"speaking"
"Thinking"
On with the story
A few days had passed since Ken's battle in the Oreburgh gym
Ken was now on his journey to the next gym located in Eterna City
He was riding a bus as it was heading to Eterna City
Other passengers were chatting around in the bus while Ken was in the middle of reading a magazine
He flips a page and smiled as he sees Shirona on it
"looks like you're on fire, Shirona" Ken thought as he sees that Shirona won a battle against a trainer and one of the Elite Four named, Ryou "one day, I'm going to battle her again"
The bus went to a stop as Ken looks out and sees the Eterna City
He smiles before he gets up and got off the bus
Ken was now in Eterna City as he was on his way to the Eterna Gym
He read that it was a Grass Type Gym and the Gym leader was a Pro in grass type
"if the Gym Leader uses a Grass Type, I should be able to use Drapion, Gible and Starly but if the opponent is a Poison/ Grass type, it will be a different story" Ken said thinking of a battle strategy before he got bumped from behind by someone who is running away
"thief!" a woman screamed as the one who bumped with Ken was a thief
"oh no you don't! Starly! Go!" Ken shouted as he called out Starly and the bird Pokemon chased after the thief "use Peck!"
Starly's beak glowed before it started pecking the thief as he started yelling out in pain
"ow ow ow ow help!" the man screamed before Officer Jenny came to the scene
"you are under arrest" Officer Jenny arrested the man as she puts cuffs on his hands "thank you for apprehending the man, citizen"
Officer Jenny thanked Ken who nodded
"it's nothing" Ken said as Starly landed on his shoulder before he grabbed what the thief had stolen and it was a purse
Ken quickly gave it back to its rightful owner and was thanked for his action
"thank you so much, my Precious Pichu's was in my purse and I was so worried when the thief stole it" she said while thanking Ken
"it's fine" Ken replied with a smile
"oh, have you been to the Pichurina restaurant?" the woman asked as Ken shook his head no
"I'm a traveler from Kanto so I'm kinda lost about the places in Sinnoh" Ken replied rubbing the back of his head
"well then, you must come!" the woman said as she started pulling Ken away
"ah, wait!" Ken said as he was being pulled along
"if you're a trainer, then you must fill your stomach and your Pokemon with food!" she said as she keeps pulling him on
Ken was now in a restaurant as the sign board had a Pichu on it
"this restaurant is quite…unique" Ken said as everything was Pichu, Pikachu and Raichu themed
"right? I find Pichu, and his evolutions to be very adorable!" the woman said in glee "my husband and I just adore them that all of our restaurant branches are booming in customers!"
Soon three waitresses came with tons of food as a butler went to Ken and serve him some tea
"eat up eat up!" the woman said as a waitress came with tons of food for them
"um…thanks?" Ken said as he had a napkin tied around his neck before he eats a bite out of a spaghetti and his eyes widen in surprise to the amazing taste
"delicious, right?" the woman asked with a smile "oh I forgot, my name is Marianna and the little one is Pichu"
A Pichu appeared out of her purse as it smiles to Ken
"Ken from Lavender Town" Ken introduced himself
"oh my! You're the Ken who battled against Shirona in the Indigo League! You're so amazing!" Marianna said almost screaming
"yeah, but she's far more stronger than I am" Ken said while rubbing the back of his head
"oh, you're too modest! If anyone goes up against Shirona in battle, they would've lost! You're by far the only trainer to have battled her to the fullest!" Marianna exclaimed as the waitress came with more food "come! Eat eat! Young trainers like you must always have big appetites if you want to become champions!"
"um?" Ken sweatdropped as there was too much food "I think I'm going to need some help"
Ken called out Golurk and the others out of their Pokeballs as they got crowded in food
"mind helping me?" Ken asked with a sweatdrop as his Pokemon sparkled to the sight of food, especially Gible
After an hour in the restaurant, Golurk and the others were stuffed and so was Ken
Ken looks a bit blue as he looks like he wants to puke
"here, have some Eterna Herb Tea" Marianne place a cup of tea in front of Ken as the man holds it in before he took a sip
"this has a nice flavor and scent" Ken said as he took another sip of the tea
"right?" that is made with Combee's honey and Miltank's milk" Marianne said as she drinks her own Eterna Herb tea "it calms the mind and rejuvenates the body"
"thank you for inviting me here, Marianne" Ken said as he bowed a bit to her
"it's fine, it's fine. This is my way of repaying you for your actions" Marrianne said before she gave five strips of coupon to Ken
"these are?" Ken asked as he took the coupon and looks at them
"they're special Pichu Coupons for all the Pichurina restaurant, spread out in Sinnoh" Marianne explained "with one of these, you'll get a special 40% discount for a meal!"
"this is too much" Ken said as he wanted to give the coupons back but Marianne shook her head
"it's fine, it's fine. They're also my thank you gifts for you and your Starley" Marianne said as she place Ken's other hand on top of the coupon "visit and share the information of Pichurina restaurant with your friends, ok?"
Ken nodded and smiled a bit as he thanked Marianne again
After getting a meal and saying goodbyes to Marianne and her restaurant, Ken sets out to the Eterna Gym for his first purpose and that is to challenge the Gym leader and get his second badge
But as soon as he arrived to the gym, it had a closed sign and a notice
""we are sorry for coming challengers. The Eterna Gym is under renovation and the Gym Leader is out of town for the moment, we are very sorry", are you kidding me?" Ken reads the notice sign as he sighs
Ken sighs again as he walked away from the Gym and into the road with a depressed mood
"haaa, talk about a pure letdown" Ken said walking away from the Gym before he passes by a Poketch store
He looks at the store before looking to his own Poketch as it was an old model and there was a new model out
"might as well" Ken said shrugging a bit as he entered the store
An hour in the store, Ken walks out with a brand new Poketch on his wrist
"I'll put this away" Ken said as he puts his old Poketch into his bag for it has many memories of his travels in Kanto
Ken soon went to the park where he was looking at the many new features the brand new Poketch had that his old one did not
As he thinkers around with the Poketch, he got a call from Fuji as he answered the call and a hologram screen of Fuji appeared
"yo, Ken, how are you doing?" Fuji asked
"I'm doing fine, Fuji-san" Ken replied "how are you doing?"
"fine as well" Fuji replied "and I have a surprise to show you"
"what is it?" Ken asked before the screen showed a Rypherior, a Pikachu, and a Blastoise
"wait, did you guys evolve!?" Ken said with a smile as the three Pokemon nodded
"three days after you left, these three suddenly evolved, it surprised me so much that I have to tellyou" Fuji said "I can guess that if you are going to enter the Sinnoh League, everyone wants to train hard to help you win"
"thank you, guys" Ken said "I'm sure going to need everyone's help to win the League"
Ken soon got an idea as he smiles a bit
"now that I think about it, I'm going to need someone's help" Ken said as Fuji raised an eyebrow
The day turned to noon as Ken walked out of the Pokemon Center with a Pokeball in hand
"come on out! Aerodactyl!" Ken called out his friend as Aerodactyl roared out before landing in front of Ken and nuzzling his snout to him
"long time no see too, Aerodactyl" Ken petted Aerodactyl's snout as Aerodactyl smiled
"listen Aerodactyl, I need your help in training a new friend of ours" Ken said as the two went to an open battle field where it was empty
"come on, Gible" Ken called out Gible as the Land Shark Pokemon instantly jumped to bite Ken
"not this time!" Ken jumped away as Gible came crashing to a wall and fell down
Ken chuckles a bit as he helps Gible up
"alright, Gible, we're going to have a quick training time" Ken said as he nodded to Aerodactyl who nodded back
Aerodactyl flied up before it used its Giga Impact to soar up into the sky
Gible looks amazed to the move as Aerodactyl came flying back to the ground
"that was Giga Impact, I want you to learn that technique by watching Aerodactyl" Ken said as Gible nodded
"alright then" Ken said as he stands up "let's start training!"
Gible nodded before it started running towards Aerodactyl and accidently stumbled on a rock and fell down
Ken and Aerodactyl sweat dropped as Ken smiled awkwardly
"let's start slowly first" Ken said
The day turned dark as the night came
Ken was training Gible with Aerodactyl as the Land Shark was learning hard how to do Giga Impact with Aerodactyl
"one more time!" Ken shouted as Aerodactyl performed Giga Impact
Gible runs forward before it jumps and Ken saw signs of energy forming around its body
"that's it! Gible!" Ken shouted as Gible was covered in purple energy and nearly performed Giga Impact but failed as Gible fell down, tired
"that's good for today" Ken said as Aerodactyl flied down
Ken went to Gible and carried him up
"in time, you'll be able to do Giga Impact" Ken said as Gible nodded
They all then headed back into the Pokemon Center where Nurse Joy took care of Gible for Ken
"I'll have him healed up in no time" Nurse Joy said carrying Gible before she went to the back
"now then" Ken said as he sat by a coach with Aerodactyl standing by "what should I do now?"
Ken hummed before he hears nearby trainers screaming in excitement
He looks to them and sees that they were cheering on a battle in the tv
Ken and Aerodactyl went to look and sees that it was a battle between Shirona and one of the Elite Four named Oba
He watched as Shirona defeats Oba's Infernape with her Garchomp and the battle was very awesome
"and the winner is Shirona! The champion is surely undefeatable!"
Ken watched with a smile as he sees Shirona being showered in praises and confetti from above
"strong as always yet graceful as well" Ken thought with a smile before the young trainers look to him and squealed in surprise
"it's Ken!" "one of the Indigo League champions!?" "the one who battled against Shirona toe to toe!?"
They all started to crowd Ken and Aerodactyl as they started asking questions while asking for autographs as well
Ken laughs a bit awkwardly as he assured them that he would give them what they wanted
That's a wrap!
Bye bye
