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Thank you ^_^ I'm glad you like it. My current goal is to post one chapter each day. That being said: Chapter 7 - Departure Two weeks after Benny had evolved into a Butterfree, Andy and Henry were standing on the deck of a ferry, leaning on the rail and watching the trail the ferry left in the water. Drops of water splashed in their faces and the wind violently pulled on their hair. And it felt great. The two friends were smiling at each other, enjoying the travel towards the mainland, the region of Kanto. Their Pokémon were inside their Pokéballs, and all they needed was a look to know what the other was thinking. They were thinking the same thing and they were equally excited. The adventure would begin. Today they would arrive at the port of Vermillion City. A few days after Benny’s evolution, Henry and Andy had decided to become travelling Pokémon trainers and they had started by travelling across the island group they lived, starting with Rhando island, since they lived their. It wasn’t the first time they had walked through the forests or up to the large lake in the south. And they had been on a field trips with professor Maple from the lab in Lilan Town in the past, but it had seemed like a good start of the travel. The very first thing they had done after deciding they would start travelling was visiting Thomas Redcliff, who lived in the forest just outside their hometown of Mesperit City and who had given them advice on how to train Pokémon in the past. It wasn’t the first time they visited the other Rorie islands either, but now they would do so without parents or any kind of adult supervision. Which was great. After Rhando, they had visited Ornitan island, consisting mostly of grasslands with rivers and lakes. Then they had gone to Resto island, with a mostly rocky surface, a giant dormant volcano and some caves with lava lakes. Henri had caught a Poochyena here and his Nidoran had evolved in a Nidorino after battling a grumpy Slugma in one of the caves. After that they had visited Indelgy island and Evoru island, both with grasslands and forest, the most notable thing was watching a small Cyndaquil colony on Evoru. Although they had witnessed several wild Pokémon in their natural habitat and Henry had managed to catch a Poochyena, they felt they could learn much more in the other regions, as they had lived their whole lives on Rhando Island and it really wasn’t anything new hey had seen. And so they had returned to Rahdno island, where they boarded the ferry that would take them to Vermillion city. And now they were on their way to the Kanto region, with a feeling of freedom and excitement prevailing everything else it seemed impossible to do anything else but smile. Henry pointed to the north and Andy’s grin broadened as he looked at what his friend was pointing at. The land was in sight, they would arrive soon. After arriving in Vermillion City, Andy and Henry walked together through the city to explore it a bit. There were people walking the streets: tourists, citizens, some children were playing tag and there were trainers walking around as well. One girl was rushing to the Pokémon Centre and there was some talking about the tough gym leader Lieutenant Surge. Andy looked at Henry, who shrugged and walked on. He wasn’t interested in challenging the gym leader just yet. The friends walked to a cafeteria and ordered a refreshing soda, while sitting back and just relaxing. It was their first time alone in a strange city and so far, they were enjoying it. “Will you be alright without me?” Henry asked Andy. They had talked about it a lot and the two friends had come to the conclusion it might be best to go their separate ways. “I wonder how I’ll ever make it through each single day and… hey! There’s a Pokémon! See ya!” Andy pretended to get up, but sat down again, laughing. “It’ll be quiet alone,” he admitted, “but I’ll manage.” Henri nodded, he felt the same way. “Let’s make an agreement. In two years from now, at six pm, we’ll meet in Danny’s restaurant back in Mesperit City. And we’ll have accomplished at least a part of our goal.” Andy nodded in agreement. For now they would go their separate ways, but they would meet back so they could share their adventures. “Sounds like a plan. Shall we make the reservation now?” Henry started laughing. “Danny won’t know what happens to him, let’s do it!” Grinning, Andy took the cellphone his father had given him on they day he had left Rhando Island and dialled the number of the restaurant. “Hey Danny, it’s Andy here…Yes, Andy Bansing, that’s me.” He winked at Henry, who was chuckling as he brought the glass to his mouth. “So yeah, I’d like to make a reservation…no problem you say? Fantastic, that’s what I wanted to hear. It’ll be for today in two years. Got that? … Yes, two years.” Andy covered the speaker of the cellphone. “You think he has a hearing problem?” Henry quickly put his glass down as he started laughing, almost choking in the sip he had taken. Andy grinned as he took his hand from the speaker again. “So today in two years…yes, two years.” Andy sighed and rolled his eyes. Henry was almost falling out of his chair from laughing. “At six pm. For two. Got all that? … Yes? Fantastic, see you in two years then. You’d better not get broke in that time … right, see you!” Andy ended the conversation and put his cellphone away again. “I think he had some difficulties understanding. It was like ‘In two years? Really, two years you said?’... as if that’s so hard to understand.” “I wonder why,” Henry replied, finally able to drink again. “You’d think he’d be used to having reservations,” he continued with a dry voice. And that remark made Andy almost choke in his drink and they laughed together. After they paid for their drinks, the walked to a crossroad and there they were standing next to each other. Watching the people and buildings around them. Finally they looked at one another and almost simultaneous they took their Pokéballs and called their Nidorino and Butterfree out to join them. For a moment they just looked at each other silently, both realizing how strange it would be to be apart from now on. “Well, it’s time to say goodbye,” Henry finally said. Andy nodded and Benny landed on his shoulder, looking sadly at Henry and the Nidorino. “How about: ‘see you later’?” Andy proposed as he held out his hand. Henry nodded and took the hand of his friend to shake it. “See you later, Andy. Benny, you take good care of him, will you?” “Freee,” Benny said, in a sad tone. The two Pokémon talked to each other for a moment and when they were done, Andy nodded to his friend a final time, turned around and started walking away, waving to his friend as he did. “You’d better have won a league or two when we meet again.” “You’d better have your Articuno by then,” Henri retorted with a smile. A grinning Andy turned around, gave him a thumbs up, turned around again and continued to walk away, with a waving Benny on his shoulder. Henry watched him go for a moment, then turned around as well and started walking in the opposite direction. “Come on, Nido. Let’s start our adventure.” The Nidorino quickly looked back at the distant Andy and Benny, nodded and followed Henry. “Free,” Benny sighed and Andy looked towards him. “Don’t worry Benny, we’ll see them again. We promised to do that and we have each other number just in case. You should be happy, today we begin our adventure. I promised you that, remember? We’d explore the world together, go on adventures, save the world and retire when we’re thirty.” Benny sighed and Andy grinned. “Oh yes, I changed that to participate in battles, get stronger and generally just have a good time together." Benny nodded, looking more cheerful again and Andy gently stroke him. “We’ll do well, you and me. Maybe we’ll find some more friends for our team, what do you think?” Benny nodded more enthusiastically now and Andy nodded as well, eagerly looking at the road ahead. Wondering what kind of adventures would be waiting at the horizon.