Hey everyone, last chapter Leo and Luvia had a battle that ended in a draw. In this chapter we get to meet June and everyone tries to capture a pokémon, will they succeed? Also, don't forget to check back every Sunday for updates and last but not least I wish you all a Happy Veterans Day Weekend!

"Right then, before we get to Oldale we should probably stop back home so we can grab the supplies we'll need." Luvia told Evelyn as they both walked outside the Pokémon Research Lab. While walking towards her house, Luvia noticed while Evelyn was strong enough to tie with Leo's Sandshrew she seemed pretty hyper. Now, it's a regular part of nature for an Eevee to be filled to the brim with energy but everything about this Eevee seemed to give off the impression of a child. The example being, Evelyn's sudden urges to just roll around in and nibble at the grass.

"Since it's best to catch a flying type first, or so I've been told, I can check my to see what pokémon are currently inhabiting Route 101." As soon as the words left her mouth, Luvia looked over at her Eevee to see Evelyn wagging her tail back and forth with her body covered in grass.

This will definitely be a long journey. Luvia thought to herself while smiling at her Eevee's playfulness. Finally reaching her house, Luvia fiddled with the doorknob finding that the door was still unlocked before swinging wide open, letting the morning light flood into the house dimly lit home.

"Here's your new home, take a quick look around we won't be here for long." The duo entered, they both went in different directions. Luvia went upstairs to her room to grab her bag, pokénav and saved up allowance which now equaled 3500 Pyen (Pokéyen). Flipping open the regional navigator, she checked the route watch looking for whatever flying types inhabited Route 101.

While her trainer was upstairs, Evelyn was busy sniffing everything from the dirt that was trapped in the carpet to the dirty plates left on the coffee table. Getting the feel of her new home, she jumped up onto the couch and looked around the living room. Looking over the chandelier, widescreen Vizio TV, and ancient game system laying on the floor, one thing that completely took hold of the fox's attention...

"I hope you're done looking around because..." Luvia came back downstairs to find her Eevee starring at the one of pictures hanging up on the wall. In the picture, a young girl was washing a pokémon in the bathtub. The moment Evelyn noticed her trainer had come back downstairs she immediately began questioning about the photo.

"You're wondering about that girl in the photo, right?" The Eevee nodded in response.

"You're not the first one to ask about that." Luvia replied with a chuckle. "The girl in the photo's my older sister, back when she first started as a trainer. I'm pretty sure she lives somewhere in Kalos, now that she's in college." Luvia received a look from the Eevee that told her it wanted to know more, the girl let out a sigh before continuing.

"Not much to tell, I didn't get to know her very well since I was born right at the time she became a trainer and because she was always travelling. In fact, the only time I've seen her was during the holidays or when she was battling in a competition on TV." It was amazing to Evelyn that her trainer was able to even tell this story without the slightest emotion. Granted, there's will always be that one person in the family who you won't care for but this was beyond that. Luvia's own sister had rather be out exploring the world than getting to know her baby sister. Which is understandable, a ten year difference in age can make it difficult to relate but to completely neglect your sibling takes it to a new level. Luvia quickly checked her pokénav, the time read 8:04 a.m.

"Come on Evelyn, we need to get going."

Route 101

On Route 101, the sun was still shining bright though the morning air was still slightly cooler than normal and the leaves on the every tree was either red, gold or brown, a clear indicator that fall was already here in the Hoenn region while winter was on its way. The area was made up of trees, tall green grass and a single dirt path that leads all starting trainers straight to Oldale. Luvia and her Eevee were both walking down the designated path, the duo kept their eyes peeled for any bird pokémon in sight, only stopping to battle the occasional Wurmple and Zigzagoon before either one had known it an entire hour had already passed by.

"Jeez, I didn't know it would so difficult just to find a pokémon of a certain type!" Luvia cried out, while resting up against against a tree while Evelyn was resting in a pile of leaves made by her trainer. Wondering about how she would even find a bird pokémon, Luvia quickly went over the list of acceptable choices in her mind. The first one being Taillow, though the Tinyswallow was small it was best known for its natural agility and its never ending endurance. The second choice was the Seagull Pokemon, Wingull. Regardless of how unpopular Wingull were they are just as fast as the latter but with an advantage over Rock types and are one of the few flying types capable of learning the Electric move: Shock Wave. Luvia's final choice wasn't exactly a concrete choice but more of a pipe dream. There are rumors that because of the recent changes that's been occurring in Hoenn, many pokémon from different regions had somehow migrated here and one of those was a pokémon named Fletchling. Newly discovered in Kalos this unique bird pokémon had the power of bringing fire attacks into battle, making it the most popular choice for starting trainers.

"Maybe if I check the Pokédex I'll find something about how to attract flying types." Just as Luvia pulled out the device she felt something soft and fluffy on top of her head followed by a sharp jab to her noggin. Looking up, she spotted a bird with a round, blue body with wings that resembled white clouds.

"Ow!" Luvia cried out before the Pokédex analyzed whatever was on top of her head.

Swablu, the Cotton Bird Pokémon. Swablu have no fear of humans and sometimes like to land softly on people's heads, pretending as if they were a hat.

"Well there wasn't anything soft about that." Luvia commented as she shooed the bluebird away from her head, making it fly up into a tree and allowing it the chance to preen itself.

"Well, it's no Fletchling but at this point any pokémon will do. Evelyn, start off with Growl!" The small fox poked its head out from the leaves before letting a shrill noise that seemed to damage the Swablu's ears, angering it to the point of getting ready to battle. The bird increased in speed before diving towards Evelyn.

"Dodge it and use Swift!" Waiting at the last minute, Evelyn jumped out of the pile right before Swablu barreled straight through scattering the leaves into the air. Several golden stars were launched at Swablu, each one missing the intended target and crashing into a different tree causing leaves to scatter throughout the air and obscuring the vision of both pokémon.

"Use Quick Attack while Swablu's distracted!" Focusing on it's target, the Eevee sped past the raining onslaught of leaves before ramming and knocking it into the base of a tree. With the Swablu appearing to be down for the count, Luvia grabbed an empty pokéball from her bag and was just about throw it before...

"LUVIA!" A voice cried out which not only shocked Luvia but gave Swablu the chance to make a quick escape.

"Evelyn, use Quick Attack before Swablu gets away!" Evelyn complied by rushing towards the Swablu only to be put to sleep as the bluebird began singing a lullaby that instantly knocked her into unconsciousness.

"No!" Luvia yelled as she threw the pokéball in a desperate attempt to capture the Swablu, which missed completely and allowed the bird to unleash barrage of Peck attacks on Luvia's head before flying away. Disappointed and with throbbing headache, the trainer picked up her sleeping Eevee before acknowledging the source of the voice.

"Hi June..." Turning around, Luvia spotted a girl wearing blue jeans, a black jean jacket over her white t-shirt. Her long straight hair was dyed in a color that was a deep red better known as crimson and she wore a black paperboy cap with a black and white checker pattern bow on its side. She was currently holding unconscious Treecko in her arms. There was an awkward silence for a while before either one spoke.

"Sorry about that Swablu getting away but if it helps..." With goofy grin, the girl ran a hand through her hair and pulled out what looked like a sticky clump of webbing. "I had some problems with catching a Beautifly." After removing any remains of String Shot from June's hair and bandaging Luvia's injury both girls finally made it to the Pokémon Center in Oldale Town. However, they saw weren't the only ones who had a disappointing encounter as Leo was already waiting for his Sandshrew to recover from a battle. In fact, from head to toe, Leo's clothes were in tatters with what appeared to be scratch marks on his face. The two female trainers handed their pokémon over to Nurse Joy before having a seat nearby the automated entrance doors with Leo.

"So let me guess, you guys weren't able to catch a pokémon either?" Leo asked, both girls nodded their heads. Everyone quickly took the time to explain how they failed at capturing a pokémon: June tried to catch a Beautifly using her Treecko but was easily dealt with by String Shot while Leo had defeated a Poochyena only to attacked at the least second by other members of its pack.

"Well... look on the bright side, at least we have pokémon regardless of the fact we all couldn't manage to catch one." June said with an upbeat tone, trying to break the depression that loomed over her friends. All three trainers let out a sigh before an idea suddenly popped up inside Luvia's head. "Hey, here's an idea. Why don't we all help each other catch a pokémon?"

"What do you mean by that Luvia?" June asked.

"Since it's still daylight out, I think we should head up to Route 103 and while on of us is trying to catch a pokémon, the others could be there as back up in case something goes wrong. Example being, getting immobilized by String Shot or being ambushed by a horde of Poochyena." Luvia reasoned while all three of them got up to receive their pokémon from Nurse Joy.

"Sounds like a good idea."

Alright, I know I said that Luvia would catch a pokémon and I was actually planning on it to be a Swablu but the thing about that is you can unexpectedly change things at the last minute. So next chapter I promise Luvia will not only catch a pokémon but something strange will occur which may or may not have something to do with the story's main antagonist. Speaking of the bad guys there's a poll on my profile and while seems like a weird question to ask it will have an effect way later in the story so be sure to vote! Finally, here are some more questions that I would greatly appreciate for you guys to answer please...

1) Describe one good point and one bad point about the chapter

2) Would you guys like to read longer chapters?

3) What do you think of June's personality? (I tried to make her a happy upbeat kind of girl.)

4) Would you guys like to hear what the pokémon have to say or even have filler chapters that focused completely on the party pokémon?

5) What pokémon do you think Luvia will capture? (Hint/Spoiler: It's a pokémon with a purple body)