"Hilbert, Hilda, Cheren, Nate, and Rosa. Five of Unova's strongest has come to Ragnu. It's going to be increasingly difficult to gain advantage in our plans if we keep failing." A masked man said as he stood at the window of his office.
"Boss, Rosemary is a tough opponent to beat and those three trainers came and defeated my crew!" Kagami said.
"Ha! You were defeated, Kagami..? Some twin sister you are." A woman said as she filed her red nails. She had a Hisuian Zorua laying in her lap and a Hisuian Zoroark laying beside her chair.
Kagami growled. "I hyped you up when I was fighting Rosemary! You'd do no better than me, Miss Bitter Malice...Besides I was stopped by someone potentially stronger than Rosemary."
"Someone stronger than the Professor? Who are you referring to?" The masked man asked.
"Her name is Freya Moon. She's the Regional Champion in Kanto, Hoenn, Unova, and Kalos. I wasn't expecting her to be here, but I would've defeated Rosemary if she hadn't intervened with her keen senses." Kagami said.
A man with short messy brown hair opened his eyes and he smirked. The Rhyperior behind him opened his eyes as well. The man sat up and softly groaned. "Freya you say? I know that woman."
"You do, Shinji?" Kagami asked.
"We have history. She used to be my rival back in Unova. She has a son." Shinji answered.
"If this is true, I will send you on front lines. Kagami, check on the new recruits. Make sure those bandits know the Team Sync code." The masked man said.
Kagami nodded and walked off, sticking her tongue out at her sister. "I freaking hate you sometimes, Yakshin."
Yakshin smirked and kept filing her nails. "Go on, the boss has given you orders.."
Kagami rolled her eyes and left.
~~~~~
"Welcome to the Pokemon Cen—mmph!" Nurse Joy grunted as Lily threw a Bulbasaur plushie at her face.
"Rina, you knew we were under attack and didn't try to help?" Lily said and crossed her arms.
Nurse Joy, Rina, held the plushie in her arms and looked at Lily. "There isn't much I can do. Someone needs to be working the center when battles like that happen."
"So Nurse Joy does have a name." I said.
"Of course we do~" Rina smiled. "Nurse Joy is just a title unless you're the first Nurse Joy who used to live in Kanto. Her name was actually Joy and she just happened to be a Nurse."
Lily looked at me, Aurora, and Melody. "They fought in that battle and won. Those three are amazing."
"Yeah. When noticed their Pokemon's condition, I was worried. I worried especially for the Cinfawn. She was badly damaged." Rina said.
Lily crossed her arms and smiled. "They are going to make a name for themselves. I can already tell. They show great promise."
"Professor Rosemary." I called toward her.
She looked at me and smiled. "What's up?"
"We were thinking that we want in on the Yellow League! We feel like we can make it!" I said.
Lily's rose accessory rotated and slightly glowed. She smiled and a vine grew from the accessory and adjusted her glasses. "I would allow you three to join, but it would require you all to know how to use Ragnu Sync."
"Come on, seriously?" I asked and looked at Rina. "Is she serious, Nurse Joy?"
Rina nodded and smiled. "That's the rules. There's an Old Master in Ragnu Peak named Ragnarok who can teach you Ragnu Sync."
I sighed softly and crossed my arms. "Alright, how do we get there?"
"I'm glad you asked!!~ So first you'll need to travel to Jinka Creek City and to reach there you'll need to cross through Route 402 and travel through Ragnu Forest. Blah blah blah...Yadda yadda...Piyo piyo piyo..."
"Yeah you stopped listening half way too huh?" Lily asked.
"Yeah." I nodded as I listened to Rina ramble.
"Okay listen. You can take the north path to Route 402 where you will enter Ragnu Forest. Pass through there and you'll be in Route 403. Take a left and you'll enter Jinka Creek City. You'll need to get an Ocean Pass. To get to Ragnu Peak you need to go to a location named Flowdai Town. From there you will eventually reach Ragnu Peak." Lily explained.
"That...wow. We are really info dumping a lot aren't we." I said.
Rina noticed someone walking in the center. She pushed Lily to the side. "Welcome to the Pokemon Center!~ How may I help you?"
Azalea smiled at Rina and noticed Lily's annoyed face. She giggled softly and placed her hands in her coat pockets. "I'm actually here to pick up Axel and his girlfriends."
"G-Girlfriends?!" Aurora said with a flustered face.
Melody smiled and rested her cheek against her palm. A soft blush formed on her face. "I am not opposed to the idea as long as he performs well."
Aurora looked at Melody. "You just met him..."
I smiled and looked at Azalea. "What do you need us for?"
"I'm ···ᶜᵒᶰᵛᵉᶰᶤᵉᶰᵗˡʸ··· taking you and the girls with me to Ragnu Peak. I feel like it would be a good learning experience and you get to go somewhere outside of Ragnu City." Azalea said.
"How...convenient. Like no seriously, did Jirachi just teleport here? How the hell did you know we were talking about Ragnu Peak?" Lily asked.
"I for one do not believe in random coincidences. Things are meant to happen just like this was meant to happen!~" Mom said.
Lily scratched her head and sighed then walked off. She took out her churchwarden. "See ya. If you need me I'm NOT at the Lake."
Azalea smiled at Lily then looked at me. "How about it?"
I looked over at Mom.
"Go ahead. If you're ever homesick, just know I'm here at Ragnu City~" Mom smiled.
I looked at Azalea then nodded. "Alright, we'll go."
"Great!~ Pack up some clothes because we are going on a journey! Don't worry about any expenses, I've got it all covered~" Azalea winked at me.
I smiled at Azalea and chuckled. "Gotcha."
~~~~~
I was in my room packing the clothes I needed for my journey. Once I got my bag ready, I hurried over to Aurora's room then knocked on her door.
Aurora looked at me and smiled. "I'm just about ready."
"Alright, she said she'll be here in a bit." I said.
"Kay!~" Aurora said.
I made my way downstairs and met up with Mom. She looked at me from the kitchen table and sipped her tea. She smiled at me then stood up and walked over to me. She pulled me closer to her and kissed my cheek then rubbed my hair.
"This is an entirely new region. It isn't like the Alola region where things were mostly calm. The region...it's dangerous I can tell but I know you can pull through and come back to me a wiser man..~" Mom said.
I smiled and nodded. "I promise. I will come back better than you've ever seen me before."
Azalea honked her horn and signalled that she was outside for us. Mom let me go and handed me the Pokeball for her Magearna.
"If anything goes wrong, Magearna will protect you. She was supposed to be your real gift, but...I didn't feel as though you were ready. Now I feel you are ready to wield Magearna's power." Mom smiled.
I looked at the Cherish Ball in my hand then smiled. I looked at Mom and nodded. "I will take care of her and make you proud."
Mom nodded and watched Aurora hurry down the stairs. I gave Mom one last hug and ran off. Aurora hugged Mom as well and hurried after me. Azalea noticed us and opened the trunk for us with a button on her keys.
We put our bags in the trunk and got inthe car. Azalea and Melody greeted us and we greeted back. Azalea put her car in drive and drove off.
"So we are skipping that whole journey through Route 402 and Ragnu Forest. Well we will still drive through Route 402, but we don't need to go into the Forest." Azalea said.
"What's in the forest? Does it hold any significance like Ragnu Lake does?" I asked.
Azalea drove down the road with one arm on the wheel and watched the road. "Yeah it does. Ragnu Forest is the home of Celebi. Mom visits there often with her Aroma Warden and her Sunny Rose. She soothes the Forest Pokemon and provides them with sunlight since Ragnu Forest rarely sees the sun."
"Your mom really is a professor huh. She really goes out there and tends to the Pokemon how she sees best for them." I said.
"Yeah she's amazing huh. What about your mom? Regional Champion in four Regions is not an easy feat!" Azalea said.
"Well while she is four time Champion, nowadays she's a Pokemon Breeder. She worked for the official secret breeding grounds at the Alolan League System. That's how I got my partner." I said and Rowlet hooted.
"That's interesting. Well anyway, we are stopping by Jinka Creek City first. As you know we need an Ocean Pass and the only way of getting an Ocean Pass is to complete the Ocean Trial." Azalea said.
"Ocean Trial?" Aurora asked.
"Ocean Trial is a set of challenges one has to complete to pass the trial. It can be done individually or it can be done with a Team. Most will do it as a team because it can be done faster." Azalea answered.
"I see. A lot goes into this journey. A lot more than what I'm used to for sure." I said.
"Gotta make sure that people are qualified for what they plan on getting into. Not everyone is fit for certain things. It's okay to have limits, only certain limits are meant to be surpassed." Azalea said.
"Deep." Melody said.
Azalea smiled and kept driving. "We will be in Jinka Creek City shortly."
~~~~~
Azalea parked her car at an apartment complex and we got out. She stretched and popped the trunk open. We followed her out the car and began to grab out bags.
We walked into the main building, in the lobby with Azalea and got us registered in the apartmt. I looked around as Azalea signed a few paperwork. Someone had caught my eye as I looked around.
I noticed a beautiful woman with blonde hair that extended to her shoulders. She had fair skin, green eyes, and donned a pair of red glasses on her face. She wore a black shirt under her low white v neck shirt, an orange jacket, and a pair of green pants and orange shoes. She wore a green beret had with white ribbons tied to it and carried a green satchel bag.
Melody noticed me staring at the woman and slithered next to me, staring at me.
I looked at Melody and grunted. "Come on I'm just curious about her. She doesn't look from Ragnu."
"You already have enough women around you, why do you need more?" Melody asked.
"Come on there's a guy with her." I said.
The person next to Bianca was a male with black hair that had a hair antenna. His eye color was black and his skin was rather pale. He wore a white dress shirt, an orange tie, blue slacks, and brown shoes.
Melody looked at them and grunted then held my arms. Her body slightly trembled. "Their Battle Aura and Prowess...it's too strong for me to handle.."
"So you can actually feel a Trainers' battle level and experience. If they are that strong that means they are beyond our level, despite me being an Alolan Champion." I said.
I decided to go talk to them. Aurora and Eevee noticed and hurried over to us. The woman and the man looked at us as we approached them.
"Hello, I noticed you while I was at the front desk. My friend here says you're rather strong. Might I ask your names?" I said politely.
The woman smiled at me and stood up from looking at her tablet. "Sure, my name is Bianca. I am the assistant for Unova's Pokemon Professor, Professor Juniper."
The man stood up and fixed his tie. "My name is Cheren. I also come from the Unova region and I am also a Gym Leader of Unova."
"Whoa! A Gym Leader? I haven't seen a Gym Leader since Sinnoh." Aurora smiled.
"Wow...why are you two in Ragnu?" I asked.
"Our friends came here. We are also looking for a woman named Iris who came here not too long ago. Apparently she wants to meet Ragnu's Dragon Type Master." Cheren answered.
"Dragon Type Master." I said.
Melody stared at Bianca and Cheren. They looked at her and Bianca tilted her head. Melody looked away and gripped my sleeve.
"Hey! Axel, Aurora, Melody! Come on we have our apartment settled! Let's go!" Azalea called out to us.
I looked at Azalea then back at Bianca and Cheren. "We've gotta go but we will see each other again! Just you wait!" I said and hurried over to Azalea with Aurora and Melody.
Bianca smiled and waved. Cheren smiled as well. Bianca sat back down and looked at her notes on her tablet.
"Ragnu is home to many exciting people. They remind me of Hilbert and Hilda. Hopefully we can see them again." Bianca said.
"I felt his battle prowess. He seems pretty strong. I might want to battle him." Cheren smiled.
"Yeah, our adventure just got more exciting." Bianca giggled.