Latias was... Sure as hell an interesting addition to my team at this point. I already had four team members as well and I didn't have a Professor willing to sponsor and host any extra Pokemon. So I was likely only going to get two more at most.
But a Vaporean, a future Gardevoir, a future Milotic, and now a Latias. Sure my team wasn't some mega competitive team that was mathematically perfect and doing some weird strats. But they were good Pokémon with also good potential, at least in my opinion.
"Latias!" My new largest Pokémon cried happily as she snuggled up against me.
All the while, Rose, my adorable Kirlia, cried out in abject betrayal.
"Calm down Rose... She is just a baby?" I said helplessly as Latias gave me a look of utter innocence as I pulled her back a bit.
[LoonyLoveGood- Ohh what kind of Pokemon is this? Obviously, it's a Latias but what else can you tell us about it?]
[WorstTeacher- Digimon are still better then 'Pokememon'. Mehhh Anyway so you going to go challenge that water gym at some point today?]
Even as Rias and Hoshino Ai cooed over Latias's adorable form. I was actually considering that point, honestly. And after a moment of thought, I nodded as my Pokémon were fairly strong even if they didn't have some kind of super advantage over water types.
"Yeah, I do need to beat the other gyms as soon as possible." I said with a shrug. As not only would it make me stronger. But it would also allow me to invite others to the stream from other worlds.
Either way, I refocused on Hoshino Ai, giggling as that damned Jigglypuff had transitioned from sleeping into loud if not still adorable snores.
I then took in the surroundings and with Latias floating beside me now. And Rose aggressively took up her position in my arms. I said helplessly. "Let's get going I guess. I won't bother closing the stream if I am going straight to a gym match."
It was almost surreal. Going from the damp cold of Hogwarts' surrounding area to the still damp and humid. But the very tropical heat of Cerulean City.
And as we walked out of the empty park area that we had gone to teleport away and such. As we entered the very populated section of Cerulean City and headed towards the giant Gym building.
Many people paused as they looked at me. Because most trainer's kept their Pokémon sealed away in their Poké Balls and whatnot. And me?
I had two out-of-region Pokémon that they likely didn't recongize at all in the open and on my person. As Latias had found her 'favorite' spot within a couple of minutesof being outside and just born.
She liked to fly just behind me with her stubby, cute arms laying on my shoulders to guide her flight as she rested her head on my own head.
"Latias!" She trilled as she took in all the other people and our surroundings.
'Doesn't Latias feel the emotions of the people around her? She is a dragon and pyschic type after all?' I mused as I gently formed a pyschic connection with Latias's mind.
As the connection formed. I could feel Latias's own emotions, and it was... Alien in a way that not even Rose or the rest of my Pokemon's emotions could feel as they weren't remotely babies or anything.
Was this Latias even a 'baby' was the most confusing feeling as her mind felt... Very, very developed despite how impossible such a thing was. Like I almost felt like Arceus dumped a pre-grown baby on me.
But I knew that this Latias was still a weak and young dragon, especially as her mental strength as a psychic type was particularly weak.
Rose made something of a growling noise with a harsh 'Kir!' noise from her as she forced a mental connection and all but shouted at me. [Don't make a connection without me!]
And I could only helplessly smile as I gave Rose, who was in my arms, a head pat to calm her down.
"By the way Jake. While you are looking into the gym battle. I will be looking at the Coordinator Event's that are being hosted at the gym building as well." Hoshino Ai said with a grin.
Inwardly, I bemoaned the entire arena that was going to get a free nap when that divine Jigglypuff started singing. But I nodded and said with an encouraging smile. "I will be there to watch as well. Don't worry!"
We quickly made our way to the giant gym building and as we got into it. It was all to clear that it wasn't Misty herself running this gym. As this gym doubled as both a water park as well as a gym/coordinator event center.
There was actually three different secretaries working at the front as well. And when I asked to sign up for a gym battle. All three secretaries shared a sigh with the one I was talking to saying helplessly.
"Fine, just don't expect much. And your opponent is Miss Daisy, you will be expected to field one Pokemon and do NOT try to charge her for an autograph or some other fan related meeting. She is purely acting as one of Cerulean's gym leaders."
I blinked at her words before I said with a slight frown. "Why is the duel only one pokemon? Isn't the point-"
The secretary cut me off as she said sharply. "Miss Daisy is a very busy woman. Mr Bariss, she has coordination events to lead, movies to act in, music to write, and a hit podcast to direct. You have your gym battle today, at four PM sharp. Please do not be late or your match will be counted as a loss on your Trainer Record."
As I took the entry pass from the secretary I was reminded how Misty in the Pokemon show was running around trying to build up experience and her own team. All because her siblings were just handing out badges and such.
Their disinterest in actually running this Gym facility was all too damned clear with even Ai saying in some irratation. "I do wonder how much money the league is giving the sister's to keep this gym running at all. If this is their attitude about running it!"
Actually... Now that I thought about it. One gym leader was literally the leader of the region's major criminal gang. Another gym's leader was a soldier with major PTSD who made their trainer's go through traps to simulate a battlefield's own traps.
These Cerulean sister's had no actual interest running this gym as an actual gym to run battles in. Another one was a partial narcoleptic who spent more of her time doing flower arranging and teaching other young girls how to be elegant young ladies.
And the poison gym leader from the mutterings of Sabrina was a crazy old ninja dude who was more interested in training his ninja disciples then running gym battles.
'Literally ALL of the damned gym leader's here in the Kanto region have a screw loose actually.' I coudn't help but realize with a helpless shrug as I walked out with Latias still holding onto my shoulders and resting her head on mine.
Actually I think she was dozing off at this point.
And realizing my new Pokemon was utterly tired after you know... Just coming into existence in the last half an hour. I told Ai th at we should go find a nicer hotel seeing as we planned to stick around in Cerulean City for the next few days anyway.
Not only did I still need to look around for a prism scale. But I also needed to see what kind of moves that Latias had to begin with.
After we checked into the nice two bed hotel I called out quietly. "Alright guys. The gym battle isn't for a few hours so I am going to cut the stream for now. I want to spend some time figuring out what wand fits me, learn what movies Latias has and do some other shopping and stuff."
[PrincessOfRuination- Fine... Just don't forget to send me a wand at some point! If you get another Pokemon that requires something like a Metal Coat, I bet I can donate some stuff so you can get one.]
I nodded and said with a small smile. "Of course. I wasn't going to NOT send you a wand Rias. Imagine if Ajuka could clone a phoenix through from a feather, though. How much would that ruffle the feather's of the Phenex clan haha." I laughed to myself.
Then my face twitched as Rias sent another message. [Imagine if he could clone Ho-Ho instead... A real divine pheonix, I would smother you with my breasts if you came over with Ho-Ho. Riser's face at that moment would be the highlight of my life!]
[AdminKriegan- Staph with the thottery you foul wench! Begone devil for you shall distract the streamer from his grindset!]
[AdminKriegan- Also good fucking luck catching Ho-Ho. This world doesn't rely on game logic, so don't think you can just catch them using a pile of thirty Pokeballs and spamming sleep on him.]
In which I could only shrug and with a sigh I collapsed on the hotel bed. And once I got comfy I messaged back into the stream chat that was still plenty active.
"Even if my Pokemon and myself were strong enough to catch them... I am not even in the right damned region to find Ho-Ho anyway!"
And then I was verbally face smacked as Rias rightfully pointed out. [Actualllllyyyy. Remember Ho-Ho was at the start of the show and saved Ash/Pikachu. Ho-Ho is a flying type legendary, who says they need to stay on the Johto side of Mt Silver when it can just fly over???]
There was a moment of silence as I considered Rias's point before Luna helpfully questioned if Ho-Ho's migration had anything to do with breeding as it was looking for a mate. Which I think there was only the one Ho-Ho? As while Latias was called a 'Legendary'
In reality they while very rare, did exist in flocks of Latias and Latios that flew around the world as well. But they could make themselves literally invisible if they felt threatened. So they weren't that well documented.
After a moment of thought... I decided to type some shade back. [Ravel is the better little sister.]
And while Rias spammed question marks, I took my win and relaxed for a bit while Ai went to the bathroom to get washed up after all the fun we had today.
"Hmm, actually I still need to find a wand that fits me." I muttered.
I sat back up after a minute of resting and a pile of wands fell onto the surrounding bed. Along with a pile of Hogwarts mandated magic books for first years hit the floor and stacked up quickly.
I stared dully at the pile of wands as I then realized something. Whenever untrained wizards were trying to find their first wands. They would often end up throwing half the inside of the building around themselves. And otherwise causing property damage.
What if I repainted the entire hotel room a garish ugly color? What if I lit the damned bed on fire? There was actually a good chance of causing some real, very expensive issues just trying out these wands.
So with a sullen heart. I did what needed to be done as I just grabbed the standard book of spells Year 1 and just started reading.
And. I even made sure to mentally close the streaming chat so that I could focus properly!
Soon enough Ai came out of the shower with a bounce of excitement before she dove into the opposite bed with a sigh of relief. "Haaa... So tired."
I looked over at Ai and said with a chuckle. "Hey... Should I fill up the bath tub and let Diva and my Feebas play around in it?"
Ai gave me a tired look before she said helplessly. "Should be fine... I guess they are used to people having water pokemon or just giving their Pokemon a bath as well. As the bathroom does have a drain in the center of the floor."
Well that was something. So I nodded and with a heavy grunt of effort I got up and went into the bathroom to take a quick shower before I did in fact fill up the bathtub which allowed Diva my Vaporean and my Feebas to soak in the water and play a bit.
"I plan to have you fight later today at the gym battle Feebas." I said softly as I stroked along the sides of Feebas's scales.
And the giant fishes dull eye's met my own with a rather blunt 'Why' being shared between our minds as I had formed a mental connection between us before I spoke.
I chuckled before I said in amuesment. "Woudn't you want to win a match that buys your prism stone to let you evolve?"
If which ever sister I was told to fight was just a jobber who wasn't going to fight my Pokemon seriously anyway. Then I had no fucking shame in having the much nicer Magikarp roll their own pokemon.