#ugh this is so lame. pokemon oc fanfiction on main..

[ravenmoodle]

  -Click-

    “Sorry Pip! We where doing another Wool lab and-” 

    “No time for sorry, Hop!” Pip was quick to cut him off. A quiet laugh came from hop’s end before Pip continued. “You know how Paldea finally expanded their international ferry system?”

“Mhm” Hop gave a quick nod.

“They invited champions from every other region to come talk at their fancy school.” Pip chuckled, dusting his jacket off. “That includes yours truly!”

“Oh!” Hop perked up, shifting to sit in the chair in his study, “You’re going right? How long willy you be gone?”

Pip puffed his cheeks up, shifting an arm to rub his neck. “Oh, about that.. I was thiiiinking.. About staying after the seminars and stuff.. for a, uh, a while.”

Hop was quite a moment before furrowing his brow, “but-”

“Hear me out!!” Pip quickly lifted a hand defensively, “I’ve already asked Leon to take over again as reigning champion while I'm gone, AND- get this. The school has their own pokedex archive, and as a special guest I get access to the primary one, I can totally send you stuff that will help with your research.”

Hop sighed and leaned on his arm, pouting like a child who didn’t get their way. “Awe man.. But I’m gonna miss you…” he huffed, before looking back at the screen. “Did you tell your family?”

“My Mom knows.. But uhh….”

“You didn’t tell your Brother!” Hop practically yelled, before sighing again, furrowing his brow. “Pip!! You’ve gotta stop avoiding him, especially if you’re leaving for a long time!”

Pip puffed his cheeks out, looking to the side with a nervous squint- away from Hop’s disapproving expression over the holo caster. “I was gonna have Mom tell him when I was on the boat..?”

Hop looked rather unamused. “You’re so worried you’re a bad brother, you’re just making it worse.”

Pip whined and flopped back against his Gengar. The pokemon was startled before going back to sleep rather quickly. “But- augh you don’t get it..” he sighed.

“I mean.. I kinda do. You’re worried you put too much pressure on him being the champion?” Hop sighed softly, fidgeting with his braids. “Like Leon and me..?”

“He dropped out of the gym challenge..” Pip stared at some trees, shifting in the breeze, before quickly leaning up again. shaking his head he continued, “Then he said he was thinking about going to the Kalos region! Why the KALOS region?!” Pip shook his head before resting his hand over his mouth in thought.. “I never spend time with him anymore.. It’s probably easier if we just- go our separate ways?”

Hop shook his head again and sighed, “avoiding your problems arn’t going to fix them, trust me… you should tell him yourself.” Hop gave a reassuring smile and a thumbs up.

Pip was quite a moment before giving a thumbs up back then quickly pivoted the conversation to ask about Hop’s wool labs, and how they’ve been going. His study is about using pokemon made materials to create clothes and buildings with resistance to natural disasters. Pip was quick to repeat ‘wow you really know your type match ups!’ to him in a mocking tone, but was more than happy to capture any pokemon Hop would need for his research project. 

When It came time to head to the Ferry for Paldea Leon, Hop, Marnie, and Bede all showed up to give their little farewells. Leon was fighting back tears, while Marnie promised she would steal Pip’s title of reigning champion while he was gone. Bede was quick to scoff, of course.. But he had shown up to say goodbyes and Pip was more than happy to force the reluctant gym leader into a hug with the rest of them.

Everything was going smoothly. Pip stepped onto the Ferry, and once he was comfortable on the main deck.. pulled up his Holo Caster. He flicked through his contact before clicking on Locke.. It rang.

-Click-

“Oh hey Locke! It’s Pip, I was wondering.. Mom hasn’t called you yet right?”

The line was quiet before Pip’s brother answered. “No..?”

“Oh, good.. I just wanted to tell you, uhh.. I'm going on vacation!”

“Oh… me too” Locke gave a quiet inquisitive hum. 

Pip sighed, biting his lip. “Still going to Kalos then..?”

“No.”

Pip was quiet for a moment, slowly walking across the deck of the ferry. “Then where are you-” He froze and nearly screamed as someone touched his shoulder.

Pip turned quickly and found Locke standing right beside him, giving a small tired wave..

"Oh...."