As always, Sam hung around the dock whenever a ship came by, dropping off people from various different regions. The abundance of diversity in Freshleaf that would arrive was exciting, and Sam appreciated the new air whenever it came. Cinder, her Magby, was obediently standing next to her, scanning the Pokemon that followed their trainers. He puffed his chest up, as if to say 'this is my territory' in hopes of intimidating whatever Pokemon looked their way. "You'll explode," Sam teased her Pokemon, nudging Cinder with her foot, causing the Magby to breathe out a harmless little ball of fire. Cinder nudged her leg back, only with his head. Sam laughed at how silly he was.
"Sam, Sam!" She heard a familiar, high pitched voice that belonged to her little brother. Sam already knew what was up. She looked at Troy, her brother, with a raised eyebrow and a smirk, trying to pass the message that yes, she knew what Troy was going to ask and no, the answer didn't change. Troy, though, didn't seem to get the hint. "Can we please, please, please go see the new trainer at the lab?" He was impatient, jogging in place, and hopeful grin on his face. Sam chuckled, pinching the tip of her nose.
"Troy, I don't think we're allowed to do that," Sam tried reasoning with him. Her brother was persistent, though, and grabbed her arm trying to pull her in that direction.
"Come on... We'll hide. Please, I want to see them," Troy said, obviously not giving up. Sam could've continued the stubborn competition, but decided that she was too tired for it. What was the worst that could happen, anyway? They'd get a warning? It was worth it if Troy was happy. And left her alone afterwards.
"Fine," Sam said drily, but she broke into a slight smile anyway. Her brother's ecstatic running towards the Lab followed, with her walking slowly behind, to spite him. Troy would turn around every few seconds to tell her to hurry up. Sam didn't.
As the duo (trio, if you count Cinder) neared the laboratory, Sam heard some sort of commotion near. Hopefully nothing too serious, as it only sounded as a Pokemon battle, but she still deemed it interesting enough to check out. "Wait here, Troy," Sam told her brother, and motioned for Cinder to follow her.
It was in a bush near the Lab that she saw a wounded Rattata, fresh cut on it's shoulder, and it seemed like it was worn out. She didn't see it's trainer around, as they would've probably taken care of it, so Sam guessed it was wild. And if a battle occured, then whoever hurt the Rattata did it for... Fun? Sam tried to take the Rattata, but it flinched on contact. It didn't trust her. Fair enough. "Here's something," Sam said, taking a Potion out of her backpack. She kept a few in case Cinder did something idiotic and hurt himself. "Take it if you want."
Sam stood up, looking around, trying to find the culprit. In all honesty, she didn't really care about what happened, since the Rattata was probably going to be alright, but she felt quite irritable that day and was seeking out to bicker with someone. Sam only saw one boy, walking nonchalantly, a bit farther from her, and she had to second guess before shouting an angry, "Hey! Did you do this?!". Didn't seem so smart after she did so, but she kept a firm stance on the ground nonetheless.