After twenty minutes of swimming Floater finally reaches the shore of Rout 218 East as he gets on shore he pulls Grey out of the water. Grey had fallen in and was unable to get back on Floater so he grabbed Floater's leg and was dragged through the river.
"I never thought I would miss Orre so much." says Grey. "I'm freezing!" He then taps on Floater's pokeball "Thanks for the lift Floater get some rest." Floater says nothing he just shakes out his fur before being sent back to his pokeball. Grey looks into the distance of Rout 218 he can see the lights of Jubilife City. He makes his way to the city hoping to get there before nightfall.
"So many trees and there's so much grass." Grey says to himself as he admires to beauty of this new foreign land. As he makes his way through some tall grass a large pack of Bidoof tramples him. As Grey gets up he says "And so many wild Pokémon."
As he continues to make his to Jubilife City Grey continues to talk to himself. "I should probably call Lily and the Professor and tell them I don't have a Trainer Card." Grey ponders on the idea a little "I'll call when I get to the Jubilife City Pokémon Center. Video calling will be better."
After half an hour of walking Grey has finally reaches Jubilife City. All the tall buildings and people walking in all different directions excites him. He loves the feeling of the city. As the sun goes down the city began to light up just exciting Grey more.
Grey wonders around Jubilife until he found the Pokémon Center. The Center is in a big business building. Grey is still sopping wet from the ride across the river. "Hello could you heal my Pokémon?" asks Grey presenting his two Pokémon to Nurse Joy.
"Of course young man." replies Nurse Joy. She takes the pokeballs and hands them to a Chancey who walks away with them. She then turns around and says "Do you need a place to dry your clothes off too?"
"Ha ha, yes I was just going to ask." replies Grey
She points to a staircase "Just go down those stairs. There's a changing room and a laundry room."
Grey walks down the stairs into the basement. There are two rooms there. Grey walks into the changing room and changes into a pair of sweatpants and a white tee-shirt. He then walks into the other room and throws his wet clothes into a dryer. While his clothes are drying Grey walks back up stairs and heads to the computer phones to call home.
He tries to dial Orre's area code but it will not work no matter how many times he tries. "Excuse me Nurse Joy, do these phones work?" asks Grey.
"Yes they do. Where are you trying to call?" asks Nurse Joy.
"My home in Orre." replies Grey
"Orre?!" says Nurse Joy in shock. She had never heard a trainer request to call Orre before. "Well, um, come here and use my computer maybe you will have better luck."
"Okay." says Grey. He walks over to Nurse Joy's computer and punches in the labs phone number. This time it starts to ring and Jovi picks up. "Hey Jovi it's Grey."
"Grey!" exclaims Jovi in excitement. In the background you can hear people running over.
"Did Jovi just say Grey?" says someone
"I think so, but isn't he in Sinnoh." says someone else.
The screen of Jovi then splits up into four boxes. Now Lily, Prof. Krane and Michael were on the phone.
"Grey is that you?" asks Michael
"How are you Jack?" asks Lily
"Jack where are you?" asks Prof Krane.
Grey's head is spinning trying to understand everyone at once. "Okay everyone calm down." says Grey. "I am in a Pokémon Center in Jubilife City. I docked in Canalave City a few hours back. Professor I wanted to talk to you. I don't have a Trainer Card did you know I needed one?"
Professor Krane starts to blush in embarrassment. "Yes I do know you need a Trainer Card." admits Prof Krane. "I forgot to give you it during the party. I found it an hour after you and Wes left."
"Well that doesn't matter now." says Grey. "But I found out I can get one here in Jubilife City at the trainer school. I am going there tomorrow, do you think you can call them tomorrow and put in a good word for me?"
"Well of course Grey. It's the least I can do for you." says Prof Krane
"Thanks Professor." says Grey. "It's been great seeing you guys. I will keep you posted on how things are going here."
"Bye Grey have fun." says Jovi before hanging up.
"Good luck Grey show them what you got." says Michael he then hangs up the phone.
"Be careful Jack and please call often." says Lily
"I will Lily." said Grey. Lily nods her head then hangs up.
"Don't worry Jack we will fix this." says Prof Krane
"I know." replies Grey
Right before Prof Krane hangs up he remembers something, but Grey had already hung up. "Dammit" mutters Prof Krane "I will have to tell him later"
After Grey hangs up Nurse Joy walks over to him. "Your Pokémon are as good as new." she says. Nurse Joy hands Grey his two pokeballs with Sparks and Floater inside. "If you need a place to stay for the night you are welcome to stay here."
"Thank you Nurse Joy." says Grey. A Chancey leads him to a room full of cots. He finds his clothes waiting for him folded neatly on the nearest bed. He looks down at the Chancey who is smiling back at him "Thank you." says Grey as he pats the Chancey on the head. The Chancey then turns around and walks back down the stairs. As Grey gets in bed Sparks comes out of his pokeball and takes his usually spot at the foot of the bed. Before Grey goes to sleep he says to Sparks "Tomorrow we start school Sparks be ready." Sparks just yawns and goes to sleep. Grey does the same.
The next day Grey wakes up early. He packs his things, thanks Nurse Joy then leaves for the Trainer School. The school isn't far from the Pokémon Center, after a few minutes of walking Grey already made it to the school. The campus was enormous made of five huge buildings. Grey walks into the smaller building in the center of the campus. Inside he spots a woman sitting at a desk. "Hello" says Grey. "My name is Jack Greyson, I am looking for the dean."
"Oh yes , Dean Rilftler is expecting you" says the woman. She then picks up the phone and dials three numbers "Dean Riftler, is here."
"Send him in." says Dean Riftler
"Okay Dean Rilfter." says the woman. She hangs up the phone then points down a hallway. "Just go down that hall and its the last door."
"Okay." said Grey. He heads down the hall, Grey is a little nervous. When he was planning this trip he didn't expect to be at the Jubilife City Trainer School.
Grey walks into an office a middle-aged man is sitting at a desk. He has looks young for his age but his hair has grayed. He is slim and very tall. Grey has never seen someone of his height. Dean Riftler looks up from his desk and smiles. "Hello Jack how are you?" says Dean Riftler.
"I'm good." Grey says "How are you?"
"I've been good." says Dean Riftler "Prof Krane has told me a lot about you."
Grey looks down at his trainer glove and becomes a little nervous. "Oh really?" asks Grey. "What did he say?"
"He told me about your Trainer Card problem" says Dean Riftler. "After a long conversation with Prof Krane, we agreed on you being placed in the Junior class instead of the Freshman class. You will graduate in two years."
Greys eyes grow wide when hearing how long it will take until he can get his Trainer Card. "T-two years!" exclaims Grey. "Is there anyway we can speed that up?"
"I'm sorry Jack it was the best I could do. This is a favor I did for Prof Krane. You should be in the Freshman class to begin with."
Grey looks down at the ground in defeat. He still believes that he doesn't need to be here for two years, but for now he will stay. "All right Dean Riftler." said Grey "Thank you for helping me. When do I start?"
"Well class hasn't started yet so you can begin today if you want" says Dean Riftler. He then hands Grey a jacket and a pair of pants. This is your uniform you have to wear it to all your classes. When just on campus you can wear your regular clothes." Grey takes the clothes and then Dean Riftler hands him a key card. "This is your card to get into your room. You will be living in building D room 351. It's the big building just north of here. Your roommate will probably be in class now so you will meet him later."
"Thank you Dean Riftler" says Grey. He starts to walk out before Dean Riftler stops him.
"One more thing Jack." says Dean Riftler. He writes a note on a piece of paper then hands it to Grey. "Give this to your teacher so you don't get a cut."
"Alright thank you." says Grey. Grey walks out of the office into the bathroom. He changes into the uniform and head to his first class. "Okay first we have Evolution Class." Grey says to himself.
Grey runs down the street until he comes across a sign saying "Evolution Hall" he stops catches his breath and walks into the class. He walks into a large lecture hall full of students. A man with a lab coat is addressing the class until he notices Grey standing in the doorway. "Hello do you need something?" asks the man
"Oh my name is Jack Greyson. I am a new student here." says Grey
"You seem a little young for this class are you sure you are in the right room?" asks the man
Grey looks down at his schedule. "Evolution class with Professor Time." says Grey
"That would be correct," says Prof Time. "Just go take a seat, ."
Grey goes and takes the first seat he could find.
"Okay class time for a pop quiz." says Prof Time. The who class begins to groan. A wicked smile grows on Prof Times face as he talks about the test "It's a 30 question exam and if you get a 100 plus the bonus question you will get a 100 for the year" Greys ears perk up when he hears that, he begins to get excited.
"Calm down kid," says the girl next to him "You're not getting a perfect score on this test."
"What do you mean?" asks Grey
"His bonus questions are impossible no one can answer them." says the girl. "He only puts it on the test to screw with us."
Before Grey can say something Prof. Time come over and smacks Grey on the head. "No talking during an exam!" says Prof Time.
Sparks forces his way out of his pokeball to protect Grey. The whole class gasps. "Sparks get back in your pokeball!" yells Grey
"It that Shinx gold?" asks Prof Time.
"Yes." said Grey
Prof Time walks back over to Grey and picks up Sparks and begins to pet him. He then walks back to his desk and pulls off a sheet from the chalkboard. "Begin!" says Prof Time. Sparks jumps on Prof Time's desk and starts to play with the evolution stones. "One more thing class," the entire class looks up. "When you finish your test you can leave. Now back to the exam."
Grey sits at his desk for five minutes without doing anything. He then gets up and walks over to the chalkboard.
"Jack what are you doing?" asks Prof Time
Grey doesn't respond, he picks up a piece of chalk and began answering all the questions. Prof Time just stares at him Grey is correctly answering all 30 questions. The whole class has stops taking the test and just stares at Grey as well. Within 10 minutes Grey has finished the test. He then walks over to his desk and scribbles down with bonus answer and hands it to Prof Time. Prof Time's face turns pale after reading what Grey wrote.
Grey looks over to Sparks who is playing with a round looking stone. " Sparks let's go." Sparks looks up at Grey. He picks up the stone with his mouth, jumps off the desk and walks out the of the classroom with Grey. Everyone in the room is silent.
