Getting involved in trouble
"Hello" I said the pokenav on my ear.
"Glaze our dragonite is waiting at the school entrance. When you're ready head back home we need to have a discussion on what will come next" my father's voice said.
"Okay I understand I'll head back soon" I said ending the call.
"Your father?" Matthias asked.
"Yeah, I'll need to head back now" I replied.
"Sure probably need to get my pokemon trained up before we head out again though" Matthias said.
"Until next time" He said as he stood up and walked away.
I sat for a while until the tension surrounding me seemed to vanish.
'What would be next'
I thought about it as I walked towards the entrance.
Travelling, catching pokemon, gym challenges, contests what should I be doing right now. What SHOULD somebody in my position be doing right now.
I got up on the dragonite waiting for me and stared upwards as it's wings pushed us into the sky.
A beautiful sunset was present, something, I've rarely had the pleasure of witnessing. I thought they were menial, uninteresting and a waste of time and I viewed people who viewed them to be boring. But it seems I was wrong, the sunset here felt reliable something that would always be present.
Maybe I am being too emotional. Maybe this is an ideal I had wished for. A paradise away from the reality of my life back at earth.
'A wish'
Maybe someone or something heard my wish and plopped me here and if they did then maybe I am in no danger.
My worries may be exaggerated but I need a goal something to strive forward towards something that will give a direction to look towards and this discussion might be the very thing I need.
The dragonite swooped down as we began to approach the mansion.
The surrounding were becoming familiar even though I had seen it only twice. Guess I have a good memory.
The dragonite touched the ground and stopped at which I jumped off of it onto the ground.
It then began to ascend and flew away to the stables.
The area surrounding the mansion was lit up. Behind me stood a tall metal gate while to my left and right were the gardens from where I could see a few pichu poke their heads out.
Not willing to be distracted anymore I began walking towards the mansions front door.
As I reached it suddenly swung open with a familiar person walking forward.
"Klein" I said in acknowledgement.
"Sir Glaze your father has ordered me to lead you to his study" Klein said.
"Sure lead the way" I said following him.
"So how was the tournament? There must have been quite a bit of tough competitors?" Klein asked.
"Yeah there were it was surely anything but easy" I said not quite being honest.
"I would assume so. Also don't worry about how your performance was at the tournament I know your father loves you dearly he wouldn't get upset because you lost" Klein said with a slight smile.
Maybe I misjudged Klein. He seemed to care quite a lot about 'Glaze' so I shouldn't be condescending towards him.
"Actually-""We're here" Klein interrupted me before I could confess that I had come third in the tournament.
We stood before a door made of mahogany or rosewood it seemed. One of those antique types that are kept for thier olden charm.
My father opened the door and gestured me to come in.
I did as he told and entered the study.
Inside I looked around. Various books were present behind sliding glass cabinets, evolution stones and portraits of mythological pokemon. And a desk in the middle with two chairs. One behind the desk and the other across it.
'Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Jirachi'
The area seemed to hold quite a bit of knowledge that I could use.
"Take a seat son" he said to me.
I took a seat waiting for what eventual discussion we were going to have. I was ready.
He took a seat opposite me behind that desk of his and let himself relax.
"So how did the tournament go?" He asked me.
"I managed to come third even though the competition was pretty hectic" I said.
"Third? Really? To be honest I didn't think you'd make it past the first round since you've hardly trained for it" He said.
Am I something special or was it just my exposure to pokemon games that helped me.
"I have to say it is certainly impressive to be able to get such a result without training. But on to the real topic your pokemon journey. You might have improved in battling but are you self sufficient enough to survive. Would you be able to sleep out in the cold forests with wurmple slithering around or survive without warm water for a bath or be able to cook your own food. Not to mention sightings of criminals around" He ended.
He's raised a lot of valid points the city life I had lived had never prepared my body against the elements. But what would I achieve by doing nothing.
"What happens if I don't go?" I asked.
"Then you'll be learning all these essential skills and when you're done you'll get your chance to begin your journey" he answered.
Is that what I want. Should I postpone my journey I'd be relatively safe here right?
The images of the battles I had flooded my mind.
No. I'm not gonna sit back here and waste time. I'm going to find a way.
"I can't promise that I can do justice to all of your concerns but what I can promise is that I'll take care of myself out there. I'll be smart about things and won't put myself in danger unless it's absolutely necessary. That's all." I said finally.
My father sat still perhaps contemplating what I just said.
His expression was hard to read but if what Klein said was true then this would have been the right answer.
"Fine" he broke his silence.
"Your determination has moved me Glaze you can begin your pokemon journey but how about a challenge" he said.
"What kind of challenge?" I asked.
"If you manage to acquire the stone badge I'll have to accept the fact that you and your pokemon have a strong enough bond to succeed in your journey. I'll even thrown in a reward so how about it?" he asked.
"Sure I accept" I said.
"Then that's all I'm glad we could sort things go have your dinner and head to bed then. If you break your promise you'll be stuck here for another 2 years so hurry on" he said as he took a book and started reading it.
'I should probably leave now, I'll need to come back here someday to get some information'
So I left the room had my dinner and went to sleep waiting for when tomorrow arrived.
