Bridging The Gap; The Final Records In Unova: An Autobiography

Full House

"Sawk!" Sawk stood up straight, looking directly at me.

"Sawk! It's great to finally meet you," I greeted him with a smile. "It's been such a long time coming! I'm Gary, your Trainer." I turned to the others behind me. "These are our friends, both human and Pokemon alike. This group right here are my own Pokemon, while the others belong to the other people here."

Ruko's Tyranitar, Darmanitan, Volcarona, Rampardos, Excadrill, and Hydreigon stared calmly at my Sawk and greeted him, Hydreigon roaring intimidatingly.

Trixa's Pansear, Pignite, Axew, Leavanny, Ducklett, and Panpour nodded and waved happily at Sawk.

Courtney's Sceptile, Maractus, Swoobat, Stoutland, Scraggy, and Amoonguss cheerfully greeted Sawk.

Ella's Serperior, Pachirisu, Deino, Cofagrigus, and Braviary also greeted Sawk warmly.

Shiftry kept silent as she gave Sawk a serious glare.

June's Pikachu, Blitzle, Ampharos, Vaporeon, Lanturn, Galvantula, Manectric, Magnezone, and Rotom seemed pleased to meet Sawk.

June's Electivire had been sitting on the ground, but once I had sent out my Sawk, he stood up and glared intensely at him.

My Drifblim, Weepinbell, Dugtrio, and Unfezant were pleased to meet the latest arrival to our team.

Elgyem showed no emotion as he watched Sawk.

Ella stood near a tree, staring at Sawk with a smile.

Trixa brushed back her hair with both hands, squinting at Sawk with a broad smile.

Ruko, June, and Courtney stood relatively close to each other, smiling expectantly at Sawk.

"Sawk!" Sawk bowed before me, and then he bowed before the others.

We all turned to each other before we faced Sawk and bowed back to him.

"Sawk, it's awesome to have you on my team," I told him. "I hope you'll enjoy it here. We're on our way to the Pokemon League. We train hard in this group and give it our all!" I extended my hand towards Sawk. "How does that sound?"

"Sawk!" Sawk nodded and gripped my hand in a crushing grip.

"Yyaaaaahh!!" I cried out as my hand cracked in the Pokemon's grip, and I dropped to my knees immediately. "Okay! Great! Get off!!"

Sawk released me instantly.

I fell to the ground and held my sore hand that had been destroyed by Sawk's handshake. I actually wanted to cry!
"Gary! What happened?" Courtney asked, concerned.

"Nothing," I moaned. "Just wasn't ready for that tight of a grip." My eyes were tearing up, but I stayed strong for my Pokemon and got to my knees, staring at my hand as I cradled it in my other hand.

"Sawk," Sawk said seriously, looking at me.

"Well, at least we know how tough you are, huh?" I forced a smile, climbing to my feet.

"Sawk..." Sawk replied, keeping his eyes on me.

"A Sawk is such a cool capture!" Ruko said excitedly. "How cool that I get to be here to meet it for the first time!"

"How long has it been since you last saw this Sawk?" Courtney asked.

I turned to her.

"Like, how long ago did you catch him?"

"Hey, kid!" Row called out.

I turned to him in surprise.

"Catch." Row tossed a Poke Ball at me with one hand.