Melody, Aurora, and I sat at the table eating breakfast together. Mom was eating her breakfast on the other side of the table with her eyes closed. I could feel slight tension and had my eyes closed.
"Alright I'm gonna address the Copperajah in the room. Melody, I don't hate you but yesterday you nearly humiliated Axel! Now you're interested in him?" Aurora asked.
"I can sense a bit of jealousy from you. Your heart rate has increased by 20." Melody said and smiled.
Aurora got freaked out by Melody and backed down. She looked at me and whined a bit. "Axel.."
"I don't know what you want me to say. I have nothing I can really say." I said.
My mom smiled and opened her eyes. "It's clear that you three are meant to be a team. I don't believe in random coincidences. Things are meant to happen fortune or misfortune."
We looked at Mom and then looked back at one another. Mom began to gather our plates and headed off to the kitchen.
"You three should spend some time together outside. Learn more about Ragnu. If you need anything I'll be here." My mom said as she washed the dishes.
I stood up and sighed softly. "I'm gonna head to the Lake for a bit and then go to the market area."
"I'm coming with." Aurora said.
"Might as well join the fun." Melody smiled.
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I walked along Ragnu Lake and watched all the pokemon wander around. Aurora followed and took pictures of certain Pokemon and sent them to her parents. Some of the pokemon were scared of Melody, but she didn't seem too bothered.
Cinfawn trotted along the field and looked around with curiosity. Rowlet sat on Cinfawn's back and rested as Cinfawn wandered curiously. Eevee trotted along side Cinfawn.
"This is a a beautiful lake." Melody said.
"It is. Everything is so calm.." I said then looked ahead and noticed Lily with a churchwarden and blowing pink mist in the air.
I walked over to Lily. "Professor Rosemary, you're smoking around Grass Types?"
Lily smiled and took her churchwarden out of her mouth. "No. I am using Aromatherapy through this churchwarden. It soothes the Grass Types and the pokemon in the Lake. It also satisfies the Manaphy that resides here."
"Wow, a Manaphy..? Is it inside the lake?" Aurora asked.
"Yes. It is sleeping. Awaiting for the perfect trainer." Lily said as the gentle breeze flowed across the lake.
As I stared at the ocean, my immersion broke when I heard the bleats of Cinfawn and the hoots of Rowlet. I looked back and noticed them warding off a Snivy. I noticed the Snivy sparkled and could tell from its color, it was shiny.
"Oh dear...That Snivy has been causing issues for everyone. She believes she's the best Pokemon out of everyone. She's targeting Cinfawn because of her skittish nature. I believe if you battle Snivy with Cinfawn and you catch her, Snivy might end up learning respect." Lily said.
I looked at Cinfawn wanting to fight off Snivy but she was so skittish she ended up hiding behind Rowlet. I didn't want to force a Pokemon to fight if they didn't want to, but I noticed Rowlet was pumped to fight.
I walked toward Rowlet. "Artemis, let's do this."
Rowlet looked up at me then took flight and flew forward. Snivy watched Rowlet and followed. Snivy launched two vines at Rowlet and tried to strike her from the sky. Rowlet dodged both vines and swooped around then the two clashed. They knocked each other back and landed on the ground, having space between them.
Aurora, Melody, Lily and I caught up. Cinfawn ran to my side and let out a cry. She was worried about Rowlet.
I crouched down and rubbed Cinfawn's head gently. I watched her look up at me and I gave her a warm smile. "Don't worry, Artemis has this. I'll have you support so you can watch how we battle."
Snivy let out a cry then Bulbasaur and Petilil came to support Snivy. Rowlet got into her stance and her Decidueye costume began flowing with the wind.
"Even wild Pokemon have supports? Ragnu is really different. The last time I've heard of pokemon getting supports were Titan Pokemon in Alola.." Aurora said.
"Wild Pokemon form bonds with one another. Usually the strongest Pokemon have supports while the weaker ladder have themselves." Lily said.
A digital area formed around Snivy and Rowlet. I fixed my jacket and got into my battle stance. Rowlet prepared herself for battle.
"Artemis! Add some Aerial Aces and Air Slashes into your combat!" I said.
Rowlet cried out then flew toward Snivy at high speeds. She flapped her wings once and began to move so fast she became a blur. Snivy looked a bit surprised then grunted as Rowlet began to strike her with a barrage of strikes. Rowlet knocked Snivy upwards with a Leafage then Rowlet began soaring over Snivy. Her wings glowed a light blue and she began to flap her wings, firing blue energy blades of wind at Snivy.
Snivy cried out as she was hit with the blades of wind then an explosion happened, knocking Snivy into the digital wall. Snivy recovered and flipped off the wall then landed on the ground. Snivy cried out and a dark green aura surrounded her body.
Lily watched Snivy and smirked. "Snivy is getting serious and she's ready to show you why I had to nickname her Veridian Princess."
Snivy let out a battle cry and Petilil ran onto the battlefield. Petilil shook her leaves on her head then they began to shine. She sang a note and a pillar of yellow light rose to the sky. The clouds cleared and the sun began to shine brightly.
[Weather: Sunny Day]
[Fire Type Boost: 10:00]
[Snivy is bathing in the sunlight!]
Snivy gave a command for Bulbasaur to assist. Bulbasaur ran forward and began to use the bulb on his back to fire purple clouds of pollen in the air. Rowlet avoided the clouds and flew under a barrage of seeds being fired at her.
Rowlet soared across the sky then swooped down and became a blur and struck Bulbasaur with a powerful Aerial Ace, but before flying out the area, Bulbasaur blasted Rowlet in the face with Poison Powder. Rowlet cried out and flew backwards and grunted when the poison effect took place.
Cinfawn cried out and stomped her hooves on the ground. I watched Snivy and noticed her body becoming outlined in yellow aura. Rowlet noticed as well and panted as the poison effect became stronger. She landed on the ground and stumbled.
"Rowlet.." Aurora said worried.
"I thought Snivy didn't have the Chlorophyll Ability." Melody said.
"This isn't her Pokemon Ability. This is her natural skill. You see when Snivy begins to bathe in the sunlight, she grows more healthy and swift. She use photosynthesis and as a result her speed and power grows." Lily explained.
Snivy looked at Rowlet and dashed toward Rowlet. Cinfawn rushed out to Rowlet's aid when Snivy dashed toward her. Snivy dodged Cinfawn's Flame Charge then her tail shined a light green and formed an energy blade around her tail. She jumped up and slashed toward Cinfawn. Cinfawn bleated and released a dome of fire energy around her body, blocking Snivy's Solar Blade. Cinfawn pushed Snivy away then ran toward Rowlet.
Cinfawn used one of her signature moves Starry Healing. Cinfawn released a nebula like mist from her body and the mist wrapped around Rowlet and healed her. Rowlet's body also began to glow with red aura.
[New Move!]
Move: Starry Healing
Type: Fairy
Category: Status
Description: The user releases a starry mist around allied pokemon, curing all status problems for all allies, restores the target's stamina, and boosts all stats by 1.5x. Move fails if target is at full stamina and has no status problems.
Cinfawn hurried back to my side and Rowlet stood strong and let out a battle cry. Snivy looked at Rowlet and noticed her grassy aura around her body. Snivy looked a bit impressed.
"No one has been able to withstand Snivy for this long. Snivy is impressed obviously." Lily said.
"Artemis!" I called out and performed the Grassium Z poses.
Rowlet began to perform the poses as well and her light green aura surged powerfully. The battlefield began to grow covered with flowers.
Melody and Lily watched in awe. Aurora looked excited and Eevee cheered and hopped up and down.
"Bloom Doom!" I bellowed.
Rowlet let out a battle cry and the energy around Rowlet began to expand then created an explosion. Cinfawn's eyes widened as she watched. The smoke cleared and Snivy appeared behind Rowlet then went for a Leaf Blade. Rowlet grunted and dodged the attack and began to clash rapidly with Snivy with Air Slash.
Snivy knocked Rowlet away then began to charge up a powerful Solar Beam. Rowlet stood up slowly and panted.
"Artemis! Finish this with Brave Bird!" I commanded.
Rowlet let out a battle cry and surrounded her body with an orange bird shaped aura. Snivy's eyes shined and she fired the Solar Beam at Rowlet. Rowlet flew straight to Snivy and slammed into the Solar Beam. The two struggled for the upper hand.
"Artemis let's go!" I bellowed.
Rowlet let out a powerful trill then began to break through the solar beam. She slammed into Snivy and a massive explosion happened. Snivy slammed into the digital wall and groaned Rowlet flew to the sky and spread her wings.
Snivy fell to the ground.
[Snivy is weakened! You can now catch Snivy!]
I took out a Pokeball and pressed the button on it and it grew in my hand. I threw the Pokeball at Snivy and the button hit Snivy's head and opened. Snivy began to enter the Pokeball as red energy. The Pokeball fell to the ground and began shaking.
I watched in anticipation then watched the Pokeball sparkle.
[Gotcha! Snivy has been caught!]
"Congratulations!~ You've just caught one of the best Snivy of Ragnu Lake." Lily said as she walked toward me.
The digital arena disappeared and Rowlet flew toward me, carrying the Pokeball. She dropped it in my hand then landed on my hand. I tossed the Pokeball up and Snivy emerged from the Pokeball.
Snivy looked up at me and crossed her arms. She closed her eyes and looked away.
"She recognizes you as her trainer, but she doesn't obey anyone who she doesn't deem 'worthy' of her time. She's had three trainers before this." Lily said.
I looked at Snivy and crouched down to talk to her. "My mom owns a Serperior and she's extremely powerful like you are. I have a feeling if we work together, we can grow strong like you want."
Snivy kept her arms crossed and opened one eye to look at me.
[Please give Snivy a nickname.]
I smiled at Snivy. "Veridian...seems like a great nickname for you. Together we can grow strong. Take the world by storm. I know we can."
Snivy noticed me hold my hand out to her. She scoffed and placed her tail in my hand. I smiled and nodded at Snivy.
"So what makes this specific Snivy so special other than her sunlight trick?" Aurora asked.
"Her Ragnu Form switches depending on the poses you perform. She has three forms, Autumn, Spring, and Winter. I have her data here." Lily said.
[Pokemon Data]
Name: Snivy
Typing: Grass
Gender: Female
Abilities: Overgrow/Contrary
Ragnu Form(s):
Autumn Form - Grass/Ghost
Winter Form - Grass/Ice
Spring Form - Grass/Fairy
Melody looked at Snivy after looking at the data. "Such an interesting pokemon. I wonder how she was able to acquire this power."
"Well for a while, Azalea was taking care of her. She taught her to be stronger in battle and even took her to Ragnarok to unleash her Ragnu Potential. Snivy has grown arrogant but she's only been looking for strong pokemon to battle against but also been looking for Trainers who will know how to maintenance and train her." Lily said.
"Why didn't Azalea take her in?" Aurora asked.
"She's not too fond of Snivy. It's a funny story actually." Lily chuckled.
I stood up after talking to Snivy for a bit then heard Lily's phone ringing.
Lily took it out of her lab coat and answered. "Professor Rosemary speaking."
"Rosemary! Ragnu City is getting attacked by Team Anti-Sync! We need your assistance!" A colleague of Lily's said on the phone.
"Gotcha. I'll be there shortly." Lily said and hung up. "Alright, you three. Come with me, we're gonna get your Pokemon some experience."
"Where are we going?" Aurora asked.
"Ragnu City. Your current home city. An evil team is attacking and we are going to stop them." Lily said and walked off.