"It will a two on two match with the Gym Leader being unable to switch Pokemon. Items are permitted, but only one healing and one status item. The match will be a match to the death; do you agree to these terms?" Lynnette nodded her head as the woman recited a line she must have told to countless trainers before Lynnette. "There we go; your match will be at 2 o'clock sharp tomorrow. Don't be late or you'll have to register for another time." The clerk spoke with a bright smile as she wrote down the time and location before handing the small card to Lynnette.

Lynnette took that as her cue that she could leave and that was exactly what she did. Exiting the large building known as the Santalune Gym, she glanced around for a few moments trying to decide on her next move.

She could train her team on the Route right outside of Victory Road. But she had spent ages training her team; a little more training would only tire her team out before the battle.

Giving a small sigh she settled on just relaxing by one of the cities many fountains. Making her way towards a large fountain with a Roselia statue, she sat on one of the many benches and threw her head back. Staring at the cloudless blue sky, she began to think upon all the events that had taken place today.

"Most eventful day I've had in ages..." Lynnette mumbled before she extended a hand upwards and began rubbing her temples.

"Hey! Hey! Look Lil' Chessie, we've found that trainer!" Lynnette twitched as she was brought out of her inner musing once more by a familiar voice. Rising her head she came face to face with the brunette that had startled her once before. "The trainer that got Serena all worked up!"

Standing before her was the girl named Shauna, with a small Chespin held tightly in her arms. The grass-type looked extremely comfortable with being held the way she was, and even gave a small cry of delight as her trainers words.

"Is there something I can help you with?" Lynnette questioned with a raised brow wondering what the girl needed. She had clearly sought her out, maybe she wanted to get in some choice words on her friend's behalf.

"No, not really." Shauna chuckled before she took a seat beside Lynnette, placing her Chespin in her lap. "Serena seemed really heated while training. Calem told me that she got into a fight with someone, so I wanted to know who." Shauna spoke before she puffed out her cheeks and gave Lynnette a stern look. "You were really hard to find, were you hiding from me?"

"H-Huh?" Was this girl serious? "I didn't even know you were looking for me." Lynnette muttered which caused Shauna to perk and blink a few times in realization.

"Oh yeah! You didn't know, silly me!" Shauna laughed before she beamed and turned towards Lynnette. "My name is Shauna, what's yours?"

"...Lynnette." She answered carefully; she didn't know how to even begin handling this girl or how to understand her energy. She was just so...odd.

"Lynnette." Shauna spoke before saying the name a few more times. "I think I'll call you Lynn, it's sounds cute!"

"W-Wait a moment!" Lynnette called out as Shauna began to rise to her feet. "You can't just give strangers nicknames."

"Huh? But I thought we were friends now?" Shauna questioned as she turned to face Lynnette once she had risen to her feet. Her Chespin held tightly in her arms once more, held just her arms just like a doll.

"What? You don't even know me properly." Lynnette really didn't know what was even going on right now. "Plus, I don't make friends with competitive trainers that support mass breeding."

"Competitive? Mass Breeding? Oh no, you've jumped to conclusions, silly!" Shauna spoke with a light twirl. "I don't care about those things, I'm just traveling. I want to make as many friends as I can, to make as many memories as I possibly can." As if to confirm her words, her Chespin gave a small cry of delight as she threw her arms into the air. "Lil' Chessie and I are going to make so many friends!"

"What? Memories?" Lynnette had never heard such a thing. Trainers were solely focused on becoming competitive battlers and achieving the title of Champion. Having such a title meant deciding on laws which the Region had to abide by, being a leader for their Region. It was a great power and only those who proved themselves the best could claim it. "You can't just..."

Lynnette didn't know how she felt about this. She had only ever known people who either agreed with competitive battling and mass breeding or people who were completely against it like herself. She had never met someone who just didn't care either way. She didn't know if that was worse than agreeing or not.

"Hey Lynn! Are you challenging the Gym?" Lynnette blinked as she was dragged out of her thoughts. "If you are, you should totally invite me to come watch! I've never seen a live battle before, I really want to watch!"

How did someone handle a situation like this? She knew disagreeing would cause the girl to whine and plead, but Lynnette didn't want to agree either.

"I-I guess...you can come watch the match." Lynnette flinched as the girl gave a loud cry of delight.

"Yahoo~! Chessie we're going to see a real battle tomorrow! We have to go tell Serena and Calem about this!" Lynnette was about to voice that Shauna shouldn't do that, but the girl had already taken off to find her friends.

"...I didn't even give her a time or date.."