(Olivia's POV)

"I wanna be the very best

Like no one ever was,

To catch them is my real test,

To train them is my cause!

I will travel across the lands,

Searching far and wide,

Teach Pokémon to understand,

The power that's inside-" I was cut off by my mom calling me. I paused the video and listened to what she had to say.

"Olivia, come here please!" She called out.

"Okay!" I shouted before I got up."I'll be back for you," I said as I dramatically stroked the computer screen before getting up and going to the kitchen.

Why is it that every time I wanna watch a really epic episode of Pokémon, I get interrupted?

"Yeah mom?" I asked, stepping into the kitchen. She stood at the island chopping up vegetables. She looked up from the chopping board and smiled at me.

"Oh, I wanted you to take Jakey to tryouts, as you can see I'm kinda busy and your father is at work."

No,no,no! This can't be happening! Why me?

"But mom-"

"No buts, now go!" She scolded interrupting my oncoming complaint and turning back to her chopping.

I held in my growl and headed upstairs towards Jakey's room. I was supposed to be spending my summer watching and playing Pokémon, but no, here I was running stupid errands. This was all Jakey's fault. Why'd he have to be in love with baseball? He even made mom buy him a uniform and he was not even on the team. I continued complaining to myself and soon found myself at Jakey's door. I was about to turn the doorknob but stopped to listen to him.

"Strike two! The amazing Jakey has one more chance to become the bestest baseball player in the whole wide world! He shoots and he scores! Yeah, touch down! Home run! The crowd goes wild! Aaaahhh!" I chuckled at the seven-year old's enthusiasm. Despite that fact that he was mixing up baseball, basketball and football terms it was still cute.

"Yo amazing Jakey!" I called using the nickname he chose for himself as I opened the door. He turned to face me. He was standing on his bed, already in his baseball uniform wearing a baseball glove on one hand and holding a bat in the other hand."C'mon we gotta go!" I said grabbing his tiny hand.

"YES! I'm gonna be a baseball player! The bestest one ever!" He cheered. I chuckled again most of my anger of being unable to watch Pokémon dying down. I smiled as he skipped down the stairs and rushed towards the door waiting for me to get my shoes.

"Come on Olivia, hurry up or we'll be late!" He said hopping from one foot to another.

Whoa, he's that excited for baseball? I'd only be that excited if I was going to face the Pokemon league. Or witness an epic battle!

I grabbed my sneakers and slipped them on. After patting my pocket and confirming if my phone was there, I adjusted my glasses, made sure my white-charmed necklace was tucked under my shirt and unlocked the door. Jakey dashed out and began running ahead of me.

"Hey, be careful Jakey!" I shouted as I locked the door and walked after him.

No way am I running.

He giggled and slowed down to skip ahead of me. I plugged my earbuds in and blasted the opening theme again while keeping an eye on 'The Amazing Jakey'

~~~~Time skip brought to you by the never aging Ash~~~~

I spotted the baseball field and made my way inside. There were already some kids trying out on the field. Jakey ran off somewhere and I aimlessly stood there looking at the stands. My eyes darted over the few people sitting there cheering for their kids and finally rested on the blondie who was tying her shoelaces.

Looks like she signed up for the summer too.

I smiled and made my way towards my best friend Piper or as I liked to call her, Hyper. What else would I expect from this hyper-active, athletic girl who was in love with sports. I smiled when I remembered back in first grade when I told her to marry sports after she said she loved them and she cried. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

"Hey Olivia! What are you doing here?" She asked as she smiled brightly at me. I took a seat next to her on the bench and yanked out my earbuds shoving them into my pocket.

"I'm here with Jakey, he's trying out for the junior team." I said as I turned to watch a little red-headed girl swing her bat and miss the ball.

"Oh, Jakey is trying out! That's so cute! " I rolled my eyes wondering what was cute about that.

"Hey guess what?" She said as she switched feet to tie the laces on her other shoe.

"What?" I asked watching the red-headed girl sadly walk away and a rather short boy with a runny nose take her place.

"They decided to let older kids play too! They're having tryouts right after the junior team and if you're good enough they'll let you join! Then there will be practice for the whole summer, then in September the team is officially gonna start!" She said excitedly. I smiled at her.

"That's great that means you can join the team!" She frowned.

"Yeah, Mom encouraged me to play but I don't think I'm good enough." She said sadly and set her foot down. I shifted my gaze from the game and turned to her. "Baseball...I don't know I mean I love it, I really do!" she continued.

It was my turn to frown."What do you mean you aren't good enough?" She shrugged and stared at the ground."I just feel like I'm not gonna make it, I mean I've been playing soccer since I was little but baseball..." She trailed off.

I grabbed her shoulders." Look at me! Are you wacko? I mean your Hyper Piper! You're gonna make it! Now get yourself together and stop doubting yourself. " She turned to look at me."Yes you've been playing soccer since you were a kid and only started baseball a few months ago, but that doesn't change anything! You're amazing and you love baseball, don't let your only chance to join the team slip away."I encouraged, shaking her shoulders for emphasis.

"You really think so?" she asked. I slightly frowned at why she was being so down. She was usually cheery and jumpy. Like a female Jakey. "Duh! Now like I said, stop doubting yourself!" I said hitting the visor of her cap.

A smile took over her lips and reached her eyes. She took the hat off and tightened her ponytail. She slipped it back on. "Thanks." she said. I smiled at her. "No problem Hyper!"

"Hey!" She said punching my arm as I laughed at her.

"Why are you punching me now, it's like the third time I called you that today!" I said with a giggle. She really hated that name which was the exact reason why I stuck with it.

"Ugh shut up!" She said trying to hit me again and I moved out of the way, laughing. With easy smiles on our faces, we turned to the field.

"Hey look Jakey's coming on the field!" She squealed. I looked around and finally spotted him. He was marching up to the batter's box or whatever it was called with a big smile plastered on his face.

"Woohoo! Go Jakey!" Piper cheered. I smiled and joined her. "C'mon Amazing Jakey, you can do it!" I hollered getting a few looks from the older people sitting a stand away from us. I frowned at them.

Ugh,what's their problem? I mean they cheered for their kids. Ignoring them, I turned back to the field.

Jakey held up his bat and took his stance. The pitcher also took his stance and threw the ball. It zoomed across the field and SMACK! It made contact with the bat. It flew up into the air and Jakey dashed to the next base. He ran all the way around the field and made a home run. We jumped to our feet and cheered for him. Even though I hated the sport, I'd at least be there for Jakey. He was beaming as he rushed over to us.

"Hey, nice job kid!" I said patting his head. A blush coated his cheeks as he gave me a toothy grin. "Thanks!"

"You definitely made the team!" Piper chirped up. "Yup!" He beamed."Now I will become the bestest baseball player!"

"You sure will, you little cutie pie!" She cooed pinching his cheek.

"Eurgh! You're hurting my cheeks!" Piper laughed and I noticed older kids about our age and some a little older coming onto the bench Piper and I were sitting on. "Oh, I have to go now, bye!" He said when a couple of his friends came and called him.

"Hey the older kids are trying out now," I notified Piper who was waving at the retreating group.

"Oh!" She said turning her attention to the field. A lanky boy was swinging the bat and he missed. "You're out!" Shouted the Umpire as the boy slowly walked back. This time a girl with a long ponytail came out to take his place. Just like the boy before, she got three strikes and was sent back. A third boy came out and missed too. I glanced at the pitcher. He was chewing gum and had a cocky smirk on his face. His black hair looked greasy and he seemed to be in his mid teens, around fifteen years old.

"Yikes, that dude looks tough!" I stated.

"Mhm," Piper nodded in agreement. We watched a few more kids play. So far out of the ten who tried, only one made it. I looked to my right. Only one more until Piper's turn. All of a sudden Piper broke the silence. "Hey I got an amazing idea!" I turned to face her. "How about you try out! It'll be awesome! We'll be the baseball besties!" She shouted shaking my shoulders.

"No way, not happening." I said simply.

"Why? Please? All you do is sit around staring at your computer or 3DS watching Chinese animals caught in balls. You're so boring! C'mon it'll be fun!" She whined.

"Ugh, it's not Chinese it's Japanese, and they are not animals!" I corrected slightly annoyed at her ignorance.

"Whatever, just try out please." She begged.

"No, I don't want to." I said staying firm.

"You have to. You'll get fat! Plus you need to stay healthy!"

"Next!" The referee yelled.

"She's next!" Piper yelled, pointing at me while shoving the bat into my hand.

"No I'm not!" I yelled back as she put the baseball cap over my head. "I don't even have the uniform!" I tried, desperate to defend my freedom.

"You don't need it for the try outs, now go!" She shouted pushing me towards the Umpire.

I smiled at the people giving me weird looks and nervously walked up to the batter's box. I copied the stance that I saw on TV and gripped the bat. I bet my knuckles were white. My legs felt like jelly.

Aw man, I'm gonna die!

I tightened my grip on the bat. I was not even sure if I knew how to hold it the right way. I gulped and took a deep breath. My heart hammered in my chest. The pitcher gave a nasty smirk and adjusted his cap. I could hear Piper cheering me on but it was hard to make out what she was shouting over my thudding heartbeat. He threw another smirk my way and I gulped.

I'm dead.

He drew his arm back and brought it forward throwing the ball. Everything went in slow motion except for the dang baseball. The only sounds were my loud heart beat and the hissing of the ball. I gulped and took a deep breath and braced myself. I closed my eyes for a millisecond. Right when I was about to open them again something whacked my face so hard that I could swear I felt my brain shake. I stumbled backwards and crashed to the floor. My head hitting the base and bouncing back to the ground.

A scorching pain gnawed at where the ball had hit. I tried opening my eyes but the light was scorching them. I felt a warm thick liquid ooze all over my nose and mouth and was quickly spreading to my chin and cheeks. Many voices were asking countless questions but I was in too much agony to care or make out what they were saying. The world was spinning. Black spots were starting to cover my vision. Through the hazy blurs, I could make out Jakey's tear-stained face. I tried to open my mouth and say something but all that came out was a pitiful moan. The last thing I saw was Jakey shaking my shoulder and calling my name before I completely blacked out.