PrinceOfFacade
Ghost-Type Master
This here is a first-person story of one of the gym leaders I've created for ORAS, Leonardo. He's the third leader I've created so far, but I felt he should be the first I write out. Well, here he is! Listen to him talk!
I. Plague of Heat
I was born in a small cottage right outside of Fortree City. The route where I grew up was always hot. Even amongst the shady trees in Fortree, it was hot. All of Hoenn was so hot. Hell, it still is. I’ve never liked the heat. While all the other kids went out playing, swinging on vines and tree branches (I went to school in Fortree), I was elsewhere struggling to find ways to beat the heat. Even worse, my younger brother had a Torkoal as a pet, and we slept in the same room. I’d wake up almost every night in a deep sweat, open up our room’s only window, and hope a cool breeze flowed in. My childhood was a misery of fire, until I turned ten.
II. Home in Hearthome
My family took a vacation to Hearthome City in Sinnoh, the northernmost region in Nippon. I was in a rapture from how cold it was. Everyone around me was bundled in jean jackets and puffy coats, but I threw mine off, and I ran through the snow laughing and jumping. To be honest, I was never a calm or patient kid. My mother was terrified, yelling at me to put my coat back on, but I didn’t care. The cold was beautiful to me. While visiting Amity Square, I made a snowman of a Snover I saw in one of the contests in Hearthome. I ran over to my family to show them what I had made, but when my brother came over with his Torkoal, the stupid thing sneezed and blew a flame onto my Snover snowman, melting it instantly. I cried for at least half an hour. From that day on, I hated fire, and Fire-type Pokémon.
III. Warmth in A Cold Friend
When we got back to Route 119 in Hoenn, my dad took notice of how much I loved the cold, and he took me to Shoal Cave one weekend to see the Ice-types. I didn’t even know there were Ice-types in Hoenn! While in the cave, I saw a Spheal playing in a small pond; it was so darn cute. It suddenly noticed me and started bouncing my way, and I grew scared. My dad handed me a Great Ball to catch it, but before I could, the Spheal knocked the ball out of my hand and started spinning it on its nose. It was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Pun definitely intended. After the show, the Spheal tossed the Great Ball back to me, and I decided to catch it. The ball locked instantly; it was as if it wanted me to catch it. At any rate, I was pleased. I took it home, and it became my best friend. I never woke up in a sweat again. I always had pile of snow to play in. Even when that stupid Torkoal showed up causing trouble, my Spheal would Water Gun it until ran off… well, as fast as a Torkoal could go.
Now, 50 years later, I managed to make a gym town of Verdanturf, but I decided not to have the gym within the town. I knew in order for my beloved Ice-types to be at their strongest, they must be able to endure the heat. So, I took my gym north to the Fiery Path, the hottest area in Hoenn, really, in the entire country. My Walrein has never been stronger, and we have never been closer. I owe my entire team everything for all they’ve done for me through the decades. They taught me how to appreciate the little things. They taught me how to accept things for what they are, even fire. They taught me to never give up or give in to the whims of others, but above all else, they taught me the benefit of being calm. They taught me to have patience.
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Well, that's what I got for Leonardo. Feel free to review! Thanks for reading
I. Plague of Heat
I was born in a small cottage right outside of Fortree City. The route where I grew up was always hot. Even amongst the shady trees in Fortree, it was hot. All of Hoenn was so hot. Hell, it still is. I’ve never liked the heat. While all the other kids went out playing, swinging on vines and tree branches (I went to school in Fortree), I was elsewhere struggling to find ways to beat the heat. Even worse, my younger brother had a Torkoal as a pet, and we slept in the same room. I’d wake up almost every night in a deep sweat, open up our room’s only window, and hope a cool breeze flowed in. My childhood was a misery of fire, until I turned ten.
II. Home in Hearthome
My family took a vacation to Hearthome City in Sinnoh, the northernmost region in Nippon. I was in a rapture from how cold it was. Everyone around me was bundled in jean jackets and puffy coats, but I threw mine off, and I ran through the snow laughing and jumping. To be honest, I was never a calm or patient kid. My mother was terrified, yelling at me to put my coat back on, but I didn’t care. The cold was beautiful to me. While visiting Amity Square, I made a snowman of a Snover I saw in one of the contests in Hearthome. I ran over to my family to show them what I had made, but when my brother came over with his Torkoal, the stupid thing sneezed and blew a flame onto my Snover snowman, melting it instantly. I cried for at least half an hour. From that day on, I hated fire, and Fire-type Pokémon.
III. Warmth in A Cold Friend
When we got back to Route 119 in Hoenn, my dad took notice of how much I loved the cold, and he took me to Shoal Cave one weekend to see the Ice-types. I didn’t even know there were Ice-types in Hoenn! While in the cave, I saw a Spheal playing in a small pond; it was so darn cute. It suddenly noticed me and started bouncing my way, and I grew scared. My dad handed me a Great Ball to catch it, but before I could, the Spheal knocked the ball out of my hand and started spinning it on its nose. It was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Pun definitely intended. After the show, the Spheal tossed the Great Ball back to me, and I decided to catch it. The ball locked instantly; it was as if it wanted me to catch it. At any rate, I was pleased. I took it home, and it became my best friend. I never woke up in a sweat again. I always had pile of snow to play in. Even when that stupid Torkoal showed up causing trouble, my Spheal would Water Gun it until ran off… well, as fast as a Torkoal could go.
Now, 50 years later, I managed to make a gym town of Verdanturf, but I decided not to have the gym within the town. I knew in order for my beloved Ice-types to be at their strongest, they must be able to endure the heat. So, I took my gym north to the Fiery Path, the hottest area in Hoenn, really, in the entire country. My Walrein has never been stronger, and we have never been closer. I owe my entire team everything for all they’ve done for me through the decades. They taught me how to appreciate the little things. They taught me how to accept things for what they are, even fire. They taught me to never give up or give in to the whims of others, but above all else, they taught me the benefit of being calm. They taught me to have patience.
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Well, that's what I got for Leonardo. Feel free to review! Thanks for reading
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