100 THEMES: LETTERS

I know I said on my profile that my 100 Themes were going to be mostly one-shots, but with this one I had another idea on the theme of "letters".

...and here it is! Hope you enjoy!

Dear Mother,

I know it's been a while since I last wrote to you, but for the past few weeks I've been rather busy. Don't be mad, but I'm no longer in Johto or Kanto. You see, last week Feraligatr and I took a ship to Hoenn. Please don't be annoyed that I didn't tell you sooner, but Professor Oak sent me with a letter for Professor Birch and you know that we don't like to stay in one place for too long anyway.

I'm currently in Littleroot Town, we're staying at Prof. Birch's lab for a few more days before we set out to explore Hoenn. Everyone's doing great by the way, they're all out in the garden playing with the other Pokémon here at the lab. Ampharos learned a new move on the ship over here, someone challenged us to battle and we just couldn't resist. Anyway, I told Ampharos to use it's Spark attack but instead it released this intense lightening bolt! Turns out that Ampharos learned Thunder! Well, that's what Professor Birch says it was, we haven't had a chance to try it out again yet.

As its name suggests, Littleroot isn't the biggest of towns. It kinda reminds me of New Bark Town or Pallet Town. Right now there are two kids waiting to get their first Pokémon, I've seen the starter Pokémon whilst I've been living at the lab and they're completely different to the ones in Johto or Kanto! Well, they're still water, grass and fire types, but I've never seen these ones before. The fire type, Torchic, looks like a small bird, Mudkip, the water one, has a huge fin on its head and the grass type is a Treecko, and kinda looks reptilian. I'll have to show you on my Pokédex when I get back.

That's another thing, my Pokédex! In Professor Oak's letter he asked Prof. Birch to upgrade my Pokédex so that it's compatible with the Pokémon in Hoenn, this way I can gather more information for him while I train here.

I'm not entirely sure when I'll next be back in Johto, (Lance is filling in as Champion until I return) We're going to take on the gym challenge here in Hoenn, maybe even try out the league. I heard the Hoenn Champion is a guy called Steven, according to Professor Birch, he specialises in Steel type Pokémon. The only problem is nobody knows where to find him! Professor Birch has asked around, but no luck so far.

About those kids I mentioned before, Brendan is Professor Birch's son, he seems to enjoy helping his father out with research on the wild Pokémon. He was very interested in Feraligatr when we first arrived, he told me later that he'd never seen any of Totodile's evolutions before. But May, who lives opposite the Professor, her father is a Gym Leader a few towns away from here. I was going to ask her what type of Pokémon he uses, but I guess that would take the fun out of the battle. Plus, I think it might be against some code of battle etiquette or something like that. I've only been here a few days, but I think those kids will go far. They might come looking for me one day wanting a challenge in Johto, who knows?

I suddenly feel older after what I've just written, maybe that's what being the Champion does to you…

If I finish this letter quick then I might be able to catch the last post. By the time this letter gets to New Bark Town I should be in either Oldale or Petalburg City, when I reach the Pokémon centre I'll organise a video call so we can catch up properly.

Speak to you soon,

Lots of love,

Lyra and the team

xxx

Hey Silver,

Before you go "Tch…" and throw this in the bin, just give me a chance to explain myself.

I know you're mad at me for leaving without a final battle, but I didn't really have a chance to organise a rematch. Professor Oak said needed someone he could trust to deliver a letter to Hoenn's Prof. Birch as soon as possible, unfortunately his grandson was too busy repairing the flooring in his gym to go, so he chose me in his place.

I'm sorry, Silver. I really am, but I couldn't just tell him no, could I?

Well, it might have been Oak's idea to send me, but I have my own intentions to stay in Hoenn. I think I'm going to stay on here until I've defeated enough Gyms, earned their badges and then enter into the Hoenn League. You never know, I might come home with another Championship title under my belt!

But seriously, I've loved our battles together, especially since we became friends. (And don't 'tut' or "Tch" you know we're friends!) Your challenges always spurred me on and gave me purpose when I was at my lowest, and you were always there to help me grow into the person, the trainer, that I am today. Whether you meant to or not!

I don't know how long I'm going to be in Hoenn, but when I get back to Johto my first stop is Dragons Den for our rematch.

Or you could always come out here, if you fancy a change of scenery and all that? If came across we could travel together, I know you'd enjoy seeing all the new species of Pokémon here. (Don't deny it, you totally would.) I know Feraligatr misses battling against Meganium, and I know that I miss battling you. Every time we battle you come up with some new strategy to beat me, you haven't succeeded yet though!

So, do you miss battling me?

Come on, you can tell me! (I bet you do though).

Well then. In a few days I'll be leaving Littleroot, so you can either contact me (or come find me, hint hint!) at Oldale Town or Petalburg City. If I'm not there then try the Rustboro Pokémon Centre, that's where the second Pokémon Gym is. (I've heard that you have to have about five badges to battle the Petalburg Gym Leader!)

See you soon (hopefully!)

Love,

Lyra and co.

xxxx

Lyra.

Do you really expect me to come running all the way to Hoenn for a rematch?

And I do not "Tch" as you so eloquently put it, and I don't blame Oak. He is a renowned researcher, so it's only right that he sends other people to do his research for him.

I just think he shouldn't be sending the Champion away, after all, the Champion is the one chosen in order to protect their region.

Also, you don't need to explain yourself to me, I don't care why you've chosen to stay over there.

I will admit that our battles are interesting, but I prefer to think of ourselves as battle partners rather than 'friends', where did you get that idea from?

When you say you'll return to Johto and go straight to Dragons Den for our rematch, does that mean you're expecting me to be sitting, twiddling my thumbs waiting for you? All the while you're off training and getting stronger. But, by the time you get back to Johto I'll have defeated Lance and taken your title. Don't worry though, I'll give you a few chances to win it back.

Your change of scenery tactic won't work, and, unlike you, I don't have Pokédex duties to fulfil.

And the only thing I miss about you is our battles together. You are the only trainer I can have a decent battle against, one were we can both go all out, and don't take that as some weird compliment!

However, if you are so desperate for a travelling companion and you can't find anyone else (Did you even tell that Ethan guy that you were leaving?) I suppose I could meet you at this Petalburg place. Then we'll see about that five badges rule.

I'll meet you in a few days, but only if I don't hear that you've got a travelling companion or whatever you called it; By the way, I'm not doing this for you. The Dragon Master wouldn't let me anywhere near Dragons Den again if anything happened to you while you were on your own. My reasons are purely for my better interests okay?

Silver

(x)

Hey Ethan,

Long time no see, how've you been?

Listen, I may have forgotten to tell you that I'm in Hoenn, in fact I've been here for two weeks now. There isn't a Pokégear reception here, hence the letter and totally the reason why I haven't called, but Silver thinks I should try to ring you when we reach a Pokémon Centre, if the reception isn't any better then I'll make a video call. Try to be at the Cherrygrove City Pokémon Centre sometime next Wednesday alright?

Make sure you say hi to everyone next time you're in New Bark Town for me!

I don't suppose you know how my Pokémon will react in Hoenn do you?

Stay safe!

Lyra and the team

xx