CHAPTER 13: HOUSE ON THE BEACH

The next morning, in the middle of the Melemele beach, there was a 6-year-old boy who, due to his appearance and the vibe he emitted, looked like a 9 or 10-year-old boy.

This child was none other than Alec, who got up early and decided to take advantage of his stay on a "paradisiacal island" and visited the beach, which despite being somewhat early, you could still see different people with their pokemon, or even some wild, but non-aggressive pokemon such as wingull, pyukumuku, slowpoke, and even Alec managed to see a sandygast, although none of these pokemon were above the orange rating.

"Well, I shouldn't wait too long either, pokemon with green ratings upwards are quite rare, so maybe I should take it easy and enjoy the place, after all, it's not every day that Aurea neesan gives me enough freedom."

Actually, when he woke up early, he told Professor Aura that he wanted to walk on the beach, to which she agreed without much thought, a fact that surprised Alec quite a bit, but he did not refute it and even rushed out in case she did will retract

Thinking this way, Alec walked along the beach for a long time, stopping to admire the sea for a while or watch any pokemon he came across.

Not knowing how much time passed, while Alec was walking along the beach, he realized that he had reached a quite secluded area, where there were practically no people.

"Damn, I was so lost in the landscape that I didn't even notice where I was going, I wonder where the hell I am."

Unlike other people, due to his affinity with pokemon, Alec had yet to meet any pokemon that was aggressive to him at the first encounter, so he wasn't worried about being attacked by a wild pokemon, but it didn't stop him from raising his surveillance.

It was so that after walking a little further, Alec noticed that in the distance he could visualize the silhouette of a house, so, without hesitating twice, he headed there.

What Alec didn't expect was that, being only a few meters from the house, a loud noise came from it, making Alec stop in his tracks, doubting if he would approach the wooden house.

So, while he was hesitating, Alec noticed that a small bolt of lightning ran out of that house, lightning that seemed to have life, since when he noticed Alec, he ran towards him without hesitation.

At this, Alec did not hesitate for a moment, turning around and running in the opposite direction.

Unfortunately, the lightning was much faster than him, so he quickly caught up to it, but unlike the pain he expected, he only felt a small tingle in his pocket.

Sighing in relief, Alec thought that the problem was over when he remembered that in that pocket was the cell phone with which he took the photos of the report, so he quickly took it out to check its status.

To Alec's bad luck, the cell phone seemed completely dead, no matter what he tried, it wouldn't even turn on.

"*sigh*, this cell phone was one of the latest Kalos models and it cost me a lot..., well, luckily for me I didn't burn Professor Nirio's reports, otherwise I would be crying tears of blood."

As Alec sighed at this, a person ran out of the wooden house, next to her a small rockruff accompanied him.

Alec, seeing the person approaching him was surprised, before finally knowing more or less where he was.

"I almost turned the island around, I'm at Professor Kukui's house."

Indeed, the man who ran towards him in a hurry was neither more nor less than Professor Kukui accompanied by his little rockruff, who was already quite close to Alec and recognized him quickly.

"Hey but if it's Alec, boy, tell me, what are you doing here?"

It didn't take long for Alec to reply to Professor Kukui, but in his mind he had an idea of ​​what had happened.

"Professor Kukui, it's good to see you, actually, to be honest, I lost track of time and place, I was on the beach near the apartment and when I realized it, I was near his house."

Hearing this, Professor Kukui was surprised, but seeing the helpless smile on Alec's face, he knew he wasn't lying, so he couldn't help but think.

"Usually it would be impossible to get here from his apartment, but this week the tide is lower than normal...I don't know if he's lucky or unlucky."

Professor Kukui couldn't help but appraise the boy in front of him, after all, he seemed to be highly valued by Professor Juniper, who made a name for himself at a fairly young age, even he himself managed to forge his reputation at a relatively young age as well, so he did not underestimate the child in front of him.

On the other hand, Alec approached the little rockruff and stroked his head a bit, which unlike what you might think, was not hard or rough to the touch, plus the little rockruff also enjoyed the little treatment.

This surprised Professor Kukui, he knew his little rockruff, he was quite sullen towards people and mistrusted them quite a bit, but in front of Alec, he seemed to really enjoy his company.

But the professor did not stop to think about this and quickly remembered the reason why he had rushed out.

"By the way Alec, by any chance, did you see a small electric pokemon while you were passing by?"

Alec quickly thought about his answer, in his mind he had a plan, and if he went well, he would have a very important help in his journey.

"Now that you mention it, yes, I did see a small bolt of lightning come towards me before it disappeared, now that I think about it, I think it should have been a rotom."

Hearing this, amazement filled Professor Kukui's face, as his admiration for the boy in front of him increased.

"To recognize a pokemon that doesn't show its form from a few details... it seems that Professor Juniper found a good student."

Without thinking about this further, Professor Kukui quickly asked Alec.

"Do you know where he went?"

Seeing the urgency in the professor's eyes, Alec just sighed as he showed him his broken cell phone.

Professor Kukui didn't understand at first, it was only after noticing the peculiar look on Alec's face and seeing the cell phone that didn't seem to turn on that he understood what happened.

"Alec don't tell me that..., did he get into your cell phone?"

It was at this time that Alec called on his best acting skills.

"I was just walking calmly along the beach, when suddenly a yellow lightning bolt appeared running towards me, I tried to run, but it was faster and it melted my latest model Kalos cell phone, and I saved a lot for it."

Seeing Alec's pitiful expression and then turning towards the cell phone that couldn't be more broken, Professor Kukui felt that he was sitting on a chair made of nails, not knowing how to proceed.

Alec, seeing Professor Kukui's uncomfortable expression, decided not to bother him anymore as he told him:

"Don't worry professor, it's just a joke, besides no one would expect the little rotom to get into my cell phone, so it's not anyone's fault, least of all the little rotom, who we all know loves to get into electronic devices. "

Seeing that Alec didn't take him seriously, Professor Kukui eased his awkward expression, but he still felt that he should make it up to Alec for the trouble.

It was at this moment that Alec took advantage and asked:

"Professor Kukui I have read about your study of pokemon movements, sorry if it is an awkward question, but is this rotom related to his research?"

Hearing Alec's question, the professor seemed quite amazed, he never expected that the boy in front of him had already read research reports, he also didn't doubt Alec because of what Professor Juniper said about him, so he didn't hesitate to reply:

"Actually, this rotom is part of a topic that I wanted to discuss at the conference, I wanted to evaluate with the other researchers if the application of an electronic pokemon that works as an AI in the help of novice trainers was feasible."

Hearing this, Alec knew that he had correctly guided the conversation, so he calmly added:

"I see, rotom itself is a pokemon that loves electronics, so letting it work as an AI might be quite feasible, and if it's for new trainers...how about applying it to the pokedex?"

Professor Kukui had only mentioned it casually, after all, he was going to find out in a few days, so it wasn't a secret, but he didn't expect Alec to use his rudimentary idea and make him see a new path to his project.

"I see it could be feasible..., a rotom in a pokedex as an AI would give new trainers more open responses and solutions to danger, instead of looking for it manually..."

The more he thought about it, the more Professor Kukui perked up, as a new look of admiration appeared on his face as he watched Alec.

"It seems that Professor Juniper modestly praised him, this child's insight goes far beyond what he expected."

Thinking this far, his sense of guilt at messing up Alec's cell phone was even greater, but then a flash of inspiration came over his face.

"Of course, I could make a pokedex where the rotom that crashed Alec's cell phone resides as an apology, then I could ask him to explain any drawbacks or benefits it might have, so I can gather data to further optimize it."

Professor Kukui seemed to see a light at the end of the tunnel, so, with a bright smile, he turned his gaze to Alec, saying:

"Since this little broken broken your cell phone, how about implementing the idea that you just told me about? In this way, I could compensate for this little accident and you will help me to see the defects of this little project."

Upon hearing this, Alec knew that he had won, so with a bright smile on his face, he nodded towards the professor as he walked him home and on the way, told him about the different applications that the new pokedex could have.