Saving Arceus

Gold's POV

"This place is pretty nice," I say to my roommate for the night.

Green walks out of the bathroom in her purple pyjamas and instantly finds herself in the middle of the big bed. The bed takes up most of our Pokemon Center room.

The "room" is like an acorn hanging off the cliffside, waves crashing in the water underneath. It's cool but the glass floor can make you dizzy. Now that it's dark we can also see a sky of stars from the wall to ceiling windows.

Wimpod Cove is a collection of houses built into the cliffs of the cove. Some are built into caves or on large wooden decks wedged between cliff faces. A collection of rope bridges hang between the houses, connecting them all.

"It's so romantic," She sighs before noticing my raised eyebrow. "If you weren't here of course."

"Of course," I shove her over so I can fit on the bed. "Maybe Serena will make a move on Ash."

"She already did."

"WHAT?"

"Yea when you were busy getting kidnapped."

Green gives me a summary of what Serena told her. 

"Only took a few weeks of being here," I joke. "Maybe Elemente is the region of love."

"Maybe," Green laughs and turns of the lamp.

The room goes dark and I stare out the window. Leader battle two here we come.

Ash's POV

"I've been to a lot of battlefields but this is awesome," I awe at Wimpod Cove's battlefield. 

It hangs between four cliffs, strong rope keeping it steady in the winds coming off the ocean. Waves roll underneath, the water well below the field.

The platform, some combination of turf and strong base, has no railing or anything. Green, Serena, and I watch from a more stable wooden deck that overlooks the field.

Gold stands at one end while the Bug District Leader stands at the other.

"It is," Serena agrees. "Do you know the leader Green?"

"Mhm," She nods. "Professor Arthropod."

"Professor?" Serena questions and she nods again.

I study the guy who will be my future opponent as well. Unlike most of the people from the Bug District, the professor is dressed in more modern clothing.

He has a green dress shirt, black dress pants, and of course a white lab coat. He has short brown hair and square glasses.

"Welcome Gold!" Professor Arthropod's voice echoes through the area. "It's been awhile since we've had a military recruit make it this far."

Gold nervously laughs and Eevee jumps out in front, still in her bug form.

The Professor smiles wide at Gold. "I know why you're here so let's do this."

Green's fingernails scratch the railing keeping us from taking a dive. She must be nervous.

"We can do it Eevee," Gold encourages the green fox Pokemon.

"Is that a bug type eevee evolution?" The Professor takes off his glasses in amazement, to which Gold nods. "Now that is intriguing. Pineco let's learn together."

Gold's first opponent is a dark teal bug type, Pineco. It is shaped like a pinecone, with two big eyes on the front. Its colouring alludes to its grenade-like properties.