After reaching and entering the Pokémon Center, Victoria approached the front counter that Nurse Joy was standing behind and set down Piplup on it.
"Welcome to the Pokémon Center!" The nurse said.
Victoria bowed her head a bit to greet back. "Hello, Nurse Joy! I came in hopes you can heal my Piplup, as well as my newly caught Shinx?" The Kalosian trainer asked as she pulled out Shinx's Luxury Ball, "The two had quite the tussle and are fatigued as a result from it."
"Of course! Just leave it to me," Nurse Joy replied with a friendly smile.
"Great!" Victoria returned Piplup to its Pokéball and handed it and the Luxury Ball to Nurse Joy. She then waited for a bit, and it didn't take long before the nurse returned with the Pokéballs in a tray.
"Thank you for waiting. You'll be happy to hear you're Pokémon are completely fighting fit," Nurse Joy said as she set the tray down.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy!" Victoria said with gratitude and retrieved her Pokéballs from the tray, "And before I forget, could you please assist me in registering for the Sinnoh League?"
"Why, certainly! All I need is your Pokédex to get your registration underway," Nurse Joy said. Victoria handed her Kalos Pokédex to the nurse, and she slid it in a slot in her computer, "Alright, let's see now. Victoria Melis...from Lumiose City..." After a bit if typing, she pulled out the Pokédex and handed it back to Victoria. "Okay! You're now fully registered and ready to go. Good luck on all your battles!"
"Thank you very much!" After retrieving her Pokédex, Victoria bowed her head once again and proceeded to walk towards the exit. However, she stopped in her tracks midway and thinks to herself a bit. "Why do I have a feeling I'm forgetting something really important?" She asked herself. She looked around until her eyes laid on the video phones mounted on the wall of the Center. It took a few seconds before her face was filled with horrid as she remembered. "O-Oh, dear!" She said, "I-I was suppose to call home as soon as I could. Mother's going to kill me for this."
With a gulp, Victoria made her way to one of the video phones and called home. "Maybe she won't be upset that I forgot?" She said to herself as it dialed.
Before she knew it, the image quickly came up. "Where were you!!?" Shouted out a rather angry woman, which was none other than Victoria's mother.
The sudden outburt startled Victoria as she let out a yelp. 'Or....perhaps not,' she corrected herself in her thoughts. "P-Pleased to see you too, mother," she said.
"Where....are you now?" Her mother asked, sound angry once again.
"Umm, in....Jubilife City," Victoria replied a bit nervously.
"You were supposed to call us while you were in Sandgem Town!" Her mother responded, "Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting for you to call!? Wondering about what could be taking you so long!?"
"I know! I know! I'm very sorry!" Victoria said as she bowed in apology a couple of times, "I know I should've called immediately after departing from the lab, but I became distracted. I'm very sorry, mother."
Her mother sighed a bit and shook her head. "Oh Victoria, what am I going to do with you?" She said before she seized shaking her head, "Next time we set up a date to call, I expect you fulfill it to the letter, young lady. Understand?"
"Yes, mother," Victoria replied.
"Alright. Now then, how is Sinnoh treating you so far?" Her mother asked with a small smile.
Victoria then gained a smile herself. "It's splendid!" She said, "The professor was very kind, and I already have two additions to the family!" She took out her Pokéball and Luxury Ball and let out both Piplup and Shinx. She then picked them up and held them both in her arms. "Mother, I would love to introduce you to Piplup and Shinx," she said before looking down at the Pokémon, "Piplup, Shinx, this is my mother. Say hello."
"Piplup Pip~!" Piplup greeted before Shinx did the same, "Shinx~!"
"Oh, what adorable critters you two are!" Her mother compliment, "It is a pleasure to be acquainted with you both! I trust you two to look after Victoria and keep her out of trouble."
Piplup and Shinx replied with a cry of agreement.
Victoria's mother then looked down as if she noticed something. "Oh, if you want to say hi, then just come up," she said before a Furfrou popped it's head out from the bottom of the screen, letting out a bark, "And don't you worry, I didn't forget you." She then crouched down before coming back up with a Bulbasaur in her arms, it letting out a happy cry as well.
Victoria's smile grew wider at the sight of her two other Pokémon. "Look, you two! It's Furfrou and Bulbasaur! Say hi to them!" She said to Shinx and Piplup.
The two Sinnoh Pokémon greeted themselves to Victoria's old Pokémon, and they greeted back at the newbies.
"Seems they're all getting along already," Victoria's mother said, "Your grandparents have already arrived to pick up Bulbasaur, but he was wanting to say hello to you before he would depart with them."
"Aww~, thank you, Bulbasaur!" Victoria said to the grass-type, "Be sure look after the both of them, okay?"
"Bulbasaur~!" Bulbasaur said with a nod.
"And Furfrou, you do the same with mother and father, okay?"
Furfrou barked with a nod as well before lowering himself out of view.
Victoria's mother then set Bulbasaur down and got back up. "Well, with that all taken care of now, I'm glad to hear you're doing very well so far," she said, "Although, are you traveling alone this time? I don't see anyone seemingly with you."
"No, not this time, so far," Victoria replied, "Though I have met some wonderful people at the professor's lab, I currently don't have any new traveling companions. I don't mind being alone for the time being, but it most certainly is something I'm not accustomed to quite yet."
"I see. Well, knowing you, I doubt you'll be on your travels alone for long," her mother commented, "Hopefully, no boys will travel with you this time."
"P-Pardon?" Victoria uttered out, caught a bit off guard by her mother's last remark.
"You heard what I said. You how I feel about you traveling with a boy!" Her mother said, sounding a bit angry again.
"Mother, why is that always an issue!? What problem is there with me traveling with a boy?" Victoria asked.
"The issue is any boy who whishes to travel with you needs know what not to do when in the company of a lady such as yourself!"
Victoria knew if this were to continue, her mother would go on with her rant. So there was only one thing the trainer could do. "Bye mother, it was a pleasure talking to you," she said as she reached for the button to end the call.
"Now, wait a minute! Don't you dare hang up on your mo--!" Her mother's voice was cut as soon as the call abruptly ended.
Victoria let out a sigh, now kinda glad that was over with. "Why does she always have to overreact like that?" She asked herself.
Still in her arms, Piplup and Shinx were a bit confused by what happened at the end.
The Kalosian trainer shook it off from her mind and looked down at her two Pokémon with a smile. "But now with that over, how about we head off to Oreburgh City for our first gym badge?"
Both Pokémon cried out in agreement.
With that said, Victoria returned both Piplup and Shinx back into their Pokéballs and exited the Pokémon Center, before heading towards the city's exit that lead to Route 203.
