Chapter One, Home Sweet Home
The familiar cries of the Swanna in the sky made her smile widely, and when she spotted the land ahead she almost jumped with joy. The girl gripped the railings of the boat and leaned dangerously forward- not that she paid it any mind- as if it would urge the boat faster to her destination. She laughed, her blue eyes sparkling, as a wild Alomomola jumped out of the water and dived back to the sea.
"Look at that, we're almost home!" The girl said, an English accent on her tongue. The Eevee resting on her shoulder nuzzled its owner, "Vee! Vee!"
The girl closed her eyes as the breeze drifted pass her. Her dark blond hair flowed behind her, a blush entered her pale skin as she bathed in the warm sun. As if noticing something, the Eevee on her shoulder perked up, its ears twitching. "Vee,Vee! Eevee!" It tried to catch its owner's attention.
The girl looked at Eevee, who was frantically pointing to her blue shoulder bag. She quickly caught on and checked the insides of her bag and sighed like a mother who had dealt enough of her kid's tantrums. "Good grief, that rascal's too curious for his own good." Eevee agreed, nodding it's head. "Well then, let's find him before we get off, shall we?" The girl started walking to the door as the Eevee pouted, not wanting to leave the beautiful scenery.
The girl laughed, "Oh, now don't be like that. You know how he gets if we don't stop him." The Eevee merely poked out its tongue, erupting another laugh from the girl.
Inside the ship's cafe, the passengers were enjoying their last meal on the ship, excited chatter consumed the room as well as the calls of their faithful Pokemon companions. But if look closer at this peaceful scene, you could spot a hand sneakily snatching food off of both Pokemon and people's plates, and hear the mischievous laugh of a little troublemaker.
"Ehihihihi," was the sound made when people noticed something missing in their plate.
"Hey! Where did my muffin go?"
"I swear I left some strawberries here!"
"My berries!"
A boy with a mess of black hair and twinkling blue eyes, giggled from behind a pillar, his grin wide and full of mischief, a variety of food was piled in his arms and he took an Oran berry and popped it in his mouth. "Ehihihi," he quickly tiptoed out of the room but paused mid-step when he spotted the very delicious and tempting looking slice of apple pie on a lone table in the corner, complete with a generous amount of whipped cream and stripes of chocolate.
The boy drooled at the sight of it and quickly made his way to the table. Just before his hands were a hair away from the slice, a hand caught his wrist in a tight grip.
"Ahem." The boy's eyes quickly snapped to the hand's owner. A man wearing a cap over his long green hair, which was tied into a low ponytail, and soft green eyes that betrayed his amusement stood before him. He rose a brow before turning the boy at an angle and quickly grabbed the fluffy tail from his behind.
The boy suddenly jerked up and spun around, dropping the pile of food, his form enveloped in a pink light before it stopped and turned into a fox-like creature with the colors or red and shades of gray and black, a white bandanna was wrapped around its neck. It laughed the same mischievous laugh as it stared slyly at the man who crouched before it.
"Now, where has your owner gone?" The man asked, reaching a hand to pet its head.
"Zorua! There you are!" The man turned around and spotted a girl wearing a red varsity jacket over a pale shirt, gray pants and brown boots. An Eevee was perched on her shoulder, wearing a pink bow on its right ear. The girl's Zorua ducked under his hand and climbed on the girl's empty shoulder, the Eevee was giving it a look a mother would normally give to their child who was caught being naughty, and Zorua, being the child it is, merely giggled. "What sort of shenanigans have you gotten yourself into now?"
"How about snatching food from other people's plates?"
She looked at him as if she he had just appeared out of nowhere, eyes wide and mouth slightly open. Quickly composing herself, she held a hand out to him.
"I'm Dia, my apology for not introducing myself sooner." She gave him a sheepish smile as he took her hand and shook it.
"I'm N, and it's no worries." He smiled. "You're Zorua is quite the mischief-maker."
"Aren't they all?" She chuckled, "Thanks for stopping him though. Once he's up to no good he just won't stop until someone stops him."
"Again, it's no worries," his smiles softly before his eyes snap to the Pokemon on her shoulders. Sensing something wasn't right, Dia furrowed her brows.
"Excuse me, are you alright?"
As if snapping out of a daze, N slightly shook his head and looked at Dia with a smile. "Your Pokemon seems to be happy with you, I can feel their loyalty and...love, for you."
Dia smiled at him brightly then looked at her two companions, "Is that so? We'll we've been through thick and thin together, as well as many battles." Her two Pokemon voiced their agreement and nuzzled their owner.
If Dia had tore her gaze from her Pokemon she could see N's eyes darken at her mention of battles.
"Attention all passengers, we have arrived in the Unova Region, location: Nuvema Town. Please disembark in an orderly fashion. Thank you for boarding the Wailord cruise. Enjoy your stay." The friendly voice from the speakers announced.
"It was nice meeting you N. I hope to see you around." Dia headed to the exit and turned to wave one last time but he had disappeared. With a shrug, she headed to the main exit, too excited to question his disappearance.
Dia stretched her limbs once she had arrived at the port, "We're just a step closer to home you guys!"
"Dia! Dia, over here!" A voice called out to her through the crowd.
"Vee! Vee!" Eevee pointed a paw to a woman who was waving to them.
Dia smiled at the familiar face and waved back, jogging over to the older woman, "Professor Juniper! It's been a while."
The Professor smiled, "Yes it has, hasn't it? My, my, have you grown." She switched her attention to Eevee, "Looks like Eevee's being taken great care of." Her eyes then spotted Zorua, who's head had popped out of Dia's bag and was grinning at the Professor, "Oh my goodness. A Zorua! It's so rare to see one in Unova! How did you manage to obtain one?"
Dia smiled sheepishly, "Oh, well, A nice old lady had given me an egg to look after during my journey and it hatched along the way. It took me completely by surprise, I didn't expect a Zorua to hatch, but I'm glad it did." She scratched the said Pokemon behind its ears, "And I'm sure Eevee is too, she loves to mother him all the time." "Vee!" Eevee nodded.
Professor Juniper smiled, "Well, it's been a long journey for you. We'll get your bags and make a short visit to my lab. I'm sure you're eager to tell your parents you're back and be on your way home."
"You have no idea," Dia said.
When they had arrived at Professor Juniper's lab, Dia was greeted by panicked scientists, all dashing about, papers were littered on the floor and they seemed to be searching for something. The two were stunned at the chaos but the Professor was the first to snap out of it.
"What is going on here!" Juniper shouted, and as if Moses had parted the sea, the clutter of scientists straightened and formed two wonky lines.
A round man with square rimmed glasses spoke up, "Professor Juniper, we can't find Oshawott anywhere!"
"Yes, and also one of the Patrats had managed to sneak in the control room and has been chewing with the wire and damaging our computers!" A woman spoke up.
"And I leave for only a couple of minutes," she mutters, exasperated. She turns to Dia and places something in her hand, "I never did got the chance to give you this, but this is called an Xtransciever. It's for keeping in contact wherever you are, you can call your parents from there."
Dia attached the device to her wrist, Zorua was sniffing at it curiously, "Thank you very much, Professor. I'll take good care of it."
Professor Juniper chuckled, "Don't worry about it, your mum asked me to do it, so how could I refuse?" Dia blushed, a bit embarrassed that her mum still fussed even if she was far away, "Anyway, there's a spare bicycle you could use in the storage room, I'd be happy to lend it to you."
Dia's eyes widened at her offer and politely refused, but the Professor would have none of it. "It's fine, really, it's all yours. I doubt anyone in here would need it."
With reluctance, Dia accepted and went to get the bike. It was in good shape, a little rust was showing but nothing to worry about. She placed both Zorua and Eevee in the basket in front of the bike and headed to the entrance.
"Oh, and by the way, you might meet a young trainer on your way. His name's Ash, wish him good luck for me!" The Professor waved goodbye as Dia nodded and waved as well.
Dia hopped on the bike and looked down at the two Pokemon in the basket. "You guys ready to head home?"
"Vee!" Zorua merely grinned.
"Alright then. Let's go!"
Hope you guys enjoyed this. I'm a fan of Pokemon and it was a big part of my childhood, I love it to bits. I'm a bit of a lazy butt and you'll get the next chapter whenever I feel like it's worthy enough, and I'd bee graduating soon, so more free time.
Disclaimer! I don't own Pokemon or any photos (My sister drew my OC and I just put the whole thing together).
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-Pugs out!