#johto arc

[zoruascanbetrainerstoo]

I'm still on my way to Goldenrod City, but I've been reallyreally thinking.

The human world is reallyreally different from what I know, with its trainers and gyms and leagues and human teams.

It's reallyreally weird. Humans are reallyreally weird.

I've met lots of reallyreally nice humans, like Wally and Shauna and Lance and Mustard and the old human in Kalos. But also lots of reallyreally mean humans, like Proton and Oleana and the Silph Co leader and Ghetsis and the human with the bent metal sticks in Alola. And lots of humans who are in between.

People keep asking me why I'm a trainer, even though I'm a Zorua. And I reallyreally don't know. I heard about trainers, when I woke up in this world, and I thought it'd be reallyreally fun to try it. And now I'm the champion of three regions.

I didn't expect to get this far. I still reallyreally don't know what I'm doing, even now.

But it's reallyreally fun, being a trainer. Traveling around the human world, meeting lots and lots of different humans. They all look reallyreally similar, but the ways they talk, act, battle, everything, it's all reallyreally different from human to human.

But I haven't met any other trainers who are Pokemon like me. I'm the only trainer I know of who's a Zorua, or any other Pokemon.

It's reallyreally lonely. And sometimes I wonder if I'm not supposed to be a trainer, that Zoruas can't be trainers.

I'm scared of more humans finding out I'm not human. Lance was reallyreally nice about it, and so was N and Wally and Shauna, but Oleana was reallyreally mean about it. I'm reallyreally scared that lots of humans won't like me for being a Zorua.

I don't know how much longer it'll stay a secret. According to Petrel, all of Team Rocket already knows.

What'll happen once everyone finds out? Will I still be able to be a trainer and Champion? Or will I have to stop?

I don't want to have to stop.

[shigerussato]

soulmates 🤞🏻

[zoruascanbetrainerstoo]

Okok, a lot happened!

I got my seventh Johto badge from Pryce then people started talking about radio stuff and I heard one of the signals and Team Rocket was talking and now I'm in Goldenrod City and I'm gonna go in the Radio Tower and stop them!

[zoruascanbetrainerstoo]

I made it to Violent City!

[zoruascanbetrainerstoo]

I'm infiltrating Team Galactic's building in Eterna City later! I got a call from Professor Elm telling me to come back to Johto immediately! Apparently something's happening with Lugia!

[zoruascanbetrainerstoo]

I made it to Goldenrod City!

I also found a missing poster for a human, I hope they're ok.

[An image is attached, of a missing poster. It's of a young human with reddish hair. There's text on the poster, too:

"Missing: Gen Taranz"

The rest of the text on the poster isn't readable at the resolution of the image.]

[zoruascanbetrainerstoo]

Someone tried selling me a Slowpoke tail...

[zoruascanbetrainerstoo]

[A video is attached. Watch it?]

[The video begins with Illanero running into Professor Elm's lab. It seems to be in disarray, and Elm seems panicked.

"Illanero!" Professor Elm says, running over. "Thank goodness you're back!"

"What happened?" Illanero says, tilting xyr head.

"Remember the thief that stole Cyndaquil from my lab?" Elm asks.

"Yesyes?" Illanero says.

"He returned. And stole the master ball I had," Elm says. "I ran after him, but he was faster than me. But I heard something!"

"Heard what?" Illanero asks. "And what's a master ball?"

"A master ball is a special type of pokeball that can catch any Pokemon without fail," Elm says. "They're only for research and safety purposes! They're not supposed to be given to any ordinary trainer!"

Illanero's tail went between xyr legs, as xey asked, "And what did you hear?"

"The sound of a bell. I know the exact bell, too. I heard it during a Kimono Girls show once," Elm says, before taking a deep breath.

"What bell?" Illanero asks.

"The Tidal Bell, an artifact tied to Lugia," Elm says. "I'm afraid the thief might be trying to catch Lugia."

The video ends.]