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A long yawn escaped Aiden as he sat up in his bed and outstretched his arms as far as he could until he heard a few cracks and pops. He looked out the window of his room in the Pokemon Center and already spotted a few people walking around outside.
"Looks like I can finally challenge the Gym now." he said to himself, "I better get ready, then."
The boy tossed the blanket to the side and jumped out of bed. He reached over to a nearby chair and grabbed his clothing before entering the bathroom to change out of his tank top and shorts. After combing his jet black hair a bit and the adjusting his hat he smiled approvingly at his reflection before exiting. He then grabbed his bag and went downstairs to have a quick breakfast.
"Eat up guys." he said as he watched his Pokemon eat beside him, "We're going to need all the strength we have for today. Who knows what kind of Gym Leader we might be facing. From what I heard they use Bug Type Pokemon." he then looked over to his Torchic and smiled. "Looks like it's just you and me today!"
"Chic, chic!" Torchic chirped happily.
Meanwhile in a nearby bush, a pair of curious electric blue eyes watched the trio. Zorua had taken a major risk leaving the sanctuary of the forest and stepping into the world of Humans. He had always been told to stay away from them. Saying that they'll capture him in these sphere like capsules and enslave him. But from what he's seen, they don't appear to be so bad. At least, not this one. His Pokemon appear to be very happy to say the least.
"You full, Froakie?" Aiden asked after taking a sip of his coffee.
"Froakie! Froakie!" Froakie replied happily.
"Torchic! Torchic!"
"You too, Torchic?" Aiden chuckled.
"Chic!"
"Alright. Let me finish my coffee and we'll be on our way." Aiden said.
Zorua watched the young man finish his coffee before returning his Pokemon to those capsule devices and then walking back into the building with the red roof. He then came out through the main entrance a few seconds later and walked down the road leading up to a bigger building.
"Zor?" Zorua twitched his ear curiously before hopping after him.
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Aiden's eyes wandered curiously around the Gym. It looked much bigger on the outside. But on the inside it was just covered in endless plant life. Save for the small battle court in the center. The roof was made entirely out of glass, so it gave off a humid feeling as well. Aiden actually had to unzip his jacket all the way down because of how hot it was. "Mew of Arceus." he breathed, sweat rolling down his face.
"Can I help you?" a familiar voice asked.
Aiden turned around and saw Viola standing behind him. The woman's eyes sudden flashed in recognition and she perked up a bit. "Oh! You're the kid who helped me yesterday. Please forgive me. I didn't recognize you from behind." she chuckled as she rubbed the back of her neck.
"Oh. No worries." Aiden assured her, "I'm just looking for the Gym Leader."
"Are you here for a match?" Viola asked as she crossed her arms.
"Yep."
"Well you're in luck then!" Viola grinned enthusiastically, "You're just happening to be looking at the Santalune Gym Leader."
"What!?" Aiden exclaimed, "You're the Gym Leader?"
"Yep! I would like to apologize about yesterday, though. I choose that day to take the time to relax and enjoy what I love the most. But now that I'm back in work, let's have a battle!"
Aiden nodded firmly. "Yeah! I didn't travel all the way to Kalos for nothing."
Viola and Aiden got to the center of the room and stood across from each other. Both had determined expressions on their faces as they stood in their battle poses. "You know what this reminds me of? This reminds of the time I battled a certain young woman that was about your age." Viola said, "Well, enough of that. Let's get this party started! Vivillon, I choose you!" Viola cried as she tossed her Poke Ball out. The beautifully patterned Pokemon let out a shrill once she was out of her Pokeball.
"Torchic! Come on out!" Aiden threw the Pokeball into the air and watched it release his Torchic. "Torchic, use Ember!"
Torchic fired mini-shots of fire directly at the butterfly. Vivillon was only struck three times when she attempted to dodge.
"Vivillon, tackle!"
Vivillon managed to send Torchic flying across the room and caused him to hit a nearby rock. Torchic immediately jumped back on his feet. "Torchic! Tackle Vivillon back!" Aiden yelled.
Zorua watched the battle while hiding in one of the bushes that was found in the Gym. He blinked curiously at what was going on. He's seen some nasty battles in the forest that sometimes got out of hand and ended in bloodshed. But this was different.
Vivillon was hit, but didn't get hit very effectively. "Vivillon, use Infestation!" Viola howled. Vivillon's seemingly innocent eyes suddenly flashed as she summoned a swarm of miniature bugs upon Torchic. Torchic started screeching in panic as his body was suddenly covered in small insects.
"Torching! Try to shake'm off and use Peck!"
Torchic did just that. The bird managed to warm his body heat up before shaking them off. By warming his body heat up to a level that the insects couldn't handle, they wanted to jump of anyway. Torchic's beak then glowed as he lunged up and struck Vivillon dead center. Vivillon stumbled back in mid-air before getting struck by Torchic's ember.
"Impressive!" Viola said with an impressed look on her face, "You're just as strong as that Trainer I battled two years back! Vivillon, use Quick Attack!" Vivillon let out a shrill as she dove towards Torchic.
"Torchic! See if you can try to hit her with Peck!"
Torchic's beak glowed once more and he jumped up. In the blink of an eye, the two Pokemon collided with one another before falling to the ground. Both Aiden and Viola watched anxiously for one of them to stand up. Both look extremely exhausted. Torchic suddenly stirred as he weakly got back on his feet and stood victorious.
"Did we...win?" Aiden asked.
Viola brought out her Pokeball and returned Vivillon to it before looking up at Aiden and nodding with a smile.
"YEEEEEEEEES!" the boy whooped as he fist-pumped before embracing his Torchic and hugging him tightly. "WE DID IT, TORCHIC! WE DID IT! WE DAMN DID IT!"
"Torchic, torchic!" Torchic cried happily as he nuzzled his Trainer.
"Love... Determination... Those are the exact same things I saw in the eyes of the girl battled two years earlier. Now I see them in you." Viola held out Calem's hand and placed a ladybug shaped badge on it. "Here. You've earned it."
Aiden looked up at Viola just as Torchic hopped on his shoulder and smiled gratefully. "Thank you. I'm glad to have met you."
Viola winked at him. "Same here. By the way, about those pictures you took yesterday; not bad! Not bad at all. You should be my assistant more often." she laughed.
Aiden laughed as well. "Yeah, well, maybe after I defeat the Kalos League I might come back some time."
"I do look forward to it when you do." Viola gave him a thumbs up.
"By the way, do you know where the next gym is?"
"Next Gym? Bring out your map."
Aiden rummaged through his bag before bringing out the device that activated his holo-map. "I would recommend going to Cyllage City next. The Gym Leader there specializes in Rock types. So I say you use Froakie for that one."
"Sure." Aiden said.
Outside
"Well, Aiden, this looks like goodbye for now. I wish you luck on the rest of your journey." Viola said.
"Thanks." Aiden replied, "It was great battling with you. It truly was a good experience."
After saying their last goodbyes Aiden turned to leave, but was suddenly stopped when he heard a Pokemon cry, "Zorua!"
"Huh?"
Aiden and Viola looked over to see the Zorua standing only a foot away from Aiden. Looking up at him with glittering blue eyes. "A Zorua? Could this be the same Zorua from before?" he asked Viola.
"Probably." Viola replied.
"Zorua! Zorua!" the Zorua yipped at Aiden's bag repeatedly. Wagging his tail and even jumping a bit.
"What dose he want?" Aiden asked, clueless.
"Maybe he wishes to go with on your journey?" Viola suggested as she placed on of her hands on her hip.
Aiden frowned. "But we haven't-really-gotten to know each other! We only met yesterday." he said as he crossed his arms.
"Sometimes it isn't the Trainer who chooses the Pokemon. Sometimes it's the Pokemon who chooses the Trainer." Viola said with a wink.
Aiden took that into mind and looked down at the Zorua, who was smiling up at him while wagging his bushy tail lazily. Aiden took out the Pokeball that contained his Froakie before before pressing the button in the middle and releasing him. "I heard you have to battle a Pokemon before catching them." he said before smiling down at the Zorua, "So let's battle."
"Zorua!" the Zorua cried happily before he jumped back and stood in a battle stance. Head lowered and ears pointed high.
"Looks like he accepts your challenge." Viola said.
"I guess so. Froakie, use Pound!" Aiden yelled.
Froakie charged Zorua before striking him. Zorua skidded back a bit. The Pokemon charged back at Froakie before biting into his arm. Froakie let out a cry of alarm as he attempted to shake the other Pokemon off.
"FrFroakie Use Bubble!"
Zorua was suddenly hit by a round of bubbles and he released his sharp grip on Froakie. The Pokemon shook the bits of water off him just before he was hit by a surprise attack by Froakie.
"Go, Pokeball!" Aiden roared as he threw a Pokeball at him. The capsule hit Zorua and opened, absorbing him in a red light before snapping shut and falling to the ground. Aiden, Froakie, and Viola watched the ball rock side-to-side as the center glowed red.
Ding!
"YES!" Aiden whooped as he ran over and snatched the Pokeball from the ground before holding it up high in the air. "I CAUGHT ZORUA!" he boomed proudly.
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*Petting Harbinger (My Yveltal)*
Yeah, sorry for the long wait. School is a MAJOR pain! Right Harbinger?
Harbinger: *Nods*
Daaaaaaaaaaaaw, who's a good killer? You are! You are!
Harbinger: Really, N-kins?