J-Awesome_One

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.