Chapter 2 with the re-edits! Ha! Even this introductory statement is also edited… Well, enjoy, since I've got nothing else to say…

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Chapter 2 - Getting Ready

As the professor entered his lab and the two new trainers followed, the professor introduced himself as Prof. Birch. Avegaille was really nervous about meeting the Professor of the town.

"Anyway, like I was saying, both of you did a great job out there," Prof. Birch said to them. "But May, since you don't have a starter Pokémon yet, how would you like to have the one you used earlier?"

"Wow! You really mean it?" May asked excitedly.

Prof. Birch nodded and gave to May the Pokéball that has Torchic inside it. Then, he looked at Avegaille.

"Um, I don't think I'll be needing another starter Pokémon," Avegaille said nervously. She held tight to her Pokéball.

"Of course you don't, you already have one," Prof. Birch said to her. "Anyway, have you met my son yet?"

"Yeah," Avegaille replied. "I think he was-"

But before Avegaille could finish her sentence, a kid entered the lab. While Avegaille and May were battling the Poochyenas, this boy and his family moved in also to the house next to Avegaille's. He had a brown hair, mostly of it is covered with a cap. He wore a jacket which is blue and had a white stripe around the arm. His pants were loose and he is also using a backpack.

"Oh, you must be Phil," Prof. Birch exclaimed as Phil came closer. "Your father told you to come here, didn't he?"

"Yeah," Phil replied. "He said that both of you have been friends while studying Pokémon."

"Well, I do only have one more Pokémon left, but you can have it," Prof. Birch said as he handed out the Pokéball to Phil. "It's a Treecko, I hope you have a thing for grass-types."

"Thanks!" Phil exclaimed. He noticed the two trainers on his right side.

"Moved in too?" May asked. "Just like me. My name's May and this is Avegaille."

"I'm Philip Beryl," he introduced to them. "Are you two going out on a journey soon?"

"Yeah," May replied. Then, she looked at Avegaille, who was daydreaming again. She snapped her fingers to get Avegaille's attention.

"Huh?" Avegaille looked around. She looked at Phil. "You were asking something?"

"Oh, forget about it," Phil said.

"Well, how would you three like to meet my son on Route 103?" Prof. Birch interrupted.

"Well, it's good to know that I'm not the only guy in this group," Phil said sarcastically. Both girls glare at him. "Not that I don't like girls."

"Well, I'll be seeing you three sometime," Prof. Birch said as all of the three trainers went out of the lab.
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It wasn't a long walk to Oldale Town as the three trainers rested their Pokémon at a Pokémon Center. After that, they went north to Route 103. They saw Brendan staring at a tree.

"Okay, just me seeing this, I'm think that kid has a lot of issues," May remarked.

Phil tapped on Brendan's shoulder as he turned around. He was shocked, yet so happy to see another guy trainer.

"I thought I was the only guy in this group," Brendan remarked. He looked at Phil. "Hey, I'll bet we can beat these girls easily."

"Hey, don't you dare underestimate us!" May exclaimed.

"How about it? A 2-on-2 battle? Girls vs. Boys," Brendan suggested. He folded his arms across his chest.

"All right, we'll take you on!" May exclaimed. She looked at Avegaille, who was really nervous. "Oh come on, we can beat them easily."

"Well, if you really say so," Avegaille agreed.

"I never had a 2-on-2 battle before," Phil interrupted.

"Oh, it's easy, just follow my lead, okay?" Brendan said to him.

Phil nodded. Then, everyone went to their positions and released their Pokémon out of their Pokéballs. Brendan's Pokémon is a Mudkip while Phil had a Treecko. May's Torchic is getting even more excited and so is Avegaille's Charmander.

"Torchic, scratch attack on Mudkip!" May commanded. The Pokémon of course did followed May's commands.

"Mudkip, Tackle on Charmander!" Brendan commanded.

"Charmander, dodge it with scratch!" Avegaille ordered.

"Treecko, do a pound on Torchic," Phil commanded.

Torchic's scratch on Mudkip made it lose some of its health. However, Treecko's pound also made Torchic lose some health too. Charmander's scratch attack and Mudkip's tackle made both Pokémon lose their health too.

"Charmander, use ember on Treecko!" Avegaille commanded.

"WHAT!" Brendan exclaimed, very shocked. Somehow, he knew that Avegaille's Pokémon's level is a bit higher. He looked at Phil, who didn't seemed to be bothered at all.

"Torchic, scratch attack again on Mudkip!" May commanded.

"Oh, no, you don't!" Brendan exclaimed. "Mudkip, tackle on Torchic!"

"Treecko, try to avoid ember with pound!" Phil commanded.

Charmander's ember was too fast for Treecko, which made him faint. Not only that, Torchic and Mudkip's attacks made each other faint, which make's Avegaille's Charmander the only Pokémon left in battle.

"So, who won?" Phil asked after everyone's Pokémon was back on the Pokéballs.

"Well, since Avegaille's Pokémon is the only one left in battle, it means that we win!" May replied with a grin.

"Hey, that's not fair!" Brendan protested. Then, he looked at Avegaille, who wasn't as happy as May. "Well, aren't you glad you won your team?"

"Yeah, but I want to go back to Littleroot Town," Avegaille said softly.

"Oh, yeah, that, well, let's all go then," Brendan said to everyone as he walked off and jumped into the ledges.

"I should think of a insult for Brendan," May said to herself as she and the rest of the group followed Brendan.
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After the three who were left behind by Brendan healed their Pokémon at the Pokémon center, Brendan was outside, waiting for them.

"Hurry up you Slowpokes!" Brendan called. "I'm going to my dad's lab now!"

"Whatever," May said to herself and rolled her eyes.

The three of them continued to follow Brendan until they reached Littleroot Town again. All of them went inside Prof. Birch's lab.

"Well, now, haven't I seen four enthusiastic enter my lab looking so happy before," Prof. Birch remarked.

All of the four trainers went near him.

"Anyway, I just got a new package from the Pokémon Research Lab in Kanto," Prof. Birch replied. "I ordered a Pokédex for each of you." Then, he handed out the standard Hoenn Pokédex to the trainers.

"We had a fight, and you'll never guess who won in our 2-on-2 battle," May said excitedly to the professor.

"Really? Who?" Prof. Birch asked hesitantly.

"Us girls beat the boys, which makes us better!" May said in a boastful way.

"So that explains the grumbling," Prof. Birch said to Brendan. "Anyway, me and all of your parents agreed that the four of you should travel together. I think it's wonderful to travel as a group."

"WHAT?" May and Brendan exclaimed. Both of them looked at each other angrily.

Avegaille and Phil didn't seem to have any sudden reactions to this.

"Oh, come on, it'll be fun," Prof. Birch said to them. "And Brendan, if anything happens to your friends, you'll be in serious trouble."

"Fine dad, whatever," Brendan grumbled.

"Well, have fun now," Prof. birch said as the trainers went out of his lab.
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Back at the Littleroot Town neighborhood, May decided to talk to her mom first before she left. And Avegaille's mother approached Avegaille to give her something.

"Avegaille, you know you can't hold just one Pokémon in your hand," Mrs. Amethyst said to her. "You forgot to wear this belt to hold your Pokémon." She gave to her the belt.

"Thanks mom," Avegaille said as she put on the belt and attached to it the Pokéball she was holding.

"Oh, yes, I also want you to have these," Mrs. Amethyst said to her. She gave to her daughter six empty Pokéballs. "When I was your age, I also loved to travel the regions, until I met your father. You know, it's more fun to have more than one Pokémon in your party." After that, she went back inside the house.

Then, all of the four trainers gathered at the exit of Littleroot.

"So, is everyone ready?" Brendan asked.

"I don't know why I have to go with you, Bread Head!" May exclaimed in frustration.

"Oh, yeah, well, I didn't the idea either of going with you!" Brendan answered back.

Avegaille and Phil just looked at the two trainers, thinking that there might be something between them.

"Well, anyway, let's go to Oldale Town before we get old!" Brendan commanded. He walked away.

"Hey, you, you're not the boss of us, gramps!" May called out. She followed Brendan too as Avegaille and Phil followed her.

As they were walking, Avegaille wanted to ask Phil something.

"Hey, Phil, you're not upset about losing, are you?" Avegaille asked.

"No, I think it's for the best," Phil replied and smiled. "Anyway, maybe we should start catching Pokémon for our party."

"What about May and Brendan?" Avegaille asked, feeling a bit nervous about their reactions.

"Don't worry about them, I'm surely they'll get along as we go along on our journey," Phil replied."

"Yeah, I hope so too..." Avegaille said to herself. And with that, they continued to walked until the reached Oldale Town again.

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Well, that's the end of chapter two. Anyway, there's more… at least there is that 24 hour effect thing… Things don't change much until the 24 hours is over, I think….