These guys look like idiots. First off, purple and white. Can someone explain to me why that even seems like a good combination? Secondly, large flags with a giant purple 'V' over a white earth. Obvious bad guy symbolism. Thirdly, they all looked like freaking millennials, so I hate them. And yet, these two r-tards are making me sit through this dumb garbage. I'd say this is perfect situation to say 'I told you so' if this goes totally to shit. We go over and stand to watch, having a small crowd already around. I look around and pay attention to all the people interested in this, building up my mental defenses. I refuse to be pulled into anything these idiots say!
After a few minutes the group finishes putting everything up and were now standing in a line, silent. Maybe they were waiting for something? A shadow quickly flashes over the crowd and a woman lands in front of us! A Pokemon flies down and perches itself on the banner behind them. A Staraptor! The woman already looks like some kind of leader, if only by anime standards. Seriously, she's like a villain from some eastern anime. She was tall as hell, for one, wearing a fairly nice suit aside being purple and white. Black hair in a ponytail with a black and white eyepatch coming out of the bottom. Eyepatch. Someone please tell me one situation where having an eyepatch didn't make them a bad guy? Besides the obvious evil-villain suit and the obvious evil-villain, this woman had a very kind face. Evil always hides behind the most unknowing of doors.
"Ladies and gentlemen," the woman started after a minute, "I am Commander Saylen, of Team Vision!"
With this, I lean over to Dallas. "Team Vision sounds pretty evil to me, don't ya think?"
"Shoosh!"
"Sorry..."
"We at Vision," the Commander states again, "are working to make the world a place for Pokemon to live in a paradise!"
Now, I turn to Candice, "Sounds like something the old Team Plasma was working for, huh?" She slaps me in the back of the head.
"As we know, we have used Pokemon as a tool for our own amusement for eons, as both equals and significants. We only want one simple thing... for Pokemon to have a place in which they don't have to fear or be used and abused by us!"
I lean over back to the Candice, knowing what'll happen. "I mean, she has eyepatch for Arceus' sake! Are you even listening to this?" She slapped me again, even harder.
"We ask for only one thing from all of you, and this is only a very small favor. We wish you to lessen the work and strain you put onto your Pokemon! Do not put them in the battles we televise for amusement, do not put them into the work that can be easily replaced by people, and do not, I repeat, do NOT abandon them in what your trainers call 'Boxes', for there is no bigger punishment against Pokemon kind!"
This time, Dallas leans over to talk to me. "Now, does any of this sound 'evil' to you?"
"Of course it doesn't 'sound' evil," I explain to the PiT, "evil people always hide their intentions behind humble acts!"
The lady stops talking and looks down at us. At least, I think she was. It's hard to tell with that eyepatch. "Well, well, well," she finally says, walking over to us, "what have we here? Some naysayers, huh? Oh, please tell me why don't you care?"
I look up at the woman and actually struggle to come up with anything to say. After a few moments I finally speak, "I-I-I'm not a nay sayer, Miss... uh... Saylen, was it?"
"Yes, that is my name."
"I'm just saying, this is a little bit... similar, I want to say, to the speech that I believe Team Plasma had before that whole fiasco."
She smirks a little bit at this and turns back to the line, walking back to her spot. "Ah, yes, Team Plasma! There is a difference between us, the difference being we hold true to our plan!" She turns back to the crowd. "I know the situation between the people and the Teams of this region has been less than favorable, but I promise to you all, Vision holds nothing but the best intentions for people, Pokemon, and the world!"
I sit as the rest of the crowd actually claps. I don't know why, but these idiots were clapping! At all of this impossible to accomplish goals. I look over and Candice and Dallas seemed to have some sense and didn't clap. Although, they were kind of heavily interested in this topic. After a good, I don't know I stopped paying attention, of stupid monologue later and Team Vision gave a large bad and started packing up. The Commander gave me a very sharp glare at us... no, me. She gave me a very sharp glare and hopped back onto her Staraptor and took off. Finally, maybe I can get to what I was trying to do again.
"So... please tell me I'm not the only suspicious of this?" I ask, look at the duo and our Pokemon. I get a affirmative 'Zaaang!' from Blue, and a pair of annoyed looks from everyone else. "Well, at least Blue's with me. Wait a sec, Jazz!" The Rockruff looks up and barks, flopping her tongue out at me. "C'mon, even you have to see those guys are kinda weird, right?"
"Look, dingus," Candice pats me on the back, "we aren't saying those guys aren't weird. We're just saying we don't think they're all that bad guys, and definitely not terrorists!"
"I will admit," Dallas finally speaks up, "that Saylen woman was strangely into it when you brought up Plasma. She was really trying to push back the idea of being similar to them. It was... a little too convenient, almost planned to happen."
"You mean like she knew someone was going to bring up the fact her speech was almost on par for Plasma's speech and, just maybe, they have some kind of plan just as on par for Plasma's plan?"
Candice and Dallas look at each other for a second. I fell bringing that up might have caused an epiphany between them. Although, it was broken when Dallas laughed a little and talked again. "Dude, you are putting way too much thought into some dumb team."
"Oh my Arceus, you are both arrogant and stupid. Alright, I'll be in the Route!" I was done with this conversation and wanted to get to something important. Blue and Jazzmyne follow me and I hear the other two talk between themselves and follow. I find the walkway into the Pokemon filled area and look at the sign. Of course it only says the Route number with no other information. You know, the very least they could do is put a list of the Pokemon in the Route. Huh... someone, dial up Nintendo! I have something they can toss into Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon!
I walk into the grassy area and begin the normal training thing I am decently certain no one wants to sit through. Unless of course you do, in which case why the hell haven't you said anything yet? Screw it, we're skipping for the time being. After a good half hour of training with Blue and Jazzmyne, I finally decide to do what Kenny said and catch either a Grass-type or Bug-type. And, just on cue, I see a little kinda bug looking thing... wait, what did Kenny say I should catch? A Sewaddle! That's what this little yellow and green thing is. Well then, who shall I use? Blue's been doing the most, so he's probably tired, yet Jazzmyne is a Rock-type so she'll have a disadvantage... Sweet Arceus, this is the first thing I've had a problem with choosing.
