Pokѐmon Journey IV: Eira's Adventure

Chapter 2: Crazy Ideas and Situations

Eira's Point of View:

We had an amazing little party with just the six of us yesterday. I quickly found out that my little Bubbly was a glutton when it came to food. She just ate and ate until she fell over with her stomach visibly expanded in all areas. Parker, his pokemon and mother all fought during the party, but my mother and I enjoyed watching the show. They were fighting as the food was eaten. I don't think I've laughed so much in years…

When the day came close to an end, Parker, Turtwig and Cordelia headed to their home just down the street. Once they had gone, I took Bubbly up into my room where we spend most of the night together with each other. It was so much fun to play with her. She acted as if her only reason to be here was to make me happy. She kept a smile on my face all night and climbed into my bed with me when it came to bed time.

When the next day came around, I thought it would be a good idea for Bubbly and I to get some exercise. I took her out to the route we had met on and ran into quite a few pokemon on our morning walk. I was surprised to see how aggressive they seemed to be toward us and had to force Bubbly to attack. Though my pokemon seemed to have no problem with that…

Bubbly handled them all well, shooting beams of water and bubbles at them all and throwing them back or defeating them in one shot. She'd turn back to me once she was done and look for my approval, and she got my warm smile that I was more then willing to give her. Bubbly had stolen my heart overnight and I was nothing but putty in her little wing like hands, and yet, she would go above and beyond to make me happy… It just sent swells of warm emotions down into my heart to have a companion like that.

A short while after her training and our walk, we headed back home just in time to see my mother and Honey working out in the small garden. Honey was using her teeth to help cut down some of the plant that needed to be prepared for the winter months soon to come. Overnight, the scenery had drastically changed and the leaves finally started to turn, colors of red, orange, yellow, maroon, purple, and brown swirled around us as the leaves began their change and decent from the mother trees.

"Oh there you are Eira!" My mother smiled up at me once I approached her little garden she was working on. She turned to my pokemon down at my feet and smiled at her too. "And it's good to see you too Bubbly! How was your walk?"

"Entertaining." I smiled at my mother and looked over at Bubbly who was spewing bubbles all over again. My mother laughed at her before standing up and brushing the dirt of herself with her hands.

"I'm glad to hear it sweetheart." She kissed my forehead and gave me a quick hug. "Now that you have a pokemon, you can go anywhere you want. You can start your journey."

I nodded to my mother. I was more then well aware of that, but I expected this from her in a way of saying goodbye to me. She swallowed whatever it was that hung in her throat before she smiled again with glossy eyes. "And as much as I don't want you to go, you should. Get out there and find out who you really are. I know you'll be fine, especially with Bubbly with you."

"Mom…" My lips parted slightly and my shoulders sank. I never wanted to hurt my mother… I never wanted to hurt anyone, especially not after what happened when I was young…

I was suddenly pulled into a hug by my mother. She held me tightly against her as I felt the tears drip onto my shoulder. "Oh Eira, Baby, these tears are happy ones. I'm just so happy that I was lucky enough to raise a wonderful daughter like you… and now you're ready to take on the world and become your own woman." She wiped at her eyes before she let out a shaky breath. "I want you to be the best woman you can be and figure out who you're meant to be. Take all the time you need, the region itself is vast and endless, and the world is ever so much more. Go and follow whatever dream suits you best, make new friends, make a team of pokemon you can depend on and who you hold close."

"I will." I smiled up at my mother and cuddled into her chest for a moment before pulling away and allowing the woman to compose herself. She partly did, turning her body around and returning to her garden. "Grab all the things you'll need and remember to stop in Sandgem Town to thank the professor for giving you Bubbly."

"Okay." I left my mother then to return inside the house and gather the few things I would need to take with me on my journey. I hurried upstairs to my room before I looked over the few things that I planned to take with me. For my birthday last night, I'd received two cases from my mother, one for gym badges and one for pokemon contests. My mother wanted me to have the option to follow whatever dream of mine I had, whether it be through gym battles, or through pokemon contests. She figured it would give me a good idea to test my abilities in the two different areas. And if my taste moved away from those fields, by then I would have enough experience under my belt to peruse something else, such as maybe a breeder, or maybe a researcher, or even something that didn't involve pokemon twenty-four-seven.

Once the cases were in my bag, I then turned to the other items I'd gotten last night. Cordelia had been more then kind enough to think ahead of the cold winter heading our way and got me a brand new, soft, pink jacket that came down well past my knees in length while she also got me a pair of white boots that stretched all the way up to my knees, keeping me well sheltered from the cold. I was more then happy with this turn of events and grabbed those items too. I placed them all inside my bag before picking up Bubbly into my arms and setting her pokeball on my belt while I headed outside of my home.

Outside I saw my mother for one last time before I left. She tried her best not to look at me as I passed by her and her garden. I smiled at her and Honey, who actually happened to turn and look, as well as meow at me as I left. I waved back to her before taking off to the edge of town, where my journey would start.

On the edge of town came the route where I'd met up with the professor yesterday and received Bubbly, route two-oh-one. I smiled at the area as I glanced back and froth. The area I was at actually had three locations off of this area. The first was my home town, right on the middle of the path, however, the other two, on opposite ends, were Sandgem Town, and to the east, and our beautiful Lake Verity.

Parker and I traveled many times to the gorgeous lake to play at as well as look for the legendary pokemon that was said to live here. For many years, Parker and I looked, and only a time or two did we ever get lucky enough to hear the pokemon speak to us through the thick fog covering the lake during a storm. It was only every so often that we'd be lucky enough to see the shadow of the pokemon as well. It was a small and dainty looking creature that floated in the air; it had two tails that acme out of its small body. I remember through the fog seeing a faded shade of pink and what seemed to be hair. Other then that, we have never come face to face with this pokemon.

"Eira!"

I turned my head and I quickly noticed my best friend rushing up to me with his pokemon at his feet, keeping the pace easily that Parker set. Parker and his pokmon easily skidded to a stop next to me and grinned once they got their footing.

"Hey!"

I nodded to him.

"Eira, I'm planning on heading down to Professor Rowan's lab to thank him for Turtwig." Parker grinned while the pokemon at his feet jumped up into the air and latched onto his arm. My eyes widened when I saw Parker purposely did that. Turtwig was happily on his arm and Parker wasn't running or screaming with the pokemon attached to him with its beak. "You're going too right?"

I nodded to him.

"Cool! We should go together!" He grinned and grabbed my hand. "But before we do that…"

I blinked at him in confusion.

"We should head over to Lake Verity and see if we can find that legendary pokemon! Wouldn't professor Rowan be proud of us if we brought it back to him?"

I sighed. "And how do you expect this time to be any different from the others we've gone there to see it?"

"I just know so! It's in my gut!" Parker slammed his free fist into his chest before I saw him wither and sink to the ground in pain. "Oww…"

I shook my head. Idiot… Never the less, I held out a hand for him to grab and helped him back to his feet.

Once he stood before me, he grinned like a fool. "So let's head over there!"

I shrugged. I really didn't care if we went again, but I knew what we would find, nothing.

I allowed Parker to lead me down toward the entrance to the lake, passing by the many trees we played around as children. I had so many fond and depressing memories of this place; it sometimes killed me to come out here. Before the accident… my father would take me here and tell me the legends of the lake, and the other three, as well as beings of time and space and even shadows. He was an incredible wealth of knowledge, working as a partner to Professor Rowan.

I shook my head and tried to clear those raging thoughts and emotions from my head and body. They always seemed to put me in my worst of moods. I pulled myself from those thoughts and followed after Parker who dragged me to the lake front.

"Alright! Let's check this out!" Parker rushed through the entrance between the trees to the lake, but quickly stopped short when he saw something on the edge of the lake. "What's going on?"

I blinked in surprise and rushed up to his side. Parker was staring at a man with bright blue, spiky hair and strange clothing of silver and black color. He was standing a good distance away from us, but regardless, even with him mumbling, I could hear the words from his lips clear as if he was next to me, whispering them in my ear.

"...The flowing time... The expanding space... I will make it all mine one day... Cyrus is my name. Remember it... Until then, sleep while you can legendary pokemon of the lake bed..."

The voice, it sounded so familiar, my eyes widened at how easily I recognized the voice in general. The man slowly turned around and I gasped when I saw his face. Tears naturally welded up in my eyes as he appeared there. I knew him… did he remember me?

The man slowly walked toward us, his eyes were pointed and at an angle on his face, while they were a blue color, they were dark, and I couldn't tell if that was a haze over his eyes or their natural color from my childhood memory. His face was scrunched up as he hunched back over to where Parker and I were at the entrance to the lake. He stopped before us and looked before sighing.

"Allow me to pass, stand aside."

I was frozen in my place, but Parker was well enough to move so the man could pass. He nodded to Parker, glanced at me a final time, before taking off to Arceus knows where.

"Wow… that was weird… I wonder who that guy was doing here…" Parker mulled over it for a moment and groaned as he tried to rack his brain. I simply looked back at him, as I was still frozen in fear and confusion. Parker looked over at me, noticing the fearful look on my face. "Eira? What's wrong?"

I was too shaken up to speak…

"…Why don't we get you back home…?" All I could get out was a nod. Parker was slow and gentle for once and held out his hand. As fearful as I was, I couldn't stop myself from grasping his entire arm and holding it close to me, nearly hiding behind him. Parker's eyes widened as he saw me act like this, but didn't say anything and I allowed him to lead me home.

Turtwig had finally released his trainer's arm and walked beside him, upset from my fearful mood. Bubbly held onto the front of me with her flipper like wing hands. She tried her best to blow bubbles up in my face to calm me down or get me to relax, but my body just wouldn't have anything to do with that. Bubbly refused to give up however, but her wonderful efforts were in vain. I was lost to my fears…

Eventually Parker got us back to my home and my mother was still working in the garden when we arrived back, it had only been a couple hours since we'd left. My mother got one look over at Parker and then at me before she gasped and sprang into action.

"Eira! Are you alright baby? What's wrong?" She instantly was at my side and smoothing my hair and rubbing my face and pulled me into a hug, even though I refused to let go of Parker's arm. I was deeply troubled, and my mother understood that. She turned to my best friend. "Parker, she's in shock right now, I hope you don't mind staying for a few hours or the rest of the day, I'll call your mother."

"Okay."

"Take her inside and get her set down so she can relax, I'll be back with some of that special tea that I'll give you both incase this happens again. Mint tea always seems to bring her out of this state or when she has a nightmare."

"I got it Mrs. Helaine."

Parker was quick to lead me back inside my house and Honey was quick to greet us. She could feel the waves of dark energy coming off of me and once Parker had me situated, she set herself in my lap and waited.

Only moments later, my mother rushed back inside and hurried to the kitchen, getting hot water and the special tea that had a scent strong enough to knock me over and wake me up. With a cup of it brewed in her hands, she handed it to Parker, who set it down on his lap before he held the cup up to my face. I was barely able to force my body to take a small sip of it and I felt a jolt race through me.

I felt like I was able to move again and slowly let go of Parker's arm before taking the tea into my own hands. I took a little bit more of it into my body before I finally let out a huge breath that seemed to take the pressure I felt on my chest with it.

Bubbly looked at me in worry when I finally was able to turn and look at her. She blew a small bubble in my face that popped on the edge of my nose. I blinked when it happened, and the corners of my mouth slightly twitched in the way of a smile. She cheered when she saw it and my hand found the top of her head and petted her before petting Honey as well.

"Eira honey? What happened?" My mother was quick to kneel down before me and look at me in the eyes. I shook my head at her, trying to forget what had taken place.

"There was a man Mrs. Helaine." Parker tried to tell what he knew to my mother to help me. "We were fine until he turned around and she saw his face. After that, she was frozen."

"She must have mistaken him then…" My mother shook her head and kissed mine. "Just relax and have some fun Eira, I'll put on some dinner and Parker can stay the night if you'd like."

And I would like that, even with how wild and rowdy Parker could be, he was sweet and caring as well, as could be presented as evidence from how he treated me differently on the way back from the lake. I nodded to my mother and curled up into Parker's side. He was warm, and I liked that feeling. Parker was still and turned on the TV before him while my mother walked off. Bubbly and Honey curled into my body while Turtwig ran around the floor in circles, either over or completely oblivious to the situation at hand. I felt Parker place an arm around me in comfort before I calmed down and allowed sleep to overtake me.

I felt myself fall into blackness and finally feel content.

Witch's Note:

I know that this is one of the shortest chapters I've ever written, but also very necessary. Poor Eira is scared of Cyrus? But why? Does she know him? Does he look like someone she knew? Is this somehow related to her strangely no-existent father or the accident she keeps mentioning from when she was a little girl? You guys will just have to find out next time!

Don't forget to send in Questions and Reviews for me to know what you thought of this chapter and what you think about Eira and Parker or the pokemon and everything thus far! I'd love to know!

Love you all and see you next week!

Halloween Witch