Polaris and his team headed home.

Despite not doing much at all, Polaris felt exhausted. So did Sylveon, curling up by his feet. It was quiet, a little too quiet. So, Polaris let out a sigh and held up his new pokemon...partner. What a gift, huh?

But despite that, he gave his mother points for thinking about him at least. But how the heck was a Sliggoo supposed to be any kind of addition to his team. Team in very large quotes, by the way. And to make matters worse than they honestly were, Polaris technically only had one badge. Which meant Sliggoo needed at least four more badges to even think about listening to him. How joyful.

Polaris groaned in frustration, accidentally waking Sylveon. Sylveon glared at their trainer, moving to the other side of the room to get back to sleep. "...sorry." Polaris mumbled, slowly moving his thumb to the button of the red and white ball. It was fairly tempting to press it, maybe actually try to bond with his new pokemon. Maybe go on a little walk with Sylveon and Sliggoo so the two could get to know each other. Or maybe-

Polaris's stomach growled. Saved by hunger, he thought and lazily stood up. Pressing the button on the pokeball, Polaris sent out the squishy dragon type. It happily gurgled, blindly using its horns to find what Polaris could only assume was food. Polaris went over to the Sliggoo, he had briefly read over that it was a she, and tried to pick her up.

But he nearly screamed out in pain once the slippery mucus got in contact of his skin. He rushed into the kitchen, frantically washing it off. His skin, after he was sure all the mucus was gone, was somewhat red and it burned. How stupid of him to forget that the gooey dragon had very...acidic like slime. Thank goodness it wasn't melting the floor. But still, Polaris made a mental note not to touch Sliggoo with his bare hands. How his skin didn't burn off earlier, he'd never know.

Maybe awkward pets were just quicker than actually trying to pick up said pokmon.

The Sliggoo followed him into the kitchen, slowly leaving a trail of slime behind her. Polaris frowned, she was probably hungry. Well, he reasoned, feeding Sliggoo wouldn't burn his skin off at least.

He prepared a mix of berries for now, he had forgotten to get some pokemon food for dragon types, and set down a bowl for Sliggoo. Hearing the eager slurping sounds, Polaris turned to feed Slyveon and then himself.

Sylveon noticed Polaris's arms, using their feelers to gently ask "What happened?", getting a slight sigh from Polaris. "Be careful around Sliggoo, Syl...acid mucus, it hurts a lot." He warned, not like Sylveon would have much to worry about. They were a fairy type, and Sliggoo was a dragon type of course.

He got himself some dinner too, resting his head on his chin. What was he going to do with a dragon type, much less one that wouldn't obey him. Polaris sighed heavily, suddenly thinking of Red. Red was a pokemon trainer, a famous one. If there was someone who could help him get a couple gym badges, it'd be him, right?

Polaris couldn't help but grin at his reasoning, how could it not work? All he had to do was ask. How could Red say no?

"No." Red said, helping Professor Oak with organizing some files on some rare pokemon from other regions. Polaris groaned with annoyance. "Pleeease?" He begged, Slyveon gave Red the biggest puppy eyes they could give. But Red wouldn't budge.

"I'm busy anyway. Why do you even-" Red began to say, before the doors burst open. "Hey, gramps! I'm here, had a crazy battle that went longer than it should've. Heh, 'course it was a piece of cake for me." A smug voice rang through the air, a smug looking male who's aura screamed "cool".

Polaris and Sylveon looked surprised as the male approached them. "Who's this kid, Red? You a mentor now?" Red sighed audibly, shaking his head, but Polaris spoke up. "No...I just need help! I...I need to...uh...get some gym badges for something." Polaris awkwardly laughed, rubbing the back of his neck. "And since he's a famous trainer..." He had trailed off, getting an amused look from the other.

The smug male had look of thought on his face, laughing slightly. "Well, if ol' Red doesn't wanna help ya out, I think I could give ya a hand." He stepped closer to Sylveon. "Is it for this little guy? I'm sure you'll breeze through all the gyms with 'em, kid." Sylveon rolled their eyes, licking their paw as if to say "In your dreams".

"Oh, no! It's not for Sylveon! I don't think Sylveon would like the fame of beating all the gyms. I just need a few more badges for...well, my new partner." Red's eyes widened in surprise, cutting into the conversation.

"You caught a pokemon? You didn't scare it off this time?" He asked, getting a slight nod. "Uh...yeah, but I sorta...traded it away...to my mom. She...well, I'll show you." Polaris stammered, looking a little embarrassed. He pulled out the pokeball, pressing the shiny button and sending out Sliggoo.

Red and the smug male looked...surprised. They had never seen a pokemon like this. Now, the smug male or known as Blue, had been to Kalos to study abroad. He had seen plenty of Kalosian pokemon. But this...was new. She gurgled happily, blindly slithering forward.

Polaris stepped forward, hesitantly wanting to grab it but grimaced. "This...uh, Sliggoo. She won't listen to me at all, and it doesn't help that she...well...the mucus." The two males could only awkwardly nod, not sure what to say.

"Sure...I...I guess I can help you out with training." Red mumbled, putting a hand on his hips. Blue scoffed a little. "Good luck kid, you're gonna need it." Polaris could only grin eagerly, pumping his fist in the air.

"Great! Just show me where the first gym is, like you said, I should be able to breeze through it, right?"