Trevor ascended, as he heard his name being called by the announcer. The crowd erupted into a loud roar. Trevor could feel the eagerness and adrenaline beginning to flow through his veins. What made this feeling even more intensified was the person, across from him.

Standing on his own platform, was Ritchie, with his trusty Raichu by his side. The look, in Trevor's eyes, shows burning confidence and determination, as he gazes at his opponent.

"I've heard a lot about you, Ritchie." Trevor said to his opponent, "back when I competed in the Indigo Conference! It was ashamed that you lost in the quarterfinals because I wanted to get the chance to battle you."

"Thanks!" Ritchie responded. "The feeling is mutual! Let's put on a good show, for the audience here! Shall we?"

"Sounds good to me!" Trevor yelled out as his eyes made their way to the elite suit and the mother and daughter who were inside.

"Let's put on a good show, for the young ones out there!"

He smiled and gave a thumbs-up to Angela and Ashley. Who both returned it with one of their own.

Ritchie was puzzled by Trevor's action but shrugged it off. He reached down to his belt and unclipped a Pokéball, before noticing his partner to his side. He chuckled when he saw the sparks beginning to fly from his partner's cheeks.

"Hey, calm down there, Sparky."

The Raichu reluctantly sat back on his hind legs with a grunt, still eyeing the trainer across from him.

"Man, I haven't seen you this amped for a match, since our battle with Ash all those years ago."

He bent down and ruffled the tuft of fur that stuck up from the middle of his head, earning a coo from his partner.

"You'll have your chance, but not right now. Happy, I choose you!" Ritchie threw his first choice out.

When the light from the Pokéball faded, a butterfly Pokémon hovered in front of him. The Pokémon had a purple body with a blue nose, hands, and feet along with big red eyes. From the top of his head, came two antennae, while a pair of large, white wings came from its back. He let out a cry before dancing through the air, waiting for its opponent.

"Good first choice!" Trevor shouted out as he reached down and grabbed his first choice. "As in, good choice to face my first Pokémon! Jolteon, I chose you!"

Trevor threw his Pokéball into the air, revealing his first Pokémon. Out of the Pokéball, out came a quadruped, mammalian Pokémon.

The Eeveelution Pokémon was covered in yellow fur, with a spiky fringe around its tail and a white ruff around its neck. Its ears are large and pointed, and its eyes and small nose are black. It has slender legs and small paws, each with three toes and a pink paw pad. It let out an intimating growl as it positioned itself in a battle ready stance.

"Happy, use Sleep Powder!" Ritchie commanded as he punched the air.

The bug and flying type began to fly across the battlefield. As it flapped its wings, a blue, sparkling dust came out, covering the battlefield.

"Jolteon, use Thunderbolt on the battlefield, and then, follow it up with Wild Charge!" Trevor countered.

Jolteon held its stance on the ground before a yellow aura encased its body. It let a cry, and suddenly, it was enveloped in smoke and dust. The entire battlefield was encased in the explosion.

"Happy, get out of there!" Ritchie cried out.

The butterfly Pokémon appeared, from the dust, covered in soot and coughing. Ritchie let out a sigh of relief, but the relief was short lived. Suddenly, appearing from the cloud, there was Jolteon, encased in a yellow aura around it, and moving at a high speed. It slammed into Happy, sending the bug and flying type, crashing into the stadium wall. Happy let out a cry of pain, as it attempted to fly. However, it was swaying with pain, clearly affected by the electric attack.

Ritchie took out Happy's Pokéball, before hearing an announcement from the ref. "Competitor, if you return your Butterfree now, it'll be deemed knocked out and unusable for the rest of the match!"

"Can't you see that it's in pain?!" Ritchie shouted. "Even if he was able to fly properly, it has taken too much damage. Happy, return!" The bug and flying type vanished after being hit with a red beam of light.

"That was a good call there." Ritchie turned his head to his opponent. "Not many trainers would stop a match, like that. It's easy to say that you really care about your Pokémon and raised them well."

"Thanks, Trevor!" Ritchie yelled back. "That means a lot coming from someone like you, but don't think I'm going to let up, after a few compliments. Let's go, Tsunami."

Standing before Ritchie, was his own Swampert, ready to battle.

Trevor, noticing that his Jolteon is at a disadvantage in this match-up, returns his electric type Pokémon back to its Pokéball, before reaching down and picking his next choice.

"Alright, Sceptile, it's your turn!"

Standing in front of Trevor, was his Sceptile, ready to battle against the mud-fish Pokémon.

"Let's go, Tsunami! Use Mud Bomb!" he shouted.

Tsunami reared back and threw his head forward letting out a large sphere of mud.

"Dodge it, Sceptile, by using Quick Attack!" Trevor commanded.

The forest Pokémon sidestepped the oncoming attack, before running at its opponent with a white streak, appearing behind him. Sceptile began to move at a speed, which could barely be seen. But before he could get to his opponent, the earth began to shake. "Quick Sceptile, jump and use Leaf Blade!" Sceptile jumped into the air as the shining green blades began to form on its arms.

"Mud Bomb again!" Ritchie commanded.

The mud-fish Pokémon again let out a barrage of attacks, only for them to be knocked away by Trevor's Hoenn Pokémon's attack. The Hoenn water starter jumped to the side and rolled to avoid the Leaf Blade.

Sceptile connected with the ground, causing dust and rocks to be kicked up.

"Sceptile, Dragon Pulse! Let's go!" Trevor pressed on.

From the dust, out came a multicolored dragon-shaped beam of energy that was fired from the forest Pokémon's mouth. The beam collided with the water and ground type, causing it to slide back, with a smirk on its face.

"Tsunami, get in close and use Hammer Arm!" Ritchie shouted.

Tsunami's arms began to glow white, as it rushed to where Sceptile was standing.

"Sceptile, Leaf Blade!" Trevor answered back.

The pair got in close. Sceptile danced away from the fighting attack. He jumped above the mudfish Pokémon, before swinging its shining green blade arm and hitting Tsunami in the head. The mudfish Pokémon revolved back a bit, before coming back and attacking, but only for the attack to be dodged and hit with another successful Leaf Blade.

"Go in with another Hammer Arm, and then, use Mud Bomb again," Ritchie shouted.

Again, Sceptile gracefully dodged the fighting type move, before spinning in the air, ready to deal another Leaf Blade. The ground and water type took a jump back, to avoid the downward strike that left the grass type defenseless. He didn't miss his opening, as it let loose the ground attack and causing Sceptile to be pushed be a bit.

While Sceptile looked as if it's still raring to go, the mud-fish Pokémon was now breathing hard. Ritchie looked over and growled when he noticed Trevor stood with his arms crossed, almost as if he was feeling a bit bored.

"Rock Slide, let's go!" he fought back.

Suddenly, an avalanche of rocks began to careen towards the Hoenn native.

"Sceptile, use Quick Attack to dodge, and then, finish it off with Leaf Blade," Trevor responded calmly.

Sceptile let out a cry, before rushing at the avalanche and navigating the rocks, jumping from one to another. Ritchie and Tsunami looked on in horror, as the attack did no damage to the grass type. Sceptile closed the distance, before slamming into the Hoenn Pokémon. Tsunami slid on the ground, and now, was on the ground. He opened his eyes, but only to see a Leaf Blade colliding with the head. Sceptile landed on the ground, and then, moved to the right side, to reveal a knocked out Swampert.

Ritchie looked on in shock, as he returned the Hoenn starter to its Pokéball. He looked over to his opponent, and immediately, felt the adrenaline rushing through his system. Those eyes, he's really giving it his all. Alright, time to match him! He selected his next choice.

"You've raised your Pokémon well, Trevor," Ritchie shouted to his opponent. "It's clear that you two are on the same page when it comes to battling. I'm really enjoying this."

"Me too Ritchie; although I hate to say it, this battle is already over," Trevor responded. He smiled as he saw a look of defiance make its way across Ritchie's face.

"Sorry to disappoint you, Trevor, but the show is just getting started! Let's show him what we're made of, Rose!" Ritchie threw a Pokéball into the air to reveal a normal and flying type from Hoenn.

The bird was primarily dark blue, with red streaking down, from its face and on the end of its two tails. It had sharp claws and squawked saying that it was ready for battle.

Trevor was about to return his Pokémon to its Pokéball, until he noticed Sceptile giving him a thumb's up as if it was telling his trainer that it was still willing to continue battling, despite having a type disadvantage here. Trevor agreed with the forest Pokémon and allowed it to remain out for this battle.

"I'll be sticking with Sceptile," Trevor stated as his Pokémon cried out, as it's ready for battle.

"Fine by me!" shouted Ritchie as he's ready to call out the first move of the round. "Rose, use Aerial Ace!"

The Hoenn bird Pokemon moved back a bit, before beginning his flight downward toward its opponent, while white streaks raced across its body.

"Sceptile, use Quick Attack to dodge, and then, follow it up with Dragon Pulse!" Trevor commanded.

Sceptile vanished, before reappearing behind the swallow Pokémon. It charged up the dragon type attack and sent it at his opponent, but only for Rose to make a quick climb and dodge it.

"Great dodge, Rose!" Ritchie cheered his Pokémon on. "Now, use Air Slash!"

"Counter with Bullet Seed, and then, use Quick Attack, once more!" Trevor countered.

Rose turned from her climb, so her back was to the ground, as two spheres of air began to appear on the ends of her wings. She did a quick barrel roll and dive that sent the two attacks towards the forest Pokémon below.

Sceptile prepared to shoot many glowing gold seeds, surrounded in a light green aura, from its mouth, at a high velocity and used them to destroy the Air Slash, causing an explosion in the air. It then leaped into the air, attempting to hit his opponent. Before he could hit his target, the Hoenn native did another barrel roll to avoid the attack. Trevor growled in annoyance when he noticed that Sceptile was now vulnerable in the air.

"We got them now, Rose!" Ritchie shouted. "Aerial Ace! Go!"

Rose made another quick turn and raced to the now helpless forest Pokémon, but Trevor remained calm.

"Sceptile, use Dragon Pulse!" Trevor commanded.

Sceptile cried out in response while focusing on the dragon attack. It waited until the opponent got into its position, before unleashing the attack. Both Pokémon cried in pain, as they hit the ground.

Sceptile grunted as he pushed himself up from the ground. He shook his head as dust came off. Rose was slower to get up. The high-speed battling was tiring her out faster than Sceptile was. Ritchie noticed that his Pokémon was breathing hard, but Trevor's Sceptile looked almost fresh. He decided to go for broke

"Alright, Rose, let's finish this now! Use Brave Bird!"

Rose squawked in response, as she rose into the air. She encased herself in a blue energy, before diving down at her opponent. Ritchie looked at Sceptile, but couldn't see any inclination that it would attempt to dodge the attack.

"Catch it!"

Ritchie was shocked as he heard the command. Sceptile extended his arms out, as the bird got closer until he caught both wings. When he did, the two opponents' heads came together, as both attempted to overpower the other. Blue sparks could be seen coming off from the two, as Sceptile began to feel himself getting backed up. He bent his knees more and put his tail into the ground, to further steady himself.

Trevor smiled as he watched his grass type battle its best. When he saw Sceptile steady himself, he called for the next attack.

"Hyper Beam. Go!"

Rose began to see an orange orb appear in the forest Pokémon's mouth. She tried to escape, but Sceptile had a firm grasp. Ritchie watched in horror as the forest Pokémon let the attack go into the chest of the vulnerable Pokémon. Rose cried in pain, as she was sent, crashing into the stadium wall. When the dust settled, she could be seen still stuck to the wall, unconscious.

Ritchie returned his fallen flying and normal type. He looked at his Pokéball, with a pained expression on his face. How can his Pokémon endure so much? They fight like it's life or death. I've never seen anything like it before.

A red light hit Sceptile as it returned to its Pokéball for a well-deserved rest. As Trevor returns his grass type back to its Pokéball, his platform began to lower. He could barely make out the announcer, who's calling for the fifteen-minute intermission over the roars of the crowd.

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"Alright!" Ashley began yelling out. "Daddy is winning!"

Angela chuckled at her daughter's response to Trevor's winning the battles, so far.

"It sure looks like it, honey," Angela responded, which made her daughter smiled brightly.

Angela smiled back as she turns and notices Ash staring at Ashley's three Pokémon, which his Pikachu and Lucario are currently entertaining in the back of the suite.

"Hey Angela," Ash began as he turns back to look at Angela. "When exactly did Ashley received those three Pokémon?"

"Well," Angela started, while she thought about when and how her daughter got the Pichu, Eevee, and Charmander. "They were a birthday present from Trevor. She received them during her birthday party, six months ago. According to Ashley, she called them the best birthday present that she has ever gotten. Ever since that day, she would be playing outside with them, all the time. That's when she proclaimed that she wanted to become a Pokémon trainer, like her father, and go on a journey, with Pichu, Eevee, and Charmander as her partners. She can't wait until she turns 10."

"That makes sense. She became interested in Pokémon at a very young age. It's no wonder why she can't wait to become a trainer and travel with her three partners." Ash responded, while also thinking back to his own childhood.

He remembers the time when he went on a field trip in a rain forest, which he eventually got lost in. Scared to the point of tears, he was forced to hide in a hollow tree trunk. Eventually, a group of local Pokémon joined him and cheered him up. This was what partly motivated him to become a Pokémon Trainer in the first place.

Ash came back into reality and asked Angela another question. "Anyway, how did Trevor received those three Pokémon, especially that Pichu."

"Well," Angela begin to answer Ash's question. "For starters, that Charmander is actually an offspring of mine and Trevor's Charizards."

Since he knew about Angela having a Charizard that Trevor's fell in love with and they had an offspring, Ash wasn't surprised.

"Okay. What about Eevee?" Ash asked.

"Eevee is an offspring of Trevor's Jolteon and my Leafeon." Angela responded.

"Alright, that explains the Charmander and Eevee, but" Ash responded as he looks over to the Pichu, who was playing with his Pikachu's tail. "What about Pichu though?"

"As for Pichu," Angela started. "Trevor actually went out to catch that one, a week before the party."

"Why did he do that?" Ask asked, even though he had an idea of why.

Angela took a deep breath, before continuing, "Well, when he gave Pichu to Ashley, he explained to her that it remained him of a good friend that he had lost, 5 years ago. According to him, his friend had a Pikachu, which the Pichu would evolve into. He wanted her to always take good care of Pichu, just like how his friend took really good care of his Pikachu."

"Wow..." was all that Ash could say as he was in awe that Trevor went out to catch a Pichu and give it to his own daughter, in memory of him.

"Yeah," Angela replied. "The loss of that friend really had an impact on Trevor. In fact, he wanted to name our daughter after him, so that he could honor his memory."

"That's what a friend would do, to honor the memory of their deceased friend." Ash nodded as he looks back to the battlefield and smiles.

He was deep in his thoughts while chuckling to himself. And here I thought Trevor picked that name because of the time where I had to dress up like a girl, just to have a Gym Battle. Ash then noticed the platforms beginning to rise up again, signaling the group, in the box, to refocus their attention to the battle, about to start, below. I should never have doubted your reasons, Trevor.

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Trevor was in his thoughts, as his platform was rising up, to take him onto the battlefield above. He had a determined look in his eyes, as his thoughts began racing through his head. If I want to show Ash my true power, then I'll need to give him a demonstration. Ash and Lucario, you two have better be watching because you're about to witness true power!

Trevor was snapped out of his thoughts when he noticed his platform was about to reach its destination above. Let's finish this together, old friend!