Chapter 2: Five Kilometres From Home

Well basically so far Akina Seamoore and Kyoko Flare have just left Stepstone Town with their very own Pokémon. Their job is to get to Silvervale and get something for Prof. Turpentine back in their home town. What will the duo encounter on their journey on The Southern Golden Pass?

Akira walked down The Southern Golden Pass with her Pokémon buddy, Kyoko. She always made sure she looked her best, her blue floaty mid-drift, black mini-skirt, white knee-high boots, and a blue ribbon to match her blue eyes. Kyoko, on the other hand, thought this was totally unacceptable for Pokémon journeys, and knew Akira would have to change into her space pair soon. Kyoko was wearing a cram top with lime, brown and orange spots on it, with a denim mini-skirt and yellow spotty flats. She also wore her favourite red rimmed glasses to complement her red eyes.

As the two friends and Kyoko's Pokémon walked down the road, they quickly got chatting as the road was long and dreary.

"So Akira, what have you been doing the past year, I hadn't seen you around much," Kyoko asked.

"Oh... You know, hanging around at the lab, doing some stuff," Akira replied.

"Really? Like what?" Kyoko turned around to check if Vulpix was still following her.

"Um, I don't know. It's been really boring until you came and we got out Pokémon today."

"Yeah, I know what you mean."

"So what about you? How's Hiroshi's market place?"

Kyoko smiled, Akira never addressed her father as 'Mr. Flare,'. "Nothing really, its more the usual, get the Potions, Pokéballs and Antidotes and come straight back, don't talk to any Pokémon Trainer you don't know! And I'm like, 'Dad, I'm thirteen, get over it. I can look after myself!'"

Akira laughed, "Yeah, aren't parents always like that,"

"I know! It's so annoying!"

"I reckon."

"It's like your always five years old and you never grow up!"

"Wait till I tell you this ti- Ulh!" Akira fell flat on her face on the grass.

"Vulpix!" Kyoko's Pokémon said, nervously taking a step back, while Kyoko helped Akira up and the both looked around to see what Vulpix was so scared about.

"Gloom," wheezed a Pokémon in front of them, and let out a lot of yellowy smoke.

"Ew!" coughed Kyoko, "That's disgusting,"

"Run Kyoko!" Akira yelled, and they ran forward, blinded by the smoke.

With their hands in front of them waving wildly, the duo ran through the smokiness until they couldn't smell the foul smell anymore. They where both coughing and hacking as they came out.

"What the hell was that?" Akina asked, trying to get the awful smell out of her system.

"I have no idea. But that was so gross," Kyoko said, looking up to the sky, it looked about lunchtime, the two had to speed up if they wanted to get to Silvervale on time. "How about some lunch?"

"I'd love some." Akina said, making sure the Pokémon was completely out of sight.

The two girls sat down on some rocks and Kyoko pulled out a few rice cakes. Akina quickly grabbed one and ate it very quickly. Kyoko ate it much slower and carefully, as she was finishing- and while Akina was brushing off some of the rice grains which had fallen from her lunch- she attempted to get Vulpix to eat some Pokéfood that her father had given her. But her Pokémon was being very stubborn and refused every offer. Kyoko soon became a little agitated and quickly put away the food, turning away from Vulpix.

"So Akina, we don't have long to go now," Kyoko said, watching her partner observing some things in her bag.

Akina quickly closed up her bag and looked up to Kyoko, eyes wide, as if she hadn't heard what Kyoko had said, but she soon remember and smiled softly, "Good. My whole body is starting to kill me!"

"Come on, we need to walk in the shade now, it's getting pretty hot and steamy," Kyoko said looking up to the blazing sun, then she thought she saw a glint of gold, "Akina, look at this-"

"Look at what?" Akina said standing up and peering where Kyoko was pointing.

The two girls gazes soon became clear as a beautiful bird Pokémon was flying in the sky, a trail of sparkling amber flame was trailing behind it, which fizzled out almost as soon as it was made. Akina and Kyoko where transfixed to the Pokémon, they had never seen anything so beautiful before. As the Pokémon disappeared, it gave Akina and Kyoko a new light, a new will to fight to get to Silvervale and complete their goals. The duo looked at each other and smiled, nodding, they knew what to do. And the both started walking, through the blazing sun, on their way to their destination. Soon Akina's bag started vibrating and making cute computerised sounds. She raised an eyebrow and dug into her bag until she found her PokeStation, which is like a PokeGear but much more advanced, and wondered who could be calling her.

"Hello?"

'AKINA! How are you, my old friend?' Came a voice through the phone, it was so loud that even Kyoko could here it, Akina had to hold it at least a few inches away from her ear, 'Why didn't you tell me you where going on a Pokémon journey? Out of all the people you didn't tell! Oh well, I'll get over it. Anyway I heard that your coming over to Silvervale, funny, I'm heading over there tomorrow! Maybe we'll meet up!'

"Really?" Akina said into the PokeStation, she sounded really excited, "What time will you be over?"

'Around this time tomorrow!'

"Oh no! We'll probably be on the way back to Professor Turpentine's by then!"

'No way! How is that old chestnut going anyway? Still got that lab of his running?'

"Oh yes, and better than ever now. Maybe you could drop by in Stepstone later tomorrow and we can have dinner at my house!"

'Really? You'd do that for me, Kiki?'

Akina cringed a bit hearing her old nickname, "Uh.. Yeah!"

'Well I'd better jet. Got places to go, people to see. You know me Akina, never stay in one spot! Well see you!'

"Bye, Miri" Akina said, ending the call and putting the PokeStation back into her bag.

"Miri, hey?" Kyoko asked, suspiciously, "Who is that?"

"Miri Lovegood, of Mikiora City. You've heard of her, havn't you?"

Kyoko gasped, "The Miri Lovegood? But she's one of the elites at The Amber League!"

"I know!" Akina smiled, "Impressive, hey!"

"Very!" Kyoko laughed, jumping over a rock and looking back, again, to check is her Pokémon was following her.

"She came down a few years ago to see Stepstone, and her and our parents made friends. She comes over to lunch sometimes,"

"Wow! That's totally awesome! I wish I knew some famous people!"

"You do!" Akina laughed.

"What? Who?" Kyoko asked suspiciously,

"Haha, me! Akina Seamoore, Pokémon trainer extraordinaire!" She joked.

"Oh my god!" Kyoko giggled, pushing her lightly "You wish!"

Suddenly Akina bumped into a sign, she shook her head and looked at it. It clearly read, 'Welcome to Silvervale' on it.

"We made it!" Akina laughed looking to the sky, it looked like dinner time, and the sun was setting.

"Awesome!" Kyoko smiled, as the two girls walked into Silvervale for the first time, grinning at each other.