Sully looked down at the excited pokemon sat on his knee, waving wildly at the entire room. He could tell from the few minutes they had spent together that he had a friend for life in Axew. The small bundle of energy was infectious, Sully could feel the barriers within himself starting to erode away. He rubbed the back of his new friend, it's skin much smoother than it looked. As he did so, his ears perked up to Professor Apple when she mentioned battling. Since meeting Alex, Sully spent alot of time watching pokemon battles. Initially Alex would show Sully her fathers battles but soon the two would spend days watching videos, live events, just anything to get their fix. He had studied battling more than he had his school work. While he was nervous of the social aspects involved, he felt confidence in his ability. With Axew to help him, the confidence multiplied ten fold.

Soon the professors assistant began to hand out bags to the group of teenagers. Axew stood up on Sully's knee reaching up for the bag, but B passed it straight to Sully. Axew slumped down on his new trainers knee with a face of disappointment. Sully gave B a muted thank you before handing the bag to Axew. The pokemon took the bag, turning to give Sully a massive smile. Opening the bag Axew forced his head inside, trying to get a closer look. When he brought his head back out he had a mouth full of pokeballs. Sully let out a laugh as Axew spat them back out into the bag. [color=a187be][i]"You really can't eat them silly..."[/i][/color] Looking up at his trainers face as a smile stretched across it, Axew handed the bag back. Sully zipped it up and put it underneath his chair.

Professor Apple continued on before finally announcing the first project the group would be undertaking. The mention of Snowbelle City made Sully's day even better, it was a place he had always wanted to visit. He loved snow, the way it felt in his hands and the way it would blanket a landscape. It provided a comfort within him, although he had no real idea why. Growing up he would stare out of his window in the winter months, watching the snow gradually cover the grass and trees until everything became cotton white. Everything that had happen so far, it just Sully feel like he was in the right place...he was meant to be part of this.

[i]"Are there any questions?"[/i] asked the Professor. Sully took a deep breath, the excitement within gave him a bravery he had not experienced before. He looked up at the Professor and began to speak. [color=a187be][i]"Professor...I...I don't really have a question...I just wanted...I..."[/i] [/color]Sully could feel his anxiety creeping back, his eyes beginning to drop as he felt himself slipping. It was then he felt a tiny hand on his. His eyes caught sight of Axew who looked back at him, not with the jolly demeanour shown to this point, but one of support and encouragement. A wry smile crossed Sully's face as he looked back at the professor. [color=a187be][i]"Thank you..."[/i][/color] It was clear to Sully, as much as he was going to be there for Axew, the pokemon was there for him equally.