Sorry for the long delay, uploaded the document a few days ago but forgot to publish it! . At least that means the next part will come much sooner. Hope you enjoy a small glimpse into the lives of one of my characters. About to get towards the more exciting chapter (Which I already have written, because I am weird and wrote them out of order _ )
"Alright, Onix, use dig!" The giant rock snake pokemon quickly burrowed into the ground, causing the nearby area to shake violently for a moment. Cassandra quickly awoke and let out a scream. As she took in her surroundings she saw her two new traveling companions a few yards away laughing hysterically at her.
"Hey, sleeping beauty. Thought you'd never wake up!" Adrian grinned.
"What the hell?!" She screamed as she stumbled to her feet. "Why would you do that?"
The boys laughed as she slowly made her way over. "Well," Chance started. "We tried a few times to wake you up, but you just weren't having it. You even hit poor cyndaquil on the nose."
"Yeah, we kinda figured causing a small earthquake would be the safest way." The blonde explained with a large smile.
"Sometimes I really hate you guys." Cassandra whined. Pichu jumped up and grabbed on to her shirt, climbing into her arms to cuddle with her. "At least you're nice to me, Pichu." She smiled at the little electric mouse.
Once Cassandra was up and ready for travel the group recalled the majority of their pokemon, save for elekid, pichu, and snivy, and began their journey once more. They knew they would reach the daycare where Cassandra lived later this afternoon, which gave her an extra bit of energy for the day, although Chance swore it was due to the extra hour and a half of sleep.
During their walk elekid tended to stay close to its trainer, but it spent a lot of time running circles around the group. The little pokemon certainly had way more energy than any of the humans present. Pichu joined elekid to play with it whenever the group would stop for a break. Snivy, however, remained on her trainer's shoulder, watching the two and occasionally giving out a bored yawn. Chance took the chance to tease his pokemon when it yawned at the baby pokemon, laughing at how stuck up she acted at times.
The sun was starting its descent into midafternoon before the group crested a hill and Cassandra let out a yell.
"That's it! That's my house!" She cheered as she began running down the hill towards what looked like a small farm up ahead. The boys took a moment to glance at each other before racing down the hill after their friend. They only caught up once they had reached the fence that surrounded the perimeter of the small home.
Now that they were closer the boys took in the home a bit more. The actual house was a soft yellow color, with white shutters to match the fence. The house was a two story farm house, but everything else within the fence proved a bit more interesting. Surrounding the home were various miniature biomes created for the pokemon they took care of. On either side of the house was a small pond, one of which had a beach created by it. The back edge of the fence wrapped around a cluster of about fifteen trees that created a small forest for the pokemon.
Cassandra opened the gate to the fence and quickly jogged towards the front door of the house. Once she reached it she turned to her friends and beckoned them to hurry up. The boys caught up with her at the door to the house and she threw it open and trotted inside.
"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" Cassandra yelled out as she walked into the foyer. She was instantly met with a reply from a woman, presumably her mother.
"Cassandra?! Is that you? You're home?" As the voice replied the group heard the patter of feet on the wooden floor. From around a corner emerged an older woman wearing a green dress. Her light gray hair was held up in a bun, and within her arms was a small eevee. "Oh, honey! It is you! And you brought friends!" She walked over and wrapped an arm around her daughter.
"Hey, mom." Cassandra smiled. "How are you and dad?" She returned the warm embrace of her mother. Pichu popped out from her pack and let out a squeak in greeting to the older woman.
"We are doing great. Dad is right outside with a few of the babes right now. Who are your friends?" She pulled away from her daughter and extended her hand to the boys.
"These are Chance and Adrian." Cassandra explained. "I met them in the Ilex Forest. Adrian here earned the elekid egg that I had with me." Cassandra reached out and pet the baby pokemon in the blonde's arms.
The group made their way to the back of the house and out of a small door that led into the back yard. As they emerged they were greeted by an older bald man in a red plaid shirt. He was sitting on the ground with a small watering can, pouring water on a small green seed pokemon. Around him were several other grass-type pokemon that were waiting for their turns to be showered in the water.
"Hey Dad! How are ya doing out here?" Cassandra greeted the older man.
"Oh! Hi, sweetie!" The old man beamed up at her from his spot on the ground with the pokemon. "I am doing great! Just making sure sunkern and the others get a nice little shower." The grass pokemon around him all let out cries of greeting towards the new guests.
Cassandra took the time to introduce her dad to her two friends, as well as update her parents on her travels. Her parents updated her on the daycare and how things were going at the house. As they talked Cassandra's mother brought out a few more watering cans and handed them to the trainers. The three all joined Cassandra's dad in sprinkling water across the grass pokemon that were gathered around them.
"So, mom, how are the rest of my pokemon doing?" Cassandra asked while hugging a hoppip.
"Oh! They are doing fine! I think they are just out by one of the ponds now. Let me go get them." She said happily as she walked around the corner of the house and out of sight.
Cassandra took the chance to toss out the five other pokeballs she had on her belt, allowing her other pokemon to join pichu. From the large flash of red light emerged her phanpy, aipom, marill, teddiursa, and chikorita. Pichu jumped down from her pack and began to greet its friends. The six pokemon began to run around their trainer and her father and cheer happily. The daycare pokemon joined them and began to play with their friends.
Soon, Cassandra's mother returned from around the house with three other pokemon in tow. A seel and a vulpix followed the woman, while a shellder rested in the woman's arms.
"Here you are, sweetie!" The old woman said as she neared the group. "The rest of your battling team." She set shellder down with its friends, who greeted their old friend warmly. Seel and vulpix both ran over to Cassandra to give her affection as well.
"They have all been doing rather well while you were gone." Her dad explained. "Seel and shellder have been practicing aurora beam every day." He reached out and patted the seel on its head.
"Really?" Cassandra smiled at her pokemon. "I am so proud of you guys!" She sat on the ground with her group of pokemon. Chance and Adrian soon joined her, releasing their own pokemon to play with the daycare pokemon, at the request of Cassandra's mother.
The group enjoyed a relaxing afternoon playing with the pokemon at the daycare and enjoyed a home cooked meal for once. Cassandra's parents made sure to take the time to tell the boys a few embarrassing stories from when she was a little girl, much to her chagrin. Once dinner was complete and the dishes were washed the group sat out on the porch, watching the pokemon play together.
"So, Cassie dear, are you going to take any different pokemon with you when you leave again?" Her mother asked. "I know vulpix has been getting really antsy sitting around here. She is ready to get out and see more of the world." The little fox pokemon nuzzle her trainer's leg at this. Cassandra picked her up immediately.
"That true, vulpix? You ready to see some action?" She smiled at her pokemon, who nodded in reply. "Alright. It's a deal then!"
"Which pokemon will we get to entertain for a bit, then?" Her father piped in.
"Well… I guess I will leave teddiursa behind for now. He is already really strong so he can take some time off training. But I might have to call and have him sent to me when I reach the next gym." The blonde mused, brushing the tails on her vulpix as she thought.
Her father reached into his pocket and withdrew a pokeball, tossing it to his daughter. Cassandra did the same, tossing teddiursa's ball to her dad. The group continued playing with their pokemon, even allowing onix to come out and visit in a larger area of the yard. As the afternoon grew to dusk Cassandra's parents cooked dinner and offered the boys the chance to stay at their house for the evening before heading out towards Goldenrod City in the morning.
When morning came the next day Adrian was surprised to find his companion no longer sleeping on the floor of the living room beside him. He wandered the house for a moment before coming to the conclusion that Chance was no longer there. He quietly exited the back door of the house to see his friend training with onix in the distance. The large pokemon seemed to be smashing through several large boulders while its trainer watched. The blonde slowly made his way over towards the duo, going unnoticed largely due to the amount of noise the training was causing.
"What are you doing out here so early?" He asked the redhead as he approached.
"Just getting in some more training with onix." Chance replied with a smile. "I mean, he has only actually been in a single battle with me. Now that we have room to train we have to take every chance we can get." Onix bent down to its trainer, who responded by patting its nose.
"Well, you're not wrong. But you two are really close. With how little time you've actually gotten to work with it, it's actually kind of impressive." The blonde smiled. Onix reached its head up into the air and let out a low moan.
"What can I say? Onix and I just really clicked." Chance leaned against the giant pokemon, resting his head back and looking up at the pokemon's head that loomed above him. The group stood in silence for a moment before Adrian spoke once more.
"Ya know, if we don't head back pretty soon we will miss breakfast."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Snivy is probably worried by now too."
"Knowing your snivy I doubt she is even awake yet." Both boys laughed at this. Chance recalled his onix and the pair walked back towards the small house.
When the boys arrived back at Cassandra's house they walked in on their companion and her father preparing breakfast while her mother sat the table. Snivy was where she was left, asleep on a pillow in the living room. The boys joined Cassandra in the kitchen and assisted her family in preparing their meal. Once the table was set and the food was served the group began to talk about the next step of the journey once more.
"So," Cassandra's father began. "You boys plan to take on Whitney tomorrow?"
"Yes, sir. The sooner the better." Adrian smiled at the older man.
"Good luck with that one." The old man grinned. "My Cassandra managed to beat her, but she takes after her mother when it comes to skill. Her ol' ma is the one who ended my journey way back when. Beat me three times in a row."
"So she is really that powerful? I feel like everyone I talk to says that she is one of the strongest leaders in this region…" Chance said nervously.
"Well, she got her miltank from her mother when she was only about five years old." Cassandra's mother explained. "They have been together for so long that they are basically perfectly in sync at all times. Miltank is a very powerful pokemon."
"Well," Adrian started, turning to Chance. "At least you have onix, who is super powerful. You should be fine. It will take a lot of strategy for me to get past her."
"Well, Cassandra, you said she forfeited the match against you, right?" Chance questioned.
"Yeah. She has a soft spot for her clefairy, and the moment I took it down she called it all off. But if it hadn't been a double battle, I don't know what would have happened. I guess the best strategy would be to try and keep as many of your pokemon as healthy as possible until that miltank comes out. You'll have to wear it down." She explained.
The group continued talking and strategizing throughout the early morning, but soon decided that the time to depart was coming quickly. They wanted to get out on the road before the sun was too high. The group thanked Cassandra's parents before starting out on their journey towards Goldenrod City once more.