Another chapter that took longer than it should XD Sorry but I've finally gotten on top of my college work so I had a little time on my hands. Not gonna lie though, this probably wouldn't have happened at all if it wasn't for my friend Lux, I'll give her proper credit at the end but just wanted to say a big thanks to her for writing the battle scene XD

ALSO, I WANNA THANK HER FOR REMINDING ME THAT STEENEE ONLY HAS ONE T IN- I'm not gonna edit the last chapter... But I just wanna say that I'm sorry XD I was sick when writing that chapter and half way through got a migraine or something, instead of just stopping I was like 'No I like torturing myself' and continued- Around this time, I appeared to have convinced myself Steenee was Steetnee (Which in my defense, does make more sense, or at least to myself, I mean like I know how Pokémon get named but the extra T ju- Off topic, soz-) ANYWAY YEAH SOZ IF I DO IT AGAIN AND FOR ANY OTHER MISTAKES, JUST ENJOY OR WHATEVER-

The two had finally arrived at the Travelers Hub; if you want a real-world comparison just imagine the O2 Arena in London but significantly smaller and green. Outside it appeared that tours where going on which Trinity guessed was the reasoning for the town –or at least the areas she has been in prior- being somewhat barren.

"You should be able to find your way from here, right?" Lason questioned looking back to the girl, "I mean I'm happy to stay with you if you want bu-"

"Eh-" The blonde looked to her ghost whom shook her head. Looking back to Lason, the girl gave a lightly worried look, "I-if you don't mind, could you eh... Maybe show me where to go?"

"Hm? Well okay!" He smiled. "Follow me! Oh but don't worry if you get confused me and a lot of other trainers are new to this kinda thing." He gave her a reassuring nod. The Quinn couldn't help but feel a little more confident thanks to that and gave a small smile of her own back to him.

Lason with Steenee in hand, lead the girl inside the building which was almost too packed to breath. Trinity couldn't help but squeeze the Muffin in her arms a little, worried about losing him in all the commotion –Not that she seemed to notice the lack of Elvis yet. "Mistress!" She looked back to see Mitzy floating above her, "Might I recommend returning us to our Pokeballs? Lason looks to be doing it himself after all."

Trinity bit her lip as she thought about this, looking down she had noticed that she had squeezed her poor little Emovee so much that he'd puffed his cheeks and thus decided that maybe Mitzy was right about this –ya know... like she usually is!

"Lason, hold on a sec!" The boy stopped and turned on his heels, tilting his head with the face of a curious Rockruff. He watched as she fumbled around to get her Pokémon into their balls and promptly decided to do the same.

"Nice thinking girly!"

Once the two had gotten a grip of themselves, they continued their horrendous journey through the crowd of people. This took a good ten minutes or so, but they finally made it to one of the many stands/desk things which seemed to be advertising the league. The backboard was simply covered with photos of the gym leaders, elite four, their battles and Pokémon and right in the center was an image of the Champion and their team. Lason looked back to her with a smile, "This is where we sign up! I hope you don't mind me doing this first right? It'll only take a minute!"

'Well might as well now we're here but you coulda asked first-' "N-no take your time." She smiled back as he turned and began talking to the man behind the desk. Trinity decided to take a look at the board, in hopes of triggering something in her head. All she knew is that she had apparently been around Hanachi before and has at least met these people but looking at them, not one of them looked remotely familiar... well with the exception of the Champion but according to that blond boy she'd spent the last few weeks with, that was down to how said Champion is 'worshiped' and 'forced into everyone's faces'.

Damn... The more she thought about it, the more that boy reminded her of Muffin-

This did make her think however...

From what she knew, Pokémon evolve and gain power and whatnot and if she had been on this journey before then shouldn't her Pokémon be the same? Especially seeing as all the gym teams seem to be stronger and bigger as they go on... Then why does she only have three Pokémon in their first evolution stage?

Trinity shook it off, deciding she was not only getting off topic but that she could just ask them at a more convenient time.

"Hay!" She looked back to the black haired boy. He was smiling once again but waving what looked like a wallet at her, "I'm all done now!" Lason froze briefly, a thought obviously landing in his crazy mind. The girl gave him a curious look, at this point finding it useless to ask as he'd just sa- "Why don't you sign up? I mean you're going everywhere anyway ain't you? Just seems a waste not get some experience and badges you can show off to people. HAY! YOU COULD EVEN MEET THE CHAMPION!" He stopped for a second, mouth agasp as he hi- "We. Here me out here... WE COULD BE RIVALS! Yeah, we'd meet up occasionally and fight each other and see how strong we've gotten!" He eagerly grabbed her arm, jumping up and down "Oh please, please, pleeeeeaaaase! We don't have to be competitive! Just for fun ya know?!"

The girl looked completely baffled as her arm moved up and down with the boy's motion. She had managed to hear her own thoughts through the boy's joy and began to debate this.

Honestly, she REALLY didn't want to battle and was pretty sure her Pokémon didn't either, they were her friends not her toys after all. How would Lason like it if he was forced to fight- But at the same time, the boy had made some good points-

"B-but-" She managed to get out. The boy instantly stopped his child-like joy but continued to hold her and look at her with a confident look, "I-I already have Pokémon-"

"So? Most of the gym leaders have two teams! One they traveled and trained themselves and the other they use for gym battles!"

"But I do-don't wanna leave m-"

"You don't have to! You can swap out a member at any time!"

She blinked for a moment then looked at him more or less through the corner of her eye, "If I do it will you let go of me?"

"...Yes..."

Trinity gave a big huff, throwing her head back as she did, "Okay fine. But I'm not gonna be all seri-"

"Yas!" Lason cheered and swung the girl into the desk. She huffed then groaned but stood straight to address the worker.

"...Di-did you get all that?"

"Yes," The man smiled to Lason who now stood quiet but was watching with a big smile on his face, "To challenge the league, there are two requirements. You must have a starter Pokémon and a Hanachi Pokedex!"

The girl blinked, "I-..." She fumbled around, digging into her pockets and with the Pokeballs on her belt, she then thought back to the conversation she had earlier, "Eh... Does an Eevee count? H-he was my first Pokémon..."

The man checked something behind the desk, a concerned look on his face as he did, "Sorry miss but according to what Professor Hazel gave me, you need a Grass, Fire or Water Pokémon that she gave to you when you became a trainer. Maybe try going to see her and coming back tomor-"

"Might I intervene?"

The two looked to the voice only to see Professor Hazel herself conveniently arrive. Lason almost had stars in his eyes but having already met the woman, was able to contain himself. The man however was startled, having not expected this- "Ehh, yes, yes Hazel- Eh- Professor!"

The woman smiled, placing a hand on Trinity's shoulder, "Trinity Quinn here isn't new to the world of Pokémon as some other trainers may be. She has already traveled Hanachi with her brother and sister." The woman tilted her head to the board behind the man, "So personally, I think we can make an exception... As long as she comes to my lab later to get a dex," She bent down a little to be more level with the girl and whispered "Not to mention, I found something else you might be interested in-"

"So- Cool-" Lason aired out.

"Trinity, I'll fill out a form for you okay? Eevee was your first Pokémon correct? He'll officially be your starter."

"Well..." The man began, having not ever really experienced this type of situation before, "Trinity was it? Why don't you pick a badge case colour?"

"You're awesome Professor Hazel!" Lason cheered as the three walked out the hub, "Trinity, it's so cool that the professor did that for you!" He looked back to the older woman for a moment, "Have you done that before? Do all the professors do that?"

"Weeeeellllll..." Hazel playfully began, "I've done it once before... And I'm sure some of the other professors might have been a little bias towards their own family when it comes to this kind of thing."

Trinity only nodded, not really paying attention to the conversation, 'I can't believe I signed up for this just to shut someone up-' "So does this mean I can't keep Mitzy and Elvis?"

"No, they're your Pokémon sweetie, though I'm not sure if you can use them in gym battles,"

At this point Lason just looked confused, "Wait, I thought you said you had done this before?"

"Well yes..." The woman bit her lip thinking, "Well the Champion didn't have a traditional starter Pokémon either... But even she only had one Pokémon at the start of her journey." She gave a sly smile to the boy.

"You mean-"

"Yep! ...But now that I think about it that might have been a mistake on my behalf..." The younger girl giggled at this but Hazel simply patted her head, "Don't worry Trinity, it's up to you if you use your other Pokémon in gym battles, you may have to register them to the league but I can explain that all another time." She clapped her hands stopping the teens in place suddenly, "How about some fun instead? You two are rivals now yes?"

Lason eagerly nodded and ran off, already knowing what was going to happen, Trinity just looked confused and took a moment to look around but understood when she saw the battleground. "Only Muffin right?"

"Just for now until we get this all sorted, now go over there."

The girl nodded, clicking the two balls on her belt and strolled over to her side.

"What?" Muffin questioned, looking around rather confused. Mitzy flew up a little higher briefly to get a better view.

"I think Mistress has accepted a challenge!"

The normal type grumbled, "Greeeeaaaaate-"

"Muffin!" Their trainer called, catching both their attention. The girl motioned towards the field causing the normal type to groan in annoyance.

Mitzy couldn't help but giggle and flew towards her trainer before the Emovee could complain.

Muffin and Steenee positioned themselves in front of their respective trainers as they prepared themselves for battle. Steenee gave a cheerful wave to Muffin, who narrowed his eyes.

"Okay, you two," Professor Hazel said to the two trainers. "The battle will end once one side's Pokémon faints. Now, let the battle… BEGIN!"

"Alright, Steenee." Lason scratched his head, realizing he had never actually battled before. "Maybe, uh… Use Magical Leaf?"

Steenee waved one arm, and a bunch of leaves made of magic appeared out of thin air. Before she could send them at her opponent, however, Muffin zipped across the battleground in a zig-zag and slammed into her. As she got up off the ground, she waved her arm again, and the Magical Leaf homed in on Muffin, attacking him from all angles.

"Uh…" Lason paused. "What move should we do next…?"

"Well," Hazel said, "sometimes you should just try and experiment with what you've got. You may find that some things work really well against certain opponents, while they might not work as well against others."

"Okay, then. Uh, Steenee, use Magical Leaf again."

Steenee nodded, and fired another barrage of magic leaves at Muffin. The Eevee shook himself off from the attack and jumped back to his starting position, preparing to fire a Shadow Ball.

Trinity noticed Mitzy float closer to her, as though to tell her something.

"Uh, Mistress," the floating orb whispered.

"Huh?" Trinity replied.

"I know that Muffin likes his Shadow Ball, but I think he should use Bite instead."

Trinity gave a small nod. "Okay, if you say so… Muffin, use Bite!"

The Eevee's Shadow Ball disappeared. "Fine, you imbecilic human," he grumbled, leaping forward. He sank his teeth into Steenee's arm, which caused the Pokémon to yelp in pain.

"Have him use Quick Attack again," Mitzy whispered.

Trinity nodded. "Okay, Muffin, use Quick Attack again."

Muffin gave her a side glance, and zipped forward at Steenee.

"Okay, Steenee," Lason called to the Pokémon while looking at his Pokedex, "use Teeter Dance!"

Instead of attacking the Eevee, Steenee began to dance around him. It would have almost been graceful, had it not been for the fact that her dancing was very wobbly looking and off-balance. Muffin gawked at his opponent, unsure how to respond to this.

"Now, Steenee, use Play Rough!"

Steenee stopped dancing and skipped toward the confused Muffin. She grabbed him by the tail and began twirling him; afterward, she flipped him over her head and onto the dirt ground.

"Uh… Try and have him use Bite again."

Trinity nodded again. "Muffin, use Bite."

Instead of obeying the order, however, Muffin merely stumbled around as though unable to tell his left from his right, and fell forward onto his face.

While trying to figure out why Muffin was acting so strangely, Trinity noticed that Steenee was staring up at her curiously.

"Steenee, steenee stee? Stee nee nee?" the Pokémon said to Trinity.

"What is it, Steenee?" Lason asked.

However, Trinity grew nervous. Unlike Lason, who merely heard Pokémon sounds, Trinity heard Steenee say:

"Do you understand what I'm saying to you? Yes or no?"

"Uh…" Trinity rubbed the back of her head, Mitzy whistling innocently behind her. "Lason, your Steenee is pretty strong, I have to say." She chuckled nervously. Steenee tilted her head at her.

"Oh, uh, thanks," Lason said. "Your Eevee is good, too. Steenee!" Lason addressed the Pokémon once more. "Use Magical Leaf again!"

Steenee stopped staring and sent another flurry of magical leaves at the stumbling Muffin.

"Oh, that's it," Trinity perked her head up, recognizing the voice. "I'm not gonna just sit around and let us lose like this."

"Elvis—" Mitzy turned to see the Zorua charging up to them— "what are you—"

"HYAAAAAAA!"

Elvis jumped over Trinity's head and onto Steenee. He repeatedly swiped his claws at her, which only did a little bit of damage.

"Elvis!" Trinity exclaimed, while Mitzy sighed behind her.

Lason froze briefly, flabbergasted. It took him a few moments but her shook it off and pointed forward. "Steenee, finish Eevee off with one last Magical Leaf!"

Steenee tossed Elvis off and sent one more Magical Leaf attack at Muffin, knocking him out.

"Muffin is no longer able to battle," Professor Hazel declared. "Lason and Steenee win!"

The boy jumped up with a cheer and proceeded to run and hug his Pokémon, congratulating her for a great first battle. Trinity and Mitzy however just stood; staring deadpan at the Elvis flopped to the side of the battleground.

"..." The two looked between each other briefly before the ghost spoke up, "Now that I think about it, it has been pretty quiet-"

"...Has he always done that?" The human asked, "Just jump into battles?"

"Elvis has a lot of energy... And arrogance... And air between his ears-"

Professor Hazel walked up to the two, Muffin curled up in her arms, "You're Zorua is very rambunctious... I've been working on a calming elixir if you want to test it on him?"

"I-I'll think about it-" Trinity, despite her usual thoughts, took the dark types ball and took him in which she received a nod of satisfaction from the ghost. It was then that Lason walked up, throwing his grass type in the air like a father with a child.

"Good battle Trinity! Even with that little inconvenience at the end-" He gave her a wink followed by a laugh.

"Well you know-" The girl replied scratching the back of her head, "You did well for your first battle!" '-I think.'

Hazel smiled to them both, "You both did really well! Now why don't we go to my lab? We can heal your Pokemon there and as it's getting late, I don't see why you can't stay the night!"

"Sweet! Yes! Thanks professor!" The boy thanked. His eyes briefly widened when an idea struck, "Oh hay! Do you keep the Pokemon there? The ones you use to breed starters? Would I be able to observe them? And scan-"

"Lason." The Professor interrupted, "Yes, there will be plenty of time to do that." She winked at him and began walking off, leading the way for the two trainers.

Pfft- This not only took a lot longer to write than expected but was a lot longer in general XD Also sorry if Lason was a little OOC, again, if any mistakes were made with him/you want something changed, just say and I'll do it.

But now for some important questions! YAY!

One: Should I write unique dex entries for any Pokemon Trinity scans? (Cos like each dex entry is different per game so seeing as Hanachi's its own region, the dex entries should be too (Like how Steenee's name should be Steetnee-) I'd literally just look at the other entries and write something similar if you catch my drift.)

Two (And arguably more important): Should Trinity use Mitzy and Elvis for the league or catch new Pokemon to battle with? (No matter what, they will continue to be main characters of the story so it's really just a case of not battling with them for rival/gym battles)

Three: ARE YOU EXCITED TO SEE KENJI AGAIN!? COS DAMN IT! I AM!

Okay so credit time! - -.- thenIgottaeditallthis-

Battle was written by: IrkenGirl (Thanks again bro-)

Lason who belongs to: Final Power!

And cos I damn well can despite it being obvious!

Pokemon belongs to Nintendo-

And Hanachi, Story, Trinity and Hazel belong to moi!