Let's Take It Slow

Chapter Four: Cella

Snow fell down onto the trees but Mazie keeps moving deeper into Route 203. A wild bidoof suddenly jumped in front of her. Mazie picked up Quake's pokeball from her belt and drops it. Quake came out of the pokeball. "Quake, use razor leaf!" Mazie commanded. "Now use tackle!" The wild bidoof fainted.

"Nice battle." Mazie turned. A girl with shoulder-length orange hair and blue eyes came out of a bush.

"C-Cella?" Mazie stammered. "Is that you?"

"Yep." The girl said with a smile. "It's been two years since we last met. I think."

"I think so too. Why are you here?"

"Rowan told me you agreed to go on the journey so I came to visit you. He said that you've stayed at a hotel in Jubilife City."
"He only knew cuz I told him my plans." Mazie said.

"Can I see you're Pokemon?" Cella asked.

"Sure." Mazie said. She picked up Quake's pokeball. "This is Quake." She said, handing the pokeball to Cella. Then Mazie picked up Shiny's pokeball and gave it to Cella.

"These Pokemon look happy." Cella said.

"But they're not strong because I'm not fit." Mazie said.

"That doesn't matter. What matters is if you and you're Pokemon are friends."

"Okay."

"Hey! I know, if you want to build up you're friendship between you and you're Pokemon, why don't you battle Oreburgh City gym?"

"There are gyms?" Mazie questioned, looking puzzled.

"Yep. Each major city has their own Pokemon gym where you battle some people in the gym then you battle the gym leader. Each gym only uses a certain Pokemon type. For example, Oreburgh Gym's type is rock and the gym leader is…. Roark."

"How many gym leaders have you battled?" Mazie asked.

"Four." Cella said. "I'm training up to beat Fantina – the Hearthome City Gym Leader."


AN: I had to somehow make Mazie find out about the gyms so I thought I'd have Cella tell Mazie about them. Please tell me what you think of this fanfic!