Author's Note:

Hello! Based on a suggestion, I've decided to move all of the "One Time" shorts into a whole new story category so that I won't clutter up the main story.

Chapters 1 to 6 are based on the profile pages of Candela, Blanche, and Spark. The rest are totally new!

They will all start with the theme: "One Time..."

Hope you will all enjoy!

Candela

One time, on our first meeting, the three of us introduced ourselves to each other.

I was first up and I just smiled and confidently introduced who I was because if you're ever going to make a first impression, it's through introducing yourself and letting your presence be known to everyone! Spark immediately shook my hand after I was done and said that his name was Mr. Kraps.

I didn't believe it at first, but then he laughed and said that his real name was Spark. I laughed so hard after I got that joke!

Blanche was last and boy was she serious! Like, you ever got a sudden chill down your spine by being around someone who you pretty much know looks like he or she's the best? Like, if the Champion of the region, let's say Cynthia, stood in front of you. Wouldn't you be intimidated?

"So this is what being Intimidated by a Gyarados feels like" I said to myself.

Blanche stood there, looking very stern and astute with one hand at her chest and the other behind her, and she began by saying "Greetings and salutations, future colleagues! My name is Blanche and I am one of the leaders chosen by the highly acclaimed professor Willow, who has recently been in charge of this exceptional establishment. I would hope that we would get to know each other's idiosyncratic personalities and-"

From the moment she said 'idio-whatever', I knew that I was dealing with a walking thesaurus. A variety of words that had at least six syllables each, left Blanche's mouth, entered our ears, and left before our brains could even process their meaning. Spark and I looked at each other at one point and I knew that neither of us understood what she was saying.

A lot of time has passed and it felt like ages! Pretty much the only words I understood at one point were, "I", "the", "if", "and", and "to."

"Do any of you have any inquiries?" Blanche asked when she FINALLY finished.

I raised my hand and Blanche looked like she hoped that nobody would have any questions for her, but she eventually allowed me to speak. I asked if she could say everything again from the beginning with, you know, simpler words.

To our surprise, her face grew bright red and she was still as a Sudowoodo! Spark then raised his hand, but before Blanche called him out, he asked what were those papers that she had behind her back.

To perfectly paint a better picture, you ever seen a tomato? That's what Blanche's face looked like. She slowly brought out her hand from behind her back, and it was revealed that behind her were some papers with the title "Introductory Speech - Final Draft."

SHE MEMORISED A SPEECH FOR US! THAT WAS SOOOOO CUTE! Spark and I hugged her to save her from embarrassment, and she kinda cried a bit.

When we let her go, she started over again saying, 'H-hi, m-my name is Blanche... Thanks.' She didn't need to say much after that since from that point on, the three of us became close friends.

This is just one of many! Hopefully you will like 'em all. As always, feedback will always be appreciated. Thanks a lot!