I heard that I went just a little too fast on the previous chapter so I'll try and extend this chapter with some more details and such. I was in a really big hurry and something came up so I haven't been able to post for like a month so I hope you enjoy this part.

Shoutouts to Philsoph, TheGreatPumpkaboo, and HawkWizard87 for reviewing.

Adrian turned and expected to see a girl next to him, but instead he saw the huge looming eyes of a Bagon. Upon seeing the Bagon, Adrian was so shocked that he fell on top of Skiddo who squealed and used Vine Whip on the nearest Pokemon which happened to be a Hippopotas. Pretty soon the whole Pokemon Center was filled with chaos.

Adrian crawled underneath all of the chairs and tables and the Pokemon moves that were being thrown everywhere until he got into Nurse Joy's back room. Sitting by him he found another teenager that was about his age. They had their backs to the counter and were looking at the main lobby through the glass window until she turned and looked at him.

Adrian always claimed from that day on that when he saw her, it was love at first sight. She wasn't looking at him when he got his first look. He could see her beautiful dark brown hair, Her dark blue winter hat, her silver shirt, and her mid-thigh dark blue shorts. She wore a pair of plain dark shoes. The most standing out feature was the glistening golden watch on her left wrist.

Adrian couldn't suppress a gasp when she turned and looked at him. Her eyes were a stunning shade of blue and she was smiling slightly at the chaos that was happening.

Before he had the chance to say anything she asked, "Isn't it funny that there is a huge fight going on in there between everybody else while the people the caused it are hiding from it?"

"Was that Bagon yours?" he asked.

She said, "Yeah. My Bagon has anger issues and it likes to release itself from its Pokeball on its own."

Adrian said, "Well my name is Adrian Zealous. What's your name?"

She responded as if she had said it hundreds of times, "My name is Cora Bookington from the Sinnoh Region. I moved here a few years ago to go to school."

Adrian said, "I was actually born in Johto. That's kind of cool."

She said, "Well it was nice getting to know you, so we had better stop the fight that is happening."

After they walked out of the back room, they heard the deafening sound that the combat of people and Pokemon alike were creating. There was some crazy person typing frantically on their computer and whispering to themselves about the whole scene. Adrian caught the words 'The trainers in the Pokemon Center show off their true skills in a battle of Pokemon, wits, and chairs'.

Cora's Bagon emerged from its Pokeball and glanced around the room before letting out a Ember in a middle that ceased all of the fighting. Skiddo stood proudly by Bagon as if it was involved in stopping the conflict.

The Hippopotas that had been hadn't stopped fighting and it ran out of the Pokemon Center taking the door with it with surprising speed. A very confused young trainer ran after it and couldn't seem to keep up.

The girl with the laptop quickly put away her laptop and ran out of the Pokemon Center as Nurse Joy returned and saw the mess that everybody made. She asked, "What in the h*** happened here? Do you think I'm a f***** b**** that is supposed to f****** clean up all of your s***? That's some Bull****!" (She is quite the swearer.)

Everybody quickly cleaned up to avoid getting personally insulted and attacked by the monster that Nurse Joy became when angry. Adrian joined some of the people who were healing their Pokemon. Nurse Joy gave them all the death stare before they left the Center. After healing his Pokemon, he asked Cora, "Would you like to have a Pokemon battle with me?"

"Sure." She said, "I haven't had the chance to battle with Bagon yet so this will be a great chance to start my career as a trainer!"

They walked out to the dirt battlefield behind the Pokemon Center to find that two wild Ralts were Growling at each tensions seemed to be rising between the two Ralts except for the fact that the only move that the Ralts knew was Growl.

Cora said, "Oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I want a Gardevoir!"

Adrian took a course of action and said, "Skiddo use Tackle on the Male Ralts!"

Skiddo used Tackle and followed up with a Vine Whip on the unsuspecting Ralts. Adrian threw a Pokeball at it. It shook once... then twice... then thrice... it was caught!

"That makes three Pokemon in one day!" yelled Adrian so that everybody in the region could hear him.

Cora said, "Now it's my turn. Bagon use Hydro Pump!"

Bagon's Hydro Pump sent the Ralts rebounding off the a nearby tree and back straight towards Bagon as Bagon copied Skiddo and followed up with Bite.

Ralts was pretty beat up and couldn't do much else so Cora threw a Pokeball. It shook once... then twice... then thrice... it was caught!

Cora tried hugging Bagon in celebration, but Bagon ran away. Instead, she hugged Adrian's Skiddo.

She scooped up Skiddo only to discover that Skiddos were really fat and that they weighed just about 70 pounds.

She managed to pick up Skiddo and ask, "Can I come with you? I mean, Skiddo is really cute and I don't know where to find a wild Skiddo so I'll just borrow yours."

Adrian really thought that Cora coming along would be amazing. He thought she was one of the best-looking girls he had ever seen. She might've only been 5'3 and he was about 5'7, so neither of them were too tall.

Adrian instantly answered (maybe a little too fast), "Sure, that would be awesome."

She said, "That's amazing. Come on Skiddo let's go!"

Adrian and Bagon just kind of stared at her and he said, "She definitely has a weird side."

Bagon nodded in agreement and the two of them followed her into the Pokemon Center. After healing the Ralts, Adrian asked, "So what about that battle?"

Cora said, "Maybe some other time. If we are going to be traveling together, then we will have the opportunity to battle each other loads of times. Am I right?"

Adrian said, "I guess so..." Adrian had a bad start to his career after losing to Marc earlier that day.

They decided to eat an early dinner at the Pokemon Center before setting out for the next island that evening instead of staying in the crowded Pokemon Center.

After eating (I don't know what they eat in the Pokemon World. In the anime sometimes that had soup. Do they eat fried Combusken or what?) they headed out for the next island which contained the first gym that most trainers challenged. The sun was starting to set, so they still had some light to travel by.

Cora asked him along the way, "What type of gym is coming up?"

Adrian said, "Well there are 12 gyms in the Yasal Islands and you only need to beat 8 of them to gain access into the Yasal Tournament which happens every six months. I believe the first one is a water type gym."

That night, they set up camp in a deserted campsite that looked like it had been used the previous night. Since they had already eaten, they set up their tents. Adrian's tent that he had brought was orange and Cora's was dark blue.

After saying good night, Adrian had quite a few thoughts racing through his head.

Some included:

What if she likes me?

What if she doesn't like me?

What if she's here only for Skiddo?

What if she's only doing this on a bet?

What if this is a huge prank?

What if she ditches me in the morning?

What if Skiddo knows Attract and used it on her?

What if she is having an affair with Marc?

What if she is a prostitute?

What if she was lesbian?

Adrian stopped thinking about it and decided not to dwell on it too much longer or he would definitely get stressed out further.

Meanwhile in the other tent, Cora was having similar thoughts.

What if he doesn't like my personality?

Or even worse what if he doesn't like my cooking?

Does he want to steal my Pokemon?

Is he a rapist?

Is he only doing this to be kind?

What if he's gay?

What if he thinks I'm ugly?

How would he react if I told him that I had a crush on him?

What if Bagon ruins it all for me?

Cora had to stop dwelling on this too and she went to sleep as well.

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The next morning, she found that Adrian had already made breakfast and was running around playing with his much faster Skiddo. She couldn't help but smile upon seeing how happy they were. She noted that he hadn't noticed her yet, so she snuck up to them and grabbed Adrian right beneath the ribcage and saw him jump about ten feet in the air before landing face first. She started giggling really hard until she saw Adrian's facial expression. Adrian looked pretty pissed so she started running. Adrian started running after her but Skiddo tackled her first.

Adrian said, "You scared the living daylights out of me!"

She said, "Sorry, I just couldn't help it. You weren't paying any attention and... well... I thought it would be really funny to scare you."

Adrian asked, "What if I did that to you? Would you be scared?"

She responded, "I probably would be due to the fact that some person grabbed me near my waist. You don't want me to elaborate."

After she ate breakfast, they took down their camps and continued on towards the next island. After examining the map for a minute, Adrian said, "I think the name of the next island is Cape Island."

Cora said, "It most certainly is. I've heard that the gym leader there is amazing and beats most trainers on their first tries."

Adrian said, "Psshh. I'll always accept a challenge even though I haven't won a battle yet. Speaking of gyms, according to my guide you need three Pokemon to battle Ford."

Cora asked, "I do? That kind of sucks. I guess I need to find another Pokemon today."

Almost on cue, a Cherubi stumbled out of the trees and walked straight into Skiddo. Skiddo was scared instantly and used Rollout and sent Cherubi into a nearby tree.

Cora ran and caught the Cherubi in a diving catch before landing very hard on her back. She dusted the grass off of herself. She then took out a Pokeball and simply caught the Cherubi inside it.

Adrian said, "Hey you can't do that! Skiddo defeated the Cherubi!"

Cora asked, "What were you planning on doing with two grass types? There are already so many Pokemon that are good against grass types out there."

Adrian said, "Well... I guess not. Consider it a gift."

They stopped talking and they heard a somehow familiar whisper in a nearby tree. Adrian looked up and he found the same girl that was in the Pokemon Center the previous day sitting up in the tree on her laptop examining something further down in the woods.

Before Adrian could say anything, Cora was on the move. She climbed up the tree (and he got a good look at her legs) with great speed and silence. She then jabbed the girl underneath the ribcage just like she had done to Adrian the previous day.

The other girl jumped about ten feet in the air and her laptop came crashing down and was caught by a Swellow at the last second. She asked, "What do you think you're doing?" The girl was almost Adrian's height if not taller. She had lighter brown hair than Cora and had large brown eyes. Her hair fell straight down her back and she wore a maroon shirt with black dress pants as if she was going to work. Her shoes were very old and worn out. She was good-looking, but she wasn't really Adrian's type.

Cora asked, "Were you writing about us?"

The other girl said, "Actually I wasn't. I was writing about this group of Cherubi over there. You see, I study Pokemon and their natural habitats. I work for the government here. My name is Gloria. What are your names?"

Cora said, "Well I'm Cora and that guy over there wrestling the Skiddo is Adrian."

Gloria asked, "Am I interrupting a date? I'm sorry if I disturbed you."

Cora said, "Adrian isn't my boyfriend!" She was reddening by the second from embarrassment.

Gloria said, "You seem to have a crush on him. Trust me, I won't tell him. But girl... you need to be able to hide that secret unless you just want to be open about it."

Adrian came over and asked Gloria, "Who in the world are you? And Cora, why are you so red?"

She said, "I'm Gloria and I'm a Pokemon Researcher that studies Pokemon and why they live in the habitats they do."

Adrian said, "Cora and I are both taking the Pokemon Gym Challenge."

Gloria said, "I only have one Pokemon and becoming a full time trainer never really seemed the best option for me. I have done a fair amount of cooking in my..."

She was interrupted when Cora said, "That's it! You're coming!"

Adrian said, "I guess you're coming with us then."

Gloria said, "Sure thing. I traveled around last year with another scientist, but he got promoted and he left me all alone to travel by myself. Trust me, I am no creeper and I am a pretty normal person."

Gloria went along with them on their way to Cape Island. They soon discovered that Gloria was very mature and that she had a lot of knowledge in terms of cooking. She wasn't just the average person. She had received personal training from Siebold of the Elite Four from the Kalos Region. She seemed to be very mature considering she was only 15 years old.

That evening as the set up camp, Adrian decided to have his first training session with Cora. They had three battles. Ralts vs. Ralts, Skiddo vs. Cherubi, and Tyrogue vs. Bagon. The battle between the Ralts was a tie and it resulted with both Ralts learning Shock Wave which would be very important for the upcoming gym. Skiddo defeated Cherubi easily with the combination of Tackle and Rollout. Bagon defeated Tyrogue with a powerful Dragon Rush and Hydro Pump combination. The final score was 1-1-1 each, so they tied.

Afterwards, Adrian talked to Tyrogue, "I know you haven't won yet. In fact you lost twice. I know you can help me with my gym battle. What do you say?"

Tyrogue didn't simply believe in giving up. Tyrogue ran off on its own to go do personal training.

That evening Gloria told them about her past. She was born and raised in the Yasal Islands and found Swellow as a little girl. She found Swellow as an injured little Taillow that had been plucked from the sky by some Magnemite and Magneton. She nursed Taillow back to health and when she went to release it back into the wild, Taillow followed her around until she got her Trainer Card and she finally caught it. It had evolved into Swellow immediately after she caught it. Swellow wasn't really a battling Pokemon and it fit her well because when she needed to get to places in a hurry, Swellow was always there to take her.

Adrian heard a little bit more about Cora's backstory. Cora was born in Sinnoh and was raised in Snowpoint City when her Father was offered a job in the Yasal Islands by the had attended the school, but she felt a little awkward and never made any real friends because all of the other students already knew each other and they didn't really see her in the big picture. She told Adrian how she remembered him when he won the school trivia contest. She had made it to the semi-finals and had lost the person that Adrian had defeated in the Finals.

Adrian told them about his family and how he had grown up in the Johto Region and had moved to the Yasal Islands at the age of 7. Adrian's parents both also worked for the government through the shop that they owned: a Pokemon Amie Club.

That night as he went to bed, Adrian had a similar list of thoughts on his mind like he did the previous night. He was still having doubts about Cora. This was the stage in a boy's thought process when the dreaming began to happen. He thought about how awesome Cora was and how nice she was to Skiddo. He tried to imagine himself in the place of Skiddo, but he just couldn't.

Cora had a hard time falling asleep that night if not a harder time falling asleep than Adrian. Her mind had been racing almost all day and she was really starting to panic about if Adrian like her or not. He hadn't really been showing any body language yet and she was panicking. She wondered why she was panicking so much over some guy she had just met. Besides, they had just met the previous day.

Both of them sighed one last time before finally going to sleep.

That should be it for this edition of The Champion of the Yasal Islands. Just in case you were wondering, Willy the Professor is based off of one of my past playthroughs as are the Champion and some of the Elite Four members.

I'll try and post a new Chapter ASAP. Thanks again the those that Favorite, Followed, and Reviewed.