Emerald - (Female Pokemon Gjinkas x Trainer Male reader)

Chapter 8: A Hostage Situation

Y/N's POV:

It was a sunny day in Rustboro, and the three of us were having a stroll through the park. It was our last day in the city before we move on to the next to reach our goals and continue the vast journey.

"You seem to be enjoying this walk a lot, Y/N-sama," Yone asked as we continued to stroll around town.

"Well, I love walking around..." I replied with a small shrug. "It's therapeutic."

"And what about you, fried chicken?" She turned to Hina.

"Well, spending time decimating those Ziggy's is more of an effective way of coping with stress for me." Hina huffed as she continued to walk with both hands behind her head.

"Hina's exactly the reason why I need therapy," I replied nonchalantly, causing Hina to pout and turn her attention to me.

"Hey! That's not very nice!" She pouted, as Yone and I giggled at her reaction. It was a peaceful stroll with the three of us enjoying each other's company, until...

"WAIT! PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY GOODS!!!"

We heard a scream from near the exit routes of the city. Without wasting time we ran towards the origin of the voice, only to see a man with a distraught expression plastered on his face. He was panting as if he ran a mile, and it wasn't looking good at all for him.

"Is there something wrong, mister?" I went over to the man and immediately recognized him.

"Oh, it's you!" The man from Petalburg Woods brightened up. "You're that fantastic trainer who helped me in Petalburg Woods!"

It turns out it was the same man we saved from a certain grunt in the woods. Something unfortunate had happened, as the man started to frantically and desperately ask me for help.

"Help me! I was robbed by Team Aqua! I have to get those Devon goods back!" He started.

"If I don't, I'm gonna be in serious trouble..."

"How serious could it be? It's just a bunch of stuff..." Hina sheepishly replied, however still curious about what it could mean for everyone.

"It could... cause a lot of problems..." The man stated in a serious tone.

"Please... We're running out of time, and I need your help..." He begged desperately, sincerely meaning what he was saying.

"...Alright, Mister." I smiled, reassuring the man. "We'll retrieve those goods for you."

"Really?! Oh, thank you so much!" The man started to thank us repeatedly, and with that, we went on our way to retrieve the Devon goods.

...

We were passing through the grassy fields, hurrying towards the route where the grunt was said to pass by. We continued to run but we immediately come across something that truly caught our attention.

"Ohh, what am I to do...?"

We spotted an old man, standing near the entrance of the Rusturf tunnel. He looked downed and worried, it was as if he lost something important to him. Curious about what happened, we immediately checked on the man.

"Is there something wrong, Mister?"

"We were on a walk, Peeko and I..." The old man stated with a downed tone. "When we were jumped by an odd thug..."

"The scoundrel made off with my darling Peeko!!!" He suddenly cried. It must feel so terrible to have your Pokemon taken away from you. I turned to Hina and Yone, and they both looked at me with a look that said that we need to deal with this.