"We've gotten far from the city." Narlina noticed as they walked. Narlina decided to walk backwards for a bit, but tripped over her own feet. Clemont caught her.

"Be careful." Clemont said. Narlina shook it off.

"Sorry. I'm somewhat of a klutz." Clemont laughed a bit. Gallade saw Froakie hopping, and placed it on his head. Froakie had a hard time grabbing onto Gallade's fin. Narlina giggled.

"Froakie!" Froakie said happily. It hopped down from Gallade's head, and looked at him with determined eyes.

"I think Froakie wants to battle Gallade." Narlina picked up Froakie.

"Is that true?" Froakie nodded. "What do you think Gallade?" Gallade agreed.

"Well then, I think a before dinner battle would be a great idea." Clemont fiddled with his glasses. "I'll referee the battle."

"Ok, thanks Clemont." Narlina and Gallade took one side, and Froakie took the other. "Will you be ok without any commands from me?"

"Fro!" It said confidently. Narlina nodded.

"Ok, battle start!" Clemont raised his hand, and then swiped it down.

"Ok Gallade, Psycho Cut!" Gallade's arms turned blue, and a pure purple blast shot out of his arms. Froakie jumped up, and dodged it. It then shot out a Water Pulse, and hit Gallade. Gallade shook it off.

"Ok, Shadow Ball!" Gallade put his arms together and shot out a dark purple ball. Froakie aimed at it with another Water Pulse, and both attacks hit each other,

"Oh wow! Froakie's strong!" Clemont remarked. Narlina nodded.

"Use Psycho Cut!" Gallade sent out Psychic waves, and hit Froakie. Froakie shot out another Water Pulse. Gallade was hit, but not out.

"Ok then, forgive me Froakie…" Narlina then commanded Gallade to use Thunderbolt.

"That's super effective against Froakie!"

"I know this, but I won't hold back!" Gallade charged up, and Froakie ran at Gallade with a Pound attack. Both attacks hit, and resulted in a double knock out. Narlina ran over to Gallade.

"Are you alright?" Narlina asked. Gallade nodded. She then ran over to Froakie. Froakie got up, ran over to Gallade, and happily shook hands with him.

"That was a good battle." Clemont walked up to both of them. "Here, this should help." He gave them each an Oran berry. "Now then, it's getting late, so let's stop for the night." Narlina agreed, and they found an open spot to camp for the night.

Narlina set up the tents. She had a bit of trouble. Gallade assisted her, and she successfully got hers and Clemont's tent up. She turned around and noticed Clemont setting up a table and a pot.

"Are you cooking?" Narlina asked. Clemont nodded. He put on an apron.

"I'm pretty good at it." He laughed nervously. "I'll make a special meal tonight." Narlina nodded.

"Anyway the tents are set up now."

"Thanks Narlina. I'll focus on dinner now." Narlina then sat down on a nearby log. She then noticed a bunny like Pokémon looking around the site. It saw Narlina and walked over. She scanned it with her Poke'dex.

"Bunnelby, the digging Pokémon. They use their large ears to dig burrows. They will dig the whole night through."

. "What a cutie!" Bunnelby looked at her. It hopped up next to her, and used its ears to feel Narlina's face. Once it was done, it danced happily. Narlina pet it between its ears. It hopped off and over to Clemont. As she got into her bag for a sweet, a green chipmunk like Pokémon walked up to her. It reached for her sweet. Narlina quickly ate it. She then scanned it.

"Chespin, the Spiny Nut Pokémon. Chespin can flex the soft spikes on its head, making them so stiff and sharp that it can even pierce through stone."

"Aww." Chespin used Vine Whip and took Narlina's bag. Froakie shot Frubbles at him, getting Clemont's attention.

"FRO!" Froakie was very stern. Froakie took her bag and returned it to her.

"Oh no…. Chespin, not again." Chespin looked down and walked off with Clemont. "Sorry Narlina. Chespin is kind of a glutton."

"It's fine." Bunnelby then began to set the table. Narlina called Gallade and Froakie over. Before Narlina could sit at the table, another Pokémon looked at her. It looked like a lion. Narlina knew this Pokémon as she had its pre-evolved form.

Ah! A Luxray!" Narlina knelt down and petted him. She then scanned it as well.

"Luxray, the Gleam Eyes Pokémon. The evolved form of Luxio. It can use its ability to see through walls to track down escaped prey and seek its lost young."

"You know that Pokémon?" Clemont asked as he dried his hands.

"Well, to be honest, I have a Luxio I caught back in Sinnoh. She's currently at home with my mama. She's very affectionate." Clemont smiled.

So, has she evolved?" Narlina shook her head.

"She's refused to evolve any further."

"Oh. I've heard of Pokémon refusing evolution, but never seen it." Narlina sighed. Luxray licked her hand, and then walked off. "Ok! Dinnertime!" Narlina walked over to the table and sat down. Froakie and Gallade sat next to the table as Clemont walked out holding five bowls of Pokémon food.

"You need help?" Narlina got up and grabbed two of the bowls.

"Here, give these to Froakie and Gallade." Narlina set them down and her Pokémon began to eat. Clemont gave his Pokémon their food as well. After brewing up some tea, the both of them sat down and ate. Narlina took a bite of her food, and happily ate.

"This is sooo good!" Narlina continued to eat, and the Pokémon enjoyed their food as well.

"I'm glad you like it Narlina."

"So, Narlina, may I ask why you're not fond of traveling alone?" Narlina sighed. "You don't have to if you don't want to!" Narlina looked at him.

"Ever since Sinnoh, I've always been with someone. A few times I got separated from Shawn, and I got scared, even with Gallade by me. I was still terrified. Once I reunited with him, I cried really badly."

"I see. Traveling alone can be scary." He took a drink. "I can understand wanting someone with you."

""I really appreciate you traveling with me." Narlina replied.

"It's the least I could do after not being honest with you. Besides, it'll be fun to travel again." Narlina's attention was taken to a cry for help. Narlina ran off with Gallade and Froakie alongside her.

"Alright you pesky Pokémon, now I got ya!" a man was attacking a white Pokémon. Looking closer, Narlina knew this Pokémon. It was an Eevee! A shiny Eevee! Narlina knew about shiny Pokémon thanks to the trainer's school back in Hoenn. She looked scared. Froakie jumped in and blinded the man with his Frubbles. Narlina grabbed Eevee and fled.

Narlina treated Eevee's wounds and fed her. Eevee looked at her.

"You're safe now. I won't hurt you." She pet Eevee's head.

"I'm sure Eevee may not like humans due to her being chased by that man due to her coat. " Clemont then looked behind him and saw Eevee being very affectionate to Narlina. "Shiny Pokémon are really rare Narlina." Clemont replied. "You're lucky to see one so early in your journey."

"Yea, I've been to all these other regions, and this is the first time I've ever seen a wild shiny." Narlina then took out her Poke'dex and scanned Eevee.

"Eevee, the Evolution Pokémon. Eevee is rarely seen, and can adapt to severe habitats by evolving, changing its capabilities and form."

Eevee then yawned and went to sleep in Narlina's lap. "Alright Eevee. You'll sleep with me tonight. Come on Gallade, Froakie." After saying goodnight, they all went to sleep.

BOOM! Narlina woke to the sound. It also woke up Gallade and Eevee. Froakie was still in Narlina's arms. Narlina rushed outside to see Clemont, covered it soot. His hair was also on end.

"Oh! Are you alright?!" Narlina almost tripped over her slippers. As she waited for an answer, she noticed tools all over the place. Gallade picked up a wrench.

"Yea, I'm fine. My inventions have a habit of exploding on me..."

"Does that happen a lot?" Clemont nodded. Narlina took out a napkin. "Here."

"Thanks. OH! I should show you something I'm really proud of." Clemont pushed a button on his backpack strap, and a robotic arm came out. "It's my Aipom Arm." Narlina was amazed. Her eyes lit up.

"AWESOME!" Clemont blushed a bit.

"I was just working on something to help me cook quicker." Narlina picked up Eevee. She smiled at her. Narlina had become so fond of Eevee, shiny or not, she wanted it on her team. "Eevee." Narlina was about to ask Eevee to come with her, but before she could, an electronic net was tossed. Eevee ran off.

"Eevee no!" Narlina was in tears. The net was tossed by the smuggler from before.

"Now you won't get away you rascal!" Narlina got angry.

"Don't you dare touch Eevee! You smugglers cause nothing but trouble!" Narlina got very defensive. He remembered her.

"You caused me to lose her in the first place!" He saw Froakie. "That Froakie will net a good profit." Froakie got mad. The smuggler sent out a lion type Pokémon. Narlina looked it up in her dex.

"Pyroar, the royal Pokémon. With fiery breath of more than 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, they viciously threaten any challenger. The females protect the pride's cubs.

"I see. It's a Pyroar." Narlina looked at it. Gallade fought in Froakie's place.

"Flamethrower!" A huge fire blast shot out of Pyroar's mouth.

"Dodge it and use Psycho Cut! Gallade attacked and slammed Pyroar into a tree, resulting in a knockout.

"Grrrrr. Useless Pokémon!" The smuggler recalled Pyroar, and then called out to Narlina.

"I am Darren. The world's greatest Pokémon Smuggler! I will take every single Pokémon I can and sell them for loads of profit. You get off lucky this time." He laughed evilly. "This isn't the last you've seen of me!" Darren ran off into the forest. Narlina fell to the ground crying.

"Eevee is gone, it ran away…." Gallade comforted her.

"Not quite Narlina." Clemont walked up to her with Eevee in his arms. "Eevee ran to me. She didn't want to get caught up in that battle." She hopped out of his arms and right up to Narlina. Eevee waited for Narlina to ask her to come with her.

"Eevee, would you like to come with me?" Eevee nodded happily. She touched the Poke'Ball and it shook three times and clicked.

"Awesome! I caught a new partner! This time it's Eevee! She's a shiny too!" Narlina let it out. She walked up to Gallade and Froakie, and greeted them as an official member of her party. Eevee jumped into Narlina's arms.

"That makes three Pokémon now Narlina. Congrats on your first shiny." Narlina nodded.

"Aright then, shall we get moving?" Clemont nodded and they set off again, with a new team member for Narlina.