The pidgey flew back into the sky before swinging back round and pecking Charmander's face. It caused bleeding.

"Use Scratch!" called Red. Charmander sharpened its claws and came to scratch the pidgey. Pidgey flew out of the way and pecked Charmander again. Charmander roared a cry of fury.

"Charmander, wait! Let it come to you!" called Red. Charmander did as its master wished as Pidgey came back for another swing. "Grab it!" shouted Red, and Charmander did. Pidgey tried flapping its wings to get Charmander off but it wasn't working. The weight caused Pidgey to come crashing back to the ground. Red felt a tingle in his stomach. He almost automatically reached for a pokéball and threw it. The ball absorbed Pidgey. It then fell to the ground. It started ticking and shaking until it clicked, signalling that he had caught Pidgey.

Meanwhile, Blue arrived at the Viridian City Gym. He tried to open the door but it wouldn't budge. This made him feel angry. He tried knocking.

A man approached him and said, "The gym leader isn't there."

"Oh, Arceus!" replied Blue, "Do you know when he'll be back?"

"No one knows. He's been gone a long time."

"That's not fair! I'M here!"

Over in the Vermillion City Gym, a man with short black hair wearing a black suit with no tie approached Surge.

"I know you. What are you doing here?" asked Lieutenant Surge.

"I am here," replied the man. "Because my organisation would only find benefit from your involvement."

Red arrived in the Viridian City Pokémon Center. He looked around nervously, he needed to get Charmader and Pidgey patched up. He noticed a woman behind a counter and deduced that she would be able to help him. He walked over to her.

"What is it you're wanting?" she asked.

"Er," he replied, "Can you heal my charmander and pidgey please?"

"Well, that is my job so I would hope so. What needs healing?"

"Oh, they've just been battling."

"I'll need their poké balls."

"Oh yeah," he handed them over.

"Not to worry, they'll be healed in about an hour," she smiled at him.

"Thank you."

"That's okay."

She walked through a door behind her with the two pokéballs as Red went to find a seat. He sat down for a couple of seconds then realised he would get bored sitting there for an hour. He needed to explore the city. He waited before getting back up. He didn't want people to think he was weird for sitting down and getting back up again.