Victory Road

One of these days I’ll find a victory road that’s actually a road and not a cave network in some mountain. Feeling like I’ve done this thousands of times before I continue onwards, surfing over pools, hopping across platforms, breaking down ancient stone walls, getting ambushed by a noibat. Pokéball go!

Noibat: Damn that thing is noisy.

- Welcome to the bench, Logan.

Logan ♂ Lv. 57

Nearing the top of this mountain or whatever I find a ranger who was kind enough to heal my pokémon. As I press onwards I find Serena standing in my way.

I hoped I’d find you here.

- Oh?

It’s kind of a tradition that rivals battle before they enter the Pokémon League, I want to battle you here one last time.

- Oh.

Go Meowstic!

- Go Zuul!

- Shadow ball!

Psychic!

Zuul lobs a sphere of darkness at meowstic, smacking it upside the head and knocking it out.

Go Greninja!

- Zuul return! Go Velen!

Dark pulse!

Velen is struck by a wave of darkness as he leaves his pokéball.

- Aura sphere!

Dark pulse!

Another wave of darkness strikes Velen, making him flinch but also making him angrier.

- Aura sphere!

Dark pulse!

Velen forms a ball of light between his palms and quickly mushes it it greninja’s face until it stops moving.

Go Flareon!

- Velen return! Go Solaire!

Lava plume!

Flareon barfs out a flaming mass at Solaire as he leaves his pokéball, dealing critical damage.

- Fly!

Lava plume!

Solaire takes to the skies, dodging flareon’s attack.

Lava plume!

Solaire dives back down, striking flareon just as it vomits more lava in his face and once again dealing critical damage.

- Fly!

Lava plume!

Solaire deftly dodges flareon’s lava vomit by simply flying above again.

Lava plume!

Solaire swoops back down and slams into flareon’s face.

Go Altaria!

- Solaire return! Go Anastacia!

Dragon pulse!

The pulse of dragonfire passes through Anastacia with no effect.

- Dazzling gleam!

Dazzling gleam!

Both pokémon make an attempt to blind eachother by filling the area with as much light as possible.

- Dazzling gleam!

Dazzling gleam!

With all the blinding light happening I can’t see what’s going on.

- Dazzling gleam!

Dazzling gleam!

Altaria finally succumbs to being bombarded with pink photons and flops to the floor.

Go Absol!

- Dazzling gleam!

Swords dance!

While absol builds up strength, Anastacia tries to blind it with more painfully pink light.

- Dazzling gleam!

Night slash!

Absol shrouds it’s claws in darkness and slashes at Anastacia, dealing critical damage. Anastacia lets out another pulse of bright light that somehow knocks absol out.

Stronger than ever, I see. You didn’t even show off mega evolution. Saving your energy for the league? They have a Pokécenter, you know that right?

Pokémon League

After a quick stop at the pokémon center at the front I enter a hallway lined with many paintings of what I assume to be previous champions. I reach a grand entrance, a huge ornate door with the Doc standing in front of it.

- Doc?!

Ah, Caldar! You made it, finally. You’re really grown up since I last saw you.

- I had other things to deal with first. Things were totally messed up this time.

Indeed, Champion Diantha has banned me from the Hall of Fame and won’t even let me near the challenge arenas. Wait, how’re things messed up for you?

- Well there was the time Dialga dragged me to the future in Sinnoh after I found you in Hoenn in the nineties and then I spent some time in an alternate dimension and there are these other time travellers who’ve been following me since Johto and there was this one guy who I first met in Unova who followed me here and somehow took the place of this Lysandre guy and tried to make his own time machine to kill me in the past or something but I stopped him with help from me from the future.

I catch my breath while the Doc stands there, dumbfounded.

Great Scott… something has gone horribly wrong! You were supposed to land here in Kalos after your win in Kanto! So there was a time machine in each of these places you mentioned?

- Pretty much.

You go ahead and defeat the champion. I’ll think of a way to deal with this new situation you’ve put upon me. Other time travellers… I’m going to have to devise a way to track them too…

Meanwhile, not far from here…

I guess I’ll go train again while I look for a keystone…

Hey there. Is the Pokémon League near here? My friend and I heading there to uh… show our support.

It’s not far, I can show you and your friend if you want. Where is your friend anyway?

I’m not sure, we got separated on our way here. Wait a minute, are you Serena?

Yes, how do you know my name?

Sorry, the green fairy said we could use your help too. I’m Blue by the way. We really could use your help, but it could be dangerous.

I’m listening…