The Regions' Legends

Chapter Outline: The Book of Sonia

 

Prologue:

Yannoa's perspective. Sonia is six years old and the Dragonspiral incident has occurred quite recently, and Yannoa is seeing signs of Sonia having Psychic power. Combined with the stress of Caius being away, she doesn't want to part with her daughter, and convinces Caitlin to block up Sonia's power as long as possible, unknowingly badly damaging her mental state.

 

Chapter 1: Only As Strong As The Weakest Link

After Yannoa tries to teach her seven-year-old daughter how to play chess, Sonia talks to Sawk about her father. As a huge rainstorm has just cleared up, people have an impromptu celebration, and Sonia, Sawk and Zorua go out to watch. Sonia's powers try to break through Caitlin's block, trying to read the people around her, and the cold wind triggers her PTSD from the incident. The combined stressors overload her sensors and pretty much give her the Psychic version of an asthma attack, and bringing out her other personality. 

 

Chapter 2: Smoke And Mirrors

Sonia and her family arrive at Saffron City. After a few days, Caius is set to come over and for Sonia to meet him for the first time. However, they receive news last minute from Miss (Oryse) Smith that he is dead. This is so overwhelming for Sonia that her Psychic powers finally push through Caitlin's power. As they came out unnaturally*, Sonia's were supposed to come out at six and didn't), Sonia had incredible Psychic noise build up and the segregation of personality. Sonia has a breakdown and ends up trying to drown herself to stop the noise of other people's minds. She is saved by Lapras, and told to go to the Saffron Gym.

 

*(read: while Psychics, regardless of level of power, develop their powers at different ages naturally (anywhere between infant years to latent for life until a trauma)

 

Chapter 3: What You See Is What You Get

Sonia goes to the Saffron Gym and is introduced to three Psychics; Sabrina, Doris and Darcy. They don't exactly make the best impression. Sonia realises that she has two personalities, and Sabrina convinces her to come to the Saffron Gym. A change in POV to Darcy, and Yannoa comes in deadset on keeping Sonia away from the Gym. Sabrina wins the argument.

 

Chapter 4: (UNWRITTEN) Wolf In Sheep's Clothing

Two days later, Sonia goes to the Saffron Gym for her first day. She meets Samuel De Sota, who bluntly assesses her skill level, and has to deal with Doris. Doris, calling her 'a headache' and 'timetabling nightmare' and saying that 'the evil gods of administration created [Sonia] specifically to drive her mad' gives her a shoddy mess of a timetable and tells her 'If in doubt, don't go to Sabrina.' With that helpful advice, Sonia goes to a few theoretical classes, but seems to be the only one in her first practical class. Turns out it is a one on one with Sabrina. She finishes the day happy, oblivious to Yannoa's worry. Timeskip to a few months later, and Sabrina harshly imprints upon the lesson to Sonia that emotions are a dangerous thing to have in a very memorable fashion. 

 

Chapter 5: All That Glitters

Timeskip to two years later, when Sonia is packing for her journey. She has become exactly what Yannoa feared she would become; an emotionless slate. On the surface. Inside she worries that she will be too emotional to handle a journey. She collects her father's letters, and hears that she will have to go on a journey with someone else. Her mother confides her true feelings. 

 

Chapter 6: Cast The First Stone

Sonia farewells Sabrina, gets her Grade Alpha certification and drives to Pallet with her family. They stay the night in Pallet House and Sonia learns the identity of the other trainers travelling with her. Sonia has a nightmare of the Dragonspiral incident.

 

Chapter 7: Speak Of The Devil 

Sonia meets Raphael and Mal, gaining a distinctly bad impression. Sonia places Raphael firmly in her general enemy category and telepathically attacks him, saved from further conversation/insult/violence by Professor Oak coming out. 

 

Chapter 8: Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

Sonia gets her Pokédex (pink, to her resignation), Trainer ID card and refuses a first Pokémon. 

A scientist known as Professor Fennel tries to interview her, and the whole thing ends with a confrontation. Sonia storms away, thoroughly irritated.