Sixteenth Move

[king_of_flames]

[Video]

[The video feed comes on and shows one thing:]



[The holder is one Roy Mustang. A close look at the background will show that he's currently in Goldenrod City.]

Well, that's it. I've got all eight badges of Johto. All done in under a year, too. Who's willing to bet that that's a record? I know I'm willing to bet it is.

So, now it looks like I either get to just hang around until the Pokémon League begins accepting challengers, or go for the badges of Kanto. I suppose I have some time to think about it.

[Video; Filtered to Hughes]

Hey, Hughes! How about joining me for a drink to celebrate my achievement? My treat!

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[VIDEO]

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[It would be stupid not to keep tabs on Roy's quest for the Gym Badges. He's been quite fond of showing them off. Archer hasn't responded to any of the posts lately, but this one does catch his attention. That's eight, isn't it? He hasn't returned home - the first solid proof Archer has that obtaining the eight Gym Badges doesn't do anything. It's a bit disappointing.]

[The video opens to Archer smirking; he doesn't exactly have a normal smile.]

Congratulations are in order, then.

[That's actually not sarcastic. At the same time, Archer's obviously going somewhere with this.]

It is unfortunate that the Elite Four aren't accepting challengers yet. You're in Goldenrod, correct? How about we have a rematch, then?

[He hasn't forgotten that humiliating defeat on the train. He's been training non-stop with Kimblee since then (minus a couple of weeks where they separated for... reasons); he's positive he can defeat Roy now.]

[VIDEO]

[king_of_flames]

A rematch, you say? Let me guess, you want to see how you measure up to someone who has claimed all eight badges in a single region?

[Roy's brain is working through this, too. He's pretty sure that Archer wants to see how strong they've both gotten for future reference.]