Angel Wings, chapter 24

Amy47101: Gasp...Pant... I think I lost them, guys.

Eleanor: I think we did.

Flare: What was up with the last chapter?

Am47101: I should probably explain that. I accidentally reposted chapter 22. Sorry! So, read chapter 23, and don't kill me!

Carter: Since Disclaimer dude quit and is hunting us down with a tank, one of us will be doing disclaimer from now on.

Dash: Right! Amy47101 does not own pokemon!

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(Eleanor P.O.V)

"Good morning!" I said cheerfully as I came down the stairs with Prince on my shoulder.

"Mornin' Eleanor!" said Carters grandmother cheerfully from the kitchen. I could smell bacon cooking. I saw his grandfather in the living room, reading a newspaper while taking a sip of coffee every now and then. I sat down at the table across from Carter, who was shoveling eggs into his mouth. His partner, Cala, sat politely, eating her food like a lady. I smiled at the two opposites, before my gaze traveled out the window. I wonder where the others are right now.

Currently, I was in Carters' grandparents quaint little cottage in Chicole Village. After waving our friends off, Carter offered to have me spend the night with Prince. Of course, I was happy to accept, but his grandfather made sure our rooms were as far away from each other as possible.

"What did he think we would do? We're only friends..." I thought as I felt my face redden slightly from the thought.

"Eat up! Breakfast is served!" declared Carters grandmother as she placed a plate in front of me.

"Thanks." I said as I began eating, slyly sneaking a few bits of bacon to Prince, who happily ate them.

"Prince will get fat if you keep feeding him bacon." said Carter as he looked up from his now empty plate.

"So will you if you keep inhaling all those eggs."

"Hey, it's protein. Protein good!" said Carter as he imitated the voice of a caveman.

"Shut up!" I laughed. "You can be a real idiot sometimes."

"Carter know. That what make Carter awesome!" he declared, still imitating a caveman.

Soon after breakfast, and quick goodbyes to Carters grandparents, we were out the door, and walking down the dirt paths of the small village.

"Hey!" yelled Luana as her familiar form came upon us. "I was to excited to wait, so I came here to get you! Right Fluff?"

Her Buneary let out a cry of happiness as it hopped around excitedly.

"Hey! Those are the strange Eevees from before!" she said as she pointed to Prince and Cala. "They your partners?"

"Yep!" I said optimistically.

"Wow! That's so cool!" said Luana as she led us towards the base. "Here we are! Home sweet home!"

We walked into the base, were everyone dropped what they were doing, and turned our way. Literally, Elaine let the hammer she was holding clatter to the floor as she got up from... whatever she was working on. I noticed that there was another guy there who was working with Elaine.

"Hey! If it isn't Angel and Rascal!" declared Barlow as he walked up to the two. "Sorry, Eleanor and Carter. We adopted the nicknames after the incident with the wings-"

I widened my eyes in shock, and tilted my head towards the other guys direction.

"You worried about Ollie? He's on our side! Our mechanic in training! I swear, he's a trustworthy and talented mechanic! Good kid, might I add."

"O...kay..." I said after a pause.

"Everyone!" barked Barlow. "Line up!"

In a hurry, everyone in the base lined themselves up in front of us, those with partner pokemon standing next to them. Their operator, who, if I recall, was called Maxine, stayed behind her desk.

"This is Crawford, also known as Afro around the base." said Barlow, pointing to the afro haired ranger who grinned.

"Hey Angel! Rascal! This is Buddy, if you don't remember. I'm the prankster around these parts. Rascal, I heard you were a prankster too. True?"

"Since the day I was born." said Carter as he grinned.

"We have a lot to discuss, then."

"This is Luana, commonly know as Lulu. She's a little flighty, get's easily distracted, and, giving you fair warning, a terrible cook."

"My cooking isn't that bad." she said.

"It is." said Crawford, a look of mocked fear on his face.

"Oliver," said Barlow, moving on. "Our Mechanic in training, but is more comfortable with Ollie."

"Don't worry," said Ollie with a sheepish wave. "Your secret is safe with me."

"Elaine, A.K.A Destructo. Our Mechanic, but likes to destroy things more than she does fixing them."

"What can I say?" asked Elaine with a shrug. "It's true."

"And finally, Maxine, but everyone calls her Max. She's our Operator, and won the Styler recharging competition for the past four years."

Maxine let out a small wave from behind her desk.

"Hey Angel, Rascal." she said with a small wave.

"And I am, of course, Barlow, the leader of this base. This is Kick, my partner." he said as he gestured towards the Makuhita beside him. "Everyone, this is Eleanor and Carter and..." he paused, eyeing Prince and Cala. "I'm sorry, but why do you have those wacky colored Eevees with you?"

"Isn't it obvious?" I asked as I scratched Prince behind the ears. "These are our partners. This is Prince."

"And this is Cala!" exclaimed Carter.

"Ah! Okay, everyone, this is Eleanor and Carter, and their partners, Prince and Cala, our new rookies!"

After a few moments of applause, and some unnecessary cheering from Luana, Barlow turned back to us. He passed the two of us a box, most likely with clothing in it, judging by its weight and size.

"Those are your new uniforms. You can change in your rooms. Eleanor, you'll be with Lulu, and Carter, you're rooming with Afro. You two," he turned towards Luana and Crawford. "Can show the rookies their new rooms."

"Sure, boss!" said Crawford as he saluted.

"This will be so much fun!" cried Luana as she grabbed me by my wrist, and half lead half dragged me to our room. "I haven't had a roommate since Kate moved to the Union when she became a top ranger! We'll be just like sisters! We can stay up late, and paint our nails and..."

I zoned out after that. I may be a girl, but painting my nails is not on my to do list.

"And here we are!" cried Luana with an extravagant wave of her hand "This is our room!"

She shoved me inside.

"Get into that uniform, Angel! I heard that they're passing out the newer ones with goggles and stuff!" she cried from the other side of the door. I looked absentmindedly around the room. Two beds, one plain and the other filled with bright colorful objects. Assuming the plain one was mine, I placed the box down on top the bed, and opened it.

I pulled out the uniform, and realized it was the same as the kind that Summer wore. Red goggles, yellow scarf, the whole kit. I pulled my old school uniform off, and changed into the new articles of clothing. Looking in the mirror, I adjusted the goggles atop my head, and fiddled with the scarf around my neck. I then stepped out the door, nearly running into Carter, who was stepping out the door a little ways down. He was dressed in the same type of uniform as Ben would usually wear.

"Nice." he said as he looked me over.

"You too." I smiled. We made our way down the hallway, back into the main room of the base, where everyone was waiting.

"Hey, so those are the new uniforms I've been hearing so much about." said Barlow with an approving nod. "They suit you two."

"Thanks!" exclaimed Carter with a small hint of arrogance. "So what's our first mission? Stopping rampaging pokemon? Halting the plans of villains?"

I rolled my eyes while Barlow chucked.

"Enthusiastic, are we?" asked Barlow. "Well if, you're so excited about a mission, then here, I'll assign you one."

I think Carter was a little let down when Barlow handed us each a stack of rolled of newspapers. I read the title of one. The Vein Tribune. Shooting a questioning look to our leader, he asked:

"What're these for?"

"These are your first mission. Deliver the local newspaper, The Vein Tribune, to every house in Chicole Village and Veintown."

"Our first mission is..." Carter trailed off, holding off one of them near his face. "Delivering newspapers?"

"Yep." said Barlow.

"Seriously?"

"Yep."

"But..."

"You were expecting something more exciting, I know. This is important, though. If you are going to be a part of our base and town, a great way to start is to introduce yourself to the neighbors. So get going!" demanded Barlow as he literally shoved us out the door. We stood there awkwardly for a minute.

"Hey Carter..." I said, a mischievous grin on my face. "Race ya to Chicole Village!" I yelled, sprinting ahead of him without warning.

"Hey, no fair!" he yelled. I heard his footsteps thudding behind me. "You got a head start!"

"You snooze you loose, Carter!"

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