The 3rd chapter of The Search! Enjoy!

Morning – Haruka POV

It was a dark, quiet room as nothing stirred. The light of the sun could not penetrate the curtains that covered the windows of the room while the door to the room was closed shut to stop any intruders from entering the room.

Suddenly, the door violently opened with a bang as a lone figure stepped into the room before making its way towards the curtains. In one swift motion, it spilt the curtains in half like the sea was parting as bright light entered the room. The figure turned her attention to the left to see something stir slightly in its bed. The figure sighed before walking up to the bed and pulling the covers off the bed.

"Noooo! Mooom!"

A female voice shrieked that her shelter was broken as she twisted her body to the other side to shield her eyes from the light as her mother sighed at the girl's cries.

"Haruka. It's morning already. Get up. Breakfast is ready." the mother said as she walked out of the room and closed the door behind her. The girl, Haruka waited for a couple of seconds before she pushed herself up from the bed as she sleepily rubbed her eyes. She wore a plain pink long sleeved shirt with long pants as her pajamas before grabbing a couple of clothes from her drawer and began to get changed.

After several minutes, she walked out of the room and headed into the bathroom to check herself out. She stared into the mirror and checked that she looked presentable before standing a couple meters back to check how she looked.

She didn't really want to brag but she had to admit that she was a very attractive girl as some guys would occasionally walk up to her to ask for numbers. She had shiny blue eyes and brown hair with bangs over her forehead while the majority of her hair in front formed side bangs. She checked her outfit as she wore a sleeveless, short orange tunic with a black collar, black bike shorts that showed much of her thighs, black socks and red and white sneakers. To finish of her outfit, she had a green waist pack and a green bandana around her head as she smiled satisfyingly at her appearance before bolting out the door and heading downstairs.

"Hey, mom. How do I look?" Haruka asked curiously as she stopped in front of her mother in the kitchen before doing a quick spin. Her mother smiled and at her appearance as she smiled approvingly.

"I think you look lovely Haruka." her mother responded as Haruka smiled happily before making her way towards the dining table where the food was gorgeously laid out. However before she could sit down and devour the food, her mother swiveled her head towards her.

"Haruka, do you mind going to Gym and telling your father and Masato that breakfast is ready?" her mother asked as Haruka stopped in her tracks and looked up at her who was busy grabbing a toast from the toaster. Unable to protest against her mother, Haruka sighed before making her way to the doorway and bolted out of the door to their home to the Gym.

Her father was Senri, the normal type Gym Leader of the Petalburg city. Lots of people had been expecting her to follow her father's footsteps but she was more interested in Pokémon contests where you showcase your Pokémon. She had been traveling with a good friend of hers who wanted to become a Pokémon champion so they eventually had to return back to her home for her friend to battle her father.

Of course her father lost and her friend went on his way to head to the next gym in Fortree City while she decided to stay home for a few days to relax and to reflect on her journey and her relationship with him. She sighed to herself as she thought about her friend. It was obvious to her that during their travels, he developed feelings towards her. She could see it in his look and posture since he became more and more flustered at her actions. Of course she liked him but not in the way he liked her as she sighed once again before shaking her thoughts of her friend out of her head.

She stopped in front of the Gym door as she took a deep breath before opening the sliding door of the gym.

"Dad, Masato. We are eating breakfast soon." Haruka called out as she peered into the Gym when she widened her eyes to find another person she had never seen before standing near her father and little brother.

The first thing that went through Haruka's mind was how handsome he looked. The boy was one or two years older than she was and had dirty auburn blonde hair that spiked slightly at the back with deep blue eyes and a sleek body. He wore a simple white t-shirt with a dark blue jacket above it with long black pants. Strapped onto his left hand was a metallic hand tinted in silver and touch pad like device on his forearm while he had an ear piece attached to his left ear piece. On his right hand, he held a Poké ball, signifying that this boy was a trainer.

"Oh, Haruka. What's wrong?" Senri asked as Haruka snapped her attention from the boy to her father.

"Mom wants us to eat right now… Dad, who's this?" Haruka asked as she pointed at the unknown boy.

"I see… Well that will have to wait since I want to have a Pokémon battle with him. His name is Reigan." Senri introduced as Reigan bowed respectfully at Haruka, who was taken back at how polite he was and felt her cheeks heating up before looking away. Senri turned to Masato as Masato nodded his head and made his way to the referee spot. Senri meanwhile made his way to the other side of the battlefield while the boy, Reigan made his way towards his side of the battlefield.

Seeing no way to stop her father, she sighed before curiously watching Reigan. He was a strange person with a mysterious aura around. Something was telling her that he was more than what he appears to be. Seeing an interest in the battle, she made her ways towards her fathers bench to watch the battle that was about to begin.

Battlefield – Reigan POV

Reigan stood at one side of the battlefield with his Poké ball in his hand while on the other side stood Senri with a smile.

"We shall battle with one Pokémon each Reigan. Masato will be the one checking whose Pokémon fainted first. Understand?" Senri confirmed as Reigan nodded his head before motioning him to start. Senri nodded his head and threw his Poké ball in front of him as the ball hit the ground before it opened up with white light.

From the Poké ball appeared a slender bodied four-legged Pokémon with sharp elongated claws blue eyes. It had white fur with brown stripes with one long brown stripe stretching the length of the body before ending at an arrowhead right above the eyes.

Reigan narrowed his eyes before tapping the metal device on his left ear as it extended and a screen covered his left eye much to the surprise of Senri, Masato and Haruka. His pad blinked slightly as he glanced down at it as it recognized the Pokémon as a Linoone. He looked back up at the Pokémon as the scanner began to scan the Pokémon for its level, giving it an answer between 20 to 25. Reigan mused, sensing the Pokémon was going to be a tough challenge as he threw his Poké ball with his Jolteon jumping forth, his body cackling with electricity.

"That scanner… I have never seen that before… As I expected, you are an interesting person. Linoone, Pin Missile!" Senri ordered as a number of Linoone's furs began to glow in bright white light before they began shot forward at Jolteon.

Jolteon, without receiving orders from his master, began to dodge the missiles with jumps and sprints in numerous directions.

"Jolteon, follow up with Quick Attack."

Jolteon continued to dodge the attacks before his speed increased drastically as he dashed for Linoone and slammed his body into him. Linoone screeched slightly and staggered backwards in pain.

"Sand Attack!" Senri ordered once Linoone was able to recover before he began to fling dirt towards his opponent. Jolteon tried to close his eyes but was too slow as dirt entered his eyes. He began to feel pain in his eyes as he tried to scratch the dirt away from his eyes. Senri smirked, seeing an opportunity to attack his opponent.

"Headbutt him, Linoone!"

Linoone charged forth as he prepared to ram the dazed Jolteon who was busy scratching his eyes.

"Run three meters and jump over him, Jolteon!" Reigan gave him a quick order as Jolteon stop scratching his eyes and dashed forward like he was told. Just as Linoone was about to make contact with Jolteon, he jumped over the attacking Pokémon. The spectators widened their eyes not only at the speed and dexterity of Jolteon but also the quick thinking of its trainer. Reigan smirked, glad that his Pokémon was able to dodge the attack.

"Jolteon, Thunder Shock!" Reigan ordered as Jolteon shot a bolt of lightning towards Linoone but instead of hitting the Pokémon, it veered off several meters to the right. Reigan clicked his tongue, seeing that his Pokémon had lower accuracy due to the dirt in his eyes. He needed to think of something quickly to remove the dirt.

"Linoone, Pin Missile!" Senri's order snapped Reigan out of thought as he saw various white needles from Linoone's fur shooting towards his Pokémon. He clicked his tongue in annoyance, knowing he had no time to think and just had to order the impossible.

"Jolteon! Listen to the needles heading towards you and move accordingly!" Reigan called out over the sounds of incoming needles. Jolteon perked his head up before lowering back down to concentrate as he patiently listened to the incoming projectiles.

Like a grass or a leaf fluttering in the wind, Jolteon began step forward and backwards, side to side and with certain elegance began to dodge the attacks. Senri widened his eyes but quickly smirked; feeling a burning excitement at this trainer while Haruka widened her eyes at the sight of Jolteon. She had never seen a Pokémon that could move the way Jolteon was moving right now. She had turned her head towards Reigan as he smiled at his Pokémon. She could feel a sense of trust between him and his Pokémon. It was as if the two of them were putting their lives on the line.

Reigan continued to watch Jolteon dodge the missiles but he caught glimpse of several missiles scratching his fur while Jolteon squealed in pain. Reigan watched the missiles carefully, trying to see if there was an opening so his Pokémon could get out.

"Now, Jolteon! Quick Attack forward eight steps and six to the right!" Reigan called out as Jolteon dashed forward with lightning speed before coming to a halt near the edge of the battlefield. Jolteon slowly opened his eyes, finally able to see what was going on in the battlefield. Reigan took note of this with glance to his Pokémon before returning his attention to Linoone who waited for his trainer's orders while the two Pokémon surveyed each other.

"Linoone, Headbutt him!"

"Quick Attack forward!"

The two trainers' ordered as their respective Pokémon dashed for each other and collided with a loud bang. The two Pokémon bashed their weight onto each other as they tried to out push each other.

However Reigan knew he had to do something quickly since Linoone's attack must have done more damage than his as he can see Jolteon giving away. However Reigan smirked, knowing that victory was his as Senri narrowed his eyebrows at his expression.

"Senri-san… It seems I have won… Thunder Shock him!" Reigan ordered as Senri widened his eyes before turning his attention to Jolteon spark in yellow light as the two Pokémon were engulfed in a bright yellow light. Linoone screeched out in intense pain before the electricity died down as Linoone's body sparkled slightly from the electricity. Senri had no time to give an order to his weakened Pokémon as Reigan pointed with a smirk.

"Finish him with Double Kick!" Reigan said as Jolteon's kicked at Linoone with his front two paws as Linoone howled in pain before dropping onto the ground, his eyes spiraling.

"Wi-Winner… Reigan…" Masato announced hesitantly as Reigan smiled and pumped his fist in the air with happiness. Jolteon turned on its heels and ran towards his trainer, jumping slightly into the air as his body crashed into him causing the two of them to tumble onto the ground. Jolteon licking his trainer's face while Reigan gleamed with happiness. Senri pulled out his Poké ball and returned his Linoone as he whispered to the Poké ball before turning his attention to his challenger.

Haruka and Masato stared on at the sight with disbelief, never believing that their father would be beaten once again as they watched the trainer and Pokémon that beat their father interacting with one another.

Moments later

"Well, that was a surprise! I never expected I would loss again! Hahaha!"

"It seems the young are getting stronger, dear."

Reigan mentally sighed as he had his eyes closed and quietly eating his food while wondering what in the world he was doing.

After the battle had finished, he had planned to leave the premises immediately but was quickly dragged by Senri to their home to have breakfast with his family. Of course, he and his children had protested against this but were quickly shot down by Senri who insisted he eat with them.

Of course it surprised his wife, Mitsuko when another person came through the door but she quickly looked past that as she made him sit with them on the dining table.

Now he was sitting there with his father and mother on one side with a laugh while the siblings sat on the other with Reigan sitting at the edge of the table. It was pretty uncomfortable for him especially with the piercing glare from Masato and the occasional glance from Haruka. He glanced behind him as his Jolteon lay relaxingly on the carpet a few meters away with tray with bits of left over Pokémon food in it.

"So, Reigan. What is that strange device you have on your forearm and ear?" Senri asked as he pointed at his left hand curiously while the other members glanced at him curiously. Reigan lifted his left arm to give people a better view of the device

"This is a special device created for me from where I came from. This scanner on my ear here is the PBS or the Pokémon Battle Scanner, which tells me a roundabout answer of a Pokémon's level and what type of Pokémon it is. This pad is my PDA or Pokémon Digital Assistant, which keeps information about Pokémon I encountered and is used to communicate with people." Reigan explained vaguely as possible since he didn't want to reveal too much information about it while the members mused curiously especially Masato who was interested in machines.

"What about the glove?" Haruka asked as she pointed at it.

"This is just for decorative purposes" Reigan answered with a shrug. Of course that was a complete lie since the glove was the newest incarnation of the Snag Machine, a machine used in snagging a captured Pokémon away from a trainer while the PBS is also an Aura Reader at the same time, a device that allows Reigan to identify and anomalies with a Pokémon.

The machine was built for one purpose only. To snag Pokémon that is unstable, hypnotized or strange that is defined by the Aura Reader and is one of the ways to fight the evil of Neo Cipher.

"So the PDA acts like a Pokédex but I never heard of PDA or PBS before… Reigan, could you tell us where you come from?" Senri inquired further as Reigan smiled softly at him.

"I come from the Orre Region."

"The Orre Region!?" Senri exclaimed loudly in shock as Reigan nodded his head before taking a bite on a piece of bread laid out in front of him while the other three members stared at his surprised reaction.

"Dear, do you mind explaining?" Mitsuko asked curiously while the children stared at their father. Senri took a deep breath and was about to explain however was soon cut off by a voice of another.

"The Orre Region is a region located far away from the rest of the other regions. It is a region not well known compared to the other regions like Kalos or Unova due to its distance but is well known for its scientific advancement. It is also a region were wild Pokémon cannot be found and tends to rely on importing Pokémon from other regions. The Professor of that region is Professor Krane who studies Status Conditions as well as new technologies to help train Pokémon more effectively."

Reigan turned his attention to door to the living room to see brown-eyed man with short brown hair and beard. He wore a blue shirt with a white lab coat over it and blue shorts while an orange shoulder bag was strapped around his left shoulder.

"Professor Odamaki! What are you doing here!?" Haruka called out as Reigan widened his eyes to meet the Professor of the Hoenn Region while Odamaki smiled.

"Hey, Haruka-chan. I was just doing some fieldwork around here and I decided to stop by my old friend Senri."

"I don't mind that but please knock on the door and don't walk until we open the door…" Senri replied while rubbing the bridge of his nose as Odamaki chuckled before shrugging.

"Well I wanted to surprise you guys but it looks like I was the one who was surprised… To find someone who is from the Orre Region… Are you perhaps Reigan-kun?" Odamaki asked as his attention was directed at Reigan who narrowed his eyes slightly before nodding his head. Odamaki smiled before shoving his hand inside his orange shoulder bag and pulled out a letter as he walked over to Reigan. He extended his arm and motioned for him to take the letter as Reigan took it and glanced at the sender, only for his eyes to widen it was the Professor Krane.

"This was sent to me a couple of days ago, telling me to find you and give this to you." Odamaki explained as Reigan ripped the letter opened and began to read the contents slowly. Jolteon, who was resting peacefully, watched his trainer's eyes narrowed dangerously as he continued to read its contents before clicking his tongue in annoyance. He folded the letter before placing it into his bag, placed near his feet as he stood up, grabbed the bag and bowed to occupants of the dinning table before walking out of the room while Jolteon followed suit, worried about its trainer. Senri and other members especially Haruka watched him go with a look of worry when Haruka stood up and followed him out of the door. She peered outside of the main door to find Reigan sitting on the steps out of his home in deep thought.

Reigan sat on the steps with Jolteon sitting in near him as it purred towards him while Reigan stared up into the skies.

The letter was a frustrating one. Professor Krane was one of the few people who knew what Reigan was trying to do and was therefore supporting him by providing necessary information on Neo Cipher movements and any information about the people in the photo.

The letter had told him he was unable to find where they were or any new information about the Neo Cipher even the information about who were the members of the Council, the group of Cadres and Admins that ruled the Neo Cipher. The only new information was about a large heist in the Kanto Region on the Silph Co, which had various machines and large amounts of Poké balls were stolen as well as massive damage to Saffron City.

Reigan gritted his teeth in annoyance at the lack of hits or clues at the unpredictable movement of the Neo Cipher and didn't like he was unable to stop them. He brought his PDA closer to him before tapping on various as a holographic blueprint appeared showing the image he found at facility he attacked last night. He stared at it for a couple of seconds, trying to figure what it meant.

"What's that?"

Suddenly Reigan jolted and turned the PDA off as he jumped off the steps and twisted his body in mid air. He glanced at the door to see Haruka staring at him with curious eyes as Reigan narrowed his.

"How long were you there?"

"For the whole time but never mind that. What was that image?" Haruka asked, as Reigan sighed, no point in playing dumb or denying to show her since it would arouse suspicion. He walked closer to her before pressing the power button as the image returned while Haruka stared at it curiously. Reigan watched her staring at it curiously as she looked up and pointed at it.

"What is it?"

"That's what I want to know…" Reigan replied as Haruka cocked her eyes suspiciously at his reply, finding it strange for someone to have something that he didn't know. Suddenly the thought was pushed aside when the bushes rustled as Reigan brought his body in front of Haruka, causing Haruka's heart to skip a beat while Jolteon jumped down onto the ground, growling at the bush.

From out of the bushes appeared a small green reptilian Pokémon with yellow eyes and long, narrowed pupils. It's stomach and throat area was red while a large, dark green tail with two separate lobes protruded out of its back. Reigan narrowed his eyes at the Pokémon while it stared up at Reigan curiously without showing fear.

"That's a Treecko!" Haruka exclaimed as she pulled out a red device and flipped it open before it scanned the Pokémon in front of them. Reigan immediately understood this was the Pokédex before turning back to the front to stare at the Treecko.

"This is strange though… Why would a Treecko be here…" Haruka thought curiously as she watched the Pokémon in front of them.

"Ah! There you are! Where have you been?"

Reigan and Haruka turned her attention behind them to find Odamaki walking out of the home followed by Haruka's family as he exclaimed at the Treecko in front of them. The Treecko twitched his eyes in annoyance and was about to dash back into the bushes but widened his eyes to see Reigan standing in front of him.

The other members widened at the speed Reigan moved to block the path of the Pokémon as he smiled at Treecko before getting on his knees, his left hand extended.

"This is your Treecko, Professor?" Reigan asked while keeping his attention on the Treecko who in term kept his attention on his hand.

"Ye-Yeah. I let him out of his Poké ball to let him get some fresh air but he ran away the instant I let him out. I have been looking for him all over the place." Odamaki answered with an exhausted sigh as he kept his attention on the two of them. Treecko looked at the hand and back at Reigan while Reigan smiled at him, trying to reassure the green Pokémon that he was not there to hurt him. After several more seconds, the Pokémon ran towards him and up his shoulder as he rested on his left shoulder. Reigan got up and smiled at it as he rubbed the head of the Pokémon.

"Tree! Treecko!" Treecko said as he glanced over at Odamaki who watched the Pokémon and his interaction with Reigan. Odamaki smiled as he nodded his head and grabbed a Poké ball from his pocket.

"Reigan-kun. Take this." Odamaki said as he threw the Poké ball at Reigan who caught it with his right hand. He glanced down at it before looking up at the Professor.

"It's Treecko's Poké ball. I want you to have him." Odamaki continued as Reigan widened his eyes before turning his attention to the Pokémon on his shoulder who looked into his eyes eagerly. Reigan smiled and nodded his head as Jolteon made his way towards his new comrade as Treecko jumped down to meet him. Reigan watched the two of them interact with one another before pulling out another Poké ball as he extended forward it before it opened with a bright light and out stepped out his other Pokémon, Ralts. Ralts stared at Treecko before making its way towards Reigan as she hid behind his leg.

"Ralts, this is our new comrade Treecko. Treecko, this one is Ralts. She is a little bit shy when meeting new friends." Reigan explained as Treecko gave her a thumbs up while Ralts bowed respectively at him. Reigan grabbed Ralts who began to snuggle in his arms with a happy expression as Senri mused at how much love and care Reigan puts into his Pokémons.

"Reigan, where will you be heading next?" Senri asked curiously as Reigan glanced up at them before shrugging his shoulders.

"I don't have anything planned except to find someone who knows what this is." Reigan said as he turned on his PDA on for the third time and showed the Professor and Gym Leader the blueprint he found while the two of them stared at curiously.

"I have never seen anything like this…"

"Same here… What is it exactly?"

"I don't know yet so I need to find someone who can tell me."

"I see… In that case, I suggest you head to Devon Corporation in Rustboro City. I think they might be able to tell you what that is." Senri suggested as Reigan nodded his head before bowing at Mitsuko and to the Professor.

"Thank you for breakfast Mitsuko-san and thanks for Treecko Professor." Reigan thanked as the two of them smiled at his polite thanks before watching him turn on his heels. His two Pokémon stared up at him as he nodded his head and pulled out their Poké balls before the two of them zapped back into it. He looked down at Ralts and gave her one last hug before sending her back into her Poké ball. He bowed once more and said his goodbyes before making his way out of the area as the others waved at him goodbye. Haruka watched him leave with a slight sadness in her expression before mentally deciding something as she rushed back into her home while Mitsuko and Senri smirked, knowingly at what was going on.

Several minutes past as Reigan stopped once more in front of Petalburg Gym as he stared it. He smiled to himself at gaining a new member in his team and for winning the battle against the Gym Leader, Senri. He turned on his heels and proceeded to continued his journey to Rustboro City.

"Reigan! Wait up!"

A voice called out in the distance as he stopped and turned to see Haruka running up to him with an orange bag on her shoulders while he watched her with eyebrows cocked. She stopped in front of him while taking deep breaths to calm herself down.

"Haruka? What are you doing?"

"I'm… coming… with you…"

"Uhh... What? Why?"

"I am a… Pokémon coordinator and my next Pokémon contest is… in Verdanturf Town so I thought I… might as well go with you…" Haruka said in between breathes as Reigan looked at her before chuckling at her state. She looked up at him while he laughed as her heart began to slightly beat faster and faster. She looked down with a slight embarrassment before she saw hand coming into her view. She glanced up to see Reigan looking at her with a smile, his arm still extended.

"I will be under your care." Reigan said as Haruka smiled and straightened up before the two trainers shook their hands for a couple seconds. The two released their handshakes and turned as they made for the edge of the city to head to Rustboro City.

Hey guys! Hope you liked the 3rd chapter! This chapter shows the battle between Reigan and Senri and the introduction of Haruka(May). We also meet Professor Odamaki (Birch) and Mitsuko (Caroline) and he also find out who the Proffessor of Orre Region is, Krane. He also gets a new Pokémon as Treecko.

Now for some answers to reviews:

Withdranwnmadness000: I think she will be a few years older than he is (Maybe 19 ish?)

guest: Thanks for your input! :)

Guest: Thanks for your input! :)

Here is list of Pokémon Reigan currently has:

On hand:

-Jolteon (Male) Level: 19 Moves: Thunder Shock, Quick Attack, Double Kick, ?

-Ralts (Female) Level: ? Moves: Teleport, ?

-Treecko (Male) Level: 5 Moves: Pound, Leer, Absorb

Pokémon Storage System:

-Pidgeotto (Male) Level: ? Moves: Fly, ?

-Houndour (Male) Level: ? Moves: ?

-Rhyhorn: (Male) Level: ? Moves: ?

So far the preferences for the love interest's are:

Kotone(Lyra): 0

Haruka(May): 1

Hikari(Dawn): 1

Mei(Rosa): 0

Serena: 0

Sana(Shauna): 0

Mikan(Jasmine): 1

Ibuki(Clair): 6

Asuna(Flannery): 1

Nagi(Winona): 0

Kamitsure(Elesa): 1

Corni(Korrina): 3

Mache(Valerie): 0

So far, Ibuki is still on the lead with 6 votes. Anyway hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I will be updating the Cursed Luck next so stay tuned for that. See you guys later! :)