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Hana

I've never felt fear the way I do when I touch a Pokemon. It completely takes over my body and sends waves of adrenaline through my body. It's not like I dislike Pokemon though. In fact I love them, but if they touch me I can't help but be repelled by them.

So due to my fear I immediately tried to throw myself off of the Pokemon. Probably not the best idea since we were still airborne but my instincts took over so there was no going back. I fell off the Pokemon into the air and felt another sort of fear. The fear of falling. I screamed as I fell, closing my eyes and not looking down.

"I'm such an idiot!" I screamed. But then I felt my body hit the ground. Or what I thought was the ground but in reality the Pokemon had caught me midair. I fidgeted again on its back and fought with myself whether I was more scared of heights or touching Pokemon. However I didn't get much of a decision as suddenly we were falling. The edge of a lake was below us and it only took us a couple seconds to make contact. The water slapped my face on impact and I slowly sunk towards the bottom of the lake. I quickly tried to swim to the surface when I was surrounded by water Pokemon. They each tried to help me but I swung my arms in protest. In the process of me freaking out, water entered my lungs and I began to choke. My eyes closed and I thrashed in the water once again. A pair of arms wrapped themselves around my waist and I opened my eyes to see a blurry version of a boy my age carry me up towards the surface. He kept one arm around my waist and placed a mouth piece in my mouth enabling me to breath normally. I gasped for air and found myself panting heavily. My body felt incredibly heavy and I felt to weak to keep myself afloat. When the boy pulled me to the surface he removed the mouthpiece and I was able to breath normally.

"You really are an idiot", he muttered, "Those Pokemon were trying to help you." I kept my eyes shut and didn't say anything, just letting him carry me to shore. Then realization hit me.

"Where's the Pokemon that fell with me!?", I said looking around frantically. I spotted it being held up by many water Pokemon. They were each trying to help it and were slowly moving towards me and the boy who saved me. I sighed in relief and relaxed my body. It was safe. We finally reached the shore and I sat along the rocks that resided along the lake. The boy chose to stand a little away from me, fidgeting with a gadget on his wrist. His black capris, black and white t-shirt, and orange jacket were completely soaked through and dripping. His reddish-brown hair still remained a little spikey even after getting flattened by the weight of the water held in his hair. He put the mouthpiece back into the pouch attached to his belt and clicked onto his device on his wrist.

"Kai reporting in", he said into the device, "I have found Latias. It collapsed along with a civilian into the lake here. Latias looks in rough shape and I'll need to give it medical treatment."

"Alright Kai, make sure you keep Latias safe and see to it that the civilian is fine", a female voice spoke from out of his device. The boy, Kai clicked onto his wrist gadget and turned towards me.

"I am Pokemon Ranger Kai", he spoke, "I am currently on a mission to protect the legendary Pokemon Latias and Latios from Team Aqua members that are currently trying to harm them." I nod in response. I had heard of Pokemon Rangers before but I never imagined they would come anywheres near Petalburg City.

"My name is Hana. I live along of the edge of the forest in Petalburg City", I start, "I was walking in the forest when that Pokemon fell in front of me. I think the Team Aqua member you were talking about appeared and he tried to attack me and the Pokemon. However it carried me to avoid the sludge his Muk threw. Well I guess I didn't avoid all of it." I looked down at my arm, that was turning a ghastly purple. It was still sending shooting pains through my arm and showed no sign of stopping. If it didn't get treated soon I would start developing flu like symptoms and would be in hell for the next couple of days. Kai gingerly grabbed my arm, inspecting it. He then quickly let go and took a step back from me.

"You'll need to attend to that pretty quickly", he told me, "Make sure to eat a pecha berry or spray some antidote on it when you get back to your house." I had already known those things but I simply nod in response.

"So how did you manage to fall of off Latias?", he asked me, raising his eyebrow. I shoot him a glare. Did he have to phrase it that way? But I remain quiet, becoming a little embarrassed with the realization that he had seen me fall off Latias. I didn't exactly want to explain my fear of Pokemon to him, as it is a little odd in this day in age where most people rely heavily on Pokemon.

"And what were you doing in the lake? Are you trying to die?", he questioned, "The Pokemon were trying to save you not try to drown you. Why did you freak out so bad?" I looked away from his questioning expression.

"What?" he said. He stood there thinking for a moment and then it's like a lightbulb shot up above his head, "Are you scared of Pokemon or something?"

"I'm not scared of Pokemon!", I defend, turning back to face him, "I'm just scared of touching them!" My face turns red with embarrassment and I internally facepalm. I really am an idiot. Kai's face fills with confusion.

"What!?", he exclaims, "How can you hate the feeling of a riding on the back of a Lapras across the waves or the sensation of flying on a Staraptor through the air? Those are the best things this world has to offer!"

"I didn't always used to be afraid of touching Pokemon", I explain, "I had a bad experience with a horde of Beedrill when I was young and it's stuck with me ever since." Kai looked like he was trying his hardest not to laugh at me.

"Wait… seriously", he said, "You've got to be kidding me. One bad experience doesn't make all Pokemon scary to touch!" My cheeks grow red again, this time a mix of anger and embarrassment.

"I was three! I didn't have a lot of experience with Pokemon before then so that just kind of drew me away from them!" He laughs again and I puff of my cheeks in annoyance. Sure it sounds pretty stupid but I now have to experience fear anytime a Pokemon comes anywheres near me. Especially Beedrill. Those damn things make my skin crawl.

"But enough about me", I point out, "Latias needs help." To my surprise, Kai's face quickly hardens and he walks over to examine Latias. I follow behind him and peek at Latias. It looked in even worse shape than before. A pang of guilt sprang across my chest in fear that having to catch me made its condition worsen. Kai reached into his pouch attached to his belt and pulled out a revive and a max potion. I looked at it in awe. We didn't have anything above a super potion around here so max potions were pretty rare. He quickly treated Latias and soon it looked pretty healthy.

"All it needs is rest now", he said turning towards me, "In the meantime can you tell me more of the man you said could be a Team Aqua member."

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