The end of the week brings a new chapter!
Terrell and Natasha sat in front of a sunset, watching the sun go down. Eterna Forest looked beautiful at this angle, and the two of them did as well.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" muttered Terrell. "To sit watching this with a good friend."
"It is," replied Natasha. "You know, I have something to tell you."
"You do?" replied Terrell.
"Yes," replied Natasha. "I..."
"Wake-up time!" shouted Rotom. "The time's 7:30, and we've got a whole day to explore Eterna City!"
"I was having a really good dream though..." replied Natasha as she got out of bed. Charchar was sleeping on a table, and Rotom flicked his ear, causing the fire monkey Pokémon to jump up and scowl at Rotom in anger.
Terrell jumped out of bed after hearing Rotom's wake-up speech in the other room. His three Pokémon were already awake, roaming around the room. Terrell smirked, knowing that today would be a day to see what's inside Eterna City, to train, and to talk with Natasha. Terrell was beginning to see that she thought of him highly and liked him a lot.
"Okay guys," uttered Terrell. "Today's gonna be our training day for the gym here. Ready?"
Terrell's Pokémon cheered in excitement as they got ready. As Terrell walked out the door, he bumped into Natasha on the way.
"Hey," uttered Terrell. "Ready for today?"
"Yep," replied Natasha. "Can't wait to see what's in Eterna City."
Terrell and Natasha walked down to the dining area of the Pokémon Center, where they sat down alongside their Pokémon to eat their breakfast.
"So you're gonna be training for a bit?" asked Natasha.
"Yep," replied Terrell. "I gotta train for the gym battle."
"Oh," replied Natasha in a somber tone. "I was sort of hoping we could look around Eterna City together."
"We can do that for sure," replied Terrell. "After all, I can't just train the whole day."
"Yay!" replied Natasha in excitement. In reality, she was incredibly pleased to see that Terrell was willing to hang out with her. Suddenly, Rotom jumped out of Natasha's Pokétch.
"Alright, then off we go!" shouted Rotom. "A new day, and a new chance to prepare for the journey ahead of us!"
"Electro, Thunder Punch!" shouted Terrell. Electro readied his fist, and charged at Munchy, slamming his electrified arm into him. Munchy was knocked back, but managed to stabilize himself.
"Tackle!" shouted Terrell. Munchy dashed at Electro, but Electro managed to jump away from the tackle. Munchy crashed into the ground, but got up quickly.
"Thunder Punch and Tackle!" shouted Terrell. The two Pokémon obeyed, lunging at each other with terrifying speed and firepower. As they charged at each other, electrical energy and dust went flying all over the battlefield, eventually resulting in the two Pokémon lying on the ground, exhausted from all the battling.
"Good job guys," uttered Terrell as he fed them some berries. "Now, let's take a break and look around the city."
Terrell and Natasha walked out of the battlefield alongside their Pokémon. The streets of Eterna were busy, with people walking around constantly. Pokémon were often seen running around playfully, with their Trainers struggling to keep them quiet.
"Do I make my move?" thought Natasha. "Or do I wait longer?"
Natasha attempted to take Terrell's hand, but then decided against it. The two of them kept walking before arriving at Eterna City's famous dragon statue.
"They say the Pokémon that created the world was the inspiration for this statue," uttered Natasha. "It's incredible."
"Yeah, it is amazing," replied Terrell. He looked at Natasha in admiration, and smiled. "You wanna know something?"
"What?" replied Natasha. She was anxious to find out.
"I'm glad I met you," replied Terrell. "You're a good friend, and I like travelling with you."
"I feel the same way about you," replied Natasha as she blushed.
Shorter chapter, but it's important to the development of our two heroes. If the hand-holding scene didn't remind you of the thing Ash and Serena had, I don't know what will. I'm a big Amourshipper myself, and I can say that there will be something once Ash comes into the story.
