Chapter 2
I sat there in shock for a second, letting Calems words wash over me. Me? A Pokemon? A pokedex? What?
"But… Why did Professor Sycamore choose me? I've never met him, and, I mean, what?" I stated, quite baffled at this point.
Calem shrugged. "Beats me. Maybe he chose you because you just moved here or something. I really-"
"Well? Will you do it?" interrupted Shauna, her bright eyes eager. "It will be lots of fun! You don't have any Pokemon, right?"
"Erm... No, I don't have any Pokemon." I mumbled.
Suddenly Trevor spoke up, surprising me. "Do you know much about Pokemon, though?"
"Yes. Well, kind of. You see, I read quite a bit about Pokemon, but I've never owned one. Except my mother's Ryhorn, of course."
"Why haven't you gotten a Pokemon before?" asked Calem thoughtfully, his dark eyes curious.
Well, there was a reason I haven't got any Pokemon. Throughout my entire life I've liked Pokemon, actually. I've wanted to be a trainer for a while. Reading was my passion ever since I was five, and some of my favorite books were about Pokemon. I thought they were quite interesting to read about. My old librarian in Kanako would tease me, a regular visitor there, about me reading out the entire Pokemon section. But I never had my own because if I went on a Pokemon journey, my mom would be all alone. I could never do that to her. I'm the only one she has, after all.
But what about Professor Sycamore's request? I couldn't just deny something like that. I'm eighteen. Shouldn't I be old enough to pursue one of my ambitions?
I don't know.
"Well…I mean, I've…always wanted to get Pokemon. But I just didn't want to leave my mom with no one else…So…" I tried to explain to them.
They all exchanged understanding looks.
"Oh. Well… That's understandable. But don't you want to be a trainer? I mean, I know Professor Sycamore also wants some kind of help with his research from us as well."
"I do, but-"
"Here." Calem reached into his jeans pocket and pulled out an slightly rumpled envelope. Placing it in my hand, he said "This is a letter from Professor Sycamore, explaining everything. He sent one to each of us, to give to our guardians. I know you're eighteen, but it would still help, right? Give this to her. Tell her about the whole situation. We'll wait here for your descision."
I tucked the letter into my pocket "All right." I got up from the chair awkwardly and started off back to my house. When I looked back at the group, they had their heads together, talking.
This is all happening too fast.
Five minutes later when I arrived at the house, Mom was watching a news report on TV.
"Hey, uh, Mom?" I said. She looked up and her face broke into a smile.
"Ah, Bree. I was wondering where you'd gone off to. Did you meet the neighbors?" she scooted over on the couch, making room for me, and I sat down with her.
"Mom, about that. Here." I yanked Sycamore's letter from my pocket and gave it to her. "Read this."
She unfolded it bemusedly and began to read it. I watched her expression anxiously. Her eyes traveled down the page, but her expression remained unreadable. Quite suddenly a huge grin stretched across her face. She looked up and surprised me even further by crushing me in a hug.
"Mom! Wha-"
"Oh, honey! I'm so excited for you! Wow, a Pokemon, going on an adventure, seeing the sights! I can't believe it, we've only just moved and here you are already doing this!"
I was utterly baffled. This was definitely not the reaction I expected.
"Wait- so you're saying you do want me to do this?" I slowly asked.
"Of course, Bree! Why would I not? I know you've wanted to be a trainer since you were little, after all."
"But…If I go on a Pokemon journey…Won't you get lonely?" I voiced my concerns. However, she dismissed this thought with a wave of her hand as if waving off and irksome fly.
"You're so sweet, worrying about me. No, hon, I'll be perfectly fine. All my friends from racing are here in Vaniville, so I won't be lonely. Not to mention Hurley." She added, reaching down to lovingly stroke the Ryhorn's sleeping head. "As long as you come back once in a while, and call me regularly, of course."
"Oh…kay. I guess I'll go tell Calem and the others." I got up and headed to the door. My mind was struggling to absorb everything. It had all happened so suddenly. I couldn't believe I was going to go on a Pokemon journey! Without even thinking, I smiled hugely.
"Alright, but don't forget to come back and show me your new Pokemon and to get packed!" she called after me.
Walking down the street, I couldn't stop grinning. I was doing this! Everything felt absolutely unreal.
Approaching the café again, Calem looked over at me worriedly, the others following.
"Well…?" he asked me.
"I'll do it." I replied, not being able to resist smiling again at him.
At this, all of them simultaneously grinned as well.
"Ah! That's so great!" Calem said earnestly.
Shauna hopped from her chair and shocked the hell out of me by hugging me enthusiastically. I stood there awkwardly, frozen. She pulled back and almost squealed "Yeah! I'm so excited! I just know we'll be great friends!"
I could help but be flattered by this. I was surprised by how much I actually really liked all four of them. Shauna's bubbliness was infectious, and I liked how she really seemed happy for me.
"Uh, em, yeah!" I said kind of awkwardly.
Tierno pulled a box out of his bag and set it on the table. He opened the box carefully and I watched curiously he took out three pokeballs.
"So, these are the three starters in Kalos." He said. He pressed the little white button on one of them and with a click, a Pokemon came out and materialized in front of me on the table. It was a brown, rodent-like creature, with buck teeth, rounded claws, and a head covered in a spiny, tough green helmet. It blinked a bit at the sudden light, then looked at us with a bright interest. "Ches?" it squeaked.
"This is Chespin, the grass type."
He grabbed the second pokeball and released the Pokemon within it as well. This one looked like a little fox, or maybe a Chihuahua. It had bright yellow fur, with orange in its large ears and on the tip of its fluffy tail. It sneezed a spark, shook its head and gave a yipping call. "'Kin!" it barked.
"This is Fennekin, the fire type."
Tierno pulled out the last pokeball, and out came the third Pokemon. This one looked like a frog. It had smooth, light blue skin, and around its neck and wrists were a fluffy white bubble-like trim. It sat on its little rump, and gazed up at me with its wide yellow eyes. "Fro?" it said in a croaky little voice.It was peering into my face very thoughtfully, as if it too were making a hard decision.
"And this is Froakie, the water type." concluded Tierno, sitting back. "You can choose one. Me and Trevs already have a Pokemon, so you guys get these."
"Bree, you pick first." said Shauna.
"Thanks…" I told her. I was looking down on the three Pokemon sitting on the table.
Which one should I choose?
Heys guys! I'm sorry about the long intro stuff. We'll be getting to the good stuff later. Once again, this is my first fanfic so please give advise/feedback/thoughts and opinions. I will be updating every day, I think.
