I don't own Pokemon. Ninetendo does. Demetri belongs to me and Leo Kynes belongs to Juubi-K
Olivine City
"And Cynthia's Lucario is prepping up an Aura Sphere…" Said the announcer as a Lucario on the screen had both of his hands together and charging a light blue energy ball. "And here comes Infernape on the attack with a Mach Punch!" The Flame Pokemon came charging in with a glowing blue fist and struck the Aura Pokemon first, a direct super effective hit as Lucario skid across the arena and crashed into the wall and slumped down unconscious.
"Flint still the same as ever I see," remarked Demetri, stroking Luxray's fur as he sat on his lap in the lounge. He and several other patrons in the Pokemon Center were watching the exhibition match on the widescreen TV, the closing match-up after a month long tournament. The three-on-three match was to end the festivities with a bang after the final match.
The battle so far had gone in Cynthia's favour, after her Spiritomb knocked out Flint's Rapidash and Magmortar, but Infernape was Flint's go-to Pokemon for a reason, and both trainers were down to their last pokemon. The blonde vigilante has a good feeling who Cynthia's next pokemon would be. Anyone who had faced her knew.
"What a nasty hit! With Lucario unable to continue Infernape has all the momentum in the world now! Could we actually see a lose from our Regional Champion? According to history…the only champion to lose in an exhibition match was Steven Steel of Hoenn. Granted, his lose was to non-other than soon-to-be champion Wallace Sere but still, a very rare occaision! Could Cynthia's next Pokemon be her trusted Garchomp?"
"You already know the answer," said Demetri as Luxray gave a slight growl in acknowledgement. He heard the other people behind him on the couch talking and whispering to each other about the match. The younger ones were sitting up close past the coffee table, starry-eyed.
On screen, Cynthia's hand reached to her waist and grabbed a pokeball. With a smile and nod towards Flint, she threw the ball…
And Luxray began to growl at the dark blue dragon, with a red underbelly running from the middle of its abdomen to its jaws and the undersides of its arms. Underneath the red was a gold diamond shape, and a gold cross on its snout. That latter feature gave it a close resemblance to Sharpedo, as did the body color. Its appendages resembled jets and plans; its four fins, one on each arm, one dorsal fin and another on its tail that resembled a shark tailfin. Its horns resembled jet engines, giving it the look of a hammerhead. Long spikes reached from its hind limbs and arms, and its claws were sharper than its previous form. Its eyes were black and gold, its pupils shrunken.
With a wave of her arm, Cynthia gave out her orders and Garchomp obeyed, right wing glowing white as it collided with Infernape's Mach Punch, causing shockwaves throughout the stadium and shacking the camera a little bit.
"What power! That shockwave just now was just from the force of Infernape's Mach Punch and Garchomp's Brick Break! This is what battle between the best in the world is all about!"
The two pokemon separated, Garchomp taking to the skies and Infernape regaining his footing back on the arena floor. Infernape fired a Flamethrower at the dragon, who dodged nimbly then came charging back down, the horns on its head glowing light blue. With a mighty crash, it struck Infernape and sent him flying, but the Flame Pokemon regained his balance.
Garchomp stomped on the floor. The camera shook again, and the arena began to crack and shake, Infernape falling to its knees.
Luxray's growling was noticeable even now as Demetri kept petting his head. "I know buddy, you hate him." Demetri remembered how he managed to sweep the Elite 4 Gauntlet Run after he won the Suzuran Conference and matched up against the woman smiling on screen. Their last pokemon had been Luxray and Garchomp, and the two had nearly killed each other, Luxray with Ice Fang and Garchomp with Earthquake. The type advantage had given Garchomp the battle, but only barely.
It was ironic, in that battle where he found a friend in her and more, the two pokemon seemed to outright despise each other.
It made Demetri smile a little as he remembered Gardevoir and Tyranitar struggling to hold back a PO'ed Luxray, the former using her psychic powers and even having a lot of trouble. Garchomp was no better as he was bound by her Milotic and Lucario.
On the TV, Infernape recovered for one last attack, Flare Blitz and it's special ability Blaze activating to charge at Garchomp.
While many thought she would use Giga Impact for the final clash, Garchomp simply stomped hard again, using another Earthquake attack to send rocks and earth up on end, making Infernape lose speed to avoid the rising stones as the Flame Pokemon jumped nimbly over the earth…
Only to receive a Brick Break to the neck. Infernape crashed through many layers of stone, out of the arena and into the stadium wall. Garchomp balanced himself on a towering pillar of rock and roared out in triumph as the announcer gushed. Flint returned Infernape and walked forward to Cynthia as the two shook hands and waved at the audience.
Behind him he saw some of the people disperse, the battle over and going about their normal everyday business.
He felt something plop down next to him and he turned his head right, and saw Lyra sitting there with a very troubled face, as if she somehow knew the great horrors of the world descended on her, or the idea of a creature growing inside her or worse.
"You look pale," commented Demetri nonchalantly.
Lyra turned her head slowly at him and her closed lips quivered a little.
"What?"
"…"
"Okay seriously what's the matter," sighed Demetri as he turned towards her. Luxray hopped off of his lap and onto the floor, then circling twice and laying down.
"I just…"
"Just what?"
Lyra leaned forward to whisper in his ear.
"I just had my first period and-"
Demetri couldn't contain his laughter as he guffawed like crazy, startling even Luxray who looked at his master oddly and rolled his eyes.
Lyra was not amused. "Don't laugh!"
"Hahaha! You're worried over something THAT…" He snorted, putting a hand over his mouth to stifle his laugher and control himself. "Jeez I thought you lost to that Silva kid for a second there and needed advice or something. But your menstrual cycle!" He laughed more.
Lyra huffed and crossed her arms. "Good grief you're no better than mom!"
"You're mom laughed too!" Now he laughed even harder. "Oh…haha…oh wow…" He still laughed, and was having trouble breathing with all the laughter.
Lyra started to punch the man in the right shoulder, telling him to "shut up" as he kept laughing tirelessly. Luxray just simply swished his tail from side to side and rolled his eyes at the scene.
That night.
"Come on, I said I'm sorry," said Demetri with a smile on his face as he walked behind a marching Lyra on the Olivine City sidewalk. Lyra was giving him the evil eye.
"And here I thought you'd be more sensitive, asshole," sniped Lyra, not even looking at him.
"Well look…" pondered the blonde. "Having your period doesn't make you a freak so it's not something to worry about."
"Worry about?" Lyra turned her head. "I gotta buy tampons, probably check in some ridiculous medication, get new undies, and-"
"It's not THAT big a deal, all girls get them." Demetri said calmly. "Besides, if you didn't get your period then something would be wrong with ya."
"Like what?"
"Something wrong with your system or you're pregnant, or all the above."
Lyra's face turned white with fear and wrapped her arms around herself. "Oh god that's so gross…"
"Look, all I'm saying is that you shouldn't be ashamed of having something that comes naturally to you like all humans do. I bet your mother still has her periods if she's below fifty so she probably knows what you're going through."
"She didn't seem like it," Then she turned towards the older man. "And neither did you!"
"I just laughed at your reaction of having your first period, not at the fact you got your first period. Look, let's just check in with Jasmine Tomlin to how her Pokemon is doing and I'll treat ya to dinner. How about that?" Lyra had an apprehensive face on and then gave a sigh.
"Alright…"
"Besides, you'll need the money you have on hand for items, bathing suit, sunscreen, tampons-" He winced as she socked him in the arm. "I was saying that in a matter-of-fact way, not comically."
She gave him her tongue and he rolled her eyes.
'She IS thirteen after all. And dealing with the emotional roller coasters that PMS-ing brings too I guess she has the right to moody as hell right now," the two continued their walk down the street, past the people and night life of Olivine.
After a half hour of walking, the duo arrived at the foot of the giant lighthouse, which sat on a hill at the south-eastern corner of the city. The lighthouse loomed above them, a great white tower with a blue roof.
"So this is the Glitter Lighthouse huh?" said Lyra as she looked up.
"Looks like it," added Demetri. The two climbed the stairs leading up to the plateau where the lighthouse stood. The light was on, which puzzled the duo. It was a matter of moments to reach the top of the hill and enter the lighthouse. They strode across the lobby, passing the various gentlemen, sailors, and occasional schoolgirl, and entered the elevator.
"So…" pondered Lyra, breaking the silence as the elevator began to ascend. "How comfy are ya with the Sinnoh champ?"
"Let's just say at one point me and her were friends with benefits at one point."
"Friends with benefits?" asked Lyra, puzzled at Demetri's use of words. The blonde rolled his eyes.
"Not in a serious relationship, but both parties willing to have sex."
"So it's like an extended one-night stand then?"
"We started out as friends who engaged in well…sex, but then before we knew it evolved and we kinda have a thing for each other now."
"What about that Fantina and Fennel girl from before?" Demetri simply shrugged.
"Well I'm still friends with them, so no harm done. Did you know one day we drank a little too much and-"
"I don't wanna talk about it," said Lyra, eager to move on to the next conversation.
"You brought it up first." The elevator continued the climb.
"So…"
"What now?"
"What are the conferences like?"
"You mean like the Silver Conference right?"
"Yeah, can you explain the rules?"
Before Demetri could give an answer, the elevator stopped and the door opened, and duo seeing a room leading to another door in front of them.
Lyra walked up to the door and knocked gently.
"Who is it?" asked a kind and gentle female voice from the other side.
"Hi, my name is-"
"If you're here for a Gym challenge then I'm sorry but I am pre-occupied right now," replied the woman from within. "Amphy is very sick right now and I am not leaving him alone."
"Oh…" Lyra knew that Jasmine was busy, but she was hoping that she could make an appointment ahead of time in case this 'Amphy' were to get better.
"Pardon me Miss?" said the blonde. "I'm not here for a Gym Challenge I'm with her. You said 'Amphy is very sick', is this Amphy an Ampharos by chance?"
"Yes…" said the woman. "Why do you ask?"
Demetri's visage hardened a little. 'Could it be…' "When did the sickness start?"
"Uh…" The woman paused for a little. "I think about a week ago when it evolved and-"
"Miss Tomlin let me in!" Demetri's face was a mask of fear. "I know what Amphy is afflicted with!" He placed his hands on the door.
"How do you know?" demanded Jasmine.
"…" Demetri looked away for a little bit, closing his eyes. "Because my own pokemon is still afflicted with that illness Amphy has…"
Lyra's eyes rose when she turned her head to Demetri. "Dem you…"
The duo turned their heads as the door opened. They were greeted by a young woman, with a lithe physique and brown hair in two rather unique pigtails standing on end. She wore a light-green and white dress with an orange bow in the center.
"You know about Electromagnetic Phoreisis then?" asked Jasmine. Demetri nodded.
"Yes, what symptoms does Amphy have right now?"
"Amphy has heightened breathing, a low fever and-"
"Low fever, good," sighed the blonde in relief. "It's only at the first stage. Amphy evolved recently I assume right?"
"He evolved from a Flaaffy about a week ago…"
"Alright then," Demetri started to pace around. "Then we're in luck, Amphy can be cured." Jasmine perked up.
"Really? How?"
"All we need to do is get Amphy Alpha Enphetamine."
Lyra who has remained silent this whole time spoke up. "Alpha Enpheta-what?"
"It's the most recent version of a vaccine for Electromagnetic Phoreisis, and it can only be worked when the Pokemon that is afflicted by EMP is in the First Stage."
"Then…" Jasmine began, concerned. "How do we know when Amphy goes into the Second Stage?" Demetri's face was as hard as stone as he stared out of the window.
"Extra electricity than usual…aggression…temporary blindness…increased heartbeat…and that's only for a week."
"And…what happens in stage three?" asked Lyra.
"EMP for those in the Second Stage alternate between stages two and three. Stage three is where it gets fatal not only to the pokemon but maybe to bystanders as well. The extra electricity becomes too much for the pokemon to handle. It messes with the heart, burning it out in the end, and the brain, causing seizures." Jasmine looked horrified.
"That's terrible!" she gasped. "How does your pokemon live like that?" Demetri turned back towards her.
"If your pokemon knows Discharge, it can expel the extra electricity, but the electricity will build up again over time. Discharge has to be used around three times a week if the pokemon can survive with EMP. The aggression will remain though, and the pokemon will become something akin to a Bipolar Disorder patient."
Jasmine had a hand to her mouth. "That's awful…" She then perked up when she recalled of the vaccine Demetri spoke of. "What about the Alpha Enphetamine cure? Where would I get it?"
"Only the most specialized of hospitals or pharmacies stock it. But thankfully," Demetri looked away out the window towards the night sky and the sea again, looking southwest. "Cianwood happens to have one."
"Then we'll go first thing in the morning!" proclaimed Lyra. "I mean, we can't just let Amphy suffer like this right?"
"Miss Tomlin," Demetri turned back towards the young woman. "Let us grab you that medicine and before," he held his hand up before Jasmine had a chance to talk again "you say anything else, you don't need to give Lyra a Gym Challenge in return. There's a Gym in Cianwood City that Lyra can take when Amphy recovers."
Jasmine couldn't quite believe what she was hearing.
"Oh…how can I ever thank you…" There was a weak cry of "Ammphyyy…" in the room behind her.
"In a minute Amphy, I'll be right there!" She turned back towards the duo and looked as if she was about to cry tears of joy. "Thank you so much I-" Demetri's hand came up again, and the blonde gave her a small smile.
"Go to Amphy right now. You can thank us when we get you that medicine." Jasmine simply nodded and walked back into the room and the two could hear her talking to the sick Ampharos. As the uneven silence fell on the two, Demetri turned tail and head back to the elevator, Lyra following close behind.
"Hey Dem, how do you know there's a pharmacy in Cianwood that could cure Amphy?" She pressed on the button to go down.
"Because I busted my ass to get from Sinnoh to here to get the medicine for Luxray…" Demetri looked down and sadly and stroked his pokeball. "I was one day too late…"
"Oh…" Lyra felt the atmosphere change and her shoulders slumped. "Sorry to mention that…"
"It's nothing you didn't know." The elevator door opened. "Now let's get dinner. We're gonna be heading to Cianwood first thing in the morning and we're gonna need all the energy."
"Got it."
Route 41. The next day, afternoon
"Easy Dewgong, easy girl!"
Leo held on tight to the white Water-type pokemon as he treaded along the ocean waves.
"Dewgong gong!" chirped the Sea Lion Pokemon happily as she maintained pace.
Over the last day or two the young brown haired boy has been busy. After leaving early from Mahogany without saying goodbye to Lyra and Demetri, Leo had used Seele to trek across Route 42 and taken the roads south of Ecruteak to return to Goldenrod, arriving in the late afternoon.
There to greet him was an impatient Whitney, who had pouted and complained on how late he was, although after hearing him out she dismissed her grievances in an instant and proceeded to glomp the life out of him.
Not that he complained.
The following night, despite being exhausted, he had watched Whitney's match with a female trainer using a Pidgeotto and an Aipom. Miltank had proven victorious as both Rollout and Hammer Arm proved effective. After the battle he had dropped in on his parents, and had spent some time regaling them with stories of his exploits until an impatient Whitney had dragged him out of the house so as not to be late for their dinner reservation. Leo had seen the cheesy grins on his parents' faces.
After a comfortable dinner at the Mason's Charger Premiere, a very upscale restaurant, the two of them walked around the city hand in hand, shyly smiling at each other. Perky and confident as Whitney often was, she flushed as much as he did during their dates.
He would not soon forget the short pink dress, which was containing her tracts of land only by dint of great effort. Leo rubbed his thigh as he remembered. He had been pinching himself the whole night through, keeping his gaze firmly on her pink eyes and not on the milky skin of her-
A loud horn broke his trip down memory lane. Leo turned his head to the west, and noticed a large purple and white yacht approaching from that direction. Dewgong naturally directed herself to go alongside the yacht. Leo could see the schools of Tentacool underneath the water.
"Ahoy there!" yelled out a voice from the yacht. Leo craned his neck to look up, and saw a brown-haired man wearing what appeared to be a purple tuxedo, a red bow-tie, and a small white cape.
"Hey there!" yelled back Leo.
"Excuse me young man, but have you seen a Suicune by chance?" the man asked. The question made Leo quirk his eyes.
"Uh…come again?" Dewgong tilted her head, as confused as he was.
"You know! The Aurora Pokemon? The North Wind? One of the Legendary Dogs? Ring any bells?" the man pressed as he leaned over the railing.
"Well, I know what you're talking about…" said Leo apprehensively, embarrassed by the question. "I just don't know why you're asking someone like me."
"Oh, you're only the like, the forty-third person I have asked today. There's a lot of people out at sea," mused the man.
"It is summer," pointed out the browned-haired boy. He was even more confused by the man's logic of asking people at random. It wasn't something he would ever do.
"Well I see then, it's a shame really," sighed the man. "All this searching and coming up with nothing," he leaned forward on the yacht's rail. "And not even the slimmest depiction of the North Wind anywhere…maybe he went west…or maybe east to the Whirl Island and ohh!" He pouted. "I can't make up my mind!"
Leo quirked his eyes. "You could decide on a coin flip if you're having THAT much trouble." His Dewgong agreed with a nod.
"Perhaps…" pondered the man. Then he snapped his fingers. "I know just the solution! Young man, might you be interested in a Pokemon battle?"
"And what does that have to do with making you choose where to go?"
"Well for one I am simply bored for asking people constantly about Suicine's whereabouts, and my best bet is to go either west or east, and I can't just settle on a coin flip! So," the man grinned. "You will help me decide with a Pokemon battle! You beat me, I go west. I beat you I go east. How about that?"
Leo pondered a bit, putting a hand to his chin in thought…
"Sure, why not." The man clapped his hands.
"Splendid! Let me get you a ladder!" The man disappeared for a moment then tossed down a wooden ladder. The half-naked boy returned Dewgong and climbed up the ladder.
On the deck was nothing less than a full-sized tournament arena, testament to the yacht's enormous size. Several bulky sailors went about their duties, paying him little heed.
"Welcome aboard my ship! My name is Eusine Norzern," said Eusine as he held out his hand.
"Leo Kynes," Leo replied, shaking Eusine's hand in as firm a grip as he could manage. He had fallen neatly into the stoic, laconic persona he had created for himself over his travels.
"Alright then, now that introductions are out of the way, let's say we get to that battle and dispel the air of boredom away shall we?" said Eusine with a regal grin.
"That's fine." A part of Leo was beginning to like the man, at least for his down-to-business attitude. "It's your home court. What rules?"
"Just a simple one-on-one would suffice," replied Eusine. Leo nodded and looked down at his pokeballs in his small pack at his back.
"Alright then." After a moment's thought, he decided on Alakazam. Always the powerhouse of his team, his Kadabra had finally evolved a few battles back, just after wiping the floor with some over-dressed loudmouth who'd hassled him in a Pokemon Centre café. Watching the annoying brat deflate had been satisfying indeed.
Leo turned away from his backpack, ready to tell Eusine he was ready, then jumped as his gaze settled on a pair of red eyes staring up at him.
The owner of the eyes was a small pokemon, somewhere between a half-metre and a metre tall. Its fur was mostly blue, though black fur covered the lower legs, upper torso, and the long, dangling ears. The black fur reached in around its eyes and along its short muzzle, looking for all the world like a cartoon bandit's mask. Its tail was long and blue, its ears short and pricked. There was a yellow collar around its neck, and a smooth, bony-looking growth on each wrist.
Leo stared into those red eyes, wondering what the little creature was and why it was suddenly so interested in him. He felt it rising inside him as he took the pokemon in. He was so…
"Ah!" Eusine exclaimed, reprieving Leo at the last minute. "You've met Riolu."
"Riolu?" Leo asked, intrigued. "Is that what he is?"
"Indeed!" Eusine replied, smiling. "I picked him up in Sinnoh. I've never seen him take to anyone the way he has with you." He flashed a pokeball. "My employees can manage the ship, but let's not cause much collateral damage now shall we?"
"Very well," Leo replied, stepping away from the Riolu and taking up his position at the nearest end of the field. The Riolu continued to watch him.
"Excellent!" Eusine took his place. "This will be a one-round friendly, for the purpose of deciding which direction to go." Leo watched as Eusine struck what might have been an elegant pose.
"Come out, Alakazam!" His pokeball opened, and sure enough, an Alakazam materialized on the field. Forcing his face to stay level, Leo unleashed his own Alakazam onto the field. Its muscular appearance elicited a chortle of amused surprise from Eusine.
"Your Alakazam is certainly well-built!" Eusine commented with a confident grin. "Alakazam! Disable!"
Eusine's Alazakam twirled its spoons, the air shimmering and distorting as if the pokemon were a distant mirage. Leo felt a vague sense of discomfort, as if the air pressure had changed.
"Alakazam," he thought, hoping his pokemon could hear him. "Can you hold it back?"
"Yes Leo," came the mental reply. "For the moment. This one's strong."
Leo ran through their options, hoping that his Alakazam's telepathic aura would be enough to keep Eusine's Alakazam from reading his mind.
"Alakazam," he said, his decision made. "Psychic!"
"Alakazam!" his pokemon intoned, crossing his spoons as his power rose. The air between the two pokemon shimmered, and Eusine's Alakazam grunted as it was pushed back. The Alakazam dug in its heels, eyes narrowing in grim determination. Leo's Alakazam pressed the attack, and its counterpart's eyes glowed blue as it drew on its power to resist.
Before long, a yellow light barrier was erected, the shimmering effect of Psychic ending, courtesy of Eusine's Alakazam.
"Was that Light Screen?" Leo wondered.
"Not bad," Eusine allowed, smirking. "But this battle has only just begun! Alakazam, Confusion!"
His Alakazam raised its spoons, and its eyes glowed purple. Leo's Alakazam grunted as the psychic waves washed over him, buffeting his mental walls, searching for a way in. Even without his psychic presence, Leo could feel his pokemon's pain, his desperation as he shored up the walls of his mind. He gritted his teeth, forcing down the part of him that wanted to cry out in sympathy. Now was not the time.
"Alakazam!" he barked. "Hold hard! Recover!" His Alakazam shook his head, shaking off the aftereffects of Confusion, and crossed its long arms. His segmented body, almost as tall as Leo's own, began to glow as Recover took effect.
"Alakazam!" Eusine ordered, sensing weakness. "Confusion again!" His Alakazam concentrated, and the shimmering began again. This time the light was much brighter, as Eusine's Alakazam drew on its full power. Leo could only watch as his own Alakazam groaned in pain, trying to fend off the mental onslaught that was driving him to his knees.
Leo gritted his teeth. His heart clenched to see Alakazam suffer, but he fought down his sympathetic pain. His pokemon had always been strong for him, so he would be strong for them. He would not shame Alakazam by pulling him out of the battle before it was over! He could not let his pokemon down!
But it was rising within him. It was making tears prick at his eyes, and making his hand twitch, driving it ever closer to his belt, to the pokeball attached to it. He couldn't…he just couldn't…
"No Leo."
And Alakazam was fighting back, his bent legs shuddering as he stood up. His eyes blazed with that magnificent fighting spirit that had made Leo proud to be his trainer.
"Alakazam!" he roared . "Psychic!"
"Kazam!" Alakazam thrust out his spoons, and a wave of telekinetic vengeance slammed into his counterpart. The other Alakazam staggered, taken by surprise, and Leo saw his chance.
"Alakazam! Psycho Cut now!" Alakazam swiped his right spoon down in a cutting move. As it whistled through the air, a crescent blade of cerulean light leapt forth, slicing into Eusine's Alakazam. The stricken pokemon was hurled back, bouncing as he hit the deck just outside the field.
Leo almost started as his Alakazam sagged. The exhausted pokemon managed to turn, and began staggering back towards him. Leo restrained himself from returning Alakazam immediately, allowing the pokemon his pride. As Alakazam drew up in front of him, Leo knelt, and cupped his right hand about Alakazam's cheek. The pokemon closed his eyes, and laid his own hand over Leo's.
"Rest, my friend," Leo said gravely, returning Alakazam in a flash of red light. He looked up to see that Eusine had already returned his own Alakazam, and was regarding him with a neutral expression.
"Your pokemon fought well," he said. "But a word of advice. Drop that tough-guy act. It isn't you."
"Act?" Leo asked, defensively.
"I'm serious. Keep it up too long and you'll forget how to let it go." Eusine regarded him for a moment with a small grin. "Or have you forgotten already?"
"I…" Leo hung his head, shame welling up inside him.
"If I didn't know as much about pokemon as I do, I'd think you were a cruel boy," Eusine went on, giving him a thin smile. "But pokemon don't endure cruel trainers, not forever at least. Alakazam knows your true heart, or else it wouldn't have gone so far for you."
"Oh." Leo was pensive. He felt something tug at his pant leg, and he looked down to see Riolu staring up at him again.
"Here, catch!" Leo turned to see a pokeball flying through the air towards him. He caught it in reflex. He was so surprised that it took a moment for him to register Eusine's intention.
"But…"
"A victory like that deserves a reward." Eusine's smile widened. "Besides, he's never taken a liking to anyone else like that."
Leo stared at the pokeball, then down at Riolu, who continued to stare expressionlessly up at him.
"Do you…want to go with me?" he asked, suddenly nervous. Riolu maintained its stare, as if appraising him, then gave a quick nod. Leo smiled, and in a flash of light Riolu was his.
"Thank you, Eusine." Leo felt his cheeks redden as he shook Eusine's hand. "I'd better get going. Good luck with your journey."
"And you also!" Eusine proclaimed with a flourish. "Next time we meet, be yourself, okay!"
'This coming from a guy in a purple suit, a white cape, and a giant red bowtie,' Leo thought as he climbed back down the ladder and unleashed Dewgong and headed north, waving to Eusine as he sailed west.
Big thanks to Juubi-K for writing up the battle between Leo and Eusine. Since he's such a good friend and it's his OC, I thought why not let him write the battle?
And this fic will remain alive so long as I live. It's just I have a lot of other stuff to do and what not. A life outside of , vidya games, and school.
Edited by Juubi-K. Also, to those still reading this, if you sent me the OC profiles, can you resend them by PM to me?
Also, if I said that Jasmine's last name was Steele before, well it's changed to Tomlin now.