I headed down the stone path that connected Vaniville Town to Aquacorde Town, heading towards the large brigde connecting Aquacorde Town with Route 2. "Hey, Pokemon Trainer!" Someone unfamiliar yelled. I turned, seeing a man who looked like a hiker looking over at me. "..What?" I asked awkwardly. "If you set foot in the tall grass, a wild Pokemon will pop out! But you'll be fine, because your partner Pokemon will battle for you!" He walked away after that.

I just shrugged, sprinting over the bridge and slowing down as I approached the tall grass. I looked around for a moment before I sighed and stepped into the tall grass. Just as I did, a Pidgey hopped out of the grass, squawking furiously. I let out Flamefox quickly. "Ember," I grumbled, not wanting to deal with this Pidgey. Flamefox nodded, jumping forwards and shooting a small burst of fire at the Pidgey. It did good damage, though the Pidgey, furious now, slammed into Flamefox harshly- Tackle, I assumed.

"Ember again," I called, knowing Ember was Flamefox's strongest move. I could see that the Pidgey was close to fainting so I called out, "Scratch, Flamefox." Flamefox darted forwards, slashing his claws down Pidgey's face and chest, defeating the Pidgey.

I headed forwards again, stopping when I saw Shauna and Calem. Shauna turned curiously, having heard my footsteps and smiled happily when she saw me. "Oh! Hi, Lunia!" She said. "Come learn how to catch Pokemon with me! Calem's mom and dad are amazing trainers!" She continued, while I darkly thought, 'Well, my mom's the famous Rhyhorn racer, Grace, and my dad was a great trainer, too.' I just smiled fakely. "That's why he knows so much about catching Pokemon and battling," Shauna carried on while I just nodded quietly.

"You can talk about my parents if you want, but it doesn't have anything to do with me," Calem said, standing there with a perfect poker face. "I'm going to show you how to catch one now, so watch carefully!" I started to protest, already knowing how to catch a Pokemon, but Calem was already battling a Bunnelby. Calem tossed out his Fletchling. "Tackle!" He yelled out. "Make sure to weaken a Pokemon before throwing a Pokeball." Calem threw a Pokeball at the Bunnelby, catching it in the device.

"Wow! The Pokemon went INSIDE the Pokeball?!" Shauna exclaimed, waving her arms excitedly. "Seriously, Shauna? Did you forget already?" Calem asked, walking out of the tall grass. "Your Chespin is in a Pokeball, right? Anyway, I'll share some Pokeballs with you two." He walked over to me, handing me ten Pokeballs before handing Shauna the same amount of Pokeballs. Shauna grinned excitedly, shoving the Pokeballs away in her bag. "Do you think I can catch Pokemon with them, too?" Calem sighed. "If you throw a Pokeball at a Pokemon around here, you'll probably catch it."

"Ok! If I find a cute Pokemon, I'll throw lots of Pokeballs at it, and then we'll become friends!" Shauna giggled. Calem ignored her and continued speaking, "Catching or defeating a wild Pokemon makes your Pokemon stronger, too. I'll be seeing you two." Calem ran on ahead with that last sentence.

I shrugged, honestly not caring where he went, and started forwards again through the second patch of tall grass. I groaned silently as a Caterpie popped out at me and sent out Flamefox again. "Ember," I grumbled, silently cursing out the Caterpie's existence. Flamefox nodded, firing an Ember at the Caterpia, quickly defeating it. I left Flamefox out of his Pokeball this time, allowing him to trail behind me.

I was about to enter Santalune Forest when a kid sprinted towards me, stopping a few feet in front of me, grinning. "When a Trainers' eyes meet, a Pokemon Battle must begin!" He exclaimed, throwing out his Pokemon, a weak-looking Zigzagoon, before I could protest. I signed, gesturing for Flamefox to head forwards, which he did.

"Use Ember," I commanded, unwilling to use any weaker attacks. The Ember didn't do much, but it did damage and that was all that counter. "Again, Ember." I said after the Zigzagoon was told to use Tail Whip. Zigzagoon flinched, before using Quick Attack. Flamefox was knocking backwards, but quickly got back on his feet, growling fiercely.

"Ember." I said, shuffling boredly from foot to foot. Flamefox did as told, the final Ember knocking out the Zigzaggoon. "You should've told me that you were THAT strong!" The other trainer protested, handing me my victory money which was shoved into my bag. I just rolled my eyes, returning Flamefox and headed into Santalune Forest.

As I entered the large forest, I immediately noticed that it had gotten considerably darker. I shrugged, about to continue, when Shauna sprinted up behind me, yelling, "Wait up! Let's walk together! I feel like something excited will happen if I stay by you! And I'll heal your Pokemon whenever you want!" I nodded, heading forwards into the forest, Shauna skipping along behind me.

"I'm looking for a Pikachu right now," I mumbled to Shauna. "Don't expect to be out of the forest very soon." Shauna just nodded, looking around happily while I trudged into the tall grass in search of a Pikachu- I'd heard that they were common around here. I didn't walk very far, not a few fet even, when a Pikachu hopped out at me. I almost stumbled backwards in surprise before regaining my annoyed composure. Although a Pikachu was right here, I was looking for one with strong attacks.

Regardless, I sent out Flamefox, yelling out, "Ember!" Flamefox sprang forwards, shooting Pikachu with a harsh Ember. The Pikachu, frowning, retaliated with a Tail Whip- a pointless move. Reaching into my bag, I pulled out one empty Pokeball and tossed it at the slightly disorientated Pikachu. I watched the Pokeball warily, forcing down a grin as I realized I had caught the Pikachu. I had decided to nickname all my Pokemon after I got Fennekin/Flamefox, starting to think of nicknames for the new Pikachu. I returned Flamefox and picked up the Pikachu's pokeball.

"I'll nickname you...Reyan," I mumbled quietly to the Pokeball, knowing that the Pikachu- Reyan could hear me. I glanced over my shoulder as Shauna squealed all of a sudden, bouncing up behind me. "You caught a Pikachu? That's so cool! And Pikachu's are so cute!" I smiled slightly at that.

Thursday, October 8th, 2015, 11:23 PM

Dear Diary:

Calem showed me and Shauna how to catch a Pokemon. WHICH WASN'T NEED BECAUSE I ALREADY KNEW HOW!
Ugh. These idiots don't let me get a word in edgewise, really.

I had a Pokemon battle against some random kid and his Zigzagoon. That trainer was really weak, it was pathetic, honestly.

I caught a Pikachu though, and Shauna decided to accompany me through the forest. I guess those are both good? I don't honestly care, but I guess so.