Adrianna listened very intently to Adaline's story and was very shocked to hear the details.
"Wow, that's crazy," Adrianna replied when Adaline finished. "I'm sure you won't have to worry about that with most guys in our group." She patted Adaline on the back.
Meanwhile, everyone looked as a door swung open. Out popped a thin middle aged man with purple hair. He wore a purple shirt tucked into black pants, with a white lab coat over it.
"Greetings! You all must be the new starting trainers I have been expecting. I am Professor Sycamore, the Kalos region Pokémon professor," Professor Sycamore explained. "Now, let me cut to the chase...."
Sycamore took a deep breath before saying, "Things are not going great in the Kalos region. There was a break-in at the prison housing Team Flare's commanders. To make matters worse, Calem, Serena, Champion Diantha have seemingly disappeared. In addition, we are unable to locate Looker, a member of the International Police."
Sycamore paused, in order to let this information soak into the new trainers. "Now, this is where you people come into play. In addition to possibly entering the Kalos League, please investigate the Kalos region and report on any strange sightings. We fear that Team Flare may be returning soon. Also, please do not tell anyone about what I just told you, even family members. We don't want the people of Kalos to panic,"
Sycamore paused again to let that information soak in. "Finally, in order to help in your quest, you will receive a Starter Pokémon, Poké Balls and a Pokédex. These items will be located in the main entrance room. One table contains starters from Kalos, another table contains starters from Kanto and the final table contains starters from Hoenn. Please pick just one. Then, I would like you all to head to Santalune City from Route 4. You may challenge the Gym Leader there. Shortly after that, please head back to Lumiose City and report back to me about any strange findings."
Sycamore paused a final time and then said, "Thank you! We are counting on all of you to save Kalos!"
With that, Sycamore exited from the door he entered to, returning back to his office. The man looked exhausted, probably from all the stress lately.
Zach turned to the new girl and said, "Well, it was nice to meet you. We'll talk later." He got up and walked over to Adrianna, who was also walking in his direction. She had said goodbye to Adaline, although it wouldn't be long before they all saw each other again.
"Wow. I'm kind of scared. What do we do?" Adrianna said when she arrived next to Zach.
Zach hugged Adrianna tightly and said, "Don't be scared, babe. I'll protect you." He glanced over at Adaline and waved to her. Though he didn't have time to talk to her now, he was sure he'd get to eventually. He was curious as to what his girlfriend and Adaline discussed.
"Bye, everyone," Zach said to the group as he grabbed Adrianna's hand and walked to the entrance room. Adrianna waved to everyone.
In the entrance room, there were 3 tables, as Sycamore had described, with each table having a designated sign next to it, with the words "Kalos", "Kanto" or "Hoenn" on each respective table. Since Zach wanted Froakie and Adrianna wanted Fennekin, they both went to the Kalos table. On the tables, there were 3 baskets of Poké Balls, each containing Starter Pokémon. Zach picked from the basket named Froakie, and Adrianna picked from the basket named Fennekin.
They both got a Pokédex and numerous Poké Balls from the receptionist at the front desk, who was the same one who greeted them when they first arrived. They put their Pokédexes in their back jeans pockets, and the Poké Balls on their belts. The receptionist wished them good luck as they exited the building.
"Man, that was crazy," Zach said as they got outside. "Let's see our new Pokémon!" He was about to send out Froakie when Adrianna stopped him.
"What did you talk about with her?" Adrianna put her hands on her hips and leaned forward.
Zach looked confused, but then figured that she must have noticed that Zach started a conversation with the red-haired girl. "H-hey......I didn't even find out her name. Sycamore showed up before we really started talking." Zach started blushing and backed away slowly.
Adrianna shook her head. "You're blushing." Zach sighed at that comment. "What were you talking about with that other girl?"
Adrianna glared at him. "She told me that you and I are a great couple!" She was shouting at this point, which prompted Zach to walk over to calm her down. He said sorry multiple times and even kissed her. Eventually, she gave in.
"Alright. I can't stay angry at you. Just be careful around other girls, OK?" Adrianna was still a little unhappy, but she was willing to give him another chance.
Zach breathed a sigh of relief. "Awesome! Hey, let's let our Pokémon out of their Poké Balls when we get to Route 4. I'll race there, and the loser has to do whatever the winner says!" He started sprinting down the sidewalk, towards the entrance to Route 4, before he even finished the sentence.
When Adrianna let him finished, she started running after him. "Hey, wait up! You know I can't run fast!"