Pokémon: Cursed Trust

Her True True Friends

Finally, the last option, option B, well I'm happy to be here because I believe that the next episode should definitely be that canon episode I forgot about. Well anyway, here it is, I hope you like it.

And if it's not obvious, I headcanon that Paul has a terrible sense of direction. It's just pure luck that he gets to his destination in the first place.

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A lone black-haired girl sat in a classroom, sometimes looking out the window but only to continue reading her book. The teacher who should've been supervising left after telling her to stay in the classroom, she apparently had more urgent matters to attend to.

'I doubt a cigarette is more important' She mused over the thought, but it didn't matter to her.

While reading she heard the creak in the doorway, she didn't look over however, thinking it was the teacher who may have forgotten her book as well.

But the teacher didn't have brown hair. Or look so tiny.

Wait that wasn't the teacher.

"Erm, excuse me, but you are Pearl Winters, right?" She nodded her head but went back to her book. This saddened the brown-haired girl, maybe she didn't want to associate with someone like her.

"If you stay here, you'll get in trouble... And I'm, sorry about your toy" The cyan eyed girl looked up with hope in her eyes.

"I-I wanted to repay you, a-and I was wondering if you wanted to play with me. It's fine if you don't want to, I just-" She didn't have a friend she wanted to say, but she didn't want one out of pity either. She felt stuck.

"Why me? If you stay with me, they will continue to bully you-" The brown-haired girl shook her head.

"B-But you helped me, a-and friends help each other, they care for each other. Please be my friend Pearl" Well that was a first, no one had wanted to be her friend before, well there was- no that was for another story.

"If you really want to, I don't mind, but I don't know what to do to 'play'" The other girl giggled out of joy.

"That's fine, I have some toys we can play with" But then she stopped. She had forgotten one thing her Mother told her when meeting someone.

"My names Yuliana, I'm glad you're my first friend Pearl"

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It was midday for the travelling pair. Pearl's injuries had gone several days later, and even if Nurse Joy wanted to stop her from leaving, she discharged herself so she couldn't be stopped. Paul had tried to change her mind but didn't push it, she did appear to be fine though, it was remarkable.

Did she have a superhuman immune system?

No, no way, that would be ridiculous.

Besides, he just needed to get to Hearthome City and get the Relic Badge.

They were travelling through another forest, but this time Pearl was in charge of the map.

It was a long verbal battle, but Pearl had finally won.

Pearl was busy looking at the map, not paying any attention to her surroundings. At first, Paul was going to berate her, she had already been to the Pokécentre before, he didn't want to go through that again.

But then he noticed her Absol and Scizor looking around and making sure she didn't tread in anything bad. He saw it as almost natural, even to him, they all seemed to be in sync, that was why she had so few Pokémon, he guessed. Whether it was true or not wouldn't have mattered but it was fascinating. To have complete faith in her Pokémon, that was a lot of trust she held.