Chapter 9: The Meeting

Jason awoke in bed. He glanced at the clock in the room. He could barely read it, but it said 5:10 AM. He instantly remembered that he had to go back to restaurant so he could meet with Courtney. He grunted and scooted out of bed slowly so that Ashley would not be disturbed. He put on all of his clothes, strapped on his backpack, and opened the door to the outside corridor. He grabbed the key off the hook next to the door and stepped out.

He entered the lobby and found the clerk from the day before asleep and snoring with his mouth wide open. His chair was leaned all the way back against the wall. It was still dark outside. The streetlights and the tint on the window cast the room in an eerie yellow-green color. Jason opened the door to leave and a gust of wind met him. Apparently, it was windy outside, but the rain had ceased. Still the whole area was the same color as the lobby. It was like something out of a horror movie. Jason made his walked through the dank, windy night.

He arrived at the back alley of the restaurant right on time. "Hey there cutie," A voice said from the shadows. Jason turned to face the voice. Courtney stepped out with a look just as seductive on her face. She was wearing tight plain jeans and a tight, revealing, long sleeve V-neck. "I knew you couldn't resist me," she said slowly. "No," Jason firmly said. "I am only here to learn the attack, pay you, and get the hell out of here," "Fine. You can be dense, but paying me comes first, boy," Jason grimaced. "Fine. What do you have in mind?"

She answered in action rather than words. She lunged at Jason and pressed him against the back wall. Then, she forcibly began to smother Jason with kisses before going for his lips. As much as Jason wanted to pry himself away, he knew he had to cooperate because if he didn't, no reward.

It soon ended when Courtney's advances became more intense. "You gotta stop," He said. "Ashley would rip all my limbs off if she found out," "Oh, that bitch's got nothing on me or you," "Fuck you!" Jason suddenly exploded. "How dare you call someone as incredible as Ashley a bitch! You're the crazy bimbo trying to sell a Pokemon attack to me for your personal pleasure! I only met you about 8 hours ago! You had you're fun, now teach my Charmander metal claw like you promised!" "Fine, be a dick about it," Jason reached into his backpack. "OK," Courtney said receiving the ball containing Charmander. "Now go away for a minute. I need concentration," she said turning and tossing her hair.

Jason waited about ten minutes before she returned with Charmander's ball. "Here, I got a job to do," she said disgustedly stepping into the restaurant so she could help open it for the day. Jason put the ball in his bag and journeyed back to the motel. He opened the lobby door to find the same clerk working at the desk still. He waved hello to him and continued to his room.

He unlocked the door once he arrived. He hoped Ashley was still asleep. She was still lying peacefully in the bed like a young angel. Jason quietly walked over to the bed and sat down on it. Almost subconsciously, he placed his hand on Ashley smooth shoulder. She was truly beautiful. Jason couldn't help but smile. He continued to sit on the bed stroking her arm gently, before he stopped. He stood up and walked over to the window. He gazed out toward the direction of the gym. He sighed at the clouds still covering the sky.

He loved this weather but it would be nice to have a little sun to improve his mood. Just then, Ashley began to stir. She yawned and stretched out her arms. Jason turned to face her. She sat up and began to rub the sleep out of her eyes. "What time is it?" she groggily asked. "About 6:45," Jason answered. Ashley simply nodded in response and kicked herself out of bed. She scooped up her bag and entered the bathroom. Jason assumed she was just putting on her regular clothes and doing whatever girls do to look presentable in the morning. He continued to look outside the window.

He knew that he had better chances against Brock now, but the rest of his Pokemon would still struggle in a fight against any of the leader's Pokemon. He planned to do some training to fill in the time he had to wait to challenge the gym. After all, it was not courteous to challenge a leader so early in the morning. Other thoughts began to rush through his head. After a long moment of him thinking in silence, the bathroom door opened and Ashley stepped out wearing her clothes from the day before.

"How did you sleep?" Ashley asked Jason. "Not the best. My mind is locked in a state of worry and apprehension," "Oh, that's too bad. I slept great! The bed was so comfy for a motel room!" "Well I'm glad you're OK. You're not the one with a challenge ahead of himself. I was hoping that we could go do some training out on route 2 so I can make my Pokemon stronger overall," "Sure. I'll come along,"

They were looking around for Pokemon Jason could fight. They saw many good candidates. Pidgey, Rattata, Caterpie, and Weedle were all accessible. He took notice of a Weedle giving him a suspicious look. He decided that his Caterpie would be a good match for the enemy. He threw it out of its ball and a battle ensued. In the end, Jason was victorious. Then he noticed his Caterpie begin to cover itself with its silk. It was slowly changing shape as it was doing so. After it was done, Caterpie was no longer there, but instead, a green football like cocoon.

"Metapod: the cocoon Pokemon. Even though it is encased in a sturdy shell, the body inside is tender. It can't withstand a harsh attack," "Alright! Caterpie evolved!" Ashley continued to watch as Jason plowed through many more Pokemon before he finally said: "Ok, I think Brock's going down,"