Ch. 107: Victory Road

Outside a large stretched out cavern Jaden and the others stand around peering into the cavern curiously.

            "So then this is Victory Road?" Jaden asks curiously. "Doesn't look like much."

            "Well it is, this is the only way to get into the actual battlegrounds." Celes walks up to the cavern before pointing behind it. "You can go around, but you'll only make it to their offices if you actually want to challenge them then you have to take this pathway."

            "So what's it like in there?" Aire asks curiously.

            "It's an underground maze like the Gnome Tunnels, but they're not connected to any of the other tunnels on top of that there's wild Pokémon running about and some other challenges."

            "Well as someone who spent a few months digging around underground I'm not exactly looking forward to going underground again." Liam says seriously. "Do we have to follow along?"

            "If we want to confront the Champion then we have no choice but to follow him in there, besides it's just a minor task set before us."

            "Well what're we standing around here for let's go on and get inside." Vera rushes inside the cavern leaving the others behind.

            "Well you heard her." Jaden says following behind her.

As the group starts entering the cavern a figure watches from the shadows before pulling out a Poke'gear.

            "Sir the targets have entered Victory Road."

            "Good, we must have someone waiting for them on the other end of the road."

            "Yes sir."

As the figure puts away the Poke'gear a group of other figures emerge from the shadows.

            "You heard them, we have to get to the other side." The figure says ordering the others. "Let us take to the skies."

They all throw up Poke'balls with various flying types coming out before they all ride them off to the distance.

Meanwhile in Centrum City in the Signus Manor Diane rushes along before breaking through a door, with the members of the Elite Four and Gaius sitting around at a table on the other end.

            "Brother!" She rushes up to his side before handing him a piece of paper. "Brother, we've received word of a challenger whose managed to beat the Gym Leaders and is on his way to the Pokémon League Headquarters."

Gaius looks at the paper with a picture of Jaden and some random information on him on it.

            "I see this is the boy I encountered in Foris City." Gaius says seriously before placing the paper down. "I was hoping we would get to have a true battle someday, but so soon even I could not have expected this."

            "That boy I met him once in the Draco Mountains." Gerome says seriously looking at the paper. "I was expecting great things from him as well, I look forward to his challenge."

            "That kids an idiot." Ai says annoyed. "I'll crush him so Gaius and Gerome don't have to be bothered."

            "Well then what about me?" Cid asks curiously. "Do you expect me to be a push over."

            "No, but Cid shouldn't try so hard you are getting old."

            "Oh, I might be old be me and my Pokémon are still quite spry."

            "Spry?"

            "Geez, let's stop arguing about his it's not like Gaius can lose anyway." Nanoha says annoyed. "Gaius will beat anyone in front of him."

            "Well it's no matter." Gaius says getting up from his chair. "Should be make it past Victory Road we must be there to greet him, and should he get past you four then I will gladly take on his challenge."

The group start making their way to the door followed by Diane before she stops and stands at the door.

            "Diane, I'll be leaving you in charge of the company again."

            "Of course brother." Diane says before turning her attention to Ai. "If you do your best then we'll have cake to celebrate whatever outcome."

            "Right." Ai says happily.

The group leaves with Diane standing around before pulling out her Poke'gear.

            "It's me, let's begin the plan." Diane says seriously. "We must secure Yveltal."