(OOC: Permission to control Grace from
@EmoKitty21)
Something inside him stirred constantly as he was listening to Grace's words. 'Broke', 'stolen', and 'emergency' were what caused this massive churning of Butterfrees in Poito's stomach to get worse. He just wanted to go on an adventure. The selfish side of him complained about getting here but, he if he hadn't gone, he wouldn't have access to this new and secure portable PC box. He picked one out that was purple with light green buttons. Studying it, it looked like something you'd put special items like handguns or maybe your essentials - something that a safe would hold. Skorpi had a curiousness about the box as well, and held out his claws and tail in order to see it. Handing the box to Skorpi after saying "be gentle and try not to drop it", Skorpi gingerly held the box in his two claws while he rotated it with his pincer-like tail. This technology was so interesting!
After staring at it and being done, he lowered it back over Poito's shoulder and the young boy grabbed it and hooked it to his side. He also took the PokeBalls, raising an eyebrow at the Friend Balls. He had never seen them before. His young hands filled with hard work and callouses from living on his ranch brushed over the smooth surface of the ten PokeBalls and set them in his backpack.
Poito listened as Grace talked about the PC box and then gave him a light green Pokedex with purple buttons. She talked some more about the Pokedex before breaking away from her explanations to realize that Poito was getting a little too... Righteous every time he looked at the wall. She could practically see it burning in his eyes. "I would also like to tell you not to get too caught up in your search for the missing Pokemon. The authorities will handle it and I don't want to see you getting hurt. Be careful please."
Poito thanked her for her kindness, but he couldn't ever see a stranger ever worrying about someone like him. It's not like they'll see each other again. That's when it hit him that this train of thought would be a bit worrying, as he put himself in her shoes. Still, he warily looked at the hole and left the lab. He felt like he could actually get to where he needed to be, thank goodness. He thought she was going to talk his ears off. He didn't want to be rude to her, but he also didn't want to stand there for much longer to hear how these gadgets worked. He had his father's ingenuity, he'll figure it out on his adventure.
As he was walking through Route 1, he found that nothing here really interested him. The Pokemon were not the ones he was looking for, and the people here were also quite bland. His Skorupi was way too strong for some of these people, who seem to have caught the first Pokemon they saw and immediately wanted to battle with them. That wasn't smart. He walked into Viridian City, and found himself going towards Route 22. There had to be something there, like some Pokemon.
When he made it there, he finally found what he was looking for. A male Nidoran. The purple Nidoran looked up to Poito and immediately took on a fighting stance. Interested, Skorpi jumped from Poito's backpack and immediately went into his fighting stance. A well aimed Bite to the Nidoran caused the poor guy to flinch, and it was Poito's chance. While Skorpi still had a hold on the Nidoran, Poito threw a PokeBall. The Nidoran was absorbed into the ball and it shook a few times before clicking - a capture.
Poito ran up to the ball, freed the Nidoran and used his mother's healing salve recipe to heal the Nidoran before returning the male Nidoran and heading off towards Route 2.
It was largely uneventful, the trip was. He made to Viridian Forest without a hitch, and he found two more bugs he wanted. A Weedle and a Spinarak. The Weedle was caught by a thrown PokeBall and the ball clicked without any hassle. It was the Spinarak that was more troubling. Poito wasted a PokeBall and it broke on him. Growling a bit and cursing for his own stupidity, he sent out his Skorpi to get it. The Spinarak used String Shot, but the oncoming string missed as Skorpi jumped in the air and used Bite. It bit the Spinarak on the abdomen and Poito threw another PokeBall, this time landing the shot.
After traversing through Viridian Forest and appearing on the northern section of Route 2, he wasted no time in getting to Pewter City.
Finally, he was here. But he honestly felt like he should see what was on Route 3 before he rested for the night. It was getting late, and he could see a few stars overhead, so he jogged over to Route 3 and found Zubats aplenty. Most were too busy socializing and finding meals to notice Poito. That's when he noticed one was looking at him. It caught him off guard, and it honestly surprised him, if not creep him out a little. The Zubat then began chasing him and Poito ran. He completely forgot he had Pokemon and he forgot all about his training. He was thinking that the Pokemon was going to suck his blood, and then the feast would attract the other Zubats to his attention. To his surprise, the Zubat that was chasing him screeched at him, but it wasn't the act of screeching that caught him by surprise, it was the tone. It sounded sad. He stopped for a bit and waited for the Zubat to finally reach over to him, only for the Zubat to fly over him in circles. It then flew a ways away and trilled at him, as if wanting something.
Poito looked back at Skorpi, who looked back at his trainer and they both looked at the Zubat. They were, at most part, confused, and the Zubat hadn't even used Supersonic yet.
Was it wanting a battle? Was this Pokemon actively wanting to get caught? He couldn't exactly believe it, but there were many things he wasn't sure on either. He sent out Skorpi and the Zubat immediately rushed in for a Leech Life. Skorpi stuck out its tail, stinging the Zubat with Poison Sting before jumping up and biting him. The Zubat was weakened now, and Poito threw a Friend Ball. The ball landed and, after a few shakes, it clicked. Smiling, Poito picked up the ball, gathered Skorpi on his backpack, and went back to Pewter City.
But now he couldn't sleep. With the excitement of catching four new Pokemon in one day, he couldn't sleep. He had to train them. He released them all as soon as he got to a corner of Pewter City and began training them. This was going to be fun. And he could tell his Weedle was close to evolving.
As soon as 1 am hit, he felt tired enough to quit training. He returned his Pokemon, went back to the Pokemon Center, healed his Pokemon, and took a room for the night. He released all of his Pokemon and he laid in bed. He knew his new Pokemon didn't quite trust him yet. Even though Zubat was caught in a Friend Ball, liking someone and trusting them were two different things. Weedle was on the bedframe, his male Nidoran and Spinarak were on the floor next to him, and the Zubat was hanging from the ceiling. The only Pokemon cuddling him was his Skorupi. He pet his Skorupi on the head and went to sleep.