Hey, all! Welcome back to another chapter of Pokemon Kalos Adventure, where I refuse to follow my own outlines and troll you with false responses! Last chapter, Owen met his first rival of the region, Larenz, and defeated him while Caterpie evolved. Now, this chapter will take a much less frenetic approach and focus on some stuff that happened "offscreen" and in the past. It will be short, however, so I won't delve too far into the past. Now, let's get this going!
P.S: This chapter will take place after Owen's gym battle, though there won't be any mentioning of it
midnightrebellion86: Thanks!
tepigsfire758: Thanks. I don't think I've done a great job of showing Owen's progression as a trainer, but I'll look to change that in this story
Pokebat: Haha, Charizard could probably destroy anyone's Pokemon at this point. I'm glad you liked the chapter, and hopefully you're surprised by who the blonde is
captaincold: I totally agree, I didn't bring him off as 'cold' like I said I would, but he will the next time they meet!
Owen's team
Froakie, (m), level 14, Pound, Lick, Bubble, Quick Attack, Water Pulse*
Charizard, (m), level 69, Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, Seismic Toss, Blast Burn, ?*, ?*
Metapod, (f), level 10, Tackle, String Shot, Harden
Pikachu, (m), level 13, Thundershock, Quick Attack, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave
The blonde continued roaming the circular city in hopes of stumbling across what she was so desperately trying to find. Her Fennekin followed close behind despite not seeing her trainer due to all of the people roaming about. It was late at night and the lights from all of the buildings were glowing brightly, and the Lumiose Tower stuck out like a sore thumb. After another hour of keeping her eyes peeled and walking around the entire outer ring of the complex city, the blonde and her Fennekin walked back into the Pokemon Center and sighed.
"Sorry we had to walk around so much, Fennekin. I was sure we'd find him," the blonde said to her newly acquired Pokemon, who was laying down in exhaustion.
"Kin," Fennekin replied quietly before hopping onto the blonde's lap and curling up into a ball. The blonde began petting her resting Pokemon softly and marveled at the fire type's smooth fur. It was pristine and felt like silk, which was surprising, considering she had found her in the wild with a terrible gash in her leg. "Fenna?" Fennekin asked curiously while turning her head to face her trainer, who pulled her hand away worriedly.
"You want me to tell you why I'm here?" she asked after reading the translation on her Pokedex. The fire type nodded and sat on the table in the dining hall while wagging her tail, causing the young blonde to giggle. "Okay. Well, I've known him for about a year now," the fifteen year old girl started before gazing into the air and sighing dreamily.
(Flashback two weeks)
"So that's it. We're done traveling," the blonde muttered under her breath as she sat at the Castelia docks with her legs hanging over the edge. An older teen and a girl around the same age as the blonde were sitting by her and holding hands, but they didn't say anything. "Are you guys going back to Kanto too?"
"No, I'm introducing CJ to my parents," the girl replied before pecking her boyfriend on the cheek. The sixteen year old blushed slightly at his girlfriend's actions before nodding in agreement.
"That's right. I hope Fate's parents like me," CJ told the blonde before laughing and looking out at the sea. A large boat was still in sight, which Fate, CJ, and the blonde were watching.
"So what are you going to do now that the Grand Festival is over, Brooklyn?" Fate quizzed with interest. Hez was swimming in the water beneath them and followed after the boat before it managed to escape him.
"I don't know," the blonde replied while watching her Samurott play in the water with Hez. "What's he going to do?" Brooklyn inquired as she pointed at the boat that was beginning to disappear from her view. Fate gave Brooklyn a devilish look, which caused her to blush and CJ to scratch his head in confusion.
"Why are you looking at her like that?" CJ inquired after seeing Fate's mischievous grin. Brooklyn glared daggers at her rival while her face began to burn bright red, causing Fate to laugh.
"No reason. I don't know if he's going to do anything, so he might just stay in Pallet Town. I'll let you know if he decides to go anywhere."
(End Flashback)
"So Fate texted me once she heard about him coming to Kalos. I also want to compete in the Kalos Grand Festival, but he's the reason I came here," Brooklyn told Fennekin, who was gawking over the story. "And I know he can't be too far away, because she told me he's competing in the league and only got here about ten days ago."
"Kin," Fennekin said with a lovey-dovey tone, causing Brooklyn's face to burn bright red. "Fennekin Fennekin," the fire fox sang obnoxiously until she hopped off the table to follow Brooklyn as she walked out of the Pokemon Center.
"We've checked this entire city for the past three days, so he can't be here," Brooklyn said to herself while rubbing her chin as she was deep in thought. "That's it! Fennekin, we're going to Santalune City!"
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"What's up with the girl following Owen?" Ariel asked her Blaziken as they stood on top of the roof of a random building.
"I don't know, but she doesn't seem like a strong trainer," the fire chicken replied disappointedly. "That doesn't have anything to do with us, though." Blaziken began walking away from his trainer, but stopped once he realized Ariel was watching Brooklyn and her Fennekin exit the city.
"She's just a rookie trainer, let's leave her be. Besides, we have to find Frank, and fast," Ariel stated robotically as she walked over to Blaziken, who had a worried expression on his face. "What's up with you?"
"I… don't know. I hope we can stop him in time, or at least before Owen does," Blaziken answered quietly. The fire and fighting type looked up at Lumiose Tower and cringed. His stomach dropped while looking at the beautiful tower, which seemed to be frightening for some odd reason. "I don't like this place. Let's go." With that, Ariel and Brooklyn disappeared with the wind, leaving Lumiose behind, but their fears remained.
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Brooklyn turned to look back at Lumiose Tower and narrowed her eyes at the magnificent building. It was stunning yet terrifying at the same time, but she decided to not think about it. With Fennekin by her side, Brooklyn walked down the dirt road and continued down Route 4, hoping to find Owen.
Wow, that was wayyy shorter than I expected. I mean, I wrote that in the pre-chapter A/N, but I write that before the chapter and leave it unedited. So, Brooklyn was the blonde (Monfernofreak and tepigsfire758 both got it correct), and Ariel was shown once again. There was some foreshadowing near the end of the chapter, but I will not tell y'all what it is. Well, next chapter will be Owen's rematch with Viola, and I'm looking forward to writing that. Till next time, peace out.
1) Why do you think is Brooklyn in Kalos?
2) What were the pieces of foreshadowing?
3) Do you think Ariel is a protagonist, antagonist, or anti hero? (For those of you that don't know what an anti hero is, it's a protagonist who lacks typical heroic qualities)
Next Chapter: Metamorphosis: Owen and Viola battle once again, and this time, Owen is banking on his new tactics will help him prevail. His Pokemon, however, are fueled with the desire for revenge, which complicates Owen's strategy. Can Owen's experience triumph over the power of Viola's Pokemon? Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
Remaining Santalune Chapters
Chapter 10: A Trainer Like No Other