Chapter Two
POV: Renee
4:00 PM
"Aagh, I know I'm forgetting something?!" I said to myself as I was getting all of my stuff out of the door. You see, I was leaving for a cruise on the giant ship, The HMS Griffin, in an hour.
Well, before I say any more, I think I'd better introduce myself. My name is Renee Pavarti, and I live in the Kanto region. A few weeks ago, I had gotten a pamphlet for the HMS Griffin, and I couldn't resist going. Finally, I'd be able to get out of this boring region. Kanto is nice and all, but it gets real boring around here, real fast.
So, back to my recent fumble to get my stuff out of the door. I've been known to forget things whenever I go out anywhere, so even if I'm 99% positive that I've got everything, I still double-check and freak out.
My brief 'forgetting something' attack was finally interrupted by my mom reminding me of how late I was. "Renee, if you don't get moving soon, you'll miss the boat!"
"Agh, forget it, if I'm forgetting something, then I'm forgetting something," I said. I told my mother goodbye, and started towards the harbor.
Nothing really interesting happened until I got to the harbor, and saw the boat.
"Wow, this thing is huuuuuuuuge!" I said out loud.
...A little too loud, in fact. It turned out I was right next to the guy who would be taking my ticket.
"Yes, the HMS Griffin is quite a marvel, isn't it?" he said.
"Whoa! Uh, oh yeah, it's huge!" I responded.
He seemed to take my answer as an invitation to go into a whole history lesson on the boat.
"Constructed back in 1997, the HMS Griffin is the pinnacle of modern aquatics and..." he seemed to drone on and on, and I zoned out within twenty seconds.
I started to look around a bit. There was nothing really interesting at first, but then I looked up at the boat again, and something caught my eye. Sitting on the railing of the ship, there was an adorable little Eevee that was wearing a crown.
Upon further inspection, the Eevee was staring directly into my eyes. It stared at me for a little longer, and then it smirked.
"...Did'ja get all of that?" I heard the ticket-dude, ask.
I looked back to him and answered, "Y-yeah, thanks for the information..."
I looked back to where the Eevee was. It was gone. There was a little bit of smoke coming from the spot it was standing.
A bit shaken up, I took my ticket out of my bag and gave it to the man. He beckoned for me to go in, and I hastily entered the boat.
When I got to my room, I went to the bathroom, and splashed some water on my face.
That couldn't have been my imagination. Why was that peculiar-looking Eevee staring at me? Why did it smirk and then disappear? I decided to just forget about it. I wasn't going to let some weird little thing stop me from having a good time.
After that, I decided to explore the ship a little bit. I went out to the main deck, and took in my surroundings. There was a dining hall at the back of the boat, a few shops on the front, and a bunch of cool facilities in between. I saw a gym (Not the Pokemon kind), a pool (Complete with a diving board and a waterslide), a basketball court, an ice rink, a hot dog stand, the list just goes on and on.
I could already tell that this place was going to be nice.
I was just about to go back to my room, when I remembered. The Eevee! I rushed to the spot where I had seen it, and there was no trace of the Eevee. I was probably just seeing things.
I just shrugged it off and went back to my room. This was already more interesting than my town, and the boat hadn't even left yet! I wondered what other exiting things were in store for me over the next few days. Now that I think about it, I wish I had just stayed in Kanto...