Hello, fellow trainers! Everyone having a nice summer so far?

Now that I'm on vacation I'm working on getting back into the groove of writing again, even though I'm busy with college stuff and a social life and yeah.

Anyways, here's chapter 2 ^_^

"Well, that certainly was unexpected." Professor Oak said, voicing my own thoughts as he scratched his head. "But it most definitely solves the problem of me having no more Pokémon."

I nodded at his words, but my attention was entirely on the small pokeball in my hands.

"Even though it will be weak from having just hatched, that Eevee will bond with you immensely when you release it from its pokeball. It will see you as its mother, and I can already tell that you will love it as much as it will soon love you."

I looked up at the Professor to see him smiling gently at me. He gave a small nod, which I returned, before turning my attention back to the pokeball in my hand. I gently clicked the button once, enlarging the ball, and with only a moment's hesitation, clicked it again.

A bright white light erupted from the ball, materializing into the form of a small quadruped. The light faded, and the little Eevee looked up at me with her large brown eyes. "Ee?"

I could feel my eyes going wide at the insane amount of cuteness standing before me. I dropped quickly to my knees, holding my arms open, and my Eevee happily bounced onto my lap. Jumping up, she put her front paws on my chest and looked me in the eye before licking my nose and cuddling into my neck.

"I had a feeling that's what would happen." Professor Oak was saying as I wrapped my arms around Eevee and stood back up, shifting her body so I was cradling her in my arms. "I have something around here that I want to give you since I couldn't give you a Pokémon; I just need to find it." Oak started rummaging through drawers and cabinets again as he spoke. "Oh, and why not think about giving your Eevee a nickname?" He suggested.

Nickname? I've got just the thing. "That's a wonderful idea, Professor." I said, smiling. "I think I'll name her Bandit. Perfect for when she evolves."

"I assume you've already decided on Umbreon then?" Oak asked with a laugh, to which I replied with an eager nod. "Here, I'd like you to have this." The Professor handed me a little pouch. I opened it, and inside were many little candy-like objects. "It's all vitamins; protein, zinc, iron, calcium, carbos and even a few rare candies. If you feed them all to Bandit, she'll become quite a bit stronger and it will be much easier for you to start your journey, as I'm sure you'll want to do. And with that being said, there is one more thing I need to give you. A Pokedex."

From his coat pocket the Professor pulled a classic Dexter Pokedex and handed it to me. "For a trainer, a Pokedex is everything. It's your I.D., it tells you about any Pokémon you see, and it can give you all the information on your own Pokémon, such as what moves it knows, its strengths and weaknesses, and its level."

"Thank you, Professor Oak. Really." The Professor smiled kindly. "Have fun. Enjoy your adventure. And once you're all big and strong, do me a favor and show Gary what you're made of." I couldn't help but laugh as I left the lab.

Once outside, I found a nice spot under a tree, put Bandit down on the grass and started feeding her the vitamins the Professor had given me. I watched her stats on my Pokedex grow as she ate them all, and when she finished, it was time to do what any veteran trainer did when they weren't strong enough- level grind.

Grinding was definitely different in real life from the game. We fought a lot more trainers than wild Pokémon, mostly because wilds didn't jump out every few steps and attack us. They mostly just ignored us, honestly. And the trainers that we did fight didn't jump up and demand a battle as soon as they saw us- some asked politely, some taunted, and some still just ignored us. It was weird.

We'd been battling our way up route 1- and making quite a decent amount of cash from winning- when we hit Viridian City and finally took a break. I headed straight for the Pokémon Center with Bandit right beside me. I already wasn't fond of keeping her in her pokeball, and she seemed to prefer walking with me anyway.

"Well, well, well, look who finally made it to Viridian City." I'd know that teasing voice anywhere. I walked towards the voice and found Gary sitting on a bench and leaning back against the wall. "Yes, and it was so nice of you to wait around for me, but you really didn't need to. Bandit and I are doing great." Bandit barked in agreement.

For the first time Gary's green eyes looked down at the little Eevee beside me. Concern flashed briefly across his features at the sight of her small body covered with various scratch marks and small cuts. "It looks like you had a rough time on your way here." He observed skeptically, but I immediately denied it. "Oh no, we just did a little training on our way. We took out-what was it? - 12 trainers?" I looked down at Bandit, and she barked, nodding.

Gary raised an eyebrow- he clearly hadn't been expecting that. "You're doing quite a lot better than I thought you would." He said, and I couldn't help but smirk. "Now you listen to me, Gary Oak. I may be a novice here, but where I'm from, I'm a master. I know more about Pokémon than you could ever imagine. You have no idea what I can do, and underestimating me will be the worst thing you've ever done." I walked away with that warning, to the counter to have Bandit healed, and for once, Gary Oak was the one left speechless in the dust.