Wolfy followed the Professor into the back room she had originally exited when he arrived, Ray followed along close behind. The room they walked into was much like the other except it was full of Pokéballs; dozens of them lined the walls, some were standard Pokéballs whilst others were of different colours and designs. They followed the professor to a cluttered desk at the back of the room, on it were mounds of paper work and a laptop, next to that was another, larger computer with many slots and holes.
"Wolfy I have a special request to make of you," The Professor said turning to him when she reached the desk, "I know you dream of becoming a Dragon Tamer and you teacher at school tells me about how caring you are towards everyone, even the more difficult students. I think you are perfect to help me with my research.
"My research focuses on the relationship between Pokémon and their trainers," the Professor continued as if she was making a speech at a seminar, "This includes loving relationships, respectful relationships, cold ones and even hateful ones. I want to see what effect this has on a Pokémon's development, as such I want to give you a Pokémon for you to raise. Raise it however you wish but I want you to make notes on how you raise it and send them to me."
"It would be my pleasure Professor," Wolfy said barely able to contain his excitement, Ray was practically bouncing next to him.
"Good," she said beaming, "Of course I will help you on your journey, I will give you a Pokédex," she said handing him a metallic black device with a large camera on the front, the device was obviously meant to flip open. "And your Pokéballs." She said handing him five standard Pokéballs. "Now before I give you your first Pokémon are you sure you want to be a Dragon Tamer? Dragon types are particularly difficult to train, it won't be easy."
"That's what I like best about them," Wolfy said smiling, "They're a challenge and I never turn down a challenge."
Professor Yew smiled and nodded, "That is a very admirable outlook to have. Well if that's the case then here is your first Pokémon, the only dragon type I have to give."
She handed him a blue and white Pokéball, it had two silver fang-like designs on the top half of the ball. Wolfy knew the ball to be one made by the trainers from the Village of Dragons in Unova, it was a long way from home. He pressed the button on the front of the ball to make it larger, the first step to releasing the Pokémon.
Before he could release it however the Pokéball burst open on its own, a white light shot out of the broken open ball and landed on the ground. Once the light faded a small, two foot tall, blue Pokémon stood in front of him; it had a yellow belly and two small pod-like things on either side of its head. Its short arms and legs were tiny in comparison to the body which was mostly mouth. It had a small dorsal fin on the back of its head; a notch was missing from it halfway down the back.
It looked up at him curiously and said, "Gible?"
"A Gible?" Ray said almost reverently as he looked shocked at the little Pokémon. "A ground and dragon type? Those are really rare, they're not found anywhere in Lillen!"
"Correct Ray," The Professor said looking a little impressed, "It was given to me by a travelling Dragon Master called Drayden. He left it for me after I told him about you Wolfy," she said smiling to him, "He was impressed with your compassion and your dream to become a Dragon Tamer, he wanted to help you with this dream."
"Drayden from Unova?" Wolfy asked stunned, Drayden was one of the highest ranked Dragon Masters in the whole world, a legend to anyone who respected the dragon types, "So he left me a Gible?"
Yew nodded as Gible walked up to Wolfy and started sniffing his trainer, "This Gible is the only one of its kind in Lillen as your brother said, but more so he is the only Gible with those colourings. He is what we call a "shiny" Pokémon, a one-of-a-kind Pokémon who looks different to those of the same species."
Wolfy looked down at Gible now feeling even more stunned, he had been trusted with the rarest Gible in the world and it was now chewing on his shoe laces. Wolfy leaned down and picked it up, holding Gible in his arms, "Do you want to come with me Gible?"
"Gib-gib-gible!" it said excitedly jumping around in Wolfy's arms, he couldn't help but smile at that, "Brilliant, then together we will become the best partners there is!"
Gible jumped around even more vigorously than before, Wolfy hugged it happily, he was so honoured to have been chosen by Drayden to train Gible and he was even happier that Gible was so friendly. He was overwhelmed.
"Looks like you two will be a great team," Professor Yew said laughing as Gible jumped on Ray's head and started playing with his hair, "Gible is a young Pokémon, it was recently hatched when he was given to me and I haven't trained him. But anyway we should teach you how to use your Pokédex before you leave. Flip it open and point the camera at Gible, then press the centre button."
Wolfy flipped it open to find the Pokédex had two screens, one big and one small. It also had six buttons; four acting as arrows pointing out from the central one, the last off to the right was in the shape of a cross. As soon as he opened it the top screen displayed the image the camera was seeing, he moved it so Gible was on screen and pressed the middle button, instantly the Pokédex registered Gible and started to record his actions. As it was recording an electronic voice started speaking from the Pokédex. "Gible the Land Shark Pokémon. Gible attacks its opponents with its huge mouth and has been known to eat through steel. It can travel underground as if it were swimming through water."
"That was the Pokédex entry for Gible, it will do the same for any Pokémon you show it," Professor Yew said, "It works like an encyclopaedia but it'll gain new information as you use it. It can also show you what moves your Pokémon knows if you show it the Pokémon's Pokéball."
Wolfy did as she said and text appeared on the small screen showing what moves Gible knew; Scratch, Dragon Rage and Sand Attack. The text for Dragon Rage was orange whilst the others were all green. "What does the colour of the text mean?"
"Green means the Pokémon can use it easily," the professor answered whilst Gible played with Ray, "Orange means they can use it but not always and red means they can't use it yet but its learning."
"So since Dragon rage is orange that means what exactly?" Wolfy asked confused, not exactly sure what she meant by "not always".
"Well lets find out shall we?" She asked almost too happily, "Follow me."
"Come on Gible," Wolfy called, Gible instantly jumped off Ray and climbed up Wolfy's back to sit on his shoulder. He sat there happily wiggling his little legs; he smiled before walking after the Professor with Ray at his heels.
They followed her outside into the bright sunshine, the back of the lab was very large, almost a ranch in fact. It contained many different terrain types for all the different Pokémon that the professor cared for, rocky, watery, swampy, even a small forest and a large plain. The town was built around the lab's land allowing for all the room the Pokémon could need. Directly in front of the door was a small battlefield, the rectangular area was set out on green grass with a box at each end for the trainers.
"Ray how would you like to be Gible's first opponent?" Professor yew asked holding out a Pokéball, almost before she'd finished asking he was next to her taking the ball before running to his box. "Come on then Wolfy, time for your first battle with Gible."
Wolfy smiled before walking to his box and placing Gible on the ground, he happily jumped around, ecstatic to have his first battle. "Gible, follow my directions and we'll do just fine," Wolfy said smiling to Gible who jumped around even more.
"Ready?" Professor Yew called and both Wolfy and Ray nodded, "Okay, then begin!"
"Go Pokémon!" Ray called throwing the ball, the white light shot to the ground revealing a small pink Pokémon with a pink ponytail on the top of its head and what looked like an egg in its pouch, "Happiny!" it called.
Wolfy pulled out his Pokédex and checked the information on Happiny, "Happiny the Playhouse Pokémon. It likes to carry a rounded stone which it pretends is an egg. It often wanders around peoples' legs and may cause them to trip up accidentally".
So it was a normal type Pokémon, Wolfy knew from Trainer School that normal types were only weak to fighting moves and since Gible couldn't use any fighting moves this battle would all be about strength. It was time to start out strong, "Gible use Dragon Rage!"
"Gible!" he said before a blue glow emitted from the centre of his body, the light grew stronger and stronger until it was almost the same size as Gible. Then the light moved to its mouth and shot outwards, straight at the ground. The light exploded right in front of Gible sending him flying into Wolfy.
"I got you!" Wolfy yelled as he caught Gible, he looked a little damaged but nothing major, Gible smiled at him in thanks, "We'll work on that later, for now can you still fight?"
"Gible-gib!" He said enthusiastically before jumping out of his arms and back onto the battlefield.
"Do you want to go on?" Professor Yew called from the side-lines.
"Of course we do!" Wolfy yelled back accompanied by an energetic jump from Gible, "Gible Sand Attack!
Gible ran up to Happiny who was happily dancing around by itself, before Happiny knew what was happening Gible threw sand at it, so much so that Happiny was almost buried. Happiny just started playing in the sand instead.
"Come on Ray!" Wolfy yelled, "Call a move!"
"R-right," Ray stuttered looking a little flustered, Ray had always struggled with battles at Trainer School, "Happiny use pound!"
Happiny jumped up out of the sand and plodded towards Gible who was looking a bit bewildered at Happiny. When Happiny's hand started glowing however Gible was able to pull himself together and dodge the attack.
"Ok Gible, use Scratch!"
"Gib-Gib!" Gible called as he jumped over Happiny, using his claws to scratch the top of Happiny's head as he jumped. Happiny stopped playing then and turned to Gible with a look of richeous anger on its little face. Gible stepped back in fear of the demented look on Happiny's face.
"No Happiny," Ray called to it, "Don't use Leer unless I tell you to!"
Happiny followed Ray's direction and went back to playing around with the sand, it obviously wasn't bothered about battling. Wolfy couldn't let his first battle with Gible be anything but a win otherwise it would devastate the poor thing, he couldn't bear to see Gible lose its enthusiasm. Then an idea struck him.
"Gible, jump above Happiny and use Dragon Rage!"
"Gible?" he said looking at him quizzically obviously not wanting to get hurt again for no reason.
"Trust me Gible," Wolfy yelled encouraging the young Pokémon, "You can do it!"
Gible nodded before the blue glow began to build again, he ran to Happiny before jumping up high. He released the energy whilst he was high above his target, the ball of light shot downwards straight at Happiny. The blast was small but blindingly bright, Gible obviously had a lot of power for a young Pokémon. When the light died down Happiny had fainted and was lying on its back, Gible landed a few feet away from it, unharmed.
"Happiny is unable to continue," Professor Yew called, "Gible wins!"
Gible bounced its way ecstatically over to Wolfy and jumped into his outstretched hands, "Amazing Gible! You were brilliant!"
Wolfy and Gible celebrated whilst Professor Yew gave Happiny and Oran berry to help heal it. "That was excellent Wolfy, Gible really trusts you," she smiled as she spoke before turning to Ray, "And you did well too Ray, especially since you don't plan on becoming a trainer."
Ray blushed a little before handing the professor Happiny's Pokéball, "You and Gible were amazing Wolfy, slow start but strong finish. You're going to make a great team I can tell!"
"Thank you Ray," Wolfy said as he walked over and one-arm hugged his little brother, Gible hugged Ray too at the same time, "You were brilliant little brother."
"Time to show you the Pokémon centre," the Professor said breaking up the family hug, "I think Gible deserves a little rest after that."
"Agreed," Wolfy said smiling at Gible who danced around in his arms.