Yes this is a post *trumpets playing in background to multiple cheers and clapping.* Yes it's been a while, but I got distracted by a few things (Uni work, making sure I knew everything about X and Y so I could brag about my info to friends.) But also with X and Y coming out, I had to do a few bits of tweeking here and there with regards to plot and teams now. But it should make things more interesting now :D
"Authorities are saying that a rouge Electrode they had been hunting in the wild had managed to escape their perimeters and made it's way into the cafe."
"I see Kate; were there any causalities from this unfortunate incident?"
"Alas there was. Garth Barks, the owner was of the café was the only one in at the time. There was no one else involved at all, but the community is shocked by his sudden death. Kath Lock, Cerulean."
"Many thanks Kate. Again, this is all we know so far about the incident, in which authorities are keeping all information to themselves. In other news…"
Ash turned his head away from the television screen in the café he was seated with Josh and Cindy. It had been a week since his battle with Misty, and they had, to his amazement, made quite a bit of progress. They had made it all the way to Fuchsia city in that time, but it was also due to them having Pokémon that could fly, so that halved the walking time drastically. So since that time they had trained, visited the newly opened Safari Park, as well as taking in some of the many sites in the area.
"Wow, that must be quite hard on his family." Cindy said as her eyes darted from the television screen back to Ash. This was the first they had heard of the incident; apparently, it hadn't been too long after they had left the city, but by that time they were far away to not hear anything.
"Indeed. Although it is weird for an Electrode to stray so far into the city…" Ash said, looking out into the window, leaving his cup of tea untouched.
"Well they said it had come from around the Power Plant, which isn't that far I guess."
"Hmmm… but the area has seen very little Pokémon life there…" Ash mumbled to himself, before a piece of paper was slammed into the table.
"Guys, you won't believe it! There's a Pokémon tournament being hosted here in the city today! Please, please can we enter it?" Josh rambled off quickly, looking back and forth between Cindy and Ash.
"Sure! We could have a bit of practice before we face the gym here! What about you Red…?" Cindy asked, before looking at their older companion. Since their battle, they hadn't uttered a word to him about his crushing victory over Misty at all, but they were longing for him to battle again.
"Hmmm I don't know… Let me look at that leaflet." He said, reaching over and grasping the paper between two of her fingers, before bringing it in front of his face.
His eyes scanned down the paper, before they rested on one particular spot, before a small grin began to appear on his face.
"You know what, I think I may just take part in this little event. Come on, no time to rush at all." Ash said, grabbing his cup of tea and swallowing the rest of the contents in one go.
"Yes! This will be amazing!" Josh shouted as he followed Ash out of the door with Cindy, his sudden departure causing the leaflet to float off the table onto the floor, in which it folded on itself. However, a few words could be seen:
"Special presentation from Hoenn's Top Co-ordinator May Maple with family and friends!"
The competition was being held east of the Fuchsia gym, with the cycling bridge overlooking the pitch. It had the appearance of a brand new area, with clean floors, sparking stands, as if it had been frozen in time and not touched at all.
It seemed like the competition was popular within the city, as it looked like there was over 50 trainers or so in the area.
"Hmmm. Looks like today is going to be busy then!" Josh said, as the trio walked over to a small signing in booth. There was already one side of A4 paper filled out with names, and the 3 added theirs to the list.
"Hopefully they won't drag it out too long. I don't want to be spending my time here forever. I have other things to do." Cindy said with a sigh, as they moved over to the stage, where the other trainers had been gathering.
Ash at this point had still said nothing at all, with his attention being focused on the stage completely, as if he was waiting for something to happen. Cindy found this a bit strange, considering his reaction earlier on to the flyer, but shrugged it off, thinking it was just how he got into the mood for battles.
They continued to wait in the crowd, which was slowly getting bigger… and they continued to wait… and waited… and continued to wait. It was getting to the point now that a lot of people were mumbling and looking at watches and phones, pointing to the time. It had reached the extent were some people were leaving now, mainly the competitors.
Eventually, a small cheer came from behind the crowd, and everyone turned their heads to see (Leader of Fuchsia gym), with a small scowl on her face, being followed by a group of around 5 people.
A girl, with brunette hair that was cropped of the neck stepped up to the microphone that was placed in front of the crowd, with a half-hearted look on her face.
"Hey everyone. Sorry for being so late, but I saw this adorrrrrrrrable pair of shoes that I just simply had to get. I couldn't resist at all." May said, waving a bag in the air as if to show her point, before she began to speak again.
"Anyways, I was asked to present this tournament seeing as I'm touring Kanto again as the leading Co-ordinator throughout all the main regions, so here I am. You are all awarded with my presence. Plus, my brother, the youngest person to reach the top 2 in Hoenn's Championship, said he wanted to take part to see if there was any real talent. So I wish you the best of luck, as you'll need it!" She said with a laugh, before waving back to the gym leader, to signal that she was done.
"Well then guys. After that… lovely speech, I guess the competition is now open. Due to how much time is left, battles will just be one versus one, so good luck!" She said, jumping back just in time as a rush of people made their way to the stands, eager to finally see some action.
"Well then guys, Best of luck. May the best person win!" Cindy shouted, high-fiving Josh before turning to Red, only to see him gone. "Well… He must be eager then." She said, before shrugging, as the names for the first round where being read off.
"…And the last match up is Josh Boisevs. Max Maple!"
All the other matches had been completed, with Ash comfortably beating his opponent in no time at all with Hydreigon whilst Cindy had a bit of a harder time but still going through.
Now it was Josh's time, and the crowd had grown in size to see Max battle, which really didn't help his nerves at all. If he was feeling like this at a very small tournament for the opening of a new training area, how would he cope in the big tournaments?
He closed his eyes and took in a deep breath, before walking over to his side of the pitch. His opponent was already there waiting for him; and to be honest he didn't look the strongest from his appearance. His hair was quite long and shiny, from a layer of grease maybe? And the big glasses on his face didn't really help out as well, giving him the appearance of a geek
"Jeeeeez take you're time will ya? I've got places to be, people to beat, which includes you!" Max shouted out, before laughing as he pushed his glasses back up the bridge of his nose.
Josh pushed the mocking comment aside, before pulling out his pokeball, ready to go, nodding at the referee to get it under away.
"This will be a battle between Josh Boise from New Bark Town and Max Maple from Petalburg City. Trainers, send out your Pokémon!" The referee shouted out, looking at both trainers.
"Hmph. This should be easy. Me, the champion, against an unknown? Pffff. Lets go Petal." Max said as he casually chucked a pokéball from his hand. And in a flash a green bipedal Pokémon stood up on its feet, with two roses on each of its hand.
"Addddddddde!" The grass type shouted, moving its feet into a fighting stance.
"A Roserade then. It may be small, but I can't underestimate it. Let's see if it can stop you though Bliss!" Josh shouted, before chucking his pokéball high into the air. In the same manner as Max, the pokéball exploded with a flash.
But rather having a Pokémon on the ground, Josh instead had his Togekiss in the air. However it was different from the one Ash had seen not that long ago; the weaker looking Pokémon was now replaced with a more confident, determined Pokémon in the air.
"I admire Josh's strategy. Using Bliss' flying type moves will give it a definite add vantage in the battle. However he is going to struggle at the same time, and it's not because Max is a champion." Ash said, his eyes not leaving Max's face on bit.
"I don't understand Red. Everything seems to be in his favour." Cindy asked as she turned around to look at her travelling companion.
"What I mean is, if Max is as good as he is, then he will know that his Roserade can deal super effective damage as well."
"That's not possible. The Roserade is a grass type, and grass isn't effective against flying types at all."
"But you are forgetting secondary types as well. Roserade is part poison as well."
"Still. That shouldn't matter at all…or does it?" Cindy asked, and all Ash could do was turn his head to the young girl.
"It's not common knowledge, but there is another type in the world. One that has lain hidden until now. And it is slowly becoming more knowledgeable to the community. Those poison moves will be dealing a hefty amount of damage. For Togekiss is… a Fairy type."
Sooooo that's a big revelation to go out on! Fairy types will be making an appearance now, plus mega evoltuions as well (I mean, c'mon. HOW could I not include them in this story?! But I won't be sticking to the game mechanics. There will be some tweeking here and there with the mega's!
Anywho. This chapter was going to include the battle as well, but I figured due to no uploads for a bit, I thought I would post the beginning. As then I can focus more on the battle itself (Yay!)
As for the next chapter, no idea unfortunately. Going to be very busy in the 6 weeks with uni work (I'm getting my head stuck down) but once its done I will start writing again. See ya next time!