"Go, Jolteon!"
"Go, Omastar!"
The two trainers called out their Pokémon, both of them tossing red and white Pokéballs into the battlefield. The Pokéballs opened, and with a red glowing light, a yellow thunderbolt-shaped fox appeared. On the other end of the field, a teal and beige Snail-like Pokémon appeared.
The trainers differed greatly. One of them was a girl; one who wore a small black shirt and long baggy olive-colored pants. Her hair was waist-length, a gentle auburn color with a black hat covering the top of her head. The Jolteon was on her side, fierce electricity surrounding its body.
"Jolteon, use Thunder!"
And with that the electricity surrounding it became stronger and stronger as it shoots for the Omastar.
"Jolt! Jolteee!" The Pokémon shouted as it sent electric volts faster and faster to its foe.
The Omastar's owner was very shady; darkness covering his face with merely a white T-shirt and jeans. You could hear a gasp escaping his mouth.
The Omastar took all it could, and by the time the electricity stopped, it was badly hurt.
The snail-like Pokémon, with all it had left, shot towards the Jolteon with a fierce attack, but the Jolteon managed to—
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
The alarm clocked blared, the sound seeming to be as loud as it could. The same auburn-haired girl finally awoke, her black and red blanket thrown over her head. 'Shut up…I'll be up soon…' She thought to herself as she grabbed her pillow and pushed it against her head. She hated waking up, especially this early on a Saturday.
With a sigh, she tossed the covers to the floor, getting up and grabbing the plain purple alarm clock, her palm quickly hitting the top to shut it off. She stretched her arms a bit, the clock still in her hand, and with a yawn she looked at the time.
"Neh, I overslept just a bit… Oh well, if I hurry I can make it…" She set the clock down, back where it once was, and headed out the door of her room to the next, which happened to be her bathroom. She was pretty cranky, a bit more so then she usually was, and she thought that she wouldn't make a very good impression on the professor and the new Pokémon if she were like this.
'Maybe…A shower…' Maybe that would change her mood. She closed the door, locking it behind her, and took a shower.
Several minutes later she came out, out of her pale purple pajamas and into the uniform from her dream. She headed back towards her room, to her mirror so she could comb her hair. The girl tried to be as quick as she could, for the professor might get tired of waiting for her and give her Pokémon to another trainer instead.
A light knock came to her door as she was finishing up her hair.
"Ayden? Are you up yet? You're going to be late."
It was her Grandmother, Rose.
"Yeah, I'm awake. I'll head out in a second." As she spoke she put on her hat and tied her shoes.
Even though Ayden couldn't tell with the door between them, her grandmother smiled. "Alright. I hope you get the Pokémon you wanted."
Ayden smirked. "Thanks."
Her grandmother was the only other girl in the house, if she even counted as a girl. Besides Rose, her father also lives with her. She had had a brother living with her as well, but he ran off and married some girl named Liz in the Kanto Region. It was pretty lonely since then, and she never smiled all that much since then, but sometimes she can't help but smirk. She'd only so much as be polite to her family otherwise.
A few seconds later she appeared outside of her door, pulling on her backpack as she reached the kitchen. She wondered where her dad was. 'Hm…Grandma's gone, too…'
She decided not to look for them; she was late as it was.
She grabbed a nutrition bar from a cabinet and rushed out of the home. She crouched down once she reached the sidewalk, pressing a button on each of her shoes that made wheels pop out from underneath. She had to be as quick as she could or the Professor would give her Pokémon to the next available trainer.
On her roller blade shoes she glided along the sidewalk. In one hand she held a temporary ID so she could get the Pokémon. In the other she carried a crumpled up map; she didn't think she needed it at all. She was wrong, though. She couldn't figure out where she was. Too stubborn to use the map, she glided in random directions.
She stopped at a corner, waiting for traffic to pass by her. Ayden felt some tugging on her shirt from behind her. She looked back, only to see a young boy look up at her. He looked about…Six, she thought. With yellow hair that stuck out of his red reversed cap. He also had a white and blue striped shirt, and brown shorts that went past his knees. His eyes showed a pinch of sadness.
"Um, excuse me, miss! Are you going to get a Pokémon from the professor today?" The child looked a bit worried as he stared up at the girl. Ayden shrugged. "Yeah. Why?" Cars were still passing by.
The boy looked down at his feet. "Um…Can my brother have it instead? He's been waiting for one for two whole years!" He then looked up to her eyes.
How would Ayden react to this? Sure, she hasn't waited as long, but it was her turn still. She couldn't listen to a crying baby all day though.
She decided what to say, though it might not have been the wisest decision. She patted the boy's head, a careless look on her face. "Sorry, kid, but I was the one who was picked this year, not him." The boy started to cry, which surprised Ayden in a certain way. She was expecting it, sure, but how to handle it? She was never good with kids; she barely knew how to be one.
Before she could do anything though, the child ran away. She didn't bother going after him, seeing as it was finally time to cross the street. She shrugged it off and continued skating along.
She passed by many shops. The town was filled with lots of small shops filled with just about anything. She was walking through the market area of the town, which stood respectively in the middle of everything. A small purple figure was quietly following her. What could it be?
As Ayden took a final turn, she could see that there were no more shops around. Instead, there are many homes, most with a beige and pink theme. The small creature still quietly followed behind her. Ayden hadn't noticed it until she heard a soft "Nii." And as a result, turned around. She looked down, seeing a purple dinosaur-like Pokémon. It looked right back up at her with its purple eyes.
"Nii!" It called to her again. She wasn't familiar with that Pokémon, and when she got closer to it, it ran off. Just like that kid… she thought to herself. Just as before she shrugged it off and turned back around, continuing to walk along the path to the professor's lab.
Before she knew it, and just as she had looked down at her watch, she was already there. She sighed, and admired the laboratory's beauty. She didn't think many things looked pretty, but she had always liked the designs of buildings.