D is for Diving!
'Here we go' thought the female as she attached the rebreather gadget to her mouth. She patted the Starmie on its back after making sure her equipment was safely attached. The Pokémon submerged while its trainer held onto its back. Surrounding them now was the cerulean blue water instead of the azure blue skies. Misty could not help but to smile as the went a bit further down into the sea. This was the first time she was diving in the Sinnoh region. Being a water trainer meant that she was naturally attracted to the sea. Diving under the surface was almost like exploring a completely different world. There were shipwrecks with hidden treasures, brightly coloured coral reefs, elegant Pokémon that floated through the water with no effort at all plus that there were no annoying sounds. She had been fortunate enough to explore the water regions in Kanto, Johto as well as the Orange Islands during the journey with her friends. The young woman had then visited the Hoenn region after an invitation from fellow water gym leader Wallace for a couple years ago. It had been an amazing trip despite that the redhead had to travel alone. She had been diving and surfing in the seas surrounding Sootopolis city for three days after finishing a coaching session with the gym leader. The female had witnessed some amazing Pokémon such as Luvdisc as well as Clamperl. But the most incredible Pokémon she saw during that trip was the Milotic that the male gym leader had. It had such beauty paired with an ethereal grace that made most Pokémon pale in comparison.
'I hope I get to see some beautiful Pokémon here. Fingers crossed' thought the Cerulean gym leader as her partner turned to the right. They were now getting closer to the sea floor and she felt the water pressure increase a little. Sea green eyes looked around to take in the surroundings. Some sea grass could be seen at the sandy bottom. The young woman estimated that the sea floor was about 15 feet below her while the surface was about ten feet above her. She could not see any sea wreckages or caves around her, but she noticed some small shadows near a rock thirty feet away. 'Aha!' thought the redhead with a grin. She patted her partner on her back after pointing towards the dark forms. Her partner swam slowly towards the trio. When they came closer, Misty pulled out her waterproof Pokédex. "Finneon, the Wingfish Pokémon. Because of its twin-tail fins that flutter like wings when swimming, Finneon has been called the 'Beautifly of the Sea'. It is a Pokémon native to the Sinnoh region and the pre-evolved for of Lumineon" informed the gadget. The two Finneon emerged from the dark when they heard the sounds. Both of them had a curious look in their cyclamen pink eyes. Starmie let out some sounds, as if it wanted to assure the duo that they were not dangerous. Misty could not help but to smile as she looked at the Pokémon. The Pokédex had been right in terms of the 'Beautifly of the Sea' statement. Both of the fishes had exquisite transparent twin-tail fins that were faint cyan blue. In the center of the fins was a pink pattern that matched the stripes on its sides. They reminded her a bit of the Goldeen she had back home in Cerulean. Many water Pokémon had colourful details or an elegant look to them that few land bound Pokémon had. In addition to this, they often had a calm personality with a slightly rebellious streak. This was a perfect combination for the female trainer.
"Let's catch them! They'll make a great addition to our show" muttered the red head. Her Starmie nodded as its prepared itself for a battle while she let out her Staryu. "Let's go Starmie and Staryu! Use water pulse on both of them!" shouted the young woman. The star duo spun around and created a ultrasonic waves that would hit both of them. Staryu managed to hit the one at the right while the one at the left managed to dodge. "Use confuse ray at the one you hit Starmie! Staryu, use tackle at the other one!" ordered the Cerulean gym leader. Starmie did not managed to hit its target while Staryu hit straight on. Both of the Finneon were apparently struggling a bit "Let's wrap it up! Use water pulse one more time!" shouted the female. Her Pokémon started to spin again and caught both of the fish Pokémon in a ring of waves. Misty rummaged around in her bag while keeping an eye at her partners. She knew she had to hurry if she wanted to catch the two gorgeous fish Pokémon.
'YES! Found them!' cheered the young woman when she found the two dive balls. She quickly swam a bit forwards while her Pokémon moved back. One disadvantage to catching Pokémon underwater was that throwing Pokéballs were nearly impossible. This meant that you either had to make your partner swim towards the Pokémon you had to catch or swim yourself. The red head only swam herself if the Pokémon were weaker than her partners. She extended her arms and touched the two Finneon with the dive balls. She then looked down at them with apprehension as the center buttons were blinking red. 'PLEEEAASE stay inside!' prayed the female as the blinking did not fade away. But her nerves disappeared just seconds later when the scarlet shade disappeared. "YES!" shouted the Cerulean gym leader when she realized that the Pokémon were hers.
Her eyes then looked up; it was time to return to the surface. She did the thumbs up sign to her partners after she had put the dive balls into her bag. Staryu started to swim ahead while Starmie placed itself a bit above her. The larger Pokémon started to swim towards the surface with a low speed since ascending too fast would hurt her. Her eyes started to squint as the sunlight from above grew stronger by the second. She removed her re-breather when her smaller Pokémon broke the surface. Feeling fresh air upon the skin after a dive under the water was impossible to describe. It felt refreshing and a bit cold at the same time. Refreshing since she could start breathing normally and did not have to use goggles to see. Cold since the water was often a little warmer than the surface. Or at least that was how it felt for her. The young woman started to breathe normally again once her head was well above the surface. "Let's swim back to Sandgem town. I can't wait to send our new buddies back to Cerulean!" stated Misty with a huge smile at her face. Her partners nodded as they started to swim back to the small town, now with two new partners in the diving back.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I like writing about Misty since she's quite capable. She has traveled a lot, managing a gym, can swim underwater plus that she has a good relationship with her Pokémon. Let me know in the comments what you think about my chapters so far!