It's me again, Akhil100! As usual, I bring to you a whole new chapter of Pokémon Blaze. We all know Mr. Psychic, the old man living in Saffron City who gives us TM29 Psychic in the games featuring Kanto. Most of you would have never noticed him, but when I saw him, I knew there was something more to him than just giving away a TM. So, I decided to give him a recurring role in my story. Ok, that's enough spoilers.

Main Events of Last Chapter

1. Aki enters the Fighting Tournament.

2. Aki adopts a Sawk from the Pokémon Center for the tournament.

3. Aki battles Z and loses again.

4. Aki meets Mr. Psychic.

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Chapter 8 – The Name is Mr. Psychic!

Saffron City

Flashback

"Take it as an advice… Next time when you challenge someone, make sure you can beat them" Z said before leaving. Aki stared at him as he slowly walked at the horizon.

"You seem to know that child well" A voice told Aki. He turned back to see an old man looking at him. The man then came towards Aki.

"You must be thinking who I am or what I want" He paused for a second before continuing, "I'm just an old man living in this big city. The folks here call me Mr. Psychic…" A smile then appeared on that man's face.

Flashback Ends

"Ni…ce to meet you Mr. Psychic" Aki said slowly.

"Follow me, young lad" Mr. Psychic told him. He then slowly started walking towards the south side of the city. Aki returned Sawk to his Pokéball and followed Mr. Psychic as Flame jumped onto Aki's shoulder.

Mr. Psychic stopped in front of a Japanese-styled house. It was a two-level house with a ground behind it. "This is my house" Mr. Psychic told them. He then entered the house. Aki stopped to examine the house for a second before entering the house.

Mr. Psychic's house

Inside, everything had a Japanese touch to them. Mr. Psychic sat down on the couch and so did Aki. Flame jumped down from Aki's shoulder and sat down on the couch.

"What's your name, young lad?" Mr. Psychic asked. "Akhil Palissery" He said. He then turned towards Flame and said, "And this is Flame, my friend."

"And where are you from? You don't seem to be from Kanto" he asked again.

"I'm from Aspertia city in Unova region" Aki answered.

"Unova… I know! I know!" Mr. Psychic laughed a bit. "Let me ask you one thing, how do you know that boy?" Mr. Psychic asked.

"Who? Z? Well, I can't practically say 'I know him'. But, we have met a few times. He comes, creeps me out, then he leaves" Aki said.

"Why does he keep coming to meet you?" Mr. Psychic asked again.

"I don't know" Aki said. "Wait a minute. How do you know him?" Aki asked.

"Where are my manners? I haven't even given you a cup of coffee" Mr. Psychic suddenly changed the matter. "That's fine sir" Aki said politely.

"No. That's not fine" Mr. Psychic said getting up. He then went to the kitchen and started making coffee.

Aki and Flame looked at each other and blinked. After a few minutes, Mr. Psychic came with a tray and three cup of coffee on it. He served a cup to Aki and the other to Flame. He then sat down and took the remaining cup of coffee.

"I added a bit of Pokémon food essence in your coffee, little guy" Mr. Psychic told Flame. Flame looked up and smiled at him. Everyone started to drink their coffee silently. Finally, Aki broke the silence.

"Mr. Psychic, you didn't answer my question. How do you know Z?" Aki once again brought up the question. Mr. Psychic let out a sigh and stood up. "Follow me" He said putting down the coffee cup on the table and slowly walked towards the backdoor. Aki and Flame did the same and followed him.

Mr. Psychic opened the door to which looked like a small training ground. Aki and Flame examined the ground in awe.

"What is this?" Aki asked.

"This is my training ground."

"Training ground?" Aki asked again.

"You know? I used to be the Saffron city Gym Leader 30 years ago. Then I grew tired of battling and resigned my job. Then my friend took my post as the gym leader and now, his daughter Sabrina does" Mr. Psychic explained. "Now, I train young lads like you. Most of the Trainers in Saffron used my students" Mr. Psychic stopped.

"But, what do you train them?" Aki asked. Flame then jumped onto his shoulder.

"Mainly battling techniques and strategies. When they get their own Pokémon, I teach them strong Psychic-type moves" He said.

"But that doesn't answer my question" Aki hadn't dropped the matter.

"Z… He came to me 2 weeks ago, asking me to train him. I taught him about Psychic-types and how to counter them. Then I taught his Deino a move called Zen Headbutt" Aki remembered Deino using it on Sawk. "A few days later, he asked me about the two legendary Pokémon of Kanto; Mew and Mewtwo" Mr. Psychic said.

"Mew and Mewtwo… I know about them. I have read stories about them. They say that Mewtwo was cloned from Mew" Aki said.

"Yes. It is true. Mewtwo was the most powerful Pokémon ever lived in Kanto. It was cloned from Mew by an evil organization called Team Rocket" Mr. Psychic said.

"Team Rocket?" Aki asked.

"A team of evil people who use Pokémon for money. They were lead by the former Viridian Gym Leader Giovanni. Giovanni once had Mewtwo as his slave. But one day, Mewtwo escaped from his control" Mr. Psychic explained.

"But what happened to Team Rocket?" Aki asked.

"Their evil plans were thwarted by a young lad named Red and the current Viridian city Gym Leader, Gary. Nobody has ever heard of Team Rocket after that" Mr. Psychic stopped and let out a short sigh.

"Red and Gary?" Aki asked again.

"They are the pride of Kanto. Gary used to be the Champion of Kanto before being defeated by Red. They were young lads like you when they became the Champion. I see the same potential they had in you, young lad. If they can do it, so can you" Mr. Psychic said smiling at Aki. Aki returned the smile.

"But, where did Mewtwo go to?" Aki asked.

"That's a secret. Mewtwo visited me and Blaine before he left. It was I who told it to go to Kanto's deepest shadows. Mewtwo now waits there for powerful Trainers to challenge it" Mr. Psychic finished.

"Kanto's deepest shadows?" Aki's doubts weren't fully cleared.

"That's a secret place, forgotten by many" Mr. Psychic said. "But what did Z want with Mew and Mewtwo?" Aki asked again.

"He wanted to know the locations of those two. I told him that I didn't know anything about Mew. Instead I told him the story of Mewtwo. I had the map of Mewtwo's location. But I couldn't trust him with it because his intentions were bad. I refused to give it to him. But..." Mr. Psychic paused for a few seconds. "What happened, sir?" Aki asked, eager to know.

"That night, Z stole the map while I was asleep. If it is in the bad hands, Mewtwo could be in trouble. I know I will not see him anymore, but you will. He will come to see you, because he can see the rage inside you as I can" Mr. Psychic said with a tiny smile on his face.

"Wait, how do you know about that?" Aki said in disbelief. Only a few knew about his 'rage'.

"There's a reason why they call me Mr. Psychic, young lad" He said with a smirk.

"Hmm… What are you gonna do?" Aki asked.

"I don't know, young lad. Sabrina came here two days ago. She said that one of us had to represent the Saffron gym in the Fighting tournament" He told Aki. Aki was a bit confused now. "But why?" Aki asked.

"The Saffron gym and the Fighting dojo have been rivals for years. Only one of us could represent Saffron city in the Kanto League. After constant fighting, we won in the end. But the Fighting dojo's members are still our rivals. They are surely going to enter the tournament… So are we" Mr. Psychic said in a determined voice.

"So, who's going to enter?" Aki aksed. "Me!" Aki was shocked by the reply.

"But you said you retired from battling. Besides, you are Mr. Psychic, not Mr. Fighting" Aki said. He didn't want Mr. Psychic to enter the tournament.

"This is about the pride of the Saffron gym. I am going to win this tournament to keep up that pride."

"But if you enter the tournament, then I wouldn't stand a chance at winning it" Aki whined.

"Don't worry young lad. You are not going to win it after all" Mr. Psychic said, about to laugh.

"Hmm… Wait, what?" Aki realized what he had just said.

"Just kidding!" Mr. Psychic said with a smile. Aki pouted his cheeks.

"So, which Pokémon are you gonna use? You do know that it has to be a Fighting-type, don't' you?" Aki asked.

"Don't worry, I think my friend here can handle that" Mr. Psychic said. He then took out a Pokéball from his pocket and released a green and white Pokémon about Aki's size from it.

"Who's that Pokémon?" Aki asked. He then took out his Pokedex and scanned it.

"Gallade, the Blade Pokémon, and the evolved form of Kirlia. Gallade extends its elbows as if they were swords, and when protecting someone, it fights fiercely" The Pokedex explained.

"This is my friend Gallade. I received him as a baby Ralts from one of my friends in Hoenn" Mr. Psychic said.

"Gal…" Gallade said and bowed before Aki and Flame. Flame jumped down from Aki's shoulder and went near Gallade. Gallade looked down at him and smiled. Flame then smiled back at him and climbed onto his shoulder.

"Wow!" Aki said. He then examined Gallade and imagined its strength in battle.

"He assists me in teaching my fellow students the move Zen Headbutt. That night when Z stole the map, Gallade tried stopping him. But he couldn't defeat Z's Deino" Mr. Psychic said in a low voice.

"That's got to be impossible. I mean, Gallade could have defeated that little devil with a single Slash or something" Aki said in disbelief.

"That's no ordinary Deino, young lad. I can see its hidden strength just by looking at it. In this form, it has the power to defeat even my Gallade. Just imagine its strength when it fully evolves" Mr. Psychic explained. Aki thought silently for a while.

"So, I gotta get training if I'm gonna defeat you. Bye, Mr. Psychic!" Aki said.

"Bye, young lad. I wish you all the best" Mr. Psychic said with a smile. Flame jumped down from Gallade and climbed onto Aki's shoulder. Aki and Flame turned back and waved at Mr. Psychic and Gallade with a smile before leaving the building.

Saffron city (outside)

"You hear that Flame? We are going to get a big challenge in the tourney. We gotta train Sawk and get him in good shape before tournament begins!" Aki said as he walked down the streets of Saffron city. Flame, who was on his shoulder, winked at him.

"Charmi… Char-Char" Flame said in joy.

"You sure got that right Flame! We are gonna win this tournament!" Aki said out loud as he joyful ran towards the Pokémon Center to get a good sleep.

TO BE CONTINUED...

That's it for this chapter. Hope you guys liked it.

Aki's team

Flame (Lv. 25) – Male – Ember, Scratch, Incinerate

Charmander (Lv. 24) – Male - Ember, Flamethrower, Dig (badly injured)

Sawk (Lv. 30) – Male – Low Sweep, Bulk Up, Karate Chop, Brick Break

And now for the trivia –

Pokémon Trivia

Did you know that Pikachu was supposed to be the name for Zapdos?

So, this chapter comes to an end. Due to the Fighting Tournament, I gotta bit more interested in writing stories again. And I'm getting a lot of holidays these days. So, I will be uploading chapters more often from now on.

Don't forget to review. If you do, you are gonna get a virtual Gallade. So long guys. This is your friendly-neighbourhood Akhil100, signing out!