"Well, you'll see.", Candie murmured. She shot a glare at Bell and
demanded, "You. Battle me. Now." "Uhm... ok....", Bell replied. The
two were placed on a battlefield. "This is awkward for some
reason...", Bell muttered. "Alright, let's start!", Candie yelled,
starting out the battle with her Hyper Voice attack. Bell tried to
cover up her ears.
The striped Pokémon decided to watch the battle, taking a seat on
the sidelines so he could see them both. Noir took a seat near the
others, glancing at the newcomer every so often as the battle went
on before them.
It doesn't matter if we're in a dream or
reality,
because this ensemble of ours is like an endless love. ♪
Bell made her choice of Rock Blast, making sure it was a good
decision because she couldn't choose another attack after that due
to the restrictions of her Choice Band. Candie dodged the third
shot, ending the combo. Candie used Draining Kiss, causing Bell to
wince in disgust and healing most of Candie's energy.
Without much choice, Noir sat alongside her teammates as Bell and
Candie battled. She hadn't seen many- or any, really- battles
before, so her focus eventually settled entirely on the battle
before her. You can do this, Bell- give her the whacking she
deserves!!
It doesn't matter if we're in a dream or
reality,
because this ensemble of ours is like an endless love. ♪
The two clashed and striked until both were low on energy. Bell was
about to launch another Rock Blast, but Candie went first with
Hyper Voice, making the final move before Bell could claim victory.
"Bell!", Floatsy exclaimed. Drake had a tear in his eye that Candie
noticed. "Well, would you look at that? A big, strong, fearsome
dragon with tears in his eyes? Does he need kisses on his
boo-boos?", she teased before using Draining Kiss. "Yowch!", Drake
shouted. "Thanks for the free health!", Candie chimed. Floatsy
groaned.
Noir's first instinct was to rush to Bell's side and try to help
her, but she stopped halfway there at Candie's taunting Drake.
Deciding she was done with the bratty Fairy's attitude, she slowly
turned around to face her with a glare on her face. "Maybe he
does... but so will you." She raised her head, firing an
intense beam of light at the shiny Sylveon.
It doesn't matter if we're in a dream or
reality,
because this ensemble of ours is like an endless love. ♪
Candie took the hit but was left with a bit above half health.
"Goodness me. I thought other Pokémon would know better than to use
a Special Attack on a Sylveon. And don't you know anything about
t-", Candie's lecture was cut off by one of the trainer's many
Master Balls heading straight for her. "Time to modify you!", the
trainer sang. "What is this maniac talking about?!", Candie
screamed from her capsule. "Don't worry, you'll, uh, probably be
fine..?", Floatsy responded. "THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!", the furious
Fairy-type Eeveelution shrieked. Suddenly, everything went dark.
"L-looks like he's, um, sa-saving...", Drake stammered. "This is so
cool!", Floatsy exclaimed.
(Oh gosh, I'm running out of stuff to write. Sorry my posts have
gotten so short. >~<;;)
Along with everything lose that was happening, the sudden darkness
startled Noir, who lowered her ears at the suddenness of it.
Wh-What's going on?! She wondered. She'd heard them say
something about 'saving' and the Trainer had mentioned 'modifying'
Candie, but what did either of those things mean? Were they were
going to be ok?
It doesn't matter if we're in a dream or
reality,
because this ensemble of ours is like an endless love. ♪
About 30 minutes later, the darkness cleared. The team was taken to
the Pokémon center where Candie was added to the party. She seemed
somewhat... different. A shy, frowning face and flattened ears
combined with the jittering in her paws made it clear that the
trainer had done something to this poor Pokémon. "Candie? Are you
alright?", Floatsy asked. "Who... who are you?", Candie questioned.
"Goodness me, I don't deserve to talk with strong looking Pokémon
like you guys!", she exclaimed. The now modest fairy scattered over
to chat with a group of normal Pokémon that beginning trainers
would find on Route 1, such as Scatterbugs and Zigzagoons.
"Something's gotten into her...", Bell murmured. "This is very
fishy.", she added. "That's not the Candie we know!", Floatsy
grumbled.
"Bell?" Noir spoke, finall gathering the courage to ask something
that had been bothering her for quite a while. "Um... before you
mentioned 'hacked Pokémon' or something, r-right?" She paused for a
moment, fearing the answer to what she was about to ask. "Is that
what we are? Is that what are Trainer did to Candie to change her?"
It doesn't matter if we're in a dream or
reality,
because this ensemble of ours is like an endless love. ♪
Bell nodded. "Yes. That's what happened to Candie.", she replied.
"However, you and Floatsy were made differently. You two were
generated in a Pokémon generator called PokéDex instead of being
modified. It's a computer application. Don't ask how I know...",
the intelligent Cinccino added. "Really? Whoa...", Floatsy
murmured.
The Umbreon's ears drooped and her gaze drifted slowly down to the
ground. "I... knew it... that there was something wrong with
us..." She spoke, more so to herself than to any of the others. "I
had this feeling for so long... but to be right..." She swatted the
ground with a pa and grew silent, her expression as jumbled as her
emotions.
It doesn't matter if we're in a dream or
reality,
because this ensemble of ours is like an endless love. ♪
"No, no, don't take it the wrong way! There isn't anything wrong
with you. In fact, I believe it makes you special.", Bell
reassured. Floatsy nodded. The Jolteon glanced back at Candie to
find her sitting alone, observing the area. Floatsy frowned.
"Maybe... but I can't accept this as right. Creating us like
that... I refuse to accept that as anything but wrong." She
replied, noticing Candie once more. That's almost worse-
changing her like that... Are all humans this way? "...What do
we do now, though? Do we just wait here like before?"
It doesn't matter if we're in a dream or
reality,
because this ensemble of ours is like an endless love. ♪
(oops I meant "alone" not "along")
"I don't know.", Bell replied. She caught Floatsy in her peripheral
vision dashing after Candie. "Floatsy, wait!", she exclaimed.
Suddenly, the whole area was bathed in a bluish tint. "What's this
now?", Floatsy murmured, stopping in her tracks. "Oh no, someone's
being traded...", Bell muttered. "What? Traded? What do you mean
traded?", Floatsy responded in shock. Bell shook her head.
"You'll see...", she sighed.
Noir's glance followed Floatsy before her ears shot up in shock,
gazing around as a blueish glow covered the Boxes.
Another new thing? I suppose all we can do is wait...
She thought, tensing with anxiety as she wondered who would be
going and who would be taking their place. ...That's what 'traded'
meant, right? Maybe it wouldn't be so bad! That's what she tried to
tell herself, anyways, as they all waited for what would happen
next.
It doesn't matter if we're in a dream or
reality,
because this ensemble of ours is like an endless love. ♪
The same hand from before appeared and grasped a Jirachi in a
nearby box. The unsuspecting mythical Pokémon was sent up to an
isolated area above. Another Pokémon, a shiny Lucario holding a
mega stone, was placed in another square next to it. The whole
world went black again as the Pokéballs containing the Jirachi and
Lucario seemed to switch. The black cover cleared away and the
bluish tint faded. "Phew, it wasn't any of us.", Bell sighed in
relief.
Noir watched as much of the exchange as she could despite the
blackness, simply curious about these things. She was relieved that
they were all still together, but still she felt some sort of worry
or uneasiness about something. "Yes... I'm glad we're all still
together." She responded, looking around at the small group of
Pokémon who were now her friends.
It doesn't matter if we're in a dream or
reality,
because this ensemble of ours is like an endless love. ♪
The Lucario was transferred to the party soon after with the other
four. "Hi! I'm Lucie! Who are you?", the Lucario immediately
introduced herself. "I'm Floatsy.", Floatsy greeted. The Lucario
smiled and twitched it's ears. Bell sighed, "Another Naïve nature."
Momentarily stunned by the cheerful Pokémon, Noir simply stared at
her for a few moments before saying anything. "My name is Noir.
It's, um... nice to meet you, Lucie." She greeted Lucario, trying
to seem polite and welcoming. No point making her feel
unwelcome, right? We're all stuck here together, after all...
It doesn't matter if we're in a dream or
reality,
because this ensemble of ours is like an endless love. ♪