The spring day had started out well. The sun was shining down on the earth that eagerly drank the morning dew, and the many living creatures that populated the field began to slink out of their burrows and dens. Zigzagoon huffed and snuffed as they padded through the small grass, searching for food. Pidgey and other bird Pokemon chirped in the blooming trees, and bug Pokemon flitted from flower to flower and under roots. The creatures seemed at peace—it was probably due to the fact that no human had set foot in the field yet and disturbed their habitat…

Kaede made sure that she wouldn’t mess anything up as she crossed the field. She didn’t want to trample a Pokemon’s nest or blow their cover. Even though everything seemed happy and cheery, she knew that there were predator Pokemon hiding in the shadows. Maybe even a Mightyena had been stalking a bird or other small, foraging little thing. She narrowly avoided tripping over the roots of a lone tree before stepping deeper into the forest that lined the edge of the field. Am I going the right way? she sighed, glancing around. Her Snivy quietly rested on her shoulder as she muttered a curse to herself, rubbing the back of her head. Well, looks like I’m lost again. I’m going to have to camp for a bit so I can regain my bearings…

Letting a small and exasperated groan come from her lips, Kaede leant heavily against a tree and slid down to the ground. She didn’t even care if she got dirty. She was a Trainer, after all. She was prone to get dirty at some point. The female crossed her legs and looked up at the thin canopy of leaves that rested above her head. Her Snivy slipped off of her shoulder and curled up on her lap, his red eyes flicking up to her as she sighed. ”Oh Bracken, what are we going to do?” she asked, rubbing the top of the Pokemon’s head as it simply stared. ”We could be halfway across Kalos and not even know it.”

When Bracken didn’t answer (for he was a Pokemon and she was a mere Trainer), she leaned more heavily against the tree and looked down at her bag, which she had set to the side before she sat down. ”I suppose that we can have a snack.” she told her Pokemon, pulling out a few berries from the bag. Giving a few to Bracken and watching as he gulped them down. ”We have to save the rest for later, though.”

The brown haired girl rose from her peaceful slumber, her Pikachu eagerly chattering away, "Pika Pika, chu!"{/b] She smiled at its eagerness, her Torchic simply muttered a [b]"chic!" in response as it rose with her.

"yes, yes, I'll get some food out for you both" Nessie said, rummaging through her pack for the premade pokemon food she had made a day or so ago, and giving them each some. The early morning was quite, and if Nessie listened closely, she could hear the sounds of Pokemon rising as well. She had had no fear sleeping out in the open, for she had her pokemon with her. She rolled up her sleeping bag, ate a few berries and a sandwich, and shouldered her pack and sleeping bag. She decided not to put her pokemon in their balls, instead she clicked her fingers and both came to her side.

She started to walk, humming as she did. As she walked, she looked about at the wonders of the pokemon world. Her journey so far had been fun, interesting and adventurous, and she wondered if she should start collecting badges, and other pokemon. Her Pikachu, Solias she had named him, climbing up her leg, and body, up to her shoulder, and then nothing would do but for her to pick up Torchic and hold her in her arms.

She suddenly heard a voice, and glanced about. Se frowned, and walked in the direction of the voice, ”We could be halfway across Kalos and not even know it.”.

Someone lost then. She continued, reaching a girl sitting down with a Snivy. "Ex...excuse m-me?" Nessie managed to speak, her voice soft, "A-are you lost? I c-can show you t-to the t-town u-up a-ahead. I'm g-going there myself" She swallowed, and Solias leaped off her shoulder to approach the Snivy curiously. She set Torchic down, grateful for the respite to her arms.

"Now this is the life!" Adam exclaimed as he stretched out his arms. It was the first time in years he had finally been out by himself, the way a real trainer should. The sense of freedom was invigorating. So what if he was in a foreign region, and hadn't the slightest clue where he was going, but he didn't a Ratattas ass about that. He was finally free to whatever he wanted to do.

The Fire typed monkey sitting on his shoulder screeched in agreement. "Chimchaaaar!"

The redheaded trainer gave his Pokemon an affectionate pat on the head. "I know bro! I have a feeling we're gonna have a great time. Now, if only we could find a town, or at least a person that knows where the nearest town is... a pretty girl would be nice." As he continued walking, he saw nothing but grass, and a few random wild Pokemon running around. It was like a scene out of a Disney movie. Adam almost expected a princess to come out singing, and all the Pokemon came to her aid. Yeah, the scene was pretty and all, but in Adam's eyes, it was boring. "COME ON WHERE'S THE EXCITEMENT?! I'M GETTING BORED HERE!" He shouted to the sky.

Sure enough, Adam got his wish. He soon saw two girls and their Pokemon sitting by a tree that looked as lost as he was. A playful glint shone in his eyes as he smiled to himself. Haha! Looks like today is my lucky day! The redhead thought as he approached the two females, as Inferno the Chimchar jumped off Adam's shoulder, and walked next to him. "Well well, what do we have here? The two of you look lost. Luckily for the two of ya' I can't leave two pretty girls like you lost in the middle of the forest." He sat in between them, and put an arm around their shoulders. "Name's Adam by the way. How's about three of us get to know each other a little better, hm?"

"Chiiiimchar!" Inferno added playfully, as he introduced himself to the other Pokemon.

Nessie flinched and moved away from the man, "I am not lost!" she said, "I know where I am, and where I'm going, I merely stopped to see if she needed help!" She said. Solias moved over to her, and leaned against her leg, a reassuring weight. Torchic though seemed to have taken a liking to the mans Chimchar, and was examining the fire monkey. she let out a "Tor-chic" in greeting, and Nessie sighed.

She blushed, and looked down, but then Solias nudged her and she looked back up. "Nessie" She said with another sigh, "What food do you feed your Chimchar?" She asked. Her own Pokemon had a slight sheen to their skin, Solias's cheeks slightly redder then other Pikachu, and had a generally air of good health. Her mother was a breeder, and had taught Nessie all she knew. Nessie had also picked up other tidbits of information along the way, and used that to care for her pokemon.

[b]"Torchic likes the food I give her, maybe Chimchar would as well?"[/b[ She knelt, opening her bag, and taking out the countainer with "Torchic" written on it. She offered some of the food to the little fire monkey without asking if it was okay, and waited to see its reaction.

Before she knew it, Kaede was approached by a woman with a Pikachu and a Torchic. They were rather cute Pokemon, but she could tell that they were well taken care of. She hated to see Pokemon that had dull and matted coats and saddened expressions. The dark blond haired woman grinned up at the other female, opening her mouth to answer. ”I’ve been lost for what seems like forever.” she told her, watching as Bracken perked up a bit when the Pokemon approached. The Snivy peered at the Pikachu with wide eyes before leaning closer and sniffing it. At least Bracken likes the Pikachu. Maybe because it hasn’t gotten too close, yet. ”My supplies were running low, too. Thanks for the help, I really need to get to a town-“

Kaede heard another voice and when she looked up, she caught sight of another person. The young man had a Chimchar with him and had hair as bright as fire. She was about to greet him before he came in between the two women and wrapped his arms around their shoulders. At that, Kaede snarled and raised a fist, aiming to slam it into the man’s face. Whether she missed or not, she didn’t care, but the abrupt movement had freed her from his clutches. Bracken hissed loudly and got in a position to attack, but Kaede calmed him down with a flick of her hand. When the Pokemon knew that his master was safe, he turned back toward the other Pokemon. ”Snivy.” Bracken greeted, sitting down on the grass and wrapping his tail around himself.

”You have more food? Thank Arceus. I was thinking that we were about to starve.” Kaede told the woman, who was named Nessie. She glanced back at Adam and scowled. I hope he leaves soon. If not I’ll have to bring out Lamina…

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Not that far away, a young man walked through the city of Lumiose. The buildings arched over his head and cast dark shadows onto the streets. People bustled back and forth, donning fashionable clothing and showing off their Pokemon. It was a bit too flashy for Seito, even if this was his home town, and even if he was born into a rich family. The black haired, blue eyed man heaved a sigh as he shoved his hands into his pockets. The boss told me to come here. He said something about a base of operations in Lumiose… he thought. Seito turned a corner and continued his stroll, keeping his eyes peeled for any sign of the Blackbody Corporation.

After a while more of searching, he accepted that he was lost. I still don’t understand why I have to be traveling back and forth between the continents. I haven’t even seen heads or tails of a legendary Pokemon in the years that I’ve been here, but they’re always talking about them. Seito grumbled a curse as he reached a dead end, and turned around, finding his way back to the main streets. The boss won’t be happy with me if I don’t find the base soon.

”Nova, Nymeria.” the Blackbody member pulled out a pair of Pokeballs from the inside of his coat, tossing them up into the air. In a flash of red light, two Pokemon appeared. One was a Noibat and the other was an Eevee, but both were feminine in the way they held themselves. The Noibat screeched and began to flutter around Seito’s head before resting atop it, and the Eevee made a noise like a purr and rubbed up against his leg. He chuckled and stroked both of them before speaking again. ”Nova, take to the skies and see if you can find the base from above.” he told the Noibat, who nodded and took flight, disappearing around a building in a flash. The Eevee watched him as he turned toward it. ”Nymeria, stay with me. I’m afraid I’ll need an extra pair of eyes for this mission.”

”Vee!” the fox-like Pokemon barked, leaping onto Seito’s shoulder and making herself comfortable before pricking up her ears, her almond colored eyes flicking to and fro the area. The man chuckled and walked down the street again, making sure to take in his surroundings. I can’t fail.

Cyrus awoke from his perch in a very large oak tree. He had fallen asleep without knowing, exhausted from his endless walking. It was his first time really exploring the region he grew up in. The Kalos region was indeed beautiful, and just the sight his eyes could see from the tree filled him with excitement. Suddenly, a blue creature jumped onto his chest, Cyrus smiled. "Dagon," he said, "you're up early." His companion smiled at him, and croaked. He patted Dagon's head, then the Froakie jumped onto Bane's head. Cyrus laughed, and dispite the fact that he was sore from sleeping in a tree, he managed to jump down from his perched position unharmed. Cyrus unslung his pack and unzipped it, he was very hungry. He grabbed a powerbar and a sandwich, he fed his two pokemon some of their favorite berries and gummis. Then he put Hesita back in her pokeball, and headed out, Dagon perched on his head.
Cyrus was walking through a dense forest, whistling while he did. He entered a clear and stopped, "uh," he sputtered. He pushed his glasses up higher on his nose, trying to comprehend why he was seeing. It was other people! Bane wasn't a people-person, to say the least. There were three trainers talking, Cyrus took note of their pokemon. One of the girls seemed to be very mad at the red-haired man.
Building up his courage, he approached the group. He had no idea why to say, but Dagon seemed very interested in the other trainers' pokemon. He hopped of of Cyrus' head and leaped to the other pokemon. He croak at them, as if introducing himself. Cyrus had to say something now, "uh...." Try again. "H-i. M-my name is Cyrus. Where are you guys he-ading?" He stuttered a bit, trying to keep his voice stable. He ran a hand through his hair, hopefully they wouldn't think he was too weird.

Nessie smiled at the woman, and nodded, "I have food that my pikachu loves, you could try it with your snivy, but I doubt he'd like the food for Torchic" She got out Solias's food, "If not, I can make him some. What food does he like? Any particular flavors? How do you care for him?" Pokemon were her life. If there was one topic that could get Nessie talking, it was pokemon.

She opened the container, and offered it to the grass-type pokemon, taking her hand away, knowing some pokemon and trainers got a bit weird when you tried to feed them. She looked up as another person joined their midst, and then leaped up. "oh wow! a Froakie!" She practically squealed, studying the small blue frog like creature.

"its so cute!" Solias glanced up at the water type and gave a "pi, pi, PI" whereas Torchic ran behind her legs, fearful of it. Nessie knelt, and tried to reassure her that Froakie wasn't going to attack, but to no use. She rose, blushing at her pokemon's behaviour, and glanced down.

She swallowed, suddenly completely shy, and found she couldn't speak. She felt foolish, but she couldn't do anything about it. She knelt again, taking out a bowl, and water, filling the bowl up, she offered it to her pokemon, and the other pokemon around.

Anabelle De Tonnancourt ~
Poliwag - Lvl 10
Sandshrew - Lvl 10

Lumiose City, Surrounding Forest

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The long, blond haired girl had been walking for hours now in hope of reaching Lumiose city before nightfall. He sole companion as of now was a Poliwag she was holding against her chest, both arms wrapped around the pokemon. Jetty was the name Ana gave her faithful companion, and she pokemon was about as big as Ana's whole torso. Not so long ago, Ana recalled thinking that Poliwags were actually a lot smaller than that, but reality caught back to her when her friend began it's growing cycle. Despite it's large size, or larger than anticipated size, Jetty remained kind of light so Anabelle kept on carrying her when possible, but ti was not rare to see the pokemon jumping along beside the girl.

''Awwh...Jetty, do you see any town nearby?'' the girl said, desperately. ''Didn't think so...Gah! And it is getting kind of hot, non?'' and she sighed. Jetty jumped onto the ground and turned back to her trainer, shifting it's head in confusion (which was pretty much it's whole body). ''Jetty? What are you--...No, nevermind! Jetty, don't you dare--'' but before she could end her sentence, the small pokemon let a stream of cold water out from it's mouth into the air, pouring it down like rain onto Anabelle who, on her side, let both her arms fall along her body. If she had hopes this day would take a better turn, it was washed away by Jetty's water. ''--...dare to do that...Yep, merci beaucoup. You are unbelievable!'' She said crouching that to catch the little traitor, but the Poliwag began running away playfully, letting out a series of ''Poli, Poli, Poliwaaaaag ~'' sounding way too much like laughing to Ana's taste. ''Get back here, I'll show you!'' she said laughing as well as she gave chase.

Jetty ran through a bush, jumped on the other side of a small tree trunk and below another one, the through another bush when it abruptly and suddenly ran straight into what seemed like a human's leg, making it fall on it's back. Since it had no arms, Jetty used it's tail to launch herself back on feet. It really was the leg of another human, a female, actually, with brown hair. She seemed a big angry, and when Poliwag followed the direction of the girl's stare she noticed two other humans that all had pokemons with them. Scared, Jetty ran back to her own trainer who just now caught up to the pokemon, completely exhausted. Anabelle had both hands on her knees, catching her breath before finally looking up at what she thought would be a triumphant Jetty....only to notice three persons with one pokemon each. The girl stared at them for a moment before realizing exactly what happened and finally snapping out of it, taking a few steps forward.

''Bonjour, Hello!'' She said with an accent that did not betray the fact she originated from Kalos (French accent). Her cloths were completely wet despite having not a single cloud in the sky. ''My name is Anabelle de Tonnancourt, and my friend is called Jetty. Sorry if she disturbed you...I was chasing her through the forest and...anyway, sorry, that's not interesting. What are you doing here?....Hrm, I mean!...Where you heading to Lumiose City? That's where I am going. You don't look from around here...Maybe I can help?'' The girl said in an all too friendly tone. She walked towards them, taking what seemed like a map out of her bag and unfolding it completely. It was a map of the Kalos region. She turned it towards them and pointed to where they actually were.

''Here! I mean...we are here! And Lumiose City is over there'' she pointed the city, then folded back the map to put it away. ''So...are you heading there? Because me and Jetty could use a bit of company, right Jetty?''

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Hideyoshi, Michi&Aoi
Inkay - Lvl 10
Beldrum - Lvl 10
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Misdreavus - Lvl 10
Nidoran - Lvl 10

Lumiose City

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In between the large buildings of Lumiose city was floating a lonely Beldrum. It was actually looking for something specific, but apparently did not find it yet. However, it was come to cross ways with an equally alert Noibat, who just passed above. The Beldrum went in the direction the Noibat came from and had a peek at the crowded street, immediately spotting what seemed to be the previous Noibat's trainer. Akarui, Beldrum's given name, immediately turned around and headed back the way it came. It failed in finding the Blackbody Corporation base, or meeting place, but instead found something else to report in.

A tall man with snow white hair was waiting in one of the alleys for his pokemon to come back. He was awfully calm despite being lost. Rather, he was not lost, but he wasn't able to find what he was looking for which was equally as bad. Close by was a girl way smaller than him who had long reddish hair and a black ribbon in it. She was wearing a black dress while he was wearing a long, white jacket. Where the man posed an able man full of wit, the girl posed as a reckless and over agitated child. She was playing with her Nidoran named Spiky, both of them on the ground. Michi tried countless times to educate his little sister into having a more mature attitude, but abandoned a few weeks back when he realized how hopeless it was. No matter how different the both of them were, they formed a perfect team. The man looked up and a smile appeared on his face.

''Aoi, enough kidding around.'' he said while taking a step towards his returning Beldrum. ''Akarui's back.''

The girl stood back as quick as possible while having a Nidoran trying to pin you down, still laughing. She then put her friend back in her pokeball and turned to her brother. ''Alright, alright. So, Akarui's found the place?''

''Don't think so, not so soon, but he might have found another lead. It's the only one we got today, so let's just go.''

Aoi knew better than to question her big brother, so she just nodded her shoulders and followed her brother. It took a few moments, but they eventually reached the end of the alleys. It was giving into a busy street. Michi took a peek and noticed a man standing here with an Eevee, waiting for something. Now, Michi could not speak to pokemons or understand them, but he was smart enough to understand that if Beldrum brought him here it was because he thought the man had something to do with Blackbody Corp.

''Okay, let's stay low for now. We should wait to see what the guy,s gonna do next. Aoi, don't leave my side, okay? ... Aoi?'' Michi said, the turned around when he got no answer from her...only to realize she was gone. Completely caught off guard, the man looked all around until he finally spotted her black ribbon making her way through the crowd towards the man. Quickly at that. Michi face palmed and ran after her, but not fast enough.

The girl reached the man before her brother even began going after her.
''Hey there! I'm Hideyoshi Aoi, nice to meet you? So, are you with the Blackbody Corpo--'' she began saying before Michi could stop her by covering her mouth with his hand.

''Not here, idiot!'' but seemed like it was a bit too late for that. The white haired boy looked up at the man, cursing to himself.

''You got a name?''

The brown haired girl in the cap seemed flustered by Adam's gesture. She denyed being lost, but turned bright red as she dug through her bag to get something, "Uh-huh, riiiight," the redheaded boy replied with a smirk. He noticed that the girl's Torchic was looking at Inferno, and Adam giggled, and lightly nudged his Chimchar to go talk to it. It was good to know his Pokemon had better luck with females than he did.

The Fire typed monkey obliged. He approached the Torchic. "Chimchar, chim!"

Then the girl offered Inferno some food. "Yeah, he just likes food. He'll eat anything!" A fact Inferno demonstrated by first sniffing the treat she had in her hand, then hungrily gobbling it all down. The Fire type looked at the girl, and wondered if there was more food to be had. "Chimchar?"

Just as Adam was about to talk to the other woman he had his arm around, she suddenly slammed her fist into his face, and freed herself from his grip. "Nice! I love a chick that can throw a punch!" Adam joked as he rubbed his cheek. It hurt, but Adam was used to this kind of thing by now. It wasn't the first time a girl hit him, and it definitely wouldn't be the last. He noticed the blonde girl scowling at him as she spoke to the brown haired girl. "Aw, come on baby! Why ya gotta be like that?!" Adam put his hand on her rear, and grinned mischievously. "Ya know you love it!"

Then the group was approached by a blonde boy in glasses, who had a blue frog thing Adam had never seen before. Adam rolled his eyes. This guy reminded the redhead of the nerds he had gone to school with. They act all shy and timid, but he knew they thought they were smarter than everyone else. They always did. "Dude, don't be a pussy! If ya have somethin' to say, than say it! You don't have to go and act like a wuss, be a man!"

Then, another cute girl joined this group. This one had short blonde hair, dressed in blue, was accompanied by her Poliwag, and a noticeable Kalosian accent. Adam's eyes widened, and his grin got bigger. Today was getting better and better by the second. "Ooh- lala!" He exclaimed as he put his hand on her rear. "We could use the company too. Hehe, I always thought you Kalos chicks were hot."

The man continued to walk back and forth the streets, growing more and more frustrated. Seito had no idea where he was going. Would he even get to the base in time? His higher-ups were not going to be happy. And if they weren’t happy, he sure as he wouldn’t be, either. He wasn’t called “The Black Arcanine” for nothing. Seito was eager to please—he didn’t know why. Maybe it gave him some satisfaction to hear someone praise him? Or maybe it was because he wanted to make sure that he kept his job? Something brushed across his cheek and he looked to the side. The tip of Nymeria’s ear had flicked across it as it swiveled back and forth. It was almost amusing—she was just as loyal as he was, maybe even more.

Why must Lumiose be so big? Seito thought as he remembered when he was little. He often got lost in the numerous streets, but he soon grew accustomed to them. Though, he had spent a year or two in Johto and he adapted well to the smaller cities and towns. Lumiose was probably the biggest city that he had ever seen or heard of. He supposed that he should be proud of coming from such a powerful place, though. Lumiose had its ups and downs, he guessed. Suddenly, the Eevee on his shoulder sniffed and turned, looking over her shoulder. His eyes flicked back and he was greeted by a young woman and a man.

The younger woman asked if he was part of the Blackbody Corporation, at least, she tried to until the man covered her mouth. Seito smiled shallowly at both of them before feeling something land on his head. He didn’t have to look up to know that it was Nova. ”Some call me the Black Arcanine.” he answered. ”Have you heard of the name? Ah, anyway, this is Nova,” he motioned to the Noibat on his head. ”And this is Nymeria.” the Eevee on his shoulder piped up in a high pitched bark. Seito stroked the creature before turning to the duo. ”Who are you?”

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Kaede listened to the other woman ask her questions about Bracken. She knew that Bracken liked sour foods better than spicy foods, but that was all she knew about him. Either that, or he just didn’t like spicy foods that much. She rubbed the top of Bracken’s head before the Froakie showed up. It was a cute fellow, and it seemed as curious as the rest of the Pokemon. Froakies were one of the most recently discovered Pokemon, right? At least she thought so…

Something touched her rear end and she whirled around to face Adam. How dare he? she seethed, huffing loudly. She wasn’t in the mood for this kind of bullshit. Pulling a Pokeball from her waist, she tossed it up into the air. It opened up, and an Axew appeared from it. ”Xew.” the small Dragon Pokemon turned toward Kaede, eyes bright as she recognized her master.

”Lamina,” she told the Axew. ”I want you to know that, if that man touches me again, I want you to cut him.”

Lamina blinked up at her, before turning to face Adam. Everyone knew that, even though Axew were small, they were rather tough little things. The Dragon type positioned herself in front of her trainer, huffing in aggression. Kaede reached down and patted the Lamina’s head before turning the two new arrivals. ”So there is a city around here. I thought I was going to be lost for a few more days.” she told them. ”I’m Kaede, by the way. This here is Bracken,” she glanced toward the Snivy, who licked the Froakie in curiosity. ”And that’s Lamina.” she looked back toward her Axew.

Cyrus watched as another girl joined them, how had this happened? The chances of five trainers meeting in one random place was very slim. He smiled as Dagon tried to interact with the other pokemon. The Torchic didn't seem to be so fond of the Froakie. Cyrus thanked the blonde girl that had just punched the red-head for the water she gave his companion. The girl with the Poliwag liked to talk a lot he observed, but she did have a map. Cyrus had his been wondering around, hoping to find some pokemon. He planned on taking on the first gym trainer soon.

Cyrus looked at the guy with red hair and noticed him rolling his eyes at him. Cyrus raised an eyebrow, and smirked. Typical prick, he knew that if he hung around with this group, that the guy would definitely be a pain in his ass. What a drag... Bane didn't even want to try and deal with him. Until the douchebag spoke. He said, "Dude, don't be a pussy! If ya have somethin' to say, than say it! You don't have to go and act like a wuss, be a man!"

Bane narrowed his eyes, "technically, I did say it. And I'm technically also a man. I do happen to be male and 19." He stated this in a matter of fact tone. He hated guys like this, who thought they were kings of the world. He was also delighted to see that the girls didn't seem to like his, "smoothness." Cyrus decided to let Hestia out, she seemed to trust him by now. He grabbed her pokeball from his bag and opened it. She landed near his feet. She chirped and he gave her some breakfast. Dagon and Hestia usually didn't get along, seeing as their types were conflicting. Cyrus hope they would get along better as time went one. "I'm heading to Lumoise city, I heard there was festival happening soon. And there is a gym leader there." (I don't know what the order is, do they even have to go in order?)

Nessie smiled at the pokemon, feeling at ease with them. She watched Torchic return to the Chimchar.

"Uh-huh, riiiight," the redheaded boy replied with a smirk. She glanced up at te boy, and glared.

"I am not lost!" She said, turned away from him, and rose, Solias climbing up to her shoulder. His weight was a comfort. She turned to the new comer girl, and offered her a slight smile. "Your poliwag is beautiful" she said, glancing at the map and nodding "I'm heading lumiose for the festival there. And then I don't know" she said with a shrug.

"I'm happy to join you" she said, as kaede brought out her Axew. Nessie had to reframe from once more exclaiming over the pokemon. She knew a lot of different types of pokemon, and had memorized many of the pages from her own mothers pokedex and had continually upgraded it. Maybe she would be a trainer and a breeder, she thought. She didn't need to collect badges to catch pokemon, did she?

She looked up at the man with the Froakie, "I wouldn't pay any mind to him. I don't think he's right in the end. He seemed to enjoy the punch kaede have him"

Anabelle De Tonnancourt ~
Poliwag ♀ - Lvl 10
Sandshrew ♂ - Lvl 10

Lumiose City, Surrounding Forest

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Anabelle was sure not ready to be welcomed by a seemingly shameless man who grabbed her rear. However, unlike Kaede, she remained calm and simply took a step aside, blushing slightly while giving a confused look at Adam. Ana was not one to freak out at small things, she much preferred to keep a cool head rather than mess up a fortunate encounter and possible future friends. Since her goal was to travel the world for now, she might as well try to do it with company. Talking company, actually. She was friends with her pokemons, but one could not say a conversation with a pokemon is exactly thrilling. On the other hand, what she saw of this group so far seemed to be the complete opposite.

Jetty, who had been scared so far, was reassured by the compliment Nessie told about her. She got out from behind Ana and walked up to the girl, affectionately rubbing herself against her leg to show gratitude. ''Poliiiii ~ Wag!''

Ana looked back to Adam first and answered to his pseudo-macho-compliment. ''Thank you...I think?'' she shook her head confusedly and simply looked at the rest of the group. She was going to say something, but then the short tempered girl threw down a pokeball and a small, green pokemon got out of it. Ana immediately recognized what specie it was, but she only seen it in her pokedex and on computers, never in real. Her eyes immediately brighten up with some kind of excitement as she quickly advanced and crouched beside the Axew. ''Whooa, an Axew! Dragon-type...right? He's so cute!...Hrm, I mean interesting. I never seen one before!'' She said, excitingly while she turned around the pokemon as if it was some kind of artwork. Somewhere deep within herself, very deep, she knew that the pokemon could react badly to such an examination and probably harm her but...when she got fascinated by something there was not going back for Anabelle. After she was done with the Axew, she quickly stood back up and looked at its trainer. ''Oh...Sorry about that! So sorry...I get kind of excited when I meet new Pokemons, you see.'' She apologized, confused. ''Hrm hrm...Anyway. Yes, there is a city close by. Lumiose city is the capital city of Kalos and my original home. I can bring you there if you want, it's down this way.'' The girl said while taking a few steps forward down the road. She looked at the boy that arrived right before her who just brought up the subject of Gym trainer.

''Oui, oui. There is indeed a Gym in Lumiose, it's the Electric-type gym champion. He's in the center of the city, actually. If you guys want I can bring you there. If you agree and we hurry, we can reach it before nightfall.'' Ana said, turning back toward the direction of the road but immediately stopped and looked back at Adam with suspecting eyes. ''Hum...you. Mind if you...walk in front?''

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Hideyoshi, Michi&Aoi ~
Inkay ♀ - Lvl 10
Beldrum ♂ - Lvl 10
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Misdreavus ♀ - Lvl 10
Nidoran ♀ - Lvl 10

Lumiose City

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Michi took his time to look at this Black Arcanine fellow from head to toe. obviously judging him. He also looked up at the Noibat who just came back to the man. So Beldrum was right, as always. Michi knew he could trust his companion. Michi looked anything but impressed as the guy introduced his pokemon, and for only answer he brought his own Beldrum back into its pokeball, thanking it briefly.

''I'm Hideyoshi Michi, and this is my sister Hideyoshi Aoi. We come form the Jotho region. So what's the name for?'' Michi immediately jumped to the subject that most interested him, not wanted to lose time. Aoi on her side seemed as if he was embarrassing her. She deemed his nature of 'Going straight to the point' kind of harsh and it often made it so very hard to make friends. This time, she was the one to jump up on the edge of her toes and put her hand before her brother's mouth.

''Please excuse my brother, he sucks at socializing, Tee-hee!'' She said with a laugh to make it go unnoticed. ''So...Yeah!'' She jumped in front of Michi to separate both men. ''Cool pokemons! Eevee's so cute...will you make him evolve? Oh, I know! Look, I have cool pokemons too.'' On that, Aoi took out both her pokeballs and threw them into the air. Her Nidoran landed beside her and awaited orders. The Misdreavus, Aoi's second pokemon, however, began floating around the young girl in a much eerie way. It looked down at the man and his pokemons menacingly, making it clear she was protective of her trainer. Aoi seemed to ignore that fact, having got used to it.

''This is Spiky, and this is Floaty! Please excuse Floaty, she's very protective you see. So...yeah! We totally are of the Blackbody Corporation. We've been looking for their base for a few hours now...''

Michi stepped back in, exhausted from his sister's behavior. ''Look.'' he said ''I have my reasons to assume you also are of the Corporation, so maybe you know more about the meeting place whereabouts? If we don't find it soon enough, it doesn't bode well for any of us...''

"Scram, kid."

Juke Song eyed the Poké Ball in his hand as he played around with it, throwing it up into the air and catching it as it fell while nearly fumbling it clumsily onto the street of Lumiose City. He had forcefully taken it from the youngster's weak grasp, prying it out of the immature brat's little fingers on Route 4 – a number of days had passed since then, and the Shinx seemed to already open up to him. The kid had worn out the Shinx so much through battling other trainers that he hadn't taken the Pokémon's condition into consideration, and all it did was piss him off. He still debated as to whether or not he should have given it up to the Blackbody Corporation, or not.

Juke didn't care about the little kid and his crying afterwards; the boy was clearly a perfect example of someone who should not train Pokémon. To push Ciel, the newly-named Shinx over her limit and to the brink of dying from exhaustion, was paramount to starving a human of food and water. Truth be told, the majority of all trainers didn't deserve Pokémon at all. That's why he joined the Blackbody Corporation, and that's a reason why he was still there; to build a better future, but for most of his own satisfaction, to earn a paycheck so he himself didn't starve.

Juke yawned as he walked with his hands pocketed, hunched forward and his eyes glued to the ground as Giotto began to nibble on his left ear from atop of his shoulder. He rarely ever kept his Cyndaquil in its Poké Ball, and though as much as he wanted to bond with him, he hated the unnecessary attraction from other trainers that it brought to him. Being in the company of multiple people was the only thing worse than trainers who abused and overworked their Pokémon.

That was when the shadow of legs drew itself into the picture, and before Juke could step out of the way, it was already too late. He bumped right into the obviously-taller man and fell back as Giotto went with him, ending up underneath his weight as he quickly sat up so he wasn't crushing him. "Hey, you okay, Giot-" the Fire Mouse coughed up a thin spark of fire as it caught the back of his jacket and a small flame lit up, causing the boy to jump back up to his feet and begin struggling to pat it down with his hands outstretched behind him.

When he did manage to put out the small flame at the back of his jacket and he returned Giotto to his shoulder, Juke fumed as he stepped to the side of the person that he now recognized as his partner, Seito. "What the hell's the big deal with you standing in the middle of nowhere, asshole-" he tugged at the man's arm and tried to shift Seito's body so that he would face him, giving up when he realized that he was joined by two other people. His hands quickly returned to his pockets as he turned the other cheek and scoffed. "Who're these people?"

Seito glanced between the two, his lips curling into a frown. This man certainly came off as someone that tolerated no nonsense. The girl, though, was much more energetic and enthusiastic about her Pokemon. Her partners really seemed to adore her. ”She’ll evolve when she’s ready.” he answered Aoi. It almost warmed his heart, but the questioning brought him back to reality. ”It’s really just what they call me.” Seito shrugged in reference to Michi’s question. He didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. Sometimes, people told him that he shouldn’t be proud of his clutch because it literally meant that he followed orders without questioning them. Well, I don’t want to lose my job or anything. Not to mention that I actually like working with these people. They mostly seem like a bunch of biologists, but…

”I’ve been looking for the base as well, but I can’t seem to find it. Lumiose is a big city, bigger than I remembered, really.” he told the two, the frown deepening on his features. He didn’t know what to do. He couldn’t just ask anyone if they had seen the base. He knew that the Blackbody Corporation just made themselves seem like a band of ordinary scientists, but… they had a higher purpose. What that was, he didn’t know, and frankly he didn’t think that he should question it. ”I’ve actually been-“

Someone bumped into him, and Seito turned to see a black haired young man on the floor. He seemed familiar, and when he jumped to his feet and patted out the flame that had started on his clothes, he couldn’t help but laugh. He covered his laughter with his hand before allowing the shorter male to turn him around. ”These two say that they’re part of the corporation and that they’re looking for the base, too.” he told him. ”Do you know where the base is?” he asked.

Hunter was traveling up from Aquacorde city, a nice town with some great sights and good food! Honestly the view from the bridge overlooking the water at sunset, priceless. Still after spending three days in the town the young man was anxious to move on, and so he did proceeding north to the area that his map identified as route 2. The trainer took off running, looking back to his Pokemon. "Route 2 huh? Cool, c'mon Kratos! Let's make dust!" Hunter called to his current running companion, who was keeping pace with his trainer quite well. Dangit, I was hoping to catch him off guard!

Eventually the pair reached the entrance of Santalune Forest, Hunter slowing to an exhausted walk, finally doubling over as his breath came in wheezes. "Hahaha, oh that was a good run, what do you think buddy?" The Growlithe had kept pace the whole time and was sitting proudly by his trainer, showing no signs of weariness. "Grow!" The Pokemon barked. "Hey! I am not a weeny! Not all of us are natural sprinters you know! Geez. Anyway, I wonder what kind of Pokemon we'll find here?"

He tried to take a few steps into the forest, only to collapse a moment later. "Oh owowow. Okay, sorry buddy, looks like we're gonna have to sit here a bit. Feels like I pulled something." The trainer staggered to the base of a tree, seating himself rather ungraciously. "Well, at least this place looks good for a nap. Mind playing guard pal?" He asked with a wink, the Pokemon responded with a mere flick of his tail and taking a seat by the entrance, ready to warn his master should anything particularly interesting present itself.

Nessie smiled, pleased she wasn't the only one who seemed to obsess over pokemon, and if she was brave enough, she would have done the same as what the girl had. Nessie nodded, "I'd like company I think" Become more outgoing, she thought to herself, meet knew people, thats why she was here, that's why she had spent hours convincing her parents to let her go. She needed to show to them that she could do this. Solias flicked his ears, and Torchic looked up. Clearly they could hear something "I've been traveling alone, beside for these two, for a long time. I came from Unova" She let the words fall out her mouth, watching Torchic as she looked about.

She knelt and packed up her containers, putting them back in her pack, before rising. Solias gave a"pi, pi! Pika!" and leaped down off her shoulder. She watched him, as he stood, ears twitching. "Do you hear something, Solias?" the Pikachu neglected to reply, and seen returned to her shoulder, "Guess not" she muttered.

"I've only been in Halos a week or so, but its a fairly pretty place. I brought a map too, but it got lost when I stopped to draw a few pokemon. Blew away with the wind" She said, moving to stand with the girl who said Lumiose was her home city. "I am Nessie, by the way, and this is Solias my Pikachu, and my Torchic. I hatched both. If your pokemon need good food, I can make some up easily enough. My mother was a breeder and knew these things. She taught me"

And that was the most Nessie had ever spoken to someone. She blushed, and looked down.

Adam just giggled as the girl sent out her Axew. The green dragon tried to make itself look intimidating, but as far as Adam was concerned, it was doing a terrible job. He did have to give it points for trying, though. "Am I supposed to be scared of that? Haha! I'm not a pussy. As if I'm going to be scared of a little dragon... when I have my own!" He pulled out another pokeball from his belt, and released the Pokemon inside. In a flash of light, a Gible appeared in front of Adam's feet. "Meet Jaws." Adam gestured to his Dragon type, as the Gible bared his teeth.

"Gible!" squealed excitedly as the Land Shark Pokemon's eyes widened when he saw the Axew in front of him. Jaws jumped up, then clomped his teeth into the Axews green horn as he came back down.

Adam just laughed at his Gible's behavior, and didn't bother recalling his Pokemon back. "And now you know why he's called that!"

"Technically, I did say it. And I'm technically also a man. I do happen to be male and 19." The nerdy guy in glasses said in a smug tone that Adam really didn't like. Another one of these guys. Just like I thought. Adam reached into his back, pulled out a billiards cue from his bag and poked him with it repeatedly, hoping to mess with him. "Dude, no one likes a smartass." The redheaded trainer shot back.

The Kalos girl wasn't as agressive as the other one. She nervously took a step aside, away from his grip. Adam was just about to approach her again, until she asked him to walk in the front. "Yeah, sure... You all can just follow me then! Because I'm the awesomest guy here!" He boasted as he beat his fist on his chest, and proudly walked ahead, as Inferno said goodbye to the Torchic, and ran up next to Adam's ankle, and Jaws still hadn't let go of Lamina's head.

Cyrus perked up when Ana spoke, "Oui, oui. There is indeed a Gym in Lumiose, it's the Electric-type gym champion. He's in the center of the city, actually. If you guys want I can bring you there. If you agree and we hurry, we can reach it before nightfall." He smiled and thought, awesome! Not only did I find a group of some sorts to travel with, but I might be abel to take on a gym leader! Cyrus watched as Adam released a Gible from a poke ball. The rude little pokemon latched onto Kaede's poor Axew, even his pokemon were jerks! Then, Adam began poking him with a stick that he pulled out of his bag. Who carries around a stick just to poke people? Cyrus glared at the red-head and swatted away the stick, with enough force to knock it out of the man's hands. Sure, Cyrus wasn't one to fight, but he was still a pretty tall guy, and he weighed a good amount.

Adam spoke again, "Dude, no one likes a smartass." Cyrus sighed, really not in the mood to deal with this guy, he was probably doing this just to egg him into a fight. "Yeah, well no one likes a prick who's rude to a man he has just met. Not to mention that you're a perv. You're lucky that some girl doesn't whoop your ass for groping her one day. But hell, that would be a great sight," he muttered dryly. Cyrus was proud of himself for getting over his stuttering. Now he knew that if he ever started stuttering, he would just need someone to piss him off. He whistled, and Dagon jumped on top of his head, and croaked, "pi pi." Cyrus grinned, and Hestia landed on his shoulder. Thank Arceus his pokemon were relatively light, or else walking would be very difficult.

Bane smirked when Ana asked if Adam could walk in the front. He resisted laughing when he boasted about being awesome. Adam was too stupid to realize that the girls only put him there so he wouldn't be in arm's reach of their rears. "Uh, you should probably give him a map. I don't want to be lost with him," he whispered to Ana. Cyrus started whistling, which he often did if he was bored. He hoped they would reach the city too. They would probably have to sleep in an inn. That would be interesting, three girls and two guys all sleeping in one room with two beds.... No doubt that Adam would be a creep. Who knows if they even wanted to stay together? Cyrus was worried about the gym leader. His pokemon could actually die in battle, and that thought scared him. Sure, he had battled a few people, but they finished when their pokemon fainted. Also, to top it off, the Gym Leader had electric type pokemon. Both of his pokemon were weak against Electric type pokemon. If he was going to win he would need a miraculous strategy, or a new pokemon. Cyrus walked behind Adam, creating a barrier of some sort. Groping was not on his list of priorities at the moment. Sure, women were very attractive, but it's not like they would ever want to date a guy like Cyrus. The second they looked at him he was sure that all they saw was a nerd. Cyrus wasn't even a nerd! It's not his fault that his brain worked differently, that it was special, that he could do things that other people couldn't.