We enter the tournament and find that my first battle is later on in the day. So we decide to go explore the surrounding area with our pokemon. I sit on the stump of a chopped down tree as we stop by a small stream. The six of us decide to relax and enjoy the peaceful day. My mind still goes back to that vision I had though, and yet I don't know why. A sudden rustling of the nearby bushes catches my sister on alert. She stands up and approaches the bushes with caution, more then I've ever seen her use.
"Vulpix use Flamethrower!" She shouts as Vulpix responses with a blast of flame from her mouth.
During the day our pokemon have told us much about the world and what we are supposed to know now that we are pokemon trainers. Each pokemon has four attacks it can use at any time. That and a few other things, I can't quite remember what all Riolu told me. I'm suddenly caught off guard by my sister's high pitch squeal.
"I caught it! I caught it!"
"Caught what?" Our brother asks as he walks over, his voice clearly telling that he was annoyed by our sister's squeal.
"I caught this!" Tronay squeals as she allows her newly caught pokemon to come out of its poke ball.
A tiny fox looking pokemon with cream colored fur and soft brown eyes reveals itself as the red light around it fades.
That's an Eevee, Tronay! Riolu exclaims as he stares at the new member of our team in shock.
"An Eevee?" Our sister asks.
"If that's what Riolu said, then he's right," I comment as I stretch out and lay back on the stump.
My sister smiles at the fact that she caught her first pokemon.
Isn't it time for our first battle master? Riolu asks.
I startle for a moment. Battle? Where does that sound familiar?
"Yeah it is. Wait it is! Tronay, Santerous come on! My first battle is just five minutes away!" I shout as I get off the stump and begin to run back to the castle, its presence looming in the distance.
The now seven of us run back to the castle's stadium for my first battle. We find the entrance to the stadium and Riolu and I enter a holding area until we are called to battle. Santerous and Tronay sneak in to wish me luck before our battle. As the battle before mine draws to a close and my opponent is showing up on the battlefield, I find myself nervous and my hands sweaty.
You will do fine master, Riolu says to try and comfort me.
"Thanks Riolu," I say calmly as I close my eyes.
Riolu looks at me worriedly. He looks around for Santerous or Tronay but they are not in the room yet.
What is he doing? The little pokemon wonders. We are to battle in less than a minute and yet he has closed his eyes!
"Relax Riolu, our brother just does that. No one knows why, but he just does it. We think it's to control his aura for the battle but we aren't totally sure," Santerous says as he and Tronay enter the room.
The calming knowledge of that reassures Riolu and the pokemon breathes more easily with knowing that.
"And now our newcomer! Tamli Nekita!" The announcer screams over the intercom.
I open my purple eyes and nod at Riolu, who nods back. I run out into the stadium with Riolu on my shoulder and come to a sudden halt. Hundreds of people are looking down on Riolu and I, we shouldn't try to mess this up or it might be bad. Of course I could probably hold back a crowd but I'll explain later on how I would do it.
"Let's do this!" I shout as Riolu jumps off my shoulder and lands in front of me, his pointed tail almost touching the dirt covered arena.
"Go Weavile!" Our opponent shouts as they toss a poke ball into the air.
The pokemon that comes out glares at Riolu and myself with its red eyes. It bears a red crest on the top of its head and its blueish skin gleams in the pale sunlight of the stadium. It's white claws shine like polished ivory as the pokemon stares Riolu and myself down. It looks like a creature that was meant to handle snow and plenty of it!
"Weavile use Shadow Ball!" The opposing trainer shouts as Weavile begins to create a purple spinning ball in its hands.
"Riolu dodge and then use Force Palm!" I shout back.
Riolu dodges the Shadow Ball and slams its right palm into Weavile's stomach. The ice and dark type pokemon slides back from the force of the attack. I close my eyes and take a deep breath.
Now is the time, I think softly.
"Veer use Force Palm with all your strength!" I scream as I open my eyes and my white aura covers my body.
Riolu, now nicknamed Veer, nods and slams both of his palms into Weavile's stomach, knocking the pokemon out.
"The victory goes to Tamli Nekita!" The announcer cries as Veer jumps onto my shoulder.
My opponent returns their pokemon to its poke ball and walks over to shake my hand, but stops because they see my aura blazing around me. Veer alerts me of it and I tone it down for the human to shake my hand in honor of winning. I head over to my sister and brother who praise me for my victory and for giving Riolu a nickname.
"How did you come up with it?" Tronay asks later on in the day as we watch Santerous and Turtwig battle against a female trainer with a giant rock type pokemon, a Rhyhorn if I remember right from what he told me.
"It just came to mind when I closed my eyes," I answer as I run my right hand through my hair and sigh.
"Go Tara! Use Razor Leaf to finish this weakling off!" Our brother shouts as Turtwig, now known as Tara, does as told and defeats her opponent.
Later in the day Tronay and Vulpix battle a male trainer that uses a floating ghost type pokemon. Veer explains to me that this pokemon is called Misdreavus.
"Ruby, finish it off with Flamethrower!" My sister screams as Vulpix, now known as Ruby, roasts the ghost type pokemon with her searing white hot flames.