Disclaimer- I do not own Pokemon nor am I related to Game Freak/Nintendo in any way. I do own the OCs.
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Xavier waited for the dust to settle.
After a few minutes, which seemed like hours, the dust seemed to clear, revealing two very battered Pokemon, lying on the ground. Milotic lay motionless on the floor and Lunatone lay not too far away from it. Both Pokemon seemed unconscious, neither able to move or attack.
A draw?
Xavier looked at Milotic pleadingly. Liza did the same to her Lunatone.
Slowly, but steadily, both Pokemon got up, each using the last drop of their stamina. Both cried out weakly, still determined to win. Lunatone slowly levitated above the ground, floating toward Milotic with wary eyes.
Milotic looked at its opponent carefully. Then without warning, it made a very small ball of water, which it launched slowy toward Lunatone.
Lunatone, in its near-exhausted state, got hit by the ball and fainted. Milotic, by using the small water attack, fainted a few seconds after.
Tate and Liza both looked at Lunatone in shock.
"What? Our combination..." Tate started again.
"Was shattered!" Liza continued.
"It can't be helped. You've won..." Tate said.
"So, in recognition, take this." Liza said.
She reached in her pocket and pulled out a shiny looking Mind Badge.
Tate started again, "Looks like the bond between you and your Pokemon are stronger than the bond we share as twins."
"You will get even stronger. We've battled you, so we know." Liza finished, and gave Xavier another gift. It was a technical machine.
"Take this. It's the technical machine for Calm Mind." Liza said to Xavier.
"Teach Calm Mind to a Pokemon and watch it boost up its special stats!" Tate informed.
Xavier accepted both gifts gratefully. "Thank you."
With that, Xavier left the gym, badge in a special case and TM in his bag. A few paces later, he shout out a cheer, and had a spring in his step all the way home. Victory was his.
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"So long, Mom!"
Late that afternoon, Xavier had shown his mother his badge and his newly trained Pokemon. His mother was very proud, and congratulated him. Xavier, after long hours of thinking, decided to leave Mossdeep and collect all the badges in the Hoenn, and catch more Pokemon.
His mother had been startled by Xavier's ambitions, but decided to let him go. Many kids set off their journey around Xavier's age anyway. Xavier packed his bag and was going to leave now.
As he slowly surfed away on his Milotic, the waving figure of his mother slowly disappeared in the horizon. Xavier was left alone, in the ocean, sitting atop Milotic. He pulled out his Pokedex (map built in), and checked for the closest city.
It looks like Lilycove is the place to go, Xavier thought. He closed his Pokedex and weaded westward.
After many hours, Xavier was still surrounded by ocean. He ate some food he packed, and managed to make himself fall asleep to make the trip go faster. When he woke up, he saw a speck in the horizon.
"Yes!" Xavier pumped a fist into the air. "Lilycove is in sight!" He jumped up triumphantly.
Unfortunately, he landed awkwardly and slipped into the ocean. Moments later, Milotic watched its trainer sputter up, gasping for air. He was all wet.
Xavier climbed back onto Milotic. He managed to save most of his food, money, and his Pokedex was waterproof. Umbreon was still safe in its Pokeball. However, some unlucky sandwiches were soaked and most of his clothes were wet.
"Oh well," Xavier sighed. "I guess I'll deal with it when we reach land."
About half and hour later, Xavier reached Lilycove. Folk nearby would have saw a strange sight. A young red haired boy, soaking wet, riding onto the beach atop a Milotic, looking for a place he could stay.
Xavier tried to dry himself in the sun, but it wasn't hot enough. He toured the new city he had traveled to. He stared in wonder at the tall buildings and stores located around. Mossdeep didn't compare to Hoenn's largest city. Xavier explored the Lilycove Mall, and found a huge amount of trainer equipment. One shopping spree, Xavier had completely stocked up on Pokeballs and other items.
He visited the museum, full of ancient artifacts and ancient seafare tools. He also found some Pokeball fossils. He stumbled upon the Pokemon fan club, where he heard gossip about trainers and their skills.
Lastly, Xavier visited the Contest Hall where coordinators would show off their dressed Pokemon and wow the judges with fancy moves.
He managed to find a motel he could stay in for a few days. After paying the money, he went to his room, took a steaming shower, and fell asleep right as he hit the bed.
Nightttime in Lilycove is pitch black. A small Zigzagoon poked its head out of a bush, finding some food to eat.
Thump, thump...CRASH!
Quick as a dart, the raccoon Pokemon hid back in the bushes. It poked its head out of the bushes to see what had made the noises.
It saw four dark figures. One was ahead of the other four, who were carrying a large bag. The ones with the bag apparently dropped it, causing the crash.
"Quick. We don't have much time," the first one said. It was definitely female.
One of the four panted. "Coming..." This one was male.
"It's not damaged, is it?" the female voice asked. She looked at the male in worry.
"No... it's fine," one of the males said. "You can look for yourself."
The female ignored them. "Never mind. Hurry up if you guys want to get this job finished. The boss said it has to be done tonight, or else we'd have screwed up everything."
The men groaned while carrying the heavy machine, and followed. The group was apparently heading up a tall mountain. Zigzagoon watched as the crowd slowly became small specks up the mountain, then whipped around and ran back to its home.
The next day, Xavier encouraged himself to explore areas surrounding Lilycove. After visiting numerous shops and visiting residents, he walked westward to discover some wild grass and a small dock. He went to the edge.
An eldery woman was standing on the dock. She spotted Xavier and pointed her wrinkly finger toward a mountain.
"Mt. Pyre...is there..." she said ominously. Xavier was creeped out, so he quickly surfed away on his Milotic. Minutes later he was climbing up Mt. Pyre, and with all the climbing and battling with the annoying Shuppet and Duskull, he was tired. When Xavier finally reached the top, he took a breather.
Xavier continued forward through the thick fog, unable to see anything. With no direction sense, he just continued moving forward and forward, as if the fog was infinite.
BANG!
"Ow! Dang..." Xavier rubbed his head. He looked at what he crashed into. His eyes widened in surprise.
He was staring at a huge satellite, mounted at the very peak of Mt. Pyre. It sported an enourmous radar dish, and a pointy tip. The whole structure was complicated, and strange eerie noises emitted from the dish. The base was almost translucent, and Xavier could see through it slightly. A strange green glow came from inside the machine.
Even thought Xavier had never been here before, he knew this satellite wasn't part of Mt. Pyre. He was determined to figure out how it got here.
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Sorry for the short chapter. I didn't have a lot of time. But this one's the beginning of a semi-important plot line, so stay tuned.
Special thanks to BlueStripedPolo for spotting many mistakes I had in previous chapters that I should've proofread myself.
Chapters are going to get a little harder to get out, so please be patient. Thanks and please review.