Beating the Mauville city gym, Narrisa and her team were about to embark on another journey towards Lavaridge town when their companion, Brendan, suddenly announced that they would be parting ways for an important meeting in Fallarbor town which was farther up north than Lavaridge. The two saddened by this sudden news decided to just spend their remaining time together at the Pokémon center when an unexpected encounter happened.
"It has been a while, Narrisa" Wally smiled as he tilts his head a bit to the right
"What are you doing here? I thought you were at Verdenturf?" Narrisa asked, surprised to see him once again.
"Oh, we were about to go back after we were done doing some shopping when we happened upon this place" Wally explained as he still keeps his smile.
"Oh, okay. Me and my friend here were about to head to the Pokémon center" Narrisa says as she introduces Brendan who was standing right behind her
"My name's Brendan, nice to meet you" Brendan introduced as he extends his arm forward.
"Like wise. The name's Wally" Wally said as he shakes Brendan's hand.
"Anyways, so how's that Ralts of yours? Been getting along well since we last met?" Narrisa asked, curious on how things turned out.
"Pretty well actually, I've also been training it as well" said Wally feeling a bit embarrassed with his answer.
"That's great" Narrisa commented as he gives Wally a smile. "Have you been in any battles yet?
"No, not yet. I've mostly been helping him train with his psychic powers by making him catch objects and stuff" Wally said meekly. "Other than that he hasn't really fought anything"
"Hmm okay" Narrisa responded not giving it much thought. After a few seconds of silence Narrisa soon came up with an idea. "Wait, I have an idea!" Narrisa announced as she wore a huge grin.
"What?" Wally confused at her sudden announcement.
"I said I have an idea" Narrisa said once again.
"Okay, what is it?" Wally asked, now getting curious.
"Well, I thought that we should have a practice battle to see how strong your Ralts has gotten. Sound good to you?" Narrisa explained still giving Wally a smile.
Wally thinking about it was reluctant at first but soon agreed. "Sure, why not"
"Great!" Narrisa exclaimed. "C'mon, lets do it in the courtyard so that we can get to the Pokémon center afterwards" Narrisa suggested as she points towards a set of double doors.
"Okay but let's wait for my uncle first. I kinda left him behind when I saw a sign saying their was a gym here hehe..." Wally trailed of as he scratches the back of his head from embarrassment. "Oh! Their he is" Wally pointed out as he waves his right hand in the air.
Narrisa looking behind her soon saw a balding middle-aged man wearing a white collard shirt and brown pants heading their way.
"Their you are Wally" said Wally's uncle as he approached with his eyebrows crossed passing Narrisa and Brendan. "You had me worried back their when you suddenly left after saying you were off to the gym. What if something bad happened to you without me knowing?" he scolded in an angered tone.
Wally hearing his uncle's words just looked down trying not to catch his uncle's gaze as he felt bad for making his uncle worry. "I'm sorry" he said under his breath still not looking up.
The middle-aged man seeing how resentful his young nephew was changed his expression from being angered to comforting as he places his right hand on the boy's left shoulder. "Listen, I'm not mad at you I'm just worried that's all" he said in a calming tone.
"It's alright, it's my fault to begin with. I shouldn't have left you back their" Wally responded, still not looking up.
"Hey, cheer up. Theirs nothing to worry about right now" Wally's uncle said with slight grin. "And besides, your aunt's going to kill me if she see's you crying after coming back home haha" he joked earning him a small grin from Wally.
"Yeah..." Wally trailed of grinning slightly. "Oh right, I just remembered I have to introduce you to someone" Wally said now looking up getting back to his cheery self.
"Okay, who?" His uncle asked.
Wally moving pass his uncle soon stood beside Narrisa to introduce her. "This here is Narrisa. She's the daughter of the Petalburg city gym and was the one who helped me get my Ralts" Wally introduced as he wore a big smile.
"It's nice to meet you sir" Narrisa smiled. "And this here is Mimi" Narrisa presented as she rubs the top of Mimi's head. 'Nya' was all Mimi responded as she purred in Narrisa's arms.
"It's nice to meet you too" said Wally's uncle as he rubs Mimi's head as well.
"Hey! Don't forget about me now" Velouria intruded as she walks beside her trainer.
"Oh, right. This Mightyena over here is Velouria" Narrisa introduced as well.
"Glad to meet you as well Velouria" Wally's uncle replied as he scratches the top of Velouria's head as well. "So, are these your only Pokémon?" He asked while patting his hand on the side of his pants.
"Nope. I still have more but it will take longer to introduce them to you one by one" Narrisa explained as she showed him four other Pokeballs holstered at the side of her belt, albeit shrunken down.
"Sad but I guess you're right" Wally's uncle agreed. Wally's uncle now looking a bit to the side soon noticed Brendan standing behind her and Wally. "So, I'm guessing the young man in the back is with you also?" He asked, pointing towards Brendan.
"Yup, my name is Brendan by the way" Brendan answered as he reached out his hand.
"Nice to meet you too Brendan" Wally's uncle responded as he shakes Brendan's hand.
"The pleasures all mine" Brendan said back.
Wally watching them as they all got to know each other couldn't help but feel excited as he tapped on Narrisa's shoulder from behind.
"Hey, now that we all got to know each other let's continue on with are plan Narrisa" Wally said with a smile
"Okay, no need to get too excited now" Narrisa replied as she walks up ahead with Velouria towards the courtyard followed by Wally and Brendan
"Wait, what plan?" Wally's uncle asked, stopping Wally from going out the double doors.
"Oh, right. We planned on doing a little practice battle to see how strong Ralts has gotten" Wally answered as he reached for his Pokeball hidden in his pocket.
"Aren't you pushing things way to far? Your Ralts hasn't even been in any battles yet" Wally's uncle said to his nephew, trying to prove a point. "I think it would be better if you guys do it some other time" he suggested.
"I'm not pushing it! Me and Ralts have been training hard ever since we got here and we don't plan on losing" Wally said with confidence in his voice.
Wally's uncle hearing his young nephew's words couldn't help but sigh as he places he crosses his arms. "Fine. Just don't over exert yourself, okay?"
"Don't worry, I won't" Wally said as he grinned.
"Hey! Are you coming or what?" Narrisa called out from the courtyard.
"Yeah! Just hold on!" Wally answered back as he faced his uncle once more. "Well come on, they are waiting for us" Wally said to his uncle before turning around and ran towards where his friends were.
At the center of the courtyard Narrisa and Wally are now standing across from each other, ready to send out their Pokémon for their practice battle. Watching them was Brendan and Wally's uncle as they stood beside a wall.
"Ready to go?" Narrisa asked, giving wally a grin as well.
"Yup, I sure am" Wally replied with a grin of his own in the end. "Now, enough talk. Let's go, Ralts!" Wally announced as he tosses his Pokeball in the air.
As the Pokeball opened up, a bright golden sparkle of light soon started flashing out of the Pokeball before a figure started emerging from it. Out onto the field now was Wally's Ralts outlined in a golden light for second before dying out. Narrisa seeing the Ralts once again couldn't help but ponder about why it looked different from the Kirlia she saw the other day.
"You know, I saw a Kirlia the other day and the hair and horn colors don't match up with your Ralts. Why is that?" Narrisa asked as she looked at the Ralts carefully.
"Yeah, I was thinking about that ever since we saw a trainer with their own Ralts and it had a different appearance as well" said Wally. "When we approached the trainer and showed him my Ralts he got all wide eyed in surprise and told me that a I got a rare kind" he explained.
"Really now" Narrisa replied with her eyes closed and a grin. "Let's see if rarity is equivalent to its strength" Narrisa said now looking up with a Pokeball in her hand. "Bandit come on out!" She announced tossing the Pokeball in the air.
The Pokeball up high in the air soon popped open releasing a faint blue light as a figure also emerged. Out onto the field as the light faded out was Bandit getting all jumpy and excited to be in another battle.
"Yay! Finally! It's been a while since I last battled" said Bandit who's very much excited. "Oh! Hey Velouria, you finally evolved! You're glad to see me again, right?" Bandit said out loud as he ran up towards Velouria.
"Ugh, why did it have to be him?" Velouria said to herself trying to put on a straight face as Bandit started rubbing his body at her side. Mimi seeing this decided to jump off of Narrisa's arms and ran all the way to Velouria rubbing herself just underneath Velouria's right front leg. "Great" Velouria said in an unamused tone.
"Hey Bandit! You can play with Velouria and Mimi later, we have a battle to do!" Narrisa called out to Bandit. Bandit hearing Narrisa's call soon ran back to where she was and stood right in front of her.
"Okay, with everything all set let the battle...begin!" Wally announced as his Ralts took up a weak battle stance.
"Well then, let's start things of with Cut Bandit!" Narrisa commanded and soon Bandit took off towards the Ralts with his front claws glowing.
"Quickly...umm...use Teleport I guess?" Wally said a bit unsure as he recalls his own Pokémon's moves.
The Ralts panicking a bit at his trainer's incompetence with his command soon Teleported away just before Bandit could lunge only to reappear right behind him.
"Phew...that was close" Wally said in relief.
"Master, you need to be confident in your commands" the Ralts said to his trainer feeling a bit worried.
"Sorry, I was just nervous that's all" Wally replied while scratching the back of his head.
"C'mon, focus" his Ralts pleaded.
"Okay" Wally replied, gaining back some of his confidence. "Now it's our turn to attack. Use Magical leaf!" he commanded a bit more sure with himself now. The Ralts now seeing his trainer much more confident in his command let out a nod before turning back to face Bandit and summoning small pink leaf like projectiles and launching it towards him.
"Dodge it now!" Narrisa instantly called out as she saw the attack incoming. Bandit hearing his trainer's command soon jumped out of the projectiles path causing them to fly pass him.
"Good job Bandit" Narrisa praised for a successful attempt.
"It's not over yet!" Wally suddenly announced. "Ralts turn it around, NOW!"
The Ralts hearing it's command soon let out a cry before the projectiles suddenly made a quick turn catching both Narrisa and Bandit by surprise. Bandit getting caught off guard was suddenly hit from behind causing him to fall over on to his chest.
"Great work Ralts, all that training sure did pay off" said Wally now the one praising his Pokémon. Ralts just nodded in response.
"Yeah, you sure did train your Ralts well" Narrisa commented as she kneels right beside Bandit. "Are you okay, Bandit?" Narrisa says as she helps Bandit up.
"Yup, it just caught me off guard" Bandit replied as he shakes his body as he got up. "But that doesn't mean I won't give up" he said out of sheer determination.
"Okay, just remember to always be on guard. It may be a practice battle but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be attentive" Narrisa said before getting up.
"Don't worry about it. I know what I'm doing" Bandit replied, confidently raising his head up high. Narrisa not saying a word just chuckled slightly while patting the top of his head before walking back into position.
Narrisa now back in her spot soon turned to face Wally and his Ralts. "Okay then hotshot, show them what you are capable of. Bandit use Head butt" Narrisa soon commanded.
"You got it!" Bandit replied as he charged forward with his head ducked in low heading straight towards the Ralts.
"Now, use Double-team Ralts" Wally called out a command as well. The Ralts hearing his command soon made multiple copies of himself with one instantly disappearing after Bandit charged right through it. "Now, Magical leaf once more" Wally said once again.
The Ralts' nodding in unison all casting the move at once before the real one showed itself with multiple pink leaves hovering all around him. "Say good night" said the Ralts as he flicked his right arm forward sending a cyclone of leaves towards Bandit
"Not this time" Bandit replied with a grin as he slashes away with Cut cutting through the attack but was still overwhelmed and completely enveloped him in pink leaves. As the attack continues to cycle all around him it forced him to duck low and grit his teeth and was only a matter of time before Bandit could no longer hold on.
"Bandit! Just hang on tight!" Narrisa called out as Bandit was still trapped in the vortex of petals.
"It's no use, I've already won" the Ralts said confidently as he flicked his arm downward sending all the leaves to crash in on him completely covering his entire body. As the leaves all finally hit their mark, the Ralts quickly swung his right arm sideward causing for all the leaves to disappear with the only thing remaining was Bandit knocked down on the floor.
"Bandit!" Narrisa called out as she ran towards Bandit and cradled him in his arms.
"I'm sorry" said Bandit as he tries to look away from his trainer.
"Don't worry about it. You'll win it next time" Narrisa replied as she rubs the top of his head. "But for now, I think you should rest" she added as she brings out Bandit's Pokeball and calling him back in. "Well that's it, you win" Narrisa said to Wally as she got up.
"Really? That's it? You're not going to send out any of your other Pokémon?" Wally replied surprised to see Narrisa just giving up. "What about that Mightyena or Skitty of yours? They can fight?" He argued while pointing towards Narrisa's other two Pokémon.
"Nah, Velouria here fought all day long along with my starter, Marshal. As for Mimi well she just started battling today as well and given on how strong your Ralts is she wouldn't be much of a match" Narrisa explained.
"Really? Those are all your Pokémon? I would have expected you to catch more" Wally said out of disappointment that their battle had to be cut short.
"Well I do have two more Pokémon but one of them was just newly caught and the other umm well he'll..." Narrisa trailed off as she couldn't find the right words for it. "Mhmm...anyways, all that matters now is that you've proven that your training has proven effective in making your Ralts quite strong" said Narrisa as she tries to change the subject.
"Yeah, we sure did placed a lot of effort into practicing Ralts moves" Wally said as he smiles shyly at Narrisa's comments. "But that was a good battle, even though we couldn't finish it" he said as he brought out a Pokeball. "Ralts, return" he called out before his Ralts left the field.
"Don't worry about. Maybe we'll finish this battle some other time but for now me and Brendan are heading towards Pokémon center to get our Pokémon healed up for the road ahead" Narrisa says as she starts to walk towards the Pokémon center but was soon stopped by Wally.
"I have a better idea" Wally said with a grin. "Why don't you two come with us to Verdenturf. That way once we get to the Pokémon center their you two can stay the night in our place. Right uncle?" He said as he faced towards his uncle with a smile.
"It's fine with me" his uncle replied.
"So, what do you say?" Wally said now with a huge grin as he faces Narrisa.
Narrisa hearing Wally's offer soon looked up towards Brendan who was already by the Pokémon center doors to know his decision. Brendan catching her gaze knew he had to give her an answer and knowing that it's a long and tough road ahead for her, he just let out a depressed sigh because he knew what was right for her.
"Go with them Narrisa, you deserve a rest. It's no problem at all" Brendan said with a caring enough tone and a forced smile.
Narrisa now looking back to see Wally's excited expression couldn't help but feel guilty if she doesn't accept his offer but she promised to walk with Brendan before they split up once again making the choice difficult to make. As Narrisa think it over for a few seconds as she glances back and forth between Brendan and Wally, Narrisa soon came to a decision.
"Wally, thanks but no thanks. I promised Brendan that we'll travel together before we go our separate ways so I hope you understand" Narrisa said with a sincere face as she places her right hand on Wally's shoulder.
Wally hearing Narrisa's decision couldn't help but feel a bit sad for being turned down. On the hand, Brendan felt a mix of shock and relief to hear that she chose to spend time with him rather then taking the opportunity to take a rest.
"Narrisa I-" Brendan suddenly stopped talking when he saw Narrisa walking over towards him.
"C'mon Brendan, let's hurry up and get our Pokémon healed" Narrisa says as she walks into the center's doors followed by Velouria and Mimi. Brendan just stood their as he watched Narrisa walk in still surprised by her decision before following in following soon after.
As the doors of the Pokémon center opened up, Brendan saw Narrisa at the front desk talking with the nurse and was about to go in when Wally suddenly called out to him.
"Hey Brendan! Wait a sec" Wally called out as he quickly made his way towards him. "So, you and Narrisa are leaving now. Right?" Wally asked, now in front of Brendan.
"Yeah, why?" Brendan replied.
"Well I want you to give this to Narrisa" Wally requested as he gave Brendan a small case with a disc inside. "It's H.M. 06 containing the move Rock smash. I want you to give it to her to help her out in her travel" he shyly explained.
"Okay but why don't you just give to her yourself though? We're still waiting for her Pokémon to get healed up" Brendan suggested as he points towards Narrisa still talking with the nurse.
"Oh uhh no...I mean me and my uncle are about to leave as well and umm I don't want to keep my aunt waiting" Wally replied nervously.
"Okay then..." Brendan replied rather skeptical as he placed the H.M. in his pocket.
"Thanks" said Wally before meeting up with his uncle holding the door open for him.
"Ready to go?" His uncle asked.
Wally responded with a nod before stepping back inside the city's halls and off towards Verdenturf. Meanwhile with Brendan, he finally went inside the Pokémon center and sat next to Narrisa sitting quietly by the waiting area with Mimi on her lap and Velouria curled right beside her.
"So, why did Wally leave? I saw you talking to him before you went inside" Narrisa asked as she scratches Mimi's back.
"He said he needed to go already, that's all" Brendan replied.
"Oh, okay" Narrisa replied back, not saying anything else.
As the two sat their silently waiting for Narrisa's Pokémon to get healed up, Narrisa just sat their quietly looking out the window as she continues to pet Mimi. On the other hand, Brendan was just sitting their with his head resting on his arm as he watched Narrisa sitting right beside him thinking about what's going to happen next. Narrisa taking notice just looked away and blushed slightly.
"Is their something on my face?" Narrisa said shyly as she tries to cover herself with her hair.
"No, theirs nothing on it. You just looked cute is all while staring at the window longingly" Brendan replied jokingly.
"Shu-shut up" said Narrisa as she blushed even more earning her a laugh from Brendan before the two went back to just sitting silently.
With the minutes ticking by and the two just sitting their quietly, a woman's voice was soon herd breaking the silence and catching their attention.
"Ms. Narrisa, your Pokémon are now ready to be picked up now" the nurse called out as she places a silver tray with only two Pokeballs placed in them
"Okay! Be their in a sec" Narrisa replied as she placed Mimi down on the floor before getting up to pick up her Pokémon. "Be right back" she said to Brendan as she walked passed him.
"Okay" Brendan replied as he just sat their watching Narrisa as she walked all the way to the counter.
Narrisa now in front of the counter was soon greeted by the nurse waiting for her.
"Thank you for waiting. Your Pokémon are all healed up and ready to go" said the nurse waiting for her. "If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to ask" the nurse smiled.
"Okay, thanks" Narrisa replied as she picked up her Pokeballs and placed them on their holsters. "Well, we'll be going now" Narrisa says as she took a step back before heading back with others.
"Are we ready to go?" Asked Brendan as he see's Narrisa approaching
"Yeah, let's go" Narrisa replied as she picked up Mimi on the floor running towards her.
As Brendan got up from his seat and Velouria now standing up straight they all started heading out of the Pokémon center and back in to the courtyard.
"Thank you for coming" the nurse said to them with a bow just before the glass doors shut closed.
All of them now outside the Pokémon center and back into the courtyard didn't waste anytime and soon went back into the city from the entrance they came from. As they walked around the city halls for the last time they soon found their way to the northern exit of Mauville city. As they all exit the city and out into the open road once more, they were soon greeted by an open field with trees scattered around the area and a mountain range far off in to the distance.
"So, how far do we have to go before we split up?" Narrisa asked as she faces Brendan.
"Well..." Brendan trailed off as he reaches in his pocket for his phone. Brendan now holding on to his phone soon pressed on it before continuing. "Not far. It's just straight ahead"
"Okay" Narrisa smiled. "Well, let's not waste anytime then" she added as she walked on ahead. Velouria and Brendan soon followed after.
As the two walked along the path with Velouria following behind they soon passed by a lake with a small house next to it, not giving much thought about it they continued on. As Brendan and Narrisa continued to walk they didn't talked much to each other at all as they minded their own. After a while of silently walking the mountain pass soon came to view with the cable cars just barely in sight.
"We're getting close" Brendan said with a wary smile as he broke the silence between them.
Narrisa on the other hand didn't spoke and just nodded in with a hum as a response. Brendan seeing Narrisa's response just kept his smile on before facing forward again.
As they pressed on a split in the road was soon ahead of them. One path arching a bit to the right moving away from the mountains while the other to the left moving along it's side. As the two reached where the path splits, they soon stopped and faced each other.
"Well, this is it" Brendan said to Narrisa.
"Yeah. I guess..." Narrisa trailed of as she looked away from him. "Is their any chance we would meet up again?" Narrisa said as she faced him this time.
"Of course their is" Brendan assured with a smile. "If things go well in Fallarbour I might be able to catch up with you in lavaridge" Brendan added as he still kept his smile. "I can at least promise you that"
"Okay" Narrisa replied with her eyes closed as she took a step back. "Well, we better not waste any time now so see you next time" Narrisa said now with her eyes open as she gave Brendan her sweetest smile before turning around to leave.
"Wait!" Brendan called out with his right arm extended towards her.
"Yeah?" Narrisa turned.
"Here, I want you to have something" Brendan said as he searches in his pocket. "Here we go. This is for you" Brendan said as he handed over the H.M. Wally gave him a while back.
"Wait, is this an H.M.?" Narrisa asked as she looks at the disc in surprise.
"Yup. It contains the move Rock smash" Brendan explained. "I want you to have it in order to help you in your journey"
"But these things are hard to come by. Where did you even get it? Narrisa asked once again.
"I uhh..." Brendan trailed off thinking on what to say. "Should I tell her that Wally gave it?" Brendan thought to himself. "No. He looked like a frail kid. I doubt we'll see him again" Brendan came to a conclusion in his mind. "I got it from dad a long time ago" Brendan lied.
"Are you sure he would be okay with you giving this to me?" Narrisa pressed on further.
"Of course I am" Brendan replied confidently. "And besides, my Pokémon already know the move already" he lied once more.
"Okay. Thanks" Narrisa replied with a cheerful look as she placed the H.M. in her bag. "You know, I think I have something for you as well" Narrisa said as she suddenly got an idea. "But you have to close your eyes for it
"I swear, if your going to trip me again" Brendan replied as he reluctantly closed his eyes.
As Brendan stood their waiting for a few seconds he soon felt something pressed against his chest, neck, and shoulders causing him to flinch a bit and slightly peaked his right eye open.
"No peaking now" Narrisa said in response making Brendan close his eye shut.
As a few more seconds passed with Brendan keeping his eyes shut he soon felt some weight pushed down on his shoulders and soon felt something soft pressing against his forehead. As a few seconds passed the weight on his shoulders soon lightened and foot steps are to be heard moving away from him.
"You can open your eyes now" Narrisa said in a sweet tone.
As Brendan opened his eyes he soon saw Narrisa blushing slightly as she looked down with her hands behind her back as she smiled slightly.
"Did you just..." Brendan trailed off as he places his hand over his forehead and blushed slightly as well.
"Yeah...well...umm...it's not a lot but-" Narrisa was soon cut off when Brendan suddenly went up to her and gave her a hug. "Bre-Brendan I uhh..." Narrisa said getting all flustered and blushing more furiously.
As a few seconds pass with Brendan still holding on tightly to Narrisa he soon backed of with his hands still on her shoulders.
"Good luck and be careful on your way to Lavaridge" Brendan said with a gentle tone as he closed in on her again giving her a quick kiss on the forehead. "See you soon" he said with a smile before running off along the path.
As Brendan ran out of sight of Narrisa, he soon stopped and hid behind a nearby tree and slid down onto the ground breathing heavily. "Why did I do that?" Brendan said to himself as he rested his head on the palm of his hand while balancing it on his knee.
Back at the crossroad where Narrisa still stood their she was still staring into the distance where Brendan ran off to and was about to take a step forward when Velouria stopped her.
"You're going after him, are you?" Velouria said as she stood in front of her trainer.
Narrisa taking notice of her Pokémon standing in front of her soon realized what she was about to do and just shook her head.
"Oh, sorry I just...I might have been stuck in the moment is all" said Narrisa sounding a bit depressed. "Anyways, I'm fine now so let's keep moving" she added with a forced smile before turning around and started moving along the mountain side path.
"If you say so" Velouria replied a bit skeptical before following right after. "C'mon Mimi, let's go" said Velouria as she saw Mimi just grooming herself on the patch of grass beside them
"Nya" Mimi said in response as she got up and soon followed.
Narrisa and her team now on their separate ways from Brendan's and heading towards Lavaridge town, would things go back the way they were now that Brendan is gone? Or would everything prove to be much more difficult now that a close companion is gone? Only one shall be answered as their journey continues. End of chapter 13
Deaths:
-Vivian the Beautifly
-Emilia the Wingul
Author's note: Well here's the new chapter. This one took so long to make due to school and all taking up most of my time. Next chapter might take longer though since I have lots of ideas and so little time to make it so until then, see ya.