"It is nice that traveling through the forest didn't take that long," Abby commented while they entered Goldenrod City.

Spade scowled, "We made it through so fast because you refused to look around. I wanted to capture as many strong Pokémon as I could." He said before he spat on the ground.

"The easier and faster the better, right?" Abby reminded him. "Now we can have fun in Goldenrod!"

"What is there to do here? I'm really not interested if it's just another Azalea; I'd like to get the gym done and over with then leave." Spade snapped.

Abby reached into her bag and pulled out a guidebook. "Well, there is a mall that we can go to. They sell a lot of trainer supplies. There is also the radio tower."

"If I remember correctly, Team Rocket will be attacking there soon," Spade recalled. "I think that we should go to the mall then the radio tower. I want to find a few things."

"Alright, I wanted to go to the mall anyways. Let's go!" Abby called out happily while following the map on her guidebook towards the mall.

It wasn't long before Spade and Abby entered the mall and started to snoop around. Spade seemed a little bit snoopier than Abby did herself.

"So, are you looking for anything in particular?" Abby questioned while looking at the mall's map. "So many maps…"

Spade frowned, thinking, then gave his explanation, "I know that they sell evolutionary stones here. If I can find and purchase all of the stones then I can evolve that Eevee."

"You're already going to evolve Eevee? You're not even going to get to know the little guy?" Abby questioned.

"If you're looking for stones, then I'm the right gal!" A loud girl's voice called from behind Spade. It was a store clerk with a typical clerk smile. "Fire, Thunder, Water, or Leaf?"

Spade reached into his pocket and pulled out his money bag and the evolutionary book. He flipped through the book and glanced at the Eevee section once more. "I will go ahead and purchase the Fire, Thunder, and Water. They each will become useful eventually."

"That'll be come out to 4200. You've saved 2100 because of today's buy two get one free deal. Anything else I can help you with?" The girl informed Spade while they exchanged the money for the product.

Spade sighed, "I'm good. I'm going to go ahead and leave now." Spade and Abby quickly left the store and found a bench outside.

"So, where'd you get all of that money from?" Abby asked as she slurped down a lemonade that she forced Spade to buy for her.

"Let's just say that my older brother had a lot of throw around money to give me whenever I needed it. I saved a lot of it over the years," He explained. He then grabbed at his new Pokémon's Poké Ball and released it. The fluffy, brown Pokémon emerged with a mischievous smile.

"You're going to evolve it already?" Abby asked with an alarming tone. "You're not going to wait to get to know your Eevee?" She couldn't help but repeat what she said before.

Spade ignored her comment and pulled the evolution book out of his pocket. "Okay, so with these three stones I could get a Flareon, Jolteon or Vaporeon. I don't know which one I should do."

"Why don't you let Eevee decide? Any choice would be excellent," Abby said with a smile, clearly trying to make light of the situation.

"What if it doesn't choose the right stone?" Spade pulled each of the stones out of his pocket and put them on the table. "I want my Pokémon to be the strongest that they can be."

"Only your Pokémon know how to be their strongest. Put some faith in your Eevee," Abby said with a smile while petting Spade's Eevee before it tried to nip at her hand.

Spade took a deep breath and sat back, "Fine… Eevee can pick."

"Swee!" Eevee called out while jumping onto the fire stone. It began to paw at it before glowing white and taking another shape. The newly formed Pokémon was much larger than Eevee and had a fire-like fur that blew with the wind.

"Flare-Flareon!" The new Pokémon called out.

"Oh, he is so cute!" Abby squealed before grabbing Flareon and giving it a hug. "You see! Eevee picked the perfect stone!"

Spade scooped up the other stones and placed them into his bag. "I guess that another fire-type could come in handy. Now that we've done this, let's get going to the Radio Tower to investigate Team Rocket's next movements."

"What exactly makes you think they will be at the Radio Tower anytime soon?" Abby asked before standing and walking with Spade towards the Radio Tower.

"I've overheard a few things from people," Spade told her; he was still trying to conceal the fact that he knew a lot of Team Rocket's plans.

"Whenever you were battling Free, his friend Deka told me that they were planning a heist at the Radio Tower," Abby said with a smile before they found themselves in front of the black Radio Tower. "It definitely doesn't look like it's being attacked…"

Spade frowned, "Do you honestly think that we'd show up at the most convenient of times? Most likely they won't attack for awhile."

"So, are we just going to stay here until they attack the tower?" Abby questioned. A look of stress formed on her face.

"Of course not. We have things that we have to do. And while I would love to wait, we have a lot of traveling to do," Spade retorted. "I have to keep up with Free."

"Is that so?" A voice asked from behind. Spade and Abby turned to find an old man with grey messed up hair. He wore a lab coat a top of grey slacks and a purple shirt. "It has been awhile Abby."

"Professor Oak!" Abby squealed before running towards the professor. "I haven't seen you in forever!"

"Professor Oak?" Spade wondered. This is the guy that studies the relationships of Pokémon and humans.

"Yes Abby, how is your Bulbasaur?" Professor Oak asked with a smile.

Abby smiled and patted his back. "Sam is doing awesome! What are you doing here?"

"I'm here for my radio show, but that won't be for awhile," He explained before fixing his eyes on Spade. "So, I hear that you are going to be traveling? I take it that you're a Pokémon trainer?"

Spade nodded but didn't say a word thinking that he may be in trouble. He did after all steal a Pokémon from another Professor.

"Spade is a pretty good trainer. A little rough around the edges, but nonetheless, he has a lot of potential," Abby informed Professor Oak. She lifted Flareon off the ground, "This is his newest team member."

Oak nodded, "Yes, I can sense great potential in you. I also heard the name Free. Are you friends with that boy?"

"I don't think so. We're more of rivals than anything else," Spade replied. The thought of Free made him want to choke himself.

Oak grabbed into his lab coat and pulled out a golden squared object. "I gave one of these to Free awhile back. It is called a Pokédex and I'm looking for young travelers to take it and collect as much data as possible for me."

"I think I can recall Free pulling out a red object like that. It helped him in our battle," Spade remembered.

"Would you be willing to take this and collect all of the data that you can for me? Free has been scanning a lot of Pokémon from what I've seen but hasn't been collecting much," Professor Oak explained while handing the Pokédex over.

Spade stared at the golden object. "I'm sorry but… I really can't take that from you." I've already taken enough from you professors! My guilt level can only take so much!

"Is that so…" Professor Oak said with a disappointed look on his face. "It looks like Free will be getting ahead of you then on all the information that you can get. That'll probably give him the advantage if you think about it."

Abby grinned knowing what the professor was doing.

Spade glared, "Alright! I'll take it…" He snatched away the Pokédex and tucked it into his pocket.

"Spade…" Oak murmured before they locked their eyes. "I can sense your potential but I can also sense a great deal of sadness. Don't let your past get in the way of your future and don't leave your friends. Your Pokémon will always be there. I want you to know that."

Spade nodded slowly, "Thank you sir… now if you excuse me, I have a gym battle." He then walked past Professor Oak and made his way for the gym.

Abby bowed her head, "We'll see you later professor! You take care!" She then chased after Spade.

Professor Oak smiled, "These young trainers get more and more complicated every year. Seeing Spade's eyes reminds me of Verde's eyes after−"

"Sir, we have to hurry!" A voice called from the doorstep. "Remember your show starts earlier today?"

A/N Hey, how's it going everyone? If you'd like to then you should go and check out our first ever "movie" special. We'd really appreciate if you'd check out this story for us and tell us what you think.

As always, much love. Johto Blue