm not getting their personalities right. The only one that I can kinda excuse is Paul, since I introduced him before Reggie lost his battle against Brandon. If you can remember the episode A Pyramiding Rage!, I guess you can kinda see why Paul's like Paul in the anime. Who knows, maybe with Jessica around, he won't be the same Paul as what the anime portrays him to be like ;). I'm gonna give you guys some 'teasers'. If you don't want to know and you want to be surprised, then stop reading right now. I have nothing else to say after that anyways. I'm gonna leave a few spaces off so you won't accidentally read it.

Freely guess as to what exactly am I pointing out in these 'teasers'.

1. Jessica, Red, Green and Paul will all travel through Mt. Moon together with somebody else. Who is this person, how did he/she meet the group, and how will he/she affect Jessica and her journey?

2. Jessica befriends one of the gym leaders in Kanto, and trains with them for a little while to prepare for a certain event featuring a bunch of strong trainers.

3. What exactly happened to Hilda and why didn't Jessica wake up as her earlier in the chapter? And what does Arceus have to do with this? He made her switch between two different people originally, so he must have done something, right? Why would he do that though?

4. With Jessica being friends with a bunch of guys, she might start wanting to be more than friends with one of them, but who?

5. The ending of this story will either make you extremely happy, or extremely pissed off.