"speaking"
"Thinking"
On with the story
Ken reached to the Pewter city as the man now ventures into the town
"so this is Pewter city" Ken looks around as the place was a bit smaller than his home town but who was he to comment that?
The first stop for Ken is the Pokemon center where he needs to get Pidgeot and Houndoom in tip top condition
Ken entered in the Pokemon center as he sees many trainers and pokemon in it
"your pokemons are all fully healed" Nurse Joy said to a trainer while giving him a tray filled with pokeballs "have a nice day"
The trainer left before Ken went next
"welcome to the Pokemon Center, how can I help you?" Nurse Joy asked Ken
"just a simple check up, Nurse Joy" Ken told the nurse as he gave the pokeballs containing Pidgeot and Houndoom before reaching inside his jacket for another pokeball but this pokeball was purplish black
"alright then, this will just take a few moment" Nurse Joy told Ken as she takes her pokeballs and set them to a tray before going to the back
As Ken waited for his pokemon to get checked up, he sat down near a couch while taking a magazine in hand
He reads the content of the magazine as he finds some news about the upcoming annual Kento Pokemon league and then the other news of the other leagues in other regions
"the world sure is vast, right grandpa?" Ken said as he reads the content of the magazine before hearing a ding from the counter
He looks up as he could see Nurse Joy back at the counter with a tray filled with his pokemon
Ken went to grab back his pokemon as Nurse Joy sets the tray in front of him
"your Pokemons are AOK" Nurse Joy told Ken who nodded with a smile
"thank you very much, Nurse Joy" Ken said as he grabbed all of his pokeballs and bid farewell to the nurse
Ken heads out of the Pokemon Center as he sees that the sun was nearly setting in the horizon
"looks like It's time to challenge the gym" Ken said before he started walking to the direction of the Pewter city gym as he heard that it was a rock type gym and the gym leader was tough as stones
Ken reached into the gym as he finds the field to be based the scenery of a dry land fill with land and rocks of many sizes
"welcome, challenger!" a voice spoke out as a young man appeared at the center of a Pokemon battle field as Ken presumed that he was the gym leader
"my name is Jiro, the Pewter Gym leader!" he announced himself with a smile
"wait what? Jiro? Isn't the Pewter Gym leader supposed to be Takeshi?" Ken asked confused before taking out a small handbook from his bag "it says so here"
"ah, you're talking about my big bro, he retired from being the gym leader a year back and is now focusing on becoming the world's number one Pokemon Breeder" Jiro explained as Ken nodded his head in understanding
"I see" Ken said before placing down his bag and taking out Houndoom's and Pidgeot's pokeballs "well then, I, Ken of Lavender town would like to challenge you, Gym Leader Jiro!"
"very well!" Jiro announced as he went to the other end of the battlefield before the ringleader came in
"this will be a two on two pokemon battle! Ken of Lavender Town and Pewter Gym leader, Jiro! Only the challenger may substitute!"
Both takes out their pokeballs as it enlarges
"I'll go first! Go! Steelix!" Jiro send out his pokemon as it was the Iron snake pokemon, Steelix
Steelix let out a low roar as it stares down at Ken
"a Steelix, huh?" Ken looks at the Iron Snake pokemon as he can tell that it was very strong
He looks at his two pokeballs as Pidgeot against an Iron/ Ground type pokemon would have a chance but Houndoom won't as the Fire pokemon's attack will work on a Steel type but not a Ground types
"you're up! Pidgeot!" Ken threw the pokeball as Pidgeot came out
Pidgeot let out a few squalls before it soars above
"let the battle begin!" the referee raises his hand up as the match instantly began
"let's go! Aerial Ace!" Ken shouted out as Pidgeot soars around before dashing towards Steelix at high speed
"use Iron Tail!" Jiro ordered Steelix as the Iron Snake Pokemon swings its tail at Pidgeot, sending the bird pokemon crashing to the ground
"its power is strong…and it managed to defend against Pidgeot's speed attack" Ken looks at Steelix as it was like a giant iron wall
"Pidgeot! Use Gust!" Ken ordered out as Pidgeot flaps its wings and created a gale of wind at Steelix
"it's not going to work! Steelix! Stone Edge!" Jiro shouted out as shards of stones appeared around Steelix's long tail before they all flied towards Pidgeot
"dodge it!" Ken shouted as Pidgeot flew around to dodge the flying rock stones but some managed to hit its wing
Pidgeot let out a pained squall as the damage was big
"Pidgeot!" Ken looks to see Pidgeot falling down
"end this! Steelix! Flash Cannon!" Jiro shouted as a stream of energy formed in Steelix's jaw before a beam fired out towards Pidgeot and the attack was head on
"PIDGEOT!" Ken runs towards Pidgeot as the pokemon was knocked out
"Pidgeot is unable to battle! Steelix wins!" the referee announced as Steelix roared out a bit
"take a good rest, Pidgeot" Ken takes out Pidgeot's pokeball before the pokemon returned back into its pokeball
"is this the best you can?" Jiro asked while crossing his hand "it takes more than just good pokemon to defeat me"
"yeah" Ken said in agreement "but Grandpa once said this "the battle won't end until you say it is"!"
Ken reaches in to his jacket as he takes out the purplish black pokeball and enlarges it
"GO! Golurk!" Ken threw out the pokeball as it opens and a giant golem like pokemon appeared
"unbelievable! A Golurk!?" Jiro looks in surprise as the Automaton pokemon stood up straight before raising it fists up
"it's been a long time since you got any action, right?" Ken asked Golurk as the ghost pokemon nodded before looking towards Steelix
"let the battle continue!" the referee announced
"Steelix! Iron Head!" Jiro ordered out as Steelix's chrome shined like silver before it dashed towards Golurk
"Golurk! Catch Steelix!" Ken shouted out as Golurk raises both its hands before catching Steelix's attack head on
"what!?" Jiro looks in surprise as Golurk managed to catch his Steelix's attack head on and only got pushed a few inches back
"now! Shadow Punch!" Ken punched out his fist as Golurk did the same
A shadow attack flied out directly at Steelix as an explosion occurred
The dust slowly settles before revealing Steelix out cold from the attack
"Steelix is unable to battle! Golurk wins!" the referee announced as Golurk raises its fist
"just one Shadow Punch and Steelix is out?!" Jiro looks in surprise as he can't believe how powerful was Ken's Golurk "I don't think that I should be underestimating him anymore"
Jiro called back Steelix before taking out another Pokeball
"how about my last pokemon!? Go! Rhyperior!" Jiro threw the pokeball as the drill pokemon appeared upon the field
"a Rhyperior.." Ken looks at the second Gym Pokemon as this one was stronger than that of Steelix
Golurk raises its right fist as Ken looks to his partner before nodding
"let's do this, Golurk!" Ken said as Golurk nodded before charging towards Rhyperior
"Rhyperior! Smack Down!" Jiro ordered out as Rhyperior charged at Golurk, and the two giant pokemon got into a power fight
"Golurk! Use Dynamic Punch!" Ken ordered out as Golurk pushes away Rhyperior before sending its right fist straight at Rhyperior and sends the Drill Pokemon skidding back
"what a powerful Dynamic punch" Jiro sees that the attack did some heavy damage on Rhyperior as the Drill Pokemon was struggling to get up on its feet
"Rhyperior! Rock Blast!" Jiro ordered out as Rhyperior hurls a boulder straight at Golurk
"Golurk! Iron Defense!" Golurk's whole body shined in a metal colored scheme as the boulder hits Golurk but did little damage
"Rhyperior! Drill Horn!" Jiro ordered out next as Rhyperior charged straight at Golurk with its drill spinning
"time for the finisher!" Ken shouted as he punched out his fist "Golurk! Darkest Lariat!"
Golurk's fists were enveloped in dark energy before the Automaton Pokemon swings both of its fists straight at Rhyperior
The two attacks hit each other head on as a big dust explosion clouded the field
Ken and Jiro shield their eyes from the flying dust as the field was unseenable
Everyone waited for the dust to settle before they see Rhyperior standing in front of Golurk
Two seconds passed before Rhyperior staggered back before falling with its eyes turning into swirls
"Rhyperior is unable to battle! The winner is Ken of Lavender Town!" the referee announced as Golurk raises its right fist up
"you did it, Golurk!" Ken raises his fist as Golurk bumped fist with him
Ken grins before looking to Jiro who was tending to Rhyperior
"you did a great job, Rhyperior. Take a good rest" Jiro called back Rhyperior into its pokeball before going to Jiro
"thank you for the great match, Jiro" Ken reach out his hand as he and Jiro shakes each other hands
"same for me" Jiro said before reaching into his pocket and taking out the Boulder Badge. "Here, you earned this"
"thank you" Ken took the badge as he smiled seeing it "one down, seven to go"
After defeating Jiro and obtaining the Boulder Badge, Ken sets out to the Pokemon Center to get Pidgeot healed up
"I'll have them healed up in no time" Nurse Joy said to Ken with a smile before taking away the tray of his pokeballs to the back
Ken sat to the couch as he waits for his pokemon to get healed up
He sat alone before he looks aside and sees some trainers looking at the tv as there was news of Pokemon getting stolen from their trainers
"stealing other people's pokemon, how despicable" Ken muttered out while closing his eyes before re opening them as he stands back up before going to Nurse Joy as she had his pokemon healed up
"your pokemons are all healed up and ready to go" Nurse Joy told Ken who nodded in gratitude with a smile
"thank you" Ken grabbed his pokemon before heading outside as he finds Jiro waiting for him
"Jiro?" Ken went to him as Jiro turns to him
"hey" Jiro greeted "is Pidgeot ok now?"
Ken nodded before calling out Pidgeot from its pokeball
"it's going to take a lot more than a Flash Cannon to take her out long" Ken said while petting Pidgeot's head
"that's good to hear" Jiro said before taking out some sort of watch "here take this"
"what is it?" Ken asked while taking the watch and looks at it
"it's a Poketch, my big brother used to use it but he gave it to me" Jiro said with a smile "it can help you find your way with the installed map app"
Ken hummed in interest as he puts on the Poketch and activates it
"it has a lot of other functions like seeing the nearest town and cities, and others" Jiro said
"are you sure you want me to have this? It did belong to your big brother after all" Ken said to the young man
"nah, I barely use it these days and it'd be better for you to use it since you're a trainer after all" Jiro told him as Ken smiled before nodding in gratitude
"I'll take good care of it" Ken said before he leaves on his journey
He waved goodbye to Jiro who waved back as Ken now sets out for the next gym
Ken was in the forest as the man had set up camp for the night
He had Pidgeot, Houndoom, and Golurk out of their Pokeballs as the young trainer finds it best for them to sleep outside rather than in their pokeball all the time
Ken was checking the Poketch as he finds many useful applications in it while biting on a slice of Tomato Berry
"hmmm, this thing is pretty cool" Ken noted as there was a music app, a map app, a phoning app, etc.
As he thinkers around with the watch, Golurk and the others rested down for the night
Ken pressed some buttons before activating the Phone app
The dialer rings before the screen lit up and Fuji appeared in it
"hello, Ken. How is your journey?" Fuji asked Ken who nodded with a smile
"it's great, I got my first Gym Badge" Ken told the old man while showing the Boulder Badge
"I see, that's great" Fuji said with a smile
"listen, Fuji-san. I have a favor to ask you" Ken said as Fuji raised an eyebrow
"and that is?" Fuji replied
"since a trainer is only allowed to carry up to six pokemon at a time, I want to send the ones that I captured to you to be taken care" Ken explained as Fuji nodded "can you do that?"
"alright, I got it" Fuji said with a smile "me and the others owe you and your grandfather a lot, it's the least we can do"
"thank you, Fuji-san" Ken said before the two hanged up their calls
Ken looks to Golurk and the others as they had already fallen asleep
He smiles before going into his tent to rest for the night
That's a wrap!
Bye bye