J-Awesome_One

Interesting way to, so to speak, "reset" Torkoal. I liked how you didn't give Torkoal like the best kind of moveset. I mean yea. Overheat is powerful as hell but it has a drawback on it as well. Loved how you basically had the 2 rival battles have a reason to them. To reteach your Torkaol how to battle again. And VERY nice touch with some of the starters getting stolen. Overall, very nice read and can't wait for Episode 17.

I looked on my CyberNav and looked at the map on it. The way to get to Goldenwood Forest was to go up, get on a train, and then continue up north. But as I was about to go there, I thought to myself. I didn’t have to go there right away. I mean what was this Melia doing anyways that would require me to watch over her immediately? So instead, I started to explore the entire East side of Gearen. Luckily for me, there were also Pokemon Trainers all over the place. Thanks to them, my team had gotten somewhat stronger. I was loving every second of this. I went inside 1 of the buildings and went up a floor. As I was exploring the place, a woman came over and started talking to me. Woman: Hello there and welcome to the 1st floor of the Velvet Building. Matthew: Thanks. So what do you do here? Woman: Well, this floor contains a small branch of a growing company from Grand Dream City. I don’t suppose you’ve heard of our new PokeBall technology? Matthew: New PokeBall technology? Uhh… No. Can’t say I have. Woman: Is that so? Well then, how about we play a game. Matthew: What kind of game? Woman: In my hands, I have 2 prototype PokeBalls as we speak. Choose a hand and I’ll give you that ball. Matthew: Hmm… Left. Woman: Congrats! You chose the Mineral Ball! -hands me the Mineral Ball- Matthew: So what’s special about this ball? Woman: Well a Mineral Ball is great at catching Ground, Rock and Steel Type Pokemon. Matthew: That’s actually pretty cool. Thanks. Woman: Ohh it’s no problem dear. Good luck on your journey! It was cool to see that new types of PokeBalls were being made over here in Aevium. I went on my way and explored the rest of the building. I went inside of another building, which was apparently called the Emerald Building, and was about to explore the entirety of it when I noticed a businessman in front of the elevator. Matthew: Hey. You think you can move out of the way dude? Man: Hmm? Do you want to use the elevator? Matthew: Well… yea. Man: But of course. You may use it. Matthew:… Are you gonna m- Man: After you entertain me with a Pokemon battle! -2 moves later- Matthew: Really? All of that and not even last 10 seconds? Man: Umm… Fine. I’ll admit it. Matthew: Admit what? Man: This was my 1st Pokemon battle. Matthew: Well I mean that’s o- Man: Also, these Pokemon aren’t mine. Matthew: What do you mean they aren’t yours? Who’s are they then? Man: They’re my son’s Pokemon. I took them while he was at school so I could use them in a battle. Matthew: Wow… Seriously? Man: I wanted to try it out! I’d say it’s not bad for my 1st time, eh? I gave the man a very stern look. He was obviously feeling embarrassed so he ran out of the building. I explored the building and then continued exploring the rest of the city. I headed up some stairs and 1 of the buildings caught my eye. I walked in front of a pure white building with a blue roof and gold on it. I read the sign in front of it. It said “Gearen Help Center.” Matthew: What an interesting place… Perhaps I’ll come here sometime and see what it’s all about. I went back down the steps and over to the right. I was amazed to see a lot more of the city. I wasn’t complaining though. I loved exploring new places. Soon though, I was really glad that I explored this side of the city. I finally came across the 1st gym of this region. I stared up at it. It was just a basic building but it was more than that to me. It was gonna be apart of my life. This place and many other Gym places. I knew what I was doing what I was done looking after this Melia girl. I then explored most of the area. The last place I went inside was the Chrisola Hotel. I walked inside and was taken aback by how nice the place looked. As I walked more into the place, the clerk called out to me. Clerk: Hey! You! What are you doing here? Matthew: I’m just looking around. Clerk: Looking around huh? Right. I’m sure you’re looking for a free night here. Well if you’re here for a reservation, let me make this simple for you. There’s no way someone like you would be able to afford our extremely opulent services. Matthew: Really? Psh. Whatever. I would never want to stay here anyways. Clerk: Good! With that being said, do me a favor and- ???: Weeeee!!!! The clerk and I looked in the direction of the noise. I didn’t know what it was but something was barreling at me with someone on it. I had no time to move out of the way and it crashed into me. It made me fall onto my back, causing me pain. Matthew: Ow! That hurt like a bitch! ???: Owie powie kazowie, lowie! Clerk: M-Ms. Blakeory! What on earth are you doing?! How many times do I have to tell you not to use the trolleys in such a barbaric manner! And you’ve gone and hit this hooligan with it! Matthew: I am NOT a hooligan old-timer! Clerk: I pray to Arceus that they don’t file a lawsuit! Matthew: I may do it just to annoy the fuck out of you! Clerk: Why I never! Watch your tongue young man! ???: Aw, quit worrying so much! He don’t even have a scratch on him! Matthew: Might not have a mark but my back hurts! ???: Hey! It’s your fault anyways! You got in the way of my trolley 1st! If anyone should be suing, it should be me suing you for the damages myself! Hehe. Matthew: Ohh whatever. ???: But for real, sorry for slamming my trolley into you like that! It was an accident… Matthew: -sighs- It’s ok. ???: Ohh yea! The name’s- Clerk: Ms. Blakeory, stop wasting your time with this street rat! Matthew: I swear to Arceus, if you call me a hooligan or street rat or anything of the sorts again, you’ll regret it! Clerk: I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that. Anyways, the helicopter you requested is waiting for you on the roof as we speak! ???: Oh CRUD! I forgot I requested that… I haven’t even packed yet, hah… Val will kill me if I’m late again! Oh darn, what a bother! Eh, but who needs to pack when the world is your oyster! Because, well, you know what they say!~ Clerk:… Matthew:… ???:… Matthew: Sooo… Clerk: What do they say? ???: Huh? Why would I know? I don’t know what they say. I was asking the 2 of you that. Matthew: You’re a headache waiting to happen… Might be starting right now actually. ???: But anyways, I gotta go. It was nice crashing into you though! -leaves the area- Clerk & Matthew: -sighs- I quickly explored the Hotel but there wasn’t that much there except for a Battle Arena in 1 of the upper floors. I decided that I wasted enough time and headed over to the train station that would take me to Goldenwood Forest. I walked over there but when I got close, a thug stopped me. Thug: Whoa there buddy. Sorry but this bridge has a toll. Matthew: A toll? For what? Thug: For me! Now you either pay it or turn back. Matthew: Dude, I seriously don’t have time for this. Just get out of my way. Thug: As soon as you give me the money, I will gladly move. Matthew: You’re really doing this aren’t you? Alright. I’ll battle you. Thug: You serious? You wanna battle me? You must be joking. Matthew: You win, I’ll give you all of my money. I win, you get the fuck out of here. Thug: Fine by me! I’m gonna send you packin’! The battle began. I was expecting this battle to be easy but it was surprisingly challenging. At least from the ones I had battled already. But I had won the battle. He had a shocked expression on his face upon his defeat. Thug: I-I thought the trainers in this town were supposed to be weak?! Matthew: Well I’m not originally from here. So… Thug: Damnit! My easy money making technique can’t go on if there are trainers like you walking around… Matthew: Then leave. You did lose the bet after all. Thug: Fine. I’ll leave and I probably won’t be back. But seriously? Screw you. The thug went away and I was able to continue north towards the train station. But when I got there, there was an officer standing in front of the entrance. Matthew: Hey. Can I get through? Officer: Sorry but there’s been a power outage at this station. You’ll have to come back some other time. Matthew: Seriously?! Ugh! How am I supposed to go see Melia now!? Officer: Excuse me but did you just say Melia? Matthew: Yes I did. Why? Officer: I’ve been guarding this post all day and I can with certainty that Melia did not come this way. Matthew: Wait. She didn’t come this way? Where the hell is she then? Officer: I’m not sure but she’s not here. Good luck sir. Matthew: Yea… Thanks for telling me… I slowly walked away from the train station. I had no idea what to do now. I remembered that there was a park somewhere near. So I went there and sat on a bench. I started to get in my thoughts and started to wonder what I was doing. Why was I doing something for the Professor of this region when my mom was kidnapped? I then started to feel bad that there were a couple of moments today where I was having fun while she was Arceus knows where and possibly hurt. I was starting to feel sad. While I was in my feelings, I started to hear loud music. Really loud music. I looked around but no 1 was in the park besides me. So I got up and tried to look for the source of the loud music. POKEMON TEAM TIME SPENT IN AEVIUM QUESTION OF THE THREAD

This is insanely awesome! Outdoing yourself Ame and to everyone else working on this game!

Matthew: Ahh! I’m glad you rescued me but could you hurry it up Talonflame?! Talonflame: Talon! I was dangling above the weird looking waters of Aevium in the rain. At least I assumed it was Aevium. This random Talonflame had snatched me up from that sinking ship and saved me from those bad people. But why did it do that? Not like it knew me or anything. Soon, I could see a harbor of sorts. The Talonflame started to decline and soon, I was on the ground. The bird Pokemon then flew in front of me and sat down. Matthew: Ohh geez. That was a close call. Thanks. But… My mom- ???: Talonflame, did you find anything? Matthew: Huh? A boat came rushing towards the area and went inside a shed. I wasn’t paying attention to the water because I didn’t want to think of this bird dropping me in it and drowning. It parked inside the shed and a woman, all in red, including her hair, came out. She ran over to us looking concerned. ???: Oh my. Are you ok? You were on the S.S. Oceana weren’t you? Matthew: Yea… Was not a pretty sight with what went down there. ???: What happened? I spent what seemed like hours explaining to this woman what happened. She seemed horrified with what I was saying but I couldn’t blame her. If the roles were reversed, I’d look horrified at hearing this story as well. ???: I see… So that’s what happened. Matthew: Yea. It’s horrible. ???; I saw most of what happened go down. Matthew: You did? ???: Yea. I tried my best to get there as fast as I could but… Matthew: It’s alright. You tried. ???: I know… But fortunately, my trusty Talonflame here is fast. We got there just in time to rescue you. Matthew: Thank you. And thank you Talonflame. Talonflame: Talon Talonflame!~ Tesla: Oh! I haven’t introduced myself! My name is Tesla. Matthew: I’m Matthew. Tesla: Well it’s glad to meet you Matthew. Although, I wish the circumstances were different. Matthew: Tch. You can say that again. Tesla: That ship’s most likely sunk to the bottom of the sea by now. Matthew: That sucks but I’m glad I’m not still on it. I just… I wish I know what happened with my mom. Tesla: Well from what you’ve told me about her, you shouldn’t worry too much. I’m sure she’s doing fine. Matthew: I hope so. We were supposed to start our new lives here today. And now? It’s gone to shit. Tesla: It’ll be alright Matthew. Matthew: Who are these assholes anyways? Tesla: Well Team Xen usually aren’t the most competent group out there. Matthew: Team… Xen? Tesla: Is this the 1st time you’ve heard of them? Matthew: Yea. Never heard of them before. Tesla: Well all anyone really knows about them is that they’re a criminal organization that no 1 really knows about. Matthew: Well after today, I’m pretty sure they’re gonna be known. Tesla: This is really shocking. They’re usually all bark and no bite. I wonder if whatever they’re planning has finally gone into action? Matthew: Well I don’t care what they’re plans are. I’m going after them to get my mother back! Tesla: I don’t blame you. But… you’re all alone now aren’t you? Matthew: I don’t mind being alone. I just have no idea what to do now. Tesla: Hmm. Before you said that you and your mom were starting your new lives here right? Matthew: Yea. I don’t know what my mom was gonna do but I was gonna start my Pokemon adventure here. Tesla: I know what you should do then. Go to the Gearen Laboratory. Matthew: The Gearen Laboratory? Tesla: Yea! You can go there and get your starter Pokemon and start your journey. Matthew: You’re suggesting for me to start my journey now while my mom is missing? Are you dumb? Tesla: You’re gonna need to get stronger to face them. Might as well start your adventure now to help with that. Matthew:… Yea. I suppose you’re right. Sorry for calling you dumb. Tesla: It’s ok. You’re stressed out. Anyone would be in this case. Well, I think I’m gonna go to the wreck site to see if I can find anymore survivors. Matthew: Where is this laboratory? Tesla: Just keep heading up. You’ll get there. Although, you’ll probably need to get verified 1st. You’ll be doing that before you set foot in Gearen City. Matthew: Alright. Thanks Tesla. I’m feeling a bit better now. Tesla: Good. I’m glad. -gets on top of Talonflame- You know, I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. Things will work out eventually of you’re patient. Matthew: Well being patient isn’t really my thing. Tesla: Well looks like you have to be patient now. Anyways, I’m sure we’ll see each other soon Matthew! Tesla had me move aside. She then instructed her Talonflame to use Tailwind and they left swiftly to see if they could find anymore people in the waters where the S.S. Oceana used to be. I went up north and came into a building. I went up to the counter with a woman there. She looked up to me and gave me a smile. I gave 1 back although it was a bit weird since I wasn’t all that happy. Mable: Hello there. My name’s Mable. Welcome to Aevium Immigration. Matthew: Uhh… Hey. Mable: Do you have your passport? Matthew: No. I… dropped it in the ocean. Mable: That’s terrible. Ohh this simply just won’t do.~ Do you at least have a Train Card? Those can double as passports. Matthew: Ohh yea! I do. Mable: Excellent. Follow me for a second. I followed the girl to another counter with a girl behind it. She handed her my Trainer Card. She put it into a machine and in a couple of seconds, it showed that the card was verified. The girl, who’s name was Sable, gave Mable my Trainer Card and then she handed it over to me. Sable: Congratulations Matthew! You are now a verified citizen of Aevium as of this moment! Mable: Yes. Congratulations. Now you can move around Aevium without any restrictions. Good luck out there Matthew. Matthew: Thank you both. I followed Mable back to her work area. She left the door open and I was able to go through. When I got outside, I could see how Gearen City looked. There were these weird things on the ground. I had no idea what they were or what they were used for. The buildings looked nice though. Straight ahead looked like an important building. I walked up to it and read the sign in front. Matthew: “Gearen Laboratory.” Well looks like I’m here. -walks into the building- Whoa. Nice. Amanda: Hey. Are you Matthew? -runs up to me- Matthew: Wait… Amanda? Amanda: What took you so long to get here? I thought you ditched me! Matthew: Well I don’t know if you’ve heard or not but- Amanda: Well now that you’re here, we can get started! Matthew: But I’m trying to- But before I could finish my sentence, Amanda bolted upwards. I felt annoyed that she wouldn’t let me tell her what happened but I figured she was gonna hear about it sooner or later. I soon followed her upwards and could see her talking to someone. Amanda: Yes! The new trainer is finally here!~ Matthew: Not really new but yea. I’m here. Amanda: Alright! Right this way Matthew! ???: Hold on Amanda. Amanda: Umm… Uh-oh… The 2 of us turned around and were greeted by a young man dressed as if he worked in this place. He looked very proper. ???: And where have you been? I’ve tried getting in touch with you for weeks now. Why haven’t you gotten back to me? Matthew: Wait. Weeks? That sounds troubling. ???: Also, that hat is new. Did you buy it during your trip to Grand Dream City? Amanda: I was just you know… I’ve been busy and stuff. And yep! I bought this hat at GDC. Stylish, ain’t it? ???: Sure. Well, while you were “busy” shopping, I’ve already gone ahead and finished our project. All I need you to do is to deliver it to Zumi for me. I believe she’s at the Magnolia Library right now studying. Amanda: Uhh… Oh! You know, I would, but I’m totally busy here with Matthew. ???: Another new trainer? I see. Matthew: Again, not new but I’m here. ???: Ahh. Apologies then. Amanda: Yep! Ohh right. You don’t know who this is right? Matthew, meet Jan. Jan, meet Matthew. Matthew: Nice to meet you Jan. Jan: Nice to meet you as well Matthew. I’m Amanda’s brother. Matthew: She is huh? She’s a pain I take it? Amanda: Hey! Jan: You have no clue. Amanda: You realize that we co-manage the league right?! Matthew: You do? Jan: If by “co-manage” you mean “Jan does all the work while Amanda plays outside”… then yea. I do co-manage. Amanda: Hey. That’s not a nice thing to say. Besides, you know I’m better with more hands on stuff Jan. You’re better with the paperwork anyways. I mean honesty, is it such a good idea to pin me with all the legal documentation the league requires? Jan:… I suppose you’re right. If I left you with all that stuff, you’d make sure everything burned down to the ground. Amanda: I didn’t say- Jan: Anyways, since you’re not willing to deliver this for me, I’ll do it myself. Amanda: Well ok. You do that! Jan: See you 2 later. Matthew: Later Jan. -watches as he leaves- You 2 always like that? Amanda: Yep! So I’ll meet you inside the actual lab ok? Matthew: Yea. Sure. I’ll see you in there in a bit. Amanda went up and into the lab. I explored the place a bit more. It was an interesting place to say the least. I decided it was time to go into the lab as well but when I was gonna go through the door, someone knocked into me, both of us falling down. Matthew: Ow! Ugh. My day just keeps getting better and better. ???: Owie… Sorry about that. Matthew: It’s alright. You ok? ???: Yes. However, I’m in a rish. Please excuse me. The girl stood up and ran down towards the exit of the building. I walked through the door with Amanda waiting for me. The 2 of us walked up to the top of the room. I could hear someone talking to who I assumed was the professor but I wasn’t paying attention. I was thinking too much about if my mom was ok or not. When Amanda announced that she brought me in, the man jumped and turned the tv off. ???: Oh! Amanda! I didn’t think you’d get here so soon. Matthew: You got a nice place here Professor… Uhh- Prof. Jenner: Jenner. Professor Jenner. Amanda: Wait wait. So soon? Don’t you mean late? Prof. Jenner: It doesn’t matter. Welcome to my laboratory Matthew! Matthew: Thanks for the warm welcome. Prof. Jenner: You’re quite welcome. Now, I am the lead scientist here at Gearen Lab. I was hired by Jan and Zumi- Amanda: Professor, must you always put the trainers through this lengthy introduction?! Prof. Jenner: I beg your pardon? Matthew: No offense prof but I’d really like to get through this as fast as possible. Prof. Jenner: Ah. Well I suppose you’re right then Amanda. In that case, please take Matthew and help them choose right away! Amanda: Ooooo man! This is the best part! Matthew: You get excited easily don’t you Amanda? Amanda brought me over to the side and then pressed a button. I could here gates being lowered. She instructed me on choosing my starter Pokemon. It looked in each section. They kept the starters in this little environmental areas. It was quite interesting. I walked past each 1 a couple of times. I finally went into the fire area and walked up to a Chimchar. It looked up at me and smiled. I felt a certain connection with this little Fire Type for some reason. Matthew: Hey there. Do you wanna be my Pokemon? Chimchar: -jumps up and down excitedly- Chim Chimchar! Chimchar! Matthew: That’s great. Well I have a PokeBall here for you. I stuck out the PokeBall to Chimchar. The little Pokemon touched the ball and was transported inside the PokeBall, automatically being caught. I kind of felt excited. I had a new Pokemon on my team but better yet, a new friend. I went back over to Amanda to tell her I made my decision. Amanda: Did you make your decision yet? Matthew: Yep. Take a look for yourself. -takes out Chimchar’s PokeBall and calls him out- Chimchar: Chimchar. Amanda: Hell yea! That’s a nice choice Matthew. Matthew: Thanks. I felt a certain connection with it. Amanda: Did you give it a nickname? Matthew: No but I am thinking of 1. Amanda: Hmm. -pulls out her Pokedex and scans Chimchar- Ooo. Your Chimchar is female. Matthew: It is? Hmm. I think I got a good name for her then. Rousey. How you like the sound of that buddy? Chimchar: -jumps up and down with joy- Chimchar char! Matthew: Well I’m glad you like that. Amanda: Hey. Have you had a battle yet in Aevium? Matthew: No. Why? Amanda: Because I’m gonna be your 1st opponent! Matthew: Well… I suppose this will make me feel a little better. Sure. Why not. Let’s do this! The 2 of us threw our PokeBalls out and started the battle. I chose to use Chimchar as Amanda used a Litten. It wasn’t a serious battle considering it was just a scratching battle but it felt good to have a Pokemon battle for the 1st time in ages. The battle was quick and and soon, Chimchar came out victorious. The feeling of winning a battle was awesome. We both returned our Pokemon back to our PokeBalls and shook each others hands. Amanda: Gee willickers Mary Ann! I was blown away by your potential! Matthew: Uhh… Thanks but it was just a scratching battle. Amanda: Don’t forget, I’m a scout for the league. I have an eye for these things. Matthew: Ok. I guess you have a point. Amanda: Even though you have a long way to go to reach your full potential though, I’m positive that you’ll get there. Matthew: Well thanks Amanda. That’s nice of you to say. Amanda: No problem. Hehe. Ohh yea. Here’s a little something from me to get you started. -hands me a couple of PokeBalls- Matthew: Ohh thanks. But I already have some in my bag. Amanda: Ohh? Well you got extra ones now! Anyways, that’s all for me now. But I think Professor Jenner should get you all situated. Before I go, let me heal your Pokemon. I brought out Chimchar and Amanda healed her. I thanked her for the heal and she told me good luck on my journey and left. I walked up to Professor Jenner’s desk. He seemed kind of nervous for some reason. Prof. Jenner: Matthew! Congratulations on winning your 1st battle in the Aevium Region! Your journey here is just beginning! Matthew: Thanks. Are you ok? You seem nervous for some reason. Prof. Jenner: Nervous? No. I am alright. But I do have a personal favor to ask you. Matthew: I’m really busy you know. Prof. Jenner: Ahh. Yes. I apologize. Matthew:… Alright. What is it? Prof. Jenner: It has to do wi- ???: Professor Jenner, I’m back from my trip to Amethyst Cave! A teenage boy came running up to the professors desk. He was all in dark clothing. ???: Here are the Pokemon you lended me. Prof. Jenner: Ah Ren… You got back quickly. Matthew: Ren huh? Ren: Mhm. I got research on all the Pokemon you requested too. I told you that hiring me as your assistant was a good idea! I get the job done. Matthew: So you’re the assistant to the professor here? Nice. Must be interesting. Ren: It is! Ohh wait. Who are you? Are you a new recruit? Prof. Jenner: Not a new recruit, but a new trainer. Matthew:… Not even gonna bother saying it anymore. Ren: Ohh! A trainer huh? Well if that’s the case… Let’s see how you do in battle! Matthew: So you want to give me my 2nd victory today? Sure. Let’s do this! We through out our Pokemon and the battle begun. He had chosen Froakie while I had again chose to use Chimchar. Just like the last battle, this 1 was just a quick scratch/pound battle and I, yet again, came out victorious. Ren seemed shocked by the loss. Ren: You won? Wow. I really didn’t think I’d lose. You’re really good at this! Matthew: Thanks. You’re not bad either. Ren: Well that was my 1st battle with a Pokemon I actually own. Matthew: It is? Well you did alright for your 1st time. Ren: I’m used to battling with the Pokemon Professor Jenner lends me when I take on more dangerous things. Prof. Jenner: Speaking of which, I have another task for you when you’re ready. Ren: Oh… Already? Do you mind if I take on that task a little later? Prof. Jenner: Why’s that? Ren: I promised some friends that I’d meet up with the after I came back. Prof. Jenner: Well, you have been doing a great job so far. I suppose you can have the rest of the day off. Ren: Thank you sir! I’ll see you tomorrow! And I’m sure we’ll see each other soon, I’m sure. Later! -leaves the area- Matthew: Nice dude. Prof. Jenner: Indeed he is. Now about that personal favor. Matthew: Ohh yea. I forgot you were gonna ask me this. What do you want me to do? Prof. Jenner: I have a daughter named Melia. I sent her to Route 1 and Goldenwood Forest a little while ago. Matthew: You want me to go watch your daughter like a babysitter? Really? Prof. Jenner: Do not get me wrong. I have faith that she’ll be able to take care of herself, but… I’d feel better if there was some to look after her. Of course, I won’t you do this without a reward. Matthew: Hmm… Fine. I’ll do it. Prof. Jenner: Good! Take these in advance then. -hands over a new Pokedex and a CyberNav- Matthew: Oh wow. What’s this CyberNav thing though. Prof. Jenner: It’s similar to the Pokegear. You can also check the Town Map and listen to music while travelling. I hear that there are other apps available for it as well. So be on the look out for those as well. You may be on your way now. Good luck. Matthew: Thanks Jenner. I’ll see you later. I walked down the room and through the doors. I was kind of excited to start my adventure but also a little annoyed about this favor I just accepted to do. But I was never 1 to turn down favors from someone. That got me thinking of my mom because that’s how she taught me. As I was continuing to walk, Jan came up from the entrance and saw me. Jan: Matthew! Just the person I was hoping to run into. Matthew: Hopefully you’re not gonna ask me for a favor as well. I’m already doing something for Jenner. Jan: No no. I just wanted to show you a couple of things. That’s all. Won’t take long at all. Matthew: Fine. Show me. Jan: Follow me. Jan opened up the way and we went through a door. I could see a bunch of things that I had never seen before. Matthew: What… are these things? Jan: I’m glad you asked. Let me show you. He 1st showed me something called the PC Star. It was basically a way for me to access my stuff without it actually being a PC. The next thing he showed me were Healing Stars. There was a Red 1 where when you used it, it would deactivate. The Gold 1 I could use repeatedly. He then last showed me something called a Gym Guide panel. This 1 I was actually interested in. Whenever I would enter a Gym, I would see 1 of these panels and a special person would appear and give me advice on the Gym Leader I would be facing at that time. Once they were defeated though, it would no longer operate for me. Jan: That’s everything I needed to show you. Matthew: Thanks. Jan: Feel free to try out any of these things before you leave. I have a lot of work todo, so I must go. Good luck on your journey Matthew! Matthew: Thanks and good luck to whatever you’re doing! Jan exited the room. I decided to try out the red Healing Star since Chimchar wasn’t healed after its last match. After touching it, it blackened out. Before I left, I was curious as to who this “special person” was that would appear with the Gym Guide panel. So I went over to it and pressed the button. I didn’t shock me too much to see a hologramic version of Jan to show up. Matthew: Heh. I figured it would be you. Jan: Well I guess the cat’s out of the bag now. I’m the special person. Matthew: You don’t say. Jan: But I must really get back to work. Later Matthew. The panel turned off. I turned around and exited the room and headed towards the exit. When I got outside, I looked all around. I was finally starting my Pokemon adventure. For right now, it was to get stronger so I could save my mother from Team Xen. Before I started walking though, I felt something land on my head. I felt it and could feel feathers. I accidentally pulled 1 off and could see it was blue. Matthew: Blue feather?… A Ducklett? Ducklett: Ducklett.~ The little duck Pokemon jumped off of my head and landed in front of me. It bowed to me as if I was some kind of really important person or something. Matthew: Well you’re a polite Ducklett aren’t you? I’m sorry I plucked out 1 of your feathers… Ducklett: Ducklett Duck.~ Matthew: What did you land on my head for though? Ducklett: Ducklett Ducklett lett Duck.~ Matthew: I have no clue what you’re saying but you seemed really fond of me. Ducklett: -nods its head in agreement- Ducklett.~ Matthew: Do you wanna come with me on my journey? Ducklett: -nods its head yes- Ducklett Duck.~ Matthew: -pulls out my Pokedex and finds out more info on the Ducklett- Well, you’re a female. Low level. But I can make you stronger. I think I’ll call you… Darlin’. How do you like that? Ducklett: Ducklett Ducklett lett!~ Matthew: Well I’ll take that as you like the name. Hmm. What ball to catch you?… How about a Great Ba- Before I could finish my sentence, the Ducklett pecked the Great Ball I head in my hand and caught itself. I never seen a Pokemon act like that before but I was excited I had a new Pokemon and a new friend to have with me on my adventure. POKEMON TEAM REJUVENATION CHARACTER RATES TIME SPENT IN AEVIUM QUESTION OF THE THREAD

Matthew: -yawns- Ahh. That was the greatest sleep I’ve ever gotten. I sat up in bed feeling fully refreshed. I had such a great sleep. I got out of bed, got dressed for the day, took my Trainer Card and walked out of the room. I remembered what my mother told me to do yesterday and decided to go to see the Captain of the ship Augustus. I went up to a sailor and asked him where the Captain’s room was. It was at the top of the ship. I thanked them and went on my way. When I got up 1 floor, I could hear this enchanting, beautiful song being played on a piano. I went over to where the piano was. A woman was playing it with her Jigglypuff sitting on it. I stood there listening to her playing the song to the end. When she was done, I clapped for her. Matthew: Wow. You played that very well. Piano Lady: Thanks. Playing the piano is something I’ll never get tired of. Matthew: I would hope not. That was very good what you just played. Piano Lady: Hehe. You’re very kind. I love it when the wonderful audience takes time to listen to my music. Matthew: Well hopefully you’ll be playing more. Piano Lady: Oh I will! Are you by any chance going to the banquet that’s being held on the lower floor later? Matthew: Yes I am. Piano Lady: Then you’ll be hearing me play there. Matthew: Well great! I look forward to hearing you playing the piano beautifully. I turned around and started to continue my way to the Captain’s room as the piano lady started to play a new song. When I walked into the room, I could see a heavy set man in the chair ahead of me. He looked up at me and smiled. ???: Ahh. Matthew correct? Matthew: Yes. And I take it you’re Augustus? Augustus: Yes. Augustus Briney to be exact. Matthew: So you’re the captain of this ship huh? Augustus: Haha. Indeed. Let me ask you. How are you enjoying your voyage to the Aevium Region? Matthew: Ohh it’s great! I had a great time yesterday. I registered for the Aevium League. Augustus: Ahh. I remember back in my day when I used to do that. I’m sure your mother has already told you but I’ve retired from that life. Matthew: She also told me you used to quite the trainer. Augustus: She’s not wrong young man. Matthew: Too bad you don’t battle anymore. I’d love to have a battle with you. Augustus: If only it were earlier in my life. Alas, we cannot. Matthew: I know. So what do you know about Aevium? Augustus: Well for starters, there’s a lot to do there. I doubt you’ll ever be bored there. Matthew: I hope not. Especially since I’m looking for a challenge here. Augustus: So your mother tells me. I know you might have already heard this but I’ll lay it all out for you anyways. Because of the size of Aevium, there’s more than your ordinary amount of Gym Leaders. Matthew: Ahh. I wondered why there were 18 and not 8. Still though. That’s exciting enough. Augustus: And I’m sure you’ve been told this as well but there’s not an Elite 4 but an Elite 8. Matthew: Why the extra members of the elite? Augustus: That I am not sure of. Maybe they just wanted to make it difficult. But this part is important for you. Pokemon act slightly different in this region. Matthew: Yea. I was told that. Apparently if I want my Pokemon to get stronger, I need to get more Gym Badges. Augustus: That is exactly right. It shows them how much potential you have in your skills. Matthew: Ahh. Thank you. I did already know about most of that stuff but it was actually kind of exciting to hear all of that again. Augustus: Well that’s good. I am going to head downstairs and prepare for the banquet. It starts in half an hour. Matthew: Great. Me and my mom will see you there. Augustus exited the Captain’s room to get the banquet prepared. I followed suit and went down the flight of stairs. When I reached the bottom, I felt my leg bump into something. When I looked down, I could see that it was a Wynaut. I felt a little bad for accidentally bumping into it. Matthew: Hey there little guy. You ok? Wynaut: Wynaut Wy.~ Matthew: Ohh. Good. I was afraid I hurt you. Wynaut: -starts to jump up and down- Wynaut! Matthew: Haha. You sure seem to be a friendly Pokemon. Wynaut: Wynaut Wynaut Wy!~ Matthew: Well, you should get back to your trainer. You probably have them worried. Later. -leaves the area- Wynaut: -sighs happily- Wynaut.~ I went back down to the floor I was on when I woke up. I decided to check on the other rooms. None of the people seemed to care if I was in there or not. A person in the 1 room I went into said he could hear people talking into the next room. The room next to this 1 was my moms. I decided to put my ear up against the wall and see if I could hear anything. I could hear something. It was my mom but also another woman. Apparently her name was Crescent. I couldn’t hear everything that was said but what I did hear made me feel uneasy. This woman seemed to have made my mother make us both move to this region for whatever reason and also seemed to being bossy with my mother. I took my ear away from the wall not wanting to hear anymore. I regretted doing that. Now I would be all anxious for this banquet. I decided to hang out in my room for a bit to try to calm down. But as I got in there, I could hear the door handle start to turn and quite viciously too which was strange. Something in my gut told me this wasn’t gonna be good so I hid underneath my bed. I could hear footsteps walking all over the place. I could only assume it was to make sure that the coast was clear. Then, I could hear them talking. ???: So when are we going to act out what’s planned? ???: Very soon. Nastasia’s about to arrive on the S.S. Oceana. ???: How exactly are we going to go about this? I can’t really say I’m too good with handling explosives. Matthew: -whispering- Explosives?! ???: Don’t worry about that then. I’ll be the 1 who deals with that stuff. All we have to do is worry about when we get the signal. For now let’s just lay low and try not to be noticed ok? E ven if someone were here listening to us right now…. they wouldn’t be able to find us. Let’s separate now. I waited til I couldn’t hear footsteps anymore and then I scrambled from underneath the bed. I couldn’t believe what I just heard. People were planning on blowing up this ship? Why? I knew I had to tell someone. I looked at the clock in my room and it was already 2 in the afternoon. I decided to go to the banquet. When I got to the doors, however, my mother spooked me by talking behind me. Matthew: Ahh! Mom: Ohh deary me! I’m sorry. Matthew: No. It’s uhh… it’s ok. Hey mom? Is… is everything alright? Mom: Yes dear. Of course. Why? Matthew: I’m just making sure. Mom: Are you ok? Matthew: I… Mom: Sweetie, you know if you need to talk, I’m here for you. Matthew:… Someone has brought explosives onto the ship. Mom: What?! Matthew: Some people came into my room and they were discussing about explosives and the ship. Mom: Oh my… Ok. We’re gonna go into the banquet now. I’m pretty sure Augustus has prepared a speech for everyone on the boat. When he gets done with the speech, I’ll go and tell him what’s going on. Matthew: Sounds good. Mom: Now, let’s go in shall we? The 2 of us opened the door and entered the banquet. Turns out we were the last guests to arrive. Augustus then started his speech. Augustus: Greetings everyone! It is my pleasure to host this lovely banquet on this magnificent day! This marks the end of our journey together. I hope that this trip will stay with you in your memory forever. And perhaps 1 day we shall see each other again! And with that all said and done, I’d like the banquet to commence! Mom: Alright. I’m gonna go talk t- ???: Sorry, but I’m going to have to postpone this little party. Matthew: No… Just then, 3 individuals came walking up to the top of the room. They were wearing weird uniforms. These had to be the people that came into my room earlier. Augustus: Who are you 3? What is the meaning of this? ???: We’re going to need all of you to stay put and listen very carefully. We have explosives on board this ship and any act of rebellion will result in a calamity none of you can afford. So let’s just get through this nice and easy ok? Augustus: Wait a moment. Are you telling me that y-you’re hijacking the ship? ???: Hijacking? Hahaha. No. That’s too barbaric. We’re here to pick up someone. Matthew: You motherfu- Mom: G-Get Matt out of here now! Matthew: Huh? ???: Don’t make any funny movements! No one’s leaving this room, you hear? ???: Hmph. ???: I said don’t move! Mom: Get them out of him out of here right this instant! ???: Gothitelle, you know what to do. Matthew: What do you mean mom? How am I sup- Agh! Ooo. What happened?… Huh?! I stood up from the ground and checked my surroundings. I wasn’t in the banquet room anymore. I was in the Captain’s Room but something was wrong. There were holes in the floor and the lights were off. When I looked at 1 of the holes on the floor, a tentacle of sorts popped up through it and started to wiggle. I was horrified. It looked like it had an eye in the center and it was staring at me. Another 1 popped up through a hole on the other side. I ran out of the room horrified. The ship had definitely taken some damage but I didn’t get why. My mind was trying to wrap around what happened to me. As I ran down the steps, I met the Piano Lady. Matthew: The Piano Lady? Piano Lady: Hey! You’re the kid that disappeared out of thin are down at the banquet right? Matthew: I guess? I don’t know what happened. Piano Lady: We have to get off of this ship. Matthew: What happened? Piano Lady: The moment you disappeared, some guy detonated an explosive on the hull of the S.S. Oceana. Matthew: Oh my Arceus! I forgot about that! Is anyone hurt?! Piano Lady: I’m not sure but water is rushing in at an alarming rate. If we don’t find a way out soon… Matthew: We’ll be dead. The 2 of us looked at a hole that was on the floor. Another 1 of those tentacles came up wiggling around and it appeared they were staring at us. Both of us were kind of disgusted by that. Matthew: The hell are those things?! Piano Lady: I don’t know… They seem harmless but they seem to be watching our every move. Matthew: Are they looking for something? Piano Lady: Maybe… Matthew: Ugh! This isn’t how the trip was supposed to go! It was supposed to be nice and pleasant and- Piano Lady: Hey hey. Don’t lose your cool. Yes this is bad but… we’ll be alright. I could tell that she was just trying to put on a brave facade to try to calm me down but I could see through it. I appreciated her for trying to calm me down though. Piano Lady: Listen, you go on ahead. Matthew: Well what about you? What are you gonna do? Piano Lady: I’m gonna stay here and see if anyone else needs help. Matthew: Alright… Be careful. We both looked at each other for 1 last time before I went to the floor below. When I got there, I went right into the banquet room in hopes of finding my mother. The only person in there was Augustus. He looked horrendously distraught. Matthew: Augustus! Are you ok? Augustus: Matthew! Ohh am I glad to see you’re alright. I’m… ok. It seems like… this perfect day has taken quite the turn hasn’t it? Matthew: No fucking shit! Augustus: Err… Sorry. Matthew: It’s ok. Just… who the hell would do this? Augustus: I’m not sure but to do this without remorse? That’s scary. Matthew: Hey wait… Where’s my mother? Augustus: Your mother? I’m sorry but I don’t know. When the bomb exploded, it knocked me out cold. When I came around, everyone in the room was gone. Matthew: Damnit. -sighs- Well you’re ok at least. Augustus: For now at least. Water is gushing through the belly of the ship as we speak. And soon, the S.S. Oceana will rest at the bottom of the sea… forever. Matthew: Well what do we do? Augustus: I don’t know. I think I’m just gonna stay in here for a bit more… wallow in my own misery for a bit. Matthew: Are you crazy?! Ugh. Well don’t stay too long or you’ll join the ship as well. Augustus: Yes. I know. You should try to get out of here though. I know there were some people at the exit of the boat looking for a way to stop the water level from rising. Speak to them. They might have seen your mother. Matthew: Alright… I left Augustus in the room and went to find the people at the exit of the boat. There were 2 people in the water trying to get it out but it seemed as no matter what, more water just kept rushing in. As they looked out the opening of the boat however, they could see something coming towards them. Then, in a split second, they appeared right before the 2 people and took them from the ship. Everyone that witnessed that were in shock and horrified. Passenger #1: They kidnapped those 2 people! Passenger #2: What the hell were they?! Matthew: Were they… Deoxys? Passenger #3: We need to hide! The Cargo Hold should do the trick! Passenger #1: But that person won’t let anyone pass! Matthew: I’ll get him to move and then come back for you all! I ran up the steps and up to the man that was blocking the way to the Cargo Hold. He was persistent on not moving. Then all of a sudden, a woman’s shriek could be heard. 1 of those things came up and took the man that was blocking the way. I jumped back in surprise. I scrambled to my feet and went to tell the others that we could go but they weren’t there anymore. More of those things must have came in and taken them. I had no other choice but to go to the Cargo Hold myself. As I got down there, holes sprang up and water started to rush in. I went into the water and finally got into the Cargo Hold. I could see my mom and her Sylveon though. It seemed as though she was trying to find a way to control the water but wasn’t able to. Sylveon turned around and saw me and then alerted mom. Mom: Hmm? What is it Sylveon? -turns around- Matt?! Is that you?! Matthew: Who else would it be?! Mom: -runs up to me and hugs me with Sylveon- B-But what are you doing here? I thought you were somewhere safe… Matthew: How the hell did I teleport?! Mom: I’ll tell you later. I’m just… happy you’re ok. Matthew: I’m happy you’re ok too. Mom: I guess all that matters is that we’re together again right? Matthew: Yea but we should hurry. There are these… things kidnapping people from the boat! Mom: Well I guess we can use my Pokemon to surf on the water but as for the other people… ???: Sorry to disappoint but you’ll be joining them shortly. Do you really think you’re safe from our onslaught? Matthew: Who said that?! We looked towards the floor and could see 4 purple dots appear and then an N formed and a woman appeared before us. ???: We came here for 1 purpose and 1 purpose only and we’re not leaving until we’ve fulfilled that purpose. Mom: Are you the 1 who’s behind this attack?! ???: Perhaps but that’s not something I’m comfortable sharing. Matthew: Ohh you fucking bitch. ???: Well don’t you just have a mouth only a mother would love. Anyways, the only thing that truly matters right now is your apprehension. Matthew: Wait. Apprehension? Mom: My apprehension? ???: Correct. What? Did you think Matthew was our target? Matthew: Wait. How do you know my name?! ???: That’s not important right now. Mom: I don’t understand. If all you wanted was me, then why go so far to destroy the S.S. Oceana?! Matthew: Everyone was so confused and didn’t know what was going on! And then you had those things kidnap them! ???: Ahh. So you’ve witnessed those Dexoys ehh? Matthew: Dexoys? ???: Almost sounds like Deoxys and they do look like them too but they are different. And we kidnapped them because… witnesses can be such a bother. It’s better if we just wipe them all out. Matthew: What?! Mom: And if someone happened to get out? They would spread awareness. ???: That won’t be happening though. It wouldn’t be too bad considering most people think we’re quite passive anyway.But it’s time! It’s time for people woke up from this dream of safety they have going on! The ship swayed a bit as it was starting to take on more water. I didn’t know what to do but I was ready for a fight if it came to that. My mom seemed relaxed for some reason though. She recalled her Sylveon and tried to hand me her PokeBalls. I was confused with what she was doing. She then instructed me to get off the ship and that her Pokemon would help me. I protested this but she insisted that I did this. Matthew: But mom- Mom: Hun… I’ll be ok as long as I know you’re safe and sound. That’s all that matters to me. Matthew: Mom… Fine. I’ll do it. ???: Sorry but no can do. That’s not gonna happen. Just then 3, as this woman called them, Dexoys appeared out of nowhere, separating me from my mother. She was determined to complete her mission. Matthew: Damnit! ???: Don’t think you’re safe. I’m going to deal with you next Matthew. Just then, the 3 of us heard something crack from high above. I could hear someone yelling “Look out below!” I looked up and could see something big falling towards us. I moved back just in time as a piano came crashing down on top of the Dexoys. Then I remembered where the piano used to be and who was there. Matthew: Piano Lady!?… Piano Lady?! Damn… Damnit! Damnit! DAMNIT! Those Dexoys must have gotten her after pushing the piano off the ledge. ???: What the- What happened?! Mom: Matt! Go! NOW! I knew there was nothing else I could do so I did as my mother told me to do. I ran out of the Cargo Hold and ran towards the deck of the ship. But once I got there, a strange looking man was standing there. The girl from before was soon behind me. I was trapped. Matthew: -thinking to myself- Fuck! What do I do now?! ???: Did you think you were done with me? Be a good little boy and come back with us. There’s no point in fighting back. Matthew: -grabs the Moon Ball- I’d rather go down trying than to just give up. ???: Tsk tsk tsk. This will just make things worse for you in the lon- ???: Taaalonflaaame! ???: What is that?! We all looked up towards the sky. All I could see was a blazing orange thing rushing towards the boat. It swooped down, its claws gripped me by the shoulders and took off with me in blinding speed. TIME SPENT IN AEVIUM QUESTION OF THE THREAD

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The time had come. It was the day that mom and I were moving to the Aevium Region. Where I would start my next Pokemon adventure. I helped my mother pack up everything we were taking with us. Didn’t take long though as we were only bringing the essentials with us. From what mom told me, our new home would already be furnished. We finally got our stuff packed up. As we opened the door to go to Kanto, we both looked back to what we called home for the last time. We then both went outside and closed the door. Mom: So, you ready hun? Matthew: Hell yea! This is gonna be awesome! Mom: Haha. I’m happy you’re excited. I’ll be rooting for you when you start your journey. Matthew: Thanks. So where are we going? Mom: Well we have to go to Mistralton City to take a plane to Saffron City and then from there, we’ll take a taxi to Vermillion and wait for the boat there. Matthew: The S.S. Oceana right? That’s what the boat’s called? Mom: Mhm. From there, we’ll be on the ship for 2 days. We’ll probably board the ship late though so it shouldn’t be too long. Matthew: Sweet. Let’s go! The 2 of us set off to Mistralton City. It took us about an hour to get there. When we got there, we saw Skyla there by the plane. Matthew: Hey there Skyla. Skyla: Ohh Matthew! Former Champion of Unova. You and you and your mother doing? Matthew: We’re doing alright. I could be better but I’m still doing good. Skyla: Well that’s good. Mom: So are you ready to take us to Saffron City? Skyla: Of course Nancy. It’s kind of sad to see you 2 leave but I know you’re itching to take on that League Matt. Matthew: You have no idea how badly I want to. This is gonna be exciting. Skyla: Alright. Get on board you 2! Mom and I boarded the plane and took our seats. We put on the seatbelts as Skyla came into the plane. She put hers on as well and started to get the plane ready to fly. In no time, we were taking off up into the air. It was exciting. The trip took about 2 hours until we got to Saffron. When we touched down, Skyla opened the doors and mom and I got off. We looked on as Skyla waved good bye and took back off back to Unova. We then waited for a taxi to come by so we could get to Vermillion City. Once we got there, we waited on the dock for the boat to come. Matthew: Gah! I hope the boat doesn’t take long. It’s 4:30 right now. Mom: It should be coming in about a half hour. Matthew: Ehh. I guess that’s not long. Still, I hate waiting around. Mom: Well I’m sure you’ll find something to do. Matthew: Hmm. Ohh I know! Krep! Taka! Come on out! Duskull: Duskull Dusk! Gible: Gib Gible! Matthew: Hey you 2. Look. We’re in Kanto now! The 2 Pokemon looked around their surroundings for a bit. They seemed intrigued by the area. Matthew: -thinking to myself- I would have these 2 train against each other but all Taka knows is Tackle and Sand-Attack and that wouldn’t be fair to have it fight against Krep. Ehh. Ohh well. It’ll get lots of training once we get to Aevium. Mom: Ahh! The boats here! Sure enough, the boat was coming to the dock. I returned my Pokemon back to their respected PokeBalls and got in line to board the ship. Once we got in there, we stopped and looked around the ship. It was so big and luxurious. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Matthew: Wow. This place is amazing. Mom: It is. What a gorgeous looking ship. Matthew: I wonder where our rooms are? Mom: Ahh yes. I decided to get us different rooms. Thought you’d like your own space. Matthew: Aww. You’re the best mom. Mom: Thank you Matt. Matthew: So what is there to do for the next couple of hours. Mom: Umm… I’m not sure to be honest. ???: Excuse me. Are you 2 taking part of the Aevium League? Matthew: She’s not but I am. I plan on beating all of the Gym Leaders and the Elite 8. Who are you by the way? Sailor: I’m just a sailor on this here ship. My job here is to make sure no 1 accidentally walks out this down here and fall into the ocean. Matthew: Have… people really done that? Sailor: Well if they didn’t, I wouldn’t be needed now would I? Matthew:… Good point. Sailor: Anyways, we have a registration room here for trainers looking to take part in the Aevium League. If you wanna kill some time, I suggest you go there. Matthew: The registration room huh? Yea. Yea! That’s an awesome idea! Thanks! How do I get to it? Sailor: All you got to do is to go up the 1st 2 flights of stairs and it’s the last door to your right. It could take a couple of hours to complete though. Matthew: That’s alright. I’ll do anything to take part in this league. Thanks for the information. Mom: Well, I guess you’re gonna go register now then huh? Matthew: Yea. You don’t mind right? Mom: Of course not sweetie. You need to do everything you can so you can officially take place in this league. Have fun. I’m gonna go look around the ship. Ohh yes. Your room is the last 1 on the right of this floor. Matthew: Alright. Thanks mom! I’ll see you when I get done. Mom: Take care dear. Mother went to go explore the ship. I looked around as well but only in the room I was at now. This was the 1st time I was ever on a ship. It was quite exciting. I finally made it to the door of the registration room and entered it. There were some computers and a couple of trainers that were registering themselves. I went up to a computer, put on the headphones that were assigned to that computer and pressed the call button. ???: REGISTRATION……….. Start! Matthew: What the- ???: Hello? Can you hear me? Matthew: Yes I can. Can you hear me? ???: I can. Great! We can both hear each other! Matthew: Uhh… Can you see me though? Because I can’t see you. ???: Huh? Oops. Give me a couple of seconds. I could hear some stuff on the other side being fiddled about. But as the person said, it only took a couple of seconds and I was able to see them on screen. It was a woman with black hair with some red on the tips of them. She looked well dressed as well. ???: How’s that? Can you see me now? Matthew: Yes I can. Amanda: Great! Then we can get this started! 1st, I’ll introduce myself. I’m Amanda. I’m what you could call a scout. Matthew: A scout? For what? Amanda: I scout new trainers for the Aevium League of course! Matthew: Ohh. That makes sense. Amanda: It’s my duty to guide newcomers like you into the world of Pokemon! Matthew: Well, I’m not really a newcomer. Amanda: Ahh. A seasoned trainer then ehh? This will go even more smoother then. By the way, what’s your name? Matthew: It’s Matthew. Amanda: Well Matthew, do you know anything about the Aevium League? Matthew: Umm… All I know is that there are 18 Gym Leaders and instead of an Elite 4, there’s an Elite 8. Amanda: Ahh. Then I can skip past that part then. But, there’s something else you should know. Pokemon here refuse to grow if their trainer isn’t in tip-top shape! Matthew: What do you mean? Amanda: Well depending on how many badges you have, the Pokemon you catch will only grow to a certain level. Matthew: Wait. Really? Even Pokemon I’m bringing? Amanda: Ahh. You have Pokemon with you already? That’s wonderful! But yes. That includes them as well. Matthew: Interesting. I guess that’ll make training even harder now. Amanda: I’m glad you like the idea of that. I usually get a lot of people annoyed with that and get yelled for it. It’s a pain sometimes. Matthew: Ohh. I’m sorry. Amanda: Ehh. It’s alright. The job of being a scout. Anyways, we should set up your Trainer Card. Let’s see here. Your name’s Matthew and you’re a male. Could stand back a bit? I’m gonna take a picture of you to put on your Trainer Card. Matthew: Yea. Sure. -stands back and poses- Is this good? Amanda: Haha. Yea. Now hold still aaannnd… got it! I could hear a lot of typing on the keyboard this Amanda was using. I didn’t know what she was doing but the fact that she was working on my Trainer Card for this region was getting me even more pumped up. Amanda: Well, congratulations Matthew! You are now registered in the Aevium League! Matthew: Awesome! Thank you so much! Amanda: No problem. Now, once the S.S. Oceana docks tomorrow, meet me at Gearen Laboratory. From there, we’ll pick out your starter Pokemon and then you’ll be on your way to great things! Matthew: Real quick question. Since you already know I have Pokemon, do I still have to pick a starter? Amanda: Yes. No matter what, it is mandatory that you choose a starter Pokemon. Matthew: Alright. I’m just making sure. Amanda: Do you have anymore questions? Matthew: Naw. I think I’m good. Amanda: Then you’re all set! I’ll see you soon! Matthew: Later. The computer screen turned off. I was really feeling the excitement now. The receptionist called me over to her counter. She went over to a machine and printed out my Trainer Card and then handed it to me. I looked at it with glee. Before I left though, she told me that it wasn’t verified and that I would need to get it verified at Gearen Immigration. I thanked her and walked out the door. By the time I was done, it was nighttime. I didn’t realize that it took so long. Mother came down the stairs looking for me. Mom: Ohh Matthew! You’re out! Did everything go smoothly? Matthew: It sure did. Look. I got my Trainer Card. -shows mom the trainer card- Mom: That’s great dear! But wow. I didn’t think registration would take that long. Matthew: Me neither. But ohh well. It passed the time and was actually kind of fun. I think I should head off to bed though. It’s getting late. Mom: Ohh! Before you do that, mind taking a quick stroll with me? Matthew: Sure. Mother and I went up the stairs and then stood in front of some doors that was near the top of the room. I didn’t know why she wanted me to see this. Matthew: So… what are we doing here? Mom: Well, when the ship is close to docking at Gearen City, a feast will be held inside there. Matthew: Really? Why? Mom: Just a celebration for new or seasoned trainers looking for a challenge and also to have a good time. Matthew: It does sound like a good time. This trip is getting better and better. Mom: Ohh yea. My friend Augustus is the Captain of this ship. When you wake up tomorrow, I think you should go see him. I know you probably wanna see the rest of the ship before we dock. Matthew: I do actually. I was in 1 room for hours. How do you know this Augustus anyways? Mom: He’s 1 of my friends from back in the day. He used to be a very powerful trainer back in his day but he’s retired now. Matthew: Stronger than me? Mom: Haha. He could probably have given you a run for your money. Matthew: Well now I wanna battle him. Mom: Maybe another time dear. But you should really talk to him tomorrow. He knows more stuff about Aevium than I do. Matthew: He does huh? I guess I will then. Mom: Alright. Good. Well, I’m gonna go to my room to sleep. Matthew: Yea. I’m gonna do the same. Been a long busy day. Need to be rested up for tomorrow. Mom: Mhm. Good night Matthew. Matthew: Good night mom. She went on her way to her room and I went to mine. This had been the 1st time I was in my room. It was pretty cozy looking. Some couches, a table and a really big bed. I’d be able to stretch out more than I normally would on my usual bed. I got ready for bed, turned off the lights and crawled into bed. Before going to sleep, I looked at my Trainer Card 1 more time. I couldn’t believe that I was gonna be starting my adventure here. Matthew: I’m so glad I’m on this ship… Thanks Taka. I put my Trainer Card on the desk next to me. I rolled over onto my side, closed my eyes and fell fast asleep for the next day tomorrow. TIME SPENT IN AEVIUM QUESTION OF THE THREAD

I think he's picking Torchic.

Yea. I don’t really use those unless there’s no other way to defeat them & I didn’t feel like having another Crawli moment. & I never played Let’s Go soooo that’s surprising to me.

I know! I was really worried about the Dragonite and M-Pidgeot. I got the flinches on the EXACT moment I needed them. Other wise, I think this video would have been longer. I think I found my favorite Bug Type Pokemon. Lol.

@Maqqy In case you still wanna see that Yanmega slaughter. That's right. I remember you wanting to see this! It happens more towards the end of the episode though.