Discover Top Posts Tagged with #tpti

The Power That’s In(Side) - Ch 3

This chapter completes Book 1, but i am planning on doing a second chunk, I really hoped you’ve enjoyed this! Sanders Sides Pokemon AU

Chapter 2

Masterlist

TW- begining stages of panic, anxious thoughts, insomnia, pokemon battling

--

The four of them made their way out the door and into the light of the afternoon sun. Before them laid an open path, grassy patches dotted with bushes and trees to the right, a dense forest to the left. They took a moment, taking in the landscape ahead of them. With collective glances and nods amongst themselves they began on their journey, walking ahead down the sunny path. Patton and Roman led the majority of the conversation, as was per usual, Virgil and Logan popping in from time to time to add onto the topic. They walked on until it was getting closer to the evening, the sun lower in the sky. Patton had spotted a nice patch of clear grass where they could set up for the night, a clearing next to the dense trees of the forest that Logan agreed seemed to be a safe area to settle for the night.

They began to settle, Roman and Virgil gathering sticks for the campfire while Patton started to unpack what he’d need to make them some dinner. Logan was looking over the map, deciphering where it was that they were. Once they had the fire going and there was a pot simmering over it containing their dinner, Patton piped up.

“Oh! You know what we should do? All our Pokemon haven’t been able to meet yet! We should bring them all out!” Patton smiled, clasping his hands together.

“Marvelous idea, Patton! You all must see my spectacular little beauties!” Roman responded, excitedly. He reached to his belt to grab his three pokeballs, summoning his Furfrou, Litleo, and his Eevee. They noticed that Roman’s Eevee was wearing a shiny gray pendant on a cord around his neck, but seeing as jewelry was one of Roman’s fortes, no one thought to comment on it.

“Very well, I don’t see any harm in the idea.” Logan nodded, also summoning his three Pokemon, the Riolu, Ralts, and Eevee appearing before him and looking around.

“Sure.” Virgil shrugged, grabbing the pokeballs at his belt and summoning Houndour, Mimikyu, and Eevee. The three slightly skittish Pokemon all stuck close to their trainer, peering around at the people and other Pokemon around them.

Patton just made a happy little cooing sound, summoning Lillipup, Happiny, and Eevee. The three of them seeming happy to be out and around the others.

The twelve Pokemon seemed interested, for the most part, in each other as they slowly converged together to see what sort of companions they had in their company. Virgil had to coax his out a bit, but all in all, it seemed that everything was going as smoothly as it could have been. At first.

“They are all so marvelous, aren’t they?! I must say, however, that /my/ team is the best, of course.” Roman boasted, beaming as he looked over his Pokemon.

Logan had been studying all of the Pokemon before him with the Pokedex, looking over what sort of teams his brothers had built so far. “Actually, Roman. If you are talking about variety, the most varied team of all our’s so far is actually Virgil’s. Speaking of advantages and battling… Virgil and his types would be able to defeat mine with relative ease, but my team would have no issues dispatching your’s.”

Roman looked completely affronted. “You think you could defeat me in a duel, pipsqueak?”

“With our current Pokemon teams? Without a shadow of a doubt.”

“Bring it on then!”

Patton and Virgil shared a glance, all of their Pokemon moving back to join them to watch the action as Logan and Roman made their way back to the road to begin their battle. Before he had gotten too far from their campsite, Logan tossed the Pokedex to Virgil, the information pulled up on Logan’s Riolu. The two older boys shared another glance before both of them looking down to see the information that Logan apparently wanted them to see.

Roman and Logan stood a decent ways apart from each other, their Pokemon lining up behind them to prepare to be called on. There was something about their teams that seemed to suit them, the Pokemon standing behind their young trainers somehow giving off the same feeling that the boys themselves did.

“Ready, brother?” Roman called, looking confident.

“More than ready.” Logan simply nodded, taking a moment to adjust his glasses before turning back to his Pokemon. “Riolu, if you wouldn’t mind. Please begin the battle.” He nodded to the small canine who nodded back and jumped in front of him.

“Choosing first, Lo? You are giving me the advantage!” Roman laughed.

“I have the advantage regardless, Roman. In fact, there is no harm in you backing down now.” Logan said, an unusual confidence coming through in his tone.

“Never!” Roman turned to his Pokemon. “Litleo! Let’s show them what we’ve got!” The small lion cub let out a confident sound of agreement and bounded forward.

“Let us begin, then! Riolu, Quick Attack!” Logan called, his Pokemon rushing forward to catch the Litleo off guard and tossing his body against the feline, sending Litleo stumbling to the side.

“You’re alright, Litleo! Get him back with Ember!”

“Riolu, use Quick Attack to dodge!”

Litleo shot a small ball of fire toward Riolu, but the fighting type used his speed and Logan’s quick thinking to dash off in another direction, dodging the hit.

“Perfect, Riolu! Now use Force Palm!”

Riolu once again dashed back toward the lion cub, rapidly throwing a hit, his palm flat and striking with the heel of his paw. Litleo immediately went stumbling to the ground, letting out a loud wince as she crumbled off her feet. “Litleo! Return!” Roman called, pointing her pokeball at her, the ball calling her back within. “Rest, friend. You fought well. Furfrou! You’re up next!” Roman called back as he clipped the ball to his belt. The poodle Pokemon bounded forward with a bark. “Furfrou, get Riolu with a Headbutt!”

“Riolu, try and dodge!”

Furfrou ran forward toward Riolu, charging headfirst into Riolu who almost managed to jump out of the way, but was just clipped by the attack by the Normal type and sent spinning off somewhat, but he landed on his feet.

“You’re ok, Riolu! Quick attack, throw him off his balance!”

“Furfrou, don’t let him get you, use Tackle!” Furfrou charged forward again, but Riolu had the advantage of speed and managed to throw his body into the poodle Pokemon and knocking him to the side, causing him to stumble.

“Riolu, Force Palm before he corrects himself!”

“Furfrou, try and dodge!”

Riolu threw the same palm strike, knocking Furfrou to the floor with a loud bark. The poodle did his best to stand, but was too worn from the hit, and Roman recalled him as well.

“You did well, Furfrou. Rest. Alright, Eevee! It’s all on you!” Eevee bounded forward, his shining gray necklace sparkling in the light of the setting sun.

“Riolu, we can do this, finish strong! Quick Attack!”

“Don’t let him get you, Eevee! Quick Attack!”

The two canines dashed toward each other, both trying to gain the advantage but neither was able to find an opening to strike, causing both to end in a stand off, looking back at each other and glancing to their trainers.

“Eevee, use Bite!”

“…Riolu, Counter!”

Riolu stood his ground, waiting as the Eevee rushed forward and leapt toward him, moving and blocking the attack, dealing the force that Eevee had tried to exert right back onto him two-fold. Eevee flew backward at the hit, landing hard but slowly rising back to his feet.

“You can do this, Eevee! You’re still in this! Tackle!”

“Riolu, finish this! Force Palm!”

Eevee was still regaining his bearings as Riolu swooped in again, delivering the same finishing blow that he had to Roman’s other two Pokemon. As Eevee flew back to the ground, Roman recalled him as well.

“How on Earth did you manage that?! With only one Pokemon, no less?!” Roman called to Logan, completely dumbfounded at how he had lost quite so easily to his youngest brother.

“…Virgil, would you mind playing the information that I handed you and Patton aloud so that Roman may hear it?” Logan called, looking back to Patton and Virgil at the campsite.

Virgil had a small smirk on his face as he clicked a button on the Pokedex in his hand. The device piped up with a small piece of information.

“Riolu: The Emanation Pokemon. Its body is little yet powerful. It can crest three mountains and cross two canyons in one night. Fighting type Pokemon. Weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy type. Super Effective against Dark, Ice, Steel, Rock, and Normal type.”

“You need to pay more attention to typing, Roman. All of your Pokemon share the Normal type. Which my Fighting type is strong against.” Logan explained, once against adjusting his glasses.

“How did you know that?” Roman asked, stepping forward to start walking back to their small campsite.

“Reading. It’s all in the Pokedex.” Logan shrugged, also heading back to join their brothers.

They sat back with Virgil and Patton, the two of them helping their brothers get their Pokemon healed up after the battle. Once they had gotten all the Pokemon taken care of, Roman shared some of the grooming supplies he had purchased with his brothers and they all sat around and listened to Logan explain some of what he had learned from studying the Pokedex. By the time dinner was ready, the majority of their Pokemon had shining coats and the three older boys felt they had a better of understanding of how important Pokemon types were.

They enjoyed their meal, still listening as Logan continued to explain a few more key points, as well as making sure all the Pokemon were fed. Things were winding down, Roman and Logan falling asleep fairly quickly after dinner. Patton had cleaned up from their meal and looked back at Virgil. He had made no move to get into his sleeping bag, he was just periodically stoking their campfire with a stick he had found, leaned up against the stump he had claimed as a backrest. His Eevee was curled in his lap, Virgil using his free hand to softly pet him.

“Are you alright, Virge? Do you want me to stay up with you a little longer?” Patton asked, looking over his anxious brother softly.

“Nah, don’t worry about me, Pat. Get some rest. No use in you losing sleep just because of my insomnia.” Virgil shrugged, nodding toward his elder brother’s sleeping bag as a way to silently encourage him to go to sleep.

“If you’re sure. Don’t hesitate to wake me if you need anything. Good night, Virgil.” Patton smiled, sliding into his sleeping bag and rolling over.

“Good night, Pat.” Virgil responded softly, waiting until he could hear his brother’s breathing even out before he let out a long sigh and went back to poking at the dying campfire.

It probably wouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone to find that Virgil wasn’t the most comfortable with the camping situation. He was already an insomniac, meaning he was going to end up spending a fair amount of time basically alone… Outside… In the dark… Virgil clutched his Eevee a little closer to his chest, holding him securely and still petting his soft fur to help calm himself. He didn’t exactly like to admit, especially taking his personal style and the general persona he liked to keep up into account, but he wasn’t the biggest fan of the dark. And by ‘wasn’t the biggest fan of’ he really meant ‘was moderately terrified by.’ At home he could play off that he had left his light on because he hadn’t expected to fall asleep at all. Or he had switched on the little fairy lights Patton had given him because the soft twinkling effect was calming to him. But here… What did he have once the campfire finally died out?

He stayed there, trying to stay calm, trying not to look like he was deliberately stoking the fire to keep it going, trying not to squeeze Eevee too hard as he felt his chest begin to tighten up, trying to keep his breathing from getting too fast and shallow. But the fire was dying. And once that happened, he’d be in the dark. Patton probably packed lanterns. He could look in his brother’s backpack and see if he could find one. Or he could wake Patton, he’d said it would be fine if he did. But what if he was just being polite? No. No, it was Patton. He meant it. Any of his brothers would be fine with him waking them. Logan would explain to him why he had nothing to worry about. Patton would probably pull him into a hug and tell him there was nothing wrong with being afraid. He’d comfort him either until the sun came up or Virgil actually managed to fall asleep. Roman would joke with him a bit, giving him a bit of a hard time, but he’d stay up with him.. He’d vow to protect him from anything that could possibly befall any of them. His brothers cared. They’d help him. He knew they would. All he had to do was say something, wake any or all of them, and things would improve. Definitely. Without a shadow of a doubt.

Virgil made absolutely no attempt to actually wake any of them, of course. That would be ludicrous. No, he’d just sit quietly and suffer for now. Maybe tomorrow he’d work up the courage to ask about the lantern. Or maybe they’d come across a town and he could just buy one himself. But as he snapped out of his slightly spiraling thoughts, he realized he hadn’t been stoking the fire. It was finally on the brink of death. He hurriedly began to poke at it again, but it was at the end. There was no bringing it back at this point. He just clenched his eyes shut, his Eevee leaning into his chest to try and help comfort him as he tried to control his breathing. He stayed that way a few long moments before he felt Eevee stir, the Pokemon making a quiet sound to get his attention.

The anxious teen opened his eyes, looking down at Eevee before following the Pokemon’s gaze off to the side of them and seeing a small light approaching them from the woods. Virgil was instantly fearful but he only froze as it continued to grow nearer, his Eevee standing up on his lap as he eyed the light source cautiously. It grew closer and closer, only a few more moments passing before they could make out a small Pokemon poking out of the woods from between the trees. Virgil watched carefully, realizing the Pokemon emitting the soft light looked to be a candle, the purple flame atop it’s head being the source of light.

The Pokemon slowly made her way up to Virgil, stopping near him and looking up at him with a small smile. Virgil looked over the Pokemon softly, gently smiling back. He glanced around, seeing the Pokedex sticking out of Logan’s bag and leaning over to grab it. He pointed it at the candle Pokemon, making sure the sound on the device was shut off, and read the information that appeared on the screen.

“…Litwick?” Virgil asked, looking away from the Pokedex down at the Pokemon. The Litwick smiled wide, waving her tiny arms at him happily. Virgil couldn’t help but smile at the small candle. “…Did you want to stay here with us?”

The little Pokemon jumped up to rest on his knee, bouncing up and down slightly, the light atop her head illuminating the campsite enough to allow Virgil to be able to comfortably see the sleeping forms of his brothers, which definitely helped him feel a little more at ease. Virgil let out a long breath, feeling his stress melt away slightly as he adjusted to the soft light. He let himself slide down the stump he was leaning on a bit more, getting more comfortable.

Logan awoke bright and early the next morning, looking over to see Virgil had fallen asleep at some point with Eevee curled up in his lap and Litwick cuddled into his side, his arms around both of them. The younger boy spotted the Pokedex laying there next to his sleeping brother and picked it up, reading the information about the still snoozing candle.

Patton and Roman were also up not too much later, smiling over their anxious brother and his new friend as they quietly sat together and Patton began preparing breakfast. They silently decided to let Virgil sleep until the food was ready, him sitting up and looking across them a bit groggily as he took in his surroundings and remembered what was going on once he had been awakened.

“Good morning, Virgil! Did you end up sleeping alright?” Patton asked softly, preparing the plates.

“Hmm?” He answered, looking down to see his arms wrapped around Eevee and Litwick. “Oh… I.. I did. Litwick came and sat with me and Eevee.” He said before focusing down on the little candle. “Thank you, Litwick. Did you.. Did you have somewhere to get back to? Or.. Did you want to stay here with us?” He asked softly.

The small candle bounced a few times, smiling wide up at Virgil before moving forward to nestle against him and give him the best hug she possibly could with her tiny arms. Virgil gave her a small smile and pulled out a Luxury Ball.

“Are you sure?” He asked, making sure to wait until she pulled away to look at him and she definitely saw the ball first. She nodded and hopped again looking up at the pokeball in his hand. He softly tapped the ball against her, her being pulled with in and it only shaking once before it stilled and he was able to clip it to his belt.

His brothers looked back at him with soft smiles, Virgil noticing the looks and glancing away with an embarrassed flush to his cheeks. Breakfast then actually began, Patton passing around the plates and all of them sitting quietly and focusing on eating for a few minutes before the relative silence was broken.

“So, kiddos! That battle last night sure looked like a lot of fun! Maybe we should have another this morning before we head out again!” Patton smiled, looking across his brothers. Logan’s mouth twitched up in a small smirk while a fiery determination was immediately shining in Roman’s eyes.

“I’d happily participate, Patton.” Logan said, just a hint of smugness in his voice.

“Same here! My team and I are eager to show more of what we can do!” Roman added, dramatically clenching his fists and shaking them in a very confident way, obviously eager to prove himself.

“I don’t know that a rematch is exactly in order…” Virgil added, a small chuckle on his lips as his twin shot him a look.

“How about we try out a double battle then? That way we can battle all together!” He smiled, clasping his hands.

“…I suppose I shall fight alongside Logan then.” Roman said, crossing his arms indignantly.

Logan wanted to comment that Roman was only choosing him because he obviously didn’t want to face him again, but in a Patton-like attempt to keep the peace, he decided against it and simply nodded in agreement. “That is fine with me.”

“Would you be willing to battle with me then, Virge?” Patton turned to him with a smile.

“Sure thing, Pat. I’d be happy to.” He nodded, moving to grab his pokeballs and summon his companions. Once all four of them were sitting before him, Roman piped up.

“Hey wait! Gothitelle over here has one more Pokemon than the rest of us!” He pointed out, gesturing toward his twin’s team of four.

“I’m sure one of them would be willing to sit out, I’m not trying to cheat, Jigglypuff.” Virgil rolled his eyes before looking down at his Pokemon. “Do you any of you not want to do a battle? If you don-“ Virgil was cut off by Mimikyu immediately rushing around him and hiding behind his back, pressing himself against his trainer. “…Alright. Are the other three of you ok with having a battle?” He looked down at the remaining three who all gave various forms of agreement. “Mimikyu it’s ok, you don’t have to battle if you don’t want to. It’s alright.” He said softly, turning to pull his nervous Pokemon into his arms. The small disguise-clad Pokemon seemed relieved, nodding quickly and leaning into Virgil’s arms thankfully.

The other three watched the exchange between Virgil and his Pokemon, all moving to summon their own and explain they'd be battling. None of the Pokemon had any kind of objection, especially once Roman mentioned to his team that they'd be battling with Logan and not against him this time, and they all moved to go back to the road so they had ample room for the battle.

Patton and Virgil looked over one another’s teams momentarily before looking up nodding back to each other. Logan and Roman eyed each other a bit warily, both looking across at their older brothers and sizing up the teams they’d be fighting with.

“Riolu. Please begin for me.” Logan said firmly, watching as the canine nodded and ran in front of him to prepare to start the battle.

“Eevee, you’re up!” Roman added, a confident smirk on his face as Eevee ran forward.

“Litwick, would you care to start?” Virgil gave a small smile to the excitable candle as she moved into position.

“Let’s do this, Happiny!” Patton said, smiling as the small pink egg-like Pokemon rushed forward.

“Let’s not waste time! Eevee, Quick Attack on Happiny!”

“Litwick, block Happiny!”

Roman’s Eevee darted forward, rushing right toward the small pink Pokemon. But Litwick leapt to the side and intercepted the hit, causing the canine to bounce right off the candle’s body and fall the ground, crying out as it felt a burn across its body where it came in contact with Litwick. The candle stood its ground, not seeming like it even felt anything at all from the hit.

“You’re ok, Eevee! You’ve got this!”

“Riolu, Foresight on Litwick!”

“Happiny! Use Sweet Kiss on Riolu!”

“Litwick, attack Eevee with Smog!”

As Riolu began to focus on Litwick to get a better idea on how to attack her, Happiny rushed forward on her tiny legs and pressed an adorably loving kiss to the small blue dog’s cheek. The canine was completely thrown off and was suddenly looking around in absolute confusion. Litwick unleashed a cloud of purple smoke, surrounding the foxlike normal type in the gas as he continued to try and stand. He coughed a few times and swayed, falling to the floor once again, too dazed to continue.

“Eevee, return!” Roman called, holding out his Pokeball as Eevee was pulled back in it in a flash of red light. “Go ahead Furfrou!”

“Litwick, Fire Spin on Riolu!”

“Happiny, Charm on Furfrou!”

“Riolu, snap out of it and use Quick Attack to get out of there!”

Happiny turned and moved away from the confused Riolu, rushing closer to Furfrou and giving it adorable look, causing Furfrou to look upon her much less harshly. Once Happiny moved, Litwick unleashed her fire attack on Riolu who tried to dash away, but in his confusion tripped over his own feet and fell to the ground hard before being trapped in the vortex of flame. The overall look of of befuddlement on Riolu’s face caused Logan to withdraw his Pokemon as well.

“You did well, Riolu. Ralts, you up are up next!” Logan nodded to the small psychic type who walked into the fray. “Use Confusion on Litwick!”

“Litwick, Smog back on Ralts!”

“Happiny, Pound!”

“Furfrou, Headbutt!”

Ralts and Litwick both used their attacks, Litwick getting knocked back with the Confusion attack and the smoke wrapping around Ralts. But as Ralts cried out from the effect of the poison in the smoke, Litwick cried out as well.

“What?” Virgil called, watching as his Pokemon seemed to be both poisoned and confused.

“Ralts has the ability Synchronize. It copies effects like Poison onto the Pokemon that inflicted it. Now Ralts, finish Litwick with Disarming Voice!”

As Litwick stumbled in her confusion, Ralts let out a cry that seemed directly targeted to the candle, causing her to fall to the ground, too weak to continue. Just behind them, Furfrou and Happiny were still going at it, the two of them whacking each other back and forth with their simple physical attacks. It seemed like Furfrou would have had the advantage, based mostly on size, but the two traded attacks until it was actually the larger Pokemon that grew too tired to continue. Happiny was breathing hard, but she was still holding out as both Roman and Virgil called their Pokemon back.

“Alright, Litleo! You can do this!”

“Houndour, you’re up next.”

The two small fire types bounded in, looking around to survey their surroundings.

“Ralts, use Confusion on Happiny!”

“Look out, Happiny!”

“Litleo get Houndour with a Tackle!”

“Houndour, dodge and use Bite!”

Happiny was already tired, her movement too sluggish and ultimately just not enough to get away from Ralts’s attack. As she was hit, she fell over on her side, too tired to go on. Patton immediately recalled her to her ball and away from the fight. The two fire types rushed each other, managing to snag the other in their attack and bounce away from each other.

“Lillipup, come on out!” Patton smiled, watching his tiny dog Pokemon bound forward.

“Litleo, use Ember on Lillipup!”

“Houndour, block Lillipup!”

Houndour rushed forward, diving infront of Lillipup and absorbing Litleo’s fire attack. Houndour just absorbed the small flame, reacting as if the flame attack had somehow made her even stronger and more prepared to continue to fight on.

“Perfect! Now Houndour, use Ember on Ralts!

“Lillipup, use Helping Hand on Houndour!”

Lillipup gave several happy yips, as if he was cheering on the other Pokemon, Houndour looking even more fired up as she drew in a huge breath and shot a fireball at Ralts, the psychic type unable to get away and she crumbled to the ground upon impact, letting out a little yelp.

“Ralts, return! Alright, Eevee, you’re up.” Logan called, his Eevee running in as his Ralts returned to her ball.

“We’ve almost won, Houndour, Bite Litleo!”

“Don’t let her get you, Litleo! Tackle!”

“Eevee, use Quick Attack on Houndour!”

The three Pokemon were all rushing toward each other, Eevee and Litleo closing in on either side of Houndour.

“Houndour! Duck!” Virgil suddenly called, watching as he could easily tell that the three were going to collide.

The small black dog immediately obeyed, dropping down to the ground and watching as the other two Pokemon smashed directly into each other rather than hitting their intended target.

“Now Houndour! Finish off Litleo with Bite!”

“Lillipup, Take Down on Eevee!”

The two dogs rushed toward the two other Pokemon, both still recovering from the collision caused by lack of planning. They were both thrown off even more as they were hit again, getting knocked off their feet to the ground, both seeming dazed and confused.

“…I say we call it there, do we all agree?” Logan called, reaching for Eevee’s ball.

“…Yes, I suppose this would be as good a time as any.” Roman agreed, obviously not happy about his second consecutive loss.

“We did it, Virgie!” Patton smiled, moving to throw his hands around his brother and pull him in for a hug.

“We sure did, Pat.” Virgil smirked, softly bringing up his hands to hug his brother back before shooting a side glance to his other two brothers. “But then again, teamwork works wonders, doesn’t it?” He smirked, watching his two brothers give him indignant faces before going back to focusing on literally anything besides each other or Virgil.

“Yeah! Alright everyone! Let’s get these little friends of ours all healed up!” Patton smiled, turning to move back to their campsite and gesturing for them all to come as well.

They all followed after him, settling back in the spots they had slept in the night before. They each pulled out their Pokemon, Virgil passing out Antidotes, Burn Heals, and any other specific medicines that they needed. They each had a fair amount of potions on them, and Roman had given them all their own brushes and combs, so they all sat for a while and chatted as they healed up their Pokemon and made sure they were all feeling alright after their battle.

After all was said and done, the Pokemon healed, happy, and brushed, the bags packed, the campsite cleaned up… It was time to head off again to continue their journey. They set off once more, the four brothers thinking about how so much had changed over the last 48 hours. Only one night ago, they had slept at home in their beds. Only two nights ago, they didn’t know they were going on this journey together, they didn’t even have any Pokemon of their own yet. But today… Today they were four brothers off on their journey to find their destiny, each with at least three of their own Pokemon, and it was their first entire day of being completely on their own.

Patton greeted the morning with optimism, as was his way, knowing that as long as they four of them stuck together, they would undoubtedly be able to face anything they came across. He was going to be the big brother they needed him to be. He was going to be strong and he was going to look out for them. He’d be there if they needed moral support.. If they needed a hug, a shoulder to cry on, he would be what they needed. Patton looked down at his Eevee, having elected to carry her in his arms, smiling down at his happy Pokemon and giving her a soft squeeze of a hug. He could do this.

Virgil was a bit wary, but feeling better than he had thought he would at this point. He knew his brothers had his back… He knew he could count on his Pokemon.. He wasn’t alone. No matter what, things were going to be alright. He had to do this for them… And for himself, he was slowly forcing himself to realize. As much as he knew he wanted to look after his brothers and protect them… He had to remember this was also about him. He was here to discover his calling just as much as they were. He took a deep breath and looked ahead, trying to keep calm, trying to remember what this was all about. He could do this.

Roman couldn’t wait to continue on their journey. Somewhere down the path they traveled upon was his destiny and he wanted nothing more than to find it alongside his brothers. To discover their individual callings and support each other in every way that they could. He was going to be the best that he could be, and was going to help his brothers do the same. He had admitted to himself, silently and privately, that he did have some areas that needed work. He wasn’t as smart as Logan… Who knew he’d be able to defeat him in a Pokemon battle before they even began. And he lacked the teamwork that Patton and Virgil so easily fell into. But he vowed to work on it. He was going to be the best version of himself that he could be. And that was what really mattered. He could do this.

Logan had begun this leg of the trek with his nose where everyone expected it to be. In a book. He had written notes on the landscape, on the possibilities, and had mapped out things they should investigate as they went. He was eager to learn and eager to discover, curious about what lie ahead of them. He knew he had things he needed to work on… That double battle had shown him that he and Roman had definitely synchronization issues, to put it lightly. But he also knew that they’d be able to work on that. That spending all this time together would lead to a certain harmony and routine amongst them that was sure to only strengthen as the time went by. Logan ended up sliding his notebook back in the side pocket of his bag, pulling out the map once more to see where they were off to. After reconfirming he knew the way, he put it away again and walked on, his shoulders back and his head held high. He could do this.

While the four of them were each somewhat off in their own thoughts, considering their own priorities and focusing on what they each found most pressing, they all knew that one thing was for absolutely certain. They had a lot to learn and this was going to be a hands on experience like never before. Their teachers would be the journey, the land, the Pokemon, and even each other. They walked off down the road, ready to see what was in store. Ready to discover what destinies awaited them. Knowing that no matter what they encountered, they’d face it together, and together, nothing could stop them.

#tpti

Trending Tags

Recently Viewed Tags

#tpti