Hey everyone, Shield here. I am very excited about this chapter because it is over five thousand words, without the A/N and the chapter quote! I also noticed that OMAA has over forty reviews, and has surpassed TB by over ten thousand words! So consider this chapter the celebration chapter. Thanks for all of your support, on to the reviews!
Philip Harbindinger: It's ok, if you don't review every chapter. I was wondering what exactly you didn't like about the last chapter, and you wanted, you could send me a pm telling me what you didn't like, so I can try to work on it. As for the updates, I would have to say that school has caused me to want to work on this even more.
Caitou zzzzzz: As I said in the last chapter, I wanted to lighten the mood a bit. I am glad that you thought it was funny. I really had a Freaky Friday stuck in my head when I wrote that chapter lol.
There is something advantageous about having people underestimate your intellect, insomuch as a lot of things are revealed to you. They assume you don't know what you're talking about, then all of a sudden, you do. And the next thing you know, you have information you wouldn't normally have.
Ashton Kutcher
Chapter 21
Caleb's POV
A couple of hours later and we pulled into Celadon City. Mom decided that it would be best if we stayed at a hotel since it would be somewhat hard to explain why Katlyn was a three year old to Grandma and Grandpa. As mom checked into the hotel, Sam was staring down at Marik. He hadn't even considered putting the Shinx away, since we got to the castle. He had barely spoken a word since the incident, except when Katlyn tried to apologize. He had plenty to say about that. Even though he tried to put on a hard face, I could somehow tell that he wasn't completely mad.
"Ok so we have a room. Let's get settled in and then we can get something to eat." Mom said as she picked up our things. We headed to the elevator and went up to our room.
We were pretty quick about dropping our things off. Maggie said that she wanted to stay and rest so mom let her stay. The rest of us went back down to the car and left to eat.
Sam's POV
"How long do you think until I can change back?" I asked slowly and precisely, as to not sound like a toddler.
"Maggie said that she thinks she will have enough energy to attempt it tomorrow morning. I trust her judgment." Mrs. Ward replied, as she pulled into a burger joint. The sign read MYO Original Burgers.
"You should enjoy this restaurant Sam. You can create your own custom burger straight down to the meat." Katlyn said with a hollow smile, she to, was speaking slowly.
"Look, wou don't have to be wepressed. It was an accident." I said. I began to blush slightly when I realized that some of my words came out weird.
"Come on, the food won't get any fresher with you two standing around." Mrs. Ward called as she held the door open. Both Caleb and Marik were already walking inside.
"Come on, I'm hungrwy." I said as I went towards the door. Katlyn finally decided to respond and followed after me.
The inside of the restaurant was covered in old antiques. Mrs. Ward went up to the counter and waited for someone to seat us.
"Thank you for picking MYO Original Burgers. How many people will be dining today?" a girl who was maybe in her late teens asked. She was really kind of cute.
"One adult, two kids and two Pokémon." Mrs. Ward answered. The girl looked over the counter at us then looked at the Pokémon that were down by our feet. Katlyn noticed me staring at the girl then nudged me slightly with her elbow.
"Dude she is about seventeen years too old for you." She whispered with a snicker.
"That gap would be smaller if it weren't for you." I hissed.
"Just watch, she won't even notice you, except to say that you are a cute kid."
"Will you need any booster seats?" the girl asked. That was when my heart was ripped in half. Mrs. Ward looked at me and Katlyn then said no. "Since you have Pokémon, I am assuming that you will want to be seat in the Pokémon zone." Mrs. Ward nodded yes and the girl led us to our table.
Our table was on the far side of the building near the windows. There were a few other people with Pokémon in this area, but otherwise the room was empty. The girl placed down a menu in front of Mrs. Ward, then placed two coloring sheets in front of Katlyn and me.
"How humila... humiliad… argh! How embarrw… you all know what I mwean." Katlyn said in frustration.
"You are the one who got yourself into this situation." Mrs. Ward said dismissively.
"Um, Mrs. Ward? Do you know anythwing about the gym leadder here?" I asked. I burned with embarrassment as I spoke.
"I know a little, but not much. I know that Erika stepped down as gym leader about a month ago and allowed her son to take her place. I haven't heard much about him, except that he is a grass type trainer, just like his mother, he matches his Pokémon to what the trainer has. Meaning, if you have only a single Pokémon, then he'll only battle with one Pokémon also." She said. "Oh and he uses a random Pokémon each battle. One day he could be battling with a Bellsprout, but the next battle he could be using a Wormadam."
"Do you think we could go to the gym tomorrow?" I asked.
"I'm sorry, but tomorrow will be too late. They will be closing down the gym for annual repairs. It will be a whole week before they will open up again." Mrs. Ward apologized.
"Great, jwust great." I muttered, not even caring that I had messed up on another word.
"I dwon't see what the big deal is. Just go today before the closes down the gym." Katlyn spoke up. "You can compete in gym battles no matter what age, as long as you have a Pokémon. The Trainer ID is just a badge that allows you to participate in the league and allows you to use the Pokémon Center facilities for free. You can still get the badge, if, you win."
"That is true. If you want, we can go there after lunch." Mrs. Ward confirmed. My mood drastically improved. I was beaming with unquenchable energy. I don't know if it was the prospect of fighting in my first Pokémon gym battle, or if was just because I had more energy now that I was younger, either way I was excited.
"Hey Marwick! We are going to our first gym battle after lunch." I exclaimed, not even caring if I mispronounced his name.
Marik's POV
"Congrats man, hope you have fun at your first gym battle." Caleb congratulated as I stood there in shock. My tail swished back and forth nervously as I processed what my trainer turned tot, had said.
"Crap, well, I'm going to die." I said when I could speak again.
"Don't worry. You'll do fine." Caleb encouraged.
"What would you know? You can't even quit drinking from a bottle; much less defeat another Pokémon. I've fought another Pokémon before. It was like something out of a nightmare, not to mention that it was painful." I ranted. When I looked over towards the young Vulpix, I saw that what I had said had really hurt him. His eyes were tearing up, and he began to sniffle a bit.
"You don't know what it's like to be truly helpless. I was forced out of my body into this…this, form! I can't do anything without someone's help. I can't eat by myself. I can't protect myself. I can't even watch TV without someone handling the remote." He cried.
"I…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you upset. I know what you're going through."
"Have you ever been thrown into a completely alien body before?" he asked through teary eyes. What could I say? If I told him, Giovanni wouldn't fund my family or allow me to leave the organization. On the other hand, I hate Team Rocket's guts. If I told them, about who I really was, then they may be able to help take down the organization. My conscience told me I should tell them, but I decided against it.
"No, I haven't." I lied. I felt as though a piece of me had died.
"Then don't say that you know what it's like!" the small fox ran over to his mother and hid under the chair.
"I do know. More then you think." I whispered to myself. My family would most likely hate me if they knew what I was doing, but this was the only way I could help them.
Caleb's POV
I waited under the table for the remainder of lunch. I knew that Marik, most likely didn't mean what he said, and I shouldn't have exploded at him as I did. Mom and Sam continued to talk about the gym until the waitress came. Mom, much to the displeasure of Sam and Katlyn, ordered them food from the kids menu. Once the waitress had left, she told both of them that probably wouldn't eat all their food anyways. The food quickly came, and the waitress passed out the plates. Just as Mom had predicted, neither Sam nor Katlyn finished. It didn't take long for Mom to pay the bill and for us to pile back into the car.
The gym was near the center of town. Like Sam, this was where my first gym battle was, although I fought Erika, not her son. There were already signs that the gym was going to undergo maintenance. There was large scaffolding all over the flower like roof of the gym, and unopened paint cans around the outside of the building. Mom parked the car and we all walked in.
"Is the gym still open? We saw all of the equipment outside and thought it might already be closed." Mom asked a woman behind the counter.
"Yes, we are still open until tomorrow. Do you want to battle the leader?"
"No, not me. My daughter's friend." Mom replied as she motioned towards Sam. The woman looked at Sam then looked back my mom.
"Are you sure about this? The boy is cute and all, but this is for a gym badge, not a daycare." She said bluntly.
"Look, he wants to battle in a gym battle. If he gets out of hand, I will take care of him. Is there anything else?" Mom asked impatiently
"Yes, you need a minimum of two Pokémon, and we will need you to sign this since he is under ten." The woman said as she handed Mom a permission slip form.
"Two? Last I checked; you only needed one."
"The leader got bored with everyone bringing only one Pokémon, so to make it more interesting, he changed the limit to a Two Pokémon minimum." Sam looked at the ground in disappointment. "Will that be a problem?" the woman asked.
"Oh no, that won't be a problem." Mom said as she signed her name at the bottom of the slip and handed it back.
"Alright, I will let the Gym Leader know that he has a challenger." The woman said with an almost unheard chuckle.
"Mrs. Ward, I don't have another Pokémon." Sam said quietly.
"Don't worry Hun. Katlyn is going to let you borrow one of hers." Mom replied reassuringly.
"I am not!" Katlyn protested.
"You will because I am your mother, and I told you to. It's the least you can do for what you did earlier." Mom said sternly. Katlyn, begrudgingly, unclipped her Pokéballs from her belt. Then she handed them to mom. Mom opened all three Pokéballs. Within seconds, two electric types and a poison type were out in the open air.
"I need a volunteer to help Sam with his gym battle. Does anyone want to help?" Katlyn asked. Not a single one moved. Seeing that there wasn't going to be any volunteers Katlyn sighed and looked at mom.
"Zan, how about you?" Katlyn asked. The Jolteon huffed then turned away. "Right, the whole 'I hate humans' thing. How about you Basil?" The snake stared at Katlyn long and hard.
"I only follow my Mistress. You are not her." He hissed.
"Basil, it weally is me!" she moaned.
"If you truly are my Mistress. Then I mussst ssstay by your ssside." The Arbok replied.
"Jack you are my last hope." Katlyn muttered to the small mouse. The young mouse looked up at Katlyn and smiled.
"I'll help him. It will give me a chance to use some moves I've been practicing with Zan."
"Thanks Jack. I owe you one." Katlyn smiled
"We will be in the bleachers cheewing you on." Katlyn smiled slightly, her cheeks slightly red for the mispronunciation.
"What moves does he know?" I asked. Katlyn shrugged. Sam sighed, annoyed slightly, and pulled out his Pokédex.
"Scan complete. Pichu, the tiny mouse Pokémon. It plays with others by touching tails and setting off sparks. This appears to be a test of courage. Would you like to know more information?" the electronic voiced box beeped. Sam pressed a button and the Pokédex pulled up a list of bio info.
"Let's see. He knows Thunder Shock, Charm, Sweet Kiss, Nasty Plot, Thunder Wave, Bide, Fake Out and Volt Tackle?" Sam said stunned.
"Is there something wrong with that?" Katlyn asked defensively.
"Those last three only come from a parent. They are some of the best moves you can use in a battle. He is probably the strongest Pichu you will ever find." Sam said in utter amazement.
"I think I hear someone coming. We better put Jack away until after the battle." Katlyn whispered. She then placed Jack back inside the Pokéball and handed it to Sam.
A few minutes later and we were all ushered into the main gym battlefield. The field was covered with shrubs and miniature trees that made the room seem like a small jungle. The roof was completely made of glass, which allowed sunlight to filter through onto the plants below. Sam was sent into a blue Trainer's box, were he had a great view of the entire battlefield.
"My name is Samuel Mattlov. I am here to challenge the gym leader." Sam shouted; his high-pitched voice firm and calm.
"I am Mordecai Applebaum, son of Erika Applebaum and Leader of this gym. I accept your challenge." A young man's voice yelled from the opposite side of the room. The gym leader walked through a large set of double doors on the opposite side of the room. The leader couldn't have been more then sixteen years old. He wore a traditional black gi with a green belt. There was a stylized version of the rainbow badge emblazoned over his left arm. The young man resembled his mother in more ways then one. He had the same black hair that his mother had, although it was much shorter. He also had the same green eyes that seemed to shine like the light shining off the greenery. His pale skin also matched his mother's to the tee. "Before we start, are you sure you want to battle. When we start I will not go easy on you."
"I wouldn't want you to." Sam replied boldly.
"You have guts kid. I will give you that." The Leader said sounding impressed. Sam began to speak, but was cut off by the referee.
"This is a two on two, battle. Each trainer will send out one Pokémon at a time. The battle will end when one trainer is out of usable Pokémon, or he is disqualified. There will be no substitutions. If the battle ends in a draw. The challenger will automatically be named the winner. Are you ready?" The ref yelled as he readied his two flags. Time seemed to slow down as the ref held his flags. The flags fluttered and rippled as the ref threw down the flags. "Fight!" Time immediately seemed to speed back up. The two trainers released their first Pokémon.
Sam's POV
I quickly drew off Jack's Pokéball from my belt, and enlarged it to its full size.
"Go Jack!" I yelled as I threw the ball like a baseball, without the windup. In seconds, there was a bright flash as the ball released its captive. The little mouse appeared already in a battle stance.
"Go Pokémon!" Mordecai yelled as he summoned a ball from the inside of his gi. The ball shimmered and shined as it flew through the air. After the initial flash, a small Sunkern sat on the ground, unmoving.
"Argh, really guys? You guys gave Sunkern to me four battles in a row. You are supposed to pick randomly!" Mordecai yelled up at the ref and two others that had just now joined him.
"Morde, you should spend time with all of the Pokémon here, not just the ones you like." A woman next to the ref yelled.
"I do spend time with him! I take him home with me all of the time! I don't let him battle because he is my friend and I don't want him to get hurt, and stop calling me Morde. You know I hate that!" Mordecai yelled back. The same woman began to speak again but the ref interrupted her and told her to leave if she was going to be distracting. The woman huffed and sat down.
"Sorry about that, now we can get back to our battle. Sunkern, use Sunny Day!" Mordecai ordered. The Sunkern shot a bright ball of energy up in the air. The ball exploded, flooding the entire area with light.
"Now use Solar Beam!" the Sunkern opened its mouth and a large beam of yellow energy launched towards Jack.
"Jack dodge, then counter with a Thunder Wave!" The little mouse charged at the seed-like creature dodging a counter-Solar Beam from the Sunkern. The little mouse's cheeks began to spark as a weak electrical arc shot towards the Sunkern, striking the motionless seed. The Sunkern began to tremble and shake as the electricity coursed through its body. Jack quickly got back on my side before the Sunkern could counter-attack.
"Sunkern, use Grassy Terrain, then use Ingrain!" the Sunkern closed its eyes and the ground below it began to glow. The ground abruptly erupted with fresh green stalks of grass. The entire dirt floor turned lush and green.
"Jack! Stop the Swunkern before it uses
Ingrain!" I yelled. Jack was too far for a physical attack. That would mean he would have to use a more powerful electrical attack, which could do more harm than good. Jack didn't seem worried. He took off like a bolt of lightning towards the Sunkern. As he ran, his cheeks began to spark and crackle. Then they erupted with electrical energy. The arc of yellow energy slammed into the Sunkern, interrupting its Ingrain move. The Sunkern managed to stay wake from the Thunder Shock. It then began to glow slightly. Some of the burn marks began to slowly dissipate. It still looked weak, but it was becoming more confident.
"Sunkern use Solar Beam, and then try to use Ingrain!" Mordecai ordered. Before Jack could blink, a Solar Beam hit him from almost point-blank range. The blast sent Jack flying back towards me. As Jack struggled to recover, the Sunkern sprouted roots, which instantly shoved themselves in the ground. The effect was almost instant. Left over burns from the Thunder Shock had completely disappeared. The Sunkern had completely healed itself.
"Sunkern, use Seed Bomb!" Mordecai yelled. The Sunkern glowed, a dark green hue. Several large seeds seemed to just be plucked out of the ground like a carrot or a radish. The seeds also glowed, a dark green as the Sunkern willed them to fly towards Jack.
"Jack use Bide!" I yelled desperately. Jack crouched into a bracing position on his four legs, and then stood stone still. The seeds flew and slammed into Jack the explosions from the seeds were twice the size of the regular attack.
'Crap, Grassy Terrain isn't only healing, Sunkern, it's also doubling the attack power.' I winced as the cloud of smoke blew away. Jack was still standing. He seemed to have taken the majority of the damage. He was breathing roughly but he managed to stay put.
"Sunkern, he has just about had it, use Solar Beam!" the Sunkern opened its mouth and began to quickly charge the energy. Jack stared at the Sunkern in terror. The Sunkern began to launch the attack, but it suddenly froze. It began to convulse rapidly, and the Solar Beam energy dissipated.
"Jack, it's paralyzed. Hurry and finish using Bide!" I yelled nervously. Jack nodded and took off. He as ran he was covered in a dark orange-red colored light. The Sunkern, still paralyzed, stared wide eyed at the incoming bullet. Then Jack struck. He hit with at least double the force of the Seed Bomb, causing the Sunkern to be ripped from its roots and thrown to Mordecai's side of the battlefield.
"Sunkern!" Mordecai shouted. To my amazement, the seed Pokémon managed to get back up. Mordecai smiled softly. "Sunkern, use Solar Beam one more time!"
"Jack, use Fake Out!" I yelled, praying that Jack had enough time to get to his opponent. Jack took off running. He neared the Sunkern just before it launched its Solar Beam. He began to punch the Sunkern, causing it to flinch. Before he hit, he slapped the grass type with his short black tail, causing very little damage, but it managed to buy us sometime.
"Jack, use Volt Tackle!" I yelled. Jack nodded tiredly at me, and then jumped away. He began to charge as if he was using tackle, but was soon engulfed in a raging electric field. Before Mordecai could order a counter, Jack hit with electrified force. The hit caused dirt, dust, and grass to fly everywhere. When the debris cleared, both Pokémon were on the ground unconscious.
"Pichu and Sunkern are unable to battle. Trainers, recall your Pokémon and send out your next Pokémon!" the referee announced.
"Good job kid. You handled that like a pro, but don't get too cocky. It might just cause you to lose." Mordecai said approvingly.
"Thanks, you did great with your Swunkern, I mean Sunkern." I corrected myself.
"Go Pokémon!" Just as before, the Pokéball opened with a flash. The light quickly disappeared revealing a Leafeon.
'If the last Pokémon is any indication, then this should be pretty challenging.' I clutched Marik's Pokéball tightly. Looking down at it, I realized that this would be a test to see how much we trusted each other. Enlarging the ball, I tossed it with all my might.
"Go Marik!" I yelled. The second part of the fight was on.
"Leafeon, use Sunny Day!" The Leafeon opened its mouth and shot a ball of bright energy into the air. The room returned to its bright state. "Now use Hyper Beam!" the Leafeon Opened its mouth again and a purple energy ball formed. The Leafeon shot it and the ball turned into a large purple beam.
"Marik dodge and counter with Thunder Bolt!" Marik dodged, but he was barely fast enough to jump away from the beam. As soon as he landed, he was surrounded with electricity. He fired a large arc, which hit the Leafeon on the left side. The larger creature gritted its teeth as it withstood the electrical current.
"Leafeon can withstand a lot more wattage then that. You are going to have to try hard if you want to beat her." Mordecai taunted.
"Marik use Thunder Wave. Then use Bite!" Marik jumped forward and sent a smaller arc of electricity at the Leafeon.
"Leafeon dodge then use sweet scent!" the Leafeon gracefully jumped to the side and began to produce a pink gas. The gas wafted towards Marik, who was soon engulfed in it.
Marik's POV
The pink gas smelled so good. It almost smelled heavenly. I could hear Sam yelling for me to get away from the gas cloud. Why would I want to leave? Unfortunately, Sam was in the middle of a gym battle and I didn't want him to lose because of me.
"Marik, use Bite!" Sam yelled. I ran towards the Leafeon, and pounced at it. I crashed into it, digging my fangs into it in the process. As the Leafeon crashed to the ground, I rolled off and landed on my feet. The Leafeon stood, and then looked at me.
"That all you've got kid?" a feminine voice sneered.
"No, we are only scratching the surface." I growled.
"A feisty one. Beating you will be fun." The Leafeon smirked.
"You better be ready. We are playing for keeps." I replied coldly. The Leafeon laughed again.
Sam's POV
The Leafeon stood up and seemed to talk to Marik for a few seconds.
"Leafeon, use Energy Ball!" the Leafeon nodded, and opened her mouth exactly as she had done with the Hyper Beam. She formed a large green ball and fired it at Marik.
"Marik, Dodge!" I yelled. Marik was caught sleeping. When he realized what was going on, it was too late. The ball of green energy ball slammed Marik against the tree that stood to the left side of the battlefield. Marik struggled to get up but collapsed. He was still trying to get up when the Leafeon strolled over to him. She stood over him tauntingly. Marik growled slightly.
"Leafeon, finish it off." Mordecai said softly. The Leafeon seemed to smirk just before opening its mouth. A familiar purple energy flowed into her mouth.
"Marik, Ice Fang!" I shouted. Marik jumped up with ice infused teeth. The startled Leafeon lost her focus and the purple energy disappeared. Marik set his jaws around the Leafeon's shoulder and let the mixture of ice and teeth inflict its damage. Without being ordered, the Leafeon's head leaf glowed green, in an attempt to use a Leaf Blade attack. However, the Hyper Beam left the Leafeon with little energy, causing the glow to dissipate rapidly. The Leafeon began to weaken, as it began to fall to the ground. When it lay still, Marik released her shoulder. The Leafeon trembled slightly, from the coldness of the bite.
"Leafeon, if you can, use Synthesis." Mordecai said calmly. Nothing happened.
"The winner of the battle is…" the ref began, although he was interrupted by a sudden flash of light. The Leafeon was glowing, a deep yellow color. The two bite wounds on her body completely healed. She then, steadily got to her feet. There was an evil glare in her eyes.
Marik's POV
"You are going to pay dearly for what you did to me," the Leafeon hissed. She had a murderous look in her eyes.
"Leafeon, use Leaf Blade!" Mordecai yelled. The Leafeon leapt at me, her head leaf glowing a deep green. I tried to jump away but for whatever reason, I just felt slower. The green blade slashed me in the side. Unimaginable pain filled my entire body. I let out a loud shriek as I flew through the air. More pain spiked through me as I landed. Before I could even try to get up, the Leafeon was on top of me, striking me with another Leaf Blade. I screeched louder and louder as the Leafeon slashed at me with her Leaf Blade again and again. The pain was so intense that I finally began to pass out. Just as everything was going black, everything turned white.
'Am I dead?' I thought as the white began to take over everything. Suddenly I felt as if I had drank fifteen lattes. I began to feel my strength return to me, and then some. I began to feel even better then I did, after eating a warm dinner. I felt bigger than life, and definitely stronger. Then my vision came back. The Leafeon stared down at me in disbelief.
"Honey, I'm home." I smirked. The terror-stricken Leafeon began to back away slowly.
Sam's POV
I stared in amazement at what had just happened. Marik was no longer the little blue cat. He had nearly doubled in size, and had a lot more black fur around his head and neck. He had evolved into a Luxio.
"Marwick, you…you evolved!" I shouted happily.
"Hurry and use Fire Fang before the Leafeon recovers!" Marik jumped at the Leafeon, which was too terrified to move. He chomped down on her again, this time with fire infused fangs. The Leafeon screeched as the flames licked her tan fur. Marik let go of his grasp and let the Leafeon crumple to the ground.
"Use Thunder Bolt for good measure!" I ordered. Marik glowed with power. He then launched the biggest Thunder Bolt I had ever seen him produce. The Leafeon was struck with the bolt, and screeched wildly. When the attack ended. The Leafeon was burned badly on the ground, unconscious.
"Leafeon is unable to battle! The winner of this match is Sam Mattlov!" the Ref announced, with a bit of surprise in his voice.
"I must say, I did not expect this outcome. You will be a great trainer when you're older. Congratulations Kid." Mordecai praised as he returned his Leafeon. "Good job, Sunkern, Leafeon. You both battled your hardest. For that, I am eternally grateful." Mordecai whispered as he placed his Pokéball back inside his gi.
"Sam, come and receive your badge." I walked up to the leader with a large grin on my face. I had finally won my first badge, after more then a month on my journey. "Sam, this is the Rainbow badge. Take it in commemoration of what you have accomplished here today. I have no doubt that you will have a bright future in front of you." Mordecai handed Sam the badge along with a disk. "Mom, er, Erika always gave out the TM Giga Drain when someone beat her. Since you are the youngest to ever beat me, I want you to take this one instead. It's the TM for Energy Ball. As you witnessed, it is a powerful attack. I hope that you will have a use for it. Well, I better get going. I have to close up shop for the maintenance tomorrow and once again congratulations." With that, Mordecai turned around and walked through the set of double doors.
Charles' POV
"Lieutenant Charles, report." The familiar woman's voice demanded through Charlie's earpiece.
"I just watched the most spectacular battle I have ever seen."
"That is very nice Charlie, but watching a battle is not your job." The woman said impatiently.
"I know, I know. Aside from the gym battle, there isn't much to report. The targets stopped at the Make Your Own Original Burgers, a burger place in downtown. I have to say that it was one of the best burgers I have ever had. Maybe you and me can go there sometime, Casandra." I said with a hopeful smile.
"Once I am diagnosed with terminal cancer, I will go with you." The woman replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Anyway, I will need you to check the insider's microchip, I think it may have gotten damaged during the fight. He was using enough electricity to short out the city." I said seriously.
"Hold on a sec." there was a sound of keys clattering as Casandra typed up the request. "Your right, it was knocked offline. Are the targets heading to the Pokémon Center?"
"Yep, they just pulled into the Central Plaza Pokémon Center."
"Good, we will have Marik re-chipped. We already have agents in that particular facility. Keep your distance from the targets and be sure to report once you learn anything new. R-base, out."
I hope ya'll enjoyed this chapter. I sure did. If you were wondering, Applebaum is the last name of the English voice actor of Erika. I simply used that for the last name. If you have anything to say, you know what to do. If you like, the story hit that favorite/follow button. Shieldliger001 is signing off.