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Pokemon! It's the only way of life in this world. And there's one trainer who's on top of it all. That mysterious looking young man with the shady back story that no one seems to know- but he's kind to most and definitely a challenge. He's stopped in from the Johto region for a little rest right now. Luck would have it that you're here too.
( POKEMON AU THAT'S RIGHT and there will be probably more to come. Guess this is just an introductory stance, stretch your AU wings with this one. )
( POKEMON AU THAT'S RIGHT and there will be probably more to come. Guess this is just an introductory stance, stretch your AU wings with this one. )
"C'mon! You can do it! I know you can!"
Yuugi can be heard cheering for.. something, over the rushing water, the soft sound of water upon rocks as it moved along, and the soft almost desperate splashing in said water, disrupting the current.
...Yes, he's trying to teach his Magikarp how to swim.
Of course, the short oddly hairstyled boy wearing leather wasn't alone. His Espeon was dozing nearby, not too keen to letting his trainer go out on his own for too long. Not with Rockets around, of course.
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The shouting caught his attention, veering his Rapidash just off towards it, taking off at top speed before the horse jumped off a small cliff and veered into the embankment where the other trainer was ...
Atem's eyebrow arched as he smiled. "Training?" At least that's what it looked like.
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"Nn!" He nodded, glancing back to his Magikarp, smile remaining. "I know he has the potential to be really strong, so I'm giving him some exercise before we fight in another match!" Gods only knew how long he was there for.
A moment passed of awkward Magikarp flailing before he blinked up at Atem. "Sorry... I hope I didn't disturb you at all.."
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He knew anyone who was training one had the patience of a saint. But the other was right, so he gave a strong nod and a smile full of approval. "Looking for a Gyarados one day?" Of course that must have been the end result. And it would be magnificent.
Still, the little after thought took him by surprise. "You didn't. I'm just traveling around with Rapidash." Nothing to attend to.
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He could focus on just... training his Pokemon. Making sure they were eating right and playing enough, though he could already hear his grandfather giving him another lecture about how boys his age shouldn't want to be 'prettying' up their Pokemon or be breeders or whatever.
He dismissed his thoughts quickly and glanced over at the Rapidash. "I bet you see a lot with her, huh? She looks really strong..." Fast, too, he wanted to add, but figured that was too much rambly because duh, everyone knew Rapidashes were fast.
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He looked back out to Rapidash with a soft smile. "She's been with me since the beginning." A very unusual starter, but she was his and he never looked back.
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"You're very lucky, then, to start with such a beautiful Pokemon." He commented, almost shyly. Indeed, from what he could see, he could tell Atem took care of his Rapidash. She was well groomed, and her fire was very bright and lively. He gave his Espeon a gentle rub to his head.
"He was my first. I'm lucky to have him, too!" The Espeon yawned a bit, shifting some in his sleep but seeming to not awaken yet.
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"I'm sure he knows how lucky he is to have you, as well." Yuugi was the very best material for a pokemon trainer. Now if only the world were full of more people like him it would have been a better place to be.
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"Good job today, Magikarp! You can rest now, alright?" He enlarged the Pokeball and pressed the button, allowing the light to emerge and surround the bobbing fish Pokemon. "We'll train some more again tomorrow!"
With one last 'kaaaarp' of tiredness, the fish was returned. Once he was, the ball was returned to his belt and he slowly stood up, dusting himself off in the process. Not that he was in a hurry or anything, but it was definitely easier to talk to someone on a similar level, instead of having to look down so much.
"Any Pokemon's lucky to have a trainer who cares." In other words, what he did wasn't anything special.. not to him, at least.
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"But your pokemon are lucky to have you. They could easily have ones that don't." He tried to push the thought a little harder. He didn't see a reason for Yuugi not to think a little better of himself. Especially not when he was doing a fine job of raising his pokemon. Rapidash looked up from the river to give a little whinny of approval-
Though that was probably a late reply to being called beautiful. Atem rolled his eyes with a smirk, knowing that's exactly what it was.
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It was a big deal to be complimented by someone so famous.
The horse's whinny made him laugh again, though more earnestly and less awkwardly this time. "I've just... done a lot of reading, I guess. I like reading up on what Pokemon like and don't like.. which I guess is kind of boring for some people, but it worked for my grandfather when he used to be a serious trainer, so..."
...was he rambling again? Oh dear.
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"Following in his footsteps?"
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Talking about his Grandfather was significantly less awkward.
"Maybe one day I'll surpass him!" Though it was said in jest, considering how laid back his goals were. Though, talking about him was never his strong point, so..
"Are you from around here?"
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At the question he shook his head. "No, I'm actually heading back to Kanto, though." Making that his place of birth by context. "Just taking the more scenic route." It would have been easy to fly away or teleport perhaps. But where was the fun in that?
"What about you?"
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He reached to one of his belt loops to grab a pokeball without even looking. It was a swift and easy gesture before an Umbreon sat quietly next to her master's leg with watchful eyes.
"I'm from Vermilion."
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