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WELCOME TO GALAR
Six months have passed since the events of Sword and Shield, and Galar has once again opened its gates for all to participate in the new season of the Pokémon League.
With only a select few receiving an endorsement, these Trainers must travel the region and win all 8 Gym Badges in order to participate in the final tournament as the whole of Galar watches.
It’s been quite a while since Loretta had seen anything other than the hospital walls and, frankly, it’s been a busy few weeks. Lots of time was spent caring for the egg that Jamie had given her, catching up on classwork she had missed, and getting herself back on her feet.
Both physically and mentally.
Though, she had to admit, some days were better than others. And so far, today was turning out to be one of the worse days. After trying to force herself to study for a couple of hours, she decided to take a break with an evening walk around the school with her Ivysaur strolling besides her. She trusted her Arcanine to look after the egg back in her room. Plus, the fire type needed some rest herself, so this was a good opportunity.
“I really need to get it together already…” Loretta sighed and smacked her own cheeks, wanting to regain her focus.
Post by duckoverlord on Mar 20, 2019 19:53:04 GMT -5
Vander ran as quick as he could with Soma by his side across the hall. "Dammit I'm so late-!" He looked at the time with his Xtransceiver and gritted his teeth, looking visibly upset. He carried a small bouquette of flowers, picked by Soleil of course, he didn't have the knowledge of which would be the prettiest around the area, naturally.
Before, he made sure to pay a visit to the Hospital after classes every day of the week. He never carried anything with him, he just wanted to visit Loretta. However, the same thing would happen every day: he would approach the door, see her in the mini window asleep with the monitors indicating she is totally fine, and hesitate to enter.
That routine turned into three days a week.
Then once a week.
Until he barely went, finding himself buried inbetween schoolwork and doubt.
Today was different though, he armed himself with courage and decided to actually visit her for good, even if it was just to give her the flowers. He couldn't shake off his feelings, his frustration against his own coward attitude, but that was going to stop now.
He found himself at the front of the door to her room and swiftly opened it up, sweating as he gasped for air. "H-hey- ?!" But all he found was an Arcanine resting with an egg by her side, curling up to it to keep it warm. "... Enya...? Wait... where- ... No way."
And just as he realized, he dashed off the room with haste, Soma caught up to the room, greeted Enya and closed the door before chasing back his trainer.
She's awake! She must definitely be! Vander's heart raced even faster now, a beam of hope had lightened him up, and now he got electricity pumping his insides.
After a bit, he noticed a lone girl walking down the hallway with an Ivysaur by her side. Vander grinned and chased after them, calling. "L-Loretta!!" He thanked the gods that nobody else was around, or else he would have been kicked out. He finally caught up to her, and without even thinking, hugged her as she turned around to meet him.
Post by uniqueneko on Mar 20, 2019 20:02:21 GMT -5
Enya barely had time to lift her head from where she sat before both Vander and Soma took off. She let out a small huff from her interrupted nap before she rested her head back.
Loretta jumped in surprise from the sudden outburst of her name and was about to turn around before something -- or, rather, someone -- crashed into her and embraced her. She tensed at first from the unfamiliar contact, but saw a familiar tuft of blonde hair and perked up. Ketak let out a joyful cry, waving his vines to greet both of them.
“V...Vander…? Is that you…?” She looked over his shoulder and saw his familiar partner. “And Soma?” She was, admittedly, in slight disbelief that it really was those two. It's been a while since she's seen them.
Post by duckoverlord on Mar 20, 2019 21:25:18 GMT -5
Vander kept hugging her, letting out a cheeky grin that covered half his face. He was so happy he could almost cry, but no! No tears can come out right now! "You're awake! You really are awake!" He turned her around to properly see her, his eyes gleaming. Soma let out a cry out of happiness as he heard his name, and then approached Ketak quickly to greet him, picking up his vines and shaking them.
Vander flustered and quickly shuffled his hands to give Loretta the bouquet he got, realizing that it got a bit messed up due to all the running. "Oh yeah... I got these for you but... T-they um... Kind of... Got a bit winded out on the way here-" He looked pink, looking a bit to the side in big time nervousness. He really could not believe it... She was finally awake...
Post by uniqueneko on Mar 20, 2019 21:52:14 GMT -5
Loretta held back a small flinch from all of the movement; even though she was no longer hospitalized, her body was still on its path to recovery and the exertion of motion had the tendency to hurt at times. But she didn’t want Vander to worry, so she endured it for the moment. She distracted herself with the sight of their starters instead, giggling quietly from their happy cries. Ketak was bouncing around from meeting his friend once again. She blinked in surprise as Vander held out the bouquet. “Oh…” She carefully took the bouquet, a small smile appearing on her face.
“Vander… Thank you. This is… this is really sweet of you. They look wonderful, even if they are a bit rumpled up.”
Loretta’s hold on the flowers tightened a bit, feeling the same sensation she had with Jamie when she visited; the realization of how close she was to losing her life and the chance to continue growing with her friends. She held back tears, mentally telling herself that she had cried enough times already, and moved forward to give Vander a proper hug.
“...thank you…” She whispered, gently wrapping her arms around him and burying her face against his shoulder. “I’m… really, really glad to have you in my life…”
Post by duckoverlord on Mar 22, 2019 20:19:39 GMT -5
Vander blushed fiercely, his brain turning into gooey matter, his ears going numb as he stared at her for what felt to be a millenia. Was this how it felt to have Beautifly in your stomach?
"O-oh... Umm..." He gave her a guilty smile, wishing to hold her hands right now. He had realized ever since she got jn the hospital, that he wanted to protect her, be her shield. It was a selfish, raw desire of just wanting the best for her. He felt lost inside her clear sky eyes, but what was left of his brain inside his skull urged him to react, to say something else other than zombie noises.
He shock his head, still smiling. "Well... You too are a very important part of... m-my life." He giggled nervously as he scratched the back of his head. "I'm here for you, always."
Soma chuckled as he high fived Ketak again and rubbed his head in sign of affection, happy that he reunited with his friend! He leaned on the flower on Ketak's back with a sly grin as he eyed the teens.
Post by uniqueneko on Mar 22, 2019 20:30:18 GMT -5
Loretta stepped back, feeling her smile widen from her words and the sight of the flowers. This was definitely becoming more of a boost in her mood. Ketak huffed when Sora leaned on him, but allowed it and couldn’t help but quietly snicker from their two trainers.
“I… really appreciate that, Vander. Thank you.” More than he could ever know. But she held that thought to herself. “How… um… how have you been? I haven’t seen you in a while…”
When was the last time she had spoken to him? Before the mountains? Time was becoming more and more of a blur to her at this point, and she couldn’t keep track. And, if possible, she didn’t want to think of the white path more than she had to.
Post by duckoverlord on Mar 22, 2019 21:15:15 GMT -5
He chuckled, folding his arms as he admired her, noticing her stress. "Hey, don't worry about it. What you should worry about is about me seeing you every day now!" He laughed, soon realizing that he might have seen something... Not so smart.
Soma looked back at Ketak while snickering and pat his head, he missed his friend.
Post by uniqueneko on Mar 24, 2019 16:12:53 GMT -5
Ketak nudged Soma with his vines, holding back his laughter. He formed a few petals and sent them towards Soma’s face, letting out a few snickers.
Loretta shook her head and laughed from Vander’s comment. “That’s not a problem at all. I’d, um… be really happy if we saw each other every day.” She fiddled with her ribbon and fidgeted slightly; a mindless habit that she couldn't seem to get rid of.
“Have you been okay recently? With, uh, classes and all...” He looked better than she did after the journey to the paths, she noted to herself.
Post by duckoverlord on Mar 24, 2019 16:58:45 GMT -5
Soma blinked as he stared at the flower petals. Soon he sneezed and blew them away, followed by him covering his nose as he looked at his friend back, shocked, but then giggling.
Vander jolted slightly at the first moment, baffled. WHAT? His mind exploded, she wants to hang around with him every day!! And he was joking! ... Well, half joking. He ended up letting out a huge smile after she asked her question, giving her a nod.
"Classes have been a nightmare... But we have been focusing on getting real stronger, I even got an interview with a reporter! We have been trying real hard to make a good impression." He looked confident, beaming with light.
Post by uniqueneko on Mar 24, 2019 20:13:38 GMT -5
Ketak stuck his tongue out playfully and, in response to Soma’s giggling, caused more petals to flutter onto him. His reaction was just too priceless not to.
Loretta blinked in surprise, taken aback from Vander’s confidence. She wondered how he was able to pull it off so easily and silently wished that she could do the same. But there was definitely no way that was happening.
“An interview, huh…?” Loretta said, trying to distract herself from her thoughts. “Well, that’s… really awesome, Vander! Congratulations! You’re… clearly getting much stronger, every day.” She smiled and looked down at the floor, unable to meet his eyes. She almost felt overwhelmed from how much weaker she was compared to him in terms of self esteem. Or, at least, that’s what she assumed.
Post by duckoverlord on Mar 24, 2019 20:53:11 GMT -5
Soma continued to sneeze, giggling in between these instances. He ended up shooting water from his mouth towards Ketak's face, revenge time!
Vander looked at Loretta's expression and frowned, not really sure on how to help. He looked to the side as he thought of an answer. "Well... But honestly? I think I can never be as strong as you." He fixed his throat, continuing. "You keep fighting no matter what... I mean, you survived the path! And your wounds! And in record time! That's leagues stronger than what I could do... Heh." He gave her a smile, trying to comfort her as he let his pride go away for a bit.
Post by uniqueneko on Mar 24, 2019 21:06:13 GMT -5
Ketak exclaimed from the splash of water on his face. How dare he! He flailed his vines around, lightly smacking Soma in the face and huffed.
Loretta blinked in surprise once more and looked up at Vander in shock from his words. She felt her cheeks heat up and swallowed a lump in her throat. To think that someone as ambitious as Vander could think something so positively about her? It was truly… hopeful. Her smile softened and turned into something more genuine.
“I… Vander, that’s… T… Tha--” But before she could finish her words, the lightbulbs nearby suddenly burst and caused a loud popping noise to resonate. Loretta jolted and yelped in surprise, looking around frantically from the power outage.
“W… what was that…?” Loretta asked tensely, more to herself than to Vander. Ketak quickly skidded over to his trainer, planting himself in front of her and gazing around as he got into a stance. A small silhouette emitting electricity appeared behind Loretta and began zooming towards them, a mischievous smile on its face as it came closer.
Post by duckoverlord on Mar 24, 2019 21:23:33 GMT -5
Vander suddenly jolted from the sudden power outburst and immediately hurried himself towards Loretta to stay close and protect her. "No idea..."
"Dew! Dew Dew!!"
Soma rushed to both trainers and pulled out a Razor Shell, slicing behind them against the intruding Rotom.
"Wah! Soma?!" He turned back, meeting the mischievous Pokemon. "Ah! You!! Not again dammit-!"
The Rotom recognized Vander and let out a screeching laugh as he dodged the attack. It was here to seek out revenge! It shot a Charge Beam against the group and darted erratically around the room.
Post by uniqueneko on Mar 24, 2019 22:40:09 GMT -5
Loretta and Ketak looked back and forth between Vander and the Rotom in confusion. How did those two know each other? And why did Vander react that way towards the Rotom? But before either one of them could think too deeply on it, the Rotom attacked with Charge Beam and caused Loretta to gasp.
“Ketak, quick!” She yelled out instinctively, feeling panic well up in her chest. “Razor Leaf!”
Her Ivysaur nodded and sent an onslaught of sharp leaves flying towards the Charge Beam, causing a small explosion as the two attacks met in the middle. Loretta covered her eyes for a moment before trying to follow the Rotom’s movements.
“It’s r-really fast…!” Loretta exclaimed, fully aware she was pointing out the obvious. She chided herself for doing so, thinking that Vander must think it was an idiotic thing to say, but quickly spoke once again. “Ketak, use Razor Leaf again! T-Try to hit it!”
Ketak executed her orders and sent more sharp leaves across the room, making the aim more sporadic to increase the chances of hitting the Rotom.