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The New Normal - 9-14 - Interlude - Steven & Bruno

The New Normal – 9-14 – Interlude – Steven & Bruno

Bringing in Bruno as his personal trainer was the best decision he’s ever made.

Ever since he had started...

The New Normal - 9-14

The New Normal – 9-14 – A Call to Action

As I hoped, my announcement and call to action spread rapidly across the entirety of Indigo. Cerulean was only the starting point...

The New Normal - 9-13

The New Normal – 9-13 – The Pokémon Storage System

It had only been a day since the Pokémon Storage System, otherwise known as the PSS, was released to the public and a...

The New Normal - 9-12 - Interlude - Lance

The New Normal – 9-12 – Interlude – Lance

There were times where being Champion was a slog, where you were forced to handle the myriad of mind-numbing responsibilities ...

The New Normal - 9-12

The New Normal – 9-12 – Calm Conversations

“Oh…damn. Is Sabrina doing okay?” I asked concernedly to my parents.

My dad gestured to my mom, “She’s talking ...

The New Normal - 9-11

The New Normal – 9-11 – Power Projection

Overall, I was pretty satisfied with my crushing performance against Shin, to the point that I even hoped that he would challenge...

The New Normal - 9-10 - Interlude - Shin

The New Normal – 9-10 – Interlude – Shin

“…CERTAINLY ONE TO BE REMEMBERED!” No matter what he tried, Shin could still hear the damning last words from th...

The New Normal - 9-10 - Pokenet Reactions

The New Normal – 9-10 – INTERLUDE – Pokenet Reactions

[THE INDIGO CONFERENCE FINALLY BEGINS! ARE YOU READY FOR THE OPEN QUALIFIERS?!] By the Indigo Post

[Symbol o...

The New Normal - 9-9

The New Normal – 9-9 – Wrath of a Tyrant

My match against Shin turned out to be easily scheduled. I had given my public acceptance to Shin’s ‘invitation’ practicall...

The New Normal - 9-8 - Interlude - Intermission

The New Normal – 9-8 – Interlude – Intermission

(John POV)

Putting down my phone, I walked out of the house and back into the training fields. Right afte...

The New Normal - 9-8

The New Normal – 9-8 – Growing Wrath

I hurried out of stadium and rushed over to the nearby Pokémon Center, immediately finding Sabrina and Janine hovering over protecti...

The New Normal - 9-7

The New Normal – 9-7 – To the Indigo Conference

Time flew quickly after that. And in what felt like a blink of an eye, the Indigo Conference was starting up once again. I...

The New Normal - 9-6 - Interlude - Bruno

The New Normal – 9-6 – Interlude – Bruno

Bruno let out a satisfying groan as he just completed his final stretch of the evening. He had just got done wrestling with his...

The New Normal - 9-6 - INTERLUDE - Whitney

The New Normal – 9-6 – INTERLUDE – Whitney

They had been throwing their all into their training, but while they pushed their Pokémon hard, they were always careful nev...

The New Normal - 9-5

The New Normal – 9-5 – Training for a Crowd

Turns out I had nothing to worry about. My sister – being the little pink ball of sunshine that she was – was able to quic...

The New Normal - 9-4 - Interlude - Cynthia

The New Normal – 9-4 – Interlude – Cynthia

Although she was not someone that was prone to arrogance, she was pretty confident in saying that Aaron was just not at her l...

The New Normal - OMAKE - April Fools

The New Normal – OMAKE – April Fools

Suddenly, I received an emergency call from Lance.

“John, I need you to hurry over here.” He said to me with obvious alarm ...

The New Normal - 9-4

The New Normal – 9-4 – An afternoon in Lavender Town

My press conference made the headlines the very next day, as I expected it to. The news, as they were wont to do, wer...

The New Normal - 9-3

The New Normal – 9-3 – Interviews and Meetings

Even though I still had a several more meetings to go through, I didn’t let that stop me from getting up late the next da...

The New Normal - 9-2 - Interlude - Steven & Bruno

The New Normal – 9-2 – Interlude – Steven & Bruno

(Steven POV)

Steven took a sip of his tea as he waited for his invitee to arrive. There were a few ...

The New Normal - 9-2

The New Normal – 9-2 – Building a Team

“Welcome home, son.” My mother and father greeted me at the door. “How was your journey?”

“It was good. I made some...

The New Normal - 9-1

The New Normal – 9-1 – The Indigo Circuit

“It’s so much warmer here.” Will muttered to me as we stood near the railings of the boat, facing towards the docks of Ver...

The New Normal - 8-18 - Interlude - Giovanni

The New Normal – 8-18 – Interlude – Giovanni

There could be no doubt in anyone’s mind that Giovanni was a busy man. With all of his many known, and less known, commit...

The New Normal - 8-18

The New Normal – 8-18 – The Return Trip

As I expected, buying gifts for the many, many, acquaintances and friends that I had was a huge headache. I actually had to write ...

The New Normal - 8-17

The New Normal – 8-17 – A Meeting

After that enjoyable evening with Cynthia, I was a bit too distracted to really focus on anything else.

It was still unreal to me ...

The New Normal - 8-16 - Interlude - Lorelei

The New Normal – 8-16 – Interlude – Lorelei

“You could have done better.” Those were the words that her loving uncle had for her after her victory over Sur...

The New Normal - 8-16

The New Normal – 8-16 – A Conversation

I was satisfied with the good start that I had with Wraith, and I spent the next hour or so making sure trying to settle him in wit...

The New Normal - 8-15

The New Normal – 8-15 – Tabling the Results

Who knew that the feeling of having warm, fresh air breezing past your face could be so comforting? But upon returning from th...

The New Normal - 8-14 - Interlude - Pokenet Reactions

The New Normal – 8-14 – Interlude – Pokenet Reactions

[INDIGO DELEGATION ARRIVES AT CANALAVE CITY?! ELITE LUCIAN GREETS ELITE WILL AND ELITE JOHN OF INDIGO!] by Sinnoh ...

The New Normal - 8-14

The New Normal – 8-14 – Hisuian Discoveries

As we watched the terrifying army of wild Pokémon stampeding towards us, I realized that, for the first time since we entered...