[Pokémon] The Secret Academy
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Chapter 9: Registering time!
Fieritis was the first one who hurried down the hill, at the foot of the mountain we couldn't see the building very good, but we remembered where to run when we were overviewing it at the top. I quickly saw Fieritis was already down and Scarlett and I also stared to run. I could easily keep up with him but his sister wasn't so fast. We ran across a small forest path and on the right of it we vaguely see a ground marked with white lines. On it were two trainer boxes drawn with in the middle two young Pokémon trainers. A girl and a boy. To the side were a bunch of other people watching while one man stood at the sideline with two flags in a black and white-striped shirt, also known as the referee. He or she decides who has won the battle, what the rules are, etc.. They were having to what it looks like, a friendly battle. If you look from where we were standing at the battle, the boy at the right was fighting alongside a light blue colored Riolu. It was standing with its right foot and arm forward, while it bent its left arm. Across it was a tired looking Lilligant. It usually soft and gentle leaves were now filthy with dust. I didn't listen very well, but I thought that I heard the referee say a boys name, something like Wolf. When the forest ended, we reached the front yard of the school. There was a middle path made out of stone, and on each side were three smaller sides that led to probably different parts of the terrain. Between each path was a bench, that you could sit on while having a view over the main path. I looked to the left, we came out in the outer path on the right of the stone path, and I saw a huge building. Somewhat of a castle, you might say. Next to the gate hung two banners with the Master Ball on. In lieu of master ball was 'The Academy' written on the purple side of the legendary Pokéball. You entered by first crossing the main path, then walking over a wooden drawbridge directly into the big gate. Fieritis was sitting down on the grass next to the small path and I was just watching three friends playing with a wild Drillbur when Scarlett came running down. I had to slide aside to dodge her and she almost stumble over her own feet before regaining her balance back. For a moment we looked at her, and suddenly all three of us burst out laughing. The people walking around, including the wild Drillbur turned towards us, but seeing we were just three people laughing, they just resumed their business. Like one person the three of us walked towards the lift bridge, crossed it, and went inside.
I noticed that Scarlett tapped the dust of her skirt and even Fieritis straightened his t-shirt. The hall was decorated with a red carpet and white stone walls, something like marble. At the left was a row of pcs, stick against the outer wall. Some trainers could call their parents or perhaps their professor to change the team they were carrying with the ones they previously, or newly caught. On the left wall of that side were two red couches with small side tables. In one of them was sitting a small girl, petting the crest of her pink, round Pokémon. Its pink ears with brown tops fluttered back and forth.
It let out a satisfying cry. "Clefairy!" The girl smiled and said something to it I couldn't clearly hear.
Right was a L-like counter with one of those famous nurses. Nurse Joy. She took five Pokéballs from a youngster and played them on a small machine with six green dots. A small cover closed it and the trainers Pokéballs started to glow. I heard a small sound existing from seven parts. "Lucus! Don't hold us up!" a familiar voice exclaimed. I turned around and saw that my friends were already waiting at the counter for me. As I walked towards them, a lady with dark brown hair from around 40 years who was wearing glasses walked outside of another small room and plumped into the chair behind the counter. "How can I help you?" she asked nicely. Fieritis felt honorably and was the first to react. "My friends and I would like to register for this Academy!" The woman stared at her computer while more ordering than saying: "Names?" Fieritis seemed a bit startled so I replied. "My name is Lucus, I don't really remember my own last name though, my buddy here is Fieritis and Scarlett…" I waited while looking at Fieritis so he could continue but the lady behind the counter interrupted me. "Ah yes, we've been expecting you already. The old founder came by a while ago and to tell me that a boy named Lucus and two siblings called Fieritis and Scarlett should arrive to register around today. We looked at each other and I was quite surprised that Koga already thought of all that. I decided to tell the bewildered siblings what most likely have happened. "You may wait in the red couch right there. A person from campus will soon come to give you a tour and will show you to your dorms." She pointed her finger to the couch next to the girl with the Clefairy. While we were talking her other friends went and sat on the same couch she did, talking about whatever girls talk about. Scarlett hopped towards the couch and relieved that the trip was finally over and jumped on it. Fieritis sauntered behind me, obviously also tired. We sat there, waiting for a person we didn't even know.
I almost fell asleep if Fieritis hadn't nudged me just to alert me that person was coming. A girl, from around our age with a small orange mouse Pokémon who had whiskers shaped like antennas. The girl was wearing an orange pull where you could see the shoulders. Furthermore she was wearing small blue jeans and white sneakers. On her head was an old looking blue cap that reminded me of French people. She smiled happily and asked us if we were Lucus, Fieritis and Scarlett. We nodded, mainly Fieritis and me and she replied enthusiastic: "Well hello, I'm Astrid."
-That's it for today! Peace out, osidien.