Remnants 28 - OH MY FLIPPING GOSH HA HA HA HA HA

Okay okay okay, so, something amazing happened. And yes, you're looking at the picture and thinking, NO WAY DID TABBY HATCH A SHINY?!

No. That would have been a bit TOO hard to believe. But what happened was ALMOST as incredible crazy cool as that!

So, we got the second egg from Brandon, and we went back to the route to train. I finished getting Sonata up to level 45 and started training Kitt. We were Audino hunting, which meant a lot of running around, keeping an eye out for suspiciously rustling grass. It was slow going here, since lots of other Pokemon rustled the grass like that when they came out. Not just Audino. So we ran into Castform, Leavanny, Unfezant, and Emolga, too. Which wasn't too bad, I mean, they gave good EXP, just not as good as Audino. It was also slow going, since the grass didn't rustle too often.

So Kitt and I were running around, keeping an eye out for the grass. We saw a patch rustle, and we ran over to it. I wasn't entirely paying attention.

But then - then - oh I can scarcely believe it, even now! An Emolga leaped out of the grass and into the air - amidst a flurry of sparkles and light gleaming off of it. Its fur was rich gold and brown, and its eyes were fierce and bright as molten gold.

I froze in place - Kitt did too. Staring. In wonder. And awe.

It. Was. A. FREAKING. SHINY.

Brandon had told me about shiny Pokemon - incredibly rare, alternately colored Pokemon, who shone when they moved. In the whole of Unova, Brandon said there couldn't be more than 100 at a time, at most. Usually it was as low as 20. They were incredibly, unbelievably rare.

I grabbed a Quick Ball so fast I nearly broke my bag strap, and flung it at that Emolga as hard as I could. The Emolga was pulled into the ball and it hit the ground, trembling. I bit my lip so hard it nearly bled, staring at the shaking Pokeball.

It shook once - twice - AND THEN IT FELL STILL.

I HAD CAUGHT A SHINY POKEMON.

I scooped it up and danced around and waved my arms and sang and laughed like a crazy person. Kitt was still flabberghasted. "The odds..." He was mumbling, while I skipped in a circle. "The odds of this are STAGGERING! A shiny Pokemon, the chances of seeing on is 1 in 8,000...but then one in RUSTLING GRASS, an EMOLGA! I can't believe it! I really can't believe it!"

I was too busy singing, "I caught a Shiny~Emolga~" to the tune of "I'm getting nothing for Christmas."

I let the Emolga out of the ball and grabbed him in a fierce hug, much to his surprise. "YOU!" I shrieked in delight. "You, you handsome glorious FABULOUS shiny Emolga! You you you ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

He grinned crookedly. "Uh, yeah, me." He looked at Kitt. "She WILL calm down eventually, right?"

"Eventually." said Kitt. "What's your name, kid?"

The Emolga managed to pull out of my arms, and lit on my shoulder. "Haven't got one - folks usually call me Browny or Sparkles, something like that." He blew a raspberry and grinned. "I figured I've had enough of that around here. It's not easy, being gold, you know?"

I pulled him off my shoulder into another hug, burying my face in his wonderful shiny fur. "Then I'll give you a new name!" I said, beaming. "How about...Golden? A handsome name for a handsome little devil!"

"Golden...I like it." He said, smiling. He flicked my nose. "But not as much hugging after this, okay, kiddo? I'm cool with being your Pokemon and all, but still. It's getting weird."

"Of course of course!"

...

"Okay, fine. One more." He sighed.

"Yeeeee!"

Golden is Relaxed nature, likes to run. He likes to fly more. And he is beautiful, and handsome, and incredible, and SHINY. I caught a shiny Emolga. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh oh my GOOOOSH Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

I decided not to train him, since I didn't want to risk him. But he wanted to see the world. So we came to a compromise. I missed having Kitt on my shoulder, and bird claws from Sonata didn't feel the same. So I used the PC to register Golden as a companion Pokemon rather than a fighting Pokemon. So Golden is now a part of the team, and he rides on my shoulder most often. He's sort of like our team mascot, I guess. And I love him to bits. And even though he's shiny, he tries really hard not to rub it in everyone's face.

And to everyone's surprise, grumpy little Leatho, who didn't like ANYONE, sort of adopted Golden as his big brother. Golden didn't mind, and neither do I.

OH MY GOSH I CAUGHT A SHINY EMOLGA.

Remnants (c) me
Pokemon (c) Pokemon

(OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS! The staggering STAGGERING odds! Aaaaaaaaah! I have only ever caught ONE OTHER SHINY POKEMON EVER. Usually I have terrible luck with shinies, they flee or kill themselves...but this...THIS! I was playing the game on the couch, just audino hunting.

And then I looked down and noticed a trail of sparkles leaving the Emolga on the screen, and my heart stopped. And I threw a Quick Ball as quick as I possibly could. AND IT CAUGHT IT. AND I NAMED HIM GOLDEN. MY BEAUITFUL BEUAITUFL I CAN'T EVEN TYPE RIGHT NOW BUT I DON'T CARE.

I was literally dancing around and skipping and singing like Tabby was, and I called everyone on my contacts list on my phone to tell them. Even my little brother's friend. Yeah. I was that excited.

Oh, life is beautiful and wonderful and I have a SHINY EMOLGA. I am SO not trading him for an egg. Not a chance. Nope. He's way too awesome. And even though he's boxed and not trained, I don't care, he is GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS STORY, because he is GOLDEN and he is AWESOME. )