"Pokémon - Off Script"
Chapter 2 – Appearances:
A young woman emerged from the Poké Center, sporting her brand new attire: a black top with silver highlights, red trousers that fit her perfectly, and black high heel shoes that were, strangely enough, surprisingly comfortable. For heels.
Her outfit and overall appearance was an immediate sign of her Trainer Class: Beauty.
Her dark blonde hair reached her upper back, and a pair of sunglasses were neatly placed over her forehead, ready to protect her grayish eyes whenever necessary from the sun. Her handbag carried a small set of Poké Balls and items of various kinds, mostly medicinal.
Her expression showed a strong demeanor, proudly walking as she left Mauville City. However, it caught the attention of a pair of little girls.
"Alright… this seems like a nice place." The girl spoke out loud in the clear field, right in between Mauville and Verdanturf, which would be her next destination. She stretched her body in order to prepare for the upcoming training session. "…" However, even when the sounds were muffled by the wind, the Beauty heard someone behind her. More specifically, giggles behind the only bush in the field. Narrowing her eyes at it, she placed a single hand inside her bag and took out a Poké Ball. She opened it up and let out a dark bluish-green, ghost Pokémon: a Misdreavus.
"Mis?" The little Pokémon tilted her floating body to the side, questioning what was wrong.
"…Screech." She quickly aimed at the bush.
Quickly obeying, the ghost-type flew forward and opened her mouth, releasing a loud, unpleasant sound, which distorted the air through shockwaves. The attack shook the bush and made two little girls roll out of it. They were both young, child-like, wearing pink short-sleeved hoodies and blue shorts. Their eyes were emerald-green and their hair brown. They were completely identical, the only difference between them was the direction of the side ponytail they possessed.
"Eek!" It was natural for the two to yell as they rolled back because of the Screech attack. They bumped their heads together afterwards, giggling awkwardly, until a shadow covered them. They opened their eyes and flinched upon finding the glaring Beauty.
"…"
"…Hello." One of the twins broke the ice.
"What are you two doing following me?"
"…You noticed?" The other asked.
"I didn't really care at Mauville, but this far?"
"We were curious!" The twins jumped up with wide smiles, surprising the woman. "You look so cool!"
"I-I do…?" The compliment was quick to make her cheeks turn red. She crossed her arms and spoke aside. "O-Of course I look…!"
"What's your name?"
"I'm Faith, and she's Hope."
"My name?" The Beauty was surprised, but it was the most important question to ask when meeting someone. "I'm Roxane." She answered as her Misdreavus perched on top of her head. And a new question was quick to emerge. "…How old are you two?"
"Ten."
"Ten?!" Even Misdreavus acted surprised.
"Yes. Why?" They kept speaking in unison.
"You're way too young to be traveling alone!"
"But we're not alone." The twins looked at each other and smirked. "We have each other."
Roxane blinked twice and sighed while laughing. "…Fine."
"Hm?"
"I'll take care of you two." Roxane placed a hand on each head. She smiled at the young girls, and while confused at first, the twins smiled, exposing their white teeth. "Would you like to follow me around?"
"Yes!"
"But what are you traveling around for?" Hope wondered.
"Oh, that? I want to become a Master Contestant." Roxane pointed out, as Misdreavus flew off her head and started circling the twins around, catching Faith's attention, while Hope kept questioning Roxane.
"Do you have more Pokémon?"
"Yup." Roxane quickly reached for her other two Poké Balls and opened them up, letting out a Mime Jr. and a Kirlia, whose green hair and legs were coloured blue instead. They both bowed at the Twins, and the young girls immediately noticed the difference in the colouring of the Emotion Pokémon. Mainly because they had a Pokémon of the same family.
They quickly took out a Poké Ball each and opened it, letting out a Ralts each.
"Your Kirlia has a different colour than our Ralts."
"Oh, it's a shiny Kirlia." Roxane clarified, as Kirlia and Ralts interacted with each other. "They're rarer, but the exotic colour is appreciated by many."
"She does look cuter."
"And cooler!"
Hope and Faith stared at Roxane's shiny Kirlia, who blushed and quickly ran, hiding behind Roxane's legs.
"By the way!" Hope called Roxane's attention. "How old are you?"
"Eigh- I mean, sixteen." The sudden corrections left the twins suspicious. "…Would you like to see a performance I'm preparing for the Verdanturf Contest?"
"Yes!"
The Twins, hugged to their Ralts, carefully spectated the Beauty and her Misdreavus, who were ready to show off their strategy for the Clever Contest.
"Shadow Ball!" Misdreavus opened her mouth and, in front of it, a dark orb of energy, surrounded in purple and black veils appeared. She launched it forward and quickly fired two more. "Psychic!" The Screech Pokémon's eyes glowed blue and the orbs became outlined in the same colour. Their trajectories were changed and started circling around her body, one horizontally, and the other two in diagonal patterns. Misdreavus flew around, showing off the dark orbs that started spinning in random patterns. After flying downwards, the three orbs connected above her and a burst of dark energy occurred, creating a sinister face-like illusion. It quickly faded. Roxane and Misdreavus bowed at the audience of two, who clapped and cheered.
"That was amazing!"
"Really good!"
"Oh, thank you…" Roxane was quick to blush once again.
The twins, however, looked at each other with smiles and nodded. "But it could be better."
"E-Eh!?" The young woman flinched alongside Misdreavus. "W-What?!"
"If you set up Wonder Room before, it would make it prettier." Hope pointed out.
"And you could give Misdreavus an item for something special."
"Something special?" Roxane found weird how the Twins were giving genuine technical advice regarding a contest performance. But they had a point. With a smile, she approached the girls and smirked. "Well then, do you have anything in mind to help me out?"