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Critique is welcome, as I'm just a newbie writer. But I hope to improve!
Critique is welcome, as I'm just a newbie writer. But I hope to improve!
Prologue: Below
Episode 1: http://www.pokebeach.com/forums/thr...of-adventure-episode-1?pid=2682135#pid2682135
Prologue: I'll See You Again!
The girl fidgeted a little in her seat on her bed. She fingered the PokéBalls in her pocket.
Today is the day.
She looked up at her ceiling, then out her window, where younger kids ran around in the streets. Vaniville was soaking in the light of the dawn, the pale brown streets shining.
The girl stood up, her long brown hair shining in the sunlight of a new day. A new beginning.
She glanced over at where Flare was asleep on the floor. The Fennekin’s golden coat moved slightly with each breath he took.
The girl hesitated, looking at him sadly. I’ll miss him. So much… But… it’s not like I’ll never see him again. She leaned down and gently shook him awake. “Flare… It’s time to wake up.” she whispered.
The Fennekin’s eyes slowly opened and he blinked sleepily, his bright eyes reflecting the sunlight like fire. Flare stood up and stretched, yawning. His ears twitched as he remembered what today was. He looked at his Trainer sadly.
“Yes, I know, I’ll miss you too.” She said. “But it’s not like we’ll never see each other. I won’t be gone forever.”
Flare leaped up into his Trainer’s arms and barked. “Fenn! Fenne!” The girl knew that look. “Why? Why can’t I come, too?”
She sighed and put him down. “I’ve already told you, Flare. I know we’ll see each other when I get back, and I already promised to call you a lot.” Flare lowered his head and gave a pouty face. Giving another sigh, the girl walked over to her bedroom door. “I’ve already made up my mind, and you agreed, Flare. Let’s go.” She left the room, her friend trotting along behind her.
Humming and water running reached her ears as they descended the stairs. Mom’s probably preparing a big goodbye breakfast.
A soft thump resounded as she skipped the last few steps. Not wanting any food, the girl tried to walk as quietly as possible to the door, hopefully her mother wouldn’t—
Her mom was at the door in an instant, wrapping her daughter in a strangling hug. The girl grunted and tried to pull away, but it was futile. Eventually the hug ended. “Skyleaf, you didn’t think you could leave without saying goodbye, did you?” Her mother frowned, but there was a hint of a smile playing at the corners of her mouth.
Skyleaf grinned. “No, probably not. I knew you would catch me.” Her mother looked at Flare, who was sitting behind his Trainer. “So are you going to Sycamore’s now?” she asked. “Yup.” The girl started to leave again, this time succeeding. “Have a good time in Hoenn!!” her mother called after her. The young Trainer turned back and waved. Her mother shut the door.
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“PokéBall, go!” The shout rang across the laboratory. Multiple red-and-white spheres sailed into the air and erupted with a bright white flash. The lights solidified into many Pokémon: Lucario, Gardevoir, Absol, Pangoro, and Helioptile.
Skyleaf looked at her partners standing across from her, and Flare standing next to her. Kara, Patronus, Sabrai, Gondor, Summer. Her friends… that she would leave behind.
“Ahh, magnifique!” A rich, deep voice congratulated her. She turned towards Professor Sycamore and smiled. “Thank you, sir! But it was their choice to join me.” Sycamore smiled at her, lines wrinkling his young face. “Humble as always, I see. It’s good, you know, sometimes when Trainers get strong Pokémon, they become self-centered.” He winked at her. Kara walked over and clapped her Trainer on the back. “Lu Lucar!” “But not this one!”
The Professor laughed. “She’s getting better at telepathy, isn’t she!” “Yup!” Skyleaf said proudly. Kara just blushed and scratched the back of her head, her aura-telepathy communicating gratitude for the praise. The Professor grinned. “We’ll sure be having fun for the next few months, won’t we?”
Skyleaf looked at the ground. She knew she had already made up her mind, but… it was still hard to leave them at Sycamore’s lab while she was gone. Her Pokémon walked, floated, and scampered over to her. They comforted her so much. How could she go on without them?
Sycamore walked over to them. “I understand your sadness. So do your Pokémon. But this shows the bond you have with them. All of you know you’ll meet again, and that’s what matters.” Skyleaf nodded, blinking back the tears that were threatening to waterfall from her eyes.
“Th...Thank you for taking care of them, sir.” She stuttered. She turned and walked towards the door.
Skyleaf was suddenly tackled and squeezed, being lifted in the air by Kara. “Not without one last hug.” Summer ran over and jumped up onto her Trainer’s shoulder, running in and out of her hair before hugging Skyleaf’s neck with her tiny yellow arms. Skyleaf was released from Kara’s grasp, only to receive a gentle hug from Patronus while Sabrai head-butted her Trainer’s leg. The final hug came when she was lifted off her feet into Gondor’s massive gray arms. He hugged his Trainer, his love for her shown clearly. Flare scampered up Gondor’s legs to sit on top of Skyleaf. He began licking her face and continued until Gondor put her down.
Skyleaf was filled with gratitude and love for her Pokémon, who understood and accepted her decision. No one else in the world knew her as well as they did. “Thank you! I’ll call you every once in a while!!” she managed to say before bursting into tears and running from the lab. But these were not sad tears; they were tears of joy, of knowing they’d meet again.
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Skyleaf sat on the plane, her thoughts wandering. Her bag twitched in the seat beside her, then went still. “One minute to liftoff. Destination: Petalburg, Hoenn.” The operator’s voice called over the loudspeakers. Skyleaf mentally confirmed that this was the place she wanted, then looked back out the window.
A faint cry made her look down at the ground, and saw her friends, her partners, her comrades, standing there waving at her with Sycamore. Flare and Summer jumped up and down, while Kara waved with both arms, grinning wide. Sycamore just smiled, looking at her. Skyleaf smiled, her heart rising as she waved to them.
“Takeoff now.” Flare was instantly blown into the air by the plane, Gondor snatching him out of the air. Everyone was laughing, even Skyleaf, as she watched her friends shrink and disappear as the plane rose into the sky.
Today is the day.
She looked up at her ceiling, then out her window, where younger kids ran around in the streets. Vaniville was soaking in the light of the dawn, the pale brown streets shining.
The girl stood up, her long brown hair shining in the sunlight of a new day. A new beginning.
She glanced over at where Flare was asleep on the floor. The Fennekin’s golden coat moved slightly with each breath he took.
The girl hesitated, looking at him sadly. I’ll miss him. So much… But… it’s not like I’ll never see him again. She leaned down and gently shook him awake. “Flare… It’s time to wake up.” she whispered.
The Fennekin’s eyes slowly opened and he blinked sleepily, his bright eyes reflecting the sunlight like fire. Flare stood up and stretched, yawning. His ears twitched as he remembered what today was. He looked at his Trainer sadly.
“Yes, I know, I’ll miss you too.” She said. “But it’s not like we’ll never see each other. I won’t be gone forever.”
Flare leaped up into his Trainer’s arms and barked. “Fenn! Fenne!” The girl knew that look. “Why? Why can’t I come, too?”
She sighed and put him down. “I’ve already told you, Flare. I know we’ll see each other when I get back, and I already promised to call you a lot.” Flare lowered his head and gave a pouty face. Giving another sigh, the girl walked over to her bedroom door. “I’ve already made up my mind, and you agreed, Flare. Let’s go.” She left the room, her friend trotting along behind her.
Humming and water running reached her ears as they descended the stairs. Mom’s probably preparing a big goodbye breakfast.
A soft thump resounded as she skipped the last few steps. Not wanting any food, the girl tried to walk as quietly as possible to the door, hopefully her mother wouldn’t—
Her mom was at the door in an instant, wrapping her daughter in a strangling hug. The girl grunted and tried to pull away, but it was futile. Eventually the hug ended. “Skyleaf, you didn’t think you could leave without saying goodbye, did you?” Her mother frowned, but there was a hint of a smile playing at the corners of her mouth.
Skyleaf grinned. “No, probably not. I knew you would catch me.” Her mother looked at Flare, who was sitting behind his Trainer. “So are you going to Sycamore’s now?” she asked. “Yup.” The girl started to leave again, this time succeeding. “Have a good time in Hoenn!!” her mother called after her. The young Trainer turned back and waved. Her mother shut the door.
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“PokéBall, go!” The shout rang across the laboratory. Multiple red-and-white spheres sailed into the air and erupted with a bright white flash. The lights solidified into many Pokémon: Lucario, Gardevoir, Absol, Pangoro, and Helioptile.
Skyleaf looked at her partners standing across from her, and Flare standing next to her. Kara, Patronus, Sabrai, Gondor, Summer. Her friends… that she would leave behind.
“Ahh, magnifique!” A rich, deep voice congratulated her. She turned towards Professor Sycamore and smiled. “Thank you, sir! But it was their choice to join me.” Sycamore smiled at her, lines wrinkling his young face. “Humble as always, I see. It’s good, you know, sometimes when Trainers get strong Pokémon, they become self-centered.” He winked at her. Kara walked over and clapped her Trainer on the back. “Lu Lucar!” “But not this one!”
The Professor laughed. “She’s getting better at telepathy, isn’t she!” “Yup!” Skyleaf said proudly. Kara just blushed and scratched the back of her head, her aura-telepathy communicating gratitude for the praise. The Professor grinned. “We’ll sure be having fun for the next few months, won’t we?”
Skyleaf looked at the ground. She knew she had already made up her mind, but… it was still hard to leave them at Sycamore’s lab while she was gone. Her Pokémon walked, floated, and scampered over to her. They comforted her so much. How could she go on without them?
Sycamore walked over to them. “I understand your sadness. So do your Pokémon. But this shows the bond you have with them. All of you know you’ll meet again, and that’s what matters.” Skyleaf nodded, blinking back the tears that were threatening to waterfall from her eyes.
“Th...Thank you for taking care of them, sir.” She stuttered. She turned and walked towards the door.
Skyleaf was suddenly tackled and squeezed, being lifted in the air by Kara. “Not without one last hug.” Summer ran over and jumped up onto her Trainer’s shoulder, running in and out of her hair before hugging Skyleaf’s neck with her tiny yellow arms. Skyleaf was released from Kara’s grasp, only to receive a gentle hug from Patronus while Sabrai head-butted her Trainer’s leg. The final hug came when she was lifted off her feet into Gondor’s massive gray arms. He hugged his Trainer, his love for her shown clearly. Flare scampered up Gondor’s legs to sit on top of Skyleaf. He began licking her face and continued until Gondor put her down.
Skyleaf was filled with gratitude and love for her Pokémon, who understood and accepted her decision. No one else in the world knew her as well as they did. “Thank you! I’ll call you every once in a while!!” she managed to say before bursting into tears and running from the lab. But these were not sad tears; they were tears of joy, of knowing they’d meet again.
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Skyleaf sat on the plane, her thoughts wandering. Her bag twitched in the seat beside her, then went still. “One minute to liftoff. Destination: Petalburg, Hoenn.” The operator’s voice called over the loudspeakers. Skyleaf mentally confirmed that this was the place she wanted, then looked back out the window.
A faint cry made her look down at the ground, and saw her friends, her partners, her comrades, standing there waving at her with Sycamore. Flare and Summer jumped up and down, while Kara waved with both arms, grinning wide. Sycamore just smiled, looking at her. Skyleaf smiled, her heart rising as she waved to them.
“Takeoff now.” Flare was instantly blown into the air by the plane, Gondor snatching him out of the air. Everyone was laughing, even Skyleaf, as she watched her friends shrink and disappear as the plane rose into the sky.
