Dreams Come True: Colours Of The Rainbow

Gonna Catch 'Em All

Caleb left his room the next day rubbing his eyes, still feeling somewhat tired. Maple, Z-Tron and Purdy looked completely exhausted, like they just spent all night awake at a frat party. They all had a very long night, which was spent watching movies, karaoke, and a lot of food.

So it basically was a frat party, only without the excessive amounts of alcohol.

Caleb blinked slowly as he headed into the cafe, ready to get something in his system to hopefully wake him up more. But as soon as he stepped inside, he saw Dave and Barranco off to the side, quietly talking as they looked over drawings and sketches that they hung up from the wall. The boy, with his curiosity peaked, walked closer, which inadvertently caught the attention of the other two.

"Good morning, Caleb!" The minion greeted happily. "Sleep well after last night?"

The boy nodded in a bit of a distracted manner. "It was okay. Aside from Purdy nearly suffocating me once or twice during the night, it was decent."

The Rabbid looked behind Caleb for a moment, then back up at him with a questioning look. "Where's Gladius?"

"He decided to sleep in", Caleb said with a shrug, rubbing some of the sleep out of his eyes. He then looked over all the drawings and such that were on the wall. "What are you two doing, anyway?"

"Just talking about some of the other places we can visit now", the Rabbid began. "A lot of them are places that have strange creatures like me and Dave, so we were wondering where would be a good starting point."

Caleb blinked and looked over the drawings, before eyes caught sight of a map of a location he knew all too well. "You guys... You guys want to visit the Unova region?"

Dave looked at the map, and shrugged. "Honestly, any of the regions from the Pokémon world are on our table. We just singled it out Unova because it felt the closest to home for the both of us."

"We live in the states, and we both have been to New York", Barranco added. "So it felt like the best option."

"Do... Would you guys be down going there?" Caleb asked in apprehension. "Just because... If you do... We could do some Pokémon catching."

The two smaller beings shared a look, cocking an eyebrow each. "Why do you want to do that, Caleb?" Dave asked.

"I don't know, I guess I've always wanted to experience this all in person", the boy said as he shyly looked away, before looking back with a bright smile. "And I never thought of doing this myself. So if you guys were planning on this, why don't we go and get this experience under our belts? That way we all come out winners!"

Barranco gave Caleb a confused look. "Do you know what Pokémon to catch when we're there?"

"I... I do... kinda", the boy mumbled. "Four of the five, yes. The sixth one... Is a lot trickier..."

Dave shrugged. "Well, nothing is easy. A little challenge will help us build character. So yes, we'll go! Get Gladius and get packed while we go and talk to Jeremy about this. We need to be fully ready!"

Caleb nodded his head and left the cafe... Before rushing back in and grabbing a muffin to tide himself over. He ran back out, his three companions all hanging on for dear life, before he burst into his room and rushed over to his backpack.

Maple, Z-Tron and Purdy all jumped onto the couch and watched as the boy worked quickly to fill his bag with all the essentials. The notes it caused woke Gladius up from his prolonged sleep on the main bed.

"What... What's going on?" The blade grumbled, starting to hover over while stretching.

"I talked with Dave and Barranco, and they agreed that the three of us, plus you, are heading to the Unova region!" The boy flashed his best friend a smile, and the blade angled himself to look thoughtful.