OOPS I am so sorry this is late! I underestimated how long I'd be away from home. I need to start writing buffer chapters. I guess this means I have to double up on Saturday

"What is the thing that you gave me?"

"It's an Awakening. It instantly wakes up a sleeping Pokémon."

"Ah. Thank you."

"I'll be back to take your order soon."

The restaurant was fairly busy. Matt had noticed that almost everyone there was about his age, give or take a couple of years.

It didn't really bother him too much, so he started looking over the menu.

Ultimately, Cynder had a spicy berry salad, and Matt got Grumpig Bacon and Pidgeot Eggs.

"Your tab is $20 dollars. If you have a Pokémon Trainer's License, you only pay half as much!"

Matt near automatically handed it over. In a few moments, the waitress was back.

"The $10 has been deducted from your card. Have a great day!"

"You too, Ma'am! C'mon, Cynder, let's go!"

After they left the building, Matt noticed something whitish sticking out of the ground nearby. He headed over to it to inspect it more closely.

When he got there, it looked like a massive piece of eggshell. He looked around, and when he saw that no one seemed to be looking for something like it, he started to carefully dig it out.

Once it had been excavated, Matt saw that it was actually a whole egg. White with red and blue hollow triangles. He had never seen an egg like this before.

He decided to take it with him.

'I'll find someone to ask about this egg,' he thought.

Before he got out of the square, he bumped into someone he didn't notice before.

"WH-? Who was that?"

"Oh! Excuse me, mister. I didn't notice you."

The man was notably taller than Matt, clearly at least a young adult. An apparently natural blonde, with purple and black clothes.

"Oh," he sighed, "it's alright. Just passing through."

"Okay. I'll let you be on your way."

"Hold on. Are you, by any chance, a Pokémon Trainer?"

"Err, yes, I am. Matt Ing."

"Heh. My name's Morty. Have you visited any Pokémon Gyms yet?"

"Um, no. Are you a Gym Leader?"

"Spot-on, boy. I run the Ghost-type Gym around here. I hope to meet you in battle soon."

"Wait, hold on a—"

Morty walked swiftly away, taking with him Matt's chance to ask about the egg.

'Well, I guess I ought to get ready for the Gym,' he thought.

He realized he didn't have any Pokémon other than Cynder, so he decided to find at least one before heading over. It was back to Route 38.

As he stepped into the tall grass, another metal ball popped out at him. This time, though, he had a Pokédex. He scanned the ball, but all the Pokédex told him was that its name was Magnemite.

"Attack it, Cynder! Hold back a little though."

Cynder's interpretation of this was to ram headfirst into the Magnemite. Its being made out of metal and Cynder's being made of soft flesh did not make this a good combination for the latter.

However, it had still hurt the Magnemite. Now, though, it was attacking, creating the same electric arcs from earlier. Suddenly, the Pokédex said:

"Wild MAGNEMITE used ThunderShock!"

A weak-looking jolt of electricity flung itself from its body, electrocuting Cynder. He seemed to take it pretty well, however.

"Alright… time to try catching this thing!" breathed Matt as he reached in his pocket for a Pokéball.

*fwoosh**boinboinbon**shck…shck…shck…**clik*

"Gotcha! MAGNEMITE was caught!

"MAGNEMITE's data was added to the Pokédex."

"Ha-HA! Yes!"

"I'm coming for you, Morty!"