A young woman is awakened suddenly when she is sprayed by a bitter cold blast of water.
"What in the name of Arceus?!" she exclaims, springing up from her relaxed position. Her groggy mind is unable to fathom what has happened until she hears the cry of a Vaporeon and it leaps into her arms; it is then that she realizes it is time to get up.
This is Celestia Esther Bouvele. You might question the peculiarity of her name if you are from Kanto or Hoenn, but in her homeland of Kalos the name is as basic as it can be. She has two sisters: Sunny, who is twenty-three; and Darian, who is twenty-two. Darian, Celestia, and Sunny are what you would call Irish triplets, three siblings born one after the other. Sunny is the oldest, she took on the role of mother when the girls were orphaned.
Now, don't bother crying your eyes out imagining the oh-so-terrible fate of the Bouvele Three; none of them want sympathy for being orphans, least of all Celestia. She has a slight… handicap, if you will. She is human, yet she has powers that many would consider too dangerous for any human to possess. She wants nothing more than to live a decent life, but she is forced to cope with the burden of wielding a power known as "hydrokinesis" or water control. Her abilities are manifold as she can not only move water with her mind but also summon Water-type Pokémon.
Once that has sunk in, you may think to yourself, "Her life must be so great! She has amazing powers, she can communicate with Pokémon! Anyone would envy her! Why should she ever complain?"
The reason is simple – because she is terrified. Terrified of herself. Terrified of society. Terrified that one day she will lose control and inadvertently use her powers to do something… unforgivable. She has caused floods when upset, destroyed hundreds of possessions, but she would not be able to live with herself if she ever hurt a person or a Pokémon.
Celestia is no idiot. She knows that nobody outside her close family will ever accept her for what she is, and no matter how much it depressed her, she accepted it with no second thought because it was all she had ever known. The other reason for her extreme introversion is because she wonders: why are so many questions unanswered, will they ever be answered, or will this …thing… take over her life?
Today, however, her worry has been overshadowed somewhat by excitement at the prospect of a grand adventure! Or at least, she hopes, a moderately decent one. Celestia is going to catch a plane to Hoenn with her sisters so they can enjoy an entirely new region – and maybe find someone who isn't terrified to be around her. With this thought in mind working to quell her invariably depressive mood, she throws on some clothes and shuffles into the kitchen.
"Morning, Cel," Darian greets her, her brown hair pulled back into a ponytail as she attempts to feed Cheerios to a tall, terrifying spider creature. Celestia is completely unfazed by her sibling's actions; it's just another average day in the Bouvele household.
Darian loves all living beings, as her Pokémon team shows; she has Pokémon that people tend to dislike rather than the highly sought-after fan-favorites. Her partner is Ariados, though for some reason – no one knows exactly why – she claims his name is Jim.
Meanwhile, Sunny is hopping around on one foot with a waffle stuck in her mouth and a bowl that appears to be full of marshmallows, maple syrup, and potato chips, trying eat and tie her shoe at the same time while talking on the phone.
Celestia perked up a bit at this silly sight, laughing as she calls out to her, "Really? Marshmallows, chips, and syrup? Slather on some ketchup and you've got the whole pantry in your hand!"
Darian joined in her laughter, but both of them stopped when she showed them that there was already ketchup in the bowl. They decided not to question it. Sunny was peculiar, and asking questions always got the three into a heap of trouble.
"Alright, we have to go! Everyone got their stuff?" Sunny asks, while simultaneously screaming into a cell phone in rapid Kalosian.
"Peut-il,! Avoir une bonne vie, idiot." She mutters, hanging up the phone.
Once again, asking is not the best option.
Especially when Sunny hasn't had any coffee yet.
They start the endeavor of packing the car and are making progress until a massive Pokémon practically knocks Sunny over. It is none other than Ninetales, her Pokémon.
Now, you may be wondering, "Their Pokémon are Vaporeon, Ariados, and Ninetales? Why don't they have the normal starter Pokémon most Trainers have?" Well, when they got their Pokémon twelve years ago, Professors didn't just hand you a Pokémon; you had to catch your own. Vulpix and Spinarak were Sunny's and Darian's first Pokémon, respectively, while Celestia started out with Eevee and decided it would be best to evolve it into a Water-type.
Once they are all ready to go, they climb into the car and speed toward the airport, Sunny and Celestia already sound asleep.