(AN: The update is here! With backstory! Also, I got my editor back, Rafe_Uzukami, so don't forget to check out his story as well! Enjoy!)
Pokemon Veral Region Chronicles
Chapter 3: Eevee and the Stone
?- 2079
"I'm telling you, Rayn. He's strong. Did you not see his fight with Jolt?"
"I saw. I'm not impressed."
"Well I am. As much as I don't want him to make it here… he will. It's time for a closer look."
A chess piece was tossed into the air…
Sinon City Pokecenter 1- 2079
"The telecommunication lines have been activated. You should be able to face-chat with ease now." Nurse Joy said, cheerful as usual.
"HAHAHA! Who could possibly want to face-chat with you? Your mother?" Ren said while rolling on the floor laughing.
Bzzzt. Bzzzt. Connecting. "Farron? Is that you? Oh! I can see you now! Hey! I heard the telecom lines were down, but I wasn't worried much, haha!" Elesa said, who was actually looking a bit worried despite what she said.
"Hey, baby! Damn, I miss you! Things are going smoothly over here! In fact, there's something I wanted to sho-" Farron was cut off.
"OHMYGOD! ELESA! I am such a big fan! Remember our battle together!? And wow! You look even hotter with black hair!" Ren said practically drooling at the screen.
"Um, thank you. I don't remember many of my battles with other trainers too vividly, except for Farron that is… oh and four other trainers from Nuvema Town and Aspertia City." Elesa said with an apologetic smile.
"Pfft. Why would you choose to remember Farron's battle over others? Why are you face-chatting with him anyways?" Ren asked curiously.
"Well… because I'm his girlfriend!" Elesa exclaimed.
"His… girlfriend…?" Ren fainted and Acacia carried him off by the ear.
"New friends?" Elesa asked Farron.
"One of them at least." Farron said while looking back at Acacia.
"So what was that you wanted to show me?" Elesa said curiously.
Farron held up the Ion Badge he was awarded from Jolt. He then chatted with Elesa about the battle and updates about the new region. Before he knew it, hours had passed until it was pitch black outside. Both were tired at this point, so they decided to talk later.
"Offers have been popping up about modeling and photo shoot opportunities in the Veral Region. There's a beach-town at the southern tip. I'll try to meet you there when I have a chance. Til' then I'll talk to you soon. I love you. Bye" Elesa hung up.
Farron retreated to the room that Ren and Acacia had rented. Those two had already passed out and Farron soon followed suit. The next morning all three trainers stocked up on items at the pokemart as well as a town map. Farron stopped by a pokecenter near the exit to Route 714 to make a quick party exchange.
Golem –swap- Lucario
Archeops –swap- Braviary
Then they set out along Route 714 and checked the map.
"Ok, so it looks like the next town with a gym leader is called Chrysanthia Town. In order to get there we have to make it through Raga Forest." Acacia told the others, searching for the best path to reach the forest.
"Yo! Over here! This is the entrance!" Ren pointed out.
Raga Forest Entrance
Home to many exotic Pokemon
"Alright let's go!" Farron led the other two inside.
The forest was quite different from many others. It almost sparkled inside and there were many bright grass patches. Fairy pokemon could be seen floating in the air and cruising through the water. The trees loomed overhead and a nest of Spinaraks occupied a branch, that was soon invaded by group of Sentret. Vivillon of many colors fluttered by the group of trainers while Cottonee drifted through the air.
"Wow! They're so beautiful!" Acacia said cheerfully, in awe of the many pokemon she encountered.
The trainers strolled through the forest until Farron suddenly stopped them.
"Do you see that? Look at that patch of grass?" Farron said in shock.
"So what? It's a patch of grass." Ren said ignorantly.
"No you moron, not just a patch of grass. It's twinkling!" Acacia corrected Ren.
The three slowly crept up to the grass and peered inside. A fluffy pokemon was curled up into a ball, until Acacia let out a sneeze causing the pokemon to wake up startled.
"No way! It's a white Eevee! She's so pretty!" Acacia squealed "Hi there! Did I startle you? I'm sorry!"
"Hey Acacia! Why don't you try capturing it!" Farron suggested.
"Oh I don't know… I'm not really good at capturing pokemon…" Acacia hesitated.
"C'mon! Fight it or I will!" Ren declared.
"Considering you'll cause it to faint, I'll go for it!" Acacia said, reaching for her only pokeball "Alright! I choose you! Turtwig!"
The Tiny Leaf Pokemon emerged from its pokeball, overdue for a fight.
"HAHAHA! That's all you've got!" Ren laughed mockingly.
"I haven't really trained him at all…" Acacia said offended "Oh well. Turtwig use razor leaf!"
Turtwig hit Eevee with a flurry of leaves and the Eevee bit down hard of Turtwig's shell. The Turtwig flinched, but did not fall. Eevee slammed Turtwig with a tackle and Acacia told her pokemon to do the same.
"I think it's weak! Capture it!" Farron shouted.
"Alright I hope this works… Go pokeball!" Acacia sent a heal ball at the Eevee.
The ball shook three times before sealing the deal. Acacia caught her first pokemon.
"Hurray! I got it!" Acacia exclaimed cheerfully.
"Nice! A white Eevee! This place really does have exotic pokemon!" Farron said to Acacia.
The group of trainers continued to walk through the forest. Acacia had decided to bond with her new pokemon, so she let the Eevee ride on her shoulder for the remainder of the walk. Near the exit, the three of them jumped, for they heard a booming sound above. A blue pokemon with solid red wings soared above them faster than a jetplane. Someone was riding it, but the pokemon was too high in the air for any of the three to make it out. A small object was casted down from it, sparkling in the sunlight. The item landed softly off to the side of Farron, who bent down to pick it up.
"That was odd… this looks like a mega stone!" Farron said, observing the object.
The stone was round and white, with a tinge of red and yellow energy flashing inside. Farron had never seen this particular stone before, but was somewhat experienced with using mega stones. He had acquired a mega glove back in the Kalos region from Professor Sycamore.
"Here, let me register it in my ItemDex." Acacia said holding out her hand as Farron passed it to her.
"By the way, that pokemon that flew overhead… is a Salamence." Ren told the other two as the ItemDex brought up information on the mega stone.
"Wow. Salamence are known to inhabit the Hoenn region more than anything. I wonder what its doing out here. Seemed to be with a trainer." Farron said.
"It's probably just an Ace Trainer. They're known for training some of the strongest pokemon out there. Here's the info on that item." Acacia told Farron, handing him the ItemDex.
Ampharosite
Item Type: Mega Stone
Information: This stone allows for the mega evolution of an Ampharos
increasing stats and adding the DRAGON type to it.
"This stone is for Ampharos? That's convenient! I have an Ampharos in my party! I'll attach this stone to my mega glove!" Farron exclaimed.
"Yo. Don't you think it's odd that the trainer dropped his mega stone? They're incredibly rare and I don't think someone who owns a Salamence would be so careless. It was almost as if it was given to you, eh?" Ren questioned.
"Maybe you're right, but I don't know many people in this region and I highly doubt many people know me." Farron said, clipping the stone to his mega glove.
The mega stone glowed simultaneously with one of his pokeballs, the one holding his Ampharos that is. By this time they had made it out of Raga Forest and onto Route 715. Farron had expected many eager trainers to block his path and challenge him to battle, but considering only the strongest of the strong can make it to this region, no one wants to waste time with petty fights, only power through to the Pokemon League.
"It seems as if only yesterday I got my first pokemon, you know?" Farron reminisced "I was born in the Unova region, Nuvema Town to be exact. My father was always away operating the railyard at Anville Town. My mother always told me stories of how she and him used to live in his shack out there and how she'd wake up to the sounds of trains docking and taking off right outside her window. She said that putting me through that would be torture, so she moved. Professor Juniper was a close friend of my mother, so on my 10th birthday I was gifted a choice of three pokemon."
"Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott, right?" Acacia asked, being an expert on rare pokemon from different regions.
"Exactly. I actually had the opportunity to try out each pokemon in battle before I decided. I bonded instantly with Oshawott, so my decision was easy. I made it my goal to defeat the Elite Four of the Unova region before returning to live at home for a while. I defeated the Elite Four, but never lived at home. I ventured out to defeat all of the pokemon leagues across the globe." Farron went on.
"Surely you made friends, right?" Acacia said to Farron.
"Of course! But, they come and go. The one friend that stuck with me is Elesa. She was actually the same age as myself when I challenged her. The youngest gym leader in the Unova region! She actually found someone to takeover the Nimbasa City Gym for a year in order to go with me to the Johto region! I can't remember his name though… another electric type trainer. Anyways… I have a story about every pokemon I own, but I don't want to bore you guys, haha!" Farron said to the other two.
"Pfft. You've already bored me" Ren yawned.
"What about you, Acacia? Where do you come from?" Farron asked excitedly.
"Well, like I said before, I was very close to my grandfather, in fact I lived with him for most of my life. Both of my parents passed away when I was fairly young, so I never really got to know them. Everyday as a kid I'd watch my grandfather work on a new device at the time, called a PokeDex! That's right! The PokeDex you each use was developed by him!" Acacia told Ren and Farron.
"So your grandfather is Professor Oak then? We all know who he is, even if we weren't born in the Kanto region. His death was broadcasted worldwide. I'm sorry for your loss." Ren consoled her.
"I kinda picked up on that, when you mentioned that your grandfather was a famous professor in Kanto. I'm curious though… why do you own a Turtwig rather than a Bulbasaur?" Farron asked Acacia.
"Oh! By the time I was ready to own a pokemon for myself, my grandfather had given away Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle to another trainer… I remember seeing him come into the lab multiple times. My grandfather would always say to me 'That man is a pokemon master!' and other great things about him. He never forgot about me though. Three other pokemon were sent under his care from the Sinnoh region. That's how I got my Turtwig! Looking back on it now, I kinda wish I trained him more." Acacia said regretfully.
"Hey! Now that you have Eevee, you should start training! Battle the wild pokemon here, since the trainers are much too strong!" Farron said with hope.
"Yeah I think I will! It'll be a nice change." Acacia exclaimed.
"What about you, Ren? Where do you come from?" Farron asked.
"Don't bother asking me. I said I'd take you to the next town and that's it. I was hoping to see you battle again, so I leave after the next gym." Ren said seriously.
"Oh Ren…" Acacia sighed.
Time flew by until they approached the next town. They figured that they would rest up at a pokemon center before challenging the next gym.
Chrysanthia Town, Nature's Dwelling
Gym Leaders: Flora and Hyashe
Pokemon Centers: 1
As the three trainers walked closer to the town's pokecenter, they noticed an altercation outside of the door. Two girls, one dressed in a bright green, flowery yukata fit with a large rose clipped to her hair, and the other with purple hair and a more revealing dress made up of purple and green leaves, stood held up by two thugs. They had a similar style of uniform as the men who were with Andromeda at the pier, so Farron assumed they were of Team Nova.
"Let's go! Those guys are up to no good! Team Nova!" Farron rushed down to the pokecenter, followed by Ren and Acacia.
Farron caught up to the two thugs and the two girls moments later, only to be halted by a familiar pokemon… Crawdaunt.
(AN: Oh no… looks like I'm not there to save Farron this time. I wonder how he will handle this fight. Will he defeat Team Nova? Who are those two girls? And will Ren stay with the group? Find out next chapter! Updates coming soon! -Fission)