Well, since I'll likely be giving him back his Pokemon, I'll just grab one at random....
Alright, you troublemaker, prepare for some serious pain!
Ralts? I thought I grabbed the Poke Ball with Machop....oh well, doesn't matter, I'm not keeping it anyways...
Studying? Does that mean you're Prof. Birch?
He's got his own lab, so he must be Prof. Birch.
I do have Pokemon, they're in Kanto until I can get Prof. Oak to send them over to me.
"Actually, that might be a problem.....The Inter-Regional Trading System is currently down. To make matters worse, the authorities won't say why. So until the system comes back online..."
Well, I guess I could keep her for a bit longer....
"I didn't get a chance to introduce myself earlier. My name is Emma."
..........Did you just talk?
"Yes, I did."
Now that you mention it, I think she was looking for you earlier....
Well, I guess wee could go find her...
Did you forget about me having Pokemon back in Kanto already?
"Wait, you mean you've already trained Pokemon before?"
Well, I was Champion of the Kanto region....until mom forced me to come out here....
"Perhaps you should save this story for another time. The Professor wants us to find May, remember?"
Oh, right....so, Emma, got any other moves besides Tackle?
"Well, I've got Confusion. It's not the strongest move, but it should be enough to keep Wild Pokemon away while wee look for May."
Sigh....another quaint, old town....let's keep going.
Perhaps I can sneak up and scare her....
Dammit, she spotted me!
Emma, you think you're ready for this?
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
"Just because you're a new Trainer doesn't mean I'll hold back!"
You and your dad just don't get it, do you....Fine, guess wee'll do this the hard way!
"Good luck hitting the REAL me..."
Phew, that was close....I didn't realize Seedot would have Bite! You okay, Emma?
"As long as that was her only Pokemon, I'm fine..."
Now do you believe me, May?
Maybe it's because I was once Kanto Champion?
Well, I got nothing better to do...
Learn some patience, May. I'm coming.
Kanto Champion here. I told you that already.
Call me when she wins a League Championship, then wee'll talk.
"Oh, I almost forgot! Take these, I think you'll find them useful."
Yeah, I think those will be useful.
Sure, whatever....
"Are you saying you don't like cute Pokemon like me?"
That's not what I meant, Emma.
"Before you leave, though, there are a few things I need to make you aware of. First, the authorities announced that the Inter-Regional Trade System was hacked and suffered serious damage. It may be months until they can get it operational again. So for now, your Pokemon in Kanto are stuck in Kanto."
WHAT???
"Trust me, it gets worse. That wasn't the only thing that was hacked. Hoenn's Pokemon Storage System was also hacked. Most Pokemon that were stored in the system disappeared and were likely 'borrowed', including May's old Pokemon. Fortunately, some functionality has been restored to the system. However, the system is only capable of storing one captured Pokemon per route right now.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!
"And that's not even the worst part. Even the Pokemon Centers' Pokemon Restoration Systems were hacked, though most of their functions have been restored. However, at the moment they cannot heal any Pokemon that has fallen in battle. So be careful out there....
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS??
"All the authorities are saying is that a group calling themselves "Omega" has claimed responsibility for the hacks..."
All right, I'll keep all that in mind. Come on, Emma, let's go.
"And where are wee going?"
Something tells me this "Omega" group has to be stopped....and I've got some experience in stopping evil organizations...
Oh, hey mom.
What is it with females and cute Pokemon? Whatever, Emma, say hello.
"Hello, ma'am. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Anyways, I'm going out for a while, be back....whenever....
Well, my old pair is kinda worn out, so thanks!
Alright, Emma, I've got some Poke Balls, so I think it's time to catch some friends!
"Very well. Where shall wee start?"
Well, Route 101 is just outside town, I guess wee can start there.
YOU AGAIN? You're not planning on attacking me too, are you?
"Actually, I, um....I wanted to, you know, apologize?"
Really?
"Yeah. I was just, you know, hungry....Say, um, you're a trainer, right? Mind if I, you know, come with you?"
Hmmm....Any objections, Emma?
"Nope. He seems truly sorry for his actions."
All right, then. Welcome to the team....um, what's your name anyways?
"Oh, it's, um, Alex."
Then welcome to the team, Alex!
Hey, remember where wee fought May? Route 103, if I'm correct. There was some tall grass there, too! Let's go check it out!
"That's far enough! Come any closer and I'll peck your eyes out!"
Careful, Emma, this one might be trouble....
"Don't worry, I'll hold her still for a few moments. You hurry up and catch her!"
Good job, Emma. So, Spearow, what's your name?
"It's Taylor. And I'm still gonna peck your eyes out one day...
I think Taylor's got some anger issues....Anyways, I believe there's one more route around here...the sign here says it's Route 102. Guess wee better check it out too.
"Hola, los amigos."
Um....WAT?
"She's speaking Spanish. She said 'Hello, friends.'"
Oh, ok. Anyways, would you like to join us?
"Si."
Translation, Emma?
"She said 'Yes.'"
Cool. And what's your name?
"Me llamo a Lily."
I'm guessing that means your name's Lily, right?
"Si."
And that means yes. All right, then, welcome to the team!
Hey, Alex, what's all this stuff?
"Oh, um, while you and Emma were busy, you know, catching new friends, I was, um, scavenging through, you know, the trash. And I, um, found some, you know, useful items."
Well, it's free stuff, so I'm not complaining.
"It seems that while wee were busy acquiring new friends, I learned a new attack.
That's good to know. Anyways, I think wee could all use a short break...