Now other TeniPuri characters start appearing~ -Rin
Chapter 3
Momo made it to Viridian City, the first town on the route, without incident. It was bigger than Pallet Town, and Momo almost didn't know where to start. He settled on a red-roofed building with a sign proclaiming it to be a Pokemon Center. When he went inside, a nurse behind a counter greeted him cheerily.
"Welcome to the Pokemon Center! Would you like me to heal your Pokemon back to perfect health?"
"Uh...sure." Momo shrugged.
"Okay, I'll take your Pokemon for a few seconds." He handed her Bakuhatsu's Pokeball, and she placed it into an odd-looking machine, which flashed a few times. She handed him the ball, still smiling brightly.
"Thank you for waiting. We've restored your Pokemon to full health. We hope to see you again!"
"Thanks." Momo looked around the Center. Nothing else to do here. He thought. He went back outside to see what else the town had to offer. Next stop was a blue-roofed building called a PokeMart. Hadn't that guy he'd met worked for the PokeMart?
Momo was tackled almost immediately upon entering.
"Hiiii again! I knew you'd come here, especially after I told you how great it was!" It was the boy who'd given him the potion, hugging him.
"Uh, would you mind letting me go?" The bouncy redhead immediately released him.
"Sorry! I got excited. I'm glad you're here, that means I'm doing a good job! Maybe I'll even get promoted!" Momo heard a snort of laughter, and realized it came from the man behind the counter, who he hadn't noticed until now.
"Don't count on it. Tackling your customers isn't the mark of a good employee." The redhead frowned.
"But he's my friend, so it should be okay. I don't do that to everyone who comes in." The man smiled.
"I know. You're very enthusiastic about your job, maybe you will get promoted someday." Momo realized he didn't know the boy's name. If they were friends, then he should find out.
"Hey, what's your name?" His friend turned around.
"I'm Eiji! Kikumaru Eiji."
"Momoshiro Takeshi, call me Momo." The man behind the counter cleared his throat.
"I hate to interrupt you two, but you're from Pallet Town, right, Momo?" Momo nodded.
"Do you know Professor Oak?"
"Yeah, he's my neighbor." The man bent down and picked up a box, plonking it onto the counter.
"His order came in. Can I get you to take it to him? I'd have Eiji do it, but he's never been to Pallet Town and I don't want him getting lost."
"Boss! Can I go with Momo? Pleeeaaaase?" Eiji bounced with excitement.
"I don't see why not. It'll be a learning experience. Then you can make deliveries by yourself in the future." Eiji hopped over and glomped the man.
"Thank yooouuu! I'll do a good job, then you can promote me!" And he grabbed Momo's hand and started dragging him away.
"Wait, Eiji, the package!" Momo pulled his hand away and went back for it. The manager grinned at him.
"Good luck."