The sky begins to transition to twilight as the sun over Cabo Poco reflected across the sea in shimmering bands orange and red. Down on the private stretch of beach below Nemona stood near the shoreline. The battle was over, but the burn of exertion lingered and the feeling of frustration grew. Her mind was racing. All she could think about was you. The battle had ended only a little while ago, but was still replaying itself over and over again in her head. Nemona rubbed the back of her neck and let out a long sigh. She kicked lightly at the sand, then folded her arms
“Seriously...Why’d it have to end already? I just got done battling you and I already wanna go again.” she said aloud, like you were standing there beside her “It’s not fair.”
Nemona lifted her head and looked off towards the horizon
“I wish...” She stopped, then laughed once under her breath, embarrassed even with no one was around to hear. But the words were already there, might as well let em flow
“I wish I could spend more time battling you” she admitted to the open air “Like...way more time. Enough that I don’t have to stop just because I’m worn out.”
All was quiet for a moment. Then something moved high above. Nemona narrowed her eyes. She lifted one hand to shade her eyes and squinted harder to try and get a better view. In the distance a small figure glided across the sky in a way Nemona had never seen before
"Huh...?” she murmured “What Pokémon is that...?”
The sunlight caught the figure just right. A flare of gold. A trailing fan of color followed. Nemona’s eyes widened as a white flash swallowed her. The wind rushed past her ears. Nemona threw up an arm in an attempt to shield her eyes against the brightness—
Back at Naranja Academy, without warning, Nemona throws your door open wide and steps in with bright eyes and a wide grin. She plants herself squarely in the middle of your room as though this were the most natural thing in the world
“I’ve got great news!”
Before you could say anything, two more figures stepped in. The first, wearing the exact same academy uniform and the exact same bright expression. The second followed right after, just as lively, just as familiar and just as unmistakable. All three of them lit up at once when they saw your face
“See?” said the Nemona in front, delighted
“Told you they’d be surprised!” said the one on the left
“Okay, yeah, wow, that’s a really good face” said the one on the right, clearly thrilled
Then all three of them beamed at you with the exact same smile you're familiar with
“We figured it out!” one said
“Now we can split our time up!” said another
“And battle you way more now!” finished the third
The first Nemona threw both hands onto her hips, grinning like she had just solved the greatest problem in her life
“There’s three of me now...Isn’t that awesome?!”