Ask to Join Pokémon Trainer University

[_rb3]

Wes smiled at the blur that he thought was Matthew and rubbed the back of his head, outlining a considerable bump there.

"Yeah, I should be fine once I find my glasses." he said dismissively. Upon hearing the familiar voice from the man at the Conference Center, he turned to more clearly hear his reassuring voice. Wes nodded as if the man was talking to him and stood weakly with the help from his partners who still seemed worried about their trainer.

"Don't worry. Like I said, I'll be fine once I can see again." he stated to the trio. They cried in their own voices and Dratini slithered up his leg to coil on his shoulder. His mind clouded with a dark thought just then, What if we won't be fine? He shuddered and didn't wish to answer his own question.

 

[Lexiepedia]

Lexie looked down at her friend sadly. "It's okay, don't try to speak." She said, softly. "Your eyes are open and responsive so that's good. Nothing can happen to you, I don't want a new roommate." She joked in an attempt to lighten the mood. She wiped the tears from Vixie's fur. "You both did a great job protecting Jezebel." She told the little fox and Ammons. She heard the professors trying to nudge people back to the dorms. She ignored them, staying next to Jezebel's side. "I won't leave until I make sure you get help and that you're completely okay." A small smile appeared on her lips before it quickly disappeared as she realized how much pain Jez was really in.

 

[SageNeb]

"Well it's free period so you have plenty of time to ask the Professors," Mike told Matthew. "Anyways I'm headed straight for the cafeteria so see you guys at lunch," he said before going down the stairs. He reached the cafeteria and picked an empty table in case any of his new friends wanted to sit with him. His Pokemon were at the table so people would know it was taken while he was getting lunch. Mike got fries, a burger, an orange, and a soda to drink. He was into junk food but usually got a fruit for nutrients. He got some berries for his Pokemon and went to his table.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew found himself sitting in the commons room of the boys dorm. He was sitting on the couch criss cross style with his head leaned back. Chimchar was sleeping on his lap and so his tail fire was out. "Ahh it's too bad they pushed me out of there. I really hope Wes gets back here alright and as for the girls..." Matthew stopped as he had a flashback of Jezebel laying on the floor motionless. "She's hurt...badly." the boy said solemnly. The boy decided to just not think about it. He returned Chimchar to his Pokeball and stood up. "I think I'l join Mike in the cafeteria for some food. That sounds good right about now." he said, trying to forget the things that just happend to them.

He arrived and saw Mike sitting at a table. He took the seat across from the boy and sighed, "Crazy day huh..." he started. Matthew wished so badly that he could forget everything that just happened to everyone in that school. He knew it was traumatizing for everyone, but for those first years up on the roof of BTU, they had no idea that it was only the beginning.

 

[SageNeb]

"Yep. But that still doesn't mean we don't have class. I'm going to train my Pokemon after lunch. How about you?" Mike asks trying to change he subject. He knew that some people got hurt. He remembered Wes unconscious on the ground. Mike wishes he could forget the event but it's pretty hard to forget the horrible things in life.

 

[MegaloX]

"Actually that sounds like a great idea Mike." he said to the boy. "Mind if I come alone?" he asked. Matthew kinda felt at this point that everyone needed to get their crap together and train so they could stop this threat or whatever it was that just attacked them. Grieving over pain was one thing but sulking there forever was too much.

 

[Orion778]

Alan waited in his room for his roommate to return nervously reading over something on his pda when a message came through informing the students that in the wake of today's incident classes would be suspend until tomorrow. And that first year students who had classes in the Acedemic building were to report to Confence center A for those periods while the building was repaired.

Students were requested to remain vigilant, not to travel without Pokémon and to report any suspicious activities to a member of the administration.

 

[_rb3]

As the students returned to the dorm building, Wes stayed and tried to understand what his blurred vision was seeing. A hand went up to his face to fidget with his glasses, but the pair wasn't there and the hand flopped down to his side twitching. The whole Academic Building seemed to have crumbled and burned to the ground instantly and the shock just wouldn't leave him. And to think I had just read that motto earlier today. he thought to himself. He said the motto aloud now, murmuring it quietly like a chant,

"Battle-Tech University, Perfecting Excellence." the words seemed to instill calm on his being and his Pokemon. He decided that he was done looking at the blurred image of rubble and blue Pokemon spraying water upon it. Wes allowed his partners to lead him back to the dorm building on the moving sidewalks, using his hands as reference on every railing that he could find. When they finally arrived and entered, the air conditioning hit him like a cold slap to the face.

"Let's head to the room, guys. You know where it is, right?" Growlithe, being the leader of the party, barked as if to say, "Yeah, I know!" and they continued through the mess hall and up the stairs. As they walked, Wes remembered hearing murmurs about Alan and his sudden disappearance. Was he apart of this? he asked himself in his mind. Why would anyone do this?

The PDA buzzed in his pocket as they grew closer to the door. The door opened and he smiled at his Pokemon,

"I'm glad I've got you guys here. I can't see anything but colorful blurs." the creatures replied with something that sounded like "you're welcome" in their own language and proceeded to lead him inside the room. He made his way to the bed and sat, feeling the cushioned mattress below him sink under his weight. It almost feels like nothing happened at all. In the dorm building, it feels so normal. his mind thought until he smelled the faint scent of smoke whisking into his room from the open window.

"I brought an extra pair of glasses just in case." he said to the group and began fishing around in the nightstand for the pair. His fingers felt the cool plastic of the glasses' rim and he took it in his hands. Wes unfolded the black blur before him and placed it on the bridge of his nose, suddenly being able to see once more.

"That's better! See, I'm always fine when I can see." he exclaimed to his Pokemon who still looked rather unsure. But, of course, they were right for Wes didn't leave his room for some time; still deep in thought about the events of the day and the future of BTU.

 

[SageNeb]

"Sure but I'm gonna go change after lunch, my clothes got dirty at the incident..." Mike says. "It'll be quick so you don't have to worry. Besides I better check on Wes and introduce myself to him. Oh did I show you one of my mom's machines? I have it in my bag," Mike says while taking out his machine. "You put some berries here and if you want some spices here. Then you press this button and the PokePuffs come out! Of course the berries get consumed by the machine but it makes delicous food for Pokemon!" Mike says. "Gib-gib!" Gible says. That's right! The puffs are better than the berries!

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew was in the middle of talking with Mike when he received a message on his PDA about classes and where they would be held during the reconstruction of the academic building on the campus. "That's a pretty cool device. Is your mom an inventor or something?" he asked the boy.

All the while he messaged Wes using his PDA. "How are you holding up Wes?" the message read on Matthew's PDA before he pressed send.

 

[MelodyMay]

"Just...get me back to our room," Jezebel managed to say. Even though less numbness meant more pain, it also meant more movement. "You'll have to help me walk, Lexie; also, never fall off a Steelix. It's not fun..." she said, reaching for Lexie's shoulder.

Ammon and Vixie crowded her, worried beyond belief.

 

[_rb3]

The PDA buzzed on the nightstand, unnoticed for a short while by the young trainer as he lounged, arms folded behind his head. He broke out of his daze of thought after another buzz from the PDA and grabbed it from the nightstand. Wes noticed a small crack upon the glass screen. Must've been from my little tumble down the bleachers after the explosion. he thought grimly. He read aloud the school message to his Pokemon and then scrolled to find the next one from Matthew.

"Seems like we're not going to have that battle with Jez after all, huh." He continued after reading the message from Matthew, "I had no idea you could message one another with these things." he said to the Pokemon before replying with a simple, I'm good.

 

[SageNeb]

"Yeah she makes all kinds of machines for Pokemon. Well I finished eating so cya at the training area," mike says before leaving the cafeteria. He checked his PDA to see if he missed any messages. He saw that the other classes were being performed at the conference center, but there were no more classes for today "Makes sense since most of the Academic Center was destroyed," he thought. Before entering his room he texted something to Matthew on his PDA: Do you know what room Wes is in? Thanks. When Mike got into the room he saw Alan sitting at his bed.

 

[Lexiepedia]

"Alright, i'll make sure not to fall off any Steelixes." Lexie said, joking with Jezebel. "Okay, but you're not walking to our room. I'll carry you." As Jezebel put her arm around Lexie, she put the arms under her knees. Lexie was only 5'2" and probably not that strong but she couldn't let her friend be in anymore pain than she had to be. Lexie took a deep breath and slowly lifted Jezebel. Her arms ached, but she would be able to carry her to their room, but that's about it. After what felt like forever, since Lexie couldn't walk fast while carrying the girl, they arrived to their dorm, the pokémon following behind them. Lexie gently put down Jezebel so she could unlock the door and open it. Once she pushed the door open, she helped Jezebel to her bed and laid her down on it before collapsing in her own bed. Her muscles were on fire and she couldn't breathe. "I cant believe I did that, I thought I was all talk, but I guess the adrenaline helped. Moms can left cars of their children with the help of adrenaline." She said to Jez, while still catching her breath. She groaned in pain, "It was a good workout though." She joked.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew was walking towards the training area where he would do some training with Mike. The other trainer had currently gone back to his room to change try and locate Wes so he could check on him. That's what he said before he left at least. Matthew wondered about how the girls were doing. Jezebel was in a ton of pain and it was a little hard to watch. He did have a little comfort knowing that Lexie wasn't going to give up on her or anything like that so that was good. He felt his PDA buzz and so he took out the small device and turned it on. "It's from Mike." he said, reading the message. "It's about Wes' room number." he said. Matthew racked his brain and searched for the numbers in his mind.

He quickly typed a message back to Mike on his PDA "It's room 315." the screen read as he pressed send

 

[SageNeb]

Mike changed into a t-shirt with a pokeballs on it kept his jeans and put on a fedora. His PDA buzzed and he checked what happened. "It was a message from Matthew saying Wes was in room 315. "He sleeps right next to my room and I never noticed," Mike thought feeling stupid. He entered Wes's room. "Hey Wes. I never introduced myself, I'm Mike, are you feeling okay?" Mike asked.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew was sitting in the grass outside. All he could do was stare at the shattered academic building from where he was. Even though the training area was far from the place you could still feel the mood. What did the attack mean? And what did it mean for the future of BTU? Matthew shook his head and let out his Pokemon. "Alright you guys. I know some of you have been holding back your evolutions for the entrance exams but now is the time to get better. We need to get stronger so that way we can help defeat whoever did this to our school." he told them. Every one of the little creatures wore a look of determination as they listened to their trainer explain the situation. "That means it's time for you guys to train like you've never trained before. This isn't training for some random tournament or even training for the entrance exams, this is the real deal, a real live threat that needs to be stopped before they go any further." explained. The look on his Pokemon's faces turned to that of anger as they all wanted to find out who did this.

 

[SageNeb]

After Mike went to Wes's room he started to head down the stairs. He walked outside the building and found the training area. There was a battle arena in the middle of the training area. Mike noticed Matthew release his Pokemon. "Hey Matthew! Sorry I'm late, still up for some training?" Mike asked.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew turned around and waved to Mike who was entering the training area. "No problem...I'm late for like...everything." he said with a laugh. Matthew smirked when the boy asked about training, "I'm definitely up for it. I was just telling these guys what we need to do and how we need to improve in order to face this threat." he explained to Mike.

 

[SageNeb]

"Yeah if we meet those guys again we better be ready to fight them ourselves instead of letting the administration handle everything. Anyways I'll meet you at the arena, I'm gonna discuss some strategies with my Pokemon," Mike said. He then called out his Pokemon. "Alright guys remember how you were holding back evolving? Well now is a perfect time to get some experience and evolve. Gible I'm going to teach you new moves but you're mostly going to battle in class. Shinx, Cyndaquil you're nearly ready to evolve so I'm going to tell you some combinations you can use..." Mike was busy discussing strategies for a while. "All right I'm ready to go, but you mind if we do a double battle first?" Mike asked.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew waved to Mike as he left the boy to discuss his strategies. Meanwhile, Matthew and his Pokemon began walking towards the arena discussing a strategy of their own. "Now Deino I know that you're going to take a while to evolve and when I say a while I mean it. That just means you'll be crazy strong once you do finally evolve." he said, patting the Pokemon on the head. "That means it's you two again Chimchar and Mareep. You both should be about ready to evolve so we'll use this training to get you some valuable experiences." he told them.

It wasn't long before Mike joined Matthew in the arena and asked for a double battle. "I wouldn't have it any other way." he said with a smile.

 

[SageNeb]

"Alright let's go Cyndaquil and Shinx! Cyndaquil use smoke screen," Mike said. The arena was filled with smoke again. "Sorry for the pollution but it gives me an advantage in battle, now Shinx use leer on Mareep and Cyndaquil use Quick Attack on Mareep!" Mike ordered.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew watched as the arena filled with smoke. "Mareep use Charge and Chimchar you intercept Cyndaquil with Fury Swipes!" he said. The little monkey detected Cyndaquil and jumped at him attempting to claw the Pokemon multiple times with his white energy claws. Meanwhile Mareep had it's defense lowered but that made no difference to his Charge power up. Sparks began to shoot through the smoke emitting from Mareep's Charge.

 

[SageNeb]

"Shinx use spark on Chimchar! Cyndaquil use Quick Attack and then Ember on Mareep!" Mike said. Shinx hit Chimchar with electrical force. Cyndaquil used his speed to tackle Mareep. Then Cyndaquil formed 3 small fireballs and shot them at Mareep.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew watched as Shinx stepped in to deal with Chimchar which resulted in a clash between Fury Swipes and Spark. Meanwhile Mareep was under siege from Cyndaquil's attacks. "Dodge and use Thundershock!" Matthew shouted. The sheep was quickly tagged by the quick attack before leaping into the air as Cydaquil fired off it's Ember attack. Mareep returned fire with a powered up Thundershock thanks to Charge. The electricity destroyed the fire pellets and continued towards Cyndaquil. Matthew decided to keep things rolling and continued his counterattack. "Now Chimchar get Shinx off of you with Flame Wheel!" he shouted as the fire monkey's body became engulfed in flames. He began spinning and attempted to slam into Shinx.

 

[SageNeb]

"Shinx dodge it! Cyndaquil use smokescreen again!" Mike said. Chimchar' attack missed and the arena was filled with smoke again. "Shinx use charge and when you're ready use spark on Chimchar! Cyndaquil get in front of Mareep and give it an Ember to the face!" Mike said.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew grunted as he lost his Pokemon in the smoke screen again. Chimchar was the first to pop out from the smoke, sent flying from Shinx's Spark attack that was powered up thanks to Charge. Next was Mareep who came sliding back due to an Ember attack from Cyndaquil. "Hang in there you two." he said to the Pokemon as Chimchar got to his feet. "Mareep you use Cotton Spore on Cyndaquil. Chimchar you follow up with a Flame Wheel on Shinx." he commanded. Chimchar spun into a wheel of flamed and zoomed towards Shinx while Mareep released blobs of cotton from it's fur that flew towards Cyndaquil.

 

[MelodyMay]

The next morning, Jezebel awoke early to a tiny face nuzzling her's. Opening her eyes, she realized it was Liam; he had returned during the night and was concerned for his trainer. Vixie and Ammon had both fallen asleep on either side of her face.

"Hey, Liam," she said in relief. She was worried when he didn't fly down to her after the Steelix fell; she thought he might've been hurt. She lifted an arm to pet him and was greeted by a wave of pain. It was as if the entire back of her body was one giant bruise.

"Liam, sweetie, be Jezi's little helper and get the bottle of Tylonol and the water bottle from my bag, please," she asked him as she forced herself to sit up, waking her other two pokemon in the process. Liam immediately flew to her bag and back, returning with a large bottle of pain medicine in his mouth.

"Thanks," she breathed out; she was rather quiet this morning. As Liam went back to the bag for the water bottle, and unintentionally causing leaks were his teeth bit through the delicate plastic, Vixie hopped over to Lexie's bed and started licking the other girl, not wanting them to be almost late for class again.

 

[SageNeb]

"Shinx counter attack flame with spark! Cyndaquil use Quick Attack and Ember!" Mike said. Shinx' Spark clashed with Chimchar's Flame Wheel. Cyndaquil attacked Mareep with speed and shot 3 more fireballs. "Use leer on Chimchar Cyndaquil!" Mike told Cyndaquil.

 

[MegaloX]

After clashing with Shinx's Spark, Chimchar hopped back while surprisingly keeping his footing. "Mareep you gotta puff up!" Matthew shouted to the Pokemon. Mareep's fur expanded tremendously thanks to all the static electricity it took it earlier. This puff was enough to bounce Cyndaquil right off of it during Quick Attack. Matthew watched as Cyndaquil kept up its attack with Ember. Mareep took the shots and stumbled back. The defense of the tiny sheep were then lowered once more.

Chimchar saw Mareep in pain and got angry. His tail fire began to expand a bit as he growled. "Chimchar you can't go wild. This is a trainer battle, stay calm. Mike and his Pokemon aren't really trying to hurt us it's just training." he said to the monkey to stop him from getting any angrier. "Now...Chimchar use Flamethrower! Mareep you use Thunder Shock!" he shouted. Chimchar released a terrifying pillar of flames from his mouth aiming at Shinx while Mareep released a bolt of lightning from it's fur coat aimed at Cyndaquil.

 

[SageNeb]

"Cyndaquil counter Thundershock with Ember. Next, use smokescreen. Then, get in front of Mareep and use Ember! Shinx use charge and wait for Chimchar to come to you, then use Spark," Mike told his Pokemon.

 

[MegaloX]

Mareep's Thundershock was stopped by an Ember attack. Nothing was done about the Flamethrower however, so when the smoke screen went up Chimchar kept spraying flames. "That's it buddy just hose the entire screen, we'll fine them." he said as the little money redirected his flames into the smokescreen, trying to locate Mike's Pokemon. "Mareep it's time to use Take Down!" he shouted. The little sheep ran right towards Cyndaquil who shot an Ember attack at him. Mareep was phased by the fire but it didn't slow him down much. He still charged right at Cyndaquil attempting to ram into the little fire type at full force.

 

[_rb3]

The young trainer once more sat in a daze of confusion and thought. His mind swirled with endless images, sounds, and feelings from the previous hours. Wes’ eyes, during these moments of his life, didn’t seem to work at all; just a darkness before him, only permeated by the images in his mind. As Mike, walked in the unlocked door of his room, Wes’ merely nodded to the young trainer. He saw the shadow of the trainer, yet nothing else except for darkness. He could hear his greeting and the worry in his voice, yet nothing seemed to shake him out. Not entirely out if his trance yet, he felt the door shut and lock behind Mike as he exited the room.

Throughout the day, Wes sat in the trance upon the plush mattress of the BTU cot. His body did not move except to blink once or twice within an hour and to fidget with his glasses. The happenings of that morning soon left his mind and were replaced with his life rolled up into images. First, the image of his father shone brightly in his mind. Wes would have cried after seeing such an image if it wasn't for the daze, for he intentionally blocked it from himself. Several years back, his father contracted a deadly form of the common Swinub Flu and lied on his deathbed for nearly five months before passing. He would never forget the day, some three months into his sickness, when his father had handed him an egg. His father had been a local police officer before his sickness and owned an Arcanine. This was his father's Arcanine and another Arcanine on the force's egg. It had hatched a few days after his father passed and the Growlithe had been with him ever since.

The long forgotten image passed deeply into the thresholds of his mind to be replaced with his mother, who had never wanted him to go on a journey. So, he stayed around the house and battled who he could in the small town of the Hoenn region and never thought twice about leaving. The next image came into view, that of his old neighbor's yard sale. Wes' Growlithe and him were searching through the sale when they came upon a pile of ancient rocks. Deciding to grab one as a trinket, the pair didn't realize that they had stumbled upon their next partner. Some two months after the buy, Wes still carried the fossil in his bag; not realizing yet that he had a fossil. During a battle, the trinket fell out and the trainer on the opposing side screamed in excitement and told him about it. She was a local girl who seemed to know too much about Pokemon for her young age of eight. Wes, feeling the excitement from the girl, cut the battle short and ran to his mother; begging her for a ride up the road to the nearest big city to revive the fossil.

He smiled through his daze and continued to dive deeper into his story. Wes remembered how frightened Shieldon was after being reborn into the modern world. I always wondered how Old Frank the neighbor got a hold of a fossil like that. he thought to himself before continuing. The next image showed the Dragon's Den of the Johto region. His mother and him had gone on a trip up to Blackthorn City to visit relatives. During that trip, Wes had decided to walk over to the gym and take a look around with his partners, Growlithe and Shieldon. They hadn't noticed the foreboding clouds ahead until it had started pouring rain and sounding thunder. Upon running back to the house, the trio had spotted a lifeless looking Dratini in a bush. After warming up and caring for the delicate Dragon, it wouldn't leave Wes' side.

The final image appeared into Wes' mind of the pamphlet from BTU the post office had received in their small town. The few teens applicable battled for the anonymous invitation and Wes had come out on top. After the final image vanished from his mind, he awoke from his daze feeling unnaturally hungry.

 

[SageNeb]

"Cyndaquil dodge it! Shinx stop charging," Mike told the two. "Let's stop the match. Free period is nearly over and I want to study for a while. I'll do a bit more training later but it'll be by myself. Great battle though!" Mike shouted to the other Trainer. Shinx and Cyndaquil ran over to their trainer. "Great job Cyndaquil you got faster, I can tell. And you Shinx, I don't think you ever used that much power before!" Mike complemented the two Pokemon. Suddenly their bodies turned to white and began changing. Mike blinked and he saw that his two Pokemon evolved! "Wow! You guys turned into Luxio and Quilava," Mike said surprised. He returned his Pokemon and proceeded to go to the dorms.

OOC: sorry if it seems like I'm powergaming but Cyndaquil and Shinx were both only a couple of levels away from evolving.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew stopped his Pokemon's attacks and smiled, "Alright I understand, thanks for the battle it was great." he said back to the boy. Just as he was prepared to walk away he felt heat from the rays of light that pulsed behind him. He turned back around and blinked a couple of times. He was looking at a newly evolved Quilava and Luxio. Matthew gave a thumbs up, "Wow! Congrats Mike." the boy said with a smile. Pokemon evolution was a truly amazing thing. He was certain that at least one of his Pokemon would evolve too judging on how long they probably have been holding one back as Jezebel said before but, he just didn't know.

Matthew walked back into his dorm and sat on his bed. "Well you guys we did great out there today. Mike is a tough opponent and his Pokemon are going to be even stronger now that they've evolved." he explained. "Even if you didn't evolve today it's not like you won't ever evolve sometime in the future." he said with a smile in response to Chimchar's disappointed expression. He decided that he'd wait out the rest of free period and think about the events of the day a little more. It seemed like they were no closer to figuring out who did this than when they first started.

 

[Orion778]

An ominous feeling hangs over all the students of BTU. For many this was the first terrible act of violence they've ever witnessed. The sounds and flashes of sirens around campus made it a sleepless night for many. While the trauma incurred by those directly affected by the attack filled what little sleep that could be had with horrible dreams. Staff members and authorities alike patrolled the dorms and grounds like clockwork With Pokemon by their sides; And though the dark of night seemed to last an eternity, eventually the sun rose again, as it always does.

Stirred from his drunken slumber by the gentle sun rays beaming for the window onto his face Pokémon Trainer Alan Race crawled out of bed, only to fall flat on his face between his roommates bed and his own. It had been nearly another sleepless nights, the drinking was the only cure to wash away the stresses of the day before. But by the looks of the empty glass bottle he had tripped on, he had finished his supply "damn, looks like I'll have to go off campus today" the boy groaned pushing himself to his feet. His Grovyle having been left out of the ball all night was there to help its trainer to his feet, supporting him as he stumbled to the bathroom "I wonder what will happen today" he mumbled to himself as he unpacked his toiletries. Taking a shower was easily the most refreshing part of his morning, the warm water seemed to soothe the mind and wash away some of the aches in his body.

Checking his PDA as he brushes his teeth he sees the time 6:00AM "At least I have plenty of time this morning." He remarks to himself combing his black and blue hair out of his eyes and making his way back into the room to select his cloths for the day. He chooses a soft black leather jacket, a security item of his, as well as a lavender button up shirt and black jeans. Fastening a belt around his waist he then attaches his poke balls in a prominent position on his left hip.

Laying back down on his bed to relax he releases his other two Pokemon from their pokeballs who then proceed to jump onto the bed and climb on him "Good-morning everyone" he says with a smile " We're going to wait for mike to get up and see if he wants to eat breakfast with us"

 

[SageNeb]

Mike dreamed of defeating the Champions of all Regions with his evolved Pokemon. Then he saw one of the Champions fall and lie down. "What the heck?" Mike thought. Next thing he knew he was awake and saw Alan lying on his bed. "Good morning. After I change clothes I'll head downstairs to the cafeteria," Mike said sleepily. After a nice hot shower Mike picks what clothes he'll wear for the day. He decides to wear a black t-shirt with the BTU logo and a blue hoodie. He also puts on black pants and shoes. "Let's go," Mike says to Alan excited for the new day.

 

[_rb3]

Wes sat on his bed once more in cool night of the campus. His ears rang with sounds of sirens in the distance and footsteps accompanied by soft voices in the hall. It seemed he couldn't sleep away the night and forget it all like he had originally hoped. Earlier that day, after his trance-like experience, Wes took a shower to relieve himself of the stench of ash and the numerous Smokescreens.

His unnatural hunger that resulted after his daze beckoned him out of the dorm and to the mess hall. It nearly seemed that the once lively mess hall would never be the same, for students sat in small groups, eyeing everything that moved and murmuring softly to one another. Wes and his crew ate in silence, only breaking it to refill their bowls of kibble and berries and grab some more mashed potatoes to pair with his undercooked steak. The cooks must have lost all want to do their thing after such an experience. he thought grimly as he stuffed another spoonful of potatoes into his never ending stomach. The food helped calm his nerves and it seemed that it did the same for his partners as well. All, except Shieldon, who was always the one with a different look on the situation. Upon returning to their dorm and getting ready for the long night ahead, Shieldon did not allow his eyes to leave the door. The Pokemon stood in a low stance, head erect in front of himself before the door; shielding everyone inside from the exterior world.

Soon, Wes fell into a light sleep; awaking at the every small sound or movement other than his own. When the sun finally rose above the horizon, casting its welcoming arms of sunshine upon the darkness of BTU, Wes didn't have any urge to sleep at 6:00. The young trainer sat up and swung his legs over the side of the bed; unintentionally awaking his sleeping partners. He placed the replacement glasses upon the bridge of his nose; they looked the same as the original but didn't feel the same to him. Wes peered over at the still form of Shieldon before the door, who had fallen asleep while standing in the middle of the night. And just when he was getting used to the place as well. he thought with a frown.

After a much needed hot shower to clear his head, Wes combed his hair for nearly ten minutes before feeling satisfied and went to the cabinet to find an outfit. What is the point of dressing up today. he told himself before choosing a loose, black hoodie with white drawstrings, a simple white undershirt, dark jeans, and a pair of black, yet mostly white shoes. He decided to throw away the clothing of the day before due to it's many holes and scuffs, yet partly due to the memory that they still held. The young trainer finished his routine and tapped the stone-like skull of Shieldon to awake it.

"Shield!" it cried with obvious surprise as it prepared to strike. But then it realized it was Wes and huffed before turning back to the door. Wes looked worriedly at the Pokemon for a moment before speaking to the room,

"Let's head down to breakfast, I don't know about you guys but that cold steak from yesterday was not filling at all." he said with forced cheerfulness before leading his crew out into the hall. His PDA buzzed, signaling that the door was locked behind them as they traveled down the hall.

 

[Orion778]

Headding down to the mess hall to wait for his roommate Alan sees one of the trainers from his class yesterday.
"Good morning" he says "I don't think I caught your name, how are you holding up?" Alan fiddled as he spoke he remembered seeing this boy lose consciousness and didn't want to upset him further.

 

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Wes stopped before entering the mess hall with closed fists in his hoodie pocket. Once more, the mess hall was nearly silent and split up; each trainer suspicious of the next. His Pokemon must have sensed his apprehension, for they nudged at his legs softly. As the group took the final few steps into the fragrant room, Shieldon sped up to take the lead. The 1’08” foot Pokemon crossed the threshold first and it made up for it’s height by the glare in its eyes. If anyone even comes near us, Shieldon is going to charge. Wes thought gruffly before crouching beside the Shield Pokemon.

“Shieldon, you don’t have to protect us. No one is going to hurt us here.” he stated in a calming voice. His partner gave him a fierce glare before almost instantly falling apart physically. The stance of the Pokemon loosened to the point of failure, and it fell to the ground with a groan.

“You’ve been up all night, you need some rest and food in your stomach. Let’s get in line.” he soothed before standing and proceeding to the aforementioned line. Today, the cafe didn’t have many customers and the party sped down the counter quickly. He piled his tray with an apple, a bowl of chocolate cereal with milk, a glass of orange juice, a mixed selection of berries, and three bowls of kibble. The crew exited the line to find the male trainer from the previous day approaching.

“Good morning, Alan. I’m Wes Greyfield. The others were talking about you and I happened to pick up your name.” he paused before continuing, not sure whether to reveal how he was actually doing. “I’m as fine as I can be with that bombing still fresh in my mind.” he said with forced cheerfulness.