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I drew this a while back but kept postponing cause the written section wasn't done! But it's done now! :0

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Tetra...wasn’t a morning person. But as much as she just wanted to bury herself in the sheets and not wake up, the sun was glaring in her eyes and Azalea’s bed laid empty, meaning it was at least past 6. She didn’t want to be the reason they were late on their big day.

On the count of 5, she kicked her blankets aside and stretched, reluctantly climbing out of bed.

It was time to begin their first day as explorers, as Team Springtide.

—-

Tetra found Azalea doing her morning stretches on the beach, and together they headed back to the Cat’s Cradle for breakfast. Azalea stared at the menu, browsing the surprisingly wide variety of options available while Tetra just ordered the same thing she got last time. They chatted as they waited for their meals, about their expectations going forward, predictions about their upcoming activity, and more general topics, continuing into their meal.

After a welcoming speech by the leader of the Aristocrats, team Springtide found themselves in front of the training gym. While boasting an impressive size on the outside, the inside was where it got really interesting. Neither of them had seen a gym before and they took in the massive space and its spread out facilities.

“I’ll go start at the training dummies, do you want to go explore the area and meet back up later?” Tetra offered to Azalea.

She nodded, practically vibrating in place. “Okay, see you later Tetra!” And she was off.

Tetra made her way towards the training dummies. On one end, a shiny charmander worked out her frustration, tearing into the duffel bag with powerful strikes. It was a miracle that the bag wasn’t tearing open, and on the other hand, the charmander’s strength was a sight to behold, if not terrifying. She headed to the other end where a jangmo-o and timburr were practicing their punches at a more mild rate.

“...Excuse me, are you guys using this dummy?” she asked, pointing to the unoccupied one besides them.

The jangmo-o shakes his head. “Nope! You’re free to use it if you want!” he responds, moving aside.

“Thanks,” she says, taking her place in front of the dummy. It towers over her, maybe two or three times taller than she was. She got up on her hind legs and formed her paws into fists, clenching them tightly. She threw a punch with her right fist, the impact barely sinking into the leather surface. She drew back, taking a deep breath.

She could hit harder than that. But she just, wished there weren't so many pokemon around. It was stupid, but she didn’t want to make a fool out of herself in front of so many pokemon. Pokemon that she would work with together from now on. She felt conscious of the timburr and jangmo-o beside her, both gifted in fighting type arts. And then of all the pokemon in the gym that were working hard to earn their place here because they wanted to be here and here she was still teetering on the edge of wondering if she made a mistake after all by-

“Hey, are you okay?” The jangmo-o beside her had stopped and was looking in her direction, a look of concern written in his expression.

“Oh, I, I’m fine, I just…don’t have much experience.” she said, the last few words dissolving into mumbling. Making a mountain out of a diglett’s dirt, as her aunt would’ve said.

“That’s okay,” he replied cheerfully. “If you’d like, I can show you a few things I’ve learnt from Twig. I’m not much of a fighter, but I’ve learned some from watching her train.”

Say no, say no, you’d just be bothering him, he was clearly in the middle of training before he noticed how pathetic you were-

“S-sure.” she replied, squashing the sounds of doubt in her mind. He did offer, whether out of pity or kindness, in the end he was trying to help. And she could use some pointers.

“Okay! So the way you should stand is with your legs at a shoulder’s width apart…” As time ticked by, she grew a bit more comfortable being around her fellow guild member -Kaz, as she picked up along the way- and with his help, she could feel her punches land more solidly, denting the leather before it formed back to shape. She smiled, it was a small achievement, but maybe she had some hope after all.

Cameos!
Team Minstrels by Kappetapp
Team Aftershock by Fruit-tea3
Team Moonshell by Snowbound-Becca
Team Renegade by MidnightRose1918
Team Rift by Dragonqueen101

Hope their portrayals were alright, thanks for lending them to me <3

And Team Springtide by me :>

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I drew this a while back but kept postponing cause the written section wasn't done! But it's done now! :0

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Tetra...wasn’t a morning person. But as much as she just wanted to bury herself in the sheets and not wake up, the sun was glaring in her eyes and Azalea’s bed laid empty, meaning it was at least past 6. She didn’t want to be the reason they were late on their big day.

On the count of 5, she kicked her blankets aside and stretched, reluctantly climbing out of bed.

It was time to begin their first day as explorers, as Team Springtide.

—-

Tetra found Azalea doing her morning stretches on the beach, and together they headed back to the Cat’s Cradle for breakfast. Azalea stared at the menu, browsing the surprisingly wide variety of options available while Tetra just ordered the same thing she got last time. They chatted as they waited for their meals, about their expectations going forward, predictions about their upcoming activity, and more general topics, continuing into their meal.

After a welcoming speech by the leader of the Aristocrats, team Springtide found themselves in front of the training gym. While boasting an impressive size on the outside, the inside was where it got really interesting. Neither of them had seen a gym before and they took in the massive space and its spread out facilities.

“I’ll go start at the training dummies, do you want to go explore the area and meet back up later?” Tetra offered to Azalea.

She nodded, practically vibrating in place. “Okay, see you later Tetra!” And she was off.

Tetra made her way towards the training dummies. On one end, a shiny charmander worked out her frustration, tearing into the duffel bag with powerful strikes. It was a miracle that the bag wasn’t tearing open, and on the other hand, the charmander’s strength was a sight to behold, if not terrifying. She headed to the other end where a jangmo-o and timburr were practicing their punches at a more mild rate.

“...Excuse me, are you guys using this dummy?” she asked, pointing to the unoccupied one besides them.

The jangmo-o shakes his head. “Nope! You’re free to use it if you want!” he responds, moving aside.

“Thanks,” she says, taking her place in front of the dummy. It towers over her, maybe two or three times taller than she was. She got up on her hind legs and formed her paws into fists, clenching them tightly. She threw a punch with her right fist, the impact barely sinking into the leather surface. She drew back, taking a deep breath.

She could hit harder than that. But she just, wished there weren't so many pokemon around. It was stupid, but she didn’t want to make a fool out of herself in front of so many pokemon. Pokemon that she would work with together from now on. She felt conscious of the timburr and jangmo-o beside her, both gifted in fighting type arts. And then of all the pokemon in the gym that were working hard to earn their place here because they wanted to be here and here she was still teetering on the edge of wondering if she made a mistake after all by-

“Hey, are you okay?” The jangmo-o beside her had stopped and was looking in her direction, a look of concern written in his expression.

“Oh, I, I’m fine, I just…don’t have much experience.” she said, the last few words dissolving into mumbling. Making a mountain out of a diglett’s dirt, as her aunt would’ve said.

“That’s okay,” he replied cheerfully. “If you’d like, I can show you a few things I’ve learnt from Twig. I’m not much of a fighter, but I’ve learned some from watching her train.”

Say no, say no, you’d just be bothering him, he was clearly in the middle of training before he noticed how pathetic you were-

“S-sure.” she replied, squashing the sounds of doubt in her mind. He did offer, whether out of pity or kindness, in the end he was trying to help. And she could use some pointers.

“Okay! So the way you should stand is with your legs at a shoulder’s width apart…” As time ticked by, she grew a bit more comfortable being around her fellow guild member -Kaz, as she picked up along the way- and with his help, she could feel her punches land more solidly, denting the leather before it formed back to shape. She smiled, it was a small achievement, but maybe she had some hope after all.

Cameos!
Team Minstrels by Kappetapp
Team Aftershock by Fruit-tea3
Team Moonshell by Snowbound-Becca
Team Renegade by MidnightRose1918
Team Rift by Dragonqueen101

Hope their portrayals were alright, thanks for lending them to me <3

And Team Springtide by me :>