Sunlight was actually playing with his two pokemons. After a few hours of walk, he decided to get some time with his buddies. In that way, he would learn more about their attacks and them.

“Hum, Motisma, asked Sunlight, Can you give me the list of attacks this Litten use?”

“Bip, yes!! Answered the Motisma-Dex. There is a pool of potential attacks this pokemon can use. Let’s try them all so you know what attacks pool Litten possess.”

Sunlight give a look at the move pool of Litten and begin with the first move.

“Litten, use Fire Fangs!!!” said Sunlight to the pokemon

Litten look at him with a interrogative face. Motisma then told him he have to precise what or who to use the attack.

“Oh, right. Litten, use Fire Fang, but on this log!!!”

Litten bite the log and totally reduce it to pieces.

Sunlight then pass to the next moves, and at the end, he had determined the 4 attacks Litten could use: Growl, Fire Fangs, Ember and lick. Then, he does the same with Fennekin, which have the following moves: Scratch, Ember, Tackle and Growl.

“Hum, not bad, with these moves, you could actually be able to pull out some wins.” said Motisma-Dex.

Sunlight try to pet the Litten and this one let him do it. Motisma is surprised by Litten attitude.

“Wow, i am surprised to see a Litten letting his trainer cuddle him in such a few time!” he said.

“What do you mean?” asked Sunlight.

“The Pokedex mention that Litten is a pokemon which the trust is hard to gain, he explain. But they are not all the sames and maybe some can be more cuddly than others. No, what is surprising is that a pokemon who got rejected by it’s last trainer bound so easily to a new one.”

“I didn’t know that, said Sunlight. I must have fall on a special one!!”

Then, Fennekin also join Litten, visibly wanting some affection and attention from his master.

“Oh, you also want to be petted? Said Sunlight. Get here, you little fur ball!!”

While he was cuddling his two pokemons, Motisma start to make noises. Sunlight soon notice Motisma’s strange attitude. Litten and Fennekin suddenly start to make agressive noise.

“What are you so upset?” asked Sunlight.

He get the answer when 3 huge creatures come out of the forest. They were very menacing and looked pretty strong.

“Oh no!! Said Motisma, We are in trouble!!”

“Why do you say that? Asked Sunlight. And can you show the names of these creatures?”

“This time, i will be fast, he said. These are 3 Pangoro, they are Dark/Fighting type Pokemons and they are known to being aggressive with those who enter their territory.”

”Hum, thought Sunlight. I could maybe beat the fire out of them, but i don’t want to cause a forest fire.”

Sunlight place himself in front of his two Pokemons to defend them.

“Hum, does these pokemons have a weakness to exploit, Motisma? What the Pokedex said about them?!”

“They have indeed a weakness, he answered. If the leaf in their mouth is destroyed, these pokemons lost all fighting spirit. By example, using fire on them”

“Fire, you said? Asked Sunlight. Well, i have two pokemons who know Ember”

“Right!!! But do quick!!!” said Motisma.

“Litten, Fennekin, he said, use Ember on the Pangoro’s leaf.!!”

The two little creatures throw a little ball of flame at 2 of the 3 opponents. The 2 Pangoro which the leaf have been burned immediately become passives. But the Last one was about to strike Sunlight with a powerful punch. This one use his magic to make Pangoro’s leaf catch fire, and the pokemon also become immobile and depressed.

“This is the moment, said Sunlight. Let’s just get out of here before more of them come!!”

The 2 pokemons, the Mostima-Dex obey and follow him. After running for 30 minutes, they take a break and breath a shot.

“Phiew, that was close, said Sunlight. Are everyone okay?”

His pokemons make him an affirmative sign, which was meaning they were fine. He put them back in their pokeballs and ask Motisma if he was near to the exit. The living Pokedex tell him they were not close to get out of the forest.

“Dang it!! Said Sunlight. I have enough of the forest!!! I want so much to burn it to the ground!!”

“Well, said Motisma, that would be a bad, very bad idea. A ton of innocent pokemon live in these woods and they depend of it to survive.”

Sunlight continue to walk, hoping he would soon get at the exit of the forest, But then, he arrive in front of a river.

“Oh great, water...he said. I hate water, especially when it’s cold.”

“I analyzed the water of this river and found it is clean for consumption” said the Motisma-Dex.

Sunlight withdraw his two pokemons out of their pokeball to let them drink the water.

“Hum, I am surprised that Fire Type pokemons need to drink water, said Sunlight. Should it will not be supposed to kill them?”

“Wrong, said the Motisma-Dex. Water is a vital element for every living beings. Even for Fire type pokemons. Did you not drink water too?”

“Well, Sure!!! Said Sunlight, but generally, i drink water too, but i prefer when it’s hot. I really love tea, hot chocolate, herbal tea. This is my quirk. Also, i am rarely thirsty and that will look weird for you, but i don’t sweat.”

“Hum, This is true!! Said Motisma. We walk for hours in this warm forest and you didn’t have a single drop of sweat, How this is possible.”

“This is genetical, said Sunlight. I am a little bit special, if i can say so myself....”

Motisma analyze Sunlight body with a lot of scanner.

“I detect that your body temperature is over the top, he said. In fact, your body temperature is at nearly 60°C. This is scientifically impossible for an human to be alive with that body temperature.”

“Maybe your scanners are wrong, said Sunlight. I am normal!! Alright, let’s continue our route, i just hope we will get out of the woods before the night.”

Sunlight look at the river and sigh.

”First, we have to cross this river, he thought. How am i going to do that without awakening more suspicions? Wait, i know!!!”

Sunlight order to his Fennekin and Litten to return in their balls, Then ask Motisma if he could lift him to the other side of the river.

“I am not that strong, he answered, And this Water seem cold, Hum, maybe if we could convince a Pokemon of this forest to take us on the other side, Like one with vine whip or strong enough to throw us...These Pangoro could have done the job. Hum, If you had a Psychic or Flying type Pokemon, that could have work too...”

“Screw it, i will try the jump!!” said Sunlight.

“No, if you fail, this is a 20 meters fall in the cold water of this river!! Said Motisma.”

Sunlight suddenly sit on the ground and look at his feet

“Hum, Wait, that’s it!! He said. I totally forgot i had them!!”

Sunlight active his rocket boots* and start to float in the airs. Motisma is surprised, in a good way.

“Rocket boots? He said. Beep, this is awesome!! Where did you got them?”

“Hum, well, i bought them, and then upgraded them myself” he answered.

Sunlight quickly reach the other side of the river but don’t stop there and fly above the forest. Motisma was following him too.

“I see a town at the horizon!! Said Sunlight. Let’s go!!!”

He fly in direction of the town, which take him near than 2 hour. He decide to land on the ground when he is at 1 kilometer to avoid attention. They walk the rest of the distance and arrive at the entrance of Santalune City. But the night was close and instead of heading to the arena, Sunlight head to an hostel. He remembered he had is magic purse* on him.

“Hum, do you accept the bits?” he asked to the owner of the place.

The owner was captivated by these solid gold coins.

“Sure!! He answered. I will easily be able to convert them in money later!! This is for only one?”

“Hum, i have also two Pokemons, answered Sunlight. Your hostel accept them, no?”

“We only accept little Pokemons, but you are responsible for them, if they cause any damage, you’ll have to pay them.”

Sunlight show his two companions.

“Hum, they are in rule, said the man who was owning the place. Let me show you your chamber!!”

The man show them a good looking room. The chamber had one bed, a bathroom, a mini-bar, a T.V and a lot of space.

“Do mister would love to eat something?” asked the owner.

“I will take something spicy, with a hot drink. Answered Sunlight. You have spicy meals, right?”

“Then, you will love our famous Inferno Chili, said the man. This is a chili very spicy and sweet made with a mix of Tamato, Razz, Spelon, Mago and Nanab Berries, incorporated with our Homemade sauce, quality meat and natural grown beans.”

“Hum, sound tasty...” said Sunlight.

“Are you sure about that? Asked Motisma to him. Two of the berries in this recipe are among the spiciest who exist!”

“I am sure, said Sunlight. I will take this meal!!”

After 30 minutes, the meal he ordered finally come. During that time, He took a shower and feed his pokemons with pokemon food.

“Be careful, this meal is extremely hot, in all the senses of the term, said the waiter. Enjoy your meal!!”

Sunlight take a spoon of the chili and eat it.

“Hum, are you okay, asked Mostisma, seeing that Sunlight had no reaction. I prevented you that it could be too spicy!!”

“This is...the best chili i ever ate of my life!! He answered. It’s sweet little taste match perfectly with it’s great spiciness!!”

He give a little bowl of it to his two pokemons, who immediately jump on it. Both eat the meal with appetite.

“Well, But don’t forget that the chili is a very fibrous meal, said Motisma. You may expect to have a bad time when you will wake up tomorrow!”

After finishing his meal, Sunlight watch for sometimes the T.V, then goes to bed. The next day, he woke up brutally because his intestines were in fire. He go to the bathroom, where he stay for at least 20 minutes. Motisma was laughing during that time. Sunlight finally exit the bathroom with a satisfied face.

“Don’t say anything, said Sunlight to his Motisma-Dex. Let’s just leave and head to the city Battle Gym...”

Sunlight leave the hostel and head to the local arena where he will challenge his first Gym Leader.

“Hum, maybe we should plan a battle strategy, said Motisma. Your pokemon maybe have the advantage, but without coordination and experience of battle, you will probably loose”

“Hum, that is a good idea, he answered. But, hum, can i nickname you?”

“Sure!! Answered the Pokedex, i can also mimic both male and female voices, depending of your preferences”

“Hum, well, Do you have in your repertory a feminine deep and calm voice?”

“I verify, said the Motisma-Dex. I found a match!!”

The Pokedex reboot himself in two minutes. Then when he start to talk, it’s voice have change to fit the preferences of Sunlight.

“Is this what you wanted?” asked the Motisma-Dex.

“This is perfect, answered Sunlight. Now, i will call you, hum...Cinder 2.0?”

“Hum, i get the fact you love everything that is fire related, But why 2.0?” asked the Pokedex.

“This is the name of a precious companion i had recently, before we got separated...” he answered.

The Motisma-Dex stay silent for a moment.

“Oh, I should be honored, then, that you consider me like a companion” he said.

“Hum, enough talking, said Sunlight. Now, show me these battle strategy you were talking about!”

“The basics or advanced ones?” asked Cinder 2.0

“Let’s begin with the basic ones” answered Sunlight.

While he was beginning to learn battle strategies, At the Illumis airport, Sunset finally arrived at destination.

“Kalos, There i am!!!” she said out loud.

Next Chapter: Chapter 4: In the heat of the Battle!!! Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 36 Minutes