AN: I don't own Pokemon; any characters in this story that are recognisable/affiliated with the Pokemon franchise are not in any way my property.
Having arrived at route 203 with her Pokemon, and noticing the abundance of Starly and Bidoof, Willow quickly decided to power through the route as quickly as possible. Despite this, the inevitable trainer and the occasional Pokemon battle were occurred, though neither Willow nor her Pokemon were too upset about the additional levels gained and a new move for Raiden. Upon reaching the Oreburgh Gate, a small cave designed to serve as a quicker route for trainers travelling to Oreburgh city from Jubilife, Willow decided to let her Pokemon rest for a few moments as she checked her Pokedex for information on the Oreburgh Gym Leader, Roark.
"Hmm, a rock type gym leader, uses three Pokemon although it doesn't specific which." Willow mused to herself, staring upwards at the small group of Zubat resting high above her on the caves ceiling. Narrowing her eyes at the unsuspecting bat Pokemon above her, before looking at Raiden, Willow nodded her head. "Levi, Raiden it's time to do some training. Levi, use force palm on that rock to wake up those bats. Raiden, use charge and then wait until they get close enough and use spark."
Raiden looked up at the 20 strong pack of Zubat's above him, taking a deep breath as bright yellow sparks began to form around his body, the tendrils snapping around him dangerously. Levi backed up in front of his master as his team mate focused his power, keeping a wary eye on the Zubat's above them, his paw beginning to glow softly in preparation, as he placed it on a nearby rock. As the tendrils around Raiden turned blue, Levi released the power that had built up in his palm, a loud crack echoing in the silent cave as the rock exploded, causing the Zubat's to screech as they awoke. The heavy sound of screeches and flapping wings filled the cave as the Zubat's swept down towards the trio, set on gaining revenge for their slumber being disturbed. Raiden concentrated on storing as much power as he could, his ears tracking how close the Zubat's were to impact. As the bats enclosed on them, Raiden jumped up and tackled the leading Zubat, releasing a bright flash of blue electricity that spread to encompass the surrounding Zubat's, their screeches of pain echoing around the cave upon being struck by the electricity, as they dropped to the ground in defeat. Raiden roared his pleasure at being able to take down the Zubat's in one hit, the super effective move grounding the bats as they lay fainted on the ground in a mound before him, as a bright white glow took over his form. Willow looked on in shock as her Pokemon was enveloped in the white light, Raiden's form lengthening as a tufty mane grew around his neck and face, absently taking out her Pokedex and scanning her Pokemon.
"Luxio, the Spark Pokemon. You're now a level 17 and you learnt the move bite," Willow stated, looking up from the electronic device to see her newly evolved Pokemon smirking at the glaring Riolu at her side. Rolling her eyes at the smugness Raiden was showing, Willow patted Levi's head after noticing a familiar glow beginning to form in his palm. "Don't worry; I'm sure you'll be next." Willow soothed, receiving an affectionate bark for the previously sullen jackal.
After the excitement of the unexpected evolution died down, Willow commanded her Pokemon to continue training, sending Levi to practice using his force palm on any Geodude he found; whilst Raiden was tasked with getting used to his now larger body after Willow noticed the feline struggling to move as swiftly. After spending a few hours in the cave working on tactics that would be useful for the gym battle, both of Willow's Pokemon were justifiably exhausted, and slowly trudged after their master as they made their way towards the red roofed Pokecentre.
"Welcome to the Pokecentre, how may I help you?" Inquired the nurse at the front desk, not phased by the dust covered girl, used to seeing trainers covered in the substance after travelling through the cave.
"Please may I have a room for the night, and my Pokemon checked over please?" Willow responded politely, her tone in contrast to the blank look on her face.
Upon receiving an affirmative from the Nurse, Willow gestured for her Pokemon to follow the waiting Chansey, smiling slightly at their obvious reluctance to leave her. Taking the key card off the smiling nurse, Willow turned and headed towards the currently empty seating area placed in the right hand corner of the Pokecentre's lobby, taking the incubator housing her egg out of her back pack and placing it on her lap, and began rubbing it with a cloth, a soft smile appearing at the slight tremors she felt from the egg. Thankfully it only took half an hour for her Pokemon to be treated, her partners running over to her as soon as they were released by Nurse Joy, Levi barking questioningly up at his master, releasing a sigh of relief upon seeing her soft smile. The trio headed up to their room, Willow placing her egg on the bed gently before turning to her dusty Pokemon with a stern look.
"Bath time." Willow stated narrowing her eyes at the dismayed hiss she received from Raiden, her lips twitching as the Luxio fell silent immediately.
A tiring hour later, both of Willow's Pokemon were clean and smelling faintly of razz berries, their fur combed and silky from the conditioner their master had worked through their pelts. Willow herself had taken a quick shower as her Pokemon were distracted by an episode of Sinnoh Now, thankful to have a moment alone as she reflected on her journey so far, no matter how short. Exiting the now steamy bathroom wrapped in a towel, Willow sighed at the sight of her wrestling Pokemon and the mess they'd made of the previously neat bedsheets. Ignoring the two of them, Willow slowly got dressed, flexing her sore feet as she pulled on a soft pair of new socks sighing in relief at their coolness. Checking her Pokegear for the time, Willow frowned at the missed calls from her brother; huffing at the frantic voicemail she received asking her to call him as soon as possible. Turning off the TV, Willow picked up her egg and back pack and walked towards the door, gesturing for her Pokemon to follow her as she headed down to the room where video phones were located. Taking a seat at a desk in the corner, Willow dialed in her brother's number, rubbing the egg in her lap as she waited for the call to connect.
"Willow, it's good to know you're safe!" Lance shouted upon seeing his sister was the one phoning him, sighing in relief.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Willow asked, furrowing her brows in confusion at her brother's worry, she only saw him yesterday.
"You didn't answer your Pokegear this morning, I was worried."
"It was on silent, I didn't think you be calling me so quickly." Willow replied, attempting to soothe her still frazzled brother. "Why did you call me?"
"I was wondering how your first day went," Lance responded sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head as his sister's fierce glare was directed at him.
"You called me eight times to know how my first day went." Willow asked sceptically, narrowing her eyes at her sheepish looking brother.
"Well I called the first time to ask about that, but then I got worried when you didn't answer and might've called you a few more times." Lance admitted with a blush, smiling softly as his sister began to tell him about the new Pokemon she had caught and the battles they had won, the blank look fading away as a smile took over her face.
An hour later and many promises that she'd call him once she reached Floaroma City, Willow finally said good bye to her brother, her smile melting away into her usual blank façade. Heading back into the main lobby, Willow continued out into the sooty streets of Oreburgh, heading towards the gym. A narrow building made out of stone that advertised itself as the cities gym loomed above Willow as she read the notice taped to front door, 'Gym Leader currently busy, battles will resume on Thursday." Willow frowned; it was Tuesday today, that meant she had a two day wait until she could challenge the gym leader. With a sigh Willow headed towards route 207, if the gym leader was going to make her wait for a battle she'd make sure to use the time effectively with some training.
Entering the gym with Levi by her side on Thursday morning, Willow was ready to defeat Roark and get out of the dusty city, completely fed up with the soot that seemed to cling to her clothes and Pokemon as soon as she exited the Pokecentre every morning. The last few days have been profitable; a few tactics for the upcoming battle had been learnt along with the addition of new moves for her Pokemon. Willow stopped slightly upon realising the gym leader was already in a battle with a familiar messy haired teen and blinking stoically as the teen lost a few minutes later. Walking past a purple headed boy who exited the gym after Ash's defeat, Willow walked towards the duo ignoring the sullen Ash in favour of the gym leader.
"Am I still able to have a battle today?" Willow inquired her face blank despite the friendly smile Ash directed towards her.
"Sure, are you ready now?" Roark replied smiling, his smile faltering slightly as the girl walked away to stand in the challengers box. "Okay then…" Roark quickly moved over to the opposing side, gesturing for the referee to begin the match.
"The Oreburgh City gym battle between Roark and the challenger will now begin. The battle will be three on three and as soon as all three Pokemon on either side are unable to continue the challenge is over. In addition, only the challenger may substitute Pokemon. Now let the battle begin!" the referee shouted, signalling both trainers to send out their Pokemon.
"Geodude, let's go!"
A small boulder like Pokemon appeared on the field, shouting its name upon release, swinging its powerful arms around wildly. Willow stared at the Pokemon in front of her, looking down at Levi beside her before signalling that he should join the rock type on the field.
"Geodude, use hidden power!"
Geodude's body began to be outlined in yellow as it pulled its arms towards its body, light blue circles appearing in the air around it.
"Levi, take the hit."
The Riolu in question stayed still as the blue orbs flew towards him, the impact sending him sliding back a few feet. Up in the stands Dawn frowned as she recognised the strategy from the girls battle with Ash a few days ago, using a Pokémon's pain to increase its power wasn't right in her opinion.
"Counter cat."
Levi began running towards the Geodude at his master's command, a green orb forming between his palms growing in intensity before turning pure white.
"Stop it with roll out!"
Geodude tucked himself into a ball before launching himself at the incoming Riolu, who flipped over the rock Pokemon releasing the orb at the Geodude's back, the explosion sending the rock type into the gym wall, embedding it a few inches deep. Up in the stands Ash gaped at Willow and her Pokemon, his friends following suit as they watched Roark return his defeated Pokemon.
"Her Riolu has increased in power so much since we saw her last," Dawn stated, hugging her Piplup to her chest as Roark's next Pokemon Onix was sent out against Riolu, seeing the Pokemon begin to trade blows.
"I wonder how she's training her Pokemon; it would be interesting to know how she develops their power." Brock mused, wondering if it was a particular method he could apply on his own Pokemon to further his breeder career.
"I don't know, but I know I want to battle her again!" Ash shouted cheering as Roark's Onix went down with a powerful force palm from the rapid Riolu who had dodged the Onix's flailing tail to land the attack.
"Think you can take down my next Pokemon as easily as the last? Think again, Cranidos let's go!"
A grey dinosaur Pokemon appeared on the battlefield with a loud battle cry, stomping its hind legs in preparation of the battle. Roark sweat drop as the only reaction he received from the stoic pinkette was a slow blink.
"Levi, prepare."
A blue glow encased Levi's fist, as he bent his head in concentration, the black extensions on his head twitching wildly.
Roark scoffed at the response, "Cranidos, teach that girl some manners! Use zen head butt!"
The rock dinosaur roared as the blue patch on its forehead glowed a bright blue as it charged towards the motionless Riolu, its footsteps thundering in the silent gym.
"Levi, Focus punch!"
At his master's command, Levi's eyes snapped open as his fist connected with the dinosaur's head, a loud crack sounded as the two forces met, an explosion of dirt spraying up around the two Pokemon, concealing them from view. The next few seconds seemed unbearably long to Roark who strained his eyes in an attempt to see his Pokemon through the dust, a gasp pulling itself from his throat, the sound echoed from the stands as the result was revealed as the dust settled. Cranidos lay on the ground defeated, his grey body scratched and bloody and the small form of Riolu standing a few steps away, mainly unaffected apart from seeming slightly winded.
"All three of Roark's Pokemon are unable to battle, victory goes to the challenger." The referee stuttered, shocked at the gym leaders strongest Pokemon being defeated in one move.
Roark returned his Pokemon silently, walking over to the female trainer and her Riolu, his face still displaying his shock at the result of the match.
"Good boy Levi," Willow praised, scratching the jackals head with a soft smile at his pleased rumbles, proud of her partner.
"This is beyond embarrassing," Roark stated, a heavy blush evident on his face at the unimpressed look on the females face. "I don't even know the name of the challenger who defeated me."
"Willow."
"Ah well Willow, congratulations, here's your badge." Roark congratulated, handing the short pinkette the coal badge, flinching slightly at the Riolu's growl due his proximity to his master. Backing up a few steps, Roark continued. "If I may ask, how does your Riolu know focus punch? You really threw me for a loop with that."
"My elder brother had his Charizard teach it to Levi before I left on my journey so he'd be able to protect me better." Willow explained an uncomfortable look on her face as Ash and his friends joined them, taking a few steps backward away from the group, Levi swiftly moving in front of his owner.
"Well you can thank your older brother for you win," Roark joked, his form freezing as the girls expression changed from the blank state to a frigid glare.
"I can thank Levi for the win, my brother had nothing to do with it, don't take the praise away from my Pokemon." Willow replied sharply, her eyes piercing as she stared at the gym leader.
Turning away from the gym leader and Ash's group, Willow walked away from them, her form stiff in anger as she ignored the stuttered apologies from the gym leader. Levi hesitated before following his master, his eyes narrowing into slits as he stared up at the gym leader who angered his master, baring his teeth slightly before darting after her. Roark sighed, turning to look at the shocked trio next to him.
"Well that went well."
Willow sat stiffly in the seating area of the Pokecentre as she waited for her Pokemon to be healed, her egg cradled in her arms for comfort. The electric hum of the doors opening attracted her attention, causing her to look up as a familiar purple headed teenager walked by and handed over his Pokemon to the nurse before joining Willow in the waiting area. Willow kept a wary eye on the boy a few chairs away, noticing him looking at her egg in interest.
"I've never seen an egg that big before," the boy stated, leaning closer to have a better look at the markings on the larger than average egg, ignoring the look of alarm on the girls face. What Paul couldn't ignore was the jaws of a snarling Luxio snapping towards his face as it landed in-between him and the girl, and the small blue jackal growling next to the pinkette, nor the look of relief that flashed on the girls face before it settled into blankness. Paul was intrigued; was the protectiveness of her Pokemon backed up by strength or was it all bravado? "My names Paul and I challenge you to a battle." Paul declared, smirking towards the snarling Pokemon in front of him.
Willow nodded in response, sighing as she didn't really want to but it would be good to burn off some frustration before heading to Floaroma town. Standing up and walking towards where the battlefield was located at all Pokecentre's Willow hugged her egg for comfort whilst she waited for the boy to join her after receiving his own Pokemon from the nurse.
"We don't need a referee; a one on one battle will suffice, as it won't take long to defeat you." Paul stated smirking slightly, confident in his ability to win the battle after defeating the gym leader earlier that day. Upon receiving a nod from the stoic girl, Paul released his first Pokemon.
"Chimchar, stand by for battle!"
A small orange primate Pokemon was released, a flame burning brightly in place of a tail, and two sharp canines peeking out fromits upper jaw. Willow stared at Paul's Pokemon as it send a slightly afraid look towards its owner before moving further on to the battle field, the girl frowned at the obviously strained relationship between Pokemon and master she saw, her frustration reaching a new height.
"Levi," Willow gestured for her partner to join the field, her face returning to a blank state as she stared at the over confident trainer opposite her. "Show no mercy." Levi barked in response, sensing his master had no patience for a long battle.
Paul scoffed before commanding his Pokemon, "Chimchar, Dig and then ember!" The orange monkey dove into the ground beneath it, disappearing quickly from sight.
"Levi, locate and double force palm." Willow commanded, rubbing her hand over the egg still in her grasp as Raiden butted his head against her hip in comfort.
Levi closed his eyes in concentration, an iridescent gleam taking over his body before his eyes snapped open and he jumped backwards, dodging the sudden ember aimed at his face. Growling Levi darted towards the Chimchar, dodging the bolts of fire headed towards him, closing in on the primate Pokemon as both his paws shone brightly.
"Chimchar use scratch to block it!" Paul commanded quickly, as the rapid jackal came close to his Pokemon.
Ducking under the swipe of Chimchar's sharp claws, Levi placed both his paws on the monkey's belly, releasing the stored power, sending the Chimchar flying back to land in front of its trainer, unable to battle. Levi howled in pleasure, a familiar bright white glow encasing him as he grew taller and wider as spikes formed on his paws and chest, a creamy coloured patch of fur appearing on his chest. Upon looking down at his new form, Levi growled happily, turning to look at the pleased smile on his master's face. Paul scoffed at the Lucario's dramatic display, returning his Chimchar and walking away from the girl who watched him leave in silence, her brows furrowed as she watched him disappear from sight.
Turning to her newly evolved Pokemon Willow smiled softly, taking out her Pokedex to study the changes that occurred upon evolution. The pinkette pursed her lips at the changes that occurred upon her partner's evolution, her lips twitching upwards at the thought of all the new strategies that could form from his new moves, her eyes shining in glee. Levi grumbled deeply, rubbing his now elongated snout against his master's head, his new height exceeding hers slightly, resting against her as Raiden leant on her leg. The trio stood there in silence, simply enjoying the mutual happiness they shared between one another.
A week later Willow arrived in Floaroma town, smiling softly at the strong scent of flowers that permeated the air of the picturesque town. The delicate fragrance was a welcome respite to the pungent sweaty smell that had occupied Willow and her Pokemon for the past week and as such the Pokecentre was a definite the team's first priority. Willow let out a relieved breath at the cool air inside the Pokecentre, ignoring the strange looks from other trainers due to her smell, her lips twitching as they quickly looked away as Levi's fierce glare settled upon them. Since his evolution the Lucario had increased his protective tendencies, a fact that she was secretly grateful for after an angry hiker had stormed towards her after his defeat, demanding a rematch. The hiker was quickly deflected by a force palm to his overly large belly, but despite this the incident had shaken Willow and had made the teen recede a bit further into her shell.
"Welcome to the Pokecentre, how may I help you today?" The perky Nurse Joy asked, repeating the mantra echoed by all Nurse Joys.
"I would like a room for the night and could you please check my egg? It's been twitching so much recently." Willow asked, adjusting her grip on the incubator in her arms as the egg in question rattled fiercely.
Nurse Joy nodded, grabbing a key from behind the desk and passed it to the pinkette and gestured for the girl to follow her into an examination room. Taking the incubator off Willow, Nurse Joy lifted the egg out, shrugging her shoulders at the slightly larger than normal size and began placing sensors on the egg. The sensors hooked up to a machine that showcased similar lines to a heart rate monitor, the result being a line that spiked and dipped sporadically. Upon seeing the readings, Nurse Joy nodded with a slight smile, and began taking the sensors off, placing the egg back into the incubator before handing it back to the girl.
"The results shown on the egg sequencer and the sounds coming from the egg itself indicate the egg will probably hatch later on today or at the latest tomorrow morning." Nurse Joy informed her face lighting up at the soft smile that appeared on the previously stoic girl as she stared down at the egg in her grasp.
Willow thanked the nurse before walking towards her allocated room, entering quickly and placing her egg on the side table. Levi barked happily upon entering the cool room, halting from jumping on the clean bed with his sweaty body due to a fierce glare from his master, silently agreeing to wait until he'd been cleaned himself before resuming his ritual. Stripping quickly, making sure to fling her sweaty clothes towards the door as a reminder that they needed to be washed, Willow entered the bathroom. Exiting 10 minutes later in a puff of razz berry scented steam and a short towel, Willow sighed in relief at the squeaky clean feeling she now possessed, and gestured for Levi to use the shower, releasing Raiden to join the jackal. Smirking at the agitated sounds escaping the bathroom as Raiden figured out that Levi would be the one washing him as Willow hadn't entered in after them, and chuckled as a sharp bark from Levi ended the lion's complaints. Pulling out her Pokegear, Willow dialled in her brother's number, adjusting her towel slightly as his face flashed up on the small screen.
"Willow, it's good to see you little sis!" Lance exclaimed smiling, before an angry look formed at noticing his sister's state of dress. "Are you naked?"
"I just got out of the shower why?"
"Just making sure you hadn't found a boyfriend since the last time we talked." Lance chuckled sheepishly, wincing at the fierce glare directed at him from his sister, her gold eyes piercing his own.
"Nice to know you think so much of me."
"No no, it's just that you're 16 now and Karen told me that you've grown into a pretty girl and I worry…." Lance replied sweat dropping as his explanation seemed to infuriate his sister more and hurried to change the topic. "Anyway I'm currently in Sinnoh so maybe we can meet up in a week or so?"
"Champion business?" Willow inquired, brows furrowing in thought as to why her brother would be called to Sinnoh, there were no official ceremonies or battles organised that she knew of.
"I'm currently in Sunyshore City; I'm letting Dragonite have a rest before I head to the Pokemon league to speak to the Champion. They're having a few problems with a group calling themselves Team Galactic, and Cynthia has asked for my opinion regarding the matter and whether they might be connected to Team Rocket." Lance explained as both siblings rolled their eyes at the mention of Team Rocket, whilst Willow had been tucked away safely at the Indigo Plateau during their period of activity, their actions were still widely known and ridiculed to this day.
"Well I'm currently in Floaroma Town, but my egg is close to hatching so I'll probably stay here a few days to spend some time getting to know the Pokemon when it hatches." Willow stated before looking up at entrance of her clean Pokemon, smirking at the smug looking Levi and the sullen electric type.
The siblings spent an hour catching up, Willow recounting her gym battle to her brother, who in turn told her about a recent challenger who had been distracted by Karen's beauty and as such lost the battle. After saying goodbye Willow took the time to get dressed in her spare outfit which consisted of stretchy black jeans and an oversized hoodie that previously belonged to Lance, the clothing still retaining his scent of smoke and sea breeze. Picking up her egg and asking Levi to carry her dirty clothes, Willow and her Pokemon headed downstairs to the laundry room, a spacious room filled with washing machines that sealed with a lock so trainers could leave their washing unattended if needed. After sorting her clothes out and locking the machine, Willow left the room her Pokemon in tow, Levi and Raiden flanking their master upon seeing the commotion currently occurring in the lobby. An old woman who held a crying child in her arms was asking trainers for their assistance, becoming frantic when the trainers refused her and walked out of the Pokecentre laughing. Frowning at the other trainers actions, Willow walked up to the woman stopping a few steps away.
"What's the problem?" Willow inquired, leaning against Levi's shoulder for comfort as the woman swung round to look at her.
"My sons been taken by some thugs in the Windworks, he's been locked in with those hooligans!" the woman ranted, pausing to look at the strong Pokemon next to the short girl, raising an eyebrow at her form resting against the Lucario as a Luxio watched her with narrow eyes. "You look like a powerful trainer, can you please help me?"
Willow considered the request, thugs wouldn't be much of a problem, however they could be connected with Team Galactic and Willow wasn't sure if she wanted to be involved with that kind of craziness. The sight of inconsolable child in the old woman's arms sealed the deal for Willow, her tear marked face bringing back memories Willow didn't want to acknowledge. Nodding in agreement, Willow's face stayed blank as the elder woman thanked her profusely and followed her out of the centre towards the beginning of route 205, the sight of the large Windworks factory visible about a mile away.
"That building in the distance is the Valley Windworks, its where my son works and is currently being held. My granddaughter was on her way to visit her father when she witnessed some men in grey suits guarding the doors. Please, I don't have any money to give you but please save my son." The elderly woman pleaded turning to the girl who was a few steps away, and her Pokemon who hovered around their master. A nod from the emotionless girl was the only response she received before the pinkette walked off towards the building, her Pokemon moving to defensive positions around the girl, the Lucario in front as the Luxio stayed slightly behind.
The Valley Windworks loomed above Willow and her Pokemon as they approached the tall building surrounded by large windmills. The trip had been quick, Willow spraying herself and her Pokemon with a repel after a low level Starly tried it's luck against the trio, the bird Pokemon becoming a quick snack for the hungry Pokemon as Willow looked on stoically. Walking towards the door which was currently unguarded, the pinkette tried the handle and upon discovering it being locked backed up a few steps as Levi knocked the door down with a force palm and entered despite the surprised squawks she heard from inside. The sight that met Willow when she entered the building was one she wasn't expecting, five people clad in outfits similar to spacesuits were stood over man tied to a chair, their faces a look of shock as they looked at the door implanted in the wall next to their heads, knowing if the door had been placed a few inches to the left all of them would be badly injured if not dead.
"Who the fuck are you?" A short red haired woman shouted, grasping a Pokeball in a manicured hand as she stared at the small pinkette flanked by two Pokemon.
Instead of responding Willow looked to the man on the floor, her face twisting minutely at the wet patch on his crotch and the faint smell of urine in the air. Nodding at the scene in front of her Willow commanded her Pokemon to get ready, the leaping forward instantly at the prompt, snarls taking over their faces. The Team Galactic grunts snorted, releasing their Pokemon, a mixture of Glameow and bug Pokemon, whilst the red haired woman released a fat cat Pokemon and a Zubat, all of the Pokemon obviously low level. Whilst a silent old man, dressed in a lab coat over the space suit stayed still, watching the encounter with shrewd eyes.
"Levi, Raiden let's make this quick." Willow commanded and watched as her partners made quick work of the oppositions Pokemon, the battle ending with a few well-placed sparks and bone rushes. Rolling her eyes at the weakness of their Pokemon, Willow stepped aside to let the Galactic members escape, ignoring the red headed woman's promise of redemption.
"Thank you so much!" The man exclaimed once seeing the grunts leave the Windworks, starry eyed as he looked at the pretty pinkette in front of him and her strong Pokemon.
Willow nodded in response, gesturing for Raiden to release the man, the lion Pokemon screwing his face up as the smell of urine intensified the closer he got before cutting the bonds tying the man to the chair with a scratch. Willow turned away from the man and walked out of the building, ignoring the man's pleas for her to slow down as he attempted to keep up with her fast pace and his attempts at conversation that stopped once Levi snapped at him. Waiting where she left them were the elderly woman and the young girl, Willow staying back as the family reconnected, her lips twitching slightly at the young girls demands for her father to take a shower and the mans red face. The father and daughter duo walked off, leaving the older woman to stare at Willow who looked back blankly.
"Thank you for what you did, he'd been there for a few days and despite asking multiple trainers no one agreed to help." The elderly woman thanked, simply receiving a nod in response. "I own the flower shop in town, and whilst I don't have any money to offer you please accept my offer of using the meadow. It's usually not available to trainers who visit from out of town, but you're welcome to use it for relaxation."
Willow considered the offer and looked down at the egg in her arms that had been twitching even more violently in the past hour before accepting the elderly woman's offer, following her to a gate hidden behind a tall cedar tree. The sight of the meadow took away the stoic girls breath, multiple varieties of flowers mixed together in a disorganised cluster as far as the eye could see, the sun shining down strongly as Combee's worked hard to gather pollen from the bright coloured chaos. The elderly woman smiled at the girls response, the look of awe echoed on her own weathered face despite visiting the meadow daily.
"I ask you not use the Combee for practice as they work for my Vespiqueen and wouldn't be very happy at the interruption to their task." The older woman implored, receiving a nod from the distracted pinkette before leaving the girl and her Pokemon to enjoy the meadow.
Willow and her Pokemon walked further into the meadow, the wildflowers reaching up to the girl's hip whilst their pleasing scent enveloped the trio. Reaching a slightly less dense part, Willow sat down and gestured for her Pokemon to relax, rolling her eyes as Raiden took off to try and catch a Butterfree a few feet away. Levi sat down next to his master, closing his eyes as he focussed his aura, the jackal Pokemon committed to having complete control over the unique ability. Willow herself sat cross legged with the twitching egg placed on the ground in from of her, rubbing her hand over the warmth that had increased slightly over the past hour, the hard shell hot to touch.
A crack formed under her palm, the girl's eyes widening in response to bright light that took over the egg, blinding her from seeing the Pokemon as it emerged.