Days have passed by within the city of Vermilion as the residents await the SS. Anne tournament. As the sun ascends to the sky which signals the end of the sunrise, participants congregate at the entrance, signing their admissions to join the event. Within the crowd are Red and Leaf who push through the bundle of people as they made their way to the stands, eager to sign up for the tournament. As they manage to get there, the receptionist ask for their names and information to which Leaf answers. "Leaf Green. And this is my partner, Red Fires."
"Thank you for that information and the both of you do know that this is a tag battle tourney. As in you fight together, right?" The receptionist questioned with a brow raised as she lifted her gaze to the teenager. Both of them nod which brings a smile and a sigh of relief to the woman's face before she instructs them on where to go after their admission. As they board the huge cruise ship, they are introduced to a variety of trainers, young and old, occupying the ship and waiting for the announcements as they each do their own activity.
"This is sooooo cool! We're gonna be in a tournament!" Leaf said while shaking from sheer excitement. Failing at containing her emotions, she does a mini jump and making weird noises, causing a few confused looks at her, much to her embarrassment. She stops when she leans on the wall, playing with her hair as she waits.
"Aren't we going to do the preliminaries first though? We have a lot of work before we can reach the finals." Red said in a silent voice, putting his hand on his cheek. He then starts scratching his cheek with a sweat drop falling down his face when he notices the pure enthusiasm that sparkles in his partner's eyes.
"C'mon! Don't be like that, Red. You gotta be excited. And be more confident. We're gonna go to the finals and we're gonna win this tournament!" She stated, gaining a bit more control of herself.
'Hmm. Well, she's right. I gotta admit, this is pretty awesome.' The raven haired teen thought as he looks around, interested in exploring the ship.
Their conversation came to a stop when one of Red's Pokeballs opened, releasing Meowth who yawned before climbing its trainer and then scout the area atop his cap, which earned a giggle from Leaf.
'Hmmm… There are a lot of people here. What is going on, here?' The Normal type asks her trainer.
"It's a tournament going on. You up for it?" Red said which had the Pokemon thinking as she eyes around the room before answering with a smile. 'Alright. I'll help out. This might be fun.'
Noticing Leaf's smile made the boy sigh in defeat before he goes to get some sodas to drink while they wait and continue their conversation until they are both interrupted by a voice that causes Leaf to almost spit out her entire soda.
"If it isn't Weed girl?" Both teens turn around to see a girl with long pink hair and big violet eyes accompanied with a lot of makeup on her face with two girls and a few boys behind her. Hearing the girl, they all snicker which brings another sigh to exit the brunette's mouth and for Red to look around in confusion.
"It's Leaf…my name is Leaf, you damn plastic doll." Leaf stated calmly. The brunette sets her gaze on the pink haired girl who seems unnerved by the gesture before she clears her throat, twirls her fingers in her hair and turns her attention towards Red who is oblivious to the situation.
"Well, well, well, guys. Weed here managed to bribe someone to be her partner." She said, laughing with her lackeys which caused Leaf to grind her teeth as she murmured. "…Jessica…you're such a pain in the ass…"
'Jessica?' Red said, bewildered when he puts a hand on his chin. 'Why does that name sound familiar?'
Seeing her partner's dilemma, Leaf giggles as she takes his hand which knocks him out of his stupor and causes him to turn his attention to her.
"You don't need to overthink this, sweetie. She's hardly worth it." The brunette whispered, looking at Jessica whose eye was twitching from frustration. The pink haired girl then looked at Red, checking him out, much to his and Leaf's confusion.
"Now that I look at him, he looks more pathetic than Weed. Never thought it was possible. She must be doing him a favor." Jessica taunts as she knocks Red's hat off his head, making the teen pick up his cap.
'I can give them a haircut if you want, Red.' Meowth said, unsheathing its claws while looking viciously at the group who is laughing at Red as their leader steps on his cap. "Oh no! My cap."
As he was about to pick it up, one of the boys stepped on his hand which made him wince in pain. "Oh! I'm sorry. Didn't see you there. Couldn't tell the difference between you and the ground."
Jessica and the others laughed before the boy kicked Red in his face, making the teen drop on his back. He continues kicking the teen which did not go unnoticed by the people around who simply watch the confrontation as it goes down, some observing with amused expressions. What they did not notice is a fuming brunette who grabs the boy's arm and twisted it, earning a grunt of pain from him.
"The hell are you-owowow!" The boy could not finish his sentence when he felt Leaf put more pressure on his arm, glaring at him with a look that could put an Arbok to shame. Jessica was about to say something before she hears the brunette speak. "Jessica."
The pink haired girl looks at Leaf when the brunette continues in a monotone voice that give her and the group a chill in their spines. "Do me a favor please. Take your shit and leave us alone."
She throws the boy in her direction, uncaring of where he ends up before she turns to Red, checking if he's alright. Unnerved by the sudden shift in Leaf's attitude along with the looks that she's getting from the people around her, Jessica motions her group to leave before she departs some final words to the duo. "You're lucky this time, Leaf. But next time, I'm looking forward to embarrassing you in the tournament."
As they leave, Leaf helps Red off the floor, seeing him rubbing his nose before dusting off and putting on his cap. She looks at him before he gestures to her that he's ok which she did not believe as she notice a trail of blood coming from his nose, making her worried and wide eyed. "Red! You're bleeding!"
"It's alright." Red assures her which fell on deaf ears when she rubs his nose with a napkin before she hears comments from the other participants.
"Look at that kid on the floor. Pitiful. He had to make his girlfriend come in to save him."
"What a weakling."
"Spineless, just like a Wimpod."
"I mean to be fair. The kid has a cast. How much do you expect him to do with one arm?"
"Not to be a wimp."
Hearing the comments made Leaf enraged as she was about to give everyone a piece of her mind before Red stops her, looking at her and shaking his head. Surprised and confused by her friend's gesture, she was about to question him until someone came into the room with a mic, testing it before he shouted to the top of his lungs.
"Attention, everyone! The preliminaries of the SS. Anne tournament will know begin! We will be picking numbers for the preliminary rounds and if you win through a series of matches, you will be able to participate in the grand tournament! So you all better put your A-game forward and battle to the best of your abilities! Any questions?" As the reporter finished, looking around for a couple minutes, eager to answer questions. He then notices someone raising their hand for a question which made him beam with happiness. "Yes, what is it that you'd like to ask?"
"I was wondering how the battles are going to be like." The individual asked, the voice seeming to be feminine.
"Good question! The battles in this tournament is a Multi battle. Each participant will use three Pokemon and the battle will be over once all the Pokemon from one team is unable to battle or if a team forfeits. Substitutions are allowed. Also, both trainer should have only three Pokemon. Don't bother going with one person having two while the other has four to even the odds. You will be disqualified." The reporter explained to the audience before he looks around. "Any other questions?"
Receiving no more responses, the man clears his throat before he resumes. "Alright. I will be calling you and you will be picking a number from this ballot. You will also inform me of your partner as well."
As he finishes, he starts to call names, the participants picking numbers from the ballot, their respective numbers being registered. After a while, Leaf hears her name, skipping happily as she eagerly picks her number and shows it to the announcer who commented. "Oh! The number 4, huh? Battling pretty early."
Leaf smiles excitedly as she goes back to Red, trying her best to control herself. "Red! Are you ready? Because I'm ready! The first step for the world to see Leaf Green, the future Kanto Champion."
'Such a weird girl.' Meowth said, licking her paw then scratching her head. She and Red watch the brunette skipping around like a child going on a roller coaster ride which brings a silent chuckle from the raven haired teen.
"Aww, c'mon, Meowth. She's not that bad. Also, isn't being able to talk to Pokemon weird?" Red said, scratching its chin and rubbing its back which earns a calm purr from it.
'You got a point there. However I would say that's more unique than weird.' She rebutted, jumping down to the ground as it sat down and wrapped its tail around Red's leg. 'That, however, is weird. Odd the least.'
Seeing the girl stumble in her step and almost fall, Red helps regain her balance and trying his best not to laugh, much to the girl's embarrassment when she pouts and punches him on his shoulder before something pops up in her mind. "How's your arm? I forgot to ask if you're going to be alright in the tournament with it."
"For the twentieth time, Leaf. I'm alright. I have another arm that I can use. Not to worry, just go out and have fun." Red said, rubbing his cast around his left arm. Leaf smiles and nods before she releases Buneary who jumps in surprise by the crowd before it calmed down, hopping into its trainer's arms.
'Cat. Explanation. Now.' The brown rabbit asks Meowth who yawns and then answers. 'Your trainer wants to do a tournament and dragged my trainer along with her.'
'Hey. My trainer is just very persuasive.'
'Persuasive…if you say so…' Meowth says in a sarcastic tone before taking a nap. 'Well…wake me up when they start…'
Buneary looks at the Scratchcat Pokemon before she looks at Red, saying. 'How do you put up with her?'
"It's easier than you think." He said in a matter-of-factly.
"Alright. I'm gonna beat everyone here and win the tournament." Leaf said with confidence oozing from her voice.
"And have fun." Red finished her statement. She then looked at him with an eyebrow raised. "But beating up people is fun."
After they finished picking numbers, the announcer exclaims in an anxious and excited tone.
"Let's start the first preliminary round, everyone. The battle will be number 1: Kiki and Marco vs number 2: Jerry and Tiffany."
As both teams walk on the stage, they shake hands before their part with the announcer declaring for the battle to commence. When the match starts, both teams release their Pokemon which are a Graveler and Jolteon going against a Machoke and Weepinbell. Leaf watches the battle with amazement sparkling in her eyes while Red simply takes out his Pokedex to scan the Pokemon and read their descriptions. After a while, the battle ends in a matter of minutes with the brunette looking in awe at the result while her partner gets some good information on the Pokemon that he is able to scan and find on his device or in his book.
"Team number 2: Jerry and Tiffany won the fight in a flawless victory!" The referee announced excitedly. After the announcement is made, the losers come off the stage, exiting the room with an aura of disappointment and hurt. After a few minutes of cleaning up, the announcers call for the next contestants for the battle which are Red and Leaf, both eagerly going on the battle field before they eye their opponent which are twins with fair skin, their only difference being their outfits, one wearing a red Pokeball shirt with blue jeans and the other weating an Ultra Ball shirt with a pair of black jeans.
"Now the second elimination match will begin, team number 3: Jack and Nick vs team number 4: Leaf and Red." The announcer stated loudly as both sides prepared themselves.
"Let's go, Buneary!" Leaf said. The Normal type hops onto the battlefield, ready for battle as it jumps in one spot, shadow boxing the air.
"Go, Sableye!" The dude in the red Pokeball shirt whose name is Jack exclaimed as a ghost like Pokemon appeared on the field with gems for eyes as it hisses.
"It's time to fight, Cacnea!" The other twin whose name is Nick stated as a cactus like creature appeared on the field.
Leaf notices Red going to his Pokedex before she quickly takes it out her own Pokedex, scans the Pokemon and then shows him the results with a bored expression which made him as he takes out a Pokeball.
"It's not on your Pokedex, Red. We really need to get you a new Pokedex." The brunette sighed before she saw her partner about to throw a capsule in the air until he is interrupted by Meowth who leaps onto the field, yawning and stretching as it starts licking its paw.
'I'll take these losers on by myself. No need to rack your brain about it.' The Scratch Cat Pokemon said in a boring tone. As it lays down on the floor, everyone starts snickering at Red when he crouches down and ask the cat. "Are you sure, Meowth? You look like you want some more sleep."
'Yep, I got this.' Meowth said which got her opponents angered as they shout insults at her and Buneary to roll its eyes. 'Just keep up, alright?'
'I should be saying that to you.' The Scratchcat Pokemon rebutted as the battle starts.
"Buneary, let's start with Foresight!" Leaf yelled. Buneary obeys the command as its eyes starting to glow. When their opponents realize what is going on, they both launch their attacks which does not go unnoticed by the brunette's red capped partner.
"Meowth, Taunt on Sableye." Red said, lowering the brim of the cap on his head. Before anyone could react, Meowth vanishes into thin air, reappearing in front of Sableye which startles it.
'Never thought I could spook a ghost.' Red hears Meowth say, sighing.
'Are you mocking me?' Sableye asks, its body twitching.
'Yes.' The Normal type grins then lifts its paws, provoking its opponent as it laughed at it which worked as the Ghost type roars before chasing the cat. No one is able to expect a surprise attack when Meowth jumps out of the way, the only thing Sableye is able to recognize is a foot as it gets hit in the face by Buneary's Jump Kick which knocks it across the field, much to Leaf's delight as she and Red made a high five.
"Alright. Now continue with Double Hit." Buneary continues attacking the Pokemon with its ears before it notices Cacnea coming towards it with the needles on its arm glowing, much to its trainer glee. Leaf was about to tell it to avoid the attack but is interrupted by another voice. "Meowth, Feint Attack."
Before the Grass type could get close, it receives a sudden strike out of nowhere by Meowth which slams it on the ground, much to its trainer's dismay. Nick was about to command another attack from Cacnea until he notices that the Pokemon is not moving, calling for it to realize that it is unconscious. He is about to take out another Pokeball before he hears his twin screaming, seeing that his Sableye was defeated by Buneary as well. They both return their Pokemon before sending out a Hariyama and Breloom, grinning as they have the type advantages on their side.
"Breloom, Force Palm!" Jack said. Red whispers something to Leaf, the brunette nodding in response as they both turn their gaze back at their opponents.
"Hariyama, Arm Thrust!" Nick stated, not missing a beat after his twin brother. As both Fighting types charge the Normal types, Red mutters something which is barely audible to everyone except Meowth when it leaps towards Hariyama, using its tail to obstruct its sight. Breloom then goes towards Meowth to knock it off its partner, unable to see Buneary as it hops into the air and kicks it to the ground, causing it to skid across the field and into its partner.
"Look out, Breloom! Get out of the way!" Breloom was unable to quickly react as its opponent hops away, leaving it to become victim to Hariyama's Arm Thrust move, making it collapse on the ground. "Oh no! Breloom!"
"Damn it!" Jack shouted in frustrated. He returns his Pokemon, anger clear on his face before he grips his last Pokeball, throwing the capsule with gritted teeth. "Go Mothim. Waste them!"
A moth like Pokemon appears on the field, flying around before it is quickly given a command. "Quiver Dance!"
Mothim starts glowing before it dances throughout the field, leaving afterimages of itself and increasing in speed. While it is using Quiver Dance, Buneary secures some hits on Hariyama before they both, along with their trainers, hear Nick states his next move. "Now, use Psybeam."
The Bug type releases a rainbow colored blast from its eyes towards Buneary only for it to dodge the attack. Mothim continues shooting Psybeam causing the Normal type to avoid the attack before Meowth knocks the Bug type, causing the Psychic blast to hit Hariyama, making it descend to the ground on one knee.
"Hariyama! C'mon. Get up!" Its trainer pleaded, much to his dismay as the Pokemon is trying to get up only to fail.
"Buneary, deal with Mothim. Use Thunder Punch!" Leaf said. Her Pokemon lunges forward, trying to hit Mothim only to miss due to its amazing speed, much to its frustration. It tries again only to be rewarded with the same result, falling face first on the floor.
"Good job, Mothim. Now Gust!" The Bug type lets out a gust of wind so strong that nearly blows the bunny off the ground when it flails in panic, trying its best to hold onto anything to withstand the attack. The attack was short lived as the moth receives a strike from Hariyama, sending it across the field and unto the ground which made Buneary takes advantage of the situation and land a Thunder Punch on it.
"Nick. What are you doing?" Jack said to his brother.
He notices that his twin is angrily spouting out commands but his Pokemon is ignoring him, focusing its attention on its opponent which is the Meowth.
"Quick! Return your Hariyama!" He said. His brother hastily takes out the Pokeball however is too late as the cat leads the Fighting type in front of Mothim's Gust attack, letting it take the full force of the attack while it along with Buneary use it as shelter until the attack was called off. "Stop, Mothim!"
When the move subsided, Hariyama was already on the floor, immobile which made its trainer's face distorts to a look of annoyance and frustration when he returns the Pokemon.
"Fletchinder, come out now!" Nick said angrily. Jack looks at his brother before he turned his gaze to his opponents, once again seeing that their whispering to each other.
"What are you whispering about over there?!" He asked, catching his opponents' attention. "Why the hell have you been whispering this whole fight to each other?! Are you two trying to cheat?"
"No." Leaf said with a raised brow. She then turns to Red who just shrugs while she scratches her head before answering. "Why would we cheat?"
"You two have been whispering this whole fight! What is so interesting in the fight that the rest of us cannot know about?"
"Our strategy." Leaf said bluntly, Red nodding in agreement. The twins look at their opponent in disbelief before they just continue the fight, embarrassed to say another word.
"And also, or your info, my friend here does not exactly have a loud voice so I have to move close to him to speak with him." The brunette explained further, locking arms with Red with an innocent smile coming across her face. Paying attention to the exchange between trainers, Red was barely able to notice a change in Meowth behavior as it gets up and started to stretches its body.
"Alright, Fletchinder! Peck on the Meowth!" Nick yelled. The red bird ascends into the air before it accelerates at a speed that no one could react, making its way towards the cat. It is rewarded with a miss as the Normal type nimbly dodges the attack, much to the twin's frustration. It then tries another attempt, using Quick Attack at the cat only for it to evade the move once more. 'How the hell? I've never met a Pokemon that was able to dodge any of my Fletchinder's attack, especially its Peck move.'
'Oh! This will be fun.' Meowth said, getting excited as she saw the speed of Fletchinder. It then gets itself into a battle stance before it pounces forward, purring anxiously.
"Fury Swipes." Red muttered. The Normal type then lunges itself forward, clashing with the Flying type. As they trade blows, Nick realizes that Meowth is faster than his Pokemon before he calls for another command, much to its opponent's joy. "Agility now!"
'Finally! I wanted to stretch myself and exercise for a while now. Let's hope that Agility move can help you.' Meowth said with excitement in her tone. She watches as her opponent starts getting faster to the point of it making various afterimages of itself. They continue to trade blows before the cat got hit in the back, falling on the floor and seeing Buneary on top of her.
'Hey! Can you come get off me, Buneary?' The cat purred in annoyance. The bunny jumped off it, dusting herself off.
'Well, I'm sorry for being knocked aside by a butterfly that moves like it ate too much X Speeds.' Buneary complained. Meowth ignores it, concentrating on her opponent before it notices something from its peripheral vision, barely dodging a Psybeam from Mothim. 'Alright, that's it! C'mon, rabbit!'
'It's Buneary! Or just call me bunny.' Buneary sighed before it heard a command from its trainer. "Buneary, Thunder Punch on Fletchinder."
"Red! How about we change targets?" Leaf proposed the idea to Red who thought about it for a moment before nodding.
"Mothim, use Psybeam to stop Meowth! Take it out!" Jack ordered. The moth flies towards the cat, charging its attack. Buneary tries to land an attack on Fletchinder who despite the increase in speed from Agility was still experiencing problems.
"Meowth, dodge." Red said. The Normal type nodded as it dodged the attack before its trainer mutters something to it that was unnoticed by anyone. "Lead it towards Fletchinder."
'Master! You are terrible and I love it.' The cat smiled deviously as it continuing dodging Mothim's attacks, running across the field as it did so. Realizing what was going on, Buneary starts aggressively attacking Fletchinder, leading it towards Meowth as both Pokemon close the gap. The Fire and Flying type was about to use Quick Attack until it felt something on its back, seeing Meowth taunting it before the Normal type slams it tail on the Pokemon, making it fall prey to Mothim's Psybeam.
"Damn it! Again!" Nick shouted before his brother made another command. "Quiver Dance, Mothim! I need to take them out quickly."
Mothim starts the move before Meowth looks at it with a smirk before saying. 'What a coward. Can't beat us like you are now, huh? That's sad.'
The Bug Pokemon was enraged, flying straight towards the cat before it receives a Thunder Punch to the face, making it collide into the ground before bouncing off which made it prey to a Feint Attack from Meowth that knocks it into Fletchinder, leaving both Pokemon out cold.
"Wow! It seems like flawless victories are the theme for today! Team Number 4 won the match." The announcer stated at the top of his lungs. Hearing the results, Leaf and Red made a high five before the brunette hugs him while they walk off the stage, seeing their opponents' disappointed expressions. The brunette walks up to them, holding out her hand before saying. "That was a great match. You two were awesome."
The twins look at the brunette's hand before looking at the girl who has a smile on her face. Angry at their loss, Jack slaps away Leaf's hand before Nick pushes her to the ground before walking away. "Fucking bitch…"
"Dick." The brunette said, rubbing her butt. She sees Red holding out a hand to her, accepting it as he lifts her up. "Thanks, Red. Let's continue knocking these idiots."
As the elimination matches continue, the battles get harder as Red and Leaf fight their way through the matches until they are able to secure a spot within the 32 official participants. After the preliminaries were finished, the two teenagers were finally able to take a break when they decided on taking a tour throughout the boat, both noticing a list of the other 31 participants of the tournament and the incoming matches. As they look throughout the list, they see Jessica's name which upon seeing the name made Leaf groan in anger.
"Why couldn't she get knocked out in the preliminaries?" She whined as she continue to look at the list before she saw a name that she instantly recognize.
"So Blue and Yellow are here too. Nice, I got some competition." Leaf said excitedly. Upon hearing their names, Red's face fall as he suddenly feels nauseous as he walks away.
'Oh no. Nothing good ever happens when they're around.' He thought as he lowered the brim of his cap on his face which did not go unnoticed by Leaf.
"Red. What's wrong?" She asked. Worried, she moves his cap and puts her hand on his forehead on his head to check his temperature. Realizing that her friend is not sick, she retracts her hand, looking at him with a worried look on her face. "Don't tell me that you're getting cold feet now. Seriously, Red? You were so calm during the preliminaries. Hell, I'm still in shock after you took on that Golisopod without batting an eye. Don't worry, we'll do alright. Just believe in yourself."
Red just stood quiet, calming down before he heard Meowth say. 'She's right. You know.'
'Well, nothing good is gonna go with worrying about it now. If it happens, it happens. And I'll try to face it with everything I got.' Red thought as he awaited the day of the tournament with confidence in his eyes.
"Another flawless victory from team number 96, Blue Oak and Yellow Caballero! They're able to advance with the 32 contestants!" The reporter announced, her voice booming through the entire room which cause some of the people and Pokemon to shield their ears from the volume. Coming off the stage, Blue smirks as he walks across the people, his hands in his pocket as he leaves the room along with his blonde partner. When he left the room, the spiky haired teen looks across the cruise ship before he remembered something.
"Hey, Yellow. Leaf is here as well, right?" He questioned. He turns his gaze to the blonde who is enjoying the breeze, standing by the railing of the cruise ship with her ponytail swaying in the wind before she looks back at him and nodded slowly. "Yeah. She's here. I saw her name on the list and you would not guess who her partner is."
"Who? Nolan?"
"Nice guess but no."
"Jessica?"
"You know that the day those two decide to work together is the day Giratina comes out of the Distortion World."
Blue racked his brain before his eyes widening, his face hardening as he utters one word, hoping that he is wrong. "…Red…"
"Yep." Yellow nodded, her hands gripping on the railing like she is about to break it. Hearing her response, Blue's face hardened before he laughed as he folded his arms and lean on the wall.
"We need to stop him, Blue. He's a menace. Everyone he comes across gets destroyed." The blonde said, her tone increasing as she turns her gaze to Blue. The young Oak look at his partner before he looks at the ocean with a melancholic expression on his face. He then closes his eyes before a smirk comes across his face as he mutters one word. "Interesting."
"What?" Yellow shouted incredulously. Blue turns to her before saying with his cocky expression. "This tournament. It's gonna be interesting. It has everyone. Leaf, Nolan. I'm pretty sure Devin's here as well. Plus, Red. The more people I can beat, the closer I will be at being the greatest trainer in the world. Plus if Red ever thinks about betraying Leaf, he's not gonna get out alive by either her or her father."
'Blue. You…' Yellow thought. "You're just gonna let him walk about."
"I wanna break his spirit first. Plus, if you were half as worried as you're talking right now. You would not tell me about this, you would've called the police." The spiky haired boy said. Yellow looked down at the ocean, her grip getting tighter as she heard Blue made a statement. "You want payback, don't you?"
"Huh?"
"You want payback for Cerulean City. Admit it. You were down in the dumps after that loss." He said, looking at her. Yellow could not deny it because it was true. Part of her wanted Red to stay in the tournament to face him and beat him, getting her revenge for the last battle they had. She then realized that she could not fool herself before she made the wind hit her, making her able to sort out her thoughts until she turns to Blue.
"Alright. You're right. I do wanna beat him." The blonde sighed before continuing. "I'll leave him alone for now but if he tries anything, he'll regret it."
Blue smiles at her as he looks back to the sea as he smirks.
"This is gonne be an interesting tournament indeed."
Sup, guys? Hope y'all taking care of yourselves. If you didn't recognize, the numbers that Leaf and Blue have is basically the years that they have been introduced to the games. 1996 for Blue, 2004 for Leaf. Thanks for the positive feedback and I'm glad that you guys like the story so far. Just don't hold back on telling me what you feel about the story so far. Hope you guys keep yourself safe. Enigma out!