Ch. 21: Big City Dreams
In the middle of the day Aire approaches Centrum city alongside her Pokémon looking at the city in awe.
"Wow, I've never seen a city this big." Aire says looking at the city.
Soon she sees a Manectric running out of the city headed to the east.
"I wonder what's going on there?" Aire asks curiously.
Soon Clefairy flies off following the Manectric as Aire follows behind her concerned.
"Carla, wait where are you going?" Aire asks concerned.
Outside the boarders of the cities Clefairy flies up towards a small flower, before going to it and sniffs at it curiously.
"Carla, what's with that flower?" Aire asks curiously.
"That flower is called the fairy flower, it attracts fairy type Pokémon to it and then they become mesmerized by their scent." A voice says from behind Aire.
As she turns around she sees an old man in a wheelchair alongside the Manectric from earlier.
"How do I deal with it?" Aire asks curiously.
"Just give it a minute, the flower's effects end after a few seconds." The old man says to Aire.
Soon Clefairy snaps out of it and flies back to Aire's side.
"Are you a Pokémon trainer?" The old man asks curiously.
"Well, kind of, I'm on a journey to get stronger and make some new friends." Aire says answering him nervously.
"Oh, it's been a while since I met another Pokémon trainer, even if you're not exactly a trainer." The old man says as the chair starts to move.
"Your chair?" Aire asks curiously.
"Oh this, I'm also an inventor, I made this chair it moves using the electricity naturally emitted by electric type Pokémon." The old man says answering her.
"That seems amazing." Aire says impressed by the chair.
"Oh, do you want to see more?" The old man asks her curiously.
A minute later the duo make their way to a large strip of land with a large building on the back end of the strip.
"Wait a here for a second." The old man says as he goes inside the building.
"I hope there's something interesting inside." Aire says excitedly as the doors open.
Soon the old man appears in another chair that's floating in mid air with a Magnezone floating overhead.
"Wow, what's that?" Aire asks curiously.
"It's one of my latest inventions, it's similar to my other chair, but this one floats." The old man says answering her.
"That's amazing." Aire says looking at it excitedly.
A minute later inside the building Aire looks around at the various objects as the old man tinkers with something else.
"All this stuff looks fun." Aire says looking around.
"Yes, some of this stuff was made years ago for my granddaughter." The old man says thinking back.
"Granddaughter, where is she?" Aire asks curiously.
"I don't know, she ran off about a year ago, and I haven't seen her since." The old man says thinking back. "She's about your age; I hope if you ever meet up I hope you'll be good friends." The old man says thinking about things.
"It must be sad not seeing your family?" Aire asks curiously.
"It is said, but I know she's out there following her dreams, so I'm happy knowing she's following her dreams." The old man says answering her. "I'm sure your family's feeling the same thing." The old man says to Aire.
"I think your right." Aire says thinking about things.
"Do you have any dreams young lady?" The old man asks curiously.
"I want to become stronger and make some friends." Aire says answering him.
"That's a fine dream, but it might not be that simple, strength is determined by the person themselves, so then you have to decide when and how much stronger you've become." The old man says to Aire thinking about things.
"Yes, I know, only I know when I'm strong, but I'll know when I am." Aire says seriously. "Do you have a dream?" Aire asks curiously.
"Yes, it's the same dream I've had since I was a small boy, to soar in the skies alongside my Pokémon." The old man says thinking about things.
"Can't you do that already?" Aire asks curiously.
"Yes, I can, but I want to do it without the aid of my Pokémon, I want to build a ship that allows people to fly without the aid of a Pokémon." The old man says explaining things.
"That's an amazing dream." Aire says thinking about it.
A while later Aire stands outside staring at the nearby city.
"Oh, I forgot to ask you, what's your name?" Aire asks curiously.
"I am Cid, just a simple engineer." The old man says introducing himself.
"My name is Aire." Aire says introducing herself.
"Hey Aire, do you know what Centrum City is called?" Cid asks curiously.
"Isn't just the city in the middle?" Aire asks curiously.
"No, it's not just called that, it's also known as the big city of dreams." Cid says explaining things to her.
"Okay then, I'll go on ahead and try to accomplish my dreams." Aire says headed towards the city alongside her Pokémon.
"Good luck little lady, hopefully you can achieve your dreams." Cid says watching as she runs off.