Author's Notes: Whelp, that wish went down the drain. Seriously, I'm terribly sorry for the lack of updates. I got super busy around Christmas, then I struggled for a while with writer's block. I just hope this chapter is up to the standard. Anyway, I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas, (or Happy Holidays, if that's what you call it) and have a great 2018!
Disclaimer: Never eat three large meals back to back.
Back we went, entering the route that I had just left. Wally wouldn't keep still, and kept chattering endlessly about what he'd do with his new moemon. I tried my best to tune him out, and instead focused on finding a moemon. Sure enough, soon after we entered the route, I spotted a small girl in a white dress. She was looking away from us, kneeling down as she stared at something.
I pointed at the moemon, and Wally's eyes lit up. Pulling a pokeball back, he threw it.
"Go, Zigzagoon!" He called, releasing a small boy in a zigzag, Hawaiian style shirt. This startled the girl, who turned and looked at us in curiosity.
A second head poked up beside the first, startling both Wally and me.
"Two ralts?" I questioned to myself. Sure enough, the two stepped apart, recognizing the danger, and both took up defensive positions.
"I'll take the one on the left." I immediately said, pulling a pokeball from my waist. "Go Shenzi!"
The Poochyena materialized in front of me, growling as she stared down her opponent.
My eyes narrowed, and everything else faded away, leaving only me, Shenzi, and the ralts visible to me.
"Shenzi, Tackle!" I ordered. I knew, since ralts never had anything but psychic attacks, that this would be easy. Sure enough, after a couple of tackles, the ralts fell to its knees, exhaustion taking over. I nodded in satisfaction, and threw a pokeball at it. Three shakes, and the capture was complete.
I picked up the pokeball, and turned to Wally, only to find him holding a pokeball of his own, staring at it in awe.
"My first moemon." He muttered."
"Yeah, now that you have it, let's go back." I said, silently pleased that I had added another member to my party.
Gabriella enters the fray!
After a quick stop at the moemon center to heal our moemon, we entered the gym once again. Norman was waiting, a smile on his face.
"Thanks for letting me borrow your moemon, Mr. Norman!" Wally thanked him, handing Norman the Zigzagoon.
"No problem. Just take good care of your moemon, okay?" Norman answered. Wally promised, then left to find his dad. When Wally was gone, Norman turned to me.
"So, how's your mom?" He asked.
"Why would you care?" I shot back.
"Oh come on, don't be that way." Norman tried to reason.
"Look, the only reason I came here is because mom wanted me to. Now that I have, I'm leaving." I turned to go.
"Son!" Norman called.
I stopped, and turned halfway around. "I'll be back." I said. "Once I've won four badges, I'll be back for your's." Then I left.
I sighed as the door closed behind me, half expecting my dad to follow me out, but no one came. And so I headed towards the western exit. However, before I could make it, someone calling out stopped me. A guy walked up, and I almost chuckled at his appearance. He wore a blue button up with a white petal design, with all the buttons unbuttoned. He also wore khaki shorts and sunglasses.
"You're a traveler right?" He asked. before I could answer, he started muttering to himself, sizing me up. "Well, his clothes aren't dirty. So either he isn't a trainer, or he's just starting his journey." To me, he said, "I'm on the lookout for strong trainers. I'm sorry to have taken your time." And promptly walked off.
"That was odd." I said to myself, and proceeded once again out of town. This time, however, I was truly starting my journey.
End Notes: Sorry it's short, but I wanted to go ahead and get something out. I plan on, within a week or so, adding a bonus chapter to WIIAM, as well as adding a chapter to FE:L and CoN. I might even get another chapter of TGOTL out, so fingers crossed once again. Those are my plans, anyway. So please, read, and don't hesitate to review, I love to read them! RayTheZoroark Out!
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