"Hey! I was looking forward to seeing you, Leaf! My rival should be strong to keep me sharp! While working on my Pokédex, I looked all over for powerful Pokémon! Not only that, I assembled teams that would beat any Pokémon type! And now! I am the Pokémon League Champion! Leaf! Do you know what that means? I'll tell you! I am the most powerful trainer in the world! And now… now I can exact my revenge!"
BLUE wants to fight!
BLUE sent out PIDGEOT!
Go! BLASTOISE!
Blastoise let out a mighty roar, and a huge wall of ice, from his mouth. The 'Ice Beam' attack went straight around Pidgeot, freezing it to death.
BLUE sent out VENUSAUR!
Venusaur absorbed light from around it. Blastoise tried another Ice Beam… but was trumped by his malfunctioning mouth. Only three shards of ice were emitted. Venusaur could finish slaying Blastoise.
Go! ARCANINE!
Arcanine ran in a tight circle, and Flamethrowered Venusaur, thoroughly roasting it. Letting out a foul odour, it fainted.
BLUE sent out GYARADOS!
Gyarados shot a Hyper Beam, and poor Arcanine, who took a huge whiff of Venusaur's odour, keeled. Overkill.
Go! Charry!
"Charizard? Really?" Blue asked. Gyarados was still recharging from the hyper beam. Charizard grabbed Gyarados by the neck, and slammed it into the ground.
BLUE sent out RHYDON!
Before Charry could do a repeat effort against Rhydon, Rhydon took Charry's stomach, and used a super-powerful Horn Drill.
One-hit KO!
Go! HITMONCHAN!
Hitmonchan looked down at Rhydon. Rhydon rushed, to do a Horn Drill, but Hitmonchan casually sidestepped, and Rhydon was implanted into a wall.
"HITMON… CHAN!" Hitmonchan chanted, KOing the Rhydon with a single punch.
BLUE sent out ALAKAZAM!
Alakazam held out his spoons, and Hitmonchan spontaneously fainted.
Go! Psy!
Psy and the enemy Alakazam stared each other down. Both were flashing blue, pink, yellow and white alternately, as if holding combat inside the mind.
Saeve certando pugnandoque splendor crescit!
Ego nulla dicere tuus lingua!
Both Psy and Alakazam promptly fell after this exchange.
"…I can speak fluent Pokémon, and I had no idea what you two just said."
BLUE sent out ARCANINE!
Go! Marina!
"We both knew it would come to this."
"Two freshly changed Pokémon. Hm."
Marina was still slightly altered from her massive exertion against Lance. Far from inhibiting her strength, Marina could now unleash force of the likes that had never been heard of before.
Marina used SURF!
Enemy ARCANINE fainted!
"NO! That can't be! You beat my best! After all that work to become League champ? My reign is over already? It's not fair! Why? Why did I lose? I never made any mistakes raising my Pokémon… Darn it! You're the new Pokémon League Champion! Although I don't like to admit it…"
The sound of steps echoed from behind the three trainers, as Professor Oak came rushing up.
"Leaf! Red! So, you've won! Congratulations! You're the new Pokémon League Champions! You've grown up so much since you first left with Charry and Squirtle! Red, Leaf, you have come of age! Blue! I'm disappointed! I rushed over as soon as I heard you beat the Elite Four! But, when I finally got here, you had already lost that title! Blue! Do you understand why you lost? You have forgotten to treat your Pokémon with trust and love! Without those attributes, you will never become the Champion again! Red! Leaf! You understand that your victory was not just your own doing! The bond you share with your Pokémon is marvellous! Both of you! Come with me!"
Red and Leaf followed, curious as to what to expect… and somewhat worried. If Oak wanted a challenge… he had been an expert trainer. And all they had was a slightly mutated Vaporeon, a Kangaskhan and a Snorlax, the former two not quite at full capacity.
Said fears were unfounded.
"Er-hem… Congratulations, you two! This room is the Pokémon Hall of Fame." Red and Leaf were in awe of the room's beautiful design.
"Pokémon League champions are honoured for their exploits here! Their Pokémon are also recorded in the Hall of Fame! Red! Leaf! You have endeavoured hard to become the new League Champions. Congratulations, Red, Leaf, you and your Pokémon are Hall of Famers! Now… induct your Pokémon into the Hall, using this device. Red, you first… after all, Leaf is the one who actually laid the final blow."
"Fair enough, Professor."
PKMN TRAINER RED
009: BLASTOISE
051: DUGTRIO
059: ARCANINE
135: NAVEEN
115: KANGASKHAN
107: HITMONCHAN
PKMN TRAINER LEAF
006: CHARRY
026: PIKA
065: PSY
105: GUARDIA
134: MARINA
143: SLEEPY
As the finale, this probably deserves notes instead of the PMT. That, and I can't think of a question.
Step 1: Post Blue's final splash, and the new mechanic that took me a while to build. Step 2: Prepare a one-year anniversary surprise. Step 3: Start writing Rebirth.
You know you have several good ideas when you're looking forward to all of your stories. I can't wait to write them all!
To think them up is my real test: to write them is my cause!