cloud & mist

A small sigh escaped the assistant’s lips as he took out a flask and took a few sips of water to quench his thirst. Professor Rowan had received news that sightings of a new Pokemon were spotted in the vicinity and had sent Lucas down to check it out for the next few days to check if it was authentic or not.

“Guess I got to tell the professor th-”

The rustling of leaves nearby caught his attention before a quick blur sped past him causing Lucas to step back in surprise before wondering what that blur could possibly have been? The Pokemon the professor had been looking for or an anomaly?

“You wouldn’t happen to have a Quick Ball on hand would you? I’ll pay you back.” he only had plain pokeball’s on him, and using his current Pokémon team would probably K.O. the already injured Pokémon. It was the only plan he could think of to take it safely to the Pokémon center, unless this boy before him had a better one.

“Or trade you, but I would like to catch the little guy.” he felt his excitement start to kick in, even though he knew he should stay calm in situations such as these. He looked around the area for any sudden movement in the grass, hoping the Electrike would pop out eventually. There was the thought of sending out his own electric Pokémon, but if there was something harming electric types then that wouldn’t be the best idea.

It started as a simple day for her, not one of note but one that was easy to remember for the simple comforts. That’s what she thought it would be. Simple. She was going to just go in to town, grab a few goods and go on her way. But, what happened she wasn’t too sure, someone found out about her powers. 

Where the average person would move on, they asked her to do things. To see their futures or to do this or that. People started crowding around her, muttering about this and that and thoughts were pouring in at a rate she could barely comprehend. 

Her chest was tightening and her eyes were swimming, she could feel herself shake. And then she saw a calm face. And a hand. She didn’t know what he said but she immediately trusted her instincts and took his hand. 

He lead her through the crowd and lead her somewhere quiet. Or at least quieter. Dia didn’t know what to really think, or what would be appropriate. So by instinct alone, she did the only thing she could think of. 

“You’re welcome! I’m glad I could help.” he patted her on the head, wondering where she could go now. He could lead her to a different town, one that’s more friendlier and perhaps less quieter.

“Do you want help finding shelter? I don’t mind. There are nicer places than this one.” he looked through his pokenav, figuring it’ll be better if they walked there. However, he wasn’t sure if she had any pokemon on her or not.

“Unless you have a home here. Then I’ll take you there.” he tilted his head curiously before pausing a moment, realizing he forgot to say something important.

She had decided to relax under an apple tree, one of her favorite things to do. Well, relaxing under trees that is. They were relaxing to say the least.

However, her relaxing was soon interrupted when apples started raining down from above, nearly onto her head. She looked up into the tree to see a male not much older than her in the tree, looking down at her. She listened to what he had to say before replying.

“Okay! Get ready!” he’s played this small game with his pokemon and they seemed to enjoy catching objects falling from high up. He wondered if other people felt the same way. Quickly letting his thoughts slide for now, he began to shake the branch, unknowing how many will fall off. He’d grab them with his hands, but that was still quite the complicated task on his own. For now, he’d have to be careful. He waited until at least one finally plucked off and headed down toward the girl.

“There! I’ll try to send one at a time.” try was an understatement, but luckily the apples were spread out. He moved a bit while she was busy with the one that fell, and waited before trying again. Two more fell that time.

“This is hard, I wonder how pokemon do it?” he questioned out loud and saw a particular apple he knew was ripe, but it was further away. 

He scooted over carefully and also let that one fall, wondering if he was moving too fast for her. What he didn’t know was that he knocked off three at the same time, completing their task.

Leaf sat with her Pokemon, watching the trainers and Pokemon interact was her favorite part. She didn’t participate, nor did she have any desire to. It was fun enough to just be able to relax and have a good time. She sat far enough away from the crowds, so she wasn’t recognized right away. It was never a hassle to talk to people, but Leaf liked the quiet. She didn’t realize how much she did, until all she was surrounded by was noise. 

She watched how each team worked, and carefully was able to pick out who was there to win, and who was there to have fun. Most of them were there to win, not that she blamed them, after all, thats why you joined these types of competitions. But then there was a select few, who were just having fun with their teams. Leaf smiled proudly at them, and hoped that one of those few teams won. 

After playing with her own Pokemon, Leaf sat out individual treats and took out her own lunch. She considered that day a win. And as she took her first bite out of the sandwich in her hands, she was greeted with a male voice. Looking up, it had been one of the trainers from before. Nodding, she took a bite out of her sandwich. After swallowing, she gives him a smile. 

“Really? I’ve been known to bring quite the attention, especially outside of my region. Is it easy to tell I’m not Kantonian? But I guess my Pokémon gives it away.” he laughed slightly, curious if she knew or not. Touya went back to eating, trying to finish before the next round started. They did have an hour interval section so the Pokémon can rest or train if the trainer so desired. Touya let his Archeops do as it pleased, long as it didn’t cause trouble for others.

Hearing the familiar voice, Ingo turned to face the boy when he approached. When his name was said, his eyes shot around a moment before looking back to Touya, “Hallo again Touya.” He replied, taking the offered bag and slipping it into his pocket.

“Have you gotten stronger with your Pokémon?” Touya moved to walk beside the taller man, not minding that they were being stared at. Long as they weren’t being followed, now that would be suspicious.

As she approached the front of the line, she was delighted to see that the vendor stocked extra of the ice cream so there was plenty to sell. She quickly fished out her wallet from her bag and placed her order. Before she could hand her money over to the vendor, she was interrupted by a very familiar voice and turned to see the face of a friend.

“T-Touya….” Bianca said in an almost-whisper, but she couldn’t find it in herself to say more. Was it really him? The same guy who disappeared out of the blue one day? The shock of his sudden appearance had distracted her and she didn’t hear his question about buying extra ice cream. 

“Wh-What are you doing here?” Were all the words she could muster together. She felt tears forming in her eyes and her hands and knees began to shake, but out of joy. A wide grin formed on her face and she removed her glasses to wipe away her tears, which were almost nonstop after a while. People behind them were watching and whispering to one another while Bianca drew in closer to embrace him. At the very least, she could contain herself from bawling like a toddler in public. 

“B-Bianca, you’re going to worry others…! Quickly, where’s my..” coming prepared, Touya took out his handkerchief and handed it to her, hugging her and rubbing her back in return. He decided to try and calm her down while waiting on their delicious Casteliacones.

“Let’s eat our Casteliacones on a bench and let our pokemon play! Sound good, Bianca?” he flashed her another smile, hoping it was enough to calm the girl down. He planned to explain everything to her. He did disappear off the face of the planet, after all. Well, not literally.

“Except all my pokemon evolved, we might wanna do it outside of the city—oh!” he pulled away from her the best he could to use his hand to carry the tray of Casteliacones. He attempted to take his other hand back to carry the rest. It was not an easy process, but at least they were in protective cases. The vendor was smart. Crowds were dangerous to carry ice cream in, so of course they’d need protection.

    Perhaps, it had been bitterness at the time, when he had assembled the words ‘no’ and ‘friends’ in one sentence. Green had been angry; he’d felt that he was left behind. It must be pathetic to hear, he imagines, and he prefers that he will keep that to himself for the time being. It’s ‘childish and foolish’ of him, Misty had said, and he chose not to listen.

    But Touya had been kind; too much, he thinks, and once he even dared to call him naive. Kindness is a mistake, he assumes, for the ones who have not been betrayed. ( He thinks Touya is too innocent for betrayal; too good. ) He approaches quietly, and he smiles when he is spotted.

“Me too! My Archeops is really friendly. It took a bit of help to find this place.” he looked up to where his Archeops was, the ancient bird Pokémon grooming its wings while resting. At least it seemed to be enjoying itself in its new surroundings.

“Also, you’ll scare trainers that way, Green. Anyway, you ready to go? You said you’d take me to ruins!” he grinned, the trainer was starting to be full of enthusiasm. The Archeops flew down to them and watched Green closely. Noticing the Pokémon come close, Touya grabbed its pokéball and returned it to let it rest in there for now since they were going to do the rest on foot.

“I made sure to bring us lunches this time.” Touya has been known for forgetting food, but when it came to meeting his friends he didn’t mind cooking. He wasn’t a bad cook, even if he was one to eat take-out half the time.

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Crashing landing with Quetzal in the middle of the annual Unova Gym Leader Conference was something of a happy coincidence. With his admittedly outlandish suit, Eusine more or less passed muster among the formal wear of the other attendees.

What did not pass muster was that he was looking utterly lost in the middle of a speech being delivered by a very old man and people were starting to stare at him.

As the speech droned on, Eusine began to realize that maybe he should excuse himself and actually go about his business rather than stand about and hope for free food. To that end, he quietly stepped out onto the patio of the conference hall to see about getting his Jumpluff to carry him back into the sky. As he rounded the corner away from the French doors, however, he finds himself standing uncomfortably close to another individual who seems to have had a similar idea.

“You’re… lost?” Touya questioned and situated his hat, looking at the person properly. He did not recognize them, and they did not look Unovian like he was. He tilted his head curiously.

“I don’t mind help you. Would you like a ride?” he pointed at his horse-like Pokemon, the electric type tapping its hooves slightly in agreement. It didn’t seem to mind the new company.