World Trainer Academy
Chapter 1 - New School, New Sights
"502, 503, aha! 504." A boy stated, his voice soft and quiet, even when exclaiming. He had short and messy auburn hair and grey eyes, and wore a black unzipped jacket over a short-sleeved grey shirt, baggy dark grey pants, and black boots. He carried a large grey bag with his right hand, and was holding a piece of paper with his left. An Umbreon followed him.
Opening the door, he saw a two-person dorm. The walls were colored with a homey cream color, and there was a balcony on the other side of a sliding glass door, that was halfway covered by a light brown curtain. Placing his bag on the darker side of the room, he slid open the glass door, emerging in the balcony, the Umbreon following him after closing the dorm's door.
"Deimos. What do you think?" Thanatos asked in his soft voice, looking over Lumiose City, home to the main branch of the World Trainer Academy, that had very strict conditions to admit someone. "It's beautiful, isn't it?"
"Yeah..." Deimos replied, his eyes glowing blue with Psychic. "There are so many Pokémon in here. I'm looking forward to befriending them!" In the end, his mental voice grew excited, and the Umbreon sported a large grin on his face, eager to meet new people and Pokémon.
Thanatos chuckled, before returning to the dorm, walking towards the bed he left his bag in. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and he motioned Deimos towards it, as he opened his bag, taking out the holographic tablet the students in World Trainer Academy used. "Um, excuse me?"
He turned, noticing the door being held open with the blue glow of Psychic, Deimos lazing on top of his bed's pillowl Outside the dorm, however, was a boy that looked a little younger than him. He had neck-length black hair, dark green eyes, and wore a red long-sleeved shirt, black pants and sneakers. He carried what looked like a square and solid backpack on wheels.
"I'm Michael Kane, but you can call me Mike. I assume we're roommates?" The boy asked nervously, stepping inside the room, jumping a little when Deimos telekinetically closed the door.
Thanatos gave him what he thought was a gentle smile, and checked the tablet, soon finding the academy's archives, that were of public domain. Searching by dorm room, he quickly found Dorm 504, and inside the folder, two profiles. His, and Mike's. "Looks like so." He finally spoke, giving Mike a nod, as the boy set his backpack next to the bed on the opposite side of the room.
Mike sagged in relief, before abandoning his nervousness and giving Thanatos an excited grin. "Nice to meet you!"
"Thanatos Daemon. Nice to meet you too." Thanatos replied, smiling softly. He suddenly jerked his head towards Deimos, sitting down on his bed and beggining to sort out his baggage. "And that's Deimos, my Umbreon."
"Nice to meet you, Deimos." Mike replied, scratching behind the Umbreon's ears, causing him to mewl in pleasure. "Hey, where are you from?" His roommate suddenky asked, moving to sort out his own baggage.
"Hoenn." Thanatos replied curtly, moving to open the wardrobe on his side of the room. "You?"
"Unova." He suddenly whistled. "Speaking of, lemme introduce you to my partner. C'mere, Serenity!" A hoot was heard, and a Pidove flew in the room from the balcony, landing on Mike's shoulder.
"A Pidove?" Thanatos asked curiously, before grabbing a Pokédex from his pocket and scanning Serenity.
"Pidove, the Tiny Pigeon Pokémon. These very forgetful Pokémon will wait for a new order from its Trainer even though it already has one."
Serenity glared at the Pokédex and screeched. She wasn't forgetful! Mike chuckled, petting Serenity's feathers to calm her down. "Sorry, she gets easily offended when someone calls her forgetful. She's actually rather smart for her species. Speaking of it, allow me to return the favor."
He whipped out his own Pokédex, but Thanatos could see that one was Academy-issued, given to those who didn't have one. It was a copy from official Pokédexes, but the ones given by the Pokémon Professors of each region were more advanced.
"Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokémon. When this Pokémon becomes angry, its pores secrete a poisonous sweat, which it sprays at its opponent's eyes."
Mike stared, while Serenity hid behind him in fear. It wasn't long before Deimos burst out laughing, and Thanatos chuckled, snapping out of their stupor. "Hey, not funny!" He complained, pouting, as he returned to sorting his stuff and putting it on his wardrobe.
"Whatever you say." Thanatos smirked, finally finishing and placing his bag on the top of the wardrobe. "Have you decided which club you're going to participate in?"
"Contests." He replied instantly. "I wanna be a coordinator. You?"
"Battles." His reply wasn't instant, but flowed easily. "I want to become a Regional Champion."
"Regional?" Mike snapped his head towards Thanatos, Serenity screeching in protest from his shoulder. "But you'll have to win the same League three times before earning the right to challenge the Elite 4! And that's not saying about the Elites and the Champions, plus the Gym Leaders' strength!"
"I know. I got my work cut out for me. But, I'll not give up." He stated firmly, somehow, his voice staying soft and quiet the whole time. Mike merely stared, before smirking.
"Well, friend, you're gonna have me cherring for you!" He stated, clapping his hands as he finished unpacking and stuffing on the wardrobe.