Thoughts
Tyler woke up. He stretched, nearly knocking his hat off the headboard. He trudged to the bathroom. After freshening up, he noticed that Lily was still asleep. Zenith, being a Pidgey, perched on the empty top bunk. Snap snoozed comfortably on the floor, and Blaze had curled himself up at Lily's feet.
I would do that with my Pokémon, but Blastoise would roll over and squish me. He sometimes forgets that he's not a Squirtle anymore. He shook Lily, who just grumbled and buried herself under the sheets. He noted this strange behavior, seeing that she had always been an early bird. The journey yesterday must've wiped her out, but we've got to keep moving to spend as little time as possible between towns.
"Blastoise, water gun!"
She felt water wash onto her face. She sprang up and hit her head on the top bunk. Zenith squawked in surprise, unhappy that she had been disturbed. Lily accidently flung Blaze off the covers and nearly stepped on Snap.
"I'm going to kill you! Fury Swipes!" She playfully wiped at him.
"Tackle!" He knocked her onto the bed. Her Pokémon just glanced at each other, not knowing what to think of their trainer's behavior. Blaze just shrugged and padded out of the room. Lily got off the bed, laughing her head off. Tyler grabbed his hat and put it on.
"You and that stupid hat!"
"Hey, all respectful trainers wear hats like this! You have your stupid head band."
"It's not stupid! My bangs would get in my way if I didn't pull them back. Your article just messes up your hair." Blastoise, not wanting to be deprived of attention, rubbed his nose against Lily.
"Hey Blast, it's been a while since I've seen you. Have you been taking care of Ty?" He nodded. She stroked his big nose, making him let out a long mmhm noise. Ty recalled the Pokémon.
"Let's grab a bite to eat and get going. It shouldn't take us very long to get there if we hurry."
"Alright, come on guys. Captain Ty has ordered us to march." Her Pokémon grumbled, still sleepy. Zenith perched on her shoulder while Blaze and Snap flanked her sides. The two friends and passel of Pokémon left the Center, heading towards Cerulean.
Dan groaned after John had kicked him in the side to wake him up. He sat up, having fallen asleep in a cardboard box. Man, this life is rough! We can't even get a decent place to sleep! He ran his hand through his hair. It sprang up, like he liked it.
"Where are we going next, back to Viridian?"
"No, we're getting a newspaper and planning our next move." He picked up a paper from a nearby stand, being careful not to get spotted.
"Hm, the Strategist is back in the Kanto region."
"It's about time! I want to challenge him!"
"You want to challenge everybody, Dan. That's why we never got anything done, because of your ego."
"At least I show passion about battling. You didn't even try! Why do you have to be so… Stoic?"
"It's in my nature. Nobody even knows who the Strategist is. I guess so he can be the mystery battler." Joe's gear went off. He sighed and answered it.
"Hello, Joe here. No, we didn't get any Pokémon. Only one trainer came by but Hothead Dan challenged her to a battle when she kicked him in the shin. She gave us a sound beating with her Growlithe and Bulbasaur. Her name? Lily Kline, of the "Canine" Kline clan, his daughter in fact. Yeah, I'm reading it right now. Oh, I haven't read the last paragraph yet." He glanced over it.
"So you want us to follow this kid and record his battles so the Boss can see them? Understood, no Pokémon snatching. They will never realize we're there. Joe out." He hung up. Dan, not very good at figuring out one sided conversations, looked at him with a curious look.
"So, what's our mission now?"
"The Strategist just revealed himself. He's a 16 yr old by the name of Tyler Miyamato. And remember the girl yesterday? She's his best friend. They're traveling across the region together."
"You mean we'll be stalking her?"
"No, we're not stalking. We're keeping tabs."
"Yahoo! I get to stalk my true love!"
"…Sure, whatever."
"Ty, slow down! We have plenty of time, Cerulean will still be there if we stop to rest!" Ty reluctantly slowed down and allowed her and her Pokémon to catch up. They were out of breath, seeing that Lily probably wasn't in the best shape and Blaze had to take four steps to equal one human sized step. Snapdragon was still basically a hatchling and Zenith had been flying against the wind."I'll cook us lunch, seeing that you can't even fix a bowl of cereal."
"How was I supposed to know that it was condensed milk? It looked like regular milk!" Snap and Zenith looked to Blaze as if expecting an answer. He shrugged.
Lily prepared a delicious stew for her and Ty. She also prepared some her home made Pokémon food. Needless to say, most of his Pokémon were ecstatic.
Haunter gobbled it down, anxious to finally have some good tasting food. Snorlax wanted more, even having gulped down three blows already. Typhlosion quietly ate his food, admiring it until he somehow bit his own paw. Salamence sighed, finally getting a meal fit for a warrior of his standard. Scyther seemed to be the only one not enjoying his meal. He ate a little, and then moved it aside. Blastoise looked at him questioningly. Scyther expressed his displeasure of stopping so often and how Lily would be a great distraction to Ty, thus they would lose more battles and precious training time. Blastoise rolled his eyes at him.
"This is delicious! I haven't eaten like this in ages! Can I have some more?" Lily served Ty another bowlful.
"What did you ever do without me? You can't cook to save your life!"
"Why do you think I tried to get to the towns quickly?"
"I thought you were just trying to keep up with the deadlines. You are looking a bit scrawny though. I've got to put some meat on you, you're skinnier than me!"
"Am not!"
"Yes, you are! Now eat!" He quickly did.
"Okay, time to go!"
"Wait just a second, Mr. My Tomato…"
"Miyamato."
"You've got to help me clean up!"
"Aw, but Mom…"
"No buts from you Ty."
After cleaning up, Ty recalled all his Pokémon and they headed out. Lily kept her Pokémon out, but had to carry Snap. He had fallen asleep after lunch and there was no way to wake him up. Both trainers were silent for awhile, not really having anything to talk about.
"Which Pokémon are you going to use?"
"Haunter, Scyther, and Salamence seem like good choices. Typhlosion has enough trouble battling on solid ground, so I don't even want to chance it on a water field. Blastoise needs a break, and Snorlax is simply just too heavy."
"You've got this planned down to a T. No wonder you beat everyone at Chess! You've even beat Professor Oak a couple of times!"
"That was nothing."
"Ty, you're too modest. Are you sure it was wise to finally reveal your identity as the Strategist?"
"If anybody challenges me, I can decline, especially after a gym battle."
"It's not other trainers I'm worried about. Haven't you hears the news?" Ty shook his head.
"Team Rocket's at it again. They're in a recruiting frenzy."
"So, it's not like I'll join them!"
"There's also been an increase in kidnappings. Who says you would have any choice?"
"It's you who should be careful. You already met two of them."
"I can handle them. Besides, that was probably a onetime meeting."
"Hopefully it was. How are your parents?"
"They're doing great! Mom didn't want me to go, but Dad convinced her otherwise. Mom offered me Amber, but I told her that I would be fine with Blaze. She just doesn't realize how not inconspicuous a Ribbon wining Ninetails is. Taking Miles was never an option. Dad's been taking him to engagements. It's been doing that Mightyena some good. Suddenly everybody wants to talk to the Canine Pokémon expert. Maybe it's because they discovered two more Eeveelutions in Sinnoh." They approached Cerulean City.
"Finally!" Ty exclaimed, "Let's go see if the gym leader's there!" They walked by it, to find the doors wide open. Both went in to find two mysterious people in there. Blaze once again raised his hackles and growled.
"Dan and Joe?" Ty asked.
"No, one's definitely a lady. I don't recognize them."
"It wouldn't' hurt to ask. Hey! Excuse me but is Misty here?" The man and women turned around, spilling out a bag full of Poke balls. They sheepishly smiled and tried to put them back in.
"Hey, they're robbing the Gym! Blaze, you're up." Blaze jumped in front of her, daring the two thieves to do anything about it. Snap hid behind her leg, while Zenith remained perched on her shoulder. Ty had run off to find Officer Jenny.
"Our cover's been blown!" the man noted, "All by a twerp!"
"Who cares? She's only one person. Let's just battle her and get out of her! You'll regret messing with us little girl!" The two threw off their disguises.
"Prepare for trouble…"
"… And make it double."
"Blaze, Flamethrower!" They were surrounded by fire.
"Hey, we weren't finished yet!"
"Now I recognize you. You're Cassidy and… that guy, Biff or something like that."
"It's Butch, Butch, Butch! If you had let us finish our motto, you would've known that!"
"Zenith, if you would, use Gust to blow them away." She launched off her shoulder and used blowing them out of the Gym and sending them flying.
"We're blasting off just like those losers!" About that time, Ty ran in with Officer Jenny and Misty. She quickly picked up the Poke balls and sighed.
"I go for a little alone time and somebody robs the place. Thanks for stopping them. I'll be ready in a moment, Ty."
"Take your time, Misty. I'm not in a hurry."
"Since when?" Lily huffed, "If anybody needs me, I'll be napping over here." She laid down on the bleachers and fell asleep.
"Gym leader Misty is unable to battle! Tyler Miyamato of Pallet Town wins!" Misty recalled her Gyarados while Scyther did a little victory dance. Ty smirked and recalled him. They shook hands.
"How about an interview, Misty?"
"Sure. Again I want to thank you for helping with Team Rocket."
"Thank Lily. She blew them away."
"I'll do that later. Let's get the interview done first." They left Lily and her Pokémon snuggled together, exhausted after the long journey.
Sorry, this was mostly dialog. I'm not good a writing battles, so suggestions are very welcome.