Abe couldn't believe it! He'd been beaten here, somebody already had beat the Elite 4!? And that someone was BLUE!?



“Hey hey! I was looking forward to seeing you, Abe! While you were off working on Gramps' Pokedex, I was looking all over for powerful Pokemon. Not only that, but I assembled teams that could beat any Gym in Kanto! I collected every single badge in Kanto, and now I'm Champion!”



Abe looked at Blue with a perplexed face, “How did you manage to get the Earth Badge? The gym was locked.”



Blue just looked at Abe like he was dumb, “The same way everyone does, Giovanni was giving them out. Along with the Thunder, Soul, and Marsh badges.”



“Same with.... Blue I had to fight for those badges. What did you do to get them?”



“All I had to do was sign some sort of paper saying I wasn't gonna go snooping around where I wasn't supposed to--”



“You're saying you colluded with Giovanni just for a few badges!?”



Now Blue was looking mad, same with Abe, “Hey! Do you even know what these badges mean? It means I am the most powerful trainer in the world! You think you're better, then battle me!”



“You're on!”



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Leech had fainted, all that was left was Abe's Cloyster....



“Come on Cloyster, just start clamping on Vaporeon!”



“Boost your evasion by using Minimize!”



But it was no use, as much as Vaporeon would Minimize, Cloyster would keep managing to hit.



“Come on, Vaporeon!” Blue yelled, but it was no good. One more clamp and Vaporeon was down.



Blue growled as he recalled Vaporeon, “I can't believe it. That just can't be! You beat me at my very best, and after all that work I did to become League Champ? My reign is over already!? Not fair....”



And it was then that Professor Oak arrived on the scene.



“Abe! So, you won!” Oak began as he shook Abe's hand, “Congratulations! You're the new Pokemon League champion! You've grown so much since you first left with Charmander! And you've done so much for Kanto! You've truly become a man!”



Then Oak looked at Blue, much more sternly, “Blue! I'm disappointed! I came out here as soon as I heard you beat the Elite Four! But when I get here, I hear that you not only had lost but you were bribed with Badges? That's why you lost, Blue. Abe here faced the challenges of not only getting his Badges, but of taking on Team Rocket. While you tried to skirt trouble and cheat to the top. You need to learn how to battle with your Pokemon, rather than just using them when you have to. Until then, you will never become a champ again!”



Blue looked utterly defeated listening to Oak berate him. And then Oak returned his attention to Abe, “Abe! You understand that your victory was not just your own doing! The bond you share with your Pokemon is marvelous! Come with me.”



And so Abe left Blue behind to head through the doors into the Hall of Fame. “Congratulations, Abe! This is the Pokemon Hall of Fame. Pokemon League champions are honored for their exploits here! Their Pokemon are also recorded in the Hall of Fame!



Abe! You have endeavored hard to become the new League Champion. Harder than many champions, might I add. But you did it.



Congratulations, Abe, you and your Pokemon are Hall of Famers!”



And then.... nothing. No Voices at all....



Abe put his Pokemon into the Hall of Fame....



Went home....



And went to bed....



In Silence.