Nichiya touched down in the Virbank  City Airport after a long flight. It was early in the morning. He'd slept the majority of the flight. He yawned as he awoke, stretching a bit before coming to a stand. The passengers were getting off the plane. Nichiya reached up and opened the overhead compartment to grab his guitar.

He swung it over his shoulders and walked out of the plane, through the gate and into the terminal. He had gotten a message to meet with Bianca in the airport. She was easy to spot, according to Professor Juniper. Sure enough, waiting at his gate, was a perky looking glasses wearing young woman who looked way too excited for how early it was.

She had short blond hair and wore an outfit akin to a lab assistant. A white lab coat and black capris with closed toed shoes. She looked at him, a hopeful smile on her face. She caught sight of his platinum locks and grinned happily. She stood up and hurried over to him.

"Nichiya?" Bianca began.

"Yes?" Nichiya blinked.

"Ah! It is you! I'm Bianca. You received Juniper's message right?" She asked, looking into his amethyst hues with deep interest.

"Uh...yeah, I did. She said you had a Pokémon ready for me, right?" Nichiya asked, sweat-dropping as she seemed to be staring at him.

Bianca snapped out of her trance-like state and beamed.

"Yeppers! We had dozens of Poison-types so we brought the three we were currently studying that were still in their first stages. Soooooo, here they are!" Bianca chirped excitedly, releasing three Pokémon from their chambers.

The first Pokémon Nichiya spotted was a black, spherical Pokémon that was surrounded by a purple haze. It had really wide eyes and a pink mouth with two exposed fangs. Nichiya was rather surprised to see a Gastly considering they were not indigenous to his region or any other for that matter.

The second one he saw was a small, pale purple scorpion-like Pokémon. He recognized the Skorupi and smiled. He was familiar with them as they were all over his region. He had met a few on the way to visit with friends in Jubilife City.

The last one was a small light green, bipedal Pokémon with three thorns atop its head, a green leaf skirt and two roses, one blue and the other red, in its hands. The choices couldn't have been any more difficult. He looked at each Pokémon and began the process of selection.

Within the Virbank Gym, Roxie, Billy Jo and Nicky sat down and observed the auditions that were going on. They had just sent a few away. Some of them didn't even have a Poison-type. There were a few Toxics wannabes that just madd a load of noise with no soul to their tune at all. Roxie was becoming excruciatingly bored.

"So...that last vocalist was sub-par, but he screamed too much," Billy Jo stated as she wrote down notes on the last audition that left.

"I agree. I had to cover my ears a few times. These people are trying too hard. Some of them can't even play what they bring," Nicky sighed.

Roxie chewed on her eraser as she looked at the list of names that had gone through.

"Roxie? You in there girl?" Billy Jo inquired, waving a hand in her face.

"Yeah, I'm just...frustrated. I want to see someone who has passion when they play. I wanna hear the soul behind their voice. In other words; I want someone to floor me and make me melt in this chair," Roxie frowned, crossing her arms.

"That'll be the day," Nicky laughed.

Roxie shot him a look.

"Hey, just sayin', there hasn't been a single one so far that piqued your interest. It's gonna be tough to do," Nicky said, putting his hands up defensively.

The doors burst open to the gym and an obnoxious voice echoed through the gym.

"The talent has arrived!" A male voice exclaimed.

The Toxics sweat-dropped as a rather showy male swaggered into the building.

"Okay, I think I made my decision. Though it was super hard, I decided to go with Gastly," Nichiya announced.

Two red beams retracted the other two that Nichiya didn't pick and left Gastly with him. The ball of poisonous gas floated happily around Nichiya, laughing merrily as he did.

"Great choice! Might I ask why the Gastly over the others?" Bianca questioned.

Nichiya shrugged and answered.

"I've always liked Gastly and his evolutionary line. They're fun-loving Pokémon as well as great battlers. Also, they give me an idea for a stage effect," Nichiya grinned.

"Oh? A stage effect?" Bianca began, looking at the guitar case on his back. "Oh! Are you trying out for the Toxics!?"

Nichiya nodded and smiled. "Yep. My little brother suggested that I give it a shot. We're huge fans of them. And when they made that announcement, I couldn't resist. I was moving here so I figured, why not?" Nichiya stated with a laugh.

Bianca nodded and bounced on her feet. "That's so exciting! I hope you make it. There are a lot of people lined up outside the gym, it will probably be a while before you can audition."

"That's okay. I don't mind waiting. It gives me time to gather my thoughts and prepare. Oh! I was told you had a Pokédex for me," Nichiya remembered.

"Yes I doooo! Here it is!" Bianca chirped, rummaging around in her bag before pulling out the dex.

"This looks upgraded. I'm guessing it's a new model?" Nichiya asked.

"Yep! I'd tell you all that it can do, but I think I will let that be a surprise. Professor Juniper wanted to explain it to you later this evening. But first, you need a ride to the gym right?" Bianca queried.

"That would be nice. I really don't want to get lost. I hear it's hard to find," Nichiya chuckled.

"Well, you heard right. It is tough, but with the line of people down the street, I think you can find it easily. But I will give you a lift!" Bianca said with a bright smile.

"That would be awesome!" Nichiya exclaimed.

"So, Roxie. What did you think of that?" Nicky asked as the latest performance finished their number.

Roxie sighed and looked back at the performer.

"Look dude; you're enthusiastic and all, but it's not what we're looking for. All that thrashing about makes you look all over the place. You missed some notes and your pitch was off...a lot."

"Off? Off!?" The performer snarled.

"Uh oh, I think he's upset," Billy Jo whispered.

"How dare you say that! I was perfectly in tune. You're the one who's off!" The performer shouted.

Roxie raised a brow. "Really? If I'm so "off" as you say, why did I notice you missed several notes and went flat on multiple occasions? I was trying to be nice and let you off easy. But now you've made me mad. Your style is whack, you're wearing enough makeup to put try hard coordinators to shame. And what's up with that hair? I'm not saying it's bad but...I've seen Purrloin cough up better looking stuff."

Billy Jo let out a long whistle.

"Why...you-!"

"Two words dude; get out," Billy Jo interjected.

With an irritated scream, the auditioning individual stormed out, sending a string of obscenities their way. The door slammed and Roxie stood up.

"I'm gonna go get a drink. Call me if anyone interesting shows up," Roxie stated as she walked towards the back chill room.

Billy Jo sighed and Nicky palmed his face.

"Maybe this was a bad idea," Nicky muttered.

"Yeah, but we need a fresh sound. Our audience loves us, but some have sent letters asking for a backup vocal for Roxie or a second guitarist. Roxie wants both qualities and we agreed on it. So...unless someone can knock our socks off, we'll be at this a while," Billy Jo pointed out.

"I hope someone who can at least sing  comes along," Nicky sighed.

At that point, a ball of purple gas began to form in front of them. Billy Jo and Nicky blinked. Suddenly, huge white beady eyes bulged out at them, accompanied by a long tongue. Billy Jo and Nicky recoiled in surprise.

"What the hell!?" Billy Jo exclaimed.

"Gastly!" A voice shouted into the hall as the doors opened.

The gas Pokémon laughed hysterically at the reactions of the band and looked up to see his white-haired master. Billy Jo and Nicky turned around and looked. Billy Jo froze at the sight of his amethyst eyes.

"Gastly, what are you doing? You need to stay with me! I had to chase you in here ahead of the line. We need to get back out there and wait!" The young man scolded.

Nicky and Billy Jo shifted their attention to his guitar and attire.

"Hey dude, get on stage," Billy Jo said firmly.

"Huh? Now? But I was last in line. I really should-"

"Just get up there," Billy Jo and Nicky said in unison.

The lad looked at Gastly and then shrugged. With a sigh he got up on stage and faced them.

"Name?" Nicky asked.

"Nichiya Hikari, and I gotta say, my brother and I are huge fans. I came from Sinnoh and-"

"Whoa, Sinnoh huh? Cool! So you're new here then," Billy Jo asked.

"Uh...yeah. I just got in today. I was in a rush to get a Pokémon and get here to audition. My little brother put me up to it. He-"

"Sounds interesting, but can you get to the good stuff? Sorry, I don't mean to be pushy but we've been having a rough day," Billy Jo stated.

"Oh...right! Sorry," Nichiya said as he took his guitar case off his back and unzipped it to reveal a black and red Flying V electric guitar.

Noticing the amp that was prepared, he plugged it in and gave it a strum. Gastly floated up beside him and hovered curiously. Nichiya adjusted the mic and took a deep breath, closing his eyes for a moment. Billy Jo leaned forward intently. Nicky lounged in his seat, crossing his fingers mentally.

Nichiya's eyes flashed open as he began to play. It soon became evident to Billy Jo and Nicky, that Nichiya wasn't someone who simply played the guitar. No, it was as if they were one in the same. To Nichiya, the guitar was a paintbrush that was preloaded with every imaginable color, ready to pour out onto the canvas every musician called sound.
And what a beautiful sound it was.

Roxie, who had been in the chill room, got up and opened the door. Did her ears deceive her? She poked her head out and watched the stage. Then Nichiya began to sing. He had a smooth sound. His voice was soft at times and powerful at others. The lullaby washed over her, causing the white-haired musician to stumble over to her seat and watch.

His eyes had closed for but a moment before Roxie sat down. The song soon slowed down as Nichiya hit the last note, completing the work of art he had been crafting with his voice. Silence reigned for a while. Clapping soon followed, causing Nichiya to open his eyes. Standing up was Billy Jo, Nicky and Roxie! Nichiya froze for a moment, a nervous sweat trickling down his face.

"That's what I'm talkin' about!" Billy Jo exclaimed.

Nichiya rubbed the back of his head nervously.

"Don't just stand there dude. Take a bow! That was friggen wicked!" Roxie stated.

Nichiya bowed and then stood straight, Gastly floating around him in an excited manner.

"Roxie, this is Nichiya Hikari. He stumbled in here after his Gastly. He would've been the last one of the night," Nicky pointed out.

"That so? Well Nichiya, you just made my friggen day. That was so beautiful. You had me stupefied dude. Well done," Roxie applauded.

"Th-Thanks!" Nichiya replied, breathing a sigh of relief.

"You really rocked it dude. Hey, give us your gear number and we'll let you know how it went. I don't mean to rush you but we have a long line to go through," Roxie stated with somewhat of a groan.

Nichiya nodded and hurried over to the sheet to sign his name and write his gear number. He thanked the band and left with his Gastly in tow and his spirits high.

Bing! The audition is done. Will he make it? Only time will tell! The day isn't over yet. So, he has a Gastly. I picked it because while I like the others, Gastly just seems to fit. He is a ball of poisonous gas which means he can change shape. Imagine the stage effects! Oh, and he's a troublemaker. Also, cool fact, Gastly has a base 100 special attack stat. Try wrapping your mind around that number. XD

Ciao!