Paul's Journal

Battle pyramid

Travelling through snowpoint, training for my next battle with ash. You three arrive on cue as usual. But they're...running? Why are they running. You three approach me and your panting from the running. You've got new clothes....I don't really care but it's an observation.  Ash greets me and the winds picks up. I goes dark and I watch...the battle pyramid! What is it doing here? Brock speaks up.

"Hey ash didn't you defeat Brandon?"

"Yeah I did..."

My eyes widen, voice also raising in surprise. He beat Brandon! Guess he isn't pathetic after all. We watch it land and run after it. I don't know why in running with them...but I know I'm only going for one reason.

To challenge and defeat Brandon.

Brandon walks out, rather friendly with ash I've noticed. I walk up and listen in. Ash was offered to be a frontier brain! And he turned it down...waste it was certainly a once in a life type opportunity most people don't get. I ignore everything else and challenge Brandon. You act shocked, looked shocked by my demand.

We battle regardless. I study his expression, it's cold but determined. I respect it. I analyse his first Pokemon regice. An ice type, magmortar will be useful. I send out magmortar with my so called 'signature phrase'. We battle, but my Pokemon faints. All of them faint.

......I lost....

I stare completely shocked, listening to Brandon rant, the same rant reggie received. Your watching me, watching my expression, my fear, everything you watching it all. I bow, staying quiet and leaving and not looking back.

I feel my emotions contort into a mixture of defeat, anger and despair. I'm annoyed, enraged that I lost, I've trained to much. But what angers me the most.....

Seeing you watch my defeat, see my lost expression...seeing you pity me.....