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Selene a bright, young girl. She may seem innocent enough, but she has a cunning mind. A great flute player and an archer but also a trainer, even though it is forbidden for some stupid reason, but Selene didn't care. She thought it was a stupid rule and continually asks how it was even put into place. Her pokemon consists of an Umbreon named Amaya, a Garchomp, and a Rowlet. It's hard enough trying to keep them hidden with only a few people knowing she's a trainer, but she manages. Whenever she has spare time, she goes out and trains. The rest of the time is spent playing the flute and helping her family and others.
One day, Selene is out training with her Pokemon when the forest growth started to tremble. Selene paused, looking around and watching the shadows.
Suddenly a large, bird-like pokemon hurtled out of the bushes. Selene and her pokemon bounced backward in surprise as the hurtling pokemon screeched in pain.
W-what the?? Selene thought to herself, stepping backward in amazement and fear. She then noticed people yelling in the distance, crap, if they see me I'll be in trouble .
The pokemon looked at her, its eyes desperate and pained. Selene grimaced trying to think quickly. After a few seconds of hesitation, she grabbed a spare Pokeball and threw it at the pokemon, murmuring a "sorry". The Pokeball hit the pokemon right in the head before sucking it in. It shook for a few seconds before dinging, saying that it was captured.
Selene quickly brought back her pokemon before grabbing the Pokeball and dived into a bush. She stayed silent as she watched the people from the distance come into the clearing. They were wearing white, gold, and yellow clothing, reminiscent of the Aether family and their faces were covered with masks. They looked around frantically before yelling some commands and moved on.
Once Selene was sure they were far enough, she sighed in relief and came out of the Bush. She brushed off the leaves and twigs that had stuck themselves onto her before taking out the Pokeball. She threw it into the air, releasing the pokemon.
It stretched out its magnificent wings, releasing the tension. It shook its head before looking down at its savior. A young girl with midnight blue hair and gray eyes.
Selene looked at the Pokemon with curious eyes, "What are you…?" Selene started to look closer, noticing its purple eyes and its galaxy-like color scheme. She took a step back as the realization dawned on her, "N-no way…" after a pause and a gulp, "Y-you're Lunala...aren't you…?"
The Pokemon in question nodded.
Selene swallowed hard . Not only was she in the presence of one of the guardians of Alola, but she had caught it . Of course she would be going crazy! She caught a legendary Pokemon for Arceus's sake! A comical tear fell from her eye, she's dead.
"I...I um...I'm sorry for catching you! I-I'll release you right now!" Selene spoke hurriedly, grabbing the Pokeball. Suddenly, Lunala's wing moved to her hands, stopping her. Selene looked up at it in surprise, didn't it want to be free? She looked back down at the Pokeball as Lunala retracted its wing.
Then, out of nowhere, Selene flinched as she felt a presence in her mind. She sharply loo ked back up at Lunala as a voice rang in her mind, " Leave it. I accept you as my trainer."
Selene's mouth dropped in shock, "W-what?! B-but you're a legendary pokemon! A guardian nonetheless! Don't you want to be free?!"
" Perhaps, but you decided to save me instead of leaving me out to be used as an experiment."
Selene stood still, shaken by what this legendary Pokemon was telling her. What was so special about her that the guardian would choose her to be its trainer.
As if Lunala had read her mind, " Your aura. It is special, it radiates positive and a pure light. Nothing I have seen before, and something that I will not come across for another hundred years."
Selene gulped, "I-I see…". She still couldn't figure out what the Pokemon was thinking but she pushed it away, her expression being replaced with a determined one. "Then...Then I will become a trainer that you can be proud of."
Lunala's mouth twitched upward, forming an amused smile, " Then it is agreed. "
From that day onward, Lunala and Selene trained together with her other Pokemon in the spare time they had. At first, Selene's other Pokemon were afraid of Lunala, but soon a friendship sparked between the lot of them.
Since Selene couldn't train with Lunala for most of the day, she left Lunala out of its Pokeball, letting it do whatever it pleased. Selene never mentioned Lunala's existence to others, keeping it a secret, even from the ones who knew she had pokemon. Other than that, nothing much happened in her life. At least, not until a few days before the unexpected selection.
Selene was doing her usual training with Lunala and the others when suddenly Lunala stopped. It turned around before bolting off into the forest.
"H-hey! Lunala! Where are you going?!" Selene yelled after it. She sighed before quickly bringing back her pokemon and sprinted after Lunala.
Selene sprinted through the dense forest, avoiding the occasional roots and vines. She stumbled a few times but didn't stop. Soon, Selene saw a bright flash happen in front of her. She grimaced before sprinting into a clearing, where a girl wearing white collapsed onto the ground with dust clouds covering something in front of her.
Selene ran to the girl and shook her, "H-hey! Are you alright?!" she asked hurriedly.
The girl slowly cracked her head around to Selene, fear evident on her face, "I-I'm fine...but…" She turned back to the area in front of her. By now the dust had cleared and a small pokemon was lying on the ground.
Selene's eyes widened as she noticed the color scheme of the pokemon; blue, purple, and gold. She quickly got up and ran over to it with concern and fear in her eyes. "L-Lunala…?" Selene's voiced cracked, "is that you..?"
The Pokemon didn't respond, instead, it slept, with the rising and falling of its chest as the only evidence that was alive.
"Do...do you know that pokemon…?" The girl from earlier asked, now standing next to Selene. She had forgotten she was there, how careless of her.
"Um...yeah…" Selene hesitantly replied.
"O-oh...um...I...I'm sorry!" The girl suddenly blurted out.
Selene was taken aback, "H-huh?! W-why are you apologizing?! It's not your fault!"
"But it is! I was attacked by wild Pokemon and it came to save me! Then this happened!" By now the girl was crying.
"I…" Selene hesitated, as she didn't know how to comfort someone. After a few seconds, she placed a hand on the girl's shoulder, not saying anything.
After a few minutes, the girl calmed down enough to where she could speak.
"Feeling better?" She asked with a gentle smile.
She looked at Selene, surprise in her eyes before nodding.
"That's good," Selene replied before grabbing the pokemon. It didn't seem like it would wake up anytime soon. Then she had a thought.
She took out Lunala's Pokeball and pressed it against the pokemon. It went right in and it didn't shake at all. Selene's eyes softened, I guess it was Lunala after all…
Selene then remembered the girl and turned to her. The girl's eyes were wide in shock and Selene sighed, Just great. I blew my cover. She put away the Pokeball before speaking, "Plea-"
She was then cut off as the girl spoke, "You're a trainer?!"
Selene shushed the girl instantly and the girl quickly put her hands over her mouth. "Yes, but please don't tell anyone!" Selene pleaded.
The girl put down her hands and a gentle smile appeared, "I won't, don't worry. After all, it's the least I could do after your pokemon saved me."
"Eheh, thanks…" Selene replied, scratching the back of her head.
"Oh! Where are my manners? My name is Lillie-" the girl quickly cut herself off as she realized what she did.
Selene processed what she heard before her mouth dropped, "Wait...you're the princess?!!" Now that Selene thought of it, the girl was dressed in very fancy clothes and reminded her of the queen.
"...yes…" the girl quietly replied.
"...well then, your highness ,” Selene started to speak in a teasing tone, “I am Selene Eclipse.”
Lillie covered her mouth, trying to stop her laughter.
“Now then, since we’re acquainted, let’s head to town,” Selene spoke with a smile and stood up. She lent a hand to Lillie and she took it. With the two of them as friends now, they headed back to town with their arms interlocked.
When the two of them got back to town, the first thing Selene noticed was a limo with the signature colors of the royal family. Near the car were two adults, one was a woman with purple hair and glasses while the other was a nearly bald man who was also wearing glasses. The man noticed them first. His eyes locked on Selene, recognizing her as a commoner. He stormed over and grabbed both of their arms pulling the two apart.
“H-hey!” Selene yelled angrily.
The man looked down on her with a sneer, “A commoner like you doesn’t need to be near the princess.”
“Faba!” Lillie yelled looking just as angry.
Suddenly the woman appeared between Selene and the man, “Faba! What do you think you’re doing?” she asked.
“I’m simply protecting Lillie from the dangers of commoners."
“Why you-” Selene started to speak as she stood up but was interrupted when the woman turned to her.
“I apologize for that and please, take no notice of Faba.” the woman said and Selene noticed the man named Faba was sputtering in anger.
Selene smirked at his reaction before turning her attention back to the woman.
“Ah! Please forgive me, my name is Wicke, may I ask for yours?”
“Her name is Selene!” Lillie butted in with a smile and I smiled in return.
“Oh! I believe I heard of you from some of the nobles.”
Selene tilted her head, “You have?”
“Yes! I’ve heard how you are amazing at the flute and how well you do at archery!”
Moon scratched the back of her head with an embarrassed laugh, “O-oh, I never knew that I was known for my hobbies…”
Wicke giggled with a smile before looking at her watch, “Oh! We have to go, Miss Lillie!” With a wave, she ushered Lillie into the limo before taking off.
Selene sighed in exasperation, noticing the glares of jealous girls and boys directed at her. She just had to bring all this unwanted attention to herself, didn’t she?
Selene walked back home after practicing with her bow and arrow in the woods. She was apparently considered a legend or something like that. Which she was sure was false, after all, there were better people and besides, she was a girl. In this time, girls are looked down on, which was unfortunate but perhaps Selene could change that. Her train of thought was cut off as she approached her home. It was average and common but it felt like home.
Selene opened the door and walked in, taking off her shoes and putting down her bow and arrows. She could hear some noises from the kitchen as her mom peeked her head out, “Oh! Your back Selene! Go and wash up, dinner is almost ready.”
“Ok ” Selene replied before walking to the bathroom, but not without a comment from her brother, Elio.
“Had fun with your Pokemon sis?”
“Shuddup.” Selene replied before slamming the bathroom door.
Selene walked out of the bathroom just in time for dinner. She slid into the seat across from where Elio was sitting just as her mom put down the plates with food. They started to eat in a comfortable silence before her mom spoke up, “Did you train Selene?”
“Hm? Yeah. Why?”
“Oh, I was simply asking. And what about you Elio?”
“Nope.”
Her mom sighed before smiling, “Of course.”
Just then, the TV turned to the news channel. Everyone’s attention turned to the TV as the reporter spoke, “We have just received news that a selection will be taking place.”
Their eyes widened in shock. A selection is a life taking chance for girls, they get to escape what life had laid out for them and live in luxury until the prince sends them home. Though, it doesn’t usually happen around this time of year.
“Oh? It looks like two selections will be held! This is the first time in history!”
Well...this is even more shocking than the selection being held at this time.
“It looks like tomorrow will be when the Selection participants are chosen by both the prince and princess! Be ready to hear the lucky contestants!”
Selene smirked, “Looks like tomorrow is gonna be quite interesting…” she murmured.
Let’s see how the red strings of fate will handle this