"Preparations"
Meanwhile back at the Tohotian Plateau, which was located about an hours drive from Sapphire Town from the east, Edward was gathering some dragon pokemon together for the next day.
"Hmm….. I wonder what Aurora's like…… I heard that she's a hard worker and is very sweet and kind. I guess I'll have to see for myself tomorrow." Edward said to himself, while he gathered the poke balls containing Aurora's possible choices.
Just then Siu Ling, the second in command of the Elite Four entered with her Sableye at her side.
"Ah, Siu Ling, how are you and your pokemon doing?" Edward asked, looking up from what he had been doing.
"I'm doing fine and my ghosts and dark types are doing well too. What are you doing?" Siu Ling asked, looking at Edward with curiosity.
"I'm gathering dragon pokemon that I caught to give out to trainers since I'm going to give one to a very deserving girl tomorrow at noon." Edward replied.
"That's really neat. So a girl is going to undertake the tedious road of a pokemon trainer, that's awesome!" Siu Ling said, looking rather excited.
"I know, and she's the daughter of Emma Sickleberry. I actually dated her mother years ago, so this should be interesting to see what her daughter, Aurora, is like." Edward said; sounding a little bit excited.
"She probably takes after her mother, that's what most girls do." Siu Ling remarked thoughtfully.
"Most likely, though her mother only trained pokemon for defense purposes not for actual battles." Edward said.
"I see. Do you know which pokemon Aurora chose as her starter?" Siu Ling asked interested.
"I honestly have no idea. I would hope that she chose Tropius since it would have an advantage over the first two gyms." Edward replied with a smile.
"If Aurora's as smart as you think she is, she probably chose that one." Siu Ling replied.
"I sure she picked that one, it would be her most logical choice out of all the starters that are available in Sapphire Town." Edward replied, taking a water resistant cloak with a hood off the shelf and folding it and put it with the poke balls he was going to take when he went to see Aurora.
"What are you going to do with that cloak?" Siu Ling asked.
"I was going to give it to Aurora since the weather around these parts can be harsh and I want her to be as safe as possible while she's on her journey." Edward replied.
"That's a good idea, I'm sure she'll appreciate that." Siu Ling replied.
"I sure hope so." Edward replied, putting all the poke balls and the cloak into a bag.
"Well, I'm going to go hit the sack now, I'll see you later." Siu Ling said, turning to leave.
"Okay, I'll see you later. I'm going to head to bed in a minute too." Edward said.
"Goodnight." Siu Ling said as she left the room.
Once she'd left Edward picked up the sack and set it in a place where he would remember to grab it the next day. As Edward climbed into bed his thoughts were still focused on Aurora and which pokemon she might pick. Edward was sure that whatever pokemon she chose he would be able to make sure that it would be a valuable asset to her team. With that on his mind, Edward fell asleep.