Paradise Pokeball System

I Know, Silly!

When we arrived at the show, Clive was already hard at work, greeting potential candidates and performing sound checks with the team. He smiled when he saw us, and I immediately noticed the change in him. He seemed calmer and more relaxed now that the girls had a slot in the tournament and everyone was preparing for it. Tallia was standing nearby, bouncing around with excitement as she watched the other teams practicing their routines.

"Clive, you should take a break," Jolene suggested, patting him on the shoulder. He shook his head, but then gave us both a tired smile.

"I guess it wouldn't hurt to grab something to eat before the competition starts later tonight," He said, and I nodded in agreement. We all headed over to get some food, discussing tactics and strategy for the upcoming tournament as we ate.

"Landon! You came to see the show?" Tallia asked, and I nodded.

"Yes, and after the main show my Pokémon are going to have their own show, thanks to Clive," I laughed, and Tallia's eyes got big and Jolene laughed.

"I can't wait to see them! Good thing the girls went and got clothes today!" Tallia laughed, and Clive and I also laughed, but a bit more uneasily, sharing a look.

"This is good that the three of them are together, but why don't you go check on the girls, and I will take Tallia to get a quick bite to eat before the show starts," Jolene said, linking arms with her daughter, and I nodded.

"Yeah, that does sound like a great idea. I will check on them and see you both in a bit! Thank you for the meal, Jolene," I said, and Tallia's mother smiled at me.

"Anytime," She said, and walked away with Tallia.

As the women left, Clive walked over beside me, and chuckled. "Which one do you think you will pick? Both the women seem to be interested in you," Clive said quietly, and I grinned at him.

"Picking only one brings too many headaches, so I am just trying to get both of them to join me," I said, and Clive started to cough, and I turned to see him holding a cloth to his face that was turning red.

"Both, aye? Well, you are quite the ambitious young man! ...Wait, don't you already have two... and all those beautiful Pokémon... Next thing you are going to tell me-"

"Landon!" Nemona said as she ran over and nearly tackled me to the ground as she ran over and jumped at me.

At the same time, Clive's cloth became solid red as his eyes bulged. "The Champion Nemona as well?!"

"Hey, Nemona! I said after catching my balance, and hugging her back.

"Mr. Clavell!" Nemona cheered, but then looked at Clive with a concerned look as he wavered on his feet. "...Are you okay?"

"I think I will be better after getting some water. I really seemed to have missed out on something in life," Clive said as she wandered away, still wiping the blood from his face.

"What is wrong with him?" Nemona asked, and I shrugged as I spun her.

"Overload, I think," I laughed, and then stopped spinning. "I am surprised that you are here."

"Yeah, we have hit a deadwall, and we could kind of use your help, but Arven is still leary about you coming down there," Nemona explained, and then smiled brightly. "So, I have the week off to help you train!"

"Really? I'm guessing that you need Cryo's help?" I asked, and she nodded.

"Yeah, but it is because you said he was an AI. I am not going to go into it, because it is hard to believe that it is real. Then again, you did come from a different time," Nemona said and I frowned.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, but Nemona shook her head.

"No, no. Don't worry about it till we can get you down there! Don't worry! I have already been thinking up a work out for you and all your Pokémon!" Nemona cheered, and I let her go, and put up my hands.

"Hold on! I would love to do that, but I promised that I would go check out the Team Star Bases with Clive tomorrow, but you can come with us if you want," I suggested, and Nemona made a face.

"I can just train your Pokémon inside the balls tomorrow. I don't want to interrupt your guy's time, and that training will be good, but you only need two pokemon for that!" Nemona said, but I frowned at her.

"You can't just come in," I said, and then got closer, whispering, "I have to catch you first."

Nemona just giggled at me, and nodded. "I know it's silly. I already talked to my sister about it, and she said I should go for it if I want to. Something tells me that everything you are doing is actually important, and I think joining you would make my very boring life much more interesting!"

I just stood and stared at her, but I could see that she was serious about it. "Okay, then it is settled. We will have to catch you tomorrow." I smiled, and she smiled back before giving me a hug.

"Yeah! Now, what are you doing here? Are you putting your Pokémon in the pageant?" Nemona asked curiously, and I nodded.

"They are going to go on after just to show off, and then they are all getting prizes," I said, and Nemona grinned.

"That sounds like fun! That means you can sit with me and watch! Ha! It's like another date!" Nemona laughed, and I smiled.

"Tallia just left with Jolene to get a bite to eat, and I was going to check on the girls to see how they are doing," I explained, and Nemona nodded.

"Cool, it is going to be like a Wagon Wheel Date! Is Lusamine and Joy going to come too?" Nemona asked, and I laughed.

"First, what is a... Wagon Wheel Date?" I asked, shaking my head. "And yeah, but I think that Joy and Jolene might stay in the back with the girls. Those two seem to get along really well, and Lusamine really likes her," I said, and Nemona laughed.

"She seemed pretty crazy at first, but I think that you are slowly getting through to her. Well, since I don't want to make you catch me out in the open, I will just wait here till you come back," Nemona said, and I nodded.

"You have to at least promise not to disrupt anything until after the show is over," I said, and she smiled brightly.

"No promises! Now go see your little ladies!" Nemona said playfully, and I laughed as I walked away.