J-Awesome_One

We started to walk around the ship looking for my room. We all had separate rooms so Ava and Scarlett already knew where their rooms were. We searched and searched. Ironically, my room was the last room on the floor their rooms were. I unpacked my suitcase and all 3 of us went up to the deck to hang out and feel the fresh ocean breeze hit our faces. Felicia: Ahh. This feels so good. Scarlett: It really does. Ava: I agree. It feels better experiencing this with the 2 of you though. Felicia: I agree. Oh my gosh! I can’t believe we’re all hanging out in person finally! Scarlett: Yes yes yes! Ava: This is gonna be so awesome! Felicia: So what are we gonna do today besides this? Scarlett: Umm… Ava: …We can do this some more and then we can go back to your room and you can register for the league. Scarlett: Ohh yea! There’s a computer in your room isn’t there? Felicia: Umm… Yes. Yes there is. That’s where I’m gonna register? Ava: I didn’t see another computer on this boat other than other people’s rooms. I assume that’s how you’re gonna have to do it. Felicia: Well alright. Let’s soak up the sun some more though. Scarlett: Definitely. The 3 of us laid out on the chairs under the sun on the deck. It felt good having taking in the sunlight. It was so relaxing, especially with my 2 best friends. After about 2 hours, it was starting to get dark. We decided to head back to my room and do the league registry for me. We got to my room but when we turned on the computer, it froze up. Felicia: Ohh you have GOT to be kidding me. Ava: -smacks the computer- God damn- COME ON! Why won’t the damned computer work?! Felicia: Uhh… Should you really be hitting it? Scarlett: It’s probably why it’s not working now. Ava: -continuously hits the computer- Work damn you! Work! Scarlett: Ava! Stop hitting the poor thing! Felicia: Uhh… Wait a minute. Ava: -hits the computer harder- Ugh! Come the fu- Scarlett: Wait wait! It’s working! Ava: Ha! I knew hitting it would eventually work. Felicia: Actually… the wifi wasn’t on… it wasn’t frozen. It was just looking for some kind of wifi to connect to. Ava: Ohh… Uhh… Ignore what I did then. But anyways, it’s time to get your trainer card sorted Felicia! Felicia: I feel so anxious and excited right now. I can’t believe I’m about to do this. Scarlett: Who’s gonna be the 1 that’s gonna help Felicia set up her trainer card and register for the league anyways? Ava: Wait. You don’t know Scarlett? Scarlett: No… Should I? Ava: It’s only the most AWESOME person in the world! Felicia: And that would be…? Ava: -squeals in excitement- Look look! It’s Rosetta! Scarlett and I looked at the screen. Well, looked at the screen as much as we could. Ava basically had her face right in front of the screen. When I eventually got her to move out of the way, I could see a girl on screen. She had long, flowing, gorgeous, pink hair with a red bow, similar to what Scarlett was wearing. I could see why Ava was such a fan of her. At least by looks. Rosetta: Hello there and good evening tourists! Scarlett: Hello.~ Felicia: Hi there. Ava: ROSETTAAAAA- -gets punched in the arm by Felicia- Ow! Felicia: Stop it and let her talk! Ava: -sighs- Fine. Rosetta: Umm… ok then… Felicia: Sorry about that. Apparently, my friend here is a huge fan of yours. Rosetta: -chuckles- It’s alright. I’m used to it. So who is registering for the league her on this fine night? Felicia: That would be me. Rosetta: Ahh! Well hello there. Hopefully you’re having a good time. Felicia: I am so far! Thanks. Rosetta: So 1st off, welcome to the trainer registration program! As you probably know from your screaming friend earlier, my name is Rosetta. Felicia: Hello! My name is Felicia! Rosetta: Ohh Felicia! That’s such a nice name. Felicia: Thanks! Say, I know we’re supposed to register myself up for the league but I have a quick question. Why are you so famous? Ava: Felicia! You can’t ask Rosetta su- -gets mouth covered up by Scarlett- Scarlett: Ugh. You’re too much Ava. Continue Felicia. Sorry Rosetta! Rosetta: Well to answer your question, I am the Fairy Type Gym Leader and also star singer of Cellia City! Felicia: You’re a Gym Leader?! Rosetta: Mhm. That’s right. Felicia: Wow… I didn’t expect that. Well it’s an honor to meet you. Rosetta: Why thank you. Anyways, I think we’ve gotten a little off track here. I’ll be guiding you through this registration process. Felicia: So what do I need to know? Rosetta: Well let me tell you just a little bit about Cellia City. Cellia City is the capital of the Aryith Islands! Felicia: Wait. Aryith Region is composed of islands? Ava: Oops… Did I forget to mention that? Scarlett: I guess I’m to blame for that too. Rosetta: Well you know now! Aryith is 1 of the most expansive regions in the world due to it being composed of many large islands. We hope to give you the nicest possible stay! We have 1 of the richest battle cultures in the world here, but before all that, we have to get through some chores! Just follow me as I navigate you through the prompts on your screen. Felicia: Alright. I’m ready Rosetta. Rosetta: Great! Now I’m not sure if you know this but in the Aryith Region, we have 12 Gym Leaders you can work towards! Felicia: Yes I know that. Miss Loudmouth over here told me that. Ava: Hey! Rosetta: That’s great! Cellia City is more than just battling you know. Many people find their home here and you could be the next. Now let’s set up your Trainer Card now shall we? Felicia: Sure! Let’s do it. Rosetta: So I know I can see you through the screen but I just have to be sure. Are you a boy or a girl? Felicia: -chuckles- It’s fine. I get it. I am a female. Rosetta: Great! Now type in your name for me please. Felicia: Sure! F-E-L-I-C-I-A. Aaannnd enter. Rosetta: Alrighty then. Felicia, you’re all set to go. Felicia: Really? Already? Scarlett: That was really fast. Rosetta: Usually does. -chuckles- Anyways, I hope to battle you 1 day Felicia. Felicia: And I look forward to battling you too Rosetta. Rosetta: Good. See you soon! Ava: BYE ROSETTA! The screen went black and we waited as the machine next to the computer was making my Trainer Card. Ava was getting impatient but thankfully, it was done and the card slid out on a tray. I picked it up and looked at it. It was exciting to know that I was now registered for the league of Aryith and could challenge Gym Leaders. Felicia: Wow… This is awesome! Scarlett: Congrats Felicia! Felicia: Thanks Scarlett. Ava: Yea. Nice. Sooo… can we grab dinner? I’m starving. I could eat a Ponyta. Scarlett: You can’t eat- Felicia: I don’t think she was serious Scarlett… Ava: Sheesh. I can’t anything around you can I? Fine. Let’s go and grab ourselves a CIVILISED meal huh? Scarlett: Agreed! Ava: You’re such a handful… Felicia: But that makes her adorable. Scarlett: -blushes- Th-Thanks Felicia. Ava: Let’s go up to the deck guys. Felicia: Actually, you guys go on ahead. I wanna do something real quick before we eat. Ava: Alright. See you soon Felicia. Scarlett: Bye! Ava and Scarlett left my room. It was the 1st time I was alone for a while. I went to my bed and laid down on it. I took out my Trainer Card and stared at it. I was officially registered in the Aryith League now. I couldn’t help but feel giddy and excited and happy all at once. I got out of bed and out of my room. I went to Scarlett’s room to see if she was there. She wasn’t but she had her diary out. I knew that reading it would be wrong but I wanted to see what she wrote down. I took a quick look at her diary. “Dear diary, today we leave on a boat to Cellia City and then have to take Felicia where she will be officially inducted into the Aryith Rangers. Travelling with her and Ava has been fun and I know we’ll have more fun but I hope I can keep up. I’ve never battled before… unlike them. Hopefully 1 day I will.” I stepped away from the diary because I didn’t want to read that much and invade all of her privacy. I knew in my heart though that she would battle someday and that me and her would have a great battle. I headed out of her room but when I got outside, a Glameow was standing there in front of me. I look around the hallway looking for its trainer but I couldn’t see anyone. This couldn’t be a random, wild Pokemon could it? I bent down and petted the top of its head. It started to purr. I hoped its trainer would come back for it soon. I went to leave up the stairs but I could hear a commotion come from Ava’s room. I ran to her door and ran in. I could see that a Pokemon was out and giving her trouble. Felicia: Ava! Are you ok!? Ava: Ohh hey Felicia! What are you doing here? Felicia: I was about to go to the deck but I heard a commotion in here and thought I’d check to make sure everything was ok. Ava: Ohh that. Don’t worry about it. I was just brushing my hair. But my damn Pansage won’t stay in its PokeBall. Felicia: Ohh. Ok. Good. Ava: Hold on. Were you worried or something? Felicia: Well yea! You’re 1 of my best friends! Of course I was worried! Ava: -chuckles- Well I appreciate the concern Felicia. But we both know that I’m basically invincible. Felicia: -chuckles- I don’t know about invincible Ava. Ava: But hey. Could you give me a moment to get ready? Felicia: Yea. Sure. I’ll meet you up on the deck. Hopefully Scarlett is already there. I walked up the stairs and was soon on the deck. I walked over to where the tables were. I could see Scarlett sitting in 1 of the seats so I went there. I sat down and chatted with her for a couple of seconds before Ava came along and sat next to me. She seemed to be a little more calm than when I saw her in her room before. Felicia: Is your Pansage better now? Ava: Yea. I gave it some PokeSnax and it calmed down. Guess it was hungry. Felicia: Good. Scarlett: Ohh Felicia. I wish we could show you all of Cellia City. The lights are brights, the skyscrapers reach beyond the clouds and the city never sleeps. And Rosetta… You’ll love her if you get the chance to meet her. Felicia: Well… maybe we could take a day to look around Cellia City before you guys take me to the Ranger’s base. Maybe even try to meet Rosetta. Ava: Sure! I’m sure Elliot won’t mind if you’re a little late. But uh… I get to meet Rosetta 1st before either of you 2. Felicia: -chuckles- Yea yea. You can go meet your girl crush. Ava: What?! She’s not my… Shut up! Man: Ma’am, we came here on strict business to organize a truce with you and your people. Woman: We could combine both our goals! Be something bigger and better! ???: Tsk, tsk. I don’t know why you bother. I’m not even here for you. My current goals are far more important than your little brigade. And for you to feel as though you could waste my time? I expected something better than words. Yet you think you can get away with a pathetic little… truce? Ha! Let me make 1 thing abundantly clear. We have no intention to work with you, ever. The only time we will interact with you at all is if you’re in our way and we need to remove you. Man: How dare you… Listen here, lady. You’re here to make an agreement. You WILL make an agreement. ???: Or what, hmm? I could get rid of the both of you this instant, if I really wanted to. Woman: Ok! Ok! There’s no need for anyone to get mad here. Let’s just enjoy our lovely dinner, hmm? Man: Hmph. ???: Sure thing. I’ve been waiting for my plate for hours now. Ava: -whispering- Uhh… Did you guys hear any of that…? Felicia: -whispering- Yea. None of that sounded right at all. Scarlett: -whispering- Sounded like some kind of argument… We should keep our distance from those people. Felicia: -whispering- Yea. You’re right. I guess my ranger duties will be starting earlier than we all planned for. Ava: -whispering- You’re gonna report this incident Felicia? Felicia: -whispering- Without a doubt. They don’t seem like people that should go unnoticed. Where’s the captain’s office? Ava: -whispering- It’s just upstairs. Can’t miss it. Scarlett: -whispering- Ava and I will just wait here for now. Try not to take too long though. Felicia: -whispering- I’ll try not to. If anything else happens, just message me. Ava: -whispering- Got it. I got up from my table and walked back into the ship. I took a cautious look behind me to make sure I wasn’t being watched by the 3 individuals at the other table. Luckily, they didn’t seem to care that I had left the area, which was a good thing. I got upstairs and was just about to go into the captain’s office when someone walked out and into me, knocking us both onto the ground. I looked at who I just walked into. It was a young man that seemed to be dressed properly, had glasses and his hair reminded me of what the sun might look like up close. He didn’t seem too happy that I walked into him like that though. Felicia: I’m so sorry about t- ???: Damnit girl! Watch where you’re going! Felicia: Whoa! I was trying to say I was sorry! ???: You’re wasting my time and it’s only been about 30 seconds! Can’t you see I have crooks to catch?! Felicia: Crooks? ???: Yea. What’s it to ya? Felicia: Me and a bunch of my friends saw an argument down on the deck below. It didn’t sound like a regular argument either. ???: Hmm. An argument you say? Felicia: Yes. ???: Well I guess you’re lucky. I was about to roast your face off. Felicia: -thinking to myself- I’ve been talking to him for only a minute and he’s already annoying me to hell and back. ???: Listen to me very closely, seeing as you’re now involved. There have been some reports from back home that members of some petty street gangs hopped aboard this cruise ship. Felicia: Some street gangs huh? If that’s true, people aren’t all that safe on this ship then. ???: Uhh YEA! That’s a no brainer genius. Felicia: Do you have to be this annoying? ???: You’re the 1 that bumped into me. You’re the annoying 1 here. Felicia: Look. I’m a ranger from Hoenn and I’m going to Aryith to help your rangers. So maybe treat me with a little respect at least? ???: A ranger? You? You don’t look the part… But whatever. We don’t have time for bickering. Felicia: -talks to myself quietly- You’re the 1 that’s starting all of this bickering. ???: Anyways, it’s obvious who they are but without evidence… there’s not much I, or I guess we, can do about it. Felicia: So what do we do then? ???: Well YOU can either help or be useless. Just try to find clues and bring them to me so I can try to figure out just what the hell is happening. Felicia: So you want me to do all the work so you can take all the credit? ???: I just don’t want to be associated with a scrub. I’ll be in my study. It’s the room right underneath the stairs. Keep this between us only. Got it? Felicia: Yea yea. I got it. You nerd. ???: Shut it! Last thing I need is a bunch of idiots panicking and I don’t need you, the queen of them, to start it. Felicia: Ugh! Can I just start looking for clues already? ???: Yea yea. You know… I have a really bad feeling about this. The young man then went downstairs and into his study. This encounter with him left me with an annoyed taste in my mouth but we unfortunately needed to work together in order to save the people on this boat. I went downstairs and went to the dock where I last saw Scarlett and Ava but they weren’t there. Neither were the 3 other people that were there. I was worried that something had happened to Ava and Scarlett but I wasn’t all that far from them when I was talking to that annoying young man so they couldn’t have been in any trouble. I decided to go see if they were in their rooms. When I made it down the stairs though, I could see the woman from before meddling with the door. Felicia: Hey! You there! Stop whatever it is that you’re doing! ???: Hmm? What do you think you’re doing? Creeping? Felicia: I’m part of the Aryith Rangers! Stop what you’re doing and come with me! ???: A Ranger? Hmm. This could be more interesting. Felicia: What is it that you’re doing? ???: How about you mind your own damn business, you brat. The woman walked up to me and looked me up and down. She then shoved me out of the way and ran up the stairs. I didn’t what else to do. Investigate the room she just came out of or try to chase her down. In the end, I decided to check out the room. That turned out to be a waste of time though as she had messed with the lock and I wasn’t able to go in. I didn’t want to but I knew I had to go back to that young man and tell him what I saw. I ran upstairs and searched for the room he was staying in. When I found it, I went inside and prepared for him to annoy me with his talking. ???: Hopefully you’re not here to bore me with useless information. Felicia: No. I saw a woman downstairs coming out of a door. I tried to open it but it won’t budge. ???: Well well. This is a shocker. You actually brought back some kind of useful information. So she was in the lower cabins huh? Interesting. Felicia: I really hate to ask this of you but do you think you can somehow unlock the door so we can go inside? ???: Ha! So you’re relying on me to open the door. I suppose I can. Alright. Let’s go rookie. Felicia: -thinking to myself- Rookie? The hell does he mean by that. The young man rushed past me and down to the lower cabins. I followed suit. By the time I got down there, he was already fiddling with the lock. Soon, he got it unlocked and the door slowly opened. He had me go in 1st. In his words, I was more “expendable.” Whatever that meant. I didn’t have time to argue with him though. I ran inside and could see that this room wasn’t a regular cabin room. It looked like some kind of storage room. I searched the room to see what she could have done. Then, I could hear something. When I got closer, I could hear a ticking sound. I panicked, realizing what it was. It was a bomb. I unfortunately left the bomb in the room and ran out of the room and almost slammed into the young man again. ???: Oh. You’re back… and in 1 piece unfortunately. Felicia: Wait. What do you mean unfor- Ugh! That’s not the point! We’re in big trouble! ???: Why’s that? Felicia: There’s a bomb in there! ???: WHAT?! A bomb?! Why didn’t you just say so right away?! Felicia: Shut! Up! What do we do?! ???: I’m gonna call the captain. You just sit there and look dumb. Like usual. Felicia: You son of a… ???: -takes out a cell phone and dials a number- Ugh! Come on! Pick up the phone! Yes! Finally! Listen to me! There’s a bomb on board! If you have any brain cells left, you’ll agree with me that we need to get everyone off the boat and fast! -hangs up the phone- Felicia: So what do we do now? ???: I don’t like saying this but… you’re coming with me novice. Felicia: Ok. 1. Stop calling me names. It’s annoying as all hell. 2. Why am I coming with you all of a sudden? ???: You wouldn’t survive this whole ordeal without me. Don’t worry though. I’m used to babysitting everyone at this point. Come on! Let’s move! I wanted to go search for my friends but I had a feeling they were already out on the deck. As me and this young man were hurrying up the stairs, the captain’s voice could be heard on the speakers, telling all the passengers on board to get on the deck as quick as possible and get on the lifeboats. We ran out on the deck on the right side. I could see Scarlett. Ava was out near the bow of the boat. The girl that I saw downstairs a bit ago was right at the end of it. The young man joined up with Ava as I caught up with Scarlett. Felicia: Scarlett! Scarlett: Ohh Felicia! -hugs her- I’m so glad you’re alright! Felicia: -returns the hug and then lets go- Are you ok? Scarlett: I-I’m scared but I’m unharmed. Felicia: Where did you guys go to? I came back after talking to that orange haired young man up there but you guys weren’t there. Scarlett: We… we saw her kill those 2 people. Felicia: She what?! Scarlett: Yea. She stabbed them and then threw them overboard in the ocean. We decided to go and try to come up with a plan. But then the announcement over the speakers came and now… Felicia: Alright. I’m gonna join up with Ava and that annoying dude. Stay back here and be safe. Scarlett: I will Felicia. Please be careful. I left Scarlett and joined with Ava and the orange haired young man. The woman was still staring out at sea. The orange haired young man turned to me, looking annoyed. ??? (Young Man): You? Do you even have any Pokemon?! If not, you’ll just be in the way! Felicia: Yes I do! You’re the 1 that’s in our way! Ava: Besides, even if she didn’t, I have Pokemon and they’re twice as good as yours nerd. Now you… Well where do I even begin? You’re wearing an outfit like that? In this weather? Pfffft. Felicia: Tell us what you’re doing here and fast! My friend here isn’t the most patient person. ??? (Young Woman): Explain what? Since when did you give commands? Ava: Cut the crap! I saw you kill those other 2! ??? (Young Woman): That’s right. I did. They were just in the way. So I took care of them. Felicia: What are you planning on doing?! Why are you doing all of this?! ??? (Young Woman): Listen here ranger. You may think you’re the big shot here but you’re not. I don’t have to explain myself here. They were asking for it. But my work here is done and if I’m being honest, I’d rather not leave anything behind. Hopefully you won’t bare any hard feelings though. Ava: What the- The hell is wrong with you?! ??? (Young Man): Actually no. How about this… We beat you in a battle and you stop the explosive. We won’t report what happened here and you don’t get blood on your hands. Felicia: What the hell are you doing!? ??? (Young Man): You got any better ideas? Felicia: No but that’s still not a great idea! ??? (Young Man): Yea? Well it’s better than having no plan at all. ??? (Young Woman): Hmm… You know what? I accept. Felicia: Wait. You what? ??? (Young Man): You really accepted that? Good news Felicia. I found someone more stupid than you. ??? (Young Woman): -laughs loudly- How cute. The boy thinks I’m dumb. Now come on. Let’s battle. Let’s go Blaziken! The young woman pulled out her PokeBall and out popped a Blaziken. Ava was going to send out a Cradily, the young man was going to send out a Growlithe and I was going to send out my Elgyem. But something was wrong. The PokeBalls weren’t opening. Our Pokemon weren’t coming out. The lot of us were confused. Ava: The hell?! My PokeBall… it won’t open?! ??? (Young Man): Mine won’t either! Felicia: My PokeBall won’t work either! The hell is going on?! ??? (Young Woman): Aww. What’s the matter? They won’t work? What a shame. Do you think I’m stupid! I knew 2 Gym Leaders were on board this ship! Of course I came prepared! But you… I didn’t expect a ranger to be on board. But still, without your Pokemon, you’re all useless. Felicia: Ugh! Damnit! Ava: Now what?! ??? (Young Man): Urgh! Damnit! Fight us fair and square! ???: (Young Woman): Fighting? Oh no no. No fight will- Glameow: Glameow! Felicia: Wait… That’s- From behind me, the Glameow I had met before jumped in front of me and got into an attacking position. I scanned the deck for its trainer but I couldn’t see anyone that seemed to be in control of this Pokemon. It looked like this Glameow was a wild Pokemon and for some reason had taken a liking to me. Before anything happened though, the young woman ordered her Blaziken to use Double Kick on Glameow. With frightening speed, the Blaziken landed its attack, instantly knocking out the Glameow. I ran up to it to make sure it was ok. Felicia: Glameow! Are you ok?! Glameow: Gla… Glameow… ??? (Young Man): Well that didn’t work out too well. Ava: Damnit… Damnit! ??? (Young Woman): Well that was mildly entertaining. But no more being nice. Remember when you said I would have less blood on my hands if I let you go? Well there’s a problem with that. ??? (Young Man): Shit! Ava: Scarlett! Everyone! Get off the ship now! Felicia, grab the Glameow and get off the ship too! Felicia: Right! Everyone started to try to make it to the lifeboats. As I was getting away, I could hear the woman talking and saying that she was part of a gang called the Black Foxes. She then had Blaziken start wrecking the ship. Unfortunately, some people were killed by the Pokemon. After a couple of minutes, she returned her Pokemon back to her PokeBall. She then sent out her Crobat and hop on it and flew away. Seconds later, an explosion occurred. The boat blew up into pieces. I had no idea what happened to that young man or Ava or Scarlett. 1 of the pieces of wood had hit me on the head, making me come in and out of consciousness. I was able to get Glameow onto that piece of board though and keep it safe but I eventually passed out on that same piece of board, floating aimlessly in the ocean. CHARACTER RATES

The day had finally come. I would be leaving for the Aryith Region. I had packed up everything I needed for this trip the day before. I woke up and got dressed for this very important day. I went up to my door, opened it and stepped out into the hallway. I looked back into my room 1 last time. For the past 5 years, I was living in this room. So many good memories were made in here. I started to tear up but I wiped them away. Just then, Kevin came up to me. Kevin: Hey ki- I mean Felicia. You ok? Felicia: Y-Yea. I’m fine. Just remembering my years here in this room. Kevin: Heh. Yea. It’s gonna be weird not having you here. But I know you’ll be helping out another region that really needs it. Felicia: Yea. I am. I’m also meeting my friends from there for the 1st time. Kevin: Well I’m glad you’ve already made friends. It might make the transition from here to there a bit more easier. Felicia: I hope it will be. So should we get going? Kevin: Yea. By the time we get to Slateport City, it should be the afternoon. Felicia: Alright. Let’s get going then. I looked into my room 1 last time and then shut the door. I walked with Kevin down the hallway and out into the main lobby. When we reached outside, I was surprised to see every ranger out there, cheering me on and wishing me luck in the new region I was going to. I couldn’t help be tear up once again and thank them all from the bottom of my heart. We finally started to walk down to Slateport City. We shared stories about each other’s missions. This reminded me when I 1st came up here with him and he told me all about his missions he did back then. About 3 hours had passed and we had gotten to Slateport City. When we made it to the ship dock, I could see my parents there. I ran up to them and hugged them! Mother: Felicia my sweetheart! Prof. Birch: Ohh Felicia! You’re here! Felicia: Mom! Dad! Ohh I’m sorry I forgot to call you to tell you I’d be leaving today. Kevin: Haha. It’s ok. I made sure to let them know so they could see you off. Mother: Ohh Felicia. We’re going to miss you when you leave. Prof. Birch: You’ve made the both of us proud with what you’ve done the past 5 years as a ranger sweetie. Felicia: Thanks guys… Ohh yea. I have another announcement to make. Kevin: Ohh? Mother: What is it? Felicia: While I am gonna be there to help out the rangers of the Aryith Region, I have also decided to take on the League there as well! Mother: You’re what?! Felicia: Yea… My friends from over there talked me into it. Prof. Birch: -laughs heartily- I knew your adventurous side would eventually come out someday. Kevin: That’s excellent news! I’m sure you’ll do great. Mother: Well… you are 18. I guess it’s ok. Just be careful alright? Felicia: I will mom. You don’t have to worry about me. Suddenly, we heard a loud horn. We all turned around and could see a ship coming into the port. It was definitely the ship that came from the Aryith Region. I knew that it would be some time before I had to get on the ship to go to there. So I placed my things onto the ground and tried to see if I could see Scarlett and Ava. Then, I could see pink hair and green hair and when more people moved out of the way, I could see them. They ran up to me and I up to them and gave each other a big hug. Felicia: Oh my god! You 2 are finally here! You’re actually here! Ava: I know! It’s so awesome! It’s so great to meet you! Scarlett: It feels like it’s been forever! I mean well… we never saw each other but… you know what I mean! Felicia: -breaks apart from the hug- I have to show you both to some people that are here with me. Ava: Alright. Scarlett: Sure! I’d love to meet them. Felicia: So 1st, I’d like you to meet my mother. Mother: Hello you 2. I am Felicia’s mother. Ava: Hello there. Scarlett: It’s nice to meet you. Felicia: And this right here is the top ranger. This is Kevin. Kevin: Hello there Ava and Scarlett. It’s nice to meet you. I’ve heard a lot of things about you from Felicia. Ava: Well I hope they were good things. Scarlett: She’s told us things about you as well. Must have been a very good influence on here. Kevin: Well well. I’m glad I have been. Felicia: -blushes- Uhh anyways! And this person right here is my dad. He’s the professor of this region. Scarlett: Nice to meet y- Ava: YOU’RE THE PROFESSOR OF THIS REGION AAANNND YOU’RE FELICIA’S FATHER?!!!! Prof. Birch: Uhh… Y-Yes? Ava: That… is… AWESOME! Felicia, how come you never brought this up when we talked about our parents? Prof. Birch: -laughs- You never told them your old man was the professor of Hoenn Felicia? Felicia: Whoops. Guess I didn’t see a need to say that but now that I’ve seen this outburst here… Ava: It’s so cool you 2 are related! Prof. Birch: Well thank you Ava. That’s very kind of you to say. Mother: She’s very loud isn’t she? -chuckles- Scarlett: -chuckles back- Yes but you get used to it after a while. Kevin: So now that everyone is here, what do we do? The ship won’t be leaving for a few hours? Prof. Birch: I have a suggestion. Felicia, I would like to have a battle with you. Felicia: W-Wait. What?! You wanna battle me? Prof. Birch: Mhm. I’ve wanted to for some time now to see just how much you’ve grown as a person and trainer. And I would say that now is as best time as any to do that. Felicia: Well… Fine. I accept. Kevin: We should head out of here and do it on the big roads of Slateport City. Prof. Birch: Good idea Kevin. Come on everyone. The group all went outside of the port and found a big enough road for the battle to take place. My father and I took our spots on this battlefield. A few people walking around noticed us and crowded around us, wondering what was going on. Some of them noticed my dad and could see he was ready for a battle. When they saw me, I could hear some murmuring about a battle taking place between a famous father and famous daughter. I never considered myself famous but it felt good to be noticed. Prof. Birch: Alright hun. Are you ready? Felicia: Yea! This is gonna be fun! I can feel it! Prof. Birch: 1 thing before we start. How many Pokemon do you own? Felicia: Uhh… 3. Why? Prof. Birch: Perfect. I’ll use 3 as well. Ava: Well I’m used to battles like these. I’ll act as referee. This match will be a 3 on 3 battle. The person that still still has Pokemon standing will be the winner! Aaannnd go! The battle between my father and I was and tough 1. He had used all 3 starters of the Hoenn region. Treeko was 1st and I used Alolan Rattata. It was a tough battle but in the end, the 2 knocked each other out. The next 2 Pokemon to come out were his Torchic and my Galvantula. Despite being evolved, his Torchic was able to defeat my Galvantula. I was down to my last Pokemon which was Elgyem. Since Torchic had taken some serious damage with Galvantula, it didn’t take much for Elgyem to come out the winner in that battle. The last Pokemon he sent out was Mudkip. This was a tough match up. However, at the end, Elgyem barely had any energy left but Mudkip fainted, securing the victory for me. The 2 of us then returned our Pokemon back to our PokeBalls. Ava: And the winner of this battle is… Felicia! Prof. Birch: -laughs heartily- Congrats my little girl. Felicia: Thanks dad. That was a tough battle though. Mother: That battle has calmed me down some. Felicia: Huh? How so? Mother: I asked your father to battle you to see if you could really take care of yourself out in uhh… Scarlett: The Aryith Region? Mother: Yes! That place. I was worried. But seeing how you battle… I feel better now. Felicia: Heh. Should have expected that but I gotta say it was fun battling him. Ava: It was awesome seeing you 2 battle! Kevin: Indeed. It was a fantastic battle. Scarlett: Hey guys? I don’t mean to put a damper on things but the ship is gonna be leaving soon and if we don’t get back on it soon… Ava: Ohh shoot! Come on everyone! We gotta get back to the port! The lot of us rushed back into the port. I grabbed my stuff and said my final farewells to my parents and Kevin. The 3 of us then boarded the ship. We went to the back of the ship. I saw my parents and Kevin and waved good bye to them 1 last time. Soon, the ship was so far out, I was unable to see them. I was officially on my way to the Aryith Region.

Months had past since Scarlett started to talk to me as well as Ava. She and I also became fast friends. We would talk about what Pokemon she might wanna catch whenever she wanted to start catching them. It was obvious that she wanted to train cute Pokemon but I could see her trying to go for 1 or maybe 2 strong looking ones as well. It was only 2 days away from Ava to come to Hoenn on a boat and take me back to the Aryith Region. Also in those 2 days would be my birthday. Which means I’d be leaving as soon as I turned 18. Scarlett and Ava messaged me on PokeBook. POKEBOOK MESSENGER START Ava: Hey. You 2 on here? Scarlett: Mhm! Felicia: Yep. Luckily, I just got back from a mission. So I’m taking a break for the rest of the day. Ava: Nice. Was it a difficult 1? Felicia: Ehh… Not really. Just had to find a trainer’s lost Pokemon. Scarlett: I see. Sounds scary for the trainer. Felicia: Yea. I suppose that is true. Scarlett: So I have something to tell you Felicia. Felicia: Did you catch a Pokemon? Scarlett: No. I want that to happen when you get here. Felicia: Then what is it? Ava: Scarlett’s coming along with me to get you from Hoenn on the ship! Felicia: Wait! Really?! Is that true Scarlett?! Scarlett: Ava! I thought you said I could tell her myself! Ava: I’m sorry but… you know me. When I’m excited, I just have to say it to get it out of my system. Scarlett: Ohh Ava… Anyways, yes. It’s true. Ava got permission from Elliot to bring me along. He got me a ticket and everything. Felicia: Well that’s nice of him. I’ll have to thank him when I meet him in person in a couple of days. Ava: So are you excited? Felicia: You really asking me that? Of COURSE I’m excited! I get to go to a new region and meet 2 of my closest friends for the 1st time in my life! Scarlett: Aww Felicia. That’s so sweet. Ava: I know! I can’t wait to see you 2 as well! Felicia: It’s gonna be great to finally see you 2 after all these months! Ava: Yea! Boat trip! Felicia: When will you 2 arrive here by the way? Scarlett: Umm… If I remember what Elliot told us, we’ll be leaving late at night on Saturday and should be there by sometime in the afternoon on Sunday. Ava: Yea. That’s right. And then the boat will be there for a couple of hours and then we’ll be back out on the waters and should get back to the Aryith Region by Monday morning. Felicia: Sweet. Man. I’m still so excited that it’s almost here! Scarlett: I know how you feel. Ava: You’re gonna show us your Pokemon when we get all settled right? Felicia: Hell yea! I want my Pokemon to meet my friends after all. You gonna let me meet your Pokemon Ava? Ava: How fair would that be to show a possible challenger my Pokemon team so they could get an advantage over me? Scarlett: Ohh wait… Felicia, have you decided yet? Felicia: Decided on what? Ava: If you’re gonna take on the Aryith League! Duh. Felicia: Ohh yea… That… Well… Scarlett: Felicia? Ava: Well… what? Spit it out already! Felicia: I’ve decided that since it sounds really tough out there, I’m gonna train my Pokemon… by taking on the Aryith Gym Leaders. Ava: So you’re gonna… That means you’re- Felicia: Haha. Yes Ava. I’m gonna take on the Aryith League. Scarlett: That’s great Felicia! Congrats! Ava: Awesome! We’ll be able to have an official battle then! But we’ll wait a bit. I’m probably a bit over your skill right now. Felicia: Hey! What’s that supposed to mean?! Ava: I’m not trying to be cocky. I’m just a higher leveled Gym Leader. Scarlett: It’s true! She is! Felicia: Well… fine then I guess. I’ll still beat you when the time comes. Ava: Ha! You wish. Scarlett: Maybe I’ll beat you when I start my adventure too Ava. Ava: Haha. Maybe Scarlett but you’d have to really train hard for that to happen. Felicia: I’ll be sure to help you train whenever I’m able to Scarlett. Scarlett: Thanks Felicia. Felicia: Hey. Wait a minute. Where am I even gonna sign up for the league. Ava: Hmm… I’m not too sure. Felicia: Really Ava? Ava: Haha… Sorry. Scarlett: Don’t worry. We’ll figure it out once we’re all together. Felicia: Well it’s getting late. I’m gonna have to prepare myself tomorrow for the next day. Ava: Yea. I have to get some things ready tonight and then finish when I wake up tomorrow. Scarlett: Well I already finished what I needed to take with me a couple of days ago. Ava: Well aren’t you just willing and raring to go. Scarlett: Maybe. Hehe. Felicia: Well good night guys. I’ll see you both soon. Ava: Yea. Night you 2. Scarlett: Good night to the both of you. Have a good sleep. POKEBOOK MESSENGER END After that, I signed out of PokeBook and got ready for bed. I laid down in bed and stared out of my window. Even though I was excited to leave for a totally new region to help out with other rangers, I was gonna miss this place a lot. If it weren’t for Kevin, I wouldn’t be in this position. I felt sad but just for a little. I knew what I was doing would be helpful to other people. I eventually dosed off to sleep, excited for the next couple of days.

3 months passed since I was told I’d be going to the Aryith Region to help out with the rangers over there. Throughout those 3 months, I had talked to the Grass Type Gym Leader Ava and we had gotten closer. I’d would say we had become best friends to each other. It was weird how 2 people who have never seen each other face to face could become so close to 1 another. But it felt kind of magical. Missions in the Hoenn region were declining. There were still bad guys to deal with but not as many. It was becoming a safer region. 1 day, as I was getting ready for the day, my phone sounded off, meaning I had gotten a message on PokeBook. However, instead of it being Ava, who I thought it would be, it was from someone else. It was from someone called Scarlett. I looked on her profile before replying back. She had pink hair with a bow in her hair. She didn’t appear to be some kind of big shot trainer. She didn’t even really look like 1. Looking at her info, I could see that she was also apart of the Aryith Region. I took a look at her message. POKEBOOK MESSENGER START Scarlett: Umm… Hi there. Felicia: Hey? Why did you message me? Scarlett: Ava has been telling me about you and she… well she told me that I should message you. Felicia: Ohh. This is Ava’s doing huh? Ok. Sorry if I seemed annoyed or something. Just weird to have someone you don’t know message you out of the blue. Scarlett: Oh no! I totally get it. It was weird for me to do this too. But Ava was persistent about it. So I did it just to satisfy her. Felicia: Well I wouldn’t mind another friend. You seem like a nice person anyways. Scarlett: Thanks! So do you. So Ava tells me you’re a Ranger? Felicia: Mhm. Been 1 for almost 5 years now. Scarlett: Wow. That’s a long time. You ever get tired of it? Felicia: No necessarily. I more am getting tired of being the ranger in the same region. That’s why I jumped at the opportunity to go and join the Aryith Region’s Rangers and help you all out as best I can. Scarlett: Aww. That’s so nice of you! Yea. Things do seem to have gotten… out of hand these past couple of months. Felicia: I’m sorry to hear that. Scarlett: Don’t be. Our rangers do their best. They just need a little help as of right now. Felicia: So what’s up with you? What do you do? Scarlett: Umm… I hang out with Ava sometimes… Felicia: Aaannnd…? Scarlett: That’s about it. Felicia: Do you have any Pokemon? Scarlett: No. I never owned any at all. Felicia: Wait wait. You never had a Pokemon?! Scarlett: No. Felicia: Why? Scarlett: I guess I never saw the need for it. But I’d be lying if I said that I haven’t had an itch of going on an adventure and catching some Pokemon lately. Felicia: Yea. Ava has been trying to get me to take on the Aryith Pokemon League. Scarlett: Sounds like her. Haha. Do you have any Pokemon? Felicia: I do! I have an Alolan Rattata, Galvantula and an Elgyem. Scarlett: Ohh wow. That sounds like an interesting team. Felicia: Mhm. They’ve helped me a lot with my missions. In fact, I saved all 3 of them. Scarlett: Ohh! That’s so amazing. I’m glad you were able to help them when you did. Felicia: Mhm. And I wouldn’t have it any other way either. Scarlett: Now I really do want some Pokemon. Felicia: Well I’m sure you will 1 day. *Ava has joined the chat* Ava: Hey you 2! How goes the chatting? Felicia: It’s going well actually. Scarlett: Yea. I think I might try to get some Pokemon sometime soon. Ava: And it took talking to Felicia 1 time for you to come to that decision? Felicia: Ohh… I didn’t know you wanted to do that Ava… Scarlett: I’m sorry Ava… Ava: Ha! I’m just kidding. I’m glad you want to Scarlett. I’ve been trying to get her to get a Pokemon for a while now but nothing has worked so far. I’m glad you were able to Felicia. Felicia: Well I’m glad I could help. Ava: By the way Felicia, are you still thinking about the Gym Challenge here in Aryith? Felicia: I’m still thinking about it Ava. Scarlett: Well if you were to do it Felicia… I think you’d do great at it. Felicia: Heh. Thank you Scarlett. POKEBOOK MESSENGER END After that, Ava, Scarlett and I talked for hours. I got to know Scarlett more and she got to know me more. Thanks to Ava, I felt like I had made another close friend. I was kind of hoping when I made it into the Aryith Region and had some time, I could go visit Scarlett and could help her catch a Pokemon. But of course, I would need to help with some of the ranger’s missions 1st before that could happen.

3 and a half years had passed since I had become an Elite Ranger. I had worked many Elite Ranger missions and had completed them all excellently. Kevin had even said that I was doing so well, that I was basically his #1 ranger. His right hand man. It was a great feeling. But to be honest, I felt like things were starting to get stale there. Most of the missions that were being brought in were mostly Advanced or lower. Not many bad people wanted to deal with me. Low Elite Ranger Missions were given out. I felt like I had really helped the Hoenn Region. I wanted to go somewhere else and help them. 1 day, Kevin came into my room. Kevin: Are you busy right now Felicia? Felicia: No. Why? What’s up? Kevin: I’m gonna be having a video chat with someone from a Region called the Aryith Region. Apparently, they want 1 of our rangers to go over there and help them out. Felicia: The Aryith Region? Never heard of that region before. But what does this have to do with me? Kevin: Well, if what he says is true, I think I’m going to send you out there? Felicia: M-Me? Really?! Kevin: Yes. You have grown quite well Felicia and you’re near being quite the best ranger here. Behind me of course. Felicia: You didn’t have to say that. Geez… But thanks Kevin. I’m glad you have that much faith in me. Kevin: Don’t get too excited. Let’s get to the meeting 1st. Come on. I hopped off my bed and made sure I looked my best. I then followed Kevin into the room with a big tv on the wall. There were other rangers there on computers, about to have the call come through and make sure that it didn’t get interrupted by anything. We saw an incoming call and accepted it. When the screen turned on, we could see an old man with gray hair but looked professional. Man: Hello? Can you hear me? Kevin: Yes. I can hear you. Do you hear me? Man: Yes. I hear you loud and clear. Kevin: Great. Well let’s just get right into it. Elliot: Right. Before we start though, I believe introductions are in order. My name is Elliot. Kevin: My apologies. My name is Kevin. Nice to officially meet you. Elliot: Now I’m sure you’ve heard the rumor that we need a skilled Ranger to come over here and help us. Well, that rumor is true. We have strong and special rangers here but we’re starting to get way too many missions and we need some help. Is there any way you could lend us a ranger? Kevin: I can understand your predicament. We used to have that problem a couple years past. But now we have a lot of good capable rangers here. Maybe a little too many. I will accept your request. Elliot: Ahh! Excellent! Who is it that you will be sending over? Kevin: This person right here. Her name is Felicia. She’s been an Elite Ranger for the last 3 and a half years and has done many missions. I think she’d be a great addition to your team. Elliot: Hello there Felicia! Felicia: Hello there sir. I look forward to meeting you. Elliot: Very well-mannered. I like that. We look forward to meeting you as well. Kevin: When will she be making her way over? Elliot: Well unfortunately, the boat that goes from Hoenn to Aryith only goes back and forth 2 times a year. It has recently just made its way back to Aryith from Hoenn. So we will have to wait 6 months. Felicia: 6 months?! Are you sure you’ll be able to handle missions for that long? Elliot: It’ll be tough but I believe we’ll be able to not have an overload of missions. Kevin: Alright then. Is there anything else we should be aware of? Elliot: Yes actually. 1 of our Gym Leaders will be going on that boat to meet up with Felicia. Felicia, are you aware of the app called PokeBook? Felicia: Yea. I have a profile on there. Elliot: Good. I’ll have her add you on there and you 2 can become more acquainted with each other and with the Aryith Region. Felicia: Ok. Doesn’t sound like a bad plan. What’s her name? Elliot: Her name’s Ava. She’s actually 1 of the strongest Gym Leaders in the Ayrith Region. She’s easy going though so the 2 of you should get along fine. Felicia: Alright. Sounds good. Kevin: Well Elliot, it’s been great speaking with you. I guess we’ll be in touch from time to time. Elliot: Indeed. I know we won’t see each other for a couple of months Felicia but I look forward to meeting you and having you as part of our team. Felicia: Likewise. Elliot: Well then, this is the- Aryith Male Ranger: Oh my god! Would you just stop?! Aryith Female Ranger: You stop! If you did all your missions- Ayrith Male Ranger: Oh don’t even! You have done less missions than me! Aryith Female Ranger: Why you- Come here! Elliot: Hey! You 2! Cut… Cut it- Ugh! Kevin: Is… everything ok over there? Elliot: Huh? Ohh! Umm… Y-Yea. Everything’s fine. -nervous laughter- I’ll talk to you 2 another time. Alright you 2! You’re I- -video chat turns off- Felicia: Uhh… Well that was… something. Kevin: You can say that again. But it looks like you got 6 months to prepare for this. Felicia: You’re right. And I guess I should keep a look at my notifications on PokeBook for this Ava girl. Kevin: Mhm. I think for today, you should take a break from doing missions. Felicia: What? Kevin: Yea. Take a break and get ready to speak with this Ava person whenever she adds you. Felicia: Alright. I suppose I can do that. I went back to my room and hung out there to wait for this Ava person to add me on PokeBook. I was getting a bit too impatient though. I felt stupid for not getting some kind of description from Elliot so that maybe I could search for her and get this going a bit quicker. Lukcily for me, it didn’t take long for me to get a notification that I had gotten a friend request. I checked it out and it was indeed this Ava person. I accepted the friend request and checked out her profile quick before messaging her. She had green hair and seemed like a very smiley person. I could see a lot of pictures with her and Grass Type Pokemon. I figured she must be a Grass Type Pokemon Gym Leader. As I was just about to message her though, I got a notification that she had messaged me. I opened it and read it. POKEBOOK MESSENGER START Ava: Hey. This is the Felicia that Elliot told me about right? Felicia: Mhm. This is the 1. And your Ava right? Ava: Yea. I’m the Grass Type Gym Leader. Felicia: I figured. I looked at your profile. A lot of pics with your Grass Type Pokemon. Ava: Ohh yea. I love my grass types! Alright. Sooo… what do you need to know? Felicia: Well… I guess anything would be good to know about Aryith. Ava: Hmm… well we have 12 gym leaders and an elite 4 and- Felicia: Sorry. I didn’t mean about the gyms and stuff like that. I’m not taking on the league. Ava: Whaaaaat? Why not? Felicia: It’s not what I’m interested in. Ava: Ohh come on. Not even just a little bit? Felicia: Nope. Ava: What about when you went on your journey when you turned 10? Felicia: I never went on 1. Ava: WHAT?! Felicia: Yea. After what happened to my friend after he saved the Hoenn Region… Ava: Ohh right. All that stuff… But why did that stop you from going on a journey? Felicia: There was a possibility of me becoming a hero and after seeing what the “Hero of Hoenn” is going through… That’s just not for me. Ava: Hmm… Felicia: What? Ava: You are trying to avoid becoming a hero… yet you’re apart of the rangers? Felicia: We’re not heroes! We’re just doing what’s right and helping Pokemon and people alike! Ava: Alright. Alright. I’m sorry. Didn’t mean to make you mad. Felicia: You didn’t… Sorry. Just been a while since I talk about that. Ava: I see… You really don’t want to go on an adventure though and take on the Gyms? Felicia: Well… No… I mean… I guess I kind of do… But that’s not why I’m going to Ayrith. Ava: I’m not saying it’s the reason you’re coming here. Buuuut you will need to get stronger. And what better way than taking on Gym Leaders. Felicia: I… Hmm… I guess you make a good point… Ava: Look, you don’t need to give me an answer now. Just think about it over the 6 months. You’ll know for sure by then. Felicia: Yea. I guess I will. Thanks Ava. Ava: No prob man! Felicia: You have a persuasive personality. Ava: Well I don’t know about that. Felicia: But could you tell me about Aryith now? Ava: Ohh right! Sorry. Guess we got back off topic. Where should I start. POKEBOOK MESSENGER END The 2 of us spent the next couple of hours talking about Aryith and then eventually both of our lives. What lead to her becoming a Gym Leader for Grass Type and what lead me to becoming a Pokemon Ranger. It was actually pretty fun. While I was at the Rangers Base, I never really made any friends. Ava was different though. It was really fun talking to her. By the time we got done talking for the day, it was a bit past midnight. I quickly got ready for bed and went to sleep. I was excited to talk to her again in the following months. I could tell this was gonna be a great friendship between her and I.

Yay! New episode! Love how Pikachu gets the final knock out. Also, Julia goes with Vanilla now! This reminds me of my old James Written Story run. Good times... Anyways, great episode as always and happy birthday!

I suppose I can try that. And we're getting to the stage of her getting to know about Ayrith. I had Kevin give her a cell phone for a reason.

I had been in the Elite Ranks of being a ranger for a couple of months and had done many Elite Ranger Missions. I’ve saved people/Pokemon from harm, saved children/Pokemon from kidnappers, stopped armed robberies, stopped Pokemon from rampaging, a lot. It’s all been dangerous but I got to save people and Pokemon and that’s what kept me going. 1 day, Kevin came into my room but he seemed very worried about something. Felicia: Hey Kevin. What’s up? Are you ok? You look like something horrible just happened. Kevin: We just got a… well I don’t know if I can call it a Ranger Mission but we got a letter in the mail today and it was addressed to you and… Felicia: And what? Kevin: I-I think you’ll understand more if you were to read it. Come follow me into the lobby. I got up from my bed and followed Kevin into the lobby. I was curious as to what had him this spooked. What could possibly be written in this letter? Was it something sad? Did something happen to 1 of my parents? Were they ok? These were the kinds of questions that were running through my head. When we got to the front desk, the lady handed over the letter. She too had a worried look om here face. I started to read the letter. “Felicia, you messed up my whole operation all those months ago. You may think you’ve taken me down but I’m not done yet. The only way to continue my operation is to eliminate you. If you have any guts at all, you will meet me outside in Mauville during the night alone and we will solve this issue. Enjoy your final moments alive kid. You’re gonna need it.” After I finished reading it, I could feel my heartbeat start pounding fast. I thought for a moment that it was literally going to beat right out of my chest. I never had anyone directly threaten me like this in any way or form. Kevin could see I was visibly shaken. He came up and put his hand on my shoulder. Kevin: Felicia. Are you ok? Felicia: This… I can’t believe this is… I don’t know what to say. Kevin: Alright. You’re gonna have to have some kind of body guard until we get this guy into custody. Felicia: What? It is scary and all but I don’t need a body guard. Kevin: I’m sorry Felicia but I’m not taking the chance of having 1 of my top Rangers be… Well you know. Felicia: Kevin, I- Kevin: And I’m gonna be that body guard. Felicia: I really don’t think I need 1. Kevin: My mind is made up. You will be safe as long as you are here. Felicia: Ugh. Fine… I guess. I went back to my room, sat down on my bed and looked outside. I didn’t know how my life was going to be with all of this going on. For the next 2 weeks, anywhere I went, Kevin was right there with me. Nothing happened though. 1 night, Kevin headed into my room. Kevin: Hey kid. How you doing? Felicia: I’m alright. I really wish I didn’t have a body guard still. Kevin: -chuckles nervously- Well there’s no way I’m risking you losing your life to that asshole that wants to kill you. Felicia: Yea yea. I know. But still. I wish I could go 1 day without you around me. I mean no offense but I’d like to have some time to myself. Kevin: Well hopefully, this guy gets caught soon so your life can get back to the way it was. Felicia: Yea… Hey. I think I’m gonna go to sleep early tonight Kevin. Kevin: Alright Felicia. Have a good night’s sleep. I laid down on my bed and pretended to be asleep. An hour passed. When I was sure everyone was fast asleep by now, I carefully opened my window and snuck out the window and started to head down to Mauville. I wasn’t too sure on what I was doing. I didn’t even have any idea what this person looked like. When I got down to Mauville, I started to search the city very carefully. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find anyone. I then went over to the bad side of Mauville. This was the area where the bad guys would hang out and do their evil deeds. Despite that though, I couldn’t see anyone. I was getting frustrated. But then, I heard someone call me. ???: Felicia… So you finally came. Felicia: -turns around and looks around- Alright. Where are you? Show yourself! From an alleyway, a tall man dressed somewhat gentlemanly emerged. He slowly came walking up to me. When I saw him coming towards me, my body froze. I wanted to move but I just couldn’t. The man walked up to me and stopped about 3 feet away from me. He looked at me up and down and seemed to look angry. Poacher Boss: So you’re Felicia huh? Can’t believe you’re the 1 who took down my men. Felicia: W-Who… What’s your name? Poacher Boss: You really think I’m gonna tell you my name? Dumbass girl. I’m here to kill you. -pulls out a knife- But I know there’s gonna be some sort of fight. Heh. Felicia: You’re not gonna be killing anyone! You’re gonna be going to PokeJail! Poacher Boss: I’d love to see you try. Felicia: Help me out Rattata and Galvantula! Alolan Rattata: Rrrrattata! Galvantula: Gal Galvantula! Poacher Boss: -laughs loudly- This will be easier than I thought. Your Pokemon do indeed look strong but… -holds a PokeBall in his hand- mine is clearly stronger. Let’s end this quickly Infernape! The Boss Poacher threw out his PokeBall and out popped his Infernape. I could tell by just looking at this Pokemon that it loved to inflict pain on anything. Human or Pokemon. I had Galvantula use String Shot to hold Infernape in place and had Alolan Rattata use Quick Attack on it. The attack landed but it didn’t seem to taken much damage. Felicia: W-What? But it was a direct hit. Poacher Boss: Did you really think such a pathetic attack from such a pathetic Pokemon would work on Infernape? Infernape: Infern… -smiles evilly- Felicia: Damnit! Poacher Boss: Burn the String Shot up and then use Flair Blitz on the Galvantula and Mach Punch on the Rattata! The Infernape flared up the fire and burned off the String Shot. Before I could even make a command to 1 of my Pokemon, the Infernape landed the Flare Blitz on Galvantula, instantly knocking it out. It then turned around and landed a Mach Punch on Rattata. The little rat Pokemon flew backwards and hit the ground. I couldn’t believe what had just happened. Poacher Boss: And just like that, it’s over. Felicia: No… No! Not like this! Galvantula! Rattata! Urgh! Damnit! Poacher Boss: -holds the knife up- And now for you Felicia. Alolan Rattata: R… Ratta…ta… -slowly begins to stand back up- Felicia: Rattata? Poacher Boss: Hmm. Never seen an Alolan Rattata take this kind of damage and be able to keep going. However, it’s time to put it out of its misery. Infernape, Close Combat! Felicia: No! Don’t! I couldn’t do anything though. I watched as the Infernape charged my Alolan Rattata with Close Combat but before it landed the move, Rattata was able to avoid the attack. It then launched itself at Infernape but the move it used confused me. It was able to knock back the Infernape. Even the Poacher Boss seemed shocked by this. Poacher Boss: I… don’t understand. That move it used… That was Close Combat. Felicia: Close Combat? But… Rattata’s can’t learn that. Unless… Was that Me First? Alolan Rattata: Rrrat Rattata! Felicia: That’s great Rattata! Poacher Boss: It doesn’t matter what move it learned! It won’t be enough for Infernape! Close Combat again! Felicia: Use Me First! The Infernape once again came at Rattata with Close Combat. Luckily, Alolan Rattata was able to dodge and was about to retaliate with Me First but before it could, the Poacher Boss had Infernape use Mach Punch. It landed the attack on Alolan Rattata and officially knocked it out. It was over now. I was completely alone. My Pokemon did the best they could do but it was no match for this Infernape. The Poacher Boss came slowly up to me and rasied the knife in the air. This was it. My life was going to end right here. I closed my eyes and waited for him to stick the knife in me. I waited and waited but nothing was happening. I could then hear him and his Pokemon struggling for some reason. I opened my eyes and was shocked to see that the Elgyem I saved all those months ago and its friends were trying to keep Infernape and the Poacher Boss from harming me and my Pokemon any further using their Confusion attack. I could see that they were already reaching their limit though. Elgyem: El… gy…eeeem… Felicia: Just hold on a bit longer Elgyem! I’ll figure out someth- ???: Barbaracle, Shell Smash and then use Water Gun on the Infernape! Felicia: Huh?! Is that… From out of nowhere, Kevin and his Barbaracle came running towards us. I was so excited to see him coming. His Barbaracle did as it was told and thanks to Shell Smash, the Water Gun attack was stronger and was able to knock out the Infernape in 1 attack. Kevin was then able to apprehend the Poacher Boss, which Elgyem then let go but started to fall to the ground. I caught it and held it in my arms. Felicia: Elgyem… thank you… Thank you and your friends so much… Elgyem: Elgy… em… Kevin: Well, the Poacher Boss will be sent off to PokeJail now. Felicia: Yea. Thanks for saving me Kevin. Kevin: -hugs Felicia- What were you thinking looking for that man all by yourself?! You could have seriously been hurt! Felicia: I… I know but I just wanted it to be over and I thought that I could… I’m sorry. Kevin: It’s ok Felicia. It’s ok now. Felicia: -let’s go of Kevin- You should also thank this little guy too. Kevin: Well Elgyem, it looks like I have you to thank as well for saving Felicia here. Elgyem: Elgyem! Felicia: How did you even know I was here? Suddenly, I could see something appearing in my mind. I looked back at Kevin confused and he seemed to have the same reaction on his face so I assumed it was happening to him too. I could start seeing someone that was doing something. When I focused more onto the person, I could see that it was me. I was on 1 of my missions when I got to be an Elite Ranger. And then I could see another vision of me training against 1 of the other rangers. There were a lot more visions but all of them were me. Soon, the visions went away. Felicia: Were you… following me since I rescued you from the poachers? Elgyem: -nods head yes- El Elgyem! Kevin: -laughs heavily- Seems that this Pokemon wanted to thank you. Felicia: Is that right? Elgyem: Elgy Elgyem! Felicia: Do you maybe want to stay with me? The Elgyem floated out of my hands and went over to the group of Elgyem. After a couple of seconds, the Elgyem came back over to me and waved to the others. They then floated away, presumably back to wherever they were living. I was so excited to have a new Pokemon and friend. I took out the Moon Ball I had and tapped the top of the Pokemon’s head. It went inside the ball, shook a couple of times and signaled that the capture was successful. After that, Kevin and I went back to the Ranger Base. I hugged Kevin before going back to my room and heading to bed.

What exactly do you mean mark them?

Male Elite Ranger: Damnit! They’re getting away! Female Elite Ranger: Isn’t there anyway to stop them?! The day after Galvantula and I started to bond together is when I started to go back to doing more Ranger Missions. It… wasn’t easy though. I’ll admit, I kind of messed up a couple of times but I eventually completed each mission in the end. Male Elite Ranger: I don’t have any Pokemon that can stop that vehicle! Do you?! Female Elite Ranger: I don’t either! But because of the mess ups, I was in the rankings of an Advanced Ranger for about a year. I also turned 14 in that time. Even though I didn’t meet my goal of becoming an Elite Ranger in the shortest time of any other, I was still glad I was apart of 1. Female Elite Ranger: So what the hell do we do now?! Male Elite Ranger: I don’t know! I don’t know! 1 day, Kevin came up to me and told me that I had to go on an Elite Ranked mission despite me still being in Advanced. The explanation I got when asked how that was possible was this. There were a lot of missions going on that year and almost all the Elite Rangers were out doing their own missions. This particular mission needed at least 3 rangers. It was recommended for 3 Elite rangers but there was only 2 there that day and Kevin saw something in me. So he put me in the 3 man team and our Ranger Mission started. Male Elite Ranger: Wait wait! What about that Advanced Ranger?! Female Elite Ranger: You mean the kid who was basically forced to join us?! The mission was this. A bunch of poachers were snagging some Elgyem and selling them to the market for some big bucks. It was our mission to find them, stop them and apprehend them. It took about a week for us to find them but now we were on the chase. We were in our vehicle and the poachers were in theirs. And things looked pretty bleak. But luckily, I was there to help them. Felicia: You guys need help?! Male Elite Ranger: Do you have any Pokemon that can stop their vehicle?! Felicia: I think I do! Female Elite Ranger: You think?! You either do or you don’t! Felicia: Alright alright! Come on out Galvantula! Galvantula: -pops out of its PokeBall- Galvantula! Male Elite Ranger: Uhh… isn’t that a little small for a Galvantula?! Female Elite Ranger: You sure that thing’s strong enough to stop that vehicle?! Felicia: Trust me! Galvantula’s got this! Alright! Now use Spider Web and stop that car! Galvantula did as what I had commanded it to do and shot out and very big and thick Spider Web. The web ensnared most of the back half of the vehicle and had it come to a complete halt. Our vehicle came closer and closer and soon, we were close enough to get out and apprehend the criminals. The 2 Elite Rangers seemed quite impressed with me and my Pokemon and with how I helped them with the mission. Male Elite Ranger: Hmm. Not bad kid. Female Elite Ranger: Definitely. I think we’re gonna have to have a talk with Kevin when we get back to the Ranger’s Base. Felicia: Talk with Kevin? Why? Male Elite Ranger: Well I mean me and him. You may have helped us but you’re still an Advanced Ranger. Felicia: Yea yea… If it wasn’t for me though, you might not have caught these guys. Female Elite Ranger: What’d you say?! Male Elite Ranger: -nervously chuckles- Ohh boy. Hey Felicia. Look behind you. I looked behind me and could see 1 of the Elgyem floating right in front of me. I didn’t know what it wanted. I assumed it was trying in its own way to thank me for saving it and its friends or family or whatever they were to each other. I patted the little guy on the head and got back into my vehicle with my teammates and the captured poachers. When we got back to the Ranger’s Base, the criminals were taken to PokeJail as the Male and Female Rangers went to find Kevin. I felt tired after all that. So I decided to go to my room and go to sleep. The next day, I was woken up by Kevin. Kevin: Hey. Hey Felicia. Wake up. Felicia: -groggily wakes up- Hrm? Wha… Kevin? What are you doing in here? Kevin: We’re gonna have a meeting in about an hour out on the battlefield. I need you to get up and get ready and have on your best Ranger’s uniform. Felicia: -yawns and slowly sits up in bed- What’s this meeting about? Kevin: You’ll find out. Now get ready! And with that, Kevin made his way out of my room. I rubbed my eyes, trying to rub the sleepiness out of them. I got on my feet and started to get ready for the day. I picked my favorite Rangers outfit and got ready. An hour passed and I heard a knock on my door. When it opened, I could see that it was the Male and Female Elite Rangers that I was on the mission with. Felicia: You 2? What do you’s want? Male Elite Ranger: Didn’t Kevin tell you about the meeting? Felicia: Yea. What about it though? Female Elite Ranger: Well we’re here to escort you there. Felicia: To escort me there? Uhh… Why? Male Elite Ranger: You’ll see. Come on Felicia. I didn’t understand why I needed to be escorted to this meeting. Not like it was somewhere far away. It was outside on the battlefield. A couple of minutes and I’d be there in no time, unharmed. But it was pointless to argue. If Kevin had them come to get me, then I had no other choice but to oblige. I followed the 2 outside. Almost all of the rangers were there. The Beginners, the Advanced and the Elites were all out there. Kevin was standing before them. I went to go join them but the Female Elite Ranger grabbed onto my soldiers and pointed me up towards Kevin. I guess I would be joining him for some reason. I went up to him but stayed back a little so he could do his whole speech. Kevin: Hello there rangers! It’s been a while since we all had a big meeting like this but I believe this is a special occasion. Behind me is our Advanced Ranger, Felicia! Come up here and say hi Felicia. Felicia: -walks up near Kevin- Umm… hey everyone. Kevin: Now as many of you know, for the 1st time in our Rangers history, an Advanced Ranger had to go onto an Elite Ranger Mission. With only so many Elite Rangers here, it’s what had to be done. I have received word however that not only did the mission go over well, but that the Advanced Ranger did very well. So it is with great honor that I announce that Felicia here is now apart of the Elite Rangers! Felicia: I’m… I’m what now? All of the rangers stood up and started to clap and cheer for me. I didn’t expect any of this to happen. Tears started to swell up from my eyes. Kevin put his arms around me, hugging me. The 2 Elite Rangers I had worked with put their arms on my shoulder with a smile on their faces. After that, the meeting was over and the rangers went back to whatever they were doing before. Kevin: Congrats kid. You’ve finally become an Elite Ranger. Felicia: -wiping tears away from eyes- Thanks… I can’t believe I’m an Elite Ranger. Kevin: You’ve earned it Felicia. You’ve done great work throughout the months. I know you didn’t get it in the time you did though… Felicia: It’s alright. I’m just glad I was able to get here at all. Kevin: -chuckles- That’s the right attitude to have. Ohh right! All Elite Rangers are given a cell phone. So here’s yours. -hands over a cell phone- Felicia: Ohh wow! I wondered how I would get this! Thanks Kevin! Kevin: No problem. This will help you more with missions. You can also text some friends as well with it. Felicia: This is gonna be great. Thanks again Kevin. Kevin: Mhm. Well, it’s time to get back to business. Can’t wait to see what you do being an Elite Ranger now Felicia. -walks away- I was excited on being an Elite Ranger now. I could really help people and not do the little missions I used to do. Although, those missions shaped me in into the person I became.