"So, what's your name?" The green eyed woman asked as she looked at Lyra.

"I'm Lyra Elm," Our young hero chirped. Unnoticed by her, the young lady had perked up quite a bit as Lyra gave the woman her name. "And you? What's your name?"

"Daisy. My name is Daisy Oak." The young lady, Daisy, introduced herself.

"That sounds familiar but I can't really put my finger on it." Lyra said as Kris and Ethan walked over. "Oh, hi guys!"

"Hey." Kris chuckled, "So who's your new friend?" The cyanette questioned.

"I'm Daisy Oak." The woman said with a giggle.

"Daisy Oak? As in Professor Oak's granddaughter?" Kris asked in amazement.

"That's right." Daisy giggled again, "I've actually met you two girls before, when you were little. Although I don't remember meeting you." She said as she looked at the black haired boy.

"Hmm? Oh, this is our buddy Ethan!" Kris explained as she and Ethan sat on the couch.

"I think I remember you now." Lyra exclaimed happily. "You told us stories when our dad and your grandpa were busy right?" Lyra asked as she looked at Daisy curiously.

"Yes actually, I did." Daisy giggled again while nodding.

"Hey, it's gonna take a while for our Pokémon to heal, right? Maybe you could tell us a story while we wait." Ethan requested.

"Hmm, what do you girls think?", Daisy asked. Her only reply was the the two girls nodding excitedly. "Well lets see, where to begin?", the woman wondered aloud. "Ah, I know!", Daisy said as aimed as a story came to mind.. She cleared her throat once before starting her story, "Not so long ago in my home country of Kanto there were two boys. One, whose eyes were as bright as emeralds, was bold and adventuress. The other, with eyes as crimson as blood, was shy and gentle. They both lived happily in Pallet Town. They chased, they laughed, and they played together. They were not only friends, they were brothers. However, as they grew older the other children their age started to alienate them. The emerald eyed boy was pushed away because he was from a wealthy family. While the other was shunned for his odd appearance." Daisy said in an almost sad tone.

"What did he look like?" Kris asked curiously.

"As I said his eyes were a terrifying yet warm and peaceful crimson.", she reminded herself, "His hair was an inky black, even darker than your's Ethan. His skin... It was almost as white as porcelain.", All three children couldn't help but notice how the woman's demeanor changed from when she was simply talking to when she had started the story. While being conversed with she was lively and warm, but when telling the story she seemed wise beyond her years and almost sad. "The other children just wrote him off a "freaky looking" and would bully him relentlessly for it." Daisy continued.

"So did they do anything to get the others to like them?" Ethan questioned.

"The shy boy did no such thing. The emerald eyed on the other hand feared not being liked by his peers and so he chose the cruel option." Daisy explained.

"Cruel option?" Lyra repeated.

"Yes, out of fear he abandoned the closest thing he had to a brother and joined the others in their despicable, horrible games that did nothing but torment the person he abandoned.", Daisy said with a grim expression on her face, "That isn't what broke the shy boy however. It was his father's death. It was only him and his pregnant mother afterwards. He talked very little throughout the pregnancy. Once his younger brother was born and given the name his father once had he stopped talking completely. After all, without a friend in the world and a mother who was too busy with work and a newborn what point was there in talking." As Daisy continued on our heroes started to realize more and more that this story was not the happiest one they could have been told.

"Does things get better for the shy boy?" Ethan couldn't help but ask.

"To an extent, yes. You see while in Trainer School the boy discovered he had a gift with Pokémon. He understood them. Their behaviors, their instincts, their likes and dislikes. He'd play fight with the small ones. Additionally he was able to gain enough trust from the large ones that they would let him climb all over them. I imagine that after some time the boy began to think he didn't need other people. He probably thought having a Pokémon by his side would always be better than having to deal with another person. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if he thought himself more a Pokémon than a human." Daisy explained to her three young friends. Despite the implications of what she said Daisy had a faint smile on her face.

"What about the little traitor?" Kris asked gruffly causing Daisy's smile to falter.

"He became jealous." She said while frowning. "The "little traitor" as you called him sought guidance from his grandfather. A man who had… who has vast knowledge of Pokémon. While the shy one learned about Pokémon from an emotional point of view the bold boy learned about them from a much more statistical perspective. They both would often get lost in their studies. Yes, Despite being adventurous the boy who abandoned his friend would spend hours in his Grandfather's library. Meanwhile the outcasted boy would spend hours playing with wild Pokémon. There was even a time where his mother caught him riding the back of a wild Tauros that had wandered into town. To this day I have never seen anyone, man or women, who could understand Pokémon the way that boy did." Daisy remenised.

"I bet they did really good in Trainer School.",Ethan said with a smile.

"Yes they did. The two best students that their town had ever seen!" Daisy confirmed with her own smile. "In fact they did so well that the adventurous boy's grandfather chose them for a special project."

"What kind of project?" Lyra asked.

"Well," Daisy started; However she did not get to finish her sentence because the voice of one of the nurses beckoned for Kris and Ethan to get their Pokémon.

"I'm sorry but we have to go. We actually have an errand to run and we're suppose to try and get back before it gets dark." Kris explained in a sad tone.

"Oh! If that's the case you better get going." Daisy said in an understanding manner.

"But I wanted to hear the rest of story!" Ethan complained. Lyra had quickly followed it up with an agreeing "Me too!" which caused Daisy to chuckle.

"How about I tell you more the next time I see the three of you?" Daisy offered.

"Sounds great!" Kris said in a rush as she took the chance to push the still complaining Lyra and Ethan towards the nursing stations. Once there they retrieved Duckylucky, the newly caught Sparrow, and Fang and they all ran out of the red roofed building and made their way into Route 30. It should be noted that making it through Route 30 was not a perilous journey in the least. While any other day there might have been a another trainer seeking a battle; today they were all much to content with battling each other rather than our heroes. The only problem our young friends had to deal with was the occasional wild Pokémon causing some trouble. This of course was actually beneficial to Ethan and Lyra whom were able to gain a little battle experience.

"Fang use Scratch!" Ethan commanded as Fang dodged a whirlwind from a particularly angry Pidgey. To the duo's luck the attack hit and the Pidgey fell to the ground. The small bird quickly shook it off and fled from the scene.

"Alright! You did it!" Ethan said in glee as he ran up to his Pokémon and gave it a hug. As he wrapped his arms around the small Pokémon it started to admit a faint light. The peculiar glow only lasted for a few seconds but it was enough time for Ethan to retract his arms, "W-what was that?", he asked shocked.

"Hmm?", Kris hummed as she looked away from Lyra and Bubbles' own battle to Ethan and Fang, "Oh. He just leveled up is all."

"Leveled up?" Ethan asked confusedly.

"Please don't tell me that stupid instructor never explained what leveling up is." Kris practically begged.

"No, he explained it. He just never mentioned they glowed when it happened." Ethan said quietly hoping not to anger Kris further.

"Of course he didn't." She groaned. Meanwhile Lyra and Bubbles cheered as they won their battle.

"So… What levels are your Pokémon anyway." Ethan said with curious eyes.

"Bubbles is level eight!" Lyra announced as she walked over to her sister and their friend.

"Hmm… Duckylucky is level twelve while Geiser is about level nineteen." Kris said as she walked off towards their destination. As they went further and further into the forest a silhouette of something that was most definitely not a tree came into view. Yes, our three heroes have finally made it to their destination, Mr. Pokémon's house.