A long time ago, a man from Kanto left his wife and a young boy.
"I want to go on a journey of my own. I want to see if there's any way I can contribute to the world, to not be a disappointment to you or my son," he told her before leaving.
That was at least 7 years ago.
The man would make sure to write back to her at least once a month, more if possible.
He also heard about how his son was doing.
"He went to see the professor and got a Pikachu! I hope he's gonna be alright." one letter read.
"After coming home from his Kalos journey, he stayed in Alola after our vacation there. I heard he was dropping by for a little visit with his classmates soon." said another.
Wandering the streets of Unova, he wondered how the kid was doing.
"He's really made a name for himself, unlike his old man Tadashi," he referred to himself in the third person as he gave a sigh.
In his pocket was a pokeball which had a Rapidash.
Walking, he passed by many buildings.
Some sold ice cream cones, while others sold lemonade.
"It seems like these workers found something to contribute to the world, yet here I am, seven years later."
Some time passed before he somehow found himself in a forest.
Tadashi looked around as if he was searching for something to do.
"Hurry and pass me those bandages Meddi!"
"Here ya go!"
He wasn't sure what exactly came over him, but he was pretty sure he ran almost as fast as his Rapidash.
It didn't take long to find the sources of the voices.
Two women seemed to be treating the wounds of a pokemon.
Upon closer inspection, the pokemon looked like a Castform.
The two women looked up.
One had green hair tied in a slightly crescent-shaped ponytail while she wore a grey tank top and jean shorts.
The other had long blonde hair with side bangs, wearing glasses, a lab coat with some navy-blue pants and a black t-shirt underneath.
Both of them wore sneakers.
"Oh, didn't realize anyone else was here. Would you mind giving us a hand?" the woman with the lab coat asked.
She gave him the Castform to hold while she finished bandaging her up.
"My name's Primofia," the woman with the lab coat suddenly told him.
"I'm Meddi, what's yours?" the woman in the tank top asked in a peppy voice.
"Oh, I'm Tadashi. How long have you two been in this part of the forest?"
"We were touring around this area when we found an injured Castform, so to avoid scaring her, we simply followed it until she calmed down a bit. It looked as though she was running from something."
The Castform began to float.
"Speaking of which, I'm done!" Primofia declared with delight.
Meddi began to pack up their supplies.
"Touring? So you're not from here either?" Tadashi asked.
"No, I think I'm from somewhere in Kalos," Primofia told him.
"While I'm from Alola, somewhere on Melemele Island," Meddi added.
"Huh, I'm from Kanto."
The two gave him a surprised look.
"Isn't Kanto a bit far from here?" Meddi asked.
"It is, but I haven't been home for at least seven years. I had the time to look through various regions," he explained.
"Seven years?! Do you have loved ones by any chance?" Primofia asked him.
"I do, but don't worry. I keep in touch with my wife," he reassured the two.
Castform still looked a bit shaky.
Tadashi picked up on this.
"Say, do you two have anywhere to go to?" he asked them.
"We're pretty much in a similar boat as you. Both of us are wandering through the region, but we're both trying to find a bit something different," Meddi explained.
"Why don't we go wandering together then? Plus, it can give this Castform a chance to journey with people she trusts," he pointed out while the two women also took notice of her shaky nature.
"That actually doesn't seem like a bad idea. Why don't we bring out our pokemon to help ease her mind?" Primofia suggested.
The three threw their pokeballs into the air to reveal three pokemon: a Rapidash, Chinchou, and Lilligant.
"This is my little buddy Chinchou. She's been with me for as long as I can remember!" Primofia exclaimed.
"I can trust Lilligant with anything. She's like my partner in crime!" Meddi said proudly.
"This guy right here is Rapidash. He's someone who's basically earned the nickname 'old reliable' in my family."
In response, Rapidash displayed a slightly proud face.
For a small moment, when no one seemed to have noticed, Castform was in a bit of trance before snapping back to reality.
Together, they decided where they should go next.
The three pokemon quickly grew fond of Castform and Chinchou began to talk to her.
Something was off though.
For one thing, none of them were able to describe this strange feeling that they felt.
Tadashi wondered if something was a bit off with the weather or if it was normal weather for this part of Unova.
Another thing of concern was how they first found the Castform.
Was she running from anything?
If so, who?