Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon
This chapter has been rewritten.
Lucas just entered Eterna Forest when he ran into a girl about his age. She had long green hair done in a long braid that hung over her shoulder. She was wearing a light green overcoat with a black shirt, a dark green skirt, and black boots. "Are you going though the Eterna Forest" asked the girl
"Yeah, why" asked Lucas
"Do you think I could come with you? I heard that Team Galactic was around and I got scared and don't think I can get though myself" said the girl
"Sure you can come with me. My name is Lucas by the way" said Lucas
"I'm Cheryl"
So they continued on into the forest. Near the entrance they found a moss covered rock that seems cool to touch. "There was always something strange about that rock" said Cheryl
"What do you mean" asked Lucas
"My Pokémon Chansey told me once that an odd energy is coming from that rock" said Cheryl
As they continued on their way Lucas was saying "You don't need to be afraid of running into Team Galactic around here anymore since they ran off after I beat one of the two leaders at Valley Windworks"
"Wow you beat a leader of Team Galactic all by yourself" said Cheryl
"Yeah, me and my Pokémon" said Lucas
"Wow you must be really strong" said Cheryl
"Not really, I just started my journey" said Lucas
"Is that why you are headed though the forest" asked Cheryl
"Yeah, I'm heading to Eterna City to challenge the gym leader there for my second badge" said Lucas
"You really are strong if you already have one badge" said Cheryl
"I guess so" said Lucas
"So why are you here" he asked
"Well I came here for a relaxing walk though the forest. But when I saw Team Galactic, I ran and hide so they wouldn't see me. I just came out of hiding when I ran into you" said Cheryl
"Ok" said Lucas
Then Cheryl asked something when she went over their conversation in her head. "What did you mean by 'one of the leaders'" she asked
"Well after I defeated the first leader, a lady named Mars, the other leader, a fat old guy, started teasing her about how I beat her and tried to order her around and talking about how their boss appreciates his genius. Then Mars said don't get cocky by trying to order her around because he just joined" explained Lucas
"Then what happened" asked Cheryl
"They released this bright flash of light and escaped" said Lucas
After they got about three-fourths a way though the forest they decided to stop for lunch and rest after some of the battles Lucas had. "Thanks for healing my Pokémon after all those battles. Especially for reviving Luxio after fighting those two psychics" said Lucas
"I'm glad I could help since that's mostly what Chansey could do" said Cheryl
Lucas threw out six pokeballs and out came Monferno, Staravia, Luxio, Budew, Geodude, and Buizel. "She's so cute" said Cheryl picking up Budew and hugging her
"Yeah, Budew was a real help during my fight with Roark, the Oreburgh gym leader" said Lucas
After Lucas got all the food out he asked "Want some honey"
"Is that the honey from Floaroma Meadow" asked Cheryl
Lucas nodded his head and Cheryl cheered and grabbed the jar. "I love some" she said
"I take it you like it" said Lucas
"I love it" said Cheryl
"You can have as much as you want. I have nine more from where that came from" said Lucas
"Why did you buy ten jars of honey" asked Cheryl
"I didn't" said Lucas
"The guy at the meadow gave them to me for saving him from Team Galactic" he said
"Free honey" Cheryl sighed dreamily
After them and their pokemon had lunch and were all safely back inside their pokeballs, they headed towards the exit of the forest. Near the end of the forest they came to a path blocked by tiny trees that lead to an old abandoned house. "What is that" asked Lucas
"That's the Old Chateau" said Cheryl
"It's suppose to be haunted" she added gripping Lucas' arm tightly
"They are probably just ghost Pokémon" said Lucas
"Too bad we can't get in and explore" he sighed walking away
"He says he is not strong but wants to explore a haunted house" thought Cheryl following after him
They finally arrived at the exit of the forest with Lucas saying "We are finally out"
"I wish it would have lasted longer" thought Cheryl
"I would have even gone into the Old Chateau to just stay with him longer" she continued thinking
"Well I guess this is goodbye. I really had a nice time walking though the forest with you" said Lucas
"I guess I will be seeing later you then" he said walking away
"I better ask him before he gets too far away" thought Cheryl
"Lucas wait" Cheryl yelled out
"What is it" asked Lucas turning around
"Do you think I could come with you on your journey" asked Cheryl looking down on the ground
"What about your family? Won't they miss you" asked Lucas
"I don't have a family. When I was little, I was found by the owner of the flower shop in Floaroma town along with a pokemon egg which later hatched into a Happiny" said Cheryl
"Then it evolved into the Chansey you have now" asked Lucas
"Yes" said Cheryl
"Sure, you can come along with me. I will be nice to have someone to talk to along the way" said Lucas
"Really" asked Cheryl looking up at his face
Lucas nodded his head and Cheryl smiled and ran forward and gave him a hug saying "Thank you"
"No problem" said Lucas returning the gesture
After they let go of each other Lucas said "We should get going if we want to reach Eterna City by nightfall"
"Alright" said Cheryl
Just as night fell they reached the gates of Eterna City. They headed to the local Pokemon Center to get a room for the night. Inside the Pokemon Center a girl walked up to Lucas and asked "Is that a Poketch"
"Yes" answered Lucas
"Take this app for it then" said the girl handing him a small disc
"What does it do" asked Lucas
"It's an app that will let your Poketch tell you how friendly you are with your Pokémon" said the girl
"Thanks" said Lucas putting the disc into his Poketch
"No problem" said the girl walking away
"Wow, what other stuff can that thing do" asked Cheryl
"Well it has a digital clock, step counter, memo pad, calculator, and a list that shows the health levels of my pokemon" said Lucas
"Sounds handy" said Cheryl
"It is" said Lucas
After that, they walked up to the counter and asked Nurse Joy for a room with two beds. Nurse Joy leads them to a room and said "Have a nice night" as they walked in.
Once they were both in bed Lucas asked "Why did you ask if you could come along with me? Won't the people at the flower shop miss you"
"Not really, I usually run off and spend my time either in the meadow or the forest. I always wanted to go farther than that but I know I'm not strong enough to. I always wanted to see the world and maybe find out who my parents were. But Chansey only knows one attack and as you saw it wasn't that powerful. The other three are healing moves and I never had enough money to get any pokeballs to capture any more pokemon" said Cheryl
"Well maybe we could find what you are looking for on our journey and I could always lend you the money to buy the items you need" said Lucas
"Really" exclaimed Cheryl
"Sure that's what friends are for right" said Lucas
"Thanks Lucas" said Cheryl
"No problem. Good night" said Lucas
"Good night" said Cheryl
The next morning they went exploring around the city. As they were in front of a building blocked by tiny trees someone ran into Lucas from behind. They both fell to the ground with the boy on top of Lucas. Cheryl looked and saw the boy had blonde hair and was wearing an orange and white striped shirt with black pants and brown shoes. "Hi Paul" said Lucas sighing not even looking up at him
"Did you come to Eterna to see the ancient Pokémon statue too" asked Paul
"Well…" began Lucas
"Great, let's go" yelled Paul
Paul grabbed Lucas' hand and ran off to the statue leaving Cheryl blinking at the exchange. "Hey, wait for me" yelled out Cheryl as she chased after them
When she finally caught up to them at the statue they were letting a guy with blue hair by. "Our collision has given me the key to be a great trainer" said Paul
"Make sure your attacks hit and your opponents don't" he said
Cheryl just stared at him as he ran off. "Who was that" asked Cheryl
"A friend of mine" said Lucas sighing
"Why did you let him drag you off like that" asked Cheryl
"Because it's easier that way" said Lucas
"Oh" said Cheryl
"But I wonder what is with that blue haired guy" asked Lucas
"You seen him before" asked Cheryl
"Yeah, at Lake Verity near my hometown" said Lucas
"He was saying something about the Legendary Pokémon that was supposed to be there" he said
"And now he was here looking at a statue of a ancient Pokémon" said Cheryl
They took a closer look at the statue and saw the plaque was gone. "The plaque's gone" said Lucas
"Do you think that blue haired guy took it" asked Cheryl
"Maybe" said Lucas
On their way back as they were walking by the building with the tiny trees in front of it again they head someone ask "Is that a pokedex"
They looked around and saw a blonde hair woman wearing a black dress. "Yes" said Lucas
"Here this will help you complete it" said the woman handing him a disk
"What is it" asked Lucas taking the disk
"That is HM 01 Cut" said the woman
"You can use it to teach your Pokémon how to cut down tiny trees like those there" she said pointing at the tiny trees
"But you will need to beat this city's gym leader to use it" she said
"Thank you" said Lucas
"No problem" said the woman
"What's your name" asked Cheryl
"Cynthia" she said walking away
Their next stop was the Pokemart where Cheryl bought five pokeballs along with some essential items while Lucas restocks his. Their last stop was the Eterna gym. They went inside and a guy at the front said "Welcome to Eterna gym"
"Let me give you some advice before you challenge the gym leader Gardenia" he said
"She uses Grass type Pokémon, so it would be best to use Fire or Flying type Pokémon" he explained
"But to get to her you have to defeat all three of the gym trainers first" he said
"When you defeat one of the trainers, the flower clock will give you access to the next one. After you defeat the third one it will give you access to Gardenia" he explained
"Flower clock" thought both Lucas and Cheryl
They looked behind the guy and saw a giant clock in the center of the gym. A flower pedal was minute hand and a leaf was the hour hand. On either side of the clock were water fountains that divided the gym up into sections.
After Lucas defeated the second trainer the water fountain behind them shut off. At seeing the bewildered expression on Lucas' face the trainer explained. "That is so you can return to the Pokémon center to heal before you face Gardenia" she explained
After Lucas defeated the third trainer he and Cheryl went to the Pokémon center to rest for the night.
The next day they headed out to Route 211 at the foot on the western side of Mt. Coronet to train.
During Lucas' training his Budew evolved into Roselia which Cheryl thought was beautiful. Also during this time Cheryl caught a Hoothoot.
After a couple of days of training Lucas felt he was ready to face the gym leader Gardenia and Cheryl was going to be there to cheer him on.