Sunlight was actually playing with his two pokemons. After a few hours of walk, he decided to get some time with his buddies. In that way, he would learn more about their attacks and their personality.
“Hum, Rotom, asked Sunlight, Can you give me the list of attacks this Litten use?”
“Bip, yes!! Answered the Rotom-Dex. There is a pool of potential attacks this pokemon can use. Let’s try them all so you know which attacks Litten possess.”
Sunlight gave a look at the move pool of Litten and began with the first move.
“Litten, use Fire Fangs!!!” said Sunlight to the pokemon
Litten looked at him with a interrogative face. Rotom told him he had to precise what or who he had to use the attack on.
“Oh, right. Litten, use Fire Fang, on this log!!!”
Litten bited the log and totally reduced it to pieces. Sunlight then passed to the next moves, and at the end, he had determined the 4 attacks Litten could use: Growl, Fire Fangs, Ember and Lick. Then, he does the same with Fennekin, which had the 4 following moves: Scratch, Ember, Tackle and Growl.
“Hum, not bad, with these moves, you could actually be able to pull out some wins.” said Rotom-Dex.
Sunlight tried to pet the Litten and this one let him do it. Motisma was surprised by Litten’s attitude.
“Wow, i am surprised to see a Litten letting his trainer cuddle him in such a few matter of time!” he said.
“What do you mean?” asked Sunlight.
“The Pokedex mention that Litten is a pokemon of which the trust and affection is hard to gain, he explained. But they are not all the sames and maybe some of them can be more cuddly than others. No, what is surprising is to see a pokemon who got rejected by it’s last trainer bound so easily with a new one.”
“I didn’t knew that, said Sunlight. I must have fall on a special one!!”
Then, Fennekin also joined Litten, also wanting some affection from his master.
“Oh, you also want to be petted? Said Sunlight. Get here, you little fur ball!!”
While he was cuddling his two pokemons, Rotom started to make noises. Sunlight soon noticed his strange attitude. Litten and Fennekin suddenly started to make agressive noise.
“What are you so upset, you guys?” asked Sunlight.
He got the answer when 3 huge creatures came out of the forest. They were very menacing and looked pretty strong.
“Oh no!! Said Rotom-Dex. We are in trouble!!”
“Why do you say that? Asked Sunlight. And can you tell the names of these creatures?”
“This time, i will be fast, he said. These are 3 Pangoro, they are Dark/Fighting type Pokemons and they are known to being aggressive with those who enter their territory.”
”Hum, thought Sunlight. I could maybe beat the fire out of them, but i don’t want to cause a forest fire.”
Sunlight placed himself in front of his two Pokemons to defend them.
“Hum, does these pokemons have a weakness to exploit, Rotom? What the Pokedex said about them?!”
“They have indeed a weakness, he answered. If the leaf in their mouth is destroyed, these pokemons will lost their energy and fighting spirit. By example, you could use fire on them”
“Fire, you said? Asked Sunlight. Well, i have two pokemons who know Ember”
“Alright!!! do it quick!!!” said Rotom.
“Litten, Fennekin, he said, use Ember on the Pangoro’s leaf.!!”
The two little creatures threw two little ball of flame at 2 of the 3 opponents. The 2 Pangoro which the leaf had been burned immediately became passives. But the one who had not been touched was about to strike Sunlight with a powerful punch. This one used his magic to make Pangoro’s leaf catch fire, and the pokemon also became immobile and depressed.
“This is the moment, said Sunlight. Let’s just get out of here before more of them come!!”
The 2 pokemons and the Mostima-Dex obeyed and followed him. After running for 30 minutes, they took a break.
“Phiew, that was close, said Sunlight. Is everyone okay?”
His pokemons made him affirmative signs. He put them back in their pokeballs and asked Motisma if he was near to the exit. The Pokedex told him they were not even close to get out of that forest.
“Dang it!! Said Sunlight. I have enough of the forest!!! I want so much to burn it to the ground!!”
“Well, said Motisma, that would be a bad, very bad idea. A ton of innocent pokemon live in these woods and they depend of it to survive.”
Sunlight continued to walk, hoping he would soon get out of the forest. Then, he arrived in front of a river.
“Oh great, water...he said. I hate water, especially when cold one.”
“I analyzed the water of this river and found it is clean for consumption” said the Motisma-Dex.
Sunlight withdrew his two pokemons out of their pokeball to let them drink the water.
“Hum, I am surprised that Fire Type pokemons need to drink water, said Sunlight. Shouldn’t it be supposed to kill them?”
“Wrong, said the Motisma-Dex. Water is a vital element for every living beings. Even for Fire type pokemons. Did you not drink water too?”
“Well, Sure!!! Said Sunlight, but generally, i drink water too, and i prefer when it’s hot. I really love tea, hot chocolate, herbal tea. This is my quirk. Also, i am rarely thirsty and that will look weird for you, but i don’t sweat at all.”
“Hum, This is true!! Said Motisma. We walked for hours in this warm forest and you didn’t have a single drop of sweat, How this is possible?”
“This is genetical, said Sunlight. I am a little bit special, if i can say so myself....”
Motisma analyzed Sunlight body with a thermal scanner.
“I detect that your body temperature is abnormaly high for a human, he said. In fact, your body temperature is at nearly 60°C. This is scientifically impossible for an human to be alive with that body temperature.”
“Maybe your scanners are wrong, said Sunlight. I am normal!! Alright, let’s continue our route, i just hope we will get out of the woods before the night.”
Sunlight looked at the river and sighed.
”First, we have to cross this river, he thought. How am i going to do that without awakening more suspicions? Wait, i know!!!”
Sunlight ordered to his Fennekin and Litten to return in their balls, Then asked Motisma if he could lift him to the other side of the river.
“I am not that strong, he answered, And this Water seem cold, Hum, maybe if we could convince a Pokemon of this forest to take us on the other side, Like one with vine whip or strong enough to throw us...These Pangoro could have done the job. Hum, also, if you had a Psychic or Flying type Pokemon, we could reach the other side easily.”
“Screw it, i will try the jump!!” said Sunlight.
“No, the currents are too strong!!” Said Motisma.
Sunlight suddenly sat on the ground and looked at his feet
“Hum, Wait, that’s it!! He said. I totally forgot i had them!!”
Sunlight activated his rocket boots* and started to float in the airs. Motisma was surprised, in a good way.
“Rocket boots? He said. Beep, this is awesome!! Where did you got them?”
“Hum, well, i bought them, and then upgraded them myself” he answered.
Sunlight quickly reached the other side of the river but didn’t land and continued flying above the forest. Motisma was following him too.
“I see a town at the horizon!! Said Sunlight. Let’s go!!!”
He flew in direction of the town, which took him 2 hour to get to. He landed on the ground when he was at 1 kilometer from the city to avoid attention. They walked the rest of the distance and arrived at the entrance of Santalune City. But the night was close and instead of heading to the arena, Sunlight headed to an hostel. He remembered he had is magic purse* on him.
“Hum, do you accept gold bits?” he asked to the owner of the place.
The owner was captivated by these solid gold coins.
“Sure!! He answered. I will easily be able to convert them into money later!! This is for one person?”
“Hum, Does pokemon counts? asked Sunlight. I mean, does your hotel accept them?”
“We only accept little Pokemons and you are responsible for them, if they cause any damage, you’ll have to pay them.”
Sunlight showed his two companions.
“Hum, they are in rule, said the man who was owning the place. Let me show you your chamber!!”
The man showed them a good looking room. The chamber had one bed, a bathroom, a mini-bar, a T.V and a lot of space.
“Do mister would love to eat something?” asked the owner.
“I will take something spicy, with a hot drink. Answered Sunlight. You have spicy meals, right?”
“Then, you will love our famous Inferno Chili, said the man. This is a chili, very spicy and sweet, made with a mix of Tamato, Razz, Spelon, Mago and Nanab Berries, incorporated with our Homemade sauce, quality meat and natural grown beans.”
“Hum, sound tasty...” said Sunlight.
“Are you sure about that? Asked Motisma to him. Two of the berries in this recipe are among the spiciest who exist!”
“I am sure, said Sunlight. I will take this meal!!”
After 30 minutes, the meal he ordered finally came. During that time, He took a shower and fed his pokemons with pokemon food.
“Be careful, this meal is extremely hot, in all the senses of the term, said the waiter. Enjoy your meal!!”
Sunlight took a spoon of the chili and ate it.
“Hum, are you okay, asked Mostisma, seeing that Sunlight had no reaction. I prevented you that it could be too spicy!!”
“This is...the best chili i ever ate of my life!! He answered. It’s sweet little taste match perfectly with it’s spiciness!!”
He gave a little bowl of it to his two pokemons, who immediately jumped on it. Both ate the meal with appetite.
“Well, But don’t forget that the chili is a very fibrous meal, said Motisma. You may expect to have a bad time when you will wake up tomorrow!”
After finishing his meal, Sunlight watched for sometimes the T.V, then went to bed. The next day, he woke up brutally because his intestines were in fire. He went to the bathroom, where he stayed for at least 20 minutes. Motisma was laughing during that time. Sunlight finally exit the bathroom with a satisfied face.
“Don’t say anything, said Sunlight to his Motisma-Dex. Let’s just leave and head to the city Battle Gym...”
Sunlight left the hotel and head to the local arena where he would challenge the Gym Leader.
“Hum, maybe we should plan a battle strategy, said Motisma. Your pokemon may have the advantage, but without coordination and experience of battle, you will probably loose”
“Hum, that is a good idea, he answered. But...Can i nickname you?”
“Sure!! Answered the Pokedex, i can also mimic both male and female voices, depending of your preferences”
“Hum, well, Do you have in your repertory a feminine deep and calm voice?”
“I verify, said the Motisma-Dex. I found a match!!”
The Pokedex rebooted himself in two minutes. Then when he started to talk again, it’s voice had changed to fit the preferences of Sunlight.
“Is this what you wanted?” asked the Motisma-Dex.
“This is perfect, answered Sunlight. Now, i will call you, hum...Cinder 2.0?”
“Hum, i get the fact you love everything that is fire related, But why 2.0?” asked the Pokedex.
“This is the name of a precious companion i had recently, before we got separated...” he answered.
The Motisma-Dex stayed silent for a moment.
“Oh, I should be honored, then, that you consider me like a companion” he said.
“Hum, enough talking, said Sunlight. Now, show me these battle strategy you were talking about!”
“The basics or advanced ones?” asked Cinder 2.0
“Let’s begin with the basic ones” answered Sunlight.
While he was beginning to learn battle strategies, At the Illumis airport, Sunset finally arrived at destination.
“Kalos, There i am!!!” she said out loud.