Chapter 4: A Lucky Win
Scrambling on the floor and searching desperately for coins was a man in a black long-sleeved top with an enormous red "R" in the centre. Tufts of short, green messy hair poked out from under his matching black cap.
"Yes! Another coin!" the green-haired man laughed with glee as he slotted the coin into his Coin Case. "It's all or nothing now."
The man wandered over to one of the many the slot machines. This time he tried a sparkling new machine next to the battered looking one with the words "OUT OF ORDER" plastered all over it. He had spent the night here gambling and trying to get the jackpot. Doing this led to him being out of pocket and seriously sleep deprived. His Coin Case, once full, now held a total of three coins- all he had been able to find whilst foraging on the dirty and quite frankly sticky floor.
"Wish me luck," he said, as he looked at the two Poké balls attached to his belt. "All or nothing."
Fingers and toes crossed, the man in black uniform inserted the coin into the slot machine.
"Come on!" he pleaded.
A look of disappointment and a sigh were all the man could manage, as a screen of non-matching icons appeared on the slot machine.
"Not to worry. Two more chances," he thought nervously.
The second coin was inserted, but this time the disappointed look converted into a frustrated look.
"Final chance!"
Just before he inserted his last hope into the waiting slot, he looked over to his left at the broken and tatty slot machine. Carefully, he pulled off the "OUT OF ORDER SIGN". Something was telling him to use this machine instead of the swanky new one he was using. It was worth a shot. Without thinking, he placed the coin into the designated coin hole and pulled the level to activate it. It creaked as it lowered. The icons on the dusty screen began to spin…
