A Knock on the door.

[Weegie]

A lone figure walked silently on the path, not quiet sure where he was going. His hand slowly gripped his backpack harder and he looked to his belt. A lone pokeball marked with a star on it was his only pokemon. He looked up at the path ahead, noticing a building. Perhaps that was the lab. He had heard it was somewhere around here. Perhaps there were new kinds of pokemon he would get to see. He hoped, there was one thing Damion liked, and that was new pokemon.His visor was the only thing blocking his body from the ray of sunshine. He sniffed in the cool air as he released his grip on his backpack. He sighed looking up at the sky. Why did his parents make him come? He only wished to be home, where he could ride his Rapidash all day on the ranch, instead he was to go through the land searching for pokemon. But Damion was fine with this. He would have to get over the lost of his best friend sooner or later, and this was the best way in his mind.

After a few minutes, Damion found himself in front of the Pokemon Lab, the sign made it quiet obvious now.Damion sighed, taking a deep breathe and knocked on the door. He sniffed again, and exhaled. Maybe he was coming down with a cold. Maybe his parents would let him come now. Damion quickly shook his head, no! He was hear for a reason, to go on a journey, like most people did. The only thing was, would this be the right thing for him?

[Banette]

"Coming, coming, hold on!"

After a moment or two, a thin little man in at least his early fourties poked his head through the door, smiling cheerfully. A cream colored pokemon with large blue eyes and a long, curvy tail with a large leaf at the end of it was perched on his shoulder, messing with his grey streaked curly brown hair.

"Hey! I'm Professor Spruce the III. Just call me Prof if you prefer, 'cuse that's kinda long, wouldn't ya say?" He spoke enthusiasticly. "You're my first guest I've had in a while.. You here for your starter Pokemon?" He asked curiously, seeming to enjoy just being in the presence of this boy.

The assumed grass type Pokemon on his shoulder looked up from the professor's head and waved. "Leaaafite!" The professor looked at the Pokemon. "Ah, right. This is Jasper.. Oh! Where are my manners? Come in, come in." He said, stepping aside and holding the door open for Damion.

[Weegie]

Damion smiled shyly at the pair. He had never seen a pokemon like this Jasper before. A grass type by the looks of it as well. His cry, Leaaafite, gave Damion the idea that this pokemon was called Leafite. Damion only wondered what other strange pokemon lied ahead.

"Hello Professor, My name is Damion, and yes, I have come to get a starter pokemon." he said. He looked around the lab, searching for other pokemon he had never seen before. He looked to the Professor, he had already forgotten his full name, and asked.

"I have never seen a pokemon such as Jasper. Is its name Leafite?" he asked curiously, moving his hand closer to the pokemon, seeing if it would let him touch it.

[Banette]

The Professor nodded. "Yep! Though I can probably understand why. After the Laios Incident, people just stopped coming." He said, giving a small sigh. "Which is really too bad. I find the species found on the islands quite interesting myself..."

Jasper looked at the approaching hand for a moment before grabbing it with his stubby little hands, inspecting each finger carefully. "Leeeeeaaa..." He murmered, the tiny wings on his back making a quiet buzzing noise.

The Professor looked at the Pokemon. "Ah, Jasper, don't be bothering our guest now... Eesh, I thought your species was suppost to be shy." He chuckled, the Pokemon giving a small nod and reluculently returning to simply pearching on his shoulder. "Now.. Damion, was it? There's a short document on the desk listing what Pokemon are avaliable for trainers. Feel free to take a look at it; I don't mean to be rude, but I have to step into the back room for a moment." He stated, before opening the door to a dimly lit room and shutting the door behind him.

[Weegie]

"Okay Professor." said Damion looking at the sheet. He first scanned the new pokemon. He did like Leafite, but the Water type pokemon also looked useful. As he scanned the list father, he noticed the Chickorita, then the Charmander. He held his breathe and continued reading, not letting the bad memory fill his head.He looked at the rest of the list. A Drantini would make a good partner as well. As Damion thought, he looekd the the backroom. He had been the first traveler in awhile. He wondered if he would be the only. He sniffed and looked at the sheet, the picture of the Charmander haunting his memories. He moved away from the list. As soon as he did, one of his pokeballs shook gently. "Not now Rapidash, I can't let you out here." he chuckled. He looked at the back door, waiting for the Professor to return.

[Banette]

"Alright, I'm back~ Any ideas for your choice?"

The Professor re-entered, not seeming to care that he was soaking wet and leaving puddles of water on the floor. Jasper fluttered in behind the professor and dropped a towel on his head before perching on a desk nearby. "Thanks." He said quickly, before turning to look at Damion again expectantly, a smile on his face.

[Weegie]

Damion just blinked at the dripping Professor. He would ask, but he thought that it would be for the best not to ask. He smiled at the Professor. "Yes Professor, I am trying to decide actually. Its between the.. what's it called again? The Water starter here or a Dratini. I know the Dratini's Evolving forms, but could you fimilarise me on the evolve forms of the other Pokemon? I'm very curious." said Damion. He smiled at Leafite. He seemed like a great companion.

[Banette]

"Hm... Which one?.. Foarin, you mean?"

He pondered for a minute, before heading over and clicking around on his computer. "Mm... Actually, as much as I'd like to tell you, my research has yet to be completed on them." He sighed, typing in something before continuing. "Though I've discovered that they're water-Poison dual types, typically travel in packs of five, their eyes are coated with a special film which allows them to see perfectly under water, though this doesn't cause too much of a problem on land, and they're not carbon based creatures, rather, they're somewhat more of a hydrogen-gel type substance." He finished, clicking through a few more pages.

"Though I have nothing on their evolutions. This is quite a problem..."

[Weegie]

Damion scratched his chin. "Hmm.. This IS a promblem.." Damion thought for a moment then smiled at the Professor. He had a plan. "I already have my Rapidash as a partner, but I will gladly take Foarin and update you on any attacks he or she may learn, and of course his or her evolution stages. I would love to be helping out and learning about a completely new pokemon. I plan on being a breeder, the reason I came here was to find new and interesting pokemon. I hope Foarin would love to be apart of my team." Damion explained to the professor. He was always interested in pokemon, and learning and watching a new pokemon was one of his dreams! He would be, somewhat, making history.

[Banette]

"Really? You'd do that?"
The Professor was at first, ecstatic, but he then frowned. "Mm.. I'm really not supposed to give Pokemon to trainers that have them.. But I can't leave the lab myself.." He sighed. "Uh... I guess just this once, it'd be okay.." He spoke, before walking over to a funny machine and typing something in. A Pokeball then dropped from the tube and landed into the Professor's open hand.

"Okay.. Oh! Right. I'm supposta grab you a couple things, huh?" Digging through a cardboard box, he retrieved a plastic ziplock baggie containing a Pokedex, five Pokeballs, and a few potions. "Here. It isn't much, but it'll help." He smiled, handing the Pokeball and baggie to Damion. "Here ya go! I suppose you don't have any questions?"

[Weegie]

Damion frowned as the Professor replied to him. "Well, technically it is my pokemon, but I actually haven't done anything to raise it. My mom thought it would be a good idea I had a pokemon, just in case I encountered anything I couldn't handle. This is actually the first time I entered a lab." he explained.

Damion reached out his hand and took the supplies that he gave him. "Thank you Professor. I will not let you down." He said happily. He took the pokeball that contained the Foarin and him. His new partner emerged from the pokeball and looked up at him. Damion smiled and looked at the Professor, not sure what he should do now. Was there anything else he needed to do before leaving?

[Banette]

"Mm.. Okay. If you don't know where to go, head south of here to Laios Pass. You have your Pokemon with you, so you should be okay... Just try not to stay there after nightfall, okay?..." The Professor spoke warily, knowing full well how the Pokemon acted on the moonless night... "Though when you reach the beach, you'll either have to swim your way to the next island, or wait for Barry to give you a ride. Either option could take a day or so as far as travel means.."