Upon getting the clothes and other random stuff, we proceeded to walk down the road and left the city. I walked down the path and looked at the trees.
I kept walking and soon walked into a really nice open field. It was a bit hilly and looked very open. The grass was lush along with the few trees I spotted at my position. I smiled softly and walked around. The area was so open and clean, it looked like a perfect training area or perhaps a good area just for a picnic or something along that. It looked safe as well, so I decided to walk up the tallest hill I saw, which honestly wasn't that high and I just sat down.
Releasing all of my Pokemon, I just let them run around as I relaxed and laid down. The warm sun shining down felt nice on me as I closed my eyes and sighed softly.
All of my party did their own stuff as Flanite laid on my stomach. Stroking his back, he produced small purrs.
But as I was getting settled in, I heard it. A somewhat angry tone mixed with a bit of sadness. I didn't think much of it the first time, but when it happened again, I opened my eyes and sat up, holding Flanite.
I looked and noticed someone a little distance away. From where I was sitting, I could see his movement. His movement showed frustration and this made me tilt my head. When I got to my feet, I looked at my Pokemon who were enjoying themselves. Turning back and making my way to the person, I wanted to see what was wrong.
Leaving my Pokemon were alright with me honestly. It would only take like five minutes anyways to see what's wrong then I'll be back to watch over them.
So after reaching him and looking at him, I saw a Charmander as he appeared mad at it. The person didn't see me at first so I heard a bit. He did say some hurtful stuff saying that the Charmander was weak and couldn't do the simplest thing.
"Err..." I gently said.
The person continued for another minute before I stepped in.
"Uh, everything alright?" I spoke.
He instantly stopped talking and spun around, staring directly at me.
"What do you want?" He said, clearly annoyed.
"Well… I heard your yelling..." I said.
He just rolled his eyes and turned back around, grabbing the Charmander and looking back at me.
"Want this?" He said.
"Uh… What?" I looked confused.
"This Charmander is worthless. I did everything, and it won't even attack." He said.
"Um… If you want I guess." I said.
"Good!" He said and placed the Charmander down.
The Charmander looked confused and stood there. Before I was able to get a word, I saw the guy walking away. Left by the Charmander was a Pokeball. I took it and stared at it, sighing. This was a bit weird and all. Couldn't just leave a Charmander out here, had no idea if any threats were lingering around. So bending down and staring at the Pokemon, it just stared back at me still confused. I just rubbed his head and told him it'll be alright and picked him up.
"Such an odd person… Abandoning a Pokemon is kinda sad no matter what strength it has..." I spoke softly.
I however wanted to train the Charmander and try to make a decent Pokemon out of him. Perhaps his last trainer just didn't have the patience.
Well, from now on, I shall be this Charmander's trainer. Though I received him out of nowhere, I'll treat him like my other Pokemon.
When I made it back to my team, I placed the Charmander down and called over Mystic. She quickly ran over and noticed him. She tilted her head in confusion as I told her the Charmander was a new member of the team.
Mystic smiled and nodded happily and looked at the fire Pokemon who stared back, blinking slowly. He looked up at me. I smiled and told him it was alright. The Charmander still looked confused but looked at Mystic and looked over her.
"Hmm… How about we name you? I didn't get your name… If, uh, you had any." I said.
I thought for a bit before coming up with something.
"Oh, how about Cinder?" I said.
The Charmander just nodded, still looking confused and not sure what was going on.
"Then you are now Cinder, heh. You can go meet the others if you want. I am sure they'll like you." I told him.
"Char…?" Cinder spoke before walking off.
Cinder walked up to the others as my team looked interested in him, walking towards him. They swarmed him as I giggled softly, laying down. I pulled out my HaloX and played around with it for a tiny bit before falling asleep under the clear skies.
After an hour or so later, I awoke and yawned, sitting up. Looking around, I noticed Mystic asleep next to me while my other Pokemon were still doing their own thing. Sighing, I stretched.
"Jeez, must've fell asleep..." I let out a groan as I stretched.
Slowly getting to my feet, I picked my bag up.
"I think they had enough fun for now…" I said.
Picking Mystic up, I placed her in my bag and walked to the others, calling them over so we could get going. Once they all gathered around, I returned most of them to their Pokeballs. When we were all set, I started walking back.
We walked back to Rubanic City and stared at the gym as I walked by. When I stared at it, I stopped. Staying there for a few seconds, I sighed and looked down.
"You know what…? I think we can challenge this gym." I spoke to myself.
Looking down at Mystic, she still slept. I shook her a bit before she woke up. When she did, she expressed a bit annoyance of being woken up.
"Sorry. But I think we should try and battle this gym. What do you say?" I asked.
Mystic's mood was still a bit annoyed but she did nod. Smiling at her, I looked at the doors and walked forward. The automatic doors slid open as I stepped into the nice AC lobby room. Reaching the counter and dropping my bag next to me, I stared at the person who worked the counter. They noticed and quickly made their way to me.
"Welcome. I assume you want to challenge the gym?" They asked.
"Yep." I simply replied.
The person nodded and pulled out a card with a number on it.
"You are about to challenge the gym leader Fal. She uses Fairy types so you better be ready. Best of luck." They told me.
Nodding, I took the card and walked off to a bench.
"Okay… Number 7. Lets hope we're ready. Fairy types… Hmm..." I started to think.
"Fairy types are weak against poison and steel. Guess we're lucky to have you, Mystic." I told her.
Mystic smiled and sat down next to me. We waited there for a little before I heard my number over the loudspeaker. I stood up, grabbed my bag, along with Mystic, and walked to the doors that lead to the battlefield. The doors opened and I stepped into the arena...