It felt strao me to know that I was willingly trading away what I have growo for a wide and mysterious world. Vul and Gaia seemed eager to truly experience what this world had to offer them though. The forest also seemed far more lively than normal as we passed through it as the various types of pokemon that had gotteo our presend inclusion into the food watched us pass by peacefully as if they were seeing us off. This included oher old and gnarled Sehat us from a stump as we tinued our trip.-

  After a couple of hours of travel we officially left all that I have known since arriving in this world behind as we reached a disused but visible footpath. It was rown but still present he less. "Let's follow this path to see if it leads us to an actual road." I suggested and both of my pokemon agreed since we didn't really have a ao travel. The foot path was a winding and uhing that traveled roughly in the dire of Littleroot vilge.-

  A few of the local pokemon popped out to take a look at who was treading the path so loudly but after seeing us they immediately noped out of eyesight. I hadn't gone hunting with either Vul aia so I was quite loud when I walked. Ironically enough this recisely how I met professor Birch as well. We were traveling down the rown path when Vul growled and charged into the underbrush suddenly. "AAA!?" a panicked scream rang out from that area which drew both mine and Gaia's attention so we also rushed into the underbrush after Vul. There pinned under Vul's right paw was a brown haired man wearing a pair of shorts as well as a white b coat.-

  The man had brown eyes and a wide face with a short beard that matched his portly frame perfectly , he wasn't fat or anything just very wide as he had a barrel chest and wide shoulders that sat on his fairly short frame. The man had a wide eyed expression as he stared up at Vul in both awe aement , but there wasn't a drop of fear anywhere on his features. 'I see why he got attacked by that Pooa in the game.' I thought with a chuckled.-

  Pokemon will usually give ample warning before they atta my experience evehey are hunting so if you simply leave the area after hearing them you would be fihis man probably ighat warning. "Let him up Vul." I spoke and the legendary obeyed without hesitation. "Fasating! It listeo you without aation , you must and a great deal of respect from it if nothing else." Birch said while standing up and dusting himself off since Vuls pinning him had smeared dirt on his legs and back.-

  The professor looked me over for a moment after that but looked fused "You don't match the description of anyone on the prote list , Why?" he asked with a frown. "I didn't have either of these two until about three and a half months ago when I met Gaia here. Vul is a much more ret addition at about three weeks or so." I expined with a smile. Birches eyes brightened as he figured out what I was talking about. "HAHAHA! Goodness you have quite the luck friend! If you don't mind me asking what is going on with your clothes?" He asked curiously with a smile.-

  I had luckily pnned for this question and thus had an answer already prepared. "I got teleported to a mountaihat way several months ago before I could even catch a single pokemon and this is all that's left of my clothes. I had to add a few scraps I had ying around to cover the important stuff you see." I said semi holy sihat story is mostly true. "That's simply terrible! I assume this extraordinary Pupitar is your starter from the sound of things then?" He asked and I faked disfort at the topic.-

  "o worry , I assure you that you aren't in trouble at all! It's rare but not unheard of for folks to find pseudo legendries by themselves in the wild." he reassured. "My name is professor Birch by the way , o meet you!" he said holding out his hand with a smile. I took the extended hand firmly "Alexander Drake , I go by Alex though." I said returning the smile. I tried to be gentle when I shook his hand but apparently squeezed too hard as Birch grimaced in pain promptio release him and apologize.-

  "Sorry about that. I uimated my own strength it seems." I say holy. Birch shakes his hand with a whistle "I'll be alright , but goodness you have quite the grip , it was like a Machamp had gotten ahold of me!" he joked and ughed it off. I scratched the bay head with an awkward smile "I wasn't this in shape before I got teleported over to the mountain so I may have trouble adjusting to normal levels of strength." I said holy. "Had to adapt to your enviroo survive huh? Yeah the wilderness is no pce for the weak in mind or body." he said with an uanding look.-

  "Tell you what Alex , why don't you follow me bay vilge a couple miles away and we'll see about getting you some proper clothes and food?" Birch offered kindly. I looked at my two pokemon and he hurriedly spoke again "They are of course wele as well sihey are with you , in fact I have a small area they stay while we get you situated." He said and I rexed. I had been a bit worried that my two pokemon would o be put away but that wasn't the case which I was gd about.-

  We started following birch after that and chatted along the way si was a couple hour long walk. "So where are you frinally Alex?" Birch asked as we started walking. "No idea holy , the psychic type that teleported me messed with my memories while it was at it so I remember very little about my ins other than that I was an orphan. I had also apparently only dohe bare minimum to get legal with my I.D so that is no help at all." I lied easily.-

  Birch sighed "It's not unheard of for some particurly mean psychics to do things like that from time to time. Normally a league certified psychic would try to retrieve the memories but in your case too much time has passed so they are gone food I'm afraid." he said sadly and I acted disappointed but uanding. I worked iail before I died so ag came sed nature to me at this point. "Assuming you aren't aware already we are currently in the Hoenn region , at the south western part specifically." Birch expined and I nodded.