Master of Faster
He/Him
25
December 12
Goldenrod, Johto
Straight
Mauville Gym Leader
Champion
"With great speed comes great responsibility."
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Josh Devlin
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POSTED ON Oct 1, 2022 23:36:14 GMT
The home stretch was upon Josh, Blitz, and the rest of his Pokémon. His entire squad finishing a race was a rarity; usually, course hazards prevented at least one of them from finishing. Squinting through his visor, he sharply squeezed his Luxray's sides the moment they reached the hill's crest, the finish line in sight. "We're finishing one-two, Blitz! Use your QUICK ATTACK!"
Of course, the rest of Josh's Pokémon wanted to make the finish as competitive as possible. Blinky in particular was desperate to try to hold her trainer off second place out of no more than personal pride, and even Aslan had quite the competitive spirit, three images of the lion forming behind himself in a swift demonstration of DOUBLE TEAM. Even Mystic, almost hopelessly far back at this point, didn't hold anything back, lunging forward in a QUICK ATTACK of her own. As expected in the final stretch, every single Pokémon was going all-out. m6qZPAHf ||| Blinky wasn't lying, either; she put in every last ounce of sprinting speed she had. A loud cry that got the crowd going was followed by a sprint of surreal speed. If she had more room to work with, she would have left Theo and his shiny Luxray in the dust. But there was simply not enough real estate remaining for the AGILITY-powered Luxray to be caught. The checkered flag waved for the Mauville Leader's challenger, Theo. His Luxray had not only held off a Jolteon, one of the fastest Pokémon species in the world, but had carried him to an impressive new Course Record! Josh took a deep breath, all of his Pokémon sliding to a stop in front of the race's victor by a wide margin. He took his right hand off Blitz's reins to flip his visor back up. "Theo, you've got some real talent, you know?" the Leader acknowledged. There were several unexpected twists and turns on the way there, and he had demonstrated the JUDGMENT to fight his instincts when needed. He had handled them beautifully, keeping pace with the older trainer until almost the very end of the race.
A Luxray may not have been the best choice for this course, but did Josh have a damn good time. It showed that two Pokémon of the same species could be drastically different. "Theo, you were ahead almost wire to wire. The bond you share with your Luxray is magnificent. It shows in how you raced today; once you got the lead, you didn't give it back. Your tenacity will see you far in the Pokémon League challenge." With that, the new Leader dismounted his Luxray, walked toward the challenger, opening his closed fist into a palm. "Here, the official Hoenn League Quick Badge. You and your Luxray shall be enshrined in the Gym's list of Qualified Racers as champions, and as Aero Dive record holders. While the Badge is eternal, records are meant to be broken. Enjoy it while you can!"
Once the victory ceremony was over, Josh led Theo to the Gym's entrance. "I hope we meet again, Theo...not as Leader and challenger, but as friends. It's been real. Take care!" THEO BECKETT ···
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