It's a fine spring morning when Ellie Pine, Junior Research Assistant, finishes the invention that will make her name. Eventually. Once she demonstrates it. And probably improves it a little, right now it requires psychic talent but-
Direct, two-way communication between humans and pokemon. It'll be a game-changer. She screws the cover plate shut and hooks it to the nylon strap.
She whistles. "Eevee! Here, girl!"
Scintillation is pretty but too long... Gleam has the same problem as Glint... She thinks she likes Glimmer and Flicker best so far? Flicker also makes her sound really fast.
"She should be an Ellievee too," Intrepid sends to Ellie, chirping.
"Intrepid would also like to extend you an offer of adoption into the Ellievee clan," she laughs.
Excellent.
They've got a little bit of time in the morning for some last-minute training.
Flicker doesn't want to tire herself out too much, but yeah a refresher can't hurt.
One they turn out to need, when the battle rolls around. Their opponents are chunky graveler and a trainer who's almost as buff. The trainer's sharp and crafty, and has good synchronization with the graveler, who is abnormally speedy.
It takes a bit of work to set up and pull off the combination attacks that will wear through their defense.
Flicker's more tired than Intrepid, but - she's really happy, too.
Heee!
She ducks her head and then rubs her cheek against Ellie's leg.
"We should celebrate!"
So off to find something suitably celebratory.
The rest of their time in Pewter passes much the same, with training and library and picnics. Their final challenge match at the gym is a doubles battle, against a sudowoodo and a boldore. Brock himself brings a pair of geodude and an onix. Ellie, Intrepid, and Flicker have to stretch in new ways to overcome those, but they manage it. Boulder Badge in hand, it's on to Cerulean City via the Mt. Moon pass.
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