NEVERMORE
~Part One Of Forever Trilogy~
Chapter 21
Paradise
Littleroot was a small little town. It was very quiet. We kept our Pokemon safely in their new Poke Balls, just in case there were any police officers nearby. That would just ruin my day. Rubin motioned us to follow him, so we did. He lead us to a rather large house. He went up to the back door, and knocked on it.
We were all nervous as we waited for the door to open. What if this was a trap? I trusted Rubin, though. After all, he was from Hoenn, and his 'parents' were deeply involved with 'criminal' (trainer) activities. We waited, fidgeting, for someone to answer the door. When it opened, it revealed a kind looking woman. Her eyes grew wide.
"Oh my goodness...Rubin, what are you doing here?"
"Uh, hey, Mom," said Rubin Mareepishly. "We, uh, need a place to stay."
She sighed and shook her head. "I knew this would happen someday. Come on in, everyone."
We all entered. But the lady took us to the basement. Rubin didn't look worried. When we got there, she went to this grid thing and punched in some numbers. Suddenly, the wall moved, revealing a secret area. We all gasped - well, Rubin, Chase, Am, and Sapphire didn't. I was surprised to see that there were other trainers and Pokemon walking around. It was like a massive mall of sorts.
Rubin, grinning, turned to face us. "Welcome to Littleroot's infamous Trainer Refreshing Station! You and your Pokemon can get spa treatments, manicures and pedicures, all the food you can eat, and training!"
"This is my kind of place," said Diamonda.
We released our Pokemon. Raiden hopped back onto his perch on my shoulder.
"Really?" asked Jade, looking mesmerized. "We can do all that?"
Smiling, Rubin nodded. "Yup! I wouldn't lie to you guys! Come on!"
"Eh, Chase, Am, and I will refrain from this," said Sapphire, wrinkling her nose.
Scarlet rolled her eyes. "A stick in the mud as always, Safaia. I'm going to enjoy myself. Come on, Chuey!"
The Raichu stuck his tongue out at Raiden before following his trainer.
"Come on, Diamonda!" said Jade. "Let's go!" The two girls went off.
"I think I agree with Sapphire," said Plato. "This is too girly for me."
"Yeah," agreed Viola, crossing her arms.
Rubin waved them off. "That's okay!" He grabbed my arm. "Let's go, Topaz!" He began to drag me.
"Eh? I never agreed to this!" I protested.
"Oh, come on, you need this! You need a makeover! You need to look like a girl!"
"I am a girl," I said dryly.
"I know that," he said, rolling his eyes. "But you look too young. You're growing up too slowly like Yellow did. You need to look your age if you're going to catch Chase's attention."
"It's not my fault I'm small," I grumbled. "Whoa - what does Chase have to do with any of this?"
"Everything, Topaz!" he exclaimed, taking me to a clothes shop or something. "You're, like, in love with him or something!"
"WHAT?" I screeched.
"It's obvious," he said, pulling out a dress that matched my eyes, and putting it in front of me. "You looked hurt when Scarlet said she was his girlfriend."
"I did?" I asked, horrified.
"Yeah," he said, putting the dress back, and taking another one that also matched my eyes. "You do like him, don't you?"
I crossed my arms anymore. "Not anymore. He's not the guy who was my best friend. I'm not even sure if I can trust him."
"This is perfect!" he exclaimed. "Go, try this on! We'll finish this talk later!" He pushed me towards the ladies' dressing room. "Hurry!"
Sighing heavily, I trudged into the dressing room. This was only the beginning.
...
I had no idea how many dresses I tried out, but Rubin decided the first one he gave me to try on was the best. It was the color of topaz, my eyes, and made of a tough, yet soft, clingy material. It was sleeveless, and ended midway down my thighs. It had a swirly design on the top. He got me white knee highs socks, and dark brown boots. I did get to choose one thing: sleeveless gloves to hide the scars on my hands. I also got a new bag. The dress did show off what little curves I had, serving the purpose Rubin had.
When we finally looked me over, he was satisfied. "Good! But we need to do something with that hair!"
I touched a stray strand of my thick, yellow hair. "What's wrong with my hair?"
"It's too wild," he said, shaking his head. "And you need to wear it down! It's prettier that way!" He grabbed my arm again. "Come on!"
Next thing I knew, I was getting my hair done. It didn't really get cut; just trimmed. And the hair dresser amplified the spiky part of my bangs. My bangs also had gotten longer over the course of time that we traveled, getting into my eyes. The hair stylist trimmed them a bit. When she was done, I did look like a girl for a change. My hair was super long down; it reached my waist. Dang!
"Perfection!" exclaimed Rubin, very pleased. "You're gorgeous! Now go find Jade and enjoy yourself. I think Raiden could use a spa treatment."
"Ha ha," I said, sweatdropping at the angry Pikachu. "Yeah...he needs to lighten up. Well, I'm going to go do that! Thanks, Rubin!" I hugged him. "Come on, Raiden." Then I dashed off, the shiny Pikachu on my shoulder, looking for Jade.
...
I found Jade in her new outfit. She had on a outfit that was vaguely familiar. Her tan top was light blue, with a black design on the top. Her pleated skirt was green. She had on blue socks, and green shoes. Her auburn hair was down as usual. She was checking out coats. Pinkie was at her feet. She looked up, and her emerald eyes grew wide.
"Topaz...is that you?"
I sweatdropped. "Uh, yeah. Rubin gave me a makeover."
"I'll say!" she exclaimed. "You look great!"
I blushed. "Thanks. Say, where's Diamonda? She left with you."
"Oh, she's getting a spa treatment with Frosty," she said. "I'm trying to pick out nice winter wear for all of us. This place is great!"
"I'll say," I said, grinning.
"Hm...Rubin seems to be going with an orange theme with you, so how about this coat?" She held out a dark orange long coat that would go perfectly with a dress. I tried it on. It was perfect! Jade wrapped a thick white scarf around my neck. And then she looked me over. "Yeah, it's perfect! I'll get you this!"
Everyone was buying me stuff. I felt guilty. "Thanks, Jade."
"It's nothing," she said. "Okay, I'm done with coats. I just hope Plato and Viola like theirs. I know Rubin will love his."
"I'm sure they will," I reassured her.
"Alright," she said. "Let's go pay for this, and the we'll pamper ourselves and our Pokemon!"
"Sounds like a plan to me!"
...
When Jade and I met up with the guys, they seemed to be shocked to see us. They were in the battling section, of course. Chase was apparently giving tips to them or something. Raiden sat on my shoulder, giving them all death glares, especially Chase. Why did he seem to hate him so much? Well, anyway, all of their eyes grew wide when they saw us.
"Is that Topaz?" asked Plato, dumbfounded.
"Who else has a shiny Pikachu with an anger management problem?" I asked.
"Of course it's Topaz!" said Rubin, crossing his arms, looking proud. "I gave her a makeover, yup!"
Before anyone could respond, Scarlet and Diamonda showed up. Scarlet walked with a bounce in her step before flitting over to Chase, linking her arm with his. "We're all done! What do you say about having a party?"
He shrugged. "If you want."
She squealed. "Thank you!" She kissed him.
"Ugh, please no PDA," came the annoyed voice of Sapphire as she and Viola walked up. "I'd like to keep my lunch."
"You're just jealous," said Scarlet.
Sapphire snorted. "Jealous of what? I have much better things to do in life than share spit with some guy."
Viola and I snickered. Jade's lips twitched. Scarlet turned as red as her name. Chase frowned. Am smirked. Plato and Rubin snickered, too.
"Shut up," snapped Scarlet, still red. "Since, we're here, in the battle arena, I propose a battle."
"Who's battling?" asked Sapphire."
"Me and Topaz."
"That's not a far battle and you know it," said Am. "Why her?"
"Because," she said. "Chuey's been wanting to battle her Pikachu for a while."
"It's still not a far battle," said Chase, crossing his arms. "Chuey is extremely higher in levels than Raiden."
"So what?"
"I'm not battling anyone," I said. "I'm here to enjoy myself and get to Mount Silver. Then I'll battle you."
"We have more important things to worry about," said Chase. "We can't stay here forever. You'll get your battle, Scarlet. Just wait a while."
"I'm sure you'd much rather prepare for this party, anyway," said Sapphire.
Diamonda squealed. She grabbed Jade, Viola, and me. "Let's go dress shopping!"
"Oooh, I wanna help!" exclaimed Rubin.
Viola and I groaned. This was going to be a long day.
Woot, a super long chapter for New Years Eve! Basically, everyone is getting a new outfit. The guys will be wearing theirs later on, so yeah.
Gotta love Rubin! xD
Yeah, Topaz is like Yellow. She looks younger than she is.
I finally put more of Jade in! *is happy*
When they get to Mount Silver, they'll be getting their starters! Who should get what?
The Dex Holders make an appearance in the second part of this trilogy, Furthermore!
Anways...review!
Topaz King ~ 15 years ~ daughter of Red and Yellow ~ Raiden (Pikachu), piece of Old Amber
Chase Black ~ 15 years ~ son of Black and White ~ Viper (Jalorda), Squirrel (Pachirisu), Boar (Enbuoh), rest unknown
Viola ? ~ 15 years ~ descendant of Bugsy ~ Veno (Venonat)
Rubin ? ~ 15 years ~ son of Ruby and Sapphire ~ Lady (Poochyena)
Plato Bertliz ~ 15 years ~ son of Pearl and Platina ~ Tempo (Buizel)
Jade ? ~ 14 years ~ daughter of Silver and Green ~ Pinkie (Jigglypuff)
Diamonda Bertliz ~ 16 years ~ descendant of Pearl and Platina ~ Frosty (Glaceon)
Amethyst ? ~ 17 years ~ descendant of ? ~ Twitch (Snorunt), Hindsight (Xatu), Hearth (Magmar), Marely (Lucario), rest unknown
Scarlet Moore ~ 15 years ~ descendant of Red and Yellow ~ Chari (Charizard), Chuey (Raichu), rest unknown