The next morning I'm sitting at the table in my kitchen and eating some cereal .

Dads in the next room, filling my bag with essentials.

My mom's in front of me trying to program my Xtransceiver.

Ferro sitting in my lap with me hunched over him trying not to get impaled by his sharp spikes.

I finally finish eating and begin to hum to myself as I put my dirty dish on the counter, forgetting to wash it.

I was expecting Stigg to attempt to come to my house to drag me along for a Pokémon journey waiting for the door to swing open. I guess you could say I was ready to go though, as i was dressed in an outfit that closely resembled Stiggs, along with some boots and my glasses.

When I was woken up this morning I was bombarded with my parents telling me that they agreed that it was ok to go on a journey as long as I called regularly they were acting a little to happy about it but I didn't really mind. I get my bag and put ferro into his ball, slapping my xtransceiver on my wrist. Saying "ill be right back" to my parents as i go to Stiggs to see what's going on.

When I get there though, his parents look just as worried about him as bianca did last night. "Don't worry, I'll go with him and help him out," I say with a smile attempting to make them feel better. I walk slowly upstairs all I see is a sleeping Stigg, an oshawott sitting on his desk eating some chips, and a small notebook on Stiggs chest. I grab him by the shoulder and shake him furiously but it seems that he wouldn't be awake soon. Rolling back onto his stomach, I see the notebook slide open. It's a short little description of Sio, including moves. I'm a little surprised that he would actually take time to learn about Sio. I start to leave and see his mom and dad dashing up the staircase, probably worried about him too. Leaving me to signal them to be quiet. Startled enough, I feel something under me that send more chills up my spine…

It's just Sio, holding my bag, guess i left it inside the room…

He hands it to me and tries to turn back into the room but is taken off guard by Stiggs parents. They pick up Sio, analysing and admiring him.

This is probably the first time they've seen a Pokémon that wasn't as bland as the ones just outside of our city.

Still holding him against his will, he immediately started flailing and squealing leading Stigg to start sleepwalking over to the door and ordering Sio to use tackle on both of them.

Sio had only gone halfway on the order though, leaping over and putting its meak body weight against my side. It didn't start hurting until I started falling down the stairs. Leaving Stigg's dad to catch me, and his wife to catch him. Sending all three of us down the steps. Sio at the top of the staircase trying to wake up Stigg.

I guess you could say it was a good start for a morning like this. As I'm usually trying to pry ferro from my ripped and tattered outfits by now.

After about ten minutes I get tired of waiting, telling his parents to have him meet me at the overlook.

Sometimes I can be even less as patent as him.

Exactly two hours later I'm still waiting for him, the soft breeze making my hair wrap around my like a scarf.

A lemonade in my hand from the vending machine being sipped by me, and the can to be absorbed by ferro.

H-hi, sorry I'm late.

I turn around to Stigg behind me, not as out of breath as before.

I had to get here fast so I'm wearing my shoes with the wheels, is that okay?

Yeah-yeah it's fine.

He's wearing the exact same outfit from last night.

So where's your pokemon? I ask wondering why the ball was still on the necklace

He turns around revealing Sio relaxing in his hood eating a pecha berry for breakfast. "He really likes laying there," Stigg says to me.

I put ferro down and ask Stigg if he knows the basics to being a trainer.

Oh, well I know a little

From where? I ask waiting for a smart answer.

F-From you mostly.

I blush and ask if he knows how to battle his Pokémon.

Leaving him to stare me down and ask if I wanted to battle him.

What? No i-

I know you don't think I'm ready but, I I battle you well do you think we can start my journey.

Of course he wanted to do it this way…

You know what, alright.

If you can beat me right here in a battle we'll leave

And go on your journey together, I'll even let you lead the way.

Sio hopped out of his hood, still eating the berry facing ferro only a few paces away.

I go first, expecting this to be an easy win on my side, telling ferro to use harden right at the beginning. Sio started moving fast, letting go of the berry and glaring at ferro, tackling him without hitting any of the spikes, surprised but not at all near defeat I order a tackle from ferro, but Sio had blocked it with his shell. It started using tail whip before tackling again this time being hurt by Ferro's spikes. Using harden again I try and get onto the defensive until Stigg gave two odd orders..

Sio, like we practiced last night, start spinning!

Obeying its trainer Sio began to quickly revolve around Ferro. Until leaping up and crashing down onto my Pokémon sending him Flying towards me, fainted?!

Wh-how i-

Confused and disoriented I seemed to have fainted myself, waking up in the pokemon center lobby.

Still a little dazed I see Stigg in front me, Sio laying on the table eating a cheri berry this time.

Noticing I've awoken Stigg points in front of me. Its Ferros ball!

I had nurse joy heal him up while you were napping.

Are you okay, your head hurting or anyth-

What was that before!?

What was what? Stigg says just confusing me a little more by the way he spoke.

I come to my senses, questioning him over and over on that move he used.

Oh that? That's was just a combination of tail whip and tackle..

I'm still surprised he beat me. And a little out of breath.

I wrote it Down in this notebook last night while studying how the moves worked. So before we leave shouldn't we buy something.

I try and calm down and explain to him how Basics

The trainer school is a gym too y'know. I think we would stay for a while and wait for the new gym leader to get here.

Stigg started standing up "we should leave town and try to get stronger, and besides you said I could lead the way right, and besides if you led we would end up stayimg here forever" said Stigg laughing.

I couldn't really look him in the eyes. When I told him that i expected him to lose.

He looked at me and stopped hiss laughing, but probably because I was laughing when I told him.

I'm sorry okay, I mean your not the brightest person Stigg how could I ever expect you to win!?

If I let you led the way we would probably fail no matter what,

My words slowly went from a a few unintentional insults to me cutting him down a notch.

Even bianca tried to ditch you on me. Haha

I'm laughing even louder now and it's abviosly directed at him.

Of course he was angry, and Sio even looked a little offended at me. Their emotions were more in sync after one night together that me and ferro' battling style after six years together. Sio gave me the same glare he gave Ferro during the battle. Stigg just stood there for a second.

I'm leaving.

What? I'm confused my his surprising words.

I said I'm leaving…

So what I'll see you later or-

No, I'm leaving the city, and i plan on getting stronger on my own. No need for you to come along.

Umm, sorry to burst your bubble kid but i'm in charge here!

Says who, as long as Sio is near me I can leave town. It's not like you can stop me.

I stare at him like he's a maniac, and he probably was at this point.

Look Stigg, even your parents don't trust you to-

No, they don't trust you to look after me! And don't try to twist that around, your the dangerous one. The one who taught me to be the idiot everyone thinks I am. Its your fault! I just can't believe I thought i needed you...

Well I'm sorry Stigg but you are an idiot, and I made you that way just so you would listen to me. So I'm leading the way, umderst-

I look more closely as he was trying to back away from me, as in my temper I grabbed his shirt. I looked closer at him before I let him go..

All I saw were blood shot eyes and many, many tears running down his face.

Sio claimed up his side and hopped back into his hood, waving his shell at me while Stigg started to turn around they stopped by the mart and buy what looks to be pokeballs. Sio now glaring at me from afar still waving the shell which i guess is a declaration of leave with Stigg actually looking kinda sad. He did look back one more time before he left, telling me not to follow him. Calling me his one and only rival a saying "and please, don't think i'm crying because of what you said to me, i'm crying because i feel sad for the people that have to deal with you after you leave town to start your own journey" before closing the door.

To me he was acting a little overdramatic, everyone in town thinks the same of him so why was he acting so harshly to me. That idiot doesn't even deserve a friend like me. I get up and see many people glancing at me around the pokecenter, I guess we made a scene.

I shrug it off go visit the trainer school so I can try and better with my second battle than my first. But when I get there, Stigg's parents are there speaking to the gym leader, who had actually been located to our town a few days ago.