Devon & Pent
[Route 701 Pokémon Center]The early morning sun shone through the windows of the Pokémon Center’s lobby, gifting the few Trainers and Pokémon that sat around prepping for the day ahead with some relaxing warm light.
Devon, Pent, and Shinon sat in rolling chairs at one of the computer terminals off to the side of the front desk. Currently on screen, a trail of dots would trace around in a circle as a video call was connecting. Devon, (now dressed in a dark blue hoodie with a bit of white fuzz on the inside of the hood and blue jeans) spun around in his chair to face the handicapped professor and his Lucario with a gleam of excitement in his brown eyes.
"So you guys ready to meet a talking Pokémon?"Pent smiled widely, his gaze upon the teen before him.
"Oh yes, I'm actually quite excited. I've heard of Zoroark, but I've never actually seen or met one, despite them being native to Kalos."Shinon nodded as well, agreeing with his Trainer.
<It's certainly a unique Ability, I would be very interested.>Turning back to the screen, a tone would go off before a younger woman's face would appear on the screen. She was a bit short, had long black hair, and wore a thicker green sweater as she smiled at the faces that greeted her on the other side. Her brown eyes evident of fatigue as they seemed a bit dull.
"Hello Devon! I thought you might call in. How’s Viore? Are you and Dad doing alright?" The woman’s eyes shifted to the right to spot Pent and Shinon.
"I see you’ve already made some friends too. I’m Devon’s mother Sarah."Devon raised a single hand in a short wave, and sighed while still maintaining a smile.
"Hi Mom. Viore’s pretty good, and I’m fine. Last time I checked Dad was hanging out in a hot tub with Biscuit back in New Amber town." A grin came over the boy’s face.
"And don’t worry, I’m checking up on him so he doesn’t get into any trouble. Anyway, this is Pent and Shinon. Met them on my way out of the airport." The teen would add as he looked back at the two.
A smile crossed Pent's features,
"It's a pleasure, Sarah." Shinon also nodded, letting out a soft grunt,
<Good morning, it's nice to meet you.> Sarah looked over the man and his canine with curiosity for a few moments.
"Good call Devon. Hello you two. A Lucario huh? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before….Cool."Devon leaned into the screen a bit and drummed his fingers on the desk.
"Sooo...Is Nasir around? Pent wanted to meet him. Not everyday you meet a kid with a talking Pokémon right?"The woman chuckled a bit as she stood up from her chair, and leaned down to smirk at her son through the screen.
"Am I really that boring? Alright alright I’ll get him for you." Turning away from the three, Sarah walked out of frame as her voice could be heard in the background.
"Nasir! Devon’s on the phone! Can you come here please?"Some rustling could be heard before a large Zoroark appeared on the picture.
"Devon...! How is Viore...? Oh?" Furrowing his red brows, the Zoroark, Nasir, looked over the dark-haired man and his Lucario.
"You've made friends, then? I'm Nasir, it's nice to meet you both."Pent smiled, waving to the Zoroark; Shinon making a similar gesture.
"It seems Devon was right—you are able to speak. I've heard accounts of it, but I've never seen a Zoroark first-hand..."Nasir's face flushed.
"I... am able to speak, yes. It's through the use of my Ability Illusion, so truthfully I'm not speaking." Beaming, Pent replied,
"Regardless! I am still quite impressed."Devon snickered a bit at the Zoroark’s obvious embarrassment.
"He’s something else alright. Hey Fuzzy. This is Pent and his Lucario Shinon by the way. They’re from Kalos. French dudes." Gesturing to the two behind him, he then refocused on Nasir.
"And Viores awesome man! You should have came with! I already met the regions professor, Maple, got a new Pokédex from him, and before we left Sinnoh..." The teen held up his left wrist near the screen, a small white band wrapped around it. A multi-colored stone similar to a marble shone within it.
"...Professor Rowan gave me this. That little stone inside of my bracelet is a Keystone. And he gave Shock a stone too, Ampharosite. He told me all about something called Mega Evolution. So basically, using this Keystone and Shock’s Mega stone, Shock can evolve again. Pretty crazy right? He gets a crazy hair do, kinda like yours but white, and even becomes part Dragon-type! Isn’t that awesome!?"Tilting his head, Nasir looked over the Kalosians for a moment before his gaze fell back to his Trainer.
"I'm glad you're enjoying yourself. You're... probably right, I should have came with. I've yet to find it, and..." A tinge of sadness painted the Zoroark's features for the briefest of moments before he pulled himself out of it.
"A... Keystone? Mega Evolution...? Intriguing... I suppose you'll have to tell me all about it later." Once the Trainer/Pokémon pair finished with their back and forth, Pent continued the conversation.
"Oh yes, quite intriguing indeed. The most interesting part however, is the fact a Pokémon reverts to its previous stage once it feels the additional power is no longer necessary. So it is essentially a non-permanent evolution."The Zoroark on the other side of the screen's eyes widened,
"...Truly?"Pent nodded with a wide grin.
"Oh yes. When you're reunited with your Trainer, you should have your Ampharos friend demonstrate.""I'm certain he will wish to battle me as soon as you return to Johto, Devon."Devon sat back into the rolling chair, and spun around a bit by pushing with his feet with laughing.
"Haha! Yeah probably. Shock kept showing off his Ampharosite to the Pokémon of this other girl we met, Sirina. He’s pretty pumped about it."A grin played across Devon’s face as he spun back to face the Zoroark on the screen.
"Oh! And you got competition for the whole 'talking Pokémon' scene Fuzzy! Shinon can talk to Pent using his Aura. It's a Lucario thing apparently. It's only with Pent so far though." Looking behind his shoulder, the teen would blink at the Lucario standing by the desk.
"He was trying it with me too yesterday, but it didn’t work yet. Wanna try that again Shinon?"A slightly confused expression crossed the Zoroark's features.
"...Aura? Hmmm... I cannot say I'm familiar with it. Well, even if it's only to his Trainer, that is still quite the feat."Pent grinned, nodding.
"It's quite helpful! Well then, Shinon, perhaps you could give it another attempt today."When prompted, Shinon nodded at Devon, and then Pent. The Aura sensing organs dangling from his head began to levitate as he attempted to amplify the strength of his Aura, projecting it towards Devon.
I'm not sure if you can understand this...Devon let his head hang back off the chair, and gasped when he heard actual speech in his head.
"Hey! I understood it!" The teen whipped around and beamed at the man’s Lucario.
"I heard you Shinon!” The impressed teen then returned to his Zoroark on the screen, and snapped.
"He did it Nasir! Now I know two talking Pokémon! Pretty sweet. Anyways, how’s it going in Johto Fuzzy? You helping Mom with chores and stuff?"Blinking a few times, both Pent and Shinon spoke at once,
"You did!?" <...you did?> Devon nodded at the duo’s surprise with a smirk.
”Yup! It sounds kinda echoy too.”Taking a few moments to process the information, Shinon finally let out an excited yap.
<I-I can't believe it worked!>Nasir seemed a bit confused, but smiled regardless.
"You certainly meet interesting individuals on your journeys." Nodding, the Zoroark continued,
"Indeed I am. I haven't had much time to chase after the Rainbow-colored Pokémon. That said I was visited by Maya and Lucrecia the other day. They're doing well." Furrowing his brows, Nasir attempted to look at a television screen across the Pokémon Center.
"...Was there a fire near you?"Though still surprised he was able to communicate with Devon, Shinon took a step back, following the Zoroark's gaze to a screen behind them.
<Bitterwood Forest...?>Devon spun his chair around to view the TV screen currently showing the news report of the night prior. The teen raised a confused brow.
"Oh shit. Guess there was. Someone sparked a fire in the woods? Why I wonder…."After a few more uncomfortable moments of staring at the new cast, Devon turned back to the computer to smile at his Zoroark.
"Well uh, we should probably go grab some breakfast and head off soon, right Pent? Gotta wait for Sirina to wake up too. It was good to see ya Nasir.""It was good to see you, Devon. Nice to meet both of you as well." A smile crossed Pent's lips as he nodded,
"You're right, we probably should. It was a pleasure, Nasir." The Kalosian professor's Lucario gave out a soft grunt of agreement.
The screen went dark as the call disconnected, and Pent turned to look at the news report which seemingly ended.
"Hmm, I wonder what happened. Well, I suppose it's of no concern to us right now... we should definitely eat something."The group went to the back kitchen, and grabbed their respective meals from the Chansey before taking a seat. Sitting in a nearby table was two young Trainers whom had Johto starters, and an exceptionally rare Pokémon. Pent's eyes were drawn to the green Pokémon.
