J-Awesome_One

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I woke up the next day. It was 9:00 in the morning. I groggily got out of bed and started to get ready for the big day. I put on a new tank top and a new pair of shorts that I got a couple of days ago for this journey. I looked in the mirror when I was all done. Matthew: Damn I look awesome. I got everything I needed. Then, I took the PokeBalls, 3 in each hand, and shouted: Matthew: Come out everyone! We need to talk quickly! They all popped out of their PokeBalls and landed all around me. They looked up to me eagerly. Matthew: Alright. As you all know, today is the day we leave for Reborn. We don’t know what to expect there but I know 1 thing. I wouldn’t wanna go there with any other team besides you all. I know we’re gonna do great there. I believe in all of you. Alright now. Back into your PokeBalls. Holding out their PokeBalls, they all returned back inside. I clipped them onto my belt and then proceeded to head downstairs. As I approached the bottom, I saw my parents near the door going outside. Matthew: Uhh… You 2 ain’t gonna try to block the door so I don’t leave are ya? Mom: Hahaha. No hun. Dad: We just wanted to wish you luck and see you on your way out. Mom: We wanted to see you 1 last time before you left us. Matthew: Ohh come on mom. I’ll be back. Mom: I know. I’m just gonna miss you. Matthew: I’ll miss you too mom. And you as well dad. Dad: I’ll miss you too son. Now go along. You’ll be late if you stay here any longer. Matthew: Yea. Well so long everyone. I was about to leave but then Froakie hopped up onto a little table near the door. Matthew: Ohh Froakie. My 1st Pokemon. I almost forgot to say good bye to you. Now you make sure to help mom and dad around here, alright buddy? Froakie: Froakie Froak! I walked out the door and walked a little bit out. I turned around and watched as my parents and Froakie smiled at me and then closed the door. I turned back around and started walking towards the Lumiose Train Station. I could feel myself getting all giddy and excited. I made it to the train station and went inside. I looked for the clock. It was 11:30 A.M. A little bit early from noon. That’s what Ame said to do. So I decided to go to the ticket booth and get my ticket for Reborn City. Matthew: Hello there. May I have a ticket for Reborn City? Ticket Person: Reborn City? You sure that’s the place you wanna go to? Matthew: I’ve heard that it’s a bad place but I think it’ll be challenging. Maybe I could help the town get better. Ticket Person: Well keep dreaming good things kids. A miracle would have to happen for that to happen. Anyways, what’s your name? Matthew: Matthew. Ticket Person: M-A-T-T-H-E-W. Alright. Now, what gender are you? Matthew: Really dude? You can’t tell I’m male? Ticket Person: I’m sorry but I’ve been told by higher ups that I have to ask that now. Anyways, male. Don’t worry about the rest. I’ll take care of it. The ticket person only took a couple of seconds to punch up the rest of the stuff. He handed me the ticket as I handed him the money. Ticket Person: Alright. You’re all set now. Matthew: Thanks. Ticket Person: No problem. Although, I still don’t understand why anyone still wants to go there. Seems like a lost cause to me. Anyways, the train should be here any minute. I walked away and sat down on a bench. I looked at the ticket. Matthew: Grandview Station? That must be the name of the train station in the Reborn Region somewhere. I sat there for about 10 minutes. A train came in and I saw a woman with long white hair come out. She went over to the Ticket Person I was at before. He pointed over in my direction. She looked over at me. ???: Is that you Matthew? Matthew: Yes? Who are you? Ame: It’s me. Ame. Matthew: Ohh. Well it’s a pleasure to meet you. Ame: Likewise. Come on. Let’s go over back to the train. We should get on. Matthew: Ok. I followed Ame to the train that she came out of. I went into 1 of the coaches where there were a few people sitting. I found an empty seat and sat down. Ame came over to me. Ame: I’ll be with you in a while. I’m going to talk with the rest of the trainers in this coach. Just sit tight ok? Matthew: Alrighty. She went up to a person and started talking to them. I decided I would just look out the window and enjoy the view. I watched as the city landscapes changed to fields and then the fields changed to water. I must have dozed off or something because when I looked out the window again, it was like we were in a desert. I sat up and look outside. I had never seen anything like that before. I looked over to the other seat and saw Ame talking with another trainer. In a couple of seconds, she got up, came over to my side and sat opposite of me. Ame: Your turn now Matthew. I’m so sorry for the wait. I didn’t know introductions would take this long. Matthew: It’s alright. I caught a few Z’s while I was waiting. Wow. Everything outside is so… Desert like. Is Reborn like that? Ame: Not really but the Wards aren’t any better. Matthew: Wards? Ame: It’s basically the same thing as cities and towns but they’re represented by elected councilor or councilors. Matthew: So I’m assuming Gym Leaders would be the councilors? Ame: You catch on quickly. Yes. Typically Gym Leaders are the councilors of their Ward. Matthew: But if the region is as bad as some people are saying, they must not be doing such a good job huh? Haha. I laughed but when I looked over to Ame, she seemed upset. My joke must have sounded more mean or something than I intended. Matthew: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that. Sometimes I just say stuff without thinking. Ame: It’s ok. You’re not COMPLETELY wrong but I would say a lot of our Gym Leaders are trying their best. Matthew: I would hope so. Ame: Anyways, I’m glad you’re registering for our league! We just started to get stuff off of the ground again. Matthew: What happened here that made this region be almost abandoned? Ame: I can’t really get into it but an incident occurred a few years ago and ever since then, the whole region was almost completely abandoned… Even by the Pokemon. Matthew: Something really bad must have happened if the Pokemon almost left the place. Ame: That is correct. I’m just glad everything is starting to go in the right direction. I think you’ll find the Reborn Region will be like no other region you’ve ever seen before! Matthew: I can already see that. And I don’t know about the other trainers but this is getting me pretty excited. Ame: Well that’s a great thing! We’re almost to Grandview Station. When we get there, we’ll disembark and then you’ll follow me to the Grand Hall and I’ll register you, along with the other trainers here, into the league. And then we’ll give you a start Pokemon and your adventure could really begin. Sound good? I felt a little nervous. I wanted to tell her that I already have Pokemon with me but I didn’t know if I should tell her that. She might become upset or something. I looked back up to her but she seemed frightened a little and looking behind me. I looked back but I didn’t see anything there. Ame: Matthew… Something isn’t right here. Matthew: What do you mean? Ame: We should be decelerating right now but it doesn’t feel like that. Matthew: You’re right. It actually feels like we’re… speeding up. Then, we heard a noise that sounded like was coming from outside o the train. I saw Ame’s eyes widen. Matthew: What’s wrong?! Ame: Move! She rushed over to my side. I have no idea how she did but she pushed me and herself out of the window. I have no idea what happened next. Ame: Are you ok?! Matthew?! Come on! Wake up! I was groggy and sore all over when I gained back my consciousness. Matthew: Whoa… Ugh. Ow. I’m sore all over. What happened? Ame: Ohh thank god! You’re still alive! The train. It exploded as soon as we got into the station… I stood up and looked at the station. It was in shambles. Smoke was coming from inside. I could see some policemen looking over the debris. I looked out to the water. It looked brown and not blue from what I was used to at home. Matthew: Did that blast do something to the water? Ame: No. It’s been like that for a while now. I looked back to the station. Then, a thought came to my mind. Matthew: Ame… What happened to the other trainers that were in that train? Ame:… I was only able to save you Matthew. Everyone else. They… She didn’t have to finish that sentenced. I knew what she was going to say. They were gone. Dead. Thanks to that bombing. I fell to my knees and started to sob. This was not how I wanted to start my Pokemon adventure. Ame came over and knelt down beside me and put her arm around me. Matthew: I-I didn’t think this place would be this bad. Ame: No. This is new. This has never happened before. Matthew: Why?… Why did this have to happen? Ame: I don’t know Matt. I don’t know. I mean who would even- ???: AME! HI! A loud girly voice was heard. We both looked up. A green haired woman in, what appeared to be, a cheerleader outfit came running up to us. She looked at the destruction of the station and seemed impressed by it. This confused me. Matthew: Ho-How could you seem happy about th-this? ???: Hmmm. Ohh! Hi there! I didn’t see you there stranger! Ame: Don’t be angry at her Matthew. She’s a good person. A little too obsessed with blowing stuff up but she is a good person. Julia, do you have any idea what happened? Julia: I have no idea. I was at my gym-gym and then all of a sudden I heard BOOM! So I came running down here. You know I gotta see what happened when I hear an explosion! Ame: Yea. I know all to well Julia. I stood back up again but I was still sobbing. The 3 of us looked towards the wrecked station. Ame: Whoever did this rigged the train so it would explode when it got to Grandview Station. Julia: By the looks of it, they did a great job at it! I looked at her in confusion. I can understand liking something but to like it so much that you don’t seem to care that something around your home just got destroyed? That didn’t sit right with me. Matthew: You’re… You’re not right in the head Julia. Julia: Just a combination of boomies and lots and LOTS of coffee! Ame: Matt, she’s really a nice person. While her fascination with explosions is a little worrying, she is a good person. I looked back at Julia. She smiled a huge smile and waved at me. I waved back but only just so she didn’t do anything weird in case I didn’t. She then came skipping over to me. Julia: Hey person! Matthew: The name is Matthew. Julia: Hi Matthew! Matthew: Yea. Hi. Julia: Pop quiz! Are you planning to take on the Reborn League? Why in the world would she ask me that at a time like this? I decided to answer her truthfully so that she’d hopefully leave me alone. Matthew: Yes. I am. Julia: Awesome! Then I’ll be your 1st opponent! I’m the Electric Gym Leader here. My jaw dropped. She was the Electric Gym Leader here? There was no way that could be true. I walked over to Ame, who was talking on some sort of PokeGear, and asked her. Matthew: Hey Ame. Is Julia really a Gym Leader here? Ame: Yes. I know. Crazy but she was qualified for it. So we gave it to her. She went back talking on the phone. I couldn’t believe that this girl was a Gym Leader. And an Electric Type Gym Leader of all types. Ame closed up her PokeGear walked over to me and Julia. Ame: Alright. I called the authorities. This place is gonna be on lockdown. Maybe whoever did this will be caught. Hopefully sooner than later. Matthew: Well that’s good. Ugh. Arceus I’m sore. Ame: Alright. I’m gonna go take Matthew to the Grand Hall and have him rest there. Julia, I want you to stay here til the police come. If you see anyone suspicious, try to hold them until the police arrive alright? Julia: You got it Ame! Detective Boomy is on the case. Ame: Right. Come on Matt. The Grand Hall isn’t that far. Ame put my arm over her shoulder and helped me walk over to the Grand Hall. As we walked, I looked at the ground, the places. Everything. A lot of the buildings were cracked as well as the ground. The air was toxic. Didn’t smell good at all. The water looked all brown. But apparently, that’s been like that for a while. This place was in shambles. I wasn’t expecting the Grand Hall to look impressive at all but shockingly, it did. In fact, this place look like it was untouched by everything that happened in this place. I don’t know how but this place was fantastic. Ame brought me over to a couch and helped me sit on it. Ame: I’ll be right back. I’m gonna see if we have any extra beds here and get you some painkillers. Matthew: Alright Ame. Ame left in search for the items she told me she was looking for. In a couple of minutes, I saw her walking over here with a pill and cup of water as well as a bed. She placed the bed in front of the PokeCenter station they had in front of the Grand Hall. She handed me the pill and water and I hastily took it, hoping the pain would go away. Ame: Alright. The Nurse Joy we have here also can help with human injuries. That’s why I have the bed here. So if anything happens to you overnight, she can be right there to help you. Matthew: Alright. Thanks Ame. I laid down in the bed under the covers. Ame walked over to me with a sad look on her face. Ame: I am so so so SO sorry that this happened today. Matthew: You couldn’t have known about it Ame. Ame: But- Matthew: Really. It’s ok. I mean… The deaths are gonna be hard to forget but… You didn’t do anything wrong. Ame: Well thanks Matt… I appreciate you saying that to me. Matthew: I gotta ask you something though. Ame: What is it? Matthew: This region… The buildings, the ground, the air, the water… Is it really like that all over this place. Ame: In some places it’s more dangerous than this and in some, there’s not. But Reborn is a whole. So if 1 part of it is suffering, all the parts will suffer with it. Matthew: Wow… I’m sorry for whatever happened to the region. Ame: Thanks Matt. Matthew: I think I have a new objective in my journey. Ame: And what’s that? Matthew: To make this place better than it is now. Maybe even better than it was before. Ame: Haha. Well, I appreciate you saying that. Anything you try to do will be appreciated. Now I have to go and take care of some stuff. You try to have a good sleep. I’m sorry it’s kind of noisy in here. Matthew: It’s alright. I actually sleep better with noise. Ame: Well ok then. We’ll sign you up tomorrow when you’re awake. Night Matt. Matthew: Night Ame. She left to go do her duties as the manager of the Reborn League as I fell fast asleep. REBORN CHARACTER RATES

Very nice episode. A filler Episode I feel like it was but a very much needed 1 for Gundham. Nice job Jess! Keep it up!

By the time I got home, it was almost nighttime. I walked in and saw my parents sitting by each other watching tv with the Froakie sitting on a dresser. They heard the door close and turned around. Mom: Hi hunny. Did you have a good day? Matthew: Yea. It was pretty fun. Dad: Well good. Now let’s have that chat shall we? We’re glad you got that vibe back on going out on a journey with your Pokemon but… How did you pick Reborn? How did you even know about that place? Mom: We did some asking around and research about that place and… we’re just really worried. It doesn’t sound like the safest of places. I sighed and went to the other side of the table and sat down. Matthew: Well dad, I’ve been itching to get back into going on a journey for a while now. Actually, it’s when you gave me those 6 PokeBalls on my 15th birthday when I got the urge to do it. Dad: But why then? I mean you got Froakie when you were younger and went on an adventure but then just stopped because you weren’t having fun. Mom: Yea. How do you know it won’t happen again? Matthew: I think it was because I didn’t want to just do a regular normal journey through this region. I mean a lot of people have gotten through the gyms here easily. Hell. I beat the 1st Gym Leader with Froakie alone. I want a challenge. A real challenge. And I feel like Reborn is that kind of challenge for me. Mom: Well ok. We can understand that but… Reborn is not safe. We talked to a few people and looked some stuff on the computer. It’s just not safe. Dad: How in the world did you even find out about Reborn? Matthew: I was by the Lumiose Train Station and I guess someone just returned from Reborn and… -FLASHBACK- There was nothing to do today. So I decided to go to the Lumiose Train Station and just watch the trains come in and out of the station. I walked out of my house and went down to the station. I went inside and sat on a bench and just watched the trains come in and out of the station. About a half hour into this, I saw a person walking out of a train looking all relieved and hugged a person that was there to pick them up. They were close enough for me to hear the conversation they were having. Relieved Young Man: Ohh thank Arceus. I’m so thankful that I’m out of that region and back home. Young Woman: Are you alright? You seem like you went through a lot. Relieved Young Man: It was horrible there. I tried to get through all the Wards but it was just too tough. Plus, there were a lot of bad people there. Young Woman: Wow. I can’t believe you went there in the 1st place. Relieved Young Man: I thought it would be fun and challenging but… I was totally wrong. I’m just so glad that I’m back. Young Woman: Me too dear. This peeked my interest and I went over to the 2 and started to talk to them. Matthew: Hey. I’m sorry. I couldn’t help but hear that you came back from a place called Reborn? What was it like? Relieved Young Man: It was horrible. The people there were trying to rob me. The buildings were in shambles. The water was all toxic. Young Woman: My goodness. I didn’t know all of that. Relieved Young Man: Plus, the Gym Leaders there were really hard to beat. I only beat 1 Gym Leader and I barely made it past her. Matthew: That sounds interesting. Relieved Young Man: I thought so too. Until I got there. The only good thing about that place was the official of the Reborn League. Her name is Ame. She tried to help me with some stuff but ultimately, I just couldn’t handle it. So I quit my journey and decided to come back here. I don’t regret it though. Young Woman: Well I’m glad to have you back. Let’s get you home. Matthew: Wait! Before you go, can you tell me anything else about that place. Relieved Young Man: If you really wanna know, it looked like an apocalypse hit there and not too long ago too. If you want to no more, here. The man took out a piece of paper and wrote down something. When he was finished, he handed it to me. Relieved Young Man: If you want to learn more about it, that’s where I went to. You’ll probably find Ame’s email there too. Matthew: Thanks. I’m sorry if I held you up. Young Woman: It’s no trouble but we really must be going now. Bye. They both left the station. I looked down at the note. Matthew: I need to find out more info about this. I have a feeling I found my 1st real adventure here. I rushed out of the station and back home into my room. I quickly typed up the site name and up it came. I was intrigued by everything that was on it. I found Ame’s email address and then went into my email and started writing my email to her. Dear Ame, Hello. My name is Matthew. I recently discovered about the Reborn Region. I’m very interested in having my 1st Pokemon adventure be there. I understand that it’s not all good there though. But that doesn’t bother me. If you have any information for me about it and also how to register for the league there, I’d appreciate it. Sincerely, Matthew Dear Matthew, Hello there Matthew. This is Ame. I’m very happy to hear that you’re interested in registering for our league here in Reborn. It’s interesting that this would be your 1st Pokemon adventure though. But I won’t try to discourage you from that. Yes. I will admit that things here aren’t the best that they can be but we’re trying to change that. And I believe that having new trainers coming here taking on the league will help with that. And you have the option of how you want to register for the league. You can either do it in person in Reborn or we can do it over the computer. I look forward to hearing back from you. Sincerely, Ame Dear Ame, I appreciate the fast response. And I think I’d rather do the registration over there in Reborn. But I have no idea how to get there or when would be a good time to go there. I would appreciate it if you would tell me how and when would be a good time to do it. Sincerely, Matthew Dear Matthew, I actually will be going on a train to pick up all the trainers that wish to register for the Reborn League. All I need to know is where you’re from and I will be there to escort you to the Reborn Region, along with the other trainers. I will have a 1-on-1 with you when we do the registration. All I need to know is what region your from and where you live. Sincerely, Ame Dear Ame, I live in the Kalos Region and I live in Lumiose City. There’s actually a train station here in the city so getting there won’t take too long. And that’s great. Sincerely, Matthew Dear Matthew, That’s great! That’ll be perfect. So I shall be there next week on Sunday around noon. Be sure to be there a little before then so I can see you. Alright. I’ll see you next week Matthew. Bye! Sincerely, Ame I turned off the computer and sat in the chair. I couldn’t believe it. I was going to go on a Pokemon Adventure. And I felt excited about it. Matthew: Wow… I’ll be leaving for the Reborn Region in 1 week. I hope my parents will take this well. But this should be exciting. I better go to sleep now. I’ll tell them tomorrow. I got ready for bed, turned off the lights and went to sleep. -FLASHBACK ENDS- Mom: And then that’s when you told us. Matthew: Mhm. Dad: Well… We’re glad you found excitement in this. Matthew: Come on. I’m 18 years old. You can’t stop me from going on an adventure, even if it might be dangerous. Mom: We weren’t going to. We just want you to be safe. Matthew: Ohh… Dad: We’re proud of you son. Just when you leave, be careful out there. Matthew: Don’t worry. I will. The next time you see me, I’ll be the Champion of Reborn! Mom: Haha. Well whether you come back a Champion or not, we’ll always love you hun. Dad: Couldn’t have said it better myself dear. Matthew: Well hey. I should go to bed. I go to be up tomorrow for noon to go to the Lumiose Train Station. Mom: Alright son. Good night. Dad: Night Matt. We love you. Matthew: Love you too mom and dad. Good night. I walked passed them and went upstairs into my room. I was getting ready for bed and was about to put down my PokeBalls but then stopped for a couple of seconds. I looked at the PokeBalls that contained my teammates. Matthew: Guys… Tomorrow we leave to go to a faraway place. It could be dangerous. Maybe even deadly. But we’ll have fun and become strong. Rest well my friends. Tomorrow is the 1st day of our journey. I smiled and put down the PokeBalls onto my table. I climbed into bed and went to sleep, dreaming of all the possibilities that Reborn would have for us.

I started it at like 10 at night and finished at like 4:30 in the morning. That's including making the mini title cards for each of the flashbacks as well. Thank you though I think. I'm not sure if it being too long is good or not. xD Haha.

The next day had come. I had woken up and got ready for the day. I remembered yesterday and talking to that stranger about me. Today, I had promised him that I’d show him my team. I grabbed the PokeBalls and hooked them onto the belt of my shorts. I walked down the stairs and was about to go out the door but then my mom called my name. Mom: Matt? Matthew: Yea mom? Mom: Going out today? Matthew: Yea. I promised this 1 person that I’d show him my Pokemon. Mom: Ahh. Made a friend ehh? Matthew: I suppose you can say that. Yea. Mom: Well have fun. Ohh yea. 1 more thing. Matthew: Yes mom? Mom: Can we talk tonight? As in me, you and dad? We never really understood how you found out about this Reborn Region or even why you wanted to go. Matthew: Ohh yea sure. That’ll be no problem. Mom: Alright. Good. See you later then. Matthew: Bye mom. I walked out of the house and locked the door behind me. I then started to walk towards the place where I met the person yesterday. It was a bright and sunny day. While not my favorite kind of weather, it beats being all rainy and wet. It didn’t take too long for me to get to my destination. I sat down and waited. In about 15 minutes, the person came around the corner and saw me. I waved him over and he sat down. Stranger: Hey. Take it you’re doing well. Matthew: Indeed I am. Stranger: I really can’t wait to see what your team is gonna look like. Matthew: I can’t wait to show them off to you. Stranger: By the way, do they have nicknames. Matthew: But of course. It’s rare for me to not give nicknames to Pokemon. Stranger: Great! Matthew: Alright. Get ready. Come on out everyone! I threw the PokeBalls up into the air and they popped open with my teammates landing near my feet and some floating around my head. The person seemed impressed. Stranger: Wow. You don’t see Pokemon like these on teams everyday. Ekans, Goomy, Gligar, Clauncher, Rowlet and Koffing. Very nice. Which would you say is your ace. Matthew: Well I love all of them equally but honestly, if I had to say, it’d be these 2 right here? Stranger: Wait? Those 2? Why not just 1 or the other? Matthew: Well when I caught these 2… I don’t know. It just have a connection with those 2. Stranger: Speaking of which, how did you meet all of your teammates? Matthew: Well with these 2… -FLASHBACK PHASE 1- It’s my 15th birthday and my parents decided to throw me a birthday party. It was actually pretty fun. Near the end of it, my dad took me upstairs to talk to me privately. Matthew: Uhhh… Did I do something wrong? Dad: Haha. No. Your mom doesn’t even know this but here. Take these. Dad held out his hands and in them were 6 empty PokeBalls. I was a little confused as to why he was giving them to me. Matthew: Thanks Dad. But why? Dad: Son, you gave up on your Pokemon journey 3 years ago. I can somewhat understand why. But I want you to at least catch some Pokemon for yourself, Even if you never go on an adventure again, you’ll at least feel the satisfaction of having a full team of Pokemon. Matthew: Well… I have been itching to catch some Pokemon lately. Thanks Dad. Dad: You’re welcome son. Matthew: I think I might try to go out and catch some Pokemon now. Dad: Alright. But be careful! Matthew: I will. Don’t worry Dad. I raced downstairs and quickly ran out the door. Luckily, most of the guests had left so I didn’t have to explain why I was leaving. I ran up to route 14 and started to search around for Pokemon I wanted. There were a lot of Pokemon in there but none of them interested me. After a while, I started to get tired. I found a tree with some shade around it and decided to take a nap underneath it. About a half hour into my nap, I was woken up to what sounded like 2 Pokemon fighting each other. I groggily opened my eyes and witnessed an Ekans and Goomy fighting each other but in a very vicious way. I stood up and watched them continue to fight. 5 minutes after witnessing their fight, they seemed too tired to continue fighting. Plus, they seemed to be in bad shape. I decided I’d take them to the Pokemon Center. I don’t know how I was able to keep them in my grips. They were both so slippery thanks to their bodies being covered in their slime. I brought them into the PokeCenter and put them on the counter in front of Nurse Joy. Nurse Joy: Oh my! What happened to these 2? Matthew: I saw them fighting each other and then they just collapsed. Prob took too much damage from each other. Nurse Joy: Well don’t worry. We’ll help them. Chansey, I need 2 beds over here. Chansey: Chan-sey!~ The Chansey pushed over 2 beds and Nurse Joy placed the hurt Ekans & Goomy onto each 1. She, along with her helper, then wheeled them off to the back. I stayed there for a couple of hours because I was actually really worried about them. Finally, Nurse Joy came back to me with the Ekans and Goomy, now fully awake and recovered, on a rolling table. Nurse Joy: I’m happy to report that both of these 2 are fully recovered from their injuries. Although… They seem to really hate each other. Matthew: I know. I’m gonna have to work on that. Thanks though. Nurse Joy: No problem. Bye! Me, the Ekans & Goomy all left and went to the entrance of Route 14. As soon as they were there, they were giving each other a stare down, as if they were going to go at it again. Matthew: You 2 seriously need to stop it. I don’t know what happened to both of you but it isn’t worth killing each other over. They looked at me and then looked back at each other once more. Matthew: Oy. This is gonna be more difficult than I thought it would be. ???: Carrrrnivine. I heard the sound and when I looked up, there standing in front of us was a big Carnivine. It looked at me but then looked at the 2 little Pokemon. It started to launch a Bullet Seed attack on them. Matthew: Ohh brother. This is probably gonna hurt a lot. I jumped in front of the 2 Pokemon and took the Bullet Seed attack. The Ekans & Goomy looked on in shock as they saw a stranger take an attack that was intended for them. Carnivine stopped its attack and I fell to my knees in pain. Matthew: Yep… That was definitely painful. Ugh. I collapsed to the ground in pain but didn’t lose consciousness. After a couple of seconds, the Ekans & Goomy looked at each other as if they came to a conclusion. I couldn’t tell all that too well but it seemed as if the Ekans fired a Poison Sting attack as the Goomy launched a Dragon Pulse towards the Carnivine and landed a direct hit. It was obviously in pain but still had enough energy to get back up and try to hit both of them with its Vine Whip attack. They both dodged and then charged forward at the Carnivine and hit a Tackle/Poison Tail combo which sent the Carnivine flying into the air and out of sight. Afterwards, they both looked at each other and then looked away. But they both came over towards me to make sure I was alright. Matthew: Urgh… I can’t… believe that you 2… stopped fighting each other… to help me… Thank you both. Man that was a strong Bullet Seed attack though. Urmg. Ekans: Ekans? Goomy: Goooomy? Matthew: Don’t worry you 2. I’ll be fine. Hey… I don’t know what happened between you 2 but would you both wanna be my Pokemon? They both looked at each other in, what seemed to be, disgust. They turned their heads away from each other but then opened their eyes looking at each other and slightly smiling. They looked up at me and shook their heads yes. Matthew: Sweet. I was only planning on getting 1 Pokemon today but this is even better. What a birthday. I took out 2 PokeBalls and touched both of them with separate ones and they both went in. The 2 PokeBalls shook a couple of times but then stopped, which had meant I successfully caught them. I slowly got up and started to make my way home. -FLASHBACK PHASE 1 END- Stranger: Wow. What a way to meet those 2. But they seem to be good with each other now. Matthew: I know. Actually, they are like best friends now and barely leave each others sides. Stranger: That’s amazing. So what do you call those 2? Matthew: Well Goomy is Godra Goodra and the Ekans is called Jessie. Stranger: Wait. Jessie? Matthew: Yea. You remember Team Rocket from the Kanto Region? Stranger: Yea. Matthew: Well there was a Team Rocket Member named Jessie and her ace was an Ekans. I’ll admit. I would never join Team Rocket but she did seem cool as well as her Ekans. Stranger: Hehehe. Well that’s interesting. Hey. Your Gligar has been kind of clumsily flying into things for the past couple of minutes. And why does it have its tongue out? Matthew: Haha. Well I don’t know why it does that but it adds to its personality. Its nickname is actually TongueClumsy or TC for short. Stranger: That is hilarious but really fits your Gligar. How did you 2 meet? Matthew: Well I… -FLASHBACK PHASE 2- My mom and I decided we would go take a walk through Route 13 and just look at the desert-like area. We talked while walking there. Mom: You’re doing a good job with your Ekans and Goomy dear. It’s like you replaced them with nicer ones. Matthew: Yea. I have no idea why they hated each other but now, they seem to be really good friends. I just hope nothing makes them hate each other as they did before. Mom: Me too. I was surprised when you came home with 2 new Pokemon. And with bruises all over your body. You had to stay in bed for a whole wee to recover from that attack from Carnivine. Matthew: Haha. Yea. Maybe I shouldn’t have jumped in front of those 2 to take the attack but it didn’t feel right now helping out you know? Mom: It’s ok sweetheart. It’s understandable. Matthew: Hey look! We’re almost there. Mom: Yes we are. I hope this will be a relaxing walk. We walked through the little gateway entrance and were finally in route 13. It was really hot but thankfully, I had on my tank top and shorts on. We started walking through the desert like area. Even though there wasn’t much to see, it still looked really awesome. After about an hour of walking, we decided to sit on some rocks and rest. In a distance, we watched as a wild Dugtrio, Trapinch and Gible were playing with each other. It seemed like they were having a good time. Then my mom turned my attention to the sky. Mom: Hey Matt. Do you see that up there? Matthew: Yea I do. Mom: What is it? Matthew: I’m not sure. The figure came down closer and closer and eventually came down near the other playing wild Pokemon. It looked like it wanted to join in but just as it was going to, it fell and landed right on top of the others. They threw it off of them and walked off away from whatever that thing was. It seemed like it was gonna cry but then it noticed us. It sucked up its tears and flew over to us in a happily way. Although, my mom didn’t see it that way. Mom: Oh my Arceus! We have to go! It’s gonna attack us! Matthew: Wait mom. Hold on. As it flew closer to us, I could figure out what it was. Matthew: Hey. That’s a Gligar! Those things are cool. Mom: A Gligar? Are you sure? Matthew: Yea. And it doesn’t seem violent at all. The Gligar got closer and closer and was just a few feet away from us. I opened up my arms preparing for contact. Matthew: Well hey there buddy. How you- Whoa! Ow. Mom: Oh my. Are you alright hun? Matthew: Yea. The ground broke my fall. Too bad it wasn’t like an inflatable mattress or something like that though. Oof. You ok buddy? Gligar: Glig. Gligar! The Gligar hopped off of me and stood on top of the rock I was just sitting on. I got up slowly and my mom came over to me to make sure I was really ok. The Gligar seemed upset that it had clumsily knocked me off and started to fly away. Matthew: Hey. Why you going away? I’m not mad at you. Gligar: Gligar? Matthew: You’re just a bit clumsy. There’s nothing wrong with that. You can hang out with us if you’d like. Gligar: Gligar? Gar Gligar! Mom: Well that definitely changed its mood. We all hung out for a while. Just chatting about. Playing catch with some rocks. It was a really good time. Mom: This has been a great day but it’s starting to get late. I think we should return home hun. Matthew: Yea. You’re right. Plus, I’m a bit hungry. Hey buddy. We’re gonna go home. Hopefully we see each other again someday. Later buddy. We started to leave for Lumiose City. But as we walked towards the gateway entrance, we could always hear something walking behind us but whenever we looked back, we could never see anything there. After a couple of times of this happening, I paused and turned around. Matthew: Hey! Whoever it is or whatever it is, please stop messing with us! Show yourself or leave us alone! A couple of seconds went by. Then the Gligar me and my mom were playing with that day emerged from behind a rock. Matthew: You? Hey look. We had a blast today but we have to get home. Don’t you have a home to go to? Gligar: Gligar… Mom: Hmmm. Hun, I think this Gligar likes hanging around with you. You put up with its clumsiness and spent time with it. I think you should take it home with us. Matthew: Really? You think that’s true? Mom: Of course! Plus, I had a good day with it too. Matthew: Hmm. Hey Gligar. Would you wanna come home with us and be my Pokemon? The Gligar looked at me with big eyes and a huge smile with its tongue coming out. It then started to fly towards me with surprisingly good speed. Matthew: Ok. Ok. Whoa whoa. I know you’re happy but don’t- Ow! Run into me. Ohh boy. The Gligar had crashed into me which also made me fall to the ground again. Matthew: I guess I’m gonna have to get used to this huh? Gligar: Glig! Gligar! Gligar! Matthew: Haha. Here. I then took out a PokeBall and tapped the Gligar’s forehead with it. It went in and started to shake. Within a few seconds, it stops shaking which indicates that it has been officially been caught. Mom: You know, I think you made a forever friend with that 1. Matthew: You’re probably right mom. But I think I’m gonna have to wear something for my back. Haha. Me and my mom then started our walk back home. -FLASHBACK PHASE 2 END- Stranger: Aww. Well I’m glad you 2 are together. Matthew: Yea. But I still need to find something to place on my back whenever it decides to crash into me. Haha. Stranger: That’s funny. Haha. Umm… Hey. What’s up with your Clauncher here? It looks like it really wants to fight. Matthew: Naw. Ole Pistol Pete here is just relaxing but in a serious way. Actually, its probably the only serious Pokemon on my team. Stranger: Does it get along with the others then? Matthew: Sometimes. But mostly, it’ll just hang out by itself. I’m still glad it’s mine though. I assume it’s been like that its whole life. Then again, I don’t think it would have decided to agree to come with me if I didn’t help it master Water Pulse. Stranger: What do you mean by that? Matthew: Well, it all started with… -FLASHBACK PHASE 3- My dad needed to go to Coumarine City to get some things for home. I decided to go with him. Dad: Now son. You realize that we might have to stay overnight at Coumarine City right? Matthew: Yea. I know. I wanna come though. Dad: Well alright. There’s a beach not too far from there. If you want, you can go there while I get what I need for the house alright? Matthew: Sounds pretty nice to me. Dad: Alright. Let’s get going then. We started our long trek. We had to go through Route 13 which would take us to the lower part of Coumarine City. But what my father needed to get was in the northern section of the city. So we bought 2 train tickets and boarded the train and traveled to the upper part of Coumarine City. This part of the city was more like a place for fisherman. The other part of the city was for people who wanted to challenge the Gym Leader. We got to the middle of the city and then talked about our plans. Dad: Alright. I’m gonna go get what we need for the house. What are you gonna do? Matthew: I’m gonna go to the beach in Route 12. Maybe I’ll catch another Pokemon there. But I’ll definitely be relaxing. Dad: Sounds nice. I’ll come get you when we it’s time to find a motel for us to stay in for the night. Matthew: Alright. See you later then. My dad went to the right as I went to the left. In about 15 minutes, I made it to the beach area in route 12. I took off my shoes and walked through the sand and decided to sit. I looked out to the ocean. It was a beautiful sight. I would never go into it though but it was a nice visual. It sure beat having to be on my feet all day trying to help my dad find what he needed to get. But then again, he probably already knew that which is why he told me about the beach. Which if that was the case, I thanked him in my mind. After about 30 minutes sitting in the sand, I started to hear something off in the distance. I looked all over and found the source of the noise. A Clauncher was on top of a rock and seemed like it was trying to fire off an attack but wasn’t able to do it. I decided to go over and investigate. As I got closer, the Clauncher noticed me and pointed its bigger claw at me. I put my hands up. Matthew: Hey. I didn’t mean to disturb you. I was just wondering what you were doing? The Clauncher said nothing. Instead, it fired off a pretty powerful Water Gun attack into my face. It was enough force to knock me off my face but not enough to hurt me. I got back up and wiped the water off my face. Matthew: Hey. That wasn’t a bad Water Gun attack. Must have been training that a lot huh? Again, the Clauncher didn’t say anything. It seemed like it was trying to launch another attack. I closed my eyes fearing what it might do. But all I felt was a ring of water splashing my face and it wasn’t any bigger than the size of my nose. I opened my eyes back up and witnessed the Clauncher act upset. It seemed it couldn’t successfully pull off whatever attack it was trying to do. Matther: Hey. I’m sorry your attack didn’t work. Clauncher:… Claunch. Matthew: Umm… Is there anyway you’d be willing for me to help you? It looked at me fiercely. It seemed to be studying my body for whatever reason. After staring at me, it shook its head yes. Matthew: Sweet. I promise I’ll try my hardest to help you. Clauncher:… Claunch. Clauncher. Matthew: But 1st, I gotta figure out what move you’re trying to use. I closed my eyes and thought about it. The attack apparently had some kind of ring of water. I also remembered that Clauncher’s only ability is Mega Launcher. It took a few minutes but it finally clicked. Matthew: Are you trying to use Water Pulse? Clauncher: Clauncher. Matthew: Alright. Let’s help you learn how to use that move. Clauncher: Claunch. It took hours and hours and hours. The ring of water was definitely getting bigger but it wasn’t perfected yet. I didn’t realize how late it was and heard my dad calling for me. I waved him over. Dad: Hey son. I got everything I needed. We can go to the motel and rest now. What have you been doing? Matthew: I’ve been trying to help this Clauncher perfect its Water Pulse attack. Dad: Any luck? Matthew: Well it’s getting bigger but it’s deff not perfected. Dad: Well that sucks. My dad looked at me into my eyes. He could tell that I really wanted to help the Clauncher. He also saw the Clauncher gazing up at the bright moon. Then, I heard my dad sigh and saw a grin come across his face. Dad: I suppose sleeping on a beach would be an interesting experience. Keep doing what you’re doing Matt and go to sleep when you feel like it. Matthew: Haha. Thanks dad! He went away to get a tent and a couple of sleeping bags and pillows. I continued helping with Clauncher with perfecting its Water Pulse attack. I saw my dad come back, out up the tent and go inside and go to sleep. I stayed up all night with Clauncher to help it. We were nearing perfecting the move. I began to see Clauncher to get tired. Matthew: Hey Clauncher. Get some sleep. I’ll wake you up when I’m done with getting everything ready. The Clauncher looked confused but it couldn’t stay awake any longer. So it went to sleep. I decided that it needed some kind of target. So I started making some sand castles. Some little ones and big ones and 1 giant 1. This took me about 2 hours. The sun was rising when I was done. My dad woke up and came out of the tent and saw what I had done. Dad: Hey son. What’s all of this? Matthew: It’s something for Clauncher to hit. We were just trying to get him to use it before but maybe having an actual target will help it perfect the move. Dad: Well you did a good job. Did you even go to sleep though? Matthew: Not yet. Dad: You’re going to be really tired. Matthew: I know. Everything was set. I ran over to Clauncher and woke it up. Matthew: Hey Clauncher. Wake up. Clauncher: Claunch? Clauncher. Matthew: It’s good to see you awake. Look. I made some targets for you to use Water Pulse on. I went back over and stood next to the giant sand castle I had made last. Matthew: Alright Clauncher! Use Water Pulse on the small ones 1st! Clauncher did as it was told and fired off a Water Pulse. It was a decent sized 1 and enough to destroy those but I knew it wasn’t there just yet. Matthew: Alright! That was good but you’re gonna need more power to knock over the next couple of ones! Do it again! Clauncher focused in more and fired off a couple of Water Pulses onto the bigger ones. Those seemed to have more power behind it but still wasn’t all the way there. Matthew: You’re doing good Clauncher! Now you’re really gonna have to try for this 1! Use Water Pulse! Clauncher whipped up the larger of its claws and fired off and big Water Pulse. It was perfect. It had succeeded in perfecting it but I totally forgot I was right next to the giant sand castle and was thrown to the ground when it hit. My dad came rushing over to me. Dad: Oh my Arceus! Are you alright Matt?! Matthew: Yea. I’m fine. Just sand in places that it shouldn’t be you know. We looked over to the Clauncher. It walked off of the rock and walked over to us. It came close to my face and shook its head yes. I took that as a way of it for saying thanks. I sat up and looked over to the side of me and saw 1 of my empty PokeBalls was lying on the sand. The Clauncher also noticed and walked over to it, touched the button and went inside. It shook for a couple of seconds and then stopped. I was confused as to what had just happened. Matthew: Umm… Why did it do that? Dad: You stayed up all night to help it perfect its move. I think you proved that you can be a serious trainer and so it decided to join you. Matthew: Hmm. That’s interesting. Well, I got a new friend. Haha. Dad: Congratulations son. I’m proud of you. Matthew: Thanks dad. Umm… You think I can nap here for a couple of hours before we go back home? Dad: I figured you would ask that. But considering that we’re at the beach, sure. I might as well go for a swim. Matthew: Alright. Thanks. Have a good time. My dad then got ready to go into the water as I crawled into the tent and fell right to sleep as soon as I laid my head on the pillow. -FLASHBACK PHASE 3 END- Stranger: Ahh. Makes sense why Clauncher stayed with you then. Matthew: Yea. Maybe not the friendliest but nothing wrong with being serious sometimes as well. Stranger: Now that Rowlet. Isn’t that native to the Alola Region? Matthew: Yes. Yes it is. I did get it from Alola. Although, it was by accident. Stranger: How was it by accident? Matthew: Well, as I call it, Link here was actually in the process of being picked by a rookie trainer when I happened to have gotten it. Stranger: That sounds like it would be an awkward situation. Matthew: Well it was at 1st but let me start from the beginning. See, me and my family… -FLASHBACK PHASE 4- Matthew: It’s boring here. Mom: Normally, I’d disagree with you but you’re right. Dad: Yea. Not a lot to do right now. Matthew: You know, I wonder how Uncle Kukui is doing in Alola. Mom: Probably really good. I know it’s a nice place there. We all looked at each other with a big smile on our faces. Dad: You 2 thinking what I’m thinking? Matthew: You mean visiting Uncle Kukui in Alola? Mom: And vacationing there? Dad: Exactly! Mom: Hold on! Let me call him up. My mom got the phone and called him up. The call didn’t last very long. She hung out the phone and had a big smile on her face. Mom: Guess who’s going on vacation?~ Matthew: Alright! I’m going to go pack! Dad: Me too! Come on hun! Mom: Right behind you sweetie! We all went upstairs to pack our stuff. The next day, we hopped on a plane and flew off to Alola. Uncle Kukui agreed to let us sleep with him in his “lab.” When we arrived, we were greeted by him. Uncle Kukui: Hey there everyone! How was the trip, yeah? Mom: It was lovely. I can’t wait to relax and have fun here. Matthew: Me too. Uncle Kukui: Yeah, little Matt! You surely aren’t little anymore! You’ve grown since the last time I saw you yeah! Dad: He certainly has. He’s been starting to catch Pokemon too. Uncle Kukui: Is that so? Maybe you’ll catch a Pokemon here yeah? Matthew: Maybe. It’d be pretty cool. Uncle Kukui: Indeed it would. Well, let’s take you all back to the lab huh? Mom: Let’s go! We all got into Kukui’s vehicle and he drove us as close to his lab as he could. We had to walk the rest of the way there but it didn’t bother us. It was right next to the ocean. It was a beautiful sight. Uncle Kukui: Now, go get settled and then go have fun. Mom: Don’t have to tell me that. Come on hunny! Let’s go! Dad: Whoa whoa. Wait for me hunny! Mom and dad ran out, presumably to go shopping. I stayed in the lab with Kukui. Uncle Kukui: What are you going to do today cousin yeah? Matthew: I’m not sure. I guess I didn’t think that far. Uncle Kukui: Why not go outside and look for some Pokemon. You might catch something. Matthew: You’re right. I’ll be back in a bit Kukui. Uncle Kukui: Alright! And remember! Have fun yeah! I left and visited the cave that was near the lab. While there were a lot of Pokemon in there, none of them caught my eye. I went back out and looked in the grass around the lab. Again, a lot of Pokemon but none that I found interesting. I decided to go inside and rest for a bit. I opened the door and saw Kukui with 3 other Pokemon out in front of him. I walked up to them. Matthew: Hey Kukui. What are you doing? Uncle Kukui: Hey cousin. I’m making sure these 3 starters are well and healthy for tomorrow. Matthew: What’s going on tomorrow? Uncle Kukui: We have 2 new trainers that are gonna be starting their journey and they’re going to pick their starter, which includes these 3. The Water Type Pokemon, Popplio. The Fire Type Pokemon, Litten. The Grass Type Pokemon, Rowlet. Matthew: Wow. They look so cool. Uncle Kukui: Indeed. If you were to start a journey here, you’d be able to select 1 of these 3 to be yours. Matthew: Wow. The Rowlet looked at me curiously and flew over to me. It looked at me more thoroughly and then nuzzled its head against mine. Uncle Kukui: It seems that that Rowlet has taken a liking to you. Matthew: It seems like it. Haha. Uncle Kukui: That’s a good thing. It means you’re a really good person yeah. Matthew: Really? Interesting. Hey. Would it be ok if I went and watched the 2 trainers pick their Pokemon tomorrow? Uncle Kukui: Sure cousin. Matthew: Great! I can’t wait. I spent most of the day lazing around the lab. Later into the day, mom and dad came back from their adventures in the malls and restaurants of Alola. We all went to sleep. The next day, I woke up with excitement. I was ready to watch the 2 new trainers pick their Pokemon. I came upstairs and saw Kukui with the starters out in front. Again, the Rowlet flew over and perched itself onto my head. Matthew: Haha. Hello there Rowlet. So Uncle Kukui, when do we leave? Uncle Kukui: Very soon cousin. It should be an eventful morning. Matthew: Great! Mom and Dad came upstairs as well all dressed. Matthew: What are you 2 doing today? Mom: We’re actually gonna go see the Pokemon being picked by the 2 new trainers today. And then relax by the beach. Dad: I always wanted to see how they do it here. Matthew: Looks like we’re all going together then. In a couple of minutes, we all left with Kukui to go to Iki Town. Unlike most other regions, here, everyone goes to Iki Town to pick their starters instead of going to the labs. We arrived there and stood by the wooden stage. We saw a heavyset man come up and talk to Kukui. We then saw 2 young trainers come up and stand by the wooden stage as well. Kukui gives the heavyset man 3 PokeBalls. Uncle Kukui: Are you ready Island Kahuna Hala? Island Kahuna Hala: Yes. Let’s get this started. The 2 young trainers stood in front of Hala and Kukui and were listening to how things went down here. Then Hala threw the PokeBalls up in the air and the 3 Pokemon popped out of their PokeBalls and landed onto the wooden stage. Island Kahuna Hala: These are the 3 Pokemon you may choose from. Please choose wisely. The 2 trainers were looking at the 3 Pokemon. Me, mom and dad were watching as well trying to guess who would be picked. The Rowlet was looking around and then it noticed me. It smiled and ran over to me and nuzzled its forehead onto mine and then jumped up on top of my head. I grabbed the Rowlet off my head and brought it back to the others. Matthew: I’m so so sorry. I didn’t mean for that to happen. New Trainer #1: Is this a 3rd new trainer? New Trainer #2: I thought it was just the 2 of us? Matthew: No no. This Rowlet just really likes me and went over to me. Now Rowlet, you stay here alright? I’m sorry Hala. Island Kahuna Hala: It’s quite alright. I went back over to my parents who were laughing about the situation. 5 minutes later, the trainers had picked their Pokemon. 1 chose Popplio and the other chose Litten. Then they left the town to begin their adventures. We went over to Kukui who was talking with Hala. Uncle Kukui: Well, seems like they made their choice. Island Kahuna Hala: Indeed my friend. Make sure this little 1 finds a good home. Mom: Hi. I’m sorry for interrupting but that was fun to watch Kukui. Dad: Yea. I never saw anything like it. Uncle Kukui: Well I’m glad you both enjoyed it yeah. How about you cousin? Matthew: I found it entertaining. Although, I am sorry I made the Rowlet distracted. Island Kahuna Hala: It’s quite alright. This Rowlet does seem like it has taken a liking to you though. Matthew: Yea. I don’t know why though. Uncle Kukui: You know Hala. It always takes a long time to try to find a good home for the starter that didn’t get chosen. Do you think that… Island Kahuna Hala: Hmm. Hala stared at me. I didn’t know why. I was starting to get uneasy there. Matthew: Uhhh… Is there something on me? Island Kahuna Hala: Hahaha. You will do fine. Kukui, if you’d please. Uncle Kukui: Alright! Cousin, we would like you to keep the Rowlet? Matthew: Wait what? Mom: Are you sure? Island Kahuna Hala: We usually give someone the other starter that wasn’t chosen. But this Rowlet here seems to have already chosen its trainer. The question is, does he want to accept Rowlet as his Pokemon? Everyone stared at me. The Rowlet smiled, flew out of Hala’s hands and perched itself on top of my head. I grinned and looked up at my new friend. Matthew: How can I say no to this? I guess you’re coming with me Rowlet. Rowlet: Rowlet! Dad: Haha. I guess I got to experience my son get a starter Pokemon after all. Mom: This vacation was definitely a good idea. Matthew: You said it mom. And it’s gonna even get better right Rowlet? Rowlet: Rowlet Rowlet! I took out an empty PokeBall and bopped its head with it making it go inside and shake for a couple of seconds before it stopped, officially making it mine. Island Kahuna Hala: Please take good care of it. Uncle Kukui: You don’t have to worry about a thing Hala. He’ll be a good trainer to it, right cousin? Matthew: You know it Kukui. We all the left back to the lab and enjoyed the rest of our vacation. -FLASHBACK PHASE 4 END- Stranger: Haha. Well might have been awkward, but the Island Kahuna gave you the Pokemon. That’s feel cool. Matthew: It was. You have no idea how awesome that felt. Stranger: I can only imagine. Now, the only that’s left is this Koffing. Matthew: Ahh yes. This Koffing was actually causing havoc around here believe it or not. Stranger: Yea. Wasn’t there something a couple of years ago about a part of Lumiose City smelling really bad thanks to a Koffing? Matthew: Yea. And this is that same Koffing. Stranger: What? Are you serious? Matthew: Very serious. Stranger: How did you catch it? And how did you get the smell to go away? Matthew: Well, I actually… -FLASHBACK PHASE 5- I had to go get some food for home. As I started to walk towards the grocery store, I could overhear some people talking about something. Random Man: Yea. It smells really bad there. Random Woman: Someone needs to do something so that awful smell goes away. Random Man: Anytime anyone tries to stop the smell, they can never get close enough and they just give up. Random Woman: Well someone needs to do something about this. I had no idea what they were talking about. I decided I’d walk the long way around when I was done getting food. After a half hour of grocery shopping, I left the store and started my long way walk back home. So far, I couldn’t smell anything bad. Matthew: Maybe they were talking about a different city? I don’t smell anything. But something wasn’t right. The more I kept walking, the more I realized there were less and less people walking around me. And soon enough, I couldn’t see any people walking anywhere near me. Around this time, I started to smell something that wasn’t too good. Matthew: Ew yuck! What in the world is that smell!? I put my tank top over my nose and mouth so I couldn’t smell it or possibly taste it. As I continued to walk the way I was, the smell was getting worse and worse and worse. It was almost unbearable but I kept going. I was determined to see what was causing this smell. As I got to an alleyway, the smell was horribly bad. The smell must have been that way. Despite the smell, I decided to walk into the alleyway and see if I could find the source of the putrid smell. I almost gave up but then I started to see something purple and round floating up in the middle of the air. I got closer and closer and I saw it. It was a Koffing! I was prepared to battle it but then I realized something. The Koffing had a sad look upon its face. It spotted me and somewhat moved away from me. I tried to motion to it that I wasn’t there to hurt it. But the smell was just too much. The Koffing then slowly floated down towards me to where it was in front of my face. I almost couldn’t breath and it could tell that. Suddenly, the air surrounding me started to smell less awful. I could finally breath again. The Koffing was making sure I was ok. I gave it a thumbs up. In a matter of minutes, the awful smell was almost completely gone. I was able to let my shirt go and breath normally. I then looked back at the Koffing. I was curious as to why it did that. Matthew: Hey. Are you ok Koffing? Koffing: Koffing… I could tell that the Koffing was feeling sad. Why it was feeling like that though, I had no idea. Matthew: I take it you didn’t mean to do that. Koffing: Koffing! Koffing! It shook its head no fast and in a desperate way. Something told me that it didn’t want to be in trouble. Matthew: Don’t worry. I ain’t mad at you. I was just wondering. I saw that you were sad before so you couldn’t have been doing this on purpose. The Koffing shook its head yes and floated towards my chest. I didn’t get it at 1st but then I realized that no 1 wanted this Koffing and that it just wanted to feel wanted. Matthew: Koffing, was that smell coming from you because you were feeling lonely? The Koffing looked up at me and shook its head yes. That got me sad as well and I hugged it. Although I couldn’t see it, I could feel the Koffing smiling and feeling better. I let it go and it floated in front of me smiling. I took out an empty PokeBall and held it in front of it. Matthew: I know you don’t wanna feel lonely. So why don’t you become part of my team and become wanted forever? The Koffing beamed with glee and shook its head yes. It then headbutted the PokeBall and went inside. It shook for a couple of seconds and then stopped, securing the capture. Matthew: Don’t worry Koffing. I’ll always want you. I then left the alleyway and went home. -FLASHBACK PHASE 5 END- Stranger: Wow… I feel so bad for it. But I’m glad you found it. Seems really happy with you. Matthew: Ohh yes. It hasn’t ever smelled that bad ever since then. But I don’t call it Koffing. I call it- Stranger: Wait. Let me guess. James right? Matthew: How did you know? Stranger: Well Ekans is nicknamed Jessie from Team Rocket. So I figured it was the same thing for your Koffing. Matthew: Haha. You’re pretty smart. Stranger: I try. Matthew: Well, it’s getting pretty late and I promised my parents I’d talk to them before tomorrow happens. So I should probably get going. Stranger: Alrighty. Well good luck in Reborn. Matthew: Thanks. The stranger got up and left. I returned my Pokemon to their PokeBalls and sat in the chair for a little bit longer looking up to the sky. I wondered what kind of place the Reborn Region would be like once I got there. I then got up and started to walk towards my home.

Lol. It's just a random robber. xD And thanks. This took me 2 days to write. It kinda feels awkward revealing my own name but I find it cool I did it this way.

???: Ohh. Didn’t see you there. Sorry that I bumped into you like that. Stranger: It’s alright. ???: I’m preparing myself to go to 1 of the most dangerous regions in this world. The Reborn Region. Stranger: Really? ???: I know. Crazy that anyone would actually want to go there. But I just want to really test myself and my team. I know people say that it’s a horrible place but it can’t be that bad… Can it? Stranger: Well from what I’ve heard, it’s gotten way worse. ???: Well anyways, I’m out and about getting stuff ready for my journey there. I actually leave in 2 days. A girl named Ame is supposed to come here and then ride back with me on the train. She’s the official of the league. Stranger: What does that even mean? ???: I guess that means that she owns it or is in charge of it or something like that. I’m excited but also nervous. I just don’t know what to expect. Whoops. I’ve been kind of rambling there haven’t I? Sorry. I’ll just… Stranger: Actually, why don’t you tell me a little more about yourself? I’ve got nothing better to do. ???: Ohh. You wanna know more about me? Well… Sure. Why not? This might actually help me relax a bit. I guess I should say hi first. Although, I’ve been talking to you for so long that it might be long overdue for that but whatever. It’s a pleasure to meet you. Stranger: Same to you. ???: You know, I never really met anyone that’s interested to know stuff about me. I mean, to be honest, there’s nothing special about me. Stranger: Ahh come on. Don’t be like that. I’m sure there’s something special about you. ???: I guess I should start with the basics. I have long hair, natural color. I got a beard. Blue eyes. And as you can see I like to eat. Haha. Stranger: Haha. Yea. Hmm? What’s that on your arm? ???: Ohh yea. This is actually a tattoo I got when I was 16 years old. But I am now 18. And yes. I have been on a Pokemon journey before but I didn’t get into it so I just… Stopped. Stranger: You just stopped? How? Why? Where did you even start? ???: Well, right here in fact. In the Kalos Region. I live in this city as a matter of fact. I suppose if you want the short version of beginning to end of my journey, I went to the Professor’s lab, got my starter, traveled up to my 1st gym, beat them and then I don’t know. I just didn’t feel like I was having fun. So, I just went back home and told my parents that I wasn’t going to continue on my journey. Stranger: Well gee. That sure is kind of disappointing. How did your starter feel about that? ???: It was angry at 1st. Ohh yes. I chose a Froakie. Anyways, after a while of relaxing at home with my parents, it got used to it. It’s more like my parent’s Pokemon now more than mine. I still love it but you know. They just really grew to like it and vice versa. Stranger: I can see that happening. So I guess that’s the end of your story about you then huh? ???: Well… Almost. Stranger: Well what is it? ???: I have this… Umm… I guess you could say 2nd personality. Stranger: A 2nd personality? Does it come out at random times? ???: No. It really only comes out when I feel like my life is threatened. So the only way you would be able to see it is if you or someone else made me feel like I was going to be dead right then and here. Stranger: Well wait wait. How do you know? I mean I’m not a doctor or anything but don’t most people not really know about their other personality or personalities? ???: Possibly but when it 1st happened, my parents were with me. They have no reason to lie. Plus, I feel myself get more… Crazy. Stranger: So this 2nd personality of yours is crazy and only comes out when you feel like your life is threatened. I don’t know if that’s a good thing. I mean what if that just escalates things and you do end up dead? ???: I’m not sure. But apparently, it does a good job at making the other people run away. Or even making me braver in a dire situation. I mean, I’m still here right? Haha. Stranger: True. But when did that happen? ???: Remember a couple of years ago when that Team Flare was here? Stranger: Who could forget. Their leader wanted to blow up this whole region. Crime even went up thanks to them as well. Crazy stuff ???: Well… -FLASHBACK- My parents and I planned to walk from Lumiose City to Laverre City. We were going to the PokeBall Factory to see the PokeBalls being made. Mom: Hey Froakie. You wanna come with us? Froakie: Froakie! Mom: Well come on then. We’re leaving. ???: I can’t wait to see how the PokeBalls are made. Dad: It is quite exciting to see. Are we all ready to leave? ???: Yes! Mom: Yes dear. Froakie: Froakie! Dad: Good. Let’s get going. We left the house and walked up to route 14. When we got there, everyone put on their rain coats except for me. I just put my hoodie over my hair. I didn’t want it to get wet. That bothers me. As we walked through the wet route, we heard something running in the water. We all turned around and there standing in front of us was a young man but he had something covering most of his face. All we could see was his eyes. My mom and dad put themselves in front of me as Froakie jumped in front ready to protect us. Robber: Gimme your money! Dad: No! Leave us alone! Robber: I didn’t ask. I’m DEMANDING! Give me your money! Dad: I said no! Now go. We won’t report anything to the police. Just go. Robber: Guess we gotta do this the hard way. The robber went into his pocket and slowly pulled out a knife. This made me terrified. It scared my mom a little bit too but my dad remained calm. Dad: Froakie! Get ready! Froakie: Froak! Froakie! Robber: You have a Pokemon there huh? That shouldn’t be a problem. Go Scyther! The robber threw out the PokeBall and out came the Scyther. Froakie stayed in place, not moving an inch. Not showing any fear. Dad: Froakie! Water Pulse! Froakie did as it was told and used Water Pulse on the Scyther. A direct hit but the Scyther seemed unfazed. ???: That… That did nothing to it. Robber: Hahaha! That’s supposed to hurt my Scyther? Scyther! Wing Attack that little frog! With great speed, the Scyther obeyed its trainers command and landed a powerful looking Wing Attack on the Froakie. It landed behind me, fainted. The robber grinned knowing he had gotten rid of the only threat in his way. Robber: Now, as I said, hand over your money! Dad: Grrr! Why you-! My dad lunged at the robber and tried to punch him. Unfortunately, he missed and the robber swung the knife in my father’s direction, slicing his arm. My mom ran over to him and knelt down to make sure he was ok. Mom: Oh my Arcues! Are you ok hun? Dad: Yea. He only got my arm. Robber: Try that again and I swear to Arcues, it’ll be your neck! The robber looked towards me. He grinned, looked back at my parents and then ran over to me and held the knife to my neck. At this point, I was petrified. Robber: Well what do you plan to do now? Mom: No! Please don’t hurt him! Dad: If you hurt him, I’ll… I’ll… Robber: Grieve? Because you try anything else and I’m slitting this kids throat. As this all was going on, I suddenly felt like my consciousness was going away. But I knew I was still standing. And that’s when it happened. I started to feel more free. More brave. But also, a bit more crazy. My body went limp for about a second or 2 which angered the robber. Robber: Hey! Keep on your feet kid or you’ll end up in a body bag! At that moment, my eyes flung wide open and I smiled a weird, big smile. Crazy ???: OoOoOoOoOhHhHhHhH EXCELLENT! Please introduce me to the bag of which you speak of. Yeeeeees. The robber looked at me and must have been freaked out with my facial expression and what I said because he let go of me and jumped back. Robber: Wha-… Stop that or else kid! Mom: What’s going on? Dad: Son? Crazy ???: Me stop? OoOoOoOo. But it is you who should stop before something OUT OF THIS WORLD happens to you guy that is bad. Robber: What is WRONG with your kid?! Crazy ???: I have laid dormant in this vessel for years. Ever since this beings journey of being created through the rituals of said mother and father! I have promised myself to protect this being for as long as I can. Which means people like you are not allowed to destroy him! Do I make myself clear? Everyone was stunned. Mom and dad didn’t know what to make of their son talking crazy and the robber was just scared out of his mind. Robber: Yo-You… I’ll be… Stay back! Crazy ???: -crazy laugh- You still wield the object that is intended to cut one’s throat. If that is the case, then be prepared to be DELETED! Mwahahahahahaha! I then started to walk towards the robber while swaying my arm in a slashing motion while chanting “DELETE!” to him. Robber: What the… Fuck this! I’m getting out of here! You can keep your money! Your son is a freak! Return Scyther! The robber returned his Pokemon back to his PokeBall and then ran away from us. I walked up to my parents, who were still on the ground, and looked the way the robber had run off. Crazy ???: WONDERFUL! I looked down to my parents. My dad was still holding his arm, which was bleeding less, and my mom was holding him up but they both stared at me with confusion but also with fear. Crazy ???: Do not worry father and mother of this vessel. I shall only emerge out when this being’s life feels threatened. Perhaps I shall see you both soon. -laughs loudly- As soon as I was done laughing, my body went limp and I fell to the floor. My mom ran over to me and lifted my body off of the floor. My dad returned Froakie to its PokeBall and helped mom to carry me back home where they laid me on the couch. -FLASHBACK END- Stranger: Wow. That’s an intense but exciting story. Is your dad ok? ???: Ohh yea. They went to the hospital after they brought me home and he got stitches. It’s all better now. Stranger: Well that’s good at least. Do you ever remember anything when you’re in your “crazy” mode? ???: I remember bits and pieces. But a lot of it is usually a blur. But I usually get filled in. Stranger: Ahh. So it has happened more than just that 1 time. ???: Yes. Several times actually. Stranger: Well at least it only seems to go after the bad guys. ???: Yea. That’s true. And I’m grateful for that. Ohh geez. It’s getting late. I didn’t know it was that dark already. Stranger: Haha. Well it was nice talking to you. Definitely made my day more interesting. ???: Haha. Well I’m glad I could help with your day. Stranger: Haha. Yea. Thanks. ???: Hey. You gonna be around here tomorrow? I leave the next day and I figured you’d want to see my team before I leave. Stranger: You already own a full team of Pokemon? ???: Yea. I’ll tell you tomorrow how I met them all. Stranger: That sounds great. I’d love that. ???: Well great. I’ll see you tomorrow then. Stranger: Sweet. Ohh wait. You know, we’ve been talking for so long and I never got your name. Haha. ???: Wait. We’ve been talking this whole time and I never gave you my name? Stranger: Nope. Matthew: My apologies for that. My name is Matthew.

HIATUS ANNOUNCEMENT! This series will be going on a hiatus. I have another project that I eagerly want to do and I just can't wait any longer. So until I feel like it, this shall be on hiatus. Do not worry though. It shall return. And any new people reading this series, I hope you're enjoying the series. And I'm sure you'll enjoy the other 1 just as much.

Pokemon Team PC Storage Unit Ratings And Motto Possibilities!~

Ekans/Arbok and Sliggoo/Goodra

Lol. Omg. I keep thinking about Luna from Pokemon Full Moon everytime I read that name! xD

You know, I'm sorta surprised Vanilla wasn't more mad at Radomus for "having" Luna be dressed as a maid and do all these maid things. I mean yes. She's gonna get told later why (Or not. Idk how you're gonna write that) but wouldn't she be like "Well it's great that she's not being abused anymore but don't you think this is still abusing her having her do everything you want and calling you master and all of that?"

Hmm. Feels like there should be. Haha.