Bridging The Gap; The Final Records In Unova: An Autobiography

It All Comes Down To This

The sun was high in the cloudless, blue sky this afternoon.

Tightened security for the Interough Conference included a helicopter that hovered from above the stadium, its propellers whipping at the sky, and a couple of aircrafts that would fly by on occasion. Security guards also stood posted in the stands and by the exits.

A crowd of Trainers I was a part of stood in the middle of the stadium on dirt ground lined with silver, metallic material where the ground and the surrounding stands met. Some Trainers were talking excitedly, while others, like me, were looking around impatiently, boiling in the sun.

The stands were filled with loud discussion from spectators.

Everyone was awaiting the beginning of the ceremony.

When does this thing start? I wondered, sighing.

A low call grabbed my attention, as if someone was screaming out my name from a distance.

I looked through the crowd and the stands, trying to locate the source. My eyes stopped and I smiled, waving at June.

She was in the stands, on her feet, waving happily with both arms, yelling out to me things I couldn't hear clearly.

Looking away from her, I suddenly remembered something that made my heart stop. Ella. Trixa. Ruko. Courtney, I thought, looking around. They must be in this huge crowd somewhere. But, where?

Before I could dwell on it any longer, a loud voice echoed through the stadium. "I only have one question for y'all!" the voice boomed over the speakers. "IS BROOKELANE... IN... THE HOUSE?!?!"

A fluttering sound was followed by a large shadow from the sky, making us all look up to see a huge bird fly over the roofless stadium. It called out loudly.

"Whoa! What's that Pokemon?" I pulled out my Pokedex.

Mandibuzz. The Bone Vulture Pokemon and Vullaby's evolved form. They decorate their bodies with bones in the form of a skirt and use bones they find to make a nest. They will stalk prey until the victim is unable to fight, and then swoop down to drag it back to their nest.

On the back of Mandibuzz, I could make out a figure.

"Shout out to New Tork City, y'all!!" the man shouted from on top of the Pokemon. "Represent Represeeeeent!! It's President Cyn in the hooooooooouse!!"

"Mandibuzz!" Mandibuzz swooped down low, flying right over the heads of us Trainers, making us all duck low and cry out in fright. The bird soared high again and flew into a little balcony above the stands before sitting calmly.

The man climbed off of the bird and stood next to it, smiling down at us all. "Let's hear it for the Interough Confereeeeeeeeeence!!!" he shouted into his microphone.

The entire stadium applauded like crazy, amped up by this man.

President Cyn was wearing gray jeans that had a shine to them, a white button up shirt inside of a dark blue blazer, and sunglasses. The man was bald and had a broad, pleasant smile on his dark brown face. "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen of all ages! And when I say all ages, I mean all ages! That man over there must be at least seventy years old! Whatchu doin' surrounded by all these young children? Somebody, keep an eye on that man!! I'm kidding, I'm kidding, y'all! Ha ha!!"

Everyone started laughing and we all looked around, trying to spot an old man.

"Seriously though, folks, now is the time to light the Unova League flame with the oh so scrumptious looking Officer Jenny, representing Interough City!" President Cyn informed us.