Love Across Hoenn

Lia: Huh, one's shaped like a claw, and one's shaped like a flower...d'ya think we should take it?

Nicole: Yeah, we should definitely take it.



dibs on claw fossil

Lia: *shoves the fossil stone in her backpack* Okay, let's go!

On the way to Mt. Mortar

Lia: So now we take the cable car up, right?

How'd they get all the way to Johto?

Nicole: Yeah, it should be right next to the southern entrance to the Fiery Path.

fuck it, you know what I mean

Later, in the cable car
Lia: *has her face glued to the window* This is my first time ever being in one! This is so cool!

Nicole: Yeah, the view is pretty nice up here.

Halfway down the Jagged Pass
Lia: *jumps off a rock onto another rock* Hup! Man, this place sure is hard to get down...

Nicole: Yeah, I know. *Hops down onto another rock* The people of Lavaridge Town should really consider creating a road that goes right to the town instead of making people travel up Mt. Chimney and taking this.

Lia: Yeah, no kidding. I mean how is stuff even delivered to that down?
The bushes and trees on either side of them rustle from time to time
Lia: Hey, do you...get the feeling we're being watched?

Nicole: Yeah, I definitely do.

In their path, they suddenly see an inured Mankey rubbing its arm and looking at them
Lia: Oh no, it's a Mankey! *goes over to it, and kneels down to inspect it* It's hurt...
Above Lia, the tree canopy rustles, as if something were about to swoop down at any moment, but Lia doesn't notice.

Nicole: Uh... Lia? There's something above you.

Lia doesn't seem to notice Nicole's warning, and continues to tend to the Mankey. The following happens in slow motion for Nicole, a blur drops from the trees toward Lia

Nicole: Lia!
She runs up and shoves Lia out of the way of the blur dropping from the tree.

The blur turns out to be an enraged Primeape, and it jumps down, attacks Nicole, and sends her tumbling down the Jagged Pass.
Lia: Oh no! *sends out her Swellow* Ace, take care of that asshole! *Ace makes short work of the Primeape with a few aerial aces* i gotta get to her!
Before Lia goes on, she holds a ball out to the injured Mankey, and captures it. She then makes her way down to Nicole, who is knocked out on the ground at the bottom
Lia: Oh no oh no...please be alive please be alive...*checks her pulse* Oh thank god! *grabs Nicole's arm, puts it over her shoulder, and hoists her up* Ace! We gotta get her to a hospital or something! She could have a congestion! Er...concussion I think!
Later, in the human infirmary section of the Pokemon center, Lia is waiting for Nicole to wake up, sitting by her bed with her head in her hands

Nicole groans as she opens her eyes.
Nicole: *Grumbles* Wh-what happened?

Lia: Nicole! *hugs her tightly* I was so worried! *wipes away tears* They said you had a concussion and a broken arm!

Nicole: Ow, you're hugging too tight....

Lia: *lets go* In sorry! That Primeape tossed you down the mountain like a sack of bricks...but you saved me! Thank you!

Nicole: Well, I couldn't just let that primeape attack you. I had to do something. *Smiles a bit*

A nurse walks in, followed by a Chansey, who eagerly puts an egg in Nicole's lap.
Nurse: Welcome to Lavaridge Town! ^^ How are you feeling?
Lia: Okay, I guess. A little hungry.
Nurse: I uh...meant you friend in the bed.
Lia: Oh! That makes...more sense...

Nicole: I'm doing good considering what I went through. So what's this egg?

Nurse: It's Chansey's egg! She likes to give them to injured patients. They're delicious and full of nutrients! And, if you eat that and enjoy the hot springs in town, it's sure to boost your healing!

Nicole: I see. Well thank you. *Smiles*

Lia: I saw 'em on the way here! They look really cool, but....there's a lot of old people there...