spring is overwhelmingly bright

[When the feed turns on, Rika has a big smile on her face. Some may notice that she's carrying an Eevee egg in her arms.]

Mii! We finally made it back into Olivine last night. It's nice to finally rest after everything that happened while we were traveling. [Fending off the bugs while on the road wasn't much fun for her, after all.] I hope everyone is all right.

... If you age while in Johto, do you feel as if you've really become older? When all of us go back home, we'll just be put back to where we left off in our lives.

I wonder how everyone feels about getting older here.

[She falls silent as she looks down at the egg in her arms. It was strange to finally be a year older. But she wasn't even sure that it really counted here at all. She gives one more smile to the Gear before shutting it off.]

[Video | Filtered to Ventus]

[A few seconds later, Rika filters the video feed to just Ventus. Her smile is now bigger than ever.]

Thank you very much for the egg, Ven. I really love it. I will make sure to raise them to be a very strong pokémon! Nipaa~

I would also like for you to help me choose a name for them. We may not know if it will be a boy or a girl yet, but we can decide on a boy name and a girl name before they hatch.

[The time has finally come for Rika to battle Whitney. The battle goes by quickly as Rika manages to fly through the first five pokémon with her Ampharos and Mr. Mime. However, when Whitney's Miltank comes out, Rika runs into some trouble, but she is able to defeat Whitney with her Ninetales. As usual, Whitney bursts into tears after the battle, prompting Rika to comfort her.]

There, there. [She pats Whitney on the head, but it doesn't seem to help much.] It is only one loss. If you become stronger and believe you can do it, then you can win battles in the future. [It doesn't stop Whitney's tears, but she calms down enough to hand the badge to Rika. After deciding that anything else she said wouldn't help the situation, Rika walks over to the Gear, which is being held by a Shinx. She takes the device and scoops the pokémon up into in her arms.] Mii. I did it.

[She smiles at the screen for a few moments before pointing to her Shinx.] This is my new team member. She hatched several days ago. [She smiles again, this time at the Shinx, before looking back at the screen.] I wish good luck to anyone else who decides to take on the gym.

[The feed cuts off as Rika heads towards the gym's exit.]

[Rika's facing the screen, looking excited. It looks like the video is being taken from a much smaller cameraman, who happens to be her Mime Jr.] I just caught a new pokémon! [The gear turns as Rika walks towards the newly caught pokémon, a Mareep, who looks a little camera shy. Rika notices this and pats it on the head.] Don't be shy! Say hello to everyone! [The pokémon lets out a small Reep! before scurrying behind Rika. She giggles.] She's a bit shy, but I know she's a fighter! She'll become strong.

[Then--] Karp! [The sounds comes from somewhere out of view of the gear. Rika's smile fades a bit.] Also... I was fishing earlier, and I ended up catching another pokémon. I tried to let him go, but... he kept following me. [She sighs as a Magikarp hops into her arms, looking smug.] ...He's also a new member of my team.