[PKMN FULL] [T] Delirium [IC]

Julia needed to clear her head, so she decided to drink soup for dinner. The day was not particularly dark, but she knew she would spend a lot of time training. As Julia wandered through the streets, she creased her eyebrows together. Absentmindedly, she meandered into a restaurant, Richard and Son's Home Bistro. The restaurant was completely empty, except for a waiter standing at the entrance for people to arrive. "Welcome to Richard and Son's Home Bistro! How may I help you?" The cheerful young man asked.

"Table for one please," Julia smiled.

"Sit anywhere you'd like!" Julia took a chair in the center of the room. From her seat, she could easily see out of the window. A menu was laid out in front of her; Julia quickly picked the chicken soup. She just wanted something simple. The waiter attentively noticed Julia as she closed her menu and hustled over to her. He smiled, "It looks like you are ready to order, would like you like any refreshments ma'am?"

"Oh. No, thank you," Julia's cheeks pulled her mouth taut. Her eyes wrinkled, "I would just like a chicken soup."

"It'll be here in a jiffy," He grinned. The waiter swept the menu away from Julia. Julia's eyebrows knitted themselves together again, and she stared out the window. She did not understand why she could not leave the town untested. She had significantly more training than anyone else that would be making the trip. Julia murmured nothings under her breath for a few instants, before catching herself. She sighed and watched in silence as people walked by the Bristo. Julia waited. A grandfather clock leaning up against the wall clicked to and fro mockingly. Julia rested her face on her hands, elbows on the table. Her eyes began to meander aimlessly, combing the environment around her. For some reason, she was uncharacteristically impatient. Her head began to droop and her eyes closed.

CLANG! The waiter slammed the soup into the table in front of Julia. Julia started awake. She blinked rapidly. "Enjoy," He smiled. Julia nodded and stared at the soup before her. She lifted the spoon to her mouth and began to slurp. The hot liquid trickled down her esophagus at a steady and safe rate, protecting her throat. The noise filled the room.

Julia was content. She exited the Bistro and thanked the waiter, who gave her a pained smile in return. The chicken soup had reinvigorated her. She now walked with a hop in her step.

Upon arriving at the entrance to the Landing Port, Julia reached into her pocket and sent out Pearl. Julia smiled at her partner and bent over, "Hey bud! Ready to train?" Pearl cried out, "Corscale!" She smiled, seemingly unphased by the loss she experienced earlier in the day. Julia straightened and set off into the airfield.

The Pokémon population seemed incredibly sparse that day. Julia guessed that the other immune people training had scared them off. The two meandered through a clearing in the grass, and a Pacin erupted from their right flank. Julia immediately stepped back and ushered Pearl forwards. The Pacin seemed unconcerned with their presence and continued past. "Pearl, use Bullet Punch!" Julia called out. Pearl shot forwards and caught the Pacin unaware. It flew into the grass. As Julia stepped forwards, the Pacin used Defense Curl.

"Again Pearl!" Pearl dove into the tall grass and smashed the Pacin with her fist. The Pokémon survived because of its raised defenses. This time, the Pacin reached up and tried to scratch Pearl. It was not very effective due to the Corscale's Steel typing. "One last time Pearl," Julia triumphantly said. Pearl slammed her fist into the Pacin, which crumpled to the ground, unconscious.

The two walked some more through the grass. Pearl tripped and landed on her face. She sneezed. Julia chuckled. A bug sat on the ground in front of her. Pearl cocked her head to the side to get a good look at the Burcoa. Her eyes widened and the bug sat unmovingly. Julia was not totally sure if it was in good sport to attack something so small. There was an awkward pause. The Burcoa suddenly shot string directly into Pearl's right eye. Pearl cried out and swatted at her face knocking herself in the snout. She stood up quickly, but the Burcoa hung on. "Get it off Pearl!" Julia cried out.

Pearl danced around in circles, attempting to remove the Burcoa from her face, but it did not budge. Julia stared on, helpless and unsure of what to do. The Burcoa used String Shot again and Pearl yelped. This time, she managed to close her eyes. Pearl's arms waved like a madman and she eventually decided to faceplant into the ground. The Burcoa was disconnected from her body and righted itself. Julia breathed a sigh of relief.

"Use Bullet Punch!" She called out. Pearl lunged forward and smashed the Burcoa with its fist. The Burcoa reeled back, before shaking off the damage and lunging forward. It used Tackle and plinked off of Pearl's armor. Pearl elbowed the little creature again, sending it back into the grass. "Go after it!" Julia ordered. Pearl shot forwards. Both Pokémon were too short for Julia to see anything; the foliage shook to and fro. It stopped. Pearl rushed out of the grass and smiled brightly. She cried out in joy and ran around in a circle. Julia's face broke out into a smile.

So what if she did not know her Pokémon perfectly. They had just met. Not everyone could, or should, be a master trainer. Besides, she did not even like battling. She would much rather have just observed the Pacin and Burcoa. But, she knew she needed to train Pearl if she wanted to leave Gallant Town.

Julia reached out of her pocket and tossed out Einstein's Pokéball. He needed to train as well. The minnow Pokémon looked at Pearl. It spurted water in her face. Pearl sneezed. Julia chuckled. Pearl skittered over to Julia's leg and hugged it tight. She unimpressed by the water. Julia pushed Pearl forward, "We gotta get moving buddy."

The party of three began to journey through the grass. Einstein stayed directly behind Julia and was completely expressionless. Pearl bounded to and fro. She darted in and out of the grass, sometimes rolling gleefully. Julia happened upon a Burcoa while Pearl was in the grass. "Einstein, you're up," Julia muttered. Einstein darted between Julia's legs. It faced off with the Burcoa. Julia placed her head in her hands, "Aw shit." She had forgotten to look up Einstein's moves, "Um, in the meantime, use Water Gun?" Einstein shot a volley of water towards the Burcoa. The Burcoa was hit face on. Julia readied her Pokédex.

"Minu. The Minnow Pokémon. Minu is a water type. Found in saltwater ponds and streams, Minu resemble the lures on fishing nets," The Pokédex droned.

"There must be some way to disable this," Julia murmured as she fiddled with the buttons. The Burcoa used String Shot on Einstein, but Einstein darted out of the way. Without direction, Einstein spat meaningless water on the Burcoa. The Burcoa shivered and puffed up.

"Because of their camouflage, they can live mostly peacefully in their small homes until evolution where they return to their ocean homes. Minu's moves are Water Sport and Water Gun," The Pokédex finished. Julia huffed a sigh of disappointment. The Burcoa Tackled the Minu, who tottered backward.

Pearl erupted from the grass calling out, "Corscale!" It got one look at the scene and hid behind Julia. Julia shook her head.

"Water Gun Einstein," Einstein obeyed. The Burcoa rolled backward, puffing up more. Julia assumed that it was defeated, Burcoa were known to puff up unconsciously as a defense mechanism. "Great," Julia stated, "Let's keep moving." She began to walk forward and suddenly turned on her heels. A great idea hit her. She slyly announced, "Why don't you battle each other?"

Pearl seemed incredibly dubious and Einstein, as usual, did not react. He stared blankly at Pearl. "Go!" Julia called. Pearl looked to Julia for directions, "Well I'm not going to tell you what to do..." Julia said, raising her hands. Einstein shot water at Pearl, pushing her backward. Pearl ran to Julia, but Julia shoved her forward with her foot. She pulled out her notebook and began to take notes.

Einstein used Water Gun again on Pearl. Pearl used Leer on Einstein, lowering his defenses. She then steeled her eyes and launched forward with a Bullet Punch. Einstein darted out of the way, and Water Gunned Pearl. She skidded sideways, rolling over to recover. "Nice Pearl!" Julia affirmed. Pearl smiled a little and used Leer again. Pearl lunged forward immediately into Bullet Punch but Einstein darted away again. Another Water Gun pushed Pearl backward. She used Leer one last time before hopping into the grass. Rustles traveled around in the grass. Einstein stared at the place where Pearl vanished.

"Einstein, look around you!" Einstein did not react. Pearl erupted out of the grass behind Einstein, smashing him with her fist. Einstein tumbled through the air, rolling to a stop. The two Leers had significantly weakened his defenses, so the singular hit knocked him out. Julia smiled.

Julia and Pearl headed back into Gallant Town. The sky was dark, tinted vaguely golden by the lights still on in town. Before she retired to her hotel room, Julia healed Einstein and Pearl at the Pokécenter. Julia and Pearl walked alone because most people retired to sleep. The duo entered the hotel. The hotel manager waved to them as they walked by and Pearl called out, "Corscale!" In greeting. The hotel manager smiled at the adorable little Pokémon. The two disappeared into the elevator and retired for the day.​

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Julia's eyes fluttered open, staring at the cool white ceiling, so her eyes could adjust to the glow of the morning light. She stretched her frame taut to release the tension built up in her muscles, then relaxed with a prolonged and lazy yawn as stray locks of hair fell with her arms. She blinked lethargically and righted herself, her eyes fixated on a random spot on the wall.

Twitching to the right grabbed her attention; her Corscale, Pearl. Julia's metal plated little friend was curled up in a ball, her head resting between her twin tails in her sleep. The brunette giggled before swinging her legs off the bedside. Pearl woke up once Julia was off the bed entirely, raising her head, and blinking the sleep from her eyes while her trainer started going through her morning routine.

Once Julia was entirely dressed and ready to go, she pulled out her Pokédex to check Pearl's moves just in case. The machine started its long schpeal, the genderless voice recounting the information it had already told Julia more than enough times. Finally, it reached the moves section, "Corscale's moves are: Bullet Punch, Leer, and Rollout."

"Rollout huh?" Julia murmured and smiled down at Pearl, "That'll be interesting to try." She palmed Einstein's Pokéball and tossed it forward, the sphere bounced into the air and revealed the Minu in a flash of white light. Julia scanned the minnow Pokémon with her device and allowed it to play in the background while she finished organizing her things.

"Minu's moves are: Water Spout, Water Gun, and Protect," The Pokédex concluded.

"Woah, Protect? That's super useful Einstein!" Julia grinned at the floating fish. Einstein stared blankly back. "Erm, well we should get going," The biologist returned her water type.

Pearl and Julia exited the hotel together, headed directly for the Security Black Force Training Facility. The two had already grabbed a bite to eat in the hotel lobby on their way out, courtesy of Professor Blackthorn. In the morning, Gallant Town was a bustling center of human life. Many people rushed to and fro, off to their jobs, school, and errands, the town seemed just as it did the last time Julia had gone there with her parents. No signs of sickness had infiltrated the ranks of cheery people, something that Julia attributed greatly to the town's location, it was very open and unsecluded, as compared to some of other population centers of Veriti.

Julia entered the ex-gym again, this time, she quickly found the arena, it was completely devoid of any life. Julia surmised that the trainers probably did not arrive until later in the morning, she had gotten there very earlier. So, the young adult sat down at the bottom row of seats, next to the entrance. The battlefield was pretty large and contained a pool of water in the center of it, to help Andie's water types gain an advantage, no doubt.

After about five minutes of waiting, a group of three entered the room, one being the first cadet Julia faced the past day, the other being Andie, and a final cadet that Julia had not met before. Julia inferred that she was the cadet across the room from Julia that she was supposed to face last time she entered the arena. Andie immediately noticed Julia and grinned, "Someone's up bright and early! Are you ready to lose?" The brown haired girl sighed and slid off of the chair, mentally preparing herself for battle.

The cadet took her place opposite Julia and tossed her Pokéball into the air, a bright flash of white light revealing the duo's next foe. A Pokémon about the size of Pearl appeared, it had luscious, muted yellow and sky blue colored pastel, striped fur. Its ears stuck out sharply from its head, making up about a fifth of its body height. Behind it swished a bushy tail that counterbalanced its short and adorable arms.

"Hm, a Furrage," Julia murmured, "Okay Pearl, you're up." Although she knew that Einstein needed a little more training before they faced Andie, the Furrage's electric typing would not do well for Einstein's water type. Pearl bounded forward and faced off against the Furrage, cocking her head to the side. The cadet motioned towards Julia and said, "You first."

"Okay Pearl, Bullet Punch," The smoothing Pokémon shot toward the Furrage, fist in the air. The Furrage easily dodged out of the way and turned on its heels. It slid to a halt and a yellow glow formed around it, electricity that arced across the ground and into Pearl. The Corscale straightened and cried out in immense pain, the electricity coursing through her body.

"Pearl, let's try Rollout," Julia knew she needed to switch up her tactics because the Furrage was far too fast. Pearl launched herself toward the Furrage and hit the ground rolling, her head tucked into her body and her tails propelling her forward. The Furrage moved out of the way, but the small metal Pokémon had gained speed and knocked the electric ferret Pokémon to the side. The attack did not damage their foe a lot because it had just started, but as Pearl began to turn she picked up speed.

"Furrage hit it with another Thundershock!" The cadet ordered her Pokémon to attack Pearl. The electricity made direct contact with the spinning form on the ground but did not halt Pearl's progress at all. Pearl swung around and smashed into the Furrage head on. The rodent was tossed backward but quickly rose back to its feet. The Pokémon's cadet called out, "Furrage, use Slam on the Corscale to stop it."

The electric ferret Pokémon rushed toward the oncoming ball and whacked it with its tail. The two creatures collided. Pearl was knocked out of her roll and the Furrage smashed into the ground, skidding for a few feet. As it slowly rose, Julia could see that the fur on its back stuck upward in all sorts of strange angles as if somebody had rigorously combed its fur in the wrong direction. Brown dirt was mixed in with the soft fur, tainting it.

Pearl had not taken that much damage from the attack, but she struggled to stand. Sparks of electricity arced off her body; Julia surmised that she was paralyzed. "Pearl, finish off the Pokémon with Bullet Punch," Julia said, a little nervous. Pearl shook, but she charged at the Furrage full speed. The Furrage used Thundershock, but Pearl connected, making the rodent flop backward into the ground, completely unconscious.

Julia breathed a sigh of relief and returned her Corscale back to her Pokéball. The cadet handed Julia her 300PD and smiled, "So you've improved I see, well, good luck with Andie..."

"I'll be back in a bit," Julia exited the Training Facility and made a beeline directly to the Pokémon Center.​

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