River Encounter [Open]

we are the wild youth -

“I swear, Lucky, I sometimes wonder if you do this to me on purpose.”

Luna sighed as she stared down at the Pokemon circling around her feet. Only moments earlier the pair had been travelling down Route 6 on their way to Saffron City, and by all accounts it had been a relaxing and pleasant day. Fair weather. No trainers in sight. A problem free journey. And then the wild Pidgey appeared. It had only taken a moment for Lucky to spot the bird Pokemon, and before Luna could so much as yell, the Eevee had darted into the woods in pursuit. It was almost a miracle in itself that the coordinator was able to keep up. Thankfully for her though Lucky had decided to give up his game sooner rather than later, and the two were together again not long afterwards.

And hopelessly lost.

Luna again shielded her eyes from the sun and scanned the surrounding trees, but try as she might there was no sign of the road. There was no sign of anything really. Just trees, grass, and a best friend who would one day be the end of her.

“Well, now what?”

In response Lucky abruptly stopped its movement and began to sniff the ground. A moment later the Eevee cried out and, to Luna’s dismay, charged off again through the trees.

“L-Lucky!”

Groaning the coordinator slung her bag over her shoulder and followed behind. She soon became aware that the Pokemon was leading her toward what sounded like flowing water, and sure enough the pair burst through the forest and onto a grassy riverbank not long afterwards. What surprised Luna more though was spotting her Eevee jumping excitedly around what looked like discarded clothes and a bag.

Seeing this the girl squinted and stared out into the river, and sure enough she spotted the form of a rather large man playing and talking to his…Magikarp? Alright. Before Luna could so much as decide whether to call out to the stranger or take her chances in the woods and avoid tangling with a potential weirdo, she heard him shout toward her, more-or-less demanding to know what she was doing.

And as much as she wanted to point out that anyone would stare at a muscular guy coddling a fish, Luna decided to take the more tact approach.

“Sorry to bother you! I was wondering if you knew how to get to Saffron City from here?”

Looking down at the Eevee now standing next to her, the girl quickly added:

“We’re a little lost.”


OOC: Hope you don't mind if I join! Also I apologize for how long this got cries, the rest of my replies should be better.