Your POV
She just looks to the side. "That's okay. It's your life and you get to choose what you do with it. Just because your dad is into pokemon doesn't mean you have to be. I was the same way. Especially with my encounter with a group of wild ratatas as a kid." I say. "What happened?" She asks. "I was just looking around exploring my house in the woods looking for flowers and then I was surrounded by ratatas. I hadn't even done anything and then they went to all charge." I say. "What happened after that?" Ash asks.
"I really hated pokemon because of that. Them teaming up on me. Me being defenseless nothing to protect myself with. Then there was a stubborn bulbasaur. He protected me and fought every single one off. Not a single scratch on him. It was fascinating then. One type of pokemon wanted to hurt me while the other protected me. I was confused but interested in learning more. So I did. Then I wanted to learn more and more now I'm here. There's so much more out there. All different types of them. Different personalities and information. There's mystery still about more pokemon. The ones I haven't met and the ones I have." I say.
She looks at me astounded. "Even Zacian. He's rare and even though I've raised him from an egg there's a lot to learn. It all depends on them and you. It's a lot of work taking care of them too. They need lots of affection and attention. You have to be able to give them that. If your heart isn't in it then you shouldn't become a pokemon trainer." I say.
"She's right. Even just one needs a lot of care and if you don't give them that. They can become sick or lash out." Leon says. "So if it's your decision is to not become one then don't do it." I say. I look to the field of pokemon. "If you truly believe in the future you want. Then it'll be worth it. The day I decided to learn more was the day I knew I wanted to become a trainer. Even the smallest encounter or feeling can give you a bright future." I say looking up at the sky. There's an air balloon shaped like a meowth in the sky.
It snatches up some pokemon. I call out Zacian quickly. "We need to follow that balloon it has our friends." I say. He lets me hop on his back. "We'll met up later." I say. Then Zacian is off. I watch the air balloon closely.
I dynamax cottonee. "Cottonee catch are friends." I say. I pull out my staff and aim for it carefully. Zacian runs up a cliff and jumps so I can launch the staff at the balloon popping it. Cottonee catches the cage. I breathe out in relief. "Let's go get the bad guys Zacian." I say.
He runs to them. We get to them quickly. "It's team rocket." Ash says as they catch up. "You have a lot of explaining to do." I say. The girl goes to call a pokemon out. I knock them out. "You really do go the extra mile." Leon says.
"Of course." I say. I call the police to the front gate and drag them there. I explain what they did and officer Jenny takes them away. "That should take care of that." I say. "Now do you still want to go on with the tour." I say. "Master (Y/n)!" I hear a familiar voice say. I look behind me.
"Fighting gym leader!" Ash says. "Bea?" I say. "Master?" They say. She bows. "What are you doing here?" I ask. "I'm here to request a battle." She says. "Are you sure? For certain? It hasn't been long since our last battle." I say.
"I know but I've fought a lot of trainers I've gotten more experience just like you said." She says. She really wants this. I sigh. "Okay let's go somewhere safe. The pokemon in this area are very protective. We'll go to my gym it's not that far." I say. "Yes Master." She says. This will give me some time to think chances are she's gotten stronger with her grapploct. I shouldn't go easy on her.
She hates that. We'll just have to see. "You really think you can beat her she's really strong." Ash says. "It depends if she's taken my training into full consideration." I say. "Wait you trained her!" Gou asks. "Ofcourse. She came to me asking for me to train her. No one took her seriously even though she was a beginner. When I saw her she reminded me of myself. I was the same way. Except there was no one there to teach me. To help me become stronger. With my training and her determination she became a fighting gym leader." I say. She looks away trying to keep her cool. I know she's really excited about this.
Time skip
We get to my gym. All of the employees gather at the seats. Just as I thought she's using grapploct. I use Zacian. She's had more time with grapploct than I have with Zacian. I have a good feeling about this though. We walk to the side.
"Ready?" I ask getting into a fighting stance. She gets into a stance. "Wait you're actually going to fight?!" Gou shouts. I breath in and out. The little robot counts down. "Go!" It says. We call out attacks but she struggles as we fight.
She's losing. She tries to continue calling out attacks. I get her in a hold. "The winner is (Y/n). The rankings have not changed." It says and flies off. The employees clap. I let go of her. "That was quick." Ash says.
She punches the ground. "Come on." I say with my hand out. She takes it she doesn't look at me. "It's okay you know. I have more experience and you're still learning." I say. "That's not the point I was worse this time." She says. "No you weren't. You did a lot better. You almost got me with that round house." I say. I pull her into a hug.
"Look I don't expect you to grow stronger quickly. Things like this take time. I'm very proud of you. I've heard you've been doing an amazing job. You've gone up quickly in the ranks." I say. She just holds the sides of my shirts. "My advice for today is to meditate more. You need to be more aware of your surroundings and sounds. Your connection with grapploct still isn't so strong. So just keep working on that. Take your time and don't rush." I say. She nods. I let go of her.
"Thank you very much Master." She says bowing. She walks off. "How did you do that?" Ash asks excitedly. "Be aware of everything and grow a strong bond with your pokemon." I say. Zacian comes up to me. I pet him and give him a treat. "You did great out there today." I say. I put him back in his ball.
TBC...
