Chapter 12: Liberties of Liberty Pass

After some R&D in the Pokemon Center, done by some cute Machoke and Blissey, Sylvie glanced out the glass walls of the center.
Pouring rain was pelting against the glass, and the howling wind seemed powerful enough to sweep a burly Wailord off the street. Thunder as loud as nuclear bombs rumbled, and the lightning seemed to light up the entire world. Thick black clouds loomed overhead, shaped in a dangerous funnel ready to destroy anything in its way.
"Eesh... you think we could see Thundrus or Tornadus today?" muttered Lindsey.
"You talking about a mutation of Pokerus?" asked Zachary, noting what Lindsey said.
Sylvie rolled her eyes, and prodded Zachary. Zachary made no notion of noticing.
"Zachary, you idiot. They are two legendary tempest Pokemon, said to wander Unova at the most dire times and wreak havoc. Unova has many Pokemon of myth, unlike other regions, because the ancient culture was very superstitious. After the rain clears out, we should explore Castelia." replied Lindsey.
Grumpy rich clerks lounged on the furniture, yelling into their smartphones at their girlfriends and ordering packages of Luxury Balls to be delivered to them so they could try to capture the legendary Pokemon Victini. Sylvie overheard a man inside the cluttered Pokemon Center negotiate with some rich guy about a pass to Liberty Island, or something like that.
"It is said that Victini was locked away by a millionaire many years ago in the tower! The tower is guarded by strong policemen and has never been excavated to preserve the monument, and to keep Victini a mystery to attract more tourists." said the guy. "I have tickets right here for the boat, ya! This is my last one, and no more are coming.
As swift as swift could be, Sylvie dashed under the clomping human feet and snatched the ticket. It was good for two persons and 12 Pokemon at most. Nobody but the seller and the bidder noticed her slide back to Zachary and Lindsey.
"No! That would have paid for some nice Grumpig buns!" wailed the seller. "I'll get back at that rare Pokemon!"
She heard the man running after her, fat heap stumbling through the crowds, but tripping and cursing and blissfully going silent.
Shiro noticed her coming, and saw the emerald-green pass in her mouth.
"Hey there, Sylvie. What do you have there?" asked the shiny Umbreon. He had a weird aura about him, as if a bit of the lock on his heart were still intact. He kept on scratching his belly, as if there were something sinister going on within him.
"Ah, just this nice Liberty Pass. Good to get us all over onto Liberty Island. It's said that Victini lives there, and grants unlimited power to whoever it touches." explained Sylvie. The din of the humans made it hard to hear her words, but it was surprisingly easy to listen in.
"Cool! A Pokemon that grants power! Zachary will be sure to want it!" remarked Ignacio. "I'm not one of his Pokemon, but I can tell."
Sylvie started to get pumped, yet their Trainers couldn't tell something was going on, as they were showing their badges to the Pokemart and purchasing some Super Potions to boot, along with some balls in case they needed to catch a Pokemon.
"And," she added. "it is said that rare Pokemon that aren't officially dexed like Orkit and Blophin can be found sometimes there!"
Typhlosion's eyes bulged, and he smiled.
"Cool! I think its best to go when it stops raining, though. No good sloshing through puddles and whatnot. IF it stops raining, that is."
Sylvie glanced out the glass walls. Sure enough, the torrential rain hadn't ceased much.
"Sigh.." muttered Archen. "Rain corrodes my body for some reason. Otherwise, I would've flown away to explore the city and get out of this crowd."
Sarah seemed uneasy around Sylvie, not meeting her gaze and trying to stay a distance from her.
Dewott grinned, and juggled his shells. Since there wasn't much else to do, the group turned to watch him expertly juggle his razor shells.
"I should be vigorously training, of course, but there's not enough space to battle somebody." said Dewott, basking his mind in the spotlight.
"Hey, Pokemon! Large space here for battling! No humans allowed, its wild roam!" cried a voice.
Immediately, a crowd of Pidoves, Patrats and Purrloins stampeded over them, running like Basculin to bait. They cried in delight at something to do.
Dewott and Shiro nearly ran forward, but Snivy used Vine Whip and held them back.
"Why?" yelped Shiro.
"It's something to do!" chided Dewott.
Snivy, sweat beads on her face, managed to pull them back, irritated by their rashness. As she ratted them out on how suspicious the free-play field was, Sylvie padded over to Lindsey, who was now dusting off her badges.
"Sylvie? I'm sure your ability isn' Pickup, what is this item you brought me?" asked the brown-haired girl.
"I dunno." said Zachary. "Looks like those expensive Liberty Passes that take you to the legendary monument. It's said a rare Pokemon named Victini lives there, and grants unlimited power to those it sees worthy."
Lindsey elbowed the dimwit, and chuckled playfully.
"So, the dim lightbulb knows something I don't. Great job paying attention at Trainer's School to the Mythology class." teased Lindsey.
Zachary rolled his eyes, and bent down to take the Liberty Pass.
"I don't know why Sylvie got ahold of such an expensive ticket... oh well. I suspect the storm is just one of those desert-influenced storms that are brewing."
Espeon padded over to Sylvie, seeing her surprise and yet, unsurprise, that storms were now brewing in Unova.
"Calm down, Sylvie. I'm hyperactive, yes, and I have a twisted paw that limits my battle capabilities, but I'm perfectly capable of not fearing a storm." soothed the Johto Eevelution.
As Sylvie exited with the others, though, she suspected something horrible was brewing - so horrible that Unova could fall to its evil.
Author's Note: Finished this late at night. Ugh. Next chapter will probably be Vic's debut, and get the characters to see more action. No new characters to annouce. Toodles.