Ttar headed out of Viridian City, onto Route 22. It looked the same as when he had first visited it, what seemed like years ago. He remembered Blue showing up out of nowhere and challenging him to a battle. He remembered meeting Doomed here, as a Nidoran(F). He remembered running into Angry Nerd as a Spearow, and chasing it all the way to Viridian City to catch it. Ttar lost himself in reminiscing, so much so that he didn't notice a figure walking towards him.
The figure got closer, and Ttar snapped out of his daze. Ttar hadn't been expecting to see this person, but the more he thought about it, the more obvious it should've been. The figure was his old rival, Blue, whom he hadn't seen since saving Silph from Team Rocket.
"Haha, Ttar!" Blue called out. "Don't tell me you're going to the Pokemon League too! That's cool, man! I'm on my way there now too! Hey, it's been a while. How about we have a battle, to see which of us is stronger!"
Without even waiting for Ttar to respond, Blue sent out his Pidgeot. The last time Ttar had been on Route 22, the same Pidgeot had been just a little Pidgey. Ttar decided to accept the challenge, and he too sent out a Pokemon from this route, in Doomed.
Pidgeot moved first, and ensured it would always move first by going for an Agility. Doomed attacked with a Thunderbolt, and hilariously, it paralyzed the Pidgeot, throwing away the speed it had just gained! Doomed went first this time, and fired off another Thunderbolt. This was enough to KO the Pidgeot, and Blue called it back.
The next Pokemon Blue sent out was his Rhyhorn. Ttar knew Doomed could handle it, but he wanted all of his Pokemon to get showcased. He called Doomed back, and sent out enviro. One Razor Leaf later, the Rhyhorn was collapsed in a heap on the ground. Blue called it back, and this time sent out his Gyarados. Ttar called enviro back, and decided to give Creeper his turn in battle.
Creeper attacked with Hypnosis first, but it missed. Gyarados responded with a Bite, but Creeper shrugged it off. A second Hypnosis struck hope, but the Gyarados awoke immediately! Thankfully, a third Hypnosis also hit, but the Gyarados woke up immediately again! Amazingly enough, it happened a third time! Ttar was getting quite frustrated. The fourth Hypnosis hit, and this time, Gyarados stayed asleep. Creeper attacked with Psychic, doing good damage, and the Gyarados continued to slumber. A second Psychic was enough to KO the Gyarados, and the serpent flopped in the dirt.
Blue's next Pokemon was his Growlithe. Ttar sent out Arceustar to take it on. The Growlithe went for an Agility first, but a single Hydro Pump from Arceustar knocked it out. Alakazam was the next Pokemon, and Ttar sent out Angry Nerd to take it on. The Alakazam went first, and scored a critical hit with a Psychic, knocking out Angry Nerd in one hit! Ridiculously, this happened again with Arceustar, then with Creeper (who just had to miss a Hypnosis), and Doomed. enviro actually got a chance to move when the Alakazam went for Reflect for some reason, but of course, Stun Spore missed, and enviro was just KOed the next turn. Ttar was astounded that this one Pokemon could breeze straight through his whole team, but he still had faith in his final Pokemon, Torture.
He sent her out, as Blue was laughing, thinking he had won. Alakazam went for Psychic, but amazingly, it didn't get a critical hit! Torture used Toxic, and it hit! Ttar knew everything would be over if the next Psychic was a critical hit, but he had to hope for the best. Alakazam went for Psychic, and Torture's HP kept going down and down..... and stopped at 20HP. Torture then landed a Fire Spin, and just like that, the Alakazam's fate was sealed. Completely immobilised, the Alakazam suffered at Torture's hand (paw?), much to her delight. The Fire Spin and toxic kept racking up, until it couldn't take it anymore, and it finally went down. Blue looked surprised, and he sent out his last Pokemon, his Venusaur.
Venusaur looked menacing, but it didn't stand much of a chance. Ttar ordered Torture to use Fire Spin, and she happily obliged. The Venusaur couldn't stand up to it, as Torture continued to attack the helpless creature. After only a few hits, it had been defeated. Despite being swept by the Alakazam, Torture had mananged to bring it back, and in a narrow 1-0, Ttar had won the battle!
Blue seemed apalled. "I came up with the strongest team I could find," he said, "but even they weren't enough. But it's ok! I can still take on the Pokemon League just fine, with a bit more training! You better train more too, Ttar! Smell ya later!"
A visibly angry Blue stomped off towards the Badge Check Gate. As much as he wanted to follow, Ttar's Pokemon were now in critical condition, and needed to be rested. A few hours later, after all of the Pokemon had had some medicine and rest, Ttar left the Viridian Pokemon Center, and headed to the Badge Check Gate.
The large building stood before him. Ttar was nervous, but he knew he had to press on. Inside, a man asked to see his Boulder Badge. Ttar presented it, and the man ushered him on. Outside of the building was a long road with walls surrounding it. Several more men stopped Ttar, asking to see each of his badges. One man even halted Ttar as he was Surfing across a stream on Doomed. After passing eight guards, Ttar found himself before a cave entrance. This was the Victory Road, the last road to the Pokemon League. Ttar didn't know what he'd find inside, but he proceeded anyways, and stepped into the dark cave.
Many puzzles awaited Ttar inside. Most of them involved using Arceustar's Strength to shove boulders around, and moving them to the correct spot opened gates. Many strong trainers challenged him along the way, but he persevered over all of them. Then, as Ttar was working on another puzzle, he heard a loud crash, and saw a red glow coming from deeper into a side cave. He went to investigate it.
At the end of the path, he saw what he hoped to see. Standing in the darkness was a huge bird, with wings made of fire, and a long pointed beak. It turned to look at Ttar when he approached, and the bird leapt into the air. Ttar pulled his camera out of his bag, but he wasn't quite fast enough. As the Moltres flew over his head, he snapped a few quick shots, but all of them came out as blurry flames. Ttar was rather disappointed, but he decided to not give chase to Moltres. He continued on his way.
Even more trainers challenged Ttar, but in the end, Ttar was victorious. After completing one final puzzle involving pushing a boulder through a hole in the floor, Ttar finally found the exit, and emerged into daylight once again.
All that awaited him was another path, the end of Route 23. It was a fairly straight shot to the end, and at the end, there was just a massive building. This had to be the Pokemon Leauge HQ! Ttar walked inside, and found himself in a basic looking Pokemon Center.
A nurse welcomed him, and asked him to show his badges. He showed them, and the nurse asked for his name. She told him that she would register him to take on the Elite Four as soon as possible. Ttar was more nervous than he'd ever been, but his Pokemon reassured him. Before long, the nurse returned for him, saying that the Elite Four was ready to accept his challenge. Ttar stocked up on items, and then headed through the large door, to his final battles. If he played his cards right, Ttar would soon be Champion!
