Chapter 10: Route 3 Part Two

I woke up early to a gray winter morning. The sun was barely peeking over the glimpse of the horizon that I could see through all of the trees. I went to check on the Pokémon just to find Granny already there putting them through some last minute paces. Jolt was so focused on her training that Granny noticed me watching first.

She grinned and set the Pokémon to stretching out their muscles and getting some more rest before [the others and I] left later in the morning. She came over and gave me a hug.

"Once you finish getting all of the Badges, you make sure to come and spend a few days with us. We have a few tricks we want to teach you."

"Okay, Granny. I was planning on it whether you wanted me to come or not."

"Cheeky. Oh, your Xtransceiver was ringing earlier. You might want to check it. Then wake up your companions for breakfast."

"How much earlier was it going off?"

"About an hour ago. I was already up feeding the Pokémon."

"Thanks." I turn and head back to where my Xtransceiver was charging in the guest room. Tim and Jen were still sleeping soundly. I noticed that Ylvyna had come in to rest by Jen after all the training she had gone through. I then noticed that Lylo had done the same and quietly burst into giggles. As I checked my Xtransceiver I mumbled, "Who would be calling me this early in the morning? Oh."

I quickly call the number back and when it is answered I hold a finger to my lips in hopes that he will greet me more quietly than he usually does.

"Hey, Sophie. Where you at that you have to talk so quietly?"

"My friends are still sleeping. Felix, you do realize what time it is over here, right?"

The man, Felix thinks for a moment, then grimaces. "Right, sorry. Forgot about the time difference between Unova and Kanto. I was talking to Tristan yesterday and he told me that you had finally started your journey. I wanted to call and congratulate you then but I had to get to work. When I finally got the time to call, I totally forgot to account for the time zones. Now who's this little one?"

As Felix was talking, Jolt had crept into the room and into my lap. She now had her head tilted as she examined the man on my screen. Felix smiled at her and waved his long braid across the screen, attempting to entice her to chase it.

I grab hold of Jolt before she can try. "This is Joltlace, my newest Pokémon. She only evolved yesterday and doesn't really have control of all her sparks yet, so please don't try to get her to bat at my Xtransceiver. I don't want it to get damaged. Tristan would panic. Again."

"Sorry, sorry- wait again?"

"My batteries died."

Felix burst out laughing. "Oh, I bet that when you finally called, he was completely frantic. It's so funny that the calm and collected kid I travelled with all those years ago can get so freaked when it comes to his kid sister."

I raise an eyebrow at him. "Need I remind you how you acted on the one camping trip you went on with Tristan and me?"

I grin as a blush spreads across his cheeks as he splutters.

"You fell out of a tree! I think I am allowed to get a little worried when that happens!" He takes a few deep breaths and gives me a serious look. "You haven't had any more falls have you?"

"Noooo..."

"Good grief, girl. What is with you and falling? Are you okay?"

"Yes. I was caught before I hit the ground."

"What did you fall from?"

"A ledge on Route 2."

"A...ledge? Sophie..."

"Alright, alright. But you can't tell Tristan! I had a battle on a ledge and the loser accidently pushed me off. He didn't mean to!"

"His name?"

"Didn't give it. He thought that names didn't matter in battles."

Felix sighs. "Da- Drat. You haven't told Tristan?"

"I don't plan to. I am not about to have him go chasing after a boy who lost his temper."

"Alright. I won't tell Tris. But if someone else tries to hurt you, get their name and give it to me."

"You do realize that this is not making you seem less protective than Tris-nii, right Felix-nii?"

"At least I wait until after. Tristan will go ballistic if someone even hints at hurting you."

I give Felix a flat stare. "Yeah, you're just trying to make excuses now. I have to go, we're going to be covering the rest of Route 3 today and I need to get ready to go."

"Fine. Be careful and safe. Love ya, Little Sophie. Bye."

"Love you too, Felix-nii. I call and give you an update, okay?"

"Good."

"Bye-bye!"

"Bye."

I end the call and look around. Tim is sitting with one of his confused looks on his face, though it had a hint of curiosity. Jen was rubbing her eyes, trying to rid them of sleep.

Tim finally gave in to his curiosity. "Who was that?"

"That was Felix. He's Tristan's good friend and pretty much another big brother to me. He's lives in Kanto, so we don't actually get to see him that often, but he calls every chance he gets, even if it's in the middle of the night. Sorry for waking you guys up."

"Is fine. We needed to get up soon anyway, right?" Jen mumbled, obviously still half asleep.

"Yeah. And if you don't get a chance to talk with him much, then it's okay." Tim looks down at his lap. "Wha- Lylo? Why are you here?"

"Ylvyna and Lylo came in here after Granny finished their training."

"Eh? You mean she trained ours as well as yours?!" Jen was suddenly wide awake.

"Yeah. Don't worry. I doubt they'll accept any money from you guys. They're stubborn like that. Come on. We might as well go see if breakfast is ready. And don't let the Pokémon fool you. They've already been fed." I moved to stand up and Jolt jumped out of my lap. She pattered over to investigate my Xtransceiver while I gathered my things together.

Tim quickly left the room and went to the bathroom to get dressed. While he was gone Jen and I used the room to change. Once all three of us were dressed and packed we went to the dining room.

Gramps already had breakfast on the table ready for us. Granny was sitting on the porch outside the sliding doors with a cup of tea.

As we entered, they both greeted us and told us to eat. When Jen mentioned paying for the training, Granny hit upside the head.

"It's all a part of Sophie's present, so think nothing of it. Now, when you leave, are you three going to visit Wellspring Cave?"

I glance at the other two. Jen looked intrigued.

Tim shrugged. "When I visited before, there didn't seem to be much there. I'm leaving it up to Sophie to decide our route. That okay with you Jen?"

"Sure! I think that having Sophie lead us with be great!" Jen practically bounced in her seat with excitement.

I groaned and rested my head on the table. "Great. Way to lay on the pressure guys."

We finish breakfast, laughing and joking through it all. Soon enough, we are out in the Daycare's training yard to gather our Pokémon. As Jen gathered the rest of her six up, and Tim returned his other two to their poke balls, I looked for the other three Eevees.

I finally located Dawn after five minutes of looking. She was sitting still as a rock, which was worrisome because she is usually bouncing off the walls in the morning. When I called to her she jumped like she hadn't noticed anything. As I looked into her face, she seemed to be in complete shock. I started to get really worried, as I still hadn't located Avon or Dusk.

Dawn seemed to finally shake her surprise and started pulling me in one direction. Hoping that she would lead me to the others, I eagerly followed.

When we finally reached where she was going, I saw Avon and ran to him. His eyes were frozen on one spot, and he too seemed to be in shock. At first I thought he was silent, but then I noticed that there was one word that was so quiet it was almost silent. When I finally heard what it was, my head whipped around and stared in the same direction as Avon.

Tim came around the corner. "Sophie? Is everything alright?"

Though Tim couldn't hear it, both Avon and I answered at the same time.

"Egg..."

Author's Note: Hello. It's been FOREVER! Like, two whole hours!

Sorry had to do that. Decided to separate Route 3 into at least three chapters. I still haven't decided whether or not to have the three Trainers (From here on referred to as The Group in my Author's Notes.) visit Wellspring Cave. I need help to make the decision.

About Felix: in case you didn't catch it, Felix travelled with Sophie's big brother Tristan on his journey to Championship. I decided to introduce him hear, cause it just worked. And then it flowed to the ending.

This chapter and the previous are shorter than my other recent ones. Hopefully I will remedy that with the next one. I am working on part three, but until I can decide about the cave, it will not be done. So help me out and give your opinion in a review.

I hope to hear from you soon.

I am not a writer! I am a puppet controlled by fictional characters!