On The Road

Chapter Thirteen

She felt like she was falling into a pit of darkness. She couldn't see anyone who could help her. She reached up her hand, but there was no hand to grab onto.

"Please..." her voice came out quietly. "Someone... Help..."

Arriete woke up with a gasp, sitting up straight, not realizing that Lunar had fallen off her stomach. She grasped her blue nightgown where her heart was, breathing heavily. She looked around the tent that she and Bina shared, her eyes adjusting to the dim light that was forming around the tent. Sighing with relief when she realized that it was just a nightmare, she turned to see Lunar looking at her, a slight annoyance on her face.

"Sorry, Lunar," Arriete apologized as she crawled out of her sleeping bag. "Just a nightmare."

Lunar nodded at her trainer, curled up next to Paragon, and fell asleep again. Arriete smiled at her before cautiously crawling out of the tent and stretching outside. The sun was slowly rising over the horizon, signaling that a new day was beginning. 

"You're up early."

Arriete turned to see Bina approach her, rubbing her tired eyes. Her pajamas were wrinkled from sleeping in a sleeping bag, and the Skitty that decorated her pink tank top was almost faded into existence. The pink shorts that matched with the tank top had also faded so it looked more like a grey coloring than a light pink. Her hair was tangled into a mess that looked like a jungle, and there were slight circles under her eyes.

"Just enjoying the sunrise," Arriete smiled as Bina joined her. "You look like you slept well for once, since those dark circles under your eyes are almost completely gone. Oh, and I think that you might need new pajamas soon."  

"Yeah, possibly," Bina laughed a bit. "And yeah, I have been sleeping better since I...well...don't do that anymore."

Arriete silently nodded, knowing what her friend was referring to. They stood there in silence until they could see the full sun just break over the horizon.

"Hey, whose Eevee is in the tent?" Bina suddenly asked, tilting her head at her friend.

"Oh, that's Lunar," Arriete replied, smiling fondly. "Well, she was abandoned by her previous trainer, and when she stumbled upon our camp here, her cries for help woke me up. So, I took care of her, and she wanted to come along with me. That's the story of how I caught Lunar."

"I can't believe that there are so many despicable people out there," Bina growled as she folded her arms. 

"Yeah," Arriete sighed. She then decided to brighten the mood. "We should get ready for today. Knowing Larance, he'll wake up about-"

"GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!"

"-now," Arriete finished with a laugh as her and Bina turned towards the other tent.

Larance had thrown open the tent's flaps, grinning widely. His hair was a disheveled mess, and his dark purple, long sleeved pajama shirt was wrinkly, along with his dark purple and blue plaid pajama pants. His golden eyes sparkled with energy, alerting the others that he slept very well. 

"Well, this will result in an eventful day," Bina chuckled as Larance walked towards them.

"That was the worst wake up call I have ever heard."

The tired voice that came from the tent belonged to Wally, who was trying to stretch his muscles. Like everyone else, his hair was a mess, and his white t-shirt and green pajama pants were wrinkly.

"Well, when you've know Larance for as long as we have, you'll get used to it," Arriete grinned. "Right, Larance?"

"Hey, my Pokenav is beeping."