Austin was a kid that loved to watch Anime, especially Pokemon. Annoyed at how the series was going after Sinnoh, he fell asleep before waking up, somehow as Ash the morning he began his journey. In shock at what happened he tries to find a way to g...
Cynthia blinked a few times as she heard her friend begin to rant off what he wanted to improve in his battle style e.t.c.
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" They are going to award the Top-4 in an hour. Clean yourself up, and get your sorry ass down there. If you don't, I swear I am going to ask my Garchomp to show you what a true Hyper Beam looks like."
"You—you have a Garchomp?"
"Yep, he's my strongest pokémon," Cynthia admitted. "Get yourself down in the Banquet Hall. I'll see you there."
With those words, Shirona spun around elegantly, before walking away, leaving a somewhat mollified Austin in her wake.
Taking a deep breath, Austin made his way to nurse joy as his friends were waiting for him.
As soon as he entered the room, Kris and Gold began to congratulate him on his battle and how awesome it was.
Brock congratulated him on the amazing battle and Misty jokingly chastised him that he should have won the whole thing.
A blushing Yellow congratulated him with a hug before all his Pokémon dogs piled on him.
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Some were sad that they didn't win as Charmander hesitated to show itself due to its loss but Austin called out everyone.
" We lost...
Everyone looked down on the floor as Austin continued.
" But that doesn't mean anything, this loss is an opportunity for us to get stronger and stronger and the next time we see Harrison, he'll wish we had mopped around after the loss so are you guys ready ?"
The cries of all his Pokémon resounded as everyone had a look of determination in their eyes.
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A little while later in the Banquet Hall.
The entire place looked nigh unrecognizable. If the welcoming night had been grand, then this one overwhelmed it by at least several magnitudes. The entire hall was populated with trainers, and men in their black suits, while the female population was free to dress up in accordance with their choice. At the center, there was an elevated platform with several microphones in position, for the party to begin.
Austin felt immensely odd, walking all alone into the party. The previous time, his friends had been there to accompany him, and the utter grandeur of the cruise had been too great for him to give birth to any complex emotions. However, after almost seven days of being there, a lot of things changed. He was now walking into a party, where a lot of eyes would be on him, as the second runner-up of the Clubsplosion event. He wondered for a moment where Shirona might be.
With her friends, perhaps. The more rational part of his mind supplied.
