Entry 30 March 7th
Travis and I finally got our gym badges, so it’s off to Pernilus for us. We saw a random factory on the road, but it didn’t seem like anything special, so we continued. There are Timburr on this route... But I’m older now and I have my Pokemon. I won’t be afraid of them!
We walked for a while, and then all of a sudden it got quiet and we didn’t see Pokemon for a long time... Mittens said he didn’t think anything was out of the ordinary, and that he’d been there before (after all, this area is where he’s from) and it was like that even back then, almost 10 years ago. But I think it’s kind of weird we hadn’t seen a single Pokemon for hours and hours. I’m not really sure what to do about it though, if anything.
We got to Pernilus, and another... thing? appeared. It had the same colors as the other things, but it was different, more curvy as opposed to block-y. Soren heard it say, “You are not free.” I want to know what it means... I tried asking what it meant in Psychic, but it must not be Psychic type because it didn’t seem to understand. That, or it just ignored me. But why would it ignore me, when it seems to be trying to tell us something? Or am I reading too much into it? Travis tried to tackle the thing but missed, and then at the same time Richtor tried to attack it with his Pokemon. It was about to hit Travis because he tried to jump on the weird thing, but all of a sudden the attack sort of... evaporated. After that, Travis was going on and on about some sort of magic, something called “Sanctuary” specifically. I heard Richtor say “sanctuary,” and it was super random.
Entry 31 March 8th
Today I realized that I had COMPLETELY forgotten to practice any routines for the doubles contest. I thought I wasn’t going to make it there so I focused on training super hard for the gym. But I went to watch anyway. Security was ramped up, not really sure why... Brindy performed again, and I liked her performance a lot better than the first one; it was so creative! But her lyrics... She threatened a lot of people! She’s like, our age... What is she even on about? I don’t like her very much. But she winked at me TWICE during her performance. What is she planning? I’m not interested in girls... I think? What? The Prime Minister is treating her like a serious threat, but she’s just a kid. We’re all just kids, but something must be going on if they think she can really hurt them.
I caught the lyrics of her song...
"Hahahahahahahahaha,
Freedom, Freedom,
Freedom, Freedom,
Freedom, Freedom,
Freedom, Freedom...
The region’s breaking down it’s off the track
That bitch Asa’s gotta go because she’s completely wack!
And all of you on the streets are blind and can’t see,
You won’t escape the region because you’re dead and free.
You’ve got to do it right, that’s the federal style,
In this melancholy region where we never smile.
Caller and R-Evo! Just stare like a creep.
Disturbed Rest will never catch me because I don’t need to sleep, no.
Stars oh Stars, oh in the sky.
Turn forever, you and I
Looking down day and night
Pray the injured will survive
Love forever, love is free,
Let’s turn forever, you and me,
Stars oh Stars up in the sky, Is anybody free?
Let’s leave this hell hole, Pay the toll, time to line up all your soul, nobody do what you’re told, time to break free of your role
Shit I’m stepping in the heart of this here, Orson you better bewear and feel fear. Stella watch me as I gravitate, AHAHAHA!
Hall runs down this ghosttown, Drew is shutdown, Tak underground and Tina will die. She’ll bite the dust, The Prime Minister will be crushed, now get rushed, we’ll break the INC.
So don’t stop, get it, get it, until you rush ahead, yo watch the way we gravitate,
AHAHAHAHA!
Freedom, ahhhhahahahah [x4]
Stars oh Stars, oh in the sky.
Turn forever, you and I
Looking down day and night
Pray the feral will survive
Love forever, love is free,
Let’s turn forever, you and me,
Stars oh Stars up in the sky,
Is anybody free?
Don’t fall, watch it, freedom,
I am your captain in it,
Steady watch us gravitate,
ahahahaha (x2-4) “
She mentioned someone named “Caller,” in association with R-Evo. I remember what we learned in Nuvema town... CALLER THANKS. Caller... I feel anxious, like there’s something going on in the background that I’m not seeing, and I’m not sure if I want to see it. I have bad feeling about this.
The Champion of Reikioro was judging at the contest, and Travis got excited and tried to find him, but the champion just talked to Bowser instead, asking him about his eyepatch. Bowser was stuttering and hardly able to speak, so I tried to help him by telling the champion his name when he asked, but the champion completely dismissed me. I didn’t expect him to be such an asshole, but I guess power can go to people’s heads.
We went to the gym after the contest and did the challenge... I guess I’ll challenge the gym eventually. But I have to practice for the contest.
Entry 32 March 10th
I finally got in another contest, but I didn’t even move on to the next round... I’ll just have to train for the gym. I have to win, for reasons... I have my steel types with me, and suspicions as to the type of the gym. I think we can handle it.