king_of_flames | Thirteenth Move

[Video; Action for Olivine City]

[The feed is showing a scene in the Olivine City Gym. Roy is standing in front of the camera, with Jasmine on the other end of the battlefield.]]

I'm ready whenever you are. The sooner we get this battle finished, the better.

[Jasmine says something that's inaudible from the camera's vantage point, and sends out her first Pokémon -- a Skarmory.]

A bird, eh? No problem, I've got the perfect counter!

[But as Roy throws the Poké Ball, something different happens. The usual gym leader music gets overridden, and an extremely triumphant piece begins to play as a Charizard emerges.

Then, all is lost to the camera as the Charizard takes flight and begins blasting fire. Within short order, the Skarmory falls to the ground. Jasmine recalls it and sends out a Magneton. Charizard doesn't slow down, and it goes down quickly, followed by her Steelix.

But even her Steelix can't withstand the might of the flames. It, too, falls quickly.

Ladies and gentlemen, Roy may have just set a record for the shortest gym battle against Jasmine.

Roy calls his Charizard back and accepts his Mineral Badge. As he walks back over, he grabs the camera.]

Six down, two to go!

[Cut feed.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

It is. It's Johto's main port. As for how long I've been here...about eight months now.

Then there are ships there? ...Eight months without seeing Amestris?

That's right, on both counts. Time flows differently here than it does back home, so if you've noticed a discrepancy, that's why.

No, sir. No discrepancies yet. [except the one but he doesn't wish to publicly broadcast it.]

I see.

Oh, and there's one more thing to be careful about. Not everyone here is from the same point in time, though maybe you've already noticed...especially if you've encountered Hughes or Kimblee here.

[listen for how tense his voice is in the following sentence.]

I'm well aware. I've met both of them already.

[there is a not-so-subtle hatred towards one of those people.]

I figured as much. They're both too curious for their own good.

...That being said, it's good to finally have somebody from the same point in time as me.

I agree.

So I'm the only one who is after everything happened? Currently, anyways.

Yeah. The closest is Bradley, who arrived here after he died back home.

Yes. I've seen him here. [Bradley and Kimblee are the two people he doesn't want to deal with BUT HE'S STUCK HERE WITH THEM.]

I'm not surprised. At least he doesn't have any plans here.

That's good to hear.

...And what of yourself? Planning to go back home?

I am. That's why I've been going around challenging the gyms. Just two more and I can challenge the Elite Four.

Then I wonder what will happen. Will you get to give us a farewell, or will you disappear in a cloud of smoke?

There's only one way to find out.

Hopefully we will talk again after the elite four. Good luck, Brigadier General.

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