J-Awesome_One

I accidentally dozed off and when I woke up, it just turned nighttime. I got up, stretched and decided to go outside and explore this Ward before going up to see if the police officers moved or not. It was still foggy but it wasn’t so bad that I couldn’t see what was in front of me. There wasn’t too much to this Ward however. A couple of docks, some sheds and buildings. I assumed this place was used mostly for ships and boats and the like. I went up to 1 of the docks and saw a young woman standing at the end of it. As I got closer, I could tell her hair was a blueish-green aqua color and she was wearing mostly blue. I looked the way she was and saw a Popplio on some sort of platform that held a lighthouse. Matthew: Hey. What are you doing? ???: Ohh. That Popplio is trapped there. The water here is badly toxic to any Pokemon and if they touch it, they’ll be seriously hurt. Matthew: Ohh. That is bad. How can we get the Popplio over here? ???: I don’t know. I’ve been here for a couple of minutes trying to figure that out. I’m a Water Type Pokemon Trainer so none of my Pokemon can help. Matthew: Hmmm. As we were thinking of a way to rescue the Popplio, I heard a familiar voice call my name. Cain: Oh my Arceus! Heyyyy Matthew!~ Matthew: Ohh. Hey Cain. Fancy meeting you here. Cain: Oooo. Making friends in high places hmm? Matthew: What do you mean? ???: I wouldn’t say high places but… Cain: Wait. You really don’t know Matt? Matthew: Know what? Cain: This girl right here is Amaria. She is 1 of the highest-ranking Gym Leaders in Reborn. Matthew: Wait. Really? Amaria: Yes but that’s not important right now. Cain: Ohh. And here I thought you 2 were staring off into the sunset.~ Matthew:… It’s 10 at night Cain. There hasn’t been a sunset for a couple of hours. Amaria: I don’t mean to break up this… whatever it is but we still need to find a way to save that Popplio? Cain: Popplio? Matthew: Yea. It’s stuck over there and if any Pokemon touches the water, they’ll be seriously hurt. Amaria: This is troubling. Cain: Hmm. Nah. Amaria: I beg your pardon? Cain: ~You’re not alone, so have no doubt, we’ll put our heads together gonna figure this out~ Matthew: Umm… Are you singing Cain? Cain: Mhm. Let’s go Grimer! I choose you! Amaria: A Grimer? Cain: ~In no time, we’ll be at your side! We’re a team on a roller coaster ride~ ~Each 1 of us knows just what to do~ ~And we’re never gonna stop-- gonna stop-- searching for you~ Me and Amaria watched as Cain’s Grimer swam through the toxic water towards the Popplio. Since Grimer was a Poison Type, the water didn’t hurt it. Cain: Hey Popplio, hop on! Matthew: Well, well, well. You’re a smart dude Cain. Cain: Oooo!~ Thanks Matt. He grabbed my arm and leaned onto me. I gently pushed him away. Matthew: Doooon’t push it. The Popplio hopped onto the Grimer and it swam back, successfully rescuing it. Cain: ~Ohh, baby, listen to me~ ~We’re gonna-- gonna-- gonna set you free, yeah~ Amaria: That was… Amazing! Matthew: While I don’t understand why you had to sing while doing that, you got a nice voice. Cain: Well thanks. Grimer, return! Well, your Popplio is ok now. Later you 2~ As Cain was walking away, the Popplio dragged itself towards Cain chasing him. Amaria: Hey! That Popplio seems to have taken a liking to its hero. Cain: Hmm? Well he is a cute little guy. You wanna come with me Popplio? Popplio: Poppop! Popplio! Matthew: I would have to say that is a BIG yes. Haha. Cain: I’d have to agree with you Matt. Haha. Alright~ From this day forward, I’ll keep you safe from now on. Popplio: Poppop! Matthew: What’s wrong with it? Amaria: Haha. I think I know. It doesn’t want to be protected anymore more. Matthew: You mean… Amaria: Mhm. It wants to return the favor. Hey. You’re name’s Matthew right? Matthew: Yea. Why? Amaria: Why not give the little guy a spar? Matthew: Well… I’m alright with it as long as Cain is. Cain: Well, I’ve heard of worse ideas~ This is our rematch! Amaria: Oh my goodness! I didn’t expect Popplio to be on the losing side in this battle. Matthew: Wait… Did you just imply that you thought I was we- Cain: Wellllll Matthew is full of surprised and in all of the right ways.~ Matthew: On 2nd thought, I’ll let you keep that thought Amaria if it prevents him from making anymore jokes like that. Cain: Who said I was joking.~ Matthew: Cain. Cain: Ok. Ok. I’m kidding~ I have to go to the Wastelands. Matthew: Where’s that and why? Cain: I told my sis I’d meet her out there and it’s not far from here actually. See you guys around! Cain then took off. I was relieved but also kind of sad that he left. His smartness with how to save Popplio actually impressed me. I turned to Amaria. Amaria: I’m sure those 2 will be a great match. Matthew: I think so too. But I should get going. I have to meet up with someone. Amaria: Wait. Do you mean Florinia? Matthew: Yea. Why? Amaria: So you were the 1 she meant when she told me her sneak attack on Team Meteor in the Mosswater Factory! She’s at the Obsidia Park right now. I’m gonna go there. I’ll meet you there, along with Florinia. Matthew: Alright. I’ll be fast. We can’t let this get any worse than it is! Amaria ran up to the stairs and climbed up them. I looked out to the water and up in the air. I stood there for a couple of minutes, trying to psych myself up for whatever could be coming up. My stomach grumbled as this happened. Something told me that this was gonna be another time that he takes over my body. But I trusted him. I walked out of the Coral Ward and walked up to the Obsidia Park. Luckily, the cops had moved. I found Florinia and Amaria and walked up to them. Amaria: Matthew! I’m glad you found us! Florinia: Greetins again Matthew. Matthew: Sorry if I made you 2 wait long. I was just… Trying to psych myself up. Florinia: Hmm. Amaria: You gonna be alright Matthew? Matthew: Yea yea. Don’t worry about me. Amaria: Me and Florinia will go in and then after a couple of seconds, you come in. Sound good? Matthew: Yep. Florinia: Let us proceed then. Florinia and Amaria walked into the park as I stood there. A couple seconds passed. Suddenly, I heard Amaria and Florinia. It sounded like they were gasping for air. I was now almost fully scared for my life. I knew they needed my help though, so I worriedly walked into the park. It didn’t take long for me to spot a person in black and Florinia and Amaria snared up in vines by their necks. Matthew: Amaria! Florinia! ???: I told you they’d get here too soon! If you had made this machine go faster- You don’t understand! Tangrowth wouldn’t be able to take anymore! Be grateful that this Pokemon was able to capture these 2 girls. Tangrowth, you’re so strong to be able to do everything so well! Are we gonna keep ignoring the other problem at hand here?! I was getting really confused. This person seemed to be talking to someone else but only me, Florinia, Amaria and that person were here. Matthew: Who are you? ???: Well my name is Lumi- Only 3 had arrived? We expected more. 2 are simply easy to deal with. It’d be more polite if we introduced ourselves. I’m- You already introduced yourself Lumi! I, however, am Zero. And I am Eve. Collectively, we are referred to as ZEL. I was still confused as to why this person was talking among themselves but then I had an idea. They had 3 names and in 1 body. Could this possibly be multiple entities chosen to be inside this 1 body? And somehow they had taken control of it? Matthew: You… Do you have multiple souls inside of you? zEl: What do you mean by that? Matthew: Are there multiple entities inside of your body. Zel: This is rubbish! Such non-intelligent talk! You will shut your mouth unless you wish to be killed! This really got to me. I didn’t know what was going on but I knew 1 thing. Whatever this person was definitely had something more going on inside their body. But that threat. That threat did the trick. As it did last time, my body went limp for a second but I caught myself before falling fully to the ground. The person looked at us in confusion. zeL: Are… Are you ok? Wehttam: YeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeSsSsSsSsSs. I have been awakened again and have been sent out to DELETE you. zEl: What… What is going on? Wehttam: That machine behind you 3… I would assume that that is what’s making these plants move and wiggle as if they were alive yes? zeL: Umm… Yes. Zel: Lumi! You do not give them answers… But you are correct. zeL: S-Sorry! Zel: I assume you intend to shut down this machine huh? Well we aren’t going to let you! zEl: The Link System is a simple hybridization-amplification mechanic. Zel: So with this machine, it can amplify a Pokemon’s abilities. For instance the Tangrowth here. It can now manipulate a single root into a massive arbor wrecking ball! Wehttam: Is that so? WONDERFUL! That makes me and this vessel want to take it down even more now! Ahahahaha! zEl: You act very strangely. Wehttam: You have threatened this vessels life. I shall protect it. Just like I’ve done with others for the past 1000 years! zeL: This is… Too freaky. Wehttam: Ahh. You there. I believe they call you Lumi. Out of the 3, you are the kindest of them all. HOWEVER!… You are also the weakest. zeL: What? Wehttam: Now then. Prepare for the infernal machine to be… DELETED! Wehttam: Yeeeees. We are VICTORIOUS! zEl: Next time, use our own Pokemon instead of the mission’s keystone! zeL: Tangrowth… I’m sorry. I should have intervened. Wehttam: The 1 called Lumi. You are the purest out of the 3 that possesses that body. Zel: Shut up! You don’t ever talk to her! Wehttam: You have the darkest heart and seem to have affiliated with the other 2 beings inside that body. Intriguing. Zel: Whatever. Anyways, Eve, you said that this machine was supposed to make it stronger! zEl: Your misjudgment was the key factor. Doesn’t matter. Now that Tangrowth is gone, the plants will recede back. Wehttam: Grand. Then everything shall go back to normal. Wonderful. WONDERFUL! zEl: Hmph. There’s no longer any reason to remain here. Get the machine and we’ll retreat. ZEL looked back at me with a nasty look. zEl: Matthew right? Trust me when I say this isn’t over. ZEL then quickly rushed out of the area. The vines let go of Amaria and Florinia’s necks and they dropped to the ground taking in breaths. Wehttam: You 2 seem to appear alive enough. Florinia and newly met Amaria. I hope to meet you 1 day again. My body went limp again and the normal me returned. Unfortunately, I came back when my head had just hit the ground. Amaria looked at me weirdly. Matthew: Ow! Can’t you find a way for me to come back without me going limp and banging my head of the gr- Uhh… Heeeeey Amaria. Amaria: What was that? Matthew: Umm… My crazy personality side. Amaria: Well… As long as it’s on our side, I’m ok with it. But Arceus. Those vines grabbed us as soon as we got close. I’m sorry I wasn’t much help but you clearned the whole thing yourself Matthew? Well I mean… You know what I mean. I’m impressed either way. Matthew: Thanks Amaria. Florinia: That person, if they can be referred to as a single subject, was an operator of Team Meteor. Matthew: Yea. That’s probably not a good thing for us but for now, everything is fine. Amaria: I agree. A lot of bad things have been happening lately. The Jasper and Beryl Wards, Azurine Lake, Grandview Station and now this… Matthew: They seem like a big threat. We should be careful. Hey Amaria. Why not go report this to Ame. She might have an idea of what to do next. Amaria: Good idea Matthew! I don’t know if we could have defeated them if it wasn’t for you. Well, I’m going now. Bye Matthew! Bye Rini! Amaria left for the Grand Hall. Florinia and myself stood there for a couple of more seconds. Again, she was looking at me like she was analyzing me. Finally, she spoke. Florinia: Very well. The immediate crisis is resolved. I will be returning to my gym in the Onyx Ward. Your attendance will be accepted at your leisure. Matthew: Uhh yea. Sure. I’ll challenge you tomorrow. I need some sleep. Florinia: Very well. Florinia was about to leave but then she turned around to me. Florinia: Matthew… The other you… Although I do not understand or cannot explain how or why it comes out, it is very helpful. Thank you. Farewell. Florinia walked away up to the Onyx Ward. I was kind of shocked that she would thank me but maybe she was just trying to be nice? I didn’t know but I wasn’t going to think on it for long. I needed to find a place to sleep. I searched for a place and finally got lucky. I went into an apartment complex and a girl behind a desk was there. Matthew: Excuse me but is there an empty room here and if so, may I just use it for the night? Girl: Sorry but only residents may go beyond this gate. Matthew: I understand. I was about to walk out when I saw couches in the lounge. I went back up to the desk. Matthew: Would you mind if I slept on 1 of the couches at least? Girl: Well… I suppose that wouldn’t hurt. But you have to leave tomorrow. Matthew: Deal. Thank you so much. Girl: Let me get you a pillow and blanket. The girl went into another room and walked out with a pillow and blanket and handed it to me. I laid down on the couch, covered myself up, laid my head on the pillow and fell fast asleep. Pokemon Team REBORN CHARACTER RATES

Naw I get what you mean. It's difficult when you're doing it like that. In my James playthrough, sometimes I wanna do what I would do but then I have to remember that it's James I'm playing as and not me. (Hence why I started another run but as me this time. I can do what I wanna do and more if I want which I have) Sure I mess up sometimes but I'm not a perfect writer when it comes to this stuff. All you can do is do your best and try to catch yourself at times. I think you're doing a great job. There have been a couple parts where I thought "Ehh. She should have went off." or "She shouldn't have gone at them THAT hard." but there hasn't been that many, which to me, is pretty good. I know I'm just 1 person saying this but I think you're doing seriously really good at your run. Btw, who are Natasha, Gloria and Brenda? I feel like I should know them but I feel soooo bad for not. Haha.

Lol. Yes probably but it's cool. I expect a lot of people to miss it. And I shall! And break her character how? o.O

Lol. Naw. I only somewhat mentioned it in my 1st status when I started this run but I doubt anyone saw it. And you kidding me?! Your run is getting better and better!

Lol. Btw, my name really is Matthew soooo... Yea.

Haha. Idk. I see it more fat than buff. And I consider the "mean" look a "determind/ready for a good battle" look. xD Btw, I'm not really crazy just in case you thought I was. Actually... Something tells me you don't know that this whole thing is based off of me and how I act in the real world. xD And if I'm wrong about that, ohh well. Lol.

Nurse Joy: Your Pokemon are all healed up Matthew!~ Matthew: Thanks Nurse Joy. I grabbed my PokeBalls from her, strapped them onto my belt and was about to go to the Obsidia Ward when it struck me. I had no idea where it was. I turned around back to Nurse Joy. Matthew: Really quick Nurse Joy. Do you know how to get to the Obsidia Ward? Nurse Joy: You’ve been to the Grand Hall right? Matthew: Yes. Nurse Joy: Simple then. From there, go up the bridge to your right and just keep going right. You’ll be there in a matter of seconds. Although, the police have been blocking off that place for a while now. I don’t know if you’ll be able to get in. Matthew: Alright. Thanks again Nurse Joy! I walked out of the PokeCenter and started to head towards the Grand Hall. I kept wondering why the Obsidia Ward would be blocked off but then I remembered everything that’s happened so far since I’ve been here. So it didn’t surprise me that much. As soon as I got to the Grand Hall, I listened to the directions Nurse Joy gave me and went up the stairs and eventually came to my destination. Unfortunately, it was blocked off by a fence and a couple of cops but my eye caught another person there talking to them. Matthew: Florinia? Is that you? Florinia: You are correct. Matthew: I thought you went back to Obsidia Ward yesterday? Florinia: When I reported what happened to Ame, it was late outside. So I had decided to stay the night there. Matthew: Makes sense. Florinia: However, this is pointless talk and my immediate departure is necessitated. Matthew: Ohh. Sorry. Didn’t mean to bother you. Florinia: Obsidia remains in a volatile condition and my attendance is needed. Farewell. Florinia then told the officers something and they both moved out of the way. As she was walking away, I remembered what Victoria said about the plant life coming alive and assumed this is what Florinia was going to deal with as well. Matthew: Hey Florinia! Would it be alright if I came along and tried to help? She stopped moving and looked back at me. She stared at me for a little bit. I felt like she was analyzing me. Matthew: Umm… Florinia? Florinia: Is passage permissable for this person? He maybe of help with the current situation in Obsidia. Officers: Yes Florinia ma’am. I walked past the gate and walked up to Florinia. Matthew: Thanks. So- Florinia: Situation briefing: An unknown force recently begun continual engagement in the over-stimulation and manipulation of malignant flora life. Matthew: The… What? Florinia: Cause remains unknown, however previous incidences of this behavior have resulted in large-scale destruction. Matthew: Well I mean that’s obvi- Florinia: Objective: Isolate and eliminate the source of the extraneous growth immediately. Matthew: Well I was gonna do that any- Florinia: The target area has been narrowed to the Obsidia Park, hosting the majority of floral species in the ward. Matthew: Wait. Hosting the wha- Florinia: Operation assets will assemble there. Do attend shortly. Farewell. And with that, she walked off. I stood there completely confused from what she said. Although, the headache I was having was starting to go away, so I guess that was a plus. Matthew (thinking to myself): I’m just gonna keep going until I meet her again. I am NOT gonna hurt my brain trying to remember all of that. I started walking through the Obsidia Ward. The buildings looked nicer than what I saw in the Peridot Ward but the streets had huge cracks in them. And there were vines wiggling up through the concrete. This was weirding me out but I kept on going. I was shocked to see a candy shop here. I started to head south. As I continued walking down, I saw someone slumped up against the wall. Getting closer and closer, I realized it was Victoria. I ran over to her. Matthew: Victoria! Are you alright?! Victoria: Yea. I’m fine. I just don’t know what to do. Matthew: About what? Victoria: Well I couldn’t go the regular way thanks to the plants destroying most of the Ward and the only other way to get to the other side is to go through the Obsidia Slums, which is further down this way. But there were a lot of people in there and they all tried to attack me! Matthew: Are you sure you’re ok Victoria? Victoria: Yes Matthew. They couldn’t get to me in time thankfully. I just don’t know what to do. Plus, the debris in there are somehow moving on their own. Matthew: Well I mean it’s obviously some kind of Pokemon that’s underneath and when they move, it mo- Victoria: Matt, do you plan on going through the Slums? They’re not safe and I don’t think you should go through them by yourself. Matthew: Well yea. How else am I supposed to get to the other- Victoria: Isn’t there anything I can say to stop you? It’s seriously not safe. Matthew: I appreciate the concern Victoria but really, I can take care- Victoria: I know! If you can beat me in a battle, then I’ll know! Matthew: Are you even gonna give me a- Victoria: Time to battle! Matthew: Of course. Matthew: There. I beat you. Can I please go through the Slums now? Victoria: Well… I suppose you can take care of yourself. Just be careful, alright? Matthew: I will. Don’t worry about me. Victoria: Ok. Good luck then. Victoria then left. I watched until I saw her disappear behind some buildings. I felt annoyed she didn’t trust in me but I guess she was just really worried about my safety. I continued to walk down and found the entrance to the Obsidia Slums. I went inside and was bombarded back to back with 2 battles. They were easy to defeat but I was starting to see why Victoria was worried for my safety in here. And I could also see the debris move but it was easy to see that it was Pokemon moving them. Although, some of the people in here weren’t all that bright to that. Random Man #1: Box, why do do dis?! Random Man #2: Sometimes I talk to this box. Sometimes it talks back. Random Man #3: Did a Pokemon give birth to Pokemon? Like I said, they weren’t smart about that kind of stuff. Although, I wasn’t sure what Pokemon was underneath all of it. I continued through the Slums. I got to a room with a Scraggy and a Scrafty. The Scraggy ran up to the Scrafty and tugged on its skin. Matthew: Uhh… You know, I’ll just go look for another way around. I didn’t mean to- The Scrafty turned around and glared at me. It shouted and 2 of the boxes in the room lifted up. Underneath them were 2 more Scraggy’s. Matthew: Do we really have to fight? I mean I don’t want to- Scrafty: SCRAFTY SCRAFT! Matthew: Ok. Ok. Well I didn’t want to have to do this but go Jessie and Link! I returned my Pokemon back to their PokeBalls after the battle had concluded. I went over to each Scraggy and helped them up to its feet. I cautiously went over to the Scrafty and helped it up. I didn’t know if it was going to try a surprise attack on me so I kept a close eye on it. But after I helped it back on its feet, it looked at me and held out its fist. Matthew: Do… Do you want me to fist bump you? Scrafty (shaking its head yes): Scrafty. Matthew: Awesome. We fist bumped each other. I finally started to feel relieved. The Scrafty went over to a steel grate that was blocking the entrance and dismantled it, throwing it to the side. It then walked away. I went through it and in a matter of seconds, I was out on the other side of the Obsidia Ward. I went to go up towards where I thought the danger was but couldn’t. 2 police officers were blocking the way. Matthew: You gotta let me through. I’m helping Florinia trying to get rid of this disastrous situation. Police Officer #1: Sorry but this way is blocked for the time being. If you wanna go somewhere, you can go to the Coral Ward til we’re done here. Matthew: Are you serious? Police Officer #2: Sorry but we have orders to follow. Matthew: Ugh! Whatever. I gotta heal my Pokemon anyways. I had no other choice but to walk down to the Coral Ward. As soon as I got there, I noticed it was all foggy. There were a couple of tall buildings and what looked like to be sheds but I just wanted to get to the PokeCenter to heal my Pokemon and to wait there til the police officers left. But 1 thing caught my eye as I was searching for the PokeCenter. I saw a crumbled looking building. In front of it was a Gym sign. This kind of shocked me. Someone let their Gym place just crumble and not bother to try to rebuild it? I was in awe of it though. I had never seen anything like this in Reborn except for the Grandview Station when it was bombed. I continued to the PokeCenter and got my Pokemon healed. After that, I sat down in 1 of the seats and waited. Pokemon Team REBORN CHARACTER RATES

I woke up and sat right up checking out the room. I was back in the woman’s little house. Woman: Good morning there dear. Were you having a nightmare or something? Matthew: No. Why? Woman: You were moving around a lot in your sleep and talking. Well… More like making random noises but it sounded like talking. I assumed you must have been really tired so I just let you go. Matthew: Ohh. I’m sorry ma’am. I didn’t mean to disrupt your sleep. Woman: It’s quite alright. I felt safe with you in the house so I can let it slide. Matthew: Well I better be on my way. I take on the Gym Leader today. Woman: Ohh. Well good luck. And you’re welcome to stay the night here anytime! Matthew: Thanks. I left the house and started my long walk to the factory that was Julia’s Gym. Along the way, I kept thinking about last night and the dream I had and trying to remember everything from that dream. I put my hand over my stomach. Matthew: So… I have another soul inside of my body. This is so weird. Now that I know of Wehttam’s existence, I can somewhat feel something in there. But it feels right for some reason. As I continued getting closer, I remembered something else he said to me. It was about my Rowlet. I took out Rowlet’s PokeBall and looked at it. Matthew: Hmm. I wonder what could possibly happen to you after the Gym Battle. Well, I guess I’m gonna find out today. I put it back, clipping it to my belt. I walked up to the door and stood there for a couple of minutes. This was gonna be my 1st serious Gym Challenge. I was nervous but excited at the same time. I took a deep breath and pushed open the doors. The inside looked just like a factory. Except there were some steel grates that were down in front of each other. In a siding, I could see a Voltorb. Matthew: I’m gonna have to use those to explode the grates to continue aren’t I? I sighed and looked over to the computer that was by the entrance. I went over and looked at it. There were loads of buttons on it. 1 of them said Grand Hall. Curious as to what It was, I pressed it. Ame’s face suddenly appeared on the screen. I wasn’t expecting that and it made me jump back a little. Ame: Matthew? Is that you? Matthew: Y-Yes. Ame: What’d you jump back for? Am I that ugly? Matthew: No no no! I just wasn’t expecting you to pop up on the screen when I pressed the button here in Julia’s Gym. Ame: Ohh! You’re there! Ok. Quick learning time here. In every Gym location, there is a computer like this. Just press that button on there that says Grand Hall, like you just did, and I’ll give you some info on that Gym Leaders Gym. Matthew: Ohh. Well that’s pretty handy. So give me some details. Ame: Well the 1st thing you should know is that every Gym Leader has a full team. Matthew: Wait. What?! Ame: What? If we’re gonna be different from everyone else, we wanna be REALLY different. Anyways, you know she’s the Electric Type Gym Leader. Ummm… Ohh yes. Field effects. Hers will boost up her Electric Type attacks. Matthew: Hmm. You know, you can prob skip over that stuff. I’m not gonna worry about it. Ame: Ok. If that’s how you want it. Less time for me to explain stuff then. But if that’s the case, then all you need to know is that you know she likes to blow stuff up and some of her Pokemon do that. Your best bet is to bring a team that can take a hit or 2. And maybe live an explosion. Matthew: Alright. I think I can handle that. Thanks for the info Ame. See you later. Ame: Alright. Bye Matt! The screen went blank and then back to what the screen was before. I looked over to the Voltorb and sighed. It was time to cause some explosions myself. I rolled the Voltorb over to the grate and had it explode, causing a hole to appear in it. I repeated this process 3 more times. I finally got to a normal door with nothing in front of it and went through it. The next room seemed like the arena for a Gym Leader Battle. On the other side of the room was Julia, who was jumping up and down waving her hand hello. Matthew: Yea hi Julia. Julia: Matthew! You came! Wait. Are you the regular Matthew or the other 1? Matthew: It’s the normal 1. Julia: Ohh goodie! I wanted to battle against you anyways. Matthew: Well good. I’ve been looking forward to battling you actually. Julia: Well then there’s only 1 thing to do. Well… 2 actually. 1st, I want to welcome you to the Super-Duper Ultra-Hyper Electro-Dazzle Happy Boom-Time House of Cheer! Matthew: Umm… What does that- Julia: Do you like the banner? I think I need to get more. Ohh! And streamers! And… Uhh… Ooooo! FIREWORKS! Matthew: You wanna put fireworks in your gym? Isn’t that a safety hazard? Julia: WHO CARES?! Anyways, just because you, or the other you, helped out me and the others earlier doesn’t mean I’m gonna go easy on you. I have pride to uphold! I am a former captain cheerleader of the Onyx Trainers School after all. Matthew: I mean… That’s cool and all but what does that have to do with- Julia: OTS, WE REPRESENT! WE PACK A PUNCH AND DON’T RELENT! Matthew:… Can we please just get to the Gym Battle please? Julia: All right, all right, all right! I’m wired so let’s fight! Matthew: Finally! It was actually a tough battle but in the end, I pulled through. I guess no 1 should underestimate a nut case. Although, I guess I fall into that category now, don’t I? I looked up at Julia but instead of seeing that peppy look in her face, she almost seemed tired. Julia: Mrrrrr. Matthew: Uhh… Are you alright? Julia: I’m gonna take a power nappy. Matthew: Wait! What about my badge? Julia: Hmm? Ohh right. Sorry. Fine. Here it is. Your uhh… Uhh… Your whatchamacolit badge. I need coffee but after I go sleepies. Night Matthew! Fun battle! Julia then literally laid on the floor and instantly fell asleep. I stood there looking at her but I wasn’t shocked. I was starting to expect the unexpected from her. Matthew: Hehe. Thanks Julia. Maybe we’ll meet each other again someday. Although, hopefully, you won’t be so high on coffee next time. I then walked out of the gym looking at my new gym badge. I felt so happy with myself beating the 1st Gym Leader of the region. It certainly felt a lot more exciting than the 1st gym battle I had in the Kalos Region. As I kept walking, I noticed Victoria by the entrance. Matthew: Is that you Victoria? Victoria: Matthew! It’s been a while. Did you just win your 1st badge? Matthew: Yep. See for yourself. I took out the badge and showed it to her. Victoria: That’s great Matthew! Nice job. Matthew: Thanks. But what are you doing here? Victoria: I was about to challenge Julia for her Gym Badge. Matthew: Psh. Good luck with that. She’s sleeping right now. Victoria: But I just heard something awful. Matthew: What’s wrong? Victoria: In the Obsidia Ward, plants are coming to life and attacking people! Matthew: Wait. What!? Victoria: Yea. I’d love to stay and wait to battle her but I know I have to try to help them out. I have to hurry over there. Bye Matthew! Matthew: Uhh Bye!… Victoria. I watched as Victoria zoomed away from the gym. Must have been bad over there for her to go running off like that. I figured that I should probably go over there and help as well but I knew my team was too tired out to do any battling right now. I decided I’d go to the PokeCenter and then head out to Obsidia Ward. I was about to leave when all of a sudden, Rowlet popped out of its PokeBall. This surprised me. It started to fly around my head a lot. Matthew: What is it Link? Are you happy that we won the Gym Battle? I am too. You did a great job against her. The Rowlet landed on the ground, looked up at me and smiled. I was about to return it back inside its PokeBall when it started to glow. This shocked me at 1st. I didn’t know what was going on until I started to realize that it was changing shape. Matthew: Link… Are you… Evolving? I got my answer a couple of seconds later. The shining dimmed down and standing in front of me was my newly evolved Dartrix. I went up to it and hugged it. Matthew (thinking to myself): So this is what Wehttam meant by that. This is great! I looked at Dartrix as it looked at me. We both smiled at each other. It flew up and tried sitting on my head but now that it evolved, it was heavier and my head couldn’t support its weight. Matthew: Ow. Hey Link. You can’t sit on my head since you evolved but how about you try my shoulder? The Dartrix obeyed and stood upon my shoulder, which was much easier to carry the heavier Pokemon. I smiled at it as it stared off into the distance. I started to walk towards the PokeCenter so I could heal my team. Pokemon Team REBORN CHARACTER RATES

I shall do the honors. Shelly: 0 Anna: 13 Anna is the winner!

I really gotta learn to learn to keep playing Reborn even when I get done with the latest episode. xD

Was that a sidequest? o.O

I feel like I took acid and LSD for the 1st part of that Episode. WHAT IS GOING ON?! WHY DID VANILLA SEE AN IMAGE OF FERN, CAL AND ANNA AND SOMEONE ELSE? (An interesting faction there btw) Love it though! You just keep getting better and better.

Matthew: Mmm. Mugh… What? Wh-Where am I? I stood up and looked around. I had no idea where I was at but it definitely the woman’s house. It was a large room and fog all around me. I tried to walk to each side of the room but it just seemed to expand. Crazy Matthew: Ahhh yeeees. It is the vessel my soul resides in. Matthew correct? Matthew: You… You’re my other personality. Crazy Matthew: I suppose if it’s easier to remember me that way, then please do so. But I am a real soul that resides in your body. Your body holds your soul and also mine. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I was talking to my crazy personality. Matthew: Do… Do you have an actual name? Crazy Matthew: I have been on this world for a thousand years. While I do not have a name, the vessel I have chosen to be put inside of, their name is mine but in reverse. Matthew: So you mean instead of Matthew, it’s Wehttam. Wehttam: You are correct young morsel. Matthew: That’s… That’s unbelievable. Actually, all of this is! Wehttam: Ahh yes. My apologies Matthew. I have forgotten to tell you exactly how you’ve gotten here. Matthew: That would be helpful! Wehttam: Well right now, you are sleeping. This is a dream, sort to speak. Matthew: So wait. Is any of this real? Wehttam: This place? No. But me. Yes. You haven’t taken a good look at me have you? Matthew: Huh? I stood back and looked at Wehttam with more focus. I jumped back in almost complete shock. He looked just like me but the clothes were in reverse. The shirt was red and the shorts were black and gray. He also had a whitish/gray streak going down some of his hair. Matthew: You… You look just like me! Wehttam: Correct. Wherever my soul is preserved in, I take in their appearance but in reverse. Except for the hair. That will always happen. After all, I am a thousand years old. Yeeees. Matthew: This is all too crazy. Is there more about you? Wehttam: Yes. I won’t remain in your body forever. Once you complete the task you were destined to complete, I will move onto another vessel and you will never deal with me again. Matthew: That’s crazy. But wait. Complete the task I was destined to complete? Wehttam: Mhm. You were destined to come here for some reason. Although I do not know the reason, I do know that it has to do with this place. Matthew: This is all too much. What is going on?! Wait a minute. You’re a bit more calm. I can still hear and see some of the craziness in you but you seem a bit more stable here. Wehttam: This is actually how I am. This is the normal me. When I take over your body, the craziness you experience, along with everyone else around, is the result of me coming through. See, when I take over a body for whatever reason, something about me has to drastically change. I could be a lot more sad or I can be some what evil or I can be over the top happy. With you, I get more crazy. Matthew: It figures I’d get the 1 that makes me crazy. But then again, it seems to help me a lot when I feel like my life is in danger. Wehttam: Speaking of that dear Matthew, you’re a 1st for that. Matthew: What do you mean? Wehttam: Over the thousand years I’ve existed, I’ve been able to take control of the body whenever I see fit. But for some reason with you, I can only take over when you feel as though your life is in danger. Matthew: Is that bad? Wehttam: I am not sure. I have had to get used to this but worry not. I am not angry about it. I have learned to accept it. Matthew: Wow… So I have another soul that is residing in my body and it won’t leave until I fulfill some sort of destiny that I was destined for… That is a lot to take in. Wehttam: Yes. I know. I would have done this earlier your in existence but now felt like the right time to do this. Matthew: So are you saying you can only talk to me when I am sleep? Wehttam: Yes. I can control your dreams from within your body. If you didn’t have the ability to dream, we would not be able to make any contact with each other at all. Matthew: That’s… Troubling I suppose. Wehttam: Listen Matthew. In the real world, it is almost daylight and I understand you plan on taking on Julia for her Gym Badge correct? Matthew: Yea. Wehttam: Good. Keep battling them and winning their badges. We will meet again sometime during this journey of ours. Matthew: This feels weird that I’m kinda talking to myself in a dream but I’m glad you did. I don’t know what my destiny is but whatever it is, I hope I don’t let you down. Wehttam: I don’t doubt that for a second. Ahh. There is 1 more thing I think I should mention. Matthew: What’s that? Wehttam: That Rowlet of yours. Link correct? Something special is going to happen to it sometime after the Gym Battle. Matthew: What is it? Wehttam: I think I’ll leave that as a surprise. Trust me. You will love it. Matthew: Well ok. I trust you. Sooo… How do I get out of here? Wehttam: It is simple. All you must do is to lay onto the ground and close your eyes. Matthew: In other words, sleep? Wehttam: Yes. Farewell Matthew. I look forward to the next time we meet again. Matthew: Me too. Goodbye Wehttam. WEHTTAM RATINGS

So I've been thinking and I think I'm gonna do some sort of a "normal me conversates with crazy me." These parts are going to obviously be shorter and are mostly going to be more talking scenes instead of "doing stuff" scenes or both. But these parts aren't going to happen a lot. I think maybe after everytime crazy me gets done existing in the outside world or a bit after that. Anyways, Just thought I'd let everyone who reads these about that. I hope you're enjoying the story!

Shelly: 10 Anna: 7 Laura: 2

I sat in the PokeCenter for a couple of hours. My cheek felt better when I left. It was really late when I left but I decided to go over to Julia’s Gym to see if she’d be up for a Gym Challenge and if she wasn’t, I’d just wait until tomorrow. I walked up to the door of her gym and just when I was about to grab the handle, the door flung open, smashing me in the cheek Fern had punched earlier. Matthew (thinking to myself): Oh my Arceus. My cheek will never feel better. Julia: Oops! I’m sorry. Here. Let me help you up. Julia grabbed my arm and helped me back up to my feet. Matthew: Thanks. But where you going this time of night? Julia: So Ame gave me reports of the person who bombed the Grandview Station. Turns out there’s a whole team of them. And they were planning to blow up the power plant. MY gym! I hate it when other people boom stuff up! Especially if it’s MY stuff! So me and my friend are gonna go over and try to stop them. Matthew: Ohh. Well… Don’t get hurt. I may not agree with her obsession with blowing up stuff but I still didn’t want harm to come to her. As she was walking away, she stopped and turned back to me. Julia: Hey. Matthew right? Why don’t you come and help out? It’d be more quick aaaannnddd we can boom their faces off. I thought about it. It wasn’t like me to take on someone dangerous, let alone a dangerous group. I’m not all that brave to be honest. But there was gonna be more than 1 of us there which meant there would be help. Matthew: Yea. Sure. I’ll help. Julia: Great! I’ll meet you at the Mosswater Factory. It’s right by the train tracks. Julia skipped along to the destination. I started to walk over too. I remembered earlier in the day about what Fern had said about being at the wrong factory. Then a thought rushed into my head. Matthew (thinking to myself): Ohh no. Please be talking about someone else. Please be talking about someone else. I made it to Mosswater Factory and saw Julia standing near the entrance. I walked up to her. Matthew: So how do we get it? The entrance seems sealed up tight. Julia: When there’s no other way, you boom your way in! Yay! Matthew: Of course. I backed up as Julia took bombs out of her pom-poms and placed it in front of the door. Matthew: Wait. You keep bombs in your pom-poms? Why? Wait. Why did you even bring your po- She ignited the bomb and exploded. When the dust cleared and the debris stopped falling, we could see that a hole had appeared in the entrance. Just then, 2 people came walking up to us and my theory before was correct. It was Fern and the other almost looked like his clone but had lady parts. Julia: That was fun! Make things go boom and acquire friends! Matthew: Sure. “Friends.” Julia: So this is Florinia. Me and her have been friends since our days in school. We were also roommates. Aaannnddd this is Fern. Hi Fern. Anyways, let’s go! Fern: Ha! No respect but whatever. Me and this dude already met before. Matthew: Yea. My cheek still remembers. Fern: Ohh chill out. I was just messing with you. Fern tried to playfully punch my arm but I moved out of the way. This obviously got him upset but he tried to keep his cool. Matthew: I’d rather you not playfully punch me again. Florinia: Time is being wasted. Let us proceed with the mission. Fern: Yo bro. Don’t mind my sister. She’s really weird. Matthew: Why do you say that? Fern: Because of the way she talks. She sounds like a robot. Or “Flobot” as most people call her. Me included. Julia: Well I don’t because she isn’t a robot. She’s Rini to me! Now focusies people! The guy who bombed Grandview Station is with this group called Team Meteor and this is supposedly her base. Matthew: Wait wait. Did you say Team Meteor? Julia: Yea. Why? Matthew: I took care a couple of their grunts earlier today. They were trying to steal this woman’s Igglybuff but I stopped them. Florinia: Do you know anything else about them? Matthew: Only that I apparently made a huge enemy out of them. Fern: Not much help there. But then again, you prob might not be any help at all here. Julia: ANYWAYS, we need to go in there a boom their faces off. If we don’t, they will boom everything here! Something I’d normally approve of but not like this. CHARGE! Matthew: Well, at least she’s got SOMETHING in her brain. Fern: You give her too much credit man. I’m going in. Florinia: Let us proceed in. Julia, Fern and Florinia went inside the factory. I stayed outside for a couple of seconds to gather my thoughts. Matthew (thinking to myself): So I’m teamed up with a douche, a bomb maniac and a human robot and we’re supposed to take on this dangerous group… I need a miracle here tonight. I sighed and then walked into the factory. The bad smell was very overwhelming. The group were up by a railing which appeared to look over a very small portion of the lake’s water. Julia: Yuck! This smell is terribadtastic! Matthew: Normally, I’d scoff at a remark like that from you but… You’re not wrong. It smells horrible in here. Florinia: The wine hue indicates high levels of pollutants. Estimated toxicity: 90+% Matthew: Umm… Wha- Julia: And this is all being dumped into Azurine Lake! Matthew: That’s probably why it looks so poisonous. Fern: Ohh Arceus. Enough with this. Can we just start already? Florinia: Well our objective, I would have to say, is to find a way to stop this factory from harming the lake any longer. Julia: Yea! Team Meteor obviously doesn’t care about it or the well-being of the city! Matthew: Well… There’s 2 ways to go. Which way do we go? Florinia: The solution is simple. The most efficient course of motion for facilitation of thorough investigation and reclamation of this property is a similar bisection of the party. Matthew: My head hurts. Fern: It pains me to say it but I agree with him. Can you just say what you mean in English please? Julia: She said let’s split up. Duh! Can’t you 2 pay attention? Matthew: You got that from what she said? Julia: Yep! I call Rini! Try not to let Fern get to you Matthew! Julia rushed to the path on the right before giving Fern any time for a retort. Florinia turned towards me. Florinia: Proceed with caution. Fern: I always do sis. Don’t worry about it. Florinia: That wasn’t meant for you. Permission for you to be life-endangeringly reckless: Granted. Matthew (under my breath): He is gonna need a burn heal for that. Florinia proceeded in the direction Julia had went. Fern stood in disgust. Fern: Well she didn’t get enough hugs growing up. Let’s get this over with and don’t get in my way. Matthew: Yea yea. Whatever. Fern: Do you want another knuckle sandwich? Matthew: I’m going. I’m going. Ok? Me and Fern proceeded to the other path. There were a lot of Team Meteor Grunts but luckily, our combined strength was enough for us to keep pushing through them. I wouldn’t ever admit it to him but if it was just me, I don’t know if I would have been able to do it alone. We pressed the switch for the next room and started walking towards there. Fern: Well, I suppose you’re doing ok. Although, it’s getting tiring that I’m carrying the both of us here. Matthew: Yea. Because I’m just doing absolutely nothing here. Fern: You aren’t! It’s me doing all the work! Matthew: Whatever man. Let’s just get this over with. We entered the next room and found Florinia and Julia standing there. In front of them was a steel grate with a computer next to them. Matthew: Alright. So how do we get passed this? Florinia: Meteor Headquarters are confirmed to be beyond this gate. Julia: Now we just gotta get it open! Fern: And just how are we gonna do that? Matthew: Well… There’s some kind of computer near the gate there. Maybe you can use that somehow? Florinia walked over to the computer and started to press the buttons as if she knew what she was doing. Matthew: You think she can hack into it and get that thing open? Julia: She’s smart but I don’t know how long that will take. I would blast it open but I used the last of my boomies to blast open the entrance. Fern: Well now we’re gonna be here for a while now and I gotta be stuck with scrubs. Great! I thought about what else we could do to possibly get through the metal door besides wait for Florinia to get in. Then an idea popped into my head. But it was a Julia inspired idea. Matthew: I have an idea. Julia: Goodie! Matthew: Well they were planning to do demolitions right? Fern: What’s your point noob? Matthew: Wouldn’t they have some kind of explosions stashed away in this place? We can find some and blow the door open. Julia: That’s an AWESOME idea Matthew! Quick! To the boom-mobile! Fern: Right. Let’s just go find some bombs or missiles or whatever. Me and Fern went south to find some explosives. I was shocked I actually thought about that idea. Is she rubbing off on me? Well it didn’t matter. We took care a couple of Team Meteor Grunts and finally found some explosives. Fern: Great. Let’s get these back to the explosive freak so she can have her fun and we can be closer to finishing this ordeal. Matthew: For once, I’m with you on this Fern. We each picked up the explosives and brought them back to the room where Julia and Florinia were. Florinia was still trying to hack her way into the system as Julia’s face lit up when she saw all the explosive items me and Fern held in our hands. Matthew: I don’t agree with this but hey… Have a ball with this stuff Jules. Julia: Yay! Time to make stuff go BOOM! Julia was just about to place the explosives by the grate when it disappeared into the ceiling. We all looked over to Florinia. Florinia: Access granted. Our operation can proceed. Florinia continued into the now opened path. The rest of us stood there dumbfounded. Julia: But Rini… The booms… I wanted the… And… RINI! Julia ran into the room. Fern stood behind me ready to go. But for some reason, I felt really scared to go in there for some reason. This was it. Whatever was in there had to be dangerous whoever or whatever it was. Fern was getting impatient with me and started shoving me forward. Fern: Come on ya coward! Just go already! Matthew: Wait! I’m not ready yet! Just give me a couple of sec- Ahh! All of a sudden, I could feel something changing inside me. I could feel myself losing control. It was happening. That other personality. That… thing was coming out again. Somehow, I managed to get into the other room still standing but my face was obviously looking weird. However, I was still able to notice to Team Meteor Grunts and what looked to be their boss. Julia: Are you in charge?! ???: And if I am? Julia: We’re gonna blow your face off! Especially for what you did to Grandview Station! ???: Hahaha. Tell me, what power do you think you have to do so? Julia: Who are you people anyways?! ???: You already know who we are. We are Team Meteor. And we do not relent. If you thought you got through this place on your own ability, then you are more foolish than you seem. This may sound shocking to all of you but we had no intention of defeating you. But we had to let you in. You need to witness… A demonstration if you will. Julia: Demonstration of what?! ???: And if you thought you hacked into our security, you are sadly mistaken. I ordered everyone here to simply slow you down. We needed to delete all of the mission critical data from our systems. Do not underestimate us. We know who all of you are. Julia of the Peridot Ward. Florinia and Fern of the Obsidia Ward and yes. Even you Matthew of the Kalos Region. We know of you as well. Hearing that finally made it come out. I went limp but only for a second. The other me was now in control. Everyone looked at me as my body almost dropped to the ground. Crazy Matthew: YeEeEeEeEeEeAaAaAaAaAa OoOoOoOoOoO AaAaAaAhahHhH! I have returned back to make sure that this vessel’s life is protected! Yeeees! Everyone looked at me in confusion, except for Florinia who instead seemed more intrigued by my transformation. ???: What is the meaning of this crazy outburst? Crazy Matthew: Ahh yes. You with the patch that covers thy eye. I have laid dormant in this vessel known as Matthew for years ever since his birth. But I have been around this world for thousands of years! Fern: Wow. He is a loser and a nut case. Crazy Matthew: When the issue with these individuals are through, you will be the 1 I deal with next, boy who is named after a plant. Julia: Whoa. This is so… Cool. Crazy Matthew: Now, you may have freaked Matthew out by knowing about him and where he is from but what you don’t know is that I have the ability to know everyone’s name. ???: You are nothing more than a mere chi- Crazy Matthew: Sirius! Stifle they tongue! The man looked at me with his eye widened. He took 1 step back. He was taken aback by how someone could have possibly known his name. Sirius: How… How do you know my name? Crazy Matthew: WONDERFUL! You are the 1 who is now cowering with the fear Sirius. Now, Julia. Florinia. Take on the bad man. Fern, you shall team up with me and we’ll take on Aster & Eclipse here. The 2 Team Meteor Grunts stumbled back hearing their names being called out by someone they have never even met and vice versa. Sirius: Listen! I don’t know how he knows this information about us but I agree on 1 thing with him! Proceed with the battle and make sure you show them no mercy Aster & Eclipse! Especially Matthew there! Aster & Eclipse: Yes sir! Fern: I have to team with the freak here? Just my luck. Crazy Matthew: YEEEEEES! Flawless victory! Ahhhh. Eclipse: Sir, we’re sorry but- Sirius: Couldn’t do it huh? Pathetic. I can handle 2 trainers but 4? Fine. We have no use for this place anymore. An amusing diversion at its best. Don’t think you’ve won though. We do not forget. Retreat! Sirius and the 2 Team Meteor Grunts bolted past us and out of the factory. Florinia and Julia recalled their Pokeon back to their PokeBalls. Everyone then looked back towards me. Crazy Matthew: Do not be afraid young ones. I am not a not a malicious entity. I only exist in this reality when this vessel is scared that his life is in danger. Florinia: Hmmm. This is most interesting. Julia: Oooo! 2 new friends in 1 person! AWESOME! Fern: I think you’re just being weird. Knock it off will you? I turned to Fern with a mad look on my face. Crazy Matthew: Ahh yes. You. The 1 who decided to lay your hands upon this vessel. I curled my fingers into a fist and with a powerful, swift motion, uppercutted Fern which propelled him up into the air and then falling to the ground. He looked up at me in shock. I’m guessing he didn’t expect that. He slowly got back up, holding his jaw. He went to punch me but I moved out of the way and elbowed his back, causing him to fall stomach 1st onto the ground. Crazy Matthew: I assume you’ve had enough. Fern: Urgh! You just got lucky you… You freak! Crazy Matthew: Insults do not bother a being such as me. If you intend to keep trying to fight, I will have no other alternative than to DELETE you! Fern: Whatever. I’m done with this shit. Julia: Woooooow. That was so cool. Crazy Matthew: My dear Julia. And little Florinia. I bid you both adieu. Again, my body went limp for a second, but I caught myself before falling completely to the ground. I stood back up but this time, I remembered everything that my other personality had done for me. This never happened to me before. I usually only remembered bits and pieces but this time, I remembered the whole thing. Julia: Matt? Is the regular you back? Matthew: I… I think so. Julia: Yay! Then I can do this! Julia went over to the center of the room and laid down the explosives me and Fern had collected earlier. Julia: We should start running now~ Fern: Crap. Run! Everyone ran out of the factory. Just as we got out of it, the inside exploded. The whole building seemed to jump in the air a bit. Everything on the outside was cracked, broken and buckled. Everyone took a sigh of relief that they made it out in 1 piece. Matthew: You could have given us a sign 1st before you just did it! Julia: Sorries! Fern: Whatever. Maaaan. This was a total waste of time. I’m leaving. I don’t want to be next to this freak any longer. Later scrubs! Fern then left the area. Me and Julia were relieved that he was finally gone. Florinia came over and stared at me for a couple of seconds. Matthew: Umm… Can I help you with something? Florinia: You’re interesting. I cannot seem to figure out the reason this other personality has chosen to be within you. However, Obsidia requires me. Julia: Ok!~ It was good to see you Florinia! I know you’ve been busy since graduation but it was nice to hang out with you like old times. Florinia: And equally destructive. Now, if you will both excuse me, I will report today’s proceedings to Ame. Farewell. Julia: Rini! RINI! Matthew: Ow! You don’t have to shout right in my ear! Julia: Ohh. I’m sorry. It’s just she’s never been the same since… Matthew: Siiiiince what? Julia: Ohh nevermind. But thank you for your help today Matthew! You were great! As well as the other you! He was funny. I liked the way he talked. Matthew: Ohh yea… My other personality. I don’t usually remember anything that happens when he takes control but… This time I do. I wonder why? Julia: Maybe you needed to remember this and he just allowed you to? Matthew: That’s… an off the wall thought but it’s an idea. Which is weird coming from you. Julia: Anyways, I’m heading off to my gym now since it won’t randomly explode now. Although, it could have been fun if it did. Matthew:… Are you real? Julia: See you later for the Gym Battle! Julia skipped along the road back towards her gym. I sat there for a few minutes thinking about everything that happened. I took on a dangerous team that basically knows everything about me, my other me exposed himself to the others, the other me took care of Team Meteor for now and it got revenge for me against Fern. It was a long day today and I needed to catch some sleep. But I didn’t have anywhere to go to sleep. The Grand Hall was obviously gonna be filled up with trainers which meant there would be no beds available. But then I got an idea. I went up to the house where I saved the woman’s Igglybuff. I walked in and she greeted me with a big smile. Woman: Well if it isn’t my hero. What can I do for you? Matthew: I don’t know where else to go. Is it possible if I rest here for a couple of hours. Woman: Sure! I mean all I really have are cushions but whatever I have is yours. Please, have a rest here anytime you need it. Matthew: Thank you very much. I took 1 of the cushions that were on the floor and placed it underneath my head. After a while of laying on the floor, I finally fell asleep. POKEMON TEAM REBORN CHARACTER RATES

Lol. Nope. I replace the in game music. Feels easier somehow. Haha.

Thanks! The only annoying thing about this is that I have to restart the game when it's time to change the music for the other rivals. Haha.

I woke up the next day. I sat up in bed. I couldn’t feel any pain from the previous events of yesterday. I still remembered about the deaths of the other trainers but I had to try my best to let go of that. This region needed help and it needed help badly. I wanted to be the 1 to help it. Nurse Joy noticed I was up. Nurse Joy: Well good morning Matthew. You seem better than yesterday. Matthew: Yea. I feel tons better. Thanks for keeping an eye on me through the night. I’m gonna head to the receptionist desk now to register for the league. Nurse Joy: Alrighty. Good luck Matthew! I jumped out of bed and walked up to the receptionist desk where Ame was. She didn’t seem like she got any sleep. Matthew: Hey Ame. You doing ok? Ame: Yea. Just had to work a lot last night. Not much sleep. But that’s what the manager of the Reborn League has to go through in order to keep the region up. Matthew: I can only imagine. So should we start the registry? Ame: Sure. ???: Hey Ame. Busy right now? I turned around and saw a girl with darkish gray hair wearing what looked to be a robe with the yinyang symbol on it. She came up beside me. Victoria: Ohh sorry. Didn’t see you there. My name’s Victoria. Matthew: It’s alright. My name’s Matthew. I just got here yesterday. Victoria: Yesterday? Wait. Were you involved with the exploding train? Matthew: Well… I was inside of it. So in a way, yes. Victoria: Ohh… I’m sorry if I made you remember things you wanted to forget. Matthew: It’s ok. I just gotta try my best to get through all of that. Ame: Ohh yea. Speaking of that, we actually caught the guy responsible for the bombing. Matthew & Victoria: You did? Ame: Yea. He was trying to escape but Julia stopped him… Although, she could have done it in a more gentle way. Victoria: What did she do? Ame: She sent out her Electrode and had it roll in front of the guy and explode. Matthew (thinking to myself): I guess she is trustworthy if she did that… Although I don’t know if doing it that way was the right way but I suppose the guy got karma. Victoria: Whoa! Is he ok? Ame: Yea. It just knocked him unconscious. He should probably be conscious right now actually. So after we get you settled in Matthew, I’m gonna have to interrogate him. There maybe more people. Matthew: You think there are more people? Ame: Wouldn’t shock me. Anyways, what did you need Victoria? Victoria: Well my sensai it would be good for me if I started my own Pokemon journey. Would it be possible if I could register for the league? Ame: Well under normal circumstances, I would decline. But for Kiki, I guess I can make an exception this once. Victoria: Great! Thank you! Ame: But Matthew gets the 1st choice on picking the starter. Victoria: That’s no problem. I stood there with a worried look on my face. Ame and Victoria noticed it and grew concerned. Ame: Is there something the matter Matthew? Matthew: Well… truth is, I already have a full team of Pokemon on me. So I don’t really need to pick a starter. Ame: Ahh. So that’s it. Well, while that’s good and all, but we urge everyone to at least have a starter so- Matthew: Wait. Is that the only issue? Starting with a starter? No problem then. Come out Link! I pulled out a PokeBall and Link came out. As usual, it flew onto the top of my head and sat there, all smiley. Victoria and Ame looked at it. The Rowlet looked back at them still smiling. Ame: Well, if that’s the case then I suppose I can take Victoria upstairs to have her pick her starter. Matthew: Sure. Have fun picking your starter Victoria! Victoria: Thanks Matt! I’ll see you in a bit. Ame opened up the doors and led Victoria upstairs to the room I presumed the starters were. As I waited there, with Rowlet still perched on my head, I watched as a boy with purple hair, dressed all in purple clothing with fishnets on walk up to the receptionist desk. He looked around and then looked at me. He gave that look someone gives when they’re interested in somebody. He then walked over to me. ???: Heeeey. You’re cute.~ Matthew: Umm… Thanks I guess… ???: Hey, do you know where Ame is? Matthew: She’s with another trainer. Cain: Ahh. Ok.~ My name is Cain. What’s yours? Matthew: It’s Matthew. Cain: Oooo~ Such a pretty name for a handsome dude. Matthew (nervous laugh): Thanks… I was getting uncomfortable. Not because he was gay or anything but I never got hit on by a dude. I didn’t want to be rude. So I just let him continue talking. Cain: So, you look like a new trainer. Did you get your 1st Pokemon? Matthew: Well technically, I brought my team from home. This is 1 of them right here. I call him Link. Rowlet: Rowlet! Cain: Aww~ That’s such a cute little Pokemon. Matthew: Thanks. I got it while vacationing in Alola. Cain: That sounds like paradise! Matthew: Ohh it was. Cain: So, I take it you’re here to register for the Reborn League? Matthew: Yep. This will actually be my 1st real Pokemon adventure. Cain: Here in Reborn? Wow. You sure didn’t choose the easy way for a 1st adventure didn’t you? Haha. Well, I’m also here to register for the league. Matthew: Another trainer trying to take my spotlight away from me? Haha. I’m just joking. Cain: Haha. Well, I’m not exactly a new trainer but… Well, let’s just say that I had to leave everything behind due to circumstances. I looked at Cain’s face. It went from all smiley to being sad and down. Matthew: Umm… Are you ok Cain? Cain: Hmm? Ohh yea. Sorry. Just thinking about… stuff. Matthew: Well hey. Since we’re both starting off on a new adventure, how about we have our 1st battle against each other right here right now! I’ll even use my Rowlet. Cain: Haha. Alright! But don’t think you’ll get an easy victory from me!~ Cain: Wow. Your Rowlet is tough. Matthew: Yea. And that was its 1st battle as well. Cain: Well it did good for its 1st time. I was told that once before as well. Hehehe~ Matthew: Umm… Right… Cain: Come on. Let’s go heal up our Pokemon. Cain and I walked to the PokeCenter part of the Grand Hall. Nurse Joy healed our Pokemon and gave them back to us. She gave us back our Pokemon and in a matter of seconds, Victoria and Ame came walking to us. Victoria: There you are Matthew. Cain: Sorry~ I stole Matthew for a bit. Ame: Ohh yes Cain. I forgot you were coming by. My job just never seems to end. Cain: It’s ok Ame. When you were gone, me and Matthew had some fun~ Matthew: Wait. What? Victoria: Had some fun? I didn’t know you were like that Matthew. Matthew: No no! We battled. That’s what he meant. Cain: Or did I? Hehehe~ Matthew: Cain! Cain: I’m just playing Matthew. Yes, we battled. Victoria: Ohh hey! You think you can go up against me Matt? Ame: It’s fine with me. I’ll register Cain into the league and then when you 2 finish up, I’ll register you as well Matthew. Come on Cain. Cain: Ohh YES Master~ Ame: Master? Cain: Nooooooothing~ Ame: Riiiight. Come on. Cain left with Ame to go get registered for the Reborn League. I sighed in relief as I now didn’t have to listen to him for some time now. Matthew: Ohh my ears. Finally a break. Although, he’s not a bad kid. Annoying and uncomfortable but not bad. Victoria: Hehe. Alright. Let’s go Matthew! Victoria: Wow. You beat me and with a Pokemon with a type disadvantage. You’re no ordinary trainer are you? Matthew: Well I don’t know about that. But hey. Let’s go see if we can FINALLY get registered for the league now. Victoria: Ohh right. We left the PokeCenter of the Grand Hall back to the receptionist desk where Ame was. Victoria: Hey. Where did Cain go? Ame: He left to start his journey already. Matthew: Good. My ears need a break. Victoria: So are you ready to register us in? Ame: I already did it. I figured I’d do it myself so you 2 didn’t have to waste anymore of your time to just sign up. Matthew: That’s great! Ame: Now, to give you 2 a few things. Ame went underneath the desk and came back up with 2 items in her hand. A Pokedex and a PokeGear. Ame: Here are your Pokedexes and PokeGears. Matthew & Victoria: Thanks Ame. Ame: You’re welcome you 2. Now go out there and try to have some fun. I have to go do some interrogating right now. See you both later. Victoria: Good luck Ame. Matthew: What she said! Ame went down some stairs and disappeared. Victoria looked at me with a kind heartened smile Victoria: Well Matthew, it’s bee a pleasure meeting you. I have to go back to Kiki and tell her that I’m going to start my journey. Matthew: Who is this Kiki person? Victoria: She’s my teacher at Apophyll Academy. I’m also her apprentice. That’s located in the Azurine Region of Reborn. I can’t wait for you to meet her 1 day! Matthew: No offense but why would I want to meet her? Victoria: She’s not only a teacher there but she’s also Reborn’s own Fighting Type Gym Leader. Matthew: Ohh. Then I am excited to meet her as well. Victoria: Haha. Well, anyways I should get going. You should explore this Ward then and then go challenge the Gym Leader of Peridot Ward. Matthew: You mean Julia? Victoria: Yep. Matthew: Fantastic. Victoria: See you later Matthew. Victoria then left the Grand Hall. I stood there for a couple of seconds, I was getting psyched up for everything that was about to happen. I walked towards the door, walked outside and felt water hitting my head. I looked up and noticed that it was raining, thundering and lightning. Matthew (annoyed): Great. I got to walk around in the damn rain. Ugh! I hate it when my hair gets wet. Although it was annoying, I walked down the stairs and went to walk up the other stairs. However, a trainer stopped me. Trainer: Hey whoa whoa. You want to continue this way? You need to have some Pokemon before you continue this way. Matthew: I do have Pokemon. Just let me through. Trainer: Battle me then! Matthew: There. I battled you. You happy now? Trainer: You got lucky. But you can go through. Matthew (under my breath): Heh. Yeah. Lucky my butt. I wiped the floor with you and more. Trainer: What was that? Matthew: Nothing. Later! I fast walked past the trainer. I battled a couple more nicer trainers that were on top of the bridge. As I was walking towards the corner of the bridge, I saw a couple of people standing over a little Zigzagoon. As I walked over, I could hear them talking. Boy #1: You like living little Pokemon? Zigzagoon: Zig? Boy #2: You better do as we say then or else you are gonna go over the bridge and into the toxic water. I ran over there but another boy tried to stop me. Boy #3: Hey. Get out of here. This ain’t any of your business. Matthew: Move or I’ll… do something. Boy #3: Ooo. I’m so scared. Haha. I’ve heard bigger threats from a Caterpie. Matthew: I don’t have time for this. I grabbed the boy’s shirt and threw him to the side. The 2 other boys noticed and came over to me. Boy #1: What do you think you’re doing? You wanna mess with us? Boy #2: That’s a big mistake. Matthew: Grrr. Don’t worry Zigzagoon. I’ll save you! I entered in a double battle but in the end, I came out on top. I withdrew my Pokemon. Matthew: Now leave this Zigzagoon alone! Boy #1: Tch. Whatever. Come on boys. Lets go somewhere else. They left. I knelt down next to the Zigzagoon and petted its fur. Matthew: You ok? Zigzagoon: (shaking its head yes): Zigzagoon! Matthew: Good. Now go out there and try to stay safe ok? Zigzagoon (shaking its head in agreement): Zig! Zigzagoon! I watched as the little Pokemon ran off into the distance. I smiled at helping it. It was odd for me to be so brave but it happens every once in a while. Since I battled everyone on the bridge, I decided I’d go back to Peridot Ward and explore there while also training my Pokemon. There indeed were a lot of trainers there to battle which helped make my Pokemon stronger. I was having the time of my life battling other people. I went into 1 house where a fisherman was guarding another entrance to somewhere else. I was about to walk out until the fisherman yelled out to me. Fisherman: You can’t go this way! This is the only place in this entire Ward that has fish that people can catch. Matthew: Whoa dude. I was literally walking out. Fisherman: That’s it. Battle me! Matthew: Wait. What? I said I’m leaving. Look. I’m literally walking out the door. Fisherman: Go Goldeen! Matthew: Oh my- Fine. After the battle, the fisherman seemed to have calmed down. Fisherman: Hmm. You seem to be a trustworthy person. Fine. You’re allowed to enter. Matthew: Umm… Thanks I think. I decided to go inside and check it since he allowed me too. It was cool seeing all the Goldeen and Finneon swimming around in the little pool but I didn’t want any of them. But there was a cool Sea Incense in there. So I decided to give it to Pistol Pete to power up its Water Type Attacks. The next place I went to was what appeared to be an apartment building. A man was standing in the way of another door. I went up to him and started to talk to him. Matthew: Hey. What’s behind the door there? Old Man: Nothing that’ll interest you. Now get away from my garden! Matthew: Ok. Ok. I’ll go. I’m sorry. Old Man: No. No you can’t leave now. You’ll bring more people over here and try to disrespect my garden! Matthew: What? No! I would never do that! I just- Old Man: Go PokeBall! Matthew: Again? Fine. Old Man Seacrest: I’m sorry for being mean to you like that. It’s just this garden is the only thing I have left in this ward and I want to keep it looking how it does. Matthew: It’s ok. I understand. Old Man Seacrest: I give you permission to go in there anytime you want. Matthew: Thank you very much. I decided to take a look at the garden. Although it was little, I can see why this old man wanted to keep it neat and tidy. It looked so beautiful compared to the other parts of the ward. I left there and started aimlessly walking around. I walked past a big yellow building. Matthew (in my mind): Big and yellow. Something tells me this is Julia’s Gym. It’d be foolish of me to try to take her on now though. I’ll finish exploring the rest of the city and then I’ll go challenge her. I continued on walking. While all the buildings looked run down and were cracked and broken, I kind of liked how all of them looked. Not to say I didn’t want them to be fixed and whatnot but they really intrigued me with the way they looked. As I continued walking around, someone called me over. Alleyway Person: Pst. Hey. Come over here bud. Matthew: Umm… What you want? Alleyway Person: You think you got what it takes to hang with us? Matthew: Listen. I don’t do any drugs so I’m sorry but- Alleyway Person: You don’t have to be. Just battle me. Matthew: O-Ok. I was a little frightened he’d do something if I didn’t oblige. So I just accepted and battled him. It didn’t take long to beat him though. He smiled at me which seemed like he was impressed with me. Alleyway Person: You seem cool dude. Come with me in here. Matthew: Ok. I waited until he walked in and then I ran for it. I didn’t know what was going down in that alleyway and I didn’t intend to find out. After I got to a safe spot, I stopped and went back to walking. I continued to battle more trainers and making my team more stronger. I walked into a house and there were 2 people, female and male, all in black standing there with their back towards me. Person In Black Male: We need to move quick. She might move from Reborn any day now. Person In Black Female: You’re right. We should do it today. Matthew: Umm… The 2 swiftly turned around and looked at me with hateful eyes. I froze up and just stood there looking at the 2. Person In Black Male: Who are you?! Matthew: I uhh… Person In Black Female: It doesn’t matter what they heard. They can’t know where we’re headed to. Person In Black Male: Listen you. Stay out of Team Meteor’s way if you know what’s good for you. The 2 then bolted out the door. I was stunned. I didn’t know what to make of that. I stayed there for a couple of minutes not knowing if I was gonna be jumped or not. I opened the door carefully and looked both ways. I didn’t see anyone so I just casually walked out of the house. I continued exploring the norther parts of Peridot Ward while also taking on trainers. My Pokemon were definitely getting stronger. I could tell. As I walked past a house, I could hear a woman screaming. Woman: Please don’t take my Pokemon! I didn’t know if I should just mind my own business and continue just walking or help her. I figured if the roles were in reverse, I would want her to come to my rescue. So despite me being scared, I decided to go and see what was going on. I quietly opened the door and walked in. I saw a woman with an Igglybuff cowering in front of 2 people in black. I recognized them from the 2 people before. Team Meteor Male Grunt: Give us the Pokemon and we’ll leave without hurting you! Team Meteor Female Grunt: Or else we’ll be left with no other choice but to hurt you! Woman: Please don’t take it! The woman then saw me there. Woman: You! Please help me! Team Meteor Male Grunt (turning around to face me): You again?! Team Meteor Female Grunt: It seems you did know where to find us. Fine then. We’ll deal with you now. Matthew: I won’t let you hur- To eliminate this infestation! To restore the are of God’s own nation! To break apart the world above! To find what lies beneath truth and love! Team Meteor! Resonating with the eternal light! Run away now, don’t try to fight! For justice! That’s right! I stood there with a confused look on my face. This totally got me remembering of Team Rocket’s motto. Matthew: Are you associated with Team Rocket? Team Meteor Male Grunt: No! We are FAR beyond greater than they could ever hope to be! Matthew: But you both just did a motto like they did. Team Meteor Female Grunt: So? What does it matter? Matthew: You’re copying Team Rocket doing that. Team Meteor Male Grunt: Did you not hear us kid? We are far more greater than they could ever hope to be. Matthew: Riiiiiiight. Could we just get to the battling already? That motto kind of knocked the scare out of me and I’m just getting bored now. Team Meteor Female Grunt: Why you- Fine! But you’re gonna regret saying that! We sent out our Pokemon and the battle began. But it became quite obvious that I was stronger than the pair of them together. They recalled their Pokemon back to their PokeBalls. Team Meteor Male Grunt: Tch! He’s stronger than we thought he’d be! Team Meteor Female Grunt: We must retreat for now! The female grunt ran out of the house. Before the male 1 followed, he stopped and looked at me. Team Meteor Male Grunt: You’ve made a powerful enemy today. He then left. I went over to the woman to make sure that she and her Igglybuff were both fine. Woman: Ohh thank you so much! I thought my Igglybuffy would have definitely been stolen. Matthew: It’s ok. Just try to be more careful from now. They maybe be back. Woman: I will be. Have a fun journey! I walked out of the house feeling pretty great about myself. But I knew I had to be careful of this Team Meteor now. I continued to walk around the northern part of the Peridot Ward. I walked over to a factory looking building and saw a green haired dude standing there. He was also wearing all green. ???: Well here I am but no 1 else is here. Ugh. Where are they? They told me to meet them at the factory. But maybe they met the other factory. How idiotic of them to not tell me that. I was just about to walk away until he saw me and started to yell towards me. ???: Whoa whoa. What were you doing huh? Matthew: I was- I was just- ???: Do you know who I am? Matthew: No? Fern: The name is Fern. I am a cool cat and top dog. Learn it and remember it. Matthew: Alrighty then. Fern: I think you’re asking for trouble. It’s time to battle scrub. Let’s go. This Fern person was the 1st trainer that put up a fight. Although I didn’t lose a Pokemon in the battle, it was the longest battle I had been in since I’ve been here. I returned my Pokemon and smiled cockily at him. Matthew: I suppose I am now the cool cat and top dog now huh? Haha. Fern (angrily): You got lucky scrub! But there’s 1 thing I know I’m better at than you. Matthew: And what’s that? He curled his fingers up into a fist and threw a punch at my face. It connected to my cheek and caused me to fall to the ground, holding my cheek in pain. I looked up at him and he smiled cockily back at me. Fern: Now that’s winning. Later loser. With that, Fern walked away. I slowly got back up and slowly went back to the closest Pokemon Center. My cheek was really sore. I hated that I let him get away with that but I wasn’t a fighter. I never fought back when challenged. Unless it was a Pokemon battle but that was different from regular fighting. I made it to the Pokemon Center and sat there for a while for my cheek to feel better. POKEMON TEAM REBORN CHARACTER RATES