I has been a long time since I've done any writing. This is probably my first attempt at a fanfic in over a year, and so I may be a bit rusty (not that I was ever very good at this in the first place). I'll warn everyone in advance, my track record of finishing fics is very bad. In fact, I don't think I've ever made it past the 5th or 6th chapter in any story I've ever written.

My goals here are:

1. To work on my perseverance. I really do hope to finish this one.

2. To improve on my somewhat lacking writing skills (including my vocabulary, spelling, grammar, etc...).

I encourage people to be critical of my work.

Alright, here we go.

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The World Champion
By Forest Griffith-Onnen
Introduction

Eric Walker lay back in his recliner, watching the battle on TV with moderate interest. He already knew who was going to win. Ever since his older brother Sidney had won the Ammatuer League a month early, he had gone undefeated as a professional trainer. This would be his 20th win in a row. At this rate, he'll take the title of "World Champion" in his first year as a pro, Eric thought, somewhat disappointed that his older brother had gotten so far in his first year as a trainer.

If Sidney won the Professional League and went on to become the champion, he would be the youngest trainer ever to take the title. Eric liked to imagine himself setting that record, however he would just be starting out as a new trainer the next day, while his brother was already a pro. I'll catch up, he thought, yawning. He reached over and picked his blanket and pillow up from off the floor, and after positioning himself comfortably, fell asleep. Soon after, his brother was announced the winner of his 20th match as a professional trainer.

***

As Sidney walked back to his hotel in Sunset City, something surfaced from the bottom of his memory. The next morning Eric would be starting his career as a trainer. He sighed, knowing that he would not be able to make it to see his brother off. He had yet another match tomorrow. This would make 3 days in a row with matches. His pokemon were becoming exhausted. He was concerned that they might not have the endurance to make it through their next match.

In the long run, Sidney knew it mattered little to Eric whether or not he showed up. His younger brother cared little about other people. The only things he was concerned with was his goals and the obstacles that got in between him and his goals. Sidney often thought that the only thing him and his brother shared was intellect and appearance, and if it weren't for that he would've suspected that one of them had been adopted.

Sidney made his way to his room. It was a small room, with only a single bed, and a small TV for entertainment. It's only redeeming quality was it's view over Sunset City Lake. So far he had not made enough money has a professional trainer to afford much more. Actually, even if Sidney had the money to afford a Suite, he wouldn't have gotten one. He had decided that his earnings would not be spent to earn himself unnecessarily comforts.

Yawning, Sidney flipped off the light and snuggled into his bed. Before he dozed off, he ran through some of his strategies for the next day's match, and then fell soundly asleep.

***

It was 1:00 in the morning, and William Griffith was still awake. He would be one of the ten trainers who would be beginning their careers as pokemon trainers later that morning. Will had been laying in his bed staring at the ceiling for nearly 3 hours now, thinking about what his future would hold. He had always dreamed of one day leaving home to become to become a pokemon trainer, yet when he turned thirteen, (the minimum age required to get a pokemon license) his parents had refused to let him go saying that he was too young. His two best friends, Sidney and Nick, had both left the previous year when they had turned 13. Will was now 15, and just getting ready too receive his first pokemon.

Will had always known that Sidney was an extremely intelligent kid, and a very talented pokemon trainer. Yet he had still been surprised that Sidney had been able to breeze through the amateur league grabbing first place on his first try. Many trainers tried for years and never made it. Will saw Sidney as his goal. Throughout his entire life he had always been in Sidney's shadow. At school Sidney always got better grades than him. Whenever they played games, Sidney always won. Will wanted to be able to force Sidney to view him as an equal.

After Nick had lost in league, Will had been looking forward to having him return to Dawn Town so that he could see him. However, Nick had not yet returned. Apparently he had moved in with his girlfriend's family (whom Will had never met) in Lunar City. Last Will had heard, Nick was planning on entering the league again this year.

As he thought about his friends, Will drifted off to sleep, unaware that he was even doing so.

To Be Continued....