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[color=#75CC20]"C'mon, c'mon! Today's the day! Today's the day!"[/color]

Today was the day indeed. Archie flung the curtains open, bathing their hotel room in the sun's blinding light as it rose on the horizon. His parents groaned and rubbed the sleepiness from their eyes.

"Good Arceus... Archie honey, it's still too early..."

[color=#75CC20]"But today's the day I'm gonna get my own Pokedex and Pokémon! And Adriane might be there too! She might be waiting for me already! So c'mon, let's go get ready!"[/color] Archie said a little too enthusiastically in the morning. His parents only groaned in agreement, still finding trouble to properly open their eyes as they rose from the bed.

They agreed to book a hotel at Grand Glory City since Edda was a good few hours worth of travel from here. They've actually arrived at the city a few days before upon Archie's insistence, clearly too excited for this life-changing moment for him. They took the time to explore the city, enjoy its restaurants as Archie was looking at everything in wonder and awe.

While there were also humans with their own Pokémon walking around in Edda City, there's something about looking at them here at Grand Glory from Archie's perspective that's really different. This feeling of hope and excitement, but also a bit of nervousness in his heart was really weird for a 10-year-old like him to experience, but nevertheless Archie was still beaming with what the future might possibly hold for him.

The same thing couldn't be said about his parents. His dad was more apprehensive about letting him go explore the Evig region with just his Pokémon; he's still a little kid after all. No kid should be exposed to so much possibility of danger and uncertainty. Archie's a sweet little boy who saw the good in everyone. There could be some people who might take advantage of his kindness.

Then again, Archie's mom reminded his dad that they both ran away from home to follow their dreams of becoming theatre actors in Edda. They had a lot of ups and downs, so many applications and so many rejections, but it was in Edda that they found and fell in love. It was in Edda that they've achieved their dreams. It was in Edda that they had Archibald. 

Adriane greatly understood the predicament of Archie's parents but she also said that kids deserve to go carve their own path in life and go find out what they're passionate about. After much reflection, his parents did go out and follow their dreams too. If they keep Archie in the nest his whole life, how could he learn to fly?

So here they were, walking up to the building where the League Administration Headquarters were located. Well, Archie already ran up to the front and was jumping in excitement as he waited for his parents to catch up. They all saw the big words '[b]EVIG POKÉMON LEAGUE[/b]'. As the two parents looked at each other, they thought this was it and nodded in understanding at one another.


"So... You sure really wanna do this, kiddo? Once you get inside, there's no turning back. You know this right?"

Archie looked up to the sign on the building and then looked at his parents. [color=#75CC20]"100% yes."[/color] He said in a serious yet eager tone. His parents saw how his green eyes gleamed with excitement and hope as he's beginning his journey to follow his dreams. Yep, this was their kid after all.

They knelt down to meet him in eye-level. "You're just like your mom and dad, honey. We too went on our own 'journey' to follow our dreams, then we had you which is much, much better! We're sure you'll meet a lot of new people, see lots of cool Pokémon, and have a grand ol' time following your dreams of becoming a hero."

"Just always make sure to look out after yourself, okay? You don't have to battle all the time. Make sure you're always well stocked on supplies, that you're taking care of yourself and your Pokemon. And remember, you will always have a home to come back to at Edda. I'm sure we can fit your team in our home. Heck, we can even fit a Rayquaza if we can make it work!"

The three shared a hearty laugh as they all huddled together, Archie's mom smiling at him proudly while his dad crying because he missed his son already. [color=#75CC20]"I'm gonna be okay, Ma, Pa. I'm gonna work hard with my Pokémon to be the best hero just like Adriane someday. I'll defeat the bad guys and protect everyone! Just you wait, I'm gonna make you proud!"[/color] Archie beamed at his parents, kissing their cheeks before running off towards the building. 

[color=#75CC20]"Bye! Love you!"[/color] He said loudly, looking back and waving at his parents as he entered the lobby, which he was very much surprised to find out that there were a lot of people there already. It seemed that they were also there for the same reason Archie was: to get their own Pokémon and Pokédex. Adriane did say there were also others like Archie who were chosen to become Trainers, and he was even more excited about the prospect of adventuring with them all!

There were a lot of interesting people to talk to, but Archie decided to sit at one of the free couches, looking at the people his age gathering and talking amongst each other with excited eyes. Archie wondered what kind of Pokémon he'll get? Whatever it was, he's sure it'll be awesome!