Donna
She thought for a moment. "Some pomeg berries would be nice. I love pomeg berries. Back in hoenn they believed they had some... Magic quality to them. Something about duplication? It was weird, i cant really remember it. But it made them pretty famouse in the region, and a houshold staple" She humed, going to her bag, pulling out quite a few,"Would you mind if i chop these up and add them in?" She brought them over to the colapsable table.
Chad
"Well that's some rumor. Hopefully it's true, because we could use that flavor!" Val jokingly replied with a slight laugh. He mixed the ingredients together, attempting to create the greatest Curry he has ever made. "Ya know, there's a reason I came out here. Turns out, there's a slight chance that Goomy or Sligoo might appear at night around these areas. It could be my chance to catch another Psuedo legendary!" He exclaimed
Donna
She smiled at that, and then remembered,"Oh, i almost forgot! I have a present for you!" She rushed into the tent. After a few minuted of thumping around and searching, she finally came back out. In her hands was an odly shaped object wrapped in clothe and tied with string,"You can open it when you are done. Be very careful with it" She said, placing it on one of the thicc logs they where using as seats
Chad
Val smiled at the sight of it. "That's very kind and thoughtful of you. I really didn't think anyone other than my family or fans would get me a gift" He responded, blushing. The pot began to steam and the delicious smell filtered everyone's noses (that is, the ones with noses). The curry was ready! One by one, Val got dishes for the Pokémon to enjoy and even offered Chris some curry. "This is what babysitting does to you. You learn to make curry!" He said, beginning to chow down
Donna
She chuckled, scooping some into her mouth. Her eyes widened. "Oh wow! This is really good" She exlaimed, almost about to shovel it into her mouth. She stopped though, face growing bright red, embarrased. Then she started to eat it more... Civalized. Last thing she needed was for val to think she was usualy some messy eater.
Chad
"I'm glad you like it. Honestly, years of perfection came to hand there. Making Curry is something I never knew I could even do!" Val informed. He continued to eat his curry as he watched their Pokémon enjoy it as well. "Hopefully your Pokémon like it. After all, it was OUR best effort!" He'd say to her. Cyclone, Acidstorm, and Jett seemed to enjoy it the most out of all the Dragons
Donna
Her pokemon where deffinatly enjoying the curry. Chris quickly finished her, placing down her bowl. Then she entently watcbed him, filled with excitment. She couldnt wait for him to open the gift.
Chad
They finished up their meals. All of Val's Pokémon were stuffed. "Man. That was good!...And I'm the one who made it!" Val cheerfully said as he finished. He pulled out drinks for everyone to enjoy. Val turned to Chris and looked her in the eyes. "What's with the expression? Want me to open it already? If you insist!" He said to her, reaching for the gift.
Donna
She grinned, scooting closer as she watched. Ruin rolled his eyes,"Its nothing that special..." He huffed. She exhaled, glaring at him,"Sometimes i wonder why dad gave you the ability to speak..." "Me too" He retorted, curling up and facing away from the two
Chad
Val opened the gift. He looked closely at the item before him. "It's... A fossil? What kind?" He asked her. Before Chris could answer, he noticed. "Ah! If my instincts are correct, then you can't deny the fact that this might be a Dragon! I know them too well" He finally figured. He hugged Chris gently. "Thanks for the early birthday present" He said to her with a small chuckle
Donna
"Not really a birthday present" She chuckled, hugging him back, blushing slightly,"I believe they may have a place to reanimate pokemon here, soooooo..." She pulled back,"It is a Sacrasour fossil. Its a dragon ghost. Though you already have that dragapult of yours..." She rubbed her neck, looking away.
Chad
"Well it'll be nice to have another addition to the team! Who knows, maybe it could become good friends with Stormfly. She does like company" Val informed her. "Speaking of which... It's Goo time!" Val quietly said. He turned to see if Chris understood the joke. "G-Get it?...Cuz Goomy and Sligoo tend to-" He quietly said, now regretting the joke
Donna
She exhaled,"Yes, val, i get it... A *Goof* Like you deffonatly deserves one" She smirked, giving him a wink and a finger gun. She could be just as cringy right back. Then again, its not as bad if both of them where being dumb was it.
Chad
Val approached the forest area gently without making a noise. He then saw it: A Sligoo waiting for him. "This is gonna be good..." He quietly said to himself, reaching for a ball... Or so he thought. His hearth practically stopped when he discovered the horrible truth: "I'm... I-'m out of Pokeballs..." He quietly said, feeling as if his whole existence was a lie
Donna
She didnt either... But she had an idea. She grabbed a bunch of the left over berries, carrying the quitly over to him,"Hey" She whispered,"Try these. Maybe if you get it to like you, you wont need a pokeball for now." She smiled
Chad
Val smiled at Chris. That was some good thinking, and he was willing to admit it. "Nice thinking!" He said to her. He began to lure the Sligoo with the berries. "Hey there buddy! Why don't you take a nice berry, huh?" He quietly said to the Sligoo. The Sligoo took notice and began to approach them. He slowly dropped the berry for the Sligoo to eat, then another one, and another. Soon the Sligoo gained his trust and squished onto his lap. "Geez, you're a little heavy..." He quietly exclaimed. He smiled at Chris. "Wanna take turns carrying the little guy?" He asked her with an eyebrow raised
Donna
"Hah, you think we need turns. I could carry you and the sligoo" She gently took the sligoo from him, holding it easily,"You end uo being pretty damn strong after having to use the gear my father made for me and training with the literaly brick wall that is my buddy matt. Ill show you a picture of him after i clean my hands so i dont get goo on my phone,"She hummed, smiling down at the pokemon
Chad
Val calmly smiled and gave her bedroom eyes. "Yeah... I like strong women..." Val said. His eyes widened when he realized what he said. He immediately began to blush. "WELL NOT THAT I-. ITS JUST THAT I-. YOU'RE REALLY GREAT!" Val quickly said, blushing as hard as ever. He felt like an idiot saying that
Donna
Chris went bright red, and she almost dropped the sligoo. She tried to form a sentance, anything, but couldnt really get anything out. She stammered, and paniced. And all she could finally get out was a meek little "Thank you". Thank you... THANK YOU?! The guy you like finally made a move on you and you say thank you?! She repremended herself in her head.
Chad
Val stood quiet for a moment. He wanted to keep talking and forget about what happened but he didn't know the words. "Soo... I think it's about time we hit the hay, don't ya think?" Val asked her. He was right. The sky was already full of stars. Besides, Val was already feeling tired. He let out a small yawn
Donna
"Y-ya. And we still need to figure out where you will sleep in the tent..." She bit her lip, kicking the ground a little. Then she turned,"C-come on" She said, making her way back to the tent, sligoo still in her arms
Chad
Val forgot about his tent problem. "Doh! You're right!" He'd exclaim. He didn't know how to fix the situation. He quickly thought of an idea without thinking it through. He just said the first thing that came to mind. "We can sleep together..." He said. Suddenly, he just felt like a ghost. He didn't know why he even said that, but it was the only option there was
Donna
She stopped, silent for a moment. Then she finally looked back at him, face bright pink. She smiled,"Y-ya. You could i-if you want. I dont mined." She looked away, letting out a nervous laugh
Chad
Just as they headed back, Jett and Ashleigh built Valiente's tent for him, so the problem was solved... More or less. "Well looks like my Dragons were kind enough to do the hard work for me!" Val replied with a chuckle. He was silent for a while. "Hey so about what happened earlier..." Val began to say
Donna
Chris genuanly looked dissapoonted. She exhaled,"Ya. Problem solved..." She said, gently putting sligoo down. She ran a hand through her hair.
Chad
Val felt relieved... But sad at the same time. "Ya know something funny?" He asked Chris. "When I told my sisters about you, they seemed very eager to want to meet you. I don't think they've met another strong trainer like myself or mom. Maybe one day you could come over..." Val informed her
Donna
"Ya... Id love to"She rubbed her arm, turning away. "Anyways... You should probably get to bed..." She said, walking back to her tent. Midas watched, looking back at val with an amused expression. *Seems you dragons just screwed your trainer over* He said to jett and ashleigh
Chad
Val returned both of his Pokémon and headed into his tent, but before he slept, he got back up. "Hey, Chris..." Val called out. Chris looked over as Val walked up to her and hugged her. They stood quiet for a moment. Val then headed to his tent. "Goodnight!" Val cheerfully said with a wink
Donna
"Good night" She forced a smile, then headed back to her tent again. That was a dissapointmEnt. She groaned out. Cuddles sounded really nice tonight.
Chad
The morning after, Val immediately woke up, prepared breakfast, and got straight to business by pitting Slipstream against Acidstorm. Slipstream went for a Hyper Beam while Acidstorm countered it with Shadow Ball. Acidstorm went for Hurricane, confusing Slipstream. "C'mon, Slip! Show some guts!" Val called out. Their attacks were causing a lot of noise as well
Donna
It only took a few minutes for chris to leave her tent, hair a mess, obviously unhappy being so rudly awaken. She walked up to the two pokemon, barely even caring about the attacks. She grabbed acidstorms tail... And slammed him to the ground pretty damn hard. Then she dusted off her hands. She glared at val,"Wake me up like that again, and you dont wanna know what happens..." She huffed
Chad
"Sorry about that" Val said, giggling. "Sometimes I don't even know the strength of my own team. Seems like Slip is about to find out, tho" Val continued as Slipstream was still hitting himself in confusion. "I left breakfast there for you in case you wanted. Hope you like pancakes!" He informed her
Donna
She looked away, blushing. She was still salty about last night. "Ya... Thanks..." She said, going over to the table to grab herself.Some breakfast,"So. How much longer you camling for?"
Chad
"Well I'm not too sure..." Val responded. Suddenly he remembered something. "Oh! Well the exhibition match against the trainer Woolen happened!" Val informed. He got up seeming so pumped. "It was great!" He cheered
Donna
"Oh? Who won?" She asked, putting a healthy serving of syrupe on her pancakes. She sat down at the table with her fork, and stuck a peice into her mouth. She tried to show she was interested, beacuse she was, her energy was just low
Chad
"Ready for this?" Val asked her. He began to reveal the Victor. "While it seemed as if it was a draw. They slowed down the footage, revealing that Cyclone fell first before his Mega Sceptile did, making the kid the winner!" Val said. He didn't seem disappointed. "All that fight did was pump me up. I want to get stronger, and one day go for a rematch! Then I'll surely win!" He exclaimed, pumping his fist in the air