The pokeball released a bright golden light when activated, already a change from the deep red of most pokeballs. But it was when the blue light vanished and exposed the pokemon within that the truly unique contents of the pokeball became apparent.<br/><br/>There, standing in the center of the room and shaking his head was a Litten! But his colors did not match any Litten known, shiny or regular. His short unruly and boyish hair was a smokey black color, his dark locks matching the pair of fluffy cat ears atop his head but contrasting his tanned, smooth skin.<br/>His eyes then opened to reveal a pair of glowing golden eyes, each as intense and sharp as molten gold.<br/>He wore long hoodie that matched his hair, with a large gold fire design on the double sided pocket that rested over his lower stomach. A pair of long, midnight black pants loosely fitted his slim hips, held in place by a gold studded belt that seemed just as loose. His feet were just barely visable from under the frayed folds of his pants, but a pair of roughed up black shoes matched the same dark and bad boy tone as the rest of his outfit.<br/>Letting out a soft breath the boy slipped his smooth hands into his pockets and tilted his head back into his hood, obscuring his smooth lips and mouth behind the soft cloth of his hoodie. The presence of cloth on his head pushed his long and boyish bangs forewards slightly, obscuring his left eye in unintentionally. "Ugh...what now?" He mumbled as he raised a fingerless glove clad hand to his face, trying to dispell  the dizzy feeling in his gut after being held in a pokeball for so long.<br/><br/>"That is a varient." Professor Hemlock explained, ignoring the litten. With a motion of his hand towards the black and gold Litten, who coughed once before glancing over his shoulder to stare over at Illyana curiously with his golden eyes. "Effectively they are pokemon with different colors than what is concidered "Main stream" in pokemon...A famous example of this is Mythril's silver gallade...and this specimen." nodding he turned to look to Nocturnus who was studying the pokemon intently. "So...what your saying is there are more of these on that island you found near Johto?" he inquired before looking over to Illyana and smirking. "That I would very much like to see you try...at another point." he teased her lightly, then glanced back to the professor as he spoke again.<br/>The professor nodded and slipped his hands into his pocket. "Indeed. It has quite a few rare and strong pokemon as well...I saw no indication that any human before myself stepped foot there. That being said I did not venture far, as I did not know what I might find..but managed to catch four pokemon during my time there...One of which I plan to give to my assistant for research purposes, and the other two to you as insurance for your funding and support."<br/><br/>Nocturnus raised an eyebrow at the professors words and glanced down at the Litten who was busy studying Illyana from the shadows of his hoodie. "...You will need no insurance." The guardian stated before looking back to the professor. "Give one of the pokemon you were going to give to me to her...Ive already got a team im rather fond of and do not desire to raise any of these...oddities you may find. At least not till more research on them is done." Raising a hand and waving to the professor he spoke again. "You will have your funds, professor...but I am not a patient man. Take your new apprentice and what you need to that island tomorrow, and make sure they are all well enough equipped for the journey."<br/>With that Nocturnus snapped his fingers and vanished! clearly using a teleport skill to leave.<br/><br/>For a brief moment the professor smiled, then made his way over to his desk at a brisk pace.<br/>"Illyana please get to know your partners well over the next twelve hours. You will gain an additional companion aside from the litten... Courtesy of Nocturnus."<br/><br/>At the professor's words the litten's molten eyes widened in surprise and his jaw dropped a bit. "Wait-what?!" He inquired, exposing a pair of catlike fangs in the corner of his mouth. A soft rustling sound came from his pants before a fuzzy black tail slipped out from where the litten had hidden it! A single gold ring lying at the base of the bifurcated tail, which had now began to swish about slightly. "Hold on doc...You leave me in this thing without touching it for a full week, then when you finally decide to let me out its to tell me that I now belong to...A vaporeon?" He blinked his golden eyes again then frowned and tilted his head a bit, staring at her. "...A milotic maybe? I cant tell-"<br/><br/>"Her name is Illyana, and at least she has one...She is not a pokemon and will need your help in battles. So you get to know her well over the next few hours...And that is for the best concidering our destination tomorrow."<br/>Reaching down he opened a drawer and set a selection of objects onto the table, then slid them forward into two orderly piles. "We will be going to an island off the southern coast of Johto that I had found during an earlier exploration...You will be the only human aside from myself to ever step foot on this island, so be prepared. Here I have for you three items for the journey. Firstly, The pokemon from nocturnus, here in this premiere ball. Secondly I have a pokedex, filled with all the pokemon known so far...and lastly..." a hand he pet the velvet covered black box with the SYLPH co. logos on them. "...A tool that I want you to use only if you happen to find a truly rare or unique variant that you must have. Dont let anyone see you have this and keep it close at all times...understand?"<br/>After that he lifted a hand and waved her off, dismissing her. "Now please, head upstairs to your quarters. there is a bedroom with a bathroom that should serve just fine for now...And yes, the Littem is yours...Careful, he is a handful....As for the pokemon in the other ball, Im sure he will be quite to your liking as well."