8:34 P.M.
It had been nearly half an hour since I took off, and now I am nearing Cherry Grove. Whenever the opportunity arose, I trained up Seishin. I wish I could say the same to Dusk, but I couldn't risk having her fight, ever since capture. However, I took notes on my battles with Seishin and figured out some basic techniques with him. First, Prankster is it's ability, and if my memory serves me correctly, it's an ability that increases the speed of non-offensive attacks. Along side Bullet Punch and Quick Attack, Seishin currently has the ability to attack first all the time. Another, though not exactly concrete, thing I observed was Seishin's trust in me. Starting since the capture of Dusk, Seishin now follows my command with a bit more..enthusiasm. We've been able to pull ourselves into a working a machine in a system, me as commander and him as soldier, and with it, a growth in Seishin's strength. I had once heard from the fighting dojo master in Saffron City that the more you strengthen your Pokemon's power, so will your bond with them. Perhaps maybe I can do that with more Pokemon, and I won't have to feel solitude as much as before.
After a few more steps, I have now reached Cherry Grove. The rural air was just as strong here as it was in New Bark. The stars were a sight to behold. I had only seen stars in pictures or through telescopes at Silph, but never like this. Beauty..such beauty..
But then something smacked me in the shin, though weaker than usual. "Thanks Seishin for taking me back to reality." Seishin let out a sigh. Obviously, Seishin was tired of all the fighting. I heard a loud noise coming from him. Then I heard a loud noise coming from my area as well. "I guess all of that running made us hungry. Let's go to Pokemon Center and rest up a bit."
After a few talks with an elderly man, I had reached the Pokemon Center. "Hello!?" There were many people in the Center, most of them trainers probably a bit more experienced then I. Many of the trainers looked at my direction. In my head, I chided myself. "Of course they would stare at you for being so sudden." I just wanted to get out and go somewhere else until a voice came up from behind.
"Hey, where are going?" I turned around. It was a girl around my age, maybe a year younger. She had long blonde hair and green eyes wearing a white hoodie and a red skirt with black stockings. The girl did not look to be from around here.
"Um..I was about to leave." I replied. "Why? You just got here, and you and that Riolu look tired." True, Seishin and I are tired, and Dusk required some healing too.
"Oh, yes. Of course. I just lost my nerve. I'm a new trainer and all." I had wanted to take that last part off, but it's too late. "Oh man, here comes the taunting."
Instead, the girl just nodded. "Ah, you do look fresh. But how'd you get that Riolu so strong already?" "What do you mean?" She looked stunned. "Wow! You really are new." I felt offended. "What does that mean? And you still haven't told me your name?"
"Yes, of course. My name is Sara. I'm from Goldenrod City, though I grew up in Kanto." I felt my hand raising into a shake, maybe out of some strange formality. "My name is Dr. Jo- I mean..Alvin. But I was called Nocturne before." She looked at me oddly. "Alvin huh..Sounds to plain, so I'll call you Nocturne." What, I mean, never mind. Nocturne it is."
After eating dinner and healing the team, I decided to look for Sara again. She was about to head out. I ran up to her, telling her to stop for a moment. "I just wanted to say bye, you know?" She smiled at me. "Hey, glad to meet a new trainer."
"Can I ask you somethings real quick?" I asked her. "First, what did you mean Seishin was well trained?"
"Well, compared to most other trainers I've fought, your Riolu gave a more stronger impression." "All right." I replied. "Then tell me where is the next gym?"
"Go through the next routes, and eventually you'll find Violet City. There, Falkner will be accepting challengers, as he's the flying type gym leader."
"Thank you Sara." I turned to my team. "Tomorrow, we'll head to Violet City and take our first gym battle." "That's the spirit." Sara said. "Though I had an easy time, thanks to my type advantage. Maybe you'll get more of a struggle with your Pokemon." "Don't worry." I said "I'll make sure I won't lose."
With that, I turned in for the night.
update:
Seishin had grown to level 12
Did not learn Feint.