"Kyaa! Go, Blastoise!"
"TOISEEEE the shell-Pokemon cried. Evelyn Cyan Fallon, the master of this gentle giant, grinned, giving it a peace-sign.
"Lovely!" she clapped enthusiastically. The Blastoise bowed. All Evelyn's Pokemon had manners out of the battle field.
"Now, Water Gun!" The Blastoise launched a steady stream of water into the air.
"Quickly, Blastoise! Skull Bash, if you please!" she cried, more like a question than an order.
The Blastoise twirled in the air and indeed, bashed into the frenzy of air. Water sparkles slowing floated down. Evelyn held out her hands and felt the ticklish feeling creep onto her palms.
"Nice, Blastoise! I think you re gonna do well in the contest. You are a first-timer, and so am I" Evelyn added. She breathed the last of the mist in the air until she gave another peace-sign to her Pokemon. Evelyn returned Blastoise to her Pokeball and sat down.
Evelyn gazed at the beauty of the lake. It shimmered while the mystic silence enthralled her. Sometimes you could hear a Starly or Bidoof cry happily behind the forest.
Evelyn Cyan Fallon, age fourteen, had recently arrived at Sinnoh. She hailed from the Kanto region from a family of four. Her father, Apollo Fallon, was an eager Water-Type fanatic. He adored the water-dwellers as much as he adored his family. Evelyn also liked Water-Types, but she had to catch a variety of Pokemon. Her mother, Ariane Hart-Fallon, was a teacher at a local Pokemon Knowledge school. Ariane taught history there. Evelyn and her little brother Kayetan were always surrounded by Pokemon.
Evelyn leaned back and closed her eyes. She let the scent of the water remind her of her father. She let the sounds of the Pokemon remind her of her mother and she let the feeling of adventure remind her of Kayetan.
Evelyn felt like she was about to drift off until she heard footsteps. At first, she ignored them, until a voice collaborated with them.
"Hey, who're you?" the voice asked.
Evelyn sat up and opened her eyes. It was a boy with messy blond hair and an expression that looked feisty yet arrogant at the same time. Evelyn stared at him for a moment until she answered..
"I'm Evelyn. Nice to meet you." She said in her gentle voice, flashing a peace sign.
The boy looked at the Evelyn girl. She had blue hair, not much like his friend Dawn's hair, but a more gentle tone. It looked more like the ocean s waves colour more than a midnight sky colour. The girl wore a strapless sundress with a beet-red colour and a white cardigan draping from her shoulders.
"I'm Barry." the boy said hastily "Why are you here? I've never seen you."
Evelyn sat up and hugged her knees. "I'm a Kanto native."
"Figures. You've got odd hair." Barry added, even though he was a bit fond of her hair.
Evelyn frowned at the boy. "I didn't really come here to tolerate with people like you." She mumbled. Barry slumped.
"Sorry, Eva-"
"Evelyn"
"Yeah, okay. I just came here to look for some legendaries. Mesprit is supposed to me living here. I came here five times this week. No luck whatsoever. Some lucky guy probably caught the thing already. Or Team Galactic. I hate those damn space guys."
"Is Team Galactic like Team Rocket?" Evelyn asked curiously.
"I dunno, possibly. Me and my friend Dawn saw em a lot. They re trying to create a new world. What a stupid idea."
"Hmm" Evelyn murmured.
"My friend Dawn's travelling at a rate I don t know. All she does are contests. Contests, contests, contests. Is that boring?"
"No." Evelyn said "I find contests cute" she commented, smiling.
Barry looked at Evelyn again. She had sparkly blue eyes. It looked like stars were shining on them. He admitted in his mind that she was quite pretty, albeit she was quiet and shy.
"I'm going now. I can't stay here all day..."
"Wait!" Evelyn cried as Barry turned away. She got up to her feet as he pivoted around and looked back at her.
"What?"
"Might I be able to travel amongst you and your Pokemon?" she asked politely. Barry was taken aback by her civility.
"I don't know much about Sinnoh. Since you are a local here-"
"Okay" Barry agreed without thinking. Evelyn thanked him and grabbed her stuff to tag along.
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"Our Sinnoh base is thriving. It s absolutely perfect." Ian, an assistant to a section leader of Team Rocket, said. His section leader, Geo, nodded. He didn't seem impressed that much
"That may look good to you, Ian, but the boss is keener on going above standards than staying on the borderline of standards." Ian nodded, dumbfounded. He did not understand where this was going.
"There are rumours...certain rumours about a girl. This girl is supposedly a human counterpart to a legendary Pokemon-"
" Really, sir?" Ian interrupted. Geo glared at him to shut up. The assistant sunk in his seat.
"Indeed, but those are just rumours. I have sent out a report to the boss. If he approves of it, I shall send out a team to scour the region for the girl. They say that she is not from Sinnoh, rather from different regions."
"But sir, which legendary Pokemon is she the equivalent to?" Ian asked enquiringly.
"It is believed to be Lugia"
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"Barry!" Evelyn cried excitedly. She grabbed Barry's wrist and dragged him to a corner of Sandgem Town's beach.
"Isn't this beautiful? Kanto's beaches can't even compare! Can we take a dip?"
Barry shook his head "Stop getting distracted Evelyn! I m on an important journey here. I'm going to become the best of the best and I don't want to waste a second of it!"
"You can treat yourself once in a while" Evelyn suggested quietly.
Barry sighed. Why did he so absentmindedly accept?
"What are you doing anyways? I thought you said that you finished all your gym battles?"
Barry exhaled "Of course I did. They were pretty simple. I took a one month break. Now, I m going to challenge the strongest trainers around here. You know, tough trainers are coming in and out by the minute. I've just got to pounce on the chance"
Evelyn sighed and thought of home. Of course, she wanted to start on her Sinnoh journey, but it was also a test of strength and patience for her. Since Barry was experienced (or so he thought), Evelyn thought that he could probably give some pointers.
The two walked in silence for a while. They were walking on a pathway where flora and fauna flourished happily. Evelyn looked both sides all the time, until finally something caught her eye on the right side of the path.
"Barry, look!" she cried, pointing to an odd looking house. Barry stared at her and the building with confusion.
"What?" he asked.
"It's a Japanese teahouse! We should go in and have a bite!" Evelyn suggested, more like decided excitedly.
"I guess I am hungry, but-"
"Great!" she exclaimed, grabbing Barry's wrist and running towards the teahouse.
The place looked traditional in many ways. It had peculiar windows with lucid Japanese paper. The colour of the teahouse was mostly earthly colours.
Evelyn carefully slid the sliding doors open. She waited for a while until a woman around her thirties came towards them. She was dressed in modern clothes, to Barry's surprise, and her jet black hair was swept in a neat ponytail. She bowed respectively at the pair.
"Hello, and welcome to the Yamamoto teahouse."
"Hi!" Evelyn greeted cheerfully. Barry stayed silent.
Come this way. The woman led them through another set of sliding doors and into a pristine room. Evelyn decided it was a tea room. Even though she knew of a teahouse, she had never been to one, but her grandmother had cooked confectionary and brewed tea and told her and Kayetan about the traditional place. The pair chose a mat and sat down. Barry thought it was weird to be sitting like this in this era.
"This is a modern teahouse, so I won't make you the full serving. What would you like?"
"Chamomile tea and a serving of manju" Evelyn responded. Barry was surprised on how quickly she answered.
"You, sir." The woman beckoned Barry.
"Uh...Some dango I suppose...and maybe a cup of tea too" Barry said uncertainly. The woman bowed and walked away.
"That's all you know?" Evelyn asked, amused.
"Yeah. My mom makes the one with syrup or something."
"You're not brushing up on cultural food. Have you got your mind on being the best too much?"
"No" Barry countered. Evelyn cocked her head and smiled, her blue hair brushing against her eyes. Barry looked away.
By then, the tea and confectionary arrived. Evelyn thanked the woman and picked up her chopsticks, beginning to chew on her manju.
What is that?" Barry asked, rolling his dango around.
"It's made from flour and rice powder with red bean paste. Here," Evelyn picked one up with her chopsticks and faced it in front of Barry's face "Try it."
Barry blushed. It was like Evelyn was feeding him. He mumbled an "Okay" and took the round thing in his hands. He popped in his mouth and began to chew.
"Do you like it?" Barry swallowed first and then nodded. It was sweet but not too sweet. He picked up a stick of dango and began wolfing it down. He finished quicker than Evelyn, who was savouring every bite.
"Evelyn!"
She put down her tea. "Mmm hmm?"
" Hurry up!" he urged "We've got to get going! Don t you want to train or battle at a nearby town?"
"Yes, but I want to take it slow." Evelyn explained, eating the last of her food.
"If you wanted to go at a pace like that, I think you shouldn't travel with me." He said without thinking (again) as they dropped off their money to the woman, who thanked them hastily and walked away.
Evelyn's face looked hurt. Barry immediately took back his words.
Evelyn exhaled "I'm sorry for being a burden. I can really travel by myself. I'm quite used to it, in fact." She murmured quietly.
Something urged Barry to say "Fine then."
Evelyn nodded. It took a while to sink it. She always wanted the best for whomever. She picked up her canvas bag and left. She walked through the first set of the sliding doors, and the last, which was the entrance/exit.
Barry watched her go. What did he just do?
Author's Note---I suck at cliffhangers. Sorry. I promise this story will get interesting, but I don't mind if you don't keep reading. I'm just happy to get the story out there.