Pokemon Ranger: The Hero of Oblivia

Welcome to Renbow Island!

"See? That wasn't too long of a ride, was it?" Booker asked as soon as he got the boat tied up on a pier beside a large house with an unfinished boat out front. I'm assuming that's his house.

Three kids ran up to us as soon as we got out of the boat. "Welcome back, Booker!" A little kid with green hair said with a smile.

Booker ruffled his hair. "Hello, Ralph. You're nice and dirty... Full of energy as always, I see!"

Ralph immediately fixed his hair. "Aw, stop! You're embarrassing me!" He whined. Then he noticed me. "Who's that?"

"I'm Summer Hitomi, a Pokemon Ranger." I introduced myself.

At that, all of the kids bombarded me with all kinds of questions. "Really? Her uniform is different!" A brunette boy said.

"I've never seen a Ranger with a yellow scarf and red goggles before!" A redheaded little piped up, reaching a tentative hand out to touch my scarf. I took it off and let her hold it. She sighed and rubbed her face on it. "It's so soft! And it smells like flowers!" She reluctantly handed the scarf back to me.

"She may look different than the Ranger we're used to, but she's definetely a Ranger. I saw her capture a Pokemon with my very own eyes!" Booker told them.

Their eyes went wide and Ralph said that he was going to tell the village that a Ranger was here, because they were upset over the whole UFO thing.

Booker smiled when Ralph ran off. "He's such a good kid." Then he turned to me. "You look tuckered out. You should come into my house so that we can patch you up and you can rest."

I smiled. "Thank you. I appreciate your kindness." Pichu followed closely behind me as I followed Booker. I don't know why, but Pichu never came into the house. Weird.

"Welcome home, Boss!" A green haired guy said. He looked at me intently. "Who's this?!" He cried before going into a rant about Booker hiring me and firing him.

"Nick, settle down and get the First-Aid kit! Our guest is hurt!" Booker snapped. Nick nodded and went to get the kit. "Anyways, Summer, what were you doing on Dolce Island, and why are your clothes soaked?" Booker offered me a chair to sit in and I almost collapsed in it.

Crap. I have to answer him because he's being hospitable, don't I? I sighed. "Well, it's a long story..." They deserved to know, and I told them everything in great detail. "And now I'm here." I finished sheepishly.

Booker was as mad as a Gyarados. "Those people on UFOs took Dolce Island's Pokemon! What an unbelievable group of good-fer-nothin's!" He growled.

"What I find worrying is your story about the other Ranger." Nick started as he tended to the gash on my arm and the burns on my arms and legs. "Oh no! Could it be?! Your partner's been caught by the bad guys and bound with a rope in-"

I had a knot in my stomach imagining Ben badly beaten and bound tightly in rope. It felt wrong without Ben here, to cheer me up when I feel down. What if Nick wasn't that far off from the truth? What if the bad guys actually thought that they could solve their little Ranger problems by killing-

"Nick, knock of that worthless daydreamin'!" Booker snapped, bringing me out of my horrible daydream/nightmare... Daymare? Ah, whatever.

"S-Sorry..." Nick stuttered as he went back to bandaging my left hand.

"Summer, being seperated from your partner and washin' up here has probably made you a little unsure, but don't worry none. I'm here and so is Nick and Little Ralph. You're not alone." Booker told me. I offered him a weak smile in response. I hardly knew these people, but they were doing their best to make me feel comfortable... I still miss Ben.