Honchkrow landed outside a fancy restaurant and Paul jumped off.
"Thanks," the purple haired boy muttered, taking out his pokéball.
"Good luck," Honchkrow nodded before being returned. Paul pocketed the device and straightened his purple tie. He wore a white dress shirt and black dress pants. The boy was slightly put off when he was requested to go to a formal place for the meeting but he wouldn't complain. The meeting would give him the answers he wanted. He strolled into the restaurant and looked at the waiter.
"May I help you?" he asked.
"McCarthy," Paul answered. The man looked at the list and nodded.
"Right this way sir. Your other party member has arrived, but the hostess hasn't come yet," he informed him. "I do apologize for the wait." The waiter led him past the rest of the diners, and to a door. The waiter opened the door and bowed. Paul nodded and entered the room. He saw that it was slightly dark with four dimmed lamps, one in each corner. There was a window, where the other guest was. Her hair was in a braided bun. She wore a dark pink dress that reached the floor; at least, Paul assumed it was dark pink. There was a rose on the side of the dress. She turned around and they both gasped.
"Paul?" The girl breathed in shock.
"Troublesome?" the male questioned. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to meet Emi, are you here for the same?" Dawn asked.
"So that means-" Paul sighed, piecing it together. "I never would have thought that she meant you when she called to say that it had been extended to include another person."
"All Emi said was that young man had gone through the same thing the day before," Dawn told him. "You two had just gotten off the phone when I had called, or at least, she said you had."
"But, why would she pick here?" Paul asked. The door opened once more and Emi strolled in. Dawn and Paul both took her in, finding that her hair reached her ankles and flowed freely. Her hair was free from braids they had previously seen. Emi wore a sleeveless light blue dress that reached her knees in a bell skirt. She had on white tights, and white hand gloves.
"Sorry for being late," She apologized.
"You're not late," Dawn assured her.
"That's good," Emi smiled. "And I also apologize for choosing this place; it is quiet romantic, isn't it?"
"Majorly," Paul huffed, crossing his arms.
"I apologize for that as well," Emi sighed. "This was the only restaurant that offers exclusive rooms, for meetings and such. And I thought you would be hungry from the journey over here. Everything is my treat, so feel free to pick whatever you want when the waiter returns." Emi sat down, and gestured them to do the same. "Now, I'm sure you have a lot of questions, there are some things the guide doesn't cover."
"I have a question, where are your parents?" Paul asked. "You're the same age as us, why would my mother entrust me to you?"
"Yeah, same with my father. He said 'they should be able to help', but it's only you," Dawn agreed.
"Yes, unfortunately, your parents never entrusted you to me, they entrusted you to my parents," Emi sighed, propping her head on her entwined fingers. "But, my parents were killed a few years back. Unlike you two, I knew about my Legend Catcher blood because they were both Legend Catchers. But I'm determined to carry out my father's dying wish and help you through this. Now, before we get started, how about we eat?" Emi snapped her fingers and the waiter strolled in, placing down a plate. "An appetizer sampler. All of their appetizers on one plate; pick what you want. And, what would you like to drink?"
"I'm good with water," Dawn smiled nervously.
"Same here," Paul nodded.
"If you say so," Emi shrugged, taking off her gloves to take a mozzarella stick. Dawn followed her and took one as well.
"I didn't know high class places served food like this," Dawn muttered.
"They don't, I paid them extra to do so for this night," Emi told them. "I thought you would be more comfortable eating regular food than something high-class."
"Thank you," Dawn smiled. Paul took a chicken bite and sighed, eating it.
"Once we're finished eating, we can get down to business," Emi assured them, sensing Paul's annoyance.
The waiter took away the main meal and set a brownie with a small scoop of ice cream on it. Paul got chocolate, which he secretly enjoyed. Dawn got a scoop of pecha berry ice cream and Emi got a mint scoop.
"Now, onto business," Emi smiled. "First, I would like to formally introduce myself. My name is Emiline Corina McCarthy. My family calls me Emily, but I prefer Emi."
"I'm Dawn Aurora Berlitz," The blunette smiled, taking a bite of her desert.
"Paul Stone," the purple haired boy muttered.
"Aw, how come we don't get to know your middle name?" Emi pouted.
"Because I don't want to share it," Paul glared. Emi sighed and shook her head.
"Alright, now, as you know, the main objective of Legend Catchers is to befriend and protect the legendary pokémon. Befriending them is the hard part. Most of them were stubborn and wouldn't listen until a Legend Catcher nearly gave their life to protect them."
"So are we just supposed to go around and protect them?" Paul asked.
"Ordinarily, yes," Emi nodded. "That would be the job of beginner Legend Catchers. But, there is a problem."
"What's wrong?" Dawn asked.
"There was a fight over ten years ago and most of the Legend Catchers were killed. The only ones that survived were Cyrus Seloin, Anna Canter, Nicole Stanton, and Simon McCarthy, my parents. Cyrus Seloin is Dawn's father, and Paul's mother is Anna Canter," Emi explained. "Since our birth, my parents have been killed."
"My dad's vanished as well," Dawn told them.
"And my mother and father both died." Paul added. "At least, we assumed that they have. Nothing was found, no note, no bodies, it's as if they never existed."
"Exactly," Emi nodded. "We are the only three Legend Catchers left. Our job is now to find and befriend legendary pokémon while protecting them."
"How can three teens protect that many legendaries?" Dawn asked.
"I'm more concerned with the fact that there is one region left untouched by the Legend Catchers. No one has been able to go to Unova, even if they were taken there by one of the legendaries. They were always stopped before they entered," Emi informed them.
"So, there's a whole region that we have to explore?" Paul asked.
"Exactly," Emi nodded. "A region that has very little information. Unova's been shut off from the rest of the world until about a year ago. Not much is known. But they have their own pokémon. There aren't even pokémon from other regions there."
"So, we have to go and find these pokémon," Paul summarized.
"Exactly, but there is one thing you won't like," Emi sighed. "The Legend Catcher job is a secret; no one is supposed to know. In order to not raise any suspicion, you will have to leave your teams behind and get a new one."
"What? You expect me to leave my pokémon behind?" Dawn asked in shock.
"It does make sense though," Paul agreed. Dawn frowned and set her spoon down.
"But I could never leave Piplup behind," she whispered.
"I know this is a hard thing to do, but in order to protect everyone, a few sacrifices must be made," Emi told her, taking the blunette's hand in her own. "You aren't releasing your pokémon, you'll still have them, they just won't be with you. If you leave them with someone you trust, they'll be fine," Emi assured her.
"When are we leaving?" Paul asked.
"Well, travel arrangements have to be made," Emi told them. "And you two do need to prepare for the journey. It should be ready by this Friday. I'll call you when everything's settled."
"If that's all, then I'm leaving," Paul sighed, standing up. He left the room, leaving the two girls alone.
"Emi…do you have a picture of what my father looks like?" Dawn asked.
"Actually, after the battle, our parents took a picture together. But, my house got burnt down after my parents were killed, I'm sorry," Emi apologized.
"It's okay," Dawn sighed, standing up. "Thank you for explaining everything."
"No problem," Emi winked. "If you ever need anything, feel free to call!"
"Thanks," Dawn nodded, leaving the room. Emi giggled to herself and took a bite of her brownie and ice cream.
"Things are going to turn out super great, I can't wait to get to Unova!"