Soooo . . . remember what I said about not posting? Yeah, I realized I had some more free time, so . . . yeah.
This chapter will be the only one like it, for various reasons you'll discover soon. I honestly don't have a ton of ideas (I forgot about half of them while I was sleeping) but I remember some of the basics.
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Alright, now it's time for the story! :)
Chapter 2: A Leader's Perspective
Spark's POV;
I gazed at the excited crowd, kids pumping their fists in the air and screaming as Blanche left the stage. Candela, of course, had such loud fans . . . and Blanche definitely had the majority . . . in comparison, I had a feeling that my group would be exceptionally small.
" . . . from Team Instinct, it's Spark!" I jumped and hurried to the entrance, plastering a smile on my face and patting my Pikachu before walking out.
It was amazing. There was an entire section of kids, all wearing yellow, all cheering for me. I waved enthusiastically to the crowd, and grabbed the microphone, ready to start my speech. But I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. A girl was standing, far in the back. As I looked, her eyes widened minimally, and her mouth parted. There was a shocked look on her face, and I suddenly felt the Zapdos energy surging through me as I made eye contact with her. Then I looked away, and it faded.
Did you feel that, Spark?
I started to speak, ignoring Zapdos's comment.
"Hey! The name's Spark-the leader of Team Instinct. Pokemon are creatures with excellent intuition. I bet the secret to their intuition is related to how they're hatched. Come on and join my team! You never lose when you trust your instincts!" I could feel my regular self returning, and I dabbed, grinning at the screams from the crowd as I turned to leave, glancing back once more at the girl. She looked like a regular fan now, yelling along with the crowd. But something about her still was different . . .
Did you feel the energy? The power of my electricity flowing through you? Spark, this is important! You need to feel that energy again. You need to meet that girl again, one-on-one.
"Oh, be quiet. I'll deal with that once I have a good excuse. I'm gonna go see how Blanche and Candela are!" And with that, I dismissed the voice to go find my best friends.
2 weeks later
I was relaxing in my dorm, staring at the Pikachu covered walls. There wouldn't be another 'performance' like the one a couple weeks back for a while, and I, being the leader of the least known team, didn't have much work to do. So, I had taken the day off, not bothering to check number of gyms added, or anything like that. It's not like there would be that many, after all . . . I was used to such low numbers. Not saying that I wasn't proud of my team, thought! I'm so glad that they're all out there, supporting me . . .
"SPARK! WHERE ARE YOU? GET DOWN HERE, RIGHT NOW!" Candela's voice bellowed at me, and I bolted upright, dashing downstairs to try and prevent Candela's rage. She and Blanche were waiting for me together, sitting on a couch with furious looks on their faces. I nervously seated myself in front of them, prepared for the worst.
"11 gyms, Spark. 11 GYMS! HOW? HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO CAPTURE 11 GYMS IN TWO WEEKS?" Candela roared, Blanche nodding sternly next to her. I stared at them with a baffled look on my face, confused.
"Wait, what? My team captured 11 gyms?" Blanche handed me her laptop, and I looked at the map. 11 gyms, all close to the place we'd had our 'performance', where showing the yellow Instinct symbol. Blanche cleared her throat, and I looked back up at her.
"Actually, all of these gyms were conquered by a single person. Her name is Lily, and she appears to have joined your team with the most recent group." Blanche started typing on her laptop, and when she showed me the picture, I almost choked.
It was the girl I'd seen that day. She was standing next to some sort of sign, a Jolteon by her feet and an Eevee on her shoulder. There were 5 pokeballs in total around her waist, and she appeared to be experienced. Blanche took the computer back, and I glanced up meekly at my friends. Candela had her arms crossed, and Blanche was staring at me sternly.
"6 of those gyms were mine . . ." Candela complained, pouting slightly.
"That, of course, means that the other 5 belonged to me. Spark, would you happen to know this girl?" I shook my head mutely, before deciding to explain the connection that I had felt with her. The 2 in front of me listened closely, and at the end had slightly surprised looks on their faces.
"You . . . felt a greater connection to Zapdos, merely by looking at this girl? Intriguing . . ." Blanche muttered, tapping her chin. Candela merely looked excited, her smile spreading across her face.
"Spark, this is fantastic! You've achieved something special with your legendary!" I nodded slightly, still a little confused. Why was this girl so important to my legendary and his powers? I stepped away, ready to go think in my room.
"Where are you going? Don't you want to find this girl and congratulate her? It'd be a perfect excuse to learn more about her . . ." Candela hinted, winking at me. For some reason, I felt my cheeks heat up slightly as I halted, considering that. I had promised Zapdos . . . and this would be a good chance to find out what was special about this girl . . . and a good way to find out if she's really as cute as the picture suggests . . . I shook my head vigorously, trying to figure out what to do.
Go. Trust me, Spark.
Zapdos's voice echoed in my head, and I frowned slightly, before sighing and waving to my friends. Blanche and Candela stared at me, obviously confused by sudden mood swing.
"Yeah, alright. Bye guys!" I dashed out the door, suddenly eager to begin my search.
I don't know why this is so important to Zapdos, but if I have to, I'll find you, Lily.
Well, there you have it! Lily, my gym conquering, Spark intriguing, strong willed OC. Sorry if the ending was too sudden, I have some stuff I need to take care of. Like I mentioned earlier, this is a different chapter because A. It'll be the only one entirely from Spark's point of view and B. The only one where we revisit events. I'm pretty sure I covered all my ideas, so I'm gonna leave now!
P.S. Is anyone else noticing the lightning puns? They're just popping up as I write, I'm not even trying. Like, 'thunderous applause' or 'a shocked look on her face' and also 'I bolted upright' . . . man, this fanfic is going to be more fun than I thought it would be. ;)
Bye, Poke fans!