Hello :P It is the 28th and I am back to upload a new chapter of this story. I wrote this one fairly early in the month. I was just thinking to myself about my characters like I often do and this just came to me. I like writing Rey as she gets older. She's a very positive person but like anybody, she goes through phases of uncertainty. That's most prominent around the time of her journey but she figures it and herself out. I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own the story and the OCs mentioned :3

Dear Mommy,

Well… Today is the day. Actually, tomorrow is the day seeing as it's the night before. But it's almost here. It's very nearly here. The time has almost come because tomorrow, I leave for my Pokémon Journey.

I don't know how to feel. Am I scared? No, I'm not necessarily scared or afraid; more like apprehensive. I can feel a lot of anticipation. There's a lot of excitement too. And wonder as well. I wonder what it's like, out there in the big wide world. I'll have my answers soon enough. I'll know exactly what it's like. Because I'll be able to experience it for myself.

Experiencing is a massive part of life. That's what daddy says and I already know that he's right. Of course he's right. I feel like he's done a whole lot of that in his life, almost more than anyone. He's experienced so much. He's done so much. He's grown so much. I want to be just like him. I want to be just like my daddy.

I want to be just like you too, mommy. I want to learn and achieve so many things out there in the big wide world and out there on my journey. Just like you did on your journey. You did all those things and so many more. I really want to follow in your footsteps. I really admire you.

I want to be like Ben and Katie as well. James and Jessika too. They've all been on at least one or multiple journeys and I am determined to do as many things as they have done. I've always loved hearing their stories and it'll be nice finally getting to tell my own tales back to them. I hope they're good. I'm sure they will be. I wonder what I'll be able to tell them.

Will I meet a Pokémon as loyal as Pikachu? Will I meet even more friends? Friends that I'll hold just as dear as I do with the ones that I have around right now? Will I get into trouble? I'm sure I'll get into a lot of that. I am a Ketchum, after all.

It's so exciting. Really, it is exciting. But it's an apprehensive time as well. I know what to expect from you and daddy and my brothers and sisters and everybody else around me but I can't help but wonder if it'll be different for me. And not in a good way. That isn't really like me at all. I often think a lot inside my head but it's never really negative. That's strange. I guess it's a part of growing up.

I'm sure I'll do a lot of growing out there, won't I, mommy? I'll be on my own and without grown-ups. I'll have to fend for myself sometimes. I'll have to rely on the strength of my own back. I'll have to get myself out of sticky situations. I can't help but wonder what those situations will be.

Do you think I'll come up against evil organisations? Will my Pokémon get injured and we'll be far away from a Pokémon Centre? Is it possible that I'll lose my way and end up in a completely new and undiscovered place? I know that all of those things happened to you and daddy when you were my age. I wonder if they'll happen to me too. I hope so and at the same time, I hope not. I want to grow and learn from experiences like that but I'm not sure I'm as strong as you guys are!

It's the night before I leave on my journey and to tell you the truth, I feel very mixed up inside. In a good way and in a bad way. I know what to expect but in the same breath, I really don't. I feel excited. I feel… Reluctant? I feel almost everything. I feel almost nothing.

I'm trying to be excited. I am excited. But I can't help but feel as if I'd be more enthusiastic if I hadn't started the year by struggling with my powers. That was a huge knock of confidence for me. That was almost a huge blow to who I was and am as a person and who I want to be moving forward. Do I want to be Rey with powers? Do I want to be just Rey? Do I want to be just Pokémon Trainer Rey?

Truthfully, I don't. I don't want to be just Rey. Sometimes I do, just for a few hours. But then I want my powers back. After all, they are a massive part of who I am. I guess I'm just afraid. And I think since I've been more afraid, I've been struggling with them even more. But I think I have a right to be nervous.

Do you think my powers will go completely once I'm in the great wide open? I don't know. I hope not. I've asked so many people this question and nobody's been able to give me a straight answer. Well, they have. But I guess it's not the answer that I'm looking for. They tell me that they don't know. And I know they're telling me the truth. They really don't know. But that's not the answer I want. I want a yes. Or a I want a no. I don't know. I think I'd know once I heard one of those two answers. I'd feel either upset or relieved. And I'd know. I'd be able to tell.

Life has been strange since most people have been aware of my powers and I've been preparing to go on my journey. Sometimes it's great. It's cool watching someone react to what I can do and it's been fun planning for this adventure of a lifetime. But sometimes it gets a little too much for me. Everybody and everyone have an opinion over both of those things. They weigh in over why they think my powers haven't been as strong in recent years. They express their feelings about a Pokémon Journey and how they think it will be for me. I like it, I really do. But sometimes it feels so very draining.

Do you ever feel like that, mommy? Like you can't disconnect from other people? No matter what you're doing or how you're feeling, you're a part of them and they're a part of you? And their opinions change how you feel? It was never like that for me. It simply never was. I always knew who I was. I always knew that it was ultimately my opinion that mattered. I always knew how I felt. I had felt like that ever since I was a very little baby. But then I started to lose my powers. I started to lose my confidence. I started to lose my identity. And I almost feel like I lost my ability to think for myself.

I really mustn't let that go on any further. I really need to clear my head. I really need to value my own perspective rather than someone else's. I really need to get out there and experience life for myself. It's time. I'm slightly nervous. I'm mostly excited. And it's time. I'm ten years old. I'm following in the footsteps of you. I'm following in the footsteps of daddy. I'm following in the footsteps of Ben and Katie. And I'm following in the footsteps of James and Jessika too. It's time to do what every single Ketchum does. Go on a journey.

Will it be difficult at times? Most likely. Will it be wonderful? Almost certainly. Will I lose my powers even more? Who can tell? It's time to just take the plunge. It's time to just do it. It's time to just go for it and see what happens. And it'll be time to accept whatever happens as well.

I'm Rey. I'm ten years old. I've enjoyed living at home and I've enjoyed being connected to so many people. But now it's time to disconnect, in a way. Now it's time to move away. Now it's time to journey. Now it's time to live. I'm not sure what to expect. But I'm going to make the most out of every single moment.

I could lose my powers. But I could find my best friend in a Pokémon. I could meet somebody who changes my life forever. I could experience everything I've ever dreamed of experiencing. I could lose my powers. But I could find myself. And that's a risk worth taking. Really, it is.

Rey needs to be found. And when I find her, I'll be sure to love her. Just as much as I love that I get this wonderful opportunity of a journey. And just as much as I love all of you. My family. My family who will be waiting to hear each and every one of my tales when I return with the necklace Uncle James bestowed upon me round my neck. I'll be sure to tell you them all. I hope they'll be brilliant. Just as brilliant as the life I've lived alongside you all.

Lots of love,

Your almost Pokémon Trainer Rey.

There you go! Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed :3 I just realised that this is one of the last few chapters of this story and I can't believe how quickly it's flown by. When I started it, I really wasn't sure if I'd continue it. I knew who Rey was but not as confidently as I did other characters when I wrote from their POV. So I thought this story would fizzle out and I'd have to go back to another of my letter writing series. But I'm still doing it and I'm really going miss writing as Rey when I move onto other things. But that's not here yet! Thanks again for reading and I'll be back on Wednesday with Pikachu Tales so see you then!

AmyBieberKetchum signing out :3