Two Hundred and Ten

New

Third Person's POV

The sun sparkles brilliantly off the lake leading to Verity Town. Residents are used to waiting for the sunlight to enter their houses before waking up, that way they can all continue to work together. The houses are designed to let this light flow in wherever the house is placed.

The unique architecture works well with the town since it's built up on a slight hill. Light blue, white, and other lightly coloured siding fills the town with colour. Lush evergreens fill the space around the town and hide many species of wild Pokémon.

Some of these Pokémon wander into town to enjoy the beach or get some yummy treats from the shops. It's just another example of how harmonized Verity Town really is.

Maybe eventually Ash will get used to getting an early start like all of them...

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"Ash!" Delia's yells upstairs.

Their house is perfect for the woman, it's basically a blank canvas for her. There's lots of shelf room, open walls, etc, for her to decorate to her heart's desire. All it needs is a bell she can ring to wake up the boy.

"Coming!" She hears a reply before finishing off the pancakes.

Delia gets out two plates and fills them with pancakes, bacon, and a plentiful amount of syrup. Ash's stack is a little higher than her's for obvious reasons.

The raven haired trainer comes downstairs groggily and slumps into the dining room chair. "Tired from all the lifting yesterday?" Delia chuckles and sets down the plate in front of them. "The syrup should wake you up."

Ash slowly perks up over the course of their breakfast. The two talk about how beautiful the new region is and more importantly about the journey Ash gets to experience through it. "I still have a few days to burn before I leave though," He states. "Did Camilla tell you anything about what there is to do around here?"

"She probably did during one of our calls," Delia says. "Granted she was going to tell me everything about Sinnoh to convince me to come here if we didn't move."

"But I do remember something about the region's main Pokémon Professor," Delia states. "I'm pretty sure his lab is a town or two away."

"I guess I could go there to get some basic information about Sinnoh," Ash shrugs. "Maybe he can teach me a few things like Professor Oak."

"I'm sure he can," Delia states. "At the very least he can show you where to go when you start your journey."

"Alright!" Ash cheers with a burst of excitement. "It's time to show Sinnoh what I'm capable of."

"Please don't show the Professor everything," Delia sighs. "You don't need to blow up a lab... again."

"That wasn't even my fault," Ash argues. "And we learned a very crucial piece of information from that... incident."

"And it was?" Delia smirks.

"Don't sneak up on Electrodes," Ash rubs the back of his head while chuckling. He puts his dishes in the sink and runs back upstairs to get changed.

While Delia starts her daily chores, Ash puts on his jacket, hat, and even some brand new fingerless gloves. He says goodbye to his mom and remembers to grab his green backpack on the way out. "Remember what Professor Oak told you!" Delia calls out to him.

"Don't go in the tall grass because Pokémon see that as an invitation to attack," Ash quotes and continues his way down the street.

Delia shakes her head at his adventurous spirit while watching him disappear over a slope. His hat falls below the pale grey bricked road and if everything goes well, she won't see him until dinner. "I'm sorry professor," Delia laughs and turns away from the window.