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My dad sits down next to me on my right and Steven sits down on my left side. "So where are you heading after you leave Oreburgh city?" my dad asks with interest on his face. I look at him with a smile on my face but before I can say anything, my mom butts in again. "You are coming home with us as soon as we get done here Anna," she says with an angry tone in her voice.

My dad sighs and leads her away from us to talk to her privately. "You do realize that you can't protect Anna forever, right Maria?" Justin says while glancing at me for a moment. "She has a weak heart and going on this journey of hers would probably put her at risk. Not everyone she'll run into will have good intentions," Maria retorts while trying to keep up her reasoning as to why I should stay at home.

"Letting her go on this journey might actually strengthen not only her Pokémon but her as well, both physically and mentally," Justin says while keeping the calm look on his face as he gazes at his wife. She starts to say something else but she gets cut off by Justin. "Besides, if something does happen, her Ralts knows Teleport so if her heart does start acting up, she can be immediately teleported to the nearest hospital," Justin says as he proves his point to his wife.

She sighs in defeat then they walk over to where the rest of us are waiting. "Honey, your mom and I have decided that it's okay to let you go on this journey of yours. Just be careful and call us when you can," Justin says with a big grin on his face. I also gain a huge grin as I jump up and hug my parents happily before dancing around the room.

My dad starts laughing at me as I dance and I turn around to look at him with a confused look on my face. "What's so funny dad?" I ask curiously as I dance. My dad stops laughing long enough to glance at my mom. "Your dancing skills are definitely not good enough if you needed them on your journey," he jokes as he points at me while laughing his head off.

I glare at him for a moment then turn around as I hear Nurse Joy walking towards us. "Your Pokémon are fully healed and ready for your journey miss," she says before handing me my poke balls and returning to check on her other patients.

I turn around to see everyone else standing up and waiting on me. "Let's go to Jubilife city," I say enthusiastically as I run out the door and through the city with everyone else at my heels. I suddenly stop causing everyone else to bump into me and fall down. "Why did you stop Anna?" Riley asks curiously as he stands back up.

I turn around and look at my parents with a confused look on my face. "Don't you guys have a company to run?" I ask curiously while directing the question to my parents and Steven. My parents look at each other for a moment before realizing what I said and running around in a panic. I sigh as I let out Ralts and get them to calm down.

"Ralts, could you teleport my family and Steven back to Oldale town please?" I ask as Ralts appears on my shoulder. She nods and they suddenly disappear back home. "Thank you Ralts. Now we can continue on to Jubilife city," I say before marching to Jubilife city with Riley and Lucario right behind me. "So where do you think the next gym is Anna?" Riley asks me as we continue walking down the path.

"I'm not sure but I think that it's close to Jubilife city," I say with an uncertain tone in my voice. I stop walking for a moment then pull a map out of my bag. I open it up and study it for a moment. "It looks like the next city with a gym is Eterna city which means we'll have to go through Eterna forest to get there. Now where have I heard that before?" I say before scratching my head.

My eyes widen as I remember that I heard that kind of comment from Shadow. I pull out Shadow's poke ball and let her out. She looks around and when she sees me, she smiles and rubs against my leg. "Hey Shadow? Do you know anything about Eterna forest or Eterna city?" I ask before noting her change in behavior.

She tenses up and I can tell that she doesn't want to talk about it. I bend down so that I'm at eye level with her and stroke her gently. "Don't worry Shadow. You can stay in your poke ball through the trip to Eterna city unless you are needed for battle. Is that okay?" I ask as I look at the trembling Eevee. She looks up at me for a moment then nods before tackle hugging me onto my butt.

She then describes Eterna forest and what the Eterna gym leader is like. I nod knowing that Floaroma town is our next stop after Jubilife city. I recall Shadow and we continue our trek through the tall grass that leads to Jubilife city. After about 10 minutes, we finally arrive at Jubilife city again and I breathe in the air.

"Now that we're here, we need to stock up on supplies just in case and then we can head on to Flo-," I start to say but get cut off by a shout coming from another exit of Jubilife city. I run in that direction to 

see a guy dressed in a weird spaceman suit with a weird haircut and color. "Give me your research and I won't have to hurt you," the guy says while threatening a man I recognize as Professor Rowan.

I decide to interfere however and step in the guy's path to the Professor. "Anna what are you doing?" both Professor Rowan and Riley say as he runs over with Lucario by his side. "If you want to tangle with Team Galactic then it's your funeral girl. Come on out Glameow," the guy says as he lets out his Pokémon. A cat-like Pokémon appears on the field and I smirk to myself.

"If it's a battle you want, it's a battle you'll get. Come on out Ralts," I say before letting the psychic type out. "Let's start this thing off with Shadow Claw," the guy says to start the battle. Glameow runs at Ralts with its claws poised for attack. "Dodge and use Confusion," I say with a determined look on my face. Ralts isn't fast enough to dodge the attack but Glameow is still hit by the Confusion attack.

"You okay Ralts?" I ask with concern on my face. She turns around and nods in my direction which makes me smile. "Now let's get this done with Confusion," I say to hopefully win this battle. Ralts' eyes glow and Glameow is lifted in the air. "Break free with Hypnosis," the guy says surprising me.

Glameow's eyes glow and Ralts falls asleep, causing the Confusion attack to end. "Attack with Fury Swipes," the guy says, taking advantage of Ralts being asleep. Glameow pounces on Ralts and slashes at her repeatedly. "Come on Ralts. Wake up and use Confusion," I say with a worried look on my face. Ralts finally wakes up and sends Glameow flying back with a Confusion attack.

Glameow flies into a nearby building and falls down. The guy recalls his Pokémon then glares at me. "You might have beaten me but there are other members of Team Galactic that are much tougher than me," he says before running off into the distance.

I sigh as I run over to Ralts and pick her up with concern on my face. "Are you going to be okay Ralts?" I ask her. She looks up at me and nods causing me to sigh with a relieved look on my face. I turn around to see Professor Rowan and Riley looking at me with smiles on their faces.