Pokemon BW.03 The Striaton Situation
Stormy and Jonathon meet back up with Flo and Terry at Striaton
The next day, Jonathon and I woke up on the outskirts of Striaton City. "Good morning." I said to Jonathon.
"Good morning." He said with a smile. "Did you have a good sleep?."
"I did. Thank you for coming with me." I said, smiling back to him.
"It looks like Treeko wants to get something to eat from the pokemon centre though." Jonathon said, looking at my Treeko.
"Ok, let's look in town for one." I agreed. After walking around for about an hour, we decide to ask a local where the pokemon centre is.
"The pokemon centre? It's that big building in the middle of town there." He points to the east.
"I should have remembered that the pokemon centre is a big building. I guess I'm not used to this region yet." I said.
"Don't worry. I forgot about that too." Jonathon confessed.
"So where are you from then, if you're not from here?" I asked him.
"I come from a little town called Lavaridge. The gym leader there was my idol for many years, but after I left for Sinnoh, my idol became a person named Flint."
"You come from Hoenn? No way! So do I! I was born in Fallarbor Town!" I nearly shouted with joy. Not only did I meet someone who was from my home region, I found someone who used to live close to my town.
"So what made you move from Hoenn?" I asked him.
"I moved because my mom was moving to Twinleaf Town in Sinnoh." He explained. "That's where I met my best friend Infernape." He had a cute smile while thinking about fond memories.
I started blushing. "Hey, what's wrong? Why is your face all red?" He asked.
"N-no reason!" I looked away quickly. "W-we should head to the pokemon centre soon."
"Alright! Let's go!" he said enthusiastically.
At the pokemon centre, we spot two familiar people. "Hey Terry, Florance!" Jonathon yelled out to them.
Well this is going to be awkward. "Hey Terry and Flo." I mumbled, gazing ashamedly to the side. "I'm sorry about yesterday." I apologized to Flo.
"It's alright, I shouldn't have tried to talk you into believing something that you don't." she accepted my apology. "Anyway there's another pokemon professor in Striaton. Professor Juniper gave me something to give to her."
"Oh really? What did she want to give to the other prof.?" Jonathon asked her.
"I don't really know. It could be anything." Flo said. "Anyway, we should find this other professor."
"Ugghh, why are you leading the way?" I ask Flo, who (obviously) doesn't know the way to this other professors' house. "You do realize, asking someone directions would be the fastest way."
"I know that!" Flo had puffed her cheeks out. "I just wanted to see if I could find it without asking."
"Uh huh. Well, can we just ask someone already? I don't want to walk around aimlessly anymore."
"Can you two not pick at each other's throats today?" Terry asked us.
"Sorry Terr." That was quick. Oh well, might as well agree.
"Sorry Terry, but I still say we should ask someone for directions."
No one had noticed Jonathon come back from somewhere else. "It should be down this road on the left." He pointed ahead.
At least one of us is productive. We walk down the road to where Jonathon pointed and knock on the door. "Come in!"
One by one, we go through the door way. You know, for a lab, this doesn't look too high tech. "Oh, you're here for Dr. Fennell huh?" One of the residents read our look of confusion. "She's upstairs with Amanita."
"Ok, I'll go up and give this to her real quick." Flo said. "I'll be down soon."
"I'll come with you Flo." Terry piped in before she left. Both of them had disappeared up the stairs.
"Hmm. Interesting. Anyway, I want to ask one of you something. Who is Dr. Fennel?" I asked the woman who told us where Fennel was.
"She is, obviously, another professor. But instead of studying different kinds of pokemon, she studies the effects of one type of pokemon has on our mind." The woman explained. She seems knowledgeable about her neighbour upstairs.
"Effects...on our minds..." I let the last word hang.
"Yes, she observes a pokemon named Musharna, and its effects on our dreams. She also examines what is called 'Dream Mist.'"
"Dream Mist? What's that?"
"No one knows, tha-"
"OH MY GAH! THIS IS SO GOOD!" We hear a sudden yell from upstairs.
Oh great, what did she give him? Just then, Terry came back down with a cup of coffee, I assume he really loves this coffee.
"I really love this coffee!" See, what did I tell you.
"Young man, can you please not yell in this household." The women I was talking to started to scold Terry. Before long, he was blushing with embarrassment and went back upstairs after a quick apology.
"Thanks for answering my questions ma'am." I said while bowing. "Please excuse me." I start heading upstairs to meet this other professor. "Ah, you coming too J?"
"Yeah, I'll be right up." He said. He had a trophy in his hand; it must belong to one of the family members here. I knock on the door before entering.
"Come in." I hear a voice come out from inside.