Jocrabu

A Growing Miracle The Sun rose on Sinnoh, and spring had finally sprung! I’d been looking forward to it all winter. I spent the past year researching and acquiring Lum Berries. A sought-after medicinal plant that is a growing miracle! Able to treat burns, paralysis, is an antidote for poison, etc. They were brought to my attention by Cynthia, the Pokémon Champion, when we meet on route 210. Where a horde of psyducks blocked the path to Celestic town. She explained to me what she knew about lum berries. How they could be ground into a powder and used as a natural medicine and could even relieve the psyducks of their confusion! I knew after our conversation that I wanted to make a positive change in the world by growing lum berries. After some research I learned that lum berries grow naturally in Eterna Forest. Also, that combees are essential for pollinating the flowers. So, I spent several weeks searching the forest. The dabbled light gently cascaded through the canopy, truly a sight to behold. I found several plants and gathered dozens of lum berries. Along the edge of the forest, I caught a female combee, which I named Elizabeth. She would go on to play a key role in those days to come. A wonderful start if I do say so myself! However, although I had the seeds to start my journey, it was difficult to farm berries in Sinnoh. The berry plots are few and far between. So, I resorted to traversing the entire region, from Twinleaf Town to Stark Mountain! Planting as many seeds as I could. Nearly impossible to accomplish in one day. I wouldn’t have been able to achieve such a feat if not for Dawn, my Togekiss, whose wings carried me across Sinnoh. She was my first Pokémon and is my oldest friend. Our bond is stronger than the howling gale winds of Snowpoint City! Dawn was the driving force that enabled me to fulfil my hopes and dreams. After several days of flying around and watering my plants everything started to feel like clockwork; and after a couple months I noticed our first flowers. Elizabeth was so excited to see the flowers that she evolved into a vespiquen! Elizabeth was now producing honey from all the flowers along our travels. I love honey. It is delicious! I could also sell some honey to make extra money. Everything was going smoothly; but I couldn’t help but feel like we could do more. I remembered when I was younger my parents and I went on vacation to Undella Bay in Unova. Thinking back, there are huge berry plots at the airport; and I started to think about moving to Unova. I could utilize the airport to export the lum berries anywhere they would be needed. I looked on the market and found a beautiful cottage near Undella bay, of all places. It had plenty of space to grow and would have been a dream come true; but first I needed to come up with enough money to afford this dream home. It was late spring when I finally harvested my first crop of lum berries. I ground half of my berries into heal powder and soon realized that they sold extremely well for their amazing medicinal benefits. The latter half I used to plant my next crop. If I could keep that pace, then I could sell my house and move to Unova during the winter. It was all happening so quickly! Summer came and went. Dawn and Elizabeth were becoming sisters. Playing tag as we flew wherever the wind took us. Everything went off without a hitch. After planting my autumn crop, I decided to visit the property. It was better than my wildest dreams. Hidden past a beautiful waterfall. Tucked away in the rolling hills of the mountain side. A couple ponds and an abundance of space for everything I needed. The perfect place to grow a miracle. Upon returning from Unova something terrible happened. I was making my rounds and discovered that several of my plants were ravished by Pokémon. After a few calculating the remaining berries and honey, I realized that this would only set my plans back by a few weeks. It is important to keep an abundance-based mindset. Everything will be alright. It is just a matter of Faith. I would able to move by the end of winter. I was still in a great position to start the new year in Unova. I found myself more concerned with the Pokémon that ate the berries. Were they injured? Did they need help? I went back to investigate and found a trail of seeds. I followed the trail which led me the honey tree on the edge of Eterna Forrest. Where I caught Elizabeth. I decided to camp out for the night, in case the Pokémon returned. Nothing happened. Exhausted I made my rounds for the day. It still wasn’t sitting right with me though. I returned to camp and took a brief nap before my next night watch. The Sun was setting when I awoke to the sound of loud munching. I jumped out of my tent and sent out the girls, prepared for anything. It was a munchlax! He didn’t notice me at first. I step on a twig as I was approaching and startled him, but he seemed to know who I was. As if he had been watching me from the beginning. There was something different about this munchlax. I couldn’t tell because it was dark, and he was covered in honey. As I stepped closer to try and get a better look, I noticed he was a shiny Pokémon! He then took off. We chased after him, but he was surprisingly nimble. The little bugger looked as if he was having fun, and he lost us in Eterna Forest. Reflecting on what had happened munchlax didn’t seem to be injured or in need. Which was a relief. I decided to head back home. Before leaving I left some honey for him on the honey tree where I caught Elizabeth. Then I noticed something shining in the grass where he was. It was a golden nugget! The munchlax must have dropped it. This was good news for me because it made up for some of my lost lum berries. We continued to play cat and mouse as autumn passed by. I would continue to leave honey behind for my shiny friend, and he would leave a plethora of items in return. The shiny munchlax was playing with us. The last crop of the season was almost ready, and we were getting ready to move to Unova. It was getting colder as winter crept in. I left a scarf for my shiny friend. I have named him Mozzie. I would miss him, and I wasn’t sure if I would see him again before the move. As we went to gather our last berries in Sinnoh we found Mozzie waiting for us. He seemed to be moved that we left a scarf behind for him. I didn’t want to say goodbye and invited him to join us instead. It seemed like an eternity passed by, but he accepted and jumped into my arms and gave me a huge honey smothered kiss! Winter had finally arrived, soon it was moving day! A light snow had fallen the night before and we all went out to play in the Sinnoh snow one more time. After drying off we grabbed our belongings and headed to the dock. My friends and family were there waiting to wish us well. I would miss them, but we knew that it wasn’t the end. It was just a sweet goodbye. We arrived in Castelia City and made our way to our new home. Past the waterfall, tucked in the rolling hills of the mountain side. There was a lot of work to be done in the next few days. The plots needed to be prepped and the seeds needed to be planted in time to maximize our first crop cycles. Dawn and I were singing. Elizabeth and Mozzie were buzzing and humming along. We all danced as we worked to get the job done and to make this place a home. Celebrating our little slice of paradise. Our first crop was almost ready, and we invited my friends and family over for the first harvesting. There was pleasant surprise as well. Elizabeth started a colony in secret, and her combees hatched that day of all days! They flew around us as we harvested our first crop. My friends and family were all amazed with the progress I had made over the past few years. All the healing powder I had produced went to Pokémon centers across the regions. Helping Pokémon in need. It felt good to make an impact for the better. It felt good to make my friends and family proud. I found my purpose in life, and it felt good. I will never forget my journey and the Pokémon that brought me here. Thank God! IGN: Jocrabu