'Snobby parents, huh? I'm glad you didn't turn out like them then,' she was relieved, suddenly flinching when Ambipom came out of his pokeball. Pawniard glared, knowing he had injured Mariana before. Stephany glanced at Ambipom, now able to see all two of his pokemon.

"Cute Ambipom. So energetic," she complimented, kneeling down to see it at Ozzy's eye level. "The name is cute too," she said, a small smile escaping her lips. She wanted to pet it, yet she wasn't sure what it was capable of. "So.....what are you going to do now? Travel with your pokemon to Viridian?" she asked him, wondering and looking up at him. Pawniard was uneasy, trying not to look at Ambipom. 'Don't mind traveling with three people at all. It's original and sounds fun the more the better,' she thought, yet she bit her lip as she kept thinking. 'But....maybe going alone is better if I don't want clashes or arguments. Maybe it's better alone.' She came to a decision.

"Well, I gotta go to Viridian City, don't want to arrive late. Wish I could've been first though," she spoke to him, Pawniard relieved they were finally going somewhere. "Bye," she waved at him, leaving after Route 1.

Kate Brayve
Chasing Vibrava​

Soo-Yun bowed after Kate had spoken words. Seeing that she may have been a little too rash, Kate bowed back, seeing it as the polite thing to do. "Hello, my name is Soo-yun Lee," the girl said politely. "Oh, yeah, I forgot. Hello Soo-yun, my name is Kate Brayve." Kate said, smiling. "Eonni, we have a pretty good view over here. If that is alright with you, I would not mind staying here." Soo-yun said. It was true, the view here was good enough, and Kate didn't want to seem impolite. Although she had no idea what Eonni meant, she didn't think it was some sort of bad word. "Sure." Kate agreed, she went and leaned against the same wall that Soo-yun was leaning against, and laid eyes on the battle.

Although she could not hear what the trainers were saying, it was apparent that one of them was using an Anorith in battle. "Wow, an Anorith. I haven't seen one of those since I visited Devon Corp in Rustboro. They have a Fossil Re-Animation device back there." she said to Soo-Yun. She wasn't expecting an answer, but it was worth a mention. The opponent then let his Pokemon walk-or float-onto the battlefield. His Pokemon was Elgyem. "Interesting. I heard those Pokemon there, Elgyem, are aliens." Kate mentioned again. Of course, Kate did not believe in aliens, it was ridiculous. But Elgyem was indeed one of the Unova region's most fascinating Pokemon. It was unfortunate she'd never visited the place. Kate had heard there were almost no other Pokemon from any other region to find there. The alien Pokemon Elgyem started off with a beam, it looked like the move Simple Beam. The beam made contact with the Anorith and sent it flinching, but the Anorith soon snapped out of it and rushed toward the Elgyem, who could apparently not dodge in time and was sent flying by a Scratch attack. "Oh, excuse me, I have to go get my Pokemon." Kate said to Soo-yun when she realized Vibrava still hadn't joined her. She re-entered the lab. "Vibrava, where are you?" she went to investigate the chairs where she had sat before, and sure enough there he was still sleeping. "Vibrava!" Kate said, annoyed. She walked up to the Vibrava and gave him a hard pat on the back, waking him up instantly. "Come on, there's a really good battle going on outside, you could learn a few things." she said to the Insect-like dragon, which shot p from its seat and rushed outside. "Hey, wait!" Kate said as Vibrava rushed out the door. She followed him to see him going down the steps. "No, you don't!" she lunged herself at him, stopping him from interfering with the battle just before he'd gotten to the final step. She picked him up, took out his Pokeball and returned him to it. Kate then returned to her position near Soo-yun, but by then it was too late. The battle was done and it had ended in a tie. "Oh.." Kate mumbled disappointingly. Just then, Soo-yun walked over to her.
"언니, I am going to go on ahead. Perhaps I will see you in the next city, or perhaps we will bump into each other on Route 1." Soo-yun said, bowing. Kate bowed back. "Yes, let's hope so." before Soo-yun set off. Kate took Vibrava's Pokeball from her belt and examined it. Vibrava was usually very obedient. Maybe he was just excited, or maybe he had seen Kate's remark earlier to learn something as an order. Either way, she was sure he wouldn't have done it otherwise, she knew him too well for that. "Now you promise me you won't go mucking about like that again." Kate said to the Pokeball, as she threw it and released Vibrava. But...the Pokeball dropped to the ground and nothing had come out! "Vibrava? Vibrava!" Kate shouted into the distance. He had escaped, to Route 1! What in the world was causing him to act like this?


"Oh, Vibrava!" kate cried, but she still could not find him. Most of Route 1 was covered in tall grass, and Kate didn't think he would fly off without her, so he must've been somewhere in the grass. Why would such an obedient Pokemon do this? He was probably just excited. But still.
Suddenly, something started pecking at Kate's shoe. It was a Furret. "Oh hey, look." Kate said, as if there was someone around. She crouched down to stroke the Furret's soft head. "Awww, so cute." Kate said. She knew she had to save space for Dragonair, but she just had to catch it. But she couldn't imagine the poor thing getting hurt. Marshtomp would not hold back on it. "Furrrrr." the Furret went. Kate brought out her Pokedex. Furret has a very slim build. When under attack, it can slickly squirm through narrow spaces and get away. In spite of its short limbs, this Pokémon is very nimble and fleet. it explained, in a female voice. "Right. And you're the evolved form of Sentret, right?" she asked the Furret, rhetorically. It might even help her to find Vibrava. If it was quick on its feet, it could outspeed Vibrava on land and catch him so Kate could find him. Kate knew Furret might not be caught if she didn't injure him, but on the other hand it didn't seem very fair. And Kate was a rash-but-also-fair person. So, without a second thought, she dropped a Pokeball onto the Furret's head.

(Okay, GM, will the thing be caught? Also, Anybody who wants to get annoyed by my loose Vibrava go ahead. lol)

Kate Brayve
Furret​

"Huh. Yeah, I didn't think so." Kate smiled, and patted the Furret's head once more, which, surprisingly, had not run away yet. Its fur was long and soft, and the Pokemon seemed a lot sweeter than the Linoones back in Hoenn. "What a nice little Pokemon." she said to it. Stroking its fur once more. Then, Kate had an idea. "Hey, I know." she said. She picked up the Pokeball on the ground and put it back in her custom Dragonair handbag, she then scoured the thing for more objects. A Pokeball, a Potion, a Berry, a-wait a minute, a berry. Kate took the Tamato Berry from her Berry Pouch and offered it to Furret. "Here ya go." she gave it to the Furret, who started munching on it right away. "You like that, don't you?" she said, scouring her bag for one more item: a come. Kate took her Linoone come, a come mostly designed for brushing Linoone fur, and hoped it might have the same soothing effect on Furret. She brushed the Furret, which was still eating the berry. It yawned slightly after the berry was devoured. The Tamato Berry was suppose to be quite spicy, the fact that Furret paid no attention to this must have meant it liked it. Unfortunately, Kate had no more, but she kept brushing the Furret's fur anyway. The Furret seemed to enjoy this, it had the same effect as on the Linoone. When she was little, Kate's father had sometimes told her she was meant to be a Nurse. Now Kate could see why.

Kate thought maybe now was the right time to throw a Pokeball. The Furret looked quite happy, but Kate was still deciding whether or not to let Marshtomp knock it out. In the end, Kate couldn't sit here all day while Vibrava was running amok, even if it was 'super cute'. "Oh, alright. Hey, Marshtomp, come out." Kate picked the Mud Fish's Pokeball from her belt. "Go ahead." she said. Marshtomp got a sort of grin on its face. "Marshtomp." it said, pleased. Marshtomp was never a battling type, but in the end she was sort of a bully too, loving to pick on weak targets that did not require much effort. Kate rolled her eyes, as the Marshtomp used Mud Bomb on the unsuspecting Furret. It was covered in mud. "Clean it up, will you? We don't need it looking like me." Kate told her Marshtomp, looking down at her muddy clothes. The Marshtomp obeyed, and used Water Gun to clean the mud away. "Do you mind?" she said, pointing to her trousers. Marshtomp opened her mouth and lightly doused her trousers, washing away most of the mud. The next thing Kate did was try again, with the Pokeball that is. She let it drop on Furret's head and watched anxiously. She needed to get this over with quick, because her Vibrava, who was usually obedient, was running around free.

One.....two.....three.....*click*. The luzury ball now contained a captured pokemon. It was funny, since while she was waiting for the ball to click, she realized Hoothoots do not come out in the daylight. She wondered why it was here now.....too late to think of such things now. She didn't have any potions nor herbs to cure it with, meaning Viridian City was her only option.

Walking over to pick it up, Pawniard was still fast asleep. Gothorita was still in the process of waking him up. Glancing at the ball, she grew curious as to how the bird feels. After what seems like begging, she captured it without any second thoughts. She really was heartless back there. Maybe she could let it roam free if it wishes too. Having turned positive, she threw the luxury ball high in the air. It opened and released a dazzling red light that later materialized into that same Hoothoot. Blinking its eyes, it turned to face Stephany. She didn't dare go close, since he was newly catched and definitely seems to hate her after what she has done.

"You can go if you wish. Sorry if I disturbed you," she spoke to the bird, who only blinked back in confusion. Stephany looked over to where Pawniard was, still asleep. It was when she caught off her guard that Hoothoot quickly dashed away, still hurt. A bit shocked, she tried to put herself in the pokemon's place. She would have also hated the trainer that captured her after showing some cuteness for something. Gothorita was surprised, Pawniard finally waking up. Standing up, he dusted himself off and stood up. A bit off balanced, he fell down again and stayed there. He grew tired very quickly.

"Hoothoot left. Sorry if I made you fight him at your maximum power. Too much stress on you," she told her Pawniard. 'Not to mention that he grew tired too quickly for a normal Pawniard'. Gothorita smiled and hops inside the bag, her head now poking out. Pawniard walked beside her, the two walking towards Viridian City.

All was going fine until she heard a screech coming from behind them. Turning around to see what was going on, she was shocked to find that same Hoothoot from earlier, jumping towards her. His wings were still hurt from battle, his eyes full of fear and regret. In his beak he holds a large piece of bread that was enough to feed two. Not knowing what was going on, she found the answer to a group of Pidgeys that were chasing after him. Gothorita grew pity for the bird, Pawniard ignoring it. feeling sorry for it, she knew better that those injuries would only cause trouble for the thing. When they were close enough to her, she glanced at her Pawniard.

"Can you handle the pidgeys?" she asked him. Pawniard didn't hesitate to go into battle, dashing and blocking the group of birds from Hoothoot. From what she could tell, Hoothoot must've stolen that piece of bread from those birds. Instead of ordering Pawniard's first move, she took out an even bigger piece of bread. It was her only piece of delicious bread. She threw it towards the flock. By the time they started pecking and devouring it, she pouted at the thought that it was her only bread. Pawniard grew relieved that he didn't battle, still tired. Hoothoot looked over to her, still not having trust in the human.

"Pawniard," she called him, the pokemon jumping back beside her.The bird slowly ate the bread, glaring at the Pawniard for any betrayals that could happen. Pawniard sat down as Stephany watched it eat. Once Hoothoot finished, it grew a smile and turned to look at Stephany. His smile then turned into a frown that was filled with fear. Still not trusting the trainer, he knew better that he was captured.

"You can leave if you want.....," she paused thinking about its injuries. "But only when you're all healed up. If you go like that, you can get chased by other birds around here," she told Hoothoot, who thought it over. She started walking towards the next city, Pawniard following her. Hoothoot did not know what to do, yet he didn't want to be chased or defeated easily thanks to the wounds. Liking it or not, he started following the female trainer. Like she said, he could be all healed up.

Walking was quite fun, since nature never bored her. Hoothoot was still following her, rejecting any help Stephany or Gothorita would give. After a few minutes, she stopped and witnessed somebody run in havoc. Turning around, Hoothoot quickly dashing behind Stephany so she didn't see him, was a trainer and two pokemon. Once they stopped running, she was shocked to see Ambipom. He was able to knock out a group pf Pidgeys just like that. Pawniard could never fight with more than one pokemon by himself....but this Ambipom of Will's could. Amazing. Buizel was sent back, yet Pawniard didn't seem to notice her.

Slowing down to catch up to Will, Hoothoot grew even more nervous that there were more humans in the area. She turned her head to face him. "Watched that fight with the Pidgeys. Funny how Pidgeys nearly attacked my Pawniard too," she started a conversation, Ambipom panting on his shoulder. "Your Ambipom is amazing. None of my pokemon can control so many pokemon at once," she complimented the cute monkey.

"Wish my pokemon could control a crowd," she said, noticing how Pawniard felt hurt a bit. "I mean, not like two or a few pidgeys, which my pokemon can do...but a big amount I mean. I'll train with them soon since now I know it's possible for even him to do it," she fixed her sentence, Pawniard now better. "My dad gave me mine in middle school. I was left out of my family since only my dad cared about me." Looking down at her feet, Viridian city was not far anymore. "Say...what made you go to the Master Quest?" she grew curious, Hoothoot starting to see Stephany's social personality.

Gothorita sadly looked at Hoothoot, using her telepathy to communicate with it. Offering help to him, he didn't respond back. Instead, he looked down at his feet, ashamed he got defeated by a Pawniard. Not wanting to get the bird angry, she dug her head inside the bag and slept inside. This bag was better than the pokeball. Hoothoot started to inch closer until Stephany and him were 3 feet apart. He had to trust her a bit, yet not completely. Either way, the shame was stronger than the anger, so instead he was quietly strolling behind.

"Oh! You caught your first pokemon in Kanto already?" Will had asked her. She turned back to face the Hoothoot, who flinched when both trainers stared at him. "Yeah. He's cute and all....but I'm only going to heal him. I wasn't being nice and caught him right away. I let him free for a while, but he returned since pidgey were chasing him. I hope he stays with me but.....who knows." There was an awkward silence for a moment, but thinking about his parents and how they treated him made her think strange thoughts. She had strange questions, but she didn't want to say them out loud. "My father died so, I really had no other choice than to leave to make new friends and meet pokemon I never met in person before. I know almost every pokemon by heart thanks to my father...but looking at them in person is a different thing. Don't you think so?" she asked him, not knowing what else to say.

They were very close to Viridian City, less than half a mile away. It was also getting very late, the sun starting to set. Hoothoot was getting exhausted, glancing up at Gothorita. When she poked her head back out, the bird gave her a cute smile. She fell for it, being a docile one. Using telepathy, she was able to hear his thoughts. He was was obviously too tired. Motioning her hands towards Stephany's shoulders, he tensed at the thought. He didn't trust the human yet. 'You don't have to, I'm only giving advice,' she ended the conversation, sneaking back inside the bag. Hoothoot eyed the bag, wondering if he should even trust that mysterious pokemon he never seen before. Hoothoot came to a decision. He would wait a few more minutes, or seconds. Then when he gets very, but very, tired, then he would go rest at her shoulder or head. It was a very strange thought, but he was tired anyway.

"Well...I hope he stays with you. Im heading to the pokemon center to heal up Marina. She got badly injured from all of the pidgey-" Will stopped himself. Pawniard got tensed up, worried yet angered a bit. He turned the other way so nobody could see his mixed expression. "So where are you headed to?" Will asked. Hoothoot couldn't take any longer and jumped little by little towards Stephany, yet when he was about to jump up to her, fear crawled up to him. He refused to do it, Gothorita able to understand him. 'Don't worry, I understand,' she reassured the bird. "Same place you're going. I need to heal up Hoothoot and Pawniard. I'm not going to face the gym leader until I watch someone else battle him. That way, I can tell where to improve on," she explained, stretching. "So....I was wondering...do you like traveling with anybody or do you prefer to go by yourself?"

While they were talking, Pawniard was able to catch glimpse of some green and brown pokemon. It seems to be in a hurry, dashing between trees and bushes. Puzzled, he looked harder and was able to only identify two green, beady eyes. It had green wings. That's all he could capture before it trully disappeared from sight. He never saw a pokemon like that on this route...maybe it was rare. Either way, he kept going an pushed it out of his head.