It was about a two hour journey to Nuvema Town by foot from Castelia City, and it wasn't a fun journey. I huffed as my Gothita, Gothie, tried to keep up with my speed, stepping on my heels every so often as we traveled over the Skyarrow Bridge. Wind blew in my face, making the bridge sway a little bit. I stayed to the side holding on tightly to the bar, fearing for my life. Gothita walked beside me, trying not to be blown away by the sheer force of the breeze.
"Are you sure you don't want to be put back in your Pokeball? You'll be much more comfortable." I yelled over the wind, looking down at her, smiling faintly. She looked up at me and shook her head, defiantly. I blinked and looked back up, wanting to get off the damned bridge. The wind shook the bridge again and I screamed, running to get to the end, terrified. I swooped up Gothita and bolted to the far end of the bridge, as Gothita struggled against me holding her.
I shot past trainers who wanted to battle, apologizing for not ditching out on battles and I kept running. I panted once I reached the end, completely out of breath. Gothie jumped out of my arms once I hunched over and started to breath heavily, trying to regain my breath, my bag sliding and hitting my legs. She ran in front of me and jumped happily at what she saw in front of us. My eyes adjusted to the dark scene in front of me, I looked into the green forest in front of us and I smiled, seeing a couple trainers walking around.
I knew they were going to be higher levelled than me, since they were for the trainers who had beat the local gym leader. I walked past them while avoiding their view and I walked into the small Nacrene City, the sound of an accordion filling the air. The city looked and seemed cozy and a happy place to live. I picked up my pokemon, and placed her on my shoulders, holding her small feet gently.
We walked along looking at the scenery. My over the shoulder bag hit my right thigh as we kept walking, and a warm breeze blew through the city, and I smiled happily. Gothie held on tightly, grasping at my white hair, tugging slightly.
I walked through the streets, until I heard the accordion at the loudest I could be. I looked at a man playing his instrument which filled the city and I smiled at the man, waving at him with Gothie on my shoulder, waving as well. He smiled and nodded, and continued to play. The atmosphere of the city was much different than Castelia, everyone seemed more friendly and like everyone knew each other, despite the population.
Castelia was all fun and all the tourists and immigrants moved there, making it densely populated. It was always super busy and Castelia Cones were always sold out, which frustrated me during the long and hot summers we got. Having a gym there wasn't any better, so trainers stayed overnight often.
I walked past the musician and walked towards the end of the city, towards the route to the next town. I walked though the connecter building, and walked through the route, letting Gothie roam and play around in the grass. Once we got near the preschool, Gothita grabbed onto my leg and medieval looking trainers walked by, holding about eight pokeballs in their arms.
I took a double take, and frowned when they eyed me harshly. They shook they're head and looked at Gothie pitifully. I hugged and walked faster, walking through Straiton walking towards Accumula Town, not even relaxing until I felt we were safe. I had walked completely though Striation, not even realizing I missed the city.
I stood in the middle of Accumula Town, and I saw even more of these medieval trainers, holding several pokeballs each. Some where talking to this man with light green hair and a red covering on one of his eyes.
He skimmed over the city, and we locked eyes. His stiff posture didn't change and he looked away, speaking angrily. I kept walking through the town, and I got to the first route in Unova.
I smiled gleefully and ran through the route and grass, eager to get to the lab. Gothie squealed from my speed, sprinting through the grass. I jumped over a few wild Pokemon, avoiding them, and ran into the small town. I saw a black haired boy with glasses and another blonde haired girl with a large green hat. They were talking gleefully, and they had their start pokemon out.
"Trainers! Hello, I'm Brielle! I'm doing the trainers challenge with you!" I yelled, startling both of them. I waved and walked over to them. The blonde girl smiled and waved, holding an Oshawatt. I stood in front of the two, and the man held his hand out.
"I'm Cheren and this is Bianca. There would be someone else here, but her dad had just come home from Hoenn." Cheren nodded, a very placid look on his face. I shook his hand, and laughed.
"Nice to meet you two. That's kinda funny, my dad just left for Sinnoh, and then Almia. He's a Pokemon Ranger, so he's barely home." I smiled slightly to the memory of my dad, saving and helping Pokemon from Team Dim Sum.
The Pokemon Professor, Juniper came out of her lab, holding three devices and another pokeball, "I see Brielle has finally come, hello! The walk from Castelia is a long one, I'm glad you can make it!
"I am Professor Juniper, and I'm glad you three have come to my lab! I'm quite sad that White can't come, but I promise you, she'll join you half way, around the time you get to Mistralion. This is yours, Brielle, the grass type Snivy. Have fun with him!"
She started to talk about the Pokedex and I zoned out, fiddling with the shrunken Pokeball in my hand. I clicked the button and it enlarged, it filling my whole hand. I started to wonder about my adventure, and my team I wanted. I smiled to myself quietly, thinking about all the possibilities.
The professor walked up to me, handing me an electronic encyclopedia, "Here's your Pokédex, Brielle. Make sure to catch as many Pokemon as you can to fill it, and most importantly, have fun."