Apr 2

So, apparently whoever it was impersonating me didn't know that I had been arrested. They tried to hold up the mart again a few days ago, and dropped the license that was stolen from me in Saffron as they were getting chased by the police. Since I was obviously in jail at the time, they let me go. I wonder if they'll catch the thief. I certainly would like to know how the little copycat mimiced my appearance well enough to fool the cops.

Haunter has definitely gone missing. I haven't seen it in weeks and I'm starting to get a little worried. I'm used to its disappearances, but they don't usually last this long. Plus it still has my camera.

The person I was most looking forward to talking with while in Cerulean was the pokemaniac Bill, but unfortunately he's nowhere to be found. Both his house and lab were empty and asking around town revealed that he's either gone on a hunting trip to Mt. Moon or diving off the Lavender coast for specimens. I can only hope Bill returns within the week or I'm going to have to continue on to Pewter without meeting him.

For this week's interview I tracked down Misty, Cerulean's gym leader. But she proved almost as hard to find as Bill. Her gym was empty except for one guy floating on his back in a giant pool that filled most of the building. He told me that Misty was probably down at the Azure Lake beach, catching some waves. She was indeed at the lake, but it was an hour before I caught her attention and gestured her to come ashore. When she finally did, she agreed to talk with me in the snack shack, while she had a light oddish-leaf salad and a soda.

Gym Leader Misty: So who did you say you were again?

Cool Trainer Allen: Allen, from the Fleet Dodrio Press. I'm traveling all over Kanto, interviewing famous people and…

GLM: And of course you wanted to interview me. But can we make this quick? I want to get back on the surf while the day is still good.

CTA: I'm amazed you can get waves that high on a lake as small as this.

GLM: You like them? Charlie sends his gyarados to the center of the lake and has it thrash about. Bam, instant ten-footers. Want to give it a go? I can get you a board.

CTA: No, thanks! But why don't you go to the ocean to surf?

GLM: Professor Oak won't let me! His Aide is always going on, like 'A gym leader's responsibility is' and blah, blah, blah. I don't see what the big problem is. What's wrong with a vacation every couple of weeks? I don't see why I have to stay here ALL the time…

CTA: So then why did you decide to become the gym leader?

GLM: Why else? Do you know how many hot guys are always trying to get my attention now? Not to mention how popular I've become. Hey, guys!

Other Surfers: Yo, Misty!!!!

GLM: Sigh…its great and all, but the job has so many boring tasks I have to do. Guys are always trying to fight me, even the cute ones. And all of the other leaders are so mean to me! They hardly ever talk to me when we get together at the quarterly meetings. I've complained to Professor Oak, but he won't do anything about it!

CTA: I see… do you remember a trainer named Red? This would have been about two years ago.

GLM: I could never forget him! He owes me a new bike!

CTA: Um…what?

GLM: The Mach 200X bicycle! The bike store only had one, and of course as the gym leader I should have gotten it, right? Who cares about a little thing like price? I'm practically a celebrity. He should been happy to give it to me like I asked, instead of just handing it over to some random guy, not matter how cute he was…

CTA: But Red is pretty famous too. And I wanted to ask you about your battle with him…

GLM: Hmph! Well, if you insist. We had a match, and it was before he took my bike so I was even nice to him. He won, barely, then just grabbed his badge and left! At least other trainers take me out for ice cream or a movie afterwards, but he just ditched me! Me! I should have won that battle, too. He was completely ruthless. I think he cheated.

CTA: Cheated how?

GLM: I don't know how, but he must have! I'm the strongest and most talented trainer in the north. There's no way a guy with only one gym under his belt could have beaten me! I've asked Professor Oak to look into it, but he hasn't done anything about it yet.

CTA: Professor Oak is a busy man. Maybe he has too much work to do right now.

GLM: Oh, I'm sure he'll come around. I've got his ear, you know. He's always giving me gifts, like this! It's the newest HM, number six! No one else has this except me! I'm going to teach it to my starmie, see what kind of waves it can produce. Gotta go!

CTA: It was certainly…interesting to speak with you.

Misty was already halfway down the beach before I could finish speaking, leaving me with her bill. I wasn't too upset; I'm not sure she would have been much more help with my article.