"Thanks, Nicole!" I said

"Yeah, yeah, just be sure to give it back so we can leave already," she sighed

"Well it's not my fault I'm a late sleeper!" I defended

"Yeah, but four years in a row?" she retorted

"Well I…"I started," wait shhhh! What's that?"

"Ralts ra ralts ralts."

I looked over to the bushes to see a Pokémon with a green helmet with red horns protruding from it, and a white more or less dress like body. I pulled out my pokedex and scanned it.

"Ralts, the feeling Pokémon. It uses the horns on its head to sense emotion."

"I'm gonna catch it!" I exclaimed excitedly

"Finally!" Nicole exclaimed," here ya go." She said as she handed me a pokeball. I took a deep breath and jumped out of the bush. The Ralts turned in surprise and tried to run away.

"I don't think so!" I shouted as I threw the pokeball into the air," Go eevee!"The pokeball opened in a flash of white light and materializing out of it was a brown and hazel cat/bunny/dog with a bushy fox tail and poufy tan neck fluff.

"Eevee ee!" it proclaimed

"Use tackle!" I commanded. Eevee plowed into the Ralts, knocking it to the ground and making the Pokémon cry out in pain. Eevee ran back to me and stood looking brave, but it was slammed to the ground.

"Eevee please get up." I begged. She struggled to her feet and growled in fury.

"Use bite!" I shouted as she started to charge forward, but the Ralts dodged and used growl, making Eevee's attack weaker, " Eevee use tail whip, than follow up with tackle." I commanded. I sensed Eevee weakening and knew I had to end things fast, so I was happy when the attacks hit home and Ralts went flying and landed with a thud. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a pokeball.

"Go, pokeball!" I shouted. It hit the Ralts and it was beamed inside. The pokeball landed, shook three times, the red light flashed, then it was still.

"Yeah! I caught Ralts!" I said, holding the pokeball containing my first ever Pokémon in the air.

"Ok, let's go. " Nicole said blatantly. I'd forgotten she was standing there.

"Hold on, I need to check its moves." The pokedex said Ralt's moves were growl, confusion, and safeguard.

"Ok, now let's hurry." Nicole demanded, "Dorey and Emery are waiting at the Pokémon center in Sandgem Town.

"Keep you jacket on," I said casually. I felt a sharp pain on the back of my head and I drifted into unconsciousness.

While I was unconscious I dreamed about what lead up to this. I woke up to a bright sun being unwelcome in my face.

"Today's the d-"I paused as my eyes drifted to the clock," oh crap!" I threw on some clothes and ran downstairs to find Nicole, Emery, and Andrew standing there.

"I was too late again, wasn't I" I said sadly

"Yes, you were," Andrew said with barely suppressed anger.

"Darn it, it's the fourth year in a row!" Emery screamed

"I'm so sorry," I said, "please forgive me."

"No!" they all said

"Please?"

"No!"

"Please?"

"Ok," they gave in reluctantly

"Thank you." I said

"But we're still leaving you," Nicole added bluntly.

"What?" I exclaimed

"Dude, we were all supposed to leave four years ago," Andrew said

"Yeah, so bye" Emery said as they turned to leave. Gears were spinning in my head faster than a bronzer, and then I dawned on me.

"Hey Nicole, I have a favor to ask you"

I woke up to voices and eventually my vision returned, and I saw Nicole, Andrew, and Emery standing over me.

"Shhh, he's waking up." Emery said.