CH108 (338), Rendezvous

The next morning I slept in for a bit, and neither mom nor dad came up to wake me up, so it was already close to 10 a.m by the time I woke up by myself. I naturally did not need to sleep that much, but there was just something liberating in being able to sleep in.

Seeing how late it was, I quickly began handing out everyone's breakfast, while wishing everyone a good morning. However, I noticed that a few gluttons had eaten a few berries when they noticed that I was running late, and left the stem lying around.

I naturally disposed of them, or rather I made the ground bury them for some good old decomposition, but I kept quiet otherwise since I planted berry trees in each habitat for my Pokemon to eat the grown berries in the first place.

Nyx/Umbreon was especially enthusiastic in her morning greeting, and her little squad mates followed her example, so I ended up being buried by cute little Pokemon.

The same happened when I delivered Enji/Arcanine, Hera/Pidgeot, and Mothra/Butterfree's breakfast, just that I was buried under one large Pokemon instead of a few small ones.

Anyway, while they were eating, I left Utopia, changed clothes, did my bathroom routine, and went downstairs for breakfast. I saw mom sweeping the living room but dad was nowhere to be seen, but that was not as surprising since it was already close to 10:30 a.m at this point.

"Good morning my little champion," mom stopped cleaning to greet me. "Morning mom," I returned with a smile. "Where's dad?" I asked curious about where he went.

"Oh, he went out to train after breakfast, mumbling how he can't let you surpass him so soon," she answered mirthfully, and I had to chuckle as well.

That sounded like something he would do. In fact, that sounded like something mom would do as well.

"I would have thought you would join him," I admitted and she laughed at my admission.

"Well, someone has to make you breakfast and clean the house," she said with a smile. "I'll go out later today," she finished and came up to me to pinch my left cheek a bit before she began heading toward the kitchen.

"Mom, you know I could have made myself some breakfast," I tried to tell her, but she returned around and gave me a look that accepted no rebuttal.

"I want to make your breakfast honey," she said. "Cooking your meals is something your mommy enjoys. You are so independent with everything else, so let me have that," she said and resumed her walk to the kitchen without waiting for an answer.

I walked after her and sat on one of the stools watching her get busy cooking.

"Sure, you won't hear me complain. Your cooking is the best in the world," I praised her, buttering her up a bit, and she gave me a happy smile before she focused back on cooking.

I just silently watched mom prepare my breakfast for the next 15 minutes before I helped her move everything onto the dinner table. We both sat down and I began to eat while mom just watched since she had already eaten with dad.

"I'm going to start massaging my Pokemon after breakfast, so I'll probably be busy with that for the next two days," I shared with her in between bites.

"That's a great idea. They deserve it after working hard for you during the competition," she said with a nod.

"Yesterday you mentioned visiting Mr. Cameron on Giratiday. Will you be there the whole day or are you just going to talk about your rewards?" Mom asked and I swallowed my food before answering her.

"Yeah, I have an appointment with him in two days," I acknowledged with a nod before continuing. "We will talk about the global reward and the Charmander. I also plan to exchange my academy points for visits to certain Pokemon habitats, so I'll probably be busy with that not only on Giratiday but also on Palkiday, and maybe even on Dialday, depending on how long I have to spend in each habitat."

"Alright, just make sure that you only add as many new Pokemon as you are confident of giving sufficient attention to. Adding them to your team and then neglecting them is not something you should do, but I believe that you would never do that," she lectured and I acknowledged her concern.

"I have everyone's help, so I'm sure the newbies will get all the attention they'll need," I assuaged her. "Speaking of adding new Pokemon," I began, shifting the flow of the conversation. "I happen to have one for you that I bought in Ransei," I finished, curious about what her reaction will be in a moment.

"Sweety, you did not have to buy me a Pokemon. I already have enough partners for the time being, so I'm not particularly interested in adding another Pokemon to my team," she reasoned, and I put on a thoughtful look.

"Oh, I remembered that you were interested in getting an Aron last year, so when I saw a 5-star one in Fontaine City I made sure to get it for you. but I'm sure I'll find something for him to do if you don't want him," I said with a faux-sorry tone.

I saw her eyes sparkle in excitement when I mentioned that the Pokemon I got her was an Aron, and she did not mind my act at all.

"Really? You've found such a good Aron," she asked excitedly and I gave her a nod, satisfied with her reaction. "That's great. I was not lucky enough to get a good one last year. You're mommy's lucky star," she beamed with happiness when she said that.

"Come on pull it out and show it to me," she said while making an urging hand motion. I just chuckled at her sudden enthusiasm and pulled out Aron's Pokeball. I switched it back to regular mode from the stasis one before handing her the Pokeball.

"Here you go," I said before placing the ball in her hands. "You can go through the registration process right away, I did not do it since I intended to give him to you anyway," I informed her, and she did just that before she called Aron out.

Aron made an appearance and curiously checked out his new surroundings. I cleared my throat to gain his attention, and it worked perfectly.

"Aron, this is my mother," I introduced mom while pointing at her. "She's going to be your trainer," I informed him, and he went up to her to check her out.

"Mom, I'll leave to do my thing, and you two can get acquainted by yourself," I told her and she looked away from Aron for a bit.

Mom came up to me and pulled me in a hug, whispering "thank you honey" before she returned to Aron's side. I left the two alone and made my way to our terrace. I sat on one of the chairs there and began contemplating who to start with while basking in the morning sun.

In the end, I decided that I would start with the Slytherin Six, so I focused on Utopia. I told them what was going on, and they were all excited at the prospect of a massage/grooming session.

I then recalled the first one into his Pokeball and pulled said ball out of Utopia while acting as if I was taking it out from my waist bag. I called out Stan/Gyarados as soon as I pulled out his ball, and he appeared on the lawn.

Once he ascertained the situation he gave me an expectant look and I walked up to him and pat his side.

"Alright, let's get this show started," I said while pulling out all the objects I needed for the grooming/massaging session.

I first gave his whole body a preliminary wash with warm water. The warm water came from a large container that I first filled with regular water, before throwing in some E-Class Fire Stones just to warm up the water a bit.

I also threw in a few E-Class Water Stones and a few E-Class Mystic Waters inside, to improve the quality of the water. Once the water reached a satisfactory temperature I used it to wash Stan's body, while using a cloth to clean his scales of the less persistent dirt.

Afterward, I began a precursory rub-down of his complete body. While I did that, I checked for any jutting scales or wounds and removed as well as treated any I came across.

Once the first round was complete, and any outcropping scales or wounds were handled, I began the true massage, causing Stan to relax and release happy sounds.

The massage was followed by another round of washing, but this time I used a large brush, to get rid of all the dirt that got between his scales. While his body was drying under the sun, I checked his mouth and teeth to make sure everything was clean and healthy.

Thankfully everything was alright, and I did not need to treat any cuts or extract any teeth. That was not a pleasant experience for either of us. The whole session took about 40 minutes, and after dealing with Stan, I recalled him before I called out the next one.

By the time mom called me over for lunch I had dealt with everyone in the Sinister Six. Dad had come over for lunch as well, and both he and mom had watched me work for a few minutes before they went back inside.

We talked while we were eating, and mom mentioned that I had given her an Aron. She later showed him to dad, who congratulated her for getting the Aron she had long wanted.

Meanwhile, I went back outside and resumed my grooming/massage day. I focused only on grooming and massaging one of my Pokemon after the other, and by the time dinner was ready at 7 p.m, I had gone through roughly a third of them.

Thankfully the others took only 20 to 30 minutes per Pokemon depending on their size. The Gyarados were the largest members of my team, hence why it took longer to deal with them.

Anyway, I decided to stop for the day and relaxed with my parents after dinner. The next day I resumed taking care of my Pokemon, and by dinner, I managed to finish with more than 80% of my Pokemon.

I decided to deal with the remaining 20% after returning from the academy tomorrow. I was sure that I could take out 3 or so hours to finish them off, if not, then I would simply have to finish the rest on Palkiday.

Regardless, I made sure everyone knew my plan for the next day before going to sleep. I woke up at 7:40 a.m and prepared for the day. I ate a hearty breakfast and told mom I might miss lunch before leaving for the academy.

I directly headed for Mr. Cameron's office and knocked on the door. I entered once he gave the permission to do so and saw him looking at me with a smile.

"Good morning," I greeted him.

"Morning," he greeted back. "I have been waiting for you," he continued before pulling over a small stack of papers. He took the one at the top and handed it to me.

"That's your file. You can find the total amount of academy points you've earned until now on it. I marked it for you so you should have no problem finding it," he said before taking another two documents from the stack.

"This contains a list of all habitats our academy has access to and that students can visit in exchange for academy points. Take a look at it and mark which ones you want to visit after making sure you can afford it. That way I can create a schedule for you to visit them all," he said while handing off both papers to me as well. He then pushed the remaining stack in my direction.

"As for the rest, they contain the materials that students can exchange for academy points, so you can check it out and mark any materials you want if you have any leftover points after selecting the habitats you are planning to visit," he finished before motioning for me to take the stack as well.

I did just that and began scrutinizing everything after I got the go-ahead from Mr. Cameron. He then began, or resumed working on his computer, not sure which one it was, while I was looking through the documents.

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