Kayla POV
"Mmm...huh?" I opened my eyes to find myself in the same room as I found myself the day before.
"Sigh..." So it really wasn't a dream... I sighed.
I climbed out of bed and glanced out the window at the rising sun.
"Hmm..." I walked over and opened the window. I noticed that beyond my second story bedroom, there were some more houses and beyond that was a forest that came before a mountain.
I smiled at the sight. Even if I was stuck here, there was no doubt that there were some nice moments.
Still...I can't believe I was able to pull off that battle yesterday...So my current moveset is thundershock, growl, and mega punch. I wonder how I was able to use my moves so easily. Growl was easy, mega punch wasn't too hard. But I never thought I would be able to use electric type moves like I did.
Soon, there was a knock at my door.
"Kayla?" A familiar voice said.
I walked over and opened the door. "Morning Finn" I said.
"Morning. You ready to have some breakfast?" Finn asked.
"Sure." I replied.
Finn and I headed downstairs into the kitchen where Finn's mom was.
"Good morning, you two." She greeted as she placed some food on the table.
"Morning." We replied.
"Wow." I said as I looked at the food on the table. There was pancakes with some oran berries and pecha berries on them.
"I hope you like pancakes, Kayla." She said.
"I sure do." I smiled.
I grabbed a fork and started cutting into the pancakes on my plate. Finn grabbed an oran berry off his stack and munched on it.
As we sat down to eat, Miss Shade walked outside for a moment.
"Where is she going?" I asked.
Finn bit into a piece of pancake. "Oh, she's probably going to get the mail." Finn explained.
"Ah. By the way, didn't you mention you have a dad?" I asked.
Finn nodded. "I do, but he has to be away awhile for work sometimes." He explained.
"What kind of job does he have?" I asked.
"He's part of a pokemon exploration team called Team Thunderwind. He's in the team with a luxray and a braviary." Finn explained.
"What kind of pokemon is he?" I asked.
"He's a blaziken. He's really strong." He replied.
"A blaziken? Pardon me for asking, but how did a blaziken and zoroark have a helioptile?" I asked.
"I was adopted. My dad and my mom were on an exploration together when they found my egg all alone. My mom took it and raised me from then on." He explained.
Soon, Miss Shade came into the room holding some mail.
"...Bill...bill...hmm?" She said as she looked it over.
"Anything good?" Finn asked.
"It appears there's something for Kayla here." Miss Shade said as she handed me a letter.
"For me?" I asked as I took the letter.
"For Kayla." It read on the envelope.
"Dear Kayla, again, a million apologizes for this situation I've put you in, but I must ask you to visit me in my lab. I will discuss further details there. Thanks, ~Professor Elgem."
"Well? What does it say?" Finn asked.
"It seems I have to head back to the lab again today." I replied.
"Cool. Want me to tag along?" Finn asked.
"Uh, sure. That is, if it's okay with your mom." I said as I looked over at her.
Finn looked at his mom with puppy dog eyes.
"Hmm...It's alright with me." She smiled.
"Sweet! Thank mom." He replied.
"But finish your breakfast." She reasoned.
Finn and I nodded our heads and continued to eat.
After breakfast, Finn and I hurried along to Professor Elgem's lab.
"Hello? Professor?" I knocked as I entered the lab.
"Ah, Kayla, I see you got my letter." The elgyem floated towards us.
"Yeah. What did you want to talk about?" I asked.
"Come this way." He said as he floated into the next room.
In his lab, Abu was standing there with another pokemon.
"Dana? What are you doing here?!" Finn asked.
"Kayla? Finn?" He asked.
"Ah, so you all are acquainted? That makes things easier." The professor smiled.
"Hey Kayla, remember how you got a message from me and Elgy here? Well, you weren't the only one who received that message." Abu explained.
"Wait, what?" I asked.
"That's right. Kayla, the litleo you see before you was once a human, just like you." The professor informed.
"Wait, Kayla was a human too?!" Dana asked.
"That's right. That is why I called you both here today. I might have some idea how to build a stronger portal back to your world." He explained.
"Really?" Dana and I asked.
"Yes. See, when we brought you into this world, Abu and I had to combine our psychic powers with the machine to have enough power to create a warp through time and space. But alas, that proved to be too much strain on us both." The professor started.
"A strain on us both? You weren't the one who passed out from doing most of the work." The kadabra corrected.
"Ah...right. Anyway, I have considered that perhaps it would be hard to do it again. Not only would it be a strain on us, but there is no guarantee that the portal we create will be the one to your world." Professor Elgem explained.
"But professor, I thought that your were successful in reaching Kayla's world. That's how you got them here in the first place, right?" Finn asked.
"Yes my boy. But when we ran the machine, the energy that it took for the experiment proved to be too much and we lost the coordinates. All of the data we tested with was erased." He explained.
"Why doesn't that surprise me..." I facepalmed.
"But, I do believe there is a way we can access those coordinates. Have any of you ever heard of a pokemon called Hoopa?" The professor asked.
"I do. It's a mythical pokemon that can use its hoops to teleport things." Dana answered.
"Correct. Now, there are rumors that Hoopa's rings can send those objects through space. I would need to have Hoopa here with me to test my theory, perhaps make it easier to find the coordinates." The professor explained.
"So where is Hoopa?" Finn asked.
"That's the problem. Hoopa is a wandering pokemon, moving from place to place. I don't know where he would be." The professor frowned.
"Well...what if we looked for Hoopa? It's not like we have anything better to do, right?" Dana asked.
"Hmm...That might work. But do you all have enough experience to go on a big journey like that?" Professor Elgem asked.
"That's easy. Kayla here just fought a mankey yesterday and won." Finn bragged.
"What moveset did she use?" The professor asked.
"Uh...growl, thundershock, and mega punch." Finn replied.
"And you, Dana? Do you have a moveset?" He asked.
"Hmm...I know that litleo can learn tackle and leer from the start. I suppose I could pull those moves off." He replied.
"Hmm...I suppose that will have to work for now." The professor said.
"You know that they will have to form a team to make things easier, right?" Abu spoke.
"Ah yes, you're right." The professor replied.
"Wait, teams? Like rescue teams?" I asked.
"Exactly. Although We'll have to take you into town to get some supplies. That is, if you're up for it."
I looked between Finn and Dana.
"I'm up for it." I said.
"Me too!" Dana replied.
"...I can't." Finn said.
"Wait, what?" Dana questioned.
"That is, I'd have to ask my mom before I do any of that. But I'll come along into town." Finn replied.
"Great. Abu, would you mind taking them to the shops in town? Everything will be on me." The professor asked his assistant.
"Sure thing. I'll take them there now." Abu said as he headed towards the door.
"C'mon, guys. Lets get going." Dana said as he ran to catch up to Abu.
"Coming!" I replied as I ran to catch up, with Finn running ahead.
In town, there was another area filled with shops. There were many strong pokemon in the area.
"Wow..." I said as I looked around.
"Impressive, isn't it? This is where many explorers buy the items they might need to complete their quest. Now, we'll have to get your team registered. There is a place up ahead where you can do that." Abu said as he lead the way.
Abu lead us to this tall brown building with a red roof. It looked almost like a pokemon center.
"What is this place?" Dana asked.
"This here is one of the many Pokemon HQs in the world. You can register a team, you can rest there, and they even have a builtin board to complete jobs. C'mon."
Inside the HQ, there were many more pokemon. There was a tall pokemon with an orange face at the desk.
"Ah, Abu, it's been too long." She smiled.
"Good day, miss Kiki. It has been a long time, hasn't it?" Abu greeted.
The gourgiest looked over Abu's shoulder to the three of us.
"Who are these young pokemon?" She asked.
"Oh, forgive me. This is Kayla, Dana, and Shade's boy, Finn." Abu said.
"A pleasure to meet all of you. What can I do for you?" She asked.
"Uh, we're here to register as a team." I answered.
"Ah, a rescue team, huh? Alrighty, but I'll need a team name." Kiki said.
"Hmm...What kind of name should we have?" Dana asked.
"Hmm..." I hummed in thought.
"How about Team Pursuit?" Finn suggested.
"Pursuit?" Dana and I asked.
"Yeah. Well, we're all kind of pursuing a goal, so i thought the team name suited us." Finn explained.
"Hmm...I like it." Dana said.
"Yeah. Team Pursuit. I like it." I replied.
"Team Pursuit? Alrighty then, I'll get you three registered right away." Kiki said cheerfully.
Kiki wrote something down on a sheet and put a stamp on it.
"Congratulations you are now registered." She smiled.
"Awesome!" Dana cheered.
"Now that you're registered, you all get this starter package." Kiki said as she handed the three of us a package.
"Hmm..." I hummed as I opened the box.
Inside the package was a treasure bag, badges, and an empty map.
"This is all cool...but why is the map empty?" I asked.
"That map fills up as you reach new areas. When you enter a new town it should add a section automatically." Kiki explained.
"Wait, on its own?" Dana asked.
"Yup!" Kiki replied.
"Alright, kids. We have to get some supplies in town if you all are going to start exploring." Abu said.
"Alright. Thanks for everything Miss Kiki!" Finn waved as we left the building.
We found ourselves outside of the Pokemon HQ.
"So we have our starter kit, but what else could we need?" I asked.
"A treasure bag, map, and badges are all great, but you three will need to stock up on other useful items. Do you see that blue building up ahead?" Abu asked as he pointed ahead.
"I see it, is it that one with the different symbols on it?" Dana asked.
"That's it. That shop there is important for buying important items." Abu explained as we walked.
We walked inside to find many items on display. There was a hitmontop behind the counter.
"Welcome, friends. How may I help you?" The hitmontop asked.
"It's been too long, Ajax." Abu greeted.
"Is that really you, Abu? I see you've evolved since I last saw you. And who are your friends?" He asked.
"These guys are Kayla, Dana, and Finn." He replied.
"Hi." I waved.
"Welcome, welcome! Now, how can I help you today?" Ajax asked.
"My friends here need some new gear. They have just become an official team." Abu said.
"That's wonderful! Well, I have to say it but I don't have much in stock. I just have a few items available to them at the moment." He frowned.
"That will be fine. What do you have?" Abu asked.
"Hmm...well, for the pikachu there I have a zap scarf. It boosts the power of electric type moves." He said as he pulled out an orange scarf.
"That looks pretty cool actually, may I try it on?" I asked.
"Sure thing." Ajax smiled as he handed me the scarf.
I tied the scarf around my neck.
"How do I look?" I asked.
"That looks awesome, Kayla." Finn said.
"What about me?" Dana asked.
"Ah, for you I have this, a swift scarf. It boosts your speed." Ajax said as he showed a green scarf.
"It increases speed? I'll take that one then." Dana insisted.
"Any good ones for me?" Finn asked.
"Yes. There is one more item, a joy band. It increases how much experience you get from battles." Ajax said as he gave Finn a red band.
Finn tied it around his neck.
"I like it." He smiled.
"Good. They all look great on you." He smiled.
"Here is the money, Ajax." Abu said as he handed over some money.
"Thank you, Abu. I hope to see you all again."
"I can't wait to get going." Dana said excitedly.
"But it's getting kind of late, isn't it? Shouldn't we rest for tonight and get a head start in the morning?" I asked.
"Yeah. We can all rest at my place." Finn said.
"Okay. Lets get going then." Dana said.
"Alright. Thanks for everything, Abu." I said as I turned to him.
"You're all welcome. I hope you guys are successful in finding Hoopa." Abu said as he waved.
The three of us all raced towards Finn's house.
"Mom, we're home!" Finn yelled.
"My my, the professor must have had something big to ask you, Kayla. Oh? Where did you get the gear?" She asked.
"Abu took us to the Pokemon HQ to become a rescue team. He even bought some gear for us." I replied.
"I see. You all look great, but what made you all decide to become a team so soon?" She asked.
"We need to find Hoopa, the mythical pokemon, in hopes of finding some way back home." Dana explained.
"Hoopa? You must come in and tell me everything." She insisted.
And there's the end of chapter 3!I hope you all enjoyed it and look out for chapter 4. Remember, I'm allowing OC submissions, so send a review of your character and pokemon and I'll review them. Thanks for reading!