Welcome to Gaia! ::

The woman just giggled at that, thinking it was kind of cute and kind of funny at the same time.

"The type of pet we hold here are called Pocket Monsters, though our fanbase has shorten the term to Pokemon. They are defined by their ability to evolve or change, they are technically stage growing pets. Though they do not grow by getting older. These creatures all categorized by type, but they can have up to two different types. Like water, fire, and grass for example. As for what we have, we have Pokemon from all types, and while we carry every single type to exist, because simply there would be no room, we do have a wide variety."

She paused for a moment and looked thoughtful.

"In your case though, I guess the question is, is do you want to raise one from scratch or not, and what type of guardian are you looking for?"

The woman nodded and paused as if to think about it, or organized her thoughts.

"There are two ways you can obtain a Pokemon from here, we could sell you the creature as is. The advantage of that is we can provided a creature at nearly any stage of their evolution, and that being said you'll have that guardian right away. The other choice, is that we give you an egg that has the species you want, but it is your responsibility to raise that Pokemon up and help it evolve. That is more difficult, but on the other hand, Pokemon do have a bit of an imprinting habit, so if you're the one to hatch it, it'll be far more loyal than one you just simply buy."

Lin looked thoughtful at that and looked back at Earendil, "If we sail, we have a lot of time if we hatch them, but to grow them...."

But she liked the idea of specific loyalty, but she wanted to make sure for Anderian specially that the children were safe.

"Ridden, would you prefer on the ground or by air?" The woman was already turning to check out the red and white balls that she had, "And is there a particular animal type that you'd like? There are plenty of Pokemon that are similar to any of the common creatures you might find in Gaia."

Lin winced at that, "Why do I feel like we're in over our heads?"

She whispered this to Earendil, because it sounded like just from that, there would be a lot of choices.

"Give me one moment," the woman looked around a bit before pulling out a thick booklet.

She went around the counter to give the family the booklet in question, handing it to Earendil.

"Here, this might help, it lists the Pokemon's type, picture, height reference and if we keep them in the shop or not. All the evolutions are listed in order and together with the particular Pokemon."

After taking the book from Earendil, Lin went directly to the page of contents and looked through the numbers, it was no wonder why the book was a bit on the thick side.

"Well over a hundred," she replied a bit dryly.

She didn't recognize any of the names and instead took to flipping through the book depending on the pictures to give her and her family an idea of what they were looking for before reading, otherwise they would be there forever.

"Huh... certainly looks like one doesn't it?" she asked him, "Let's see... it's called a Rapidash, a fire type Pocket Monster that can run 150 miles per hour. Their mane and tail are flames but the flame will not burn people they trust. Interesting... oh please see previous page for pre-evolution."

Curiouis as to what that was, Lin flipped one page back to find a pony like creature that looked very much like a Rapidash only it looked like a pony and lacked a horn and the flames were a bit different.

"Ponyta is the name of it's first stage."

"Judging by the height, quite possibly," Lin nodded.

She doubted that Andarien would ever get as tall as his father, so the height of the horse... Rapidash wasn't an issue.

"And at least horseback riding we can teach and deal with, if I recall correctly these creatures can be kept in a special capsule?"

She looked up to confirm it.

The woman nodded and motioned to the red and white balls, "They are all kept in these balls, though we do have decorative ones if you wish. Would you like to see one? Which one? A Ponya or a Rapidash?"

"No," the woman shook her head, "Nothing from the Pokemon themselves to the capsules we use, use magic. Though it might not seem like it to most people."

She picked out a ball from the back shelf and brought it over to the grassy environment stage. Lightly, she tossed the ball onto the grass, it bounced and opened up before bouncing back into her hand. In a flash of light stood a Ponyta in all it's fiery glory.