Eli got into town and was marveled again by the landscape. The road was a beautiful red adobe brick that resembled the color of Growlithe's fur. The lush, green grass flooded Eli's vision, and it gave him a new hope for all of his adventures. With Growlithe leading the way, they ventured over to the red-roofed Pokemon Center. Eli reharnessed Growlithe with the Pokeball, and went inside. He strutted up to the counter where Nurse Joy sat, with her Chansey next to her. Both had eloquent smiles on their faces, ready to greet Eli.
"Hello, may I help you today mister?"

"Yes ma'am. Can you and your Chansey please reheal my three Pokemon, Yippers, Syntha, and Screech?" Screech was the name that Eli had given his new Zubat. He felt bad about using it in the gym battle because the next gym leader, Voltair, used strong electric type Pokemon.

"No problem sir. They should be ready for tomorrow morning! We hope to see you then!" Eli thanked Nurse Joy, before turning to the café to buy some coffee. Coffee always helped Eli unwind, and after another action packed day, this dark drink would be a tasty treat. Eli bought the coffee from the vendor for a cheap 3P. P was the national currency in Perodia. It stood for Pokedollars, which were easy to come by but were very inflated compared to the currency in countries like Kanto and Hoenn, which used different materials such as copper and brass to make their currency. This classified it as a different type of currency. Eli turned back to the lobby where he found a seat in the corner. He was scrolling through information on some of the gym leader's Pokemon, which were Pikachu, Electabuzz, Magnemite, Luxray, and Voltorb, when he heard a familiar voice. Eli thought oh great, not this son of a bitch again. The voice quickly came right behind Eli, and he sneered in a mocking mood.

"Are you reviewing for your janitorial interview tomorrow? Because after you battle Voltair, your Pokemon will be trash! Hahaha!" The voice belonged to Atlas, and he always found a way to piss Eli off.

"Oh really? Mabye if you come and watch you'll find out how to really fight!", responded Eli quickly. Atlas smirked at Eli, before responding in a rather dick-ish manner.

"You only have 1 badge! I have two! You don't have enough badges to control me! Come show this wimp how big we've gotten! Come face the fury, Swaggy!" A giant reptile with broad wings flew out of the small Pokeball. It reared its ugly head, and knocked a hole in the Pokemon Center roof. The building then lost power. "Whoops, too much power for this weakling!", sneered Atlas, who returned Charizard into his Pokeball. Eli just had time to enter a picture of the beast into his PokeDex. The entry read: Charizard, the Flame Pokémon. Charizard's powerful flame can melt absolutely anything. On the outside, Eli remained calm, but on the inside, Eli was freaking out. Supposedly, the flames that could arise out of Charizard's mouth could melt anything. It was rather intimidating. Eli then posed a question to Atlas.
"How did it level up so fast, Atlas?"

"Oh, the man at the herb shop gave me these candies that made him stronger."

"Isn't that cheating?", asked Eli.

"Um, no. I am bending the rules, but I am not cheating. Catch you later, loser!" With that, Atlas ran out the door, possibly avoiding charges of property damage.

"Mister? Can you come over here please?" Eli walked over to where Nurse Joy had called him. She spoke again. "Eli, when that friend of yours-"

"He's not my friend. He's a dick. Well actually, no. He'd be one if he had one."

"That's not very nice.", replied Nurse Joy.

"Well, neither is he.", fired back Eli.

"Anyway, you Bulbasaur was healing when the power went out, and he is going to need time to recover naturally. You won't be able to use him for another 2-3 days. There is one way to try to get him healthy sooner. If you battle the gym leader, Voltair, I'm sure he will help get the power going again if you win."

"Challenge accepted.", said Eli, as he then ventured off to the Pokemon Gym.