Omnipresent Narrator:
As Nick and his friends are about to leave Bill's Sea Cottage, the Professor walks in.
"Hello, Bill!"
"Professor Oak!"
Remited walks up to him.
"Hello, Professer."
"Hello!"
Nick walks up as well.
"What brings you here?"
"Oh, I just thought I would visit Bill, and see how he's doing with his inventions. Though, since you two are here, I can now give you these."
He pulls out two pieces of paper and hands one to each of them.
"Wait, are these...?"
"Trainer Cards? Yes, Remited."
"Thank you so much Professor!"
Remited and Nick pocket their Trainer Cards. Then, Bill walks up to them.
"Nick?"
"Yes?"
"It's probably going to take a while for my modifications on your iPhone 11 to be complete. How's about you come back after your next Gym Battle. Which would be Vermillion City's Gym."
"Ok!"
Nick nods, and then he runs out the door.
"Nick, WAIT!"
Remited runs after him.
Misty, Julie, and Melody look at each other and sigh. Misty picks up the Mythical and sets her down on her left shoulder before sprinting off after the two young men. Bill and Oak wave after them, before shutting the door.
Our heroes sprint down Route 5. Then, Nick runs too fast and trips. He falls, and almost hits his head on a sharp rock. Fortunately, a blurry shape pushes him away from the rock. As Nick gets back up, he sees the blurry shape disappear behind a large building. Remited and Misty finally catch up to him.
"Are you ok, Nick?!"
He nods, still looking in the direction the blur disappeared in.
"Nick?"
Misty walks up to him and takes his hand. That startled him, and he looks at her.
"Nick, what is it?"
He chooses his words before responding.
"That blur, it looked so familiar. But...it can't be...it's very far away from home if it is..."
"What, Nick? What is it?"
He shakes his head.
"I-it's nothing. It's nothing."
Misty isn't convinced, but doesn't press it. Remited walks up.
"Nick..."
"I was impulsive again, wasn't I?"
Remited nods. Nick then hangs his head in disappointment.
"Sorry, guys."
Melody then flies off Misty's shoulder, and hugs Nick.
"It's ok, Nick. You're naturally impulsive. It's ok."
Nick lifts his head back up and gives a small smile.
"Thanks, Melody."
The group then walks together down Route 5. They reach the building that the blur disappeared behind. Nick wants to step inside. He opens the door and...
"Welcome to the Pokémon Daycare!"
Nick looks confused.
"What?"
"Come here and I will explain."
He walks up to the counter.
"This Pokémon Daycare, is where you can leave your Pokémon, and we will raise them for you. You can leave up to two Pokémon, and they be stronger when you get back, and even know new moves!"
"Ah, I understand. Though, I'm quite content with raising my own Pokémon, I just came to see what it was."
The woman nods.
"I understand. Have fun on your journey!"
Nick waves as he is about to leave.
"Thank you!"
Then, he notices the calendar on the wall. He walks up to it, and looks through it. Surprisingly, it has 12 months just like the one on Earth. Remited walks up to Nick.
"Something the matter?"
Nick let's go of the calendar before speaking.
"Well, I'm just surprised that you have twelve months just like my universe does. Also, since it's the second month, my birthday is coming up soon."
"Really?"
"Yes, Remited. I was born on the fifth day of the third month."
"Nice!"
As they head out onto Route 6, Nick sends out Charmy, and picks her up before setting her on his shoulder. She kisses his cheek, and then giggles. Nick laughs, and then pats her head. The group is now entering Vermillion City...
Nick's POV
As I enter Vermillion with my friends, I can't help but feel excited. This is my third ever Gym Battle! As we approach the Gym, Misty steps aside. I turn to her.
"You're not going in with us?"
She shakes her head.
"Nope! As a Gym Leader, I can't go with you guys into another Gym!"
I nod, wave, then enter. I look around the room in shock. There are 8 trash cans in a rectangular pattern. There is an electric fence that appears to be locked. There are also strangely no Trainers. I turn around, and notice that Julie stayed outside with Misty. Remited says my name, and I turn back to face him. He is in front of a trash can.
"I found what appears to be a button inside it!"
He pushes it, and one of the machines powering the fence powers off. I look in the trash cans next to it, and find a button. I press it, and the fence opens. I turn to Remited.
"Who would have thought someone would have thrown away two buttons?"
He jokes. I laugh. Then, we walk through the now open fence. I see a man with yellow spiky hair facing away from us.
"So..."
I jump upon hearing him speak.
"...you're here for your Gym Challenge, right?"
Remited and I nod.
"That's right...who are you?"
He turns around to face us.
"I'm the Gym Leader, Lt. Surge!"
Remited and I both take a step back.
"Are you ready?"
We nod.
"Then send out your Pokémon!"
I send out Charmy and Remited sends out Pixy. Lt. Surge smiles, then turns to Remited.
"You plan on using that Vulpix? Well, I'm sorry to say, but you will have a very rough time against me. My Raichu and Electabuzz are really strong!"
Pixy looks sad, and starts inching towards her Poké Ball. Lt. Surge continues.
"However, I happen to have an extra Fire Stone, if you want to evolve her."
He pulls it out, and tosses it on the ground in front of Remited. Melody then floats down, and takes it in her hands before walking to Pixy, who is shedding a few tears from essentially being called weak.
"It's ok, Pixy. You're strong for your size!"
Pixy starts crying, and Melody glares at Lt. Surge. Then, Remited bends down to them both.
"Pixy..."
The brown fox runs into her Trainer's arms. Then, Melody hands him the Fire Stone.
"Do you want to evolve?"
Pixy shakes her head. Then she runs to her Ball, and is about to enter it when Melody stops her.
"Pixy...you can do this even without evolving! I know you can!"
Pixy looks up at Melody, and slowly walks over to her. Melody gently wraps her arms around her head and hugs her. Then she wipes away Pixy's tears, and sees a bright fire burning in her eyes. She turns back to Lt. Surge and growls. Charmy runs up to her, and also faces the Gym Leader. Surge laughs, and then sends out his Raichu and Electabuzz.
"Let this electrifying battle begin!"
Melody flies behind us. I have Charmy start with a Flame Burst to damage both. Raichu then uses a Thunderbolt to Paralyze Charmy. Electabuzz tries to use a Thunder Punch, but misses due to Pixy's small size. Pixy then uses Flame Charge, and succeeds in tripping Electabuzz. Surge is surprised.
"Wow! She is much stronger than she looks."
Pixy now looks prideful, then uses Fire Fang on Raichu to seriously hurt it. Raichu gets Burned, and then tries to use Thunder Punch. It misses. Charmy uses Crunch on Electabuzz, and Faints it. Surge is impressed.
"You managed to Faint my Electabuzz! But, I have a trick up my sleeve! Here it comes!"
Raichu suddenly unleashed a Volt Tackle that immediately Faints both our Pokémon. Remited and I gasp, and then I send out Sally, while Remited sends out Spike. The brother-sister combo is about to act.
"Spike! Use Poison Sting!"
"Sally, hit 'em with a Horn Drill!"
The combination proves too much for Surge's Raichu, which Faints. Surge recalls it.
"Wow! Congratulations on earning your third Badge!"
He walks up to us and hands us our Badges. Then, we notice that Sally and Spike are glowing. Soon, they are no longer Nidoran Female and Male, but Nidorina and Nidorino.
"You evolved!"
Remited and I run and hug our newly evolved Pokémon. Surge laughs, and then escorts us out of his Gym.
"Well, you sure put up a good fight. I think I'll come with you guys as you seem like you might be able to become Champions someday."
Remited and I look at each other, then nod. With Surge joining us, our whole group heads for the Pokémon Center.
