-Randy Wouters-
Roman and I seem to be getting along quite well. After we ate we decided the we would stay the night at this PokeCenter in Nuvema Town. Snivy was sitting next to me on my cot, and Roman was on his cot with both Tepig and Cubchoo sitting next to him. "How did you get that Cubchoo?" I ask as the small Pokemon looks up at the sound of its name.
"It's a long story…"
"I have nothing else to do." I continue.
"Fine." he responds almost angry. "My mother had a Beartic, and it had an egg. She gave me the egg and it hatched into my Cubchoo."
"That pretty cool." I say, wondering why he cared to hide that.
"Yea…" he responds sadly.
"What's bothering you, dude?" I ask worriedly.
"Let's just forget about this. You owe me for earlier."
"Goodnight, Roman, Snivy, Tepig, Cubchoo." I say as we all get settled.
"Night"
"SniSni!"
"Choo!"
"Tepig!"
-In the morning-
"Hope you boys visit again!" Nurse Joy calls after us as we leave after I have a quick breakfast. Roman skipped it and our pokemon had made sure to eat his share.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy!" I call back.
"Thanks!" Roman calls.
We begin our long journey on Route 1, and we manage to make it through the route with no problems or delays. We make it to Accumula Town around lunchtime, so Roman and I head toward the PokeCenter for food. Both of us sit at the table and soon afterwards we receive our food. Both of our pokemon dig into their mounds of berries, and I begin to devour my sandwich. I look up once half of my meal has disappeared, I looked up a saw that Roman had yet to touch his food. "Are you alright? You haven't touched your food." I ask.
"I'm going to step out for a minute." he responds as he begins to make an exit.
I get up a follow him and our pokemon come along behind me. I manage to leave the PokeCenter just in time to see Roman ram into a tall man with blonde hair and a long black cloak with eye shapes in it. He also has a large cane that had a symbol of a P. The man sidesteps and shoves Roman onto the ground. In a swift move, the cane slams into Romans side, and the boy tugs his body away. "Hey, don't hit him!" I shout at the man.
I run up to Roman and ask "Are you ok?"
"It doesn't matter." he responds quickly.
"Who do you think you are, foolish boy!" the man shouts.
"Who do you think you are!" I shout back.
"I will destroy you!" shouts the man, releasing a giant golden coffin.
"Get away." Roman says, stepping towards the man and pokemon.
His Tepig and Cubchoo both step on either of his sides. "Snivy, get ready." I say.
"Cubchoo, use Ice Punch on Snivy…"
Before I even have time to tell Snivy to evade the attack, the bear smashes an ice fist into my young pokemon. "What the heck!" I shout, returning my pokemon.
"Go away!" Roman yells, almost scaring me.
"Dude, this guy could-" I get cutoff as Romans Tepig gets slammed into me by the coffin pokemons Psychic.
I begin to blackout…
-Roman White-
Randy and Tepig both collapse and pass out. "You didn't have to harm him!" I yell.
Ghetsis grins. "Naturally, you would care for the weak!" he taunts, jabbing me.
I return Tepig. Looking around desperately, I see only one other person. "Hey, get this kid to safety!" I shout at the man.
"Don't hurt me, I'll do it." the man shouts, taking Randy in his arms and carrying him away.
Ghetsis looks at me, smiling. "You just like me...using fear for yourself…"
"We are not the same." I say. "I never would harm or kill a person with a pokemon…"
"I disagree! Remember your mother!" he shouts.
I stop. Cubchoo looks up at me. "What about all those trainers in Castelia, or Icirrus, or Opelucid, or even Humilau...You are more destructive than I! This is why you should help me achieve my dreams!" he shouts, laughing loudly.
"You don't have dreams...your a psychopath."
"Hmm. I'll see you soon…" Ghetsis replies.
"No!" I shout, and Cubchoo, reading my mind, uses Icy Wind at Ghetsis and Cofagrigus.
"Psychic!" is all I hear before everything goes black.
I wake up in a medical bed, and bright light is over my head. Sitting up, I barely able to resist wincing. "Roman, your awake!" Randy says, standing from a chair that was placed next to my bed.
"How sweet, you stayed here to wait for me." I mumble.
"Yea, you tried to get, me out. If I had listened to you, I would have been totally fine. Besides, I could have gotten help for you." he apologizes.
"Well, your the one who stuck around to try and help me. Thanks…"
"Still, you were seriously injured. And I got some questions anyway. Who was that dude?" Randy asks immediately.
I sigh. "That was Ghetsis. He's a powerful trainer."
"That's it?"
"What, do you want his Xtransceiver info?"
Randy grins at this. "We might be able to get on the road by tomorrow." he says.
"Yea, well. You still wanna battle the gym leader there?" I respond.
"If Ghetsis is so powerful, naturally."
"Alright, let's go now."
"What, no. You need rest." Randy responds.
I pull myself out of the bed. "I don't think it matters what I 'need'"
"Of course it does."
"I'm up, so let's go." I say back.
"Fine, you win. Let's get you changed back into your clothes and get your pokemon." Randy says, hitting a button to call the nurse.
After I get ready, and Randy helps me fill out the exit forms, we head out and start our way out of town. "How long was I out?" I ask, realizing nobody told me, and that it was about just after lunch.
"About a full day…" Randy responds.
"No way. Maybe a hour or two, right?"
"I'm not kidding."
"Sorry then." I mumble.
"It's not like you chose to get injured." Randy says back.
"Let's speed this up then."
"Sure." Randy agrees.
By the time we make it to the town, Straiton City, I'm almost ready to collapse. I just gotta keep walking. "Let's go straight to the gym." I tell my companion.
"We better get a room first at the PokeCenter."
"Fine."
By the time we get a room, and we drop of our bags, I'm practically shaking. "Let's just go tomorrow." Randy says.
And with that I drop.
NOTE- Violet will begin being part of the story more, and Romans relationship to Violet will be better explained.
