#it wasn’t intentional exactly but because my day was so weird with gym and errands in the morning

[lucysweatslove]

Tw for the tags I just need to get this out (ED bullshit related)

[storylocke]

Honey GLITched: First Sign of Trouble

[Things had been strange all morning. Honey felt she was floating through things; a strange boy telling her he was going to take her home; running down the street to receive her starter, a Pikachu in a red scarf holding her parents hostage… Wait, what?]

???:

Hey you! Did you see a Pikachu around here with a scarf?

Honey:

Yeah, I already scared it off... Why, was it yours?

???:

[softly] Damn… [aloud] Nah, I just wanted to catch it. It seemed pretty special. Had a weird cry and everything! But if it’s gone, guess we’ll just have to look around later. By the way, what’s your name?

Honey:

[Odd kid, but she had the feeling he must have just started out too. Bright eyed and eager to prove himself. She kind of smiles at him.] Ahuni, but everyone calls me Honey.

Percy:

Well, my name’s Percy, [nods down to the Pokemon at his feet] and this my partner Cyndaquil! Since we missed out on that Pikachu, how about we fight you instead? What do you say, Foe C?

Honey:

I only have the one right now. I just got a Turtwig this morning.

Percy:

Newbie, huh? I guess we’re just a couple of late bloomers then. I’ll take it easy on you~ Get us both some experience.

Honey:

Sounds like fun~!

=+=

[Honey may have lost the battle, but she awoke in her bed almost like it had been another dream. The battle felt so real she couldn’t stop thinking about it as she made her way downstairs. Again, it felt like. She could have sworn it actually happened. Her parents greeting her, going to the lab… she HAD gone to the lab, because she had her a brand new starter Pokemon! So when did she come back home? Leaving again, she wandered town for a bit to collect her thoughts. As Professor Willow’s new errand girl, he gave her a starter and asked her to… to… Oh! Pick up some new Pokedexes from the INVENTOR! She’d been to Chocco Town plenty of times to know exactly where to find him.]

Percy:

Hey! Did you see a Pikachu around here with a scarf?

Honey:

I did…?

[Even if this wasn’t a dream, as the boy called for the challenge again, Honey hardly paid attention to the battle she went on to lose. Again, she woke up at home. Her mind instead wandered back to a different boy, possibly the one she was thinking of when she thought she was seeing things. Taking a moment to sit on the bed and thinking the “dream” over she vaguely remembered the odd teen telling her she would be dizzy all day. A headache was one thing, but these blackouts and persistent whisperings were something quite worrisome. Wandering the room revealed that everything was exactly as she had left it before: Starter Poke Ball, running shoes, so it had happened to some extent. This was almost getting eerie.]

Mom:

[Attending to the hedges outside their house when she notices her come down the stairs… again.] Honey! What are you doing back here? I thought you left for Chocco Town.

Honey:

[Just stares at her a moment, her mind swimming as the hundreds of tiny voices were shouting “Hi, Mom!” while a handful were telling her to make a break for it. She runs a hand under her bangs, feeling her forehead as she pretended to shade her eyes from the sun.] Just lost like always. Say, did you guys run into a Pikachu this morning?

Mom:

[In good humor] This morning? That was a less than an hour ago.

Honey:

[Sure felt a lot longer.] Just making sure. I don’t think I’m awake yet.

Mom:

[Honey’s attempt to check herself doesn’t go unnoticed, and her mother quickly removes a glove to run a hand under her bangs as if to check for herself if she had a fever then. Seems fine, and moves her hand to the girl’s cheek. Just gives her a bit of a smile and a nod.] Maybe you should have eaten instead of running right out of bed. You sure you don’t want to take something for the road?

Honey:

Nah, I just need to get moving and see if I can shake off this sluggishness. I’ll see you sometime tonight~!

=+=

[As her mother waves her off, Honey goes again down the grassy trail, her Turtwig trotting beside her as she was ready for them.]

Percy:

Hey! Did you see a Pikachu around here?

[Right on cue, the exact same curve in the Forest Pass. As the battle commences, she can’t help but glare daggers at this pair after bothering her so much. What did they want from her? Percy didn’t even seem to realize she’d met them before, and by now she was certain she had. Of all the strange things that had been bothering her since that morning though, what happened then was the most startling. The Cyndaquil glared back at them with a Leer when… everything stopped. Just for a moment, she swore, but definitely stopped. She glances over at Percy to be certain that it wasn’t part of the attack. He stands there, frozen in his smugness as he clenches his fists in anticipation of victory. Unaware of what would happen if he did. Her mind could only scream “FREEZE! FREEZE! FREEZE!” over and over again as she waited for some surprise build up to his attack. She had to make sure he couldn’t win this time, and swiftly had Turtwig Tackle the Cyndaquil to the ground. The world moved again, though it seemed to flicker and flash and suddenly everything turned blue! It was over though, and when she could see again, she was relieved to find herself still on the route with Percy.]

Honey:

What… [gazing around at everything; the trees, the sky, the ground, and finally looks back to Percy in bewilderment.] Wh-what was that about?!

Percy:

Holy smokes! [For a moment she thought he was going to comment about the lighting, but instead he kneels down beside his partner.] You really are strong! Foe C, you okay?

Honey:

Eh….. y-yeah. I guess we are. [If he didn’t think twice about that odd light show, then she could only assume it was intentional.] Foe C sure um… those were some moves they used back there, huh? I didn’t think we hit him that hard, did we?

Percy:

Nah, we’re cool. Right, buddy? [the Cyndaquil happily agrees] But even with the type advantage, your little guy didn’t even flinch! Definitely worthy to be my rival. [Stops himself a moment] You are planning to do the gym challenge too, aren’t you? I mean, who doesn’t? Of course, if we’re going to be competing, I better get going to Oceanview City! Anyway, it was nice meeting you, Honey~!

Honey:

[She hesitates in trying to find a good place to interrupt him, hoping to ask if he saw ANY of that during the battle, battles, whatever. Instead, she never gets in a word before the odd boy had already run off.] …. I don’t think he knew…. [glances down at the Turtwig] Did you?