"HELP!!" Gerard screamed as he ran into a Pokémon center with his Growlithe cradled in his arms.
The dog was hurt badly, and very weak; though his trainer kept him awake by talking to him.
He didn't know what exactly to do, he hadn't gone out of the wilds
Searching frantically, Gerard asked the trainer standing close to him:
"Where do I have my Pokémon healed?"
The rather sleepy boy pointed to Nurse Joy's counter which was right in front of him the whole time.
Running forward and then thanking the trainer, Gerard pleaded. "Please, heal my Pokémon, Nurse Joy!"
"Okay, don't worry. He'll be good in no time." She said taking the Growlithe from his hands.
Gerard scoffed, "Right. Like it'll-"
"Done!" Nurse Joy said, Gerard's Growlithe in her arms.
"Joel!" Gerard said happily, calling his Growlithe's name and taking him back from the nurse.
"Thank you so much, Nurse Joy!" the trainer received a lick (kiss) from his Growlithe.
"It's absolutely no problem, it's what we do here." She smiled.
Putting Joel down next to him and receiving more licks (kisses) Gerard said: "Well, I had a problem and you helped me solve it. So thank you."
"You're very welcome!" the Nurse flashed her trademark welcome smile.
As Gerard began walking out the door (with Joel walking by his side), Nurse Joy uttered the words that just weren't what Gerard Azhar wanted hear.
"WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN…"
Gerard might've been stone.
"What?! 'We hope to see you again?' what in the world is that supposed to mean?" he thought.
Suddenly, Joy's smile started to make him feel uneasy. It suddenly felt…evil? Could that be said for someone as nice as Nurse Joy?
Then Joel tugged on his trainer's pants' sleeve and barked a little.
Previous thoughts sliding away, Gerard looked down at his Pokémon and said: "Uh, yeah. Oh, oh yeah. Okay, let's go."
Joel barked happily in reply, a smile spread across his face.
Then the two set off.
At the bench in National Park, very close to Joel and Gerard's favorite training spot (Route 37), with Joel on his lap, Gerard was thinking:
"What was Nurse Joy trying to say? Does she want Pokémon to get hurt? Does she want trainers to suffer."
Joel smiled up to his trainer, wiping away Gerard's thoughts and replacing them with warmth.
"Oh, well. I guess that's what happens when all you see is pain."
And Gerard hugged Joel, rubbing against his fur and getting slobbered in Growlithe licks (kisses).
